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Cherry Gingerbread Cupcakes
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Makes2 dozen
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup molasses
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 24 maraschino cherries, well drained
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1-3/4 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full; place a cherry in the center of each. Bake at 375° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy; add vanilla and lemon zest. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 266 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 107mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Dec 13, 2010
Instead of cupcakes I turned it into a bundt cake. Great taste and the frosting is perfect, not to sweet.
Dec 9, 2010
Made mine following Kerry Amundson's suggestion about the cloves and orange zest. Omitted the nuts due to an allergy in the family and used 1/3 cup dried cranberries, plumped in orange juice instead of the cherries. Fantastic Flavor!
Nov 22, 2010
I'm giving this a four ONLY because I did not follow the recipe - I modified it. But I will give mine a 5! I made mini cupcakes (yielded 64), added 1/4 t. cloves and 1 t. orange zest to the batter and left out the nuts and cherries since I was making these for the little kids in my class. I doubled the frosting and added 1 T. maple syrup and left out the lemon zest. Then I topped each one with a piece of candy corn. These are for a Thanksgiving treat at school. I will be making these again - my way. But some day I will follow the recipe!!
Apr 1, 2009
If you are on a diet, make sure you send these cupcakes home with your guests-they are irresistible !

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The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani , is India's largest private
sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain. The
flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and
is the largest private sector company in India.
Dhirubhai Ambani founded Reliance as a textile company and led its evolution as
a global leader in the materials and energy value chain businesses. It was in 1957
when he returned to India after a stint with A.Besse& Co., Aden he started yarn
trading business from a small 500 sq.ft. office in Masjid Bunder, Mumbai.he set
up his brand new mill in Naroda, Gujarat. In 1996 Reliance went on to become the
biggest textile brand 'Only Vimal'. In 1977 the Reliance Textile Industries came
with an IPO which was oversubscribed seven times.
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Sprayking Agro Equipment Ltd. was incorporated in the year 2005. Its today's share price is 13.25. Its current market capitalisation stands at Rs 4.2 Cr. In the latest quarter, company has reported Gross Sales of Rs. 286.38 Cr and Total Income of Rs.290.4 Cr. The company's management includes Kaushik Dudhagara, Pragjibhai Patel, Dipesh Pala, Ronak Dudhagara, Hitesh Dudhagara. It is listed on the BSE with a BSE Code of 540079 , NSE with an NSE Symbol of and ISIN of INE537U01011. It's Registered office is at G I D C, Phase I I,Plot No. 590,DaredJamnagar-361005, Gujarat. Their Registrars are ACC Ltd. It's auditors are Doshi Maru & Associates
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Kearney, Bilodeau win World Cup dual moguls titles
Five-hundredths of a second separated Alex Bilodeau and Patrick Deneen after they raced down the Champion course at Deer Valley Resort under the lights Saturday night, churning through the moguls and crossing the finish line side by side.
It seemingly took longer for the results to be announced, with reigning Olympic champion Bilodeau claiming gold at the freestyle World Cup event in Park City, Utah.
"That was very tight," Bilodeau said. "It's as close as you can have. Five-hundredths of a second is really close and he definitely pushed the best out of me. Every guy was a different strategy, a different challenge, but I'm glad I made it down every run."
Deneen added silver to the bronze he won on Thursday in moguls. And he was hardly disappointed considering he felt the left line down the course was "substantially faster and smoother and easier everywhere."
Deneen said the only place the "blue" line was better was in the top section.
"So to keep it close with Bilodeau was, in my eyes, like a victory," Deneen said. "So I'm really happy with the way I'm skiing and hopefully I can keep it going for the rest of the year."
Deneen also was happy to finally share a podium with teammate Bradley Wilson, who earned his first career podium by defeating Russia's Alexander Smyshlyaev for third.
In the quarterfinals, Wilson advanced past world's No.1-ranked Mikael Kingsbury when the Canadian lost a ski before the second jump.
It ended Kingsbury's streak of 19 straight podiums in World Cup moguls competitions.
"I went to the top and let out a breath," Wilson said of facing Bilodeau. "I don't remember anything after that."
In the semifinals he was neck and neck with Smyshlyaev and landed his jump while the Russian sat back on his landing.
"Honestly, I can't even explain it," Wilson said of his bronze, matching the one his older brother Bryon earned at the Vancouver Olympics. "It's a dream come true to do it here at Deer Valley, my home mountain."
He said he came into the competition needing a podium to qualify for world championships later this year.
"It's one of those things that you can't really explain," Wilson said. "You feel like you're in the zone, can't really remember much, and it's a dream come true, you know."
American Hannah Kearney continues living the dream, less than four months after being severely injured in a training accident.
She won the women's dual moguls, beating world No. 1 Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada.
Kearney also won moguls on Thursday but wasn't sure she should compete in duals two days later just a month after returning to competition.
"I haven't dueled since March and the last dual I lost, and they're always more challenging and anything can happen. So I was a little nervous to come back," Kearney acknowledged. "But it was time to ski duals and I felt really confident."
She said she almost felt too comfortable out there Saturday night, which meant she probably should have been going faster.
"It's a really fine line between skiing too fast and too slow. And I think I found the right balance. Justine ended up blowing up. She was pushing herself too hard," Kearney said of Dufour-Lapointe hitting a mogul too hard and slid between the kickers on one ski.
Part of that perhaps was skiing against Kearney, who last year in Deer Valley won No. 13 in her streak of 16 straight.
"She's a great dual skier and for every time you crash, there's going to be another time it works out for you," Kearney said. "I know she wants to beat me in duals, but you know what, I want to beat her just as much."
That Kearney feels even stronger before her injury probably isn't good news for the rest of the competitors.
She said she spent much of her recovery time getting as fit as possible.
"I feel fantastic physically," she said. "I think that's maybe what got it for me tonight. . Sometimes I get fatigued by the end of the season. This year I expect to build all the way through the end."


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The Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly -- better known as "KAWS" -- sent a balloon shaped like Mickey Mouse's dead body down Broadway in New York during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The balloon's official name is "Companion," and it is based on a sculpture of a gray, seated figure with a skull for a head and crosses for eyes. The figure wears the familiar buttoned britches and shoes of Mickey Mouse. Aside from the shape of its ears, it is basically a dead version of Mickey Mouse.
In fact, Donnelly said "Companion" was based on Mickey Mouse when the scupture was exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Conn. He told the museum that "Companion" was a "take down" of Mickey:
KAWS introduced the famous Companion in 1999. The seven and three-quarter inch limited edition toy featured the signature KAWS inflated skull and crossbones, with a skinny-legged Mickey Mouse body. KAWS chose Mickey Mouse after a search for the most recognizable and international character in the cartoon world to "take down." Since then, the Companion has grown in scale. The towering Companion (Passing Through) presents the iconic figure sitting down with both gloved hands covering its face.
As this photo from the HighSnobiety blog shows, the "Companion" balloon traveled the route right in front of the real Mickey balloon. There's a better set of images here.
When the balloon reached Macy's in Herald Square, the NBC morning commentators -- Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker -- had little to say about it.


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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested she would make her future plans known on Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill.
Pelosi, the first woman to ever serve as speaker of the House, answered a question about her intention to remain as House minority leader by inviting reporters to gather for a press conference tomorrow morning.
"I'll see you right here, 10 o'clock, tomorrow morning," she said. That would allow her to first confer with fellow Democrats.
The 72-year-old California Democrat served as speaker for two full terms, but remained as Democrats' leader in the House following Republicans' takeover of the chamber during the 2010 midterm elections.
Pelosi had scheduled leadership elections for a date slightly later than usual, prompting speculation that she might relinquish her role as the top Democrat in the House -- a position she has held for a decade. Wednesday marks the 10 year anniversary of her ascension to that position.
Her tenure was most memorably defined by her tenure as speaker during the first two years of President Barack Obama's first term, during which time Pelosi helped shepherd Obama's landmark health care reform law to passage.
Pelosi's departure could set off a tough battle between House Democrats to replace her. Among the candidates could be her No. 2, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) or Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) -- among others.


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15mm white metal miniatures. Variants are provided at random. These items are sourced from Eureka in Australia, and delivery may take eight or more weeks if Fighting 15s is out of stock
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International speaker on science and mathematics learning
25 March 2010
For the second in a series of learning science seminars, the CoCo Research Centre welcomes Professor Stella Vosniadou, director of the Cognitive Science Laboratory at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and adjunct professor at the University of Adelaide.
The problem of conceptual change in the learning of science and mathematics and the role of instructional analogies
I will briefly describe the problem of conceptual change and the'framework theory' approach to conceptual change developed in the context of science learning research.I will then give a brief report on some of the studies being conducted in my lab that attempt to find out whether the framework theory can be fruitful in the case of mathematics learning and teaching. Finally, if we have time, I will describe some recent text comprehension studies and the use of text instructional analogies as a means of improving the quality of reading materials and promoting conceptual restructuring.
About Professor Vosniadou
Stella Vosniadou is professor of cognitive psychology in the Department of Philosophy and History of Science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is the chair of an interdisciplinary graduate program in 'Basic and Applied Cognitive Science' and director of the Cognitive Science Laboratory in the same university. Her research interests are in the area of conceptual development and conceptual change. She has studied the process of knowledge acquisition mainly in the areas of physical science and mathematics and has explored the implications of her psychological studies for education and the design of learning environments. Amongst others, she is the editor with Andrew Ortony of Similarity and Analogical Reasoning (Cambridge University Press), and with Daniel Kayser of Modeling Changes in Understanding: Cases Studies in Physical Reasoning (Elsevier). She is the author of How Children Learn, published by the International Bureau of Education of the UNESCO. She has edited (with Robert Glaser, Erik DeCorte and Heinz Mandl) Psychological and Educational Foundations of Technology-Based Learning Environments (Springer Verlag) and she is the currently editing the 'Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change' (Erlbaum). Professor Vosniadou has been past president of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), past chair of the International Relations Committee of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and a consultant to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA). She is the current editor of the Journal of the Greek Psychological Association and a member of the Governing Board of the Cognitive Science Society. She is the chair (with Daniel Kayser) of the 2nd European Cognitive Science Conference, which took place (under the auspices of the Cognitive Science Society) in Delphi, Greece in May 2007.


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Apple's CarPlay Gambit: Retract One Claw to Hook With Another
Mar 7, 2014 12:26 PM PT
Apple's CarPlay initiative is a profoundly new tactic for Apple. Compared to its behavior in recent years, when Apple has focused intense control over every element of its product environment -- from packaging, hardware and operating systems to the submission process for its App Stores -- Apple's stance in its CarPlay initiative is a very big deal.
It's not so much a big deal because there is a huge pool of iPhone users who drive cars. No, CarPlay is a big deal because Apple is letting auto manufacturers deliver the look and feel of an Apple product.
Instead of Apple obsessing over every detail of a car's built-in display, the carmakers decide on the size, angles and controls. Instead of Apple designers obsessing over how a button or knob feels to a user, Ferrari or Ford teams get to do that.
The results, so far, are 50-50 at best.
Of the four implementations I've seen in photos and video demonstrations, only two actually look good and feel like they belong together. The best, of course, is the implementation that Apple has teasingly highlighted on its own CarPlay site. Apple told me that the dash in the illustrative photos comes from a real car but declined to identify the make and model (it looks an awful lot like the Honda version, though, pictured below). It's fantastic, of course -- built like it belongs.
Volvo's implementation looks great, too.
On the other hand, Ferrari? Apple's big iOS 7 icons are displayed right under the carbon fiber dash, and their suddenly garish colors and cartoony icons make the whole thing look tacky. Of course, maybe when you're sitting in a Ferrari you're more interested in feeling the seat under your butt as you dive into corners and accelerate into the night.
Then there's Mercedes-Benz. The luxury automaker somehow saw fit to take a tablet and glom it onto the dash. Talk about ruining the mood -- but maybe it's just me and my delicate design sensibilities. Still, I have a hard time believing such a travesty wouldn't make Apple's Jony Ive crawl under a table and rock himself back and forth to soothe the sudden pain.
For the Greater Good?
No doubt about it, Apple has retained some sort of secret specifications and licensing deals with the automakers. I expect that Apple has minimum specs for resolution of displays, as well as sizes for the output on each car's display. It may even dictate some sort of control type on steering wheels -- but ultimately, what we've got here is that the fit and finish, combined with exact controls mechanisms, are delivered by the automobile industry.
If you take into consideration that cars tend to be on the road much longer than any given model of an iPhone, Apple is going to have aging interfaces to its brand. Heck, the Mercedes-Benz implementation already looks dated.
On the other hand, by giving up total control, Apple is broadening its reach and stifling competition at the same time. Plus, it's a win for automakers. A car manufacturer typically can't compete with the highly tuned world of smartphone and tablet innovation, but CarPlay allows them let their customers use their iPhones to drive the in-car communication, navigation and music experience -- in a familiar way that's easily updated and modernized by Apple.
Better yet, Apple isn't stealing all control from the manufacturer's own built-in systems. In fact, the Ferrari demonstration included a Ferrari icon featuring the company's iconic stallion. Because Apple isn't taking over the whole dash, CarPlay becomes a cool new "choice" for consumers -- and one that manufacturers can safely offer.
In effect, CarPlay lets the iPhone be the constantly updated brains, while in-dash systems serve as a display.
Apple TV and a Kindler, Gentler Apple?
The Apple TV set-top puck, of course, has to play nice with home entertainment systems and, in particular, HD television sets built by anyone but Apple. So Apple's overall look and feel has already been loosened by the way an Apple TV uses any HDTV as a display.
What's different, though, is that once in the Apple TV world, your navigation is through Apple products -- and there is no way to jump in or out of any other TV service when you're using your Apple TV. There is no icon that I can select, for instance, that will send me back to my cable television service. If I want live TV, I have to pick up a different remote and select a new input source for the TV's display.
So, when I see CarPlay, I'm less wowed by easy driver access to Maps, music, Siri and phone calls -- and more wowed by Apple's line of thinking and willingness to extend its services in new ways.
Does this signal a kindler, gentler Apple? Or simply one with a more pragmatic world view? If Apple is loosening its claws of control with CarPlay, might it also loosen its grip when it comes to a new Apple TV path to the living room? If Apple TV actually played nice with broadcast television -- instead of seeking to oust old-school TV delivery -- would this result in a far better consumer experience? I hope so.
Either way, the CarPlay solution is elegant in its straightforward simplicity -- your iPhone is the new brains of your in-dash display and hands-free interaction. Plug it in, go, and best yet: Instead of aging out of relevance as you drive your car for years, you'll get fresh maps and apps along the way.
As for the dash design? If it ages, you likely won't blame Apple. It's a damn fine win for the company in Cupertino.


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On a night when both teams had little trouble moving the football, Ashley's defense and passing game made the difference. The Screaming Eagles held White Oak to three points on two trips inside the red zone, and made a strong stand late to preserve a 31-24 nonconference victory on Friday night.
On a night when both teams had little trouble moving the football, Ashley's defense and passing game made the difference. The Screaming Eagles held White Oak to three points on two trips inside the red zone, and made a strong stand late to preserve a 31-24 nonconference victory on Friday night.
�We were not ready to play,� White Oak coach Chad Ashley said. �We were flat out as all get out.�
Ashley quarterback Chris Kane ran the triple option with poise and power. He rushed for 164 yards on 34 carries and passed for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
�The passing boosted our confidence," Kane said. �We have good pass protection, the O-line is doing great. And it really caught the defense off guard.�
Ashley finished with 372 yards total offense. All of Kane's passing yardage came in the first half, on five attempts. Ashley (2-2) was put in a bind when starting A-back Daniel Andrews was injured a couple minutes in on a punt return, and White Oak's defensive scheme kept the fullback, Jesse Jewell in check.
Ashley coach Tom Eanes praised backup A-back Stephan Russell. He set up one touchdown with a 31-yard reception and gave the Eagles the lead for good, 21-14 when he slipped behind the defense for a 44-yard touchdown with 53 seconds showing in the first half.
�Chris reads so well," Eanes said. �People think it's easy to read the triple. They were going to give us Chris, so we were going to take it. When you run the triple, you just gotta let it happen. Can�t predetermine�
Ashley pushed its lead to 31-17 with 8:34 remaining on a 7-yard run over the left side by Jewell. But White Oak answered by going 80 yards in eight plays, capped by a 14-yard run around right end Kendall White. Disaster struck two plays later when Kane fumbled and White Oak recovered with just under four minutes remaining at the White Oak 37. The Eagles corralled White Oak quarterback Elijah Harris on the first two plays. On fourth down, Ashley defensive back Andre Stukes deflected a pass to seal the victory.
Eanes was thrilled with the way his defense answered late in both halves.
�They have a lot of speed in the backfield and I was worried about it," Eanes said. �Their kids are so fast and ours really aren't that fast.� White Oak fell to 2-2 with the loss. �They executed a little better than we did,� Ashley said. �Not once did we do a good job stopping the option tonight. Figure we'd play it better since we run the same offense.�
White Oak 7 7 0 10 - 24
Ashley 14 7 3 7 - 31
1st Quarter
A - Delmus Russ 28 pass from Chris Kane (Scott Kujawski kick), 7:43
WO - Elijah Harris 46 run (Geovanni Graham kick), 6:34
A - Anthony Andrews 6 run (Kujawski kick), 2:35
2nd Quarter
WO - Kendall White 31 run (Graham kick), 10:48
A - Stephan Russell 44 pass from Kane (Kujawski kick), :53
3rd Quarter
A - Kujawski 24 field goal, 3:00
4th Quarter
WO - Graham 32 field goal, 11:35
A - Jesse Jewell 7 run (Kujawski kick), 8:34
WO - White 14 run (Graham kick), 5:35
Individual Stats
RUSHING: WO - Harris 18-99, Camara Rawls 13-88, White 8-74; A - Kane 34-164, Jewell 6-65. PASSING: WO - Walter McClendon 1-1-37, Harris 1-2-6; A - Kane 4-5-115. RECEIVING: WO - Anibal Avilies 1-37; Russell 2-75, Russ 2-40.


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It is rare for me not to publish comments, good or bad but this morning was an exception & I chose not to publish 3 accusatory comments. In fact, one was so rude that Kelly suggested I not read it, & I didn't. This is my third attempt to write the blog tonight & I am going to try very hard to keep a lid on my feelings about all this. My first two attempts were written in anger & I have to stay away from that!!
The negative comments were in regards to Kelly picking up some lemons by the side of the road next to an orchard yesterday. If you look at the photo you will see the lemons have have already been picked from the trees with the exception of the one on our dash with leaves on it. I'm sure it would have rotted on the tree if left there anyway. Kelly first spotted the other lemons on the ground as we were driving. In Ontario where we have many apple orchards it is no big deal to stop & pick up fallen apples on the ground.
For somebody to accuse us of taking someone's livelihood away by picking up those lemons is in my opinion uncalled for & way over the top!!'
Unfortunately, both Kelly & I let this cloud our whole day. It is highly unusual to see Kelly feeling down about something but today was one of those very rare days for her & that in itself is upsetting to me.
Criticism I grew up with & understand. Suggestions from readers I take to heart. Mistakes in the blog pointed out by readers are welcomed & if there is something confusing about a topic I go back & try to rewrite & explain it. But, to be accused of stealing someone's livelihood & whatever that other blog comment had in it is where I draw the line. Enough is enough!!
Now, it is up to me to resolve my anger with all this & get things back into perspective!! I am not up to writing about our Jeep trip to Split Mountain & the Wind Caves today or post any photos. Maybe tomorrow……..


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Monday, January 28, 2013
Council Votes To Hike Taxes For The Benefit Of The CIB Racket
A few councilors called out Mayor Greg Ballard for holding other county budgets hostage in order to pass off money to the CIB that he and his goons have already committed to giving away to the people who have been paying campaign cash bribes to him for the past five years. The Republicans' defense of the Mayor's terrorist-like behavior was sickening to this life-long Republican. Most of the Republicans on this council share zero philosophical views of the Republican Party and are indistinguishable from the Democrats. I wish they would just switch parties and stop masquerading as something they clearly are not. The idea that any councilor would have the audacity to try to pass tonight's tax increase vote off as a vote to help public safety is a flat out lie that is beyond reproach and exhibits just how corrupt the majority of the elected councilors are and how much contempt they have for their constituents. They only care about putting your tax dollars into the pockets of the pay-to-play operators who are stuffing money in their campaign pockets and who are showering them with all kinds of gifts, including free tickets to every Colts and Pacers game they and their family members wish to attend.
For weeks now, Councilor Brian Mahern has been trying to get the CIB to divulge just who all receives free tickets to sporting events controlled by the municipal corporation and the value of those tickets. The CIB has stonewalled Mahern's request. Many of the councilors don't want the information made public because they don't want their constituents to see how they are being bribed with free tickets to support more and more money for the CIB through higher taxes while other basic city services are cut. Councilor Mahern made a motion to delay the vote on the admissions tax increase until the CIB produced the easily-obtained data he requested. Not a single member would second that motion. Gee, I wonder why?
In another move that will cause even more harm to the budgets of city-county agencies than the continual drain of tax dollars by the CIB is the approval of a massive new TIF district that extends throughout much of Indianapolis' northside and encompasses some of the city's most affluent neighborhoods, including Meridian-Kessler and Butler Tarkington, in addition to the already over-developed Broad Ripple Village. The Democrats on the council rejected a TIF proposal by Councilor Christine Scales that would have created a TIF for one of the City's poorest and most blighted neighborhoods on the northeastside. Remarkably, even the African-American councilors of the Democratic Party turned their backs on these neighborhoods largely populated by blacks. Hey, they don't have money to stuff in their pockets so they can settle for the crumbs. Councilor Leroy Robinson, who has turned into one of the most nasty members during his short tenure on the council, continuously and rudely interrupted Scales in an effort to silence her criticism. CCC President Maggie Lewis once again demonstrated how incompetent and unqualified she is to preside over this embarrassment of a council. She's even worse than Monroe Gray, if that's possible.
The council even rejected an effort by Councilor Zach Adamson to remove from the Midtown TIF proposal the Broad Ripple parking garage that is being built with $6.5 million in taxpayer dollars for the benefit of Mayor Greg Ballard's largest campaign contributor. Despite already being half built, the proponents insist that the TIF district should get all future property tax revenues generated by it. As a consequence, Adamson pointed out that it will take the City 42 years to recover the investment it made in this private development. In short, the Midtown TIF will drive IPS into bankruptcy, which is the ultimate goal of those pushing for this massive property tax grab that will harm our schools the most in order to benefit a handful of developers who contribute generously to the Mayor and the councilors who pushed this TIF. All in all, we witnessed the state's worst elected council at work tonight. Marion County taxpayers weren't represented at the council meeting tonight, but a guy who's been living in Bloomington for the past 19 years got a seat on the council and was given an opportunity to vote to raise your taxes as his first order of business. Absolutely disgusting.
2 comments:
- Had Enough Indy? said...
So Bloomington's Shreve cast the 'winning' vote for both taxes?
- Gary R. Welsh said...
Yeah. Now you know why the GOP leadership devoted so much energy to threatening, cajoling and bribing PCs to vote for someone they had never met before he showed up asking for their votes. Having someone representative of Perry Township was the least of their concern. Jeff Cardwell deserves the most blame in that sordid mess. He could have maintained his support for Kalscheur, but he instead chose to stab him in the back and help deliver votes for the out-of-towner.


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Dinner for Two: Tagliatelle with Roasted Tomatoes and Fennel
Quick recipes for you and your dinner mate.
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Pasta is always the perfect dinner for two. But it's a little too "always". It's what I make when I come home at 9 p.m. and am starving and don't even think of it as a coherent meal, just something hot that will fill me up. It's always in my kitchen, on standby.
So, I wanted to try something healthy and different and fresh and lively with pasta. Not a carb-fest, but a well considered, balanced meal I could feel proud of and excited about. I started with Arrabiata, the very spicy tomato sauce. One of my restaurant go-tos. But instead of getting it readymade in the jar, I tried making it in a whole new way.
Just toss the cherry tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, fresh red chilies, and, for something different, shaved fennel and fresh leaves of mint, onto a roasting tray and bake it in the oven. The tomatoes burst. The vegetables toast every so slightly around the edges, getting nutty. And, as with most oven cooking, it's effortless.
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An Illinois appellate court has reversed the involuntary manslaughter conviction of a 37-year-old Gillespie woman in connection with death of an infant she was baby-sitting at her home in 2001.
Stephanie Bartok was convicted by Macoupin County Circuit Judge Joseph Koval in December 2005 of involuntary manslaughter for the Oct. 6, 2001, death of 8-month-old Andrew Hostettler.
Bartok was baby-sitting for Andrew and other children on Sept. 24, 2001, when she was accused of striking and shaking the infant. She subsequently was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.
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Pasta with Bechamel Sauce and Smoked Salmon
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You know, every time I visit your blog I wish I was a dinner guest in your home. Your food always looks so delicious! Always presented so lovely!ReplyDelete
Looks very good on that colorful plate Mary..How do you chose which plate?:)ReplyDelete
Oh my, this looks wonderful. We are so fortunate to have fantastic local smoked salmon. What a perfect way to enjoy it.ReplyDelete
I am so scared of sauces--but this looks so delicious, I'm trying it. I absolutely love the Vietri plate beneath this ambrosial entree.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Beautiful, plate and the pasta! Always perfection, Mary!ReplyDelete
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This looks delicious. My hubby got some smoked salmon for Christmas and I can't wait to make something with it!ReplyDelete
This is one of my daughters favorite dishes. You are making me really hungry ;-) ClariceReplyDelete


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Diabetes: Dealing With Feelings
Are you asking yourself, "Why me?" Getting used to living with diabetes can be a challenge, and that's true whether you've just been diagnosed or you've lived with diabetes for a while.
If You've Just Been Diagnosed
When people are first diagnosed with diabetes, they might be nervous about getting shots or medical tests and scared about how diabetes will affect their future health.
In the beginning, almost everyone thinks that they will never be able to do the blood sugar testing or insulin injections they need to stay healthy. But after working with doctors and learning more about diabetes, these things start feeling like less of a big deal. Over time, shots and checks can become like brushing teeth or taking a shower — just another daily routine you do to stay healthy. Eventually, some people even start to feel pretty good about the fact that they can do all the things they need to do to manage their diabetes on their own.
It's perfectly normal for people with diabetes to feel sad, angry, confused, upset, alone, embarrassed, and even jealous. It's common to think things like:
"I feel embarrassed giving myself shots in front of people. One day I had to give myself an insulin shot in the bathroom at the train station and this guy looked at me like I was doing drugs. That felt humiliating."
"Why do I have to go through this when my friends don't have to follow a meal plan, test their blood sugar levels, or have shots all the time?"
"I worry that I'm a burden on my family. I feel guilty that my dad has drive me to doctor's appointments and pay for it all."
"I get angry at my mom. I know she worries about me, but she's always nagging me about what I eat and stuff. My kid sister has it easy."
"Sometimes I feel like I must have done something bad to deserve this."
Dealing With Your Feelings
Here are a few things you can do to cope with the emotional side of diabetes:
Open up to people you trust. If you feel sad, mad, embarrassed, or worried, talk about it with a close friend, parent, or doctor. It might be hard at first to open up, and you may have trouble finding the words to talk about it. Try to name your feelings and say what's got you feeling that way. Many times, just telling someone who will listen and understand your feelings can lighten a difficult emotion and help it to pass. Make it a regular habit to talk about what you're going through with someone close to you. As time goes on, be sure to notice and talk about the positive feelings, too. With time, you may notice that you're feeling more calm and confident, or that you're proud of what you're learning to do.
Get more support if you need it. If you're having a really tough time, or if you think you may be depressed, let an adult know. (Some signs that it might be depression are you're sleeping or eating all the time or not at all, or you feel sad or angry for long periods.) Sometimes people need the added support and care of a counselor or a mental health professional. Your doctor, parent, or another trusted adult can put you in touch with a counselor or other mental health professional who works with teens that have diabetes. Get all the support you need and deserve.
Learn how to take care of yourself. When you take good care of yourself and manage your diabetes, you will probably get sick less often, need fewer extra shots or tests, and be able to do the same activities as everyone else. When you can participate and feel well enough to get exercise (which is a great mood booster), you'll feel better, too.
If you're ready to take charge of tracking your blood sugar levels, adjusting and taking your insulin injections, and taking responsibility for preparing your meals and snacks, talk to your parents and doctor about how you can start making these changes. Again, taking charge of these practical tasks can give you more of a sense of control and power over diabetes. You might begin to feel proud — even amazed — that you're doing things you didn't think you'd be able to do.
Tell your teachers about your diabetes. Telling your teachers that you have diabetes can make things a little easier for you at school — for example, you might tell your teacher that you need to check your blood sugar level or have a snack at a certain time each day. That way you can just leave class without drawing extra attention to yourself. By knowing you have diabetes, your teacher also can be on the lookout for symptoms of diabetes problems and can call for medical help if you need it.
If you're not sure how to bring it up on your own or don't know what to say, ask your doctor to give you a note that covers the basics for your teacher. That can get the conversation started.
Get organized. There can be a lot to keep track of if you have diabetes. How much insulin did you take this morning? What did you eat at school? Did you pack your medicines? Getting organized can help you feel less worried about how diabetes will affect your health. Every night before going to school or work, check to make sure you have the snacks and medicines you'll need for the next day. You'll begin to feel prepared and in charge.
Focus on your strengths. It's easy to get lost in all the negative ways diabetes affects your world. If you feel like it's taking over your life, it can help to write down your strengths — and the stuff you love. Who are you? Are you a reader, a hockey player, a music lover, a math whiz, a spelling champ? Are you a son or daughter, a sister or brother, a grandchild, student, friend, babysitter? Are you a future astronomer, teacher, doctor, or poet? Diabetes is really only a small part of who you are. Keep track of your dreams and hopes, and find time for the people and things you enjoy.
Stick to the plan. Many people with diabetes get sick of dealing with it once in a while. And sometimes people who have learned to manage their illness feel so healthy and strong that they wonder whether they need to keep following their diabetes management plan. For example, you might wonder whether you can skip a meal when you're at the mall or check your blood sugar after the game instead of before. But skipping medicines, veering off the meal plan, or not checking your blood sugar can have disastrous results if you have diabetes. If you feel like throwing in the towel, talk to your doctor. Together you can find solutions that fit your life and help you stay healthy, too.
Take your time. Your feelings about diabetes will change over time — today you might feel worried about the future and different from your friends, but next year you might wonder why you were so upset. As you learn to manage diabetes on your own and take a more active role in your health, you may find it's a little easier dealing with the ups and downs.
Your Family's Feelings
Just as you can get emotional about your diabetes, so can parents and other family members. Seeing a parent get upset can be hard. It can help to remind yourself that the diabetes is not your fault, nor is it your parents' fault. Just as you feel upset from time to time, it's natural for your parents to feel that way, too.
When a parent or other family member is worried, it may show up in strange ways. For example, a parent may get angry at a doctor. Or your mom or dad may constantly ask how you feel, whether you're eating right, and whether you've taken your medication. Sure, you understand that they are doing this because they love you. But it can help to explain how this makes you feel. Find a good time to talk about it calmly and openly. Sometimes family counseling or joining a family support group can help families work through the emotional ups and downs of dealing with diabetes.
Other family members like grandparents, aunts, and uncles may also want to know if you're feeling OK — and all this attention can feel like prying or nosiness, especially when you just want to be treated like everyone else. If you're close to the person, you may be able to talk to him or her about how you feel. If not, you may just have to let it go and realize that your relative is trying to show concern; even if it's done clumsily, it's an expression of caring.
You may envy a brother or sister who doesn't have diabetes, but your sibling may feel envious of you because of the extra attention you're getting. Again, it can help to talk about this openly — and recognize that your sibling's feelings might show up in strange ways, such as anger at you.
Your Friends
Usually, it's a good idea to tell friends or classmates about your diabetes. For some people, opening up can help them feel less embarrassed. They don't have to worry what friends think when they see them doing things to take care of the diabetes — like checking blood sugar levels or wearing an insulin pump.
When you tell your friends, be prepared for them to ask questions about what having diabetes means and how it makes you feel. Some of their questions may seem silly or funny to you, but friends who know about your health problem can be a source of support as you deal with your feelings about diabetes. Having friends who are willing to listen when you're depressed, angry, and frustrated — even if they don't have diabetes themselves — can definitely help you feel better.
It's wise to be aware of how friends and family feel, but your first priority is dealing with your own emotions. The teen years can be an emotionally tough time to start with — hormones can put anyone's emotions on a roller-coaster — without adding a health condition to the mix.
It's only human to let off some steam if you're going through a difficult adjustment — like dealing with diabetes — and the strong feelings that go with it. But if you find your emotions are getting the best of you, if you're feeling really down or really angry, or if you're having a tough time managing your health routines, let your doctor know. Together you can work out a plan for getting you situation under control.
It can take a long time to deal with having diabetes and there's no set adjustment period — some people accept it and adapt quickly whereas others need more time. One thing's for sure, though: Even people who have lived with the condition for a while can still experience strong emotions, such as fear or sadness, from time to time or when faced with new situations. It's normal to feel overwhelmed occasionally.
Positive emotions can be part of the adjustment process, too. Don't be surprised if, as you adapt to your diabetes, you find yourself feeling proud, confident, determined, hopeful, interested, relieved, relaxed, loved, supported, strong — and yes, even happy.
In time, you can become an expert at recognizing and dealing with your emotions, and doing your part to care for your health. In fact, having diabetes might even teach you ways to cope with and adjust to life's challenges in a way that many teens can't.


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OTTAWA – Aboriginal peoples are gaining ground in Canada's population, but they are losing their languages.
And their family structure is dramatically different than other Canadian families, with less than half of children living with both their parents.
The rest are in single-parent homes, living with relatives or step-parents, or in foster homes. Indeed, half the foster children in Canada under the age of 14 are aboriginal, according to the National Household Survey.
The survey is Statistics Canada's replacement for the long-form census, which was cancelled in 2010 by the federal Conservatives. The agency has warned that the voluntary responses to the new survey may under-represent Aboriginal Peoples. Plus, comparisons with the past are problematic, since previous questionnaires were mandatory.
And a variety of reserves refused to participate or simply couldn't participate at all, compounding the data quality issues.
Still, Statcan has adjusted for those problems, and the survey clearly portrays a population that is youthful and growing quickly across the country — a pattern that could vindicate the focus of federal, provincial and aboriginal leaders on education and skills.
Children under 14 make up 28 per cent of the aboriginal population, compared to just 16.5 per cent of the non-aboriginal population, the National Household Survey shows.
But other research suggests fewer than half of those children will graduate from high school.
And even as the aboriginal population soared by 20 per cent over the past five years to 1.4 million, just 17 per cent of aboriginal people said they could speak in an aboriginal language, down from the 21 per cent recorded in the 2006 census.
There are signs, however, that schooling in traditional languages helps. In 2011, 240,815 aboriginal people said they could speak an aboriginal language, but only 202,495 said it was their mother tongue.
"This implies that a number of aboriginal people have acquired an aboriginal language as a second language," the Statistics Canada documents say.
The survey does not show how bad overcrowding is — even though federal statisticians have a lot of related information. The 2011 census measured the number of people per household, and the NHS also tracked the relationship between aboriginal children and their primary caregivers.
Overcrowding was the reason behind the state of emergency in Attawapiskat, Ont., 18 months ago. The 2006 census showed a decline in overcrowding, but no progress on replacing dilapidated housing.
More 2011 data on overcrowding in reserves may come this summer, said senior census analyst Jane Badets.
Ontario recorded the largest aboriginal population. By proportion, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories had the largest share of aboriginal peoples.
Among First Nations people, nearly half live on a reserve or settlement. Beyond reserves, status First Nations people tended to live in Winnipeg, Edmonton or Vancouver as well as other cities.
Non-status Indians accounted for a quarter of the First Nations population in Canada, concentrated in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa.


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So I went to cancel my DirectTV account today and discovered how difficult it was to do that. First the guy tried to get me on some other plan that was supposedly cheaper. Finally he said that there was a $220 cancellation fee because I apparently had a 24-month contract. I went on DirecTV's website and supposedly, they do that to offset the costs of their equipment. WTF? What the hell are they subsidizing over the terms of the contract? With a cellphone contract, they provider subsidizes the cost of the phone. At the end of the contract, you pretty much own the phone. What the hell do I own here? So I asked him what the lowest plan was. It was a family plan for $24.99 but since I have a DVR with HD, I would have to pay more and so the total monthly cost was about $31. I told him I wanted to cancel the HD and he then said that I couldn't because then I wouldn't have any equipment. Not only that, I can't swap out equipment. He could explain anything, and just kept mumbling "It's in the contract… It's in the contract".
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This comes not from an armchair analyst, but a senior adviser to the British military — our closest allies in war and diplomacy. Sir Hew Strachan doesn't think highly of George Bush's foreign policies and war strategies, but as he says, at least Bush had strategies. Barack Obama … not so much:
President Obama is "chronically incapable" of military strategy and falls far short of his predecessor George W. Bush, according to one of Britain's most senior military advisors.
Sir Hew Strachan, an advisor to the Chief of the Defense Staff, told The Daily Beast that the United States and Britain were guilty of total strategic failure in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Obama's attempts to intervene on behalf of the Syrian rebels "has left them in a far worse position than they were before."
Strachan, a current member of the Chief of the Defense Staff's Strategic Advisory Panel, cited the "crazy" handling of the Syrian crisis as the most egregious example of a fundamental collapse in military planning that began in the aftermath of 9/11. "If anything it's gone backwards instead of forwards, Obama seems to be almost chronically incapable of doing this. Bush may have had totally fanciful political objectives in terms of trying to fight a global War on Terror, which was inherently astrategic, but at least he had a clear sense of what he wanted to do in the world. Obama has no sense of what he wants to do in the world," he said.
Strachan is particularly disenchanted with Obama's handling of Syria and the red lines for chemical weapons use, as the Daily Mail reports:
'What he's done in talking about Red Lines in relation to Syria has actually devalued the deterrent effect of American military capability and it seems to me that creates an unstable situation, because if he were act it would surprise everybody,' he said.
'I think the other issue is that in starting and stopping with Assad, he's left those who might be his natural allies in Syria with nowhere to go. He's increased the likelihood that if there is a change of regime in Syria that it will be an Islamic fundamentalist one.'
This conclusion should hardly surprise anyone. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report states the same thing, although the committee unsurprisingly left that as an implication than an explicit condemnation. The disaster in Benghazi didn't start on September 11, 2012, or even December 2011 when State first waived security requirements for our consulate in the city. It began when Obama led NATO into decapitating the Qaddafi regime without any thought or provision for what would happen afterward, and then blithely ignored the reality on the ground as the rest of the Western nations packed up and left Benghazi.
In my column today for The Fiscal Times, I point out that the conclusion of ultimate responsibility is painfully obvious, as is the real reason for the debacle in Libya and North Africa:
One does not need a name at the top of this report to know where responsibility rests for this massive failure. Hillary Clinton ran State, Leon Panetta ran Defense, and David Petraeus ran the CIA. But the distributed nature of the failure indicts the Obama administration and Barack Obama himself, too. The White House is responsible for interagency coordination, for one thing, especially when it comes to national security and diplomatic enterprises.
However, Obama's responsibility extends farther and more specifically, too. The reason that eastern Libya had transformed into a terrorist haven in the first place was because of the Obama-led NATO intervention that deposed Moammar Qaddafi without any effort to fill the security vacuum his abrupt departure created.
Four months before the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, Daniel Larison warned that the vacuum left by that 30,000-foot intervention not only meant trouble for the West in eastern Libya, but throughout North Africa as al Qaeda and its affiliates entrenched themselves. Sure enough, al Qaeda infused itself into a Tuareg rebellion and almost topped Mali, an effort which France belatedly stamped out with a boots-on-the-ground intervention – with those boots transported in part by the US Air Force. At the time, theFinancial Times called Mali "among the most embarrassing boomerangs" of American policy, specifically noting "the blowback in the Sahel from the overthrow of Colonel Moammar Gaddafi in Libya."
The policies and actions of the Obama administration in Libya left behind a failed state, and the incompetent handling of security and readiness afterward left four Americans to die needlessly. The buck stops at the top for this mess.
The somewhat more sympathetic Amy Davidson reached the same conclusion from the report at The New Yorker:
The talking-points controversy was always strangely misdirected—in part because, as this report makes clear, there is a lot that was substantively wrong with the way things were managed in Benghazi. That is true particularly if the subject of discussion is Hillary Clinton. She does not come out well in this report, in any part, although the Republican minority is more florid in its criticisms. The State Department made mistakes when she was its leader. One of the findings is that nothing changed even when "tripwires" meant to prompt an increase in security or suspension in operations had been crossed, and people in the Department knew it.
Why not? She doesn't really have an answer; in the past, she has deflected questions by pointing out that Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, who died in Benghazi, was someone she knew well and cared about; there is no doubt that he was. Despite her performance at a hearing last year, when she wondered why exactly what happened really mattered, callous indifference is not the answer here. (That won't stop the clip of her testimony from playing in political ads if she runs for President.) But her reluctance to change course may have been influenced by her heavy investment in the decision to take military action in Libya; the former defense secretary Robert Gates writes in his new memoir that hers was the voice that swayed the balance. (Joe Biden was on the other side.) Libya was one of the things she had managed in her stint as Secretary of State, for which she had been so praised. Also, again, Libya was supposed to be something we were done with; now it will be a question Hillary Clinton has to contend with in 2016, and, in fairness, rightly so.
This is something Obama has to answer for, too. He made the decision to intervene militarily in Libya without invoking the War Powers Act—and that, and not some phantom version of the talking points, is the purloined letter in this case. …
By saying that he didn't have to get Congress's permission because whatever we were doing didn't rise to the level of "hostilities," he was willing it to always be so. There was no challenge then, but there also wasn't the kind of consent that might have put some check on the most partisan extremes in the fight about Benghazi now. Obama and his advisers had decided beforehand that this was limited, and wouldn't go wrong; and then it did.
And to this day, they still won't acknowledge that failure. That's why four Americans died in Benghazi — because the Obama administration wasn't willing to admit that Obama's grand scheme to intervene in Libya had turned it into a disastrous failed state and a haven for al-Qaeda, even when the CIA and DoD were warning them of it, which is noted fully in the SSCI report. It's hubris stacked on incompetence, and Strachan is hardly the only one to have noticed this combination.


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KDE 3.4 SVG Wallpaper Challenge
As you might have heard, KDE 3.4 will support SVG wallpapers. That's why KDE-Look.org has announced the SVG Wallpaper Challenge, where 4 wallpapers will be selected to be bundled with the KDE 3.4 release. There are actual prizes to be won, and the first place winner will be able to chose between a nVIDIA GeForce FX5700LE video card or a 120GB hard drive, graciously provided by Core Function. The second place winner will receive a t-shirt featuring their wallpaper, provided by Revelinux Gear. Be sure to check the KDE-Look.org website for the guidelines and rules. This contest closes on December 31st.
amaroK Icon Contest
Also note, the amaroK Icon Contest has been extended until December 31st. So this is your chance to make a killer icon for the next generation of amaroK. Why, you say? The current amaroK icon simply looks too much like the kmix icon, so we would like to have something more original for the next release. You might even win a prize: a new amaroK t-shirt featuring the winning icon! Be sure to check the criteria and other useful information which can be found at the KDE-Look.org website.
Advertising contests
Shouldn't this contests be advertised in non-kde related websites too? Good luck to everybody, it's great to see more and more quality artwork being contributed to KDE.
By John Artwork Freak at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Re: Advertising contests
I agree completely!
By Leverkusen at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Using system colors in SVG wallpaper?
Would it be possible to define some colors of a SVG wallpaper from the "outside"? It would be nice if the artists could use the colors defined in the current color scheme by name, so that the background matches the window decoraton etc.
By uddw at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Re: Using system colors in SVG wallpaper?
Dude - this is cool idea - can somebody post it to respondsible ppl?
By Abraxis at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Re: Using system colors in SVG wallpaper?
I think SVG uses CSS, so just use the system-color entities.
By carewolf at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Re: Using system colors in SVG wallpaper?
I didn't know that CSS(2) defines system color names. Thanks for pointing that out :)
By uddw at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Awesome Idea, Can it be taken further?
I like it!!
On an a similar note, could this idea be taken even further (Expecialy for icons)
Since svg is xml based, could we do variable substitution before rendering.
So we could include the name of the computer or user name rendered into the background, or the the name of a file rendered into its icon. The preview of the file could be rendered into the icon also. Easy for text files, I don't know what's involved for images though. Would make for a really consitent look when previews are turned on.
Many other things could be rendered into the background. (rss feeds, weather, system log, todo-lists. etc,)
By Adam Ashenfelter at Thu, 2004/12/30 - 6:00am
Re: Awesome Idea, Another Notch!
OK, I'm brain storming in this spot.
What about a svg based window manager theme. So new themes for window managers are as easy as opening up Inkscape. If the css can be set from the system, the theme will automaticly follow system color's. Variable can be substituted to make titles or whatever.
Just brain storming here.
By Adam Ashenfelter at Thu, 2004/12/30 - 6:00am
Silly question, but...
I know kde-3.4's svg-stuff is still using/needing libart, but could kde-4.0 be compiled to use cairo/glitz for ksvg/ksvgiconengine instead of the libart?
By Nobody at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Re: Silly question, but...
KDE 4 will likely use libagg. Little known about but allegedly the best.
By Jonathan Riddell at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
Re: Silly question, but...
If KCanvas/KSVG2 will be ready for KDE 4, it will be possible to use Libart, AGG2 or Cairo.
By Sven Langkamp at Sat, 2004/12/18 - 6:00am
On behalf of everyone who owns a nonstandard (4x3) screen (a whole lot of laptops, widescreen monitors, multiple monitors, etc), I give a big thanks!
By Benjamin Meyer at Sun, 2004/12/19 - 6:00am
SVG Icons?
When will KDE support SVG-icons?
By Janne at Sun, 2004/12/19 - 6:00am
Re: SVG Icons?
In 2001.
We don't ship SVG icon sets because they are slower than bitmap sets, but that doesn't mean they don't work. The first 3rd party sets are even starting to appear on www.kde-look.org
By carewolf at Sun, 2004/12/19 - 6:00am
The best wallpappers..
.. are not branded. I much prefer a nice photograph of a flower, an animal, a landscape, a face, over a KDE wheel. It will be interesting to see what images are submitted to this contest. SVG as format is suitable for logos, but at the same time logos are boring.
I think KDE is so strong on its own that it does not need much branding where commercial companies would use that. I hope for some original artwork that is strong on its own!
By Claes at Sun, 2005/01/23 - 6:00am
Re: The best wallpappers..
Unfortunately kde-look has no sections for wallpapers...
By gerd at Thu, 2005/01/27 - 6:00am
Re: The best wallpappers..
Hu? Have a second look. :-)
By Anonymous at Mon, 2005/04/18 - 5:00am


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Mr William Bowser:
A native of Rye Neck Maryland, Mr Bowser was born on January 23,1842. He served in the 29th United States Troop Company A and fought in Peters burg Virginia and North Carolina. He was mustered out in 1865 after two years of service
According to the Newport Journal and Guide on their June 23 1939 newspaper addition Mr Bowser was 97 years old and expected to spend many more yrs living quietly in Philadelphia.
Mr Ephram Slaughter:
As a young boy Mr Slaughter ran away from home in North Carolina where he joined the 37th Regiment of the United States Colored Troops. He later moved to Dauphin Co Pennsylvania where he and his first wife Carrie resided for over 39 years. He later married Georgianne and celebrated his 90th birthday in 1936.
This Field Order issued by President Abraham Lincoln was in regard to maltreatment of troops regardless of color even though as we know it was not followed.
These two soldiers survived the war living too ripe old ages that the Lord had blessed them with. I am sure their stories of the war was told by them but we must make sure that their sacrifices are still being told.
Thank you Mr Bowser and Mr Slaughter for your service, for if it had not have been for you and others like you who fought for our freedom, I shudder to think where we may be today.


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Monday, January 25, 2010
Introversion and Isolation
In May 2003, I asked my Newsletter readers to take an online Myers-Briggs personality test and email the results, along with their diagnosis.
The Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) begins with eight personality functions in contrasting pairs - Introvert (I) or Extrovert (E), Intuitive (N) or Sensing (S), Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P).
The Introvert/Extrovert dichotomy relates to people drawing their energy from being alone or with people rather than simply being either shy or outgoing. Thinking and Feeling are self-explanatory. Sensors tend to focus on the here and now while Intuitives look for meaning and possibilities. Judgers prefer structure in their lives over the messy flexibility of Perceivers.
Falling within these four temperaments are 16 distinct personality types, defined according to the eight paired personality functions, thus INFP, ESTJ, etc.
I analyzed the first 100 responses. Most readers also sent in their diagnosis, nearly all with depression or bipolar disorder. Since most people with bipolar disorder are depressed more than manic, it is safe to conclude that this poll was dealing with a mostly-depressed population. Approximately three-quarters of the respondents were women.
The first eye-popping result was 83 percent of those who replied were introverts, which sharply contrasts with the 25 percent to be found in the general population. According to one reader, who had a strong extrovert score four years ago and a much weaker one when responding to this poll: "Over the last four years I've sunk into a very isolated existence. The mania has worsened despite changes in medication/dosages and I spend most of my time sleeping and avoiding large social functions. I do slightly better in small social gatherings, but up until just a couple of months ago I didn't go anywhere or see anyone other than my immediate family within our house."
The best is yet to come: There were 17 INFJs and 14 INFPs, the largest populations in this study, the "mystics" and "dreamers," respectively, who only account for one percent each of the general population. These groups turned up in higher than expected numbers in at least two online MBTI tests, which may explain the large turnout here.
As for the extroverts: Possibly because it was just one letter off INFP, there were seven ENFPs, "visionaries" who would fit right in with the mystics and dreamers, the only category of extrovert over-represented in this poll. Since other versions of extroverts have descriptions such as "enforcers," "adventurers," "helpers," and "jokers," you can see what we are missing.
One of the few psychiatric studies using the MBTI, by David Janowsky MD of the University of North Carolina, also found a preponderance of introverts (as well as feelers) among a depressed population.
Several readers commented that their results varied on circumstances and phase of illness. Stephanie wrote that "when manic I'm as sociable as Bette Midler on cocaine and when I'm depressed, seriously come not near me."
Carol, who came up ENTJ back in college and again a couple of years ago when working for a mutual fund company, observed that "if I may draw a conclusion, those of us who can break through isolation and make contact with others, could be better able to keep the depression at bay."
In the meantime, we are left with the disquieting knowledge that our illness can isolate ourselves to the point of virtual no-return. Another study by Dr Janowsky found that 84 percent of 64 suicidal patients he examined were introverts, leading the him to observe:
"The issue of social isolation has been mentioned as a potential risk factor for suicidality. The introverted individual almost certainly has trouble reaching out to others, especially in times of stress and need. Thus the social isolation of introversion may set the scene for suicidality."
In a 2001 article appearing in Current Psychiatry Reports, Dr Janowsky cites various studies to support the proposition that "increased introversion predicts the persistence of depressive symptoms and a lack of remission" (and conversely that extroversion can improve outcomes).
The obvious antidote is to do whatever it takes to get out of the house and into the company of others. This is generally easier said than done, given the nature of our illness, but the stakes are enormous in what could very well be the most important aspect of our treatment.
Based on what I have learned and experienced since writing this article nearly seven years ago, I would make some major changes to include the positive features of introversion. On a personal note, I am an INFP and a hermit by nature. What makes my day is connecting two seemingly unrelated thoughts alone in my room or while out on a walk in the middle of nowhere. I do perk up around people, and in these situations I get mistaken for an extravert, but the effort drains me and I find myself relieved to be back in my comforting isolation.
I pity those who have no comprehension of my rich inner world, but when I originally wrote this piece I realized my isolation was killing me, as it had nearly killed me at other times in my life. Accordingly, I made deliberate efforts to get out amongst people, which no doubt reduced my risk of depression, and had the unexpected result of helping me find the kind of ease within myself that had eluded me my whole life.
Getting out amongst people back then was like plunging into ice water. It's much easier now, but the water is still cold. Your views, please ...
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- MotherFury said...
MBTI result = ISTJ. Diagnosed bipolar a year ago, but in the process of revisiting that (hurried) diagnosis.
My personal thoughts on my own years of isolation is that while it can be comforting and familiar, it can also be like a lead weight around my neck in a sea of loneliness.
After years of "alone", I'm struggling to get out of that sea and spend some time on on the beach and socialize. I see that as my direct connection to recovery from deep depression and work towards it a little bit each day. Some days all I can manage is to make eye contact with the Walmart check out person. Other days, I can engage complete strangers in conversation. Little steps to a big reward.
- January 25, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Julie McNeill said...
The positive side of introversion is that writing(Poetryin particular)is my therapeutic aide and cultural contribution.
Writing a poem doesn't need long, sustained effort as does a well written essay or short story.
A Poem defines what it is getting at you, sorts it, reviews it, and you have a sense of accomplishment at self-expression.
Now with blogs you don't have to get rejected by a publisher time and again to get feedback!
I agree with you totally about having to socialise now and again as avoiding it increases and the computer becomes my daily contact with people.
However with a weekly yoga session, and political party affiliation this allows me to connect with good people, and not be reclusive.
I do have a limit on this social interraction whether it creates anxiety or over stimulation and as you describe, 'the effort drains me.'
Wow, I am not a freak! Thanks for this...
- January 25, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Belle said...
Different tact here...I seek isolation from humans as it's my form of Aboriginal Therapy...My Walk-About. I was fortunate enough to have a small cabin near a lake before it was burned down.
There was a path with my footprints from the 6 million walks I took around that lake.
My spirit will ache to be with the animals, insects, birds, trees, etc..
They renew me and teach me valuable lessons.
One valuable lesson was taught by a flock of birds and one tiny chickadee. I had a cheap feeder strung between two trees. The birds would take turns eating...no pushing or shoving. It came to mind that people need to do it. Share without bitching, jostling, pushing others away/down to get their almighty seed.
The chickadee rested on one of the lines, flipped over and hung upside down. When the wind blew, it became a trapeze artist and swayed in the breeze...when ready it flew off.
I am like that tiny bird; I'm going to be me and flip over or flip out depending on where my head is...lost or up my butt.
No more letters after my name, or before it. It's another form of labeling and I don't accept them any more.
Labels get lost in my wrinkles, anyway.
When I choose to return to the general population, it doesn't take long for folks to bring me up to speed on who screwed up, got screwed, or who needed screwing.
...and in their eyes, I see begging or belligerence...busy, busy lives but no time for their own needs.
No idea where I was going with that, but I wonder if another category should be added for people who are Rushers Around...Stand Stills?
- January 25, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Unknown said...
I am a self reported introvert and I have struggled with depression at times in my life however I do not connect the two. I connect my depression with Eckhart Tolle's description of a "pain body"; a parasite that overtook me and over which I had little control; I also used his techniques to rid myself of depression and I am still an introvert; happily so. I have no idea why as a seven year old I cried about all the sadness in the world or why I could not manage my emotions. My introversion on the other hand is my ability to find energizing stimulation inside my own head rather than seeking it outside myself. My introversion is not sad or painful. Yes, I have experienced myself as socially awkward, not being able to find words and judging myself harshly because of that. But I also believe our extroverted valuing American society has played a major role in that. I am horrified when I hear my relatives react to their own discomfort with introverted four and five year olds in my family - "you need to learn how to talk" always said with attitude or "I think she's ok but I'm thinking of getting her tested, she doesn't like to talk" And its not the parents who do this, they accept their kids as they are. I intervene and speak with the adults to be accepting. Like yesterday I remember adults saying negative things to me and about me as a child; no wonder i judged myself and took forever to get my footing in relating warmly others in public venues. Perhaps as we as a culture are able to value and be ok with not being hugged and chatted up by introverts, not judging, but handling our need to be the center of other's attention, introverts will be able to move towards a greater balance between these two orientations to life. I believe this is one of the greatest values of more Type awareness in our culture.
- January 26, 2010 at 12:49 AM
It's interesting to see that my type, ENFP, is the only overrepresented extrovert type. I have read that ENFPs need more alone time than any of the other extroverts, which supports your hypothesis that introversion is related to depression and bipolar. In fact, I assumed I was an introvert for a long time and was skeptical of my results even after taking the lengthy, "real" MBTI, until I read that ENFPs in particular display a lot of introspective, introverted traits. While I'm extroverted in other ways (enjoy crowds and meeting people, the last to leave a party, being alone too long makes me feel lethargic) I frequently experience the sensation that I'm sure is familiar to introverts, that I am feeling drained and overstimulated and MUST be alone NOW.
I feel like extroversion can have its dangers in a bipolar person as well -- the combination of feeling energized by a crowd and alcohol can make me feel euphoric and manic, to the point where I do things beyond what a normal intoxicated but intelligent person would do and have emotional reactions that are extremely out of proportion to what I would normally experience in a less energizing setting (even while drunk). Even if I manage to keep my wits about me, so to speak, I often feel panicky at the end of a party as people are leaving, and don't want to slow down or go to sleep until I pass out with exhaustion. Obviously, in an effort to get well and keep myself under control, I can't party like a typical early-twentysomething.
It's clear that NF is a particular risk factor for depression but I wonder if the combination of N and P can have some effect, mainly on ADHD or possibly mania. I'm extremely high in both dimensions and the result is a difficulty paying attention to the real world or having any concrete sense of time or plans, a sense that I'm just sort of floating through the world having experiences and things happen as they will. I know INTPs and INFPs can be similar.
- January 26, 2010 at 2:43 AM
- John McManamy said...
Hi, everyone. Really great comments. Please keep them coming. We stumbled into an extremely important issue here, and with your help I'm looking forward to doing more pieces on the topic.
- January 26, 2010 at 10:49 AM