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Sarah's memoir: number one on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
October 2, 2009
Miranda, amanda — and dux femina facti, you damn betcha.
It will surprise none of you, candid readers, that la divina Sara's new memoir Going Rogue: An American Life, with six weeks to go before release date, has already rocketed to number one on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Yes, Governor Palin, that most potent mixture of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Magna Mater and Britomart, to name just a few of her coruscating personae, is a rock star, who leaves bourgeoise hags like Miss Hell Obomber and lumpen lesbians like Hillary Clinton in the dust. She's a scintillating ball of energy and blooming good health — in addition to being a blend of William Jennings Bryan and Robert Alphonso Taft, of blessed Old America memory — and she could draw 50,000 people to the opening of a hardware store, on an hour's notice.
Beat that, Barack Hussein Ogabe, you gangling, crack-smoking pimp. But then, I guess there are no chapters in Alinsky for dealing with forces of nature. The affirmative-action incompetent in the White House and his loathsome Chicago handlers are way out of their depth dealing with Palin, as we saw last fall when her mesmerizing speech at the Republican National Convention sent Ogabe's Potemkin village campaign into a tailspin (rescued, just in the nick of time, by the spectacular collapse of the Federal Reserve's stock-jobbing house of cards).
Herewith, therefore, a link to SarahPAC, where you can donate a few Yankee dollars to our first female President's political action committee, as I did this afternoon — yes, my widow's mite goes to Sarah, and cheerfully done:
I trust Gov. Palin will continue to be the focus of support not only for us Constitutionalists, populists, paleoconservatives, libertarians, and values voters, but also for all you Republicans of good will out there who think McCain, Grahamnesty and Lamar Alexander (the last two voted to confirm Red Sonia Sotomayor) and the rest of those country-club Viagravators should get bent.
Grahamnesty : Does the depilated old queen imagine that thin, tight rictus passes for a smile? And that porcine nose, as though he were constantly scenting his own sulphurous fart. Would that Mencken were living at this day, to satirize this high prole come up in the world, or better yet Catullus, with his Celtiberian nouveaux riches proudly showing their teeth on the slightest pretext, freshly brushed with Spanish piss.
Speaking of country clubs, the principle-free zone that is Mitt "Stop Me if You've Heard Me Deny the Divinity of Christ Before" Romney, and the rest of the Grand Old Plutocrats, better be nice to Sarah. Remember the last banker with a personality bypass who crossed us and thought he could still be president? The one defeated by Perot and succeeded by Clinton?


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Continuous Integration (CI) Best Practices with SAP – SAP HANA Extended Application Services (XS), classic model
This document is part of the guide Continuous Integration (CI) Best Practices with SAP. For all the examples to work properly make sure that you have followed the setup instructions for all components listed in the prerequisites box.
For SAP HANA Extended Application Services (XS) classic model (XSC) development you can use either the SAP HANA Studio or the SAP HANA Development Workbench. For more details about installing and getting started, please refer to the product documentation.
SAP HANA Developer Guide for SAP HANA Studio
SAP HANA Web-Based Development Workbench
A developer working on an SAP HANA XSC application works directly in the SAP HANA repository using the SAP HANA Studio. Design-time objects are modified first as an inactive version in the SAP HANA repository, then activated afterwards. As a best practice, we recommend that developers on large teams use their own SAP HANA systems for development to avoid conflicts with other developers. For a CI-based process, changes in the SAP HANA sources are stored in Git; this is where developers push their changes to.
The CI build in our example use case does not contain a compilation step, since nothing needs to be compiled. Instead, the artifact for XS classic model is an archive that contains the XS design-time objects wrapped as a delivery unit (DU), which can be deployed to any SAP HANA system. To define and package a delivery unit from the sources in Git, a dedicated SAP HANA system - referred to in this discussion as the SAP HANA CI system - is used together with the command line client
regi imports the sources from Git into the SAP HANA CI system, first activating and deploying them to the SAP HANA database and, lastly, packaging and exporting them as a delivery unit (DU). This idea was first described in an SCN article.
Thus, you can think of the SAP HANA CI system and
regi as the build tool, whereby the SAP HANA CI system is the build back end and
regi is a client tool that interacts with the back end. Since new versions of sources are uploaded to the SAP HANA CI system automatically all the time in the context of the CI process, its status is unstable. Do not use it for any other purpose, for example, manual tests.
A CI build step may contain tests, for example static code checks for the JavaScript sources (like
ESLint) or even automated tests for the user interface. To ensure that subsequent Git changes do not conflict with each other on the SAP HANA CI system, builds must run strictly sequentially. Otherwise, multiple SAP HANA CI systems need to run in parallel. After successful build and test processes, the artifact is archived for further processing.
A dedicated test system is required for acceptance testing. This system is provisioned via
hdbalm import with a stable version of the DU. The deployment of the DU version, which is successfully created during a CI build, can be triggered either manually by the responsible person (like a quality manager) or automatically via a defined schedule (for example, once a day in the morning). Testers then have the opportunity to execute manual acceptance tests.
After successful testing, the delivery manager determines whether to release the tested version to the productive system and to store the archive as release version to an artifact repository, which in the case of this example is Nexus.
Figure: The CD process flow for SAP HANA XSC
The landscape setup required for this process is described in Landscape Configuration. The pipeline implementation by means of Jenkins jobs places real code into the skeleton, as described in Sample Pipeline Configuration.
Figure: The CD process component landscape
One word of clarification is needed for the different entities that play a role in the process. The SAP HANA design-time content is organized in hierarchies of packages. As in the Java world, they are reflected as a directory structure on the local file system.
Any SAP HANA XS source object belongs to a package. During development, delivery units do not yet play a role but gain significance when life-cycle management tools perform exports or transports of content to other systems: then, the delivery unit is the entity on which these tools operate.
Any given package can be either unassigned, or assigned to exactly one delivery unit. Packages and sub packages can be assigned individually. Theoretically, the structure within a delivery unit might be completely unrelated to the package hierarchy, making it rather unclear at design time which packages are contained in which delivery unit. Therefore we recommend that you design a source structure with delivery unit assignments that fit naturally to the package structure in the following sense: if a package belongs to a certain delivery unit, the sub packages also belong to that delivery unit.
Thus, to make the handling simple, we assume for the example that the sources are organized in one common package (with eventual sub packages) which is assigned to exactly one delivery unit that does not contain any other packages. The detailed assumptions are described later in this guide.
The scenario discussed throughout this chapter is only an example intended to demonstrate how to set up a continuous delivery process for SAP HANA XS classic model applications.
Install SAP HANA Systems (instance for development, the CI process, test and productive system)
Install SAP HANA Studio on your local PC
SAP HANA Installation and Update Overview
SAP HANA Server Installation Guide
SAP HANA Studio Installation Guide
Preparing the SAP HANA systems
Some basic permissions and settings are required on the SAP HANA systems.
After you have installed your SAP HANA systems, access them using the SAP HANA Cockpit via the URL
http://<host>:<port>/sap/hana/admin/cockpit, where
<port>is usually
43<instance number>(HTTPS) or
80<instance number>(HTTP) for a single-container system, which is fully sufficient for our purposes. If you do not yet have admin permissions assigned, they are assigned when you initially enter the SAP HANA Cockpit.
Click OK.
Click Continue.
For your test and productive systems, you need a SAP HANA database user with the permission for the features of
SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Managementto perform configuration through the user interface and to use the
hdbalmcommand line tool within your Jenkins job definitions. The respective user role is
hdbalmwill not ask you to change your password, so you should change the initial user password before using
Select Manage Roles and Users or enter
http://<host>:<port>/sap/hana/ide/securityin your browser.
Navigate to Security > Users, select your user, open the Granted Roles tab, and add the role
You should now see additional tiles in your SAP HANA Cockpit (
Check your new permissions by selecting the HANA Application Lifecycle Management tile or by entering
http://<host>:<port>/sap/hana/xs/lmin your browser.
From within the SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management, open Settings.
Change the vendor to the value that reflects your organizational structure.
Installing the SAP HANA client on the Jenkins slave machine
For more information about installing the SAP HANA Client please refer to the product documentation.
The SAP HANA Client installation contains the following command line tools:
regiis a client that interacts with the SAP HANA repository.
hdbalmprovides life-cycle management tasks.
hdbuserstoreprovides secure credential handling.
For additional information enter the tool name on the command line followed by the argument
SAP HANA Client Installation and Update Guide
Secure User Store (
Log in to the Jenkins slave machine as
root, download the SAP HANA Client installation package and SAPCAR and store them into a temporary directory.
Extract the
SAPCAR_{SAPCAR version}.EXE -xvf IMDB_CLIENT{HANA client version}.SAR
From the extracted directory, execute the SAP HANA Client installation:
Follow the instructions within the installation wizard.
Add the installation path (which was defined in the installation procedure) to the
LD_LIBRARY_PATHenvironment variables that apply to the user under which the Jenkins builds are running.
SAP HANA Studio Setup
On your PC, start your SAP HANA Studio and in the menu, open Window > Perspective > Open Perspective > Other > SAP HANA Development.
Open the Systems tab. Right-click into the white pane, and select Add System. Enter the connection data to your SAP HANA development system.
Click Next, then enter your user ID and password.
Click Finish. Your system is now listed in the systems view.
Creating a reference SAP HANA demo application
In this guide, we'll use the SAP education application (
SHINE) to demonstrate how to set up the CI process using "real" code, rather than simply a "Hello World" example.
SHINE is available as a DU with the name
HCODEMOCONTENT_<SP>.tgz from GitHub or in the SAP Software Download Center.
The steps below are preparation steps that bring the
SHINE sources into a Gerrit project. Given the
SHINE DU as a tar ball (
.tgz), you will import the DU to the SAP HANA Development system and set up a local HANA workspace containing the source files of the DU. From there you will push the source files to Gerrit.
Importing the project sources into the SAP HANA development system
Download the package containing the
SHINEdelivery unit and store it locally on your PC.
Open the SAP HANA Studio, open the SAP HANA Development perspective and log in to your SAP HANA development system.
Select File > Import > SAP HANA Content > Delivery Unit. Select your SAP HANA development system, then select Client and browse for your downloaded delivery unit package file. These steps are described in detail in the
Click Finish and wait for the upload to finish.
Creating of the Gerrit project
Create a project in Gerrit as described in Generic Project.
Clone the project to your local PC.
In the SAP HANA Studio, open the Repositories tab in the SAP HANA Development perspective, select the correct system, right click and choose Create Repository Workspace from the context menu.
Enter the directory name of the Git repository that was just cloned before into the Workspace Name field. Enter the path to the directory into the Workspace Root field. You can safely ignore the warning that appears.
In the newly created workspace, right-click
sap/hana/democontent/epmand select Check Out.
The checked out HANA content is now located in the local Git repository workspace.
We will use Maven as the tool to upload the application to Nexus after release. This requires a short
pom.xmlto be added to the project root folder with the following content:
<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>{group ID of your Application}</groupId> <artifactId>HCO_DEMOCONTENT</artifactId> <version>{version number}</version> </project>
Enter appropriate values for
version. The details are described in the part CD Pipeline Skeleton.
In the local Git workspace, perform
git add. Ensure that the directory
._SYS_REGI_settings, which was created automatically by the SAP HANA Studio, is not committed into Git, since the existence of this directory will prevent other developers to create an own HANA repository workspace. Best practice is to add the pattern
._SYS_REGI_settings/*into the
.gitignorefile. Perform a commit, and push the change into the central repository. The Gerrit project is now filled with the
Working with SAP HANA Studio
For general information about working with the SAP HANA Studio, please use the product documentation:
When developers check out sources from the SAP HANA repository to a local workspace to store them in Git, they must ensure that all sources have already been activated in the SAP HANA repository of the development system. The checkout mechanism always uses the newest version, which might be either an active or inactive one. Checking out partially activated sources leads to an inconsistent source state in Git.
Creating a Jenkins CI build job
The Jenkins CI build job fetches the sources from Git, imports them into the SAP HANA CI system using
regi to assign the package structure to a delivery unit that will be exported afterwards using
regi. As an alternative you can assemble a software component per DU using
hdbalm assemble, which is described at the end of this guide. For the sake of simplicity we'll make some assumptions about the example use case:
The sources contained in the Gerrit project have a unique common package root: in our case, it is
sap/hana/democontent/epm. Using more than a single top-level package requires adaptations to the job definition by means of loops over the top-level packages.
There are no other sources in the SAP HANA system that belong to the common package but not to the Gerrit project.
The delivery unit to be packaged contains only the sources of the Gerrit project.
These assumptions allow us to treat the entities package and delivery unit as equivalents and avoid overlaps in packages.
Open Jenkins, select New Item, then select Freestyle Job, and assign
CI_Shine_master_buildas job name.
Define the values for the SAP HANA CI system (used for the packaging), the delivery unit, and the package as parameters of the job so that you can change these values quickly, if necessary without having to search for them in the job implementation. Select This build is parametrized, and enter the following string parameters:
Name Default Value
{fully qualified host name of the SAP HANA CI system}
{SAP HANA port the regi tool connects to (3<instance number>15}
{your vendor name}
For the other configuration options, enter the following:
Field Value Restrict where this project can be run
checked; Label Expression: the label that you have assigned to the slave, in this case
Source Code Management > Git
Repository URL
{the SSH-based URL of your repository}
Branches to build; Branch Specifier
Build Triggers Poll SCM
{Enter a pull frequency. For immediate results, two minutes is an appropriate value.}
Build Environment Delete workspace before build starts
Inject passwords to the build as environment
Global passwords
Mask password parameters
Choose Add build step, select Execute shell and enter the following code:
# calculate the top-level package dir top_level_package=${PACKAGE%%/*} #connect the SAP HANA Integration System #hdbuserstore set <mykey> <host:port> <user> <password> hdbuserstore set HDBKEY "${HANA_HOST}:${HANA_PORT}" "${HANA_USER}" "${HANA_PASSWORD}" #create workspace local on the Jenkins server regi create workspace regi_workspace --key=HDBKEY -f cd regi_workspace # track the package of interest regi track ${PACKAGE} # check out a local copy from the SAP HANA repository regi checkout --force # Copy top level package directory of sources to regi workspace rsync -qvrW --delete --exclude=".git" --exclude="._SYS_REGI_settings" "${WORKSPACE}/${top_level_package}" "${WORKSPACE}/regi_workspace" # Commit the changes regi commit # Activate the changes regi activate # Unassign the DU to get a proper state regi unassign ${PACKAGE} # create the DU if not yet existing regi show du ${DELIVERY_UNIT} || regi create du ${DELIVERY_UNIT} --key=HDBKEY # assign the package to the DU regi assign ${PACKAGE} ${DELIVERY_UNIT} --key=HDBKEY # Full DU export mkdir ${WORKSPACE}/target regi export ${DELIVERY_UNIT} "${WORKSPACE}/target/${DELIVERY_UNIT}.tgz" --key=HDBKEY # Make pom.xml available for sequel jobs cp "${WORKSPACE}/pom.xml" "${WORKSPACE}/target"
This script copies the sources that have been cloned from Gerrit via
rsyncinto a
regiworkspace into which the current version of the sources from the SAP HANA repository were previously checked out. Checking out the sources from the SAP HANA repository along parametrizing
rsyncensures that files that are deleted in Git are also deleted from the SAP HANA repository. After sources have been committed and activated, the delivery unit assignment is refreshed and the delivery unit exported. The credentials for logging in to the SAP HANA system, described below (step 8), is the final piece.
Please note that support by SAP for the usage of the
regitool is restricted to the commands that are used in the code above.
Archive the artifacts so they are available for subsequent Jenkins jobs. Select Add post-build action > Archive the artifacts. Enter
target/*into the Files to archive field.
To define the next job in the pipeline, select Add post-build action > Build other project (manual step) and add the following entries:
Field Value Downstream Project Names
Ignore the warning that the job entered does not yet exist. We will create it in the next step.
Save the job definition.
Define user name and password to be used to access your SAP HANA CI system via
regias global passwords: Select Manage Jenkins > Configure Jenkins > Global Passwords. Click Add, then set Name to
HANA_USERand Password to the user name. Click Add again, set Name to
HANA_PASSWORDand Password to the password of
HANA_USER. Save your changes.
Creating a Jenkins job for deployment to the test system
The next job in the CD pipeline is triggered manually: it is the stage for the quality manager or test coordinator to provide a test system with one candidate that has successfully passed the CI build job. The system can then be used by manual testers for acceptance tests.
From a technical point of view, this job takes the build result (that is, the exported delivery unit) from the previous job and imports it to the test system using
hdbalm import.
Open Jenkins and click New Item, then select Freestyle Job. Enter
Select This build is parametrized, and enter the following string parameters:
Name Default Value
Leave empty
{fully qualified host name of the SAP HANA CI system}
{SAP HANA http port: usually 43<instance number> (HTTPS) or 80<instance number> (HTTP)}
As the other configuration options, enter the following:
Field Value Restrict where this project can be run
checked; Label Expression: the label that you have assigned to the slave, in this case,
Source Code Management > None
Build Environment Delete workspace before build starts
Inject passwords to the build as environment
Global passwords
Mask password parameters
In the Build section, select Add build step > Copy artifacts from other projects and enter:
Field Value Project name
Which build
Specific build
Build number
Artifacts to copy
This step restores the artifact that was created in the build job into the workspace directory of this job.
Select Add build step > Execute shell and enter the following script implementation:
# connection data for hdbalm export HDBALM_HOST=${HANA_HOST} export HDBALM_PORT=${HANA_HTTP_PORT} export HDBALM_USER=${HANA_USER} export HDBALM_PASSWD=${HANA_PASSWORD} # import the delivery unit archive hdbalm -y import "target/${DELIVERY_UNIT}.tgz"
Select Add post-build action > Build other project (manual step) and add the following entries:
Field Value Downstream Project Names
Ignore the warning that the job entered does not yet exist; we will create it in the next step.
Save the job definition.
Creating a Jenkins release job
The final job in the pipeline implements the release of a version that has successfully passed the acceptance test.
Technically, two things happen: the artifact is uploaded to Nexus into a release repository, and it is imported by
hdbalm to the production system.
We create a copy of the deploy job in the test system, adapt the target URL that points to the productive system and add another step for the upload to Nexus.
Open Jenkins, click New Item, and enter
CI_Shine_master_release. Select Copy existing item and enter
CI_Shine_master_testDeployas the copy template.
Change the
HANA_HOSTparameter to the host name of the production system.
In the Build section, add the following lines at the beginning of the shell script:
# deploy to Nexus mv target/pom.xml . mvn deploy:deploy-file -B -Durl=<url to your Nexus release repository> -Dfile="target/${DELIVERY_UNIT}.tgz" -DrepositoryId=nexusCIProcess -Dpackaging=tgz -DpomFile=pom.xml
Remove any post-build action.
Save the job definition.
Setting up a Pipeline View
After we have created all the required Jenkins jobs, we will add a convenient overview of the pipeline in Jenkins.
Open Jenkins and click the view tab with the + sign.
Shine_pipelineand Check
Build Pipeline View
CI_Shine_master_buildin the Select Initial Job field and specify
5in the No of Displayed Builds field.
Press OK.
Perform a local change in your sources, commit, and then push it directly to
master. After refreshing the pipeline view, you see the build job processing.
Now act as quality manager. Trigger the import of the delivery unit to the test system.
Finally, assume that the acceptance test was successful. In the role as delivery manager, trigger the release.
You see the application deployed on all the systems and uploaded as archive into Nexus.
Alternative approaches
This guide provides an example that demonstrates how a CD process might look for SAP HANA XSC applications. This section briefly discusses two alternative approaches.
Assembling and installing a Software Component
Instead of using an exported delivery unit, you can use the
hdbalm assemble command to assemble the delivery unit from the CI system as a software component in form of a zip file. In the CI build job, replace the
regi export command with the following lines:
#assembles a software component for the DU
export HDBALM_HOST=${HANA_HOST}
export HDBALM_PORT=${HANA_HTTP_PORT}
export HDBALM_USER=${HANA_USER}
export HDBALM_PASSWD=${HANA_PASSWORD}
hdbalm -y assemble --ignore_language_errors --scvs_only ${DELIVERY_UNIT},${Vendor}
The zip file is archived in Jenkins, and passed to the
CI_Shine_master_testDeploy and
CI_Shine_master_release jobs. In both, the
hdbalm import command is replaced by
hdbalm install.
hdbalm -y install <software component zip file>
You must also adapt the upload to Nexus in the
CI_Shine_master_release job to operate on the software component zip file.
Transporting between systems
Instead of exporting and importing an archive (delivery unit or software component), you can establish direct transports between the systems:
hdbalm can use a direct connection from the target system to the source system to pull a delivery unit. You might find this approach preferable, especially if you are already familiar to life-cycle management. To implement it, you must provide an additional permission in the target system and define the transport route. For the discussion below, we assume that the production system is the transport target, and the test system is the transport source.
Preparing the target (productive) system
Before using the
hdbalm transport command, configure the landscape in the target SAP HANA system and create a transport route.
Log in to your SAP HANA Cockpit of the target system using
Open Manage Roles and Users, select your user, and add the permission
This role provides the required permission to create a new transport route.
In the SAP HANA Cockpit, open HANA Application Lifecycle Management and navigate to TRANSPORT.
In the sub menu of the TRANSPORT view, open System and press +Register. Enter the host name and the HTTP port of the source system of the transport (test system).
Press Next. Select Maintain Destination. Configure the connection details of the source (test) system so that the target system can access it. Click Authentication Details and enter the user name and the password of the source system. We recommend that you enable a secured connection. When you have finished the configuration, press Save and close the pop-up window.
Select Finish in the Register System pop-up. You see the test system listed.
In the transport view of the HANA Application Lifecycle Management, click Transports and select Create. Enter a name for your transport route, choose your source system, and select Delivery Units. Mark your delivery unit in the list. Select Create to save your transport route configuration.
Log in to the Jenkins build machine (or any other machine on which a SAP HANA client is installed). Enter the following commands:
export HDBALM_USER={HANA user of the productive system} export HDBALM_HOST={host name of the productive system} export HDBALM_PORT={http port of the productive system} hdbalm transport list
Enter the password of the SAP HANA user. You see a list of the transports defined on the productive system. Look for the transport that you just defined and make a note of its route ID. The route ID does not change, even if you modify the route, and can be used during jobs for automation.
Adapting the release job
Replace the
hdbalm import command in the release job with the
hdbalm transport command, which triggers the transport.
Open the
CI_Shine_master_releasejob in Jenkins.
Replace the
hdbalm importcommand in the shell script of the Build section with the following command:
hdbalm -y transport start <route id>
<route id>by the number obtained from the step above.

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Umpires Are LIVID Over Commisioner Office's Questions...And They're Right!
Hello on this cold and dark Thursday, the last Thursday of January. I came across an article this morning from the AP, and I was floored. Literally shocked and confused. Here's why. The commisioner's office of security has been going door to door to some of the major league umpires' hometown neighbors and asking RIDICULOUS questions. Here's a bit of that very article, and then boy oh boy, will I be back with some comments. Just try and stop me! Here you go...
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Umpires are livid that Major League Baseball has sent investigators to their hometowns, asking neighbors a series of questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan.
"The questions that we found out are being asked are about beating wives, marijuana use and extravagant parties," World Umpires Association president John Hirschbeck said in a telephone interview Wednesday. "And then finally with this whole thing about the Ku Klux Klan.
"You get someone from security, shows his credentials and starts asking these kind of questions, and right away what's the neighbor going to think other than the umpire is in trouble, he's done something wrong and he's going to lose his job."
Hirschbeck and union spokesman Lamell McMorris said Tom Christopher, the Milwaukee-based supervisor of security and investigations in the commissioner's office, had asked questions about Klan membership to neighbors of umpires Greg Gibson and Sam Holbrook, who reside in Kentucky. In addition, Hirschbeck said similar questions had been asked to neighbors of umpire Ron Kulpa, who lives in suburban St. Louis."
Peter here again...what the heck is going on here? This is the first time I've ever heard of these shenanigans by the office of the commish, and it seems to me to be a complete bashing of the umpires' personal rights. I'm not a lawyer, but ANYONE with a head on their shoulders can see that the umpires' Constitutional freedoms have been compromised. Not only have the umps' personal freedom guarantees been totally annhililated, but at the same time, remember this. What will the neighbors think? If this happened to me without a shred of evidence damning me in the first place, I'd have my lawyers speaking for me. And their comments would be directed to Mr. Bud Selig, Mr. Looney Tunes himself, just to find out the reason(s) why this has happened. Imagine if a security agent was canvassing YOUR friends and neighbors and asking them insane and baseless questions about you.
So...do any of you have any ideas? I'd love to hear them. I'd also like to hear what you think...are you as stunned and surprised as I am? Please leave those thoughts in the comment section, and I will read them and try to respond to them as quickly as I can. And I linked the entire AP article...all you have to do is click on the title of this post. It was too lengthy to run in its entirety. As always, my Constant Readers, have a great Thursday. Spring training is approaching every one of us on winged feet.
Oh, I wanted to wish NOLAN RYAN a happy and healthy 61st birthday. Live long and prosper, Mr. No Hitter. And as always, my friends, BE WELL. Don't forget to click on that title! Thanks for stopping in yet again. I appreciate it so very much. And I always will.


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Bobbing for apples
Bobbing for apples is a popular pastime among liberals, particularly at Halloween parties. Formalized in 2001 by Al Gore after he lost the election and John Kerry, the game involves a barrel of water, some fresh apples and an extrajudicially-detained unlawful combatant strapped to board. Its history can be traced back to the middle ages.
The early Celts played a simplified version of the game, in which willing participants would dunk their heads into a large tank of water and try to remove a floating apple with their teeth. Christian immigrants to England modified the game slightly, in that the Celts were now required to remove the apple from the tank while a boot on their neck held them under. A shortage of Celts in medieval times led to their substitution with heretics, jews, catholics, effeminate men, and women with self confidence.
Early immigrants to the Americas brought the game over and adapted it to their situations. A popular variety among Massachusetts residents was "dunk the witch and eat an apple". However, a series of strong pro-witch laws enacted due after intense efforts by the witch lobby broke up the game by mandating a 15 minute waiting period after killing a witch before eating an apple.
The game appeared in many incarnations between then and present day, before a neoconservative team brought it back to rave reviews in 2001.
A large tank is filled with water and apples are added to the top. Children gather around, eagerly awaiting a chance to get an apple and wearing clothes that they don't mind getting wet. The detainee is then lowered, headfirst, into the tank until he thinks that he is going to drown. The children then hang from sensitive parts of the detainee's body in order to reach the apples. Spurs are encouraged. Afterwards, the detainee is brought up to the surface so that the children can throw their apples at his face. It is said that the first child to hit the detainee square in the balls will grow up to be a wildly successful right-wing talk radio host.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern softball team opened the 2012 season today at home with two victories against Berry College, winning by the scores of 12-8 and 8-0.
In the first game of the doubleheader, Berry scored quickly, going up 2-0 in the top of the first inning. BSC scored one in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by freshman Taylor Bassett in her first collegiate at-bat, but the Vikings scored once in both the top of the second and third to go up 4-1.
Bassett was clutch again in her second at-bat, hitting a home run in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 4-2, and the Panthers tied it up in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single from junior Danielle Rucker.
BSC put up five runs in the bottom of the fifth courtesy of an RBI single from freshman Bethany Fronk, a two-RBI single from freshman Joanna Jernigan, an RBI triple from senior Ashley Bice, and another RBI from Rucker.
Berry came back with four runs in the top of the sixth, cutting the Panther lead to 9-8, but BSC scored three more runs in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI from junior Chelsea Fernandez and two bases-loaded walks, increasing the lead to 12-8. BSC held the Vikings scoreless in the top of the seventh for the win.
Bassett went 3-for-3 at the plate, while Rucker and Jernigan led with three RBI each. BSC totaled 11 hits to Berry's eight. The Panthers also recorded three errors, but the Vikings had six.
Senior Ronni Ferris started in the circle, throwing 1.1 innings before Fronk came in for the next 4.1 innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs with one strikeout. Ferris came in for the final 1.1 innings and got the save.
In the nightcap, BSC shut out Berry 8-0 in five innings. The Panthers scored two in the bottom of the first, five in the bottom of the second, and one in the bottom of the third.
The Panthers out-hit the Vikings 10-2, led by senior Beth Lefler, junior Brittany Berkopec, and freshman Alyssa Statham with two apiece. Statham and senior Ashley Bice led with three RBI each.
Lefler also pitched all five innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.
BSC is at home again next weekend, hosting the BSC Invitational, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26. The Panthers face Huntingdon at 10 a.m. and Alabama A&M at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and Case Western Reserve at 10 a.m. on Sunday.


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Australian Author Diana Hockley Visits with Mike Angley
MA: I am pleased to have visit with me today, Australian author Diana Hockley. Diana lives in a southeast Queensland country town, surrounded by her husband, Andrew, two 19 year old cats and four pet rats. She is a dedicated reader, community volunteer, and presenter of a weekly classical program on community radio. She and her husband once owned and operated the famous Mouse Circus which travelled and performed for ten years throughout Queensland and northern New South Wales. Now that the circus is sold, she is the mouse judge for the Queensland Fancy Rat and Mouse club shows!
Diana and Andrew also bred Scottish Highland cattle. Prior to 1995, her last occupation was medical transcriptionist specializing in Radiology at a major Brisbane hospital.
They have three adult children and three grandchildren.
Diana has had articles and short stories accepted and published in a variety of magazines, among them, Mezzo Magazine USA, Honestly Woman (Australia) the Highlander, Austin Times and Austin UK, Australian Women's Weekly, It's A Rats World, Solaris UK, Literary Journal of University of Michigan USA, Foliate Oak, children's website Billabong. She was awarded Scenic Rim Art Festival prizes for poetry and fiction. Since that time she has published two crime novels, The Naked Room and The Celibate Mouse.
Now, that's one of the most diverse – and interesting – backgrounds I've ever seen. How did you go from the circus to novels?
DH: I wrote a novel in 1971 which was rejected but deemed "worthy of merit." After this, I didn't write anything more until I attended university when I was in my 30s. Raising children was a fulltime occupation for a widow, so I didn't write anything more until 2005, by which time I was living on a small farm in rural Australia, married again and on my own a great deal in the show season. I started off with articles about our animals – always a rich source of amusement for city magazines, then ventured some short stories and had some success there as well. It was a short step to novel writing after that.
MA: Did your professional career inspire your writing? Are any of your characters based upon real-life people with whom you've interacted?
No, my professional life – from which I retired in 1993 – didn't inspire my writing, but I think some of my characters couldn't help being heavily disguised as some people I know!
MA: I won't ask which of them resemble rats! Tell us about your stories.
DH: My debut novel, The Naked Room, fits into the crime genre, the idea for which came to me one night when I was in the studio at the radio station. What would happen if the pianist didn't turn up for the big concert? There would have to be a very good reason why not. So I set about creating one!
MA: How did you develop your protagonist?
DH: I allowed Ally Carpenter's character to develop in response to her abduction and the personalities of her kidnappers. I once read that you have to listen to your characters, rather than trying to force them to do what you want (within reason of course) so that is what I tried to do and it seems to have worked.
MA: Is there a hero in addition to a heroine in your story?
DH: It's hard to say who is the hero in The Naked Room. Is it her boyfriend who takes it upon himself to investigate the crime? Is it her father who holds himself together and works on the ransom money? Or are they both the hero? My heroine's strength is that she refuses to give in. My hero's strengths are neither of them are about to give up searching for Ally Carpenter.
MA: I understand you have more than one antagonist in the book. Tell us about them.
DH: Oh yes, there are three bad guys and one bad woman in this – but they too have an agenda other than money.
MA: Any real life experiences that flowed over into your stories?
DH: No, not really. I psyched myself into standing behind each character, listening to them speaking and the reaction of those around them – like reading a newspaper over someone's shoulder. And I am sure they got a bit cranky with me sometimes (chuckling).
MA: So who migrates over from The Naked Room to your other novels?
DH: I have taken the main female detective from The Naked Room and given her the starring role in The Celibate Mouse. In this novel, the reader finds out what is happening to three of the protagonists from The Naked Room. For After Ariel, my next story, I have taken one of the characters from The Naked Room and made her the character. We find out what is going on with some of the Naked Room characters who were not in Celibate Mouse (some have moved on, it's two years later) and Susan Prescott turns up again, now an Inspector. I don't want to over-use the same characters beyond giving continuity to the series.
MA: Any last thoughts?
DH: It's said that you should always write what you know, so my novels will always be set in small towns/rural/Australian city/UK or Wales and they will feature people whose lifestyles I understand and whose point of view I can put across. My stories will never feature high finance, spies or sophisticated political themes because I have no knowledge of these genres. I do know, however, how people keep secrets!
I tend to write my main characters in first POV and the rest in third, with the exception of The Naked Room which is very different, darker and more violent than The Celibate Mouse.
MA: Thanks, Diana! Please visit Diana Hockley's website for more information about her writing: http://www.dianahockley.webs.com. Read More


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Disable groups expressed their concerns after Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong wanted them to stop singing at street corners to survive. However the governor told city officials to seek alternative means for them to make their living.
Alexander Feldman, president of the US-ASEAN Business Council, said the San Francisco meeting, sponsored by the US-ASEAN Business Council, is meant to "elevate the dialogue in the United States about the importance of ASEAN."


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DELAND, Fla. – The No. 6 Georgia College golf team shot a 297 in the final round of the NCAA South/Southeast SuperRegional Wednesday, missing the cut for the NCAA Finals by just three strokes.
The Bobcats shot rounds of 297, 294 and 297 over the three days, finishing at plus-24 and tied with Florida Tech in sixth.
Senior Billy Shida (Berkeley Lakes, Ga.) led the Bobcats for the final time, taking seventh at three-over par on the par-72, 7,072-yard Victoria Hills Golf Club course. Shida had rounds of 75 and 71, adding a 73 today. He fired birdies on nine and 13 in the final round.
Freshman Gavin Harper (Twin City, Ga.) carded a 73 today to take 16th overall. He had rounds of 75 and 72 coming into today, and finished at four-over par. The rookie carded three birdies on the back nine today, including two on par-fours.
Senior Joe Young (Cochran, Ga.) posted rounds of 71, 75 and 77, taking 34th. His plus-seven score came from not having a single hole under par in the final two rounds.
Classmate Matthew Yonz (Waycross, Ga.) was 58th at 11-over par with scores of 77-76-74. Sophomore Patrick Garrett (Kennesaw, Ga.) was 96th, posting rounds of 76-79-81.
No. 3 Lynn University won the SuperRegional Championship, posting a three-round plus-five. The Fighting Knights beat No. 5 Barry University by four strokes. Also advancing to the NCAA Finals round were No. 12 Barton College, No. 18 Newberry College and No. 15 Columbus State University. Individuals advancing to the Finals are Grant Goforth from Delta State University and Coker College's Jake Murphy.
Lynn's Ricardo Gouveia and Barton's Michael Marshburn shared the individual title, both at four-under par. Gouveia recorded rounds of 67-74-71 and Marshburn posted a 72-70-70. The duo beat the field by two strokes.
The tournament brings to a close another outstanding season for Bobcat Golf. GC put four individuals on the All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Teams, with head coach Jimmy Wilson taking Coach of the Year, and Shida adding Player of the Year honors.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Donatella or BitchFace?
Patrick Dempsey showed up at the Whitney gala last night without his scowly wife. Replacing her on his arm was none other than Donatella Versace who…well… you know what I'm about to say, I don't have to say it, because all of you are feeling it: she's raping your eyes. Full Story
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"Unspoken" an eloquent, wordless story about the Underground Railroad
The latest picture book from artist Henry Cole is extraordinary in its silence, which conveys both the urgency of the secrecy surrounding the Underground Railroad that helped escaped slaves find freedom, and the burden of tension shared by runaways and their surreptitious hosts.
It begins with a quilt draped over a fence, then an image of a farm girl watching Confederate soldiers ride down the road. She goes on with her chores. Something in the stacked corn startles her. Do the adults know about the people hiding in the barn?
The slave hunters stop at the farm. They're watched there, and as they leave, taking a riderless horse. When the girl returns to the barn, she finds a doll. A thank-you gift?
It's a lovely book that ends with the girl gazing from her bed, which is spread with the quilt from the first illustration, out her window at the Big Dipper, whose North Star guided so many to free land.
This would be an especially excellent book to share with reluctant readers, encouraging them to interpret the powerful illustrations and piece together the story.
"Unspoken: A Story From the Underground Railroad" by Henry Cole (Scholastic Press, $16.99), ages 4-8.


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Russia: Cable cut not affecting space station
A communications cable serving the Russian space agency's mission control was cut by construction workers but the accident has not affected the International Space Station or civilian satellites, the U.S. and Russian space agencies said Wednesday.
Russian news agencies cited unnamed sources as saying the cut meant controllers could not send commands to satellites or the Russian segments of the orbiting space lab. But Alexei Kuznetsov, a spokesman for the Roscosmos space agency, said communications were continuing by other means, which he did not specify.
Josh Byerly, a spokesman for the U.S. space agency NASA, said the Russian space program had another ground communications site in operation and was communicating with the space station via Johnson Space Center in Houston without problems.
A Soyuz space capsule is to ferry three astronauts from the station back to Earth on Monday. Kuznetsov said the accident did not affect that plan.
The Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed Defense Ministry official as saying military satellites were under control.
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Gutter Cleaning With Gutter Cleaners
Almost every home everywhere in the world has gutters not just for aesthetic reasons, but for function as well. Gutters usually plays the role as the pathway where rainwater coming from the roof can pass and be drained through the drain pipe. During the rainy seasons or an event of a downpour, it is important that the gutters are not filled with leaves, otherwise the drain pipes will get clogged with leaves and the rainwater will overflow towards the inside ceiling of the home and cause damage and swelling to the wooden part of the interior.
This is the very reason why gutters need to be cleaned at least once every year. However, for most people, cleaning gutters is not a task they would gladly take as it is not only dangerous, but it can also be very time-consuming. Dangerous in a way that you need to need climb a ladder or scaffold to reach the gutter, and time-consuming in a way that you need to make sure that you have managed to clear the gutter of any leaves or debris, otherwise your attempt will have been for not.
Fortunately for us, there is a clever solution to this dilemma. If by chance you own a pressure washer, you can invest in the gutter cleaner attachment. This accessory can be very handy, especially since you no longer have to climb up flimsy ladders or scaffolds in order to reach the gutter area of your home. All you need will be telescoping wand which will allow you to reach up to 24 feet in height, enough to reach even 2nd floor gutters, and the gutter cleaner attachment.
The gutter cleaner attachment is a tool specifically made to reach and clean the inside portion of gutters, all from the safety of the ground. The curved neck on this attachment allows you to direct pressurized water onto the gutter itself and push away any leaves and debris trapped inside of it. The gutter cleaner can be attached to a pressure washer wand, or a telescoping wand for more reach, and you are almost good to go. The best part in having the telescoping wand and the gutter cleaning attachment is that your feet remains planted on the ground. This not only offers more safety for the operator, but you also get to have more control over the equipment.
Cleaning gutters have never been easier thanks to these crafty attachments. They not only ensure that your gutters are always kept clean so that they can perform the redirecting gutter replacement London of rainwater from the roof to the drain pipes more efficiently, but they can also make the laborious task of cleaning the gutter much easier.


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The King's been gone for a third of a century.
Elvis Presley died on this date in 1977 in his Graceland mansion, a somber event that thousands of his loyal fans marked early Monday with a candlelight vigil in Memphis. The annual gathering began the year after Presley's death in the Memphis mansion Aug. 16, 1977.
"This vigil is kind of like for Elvis, and kind of like for her, too," Thomas Hollis, 52, of Louisville, Ky., told The Associated Press. "It's rough this year … I've been through down times myself for a while, but I listen to his music and it keeps me going."
As fans passed through the estate's gates, bands played Presley ballads, like "If I Can Dream" and "Fools Rush In." Later, fans walked by Presley's grave and held an overnight candlelight vigil.
Born Jan. 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley's family moved to Memphis when he was 13. He failed in several auditions for local bands before an impromptu version of the blues standard "That's Alright" was recorded by legendary Sun Records boss SPhillips and became a local hit. Over the next decades, he became the biggest selling singer in history, with a estimated worldwide sales of more than 1 billion records.
Shelley Somerville flew from Australia with her husband for their honeymoon. She told the AP it was her third candlelight vigil for The King, whose gospel music she enjoys most.
"Elvis has touched a lot of hearts, and there's something spiritual about him," said Somerville, a 31 year-old administrative assistant. "There's a calming feeling around him."
Selected Reading: Elvis.com, The Commercial Appeal, The Associated Press.


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South County Christian Youth Theater will present "Shrek the Musical" March 7-9 and 14-16 at the Mater Dei Catholic High School theater.
The hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre comes to dazzling new life on the stage for the first time in Chula Vista. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, the CYT production is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone.
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"Shrek the Musical" is about a faraway kingdom turned upside down and follows the adventures of a swamp-dwelling ogre, Shrek, and the lovably annoying Donkey as they rescue the spirited Princess Fiona. Throw in a villain with a short temper, a cookie with an attitude and more than a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand ... and his name is Shrek.
More than 90 local youth make up this talented cast of actors, singers, dancers and tech crew who will have audiences tapping their toes and moving to the music long after the silliness ends.
The production makes its CYT debut under the direction of director/choreographers Bethany Slomka and Bobby Albright, music director Janie d'Avignon and assistant choreographer Jazmine Ruiz.
The musical is full of memorable songs, great dancing and breathtaking costumes and scenery.
One hundred youths auditioned for the show, with 69 receiving roles. There are 23 working in the technical crew.
The upcoming production is a brand new show for CYT, so the company has had to do everything from scratch. Parents and volunteers have helped build new sets, costumes and develop makeup.
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The role of Shrek is played by Joshua Powers, 17, of Lutheran High School. Alyssa Twombly, 18, from San Pasqual High School, plays the feisty Princess Fiona. Loren Fernandez, 18, now at San Diego State University, portrays Donkey while Liam Galleher, 13, of Hilltop Middle School, plays the vertically challenged villain Lord Farquaad.
Rounding out the cast of misfit fairy tale characters are Evan Adam, 11, of Tiffany Elementary, as Pinocchio; Amy Wawryznski, 17, of San Diego SCPA, as Gingy/Sugar Plum Fairy; Cameron Nicks, 10, of Camarena Elementary, as Young Shrek; Sofia Gurrola, 9, of St. Theresa Academy, as Young Fiona; Vanessa Orozco, 15, of Otay Ranch High School, as Teen Fiona; Jeremiah Deinla, 18, of San Diego State University, as Papa Ogre; Ariella Kvashny, 14, of Olympian High School, as Mama Ogre. J.D. Gonzales, 18, of Calvary Christian Academy, plays the Big Bad Wolf while the Three Little Pigs are played by Annie Holley, 11, of Coronado Elementary; Emma Holley, 13, of Coronado Middle; and Sofia Gurrola, 9, of St. Theresa Academy.
Also in the cast are Emilie Powers, 12, of Pilgrim Lutheran School, as White Rabbit; Deinla as Papa Bear; Kvashny as Mama Bear; Madelin Chavez, 16, of Otay Ranch High School, as Baby Bear; Megan Weilersbacher, 17, of Hilltop High School, as Fairy Godmother; T.J. Kendrick, 14, of San Diego Virtual School, as Peter Pan; Claire Trickey, 15, of Eastlake High, as Wicked Witch; Julia Collins, 18, of West Hills, as Ugly Duckling; Kevin Davison, 13, of Horizon Christian Academy, as Elf and the Pied Piper; and Becca Jones, 15, of High Tech High, as Dwarf .
The Three Blind Mice are played by Amber Ki, 17, of Del Norte High School; Nicole Isabelle, 14, of Olympian High; and Tierra Gonzalez, 17, of Mission Bay High School. Genesis Barbosa-Padilla, 17, Calvary Christian Academy, portrays Humpty Dumpty. Nicolas Payton, 16, of Chula Vista High School, is the Mad Hatter while Monique Geisen, 18, of Olympian High, is Mother Goose.
The cast also includes Brittany Weilersbacher, 13, of Pilgrim Lutheran School, as Ogress (Fiona's Double) and Izaac Picazo, 17, of Hilltop High School, as Captain of the Guards.
The cast has had eight weekends of rehearsals to put the show together. Transitions in this show are quick. Papa and Mama Ogre will have to be made into Papa and Mama Bear in less than four minutes.
Performance times are 7 p.m. on March 7, 8, 14 and 15 and 2 p.m. on March 8, 9, 15 and 16. Ticket prices are $15 ($18 at the door).
South County Christian Youth Theater will present "Shrek the Musical" March 7-9 and 14-16 at the Mater Dei Catholic High School theater.


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I watched my Grandmother's face when she realized that I hadn't handed her a hard boiled egg but rather a cake baked inside a real egg shell. Her eyes were filled with wonder and I could envision what she must have looked like as a tyke the very first time she saw a red balloon float across the sky or the the trunk of a giant elephant spewing a stream of water.
"Crack it on the table," I told her.
Eggs were cracked, cupcakes were eaten, and I was perceived as a cupcake Houdini.
How to Make Cupcakes in Egg Shells
Update 3/19/2012: For the basic instructions on these Easter cupcakes, keep reading. To see another example of them with dyed eggs and cream cheese "yolk" filling, see my latest version of these Easter cupcakes.
I modeled my cupcakes in egg shells after Nicky's egg shell cupcakes from Delicious Days. My basic technique is similar to hers. However, I used a different cake recipe. I went for a lemon and sour cream cake – light, Springy and perfect for Easter morning.
Yield: 10 large egg cupcakes
What you'll need:
- 9 large eggs (Only one will get used in the cake. The rest are just used for the shells. I'm going to post a fantastic French toast recipe soon that used up six of the eggs.)
- 1/2 C flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/4 C unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- 1/4 C sour cream
To prepare the eggs:
Carefully poke a small hole in the top of each egg. I found that the easiest way to do this was to use the tip of a corkscrew bottle opener.
Once you have poked a tiny hole, peel back the edges of the hole to expand it a bit. The holes need to be large enough to fit the tip of a piping bag inside. You can always make the hole larger when you are ready to pipe so err on the smaller side during this step.
Turn the egg upside-down and dump out the contents. Keep the contents of one egg separate to use in the cake recipe. If you plan on using the other eggs for baking, it might be helpful to store them in small plastic containers in groups of two (otherwise it will be hard for you to later tell how much of your big bowl is two eggs). You may wonder why there is a thermometer in the photo. I used the tip of the thermometer to help get all of the egg out of the shell.
Rinse the insides of the eggs out thoroughly over the sink. Then, immerse them in saltwater for thirty minutes. At first, I couldn't get them to sink. I realize that this is probably obvious to most of you, but in case anyone else is science-challenged, I thought I would share Jonathan's tip that the eggs need to be filled with the saltwater in order to sink.
Rinse the egg shells in cold water and lay the eggs hole side down on a paper towel to dry.
Prepare the cake batter (I used my favorite sour cream cupcake recipe with lemon extract instead of vanilla):
- Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix one egg and sugar until light and creamy.
- Add the butter and lemon extract and mix until fully integrated.
- Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Add the sour cream and mix until smooth.
Place the prepared egg shells into a cupcake tin. Use aluminum foil to help them stand upright.
Load the batter into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip. Make sure that the tip can fit all of the way inside of the egg hole. If it can't, expand the hole a little bit at a time until it fits. Fill your eggs about 3/4 full with batter. This is the tricky part. If you underfill the eggs, you won't have a complete cake egg inside when you crack them after baking. If you overfill the eggs, cake will overflow out of the egg during baking. If the batter overfills too much, you can turn your eggs into Easter egg cupcake people (the cupcake on top is the hair).
|It looks ugly right after baking, but just remove
the excess cake and clean the shell with a damp towel.
I found that it was best to let the cake overflow out of the top of the egg and then simply pick it off (eat it) and clean the shell with a damp towel before serving.
Bake the eggs at 350 F for 23 minutes.
Let cool, crack, and eat!
Special thanks to Herb'n Maid for posting a suggestion to make these cupcake on my Facebook wall. I always love to hear your ideas!


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Scientists on Thursday described an astonishing collection of 17 fossil skulls unearthed in the cave dating from about 430,000 years ago of an extinct human species closely related to the Neanderthals who later prospered across Europe and Asia from roughly 250,000 to 40,000 years ago.
The skulls, reassembled from jumbled fragments from a small chamber deep within the cave, are the oldest known fossils to show clear Neanderthal features in the skull, although the scientists stopped short of calling them actual Neanderthals.
"Never before had such a tremendous collection of hominin (extinct human) skulls been discovered at a single site. For the first time in history we can study a fossil population, not isolated fossils," said paleontologist Juan Luis Arsuaga of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, who led the study published in the journal Science.
The site did not yield just skulls. The scientists have pieced together skeletons of at least 28 individuals, Arsuaga said, mostly young adults and teenagers but with a few older adults and children.
Researchers have been conducting excavations at the location - designated a UNESCO world heritage site - over the past four decades and previously described some of the skulls and other remains. There has been a spirited debate about the age of the fossils and the precise species they represent.
The researchers did not assign them to any specific species, noting genetic differences from Neanderthals - formal name Homo neanderthalensis - as evidenced by DNA recovered from one of the Sima fossils. They also said the skulls were not representative of another species that lived at the time, Homo heidelbergensis, because of jawbone differences.
The scientists found Neanderthal-like characteristics in the skulls as well as features associated with more primitive humans. This backs the idea that Neanderthals developed their various defining characteristics separately and at different times - a "mosaic pattern" of evolution, they said.
The Sima individuals lived during the Middle Pleistocene, a span of about half a million years for which scientists are seeking a better understanding of human evolution.
"Phylogenetically, they are early members of the Neanderthal lineage. The specific (species) name is still an open question. I am not in favor of calling them just 'Neanderthals'," Arsuaga told Reuters.
The skulls showed that the earliest changes in the Neanderthal lineage occurred in the teeth, jaw and face, with those characteristics related to a specialization in chewing, perhaps related to meat eating. The skulls retained some primitive traits like a smaller brain case. The Neanderthal trait of an elongated and rounded brain case appeared later.
Arsuaga said the fossils suggest that human evolution in Europe at the time was not a slow, orderly process encompassing uniform changes across the continent's various peoples, but rather something more chaotic akin to the struggles between clans in the fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones."
Neanderthals are the closest extinct relative to our species, Homo sapiens, and disappeared after early modern humans first trekked into Europe from Africa. Genetic evidence shows there was inter-breeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
The researchers used six sophisticated techniques to establish the age of the Sima fossils, which previously had been estimated as being roughly 530,000 to 600,000 years old, dates that had complicated the question as to the species involved.
"As a result of this study we are able to answer two of the most important questions that surround the Sima de los Huesos fossil assemblage: Who were these people? And when were they living on the landscape?" said another of the researchers, geochronologist Lee Arnold of the University of Adelaide in Australia.
"Both these findings are critical to better understanding the complex patterns of human evolution across Europe during the Middle Pleistocene, not least because the site contains more than 80 percent of the world's known Middle Pleistocene fossil record for the genus Homo," Arnold added.
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Steel Cooling Rack
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- Summary
Freshly baked cakes, cookies and breads cool uniformly on this rack, which is elevated to keep their undersides crisp.
- Commercial-quality chrome-plated-steel rack with closely set wires.
- Easily supports breads and cakes; prevents cookies from slipping through.
- Fits inside a standard half-sheet pan for glazing and finishing baked goods.
- Raised design lets air circulate underneath, keeping undersides crisp.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 11" x 16".
- Made in China.
- Use & Care
- Not intended for use in the oven.
- Hand-wash. Dry thoroughly.
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Our beautifully crafted take on classic campaign styling pairs solid brass strapping and inset handles with wood in a lacquer finish in white, black or navy. Three drawers make this side table a truly functional storage piece.
- 30"L x 18.75"D x 25.75"H.
- Exclusive design by Williams Sonoma, crafted for lasting quality.
- Fully finished in your choice of white, black or navy lacquer.
- White side table features stainless steel hardware with a polished-nickel finish.
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- In-home delivery with White Glove service.
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- Overall: 30" L x 18.75" D x 25.75" H.
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[RELEASE] Weather Plus Addon - Printable Version
Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv)
+-- Forum: Support (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=33)
+--- Forum: Add-on Support (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=27)
+---- Forum: Weather Add-ons (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=155)
---- Thread: [RELEASE] Weather Plus Addon (/showthread.php?tid=95329)
[RELEASE] Weather Plus Addon - brightsr - 2011-02-25
Poll : Which weather provider is the best for you?
Weather Plus was originally developed by Nuka1195.
Since it was not compatible with Dharma, I've fixed and been updating this.
This thread is a kind of extension of Nuka1195's thread : http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=52034
How to Install and Use
Compatible Skins
Properties for skinners
Localization of strings in Weather Plus can be achieved by translating strings.xml of XBMC, skin, and Weather Plus.
(Weather Plus) You can translate this latest strings.xml in English of Weather Plus into your language and sharing that here is always appreciated.
(Skin) These strings below can be found and translated in Skin's strings.xml.
(XBMC) A lot of strings in XBMC's strings.xml is being translated, and here are strings used in Weather Plus or other weather addons.
<string id="11">Monday</string>
<string id="21">January</string>
<string id="41">Mon</string>
<string id="51">Jan</string>
<string id="71">N</string>
<string id="370">Thunderstorms</string>
<string id="434">From %s at %i %s</string> <!--From <wind dir.> at <speed> <unit>-->
<string id="1396">Drifting</string>
[Useful Links]
Weather FanArt Pack : http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=41650
[Tutorial] Using Weather Fanart : http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=62261&highlight=weather
If you really love it,
[Change Log]
v.3.0.1 (Eden-pre)
- Added : [Accuweather.com] Chance of precipitation
v.2.8.1 (Dharma)
- Added : [Accuweather.com] Chance of precipitation
- Fixed : [Accuweather.com] Current temperatures were not converted to F
* Download links:
v.3.0.1 (Eden-pre)
v.3.0.1 (Eden-pre before Nov. 16th) -only addon.xml changed. the others are same as v.2.8.1.
v.2.8.1 (Dharma)
v.3.0.0 (v.2.8.0)
- Added : Multi-threading supported
- Added : [Video] Bulgaria - Meteotv.bg
- Added : [Video] Poland - TVN
- Added : [Video] Ireland - TV3
- Added : [Video] Germany - ZDF.de
- Added : [Video] Spain - tve
- Added : [Video] Belgium - RTL.be, Deredactie.be
- Added : [Video] Netherlands - Weer.nl
- Added : [Video] Romania - Antenna 1
- Added : [Video] Hungary - RTL Klub
- Added : [Translator] Google Translation
- Added : [Accuweather.com] "Auto" language option
- Added : [Accuweather.com] Hourly forcast - Wind direction translation (by Google)
- Added : [Accuweather.com] 10 day forcast - Wind speed & direction with Translation (by Google)
- Added : [Accuweather.com] Weekend forecast - Wind, UVindex, Sunrise & Sunset time
- Added : [NOAA.gov] Hourly forecast - Feels Like, Condition Icon, Outlook (generated by script)
- Added : [NOAA.gov] US Severe weather alert
- Added : [NOAA.gov] Weekend forecast
- Added : [Dharma] Window(Weather).Property(Update) - Last updated time
- Fixed : [NOAA.gov] Extended forecast - Gust speed issue
- Fixed : [Weather.com] Current.FanartCode
- Fixed : [Weather.com] Duplicated alerts, Alert color issue
- Fixed : [Video] ABC 4 (Hawaii)
- Fixed : Static image of map was not shown
- Fixed : Local maps of South America, Australia, New Zealand
- Fixed : Location name was not refreshed
- Fixed : Minor bugs
* If you have a nightly build compiled before nov. 16, install from zip file of v.2.8.0, and if you need to turn on auto update, change version 2.8.0 to 3.0.0 in addon.xml. Eden-pre version does not support nightly builds before weather core removal anymore.
- Version changed for eden-pre repo
- Fixed : [NOAA.gov] Daily.%d.ShortWindDirection
- Fixed : [NOAA.gov] Daily forecast icon bug
- Fixed : [Accuweather.com] Fanart and Current animated icon
- Fixed : [Accuweather.com] European forecast video
- Wanilton - 2011-02-26
AeonMQ2, version 2.7.0 has support for Weather plus too..
- brightsr - 2011-02-26
Wanilton Wrote:AeonMQ2, version 2.7.0 has support for Weather plus too..
Thanks! lol
- kidtwisted - 2011-02-26
Hey brightsr Thanks for starting a new thread.
Gonna be a lot easier to keep track of the info on a front page and skin compatibility list is a big plus.
- ronie - 2011-02-26
hmm...v1.1.15 doesn't want to play nice on my system:
care to have a look?
my weather location is set to 'Eindhoven'.
- Harro - 2011-02-26
If anyone wants the 60 seconds weather video of the Dallas/Fw area here it is
- schnitzelbrain - 2011-02-26
ronie Wrote:hmm...v1.1.15 doesn't want to play nice on my system:
I took that from your posted this error "list index out of range" exact the same what I have in Aeon MQ2.
Same Problems since update, not working exept of the standart 4 days.
Location is different, though- But also in europa
- TugboatBill - 2011-02-26
I installed the 1.1.15 and still got the minus errors. I changed it back to the stock weather system and went into weather - negatives looked ok. I then changed back to weather.com+ and now it works perfectly.
- dnairb - 2011-02-27
This is one addon I used quite early on with Camelot. Thank you for developing it for Dharma - it works well. (1.1.15 on Dharma with modded Confluence)
- dnairb - 2011-02-27
I have discovered a minor issue with the GUI - due to user error mainly, but it may be fixable. It is regarding the use of remote left/right buttons when viewing Current Conditions, 36 Hour Forecast and Weekend Forecast:
Current Conditions: "left" opens the settings pop-out thingy, "right" loses focus and navigation is impossible with remote.
36 Hour Forecast: Same as Current Conditions above
Hourly Forecast: "left" opens the settings pop-out thingy, "right" brings focus to the scrollbar, navigation OK with remote.
Weekend Forecast: Same as Current Conditions above
10 Day Forecast: Works OK - Same as Hourly forecast above
- htpc guy - 2011-02-27
How do you get weather related videos? I'm using Cirrus Extended.
- brightsr - 2011-02-27
schnitzelbrain Wrote:
It's due to accuweather.com.
I'm fixing and making it more stable.
- brightsr - 2011-02-27
[UPDATE] v.1.1.16
- Fixed : Europe Forecast Video of AccuWeather.com
- Fixed : Current Pressure
- brightsr - 2011-02-27
dnairb Wrote:I have discovered a minor issue with the GUI - due to user error mainly, but it may be fixable. It is regarding the use of remote left/right buttons when viewing Current Conditions, 36 Hour Forecast and Weekend Forecast:
Thanks for using this addon.
I knew those problems. But I don't know much about skin things.
Please ask on a skin help thread.
- brightsr - 2011-02-27
htpc guy Wrote:How do you get weather related videos? I'm using Cirrus Extended.
I don't know if Cirrus Extended is supporting weather videos.
Please ask on the skin's help thread.