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John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) wrote 'An Inspector Calls' in 1945 and it was first performed in 1946.
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John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) wrote 'An Inspector Calls' in 1945 and it was first performed in 1946. Priestley wrote this play to send a message to the people. During the Second World War, the people had united to fight one common enemy. This unity was what he wanted us to understand and believe in. He wanted to give everyone a choice. Should we go back to the way it was before the First World War, when everything was based on class and where an individual had to look solely after themselves, and no one else, or should we move forward, walk into a society where everyone looks out for each other, where we are all equal and we work together? He wanted people to choose. He demonstrates the difference with the older generation representing the society where you care for only yourself, and some of the younger generation represents a new society where we care for one another. Although the play was written after the Second World War, J.B. Priestley set it in 1912, even before the First World War. This was because he wanted the audience to have the benefit of hindsight, which is used to discredit Mr. Birling's pronouncements in the opening scene. When Mr. Birling, the head of the family and a respectable business man, talks of things that the audience knows is wrong, (such as his opinion of the "unsinkable" Titanic) we begin to doubt Mr. Birling's opinions, because we already know that the Titanic does, in fact, sink. In the time Priestley set his play, King Edward VII was on throne. During this time, women were still seen as lower class citizens, and were now fighting for the right to vote. This fight was called the suffrage movement. There were two main parties fighting for the vote: the NUWSS (National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies) who believed in petitions and very peaceful demonstrations and the WSPU (Women's Social and Political Union) ...read more.
Sheila can also recall the way the inspector made her feel, 'fire and blood and anguish', is how she describes her encounter. Priestly uses her as a hope for the future. Sheila is young, and is quite 'impressionable', which allowed her to be able to apprehend the faults of the society, and therefore able to create a better future. She accuses her parents of being 'childish' after the inspector left, as they are refusing to take the blame. It's like a child's situation, where the child does not want to take the blame, so they refuse to acknowledge the circumstances. It's exactly what Mr and Mrs. Birling are doing. I think that Priestley felt quite positively about Miss Sheila Birling. He uses her to show us the change from one way to another. Sheila used to be selfish, and only think about herself, but since the inspector's questionings, she has found a new way of life, and her opinions have changed. I think Priestley created this character to make us relate to her. If we entered the play with views such as Mrs. Birling and Sheila before the transformation, we may too, change, like Sheila. Mrs. Birling is a stern woman who believes the traditional system of the women being the home maker and the men being the bread maker. She accepts the role of being the submissive, accepting wife. She believes in the concept that the woman should be left at home and not question their husbands. She tries to impress this on Sheila by saying, "When you're married you'll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business". This gives us a negative impression of her values, which are traditional; she is set in her ways. Mrs. Birling is more upper-class than her husband, and always tries to teach him the way he should behave, 'Arthur, you're not supposed to say such things'. ...read more.
'I didn't understand' she says, in an attempt to relieve herself of the blame, but that is soon forgotten when she finds out that the inspector wasn't real. Like Priestley, I believe in a society where everyone should look out for each other, and as Mrs. Birling believes strongly in the other society, where you look out for only yourself then your family, my feelings towards Mrs. Birling are negative. Eva Smith is my second favourite. Although she was written beautifully into the play, I don't think that I personally can relate to her much. I understand all of her actions and beliefs, but I think that I can never be that good. She is an innocent moral who stood up for what she believed in. I feel a lot of sympathy to her and her unborn child. I feel that Sheila is my most favourite character as I can relate to her the most. She is the change in the society, and her response to the queries are perhaps the same as mine would have been. I know that I would have changed my ways after hearing and acknowledging Eva Smith and for this, I appreciate the fact that Sheila Birling was in the play to show us that change. J.B. Priestley's message (told to us via the Inspector) tells us that we should have collective responsibility, and share our duties equally between us all. Do we really want to live in a world where those of higher class choose our fate, or do we want to choose our own fate? His message is still relevant today, as I think we still live in a society where those of higher class are those with more power (although it is far less today than it was back then). But even if we did live in a society such as the one Priestly desires, we still need to learn his message, as we need to remember our responsibility for others and ourselves. An Inspector Calls - J.B. Priestley Lena Tran 10A Page 1 of 7 ...read more.
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Bradley- Bonnie Marion (Collins) of Glanworth, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital in her 62nd year. Beloved wife of the late Gord Bradley (2013) and the late Chester Allan Lodge (1973). Loved mother of Tammi Falk and the late Tina Lodge (1972). Proud grandmother of Andrew and Kristen Falk. Dear sister of Leroy Collins, Gloria Collins, Diane (Brian) Spurgeon and Mike (Heather) Collins. Dear sister-in-law of Audrey (Stan) Albert, Jack (Sally) Bradley, late Len Bradley (2008) and the late Lorraine Greening (1993). Special friend to Sheila, Lois, Brenda, Jane, Sandy and Bernice. Also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins and missed by her precious puppies Max and Charles. Bonnie was born August 23, 1952 in St. Thomas, the daughter of Marion (Johnson) Collins and the late Harry Collins (2007). Bonnie was a nurse, she loved her farm life and camping. She looked forward to getting to the lake and spending her time with very special friends every weekend.
A Memorial Service will be held at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin St., St. Thomas on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Visitation one hour prior to the service from 12:00 til 1:00 p.m.. Cremation has taken place. Donations to the Tara "Boom" Houston Foundation or the Make a Wish Foundation.
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I was taught chess in 1970, at the age of eleven, by a twelve-year-old American boy, John Crown, who was living on our road at the time.
Having taught me the moves, we then played a game with me as white. He advised that it was usual to start the game with a pawn move, preferably one of the two centre pawns. I thought about this and played one of the centre pawns two squares forward. Having played my first move – 1.d4 – John asked me why I'd chosen to play that pawn instead of the other. I answered that, as it was protected by the queen, it seemed the better choice of the two to play first. John accepted my reason, and we played on – needless to say, I don't have the game, but I know that I did lose!
But I've been a d–pawn player, as White, ever since.
I'm a "calculated risk" person, rather than a gambler or gambiteer, and I've tended to be like that throughout my life.
Despite this, my choice of openings were based on the fact that I had a good memory – which is generally on what young chess players rely: memorising long sequences of moves in the hope that their opponents won't know them as well and fall into one or more traps along the way. I particularly was taken by the Sicilian Dragon defence and spent hours learning the variations…
At school, I played "doss"/"skittle" games against my classmates and then won a place on the senior school team, which was a great feeling.
The first game for the team – an away game against Marian College – was also my first memorable game. My original notes, which were made without the benefit of a computer at the time, are in italics.
Marian College v St. Mary's College (21 November 1975)
Edan Corcoran v James Burke
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4
A unusual move-order, at the time, and one of which I wasn't aware. I decided to stick with the main sequence moves of the Dragon…
3…Nf6 4.Nc3 g6?!
4…Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxe4 +/=
4…Nc6 was really necessary here, to prevent 5.e5, when Black's position becomes a mess.
White had the opportunity of playing 5.e5, which would cause some problems for Black, as the Dragon pawn structure would become spoiled after 5…de 6.Nxe5 e6 7.d4 cd 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Nxd7 Nbxd7 10.Qxd4 Bg7 11.Qb4 Qe7 12.Qxe7+ Kxe7 with a slight advantage to White.
Again, 5…Nc6 is possible, although even after the move played 6.e5 de 7.Nxe5 00 8.00 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Nb6 Black's position is not as poor as what could have occurred if the pawn push had occurred on move five.
Last chance for the pawn push…
…. is gone!
A surprisingly common move, instead of the normal placement on e3.
7….00 8.Qd2 Re8
To avoid the exchange of the Dragon bishop.
At last!
And a poorly chosen time for this move as it drops a pawn.
9….cd 10.Nxd4 Nxe4!
A small surprise. If now 11.Nxe4 Nxd4 wins a pawn, Or else – after 40 minutes!! – he chose…
11.Nxc6?! Nxd2
11…bc 12.Nxe4 d5! Why not?
Why not, indeed, as 12.Bxf7+? fails to 12…Kxf7 13.Nxe4 Bxb2.
Missing 12.Bxf7+! Kxf7 13.Nxd8+ Rxd8 14.Bxd2 – I'd still have an advantage, but White would be somewhat better than in the game.
12…Nxc4 wins a piece.
True. It appears I may have gotten carried away with winning the rook, instead of the bishop, not quite paying attention to the simple fact of winning the bishop gratis. As a result of this error, the advantage passes back to White.
13.Nxf7 was better.
13…Kf8 14.Bxe8 Kxe8
Passing the advantage back to me again.
15.Re1 Kxd8 16.Rxe7 Bxc3 17.Rxh7+ Ke9 18.bc Nxh2 19.Kxh2 was best. There's also 15.Nxb7 Nxh2 16.Nxd6+ ed 17.Kxh2.
However, my silicon pet, Houdini, has 15.Nxb7 Rb8 16.Nxd6+ ed 17.Re1+ Kf7 18.Re7+ Kf8 19.Ne4 Rb7 20.Nxd6 Rxe7 21.Bxe7+ Kxe7 22.Nxc8+ Kd7 23.Nxa7 Nd2 as equal, although I wouldn't be too confident playing it – even today!
Strangely, I gave this move a question mark, though Houdini considers it the best, writing…
This is a dubious move. If Edan played 16.Nxb7 Bxb7 17.Kxf1, he'd have gained a pawn. Best was 15…Kxd8 16.Re1 Bf6
16.Bd2 was better – the pawn capture on b7 doesn't do much better as the bishop is worth more than the knight with pawns on both sides of the board.
16…Kxd8 17.Re1 Bf5
Here, and on the next move, I had the opportunity of exchanging on c3, however – even back then – I preferred bishops over knights, and the two bishops are worth more than the bishop plus knight.
18.Re2 Rc8
This threatens 20…Bxc3 21.bc Rxc3 winning a pawn after playing 19…b5. but if 19…b5 20.Bd2 – to protect the knight – Bxc2 wins a pawn.
19.Nd5 was relatively better. 19…Rxc2 20.Rxe7 Bxb2 21.Rxb7 Bd4 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.Nxe3 Bd3+ 24.Ke1 Rxa2 with advantage to Black.
19…a6 saves the a-pawn.
Here Houdini rejects 19…Rxc2 in favour of 19…Bd7 due to 20.Bxd6 with a long sequence, which – though advantageous to Black – is not as good as 19…Bd7.
Missing 20.Bxd6 Rxc2 21.Bxe7+ Kd7 22.Re3 Rxb2 23.Ba3 Rxb5 24.Re7+ Kc6 25.Rxg7 Bd3+ 26.Ke1 Ra5 27.Bf8 Rxa2 with only a slight advantage to Black.
20…Rxc2 21.Rxc2
If the bishop moves, then 21…Bd6 wins the rook.
21… Bxc2 22.Bc1
To save the bishop and the pawn.
Houdini prefers 22.Be3 but the result is the same – the b-pawn falls.
22… Bd5
Now if 23.Nb5? Bd6+ wins the knight. So…
23.Be3 Bxb2 24.Ke1 Bc3+
Again, 24…Ba4 transposes.
Surprise! I expected 25.Ke2.
25… Bxd2+
"If you're material up, exchange pieces."
26.Kxd2 Ba4
I plan to play …Kc7, …Bd7 and …Kb6 winning a piece and the game.
27.Kc3 Kc7 28.Kb4 Bd7
So far as planned. the only option for White is…
29.Nb5+ Bxb5 30.Kx5 d5
30…e5 is quicker, though it shouldn't make a difference from now on.
31.Kc5 e6 32.Kd4 Kd6 33.f3 e5+ 34.Kd3 Kc5
The king and pawns advance inexorably.
35.g3? h5?
Now if 36.g4 hg 37.fg g5 38.h4 gh gains another passed pawn. The same goes for 36.f4.
35…Kb4 was quicker.
To try and force through 37.f4. But…
36.a3 or 36.Kc3 was necessary to stop Black playing 36…Kb4.
36…Kc4 37.f4?
This can't be bad since he has nothing left but zugzwang.
37…d4+ 38. Resigns
He loses after the exchange of pawns. The most correct game I have ever played.at
Er, not quite! Perhaps at the time…!!
Someone else once said "I played the rest of the game perfectly".
That was J. R. Capablanca – child prodigy and the third World Chess Champion.
But that's quite a different matter…
[Houdini gives mate in eighteen moves – I'll let you see if you can work it out!]
Our team captain was in the process of writing "6-0" for Marian, when a number of their players pointed out that I'd won. "Really?!! Oh, great!" and changed it to "5-1". It was a great feeling to realise that I'd managed to win my first game playing for the team when everyone else had lost.


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You can find it Paris, eat it in Hong Kong, enjoy it in New York or take it back to your house in Peoria. The international phenomenon of Kentucky Fried Chicken is nearly as closely identified with its signature mashed potatoes and gravy as it is with its famous chicken. Now, with this recipe inspired by one from the JewelPie website, you can make it at home with a few simple steps.
The instant potatoes are aptly named, so have your gravy finished before you start on the potatoes.
Dissolve the beef and chicken bouillon cubes in the water in a glass measuring cup or small bowl and mix with a fork. This often works better in hot water.
Make a roux. It sounds exotic, but it's simple. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or whisk until the mixture is the color of peanut butter, about 2 minutes. Do not look away -- it goes from just right to overdone quickly.
Slowly add the water bouillon mixture, stirring constantly. Continue to cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping the sides of the pan. The gravy will begin to thicken but must be constantly stirred to avoid lumps or burning. Continue to cook and stir for 5 minutes or until the gravy coats the back side of a spoon.
Remove the gravy from heat and set aside while you make the potatoes.
If your gravy lumps up, pour it into a food processor or blender and smooth it. Alternately, press the gravy through a coarse sieve. When the lumps are gone, slowly reheat the gravy, stirring constantly.
In a medium saucepan, bring the water, milk, butter and salt to a boil.
Stir in the the dried potatoes, remove from heat and cover the pot. Let stand for 1 minute or until all the liquid has been absorbed. Whip vigorously with a fork or whisk.
Place a mound of potatoes on each plate, making an indentation in the middle for the quintessential "gravy lake."
Ladle the gravy over the potatoes.
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- Substitute a can of chicken broth for the dissolved bouillon cubes.


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Worries about legal liability have long dogged the sustainable building movement, but insurance expert Karen Erger (Locton Companies) and attorney Eric Singer (Ice Miller LLP) say sustainability lawsuits are caused by the same types of issues that have always prompted clients to sue AEC firms. "The 'new' risks of green design are the same as in any kind of design," says Erger. The two presentated at BUILDINGChicago earlier this week (download the presentation).
Suits tend to center around four areas:
- Client expectations unmet (desired level of certification not achieved, project failed to qualify for incentives, energy savings not realized, sustainable elements increased cost or caused delay).
- Elevated standard of care.
- Uninsurable guarantees or warranties.
- Problems caused by new products or systems (didn't work as advertised, weren't installed properly, weren't operated or maintained properly).
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- Define and document the client's goals. (Don't guarantee that goals will be achieved; set and reinforce reasonable expectations throughout the project; don't assume risk of factors you can't control.)
- Set a reasonable standard of care. Don't allow elevated language about your performance to creep into the contract (such as incorporation of marketing language from your initial proposal).
- Don't warrant or guarantee outcomes (specific level of a standard, specific energy savings, etc.).
- Do due diligence when specifying products. (Get the owner's informed consent for using new products, and document your research -- even if most if it is digital. Print it or take screen shots, and put it in a project file that you can find later.)
Singer says the AIA's Guide for Sustainable Projects (D503-2011) is "a really good guide for contract language modification and risk protection." The 2012 AIA Sustainable Projects (SP) forms incorporate model language into existing AIA contract documents (A101, A201, A401, B101, C401). Singer and Erger placed particular emphasis on not guaranteeing achievement of specific sustainability goals, on avoiding unduly elevating the standard of care beyond the ordinary level of professional practice, and on avoiding taking responsibility for functions that are being performed by other parties, including the contractor, subs, and the owner.
The AIA's form B101-2007 SP offers language protecting the architect when untested materials and equipment will be used, and the association also offers "Client Waiver and Informed Consent to use an Experimental Green Product." Since a manufacturer may no longer be in business months or years later, if a problem arises, management of legal liability for the use of experimental green products is important.


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Matthew McConaughey: I Changed My Lifestyle for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
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"It actually changed my whole lifestyle. I became a hermit. I was becoming a scientist on Ron Woodroof," Matthew said. "This is an anarchic character. Keep the businessman, you'll get the crusader. Keep the son of a b*tch, you'll get the humanity."
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Greeting from Ohio! It has been a pretty crazy week and a half since I emailed last, so I'll dive right in to everything!
First off, let me give you a rundown on what happened last Wednesday, the day of departure! We got up at 3 am to take Elder Maughan to the shuttle stop. After that we came back and got everything ready to leave, then went back down to the shuttle stop at 5:30 when our bus was supposed to leave. We saw a bus leave at about 5:20, but we didn't think that it was ours because they had usually been coming a little late. Anyways, after an hour and half of waiting, a bus finally came for us at 7! They told us the driver had gotten mixed up and had left without us! So we dropped off some Elders and Sisters at the Salt Lake Central mission home in Murray, and then rushed to the airport. It was cool getting to be back in the real world again! I had a whole bunch of people at the airport ask me where I was going and wish me luck too! Well, we finally made it through security, and that was when I got to call you guys! That was so great and I'm so glad I got to hear all of you again. I really enjoyed all the stories you told me over the phone, and I'm sorry if I kind of had to rush off the phone, but our flight was boarding...
On the plane I was hoping to sit next to a nonmember so we could talk about the gospel, but there were about 30 missionaries on the plane, so I ended up sitting between two of them. So no contacting was done on that flight... (Sorry Hermana Osborn). We got to Cincinnati, and got a whole bunch of stares in the airport. We got interviewed by a news crew doing a piece about how on the 24th of July the Mormons had entered the Salt Lake Valley, and on this 24th of July, 30 of them were coming back to Ohio. It was actually pretty cool, and now we're all famous! After that, we loaded everything up and drove to the mission home. We had a dinner cooked by Sister Porter, and then we had a Q&A session with the assistants while President Porter was interviewing all of us. Let me just say now how amazing he is. He teaches with some of the most power I've ever heard. He uses the scriptures as he teaches, and then he expounds them and applies them to us in ways I had never thought of. He's awesome, and I'm excited to be working with him for two years! Anyways, later on that night he gave us an amazing talk on obedience and diligence. The next morning we got up and left for the transfer meeting!
We had a quick mission orientation before the meeting, and then it was time to get new companions! Once again, President Porter gave an amazing talk about how our experiences now prepare us for the future. He also gave us a whole bunch of scriptures in the Doctrine and Covenants proving that the Cincinnati mission is the best mission in the world! Go see if you can find them! After that, if was companion time! And my companion is..... Elder Graf! And my area is..... The Dayton Spanish area! So basically we cover a whole bunch of areas, but we primarily focus on the Spanish Speakers in those areas. So our area is huge! So huge that I've hardly seen any of it yet, and we've been out working for 5 days now! Anyways, Elder Graf is great! We found out pretty early on that we have the exact same birthday; the same day and the same year, so we're the exact same age! How crazy is that!? He's only been out in the field about 4 and half months, so he's a relatively young trainer, but he does a great job.
Ohio is super green! Instead of mountains, they have trees! Seriously, it's like a forest in some places. And as far as humidity, it actually hasn't been too bad. We've had a few hot days, but nothing like what I was expecting.
Let's move on to Spanish. Ok, so I thought I was ok at Spanish by the end of the MTC, but I very quickly learned that understanding MTC teachers and understanding native speakers is a completely different thing! I have to focus super hard just too kind of understand parts of what are being said. And speaking is hard too, firstly because I don't know what they're saying, and second because even if I somehow figure out what is being said, by the time I've come up with a response, we have already moved on... But it'll come; I've already learned so much!
As far as contacting goes, that's an adventure as well. I'm not the most outgoing person, so going up to random people and starting a conversation about the Restored Gospel is kind of difficult, but I'm working on it. I've already (in just 5 days!) had some amazing experiences! I've met people who have said that for the past few weeks they've been feeling like a part of them has been missing, and how they have been studying religion like crazy to try and fill it. I've met people who agree with a lot of the things we tell them right off the bat because it "makes sense". It's absolutely amazing how the Lord prepares people to receive the truth. I know he does! The people are out there, we just have to find them! On the other hand, I've had doors shut in our faces, people get in their cars and drive away when they see us coming, and my favorite to date, an old lady who saw us walking up her sidewalk and yelled "I'm not interested dudes, go away!" So yeah, it's always an interesting experience...
But the tough part right now is finding Spanish speakers to teach. Our branch is pretty small, so we have a lot of finding that we're doing through door to door contacting because there aren't tons of referrals right now. We also work a lot with less active members and part member families right now too.
Spanish church was a super interesting experience. Imagine 4 hours of meetings (we went to branch council as well) in which you could only understand about half of what was being said. I also had to get up and introduce myself in priesthood and give the opening prayer in sacrament! Just to give you an idea of how small the branch is, there were 30 people in sacrament meeting yesterday! But it'll grow!
The apartment is good. It's just me and Elder Graf. We live in a town called Huber Heights. If you want to send me anything, you can just send it to the mission office and they'll forward it on (I believe). 4610 North Bend Road P.O. Box 11671 Cincinnati OH 45211. The only thing I really would like would be a few more ties. Preferably some with some brighter colors, and maybe a paisley tie in there as well. That's about it. And you can hold off on sending those journals if you'd like. I'll need them eventually, but I don't need them right now.
Also, we have a car! So I'm not in need of a bike at the moment. We also have cell phones! New technology might be coming in the future, but for now, that's what we've got!
Well, I'm about out of time, so I'll leave you with a brief testimony. I know this work is true. I know it with all of my heart, there's no doubt in my mind. Every time I have borne my testimony to a random person on the street or to a family in broken Spanish, I have felt the Spirit confirm it to me. I know that Joseph Smith received a divine answer to his prayer, and that through him the Lord has restored his church once again to the Earth with all the teachings and authority necessary for our salvation. Our Heavenly Father loves us so much, and all he wants for us is happiness in this life and in the life to come. I know that as we follow our Savior, we can return to live with him again.
Thanks so much for all the support! I'll talk to you all next P-day!
Love you all so much!
Elder Foote
|Me and one of my MTC teachers, Hermano Mennis.
|Our district and Hermano Mennis.
|Our district and our other teacher Hermana Osborn.
|Colby being Colby :)
|The nasty Zone Leader pillow, passed on from zone leader to zone leader in our zone.
|Me and Elder Maughan and our Zone Leaders in training.
|Us and our Finnish speaking friends (awkward space included...)
|Saying goodbye to Elder Maughan... at 3am.
|Me and President and Sister Porter in Ohio!!
|Me and Elder Graf, my new companion!


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I'm planning to make Porchetta with Roasted Fingerlings (http://tinyurl.com/porchettayummy) for my husband's birthday next week, but the average roast is almost 9 pounds. We can eat, but please suggest ways to reconstitute pork flavored with garlic, thyme and sage into something besides sandwiches. Thank you!
Even in a supermarket, you should be able to talk to someone, to order a smaller roast or have one cut smaller. Or is service dead?
Butcher service is dead. But even those morons behind the meat counter can run a band saw through a primal cut. However, if you making a porchetta, like a real porchetta, it's true purpose in life is to be a sandwich. After that I would go with white beans and more sage over hot grilled bread drizzled with olive oil. There are only so many ways to take a pig to a party.
Okay, I followed your link and I see it's an Anne Burrel recipe; a cook I hold in high esteem, more so now that I see she is using a picnic shoulder for the porchetta where others would use pork loin. My own preference in seasoning is heavy with fennel but rosemary and sage will be absolutely fine. But the white bean thing could be a successful aftermath.


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From The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation's top elected Republican, effectively abandoned Donald Trump Monday, telling anxious fellow lawmakers he will not campaign for or defend the floundering businessman in the election's closing weeks. Pro-Trump members rebelled in anger, accusing Ryan of conceding the election to Hillary Clinton.
Indeed, Ryan said he would devote his energy to ensuring Clinton doesn't get a "blank check" as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress, according to people on his private conference call with GOP House members. While the Wisconsin Republican did not formally rescind his own tepid endorsement of Trump, he told lawmakers they were free to do just that and fight for their own re-election.
Trump fired back on Twitter, saying Ryan "should spend more time on balancing the budget, jobs and illegal immigration and not waste his time on fighting Republican nominee."
Trump retained the backing of the Republican National Committee, which has overseen crucial field efforts for the candidate in battleground states. On a conference call with RNC members, chairman Reince Priebus said the party remains in full coordination with Trump.
"Everything is on course," Priebus said, according to a participant in the call.
Still, Ryan's announcement underscored the perilous predicament Republicans find themselves in one month from Election Day. Recent revelations of Trump's predatory sexual comments about women deepened the worries among GOP officials who fear he'll drag down their own electoral prospects in November. But others look at Trump's loyal bands of supporters and see no way for Republicans in other races to win without their support.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Trevi Lakeside Restaurant - Norwest
To break the monotony of a Chinese food streak, we decided on Trevi Lakeside.
The restaurant must have a nice attraction somewhere - thought I.
Certainly can't be the service that's keeping everyone? There were only 3 visible waiters roaming around the tables - and, either because we weren't regulars, or because we we're asian, or because we didn't order wine - we didn't even get to hear the "today's specials" when some (not all) tables around us seemed to have this pleasantry.
Nonetheless, we ordered 1/2 a dozen of "house" oysters ($17), which were oysters topped with ricotta, crushed macadamia, baby spinach and vinocotto. Interesting, but I prefer them natural i think. Cooking it "house" style was interesting, but the piled on ricotta overpowered, well, everything I guess. An interesting concept - but one which looses the oyster.
Food - 4/10
Service - 3/10
Ambiance - 8/10
Value for money - 5/10
Overall - 20/40
Trevi Lakeside Restaurant
Shop 5, 8 Century Circuit
Norwest Business Park
Baulkham Hills NSW 2153
Tel: (02) 8850 0111
3 comments:
- chocolatesuze said...
aw shame you didnt have a good time the same thing happened for us the first time we visited trevi- we werent too impressed with the food or the service but the 2nd visit they remembered us and service was an improvement esp as they recommended certain dishes.. the degustation is pretty good and definitely save room for dessert!
- November 12, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Hmmm... that's very interesting.
Maybe I should give it another try and this time, check out the degustation (as the photos on your site look very yummy indeed)! :)
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Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce that Epic Inventor can now be accessed and downloaded from the digital distribution platform Desura (FREE)! While the game will still be available on EpicInventor.com, being on Desura helps get EI in front of many more people, which is awesome!
Additionally, if you get Epic Inventor from Desura, future updates will be easier for you get to as they can be automatically pushed to you (as opposed to having to go to the website and download the full game for each update).


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Steam Machine Components Cost More Than PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U combined
The first 300 prototype Beta Steam Machines went out earlier this week, and this iFixit Teardown adds up the component cost to about $1,300. That would be enough money to go full-on with new-gen consoles and furnish a living room with a PS4, Xbox One, and WiiU.
The Teardown is just what you might think it is: the iFixit team completely dismantled the Steam Machine and is showing off the step-by-step process with glorious hi-res images.
If you were wondering what the Steam Machine might look like under the hood, look no further. That $1,300 is going to a good cause: these machines pack quite the punch. Keep in mind this is the prototype configuration; by the time of release there will be other configuration options, and Valve promises a large degree of customization.
Processor: 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5
Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce 780, with 3 GB of VRAM
Memory: 16 GB of RAM
Storage: 1 terabyte Seagate hybrid SSD
Additionally, all components in the system are replaceable and upgradable. We've included a few images below of the Teardown, but we highly suggest you check out the full article here. It's pretty awesome:
All images belong to iFixit.com
Would you rather have one of these awesome Steam Machines or all three new-gen consoles for the same price? We are VERY interested to hear your responses!
herpaderpa_6444January 26, 2014, 12:30 pmLet's all ignore the fact that this system is about 5x more powerful than the consoles.
Spyke_3447December 23, 2013, 10:27 pmWho on earth are they marketing this for? XD 1600... that's such an insane number.
However, there is nothing stopping them from releasing this console as a "bare bones kit" with far less insane hardware, and letting you upgrade to the better stuff over time. A move like that would be imho, smart AND would be in line with the type of stuff steam is known for in terms of value.
Landon SommerDecember 23, 2013, 2:49 pmColumnistPerhaps this will be the start to bridging the gap between consoles and PCs.
Germ_the_NobodyDecember 23, 2013, 6:26 pmCorrespondentThere have actually been a few platforms that already did that. One of which is OnLive which is still running strong even with it's current lack of popularity.
Everything's moving pretty quickly now. It really does look like everything will end up in the cloud and I'm down for that. It's both cool and scary, but other things scare me more. haha
Richard WhelchelDecember 23, 2013, 1:22 pmCorrespondent16 Gigs of Ram? Jesus. Anything over 8 is overkill, especially for a box that is just designated to run games.
Germ_the_NobodyDecember 23, 2013, 5:13 pmCorrespondentnah. People used to say that about 4g and look what happened. =p
Eli "The Mad Man" ShayotovichDecember 23, 2013, 11:41 amFeatured CorrespondentAs a die-hard PC gamer, I agree with you guys. If the price of this thing isn't in line with the the XB1 and PS4... what's the point?
I'm still on the fence as to the actual viability of this thing in the first place. Playing my PC games on a big screen is enticing, but there's still the issue of the controller. IMHO the precision of a keyboard and mouse will always and forever beat out anything that uses our Neanderthalic thumbs to inaccurately move around a joystick. Thumbs were made for hitchhiking... not gaming.
So if they charge anywhere near the $1,300 price point... just buy a damn PC. Or two next gen consoles. ;)
Germ_the_NobodyDecember 23, 2013, 5:15 pmCorrespondentWell the Steam machine is supposed to be upgradeable. I think it'll just be one of the better gaming PC's to get.
I've never understood the whole "use it with your TV" thing though. I've had my PCs hooked up to my TV for about ten years now.
Germ_the_NobodyDecember 23, 2013, 1:16 amCorrespondentI like console games. To me consoles have more games that feel like they're meant to be games. PC seems to like to stick to FPS games with super crazy enhanced graphics which is cool and all but I like my God of Wars, Heavy Rains, Bayonettas, and the list goes on and on and on.
We do seem to be moving into a new era where we will play basically console-less with everything being in the cloud. That's coming. So I wonder if there will even be any more "exclusive" games. Probably for whatever cloud platform such as OnLive or Playcast and whatever else comes.
The Steam machine is gonna be incredible but yeah that price is one of the biggest reasons a lot of gamers stick to consoles. Consoles are cheaper and they don't have to worry about spending more money on upgrades, or understanding how the tech works.
I want that Steam controller! Been excited about that since the fist time I saw it!
Zachary WelterDecember 21, 2013, 3:33 pmFeatured ContributorThe price issue should've been obvious, but the PC Master Race fanboys ignored it every single time it was ever brought up.


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Time for a nursery tour! Natalie is the mom to two beautiful girls, Georgia and Adele. When she had Adele, she had to put both girls in one room, so the nursery had limited space.
But, wow, did she work wonders with the room she had, and her design and style are just lovely.
I asked her a few questions about her nursery, and she was kind enough to provide some well thought-out answers.
1. What store or website was a big inspiration for you when designing and decorating your nursery?
At the time I was first pregnant, I had just started reading blogs, and I don't even think I knew about design blogs! I just knew I liked a colorful but modern aesthetic; I'm not really into the frilly and fussy. Plus, we chose not to find out the gender of either of our kids in advance, so modern seemed like a good fit. I now LOVE Ohdeedoh and Apartment Therapy, so those have been influences as the room has evolved.
2. What was the most important part of the room for you?
Probably determining colors and choosing a rug; we have hardwoods and I wanted something that would make it easier to spend lots of time playing on the floor. I was lucky to find ours at the Pottery Barn outlet for a fraction of its original cost.
3. Did you allow yourself a splurge?
The mobile above the crib was definitely a splurge! I still don't think I told my husband what it cost because I'm sure I would get a "but it's made of paper!" thrown my way.
4. What's one thing you'd do differently if you could start from scratch?
Well, if I had known we were having a girl (we now have two girls), I think I would have incorporated a little more girly into the room. That's how the butterfly decals wound up coming into play when my older daughter was about 18 months; they're girly but they're red, so I didn't feel like they made the room too feminine in case we had a boy the next time around. We always knew our kids would share a room so it made sense. (I also might rethink buying a rug that has white as a background color. Ahem.)
5. Where did you get that gorgeous mobile, by the way?
It's from the amazing Heather at Frazier and Wing. I adore all of her pieces and I honestly wish I had one in each room of my house.
6. List your top five favorite purchases for the room.
1. The Frazier and Wing mobile 2. Pottery Barn rug 3. and 4. the two prints above the crib: the elephant by Elizabeth Soule and the book print is a 20x200 piece 5. the Blabla doll on the bed (each of my girls has one and they adore them).
Thank you, Natalie! Your room is gorgeous.
Images via Natalie with Flip and Glib


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Vivo X9 Appears in Leaked Live Renders Ahead of Today's Launch
by Nov 16, 2016 12:36 am1
Ahead of its launch slated for later today, the Vivo X9 has featured in a set of leaked renders courtesy of popular tipster @kjuma. The renders show the device having a white-colored front face around the display while it comes with silver color at the back, which is most likely one of its color variants.
The front view render shows the device's most potent offering which is the front dual camera, with both sensors sitting at one side of the front earpiece while the proximity sensor is at the other end. The device is also shown to have a physical home button at the front which would likely function as a fingerprint scanner.
At the back, the main camera is located at the top left corner of the device, with an LED flash lying at its side. The Vivo X9 also comes with an antenna band design that is similar to those on the iPhone 7. We are beginning to see more devices adopting this form of antenna band design, by the way. The phone also features a design with narrow bezels around the display screen.
We had earlier seen the key specifications of the Vivo X9 and X9 Plus via a leaked box casing. However as a reminder, the X9 features a 5.5-inch Full HD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and an unspecified Snapdragon processor which is tipped to be the Snapdragon 625 chip. The front facing cameras are a combination of a 20MP sensor and an 8MP sensor with soft light, and there is a 16MP shooter on the rear.
Read More: Full Specifications of Vivo X9 and Vivo X9 Plus Leaked
In addition, the Vivo X9 will have a 3050mAh battery, a front fingerprint scanner,and a dedicated AK4376 HiFi audio chip. The bands supported have also been listed as: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B38, B39, B40, and B41 while the device would run Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Funtouch OS 3.0. There is also dual SIM/ Dual standby support on the device.


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"The Nut Gatherers" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Echoes calling "hello, dear other!"
Calling to you, my sister, my brother:
"How are you? 'Hope all's well!
O'er the seas and o'er the dell!"
Echoes calling,
Calling to you,
"Hello, my friend!"
Old or new.
Hello, dear
O- o- o!
~MerryLark 2016.12.01
I know the Nut Gatherers doesn't really portray an echo! But this was one of my favorite paintings from childhood. My childhood best-friend gave it to me for one of my birthdays, and it has ever since then represented the Ideal of friendship, because it's beautiful, because of our friendship, because of her. And friendships are a type of echo. We call out and listen. In friends we hear Other and we hear our selves. And when we are very lucky, we find our best self reflected back from a loving Other.


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From England to your table: this delicious dessert perfect to accompany tea. Do not stop preparing Coffee Walnut Layer Cake! This cake is very fluffy, and its flavor is delicate. The amount of coffee liqueur is adjusted to the taste, preferably in the glaze. If the coffee liqueur seems to be strong it can then be replaced by an essence of coffee. And with it you can look at this beautiful and best french press. It is best with walnuts, although pecans, or even hazelnuts or macadamia nuts are also very rich and can be used in this recipe. Try Coffee Walnut Layer Cake!
Ingredients for Coffee Walnut Layer Cake:
For the cake:
- 1 cup of butter
- 225 gr of sugar
- 225 gr of flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 50 gr of finely chopped English walnuts
- 1 teaspoon of coffee liqueur
To decorate:
- 100 grams of butter
- 300 gr of sugar glass (flower)
- 2-3 teaspoons of coffee liqueur
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- 40 gr of English walnuts
How to prepare the walnut coffee cake:
- Preheat the oven to 190ºC
- Beat the butter with the sugar until it sponges; integrates eggs and coffee liqueur one by one
- Mix the flour with the baking soda and the baking powder and add them to the butter
- Add the nuts and pour into two 20 cm cake molds covered with waxed paper
- Bake for 20 minutes, unmold and let cool on a rack
- For the decoration, beat the butter with half the icing sugar until it sponges, add the rest of the sugar, the coffee liqueur, and the milk and keep beating until it is well fluffy
- Place half of this mixture on one of the cakes and then the other cake on top
- Cover the cake with the rest of the glaze and decorate with the nuts, whole or chopped
This cake matches perfectly with tea. And of course with coffee. After this recipe if you wondered which coffee maker to take you can take a look at this top 10 single serve coffee maker. And It can be stored for up to three days. Advantage!


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May you find the softest soil, Odi. It was an honor and a joy to know you.
Rest in peace my friend. Here are a few notes from his human family:
" Odi was our first little piglet. Three years ago we jokingly decided to get a pig and just like that, on a beautiful August morning, he was on his merry way to our home, riding front-seat in an old car. As mentioned before, the entire ordeal was more of a joke than something done out of purpose or reason. We had absolutely no idea what kind of effect, what kind of change he was going to bring to our lives.
We named him Odi – a derivative of the Slovenian word for baby pig; odojek. But I called him "little ugly" and sincerely laughed at this alien-like creature sporting a giant snout and enormous ears that gave the impression that he just might become the word's first flying pig.
He loved to eat apples, always begged for more pancakes and used his snout to fight his way onto my lap. In less than 24 hours, before I even realized what was happening, he fought his way into more than just my lap, he fought his way into my heart. He filled it with love, but not only for himself, but also for his kin; a species I hadn't even acknowledged to be worthy of consideration until that point.
For pigs.
In the process he also filled up all the space on the couch as well. Learned to play fetch with a stick, and then trade it in for more pancakes. Pancakes – clearly the best thing in the world! It wasn't long until we gave in to his wishes and built him a little fenced pasture outdoors. From that moment on, he dug through the seasons, be it sunny, be it rainy, he dug. And let me tell you, you haven't seen happiness until you've seen a pig enjoy the outdoors. It wasn't long before he forged a mighty alliance with the chickens and together they explored what the soil had to offer.
December came; and with the passing of autumn, so too did pass any doubt from our hearts and minds. It was evident to everyone that he is now a family member and it isn't possible to cherish his life to a greater extent than we already did. He took naps covered in blankets, stole pillows from the children when they were watching cartoons, and for a moment of bliss, we were the happiest family on the planet.
Then it happened.
Odi almost instantaneously (overnight) became paraplegic (lost feeling in his back legs). The world of every family member shattered. But most of all... my world. Anyone who has ever selflessly loved will know exactly what I'm talking about. The weeks and months went by, and it took me a long time to understand that there are things in life that you simply cannot change and need to accept. Odi is never going to walk again. Blaming myself for feeding him one too many pancakes, when I could've given him vitamin rich foods isn't going to change anything. Asking myself why I didn't go straight to him that morning instead of the computer isn't going to change anything. I needed to look forward.
With that realization, it didn't take very long at all to get used to this new unfortunate situation and start accepting his new way of life. A way of life even more tightly knit together with ours than before. He now resided in the hallway, moaning loudly whenever he needed to go number one or number two. We spent hours by his side as he sat and sometimes enjoyed some light instrumental music, other times got grumpy at the cats for using him as a trampoline (all in good fun though, they fell asleep together every night, they were the very best of friends).
It wasn't uncommon for us to be gathered around him, reading or playing. I moved my office just to be by his side. And it was in that very area where the stories of our little farm sanctuary started making their way in the world, and changing the lives of other animals as well.
When snow fell, we brought winter to him; we brought snowballs inside and apparently he thought they were pancakes - he attempted to eat quite a few. Who needs legs, when in your mind, you're capable of flight! Come spring, we dug up some roots, shoveled in some dirt, planted a few plants – and once again, the outdoors came to him. The summer sun caressed his body through the window.
For two years our daily rhythms were intimately entwined, he met many friends in fur & feather, as they passed in and out of our home. He was always there for me (as I cried tears of joy on a good day, when lives were saved – and tears of sorrow on another, when many didn't make it), and I was always there for him.
During his last few months, things weren't looking so good. He had trouble sitting, as his front feet could no longer support his girth. Despite his carefully planned diet, his body is simply too genetically modified (he has the animal agriculture industry to thank for that) and weight gain was inevitable.
They say no one leaves this world without first fulfilling the mission he was sent here for. In the three years I had the pleasure of knowing him, he showed me the deepest depths of his soul – a privilege I dare say I will never have the pleasure of experiencing again. With any animal or human.
He also brought about a deepened understanding of other pigs. Without even knowing it, I started helping pigs everywhere, and as if sensing it, they somehow found refuge with me. First came Dora, then came Pumpa, and after him, Stella. Next was Teo. Day after day, all things pig related started buzzing around me; everything from phone calls seeking advice to random encounters. Pigs became my world.
Yesterday it happened. It was a weird and sad day.
I was attending a pig rescue, a pig called Coki, that refused to leave her little concrete barn space, which was reminiscent of nothing but a concentration camp. When we were trying to get her out, three baby piglets (not hers, hers were sent to the slaughterhouse a long time ago) were trying to fend us off. Little did they know that they themselves will never be so lucky to experience life outside that prison.
With too much hope in my eyes, I decided to go and talk to the farm owner. I don't know what I was expecting, but whatever the case may be, I was expecting far too much. On arrival, a river of blood on the floor, streaming along the concrete floor. Those little snouts will never seen the sun. They'll never see the gates open. Their lives will inevitably end with the trickle of red fluid. Some people, against all reason, against all logic, against all common sense and compassion, simply refuse to change. I cannot offer whatever it is that these people want. They don't want anything from me, I'm not the person they want. These are all things I attempted to convey to Coki that evening, as she demanded more apples from me instead of tears.
In the very next moment, my boy Teo comes barging in and tells me to quickly run to Odi, "daddy says Odi is dying", he exclaimed. I barely managed to catch him in time, just long enough to say goodbye. His heart, at long last, gave out. But ours will always beat for him and his kind. Every pig is Odi. No... every animal is Odi. they all carry the gift of life, worth so much more than we're even capable of comprehending. And today, Odi gave us his very last gift – a lesson of what it is to lose someone close to you. Only a void remains... emptiness. Time heals, they say. I can't say if that's true or not, but one thing is for certain.
One thing and one thing only... is for certain. And that is that I will never stop fighting for the oppressed, for those forgotten, for the poor souls cramped behind cold concrete and steel, for those without a voice, for those whom so many don't even want to listen to or look at. For those who gaze at us with nothing but hope, and wait for the sun to come."
May you find the softest soil, Odi.
-Ksenija & family
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Who will be first to tell me name of this well known Sydney building?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Now Do You Know?
Posted by Karen @ Pieces of Contentment at 12:29 PM
Labels: 2010 Holiday, Australia, Sydney
4 comments:
- Erin said...
It looks like Grand Central Station. I'll have to get D to answer.
- February 22, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Pieces of Sunshine said...
Good try........
Ask D.........
- February 22, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Deanne said...
My guess is the Queen Victoria building
- February 22, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Pieces of Sunshine said...
Well done Deanne, yes, you are correct.
Thank you to Erin and Deanne for participating.
I loved being able to zoom in and look at the features of the roof, love a camera with a decent (for me) zoom.
- February 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM
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I'm not classroom-based at the moment, and although I teach over 100 kids every week, I really miss having a class of my own. Especially at this time of year, when they all get to tell you exactly how much you mean to them. So I'm going to tell all my teacher friends instead...
A huge Rah! Rah! Rah! for all of us!
And just for you, I'm joining in with the TPT Teacher Appreciation Sale to offer up to 28% off everything in my shop. All you need to do is hop on over and fill up your basket. When you get to checkout be sure to use the code TPTXO to get the extra discount.
There's lots to choose from. Here are some of my favourites:
I just loved working up this cute little critter! This pack is jammed full of activities designed to refine knowledge of verbs and tenses.
One of my best sellers. This pack is based on the popular book by Zoe Hall and provides lots of activities to accompany reading.
I have a full range of I Can Statements and checklists for all strands and for all age ranges from Kindergarten through to Grade 5. Check them out in my shop
A pack that I produced for a job interview. Everything you need to teach the basics of probability.
There's so much more on offer that I'm sure you'll find something suitable. Happy browsing!


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This year the sale will be 33% off the regular price of Otzar HaChomah. The sale runs from May 13 through June 7. The prices are as follows:
Full version (25,800 vol.) reg. 2275 sale 1520
Bnei Torah version (24,500 vol.) reg 2050 sale 1370
Gemara v'Halacha (18,700 vol.) reg 1525 sale 1020
Tanach u'Midrash (17,200 vol.) reg. 1525 sale 1020
also an additional 2,400 from Kehos Publishing is $70
All of the above include a "search engine" which is very good. It also has the ability to convert the "image" to "text" (at the moment only seforim with "square" print, not "rashi" print).
Also available is the "Library" version which has 28,000 vol. without search. The SALE price for the Library edition is $1050 (reg. 1130).
NOTE: There will be a special BONUS for readers of the Seforim blog (when mentioning Seforim blog)!
Also, Bar Ilan's new version (16) will be arriving in about 2-3 weeks. Pricing is not yet available.
DBS claims that there will be an update before Shavu'os as well.
The Morgenstern Library is supposedly going to be updated on or about Rosh Chodesh Sivan (June 4). They will also be having a BIG sale at that time.
Anyway, if you could post the above I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Is One Direction's Niall Horan Dating His Crush?
- Who is Niall Horan really dating? – J-14.com
- See a new sneak peek of the 100th episode of Pretty Little Liars – Wetpaint
- 7th Heaven didn't really teach us good things – Teen.com
- Is that really Zooey Deschanel on InStyle's new issue? – TooFab
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This is a where you'll find the latest news, photos, and music of the Decibels, along with exclusive interviews of the band members. The Decibels consists of three creative teens: Jonny LeMoon, Ralph Reitinger, and Ricky Smith. They create most of the tunes that they perform, which are a unique blend of rock, blues and funk. Their performances are attended by people all ages. The background music on this website are sound clips of the Decibels. The sound clip on this page is entitled "Reverb", from their latest CD. (It may take a moment for music to start playing.)
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How interesting that preachers can interpret God's word to favor the candidate of their choice and then tell their congregations that a vote for the "wrong" candidate will send good folks to hell... and we subsidize their ability to do so!
So - if some pastors are for Obama and others are for Romney, how exactly can we tell which congregations are following The Word? God's message is once again intercepted by the ego of his creation.


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Announcing Loon Echo Land Trust's Environmental Education Grants
(Bridgton, ME) November 28, 2016 Many parents and educators are grappling with the same questions: "How do I get my children to spend more time outside? How can I teach them to appreciate the natural world? Loon Echo Land Trust has an answer. To help children learn about their environment and the importance of protecting our region's land and natural resources, bring the environment to them. Every year, schools and libraries in Loon Echo's 7-town service area (Denmark, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Casco, Raymond and Sebago) are invited to apply for one of Loon Echo's Environmental Education Grants.
Loon Echo's 2016 recipients used their grants for a host of outdoor activities and to bring in expert speakers. The Harrison Village Library used their grant to host Chewonki's Traveling Natural History program, Tide Pools, allowing children to learn more about Maine's rocky intertidal ecosystem. And the Bridgton Public Library has developed naturalist backpacks which can be "checked-out" like a book and include items for children and their caregivers to use as fun educational tools on their outdoor adventures.
Loon Echo is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for these grants now through January 15, 2017. Applications may be downloaded from Loon Echo's website at www.LELT.org (under the Programs tab) and returned by email or mail by the January deadline. Grant recipients will be notified by mid-February of 2017.
Loon Echo Land Trust protects nearly 6,700 acres of land and manages 30 miles of multi-use trails in the northern Sebago Lake region. Its mission is to work with the local residents to conserve the region's natural resources and character for current and future generations. Loon Echo serves seven towns including Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Raymond and Sebago with an area of 320 square miles located directly north of Sebago Lake. Loon Echo works within its service area to safeguard water quality, preserve scenic gems such as Bald Pate Mountain, and provide outreach and fun educational programs to the public. Loon Echo assists landowners to take steps to ensure future generations will benefit from the preservation of their lands.
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Holiday cooking can be fun if you combine your cooking skills with the right tools. Sometimes in the search for a specific cooking tool, you may buy several of the same item until you get the exact one that you can't live without. I can save you some frustration if you follow my advice and pick up these great tried and tested tools for your kitchen. I have bought and thrown away other similar tools to get the ones that never fail me. Even though I could give you a long list of my gadgets and dozens of fun things I use in the kitchen, these are the ones I go for all of the time and find them to be the best of the best.
For my cookware, I am completely happy with All-Clad d5 Technology, which is made up of five layers-a stainless steel exterior, aluminum layer, thick copper core, aluminum layer, and stainless steel cooking surface. It is important to have both stainless steel surface and nonstick surface cookware since recipes can require different ways to cook. Even heat distribution makes cooking consistent.
Another addition to my collection: LeCreuset Cast-Iron Cookware and Stoneware. Many sizes and colors are available, but I prefer the Marseille Blue. This collection can go on for years.
Now for the knives. Run, don't walk to pick up the fabulous German Wusthof knives. I prefer the Classic design, which is not even their most expensive. Then there are those specialty knives-cheese knife, parmesan knife, tomato knife, cheesecake slicer—so many knives, and yes, I use them all.
Ready for a few of my favorite, can't-live-without kitchen items?
- Cuisinart Food Processor – It does everything! Chops, shreds, mixes, kneads dough, and on and on. Nesting bowls stack inside each other for storage. Cutting tools store in a safety container. Video and cookbook included. Love it!
- Vitamix Blender – Greatest invention! There is no end to this imaginative blender, complete with a cookbook and video. It makes everything from frozen desserts to piping hot soups. It even cleans itself. Sweet!
- Stainless Steel Triple Breading Trays – These are shallow trays are invaluable to use for mixing, dipping, and breading. Trays are perfect for recipes with multiple steps.
- Dual Magnetic Measuring Spoons – Spoons magnetically snap together so you never lose them. Each spoon has a narrow end for getting into small areas and a rounded end.
- Boos Block Board Cream – Keeps your wooden cutting boards in perfect condition. It beats anything I have ever tried.
- Chef'n Green Sleek Scrape Collapsible Scraper – Scoops so you don't have to chase cut veggies and fruit all over the cutting board and collapses for easy storage.
- Kuhn Rikon 11-Inch Watermelon Knife – You'll never fight with the watermelon again. Cuts perfectly! Also available, Melon Knife for cantaloupes with scoop on one end to get rid of seeds, equally fun.
- Frig Binz 14-Compartment Egg Holder with Lid – Stores and protects porous eggs from absorbing refrigerator odors.
- All-Clad Stainless Steel Measuring Cups – Sizes-1/4 C, 3/4 C, 1/3 C, 2/3 C, 1/2 C, 1 C, and 1-1/2 C. Wow! Can you believe it? I can measure my way through multiple recipes for one meal.
- Egg-Perfect Eggtimer – Place plastic tempered timer in the center of your pot of eggs while boiling. The timer lets you know when the eggs are ready by turning dark at the level of doneness you choose. Never mess up your hard boiled eggs again.
- Pancake Pen – Dispenses batter perfectly every time and is easy to fill and clean by openings at the fill end and the dispensing end. Throw away every other pancake dispenser. I have.
- Stainless Steel Soup Spoons – Hard-to-find traditional soup spoons with rounded basins. I have never come across such useful spoons before these.
- CHEFS Mesh Colander Set – Set of three sizes of stackable colanders. After every grocery shopping trip, they are heavily used to clean and drain fresh fruits and veggies.
- Thermapen Digital Thermometer – Registers exact temperature of meats while cooking. No more guess work or dried out meats from overcooking.
- Wellness Mat – Plush & cushioned kitchen floor mat that takes the pressure off your feet so you can cook for hours without getting tired. My Christmas present this year.
Enjoy cooking your way through the holidays! It's the best time of the year.
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"No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers."
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I didn't see anyone else post about this, but it seems fitting since today is the 30th anniversary of the franchise's first entry and it comes on the heels of the reveal of Mega Man 11.
Man, I am old.
Anyway, what's your favorite MM game?
I didn't see anyone else post about this, but it seems fitting since today is the 30th anniversary of the franchise's first entry and it comes on the heels of the reveal of Mega Man 11.
Man, I am old.
Anyway, what's your favorite MM game?
Mega Man 2 will always be my all time favorite, but I'm genuinely a bigger fan of the Mega Man X series. Rockman 11 looks pretty good so far, so I'm excited.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: I want to run, I want to hide, I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside.
I wanna reach out and touch the flame. Where the streets have no name.
Mega Man 2 will always be my favorite. I was slightly late to the party getting a NES for Christmas one morning (I played a ton of games through my cousins and friends before I had my own stuff). One of the three games my folks got me with the NES was Mega Man 2. Still my favorite one after all the time. I love the original series in general, and most of the X series. Other series are pretty good, but I never delved much into other Mega Man spin offs.
My favourite is X4. I never got into the classic Mega Man games (only played Mega Man and Bass) but I will give 11 a shot eventually. I'm definitely hyped for the remastered X collection on PS4.
Mega Man 2 or 3 is probably my favorite original, but I didn't have an NES so I only got to play them at cousins' houses.
I think Megaman x or x4 are my favorites overall.
We're all old, Fresno.
I'm partial to MM3, 4, and X2 because those were the gamed I owned as a kid. 3 and 4 also introduced the slide and charged M Buster, two staples to the series.
MM11 looks good, seems to keep the old school feel while updating the graphics.
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Never really played the series as a kid. 9 would probably be my favorite.
The X Series was awesome, but I would say probably X4, 5 and 6 where my favorite, I did like Mega Man Legends and the Mega Man X Command Mission RPG game a lot.
- I'm getting sick of this! Thou art such a pain in the...! Confound it all! I'm starting to talk like you! - Sabin (FFVI)
- Shut up! You spoony Bard! - Tella (FFIV)
I don't have the patience to play the original or X series', but they are a lot of fun to watch and I appreciate what they are. I'm genuinely happy that fans are getting a MM11.
Mega Man Legends/64 and Legends 2 I adore, though (especially the first) and I'm still salty about the third being shelved.


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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Seattle Programming Community and Seattle Arts Community Greet RAWcross America
The Seattle programming community can see the uniPaaS Jet RAWmobile as the Seattle Arts Community is the next stop on the road to greet RAWcross America. For those who have not been keeping up, Magic Software Enterprises has sponsored the RAWcross America tour of the organization RAWartists.org and the Magic Software and uniPaaS Jet logos are prominently displayed on the Dodge Journey that is carrying the RAWcross America team across the United States on their promotional tour.
RAWcross America completes its mission in Portland this afternoon from 2 - 4 pm at Stumptown Coffee (128 Southwest 3rd Avenue | Portland) and then rolls onto Seattle, Washington Monday, January 3rd for a meet and greet at the Faire Gallery Cafe-Bar (1351 East Olive Way | Seattle) from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
I am not surprised that artists choose to live in places like Portland and Seattle. The Pacific Northwest is one of the most scenic parts of the country affording amazing mountain vistas, towering evergreen trees, crystal clear lakes and abundant wildlife sightings. It is essential to have a camera on hand for a journey through this part of the country. Of course, if anything goes wrong with the photographic equipment during the RAWcross America tour or if the RAWcross America team just feels the urge to get some photos printed from their digital SDs they can walk into a Ritz Camera and Imaging Center to do their business. Magic Software's technology has recently been implemented by the Ritz IT department to help integrate software applications. The RITZ IT department is headquartered all the way over in Beltsville, Maryland. I love this photo of the Farmer's Market in Seattle, taken by my friend Terry Read ((c)2011, Terry Read, shown with permission).
When one thinks of programming in the State of Washington, the topic of Microsoft immediately comes to mind. They certainly employ most of the programmers in that state. But there is actually a large software development community in Seattle and across the State of Washington that is not employed by Microsoft. Puget Sound is certainly one of the most prominent features of the geography of the State of Washington. It separates Seattle and surrounding communities making businesses like ferries and water taxis a common sight in the area.
One of the more interesting independent software vendor applications running on the uniPaaS application platform is CabritaTrek by Cabrita Software in Snohomish, Washington Cabrita™ TREK is one of Cabrita Software's flagship applications. It is a customizable software application designed to make managing and operating air taxis, commuter airlines and large transport carriers easier. These local airlines make getting around the Sound and beyond more convenient than ever.
Of course the State of Washington itself is a big uniPaaS customer with applications run by courts, law enforcement and detention facilities statewide. Another big name in the State of Washington is Boeing, and of course they use uniPaaS applications from Dove Tree Canyon Software as well as other home-grown Magic applications.
Following the stop in Seattle, Washington, the RAWcross America tour will head to Denver. And so we'll be talking about the Denver Computer Software Programming Community next.
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Gregg Allman, Southern Rock Pioneer, Dead at 69Allman Brothers Band leader played essential role in invention of Southern rockGregg Allman, a singer, musician and songwriter who played an essential role in the invention of Southern rock, has died at the age of 69. Allman's rep confirmed his death to Rolling Stone.Although he claimed the term was redundant, singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman helped create the first great "Southern-rock" group as co-founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band alongside his older brother, famed guitarist Duane Allman. The Allmans fused country blues with San Francisco-style extended improvisation, and their sound created a template for countless jam bands to come. Gregg Allman was blessed with one of blues-rock's great growling voices and, along with his Hammond B-3 organ playing, beholden to Booker T. Jones, had a deep emotional power. Writing in Rolling Stone, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said that Allman's singing and keyboard playing displayed "a dark richness, a soulfulness that added one more color to the Allmans' rainbow."As he recounted in his 2012 memoir My Cross to Bear, Allman also experienced a quintessential, and essentially tragic, rock-star trajectory that included too-sudden fame, admittedly excessive drug use, a high-profile celebrity romance, multiple marriages and a late-life liver transplant.Gregory LeNoir Allman was born December 8th, 1947, in Nashville, Tennessee, a little more than a year after brother Duane. The boys' father, U.S. Army Captain Willis Turner Allman, was shot to death by a drinking acquaintance shortly after the family moved to Norfolk, Virginia, in 1949. As a child, Gregg saved up money from a paper route and bought a guitar that was soon appropriated by his older brother. The siblings attended Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee, before moving to Daytona Beach, Florida. Duane talked his brother into joining a racially integrated band, the House Rockers, shocking their mother. "We had to turn my mother on to the blacks," Gregg told 16-year-old Cameron Crowe in the 1973 Rolling Stone cover story that would inspire Crowe's 2000 film Almost Famous. He added that it "[t]ook a while, but now shes totally liberated."After playing in bands like the Untils, the Shufflers, the Escorts and the Y-Teens, the brothers took their band Allman Joys on the road in the summer of 1965 following Gregg's graduation from Seabreeze High School. They often played six sets a night, seven nights a week, and eventually moved to Los Angeles Gregg having shot himself in the foot to avoid the draft where they recorded two forgettable albums for Liberty Records as the Hour Glass. While working as a session man in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Gregg was summoned to Jacksonville, Florida, in March 1969. There he joined Duane and the other musicians Dickey Betts (guitar), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums) comprising the Allman Brothers Band's earliest incarnation."It was nice, round, kind of dull-ended instead of sharp," Allman wrote of the Hammond B-3 sound, "and I thought it blended with guitar just perfect." In addition to being the band's main vocalist and composer of signature tunes "Whipping Post" and "Don't Keep Me Wonderin,'" Gregg and his long blond hair also served as its visual focus. The band enjoyed meteoric success with their albums Live at the Fillmore East (1971) and Eat a Peach (1972). Between those albums, tragically, Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident, followed a year later by Berry Oakley's eerily similar demise.Shortly thereafter, Gregg recorded his solo debut, 1973's Laid Back, which offered an economical à la carte selection of blues, R&B and soul songs in contrast with the Allman's epic all-you-can-eat live shows. Its critical success, combined with Gregg's marriage to pop superstar Cher in 1975 and the group's collective appetites for narcotics, led to the Allman Brothers breakup after the recording of their disappointing 1975 release Win, Lose or Draw. Additionally, Allman was shunned by his bandmates for testifying to a grand jury, in exchange for immunity, regarding his "valet" and drug provider John C. "Scooter" Herring. Audience shouts of "Narc!" plagued him for years afterward.Allman continued to release solo albums throughout the Seventies and Eighties. These included the live Gregg Allman Tour (1974) and Playin' Up a Storm (1977). Two the Hard Way (1977), a duo album with Cher credited to "Allman and Woman" resembled an Ashford & Simpson-style effort. An admitted hardcore alcoholic throughout the Eighties and most of the Nineties, Allman enjoyed something of a comeback with I'm No Angel (1986) and, three years later, a reformed Allman Brothers Band. His only non-anthology solo release the following decade was Searching For Simplicity (1997).In 2007, Allman was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which he attributed to a dirty tattoo needle, and he received a liver transplant. He also suffered from an atrial fibrillation and eventually switched to a gluten-free vegan diet.T-Bone Burnett produced Low Country Blues (2011), a solid set of blues covers. Allman continued touring with the Allman Brothers until the group played its official final show at New York's Beacon Theater on October 28th, 2014. He released Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon GA in 2015, and Don Was produced Southern Blood, scheduled for a 2017 release. "I don't know if I'd do it again," confessed the bluesman in My Cross to Bear's painfully honest final lines. "If somebody offered me a second round, I think I'd have to pass on it."
You haven't lived until you've had a robot shart in your ear and followed along in the live setlist thread while it happens.
Mister Charlie told you so.
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My records are my media for music.
I'm still reeling from Cornell over here, now this...Rest in Peace.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment
You never drink alone when you have something good to listen to.
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