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Moscow has seen the heaviest snowfall in a century, the Moscow Times reports:
The heaviest snowfall in a century brought Moscow and the surrounding region to a near standstill and left hundreds of people without power, officials said Tuesday.
And with snowfall set to continue at least until the end of the week, the authorities are bracing for more chaos on the roads.
"There hasn't been such a winter in 100 years," Pyotr Biryukov, deputy mayor for residential issues, said Tuesday in comments carried by Interfax. "The snow this year has already reached one and a half times the climatic norm," he said.
The capital has seen 216 centimeters of snow fall since the beginning of winter, Biryukov said.
Average snowfall in Moscow is 152 centimeters a year. Biryukov said the city saw 26 centimeters in the 24 hours preceding his Tuesday afternoon news conference and has seen 36 centimeters since the beginning of February.
The heavy snowfall that struck the city Monday quickly led to chaos on the roads. The Yandex Probki traffic monitoring service reached a full 10 points, and on Monday evening it issued the seldom-seen warning that "it's quicker to walk."
It comes as no surprise that WWF Russia blames the exceptional winter weather on global warming:
"The weather we've seen in the past couple of days completely fits with the tendency that was identified a couple of years ago, that we are going to to see much stronger, intensive bursts of precipitation in the future," said Alexei Kokorin, director of the climate and energy program at WWF Russia. "In the summer, we will probably see stronger bursts of rain."
The warmists make it easy for themselves; whatever weather we experience, it always is due to global warming!


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Hmmm. I wrote down some notes for Namtar because I was considering a "Vicious travel guide". Maybe I should solicit more information? I suppose I have a playstyle that focuses more on hitting things hard than spells, so maybe that's why I never had trouble with the fourth form.
Form 1: 476 HP, 112 attack, 50% magic resist, poison, mana burn, magic attack. The debuffs make regen fighting impossible; the combo of mana burn and magic resists makes magic little use in general. Also, I'm usually no better than level 8 here. Typically this is where I use my whupaz, quicksilver, and reflex potions. If I can somehow take a hit at level 7, a level 7->8 level-up during this one is helpful. High magic resists make this phase easier.
Form 2: same stats, Curse Bearer, Corrosive, Weakening Strike. Taking a couple hits of the debuffs is not so bad. Magic works better here, but save your potions for Form 3. The curses make resistances difficult.
Form 3: 238 HP, 75 attack, 75% physical resist, fast regen. (Forms 3-6 also have Undead and Bloodless.) This takes 7 fireballs. Hope you saved mana and/or schadenfreude potions, or have a level-up available. I suppose the RBS would work too, and a decent melee attack with first strike could save you maybe one fireball. (Then you lose 10 HP and 2 mana)
Form 4: 318 HP, 75 attack, Cowardly, Retaliate:Fireball, Berserk at 50%. You'll want to chase him into a corner so that you control the regeneration. This is like Form 1 without the debuffs, fewer HP, only gets the big attack once he's half dead, and you're probably a higher level. (Then you lose 10 HP, 2 mana, 5 damage, and all resistances.)
Form 5: 238 HP, 37 attack, Berserk at 75%, 3x death protections, cowardly, magic attack. The attack is weak enough that there's plenty of room to regen fight. Unless you converted the Fireball glyph, you can use either that or just plain attacking to burn off the death protections. (Then you lose 10 HP, 2 mana, 5 damage, and take 10x weakening and corrosion, not that it matters)
Form 6: 79 HP, 1 damage, Cowardly, Retaliate:Fireball (?!). Even with the weakening and corrosion you just took, this is clearly not supposed to be an actual threat.


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Let historians note that on Friday, June 3, 2011, Apple surpassed the market capitalization of Microsoft and Intel combined. This milestone comes to us courtesy of MacDailyNews, which notes that as of the close of Friday's markets, Microsoft's market cap was $201.59bn and Intel's was $115.21bn, putting the combined value of …
"Not really much to see, Apple's profits are still below Microsoft's alone..."
Not in the most recent quarter - http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-net-income-apple-vs-microsoft-2011-4
Something that reporters could take heed from the story on the above link says:
"When Steve Jobs announced that investment on stage a big Apple event, he said, "We have to let go of this notion that for Apple to win Microsoft has to lose."
It was a prophetic statement, as is evident in the chart below. Microsoft's profits aren't collapsing as Apple's rise. Microsoft's last quarter was one of its best."
"Pick your definition of market share to move your choice of OS into the lead."
If I pick "embedded devices", then Linux leads. If I pick "desktops," then Windows leads. if I pick "music players," then Apple leads. This article isn't talking about demographics at all, but number of dollars made.
But as to your point - Windows fanboys tend to scoff at embedded devices as "not really computers," which is probably why Windows has only a tiny sliver of that market. And Apple fanboys don't like to talk about it, because they're not really sure what OS anything has unless it's stamped with a big picture of an apple...
Go away back to your basement and don't darken our door again. This is about MARKET CAPITALISATION, not market share.
It's about what some jumped up stockbrokers thinks each is worth as a WHOLE - most stockbrokers know their iPhone runs Linux and Microsoft because it connects to their email and all smartphones run Linux, even the Apple ones, don't they?
Apple has BRAND VALUE far in excess of Intel and Microsoft, boosting the stock price. Linux has even less brand value than Microsoft.
As an aside, if you want to properly compare, Red Hat has a Market Capitalisation of 8.13bn. Do your own research to find ALL the Linux distributors listed on an approved exchange to get the total Cap for Linux.
To be fair to all those pundits who predicted Apple's death, the predictions were based on the assumption that Apple were competing with MS on the desktop.
Although I believe Apple have increased revenue (& market share ?) on the desktop, they're main money/growth areas have come from products that didn't exist at the time: iPod, iPhone & iPad.
Apple's growth has come from finding and exploiting new markets.
How many new markets has MS discovered and exploited in the same time ?
The following will be a mixture of discovery and exploitation, heavily weighted towards exploitation particularly through borg-ing smaller companies who discovered the tech.
*cough* Xbox, kinect, surface, the first (admittedly poorly performing) tablets, AJAX, LDAP, charging for DLC *cough*
TL;DR MS still exploits many new tech trends, just as most tech companies do. I just wish surface would hit mainstream instead of being a super expensive corporate toy.
Where pundits got it wrong was assuming Apple were competing with Microsoft, or competing for platform market share. That's only really in the mind of fanbois on either side. Apple and Microsoft are in different (but related) markets. Apple is primarily a hardware company, Microsoft is primarily a software company.
Apple's focus is on making good quality hardware, providing a good user experience and making a good profit. Giving Mac OS X or iOS a large share of the OS market may be a step on the way to achieving those goals but isn't a goal in its own right.
That's why Apple are relaxed about you installing Linux or Windows on your Mac (you've bought their hardware) but are dead set against you installing Mac OS on other hardware (they don't care about software market share, they do care very much about being able to differentiate their hardware offerings from the competition). Also, what's the point of having 90% of the market but making 5% at most of the profit? "We're making a loss on each unit, but at least we're making it up in volume". I think not. Much better to have 5% of the market and 90% of the profit, surely?
Apple's competitors 10 years ago weren't Microsoft or Intel but were PC manufacturers like Dell and HP and Lenovo and Sony. 5 years ago it wasn't Microsoft but mobile phone and MP3 player and portable games console vendors. Now Apple's focus has shifted again and they're into digital goods and advertising and their main competitors are Google and Amazon, but again, Microsoft is a relatively minor competitor.
Apple's hardware are devices they think that will best run their software. Device is just a platform to run their software. Even Sony can't understand why people chose ipod instead of their excellent audio quality devices/phones. Ipod=hardware that runs Apple ipod software. Even the dumbest ones were chosen because of software while others were playing "video on 0.5 inch screen" tricks.
Funny is people forget what exactly SJobs bring to Apple in addition to cool product announcements.
It was NeXT OS and the vision/style coming with it, multiplatform and scalability.
And yet, Google, ultra modern company almost made mistake of making Chrome x86 only with stupid old school asm trickery and Mozilla almost followed it. They should both thank to Android plans.
Theres a bubble in some IT stocks at the moment. I'm not sure Apples share price is an accurate reflection of it turnover/profit compared to Intel/Microsoft who have a very solid business in comparison. Alot of that price is in the image not the reality.
Apples recent success has been through being first to market with a decent smartphone OS and the tablet form factor which is probably still a bit expensive to be a truly mass market device. So its not comparing like with like - compare Apples desktop OS revenues, or its Office productivity sales with Microsofts, or its chip manufacturing business with Intels and theres not much to gloat about?
But yeah - they are much better at designing and marketing consumer devices than pretty much anyone else at the moment but thats never been Microsoft or Intels core competency.
And are you sure Linux isn't number 2 in the market if you count Android and all the other devices with some variant?
The financial markets have a measure called the price/earnings ratio (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price-Earnings_Ratio). You get a bubble when a company is over valued (a PE ratio of 25 or more). Apple's PE is somewhere around the 14 mark, smack in the middle of the fair value range and the historical average for all companies since 1900. Intel and Microsoft are both in the 9.something range, which marks them as either slightly undervalued or that the market doesn't rate their long term potential.
For that well put informed opinion. Sense at last. Re: MS share price. MS's PE at the 9 something mark. I agree with your analysis. They are either undervalued, or the market simply cannot see the strategic upside. But these things can change quickly. MS are currently in a lull with being behind the curve re: tablet devices and in between OS releases. How much is this currently the Balmer effect.
I wonder where the index would be tomorrow if it was announced Bill Gates would be coming back to take charge. Not that I'm a Bill Gates fan, but there can be no doubt he had a real edge and drove the company places. At least he was prepared to make "bet the farm" decisions.
Apparently you've completely failed to grasp what PE represents. Think of it as "cost of money" going one way, or interest rate going the other. If a company DID EXACTLY AS WELL as it did last year then a PE of 13.9 represents a 7.2% yield on investment. The market takes a view on the future of a company and the risk of them getting more or less than 7.2%, and compare that with the cost and risk of other shares.
So PE doesn't assume linear growth, or growth at all. It's a measure of how well a stock is expected to do relative to the market (and from that how much money investors expect to make). Lower PEs indicate a lower chance of growth, higher a higher chance.
Apple doesn't rely on being thought of as the underdog, and they haven't for quite some time. They sell to the premium market on the basis of design quality an ease of use. They still pretty much own the personal music player market based on that, along with tablets, and have a good slice of the smartphone market (despite Android, or perhaps because of it, sales have been growing at a healthy rate). Macs are now a sideline. In these other markets Apple is a major player and is making big money.
Litigation? Thats pretty much a cost of doing business in the US, especially when a company is doing well in valuable new markets. Other players want a slice of the action. Pushing and shoving results.
The markets have factored all of these elements in. As risks convert to certainties you can expect some movement either way, but the idea that the stock price is grossly out of line is quite honestly laughable. Either that or you should be making big money as a market analyst (and we know that ain't going to happen don't we).
"So PE doesn't assume linear growth, or growth at all. It's a measure of how well a stock is expected to do relative to the market"
Is the P part in PE not justified by the market assuming a level of forward earnings discounted to the present thereby arriving at a price? i.e. people buy the stock at that price because they think it is a fair representation of the value of the company, that value being its discounted future earnings. Ergo growth is being assumed.
Couple of good posts there. Just one small point I would take issue with:
"[Apple] still pretty much own the personal music player market based on that, along with tablets, and have a good slice of the smartphone market (despite Android, or perhaps because of it, sales have been growing at a healthy rate)."
Apple dominate the music player biz, but it's a stretch to say they own it. Philips, Sony, Archos, and Sansa all have their hooks in there. Simialrly, and whatever you think of them, cheap tablets from a range of manufacturers are gobbling up the tablet market. And iOS has just been overtaken by Android phone sales, I unerstand.
> Theres a bubble in some IT stocks at the moment. I'm not sure Apples share price is an accurate reflection of it turnover/profit compared to Intel/Microsoft who have a very solid business in comparison. Alot of that price is in the image not the reality, Mark 110
"Microsoft generated a net profit of $5.23 billion whereas Apple's net profit was valued at about $5.99 billion" ..
Besides P/E ratio, a more accurate assessment of current stock price is forward-P/E which, as implied, measures price vs estimated future earnings (usually 1-year down the road). Using this, AAPL has a FP/E of 12 versus just under and just over 9 for MSFT and INTC respectively. By comparison, GOOG's is 13 and BIDU's is almost 34. Of course, this is only one of numerous metrics but you can safely say no one formula can fairly value a stock's price. If there was, it would be quite a predicable and monotonous stock market.
I just don't get how using a Mac makes people feels like they are Apple's'shareholders.
Sure, they do profit. With LESS volume than some competitors, wich means higher margins.
So basically, they sold overpriced sexy products and people are happy about Apple results?
Seems to me the whole thing is about Apple's products cleverly designed to makes you *feel* different.
And fanbois are happy with that.
You hit the nail on the head. Apple's products are cleverly designed. They feel different because someone has put the effort to actual care about how people use these things.
They may be controlling, they may be borderline communist in their ideals, but they certainly design the frustration out of the software and hardware, and design in beauty. No one can deny their products are beautiful, and are, solely responsible for the current designs of Windows, Android, KDE, etc, etc, etc.
"They may be controlling, they may be borderline communist in their ideals..."
If you are going to use loaded words, please use them correctly. Unless you've seen a completely different Apple than I have in the last several years, you probably meant to say borderline "fascist," not "communist."
AC asks why people are happy paying for overpriced sexy products? Well, duh, isn't that obvious? Forget your blinkered look at commodity lowest price technology products and look around you in real life. Why does anyone pick a Rolex rather than a Casio watch, an Armani suit rather than one from C&A, a Mercedes rather than a Chevrolet, Prada sunglasses rather than Boots own brand, a Sony TV rather than an Alba, a house in the posh end of town rather than the run down end?
They're all sexy overpriced products and collectively we all LOVE to spend our money on them, or aspire to them if we can't afford them now. Why should consumer electronics products be any different?
Even people living off benefits buy Apple gear. Along with bling, 60" plasma TVs, fags, and enough booze so they don't recall the scrap they had in the street last night when they were thrown out of the pub.
Meanwhile, hard working people who can't afford to buy Apple gear within their means are very happy with Wintel and Android products. Not that they necessarily want Apple stuff anyway. It's not exactly value-for-money when compared to Wintel/Android products.
But you have to give Apple credit for being the ones who popularised smartphones and tablets with innovative designs. (They did not invent either)
Microsoft and Intel must be very embarassed by this latest news. C- boys. Must try harder.
"They're all sexy overpriced products and collectively we all LOVE to spend our money on them, or aspire to them if we can't afford them now."
Speak for yourself in that tired tradition of "Keep consuming, Britards! And why not indulge yourself like Posh and Becks? Spend more money on stuff... we're all sinking!"
You did manage to touch on something that's been widely reported already: Apple's financial characteristics are more like luxury vendors like LVMH than technology vendors like Intel.
You are using over generalization.
Not everyone think like that, hope like that, dream like that.
Those who favors Apple because it has some kind of social recognition associated with it just don't know WHAT they are actually buying.
They buy an image, hyped and overpriced.
They don't buy the technical product.
That's why i stick with what i've said:
They are not Apple shareholders, they both a social recognition (not a computer), and feel different because of that.
This purely emotional behavior shows in their commitment with Apple financial results.
If you check gross profit on products: Intel has higher gross profit than Apple. Many other tech companies have higher gross profit than Apple.
Apple has an average gross profit on 22% on their products. Apple have over 50 billion in cash in the bank. These does also generate profits. Together with their cash profits is about 32% per sold item.
Different segments in a company have different margins. A guess is that Microsoft Office unit has a gross profit of 90% and have a loss on other segments.
...but perception is reality.
Barking over and over than underpowered low spec, low margin bottom feeding machines are somehow better *just* because they're cheaper is nonsense. In the end people will pay for perceived value, if the level of value is there they won't pay and as far as I'm aware most Mac owner repeat purchase?.
I'd wager that Apple competed at the bottom end box shifting end of the market, OS X would run as poorly as W7 does on such hardware. The choose not to and so deliver a better user experience.
In the end as a consumer (be it cars, white goods or anything else), you get what you pay for and not everyone wants the same value propostion...
Apple always uses off the shelf and cheap chips as long as they serve their purpose of running Apple experience.
I really know Apple hardware and I have even seen realtek, motorola software modem chips, el cheapo Taiwan sound chips.
If you can admin a Mac Mini latest gen and run bootcamp, install windows 7 and all the drivers you will see what I mean. Poor machine becomes a joke.
Windows and especially chip/software 3rd party vendors who really seem to lose their minds are the problem and it even includes big names like Sun/Oracle. Even they add a needless startup item java update checker while Windows has its own "cron" used by Apple and it keeps running 24/7.
They basically sell an experience and a philosophy that computers should not be different from any ordinary home device.
In addition to that, they have "easier to use" UNIX desktop, even certified and NeXT running on it.
I thought Linux guys understood their mistake on desktop and... Gnome removed close/minimize buttons to save desktop space on a damned minimum 1024x768 desktop! Without asking anyone that is.
I won't buy anything Apple soon but I still use my powerpc macs so sorry not joining your Apple hate. Of course I hate mac fan(atic)s more... That is the reason I may move to windows 7+openbsd virtual on a commercially supported virtual machine.
If you think millions of people including very clever and creative types buy high margin Apple just for image, you remove freaking close/minimize buttons and keep blaming dumb people.
MS does stupid mistakes at core level. I bet Ballmer will personally fire you if you came up with "lets remove close button" idea. For example, instead of making NTFS less fragmenting, cleverly acting on Windows, they added low IO priority and zero detail defragmenter. That is just one of their mistakes. Apple guy knew what he was talking about. HFS+ does fragment too but doesn't do it nearly on purpose. It is just logic. No spec change needed. Just know where heads are and try to predict user behaviour. No magic and your "dumb" user will notice it doesn't slow down after millions of file operations, years of usage.
Ummm didn't much of this come about after apple moved over to intel chips?
Isn't it time everyone just gave up on this and spent their time on something more productive that "company x" is better than "company y".
Both companies do different things, and with the things they overlap on ms does some better and apple does others better.. Can't we just accept that and move on?
Since 1984, I have run my business on Macs. I've had about 40 over the years. In all that time, I have had one power supply failure and one Powerbook screen go stripy and had to be replaced. No old Macs were scrapped, every one was sold-on and got a good 'used' price. I have never needed 'support staff' to maintain them. I have never had a virus or other malware.
They might cost more at the outset but that does not mean 'expensive'!
1. Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
2. Marked by high prices
Nowhere does it doesn't mention total cost of ownership, over the lifetime of the item. I get your point, but I think you're stretching the definition to fit your argument.
For the record, I'm a several generation iPhone and Macbook owner, and I'd still call Apple gear more expensive, but I don't mind, cos I can afford it.


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It seems to happen with varying intensity every year somewhere in the midwest yet people loose everything....the government, as well as insurance companies spend millions if not billions on rebuilding and dissaster relief.
Why not build a canal system that runs west from the Mississippi river and either catches another river or turns South itself somewhere near western Kansas?
If they wanted, they could make it big enough to have boat traffic just like the Mississippi up and down. I'm not saying it should be as big as the Mississippi, just big enough for two way traffic.
Right now western Texas is struggling to fight fires with short water supplies. A few years ago I heard a story on the news that farmers in western Texas were burning the spines off of cactuses so they could feed them to their cattle in lieu of water because of drought conditions.
Im sure that the money would be very well spent and probably pay for itself in savings over a small number of years....plus create jobs.
Originally Posted by ruffcutter2006: kudos for thinking big...but the volume of water is so immense that you would be talking about literally 100's of billions of tons of soil and perhaps only move the flooding problem elsewhere. Elevation differences from the upper mississippi valley to the texas high plains would require excavation hundreds of feet deep...even if ppssible from an engineering viewpoint, I think we are talking trillions of dollars, literally.
It will cost alot of money for sure. I doubt it would hit the trillion dollar mark.
If done big enough there could be long term business opportunities along the whole way.
Our era needs a 'Hoover Dam' type project to stimulate the economy anyway.
I imagine that at least a trillion has already been spent over the last half century dealing with the issue already. If we do nothing, several billion more will be spent in a short time period.
Originally Posted by ruffcutter2006: Hoover dam is infinitesimal compared to what you proposedI ran some conservative volume calcs, you are talking literally 100's of billions of tons of excavation, cuts hundreds of feet deep for maybe a thousand miles (you are going uphill to texas, so the farther you go from the mississippi the deeper you cut) and then, you get to texas....and you have water more than a thousand feet below the ground level, that will NEVER fill up because the source at the mississippi might be elevation 600 and your ground surface is elevation...say 1600 or more.Like I said, kudos for thinking big, but this is pretty much impossibleBelieve me it would be more than 1 trillion to do what you are proposing.
You're correct. I had considered Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas to be relatively close in elevation.
Texas is about 1700 ft above SL
Kansas is about 2000
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What are they?
Parasites that turn victims into mindless, zombie-like slaves are fairly common in nature. There's one called toxoplasmosa gondii that seems to devote its entire existence to being terrifying.
This bug infects rats, but can only breed inside the intestines of a cat. The parasite knows it needs to get the rat inside the cat (yes, we realize this sounds like the beginning of the most fucked-up Dr. Seuss poem ever) so the parasite takes over the rat's freaking brain, and intentionally makes it scurry toward where the cats hang out. The rat is being programmed to get itself eaten, and it doesn't even know.
Of course, those are just rats, right?
How it can result in zombies:
Hey, did we mention that half the human population on Earth is infected with toxoplasmosa, and don't know it? Hey, maybe you're one of them. Flip a coin.
Oh, also, they've done studies and shown that the infected see a change in their personality and have a higher chance of going batshit insane.
Chances this could cause a zombie apocalypse:
Humans and rats aren't all that different; thats why they use them to test our drugs. All it takes is a more evolved version of toxoplasmosa, one that could to do us what it does to the rats. So, imagine if half the world suddenly had no instinct for self-preservation or rational thought. Even less than they do now, we mean.
If you're comforting yourself with the thought that it may take forever for such a parasite to evolve, you're forgetting about all the biological weapons programs around the world, intentionally weaponizing such bugs. You've got to wonder if the lab workers don't carry out their work under the unwitting command of the toxoplasmosa gondii already in their brains. If you don't want to sleep at night, that is.
You may be protesting that technically these people have never been dead and thus don't fit the dictionary definition of "zombies," but we can assure you that the distinction won't matter a whole lot once these groaning hordes are clawing their way through your windows.


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NOVA "Building The Great Cathedrals" Carved from 100 million pounds of stone, soaring atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Sometimes taking 100 years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.G
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The Desert Speaks "Oaxaca: Footsteps In Tradition" The Valle de Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Puebla, is not only home to the world's greatest variety of cacti; it is also probably the birthplace of domestic corn. That corn became a staple for people throughout North America, including the civilizations that inhabited nearby Monte Alban. Those civilizations sowed the creative seeds for the Zapotecan culture that still thrives today. D
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Ciao Italia "Classic Pasta of Liguria/La Pasta Classica Da Liguria" Food writer and book author Laura Schenone brings a unique Ligurian recipe to Mary Ann's kitchen, where together they prepare delicate pasta wafers called Corzetti served in a delicate garlic and olive oil sauce. Mary Ann adds to the fun with Panzoti, an almond-stuffed little ravioli swimming in a butter sauce. Bravissima Laura e Marianna, e bravissima Liguria!. D
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Taste of History "Jamaica - The Market Basket" In this very special episode, Chef Walter takes us to Jamaica - the market basket of Colonial America. Chef Walter prepares classic Jamaican dishes, such as Mannish Water (made from goat's head), Akee and Saltfish, Curried Goat, and Festival - a cornmeal fritter. We also learn about pirates and are serenaded by a Mento band. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Pan Searing" In this episode, Martha demonstrates how to pan sear, a technique that produces consistently satisfying - and quick - meats and fish. Pan searing involves browning food quickly over high heat so it develops a nice crust and locks in the flavor and juiciness. Martha shares her technique for pan-seared scallops with lemon-caper sauce and offers recipes for crisp-skinned salmon filet, pan-seared steak with mustard-cream sauce and Muscovy duck breasts with port-wine reduction. D
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Austin City Limits "Tom Waits" This classic episode from 1979 features the singer-songwriter, composer and actor, with his distinctive gravely voice toward the end of the years when he had built a cult following but had not had a breakthrough recording. He combined a lyrical focus on desperate, low-life characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about.G
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Sesame Street "The Latinization of Marco" Gina is reading a book to Marco about the Spanish names for animals. Rosita asks what she is doing and Gina explains that since Marco was born in Guatemala where people speak Spanish, she would like him (and herself) to learn Spanish too. Rosita explains that there is so much more to learn and dashes off to get her guitar. D
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Super Why! "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" Whyatt's family is acting very sneaky and he wants to know why! The Super Readers waltz into the story of the Twelve Dancing Princesses - who are acting just as secretive. The Super Readers may be hot on the trail of the Princesses to discover what they're concealing, but will Whyatt uncover what his family is hiding? Educational Objectives: To learn about the fun of the unexpected, play with the alphabet and identify the letters W-I-N-D. In addition, young viewers will practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story!. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "A Long Winter's Nap/The Tree Doctor" A Long Winter's Nap - Sally and Nick are so excited to go ice skating tomorrow, that they can't fall asleep! Cat's friend Boris the bear can help! Off they go to the Gleep-sneep Woods to learn how Boris gets ready to take his long winter's nap. Back at home, Nick and Sally follow Boris' advice, and follow their own bedtime routine to get ready for bed. With the help of a bedtime story from Cat, they quickly fall asleep. D
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Wild Kratts "Octopus Wildkratticus" When Martin accidentally knocks Aviva's creature power suits into a deep Arctic trench, the Martin and Chris dive down in search of them in Aviva's newly invented Octopod submarine. Science Concepts: An Octopus can use ink, jet propulsion, tentacle regeneration, and camouflage in order to escape or hide when in danger. Each feature has an important function for survival. D
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Sara's Weeknight Meals "Soups On!" Hearty soups are meals in themselves, and Sara's are both substantial and easy to make. There's a cool Seafood Gazpacho, loaded with juicy shrimp and crab with a little kick of heat. Nothing warms the belly more than the New Orleans-inspired Red Beans and Rice Soup with smoky ham. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips" From Dubrovnik, a remarkably preserved medieval fortress city, Rick ventures into less-visited corners of the former Yugoslavia. In Bosnia, he visits Mostar. In Montenegro, he sails the fjord-like Bay of Kotor.G
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Song of the Mountains ETSU Old Time Pride Band; James Smith; Monroeville. D
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My Hero "Mission Impossible" Thermoman is called upon to save Grimsby from destruction by an abandoned Russian space station. Unfortunately, he has his own domestic disaster to deal with first, which leads to the threat of discovery.G
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Are You Being Served? "Christmas 1979, Punch and Judy" Staff members decide to put on a traditional Punch and Judy show.G
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As Time Goes By "Judith's New Romance" Judy has a new romantic interest. Sandy is evasive. Jean believes there is a problem but her efforts on her daughter's behalf lead to further complications.G
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Ladies of Letters Vera is released from prison and moves in with her children, where she struggles to cope with a mountain of dirty diapers, Bohemian house guests and a flock of sheep. Meanwhile, Irene has been living in Vera's old house, which she discovers may get bulldozed for a new bypass.G
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It's A Merry Red Green Christmas Red demonstrates cooking Christmas dinner while Harold writes a letter to Santa. Lodge members put holiday greetings on answering machines. There are recommendations on choosing pets as presents and practical applications for fruitcake.G
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The Thin Blue Line "The Queen's Birthday Present" Rowan Atkinson is Inspector Fowler, head of the uniform branch of a suburban English police station. The series opens as the Queen's official birthday is approaching - along with Raymond and Patricia's 10th anniversary. Fowler forgets about the anniversary and creates tension in the relationship.G
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Downton Abbey Revisited This special presents some favorite scenes from the series' seasons 1 and 2 to savor before Season 3 begins in January. Key actors and creative staff tell their stories of the depiction of life on an English country estate from 1912 into the 1920s. There are also behind-the-scenes footage and a sneak peak at what is yet to come.G
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My Family "Dog Dazed" Ben overhears Susan talking about adoption and is relieved when he realizes she is talking about a dog. However, Ben is still unsure, but Susan talks him into looking at the puppies she has in mind. First their home must be vetted to see if it is suitable for the dog.G
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My Hero "Mission Impossible" Thermoman is called upon to save Grimsby from destruction by an abandoned Russian space station. Unfortunately, he has his own domestic disaster to deal with first, which leads to the threat of discovery.G
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Are You Being Served? "Christmas 1979, Punch and Judy" Staff members decide to put on a traditional Punch and Judy show.G
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As Time Goes By "Judith's New Romance" Judy has a new romantic interest. Sandy is evasive. Jean believes there is a problem but her efforts on her daughter's behalf lead to further complications.G
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Ladies of Letters Vera is released from prison and moves in with her children, where she struggles to cope with a mountain of dirty diapers, Bohemian house guests and a flock of sheep. Meanwhile, Irene has been living in Vera's old house, which she discovers may get bulldozed for a new bypass.G
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March 24th at Swope campground we will be having a volunteer/fun day planned with camping as well that night. We will have some libations, and possibly some food as well for those that choose to spend the evening there.Many of the games that will be part of the Wide Open will be on display that day as well. So there will be some golf being played early in the afternoon, then head over to the camping party/engagement!Please plan on attending to have many Wide Open questions answered as well!!Thanks,Jack
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What does it mean that a home is "overbuilt"?In this CH area in particular, being that most of the homes are already over built, there is pressure to bring them withing current zoning parameters and allow for legal living space in basements, attics, and even provide for modest extensions in the back of the property.
Eric Adams is learning that no good deed goes unpunished. He has scheduled his forum on a Friday evening; observant jews can not attend.Sounds like this.
Although a non binding meeting, this is still a big scheduling error.
The Parkside Q holds a similar view:I figured that Tim would. From his blog:
"Personally, I think you can have a meeting whenever you want wherever you want, but it makes no sense to call yourself a Crown Heights open discussion and schedule it on a Friday night. That's a rookie blunder, and forgivable as such, but don't blame the Q if the Chabad are rankled."
Zoning aside, can we just ban self storage places on the basis of being awful to look at and total block-killers? Empire Blvd is already the most dreary stretch in the neighborhood!It was dreary long before the storage places came to be. Does anyone else remember that roller skating rink?
The Q at Parkside provided this very helpful zoning map in his blog entry today.Thanks for this. The R4 area which starts on the north side of Crown while the south side is R7-1 really irks me. I can't understand why that is a dividing line; Carroll, Crown, and Montgomery are all identical in that area. I'd love to see the R2 and R4 areas in CH raised slightly, and the R7-1 on Montgomery and Crown lowered.
The city makes a good deal of its revenue thru real estate taxes.I thought the city was not-for-profit. LOLIn many instances, the comparatively wealthy people that will fill the buildings will also consume fewer city services and pay more taxes than the comparatively poor people who will no longer be able to afford the area.
@mugofmead111BPL's Central branch now has tables and chairs (and sun umbrellas if/when someone puts them out there). Aside from that, there are at least a couple of benches built into the marble by the main entrance. If I were sitting over there, it'd be beacause I was heading in that direction anyway (either to or from the library or heading north on Flatbush).Good question. Grand Army Plaza is an example of a unique place that, while adjacent to Prospect Park, has a different use (sometimes a farmer's market). Across the street - why do people hang out on the steps of the library when they can just go inside Prospect Park?
It's funny you mentioned this example. I work near Washington Square Park. I'd rather hang out in Washington Square than the little triangle park on Bleeker Street and 6th Avenue or the little park at the corner of W.4th Street and 6th Avenue - but that's just me.I imagine that a public space on Flatbush & Lincoln would be one that is more oriented to the local businesses, rather than to bucolic scenery or greenery.Another example from Manhattan are the numerous small parks on Mercer Street or on Sixth Avenue. Why would anybody go to such places when they can just walk over to the larger, more well-known Washington Square Park? I'm sure that by now, you can see what I'm getting at.
City Hall meetings are mostly announcements and theater with regard to planning; nothing actually gets decided there.This article re: the mega project at Astoria explains the various levels of approval that a large project (such as the rezoning of part of CB9) has to go through, and the position of the various players:
First DCP does a study, then has meetings about what they would like to do. The public gets to state its opinions:
Then, the City Council holds a public few hearings about the proposal and votes:
Most DCP proposal pass the city council with large majorities.
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Linux World Boston - Hijacking a Community
Racks and racks of Linux computers ramble along the aisles at AOL. In fact, the SGI and Sun metal have all gone away, replaced with commodity Intel systems running Linux and Apache. But when I ask a high ranking executive if we can have a Linux AOL client - well you know the answer.
Wednesday night in Boston and Google hosts a party for the Dot Org pavillon, honoring the people who make Free Software and contribute it to the world. This year, Linux World has two giant exhibition halls - to the left you will find the vendors: Novell, Red Hat, IBM, Sun, Intel, AMD, etc. To the right in an exhibition hall of its own you'll find the projects. The projects of which I speak aren't like a part of town. These projects host the folks sharing rooms, chatting on IRC and writing the code. That's the DOT ORG pavillion.
Wednesday: A distinguished analyst visits with us at lunch. We discuss Linux and he confides that someone hijacked the operating system. We do not mince words - we all know who did it.
Over a six year span I have visited Linux World. How many vendors have honored the people who write the code, compile the kernel, answer questions on-line? You won't find people from the projects at IBM customer day, munching on cucumber salad. No people from the projects in the HP lounge.
In the summer of 2000, Michael Dell gave the keynote address at Linux World. According to Mr. Dell, Linux made sense to companies like his for support and cost reasons. As Linux grew, it made sense for Dell to start using and offering it. He explained that Linux was a disruptive technology for companies not used to that business model. He said he saved several million dollars per year per factory by using Linux to load customer specific disk images on new machines.
A few weeks after hearing Dell's keynote speech, we called to order a half dozen high-end laptops loaded with Linux. Oops!!! Surprise guys!!! The Dell order taker put it quite simply, "we don't do Linux."
With a bit of disbelief, I went to the Dell web site and all the little penguins had disappeared. Doing further due diligence, we discovered that the community got hijacked by those guys north of Austin, Texas. Michael Dell promoted Linux and grabbed the attention of the world. Shortly afterward, his company shook the confidence of the public by telling people that they didn't find Linux good enough.
So that was August 2000. Do you supposed Dell might find it advantageous to put Linux on their low-end desktops, increase their margins and put drivers in Linux for the consumer devices they sell? It makes sense for Dell to offer a public wanting an alternative: A complete line of PCs and peripheral devices for the Penguins.
We saw some Dell boxes in the Novell and Red Hat booths. I didn't look carefully enough to see if any other exhibitors had Dell hardware.
LinuxWorld has changed over the years. In March 1999, a crowd of 5000 Linux advocates met in the San Jose convention center. That event started the ball rolling. Venture Capitalists threw money at little Linux companies who in turn gave away all kinds of convention goodies. We not only got some nice Tee shirts, we got leather Harley-Davidson jackets if we visited enough booths and happened to be on the Expo floor at the right time. But that was not the main point of the first LinuxWorld.
LinuxWorld started as a celebration for people who came together to express their enthusiasm for a Free Operating System. The technology and community gave us joy. According to Linus, LinuxWorld in March 1999 created the biggest event in the history of GNU/Linux. That event was the coming out party.
Much has changed over the years. In the syntax of Redmond's conversation, we have become a threat. They need to kill open-source. We're attacking them. We taking away territory.
One has to wonder who owns Linux these days. Does it continue to belong to the community or have the vendors hijacked it from us? I do not believe we will discover that at LinuxWorld. We'll see lots of spin and meet with friends. But, who out spends who does not let us in on the truth.
LinuxWorld Boston provided an interesting dichotomy. In the vendor area, as I mentioned in an earlier article, I sensed much CONFIDENCE. In the projects, the desks drew less media attention. But this year, those folks who put confidence back in the stock market threw a party for people from the those projects. Thank you Google for remembering, innovating and starting a free directory service when you did. And thank you for not hijacking the OS.
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Senior forward Reece Wiedeman (Suwanee, Ga.) had 13 to lead the team in scoring for the second-straight contest, as 12 different GC players reached the scoring column.
GC hit 50 percent (14-28) of its shots in the first half, building a 37-19 lead and not looking back. Surprisingly enough, the 49 points are just the third-lowest total given up by a defensive-minded Bobcat squad this season, behind 30 surrendered to Carson-Newman College and 47 allowed to Carver Bible College.
Wiedeman's 13 came on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor, and was aided by 11 points each from both Nate Hamilton (Snellville, Ga.) and Mike Augustine (Waterloo, Ill.). Wiedeman's point total came in just over half the game, as he had just 21 minutes of action in the blowout.
Junior Ryan Aquino (Roswell, Ga.) had a solid line of eight points, seven boards and four assists. Leading the team in helps was Jared Holmes (Indianapolis) with five.
Wiedeman has led the team in scoring in the last two games, and has scored in double figures in five of the last six. Hamilton has a similar feat in four of the last five.
The Bobcats dominated in takeaways, getting 18 while giving up just nine. The offense got everyone involved to the tune of matching a season-high with 20 assists. The last time GC had more than 20 assists was a year ago at this tournament against Voorhees College with 23.
Georgia College shot 47 percent (32-68), while allowing just 33 percent (18-54) from the floor.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Jan. 8 at 3:30 p.m., returning to the Centennial Center to face Clayton State University (9-3, 1-1 PBC). GC is 1-0 in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC).
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/GCSUBobcats and www.facebook.com/GCBobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Dear Reader:
This issue of the California Transportation Journal is organized around the topic of climate change, the environment and the ways in which the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) works as a responsible steward to the planet while ensuring that our highway system is as efficient and effective as possible.
To that end, our first story Turning a More Vivid Shade of Green cites the state's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which is the foundation for Caltrans' pioneering attempts to reduce harmful greenhouse emissions generated by California's widespread transportation system. Some have estimated that the transportation sector produces the largest single proportion of greenhouse gases in the state. Yet, California hopes to reduce those emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. And Caltrans plays a major part in those efforts.
Our second story Smoother Roads focuses on the management of the state's highways, and how Caltrans is making them smoother and longer-lasting than ever before. This story, which focuses on finding and repairing faults and flaws on California's aging roadways, also can be seen in the light of lowering the state's "carbon footprint." Caltrans is using innovative computer programs to analyze the state's 50,000 lane-miles of pavement. And, we are working with pavement manufacturers to find new ways to produce longer-lasting pavement, while reducing concrete's "carbon cost" to our atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Caltrans is playing a major role in protecting California's coastline from future tsunamis in The Great Harbor Wave. Tsunamis, a Japanese word meaning "harbor wave," can flatten coastal communities in seconds, and steal an untold number of lives. However, Caltrans is working with other agencies to improve local tsunami warning systems, beginning with the state's north coast and working southward toward major population centers.
And finally, bridges owned and operated by Caltrans are being refitted with "light-emitting diode" fixtures that can last up to five times longer than older high-pressure sodium bulbs that once illuminated many state structures. The LEDs not only operate for longer periods, but they cost less, and can reduce the amount of time maintenance crews are exposed to potentially lethal traffic. They are cheaper, longer-lasting and safer – and some critics say, the new lights put out a warm, white glow that is easier on the human eye. What's not to like about them?
In fact, I trust that all the stories in this issue will inform, entertain and illuminate. So, welcome to this issue of the California Transportation Journal.


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Aurora Theatre can help to create the perfect Valentine"s Day memory for any romance with the Swing Night at Aurora Theatre My Jazzy Valentine concert on Saturday, February 16 at 8:30 p.m. This special edition of the popular concert series will feature the Metro Jazz Club, a smokin"-hot 17 piece band performing an array of songs designed to get couples swinging with their sweetie this Valentine"s Day.
Your hostess for the evening will be the incomparable Ann-Carol Pence, Aurora Theatre Associate Producer and Resident Musical Director. Dedicated to the preservation of some of the best music ever composed, Metro Jazz Club is led by jazz sax man Gary Dalton. Metro Jazz Club has two amazing vocalists, velvety crooner Jason Joines and zesty diva Amanda Richards. They will be joined by special guest Liberty Cogen, who recently took Atlanta theatre audiences by storm with her portrayal of the title character in Kiss of the Spiderwoman at Actor"s Express. She is thrilled to be home in Atlanta after traveling with the first national tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical. Liberty will star in The Drowsy Chaperone at Aurora Theatre in March.
Once again, Aurora Theatre makes it easy for the guys to look good. Take the romance to an even higher level by adding a Valentine"s bouquet from Huffs Flowers for $35 or one of three custom Valentine charms from Sparkle! Designs (prices vary). Add these when you order tickets either by phone or online and your gift will be waiting at the theatre when you arrive.
With an 8:30 curtain time, Aurora Theatre gives patrons a chance to enjoy a romantic dinner before attending the concert. With five restaurant partners located within walking distance on the square in downtown Lawrenceville, concertgoers are sure to find something for every taste and price range.
Programming in Aurora Theatre"s 2011-2012 Main Stage Season is possible through generous support from Metro Waterproofing and the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund. Swing Night at Aurora Theatre concert series is sponsored by independent Ameriprise Financial Advisors Chris Reynolds & Kevin O"Brien.
Tickets are $22.50 per person. For more details, call the Aurora Theatre Box Office at 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.


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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Poppyseed lemon loaf
A recipe from the 'White Christmas' special issue of Estonian family journal Pere ja Kodu (December 2001). This indicates that it's highly suitable for Christmas table (we're supposed to have seven different cakes on Christmas table traditionally). However, I cannot think of a single reason why it wouldn't be a nice addition to any other coffee table. The lemony tartness is universally tasty, even in the middle of the summer.
Poppyseed lemon loaf
Serves 10
125 grams of butter, room temperature
250 ml sugar
2 eggs
350 ml plain flour, sifted
3 Tbsp poppy seeds
1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
1 tsp baking powder
0.25 tsp salt
50 ml milk
Lemon syrup:
75 ml sugar
5 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp grated lemon zest
Cream the softened butter with sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, incorporating them into the batter by whisking.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, poppy seeds, lemon zest, baking powder and salt.
Add milk and dry ingredients to the sugar and butter mixture.
Stir into a dough, pour into a buttered and floured (I use semolina for this purpose) 2 pound loaf tin.
Bake at 160˚C for 60 minutes.
For the syrup, heat the sugar, lemon juice and zest in a small saucepan on a low heat until boiling. Stir, until sugar dissolves and you get slightly sticky syrup.
Test if the loaf is baked, using a wooden stick. If it's done, take out of the oven.
Now make ca 12 holes into the cake with the wooden stick, all the way to the bottom. Pour over the lemon syrup. Leave it to cool for half an hour.
Remove the cake from the tin and let it cool completely. Wrap in a foil and leave it for at least overnight, so the flavours could develop.
6 comments:
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Your cake looks very apetizing!
- 1:24 am, November 24, 2005
- Pille said...
Thanks, Rosa! I really enjoye it. I made another poppyseed loaf this weekend (with pumpkin), but the lemony one was nicer..
- 5:54 pm, November 28, 2005
- keiko said...
Hi Pille - this cake sounds really tempting! I love poppyseeds so must try this out some time, thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you had a lovely time with friends - it must be cold in Edinburgh too, take care.
- 3:11 pm, December 02, 2005
- Pille said...
Keiko - it's quite chilly up here in Edinburgh indeed, though not as cold as last week!
This poppyseed cakes was lovely - hope it works for you, too!
Lots of greetings to you down South!
- 7:44 pm, December 02, 2005
- June said...
looking good! can't wait to try the recipe. just to double check if sugar and flour are in ml not gr? thanks!
- 5:46 am, July 30, 2008
- Pille said...
June - I didn't have kitchen scales until recently, so I used a simple metric cup. An American cup is 250 ml, I believe, so you can do the math yourself :)
- 10:29 am, July 30, 2008


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Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is located 33km (20 miles) southeast of central Athens.
Attiki Odos
Spata Artemida 190 04
Dialling code: +30
Telephone: 210 353 0000.
Lufthansa at the airport
Lufthansa Lounges
You can relax, take forty winks or get down to some work before your next flight in the Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner lounges at all major international airports.
To the loungefinder
How to get there
Driving Directions
From central Athens, the airport is accessed via the Attiki Odos toll road (A6), which circles around the north and east of the city.
The airport is linked to Athens Central Railway Station (also known as Larissa Station) and the port of Piraeus by the suburban rail system. Metro services also operate between the airport and the city (journey time: 45 minutes; fare: €8). Detailed service information is available from the Athens Urban Transport Organisation (tel: 210 820 0999; www.oasa.gr).
Several bus routes connect the airport with central Athens (journey time: 65 minutes; fare: €5) and Piraeus (journey time: 90 minutes; fare: €5), 24 hours a day. Some services also connect with the Metro.
Two KTEL (tel: 210 880 8081; www.ktelattikis.gr – in Greek only) express services run between the airport, Markopoulo and Rafina. Other KTEL services also run to Lavrion, Kalyvia and Keratea. Coaches depart from the arrivals level of the Main Terminal, near door 5.
Taxis leave from outside the arrivals level of the Main Terminal building. The fare to the city centre is €35-40, and the journey time is anywhere between 40 and 60 minutes, depending on traffic.
Car Parking
There are spaces for around 7,100 cars at the airport. Short-term P1 and P2 car parks are located just outside the arrivals halls of the Main Terminal – parking is free for 20 minutes in these short-term car parks. The long-term P3 car park is connected to the Main Terminal building via a courtesy shuttle bus and by a pedestrian bridge over the main road. A valet parking service is also available (tel: 210 353 4260).


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Area quilters gathered at the Redwood County Museum Wednesday afternoon to put together the museum's latest display for the summer: "Needlework on the Prairie"....
Area quilters gathered at the Redwood County Museum Wednesday afternoon to put together the museum's latest display for the summer: "Needlework on the Prairie".
Quilting has a long history in the midwest, not just as a way to stay warm on winter nights, but as a form of artwork in itself.
Many of the fanciest quilts being made are designed not to be slept under, but to be admired for their creative patterns and history.
In addition to a brief history of needlework, the display features a variety of needlework handcrafted by area quilters, including Elaine Steffen, Linda Bucholz, Jan Treml, Judy Jacobs, Janet Lund, and Veronica Cech.
Items on display are all handcrafted, and date from the 1800s to this year. Various tools used in creating them will also be on display.
On the museum's calendar for the summer:
• May 23-June 2: Needlework on the Prairie, a collection of handcrafted items.
• June 15-16: Tatanka Arts show, featuring area artists displaying recent works.
• Aug. 18: Muzzle loaders, a group of men in period clothing demonstrating how to load and fire types of guns used by pioneers.
• Aug. 9 - Sept. 29: "Maps of Minnesota", a traveling exhibit presented by the Minnesota History Center.
• Sept. 29: Redwood Area Theatre performs at the museum.
• Oct. 6: Gilfillan fall festival.
Museum Curator Pat Luceck said the museum is also adding a new feature this year, opening the display cases to anyone who wants to show off a collection.
Lubeck said, "For anyone out there who's a 'collector' with a collection of notable interest (vintage items or anything of interest), and they'd like to share it with the public — the curator will showcase a portion of your collection in Exhibit Hall at the museum for a period of two weeks.
"We have five lockable, display cases of various sizes, for small to medium items. We will be rotating collections every two weeks from June 15 through September 30.
"If you are interested in displaying your collection, and would like to sign up for a specific date, please contact the curator at 641-3329."


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Fresh Berries with Simple Sabayon
I remember the first time I ever had Sabayon. It was at the Olive Garden when it first opened in my hometown of Orlando, Fla. I was in high school and I loved the rich creaminess of the sabayon paired with the tart-sweet strawberries it was spooned over. Although I had already discovered a love for cooking, the idea of creating a sabayon of my own seemed out of reach.
While the technique of beating egg yolks, sugar and liquid over simmering water sounds somewhat difficult considering that you don't want the yolks to scramble, the process is actually quite simple. The secrets: take your time and keep beating.
My version of sabayon has a hint of orange and occasionally includes the addition of whipped cream folded in when the sabayon is cooled. The cream simply allows you to stretch the recipe a bit, but I leave it out when I want the pure and simple fresh flavor of the orange sabayon.
Fresh Berries with Simple Sabayon
For the Sabayon:
Place all ingredients except whipping cream in a double boiler over rapidly simmering water. Beat with an electric mixer for 5-7 minutes, until light and fluffy and almost double in volume. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. When cool, fold in the whipped cream, if desired. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the Berries:
Stir berries and sugar together in a bowl. Cover and set aside until ready to serve. (Can be made 1 day ahead, covered and refrigerated.)
Makes 6 servings.


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TORONTO 2015 is looking for 20,000 volunteers to help with pre-Games planning and a wide variety of leadership and support positions throughout the duration of the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
You need to be friendly, reliable, have great communication skills and love working in a team environment. If this sounds like you, apply now. You must have a good command of the English language and they are also looking for volunteers who speak French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Find out more about the Pan Ams and Hart House.