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Death by chocolate cake2016-05-27
- Cuisine: English, Other
- Course: Desserts
- Skill Level: Moderate
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- Yield : One 9 inch double layer cake.
- Servings : How big a slice do you want?
- Prep Time : 30m
- Cook Time : 35m
- Ready In : 2:55 h
Death by chocolate cake.
This chocolate lovers cake is rich and decadent. Wonderfully moist and crammed with a chocolate fudge filling and icing. Finished off with a sprinkling of toasted chopped hazelnuts. Simply gorgeous. I have used a slight cheat here but it really speeds things up, why not make life easier.
Betty Crocker produce a very good chocolate fudge filling which cuts down the time and the fat content rather than use a butter cream, I have used it in this recipe. If you are real chocoholic you may need two tubs.
- 2 Cups or 280gm Plain flour
- 2 Cups or 440gm Caster sugar
- 3/4 Cup or 75gm Green and Blacks cocoa powder
- 2 Teaspoons Baking powder
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons baking soda
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup or 280ml black coffee
- 1 Cup or 280ml Buttermilk or milk
- 1/2 Cup or 140ml vegetable oil
- 2 Large eggs
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 Tubs Betty Crocker chocolate fudge icing.
- Toasted chopped hazelnuts
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit 175 Celsius. Take two nine inch cake tins, line the base with parchment, lightly greased and floured.
Step 2
In a bowl add the the flour with the sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
Step 3
In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the oil, eggs and vanilla. slowly beat the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients until just incorporated, then slowly beat in the coffee until fully incorporated.
Step 4
The batter will be quite runny but that's how it should be. Using scales divide the mixture equally between the two tins.
Step 5
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before turning out on to a rack to cool completely.
Step 6
Now assemble the cake. Spread two thirds of a tub of the chocolate filling on to the base of one cake layer flat side up, gently place the other layer flat side down on top. Now spread as much of the remaining chocolate filling as you want on top and sprinkle with the toasted hazelnuts.
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On Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur, I do my ritual ablutions at a fresh spring on the outskirts of a neo-chassidish baal teshuvah village near My Little Town. The difference between Jewish soul music and Shiny Shoe music is very roughly analogous to the difference between a natural spring in the forest and a grimy subterranean mikveh. It can't be a coincidence that this village is a center of neo-Carlebach soul music and that a new spring seems to appear in its vicinity every other month.
I love these guys. They harken back to something authentic in early chassidus that got lost in transition and at the same time are profoundly funky in a way that FFBs are simply incapable of achieving. This can be a risky combination for child-rearing, but I'm envious nevertheless.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
On Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur, I do my ritual ablutions at a fresh spring on the outskirts of a neo-chassidish baal teshuvah village near My Little Town. The difference between Jewish soul music and Shiny Shoe music is very roughly analogous to the difference between a natural spring in the forest and a grimy subterranean mikveh. It can't be a coincidence that this village is a center of neo-Carlebach soul music and that a new spring seems to appear in its vicinity every other month.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Nothing gets me in the spirit of Yom Kippur more than listening to vintage Carlebach. In that spirit, I ask forgiveness from anyone I may have offended, intentionally or unintentionally. In the grand scheme of things, the differences among us are so insignificant. We're not Joe, we're Yossele from Cracow. May we all be inscribed for Munkaczer passports.
Gmar chasimah tovah.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
A number of comments on my previous post argued that Israel is "losing its humanity" and such as a result of the "occupation". Such cliches are often used by enemies of Israel who wish to weaken Israel by holding it to a higher standard of "humanity" than they hold the rest of the world. Such people are best ignored. However, some of those who responded to my post struck me not as enemies but rather as sincerely concerned Jews. I owe them a response.
I believe that the coarseness that you attribute to Israelis (the existence of which I don't deny) is a consequence not of Israel's policies but rather of its situation. The very idea of Jewish sovereignty requires that Jews engage in activities which in Galus they could leave to the goyim. Fighting wars, tilling the soil, and competing for pretty much everything with Jews just as clever as you, leads to the development of a distinct skill set from that required in Galus.
I find it as grating as you do that Israeli men from about the age of two speak in lower octaves and high decibels than the ear was designed to process. And I detest the secular Zionist ideology that sought to uproot many of the noblest Jewish traits developed in Galus. But it is a fact of life that building a desolate area in a bad neighborhood into a secure and modern State both requires and produces a somewhat tougher Jew than you (and, to some extent, I) regard as ideal.
It is worth bearing in mind that this slight contempt for Jews not quite like us cuts both ways. I've now lived exactly half my life in Israel and every now and then I am surprised by the sudden realization of how much I've changed without noticing. When I visit places like the Upper West Side, where I grew up, I find many of the men to be a mirror image of the macho Israeli: whining, self-indulgent sissies. It may not look that way to you because you hold up what you're used to as the norm from which all others are measured. But don't confuse what seems normal to you with the Universal Ideal Jew. (An amusingly extreme version of this phenomenon is Danny Boyarin's Unheroic Conduct which argues that, by rabbinic Judaism's own standards, "sissies" are the ideal Jews. In his parallel universe, being an Arafat-hugging homosexual goes beyond "not that there's anything wrong with that"; it's actually the epitome of frumkeit. Whatever.)
Now, perhaps your objection is to certain Israeli policies. Let's get specific. Should Israeli soldiers not check baby carriages, ambulances, wheel chairs for explosives? Should the Shabak not barge into houses to arrest terrorists preparing attacks? I don't know of any unpleasant measures used by Israel which do not directly or indirectly save innocent lives. If you do, please enlighten me.
Perhaps you believe that simply turning tail and abandoning the areas captured in 1967 will somehow render these tactics unnecessary. There is no basis for that whatsoever. Whether or not withdrawal is worthwhile for other reasons, the Arabs will continue to use terror and other tactics to try to liquidate us and we will need to use all the same tactics to defend ourselves.
One of you argued from ve-asisa hayashar vehatov that we have not done right by the Arabs. I must be candid with you. Only an am ha-aretz argues from psukim and only a moral shvitzer demands that others be kind to those who wish to murder them. I don't believe this is the proper forum for a halachic discussion of the proper attitude towards non-Jews with whom one is at war. The main sources are all capably analyzed in Responsa Bnei Banim, Part 3, Chapters 40-42.
I have the uneasy feeling that some of you don't actually know any soldiers who are waging the war we are now in and you form your impressions of them by what you read in the newspapers. And perhaps -- here I'm being harsh -- you are not so much offering carefully thought-out moral judgements as giving expression to the angst you feel when being judged by your non-Jewish or assimilated Jewish colleagues who get their information from the newspapers. I can only say this: betoch ami ani yoshev. I have been retired from the army but the soldiers whom you judge from afar are my friends and neighbors and their children. Each of them wrestles -- with wisdom and sensitivity -- with the difficult moral dilemmas presented by the intermingling of non-combatants with combatants. Each and every one of them makes me proud.
If anybody shows signs of moral insensitivity, it is those who sit at a comfortable distance from the battlefield and presume to pass judgement.
Sunday, September 19, 2004
So what about that withdrawal business? The first thing we need to do is remove some of the ideological clutter that has sabotaged any hope of reasonable discussion of this topic.
There are those who argue that any withdrawal is immoral, anti-Zionist, anti-Jewish, etc. This rests on one of two claims:
1. In the battle against evil, maximal borders are optimal borders and retrenchment is defeat.
2. The redemption locomotive has left the station, it travels in one direction and you're either on the train or a dog barking at it.
The first claim is simply wrong; it appeals mainly to those who lack the patience or the wit for subtlety.
The second claim is coherent only to those who simultaneously a) subscribe to hyper-Zionist ideology and b) are frum enough to actually take it seriously. In short, kooks.
Conversely, there are those who argue that not withdrawing is immoral, anti-Zionist, anti-Jewish, etc. This also rests on one of two claims:
1. If the above-mentioned ideological arguments against withdrawal are fallacious, then their polar opposite must be true.
2. We have a moral debt to the Arabs.
The first is simply bad reasoning. Nevertheless, it's useful for moral grandstanding (an egregious example of which is Leon Wieseltier's (characteristically) well-written but (characteristically) self-righteous and pompous recent screed).
As for the second: kiss my ass.
So now that that muck is out of the way, what are the real arguments? Serious proponents of the withdrawal make the following arguments:
1. By shortening defense lines and reducing interaction with local Arabs, the defense burden on Israel's security forces is substantially diminished.
2. By disengaging from a large and growing hostile Arab population, we delay the demographic threat to Israel's Jewish character.
3. By making essentially minor concessions, we derail international pressure for far greater concessions.
4. By adopting a centrist position, we reduce internal political tensions which threaten to undermine Israel's social cohesiveness.
Quite an imposing list! Unfortunately, these arguments are mostly specious.
1. Despite what the Israeli Left would have you believe, Gush Katif is geographically disjoint from the major Arab population centers in Azza. (This is not true of Netzarim, Kfar Darom and Morag.) Thus, the major defense burden in Azza is not the defense of the Jewish civilian population there but rather preventive action against terror originating in Azza and directed at Jews both in and out of Azza. In particular, the IDF is engaged in the prevention of smuggling of weapons via Egypt and via the Mediterranean, gathering of intelligence on terrorist operations and destruction of explosives factories. Withdrawal will not diminish the need to carry out these missions. It will, however, make them almost impossible to achieve.
2. To the extent that Arabs in Azza constitute a demographic threat to Israel, that threat will remain after a withdrawal of Jews from Azza. The Arabs aren't going anywhere. Israel is not currently responsible for Arab civilian matters in Azza and Arabs in Azza are not enfranchised in Israel. The demographic threat lies , then, simply in the proximity to Israel of a large hostile population. If we close our eyes, will they disappear?
3. Throwing the EU a bone will not keep them busy for long. It will only whet their appetite for more. As for the U.S., let us not delude ourselves that they are on board with settlement blocs, if they go ballistic at the mention of a few new apartments in Maaleh Adumim. All the concessions made at Oslo and all the terror it engendered have bought us no long-lasting goodwill; they have only invited greater pressure for more far-reaching concessions.
4. There was no consensus for withdrawal from Azza before Sharon set out to create one. (I'm not convinced that there is any such consensus even today.) In fact, Labor was trounced in the last election in no small part because unilateral withdrawal from Azza was a centerpiece of its platform. Creating an artificial consensus for withdrawal and then arguing for withdrawal on grounds of consensus is more than a little disingenuous. And if Sharon's intention is to split the difference between his own former self and the Beilins of the world, he can give up now. There is no red line they won't cross to stay far to his left. Finally, if Sharon thinks that it is only the Left's loyalty to the State that need concern us because the Right is incorruptibly patriotic, he may be underestimating the trauma that this withdrawal will cause. Remember that many children have lived their whole lives in Azza -- and then been buried in its soil.
So what argument do withdrawal supporters have left? Somehow it always comes down to what is essentially an act of intellectual desperation that goes roughly like this: Israel has strategic interests which far outweigh that of remaining in Azza and what must have happened is that the United States promised/threatened to do so-and-so if Israel does/does not carry out the withdrawal. It's all very hush hush, so just take Sharon's word for it and hop aboard.
I personally am not about to abandon reason in order to place my faith in a man whose only two confidantes are Dov Weissglas and Omri Sharon.
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Take a random group of over-fed, over-slept and over-davened Israelis with no access to news for three days and mass psychosis sets in. By Friday night, A had bumped into B who had heard from C that D had left his fax machine on and received word that Arik Sharon had suffered a stroke. By the time we'd finished fueling up on single-malt and arbes at a sholem zocher, Sharon's life was hanging by a thread and we were preparing eitzos for Bibi, who was no doubt being solemnly sworn in on Air Force One. Eventually, The Voice Of Manila, HTs maid who is one of the few non-Jews in My Little Town, reported that CNN was not yet onto the story and we moved on to other speculation.
The episode did serve to sensitize me to the extent to which Israel's current course is totally dependent on Arik Sharon. Sharon has prosecuted the war on terror very skillfully (on which see this essay by Yossi Klein Halevi and Michael Oren). He is also taking us down a path of disengagement the motivation for which I understand, but which I believe is ultimately misguided. This deserves a detailed explanation, which I hope to get to tomorrow.
Sunday, September 12, 2004
I promised to write about sfek sfeka and probability. I'm a bit hesitant, though, because Moshe Koppel has already written on this and I have little to add to what he has already written. Nevertheless, here goes.
Let's begin with an example, a bit tacky but in some ways canonical. A man finds that his bride is not a virgin. If she has willingly betrayed him subsequent to their betrothal, she would be forbidden to him. Barring any evidence to the contrary, we can assume, however, that it is not the case that she has willingly betrayed him subsequent to betrothal. We can put it this way: she may or may not have willingly betrayed him (she might have been raped) and even if she did, it may or may not have been subsequent to their betrothal. This is a sfek sfeka.
More generally, imagine that some ruling would follow from conditions A and B both holding. We say that A may or may not hold, and even if it does, B may or may not hold. Hence the ruling is not invoked on grounds of sfek sfeka.
Broadly speaking, the mechanism by which this works can be understood in two different ways. The first is related to principles of safek. Safek d'oraissa l'chumra; safek d'rabanan l'kula. The Ra'ah in Bedek haBayis argues that, even in a Torah matter, the question regarding A is resolved l'chumrah only mi-d'rabanan and hence the (logically) subsequent question regarding B is resolved l'kula. Reb Shimon Shkop in Shaarei Yosher (Shaar 1, Ch. 19) argues strongly for this interpretation. The Rov arguing along similar lines put it more abstractly: when the stringent side of a safek is itself only a safek, there is in fact no leidas hasafek. This is not the format of a safek to which the principle of safek d'oraissa l'chumra can be applied. This understanding has a number of advantages, one of which is that a number of lenient rulings by early poskim can best be explained on the basis of the assumption that sfek sfeka really does entail no leidas hasafek. (Moshe Taragin discusses some such rulings in the sites listed here.)
The second way of understanding sfek sfeka is more closely related to some simple probabilistic notions. To make things interesting, let's first consider a vastly overstated version. We can think of each of the questions "does A hold?" and "does B hold?" as being akin to a fair coin toss. That is, if A has probability 1/2 and B has probability 1/2 and A and B are independent of each other, then the probability that A and B both hold is 1/4. The principle of sfek sfeka simply entails choosing the more probable conclusion that it is not the case that 'A and B' holds. This has the virtue of elegance and obvious generalizability. It is also true that Tosfos actually posits that 1) if either A or B have probability greater than 1/2 then sfek sfeka fails (Kesubos 9b, s.v. eeba'is) and 2) A and B must be independent of each other (sfek sfeka mis'hapeches, see the outer margin on Kesubos 9b).
But, as I mentioned, this formulation is way too optimistic and collapses under Rivash's devastating attack (Resp. 372). Rivash asks why it is necessary for both A and B to hold with probability 1/2. It should be enough that A have probability 1/2 and B hold with any probability less than 1. In any such case, the probability of 'A and B' holding is less than 1/2. In fact, there is just such a case in Hullin 77b. We may assume that a fetus of indeterminate nature is not a viable male since we can formulate the question as follows: is the fetus male? (A) and, if so, is it viable? (B). A holds with probability 1/2 and B holds with probability below 1. Why isn't sfek sfeka defined in a sufficiently general fashion to include this case?
Rivash answers that for sfek sfeka to hold it is not required that A and B hold with probability 1/2 but rather (pay careful attention here because this is the part where the modern mind has to unlearn some habits) that they are not assigned any known probability at all. When either A or B holds with some known probability, sfek sfeka might not be applicable. There are two ways this can happen. First, if A holds with known probability of 1/2 (as in the case of male/female), then it is sufficient that B hold with probability less than 1 in order to rule that 'A and B' does not hold. However, this ruling has nothing to do with sfek sfeka but rather with a different principle involving following the greater propensity (ruba d'leisa kaman). Second, if A does not have known probability (so far so good), but B holds with probability greater than 1/2, then sfek sfeka fails.
Let's apply the Rivash's idea to a more modest formulation of sfek sfeka. As long as we know nothing about the probabilities of A and B, we can assume that 'A and B' does not hold simply because there are four possibilities: A and B, A and not-B, not-A and B, not-A and not-B. We rule in favor of the three cases against the one. Note that there is no assumption that the four cases are equiprobable but rather only that nothing specific is known about their probabilities. This more modest formulation also involves a more modest understanding of the requirement that A and B be independent of each other (sfek sfeka mis'hapeches). We simply require that A does not entail B (or vice versa) because then there would not be four cases as enumerated above but rather only three, since 'A and not-B' would not be possible. In such cases the 3/4 majority that lies at the root of sfek sfeka would be reduced to 2/3, which -- at least according to Tosfos -- is inadequate for invoking sfek sfeka.
Abandoning the idea that every event has some probability assigned to it is crucial for getting this. But, admittedly, it invites a kind of fuzziness. Sfek sfeka may or may not be applicable in a given case depending on how it is formulated. Returning to our hapless bride, imagine that the only question is whether she willingly betrayed her betrothed (the other question having been resolved or rendered irrelevant). We might formulate it this way: "did she consent?" (A) and, if so, "did she do so subsequent to the age of consent?" (B). Formulated this way, we have a sfek sfeka. Alternatively, we might simply ask: "was she raped?" (making no distinction between assault and statutory rape), in which case there is no sfek sfeka. Tosfos raises this question and chooses the second option but it's clear that there is ample room for ambiguity in such cases.
Rav Chaim Ozer raises a brilliant objection against this whole approach but this post is already way too long, so I'll save that for another time.
P.S. I made my annual visit to The Rebbe tonight (I'm as irritated as you are when Lubavitchers refer to their Rebbe as The Rebbe; I'm just being coy). One good thing is that as a result of the weird anti-merit system at work there, our modern dress actually got us in faster; the katchalappers had to stew for a while. As is well known, this Rebbe has hadras panim, but certainly not the gift of gab (unlike his father and two uncles who preceded him). We spent a very meaningful ten seconds in there.
This is my final post until after Rosh Hashanah. A kesivah vechasimah tovah to all.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
So as I was saying, in the very first siman in Even haEzer, the mechaber writes:
It is a mitzvah for every man to marry a woman by the age of 18... and under no circumstance should he pass the age of 20 without a wife. And one who passes 20 and doesn't wish to marry, the court coerces him to marry in order to perform the mitzvah of procreation.
To this the Rema comments:
These days it is not customary to coerce regarding this matter.
And a good thing for me since at 20 I didn't know which end of a girl was up. But that's not what I'm driving at here. I'm trying to reconstruct in my mind how this radical shift occurred.
Presumably, as norms regarding marriage age shifted upwards for various economic and demographic reasons, more and more young people (and their parents) simply began pushing the envelope without giving the matter much thought. Everybody did what seemed obvious and natural and very gradually the average marriage age continued to increase. The halakhah was neither forgotten, nor struck from the books, but rather honored in the breach. Rabbanim occasionally said nu nu nu and everyone moved on. Eventually the new reality was codified.
But it might have been different. Let's imagine the following. The year is 1641 and some anal 20-year-old bachelor is determined to spend another year or two finding himself but can't abide that it says in the books that what he's doing is wrong. He is always right. So he does the only reasonable thing. He forages through the literature in search of stray opinions supporting late marriage. He marshals proofs that early marriage is a tool used by the oligarchy to oppress the masses. He commissions studies to document the deleterious effects of early marriage on men, women, Jews and the cosmos. The word is spread, societies are formed, books are written. Some rabbanim can't abide the bastardization of yiddishkeit and strike back with biting critiques of the new fashion and demand that early marriage be enforced with particular meticulousness. Some hipper rabbanim, worried that young people might be turned off, support more lenient positions as a stopgap. Breakaway institutions catering to determined bachelors and bachelorettes are duly incorporated. All hell breaks loose.
Does that sound suitably ridiculous? Has our hypothetical (and somewhat anachronistic) young friend nudged halakhah gently along or stopped it dead in its tracks? People with a modicum of foresight, wisdom, self-control and goodwill know the virtue of occasionally keeping their mouths shut. This is fast becoming a lost art.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
As I've mentioned before, I sit on the committee at The August Institution That Employs Me that metes out justice (?) to alleged cheaters. The default punishment is expulsion for one year but it is rarely used since there seem to always be extenuating circumstances. Instead there's a whole package of punishments, the least element of which is having to take an extra course beyond the usual requirements. I expressed the view that this is a pointless add-on that only succeeds in further identifying learning with punishment. Others responded that if we force the perpetrator to take a course in ethics, he/she would learn the folly of his/her ways. I noted that university ethics courses are not designed to instill values. The Hangman (our hostility toward each other is now quite out in the open) lost it: "What department are you in that you know what is taught in courses on ethics?"
Hello? Are courses on aesthetics taught by cosmeticians these days?
Academics don't teach right from wrong, they deconstruct the very idea of right and wrong so that the only wrong is actually believing that there is a right and a wrong. (Yes, under the jargon it is precisely as ironic as that.) And herein lies a tale about the difference between talmidei chakhamim and ideologues with an agenda. Another day.
Saturday, September 04, 2004
I really don't like when people cite pesukim to prove the correctness of their political views. This is a nasty religious-Zionist Israeli trait common to starry-eyed Kookniks and namby-pamby Meimadniks. Derush is something else, though. The whole point of derush is to illustrate a point -- moral, legal, political, etc. -- not to prove it. In the context of derush, selective citation and interpretation of pesukim is tendentious but not dishonest.
Having apologized in advance, I can't resist pointing out the insightful commentary of the Netziv to the tochekhah. The Netziv's approach is naturalistic; he sees the whole tochekhah as a realistic chronicle of progressive stages of economic, psychological and social dissolution. I cite one example; do with it what you will.
Yakkha Hashem be-shigaon u-be-ivaron u-ve-timhon levav
God will afflict you with madness, blindness and dullness
Netziv's commentary:
Madness -- the mental defect of not contemplating self-defense against the nations
Blindness -- the few who are not mentally deficient will be oblivious to the impending evil
Dullness -- the fraction who see and understand the [impending] evil will be apathetic like stone unable to act


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Remote sensing technology is a key-player in crop monitoring, especially for tropical monsoon regions, including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. With radar imagery from the space, remote sensing can help derive quickly rice area and provide early yield forecast. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development puts this technology to one of the major focuses in crop monitoring in near future operational routine of the ministry.
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Psalmurai has been quiet for a minute but here is a new song titled 'Hold ur money Rap' produced by the Legendary Ex-O. First track off the E.P. by the same title coming soon. Also is the sneak preview to the cover of the comic book he's been working on titled 'the adventures of Psalmurai: Mission Impossible' a comic done after the track on the 'Grind Finale Mixtape.' a page or more will be up every week for free download.
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As usual, not much is happening in my life, but there are enough little things to warrant a post…
-Brian finally put in his 2 weeks. So bittersweet. I'm happy for him, but I'll miss hanging out. It's sad how easily work-friends fade away. We might text a few times and maybe hang out once or twice, but to be honest, outside of AAA, we don't have much in common. His idea of a great time is hanging out at a bar pressuring me to drink. Mine's a little different…. He's a great guy though, and deserved way more than the crap he got from Shelley. I know Mark and I won't stay close once one of us leaves because we have even less in common.
-Speaking of work, I am now officially indifferent, which is the kiss of death in any relationship of mine (romantic or otherwise). Katie (ditzy sorority girl who runs to Shelley with any and every slightly difficult/unpleasant problem and who started after me) was promoted to CR II simply for being Shelley's bff and after-work drinking/clubbing companion. This was the same promotion Shelley had promised to me and then taken away because I didn't have good enough MSI scores because I was a relief adjuster not taking any claims…. You'd think I'd be enraged. But I'm actually not phased. For one thing, I've come to expect this sort of thing from AAA. For another, I'm mentally done. I'll keep doing my job, but I'm already counting down the days until I can start seriously looking for a new job. This mental outlook also explains why I just smiled and nodded when my new boss Sonja (who's pretty much just as ditzy and worthless as Shelley) told me to stop doing Brian's work on days that he's not there because the adjusters in LHM (who are there every business day and who have a smaller work load and absolutely no earthly excuse for being behind) really need my help more. How about I just don't help anyone then? Works for me.
-Yoga is amazing. Compared to my 45-60 minute cardio workouts, my 30ish minute yoga routine initially seemed a bit lacking. But every morning after I do it I wake up feeling soooo sore. I don't know if that's just a tribute to how weak my muscles are (especially in my arms), but I'll take it 🙂
-Whatever happened to good social manners? I'm at Starbucks and there's this group of adults who come here every week who feel the need to shout their conversations across the store because, clearly, they're just so cool that everyone wants to hear what they're dishing about. They even yell if the person they're talking to is two feet away. Two words: Shut. Up.
-While out shopping for my cousin's birthday, I got this blast from the past:
Oh how I remember these creepy gremlins. I had 2 and they had to be stuffed in a santa hat in the bottom of my dresser to keep them from randomly waking up and talking to themselves in the middle of the night. Even that didn't always work. I swear they were possessed.
-I miss NYC soooooo much. I don't want to spend money going there until I find a new job and relocate (the cost to break my lease alone is going to be between $1600-$1700!) but as soon as I have a little extra cash, expect to see me meandering through Central Park.
-One month and one day until I leave for Japan!!!!! Seems like just yesterday I was counting down in terms of months, now I can start counting down the weeks, and soon the days!!! I actually have to start really getting things ready. I still need to order yen from the bank, get a new camera memory card, get new walking shoes that are easy to slip on and off, and various other housekeeping things.


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Des Plaines 101: Self Defense
The 3rd Ward is happy to have hosted two Des Plaines 101 sessions since April 2009; the first featured the Engineering Department and a class on streets. The second focused on the Economic Development Department's proposed form based zoning ordinance amendments.
This September, the Des Plaines Police Department will offer an exclusive opportunity for 3rd Ward Residents. Officer John Hutson serves as the department's instructor for defense tactics. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. On Wednesday, September 8th he will lead a self defense class at West Park Field House - 7pm.
Please consider joining us for this fun and interesting event. We will fill this class on a first come, first served basis so please register soon.
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Diary: August 13 - 19, 2012
Monday, August 13
The Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) which ended the war in Macedonia in 2001 was signed on this day, 11 years ago. The OFA has been a tool for political bargaining and outsmarting since. Back then, at Civil, we were running a peace and reconciliation campaign (from day one of the war), after signing the OFA, we launched a leaflet/poster campaign (electronic media were either too expensive or too militant for our campaign): What Now? [Што сега? / Çka tash?] We were convinced that this Agreement will save the country only if it is implemented properly. I still believe that the implementation of the OFA is a unit of measurement of the political will and sincerity of political stakeholders and decision makers.
|Signatories of OFA, 2001
This government became notorious for many things, including the fact that it won the race in becoming a number one employer in the country. So, instead of decreasing the number of employees in the administration and balancing the number of its employees which will reflect the ethnic composition of the country – the government opened a tremendous number of new jobs. Ethnic Macedonians got jobs first. When the Albanian coalition partner objected that, they opened even more jobs. But, there were no more work posts for Albanians. So, many Albanians are employed in the administration now, but they stay at home, receiving 70-80% of the salary. What do we get from this absurd governmental practice?
People get pissed off at those who don't work and get paid from the taxpayers' money. Ethnic Macedonians develop even more prejudices against ethnic Albanians, taking them for "parasites that eat their bred". Additionally, the Macedonian part of the government somehow managed to present this as an obligation they have to fulfill because of the OFA which was "imposed by the damn terrorist Albanians backed by the NATO criminals". If you ask a common ethnic Macedonian you will get that answer, more or less.
The process of decentralization, one of the obligations prescribed by the OFA, started in 2004, but was stopped and even reversed in some segments since 2006. The main issues of the decentralization processes now are linked to symbols (flag, language, traffic signs, streets and schools names). Nothing essential, nothing linked to essential democratic benefits of a decentralized state. It is not a decentralized state at all. To the contrary, Republic of Macedonia is (re)centralized.
The discriminatory politics and practices at institutional level continue. Interethnic relations are getting from bad to worse by the day. I find the responsibility for this situation within the government and the institutions, nowhere else. It's them who shape the everyday life of the citizens, raising expensive and intimidating monuments and buildings, in(directly) sponsoring nationalism at all levels, starting with hooligans ending with culture, arts and education policies.
That's the OFA sad destiny, originally aiming and democratization and regulation of essential issues in the country. Many politicians opposed it in the past years. Even more of them misused it while serving narrow party or personal interests.
Still, OFA remains to be one of the best documents produced in and for this country in its 20 year-long history. It takes courage and wisdom to implement it. Neither of those two could be found now.
President Gorge Ivanov, Prime Minister Gruevski, the leader of the coalition partner DUI Ali Ahmeti, the leaders of the opposition Branko Crvenkovski and Ljubco Georgievski, the leader of DPA Menduh Thaci and the leader of PDP Imer Imeri did not take part in traditional celebration of the OFA, though it is expected and logical.
The head of the Soros foundation in Macedonia Vladimir Milcin who was accused by the Lustration Commission for being a collaborator with secret services in the times of communism, spoke out at a press conference today.
|Vladimir Milcin
Milcin, known as a dissident in the communist times, permanently under surveillance and pressure from the secret services of the past regime, was bitter and sharp, striking back at the Lustration Commission, arguing that the chairman Tome Adjiev (whose mandate has expired for a year or so now) and those who stand behind him operate with "a bunch of stinking lies".
He said that Adjiev is a kodosh [snitch] himself who illegally runs the Commission and "shamelessly and unscrupulously executes the demands from his superiors" [meaning the ruling party] and by doing so put pressure "on those who oppose them". He called Adjiev "a tumor of our everyday life" among other things.
The current Security and Counterintelligence Administration has, according to Milcin, informed the Lustration Commission that "Milcin has not been a collaborator of secret services". Adjiev has concealed that document. Otherwise, Milcin has been marked by the communist authorities in the previous system as "dangerous for the system", "anarchist-liberal", "liberal", etc.
The Lustration Commission nowadays publicizes the dossiers of the people who are "lustrated" on their website, before they get the chance to defend and prove innocent through the institutions of justice.
Today is quite a day. The news are packed with scandals and events that are marked as scandals. It's going to be a long Monday note…
The first reactions to this event was that Minister Besimi committed an unprecedented violation of his position. President Ivanov, who is also the Chief Commander of the Army ordered urgent investigation for this act of "misuse of the Army" as he called it.
This is going to shake the public in the following days, I bet.
The daily newspaper Den was sold to an ex-employee of the state security service, daily Fokus reported today. The editor in chief, Kole Chashule is sacked.
Dialogue newsletter, August 2011). The daily Den was considered as one of the very few independent media projects in the country. It started in March this year.
Tuesday, August 14
There is an avalanche of reactions against Minister Besimi's delegation who paid respect to the fallen UCK monument in the village of Slupcane yesterday.
The VMRO-DPMNE came out with a fierce accusations against this act, as if it's not their government's officials who did it. Opposition parties accused the government of parallelism and dualism in performing politics. Stevo Pendarovski of SDSM demanded answers from the government, wondering if the security forces in the country have two ethnic commands.
The US Embassy in Skopje released a strong statement calling Besimi a leader and a patriot.
Indirectly, the Prime Ministers's team responded that there is nothing patriotic in paying respect to those who were shooting at the Macedonian Army in 2001.
Several pro-government figures called US Embassy's statement interference in the interior affairs of a sovereign country. Well, they forget that USA, along with NATO and EU were the international brokers who led the country to peace and have every right to comment on an event and process that they have guaranteed for.
Besimi expressed his regrets that he wasn't understood and that his intentions were clearly in support of the OFA and fostering interethnic confidence.
The MoD has imposed fines to its employees who attended the disputed event in Slupcane.
This isn't over yet, I'm sure.
Wednesday, August 15
One of the most important politicians of the Albanians ever Arben Xhaferi died today. He suffered from a brain tumor for a long number of years. The immediate cause of deaths was a severe brain stroke a week ago, which he didn't survive.
He was a calm and warm person, with a great sense of humor. His opinions and visions were often controversial and harshly disputed, but in many cases he proved to be ahead of his time. His political opponents had a high respect for him.
Xhaferi, a former journalist and historian of philosophy by formation, was a an advocate of the Albanians minority rights in the country.
As the leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA), he was one of the signatories of the OFA in 2001, but withdrew his signature in 2007, calling the OFA dead.
He is the author of the frequently quoted statement that ethnic Macedonians and Albanians need to reach "a historic agreement" based on equality of the two communities.
As the leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA), he was one of the signatories of the OFA in 2001, but withdrew his signature in 2007, calling the OFA dead.
He is the author of the frequently quoted statement that ethnic Macedonians and Albanians need to reach "a historic agreement" based on equality of the two communities.
Thursday, August 16
South Africa rocks the headlines! Police have killed 34 miners in a massacre that brought back the memories of the horrid times of apartheid in this country. This time, police was defending the interests of a mining company which ruthlessly exploits its miners.
Members of the female punk band Pussy Riot found guilty. They will be jailed despite the heavy criticism and appeals from all around the world.
|Putin does not forgive. But… Putin stinks.
Friday, August 17
Published today in the dailies Dnevnik and Vest (Aug. 17, 2012):
My office (Civil) issued a strong public statement right after we learned about this idiotic ad.
Daily Fokus continues with mocking the highest government officials and their families.
It raises the question of resemblance of the statue with lady Gruevska. The author (who is, otherwise, a complete anonymous) said that she lacked literature, so she shaped Olympia according to her own fantasy.
The ad says:
25 years since the death of the man who has spent 46 years in prison just because he believed and stayed true to his idea and acted brave in pursuit of peace. Therefore, he will be forever remembered the prisoner of peace. He dared…
By his Macedonian admirers
My office (Civil) issued a strong public statement right after we learned about this idiotic ad.
Later on, I wrote the following note:
After the first shock and disgust from publishing of the reminder on 25th year from the death of the Nazi ideologue Rudolf Hess (published in dailies Dnevnik and Vest, Aug 17, 2012), I concluded that this is actually not that unexpected and surprising. Darkest ideologies of human history are not an incident anymore; they rather developed into widely accepted values within today's society. The downfall of democracy and systematic violation of human rights and freedoms in the country encourages the sickest in society to respect and promote terrifying ideas, figures and ideologies.
It is rather strange that this act of open advocacy of fascism in public -- be by an anonymous group of extremists and lunatics – didn't trigger an immediate reaction and uncompromising condemnation from state officials. Extremism, racism and ultra-nationalism became part of the Macedonian daily life. They reach the institutional framework of the system in various ways. Various forms of encouragement of nationalism by institutions in all sorts of ways, under dubious excuses, create an atmosphere in which people impregnated with fascism may think they can finally emerge from the shadow of anonymity and start with activities on the open. We can't afford to depend on hopes that this will end here. This weed in the society tend to spread quickly in all directions and takes all sorts of shapes.
What should be done? Serious measures in the education system and cultural policy in the country must be taken into account, especially when it comes to children and youth. Acts of support for fascism must be sanctioned immediately and decisively.
Criminal law should be upgraded and sanction anti-Semitism and fascism, as is the case with most of the civilized world. More importantly, it is time to finally start implementing existing provisions in the law, in particular Articles 319 and 417 of the Criminal Code that sanction national, racial and religious hatred. Although, to be honest, if these provisions are implemented consistently, many arrested should be exactly among those who hold positions in the institutions.
(part of this is published on the website of Deutsche Welle (Macedonian language section).*
Daily Fokus continues with mocking the highest government officials and their families.
It raises the question of resemblance of the statue with lady Gruevska. The author (who is, otherwise, a complete anonymous) said that she lacked literature, so she shaped Olympia according to her own fantasy.
Saturday, August 18
The Day of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia brought more delicacy to the day. Artillery detonations could be heard in the morning. Military parade took place exposing the power of the Macedonian army forces. A family member of the soldiers that got killed in a helicopter crash incident last year begged for employment of their children. The PM Gruevski didn't shake hands with MoD Besimi. All speeches made somehow referred or reminded of the Monday's visit of Besimi to the UCK monument in Slupcane.
Another day of political charade in Macedonia…
Sunday, August 19
The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, made a statement from the balcony of the Ecuadorean embassy in London today. He thanked "those who are still fighting for justice".
"Your day will come!" – he said.
He asked the President Obama to do the right thing and dissolve his witch-hunt against WikiLeaks.
"Your day will come!" – he said.
He asked the President Obama to do the right thing and dissolve his witch-hunt against WikiLeaks.


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Tips And Tricks For Staying At A HotelBooking a hotel can be a tricky experience, especially if you are not familiar with the area you will be staying in. You could also end paying a lot more than you intended to, thanks to hidden fees. So here are some tips to help you find the perfect hotel at a price that is right for you.
To ensure that you get the best service from the custodial staff at a hotel, leave a few dollars each morning for each bed that you use. This nominal cost will help you get rooms that receive the little extras, such as a towel or two more, or even an extra pillow.
To save money on a minibar or vending machine at a hotel, pack a cooler before you start out on your trip, and throw in some six-packs of soda or beer and a bottle of wine. When you get to the hotel, if you have a small fridge, you are all ready. If there isn't a fridge, use the ice machine and your cooler to keep things chilled.
If you are traveling for work and staying at a hotel, ask for a room at least some reasonable distance from the pool area. You will probably want to be in a room where you can concentrate. The noise levels near a pool can be distracting. Pick a quiet room where you can be productive.
Do not feel silly when it comes to asking a hotel's guest representative some questions. If Source Webpage are looking for quiet and relaxation, you need to ask ahead to be sure you will get it. For instance, is the hotel too close to an airport? Is there construction going on nearby. Know this before booking with a hotel.
When you get to your hotel room, look over the room before unpacking. Is the room clean? Do you see any mold or mildew? Is everything in the bathroom working as it should? Are linens and towels in ample supply? If you spot any problems, make the front desk aware immediately so they can take care of it or move you to a room that meets your needs.
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If you are a runner, be sure to bring your running clothes and shoes. For an early morning jog, get up and throw your gear on, and then head out the front door. Even jogging on pavement and alongside city avenues can provide you new perspective of any city that you visit.
If you're taking a pet to the hotel, do some things beforehand. First, ensure that the hotel actually allows pets. Remember to bring bags so that you can pick up your pet's waste when you travel. When you go to make the hotel reservation, see if there is room on the end that would prevent the other guests from hearing a noisy pet.
Consider joining a membership program if you travel often. Every stay in a particular hotel chain where you are a member will add points to your total, which can later be used on free rooms or amenities that usually cost you.
Before you decide to book, always find out if there are any hotel transfer fees so you won't be surprised on your bill. Particularly if you are getting a discount, the fee associated with the transfer may be high. Inquiring in advance will mean more savings for you.
If you plan on using any glasses from the hotel minibar, make sure that you wash them first. Even if they appear to be clean, they may have been wiped with a chemical cleaner. Many housekeeping staff use the same products that they use to clean windows and mirrors on those glasses.
Will your children be staying with you during your next hotel stay? If so, pick a hotel that best suits their needs. This includes amenities of the actual hotel and the location itself. A hotel could be lovely, have an indoor pool, or offer all the cable channels. But, if it's located in an industrial area or in the part of town with lots of bard, your children may not be pleased.
It is not a good idea to place the "maid service needed" sign on your door at a hotel. http://www.newswest9.com/story/38242938/ylang-ylang-beach-resort-spa-announces-new-tree-top-resort-hotel-package is a dead giveaway that you are not in the room. It can attract people who want to steal your valuables. It is better to notify the desk when you need maid service than to leave out the sign.
To get the most out of a hotel room on a business trip, look online at the various choices to see which places offer a free happy hour. At the end of a long day of meetings, having a free margarita or beer at your hotel before getting ready for dinner can be quite pleasant.
Make sure the hotel you choose has friendly staff. Nothing can ruin a hotel stay faster than rude staff members. They need to be accommodating and welcoming. Try looking at some reviews online for the hotel you want. This can help you see how other travelers felt about the staff of a hotel. Their comments can help you decide between hotels for your trip.
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It is important that you find out how often rooms are vacuumed in a hotel. It may sound silly, but it isn't. Some places use a small sweeper to gather large particles. Many times, they only vacuum when the room is really messy. You should try to get a room that has been recently vacuumed so that it gathers the particles that you cannot see.
To avoid the unpleasant surprise of a costly pet deposit when you check into a hotel, ask about pet policies and fees when you book the room. That gives you the flexibility of choosing a hotel that is more pet-friendly and keeps you from having a huge fee that you pay just because it's too inconvenient to switch hotels at the last minute.
If you do not trust leaving your valuables in the safe provided in your room, hotel staff will store it in the safe located there. Make sure that you get some type of receipt verifying the items you give them. This will help cover damages in case something goes missing.
As you can tell, it's not too hard on people to get hotel advice. It's something you should pay attention to because things of this nature get pretty expensive. You will now be able to handle things with this advice when it comes to hotels. This is a great thing to know about for just about everyone.


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A great way for all of us to prepare for these 'Days of Awe', even if you'll be observing the High Holy Days with family elsewhere in the Sanctuary or out of town. Singing with the High Holy Day Choir can be for you and the others sitting around you, one of the most educational and inspirational ways to participate in High Holy Day services.
There is great joy in singing and making music with a diversity of people for a common purpose.
Preparing for Yamim Noraim 'These Days of Awe' 5778.
At 7:00 pm on the Wednesday Evenings listed below, we will come together
to share our love of Jewish music and singing.
Wednesday August 30th @ 7:00 PM
Wednesday September 6 @7:00 PM
Wednesday September 13 @7:00 PM
I hope you'll join us!
Enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and a piece of pastry and the chance to meet and catch up with new and old friends. All are welcome to join the High Holy Day Ensemble. Temple Beth Hillel is a Reform Synagogue located at 20 Bake Lane South Windsor CT. For more information contact the Office at 860-282-8466, or visit the Temple Beth Hillel website at Tbhsw.org
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Last weekend saw us visiting the UK's leading event for the adult industry, The Erotic Trade Only Show in Birmingham. We were expecting to meet up with some of the major players in the UK and Europe at the show, some old friends others were yet to be become friends.
Being an adult industry show we expected to see the odd sex toy and there were certainly plenty to choose from although nothing much new to the market.
Maybe the designers and manufacturers are holding back for the European expo (EroFame) towards the end of the year as it's nearer to Christmas, a key time for adult product purchases.
That said we did get to see some new lines on ABS Holding's stand which I will take a look at in further detail later this year over on Sex Toys Buzz. But the most interest and buzz was around Designer Shiri Zinn's stand. Along with her now familiar range of exquisite products was a new and quirky addition.
Yes, the image at the top of the page isn't all it appears to be…it's a vibe!
I kid you not.
This cute little cupcake will make your mouth water with its 5 speed/modes of vibration. And the beauty of this product is that you could leave it out on your coffee table and nobody would guess that it brings pleasure in more than one way.
The Cupcake comes complete with a cute little 50's style storage tin which could sit nicely anywhere. This little vibe is like a breath of fresh air to a slightly stale sex toy market at the moment and I'm sure will catch the attention of any ladies out there who like indulge in something sweet and sticky with a bit of a kick.
It makes the term "ladies doing lunch" a little more exciting. Lol
The Cupcake vibrator won't be available until September and we are hoping to be one of the first to sample its delights.
Edit, 2 Dec 2012: You can read a review of the Shiri Zinn Cupcake vibrator here.


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Ways to keep your family's health in check this holiday season
And these realities don't just apply to us adults, but apply to our kids, too.
During the holidays alone, many Americans gain a pound or two — and for most, that weight won't be lost after the holidays.
A few pounds here and there can result in 10 or 20 down the road. So what's the trick to enjoying the holidays and keeping our family's health a priority in the months to come?
Here's a game plan:
1. Party plan ahead of time
Before you leave to go to your holiday party, decide how you're going to approach eating.
Give yourself one, maybe two, food indulgences and then focus on eating fruits, vegetables and lean meats.
Look over the food table with your kids and help them select healthy options. Once you're done eating, find something else to focus your attention on that's away from the buffet or snack table.
If possible, put the food and snacks away after the meal is complete. Seeing food can make you think you're hungry when you're not.
2. Eat before you head to your destination
Skipping meals actually revs up your appetite, making you hungrier.
You'll end up chowing down on more once you finally eat and there's a good chance it will be high-fat, low-nutritional value food. So, eat small meals and snacks throughout the day, and encourage your kids to do the same. Be sure to provide low-sugar, high-protein meals and snacks for your kids, which helps kids feel full longer.
Keep in mind that it can take up to 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain it's full, so plan ahead.
3. Be mindful of liquid calories
Alcohol is calorie-dense by itself. Add sugary mixes, fruit juice, syrups, cream, and the calories from a few drinks can add up to a meal's worth.
Alcohol also lowers inhibitions and blood sugar levels, so it can make you drink and eat more than you normally would.
It's OK to enjoy yourself at holiday get-togethers, just try to be aware of how much you're drinking.
If possible, have your kids stick to water or other sugar-free drinks rather than sodas and juices. If you give them a choice between an unhealthy beverage or a cookie or sweet, chances are they will forgo the unhealthy beverage and drink water instead.
4. Don't be too restrictive with holiday sweets
Take care to not be too restrictive with your kids having sweets.
If holiday cookies, chocolates and desserts are totally denied when kids are used to having unhealthy options around, they may rebel and eat more of them when they have a chance or sneak them on their own.
Decide on a "sweets allowance" that you and your child are allowed to have. Remember that kids model after what they see, so let your kids see you making healthy choices as well.
5. Don't rely on eating out when time is short
Our free time often takes a beating during the holiday season, which means less time to shop for and prepare a good meal.
It's easy to turn to fast food options to make meal times fast, but eating too many high-fat, low-nutritional value foods is not good for any of us.
Try utilizing grocery delivery services to ensure you have a good amount of fresh produce and lean proteins on hand.
One of the best things you can do is prepare snacks and meals before leaving in the morning or over the weekend. It may mean a heavier workload during the holiday season, but you'll be grateful that you made the effort, and can return to your typical routine when the holiday season is over.
6. Use creativity to stay active
Keeping healthy over the holidays isn't just about food.
If keeping your current fitness routines is not possible, find opportunities for the entire family to participate in active activities, such as local 5K fun runs/walks, sledding, hiking, ice skating, and dancing to your favorite holiday music.
Try to be active for at least 2½ hours a week.
Help kids and teens find ways to be busy and reduce screen time during holiday breaks from school. Kids should be active for at least one hour a day.
7. Don't forget to find time for sleep and relaxation
You and your family will enjoy the holiday season much more if everyone is rested and relaxed.
Lack of sleep can also increase chances of holiday weight gain.
You may need even more sleep to make up for the extra work and stress that often come with the holidays. Try to get between 7-9 hours of sleep each night, and make sure that your kids are getting even more.
To help everyone get to sleep, avoid eating within two hours of bedtime and avoid caffeine at least four hours before bedtime.
I hope you have found these tips helpful, and I encourage you to follow as many of these tips as possible to ensure a healthy and joyous holiday season.
• Dr. Dennis Thain is a family medicine physician at Aurora Health Center in Zion, 3115 Lewis Ave. To reach his office, call (847) 746-3752.


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Warrant Withdrawn in|iPhone 4 Gizmodo Case
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CN) – San Mateo County authorities withdrew a search warrant against an online blogger who exposed features of the iPhone 4 before its release, but reserved the right to file charges in the future.
The material seized in an April raid, including computers and digital records, will be returned to blogger Jason Chen and Gizmodo.com after Chen voluntarily agreed to submit information from the devices, according to court documents
The voluntary withdrawal has led some to speculate that a deal was struck in which authorities agreed to grant Chen immunity from prosecution in return for handing over the equipment.
But Deputy District Attorney Steven Wagstaffe said that was "absolutely not" the case. He said "the book is still open" on Chen, Gizmodo.com and Brian Hogan, the bar patron who sold the prototype to Gizmodo for $5,000.
"Mr. Chen's attorney came to us with the idea that if we agreed to withdraw the search warrant, they would agree to grant us access to the information," Wagstaffe said.
He added that "the First Amendment issue is no longer an issue because it becomes information voluntarily submitted by Mr. Chen."
Apple CEO Steve Jobs had urged San Mateo County Detective Matthew Broad to pursue Chen and Gizmodo.com after Chen appeared in an online video showing him disassembling an iPhone 4 prototype.
Authorities investigated whether a crime was committed when Chen bought the prototype from 21-year-old Hogan, who claimed he had found it in a Redwood City bar.
The subsequent search warrant drew fierce criticism from First Amendment experts who said it violated shield laws barring police from seizing journalists' notes.
Matt Zimmerman, staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, called the withdrawal "a positive step," but cautioned that it "likely isn't the end of the matter," and that police could still "attempt to subpoena the same material" without running afoul of relevant shield laws.
Zimmerman wrote in his blog that the search warrant "never should have issued."
Chen's article infuriated Jobs when it appeared on Gizmodo.com in April. Jobs claimed that he got "a lot of advice from people that said, 'You've got to just let it slide. You shouldn't go after a journalist because they bought stolen property and tried to extort you."
Brian Lam, editor of Gizmodo.com, said at the time that he would return the phone if Apple confirmed in writing that the phone belonged to the company, an act that does not fit the elements of the crimes of extortion or theft.
Jobs added that it would be wrong for him and Apple to submit to such conduct, saying he would "rather quit." Jobs referred to the saga again at last Friday's news conference when he said: "You know, sometimes websites buy stolen prototypes and put them on the Web. And we don't like that."
As of Monday, charges had not been filed against Chen, Hogan or anyone involved in the case.
Tom Nolan, Chen's criminal defense lawyer, indicated he was confident the investigation would find his client did not commit a crime.


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Two engineering graduate students earn UNL honors
Two engineering graduate students earn UNL honors
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Two graduate students from the College of Engineering were among those honored on Jan. 15 at the Graduate Awards Reception at the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center.
Mechanical and Materials Engineering graduate student Yuchuan Shao was selected to receive the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award for his work with MME assistant professor Jinsong Huang. Shao also received the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Fellowship.
Phillipp Kuehne, a graduate student in Electrical Engineering, was one of three graduate students given the Folsom Distinguished Dissertation Award.


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Public assistance is requested to locate a vehicle stolen from the Cobequid Hills Seniors Complex parking lot in Hilden.
RCMP spokesman Dal Hutchinson said a silver, 2011 Kia Rio, with Nova Scotia licence plate CSR 354 was stolen between 1 and 1:30 p.m. on December 14.
Colchester District RCMP is asking anyone who may know where this vehicle is to call 902-896-5000.
Anyone wishting to remain anonymous can contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or text TIP202 + your message to 'CRIMES' (274637) or submit tips by Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award.


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The inability to make field goals continued to plague Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday night.
This time it was at host Biola University where the Toros hit just 20 of 52 shots from the floor and lost to the NAIA powerhouse, 76-63.
The Toros entered the game hitting only 44.95 of their field goal attempts and they showed why, putting up a variety of air balls, ropes, blown layups and sorry looking three-point attempts. Freshman guard Bryan Dell'Amico was, perhaps, the most frustrated of the group. He was 0-6 from three-point range.
"Heaven knows that we missed shots that you got to drop to win games like this," said Dominguez Hills Coach David Yanai.


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List of Mastermind Commands
Mastermind does a LOT. Here is a list of everything that you can have Mastermind do.
If you are getting "The Phone did not respond in time"
Please try follow the steps on your Android phone (steps may vary slightly on your phone so please adjust accordingly):
- Go to your phone Settings and search for "Battery Optimization"
- Under Battery Optimization, click on "All Apps"
- Scroll down to Mastermind and click on it
- Select "Don't Optimize"
iPhone support is coming in November 2018
Apple support is coming in November 2018. Given Apple's restrictions, the features available for iOS users will be slightly different than Android users (not everything will be available and you will still need to touch your phone to complete certain things like sending the text and calling). We are working hard to get as much of Mastermind available to you Apple users as we can, but Apple is the gatekeeper of what it allows us to do on their platform.
So Apple users, stay tuned. We will have something great for you. It may just be of a slightly different flavor than the dish we are currently serving your Android cousins.
Use same Gmail to sign in link Mastermind Skill and Apps
Use the same Gmail login on all Mastermind apps and skills. The Gmail is only used for identifying you as the same user across multiple devices (Amazon Echo, Android app,Chrome Browser). The Gmail address does not have anything to do with which email is synced for notifications.
You bought instant access for $15 but Alexa or Google keeps saying you are Beta Pending
If you only installed Mastermind on an Android tablet, you will need to install it on your Android phone. We require a phone to be your primary Mastermind device. If you don't have an Android phone, please email us at email@example.com and we will give you a full refund. We are working on allowing for tablet-only scenarios.
For the rest:
1. Unlink the Mastermind Skill in the Amazon Alexa Skill Store. Re-enable and re-link Mastermind with the gmail address that we emailed you the "Welcome to Mastermind" email.
2. If 1 did not work, then say "Alexa Switch User". See the section below for more details if you are interested in knowing more.
3. If 1 and 2 didn't work, reboot your phone and try again.
If the above items has not fixed the Beta Pending, please try follow the steps below (steps may vary slightly on your phone so please adjust accordingly):
- Go to your Mastermind app — Settings — General and logout.
- Login again
- Restart your phone.
- Then try a command like "Ask Mastermind to get my messages"
If all of the above didn't work, please email us at support from the Gmail address we sent the invite to. Please confirm that you performed all the steps above.
If you do want to change the email associated with your account, please contact support
You got into the Beta but Alexa keeps saying you are Beta Pending
If you only installed Mastermind on an Android tablet, you will need to install it on your Android phone. We require a phone to be your primary Mastermind device.
If you are finally accepted into the beta, only to try to use Mastermind and hear the "Beta Pending" message, please try the following in order.
1.Unlink the Mastermind Skill in the Amazon Alexa Skill Store. Re-enable and re-link Mastermind with the gmail address that we emailed you the "Welcome to Mastermind" email. Please do the same for the Mastermind Android app (logout and log back in)
2. If 1 did not work, then say "Alexa Switch User". See the section below for more details if you are interested in knowing more.
3. If 1 and 2 didn't work, restart your phone and try again.
4. If all of the above didn't work, please email us at support from the Gmail address we sent the invite to. Please confirm that you performed all the steps above.
You are having trouble linking the Mastermind Skill from your phone via the Alexa app
Please "force close" the Alexa app on your phone. Please make sure you have the latest version of the Alexa App from either Google Play or the Apple App Store. Re-launch the Alexa app and try to link Mastermind again.
If the linking process is still not working after force closing the Alexa app and updating the app, please do the following from your computer:
Go to your computer, open Google Chrome browser and try linking from there (make sure any popup blocker is turned off because you need to login to Gmail):
US and other non UK countries (use the computer web browser on your laptop)
UK (use the computer web browser on your laptop)
Say "Alexa Switch User" if Mastermind is all setup and still Alexa doesn't understand
Alexa can have multiple users on the same Echo. If you setup the Mastermind skill and linked your Mastermind app on your phone all correct with the same gmail and yet Alexa just keeps saying "I wasn't able to understand", it could be that you are in somebody else's account (your spouse?) on your Echo. Before sending us an angry email saying you tried everything, give "Alexa Switch User" a try and then try Mastermind again and see if that works.
Your Contacts List is empty
Please follow these steps first.
- Open the Mastermind app. Go to the Mastermind app settings.
- In the Troubleshooting section, click on Re sync contacts.
- Some HTC or ZTE phones have altered the Android operating system to make contacts unavailable to third party applications. We recommend you use the Google Contacts app from Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contacts) and use that application as your default application for contacts. We also recommend you installing Mastermind additionally on an Android tablet that is not from one of these manufacturers and we can pick up your contacts from the tablet. They will then be available for you to text on the phone as well.
Within 10 minutes, your contacts should be synced. Ideally, you will see a notification on your phone mentioning that your contacts have been uploaded.
In the odd case that the above steps do not work, we would recommend uninstalling and re-installing the Android app on your phone (re-grant all the permissions etc).
How do I remove "Sent via Mastermind on Alexa/Google Assistant" on text messages?
Users who have paid for instant access will not see the "Sent via Mastermind on Alexa/Google Assistant" message on outgoing texts.
If you get a do not have permission message, but your Android app says you have all the required permissions
- First go to the Android app, and hit the Permissions button on any of the cards in the app. Then wait a few seconds and try asking Mastermind again the same command. In 90% of the cases, this should be all you need to do.
Do the following steps only if the above step did not work
1. Uninstall the Mastermind app from your phone (make sure the icon is gone from your app list) and re-install from Google Play.
2. Login (using the same gmail login you used before when you paid and the same login you used to link Mastermind on Alexa)
3. Re-grant all the permissions
4. Wait a couple minutes for Mastermind to process your contacts
5. Ask Mastermind to send message
Look at your Alexa App Settings/History if Mastermind seems to lookup or do the wrong thing
For those who are curious to see what Alexa actually hears, go to the Amazon Alexa app on your phone, open the Settings and then go to History. Then start saying Mastermind commands (ask Mastermind to lookup contact is often a good one). Then start saying names of your friends (better if they have non-anglo names). You will see exactly what Alexa gives us to work with. We have to match that to something meaningful. You will see why writing Mastermind was extremely difficult and required us to do some complex phonetics and artificial intelligence algorithms to just get it to work. We really hope Amazon is going to do a better job of speech to text soon.
For our UK users, if "Start Casting" doesn't do the right thing, try say "Casting" the American way!
Alexa is misinterpreting the way you say "Casting" with the British accent and often sends us the command that you are either trying to start "kasting" or start "costing" (and we then try to launch an app on your phone that has a similar name). We are going to have another way to start casting in a subsequent release (maybe "Alexa Ask Mastermind to Turn On Chromecast"). This will resolve this Alexa misunderstanding your accent business. But for now, if you are fed-up, just say casting how an american would say it and 1/2 the time Alexa gets it right and we can Cast to your TV instead of launching an app on your phone.
If "Ring my phone" is not working try changing the Ring My Phone Sound and restart your phone
Some users on Android 5.0 have reported that ring my phone is not working on Samsung devices. Try going to the Mastermind Settings and under the "Ring My Phone and Notification Sounds", change the Ring My Phone Ringtone to something other than the default. You might need to restart your phone one time for the setting to stick. Then try asking Mastermind again.
If your Notifications suddenly stop showing up on Alexa, the Chrome browser or Chromecast, try restarting your phone
If you know you have notifications but they don't show up on either Alexa (via "Ask Mastermind What was that" or "Ask Mastermind to Get My Notifications"), try restarting your phone. This has been known to fix this type of rare issue.
Can Mastermind make a phone call through the Amazon Echo?
Mastermind has everything built in to make a call through Alexa (essentially making a bluetooth call). However, as of today, Amazon Echo and Dot devices don't support bluetooth call pairing.
We have found a simple workaround to enable completely hands free calling from Alexa. The caveat is that you will need to buy one more piece of hardware at home (a bluetooth speaker with a microphone that supports mobile voice calls). With a device like this, you can use Mastermind to make and receive phone call completely hands-free through Alexa and the above bluetooth speaker/mic without touching your phone. The interaction would go like this:
Alexa, ask Mastermind to Turn on Bluetooth (this pairs your phone to the bluetooth speaker)
Alexa, ask Mastermind to Call John Smith (the call will be initiated by your Alexa and the interaction will be on your bluetooth speaker/mic. The phone might still be in the bedroom charging and you never have to touch it.)
…after the phonecall
Alexa, ask Mastermind to Hangup
You can either choose to leave your phone paired to your bluetooth speaker or you can choose to disconnect the pairing by saying "Alexa, ask Mastermind to turn off Bluetooth".
It is unfortunate that the Amazon Echo does not support phone calls through their bluetooth pairing yet, but we hope they enable that in the near future. A device like Jabra Speak510 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker for Softphone and Mobile Phone (please note that we are not necessarily recommending this product, just that we are in the early test phase and it seems to be doing an adequate job) can be the bridge to allow hands-free bluetooth calling through Mastermind and Alexa till Amazon supports bluetooth phone calls directly on the Echo.
Here is a Youtube video of how to make phonecalls using Mastermind on Alexa:
Do you have a Youtube Channel with videos of how to use Mastermind?
Yes! Please subscribe to the Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZr21AyoD42qXuh1FpXQsBg
You are having trouble uninstalling Mastermind from your phone
If you have granted Mastermind the Device Administrator permission, Android makes you go through a couple more steps to uninstall the application. Please do the following:
- Drag the app to the uninstall bin.
- Then click on the MANAGER DEVICE ADMINISTRATORS when Google says that it can't uninstall.
- Then uncheck Mastermind as a device administrator
- On the next screen hit DEACTIVATE at the bottom. It pops up a warning, hit OK.
- Then Drag the app to the uninstall bin again and it is removed from your phone.


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