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Friday, December 10, 2010
ON-THE-GO...Breakfast Cookies
6 comments:
- Flirting with Flour said...
This the craziest cookie recipe I have ever heard and I'm loving the cookie on the car picture! :) Great post!
- December 12, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Looks soo good!
- December 13, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- Smilin Girl said...
These sound so good! I love that you enjoy experimenting with food! I look forward to trying more of your recipes!
- December 13, 2010 at 12:19 PM
I just made these tonight for our road-trip home to Texas this weekend. THEY ARE AWESOME!!! They have a great combination of flavors. I used honey bunches of oats for the cereal and I liked how it turned out with some crunch :) Great recipe!
- December 16, 2010 at 4:23 PM
I'll definitely be making these this soon! I need something quick to eat while I'm rushing out the door on my way to school in the morning. They look delicious :)
I don't eat pork, so how do you think turkey bacon will fare in the cookies?
- February 27, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- Jules and Ruby said...
HI fudgeismylastname...i think turkey bacon would be fine...you're looking for that savory kick...yummy sweet and savory combo. just crisp up your turkey bacon. i say, give them a try. thanks for stopping by
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How To Optimize Your Blog For Getting Deals With Book Marketers [Advice From A Publishing Exec]
Today I'm excited to announce a guest post from a publishing industry insider. By day, Ginger works as a marketing executive in the publishing industry, and below she has provided some thoughts on how bloggers can optimize their blogs for partnerships with publishing companies looking to advertise. You can check out Ginger's blog here. Thanks, Ginger!
My company is a mid-sized book publisher with a small marketing budget, and as such we don't have the budget to use an outside PR firm, ad network, or blogging collective to handle our placements. While the company is becoming more open to the use of online media in marketing campaigns, all of our outreach must be created, researched, pitched, and executed in house. While this entails a great deal of work on my end, it also presents a great opportunity for bloggers who are looking for more opportunities to monetize their blogs.
And yet, again and again, I have run into blogger-created roadblocks that have made it almost impossible to give some people my corporate funds. In fact, to date, every single campaign and project I have started has been limited in scope in this way. Below are some of the the problems I've run into when searching for potential blogs with which to partner. Eliminating these kinds of problems will make your blog far more appealing to potential advertisers.
1. Make Buying Display Advertising Easy
The easiest way for a company to give you money on your blog should be buying ad space. This is the most "standard" form of blog monetization, and one with which many companies will be most comfortable. But if you want to sell your own advertising, you need to show me right away that you are interested in selling your own ads. You CANNOT hide this at the bottom of your 100 Things About Me page in 8 point font.
Ideally, I like to see ads or ad templates in your sidebar or wherever you'll be offering them. This shows me immediately landing on your site 1) that you are selling ad space and 2) where my ad might show up on the page. If you don't have ads running currently, that's not always a problem. In fact, it generally can work in my favor because it means the chances of being able to get ad space when I need it is generally higher. But I still prefer to see ad templates in that case.
The next best option is a dedicated Advertising/PR page with your information that is clearly linked from your homepage. Again, please don't hide this, folks. I understand not wanting to shove it in your audience's face, but if it takes me more than about a minute of searching, I'm going to just click away. At the bare minimum, you need to have some wording on your site along the lines of "if you're interested in advertising, please contact me for details." Again, ideally this would be prominently placed, but at bare minimum, please put it NEAR your contact info.
Of course, all of this is a moot point if you don't have your contact info easily found, or if you never respond to requests for information. A recent ad campaign I ran was hampered by 2 of 15 bloggers not having contact info on their site and 5 of the remaining 13 bloggers never responding to my requests for media kits/pricing. I wanted to give those bloggers my money, but after three weeks of no answer, I had to move on. Don't let that be you.
2. Pitch Content Campaigns Directly To Brands That Fit.
Sponsored posts are extremely rare for my company (and I would wager for most small to midsized companies). I believe that content column has very high value, but I rarely if ever have the kinds of budgets that pay appropriately for that value. Where we have had luck is in advertising/content column packages where it makes sense. And honestly, this is one of the places where it's more likely that we're going to respond to a blogger pitching us than us actively going out and recruiting a blogger. That being said, I have actually turned down a few pitches from bloggers who, on the surface, would be a perfect fit–even when I've had the budget. Why?
As a company, I have to decide if we fit with what you produce. And, I'm just going to be blunt here, if I come to your site and see a lot of negative posts about other companies, or something that is a direct (or sometimes indirect) conflict with a book or series we work on–I'm going to have to pass.
Now, I almost hesitate to say this, because of course I'm not going to tell you how to blog, or what to write. But if you're looking to monetize your site, you need to remember that what you are saying in NON compensated posts is part of the package you are selling a company. It' s not just your stats and your readers. If I pay you to promote a book, or my company, we're aligning our name with you explicitly. So if you are constantly railing on other companies (warranted or not), that looks bad on us. If you question things we are publishing, that can serve to undermine our products.
Let me give you an easy example. A blogger saw one of our books on someone else's site and contacted us about working together. She did a wonderful pitch–the email was polite, to the point, included her media kit, and she gave us the exact thing she could offer up front, with reasonable pricing. So, of course, we went directly to her site to check it out. Unfortunately for her, the first post we saw was rebuttal to a style of teaching young children that we have in several books in our list. We had to say no.
A company has just as many and varied reasons to look at what you do with a critical eye as you have reasons to turn down pitches. Not every company will be as picky as we are, and some will be more so. Keep that in mind as you look to monetization. Am I going to go through your entire archives to dig up everything you might ever have said? No. But I am going to look at one or two pages of posts. I may check out a category that seems to apply to my brand. I will glance through your Twitter stream. And I may, yes, check to see if you have any posts about other companies or products so I can see how you handle writing about those things.
3. Be Meticulous About Your Disclosure Policies.
Let me be really upfront about this. Some companies don't know what they're doing in the world of disclosure. They don't know there even ARE rules, much less what they are. However, many of us do, and it can be a sticking point. If I see that you don't list your disclosures properly when I'm researching your blog, I'm going to be much more wary of doing business with you. I may not like that you have to do them, but since you do? Do them right, or I'm going to walk away.
Time for another example. We were looking to do a possible sponsorship for someone for a blog conference. We found one person that seemed like a good fit with our demographic for this event. But right in their proposal they said that they would "post about the company in the weeks leading up to the event (no disclosure)." Now, maybe that's a gray area to some, but not to me. We passed.
Sure, we could have just talked to that person about what they needed to do, but honestly I don't have time to inform bloggers of the rules they might need to be following. It's my job to make sure I'm not blindly putting my company in any potential negative situation, and the easiest way is to just walk away.
4. Learn To Look At Your Blog From A Marketer's Perspective.
I firmly believe that more and more companies are "getting it." I firmly believe there are ways for bloggers and companies to work together. And I also firmly believe that there are a lot of small and medium sized companies who are trying to find ways to work with bloggers–but may be hitting these and other stumbling blocks.
Especially if you want to work with small, mid-sized, and/or local businesses–I would encourage you to look at your blog from the mind-set of a harried marketing manager at that business. They need to find value in your site (not always just about your follower numbers!). They need to be able to translate that value to possibly gun-shy upper management. They need to believe that you're going to be a good partner for them. Every stumbling block you put up makes those things harder.
And finally, I would encourage you to take the lead. Look around your house/your neighborhood/your community. What products and businesses do you use? Think you have something of value to offer them? Ad space, or a paid post, or a conference liaison in exchange for sponsorship? See if the company or business is online at all. If they're on Twitter, Facebook or have a blog, chances are good that they are at least open to hearing a pitch. Find a contact and go to them. I can promise you that there are small and mid-sized companies who would love to be approached. Often, we don't have the manpower or time to find the right partnerships, even if we know they'd be mutually beneficial. If you want to monetize your blog, don't be your own roadblock, and don't let lack of contact with companies be what stops you either.

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On 27 June 2016, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive (the 'Voucher Directive') which aims to increase legal certainty for transactions involving vouchers by harmonising national VAT rules in the European Union. The Voucher Directive clarifies the VAT treatment of vouchers, reducing the risk of mismatches in national VAT legislation leading to double taxation, non-taxation or other undesired consequences. The Voucher Directive amends the VAT Directive (Directive 2006/112/EC) and needs implementation in the Member States' national legislation.
Up to now, no clear rules on the VAT treatment of vouchers existed. Instead, Member States developed their own rules which led to problems for both businesses and tax authorities on the correct application of VAT in various (cross border) cases. Most notably are cases where vouchers issued in one Member State are used in another Member State (eg travel, gift or lodging vouchers) with both Member States acknowledging different chargeable events.
Apart from eliminating situations of double taxation and uncertainty on tax compliance obligations, the Voucher Directive aims at closing tax avoidance loopholes resulting from mismatches between Member States.
Narrower in scope than in an earlier proposal of this Voucher Directive (already from 2012), the directive provides definitions on 'voucher', 'single-purpose voucher' (SPV) and 'multi-purpose voucher' (MPV):
- SPV: a voucher where the place of supply of the goods or services to which the voucher relates, and the VAT due on those goods or services, are known at the time of issue of the voucher; and
- MPV: a voucher, other than a single-purpose voucher.
The Voucher Directive differentiates between vouchers and various forms of payment services. Given the recent developments in the field of payment services, especially the increase in use of so-called 'mobile payments', the Voucher Directive arrived right on time and provides clarity as to what set of VAT rules apply.
The new provisions should not affect the VAT treatment of, inter alia, transport tickets, admission tickets to cinemas and museums, postage stamps and the like.
Interestingly, a separate definition of 'discount voucher' (vouchers carrying a right to receive a price discount or rebate with regard to a supply of goods or services) has now been removed and the discount vouchers seem to be excluded from these new VAT rules.
Single-purpose voucher Under the Voucher Directive, the transfer of a SPV is regarded as a supply of goods or services to which the voucher relates. In this regard, the actual supply of goods or services in return for the SPV as consideration is not regarded as an independent transaction for VAT purposes.
If the transfer of a SPV is made by a taxable person (eg a distributor) acting in the name of another taxable person, the transfer shall be regarded as a supply of the goods or services to which the voucher relates made by the other taxable person in whose name the taxable person is acting. In other words: distributors and agents, acting in the name of another person, are not regarded as taking part in the underlying supply. On the other hand, if a taxable person acts in his own name, he shall be deemed to be the supplier of the SPV, regardless whether he issued the SPV.
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As mentioned above, the actual supply of goods or services in return for a SPV is not be regarded as an independent transaction. For MPV's, VAT is to be charged when the goods or services to which the MPV relates are supplied. Following this principle, any preceding transfer of an MPV is not subject to VAT.
If, however, a transfer of a MPV is made by a taxable person other than the taxable person carrying out the underlying transaction subject to VAT, any supply of services that can be identified, such as distribution or promotion services, shall be subject to VAT.
Taxable amount
For SPV's, the taxable amount is everything which constitutes the consideration obtained or to be obtained by the supplier (eg the supply of goods or services to which the SPV relates).
For MPV's, the taxable amount of the supply of goods or services provided in respect of a MPV shall be equal to the consideration paid for the voucher or, in the absence of information on that consideration, the monetary value indicated on the MPV itself or in the related documentation, less the amount of VAT relating to the goods or services supplied.
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The Voucher Directive does not cover situations where a MPV is not redeemed by the final consumer during its validity period, and the consideration received for such voucher is kept by the seller. In December 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in the joined cases Air France-KLM (C-250/14) and Hop!-Brit Air SAS (C-289/14) that under certain conditions such MPV may be subject to VAT. Crucial in this regard is whether the service for which (pre)payment is received has been effectively provided.
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The Voucher Directive is a welcome addition to the EU VAT legislation, given the changing landscape of the last years, particularly our ever more increasing digital footprint.
As vouchers come in various forms with specific characteristics. It is necessary to recognize, categorize and reorganize these various types of electronic and physical vouchers and, subsequently, align their VAT treatment across the EU.
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Geoffrey Gurkovich appeared Thursday in Municipal Court on an aggravated murder charge. An attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf and the judge sent the case to felony court.
The 32-year-old Cleveland man is accused of killing Jermani (JEHR'-muh-nee) Brooks, who was shot Sunday. Her mother was wounded and hospitalized in fair condition.
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Sunday's first three flights carried only about 50 passengers each, according to an Atlanta Journal Constitution report, though Southwest cited the slow travel season and the time needed to ramp up publicity for the new flights.
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A frank and funny discussion of Kids' Music, Early Childhood Education and General Silliness.
Friday, April 9, 2010
They're Not Kidding!
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- Trixie3000 said...
I've been a super fan of his since I was a little kid and saw him play in Maryland in 1985. My brother and I used to sing and act out his songs. We had ALL his vinyl albums and I learned every word and can still sing them to this day. His music is so fun and very different from everything else out there. I'm glad to hear that his work has been recognized on a compilation cd, it's well deserved. Thanks Barry, and keep those songs coming!
- April 9, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Anne Deysher said...
It sounds like a great musical adventure for the older crowd, and how satisfying to know that new generations are being introduced to Barry's music. Here's to more serendipitous encounters, Nicholas!
- April 10, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- Anne Deysher said...
I have a cute quote for you...
We were eating birthday popsicles with our 4 year olds, and the pop sticks had (lame) riddles on them. It's always agonizing because the riddles go way over the heads of 4 year olds, but they insist upon having them read to them. So...the riddle said: "Why was the bad baseball team so hot?" the answer was: "They didn't have any fans" The kids looked kind of blank before Henry, age 4 piped up:"Of course they didn't have fans. There are no plugs!"
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Whatever happened to the ROTON?
Easy question! Because I'm a friend of Tom Brosz, who worked
with Gary Hudson, on the project.
ANSWER: They ran out of money;
they then gave many of the components
[including rocket motor] to XCOR;
and Gary Hudson is currently working on a project involving used Titan rockets.
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It's a long story, and people here have accurately gotten pieces of it. Some other people have put out less-accurate stories, including a book that was out there for a while.
Note: All of the following is my own take on it, from my viewpoint at Rotary Rocket, and represents NO official statement, or even the opinions of other workers.
The original Roton concept was created by Bevin McKinney, and was a design that would propel itself into space using tip rockets spun on the end of a rotor, or as it would probably have ended up, a sort of supersonic propellor. The tip motors would be high-pressure liquid rockets, pumped by the centrifugal force of the rotor spinning. The rotor would be used for aerodynamic lift at the beginning of the flight, greatly enhancing performance. When the atmosphere ran out, the rotor would be tilted to allow the rockets to operate with downward thrust, with enough tilt to keep the spin going.
The synergy of the concept was impressive. The original design was a small unit targeted for the many hundreds of small satellites that were a big thing at the time.
Then, as has been pointed out, the small satellite market collapsed while the company was well under way. Our target niche vanished almost overnight, and at this stage of the game, NOBODY was looking at space tourism, something the small Roton was almost made for.
To save the company and concept, a major attempt was made to redesign and scale up for larger commercial payloads, up to and including comsats with their kick motors. Then the problems began. A rotor's lifting capacity varies (very roughly) with its area as you increase the size. But as you increase the size of a vehicle which is mostly propellant, its mass--a function of volume--increases much faster.
Relatively early in the game, it became apparent that a reasonably-sized rotor was no longer able to lift the larger vehicle off the ground with any efficiency. At one point, it was apparent that almost full rocket thrust, from much larger engines, directed downward, would be needed to augment the lift of a spinning rotor at ground level. Given this, integrating the launch engines with the rotor no longer made much sense. A decision was made to create a new engine package, at the base of the vehicle, which would launch under rocket thrust from the ground. The rotors became a system only used for the last phases of the landing, almost beside the point now, but at least saving the landing fuel and complex restart procedures that would have been required to land under rocket thrust.
This new engine, a large "carousel" of small chambers, was still centrifugally-pumped, with the entire engine spinning on its axis, and propellants fed through the axle at the center. A lot of work was done on this by talented engineers, and the concept was, and still is, sound. But the all-important Isp increase using aerodynamic lift, that had been an important feature of the original, smaller concept, was gone. We now had to force our way into space like any other rocket.
However, a larger vehicle, larger propulsion package, and other issues began to create financial problems. Items cost more than expected, and while this is not unusual, it can be a major issue if you're on a tight budget.
Attempts to raise money from more investors did not go well. At the time, we were competing with a healthy dot.com industry, and why put cash into something that will make you rich in five years when you can put your cash into something that will make you rich in a month? That, and the amounts required had grown with the vehicle size.
A test vehicle, the ATV, was built to test rotor-driven aerodynamic flight. This test program was only one of many required to develop the full vehicle, but it was seen as the most impressive possible on limited funds, and the test of the engine was many months away at best.
Main engine problems, a combination of technical hurdles and short funds, continued. Backoff positions were considered that used bell-nozzle engines (of various types) stuck up the Roton's backside. The Fastrac was way too heavy, and either a new engine would have to be developed, or something done with existing engines. One design actually had an NK-33 stuck up the center(!)
We had started out building a small, reusable vehicle to throw small Teledesic satellites into low orbit for very low cost.
Now, for all intents and purposes, we were now building the DC-Y, and we didn't have those kind of resources.
The ATV, built by Rutan's crack team, and wearing a surplus helicopter rotor outfitted with tip jets, was a great success. It had a spectacular rollout, and later low-altitude flight tests were successful.
But it didn't accomplish its second function: helping to raise funds. Sophisticated investors realized that the ATV tests were only a small part of the design, and wanted to see much more, particularly main engine tests. Reasonable enough, to be sure, but far beyond the funding we had in hand. Overhead was eating as much as research. We even tried to sell Richard Branson on the vehicle idea, but he passed. I figured that he would probably only come in after we had a real flight or two under our belts. Also reasonable enough, I suppose.
The money ran out, and we all dispersed. Many engineers did end up at XCOR, and are doing some good work there, which I am watching as enthusiastically as I am the efforts of other pioneers.
Scheduled high-altitude flights of the ATV were cancelled, deemed to be too risky for a project that looked doomed anyway. Contrary to some urban myths, nobody involved with Rotary Rocket walked away rich. I would know. And everyone involved in the project was doing their level best to carry it off, many of them far beyond what was expected of them.
Currently I'm working with Gary, Bevin, and a number of others on DARPA's FALCON project, and a NASA exploration contract. For the record, the Titan II work was part of our low-cost Alternate Access concept, but we didn't get the followon contract for it. Too bad...on its original schedule it would have been almost ready to fly to the ISS when the Columbia went down.
I would love to see the ATV preserved in a museum, but it would cost over $100,000 to move it. Certainly Scaled would be skilled enough to break it up and reassemble it, but that wouldn't be cheap either.
The above is oversimplified, and again, just from my own point of view. But maybe it clears a few things up.
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tbrosz, thanks for the fascinating tidbit. Your first hand account of aviation history does much to enrich this board.
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Rumor has it the Roton ATV will soon be displayed in front of the Voyager Restaurant at Mojave Airport, the nation's first inland spaceport.
Hmm. The front page at Mojave Airport Civilian Aerospace Test Center -- www.mojaveairport.com -- says "Next Flight of SpaceShipOne: To the Smithsonian!"
Does this mean the VERY next flight? What about the third rocket motor? Will it be going to the Smithsonian, too? Will the exhibit include the napkin with the sketch for #316?
flyovers, fly-betweens and looks
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it suprises me a little that they aren't going to use SpaceShipOne for tests relevant to SpaceShipTwo class vehicles. There is a lot of money to be made using an X-Prize vehicle to lift payloads formerly used by sounding rockets, and Rutan is not interested in being sidetracked by this, either.. Hopefully that fact might help some of the remaining teams secure whatever funding they need. There is plenty of market share to go around.
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See, I'm figuring that he *really* wants SS1 in a museum. It's accomplished it's design goal -- convincing people that routine spaceflight is possible and attracting commercial investment. A contract has already been signed with Branson. Sure the design's safe, but what if it lands a little hard and is ruined?
Virgin Galactic does, of course, have the option of renting their craft for research.
And, really, SS1 was never intended to be used for any sort of commercial service. Voyager only flew a few times, you know, even though it could have been flown more often...
Or it could just be that he's got a nice streak and is giving other folks time to try to get research-oriented flights since he's got the funding he needs right now.
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hmm. sorry, false alarm. Just catching up on the x prize news ... according to 'No experiments' for SpaceShipOne by Irene Mona Klotz in Mojave, California.
Before SpaceShipOne is retired, however, it has one very important mission left. It is to serve as the test flight vehicle for a new series of commercial passenger spaceliners that will be operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways.
"My gut tells me that the additional flying we may do on this airplane before it goes to the Air and Space Museum should be focused on developing the very best space tourism vehicle," Rutan said.
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Jihye's Favorite Summer Rolls
January 7th, 2009 by Jihye Chang
This is, along with my spicy tuna sushi, the crowd-pleaser, and the most popular dish among all the things I can cook.
So many people have asked the recipe for these – and here's my little secret.
Vietnamese Rice Papers: look for two roses on the package. That's the best kind, my Vietnamese student once told me. Prepare a big bowl filled with hot-warm water that you can put your hands in.
Rice Stick: get a very thin kind. Not the kind you would use for Pad-Thai. Soak in warm water for about 20 minutes and then boil quickly in hot water for 30 seconds and then drain.
Extra Firm Tofu: I always use organic tofu. Place the tofu on a flat surface and put a cutting board on top of the tofu. Put a heavy object on top of the cutting board so that water can be squeezed out. After doing that, wipe out the water with some kitchen towel. Cut into sticks – about your pinky size. Put enough oil (canola or vegetable) on a non-stick pan and fry the tofu until golden and crisp. This takes a while, so don't be hasty or flip the tofu around too often.
Avocado: Cut it in slices, about the same size as the tofu sticks.
Cilantro leaves, Chopped green onion (green parts only), and Shredded cabbage (you can get it in a bag)
I have made these rolls with boiled and sliced shrimps and some pork, like at a lot of Vietnamese restaurants, but this one is much more popular and it is vegetarian!
Sauce Ingredients:
1) Simple kind: Mae Ploy brand sweet chile sauce + some freshly squeezed lemon juice – not spicy and vegetarian.
2) Spicy kind: 4 TB Mae Ploy brand sweet chile sauce + 1 TB Vietnamese chile garlic sauce (with green cap) + 0.5 TB or more Tiparos brand fish sauce (Golden Boy brand is good, too) + 0.5 TB or more sugar + 0.5 TB or more freshly squeezed lime juice. Mix well and taste – then put some more sugar, fish sauce, or lime juice according to your taste.
How to Make:
Prepare all the ingredients/ lay them out on a large, flat surface. I use a large cutting board as the "wrapping station."
Soak the rice paper in the hot-warm water until it is pliable. This takes some practice – so expect to ruin a few papers before you get the right consistency without tearing.
Put the paper on the cutting board/ arrange all the ingredients on the paper. (Put only one stick of tofu and avocado per one roll.) Use the front part of the rice paper, and don't put too much. This also takes some practice. 🙂
Pull the ingredients toward you and then flip it. Fold the left and the right side to the center. Roll it to close. (See the picture)
Serve them with the sauce and enjoy!
* Don't make these rolls too early. They can become very sticky and dry.


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This headline we used on a story filled my mind with the best possibilities: "Public can discuss evolution of Lafourche Parish."
"How should the parish evolve?" I asked myself.
This headline we used on a story filled my mind with the best possibilities: "Public can discuss evolution of Lafourche Parish."
"How should the parish evolve?" I asked myself.
I was adrift on a stream of lovely ideas to haul us into the 20th, if not yet the 21st, century. But it was not to last.
I read only a short way into the story and learned that the theme of an upcoming public meeting is not so much our collective evolution but the development of a master plan.
You know what a master plan is, right?
It's the sort of thing local bureaucrats and politicians generally set about with great purpose and public effort only to shelve it when it offers pearls of wisdom on how future development should take place rather than telling our officials to continue with their own decades-old haphazard "plans."
Before I learned the true nature of the challenge, though, I had already gotten onto a train of thought that took me to all sorts of utopian places where we might find ourselves with some true evolution.
So here goes:
1. Elect Parish Council members who embrace the notion of living in a parish rather than just one tiny corner of it.
If we can actually do this, our leaders won't so much identify themselves as residents of and fighters for Leeville, Golden Meadow, Lockport, Thibodaux or Chackbay. Instead, they could see themselves as doing the business of the parish.
We have seen less of the ugly parochialism of the past in recent years, but it still rears its ugly head from time to time, reminding us of the lingering petty jealousies and hatreds that can hold back progress for all of us.
2. Elect parish presidents who will work for the parish and not just themselves.
This is a simple one and one that could pay immediate dividends. If we were to elect a parish president who, for instance, would embrace the notion of building codes and actually try to enforce them — for everyone, not just the people who don't happen to be political contributors — we might end up with homes and businesses that can withstand serious storms.
If, one day in the future, we have a building-code official who wants to enforce the building codes, let him or her do so. Don't intercede on behalf of your well-connected benefactors.
3. Stop allowing public officials to play on our lack of knowledge.
When it became clear that the Parish Council didn't have the votes it would take to remove a parish administrator from office through the proper channels, several councilmen led an effort to have voters do their dirty work.
We graciously complied.
That was and is wrong. Councilman Jerry Jones got enough of his colleagues to support a scurrilous measure imposing residency requirements on the administrator's position that he got it placed on the parishwide ballot.
Voters saw the requirement that parish administrators live in Lafourche Parish and voted in favor of it, not knowing or not caring that passing the measure essentially stripped the administrator of her job by changing the job requirements after she had been in that job for years.
We should know better, and we must demand better of our public officials — even the ones so motivated by personal vendettas that they will place all considerations of right and wrong behind them.
I know this sounds like a lot, but each one on its own is a fairly meager request.
Sure, Parish Council members must keep their constituents happy. They have to represent the interests of their local communities. But they don't have to do so to the exclusion of the rest of the parish.
Our parish presidents don't have to be completely oblivious to the needs of their supporters. But they might keep in mind that playing fast and loose with the rules works to everyone's detriment — including their own.
And a commitment to working for the greater good might be too much to require of our council members. But we can still hope, can't we?
The process leading up to a master plan is important, even if that plan is eventually ignored, as I suspect this one will be. How nice would it be, though, if we could actually evolve?
Editorial Page Editor Michael Gorman can be reached at 448-7612 or by e-mail at email@example.com.


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By KATHRYN FLAGG
MIDDLEBURY — Even after Fourth of July festivities die down for another year, every weekend will be a long weekend for employees at the Middlebury town clerk's office. Beginning July 7, the office will be operating on four-day workweek.
The move comes as officials in Middlebury, like those in other government offices, look for ways to cushion the blow dealt by skyrocketing fuel prices.
The new schedule — which will include extended hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday — will be in effect until at least Aug. 29, allowing the office almost two months to test what Town Clerk Ann Webster termed a "pilot program."
According Webster, the decision to test the new schedule rose first and foremost from a desire to save on transportation costs for employees — especially Webster's two assistants, who commute daily from Ferrisburgh and Granville, respectively.
The pilot program comes in conjunction with an energy savings project undertaken by the Middlebury Area Global Warming Action Coalition. Using a "low carbon diet workbook," MAGWAC, as the coalition is known, has worked intensively with groups of individuals to reduce energy consumption and the burning of climate-changing fossil fuels. It has also applied this same principal to several town offices and vehicles.
The town clerk's office is currently the only Middlebury municipal office making the shift to a four-day workweek so the town will not gain the potential energy and cost savings that would be had by not heating or cooling the municipal building if all offices were closed on Fridays. But there still will be some savings, said MAGWAC energy coordinator Laura Asermily, as "flex time," telecommuting and shortened workweeks provide increased flexibility for both town and private offices.
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury selectmen on Tuesday approved a water rate increase of almost 10 percent, but Assistant Town Manager Joe Colangelo said that a corresponding decrease to the sewer rates would result in little or no overall change to households and business who use both town water and sewer.
On Colangelo's recommendation, the selectboard at a regular meeting increased the rate for water district users from $2.60 per thousand gallons to $2.85 per thousand gallons in the fiscal year beginning July 1. Colangelo said that the rate hike was necessary partly because it hadn't been changed since 2001, but wages and expenses have continued to grow in the meantime.
In addition, Colangelo said, the water district is also paying for debt service on the Palmer Springs chlorination project, which began after 2001, and the district's revenues were down for the current year because business problems for two major corporate water users — Specialty Filaments and Standard Register Co. — resulted in less water use by those companies.
At the same time, the wastewater district's fund balance was doing better than usual, Colangelo said. He couldn't pinpoint any particular area where expenses or revenues were especially better than usual, but he told the board he found room in the sewer district budget to lower rates by the same amount as the increase in the water district rates, from a current sewer district rate of $6.19 per thousand gallons to $5.94 per thousand gallons.
That will not balance out exactly because people's usage varies, and Colangelo said that many area property owners are members of one network but not the other. He said that for an average family of four that uses only town water and not town sewer, the water rate increase would amount to about $12 per year.
BRANDON — For the third time in 18 months state and local officials are working to see what assistance and enticements they can offer a major local employer to keep the business in the area.
The 90 people who work for furniture manufacturer Vermont Tubbs are waiting to see if the new owner of the plant will keep it in Brandon or move it out of state. Economic development officials say that, as with any employer, they have a range of grants and loans available to BSF Transition LLC, the Whitefield, N.H., company that bought Tubbs for an undisclosed price earlier this month.
What's available comes from a veritable alphabet soup of programs that, when accepted, sometimes keeps a struggling business in operation and keeps it pumping money into the local economy.
"Our goal … is to help foster business development here in the region," said Jamie Stewart, the executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp. "That sometimes means taking a higher risk than we would normally want to take."
But that risk — and available public loans, grants and tax incentives — provide no guarantee that the jobs will stay forever.
Tubbs officials stated in a press release at the time of the sale that that they will continue to manufacture in the existing facility on Arnold District Road while Brownstreet assesses future production plans. A published report last week said the company may close shop in Vermont after 168 years of production, but Brownstreet officials did not return calls to confirm.
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Back in force: Debt limit deniers
Wall Street and the White House are warning that failure to raise the nation's debt limit will result in an economic apocalypse. "There is no silver bullet. There is no magic wand that allows us to wish away the chaos that could result," President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
But there is a hard-core group of Republicans in Congress who say it's just not true. Yes, the debt limit deniers are back in force.
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You can spin all the scary tales of default you want and they won't believe you. They say if the $16.7 trillion borrowing limit is not raised by Oct. 17, as Treasury demands, then the U.S. government will still collect more than enough cash each month to keep paying bondholders. And if Uncle Sam can't pay Social Security recipients or anyone else while it forks over interest payments to the Chinese?
( POLITICO's full government shutdown coverage)
"Tough luck," these people say. The nation spends too much as it is. Blocking a debt ceiling increase will provide the radical shock therapy the nation desperately needs to start living within its means.
"We have 10 times as much tax revenue as we've got annual interest on the debt obligations," Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said in an interview, offering the key talking point of the debt limit denial caucus. "So if the president does not want us to default on our credit or obligations, we won't."
Other members say they based entire campaigns on not boosting the borrowing limit.
"I ran on not raising the debt ceiling," said Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.). "We will not default. And I think it's a lot of hype that gets spun in the media."
( Also on POLITICO: Liberals talk 'nuclear option' on debt hike)
The persistence of this point of view helps explain how raising the debt limit transformed over the past three years turned from a largely pro forma exercise in grandstanding into a high-stakes game of political chicken with the fate of the global economy hanging in the balance.
The party out of the White House has long used debt limit votes as opportunities to score political points by arguing for spending restraint. Obama himself did this while a senator in 2006, voting against raising the debt ceiling, something the president now says he regrets. The debt limit deniers often point to that vote when making their case.
But these votes were generally done with an understanding that they were symbolic and that a debt limit increase would still pass. That cozy consensus is now pretty much gone, blown away by tea party candidates elected in 2010.
( WATCH - Debt ceiling showdown: By the numbers)
"Spending a day highlighting the debt and the deficit in Congress as part of raising the debt ceiling is probably a healthy thing," said Tony Fratto, a consultant at Hamilton Place Strategies and a White House and Treasury official under President George W. Bush. "But the moment you start talking seriously about not raising the debt limit it becomes dangerous. And a lot of members of Congress are now saying things that give evidence that they have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to the debt limit and the way government financing works."
Fratto was speaking about the most fervent believers in the debt ceiling denial caucus, including Yoho, who recently told The Washington Post that failure by the U.S. to raise the debt limit "would bring stability to world markets."
Yoho's view is belied by current action in the global markets: Stocks are dropping triple digits each day, volatility is rising and Treasury is already facing far higher borrowing costs on short-term debt.
( WATCH - Shutdown: Flashback to November 1995)
There is growing fear that investors could start pulling cash out of money market funds, which hold large amounts of short-term government debt, possibly freezing up credit markets the same way the collapse of Lehman Brothers did in 2009, leading to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Richard Burr, Republican senator from North Carolina, said this week that he was "not as concerned as the president is on the debt ceiling, because the only people buying our bonds right now is the Federal Reserve. So it's like scaring ourselves."
This statement ignores that nearly $6 trillion — almost half of outstanding debt held by the public — is owned by foreign governments, including $2.4 trillion by China and Japan alone. Both of those nations this week warned the United States against doing anything that would put these massive investments at risk.


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"Grace and Carol look at each other's scrapbook pages and say, "Oh, yours is so good. Mine's no good. Mine's awful." They say this every time we play the scrapbook game. Their voices are wheedling and false; I can tell they don't mean it, each one thinks her own lady on her own page is good. But it's the thing you have to say, so I begin to say it too.
"I find this game tiring– it's the weight, the accumulation of all these objects, these possessions that would have to be taken care of, packed, stuffed into cars, unpacked. I know a lot about moving house. But Carol and Grace have never moved anywhere. Their ladies live in a single house each and have always lived there. They can add more and more, stuff the pages of their scrapbooks with dining room suites, beds, stacks of towels, one set of dishes after another, and think nothing of it.
"I begin to want things I've never wanted before: braids, a dressing gown, a purse of my own. Something is unfolding, being revealed to me. I see that there's a whole world of girls and their doings that has been unknown to me, and that I can be part of it without making any effort at all. I don't have to keep up with anyone, run as fast, aim as well, make loud explosive noises, decode messages, die on cue. I don't have to think about whether I've done these things well, as well as a boy. All I have to do is sit on the floor and cut frying pans out of the Eaton's Catalogue with embroidery scissors, and say I've done it badly. Partly this is a relief." — Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye
there will be no compensation
it was of your free will that you stood
on the frontline
rebel woman
these are the rules of war
remember that you fought for your people
i know the freedom's been hard won
but as you weep
rebel woman
remember that you
were strong
A Kiev art museum contains a curious icon from St. Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai in Israel. It shows two robed Christian saints. Between them is a traditional Roman 'pronubus' (a best man), overseeing a wedding. The pronubus is Christ. The married couple are both men.
Is the icon suggesting that a gay "wedding" is being sanctified by Christ himself? The idea seems shocking. But the full answer comes from other early Christian sources about the two men featured in the icon, St. Sergius and St. Bacchus,two Roman soldiers who were Christian martyrs. These two officers in the Roman army incurred the anger of Emperor Maximilian when they were exposed as 'secret Christians' by refusing to enter a pagan temple. Both were sent to Syria circa 303 CE where Bacchus is thought to have died while being flogged. Sergius survived torture but was later beheaded. Legend says that Bacchus appeared to the dying Sergius as an angel, telling him to be brave because they would soon be reunited in heaven.
While the pairing of saints, particularly in the early Christian church, was not unusual, the association of these two men was regarded as particularly intimate. Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch (512 – 518 CE) explained that, "we should not separate in speech they [Sergius and Bacchus] who were joined in life". This is not a case of simple "adelphopoiia." In the definitive 10th century account of their lives, St. Sergius is openly celebrated as the "sweet companion and lover" of St. Bacchus. Sergius and Bacchus's close relationship has led many modern scholars to believe they were lovers. But the most compelling evidence for this view is that the oldest text of their martyrology, written in New Testament Greek describes them as "erastai," or "lovers". In other words, they were a male homosexual couple. Their orientation and relationship was not only acknowledged, but it was fully accepted and celebrated by the early Christian church, which was far more tolerant than it is today…
Prof. John Boswell, the late Chairman of Yale University's history department, discovered that in addition to heterosexual marriage ceremonies in ancient Christian church liturgical documents, there were also ceremonies called the "Office of Same-Sex Union" (10th and 11th century), and the "Order for Uniting Two Men" (11th and 12th century).
These church rites had all the symbols of a heterosexual marriage: the whole community gathered in a church, a blessing of the couple before the altar was conducted with their right hands joined, holy vows were exchanged, a priest officiated in the taking of the Eucharist and a wedding feast for the guests was celebrated afterwards. These elements all appear in contemporary illustrations of the holy union of the Byzantine Warrior-Emperor, Basil the First (867-886 CE) and his companion John.
Such same gender Christian sanctified unions also took place in Ireland in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as the chronicler Gerald of Wales ('Geraldus Cambrensis') recorded.
Same-sex unions in pre-modern Europe list in great detail some same gender ceremonies found in ancient church liturgical documents. One Greek 13th century rite, "Order for Solemn Same-Sex Union", invoked St. Serge and St. Bacchus, and called on God to "vouchsafe unto these, Thy servants [N and N], the grace to love one another and to abide without hate and not be the cause of scandal all the days of their lives, with the help of the Holy Mother of God, and all Thy saints". The ceremony concludes: "And they shall kiss the Holy Gospel and each other, and it shall be concluded".
Another 14th century Serbian Slavonic "Office of the Same Sex Union", uniting two men or two women, had the couple lay their right hands on the Gospel while having a crucifix placed in their left hands. After kissing the Gospel, the couple were then required to kiss each other, after which the priest, having raised up the Eucharist, would give them both communion.
Records of Christian same sex unions have been discovered in such diverse archives as those in the Vatican, in St. Petersburg, in Paris, in Istanbul and in the Sinai, covering a thousand-years from the 8th to the 18th century.
The Dominican missionary and Prior, Jacques Goar (1601-1653), includes such ceremonies in a printed collection of Greek Orthodox prayer books, "Euchologion Sive Rituale Graecorum Complectens Ritus Et Ordines Divinae Liturgiae" (Paris, 1667).
While homosexuality was technically illegal from late Roman times, homophobic writings didn't appear in Western Europe until the late 14th century. Even then, church-consecrated same sex unions continued to take place.
At St. John Lateran in Rome (traditionally the Pope's parish church) in 1578, as many as thirteen same-gender couples were joined during a high Mass and with the cooperation of the Vatican clergy, "taking communion together, using the same nuptial Scripture, after which they slept and ate together" according to a contemporary report. Another woman to woman union is recorded in Dalmatia in the 18th century.
Link to article, also see Professor John Boswell Page


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In North Carolina, the fracked gas industry is working very hard to enact a law making it a felony for anyone to reveal what chemicals are being pumped underground in a fracked well. Here in Vermont, our local gas company has successfully put forward rules where they can decide what information they share and what gets sealed away in our supposedly open and inviting Public Service Board meetings.
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MONTPELIER — The Public Service Board has approved a protective agreement between Vermont Gas Systems and the Department of Public Service that will limit the public's access to documents related to Phase II of the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project.
BURLINGTON — Vermont Gas Systems has asked the Public Service Board to approve a protective agreement the company brokered with the Public Service Department, which would limit the public's access to documents related to Phase II of the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project.
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COSIDA Picks Football Media Guide Tops in Div. III• June 21, 2010 Share:
The College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) has selected Wabash's football media guide as the best in all of NCAA Division III and NAIA.
The 2009 Media Guide is compiled each year by Sports Information Director Brent Harris. The 2009 guide featured a cover designed by Public Affairs' Kim Johnson.
"All of us in the Advancement Office are proud of the work Brent does, year in and year out. He's really one of the top sports information directors in the country — at any level," Director of Public Affairs Jim Amidon said.
"It's a great tribute that the leadership of CoSIDA honors Brent's work with the football media guide. Wabash has such a tradition-rich football program and Brent takes great pride in that tradition, and the media guide is proof of that. Each year the book gets better and better, and with Kim Johnson's design help, the 2009 guide reach an all-new level.
"As a former sports information director who produced the football annual for about 10 years, I know how painstaking that work can be. And Brent does it better than anyone I know."
The Wabash media guide was selected best from 20 entries. The media guides from Millsaps, Kenyon, and St. John's rounded out the top four.


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After one year of the U.S.-South Korean free trade agreement, the U.S. pork industry is continuing to adapt to challenging market conditions in South Korea – the No. 5 export destination for U.S. pork.
By targeting specific product niches and new distributions channels to reach key audiences, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is working to sidestep the implications of an oversupply of domestic pork and cautious consumers.
The entire pork industry, including South Korea's domestic industry as well as exporters, is facing challenges in the year ahead due to improved production in South Korea's pork industry. After losing one-third of its swine herd (3.3 million head) in the 2010-2011 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, South Korean pork producers already have rebuilt the herd to 9.92 million head. Unfortunately, South Korean pork industry experts believe the optimal herd size ranges from 8.5 million to 9 million, putting far too much product in the pipeline.
The overflowing pork supply isn't the only challenge to pork industry profitability. Likewise, South Korea's beef herd exceeds three million head (2.5 million is considered ideal), and the chicken population stands at 76 million, nearly 30% higher than the ideal 54-million-head.
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This "embarrassment of riches" has given South Korean consumers more affordable protein choices than usual, but their conservative approach has led to reduced pork purchases, at least for the near term. Unfortunately, with Korea's FMD history, it is unable to export either fresh beef or pork to alleviate the situation.
The Korean Pork Producers Association (KPPA) recognizes the dilemma and has called for a voluntary 10% reduction of the domestic sow herd by the end of 2013. The Korean government has reinforced that message with its own mandatory reduction edict. While the edict has no legal basis, the government can enforce it by cutting subsidies to the industry.
The KPPA also has turned its attention to imports, calling for tougher inspection standards for imported pork, including on-site audits for quality and food safety at the 1,966 establishments in 23 countries that can export pork to Korea. This is a daunting task and is unlikely to be achieved. KPPA has also asked for more aggressive reporting by Korean media on any violations found in these audits.
U.S. Pork in South Korea
Still, U.S. pork exports to South Korea are again off to a fast start. According to Korea's import statistics, U.S. pork imports in January reached 15,363 metric tons valued at $40.9 million, accounting for 44.8% of all imports by volume and 41.6% by value. The totals are more than triple the volume of December sales to Korea – caused in part by importers' decision to stall purchases until the 2013 tariff reductions kicked in. For example, the tariff on specific frozen products, including picnics and Boston butts, dropped from 25% at the outset to 16% last year, and to 12% in 2013 before it phases out completely in 2016.
While the South Korean market poses challenges, USMEF-Korea is targeting several specific niches that offer potential for growth. The first niche is value-added chilled pork, a point of differentiation for U.S. pork from many international competitors that can only provide frozen pork. It also serves as a direct substitute for domestic chilled pork.
A group of buyers from South Korea's leading retail chains were hosted in the United States recently for a firsthand look at the U.S. pork production system and to showcase the attributes of U.S. chilled pork. Buyers from Lotte Mart, Lotte Super, Seowon Topmart and Homeplus were accompanied by a reporter from the Korean publication, Meat Journal, which covered the visit in an eight-page feature story entitled, "U.S. Chilled Pork to Start a New Era of Brand Sales." The article detailed the U.S. pork industry's commitment to swine welfare and pork quality assurance programs that are well known in the Korean meat industry. Additionally, the article praised the programs for their positive contribution to the safety, quality and consistency of U.S. pork.
The U.S. pork industry is working to keep that image top-of-mind for Korean consumers during the upcoming pork high season (May through August) by supporting chilled pork promotions with participating retailers. USMEF-Korea also has enlisted the services of Shin Hyo-seob, one of Korea's best-known celebrity chefs, to help showcase U.S. chilled pork.
The second niche market being targeted in 2013 is processed pork, ranging from sausages, bacon and pre-cooked spare ribs to ham and corn dogs. USMEF is working aggressively in the social media sector to promote these products to younger consumers who show less loyalty to domestic products. This is a niche that is benefitting from free trade agreement tariff reductions, with the sausage tariffs phasing out to zero from 18% over five years.
At the end of 2012, USMEF-Korea kick-started the process by inviting 10 U.S. companies representing 14 processed pork brands to an event in Seoul to showcase their products to more than 200 interested Korean buyers. Many of the suppliers introduced products that were new to the Korean market.
These efforts are part of the initiative to differentiate U.S. pork from global competitors along with Korea's own domestic pork by showcasing its unique attributes and the quality dining experience it delivers. The competition for a place in the Korean consumer's food dollars will be fierce.
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Part I: "The Four Animals Emphasised in the Qur'an" - The Fly
O mankind! A likeness has been made, so listen to it carefully.
Those you call upon apart from Allah are not even able to create a single fly, even if they were to join together to do it. And if a fly steals something away from them, they cannot get it back from it. How feeble are both the seeker and the sought! They do not measure Allah with His true measure. Allah is All-Strong, Almighty.
(Surat al-Hajj: 73-74)
Panoramic sight from thousands of lenses
The hexagonal shaped lenses constituting the eyes of a fly provide a much larger area of vision than an ordinary lens does. In some flies, the number of these lenses may sometimes be as many as 5,000. Additionally, the spherical structure of the eye also enables the fly to see its back, and thus gives it a great advantage over its enemies.
The absorbent pump of the fly: Proboscis
Another specific feature of flies is the way they digest food. Unlike many other living organisms, flies digest food not in their mouth, but outside their bodies. They pour a special liquid over the food by means of their proboscis, which puts the food in the proper degree of consistency for absorption. Then the fly absorbs the food with the absorbent pumps in its throat.


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This vanity was purchased from a thrift store and painted with a mix of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I used approximately one part Louis Blue and two parts Provence, which mixed to a lovely pale turquoise.
The vanity was given a coat of Annie Sloan Soft Wax, buffed and distressed.
The drawers were lined with some decorative paper I had on hand; perfect match--I love when that happens.
This vanity will go in the guest bedroom, which is also turning into my girl cave.
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Band's upcoming fourth album to be preceded by single 'Bonfire Season'
Gallows have announced their new album 'Desolation Sounds' will be released on April 13 and will be preceded by single 'Bonfire Season' as a digital download and 7-inch vinyl.
'Desolation Sounds' will be the punk band's fourth album and the follow-up to 2012's self-titled LP. Named after an expanse of water in frontman Wade MacNeil's native Canada, it features 10 songs and runs for 36 minutes.
Gallows guitarist Laurent Barnard called it "the record I've dreamt about making". "I think the album sounds reall fearless," Barnard said. "It's the sound of a band that's comfortable with playing music together, rather than trying to fit into a certain scene or zeitgeist or any preconceived notion of what the band should be. We just ignored the outside music world and made an album that felt good in our guts."
Barnard added that single 'Bonfire Season', which will be available for pre-order from the band's website, began as an ode to Siouxsie And The Banshees. "I've always been a fan of that slightly gothic, dark style of punk and felt it was the time for Gallows to explore that style of music. The verses still have that old school boot stomp feel but combined with atmospheric noises providing menacing undertones," he said.
The video for the single, which you can watch below, was shot by Canadian director and musician Josh Reichmann, who previously worked on band's video for track 'Chains' in 2014.
Gallows also announced a trio of tour dates in May, with support from Nottingham band Baby Godzilla. Tickets for these shows will go on sale on January 14.
Gallows will play:
Glasgow Cathouse (May 22)
London Garage (26)
Manchester Sound Control (27)
To check the availability of Gallows tickets and get all the latest listings, head to NME.COM/tickets.


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May 25, 2018
OVCODE is set to shake-up a wide range of sectors—from the entertainment industry & business, all the way to government institutions—with their release of a decentralized global asset verification engine. Built using blockchain technology, OVCODE makes it possible to protect and verify the existence, ownership, validity, and history of global assets or items you own that are of value. The implications of such a system are far reaching with the technology already being implemented across the world.
The international team at OVCODE have a combined experience of more than 30 years in everything from blockchain development to asset management and marketing. OVCODE makes it easy for individual users, institutions, corporations and governments to publish their assets on the Blockchain. OVCODE assigns a unique digital identity to assure the highest levels of integrity that's virtually incorruptible. OVCODE's foundation consists of verification of assets or items that the user owns that are of value. With OVCODE, they will have the ultimate formidable proof of authenticity for all assets they own and receive over the Internet. From digital assets like documents, photos, videos to intangible assets like patents, copyrights, insurance policies or even representation of their physical assets like land titles, car registration, gold certificate, will all be protected by OVCODE.
During a recent seminar the company spokesperson for OVCODE was quoted as saying, "OVCODE is built to become the digital seal of trust for your protection in the digital world." He went on to say, "Digital transformation brings huge, problematic gaps especially in authenticity of assets. The gap happens after creation of the database entry, through to printing until storage. We use a combination of Cryptography, Digital Signature technology and a zero cycle latency to provide the most secure solutions possible to protect clients' data and assets."
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A. Are the shelters reservable?
Yes. There are two medium (Happy Hollow and Gordon Shelter) and one small (Collins Shelter with firepit) shelters available for reservation.
B. Is the Island Shelter reservable?
A Park Special Use Permit is required to hold a special event at the Island Shelter. However, the park and facilities remain open to the public.
C. Are the restrooms open?
Yes. The restrooms at Stephens Lake Park are open all year. Drinking fountains are winterized and closed from October 15 to April 15.
A. Is the lake open for swimming?
The lake is open for swimming May 1 to Sept. 30. There is a sand beach and a designated swimming area on the west side of the boardwalk. The swimming beach is free to the public and is an unguarded facility. The gate to the beach will be locked during the off season. See beach rules.
B. Is fishing allowed? Are there regulations?
Fishing is allowed on the east side of the boardwalk. All Missouri Department of Conservation fishing rules and regulations must be followed.
C. Is the lake stocked with fish?
Stephens Lake is managed and periodically stocked by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
D. Is boating allowed?
Yes, boating is allowed on the east side of the boardwalk. Only non-motorized boats are allowed. Boats with motors are prohibited, including electric trolling motors.
E. How do I get my boat to the lake?
All boats must be carried by the users from their vehicle to the lake. There is a boat launch area on the southeast side of the lake. All vehicles must remain on the hard paved parking lots.
F. What about inflatable boats?
Boats must be commercially designed watercraft with the intent to keep the passengers dry. Boats should not be used with the secondary intent to swim in the lake. Rafts and inner tubes may be used in the swimming area only.
G. Can I rent a paddle boat?
No, currently Stephens Lake is not a staffed facility and does not offer boat rentals.
H. What is the water quality of Stephens Lake?
The water quality of the Stephens Lake swimming area is tested weekly by the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services during the swimming season. A lake must have a reading below 200 coliform per 100 milliliters and 126 E. Coli per 100 milliliters or it is resampled. Lake samples that exceed the recommended limits are re-sampled for three consecutive weeks. If three consecutive samples are above the recommended level, the Park Services Manager is notified of the problem and takes responsive action. Water quality of the park swimming lakes are posted on the Environmental Health website. Click here for current postings.
Spikes in readings generally occur after a rainfall where it is suspected that the geese feces is washed into the lake. To help freshen and clean the water during the swimming season, the Parks and Recreation staff pumps fresh water from the deep well into the lake causing the lake to slowly overflow.
The appeal of swimming free of charge in a natural surrounding draws people to Stephens Lake. As with any body of non-chlorinated water inhabited with wildlife (fish, turtles, geese, etc.), lake water should not be ingested.
The water quality of Stephens Lake has met the requirements of the Health Department and is continually monitored throughout the swimming season. For more information regarding water quality testing, contact the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services @ 573-874-7346.
A. May I reserve the soccer fields for games or practices?
No, the fields are designated as practice fields and may be used on a first come, first serve basis for practices.
B. Will there be goals on the field?
No. Since the fields will be used for practices only, the goals have been removed so that the impact to the turf will be spread out over the entire field instead of directly in front of the goals.
C. Will the field be lined and how often will it be mowed?
The field will not be marked or lined, as there will not be any official games scheduled on it. Since it is a practice only area, the fields will be mowed at the same time the park is mowed. It is anticipated that certain areas of the park will be mowed on a weekly basis during the mowing season.
D. Where do I park to use the practice fields?
There is a parking lot on the east side of the park near the fields. Enter from the Broadway Street entrance and turn to the right (east). Parking on the grass is prohibited.
E. What other parks have practice soccer fields?
There are several parks that have practice soccer fields and some are reservable. [More Information]
A. Since Stephens used to be a golf course, can I come out and hit golf balls?
No. Golfing is not allowed in any parks except at the designated golf courses.
B. What are the park hours?
The park opens at 6:00 am and closes at 11:00 pm.
C. Are dogs allowed? Is this a leash free park?
Dogs are allowed in Stephens, but they must remain on a leash and owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pet. This is not a leash-free park. {Learn about leash-free areas in the park system}
F. May I purchase a Memorial/Heritage tree/bench for Stephens?
Yes, there is a special donation arrangement for Stephens Lake Park. [More Information]
G. What happened to the old log cabin? Will it be open for tours?


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AppTerrier - Discover Quality Free Apps
There are approximately fifty-eleven bajillion apps in the iTunes AppStore. Most of which are free, but lacking in the "useful" department. If you find yourself downloading, and immediately deleting free apps from your iOS device, AppTerrier, by Five Finger Studios…love that name, is an app that finds premium paid apps that go on sale for $free.99.
Basically, AppTerrier is the "penny-saver of app discovery" that gives you one place to find deeply-discounted and even free apps that would normally cost a pretty penny (get it?). The folks behind the app work with other app developers to find quality free apps, in addition to using a proprietary "secret sauce" search algorithm that takes in to account several factors (like download rankings) in order to only show apps you would actually use. Additional features include:
- Full App Store Search with app channels and screenshots
- Push notifications for free apps presented daily
- No ads, spam, or surveys
- Search iPhone and iPad apps
Based on my searches, the bulk of apps listed are mobile games, so that's awesome if you're looking for some mindless activity to pass the time "while you wait". There are some apps from other categories listed, just be prepared to sift through the sea of games to find some solid picks.
If you're the type of person that can't fathom rolling the dice on a $1.99 app for fear on being crushed when the app turns out to be whack, you may want to check out the free AppTerrier for iOS and let us know what you think.
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After the coffee. Before freezing my you-know-what off!
The Skinny: I'm in D.C. for Thanksgiving, and it's cold and wet here. But that's not nearly as bad as watching the Redskins lose on East Coast time. At least on the West Coast I don't have to stay up until midnight to feel humiliated. But enough whining. Today's Fix includes a look at MAVTV, a cable channel launched by Lucas Oil. Also, more thoughts (including mine) on Katie Couric's new job and a shakeup at AEG Live. Also, the last Nikki Finke story you'll ever need to read.
Daily Dose: All the talk about Time Warner Cable being up for grabs may have some wondering whether consolidation among cable operators will mean lower programming bills. But Bernstein Research analyst Todd Juenger noted that is highly unlikely. "Cable consolidation by definition does not change the number of choices of pay-TV providers for (almost) any household in the country, and therefore doesn't change the balance of power between distributors and content owners," he wrote in a new report. He added that because about 10 companies control the majority of popular channels, distributors have little leverage, regardless of size. "Every time a distributor has tried to fight back by dropping the content from one of these companies, it has ended badly for the distributor."
Looking to break free from the pack. Looking for a way to reach potential customers, Lucas Oil decided that it might be smarter to own a TV channel rather than advertise on one. The company launched MAVTV, which is aimed at racing aficionados. The network is nearing 30 million homes and figures it needs to get to 50 million to have a shot at making money. The Los Angeles Times looks at what's driving Lucas Oil's desire to be a TV programmer.
ON LOCATION: Where the cameras roll
New gig. It's official. Katie Couric has signed up with Yahoo to be its "global news anchor." Because it is Katie Couric and Yahoo, the media see this as some kind of seismic shift in the industry. Maybe. Or maybe this is just the latest attempt by Couric to revitalize a career that has foundered since she quit NBC's "Today" all those years ago. Her stint as an anchor at CBS News was disappointing, and her daytime show likely won't live past Season 2. Yahoo, meanwhile, is hoping signing a big name such as Couric will bring it some much needed traffic. More on the move from the Washington Post and Valleywag.
Show's over. Randy Phillips, chief executive at AEG Live for more than 10 years, has left the concert promotion giant. Phillips' departure comes less than a year after Tim Leiweke, head of parent AEG, departed and the company briefly put itself up for sale. Jay Marciano, AEG's chief operating officer, was promoted to chairman of AEG Live. Details on the AEG moves from the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
What a bargain! Intel is looking to sell OnCue, its system for delivering pay-television via the Internet, or over-the-top as the industry calls it, for $500 million. Intel tried to launch OnCue itself but was unable to strike distribution deals with major programmers. Among those said to be kicking the tires are Verizon and Liberty Global, the international unit of Liberty Media. Coveage from Bloomberg.
Happy Birthday. Ted Turner, the pioneering media mogul who created CNN, TBS and TNT, turned 75 last week and threw himself a big bash. Turner said his health is getting worse and his memory is fading. The quick wit still seems to be there though. Asked by Fortune how he feels about life at 75, Turner replied, "It's better than being dead."
Bring back Brian. "Family Guy" fans are upset that the show killed off family dog Brian in Sunday's episode. Is he really dead (he sure looked dead) or is this just a ratings stunt to generate interest in the aging cartoon? Either way, it's working. Now some fans are petitioning to bring Brian back to life. I thought only cats had nine lives. More on the reaction to Brian's death from the Hollywood Reporter.
The last Nikki Finke story you'll need to read. I'm as tired of writing about journalist Nikki Finke and her fights with Deadline Hollywood owner Jay Penske as you are reading about them. But New York magazine actually has a very good deep dive into the Finke-Penske relationship that is worth a look. And hey, there's even an old picture of Finke in a bathing suit! Hopefully this will put the nail into the coffin on this topic, at least until next week.
Inside the Los Angeles Times: Rebecca Keegan on how women are starting to crack the glass ceiling in animation films.
Follow me on Twitter. I'm up in every time zone! @JBFlint.
ON LOCATION: People and places behind what's onscreen
PHOTOS: On the set: movies and TV
PHOTOS: Celebrity production companies


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FRIDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who are Tasered do not appear to be at higher risk for serious injury than adults, a new study contends.
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Researchers reviewed more than 2,000 Taser uses by police and found that nearly 5 percent were against suspects aged 13 to 17. Most were Tasered in incidents involving assault, civil disturbance and robbery and burglary.
No major differences were found between teens and adults in injury rates or types of injuries, according to the researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
"We were looking closely for increased risk of cardiac effects and bodily injuries because of the differing body size and build of adolescents, but there were no significant injuries reported for this age group," study lead author Dr. Alison Gardner, assistant professor of emergency medicine, said in a medical center news release.
"There were 20 mild injuries recorded and the majority of these were expected superficial puncture wounds from the weapons' probes," she added.
The study, published in the September issue of the journal Pediatric Emergency Care, is the first to specifically investigate Taser use on teens, according to the release.
Gardner noted that the average age (16), weight (168 pounds) and height (5 feet 8 inches) of the teens in this study shows that Tasers tend to be used on teens who are larger and older. This suggests that police are using Tasers in situations where physical apprehension is not easy, unlike with smaller and younger teens.
A Taser, or stun gun, is an electroshock weapon.
-- Robert Preidt
Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
SOURCE: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, news release, Sept. 18, 2012


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When should you change filters for your HVAC system?
How much will I really save?By Arnie Katz
Q My husband was very religious about changing the filter for our central air conditioner every month. He always said it would help the system last longer and would also save energy and improve our air quality in the house. He recently passed away, and with my arthritis it's impossible for me to climb up on the ladder to change the filter, which is in the hallway ceiling. I can hire a neighbor's son to do it for me, but my budget is really tight. How much will I really save?
There are so many things in our homes that were not designed for those of us who are losing some of our physical capacities. The short answer to your question is that it's highly unlikely that changing your filter every month will save enough to pay for the new filters and to pay someone to change it for you. Most of the research I've seen on this hasn't documented any energy savings from changing the filters monthly.
So what is a person to do? The first thing to understand is that the purpose of the filter on your central cooling and heating system is to protect the coil from dirt and debris — leaves, twigs, gerbils, etc. It was not designed to improve the quality of the air in your house. The coil is where heat is exchanged, and if it gets dirty it moves the heat less efficiently. So having a filter in place is important.
In extreme cases — either because the filter hasn't been changed in a long time, or because a lot of stuff is loading the filter, or you just got three long-haired shedding dogs or there's a construction project next door generating a lot of dust — the dirty filter can slow down the air flow and create enough pressure in the unit to seriously strain the motor and cause premature failure. Sometimes, the filter gets so clogged that it gets sucked into the unit, and air just goes around it, along with the dirt and debris.
The key is to find the balance: change the filter often enough to prevent strain on the motor, but not more often than you need to, since that will be a waste of money. In most houses, changing it every few months will probably be about right. This should be often enough to prevent pressure build-up and damage. But pay attention to the filter. Change it after two months and look at it. If you can't see through it, you need to change it more often. If it looks almost brand new, you can go longer.
If you want to improve your air quality by using the furnace/AC filter to remove pollens, dust and other particles from the air in your house, you can get filters designed to do this. But it's important to make sure the better filter won't increase the pressure on the motor. One way to think about this is to picture a very dirty filter. There's so much stuff on it, that it becomes much more "efficient" at collecting stuff, and will collect more particles than a "clean" filter. Until it gets so clogged that the pressure builds up and it slows down the air flow and strains the motor.
Similarly, a "high efficiency" filter will collect more stuff, but it may reduce the air flow and put strain on the motor. It's important to get a qualified technician to certify that the more efficient filter won't hurt your equipment.
Virtually every website you go to recommends changing the filter often and claims that will lead to energy savings. Unfortunately, there's no research to back that up. It's possible that your husband developed the monthly schedule based on his experience in your home over the years, and that changing the filter monthly is really needed. It's also possible that he was simply following the advice from sources that seemed credible. Now it's up to you to learn what makes the most sense in your house.


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Course Detail
Course Type and Name
AIARE 1 - Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain
CT1 Denver/Rocky Mountain National Park 3/5/2019
Colorado Mountain School
(720) 387-8944 (Wk)
Course location
Denver/Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Begin: 03/05/2019; End: 03/09/2019
Course Details
Learn how to make better decisions in avalanche terrain with Colorado Mountain School, the world's largest and most experienced AIARE provider!
Our instructor team is made of experienced AIARE instructors and professional mountain guides with decades of experience in avalanche terrain, from the Alps to Alaska to right here in Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the country's premier winter adventure destinations. In addition to classroom work, our course includes field instruction each day to provide a well-rounded education to backcountry decision-making, trip planning, terrain selection, and companion rescue techniques. This course provides essential training for anyone traveling in avalanche terrain and can be taken on backcountry skis, split board, or snowshoes. With a maximum ratio of six students per instructor in a twenty seven-hour course, we provide the highest level of instruction.
Price includes:
AIARE Certified Course Leader and Instructors
27-hour course with a 6:1 maximum ratio
Electronic student manual
Weather-proof AIARE field book (yours to keep)
BCA slope meter (yours to keep)
Use of beacon, shovel and probe
AIARE certificate of completion
With a sixteen-bed lodge available to Colorado Mountain School students, you can spend your entire weekend in Estes Park without the hassle of commuting. Our lodge is conveniently located in downtown Estes Park with a full kitchen, WiFi and hot showers. Lodging can be booked on our website for $40/night per bed.
Have more questions? Let our full-time office staff help you organize and plan for your course.


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A Flower-Themed Party For Tori Spelling's Daughter
Flower Treats and Eats at Stella McDermott's Fifth Birthday Party
Flower Treats and Eats at Stella McDermott's Fifth Birthday Party
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling and her ediTORIal by Tori Spelling blog. This week, Tori shares the treats from Stella's birthday party.
I hope you enjoyed the little picTORIal peek into Stella's fifth birthday party that I shared last week. We all had such a fun time celebrating with Buggy.
Related: A Flower Power Birthday Party
As promised, today I am sharing all of the majorly pin-worthy dessert and food table details. In my opinion the dessert and food tables should be the focal points of any party — they are not just tasty and beautiful, but they also give you so much room for creativity within your party theme. When it comes to cupcakes, cake pops, and food it's go big or go home in our family. So check out all the edible goodness below. But be forewarned, you may get a sugar rush just looking at theses brightly colored confections . . .
More great reads from Tori Spelling:
Boundaries in the bedroom
How to make your own string pinata
DIY instructions for making your own tulle balls


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When you take a little kid by the name of javier and first give him a swirly while punching him in the balls, then find one hundred horse shits and make him bathe in it will having butt sex with a baboon.
You see that young lad over there, we should do "the dirty javier dirtbag" on that fucker.
by Condor12343 June 17, 2011


text: Kei Akagi has long been a vastly underrated jazz pianist. On this stimulating quartet set with tenor saxophonist Rick Margitza, bassist Charles Fambrough, and drummer Willie Jones III, Akagi digs into five of his originals, Fambrough's "Bright Eyes," and a memorable and lengthy version of Wayne Shorter's "Lester Left Town." Margitza (whose playing on tenor and soprano sometimes hints strongly at John Coltrane) and the alert rhythm section inspire Akagi to some of his finest playing, stretching the hard bop tradition and creating fresh new music.


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One might ask the question: What makes anyone in politics think they can make a difference in this political climate?
We have been through a lot in the last three to four years. We�ve seen our economy teeter on the brink of collapse. We�ve seen thousands of jobs go overseas. We�ve seen our brave men and women travel abroad, fighting two wars to defend our freedoms right here at home. We�ve seen our political process become more and more bitter, divisive and down right ineffective.
With the election of Barack Obama as the first black president, we�ve seen most people in this country are ready to move past our ugly past of racism and Jim Crow. But we�ve also seen there are still some who want to hold on to that dark past, expressing hate and anger over the fact that a black man is in the White House. We�ve seen partisan gridlock basically cripple Washington, D.C., and political posturing and grandstanding dominate our legislature in Raleigh.
One might ask themselves what makes anyone in politics think they can make a difference in this political climate? What gives people the belief that they can have an impact when all too often the ones with the most money and power have the most say in what goes on? What makes us believe our one little ol� vote counts?
In 2008, Barack Hussein Obama, a little-known, first-term U.S. Senator from Illinois had the audacity to believe he could be president of the United States. He was right, but he had the help of 2,142,651 North Carolinians � and only won the state by a mere 14,177 votes.
Who says one vote doesn�t count? One vote adds up to thousands, millions. We all can make a difference, but you can�t if you stay home. Get up, get out, get active and go vote!
The deadline to register to vote is Friday, so hurry and get that done! Early voting begins October 18. Vote early! Deadline to return absentee ballots is Nov. 5, and Election Day is November 6.
The Democratic Party has some great candidates on the ballot nationally and on the state and local level. I urge everyone to take a good look at all the candidates and to decide for yourself who deserves your vote.
The Republican Party has decided the way forward is to cut education, cut Medicare, cut Social Security and to give huge tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires.
The Democratic Party believes the way forward is to invest in America � to invest in education, invest in American manufacturing, invest in agriculture, domestic energy production, renewable forms of energy and in the middle class.
We don�t believe the way forward is by cutting things down; we believe the way forward is through building things up � through growing our economy, through adding jobs. There are two clear choices in this election: forward or backward. Those that vote get to decide.
Voting is our right; too many have fought, bleed and died defending that right. We have an obligation to those brave men and women who have defended that right in the past and in the present to vote so we can help preserve our future.
It doesn�t matter your political ideology or party affiliation, go vote! If you don�t vote, you don�t count!
Anthony D. Hall is the third vice chair of the Lenoir County Democratic Party and aLenoir County Health Board member. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com. The opinions of the guest columnist are not necessarily those of The Free Press.