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#1 Help, need suggestions for easy to make appetizer10-29-2012, 07:34 PM
We're going to our friends home this weekend. I volunteered to bring something, and she asked if I could bring an appetizer.
I need some suggestions on something that's easy to make, looks like I took a long time, and doesn't include spinach, mushrooms or seafood (have health problems with them).
Would appreciate any help for some time-tested recipes that you've used.
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The easiest and nicest thing to make are quiches. You just buy the pre-made crusts and fill it with whatever you like and bake. You can serve them warm or room temperature.
I usually do a broccoli & cheddar or spinach, bacon and swiss. But you can really customize it to your taste. Something like ham, swiss and a green.
I usually pan fry whichever ingredients I decide to use with an onion. Place at the bottom of the pie, then fill with egg/cream mixture, top with cheese and bake. Just make sure you season with S & P.
You can find many different combos online. Easy, fast, delicious and fancy.
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Depends a bit on what this is for. If by "appetizer," it can be something like cheese and crackers, then a couple quick and easy ideas come to mind:
- Cream cheese and olive. Set out one block of cream cheese for several hours to soften (or you can nuke it a few seconds if you take it out of the foil). In a bowl, fold in about one tablespoon of mayonnaise (or sour cream if you prefer; this is just to soften the mix a bit and make it more spreadable) and one small (~6 oz.) jar of sliced salad olives. Mix well, and you can either put this out with sturdy crackers (the garden herb Triscuits are particularly good with this), or you can make small sandwiches with small bread or even make something like petit-fours by just cutting up a sandwich on regular-sized white or wheat bread.
- Spicy cheese block. Super-easy. Just soften a block of cream cheese, place it in a dish with a relatively tall lip, and cover it with Picapeppa sauce. Serve with butter crackers like Ritz or Town House, or water crackers for a little bit more elegant look.
If you need something a little more substantial, like a first course, then small quiches like Hawkgirl suggested are a good idea. You can also do wraps pretty easily, and you can make almost anything in a wrap. Personal favorite: on a flour tortilla, spread apple butter, add chunk turkey (not the sliced stuff from the deli), and a strip or two of bacon. You can add a little extra zing with some honey mustard.Olde-style, states' rights conservative. Ask if this concept confuses you.
SLW, am delighted to suggest something for you. Super, super, simple and always looks great on the tray!
Home-made Crostini.
Crostini is just a fancy name for baguette slices that have been brushed with oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and baked until golden brown.
I place them in an overlapped petal design on a round canape tray, surrounding a bowl of your favorite dip or spread.
Ingredients ...
- 1 baguette sliced 1/4 inch thick (mine are always slightly thicker)
- salt & pepper (& garlic powder if desired)
- olive oil
Directions ...
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange baguette slices on baking sheets; brush both sides *lightly* with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Bake until golden brown, approx. 15 mins. (Depending on your own oven ... mine is a fast oven, takes only about 12 mins.) WATCH THEM!!!
Should be done on both sides, no need to turn over, unless necessary.
Let cool on baking sheets.
How does that sound for simple?
* Edited to add: Men eat them even without the dip, they are really crunchy!
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A tray with multiple compartments (you can get them at Party City if you want disposables)
Arrange items like:
assorted olives
roasted red peppers
hard cheeses, cut into small wedges
sopressata or genoa salami, deli sliced
caponata (we make our own, but you can buy it)
OR a fast but elegant appetizer
Figs wrapped with prosciutto
honey dew melon wrapped with prosciutto
Here's a good dip I got from a friend a year or so ago........
Mustard Dip
1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix (Hidden Valley)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup dried onions
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
8 ounces prepared yellow mustard
8 ounces sour cream
8 ounces mayonnaise
It's a quick dip that is full of flavor--tangy, sweet, and a bit spicy. I especially love it with pretzels, but it is actually quite versatile and it can be used with anything dipable. Even as a sauce on pork or chicken.
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Thanks everyone. I've got enough ideas for this weekend and for the Christmas season. I might go with the antipasto, as it should hold up better taking it to their house. I'm not sure how far away they live, so not sure about something warm.
Since we will be home alone for Christmas, think will make it a happier season by inviting more friends to the house.
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This season, I'm looking for the following.
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UH Manoa awarded $3.8 million in grants to improve Native Hawaiian educational outcomesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity has been awarded three grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $3.8 million over the next five years. The grants support three different programs with various objectives that all ultimately seek to improve and enhance Native Hawaiian educational outcomes.
- Mānoa Educational Talent Search Program (METS)
The Mānoa Educational Talent Search Program (METS) will receive nearly $1.1 million over the next five years. METS will provide educational support services, including educational and college planning activities, to 600 participants from Nanakuli Intermediate and High School and Waiʻanae High School. Two-thirds of the participants will be from low-income families and potential first-generation college students.
- Manana Kūpono: Supporting At-Risk Native Hawaiian Students to Succeed at UH Mānoa
Manana Kūpono aims to increase postsecondary access for Native Hawaiian high school students from at-risk Oʻahu communities, increase the transfer rate of Native Hawaiian community college students into baccalaureate programs, and increase the retention and graduation rates of Native Hawaiian undergraduate students attending UH Mānoa. To achieve this, the program will provide college preparation outreach activities for these students as well as work with faculty to improve teaching and advising of Native Hawaiian students. The program will receive $1.4 million over the next three years.
- Program for Afterschool Literacy Support (PALS)
The Program for Afterschool Literacy Support (PALS) will address the literacy needs of Native Hawaiian children in grades 3 to 6 by examining the effectiveness of specific literacy interventions on student achievement outcomes related to the No Child Left Behind Act. The study aims to answer two research questions — 1) Does a high quality, research-based afterschool literacy program increase student literacy skills and attitudes for students enrolled in "restructuring" schools?; and 2) Is the value of a high quality, research-based afterschool literacy program mediated by the nature of reform efforts at the "restructuring" schools or by student characteristics? The PALS program is supported with an award totaling nearly $1.3 million over the next three years.
The Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED) recognizes underrepresented groups in higher education, and provides programs for the recruitment and success of students from these groups. Groups that promote diversity in higher education include Native Hawaiians, underrepresented ethnic groups, students transitioning from welfare to work, students with disabilities, under-prepared students, academically gifted students, adults returning to education, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex students. The office also provides administrative support to committees addressing diversity issues at Mānoa and at campuses across the university system.
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001. Back home! London home that is! So nice to be back with the girls after some days at my Mums! I loved being at home but it was so nice to get back to my own place! First thing I did was raid my cupboards! I went for a long lazy Sunday walk with my flatmate up to Clapham Common and then we had a ice cream in the sun! Such a lovely day and its making me so excited for summer to come around again! Was the perfect cold but sunny day!
002. Got alot of events and stuff happening this week which I'm so excited about! Have to sort my diary out as there is so much coming up this week. Got a exciting event for Glossy Box, as well as the Company Blog Awards coming up. I also have a really exciting project coming up which, as much as I wanna shout all about it, I cant until its been actually confirmed! But its ridiculously exciting as I've got everything crossed it doesn't fall though!
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Congressional Republicans — during both last year's debate over the pending expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the current negotiations regarding raising the nation's debt ceiling — refused to consider tax increases on even the very richest Americans. In fact, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) blew up debt ceiling negotiations last week due to his insistence that those making more than $500,000 annually be shielded from any tax increase.
The GOP justification for its position — even with income inequality at its worst level since the 1920s — is that raising taxes on the rich will destroy jobs. "What some are suggesting is that we take this money from people who would invest in our economy and create jobs and give it to the government. The fact is you can't tax the very people that we expect to invest in the economy and create jobs," said Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH).
However, history doesn't back up the GOP's claim. In fact, as Center for American Progress Director of Tax and Budget Policy Michael Linden found, "in the past 60 years, job growth has actually been greater in years when the top income tax rate was much higher than it is now":
For instance, in years when the top marginal rate was more than 90 percent, the average annual growth in total payroll employment was 2 percent. In years when the top marginal rate was 35 percent or less — which it is now — employment grew by an average of just 0.4 percent.
And there's no cherry-picking here. Pick any threshold. When the marginal tax rate was 50 percent or above, annual employment growth averaged 2.3 percent, and when the rate was under 50, growth was half that.
In fact, if you ranked each year since 1950 by overall job growth, the top five years would all boast marginal tax rates at 70 percent or higher. The top 10 years would share marginal tax rates at 50 percent or higher. The two worst years, on the other hand, were 2008 and 2009, when the top marginal tax rate was 35 percent. In the 13 years that the top marginal tax rate has been at its current level or lower, only one year even cracks the top 20 in overall job creation........


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Rescuers in helicopters tossed ropes and emergency aid to stranded Ethiopians on Thursday after many scrambled onto rooftops and trees to escape floods that have killed 900 and marooned tens of thousands.
Rushing waters have devastated large areas throughout the Horn of Africa nation since early this month as emergency services struggle to cope with overwhelming numbers of evacuees.
After two rivers burst their banks killing 870 people, Ethiopia has warned that more rivers have overflowed in the north, south, east and west, and the country's major dams were close to breaking point.
Medical relief agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said flooding near the northern Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile River, had displaced 10,000 people, but the number could increase to 35,000 in coming weeks.
"About 2,000-3,000 people are being evacuated per day (from areas around Lake Tana)," Manuel Lopez Iglesias, head of mission for the Greek branch of MSF, told Reuters.
"We are expecting this number to grow in the coming days as these villages are evacuated."
Lopez said the situation was not likely to get better as the rainy season would last until September.
Rescuers said on Thursday they had saved some 6,000 people in the remote south where the Omo River burst its banks on Sunday killing at least 364 people.
"Rescue operations are still continuing, and people who have been marooned by the floods are being evacuated to safe areas," said Simon Macahele, director general of the state-run Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC).
"Some six thousand people have been rescued from the (Omo) flood area."
Helicopters, dispatched to the south, used ropes to save thousands of mainly local herders cut off by the waters and dropped emergency aid by air.
"An Ethiopian airforce helicopter detachment has begun airdropping food packets and shelter materials to people stranded by the floods," said Chief Inspector Tsegaye Mulunehe of the Omo regional administration.
Officials and aid workers fear the number of dead and homeless could be much higher due to the inaccessibility of the regions worst affected.
Africa's second most populous nation, Ethiopia has appealed for international aid to help overwhelmed emergency services.
After suffering from a drought last year, heavy rains have been battering the country in recent weeks.
Floods typically happen in lowland areas after rains in the June-August rainy season drench the highlands.
But the situation has been exacerbated by land cultivation, deforestation and overgrazing, aid workers say.
In the east, the Dechatu river burst its banks last week, killing 254 and leaving 250 missing, feared dead in Dire Dawa, 525 km (324 miles) east of the capital Addis Ababa.
As well as the Dechatu and Omo rivers, officials said the Awash River, some 300 km (190 miles) east of Addis, had burst its banks, leading to the evacuation of 7,000 people.
The Awash valley is home to three major sugar estates.
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A Royal Military Police officer was found hanging in her barracks two years after alleging she had been raped by two soldiers, an inquest heard today.
Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement, 30, was found at Bulford Barracks near Salisbury in Wiltshire on October 9 2011.
Cpl Ellement's sister, Sharon Hardy, told the inquest in Salisbury, Wiltshire, that she had been left "absolutely devastated" by the decision by military investigators not to prosecute the two soldiers who she claimed had raped her in November 2009, while she was posted in Germany.
Mrs Hardy, 44, told the inquest that her sister rang her from Germany to tell her of the allegation.
"She was absolutely traumatised," Mrs Hardy, a married mother of four from Christchurch, Dorset, said.
Cpl Ellement returned to the UK on compassionate leave and spent Christmas with her sister and her family.
"She was devastated. She looked worn-out and she had lost weight - she looked awful," Mrs Hardy said.
"She kept a lot back because I think she was embarrassed about what happened. She was dreading going back to Germany.
"Anne-Marie was confident those soldiers would be charged and I was not going to tell a victim they may not be charged.
"She was really frightened about going back to Germany because she didn't know what to expect."
Mrs Hardy said one female soldier supplied a statement to investigators supporting Cpl Ellement's allegations but changed it after befriending the girlfriend of one of the soldiers she was accusing of rape.
"She told me that the girls had started to turn on her. She lost the support network that she thought she had when she was sent on compassionate leave," Mrs Hardy said.
"The girls were running up and down the corridor screaming 'There's the girl that cried rape', banging on her door.
"All that I could do was try and reassure her that once they were charged everything would be OK."
Mrs Hardy said her sister was "absolutely devastated" at learning the two servicemen , who are known only as Soldier A and Soldier B at the inquest, would not be charged.
"Anne-Marie was absolutely devastated. She could not believe it," she said.
"She was 110% certain what had happened to her and her being in the Royal Military Police and the fact they were not taking her allegations seriously.
"She said to me 'Justice is shit. They got away with it. They are trying to uphold the law but they have got away with it'.
"She was so strong and she believed what they did was wrong. She was not happy and she wanted justice."
An inquest in March 2012 recorded a conclusion that Cpl Ellement, originally from Bournemouth, took her own life.
But last August the High Court ordered a fresh hearing, which began today and is expected to last at least two weeks.
Mrs Hardy told the hearing, before deputy coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon Nicholas Rheinburg, that her sister became worried by the news that a former colleague from Germany was being posted to Bulford in the spring of 2011.
"It was troubling Anne-Marie what trouble this soldier could bring to Bulford," Mrs Hardy said.
"I tried to reassure Anne-Marie and Anne-Marie told me this soldier was going around saying 'There's the girl that had cried rape'."
Mrs Hardy said her sister also told her of being overworked and doing between 80 and 90 hours a week and being called in on her days off.
"She said she was sick of it, that she was tired and wanted out," she said.
"I put that down to the unit's large volume of workload."
Mrs Hardy also spoke of an incident at a rugby match between the Army and Navy at Twickenham in April 2011, at which Cpl Ellement alleged another soldier said to her in front of 100 personnel: "There's the girl that cried rape."
She said: "Anne-Marie was absolutely mortified because, as she said, none of the soldiers in her unit knew about this."
Mrs Hardy described her "disbelief" at hearing the news that her sister was dead - three days after her 30th birthday.
"When she died, my immediate thoughts were the Army, the rape, the bullying and the overwork," she told the inquest.
"I think she said something on Facebook about 'I've had enough of everything' but she didn't say anything to my face at all.
"Perhaps that was her warning sign but it didn't trigger with me."
Mrs Hardy said that her sister had several short term relationships with different men but nothing long term.
She was asked whether Cpl Ellement could have taken her own life because of the latest split.
"Absolutely not because he had a few short term relationships," Mrs Hardy said.
"Her passion in her life was her family and her animals. She was not interested in a long term relationship.
"I think she would have liked one but it never happened for her.
"He was no different to any other man."
Cpl Ellement's mother, Alexandra Barritt, said her daughter viewed the transfer to Bulford as a "start of a new life" but it changed when a former colleague from Germany joined her.
"She was very distressed about it. She was worried it would get out about what happened in Germany," she said.
Mrs Barritt said her daughter had become depressed following the alleged rape.
"It was about the allegation she made of rape," she told the hearing.
"She said there was going to be no charges and these two individuals were threatening her and saying they were going to sue her and she was very distressed about this."
Mrs Barritt said her daughter didn't feel "at all supported" by the Army after she made the rape allegations in Germany, and was bullied afterwards.
"She said she had been left alone to deal with it," Mrs Barritt said.
"She said people she had been friends with turned against her and she couldn't come out of her room because the girls outside of the room were calling her names.
"She was too scared to leave her room."
Mrs Barritt said her daughter complained to her of being overworked and had worked when she was supposed to be off sick.
"In August 2011 she was supposed to go on a course and she was very worried about that and she was given a position of higher rank.
"She spoke about a staff sergeant who was belittling and bullying her."
Mrs Barritt said her daughter wanted to leave the RMP and transfer to the Veterinary Corps.
She described her daughter's death as "absolutely devastating" and added: "Absolutely out of the blue.
"In the summer of 2011 I became very concerned about her and she seemed to be deteriorating and she had lost her spark.
"She went back on anti-depressants and was having panic attacks.
"I said to her 'you won't do anything stupid?' and she said 'shut up mum' and I didn't think anything of it."
Mrs Barritt said at the time of her death her daughter was looking forward to a holiday in the US.
The inquest heard Cpl Ellement had joined the Army in 2006 and transferred to Bulford in March 2011.
The hearing also heard that Cpl Ellement had taken an overdose of tablets prior to joining the Army, which she had declared on her application.
Cpl Ellement's father Kenneth Ellement, a former soldier, told the inquest in a statement that the alleged rape caused her a "great deal of stress".
"Anne-Marie seemed to have some welfare problems while in the Army," he said.
"I knew she was in debt and had loans for about £20,000 and was paying those off."
Mr Ellement added: "I have no idea why she would want to take her own life."
Lance Corporal Rebecca Thorpe said in a statement that Cpl Ellement had several short-term relationships, including with a married man, and could "fall in love quite quickly".
"I think she would get a bit obsessive about this and this would scare them off," she said.
L/Cpl Thorpe also said she had seen signs of self-harming on Cpl Ellement's arms.
"She said quite casually she had cut them with a knife and didn't know why and said she had been bored and sat there watching the telly.
"I thought she had cut herself in the past and didn't want to tell me. She never told me about any of her self-harming or wanting to commit suicide."
L/Cpl Thorpe described Cpl Ellement as "lacking ability" in her job.
She said: "She would not accept help and was often the cause of her own downfall."
Corporal Paul Butler told the hearing he started a brief relationship with Cpl Ellement while having problems in his marriage in late 2010.
"At the time I was having problems with my wife," he told the inquest.
"I was attracted to her and if I left my wife, I wanted to be with her."
Cpl Butler said he ended their relationship in January 2011.
"She was very upset about it but we reconciled," he said.
Captain Shane Doherty, who at the time of Cpl Ellement's death was a company sergeant major, said on two occasions he saw her tearful and spoke to her, giving her a "pep talk".
"Had I known of the previous history as regards the rape, I may have been more stringent in pushing welfare services, not to say that they were not dealing with it," Capt Doherty told the court.
He said that he only found out about the rape allegations after her death.
"I was quite shocked when I heard. It was shocking.
"No one said anything to me that she was being bullied by her chain of command or any of the NCOs."
Capt Doherty said that he found it "quite staggering" at hearing in court claims that members of the RMP were working 80 or 90 hours a week.
"I find that absolutely staggering and doubtful," he said.
Also giving evidence at the inquest was Corporal Derek Bennetts.
He played in a band with Cpl Ellement, who was a talented singer.
Cpl Bennetts said that Cpl Ellement had complained to him of being "picked upon" by a staff sergeant and also heard "derogatory terms" used to describe her.
"I heard the staff sergeant cursing out loud 'for f***s sake' to himself about Anne-Marie's work," he said.
He said that shortly before Cpl Ellement's death he was concerned that she seemed "particularly low" and was crying, so reported his concerns to a sergeant.
"I expressed my concerns that I thought she was going to do something, I mean self-harm or worse," he said.
"Because of her persona. She was so down, it was like she was broken.
"He said he would take it on board and tell the company sergeant major."
Cpl Bennetts alleged that two senior NCOs would shout at her.
"Sometimes it seemed they got a kick out of it," he said. "That's the word I would use - an awful thing to say.
"They seemed to enjoy bollocking her."
Cpl Bennetts also said that "welfare was not a priority" for the company.
"Certainly not at that time. Nothing seemed to happen," he said.
He told the inquest how he believed a break up in a relationship was the catalyst for her to take her own life.
"I think that's what tipped her over the edge," he said.
"In the suicides I have been involved in as an RMP, which has been three others, it has always been the breakdown of a relationship."
The inquest heard that since Cpl Ellement's death changes had been made to the company's working hours.
Soldiers were now not allowed to work for more than an hour after their 12-hour shift had ended.
Cpl Leigh Jarratt said Cpl Ellement would make "quite a lot of mistakes" in her work. "This was not through a lack of trying but her attention to detail," he said.
Lance Corporal Richard Cumber told the hearing that Cpl Ellement would work long hours and would often be the last to leave the office.
He said she was upset at comments a senior non-commissioned officer had posted on Facebook, which she believed was about her.
"She was quite upset about it," he said. "I showed her how to make a copy of them and put them into a Word document."
Cpl Cumber said the same senior NCO treated Cpl Ellement differently.
"When she made a mistake it was made more public," he said.
"It was bits and pieces... it was just different. When someone makes a mistake you expect to be picked up on it as otherwise you will never learn.
"At times it became too far and at times when she was going to be criticised in front of people, I want to use the word belittled but I don't know if it's the right word to use, when she was going to be criticised in front of us, and she was in charge of us, that's not the right thing to do."
A post-mortem examination found Cpl Ellement had died from hanging.
In pathologist Dr Matthew Flynn's report he noted that the word "sorry" had been written in lipstick on a mirror.
Toxicology tests found no trace of alcohol or illegal drugs but there was evidence of a therapeutic level of anti-depressants.
The inquest was adjourned until tomorrow.


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So last week VW rolled out a teaser of it's potentially car-less ad scheduled for the "Big Game" this Sunday. Now we have Toyota's Wish Granted ad, which seems to have the 'big three' for charm and appeal:
It also hints at an overweight dad and goes a bit retro with the 90's song, I Wish by rapper Skee-Lo. One other thing it has that Volkswagen is missing: A car - or in this case, a crossover SUV - the Toyota RAV4. For ME, the Toyota ad is more fun, while still piquing my interest in their new product.
So is it better just to make you feel good, as VW did with their ad (at the bottom), or make you feel good AND feel good about their product? I give the global sales leader TWO THUMBS UP for their effort!
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Haha, nice Chuck. :D
Agree the VW teaser misses the mark. But its Super Bowl commercial shows product and scores on feel-good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0xPWAtaa8 600,000+ views in less than 2 days.
Toyota ad definitely hits the mark much better - AND, it got a chuckle out of me...very nice job. I just did not feel any connection to the VW ad, though it might keep you watching because you're wondering what it's all about. Kudos Toyota!
I still think they're both brilliant in there own way, but that Toyota commercial is SA-LICK!
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will be hosting an event on December 2 to celebrate the completion of an apartment complex dedicated to low-income senior citizens. This is not a typical apartment complex; this was designed from the ground up with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind. The event will also include speakers from Enterprise Community Partners, Bank of America, Citizens Housing Corporation and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.
The Polk and Geary Senior Apartments, located at 990 Polk, have 110 units. Of the 110 units, 50 are reserved for seniors who might be on the brink of becoming homeless due to financial, medical or other concerns. In addition to the 50 units reserved for seniors on the edge of homelessness, 10 units are dedicated to serving low-income residents with mental health concerns.
"This project will also provide about 3,000 square feet of community space that includes a solarium, office spaces, a kitchenette, as well as 3,000 square feet of retail space available for a local business." Source: Citizens Housing Corporation
The housing development used low or no VOC paint, adhesives and solvents, green label carpeting, low emissivity window glass, energy efficient lighting, daylight sensor controls, an extensive energy monitoring system and much more.
Tomorrow's event will take place at the new development, 990 Polk Street in San Francisco. The event starts at 10:00 am but the doors will be open at 9:30.


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Bill Inmon and I sat down the other day to discuss a system that we are building. We didn't have a good "name" for it, but what it amounts to is: Operational Data Warehousing. If you can believe it, what we've done is taken the Operational specifics of systems capturing data - and placed it on top of the Data Warehouse as a single integrated historical and operational data store. We are currently using the Data Vault model for this componentry. Some folks have called this "Active Data Warehousing" in the past, but we feel that this is one step beyond, in that it actually IS the operational store at the same time as being the Data Warehouse. Convergence has arrived...
I've blogged about convergence in the past, it's no secret that the world is converging, and I.T. is no different. It is also no secret that EDW technology is converging with operational technology. Well, if we look behind us (20/20 is always best) we can see the divergence path of data warehousing and operational systems, and the re-convergence of these systems. Active Data Warehousing coupled with SOA, and real-time alerts coming back from the ADW have begun to turn the tables.
We have closed the gap on this one. Using the principles of the Data Vault modeling (http://www.DanLinstedt.com) we've constructed an Operational Data Warehouse (right now, Bill and I do not have a better term for this, Bill also thought that this is a new approach).
What does Operational Data Warehouse do?
One way to describe it is as an Operational Data Store with history.
Another way to describe it is: as a data warehouse with operational (raw) data.
Why do it this way?
Well for one, it provides traceability in all the data. Bringing in the RAW operational data over a web-service (as generated by the upstream machines), provides us with accountability, auditability and pure traceability. By utilizing the notions of the HUB entity within the Data Vault structures, we achieve horizontal integration across the data sets. This operational data warehouse is front-ended by web-services, and has direct integration in to the business processes. It is not fed with any sort of "batch" system, it is however pre-loaded with master data.
The structures of the Data Vault have been setup within the databases in such a way as to allow tremendous scalability and flexibility. We have physically partitioned the machines for security purposes, and scalability purposes. We can join 800M rows to 300M rows to 100M rows, and bring back 10k rows in under 10 seconds when we know what we're looking for. This setup is housed on SQLServer2005 on Windows 2003 r2, with 32 bit, 2 dual core CPU's at 2.8 GHZ, 2GB RAM.
So what's this got to do with Operational Data Warehousing?
Plenty. Operational data warehouses (a very lose term today) consist of the following requirements:
* Must be accountable
* Must be auditable
* Must be a system-of-record
* Must interact with other operational systems
* Must house operational data
* Must house historical data
* Must NOT separate operational data from historical data in the data store.
* Must be the SOURCE for a major business function
* Must be real-time (can have batch feeds, but must be real-time in data streams)
* Must be part of the business process flows.
So what are the technical requirements?
* Must be scalable
* Must be flexible
* Must NOT break history when the business changes/data models change
* Must NOT break existing data feeds when the model changes
* Must be FAST access, fast insert, etc...
And of course it MUST follow the DW2.0 requirements:
* Must have historical data
* Must not be "updated" directly (would break auditability)
* Must maintain cross-functional relationships
* Must be GRANULAR (to the absolute lowest level of grain available)
* Must provide strategic and tactical value
* Must include indexes/pointers/links to unstructured information
So what? How do I get there?
We've used the Data Vault data modeling to get there. It meets all these needs and has been blessed by Bill Inmon as the "optimal choice for DW2.0" data modeling. Because of the structures, along with the foundational approaches to loading the Data Vault, and what the data in the Data Vault represent - we've been able to construct the system described above. In fact, we have two of these up and running. One in our facilities in Denver, and one in Washington DC.
So you mean to say there "is no operational system"?
There is partially, there are many "machines" that collect the information operationally, and pass it back to our Operational Data Warehouse (Data Vault), but - they do not house the information after they've released it to us. The ODW Data Vault actually stores all the operational information from around the country, and soon - around the world.
Next time we'll dive in a little deeper as to what it means to construct one of these, and how they work.
You might already have one of these, if you do - I'd love to hear about it. As always, thoughts, comments, corrections, are welcome.
Dan Linstedt
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Skijoring is a winter sport that involves being dragged around by a horse or a dog on skis. It's also something we have almost no interest in, that is at least until you replace the horse or dog with a 570 horsepower Bentley Continental GT.
That's exactly what Bentley set up for the staff of British buff book "AutoExpress" at a joring track in Gstaad, Switzerland. While being pulled on skis behind the $189,900 sport coupe would certainly be interesting, we think sliding through the snow with the help of the car's four wheel drive system from the driver's seat still looks like more fun.
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POST Group
The POST Group is a collaboration of companies that are driving sustainable innovation in agriculture and rural. While young and forward thinking…we have a distinctive heritage in that the 'POST' name has been known and respected in agriculture for over 37 years.
What we do; bring solutions to market that directly impact efficiency/productivity/quality at the farm level and reduce strain on our planets resources. These solutions cover a wide scope; from conventional construction (structures) to renewable energy solutions to cutting edge equipment and process consulting.
How we do it; with a trusted and respected name in agriculture POST has embraced a leadership role to tackle challenges facing farmers today. We have established key partner channels to drive solutions to market with max speed and efficiency.
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Updated design requirements:
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2. Font – we encourage staying close to the font in 'POST' from existing logo
3. Layout – always have POST above Group; which puts emphasis on POST.
4. Icon – we are open to the concept of an emblem beside Post Group (e.g. water, field, land, plant OR something other creative)
5. Transferable – the logo is to represent a collaboration of companies and must cross multiple platforms. Example: the existing logo for Post Structures clearly points to structures. The divisions of the POST Group will include; Energy, Consulting, Equipment and Structures. The idea is to re-brand POST the group so that all divisions can be clearly defined by the POST Group brand.
6. Environment/Green – while we appreciate the environmental movement; the market is flooded with green logos. We do not fully discourage this but desire a logo that is fresh, new and clean.
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Plan to develop Colteryahn Dairy a sweet deal
Project would transform part of Carrick into destination spot with retail, dining, offices
The Carrick neighborhood is getting help from the city of Pittsburgh to undergo a transformation.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl was at the Colteryahn Dairy on Brownsville Road to kick off the planning process for the town's so-called Dairy District on Monday.
"One could imagine ice cream shops, candy stores, things like that that could become part of this dairy district concept," said Greg Jones, executive director of Economic Development South.
The goal of the project is to transform the land surrounding the Colteryahn Dairy into a destination spot, including retail, dining and office space. The dairy would serve as the center's anchor.
Colteryahn Dairy is the oldest in Pittsburgh, according to its website. It was established in 1893.
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Part of the dairy project is being paid using a $50,000 Urban Redevelopment Authority grant.


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Rocket Frog
The Rocket Frog gets its name from its long pointed snout, but it could equally have got it for its impressive leaping ability.
The Rocket Frog's legs are extremely long and allow them to leap farther than most other frogs of the same size. Leaps of over 4 m are not uncommon.
The Rocket Frog lives in open forests and swamps, usually close to streams and ponds.
Rocket Frogs are found in northern Australia and eastern Australia as far south as Sydney. Sydney is close to the most southerly extent of the Rocket Frog's range, as this frog is adapted to the hot weather of the tropics.
The male Rocket Frogs can be heard calling after spring and summer rains when they make a rapid yapping or 'wik...wik...wik' sound.
Life history cycle
Female Rocket Frogs lay their eggs in a raft on the water surface where they float in a coat of jelly-like material before the tadpoles hatch into the water.


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20 oz canned pineapple tidbits in juice
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6 oz tomato paste
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Track History
Bristol International Dragway (as it was known then) opened in 1965 under National Hot Rod Association sanction. At the time it was considered a state of the art super dragway, the best in the country.
Larry Carrier, Carl Moore and Hal Hamrick built the dragstrip at a cost of approximately $1 million. The facility included a crossover bridge for spectators, a four-story tower which housed offices, suites, the timing tower and media accommodations second to none.
Bristol Dragway's elevation was 1,445. The facility seated 15,000 and featured raised seating, which gave spectators a great view all the way down the quarter-mile strip. The facility was housed on 500 acres of land in a picturesque valley in which a 60-foot wide strip, one mile long was cut for racing.
There also was a 20-foot wide return road. The very first Top Fuel Dragster winner at the Spring Nationals, held June 3-7, 1965, was Michigan's Maynard Rupp. His elapsed time was 7.59 seconds at 203.160 mph. The Spring Nationals, the first major NHRA event east of the Mississippi, was broadcast live by WJCW in Johnson City, a significant event since live drag racing didn't usually show up on the radio.
Because the dragstrip sat between two mountains the acoustics were such that the strip earned the name "Thunder Valley" because of the thundering noise cars made when they traveled down the strip. NHRA left Bristol after the 1967 Spring Nationals and from 1968 to 1970 the American Hot Rod Association sanctioned the Spring Nationals.
In 1971 Larry Carrier started the International Hot Rod Association, which ran at BID until 1998. Bristol remained the flagship of the IHRA until Carrier sold to Billy Meyer in fall of 1987 and he moved the series's offices Waco, Texas. Meyer sold IHRA in the winter of 1989 to Jim Ruth and Ted Jones and they moved it back to Bristol in 1989. Ruth died in 1990 and his sons, Duane and Rick, inherited it. In 1993 they sold it to a group of businessmen but retained ownership of dragstrip.
In 1997 Bill Bader purchased IHRA and moved the headquarters to Norwalk. In 1996 Bruton Smith, who also had purchased Bristol Motor Speedway, bought Bristol International Dragway from the Ruth brothers and renamed it Bristol Dragway.
The first 300-mph pass down Bristol Dragway came in 1997 by Doug Herbert at the Spring Nationals. In the same qualifying round Shirley Muldowney set the record of 302 mph. After the 1997 season Bristol Dragway closed and work began on a new $18 million facility, a track now considered the new standard for NHRA venues.
Bristol Dragway's professional pit area easily accommodates 100 cars and transporters while the sportsman area can accommodate up to 500 cars. Bristol Dragway's elevation is 1,475 and features a 3,800-foot dragway (700 feet of concrete), control tower, grandstand, pit area and support buildings.
Nearly one million cubic yards of earth was moved in order to create more pit area and better grandstand area. More than 15,000 cubic yards of concrete helped form Bristol Dragway, including retaining walls that run the length of the dragway. More than 20 miles of cable for power, communication and scoring are buried to preserve the beauty of the setting. A $500,000 Musco sports lighting system was also installed.
Among the many safety features, the dragway's elevation at the top end is 72 feet higher than at the start, to help slow cars after they pass through the lights. The four-story control tower features 21 luxury suites, a state-of-the-art control room, conference room, elevators and an awning-covered observation deck available to almost 800 occupants. Trackside glass design uses a "curtain wall glass system" which offers no visual obstructions from one end of the building to the other. Bristol Dragway features two pedestrian tunnels from grandstands to pits.
Bristol Dragway hosted the NHRA's inaugural Winston Showdown in 1999, pitting Top Fuel dragsters against Funny Cars for the first time. John Force was the first winner of the event, besting Bob Vandergriff with a 5.470, 262.18 mph effort after smoking his tires.
After hosting the Winston Showdown in 1999 and 2000, Bristol Dragway hosted its first NHRA points race since the 1967 season with the 2001 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
At the close of the 2004 season, dragway officials began work on additional seating and suites. A new Terrace section, with nearly 3,500 seats, was added above the existing grandstand. The Terrace section was topped by corporate suites and the Thunder Valley Club doubled in size from 500 to 1,000. The construction resulted in nearly 5,000 news seats, available for the 2005 O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
After hosting its annual NHRA event during the early spring months of April and May for several years, the 2010 edition of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals moved to mid-June on the season schedule.
The NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals are now held on Father's Day weekend, the perfect time for drag racing in the hills of East Tennessee. From yesterday's legends to tomorrow's stars, Thunder Valley is THE place for drag racing greatness.


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One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Interesting, I've noticed two camps – evenly divided I'd say – about how to start seeing shots that just don't seem to be there:
The first likes going through the "shot-taking" motions to lure inspiration; the second prefers to just stop, relax, or walk away ... and maybe return later.
Both have worked for me, but the first has produced a greater number of favorite compositions.
It is interesting to read the views on this.
I used to take my digital camera as well as my LF stuff just to take a photo of something even knowing inside that ultimately it was going to be no good. Now I don't bother and just enjoy getting out and having a walk. If I manage to see anything I am happy with that's an added bonus.
Looking through the image sharing part of the forum however (most recently on the leaves thread) shows that there are potential compositions everywhere, and it seems to be more about thinking about potential images in ways I ordinarily would not have considered (such as the small instead of the large view). I know I will have having a good look at the leaves next time I am out and about, which is something I would not even have considered at all before looking through that thread in particular. If there is no shot to be found at the time, it's probably my fault, but I might find it some time in the future.
I don't bother with consolation snapshots. Though I do share your disappointment in having nothing to process and print from the excursion.
I dont like going home with nothing, I also don't like paying $12 AUD to get a 4x5 slide processed knowing full well the image on it has no feeling, no meaning. its just a shot to make me feel like I achieved something on the day..
I do enjoy bushwalking and hiking so going for a 15km walk through the forest in search of good light is fine with me, If I get a shot or two, awesome, if not, well... next time. film and processing is too expensive to shoot willy nilly..
Chamonix 045N-2 - 65/5.6 - 90/8 - 210/5.6 - Fomapan 100 & T-Max 100 in Rodinal
Creative Self-Portraits Captured Inside an Airplane Lavatory
A Fascinating Look at the Microscopic World Inside One Drop of Water
Macro Shots Using a Canon 5D Mark II with a 4×5 Large Format Camera
There's lots more ideas on that site.
When I was starting out with my Pentax 6x7, a coworker told me about a book from Kodak. It started with a shot of the Earth from orbit, with the caption, "Number of subjects: 1." The next shot was of a satellite photograph, the next was aerial and so on, and finally zooming into the microscopic range, and always increasing the subject count.
So the next time you're in a bathroom stall with some time on your hands, make a self portrait!
"It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." - Walker Evans
It just doesn't work for me if I am not seeing things. The images are rotten without exception.
If I can't see the exact shot I want then I go home. I do a lot more scouting than shooting. I usually keep notes of each possible shot and I plan my shot in advance. I agree with Mr. Goldman that forced shots "are rotten without exception." Shooting just to be shooting is a waste of film and time. I think we have to get away from the idea that a trip is a failure without making exposures. It is necessary to turn down the many bad shots so that we can throughly prepare for the few good ones. You can't hit what you don't see. If you are seeing poorly then go home. Tomorrow will come soon enough.


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