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* What *Would* Norris Do (WWND) would seem, oh, a wee bit narcissistic? ;)
a/k/a: "I Was Wrong, Friday the 13th Edition?" #BoiseIsRising?
Monday evening saw a great event, a joint extravaganza where Startup Grind Boise brought Scott Kupor (coo of VC goliath Andreesen Horowitz to the grand opening of Boise's new collaborative space, Trailhead. I love 'em both and together… just wow!
You might have been amused by all the people who took credit for Kupor and all those trying to impress him but this was not a night for the usual internecine squabbling… Look. At. The. Audience.
No idea what the count was but it was the biggest turnout ever for Grid. But forget that. The quality was staggering. I was exhausted by the time Grind's Jessica Whiting introduced Scott… just from saying hello to all the good people who showed up. Even met a few great new faces like CDA's Nick Smoot of Innovation Collective (who now owes me beers!)
On the heels of the INL/CAES/ITC Energy Connected symposium and with develop.idaho arriving next month (not to mention the revival of ITC's R&D/Tech Commercialization committee – wish me luck! Haven't been fired yet, lol) Seriously… it's hard not to feel encouraged, especially after what Trailhead honchos Faisal Shah & Karen Meyer told me (sorry, not yet).
With the quantity and quality of attendance so high… it was intriguing that 4 or 5 people (even strangers) wondered openly about those who were NOT there. Definitely the 'top down' types were in short supply[1]. It's Brad Feld's first rule of startup communities – entrepreneur-driven, relentlessly bottom up. Grind and Trailhead are exactly that.
But here's why Norris Was Wrong… Again™ - it was a gorgeous warm, sunny day, the kind of day where all too often Idahoans decide to go enjoy the outdoors – or decide they needed to do something 'family' or…whatever. I've been to too many under-attended events simply because people had better things to do. (Yes, your kid's lacrosse practice is important. But in happening communities, people find ways to do both. Maybe Monday night we saw signs that we are figuring it out.) So, thanks Boise for proving me wrong![2]
Ah, but what about Scott Kupor do you ask? He went out of his way to deliver a positive, optimistic message. He focused on Idaho's positives (though it was clear he'd seen it all). He urged us to read more but also to do more.
The line of the night was Scott quoting his boss, Marc Andreesen, who when asked how innovative Andreesen-Horowitz was as a VC firm, he wondered if "we are the most evolved…. dinosaur." Think about that for a bit.
Scott also made it clear that Boise was now on their radar and hinted that maybe they could be helpful (beyond just showering us with money at really good valuations, lol). Scott, if you read this… I have a wishlist for you. (Yes, you do need an office/spy here but that's not what I'm talking about…)
Let me get back to what Faisal Shah and Karen Meyer both told me – complete with intent gaze and outstretched finger pointing at me – "Help. Boise."
Rather than making excuses, I agreed and meetings are happening. [Possibly with more "gentle nudges" upside my head?]
So back to the title... What Should Norris Do? (to help Boise/Idaho)
And if I can be narcissistic and ask "WWND?"… here is MY action agenda.
Better LATE than Never?
#1… uh, wait! Full stop. Let's reach out and Ask The Entrepreneurs. There is nobody in Idaho has a better idea of exactly what Idaho's entrepreneurs need to rocket forward, nobody even close, and MY #1 agenda item is to say… Let's. Ask. The. Entrepreneurs. (LATE)
So, the real #1…. Listening sessions. They've worked all over the world. We know how to do them brilliantly. And… they have even worked before in….. Idaho!
Google Maps! Combine those with world-class mapping of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (#2) and we know where we are AND where the entrepreneurs want to go. Something else we know how to do. Brilliantly. But haven't. And in the meantime…
Startup Grind in 1 year has brought in more people who can actually help us than most groups have done in forever. (#3) Let's bring the world's Best and Brightest here. Listen to them. Hear what they really say. Ask the entrepreneurs what they think. And ACT on it. I know lots of amazing people – tell me who you want!
[Scott K – if you're still reading… A16Z could help us with all of these ;) ]
There's more but I'll save those for the next post.[3]
So… What Would Norris Do… needs to become What SHOULD Norris Do?
So… TELL ME!!!!!! I can't listen to you unless you tell me! ;)
Entrepreneur Up, Y'all!
(and Happy Friday the 13th AND Happy Pi Day! 3/14/15!
[1] However, I won't name names… I always believe that it's better to celebrate what you have rather than bemoan what you don't. This principle also is key to developing entrepreneurial ecosystems, any local economy.
[2] Again, admittedly not a high bar ;)
[3] But think "youth entrepreneurship" and "Assemble the Avengers!"


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But he didn't come out of nowhere; the redheaded songwriter from Oakdale has been an active musician for nearly a decade, releasing five studio albums including the new Smoke and Mirrors, which came out on Tuesday via Atlantic Records. The album has been praised for it's back-to-the-basics sound and soul-searching lyrics, which you can hear in action when Dennen plays Free at Noon on November 1st.
Release Date: October 22, 2013
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I came across an article on the Media Post Web site entitled "Yet Without Information, We Are Nothing" about a study done at the University of Maryland where 200 students were asked to abstain from all forms of media for a 24 hour period.
The students were then asked to share their experience on private class Web sites. All in all, the 200 students wrote more than 110,000 words or, as the article states, "…about the same number of words as a 400-page novel." (However, if you break it down, the average student only wrote about 550, words or roughly half the number of words in the entire article.)
Susan Moeller, a journalism professor at the university and the director of the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (What is the public's agenda anyway? Did I miss something?), noted that "We were surprised by how many students admitted that they were 'incredibly addicted' to media… but we noticed that what they wrote at length about was how they hated losing their personal connections. Going without media meant, in their world, going without their friends and family."
The article then goes on to say that "The absence of information, the feeling of not being connected to the world, was among the things that caused the most anxiety in students as they sought to learn about the role of media in their lives by completing an assignment that asked them to spend a day without using media.
"They cared about what was going on among their friends and families; they cared about what was going on in their community; they even cared about what was going on in the world at large. But most of all they cared about being cut off from that instantaneous flow of information that comes from all sides and does not seemed (sic) tied to any single device or application or news outlet." (Italics added.)
I'm not sure I would have used the term "cared." Caring implies a deep concern for or an empathy with a person or a cause. I think the term that should have been used was "missed." They missed what was going on in their community. They missed what was going on in the world at large. They missed the interaction with their friends and family, if only because they felt it would somehow reassure them that they were connected to others.
This connection to others is a basic human need. One that social media plays an important role in fulfilling. For those of you old enough, think "party line" on steroids. The emerging technologies are redefining a number of things. Social media has helped extend the definition of the "family" unit since now outsiders can often see what family members are discussing and feel as if they're part of the family "conversation." That can be both good and bad. But, again, it's a connection.
I think the study was well intentioned, but I'm not really surprised by the results, which I feel were predictable. If you had asked me the result of a study of the reactions of college students to abstaining from any contact with media for a 24-hour period, I probably would have come up with a lot of the same conclusions.
I think a more relevant and better item for the "Public Agenda" would be a study of a cross section of the entire population sharing their stories about abstaining from all media forms for a 24-hour period. I'd expect the results from that would give us all a better insight into how to reach those of various ages.
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"Nice job!" Ray says as I walk into the SOWG meeting. It looks like our drive went just about perfectly, though some of the post-drive imaging missed its target. (Naturally, I initially suspect that this is somehow my fault. Instead, it turns out to be simply a result of poor range data from our pre-drive position -- our targets were on the hairy edge of the NAVCAMs' capabilities, and we got unlucky.)
Supposedly, the weekend is already planned out -- we did it yesterday. But, as is so often the case, it's not that simple. I initially see something in one of the PANCAM images -- a spring that dropped off the heat shield -- that makes me nervous because I can't see it where it should be in the NAVCAMs, and I'm worried we'll drive over it or some other piece of debris we can't see. (We'd probably be okay anyway, but artificial objects don't always behave like rocks; it's possible for us to get a spring wound around our axle where a comparably sized rock would be no hazard at all.) So I ask for some more drive-supporting imaging in the plan, and waste some time trying to figure out where the hell the spring is. Then I figure out it's not even close to where I thought it was; I was thrown off by the mis-pointed PANCAM images. It's nowhere close to the rover. Once I realize that, it's a simple matter to work out that we already have all the imaging we need, and we don't need to change the plan at all.
While I'm doing that, Justin Maki and Jim Bell are having an unusually, and increasingly, acrimonious argument on the telecon. Jim really wants to spend part of the weekend taking sky images to help calibrate the PANCAM (his instrument). Justin thinks this is a bad idea; as valuable as the calibration images would be, now's not the time to take them, he says. (As Justin puts it: "We're at the heat shield right now. The sky will still be there next week.") The discussion reaches such a pitch of bitterness that Ray must step in to resolve it. (Justin wins, but Jim doesn't give up. "This is your call, Ray," he says, "but I disagree with it.")
Frank mostly built thisol's sequences yesterday, making today a light day. I have time to entertain a couple of guests Art brings through, and to show off RSVP's 3-D image browser to Jay Torres. Jay's one of the TAP/SIEs -- he works with the scientists to create the detailed plan for the sol, then does most of the hard work involved in integrating the sequences and preparing them for the spacecraft. Since he's expressed an interest, I load up some of the coolest 3-D images of Wopmay and hand him a pair of the LCD shutter goggles to view them.
He looks through the goggles, and his jaw drops. "Woah, you have a cool job," he says. "Our job sucks."
"No, your job is cool," I reassure him. "You're miscalibrated. Most people, like, sell insurance and stuff.[1] They would kill to do what you do. Your job is cool!"
He laughs. "Well, okay," he says, "but your job is cooler."
No argument. This is something I've been thinking about lately: JPL is already one of the greatest places in the world to work, and even other JPLers envy me. Is it shallow or selfish of me to absolutely love this?
So be it.
Though the day's a generally simple one, I do spot a potential problem at the CAM, the very last review of the day. The first IDD sequence ends with a tricky maneuver that places the MB on the capture magnet; the second sequence retracts the MB to start some other work. Since it expects the IDD to be in contact with the rover, the second sequence temporarily turns off the IDD flight software's normal self-collision detection, which is what keeps the IDD from whacking into the rover body. The thought that occurs to me at the CAM is, What if the first sequence doesn't make it up to the spacecraft? Then the second sequence will start off stowed, and we'll turn off collision detection and tell the arm to move .... That could be bad, very bad.
Fortunately, we have a sort of stock workaround for this type of problem, so the solution is well understood and we just have to take a few minutes to implement it. "Good catch, Scott," Frank says. "And I'm glad I was here for the last time the rover drivers derail the CAM in 2004."[2]
So we finish, and then we head downstairs to check out a happy rumor: we've heard Spirit is depotatoized! It's a rumor Chris and Ashitey are glad to confirm. Indeed, the news is even better than we'd thought: Art told us they weren't sure where the rock had gone, so it could still be in a part of the wheel we can't see. But Chris and Ashitey found that they could indeed see a sliver of it in one of the images, and it is definitely ejected.
We have a new rule to live by: when driving in this type of terrain (loose sand, steep slopes, and rocks), don't try to overcommand the drive -- that is, don't tell the rover to drive much farther than it really needs to go as a way of accounting for large amounts of slip. When you do, you make it more likely the rover will sink in and pick up a rock like this one -- that was the essence of how we got into this problem. Better to turn a one-day drive into a two-day drive, than turn it into a week-long nightmare. When climbing the rest of this hill, it's slow and steady for Spirit.
But for now, all's well. Spirit is potato-free, all six wheels once again in working order, and ready to resume its uphill charge. Opportunity is performing historic work, imaging its own heat shield on Mars. The team couldn't be happier, and neither could I.
So, from Mars to Earth, Merry Christmas. And Happy Festivus, for the rest of us.
[Next post: sol 352 (Opportunity sol 331), December 29.]
[1] No offense.
[2] The year wasn't over yet. In retrospect, that seems unusually optimistic for Frank. ;-)
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|2x8's make great walls for raised beds.
There are several inexpensive materials you can use to construct raised beds, among them, 4" landscape timbers or 2"x12" boards. Avoid wood that has been treated. Untreated woods like redwood, cypress or cedar will last longer than most other woods, but without the worries of chemical leeching.
Also keep in mind that beds at a height of 3 ft will be both wheel chair accessible, and accessible when standing. For an easy reach from all sides, keep the beds no more than 6 feet across (most people have about a 3 foot reach) or keep a walkway in the center.
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Additional tips on raised beds from our ThriftyFun community:
My husband and I just put in some raised beds this year and we used (3) 2x6x8's. He cut one in half for the ends and used (3) 3" screws in each to hold them together, making a frame. We used (14) 40lb. bags of top soil and (3) 40lb. of cow manure, and it filled the frame up nicely. We built one for each of the vegetables we were going to plant.
One idea would be to ask around at Home Depot, etc for old skids (wood pallets). Take them apart and use the wood. For example, use three slats for height, use one slat to keep them together.
By Pat
We made two, one for the front yard and one for the back for our roses. We went to Home Depot (or you can find them at Lowe's, but Home Depot has a better selection) and bought the 8' red logs. They're about $2.50 each and we used 4-5 for each planter. We used three high for the length of the planter and cut the other ones down for how wide we wanted the planter to come out.
We did ours against the block fencing but, if you wanted a completely free standing one, just do the same on both sides. To secure the logs, we drilled holes through them on each end and in the middle and trimmed down rebar and hammered through the logs into the ground.
My roses are doing wonderful in the planter and you can just mix some dirt and fertilizer in it. Also a tip is next time you go to Starbucks, they have a box or basket that has used coffee grounds to amend your soil.
By Allison
Keep your eyes open for recycled materials to use to make raised beds. Constructions sites will sometimes have a free pile, be sure to ask the foreman if they have any lumber to give away (don't just take it). Stay on the look out for materials on Freecycle, Craigslist and at garage sales.
When we first started building raised beds we used simple cherry timbers (stacked three high) and long nails, and later pipe (to hold them together). Those worked nicely for about three to four years before starting to rot out.
We're in our third house now and have moved on to a more permanent raised bed solution (cinderblock).
You've gotten a lot of good suggestions. I hope you find something that works for you. (05/30/2007)
By Carole
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Student Employee Scam, 'Spear Phishing' Emails Target Online Banking
ISU employees should be on alert for fraudulent "phishing" emails designed to steal employee credentials to university and other banking websites. The emails have targeted university employees across the nation to reveal online login and password information or submit the credentials to a fraudulent site. Cyber-criminals are using the credentials to modify banking information to divert paychecks.
There is also a scam that is sometimes part of the online banking scam mentioned above that involves using students that are looking for employment. The scam either uses funds from the online banking scam deposited into the student's account or from fraudulent checks mailed by the scammers to the students who then are tricked into wiring money to the scammers because they are told it is part of their job duties.
Do not click on or respond to any message that asks for credentials or personal information. ISU will never ask for individual login, password or other personal information via email.
People who have responded to an email or are made aware of scams involving student employment should immediately contact the OIT Technology Assistance Group at 812-237-2910 or email@example.com.
Phone Phishing Campaign Hits Campus
Please beware of individuals who call claiming to be from Microsoft, Google, Apache, or another major technology company. The caller may claim to be from a tech support unit, a security unit, a Technology Assistance Group, a service center, a research and development team, or some other such unit. The chances are extraordinarily high that the caller is attempting to:
These callers may know basic information about you by means of our campus directory and other publicly available information. They may use these details in an effort to disarm you of any initial skepticism. They will also use advanced techniques by "verifying" wrong information with you in the hopes that you will correct them. For example, they may say something like, "We just need to verify that your computer has an IP address of 192.168.1.1. Is that accurate?" with the hopes that you will give them your correct IP address.
Please approach any unexpected phone call with an appropriate amount of skepticism and hang up immediately if it appears in any way to be such a telephone scam. If you have some sense that the phone call may be legitimate, it is better to err on the side of caution and call the company back directly using published company phone numbers.
Do not give any information about yourself, your computer or our computing environment to these individuals. Never reveal your username or password to anyone. And, should you believe that you have fallen victim to such a scam, you would be advised to take the following actions:
Call the OIT Technology Assistance Group at 2910 if you have questions or concerns.
Be Aware of Ransomware
The Office of Information Technology has had reports of machines on campus being infected with Ransomware malware.
What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is a class of malware which restricts access to the computer system that it infects, and demands a ransom be paid in order for the restriction to be removed. Some Ransomware encrypts your data files (Word, PowerPoint, pictures, music, videos, etc.) and holds your data for ransom. When this virus infects a system, it immediately encrypts the users data, and the data on any connected drive or network shared drives that user has access to. Once the data has been encrypted, the virus prompts the user with a message demanding the user to pay an amount, usually between $100 and $300 dollars to un-encrypt the data. The user usually has a short amount of time from the start of the message to pay before the virus deletes the decryption keys. Once the files are encrypted there are no other alternatives except to recover the data from an offline backup. Online backup solutions ( like Carbonite, Mozy, Backblaze, and DropBox, etc.) are affected by the virus, and will copy encrypted files to their repositories. Other types of Ransomware does not encrypt files but displays a message saying the illegal activity has been detected on the computer and authorities will be notified unless the ransom is paid.
How is Ransomware Spread?
One prevalent Ransomware virus named Cryptolocker is spread via a zipped executable file email attachment that is made to look like a bank statements. Some newer variants of Ransomware spread through browser plugin exploits like Flash, Java and Silverlight.
How can I protect my data?
What is the Office of Information Technology doing about it?
What should I do if I get infected?
Protecting Yourself from Phishing
Phishing emails are messages sent by individuals trying to "fish" for personal or financial information. Phishers are getting better every day at making their messages look authentic so it is necessary to take a number of precautions. In most cases, simply opening an email or reading a message is safe. For most attacks to work you have to do something after reading the message, such as opening the attachment, clicking on the link or responding to the request for information. To protect yourself, keep the following in mind.
Using email safely is ultimately about common sense. If a message sounds suspicious or too good to be true, it is most likely an attack. If you get a message and you are not sure if it is an attack or you would like to report the message as phishing, contact the OIT Technology Assistance Group: 812-237-2910 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or send the message as an attachment to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Office of Information Technology to offer SANS Securing the Human Training
The Office of Information Technology offers SANS "Securing the Human Training" modules though Sycamore e-Learning. The program consists of short and informative videos that cover important topics such as Safe Browsing, Email, Mobile Device, and Data Security as well as HIPAA, FISMA and FERPA standards. These videos will help you keep yourself safe online, protect your data, and understand important security issues. The modules will be accessed by going to the portal and selecting the badge labeled "Sycamore e-Learning".
Symantec Antivirus
OIT is in the process of switching antivirus solutions from Microsoft Forefront to Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP). SEP provides antivirus protection including spyware, adware and other malicious files, firewall and intrusion prevention. SEP will be installed automatically on faculty/staff office machines and can be downloaded from download.indstate.edu for student and home/personal use.
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meet Sara Beveridge...
...Golden Poppy Events founder and principal planner.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Sara made the trek to Ithaca, New York to attend the Cornell Hotel School, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Hotel Administration. During her tenure at Cornell, Sara was selected for prestigious internships with Union Square Hospitality Group in New York City and Lettuce Entertain You in Chicago. She also earned her chops in the kitchen as a teaching assistant in culinary theory (which her husband, Neil, really appreciates to this day!)
When it came time to leave Cornell Sara traveled to Southern California to begin her career as an event management executive, gaining years of experience working at renowned luxury hotels in Los Angeles including Montage Beverly Hills, The London West Hollywood and Hotel Bel-Air. With a unique combination of design creativity and impeccable organizational skills, Sara has successfully planned and managed hundreds of five-star events for discerning clients and celebrities alike.
But enough of the serious stuff. The real scoop on Sara is that she's a fun-loving, highly dedicated hospitality expert who loves to partner with clients, take risks and think outside the box to create fabulous, once-in-a-lifetime events. Which pretty much sums it up!


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First of all, as SCRUM masters and product owners who works in startups and small development house, we should "expect change" in all manners instead of resisting it as most of customers are very important to business growth.
Now we are expecting change, what we should do next? Should we just let changes in? Of course not, team can't finish anything if you let all changes into team directly.
1. Let Product Owner know, change will slow down projects and team productivity will be lower comparing with teams without changes. But team will expect changes if it impact business values. Some items need to be exchanged from sprint backlog to backlog.
2. Working with team to teach them about proper feeling of urgency in fixing bugs
3. Have a tool and even specific tags/categories to track changes in one sprint
My personal feeling is most of bugs should be fixed straight away if it impacts customer and bugs which don't impact customers can be fixed in 48 hours. And tracking changes in one sprint will help you finding proper
I have found that for small startups, there are often requests of features or changes directly to development team. It must be stopped. And they should send requests to product owner instead of team members.
Now changes come and product owner agree to put that in current sprint for business reason. I have few tricks, you may want to use:
- Ask requestor and product owner standing in front of backlog and move other stories out before move "changes" in
- Ask requestor and product owner send email to business about there are some stories to be postponed because of new "changes"
- Leaving space for bugs and feature requests
- Leaving space for bugs and bug exchange feature request for stores in sprint backlog
- Still as before must exchange stories in sprint backlog for changes like bugs and feature requests
Now, we are here. Will we let every change in? Definitly not. Good product owners will block most of change request doesn't fit product strategy and business value. From my personal experience as project manager, I am intending to block most of changes which are not related with current sprint stories if they are in a big size. How big is big? Every team will have its own definition.
But finally, tracking tools will help you team decide what to do and what to try. Some companies with legacy software and experiences lots of bugs, first important to solve "changes" in one sprint is to increasing test coverage and focus on best engineering practice like code review, pair programming and others. Rewriting part of systems may be good option. Every team will have their own way to handle that because problems are mostly different from one team to another. And team with lots of changes as feature requests, shorting sprint length and splitting stories are good options. And of course. SCRUM Master needs to discuss with team members and product owner to find solution for that.


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Merry Christmas!!
Gabe's 1st Christmas was a success! I don't know who had more fun....Gabe, me & Aaron, or our cats!! Gabe liked his toys and clothes, but the hit of the day were the bows, tissue, & wrapping paper!! He likes to put everything in his mouth....so, pretty much he ate his Christmas!! He was eating all the paper and his toys! I even think he was eating his clothes too! The cats were running around like crazy diving into the paper....Gabe loved watching that!! He loves our cats!! Notice in the first pic that we have a huge hole in our Christmas tree...thanks to our cats!! We simply just had a great day playing with Gabe and just relaxing! My grandma came over and so did my brother Jeff!! It was a lot of fun! We definitley can be thankful for many things this year.....our families, our animals, our health, and for Gabe!! We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas too! Happy New Year!!!


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A blog is versatile, and I can basically write whatever I want. I set certain boundaries for myself, to make this blog as professional as possible, and one restriction I set was to write about recent music. But some projects fall through the cracks, and are too wonderful to not write about. So I'm creating a new section, entitled "Things I Missed", where I will be writing about old releases that I found recently and I fell in love with. One such project is Indigo Child by Raury.
Raury is an 18 year old Atlanta native, who has recently been co-signed by the likes of Drake, Kanye West, OutKast, Lorde, and others. And for very good reason. Last year, Raury dropped his first full length mixtape Indigo Child. About half of the thirteen tracks are skits or interludes, often featuring fighting, but the rest of the project is pure bliss. Raury blends together rock and hip-hop to create an entirely new genre, somewhat similar to The Love Below, but less funky. Raury sings/raps over huge, grandiose folky/rocky production. Raury sounds like a mix of Andre 300, Bon Iver, and Kid Cudi all in one. Not only is his production amazing, but Raury altering between signing and rapping will keep your attention. Foreverness is a major theme on this project, whether dealing with the foreverness of love, or dealing with becoming numb to your surroundings. Indigo Child is a amazing accomplishment for a seventeen year old, and I can't wait to hear more.


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Summer is almost done but you're still going to want to hit the gym and lift weights because of these sexy GIFs of babes working out. While we're not particularly fond of ladies with tons of muscles, we do enjoy ourselves ladies who are a bit lean. Just make sure you don't whip out your dictionary just because these ladies have definition (OK, that one was pretty bad).
Nevertheless, these ladies are going beyond simple squats and show excellent strength when it comes to lifting the bar. We have also thrown in two bonus GIFs for good measure. Just make sure you wipe your equipment when you're done, because these GIFs of sexy babes lifting weights are going to make you sweat.


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DOVER — School officials and architects toured Dover Middle School on Monday as they prepared for next week's meeting that will focus on the size and scope of a new Portsmouth Middle School.
DOVER — School officials and architects toured Dover Middle School on Monday as they prepared for next week's meeting that will focus on the size and scope of a new Portsmouth Middle School.
Dover Middle School was built in 2000 and expanded to include Grade 5 in 2003. The building is 174,000 square feet and currently holds approximately 1,100 students.
The initial plan for Portsmouth is a 154,000-square-foot building, designed to accommodate between 636 and 696 students. There is near universal opinion among school and city officials that the size will be scaled back some in order to reduce the $45 million price tag. The state will reimburse the city for no more than 101,000 square feet.
The initial plan is "absolutely huge," according to Ed Murdough, administrator for the state Department of Education's Office of School Building Aid. Next week's work session will focus solely on building size and programs offered.
Board members Anne Walker and Leslie Stevens, Assistant Portsmouth Superintendent Steve Zadravec, JCJ Architecture Chief Executive Officer James LaPosta and project manager Doug Roberts were led through the school by DMS Principal Larry DeYoung on Monday. Several board members also visited Barrington Middle School last week.
Walker and Stevens said the tours help them understand different aspects of new buildings and see what they would like to replicate, as well as what should be avoided.
"We like to hear, 'This is really great,' 'this is really terrible' and 'we should have thought of this,'" said Walker. "It all helps."
"It's so helpful to hear a principal say 'storage, storage, storage,' or 'this is something we're struggling with now' or 'this worked really well; don't forget about this,'" said Stevens.
LaPosta said having a common reference point also aids in conversation with board members about building specifics.
DeYoung's tour brought the Portsmouth contingent through the entire school, with the principal noting challenges and positives of the layout. While the classroom space is sufficient, there is not enough supplemental space, he said, which requires most teachers' rooms to be used for alternative uses like world language classes. Storage space and parking is also at a premium.
Dover Middle School students use high school athletic fields almost exclusively because there is only one small field at DMS.
Among the most likely areas to cut square feet, the 750-seat auditorium in the initial plans has been the focus of some discussion. Murdough said it is extremely unusual for a middle school to have an auditorium of that size. Dover Middle School's renaissance theater holds approximately 250 people, but most large performances are held at the nearby high school. LaPosta said the answer may lie somewhere between the initial plans for the PMS auditorium and the DMS theater.


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We had a visit back to the hospital yesterday, for another echo cardiogram, as it is now a month since Liz had her operation.
It is routine to apparently check on these things, and although there was some confusion over whether the check would be a normal ultrasound or the more unpleasant trans-oesophageal echo (TOE), fortunately only the former was required.
The appointment was for 11am and luckily we were a little early as they were running to schedule. I accompanied Liz into the room for the scan, although the doctor was not keen and throughout the procedure consigned me to a chair in the corner, and warned me of the pain and suffering I would experience, for all eternity, in the event I moved from this position. Her caring NHS attitude clearly didn't extend to mere husbands, and she quite obviously felt she could do a better job of supporting my wife than I could!
The procedure itself involves the injection of an agitated saline mixture into the bloodstream while monitoring the heart with an ultrasound probe from just underneath the left ribs. The view of the pumping heart, with the valves in perfect detail is remarkable. This was also the first view we had had of the Amplatzer device that had been fitted and the view, thankfully, was that it looked secure and perfectly positioned.
After another couple of injections with the saline and a manoeuvre Liz had to perform to tense up to put additional pressure on the heart for a second or two, it was all over.
The doctor then proceeded to inform us that she had seen 20 bubbles pass from one chamber to the other, indicating a 'leak' around the device. Given she had earlier explained that the sealing process for the device would probably be complete but in rare cases there was a problem (and in even rarer cases open heart surgery is required to correct the issue), this came as a bit of a shock.
She further explained that David Ward does not normally see people before 6 weeks and 3 months is the normal case for review, so we were at least comforted by the fact that we are still at an early stage.
So, we are back to the stage where we are waiting, anxiously again, to see what the future holds.
Life seems to be throwing everything it can at us at the moment, what with Liz's stroke, then the Operation and now our house chain is looking decidedly shaky and my foot problem is refusing to show any signs of reacting positively to my regime of rest and icing for the past few weeks.
I wonder what is going to happen next to throw us off our charted course!


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Republican Role-Reversal on Gay Rights, Harry Reid Has NRA Cash and More in Capital Eye Opener: August 31
Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics:
FORMER BUSH ADVISER THE NEW FACE OF GAY RIGHTS?: Ken Mehlman may have headed Republican George W. Bush's 2004 reelection campaign the same year the president backed a constitutional amendment to ban marriage for same-sex couples, but today Mehlman finds himself in a more personal role on the opposite side of the issue.
Mehlman last week came out as gay in an interview with Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic, saying he hopes to become an "advocate" for gay Americans within the Republican Party. The looming legal battle over California's Proposition 8, which prohibited marriage between same-sex couples, will be the first focal point for the former political operative: Mehlman is raising money for the high-profile legal challenge against the measure being led by Democrat David Boies and Republican Ted Olson (the men who argued on opposite sides before the Supreme Court in 2000's landmark Bush v. Gore). Mehlman has helped raise at least $175,000 for the event, according to the Advocate.
But this gesture isn't enough for some gay rights activists. Blogger Mike Rogers, who has worked to out Mehlman for six years, wants not only apologies from Mehlman, but a redistribution of the wealth Mehlman earned advancing anti-gay causes. "If Ken is really sorry, and he very well may be, then all he needs to do is sell his condo [valued at $3.77 million] and donate the funds to the causes he worked against so hard for all those years," Rogers wrote on his blog.
REID LOSES NRA ENDORSEMENT BUT KEEPS GROUP'S CAMPAIGN CASH: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may not have an official endorsement from the National Rifle Association this year, but he does have its money. Reid has already received $4,950 from the group's political action committee for his 2010 campaign. Though the group says they will not officially endorse Reid this year due to his votes in support of the Supreme Court confirmations of Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, Reid remains part of the minority of Democrats receiving money from the NRA. So far this election cycle, the NRA has given $177,500 to Democratic congressional candidates, compared to $406,850 to Republican candidates. Reid also collected $4,500 from the NRA six years ago (when the group likewise declined to endorse him).
'08 SWING STATES STILL DIVIDED: Midterm elections are right around the corner, and congressional races in swing states that played major roles in the 2008 presidential election are heating up in the home stretch. As of Aug. 22, national battleground states including Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Illinois are among the top 10 campaign contributions for the 2010 election cycle.
While all five states ended up blue in 2008 to help elect President Barack Obama, contributions from individuals and PACs giving more than $200 from these states are currently more closely divided between Democrats and Republicans — perhaps a clue that these states remain hotly contested by both parties. So far, individuals and PACs in Virginia, Ohio and Florida have given the edge to Republican candidates, but contributors in Illinois and Pennsylvania have favored Democrats thus far.
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Remember Shirley and Gat Sirivong, the adorable food art couple? In September, we shared the sweet story of Gat and the elaborate breakfast scenes he created for his pregnant, bedridden wife using eggs, toast, peanut butter, and some veggies. (Reader fave: "Angry Birds.")
Diagnosed with gestational diabetes, complete placenta previa, and an incompetent cervix, Shirley was on bed rest for six months, 14 weeks of which were spent in the hospital. (The couple even celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary at the hospital.)
We are thrilled to announce that Shirley and Gat welcomed son Cody on December 2nd! He was born at 37 weeks, weighing in at a healthy 6 pounds, 2 ounces.
Shirley credits her thoughtful husband for helping make her months on bed rest "bearable" with his cheerful egg art. "Even while I was in the hospital, and he was torn between full-time work and a wife with pregnancy complications," Shirley told us, "he managed to be by my side every day and provide me the emotional and psychological support that was so critical to help keep me in a positive place."
Sigh…we love happy endings. Congrats to Shirley and Gat on their bundle of joy!
If you haven't seen "Chef Gat's" egg creations, check out all 19 adorable breakfasts here.


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Gratin Goodness
The Thanksgiving countdown has begun, and hopefully you're all taking time to smell the roses and savor the goodwill as you're prepping your way toward the feast and the occasion.
I love gratins in general, and especially as an easy, delicious do-ahead side for Thanksgiving and other holiday meals. A kind of sassed up casserole, they're hugely versatile and look as sophisticated as they taste homey and nurturing.
The recipe to follow (like the grits from a post earlier this week) is from my Southern Farmers Market Cookbook (Gibbs Smith, June 2008). Although when I created it, I thought of it as more of a late fall, early spring dish, in retrospect I think it's splendid for Thanksgiving, too. Onions are glorious with turkey, and the acidic bite and creamy edge of gooey Brie should marry beautifully with a good pan gravy.
Fresh Sweet Onion and Tomato Gratin
(Serves 6 to 8)
For the gratin:
5 tablespoons unslated butter, divided
3 medium fresh sweet onions, trimmed, quartered and thinly sliced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
For the custard:
1 1/4 cups whole milk
2 eggs
4 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion greens (from tops of onions or substitute scallions)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the topping:
1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
Zest of 1 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Six (1-inch long) slices Brie
Putting it together:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions, and then season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened, about 12 to 15 minutes; set aside to cool. Coat a deep-dish 9-inch pie pan or gratin dish with remaining butter.
Meanwhile, prepare the custard. Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth; set aside. To prepare the topping, combine the breadcrumbs with the zest and seasonings in a small bowl.
To assemble, drain any excess liquid off the cooked onions. Distribute about one-third of the onions evenly on the bottom of the buttered pan. Top with a single layer of sliced tomatoes. Top with half of the remaining onions, another layer of tomato, and finish with remaining onions. If needed, season lightly with salt and pepper. Pour the custard mix over the entire surface of the layered onions and tomatoes. Top with cheese, spaced about 3 to 4 inches apart, along the top of the gratin. Finish with an even layer of the breadcrumb mixture.
Bake until golden and bubbly and the custard has set, about 35 to 40 minutes. If desired, finish under a hot broiler or a flame torch for an extra golden glow. Allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing into wedges or squares.
NOTE: The gratin can be prepared ahead, covered and refrigerated, and then baked just before serving.
Bon appetit and Happy Thanksgiving!
I think you'll enjoy this post and recipe about easy summer cooking. This one features Opa! Greek Surprise Lamb Stuffed Tomatoes. Serve them cool and put the heat on the back burner.
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Happy and cool summer cooking!
As we all prepare to greet fall and her cooler air and promise of crisp apples and warming winter squash, don't yet shut the door on tomatoes and the lingering taste of summer they can offer all year round. At least in the Lowcountry, tomatoes will be coming in for a few more weeks. Here's some ideas on how to put them to use from an excerpt from the tomato sauce chapter in my upcoming book on French Sauces (Gibbs Smith, Spring, 2013):
Les Sauces Tomates – Tomato Sauces
Though frequently associated with Italian cuisine, tomato (also called "pomme d'amour," or love apple in French) sauces play a significant role in French sauce-making and cooking as well. One of the five mother sauces of French classical cooking, tomato sauces can serve as a garnish for fish or meat or tossed with pasta. The meaty juiciness of tomatoes make them the perfect conduit for a quick, fresh, naturally thickened sauce, often enhanced with wine, garlic, onion and fresh herbs.
When in season, fresh tomatoes are preferable to canned. Select firm, fragrant tomatoes. Plum varieties are considered ideal, but the many heirloom varieties available at farmers' markets and groceries have magnificent flavor and color. When using canned, look for whole peeled tomatoes, preferably the San Marzano Italian imports.
Tomatoes are often peeled and seeded prior to cooking or the seeds and skins are strained after cooking. Peeling and seeding fresh tomatoes is simple enough. Trim the stem base out with a paring knife and cut a little "X" into the top of the tomato. Place the tomato(es) in simmering, hot water for about 30 seconds, or until the "X" forms little, loose skin flaps. Remove them from the water and submerge in ice cold water for several seconds. The skin will literally peel right off a ripe tomato. To seed the tomatoes, cut them in half horizontally. Gently, using your fingertips, prod the seeds from the little seed pockets distributed throughout the tomato and discard. Don't fret if you miss a few.
One of the many advantages of tomato sauces is that they freeze beautifulyy for up to three months. Make a few big batches now when tomatoes are still being harvested and freeze them in quantities you will use as fall and winter approach. Thaw, reheat and voila, an instant taste of summer on your plate even when winter winds howl.
Sauce Mariniere – Marinara Sauce
(Yield: 6 cups)
This lovely, light sauce is worth making over and over again. It simply sings with tomato flavor that goes just as well tossed with a bowl of spaghetti as it would to dress grill fish or roasted chicken. There are countless variations on the theme, as well. Ground beef, turkey, pork, sausage, and bacon could be added early in the cooking process, or it could be finished with other vegetables including mushrooms, bell peppers and fennel. Add the fresh basil at the very end, just before serving. The sauce can be refrigerated for several days prior to using or frozen for up to three months.
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled, mashed and finely chopped
Pinch sea or kosher salt and ground black pepper
6 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup good quality red wine
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
4 sprigs each fresh rosemary, thyme, and oregano sprigs tied in a bundle with kitchen string
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
Pinch red chili pepper flakes
1/4 fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
Sea or kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, garlic, and pinch of salt and pepper. Stir to coat, reduce heat to medium low, and cook for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are softened and fragrant, but not browned. Add the tomatoes. Increase heat to medium high, stir, and cook another 3 minutes. Season with another pinch of salt and pepper. Add the wine, chicken stock, fresh herb bundle, sugar, and red chili pepper flakes. Bring up to a boil over high heat and reduce to a simmer. Cook over medium, medium-low heat for 45 minutes, or until reduced by about one-third. Remove herb bundle. Puree the sauce lightly in a blender or with a hand-held emulsion blender, about 30 pulses, or until frothy and chunky-smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. Add the basil just before serving. Serve hot.
Bon appetit!
When I was a kid growing up in rural Massachusetts, Memorial Day meant summer, summer meant long vacations in Maine, and vacations in Maine meant long days clambering on rocky beaches and splashing in cool waters with my brothers, sister and the seven-strong O'Brien clan. Long, dreamy nights almost always sealed these happy days around a fire on the O'Brien's beach where we would all gorge ourselves on lobster, corn on the cob, and clams. Some days, we'd tool around in our faithful Vista Cruiser station wagon and find one of the many road-side shacks serving up more of the same, with plenty of drawn "buttah" for generous dipping.
Back then, this budding epicurean and eventual chef, thought I had tasted the best possible food on the planet, and didn't even dare to dream that I ever would come that close to that kind of taste and texture perfection ever again. Fresh Maine lobster and clams, all salty, sweet and somewhere creamy, seemed (and still do) like some of God's finest food creations – incomparable to just about anything else.
Fortunately, the road that lay ahead has been a long and tasty one, seasoned with long stints in Paris and rural Southern France and many delicious meals along the way. Then, I arrived in Charleston, and that's when an entirely new food love affair began. Its name is "shrimp."
Lowcountry shrimp is like that Maine lobster, utterly delicious and unlike any other you'll find around the globe. Whether the spring and summer's white species or fall's brown species, they're coddled by the pluff mud bottoms, creeks, marshes, and tides that work in tandem to forge an impossibly distinct flavor that screams "Lowcountry." As far as I'm concerned, any other shrimp is an imposter.
I've had some darn good shrimp around these parts, but earlier this week, I was like that little kid in Maine all over again, beside myself with glee that I was savoring one of the best possible things to eat on the planet.
The setting and company probably had a lot to do with it. I was invited to join my friends Genny and Hugh on their creek-side dock in Hollywood, SC for a fish fry. I'd been there before, so I knew what I was in for – lots of laughs, delicious, salt-air breezes, and wide-open vistas of sparkling water and swaying marshes that seem to go on forever until they reach the sea. On past occasions, too, Hugh has proved himself to be one heck of a great cook. The last time was a Lowcountry boil of crabs pulled up right from the dock, kielbasa, and corn, drained and poured out onto newspapers for all to enjoy.
This time, he outdid himself. The shrimp had been brought in that morning from a next door neighbor's shrimp boat, netted from Lowcountry waters just a few miles from where we were sitting. Petite, pale pink jewels glimmered with freshness as he gave each a brief bath in buttermilk generously seasoned with black pepper and a bit of salt. After, each was tossed in the lightest cloak of seasoned flour. Then, the trick, as Hugh said, is to fry them in small batches (as in 4 or 5) so the oil temperature stays consistent. The second trick, Hugh said, as he poured the first batch out onto a paper towel, is to eat them hot from the fryer.
That part, I assure you, was not too difficult. After the first batch, the air already smelled sweetly of shrimp, and our stomachs were rumbling. The first bite was the sweetest, yielding to the slightest, just right crunch of the flour crust and right into the heart of the matter – sweet, milky, briny Lowcountry shrimp. I think the three of us went through four or five batches before we even got to the catfish. With each bite, my gratitude for the glory of the Lowcountry and her shrimp bounty, as well as the blessing of good friends, grew. And, so did my love for one of the world's most perfect foods – fresh, fried Lowcountry shrimp. And, no "buttah" needed.
Although nothing really beats the simple deliciousness of Hugh's fried shrimp, the following is a great, easy to prepare recipe from Southern Farmers Market Cookbook (Gibbs Smith, June 2009) by yours truly that is an effortless and delicious shrimp-stuffed tomato delight – perfect for any Memorial Day or upcoming summer celebration as tomatoes just start to come into peak season.
Tomatoes Stuffed with Orange-Basil Shrimp Salad
(Serves 4)
4 large, ripe tomatoes
4 cups raw, fresh Lowcountry shrimp, shells on
1 large shallot, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
8 fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbon-like strips
1 table grated orange zest (optional)
Prepare the tomatoes for stuffing. Cut out the remains of the stem, leaving a trim, even "incision." Cut an X into the entire top. Fan the four sections open into a circle, to open up the tomato. Using a soup spoon, scoop out the excess flesh and seeds from the inside of the tomato, reserving for another use (as in a sauce, for example). Place the tomatoes on a plate and reserve.
Rinse the shrimp and drain in a colander. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add the shrimp and reduce to a simmer. Cook until uniformly pale pink in color, or until the shrimp start to float to the top, about 1 – 2 minutes; remove from the heat and drain. Rinse with cold water until cool. Shell and devein the shrimp; chop coarsely.
Place the shrimp in a large bowl with all of the remaining ingredients except the basil and zest and stir to combine. Scoop a fourth of the salad and place it in the center of each prepared tomato. Form the salad into an even, round mound. Put on plate garnished with fresh basil leaves and a sprinkle of grated orange zest. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Welcome to summer….or at least Memorial Day!
We're getting nice and close to the publication launch of Tart Love, so there will just be a few more tart "tempter" recipes on the blog before the book's actual release on October 1. This delicious and delightfully easy tart makes tasty use of summer's tomato bounty. Adapted from Tart Love – Sassy, Savory and Sweet (Gibbs Smith, Oct. 1, 2011, by Holly Herrick). Make it in good health and in good times!==========================
Reminiscent of a very elegant and light pizza, this beautiful square tart just dances with flavor. Two-toned tomatoes (I used yellow and red heirloom tomatoes I found at the farmers' market) are roasted prior to going into the tart to condense their flavor and reduce their juices. This, combined with a protective and flavorful coating of roated garlic paste that forms the first layer of the tart, prevents the pastry from getting soggy. Fat wedges of fragrant, nutty fontina cheese seep Italian goodness into the tomatoes as the tart cooks. A jolt of fresh marjoram and a drizzle of olive oil at the finish, and you've got a beautiful dinner for four.
Roasted Tomato and Garlic Tart with Fresh Marjoram and Fontina
(Serves 4)
Equipment needed: Parchment paper, pastry brush, roasting pan
One 6″ X 6″ square prepared puff pastry (I like Pepperidge Farm)
3 medium-sized fresh heirloom tomatoes – try and find 2 or 3 different colors, trimmed, halved and sliced into 1/8″ thickness
1 whole head garlic
Drizzle best-quality extra virgin olive oil
Drizzle best-quality aged balsamic vinegar
Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Egg wash – 1 egg yolk mixed with a dash of salt and a teaspoon or two of water
1 small onion, peeled and sliced very fine
8 thick, 2″ long slices fontina cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh marjoram (or substitute oregano)
Preheat oven to 400F. Remove the puff pastry from the freezer and thaw according to manufacturer's directions. Keeping the colors separate, arrange the tomato slices on a baking sheet in an individual layer. Season generously with salt and freshly ground pepper. Trim the top off the whole head of garlic and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Wrap tightly with aluminum foil and place on an open corner of the baking sheet. Place the tray in the center rack of the oven. Roast the tomatoes until they've just shriveled, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely to room temp. Keep the garlic in the oven another 15 minutes, or until it's softened. Remove the foil and allow the garlic to cool. Drizzle the tomatoes lightly with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. When the garlic's cool enough to handle, remove the pulp by squeezing the garlic gently, as you would an orange, to extract the flesh from the individual clove casings. Discard the garlic casings and spread the roasted garlic flesh into a paste with the back of your chef's knife. Cool completely to room temp.
Unfold the thawed, but still cool pastry and arrange on a roasting pan lined with parchment paper. Press gently to form its (already) square shape. Brush the entire square lightly with the egg wash using a pastry brush. Using the same brush, coat the pastry with a layer of garlic paste (you will be using all of it!) leaving a 1″ "naked" border all around the square. Arrange a single layer of the fresh onions and season generously with salt and pepper, following the lines of the bare border. Arrange the tomatoes on top, forming two parallel, vertical lines of two different colored tomatoes. Wedge four slices of fontina cheese evenly between the tomatoes on each of the two lines of tomatoes. Bake until crisp, brown, and bubbly, about 20 minutes. While the tart is still warm, drizzle with the fresh marjoram, salt and freshly ground pepper and a tiny touch of extra virgin olive oil. To serve, cut into four large squares and plate alongside a fresh, green salad.


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Discussion in 'Wii - Hacking' started by lucajucan, Feb 20, 2009.
it is possible to install only 00...0003.app ??? as 000.0001 with sotf tweak or healtmii?
where do you need it for?
ontopic, mayby by repacking it into a new systemmenu .wad, but i think that is quite dangerous
infact, the 003.app is the caracter and i would change it...
healthii installer won't work, dont know about tweak toy
the correctly name is SoftMii Tweaks and the 000..001.app must be renamed in 000...045 for pal


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If you follow me in Instagram then you'll already know that we made 4 new additions to our family over the bank holiday weekend. On Monday, Mum, Dad and myself got up early and headed over to Derbyshire to pick up 4 little chickens to add to our hen house. And they're soo cute! I think it's time to introduce you to the girls!
We asked for a mixture of colours but ended up getting 3 black Pekins and 1 blonde Frizzle. They are so sweet, and a lot smaller than we expected having only been born in June.
Chickens are quite territorial (hence the phrase 'pecking order') so we have kept them away from our big girls just for a few days just in case the big chickens get angry and the little ones get bullied. But the big ones have seen the babies and they're not phased by them at all so fingers crossed it should be ok tomorrow when we mix them together!
They're all very sweet but everyone is very impressed with this little lady.
She's got a crazy Afro and she's a typical blonde, getting twigs stuck in her hair and beak. She's so inquisitive and is always at the front of the pack wanting to know what's going on.
She's oh so photogenic, too! I think she quite likes having her photo taken.
This is a good photo because you can see the Pekin's feathery feet!
It'll probably be another couple of months before these guys start laying, because they're only chicks really at the moment.
We just hope that they will mesh well with these ladies!
But I really do think it's going to be aaaaalright. I'll keep you all updated on the poultry situation!
Thanks for reading :)


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Simon Lacey is a Composer for TV and Film. Some of his recent credits include The Railway Children, Long Lost Family, LapLand and Above Suspicion.
He is working on his own very exciting new project called " A Quarter of a Million Miles " inspired by Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11, Michael Collins.
Part 1 " The Thought of Floating in Space " can be viewed on the new website, so once you've had a nice dose of musical inspiration here courtesy of Simon – do pop over and have a watch and listen. Details at the end of this interview …
You compose music for TV and Film – how did you first get involved in the media world ?
Well, I'd been in various bands, done a bit of songwriting and had scrabbled together a little studio with an Akai sampler and a Mac which would both be in a museum now. Around that time I met the founders of RDF television, which was just starting up at that point and they asked me if I wanted to write the score for their first documentary commission. I did the job for the price of a bag of chips, but I instantly loved writing to picture, the documentary seemed to go well and I became a bit of an in – house composer for them for a while. That gave me a lot of very useful experience and after a few years I managed to get my first drama job.
Originally, you were a front man in a band – how does it compare to with writing for others ?
I think front man is putting it kindly. I was so not suited to that job, much happier hiding behind banks of keyboards and writing stuff. Writing for others' projects requires a certain lack of ego, whereas I'd suggest being a good front person is all about ego, confidence and projection. When you write the score for a drama, it is not your baby, you are one of many elements in the production and sometimes your view of what is good will differ from the director's. In the end of course they make the decisions and sometimes a favourite piece can end up on the cutting room floor or you find that a cue you've written has been cut around and edited without you knowing. It's no good being too precious about all that as no one wants to hear the composer whining at the back of the dubbing theatre and, to be fair, most directors I've worked with are very charming and reasonable people ( in case they're reading this… )
What inspired your latest work – A Quarter of a Million Miles ?
I've always been interested in space and astronomy and I was inspired to write the music having read the book " Carrying The Fire " by Michael Collins. He was the Command Module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission who orbited the moon while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went down to the lunar surface. He was said to have known loneliness like no other human before as he went out of radio contact on the far side of the moon, circling on his own. I've always thought that music and space were a great combination and the lyricism of his book triggered a lot of music from me.
Who else is involved in this project ?
The violinist Jack Liebeck is playing solos on some of the pieces. He is an amazing player who has recorded a stunning version of Dvorak"s violin concerto and has featured on Dario Marianelli's scores to Jane Eyre and Anna Karenina. Natasha Marsh has released 2 very successful solo albums and sings the soprano parts. Her voice works so well on the pieces so I was thrilled that she was interested in the project. There are a couple of other collaborators I have my eye on for the remaining pieces still to be recorded – let's hope I manage to reel them in.
I should also mention Charlie Phillips (editor of Sherlock) who did a brilliant job editing the films from the NASA footage.
Having listened to the first piece ( which I found really enchanting ) how long did it take you to develop from an idea into the finished piece ?
Thank you. I wrote the piece on piano, as I often do, and as far as I remember it was relatively quick. A couple of concentrated sessions. To get to the finished piece, I did a demo version, tinkered around with arrangements and orchestrations and then did all the notation for the actual recording session with strings, harp and me on piano.
There is a "Quarter of a Million Miles" album on the way soon – will there also be more film ?
Yes, there are 3 films all finished and ready to go. The next one is a piece called " Galaxies " featuring Natasha Marsh singing. The footage this time is quite different – grainy 16mm film from the Apollo missions. I love the quality of it and it's a must for space nuts – you can play spot the astronaut. It will be on the website soon – as soon as I have an exact date I will announce it on our Twitter and Facebook pages. As far as the album goes, I need to raise the rest of the money to finish the recording so the purpose of the website and films is to introduce people to the music and hope that they like it enough to want to hear more. I'm talking to some very interesting potential partners at the moment, but I may well also try and finance it through crowdfunding, so am really hoping for people's help in spreading the word and recommending to friends.
Can you offer a little bit of advice for someone wanting to become a professional composer ?
The best thing I can think of is try and find a unique ( or at least unusual ) aspect to your work that will set you apart from the crowd … and make friends with directors.
Thanks so much, Simon.
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One Tree Hill recovered from a weak start thanks to a vigorous grass-roots promotion campaign, according to its creators.
The teen drama is currently on its fifth run in the US but began as an underdog, with little promotion, on the WB channel. Executive producer Brian Robbins told Variety it struggled to survive.
"I remember the show premiered, and nobody watched it... I remember being in the editing room editing the next show (and saying), 'I'm sure they're going to be coming to take away the equipment any moment now, but let's just keep going.'"
In response creator Mark Schwahn and executive producer Joe Davola began a crusade of low-level promotion, sending actors to make public appearances across the US.
Warner Bros TV president Peter Roth said: "When we had our first mall tour, at that point we were flabbergasted by the extraordinary turnout of screaming, ardent, teenage fans of the show. There's an old adage in show business that attitude precedes behavior. We saw that in that mall tour."
Other initiatives included a competition for a viewer's home town be used for a shoot and a successful concert tour sponsored by Sunkist.
Davola recalled: "Sales of Sunkist went up. They documented that that was due to being associated with One Tree Hill. We're in an advertising-based business - I think the network took notice of that."
Schwahn said another battle was convincing producer and channel bosses of his plan for the fifth season which was set some four years after the previous run. Roth admitted he was "fearful".


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Shakespeare for Kids: Elizabethan Crafts, Pop Up Theatres and Fridge Poetry
The most influential poet and playwright turns 448 today!
Witches, ghosts, crossdressers, villians and fairies — Shakespeare's plays are full of some truly memorable characters and imagery. But even more importantly, they're full of wise insight for young viewers, and your kids may find the plays more relatable than you think. After all, Shakespeare was all about throwing tantrums, wearing eccentric outfits and making up words. To thine own self be true, indeed.
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Make Wicked Will: A Mystery of Young Shakespeare one of your kids first chapter books. It's a murder mystery with many references to Shakespeare's plays, including an Elizabethan setting, and the characters from his plays.
Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times offers 21 fun activities for readers, including juggling instructions, fencing how-to, sonnet lessons and more! Amongst the activities are tidbits of info illustrating Shakespeare's life.
William Shakespeare and The Globe by Aliki is arranged as a play in five acts. It provides an intro into Elizabethan culture, along with fun facts about Shakespeare's life, charts of his plays, a list of his made of words, fun quotes and guest star bios.
Shakespeare Animated Tales is a four disc box set of a selection of Shakespeare's plays, animated to appeal to your kids taste. His plays get the stop motion puppetry treatment, cel animation and paint on glass. Each play has been boiled down to 30 minutes, but the meaning of each still shines through.
For the 1-4 crew, Baby Einstein Shakespeare World Poetry combines poetry with classical music, puppets and nature scenes to stimulate young brains.
Did you know BBC had a TV series called The Animated Shakespeare in 1992? HBO aired it in the States and hosted by Robin Williams. They did the Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and A Winter's Tale and more. Check them out here on Youtube.
Bring the Elizabethan stage to your kids fingertips with this Masterpiece Puppet Theatre! The kit includes 60 different puppet cards, 12 stand up sets, 96 page folio of classic scenes. It's great for travel!
Put together some saucy limericks and learn new words with Shakespeare themed fridge magnet poetry.
Shakespeare Paper dolls let your kid play fashion designer. Dress two characters in 30 different period costumes from Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Ophelia, Otherllo and Desdemonda, Anthony and Cleopatra and many other plays.
Get your hands on some free Elizabethan word games, mazes, colouring sheets and puzzles on this great site for young Shakespeare fans.
While you're at it, rock out to this family friendly play list of songs inspired by Shakespeare, from Taylor Swift to Elvis Costello.
The Lil William Figurine is a 7 cm version of the literary genius, but no less monumental, especially in his adventures in the supplementary mini comic book chronicling his life and works.
Lure your kid into cleanliness with the Shakespeare rubber duck. Float him around and pretend the bath is the majestic Avon River – your kid will be a prune in no time.
Download this DIY template to make a folding stand-up Shakespeare character to hang out on your kids bookshelf!
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What was your introduction to Shakespeare? Was it this fun?
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Glencore on Thursday said copper output in 2018 should rise to nearly 1.5 million tonnes as its Katanga mine in Democratic Republic of Congo ramps up to add roughly 150,000 tonnes.
Copper output for the full-year 2017 fell by 8 percent to just over 1.3 million tonnes, while zinc production was roughly steady for 2017 and should stay around steady at just above 1 million tonnes in 2018, the company said.
The figures were broadly in line with guidance issued in December. (Reporting by Barbara Lewis in Johannesburg and Noor Zainab Hussain and Rahul B in Bengaluru; Editing by Adrian Croft)


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Hello everyone,
Are you following the anniversary celebrations over at Papertrey Ink?
They are having a challenge each day and I am trying to play along so there may be a some very brief posts over the next few days.
Today's challenge was to make gift tags or wraps and I came up with this little belated birthday pot of sweets
I used the jar so that it will be of use after the sweets have gone and experimented with a chalkboard label cut from the PTI Placecard die. I used a chalkboard marker to stamp on the label so that it can be wiped off by the recipient and they can write on whatever they want to store at a later date. It took ages to get it to stamp properly so I wouldn't necessarily recommend trying this unless you have plenty of time to keep wiping it off and trying again but the end look is lovely.
Thanks for stopping by.
Carol x