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Disability Insurance:
SSA Should Strengthen Its Efforts to Detect and Prevent Overpayments
GAO-04-929: Published: Sep 10, 2004. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 2004.
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The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Disability Insurance (DI) program is one of the nation's largest cash assistance programs for disabled workers. In fiscal year 2003, the DI program provided about $70 billion in financial assistance to approximately 7.5 million disabled workers, their spouses, and dependent children. This program has grown in recent years and is poised to grow further as the baby boom generation ages. The Senate Committee on Finance asked GAO to (1) determine the amount of overpayments in the DI program, particularly those attributable to earnings or work activity, and (2) identify any vulnerabilities in SSA's processes and policies for verifying earnings that may contribute to work-related overpayments.
Overpayment detections in the DI program increased from $772 million in fiscal year 1999 to about $990 million in 2003. The true extent of overpayments resulting from earnings that exceed agency guidelines is currently unknown. Based on available data from SSA, GAO found that about 31 percent of all DI overpayments are attributable to DI beneficiaries who worked and earned more than allowed. Moreover, GAO found that these overpayments contributed to mounting financial losses in the program. From 1999 to 2003, total overpayment debt increased from about $1.9 billion to nearly $3 billion. Three basic weaknesses impede SSA's ability to prevent and detect earnings-related overpayments. First, the agency lacks timely data on beneficiaries' earnings and work activity. Second, SSA uses inefficient processes to perform work continuing disability reviews (work CDRs). Third, the agency relies on potentially inaccurate management information to effectively monitor and oversee some parts of this workload. These weaknesses contributed to some work CDR cases GAO identified that were as much as 7 years old, resulting in potential and established overpayments as large as $105,000 per beneficiary. In addition, GAO found that SSA relies on potentially inaccurate management information to administer its work CDR workload. SSA is developing new automated systems that may potentially address some of these problems and could help the agency balance the important goals of encouraging individuals with disabilities return to work, while also ensuring program integrity. However, it is too early to determine how effective such systems will be.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: SSA has made some improvements for providing information on aged cases. As of August 2003, the Management Information Systems Facility now contains a "Pending" query screen that provides the CDR age-in-operations, rather than age-in-location, enabling users to select the oldest cases first. However, the agency acknowledged that few safeguards existed to prevent double-counting of work Continuing Disability Review (CDR) cases. To address this issue, SSA developed a new computer system called the Social Security Unified Measurement System (SUMS) that captures workload counts and employee time more consistently.
Recommendation: To enhance SSA's ability to detect and prevent overpayments in the DI program, the Commissioner of Social Security should consider ways to improve the accuracy and usefulness of existing management information data. Improvements may include modifying how the agency measures the age of work CDR cases to more accurately reflect how long they are in process.
Agency Affected: Social Security Administration
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: When the Continuing Disability Review Enforcement Operation (CDREO) identifies disability beneficiaries with significant earnings, it signals to the Disability Control File (DCF) for work activity control purposes. If there is no current work activity development pending, the CDREO posts the pending action to the DCF and generates an alert to the relevant field office or program service center to process the Continuing Disability Review. The DCF then controls these issues to completion. However, this alert system does not identify individuals who may be most likely to incur a large overpayment. There is no prioritization or flagging of cases alerted to differentiate them. SSA does not create categories of cases by the size or the potential for a large overpayment.
Recommendation: To enhance SSA's ability to detect and prevent overpayments in the DI program, the Commissioner of Social Security should study the potential for creating an alert system similar to that used in the SSI program for alerting field offices about recipients at high risk for earnings-related overpayments. Such a system would allow SSA to notify field offices and program service centers about beneficiaries the agency identifies as most likely to incur large overpayments.
Agency Affected: Social Security Administration
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In FY 2005, SSAs Continuing Disability Review Enforcement Operation (CDREO) was using earnings data posted to the Disability Control File (DCF) as well as those posted to the Master Earnings File (MEF) to generate alerts based upon a set of rules that identify cases based on specific characteristics. The additional use of the DCF allows the CDERO system to screen out cases where a beneficiary has significant earnings, but a determination has already been made on those earnings.
Recommendation: To enhance SSA's ability to detect and prevent overpayments in the DI program, the Commissioner of Social Security should consider developing an enhanced screening mechanism that would enable the agency to more effectively identify DI beneficiaries who are most likely to incur earnings-related overpayments. This would help the agency make more efficient use of limited staff and budgetary resources.
Agency Affected: Social Security Administration
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: SSA has a signed agreement with HHS's Office of Child Support Enforcement Administration to use the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) database for periodic computer matching. This data agreement is aimed at identifying possible earnings related overpayments in the DI program.
Recommendation: To enhance SSA's ability to detect and prevent overpayments in the DI program, the Commissioner of Social Security should initiate action to develop a data sharing agreement with the Office of Child Support Enforcement to conduct batch-file periodic computer matches with the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH). Such matches would provide SSA with more timely data to help the agency systematically identify DI beneficiaries who are most likely to incur overpayments. Such a tool could also allow SSA to perform a one-time, comprehensive match against all DI beneficiary records to identify individuals who may be overpaid but have not yet been detected.
Agency Affected: Social Security Administration
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: SSA agrees that once eWork has been implemented on a national basis and sufficient time has elapsed to allow users to become proficient in its use, it should consider using the data in creating agency performance goals for its work CDR workloads.
Recommendation: To enhance SSA's ability to detect and prevent overpayments in the DI program, the Commissioner of Social Security, once the eWork system is fully implemented, should consider how it could be used to help the agency create performance goals for its work CDR workload.
Agency Affected: Social Security Administration
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Amazing comeback by Genoa
Genoa were struggling due to important injuries and played against Parma without important defenders Bovo , Antonelli , striker Alberto Gilardino due to injuries , while important forward Sculli and midfielder Biondini both were suspended.
Parma played with a smart tactic and took advantage of Genoa's defensive problems , with leading the game by two.
Genoa didn't give up and made a great comeback with Palacio's two goals.
There were critical refree errors which affected the score , as they didn't give Genoa's clear penalty.
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The great Professor Wally Jay passed away peacefully just days short of his 94th birthday. With his passing, we have lost one the foremost students of Professor Okazaki. Those of us who have had the honor and privilege to study under him will miss the person but not his spirit, which will remain with us forever.
Nikko Jujitsu's Professor Richard Bunch extended these words to Bernice Jay and her entire family.
"My deepest sympathy and condolences to the entire Jay family. Wally was a great man who profoundly impacted not only me, but also everyone he came into contact with. I first met Prof. Jay in the early 1960's where his direction way back then changed the course of my martial arts pilgrimage. Through the years Wally was more than a mentor to me, but a source of constant inspiration with his guidance and support. Prof. Jay will be missed more than spoken word could ever express. This marks the end of an era, but Prof. Jay's legacy will continue. Lots of love to the ENTIRE Jay family."
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Links With Your CoffeeNovember 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm | Posted in Chris Maue, Coffee links | 3 Comments
Tags: Links with your coffee, Local Links, LWYC
For this week's tasty snack to go with that peppermint mocha frappacino, (or peppermint schnapps and folgers, we don't judge here) we've localed it up for those of you who might not have known about, or might have forgotten, all the blogs based right here out of STL.
Riverfront Times has their A to Z music blog…
of course Euclid Records has their own, smaller scale blog
Patrick Vacek reviews all the shows (and old records) he can fit in a day
His brother Brian Vacek reviews every film ever
Dividing by Zero adds it's own 2 cents on the music scene here
Saint Louis Magazine takes on the arts in STL
and of course Lo-Fi STL is always a great thing to watch.
and as always, hours can be spent following the links in the KDHX collective.
Of course, there's always something wonderful on boingboing, wired, and viceland as well.
SLIFF 2008: A Tour GuideNovember 20, 2008 at 4:47 pm | Posted in Brian Vacek, Movies, SLIFF | 1 Comment
Tags: Brian Vacek, film, movie, Review, SLIFF
The St. Louis International Film Festival is a great time to enjoy yourself and take in a new film or two. That is, if you happen to be a casual movie-goer. If you're a fanatical cinephile, its a stressfully delightful gauntlet run through an international smorgasbord of films that consumes your every waking hour and drives your loved ones to insanity. I walk the latter path.
I'm new here at Highway 61, but I've been blogging for some time now over at The Film Walrus where I babble incoherently about movies when I should probably be cooking, cleaning and socially interacting. I'm going to babble about movies here, too. With good reason: there's so many films at SLIFF that no single person could see them all.
So you'll probably be seeing a sustained spurt of my reviews over the next few weeks as I dash between the Tivoli, Plaza Frontenac and Webster making my sleepless eyes bleed and belatedly typing up my opinions. While these will be too late to do you any immediate good, most of these films are already available on DVD or in theaters or will be soon. I encourage you to seek out any films that sound interesting and, of course, you should do your own exploring of SLIFF's offerings while the festival rages on.
If you need a quick tour guide, though, to sift through the many, many choices, I offer some advise: be eclectic. See features, documentaries, shorts, etc. See films from countries you know nothing about. Take a chance on a new director. Take in a mix of genre fluff and art house.
And keep an eye out for me! Here's my schedule for this year:
Fri the 14th: Vanaja, Interkosmos with The Juche Idea, Shadowland
Sat the 15th: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Slumdog Millionaire, Alone
Mon the 17th: All for Free, Special
Tues the 18th: Opera Jawa, Heartbeat Detector
Wed the 19th: The Pope's Toilet, Stranded
Thurs the 20th: Of Parents and Children
Fri the 21st: The Custodian, Timecrimes
Sat the 22nd: The Trap, The Class, Yesterday Was A Lie
Sun the 23rd: Little Heroes, From Inside, The Wrestler
Rainbows Flying on a Chilly AfternoonNovember 18, 2008 at 8:19 pm | Posted in activism, blogs, Lauren Kirkwod | 1 Comment
Tags: activism, Lauren Kirkwood, LGBTQ, Prop 8
The Saint Louis weather brought on one of the coldest afternoons of the season to Proposition 8 protesters at the Old Courthouse on Saturday November 15. Despite from the numbing air, the rally against the California amendment to ban gay marriage brought over 1,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight allied participants from the community.
Last May, California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on the grounds that a ban would discriminate based on sexual orientation. It would violate human rights. On November 4, California voted to ban gay marriage and end the near six month reign of love and equality.
Saint Louis activists brought homemade signs and waved rainbow flags in an effort to create collaboration and awareness in a peaceful stance against hate. Religious and State officials from the region took to the podium including; St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, Missouri State Senator Joan Bray, St. Louis City Comptroller Darlene Greene, Rabbi James Stone Goodman and Reverend Susan Drake. High schoolers Crosby Franklin and Alexa James spoke genuinely to the crowd about indifference, family bonds, love and the prospective future of gay marriage.
Though the protest was about focused primarily around Proposition 8, my thoughts were of Missouri. Missouri overwhelming voted against gay marriage in 2004. I echo Alexa James, "It's 2008 people, come on." Where is the love in the heart of the United States?
Bloggers Night with the Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraNovember 18, 2008 at 2:10 am | Posted in Chris Maue, comics, Concert | 10 Comments
Tags: Blog, Blogger's Night, Bloggers, comics, SLSO, Symphony
Last night was Blogger's Night at Powell Hall, and I found myself among the esteemed guests. I asked my friend, and music review blogger, Patrick Vacek, to come with, which lead to interesting results. As one that doesn't particularly frequent the symphony, I was worried that Patrick and I (emphasis on the I) would stick out like the unwashed hipster bums that we are.
So when Pat and I showed up, under dressed, and just as excited about the prospect of free drinks as seeing the performance, we hadn't considered exactly who the regular attendees of the symphony are – old eccentrics & academic bums. One of my favorite moments was when an older woman sitting next to me turned and cheerfully asked if Pat and I were college professors, and why we were taking notes. After explaining to her that we wrote for a blog, and having her ask me "what is ablog? " Patrick and I felt like some sort of undercover agents from the culture wars, in the den of high class, until later that night when a crazy old man jokingly berated us about how scandalous the performance that night had been. Afterward, we went out for drinks down the street with other bloggers, and it hit us that we actually had a niche, and a culture we fit into – that people on the other side of the screen actually exist, and blogging isn't all just shouting into the aether. I've posted a comic about it here. All in all, it was a pretty awesome night.
— Concert review —
When I initially heard about bloggers night at Powell Hall, it was in connection with the SLSO Guitar Festival, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect – unwashed nerds lining up for something like Metallica's S&M? Well dressed journalists coming out to see an orchestra composed entirely of Fender Telecasters, Gibson hollow bodies, and Flying V's? A pit full of violinists wailing on power chords? I mean, what is a symphony guitar festival? Dare I hope, a rock opera? It turns out the answer wasn't anything that cool.
The first song – Mark-Anthony Turnage's A Prayer Out of Stillness – was the guitar – related piece of the evening.
The song had four movements, and featured a cello Bass/electric bass soloist, in front of the string section – the wind instruments, and some percussion (including piano) were conspicuously absent. The song began with the strings playing tense chords, while the soloist quietly plinked around by himself, seemingly playing a different song, unaware of the orchestra behind him, and not caring if anyone heard. This went on for a while, until something unexpected happened.
Everything went dead quiet, and the orchestra paused while an electric bass was brought out, and exchanged for the cello Bass.
The question I kept asking myself after that point was, if every other rock band ever can handle a roadie walking up and trading guitars with a performer, often mid-song, why does the symphony have to stop everything while someone hands them a bass? If that wasn't enough to take my attention out of the performance, they repeated this ritual 3 more times, between every movement – a habit which really sealed shut what was a strangely arranged, and uninteresting piece.
If the constant stop – and – switches weren't enough, the second movement made the bass part seem even less connected to what the rest of the orchestra was playing, culminating in the third movement, where both cello bass and electric bass soloed while the rest of the orchestra just took a break.
The fourth movement tied everything back together, but not in a tension – and – relief sort of way… it seemed more like the composer hadn't figured out what they wanted to do until the fourth movement. Not in a coherent way, anyhow.
The second song – Steven Mackey's Beautiful Passing – was much more interesting, with a violin soloist front and center for the entire piece, making things very interesting. Not only was the soloist incredibly talented, but the wild way that she jerked around, like a woman possessed, as she played, made violin seem dangerous and sexy.
The third song – Stravinsky's The Right of Spring – was amazing. The song was epic in a way that one expects an intense orchestral piece to be, full of polyphonic tension and resolution, highs and lows that make your mind wander so scenes of beauty and violence. The music was accompanied occasionally by words projected behind the orchestra, describing youths frolicking in a field, until holy men come and sacrifice a young woman to the god of spring.
The thing that struck me the most about this last piece, was that my mind kept wandering to things like Loony Tunes, and Star Wars. Maybe I'm just a pop culture junkie raised on cartoons and fantasy, but when I hear classical music, these are the things that come to mind.
All in all, the concert was pretty awesome, and although the first song left me thinking dreading the next two, and thinking that the composers had a screw loose and didn't know what they were doing, the second two performances were awesome and well worth the price of an actual ticket.
Although according to SLSO's resident blogger, Eddie Silva, the symphony offers 50 free tickets for every performance, all you have to do is show up early and ask for 'em. I guess I'll be going back sooner than later.
As noted by user bassplayerKat, John Patitucci was playing a BASS. not a CELLO. As one with limited knowledge of orchestral instruments, I didn't really know the difference. Corrections have been made.
STL Old School Tattoo ExpoNovember 16, 2008 at 4:11 pm | Posted in Events | Comments Off on STL Old School Tattoo Expo
Tags: Body Art, STL Old School Tattoo Expo, Tattoos
Today marks the last day of the Saint Louis Old School Tatoo Expo, hosted at the Holiday Inn downtown. It's not too late to swing by, the expo stays open until 8pm tonight. Check out their website here.
My friends and I have wanted to see the expo for the past few years, and this time we finally broke down and dropped the 15 bucks on an entry fee. The expo was neat, and although it wasn't quite what we expected, there were a lot of cool artists displaying impressive work there. Having been though, I wouldn't recommend attending unless you're on the market for a new tattoo artist.
I stopped by yesterday after the Prop 8 protest with a few friends of mine, and we snapped a few neat pictures.
Links with Your CoffeeNovember 16, 2008 at 2:45 pm | Posted in Coffee links | Comments Off on Links with Your Coffee
Tags: Links with your coffee, superscience
Sunday's here again, so Highway 61 is here to drop some tasty links to go with that coffee, that you're hopefully enjoying outside on this beautiful afternoon.
If you haven't yet, bookmark change.gov, the official site for the office of the president-elect, Barack Obama. Better than that, you can watch the first of his weekly YouTube fireside chats here. Change is a beautiful thing.
Jealous over Obama's Pac-mac? I know I am.
For those of you tired of politispeak, here's a penguin, choosing science over death.
Speaking of science, Wired has a post on the Secret Service using super science weapons to protect the POTUS.
And speaking of using science for self defense, at gizmodo, there's an article about a woman who fought back against a rapist by stabbing him in the neck with an iPod charger.
Turning away from tragedy, here's a delightfully weird stop motion children's story, coming to a theater near you. While we're at it, here's another shocking image.
I found some great decorating ideas for my apartment, and saw an intriguing request by a woman for someone to help make her into a cyborg.
The future is terrifying place indeed.
Also, as pretty as this looks, I'm really upset that they're CHANGING THE ENDING to the Watchmen for the theatrical release.
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This weekend kicks off the beginning of the 17th annual Saint Louis International Film Festival, an amazing event which showcases shorts and independent films from all over the world, as well as amazing work done right here in our backyard. I'm going with a friend to see Shadowland, a feature length horror movie shot in Saint Louis last summer. I've heard mixed things, but this is a film that several of my friends worked on, so I'm going out to give it a chance. Also something to keep an eye on is Streetballers another Stl-made feature, about street ball players going to school in Saint Louis.
Personally, I'll be watching out for the some of the shorts programs, which usually pack a lot of fun into a little time.
In addition to the festival mainstays, which will run through Sunday, Nov 23rd, SLIFF has a new component this year – IndieFest. In a competition that went from Oct 27 – Nov 12, 15 films were put up online to view and vote for, with the winners to be shown on the final day of the festival. Voting is over, but It's not too late to attend the free screening at Webster University, November 23rd at 6pm.
In other news, fellow blogger Patrick Vacek and I will be classing it up for Blogger's Night at the Powell Hall, for their Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's Guitar Festival. More info at their site, or you can watch this video here.
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A conversation you never get at a hotel when you check in:
"how many people will be having showers?"
"oh, three of us"
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"thank you. Is the login screen in a random EU language and in a font that looks really tiny when I try to enter it, with a random set of characters that are near impossible to type reliably on an on-screen keyboard especially as the UI immediately converts them to * symbols out of a misguided fear that someone will be looking over my shoulder trying to steal some shower-time?"
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"hot water quotas?"
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That's a lot!
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"'this' hot water scheme?"
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I'm constantly looking over my shoulder today. It's April Fool's Day and the folks in my office enjoy playing practical jokes on unsuspecting victims -- on regular days, mind you -- so I can only imagine what today has in store.
A lot of celebrities enjoy pulling pranks while they're on the job, too. Here are my four favorite celebrity prank stories:
- While filming Lethal Weapon 4, Mel Gibson and Chris Rock played a practical joke on co-star Joe Pesci. They took polaroids of themselves putting Cuban cigars in their derriere, and then they gave said cigars to cigar-loving Pesci, who was ecstatic to have them. While puffing on one of the Cubans, they pulled out the polaroids.
- George Clooney and Brad Pitt had an ongoing prank war while on the set of Ocean's Twelve. Pitt circulated a memo to the crew telling them to address Clooney only as "Mr. Ocean" and not look him in the eye, in an effort to help him get in character. Pitt finally confessed after Clooney had been confused for two whole weeks. In retaliation, George placed a bumper sticker on Brad's car calling out the reduced size of Pitt's manhood. He didn't discover the sticker for two days, the entire time wondering why so many people were honking and cheering. And from what I hear, the prank war wages on.
- While they were touring together, Taylor Swift and her band pranked Keith Urban while he was performing "Kiss a Girl" by coming out in KISS outfits.
- Remember when Ashton Kutcher pranked Justin Timberlake on Punk'd? Classic. Poor Justin was freaking out when he came home to his personal belongings being confiscated by a fake tax enforcement crew for owing the government $900,000 in back taxes.
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Pieces Pawts.....
WE have been havin a BLAST with our Christmas Stuffs.... Check it out... We Pulled off a Snow Freak's NOSE and Plucked another's EVIL EYEBALL out...
We KNOW you can't ask any of YOUR furends... cause judging from the RECENT CARD COUNT.... YOU don't have any of THOSE.
Go ahead... Mom... ASK my FURENDS... They'll tell you.... THIS is HOW it is supposed to be.
Sheesh..... Peeps can be SOOOOOOOOOO silly.
30 comments:
- Lovable Lily said...
Dear Mama of Frankie and Ernie,
Every word they told you is true! Desqueeking a stuffie is ONE of our most impawtant jobs in life (becides eating, sleeping, pooping, peeing & getting belly rubs).
Yup, ripping apart OUR toy's is very impawtant to us and a top priority too. Maybe you should go shopping and get a toy of your very own. Sounds like your a little bit jelly over the fact that F & E got some really cool toys from Santa and perhaps you didn't. I guess we know who was on the NAUGHTY list this year.
Lily Belle & Muffin
p.s. F & E, we are behind you 100%!
- January 06, 2013
- Molly The Wally said...
Way to go Frankie & Ernie. Nothing like a good de-stuffing and ripping and shredding. Have a super de-squeaking Sunday.
Best wishes Molly
- January 06, 2013
- GOOSE said...
Oh yes that is how it is. I have a special surgeon on call when I need them put all back together again.
- January 06, 2013
- Team Beaglebratz said...
What iz it with the hoominz? Due WE tell THEM how THEY shood play with THEIR toyz? Even if we did, due u think THEY wood listen tue US? DON'T THINK SO! So THEY just NEED tue BAK OFF! LET US PLAY with OUR toyz the way WE want. Our hoominz think THEY hazta CONTROL EFERYTHING!
Shiloh'n The Diva Shasta
- January 06, 2013
- Madi and Mom said...
Frankie and Ernie in my humble kitty opinion once an item is labeled as being for you, you may do as you please with it.
Proclamation #1 by madi the about to be mayoress
Hugs your BFFF
- January 06, 2013
Chill Mom, just fix it and move on, then the yelling will stop.
Hey Frankie & Ernie, we got some post coming just for you, to counter that "Ohhhhhhhh" hard to say it, snowman thingy, your gonna laugh!!
Your Good Pals
Susie & Officer Bites
- January 06, 2013
- ♥Mona + Weenie + Mommy, too♥ said...
Oh boy, oh boy!! Love this post. You guys are my kind stuffie destuffers. Almost as good as me. Looks I got competition. There's nothing like as good snooter and squeeker to chew on. Sissy likes carcasses better. Mommy never even tries to put ours back together cause 2 seconds later we reap them up, again. She just goes to the Dollar Store and buys more. Keep up the good work.
Sniff ya later..........Weenie
- January 06, 2013
- harrispen said...
You boys are lucky that you even get any stuffies to play with. Since I just rip mine open and start eating the guts in seconds I don't even get to have any.
- January 06, 2013
- Berts Blog said...
Frankie and EArnie....WELL DONE
- January 06, 2013
- Dip-Dip and the Bridge said...
You are a couple of thugs, LOL!
Toys are to have fun with, nomatter what you do with them.
Dip Bridge and Elliot x
- January 06, 2013
- The Army of Four said...
Have you ever swallowed a squeaker? If so, do you squeak if someone hugs you?
Ha roo roo roo!
After an unfortunate incident with a hippopotamus and some octopus tentacles, we only get to play with stuffies with Mom right there. The second we rip anything off, she grabs it and ... I'm not sure what she does. But she doesn't want us swallowing anything. Anymore.
- January 06, 2013
- Alien said...
Just flying by to say hi. Sallie has been sick so we apologize for not coming around. Be well!
- January 06, 2013
- Ruby said...
OMD! That is SO true Frankie!! I mean WTF??? The peeps give us the toys, whats WE do with em' is OUR business, right?!!
Pfft! I tell my Ma that all the times! I mean, grow a pair woman!!
- January 06, 2013
- Mitch and Molly said...
We love exposing the squeakers! Are they just the coolest!
Love ya lots,
Mitch and Molly
- January 06, 2013
- Murphy said...
Gee Frankie, you were kinda mean to your mom weren't you? I mean, it is your job to shred and gut your toys but you need to remember she is the one who buys your treats. Of course the destruction of the snow freak was totally understandable. Is all the snow and cold causing you to crack up? Now you better go give your mom a kiss!
Keep Calm & Bark On,
Murphy & Stanley
Pee Ess - Our mom MADE us write that. We think there is NO problem here!
- January 06, 2013
- Dennis the Vizsla said...
hello frankie and ernie its dennis the vizsla dog hay yoo ar absolootly rite that is the perpus of toys!!! if they didnt want us pulling owt the skweekers they woodnt put skweekers in them in the first playse!!! ok bye
- January 06, 2013
- Milo Robinson said...
The whole purpose of having toys and stuffies is to rip them apart!!!
Love Milo :)
- January 06, 2013
- Hoke said...
Oh yeah come to our house where we are going through them one by one!!!
- January 06, 2013
- Sagira said...
Good job! We love killing stuffies over here to.
- January 06, 2013
- Murray's Mouth said...
Squeeker removal is one of our biggest jobs too! MUST-CONQUER-SQUEEKER....
- January 06, 2013
- Sarge said...
Hey F-n-E!
Wow, great job dismantling those toys! Yes, yes, yes, this is totally the bestest thing to do with a new toy. Gotta pull off pieces and parts and go for the squeekers. I think you did great and the proof is in the pix.
BTW: Frankie, looking most dapper in that pix of you! Very handsome, cuz.
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
- January 06, 2013
- The Websters said...
Shredding toys is the best!
- January 06, 2013
- Two French Bulldogs said...
mom is laughing so hard...nutty! The snowmans were bound to get it sooner or later
Benny & Lily
- January 06, 2013
- Amber DaWeenie said...
HeHeHe.....We was just barkin' bout that, especially after Mom got up this morning and found stuffie guts all over the living room. It was like a snowstorm in here!
- January 06, 2013
- Nola said...
Destuffing squeakies is a must!
- January 06, 2013
- Barb said...
Oh Dear Me you are very brave boys, of course toys are made to be ripped apart, but my you were very disrespectful to your Mum, remember it is she who fixes them, buys you new ones and most of all it is your Mum who gets your dinner and snakes at the store, then gives them to you We Billy & Toby Baker know this already and we are only puppies, but them our Mum can be very tough and mean, makes us sit down nice and quite before she will feed us, torture I tell you torture.
Hugs Billy & Toby Baker
- January 06, 2013
- Dexter said...
Those stuffies don't stand a chance with two badger dogs like you intent on mayhem.
- January 07, 2013
- Casey said...
I never understand why humans give us toys and then get upset when we play with them!
- January 07, 2013
- Mollie said...
BOL, your toys look just like mine and they always need fixing. At least that's one less Snow monster for next year..BOL xx00xx
- January 07, 2013
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PATNA — The massive campaigns launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (United) for the Bihar state elections are wasted on two residents: Sanjay Kumar and Sushil Sinha. Kumar drives a taxi and works at the airport, while Sinha services Patna's bustling Fraser road with his auto rickshaw.
Kumar and Sinha know exactly who they will vote no matter what Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Chief Minister Nitish Kumar do or say in the next few months.
Kumar's vote will go to the JD(U). "Nitish gave roads and electricity," he said, matter-of-factly. "BJP has no candidate like him. Just watch, the party will collapse from infighting as soon as a (chief minister) candidate is chosen."
Sinha will vote for the BJP: "I supported Nitish until he was with the BJP. Joining forces with Lalu could be bad for him. The time for 'jungle raj' has passed."
Unwittingly, Kumar and Sinha touched on the pillars of Modi's first campaign speech in Bihar on Saturday: attacking Kumar for breaking with the BJP in 2013 and pounding the alliance between Kumar and the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.
While Modi clawed into some of JD(U)'s flaws and contradictions with precision, Kumar's camp feels that the prime minister made a 'big blunder' and one "overkill."
READ: Modi Launches BJP's Election Campaign In Bihar With Brutal Attack On Nitish-Lalu Alliance
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The "big blunder," according to JD(U) members, was Modi's reference to Kumar's "DNA" when he accused Kumar for lashing out and dumping other politicians. Modi may have been unleashing his wrath against an old nemesis, but his political rivals are characterising his remark as an insult to the people of Bihar.
"Bihar has been the cradle of civilisation. People find terracotta pieces when they dig foundations of their houses which go back 5,000 years. That is the layered civilisational legacy of Bihar. People of this state may have seen bad days but to pass a sweeping comment..." Pavan Varma, JD(U)'s lawmaker in the Rajya Sabha, told HuffPost India.
"It shows contempt for Bihar," he said. "He is the son of an OBC, he is the son of a freedom fighter."
Insisting anger over the DNA remark has transcended party lines, the JD(U) leader said that even BJP's lawmaker from Patna, Shatrughan Sinha, is unhappy.
"Yesterday, I was with Shatrughan Sinha and I was checking with him today. He said, 'Questioning the DNA of the chief minister is a slap on the face of each Bihari.' What I'm trying to say is that people react like this," Varma said.
Sinha, the BJP MP from Patna, set off nervous moments for the BJP on sunday evening when he met Kumar and Varma.
In his campaign speech on Monday, Modi recalled how Kumar cancelled a dinner with BJP leaders after the party published ads which showed them holding hands in 2010, and then talked about former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's explusion from the JD(U) in February.
"I didn't say anything but I was very hurt. But when Jitan Ram Manjhi was persecuted, then I became restless. He snatched the plate from the son of a poor tea seller. But when he took away everything from a mahadalit, then I thought something is wrong with his DNA," he said.
The term "DNA" has failed to register with the public, but observers say that it could hurt the BJP if the JD(U) decided to go on a war footing by likening DNA to blood, and making it a "son of the soil" issue.
मोदी जी ने कहा मेरा डीएनए ख़राब है| मैं बिहार का बेटा हूँ तो ऐसे में मेरा डीएनए तो बिहार के लोगो का डीएनए है | (1/2)
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अब मैं बिहार की जनता पर छोड़ता हूँ कि उनके डीएनए को ख़राब बताने वाले को वह कैसे जवाब देती है| (2 /2 )
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 25, 2015
Reacting to his objection, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who previously served as deputy chief minister, said that Kumar had "betrayal and arrogance in his blood."
READ: The Stage Is Set For A 'Mahabharat' Of An Election In Bihar
Even JD(U) members can't deny the contradiction in the Nitish-Lalu alliance. "People stood behind you to get rid of jungle raj and today you are dragging Bihar back to the same jungle raj," said Modi on Saturday.
While targeting the alliance is a key strategy in the BJP's election campaign, some observers feel that it's too easy to be effective. Neither side has hidden that alliance is solely for beating the BJP, which arguably makes bashing their political expedience a bit facile.
But then Modi did get the biggest response when he made the crowd chant - "Rozana Jungle Raj Ka Dar" -- in response to his question, "What does RJD mean?"
And the audience roared when the prime minister nailed his caustic rebuke of the recent "poison-snake-sandalwood" exchange between Kumar and Yadav. "Instead of discussing issues of farmers and employment...they are talking about who is the snake and who drinks the poison... why don't you both sit in a room and figure it out... don't force the public to drink this poison," he said.
Verma said that Modi's chastising the RJD-JDU alliance had "resonance," but it was an "overkill."
"I thought the endless repetition was an overkill. The vehemence of that repetition has led to a consolidation in the Yadav community," he said.
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AMD has been stepping up its developer relations efforts for a while now, collaborating with the development teams behind many recent PC blockbusters. This week, AMD released a list of some of the latest games that have become part of its Gaming Evolved program. The list includes Eidos Montreal's Thief.
Thief is due out in 2014, and it's a reboot of the classic first-person sneaking and exploration series by the now-defunct Looking Glass Studios. Many details about the game have yet to be made public, but we did see a tantalizing 10-minute gameplay video last month. We also know that Eidos Montreal has added some new gameplay mechanics, including new combat moves and a third-person camera.
AMD hasn't said what the Gaming Evolved partnership will entail. However, in the past, some Gaming Evolved titles have featured Radeon-specific graphical goodies, and some have been bundled with Radeon graphics cards as part of AMD's Never Settle and Never Settle Reloaded promotions.
In addition to Thief, the list of new Gaming Evolved additions includes Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Final Fantasy XIV, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Pirate 101, and Shadow of the Eternals.


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By Fareed Zakaria
While all eyes have been on the presidential and vice presidential debates, arguably the most important piece of political news from last week may have slipped through the headlines. Announcing a record $5.7 billion profit for the third quarter, JP Morgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon sounded unexpectedly upbeat about the U.S. housing market:
"Importantly, we believe the housing market has turned the corner," he said in a statement. "In our Mortgage Banking business, we were encouraged that credit trends continued to modestly improve."
True, this did come with a caveat – the bank also expects to "see high default-related expense for a while longer."
But the surprisingly positive pronouncement is worth taking notice of because it comes from a guy who does not speak loosely. In fact, Dimon was so bullish that he suggested the Fed would likely raise interest rates sometime in 2013, despite the bank having said it will keep them near zero for the next few years.
This suggests to me that Dimon is expecting an upside surprise. With news today that home building also jumped to a four-year high last month, there seem now to be some welcome bits of good news amongst all the sound and fury that is the presidential campaign.
Bernanke is buying $40 Billion a month in Mortgage Backed Securities of questionable value, right? The only way this is a good thing is if you are a banker or you want the economy to look better until after the election. I admire your intelligence but sometimes am frustrated that we have no advocates willing to speak out when, for instance, seniors' savings are deteriorating because when the federal government owes trillions, and Bernanke must of necessity keep interest rates below inflation.
Hard work, thrift and savings grow the economy but today's new bubble is student loans over $1 trillion and declining value of college degrees in workplace. Our kids are indentured servants to their loans, why not against the 13th amendment, and can't even be dropped by bankruptcy. We spend now because prices go up and we live on debt just like the banks. This cannot continue forever, though. States have balanced budget amendments because their lenders at some point demanded it. What happens we our lenders find a safer place for their investments?
All of these issues are ignored in the debates as they were stolen from the people and managed by Debates commission making sure no alternatives exist vs the lesser of two evils/Glenn Greenwald http://t.co/GzWPl00A - Help up get some truth out there.. please.
Just proves to me that we the people keep on working for the good of the country while the politicians plunder the treasure chest. All the while extolling their minuscule social beliefs to all. Creating laws to stifle creativity and life experiences all the while shirking their duty to the whole of humanity. One people One Planet endless solutions. End the Wars Speak truth to Power
Hi fareed: Because of poor computer skills, I could not locate your 10/7 tv program. I would like to point to the comment made by Dow's C.E.O. Andrew Iiveris who said in anger, that he is sick of this 3 to 4 year campaign cycle Wash.D.C. is always in. I couldn't agree more . A while ago i commented to your program that I believe we should go to a one 6yr. Pres. term, with a possible second 6yr term, but not consecutively. We will have a Pres. who will have his nose to the grind stone for a solid 6 years, free from campaigning and selling his soul to the devil, doing what he[ or she] thinks is right, rather then having his mind on what may hurt his chances of being re-elected. Also, important decisions won't be put off "till after the election", etc. No campaign funds should come from any individual person,or Pac's. Campaign funding should come off the top, paid in part by all 311 million of us to insure that the Pres. is not beholden to any one person or Pac. Also, despite my enjoying politics, I also believe it take up to much of our valuable time [just like sports]. When i'm on my death bed, i doubt if i'll be thinking about the Yankees, Giants, Gov. Romney or even Pres. Obama. .I hope you agree. You have the clout to to make a difference
Several people I've heard about who are relatives or friends of friends are in mortgages over their heads. They all bought their newly built homes in new developments for top dollar, now several years later are stuck wtih a high mortgage with some of them having lost their empoyment. For instance, a friends sister & her husband bought a house in Las Vegas for $450,000...a "standard" 3 bedroom, two & a half bath with swimming pook etc in what was then a new neighborhood. Hubby recently lost his job due to downsizing......now they can't afford their mortgage payments & have to sell this lovely home. So far three real estates now value their home for under $300,000. The same story with someone in New Jersey & on Long Island.......couples bought lovely homes for over $400,000....can't get $300,000 & the real estate taxes are murder.
Builders keep buulding homes while for sale signs appear on almost every street in the nation. A freind's son in law was recently divorced & is hoping to be able tio "assume" the mortgage in his name only..got to see what happens.
Indeed Fareed, it's good news for the administration. Still job figures are more important. Let's hope that Romney's mantra – the economy is still disappointing – wouldn't prevail.
Candy Crowley who was Planted in the 2nd Presidential Debate by the Left Wing Media namely CNN was Biased in Favor of President Obama. How can she be a Moderator of a Presidential Debate? This equates to Election Tampering which is a Federal Crime!
Build 10 houses or 10 miles of road. Sure, it might give some a job for a while on borrowed money but chances are both will always be owned by the gov't or the bank. Furthermore, it's not likely that anyone will be getting up in the morning to take that road to a good paying job at a factory (that's a place where people actually make something real to sell, like they have in China). Better yet, just imagine if a country borrowed about trillion dollars every year to spend on fire works displays. Sure, it would be great for the fire works makers, and likely provide many with some spectacular shows, but in the end it's pretty much a real lousy return in terms of an investment of tax dollars.
last months were faulty...apparently california had a problem with new jobless claims being entered...california? the most liberal pro obama state all of a sudden has a problem reporting? are you kidding me? thats why the unemployment rate dropped the way it did last month....
jack welch was right. something fishy IS going on.
Two minutes ago I wrote comments telling you that your Imperial News is no news at all-it is wrong. I do not want to spend more time rewriting telling you how naive the people in the media are.
I do not like the fact that someone is manipulating my comments.
Since you removed my earlier comments,about 18 minutes ago I will be more blunt. Your article is naive propaganda that shows that you have no clue about the housing market. You disregard, like the rest of the Imperial Media simiple facts : the housing was a bubble partially created by people in Congress, most well paying jobs went to China-GLOBALISM does not work,it impoverishes the U.S.-so job creation is just empty talk.Open borders and destruction of economies through monopolism and IMF usury are destroying this nation,lower wages of Americans along with Work Visas. Endless wars draining our treasury are creating a level of debt beyong our capacity to pay. What will happen is not hard to figure , but you people in the media are blind or are paid to watch destruction of our country.
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Somewhere for me to write about my musing, ponderings, intresting facts or views or anything that I feel could be of benefit on SQL Server...
13+ Year's working with SQL server technology (since 6.5.. even did a few weeks on a 4.2 !!!) upto and including the most recent builds and releases.
Love to find ways to program, trouble-shoot, fix and genrally cajoule Sql server to OBEY and FULFILL my every command (We can always wish ..)
Now more involved in within UK SQL Community, volunteering & presenting @ various regional User Groups, writing SQL related Blogs & Tweets (@Neil_Hambly ) and recently started to train to pass the MCM SQL Server 2008
Firstly let me quickly give you a quick review of my community activities during 2010
Although it was a HUGE improvement on any previous years I still feel I could have achieved more, so as a result I have sat myself down and actually set some actual goals I would like to attempt to achieve.
I will list those below but before here is a quick summary of my events during 2010
Presentations: Having started to present regular UG presentations in 2010 (March) I have done 10 Presentations, throughout the UK
Neil's rating 8/10 - 10 Sessions under my belt in 2010, hoping to increase that to 15 or more in 2011
Twitter: Since I joined the SQL Twitterati (late March) and haven't looked back since
Neil's rating 8/10 - I need to continue to build this resource and make it far more effective tweets on SQL topics - 250+ SQL Followers
LinkedIn: New Group entry, that I have helped to promote and run several discussions on SQL topics - we achieved 1000+ members in a few months
Neil's rating 7/10 - again want to focus some more time on this to continue to build this resource
Conferences: Attend 2 Events (both SQLBits 6 & 7) and was a presenter of a session @ SQLBits 7
Neil's rating 7/10 - Good start, I need to hopefully do further sessions @ SQLBits and other conferences in 2011
Blogs: Hmm - not as much as I would have liked with only 19 posts (14 Technical & 5 on social events).. this was since March and also included 2 months in June/July with no posts as I had just started new role and was concentrating on that for a short while, and later this year when I was ill Neil's rating 6/10 - can improve lot much in this area
Forums: Hardly spent time on this area, so have a lot of work to do in 2011 to rectify that
Neil's rating 4/10 - I need to spend time in the forums, helping answer questions that come up
Other stuff: Did do a 1 day (charity event) to aid RedCross to look @ their SQL challenges
Neil's rating 4/10 - I need to do @ least 2-3 charity events - will have to think on that some in next few weeks
Neil's Overall rating 7/10 - Become a more established UK SQL Person and help any & all SQL community in whatever way I can.
So after having read quite a few blogs from various SQL people setting their own "Goals" for the Year ahead, and having some clearly defined SQL based goals already in my mind, I have decided to share these for others to see and ask me from time-time how I'm progressing with them, so although no particular priorities in mind here are my chosen goals for 2011
So right its finally time for what I have planned in 2011, here is my summary of those personal SQL Goals
SQL Conferences & Training Events
SQLFAQ Events
Study & Pass the following 4 Pre-Requisite Exams (Hmmm time for some serious study sessions)
Work on compiling my "MCM Study Notes" (OneNote) for MCM Certification" and keep it going throughout
Ultimate GOAL is to obtain MCM SQL Server 2008 in 2011 or 1st half 2012


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The December Import Price Index was published in the US: the forecast was -1,4% m/m vs. the previous data – 0,5% m/m. The data came in at the level 1,2% m/m. The dollar has lost its past achievements after the Fed's Beige Book publication. According to the report the weak wage growth pressure as well as the general price pressure is minimal. The report generated some speculations that the Fed would not rush to increase the interest rates in such circumstances.
The first support resides at 0.9960, the next is at 0.9850. The first resistance stands at 1.0100, the next one is at 1.0190.
The indicator shows a strong buy signal. The price is above the Cloud and in above the Chincou-span. The Tenkan-sen and the Kijun-sen show a horizontal movement forming a "Golden Cross". The upward movement will be until the price is above the Cloud.
The MACD indicator is in a positive territory. The price is growing.
Trading recommendations
We advise to long with the first target – 1.0100. When the pair consolidates above the first target, we can open deals to the level of 1.0190.


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We like to stay longer in discovering a location for Solo travellers , its history, and culture. We place more emphasis on comfort, more emphasis on moderate weather, good nutrition, good infrastructure and a range of activities where the risk of bone fractures is low.
As we travel alone, it is an acceptable and safe destination. And meeting people near our age is a bonus. With more than 25 years of adventurous solo experience, this is our top destination for solo travelers.
Best Destinations For Solo travellers is Tanzania
The collision in the crater of Ngorongoro in the back of the Land Rover, a camera readily in hand, with lions on one side and wildlife, on the other hand, is an experience hard to beat. All of the past or present love of King Leo will receive a sum when he says the stone formation in Serengeti looks inspired by Pride Rock. With two excellent safaris, you have a good chance to see the famous Big 5.
The excitement and prediction of the safari is a great way to meet your fellow travelers – you will not feel like a lonely traveler for long. Tour is the cheapest way to get the best experience. And it's always good to have the security of a reputable company when you're in the middle of Serengeti surrounded by lions, elephants, and nosebleeds, right?
The Philippines are a great place For Solo travellers . Probably the most suitable country I've ever been to – the locals laugh about your day. The fact that English is one of the official languages means that you can easily follow the conversation. After traveling to Asia for a long time without speaking, it was something special.
The Philippines, which consists of 7,107 islands, are not the easiest place to move. If you are at a time when you are planning, or while you are there, a tour booking can help.
Party venues like Siargao and Boracay are great for meeting other backpackers, while peaceful towns like Bohol and Coron provide a perfect opportunity to meet locals as well.
If people ask for my favorite country at least three times a week, their default answer is usually "Japan." Love Japan. I love it
For six weeks I went to Sapporo and Otar Ice Festival, I was explored for two weeks, like Tokyo, Geishas in Kyoto to watch, robots, space, visited several smaller towns on the way known north to fabulous skiing and bathing, which is traditional) in Onsen.
Many of my trips to Japan have included me to compare the icons on the map with those on the signs, but that's all about adventure. I have fond memories of Japan's research – I feel completely safe all the time. Except when I took my life in my hands, I moved away from Niseko Mountain, of course in the name of skiing.
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
The Indochina route is classic for reasons. I was not in Cambodia or Laos, but I know hundreds of people whose first trip on the way was so well traveled. Vietnam is one of my favorite countries, and it was my first set in Asia.
It's so easy to travel to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. If you are worried about a solo trip, these great food four packages, other pawnshops, religious places, fun things, and light cruises are an excellent introduction to the fantastic world of your desk.
Coming back from a three-month trip to the United States, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois and ending in Minnesota. It is so easy there, but it takes a long time. The choice of hotels, routes, transportation and even restaurants tend to be exhausting as there were so many choices and a safe stay.
There are so many nice places to go to the United States, but with distances, it can be difficult to remove some in a short time. I recommend that you take the time to experience all the sides, not the curse. You can always come back!


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It was open doors at the Flak Shack brewery shop on Friday November 20th as we unveiled new Hedge Hop in bottles. Brewed with the recent National Barley Competition's winning Maris Otter barley, it was also the perfect time to present the winner of the competition, Maxted Farms in Berkshire, with their prize of 1000 Guineas and 500 bottles of Hedge Hop under Maxted Farms own label Ilsley Otter Ale.
The national competition was organised by Hampshire based Robin Appel grain merchants, who holds Maris Otter Plant Breeder's Rights, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Maris Otter Barley in the UK.
In attendance at the event and in order top to bottom right; Terry Baker, Head Brewer, Alex Graham of Farley Farm, Ash Mather representing the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Jeremy Hawkins and Francesca Parker Partridge of Robin Appel, Wendy Graham of Farley Farm, Sez Maxted, Robin Appel, Jane Maxted, Nigel Welsh presenting John Maxted with his prize and Chris Garratt of Warminster Maltings. The Grahams of Farley Farm are already contracted to be the new and very local supplier of Maris Otter barley to Flack Manor. As the crop grows, we'll be bringing you news of its progress.
Hedge Hop Ale in bottles, brewed with Maxted Farms champion Maris Otter barley, are now available at our Flak Shack brewery shop on Romsey Industrial Park. A winning taste for Christmas and the New Year!


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It was a really simple cake, but actually lots of fun to make. I'm not sure if you can tell, but I tinted the frosting to match the Skittles. I used my salad bowl to make an appropriately-sized rainbow shape out of parchment paper which I then laid on the cake and used as a guide for the red frosting. It was easy enough to pipe the rest of the rainbow frosting following that curve.
I had the most fun making the marshmallow clouds. The bottom layer stuck to the chocolate frosting, but when I started to build up, out, and over the edge, I dabbed a bit of untinted vanilla buttercream on each marshmallow as glue.For the cake, I went with Hershey's one-bowl deep dark chocolate cake, since I'd been looking for an excuse to try it. It was very good, but having made both that one and Martha Stewart's one-bowl cake several times recently, I prefer the taste of Martha's. Both are nice and chocolatey, neither suffers from that weird cocoa taste, and both are moist with a good crumb. Hershey's is a good recipe for the arsenal because it contains ingredients I nearly always have on hand.
The frosting was my (mom's) standard chocolate fudge frosting. You'd be hard-pressed to sway me from that family favorite. I am intrigued by a chocolate-sour cream frosting recipe I saw recently - it probably has a nice tang to it - but that's not a great choice for a party where the cake is sure to sit out for several hours.
Not only did the guests all love the cake, the kids kept sneaking past it throughout the afternoon and pulling Skittles off the sides and top. Don't you love it when they think they're pulling a fast one?
Hershey's One-Bowl Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
2 cups (14 ounces) sugar
1 3/4 cups (7 3/8 ounces) flour
3/4 cup (2 1/4 ounces) cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup boiling water
Heat oven to 350. Line 2 9" round pans or a 9x13" pan with parchment.
In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for two minutes. Stir in boiling water. Batter will be thin!
Pour into prepared pans and bake 30-35 minutes for round pans, 35-40 minutes for 9x13 pan. A wooden pick inserted in the center should come out clean or the cake should spring back when pressed lightly with a finger.
Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, and then remove to wire racks and cool completely. Frost and eat!
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Did jazz die in the eighties? Maybe it died years earlier, with Ornette Coleman, Gill Evans, Charlie Parker, or even, simply, the minute it left New Orleans. All this is surely debatable. But the only fact that matters is this: the explosion of black American music at the beginning of the century has turned the history of music upside down.
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Check out Freddie Gibbs "Shame (Cookin Soul Remix)" Video, the latest video from Freddie Gibbs, released on Saturday, September 14th, 2013. Freddie Gibbs's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and Freddie Gibbs "Shame (Cookin Soul Remix)" Video is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Freddie Gibbs has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.A set of new visuals for the Cookin Soul remix to Gangsta Gibbs' "Shame".
How does this compare to Freddie Gibbs's previous work?
Check out the latest video from Freddie Gibbs, Freddie Gibbs Previews New Song Live In Australia.
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With my parents and daughter visiting us, we are all set to explore a bit of Ghana. The weekend follows a public holiday on Monday. So, we have planned two one-day trips. That gave me reason to make pulikaichchal ahead to mix with rice. There is always Vadaams and Appalams to go with it, but today I served it with some potato crisps.
The recipe makes about 200ml of the mix and will keep well for 10 days.
Tamarind - Tennis ball size
- Red Chillies - 9 pieces of small size, medium spice variety
- Corriander seeds - 2tbsp
- Sesame seeds - 2tbsp
- Curry leaves - for garnish
- Channa dhal - 2tbsp
- Roasted peanuts - 5tbsp
- Asafoetida powder - 1tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Gingley oil - 100ml
- Mustard - 2tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Soak tamarind in warm water for some time and extract pulp thoroughly. Add 1/2 cup more of water to the pulp.
Roast coriander seeds, sesame seeds and 6 of the red chillies and powder these together.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and put in the mustard seeds. When they crack, add the channa dhal, roasted peanuts, asafoetida powder, turmeric powder, red chillies and curry leaves. Add the tamarind pulp and salt. Keeping the fire low let the tamarind pulp cook until thick for about 30 minutes. When thick add the powdered spices and let simmer another ten minutes.
The paste mix is ready to serve. While mixing with rice, cook the rice just right to separate the grains. Add a little oil or ghee and spread on a large plate to let it cool. Then add the mix to the rice and mix well. Serve with crisps, appalams or fried vadaams.


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David Guetta is something of a perverse pioneer. He's a true trailblazer, even if we don't all necessarily want to follow his path.
Several years ago, the scraggly-bearded Frenchman brought dance music to the masses unlike anyone before him. And today, he still sits atop the pop charts, alongside Miami natives and residents like Pitbull, Flo Rida, and Lil Wayne. So why not join the rest of these hitmakers by moving to the MIA?
However, unlike most other stars, David Guetta hasn't chosen a long-established celebrity enclave. The "Fuck Me, I'm Famous" DJ is once again poised to lead the way -- but not in a musical sense. He is joining the real estate takeover of non-SoBe Miami, essentially becoming the latest face of mainland Miami gentrification.
Get ready, hipsters ... Guetta is officially moving to Edgewater.
See also: 13 Richest DJs of 2013
"One of the reasons that got me excited about this project was the neighborhood," Guetta told us.
We met him on NE 31st Ave. right off Biscayne, along the bay. It's the future site of two chic skyscrapers situated on a one-acre plot of land to be called Paraiso Bay. You may have seen conceptual pictures on bus stops in downtown Miami. Imagine a pair of silver towers, covered in strange, effervescent bubbles.
"Being from Europe, I always thought that Miami was only Miami Beach. And like everybody from France, that's what we think," he added. "Of course, it's amazing, but for me to buy a place, I need also something else. Then I discovered the art district and the Design District and all of this, and I'm like, 'Wow, this is a little more cool, a little more cultural.'"
Yes, it seems the very thing that's made Miami livable for its artsy-fartsy dreamer kids is now the future playground of the globe-trotting upper class. Of course, rich people don't want to live next to Wood Tavern, so they're going to take over whatever grass clings to water.
"I would have never imagined this would exist," Guetta said. "It's like the perfect combination between a little bit of that European flavor and it reminds me of home. But at the same time, the sexiness of Miami and the beach and the beautiful weather."
Paraiso Bay is scheduled to break ground this summer. So anticipate some Edgewater rent hikes in the near future. Add to that the luxury retail stores planned to go up in Wynwood's northern reaches, and we'd say the families that have made these neighborhoods their home for decades are probably pretty screwed.
But hey! They get to say they live next to the David Guetta.
"It's my first time [owning property in Miami]," he said excitedly. "You know, my life doesn't really allow me to live anywhere for real. But because I play a lot in the U.S. and also play a lot in South America, I want to have a moment in the year where I am based here, and I can go do South America and the U.S. and have a home."
Look, we're being hard on the guy. Maybe he doesn't mean to be the voice of Miami gentrification. He just wants to make music, right?
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Actually, we did try to talk to him about his upcoming full-length album, but it seems he's less keen to talk business than pleasure. Remember, though, to look out for your new neighbor at Ultra Music Festival 2014 and Story during Winter Music Conference.
"I have a new record called 'Shot Me Down,' that I'm going to present at WMC," he said. "It's at the moment number one on Beatport. It's more like a DJ record. And what more can I say? That's it."
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Wow, what a month! I hope your winter is milder than they predicted.ReplyDelete
Your winters are already pretty impressive! I guess maybe you should stock up on indoor activities just in case.ReplyDelete
More time spent blogging and all that reading done too - sounds like September was great!
I'm intrigued by the Off The Bookshelf Colouring Book; I'll have to look in to that. Happy October!
DAMN that is a lot of books! Well done! And I'm keeping my fingers for a mild winter for you. I don't really know what kind of winter's expected in Louisiana, but I also don't fully believe that we're ever going to get to winter. It's going to be summer forever, I'm pretty sure.ReplyDelete
I still can't believe how much you read in a month. It's so crazy to me. Does it snow a lot where you live? You're on the east side of Canada, right?ReplyDelete
You are a reading machine LOL great monthReplyDelete
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Summer is officially here
Even though the weather at my house doesn't feel like summer (it's rainy and cold), the new Summer Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! has brought the sunshine with it.
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text: January 1, 2011 Tomás Correa Audiovisual management and online distribution course January 1, 2011 Tomás Correa Tomás Correa Berlin, Germany I was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) in 1974. In 1992 I started to study photography in my home town. After some years I moved to Berlin to go on with my studies and get a wider view about photography. After working for many years in the design and advertising industry and having photography as a scape, in 2009 I decided to put more effort on my own projects. At the moment, I'm focussed in a personal search that's helping me to understand what I want to express, artistically speaking. Or is it the other way around?