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The PCI-e solid-state drives are high-speed expansion cards that facilitate the attachment of peripherals to a computer. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-e) is a serial expansion bus standard. There are different sizes of PCI-e slots which are dictated by the total sum of bidirectional lanes at the slot. The PCI-e standard acts as the data transport layer in add-in cards and graphics cards.
PCI-e SSD storage is just another alternative to server-side flash deployment. Using PCI-e SSDs directly introduces flash on the server motherboard which means that a device connects to the host via a non-shared serial link. It will, therefore, eliminate bus sharing between devices. The PCI-e interface helps reduce latency and enhances the data transfer speed.
Generally, PCI-e SSD card has a far better performance compared to SATA SSDs and SAS SSDs as well as the fibre channel solid-state drives. Some of the most notable versions of the PCI-e standard are the PCI-e 3.0 released back in November of 2010 and PCI-e 4.0 released back in 2017. PCI-e 4.0 offers a two-fold increase in bandwidth compared to the PCI-e 3.0 revision. The PCI-e 5.0 was released in 2019 with even greater bandwidth to support faster and more efficient performance.
Other standards released by the PCI-SIG are the NVMe (non-volatile memory express). NVMe delivers a highly optimized set of commands for easier accessing of PCI-e SSDs. NVMe is all about exploiting parallelism in PCI-e to enhance performance.
Yet another interface is the M.2 SSDs which is a smaller form factor that is designed for expansion cards that are mounted internally in high-performance workstations and servers. It's a replacement to the mSATA and carries four lanes of bandwidth of the PCI-e 3.0 standard.
We have the following wide range of storage capacities for the PCI-e SSDs to meet all your needs. The capacity options we have here at AllHDD are: 512GB, 750GB, 785GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.75TB, 1.79TB, 1.92TB, 2TB, 2.6TB, 3TB, 3.2TB, 3.5TB, 3.84TB, 4TB, 6.4TB, 7.68TB, 8TB, 12.8TB, and 15.36TB.
Overall, the lower latency allows PCI-e and NVMe SSDs to provide fast response times in processing and handling large workloads such as those associated with data warehousing and transaction processing. One of the best applications of PCI-e flash is in data centers where read and write access is in microseconds and is able to meet input/output (I/O) requirements. PCI-e SSDs help in surpassing the bottlenecks that are linked with the use of SAS and SATA SSDs especially in guaranteeing performance in frequent file transfer scenarios. The total sum of PCI-e lanes in an SSD determines the effective data transfer speeds. For example, a 16-lane PCI-e 3.0 device will easily achieve 32 Gbps transfer speeds.
Some of the drawbacks associated with the PCI-e SSDs are the prohibitive costs and high power consumption that leads to shorter battery life.


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Merit and Inherit
In his commentary on this passage from this week's Torah portion, Rashi cites the following explanation of the Midrash for the stress on "He will have given to you".
It shall be in your eyes as if you received the land the day you enter it, is the Divine message, and not merely an inheritance from your forefathers.
There is a special feeling when receiving a precious gift one has earned rather than automatically inherited. The mitzvah which follows the above-mentioned introduction – the sanctification of the first-born – served as a merit for the Jewish nation to acquire their land. It was therefore communicated to them that they should view their entry into the land as a gift they acquired with this and other mitzvot rather than just an inheritance.
This relationship between merit and inherit continues throughout history. Only by increasing our merits by fulfilling our spiritual potential can we hope to inherit Israel forever.

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Miranda Lambert Gets Emotional Over Destruction Still in New Orleans
It's been nearly seven years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southeast United States, killing thousands and leaving millions of American citizens homeless. Despite aggressive reconstruction efforts, the revitalization process has been slow-going for many victims. During her recent tour stop in the Big Easy, Miranda Lambert got rather emotional about the destruction still untouched in New Orlea


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Unknown says
Thanks so much Courtney for hosting – beautiful features as always – have been drooling over that ruffled bedskirt since it was posted, lol
Have a wonderful wknd
FABBY'S LIVING says
Nice features. Thank you so much for yet, another great party! Enjoy your weekend.
Trisha says
So many beautiful features! Thanks for letting me join in on the fun!
michele says
hi courtney!
we have a senior in HS too this year. i refuse to believe it tho. our eldest is moving into his first apartment in a few days. how in the world did i get this old?
thanks for hosting.
Hi Courtney! Thanks for hosting! I just saw something in your sidebar about KMart, so I have to go check that out. I haven't noticed it before. Love that place! 🙂
Feathering our nests is OH SO MUCH FUN! But as our kiddies grow up and leave the nest it brings SUCH changes…Oh My, if your 2 LITTLE ones are in high school, your days are FULL OF FUN! After they graduate the years seem to just MELT AWAY! So enjoy!!!
I LOVE your idea of the salt shakers as little vases. "CLEVER GIRL"!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Diann says
Wonderful features. thank you for hosting and have a terrific weekend!
Thank you for hosting. Wishing you a grand weekend. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
The Charm of Home says
Love the little vintage salt & peppers. I also love that fall mantel! Boy, I am not that far ahead yet. Too much stuff happening here. Thank you for hosting and for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
Unknown says
Thanks for the party Courtney! I love those features!!! XO, Aimee
Heaven's Walk says
Hi Courtney! Thank you so much for featuring the new bedskirt Shellagh made for me! What a nice surprise this afternoon! I wanted to thank you, too, for hosting FNF every week. I've met some wonderful new friends and all of the inspiration has my head whirling with ideas! 🙂
Hugs to you!
xoxo laurie
Andrea says
Thanks for hosting! This is my first party with you! I plan to be back!
Andrea @ dwellrepurposed.blogspot.com
Ruby Jean says
Beautiful features and I loved your Glass Bottle Diy project. Thank you again for hosting us.
Have a Lovely rest of the week!!
Love what you did this week! Great features! Thanks for hosting!…hugs…Debbie
Anne says
Great features and inspiration!Thank you for hosting.
Debbiedoos says
Thanks sweet Courtney for hosting. I love your features as always the greatest inspiration around!
Thanks so much for hosting the party 🙂
Noble Vintage says
thanks for hosting Courtney!
Anita Diaz says
What a pretty bedskirt!! Thanks for hosting Courtney!
Hi Courtney: I really like your table runner project–it is so summery, and just beautiful with the soft pink and white roses. Love the features you selected this week. Thank you so much for hosting the party. After a bit I'll return to enjoy the links!
Sarah says
Courtney, can't believe you have high school age kids. You don't look old enough to be barely out of high school yourself.
Thanks for hosting each week. So much inspiration here!
Unknown says
Your runner is adorable, and I love the vases. Thanks for hosting Feathered Nest Friday!
Lovely features, Courtney! Thanks for hosting!
I love your little salt and paper shaker vases! So sweet. Thanks for hosting!
Carolyn says
Great features!
Thanks for hosting,
I've always felt that industrial decor blends perfectly with romantic. I myself romanticize over crust and rust, too! All linked up, and thank you for hosting Feathered Nest Friday once again!
Rosemary@villabarnes says
Thanks for hosting, and for all the inspiration.
Courtney, what lovely features! Thanks so much for hosting each week!
Stan and Jody Gabara says
Thanks for hosting a fun party and love all the wonderful features!
Debra@CommonGround says
Hi Courtney, I always love seeing photos of your wonderful kitchen! Just linked up, thanks so much for hosting!! Hope you have a great weekend!
Oh it all goes so fast with kids! Here it is another new shcool year. Enjoy it! Great links from last time. Thanks for such a fun party Courtney!
Great features, Courtney. Thanks for hosting and have a great weekend.
Thank you for featuring my pallet make-over on Feathered Nest Friday Courtney and also for mentioning my Shabbilicious Friday link party… you are so sweet.
Hugs – Kerryanne
Beautiful features. Thanks so much for hosting! Have a lovely weekend!
Blessings, Nici
Unknown says
Thanks for the fun party, happy Friday!
Linda@Coastal Charm says
Thanks for hosting Courtney, it's always fun here at your party.
Thanks so much for hosting~Have a fabulous weekend!
Pamela says
Such beautiful features Courtney! Wish I had something to share this week. Maybe next. Hope your week is going well.
Hi Courtney, oh how I love that bedskirt of Lauries! Love what you've been doing to fluff your home. Other fun features also. Thanks for the party.
Thanks so much for hosting Courtney! Have a great weekend!
Angie says
Hi Courtney,
This is my first time joining this party and I am super excited. I love reading your blog and find such inspiration in your photos. 🙂
Hugs, Angie
Unknown says
Happy to have something to share this week, Courtney! Thank you for hosting. Have a lovely weekend!
Joy@aVintageGreen says
Thanks for hosting. Wonderful features.
Hi, Courtney! So glad to be joining in the party this week. Thanks so much! Great features!
ANNE says
Thanks for your beautiful party each week! Enjoy your weekend xox
I sooo love your kitchen island. ~sigh~ And those salt & pepper shakers as vases are adorable! Thanks for hosting the party. 🙂
Maya Kuzman says
A beautiful party this week! Dying to check up on some projects!
Thank you for hosting!
[email protected] says
Thanks for letting me share my own recipe of tasty and delicious
Healthy Peanutty Cookies!
Here's the link:http://www.momessentials.net/healthy-peanutty-cookies/
Gail says
Great features this week Courtney. Thanks for hosting and hope you have a wonderful weekend, Gail
Tricia says
It seems like your brain is always bursting with great ideas, Courtney! I sure love everything you put together this week. School doesn't start here until after Labor Day, so we're on the final countdown…my baby is going to kindergarten 🙁 Hope you have a good weekend! xo
Cottage and Broome says
Love your table runner! Thanks for hosting again this week, Laura
Courtney, Thanks so much for hosting! Life to the full, Melissa @ daisymaebelle
Unknown says
Gorgeous features this week and always!
Rebekah Greiman says
Good morning! I linked up two things today.
(1) I have been overrun with tomatoes from my garden. And I love sundried tomatoes. I've linked up Sundried Roma Tomatoes-made in the oven (#285). They are so good on a pizza, a sandwich, or just by themselves.
(2) I've also linked up simple recipes to make all of your Skin Care from home. The ingredients are healthy, moisturizing, wrinkle-fighting and non-toxic (#286).
Hope you enjoy and thanks for hosting the party again!
Courtney: Another week gone and fall is coming soon. Great features from last week and thanks for hosting..Happy Friday..Judy
Unknown says
I love the fabulous white kitchen with the black island! Thank you for hosting, have a wonderful weekend 😉
xoxo, Tanya
Liz @ Quirky Vistas says
Looks like I'm here at the last of the party but glad to be able to link up again. Thanks so much for taking the time to host!
WOW!! Thank you so much for the feature. I was totally expecting that wreath to take awhile and it was the quickest, easiest little project. I love natural decor items, too. I am so honored to be featured here. And, we just got back from vacation, this is the best welcome home surprise. 🙂
Once again I am inspired by your features and your blog. LOVE it here!
Make it a fantastic Saturday!
Pam Kessler says
Hope you are having a great weekend. Thanks for hosting the party!
lynn says
thanks for the fun party, courtney!
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Lewis Dunk Brighton & Hove Albion Face PES 2017
Download PES 2017 Lewis Dunk Face (Brighton)
How to Install?
- Download file & Extract them using WinRAR.
- Copy the CPK file to the download folder where your PES 2017 game is installed.
- Generally found in > "C:\Program Files (x86)\User\XxX\PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2017\download".
- Then generate the DpFileList.bin file with DpFileList Generator by Baris (Put this CPK into the Last Checked).
- Play & Enjoy the Game!
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Digital 135RD Inside Cellular Omni Directional Antenna
Digital Antenna's dual band cellular 3dB gain repeater inside antenna offers convenient placement and excellent performance. The unique pivoting swivel base and two counter sunk mounting holes allow the antenna to be attached to a wall or flat surface. The included 6' of our RG174 cable lets you install the antenna in a convenient location.
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Greens are the biggest food category missing in American's diets. Most yogis get more greens than the average American and are stereotyped for drinking green smoothies and juices. We drink green smoothies and juices because we are wise yogis.
As you move into this busy time of year, it's important to keep your intake of greens up. Kale and other greens like spinach, bok choy, watercress, mixed lettuces, Swiss chard, cabbage, dandelion, arugula or collard greens all are excellent choices. The benefits of greens are endless: they purify your blood, are linked to cancer prevention, clear sinus congestion, strengthen your immune system and promote your healthy gut bacteria.
Greens nourish the body and naturally crowd out the foods that make you feel yucky. They are high in calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorous, zinc and vitamins A, C, E and K so you can feel good getting in your daily dose. And greens are filled with fiber which will help keep the pipes moving while you're traveling.
Try my Kale, Pumpkin Seed and Golden Raisin Salad for a fresh take in the traditional kale salad. I had my husband Jason taste test it for you. At first he turned his noise up at the sight of kale, but after the first bite he said it was, "Surprisingly good," and ate the entire bowl.
Try bringing a yummy, healthy dish to your holiday celebration this year. (You don't have to tell them it's healthy 'til after they taste it.) It's a great way impress your loved ones and you might even inspire them!
Kale, Pumpkin Seed and Golden Raisin Salad (that'll make you want seconds!) – Serves 2-3
- 1 bunch lacinato kale – washed and sliced into ribbons
- 3 TB pumpkin seeds
- 3 TB golden raisins (I love these!)
- 3 TB Parmesan cheese (leave out to make it vegan)
- 3 TB olive oil
- 1 1/2 TB balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 TB Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey (or 1 tsp coconut sugar)
- Salt and pepper to taste
How To:
- Massage kale with hands to soften. You can also swap kale out for other lettuce or do 1/2, 1/2 version.
- Mix together dressing ingredients and blend with fork until combined. The Dijon mustard will keep the olive and vinegar from separating.
- Add 1/2 dressing and other ingredients to salad and toss. Add more dressing if desired or save for later. Salad dressing will keep for 5 days in refrigerator.
Remember: The more greens you juice, blend, and chew, the more vibrant you'll feel!
Try it out and let me know what you think in the comments below.
Jackie Dominas is a dietitian, yoga teacher, blogger, and dog lover. She believes every women deserves to feel amazing in their own skin and has witnessed the powerful effects clean eating and yoga have on the mind, body and spirit. Jackie has over 1,000 hours of teacher training with Bryan Kest and Yogaview in Chicago and has led workshops/webinars on detoxing and clean eating for the past 7 years. If you are in need of a healthy reset, her online, 14-Day Happy Body Program is filled with plant-based menus, recipes and grocery lists that will give you a fresh start. Get a free HB Starter Kit + 3 Day Meal Plan HERE. For more information about Jackie, yoga videos and recipes visit www.jackiedominas.com.


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The Scripps College Press Collection contains academic records, administrative records, correspondence, financial material, and publications and printings created since the press' inception. The collection covers the years 1941 to 2004 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1941 to 1985.
The Scripps College Press, originally named the Hartley Burr Alexander Press in honor of the Scripps philosophy professor (1927-1939), was established in 1941. The Class of 1941 instigated its establishment by donating the press as part of their class gift. They also managed to convince Frederick W. Goudy, renowned type designer, to create a unique type for exclusive use by the Press. Catherine Coffin Phillips, author, printer, and grandmother of one of the graduating seniors, Pat Morrison, agreed to underwrite the cost ($500.00) of Goudy designing a typeface for the colleges use. This was an excellent coup by the graduating class considering Goudy had previously designed a type for the University of California for which he had charged $10,000. Now the Class of 1941 needed to locate a press. In response, Los Angeles printer Ward Ritchie generously donated his Washington hand press upon which to print, and room was made in the basement of the art building. In September of 1941, Goudy returned to the campus to dedicate the first use of the type.
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Academic Program, 1971-1994
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Lecture Records, 1980-2001
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Photographic Material, 1965-1992
Publications and Printings, 1941-2003
General Publications, 1944-2003
Early Press Broadsides, 1941-1970
Broadsides, 1975-2004
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Members of the University of Wyoming Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board have named their "Top Profs" for the academic year.
All members of the senior honor society selected professors who have made a positive impact on their lives at UW. These professors go beyond normal classroom expectations to help their students succeed, both in college and later in their careers.
"Being selected as a 'Top Prof' is a great honor for professors because they are chosen by the students," says College of Engineering and Applied Science Professor David Whitman, one of Mortar Board's advisers.
Selection as a member of Mortar Board is one of the highest honors that a UW senior can achieve. Mortar Board recognizes students who have excelled in and out of the classroom, based on scholarship, leadership and service. Mortar Board members participate in many projects and activities throughout the year, both on campus and in the Laramie community.
Listed are the UW Mortar Board students, their Top Profs for 2013 and the professors' disciplines:
Aurora, Colo. -- Kelsey Mullikin, Michael Primus, communication disorders.
Basin -- Samuel Cauffman, Emily Guseman, kinesiology and health.
Burlington -- Joseph Davidson, Kevin Larsen, modern and classical languages.
Casper -- Melissa Berg, Michael Dillon, zoology and physiology; Ashley Creager, Rachel Watson, molecular biology.
Centennial -- Kayla Cederstrom, Kimberly Miller, elementary and early childhood education.
Cheyenne -- Cassandra Hoang, Shane Broughton, family and consumer sciences; Joshua Messer, Rachel Watson, molecular biology; Kimberly Sanchez, Todd Surovell, anthropology.
Durango, Colo. -- John Wotkyns, Ryan Kobbe, civil and architectural engineering.
Evanston -- Sharidan Aaron, Brett Deacon, psychology.
Gillette -- Cody Friedlan, Joseph Cooper, management and marketing; Morgan Pearson, David Thomas, kinesiology and health; Cinnamon Smith, James Haynes, secondary education; Heidi Solomon, John Spitler, mathematics.
Juneau, Alaska -- Shelby Oelklaus, Michael Dillon, zoology and physiology.
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Archana Thapa, Sherrie Rubio-Wallace, nursing.
Lander -- Natalie Basolo, Brad Williamson, music.
Laramie -- Milo Page, Jeff Selden, mathematics; Alyssa Schmidt, David Jones, communication disorders.
Loveland, Colo. -- Shannon Zurn, Tammy Mielke, elementary and early childhood education.
Lovell -- Danielle Peck, Mark Person, modern and classical languages.
Newcastle -- Shelby Hughes, Jennifer Lavanchy, modern and classical languages.
Powell -- McKenzie Danforth, Michael Barker, civil and architectural engineering; Megan Darrow, Milan Balaz, chemistry; Kourtnie Rodgers, Cary Heck, criminal justice; Patrick Sullivan, Paul Dellenback, mechanical engineering.
Rawlins -- Jennifer Parker, Paul Ludden, animal science.
Sugar Land, Texas -- Sydney Jones, Harold Bergman, zoology and physiology.
Torrington -- Alexis Madden, Marci Smith, kinesiology and health; Mark Schmick, Brian Cherrington, zoology and physiology.
Wellington, Colo. -- Hannah Peterson, Janice Benson, accounting.


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A Tour Around The ToySoul 2017 Exhibition
I've never been to a pop culture related exhibition in Hong Kong before but then I saw an ad for this toy exhibition "Toysoul" and decided to pop along to see if it was something worth visiting for a Japanese pop culture fan.
You can get 1 day pass ticket from 7 Eleven for HK$30 which is really just a receipt than a fancy looking ticket. If you exit the premises and plan to go back in afterwards, you'll need to get your hand stamped?
Getting There
The exhibition took place over the weekend between 15th - 17th December at the Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) which is a 20-30 minute walk from Kowloon Bay Station.
Or, you can take the free shuttle bus outside Telford Plaza which is kind of hard to find so, here's some pointers...
If you exit out the stairs where Marks & Spencers is, look for the K and Häagen-Dazs stores.
Walk round until you find this spot where there's a zebra crossing and some escalators.
If you then head pass the escalators you'll find the stop outside Hang Seng Tower.
The Exhibition
You didn't have to get tickets in advance because there was a ticket booth at the centre itself. I went on Friday so the centre itself didn't seem that busy. If you go during the weekends you'll come across lots of cosplayers gathering outside the exhibition apparently.
The exhibition itself felt quite small taking place in the Star Hall - you could see the whole exhibition at a glance as soon as you enter.
There was a prize draw where you could win all the goods here on display if you posted a photo on Facebook and it was randomly selected as the winner.
I think most of the toys on sale mostly featured American works or something local and original but...
There were some goods from more mainstream Japanese works on sale like One Piece, Megaman, Gundam.
I think only Japan can pull off making silly ideas look awesome. Like this Buzz Lightyear mecha, lol.
A lot of the figures you can actually get outside of the exhibition but some of the more original ones you can get at cheaper prices.
I quite liked these Mechatro robot designs by Kazushi Kobayashi.
Just happened to be 20th anniversary for One Piece and they had the figures on sale but, they didn't look that great to be honest... Especially for HK$320 =/
There was lots of Digimon merchandise but no Pokemon funnily enough.
I still wonder how Sanrio came up with the lazy Gudetama mascot, lol...
I guess you could consider Evangelion mainstream too.
I remember there was quite a push in marketing when it was out.
I think this was as close as you could get when it came to more niche Japanese figures - Mizuho from Please Teacher and Yui from To Love Ru.
Of course, mecha shows are always mainstream in Hong Kong.
Most of the retro mecha shows I didn't recognise ^^;
Can't miss the classic Astro Boy and Ultraman.
I watched a few Cantonese dubbed episodes of Golden Warrior Lightan when I was a kid and thought it was really cool. Tried finding a few videos on YouTube and still quite like it but the Japanese voices from that time sound horrible ^^;
Can't be a toy exhibition without Disney Tsum Tsums...
Was a corner dedicated to new original works by local toy makers which I have to admit, am completely clueless about... ^^;
Then there was an ad for Shanghai WonFes and you could buy tickets here.
There were some awesome Kitsune masks on sale which you always see in Japanese fiction and festivals.
Not quite sure what to think about these Bulkyz style Street Fighter figures, lol.
I think Hong Kong model makers can be considered as good as Japan when it comes to miniatures.
The mini diorama featuring the streets of Hong Kong was awesome to look at.
I'm not a fan of Apple products but these Classicbot figures were probably my favourite out of the entire exhibition!
Anyone with deep pockets and a fan of Transformers could order these 3D sculptures by Super Fans Group. The movies were OK action flicks for me.
And for the ladies, there was this section featuring a lot of "bishounen" crane game machines...
That had pot noodles in them, lol.
There was a Playstation section exhibiting their VR headsets along with some games such as Dragon Quest XI, Call of Duty, Taiko Drums, Dissidia, Detroit and Monster Hunter World.
I started playing Monster Hunter since the first game on PSP. Visually, Monster Hunter looks great but I kind of got tired of the gameplay after Tri on the Wii so not sure about getting it.
They had an awesome display on where you could burn some monster meat, lol.
There was a stage with live events with Japanese artist Kaori Hinata drawing live but, I didn't stick around to watch.
Well, despite the small place...
There was a lot of merchandise to see and it's probably worth going if you're interested in seeing mainstream, fun original toys from Hong Kong creators but... If you're looking a big fan of Japanese pop culture and into more niche, less well-known works then there probably won't be much that'll interest you here.


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I hope that 2018 is treating you well and that the New Year is full of adventures, challenges and learning opportunities.
It's been a while since I've blogged. The other day, I was going through my old computer files and came across some swatches I took last year of the Essie Winter 2017 Collection. While this isn't the newest collection, I still thought it was worth sharing, especially because the formula on these is fantastic!
All these swatches of the Essie Winter 2017 Collection are two easy coats per colour. I was able to achieve full opacity, and the shine on these is undeniable.
My favourites are On Your Mistletoes (blue), New Year, New Hue (plum) and Ring in the Bling (shimmery red). They're the bold and the beautiful.
These are the six shades in the Essie Winter 2017 Collection:
- New Year, New Hue – Beat the nail drum for this saturated plum.
- Be Cherry! – A retro red that you'll love 'cherry' much!
- On Your Mistletoes – Tip-toe towards this bold blue.
- Social-Lights – A unique soft grey with a warm, autumnal shimmer.
- Suit & Tied – This dusty peach is muted, sophisticated and easy to wear.
- Ring in the Bling – Set your nailphile heart on fire with this flaming red.


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Experimentation isn't just for scientists, badminton players can achieve serious benefits from experimentation. Sure, it's important to start somewhere, but how do we go about improving that system? Experimentation. To help illustrate the value that can be gained with experimenting in your game I'm going to use manufacturing as an example.
The Japanese are world-renowned for their manufacturing, specifically their ability to produce high volumes of goods with low defect rates. The more units of good you're producing the more likely that your system is going to break down and faults begin to show.
To compare this to badminton I would say that the higher level you play, the faster you and your opponents play, and the harder you both hit, the more likely you both are to make errors. It's hard for us to keep up, so this is where it's important to experiment with ways to improve your game.
Now, back to the Japanese and their manufacturing. They created a philosophy called "Kaizen" which means "improvement" or "change for the better". It's a process of continual improvement of processes. This not only means improving your existing processes but deciding if certain processes can be removed altogether.
In badminton, we tend to play in patterns because certain sequences of shots tend to go well together (ie smash, run to the net and kill), but sometimes we find ourselves running patterns simply because we've developed a habit that we do without thinking about the effectiveness of that pattern anymore.
This doesn't just apply to patterns either, it can apply to single shots as well. Here are some examples from my own playing experience.
I'm at the stage in my game where experimentation is increasingly important because my body isn't what it used to be. Playing against 18-year-olds who run forever I have to be creative and find ways to dictate the rally and keep them off balance.
When we're taught to hit our smashes we are instructed to contact the shuttle as high as possible and to hit the shuttle with as much angle as possible. This makes sense logically, however, it can really throw your opponent off if you mix things up.
I began waiting for the shuttle to fall a little bit further, hitting it much flatter than usual. This causes the shuttle to land several feet further back than my opponent expects, and it passes them at a much higher point. A similar tactic can be employed in doubles where you deliberately aim higher on your opponent's body as they are bent over expecting a steep smash.
As for experimentation with patterns go, your options are endless. Fairly early in the first game between two people who haven't played each other before you will start to see patterns develop. With opponents who have played each other a few times before they will start off almost instantly with clear patterns.
Patterns can be good, and bad for you depending on how well you take advantage of them and how well you adapt. If you adapt well to your opponent's patterns you can begin to anticipate their shots and counter effectively. If you can adapt your own patterns to keep your opponent guessing, that's also great.
If you like to hit a slice and follow up with a push from the net, you could try mixing it up by switching the push with a deceptive net shot (ie pretend you are going to push, and then drop). I know this is hard to illustrate in written form.
The point of all this is to be willing to take some losses early on in the hopes of developing a more complete game in the future. I may not be nearly as fast or fit as I used to be, but I am far more tricky and control my matches much better. Go ahead, try some experimenting with your game as well and let us know in the comments some of your ideas or frustrations.
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Pronunciation: lay-zee • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: 1. Not eager to work, in fact, eager to avoid work or any other type of exertion, indolent. 2. Sluggish, slothful, slow-moving, as a lazy river. 3. Encouraging idleness or sluggishness, as a lazy summer day.
Notes: Today's Good Word is a common word, especially around this time of the year in North America. Because of the heat, summer is the time of vacations and time off from work. This word comes with an adverb, lazily, and a noun, laziness. The comparatives are lazier and laziest. A person characterized by laziness is a lazybones. Almost as soon as lazy turned up in the 16th century, a verb, laze, appeared, as to laze around the house all day.
In Play: Lazy is used most often in the first sense: "Will Doolittle is too lazy to mow his lawn, so you can barely see his house from the street." However, even diligent folks deserve a patch of laziness in these lazy, hazy days of summer: "Major Slaughter likes to drift lazily around the bay in his catamaran on weekends."
Word History: Today's Good Word was spelled laysy in the 1540s, which makes its history pretty obvious. It was either formed from lay, as tipsy was created from tip, or was heavily influenced by lay. The word is how you would characterize a layabout, making this speculation even stronger. The languages surrounding English all have words sounding like lazy, such as French lassé "tired" and German lassig "lazy, weary, tired". These might have been influential in shaping lazy, too. This word comes from the same source as Russian legu "I lie (down)", and German legen "lay". The English word fellow contains lineage from this word, too. How? Fellow comes from Old English feolaga "business partner", based on fe "money, property" (today's fee) + laga "a laying down". You had to lay down money or other assets even back then to become a business partner. (Albert Skiles is not at all lazy when it comes to suggesting excellent Good Words like today's. He submits scads of them.)
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Generally, the Florida Building Code requires a permit for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection and building construction work other than minor repairs. If you are unsure if a permit is required, please contact the Building/Fire Safety Division at (407) 571-8433.
Replacement fence work is divided into two categories:
No. Painting, carpeting, tile work, replacement of cabinetry and drywall repair in single family residential homes is considered cosmetic and does not require a permit. Any work that changes the structural integrity of a building does require a permit. Note: Changes to exterior color of buildings in the West Town Center or Gateway Center areas do require the pre-approval of the Development Review Committee.
Yes. However, we strongly recommend that a licensed contractor perform the work. If a homeowner/building owner is going to pull their own permit, they must be the sole occupant of the building and meet numerous criteria contained in the Owner/Builder Statement Affidavit Owner/Builder Statement Affidavit mandated by the Florida Legislature. Homeowners are advised against pulling permits for a contractor because the homeowner then becomes the legally responsible party for all work. This includes all Florida Building Code requirements, any legal obligations involving OSHA regulations, IRS tax implications (FICA withholding), liability insurance and any and all other regulation related to the building industry.
A permit will expire six months from date of issue if no inspections are completed on the project or six months from the last approved inspection. In order to reinstate a permit, a written request must be directed to the Building Official.
The minimum building permit fee is approximately $55. For larger jobs, the building permit fee is approximately 2 percent of the contract price of the job.
If work occurs without a permit, the permit fee is doubled, or in some cases tripled, and the work can be required to be disassembled so it can be inspected. In addition, there are some civil risks to a property owner. Most real estate contracts require disclosure of all modifications to a home, condominium or building and most buyers are now conducting public records requests to ensure that work has been completed with a permit. Failure to obtain a permit and final inspections may result in serious complications or exposure to liability when a property is sold.
The City of Altamonte Springs adheres to the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Yes, the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code Florida Fire Prevention Code are available online.
Please call the Building and Fire Safety Department at (407) 571-8433. Requests for inspections can be made between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the following day. Please be sure to have your permit number when calling. Permits can also be scheduled online.
The City has adopted the Unsafe Building Abatement Code. This code only references buildings that are in eminent danger of collapse. Issues that are not structural in nature are not covered by this code. Landlord tenant disputes that are non-structural in nature (mold, drafty windows, HVAC systems and minor roof and plumbing leaks) are considered civil matters that do not fall under any codes that the City has adopted or can enforce.


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I don't like to "work" at being creative. I don't want to have to chase down creativity, or wave frantically to get its attention...as one would do in trying to flag down a bull.
I like my creativity to slowly edge into my thoughts, motion to me and let me know that it's there, waiting in the side wings for my pen to lift to paper or my fingers to lift to the keyboard.
I want my creativity to be part of me. Accessible when I want it to be. Nearby for safekeeping.
Part of the natural order of things.
But sometimes poetry doesn't work that way. It can have a mind of its own, playing stubborn, and not wanting me to access it so readily.
Today was one of those days. I wanted to write a poem, but it didn't come to me in a flash. So it became like a homework assignment: I had the topic, I had to do research, and I had to flesh out my ideas. It took time; it took effort.
Ideas and words were set down on screen, then the backspace and delete keys were hit time and time again. Type. Enter. Type. Enter. Type. Delete. Delete. Delete. Change font. Create a mood. Create a visual display of wordthoughts.
And in the end the poem was strong. Had meaning. Said what it should.
I worked on it, just as it worked on me.
(I can't share the poem with you just yet, as I wrote it to submit to a literary journal for April, hoping it'll be accepted and published. If that's the case, I should be able to share it with you thereafter.)


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By Devvy Kidd November 22, 2003 NewsWithViews.com Millions of Americans have read the Joseph Banister story. For those who may not know of this courageous individual, a short refresher is in order. Joseph was an IRS CID agent (Criminal Investigation Division) for a little over five years. In late 1996, he happened to hear some information about the nature of the income tax on a radio show. After two years of trying to prove the so-called "tax protesters" wrong regarding their beliefs, he finally concluded that the "tax honesty" individuals were indeed correct in their analysis of the income tax and its voluntary nature. Joseph had no choice but to resign his job, which at that time paid $80,000 per year. You see, this remarkable young man could no longer perform his duties as a CID agent after he discovered the truth. He could not look in the mirror every morning knowing that it was the IRS, his employer, who was breaking the law and committing fraud against the American people. How many people do you know would give up their $80,000 a year job for something called integrity? With no paycheck coming in, times got tough for this young man; a husband and father of two young boys who attended private Catholic school. However, as a college graduate with a CPA license, Joseph began the process of building a clientele, appearing at numerous events throughout the country and in his soft spoken manner, he told his story and why he could no longer participate in this fraud against his fellow Americans. As time has gone by, the IRS attempted to silence this courageous young man by making sure he knew a grand jury was sniffing around him. Then the IRS began contacting Joseph's clients and scaring them off so that his income began to once again dwindle. When that didn't work, suddenly the State of California took an interest in him. Stepping up this Nazi style persecution, the State of California is now attempting to take away his CPA license. Not because he has violated any law, but to shut up this courageous young man and deny him the right to work in his profession - all because he told a truth which threatens the powerful, global, banking cartel. Joseph's "trial" is now set for December 1, 2003. His "public" trial has shockingly has been moved to Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California and no civilians will be allowed on this military reservation. A civil matter regarding a CPA license will be heard in a star chamber, closed off from any public scrutiny. The tyranny doesn't stop there. According to Joseph: "My requests for discovery (in other words, requests to obtain IRS documents that might enable me to understand the allegations made against me) have been DENIED. My request to present evidence and witnesses that would prove the baselessness of the allegations against me have been DENIED. As if being prevented from properly defending myself was not enough, the IRS shockingly admitted in their own pleadings that they used their criminal investigation component by privately conferencing with both IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agents and Department of Justice Prosecutors to coordinate parallel civil and criminal proceedings against me without notice. The IRS admitted they conducted surveillance on my speaking engagements and eavesdropped on my political conversations and appearances. Recently, the IRS tapped its computer database of information from other taxpayers, prying into private financial intimacies and private accounts with banks and businesses, to use this information in this case. Is there anyone who still does not understand why I confronted this agency with their wrongdoing and resigned?" America: This is what your fear of your own government is protecting. And, let us not forget how much money it costs to retain a qualified criminal defense attorney. This writer started the "Buck for Banister" campaign in order to help this fine man pay his huge legal bills. If you wish to help, go to: www.freedomabovefortune.com Joseph is not alone Let us now go to Oregon in the case of Lanis Metteer vs the IRS, US District Court for District of Oregon. In this case Judge Garr King refused to allow four expert witnesses give testimony for Mr. Metteer before the jury. Who were these expert witnesses? Some cammie clad "tax protesters"? No, they were all former IRS employees; three of them resigned after they found out the true nature of the voluntary income tax. They are: John Turner, former IRS Revenue Officer, Sherry Jackson, former IRS forensic accountant and Joseph Banister, former IRS CID agent. Paul Chappell who is an attorney, before his retirement worked in the Office of the Chief Council (IRS) in Washington, DC, writing legal opinions for 17 years. All of these experts were at the court house awaiting their opportunity to testify in Mr. Metteer's case. All of these expert witnesses were allowed to present their credentials to the judge and then Judge King refused to allow their testimony before the jury, with the exception of Paul Chappell, who was only allowed a very limited window to discuss trusts. America: this heinous flavor of tyranny is what you are protecting with your fear of your own government. Dr. Steve Roebuck is a dentist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Agents wearing bulletproof vests and side arms raided his office and threw Dr. Roebuck in the county jail without bail for willful failure to file an income tax return and because he very correctly interpreted the withholding laws and stopped withholding taxes from his employees paychecks. Judge Terrance Boyle stated that this Christian man who never hurt a flea was "unfit to walk the streets of their town." Did Dr. Roebuck, an educated man, just decide to stop voluntarily filing and paying taxes without first researching the law? Hardly. He spent eight years studying and researching the law. On September 4, 2001, Dr. Roebuck appeared in court and entered a plea of not guilty. The now too common kangaroo court ruled and Dr. Roebuck went to jail for breaking not a single law. But the message the IRS sent was very clear: question our laws and we will destroy you. America: this is what you are protecting with your fear. In my piece IRS Makes Chilling Proclamation I quoted a recent statement by Terry Lemons, an IRS spokes mouth who said that the government is answering legitimate legal questions raised by law-abiding Americans via the petition process with "enforcement actions." America: your fear feeds this tyranny. Sybil Ludington Sybil Ludington was a typical 16 year old girl in 1777. She was the eldest of 12 children and was often responsible for taking care of her younger siblings. She was putting the younger children to bed on the night of April 26, 1777, when word reached her house that the British were burning the town of Danbury, Connecticut, which was only 25 miles away. Her father was a colonel in the local militia. His men were scattered over a wide area around the Ludington house in Fredericksburg, New York (now Ludington). Sybil convinced her father to let her ride and summon the men. She rode on horseback over 40 miles on dark, unmarked roads to spread the alert. Her course took her down through Carmel, on to Mahopac, and around to Kent Cliffs and Farmers Mills and back home. She rode alone with only a stick to prod her horse Star and to knock on the doors spreading the alert in time. The men whom she helped to gather arrived just in time to help drive the British, under the command of General William Tyron (who was also colonial governor of New York), back to their ships in Long Island Sound. Sybil Ludington was a true American Hero. (Told by Mrs. Todd James) Don't confuse fear with cowardice A sixteen year old girl didn't allow her fear to turn her into a coward. In the movie, Braveheart, William Wallace tells the "nobles" that if they don't stand with him, then they are cowards and he's ashamed to call them his countrymen. I am proud to call individuals like Joe Banister my fellow countryman and I say it with pride. As the Executive Director for We the People Congress, Inc., I work with extraordinary people every day who don't confuse fear with cowardice. Americans should fear these gangsters who run the IRS, but we have no other choice except to stand and fight for freedom and for our children's tomorrows as a free people. We refuse to allow fear of our government to rule our lives. We will not be cowards in the face of tyranny. However, we cannot be free as long as the yoke of tyranny rests upon our shoulders in the form of this immoral, progressive income tax. We cannot be a free people while congressionally sanctioned thugs called the IRS continue to terrorize and jail our fellow countrymen and women for nothing more than blowing the whistle on the fraud being perpetrated upon our people. Yes, the IRS has the power to destroy, but we the people have more power. I respectfully encourage you to join we the people in our upcoming lawsuit to settle a very important question on our First Amendment right to petition and why this is so important to your life and the future of this Republic. All those who have gone before us felt fear, but they did not let that stop their quest to birth this Constitutional Republic for future generations. Let us not abandon or ignore those who are standing firm and tall against tyranny because we feel fear. Stay the course, America. � 2003 Devvy Kidd - All Rights Reserved Sign
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"Joseph had no choice but to resign his job, which at that time paid $80,000 per year. You see, this remarkable young man could no longer perform his duties as a CID agent after he discovered the truth. He could not look in the mirror every morning knowing that it was the IRS, his employer, who was breaking the law and committing fraud against the American people. How many people do you know would give up their $80,000 a year job for something called integrity?"" |


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I missed journaling last night because of time constraints. And two little girls that came to visit on Friday and left tonight. They are so cute and fun.
Friday, 17 June:
* Read email and blogs, wrote Dear Randy: Can you explain this Genealogical Paradox? Got cleaned up, and found the cemetery query, looked in the Glen Abbey file, found the lot number, and printed the map.
* Stopped to get gas, at the library, then to Glen Abbey Memorial Park and found the site and took some pictures. Even took more for the SSDCGraveyard Rabbit blog sometime soon. Then to Costco for a Polish dog and drink for lunch.
* Got home at noon, read, then wrote Genealogy Radio Shows and Webinars this weekend. Tami and the girls came, and two down for naps, and Lolo went with Linda to the Y to practice swimming. Wrote CVGS Research Group Summary - 8 June 2011 and CVGS Computer Group Highlights - 15 June 2011 on Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.
* Went in to watch TV and nap, Audrey woke me up at 3:15 and we played. Went to dinner at Rubio's and to Cold Stone for ice cream (Audrey shared mine) and were home by 7 p.m.
* Listened to Geneabloggers Radio while giving girls a shower, got them dressed and ready for bed. Audrey stayed awake until after 10. Lolo passed out with Linda before 9.
* Wrote the Surname Saturday post and SNGF post. Added to the Best Of post. Checked Facebook.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Saturday, 18 June:
* Up with the girls at 6:30 a.m., got them fed, dressed and played outside for awhile. Tami up at 8:30 so that I could go off to CGSSD meeting. Noted that Surname Saturday - PICKLE/BEUCHEL - Germany > NJ) posted.
* Left at 8:30 for UCSD in La Jolla, got there by 9 a.m., sat in FTM class and offered wisdom. Then welcomed Gini and Elyse, and Elyse did an excellent job on Google: More than Genealogy to the assembled throng. Tweeted through the whole thing.
* Home by 12:40 p.m. to eat lunch, then watched FGS Webinar with Josh Taylor of NEHGS. Girls came home at 2 p.m., and went down for naps. Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Who is Your Most Recent Unknown Ancestor? posted.
* Wrote My daughter's Facebook photo. Audrey up by 3:30, and Tami packed up and left after by 4. Watched Padres game then we left at 4:45 for dinner at Oggi's. Home by 6 p.m. to watch rest of the game. Watered the back yard. Padres lost 1-0 (now 30-42...doesn't look good for the boys).
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, worked in RootsMagic a bit adding census sources from notes. Installed Family Tree Builder and uploaded GEDCOM to MyHeritage on one-year subscription - thanks, MyHeritage!
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and started a SNGF compendium post, then wrote this blog post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.


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C# is a managed language developed by Microsoft as a Java alternative, containing more syntactic sugar for features such as properties, events, asynchronous methods and more. It primarily runs on Windows but is also supported on Linux and OS X. The newer .NET Core allows multi-platform development.
Also read 7 Practical Reasons to Learn C# Programming.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pro .NET is a great toolbox
C# runs on top of the .NET framework, which provides many libraries containing classes used for common tasks such as connecting to the Internet, displaying a window or editing files. Unlike many other languages, you don't have to pick between a handful of libraries for every small task you want to do.
Pro Incredibly Well-Engineered Language
Where other languages invoke the feeling of being a product of organic growth over time, C# just feels like an incredibly well-designed language where everything has its purpose and almost nothing is non-essential.
Pro Awesome IDE for Windows
On Windows, Visual Studio is the recommended C# IDE. It provides a very flexible GUI that you can rearrange the way you want and many useful features such as refactorings (rename a variable, extract some code into a method, ...) and code formatting (you can pick exactly how you want the code to be formatted).
Visual Studio also highlights your errors when you compile, making your debug sessions more efficient since you don't have to run the code to see the mistakes. There's also a powerful debugger that allows you to execute the code step-by-step and even change what part of the code will be executed next. In addition to giving you all the line-by-line information you'll need in a hassle-free manner, Visual Studio has stuff you can click on in the errors window that will take you to the documentation for that error, saving you several minutes of web searching.
In addition to all of this, Visual Studio has an intuitive, intelligent, and helpful graphical user interface designer that generates code for you (the best of WYSIWYG, in my opinion), which is helpful for new programmers. Being able to create a fantastic-looking UI with one's mouse and then optionally tweak with code helps make programming fun for beginner developers.
Visual Studio also has the best code completion --Intellisense is every bit as intelligent as the name says it is. It, as well as VS's parameter hinting, is context-, type-, user-, and position-sensitive, and displays relevant completions in a perfectly convenient yet understandable order. This feature allows a new programmer to answer the questions "What does this do?" and "How do I use it?" right then and there rather than having to switch to a browser to read through extensive documentation. This allows the programmer to satisfy their curiosity before it is snuffed out by several minutes of struggling through exhaustive documentation.
And for the more adventurous and text-ready developer, Microsoft does the best job of ensuring that everything, from interfaces and wildcard types down to Console.WriteLine("") and the + operator, is well-documented and easy to understand, with relevant and well-explained usage examples that manage to be bite-size yet complete, simple yet truly helpful. The reference site is easy to navigate, well-organized, clean and uncluttered, up-to-date, and fresh and enjoyable to look at, and every page is well-written with consideration for readers who are not C# experts yet want to read about changing the console background color.
The best part? It's free! Visual C# Express contains all of the features described above, at zero cost. If you are a student, you can probably get Visual Studio Professional from your university, which also includes tools for unit testing and supports plugins.
Pro Supports some functional features
C# is primarily object-oriented, but it also supports some features typically found in functional languages such as lambdas, delegates and anonymous classes. Methods can be treated like any other object, and the Linq query system operates on monads with lazy evaluation (though it hides this with a lot of syntactic sugar).
You don't need to use these features to code in C#, though, so you can start with OOP and then learn about them.
Pro Great introduction to object-oriented programming
Object-oriented programming is the most widely-used paradigm. C# offers support for common OOP features such as classes, methods and fields, plus some features not found in competing languages like properties, events and static classes.
C# code is much more readable thanks to the syntactic sugar it offers. You can truly concentrate on your code, not on the way it's implemented.
Pro Best language for Windows programs
C# is clearly the best choice for Windows programs. The .NET framework contains everything you need to build great-looking apps, without having to learn the confusing Win32 API or download a ton of external libraries. C# can also be used to build Windows 8's "modern" apps.
Pro Very high demand in the industry
C#'s been around for just the right amount of time, is regularly updated with useful additions, is versatile, easy to write & read, & has excellent tooling support. This means it is a top choice for many organizations & will remain so for the foreseeable future.
Pro Can mix high and low level programming
You can code at the high level without worrying about pointers and memory management, but if you so choose you can switch to lower level programming with direct memory management and pointer manipulation (though you need to compile to specifically allow this).
Pro Awesome IDE for cross-platform development
Visual studio has embraced cross platform development over the past 3 years. With Visual Studio Code, you now have a light, and quick IDE variant available for free as well.
Pro With ASP CORE a good language to learn
With CORE you are no longer just limited to Windows, so a language worth learning.
Pro Supported on many platforms
C# can be used for Windows apps, Linux apps, OS X apps, Windows 8 "modern" apps, websites, games, iPhone apps, Android apps, Windows Phone apps, and more.
If you want to create a cross-platform application, you can share most of the code and write one GUI for each platform.
Pro .NET truly universal
With .NET core it is a truly universal programming language which support desktop apps (Windows), Mobile apps (Xamarin), Web Apps (ASP.Core MVC). Also is perfectly fit to serverless programming for micro services. Soon it will be also support Web assembly (Blazor).
Pro Great language for Unity game engine
Unity provides a selection of programming languages depending on preference or knowledge - C#, JS, Boo and UnityScript. C# is arguably the most powerful with better syntax and stronger language structure. It allows using script files without attaching them to any game object (classes, methods inside unattached scripts that can be used at any time). There are more tutorials and information for C# than UnityScript and Visual Studio can be used to code for unity in C#. Additionally, learning C# allows using it outside of Unity as well unlike UnityScript.
Con Older versions lacks standard-library support for immutable data structures
Con Complex syntax
Too many syntactic constructs to learn before it becomes usable.
Con .NET is a mess
Continual drama with standards, updates, Microsoft, and being really cross-platform.
Con Excessively class based OOP oriented
Limits users into overly using awkward paradigm and creating another kind of spaghetti code.
Con A pale imitation of Java
C# is a Java-like language, but Microsoft failed to imitate Java's consistency. For instance, C# has types that cannot be passed by address (e.g. DateTime), forcing the developer to use ugly workarounds.
Con Too easy to write multithreading apps that are buggy
Many web frameworks or GUI libraries will push novice users to writing multithreaded code, which leads to frustrating race condition bugs.
Other languages with multithreading push users towards safe constructs, like passing messages and immutable or synchronized containers. But in C# the data structures aren't synchronized by default, and it's too easy to just set a field and observe the result from another thread (until you compile with Release, and now you have a heisenbug).
Con Often-used products in most C# development environments get expensive
The majority of the C# development community uses Microsoft products which are not all free and open-source. As you get into the enterprise level of some of these products and subscriptions, the expense is multiple factors of 10 greater.
While you can use a fully open-source and free C# environment, the community around that is much smaller. While this can be said for other languages as well, the majority of C# falls into the for-pay Microsoft realm.
Con Popularly used on Visual Studio (proprietary)
Most people learn and depend on Visual Studio (proprietary) to write C#. The result is people learn how to use an IDE and not the concepts or fundamentals of good programming. However, you don't need VS to develop in C#, all you need is the dotnet CLI and a text editor that supports OmniSharp like VSCodium, Vim and Emacs.
Con Large Library and eco system makes it unsuitable for beginers
yes, all the information about the .net framework is in one place, but it is so extense that it introduces a steep learning curve for newcomers to the field of programming languages.


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Fast Stochastic
Both the Fast Stochastic and Slow Stochastic oscillators are used by market technicians as a timing indicator for signals of market reversal. The Fast Stochastic will provide more signals than the Slow Stochastic, although some analysts prefer the Slow Stochastic, believing it is less prone to whipsaws.
The Stochastic oscillator compares where a security's price has closed relative to its price range over a specifically identified period of time. George Lane, who developed this indicator, theorized that in an upwardly-trending market, prices tend to close near their high, and in a downwardly-trending market, prices tend to close near their low. Further, as an upward trend matures, price tends to close further away from its high, and as a downward trend matures, price tends to close away from its low. Lane's theory is that these are the conditions which indicate the beginning of a trend reversal.
The Stochastic indicator is plotted as two lines, the %D line and the %K line, with values ranging from 0 to 100. Readings above 80 are strong and could indicate that price is closing near its high. Readings below 20 are strong and could indicate that price is closing near its low.
For an excellent discussion of the Stochastic indicators, please refer to John Murphy's Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets (New York: New York Institute of Finance, 1986).
The Fast Stochastic indicator in BigCharts references the following default parameters:


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Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost are not three distinct seasons, but rather celebrations of and grapplings with three aspects of Christ's resurrection and what they mean about Jesus, God, Spirit, and us.
Jesus' friends and companions were adamant. Jesus had died, was brutally executed as a criminal and disruptor, but he continued to live. They saw him, received messages from him, and were different because of it. Jesus was with them individually and in community.
Easter did not just happen one morning 2,000 years ago, and it does not happen one Sunday a year; it happens over and over again through the life of the church and the life of those who would follow Jesus. It happens after the chocolate and jelly beans are gone; it happens when we know that love and hope have died. Then and now, powers and principalities say no to resistance, but God says yes to life. Death does not have the last word. Each new Christian generation has Easter experiences that demand the absurd proclamation, "He is alive!"
This month's reflections look at passages from Acts, Psalms, Isaiah, and Genesis. As we read both the texts and the resurrection-filled world around us, I have focused on bodies, laughter, and the earth itself—lest we become, as my mother often quoted, "so heavenly minded we are no earthly good."
Laurel A. Dykstra is a scripture and justice educator in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is author of Set Them Free: The Other Side of Exodus. www.laureldykstra.com
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Slapstick Comedy
Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11


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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Money-transfer company Western Union Co is being probed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a US district court over fraud-induced money transfers, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.
The company said it received a civil investigative demand from the FTC on Feb 21, requesting documents related to consumer complaints regarding fraud-induced money transfers sent from or received in the US since 2004.
Western Union also said it has received multiple subpoenas since Nov 25 from the US attorney's office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The inquiries have sought documents related to complaints made by consumers to Western Union relating to fraud-induced money transfers since Jan 1, 2008, as well as information about Western Union's agents, the company said in the filing.
"The government's investigation is ongoing and the company may receive additional requests for information as part of the investigation," Western Union said.
Western Union has been battling the FTC over a civil investigative demand for information about consumer complaints in December 2012. A federal judge in New York ordered the company to comply with the request last December.
The world's largest money-transfer company reported a 27 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profit, largely due higher costs linked to tightened regulations to prevent money laundering.


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Soundcheck Rock Academy
Private Lessons and Rock Bands in Columbia, MD
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This discussion appears to been kickstarted by Frank Bruni in the Times, who noted in his Sunday column that Zero Dark Thirty, the we-got-bin-Laden movie by the acclaimed Kathryn Bigelow, appears to argue, quite against the known historical record, that torture was crucial to learning OBL's whereabouts. Bruni:
But the movie of the year is also the political conundrum of the year, a far, far cry from the rousing piece of pro-Obama propaganda that some conservatives feared it would be. "Zero Dark Thirty," which opens in theaters on Dec. 19 and presents itself as a quasi-journalistic account of what really happened, gives primary credit for the killing of Bin Laden to neither the Bush nor the Obama administrations but to one obsessive C.I.A. analyst whose work spans both presidencies. And it presents the kind of torture that Cheney advocated — but that President Obama ended — as something of an information-extracting necessity, repellent but fruitful.
Dexter Filkins, in a New Yorker piece released today, takes note of the problem:
Bigelow maintains that everything in the film is based on first-hand accounts, but the waterboarding scene, which is likely to stir up controversy, appears to have strayed from real life. According to several official sources, including Dianne Feinstein, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the identity of bin Laden's courier, whose trail led the C.I.A. to the hideout in Pakistan, was not discovered through waterboarding.
Glenn Greenwald is raising a stink about this in his usual prolix way, and so on and so on.
Can I just say that I am equally bothered, and indeed even more bothered, by the fact that the movie opens with 9-11. Real-life voices of people in great distress or about to die. According to reports. I haven't seen the film, so maybe it's handled well, but that decisions seems to make to make the film automatically and definitionally a work of propaganda.
Think about it. Suppose Schindler's List opened with a scene from the Wansee Conference. Or the current Lincoln opened with a scene of slaves being whipped, or a house girl being raped by her master. Or let's say a movie about Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened with Pearl Harbor.
I think in each of those cases nearly all of us would agree that such openings would have been at best beside the point and at worst so heavy-handed as to be offensive. Do American movie-going audiences in 2012 really need to be spoon-fed a justification for the killing of Osama bin Laden? I suppose the filmmakers think they do. Politically, that's a dubious proposition. Aesthetically, it's a cheap one. It makes it a propaganda film. Only propaganda films feel the need to bang audiences over the head with the backstory on why our heroes' actions are justified, whether the heroes in question are Seal Team Six or the Wehrmacht marching into Poland.
I was keenly interesetd in seeing this film, but I have to say this makes me a lot less enthusiastic about the whole enterprise.


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Wednesday 11 August 2010
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Meanwhile, Kaladin, a former soldier disgraced and sold into slavery, arrives on the Shattered Plains as a bridgeman, a role designed to help carry and place the immense mobile bridges which carry the Alethi army into battle. Mistreated by his masters, Kaladin begins to burn with the need for freedom and vengeance, and finds like-minded men amongst his fellows.
In distant Kharbranth a woman named Shallan seeks a missing princess, hoping to become her protege and study under the most famous heretic on all of Roshar. But Shallan's quest disguises another, less honourable cause.
These three stories become entwined with the ancient legends of the Knights Radiant and the Voidbringers they fought against. The world of Roshar and the wider cosmere beyond lie in danger from an ancient force, and the key to understanding the nature of that threat lies with a man who can walk amongst the worlds...
There's no faulting the ambition of this novel. The publisher and the author have set out their stall quite clearly: they want the ten-volume Stormlight Archive series to be the next dominant epic fantasy series, replacing the soon-to-finish Wheel of Time sequence. The publishing marketing spiel has cranked up to support this effort, drawing comparisons with Tolkien and Frank Herbert which are more than slightly hyperbolic. Yet The Way of Kings manages to weather these pronouncements to stand on its own merits as one of the best epic fantasy releases of this year.
The Way of Kings is Brandon Sanderson's finest novel to date, showing a remarkable and satisfying maturing and evolution of his craft. Sanderson is a student of epic fantasy who's made it his business to test the limits of the subgenre and take a mass audience with him, and The Way of Kings raises this skill to new heights. Roshar isn't another generic fantasyland, but a dangerous and alien world wracked by devastating tempests which the normal business of humanity takes place in the lulls between the storms. In his previous books Sanderson has used his worlds as effective background locations, but in The Way of Kings the world itself comes to life satisfyingly, becoming a vivid location which the reader ends up wanting to know more about.
Characterisation is an area where Sanderson takes a significant step forward in quality. His characters in The Way of Kings are considerably more flawed and more real than those in Mistborn or Elantris, but he also avoids turning them into grim, grey ciphers. These characters are given motivations and rationales for what they do which make sense, and then evolve satisfyingly over the course of the book. It has to be said that of the three major protagonists Shallan is the one who is not developed very satisfyingly in this way until the very end of the book, when her last three or four chapters transform the reader's understanding of her character and motives in a very impressive manner.
Sanderson has a strong reputation as the creator of impressive magic systems, so it's rather surprising that The Way of Kings pulls back on the magical side of things. There's an excellent opening sequence depicting the assassination which is slightly reminiscent of Nightcrawler's attack on the White House in X2 and is as impressive, but otherwise actual feats of magic are somewhat few and far between in the book (although there is a fair amount of use of magical artifacts such as fabrials and Shardblades), although with plenty of hints that these will form a bigger part of the story in subsequent volumes.
Another surprise is that Sanderson makes a bold move in this volume by putting some of the common mythology of his universe into the centre of the plot: Hoid, the Shards of Adonalsium, the Shadesmar and other elements which have been hinted at in Elantris, Warbreaker and the Mistborn series are here brought into somewhat sharper relief (although foreknowledge of those earlier novels is not required) and followers of this shared-universe element of Sanderson's work will have plenty more to chew on as a result of this book.
On the downside, Sanderson does adopt an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach with the book, and uses some side-plots purely to establish elements which will have no resolution until much later, and as a result there are a few side-stories which simply have no apparent reason for being in this novel (most notably the scenes set on the Purelake). In addition, to achieve greater resonance and carry out more impressive worldbuilding, Sanderson has had to sacrifice the thunderous pace that made the first Mistborn novel very enjoyable, the result being a book which is a good 150-200 pages longer than it strictly needs to be with some repetition of ideas and some action sequences (the chasm battles, whilst very impressive and atmospheric, do start blurring together after a while).
The Way of Kings (****½) has some minor issues, but overall is a deeper, darker and more satisfying novel than anything Sanderson has produced to date. The book will be published on 31 August 2010 in the USA and on 30 December in the UK.
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Can you say anymore about how is writing has improved?
While I enjoyed Mistborn for it's plot, I thought his actual writing was pretty terrible. There was just no intimacy or immediacy to any of his scenes. He just seemed unable to breath real life in to his world of his characters due to his want of telling instead of really showing.
Hopefully he's improved on that though, as this book sounds pretty good from a story perspective. - 11 August 2010 at 23:55:00 GMT
Does volume 1 stand by itself?
In other words, does it have a reasonable conclusion, or does this start the endless waiting for the next big fat volume syndrome? - 12 August 2010 at 01:39:00 GMT
Anon1, have you read The Gathering Storm? The prose in The Way of Kings is a lot like that. I have also read an ARC and I agree with a lot of what Wert says. The prose and characterization are MUCH better in TWoK than in BS's prior books.
- 12 August 2010 at 02:15:00 GMT
Anon2, sadly for you this starts the endless waiting. Luckily BS writes very fast so I would expect to see the next book in about 2 years, with A Memory of Light before then.
- 12 August 2010 at 02:17:00 GMT
- David Wagner said...
Thanks for the review! My first pre-taste of what to expect when I add this title to my shelf in Sept.
- 12 August 2010 at 05:34:00 GMT
- Adam Whitehead said...
His writing is improved, although some show/tell issues remain.
Volume 1 is not as stand-alone as say the first MISTBORN book. There's some big revelations at the end but I wouldn't say anything like a cliffhanger. I think Sanderson knew it might be 2-3 years before he released Book 2, so he avoided anything too outrageous as an ending to the book. But this is very much the first chapter of a bigger story and not a huge amount is resolved at the end. - 12 August 2010 at 07:17:00 GMT
the Shattered Plains, a vast landscape of plateaus separated by dark chasms
Interesting. Sounds like he's been influenced a lot by the landscape in his native Utah, Canyondlands NP for example. - 12 August 2010 at 10:57:00 GMT
- Meghan said...
I'm so glad to hear that this is a good read and that Sanderson is improving. I enjoyed both Elantris and Mistborn but simply haven't got round to reading his more recent work. I'll be buying this when it comes out in the UK though and I genuinely cannot wait.
- 12 August 2010 at 12:58:00 GMT
- Peter Ahlstrom said...
Brandon is actually from Nebraska. He's only lived in Utah since he started college.
Brandon addresses the hyperbole of the ARC marketing copy here: http://brandonsanderson.com/blog/876/Thoughts-on-THE-WAY-OF-KINGS
The jacket copy on the final book is much different. - 12 August 2010 at 17:44:00 GMT
Aah right, thought he was from Utah. Still, I reckon the landscape hay have influenced him. Sounds similar. May ask on Twitter, being interested in the geography and geology of Utah.
- 13 August 2010 at 00:29:00 GMT
I notice that this garnered a rating better than any of the reviewed Steven Erickson's. Do you stand by that?
- 16 August 2010 at 22:21:00 GMT
- Adam Whitehead said...
Any of the reviewed ones? Yes. Of the unreviewed ones, I would rate DEADHOUSE GATES, MEMORIES OF ICE and maybe MIDNIGHT TIDES as being superior. Possibly GARDENS OF THE MOON as well, which I have a great fondness for despite its much-discussed issues.
- 17 August 2010 at 18:01:00 GMT
On the subject of Erikson, I know you said before your thinking of completing the Malazan reviews. Just wondered when abouts your thinking of reviewing them?
You may have mentioned it before, but i cant remember when you said and maybe its changed since :P
Kenn - 17 August 2010 at 18:24:00 GMT
- Alex said...
Can't believe there is a 4 month wait for this in the UK. Bonkers :(
- 25 August 2010 at 13:04:00 GMT
I think the interludes serve the purpose to induce the sense of things happening in the world. We get to know that all around Roshar, mysterious things are happening despite our characters staying pretty much put. This creates quite a bit of tension, especially regarding future books.
I think the end is a cliffhanger, but a pretty one. As Keamy said, there are definitely revelations, but two of them combined (Sazeth + Kaladin; contradicting missions!) make me feel _very_ hanging. - 28 October 2010 at 13:46:00 GMT
Any plans to review book 2, or waiting for more of the series to be published?
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J.R. Celski clinched a second short track speedskating event for the Sochi Olympics. He was almost happier to have childhood rival and friend Eddy Alvarez make the team.
Celski dominated the 500 meters at the U.S. trials on Saturday, winning both of the finals. Jessica Smith led all the way in winning the women's sprint, ensuring she'll skate at least two events in Russia.
Alvarez, a former inline skater from Miami, became the first Cuban-American man to make an Olympic speedskating team after finishing second to Celski in both 500 'A' finals.
"I had a moment in the locker room," Alvarez said, his eyes still red. "I just kind of looked back at what I went through to get here."
The 24-year-old skater failed to make the 2010 Vancouver Games and quit the sport to play shortstop on a junior college team in Salt Lake City. All the while, though, Alvarez's knees were killing him. He found out he had 12 tears between both knees, and decided to have them repaired at the same time.
He was bedridden for a month, and couldn't walk by himself for two months.
"All I can think about is those nights where I couldn't sleep," he said. "I basically hated life. I was in a hole. I just had no hope whatsoever."
By July 2012, Alvarez was back skating again. He eventually started training with Celski, whom he refers to as a brother.
"I'm proud of that kid for stepping up like he did," Celski said.
Alvarez clapped as he crossed the line behind Celski in the second men's final. Alvarez caught up with Celski and grabbed him for a hug.
Celski took the early lead before Alvarez passed him. Celski grabbed the lead right back with a pass down low in the four-man final. Celski won in 41.000 seconds.
"I was pretty shocked," Celski said about temporarily losing the lead. "We're always kind of pulling moves on each other. It's fun when we're out there racing each other."
Celski, from Federal Way, Wash., and Alvarez have competed against each other since they were 6.
"It sounds pretty awesome, don't you think?" Alvarez said about making the team with Celski. "It's everything we always talked about."
On the awards podium, Celski passed the winner's bottle of champagne to Alvarez. He shook it up while Jordan Malone grabbed Celski, who couldn't escape as Alvarez soaked his face and short, dark hair with bubbly.
Celski won the first 'A' final in 40.994 seconds, pulling away from Alvarez on the last lap and cruising across the line. Alvarez finished second and Kyle Carr took third. Malone fell during the race.
Emily Scott of Springfield, Mo., was third in the first women's 500 'A' final and came back to finish second in the day's other final, ensuring her one of three available spots on the U.S. women's team.
She didn't celebrate crossing the line, unaware that her finish meant she'd made her first Olympic team.
"I'm speechless," she said. "I didn't even know until my coach brought me over and congratulated me. I was just going out there to race."
Smith won both 500 finals after going through quarterfinal and semifinal rounds at the Utah Olympic Oval. She, Scott and Alyson Dudek kept the top three spots throughout the second final. Smith won the first final in 44.374, and was timed in 44.420 in the second.
Smith led from start to finish in the first women's 'A' final, winning in 44.374 with Dudek close behind. Scott was third and Sarah Chen fourth.
"I've been racing this weekend to help me for Sochi," Smith said. "Just skating my races and worrying about what I needed to do each time. It panned out each time with two victories. I'm excited where my racing is going. It's headed in the right direction."
Celski and Smith also will skate in the 1,500 in Sochi after each of them won their respective races Friday.
Five men will make the U.S. team, while just three women will after they failed to qualify a relay for Sochi. It will be the smallest U.S. women's short track team since the sport joined the Olympics in 1996.
Celski leads the 500 standings with 2,500 points. Alvarez was second at 1,920. Malone of Denton, Texas, was third with 1,357. Carr of Peachtree City, Ga., was fourth at 1,257. Kyle Uyehara of Whittier, Calif., stood fifth at 904.
Smith of Melvindale, Mich., topped the women's 500 standings with 2,500 points. Scott was second at 1,840. Dudek of Hales Corners, Wis., was third at 1,760. Sarah Chen of San Marino, Calif., was fourth at 1,280, well ahead of her sister Jacqueline, who was fifth with 836.
The four-day trials end Sunday with the 1,000.
Celski, Smith Clinch 2nd Olympic Short Track Spots
Eddy Alvarez, a former inline skater from Miami, earned his first Olympic berth after finishing second to Celski in both 500 'A' finals Saturday.
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Antonio Hamm
November 17, 1962 ~ November 7, 2008
Antonio Hamm died in Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, UT. He was a life time resident of Montezuma Creek, UT. Antonio married Libby Dee on July 7, 1985 and has two boys – Nathaniel and Theron Hamm.
He is survived by his mother Mamie and the late Joe Hamm, three brothers and six sisters. Also Sister-in-law – Elsie Dee Benally, Fannie Dee Nez, Luke Dee and his mother-in-law.
Antonio started at the old Ratherford Pre-school. The old building still stands and the pre-school is located by the CEU building in Montezuma Creek.
His sister says he had Navajo names for all his nieces and nephews and they call him, "Leprechaun," While growing up, he joined the Boy Scout Unit under Mr. Ronald K. Barlow, an elementary school teacher. He loved wearing his boy scout uniform and the various scout activities.
During the summer he took his nieces and nephew swimming in the San Juan River and took them to the old drive in movie that was owned by the Howe family of Monticello, Utah.
He was very traditional as he would say, "Ya'a'teeh, I am of this clan." And he would shake their hands. He would greet people by their clans.
Antonio was a handyman, and he would fix his truck and kept it clean and spotless. He was also a carpenter. He built for his family an eight-room house.
He had various jobs – UNDC carpenter, Utah Metal Works in Salt Lake City, and finally returning home to the Four Corners area to drive trucks for various road construction projects. He also worked for Lee's Trucking company in Montezuma Creek.
In 2005, he began working for Montezuma Well Service. He enjoyed working there and made many friends.
He was a quiet, patient, kind and playful person. He was especially proud of his two sons. He was also proud of Michelle Ham, now serving in the United State Navy and Natisha Dee, also serving in United States Marine Corp.
He will be missed by all those that knew him.
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Exploding iPod backfires on Apple
Owner flees to The Times
Apple is accused of trying to silence a father and his daughter with a legal gagging after the girl's iPod Touch had inexplicably exploded.
Ken Stanborough,47, from Liverpool, told The Times that Apple would refund his money only if the pair signed a confidentiality agreement banning them from talking publicly about the incident.
Stanborough accidentally dropped the iPod Touch last month. It started making a hissing noise and became hotter. He also thought "vapour" could be seen leaking from the player.
Wisely, he threw the device out of his back door and, after 30 seconds, "there was a pop, a big puff of smoke and it went 10ft in the air".
In a letter to the pair, Apple said that by accepting a refund the Stanboroughs had "to keep the terms and existence of this settlement agreement completely confidential".
The company warned that any breach of confidentiality "may result in Apple seeking injunctive relief, damages and legal costs against the defaulting persons or parties".
Stanborough went to the press instead.
A recent investigation by the Seattle TV station Kiro 7 found evidence of at least 15 burn and fire-related incidents blamed by iPod owners on their iPods.
News of iPods, HDDs, laptops and other gadgets bursting into flames or exploding is nothing new.
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Some people keep lists and calendars to remind themselves of food holidays: National Raisin Bran Cereal Day, International Nacho Day, Lobster Thermidor Day, and so on. I prefer to keep track of these things the way nature intended: by taking a morning peek at Facebook and noticing doughnuts everywhere. Doh! It's national Doughnut Day! I was caught off-guard, but it was early in the day so I had time to recover.
I made baked yeasted doughnuts that you can really sink your teeth into. If you like those soft, lighter-than-air Krispy Kreme things, don't make these. These are to those what Guinness Stout is to cotton candy (it's also National Mixed Metaphor Day, by the way).
I didn't have access to a stand mixer today so I started these mixing in the food processor and finished up by hand. I also couldn't find anything to cut out holes with, so instead of the more traditional roll-and-cut-out method of shaping, I simply formed balls, poked holes in them and stretched them out. They looked a little sloppy at first, but evened out during the bake.
Yeasted Baked Doughnuts
Yield: 8 large doughnuts
- Mix: 10 minutes
- First fermentation : 3 hours, with a fold at 1.5 hours
- Divide, rest, and shape: 30 minutes
- Proof: 1.5 hours
- Bake: about 20 minutes
Dough Ingredients:
- 350 grams flour
- 182 grams milk, lukewarm
- 53 grams (1 large) egg
- 30 grams butter at room temperature
- 3 grams (1 teaspoon) instant yeast
- 4 grams salt (2/3 teaspoon)
- 75 grams sugar
Topping Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- sugar mixed with spices of your choice, to taste (I used a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, and coriander)
- Combine flour, milk, egg, butter, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a food processor.
- Process until the ingredients are incorporated. The dough will still seem fairly stiff at this point.
- Add the sugar in three or four increments, processing for several seconds after each.
- Continue processing, or mix by hand on the counter, until the dough is smooth and elastic. (My processor's motor warmed up and stopped periodically during this process, so I finished by hand.)
- Ferment the dough in a lightly-buttered container at room temperature for 3 hours, folding the dough after 1.5 hours.
- Divide the dough into 8 pieces of 75 – 80 grams each.
- Form each piece into a ball by lightly cupping it under your hand and rolling it in a circular motion on the unfloured counter.
- Cover the balls lightly with a cloth and let them rest for 20 minutes.
- With lightly-buttered fingers, poke a hole in the center of each ball and stretch it to a doughnut shape. Place the doughnuts on a parchemtn-lined or buttered baking sheet.
- Slip the baking sheet into a large plastic bag. Proof for 1.5 hours, until the indentation left by a light finger press springs back slowly.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375F.
- Bake just until barley starting to brown, about 15 – 20 minutes.
- While the doughnuts are baking, melt the stick of butter and prepare your sugar/spice mixture to taste.
- While still hot, brush the doughnuts with butter and roll them in spiced sugar.


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Macross PlusSynopsisDedicated to all future pioneers ... It really is a small world after all. Isamu Dyson, a hot-shot Valkyrie pilot, finally got the job of his dreams -- being the test pilot for a highly experimental aircraft to compete against another company's design. The first day of his job on planet Eden, though, he finds out that the test pilot working for the opposition is none other than cool-as-ice Guld Bowman, Isamu's once-friend-now-bitter-rival. Isamu and Guld had always tried to one-up each other in everything, whether it be in flying skills, bravery ... or for the heart of Myung Fan Lone, their old classmate. Coincidentally enough, Myung is also on Eden as the manager for Sharon Apple -- the galaxy's most popular virtual pop-singer. Tensions get high (I mean _really_ high) as the old rivalry and hatred between Isamu and Guld begins to fester with every move. It doesn't help one bit, either, when a breakthrough in artificial intelligence threatens to forever change the way Valkyries will be piloted ... or the way songs will be listened to ... ReviewNow _this_ is what Macross is all about. Macross Plus takes everything central to the Macross series and makes it all fit together in a way that's completely new and yet completely familiar at the same time. The mecha, the infamous love triangle, the power of a song...Macross Plus does it all, and does it all _right_. The series is nearly flawless in all technical aspects. The art is gorgeous (look! anime characters with _noses_!), and the animation is of a fluid detail that must be seen to be believed. Anyone who thinks that computer graphics don't have a place in animation will become an instant believer after seeing the seamless fusion of computer and hand-rendered art. Some of the best flying-action scenes _ever_ can be found in this series. The symphonic soundtrack is as good as any Hollywood production out there with its heroic anthems, tense tremelos, and pensive ballads. From the evocative and ethereal "Voices" to the sinister "Santi-U," each track and song will whisk you along the emotions of the scenes. The plot, though, is where this title really shines. The story thoroughly explores themes of friendship, rivalry, and spoiled relationships in a way that makes the non-action scenes just as gripping, if not more, as the mecha battles. These characters are real, flaws and all, and you'll find that you really won't know just who to root for. Everything keeps building on itself, and each volume just makes the story more interesting until the explosive ending. And what an ending it is... In my opinion, if you're only going to watch one mecha anime, Macross Plus is the way to go. A masterpiece. Recommended Audience: Macross Plus is much more adult-oriented than its predecessors. Mature themes can be found throughout the work, and there are some adult references inappropriate for young audiences. Some profanity present, as well as some inexplicable nudity on the part of Sharon Apple. There's also a portrayal of sexual assault. Version(s) Viewed: VHS, Japanese with English subtitles Review Status: Full (4/4) Macross Plus © 1994 Big West / Bandai Visual |
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