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AdSense updated their Policies today, and one of the changes made to the incentives section of the policies states:
In addition, publishers may not bring unnatural attention to sites displaying ads through unsolicited mass emails or unwanted advertisements on third-party websites. These activities are strictly prohibited in order to avoid potential inflation of advertiser costs.
The wording of this statement is interesting – what exactly is considered an unwanted advertisement on a third party website? Three things immediately come to mind – blog spam, guestbook spam and message board spam. I suspect, however, that the main target of this addition to the policies is blog spam.
Blog spam (leaving comments on blogs that are essentially keyword and URL rich messages that have nothing to do with the content of the blog entry; also trackback spam, leaving trackbacks to URLs where there is no mention of the blog) has been getting a lot of press lately, and the timing fits perfectly with other measures Google has been taking in an attempt to stop blog spam on the Blogger network.
The second new feature that has been introduced to hopefully reduce blog comment spam is an option for a Blogger user to require word verification for comments people post on a Blogger powered blog. In other words, a person who leaves a comment will need to enter a word or letters into a box to get the comments to post.
It is also worth noting that the spam does not even have to incite clicks in any way – simply placing an unwanted advertisement on a third-party site is enough to make it a policy violation.
Will this help the blog spam issue? There are many publishers promoting websites running AdSense via blog spam. And when there is a lot of earnings at stake, it could push some publishers to cease blog spam… at least for their AdSense sites.
It will be interesting to see if AdSense will be targeting those promoting their AdSense sites via blog spam only when the dates of the comments/trackbacks are from today onwards, and not anything dont prior to now.
However, a side effect of this is that AdSense will need to be careful that the publisher is the one responsible for the blog spam. If they are suspending publishers for this, it could end up being a quick and easy way to get a publisher suspended from AdSense by those with blog spamming tools.
And it is also worth noting that YPN does not have a policy that targets this kind of spam issue specifically. So YPN could inadvertantly result in being a "safe haven" for this kind of activity unless they also make a similar change to their own terms and policies.


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Kite flying between over the fencesHannan Cohen, after having his kite shot down over Ashod last year, keeps on trying to fly:
Resume,Songs, My new blog, NeX-6, My facebook page
Orgs I like
The EFF - keeping free speech in the world
Musical stuff I like
Jeff, Rick, Ardour, Jack
Prior Rants - Wireless and Wifi in 2015 - not what I dreamed of Saving wifi! Fixing Bufferbloat! Fighting the vend... Virgin Media - Fixing the epidemic of bufferbloat ... 49... and trying to find my navel Wheels down on mars! Tracking the landing of Curiosity, from Seattle spotting NEOs from around venus's orbit Asteroids as lunar orbit resources SOPA is bad news Departing France for England, then 'home'.
Best of the blog:
Uncle Bill's Helicopter - A speech I gave to ITT Tech - Chicken soup for engineers
Beating the Brand - A pathological exploration of how branding makes it hard to think straight
Inside the Internet Mind - trying to map the weather within the global supercomputer that consists of humans and google
Sex In Politics - If politicians spent more time pounding the flesh rather than pressing it, it would be a better world
Getting resources from space - An alternative to blowing money on mars using NEAs.
On the Columbia - Why I care about space
Authors I like:
Doc Searls
Where's Cherie?
Jerry Pournelle
The Cubic Dog
Evan Hunt
The Bay Area is talking
Zimnoiac Emanations
Eric Raymond
Unlocking The Air
Bob Mage
BroadBand & Me
Selenian Boondocks
My Pencil
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Q&A: MLB Walks Down The Aisle With Marketing Partners, Brings The Diamond
By Barry Janoff
March 31, 2014: The 2014 season promises to be a milestone year for Major League Baseball.
In addition to a roster of returning marketing partners, MLB has first-year alliances with such companies as Church & Dwight, Target, and Viacom/MTV.
New lead advertising agency, BBDO, NY, helped to usher in Opening Day games with commercials under the theme, "For the Love of Baseball," including spots starring Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angeles) in a scenario is which he follows Simon Says instructions from a young fan (pictured below; see it here); and David Price (Tampa Bay Rays), who has nicknames for everything in his life, including his pitches, sunflower seeds, gum and Cy Young Award (Clarence). (See it here.) MLB said that additional spots this season would feature Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Prince Fielder, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw and Andrew McCutchen.
The launch campaign from BBDO also includes a spot that looks at what makes baseball parks so unique (see it here), and another that recounts baseball events that have occurred on past opening days and then asks, "Where will you be on Opening Day?" (See it here.)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of an alliance with ESPN, in addition to the start of a new eight-year deal between MLB and ESPN, signed in 2012 and valued at $5.6 billion, according to industry analysts. A multi-level campaign will include TV ads, social media and a series ESPN-produced 25th season commemorative vignettes, which will celebrate each MLB team. One vignette will be unveiled each week across ESPN platforms. (See the opening night spot here.)
Also making an impact this season: Regular season games that were played for the first time in Australia (between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks); expanded instant replay, including for the first time a centralized location in New York that will oversee all replay calls; new in-game rules, led by one designed to avoid collisions at home plate; and the Derek Jeter Farewell Tour, which will see the New York Yankees shortstop playing in his last season in an MLB career that began in 1995.
"When I started in 1992, [revenue] was $1.2 billion, and I'm proud of where we are today," MLB commissioner Bud Selig said during a media conference call to talk about the 2014 season and the 25th anniversary with ESPN. "I have hopes for $9 billion. I don't know that we'll make that this year, but we may. How high can it go? If this sport continues to make the progress at all levels, international and everything else, I've often said I hope I'm around ten years from now to see it because I think it's going to be amazing. It can go a lot higher."
MLB posted a $25.9 million ad spend in 2013, up from $18.7 million in 2012 and $11.9 million in 2011, according to marketing and research firm Kantar Media, New York.
NYSportsJournalism spoke with Tim Brosnan, executive vice president for business at Major League Baseball, in the MLB Fan Cave in New York about the marketing, changes, excitement and challenges facing baseball this year.
NYSportsJournalism.com: There is a lot happening this season, including some milestone events, new partners, a new ad agency and Derek Jeter's finial season. What is your assessment of 2014 as the season begins?
Tim Brosnan: It is a very exciting time for baseball. We have a strong roster of marketing partners that are returning and are putting a lot behind their support for the game. We're also looking at great support from our new partners. We just signed a deal with Church & Dwight, which has a lot of potential. They are all in. Arm & Hammer and OxiClean are the [lead] products. But they have an entire family of products. This is important as a new media buy. This will give us a deep presence at retail.
NYSJ: When did discussions with Church & Dwight begin and where do you see it progressing?
TB: Church & Dwight has been on our radar for some time. Their CEO, Jim Craigie, is enamored with baseball. They are baseball fans. They have naming rights to Arm & Hammer Park, home of the Trenton (NJ) Thunder, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They like the fact that MLB goes March to November and that they can reach so many people across the country. After some initial conversations it came together quickly. They are baseball fans. This puts us in new places reaching baseball fans and new demographics. Their Arm & Hammer and OxiClean brands have so many products, so we see them as becoming an incredibly strong partner for baseball.
NYSJ: The NFL and Procter and Gamble formed an alliance in 2009 that has seen several of P&G's products successfully expand among NFL teams to reach NFL fans and consumers. Is the Church & Dwight partnership a response to that?
TB: Baseball has always had a strong presence among consumers. What we now are doing is enhancing and expanding that presence. The Church & Dwight family of brands are leaders in their respective industries and have a proven track record of being popular among the same families that fill our ballparks. Kellogg (in its second year as an official MLB partner) is overseeing a sweepstakes ("Never Miss A Game," offering season tickets for 2015 and flat-screen TVs; details here). They will have MLB branding and club logos on more than 27 million packages of Kellogg's product in store aisles.
"Baseball has always had a strong presence among consumers. What we now are doing is enhancing and expanding that presence."
NYSJ: Church & Dwight will have access to MLB marks and logos, but will their marketing also include MLB players?
TB: This the most significant sports sponsorship in their company's long history and, as I said, they are all in. I believe you will see them roll out MLB [themed] products in 30-60 days. I'm not sure at this point if they will have MLB players in their advertising. They have to work out those details. They are in the process of developing licensed products in the oral care category and they will have activation throughout the regular season and at signature MLB events including the All-Star Game and World Series.
What we also see as being important to our alliance is that Church & Dwight will support MLB's 'Breaking Barriers' program (including an annual donation of $150,000 from 2014-2016). The program with Scholoastic recognizes students who deal with barriers and challenges in their lives, and strongly ties in with Jackie Robinson Day and is overseen by Sharon Robinson, Jackie's daughter.
NYSJ: The 2014 All-Star Game will be played in Target Field in Minneapolis, so how involved will Target Corporation be as a new MLB partner?
TB: Target will help to put baseball in people's consciousness. They will carry a selection of MLB and All-Start Game merchandise in stores nationwide, which will put is us in some new product aisles. And along with Church & Dwight, there are so many synergies. Target is one of the largest retailers of Church & Dwight products. We will be in places we didn't really impact before {including] laundry, cleaning products and oral care. Relating to the All-Star Game in Minneapolis, that is where Target is headquartered, and Church & Dwight have an alliance with the Twins, so you will see a great deal of activation in and around the game.
Target, MLB and People magazine are also working together for the 'Target Presents People All-Star Teachers,' where fans are being asked to nominate an outstanding teachers, in a campaign that includes Carlos Beltran and Adrian Gonzalez .The teachers will be honored during a pre-game ceremony at the All-Star Game.
NYSJ: What impact do you see from the new alliance with Viacom and MTV?
TB: With MTV, these guys know how to talk to a young audience, ages 12-24, 12-30. They are the category killers there. This is a unique platform, something that they and we have never done before. Having them in the MLB Fan Cave all season is a great match. They will help to expand the reach and impact of the concerts there, get us in touch with a young demographic on a regular basis. They will be airing Off the Bat From the MLB Fan Cave (every Tuesday on MTV2), for which David Ortiz (of the Boston Red Sox) is executive producer. with some great hosts (Sway, Fat Joe, Chris Distefano and Melanie Iglesias) and great looks at players off the field doing things that will bring the game closer to viewers. (Editor's note: The season opener on April 1 includes Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins taking batting practice in a junkyard and smashing car windows with batted balls. and a segment in which Distefano visits people in a retirement home to get advice Jeter.)
NYSJ: Are you gettng a good response to the MLB Fan Cave?
TB: The response is still amazing. When you look at the Fan Cave, and this is our fourth year here, we've come a long way. It has been a Herculean commitment. It speaks to our strength
NYSJ: What messages will people see from MLB and your new lead agency, BBDO, NY?
TB: The people there have a great passion for the game, and that will show in the work. BBDO is exceptionally well-suited to help us bring the best game in the world to our fans in uniquely creative ways. They have a respect for baseball's heritage and understand where it is today and where the players can take it. That all will be reflected in their creative.
NYSJ: What is the challenge of getting baseball's messages out to people when there are so many things going on and they have so many options in social media and elsewhere to get information?
TB: That challenge is not unique to baseball. Everyone faces it. We challenge ourselves to make the message stronger, make the game better. To reach more fans. To reach younger fans and people who may not be fans. Social media is part of that. We see social media as a way to reach fans and to get our message out. It's one way we are connecting with fans and interacting with them. Look at what we did with Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser to collect signatures to make Opening Day a national holiday. We had [Hall of Famer] Ozzie Smith leading the effort, and there were [7,000] signatures on a petition the same day it was posted online. We received more than 100,000 signatures [in time to] present it to the White House before Opening Day.
(Editor's Note: The petition was housed on the official White House's "We the People" Web site, where petitions are placed for public review and signing. On March 28, after this interview took place, the White House, via Josh Earnest, Principal Deputy Press Secretary, notified MLB that Opening Day would not become a National Holiday, at least this year. The response from Earnest read, in part, "While we are sympathetic to your pitch to make Opening Day a national holiday, it's a little outside our strike zone: creating permanent federal holidays is traditionally the purview of Congress. So, it's up to the men and women on Capitol Hill to decide whether to swing at this pitch. [However] to celebrate Opening Day, we'll be honoring the 2013 World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox, here at the White House on Tuesday (April 1)."
NYSJ: Do you see that happening?
TB: Opening Day is an unofficial national holiday despite what happens with the petition. Our challenge is to make Opening Day bigger and better every year. And when you look at the response that the campaign received, that talks about how popular the game is and how marketing partners can be creative in order to reach fans. Budweiser created digital ads and used social media, so you will see more of that type of strategy.
NYSJ: MLB had an early opening day this year with the Los Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks in Australia? Was that successful and could it lead to more international games?
TB: Australia was spectacular. We already have committed to doing it again, to returning [there]. We are continuing to build the game on an international level, to build our international business. One of the best ways is to bring MLB to other countries. To play the game and get people everywhere involved.
NYSJ: What impact will Derek Jeter have on the 2014 season?
TB: That is a tremendous storyline taking place this season. The Derek Jeter farewell tour is certainly something that we will focus on. And the Yankees certainly will be supporting whatever he wants to do when he visits cities for the last time [as a player] and then at the end of the regular season when he plays his last games in Yankee Stadium. I'm sure he and the Yankees would like to carry this through the post-season. The game is better because of him.
NYSJ: How do you see 2014 playing out?
TB: This is the best crop of young stars that I can remember. They bring new excitement and new dimensions to the game. They are getting fans involved and establishing that baseball will continue to grow and get stronger. As for the teams, people are looking at the Dodgers to do well, for Arizona to do well. Boston, Detroit. You'll see dramatic performances, some expected, some unexpected. You never know what will happen. That's why we play the games.
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Dining With Denise Neil
Doo-Dah Diner owners plan major remodel, upgrade at five-year mark
Doo-Dah Diner, one of Wichita's favorite breakfast and lunch places, is in line to get a major upgrade – and the extra tables its customers have long been demanding.
Patrick and Timirie Shibley, who opened the restaurant in 2012 in an old Radio Shack building at 206 E. Kellogg, are finalizing plans for an extensive remodel that will double the size of the kitchen and push the seating area out into the massive waiting area, increasing the number of seats from 90 to 125.
It'll also afford the owners a chance to update the finishes in the restaurant and spiff it up overall.
"Our goal is to make this a premier kitchen and a premier restaurant," said Patrick Shibley, the talent in the kitchen putting out plates of crab cakes Benedict, biscuits and gravy and Cuban sandwiches. "We want it to be a place that people will walk into and say, 'This is exactly what I want in my town.'"
Though the couple hasn't finalized their financing or architectural plans, they say they hope to have the upgrades done before the NCAA tournament arrives in town next March. They'll likely have to close the diner for 60 days, they said, and they figure a good time to do that might be during their slower months of November and December.
The Shibleys opened Doo-Dah Diner five years ago to a warm reception. Since then, it's become known for its massive plates of caloric goodness and has developed a loyal following. It's also become a favorite of out-of-town visitors staying at nearby hotels and of the Wichita State University men's basketball team, which hires the restaurant to cater pre-game meals each season.
Harrison Ford even visited there earlier this year.
At the five-year mark, Timirie said, the couple realized it was time to make some changes. If they wanted to grow their business – and they did – they knew they'd have to either move or remodel. Customers always ask the couple why they don't add more tables to their cavernous waiting room next door to accommodate crowds and reduce waits. But the current kitchen setup is too small to be able to handle that volume, they say.
Several landlords have courted them to move to new buildings, but the Shibleys haven't found anything ideal and are nervous about moving from their current space. They want to stay downtown.
Their plan is to eliminate much of the wall now separating the two spaces and to also incorporate a hidden space behind the waiting room for more seating. The waiting room would still exist but would be smaller. And the plan also includes new restrooms with more than one stall each plus a new parking lot.
Once the remodel is complete, Timirie said, the restaurant will start offering regular Sunday-night chicken dinners. A recent dinner they put on as a fundraiser drew more would-be ticket buyers than they could handle, she said, and they had to turn people away.
Stay tuned for details and a timeline on the Doo-Dah redo.


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There was an article that I had read a couple of months ago discussing decision fatigue, where researchers questioned whether or not the time we've spent deciding what to wear affects our cognitive functioning. For instance, Steve Jobs is known for wearing the same pieces of clothing everyday, which plays a factor to why he was so successful. Instead of wasting time deciding what to wear everyday, he had spent those minutes trying to come-up with the next big thing.
As I was about to make a drastic wardrobe decision, I finally reached the end of the article – it's all total bullshit. There are plenty of unsuccessful people who wear the same pieces of clothing everyday, and have gotten nowhere. How I see it is that when you're trying to figure-out what to wear for work every morning or the night before, you're actively and creatively working your brain. So, instead of wearing the same pant suit everyday, why not try mixing things up a bit?
Inspired by one of my favorite style influencers – previously mentioned here – I had put together something that is clean-cut for the office. Just like Victoria Beckham, I am all about appearing effortlessly chic. So, it's no surprise that the posh star is my work attire inspiration.
Top: Tart Sarah Surplice Shirt (similar) | Bottom: Forever21 Contemporary Woven Trousers (similar) | Shoes: Saks Fifth Avenue Cathy Suede Pumps & Nine West Onosha Slip-On Sneakers (alternative)
I've topped-off the outfit with two different types of footwear – heels and sneakers. I highly recommend the Cathy Suede Pumps from Saks Fifth Avenue because they are super comfortable! I've worn them at the office to the dance floor, and not a single time, did I ever have any problems with them. The sneakers I have featured in the picture, however, is the total opposite of comfortable. Over the years, I've learned that my feet does not suit well with Nine West, due to the fact that I am always bleeding or suffering from redness after wearing several pair of their shoes. My sister, on the other hand, has no problem with their products, so I'm assuming it's because of my wide-feet. Basically, if you got small and narrow feet, check out the selection at Nine West.
I hope this helps you in determining what you'd be wearing tomorrow! If you have any work attire that you're proud of, don't hesitate to share it in the comments below!
P.S. Even though I may appear to be serious all-the-time at work, it doesn't mean that I don't have a goofy side 😉
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Ian Macconnell, Keys (lower left in photo)
Here's an old live recording from the 70's with Steve Salem on keys. They were playing a Jethro Tull medley. There may be a few gaffs but they played incredibly fast and tight and the crowd was enthralled.


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Are you planning a vacation outside the U.S.? Don't have your vacation ruined by a toothache. Prior to traveling abroad, a thorough dental examination is important especially if traveling to developing countries or remote areas without access to safe dental care.
Emergency dental care abroad may be hard to find, uncomfortable, expensive, or even dangerous. Most of us take for granted the high U.S. standards for infection control and safety. We seldom think about the fact that sterile instruments, gloves, disposable needles and safe water are not always commonly available in parts of the world. Dentists practicing in the U.S. are held to high standards of care and must follow infection control guidelines for disease prevention. The standards for educating and licensing dental professionals also vary in foreign countries. In the U.S., dentists have been educated in accredited schools and have taken national and state boards prior to receiving a license to practice. Read More


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Expert insights on distributed Java application performance
Get insight and recommendations on distributed Java application performance from several longtime experts in application development, performance engineering, and data management.
One of the most significant issues faced by Java developers is achieving the performance and scalability required of their distributed Java application. Achieving high performance is a complex undertaking because performance bottlenecks and slow code can exist in many places -- and on many systems within the application architecture. Further, there are often complex interactions between different components of the application, in some cases making it almost impossible to isolate and diagnose poor performance.
This lesson provides insights and actionable recommendations on distributed Java application performance from several longtime experts in application development, performance engineering, and data management.
Expert Webcast: Continuous performance management across the application lifecycle
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This webcast discusses the role of performance engineering within the software application lifecycle. Learn about typical performance problems, how to detect them and how to best diagnose their root cause. It explains the benefits of concepts like Continuous Performance Management, which applies performance engineering continuously throughout each phase of the software lifecycle - providing code-level execution transparency even for applications in staging or production environments to software architects and developers.
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No one writing Java applications should be without an understanding of how to fix things when they go wrong. Diagnosing performance problems can be difficult; sometimes even knowing where to start is hard. In this podcast, Holly introduces a number of tools for identifying and fixing common Java performance problems.
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Alok Mahajan and Nikhil Sharma offer a very workable overview of the activities involved in performance testing. They provide concrete definitions and fill in potential gaps, such as how to describe the performance of a system, how to plan performance testing, and how to prepare performance reports. They also offer some best practices.


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New Flavors for Christmas
Among the hundreds of ice cream flavors available are some unique tastes and ingredients that many ice cream lovers have not yet considered. Watching Iron Chef on the Food Network, one sees salmon ice cream and others made from a light infusion of seafood flavors. Nearly any food item can be transformed into an ice cream or sorbet, but hot peppers are good for winter holiday celebrations.
Edy's brand ice cream produced a flavor some years ago that lasted only a year, but became one of my favorites. This was Red Pepper Ice Cream, a combination of vanilla ice cream and cayenne covered peanuts. It offered a hint of cayenne pepper that complemented the flavor of the vanilla quite well.
Hot and Cool
Combinations of sweet and hot are becoming increasingly popular. Some restaurants are serving a hot chocolate drink laced light with three types of hot peppers for a unique flavor that patrons enjoy.
An older drink is black pepper coffee, a combination of coffee, cream, sugar or honey, cinnamon and a dash of freshly ground black pepper. All of these concoctions may sound odd, but they are good tasting.
Cayenne Brittle
Lightly Cayenne Ice Cream
Edy's no longer produces its pepper ice cream, but a good alternative is to make your own by combining French Vanilla Ice Cream, for a richer taste than plain vanilla, and a modest measure of cayenne coverd peanuts.
Cayenne Peanuts
These peanuts make a good snack for Christmas and winter holidays, so this recipe makesmore than is reqired for the pepper ice cream.
- 2 Pounds unsalted Peanuts
- 6 TBSP Vegetable Oil
- 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 to 4 tsp red pepperflakes, to taste
- Dash of salt
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- Heat oil in a heavy skillet on the stove top and add all the spices. Stir until fragrant, about 60 second.
- Add peanuts and stir until peanuts are well covered.
- Pour spiced peanuts onto a baking sheet and toast in the oven about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from oven and drain on paper towels before serving.
Combining French Vanilla Ice Cream and Cayenne Peanuts
- Set a half-gallon of your favorite French Vanilla ice cream on the kitchen counter until slightly softened.
- On a clean surface or in a large mixing bowl, scoop out all the ice cream. Save the container.
- Carefully fold in 1/2 Cup of Cayenne Peanuts to the softened ice cream. You may wish to add more peanuts, depending on how spicy you wish the ice cream to be.
- Place ice cream back into its container and refreeze.
I combine the nuts and ice cream in the same way when I make the ice cream myself. Otherwise, the hot pepper separates from the nuts and gives an unsatisfying flavor overall. The nuts provide small pockets of mild heat, preventing the ice cream from being too hot and the pepper from dissipating into the background of the dish.
These spiced nuts are also good in chocolate ice cream, with a dash or two of cinnamon added to the skillet when preparing the peanuts.
Hot, Cool and Good!!
French Vanilla Ice Cream
French Vanilla is a richer version of vanilla ice cream that contains more calories from eggs, cream, and whole milk. Half-and-half can be used in place of cream for fewer calories. Substituting 2% milk for whole milk brings the recipe into the ice milk texture and flavor, less rich than actual French Vanilla and Cayenne Peanuts added can overpower the ice milk.
INGREDIENTS for 1/2 Gallon
- 3 Cups Whole Milk
- 6 Large Eggs
- 2 TBSP pure Vanilla
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 6 Cups (1.5 Quarts or a quart and a pint) Heavy Whipping Cream (cut calories by using half-anf-half)
- An ice cream maker
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk all the eggs until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Into the eggs, whisk the sugar a bit at a time. Keep whisking until blended well.
- Pour in the whipping cream, milk, and vanilla and whisk thoroughly to blend completely.
- Pour the blended mixture into an ice cream maker.
- Follow the ice cream maker directions to freeze the French Vanilla Ice Cream.
For Light Cayenne Pepper Ice Cream
- Before the ice cream is completely set, remove from the ice cream maker to a mixing bowl and lightkly fold in 1/2 Cup of Cayenne Peanuts.
- Place ice cream in a freezer container and freeze until time to serve.
Holy-moly, these recipes sound so good. I will defintely be trying. Thank you for sharing.
Yeah! I like Ice Creams too much, thanks to share these Ice Cream Recipes. Voted up
Interesting- would never have put these down as Christmas Ice Creams! These don't really seem like Christmas Recipes to me as a Europpean. Our Christmas recipes usually involve minced pie flavour ice cream, gingerbread, Eggnog, Christmas Pudding so Cayenne would be totally out of place. And french vanilla while great doesn't seem particularly Christmas- unless you sculpted it into Snowmen?
gee never heard of this.. but I do like Cheyenne peppers.. I think I would love to try this..thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas... I voted up and awesomeness...
Your spicy ice cream actually sounds good. I had to smile when you mentioned Iron Chef on TV. That show and others like Top Chef have people creating all kinds of crazy sounding ice cream flavors. Fun to watch what they come up with in terms of creation when given some crazy ingredients with which to work their wonders.
I love ice cream and I found delicious ice cream recipes from this hub. Yummy... do you have some more for me?
It's delicious, i thought. For things in my life, the first thing I love is my families, and the second is tasty foods. I'll try to make it.
Never would have ever thought that cayenne pepper would go very well with ice cream but this really spikes my interest, and may just have to try this soon. I love spicy. Thanks Patty.
Hey Patty, I've not heard of the first one you mentioned, but I do like French Vanilla Ice Cream. I might give your recipes a shot during this holiday season and see how things turn out. LOL! Each does sound interesting. :)
Yum yum! Just what I was looking for yesterday, thanks Patty!
How about honey baked ham & swiss ice cream? Don't forget Bacon! The latter would be sweet, but there are some savory ideas in my head like vichyssoise, French onion, and mushroom.(These would not be sweet) How about cranberry Stilton with pretzel pieces!
I am into peppers lately so the hint of cayenne intrigues me.
I love Haagen Daz pistachio, their coconut macaroon, French vanilla and Belgian chocolate. We have a Stout flavor here in Jamaica where the dark strong flavor gives the ice-cream a kick.
I would like to try the pepper flavor, I might like it since I like pepper jelly.
I have never heard of such an ice cream. I have to attempt this. Thanks for sharing this crazy sounding recipe.. I will let you know if we like it. Angel


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Bergamot Bleu is inspired by my love of water. Whether it is for relaxation, contemplation or playfulness, bodies of water have always called me. This fragrance is not a literal interpretation of the water's aroma but more of an interpretation of how the water makes me feel. Fresh top notes for clarity and reflection. Spice notes linger in the heart of the fragrance for the adventures in life that are always needed. Soft woody base notes to remind us that among the waves, there is always someone gentle and kind to rest on. ~Danielle, Founder, NOTE Fragrances
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Durham News
Elizabeth Poindexter: At the end of the day
Working at a nonprofit can sometimes be tough, thankless work. DurhamCares, where I work, is one of hundreds of nonprofits registered in the county. We work to inspire and mobilize Durham residents around the city's most pressing issues, but I'm just one employee.
Over the past couple of years, I've worked with caring nonprofit leaders and have learned from the experts. I've also heard anecdotes about how my work affected those in need, but I sometimes worried I wasn't seeing proof of our efforts.
Thousands of people need care, and thousands more need to care. Daily, I cradle my cup of coffee and contemplate the city's issues. Am I up to the task? At the end of the day, what do we have to prove we've made an impact? The task can feel overwhelming at times.
Part of that doubt stems from working on the same project for months on end. Feedback is important, and I realized I craved it when I worked as a television news reporter for three years in my previous job.
While reporting, I often asked myself if I thought stories I covered made a difference. Some days, I worked on stories that had a direct impact on families and viewers. Other days, I wasn't sure. Over time, stories that once gave me an adrenaline rush became more mundane.
At the end of a day of reporting, I almost always had a finished product to present. I reported on live television and posted daily stories online. I had hundreds of archived news stories to my name, each one illustrating my productive career.
I studied journalism partly to make a difference through news. But, more selfishly, I wanted proof I had left an impact. That eventually left me wondering: proof for whom and for what purpose?
Several months into my nonprofit job, I realized I no longer had a tangible, finished product by the end of the day. Instead, I worked for months developing marketing campaigns and tested a new model for community development. I had little evidence my job was making a difference, at least, not the type of evidence I was used to.
Sure, we had the Google docs, the emails, and the collateral to illustrate larger issues in Durham. I networked with executive directors, had dozens of meetings over coffee, and fashioned a marketing campaign. I had no finished product at the end of the day – far from it. I felt as though there was little I could reference to speak to the impact our work had. Ultimately, I wondered if our time and effort would materialize into impact.
I know volunteers who often feel that same way. They're fatigued, and unsure if they're the best role model, friend, or coach. Going through the motions can make your time seem fruitless. Not being able to see the impact you have on a broader issue can make your mindset even worse.
Constantly asking ourselves if we're making a difference, and approaching our careers of choice with skepticism can keep you from falling into complacency. That doubt and self-reflection can be healthy.
Working to mitigate Durham's challenges can seem daunting. It can take a lifetime of work to begin to solve just one issue. As Durham undergoes growing pains, some problems are threatening to get worse, particularly when it comes to our children, our seniors, and gentrification. At the end of the day, when working on a months-long project, it can be overwhelming to not know if it has had any impact or if we're focused on the most pressing issue.
Thankfully, that work has translated into results. They're sometimes unsolicited, and almost always unexpected. Were seeing it happen on social media and in emails of thanks from other nonprofits for helping recruit new volunteers and donors.
A few weeks ago, I couldn't step away from my desk without a nonprofit joyfully getting in touch to report they'd had dozens of new volunteers express interest in their organization. Emails with multiple exclamation points in the subject line are usually the best kind to open.
Learning about that impact after many months of work motivates me to keep going. I might not have a daily reminder of my work as I did when I worked as a reporter, but seeing the long-term impact of mobilizing volunteers is gratifying, perhaps more so than my time spent reporting.
Now, I know my neighbors have become inspired to volunteer. They're readers of these columns, who have sent me an email, shared a story, or reached out to get involved as a result of something I wrote.
That type of validation and the quality of our work is what truly matters, so we can move forward together.
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Despite support, most notably from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City's congestion pricing plan stalled his week when the state Senate refused to assemble a vote on it. Had it gone forward, and passed, the plan would have charged drivers $8 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street during peak traffic hours.
Failed public policy initiatives like this are just one element contributing to gridlock nationwide. In other cities, overbuilding has lengthened commute times and delays. In Washington, D.C., for example, the country's most congested city by our measures, sprawl has compounded already existing traffic problems.
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To determine the rest, we took the 75 largest metro areas and calculated which logged the longest commuting times and the longest delays.
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), a research division of Texas A&M University which measures congestion by how long the average traveler is delayed on his route to and from work during peak commuting hours, provided data on delays.
But congestion is more than hitting red lights and merging onto highways with nicknames like the MacArthur Maze in the Bay Area, or the Mixing Bowl in the D.C. metro, where traffic routinely comes to a screeching halt and the only thing accelerating is driver stress levels.
For this reason, we combined data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey--it measures commuter travel time by car, bus and subway--to see what percent of each metro's commuters spend 45 minutes or more getting to work.
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By these measures, we found that those in Chicago spend far less time stuck in traffic than commuters in Los Angeles (46 hours a year compared with 72), but that 25% of Chicago workers spend 45 minutes or more commuting, as compared with 19% for those in Los Angeles.
This is true of many Western and Sunbelt cities when examined next to their East Coast and Midwest counterparts. While Houstonians spend 56 hours a year in traffic, according to the TTI, only 20% spend more than 45 minutes getting to work. New Yorkers get stuck 46 hours a year in traffic, but 43% spend 45 minutes or more commuting.
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The reason is simple, says Alan Pisarski, a consultant to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Older cities like New York, or Chicago, which had million-plus populations in the 19th century, feature dense areas where industry and commerce are clustered, creating lengthy commutes for people living in the outlying suburbs. In the suburbs of cities that boomed in the automotive age, like Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta, office parks dot the landscape.
Here, it's fairly common for people to commute from one suburb to another, from say Pasadena, Calif., to office buildings in Glendale, a 15-minute drive on what can be a slow-moving freeway. Not so on Long Island, N.Y. The majority of people living in Port Washington, on Long Island's North Shore, commute to Manhattan, a 35 to 45 minute train ride away.
Systems like the Long Island Railroad are possible options for many of the country's congested cities. But installing them can be costly. Dallas is spending $900 million through 2018 for extensions of its DART rail system into North Texas.
This is a good strategy, says Robert Puentes, a researcher at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, D.C. He suggests that new commercial centers will develop along the train's line. Shorter commutes will follow.
Others say that such solutions are most viable in cities with densely packed population and business centers. Without them, trains cannot connect people to their jobs.
"Transit works really well when you have a lot of people going from somewhere to somewhere and where you can get a lot of people walking to transit," says Tim Lomax, a researcher at the Texas Transportation Institute. "But you have to recognize where transit works well and where it doesn't. The decision about how much and where to add capacity should come from where the jobs are, how many there are and how dense they are."


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£229,000 Offers over
A spacious detached bungalow offering scale and proportion of accommodation all on the level, that is seldom found today, set within sought after location close to the centre of Giffnock.
Approached by a long monoblock driveway, the property extends to nearly 1350 SqFt, affording flexible accommodation set on one level that would now benefit from some cosmetic upgrading.
At present the accommodation comprises:
Entrance porch, reception hall. Sitting room with fireplace, which is open plan to dining room. Well-appointed breakfasting kitchen with a full complement of wall mounted and floor standing units. Study/ Utility space. Three bedrooms and house shower room.
The property is further complimented by gas central heating and double glazing. Ample off street parking giving access to single garage.
A hugely popular suburb, Giffnock, is located approximately 7 miles from Glasgow City Centre. Commuter routes are served by the M77, M8 and Glasgow Orbital motorways which also provide 30 minute journey times to both Glasgow and Prestwick international airports. There are regular train and bus services to Glasgow, East Kilbride and the Ayrshire coast.
Giffnock and its neighbouring suburbs of Newton Mearns and Clarkston are recognised as providing amongst the highest standards of local amenities including healthcare centres, banks and libraries and a broad range of supermarkets, boutique shops and restaurants. Local sports and recreational facilities include Parklands Country Club, Cathcart, Williamwood and Whitecraigs Golf Clubs, a number of private bowling and tennis clubs, and East Renfrewshire Council's own excellent sports and leisure facilities at Eastwood Toll.
For those with young families, the property sits within the catchment area for some of Scotland's highest attaining primary and secondary schools, is within easy reach of the private Belmont House School and a number of school-run pick-up points for private schools in Glasgow.
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Connie & Jason ~ Married!
Rancho Las Lomas Wedding
Silverado, California
A few months ago we had the pleasure of photographing Connie & Jason's wedding at Rancho Las Lomas. It's one of my favorite venues, for sure! I love all the greenery, orange orchards, and especially the animals! Who can say they had a tiger at their wedding? Connie & Jason can!
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I loved how Connie & Jason incorporated their love for food with the rustic feel of the venue. They even had a farmer's market style cart full of veggies and fruits. At the end of the night their guests were able to fill up a bag with vegetables and fruits.
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It made everyone emotional
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text: Walking through a garden in the rain and inhaling the clean air is the perfect way to rejuvenate. There's a certain trail I like to take that leads up a steep hill, through the tall grass and eventually to a special spot where I'm enveloped within the low hanging branches of the oaks. A vibrant yet peaceful energy resides here, and it's my favorite place to stop, get grounded, take a few cleansing breaths and tune into the environment. Doing this heightens my senses. I quickly become even more receptive to sounds, smells, textures and a whole other world. It's amazing what nature can do for the mind, body and spirit. Add to this the element of water with the falling rain and it's even better then a day at the spa!


text: Nagios Enterprises delivers official products, services, and solutions for and around Nagios - an enterprise-grade IT infrastructure monitoring tool. Nagio's has an estimated 250,000 users worldwide. Nagios Enterprises was founded in 2007 by Ethan Galstad. Ethan created what would later become known as Nagios in 1996, and currently serves as the President of Nagios Enterprises.Nagios Enterprises is located in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN metro area.


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National Historic Landmark — Wellsburg, West Virginia — Brooke County
First known as "Miller's Tavern," the tavern and inn building here at Wellsburg were purchased by the Brooke County Commission in 1973 and used to house the Brooke County Historical Museum. Businessman John Henderson built a riverside warehouse in 1790 and the tavern in about 1794 as part of an effort to improve the wharf area and provide services to commercial traffic from the Ohio River. He leased the tavern to Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, who operated the tavern and inn for more than 50 years.
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A Pain Free CSS Overview:
You know html like the back of your hand. You know js mouse rollers quite well. You probably even experimented a little with server side scripting (first time is free). Yet learning CSS has always been on the someday list. While I can't teach you CSS in a day, let's look at the big CSS picture and you can get an idea of what you are in for if you choose to learn CSS.
CSS: What is it
It is a method for applying style to an html document. I think of it as font tags and html color attributes on steroids. HTML gives you a big old brush to paint the picket fence, while CSS gives you a pixel thin detail brush to paint a masterpiece.
Why CSS?
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) allow the page author greater control over page presentation. There are many things you can do in CSS that would be difficult and impossible in some cases in HTML.
There are also the benefits of being able to apply style via an external file to an entire web site with the change of one file. This opens up many possibilities for the page author AND user to change the way a website looks and feels with a simple file change.
Why Now?
Most version 4 browsers had huge sets of quirks with CSS that an author spent more time trying to get code to work than they did actual written it! With the release of IE5, NN6, Moz, and Opera 5, it has slowly become safer and less hazardous to use CSS. CSS is starting to pop up everywhere now. Almost all major portals and hubs are using CSS in varying degrees.
How Safe?
Three years ago, when the hype machine was in rare form, CSS was billed as the wave of the future. However, those of us that jumped on the bandwagon found it just wasn't ready. Browser bugs and user indifference left most of us swearing off CSS until it was safe again to use. Now that we've seen two full rounds of browser upgrading and mass adoption, CSS has never been safer too use.
How Style is Applied
There are three method to apply style to a html document: Inline, Embedded, and External. Inline style applies commands directly to an existing html tag or attribute, Embedded are style declarations near the top of an html document, and External is a stand alone file called a Style Sheet full of CSS declarations.
Inline Style: you may place style commands right along with standard html tags: (please replace square brackets with angled brackets in examples.)
[[html element name] STYLE="[CSS property]:[property value]"]
For example:
[h2 STYLE="background: #0000F0; color: red; line-height: 30px; font-size: 32px"]
The inline style is good for light usage when you need something special. It is also very safe because non css browsers will just ignore the extra attributes.
Embedded Style:
Embedded Style declarations are placed in the HEAD of the document.
Embedded style is good to use when you don't have many declarations. Take for example this page. It would be silly to place those few style declarations as an external file - it would require more time for the browser to connect and download a small style sheet, than it would to just put it inline. So embedded is good for beginners:
[STYLE TYPE="text/css"]
body {
margin-top: 0px;
margin-left: 0px
a:hover {
color: red;
background: yellow;
text-decoration: underline !important
If you have larger amounts of declarations, it is always better to go with an External style sheet.
External Style Sheets
External Style Sheets are a text formatted file with your CSS declarations in them. To link to the sheet from your html, you use the LINK tag in the HEAD section of your document:
[LINK REL=STYLESHEET HREF="style.css" TYPE="text/css"]
You can even use more than one if you wish:
[LINK REL=Stylesheet HREF="urls.css" TITLE="combined"]
[LINK REL=Stylesheet HREF="colors.css" TITLE="combined"]
[LINK REL=Stylesheet HREF="fonts.css" TITLE="combined"]
Official CSS recommendations from the W3C
CSS 1 http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1
CSS 2 http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/
The Whole Speed Controversy
Many tutorials claim that CSS will speed up page display and/or loading. While it might be true for someone using huge sheets, I find the whole speed up issue to be less than truthful.
The most important visit to a website is the users first - the page must load as fast as possible at that time. If your site lives and dies off raw foot traffic, speed isn't everything, it is the only thing. A good friend of mine is former pro poker player turned webmaster who sums it up this way; speed trumps all.
Getting excessive with Style Sheets, could cost you some first time hits as users leave before the sheet is loaded. If you are on a picky or congested server, the time required for a browser to request and load an external style sheet, could be the extra time that breaks your site.
I do grant, that you can gain a little of that back on successive pages as the browser won't be required to request the sheet again.
Code used for intro example at top:
[H1 STYLE="color: red; font-family: impact"]Hello Webmaster World[/H1]
[P STYLE="background: yellow; font-family: courier"]A Pain Free CSS Overview:[/p]
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Wouldn't this kill the administration factor (Not having to open multiple files to make a change?)?.
Sure would. But if you have a small site or one that maybe doesn't need much style updating, this might be a way to speed up the page load for visitors. True, it may not be for everyone.
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I love the clean look of a page when the visual aspects of the code are elsewhere. The logic of the markup jumps out at a glance, and editing is so much easier. It'll be even more useful as browser support continues to improve.
I find the default appearance adequate for the few who still use non-CSS browsers, so I'm not currently using any FONT elements on any of my sites. I ditched nearly all presentational markup when the non-CSS users dipped below 1% of graphical users.


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By BRENDA SIMPLER
Senior Project Manager
We are happy to announce the launch of EmCare's new website! The website has a fresh new look and feel and has been redesigned with user-friendly navigation and improved functionality. The design of the web pages and the structure of information have been changed to improve usability. In addition to the more modern design and layout of the pages, new functions have been implemented.
The updated solutions section contains information about integrated services, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, acute care surgery, anesthesiology, and radiology all under the same roof.
The new and improved EmCare.com contains detailed information about our various educational programs that are specifically designed for residents. Along with recruiting and training events and EmCare's pioneering administrative fellowship program which is designed to groom future medical directors.
One of the site's greatest enhancements has been to the clinical job search. The home page allows you to quickly search available opportunities. When you find your perfect opportunity, you can view more details about the job, the facility, the community and EmCare. And, you can quickly and easily apply to the position you are interested in.
We hope you will enjoy our new site. If you have questions, comments or suggestions please send them to firstname.lastname@example.com
Click here for a video overview of all of the site's new features! (Skip to the 2-minute mark to learn about the educational opportunities and resources on the site.)
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I seasoned some flour (love the bowl--Michelangelo always was my favorite):
I cut the meat in to cubes, dredged the cubes in the seasoned flour, and then browned them in olive oil.
I added dry white wine to the pot:
The wine was brought to a boil and then simmered until it reduced by half. Dijon mustard was whisked into the wine (TJOC loves Dijon mustard, it's in about half of the recipes in the book). I then returned the beef to the pot, along with a can of tomatoes, sliced onions, garlic cloves, and bouquet garni:
We simmered the dish over low heat for a couple of hours. When the meat was tender, we removed the beef, onions, and tomatoes to a platter (a rather annoying step):
The stock was boiled again until it was reduced to a third and slightly thickened:
Everything was then added back to the pot:
The stew was good but not great. It was definitely lighter than typical stew. If you don't love onions, look at other stew recipes because this one isn't going to work well for you. It was jam packed with onions and oniony flavor. I personally don't feel this recipe was worth the effort, especially when the beef stew recipe is so amazingly delicious.
Random facts:
- According to Wikipedia, a daube is a French stew with beef braised in wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de provance, so this actually was relatively authentic.
- In certain areas of France, bulls killed during bullfights are typically used for daube (Wikipedia). The picture on Wikipedia looks far more delicious than what I made.
- Wikipedia also states that there is typically a day between each step in the daube, making the authentic recipe even more inconvenient than TJOC's version. No thanks.


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They still have newer versions out there but not as popular anymore.
(Apparently, it is still popular in Japan with colored versions out.)
We found one on sale for 4 dollars only at London Drugs!
My wife still enjoys growing different kinds of pet in these machines.
They can grow into different "pets" in different stages.
(sometimes very cute, sometimes very ugly...)
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There are different covers and figures we can purchase.
I think they are on sale for 40 cents each now.
I wonder why they are so cheap now. Perhaps new versions are coming out?
Or, they are ceasing production in North America because it is not popular here.
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Address and Map:
The Ballard Elks is located just North of West Marine and across the street from Paseos on Seaview Avenue
6411 Seaview Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 784-0827
B.P.O.E #827 has over 200 regular sized parking stalls, yet we do not offer any RV hookups at this time. Elks member RV's are welcome in the parking lot but there are no designated RV Spots, electricity nor water/sewer hookups, please conserve your use of space. If you have a pop out you would like to use please park in such a way that it extends over one of the shrubbery islands in the parking lot. We are serious about you conserving your use of parking spots (please try and limit it to 2 spots). We will ask you to move if you take up too many spots. As well, please limit your stay to a few days.
Suggested donation of $20/night to the lodge.
We rent out our main floor on a regular basis, with this rental comes a required number of parking spaces and we appreciate your help for us to consistently provide these. Please check in with the lounge staff, upstairs in the lodge upon arrival.


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Golf Pub Glass
This hand-painted golf pub glass is durable and meant to be used daily. Amanda Lee blends a unique paint formula to create a product that is long lasting and impressive to look at. Perfect for the golf lover in the family.
A fantastic attribute to her designs is the "Mix & Match" mentality; no more "Which wine glass is mine?" because offering a variety of thematic designs keeps you identifying with individual glasses. She approaches each glass as if it's a canvas ready to be painted and her designs are thoughtfully constructed. The current trend to self identify is making its way across society, so why not do it with glassware?
Amanda Lee Glassware:
Is American made and highly durable
Is hand crafted in the art studio
Has a unique paint formula made by Amanda
Ships to all 50 states
Are meant to be used daily and wash great
$18 per glass, 20oz
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Tk Maxx is probably my all time favourite store, everything is such good value for money and it's all brands that you otherwise wouldn't be able to afford. Which is great, if like me, you're gearing up ready to pay back your student loan but are a shopping addict.
Over the summer I found some absolute cracking bargains, including a pair of Kurt Geiger heels for £40 down from £120. So I thought I would share with you my most recent bargain purchases from TK Maxx…
Emma Hardie – Amazing Face Body Cleanser
Perusing the beauty aisle in TK Maxx is my favourite, so when I whipped around a corner and spotted this is was straight in my basket. I've only tried Emma Hardie products once before and with a fairly large price tag for skincare, there's really no surprise. But it'd never tried her body washes before. The smell is, beautiful, very typical of her products. I haven't yet used it as I was waiting to take these photo's but a review will be on it's way once I've had a good try. I picked this up for £9.99 (RRP £26)
Illamasqua – Nail Varnish
Illamasqua, like the Emma Hardie range can make quite a dent in your bank balance. I picked up two shades of nail polish in 'Raindrops' and 'Hemlock' for £3.99, which is an absolute steal considering the registered retail price is £14.50. 'Raindrops' is a pale, mutes blue with teeny, tiny white glitter and 'Hemlock' is a holographic pink shade. I've only tried 'Hemlock' so far, but I was so impressed with the durability. I didn't have time for a top coat and lasted 4-5 days before it chipped.
Yes to Grapefruit – Facial Wipes
I have been meaning to try these for so long but I just can't seem to face spending £3.99 on 25 face wipes when I could spend £1 on 50. These were on offer for £2.99, which understandably wasn't a huge difference, but at the time it clearly made the world of difference. Good jon there Melissa. Regardless though, I'm pretty chuffed I tried these. I struggle to find face wipes that can tackle my liquid liner and waterproof mascara but these did a pretty good job with very little efford on my side which meant I could spend longer on the following stages of my skincare routine!
Do you shop in TK Maxx? I know it sounds ridiculous but some of the bargains you cangrab in there are incredible. My local one is selling Michael Kors bags at the moment.
Love always,


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Lemon Coconut Banana Nut Bread with Warm Honey Butter Glaze
I get asked all the time how I come up with new recipes. What's my inspiration? It may sound strange but I am really inspired by the items that are about to go bad in my pantry. I can't stand to waste food so if something is on it's last days, I'll figure out a recipe to use it.
I had lemons (getting pretty ripe) left over from these Lemon Blueberry Muffins and coconut left over from my Easter Bunny Cupcakes. I also had about 4 bananas that had turned black—either ready to peel and put in the freezer for smoothies, or ready for banana bread. Banana bread it is!
Jacobs walked in the house and instantly said, "Banana bread!" It's smell is intoxication and unmistakable. It's delicious all by itself ... but I have to tell you, a glaze of butter and honey takes it to a whole different (incredible) level ...
I mean, what isn't good drizzled in butter and honey?
Add a little toasted coconut and this banana bread just got a whole lot fancier.
Eat it for breakfast, eat it for dessert, give it as a gift, make it for an open house. Just make sure you make a little mini loaf just for yourself—you won't want to share.
I made one recipe into four mini loaf pans so Jacobs and I can enjoy one (if I decide to share) and I can give the others away. Here's the recipe so you can make them for your family and friends ...
Lemon Coconut Banana Nut Bread with Warm Honey Butter Glaze
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup greek yogurt
2 large eggs 3 ripe bananas
grated lemon zest of 1/2 a lemon
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans
toasted shredded sweetened coconut (for garnish)
Honey Butter Glaze:
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
grated lemon zest of 1/2 a lemon
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan (or four mini loaf pans).
In the bowl of a mixer with a whisk attachment, cream sugar, brown sugar, oil and yogurt. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combined.In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in lemon zest and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.Change mixer attachment to paddle and add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and mix on low until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears. Stir in chopped pecans.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If using mini loaf pans, bake for 30 to 35 mins. Set aside to cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack.To make Honey Butter Glaze, mix melted butter with honey and lemon zest in a small bowl. Drizzle over the bread and top bread with toasted coconut.


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Bridging the Asset Information Gap
Transforming Construction from Analogue to Digital
The Golden Thread
Despite the increasing adoption of BIM, construction and asset information is still typically in drawings, spreadsheets and pdfs (analogue)
This means the invaluable information about what was installed
is not captured in the digital model.
This breaks the "Golden Thread"
ActivePlan – a fully digital BIM process that manages all the key asset information
Generates required analogue drawings and schedules from a coordinated data model
Provides "foundations" that enable the whole process beyond 3D design to be digital
ActivePlan - the needle drawing The Golden Thread
Universal BIM
New build
Software applications that automate
We have developed software applications that automate a lot of tasks that are currently done manually, which adds time and cost to the process
.....also breaking the "Golden Thread".
Existing buildings
A manageable Digital Asset Information Model
BIM is generally considered to be about new-build, but the main driver was to improve the quality and structure of information about all assets, new and existing, to enable more efficient management. Activeplan combines expertise and tools to reverse-engineer as-built records to create a manageable Digital Asset Information Model.
ActivePlan applications
- Builds a dataset once and applies it many times
- Improves the quality/consistency of attributes
- Finds assets easily by ensuring apples can be compared with apples
- Achieves collective, expert agreement of required information
- Ensures delivered information is standardised/searchable
Product libraries
- Provides contractors/owners with reliable records of which products were installed on their projects
- Simplifies the gathering of product information
- Future-proofs asset information
- Simplifies and reduces the cost of producing of O&M data
- Simplifies inter-operability with other applications
- Provides manufacturers with a record of where their products were used
- Improves the procurement process, transforming into a digital mode
- Helps specialists produce Tech Submissions and Data Sheets for O&M
Asset Information Requirements
- Defines exactly what information you need from a project team
- Delivers it in a format that is easy for them to deliver against
- Saves requirements as library objects to be reviewed and reused
- Includes facility types, spaces, systems, asset types and products
- Ensures required data has been provided
- Ensures delivered information is standardised/searchable
- Enables supply chain to self-test data prior to submission
- Reduces time spent checking
- Reduces risk of incomplete/missing information
- Avoids risk-transfer by more transparent information
Project Information Model
- Ensures the project team is working with coordinated data
- Integrates geometric models with data models
- Enables the commercial teams to contribute more effectively
Asset Information Model
- Gives a coordinated model of O&M and PPM assets for CAFM
- Offers the means to keep the records constantly updated
- Enables search to find asset data
- Delivers a single version of the truth
This is a tool to create standardized data templates for facilities, spaces, systems and assets.
It enables experts from the wider industry to collaborate and share expertise to arrive at optimized data sets for any asset type.
It provides access to multiple template types with implementation of the buildingSMART IFC 4x schema including IFC Types, Property Sets, Quantity Sets and attributes along with measures and unit types including a standard list of
measures, unit types and enumerators
The User can;
- Map templates to a selection of Classification systems including Uniclass 2015, NRM and Omniclass.
- Search based upon the BuildingSMART Data Dictionary and Uniclass 2015
- Export formats for Templates as either COBie SPie, Excel, Word or Json
AP Product Library Network
Reusable digital library of Products, their properties and manufacturers'/supplier's details.
This can be populated by designers or contractors' commercial teams, manufacturers or through our integration with commercial libraries such as BIMObject, BIMStore and Trimble Luckins
Products used regularly on new projects or which occur in existing buildings are managed in the Product Library so connections to potential replacements are easily made.
Other information such as spares, instructions or safety notices are easily assigned.
The Product Library automatically records which projects used which products from the Library, forming one element of the Golden Thread across a portfolio.
Asset Information Requirements Network
This is a collaborative network of asset information requirements which allows property sets to be created and saved away for reuse on individual projects, saving time and cost at project level and improving consistency at a corporate or industry level.
Reusable digital library of asset information requirements, including Uniclass Spaces and relating Uniclass Products.
Other information such as spares, instructions or safety notices are easily assigned.
The Product Library automatically records which projects used which products from the Library, forming one element of the Golden Thread across a portfolio.
Reusable digital library of asset information requirements, including Uniclass Spaces and relating Uniclass Products.
This is then used to automatically test that the required information has been provided – and if it hasn't, it is returned to the author
ActiveCOBie allows the project team to either Import the AIR Network or create one manually. It federates the Developed Design model with the AIR to create the PIM, which creates the required information for each work package
ActiveCOBie validates and federates COBie files and reports on level of required information completeness at each stage, providing online templates for supply chain to provide information.
It automatically validates COBie submissions and reports to the author any issues and where to correct them.
The client and their FMs can view and interact with asset information in 3D and 2D
Enables the generation of a coordinated and validated COBie spreadsheet
Because we hold the COBie data in SQL, it can be presented using Microsoft Power BI to provide detailed asset information in an accessible format.
Reporting and dashboards
Because ActiveCOBie includes a spatial model, we can generate an interactive floor plan in PowerBI making it easier to b=navigate the underlying data
Room Data Sheets are used to both brief designers of a client's requirements for spaces and record what the finished design has delivered.
This information is often managed in spreadsheets which is time consuming and potentially unreliable.
IMPACT is a cloud-based application that manages all elements of room data from a database of property sets related to space types. These are applied to specific projects and any changes tracked.
We have libraries for Healthcare and Education and are starting to work on a Residential set of standard room requirements.
For completed buildings, IMPACT can take the final handover data set, import it into IMPACT and use that to record any changes. Any change to any field is tracked and recorded in an audit trail.
For completed buildings, IMPACT can take the final handover data set, import it into IMPACT and use that to record any changes. Any change to any field is tracked and recorded in an audit trail.
The database generates updated outputs into Word Templates to satisfy the format preferred by the client
– such as NHS ADB
Allows service providers to search for and book available rooms, based on suitability, review facility space details. Enables service-lines to find available space in local settings
Supports the integration of care – health and social.
Send out information to attendees and generate booking reports all in one process.
Record attendee numbers to obtain utilisation figures and cost for service line reporting and invoicing, identify underused and expensive property and upports service-line reporting and space cost allocation
Supports Bluetooth recording of patient attendance in each space by service line.
Asset Information Model (AIM)
The AIM could be considered the master database for Asset Information but that would not reflect modern software architecture where data will reside in several databases, interconnected via web services.
This allows information to be used and updated by different stakeholders using their applications of choice without having to replicate the data.
The data model connects everything, allowing the best-suited application to manage each element of the data. For example, after completion, the BIM Model/drawings are used to create a spatial model in ActivePlan, which becomes the master for room
numbers. In this case, we have the location of fire dampers related to the spaces they can be accessed from.
It also can hold the network/system of which it is part
The CAFM always relates to ActivePlan for spatial context but the CAFM has primacy of recorded works against and asset – whereas a lifecycle planning application would record the relevant condition data and use that to calculate replacement costs.
In this case, we are displaying the types of floor finish in each space and the other shows the location of fire dampers in a simple view.
Digital Asset Capture
The AIM spatial model, combined with the Cloud-based Product Library can transform the survey process, making it simple to capture a record of what is in each spaces and later, allow subject matter experts to review the record and use their expertise to determine what the assets are they can see and, importantly, make an assessment of what is likely to be there that isn't visible.
In this case, we have two examples. The first, a professional laser scan with combined photogrammetry, which can return the x,y,z coordinates of any asset into the AIM spatial database.
The second is a simple 360 photograph with no ability to generate coordinates.
In both cases, the expert is clicking on assets and connecting them to the Product Library.
Procedure Library Manager
Library management application has two elements – a library for creating and managing standardized asset types and a library for creating and managing standardized procedures.
The standard types can be applied across a portfolio of sites and asset data sets and mapped to BIM objects, schedules and other data sets such as lifecycle plans.
The standard asset types can also be mapped to manufactured products in the Product Library which contains the manufacturer's recommended procedures. These could be compared with FM's procedures for maintenance to identify any risks to warranties.
Libraries of procedures can be created and maintained e.g. SFG20 might require modifying to address inconsistencies which need to be "interpreted" or reflect certain local requirements. The Library records what changes have been made and holds this as a new version
Because the procedures are mapped against the asset types, the library can hold client or sector-specific procedure libraries and apply them to the single asset type. This helps with analysis and decision-making.
The procedure library can also be used to manage other task lists and we are exploring, with experts, areas such as T&C and CDM.
LAMP Modeller
Takes asset types from CAFM, BIM model or a survey into a spatial asset information model, maps those to the relevant procedures and generates a prediction of resource requirement.
It then allows the planner to "smooth" the resource requirement by moving due dates (within constraining rules) and generates a rationalized plan that populates the CAFM/CMMS
Start-stop cycles requiring additional sub-contract operatives at peak can be minimised and space downtime can be reduced and refines the LAMP towards an optimum
The dashboard allows the management team to look at resourcing v commitment across the site and use that to inform rebalancing of labour or reprioritising of tasks. The latter might be problematic, but the alternative is to drift into mobilising without due preparation.
LAMP Modeller enables work planning to be an on-going process requiring regular refinements and reaction to events.
It avoids the risk of missing or disruption caused by completing unexpected statutory work is much reduced with a dynamic model and generates a rationalized plan that populates the CAFM/CMMS applications.
It can provide an audit-trail of plan-Works Order – Completion record tied to the Asset Information Model (dynamic floor plan).


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Rain is on its way to San Luis Obispo County, forecasters say
It has been nearly two months since San Luis Obispo County got significant rainfall, but the area is about to enter a week of wet, cold weather, forecasters predict.
The National Weather Service is even calling for a chance of snow to fall in the inland areas of the North County on Monday night.
Skies will be cloudy today and remain so through Sunday as a storm system develops over the Pacific Northwest and starts moving southward. By Sunday night, rain is expected across the county, with showers continuing into Monday.
"The Pacific storm conveyor will start hurtling storms into California and the rest of the Southwest," said John Kocet, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.com, a forecasting service based in State College, Pa. "That means significant rain will finally get into Central and Southern California."
Between a quarter to a half inch of rain could fall Sunday night into Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Higher amounts could fall in the mountains.
Rain is likely to last through Monday and into Monday night, with an inch or more possible. The overnight low in Paso Robles on Monday night is expected to be 31 degrees, and the Weather Service forecast noted that regions of the Central Coast that are "vulnerable to the snow include interior San Luis Obispo County." Lows elsewhere in the county will be in the upper 30s.
Showers will linger into Tuesday, then a second storm system arrives on Wednesday.
"This second system looks to be even wetter than the first, with a subtropical feed of moisture that originated from what used to be Typhoon Nida in the western Pacific," the weather service said.
There is a chance of a third storm system reaching the Central Coast next weekend.
The gray skies will mean cool daytime temperatures — the high temperature in San Luis Obispo will stay in the 50s all week. Overnight lows will range from the low 30s in the North County to near 50 at the coast.
The last significant local rain fell on Oct. 13, the result of remnants of another typhoon that moved across the Pacific. More than seven inches were recorded in San Luis Obispo that day, and the storm shattered all-time records for a single day in the month of October.