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Ever wonder why your homemade pesto turns a really unappealing dark green or near black color? Actually, I rarely make pesto in the Philippines, as I tend to find most if not all fresh basil here to have a really grassy taste, rather than the typical "sweet basil" taste of basil grown in more temperate environments. Not sure if it is the intensity of our tropical sun, the soil its grown in, or what, but basil here is less than ideal for pesto, in my personal opinion. I read an article once that even in Italy, the finest basil pestos are made with little "baby" basil leaves, from plants that are just say 5-6 inches in height when cut, and more often than not, grown in greenhouses. That's a nice, ingredient centered way to start the sauce, but I have never found such leaves in the local markets.
However, every once in a while, I find really fresh and attractive bunches of basil and despite previous disasters, try once again to make a decent pesto. Such was the case today, when I spotted stunning looking basil at the Salcedo Market, for PHP30 for each robust bunch. I bought three bunches and hoped for the best. Back at home, I decided to try a trick I had heard/read about and quickly blanched my basil leaves in boiling water for ten seconds and then plunged them immediately into an ice bath. Made the pesto with blanched and toasted pili nuts instead of pine nuts as I had a lot of the former in stock, and a touch of lemon juice, garlic, salt and extra virgin olive oil blitzed up in a food processor. The resulting pesto was the most vibrant green I have ever made at home! Incredibly fresh and appetizing. It still tasted a bit medicinal, but better than most other versions I have made so far. I decided to bottle a portion for future use and stuck it into the deep freeze after putting a layer of oil on the surface of the sauce to seal in the goodness and hopefully preserve some of the color. Meantime, I made another batch for immediate use. Add the grated parmesan to the sauce before mixing with the pasta (do not freeze sauce with cheese already in it). So the the quick tip is… blanch your basil and shock them in an ice bath before proceeding with your recipe!
Jun 2, 2012 | 5:44 pm
woohoo, nice tip, thanks, MM! i've stopped making pesto precisely because of the unappetizing dull gray-green it becomes. i make mine with toasted walnuts. have just made fresh yougurt cheese (no science to it really, i just drained a batch of yogurt overnight over a cheesecloth-lined sieve, over a bowl in the fridge), and am planning to make some pesto to mix with it, for a pesto-cheese spread.
no hardship in making fresh yogurt either – i just heat up half a liter of milk )even low-fat UHT will do) just until tiny bubbles appear on the sides of the pan, cool it for 5 minutes, stir in 2-3 tbsp, plain yogurt (even the local nestle' creamy yogurt will do), put the whole thing in a clean glass jar, put the lid on when it's cool, and leave it on the kitchen counter overnight. the next morning, i have thick, fresh yogurt. if you want thicker yogurt, drain it over a cheesecloth-lined sieve for about 3 hours. and i always save 3 tbsp. of yogurt to make the next batch. it's great with your kalamansi jam!
Jun 2, 2012 | 5:44 pm
I have made pesto a couple of times in the past. I grow my own basil and there was a time that they simply grew out of control that there was no recourse but to make pesto and freeze them or else all the basil will go to waste.
I made mine without blanching and shocking the leaves. I also make the pesto a few hours after I have just harvested the fresh young leaves using freshly roasted pine nuts, olive oil and garlic. After processing, I put them in small containers good for three to four servings of pasta and I simply place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the pesto so it is not exposed to air. I then deep freeze the containers. Thus far, I have been able to successfully freeze pesto for up to six months with out discoloration.
When I need some pesto, I take it out of the freezer the night before and thaw it in the refrigerator. Once thawed, I whisk in some parmesan cheese and toss it in with the pasta. Also good in sandwiches or drizzled in soup
Sad that my BASIL was wiped out during ONDOY before I could get cuttings and replant!
Jun 2, 2012 | 6:29 pm
Yummy vibrant green. Off to the side: I have never been stymied by a set of poll options until now. An impediment of choice.
Time to turn my attention to making yogurt after successive trials to turn out edible looking taho never mind ever attaining my grail, a silky taho poised between the textures of crème brûlée and a wiggly blancmange. I know what I should do, just use my caramel sauce on the yogurt.
Connie C wondered in a comment a few moons ago what exactly the herb called in Southern Tagalog "balanoy" might be. It's the native basil.
Jun 2, 2012 | 7:27 pm
wow, caramel sauce on yogurt, why didn't i think of that before? add a shower of crushed pili or almond brittle!
footloose, this week, i've been hooked on yogurt-honey drink – (somewhat like indian lassi) : just fill a glass 2/3 full with yogurt, add a tablespoon of honey, top up with water and ice and stir. or substitute the water with orange or mango juice…very refreshing! you can experiment with the proportions that you prefer.
back to basil (sorry, MM)..would "balanoy" be the same as the visayan "sangig"?
Jun 2, 2012 | 8:30 pm
Nice tip MM! :)
Jun 2, 2012 | 8:48 pm
Wow, thanks for great tips. Simply beautiful!
Jun 2, 2012 | 9:23 pm
what a glorious green it turned out to be–beautiful!
Jun 2, 2012 | 9:26 pm
I love experimenting with different nuts in my Pesto, home made toasted almonds are yummy but my current favorite is pistachio nuts. Mmm mmm good! Have to get my hands on some pili nuts and see what that's like! Cheers!
Jun 2, 2012 | 9:31 pm
In my house pesto tends to get gobbled up before discoloration gets a chance to occur. But once when I did have a large batch I froze it in ice cube trays then stored the cubes in several freezer bags for separate servings. Once thawed it was still bright green.
Jun 2, 2012 | 10:30 pm
I toast the nuts first, too, before using them in my pesto and also add fresh lemon juice. Have you ever tried using pistachios? I use a combination of both pine nuts and pistachio for a nuttier quality to the sauce. Your pesto looks great. I'll try blanching the basil next time to preserve the color.
Jun 3, 2012 | 1:38 am
Footloose, have you read Andrea Nguyen's Asian Tofu? There is a recipe for Tofu Pudding which I'm pretty sure is taho. The ingredients are few: soy milk, water, gypsum and tapioca flour. I wouldn't know where to get ahold of gypsum though, or even what it looks like!
Jun 3, 2012 | 1:59 am
@Josephine, Yes, but holding off on using tapioca because I look on it as cheating. Gypsum is plastic of Paris. Same stuff used in casts for bone setting and artistic modeling but serves (in controlled quantities) as coagulant in making taofu. I get them here in Chinese food shops alongside other wholesome-sounding food additives such as borax and lye.
Jun 3, 2012 | 3:43 am
Footloose, I suspect your insides are cleaner than my bathroom, though I've been scrubbing it all afternoon.
Jun 3, 2012 | 4:36 am
MM, why should the cheese not be added before freezing? Thanks!
Jun 3, 2012 | 6:34 am
Good to know, MM … thanks!
Jun 3, 2012 | 6:45 am
I bet your pesto would be great with the aforementioned deep fried pork ribs and lamb…delish.
Jun 3, 2012 | 8:48 am
Great tip…will try this..
Jun 3, 2012 | 11:58 am
I've heard it said that when a basil plant "bolts" (grows a long stem vertically and and starts to flower) then the flavor of the leaves changes/gets bitter.
The "bolting" mechanism is probably a survival reaction and happens when it gets too hot/the soil dries out so it tries to spread it's seed and propagate itself.
Jun 3, 2012 | 1:14 pm
re locally produced basil, i agree with you. however, i lived in Cambodia for about 7 years and i used their local basil when i made my own pesto. it resembled the 'baby basil' you described but these are grown locally. i found them too sweet so i often mixed it with the purplish basil (i think it's Thai or Vietnamese basil) that was also available locally.
and yes, i read in one my internet searches for keeping the pesto green that a solution was blanching the leaves. i tried it and it worked! thanks for sharing this–it reminded me of my good life in Cambodia.
Jun 3, 2012 | 1:46 pm
Footloose and Josephine, I have successfully made taho many times it's in my blog and it's without tapioca flour… And footloose if you prefer not to use gypsum you can use lactone which is more natural… I actually have a couple bottles of lactone that's expiring end of this month if you want… Sorry MM bout this out of topic comment…
Jun 3, 2012 | 2:54 pm
hi MM, sorry for this one is out of topic…
seen this in one of the popular blog and thought its Zubuchon logo…hinde pala…
Jun 3, 2012 | 3:05 pm
Thanks MM for the tip. I will try to do this next time. Have always put off making pesto as I always think I would be able to use the basil leaves sooner than I think…but by then, it's even too late to make a pesto or use it in a salad…. :(
Jun 4, 2012 | 12:03 am
Thanks, MM. I'll try blanching the leaves and leaving out the cheese next time I make and freeze pesto. I like freezing pesto in ice cube trays in the summer for use in pesto pizzas in the winter. I try to harvest basil leaves early in the morning. I heard that the leaves are most flavorful harvested at that time. I also pinch the tips off the growing ends to promote bushiness, prolong harvesting and delay flowering.
Jun 4, 2012 | 1:47 am
Thank you MM!
Jun 4, 2012 | 8:56 am
Thanks for the tip MM. Is there any special way you remove the water from the leaves after blanching and shocking?
Was it the size, color, or shape of the leaves that you liked? If it was the size, like how many inches long and wide? I am guessing that these leaves that you liked are from a young plant more or less one foot high, and probably only until the second harvesting. The young leaves have a nice umbrella-like shape (even for the larger leaves) , while leaves from older plants get more flat.
Mart, I noticed that they usually start to flower and seed after 2 to 3 months. Unless, as you mentioned, the plants are unduly stressed, and the survival instinct to seed takes over earlier. The flowering can be suppressed by cutting back aggressively. But the flowering still comes soon after, and the leaves start becoming thicker and smaller (I suppose even the flavor becomes stronger and more "medicinal").
Have you guys tried gathering the seeds from the dried pods and placing them in your summer drink? When wet, a sago-like gel covers the black seed , and lends an exotic look and flavor to iced tea and other drinks. You can extract the seeds by rubbing the dried pods against a fine-screen strainer.
Jun 4, 2012 | 12:33 pm
Thanks for the tip! I always keep a stash of pesto in the refrigerator for pasta or for canapes. Just add tome tomatoes and top with Laguna kesong puti.
Jun 4, 2012 | 12:37 pm
Gej, yes, and they look like frogs' eggs!
Jun 4, 2012 | 3:21 pm
MM, thanks! On to trying this size out! More seeds will be used up. Re age – we're all probably closer to cheese and wine!
Millet – oo nga! The way you they look like when one finds frog's eggs strung in a pond or stream – though many might not find this appetizing – ha!
Jun 4, 2012 | 5:43 pm
Ahh so that is how it is done. I just finished a bottle of homemade pesto and noticed that it did turn dark, dark green. Thanks for the tip! Is the lemon optional? How does it improve the pesto? This is the first time I read of including lemon juice, will give it a try on my next batch of sauce.
Jun 4, 2012 | 6:26 pm
You're welcome MM. You should try making your own taho as homemade tastes way better. The ones usually sold on the streets are usually very diluted… kaya matabang…
Jun 4, 2012 | 8:05 pm
Thank you, Niceyfemme.
But back to pesto. There is a heretofore unheard of recipe for mango chutney with mint that's meant to accompany roasted rack of lamb in a returning episode of Les Dessous Des Tables. For the francophone Market Manila fans, or even the ones just tentatively delving into the culture, this ever so urbane program of François Simon is a great entrée. http://www.youtube.com/show/lesdessousdetable
Jun 5, 2012 | 1:49 am
Will try this! :) One advantage of keeping herbs at home: being able to pluck the youngest basil leaves for pesto for a sweeter taste! :)
Jun 5, 2012 | 9:54 pm
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Jun 6, 2012 | 10:33 pm
I'm planning to buy basil plant so i can make pesto anytime i want. I just toss them with cooked pasta and sauteed tuna and and sprinkle grated parmesan and i'm happy na… For economical reasons, i usually use a mixed of cashew nuts and peanuts instead of pine nuts and extra virgin olive oil and canola oil…yeah, i turned dark green after processing them so will try your tip next time MM. bdw, i haven't tried checking the year old lard at our fridge, hopefully will try to do ur advice this week. thanks mm….:)
Jun 8, 2012 | 10:10 am
hi marketman i tried this and the results as you said were marvelous!!! ialso added some malunggay leaves which i blanched and put in an icebath as well. needless to say the dish was decimated as soon as it hit the table. thanks for the tip!!!!
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The most interesting thing about colour is not, I have discovered, that it can affect your mood to positive or negative effect, or that it can enhance your surroundings and reflect your personality, but rather that it does not seem to exist at all. It appears nowhere in the real world.
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Imagine you're looking at a ripe lemon. It is, you believe, yellow. Seeing is believing, the lemon is in front of you, and you would swear by all the gods that it is yellow in colour. Very few people would argue with you.
However, the lemon is not yellow. It is made up of atoms and molecules that have no colour at all.
The scientist in you may choose this moment to sigh, perhaps even groan. So that's where he's going, you think. How disappointing. Obviously, the colour itself comes from the electromagnetic spectrum, or light. In layman's terms, light hits the lemon, and parts of that light are absorbed by the fruit. The bits of light that bounce back off form the colour yellow.
Yet any fool can see that the lemon is not throwing off rays of yellow light. If it were, you would probably assume that somebody uncharitable had dropped something exciting and mind-altering into your coffee. The world would look like one big acid trip if objects started throwing off light left, right, and centre.
All right, you say. I see what you mean. In fact, the parts of light that make yellow are invisible too. They travel from the lemon to your eye. Your eye then tells your brain what bits of the electromagnetic spectrum has just entered it, and the brain transforms that information in your mind into the colour we call yellow.
Think about that for a moment. How can that work? Electrons bounce around in your brain, and you see something as yellow? Yet, obviously, no part of your brain actually turns yellow at any point. The colour has still not existed in the real world. The lemon has no colour. Neither does light. Your brain does not physically create the colour you see (your brain stays, as you would expect, grey and gooey through the whole thing). At no point in the process is there a real colour yellow, a physical, tangible thing.
Yellow, to all intents and purposes doesn't exist. Your brain is lying to you, telling you something about the world that is not real. It does this all day, every day, and while the world is nicer because your brain tells you there are colours in it which actually aren't there, it's a vast self deception.
There is no spoon.
If you take it further, having accepted that yellow is just a mental construct with no basis in reality, then think about the fact that your mind and my mind are each unique from one another. My mind has created a lie that it tells me is the colour yellow. So has yours. But, given that our minds at no time consulted each other on what yellow should look like, what are the chances that they've created the same thing? Statistically, the odds are very low. And if we don't see colour the same way as each other, then the two of us are looking at very different versions of the world. We'll never know, of course, because you can't step inside my head and find out what my experience of yellow is like, and so you can't compare it with your own.
If we were in a pub, devouring beer, we could go much further, but I'll leave you to it for now.
It's been a long and complicated month, and I'm very tired. The above is a perfect illustration of this. Goodnight.
PS – Kirsty is much better now. Thanks for all the well wishes.
I'd love to make an intelligent response, but I'm suddenly unsure if I exist.
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Too deep for me on a Monday morning! Glad to hear that Kirsty is better, though, hope that goes for the whole family!
I seem to remember having a rather sober conversation in the pub (no honestly, it was the start of the afternoon and we had just gone there)about this is Ste and I remember then thinking this is way too complicated for my little brain!
Glad to hear from you, good timing to as I was just about to bug you for news!
I'm also very glad to hear that Kirsty is better. Also a bit distressed to have only just read about it here! I guess I should stay more current with the forum, but with a major panic like that, you should give me a call. I'm a long way away right now, but planes are pretty fast…
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Security Enchantment?
While listening to the 2012 Security Outlook presentation by the Information Risk Executive Council; they repeated a long standing industry concern – for a security person to be effective, they have to manage their reputation. In particular, people who advocate for security processes or spending have to avoid the perception that they want to benefit from Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt in any way. Unfortunately a discussion around APT style attacks sounds so like a spy novel plot that others could perceive it in a super negative fashion. That makes me wonder if part of the ultimate success of any security effort is more reliant on some particular security person's ability in an organization to, per Guy Kawasaki's word, "enchant". Maybe, if that's true, it's even a good thing.
In the article, there is a lot of focus on a tenant that everything is, to some level, a sale. I think if you take that further, it can be a positive sale or a negative sale. For instance, the existence of auditors and audits is a bit of a negative sale today. Companies look at it as "either successfully pass the audit, or pay a lot of $ in some way." This is something where we, as an industry of security professionals, missed an opportunity to turn the compliance sale into an industry and consumer positive. The sale of compliance could have been about how making it super easy to pass your audit gives your smart security people more time to focus on the higher level security things. Or that by achieving compliance comprehensively, you have addressed the Security 101 issues that plague other companies. Or that if you use compliance as a guiding spirit, you can produce an evolving security process that will always improve over time. Or even that you know you've gotten past that first hurdle of changing how you think done.
Maybe, the announced "death of compliance" is another opportunity for us to find a way to create enchantment in the security industry. If pundit's are correct that nothing focuses the mind like the fear of extinction, this could be a golden opportunity. Reflecting on why a compliance based approach didn't improve many companies security postures could be the opportunity to educate and enchant decision makers on the benefits of going beyond compliance-is-good-enough. Maybe the heart of how we continue to grow investment and engagement in security; is in telling the story of success – and not for the vendors, for the customers.
What does success look like to a C-level executive? What does it look like to the folks in operations? We can tell that success story, both in long term vision and in short term increments; and can chose to put the negative sales stories, the cost of failure or consequence of breach stories, into the Appendix. It's a bit like how publicly traded companies share their quarterly financials. They tend to focus on the upside; and while full disclosure is required; negative information can be managed to not take over the conversation. If our customers are enchanted with our value proposition and the stories of success, they will be engaged in the process and we can make an evolving circle of improvement. Wouldn't that be nice?


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Using DMC's Petra Perle No 3 thread and a 2mm hook I experimented making
teeny little crochet balls,
that once threaded together make perfect bright and colourful beads.
With a little bit of thin elastic, and some careful threading ....
... they were soon turned in to chunky Summer bracelets and necklaces.
For a little variation I added them in with some wooden beads ...
... and finished each
piece off with some co-ordinating velvet ribbon.
Being super quick to make, and with all the shades of the rainbow to choose from
they make perfect gifts ....
and one of mine was packed up straight away
and popped in the post to a lovely friend.
If you fancy giving them a go the full pattern can be found in the right hand
side bar on this page or by clicking here.
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The Mennaalii system was a system in the Colonies, and contained the planet Mrlsst. It centered around the star Mennaalii. It was in the Freeworlds Territory of the Tapani sector, on the Shapani Bypass.
While passing through this system to avoid navigating through an asteroid field, a Rebel convoy consisting of two BFF-1 bulk freighters designated Xroi and three CR90 corvettes designated Quluiy was attacked by pirates. An Imperial responsive force soon followed, attemping to rout both factions before they could escape. However, Rebel starfighters managed to drive the pirates and Imperials away without losing any craft in the convoy.
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- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
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Our collaborative structure is put into practice through our value chain approach.
Using this approach, we ensure the effective involvement of all the key upstream, downstream and support stakeholders who are involved in, influence, or regulate global value chains in the cosmetics, fashion and/or jewellery industries, and which have a concrete opportunity to create market-driven, positive economic incentives that further sustainable development.
RESP's International Working Groups (IWGs) carry out in-depth field work and research, which help identify and prioritise the most significant issues specific to each value chain as well as understand the role that each stakeholder can play in addressing these issues. Each IWG develops an action plan to implement activities based on these priority issues.
This approach is critical to understanding where the most significant improvements can be made.


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Celebrating the American Soldier
We recently celebrated Veterans' Day, a special time set aside to remember those who fought for our country. So many have given their time, talent, and all defending the freedoms we hold so dear. Freedom is not free. This time … Continue reading
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One cannot help but wonder whether the current silence is a type of silence before stormy weather? At least certain information sources read this blog because some channels of information have shut down. Churches that claim you should not read "dissident" information are themselves practicing active censorship... :-)
We know these groups have been busy with their "fall holy day season", but nevertheless it is quite interesting to consider how these groups shut off information thinking there will be less new content on blogs such as this.
I am preparing a number of new articles so stay tuned. This blog WILL continue - and thanks to the many who send information to my e-mail adress firstname.lastname@example.com. It is much appreciated. :-)
Monday, October 18, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Art Gillmore Passing Away
I just read news that Art Gillmore had passed away last Sabbath - reference: http://lifeafterwcg2.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/in-memoriam/. I also send sincere condolences to the family of this famous voice from the World Tomorrow programs.
Art had a very special voice, and we all fondly remember the clarity with which he did voiceovers.
Thanks for your service - rest in peace.
Art had a very special voice, and we all fondly remember the clarity with which he did voiceovers.
Thanks for your service - rest in peace.
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Open house Saturday Nov 2, 3:00 to 3:25 A unique property in Bearspaw that ticks all the boxes. Paved road, trees, close to Calgary, private. This home is a great "small home" in Bearspaw. Easy living, lots of parking, open concept inside, main floor master bed room, & all the privacy you could want. The home has the standard gravity septic system & connected to the Water Coop. The long winding paved driveway leads to the home. There is lots of room outside for parking & toys. The home is tucked into the trees. Inside, the laundry, kitchen & master bedroom are on the west side. The east side has the living & dining rooms. Configuration inside can easily be altered. Upstairs there are 2 additional bedrooms. The sloping walls provide more space than the measurements provide on the listing. The home features central air conditioning, 4 foot frost walls, cistern for irrigation water, 20KV natural gas generator, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, 4 inch pavement & all the space outside to play.
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This paint job represents the real-life livery worn by the Douglas DC-3-201B serial numbered 2141 while with Purdue Aeronautics in 1952.
* This add-on livery is for application upon the VSkyLabs ("VSL") C-47 Skytrain Flying Lab Project digital aircraft model version 2.8 for X-Plane 11. Obtain it from...
* As of version 2.79, passenger seat visibility is toggled in the simulator by clicking upon the equipment rack located aft of the co-pilot's position. Some SimSmith liveries intentionally do not display the equipment rack although the hot-spot is still in force (watch your pointer change as you move it).
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* Exclusive night-time textures (LITs) are provided, with guidance on their (optional) activation.
* An optional replacement for the spinning propeller texture (whose tip color is red by default), along with installation instructions are enclosed.
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Peace Everyone! This weekend, another Rachel's Vineyard retreat is being kicked off this evening in Indiana. We have 6 amazing people who have found the courage to step into the healing they deserve. As a co-facilitator, I'm asking for prayers. Usually, the devil is busy at work against everyone who attends the Rachel Vineyard retreats. … Continue reading Please Pray for the Retreatants This Weekend
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The Flame of Love Devotion
Last week, our Archdiocese of Indianapolis, had their kickoff of 40 Days for Life, which I was invited to share my abortion testimonial. My day started out with a bang...literally! As I was headed out the door to leave for the 40 Days for Life kickoff, I stepped onto the porch, and down I fell! … Continue reading The Flame of Love Devotion
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Topic Page: Boucher, François, 1703-1770
French painter, decorator, and engraver. His style was the epitome of rococo frivolity and was distinctly risqué in tone. He was immensely successful and widely imitated. He produced more than 11,000 historical, mythological, genre, and landscape paintings. Boucher became director of the Gobelins tapestry works (1755), and was also First Painter to Louis XV.
French rococo painter. He was court painter to Louis XV from 1765, and was popular for his light-hearted, decorative scenes which often convey a playful eroticism, as in Diana Bathing (1742; Louvre, Paris).
Stemming from Jean Antoine Watteau, and perhaps owing something to his Italian contemporary Tiepolo, Boucher's art is the triumph of the rococo style in France. His frivolous mythologies and artificial pastorals were skilfully planned in relation to the Louis XV interiors and expressed the spirit of the age in terms of decoration.
Training Boucher studied under François Lemoyne and worked for the engraver Laurent Cars, first earning his living by making engravings after Watteau. He won the first prize of the Académie in 1723, but made the customary visit to Italy rather late, in 1729–31, admiring there the art of Pietro da Cortona and Tiepolo. On his return he was made a member of the Académie and rose to be its director in 1765.
Court painter In addition to being appointed the king's first painter, Boucher was also chief designer to the Royal Beauvais Tapestry works, designer for the Opéra, and the favourite artist of Madame de Pompadour, the king's mistress. He taught her drawing and made a number of portraits of her. A full-length one is in the Wallace Collection, London, together with the panels of gods and goddesses he designed for her boudoir. He also painted another of Louis XV's mistresses, Louise O'Murphy. Jean Honoré Fragonard was among his many pupils.
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Ao Haru Ride episode 04
I am running out of time so I am keeping this one short. I would also like to point out that I'm already regretting writing about Ao Haru Ride. Zankyou no Terror would've been a much better choice. No chance of getting bored with that one.
Kou really made a mistake this week by relying on Futaba. The girl has the attention span of a hummingbird, what'd you expect? She barely made it in time for their school trip. You'd think something would happen on a school trip, right? Far away from home, teachers doing their best to look after all the children but fail miserably… Perfect opportunities are everywhere.
What happened? Absolutely nothing. It was the same damn thing. Both of them can't keep their eyes off of one another, yet both refuse to admit that they like each other out of pure stubbornness. I really think it's time that those two grow up a bit and just get it over with. For god's sake, Kou keeps appearing every single time she needs him. Coincidence? No.


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As a general rule I try to finish a game to completion before I write up the review. Sometimes a game can start off a little slow, but eventually lead up to an epic experience. However, just like certain anime series, if the early parts of the game are such a test of your patience, it doesn't matter what's at the end because you're not going to care. As the trademark Mike Garcia quote goes, "Why would you drag your balls through a mountain of glass just to get to the bactine on the other side?" Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is one of these games.
The game is a third person cover based shooter with very simple goals, walk from one end of the level to the other, killing enemies that spawn along the way. The thing that is supposed to make up for this stale kind of gameplay is the humor, but really there is nothing terribly clever about it at all. Matt Hazard is voiced by Will Arnett, but Matt's dialogue doesn't take advantage of Arnett's talent. It makes it feel like anyone with a gruff voice could have done Matt's voice. In this universe Matt Hazard is the stereotypical hero of an action game franchise, much like Duke Nukem or Max Payne. The game even shows you the history and evolution of these fictional games from an 8-bit sidescroller, a first person shooter, a GTA style game and a kid friendly shooter with water guns instead of real ones. Matt Hazard games stopped being made in the late 90's and Eat Lead is supposed to be Hazard's comeback game. Sounds good enough right?
Here's where things take a massive turn into confusion. To sum it up, they want you to believe that Matt Hazard is both a video game character and a real life person. Matt talks in a way that makes you think he is a real person. He constantly breaks the 4th wall and is fully aware he is in a video game like when he makes fun of the level objectives at the start of the level. What more is the CEO of the game company wants revenge against Matt Hazard because he could never beat any of Matt's games as a kid. He plans to get his revenge by killing Matt Hazard in the video game. That would be like me wanting to kill Mario because I could never beat Super Mario Brothers. It doesn't make much sense in real life and it doesn't make much sense in this video game either. What confuses me even more is real world is rendered using the same in-game graphics as the video game world. This makes me feel like both worlds exist on the same plane. I think they could have been much more effective if they used cheesy FMV video for the CEO scenes, especially since he's played by Neil Patrick Harris in this game.
I could almost forgive this game for its non-sensible storyline, after all it's supposed to be a parody and not to be taken too seriously. But the gameplay is just way too shallow and repetitive to make up for it. Enemies can be taken down in two ways, one way is by melee attacks. You can go up to enemies and do a quick melee combo that will usually take them down. But since it is risky to expose yourself in this manner, most of the times you'll be trying to shoot them from behind cover. Headshots are very powerful in this game, so even though there are multiple weapons to pick up, often times you can get through a whole level with your default pistol. While this is nothing new to shooters, the game never varies on this basic run and gun formula. Sure it tries to make you feel like it does. One of the gimmicks in the game is the programmers are pulling enemies from Matt's old games to fight against him. So in the same level you may fight against cowboys, Russian soldiers, zombies, water gun soldiers, and even 2D Nazi's that turn sideways to avoid your fire. Ultimately, it all just feels like different skins on the same enemies as the same basic strategy of headshots seem to work against everyone.
To me there is only one saving grace about this game. Matt Hazard is a game about parodies and the funniest by far is the inclusion of a boss that is a parody of JRPG protagonists. The boss is named Cloud Strife Altos Tratus and he is from the game Final Fantasy Penultimate Illusion. During the in-game cinema he even talks to Matt using text boxes complete with brooding over drawn monologues and ellipses. You may think the game is worth playing just to get to this point like I thought it was, but in the end this other method proved to be far less painful.
Ultimately the idea behind Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is a unique one but just lacks in its execution. The storyline feels very non sensible and wants to blur the lines between reality and video games. While there are many enemy types, they end up all feeling like the same ones just with different weapons. It gets dull in a hurry and almost makes you wish you could play Matt Hazard's Go Kart racing game instead. To sum it all up in a line I might say if I were in this game, playing this can be very hazardous to your enjoyment.
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is available now for the Xbox 360 and PS3.


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The main hall became a polling station on election day, 7th May 2015, as Notre Dame held its very own mock election. Four candidates were in the running: Joseph Doyle stood for UKIP, Maryline Ebu represented the Conservative Party, Annie Maloney was the Labour Party candidate and George Walker stood for the Green Party.
447 students voted over lunch time and at 4pm the results were in! In first place, with 46.1% of the vote was the Labour candidate, followed by the Greens in second place, with 31.1% of the vote. In third place was the UKIP candidate with 13.2% and in fourth place, the Conservatives, who received 9.6% of the vote. The results proved to be an interesting contrast to the national results.
The election was administered by the politics department in college. Politics teacher Kevin Warnes said, "Our thanks to all the students who took part and to the candidates for taking a leading role and organising such fine campaigns. You are all a credit to the College, and to British democracy! You are all an inspiration."
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Materials Discovery across Technological Readiness Levels
Materials discovery is important across technology readiness levels: basic science, applied research, and device development. Over the past several years, NREL has worked at each of these levels, demonstrating our competence in a broad range of materials discovery problems.
Basic Science
The Materials Discovery process at the most fundamental levels starts from the growth of materials that have never been synthesized before. This includes determining the chemical composition and crystallographic structure of the new materials, and it is akin to discovering a new planet in astronomy or documenting a new species in biology.
Examples of Work
These publications provide examples of our prior work in the basic science area.
Novel phase diagram behavior and materials design in heterostructural semiconductor alloys, A.M. Holder, S. Siol, P.F. Ndione, H. Peng, A.M. Deml, B.E. Matthews, L.T. Schelhas, M.F. Toney, R.G. Gordon, W. Tumas, J.D. Perkins, D.S. Ginley, B.P. Gorman, J. Tate, A. Zakutayev, S. Lany, Science Advances 3, e1700270 (2017).
Synthesis of a mixed-valent tin nitride and considerations of its possible crystal structures, C.M. Caskey, A. Holder, S. Shulda, S.T. Christensen, D. Diercks, C.P. Schwartz, D. Biagioni, D. Nordlund, A. Kukliansky, A. Natan, D. Prendergast, B. Orvananos, W. Sun, X. Zhang, G. Ceder, D.S. Ginley, W. Tumas, J.D. Perkins, V. Stevanovic, S. Pylypenko, S. Lany, R.M. Richards, A. Zakutayev, J. Chem. Phys. 144, 144201 (2016).
Theoretical prediction and experimental realization of new stable inorganic materials using Inverse Design approach, A. Zakutayev, X. Zhang, A. Nagaraja, L. Yu, S. Lany, T.O. Mason, D.S. Ginley, A. Zunger, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135, 10048 (2013).
Applied Research
The more practical aspect of Materials Discovery focuses on materials properties (e.g., optical absorption, electrical conductivity, work function) and the combination of them (e.g., transparent conductors, solar absorbers), rather than on the materials themselves (composition and structure discussed above). Such applied research is the first step toward the material's practical use in devices.
Examples of Work
One aspect of applied research in materials discovery is demonstrating a useful combination of properties in a material that has been previously reported, yet not characterized for these properties. These publications provide examples of our capabilities in this area.
Synthesis and characterization of (Sn,Zn)O alloys, A. Bikowski, A. Holder, H. Peng, S. Siol, A. Norman, S. Lany, A. Zakutayev, Chemistry of Materials 28, 7765 (2016).
Self-regulated growth and tunable properties of CuSbS2 solar absorbers, A.W. Welch, P.P. Zawadzki, S. Lany, C.A. Wolden, A. Zakutayev, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 132, 499 (2015).
Thin film synthesis and properties of copper nitride, a metastable semiconductor, C.M. Caskey, R. Richards, D.S. Ginley, A. Zakutayev, Mater. Horiz. 1, 424 (2014).
Another aspect of applied research in materials discovery includes explaining the origins of enhanced/suppressed properties in prototypical functional materials. This allows the distilling of design principles on which the discovery of new materials can be based. These publications provide examples of our research within this area.
Effects of hydrogen on acceptor activation in ternary nitride semiconductors, A.N. Fioretti, A. Stokes, M.R. Young, B. Gorman, E.S. Toberer, A.C. Tamboli, A. Zakutayev, Advanced Electronic Materials 3, 1600544 (2017).
Defect tolerant semiconductors for solar energy conversion, A. Zakutayev, C.M. Caskey, A.N. Fioretti, D.S. Ginley, J. Vidal, V. Stevanovic, E. Tea, S. Lany, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5, 1117 (2014).
Non-equilibrium origin of high electrical conductivity in gallium zinc oxide thin films, A. Zakutayev, N.H. Perry, T.O. Mason, D.S. Ginley, S. Lany, Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 232106 (2013).
Device Development
The ultimate goal of materials discovery is the practical application of new materials in useful devices such as solar cells or transistors. And there are a myriad of interesting challenges that arise from materials interactions, associated with integrating multiple materials with optimal properties into a single device.
Examples of Work
These publications provide examples of our research capabilities in the device development area.
Trade-offs in thin film solar cells with layered chalcostibite photovoltaic absorbers, A.W. Welch, L.L. Baranowski, H. Peng, H. Hempel, R. Eichberger, T. Unold, S. Lany, C. Wolden, A. Zakutayev, Advanced Energy Materials 7, 1601935 (2017).
Combinatorial in situ photoelectron spectroscopy investigation of Sb2Se3/ZnS heterointerfaces S. Siol, P. Schulz, M. Young, K.A. Borup, G. Teeter, A. Zakutayev, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 3, 1600755 (2016).
Combinatorial reactive sputtering of In2S3 as an alternative contact layer for thin film solar cells, S. Siol, T.P. Dhakal, G.S. Gudavalli, P.P. Rajbhandari, C. DeHart, L.L. Baranowski, A. Zakutayev, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8, 14004 (2016).


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Almost all of us think that superhumans can only exist in movies and books. But everything in life has an exception. Similarly, there are some exceptional human beings who are rightly called the real life superhumans, and their super abilities are going to give you the shock of your life.
Also Read: These Heart-Melting Stories Of Special Kids Will Inspire You To The Core!
1. Wim Hof – The Iceman
Super Ability – Can Withstand Freeze Temperature Without Any Cloth.
He has the world record of remaining submerged in an ice tub for 1 hour and 52 mins without any clothes. He has also run marathons barefooted on snow. He has got this power through meditation. He can control his body temperature.
2. Masutatsu Oyama
Super Ability – Could Kill A Bull With A Blow.
He is the undefeated martial arts champion. He fought with 52 bulls with bare hands and he killed 3 of the bulls with a single blow. He died in 1994.
3. Natasha Demkina
Super Ability – X-Ray Vision.
She is a Russia, and she has X-ray eyes.She can see through a person and get images of his or her organs and tissues and bones.
4. Ben Underwood
Super Ability – Echolocation
Echolocation is a unique feature possessed by the bats where they make sense of any object in their path by the echo of their sound. Ben had retinal cancer and become blind after the operation. He somehow discovered the echolocation feature within him and he could identify any object by the sound reflected from them.
5. Michel Lotito
Super Ability – Can Eat Metallic Objects
It is said that Lotito had eaten an entire airplane in about 2 years time. He has thick stomach lining and he can any piece of metal easily. He has also eaten TV sets, bicycles and what not.
6. Tim Cridland
Super Ability – Incapable Of Feeling Pain
He holds a name in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the maximum tolerance for pain. He has demonstrated his super ability by subjecting his body to fire, nails in front of live audience.
7. Gino Martino
Super Ability – Smash Anything With His Skull
He is a professional wrestler and he has smashed blocks of concrete, sledgehammer, large and heavy objects with ease. He has a very thick skull which gives him the super ability.
8. Rajmohan Nair
Super Ability – Can Withstand Electricity Passing Through His Body
He is called the Electric Man because you can pass electricity through his body and he does not get a shock. Doctors have revealed that he has 30 times more capacity to withstand electricity than a normal human being.
9. Jyothi Raj
Super Ability – Can Climb Anything Without Ropes
He can climb anything in the backward direction as well which makes him the Spiderman in real life. He has climbed mountains, forts, hills facing downwards.
10. Master Zhou
Super Ability – Can Heat Up Anything With bare Hands
He is called the Jewel of China. He can generate heat as much as the boiling point of water with his hands.
These are the top ten real life superhumans you could have never imagined that they would exist. Truly, nothing is impossible.
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Volume 43 (2015)
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Volume 43 (2015)
|'The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Initiative under Analysis', Ana Paula Dourado, Issue 1, pp. 2–5
|'An Opportunistic, and yet Appropriate, Revision of the Source Threshold for the Twenty-First Century Tax Treaties', Eva Escribano López, Issue 1, pp. 6–13
|'BEPS Action 2: Neutralizing the Effects on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements', Reinout de Boer, Otto Marres, Issue 1, pp. 14–41
|'Aggressive Tax Planning in EU Law and in the Light of BEPS: The EC Recommendation on Aggressive Tax Planning and BEPS Actions 2 and 6', Ana Paula Dourado, Issue 1, pp. 42–57
|'Limit Base Erosion via Interest Deduction and Others', Emilio Cencerrado Millán, María Teresa Soler Roch, Issue 1, pp. 58–71
|'Transfer Pricing in BEPS: First Round Business Interests Win (But, Not in Knock-Out)', Yariv Brauner, Issue 1, pp. 72–84
|'The BEPS Project: Disclosure of Aggressive Tax Planning Schemes', Philip Baker, Issue 1, pp. 85–90
|'BEPS: The Issues of Dispute Resolution and Introduction of a Multilateral Treaty', Jacques Malherbe, Issue 1, pp. 91–95
|'US-Based Pushback on BEPS', Robert G. Rinninsland, Kenneth Lobo, Issue 1, pp. 96–105
|'Tax Holidays in a BEPS-Perspective', Hilde Mæhlum Bjerkestuen, Hans Georg Wille, Issue 1, pp. 106–120
|'BEPS Action 6: Tax Treaty Abuse', Luc De Broe, Joris Luts, Issue 2, pp. 122–146
|'The Agency Permanent Establishment in BEPS Action 7: Treaty Abuse or Business Abuse?', Arthur Pleijsier, Issue 2, pp. 147–154
|'Blueprint for Reform of VAT Rates in Europe', Rita de La Feria, Issue 2, pp. 155–172
|'Some Fiscal Issues of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union', E. Poelmann, Issue 2, pp. 173–178
|'The 2014 Update to the OECD Commentary: A Targeted Hybrid Approach to Beneficial Ownership', Adrian Wardzynski, Issue 2, pp. 179–191
|'Location Savings: International and Indian Perspective', Pankaj Jain, Vikram Chand, Issue 2, pp. 192–198
|'Andorra: Exchange of Information and New Tax System in the Context of the OECDs and EUs Initiatives', Alberto Vega, Issue 2, pp. 199–208
|'Music and Taxation', Dick Molenaar, Mario Tenore, Issue 2, pp. 209–215
|'Prevention of Double Non-taxation: An Analysis of Cross-Border Financing from a German Perspective', Christian Kahlenberg, Issue 3, pp. 218–244
|'Rethinking Article 19 OECD MC (Government Service): A Provision in Search of a Rationale?', Michael Blank, Roland Ismer, Issue 3, pp. 245–254
|'The New Brazilian Position on Service Income under Tax Treaties: If You Cant Beat em, Join em', Vanessa Arruda Ferreira, Issue 3, pp. 255–262
|'The Impact of the Chinese Enterprise Income Tax Reform on the Reinvestment Incentive of Foreign Invested Companies', Carmen Bachmann, Martin Baumann, Yiping Zhang, Issue 3, pp. 263–275
|'The Non-Businesslike Loan: A New Doctrine for the Tax Treatment of Equity and Debt Capital in the Netherlands', Arco Bobeldijk, Rick van der Velden, Issue 3, pp. 276–285
|'Turkey: A New Tax Amnesty', Ramazan Biçer, Issue 3, pp. 286–293
|'Report on the Annual Tax Treaty Case Law Around the Globe Conference Held at Tilburg University, The Netherlands', Laurens W.D. Wijtvliet, Issue 3, pp. 294–304
|'Ten Years of Marks & Spencer', Yariv Brauner, Ana Paula Dourado, Edoardo Traversa, Issue 4, pp. 306–314
|'Tax Exemptions in Status of Forces Agreements', Robert F. van Brederode, Issue 4, pp. 315–332
|'The UKs New Diverted Profits Tax: Compliance with EU Law', Heather Self, Issue 4, pp. 333–336
|'Tax Havens and Tax Shelters: A Legal View on the Cross-Border Intermediate Holding Companies within the EU', Thomas Ronfeldt, Issue 4, pp. 337–343
|'Transfer Pricing in Africa', Gargouri Slim, Issue 4, pp. 344–354
|'The Italian Tax Regime of Outbound Dividends Distributed to Foreign Investment Funds: An Analysis from a European Perspective', Luca Rossi, Marina Ampolilla, Issue 4, pp. 355–362
|'Taxability of Non-compete Fees in India', Awanish Kumar, Anshul Rai, Issue 4, pp. 363–378
|'Taxing Virtual Currency: Challenges and Solutions', Aleksandra Bal, Issue 5, pp. 380–394
|'Transfer-Pricing and Game Theory', Lioubov Pogorelova, Issue 5, pp. 395–404
|'Proportionality and Fair Taxation', Joao Dacio Rolim, Issue 5, pp. 405–409
|'VAT Connecting Factors: Relevance of the Place of Supply', Antonio Vázquez del Rey, Issue 5, pp. 410–417
|'Tax Havens and Tax Shelters: Volume 2 The Hidden Money', Thomas Rønfeldt, Issue 5, pp. 418–423
|'IPOS and the Italian Financial Transaction Tax', Luca Rossi, Valentina Buzzi, Issue 5, pp. 424–427
|'Vodafone Transfer Pricing Decision: A Mistake of Judgment', Dhruv Sanghavi, Issue 5, pp. 428–436
|'Sharing the Pie: Taxing Multinationals in a Global Market', Maarten de Wilde, Issue 6/7, pp. 438–446
|'BEPS: Is the OECD Now at the Gates of Global Formulary Apportionment?', Robert Robillard, Issue 6/7, pp. 447–453
|'Tax Treaty Treatment of Start-Up Expenses in Connection with the Establishment of a PE', Tobias Hagemann, Issue 6/7, pp. 454–459
|'Expatriate Taxation in Spain: Some Reflections for Debate', Aurora Ribes Ribes, Issue 6/7, pp. 460–473
|'Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates: Domestic and International Tax Issues', Jon Mark Truby, Arnaud Cywie, Issue 6/7, pp. 474–476
|'Singapore: Transfer Pricing Guidance Released', Gargouri Slim, Issue 6/7, pp. 477–481
|'The New De Minimis Anti-abuse Rule in the Parent-Subsidiary Directive: Validating EU Tax Competition and Corporate Tax Avoidance?', Romero J.S. Tavares, Bret N. Bogenschneider, Issue 8/9, pp. 484–494
|'Joint Audits: Next Level in Cooperation between Germany and The Netherlands?', E.C.J.M. van der Hel – van Dijk, Issue 8/9, pp. 495–500
|'Does the Merger Directive Violate EU Primary Law by Excluding EU Companies Having Their Place of Effective Management in a Third Country?', Thomas Kollruss, Issue 8/9, pp. 501–507
|'Germany Adopts New Regulations Governing Allocation of Income to Permanent Establishments', Xaver Ditz, Hagen Luckhaupt, Issue 8/9, pp. 508–518
|'The Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments within the Framework of the European Arbitration Convention: The Interpretation of Article 4(2) of the AC', Daniele de Carolis, Issue 8/9, pp. 519–525
|'International Tax Issues in Relation to Cross-Border Investment Funds', Giulia Letizia, Issue 8/9, pp. 526–530
|'Corporate Bonds in Denmark', Michael Tell, Issue 8/9, pp. 531–539
|'Book Review', Giuseppe Melis, Valentino Tamburro, Issue 8/9, pp. 540–541
|'Is Aggressive Tax Planning Socially Irresponsible?', Christiana HJI Panayi, Issue 10, pp. 544–558
|'The Selectivity of Tax Measures: A Tale of Two Consistencies', Roland Ismer, Sophia Piotrowski, Issue 10, pp. 559–570
|'Is a Carbon Tax Compatible with the WTO Treaties?', Tatiana Falcao, Issue 10, pp. 571–588
|'The Relation of Article 9 Paragraph 1 German Double Taxation Treaties to Domestic Tax Law and the Consequences for Current Value Depreciation under Section 1 Paragraph 1: Foreign Tax Act', Johannes Becker, Issue 10, pp. 589–594
|'Personal Genuine Links under Domestic Inheritance Tax Rules in the Light of International and European Standards', Jan Szczepański, Issue 10, pp. 595–609
|'The German Exit Taxation According to Section 6 Foreign Transaction Tax Law and Section 50i Income Tax Law: Current Developments and Areas of Concern', Till Moser, Sven Hentschel, Issue 10, pp. 610–614
|'The OECD-BEPS Measures to Deal with Aggressive Tax Planning in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa: The Challenges Ahead', Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama, Issue 10, pp. 615–627
|'Fiscally Transparent Entities: Issues When Accessing Indian Tax Treaties', Vishal Achanta, Issue 10, pp. 628–634
|'Dual Role of the OECD Commentaries Part 1', Martti Nieminen, Issue 11, pp. 636–659
|'The General Anti-Abuse Rule Proposed by the European Commission', Tobias Franz, Issue 11, pp. 660–672
|'A Rose by Any Other Name ? The OECDS Proposed Revised Definition of Intangibles', Michelle Markham, Issue 11, pp. 673–687
|'Use of Foreign Losses: The Advocate General Wants to Turn on the Marks & Spencer Exemption, but the ECJ Rejects the Argument and States That EU Law Constitutes Rights to Deduct Foreign Losses', Thomas Rønfeldt, Issue 11, pp. 688–708
|'VAT and Fixed Establishments: Mysteries Solved?', M.L. Schippers, J.M.B. Boender, Issue 11, pp. 709–723
|'The New Italian Patent Box: First Evaluation and Compatibility Issues with the OECD Indications', Luca Marco Pappalardo, Issue 11, pp. 724–729
|'Open Door Tax Policy for Foreign Direct Investments in South Eastern Europe: Tax Incentives and Flat Tax in Action', Aleksandra Maksimovska-Veljanovski, Vesna Pendovska, Elena Neshovska Kjoseva, Issue 11, pp. 730–741
|'To What Extent Business Restructurings Fall within the Scope of Transfer Pricing Regulations in Russia?', Aleksei Hanninen, Issue 11, pp. 742–755
|'The Need to Avoid Double Economic Taxation Triggered by CFC Rules under Tax Treaties, and the Way to Achieve It', Błażej Kuźniacki, Issue 12, pp. 758–772
|'Dual Role of the OECD Commentaries: Part 2', Martti Nieminen, Issue 12, pp. 773–795
|'Tax Jurisdiction in a Digitalizing Economy; Why Online Profits Are So Hard to Pin Down', Maarten de Wilde, Issue 12, pp. 796–803
|'Automatic Exchange of Financial Information under the Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the Light of the Global Movement towards Transparency', Maryte Somare, Viktoria Wöhrer, Issue 12, pp. 804–815
|'Legal Issues in Respect of the Changes to the Parent-Subsidiary Directive as a Follow-Up of the BEPS Project', Cécile Brokelind, Issue 12, pp. 816–824
|'The Prevention of Tax Treaty Abuse in the BEPS Action 6: A Brazilian Perspective', Paulo Ayres Barreto, Caio Augusto Takano, Issue 12, pp. 825–838
|'The German CFC Rules after the Federal Fiscal Court Decision of 11 March 2015: A Toothless Tiger?', Till Moser, Sven Hentschel, Issue 12, pp. 839–843
|'Dutch Corporate Income Tax and Dividend Withholding Tax Treatment of Separated Private Estates', Arco Bobeldijk, Arianne de Leeuw, Issue 12, pp. 844–850
|'Index', Issue 12, pp. 851–861


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I don't really hear from Michael for the next two weeks, which is interesting because we sit very close to each other in class. I desperately want to say something to him, but I can't bring myself to. I know that I hurt him that night at club R.E.D. and now I am left wondering what to say to him. Not to mention the fact that I have started seeing him around with Kimberly, which is driving me crazy.
I am relieved when I get an e-mail about the final Writing Club reading. At least it gives me something else to think about. I spend the entire week writing and practicing my story for the reading until my voice becomes horse. On the day of the reading, I decide to go to the library to edit my story some more. Also, I have just felt so cooped up in my dorm and need some fresh air.
So that Saturday morning, I head downstairs to the front door. It's still pretty early in the morning, so the dining room and the front lobby are empty. I grab a bagel from the kitchen and then head out the front door.
I arrive in the library twenty minutes later and find it practically bare. It is almost peaceful, the only sound being that of running computer monitors and the ticking of the hands on the wall clocks. I seat myself at a computer and load up my story.
I spend the next hour editing my story for the Writing Club reading, but soon after, I get drawn into writing my novel. It's not long before the writing bug takes over and I am completely in the zone. My fingers fly over the keys as ideas pour from my mind onto the screen page.
With all the stress of Michael and Kendal along with that of school, writing feels like a great escape. I am so into my typing that by the time I check my phone, it's almost twelve. With the writing club readings beginning at the same time, I figure I had better head out. I am impressed with myself though. I have only a few chapters left of my book to write, and it is already 80,000 words.
I save the edits of my story, pack my things into my backpack and then hurry out through the front library doors.
I am surprised when I walk into the room of the story readings and see Janice reciting something at the podium. She had said something about wanting to recite something at one of the readings, but I didn't think she would actually do it. Everyone is silent as she speaks at the podium. I quietly make my way over to an empty seat and sit down.
Janice is reciting a story about growing up with her two other sisters. She talks about how difficult it was for them not having any other family and having to lean on each other. I am surprised. Janice has never told me about this, but then again, she didn't really seem to like talking about her past. Every time I ask questions, she always changes the subject. But then, here she was pouring her heart out about it.
After she finishes, she nods to the audience and then takes her seat beside me. I want to ask about her story, but decide against it. We listen to the next few stories in silence before my name is announced.
It's when I reach the podium that I being to feel guilty. Janice had gotten up on stage and told a story about a personal experience in her life, and here I was about to read a fictional piece. I clear my throat.
"Thank you, I am Elizabeth Drake, and I am going to read a piece dear to my heart." And then instead of reading an excerpt for my writing, I read another something else I wrote. Actually, it is more of a poem, call "Pieces of Myself." It's a story about a girl trying to decide her life and exactly what path she wants to take.
I can tell from the look on Janice's face that she knows exactly what I am talking about, but I ignore her expression.
"And as I stare at the fork in the road, I think of all the decisions that led me to this point. But I don't let that hold me back. I close my eyes, take a breath, and then take one step."
After I step down from the podium, the audience starts to applaud. I don't hear them though. It is after I finish reading the story, that I realize what I have to do. Without a word, I snatch up my backpack from beside my chair and hurry out of the room.
I continue running down the sidewalk until I look up and find myself at Kendal's door. I hadn't seen him at the reading and knew that he must have forgotten about it. He has been so busy with applying for the internship and doing all the labs for his Chem. classes that he has been pretty busy. We have mostly kept in contact by e-mails, texts and if I am lucky, sometimes phone calls.
I walk up the staircase to the door and ring the doorbell. I am not sure if Kendal is home, but I decide to wait anyway. I have been going over and over in my head about what I am going to say to him, but nothing seems to sound right.
After a few knocks, the door opens and Kendal lets me in.
"Elizabeth," Kendal says, a little surprised, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I w-was in the neighborhood and I j-just wanted to stop by. I miss you."
Kendal smiles. "I miss you too, Liz. We haven't really seen each other in the past month. I'm really sorry."
Guilt fills within me. I was the one that needed to be apologizing. "No, please don't. You've been busy with your Chem. classes and that internship. How is it going?" I know I shouldn't stall, but I am much too nervous to say anything.
"It's going great actually," Kendal says, leaning toward me. "I just got a call from the company to tell me that I have been selected! I am one of the chosen ten."
I smile nervously. "That's wonderful."
"It really is. The only thing that saddens me is that I won't see you for a while. The internship is upstate and it's for most of the summer and fall quarter. I'm going to miss you." He takes my hand into his and leans in to kiss me.
I swallow hard. I can't do this. I have to tell him.
"Kendal, we need to talk," I say, stepping back from him.
Kendal looks worried. "Why? What's going on?"
I take a deep breath. "Kendal, something happened a few weeks ago, something I should have told you about." I bite my lip hard, trying to give myself courage.
Kendal's expression slowly turns into a frown. "What is it?"
I take another deep breath. "I'm just going to come out and say it. Michael…kissed me."
There is a moment of silence and all that can be heard is the sound of our breathing and the sound of Kendal's roommate Jake, blasting his Jazz music from upstairs.
Then Kendal finally speaks. "What do you mean, Michael kissed you?" His voice is firm and tense. I can feel my heart begin to beat faster.
"I-It's a long story," I stammer, but Kendal doesn't seem to care.
"What happened?" he snaps and I quickly tell him everything. I tell him about Michael accusing me of liking him and how he had just kissed me out of nowhere. I desperately want to leave out the part where I kissed him back, so I say nothing about it.
Kendal curses. "I had a feeling about that guy," he says, his voice filled with hate. "I didn't like the two of you hanging out so much. I always felt like he wanted more than just a friendship with you."
I shrug. "I-I never thought about it," I say. My voice is starting to shake and I hope Kendal doesn't notice. Unlucky for me, he does.
"Why did you wait so long to tell me?" He then pauses for a second. "Elizabeth, do you have feelings for him?"
I feel my face heating up once again and pray that my cheeks aren't going red. "N-no Kendal! Of course not! I'm with you!"I try to reach for him, but Kendal pulls away sharply.
"Don't lie to me Elizabeth," he says sternly. "Tell me the truth."
I feel my palms going sweaty. "I-I'm not Kendal! I'm with you!"
Kendal scoffs. "Elizabeth, I can tell you aren't being honest with me. Tell me the truth!"
"I am Kendal! I only love y-"
"Stop lying to me!" Kendal shouts, and I clamp my mouth shut. The Jazz music upstairs suddenly goes off and the door opens.
"Everything okay down there?" I hear Jake call.
Kendal is staring at me furiously, but he looks up the stairs over his shoulder. "We're fine Jake," he says, and after a few seconds, the door closes and the music starts up again.
"I honestly don't understand the whole Michael thing Kendal," I say finally. "I love you Kendal. I really do. That whole thing with Michael was a onetime thing." I look at him desperately. He has to forgive me. He just has too.
Kendal stares at me hard for a minute before taking a deep breath. "I wish I could believe that."
I look at him confused. "What? Why can't you?"
"Because I know the true, Elizabeth. You do have feelings for him. "
My jaw drops. "Kendal! I don't!"
"Just stop it Elizabeth! I know you do!" He sighs. "I can see it all over your face."
I open my mouth and close it. What else could I say? He was right. I did have feelings for Michael and there was no way I could deny it now.
"But, Kendal., I want to be with you."
Kendal stares at me for a moment and then takes my hands and pulls me closer to him.
"I want to be with you too Elizabeth, but I can't."
I frown. "Why?"
"Because I can't be with you if you have feelings for someone else." He sighs again. "Look, I-I'm not exactly surprised by this. Last year, I wasn't really there for you when the incident at that party happened, and I know I lost your trust in me."
I shake my head. "That's not true!"
"But it is. I know it is. I wasn't there for you, but Michael was. I know you confided in him a lot and you two got close. I guess I just never realized how close."
"We were just friends," I say quickly. "I mean, we are just friends." I exhale deeply. "I really don't know what happened. We were just arguing and then he just kissed me. It wasn't planned or anything-"
"I believe you, Elizabeth."
"You do?"
"Yes, but that doesn't change what I said. You and Michael have became close and I know it. I sensed something with the two of you at the New Year's Eve beach party, but I tried to ignore it. But the truth is, he has feelings for you and you have feelings for him. Admit it."
I hate him. I hate Kendal for making me say it, but I know I owe him that much. "Yes, I do," I say. My eyes are starting to water. Why did relationships have to be so difficult? Why did Michael have to kiss me? If he hadn't, none of this would have happened.
"I do love you though Kendal," I say biting my lip to hold back tears. I can't believe it's happening again. Kendal is dumping me.
But Kendal does something that surprise me. He places his hands on my cheeks and kisses me.
"I know," he says. "And I love you too. But you need time to figure out your feelings. Maybe my internship is a blessing in disguise. It will give us time to figure things out."
I smile weakly. "I guess. I'm so sorry."
"I know. I just want you to be happy Elizabeth. I love you."
I feel my chest growing heavy within me. "I love you too," I whisper back.
When I get back to my dorm, I am more confused than I was before. I thought that I had made the right decision choosing Kendal, but now I wasn't so sure. Kendal had made a very good point. I was very confused about my feelings. While I was sad that Kendal and I had ended, a part of me was a bit relieved. And while a part of me was irritated with Michael for kissing me and starting all this, a part of me desperately wanted to do it again. My heart and mind were working together and going up and down like a carousel. I felt like my mind was spinning like a tetherball. What on Earth was I going to do?
Taking a deep breath, I pick up my cell phone and dial Michael's number.
"Hey Michael, it's me, Lizzie. I-I just wanted to apologize for the way that I acted to you at the club. Things were tense and I just snapped at you. I just want you to know that you mean a lot to me as a friend and I don't want to lose you. So please call me back when you can. Bye." I then hang up my phone and toss it into my backpack.


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(Wasn't sure if this would fit in the Genre Books forum, so I'm posting it here in General Chat.)
Who do we know is chummy with whom among authors in the field?
I got to wondering after seeing that pic of KJA with Orson Scott Card practically in his lap again yesterday. I haven't really paid much attention to this sort of thing in the past, wasn't all that interested. Mention of Dan Simmons in the other thread reminded me of when I tried contacting him twice a few months back (once by PM through the board on his site, and once by direct email) to see if he would confirm that rumor (which I think I heard from Byron) that he was one of the authors who had been approached about writing something set in the Duniverse before Brian and Kevin got hitched. From his complete lack of response, I started wondering if he and Kevin might not be friends. (They're both in Colorado, after all.)
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The University of Oregon School of Law elected 11 members of the class of 2017 to the Order of the Coif, the highest academic honor a law student can receive.
Elected students represent the top 10 percent of the graduating class. Coif member Ariel Stavitsky of Eugene graduated first in the class.
"The Order of the Coif is the most prestigious academic recognition in the legal profession," said Michael Moffitt, dean of the School of Law. "Each of these students has demonstrated strength of character, a strong work ethic and a commitment to academic excellence that represents the best of Oregon Law. I look forward to the great accomplishments that lie ahead for each of these newly elected members of the Coif."
The Order of the Coif is a national honor society for law school graduates at member institutions. To be elected to the Coif, a student must earn a law degree and attain a cumulative grade point average in the top 10 percent of the graduating class.
The National Order of the Coif was established in 1912, and 86 of the nation's accredited law schools have chapters. Oregon Law founded its chapter in 1934, and it remains the only school in Oregon to bestow the honor.
The 2017 members elected to Oregon Law's Order of the Coif are listed with their hometowns:
Thomas Allen, Redding, California; Elizabeth Bailey, Vancouver, Washington; Jonathon Bish, Madison, Georgia; Erik Bonn, Newport Beach, California; Ariana Denley, Gold Beach; Esack Grueskin, Iowa City, Iowa; Alisha Kormondy, Ashland and Central Point; Luke Kuzava, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Erika O'Sullivan, Juneau, Alaska; Nicholas Peppler, West Linn; Ariel Stavitsky, Eugene.


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