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We don't do Christmas gifts with the family anymore, so instead we like to get together for an expensive restaurant meal.
Today, we're going to "Le Cafe" for their expensive Sunday brunch.
$27.95 per person! Wow...it better be good!
I'll post a report on this experience later today...
Okay, so we arrived there right on time at 11am. The place had opened at 10am. There were two other tables being used, and the food at the buffet looked like it had hardly been touched. After getting our fresh squeezed orange and grapefruit juice, we went and got some salad and appetizers. Not bad...a few different items, and even sushi if you're into that.
The main courses on the buffet table were pretty good, but I had one complaint. And actually, it's the only complaint I had about the whole place. The food had been out since 10am, and because there was hardly anybody there, that food was getting kind of "old". Different story when we left, because the place was then fairly busy, and fresh food was being brought out regularly. I just think that it's not our fault that the place wasn't busy when we got there, and that fresh food should have been brought out when the other had sat around too long. I'm not talking about the salads or that kind of thing. But you can tell when scrambled eggs, or pancakes, have been sitting around too long.
Anyhow, not bad overall, but I think the crowd that arrived later got a better deal on the food itself. Service was good though, and we enjoyed our time with the family.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Sunday in Tucson
Tom and Tina have landscaped their back yard since I was last here. It was like a mini-botanical garden.
They might have a mini-botanical garden , but they have a maxi cat--Zipper, a Mainecoon. He was not very friendly, but it was fun listening to how he likes to shower with his owners. I'm surprised there's room for anyone else in the shower after the cat gets in!
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We also visited the International Wildlife Experience so Brittany could see what's happening at another life science museum other than the one she works at in Provo.
When I told Crystal and Ed we were going to see stuffed animals they were thinking more along the lines of teddy bears than grizzly and polar.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
Melissa and Stephen Wedding
Melissa is the daughter of Ed's brother, Tom and his wife Tina. They looked great, especially since Tom has lost about 70 pounds in the past year!
One of the more touching moments of the day was Melissa dancing with her dad as he wheeled her around the dance floor. It was a real day of celebration, and a wonderful start for Melissa and Stephen as they start their new life together!
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Meet me in Tuscon
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Tea Time in Sykesville
http://www.sweetsimplicitea.com/) She was surprised to find out she had 8 friends, and they all wanted to come make scones!
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Book It Sisters at Camp 14
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Snow Time to Exercise
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The Warm Before the Storm
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Mother Daughter Day at Relief Society
The Relief Society had a mother daughter activity Tuesday night for all women 8 years old and up. What was the point of having 3 daughters if none of them lives at home with me anymore? Jen, on my left, has 5 sons, so we decided to be buddies for the night. We started out learning how to paint nails.
Then, we progressed to how to braid hair. I wish I would have had all these creative braiding options 20 years ago! I could have had so much fun on my girls' hair!
We then progressed to cake (and cupcake) decorating. The best part of that was eating our cupcake afterwards!
We barely had time to finish a set of earrings in our short 15 minutes in that rotation!
At the end I practiced my new braiding skills on Jen. It looks like I could use some practice! Where are my daughters when I need them?
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Sunday, March 9, 2014
Bao Bao
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Hillwood Estate
Marjorie Merriweather Post (heir to the Post Cereal company) over her lifetime.
We enjoyed the visit so much and hope to return at Christmas and see how they decorate for the holidays!
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Kelly joined the Jones PR team in April 2017 and serves as the Account Executive of Consumer & Digital Marketing.
As part of the Consumer & Digital Marketing team, Kelly is responsible for managing digital and social media, development of strategic communication plans for clients like Dunkin' Donuts and Sprint, assisting with media, industry and client research projects and media monitoring and tracking.
Prior to joining Jones PR, Kelly managed the Content & Social Media department at a young creative advertising firm. There she directed the company's digital communication and social media advertising strategy. Additionally, she has several years of experience in the non-profit sector dealing with policy issues and public affairs.
Kelly grew up in San Antonio and spent several years in Colorado. She graduated from Oklahoma Christian University with a B.S. in Mass Communications, Public Relations & Advertising in 2013. While at Oklahoma Christian, Kelly was an editor of the student newspaper and a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America.
During her personal time she enjoys gardening, sewing, hiking, traveling and reading. Kelly and her husband are renovating their second "fixer upper" home and live in rural Oklahoma with their cat, three rescue dogs and small flock of chickens.


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Last updated: 12/7/2017
School Description and Mission Statement (School Year 2017-18)
The vision for Voices Academy was born out of the belief that every child has the right to an excellent education. Starting
with a core group of educators committed to educational equity, we designed a school where all children could learn at
high levels.
Voices is a language immersion charter school, where both English and Spanish speaking students learn mostly in Spanish the first few years of school and then switch to English in the latter years, resulting in bilingual students who achieve at high levels. Voices opened in 2007 with grades K and 1, and has increased a grade each school year and now is at full capacity serving students in grades kindergarten through grade eight. We have been highly successful and we anticipate our success will flourish as we grow!!
The skills needed in tomorrow's society are different from those traditionally afforded to children of color in underserved school
communities, and the level of competency required is higher than ever before. An educated person in the 21st Century is a bilingual,
technologically competent, lifelong learner, enthusiastic about acquiring new knowledge and applying it to novel situations. He/She is
able to make informed life decisions based on awareness and understanding of all life's possibilities. He/She is an active citizen in the
community who is open-minded and values multiple perspectives and diversity.
In order to be prepared to be successful and compete in the future, our students must acquire different habits of mind, centered on
critical thinking and problem solving, and meet more rigorous academic expectations. We prepare our students for this new world and
economy by providing educational opportunities based on research-based pedagogical principals.
Voices College-Bound Language Academy will prepare all students for the challenges of higher education through the context of an
academically rigorous dual-language program. In addition we will ensure students demonstrate high academic achievement and apply
critical thinking skills while making sense of their role within their own culture and the greater society.
All students graduating from Voices College-Bound Language Academy will possess the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed
in any career path they choose to purse in life by mastering academic standards and developing a deep understanding of subject
matter. Students will have a heightened awareness of the endless possibilities for their future and will be able to think critically by
asking the right questions, especially when confronted with the status quo.
With the guidance of teachers who are dedicated to being active participants in a professional caring community driven by student
learning and parents who work in partnership with the school, students will have a lifelong intrinsic desire to learn and a sense of social
responsibility to make their community better for those that come after them.
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The Alamo Kiwanis proudly presents the 61st Annual Fiesta Noche del Rio featuring a cultural cavalcade of artists. Under a starry Texas sky, performers will mesmerize patrons with music, dance and song from the outdoor stage of the atmospheric Arneson Theatre on the San Antonio River Walk. ¡Una noche memorable! For more information, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Center of Balance was founded in 1997 by health and movement specialist Tom McCook and business partner and wife, Karen deMoor. Guided by Tom's educational vision and Karen's organizational management, Center of Balance has developed into an internationally-recognized learning destination and teacher training center, specializing in Pilates, Yoga, CoreAlign, Franklin Method®, BodyCode System, resistance stretching, bodywork and Physical Therapy.
Featuring a talented community of instructors, our goal is to inspire life-long learning and wellness through conscious movement and self-awareness practices. Our studio environment is supportive and collaborative, where staff and teachers are committed to self-development and professional excellence. We continue to seek out and share innovative mind/body concepts, feeding Center of Balance's rich learning environment. Students and teachers from throughout the Bay area — and as far as Europe and Asia — travel to our Mountain View studio for training and continuing education.
At Center of Balance, our exercise programs completely engage your body and mind while restoring healthy movement. Whether in a private or class setting, skilled instructors offer balanced training techniques for people who want to lead healthier and more vibrant lives. You'll learn how to move with more awareness and feel what's right for your body, regardless of your current condition or fitness level.
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The development and evaluation of novel methods to prevent, detect, and treat human and animal diseases depends on the quality and validity of the starting materials.
Manassas, VA (PRWEB) May 13, 2014
ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of authenticated microbial cultures and associated reagents during the asm2014 General Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. ATCC maintains the largest collection of microorganisms characterized and authenticated for use in infectious disease research. Meeting attendees visiting ATCC at Booth #938 will also have access to the scientific team behind its superior quality control strains, multidrug-resistant strains, respiratory and enteric pathogens, agricultural animal pathogens, and native, synthetic and Certified Reference Material nucleic acids.
"The development and evaluation of novel methods to prevent, detect, and treat human and animal diseases depends on the quality and validity of the starting materials. Fully characterized ATCC Genuine Cultures® and ATCC® Genuine Nucleics provide a foundation for reproducible research data," said Mindy Goldsborough, Ph.D., the Vice President and General Manager of ATCC Cell Systems. "We are pleased to offer the widest selection of authenticated microorganisms and nucleic acids backed by a polyphasic approach that combines genotypic, phenotypic, and functional analyses."
ATCC research and development scientists will present two posters during asm2014.
Development and Verification of Synthetic RNA Controls for Determination of Influenza Virus Load, poster #584 will be presented on Sunday, May 18, 2014 between 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM in Exhibit Hall B. The second poster, Novel fluorescent reporters for studying pathogen-host interactions, #1637 will be exhibited on Monday, May 19, 2014 from 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM in Exhibit Hall B.
To learn more about the extensive solutions for microbiology research, please visit ATCC at Booth #938 at asm2014. If you are not attending this year's meeting, please visit ATCC online at http://www.atcc.org, or contact ATCC technical service representatives toll free in the US at 1-800-638- 6597; for international inquiries, please call +1-703-365-2700.
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ATCC serves and supports the scientific community with industry-standard products and innovative solutions. With the world's largest and most diverse collection of human, animal, and plant cell lines, as well as molecular genomic tools, microorganisms, and biological products, ATCC is a trusted biological resource for the worldwide research community. Together, the people of ATCC share in its mission to acquire, authenticate, preserve, develop, and distribute biological materials and information for the advancement of scientific knowledge. ATCC is a non- profit organization with headquarters in Manassas, VA.


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Too many people leave too much money on the table when managing their IRAs. But it should not be surprising, since the rules and strategies about individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can be more complicated, once the early contribution and accumulation years are behind us.
There are various tricks and traps in the IRA rules, and there are strategies for maximizing IRA values that arenai??i??t intuitive. This article is the first of two parts that offer tips to sidestep the onerous obstacles.
IRAs are among the most valuable assets many people own, especially after 401(k) balances are rolled over to IRAs. However, one major slip or even two smaller oversights can put a lot of extra money in the IRSai??i??s hands.
Though many IRA owners arenai??i??t aware of the pitfalls, the IRS knows them. A few years ago, the IRS did a study that found many people donai??i??t follow the rules properly and the government was missing a lot of extra taxes and penalties by not closely auditing IRAs. The IRS since then has modified its procedures and is taking a closer look at IRAs.
Here are some very common, and expensive, IRA mistakes to avoid.
Contributions.Ai??The IRS found a lot of people either donai??i??t know or pay attention to the contribution limits. When you (or your spouse) are covered by a pension plan, you canai??i??t make deductible contributions to an IRA once your income exceeds certain levels. You still can make contributions to IRAs above those limits, but the contributions arenai??i??t deductible.
Roth IRAs also have income limits. In 2016, when your adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds $184,000 for married couples filing jointly ($117,000 for singles), Roth IRA contributions are phased out over the next $10,000 of AGI. The amounts are indexed for inflation each year.
You still might be able to make a backdoor contribution to a Roth IRA. First, make a nondeductible contribution to a traditional IRA. Then, convert the traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. There should be little or no tax cost to the conversion, because there wonai??i??t be income or appreciation in the IRA.
But the backdoor Roth IRA doesnai??i??t work as well if you already have traditional IRAs with deductible contributions. Then, all of your traditional IRAs are aggregated to determine how much of the conversion is tax free. The percentage of total nondeductible contributions to the total balance across all your IRAs is the tax-free amount on the conversion.
Fixing rollover mistakes.Ai??The rollover might be the most common IRA transaction. You can roll over money from one IRA to another. You also can roll over money from a 401(k) or other retirement plan to an IRA (or in the other direction). Do these transactions correctly and they are tax deferred. But when thereai??i??s a mistake the amount you meant to roll over can be treated as a distribution and included in gross income.
When you roll over money from one IRA to another, you can handle the money yourself. Take a check from the first IRA and you have up to 60 days to deposit the same amount of money in another IRA or other qualified retirement plan. But if you miss the deadline, you have a taxable distribution instead of a rollover.
There are a few exceptions, such as when you have a serious illness or a mistake is made by the new IRA custodian. But you have to apply to the IRS for an extension of the 60-day period, and the IRS is tough about granting extensions.
Also, the IRS changed its rules last year so that each IRA owner is allowed only one 60-day rollover per 12-month period. Given the potential pitfalls, it is best not to try to use the 60-day rollover option.
Instead, use trustee-to-trustee rollovers. You complete the paperwork and have the IRA custodians arrange the rollover between them. Thereai??i??s no time limit.
But even trustee-to-trustee rollovers require care. At times, a financial firm mistakenly deposits a rollover into a taxable account instead of an IRA. Or the custodian might mistakenly issue a check to you instead of making a rollover to the other custodian. Thereai??i??s no penalty if these errors are the custodianai??i??s fault and are fixed within 60 days. Otherwise, you have to appeal to the IRS for a waiver and show why the mistake wasnai??i??t your fault.
The key is to open promptly and study account statements and transaction notices. Donai??i??t look simply at the changes in your investments and balances. Look at the transactions and the account title. If the custodian made a mistake, have them reverse it quickly.
Taking required distributions.Ai??Many people struggle with the rules for required minimum distributions (RMD) after age 70A?. The IRS knows this and is on the lookout for errors that trigger additional taxes and penalties.
You donai??i??t have to take the first RMD until April 1 of the year after you turn 70A?. But often it's better to take the first RMD in the year you turn 70A?. If you wait youai??i??ll take two distributions the following year, perhaps pushing you into a higher tax bracket.
RMDs donai??i??t have to be in cash. If you like an investment, have it transferred from your IRA to a taxable account. That will be treated as a distribution. The market value on the date of the transfer is your RMD and will be the tax basis for determining gain or loss going forward.
Also, RMDs areAi??minimumAi??distributions. You always can take more. Taking more in the early years can be a good idea, because the RMDs will increase over time. That can increase your taxable income, forcing you to take distributions that exceed your spending needs.
Do you want to learn more about this and the other financial issues of retirement and retirement planning?Ai?? Baclofen for sale, zithromax online. Click here to build a richer retirement with my monthly newsletter,Ai??Bob Carlsonai??i??s Retirement Watch, plus access to our feature-rich, members-only web site. On the membersai??i?? web site youai??i??ll find regular updates, early access to each monthly advisory, an Archive to enhance your retirement research, Bobai??i??s Journal, and more.
Until next time,
Robert Carlson
Robert Carlson is editor of the monthly newsletter, Retirement Watch. In it, he provides independent, objective research covering all the financial issues of retirement and retirement planning. Carlson also is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fairfax County Employeesai??i?? Retirement System and the founder of Ai??Carlson Wealth Advisors, L.L.C.


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Henry aged 8 months becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry V, and then, two months later, King of France on the death of his grandfather, Charles VI.
John, Duke of Bedford, is appointed Regent of France; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, becomes Regent of England.
Henry VI is crowned King of England
The young peasant girl Joan of Arc begins her campaign to expel the English from France. She inspires the French army which relieves Orleans besieged by English troops.
The English capture Joan of Arc. She is burned at the stake as a witch and heretic in Rouen on 30 May.
Henry VI of England is crowned King of France in Paris
Henry assumes personal rule of England
Eton college founded giving free education to 70 scholars
Henry marries Margaret of Anjou
End of 100 Yearsĺ War. Gascony and Normandy fall to the French. England retains only Calais and The Channel Islands.
Henry becomes mentally ill. Richard, Duke of York, is made Protector during Henryĺs illness
Battle of Heworth between supporters of the Neville and Percy families marks the beginning of the feud between the Houses of York and Lancaster
Henry regains his senses but disaffected nobles take matters into their own hands. Supporters of the Dukes of York and Lancaster take sides.
Beginning of the 'Wars of the Roses'. Duke of York is dismissed. York raises an army and defeats the Kingĺs Lancastrian forces at the Battle of St. Albans.The Lancastrian leader, the Duke of Somerset, is killed. York takes over the government of England.
Henry unsuccessfully tries to broker peace between the Yorkists and Lancastrians.
War is renewed and the Lancastrians are defeated at Blore Heath; the Yorkists are then defeated at Ludford Bridge near Ludlow. Parliament declares York a traitor and he escapes to Ireland.
Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, defeats Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton. Henry VI is captured and his wife, Margaret, escapes to Scotland. Richard of York is again Protector.
Margaret raises a Lancastrian army in the north and defeats and kills Richard of York at Wakefield. Henry VI captured by the Yorkists at Northampton. Earl of Warwick takes London for the Yorkists.
Yorkists win Battle of Mortimers Cross. Queen Margaret marches her army South, defeats Earl of Warwick at St Albans, and frees Henry. Edward, son of Richard of York, defeats Margaret's Lancastrian forces on 29 March at the Battle of Towton - the largest and bloodiest battle ever on British soil when 28,000 lose their lives. Margaret and Henry flee to Scotland. Henry is deposed by Edward who declares himself King Edward IV
Lancastrian revolts are suppressed.
Warwick defeats Lancastrians at Battle of Hexham; Henry VI is captured and brought to the Tower of London.
Warwick falls out with Edward IV, and defeats him at Edgecote. They are later reconciled but Warwick is banished. He makes peace with Margaret, returns to England with an army, and Edward flees to Flanders. Henry VI is restored to the throne.
Edward returns to England and defeats and kills Warwick at the Battle of Barnet. Margaret is defeated at the Battle of Tewkesbury; her son Edward, Prince of Wales, heir to the Lancastrian throne is killed in battle.
Henry is murdered by being stabbed to death in the Tower of London.
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Lahore: The Defa-e-Pakistan Council formed by JuD chief Hafiz Saeed on Sunday launched a "movement" to oppose the move to grant Most Favoured Nation-status to India.
"On the pattern of a campaign against the reopening of NATO supply routes, today we announce the launching of a movement against giving India the status of Most Favoured Nation," Saeed said addressing thousands of people who joined a "peace march" to the Wagah land border with India.
Besides opposing the move to give India MFN-status, the event marked the fall of Dhaka in the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh.
During his address, gathered members shouted slogans in support of jihad.
The DPC is an alliance of over 40 religious and extremist groups, including JuD, Jamaat-e-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e- Islam-S, that was formed by Saeed after 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a cross-border NATO air strike last year.
Saeed, for whom the US offered a USD 10-million bounty earlier this year, said his group will not allow Pakistan to become an "Indian colony" and also claimed India had opened "training camps" in Afghanistan.
Former ISI chief Hamid Gul, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Samiul Haq and JuD leader Amir Hamza also addressed the gathering.


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One Direction: Billboard's Top New Artist of 2012!
One Direction takes over the cover of Billboard's latest issue, on stands this week.
The guys — Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Harry Styles — chatted with the mag about topping the list, their upcoming tour and more. Check it:
Louis on their upcoming world tour: "That's kind of the thing with our shows, loosening the reins. We don't dance because we can't dance. Our shows, production-wise, are always quite minimal. We always try and keep it more about us having fun and stay away from gimmicks."
Zayn on the Pepsi Commercial: "Honestly, like American football is not that big over in the UK, so we hadn't really heard of Drew Brees before. I did know that he was like a massive football player. He's a massive star, so I was still a little bit anxious and nervous to meet him. I think Niall knew who he was. He was a really cool guy and quite funny – he was up for laugh. We just had a lot of fun on that Pepsi shoot."
Liam on being named Best New Artist of 2012: "It's been incredible, but I think it's a credit to the power of our fans more than anything. They're an amazing force. We can't believe, number one, that we played at Madison Square Garden the other night and that we accomplished something like that."
For more on One Direction, head on over to Billboard.com! Bigger cover inside…
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I know, I know. Before someone shoots me, I know that it's practically an abomination and cardinal sin to make "faux" crab salad by east coasters and crab snoots.
This salad is obviously not made with real, lump crabmeat. (Real EXPENSIVE is more like it!!!) We can't afford real crabmeat. Who CAN these days?? And who would want to for a quick lunch, anyways?
This is very economical, as the green onions and peppers are from my garden, and the crab, well, at least it does contain some real crab meat, along with real fish such as cod and pollock.
What's so horrific about that??
A 1 pound package of Louis Kemp was on sale, which made the cost quite less than a 12 ounce can of tuna. So, what the heck, right? 😀 My Heavenly Crab Salad piled into semi-homemade rolls made my hubby a VERY happy camper!! All that matters. 😉 🙂
Just a side-note for you: At our stores, a 12 ounce can of tuna is $3.62. A 1 pound package, (4 oz. / half of a cup more) of "imitation" crabmeat is (regular price) $3.76, and goes a LOT farther! So, it's a nice alternative when you just can't do one more can of tuna…. 😉 And BTW, a 1 pound can of real lump crabmeat is…….$27.97. Point made. Moving on.
So anyways, this ended up being quite a nice surprise for him, and me as well! I didn't have any, as I'm allergic to crustaceans, (and as I said above, even "faux crabmeat" does actually contain a little crab), so I made it just for the hubs. But I was surprised at how much he LOVED it.
I used to make it years ago when I had my catering business, and though I did make it with real crab back then, I was relieved to know that the "imitation" crabmeat not only tasted good, but that he also very much enjoyed the spices and seasonings that I add. Very relieved and surprised!
This salad truly was a huge hit and spirit lifter, and I was so happy to see him smile!!
Smiles are few and far between these days as we struggle through this crazy mess called life.
So when a simple sandwich can bring a few moments of happiness, I'm all in!! 😀 Nothing faux about that! 🙂
So if you think that crab salad is out of reach, try some of the products that they have out for the simpler things such as my nice, cool, creamy and delicious Heavenly Crab Salad on Rolls for a special pick-me-up lunch the next time you go to reach for another jar of peanut butter, tuna, or pack of bologna and just can't do it!
I figured that my recipe makes about 4-5 sandwiches, but they were really piled! So you can easily get a few more for "non restaurant-style" sandwiches. 😉
This is also wonderful over a bed of lettuce, and even makes a quickie snack with crackers or toasted baguette slices while watching the game, too!
I so hope that you enjoy this! And you, of course, can use my recipe for real crabmeat, too. But when pinching pennies until Lincoln's eyeballs are popping out, this recipe will really be appreciated and come in handy! Enjoy!! 😀
*I made the rolls out of a 1 lb. loaf of frozen bread dough. See my posts on easy semi-homemade rolls/buns for recipes.
- 1 lb. crabmeat, fresh preferably but imitation works just fine, too (I used Louis Kemp's Leg-Style)
- ½ cup heavy real mayo such as Hellman's or Dukes
- ½ Tbl. creamy Ranch Salad Dressing
- ½ Tbl. (vinegar and oil-style) Italian Salad Dressing such as Wish-Bone's Robusto
- 1 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
- ¼ tsp. poppy seeds
- ¼ tsp. celery seeds
- ¼ tsp. creole seasoning such as Slap Ya Mama, more if you prefer it hot and spicy
- ¼ tsp. mustard, spicy brown or Dijon works best
- ⅛ tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ cup sweet red bell or cubanelle pepper, diced small (I use half a small sweet red cubanelle)
- 1 small rib celery, thinly sliced or chopped
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 4 - 5 soft hoagie-style rolls
- serve with a fresh lemon wedge for those who like a squirt or two of lemon juice, and/or Louisiana Hot Sauce, Tabasco, or Sriracha sauce for those who want it hotter
- In large bowl, add all ingredients except crabmeat, red pepper, celery and green onion. Whisk or stir mixture well until mixed. Taste and adjust to your own preference.
- Stir in red pepper, celery and green onion.
- If using real crabmeat, carefully comb through for any shells, being careful not to break up crab too much. Gently fold in, easy does it, so you don't break it up, until evenly coated. Chill or can serve immediately. If using imitation, tear into 1 inch or so pieces. *Imitation leg-style crabmeat breaks up easily by twisting to tear into chunks. Slicing with a knife works just fine, too, but torn looks a bit more natural.
- Serve piled into soft rolls with hot sauce on the side for those who want a little heat, and a fresh wedge of lemon for all those lemon lovers out there!


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You'll find below our hand-selected wine pairings for the menu, all of which can be found in the local DABC stores (you may want to look on the DABC website to see inventory by store or call a store to make sure a particular bottle is carried at the location you'd like to visit).
We've also included FINCA's Paella recipe, in case you'd like to make it at home sometime -- it's easy to customize and scales well for large groups! When you pick up your meal, we'll include simple instructions for heating and plating your New Year's Eve meal.
If you'd like to return the Paella pan, please bring it back to Finca anytime before March 1st and we'll refund your $25 deposit. Or keep the Paella pan (which is the same type that we use at FINCA -- an authentic stainless steel La Tienda pan, hand-crafted in Spain, with dimpled surface to disperse heat that will season over time like cast iron) and continue to use it for many years to come.
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I have recently picked Karma back up and am making a ton of changes to the build. Everything whit notes before the main section, is out of date and will be changed soon.
Let's get this straight. First, this is my first build. Second, I am not level 30 although I am fairly good with Karma. Third This will not teach you an un-godly way to play Karma. This is my personal way to play Karma which focuses on her AP strengths rather than her support abilities, although those will be used. Even though her box says she's only ranged and support, she can be so much more. Notes are running rampant in this guide. Look for green text for lots of little helpful hints.
Abbreviations used in this guide are:
AP= Ability Power
CDR= Cool down reduction
HP= Health Points
MP= Mana Points
MagPen= Magic Penetration
There are others that other people use. I just don't care to memorize them.
Patch Notes
Ionian Boots of Lucidity has been increased in price making this a slightly more expensive build.
Frozen Heart has been lowered in price and CDR. Should not hurt much.
Rammus' Powerball has been slowed a bit. Bit more difficult to initiate with it now.
v18.104.22.168 The CDR on Morello's Evil Tome has been increased making it a much better option than Frozen Heart.
Inner FlamePersonally, I think this is an odd innate. It improves her healing and survivability when she is close to dying by providing an AP boost corresponding to the amount of HP missing.
Heavenly WaveYour biggest source of healing, outside of Heal. The scaling is 5% of their missing HP initially and one extra percent for every 50 AP you have. It only gives the healing if you use Mantra first. It's also fairly good for farming due to the AoE it has. At high levels it can tear through minions like paper.
Note: This also heals minions. You can use it like this if you want to delay an enemy champion. But it's usually better to use Soul Shield.
Spirit BondThis is an odd skill. It slows or speeds up the thing it's anchored to. Slows if it's an enemy. Speeds up if not. It only damages the targets the beam passes through, not the target it's anchored to. It also does the most damage out of all your skills. It applies the "anchor" buff/de-buff if it passes through them. The Mantra bonus just increases the amount it slows/ boosts speed. You can anchor this on any "physical" model other than a turret/tower. Be it Teemo's mushrooms or wards that you drop around the map. Even minions.
Note: It's probably a good idea to ask if your teammates know how this skill works before you yell at them for not knowing what to do while it's on them.
Soul ShieldOne of the best skills. Huge amounts of damage and, lack of damage late and even early game. There is great potential for this skill. Farming, nuking and even jungling. It blocks a set amount of damage from anywhere. Even poison, ignite and other global damaging skills. The Mantra boost makes it explode when you cast it doing the same amount of damage that it can block.
Note: Don't be afraid to use a Mantra charge on this to shield a minion for extra gold. It helps with farming a ton. Especially late game when you can use this to one-shot the smaller ones.
MantraHow Karma deals with every situation. Low on HP? Mantra and then Heavenly Wave. Turret attacking buddy with minions nearby? Mantra and Soul Shield them. In short, don't initiate without at least one charge of Mantra to explode a Soul Shield on yourself or an ally.
Note: With the Mantra change, it now takes 30/25/20 seconds to gain a Mantra charge. Not much of a difference but it matters a ton early game.
You want to start with a
simply for the fact that it's better to have Mana regen than an increase in the amount you have. Stay in lane for as long as you possibly can. When you have the cash for
push back their champ and recall. You want an increase in mana as soon as possible.
If you stayed out long enough, buy the if you have enough. Otherwise, just wait until you have enough for the Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Just muddle through, getting gold. Jungling if you want. (details later)
Complete the Archangel's Staff as fast as you can. This will speed up your AP gain.
Whenever you have a free moment, look to see if you have enough for a part of Rabadon's Deathcap. If you do, go back for it. Use Spirit bond to get back quickly to your partner. This makes your AP shoot up, and keeps it up. Which is good news for your shield power.
Get more gold and get The gunblade that builds into Will of the Ancients. this will help you gain HP off your shield when you explode it.
If it gets to later game, make a Morello's Evil tome. It gives you a nice AP boost. It's just fun times for Karma. If they still have a lot of AD/AS people, you may still use the Frozen heart if you want.
Your last Item is completely situational.
Stunners/Slowers/Silencers? Ex: / /
Get Quicksilver Sash. For when Cleanse is on cooldown.
Full out AD? Ex: / /
Get Thornmail. It's nice to hurt while being hurt.
Other magic users? Ex: / /
Get Abyssal Scepter. You get AP, Magic resist, and lower their Magic resist.
If nothing else, get a Lich Bane or a Mejai's Soulstealer. Only get the Soulstealer if you can keep the stacks, obviously.
If you are completely godlike, just get another Archangel's Staff. I don't think anyone will blame you for the extra damage and healing. Strangely enough, I've never had a game go on long enough to get this...
If you want, you may buy Morello's Evil Tome. Just for a little extra Cool down reduction and AP.
We go with a slightly modified caster Mastery tree of 9-0-21. It's slightly different because,I don't take the buff increase, I take Greed, and, I don't have a movement increase. Why? 1: Karma can get buffs but, she can't get them fast enough for them to really be effective. 2: She needs the extra cash for the expensive things she builds. 3: She has Spirit Bond. Need I say more?
Summoner Spells
Taking Teleport because, if you're not there, you can't do anything about it.
Heal, is just because the heal from
Heavenly Wave really doesn't do much if you're not missing much HP or have almost no AP.
Other options.
1: Clarity. Sure you can take this but, it's only useful early game. With the staff, you won't need the mana late game.
2: Cleanse I used to take this before I took Teleport If they have a ton of CC, take this over the spell of your choice..
What you shouldn't take.
1: No. Karma should never rush into a base fight. Even though she has good HP for a mage, if there are no allies around, she will die. HARD.
2: She isn't pure offense. Just leave it alone.
3: Never have I needed to jump around with Karma. There are very few times I wish I would have kept my Spirit Bond on longer.
4: I know the purpose is to not die but, she gets stronger at low HP. let them hit you a bit, pop a shield, escape with Spirit Bond. Running isn't a problem.
5,6: / Let another support get these. Please.
Currently out-of-date. Will update soon.
I don't think I really need to explain the runes.
AP+Heavenly Wave=Good near death healing.
AP+Soul Shield=Good nuking/death defying power
MagPen+Soul Shield=Good nuke
I take the per level runes because by the time you really need the AP, you're already at the point where you go over the flat AP runes.
End discussion.
Note: I'm not too experienced with runes so, if you see a way to improve this, please, tell me.
If you really want to do this for extra cash, here's how. Early game, you don't want to do this unless you have a goods source of healing or else you'll fall behind. Later, Mantra Shield yourself to deal nice damage to all things around you and survive longer. Repeat many times on every camp you want, excluding the "boss" camps. You can still do this to them but make sure you start with a spirit bond on one of the back minions first to deal some damage to the "boss" before you kill the minions.
You cannot solo the dragon very easily. I'm not sure if it's possible even.
You want the Blue Golem buff as much as possible. But don't go out of your lane too much to get it. It takes a good while to kill it.
The Red Lizard Buff isn't really worth the time. Let someone else get it.
If you convince your team to go after the Baron wait until the fight has started before you shield someone. Mantra Shield the ally who is being hit and try to Soul bond an ally on the other side of the Baron.
Note: Again, I don't do this much. If you find a way to improve this, please, tell me.
Team Work
You need to decide as a team when to attack. If you are busy farming, and Udyr is coming at Karthus from behind and you don't notice it, Udyr has a much larger chance of dying. Just remember shields, attention and, communication saves everyone from rage-quitting.
Laning Partners
Just simply who you do and don't want to leave the base with or lane against.
Bad partners
Sivir... She will get in your way of last hitting minions and slow down your AP ramp. Sure you can out-farm her but, it sacrifices a huge amount of attention and mana on your part. In general, most ranged champions are bad for you to lane with.
Master Yi... Again, last hitting with him in your lane is going to be tough. If you must have him, it's much better late game.
Good Partners
Soraka... If you have her, it vastly increases the amount of time you can stay in lane to get EXP and gold. One of the few ranged people you want in your lane.
Rammus... Have him Powerball in. You Mantra Shield him. Then Spirit Bond the enemy champ and give chase!
Bad enemies
Veigar...If he is past level 6, you change lanes. He will nuke you for ALL your HP with his ulti. Unless, you aren't doing an AP build for some reason...
Taric... His semi constant stunning will cut you down early and somewhat late game. And his "mana steal" and heal keeps him in lane far longer than you can.
Good enemies
Sivir... One of my favorite games to play is let her push and then... Let's hunt/chase/kill Sivir!!! Fun times for all but her and her team.
Note: I have not laned against enough different people to really classify this as a complete guide to laning. Tell me if you find other bad/good partners.
I've been playing Karma almost non-stop for the past week and a half. This is the fruits of my testing: Don't rush in too much. A little is fine. Shields shave everyone, even the stupid people who deserve to die. Spirit Bond requires tons of teamwork so, do it. If you need some more mana from Archangel's Staff, use a Mantra enhanced Spirit Bond or, Soul Shield. You'll get it back soon anyways. Runes and jungling are still a little iffy for me. Improve them if you can.
Suggest new ideas. I could really use the help... sorta...
Misc. stuff
Please, tell me of any spelling or grammar mistakes in here as well as when things go out of date. I can't devote all my time to keeping this current you know.
2-9-11: Build first published.
2-10-11: Changelog added. Laning partners added. Misc. spelling/grammar/other changes.
2-12-11: Anavia replaced with Taric for bad enemy choices. Small item changes.
2-16-11: Patch notes section added. Major "additions" in there.
2-17-11: Small addition to items section concerning Morello's Evil Tome. Added abbreviation section.
2-18-11: Small change to Spirit Bond's description.
2-28-11: Item order changed. Morello's Evil Tome replacing Frozen Heart. Couple other small changes made regarding the new patch.
5-11-11: Made some changes to the runes to better reflect my learning of the game. Will edit rune section to match later.
5-12-11: Abilities section changed to reflect Mantra's changes. Summoner spells changed to be more supportive.


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M&C Saatchi India appoints Suranjan Das as executive director
MUMBAI: M&C Saatchi India, the Indian arm of the UK-based global advertising agency, has appointment Suranjan Das as executive director. In his new role, Das will be heading the agency's Mumbai office.
Prior to this, Das was VP and client services director at JWT Mumbai, before he was seconded to head Fortune Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of JWT India in January 2006.
Said M&C Saatchi India chairman and MD Kamal Oberoi, "Suranjan inherits an operation that is fast developing a reputation for creative excellence. I am certain Suranjan will ensure that our creative excellence continues and that our office will make great strides in developing and attracting new business."
At JWT, Das handled various categories of businesses that included FMCG, consumer products (HLL- Lux, Sunsilk, Pears; GSL - Good Knight, Emami, Chateau Indage Vineyards), durables (Philips, VIP Luggage, Godrej Appliances), finance (Citibank, StanChart Bank, Stanchart AMC, LIC), travel & hospitality (Air India, ITC Welcomgroup- Sea Rock); and beverages (Smirnoff).


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The baby situation!!
I'm pregnant, I told my best friend whom I was sitting beside Just as evening service was brought to a close then I buried my head in my hands and sobbed.
He looked at me for at least 3 minutes then tried to get his composure to have a decent conversation about it.
We waited for church to clear out as he held my hands. Once the crowd had thinned, he took me into a hug and listened to me bumble and cry about the injustice of the world cos I did it just once.
"Ssshhh" He kept whispering as he patted my head. Then he asked "Is it for Ar…" I looked up at him with dismayed eyes "Yes!! My mum will be so disappointed " I repeated this like a million times but he just held me and said "maybe but she's your mum, you have to tell her"
And then in walks our other friend "What's going on?" He asked as he took in my snot covered face and tear streaked eyes. We both looked at him for a while, me not knowing if I wanted to share my news with him and my best friend waiting for me to make a decision on if I wanted him to know.
I nodded once to my best friend and he told the new comer what had happened.
The first words he said to me were "oh, well we are gonna have to get rid of it!"
My shock was evident on my face "What! I'm not getting an abortion, i'm a christian and it's a sin" then he gives me the look that says "ok but you weren't a christian when you were getting jiggy with it??"
Being an aspiring doctor he began to rattle off a few remedies to help my situation then he took my hand "look, you are just in 100 level and you have your whole life ahead of you so just think about this…"
I cut him short, there was no telling what I was thinking so I hugged my two friends for their support, leaned in close and whispered "April Fools"
Their reactions, priceless.


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Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The theme for UN World Health Day 2014 is Preventing vector-borne disease. Vector-borne diseases are transmitted through a vector that is an organism such as insects, mosquitoes, tics and flies. These organisms transmit pathogens and parasites from one infected person (or animal) to another, causing serious diseases in human populations [WHO (1)].
The most deadly vector-born disease is malaria, transmitted through mosquitos carrying the plasmodium parasite, causing an estimated 627,000 deaths in 2012.
The fastest growing vector borne disease is dengue, also transmitted through mosquitos carrying one of four dengue virus serotypes. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for dengue. The most severe form of this disease is hemorrhagic dengue fever, which causes severe bleeding as a lethal complication. It is estimated that dengue puts about 40% of the world population at risk. [WHO (2)]
Other vector-borne diseases include, for example:
· Chagas disease
Life-threatening condition transmitted through triatomine bugs, contaminated food, infected blood transfusion
Life-threatening condition transmitted through triatomine bugs, contaminated food, infected blood transfusion
· Chikungunya
Viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes
Viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes
· Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever
Severe illness caused by a number of viruses
Severe illness caused by a number of viruses
· Dracunculiasis
Infection caused by drinking-water containing water fleas that have ingested Dracunculus larvae
Infection caused by drinking-water containing water fleas that have ingested Dracunculus larvae
· Human African trypanosomiasis
Glossina-borne parasitic infection, fatal without prompt diagnosis and treatment
Glossina-borne parasitic infection, fatal without prompt diagnosis and treatment
· Leishmaniasis
Infection is caused if bitten by female sandflies
Infection is caused if bitten by female sandflies
· Lymphatic filariasis
Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes
Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes
· Lyme disease
Disease caused by infected ticks
Disease caused by infected ticks
· Onchocerciasis
Parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm onchocerca volvulus
Parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm onchocerca volvulus
· Schistosomiasis
Parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus
Parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus
· Yellow fever
Viral disease transmitted via aedes mosquitoes
Viral disease transmitted via aedes mosquitoes
Most of the vector-borne diseases listed above are also considered Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), that is, a group of diseases for which there are currently no available treatments, even though the figures associated with each of the diseases are staggering [NTDs, (1)].
It is "a conversation in progress", bringing together many players and institutions (public, private, philanthropic and civil society), to endeavor to include unprofitable drug development for these diseases on the agenda of large pharmaceutical companies, whether for the discovery of new drugs, or the reformulation of orphan drugs (drugs that are patented, and often already tested, but that were abandoned and never marketed).
Indeed, for those confronted with these diseases, or their outbreaks, in the field, such as Doctors without borders/Médecins sans frontières and other NGOs, or civil society groups, there is a feeling of total helplessness without treatments, and indignation, by way of comparison, that cures and treatments for every possible complaint exist in the west (Balasegaram, 2014). Witnesses of the NTDs are well aware that pharmaceutical companies are business enterprises who claim they are compelled to recoup the cost of drug development. But these witnesses in the field, fighting NTDs, also deplore that some of the larger drug companies simply back out of drug development for NTDs, arguing that none of their clients in poverty-stricken or underdeveloped countries can afford the costs of treatment. (Balasagaram, 2014).
Consequently, this polarization of interests between the desperate need for NTD treatments, and the balance sheets of "Big Pharma" or large western pharmaceutical agendas, is increasingly seen as a fruitless dead-end. Smaller R&D agendas, such as those of OneWorldHealth, targeting NTD drug development, invoking partnerships between government agencies, philanthropic players and private enterprise, appear far more resourceful and successful in developing or retargeting drugs, and producing treatments at a fraction of the costs, thus engaging in purposeful and life-saving action (Hale, Woo & Lipton, 2005).
At the end of the day… various stakeholders also point out that the scales may eventually tip "more naturally". On the one hand, the realization that in an interconnected world, the risk of these diseases looms in the west also will promote action in favor of prevention [WHO (3); Chneiwess, 2013]. And, on the other hand, the threat of drug resistance to common bacterial infections in the west will most certainly redirect pharmaceutical agendas towards the development of new types of antibiotics.
In the interim – and it is a sad irony that no such interim or waiting period exists for those impacted by the spread of parasites or vector-borne NTDs --, here are some of the staggering figures associated with 10 vector-borne NTDs:
· 4% of the drugs developed worldwide target NTDs, whereas these diseases account for 10% of the diseases worldwide
· 1 billion people worldwide are threatened by NTDS, and 30,000 people die each day from these diseases. (Touraine, M., 2014 - Institut Pasteur webcast)
Even though change is slow, it is also heartening to see that today, the world is celebrating the prevention of vector-borne diseases that include many NTDs, and thus that such diseases are no longer completely neglected, although much remains to be accomplished so that the statistics are no longer shameful. Consistent efforts by such multilateral groups as United to combat NTDs and what is referred to as the 2012 London Declaration, action has begun [NTDs,(2)].
Balasegaram, M. (Winter 2014). Drugs of the poor, drugs for the rich. Alert, vol. 15, No. 1.
Chneiweiss, H. (2013) Preface in Biotehcnologie: Quelle Limites? Quo vadis Homo sapiens ? by Bernard Fontaine. Paris : France : L'Harmattan.
Hale, V. Woo, K and H. Levens Lipton (July 2005.) Oxymoron no more: the potential for non-profit pharmaceutical companies to deliver on the promise of medicines for the developing world. Health Affairs, 24(4), pp. 1057-1063. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/24/4/1057.full
Institut Pasteur webcast
NTDs (1) – Neglected Tropical Diseases
NTDs (2) Uniting to combat NTDs - Report
Touraine, M. (April, 2014) Webcast presentation on the occasion of World Health Day 2014 at the institute Pasteur in Paris. http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/Paris_2014_webcast/en/
WHO (1) - World Health Day 2014
WHO (2) - About vector borne diseases
WHO (3) Europeans at risk of vector borne diseases too.


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I like to make backgrounds and logo's. My logo ideas are hard to come up with, but when i do I am happy with them. I would like some critiques on these overlays I made.
Starcaft 2 Overlay
This is for the Professional German Starcraft II Team Sgeht Gaming. All the white space contains vital in-game information. The black box on the gear/robotic arm will contain the players webcam. The Black box above "Player Name Here" will contain scrolling/animated sponsor logo's. I was going for a grungy/metallic feel for this image. I think the texture and overlay colors that were chosen for this image grasped the feel i wanted. I would like your opinions on this to see what you all think and see if there is lighting/shading issues, or anything major wrong with it.
HD/Fullsized Link http://i.imgur.com/ZkJjY.jpg
Twitch.tv Background
This is a Twitch.tv Background for a streamer. With the "Sgeht" ovelay i used a "clip" on style metallic box, and I wanted to go with the same feel here. He did not have any other information to add to this. I am thinking I should have put something on the bottom right to balance it out, but once he gets his streaming window on it I am hoping it balances out nice. Again just looking for opinions/what i should have done better!
HD/Fullsize link http://i.imgur.com/Sjsww.jpg?1
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<< -- 3 -- Peter Dickinson INDISPENSABLE
Whiting places the manuscripts in the context of Parisian popular music.
This Bohemian scene he regards as the key to understanding most of Satie's
output. Satie worked professionally as accompanist and arranger in popular
music from about 1888-1909 and the most famous of the singers he worked
with were Paulette Darty and Vincent Hyspa. We knew that Satie's 'Je Te
Veux' was written for 'The Queen of the Slow Waltz', with the score proudly
inscribed 'repertoire Paulette Darty', and that 'Tendrement' was written
to words by Hyspa and that both he and Darty sang it. These were smash hits
but there are also some unpublished songs not available until recently,
which Whiting is able to discuss. Some of these are incomplete in surviving
sources. Further, he points out that the humour of the café-concert
is transferred to concert music when, for example, Satie describes his quote
from Chopin's Funeral March (in the wrong key) as a 'famous mazurka
by Schubert' or tells the performer to play 'like a nightingale with tooth-ache'.
Even Satie's mystical pieces from the 1890s, when he was musical director
for Sar Peladan's Rosicrucian sect, can be related to the pseudo-medieval
decor fashionable in night-clubs like the Chat Noir.
Many people have puzzled over the name of Satie's best-known composition
-- the first Gymnopédie. It turns out that the name appears
in a poem by his friend Contamine de Latour and the original edition printed
a stanza with the music, which didn't explain the term or its classical
Greek associations. Private jokes were another feature of the music-hall
scene. Thanks to explorers like Orledge and Whiting some of Satie's references
are not as private as they used to be. For example, study of the sketches
has shown that the second of the three Airs à faire fuir (1897)
is based on the rhythm of the Northumbrian folk-tune 'The Keel Row' much
as, twenty years later, Satie would adapt a tune by Irving Berlin for the
Ragtime in his ballet, Parade, and the famous Sonatina in C by Clementi
in the Sonatine Bureaucratique which adds a suitable send-up in the
attached commentary. Whiting convincingly relates capers like this to the
music hall. He also points out the connections between Satie's humour and
that of Alphonse Allais, the older writer who was born in the same town,
Honfleur, and even the same street as Satie.
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A Testing Mail Server For Unit Testing Email Functionality
So you are coding along riding that TDD high when you reach the point at which your code needs to send an email. What do you do now?
You might consider writing something that looks like:
EmailMessage email = new EmailMessage();
email.FromAddress = new EmailAddress(from);
email.AddToAddress(new EmailAddress(to));
email.Subject = subject;
email.BodyText = message;
SmtpServer smtpServer = new SmtpServer(SmtpServer, Port);
But you, being a TDD god(des) know better and quickly refactor that into
some sleek code that uses an
EmailProvider. This ensures that your
code is not tied to any specific email implementation and will make unit
testing your code easier. Just swap out your concrete email provider for
a unit test specific email provider. Now your code looks like:
EmailProvider.Instance().Send(to, from, subject, message);
But a nagging thought still pulls at the edge of your consciousness. "Shouldn't I unit test my concrete email provider and actually make sure the email gets sent correctly?
I certainly think so. As for the semantic arguments around whether this really constitutes an Integration Test as opposed to a Unit Test, please don't bore me with your hang-ups. Either way, it deserves a test and what better way to test it than using something like MbUnit or NUnit.
Wouldn't it be nice to test your email code like so?
DotNetOpenMailProvider provider = new DotNetOpenMailProvider();
NameValueCollection configValue = new NameValueCollection();
configValue["smtpServer"] = "127.0.0.1";
configValue["port"] = "8081";
provider.Initialize("providerTest", configValue);
TestSmtpServer receivingServer = new TestSmtpServer();
receivingServer.Start("127.0.0.1", 8081);
"Subject to nothing",
"Mr. Watson. Come here. I need you.");
// So Did It Work?
Assert.AreEqual(1, receivingServer.Inbox.Count);
ReceivedEmailMessage received = receivingServer.Inbox[0];
Assert.AreEqual("email@example.com", received.ToAddress.Email);
That there code starts up a mail server, sends an email to it, and then checks that the mail server received the email. It also quickly checks the to address.
This is a snippet of an actual unit test within the Subtext codebase.
A long while ago I discovered a wonderful .NET based freeware mail
written by Ivar Lumi. I decided to write a wrapper specifically for unit
testing scenarios. I added the
TestSmtpServer to a new project named
Subtext.UnitTesting.Servers in the Subtext VS.NET solution.
The wrapper parses incoming SMTP messages and adds an
ReceivedEmailMessage instance to the
Inbox custom collection. This
makes it easy to quickly examine the email messages sent via SMTP in
your unit test.
As this is a very early draft, there are some key limitations. I have
yet to implement multi-part messages and attachments in the object
model. I also punted on dealing with multiple to addresses. However,
ReceivedEmailMessage class does have a
RawSmtpMessage property
you can examine. For now, it works very well for simple text based
Over time, I hope to implement these more complicated testing features as the need arises. However, if you find this useful and would like to contribute, please do!
If you want to view the latest code, check out these instructions for downloading the latest Subtext code using Subversion.
Or you can simply download this one project here, though keep in mind that I will be updating this project, but not necessarily this link to the project.
Since the project is specifically for unit testing purpsose, I went ahead and embedded the unit tests for this server within the project itself using MbUnit references. However you can simply swap out the assemblies and references to use NUnit if that is your preference.


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We are so excited to start getting some of our RSVPs in! After being away from our house for 10 days, the first thing Fiance and I did last night was check the mail and open all of our response cards. Our invites went out the day we left for vacation so this was the first group of cards we had received! So far, we have 30 guests say Yes and 5 say No. That is an average of a 14% rate, a bit lower than we were hoping for (goal is 20%). I would love if the married bees could chime in and share when they saw the bulk of the no's come in!


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Discussion in 'Hire a Freelancer' started by maximillian_cooper, Jun 7, 2010.
I forgot my WordPress password, can anybody "hack" into my WP?
Please post a reply
Well you all ways have forgot password option
Even if you remember your password elite hackers can Hack your site..
You can go with forgot password and they will email it to you.
Will not work though if you are trying to hack someone else's WP.
EDIT: Saw your updated post about it being someone else's wp blog just now
In that case, you will need to find out what email address is associated with that blog and you gotta hack that email id...lol
first of all... your REP is 4. second, there is a group called mystery INC, in yahoo, somewhere, that can do it, but only for a price. and third, this isn't an illegal forum, but heres your goodnews, try looking up some SQL injections, it may help, it may not. thats all the advice im giving.
Why would you want to hack someones blog... hope you have to deal with a lawsuit in the future.
i agree with you, unless you are precatious about what you are doing and KNOW what you are doing, then hacking may be the easy part , yes, but the jailtime or just the lawsuit itself is the pain in the (excuse my langauge) Ass
Hehe i love it how most people think of hacking as a mysterious way of simply jumping through a few web directories, type in a couple of commands and BOOM! access found
Im pretty sure the thing i was asking could be done legally without braking any laws .. .
so _____ you smartass, your rep is 8, so _______ what ?
The reason is this - i stole content from this site (autoblog)
and would like to eliminate the comptetion (delisted from google, mess up their SEO, nothin else)
kapish? hope you brake your legs
Wtf are YOU tryin to say? You lawyer or somethin? You know nothing about hacking or laws, so stop posting meaningless trash!
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Usually, the factors that pull you out of your focus on a movie or TV show are external. Someone forgets to silence their cellphone, or your mom asks you a question about the plot, or your date from OKCupid decides that a matinee showing of Dunkirk is the perfect time to start getting handsy. That kind of thing. But sometimes it isn't the fault of the unforgiving world around you. Sometimes movies and shows do the job themselves and awkwardly tear you from your haze, placing you in the uncomfortable territory of "Oh damn. I am watching something, and am terrifyingly aware of that." How do movies stealthily slit the throat of their own escapism? Well, they do things like …
Pausing For The Cameo Of A Big Star
Pausing For The Cameo Of A Big Star
Despite the fact that modern TV is full of quality entertainment that would make movies break out in frustrated, jealous tears, it still operates on the archaic system of "Movies are where important things go, and TV is where you watch inconsequential drivel that serves as a placeholder for actual enjoyment." Don't believe me? Look at how shows treat guest stars who are mostly known from movies or other mediums. They are in awe of them. The camera lingers on them, telling you that while the regular cast is nice and all, you should now place your undivided attention on the god king who has just entered the room.
I'm always down for a good lingering camera if the context is right. Jeff Goldblum is returning for Jurassic World 2, and I will be deeply disappointed if his introduction shot stays at Beautiful Jeff Goldblum Face Level for anything less than 20 uninterrupted minutes. The same goes for when a character has seemingly died but then comes back triumphantly. When Lex Luthor showed up in the last episode of Smallville to remind viewers that Superman's future would not lack bald megalomaniacs, the camera seems to be more thrilled about this than anyone. And it probably was, honestly. Being a living, breathing Smallville fan was not, how should I put this, a "fulfilling" experience.
But the pause that might as well double as a "Clap Now" sign reeks of desperation, and rips away any chance to view what you're watching as smooth, organic fiction. I don't demand absolute reality from things. There is NO ONE in the world worse than someone who can't put their malfunction behind them for two fucking seconds and just HAS TO remind you that no, Batman couldn't do that in real life. Those people are fun traitors. But when the camera stops to gaze at the bigger star who is encroaching on the lives of the peons who normally inhabit the show, it's not just stopping the flow of the episode dead; it's reminding you that Hollywood has a definite hierarchy. A being of shining light and multiple movie deals has deemed this cast of characters worth their time, and we should feel blessed on their behalf.
Even worse is that usually, these guest stars are pretty damn talented. When Steve Carell left The Office, the employees spent a few episodes trying to find a replacement for him. This led to a parade of guest stars like Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, and Jim Carrey, and you'd think that comedy powerhouses like these, when supplied with jokes on one of the best-written sitcoms of the 2000s, would provide an avalanche of humor. Homes destroyed and families torn apart from the sheer magnitude of the fucking comedy. But no, they just kind of shuffled through the show as the camera jammed itself into their pores, as if to scream "ISN'T IT COOL THAT WE GOT WILL GODDAMN ARNETT TO BE ON THE OFFICE? ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR WILL ARNETT FOR LOWERING HIMSELF ENOUGH TO BE HERE."
The Biggest Name Is Usually The Killer
The Biggest Name Is Usually The Killer
Dramatic shows that have any number of "good guys" require guest stars to keep going. Unless the creators of Law & Order want every plot to be "Ice T was the killer all along, but we forgave him, because aww, just look at him," they need new talent to fill out the ranks of serial killers, pedophiles, and bartenders who just might have seen someone who looks like that. But this necessity has created a painfully obvious trend: Whenever a big name shows up in a series, they're going to be doing big-name stuff. And apparently, big-name stuff always involves ruining the surprise.
I've talked about Dexter in a few columns because, really, I'm still coming to terms with it. You devote eight years of your life to a show, and then it ends with the plot equivalent of a drunk pissing on your head from a third-story balcony. So you begin to think really hard about whether it was ever that good. And I've come to this conclusion: Yeah, it had some really great parts, but man, it had the worst "I wonder what THIS guest star will do?" poker face in the industry.
The first two seasons of Dexter tell a perfectly contained story. And then in Season 3, Jimmy Smits swaggers in with a kind of "I'd like to get a beer with that guy" charisma that only Jimmy Smits really has. But then Jimmy Smits turns into EVIL Jimmy Smits, and Dexter has to kill him. Then John Lithgow shows up in Season 4, and while he's great, the pattern is being established. By the time Colin Hanks burst into Season 6 with a plotline so terrible that it served as a Dexter Is Not Going To Get Good Again trumpet of the cancellation apocalypse, the standard had been set: If a new dude shows up on Dexter, that dude is almost 100 percent going to end up as Dexter's table dressing.
Obviously, if an established actor shows up on a prestige TV drama, they're going to be given a role with some meat to it. When William Hurt or whoever inevitably shows up on the fifth season of Westworld, they're not going to be given the role of Blowjob Robot Bartender #4. They're going to get Maniacal Douche Who Was Super Integral To The Creation Of Westworld Who We Never Really Discussed Before. And them basically spelling out what's going to happen in the rest of the season or episode doesn't stop them from giving a knockout performance. It just momentarily stops us from getting lost in the show.
It's also admitting that we've kind of pigeonholed what we think makes for good, guest-star-worthy roles. Someone with any kind of positive qualities? Pssssh. Demented Man Child That Makes Tiny Doll Furniture Out Of His Victim's Toenails? You can basically smell the Emmys on that one.
Being Waaaaay Too Self-Aware
Being Waaaaay Too Self-Aware
Having a sense of self-awareness can be helpful. It's what prevents you from deciding that your show about six friends who live in New York City is a fresh idea, and it gives you a moment of hesitation when you think "A guy named Harry meets a girl named Sally. HOW HAS NO ONE COME UP WITH THAT?!?"
Even adding a little self-awareness to your story isn't so bad if you do it in nice doses. The reason The Cabin In The Woods works so well is that it comments on horror film tropes, but doesn't rely on that to be effective. Compare that to something like Scream 4, where hoping that you get the reference is all that that movie has going for it. The first two Scream films are neat little venture into the nature of horror movies and their sequels, but by the time Scream 4 rolled around, the series had looped back through its own butthole and out of its mouth again in order to prove that it was still relevant. And it wouldn't have had to do that if it had done the basic job of a movie, instead of relying on blistering self-awareness.
Community at its best was a show with so, so much heart. The love that the writers had for the characters bleeds through, and it's a passion project carefully disguised as a typical prime-time sitcom. And in its early seasons, the series pulled off self-awareness pretty effortlessly. And maybe it's due to the fact that Community began to lose core cast members starting in the fifth season, and the last half of the show was plagued with a shuffling creative team, but the self-awareness which had initially set it apart from regular shows became a crutch. The emotional stakes were lost, and in their place were constant comments about the nature of TV, which is like hearing your cheeseburger explain its own ingredients while you try to eat it.
Even vague self-awareness can be jarring if it comes out of nowhere. Kingsman: The Secret Service is a fantastic movie when it's not talking about the spy movies that it's borderline-parodying. If that scene in which Colin Firth was taking out the church full of bigots was still going to this day, I'd be okay with it. And don't act like there isn't a version of "Freebird" that is three years long. I know there is.
But slapped in the middle of the movie is a conversation between Firth and Samuel L. Jackson about the nature of spy flicks, as if they're assuming that the audiences that have not yet seen the movie are already a little "out of the know" about what it's trying to do. Come on, movie. Give us some credit.
Music That Defies The Laws Of The Universe
Music That Defies The Laws Of The Universe
Movie soundtracks can do two very different things. They can heighten an experience, pulling you into the film in the way that a music-less scene could never do. They get your blood pumping without you even knowing, and pretty soon you're first-pumping by yourself in the theater and screaming that you'll be forever young at the top of your lungs. Hey, you're doing it too, not necessarily just me. But a soundtrack can also drop you on your head, revealing that the movie that you're watching is just a big marketing ploy by people who have figured that since you like Iron Man AND Ed Sheeran, putting both in the same movie at the same time will result in a dump truck full of dollar bills and hookers showing up to their houses.
How does it drop you from your cradle? Well, for one, it can bend the laws of time and space, forcing you to question why anyone would make a movie this way. Take the movie Hitch, for example, wherein Will Smith teaches dudes to talk to women, and teaches YOU to be more careful about picking out which Will Smith movies you go see. He teaches Kevin James how to dance in one scene, but starts his lesson by shutting off the music that's playing at a party in the future? Future humans were dancing to that song, Will. Don't cut a hole in the continuum of time when a motherfucker is trying to get down.
Will then puts on the song "Yeah!", which you might remember from it being more popular than oxygen in the mid 2000s. And then Kevin James dances to "Yeah!" both at Will's house and at this future party. My problem doesn't lie with the song "Yeah!" showing up at two different places at two different times, because, again, I've heard "Yeah!" more than I've heard the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, and "I love you" combined. It's just that this scene is edited in a way that makes you realize A) Hitch is a wizard, and B) this movie is a shallow attempt at getting us to like the song "Yeah!" more.
And sometimes a movie will feature a song that's performed by an actor in that movie. Like how Texas Chainsaw 3D plays the song "2 Reasons," and one of the characters listening to it and enjoying it is Trey Songz, the guy who sang "2 Reasons." That's not a slight wink and a nudge, filmmakers. That's a big invisible hand coming out of the screen to jar you out of whatever good things you might be feeling and reminding you to go download "2 Reasons," because the actor who fucking made "2 Reasons" in real life seems to really be enjoying "2 Reasons" in this completely fake life. If you want to give the audience a cue to simultaneously begin ignoring the movie and start playing around on their phones for a little bit, this one is as good as any.
"Event" Episodes Where No One Is Happy To Be There
"Event" Episodes Where No One Is Happy To Be There
Earlier, I mentioned guest actors, and spoke pretty harshly of them. My apologies, guest actors. To make it up to you, the rest of this column will be written by John Stamos, and he will be playing the role of me. I make these amends because guest actors aren't the worst things to take you out of TV shows. That honor goes to "event" episodes in which non-actors are given roles, and we're supposed to be cool with it. "Suck it up," your television says, "If it wasn't for me, you'd be playing charades with people you pretend to like."
The "events" I'm referring to are usually one of two things: musicians coming into town or pro wrestling events. And they're so awkwardly crammed into the plots that you can't help but feel your joy be driven from your body like a screeching ghost while you watch. Nothing says "No one wants to be here, especially the people on your screen" like a sitcom episode that features a rock star or a professional wrestler. For example, watch this clip of the time the band Anthrax showed up on Married With Children. But only do it if you want to see a dozen people lose their enthusiasm for the arts allllll at once.
If you watched that and found your sense of happiness to still be alive and breathing, watch Stevie Wonder's appearance on The Cosby Show, the kind of thing that only happens when the Devil is handling God's day shift. And if you still have any delusions about the positive power of fiction, dash them by staring into the abyss of any pro wrestler cameo on any sitcom ever — cameos that are usually announced by characters who are suddenly into wrasslin'. This, as a wrasslin' fan, is absurd from the ground up. You don't just suddenly declare that there's a wrestling show near you and that you're into wrestling. You are into wrestling, and your family and friends spend their whole lives wishing that you'd shut the fuck up about it.
These episodes usually involve either a member of the cast and their stunt doubles clumsily recreating what a sitcom director thinks wrestling is like (like in Fuller House or The X-Files), or finding a way to work the fact that most wrestlers are seven feet wide into the plot (like in Boy Meets World or Smallville). Admittedly, the wrestlers usually seem like they're having a better time on the shows than musicians do. But nothing clips the wings of your flight into TV wonderland faster than the harsh introduction of pro wrestling logic into an otherwise normal show. "These five friends are on a mission to find success and love in the big city, and over the years, you will fall in love with their wit and their willingness to find pleasure in the small things in life. Oh, and meet their new landlord, Big Van Vader, who is roughly the size of a Woolly Mammoth."
Daniel is listening to "Yeah!", as it's the only thing that drowns out the loneliness. He is a brittle husk of a man on Twitter.
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