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May 2003: During a moderately alcohol-influenced deep conversation with an English Major Senior Week of college realize that I should write a book about "like, college, but obviously deeper than that." Tell her that. Seriously.
July 2003: Said English Major calls me from Columbia Publishing School, or whatever it's called, and I reiterate my need to write a novel. "My life goal," I may have called it. "So… I'm thinking the main character's dad has to die because that makes it deeper, right?" I ask. "You know the sadness and what not?" EM doesn't answer me directly.
September 2003: Bored with my grad school homework, start writing down some crazy introduction in second person, and randomly creating a fictional college. Name it after my favorite college basketball player that never did anything post college, Chris Kingsbury. Write sixty-ish pages in three days. Feel triumphantly productive. Don't touch the book again for almost exactly two years.
September 2005: MFA program starts. Take Writing the First Novel class. Homework is to… write. the. first. novel. Start haphazardly "mapping" my book.
October 2005: Realize that I'm embarrassed by that convo I had in July 2003. Finally.
December 2005: Have produced another 60ish pages, 13 of which are coherent. Tire of critiques that begin, "It's funny but the characters never really do anything…" Bitch about my "art" at the grad school pub with a bi-sexual short story writer from Montana who has never ridden a subway or heard of Cosi. Find both of these things extremely satisfying.
May 2006: Another 50 pages written, probably 8 of which are salvageable, giving me 21 solid pages of work. Am writing through the "dreaded middle lull"… barely can look at the book each day. Doesn't help that my social life is in chaos, and I live by myself in what could honestly be deemed a retirement home in South Boston. Throw myself an infinite number of pity parties, and get really into watching seasons of The West Wing. Cry when Rob Lowe leaves.
August 2006: Write 30 pages on my own at my father's house in SoCal. Actually pretty good stuff. SoCal makes everything better. Plus, I don't have to pay for my meals.
December 2006: Tell people that I have a full draft written when, in fact, I have 150 pages, 30% of which is strictly filler. Get the "Jack Black 3 Pack" DVD set in my stocking.
January-April 2007: Take a leave of absence from school, and travel around Eastern Europe with the Big Cat. Eat guac in Slovakia, see infinity cats in Istanbul, and "Czech Me Out" tees in Prague.
Buy a dream journal. Write an extensive short story. Actually start editing the novel on long train rides when the Big Cat abruptly puts in his headphones while I'm telling a story.
May-July 2007: Spend all my time telling everyone how "they can't understand the complexities of life until they've been to Slovakia." No time for writing!
August 2007: Go out to SoCal again, on a mission from Twain, and have the writing week of my life, banging out 90 odd solid to good pages of work, am completely fired up for the semester, plan on finishing the book by October and strictly re-writing during my final semester.
October 2007: Hmmmm. Yeah, um, that was a little optimistic.
December 2007: Finish the semester with 40 odd pages written. Can see the finish line but refuse to walk across it, probably because I faked straining my writing hamstring. Get Friday Night Lights in my stocking.
April 2008: Oh man! Remember my Thesis freak out? (shudder) Literally writing non-stop revisions and 2000 word daily overhauls for a month straight… subsisting on a diet based almost-exclusively of Honey Bunches of Oats, which I haven't eaten since.
May 2008: Thesis defense. Novel (kind of) finished! All I need are about two solid weeks to revise and then it's off to my agent and certain literary fame. Plus, my dad knows the dude who wrote Two and a Half Men, and he can definitely get me a movie deal– damn straight– he knows Charlie Sheen!
Late May 2008: Get a job.
November 2008: All I need are about two solid weeks to… (sigh).
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At last week's Business Insider Ignition 2011 conference, I had the pleasure of listening to Business Insider CEO and Editor-in-Chief Henry Blodget speak with Twitter Chief Revenue Officer Adam Bain about the past, present and future of Twitter.
An overarching theme of the conference was advertising and how platforms such as Twitter are going to integrate moneymaking opportunities into social platforms. Twitter is widely known for its simplicity – that's one of the things that the platform has done best in a sea full of ever-changing social platforms.
The folks at Twitter are working fervently to maintain this foundation of simplicity– which has helped to build a following of nearly 300 million users over the course of 5 years – while seamlessly integrating advertising opportunities. Advertising opportunities would be the golden goose to helping Twitter reach it's oft spoken of potential. Bain said that Twitter plans "…to continue to simplify. At the end of the day, it's just 140 characters." He also notes that while it's only 140 characters, there is still much that can be done. Marketers can do a lot with those characters, as well, as many brands may attest to with case studies of success stories.
Currently, Twitter is working with 2,400 advertisers and experiencing an 80% retention rate, which is nearly unheard of in the advertising world. Bain spoke about seamless integration of advertising – of returning to an age when advertising becomes more about being a piece of art rather than trying to directly sell a product or service to a consumer. Displays ads are now nearly two decades old [if that doesn't make you feel absolutely geriatric, I don't know what will.] Bain likens display ads to a "…prepubescent, older child who is living in the basement…time to kick them out."
Bain points out that display ads, the industry's advertising of choice for the past decade and a half, garner a .03%-.05% click through rate. Comparatively, promoted ads on Twitter [these include promoted trends, promoted tweets and promoted accounts] drive a 3%-5% click through rate – a 300% difference.
How is Twitter going to monetize the platform to seize the financial opportunity that most agree it has? Bain laid out the three forms of advertising that may well create the newest generation of online advertising: promoted accounts, promoted trends and promoted tweets.
One of the most impressive case studies of the success of brand partnerships with Twitter happened earlier this year when Virgin Airlines launched the "Fly Forward, Give Back" Sale which offered Twitter users the exclusive opportunity to purchase airfares for only $49. They also donated $5 from each sale to the non-profit State Up To Cancer (SU2C). The campaign was only offered on Twitter and successfully used promoted trends, which resulted in the 5th largest sales day in Virgin's history.
On a personal note, I found Adam Bain to be an informative speaker. Twitter has been my social platform of choice for several years now and it seems to be the most social of the social platforms. The ability to seamlessly connect with any user is liberating in a world filled with friend requests and privacy settings. I find the simplicity, which Adam Bain himself trumpets as one of the best features of the platform, to be a refreshing change from the regular upsets that other platforms seem to go through. Twitter allows you and your voice to be the protagonist; the platform is merely the stage that we're performing on.
As a business, Twitter is grappling with a way to turn a cool tool into a profitable platform. Hearing Bain speak about the Mad Men era when advertising was more a work of art than a sales pitch is encouraging. As a consumer, it would be nice to have a conversation with brands instead of having them scream at me from a television ad. As a PR and social media professional, it's encouraging to see that a large platform is offering options other than display and banner ads.
In closing, Bain discussed Twitter's plans for the next year, which largely includes scaling the business properly. He did, however, mention that Twitter intends to scale and grow on their own terms, stating, "…we want to do it right instead of being pushed to do it right away. We've done it right so far, the next year or two is about scale."
Click here to watch the whole interview.
[Images via Business Insider/ BLR / Simply Zesty]

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SALES UP: Americans spent 1.1 percent more at retail stores in September, the Commerce Department said Monday. That followed a 1.2 percent increase in August. The gains marked the best two months for sales in two years.
PHONES AND CARS: Sales rose in almost every major category, led by another strong month of auto sales and a jump in electronic sales driven by Apple's new iPhone.
OUTLOOK: Rising retail sales reflect a surge in consumer confidence that could help strengthen growth in the second half of the year. Consumer spending drives nearly 70 percent of economic activity.


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Pictures: Orlando powerhouse businesses
Central Florida has many high-profile businesses, and, no, not all of them are theme parks. Some made this photo gallery because they are massive and household names. Others are fast growing or innovative in their fields. Have a suggestion for a company we missed? Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with "powerhouse businesses" in the subject field.
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Information Technology for Development
BSA (Business Software Alliance) will host Brazil Tech Forum, the fourth in a series of events dedicated to discussing innovation and challenges faced by the technology market. The event brings a discussion on the role of information technology in leading to and promoting development in emerging economies.
Brazil Tech Forum will take place in São Paulo, on August 10th, 2004, and focus on the role played by the information technology industry in the promotion of development, bringing together executives and leaders of the IT industry, members of government, lawmakers and attorneys dedicated to the field of intellectual property. Software has recently been officially chosen by the Brazilian government as one of the "Strategic Sectors of Brazilian Industry for Growth". The IT industry is regarded as a productivity-driver for the whole economy.
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Electrical Safety Register. Great news for the industry!
The Electrical Safety Register is finally here. It is a voluntary licensing system for electricians and a first step in the right direction.
At last the electrical industry is starting to get itself organised and probably not before time we hear you say, considering all the recent discussions on various forums and talk boards.
A licensed system for electricians along the lines of what Gas safe is for gas engineers is something we have supported and in fact championed. The idea seems to carry favour with many Sparkies with whom we talk. An electrical safety register is a licencing system in all but name and is voluntary, which may not be what everyone wants but is certainly better than what we have at the moment.
Of course during times of austerity good businesses get better and focus on the important issues that concern them and this appears to be what has happened with the electrical industry. Something positive is being done and must be welcomed. With big announcements from the big 3 in the industry the NICEIC, ELECSA and the ECA this morning regarding their Electrical safety register, essentially a voluntary rather than mandatory licensing system is a first step but one that would be welcomed I assume, given the poll vote on the ECA Linked in discussion group forum.
As far as Tradeskills4U is concerned, anything that helps hard working men and women support their families is good with us and this initiative looks to do just that.
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|Modern Pulp
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|Vintage Pulp
|Feb 13 2017
The pulpification of ancient literature takes another strange turn as Edizioni Le Lucciole presents this 1970 paperback L'antiragione, or "the anti-reason," which, incredibly, is a collection of writings by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Aristarchus of Samos, the guy who lived from 310 to 230 B.C. and presented the first model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth in orbit around it. Yeah. And when you can solve a mystery that vast, the question of how a femme fatale got a hoop stuck in her undies is really nothing. The art, which conversely is really something, is by the always great Benedetto Caroselli.
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|Aug 24 2016
|Vintage Pulp
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|Jul 5 2014
Today we have yet another cover of the tabloid Midnight, this time with Greek actress Evi Mirandi, better known as Evi Marandi, declaring she'll marry any man who can tame her. We first encountered her a couple of years ago inside this issue of The National Star Chronicle, where she said "It's easy to keep a man—if you have enough bed appeal," and added that, "Every woman is a natural temptress." So that raises a crucial question: Would you really want to tame a person like that?
|Modern Pulp
|Jan 20 2014
|Femmes Fatales
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We have just one more item related to Greece, a promo photo of Candice Bergen taken in the ruins of ancient Delphi. She's in costume for her 1966 film The Day the Fish Came Out, and the photo was made during the same promo session as one we shared two years ago from Galaxidi. You can see that image of Bergen and her ass here.
|Vintage Pulp
|Jul 9 2013
Even though we found no Greek pulp, we do have a related item we want to share with you. The above poster is for the Italian movie Lesbo, which is partially set in Greece. We shared two versions of this promo way back in 2009 and had no idea about the artist. Now we know that the person behind this is Mario De Berardinis. As it happens, we've collected other pieces of his and a few appear below. You can see the other two Lesbo posters here, and if you haven't seen the top notch Italian poster art we've already shared, have look at Mafe, Symeoni, Nistri, and Aller.
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|Jul 8 2013
We have returned from our sojourn in the Greek Isles. We wondered whether it might look anything like the movie G-String Festival, which we reviewed last week, and we have to say, yes, it did at times. But as far as finding pulp—no such luck. We don't know about mainland Greece, but on the islands, at least, it seems people are too busy being hedonists to write about crime and scandal. We did find a nice basement bookstore in Oia, on the island of Santorini, that had some used items (above), but the crime books there were not Greek, not vintage, and not collectible. Anyway, we're back home and by tomorrow should be publishing according to our usual schedule. And our final assessment on Greece? Well, we've always said of Paris that if cities were a competition, the French have beaten everybody by a mile. Similarly, if lifestyle were a competition, Greek islanders have won. In a rout.
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Above are two nice images of Greek actress Rika Dialina, who in 1954 was chosen to represent her country in the Miss Universe beauty pageant but was denied entry into the U.S. for communist affiliations. What affiliations? She illustrated a book that had supposed communist themes. But U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles used his influence to get Dialina a visa and she went on to appear in the pageant, as well as about thirty movies. These two shots are from 1968.


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A Dynamic Output Control (DOC) circuit is implemented, which, during the transition, initially lowers the output impedance to effectively drive the load and, subsequently, raises the impedance to reduce noise. Figure 1 shows typical VOL vs IOL and VOH vs IOH curves to illustrate the output impedance and drive capability of the circuit. At the beginning of the signal transition, the DOC circuit provides a maximum dynamic drive that is equivalent to a high-drive standard-output device. For more information, refer to the TI application reports, AVC Logic Family Technology and Applications, literature number SCEA006, and
Dynamic Output Control (DOC ) Circuitry Technology and Applications, literature number SCEA009.
This 16-bit edge-triggered D-type flip-flop is operational at 1.2-V to 3.6-V VCC, but is designed specifically for 1.65-V to 3.6-V VCC operation.
The SN74AVC16374 is particularly suitable for implementing buffer registers, I/O ports, bidirectional bus drivers, and working registers. It can be used as two 8-bit flip-flops or one 16-bit flip-flop. On the positive transition of the clock (CLK) input, the Q outputs of the flip-flop take on the logic levels at the data (D) inputs. OE\ can be used to place the eight outputs in either a normal logic state (high or low logic levels) or the high-impedance state. In the high-impedance state, the outputs neither load nor drive the bus lines significantly. The high-impedance state and the increased drive provide the capability to drive bus lines without need for interface or pullup components.
OE\ does not affect internal operations of the flip-flop. Old data can be retained or new data can be entered while the outputs are in the high-impedance state.
To ensure the high-impedance state during power up or power down, OE\ should be tied to VCC through a pullup resistor; the minimum value of the resistor is determined by the current-sinking capability of the driver.
This device is fully specified for partial-power-down applications using Ioff. The Ioff circuitry disables the outputs, preventing damaging current backflow through the device when it is powered down.
The SN74AVC16374 is characterized for operation from -40°C to 85°C.


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IT was called the Judgment House up until the 16th century. Here were the civil and criminal courts for the Swiss city of Basel. Today, much added to, altered, and restored over the centuries, it's the Rathaus, or Town Hall, the place where the parliament of the half-canton of Basel city and also its executive council meet. A striking building, it overlooks the stall-filled Marktplatz, a ``ruddy Rathaus'' (as one guidebook alliteratively and accurately describes it, referring to its predominant, all-over covering of earth-red paint). It is not only important civically, it is also a marvelously colorful and entertaining building.
The paintings, as well as the carvings and sculptures, which seem to decorate virtually every last face, cranny, and niche, drive home the message of justice and law by means of classical or biblical scenes. They remind people that they should be incorruptible, just, conscious of the Higher Judge. There are paintings of the Last Judgment. There is the story of Susanna and Daniel. Figures representing law, judgment, or even ``rough justice'' are on every side - Moses, Alexander the Great, Herod.
These visual admonitions, however, are not always presented with seriousness. There must have been a deliberate irony, for instance, in placing a painting of Prometheus - who in Greek mythology stole the fire and was punished in ghastly fashion until rescued by Hercules - at the entrance to the fire insurance office. At the door of the tax office is a ferocious-looking man with two watchdogs - as if anyone needed to be discouraged from entering a tax office. In the Gothic chamber where the executive council meets is a carved scene called ``The Triumph of the Rabbit Kind.'' It shows a bunch of eager rabbits turning the tables on human hunters, one of whom they are rather merrily roasting on a spit: That's justice!
The artwork on this building also celebrates the history of Basel and the famous people of the city. The rabbit frieze may well be a homage to one of Basel's mayors, Jakob Meyer zum Hasen: Hasen means rabbit. Meyer's own features are well known to posterity in a painting (the ``Meyer Madonna'') by one of the most perceptive portrait painters in the history of art, Hans Holbein the Younger.
Holbein himself played a role in the decoration of the Rathaus, in 1521-22, at a crucial point of development in its history. On March 12, 1521, the ``small'' and ``big'' councils of Basel unilaterally broke away from the rule of the bishop. What this act represented was the culmination of a gradual increase in the power of the guilds in Basel and a parallel decrease in the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
This happened at the same time that the move to reform the Church, prompted and encouraged in Basel by such Protestants and humanists as Erasmus and Johannes Oekolampadius, was under way. The Reformation was to win the day here in 1529 when the mass was abolished.
The Rathaus came forcefully into its own when the small and big councils broke with the bishop in 1521. For the first time the big council of more than 200 people assembled in the building. The Rathaus had now grown to be a symbol of the people's independence from ecclesiastical power.
A new chamber was immediately allotted to the big council, and Hans Holbein agreed to decorate it. It is almost as if the people felt a need to compete with the way art was used to embellish, instruct, and persuade people inside the churches.
Unfortunately Holbein's paintings were lost during renovations in the 1820s. But the same Romantic period added some of its own touches to the building, and these were inspired directly by the works of Holbein. On the marketplace fa,cade are some groups of figures, and a ``Triumphal Procession of Children,'' painted in the 1820s, which derive from the 16th-century artist. They replaced paintings by Hans Bock the Elder, done in the early 17th century. Other works by Bock, often restored, have, however, survived until today.
It was as late as the early 17th century that a small but significant change was made to one of the figures above the pretty clock on this fa,cade - the central of three figures. A woman, she is holding a sword and scales. She represents Justice. But until 1608 she had held a baby: She was the Holy Virgin. But even in rigorously Protestant Basel apparently no need was felt to alter the two saints - patron saints of the city - on each side of her: the German Emperor Henry II (he holds a church) and his wife, Cunegund (she holds a cross.)
It is tempting, on a first encounter with the Rathaus, to think of it as one complete building, built in the early 16th century. But in fact it is a hodgepodge of different periods both inside and out. Externally it is the red-brown paint, and the diamond patterns of the terra-cotta roof tiles, that hold it together.
In the 16th century there was very little painting on the building at all. It was then also a completely symmetrical fa,cade, with its three-arch arcade, central clock, and central little golden turret. Over the succeeding centuries it acquired new wings, towers, and chambers.
When you move into the inner courtyard, you are surrounded by contributions from a range of different periods. The brightly painted and gilded figure of Lucius Munatius Plancus, the Roman colonel sent to this part of Switzerland by Julius Caesar, was made in 1580 and given to Basel by a sculptor from Strasbourg, Hans Michel.
The painting up in the gallery was produced by Hans Bock and his sons in 1610-11, a not unimpressive mannerist work. On the fa,cade opposite the marketplace entrance, paintings in storybook colors celebrate the time when Basel joined the Swiss Federation (1501). There is a procession of thuggish soldiers in bright medieval or Renaissance costumes above the first-floor windows, redolent of history - actually the work of Wilhelm Balmer and Franz Baur in 1903.
There are new parts to the building at this time also, and some ceilings painted with delicate flower patterns that seem to be a Swiss version of William Morris wallpaper. And the Grossratsaal of 1904 (where parliament meets today) was painted in our century also by Emil Schill. His work belongs broadly to Jugendstil, or art nouveau. Pictures over four entrances underline the point by illustrating Four Cardinal Virtues - moderation, justice, courage, and prudence.
For 4 centuries this building (which received its most recent restoration in the early part of the 1980s) has, with impressive moral and stylistic consistency, insisted on the visual expression of civic goodness and responsibility. And it has done so both with due solemnity and a light, colorful touch, with high seriousness, and, here and there, a little bit of mischievousness.


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The Digital News Design group at The New York Times seeks a technology-savvy Interactive Story Designer to join our award-winning multimedia producers in the newsroom. This person will be expected to work with reporters, editors, producers, designers and software developers across The Times to craft rich, multimedia experiences for both news and enterprise stories, across multiple platforms.
Graphic design savvy with knowledge of web development in RESPONSIVE DESIGNS coding with JQuery, HTML5 and CSS3. Experienced with editing video, audio, digital imaging and animation/motion graphics is a plus. All candidates must possess a portfolio demonstrating strong design work, understand how to build narratives, a solid understanding of layout, typography and storytelling techniques. Most important knowledgeable and skilled in UX/UI experience for interactive technologies. Candidates will be expected to be quick learners with creative ideas and have the proven ability to work collaboratively.
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– A pragmatic innovator whose solutions elicit responses that justify the effort and investment.
– Demonstrated ability to create presentations that intelligently incorporate audio, video and still images.
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– Ability to convey interactive story ideas and complex interactions with wire-frames or prototypes.
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Mud and More 2002, Minnesota StylePosted in Events on May 1, 2002
Mud is a polarizing substance. Folks either hate it, or they instantly become addicted to running through the biggest and deepest quagmires they can find. Luckily for those mud addicts in or near Buffalo, Minnesota, there is an event called Mud and More. Three times a year, the doctors of mud that run the event spend plenty of time mixing dirt and water to concoct the perfect blend of slop to try to stop even the heartiest of mud rigs.
Upon entering the gooey grounds of Mud and More, you instantly become a part of a festival of slime. A giant mud pit, and a smaller one, wait to sink challengers. Even a couple of slime hills are available for those who like to attack mud in a more vertical orientation. Of course there is always the fun of watching others try to wallow their way through the mess. Interested? Tentative plans for 2002 are to open the gates for mudding mayhem for the first weekend in May, the fourth weekend in June, and the third weekend in September. For further information visit www.mudandmore.com or call 763/684-1686.


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News that having schoolgirls deliver pro-wrestling moves on paying patrons under the guise of "reflexology" has sent shockwaves through Japan – not least thanks to the helpful illustrations provided by the Nikkan Sports newspaper.
According to the report (illustrated), Kanagawa prefectural police arrested the 36-year-old manager of "Yokohama Reflexology Academy Rainbow Color" on charges of employing minors in a hazardous work environment, after they established he had employed a 15-year-old girl to perform various "massages" for the benefit of patrons whilst wearing a school uniform.
Their detailed reports of what the girls did to patrons in the course of their "reflexology" treatment includes headlocks, armbars and various other wrestling moves, as well as more conventional massages, all of which happened to bring them into intimate contact with the girls.
The manager protested his innoncence, saying "I had no idea having them do pro-wrestling moves was a violation of labour laws." Police say the moves were intended to elicit sexual excitement in the patrons.
Customers paid 4,000 yen for 30 minute therapy sessions with the girls (mostly actual joshi-kousei aged girls from 16-18), with the wrestling moves costing an additional 1,000-2,000 yen, along with various other options such as trampling and snaps available.
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November has arrived, and with it comes the holiday season and the time to bring out your holiday mantel decor as well.
We celebrate so many holidays in the coming weeks from Thanksgiving to Hannukah, and Christmas through New Year's Eve. It's tradition to embellish the home with twinkle lights, evergreens, and ribbons, and also add a few elements that sparkle and shine.
Over the next few weeks I will share five different approaches to decorating your holiday mantel! Today I will focus on:
1. Classic
The traditional colors of Christmas are red and green, using them in a mantel display is a classic approach. Even with traditional colors, mantel decorating feels fresh with lighted fir garland and simple decorative elements found in the tartan fabrics and linen stockings.
Also great to add to your holiday mantel are some of my paperclay figures all handcrafted. These figures would be great nestled amongst the garland and fir. Some of the bases are chalkboard so you can personalize it with your favorite holiday saying. Just sweet and simple accent pieces.
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Mar 27, 2016
Beyond the Playlist with JHammondC
I talk to two members of the band Driving Mrs. Satan. We talk about how they work musically. We talk about how they pick the songs they cover and how they make the song fit their musical styles.
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Emmett Chapman
I talk to inventor and musician Emmett Chapman about his music and the creation of The Chapman Stick. We talk a little about his history, then we talk about the continuing evolution of The Stick and how he continues to improve on it.
Music from his album Parallel Galaxy...
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Paula Lindberg
I talk to actress Paula Lindberg on this episode. We talk about her start in acting. We talk about the way she develops her characters. She talks about her work as a voice actress. She spends time talking about how she develops herself as an actress. We also talk about...
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3QD's Mark Alexander and Alan Royal
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Feb. 26, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the second time this season, sophomore Daneika Borthwick captured the ACC Player of the Week honors announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
"She should be very proud," head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "She's done a fantastic job of getting the attention of our conference. Our entire team should be very proud for this honor."
The Cumbria, England native grabbed the award after delivering a historical clinching point against the 11th – ranked Miami Hurricanes on Saturday.
Florida State (No. 25) found itself in a 3-1 hole with three singles matches left in play. After seniors Francesca Segarelli and Amy Sargeant won their duals to even the score 3-3, Borthwick had gone ahead 1-0 in the third set. However, she fell behind into 2-5, 15-40 deficit to No. 52 Kelsey Laurente on court one.
Borthwick recharged and captured the next two games, pulling the score to 5-4 before she broke Laurente's serve to tie the score 5-5. Both ladies held their serves, forcing the match to be decided in a tiebreak.
The 35th ranked player in the nation handled the pressure and closed out the tiebreak, winning the match 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
With her seventh victory over a ranked player this year, Borthwick lifted the Seminoles to their fifth win over the Hurricanes in program history and the first since 2008. It was also the first win over a top 25 program this year as Florida State moved to 8-1, marking the best start since the 2008 season.
"You don't get the opportunity to dig yourself out of a hole and lead your team to victory very often," Hyde said. "But when you do, you have to take full advantage of it and she did a tremendous job on Saturday to bring it home for the `Noles."
Borthwick first garnered ACC Player of the Week honors just 21 days ago after she defeated No. 29 Katie Vasenina 6-4, 6-4 on court one. She also teamed up with Kerrie Cartwright to defeat Vasenina and Loreta Alonso in doubles, 8-4. The USF pair was ranked No. 50 in the nation.
The Seminoles will be back on court on Friday at 3 p.m. for a match against No. 18 Clemson. For more information on the match, check back to Seminoles.com, twitter and Facebook.


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Romeo and JulietbyBaxter72©
At the small New England college where I was an English professor for many years, all of the professors were required to coach one extracurricular activity. The one I chose was Drama, since I loved the theatre, enjoyed directing plays, and found that I was pretty good at it. We generally did four plays a school year, or two a semester: one a Shakespeare, one a classic, such as something by Ibsen or Arthur Miller, one a comedy or farce, and one a musical.
I had a great deal of success with our production of "Othello" and have already written about my "enjoyment" of the lovely young blonde student who played the part of Desdemona. So this year, I decided to do "Romeo and Juliet." I thought it naturally would be popular with the students, and who knows, I might get to enjoy the favors of another beautiful student.
About 30 students appeared for the auditions. Twenty of them were girls, as expected, and ten of them were boys, just enough. My requirements were basically three: In addition to being potentially good actors, they had to be dark-haired, since the originals of the story were from Verona, Italy, and Romeo and Juliet had to be very youthful-looking, since the originals had been 16 and 14.
I finally settled on two freshmen for the roles of Romeo and Juliet: Damon, a curly-haired young man who was on the debating team, and Keisha, who had long dark brown hair that hung nearly to her waist. She also had a beautiful slender figure and a sweet innocent smile. I asked both of them to come to my office individually so I could talk to them about their parts. But the one I really wanted to talk to was Keisha. As a freshman, she had just turned 18 but looked more like 16 or even 15.
"Have you ever seen the movie version of 'Romeo and Juliet?'" I asked her.
"You should see it. The director, Franco Zeferelli, wanted to make the movie sexier and more appealing than the stage play, so he took the second half of the famous balcony scene and put it in Juliet's chamber the next morning. Juliet and Romeo are seen, apparently naked under the covers, in her bed and obviously have spent the night together. After embracing and kissing and caressing Juliet's breast, Romeo walks naked to the window with his back to the audience to look at the sunrise, but Juliet merely sits up in the bed. So she is seen half naked. Do you think you would be able to do that?" I asked.
"I don't know," she replied softly. "I acted in plays at high school, but there was never a nude scene."
"But this is college, and you're a young woman now."
"I know. And since my parents live in Idaho, they won't be coming to the production, so I don't have to worry about that. But can you tell me more about the nude scene and how it would work? I don't want to be walking around backstage naked."
"Better than that, I'll show you. Why don't you meet me at the theater after school today around three p.m. No one else will be there, so I'll run through the scene with you, show you how it will work, and you can decide yourself if you can do it."
"Okay. I really DO want the part."
"I know. You would be perfect as Juliet."
One of the things I had learned about the college administration was that even though they frowned on it, they knew that some of the professors would seduce and sleep with their students. But as long as there were no complaints about it from the students or their parents, the administration turned a blind eye to it. So I was free to run the drama department as I saw fit—and I did.
I had unlocked the door to the theatre/auditorium, which was a separate building on the campus, and arranged the stage in a facsimile of Juliet's chamber, with the narrow bed in the foreground and the window Romeo would look through in the background. I didn't know how far Keisha would be willing to go in this scene, but I would soon learn.
She arrived right on time, wearing the usual college garb of jeans and a gray sweatshirt with the name of the college on it. She looked a little uneasy and nervous.
"Relax," I said, "There's no one here but you and me, and if you decide not to do it, that will be that."
"But I WANT to do it."
"Okay, this is an approximation of the bed. The stage will be dark between scenes, so you and Romeo, both wearing bathrobes, can come out here in the dark, take off the bathrobes and stuff them under the bed. Then you can get in the bed, pull the coverlet up, and the lights will fade on. But they will be dim since this is early morning. You will be face up on the side of the bed closest to the audience with the coverlet pulled up, and Romeo will be on this side facing you, with the covers to his waist. You can lie down now if you want to see what it will feel like."
"I don't know what it will REALLY feel like unless I'm naked."
"You want to try it that way?"
"Yes, I might as well find out if I can do it."
"Okay. Let me close the curtain first." I went to the side of the stage and pulled the ropes that closed the red velvet curtain, leaving only the stage lights for illumination. "I'll turn my back while you take your clothes off and get under the coverlet. Let me know when you're ready."
I began to think this was going to be more fun than I had first imagined.
"I'm ready," she said after about five minutes. I turned and saw that she was lying face up on the bed with the coverlet pulled up to her chin. Her clothes were piled neatly on the side of the bed away from the audience.
"Now, you will have to pretend for the time being that I am Romeo, which will really test your acting skills since I'm old enough to be your daddy." I lifted the edge of the coverlet and for a moment had a nice view of her lovely skin—and also saw that she was wearing white cotton panties. I got in the bed beside her. "Romeo will lean over and kiss you," I said, "But I will spare you that indignity from me. Then he will gently push the coverlet down to your waist, and I think you should see what that feels like." So I gently pushed the coverlet down, exposing her small but lovely breasts with their quarter-sized maroon nipples. "You have lovely breasts," I said.
"Thank you," she murmured.
"But what is this?" I snapped the waistband of her panties.
"My underpants. I wanted to keep something on."
"You can't be in a fourteenth century story with twenty-first century underpants," I said. "It would not feel right. Take them off."
"All right." She pushed them down under the coverlet and handed them to me. I leaned over and dropped them on the rest of her clothes.
"But this doesn't seem right with you wearing clothes," she said. "Romeo won't be wearing any clothes, and that's what scares me."
"So what do you want me to do?"
"Would you be willing to take off your clothes—so I could see what it's like?"
God, this was going to be better than I thought. "Well, I guess I could do that," I said reluctantly. "Turn the other way."
She did so, and I took off all my clothes, including underpants, and piled them on top of her clothes. Luckily, thanks to my daily workouts at the college gym and a lot of walking, I was in pretty good shape for a 52-year-old and did not have anything to be embarrassed about. I lifted the coverlet, enjoyed a nice view of her naked body, and got in beside her. "Is that better?" I asked.
"I guess so."
Now I could tell she was REALLY nervous. "We may try and get away with Romeo leaning over and kissing your breast...like this," I said as I leaned over and took her nipple in my mouth. She drew in a sharp breath. "And even though the audience won't see anything, it would be natural for Romeo to slip his hand under the coverlet and slide it down," I said, as I slowly did so. I knew this would be the crucial test. My hand reached the soft and silky nest of her pubic hair, and I slid my fingers into her hair. "Is that all right?" I asked softly.
In for a dime, in for a dollar, I thought. I withdrew my hand, licked my middle finger, put my hand back under the coverlet, and gently insert my finger inside her She drew in a sharp breath. "Is that all right?" I asked, feeling her warm wetness.
"Yes.... Juliet was a virgin, wasn't she?"
"Then my playing the role is type casting."
"You're still a virgin?"
"Yes, at the age of eighteen. And it's embarrassing. I come from a very religious family. In high school, I wasn't allowed to date anyone unless I had a chaperon. Some boys here at the college have asked me out, but I don't want to go with them because I don't want them to find out I'm a virgin."
"I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do."
"....There is something you could do. Juliet was not a virgin after that night with Romeo, was she?"
"No. Why?"
"Then that's what I want to happen to me. I don't want to be a virgin after this scene."
"How do you propose to do that?"
"You could take my virginity. I would give it to you for free. I don't want it anymore."
My dream had come true. "And how do you suggest I do that—if I was willing to do that?" The reality was I was MORE than willing to do that.
"You could do it here. Now. What better time? It's the right place, and no one else is around."
"Have you really thought about this?"
"Yes, I thought a LOT about it before coming here. I want to do it with someone who wouldn't brag about it around the campus. And I know you wouldn't."
"Well, that's true enough."
"So would you? Please?"
I ask you, dear reader: What would you do? Right. And that's what I decided to do. Since it was on the stage of a theatre, I knew there was some risk involved. But as Casanova would have said: There is no sexual conquest without some risk. I knew ahead of time that the custodians had left for the day, so it was extremely unlikely that anyone would come in. It was worth the risk.
"All right, then I guess we'd better prepare you." I pulled the coverlet down so that she was lying there completely naked, and I feasted my eyes on her lovely body. "God, you're beautiful," I said.
"Thank you," she replied softly.
"First of all, since you're naturally tight, we need to get you lubricated to make it easier for you. Normally that is done with a woman's own juices as she gets sexually aroused. So I'm going to try and get you sexually aroused by performing oral sex on you. Is that all right?"
She nodded.
I took her knees and spread her legs. Then I knelt between them. "And you have to do your part by trying to get aroused, all right?"
She nodded again.
Her maidenhair was short, only about an inch long, and since it was relatively new, it was merely a tuft at the top of her downy nether lips. I bent down and began licking those lips. When she began to softly moan, I pushed my tongue in between them, and she began to moan more audibly. Also, I began to sense that not all of the lubrication was my own.
I enjoyed this action for about fifteen minutes, but finally I knelt up. "And now it's your turn to do the same for me," I said. I scooted up a little until my engorged penis was dangling over her lips.
"I've never done this before," she said.
"Then this is a good time to learn. Just kiss it, lick it, and then take as much as you can of it in you mouth and suck it."
"All right." She took it in both hands, forgot about the kissing and licking, and took about half of it into her mouth. Then she began to choke. "Sorry," she said with a smile.
"That's all right. Try again. Breathe through your nose."
She tried again—and got it this time.
"Swirl your tongue around it," I said. And she did. She was learning fast. It was all I could do to keep from exploding into her mouth, since she was sucking it as hard as she could.
When I couldn't stand any more, I pulled it out. "Your time has arrived," I said. I lifted her narrow hips up about six inches to give me a better angle. "Try to brace yourself up like this," I said, and she did, digging her heels into the mattress so that her hips would remain raised. I pushed the head of my stiff member between her downy lips. Even with her being lubricated, it was not easy. She winced as I pushed it further in and closed her eyes. "It's easier for you if I do it quickly," I said. Feeling myself firmly embedded in her to the depth of about two inches, I grasped her shoulders and plunged myself all the way into her, all the way to the hilt.
"AHHHHH!" she cried loudly. I was glad that I had closed the curtain.
Finally, she opened her eyes. They were wet with tears, but she was smiling. "Thank you," she whispered.
"Did it hurt?"
"Yes, but I don't mind. I'm glad it's over."
But it was not over as far as I was concerned. I slowly pulled my cock halfway out. She had not been kidding about this being her first time. My dick was red with her blood. I smiled back at her. Now that she had learned what cherry-popping was all about, it was time for her to learn what fucking was all about. I slid it back into her. And out. And back again.
I continued fucking her for another ten minutes, with her softly moaning all the time. Finally, I came deep inside her. And I could have sworn that she had an orgasm as well; she seemed a lot wetter. Finally, I withdrew entirely. "I should have said something about this before, but you don't have to worry about getting pregnant," I said. "I had a vasectomy about ten years ago."
"Thanks for telling me. I never thought about that."
"Well, you ought to think about it if you're planning to do any more of this with someone else."
"I will. Thanks."
I looked down again. "I'm going to use the rest room," I said, "You can do the same if you like."
"I will. But what are you going to do about this sheet?" She looked down at the red blotches.
I smiled at her. "I think I'm going to have it framed. I'll call it 'Juliet's Flower'—and see if anyone guesses what that means."
She laughed. "Thank you so much," she said.
"Don't mention it." After all, I thought, anything for the student body. So to speak.
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Pics of the Salem Steel Valley car cruise
I went to the Steel Valley Nationals car crusie in dowtown Salem, Ohio for some street photography. There was a large croud like there is every year. There was no burnout pit. I knew someday that would come to an end since the tire smoke devowered the houses across the street. Good food, nice machines and plenty to take pitures of. Click HERE to buy photos of the crusie. I've posted a slideshow on my photography site and on youtube.
Halloween Portraits
Well it's time to share some Halloween images of my niece (Alissa) in her Freddy Krueger Costume. We hit of of the local grave yards for this shoot. Ok we went across the street from her house. Lucky to be so close huh? Todaay I used my Canon 60D, handheld Canon 580II Flash as master on camera. Canon 580II as slave held free hand by my sister to the left of Alissa (Freddy). 1/60 @ f10 ISO 100 Lens used, Canon 17-85mm. Very heavy overcast day. The end of Hurricane Sandy. 2 Canon 580 II Flashes.
Link to my site thatstickerguy and my photography.
How to get started in HDR photography
I'm just going to give you a basic idea on how to get started and what you may need to do this type of work. If some people are interested I can post more on this subject.
I have been shooting High Dynamic Range photography for over seven years. This type of shooting is also known as HDR. What it takes to create this type of image is multiple exposres. One correct, one over exposed and one under exposed image. Yes, three shots of the same scene or subject. There is a issue of weather you need three or more shots. Some people seem to think you need five, seven or even nine. Three will work just fine although, I myself have gotten stunning results with more. Trust me you will do just fine with three.
Some people think they can take ONE SHOT HDRs. THese are no way the real HDR images. Just fakes and many times they look fine. You'll always fine someone somewhere trying to cheat the system for shortcuts in any arena. Maybe they just do't own tripods. I don't know!
Yes now that I have brought up the subject of tripods this is one of the most important items you will need. You may of thought about that when I mensioned multiple exposers. I also like to use a shutter release cable. Imagine that ! Another item nobody wants to buy.
The software you will need to create you HDR images can be done with Photoshop and many other programs can be found online. SOme are free and some can be purchased for instant download.
Picturenaut is free among others. I am not affiliated with photoshop or picturenaut I just use these names as examples of software that is good for this work.
Once you have the needed software and the three images you will learn about creating your HDR image in the program. You'll want to overdue it at first. THat's what happens when people are new to HDR. Back off and don't over saturate the image. Also watch for ghosting. A big problem for many people new and experienced. I have seen many people doing HDR for year and there's even a one page add in a major magazine that offers to teach you to o HDR for a large fee that shows the instructors examples with very heavy ghosting. Ghosting is a halo around builings or cars where the edges may meet the sky. I'll show an example here today.
Below I have added an example of a hand help HDR I took this summer. Three braketed shots. Yes, no tipod. I wanted to walk freely around town and shoot hand held. THis is my first hand eld HDR and Like I always knew, it wouldn;t turn out good. When zoomed in the are many areas that show triple edges that do not line up because it was not shot STILL on a triopod.
My goal here is more to talk about what not to do than like others who talk about how it't done and leave out all the what to look out for if you want a good picture.
You can find some of my work on Flickr I'm know as thatstickerguy


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Realign + Redesign
We felt this was the perfect opportunity to overhaul UI components that had remained untouched for years. Albeit they were functional, but we didn't feel the components were holistically in harmony with each other, especially at varying screen sizes. For example, previously you couldn't locate nearby jobs with a single tap on larger screens—that was reserved only for smaller screens. Now you can locate nearby jobs with a single tap on any size screen
Fully responsive, both content & function
This new design is far more responsive than the last. The previous design (2011) adapted well to common screens sizes among mobile phones, tablets, and larger screens. However, functionality was limited on some screens sizes, and many more screen sizes have emerged since 2011. In fact, today "common screen sizes" might be considered ridiculously and unreasonably subjective. The new design is fully responsive, both content and function. Anyone can access the site regardless of screen size, and anyone can access nearly all functionality irrespective of their viewport dimensions.
Listing hero
We've redesigned the job listing pages to make the job itself the hero, placing greater emphasis on the title and meta data. Employers can also include beautiful 'hero' images with their description that personify the company, its culture, or the team candidates will be a part of.
By the way, we spent loads of time fontsploring the right headline type, and we couldn't be happier with Questa by Martin Majoor & Jos Buivenga. Additionally Freight Text Pro (Joshua Darden) and Source Sans Pro (Paul D. Hunt) round out the other font selections found throughout the site.
New filtering options
We've modified the Skills categories and introduced two new filtering options: Compensation and Levels. However a fair warning as we don't anticipate having any listings that match these new filters until the new design is live in a few weeks and employers begin posting jobs using these new filters.
Improved posting process
We've made numerous improvements to our posting process, including the use of Redactor text editor. Initial tests show it's much more friendly to those who copy & paste job descriptions from Word documents (which is pretty common among our customers).
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Business - A Factor In Commercial Progress
( Originally Published 1912 )
In making up a list of the ten most important contributions to the commercial progress of the nineteenth century, it would meet with general approval if the list included the typewriter, the telephone and wireless telegraphy. Yet it would probably cause considerable surprise and discussion if the list included carbon paper, often called transfer paper. Carbon paper, at first thought, seems to be of minor importance, yet the more you think of it, the more its importance grows. The phonograph reproduces the voice, while carbon paper reproduces the written record—which is often more valuable than a library of law books. In fact, carbon paper has served a most useful and important purpose in furnishing the records which have made possible the organization, direction and control of a large part of modern business.
First Made in 1804
The first carbon paper was made in England in 1804. Like many other useful things its origin is said to have been accidental. It was probably first used commercially early in the century in connection with tissue paper, to manifold copies of quotations and price lists of English export merchants for sending to their agents in different parts of the world.
Wellington's War Dispatches
Carbon paper was used to some extent for army dispatches by Wellington and others in the war against Napoleon. The thin tissue or carbon copy of a military order could be more easily concealed by a courier passing through the enemy's country than could a sheet of ordinary writing paper. The carbon copy could be sewed in the courier's clothing or in the double sole of the boot, and thus, made more difficult to detect. This practice was often resorted to.
In fact, it is on record that some of the couriers, when caught, would swallow the carbon paper dispatches to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy.
Press and Train Dispatches
During our Civil War, carbon paper was used for the copying of press dispatches and military orders. Then the railroads adopted it for the dispatching of trains.
To-day carbon paper is a necessity in the conduct of business. Many millions of individual transactions every day are recorded in duplicate or triplicate, through the use of carbon paper. The elimination of this simple article of our commercial life would throw into the greatest confusion the machinery of our business fabric, open the door for wholesale dishonesty and enormously reduce the efficiency of the great army of sales people, representatives, agents, branch managers and others interested in selling and buying.
Universal Use
By the use of carbon paper, the smallest retail store as well as the greatest National and International corporation can have a record of its every transaction.
The accurate record is just as necessary to one as to the other. In each country the business of a great corporation is usually divided into districts. Those districts are divided into stations. Each station is divided into individual units. It may have ware-houses throughout the world. It is absolutely necessary that such a corporation shall know at any time the exact condition of every warehouse, the exact condition of every station, and have an exact record of everything which its agents and representatives are doing.
Consequently it requires a daily report from every country, from every division, from every warehouse, from every station, and from every wagon or representative down to the smallest unit.
A Record of Everything
In addition, it must have a record at all times of its vast property, not the products it is selling, but the stables, horses, wagons, sleds, harnesses, automobiles, trucks, cars, tanks, stations, warehouses, and everything else with which it does its business.
Naturally it requires each factor in its entire business organization, from the very lowest and most insignificant to the very highest, to furnish a daily report by means of a duplicating or triplicating or manifold form. Each person or station or division or nation makes such a report, keeping a carbon copy of his or its part in each transaction reported.
In this way each element in the great organization has its own accurate record, while the central organization has a summarized record of its widely diversified and integral parts.
The above corporation methods are referred to merely to suggest how intricate is the business of every large concern.
The Underlying Principle
Let us state again the principle by which such vast interests are directed and controlled. The principle is that every individual shall make a record of all particulars of each transaction at the time when the transaction takes place.
The individual cannot be depended on to write up at the end of any period of time, a record of what he remembers of the transaction. Memory has virtually passed out of modern commerce. The record must be made as the transaction takes place. The carbon of that. record made at that time, while the transaction was taking place, is the identical record which will go to the local headquarters. That head-quarters makes up its report based on these itemized records of each transaction. The division headquarters makes up its report based on the records of the local headquarters. So the report of each higher organization, until the head office is reached, is based on the report of the division below it.
Record Starts with Sale
Hence you see that everything starts from the itemized "bill of sale" made out by the individual while he is transacting each item of the business. From this you can easily see that if the individual does not make a record at the time of the transaction none of the various subdivisions or even the head offices will have an accurate record.
Without an accurate record organization, concentration, the handling of great national and international business interests, is not possible.
On the other hand carbon paper is not an entity in itself. It is only a means, a vehicle which adapts itself to every form of business and every mode of handling business. It is the friend of the dealer or manufacturer or any other business man interested in the smallest detail or largest operation of business.


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The Table Pose, or Svanasana, is a pose that helps lengthen and realign your spine. It is also a starting pose for many more advanced moves.
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Crispy Tangy and spicy Tikki Chaat recipe, with a delicious and healthy twist. Popular Indian tikki chaat recipe made with Tikki of masoor dal and paneer.
Tikki chaat is Indian spicy and tangy chaat in which a crispy tikki or patty is served with green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney with generous leashing of seasoned curd with topped with crunchy sev and other seasonings.
Sometimes tikki chaat is also served with along with choley (spicy and tangy chickpeas curry) mostly in Northern part of India along with above mentioned topics. But as an avid chaat lover I can tell you both are equally good to tantalize your taste buds.
There is yet another tikki chaat that is very popular street food of Mumbai which is served with ragda. Ragda is spicy tangy dried peas curry that has unique taste and tastes great as an accompaniment with tikki or tastes great on its own.
So coming back to our Dal and Paneer Tikki, this one is my take on India's favorite chaat, specially to brighten your Diwali party in association with 24 Mantra Organics. Yes! It's that time of week (Thursday) when I bring to you my special recipe made with Organic Ingredients.
You can check out other three recipes with 24 organic Mantra for October
Falafel Waffles with Baba Ganoush
Gujrati Khatti Meethi Dal
Ragi Flakes Upma
Usually Tikki is made with Aloo or potato as main ingredient, with few variations which are region specific like the Matar tikki from UP which is a popular UP style Chaat. But these days more and more foodies ready to explore new tastes and varieties there are quite a few quirky options available in tikki varieties too.
We love our share of Aloo Tikki chaat, but being a foodie family we love to explore various other options too. Sometimes you are not so in mood to eat potatoes, for those days this whole masoor dal and paneer ki tikki is great option.
And it's much healthier than regular potato tikki, though it's deep fried but it's made of Organic Dal /legumes which makes it low in glycemic index and high in proteins and fiber and more suitable if you are a diabetic and still want to enjoy a good plate of chaat. Also paneer as a second ingredient which is also good source of protein. SO you see that other than taste this one makes a great option for a different chaat.
All of you know that I have always been a proponent of good tasting food, that is high on health quotient too, quality ingredients matter a lot in both the aspects. I am also committed to eating and serving healthy as far as my family is concerned, and also spreading the same message about healthier and environmentally friendly options. For the same reasons I try to use organic ingredients as far as possible because these are healthier options because these are pesticides and GMO free. For this recipe I have used Organic whole Masoor dal and deep fried the Tikki in Peanut Oil.
When we are talking about this let me tell you another info, Peanut oil is a great oil for deep frying because it has higher smoking point than most of other vegetable oils, so it remains stable at much higher temperatures and does not degrade very easily. Also peanut is low in saturated fat and is free of cholesterol and trans fat too.
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You May Like To check the Recipes I created with 24 Mantra Organic
- Ragi and chocolate Pancakes
- FalaFel Waffles
- Gujrati Khatti Meethi Dal
- Organic Ragi Flake Upma
- Whole Massor Dal ki Tikki
- Little Millet Pulao
- Rajma Galouti Kabab
- Chole Aloo Curry
- 200 g Organic Whole Masoor dal
- 100 g paneer
- 100 g boiled and mashed potato optional
- 60 g bread crumb
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- Organic Peanut Oil for Deep frying
- 1/4 cup green coriander chutney
- 1/4 cup sweet tamarind chutney
- 300 ml yogurt whisked
- 1/2 tsp rock salt
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 2-3 tbsp sev
Wash and soak masoor dal in water for 4-5 hour.
Drain the water and grind the dal along to a fine paste.
Transfer the paste into the bowl, add grated paneer, mashed potatoes, bread crumb along with salt chopped coriander, red chilli powder grated ginger and combine well.
Heat up enough peanut oil (about 300ml ) in a wok or kadahi for deep frying.
Divide the prepared dough into 12 portions and shape them like a patty with palms of your hands.
Once the oil is hot and slightly smoky, carefully drop the patties in batches of 2-3 and deep fry till golden brown and crisp.
Drain on to absorbent kitchen paper. Repeat the same for remaining patties and prepare the rest of the tikkis.
Whisk the dahi or curd with few pinch of salt.
Take about 1/4th cup of curd / yogurt in a bowl. Place 2 pieces of tikki in the plate, top it with green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.
Sprinkle red chilli powder, chat masala and some green coriander leaves and enjoy the tangy and spicyMasoor Dal and Paneer Tikki Chaat.


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August 8-14, 2002
Rain Gardens in Dry Times
Farewell Edward Stewart
Artistic Director of the Ballet Theatre of Maryland
by Norbert M. DuBois
Keeping Vigil
Sitting quietly for countless nights, she drifted between silent prayer, brief moments of sleep and ponderings on life and death. Cherry Golding-Dowsley, former ballerina with the old Ballet Theatre of Annapolis, watched over Eddie Stewart as he lay dying. He had been her guide and her inspiration.
He brought out the best in his dancers. Many dancers wrote to him, Eddie, you brought out the best in me. A farewell journal in his hospice room recorded those memories.
Anton Wilson, the Maryland-born choreographer who danced in Japan, Germany and the Netherlands and has spent the past six years teaching at Baltimore High School of Performing Arts and choreographing for Ballet Theatre of Maryland, concurs.
Eddie was gentle and compassionate. He was so unpretentious. He was just Eddie.
Bat (pronounced baht) Udval, a Russian-trained dancer from Mongolia, learned Saturday, July 27, that Stewarts condition had taken a turn for the worse. He was finishing a concert in Philadelphia, and without taking the time to eat or rest he drove to Baltimores Mercy Hospital. Entering hospice room 803, he could see that Stewart lay unconscious, breathing audibly shallow breaths. Udval implored the vigil-keepers to please let him know I was here. Then, having barely stayed an hour, off he went. I have a concert to do tomorrow, he said. It was 2am.
Two days later on Tuesday afternoon, July 30, 2002, lung cancer claimed Edward Stewarts life.
Bat Udval was among several fine dancers with international careers who stayed on to perform for Ballet Theatre of Maryland during its past several seasons though he could have earned a higher salary elsewhere. Why did he stay?
In his heavily accented English he explained, First, he is nicest person. He cared about me. If not for him I would not be here. He is artistic director. Some directors are like you dance, we pay. Thats all. With Eddie I felt he cared about his dancers first.
Were Janice Barringers face framed in a nuns habit or a nurses cap, she could not have looked more radiantly loving and compassionate as she beheld the shrunken figure of the man she has loved and worked with for so many years. In the dark hours of early Sunday morning, light from the streetlight outside reflected upon her knit brow and moistened eyes, the ballerina, author and teacher maintained her vigil for dance parter Edward Stewart. For nearly three decades she had been his confidant, and at one time we suspect his fiancée. But that was before Ballet Theatre of Maryland.
The Work of 20 Years
During the more than 20 years Stewart spent in Maryland, he taught ballet at Towson State University, The Villa Julie School, Baltimore High School of the Performing Arts and, of course, at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, home of Ballet Theatre of Maryland.
It was he who started the old Ballet Theatre of Maryland Annapolis, with a few local dancers and students from Towson. Eventually, his vision, his humility and charm of the man who never forgot his modest Scottish Catholic upbringing in Central Pennsylvania attracted ballet dancers from far beyond Maryland: Russians, Chinese, Hispanics, Mongolians, Koreans and many more were drawn to him.
For those whod already had international careers, it was often a relief to work with a director of such artistic creativity who had none of the dictatorial egotism often associated with this art. For many of the other dancers, working with Eddie was a high point of their lives, both in art and in nurture.
He was a wonderful teacher, said Dr. Helene Breazeale, former assistant dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication as well as chair of Towsons dance department. One year, after viewing his ballet class for my Teacher Evaluations, I said to him, Eddie, you need to be harder on your students! Correct them more. But he wasnt hard on them, which must have been one reason his students loved him so much.
Now all the love Eddie had given was returning to him.
Ever since he entered the hospital two months ago, he has never been alone, said Barringer. There has always been some former dancer or student, whether from years back or recent, at his side. Dancer after dancer after dancer has said that their years with Eddie were the best years of their lives. He was truly dedicated, so totally focused on his work and to his dancers.
A Family of Dancers
Early in the evening of July 27, some 20 former and current dancers, holding each others hands in a semicircle around the bed of their now unconscious teacher, prayed The Lords Prayer. His adopted family of dancers were the family who saw him to the end of his earthly days and nights.
They are the Russian ballet couple, the Italian-American ballerina, the African-American students from Baltimore High School of the Performing Arts. They are the local gals who danced with him a decade ago and have since gone on to motherhood, bringing their infants to see their great teacher.
Candice Itow is one of them. A Japanese-American ballerina with New York City Opera, she had known Stewart since he started ballet training more than 35 years ago. Spending the time that I did with him at hospice this past weekend let me see the impact that he had on so many lives, Itow said.
It was wonderful to see. It showed that Eddie, above all, was a very giving and caring person. So many directors use their position to feed their own egos, but it was clear from everyone that Eddie nurtured his dancers as artists, and in doing so helped them become more than artists.
Ed Stewarts memorial service is 10am Friday, August 9 at the Cathedral of Mary our Queen, 5300 North Charles Street, Baltimore, (between Cold Spring Lane and Northern Parkway).
Norbert Dubois danced with Ballet Theatre of Annapolis 20 years ago. As a photojournalist, he has done stories on ballet for Bay Weekly, Dance magazine and Amnesty Internationals magazine.
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Juventus caretaker coach Angelo Alessio admits they were fortunate with victory over Torino.
The Bianconeri ran out 3-0 winner son Saturday night, but only after Kamil Glik's straight red card for a studs-up tackle on Emanuele Giaccherini's ankle.
"The red card changed the game, but it was also an inevitable decision from the referee."
Giorgio Chiellini pulled out with a calf problem, prompting Juve to adopt a different 4-3-3 system.
"We have a basic system, which is the 3-5-2, but Chiellini did not feel ready to come back and asked for more time to fully recover so he can be fit for Wednesday. We did well with the four-man defence too.
"Paul Pogba made a few mistakes, but he is growing and showed some great things tonight. We need a great performance in the Champions League and must go for the victory."


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Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe: Winner and Reaction for WWE Fastlane 2017
Samoa Joe defeated Sami Zayn on his pay-per-view debut after choking The underdog from the underground out with a coquina clutch.
Joe started off dominant and remained dominant for much longer. Any offence that Sami got in, Joe resisted. However, Sami did manage to end up hitting the blue thunder bomb on Joe. Sami countered a super plex attempt by Joe and had him slammed against the turnbuckles, and while he tried to get the Helluva kick to connect, he was caught by Joe and slammed.
This led to the coquina clutch, which saw Sami Zayn pass out.
Arrive. Coquina Clutch. Leave. #WWEFastlane @SamoaJoe pic.twitter.com/6Rh1IR2NW6— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) March 6, 2017
Samoa Joe was dominant throughout the match and continues his march on to the road to WrestleMania. It will be interesting to see what's next for Joe as the road to WrestleMania winds down with less than a month left.
He will likely be by Triple H's side for the remainder of the month, but it would be surprising if Joe didn't have a showing for himself at WrestleMania.
Joe has been very strongly booked since his debut, putting Seth Rollins on the shelf for at least two months, and defeating Roman Reigns in his debut match on the main roster. He then started a feud with Zayn, which may very well have concluded after the dominant showing at Fastlane.
An available opponent for Joe at WrestleMania would likely be Finn Balor, who is set to make his return very soon.
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