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Quip isn't just about making your team productive, it's also about making your team more connected. Quip helps your team build culture, make inside jokes, and have some fun while you work together. In true Quip fashion, we've made it easier than ever to add color to your work with emoji autocomplete, and a variety of unique slash commands.
Chat in living color with autocomplete for emoji
Sometimes, words don't cut it. You find yourself trying to say something that you wish you could just show instead. For those times, there's emoji — a fun way to express what you mean through tiny pictures and smiley faces.
You can add emoji by either clicking on the smiley face in the chat window, or by typing a colon followed by the first few letters of the emoji you want to send. You can add an emoji to group chat messages, 1:1 messages, sidebar messages, and inline comments. Here's a couple to try:
- :thumbsup:
- :surfer:
- :wink:
When you type the first few letters after a colon, Quip will autocomplete the emoji for you so you can quickly insert a reaction to respond to a teammate.
Goof around with Quip slash commands
In any message — sidebar, 1:1, group chat, or comment – you can make use of slash commands. Quip offers a variety of slash commands, which act as shortcuts you can type into the message input box to perform an action. Just type / to see a full list of slash commands. There are three in particular that are perfect for adding some color to your conversations.
1. Get /Giphy with it
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So how much is a GIF worth? Giphy lets you search the world's largest library of animated GIFs, making it easy to find and share them on the web. Quip comes bundled with the Giphy app so your team can use a simple slash command to instantly load a GIF into your conversations.
Just type /giphy and a word or phrase, such as /giphy salute. Giphy will post a random GIF that matches your word or phrase.
2. /sayas to make memes of yourself and your teammates
The Dos Equis guy. Boromir. Willy Wonka. The success baby. Slapping some funny lines on top of their faces is all the internet rage these days. Make memes out of you or your teammates profile pictures and make it an "intranet sensation" in Quip.
This quirky slash command requires 3 steps to nudge your teammate:
- Type /sayas
- @mention you or a teammate
- Type a funny message in one or two lines.
It will look like this: /sayas @Tom Tom and Mike / BFFs 4 Life
3. More memes, more fun
Now you know how to make memes of yourself and your friends. You can also pull in some of the classics — but it's a secret. Shhhh! Just like /sayas you can customize a bunch of pre-loaded images to make brand new memes that will make your teammates laugh.
Just type /lionking One day this will / all be yours Tom
Here's a complete list of Quip's secret memes.
- /penguin
- /fry
- /philosoraptor
- /advicedog
- /yodawg
- /dosequis
- /lionking
- /comicbookguy
- /zoidberg
- /boromir
- /wonka
- /disaster
- /dishwasherlady
- /drnick
- /clippy
- /yoda
- /hahaguy
- /salcat
- /gangnamstyle
- /rickroll
Start having fun with your team in Quip now
You spend so much time at work with your coworkers, you should have fun while you're on the clock. Jump in Quip with your team and give some of these quirks a try.
Already using Quip? Login to https://quip.com/ or you can launch your Quip desktop app to start playing around with your team in Quip.
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President Barack Obama today will announce a long-awaited federal strategy that not only is expected to sharply cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions but also will address the sweeping effects of climate change already occurring in many communities.
Obama today in a speech at Georgetown University will announce a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, including a plan that has at its centerpiece the use of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions at older power plants. Those existing power plants are estimated to be of 40 percent of the emissions that lead to global warming.
Obama's move, long awaited by environmentalists, makes good on a pledge in his second inaugural address to respond to climate change. At the time, he cast it as a moral obligation and warned that failing to take action "would betray our children and future generations." It's not just a responsibility to his fellow Americans, Obama said, but to "all posterity." Last week in Germany, he called it "the global threat of our time."
Environmental groups have been pressuring Obama to act on the promises laid out in that inaugural speech, which included a pledge to take executive action if Congress did not act. The Natural Resources Defense Council launched ads featuring actor Robert Redford calling on the president to act on the "courage of his convictions."
Obama is "finally putting action behind his words," said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club. The president is "stepping up to reduce the climate-disrupting pollution that is destabilizing our climate while threatening our economy and endangering our communities and families with extreme weather and dramatic sea level increases," Brune said.
Until now, there has not been a cohesive strategy to reduce emissions to meet U.S. targets, said Andrew Steer, president of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank. It's important for private investors and ordinary people to have a clear sense of where the government is heading, he said.
"President Obama is really resetting the climate agenda tomorrow. And it's a wonderful thing to see that he is reclaiming this issue," Steer said.
The administration, through the EPA, already has drafted rules that curtail emissions at new power plants. What it hasn't done yet is issue rules that apply to existing power plants.
Those rules are likely to be the most controversial piece of the proposal in the president's speech, since many of the dirtiest, carbon-intensive power plants are fueled by coal. Regional energy interests, among others, are likely to object.
And they could be expensive. That Natural Resources Defense Council estimates at least $4 billion for utilities to comply with new regulations. The group estimates as much as $25 to 60 billion in benefits, however, including the health benefits of switching to energy sources that produce less soot.
Courts have determined that carbon emissions are a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, and that the EPA has the authority to pursue regulation of them. A number of major environmental groups have given the White House plans that outline what sort of legal authority they think the agency has to act.
The U.S. has more than 1,142 coal-fired plants and 3,967 gas-fired plants across the country, according to the Edison Electric Institute, a utility trade group that represents many of the nation's power producers. About 37 percent of all of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. About 30 percent came from natural gas in 2012. Natural gas, because it is cheaper, has been rapidly overtaking coal as a preferred fuel.
The Clean Air Act "authorizes EPA to do a lot with respect to greenhouse gases" and also demands a great deal of the agency, said Jason Schwartz, the legal director at New York University's Institute for Policy Integrity, the law school's advocacy arm. Schwartz's group is going to be looking for so-called market mechanisms that allow power plants to trade or borrow emission credits, for example.
"What we're going to be listening for is to hear which of these many actions the president and EPA are going to be prioritizing, and what sort of their general approach to regulation is going to be," he said.
Many industry groups, including those that represent coal and mining, declined to comment until they had heard more details of the president's speech.
Utilities had no formal role in developing the policies expected to be announced Tuesday, said Quin Shea of the Edison Electric Institute. But many of the pieces are familiar, he said, and as the details emerge utilities will have a better sense of what it means for the industry.
"Our understanding of the contours of the policy is that there are a number of pieces," he said. "None of which is particularly new, whether you're talking about energy efficiency, increased use of renewables, development and greater expansion and marketability of new technologies, and new source performance standards. All of those pieces have been in play for several years."
The proposal met with immediate political opposition, however. The office of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the president was about to "roll out a new ream of red tape that will make American energy more expensive and destroy jobs." And the National Republican Senatorial Campaign sent out an alert that targets Democratic senators up for re-election in 2014.
"Rather than focusing on means to strengthen the economy, President Obama is embracing the most extreme environmentalists on the left and forcing his own agenda of radical climate change policies, blatantly ignoring the priorities of Americans," said the group, which is charged with electing Republican senators.
The president's proposal also is expected to include what's known as mitigation – addressing the impacts of climate change that many American communities are already experiencing, whether it's rising sea levels on the East Coast or melting sea ice in the Arctic. Obama also will pledge to lead global efforts in fighting climate change.

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Christmas is coming with an Exclusive Nando Muzi Capsule Collection previews of the collection Nando Muzi Spring Summer 2013.
Six models where sensuality, elegance and creativity are combined with craftsmanship and originality. It has a touch of rock but can not renounce to the romantic soul that has always characterized theNando Muzi shoe. Classic Pumps with a sleek, clean and elegant for the modern Cinderella is covered with studs for a look decidedly aggressive and at the same time sensual and feminine sandals where more traditional materials such as suede and applications of Swarovski crystals to match modern plexi. In the end Pumps suede red, the color of Christmas, coupled with plexi for a nude effect of high-impact list always plexi along the instep covered with sophisticated studs made from real pearls.
The use of leather such as calf, the characteristics of softness and absolute preciousness, chamois, new stylistic effects such as the use of a material "invisible" to the eye, the plexi, are examples of how the wisdom and shoemaking tradition Made in Italy join the talent of the designer.
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GipsyGirlz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Gypsy Girlz Travel Guide/GypsyGirlz.com.au
We are two professional females who between us are well experienced in the travel, fittness & fashion retail industries.
Both of us seasoned travellers and have found there was a lack of information in one spot specifically targeted to Female Travellers.
We wanted to play on the word Gypsy " a person who follows a nomadic lifestyle" in attempting to empower women with the confidence to travel or provide support and advice by creating a travel forum for female travellers to share their travel experiences, find travelling companions and guide their wandering spirit to explore different cultures.
We want a place place for them to come for all of their travel needs ie travel news & safety tips, bios, fashion, accommodation, tours, activities, books, job search and travel companion searches.
18 - 81 Females who are interested in travelling into the wide world either 5 star style or just looking for adventure.
Social Media groups (twitter, FB, linkedin, myspace & Youtube)
Whether they are first time travellers, seasoned travellers or in a need of a little nudge out the door.
Business/pleasure & soul searching travellers
The logo can just mention GypsyGirlz.com.au or the entire Brand Name...
-Keep it sharp, sassy, professional and eye catching - something that would relate to all female genres.
-Not too girly - no cartoons
We would like to capture the free spirit of Gypsies - with their nomadic lifestyle and rich culture (golds, deep red & green although any colours would be considered). picture attached for inspiration not to be used in logo.
No size specifications - logo will feature on website, be used for FB, Twitter, online advertising and website as well as business cards.
We would like to see it be a leading brand/logo worldwide
Logo with graphics & corp name
-Be adventurous & creative!!!!
Ultimately we will be looking at launching a website (which will also need to be designed down the track- poss a big one) which we are wanting to look along the lines of lonely planet/ trip advisor cross between womans magazine but funkier.
Its all about style, fashion and of course travel..
Ultimately we will be looking at extending this to the male market if it takes off....
Thanx will give feedback
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Every October the deluge of pink, from NFL players' gloves to yogurt lids, is hard to ignore. All of these items aim to raise awareness or money for breast cancer research. But what about the fellows? Some men do get breast cancer, but it is primarily a women's health issue. So a few years ago, a group of gents decided to celebrate "Movember," a month (following October) in which they would grow spectacular moustaches to help raise money for prostate and testicular cancer research. The moustache can be a divisive issue today, but the controversy is not new.
The early Scientific American archives reveal surprising vitriol against the moustache. The first mention came in March 1848: "Moustaches are recommended as a new object for taxation—a license to wear them at five dollars per annum would produce a fine taxation." A few months later, in January 1849, an article added, "After all that has been said against the moustache, we would not condemn a man as a confirmed villian [sic] because he wears a long black or red whisk between his nose and mouth. It's a sorry sight, we know, but we would rather pity the wearer or give him a passing kick, than to go so far as to advise a refusal to him of a trifling loan to buy a glass of beer. They are very useful to sop up gravy or butter at the dinner table."
»View a slide show of moustaches and moustache-related inventions from the Scientific American archives.
In July 1849 yet another writer was none too pleased by the grooming choice. "The moustache, though of foreign origin, became naturalized among us during the Mexican war, and since then almost every one who trod the territory of the Montezumas, if it were only in the capacity of a mule-driver, delights to sport his bushy moustache. Even militia captains and corporals, who never crossed the Gulf, prodigiously affect this facial ornament. There are some men who defend the moustache upon principle, discomfitting [sic] all their opponents by the overwhelming argument, 'nature placed the moustache where it is for the purpose of being worn,'—excellent argument, and it would be well for all the moustachees [sic] to carry out the principle a little farther, such as to houses and clothes etc, nature did not produce them any more than a razor to clean a man's chin." Worse, according to an 1850 issue, medical students' moustaches "are useful in pointing out the vainest, idlest and most conceited in the class."
By 1853 the article "Sanatory view of the beard and moustache" took a softer tone, describing some pluses and minuses of facial hair. Since then, moustaches and moustache-related inventions have graced the pages of many issues—and even the faces of some of the editors and contributors.
»View a slide show of moustaches and moustache-related inventions from the Scientific American archives.


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By Quentin Fottrell
Protestors angered by the conditions at Apple's factories in Asia will deliver a petition with 250,000 signatures to Apple stores around the world. Just don't expect them to give up their iPhones.
On Thursday, in a coordinated effort around the world, a group of Apple customers led by Change.org, a for-profit social change advocate that earns money from providing services to non-profits, says they won't be burning their iPhones and iPads, or even recycling them. (A spokeswoman for Change.org says it doesn't sell access to email addresses of those who subscribe or sign its petitions.) In fact, they say they love Apple and want to keep using their products. "I love them and I don't want to stop using them," says Sarah Ryan, a human rights organizer at Change.org. "They are the best products that are out there."
Despite all the love, Ryan and a posse of protestors will hand deliver their petition to the Apple Store at Grand Central Station on Thursday morning; stores in Washington D.C., New York, San Fransisco, London, Sydney and Bangalore will also receive the petition, which is asking Apple to improve its commitment to worker protection. Apple, in a report on released last month, stated that 62% of its suppliers across Asia — but especially in China — failed to comply with working-hour limits, and that five facilities employed underage workers. There have also been worker suicides at a major Apple supplier, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. in Taipei, Taiwan. A spokeswoman for Apple declined to comment on the issues or petition.
The protestors acknowledge that this Apple protest is not exactly reminiscent of the bra-burning of 1960s protestors, but experts say that this may be only the beginning. "Nobody is burning anything on this particular occasion," Ryan says. "Some critics see that as a 'slacktivism' approach to activism. It's not a boycott of Apple products." (Ryan also says that no non-profit paid for this particular campaign.) Scott Davis, chief growth officer at marketing consultancy Prophet, says Apple CEO Tim Cook isn't as beloved as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. "He doesn't have the benefit of the halo Jobs had."
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Libby Prison: Richmond, Va
April 11th 1864
Dear Parents: This morning finds me in tolerable health & good spirits. I see by extracts from northern papers that that the present arrangement for exchange is [Lah's] factory to Lt. Gen. Grant & Gen. Butler.
It is temporarily suspended on acct of the high water it has rained almost incessantly for a week.
The River & Canal are all together and the street on side of Prison next canal & lower floor of prison are 18 inches deep in water. The papers say lower Main St. is 10 ft. under water, as long as the water stays up to anything like its present status, navigation will be dangerous & of course no exchange. Friends are looking a little green & [writing] which makes a fellow want to be out. I suppose you are plowing for corn, how I should like to help. With much love, your son
Tho. D. Kimball jr. To his Parents
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The Lhasa River, A tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo, known as the "merry blue waves," runs through the snow-covered peaks and gullies of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, extending 315 km. The river empties into the Yarlung Zangbo River at Quxu, forming a scenic wonder that features blue and white water waves. The Lhasa River is the Mother River of the Tibetans, which witnessed the changes of ancient Tibetan culture. The drainage area of the Lhasa River serves as the center of politics, economy, culture, transportation and religion in the whole Tibet,
Tibet Autonomous Region is situated at the southwest border, southwest of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, longitude 78 ° 25 'to 99 ° 06 ', latitude 26 ° 44 'to 36 ° 32 ' between. It is bounded by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, northeast connecting the east of Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, south-east and connected; south and west with Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Kashmir and other countries and regions bordering China and the formation of national and Border lines of all or part of a total length of 4,000 kilometers. Tibet, with its magnificent, magical magnificent natural scenery known. Her vast territory, spectacular landscape and abundant resources. Since ancient times, people of this land to create a rich and splendid culture.


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Preseason Camp Notebook No. 7
Greenville, NC August 8, 2013 – After a pair of physical workouts on Wednesday, East Carolina returned to Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex Thursday for a two-and-half-hour single morning session in shells.
Fourth-year head coach Ruffin McNeill and his staff devoted 30 minutes to team-on-team work after the offensive and defensive units spent more than 25 minutes in skeleton or one-on-one drills. The team session used all four levels of the early preseason depth chart.
"Today was a tough practice after our first two-a-day," McNeill said. "We had to fight through some soreness after a physical workout in full pads, but I thought the guys did a great job and got into a rhythm as the morning went on. I really liked the way our team focused and got after it on all three sides of the ball today, especially during our normal down-and-distance period."
East Carolina will hold another single workout Friday morning to finish preparations for Saturday's intra-squad scrimmage at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The contest will be closed to the public.
Friday's Practice Time: 8:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Season Opener: Aug. 31 vs. Old Dominion in Greenville (7 p.m.)
Positional Snapshots
Today's "Q&A" format will highlight the Pirates' outside linebackers:
Outside Linebacker Coach Duane Price
The 2013 season will be the third year of ECU's 3-4 scheme, an alignment that facilitated your move to coach outside linebackers. How do you feel the transition has gone from a concept and personnel standpoint since 2011? "You know, I really enjoy coaching the position. In college I played free safety and outside linebacker in a 4-4 scheme, so I have had some familiarity with it as a player and I really enjoy coaching that position. I think the guys like playing the 3-4 because there is a lot we can disguise in our formations. With our base scheme we have two guys out there, one to the field side and the other to the boundary with each having their different roles and responsibilities. One position is heavily burdened with coverage, while the other is more run block, tight end and facing offensive tackles. When we get to third down, they both transition as our outside defensive ends in our four down front to rush the passer and help with the run game. Also during third downs one might drop back to help out in coverage. So we have a lot of moving parts to keep the offense guessing."
On a related topic, coordinator Rick Smith has talked since his arrival about providing different looks for the 3-4 this year. How much of an impact will that have on your unit? "Our guys are often displaced in the 3-4. If one comes too quick on the rush it gives the quarterback a tip of what's coming. We want to look the same each snap by moving around until the play starts. The goal is to keep the quarterback guessing as to what we are doing each play, let him think something is there and then take it away from him."
You return both of your starters from last year in All-Conference USA performer Derrell Johnson and Gabe Woullard, plus have guys like Maurice Falls, Jake Geary and Montese Overton back who all have considerable game-day reps. Does all that experience allow you to just fine-tune things or is the learning process always ongoing? "I approach every meeting like those guys don't have a clue with what I am teaching. I want to make sure they understand whole-heartedly what their responsibilities are. The more they hear it, the more confident they become and the faster they pick it up. Defense is based off reactions and most of the time during first and second down, we are just cutting them loose. So I try to teach those guys like it's from the ground up, the very beginning, and it gives me a chance to focus on those finer details. Our older guys have done a great job during camp because they are very familiar with what we are doing. They also help me in coaching the younger guys and bring them along so they can be productive."
Some might regard OLBs as solely pass rushers or "standing" defensive ends, especially in this era of spread offenses. How does your unit play a key role in rush defense? "In first or second down either one could be in the rush. Our SAM (strong side) to the field is in coverage a lot, but so is our WILL (weak side) to the boundary. It's one of the things that both have similar responsibilities, but there are also differences in coverage. When they have pass rush responsibility in third and medium or third and long, those guys will become those defensive ends, and if we are in an odd look, then one will rush while the other stays back."
The aforementioned experience and athleticism are obviously two visible positives for your group, but on the flipside, what are some areas that you want to see improvement in from 2012? "Consistency. Being more consistent on assignment and technique. Having the common goal of swarming the ball as one unit, play hard and when adversity strikes, respond. Be a very sound, physical and swarming type of defense that loves adversity. That's what I would like to see out of this unit."
Who are some younger players that have caught your eye, either in the spring or during the first few days of preseason workouts? "Right now I feel I have a really strong three-deep. I think Dayon Pratt has come along with his understanding of the SAM position and is third on the depth chart. I credit Gabe (Woullard) and Montese (Overton) with helping me bring him along. Montese has made tremendous strides with his consistency and becoming aggressive when it comes to third down pass rush, which is something he struggled with at times last year. Maurice Falls had a great summer at the WILL spot and continues to impress me every day in camp. He has really improved in his mental and physical toughness as well as Jake Geary. I've also been happy with what Pat Green and Kirk Donaldson have both done up to this point in camp."
Senior outside linebacker Derrell Johnson
What are your personal and team goals for the 2013 season? "I really haven't set any personal goals for the season other than becoming a better all-around player. Right now I am working on swarming and running to the ball after each play. I'm also trying to improve my pad level and working on technique by repetition and watching film after each practice. To me this season is all about the team and winning a conference championship. We have a great group of guys this year and I really haven't heard too much about personal goals – it's been all about the team and what can we do to put ECU in the position of winning a BCS Bowl. That's the goal for 2013."
What part of your game or assignment do you enjoy the most as an OLB since the move to the 3-4 (in comparison to your freshman year at DE)? "Attacking the quarterback. It's a passion that I have and I take pride in getting to the quarterback and making a play. My main job is to contain the pass or the run, but when they call my number to blitz, I'm coming into the backfield with my ears pinned back. That's what I love most about my position."
What would you list as your most memorable ECU Pirate moment to date? "Definitely beating NC State my freshman year in 2010. That game showed that we could compete with BCS schools and win big games."
Take your pick – forced fumble on a sack or interception? Why? "It would have to be the forced fumble on the sack. I like the contact and it means that I hit the guy hard enough to knock the ball out of his hands."
Senior outside linebacker Gabe Woullard
What are the team goals for the 2013 season? What are you working on this fall camp? "The only thing that matters is winning a conference championship. That's what our focus is on this season. Going out on top. Right now I am working on coverage's and rushing techniques."
What was the biggest on-the-field adjustment you had to make last year (from junior college to ECU)? "At Pierce College I was an inside linebacker, so moving to the outside I have to man-up more. That was the biggest adjustment coming to ECU."
What was your most memorable ECU Pirate moment during your first season? "Picking off a pass against Louisiana-Lafayette last year in the bowl game. All I could think about was getting off the field, celebrating with the teammates and letting the offense try to turn it into some points."
Take your pick – forced fumble on a sack or interception? Why? "Interception. That means that we get to keep the possession and get the offense on the field. While a forced fumble is nice, there is always a chance the offense might get the ball back on that play with everyone fighting in the dog pile."
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Progress in technology has brought microelectronics to the nanoscale, but nanoelectronics is not yet a well-defined engineering discipline with a coherent, experimentally verified, theoretical framework. The NCN has a vision for a new, 'bottom-up' approach to electronics, which involves: understanding electronic conduction at the atomistic level; formulating new simulation techniques; developing a new generation of software tools; and bringing this new understanding and perspective into the classroom. We address problems in atomistic phenomena, quantum transport, percolative transport in inhomogeneous media, reliability, and the connection of nanoelectronics to new problems such as biology, medicine, and energy. We work closely with experimentalists to understand nanoscale phenomena and to explore new device concepts. In the course of this work, we produce open source software tools and educational resources that we share with the community through the nanoHUB.
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I used tinned pineapple rings for the fruit and cut them in half to achieve the same fan effect on the top as the pears. I'm on a pineapple kick at the moment – can't get enough of the stuff; I even snaffled the wedge of pineapple from my friend's cocktail yesterday. Before you have visions of me robbing her of it, I should point out that she doesn't like pineapple and offered it freely!
For the cake:
175g unsalted butter, at room temperature
175g caster sugar
175g self raising flour
4 teaspoons ground ginger
3 eggs
For the topping:
567g tin of pineapple rings (drained weight 340g), drained and cut in half
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
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I used to ask why people bet on things like baseball and football, sports that were in and of themselves good and true and beautiful and all that, and the inevitable response was that it increased your interest level and made it a little more fun.
I didn't quite get it, until now.
This is Apple Computer's stock price for the past five days. The big bounce (for those of you living under a rock) came after they introduced the new product line. Why this caused such a dramatic reaction is beyond me, since it was the worst-kept secret since "Who killed JFK?"* that they would be introducing Intel-based
PowerBooks MacPro laptops. I guess the new iMacs came a little sooner than expected, but enough to add 10% to the already-overvalued market cap of Apple?
But anyway. Now I get it. I used to follow Apple like I follow the Cubs, with a passion bordering on obsession and a vague sense of inevitable doom. But a year and a half or so ago, on a whim, I bought $5,000 of AAPL stock. That stock is now worth upwards of $20,000 (which accounts for 2/3 of my total portfolio's appreciation). I care on a totally different level now. I'm still a fan, but a fan with money on the table. So like the football fan who cheers when their team kicks a meaningless field goal to cover the spread, I now cheer when their quarterly returns not only show a profit, but beat the analysis' expectations by $0.03 per share.
And even better, I have had the good fortune to join the game right when the iPod lit the booster that propelled AAPL into orbit. So I am enjoying the ride, expect that I will someday lose all my gains, and plan to ride AAPL all the way back down to the ground. Lest you all think I am an idiot, I mostly invest with my head and not my heart -- I bought AAPL, Pixar, and Boeing because I like (and know a lot about) the companies. I bought Starbucks with a similar attitude, but would ditch it in an instant if it tanked. The other holdings I have are pretty mundane -- 3M, Exxon, Genentech, etc., and I have defined stop-loss sell points on them.
But they're like betting on the New England Patriots. I expect them to win and am pleased when they do, but take no real pleasure in it. So I guess the conclusion I can make is that betting on "your team" makes it a lot more fun when they win, and (for me, anyway) betting on other teams has minimal allure.
Go AAPL!
* Dick Cheney
11 January 2006
I used to ask why people bet on things like baseball and football, sports that were in and of themselves good and true and beautiful and all that, and the inevitable response was that it increased your interest level and made it a little more fun.
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Connecticut Masters in Early Childhood Education School Programs
For the student who is looking for a specialized education program with the potential to prepare them for rewarding career options, earning a masters in early childhood education on-campus may be a wise academic choice. Early childhood education is vital for a child's intellectual and social development. And with the population of children ages 3 -5 is increasing, demand for qualified individuals who can teach this group is also projected to rise. Whether you are a current teaching professional who is interested in learning more about child development, or you are in the process of becoming one, early childhood education is a field with favorable job outlook[i].
One of the potential benefits to earning a masters in early childhood education on-campus is that it offers the most face-to-face interactions with peers, professors and classmates. Some students learn better in groups, finding it more motivating.
Being on campus may also bring opportunity to network, or participate in other aspects of college life, or even just take advantage of libraries and other facilities. On GradSchools.com, you are able to find accredited schools with Masters in early Childhood Education Programs by location; use the city, state or country tabs to yield results, especially if you have an area in mind. Compare the various curriculums, tuition, admission requirements and other vital information, and request information from each school directly from the site. Some of the choices might include MS in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood/Elementary Education, MA in Early Childhood and M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education.
Keep in mind that for some jobs, a state issued certification or license may be required, and ensure that the program you choose will meet the criteria for the necessary accreditation[ii]. The appropriate credentials reflect the quality of your degree, and whether potential hiring managers will recognize it. A helpful database for up to date information and standards is the U.S. Department of Education[iii].
Deciding on the right masters in early childhood education on campus program may be challenging, given the array of programs. There are choices that may address each student's goals. Here are a couple of things to consider as you browse through the directory and listings on the GradSchools.com site:
- Determine where your interests lie, whether you are looking for a program that is geared to a specific age group, such as preschool, kindergarten, or elementary school?
- Do you want to work with special needs, disabled, or gifted children?
- Are you drawn towards programs with a strong emphasis on psychology or counseling?
- Do you hold a Bachelor's degree and aspire to assume a position of leadership or administration in the field?
Selecting a Campus Master's Degree In Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education degrees are likely to vary from school to school. The courses you enroll in and concentrations you focus on may serve to define your career path.
Campus Master of Arts in Early Childhood (MA) Some of these programs are designed to provide learners with a broad theoretical and practical background in both education and psychology. They may be geared towards equipping graduates with the tools and skills to work with infants, toddlers, young children in pre-K programs, and elementary. These programs may also provide the basis for the student who intends to pursue a Ph.D., or they might offer certification in Childhood Education with Special Education.
- Curriculum may include topics such as lesson plan development, classroom management, assessment, and technology. There can also be an observation component where the student is sent into the field as part of the course requirements
Campus M.Ed. Early Childhood Education: may prepare currently certified teachers with instructional strategies, education in psychology and current technology in order to teach children Pre-K to Grade 3. Some programs may offer coursework to prepare graduates to work with special needs children. Some programs are designed to extend the professional development of teachers, administrators, counselors and others who might want to specialize in early childhood education.
- Curriculum may include topics such as advanced studies in play and child development, literacy and young children, impact and management of home, school and community environments, methods of teaching, language, theories and foundations of educational leadership.
Campus Master of Science in Early Childhood Education (M.S.): Some of these programs are intended to enhance professional competence of the individual who is a teacher of young children
- Curriculum may involve integrated learning of the child from prenatal to age 8, curriculum, and areas of interest, child development theories, family development, research projects and on-site assessments.
Campus Master of Education-Early Childhood Education (M.Ed.) Specialization in Early Childhood Education Special Education: This type of program can teach educators how to help children with cognitive differences and/or delays or learning disabilities thrive and develop. This can involve children on the autism spectrum, exceptional children, other special needs, and family-centered support skills.
- Curriculum may include how to shape, deliver, and teach a program to students with mild, moderate, or severe learning disabilities.
Potential Career Paths For Masters In Early Childhood Education On Campus Program Graduates
While one may associate a degree in early childhood education with teaching in public or private school systems, there are different potential career paths for the graduate to choose from. Whether one is more interested in an administrative role or in education, some of these paths could include:
- Preschool Teachers: care for and educate children, usually ages 3 – 5, who have not yet entered Kindergarten[i]
- Childcare Workers: care for children when parents and other family members cannot, including basic needs, and homework, as required[iv]
- Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers: prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects[ii]
- Elementary, Middle and High School Principles: responsibilities can include the management of school operations, including daily school activities, curricula, and overseeing staff[v]
- Preschool and Childcare Center Directors: direct and lead staff, oversee activities, prepare budgets, plans and their center's programs[vi]
- Special Education Teachers: work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional or physical disabilities in adaptive ways[vii]
- Middle School Teachers: Educators, typically of grades 6 through 8, these professionals help students build on the fundamentals they learned in elementary school[viii]
What are some of the latest career developments in Early Childhood Education?
- The job outlook for childcare workers is projected to increase at a rate of 14% from 2012 – 2022[iv]
- Better screening and identification of various disabilities in children are expected to increase the demand for special education services[ix]
- Workers with CDA (Child Development Associate) or CCP (Child Care Professional) credentials should have better prospects than those lacking these credentials[x]
Ready to pursue your Masters in Early Childhood Education On Campus?
Likely if you are considering earning your masters in early childhood education on campus, the fact that it is an evolving field with positive employment will be an important consideration. Whether you are drawn to working with infants, school children, gifted children, children with special needs, or taking on a more administrative and leadership role, one thing is certain: you do enjoy children, and have a strong desire to help them succeed and learn.
Begin searching through the campus-based early childhood education masters programs on GradSchools.com so you can find the one that satisfies your vocational and academic goals!
Sources: [i] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/preschool-teachers.htm#tab-6 | [ii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/kindergarten-and-elementary-school-teachers.htm | [iii] ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx | [iv] bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/childcare-workers.htm | [v] bls.gov/ooh/management/elementary-middle-and-high-school-principals.htm | [vi] bls.gov/ooh/management/preschool-and-childcare-center-directors.htm | [vii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/special-education-teachers.htm | [viii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/middle-school-teachers.htm | [ix] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/special-education-teachers.htm#tab-6 | [x] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/preschool-teachers.htm#tab-6
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KMP I - Kanban Foundation & System Design - Toronto
Who Should Attend
This class is for those who take responsibility for improving delivery of products and services to the customers of their technology and, speaking more broadly, professional service businesses.
What You Will Learn
- Understanding the Kanban method, principles, values and practices
- Apply systems thinking to design and introduce a unique Kanban system in your unique work environment
- Graduate from organizing your work with a team Kanban board to designing a Kanban system with the aims to improve customer-focused service delivery and to make a difference in your technology business
Day 1 - Overview
- Kanban in action
- Key elements of a Kanban system: commitment points, work item types, classes of service, explicit policies, decoupled cadences
- Kanban system mechanics: pull, replenishment, delivery
- Key Kanban system indicators: lead time, cumulative-flow diagram, flow efficiency etc.
Day 2 - STATIK: the systems thinking approach to introducing Kanban
- Kanban case study
- Creating context for change
- Demand analysis
- Workflow visualization
- Discovering and designing classes of service
- Replenishment and delivery cadences
- Kanban system visualization
Both days consist largely of interactive group exercises and games.
This training class is certified by Lean Kanban University as KMP I level training. Participants receive standard LKU certificates of class completion and 14 PDUs. 2 free eBooks by David Aderson will also be given at the end of the course : Essential Kanban Condensed & Kanban : Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business.
LKU awards the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential to those successfully complete KMP I and KMP II.
Your KMP designation will never expire and no annual fees are required to maintain it.
- Lean Kanban University's certified training curriculum and teaching methods were created through collaboration of leading Kanban experts and validated in hundreds of training classes around the world.
- You get pragmatic, actionable guidance you can implement in your organization next week - because it doesn't require permission, a large budget or getting others to change
- Private on-site and semi-private training classes are also available, upon request.
- Attendee substitutions are allowed anytime until the start of the class
- The organizer reserves the right to cancel classes if registrations are insufficient
- Refunds are provided as follows: 35 days or more, 100%; 15 days or more, 50%
Visit www.agileagonist.com and http://edu.leankanban.com/ for details about Lean Kanban


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I will be going for finish #8 this year.
Last year there was a glitch in the system and I failed to finish. I hope to have no issues this year and I hope for a strong finish.
The only issue I am having is seeing my X for the first time in 5 months.
I am hoping to have a phone conversation this week with him so we don't feel awkward when we see each other.
I have happily moved on and I wish him the best. It will be nice to share the trails with him again since he has been injured since December.
I am looking forward to seeing all my friends on the trail.
I hope all of you can send me positive vibes this weekend. Thanks!!


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Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA.
Join us here to talk about the game LIVE, as it happens! Help us cheer on the Steelers as they take on the hated Cleveland Clowns!!!
The Steelers Talk section of the forums will be closed during the game and will immediately reopen after it's over.


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Category:Opensource Firmware Updater
In computing, firmware is software that is embedded in a hardware device. It is often provided on flash ROMs or as a binary image file that can be uploaded onto existing hardware by a user. Firmware is defined as: The computer program in a Flash memory integrated circuit (a hardware part number or other configuration identifier is usually used to represent the software)
Updating the firmimg.bin in the flash is needed as a base to allow updating with the planned HddRootFS-Updater described below. We need a telnet + ftp-enabled Ramdisk (EM Mode) like the Kuroboxes have. mindbender already created some for the LS1/LS HG/LS HS. These new firmimg.bins will most likely be bundled with the future openlink / freelink releases when they are ready for that.
Status: currently we only have 22.214.171.124 working for UBoot-images. the current kernels cannot be bundled with the standard releases as it would break the ability to use the buffalo firmware updater because there is no check for "OKOK" in flash of the LS1/HG anymore. either we have to integrate this check again especially for the standard releases who do not want to use UBoot or we have to use the stock firmware which does not allow to much (NFS for example). mindbender plans to create a seperate 22.214.171.124 with included check for "OKOK" in flash.
This should be the future way of installing a new OS to the HDD of the LS.
this way of installing new firmwares will be a huge breaktrough as it is far easier and more failsave than the old way with the original firmware updater. if anything goes wrong it won`t be a problem to recover....no semi-bricked Linkstations anymore...
with the telnet + ftp enabled EM-Mode, upgrading to a new OS will work like this:
1) the user has to get into EM mode manually
either via UBoot (if he already uses it) or with the stock bootloader via avr_evtd (pressing longer than 20 seconds on the reset button).
wiki-instructions will cover that.
2) /dev/hda1 + /dev/hda3 need to be mounted
mount_disk (a short script) is already included in the current existing telnet + ftp enabled ramdisks..it mounts to /mnt/hda1 and /mnt/hda3
3) tmpimage.tgz needs to be transfered to /mnt/hda3 via ftp
4) everything on /mnt/hda1 needs to be wiped
only if there is a boot-folder it should be left there (for UBoot-users running a custom kernel from the hdd)
5) untar /mnt/hda3/tmpimage.tgz to /mnt/hda1
6) get out of EM mode.
manually via executing write_ok (on stock bootloader boxes) or with UBoot simply by rebooting to the HDD.
Status: waite from kurobox.com pointed out that he already has coded an automatic installer for the kuroboxes. it is python based...so it is also platform independent. mindbender tested the base python script and his Linkstation was found. as the current telnet + ftp-enabled flash-images have the same functionallity (except included fdisk + mount-script for /dev/hda1 + /dev/hda3) it will work on the Linkstations also. good stuff because it already is coded. there might be some minor changes needed (for example the linkstation firmimg.bins do not request for a password) but they can be done in the short run.
We should create an easy but failsave installer.
i mean...as linuxnotincluded already wrote this can be a bashscript...maybe like andre`s webinstaller. but there is one difference. flashing UBoot can get you in serious troubles if something fails....we have to make sure that we use checksums and some checks so there is no chance that a broken u-boot.bin (internet can be very unreliable!) or the wrong uboot-image (LS1 / HG !) are flashed to the flash.
the script should check for:
1) which kernel the box runs
(with 2.6 writing to the flash is currently not possible...so it should NOT be allowed with it)
2) which box it is
(stock kernel makes it partly easy; LS1 -> 2.4.17, HG 2.4.20..... LS2 -> 2.4.20 -> warning! stop!)
3) if the box is not running the stock kernel...
(188.8.131.52 for example) then there needs to be another check somehow....but i suppose there won`t be many out there...this is only possible if you use 184.108.40.206 via loader.o for some reason..2.6 is better
in my opinion it should ONLY allow installation from the (future) stock kernel! thats the only way to make sure that it will work.
any other thoughts are highly appreciated as this can cause complications....we have to be very careful as all guys who later use this installer have to TRUST us...if a box gets bricked then it is our fault.
How everything should work together
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Why the 2015 F-150 Is About More Than Just Ford - Sway Control
Mass-Market Use of Aluminum Could Transform Industry
By now, all (or most) of us have gotten over the initial shock about the 2015 F-150's all-aluminum body. Plenty of questions remain, and while Ford has been adept at framing and publicizing the positive talking points while downplaying the potential negatives, there's still no mistaking this is an extremely brave and audacious move by Dearborn.
But the ripple effects from the 2015 F-150 will likely be felt far beyond Ford headquarters. First off, due to the sheer volume of F-150 production, industrial use of aluminum will skyrocket, potentially boding well for companies such as Alcoa, and its shareholders. As has been covered by many news articles, as well as our own analysis, the new F-150 will likely drag body shops kicking and screaming into the 21st century by forcing them to familiarize themselves with aluminum body repair. With millions of these trucks potentially on the road over the next decade, they simply will not have a choice.
Now that Ford has "crossed the Rubicon" so to speak, expect other manufacturers to follow. Sure, there have been aluminum-bodied vehicles before, but none as large, significant, or high-volume as the F-150. If Ford can prove the durability, reparability, affordability, and customer acceptance of aluminum, you can bet it will be employed on other mass-market vehicles -- possibly other trucks or SUVs, but more widely in passenger cars as well. Just as the early flat-screen TVs were $10,000-plus, and they're now $800 or less at Wal-Mart, this once-exotic material only used on luxury vehicles costing $100,000 is about to burst into the mainstream in a major way, potentially bringing down costs for the entire industry.
The full-size truck segment has traditionally been one of the most conservative and resistant to change. But over the last five years, we've seen a rapid transformation of the segment, with innovation happening at nearly every automaker, but especially Chrysler and Ford. Ram led the way on suspension and drivetrain advancements with adoption of rear coils, and eight-speed transmissions, and now light-duty diesels. Ford likewise stuck its neck out with EcoBoost, which has paid off handsomely for the company. General Motors was (and remains) the first to have an all direct-injected engine lineup. Toyota, and Nissan's full-size entries looked a little neglected until the announcement of an optional Cummins turbodiesel V-8 in the 2015 Titan, as well as a much broader selection of cab, bed, and powertrain configurations for the next-generation truck.
Change can often be upsetting or scary, especially for individuals or businesses with a deeply entrenched interest in the status quo. But change is an inevitable part of human history, and will continue to be. The full-size truck of 2065 will probably look nothing like today's trucks, just as today's trucks look nothing like the trucks from 1960, aside from a cargo bed. By then, even aluminum could seem antiquated. But I applaud Ford for taking the first bold step in breaking from the nearly half-century old convention, and courageously embracing the future.


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Date: November 11, 2008
Atlanta, GA – Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said today that the struggle for unborn
children's civil rights will continue.
"The election of an African American president sends a powerful and historic
message that what was previously unthinkable can become reality," said Dr. King.
"The battle for equal rights has reached a major milestone, but Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.'s dream of full equality remains just a dream as long as unborn
children continue to be treated no better than property."
"President-elect Obama has promised actions that will only increase the number
of abortions. Pro-lifers, in turn, must promise to redouble our efforts to
resist anti-life proposals, speak up for the babies, and, above all, pray,"
added Dr. King. "We must pray with persistence and love that, in God's time,
what is now deemed unthinkable will become reality – that all our brothers in
sisters, from conception to natural death, will be protected in law and welcomed
in society. The elections are over. The pro-life battle begins anew."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic
pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more
information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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The locations for the next two Super Bowls have been set (New York next year and then Arizona). The finalists for the two after that have been determined (San Francisco versus Miami for Super Bowl L and the loser versus Houston for Super Bowl LI).
That leaves Super Bowl LII as the next NFL title game that is generally in play. (In English, that's Super Bowl 52. And since I am the same age as the Super Bowl, I soon plan to refer to my age exclusively in Roman numerals.) For the game to be played in early 2018, the folks in Indiana plan to throw their hat with the ear flaps into the ring.
But Allison Melangton, the president of Indiana Sports Corp., said Tuesday that in touting the success of Super Bowl XLVI, Indy won't point out the two slices of moldy bread surrounding the choice sandwich meat that Indy served up a year ago. Super Bowl XLV in Dallas featured an ice storm with a response strategy that consisted of hiding under the bed and waiting for everything to melt, along with a game-day seating debacle that still hasn't been resolved in the courts. The most recent Super Bowl in New Orleans included a 34-minute power outage.
"That's not been our style," Melangton said of the possibility of pointing to the failures of other Super Bowls, via the Associated Press. "Typically, when we've been bidding on all our events, we've pointed out why they should come to Indy and not why they should not go somewhere else, and it's worked for us. So why change now?"
There's another reason not to change, in this specific situation. The NFL simply doesn't care about the glitches that occurred in Dallas or New Orleans, or that may be looming for the first open-air NFL game to be played in the month of February in a Northern climate.
The league isn't in the business of excluding Super Bowl host cities. Instead, the NFL wants to maximize the potential locations for the game. More cities in the mix will lead to more potential bids. More potential bids will lead to more competition to win the bidding. More competition will lead to more money for the NFL.
As long as the NFL gets paid, perfection in the execution becomes an afterthought. Especially since the periodic problems tend to result in even more attention being paid to America's ultimate reality show.


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80 Sport Yacht
Pace. Style. Agility. It's there for all to see, especially when speeding along the coastline at an impressive 44 knots. Accommodating up to eight guests, this stalker of the seas delivers exclusivity and practicality in equal measure. The main saloon is light and open thanks to large hullside windows and full height sliding doors that lead to the aft cockpit. And it's here where you can dine in the open air or spread out and enjoy relaxing in the sun. Below deck, the stateroom and guest cabins are intimate and secluded.
The perfect host. A true performer.
Saloon and Dining
Forward VIP Stateroom
Forward VIP En Suite
Midships Starboard Twin Guest Cabin
Midships Starboard En Suite/Day Head


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The Pretzel Bakery
- Expired
- Capitol Hill/Southeast
- Food Stands, Bakeries
We rather like to think that with The Pretzel Bakery, Sean Haney is manufacturing DC pretzels, a heretofore unexplored food subgenre. Take that, regional pretzel diaspora!The Pretzel Bakery is no stranger to seasonal offerings. Summertime staples from the tiny Stadium-Armory storefront have previously included basil lemonade and water ice (that's Italian ice to all us non-Philly folk). This time around, The Pretzel Bakery is offering Nutella hot chocolate, a soul-warming, sugar-riddled concoction. When we ask Sean Haney, The Pretzel Bakery's owner, just how much Nutella goes into a batch, he grins and says, "You don't want to know." (Thankfully, it's made with whole milk, and, despite appearances, the Nutella additive is in no way overpowering.) Though it's possible to indulge solely in the aforementioned delectably decadent beverage—it's "hotella" on the menu—you'd miss the absolutely fantastic pretzels Haney and his staff of four serve up daily. Salted and everything pretzels have been on The Pretzel Bakery's menu since it opened last spring, and Haney has recently added a cinnamon sugar option to the mix. There's a zing of salt in the cinnamon-sugar glaze that helps balance the sweetness, and the poppyseed-onion-garlic trifecta is lightly, appropriately balanced. Grab some dipping sauces (we're big fans of the caramel mustard) or eat these pretzels plain. They're that good.
The Pretzel Bakery's goods take their cues from the Philadelphia pretzels Haney grew up obsessed with, which aren't quite as hard on the outside as a New York pretzel. Speaking of which, Haney says he can sniff out a Philly expat in a second: They typically raise their eyebrows at his pretzel's slightly nontraditional chewy, pillowy interior. But we don't think it's a bad thing. In fact, we rather like to think that with The Pretzel Bakery, Haney is manufacturing DC pretzels, a heretofore unexplored food subgenre. Take that, regional pretzel diaspora!
Everything pretzel, $2
Sweet pretzel, $2
A dozen pretzels, $18
Caramel mustard dip, $1
Hotella (Nutella hot chocolate), $2.50
Mocha (1/2 coffee, 1/2 Nutella), $3.50
Wednesday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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OT: US Navy ship attacked twice this week
This week, for the first time in history, a US Navy Destroyer, DDG87, the Mason, was attacked with ballistic missiles. They were fired by Houthi rebels from a land-based site in Yemen. The first attack of two missiles took place around noon ET Sunday, the second attack with two more missiles took place today. I know that there was at least one hard kill (incoming attacking missile taken out with a countermeasure defensive missile from the Mason.) The ship continues under heightened alert as it patrols the Red Sea. The Pentagon has vowed retaliation, and this has been confirmed. There are two other ships in the area: Destroyer USS Nitze and US Ponce, a ship that transports special forces.
This post is completely offtopic to the board . . . but is relevant to me because my daughter is an Aegis Computer Network Technician on this ship. Her job is to maintain and repair the network of computers controlling the Aegis Radar and Missile weapons system. That is precisely what protected the ship. My daughter wrote via FB, "We heard (the code for) "incoming missile attack, all hands stand by." She then added, "I just can't describe the feeling of knowing you could all possibly die in a matter of seconds."
Retaliation was planned prior to this morning's attack. With this second missile launch, a military response is virtually dictated from the US Navy. Follow the story, if of interest to you.
Now, back to our regularly programmed wife day and football posts.
EDIT: latest news from Washington Post as of 11:15pm EST, Wed. Oct. 12: Navy launches Tomahawk Missiles at Rebel Sites in Yemen after attacks on U.S. Ships.
According to the article 3 remote radar sites on the Yemen coast were hit by US missiles launched from the USS Nitze. This is close to real time: the missiles were launched about 4am local time Thurs. morning (8pm EST Wed. night). It appears they were specifically not targeting any heavily populated area.
EDIT 2: FTR, all information in this post came from public media sources (with the exception of my daughter's personal emotions when under attack.) Do a Google News Search on "USS Mason" to find dozens of news sources.


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Matcha Cupcakes
At the moment, Dan and I are going through a bit of a green tea phase and I've seen the evidence that this has spilled over to Dan's work place where they are practically performing tea ceremonies. Their current favourite is a Genmai-cha , a green tea with brown rice which is, I'm told, very relaxing and tastes nutty with an almost savoury edge.
In light of this, I decided to try baking something with the matcha powder, as I had seen a few recipes floating around. I decided to keep it relatively simple with matcha cupcakes. I used the cake recipe which was the base of Chockylit's Green Tea Lavender and Honey Cupcake Bombe over at the Cupcake Bakeshop. I made mini-cupcakes so that if someone didn't like it, they didn't feel obliged to eat the whole thing, but they went down so well, that Dan had to take the second batch to work the next day. The flavours were very prominent, even though I reduced the amount of matcha from the original recipe. The matcha powder itself was of drinking grade and has a high caffeine content with apple tones. I was able to order it online from the Japanese Kitchen.
Be warned - I think this has awakened a cupcake passion for me...
Matcha Cupcakes
Makes about 50 mini cupcakes.
110 grams of butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon matcha
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Beat the butter on high until soft and a touch lighter. Add the sugar and beat on medium high until light and fluffy. Add the eggs including the egg yolks one at a time beating well to incorporate between each addition. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the batter and mix until well combined. Whisk the matcha in with the milk and add slowly to the batter until well combined and mixed through. Spoon the batter into the cupcake papers until 3/4 full. Bake for about 12 to 20 minutes depending on cupcake size. Remove from tray to cool. Once cool, frost.
Matcha Frosting
110 grams of butter at room temperature
2 tablespoons of single cream
1 tablespoon of matcha powder
3 cups of icing sugar, sifted
Make a paste by adding the matcha to the cream. Whip the butter briefly and scrape down the sides. Add in the sifted sugar and matcha paste. Whip all together until it's a smooth, light and airy.
- I use a piping bag without a metal point to put the batter into the papers. It's so much easier and less fiddly (especially with the mini papers).
- I find I don't need a cupcake pan when doing the mini cupcakes. The papers hold up the batter on their own. If using medium or large sized papers, I would definitely advise using a pan.
- Taste test the batter and frosting to ensure the matcha is distinct in flavour. Different powders have different strengths, so make sure the batter is stronger than the end result that you wish to achieve. The matcha flavour remained, even after 2 days.


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DeLIMITations: A Survey of the 1821 United States-Mexico Border
MCASD - Downtown 1001 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, California 92101
In 2014, artists Marcos RamÃrez ERRE and David Taylor set out to trace the historical 1821 border between Mexico and the western territories of the United States. That border stretched from the present-day Oregon/California state line to the Gulf of Mexico just west of Louisiana, and previously existed only as a reference on historic maps and treaty documents because it had never been surveyed or physically marked. For DeLIMITations, ERRE and Taylor asked the question, "what would Mexico and the United States look like if that boundary had been fully realized?' ERRE and Taylor, accompanied by filmmaker José Inerzia, who helped document the process, drove a van outfitted to serve as a mobile command center, fabrication space, and camper along the 1821 border. The artists marked the boundary by installing 47 sheet metal markers that mimic the stone and iron obelisks that delineate the current international border between the United States and Mexico. DeLIMITations: A Survey of the 1821 United States-Mexico Border is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and made possible by proceeds from the 2016 Biennial Art Auction. Institutional support of MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
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The State Board of Education adopted a model acceleration policy for advanced learners at its April 2006 meeting. School districts are required to implement the model acceleration policy or alternative research-based policies approved by the Ohio Department of Education beginning in the 2006-2007 school year. Below is Information on the policy and tools and resources for implementing it.
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The following tools and resources are designed to assist school districts in implementing the Model Student Acceleration Policy for Advanced Learners developed by ODE and adopted by the State Board of Education. These items may not be compatible with locally developed acceleration policies or policies distributed by other organizations. Any district that has chosen not to implement the Model Student Acceleration Policy adopted by the State Board of Education should review these materials carefully to verify that the information they contain is compatible with the acceleration policy the district has chosen to implement.
State Board of Education Resolution on Acceleration and the Model Student Acceleration Policy for Advanced Learners
Summary of an ODE-sponsored research study of Ohio school district policies and practices related to acceleration by W. Thomas Southern, Ph.D., and Eric Jones, Ph.D.
A newly created example of a referral form for early entrance to kindergarten or first grade may assist districts in clarifying for parents and others in the district the purpose of the early entrance acceleration option
Ohio parents and educators involved in cases of accelerated students were invited to reflect on their experiences. The following case studies reflect the views of the individuals who submitted them. Names of students, educators, and schools have been changed or removed to preserve the privacy of students and others.
The Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS), Third Edition, is currently the only acceleration assessment process approved by ODE for evaluating candidates for early entrance to kindergarten and whole grade acceleration for students in kindergarten through Grade 9. Dr. Susan Assouline, co-author of the IAS, describes the purpose, content and development of the Iowa Acceleration Scale.
The Model Student Acceleration Policy for Advanced Learners calls for the creation of "written acceleration plans" for accelerated students. Below are sample acceleration plans:
Districts that are implementing acceleration evaluation procedures often encounter questions about the best ways to evaluate students for possible acceleration through early entrance, subject acceleration, grade acceleration or early graduation from high school. The following presentations and handouts will assist districts in examining these procedures and clarifying the roles of the various evaluation committee members.
Pathways to Acceleration Signposts for the Evaluation Committee: This powerpoint presentation is designed for the district acceleration policy administrator and also the facilitator of the acceleration evaluation committee. Individual slides may be used to assist evaluation committee members in understanding their roles in determining whether or not a student is a good candidate for acceleration.
Pathways to Subject Acceleration: This power point presentation provides guidance specifically about evaluating students for possible subject acceleration.
Pathways to Acceleration: This graphic "pathway" can be used as a handout to give district acceleration policy administrators facilitators of the acceleration evaluation committee a quick overview of the entire evaluation process.
Acceleration Implementation Building on Experience: This powerpoint presentation is designed to assist in the implementation of the acceleration evaluation process. It adds additional guidance for those who have used the Pathways to Acceleration presentation or implemented an acceleration evaluation process.
Acceleration Implementation Handout: This handout is a quick overview of the powerpoint presentation, Acceleration Implementation: Building on Experience, and can be used for meetings or discussions related to acceleration evaluation implementation.
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As if losing their seventh straight game wasn't painful enough, the Philadelphia Eagles are forced to deal with injuries to wide receiver DeSean Jackson and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox as well.
According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jackson has a rib cartilage injury and will undergo a CT scan and MRI on Tuesday morning.
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For years, HP has been slowly edging towards releasing a pre-installed Linux for general users. Today, December 10th, the company finally announced that it would be releasing Novell's SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) 10 SP 2 �on its low-priced business class HP Compaq dc5850.
This new desktop offering is aimed at SMB (small-to-medium sized businesses) and education users. Anyone interested in a Linux-powered work desktop, though, will be able to put the SLED-powered dc5850 to use. While HP would sell you desktop Linux on a business PC in the past, it had to be 'ordered.' Now, you'll be able to get it 'off-the-rack.'
The dc5850 is a small form-factor desktop. It comes with a wide variety of AMD processors. These range from the 2.2GHz AMD Sempron LE-1250 processor to the quad-processor 2.3GHz AMD Phenom X4 9600B processor. The system can hold up to 8GBs of RAM, but typically comes with 512MB to 2GBs of RAM.
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Why has HP finally taken the pre-installed Linux desktop plunge? Because, Lance Stevens, software product marketing manager for business PCs at HP, explained in a Linux Planet interview, "You're right. The Linux desktop option has been on the table at HP for several years. We evaluate the market, the customer requirements and competitive situation on an ongoing basis. We talked to educational customers in particular and it became apparent to us that now was the appropriate time to roll this product out."
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Fox FrameRailsHELP! I own a '85 Mustang GT that is semi-restored minus a few things. The roughest thing being the rotted out frame rails. For about five years now, I've been attempting to find any shop that works on Mustangs in the surrounding DC, MD, and VA area. I live in Washington, DC and would like to know if you have any contacts who might know of any shops I could take my car to that knows all about and fixes Mustangs. Thanking you in advance.
Charles (last name withheld)
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While we have no direct personal experience with any shops in the area, when we asked around for recommendations in your area we heard about Espeut Performance in Landover, MD. While it appears they do a lot of Fox and newer Mustang performance work, they are a full service facility and can handle metal repair/replacement as well, such as your frame rails. Reach out to them at (301) 773-9223 or visit www.espeutperformance.com.
Saleen With a Six (Speed)I have a '89 Saleen Mustang, which I have owned since it was new. It now has 115,000 miles on it at this point, and it has a 3:55 rear axle. I am happy with everything about the car except when I am taking it on a long distance high-speed road trip. At 80 mph the engine rpm is at 3,000. I have been looking at the T-56 six-speed transmissions in the aftermarket parts catalogs, and I am wondering just how hard it would be to update my car with a six-speed trans. I realize that the $3,000 price tag is a lot of change, but I keep thinking how much fun I would have with an extra gear. What am I looking at to throw a T-56 into my 25 year old car?
Ray Charlton
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The T-56 you are considering, we're assuming here by your price point, is the new T-56 Magnum based off of the TR-6060, as used in the Mustang GT 500. Installation parts will most likely run you another $1,000 depending upon how you piece it together. The guys at Modern Driveline (www.moderndriveline.com) offer complete kits with trans, bellhousing, crossmember, and more for a bolt-in swap, but it is pricey. If your time is valuable and you don't want to go chasing down parts it is a great way to go. You can also piece a swap kit together if you're looking to save some money. Using a new T-56 Magnum or a takeout '03-'04 Cobra T-56; a Quicktime bellhousing; a crossmember from Stifflers, AJE Racing, etc.; and the correct driveshaft you could potentially save a good bit of cash. Don't forget the T-56 is electric speedo only, so you'll either need to use an electric to gear-drive adapter to keep the stock speedometer in your gauge cluster, or swap to an electronic gauge solution, such as Dakota Digital's beautiful VHX cluster for the Fox Mustang.
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Attention LGBT Community! Make room in your stockings for extra coal this Christmas.
Proving that it's never too early to shop for the right-wing's purported "War on Christmas," former teen heartthrob and full-time evangelical mouthpiece, Kirk Cameron is busy promoting his upcoming film "Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas," due in theaters this November.
In an interview with Glenn Beck's news outlet The Blaze, the former "Growing Pains" star discussed his latest film project, asserting that the holiday (correction - Christmas) film will not be an "angry rant about the culture war."
"It's obvious that there is a deliberate attempt to snuff out the holy root that has produced all this wonderful Christmas-time fruit. I think it's about time someone spoke out and made a movie about this." Cameron said.
Instead, Cameron told The Blaze that some of the claims that will be addressed in the film include: the notion that Christmas is really a church co-opting of winter solstice celebrations, that Jesus was not born on December 25, that Christmas trees are pagan and that consumerism is overshadowing the true reason for the season.
He predicts that atheists won't be flocking to see his movie.
"I assume they're going to get frustrated to see some of their best arguments deflated by this movie, because we take on some of the most commonly parroted myths about the origins of Christmas,"
Santa Claus was unavailable for comment.
In 2012 EDGE reported that the ex-sitcom star was plucked from career obscurity when during an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, said homosexuality was "detrimental" to society.
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I particularly liked where the sauce bubbled up on top of the sponge and set into a crusty topping. The sponge and sauce contrasted with vanilla ice cream was the perfect dish – hot, cold, multiple textures and bold flavours.
This is a real 'stick to the ribs' pudding reminiscent of that chocolate sponge you sometimes got for school dinners. The chocolate sauce is more chocolatey than school dinners chocolate custard (not that I didn't love school dins chocolate custard!)
150g self raising flour
165g caster sugar
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125ml milk
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The Beauty Products Our Editors Are Taking to Coachella
Heading to a music festival this summer? From SPF to solid perfume, let our staffers show you what to pack for the weekend!
Photo courtesy of Tom Munro.
L'Oreal Paris Magic Nude Liquid Powder Bare Skin Perfecting Makeup ($13)
"If you, like me, loathe heavy face makeup, but don't have perfect skin, you have to try this liquid-to-powder, super lightweight foundation. It's incredible, period."
Sachajuan Travel Size Volume Spray ($18)
"I know I talk about this spray a lot, but it's the one thing that I cannot go to Coachella without. It gives air-dried hair insane fullness (who wants to blow-dry their hair at a music festival?), soaks up oil, gives grip to a topknot or side braid, and smells amazing."
Band-Aid Active Friction Block Stick ($6)
"In preparation for all the walking around, I always pack something to combat blisters. Forget a bandage—they look gross peeking out of your shoes and never stay in place—and try this miracle stick instead."
Malin + Goetz Eucalyptus Deodorant ($18)
"I've recently become fearful of aluminum in deodorants, but I don't want to be fearful of throwing my hands in the air like I just don't care. This natural and effective deodorant is a must-have for me."
Coola Face SPF 30 Unscented Matte Tint ($36)
"A mattifying, tinted, and organic sunscreen with SPF 30? Yes, this product exists, and yes, I'll be carrying it with me to the sweltering fields of Indio. Plus, it's light enough to re-apply as often as you want throughout the day. Melted face makeup, no more!"
Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer ($2)
"That friend who always has hand sanitizer? Yeah, that's me."
Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo ($11)
"Between the dancing, dust, and desert revelry, my hair can always use a hit of dry shampoo come evening. The handy travel-size makes it the perfect addition to my cross-body bag."
Cococare 100% Coconut Oil ($3)
"This may sound weird, but I keep a tiny jar of coconut oil with me when I travel. It makes for a quick lotion, lip balm, hair oil, eyebrow gel, and more."
Clarins Sunscreen for Face Wrinkle Control Cream, SPF 50+ ($33)
"You have to lather up with SPF when you're under the desert sun all day. This sunscreen is lightweight and protects your skin from wrinkles—two pluses in my book."
Infinity Sun Avance Balme (4 for $14)
"You can't forget to pack lip balm when heading to Coachella! Right now, my favorite is Infinity Sun's Avance Balme—I probably go through an entire stick every two weeks."
Inglot AMC Pure Pigment Eye Shadow ($14)
"I've been seeing bright eye makeup everywhere lately—and Coachella is the perfect time to try the trend. These shadows are highly pigmented and come in a ton of great colors."
Tocca Solid Perfume ($30) in Stella
"The easiest way to travel with fragrance? Solid perfume! This stuff smells great, lasts forever, and won't spill or break in your purse."
Benefit Cha Cha Tint ($30)
"Lipstick is too messy for Coachella, but this lip tint offers the perfect pop of springtime color and will last from the day's first set all the way to the closing show."