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The Kentucky Changers visited Lawrenceburg last week for their annual mission trip.
For more about the group, including how members helped spruce up a playground at the county park, see this week's Anderson News, available on newsstands across the county.
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The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association will host a horse show July 10 and 11 at the fairgrounds in Lawrenceburg, the association announced in a news release.
Friday night's show will include conformation and under saddle classes and will be begin at 5 p.m. Saturday's show will start at 1 p.m. and will include trail obstacle classes where horses and riders negotiate obstacles like gates, tarpaulins, mailboxes, cones and bridges. Saturday's line up will also include more under saddle classes and at the end of the evening, the championship classes.
Shyanne Crane, 8, donated her hair to Locks of Love last week. This is the second time she has donated to the organization.
To see before and after photos, pick up this week's Anderson News, available on newsstands across the county.
Lovers Leap Vineyards and Winery's Peach Bellini took both the People's Choice and Judges Best awards for best wine and best alcoholic drink in the wine category in the recent 2009 Taste of the Bluegrass, the winery announced in a news release.
For more on the winery's showing at Taste of the Bluegrass, see this week's Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
At the request of current county clerk, Jason Denny, the Anderson County Fiscal Court declared June 2 as Harold Ritchey Day in honor of the long-time clerk who died a year ago on that date.
For more on this story, see this week's Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
They were among Lawrenceburg's poorest.
When they died, there was no money to bury them in a cemetery, leaving family members no option but to have them interred in a field that now borders the county's solid waste facility and highway barns.
Although they can't do anything about what happened to these people in the past, Cub Scouts with Pack 38, Den 9 can make the area around the graves more visually pleasing, and began that work last Saturday afternoon.
About 300 Anderson County fifth-graders showed they were determined to be drug-free when they graduated from the DARE program Friday morning.
To see photos from the event, see this week's Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
Casey Harlan was named Anderson County Junior Miss 2010.
For more about Casey and for a complete list of winners from this year's event, see this week's edition of The Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
One of the area's most popular events returns to the Anderson County Middle School stage May 16 when 14 girls vie for the title of Anderson County Junior Miss.
The event begins at 7 p.m.
For pictures of all the contestants, see this week's issue of The Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
Subscribe online or call 502-839-6906,
The National Day of Prayer and a celebration service are scheduled for this Thursday.
The prayer will be conducted in front of the county courthouse from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
The celebration service is scheduled for 7 p.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
For more on the celebration, see this week's edition of The Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
Torey Gilkison, a sophomore at Anderson County High School, was recently chosen for the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics And Science in Kentucky.
To learn more about the academy and Torey's achievement, see this week's edition of The Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
This week, students at Emma B. Ward Elementary School are carving out their own little pieces of history.
Students in all grades are helping to carve a free-standing, 3-foot-tall limestone monument that will serve as a time capsule, said art teacher Tamara Williams.
"Each student will get to keep a chunk of stone that they carve from the monument, turning it into a keepsake necklace," Williams said.
Central Baptist Church is sponsoring a Soles4Souls shoe collection for the second consecutive year. Any and all types and sizes of shoes are needed.
The breezeway at the church will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for drop-offs until May 15. The church is located on Bypass North near the Anderson-Franklin county line across the road from the cell phone tower.
For more on this story, see this week's edition of The Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
Columnist Janie Bowen shares a true tale of snail mail. It took seven years for Hulan Ashby, a subject of one of Sports Editor John Herndon's stories in 2002, to receive some photos Herndon mailed back to him the week after the story ran.
For the full story, see this week's edition of The Anderson News available on newsstands across the county.
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Squeezing Linda Apple for her lemonade secret is a waste of time.
Not that her fellow Anderson County Fire Department Auxiliary members haven't tried.
"Oh, they've tried," she said, taking a break from serving Lemon Shake Ups during last weekend's Burgoo Festival. "They've tried everything known to man and woman to get that recipe out of me, but I'm not saying."
Jim Sayre of Lawrenceburg won the Richard Burks Lincoln Heritage Award last Thursday in Hodgenville.
The award is given to an individual or organization in recognition of efforts to perpetuate the history of LaRue County and the ideals of Abraham Lincoln, according to Lincoln Days president Jeff Hughes.
Sayre has spent 30 years promoting LaRue County as if it were his "real" birthplace, Hughes said.
One Lawrenceburg resident is getting ready to compete on a national stage in front of thousands, if not millions, of viewers — but it's not a human resident.
Dugan, a 4 1/2-year-old Kerry Blue Terrier owned by George Geoghegan, will be shown at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York this month.
"This is the one (dog) show where all of them are champions," Geoghegan said.
Parents can say a lot to their children by not saying anything at all — especially when it comes to sex.
That's one of the messages Betsy Neale, Ph.D., hopes to convey to Anderson County parents during a workshop Feb. 5.
"By not saying anything, children can pick up the message that (sex) is embarrassing and that it's something our culture doesn't talk about," Neale said.
All children deserve to have a home to go to on Christmas, a place to eat at Thanksgiving and someone to take them out on their birthday — at least that's the way Faith Flowers sees it.
However, Flowers, a Lawrenceburg resident, knows that isn't always the case. Thousands of children sit waiting for a home in Kentucky's foster care system alone, she said.
Still, Flowers is doing her part (and encouraging others to do theirs) to change that.
Flowers and her husband adopted Rachel a little over two years ago. At the time, Rachel was 15.
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Britain's Tesco, the world's No. 3 retailer, has launched a strategic review of its loss-making United States chain Fresh & Easy that could lead to a sale or closure of the business.
Announcing the review alongside a third quarter trading update on Wednesday Tesco said it would report the results of the review when it issues full-year results in April.
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It said all options were under consideration for the business and it has appointed Greenhill to assist in the review.
Tesco said it has had a number of approaches from parties interested in acquiring either all or part of Fresh & Easy, or in partnering with the firm.
It added that Tim Mason, Fresh & Easy's CEO, is leaving Tesco after 30 years with the group.
The 200-stores Fresh & Easy chain, having absorbed nearly 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) of capital since its 2007 launch, remains stubbornly loss-making in the cut-throat U.S. grocery market and Tesco Chief Executive Phil Clarke has been under increasing pressure from investors and analysts to act.
Tesco also posted a return to falling quarterly underlying sales in its home market on Wednesday, raising questions over whether its 1 billion pounds recovery plan is struggling to gain traction.
The firm, which takes about one in every 10 pounds spent in British shops, said sales at UK stores open over a year, excluding fuel and VAT sales tax, were down 0.6 percent in the 13 weeks to November 24, its fiscal third quarter.
For the group total third quarter sales increased 2.4 percent. ($1 = 0.6209 British pounds)
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SALT LAKE CITY — The life and legacy of Frances J. Monson — "a legacy of humility, service, faithfulness and love," according to her daughter, Ann M. Dibb — was celebrated during funeral services Thursday in the Salt Lake Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sister Monson's husband, LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, was seated with his family on red chairs that formed the Tabernacle's front row, just a few feet from his beloved wife's flower-bedecked casket and close to Dibb, her brothers Thomas and Clark and their respective spouses.
"Frances's life was grounded in faith, dignity, hard work and gratitude," said President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the church's First Presidency, who conducted the funeral. "She was an example of strength and purpose, a witness of God's love, a teacher of truth, a disciple of our Savior, Jesus Christ."
President Eyring quoted President Monson, who said of his wife: "There was no chink in her armor; there was no guile in her soul; there was no flaw in her character."
"The highest tribute to those who have passed through the veil is not grief but gratitude," President Eyring continued. "(Sister Monson's) talents were many, her love abundant, her character above reproach and her faith unshakable."
He noted how "Frances held steady" as each new church calling came to young Thomas S. Monson, sharing Sister Monson's explanation to a reporter that she "learned quite early to stand on my own feet."
"President Monson will say that she was quiet by nature but when she talked, she had something to say," President Eyring said. "She was forthright and determined. She loved life, had many friends and served in unheralded ways. She needed no accolades and purposely shied away from the limelight. Her path was marked by goodness."
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, hailed Sister Monson as "a great lady and a true woman of Zion."
Although she was primarily known by church members as one who complemented and supported her husband in every way, President Uchtdorf said "we also know of her depth of spirit and character."
"She was indeed a wonderful woman in her own sphere," he said. "We have enjoyed listening to her as she candidly shared her opinions and experiences. The sweetest compliment President Monson could give to (my wife) Harriet was when he said, 'Frances and you are so much alike.'"
President Uchtdorf also noted Sister Monson's personal desire to stay out of the spotlight.
"I don't think that we have ever heard Sister Monson give lengthy talks," he said. "But her compassionate, kind and gentle life is full of sermons by which we and the membership of this church are richly blessed and which will never be forgotten."
Representing the family, Dibb shared four ways that her mother showed love during the course of her life — her love for her parents, her deep love for her family, her love for the gospel of Jesus Christ and her love for her husband, President Monson.
She told of a time about 12 years ago when her mother was recovering from double knee-replacement surgery and her father was scheduled to travel.
"The night before Dad was scheduled to travel he said, 'I guess I'd better pack my bag. Where is my bag?'" Dibb said. "Sensing he might need some help, I took the shirts he had laid out and began to fold them and place them in the suitcase. My mother, in bed and in pain, said, 'Ann, bring the bag to me and put it by my side. Give me the socks and Dad's shirts. I know how to fold them just the way he likes them. That is my job. I've been packing his bag for 40 years.'
"My father and I watched and assisted, as directed, while my mother lovingly packed each item, 'just the way he likes them.'
"As a girl," Dibb continued, "I loved to read my mother's beautiful and poetic patriarchal blessing, which concludes: 'By the force of a noble and pure life (you will) be able to influence the lives of many with whom you will come in contact, for out of you will come forth an influence radiating hope and cheer and holiness.' That night was my mother packed my father's bags, I was blessed to witness once again the force of her 'noble and pure life.'"
Music for the session was provided by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and featured some of Sister Monson's favorite hymns, including "How Great Thou Art" (with soloist Dallyn Vail Baylis), "Each Life That Touches Ours for Good" and "Consider the Lillies." A special musical number, "My Heavenly Father Loves Me," featuring several Monson descendants, was also movingly presented.
Prayers for the funeral were offered by Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve and Elder William R. Walker of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Clark Monson offered the family prayer before the funeral, and Sister Monson's grave in the Salt Lake City Cemetery was dedicated by Thomas L. Monson.


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Scott Johnson (Oakland Tribune) | May 22, 2011
OAKLAND -- Karina Najeva arrived in the United States from El Salvador when she was 13 years old. Behind her were painful memories of war and poverty.
"I saw a lot of violence in Salvador," she said. "It was so common to see dead people every morning in the streets, people with no heads, no ears. I remember seeing dead people and not having any reaction to it."
At first, life in the U.S. was difficult, much more difficult than she had imagined. The schools weren't as good as she'd hoped. She wanted to learn English but the ESL programs were poor. Her parents cleaned houses, but money was tight. And there was still violence, the same kind of violence she had hoped to escape. Much of the fighting was between Latinos and African-Americans.
"There was so much violence between black and brown people, there were huge fights," she said. "That was shocking. Joining a gang was how I protected myself. I knew this was a group of people that would protect me. It was the only option I had."
But the brutality between black and brown that Najeva saw soon spilled over into wars between groups of Latinos, different shades of brown, she said. The gang violence and its effect on the larger Latino community is at issue this month as Alameda Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman deliberates on a proposed gang injunction targeting 40 people suspected of being members of the Norteño gang in Oakland.
Some activists say the injunction does nothing to address the root problems of economic hardship, isolation and inadequate social services afflicting many in the Latino community. Others say an injunction is a helpful tool against out-of-control violence.
One of its supporters is Oakland's police chief, Anthony Batts. At a packed City Council meeting Tuesday night, Batts reported that of the 36 murders so far in Oakland this year, 58 percent were gang related -- meaning either the suspect, victim or both were members of a gang.
A divided council voted 4-3 that night to continue to fund the controversial injunctions in North Oakland and in Fruitvale.
Incidents like the one Thursday night that occurred just outside the proposed Fruitvale zone do little to quell the controversy over the efficacy of the injunctions. Less than a block outside the area, a weapons sting by Oakland police led to the confiscation of two high-powered assault weapons and the arrest of Joseph Coombs, an alleged Norteño who is named in the proposed Fruitvale injunction.
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Pegasystems App Susses Out Customers' Soft Spots
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Pegasystems has rolled out the newest iteration of its marketing application. New or enhanced features include improved ability to perform real time event-triggered actions and new B2B recommendation functionality.
The key to understanding this app is its name, "Next-Best-Action," said Steve Kraus, senior director of product marketing.
"That is the concept behind our approach to marketing," he told CRM Buyer. "How can we help the user decide what the next best action is to take with a customer in a real-time scenario?"
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Say Verizon is trying to cross-sell something, but the customer refuses the first offer. Using Next-Best-Action, Verizon would be able to decide what might be the next appropriate offer to make while weighing any number of factors. For example, how much margin does Verizon want to make off the client? How much total value does the customer represent to Verizon? Are there signals the customer may intend to bolt?
Taking all of that into account, Kraus said, "the system is then able to dynamically recommend the best plan to that particular customer."
The system is self-learning as well, making it easier to carry out such analyses in subsequent calls or with different clients.
This real-time interaction and analysis has led to a 400-percent increase in conversion rates among Next-Best-Action's users, said Kraus. "That is what our customers have measured and told us they were experiencing."
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Next-Best-Action has stepped up the real-time event triggering analysis, Kraus noted, "so if a customer has called twice about the same issue, the system will trigger a new scenario for the rep based on the previous calls and the unresolved issue."
Consider a retail store that has geofencing capabilities. When a customer who has signed up for offers walks into the store, the system can beam an offer to the individual's device, basing it on past purchases, Kraus explained.
Another feature is aimed at the B2B community -- the ability to analyze the buying patterns of a company and then make the best recommendations based on usage and corporate needs.
"We can do the same kind of analysis at the household level," Kraus said.
In addition, the system allows for campaign simulations, he noted. Some companies might program a particular user base for a marketing campaign but leave out 20 percent of the group to test a simulated challenger campaign.


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Plymouth Meeting, Penn.-based Exeter 4480 Swinnea LLC has bought a warehouse at 4480 Swinnea Road from TCAM Core Property Fund Operating LP for $10.2 million.
The 336,000-square-foot warehouse was built in 1996 and is on 15.7 acres on the east side of Swinnea Road north of Shelby Drive.
TCAM Core bought the property in 2005 for $13.4 million.
The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2011 appraisal is $9.7 million.
Source: The Daily News Online & Chandler Reports
– Daily News staff
Two Memphis companies will ask for tax breaks at next week's board meeting of the Memphis-Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine – better known as EDGE – to help them keep and make new investments in their local operations.
The board meets Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m. at the Crescent Center, 6075 Poplar Ave.
Valero Energy is seeking a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) for its Memphis refinery at 543 W. Mallory Ave. to go along with planned investments and upgrades at the facility totaling more than $298 million over the next five years.
The tax freeze, which would enable Valero to retain 305 jobs in Memphis, would save the company almost $26 million in local taxes. But during the PILOT period, the company would still generate $54 million in revenue for the city and county, according to Valero's PILOT application.
Meanwhile, AB Mauri Fleischmann's is applying for a nine-year PILOT from the EDGE board.
ABMF, which has operated a manufacturing facility in Memphis for more than 20 years, manufactures and sells fresh, instant and active dry yeast and other bakery ingredients.
In its PILOT application, ABMF said "to have its operating costs approximate those of its competition, ABMF's Memphis facility at 2743 Riverport Road would have to reduce its operating costs in Memphis significantly."
It has on the drawing board a planned $16.5 million investment at its plant.
ABMF's PILOT would save the company a little more than $854,000 in taxes. During that time, ABMF would generate almost $3 million in revenue for the city and county. ABMF anticipates creating five new jobs and retaining 47 as a result of the PILOT.
– Andy Meek
The Memphis Grizzlies will give fans a look at the 2011-2012 season at a free open practice at FedExForum Sunday, Dec. 18, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The event will begin with a "state of the franchise chalk talk" on the main court from 11 a.m. until noon, during which attendees will have the chance to hear from and ask question to Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins, owner Michael Heisley and Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Chris Wallace.
The open practice will provide a glimpse of this year's squad that looks to build off last season's playoff run when the club won its first-ever postseason series and advanced to Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Following the team's open practice, players, coaches and front-office staff will sign autographs and talk with fans about the upcoming season.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for the state of the franchise talk and 12:30 p.m. for open practice. Although a donation is not required for entry, the Grizzlies are asking all fans attending the open practice to donate a book benefiting MIFA's Holiday Hope Chest.
MVP Season Ticket holders can RSVP for the state of the franchise talk at 888-HOOP or firstname.lastname@example.com by Friday, Dec. 16.
– Sarah Baker
Plans for a new memorial to fallen Memphis Police Department officers will be unveiled Friday, Dec. 16, at Oak Court Mall.
MPD brass and the families of fallen officers as well as community and business leaders will unveil a smaller version of what the memorial could look like Friday at 11 a.m. at entrance two of the East Memphis mall.
The memorial will be privately funded in a fundraising campaign being led by Lipscomb & Pitts Breakfast Club, MPD and the Memphis Police Foundation.
The memorial itself will be built in the courtyard near that entrance. The smaller model will be on display at Oak Court Mall through Saturday and then move Sunday to Wolfchase Galleria.
There is a smaller memorial to police officers who died in the line of duty at the entrance to the Memphis Police director's office on the top floor of the criminal justice center, 201 Poplar Ave.
– Bill Dries
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors named the recipients of its 2011 awards at a luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Shorty Watkins of Century 21 Maselle & Associates was named 2011 Realtor of the Year. Mindy Creech of RE/MAX on Track was named 2011 Realtor-Associate of the Year.
The 2011 Affiliate of the Year honor went to Wendy Thompson of Patriot Bank Mortgage. Raymond Bursi of the Frayser Community Development Corp. and Bascom Realty received the Community Service Award.
There were two recipients of the Outstanding Leadership Award: Isaac Northern Jr. of Northern Inc. and Fontaine Taylor of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc.
Leon Dickson, MAAR's 2011 president, gave Presidential Awards to Ron Poe of The Poe Firm PC and to MAAR staff.
The Memphis Urban League received a $20,000 grant from Comcast in support of its Project Ready initiative.
Project Ready provides college and career preparatory and youth leadership development services to students at Cypress Middle and Northside High schools. The program aims to increase the students' interests in going to college and preparing for high-demand careers, and their knowledge of what they must do to realize their potential.
Project Ready is comprised of three components: academic achievement, social development, and college/career culture and awareness.
– Taylor Shoptaw
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for certification as a Primary Stroke Center, as well as the Gold Seal of Approval for certification of disease-specific programs for acute myocardial infarctions (heart attacks), hip replacement surgery and knee replacement surgery.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care. To receive certification, hospitals undergo a rigorous on-site survey to evaluate compliance with nationally developed standards pertaining to each specific area of care.
– Aisling Maki
Revival Southern Food Co. is the latest truck to hit Memphis streets in response to the national food truck craze.
Revival's chef and co-owner – known locally as "Crash" – will offer Southern-inspired sandwiches, tacos, plate lunches and desserts that highlight local farms and ingredients. Crash has 15 years of experience in culinary hotbeds such as New Orleans; Charleston, S.C.; Oxford, Miss.; and the Caribbean.
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There will be an orientation for employers on Friday, January 11, 11:00 am - 11:30 am in the Placement Center.
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Gonzo road trip action meets The Endless Summer as a group of surf-crazed Austrians go on the road to find new waves, adventure, and Allan Weisbecker.
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|Gonzo road trip action meets The Endless Summer as a group of surf-crazed Austrians go on the road to find new waves, adventure, and Allan Weisbecker (author of In Search Of Captian Zero).
Fueled by the promise of selling their used cars for double their value at the end of the trip, the crew goes on the ultimate surf trip from Los Angeles through Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, to the legendary surf destination of Pavones, Costa Rica.
Part comedy, part philosophical diversion, the film investigates the myth of the surfer dude.
"Employing a hardboiled Hunter S. Thompson-esque narration style crossed with a driving surf-meets-Spaghetti-Western soundtrack (masterfully scored by Herwig Maurer). this soulful 16mm film lets you ride shotgun on a 7,000-mile surfing pilgrimage, complete with flat tires, Federales and happy buzzards feasting on bloated roadkill" - Steve Barilotti, Surfer Magazine
"This is the movie Bruce Brown would he made if he followed Hunter Thompson and Jack Kerouac down to Costa Rica with nothing in his boardbag but Super 8 film and Cuervo!" - David Geffner, The Surfer's Path
|Surfing Documentaries, Shortboarding, Longboarding, Surf Travel Movies
|Michael Ginthoer, Philipp Manderla, Jakob Polacsek, David Auerbach, Edwin Steinitz, Allan Weisbecker, Pablo Postigo, Markus Schalek, Graig Griffith, Ruben Pina, Miguel Moncada, David Rutherford-Marquez, Angel Salinas
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Lost Puddle Jumper RP surfboard 5ft 11 FCS II - White
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Alex (reviewed 28/08/2018)
I surfed the board in powerful head to overhead waves in Bali and the board performed really great and felt fantastic under my feed. Then I surfed it in north of Spain this summer and the board was just incredible. Catched so many waves, had so much fun. Amazing travel board for me. Thanks Ian for the recommendation. You absolutely hit it! I would go probably for a 5'10 after all but I'm definetely glad that you went for the 6'0 and made sure that I had enough volume (its a bigger problem when you don't have enough volume).
One negative thing: I bought the PU version and the glassing doesn't feel so resistant. The board had a lot of dings after quite a short time. Had better glassings with other brands.
Service and shipping was perfect. Would definetely buy at Boardshop Uk again!
Cheers. Alex
Alex (reviewed 21/08/2018)
Anibal (reviewed 15/08/2018)
Carbon wrap contributes to the reactive feeling of the board and looks nice. However, durability is to be seen , as bumps have started to appear in the deck's nose are (no direct footsteps there) and the colour seems unstable after 3 days of surfing (board always protected from sunlight and heat except when in the water).
Stoked with how the board rides! I have the feeling it will help a lot to improve my skills.
Will go for a PJHP in winter.
Boardshop service is brilliant, as usual.
James (reviewed 23/07/2018)
The lack of second hand versions available on the market shows that people are buying these and not selling them on for a reason!
Javier (reviewed 14/04/2018)
A bit of context: I'm 1.65cm and between 60/65kg, beginner/intermediate level (an infinite learner...) in my 30s. I surf mainly on the weekends (if I'm lucky might do it on a week day too, but generally just surf on the weekends).
I got a PJ RP 5'6'' (30L) and right after my first session with it I can tell straightaway that this board is absolutely amazing. The waves were so weak and small today that almost everyone in the water were with longboards. I thought I'd better go back home and grab my funboard (a 6'6'' Softech, 50ish L) if I dreamed about catching a wave but I gave it a go and to my surprise I managed to catch all the waves I paddled. Although I have only surfed it once, I found it amazingly responsive, stable and fast! Couldn't believe I could get that speed in such small waves and how responsive it was.
I found it very easy to paddle and duck-dive with it and it's so stable that on my last wave I managed to go down and lie on my board as I was getting to the shore (something I only saw those who had good control of the board to do it :)
Hope whoever is considering buying this board finds it helpful and I can't wait to try it in bigger conditions!
Andreas (reviewed 17/10/2017)
Totally recommended.
Simo (reviewed 27/09/2017)
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Jonny (reviewed 19/09/2016)
Took it to Cornwall too where it went well in the onshore junk. It's definitely not an out-and-out groveller but that's no bad thing. A keeper for sure.
Simon (reviewed 13/09/2016)
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Alex J (reviewed 01/07/2016)
So I decided to give the rp version a try. I can't understand why Matt Biolos says essentially it's the same board except we've changed the rocker and slimmed the tail in the last 18" and also the volumes are sized differently. All those changes how could it be the same board? Well, honestly, in a nutshell..it's not. It surfs nothing like its older brother. It isn't in the same league as a groveller nor does it blast out of the gates like the OG with enough speed to make your face melt. It is however, easier to surf, smoother, has better bite in turns, and holds a beautiful line in hollow waves. It's still very fast and for someone like me who is more used to a modern shortboard, it is a better fit. It's kind of like the woman you should marry. If you want a wild crazy chick who will party all night, be awesome in the sack but be gone in the morn with your wallet..get the OG. I wanted that in my 20s (well maybe not the wallet bit!) but now just touching 40 give me fun, reliable, can take anywhere any day! I must be getting old! Buy either you won't regret it!
Enjoy :)
Sergio Malheiro (reviewed 23/02/2016)
Great service from board shop.
Thank you from Portugal
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JOAN SOLANS (reviewed 08/01/2016)
I'm back to Lanza, I surfed Famara onshore, and good small glassy Jameos and San Juan.
My first impression is that he board is incredibily easy to surf. You can do everything super easy: paddle, botoms, top turns an especialy connect sections. I feel a lot lot of volume every time and is a strange feeling but when you are surfing, the board makes you surf better without effort. Is not a femme fatale but a god girl for a long and profitable long term relationship. Good investment after all.
Thanks for the advices, I'm very happy and 100% satisfyed.
Cheers Joan.
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A late push by visiting Springside Chestnut Hill Academy made last Tuesday's Inter-Ac League softball game seem less lopsided than it had been after six innings. The Blue Devils scored four times in the top of the seventh to fashion an 8-4 final score, but the host Quakers of Penn Charter were firmly in control most of the way, allowing only one SCH player on base during the first six frames.
Both teams were seeing their first action in their home state after taking trips down south over spring break. In South Carolina, PC complied a record of 4-2, while in Florida, SCH mixed its JV players with the varsity girls, and came away with a 1-5 mark.
Each school graduated three longtime varsity players from its 2012 line-up. Penn Charter has more seniors than SCH this spring, with Jess Drossner, Rachael Garnick, Molly Mornhinweg, and Nicole Weitz back in the dugout. Drossner will attend Washington University in St. Louis, Garnick is headed for Haverford, and Mornhinweg will trek out to the University of Montana.
The two seniors for Springside Chestnut Hill who appeared in last Tuesday's game, Michelle Cybularz and Callan Goldman, are still mulling over their college choices.
At the other end of the age scale, each team boasts some freshman talent. SCH started two athletes who already played at the varsity level as eighth-graders in 2012, pitcher Madi Saltzman and second baseman Ashley Lubisky. Penn Charter's starting line-up included freshmen Eileen Hennessy and Nikki Ray at shortstop and first base, respectively.
Ray, the new clean-up batter for the Quakers, came in to pitch in the sixth inning. Prior to that, Drossner, the starter in the circle, kept the lid on the Blue Devils' offense. The PC senior struck out six batters, and sent the visitors down in order in each of the first four innings. After two straight outs to lead off the top of the fifth, sophomore Bridget McDermott singled to left field for the Blue Devils, but the next batter popped out.
Charter was holding a 3-0 lead, having done all of its scoring in the third stanza. Sophomore Kayla Quinn and junior Kristina Kubach each drew a walk, then an infield error on a ball hit by Mornhinweg loaded the bases. Ray rapped an extra-base hit to the foot of the fence in right centerfield, and although she was tagged out trying to reach the plate, the three runners ahead of her scored.
Charter actually loaded the bases again after that, but SCH escaped further damage as Saltzman retired the side with a strike-out. Relieving Drossner for the start of the sixth inning, Ray (2K, 1BB, 4H) dispatched the Devils, one-two-three.
Early in the bottom of the inning, PC started a rally with two outs and a runner on first. The visitors' Saltzman had been struck in the leg by a hard-hit ball, but was able to resume pitching. On a strong grounder hit to the right side of the infield by Mornhinweg, there were Blue Devil miscues both in the infield and outfield, allowing both the PC senior and the runner ahead of her to score.
Later, Charter scored its sixth run as the Lions tried in vain to nail another runner headed towards third base. A line-drive double by Garnick drove in the last two runs for the hosts.
With one out at the top of the seventh, SCH set about breaking up the shutout. Cybularz and Saltzman both singled, and a double steal got the first run home, thanks in part to an errant PC throw. RBI singles from McDermott and junior Emily Miller-McGlone followed to make it 8-3, and the final score went up on the board when the Quakers committed an error on a ball put in play by the Blue Devils' Kathleen Foley. A pop-up and a ground-out ended the game.


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Choice living out his dream of playing for Rangers
ARLINGTON -- In a meaningless exhibition game against a team from the Mexican League, Michael Choice was called upon as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning on Thursday night.
For Choice, it was moment he may never forget. It was the first time he had ever played in a game in a place now known as Globe Life Park -- but known as the Ballpark in Arlington when Choice was growing up.
ARLINGTON -- In a meaningless exhibition game against a team from the Mexican League, Michael Choice was called upon as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning on Thursday night.
For Choice, it was moment he may never forget. It was the first time he had ever played in a game in a place now known as Globe Life Park -- but known as the Ballpark in Arlington when Choice was growing up.
"It was cool," Choice said. "I've been in the ballpark a million times, but that was the first time standing in center field. To see that view was pretty cool."
Choice will get another thrill on Monday. He will become the first player born in Tarrant County and who also played his entire high school and college career there to be with the Rangers on Opening Day.
Choice was born in Fort Worth, went to Mansfield Timberview High and played at UT-Arlington before being taken by the A's with the 10th overall pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. The Rangers traded for him in the offseason, and now he gets to experience Opening Day in Arlington in front of family, friends and classmates on Monday at 1:05 p.m. ET against the Phillies.
"It's going to be a special day," Choice said. "Awesome."
Choice deserves to be there, even if he probably won't be in the starting lineup. His outstanding play in Arizona was a supernova for the Rangers as they struggled through an injury-riddled Spring Training.
Choice took the camp by storm from the beginning and never deviated from his mission, never letting the turbulence surrounding the rest of the team affect him. He left Arizona hitting .361 with a .391 on-base percentage and a .672 slugging percentage, while leading the team with 12 runs scored, four home runs and 15 RBIs.
"He showed some serious talent," outfielder Alex Rios said. "He obviously deserves a spot on the team. He played as well as anybody on the team."
"I put a lot of hard work into my offseason," Choice said. "I didn't want to use Spring Training as a time to get ready for the season. I wanted to come in here and be ready to go."
Choice went 2-for-7 with a double in two intrasquad games to start the spring and was 6-for-14 in his first five Cactus League games when the pitchers were still feeling their way into shape. But he was also 6-for-11 with two home runs in his last three games in Arizona and had a two-run home run on Friday night against the Astros in San Antonio.
"I feel like I've always done well with the bat, but obviously getting off to a good start took some of the pressure off," Choice said. "That was a huge factor. The pressure never really bothered me, and I was able to relax."
Asked what impressed him about Choice, manager Ron Washington said, "His calmness, his focus, his aptitude ... the way he took to things and applied them. He earned his way on this team. We're going to make sure it stays that way. It's not always easy, but if he's willing to keep fighting and deal with the adversity, we'll be right there with him. We expect a lot of good things from him."
Choice has a spot on the team, but not a clear role other than "fourth outfielder" behind Shin-Soo Choo in left, Leonys Martin in center and Rios in right. He is also the primary right-handed-hitting option at designated hitter if the Rangers want to sit Mitch Moreland against tough left-handers. Moreland will most likely start on Opening Day against Phillies lefty Cliff Lee because of his seniority on the Rangers.
"As far as my role, I will be ready for any situation," Choice said. "I'll continue to work and not take any time off. At the spur of the moment you could be in there and be an important factor in the game."
Choice, who made his Major League debut against the Rangers on Sept. 2, played in just nine games for Oakland last season. Choice might not get regular playing time to start this season, but his role and versatility allow Washington to break him in slowly, pick the right spots and not over-expose him too quickly.
"I don't have a set amount of time he'll play," Washington said. "He'll get his at-bats, but then it's just like Spring Training. ... The more he takes advantage of his playing time, the more he will play. He'll get some DH time against left-handers who are very tough, he'll get pinch-hit time, he'll come in on defense and he can play all three outfield spots. He's very versatile."
At some point -- maybe not this year but in the future -- the Rangers expect Choice to be more than a fourth outfielder. He could be the first in a long parade of impact offensive talent about to march up from the Minor Leagues to Arlington. Immediately behind are infielders Rougned Odor and Luis Sardinas, followed by catcher Jorge Alfaro, outfielder Zach Cone, baby sluggers Nick Williams, Lewis Brinson, Joey Gallo, Nomar Mazara and Ronald Guzman, and others.
Choice just needs to wait patiently for his opening.
"He needs to focus on his long-term goals and to keep working as hard as he can," Rios said. "That's what will take you places. The harder you work and the quicker you learn, that's only going to make you a better player. He's young and being in the big leagues can get to you if you lose sight of what you're supposed to be doing. But if he stays focused, he'll be fine."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger.


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The Crews Part 2.2
We set out to cover some of the crews in wakeskating. Our first effort wasn't enough. In fact, in our second effort we had so many more crews, we've broken it into two parts. Here is part 2 (point 2)
Did you miss part 2.1? Read it here.
TAR (Throw a Rock)
Texas is a big place, so it's no surprise we found another crew lurking beneath the yellow rose. To the southwest of DFW, TAR came about thanks to the Texas Ski Ranch. The cable brought them all to one place and they've since taken their friendship to a new level, riding in rivers and lakes across the greater central Texas region. A pretty even split between "pros" and "bros," the TAR shares a common bond. "Everyone that's a part of the TARnation is down for life, even if they aren't in it to make some kind of living," Bret Little said.
Riding Location: Primarily Lake Placid in Seguin, Texas, but the TARnation spreads to many Central Texas lakes, rivers, ponds, and of course the Texas Ski Ranch.
Official Members: Gabe Lucas, Stefan Schriewer, Bret Little, Aaron Reed, Corey Whitely, Matt Leitko, Garrett Young, Tom Fooshee, and Pat McElhinney
Pull of Choice: Barney, or Aaron's winch
Official Photographer: Bokanegra and A. Reed
Token Strapper: Gabe, Tom, and Pat
Latest Video: What in TARnation?
What makes your crew special?
Bret Little: The crew itself for sure. Everyone just wants to progress, and spread the Texas stoke. And have fun.
How did you guys meet?
Bret: Most of us met through the Texas Ski Ranch, since we are originally from all over Texas (Houston, Austin, Seguin) and beyond. TSR is the perfect place for riders of all types to congregate, and between there and all the surrounding rivers and lakes, the TARnation was born.
How often do you ride together?
Bret: It takes some work to get the WHOLE crew together, but between wakeskating, skateboarding, and wakeboarding parts of the crew are shredding together daily.
The First Breath Crew (For lack of a better name)
Which came first, the Crew or the Video? Well in this case, it's hard to tell. Reminiscent of the Volume crew of last installment, these guys starting riding at Scott Byerly's house, filmed all the time, and since they are all, well, ridiculously good, a video started to come together. But now that the video is nearing completion, the crew remains, riding together frequently because, you know, they are friends and like each other. Pretty cool how that works.
Riding Location: Scott Byerly's house, Lake Mary
Official Members: Ross Gardner, George Daniels, Scott Byerly, Brandon Thomas, Danny Hampson, Will Hambley
Pull of Choice: Scott Byerly's Icon Edition Super Air Nautique, or Sea Doo Wake edition ski
Photographer: Ian Reid, Golden Bear
Token Strapper: Ross Gardner
Latest Video: First Breath featuring all the same dudes and then some, it's in the works right now
What makes your crew special?
Ross Gardner: We are bonded by love, not hate
How did you guys meet?
Ross: Through the gossip columns on alliancewakeskate.com
How often do you ride together?
Ross: Every time the sun comes up
When I mentioned the Crews to Reed Hansen he immediately requested I do his crew. Little known fact: It's more than just him and Matt in this one! And the Y.C.J. is about togetherness in every facet of their lives, whether it's muddin' or kickflippin.' According to Reed the crew can be summed up quite simply. "Awesome is our specialty!"
Riding Location: Lake Seneca, Lake Hansen, Lake Harris, Lake Delhousie but NEVER outside of the Lake County.
Official Members: Matt Manzari, Darren Manzari, Reed Hansen, Kyle Digiacomo
Pull of Choice: We ride behind Jet Ski's, boats, winches but I'd say our main pull source is Chevy trucks.
Official Photographer: Reed Hansen
Token Strapper: Kyle "shred your face off" Digiacomo. But really, he is the best of both worlds.
Latest Video: Coming soon to theaters near you.
What makes your crew special?
Reed Hansen: We don't just wakeskate. You see all of these crews out here these days, and you ask yourself, "Is wakeskating really all they do?" We specialize in doing "awesome stuff all the time." Whether it be throwing Matt on the hood and driving through car washes, driving through ponds in Reed's mud truck, flipping Matt's truck drifting, catching gator's, riding a horse bareback that we found on the side of the road (all Kyle), doing crazy burnouts in Matt's Z28 Camaro, or simply going out on the lake and riding until we are bleeding from our feet. You get the picture right? Everything that I named just now is awesome, and that is our specialty!
How did you guys meet?
Reed: Well, I guess it all started when Matt and Darren came to my parent's wakeboard/wakeskate camp (WWC.) We all started riding together then Kyle came into the picture (I am trying to remember how, but have no clue.) We are more of a band of brothers than a crew. I mean, we trust each other with our lives on a day-to-day basis. I would let any of those guys charge straight at me in a big rig (90 mph), knowing that they would swerve at just the last second. The crazy thing is, I know for a fact that none of them have any clue how to even drive one.
How often do you ride together?
Reed: The whole crew together? Hmmmmm….once or twice a week probably. I mean, we are constantly doing crew activities together (mudding, road trips, hitting up the local McDonalds etc.)
Tenn Kooks
If we are being honest, this group of riders from Tennessee have put themselves on the greater-wakeskating map mostly though the message boards. They aren't the top dogs, but who says a crew has to have pros in it to count? Actually the Tenn Kooks were once two crews, but have since come together to ride, party and otherwise cause mayhem on unsuspecting bystanders.
Riding location: Watts Barr lake, Kingston TN
Members: Tyler Moore, Jonathan Sharpe, Corey Gray, Blake Terry, Terry Bailey, Chad Lewis, Matt Burkhart, and Jacob Johnson.
Pull of Choice: Split decision between and ski and a winch. I loveneon Jet Ski colors, so we'll go with that.
Photographer: Cody Walters
Token Strapper: Matt Burkhart, of course!
Latest video: They are a couple rail-o-ween videos on the web. But keep your eyes open this spring for a video Jonathan and Tyler and working on, to a very special song.
What makes your crew special?
Tyler Moore: We combined two groups of riders and worked our way around the petty drama that sometimes comes with our great sport, to make one soul-riding band of brothers. Jonathan, Matt, Jacob and myself rode together, while Corey, Blake, and Chad Lewwy rode together. Then we all started chilling together and shredding the lakes of Eastern TN as one. There are others who wakeskate around us, but they don't have the mental capacity to be a Tenn Kook.
How did you meet?
Tyler: We met at a local rail jam in Knoxville TN, that is thrown weekly throughout the summer.
How often do you ride together?
Tyler: Not all of us can meet up together every day, however, if you're cruising on Watts Bar, Tellico, Melton Hill, of Fort Loudon, your sure to see some of us slashing a wake or two.
Of course this list is not comprehensive. There are so many crews that make up wakeskating it would be impossible to cover them all. But hopefully if you don't already have a crew, you'll be inspired to get out there and find your own. Spread the Stoke!


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Red Hat Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of MetaMatrix Inc., a provider of data management and integration software.
Once the transaction is completed, in approximately 60 days, MetaMatrix will be integrated into Red Hat's JBoss division, said Tim Yeaton, senior vice president of enterprise solutions at Red Hat, on a conference call with reporters.
Privately-held, venture-backed MetaMatrix, of Waltham, Massachusetts, offers data management software for SOA (service-oriented architecture) applications. Red Hat did not disclose terms of its acquisition.
SOA is an approach to modernizing legacy IT infrastructures, providing interoperability across applications and software components. But SOA alone does not resolve data access challenges among different physical data sources, Yeaton said. MetaMatrix addresses the problem with a data services layer that decouples applications from their data sources, freeing data from single application silos.
"That's true regardless of what type of data it is, where it exists, its structure and what have you," Yeaton said. "The net benefit is that customers are able to really free their data assets from the siloed application-dependent ways that application databases have been constructed in the past."
The data management market is estimated to reach US$1.3 billion in 2007, he said, citing a figure from Forrester Research Inc.
Red Hat, whose software is based on the open-source Linux kernel, announced the MetaMatrix acquisition as part of a series of announcements about its JBoss product strategy. Red Hat acquired JBoss for $420 million in 2006. JBoss is a Java-based application server software platform.


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Friday, December 04, 2009
Caraway teacake
Adding caraway seeds to your teacake does not seem like an obvious idea, but it works. Caraway seeds are much beloved in the Northern and Eastern Europe. In Estonia we add them liberally to rye bread, to oven-baked potato wedges, into sauerkraut soups and side dishes. We usually do not add them to desserts, but there's something about the spicy earthiness of caraway seeds that complements the rich flavour of this typical Estonian teacake.
The recipe below results in a flavoursome cake with nice, dense and moist crumb. Perfect with a cup of afternoon tea..
Caraway Cake
About 10 slices
180 g butter, melted and cooled
2 large eggs
170 g caster sugar (200 ml)
250 g all-purpose flour (450 ml)
1 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
2 Tbsp whole caraway seeds
200 ml sour milk or kefir or fermented buttermilk
Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and thick. Stir in the kefir or fermented buttermilk.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and caraway seeds, then gently fold into the egg mixture.
Finally stir in the cooled melted butter.
Pour the batter into a lined 1-litre cake tin.
Bake in a pre-heated 180 C oven for 40-50 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle remains clean.
Cool before cutting into slices.
17 comments:
- Klary Koopmans said...
I adore caraway, I will definitely try this!
- 1:34 pm, December 04, 2009
Oh seda tahaks! :) Tundub väga maitsev.
- 1:59 pm, December 04, 2009
- Heatherfeather said...
This looks so delicious and unusual. I love any types of herbs/spices added to my baked goods, so this really jumped out at me.
- 3:13 pm, December 04, 2009
- Alice said...
Love your blog! I found it when searching for a piparkoogid recipe. We are adopting from Estonia, and had the pleasure of visiting Tallinn last February. The climate here in Maine,USA is quite similar to Estonia. We have many of the same fruits and berries, but I have never seen recipes for them before. I am so excited to try cooking with blackberries, chokecherries and crab apples. My backyard is full of them!
- 5:39 pm, December 04, 2009
- Alanna said...
It's so funny, I learn more about the genesis of my taste buds from you than from anyone else! No wonder I love caraway!
- 9:14 pm, December 04, 2009
Interesting you mention that Estonians don't usually add caraway seeds in desserts. My Estonian grandmother frequently used to made sweet yeast buns with caraway seeds in them ("Koomlikuklid"). She's been gone for over 25 years now, but I still remember how yummy they were.
- 4:01 am, December 05, 2009
Do you use whole or grounded caraway seeds?
Btw, I like your blog very much...
Thanks, Natasa
- 12:46 pm, December 05, 2009
- Lea of Little Rock Catering said...
Interesting.. thanks
- 1:08 pm, December 05, 2009
- n-talo said...
thanks for lots of interesting recipes on your blog
- 9:28 pm, December 27, 2009
- megan said...
This is so similar to my mom's Irish-American Soda Bread recipe...
- 9:35 pm, February 24, 2010
- Carla said...
I am so happy to have found this blog. We have adopted two little girls from Estonia (at different times)and I am so happy to try some of these recipes. I am going to make this one first.
- 7:31 am, March 10, 2010
- Pille said...
Klary - you'd love this!!
Silx - no aga küpseta ka :)
Heatherfeather - caraway is a lovely spice, and widely used in Estonia, though not so often in cakes.
Alice - so cool to hear that you've got access to blackberries, chokecherries and crab apples! Hope your Estonian kids are doing well!
Alanna - well, who knew :)
Anon. - I've got a beautiful recipe for köömnekuklid - but yes, they're not so common in sweets.
Natasa - I used whole caraway seeds - you can actually see them in the cake!!
Lea, N-talo - you're welcome!
Megan - how interesting. When I think of soda breads, I imagine a VERY different cake altogether, something more bread-like than cake-like.
Carla - welcome!! Say hi to your girls - and hope they like the Estonian dishes! You'll find more Estonian recipes by clicking on the "Cuisine: Estonian" label either under this post or on the right hand side.
- 8:44 am, March 10, 2010
- Carla said...
I made the Caraway Teacake tonight and I am anxious for the girl's to try it tomorrow. It turned out very good, I am so excited. Next I am going to make the Estonian milk soup for them.
Thank you so much for sharing these recipes with us!
- 7:46 am, March 11, 2010
- Marga said...
I looked at your caraway pound cake picture and, although I don't like the flavour of caraway seeds, your teacake looks so tasty. My husband would love it as he is crazy for caraway seeds! I may surprise him with it. :) Thank you for the recipe!
- 9:23 am, May 23, 2012
- Pille said...
Carla - did your girls love this cake? Kids can have ambivalent relationship with caraway seeds, hence the question ;)
Marga - I bet your hubby would love it :) PS If you're used to making "keeks" by creaming sugar and butter first, then adding eggs one by one and finally folding in the flour, then that's perfectly fine, too.
- 9:29 am, May 23, 2012
- Carla said...
No they didn't like them! Neither one of my girls eat much sweets (and I am happy about that! :)
- 4:17 pm, May 23, 2012
- Another Marga said...
I made this cake and it's absolutely addicting. It's not that it's delicious per se, the first bite didn't win me over. But after the second bite, I couldn't stop eating it. I'm not the biggest fan of caraway, but it works so well here!
- 8:59 pm, March 05, 2013


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Cold weather makes Cossack hats a British fashion hit
7 December 2012
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what a joke.....Obamas politcal ways are now coming to full public attn and no one is fooled by his shenanigans except the way far left sheep.
Automatic budget cuts have led to reduced federal spending. Many congressional staffers have lost their jobs. I understand that cuts need to be made and the white house is no exception.
This reminds me of how tea partiers kick and scream about spending, yet complain when the neighborhood parks are dirty or afterschool programs are cut.
I agree with that Goose. They would privatize drinking fountains if they could,, Wait a minute! Geez, I haven't seen one around lately..
Guess if you can't afford a 2 dollar bottle of water, you die. But, do they care ? Noooo, Repulsicans think if you can't afford 2 bucks you are just ignorant moochers anyway.
You guys are ridiculous, the Republicans have not suggested privatizing WH tours. Obama has done nothing but play games with this sequester. His administration is playing politics with this instead of trying to cut even a penny of waste. They can't find $45 billion in waste out of the $3500 billion they spend? Really?
Instead they are trying to make these cuts seem like the end of the world and also to make them as visible and painful to the public as possible. What a jackass Obama is to do this. They let thousands of illegals go instead of just deporting their criminal fools, they are going to furlough border agents and are threatening to do the same with TSA agents to make the lines at the airports more painful.
Obama's little golf outing with Tiger would have been enough to prevent 341 federal workers from furlough. The Dems are not interested at all in cutting any waste, just playing the blame game and making the public suffer as much as possible for these miniscule cuts in an effort to take back the House in 2014. Sad and pathetic.
What staffers have lost their jobs? Please provide some back up for this.
Also, with the budget that the WH has you mean to tell me that you believe the tours of the WH are the 1st things on the list?
Its a political game by Obama and you are smart enough to know that.
supposedly there are 139 white house staffers that make 100k a year or better. I wonder how many "policy advisors" one really needs.
Of course the WH tour is a political tit for tat.
And don't tell me that the Bush's didn't play golf too.
The bottom line is the Repuslicans don't get a rats as about the middle class. You Lordy are the one who is being fooled by the repulsican shenanigans.
If you are in the middle class and vote for a repulsican, you are like a mafia informant and they are playing you for a chump only to whack you when they're finished sqeezing every fiber from your being. With them, it's all about the money.
At post #9: staffers don't have to lose jobs for costs to be reduced. Rather, responsibilities are simply redirected, which can lead to savings in other areas. I can say that white house tours are incredibly burdensome on the staff. They include extensive background checks, security detail, tour guides, reassignments of those cabinet members so they are not present (which involves coordination with their staff), actual detailed coordination, planning, and of course, cleaning and primping detail.
People are often assigned duties solely for tours so their attention can be moved elsewhere.
And yes, I am certain that some assistant and low level staffers are losing their jobs, as they are elsewhere in Congress.
At post #10: that has been an issue for years and years. All of Congress needs to look at a reduction in costs. The problem is, for the most part, staffers are not well paid. The cost reductions need to be for things like food and coach as opposed to first class fares. Let's see if it actually happens.
and dems are oh so different Don.......keep drinking the kool aid.
dj, WH tours are a part of daily life for those involved including everyone you mention. Its not like they started last week so trying to redirect the topic from a cost to a burden discussion doesnt hold any water with me. The ploy that this is where we needed tp cut right when sequestration hit is just a silly PR stunt by Obama and his cronies and its back firing on them. As long as you are certain that low level staffers are losing jobs I guess thats good enough for me.....can you say conjecture?
It actually isn't conjecture.
I can explain how each congressional office budget works if you like. Salaries are a line item and are rarely touched (and in all actuality, the overall pay if you combine all positions isn't great..but the benefits are-government job, go figure right?). This, however, only applies to full time positions.
Each office (including the white house) employs staff that are paid by stipend or part-time. These positions are paid out of discretionary funds These are the positions that I see cut. These are often paid internships. For example, the White House Operations Director has paid interns/part time positions who would help with tours. You can expect that those positions likely no longer exist.
And it isn't any more of a PR stunt than when a Congressional Office talks about how much they are saving by the decision to have everyone fly coach. Absolutely ridiculous.
As I said in post two, this reminds me of how tea partiers kick and scream about spending, yet complain when the neighborhood parks are dirty or afterschool programs are cut.
If someone doesn't like the President, it really doesn't matter what he does in this situation. He will be criticized. I simply see it as much ado about nothing.
There won't be real budget actions until each office feels the pain and they will avoid that as long as possible.
until you provide a link showing who has lost a job it is conjecture.
This post isnt bc I dislike Obama, I certianly dont send him an Xmas card but this is about how stupid the political game has become. You know what he is doing,,,,,,its quite obvious.
Closing WH tours and cutting after school programs is apples and oranges.
I am not a party line follower and you do know that....just work with me here and admit its a petty manuever by our President
Yes, becuase you have so many posts discussing the policies where you agree with Obama.
You aren't as bad as some, I do give you that.
Of course there are other areas that could be cut. Its no different than the GOP trumping these cuts that essentially do nothing to reduce spending. It is all posturing.
And cutting tours and reducing after school programs both reduce spending, in different areas.
Petty wouldn't be the word I would use, unless I was describing your criticism.
when you want to debate the topic let me know.
when you want to debate my politcal beliefs please start a new thread
Well, you are the one who raised your political beliefs as a means of suggesting that your criticism was more legitimate because you "'aren't a party line follower."
There are hundreds of things to criticize Obama and the rest of Congress about. Spending is absolutely one of them.
But all of my other posts stating how Obama is damned either way here remain in "full force and effect."
The sequester was to cut about $45 billion now and $85 billion over the next year. I think those numbers are close. Here is my list to accomplish this:
Eliminate the Sugar subsidy - $1.2 billion/yr
Eliminate the Dairy subsidy - $1.1 billion/yr
Reduce by 20% cost growth in DOD Maj. Def. Aquisition Portfolio - 3 billon/yr
Eliminate Community Dev Block grants - 3.4 billion/yr
Suspend federal land purchases - $466 million/yr
Terminate Community Oriented Policing Services - $829 million/yr
Eliminate JAG assistance grants - $519 million/yr
Repeal the Davis-Bacon act - $512 million/yr
Eliminate Fed subsidies for Amtrak - $1.4 billion/yr
Eliminate the AmeriCorps program - $698 million/yr
Sell excess Fed real property - $4.7 billion/yr
Reduce annual amout to UN by 25% - $1.9 billion/yr
I barely scratched the surface and I'm almost at $20 billion. Just for fun let's try some other government waste on things like....
$6 billion for research to find out what lessons about democracy and decision-making can be learned from fish.
$500 million for a program to find out why 5 year olds can't sit still in K class.
$2 billion for farmers to NOT grow food on their land
$947,000 for researchers to study the best foods to eat on Mars.
$1.5 billion on free phones and cell minutes
Duplicate payments for veterans health care - $1 billion
Science research money going to a musical about climate change - $700,000
$75 million for FEMA rebuilding waste vs repair
$330 million in Medicare payments to businesses that owe millions in back taxes.
$700 million by our military to develop a better tasting jerky
$3.2 billion in fraud payments to prisioners for college grants
CBO estimates $2.7 billion on fraud and mismanagement in the food program. With a new all time high of people on the program, this could only be higher.
And the mother of all waste - $62 billion on fraudulent and improper Medicare payments. This was $47.9 billion in 2010.
I just listed about $100 billion in annual waste without much effort. There are hundreds of programs like this that waste money and not one of them is being cut from either side. Our elected officials continue to fail us.
Of course it will never happen. Neither party as a whole is interested in cutting. There are a few individuals that would cut this waste if given the chance but they are in the extreme minority.
I agree that the Republicans are way to focused on repealing Obamacare. Focus people, focus. But if the hysteria of these cuts has shown, you can't cut a thing in DC without the world coming to an end (or at least them telling us it will). I need to stop calling them cuts, they are only a reduction in the INCREASE in spending, not real cuts.