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Positioning alignment, design courses according to demand
Current computer courses to upgrade education, chronic disease is not synchronized with the development of IT technology, materials updated slowly. Beida Jade Bird timely aware of the defect, the establishment of a panel, the United States, India and more than 150 experts from R & D team composed of course, on thousands of IT enterprises in the deep Research , The curriculum once every eighteen months to upgrade. CEO
Beida Yang Ming that the upgrading of the computer industry too fast, in the traditional computer science education, there are many theoretical foundation and application courses are hands-on courses can not keep up the pace of development of information industry, Student After work they can not get started immediately, often go through training, and Blue Bird in the design of courses, leaving only a core part of the basic theory, while the heavy head on the latest application operation. Basically, every group of students learned not to repeat, is the latest, fastest to adapt to the market.
Out to students to make more competitive, Bluebird measures far more than these, Yang Ming talk about these very familiar: eight industry-wide practice of real projects, case studies from the financial, Telecommunications And transport eight popular industry participants during the training will receive a wealth of practical experience, get rid of "empty talk" of the puzzle, advance into the working state; professional quality training throughout the entire process, focusing on training students to strengthen the viability and essential workplace ethics . Achieved triple Network Recommend students for employment, the headquarters, regional and central personnel recommended jointly established Service Network, with more than 3,000 well-known enterprises at home and abroad signed talent Cooperation Agreement to provide adequate job security.
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By Beida Jade Bird Franchise The business model for the alliance partner to provide advanced business Management Method, continuous, stable, high-quality professional services, support and training to advanced standards, scientific and systematic system of vocational education programs for the IT support, a nationwide training system built Beida.
To join other industry chain phenomenon is very common, but the first time the franchise Bluebird introduced into the education sector for the first time, people first challenge is how you ensure that each campus have the same good quality Bluebird? "Exactly the same management standards and the teaching process to ensure our quality." Yang Ming said. This is an innovation in the industry, the first step of the Bluebird has stood the test of the market.
Joined Beida has very strict requirements, not have enough money you can join the. Beida Jade Bird APTECH all those who wish to join, must have some "harsh" conditions. Financial strength, the minimum capital investment of not less than 1.5 million yuan, franchisee invested in the project, the proportion of own funds of not less than 51{fc9777fa554cefba41fcf62ed63ee449ec9939ca2839f8dff4a363da5969f6e9}. Management capacity, the center opened early 3 months, the headquarters will be professionals in various departments resident start, important work is to implement Recruitment , Training, completion of internship and probation, Beida Jade Bird set up a qualified team of employees authorized training center, then they have started a new center to normal operations Investment People. In the communication, Beida Jade Bird headquarters and the links between the centers is highly intensive. Headquarters for the support of each center to develop a successful upgrade program, and requested feedback data center to the headquarters every week and circumstances of the accuracy and objectivity.
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The blog where lululemon fans discuss & feed their addiction. Your resource for photos, reviews, & lulu news since 2008.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
NEW! Organic Grooves with Waterwall Print and Hints on Upcoming Colors
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I'm officially tired of the Hustle Jacket. I wish Lulu would give us something really new rather than the same items out a month ago in new colors. Other than the Run: Ambition Pullover, I haven't seen anything to drool over in weeks. My Lulu ADD has totally kicked in. :)
- January 4, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Agree with ChiRunner. Sooooo tired of the hustle jacket (which I don't like to begin with). I have total Lulu ADD now but there seems to be a huge lull with nothing new and exciting on the horizon for uploads.
- January 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I'm actually glad I have lulu ADD right now because I am broke. I bought way too much lulu at the end of the year.
Excited about a possible Rubber Ducky/Raw Blue combo, though :)
- January 4, 2011 at 10:45 AM
I love those Grooves. I wish the print was more evident though, as any shirt I wear will likely cover it. I like that lulu does more than one release of an item. I'd buy the Ambition Pullover, but not in any of the current colors for example.
- January 4, 2011 at 11:01 AM
@RunMama - If the Run: Ambition was released in additional colors, I would absolutely buy another one. I would LOVE if they released it in Plum, but I think that's probably unlikely to happen.
- January 4, 2011 at 11:09 AM
It seems like plum is done with. I had really hoped to see more plum items, and ivy. A basic running luon LS in plum or ivy would have been the bomb.
- January 4, 2011 at 11:18 AM
I agree -- I would totally get a plum one -- not a fan of the 2 colors it is in now --
I wish they would do the ivory waterwall print on a black groove or WU crop -- id be all over that
- January 4, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- 3crazykids said...
I got the Hustle in Plum and love it. Such a beautiful color! I also snagged a Wish Blue Personal Best tee online today. Not sure how long it's been uploaded but that was the only thing I've wanted in weeks too.
- January 4, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- houndlvr67 said...
The Hustle is getting tired on the eyes. They did the same thing with the Track N Field Jacket...enough already. It is a lot cheaper to do the same design in 7 different colors than multiple designs- Totally bittersweet for me, great for my stock yet sucky for my Lulu ADD.
- January 4, 2011 at 12:06 PM
The lighting in the pictures seems really off. The model seems washed out and you can't see any of the details of the jacket. Side note: that model has started leaning to one side in the newest batch of pictures which looks incredibly odd. Lulu needs to go back to the old, standardized pictures!!!
- January 4, 2011 at 12:32 PM
Please everyone, buy the rest of those hustle jackets so I don't have to see them anymore :)
- January 4, 2011 at 1:20 PM
I really wish they'd release more items in plum, I really don't think I got enough. They kept very violet way too long by comparison, imo...
That said, the Hustle Jacket never interested me as I figured it'd just look really baggy and shapeless on me. I was intrigued by the new colors, though, and went to the store to at least try one on. I ended up leaving with it in the plum (someone had returned their Christmas gift, it seems). The jacket really had a nicer fit than I expected, and the beautiful plum color reminded me how sad it is that it is no longer on the color palette!
- January 4, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Alex B. said...
A little lulu birdie informed me that the ubër popular no limits tank will be making a return in the month of January!! I've been told they will be black with the newest colors (snorkel blue, faded zap, passion) as the flow y. No word if it's the microstripe or not! Hopefully this will help everyone with their lulu ADD!!!
- January 4, 2011 at 5:17 PM
I think thats a really nice picture of the mens response shorts.
- January 4, 2011 at 5:52 PM
OMG, Alex B. thanks for the info. Am dying for some No Limits Tank.
- January 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM
- LuluAddict said...
Thanks, Alex!
- January 4, 2011 at 7:51 PM

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There has been 2 wooden pallets that have been setting on this vacant lot (1862), 27 Rookery Rd, near the curb for over three weeks . They need to be picked up and removed. Either a tree service or landscaper has abandon them and they are unsightly.
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This page contains a rough outline of the Multi Theft Auto roadmap. The roadmap is used to plan future versions and the changes they contain, specifying a general development direction for the software. It is different from the bugtracker roadmap in the sense that it provides a general description of each version, so that issues on the bugtracker can be targetted at specific versions more easily.
Versions are defined as follows: major.minor.revision according to the GNU version numbering scheme. Revision releases (with identical minor versions, e.g. 1.0 and 1.0.1) will only contain fixes and no significant code restructuring, reimplementations or other new features or improvements, compared to the previous revision. Minor releases (e.g. 1.0 and 1.1) will be used to introduce new features and any aforementioned improvements.
The development trunk will always contain the current version. Work for future versions can be done in separate branches, and will only be merged when the trunk is at the version in which the work was expected to be introduced.
The old roadmap is located on the Mantis Roadmap.
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The Yamaha C40 Classical Guitar is designed with beginners and students in mind, creating the perfect instrument on which to build up playing technique in comfort. As we've come to expect from the experts at Yamaha, the C40 is built to a high standard of quality and comes at a very affordable price.
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The C40 features a spruce soundboard, which benefits from the tonewood's ability to resonate with ease and projects the timbre of the instrument beautifully. Fingerpicked notes ring out with the utmost clarity, guaranteeing an understated yet vibrant dynamic range. The back and sides are crafted using meranti, which produces a robust mid-range that is infused with warmth and depth. The combination of the tonewoods gives the c40 a well-balanced timbre that is perfect for accessing a wide range of tones.
The lightweight design of the guitar makes it very comfortable to wield, and the gently curved sides allows the body to sit just right, when playing in a seated position. The body is finished with a simple yet stylish rosette encircling the soundhole. The guitar has also been coated with an ultra-thin lacquer finish, which protects it, whilst also allowing the woods beneath it to breathe and resonate freely.
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The Yamaha C40 Classical Guitar's neck is made of nato, which provides a sturdy playing support for executing intricate chords and fingering. Yamaha have also shaped the neck with a slender profile, benefitting players who are still developing finger strength and technique. Paired with the nato is a rosewood fingerboard to guarantee a luxurious feel for the fingers as you weave your way through compositions.
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Fitted to the body is a tough rosewood bridge, which anchors each string securely to maintain intonation and sustain. The headstock is home to high quality tuning machines that carry out the task of upholding tuning integrity with absolute precision. From the moment you tune up, until the moment your finish playing, you can rest assured that the Yamaha C40 Classical Guitar will remain true throughout, encouraging you to develop and flourish with total confidence in your instruments ability to keep up with you.
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text: Initially believed to be the Nike KD 10 CNY, the KD 10 you see above is actually the Nike KD 10 from Nike's upcoming City Edition Collection. The KD 10 represents the popular Chinatown District in the Bay Area. This is done by giving the shoe a Blue Flyknit upper offset by the lighter shade of Blue noted on the Swoosh outline. Key details on the shoe include the embroidered logo on the tongue representing the largest Chinatown's in the U.S. A translucent outsole with a Crimson colored line going down the middle completes the major features of the shoe. Look for the Nike KD 10 City Edition to make its debut on December 26th for the retail price of $150.


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Friday, November 28, 2008
Economics 102 - A SIMPLE STORY
Once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.
The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at $10 and, as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He next announced that he would now buy monkeys at $20 each. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer increased to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so scarce it was an effort to even find a monkey, let alone catch it !
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50 each! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would buy on his behalf.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers: "Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has already collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each."
The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys for 700 billion dollars. They never saw the man or his assistant again, only lots and lots of monkeys!
Now you have a better understanding of how the WALL STREET BAILOUT PLAN WILL WORK!!!
Posted by Pissedoffteacher at 2:48 PM
3 comments:
- Ms. Tsouris said...
This parable has a ring of familiarity to it......
- 3:54 PM, November 28, 2008
- Anonymous said...
This does not make me feel any better.
- 7:17 PM, November 28, 2008
- Rick Patterson said...
The scary thing is that you guys have to pay off more than ten TRILLION dollars, so the 700 billion is like the tip on the meal that you haven't begun to deal with yet.
Good luck with that, 'kay?
- 8:05 PM, November 30, 2008
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Experience an exclusive tour of the vineyards and winery at Quinta do Miradouro and enjoy a tasting of Sir Cliff Richard's award winning Vida Nova & Onda Nova wines, which are vinified, matured and bottled on the estate.
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Mirada: Volumetric Display + Shamanic Performance
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Mirada* blurs the boundary between audience and performance through the implicit interaction of unseen technologies.
This immersive and interactive installation places four participants with a performative Shaman around a 3D projection of a graphical flame shown on a 360 degree display. The guiding Shaman and the participants are each given one of four wooden abstract instruments embedded with wireless sensors that control parameters of a soundscape environment and visual characteristics of the fire in real-time seemingly by magic.
Mirada allows participants to explore the creative potential of interactive technology through ludic performativity, while a storyteller offers narrative contextualization. Fire, one of humanity's first technologies is chosen as a central visual feature given its tribal tradition in collaborative meaning-making and cultural exchange.
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For many women, menopause comes with hot flashes, low energy and mood swings. Chalk it up to declining hormone levels. Biodentical hormone therapy (BHRT) is gaining popularity as a treatment to balance hormones and guard against the effects of aging. Here's our Q&A with Dr. Michael Gross, medical director of the Active Center for Health & Wellness in Hackensack, New Jersey, who specializes in preventive medicine.
Biodentical Hormone Therapy
SheKnows: What is BHRT?
Dr. Gross: As men and women age, hormone levels decline, causing an imbalance in the body. BHRT replenishes the body with natural hormones to make up for the ones that have been lost, restoring a person's balance and well-being.
SheKnows: The molecules used for BHRT are derived from plants, believed to be identical to human hormones?
Dr. Gross: Yes the molecules used for BHRT are derived mostly from yams and soy and are molecule-for-molecule identical to human hormones. The body will recognize natural hormones the same as they would their own hormones, so they will be broken down completely, with no harmful byproducts.
Synthetic hormones are derived from animals
SheKnows: How does BHRT differ from synthetic hormones? How is it more effective and safe?
Dr. Gross: Synthetic hormones are sometimes derived from animals — for example, horse urine — and can contain harmful byproducts when the body breaks them down. The hormones used in BHRT contain no byproducts and the body recognizes them the same as they would their own hormones, so they are broken down completely. Synthetic hormones are also sold in commercial dosages, but everyone's body is different, and what one person may need can differ from what another person needs. BHRT medications are compounded, so they are made in specific doses for each individual. Think of it as the difference between an off-the-rack suit and a custom suit – one is tailored specifically for an individual wearer and you can see — and feel — the difference.
Success with bioidentical hormone therapy
SheKnows: Is there a success story you could share?
Dr. Gross: About four years ago, a woman, 36 at the time, was experiencing symptoms of female hormonal imbalance – she was tired and lethargic and could not get a good night's sleep no matter how many sleep hours she clocked. She was experiencing weight gain in the classic female problem areas (hips, thighs and buttocks) and her hair and nails seemed brittle and thin.
All of those problems she says that she could have dealt with, but after a routine bone mineral density test, she was diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis, which became her biggest health concern. A family doctor offered her sleeping pills and antidepressants for her insomnia and fatigue, but she didn't want to take that route. She started reading up on BHRT and went for a consultation. Fast-forward to the present day and she now feels like she is 30 again. She has regained her energy, drive and overall sense of well-being — but most importantly, her bone density has improved dramatically.
Bioidentical hormone therapy controversy
SheKnows: Why is the treatment considered controversial?
Dr. Gross: BHRT is becoming increasingly popular, so now there are a lot of people who are raising their eyebrows. Like any new idea, it takes a retooling of the way people think to make them accept something, and that takes time. People don't realize that balancing hormones can help fix many health problems that we face. High cholesterol, for instance, is a sign of aging. One can combat this by taking medication such as Lipitor, which will go to the root of the problem but will not fix the symptom. If we can balance the hormones, then we can help treat the symptoms of high cholesterol without the use of drugs.
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I was really looking forward to this week's TWD; so much so that even though I was going to be away from home all weekend and I still had pecan pie left, I rushed to make this cheesecake, chosen by The Tea Lady, for Christmas.
I took it upon myself to use my very favorite cheesecake crust ingredient here: Chocolate Teddy Grahams. They went perfectly with the cinnamon in the crust, and the whole thing came together perfectly.
The batter took a little more ingenuity. The directions called for mixing in a food processor. I had to use the KitchenAid. I used the directions for a couple of Dorie's other cheesecakes for mixing guidelines.
The batter was very thick. I've only made "water bath" cheesecake before, so I figured that was normal. Baked as directed, cooled, popped in fridge overnight. It looked GREAT!
Thus I was really disappointed when unmolding the cake to discover that it was crumbly.
I had a really hard time getting it out of the pan and cut into a slice. There were chunks of cake falling unappetizingly everywhere.
No bueno!
The taste is...meh. Not bad, not very memorable either. It's a light chocolate, so I am glad I made the chocolate crust. (The crust is fab.) It's kinda dry. I am wondering if I did something wrong; besides making up the mixing procedure, I used the reduced fat cream cheese for 2 of the 3 sticks, so I wonder if that affected the texture. I don't think I'll make another to find out, though.
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TWD: Low and Lush Chocolate Cheesecake
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22 December 2009
TWD: My Favorite Pecan Pie
I thought for a long time about passing on this TWD assignment.
1) I am not a pie enthusiast. Though I think my tastes may be shifting a bit in my not-yet-middle-age (or maybe because I am learning to make them myself instead of trying them when out, so they are just plain better), I have not ever been a fan of fruit desserts and fruit pie is like OMG THE MOST BORING DESSERT EVER. It's like punishment dessert. Puddingy pies are OK, but I always liked them with graham cracker crusts and FOR PETE'S SAKE NO MERINGUE. Bleah.
I love tarts though. Yeah, I dunno either.
2) I have never understood pecan pie. I mean, I loves me some pecans (pronounced "pa-CAHNS", thank you) but pecan pie is just like pecans in congealed syrup, right? It's one of those things that I would really like a detailed history of. Surely it was some kitchen experiment gone wrong? I mean, who thought that was cool?
3) I don't know how to make a pie. I can bake cookies, cakes, tarts, breads, tarts of all descriptions with the greatest of ease but pie? yeah. no. Making pie crust terrifies me, mostly because I don't have a good sense of what a good pie crust should be like, or how to bake it just so so it will all be evenly cooked and browned instead of raw at the bottom and burned on the edges. Dorie's recipe doesn't even tell you how thin a rolled-out crust should be (*mean mug*). Also, all the recipes I have from cookbooks I trust--including Dorie's-- cheerfully insist you use a food processor to mix the dough. Um, I don't have a processor, so I gotta go by hand, and I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure people have been making pie crust for ages without the Cuisinart, though I don't doubt that it makes the work easier and more foolproof.
I also don't really have a good gauge for the consistency of the filling and how to cook it. I can look at a cake batter and tell if the cake will be high or flat, fluffy or dense, whether it will need careful watching or I can just let it go a while. I can look at a cake in the oven and go, "ehh..that's gonna need 'bout 5.293 more minutes" and be correct. Pie? #kanyeshrug
But since I dug in my heels about the Cafe Volcano Cookies last week, and I am here alone for Christmas week with a TON of work to do and freaking out about various and sundry other things, I am baking a pecan pie. This effort is helped along by a friend serving a pecan pie for Thanksgiving that also had chunks of chocolate baked in, and I made myself try it with this upcoming recipe in mind, and I liked it. Amazing.
I was gonna punk out and buy a pie crust, as I usually do, but the purpose of this exercise is to try new stuff and learn, right? So lesson one: the 9-inch single-crust Dorie pie dough is just a bit too much for a tiny 2-cup cheapy chopper machine to blend. So I ended up rubbing in the shortening and frozen butter with my hands, much like with the biscuits. My dough had HUGE chunks of butter in it--it looked like white chunk cookie dough instead of pie crust--but the directions said big lumps were OK, plus I kept seeing in my head all this advice about needing to have lumps of butter to get a "good" crust.
So I let it ride, even after I realized I only used 8 T of butter, not 10. Oops.
After an hour and a half of fridge time I rolled it out. I tried to flute it but the butter pats made it impossible, so I did the old-fashioned, unimaginative fork deco. Wrapped it in buttered foil and dumped in a buncha black beans and baked for a few.
It looked promising! I did have to do a little patching when I took off the foil, but no ginourmous holes were left from the butter melting, and I could swear I was starting to see actual flakes in the pan.
Once it was cool, I whipped up the filling in the KA. Fast and easy, nothing fussy about it at all. It didn't seem like a lot of batter, but I had to be very careful at the end to get it all in.
I baked the crust a little more after the preceding photo. Here's the filled pie.
And into the oven it went for its first bake.
looks good so far...
Then I turned the oven down for the second bake, and roughly added my homemade pie shield.
This is when things got dodgy. My pie plate is glass, so I had been doing everything 25 degrees lower than the recipe called for. For some reason adjusting to 325 was a feat my oven refused to perform, but even at 350 I had to leave the pie in for about 15 minutes longer to get to the point specified in the recipe. I was so afraid the crust would be burned to a crisp.
It wasn't, though it was plenty brown. The pie looked pretty good, if a bit rough around the edges. Must work on edges.
I had a piece when it was still warm and again today with it cold. I liked it better cold; you can taste it more that way. The filling is surprisingly not super sweet, despite the fact that is is basically corn syrup, brown sugar, and chocolate. It definitely has a "puddingy" consistency that took a little getting used to. But overall, this is a definite winner--the best TWD recipe I've tried in a few weeks. Woo hoo. And the crust is very buttery and flaky, so I think I did pretty well with it, chunks and all. Yay! Now to figure out how to dispose of all this pie in the next couple of days...
Thanks to Beth for this week's selection!
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16 December 2009
WWK (Wednesday with kate): Cookie Christmas Ornaments
I'm rebelling, y'all. For the first time since joining the group, I didn't bake the TWD selection. (Sorry MacDuff! I loved your writeup!) Yeah, yeah, I know it was a super easy one. I even had everything I needed here at the house. But...um...I had an irresistable craving for a Vanilla Buttermilk Cake, so I made that, and it was LOVELY. It also meant I didn't need/wouldn't eat the cookies, plus they sounded like meringues and I do NOT like meringues. I do plan to get right with Dorie this weekend and make next week's assignment, but for now...
What else did I do? Well, in addition to the cake, and my first ever from scratch macaroni and cheese, I read and revised and decided this week not to go "home" for Christmas. So I figured I should acquire a tree for myself. I've done it before, and it can be an enormously time and money-consuming endeavor when you are starting with nothing. Knowing I was only gonna have the stuff up briefly, and I'd be gone for at least 3 days, and not knowing whether I'd be reusing any of it next year, I wanted to go economical and simple. So I got a little 4 foot, pre-lit fake tree, and I decided to reduce the number of ornaments I had to buy by making my own ornaments out of cookies.
I am (I think) a pretty skilled sugar-cookie baker, but I've only made cookies for eating (and I think I make a kickbutt sugar cookie!)
objects are deliciouser than they appear
This would be an experiment. The cookies to be nice and sturdy for decorating and hanging, but I don't want them to look clumsy and they don't need to taste good. And the point is to do it on the cheap. With the latter goals in mind, I didn't want to use my usual recipe, which is a little temperamental and calls for all kinds of expensive things to make them tasty.
Searching online I found mostly 3 different kinds of recipes: recipes for regular edible cookies, pleasant but a waste of good ingredients; cinnamon cookies, simple and inedible but I have none of the ingredients on hand. The third recipe that I kept finding was for "salt dough" cookies, which sounded promising except that everyone expects you to decorate with acrylic paint, of which I have none. I really wanted to do my decorations in sugar, which I have plenty of!
So I turned to my cookbooks until I found a suitably simple and home ingredient-friendly recipe. I settled on Peggy Porschen's "Basic Sugar Cookie" recipe from Beautiful Cakes. She frequently uses cookies as hanging decorations, so I knew it was sturdy enough to work. The absence of baking powder told me they probably wouldn't poof and get out of shape, and the ingredient list is short: butter. sugar, flour, egg, flavoring. I left out the flavoring and subbed shortening for the butter and the cookies came out perfectly, (if tasteless)!
Decorating. I had limited time--I do have other work going on after all--so I decided to speed things up by using fondant bases for all the cookies instead of flooding them by hand with icing.
waiting for cookies to come out of the oven
For things I won't eat, I really like to use the basic Wilton fondant you can get at the craft store. It is not the best-tasting commercial fondant AT ALL, but it's really a dream to work with.
rolls out nice and smooth and is easy to pick up
also, probably the best texture for modeling/detail work!
I attached them to the cookies and added dragees where necessary. Then I let them sit overnight to harden.
The next day, I decided to paint details on some of the cookies with luster dust. I was also going to use some royal icing and do some piping, but I accidentally dumped out too much dust, so I figured that was A Sign that I needed to keep it simple, and just stuck to painting in gold and using dragees, edible glitter, and fondant to embellish.
Next day, I beribboned and photographed. Now they are ready for the tree! Here's a sample:
I really like how they turned out, and they were fun to do.
Now if I can only get my hands on some unbuttered microwave popcorn, I can finish this tree...
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Labels: basic domesticity, cookie cookie cookie starts with c, non-Dorie baking, ornamental confectionery
08 December 2009
TWD: Brown Sugar-Almond Sables
I love cookies. There is a special place in my heart for buttery shortbready cookies. They are so simple, so versatile, and always so good.
So I was excited about today's TWD selection. The original recipe is for plain butter sables, but Dorie suggests several variations, including a savory one with Parmesan. I decided to do a little playing around myself, making brown sugar almond sables by subbing in brown sugar and almond meal.
As is my usual wont, I made a 1/2 recipe. It took me all of about 15 minutes to toss together. My dough was kind of wet and creamy, but with the help of my trusty silpat and some Saran Wrap, I got my 9-inch roll of dough in the fridge.
Took it out after a couple days, and it sliced perfectly into 1/2 inch rounds. I didn't do the extra sugar coating because I don't really care for sugar sprinkles. Mine got a little extra brown around the edges, but I didn't care. They are SO YUMMY! Crispy around the edges, tender in the middle and super buttery (but not oily). A definite make-again. These are competing with the spice cookies as my fave TWD assignment so far.
Want to make some yourself? Barbara's got the recipe. Next week: more cookies!
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05 December 2009
Persian Butta Luv Cake
man, that's a terrible photo. Sorry y'all. My camera was trippin'. That's all I got.
Hello bakers! Sometimes I do bake things that are not Dorie-esque. I was gonna make another Rosy Pear Tart this weekend, but a combination of my not being enthused with the amount of work nor the results, and the hostess of the party I was attending exclaiming that "I've had my heart set on one of your cakes!" made me junk that idea. Since we were to have Indian food for dinner, I needed something that would go well with it. I decided on the Persian Love Cake from Epicurious, a recipe I've been eyeing for a good while.
The cake as presented in the recipe is a lemon-cardamom chiffon cake, iced in saffron and rosewater-scented whipped cream and decorated with pistachios and candied rose petals. I actually had most of the ingredients on hand, including some saffron threads I picked up at World Market long ago.
Problem #1. I was eager to make the candied petals but...it occurred to me that I had NO idea where to find edible roses in this town. Nor did I want to spend several days (because I totally will) running around looking for and then paying like $20 each for them. What to do? I remembered that I do actually know how to make full roses out of sugar dough. So I grabbed a roll of marzipan, tinted it, and made petals out of it.
it's about to get SERIOUS!
Nice mindless drudgery while I waited for the chicken and dumplings I was making for dinner (YUM) to cook. Problem more or less solved. Everyone guessed immediately that they were petals. I was worried when I put them on the cake that they wouldn't get it. All right now!
Problem #2
The next night I set about making the cake. I don't know that I've ever made chiffon cake, but I followed the recipe as given. I was a little concerned when after folding in carefully whipped whites, I still had only like 3 cups of batter.
hmm. There is entirely too much empty space here.
I usually fill pans to 1/2 or even 3/4 full, so I was afraid, but I thought "well maybe it rises a lot in the oven? People keep talking about the cake climbing." Um, yeah, no.
Oh NO.
These might not look so bad, but trust me, they are about a 1/2 inch thick. Didn't rise at ALL. By now it is very late and I have another "All-In-One Holiday Cake" to bake (don't judge; I needed to get rid of some fruit). I would need like four more of these to get a presentable cake. The texture, inexplicably, was nice and soft and springy, though. I decide to sleep on it.
The next day I decide--hang it. I used my go-to white butter cake recipe (the one that never fails me), and added lemon and cardamom in proportional amounts. Result?
Two lovely springy two-inch layers, which taste much like the ill fated ones of the night before.
Problem #3
I made the saffron and rosewater cream, using a whole tablespoon of rosewater (which, by the way, smells DIVINE; I want to wear it) but I blinked for a second and got a weird texture. Instead of soft smooth cream, I got a yellow pile of stuff that looked separated.
NO WAY could I give that to anyone. The mouthfeel was perfectly fine, but it did not look good at ALL. I used it to fill and crumbcoat, so we could still get the saffron flavor. I whipped up some rosewater whipped cream (no time to make more saffron cream) and covered the cake. It gave me a bit of a weird texture too, as you can see in the top photo, but not as bad.
I was afraid the guests would find it weird--lemon/cardamom/saffron/rosewater/pistachio/butter cake with whipped cream? MAD busy--but they raved over it. I liked it pretty well too. Definitely worth keeping in the file. The use of the butter cake instead of chiffon inspired the title. Still gotta figure out that whipped cream, though...
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Labels: non-Dorie baking
01 December 2009
TWD: Rosy Poached Pear and Pistachio Tarts; in which our heroine makes up for her tardiness by providing lots of photos.
OK, so I lied. I can't be that slack. The Tuesdays with Dorie assignment (selected by Lauren at I'll Eat You) this week is a tart with pistachio pastry cream and wine-poached pears. I LOVE pears and I LOVE pistachios, (and wine is cool, too) so I couldn't resist trying this one out. In order not to feel like a little piggy, I made minitarts.
still life with excessive turnovers
I love recipes that can be made bit by fiddly bit and stored away for later. First I poached the pears in shiraz, sugar, orange peel and lemon peel while watching a basketball game.
Doesn't this look so Capable Homemaker-y?
I used Bosc pears, and I had to simmer mine for about 50 minutes for them to get to what I would call "tender".
Hello fall!
They were so pretty and red! Very festive.
Once they were done and cooling, I whipped up the pastry cream.
Annoying: I had the worst time finding unshelled pistachios in this town. And the ones I finally found were salted. Bleah! I only have a little "chopper" thingie, not a real processor (um HI SANTA!), so my pistachios were not as fine as I might have liked. I also forgot and blitzed all of the sugar with the nuts, not half.
Oops. It all came out fine, though it was very thick. I also forgot to whisk in the butter. That's what happens when you're doing cheers and baking at the same time, my friends.
Pears and pastry cream were refrigerated overnight.
Next day, I made the tart dough, and decided at the last minute to use mini pans instead of the big pan. I usually make Dorie's tart shell dough with nuts, but I tried the regular sweet tart dough today. It was a little easier to work with than the nut dough.
I baked the shells for about 22 minutes. At 15 minutes they had puffed up, despite having been in the freezer over an hour prior.
these are SO yummy.
I tried to press them down some with a fork. Good thing they will be filled!
I also made caramel-coated pistachios.
This took about 15 minutes to do. Three ingredients. New party snack!
Yum! I might just start making these on GP.
Finally--Tuesday. I put it all together and made a sauce from the poaching liquid. My pastry cream was super thick, so I had to add a little sour cream, as instructed, to thin it out a bit. It was still pretty sturdy, probably from the lack of butter.
filled tarts
poached pears
much fiddliness later -- but still not finished!
Verdict: I'm a little disappointed. It's pleasant. But a little too much work (and too much money) for what you get. I ended up only using 1/2 the pears I poached, and I won't need nearly the amount of sauce I have. The pastry cream is surprisingly blah. I definitely agree that the caramel pistachios are non-negotiable and I do think the sauce helps too. The components themselves are nice but together they aren't giving me much. I had planned to bring this to a dinner party this weekend, but...yeah, I don't think I'll be making this again. I don't even think I'll eat them all. Oh well!
Next week: we're back to cookies. Those shall be on time, as they are a kind of cookie I love.
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Biscoff Cheesecake Ice Cream. It really doesn't get any better than that. If you have not tried Biscoff spread yet, you really should. And once you do and realize how amazing it is, make this ice cream. I found it on the blog Something Swanky and it was great timing since Matt was saying the day before that he wished we had some Biscoff. it was the perfect excuse to go buy some and make this. This is where you can check out the recipe.
What is great about this recipe is you don't need an ice cream maker. You just combine simple ingredients and allow it to freeze.
I let this freeze for only about 3 ½ to 4 hours before I ate it. It definitely is not long enough. It really wasn't cold like ice cream and was very soft still. It did have the consistency of mousse and that is just as good!
Freezing this overnight is the way to go. However, I thought it still had the texture of mousse more than ice cream. Again, I am not complaining.
A couple of other great recipes I made with Biscoff is Chocolate Biscoff Truffles and Biscoff Cheesecake Bars.
If you want to make this Biscoff Cheesecake Ice Cream, and I hope you do, make sure you check out the recipe here!


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I was going to ask for a Ruck's Sack for Christmas until I noticed the three colors that were available (two of which are olive). Are there going to be any more color options for this backpack? Even a black would work, though the plum that is pictured would be great.
I've been waiting for the Synapse, but I'm starting to think it just may be too big for what I'm wanting. I have a Smart Alec and while it's great for short trips and such, it is much too big for me for daily use.
So, I'm hoping for more colors to choose from for the Ruck's Sack.


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Last weekend we went for a trip to pumpkin farm which is 1 hour drive from our house. It was so much fun seeing my little one enjoying the pumpkins. She was trying to select the pumpkins for me and was super excited with the concept of decorating pumpkins in our patio for Halloween. We carved couple of pumpkins and she could not control her excitement. I was amazed with her participation in the activity which encouraged me to come up with Baked Paneer in Pumpkin Sauce recipe.
Now that I have so many pumpkins, I had to use them so I first digged my knife into one of the pumpkins without any thoughts in my mind. I decided to soften it and eventually made a puree out it. I was still unsure as to what should I do with this pumpkin puree. I opened my refrigerator and saw panner/cottage cheese sitting in my refrigerator shelf. I started cutting the paneer into triangle pieces.
With no thoughts in my mind I added some spices to the pumpkin puree, marinated paneer and baked them. I was not sure about the outcome and was skeptical. I did not even have the guts to taste it though it looked quite beautiful. I offered the Baked Paneer in Pumpkin Sauce appetizer to my husband without telling him any details. He was super happy with the taste and complimented me for my innovative creation. I was delighted and tasted it myself. The dish turned out to be not only rich in taste but also full of flavor. I could not stop smiling at my creation :).
Baked Paneer in Pumpkin Sauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 28 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Serves 15
Per Serving 33 calories
Fat 1 g
Carbs 2 g
Protein 3 g
- 1 14 oz. pack Paneer
- 1 cup heaped pumpkin puree
- 5/8 tsp salt
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 ½ tsp lemon juice
- Preheat oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit. Prepare a cookie sheet with a parchment paper and lightly grease it with cooking spray.
- Cut Paneer into slightly thick triangles and keep it aside.
- In a bowl combine rest of the ingredients.
- Add Paneer to the pumpkin mix and mix gently.
- Let it marinate for 15 minutes.
- Transfer the Paneer pieces to the prepared cookie sheet and put it in the middle rack of the oven.
- Bake it for 30 minutes.
- Take it out, garnish with some cilantro and serve hot.
Note: You may cut Paneer into any desired shape and size.
You can either get a can of pumpkin puree or make your own pumpkin puree at home.
For pumpkin puree: Cut the pumpkin into big chunks, bake it or blanch it until soft. Grind it in the food processor until a smooth paste consistency is formed.


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Yeronga State High School hosts International students from around the world. We are privileged to have overseas students studying at Yeronga High. We provide learning as well as personal and social support. In exchange, these students provide rich cultural experiences for the entire school community. For more information - contact Maria Pudlyk on 07 3249 1443 or via email.
LocationYeronga SHS is located within easy travelling distance to the centre of Brisbane and is close to rail lines and major bus routes. The school is ten minutes away from the central business district via public transport.
A wide selection of subjects are available from the Sciences, Mathematics, Information Technology, The Arts, Business Education, Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences and Languages. Chinese and Vietnamese language classes are held on campus every week. These are Authority subjects that may be counted towards an OP score for eligible students.
The school has a large and well-established English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EALD) unit. This unit caters for students from non-English speaking backgrounds at all stages of English language learning. International students are provided with free extra English tuition as required.
Students at Yeronga High have the opportunity to play sports including basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, netball, cricket, rugby union, swimming, athletics, cross country running, touch football, Australian Rules football and softball.
Other activities on offer at Yeronga State High School include debating and public speaking, drama performances, instrumental music, choir and a vast array of other opportunities.
International students live in accommodation with Australian families. The Homestay Coordinator finds suitable accommodation for students, usually close to the school.
Experienced staff are available to support the academic, social and emotional needs of international students and a friendly community is ready to welcome international students.


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(Photo credit to the Ohio University Baseball's Twitter page, @Ohio_Baseball)
The 2017 season was a step forward for the Ohio University Bobcats baseball team. Despite a mediocre year on the field, leading to a 31-28 record, the Bobcats surprised everyone and captured the Mid-American Conference Championship. Their final loss of the season came at the hands of the Indiana Hoosiers in the NCAA Championship Lexington Regionals. The Bobcats have a good collection of young talent coming back for the 2018 season to compete for another MAC Championship. Their notable losses include seniors Ty Black, a 3-year starter for the Bobcats, Spencer Ibarra, an outfielder who had a team leading 12 home runs, and Tom Colletti, who was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Diego Padres.
With a couple seniors gone from the lineup, the younger players are going to have to step up and perform. Rudy Rott was one of just three underclassmen to play every day. He had a breakout year in terms of power, hitting 11 home runs compared to just three the previous year. He was also a MAC All-Defensive Team selection. The Bobcats will look for Rott to step up even more in his junior year if they want to continue their success.
Devon Garcia, a sophomore in the 2017 season, really turned it on in the second half for the Bobcats. He can flat out run and get on base, which makes him very valuable at the top of the lineup, ending with a slash line of .273/.375/.330. With his stellar defense and top of the lineup bat, they will look for him to continue playing the way he did in the second half.
Tanner Piechnick was the only true freshman to play regularly in the lineup last season for the Bobcats. He was used mainly as a designated hitter, but will look to be the everyday catcher next season. Other position players looking to compete for spots are sophomores in next year's lineup. Outfielders Jack Longo, brother of Cleveland Indians farmhand, Mitch Longo, and Ryan Sargent, along with infielder Gus Cunningham, and catchers, Dan McCauley and Devonte Washington. It will be a fun battle to see who wins a spot in the lineup for the 2018 season.
Pitching was a big reason why the Ohio Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship last year. Jake Rudnicki and Tom Colletti are the two biggest names in the pitching staff to leave this year. The Bobcats have plenty of intriguing pitchers to step up in their place. There are dependable juniors in Butch Baird, Cory Blessing, Jake Roehn, and Michael Klein.
Baird was named a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League All-Star, with a 2.19 ERA and 33 K's. Cory Blessing will look to start more games for the Bobcats this year after striking out 11.34 per 9 innings. Jake Roehn, named to the 2017 First Team All-Mac, was arguably the best pitcher for the Bobcats last season. As the team's closer, he had 15 saves, with a 2.34 ERA.
Last year's sophomores, Nick Kamrada and Kenny Ogg could also have big years for the Bobcats. With a 3.74 ERA, Kamrada got 6 starts last season. He could look to expand his role next year and start more games. Ogg had a mediocre year with an ERA over four, but vastly improved in the summer for the Eau Claire Express, improving his ERA to 2.16. Freshman pitchers from last year didn't get all that much action, but will be looking to expand their role in 2018. Despite that, all four freshman pitchers got some experience pitching for summer collegiate leagues. Cole Shinsky pitched in 8 games for the Southern Ohio Copperheads with a 3.95 ERA, Derek Carr also played for the Copperheads, pitching to an impressive 3-0 record with a 3.27 ERA. Nick Byrnes was a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Steam this summer, going 2-1 with a 4.32 ERA and striking out 35 in 43 innings. The other freshman who got a chance to play in the summer was Tony Iero, who played for the Lorain County Ironmen. He had a 3.19 ERA in 25.1 innings.
Though the incoming freshman for the 2018 season haven't been announced, I wouldn't expect them to take any playing time from the talented "veterans" on this team. Regardless, the 2018 Ohio Bobcats will be fun team to watch, and one that's eyeing more than just a MAC Championship next season.


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Yesterday's topic on "The Fallon Forum" radio show was Interstate 235. Evidently, after spending close to a half billion dollars renovating a ten-mile stretch of the highway just a few years ago, Fallon discusses a report that traffic congestion is again a concern.
[Click here to listen to the program]
It is abundantly clear that we can't build our way out of congestion by expanding highways and that they do not "promote economic development" in the existing cities they slice through. Physical evidence of this litters our urban landscapes in the form of destroyed neighborhoods - yet the meme continues to exist. It will take instead a rethinking of our transportation network and the subsidies that encourage automobile-dependent growth.
I want to thank Ed Fallon for the discussion and for mentioning several times my proposal to convert a portion of I-235 back into a street-grid-connected boulevard. I wish he had also mentioned my blog address so people could read it themselves... most of the callers had misconceptions about the actual proposal.
I am most certainly opposed in principal to dumping many more millions into subsidizing westward suburban expansion by widening I235. I am also not convinced that there is actually a congestion problem on I235 in any commonly understood sense of the word. My analysis of MPO data released several months ago reveals that the actual measured average travel time over the I235 segment from downtown to the I35 interchange only exceeds the legal posted minimum travel time between 7:45 and 8:15 am in the eastbound lanes and between 5:00 and 5:45 pm in the westbound lanes. Confusing, yes, but it boils down to this: If you drive the speed limit, there are only two brief times it will take you any longer to commute from the western suburbs. More in-depth discussion of this here.
Progressives appear to be stuck celebrating the recent "bike sharing" coup while the planners and politicians work on getting the big money for the horrible north-south connector and probably inevitable widening of I235. There needs to be more people talking about this now. By the time the project "studies" hit the papers it will be too late.


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Centuries ago news travelled by word of mouth and its meaning depended on who was informing and who was listening. Today news is everywhere and it can come in numerous different forms; websites, newspapers, television. However writing or reading with an unbiased perspective is hard and often impossible as our pre conceived notions of topics or events will always influence how we process certain information.
David Domingo, Thorsten Quandt, Ari Heinonen, Steve Paulussen, Jane B. Singer, and Marina Vujnovic discuss the concepts of professional and participatory journalism and how the divide is becoming blurred. In their article they state that contemporary critics have suggested that "news should be a conversation rather than a lecture". This comment is interesting as it makes reference to how news originated before the media existed.
Allowing audience participation in journalism, such as having comments on a news report allows several points of views to be expressed and could be said to give a report some balance. However it can also affect the professional industry and lead to further confusion over what is facts and what is simply opinion.
The U.S state department produced a podcast titled 'Social Media and Citizen Journalists', where it discussed the topic of professional versus amateur journalism. They comment that traditional journalists view citizen journalists as "self-interested, unskilled amateurs" and these so called amateurs view the professionals as "arrogant". Focusing on the 'blogosphere' they bring to light a key issue that separates both fields of journalism which is perception and a distrust of the other.
By taking a look at both viewpoints it becomes clear that each argument has valid points. Participatory journalism brings back the concept of news as conversation but professional journalism is needed for accuracy and structure.
What viewpoint do you guys take?
♦Domingo, D, Quandt, T, Heinonen, A, Paulussen, S, J, B, Singer & Vujnovic, M, 2008, 'Participatory Journalism Practices In The Media And Beyond,' Journalism Practice, 2:3, 326-342.
♦U.S State Department, 2011, 'Social Media and Citizen Journalists', IIP Digital, last accessed 26/05/2014, http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/audio/2011/04/20110408183323enilorac0.6075817.html#axzz32UYdwq9W


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California is home to progressive minds and innovators. However, when discussing the topic of autonomous cars, the state is more divided than when The Big One finally hits California. The rise of traffic incidents has led this technologically innovative state to pump the brakes on autonomous cars.
So, how does California really feel about the idea of autonomous cars?
According to a recent article published by ABC 7 news, half of Californians feel as though "so-called self-driving cars piloted by computers should not be allowed on [neighborhood] streets." Moreover, residents in neighborhoods and rural areas were adamant about their stance on how autonomous cars made them feel "very unsafe." Many Californians are opposed to self-driving vehicles – perhaps it's because they've never seen an autonomous car enroll in their California drivers ed class.
Autonomous Cars News
Recent news surrounding autonomous cars hasn't helped the acceptance of these vehicles either. In Tempe, Arizona, one self-driving Uber was involved in the fatal collision with a pedestrian. Coincidentally, this was the first victim in the inevitable robot vs. human war for Earth.
The self-driving horror stories don't end there. In Redwood City, California, a Tesla vehicle, set to autopilot, was involved in another pedestrian collision resulting in the resident's death.
Contrastingly, there is a small portion of California residents who believe that self-driving cars are a positive benefit to the roads. Out of the 1,100 residents surveyed, "28 percent feel either 'safe' or 'very safe.'" Early adopters and hopeful innovates are clinging to the optimistic idea that self-driving cars will bring the next wave of much needed futurism to a state with harsh traffic conditions. Of course, those surveyed could have been autonomous cars wearing a giant trench coach with sunglasses disguised as a human.
When asked who should regulate self-driving cars, "19 percent said individual local governments… 4 percent said the automakers should be responsible for self-policing and 9 percent said no one should have regulatory authority." Without the proper regulation, self-driving cars would become the wild west of the auto industry. Contrastingly, government regulation could stiffen business growth and innovation. However, it could be fun to say the government regulates the educational system, environment protection agency, and autonomous ride sharing death computers.
Autonomous Car Benefits
There's plenty of speculation built around the notion of self-driving car inclusion in today's society. The benefits include the ease of transportation for those who need it most, reduced traffic, and potentially secure roads without human error. However, with the rise in deaths surrounding the emergence of self-driving vehicles, it could be challenging to argue the real safety behind computer operated cars.
In a recent CNN Money interview, Mike Ramsey, director of Gartner, a research institution, believes autonomous drivers are more secure than their human counterpart. Ramsey states, "Self-driving cars are actually better than humans at obeying traffic laws. They don't drive drive too fast. They don't text and drive. They don't drive drunk. They don't fall asleep and drift into oncoming traffic." Given the thousands of human driven, car related, fatal incidents in the past year, self-driving cars have a better driving record. If autonomous cars are anything like your personal computer, however, expect lots of Windows updates at inconvenient times.
When it comes to driving, autonomous cars are still in the early development phase. However, that doesn't prevent them from being assigned a driver's stereotype like the rest of society. Maybe one day, the roads will open their pavement arms to our computer driving friends.


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A little while ago I was contacted by the lovely people at Simply Be to see if I'd be interested in working with them on their #SimplyBeReal campaign - a campaign which focuses on the fact that fashion doesn't always go to plan, and that we can learn to celebrate these 'real moments' and show that we're only human after all. As part of the campaign, I was asked to retell my ultimate 'real moment', which was then turned into the beautiful illustration you see above, by the lovely Eleni from Fall Into London (having met her at an event a while ago I was seriously chuffed she was chosen for my illustration!)
So, you want to hear about my #SimpleBeReal moment? Here goes...
Okay. So. I'm a clumsy person. I mean, really clumsy. And, if something awkward/embarrassing/
horrendous is going to happen clothes-wise, it usually happens to me. Clothes "situations" happen much more often than not when you're a clumsy clothes-wearer, and I've definitely had my fair share. There was the time I spent the day walking round with my shirt on back to front, the sorry episode of builder's bum I experienced when walking to uni one morning thanks to a pair of ill-fitting jeans, the sad case of the massive-hole-in-tights, the broken bag situation just before I walked into an interview, and, of course, the not-so-Marilyn-Monroe-moment. I think that one is probably my favourite.
I'm sure we've all probably had the occasional Marilyn-Monroe-wind-up-the-
So, I go through the usual stages - POSE! - Oh, someone's coming - STOP POSE. POSE again! - Agh, another person, let's just pretend we're photographing the trees... and on it goes. On this particular occasion, however, I felt like I was coming into my own and so I was more than happy posing away as people walked by. It was a windy day however - and just as some people walked by, what goes and happens? That's right - a WHOOSH of air and up goes my skirt, revealing my not-so-fetching arse to the world. I tried to play it cool with a Marilyn-esque giggle/pose, but neither were convincing and ever since then I have reverted back to my previously shy and retired outfit posing.
I'm sure I have many more fashion mishaps to come, but that one is probably my personal favourite. When I re-tell it back to people I like to put a bit of a glamorous, Marilyn spin on it, but I think we all know it was just a case of me being my usual clumsy self!
Do you have any #SimpleBeReal moments you'd like to share? I'd love to know I'm not alone in my awkwardness! Also - follow the #SimplyBeReal hashtag on Twitter to take a look at all the hilarious stories (and beautiful illustrations!)


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Vobes Show 1612
Nov 27
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This is a Member's Only Show. Its the Saturday show and I am in the freezing cold. Last night I had some chestnuts on the open fire. They were delicious. Also your emails and other fun stories!


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We are currently seeking nominations for environmental exemplars. We define "environmental exemplars" as people who have consistently devoted themselves or their work to addressing, understanding, advocating for, or communicating environmental issues (e.g. sustainability, climate change, environmental justice, ecology, etc.). Although an environmental exemplar does not have to be someone famous, their work will ideally have had some influence on other people – for example, they may have been influential by teaching or inspiring others, or by having a broader engagement with the public (e.g. policy work, giving talks, writing).
We will contact a selection of the nominated individuals, and invite them to take part in an interview. Our goal is to understand more about the nature of environmental motivation – so that we can better understand what is it that motivates some exceptional individuals to devote themselves wholeheartedly to environmental causes.
This project is funded by the John Templeton Foundation, as part of a grant about Moral Beacons. We are building on such classic studies as Some Do Care, by Anne Colby and William Damon, and extending their findings into the environmental domain.
While Colby and Damon investigated moral exceptionality broadly speaking, we think a narrower focus on exemplarity in the environmental domain is timely and important. The threat of human-induced climate change poses enormous challenges across many levels: political, scientific, technological, and practical. It also poses moral challenges. The harmful consequences of climate change will most acutely affect poorer countries, raising moral issues of harm and fairness. They will also more acutely affect future generations, raising questions regarding our inter-generational moral obligations. Environmental issues also raise questions regarding humans' obligations to non-human animals and natural areas. Because the worst consequences of climate change are still temporally distant, they do not kindle moral passions as effectively as do more proximate concerns. Accordingly, the task of generating sufficient moral concern for this issue presents formidable psychological challenges.
Yet, there are many committed individuals who have overcome these challenges, and who devote their lives peacefully to solving environmental problems. These "environmental exemplars" provide an ideal test bed for understanding moral excellence. Such exemplars exhibit numerous moral virtues, including justice, bravery and commitment, compassion for future generations and non-human animals, and perhaps most strikingly, the capacity to take a long-range moral perspective.
In this three-part project, we investigate the following broad research questions: What motivates environmental exemplars? Do these motivations also apply to more "ordinary" individuals, and if so, how? How do regular people view those who are exceptionally dedicated to the environment?
Our underlying goal is to better understand what motivates exceptional moral concern for the environment and for future generations, and how such concerns fit within an individual's overall understanding of the world and their place within it. We hope to yield rich theoretical insights regarding the nature of environmental exemplarity, and moral excellence more generally. We also hope to provide greater insight into practical psychological strategies that may generate greater concern for the environment, for non-human animals, and for future generations.


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I was very disappointed, but not surprised to see Maria Caulfield's support for a railway line that would in essence bypass Lewes.
If it were to go ahead, the grandiose plans of tunnelling through the Downs and then bridging the A27 by an important aquifer would be so costly that it would exclude any 'spur' to Lewes.
I will await the response of the National Park to a proposal.
It seems astonishing that she and her neighbour Simon Kirby MP lobbied the Minister Chris Grayling for a line that would only serve to relieve the stress of Brighton-based commuters while neglecting those of her constituents in Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven.
As the ESCC county councillor for the division through which most of the line will run, I have been closely involved with any potential opportunity to develop a sustainable transport system. At the time I was first elected the reports from Network Rail suggested costs at that time to rebuild about 8 miles of line was judged to be just over half of the eventual costs of the infamous Bexhill to Hastings Link road which is all of 3.5 miles in length. Throughout this time the cost benefit ratio has changed. Many will recall when the Uckfield line was a very poor relation of the network, with two or four ancient carriage trains chugging slowly across the Ashdown Forest.
Travel now on the ten carriage highly improved line, now among the most profitable in the area. Although I attended briefings at Westminster alongside Norman Bake MP and the ESCC transport officers over several years, we still await the publication, produced last year at great cost to the taxpayers.
In that report we were promised a calculation of how the impact of all the housing development would contribute and be a beneficiary of the line reopened to Lewes. I have seen that housing development in this area and in Wealden has put unbearable pressure on the A26 and the surrounding roads.
In my view Maria Caulfield and her team have not looked to this. I am sure residents in Seaford and Newhaven are also disappointed that a line which would stimulate the port and give great access into Wealden will be sacrificed.It also seems a real pity that Maria Caulfield did not have the courtesy to contact me nor invite me or ESCC officers to any discussions that will possibly disrupt the area I serve.
Rosalyn St Pierre
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Want to start a business? Have you picked a name yet? It is said that the name you choose for your business has a lot to do with it's success or failure. As such there are lessons out there – long complicated notes and near scientific formulas on how to come up with a business name that will ensure success.
But for some it's as easy as one, two three. A common criteria for choosing business names this part of the world is to pick and combine the first few letters of your name and that of your spouse, your children, your cat, your canine friend……. the choices are limitless.
But despite the fact that this way we shall never run out of unique names, it's not always a safe route because it can produce some really wacky names for your business. Clients may avoid doing business with you just so they don't have to sweat it out writing your name on a cheque. They may avoid calling you so they don't keep pronouncing it when they book calls to you. If it's a kindergarten, don't come up with a mouthful of a name that your little clients cannot pronounce.
You'll always know businesses that pick their names like that.
- Domungwa Enterprises and General Merchant
- Stekaka Kindergarten
- Juwangi General Merchants
- Sajomku Distributors
- Nawalu Cleaning services
Ok, these businesses do not actually exist. They're just examples of name concoctions and have no relation to any businesses that may go by similar names.
You may want to save yourself the trouble and just use your name. In which case if your name is Boring then your business becomes Boring Business Systems. Simple. Boring Business Systems, boring name notwithstanding, has been in operation in Florida US since 1924. That's 80 years of operation – a huge success if you ask me. So maybe business names don't matter after all.
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Now now now, Stiff Nipples Air Conditioning Service. I could not ascertain whether this business actually exists or whether this was an internet prank. But just supposing it exists? Whatever does the telephone operator say when she picks incoming calls? How do clients write the cheques to them when they purchase stuff from their shop?


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For those about to rock we salute you!
Rock Band 2 hits shelves tomorrow 10/19/08!Guitar Hero World Tour trying to recapture the crown for the music game genre which game will you be rocking with?
I'm sticking with Rockband, I'm psyched that I'll be able to xfer most of my RB1 songs over to RB2, essentially doubling the tracks for RB2.
Awesome 100% Expert Full band Everlong from RB2...watch in HQ!


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They have Valerie Plame's old job waiting for you at the CIA which–is nowhere and doesn't exist so nobody needs any maps. Plus, they don't know where anything–like WMD's–are at. So—at Brewster Jennings—aka the CIA–a "donkey punch" and a "donkey's tail" (as in pin the tail on) can be yours….


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ON a bright, blustery afternoon in November, construction workers were packing up their gear on the High Line, the park being created atop the old elevated railway in the West Chelsea area of Manhattan, leaving it empty for a few intrepid visitors to tour. Even amid the bitter cold and building materials, it was easy to see why the project has inspired even some of the most jaded New Yorkers.
Designed by an architectural team from Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the High Line offers a retreat from street life, a bucolic space floating 30 feet in the air with Hudson River views. Yet it retains many elements of its gritty past: graffiti is prevalent on the buildings it wends through, and some of the rails have been restored in the park. That the park — which grew from an idea hatched 10 years ago into a $170 million project —is being built at all is a marvel.
"When we first started people thought it was crazy," said Robert Hammond, a co-founder of Friends of the High Line, the community group that pushed for the park.
No longer. The first section of the park will open to the public this spring, but it has already transformed the area near its 22-block stretch near the river, prompting some of the most ambitious development in the city in years.
Condominiums, hotels and office buildings — designed by architectural talent like Jean Nouvel, Annabelle Selldorf, Renzo Piano, and the Della Valle Bernheimer firm — are sprouting along the park's span, which runs from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street. About 1.5 million square feet of construction is already under way, with an additional 2.5 million square feet in planning stages, according to Robert C. Lieber, the deputy mayor for economic development. All told, that translates into roughly $4 billion in private investment, he said.Continue reading the main story
A stroll down the High Line, starting at the north end of the first phase, at 20th Street and 10th Avenue, and heading south toward Gansevoort, provides a glimpse of what is to come.
Near the Frank Gehry building for IAC/InterActiveCorp on 11th Avenue, between 17th and 18th Streets, a 21-story residential tower designed by Mr. Nouvel is rising. Marketing literature promises "the most highly engineered and technologically advanced curtain wall ever constructed in New York City," with a "Mondrian-like window pattern" of nearly 1,700 panes of glass.
East of the park is 520 West Chelsea, a residential building by Ms. Selldorf, combining a glass facade with blue-glazed terra cotta. Keep strolling and you come across the Caledonia, a $350 million residential development by the Related Companies and Taconic Investment Partners that looms over the High Line at West 17th Street. The building contains a mix of 190 condos and 288 rental units, including 56 designated for low-income renters.
Then it's on to the High Line Building, the 10-story glass office tower by the developer Charles Blaichman and designed by Morris Adjmi that is rising atop the High Line and a former meatpacking plant.
Above Washington Street, André Balazs's highly anticipated Standard Hotel is nearing completion. The 18-story hotel, designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, literally straddles the High Line. It is expected to have a soft opening in December with about a third of the 330 rooms open. A restaurant and rooftop pool and lounge won't open until next February or March.
At the south end of the park, a new branch of the Whitney Museum designed by Renzo Piano will provide a cultural bookend. The new museum is expected to open in late 2012.
And on that bitterly cold November afternoon, a nattily dressed man and his entourage appeared, heading for the Standard Hotel. It was Mr. Balazs, the developer. He confirmed a December soft opening — "very soft," he says. When asked how much the hotel's rooms would cost, he said: "I don't know. The market is changing so fast."
That sentiment hints at the discomfort some developers are feeling as their grand plans run up against a deteriorating economy and credit squeeze. Even the High Line district, as it is being called, cannot escape the tightening economic vise.
The developers of the Nouvel tower have run into cost increases and delays; its opening has been pushed back from December to next summer.
And there are no signs of construction yet on a couple of lots near the 18th Street entrance to the High Line, where Edison Properties plans to build two towers designed by the architect Robert A. M. Stern. Edison did not return telephone calls seeking comment.
Still, many condominium buildings have presold their units. Residents have started moving into condos in the Caledonia. Its condos sold out in eight months starting in 2006, at prices from $600,000 to $4 million. And the rental units began being offered in May.
More than 80 percent of the Nouvel building's condo units have sold, at prices from $2 million to $22 million, said Craig Wood, the developer, including two sales in late September. Despite the difficult environment, his firm, Cape Advisors Inc., refinanced its construction loans in September, he said.
Charles R. Bendit, a co-chief executive of Taconic Investment Partners, said: "We all imagine the High Line will be a phenomenal amenity for the area."
John H. Alschuler Jr., chairman of HR&A Advisors, a real estate appraisal firm, estimated that proximity to the High Line has added 10 to 15 percent to the value of properties. And New York City officials have predicted that the High Line park will bring the city $900 million in revenue over 30 years.
Even as the first phase is readied for a spring opening, a second phase, from 20th to 30th Street, is expected to be completed in 2010. Mr. Hammond, whose organization will oversee the park in a new role as a conservancy, is taking the long view.
"We're in this for the long term," he said, and in an otherwise dismal economy, the High Line "is a real bright spot."
He added: "It shows that New York can still think big and do big things."Continue reading the main story


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Monday, April 26, 2010
Derby Party...Corn Pudding
Similar to a soufflé, this corn pudding puffs up, then sinks a little as it cools. It makes an impressive side dish for our Derby Party. The rest of the menu is over at my main recipe blog, Lindaraxa's Garden.
This recipe can easily be halved; bake the pudding in a shallow 2-quart baking dish for 45 minutes.
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
4 lb. corn kernels, about 14 cups
6 shallots, peeled
2 cups heavy cream
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 Tbs. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
12 eggs
1 Tbs. chopped fresh thyme
Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease a 17-by-10-inch roasting pan or baking dish. Sprinkle the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of the cheese in the bottom of the dish.
In a food processor, combine 2 cups of the corn, the shallots, cream, Tabasco, salt and pepper and process until creamy.
In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Stir in the cream mixture, the remaining corn, the remaining 1 1/4 cups cheese and the thyme. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Bake until the pudding is lightly browned on top and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Serve immediately. Serves 12 to 14.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma New American Cooking Series, The Heartland, by Beth Dooley (Time-Life Books, 2001).
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Launched into the coin-op market in December 1997, the game didn't muster the faithful 2D Street Fighter legions, but instead attracted a handful of fighters and general gameplayers who were charmed with the battalion of 3D characters, colorful animation, quick learning curve, and a special set of special moves.
Almost a year later, Capcom brings us a two-disc game to the PlayStation with a slightly convoluted, overlapping set of features, but one that's true to the original. The storyline is overwrought with tragedy and saga, as a group of angry, young misunderstood teens set out to overturn their dark fate. In high schools all across Japan, mysterious events have injured people and taken fateful turns, and yet no one in the administrations or any group of students has taken responsibility. As parents, the government, and administrations sit paralyzed with fear, a special set of students has decided to take the future into its own hands.
Rival Schools is a great example of how well Capcom can port over any of its fighting titles. The game maintains a solid frame rate with barely a missed piece of animation, and its characters all respond with near-immediate moves.
The two-disc set is split into the "arcade-perfect" disc, complete with the arcade mode (and accompanying story), Training, Options, and Versus (two humans against one another), and disc two, the Evolution Disc. This disc contains a truckload of very similar features: Lesson Mode (in which you can earn points by copying moves perfectly), Group (select two to four characters for a group battle), League (choose two to six characters and then fight in a league battle), Tournament (tournament battle with up to eight characters), Cooperate (four-player simultaneous player), one-player game, and a specialized versus mode.
What sets Rival Schools apart from other fighters are a few old-school tricks done well. Teaming up with another character, you can call in your pal for a special damaging attack that's usually entertaining, and can be increased for deathly damage. The Burning Vigor Attack is a "youthful" burst of energy enabling a special attack, such as Shomo's Hundred Balls or Boman's Best Rush. The two minor techniques special to the game are Dodges (side-stepping), and Rival Launcher, which pans out the camera, enabling mid-air combos, attacks, and counters.
Finally, players can get to grips with four-player action using a multitap or two. You can switch your characters in each round, and in Tournament mode, as many as eight can have at it.
For Capcom fans, Rival Schools is not a let-down in the least, and it introduces as many as many as 20 new characters into the Capcom character vaults. While the fighting is solid, fast-moving, and skill-based, many people will tire of the constant special attacks, which all too often feel cheap.
Rival Schools is a high production affair, with excellent looking graphics and a solid set of fighting techniques. Characters are relatively well-balanced, and the side-stepping works well to counter hasty opponents. The only thing I didn't like about Rival Schools is the too-oft used Burning Vigor Attack. Fewer projectiles, and more hands-on fighting is my style, and that's why Street Fighter Collection 2 always brings me back to bliss after a bout of Rival Schools.
Capcom left the Japanese voices and inserted English subtitles, a classy move that will make many hard-core gamers happy. (Especially after the long hours of debate your have all had in the Letters section.) The character voices are crisp and dramatic, overwrought with Japanese tones and feelings.
The Evolution disc seems a little too much, since the tournament, group, league and cooperate are all very similar, but that's OK, because it's clear Capcom spent a lot of time working on producing a specialized home version, and I am always thankful for that. The more the better.
My biggest complaint is the characters, who are typecast athletes, punks, and other over-the-top students. None of them are especially charming or worth yearning to play, and I'm not that sure I would rejoice if Rival Schools 2 should burst onto the arcade scene anytime in the next 20 years. Do I really want to play as a school administrator? (There are a few exceptions, such as Sakura and Shoma, who are very likeable.)
Lastly, I love 3D fighters as much as 2D fighters, and dodging and attacking in the 3D landscape works great in Rival Schools. I also dig the mid-air attacks, like those in latter-day Capcom fighters, and the counters. All in all, Rival Schools is a damn fine game.