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Mastering the Art of Baking: Classic to Contemporary: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide by Anneka Manning
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- Published Apr 12 2012
- Format Hardcover
- Page Count 392
- Language English
- Countries Australia
- Publisher Murdoch Books
- Imprint Murdoch Books
Publishers Text"Mastering The Art of Baking" is the first volume in a major new "Murdoch Books" series. "The Mastering The Art of" ...series brings easy-to-follow advice and knowledge to the home kitchen in an accessible and engaging way. Packed with recipes that yield impressive results with little effort, these books are a must-have for anyone who wants to learn more about cooking. With detailed instructions, approachable recipes and step-by-step photographs, each book contains must-know basics within an up-front chapter for easy reference. There is information on how to choose and store ingredients; descriptions and uses of specific ingredients; information on equipment and utensils, as well as basic recipes and techniques. Each book features a comprehensive selection of classic recipes - from simple dishes, to those that require a little more time and skill. Each recipe will include cooking tips, suggestions for flavour combinations and other helpful information. With layers of information designed to nurture and extend cooking skill and knowledge, this series is designed to be a market leader for years to come. "Mastering The Art of Baking" is for both beginners and those passionate about baking who want to extend their skills in this traditional culinary art. With instructive step-by-step techniques for everything from simple biscuits through to contemporary dishes such as strawberry macaron mousse cake, "Mastering The Art of Baking" will fast become your baking bible. Key points: a comprehensive selection of easy-to-follow, approachable recipes; all recipes and techniques will be accompanied by instructional step-by-step photography and clear, concise instructions; special panels and break-out boxes with useful cooking tips, ingredients and utensil information and practical conversion chats; all recipes triple-tested; and, an approachable glossary to help explain any unfamiliar cooking terms.
Other cookbooks by this author
- Bake Eat Love
- Bake, Eat, Love: Learn to Bake in 3 Simple Steps
- BakeClass: Learn to Bake Brilliantly, Step by Step
- BakeClass: Learn to Bake Brilliantly, Step by Step
- Good Food
- Good Food
- Jams and Preserves: More Than 100 Jam, Chutney and Preserve Recipes
- Mastering the Art of Baking: Classic to Contemporary: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
- Mastering the Art of Baking: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
- Mastering the Art of Poultry, Meat & Game: Classic to Contemporary, A Step-by-Step Guide
- More Good Food
- The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook: Raise Food-smart Kids - 100 Fun and Delicious Recipes Made Healthy with the Glycemic Index

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The Great Potato Harvest
Earlier this week, the great potato harvest began. If you remember, I planted about 200lbs of seed potatoes. The 'Red Gold' and 'Dark Red Norland' potatoes were ready to be dug up. Neither of these will keep for a long time, so we'll be eating them like mad. Any extras that we don't eat will be fed to the ducks, chickens and pigs.
The rest of the potatoes are still growing. They are starting to die back, but they won't be ready for harvest for at least another month or so. That's the nice thing about growing a 70 day potato, you can harvest them early and be eating potatoes long before your main crop is ready.
I planted a huge portion of the main garden in potatoes. Why? Because they're fairly easy. Potatoes grow so quickly, they smother the weeds quite well. They also produce very well, calorie for calorie, better than any other garden crop. I planted them in early June, mulched them in early July and that was it.
These 'Dark Red Norland' potatoes are quite lovely to look at. The color is quite amazing when you first spot them in the soil, they're bright fuschia. I've grown them before, but I'm always surprised by how bright they are at harvest. Some red potatoes can be difficult to spot when you're harvesting, not so with these beauties, that bright pink is easy to see.
The 'Red Gold' potatoes were planted rather close, this makes them produce a greater number of small potatoes rather than a few large ones. When I have boiling potatoes like this, I prefer them to be on the small side so they cook up quickly. Overall, the potato harvest is going quite well this year. We've been enjoying eating potatoes once again.
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Amazing harvest you have there. We are baffled by no potato production here again this year. We planted seed in May for early and late types, tried harvesting the earliest a couple weeks ago. There was nothing there. Couldn't believe it. Out of the first e hears that we've grown potatoes, we've only had one harvest, I think. Someday we'll get it.
to whit's comment
I had the same problem. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
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Potatoes are one my favorite crops. We've tried many different varieties over the years. Last year we had a not so good harvest and ran out early. Every time I bought potatoes I was yet again reminded that organic ones are pricey and almost always a disappointment. Luckily we had a bumper crop of sweet potatoes and other roots. We just dug our Dark Red Norland this past weekend as well. It's like finding little treasures in the dirt :)
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Susy & Brian, my potatoes were planted late this year because of the cold wet spring weather. I don't expect any harvesting for probably another month. Mean while the tomatoes are really starting to ripen. We are in a hot summer cycle with temps nearing 100+ all week. The night temperatures are more favorable to ripening tomatoes.
Your first Maine harvest looks like it's going to be great. Have a wonderful day in the garden.
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It was so wet here this spring I could not get the potatoes out! Horrified! Then I read that you were planting yours in June so I thought why not:) I am so rooted and consequently crippled by the way we grew things as a family growing up…..such as….potatoes had to be out by the Ides of March……or no go. My potatoes are amazing…..and miracle of miracles…..no potato bugs…not….even….one…..That has never happened before…..They were just kennebuck…..what Southern States….our local feed store still had in stock…..I read on here from one of the other commentors about growing winter potatoes…..After such a success as I had with these late potatoes now I am game to go "crazy" again….Any advice on planting late potatoes……and when would we expect to be able to harvest….early spring or before? What varieties?…All and Any Advice Appreciated!
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Beautiful harvest!! Roasted potatoes with, lots of garlic, red onions, a little lime juice, sea salt and olive oil. Accompany this with some cold-brewed tarragon, basil and spearmint tea.
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Good gravy! 200 lb of SEED planted? How many pounds do you wind up with? I generally get a pound of potatoes from 1 egg-sized seed potato (maybe 2-4 oz?), so I'm thinking 15 lb of seed potatoes yields all the potatoes we can eat in a year (~75lb). You must eat a ton more potatoes than we do!
to Emily's comment
Another inspiring harvest Susy! I love the touches of yellow (sunflowers?) amongst the potatoes. The reds look delicious already!
I notice that you have an early and a main crop. From your post, am I correct in reading there is only one month between digging the earlys and the mains maturing? Do you 'chit' them before planting?
Where I live it is Spring in a couple of weeks time so I am planning my potato bed now.
to Marby's comment
I usually grow at least four different varieties of potatoes and sometimes up to eight. I planted Norlands and All Red for early eating, French Fingerlings for canning and Russet Burbanks for winter storage. As always, potatoes are huge and plentiful this year, must be good soil here. I will be harvesting the storing potatoes late September to mid-October, as soon as the skin thickens up. Apparently we are in for early snow and frost. Boo.
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We grow early spuds too, just to close the gap between the last keepers in May and the first harvest. Usually we still have the gap though, but this year I planted a dozen hills in the greenhouse, and harvested potatoes in May, unheard of here in outside of gardens due to our wet springs. It was well worth the greenhouse space in my opinion. Delicious!
I'm wondering though, did you mean 20 pounds? Our average yields are 10 pounds per pound of seed and many varieties yield much more. We planted 40 pounds this year and that will allow us to eat potatoes every day. Or it may be your new ground too.
to Nita's comment
We have been eating red potatoes for almost a month now and are getting ready to dig the other varieties soon. I'm curious, do you do anything to prepare the potatoes before feeding them to your chickens? Grind them up? Cook them? We have so many this year feeding the excess to our chickens seems like a great way to prevent them from going to waste if they go by faster than we can eat them.
to Lisa Sewell's comment
Your potatoes are beautiful! I'm looking at growing potatoes in a container since we're tight on space in our oddly shaped lot.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
On a Dark Wing Blog Tour Starts Dec 19th!
On Dec 19 through Jan 2, 2012, the fabulous YA debut author Trisha Wolfe of the YA Bound blog will host my ON A DARK WING virtual book tour. We had over 50 blogs wanting to host a stop so we will have a BLAST tour format. My dark angel will be everywhere. Be on the lookout.
Here is the LINK for the tour schedule. Check out all the great blogs and tour stops planned. We'll have loads of reviews, character interviews (including one with Death), the inspirations behind the book, Dream OADW Film Cast and plenty of excerpts from the book, plus sneak peeks at my upcoming Crystal Child series with Harlequin Teen. There will also be a LIVE CHAT hosted by YA Bound at 7:00 PM EDT on January 5th to announce the winners of the grand prize and the giveaways. What a way to kick off 2012!
For book giveaways, my character Abbey Chandler will be sending a SECRET gift with each book. Shhh! She's not telling anyone what it is, not even me. Only the winners will know when they get the package. (She's such a drama queen.)
And the grand prize is named GRAND for a reason. Stay tuned for that. Announcement coming soon!
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If you're looking to make a big " Old Hollywood" style splash at your next special event, then consider the classic mermaid hem gown. An iconic silhouette, mermaid style gowns can make any woman feel movie star glam! A Jayne Mansfield signature look and favorite of many other actresses in the 1950s, these gowns have a figure flattering, curve hugging fit to the knee, with a full flared hem below. And often have a sweetheart bodice to show off the decolletage. With just the right mix of sexy and feminine , this style can flaunt the curves you have , or even create the illusion that you do, even if you don't!
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Interview: Dr. Daniele Fortunato, Nutritionist Biologist, Talks about Sports Nutrition (Part I)
Every person is different from the other, both by structure and by lifestyle. That's why each one of us must have a specific nutrition. But how can we know what our body needs? How can we understand if we need to eat more, or less, or simply in a different way?
Dr. Daniele Fortunato: We should first of all to distinguish between a sporty person and a professional athlete. If for the sporty person would be enough just some general nutritional guideline, for the professional it's necessarily needed a proper specific nutritional plan. That is because a personalized diet that suits that specific sport will always makes the difference.
The energy and the nutritive needs can be evaluated in different ways:
- anthropometry – the scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body;
- plicometry – the estimation of body mass by measurement of subcutaneous adipose tissue;
- bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) – commonly used method for estimating body composition analysis.
Dr. Daniele Fortunato
Also, lately, we got a new method to evaluate the nutritional status. It's called stratigraphy. It is a specific ultrasound test for the adipose and muscular layer. Thanks to this method we can directly evaluate the type of subcutaneous fat and especially the quantity and quality of the deep fat, which is the most difficult to reduce. Another fundamental data that we can get is the quantity and type of the muscular layer. This is useful to understand even if an athlete is overtraining or if, vice versa, does not train effectively.
From all these evaluations we can understand very well if the athlete follows a proper nutrition or not.
When the daily routine keeps us away from following a proper diet, are there any more convenient and fast alternatives? For example protein shakes or energy bars can help us stick to our diet? Or do we have to find the time to sit at the table to eat?
Dr. Daniele Fortunato: "We are what we eat". A silly and superficial slogan which gives the idea: if we eat in a disordered and rushy way we will hardly give our body all the nutrients that can make it work well. Each one of us has a more or less complex lifestyle. But it is always possible to organize and dedicate the right amount of time to nutrition. Supplements can certainly help, but they must be considered only diet supplements and not the diet itself.
If we are approaching a competition, how can we adapt our nutrition to get to the event in optimal physical condition?
Dr. Daniele Fortunato: Dancesport is a particular discipline. It does not have a predictable duration. A competition can end up quickly or it can last for many hours. With the right nutrition we can put the body in the condition to have all the energy reserves fully loaded. This will help the athlete to maintain an optimal performance level longer and to reduce the fatigue. Thanks to specific nutritional strategies that must be evaluated according to the needs and characteristics of the athlete. This is possible, but this is not enough. We must avoid the total decrements of muscle and liver glycogen reserves.
As you were saying earlier, unlike other sports where the duration of the event is always the same (e.g. the 90 minutes in football, the four-time in basketball). In dancesport it's not always known for how long we will be engaged. Imagining now that we are on the day of the competition. If we have to dance a direct final, when do we have to eat and what? And if we have to compete the whole day and we have a couple of hours of break between rounds, how should we eat in order to always have the necessary energy?
Dr. Daniele Fortunato: In the case of a short performance it is advisable to eat about 2 hours before, and have foods based on complex carbohydrates, few proteins and few fats. It is better to avoid vegetables, or have small quantities, in order not to clutter the stomach that must be able to digest quickly. Particular attention should be given to hydration. It plays the major role in the nutrition the day of the competition.
If the event takes place in the morning, particular attention will be given to the breakfast, choosing foods based on complex and simple carbohydrates, polyunsaturated fats and few proteins, both animal and vegetable. For example, toasted whole bread with a veil of butter and jam without added sugar, dried walnuts and orange juice.
If, instead, the first round is in the afternoon, particular attention will be given to the lunch: using the same precautions, you will prefer a plate of pasta or white rice with EVO oil and a little bit of Parmesan cheese, a fruit and a small portion of baked cake.
In the case of competitions that last for several hours, it is important to always have a bottle of water with a maltodextrin supplement in it and some energy bars to consume during breaks. It is very important to drink in small sips but constantly even in the absence of thirst and to have small meals (even with the bars, if necessary) whenever possible.
After the competition it is necessary to eat as soon as possible to efficiently restore the lost energy reserves.
Make sure you check part 2 of the interview here. You'll be able to read the answers Dr. Daniele Fortunato gives to the following questions:
- Is caffeine for athletes a good or a bad friend during a competition?
- How does a relationship start between you and an athlete asking for your support during his preparation?
- So, could a nutritionist have a distance relation with an athlete, without the need to check him every week?
- If an athlete wants to follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, can he still guarantee his body a diet that will satisfy it?
- Could you give an advice to those who try in every way to lose weight, not succeeding, without following a nutritional plan specially studied for them?
You can find more info on Dr. Daniele Fortunato on his website: www.dottorfortunato.it
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Italian, dancing since the age of 5 and currently based in Moscow. With his partner Ekaterina Utkina, he is in the top 50 WDSF Adult Standard World Ranking, representing the Russian Federation.


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I hate solitude and I fear intimacy. For a long time I couldn't figure out the reason behind this apparent oxymoron. Imagine my heart being a haunted house; I'm scared of the evil that lurks behind doors and under stairs, so I need to make a lot of clamour and noise to drown this fear. To make myself forget this fear. I invite people over,but I tell them we can't move past the kitchen. I don't want them to go to the scary nooks and crannies that I invited them to avoid in the first place. But it gets tricky because I can't really tell them that I'm scared of my own house, right? And what do I tell them when they want a house tour? Perhaps go to the bathroom? Or worse; sleep over??
Now I'm really in a tough position, between a scary and an awkward place. I start becoming agitated because they are defeating the purpose of their visit! Their purpos–
Ah yes… I didn't think that one through, the purpose thingy. It's not manipulation, is it? Nah, I wouldn't…I wouldn't say that because ,you know, I mean, I like these people, it's not like I don't. I just don't want to go to certain places of my house. I don't want them to leave either, because, you know, I'd feel guilty for having made them uncomfortable? Yeah, no, you see it's nothing like manipulation! What's that?Oh, yeah I did invite them because initially I was scared, but still, they don't know that right? 😐
Urgh. I'm not getting away with this, am I? I feel so rotten. All these complications because of those darn things that lurk everywhere! You know what, I got it! 💡The problem is this house, so if I move- problem solved! Duh! Why didn't I think about this earlier? Haha.
My fear? My fear isn't the issue, I mean I'm scared because it's haunted, you know? 😕 I mean, I'm not a scaredy-cat or anything. Last house I lived in before this one was in a bad neighbourhood, like bad bad. Killers and rapist roaming the streets at night, you know? Yeah, scary stuff. I didn't really encounter any, but, you know, I'd hear dudes making noise at 2 am down the street. They sure were up to something.
No, no, I'm really not speculating. The world's a creepy place, you know? So yeah. I'll call up the real estate guy first thing in the morning. Gotto find a safe place, remote but not too remote. Big, nice house. Mm, not too big, I mean that'd be creepy. And not too nice, I wouldn't want to attract robbers, you know? Seeing I live by myself and all. Oh, I'll have to make new friends now! Aww… :(. Will miss the ones I have. But oh well. Such is life right?
Do I keep in touch with old neighbours? Naah, not really. What's the point? I mean, we aren't neighbours anymore, and I always find new ones. I'm too busy to keep in touch.
Huh?I what?What the…!? I am NOT! I'm not using them! Gosh! Geez. What's with the wild allegations? No, that's not it. I mean, they don't keep in touch with me either. Urgh, why are you trying to insinuate that I'm shallow? Why are you making this about me? Why can't you just believe me ?
Fearful- you say I'm fearful? I am not, mister. Really? Fearful? My goodness. And how does that make me shallow?
Oh, so now I | i m a g i n e |danger huh? Who do you think I am? A lunatic? C'mon! No, that's not it. There's an explanation for it all. You know what? I don't need this bullshitting in my life. You are constantly in my ear, doubting everything I say and tryna confuse me with that psychobabble. You know what Dr. Phil – take your armchair elsewhere. I'm done with you. 😡
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Agribusiness giants cause food insecurity and environmental degradation, while promoting the myth that industrial agriculture can feed the world better than small-scale, family farms.
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Les Misérables: Metabolic rift in the sewers of Paris
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'A Redder Shade of Green' explores the intersections of science and socialism
Martin Empson says Ian Angus's new book makes the case for a renewed synthesis between science and the humanities, using the insights offered by both to develop a strategy for action.
Anthropocene scientists reply to critics
A comprehensive response to scientific objections to formally recognizing a new unit of geological time shows that the Anthropocene cannot be dismissed as a scientific fad
Essential Debates at the
Intersections of Science and Socialism
In the Introduction to his new book, Ian Angus says ecosocialism must be based on a careful and deliberate synthesis of Marxist social science and Earth System science — a twenty-first century rebirth of scientific socialism.
We Need a Much Bigger Leap! John Bellamy Foster on Naomi Klein's 'No Is Not Enough'
There is much to admire in Naomi Klein's new book, but she underestimates the danger posed by Trumpism, and doesn't pose a real alternative. She calls for a Leap, but it isn't high enough or far enough.
Ten Theses on Farming and Disease
The corporate business model helps pathogens and pests to spread across the world. The only way to stop the next deadly pandemic is to end capitalist agribusiness as we know it.
Trump, climate and the breakdown of multilateralism
For social movements and climate justice campaigners, the US abandonment of the agreement is disappointing, but there is also a unity in understanding that the future of humanity on this planet does not rest on leaders alone.
An interesting but flawed take on the Anthropocene
Martin Empson says The Shock of the Anthropocene is a interesting account of the global environmental crisis, but it fails to offer to offer any alternative to the current system
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, June 2017
Five new books on climate change and human health, ecology and imperialism in the global south, environmental economics, capitalism and universities, and the meaning of hegemony


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Every business owner tries to get the best return on investment. Managing warehousing logistics along with business tasks is a tough process especially for small businesses that don't have enough space for the growing business needs. Warehouse management involves a lot of processes with dedicated staff and working space. It is not possible to design a warehouse accommodating future needs.
Now, modern day businesses take advantage of warehouse logistics provided by third parties. These companies have physical warehouses capable of storing goods for several businesses at the same time. By hiring logistics services, you can be sure that your goods are stored properly. The physical warehouse established by logistics companies are large enough with several compartments to store your raw materials, semi-products and fully finished products. You can buy the space you need and forget about the hassle required to manage the warehouse.
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Modern day logistics services manage web based warehouse management which ensures functionality and flexibility for business owners. Precise and real time information are made available to you upon your request. With central control on powerful inventory management, by hiring third parties, you can reduce complexity of maintaining your own inventory in a more organized way.


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The picture used for the above titleblock was taken along Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park, 450ft atop the dune overlook on Lake Michigan during one of our family's frequent visits. The blue-green waters of Lake Michigan are glorious, serene and to first-time visitors surprisingly ocean-like in color and size. Off-shore from the main dune lie two of the three sleeping bears, the cubs, Islands North and South Manitou; the mainland dune itself being the third or Mother Bear. Natural white-sanded beaches line the lakeshore enjoyed by local people and visitors alike.
Located in the northwest corner of Michigan's lower penninsula, Leelanau County is a place of harbors and history. Orchards and vineyards. Moving west to east, marking that distance halfway between the Equator and North Pole, the 45th Parallel makes its way through M22's jagged, triangular route entering near the town Leland and exiting Suttons Bay. Throughout the region, kindly people integrate in equal parts a strong work ethic with an entreprenuerial spirit while supporting an active art, performance and writers' community. And a protective love for the place they call home. The Third Coast. Lake Michigan. Unsalted. No sharks.


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Nate wrote:I remember when episodic gaming was the future of video games.
I remember when people actually looked forward to Half-Life 2 Episode 3.
Nate wrote:I remember when episodic gaming was the future of video games.
Ante Bellum wrote:Despair, Peanut, for this campaign has finally reached its funding goal.
Surprising, to say the least. At the rate it slowed down, I fully expected it to fail. Guess it was just a lull in donations. Still, it's not going to make its first stretch goal unless something quite dubious comes up last minute.
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I tried Jing this morning and I love it. It's smart and free, and a kick to use. In less than a minute, I figured out how to highlight a portion of my screen, record what I was watching, and save it to Jing's server, ready to share.
Details in a sec, but first take a look at my first screencast. A friend suggested a time killer called FeedTheHead. I have no willpower, so I pushed all my deadlines aside [sorry, Dennis] and spent 20 minutes exploring, then used Jing to share it with you.
Jing is a freebie developed by TechSmith, the same people who sell SnagIt and Camtasia, the industrial-strength screen and video capturing tools. I'm telling you this because I don't want you to be disappointed with Jing, especially, if you've used either of TechSmith's other programs. Jing is, as the PR guys said, a lightweight application. And for lots of people, that's just fine.
Jing's free and easy
Jing sits on any side of your screen (I keep mine on top). Pull down the app - or hit a hotkey - and select Capture.
A pair of grid lines appear across the screen that let you choose the portion of the real estate you want to capture. The part of the screen that's grayed out isn't captured.
With a little fiddling, I discovered that watching the left-hand corner intersection is the key to seeing what's going to be captured. A small toolbar appears along the outside of the grid that lets you choose between grabbing an image or video.
I have two monitors, and if I snag the entire secondary monitor, the image toolbar is below the monitor's edge and out of sight. It wasn't obvious once I set the grid, but before I started capturing, I could drag the region to see the toolbar. The side benefit, which also wasn't obvious, is I could resize the capture region.
Dig This: Quick - are these photos real or fake? I got six correct. See if you can do any better. [Thanks, Alex.]
Save local or on the Net
Once the capture is complete, I can save it to a file on my drive. What I like better, particularly with videos, is to put it on TechSmith's screencast site. That way I don't have to worry if my mother - or you, for that matter - has the right codecs or software to view the video. The file's saved as an SWF Flash and images are PNGs.
Everything you've captured is available from the program's history. You can see a thumbnail; from the history window, you can save the file locally, send it off to Screencast for sharing, or delete it.
Jing's history
You're wondering about TechSmith's benevolence, providing you with a neat freebie and online storage, right? There are scads of free screen capture utilities available. (I know, because every time I write about SnagIt, I get 40 e-mails telling me about all of them.) The folks at TechSmith have noticed that, too, and they're probably feeling left out. My guess is that once you're hooked on saving the files to their server, they're going to start charging for the online storage.
Either way, Jing's free for now, so grab a copy and take a look at the tutorial, and let me know how you like it.
Dig this, too: Will It Blend? is viral marketing at its very best, and the site recently took on Apple's iPhone. Not only that, it's on sale, so you can have one for only $400 - the blender, not the iPhone. And remember kids, don't try this at home. [Thanks, Lou!]
Also free: TransferBigFiles for huge files
I have a new way to send a gigantic file. No, I mean really gargantuan files, up to 1GB. Axosoft's TransferBigFiles is a nice, free alternative to YouSendIt, the Web-based service program that only allows 100MB - unless you want to pay a fee.
TransferBigFiles lets you send up to five files at a time. I like being able to send a file to five people, too, though I'd prefer being able to blind-copy the recipients. Other features: You can password protect the file and get a confirmation that it's been downloaded. Files are held for five days and then deleted.
Chances are good that the folks at Axosoft will discontinue the service in a year (as did dropload.com, another file transfer site), once they discover how much competition there is and that they won't become millionaires with this service. But for now, let's start transferring files.


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Practicing in the basement workshop, I used some purpleheart to make a small box. I have found purpleheart a little difficult to work with (for me, anyway), but I've got a few boards, and I'm tired of seeing them just lean against the wall. The wood is hard, and somewhat brittle. Beautiful dark color after it sits for a while. Even the purple shavings are something to see. Of course, when the wood is saw cut, planed, and sanded, it's just light brown and not much to look at.
I was planning on the lid, so the little doors are completely unnecessary. Nonetheless, I wanted to practice the procedure. The hinged edges of the doors are about 1/8" wider (on each side, of course) and shaped (carefully, with a sharp chisel blade) to fit into holes drilled into the sides (1/4" Forstner). I glued a couple of small stops to the sides for the doors to rest on. The lid is not attached. It just sits on top. A couple of thin strips are glued underneath to keep the lid from moving laterally
The bottom is a piece of poplar. Chamfered with a plane, and fitted into grooves in the sides (1/8" router bit).
The dovetails are hand cut. The box isn't glued together, yet. I may try to tighten up a couple of the joints. I'm fairly comfortable now with a dozuki saw. Very sharp (quick to draw blood). Very precise dovetails are possible if one is careful and patient.
Speaking of patient, I was a patient in the ER for an hour or two Thursday night. Table saw accident while working on this box. Kickback. No excuse. Careless. Multiple stitches. I hope to feel better soon. Be careful out there.
-- Michael T, Pittsburgh, PA
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#1 posted 01-21-2014 06:06 PM
Nice box! My fist attempt at box making was with Purple heart wood.
I hope you are feeling better! Last year My uncle who dabbled in construction/woodworking for decades cut the last digit of his thumb off on his table saw at home. When you get too comfortable with power tools and you don't pay attention for just a moment you gain stories to tell for life! Normally starting with "guess how I got this scar!"
-- Measure twice and try not to cut your thumbs off!
#2 posted 01-21-2014 07:04 PM
That is a fine looking box. You did a really good job with the dovetails. I've been working on hand cutting dovetails too and have made a few small projects with them although they don't look as good as yours.
#3 posted 01-22-2014 05:13 AM
Love ya box ! Looking good :: I also chopped the end of my thumb off with a table saw O boy did I !
-- BAZZ, LIVERPOOL UK A workshop is not a luxury . We need it to preserve our sanity in this frantic world we live in. A place to be at peace.
#4 posted 01-23-2014 09:26 AM
Anybody remember ever seeing a serious woodworker with all his fingers. No matter how careful, shop accidents happen and are often serious. I had a band saw nick my wrist but not too deeply, got a bad 2 finger bite from a table saw and broke a thumb on kickback. I'm old and can't afford to lose any parts that still function.
-- I am going to go stand outside so if anyone asks about me, tell them I'M OUTSTANDING!
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Found another great article online, this from The Huffington Post. Now before you all you Fox News fans gasp, this article is in no way political. The site covers a variety of topics, some that have little to do with politics. I frequent the technology section often to get my geek fix for the day. This past week, contributor Bianca Bosker put together a great article/slide-show on things that became obsolete this past decade. You can check out the list and even add items you think should be included. What do you think of the original slide show? While I agree with some, I realize others are truly not obsolete. Obviously we still need wires for many things. I also do not think the book store is obsolete.......yet. What else do you see disappearing in the new future? Happy Holidays to all!


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|Withdrawal from treatment as an outcome in the Isolde study of COPD
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|Objectives: To investigate the determinants of patient withdrawal from our study, and the effect of these withdrawals on the outcome of treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD. Design: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. Setting: Eighteen outpatient centers in the United Kingdom. Participants: Seven hundred fifty-one patients with stable COPD defined clinically as baseline postbronchodilator FEV1 > 0.8 L and < 85% predicted, FEV1/FVC ratio < 70%, and FEV1 change after albuterol < 10% of predicted. Intervention: Random assignment of either 500 micrograms bid of inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP)using a spacer device or an identical placebo inhaler. Treatment was continued for 3 years or until patients withdrew from follow-up. Measurements and results: Postbronchodilator FEV1 was measured on three occasions before randomization and every 3 months thereafter. Health status was assessed by the disease-specific St. George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and the modified short-form 36 questionnaire (SF-36) at baseline and every 6 months. Three hundred thirty-nine patients withdrew, of whom 156 patients received FP. Prescription of frequent courses of oral prednisolone was the most common reason for withdrawing as specified in the protocol (69 patients in the FP group withdrew due to respiratory symptoms, compared with 93 patients in the placebo group). This explained the significantly greater dropout of placebo-treated patients that was most evident when FEV1 was < 50% predicted. Patients withdrawing had a significantly more rapid decline in health status, measured by both the SGRQ and the SF-36 (p < 0.001). Those withdrawing from the placebo group had a more rapid decline in FEV1 and more exacerbations than the FP-treated groups. Baseline FEV1 was lower in dropouts than in patients completing the study receiving placebo, but there was no difference between the respective groups receiving FP. Conclusions: Patients who withdrew from follow-up were those with the most rapidly deteriorating health status and lung function. Losing these patients from the final analysis can reduce the power of a study to achieve its primary end point.
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It is the semi-final's of Laptop Magazine's Smartphone Madness 2013 contest, and Nokia's flagship is facing off against HTC's best.
The HTC One is a worthy competitor, with a 1080p screen and all-metal body, but the phone is let down by a camera with ambitions to beat the best, but which turned out to be a rather poor quality 4 megapixel wonder.
The other contestant is of course our favourite, the Nokia Lumia 920, which needs no introduction here, and has in comparison shots shown itself still to have the superior low-light camera.
Vote for your favourite device at Laptop Magazine here. Voting closes on the 8th at 9 am EST.
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text: Matt Harwood 11,018 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) *SOLD* What a pretty little car! To me, this is how a Model A should look: simple, clean, dignified, not over-dressed. The restoration is 30 years old (it has a 1988 Senior National First Prize badge on it) but it looks more like 5 or 6 years old. It's quite authentic, wearing Kewanee and Elkpoint Green with traditional black fenders, and there's a wonderful shine that looks right on a '30s car. The fellow from whom I got it bought it years ago for his wife to use, but she did not drive it much so it has mostly shelf wear, not road wear, which is probably why it's held up so well. There's are some minor paint issues on the top of the hood, but I'm not even sure how to identify it--it's not checking or cracking or micro-blisters, just some marks in the finish that are almost impossible to photograph. But that's how nice the car is--the only real flaws are tough to find. There's a correct light green pinstripe, nice stainless trim, and a single taillight out back. The accessory grille guard and Boyce moto-meter are the lone pieces of dress-up, but both are a good idea on a car that you're going to want to drive. The interior looks virtually new and it's beautifully trimmed. I don't know if it's a kit or Lebaron-Bonney or an expert trimmer, but it looks great. The seats are firm and comfortable, there's a proper rubber mat on the floor, and since this is a late '30, a round speedometer instrument panel. The controls are familiar with zero modifications or "upgrades" that you often find on Model As. Even the silk shade for the rear window is right. The engine should look familiar to us all, and like the rest of the car, it appears to have been done by the book. Zenith carb, flat copper plug leads, two-blade fan, and a generator to make electricity. The water pump seems to be a newer leakless unit, but things like the hose clamps, wiring, and other little parts are correct. There are a few minor signs of use, but nothing you couldn't erase with some detailing. It starts easily, idles at about 400 RPM, and moves the little sedan like you'd expect. No chatter in the clutch and the brakes are effective with no pulling. Black wheels and blackwall tires are the right choice. Simple is good. This is how Model As are supposed to be. Its show days are over, but this is a superior tour car that you will be proud to own and drive. And it is very reasonably priced at $19,900, so you can get in and enjoy without worries. Model As are still awesome! Edited April 24, 2019 by Matt Harwood (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites


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Due to our continued growth, we are seeking personable Customer Service Security Officers to play a key role, serving as the first point of contact our clients can reach at an assigned site. This will involve, maintaining a positive environment and providing an exceptional customer experience. We provide clear training paths and development tools for all our employees, from security officers to management.
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What do you for fun on a Saturday night? Well, you don't have to get into specific details but just curious what apartment dwellers do?
Let's see if I can come up with a wild guess or two or three.
1. Dinner and a movie: Whether that's going out to catch the early show and a more elaborate or scaled down meal, it's time to go out on the town for a change of environment. Your wife might need a break from looking at the four walls all week.
Or maybe you plan to pay your $1.20 for a Redbox rental (or less if you have discount code), and settle in with some popcorn and beverages and cuddle up on the couch with your loved ones (or by yourself) and laugh. Life is good!
2. Extra sleep: For some, the busyness of the week results in depleted resources including your body, mind and spirit. It's time to take an extra nap or hit the sack early. Sweet dreams!
3. Housecleaning: Although it's not the most exciting thing to do, truly Saturday is an opportunity to wade through your laundry and remove some 'piles' of stuff that have accumulated over the week. And did I mention decimating cobwebs?
Whatever you decide, have fun doing it. Because Saturdays are a treasure and a pleasure. If you'd like to share your Saturday plans in a family-friendly fashion, please leave a comment below.
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Kylie's new single is the best thing she's done in ages
There's an argument that Kylie's at her best when she's not being glitter cannoned pop gargantosaur KYLIE MINOGUE. Her most interesting songs are side projects (Where The Wild Roses Grow), cast-offs (Cherry Bomb) and remixes (the 10-minute reswizzle of Confide In Me).
So it's no surprise that Whistle, her movie soundtrack collaboration with experimental Icelandic band Múm, is better than anything on her last three studio albums. Kylie's hushed vocals are spookily desolate, as strings and beats fade in and out of focus behind her.
I can't hear the lyrics clearly enough to work out what's going on, but the song was written specifically for the film Jack And Diane, which has the most bonkers IMDB synopsis since Shark vs Octopus: "Jack and Diane, two teenage girls, meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane's charming innocence quickly begins to open Jack's tough skinned heart. But, when Jack discovers that Diane is leaving the country in a week she tries to push her away. Diane must struggle to keep their love alive while hiding the secret that her newly awakened sexual desire is giving her werewolf-like visions."
Twilight has a lot to answer for, doesn't it?
Kylie also pops up in the film trailer, alongside recent Bafta rising star winner Juno Temple. It looks awful. As one YouTube comment puts it: "Like a cross between alien meets predator in a vagina."


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As hedge funds buy Apple and Pfizer, should individual investors follow?
There are many theories about investing and one of the simplest focuses on the momentum generated by big traders. Some momentum investors simply follow the smart money -- hedge funds and other Wall Street traders -- and hope to earn big returns from the stocks they love, regardless of their fundamentals. If you like the smart money momentum approach, you might want to look at Pfizer (PFE) and Apple (AAPL).
According to Bloomberg News, the smart money is plowing cash into stocks right now. Hedge funds added 21% to their stock stakes, totaling $604 billion, in the third quarter. Meanwhile, individual investors (who account for 82% of mutual fund investors) withdrew money from stocks -- pulling $37.3 billion from U.S. mutual funds since August.
What are hedge funds buying? A Goldman Sachs Group (GS) analysis indicates that Pfizer and Apple were among most popular stocks among hedge funds -- 147 owned shares in these two stocks. Pfizer is up 45% since the March 9 S&P 500 low while Apple has spiked 141%.
The latest statistics that would predict the market's direction are a jumble of contradictions. The bearish ones are as follows:
- The trailing P/E of the S&P 500 is at a relatively high 21.9 -- suggesting an over-valued market;
- At 3.51, the ratio of short interest to shares outstanding is 40% above the decade average, according to Bloomberg. This suggests that investors are betting on a correction.
On the bullish side, the last time mutual funds saw individual outflows this big was in the nine months leading up to February 2003, just as the S&P 500 began a five year rally.
If you look at the Price/Earnings to Growth (PEG) ratios of Pfizer and Apple, you might conclude that both stocks are too expensive to buy at these prices. Pfizer trades at a PEG of 1.45 on a P/E of 15.4 to earnings growth of 10.6% to $2.24 in 2010. Apple is a bit more expensive, trading at a PEG of 1.50 on a P/E of 31.9 to earnings growth of 21.2% to $9.43 in 2010.
Should you go with the smart money? If you do, a stop loss, which will force you to sell if your bet drops by, say, 2%, would make sense. That way, if you get trampled by the smart money changing direction fast, you will limit your losses.
Peter Cohan is a management consultant, Babson professor and author of nine books, includingCapital Rising (due in June 2010). Follow him on Twitter. He has no financial interest in the securities mentioned.


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Explore the incredible stories of youths championed by CASA. It is only when you catch a glimpse of their lives that you understand why they need a champion. Our work with abused and neglected youths in Chester and Delaware counties is so important because of the journeys these young people have had to endure. To protect their privacy, we cannot divulge their full names, but we can let you in to see how their circumstances and our work reinforce how we are there for the child.
Having tested positive for drugs at birth, Richette was removed from her birth parents' care at 11 months of age amid an environment of neglect, domestic violence, homelessness and substance abuse. When she first entered foster care, Richette was severely underdeveloped and graded in the eighth percentile in some key physical categories. She had stiffness in her arms and legs. She was a delayed crawler and walker. Eating was difficult for her.
By the age of 2, CASA was assigned to Richette when she was residing in her third foster home. Richette's volunteer champion worked tirelessly with the Delaware County Office of Children and Youth Services caseworker, doctors, specialists and foster parents to assess the ability of her foster family to meet her needs.
Through this work, a family better able to care for Richette was identified. Within a year, she was on track physically and developmentally, and the family had adopted her.
At age 11, Alphonso tried to commit suicide. He'd been removed from his mother's care due to severe truancy at school and allegations of neglect and physical abuse. Following his attempt to end his life, Alphonso's situation became more chaotic. He was hospitalized, discharged to his home and then hospitalized for psychiatric reasons. He was discharged to his home once more, re-hospitalized, discharged to a foster home, placed with a community caregiver, moved to a residential treatment facility and then was returned to his mother.
Now an adolescent, CASA has done everything it can to tackle the issues of instability between mother and son, advocating for individual and family therapy and monitoring that process. CASA has also advocated for Alphonso among his teachers, therapist and guidance counselors so the young man's voice is heard throughout the process.
Becca's mother tried to drown her. She was placed with her biological father. For three years, he sexually abused her. At this point, she was 5 and immediately placed into a foster home by the court. CASA began championing Becca shortly thereafter, vigorously advocating for specialized sexual abuse therapy. CASA also successfully argued against Becca serving as a witness in her father's criminal case. Finally, CASA has worked with Becca's foster parents to engage in foster care family therapy.
Darius and Davante
Darius and Davante are brothers whose sibling suffocated to death on a plastic bag and whose mother struggled with drugs, alcohol and mental health. When CASA was assigned to the case, they were in a household slated to be a permanent living situation. After speaking to the boys several times in the home, it became clear their needs were not being met. Even though CASA was the newest party to the case, Darius and Davante's volunteer champion convinced the rest of the stakeholders involved that a new home was required. The volunteer champion then participated in a new home selection.
After a few weeks acclimating to their new home, the boys felt comfortable enough to disclose to their new caregivers the abuse they endured in their previous foster residence. This solidified that it was the right choice for the children to have permanency with another family, which ultimately won adoption rights.
For Brice, the abuse started early: he was born addicted to cocaine. At the age of 1, his biological mother knew she was unable to care for him due to her addiction and signed Brice over to a community caregiver. This caregiver also suffered from addiction issues and the patterns of abuse and neglect continued. When he entered the child welfare system, he became a migrant foster child, moving through 28 different placements over four years.
Unfortunately, like many children within the system, Brice suffered severe abuse and neglect at the hands of caregivers who were supposed to ensure his safety. His volunteer champion was a positive, motivating force in his life and a consistent resource that worked to ensure Brice's needs were met as the boy moved through the system. Brice's impulsive behavior sometimes impeded his ability to think through the consequences of his actions and that's when his CASA advocate proved very helpful.
When he turned 21, Brice was able to stabilize his mental health and is now being served in the community by the adult mental health system.


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TeleTrusT trust seal "IT Security made in Germany"
The trust seal "IT Security made in Germany" (ITSMIG) was established in 2005 on the initiative of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) as well as representatives of the German IT security industry. It was incorporated into the Federal Association for IT Security in 2008 (TeleTrusT).
TeleTrusT is the largest competence network for IT security in Europe with members and partner organizations from a wide range of different industries. The network provides an information platform for experts, organizes events and answers questions on current IT security topics.
TeleTrusT awards the trust seal "IT Security made in Germany" to companies whose products meet special quality and safety requirements. In addition to providing trustworthy IT security solutions, the essential criteria of the trust seal include compliance with German data protection requirements.
Consultix has fulfilled these and all other requirements for obtaining the trust seal "IT Security made in Germany" without any restrictions.


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A Norwegian resistance fighter who led a daring raid to sabotage Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program during World War II has been honoured at a London ceremony.
Joachim Roenneberg led a six-man team for Operation Gunnerside, an attack on the Norsk Hydro heavy water production plant in Vermok, Norway.
The operation, in early 1943, destroyed the plant's supplies of heavy water, which the Nazis hoped to use to produce nuclear weapons.
An earlier unsuccessful raid involving British paratroopers resulted in heavy casualties when the gliders carrying the men crashed and the survivors were captured, tortured and executed by the Gestapo.
The Operation Gunnerside raid was dramatised in the Franco-Norwegian film Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water in 1948, and the later US movie The Heroes of Telemark, starring Kirk Douglas.
Overnight Mr Roenneberg, who was trained in Britain before Operation Gunnerside, was presented with the Union Jack flag at a ceremony in London attended by Norwegian defence minister Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen.
Norwegian soldiers laid wreaths on the Special Operations Executive (SOE) monument, marking 70 years since the successful mission.
Mr Roenneberg, 93, said it was "amazing" to be presented with the flag and recalled the feeling of importance of the celebrated mission.
"I think it's an amazing thing to stand and hold the flag that was probably on the pole in 1943," Mr Roenneberg said.
"We had the feeling that it must be some very special thing, since the British started planning our trip immediately after they had lost 41 people.
"So it had to be important."
Ms Strom-Erichsen said the ceremony served as both a remembrance of bravery and the strong relations between the United Kingdom and Norway.
"It's for a very important operation during Second World War which if they hadn't succeeded could have been terrible, not only for Norway but for the outcome of the Second World War," Ms Strom-Erichsen said.
"It is of course a remembrance of brave men and women and also the strong ties between UK and Norway."


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Hello Everyone,
Just a quick blog to catch you up to date. This Autumn you will see a whole new website appear here!
There will be dedicated pages for Hand Piecing, Pieced Hexies, On the Road Projects, etc.
Content will be deposited on pages where applicable along with the blog in a quick and orderly fashion. My type A side of my brain is happy!
It is like building a house and making a separate room for everything!
Plus, I have some new ideas and products for hand piecing I will be sharing and watch for a roll out of all kinds of new Pieced Hexies patterns! Ideas and plans, years in the making, are coming to life. It is a bit overwhelming for me but also exciting.
Plus I just added the English Paper Piecing (EPP) packs for the Castle Wall Burst Expansion Packs to the store. These packs contain papers for 3 blocks.
And to kick them off right I have a sale going on of
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When I was a kid, we called flip-flops thongs. I still do, which makes some people look at me oddly. Also, we had hiking boots that we called waffle-stompers. I still call them that on occasion, because frankly, it's really fun to say. Try it. Waffle-stomper. Do you have odd language from childhood? Or from other localities? Like my mom says Parmesian instead of Paremsan. She says warsh and squarsh and she goes around conners. I used to say warsh and squarsh until I got old enough to realize there were no r's in either. I also stopped saying Parmesian. Though it is also fun to say.
Thank you all for the music suggestions. Some of them I already have, but I am going dig into the rest and try them out. You're awesome!! I will list out specifics soon.
Voodoo dog is much better. I've taken him off medicine. I'm keeping him in the house while I'm at work so he and his brother don't go romping around in the snow and damage himself more.


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When a USA/Canada supporter sponsors a child, we process your Credit Card payments in US Dollars using Stripe, a payment processor based in the USA. However, because Stand by Me's main office is in the UK, some banks add an international transaction fee to your account — usually of around 1-2%.
We don't think this is fair, but it's entirely at each bank's discretion and we don't receive any of the money.
If this happens, we'd like to pay the fees for you. Please email us at [email protected] when you receive your first bank statement after sponsoring.
The Dominican Republic is a country that suffers from extreme poverty where thousands of children have no healthcare and no access to even a basic education. The Eva Russell School provides free education to the poorest children in the town of Monte Plata. Without our support, these children would never attend school. The Casa Monte Plata Village provides a home for orphan and at risk children.


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Spring Fling for Cara Rescue Dogs
Music fans should mark the Easter bank holiday weekend in their diaries, as one of the biggest musical line ups of the year will be coming to Lethean for the Spring Fling.
And as well as a wealth of musical delights, fans will also be helping to fundraise for Cara Rescue Dogs.
The Spring Fling takes place on Easter Sunday in Lethean, and already there is a wide variety of music lined up to please the masses.
Included on the line up are Adela and the Meanits, The Big Spoon, Gigabyte, Troubadour, My Father the King, Elephants in the Coldroom, Lounge Act, Shawn Mullen, Tumbleweed, Blessed, Brian O' Mahoney, Dirty Sinatra, Deena B, I am Godzilla You Are Japan, and a special guest DJ.
The fundraiser will raise much needed funds for Cara Rescue Dogs.
Cara Rescue Dogs was set up by a small group of people Laois who have been brought together by their love of animals. They are helping combat animal cruelty by giving dogs and pups a second chance at life.
They try to help stray dogs by either reuniting them with their owners or finding them a forever home deserving of them.
See Spring Fling on Facebook for more information.


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Why our Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice is pioneering hypnotherapy as a way for families to come to terms with bereavement
Our seven hospices routinely offer counselling to the bereaved and, in recent years, alternative therapies such as massage, reiki and reflexology – including, at our Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in West Yorkshire, hypnotherapy. For some who've experienced it, the results are transforming, as local blogger Stephen Whitehead discovered when he met Jacki Scholefield.
"It was an absolute thrill to be nominated to attend the Royal Garden Party. I got to see the Queen looking lovely in her pink suit!"
Pat McClelland, Lead Volunteer at our Airedale Shopping Centre charity shop in Keighley, West Yorkshire, was among the guests invited to Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Annual Royal Garden Party in May.
"Dust off your bike and join us so that Manorlands can be there for more people like Chris."
When she lost her husband Chris to cancer last October, Miki Mitchell was devastated. However, through it all, our Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice was there to provide support and now, one year on, Miki is supporting them – bringing with her 100 entrants to Manorlands' annual Bronte Sportive cycling event.
It's time to get it right for people with neurological conditions in England
People with neurological conditions in England are being let down by the very health and care systems that are supposed to be supporting them – that's the finding of our new report Time to get it right, writes our Policy and Public Affairs Manager (England) Duncan Lugton.
Over 15,000 people with neurological conditions are being placed in nursing homes for the elderly, our shocking report reveals
Our new report, 'Time to get it right' published today, gives a comprehensive picture on how people with neurological conditions such as motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease and acquired brain injury are being let down by health and social services in England.
"Volunteering at the shop made me feel accepted and useful"
Having recently moved to the Derby area, Elizabeth Meakin found that volunteering at her local Sue Ryder charity shop was the perfect way not only to meet people and boost her confidence but change her career.
Eddie Redmayne and Kate Moss lead celebrity donations for our first ever Sue Ryder pop-up shop
Famous faces, including Eddie Redmayne, Kate Moss, Gillian Anderson and Daniel Radcliffe, have donated personal items to a new Sue Ryder pop-up shop that will be open in Mayfair for one day only.
Sue Ryder Lottery Super Draw winner - is it YOU?
A shopper at our charity shop in Bingley, Bradford, has bought a winning £10,000 Lottery Super Draw ticket that's yet to be claimed. So the search is on for the lucky winner – could it be you?


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Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Caesarean section (or C-section) is the delivery of a newborn by surgery. In this surgery a small incision is made through the mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver the baby. It is usually performed when vaginal delivery is not safe for the mother or the baby.


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Congratulations to all those Winstars athletes who qualified to the 2017 Ontario Championships taking place this weekend April 6-9 in Toronto for both women's and men's artistic gymnastics.
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The sense of immersion in role-play and computer games is sometimes viewed as dangerous, as players' strong perceptions of fictional worlds are assumed to make them lose contact with reality. On the other hand, players' immersion also implies a potential for improved learning, since it enables them to 'experience' new places and historical eras. Yet a new study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that immersion in online role-play games requires a lot of hard work.
Gaming researcher Jonas Linderoth, at the Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg, followed a group of players in the world's largest online role-play game World of Warcraft for a period of ten months. He observed the players almost daily in their fictional online lives and also filmed and interviewed them.
'They are not your ordinary gamers – they are role-players who really want to feel like they are in a different world,' says Linderoth.
His results show that the players' sense of being somebody else in a fictional world is very vulnerable and can only be achieved for short periods.
'It's really the complete opposite of all the speculations we keep hearing. The players' problem is not that they lose contact with reality, but rather that reality keeps interfering with their immersion,' says Linderoth.
One reason for this is the mechanics of the game, which make it difficult to maintain a believable narrative. The players have to be creative and actively contribute to the fictional world by creating explanations to why enemies keep re-appearing and how their characters can communicate long distance in a fantasy world.
'This requires good imagination and well-developed communication skills. And that they can use their creativity and linguistic skills to maintain their virtual world,' says Linderoth.
Thus, the study contradicts the common view that the fictional element in online role-play can be too strong to resist. The sense of immersion is based on the players possessing certain skills, and the concept is therefore not easily transferred to the field of education.
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Cupping utilizes a thick glass globe placed on the skin followed by creation of a partial vacuum, by warming the air in the cup with a small flame, or by a pump. The resulting suction pulls the skin up and affects the underlying fascia. The cups may remain stationary on the skin, or if oil is applied, can be slid back and forth over a larger area.
Cupping can be used for musculoskeletal conditions or the onset of a cold/flu, or for fever. Often a mark will be left on the skin that looks like a dark red or purple rash called "sha". Chinese Medicine views the marks on the skin as stagnation that is being dissipated. The marks may last for a few days to a week, so be sure to let us know if you have an upcoming event (such as a wedding or a group photograph) where you don't want the marks to show!


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Spending many fulfilling years with refugees and newcomers has caused my world view to grow immensely.
World Refugee Day on June 20 is a call for communities around the world to work toward peace and security for all, remembering especially the millions of people who are displaced or forcibility uprooted from their homes.
Is your community of faith ready to help displaced people as they seek to rebuild their lives? Learn more about sponsoring a refugee.
I have worked with refugees, both as a volunteer and as the Refugee Resource Person for the United Church's Maritime Conference, for much of my life. There have been many highs and lows: the heady joy of arrivals, the relief of providing safe environments for newcomers, the frustration of communication, the refugees' sadness of leaving the familiar behind, and their urgent desire to bring more family members to Canada. I spent many fulfilling years with newcomers, and enjoyed the experiences of getting to know both sponsors and refugees. This work has grown my world view immensely.
My first taste of the world of newcomers was as a child growing up in Halifax immediately after World War II. Many Jewish immigrants from Poland and elsewhere came to Canada seeking a new, safer life. Polish Jews came to Halifax and started small businesses: grocery and meat markets, dress shops, and the like. I didn't really understand why they came to Nova Scotia, but I felt their presence in my community and attended school with their children, some of whom became my friends. This was the beginning.
My husband's (Rev. Curtis McDonald's) second posting was in Yarmouth, NS. Not long after we arrived, he was asked to solicit support for a recently arrived refugee family from Vietnam. Although I had met international students at university, most had come from wealthy families. Many Vietnamese refugees had been middleclass business owners and shopkeepers in Vietnam, but came to Canada by a very different route—as victims of war and from refugee camps.
I remember being in a dental office at the same time as a small Vietnamese child who was having all of her baby teeth extracted. I can hear her screams to this day! Her teeth had decayed as a result of circumstances on the South China Sea and living in refugee camps. Ten years later, we billeted this same child in our home in Pictou, NS. Now 13 years old, she was a breaststroker with the Yarmouth Whitecaps swim team and had come to Pictou to compete in a swim meet. She had grown into a young woman who exuded confidence.
It wasn't until our next move to Truro, NS that I actually became involved in refugee sponsorship. Our small church community did a Joint Assistance Sponsorship of a family from Croatia with two sets of twins. This was in the 1990s, following the war in the former Yugoslavia. There were several families sponsored to come to the area, all from Croatia or Bosnia. We socialized together with them. These were my first learnings, and led to my involvement at the regional and national level of refugee sponsorship.
My first comprehensive undertaking related to refugees was the "Palestinian Project" in 2009. Staff from Immigration and Citizenship Canada and Amnesty International travelled to camps in northern Syria, identified people at risk, and placed their names on a list for private sponsorship in Canada. One group of nine related families were sponsored by various churches and community groups in Halifax. We worked together with Immigrant Services of Nova Scotia (a local settlement agency) to give these families support. The original nine families proposed that other related families be sponsored, and the number of sponsored individuals grew. This project prepared us for the arrival of Syrian refugees around 2015.
In addition to being the Refugee Resource Person for Maritime Conference, I volunteered with "Christians for Refugees," a refugee support group based in Halifax. I spent many hours taking newcomers to medical appointments, lining up translators, meeting people at the airport, and assisting them in settling in other ways. My husband and I escorted refugee children to school and attended "meet the teacher" sessions with their parents, among many other things.
Once Syrian refugees started arriving in late 2015, I was fully engaged in education, correspondence, meetings, and the business of assisting groups with the process of refugee sponsorship. As a volunteer, I was working full-time to assist in settling newcomers in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Many groups were new to sponsoring refugees, so it took patience to guide them through the bureaucracy of the process and manage their expectations. Some sponsored families arrived very quickly, some within six months or so, some are just now arriving, and some Syrian refugees still have yet to arrive.
Now that I am officially retired, I am still delighted when I meet up unexpectedly with sponsors or newcomers from my past, or receive communication from them. As a practicing pharmacist, also now retired, I never imagined I would be led in this direction. I appreciate all the hard and dedicated work carried out by sponsors and newcomers!
—Recently retired, Bev McDonald was the Refugee Resource Person for Maritime Conference from 2000 to 2017. She is also a retired pharmacist.


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All of the presidents, the wonderful industrialists, the inventors and the entrepenuers who have helped to perpetuate this nightmare have either been the pawns, or the architects of this evil program. The BYD F3 is the number a single selling vehicle in China and BYD as a whole is the 4th largest auto organization in China. Fitting the car with the Range Extender has no influence on the obtainable luggage volume: the luggage compartment volume remains unchanged at 15.1 ft3 and can be extended to 36.9 ft3 with the rear seats folded down. Sports command the largest television audiences, led by the summer season Olympics, World Cup Football and Formula One particular racing.
The delicate close to invisible lines on the bonnet helps the new car construct a appear which exudes a feminine curvaceous form or rather confirms if its effectively-toned appear is an added professional touch on its blessed superfluous beauty. The Chrysler Group's recall of 13,000 Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s due to anti-lock brake problems may well be the newest car manufacturer slip-up to make headlines, but it definitely is not the biggest – or the most expensive. Later Variety A's had been fitted with a 270 cc De Dion, 1.75 hp engine and had a leading speed of 45 kph (28 mph).
Rockford Fosgate is a leader in vehicle audio subwoofers, automobile stereo speakers, amplifiers, head units, signal processors, enclosures & accessories. It was the world's second-biggest motor vehicle manufacturer by 2011 unit production and has maintained the largest market share in Europe for over two decades. In 2013, Honda invests about five.7{df689a5daea0ad974af0210d1ab0b738e2b2d2c2d6627268f3a2d2363c067911} (US$ six.eight billion) of its revenues in investigation and development. KIA's new hatchback model has a super innovative parking method, which enables the car to park with out the help of the driver.
For the Japanese companies that is a wonderful advantage, getting the property marketplace (second biggest market place in the planet) favorable for the sales. Of all the car companies that figured in this list, Toyota is one particular that is fastest increasing. Fuji followed with its 360cc Subaru 360, and Mitsubishi introduced its Mitsubishi 500, a modest, fuel-effective 500cc auto priced affordably. Nearly all the vehicle and bike producers showcase their automobiles and bikes at this planet wide famous Auto Show. I've in no way had an American automobile that lasted more than 90,000 miles, even though Japanese models are just getting broken in great at 150,000.
Install a tiny 1 on a electric vehicle, and you wont need a plug, and the automobile can drive from one end of the nation to the other. Suzuki cars often are developed in India, exactly where the firm made a lot more than 1 million cars and far more than 120,000 light industrial autos in 2012. Over the last 45 years Japanese auto maker Toyota have manufactured a record 32 Million Cars! TOYOTA COROLLA is the world's greatest selling auto and comes from TOYOTA- the JAPANESE MOST ESPENSIVE CARMAKER.


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OTTAWA – It was a mozzarella stick that nearly did Sidney Crosby in.
Sitting in a local restaurant a couple weeks back, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain knew that he was in trouble immediately after biting into the breading with a broken jaw full of smashed teeth.
In fact, he had to reach into his throat and pry out the hot rubbery cheese to keep from choking on it. As you might imagine, it was a harrowing experience.
"It caught me by surprise," Crosby recalled Tuesday.
While it's the kind of situation he can laugh about now, it's pretty clear that his latest injury was no laughing matter.
Crosby lost six or seven teeth – he can't recall exactly how many – when he was struck in the face by a Brooks Orpik shot on March 30. It was his first shift of the game and he left a puddle of blood on the ice at Consol Energy Center.
Since then, he estimates he's spent as much time in a dentist chair as he had in the previous few years combined. And that's not a good thing.
"I don't like going to dentist," he said.
It makes his performance so far in these playoffs all the more impressive. He's played just eight games since returning to the Penguins' lineup after being sidelined for a month and has quickly managed to put himself among the league leaders in playoff scoring.
By now, that's a position we're accustomed to seeing him in.
Crosby's post-season average of 1.34 points per game is the highest of any player since he entered the NHL in 2005. No wonder it was a point of pride for the Ottawa Senators that they managed to keep him off the scoresheet during 33 minutes eight seconds of ice time in Game 3.
The Senators have tasked the defensive pairing of Erik Karlsson and Marc Methot with trying to contain Crosby in this second-round series.
Goalie Craig Anderson played a big role in that during Sunday's game as well.
"(Karlsson and Methot) both skate very well and I thought that they were able to maintain a gap that was sufficient enough to stall him," said Senators coach Paul MacLean. "I still look at the tape and he got some chances too."
Methot wasn't overly eager to bask in the glory of one successful night.
"I don't want to go in too far," he said. "I'll say one thing and he'll go out there and have a stellar game the next one."
While Crosby insists that he feels fine – he's back to eating virtually everything with a jaw now being held together by a titanium plate – he is also unquestionably playing through some discomfort.
For starters, the shield protecting his jaw disrupts his peripheral vision. It also gets in the way when the puck is in his skates, which is why Crosby hopes he'll be able to ditch it at some point during these playoffs.
Yet it hasn't kept him from being a consistent force on the ice.
Jarome Iginla played with Crosby at the Vancouver Olympics and has had a chance to observe the 25-year-old closely since being acquired by the Penguins in late March. Needless to say, he's come away impressed.
"It's just reinforced what I already knew," said Iginla. "He's a very special player. His determination and focus … you see it every day, it's not an on/off thing. He comes to the rink and he's focused and it's about getting better.
"I think that rubs off on all the guys."
You can feel it around the veteran Penguins.
This is a focused group of players that expects nothing less than a trip to the Stanley Cup final. There was certainly no sense of worry or concern following the double overtime loss to Ottawa in Game 3.
Heading into Game 4 on Wednesday – a potentially pivotal moment in this series – Pittsburgh seemed ready to flex its muscles.
"With each game as the series goes along, it just becomes bigger and bigger," said Crosby. "I think at this point both teams want that one pretty bad."
Sitting in Joe Louis Arena four years ago on the night Crosby lifted the Stanley Cup at age 21, there was every reason to believe that the trophy would be going back to Pittsburgh again and again.
Back then, the Penguins looked like a surefire dynasty in the making.
But a series of bad luck and bad goaltending – not to mention the bad head and neck injuries to Crosby – have kept it from materializing. As a result, the core players on this roster have learned not to take anything for granted.
"Experience is definitely a nice thing to have but it doesn't guarantee you anything," said Crosby. "Guys who've been in different situations and played in a number of playoff series (know) every one is kind of unique. There's no storyline that ever seems the same. You go through things but it seems like it never really goes the same way twice.
"So I think you kind of have to prepare for that and make sure you appreciate it and make the most of the opportunities you get."
In this instance, Crosby has a little more motivation than usual to keep playing long into the spring.
A series of dental surgeries beckon in the off-season – Crosby expects that it will take a couple different procedures to put his mouth back together – and the Penguins star isn't particularly eager to climb back into the dentist's chair.
In the meantime, he plans to avoid the mozzarella sticks.


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Asus GTX750TI-OC-2GD5
General Information
Manufacturer: ASUS Computer International
Manufacturer Part Number: GTX750TI-OC-2GD5
Manufacturer Website Address: www.asus.com
Brand Name: Asus
Product Model: GTX750TI-OC-2GD5
Product Name: GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphic Card
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Supercharged, super-cool!
GTX 750 Ti is an astonishing new graphics card from ASUS - that's astonishing 3D gaming and astonishing value! Equipped with the powerful GeForce® GTX 750 Ti graphics-processing unit(GPU) and overclocked for performance that's up to 52MHz faster than reference, GTX 750 Ti treats you to smoother, faster and more detailed gaming experiences.
GTX 750 Ti includes some brilliant technologies that you can get only from ASUS. We've fitted dual dust-proof fans for 2X greater airflow and 3X quieter and improved lifespan, and equipped the card with our exclusive Super Alloy Power components for superior stability. GTX 750 Ti also comes with our easy-to-use tuning tool, GPU Tweak. Use this to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the card and then stream your sound-up on-screen action over the internet in real time!
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API Supported: DirectX 11.0
HDCP Supported: Yes
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Features: GPU Boost 2.0
Features: PhysX-Ready
Features: Super Alloy Power
Features: Dual-fan Cooler
Features: Factory Overclocked
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Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chipset Line: GeForce
Chipset Series: GTX 700
Chipset Model: GTX 750 Ti
GPU Clock: 1.07 GHz
Number of Stream Processors: 640
Standard Memory: 2 GB
Memory Speed: 5400 MHz
Memory Technology: GDDR5
Bus Width: 128 bit
Host Interface: PCI Express 3.0
HDMI: Yes
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Software Included: GPU Tweak & Driver
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Cooler Type: Fan Cooler
Height: 4.5" (115 mm)
Thickness: 1.5" (38.9 mm)
Length: 8.6" (217.9 mm)
Platform Supported: PC
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List of Possible Hardships for a shortsale. The more combined hardships the better chance of a Shortsale being accepted. A Hardship is the underlying condition that has caused the inability to pay the mortgage.
Death of principal mortgagor
Death of mortgagor's family member
Illness of principal mortgagor
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Marital difficulties
Curtailment of income
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Inability to sell property
Job Relocation
Property problem (roof leaks, construction litigation, etc.)
Inability to rent property
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Casualty loss (such as a Hurricane, etc.)
Energy-Environmental costs
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Class A office space with incredible visibility at Shallowford & Gunbarrel Road near Hamilton Place Mall, one of Chattanooga's most prime locations for office/retail tenants. Location offers high exposure of property/signage from an extremely busy intersection with traffic counts in excess of 20,000 cars daily.
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NHL awards odds: Crosby favored for MVP
Sidney Crosby missed half a season due to injury and Alexander Ovechkin missed half a season due to indifference.
Oddsmakers believe Crosby will win the league MVP award regardless, making the Penguins captain the favorite in Hart Trophy betting odds.
New York Islanders stud John Tavares was also nominated but is a +500 longshot.
Crosby's teammate Kris Letang is the third betting choice to win the Norris Trophy as best defenceman. Oddsmakers at Bovada made Habs blueliner P.K. Subban the favorite there at -130.
Montreal rookie Brendan Gallagher and Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau are locked in a tight battle atop the Rookie of the Year odds list. Brandon Saad of the Blackhawks is a distant third betting choice at 10-1.
Check out all the major NHL award odds courtesy of Bovada.
NHL AWARDS - Odds to win the Hart Memorial Trophy (League MVP)
Sidney Crosby -175
Alex Ovechkin +225
John Tavares +500
NHL AWARDS - Odds to win the Vezina Trophy (Best Goalie)
Sergei Bobrovsky -300
Antti Niemi +275
Henrik Lundqvist +1000
NHL AWARDS - Odds to win the James Norris Trophy (Top defenceman)
P.K. Subban -130
Ryan Suter +225
Kris Letang +325
NHL AWARDS - Odds to win the Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year)
Jonathan Huberdeau -110
Brendan Gallagher EVEN
Brandon Saad +1000
NHL AWARDS - Odds to win the Frank J. Selke Trophy (Best defensive forward)
Jonathan Toews -105
Patrice Bergeron +110
Pavel Datsyuk +900
NHL AWARDS - Odds to win the Jack Adams Trophy (Top coach)
Paul MacLean -250
Joel Quenneville +350
Bruce Boudreau +500