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Newsletter Issue #684January 7th, 2013
So did Google dodge a rifle bullet when the Federal Trade Commission decided to conclude the probe of their search policies without imposing serious penalties? Well, perhaps, because the end result was rather less than a slap on the wrist. On the other hand, Google's Motorola Mobility division was directed to license industry-standard patents on an equitable basis. At least it'll mean fewer lawsuits, and also that Google can keep the licensing money without having to pay a bundle to the lawyers.
Well, on this week's episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, commentator Joe Wilcox, Managing Editor of BetaNews, discussed the outcome of the Federal Trade Commission's probe into Google's search policies, and the decision that addresses the patent licensing policies of Google's Motorola Mobility division. Joe also discussed his recent article suggesting that Apple may have lost its stomach for industry-shaking revolutions of their product lines.
You'll also heard from Avram Piltch, Online Editor Director of Laptop magazine, who talked about the sort of product intros expected at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, held the second week of January. He also expressed his ongoing concerns about the prospects for Windows 8.
Indeed, amid reports of falling sales of PC note-books, you wonder if Windows 8 might end up being a worse failure than Vista. That's not the sort of news Microsoft needs to jump-start the industry, and I wonder if they have a Plan B, and not just to restore the Start menu.
Special Sci-Fi Update! In November, our second sci-fi novel, "Rockoids II: The Coming of the Protectors" was released. The novel continues the exciting adventures of the unique characters introduced in the first novel in the series, "Attack of the Rockoids." Rather than retread the same ground as some sequels do, the story moves forward in unique directions. My son, Grayson, and I had lots of fun writing the story, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. It's available in both print and Amazon Kindle editions. Why Amazon? Well, since Kindle software is available on various platforms, we only had to make one version to satisfy as many readers as possible.
On this week's episode of our other radio show, The Paracast: Gene and Chris present paranormal author and broadcaster Micah A. Hanks, publisher of The Gralien Report, who returns to The Paracast to discuss his new book, The UFO Singularity. Says the back cover: "The UFO Singularity finally reveals what UFO phenomena call tell us about greater-than-human intelligence, and offers provocative theories of where such intelligence might originate. You'll explore the most challenging metaphysical questions and the latest scientific thoughts about them."
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As many of you recall, Tim Cook has said on more than one occasion that Apple wants to delight customers in building the products they never thought they'd need, but become impossible to live without once they use them. Sure, the statement is hype, but this is the sort of thing for which Apple is famous. Ask anyone who has embraced an iPhone or an iPad into their lifestyle, not to mention Macs and even iPods.
Sure, there are some so-called media pundits who delight in telling you how they abandoned Apple's walled garden as if they were refugees from a cult that attempted to rule their lives. They adopt the gadget-du-jour, but may or may not return to Apple once their illusions of a better life are shattered.
At the same time, it's understandable that people will speculate about what products Apple ought to make, assuming that they actually have any grasp on what products will not just sell but start a revolution. Sometimes they even come out with an idea or two that makes enough sense to presage what Apple will actually do.
One way to actually predict what products Apple might deliver is to examine statements denigrating one of those products. Steve Jobs used to tell you just how bad wireless handsets were, while he and his crew were busy developing the iPhone. When Jobs and other Apple executives were asked about building a cheap Mac, you were told they'd never do such a thing. They don't build junk.
One of those strongly-worded denials came just weeks before the Mac mini arrived in 2005. At $499, Apple's answer to an entry-level personal computer was priced just below that magical $500 threshold that marks the cheap PC segment. Apple meant the thing to be a computing appliance, and you couldn't even upgrade RAM without perfecting your skills with putty knives to open the case and not damage anything.
In other words, Apple was enforcing a "look and use but don't touch" edict as the price of saving some money on a decent computer. At $599, today's Mac mini is even tinier, but you can at least get it open easily enough to perform a RAM upgrade. Would that Apple had taken the same approach with the new 21.5-inch iMac. It's the price for stylish, although the 27-inch version has four readily accessible slots for RAM infusions or replacements. However, the MacBook Air and Retina display MacBook Pros suffer from the same curious limitation.
After the iPhone arrived, you had to wonder where Apple might go next. Well, as netbooks, little more than small, cheap PCs with questionable usable value, appeared to catch on, the media wondered how Apple might compete. The answer was to ignore the market and produce the iPad instead. It didn't take long for netbook sales to tank, although that was inevitable considering how bad they were. By 2012, the netbook standard bearers, such as Acer and Asus, had buried their netbook lines for good.
For months, the media speculated as to whether Apple would relent with a smaller iPad. I remember when Jobs dismissed the idea of a 7-inch model, saying the screen was too small and you needed to sandpaper your fingers to use it. Jobs was awfully good at moving the conversation the way he planned. When the iPad mini was introduced by Phil Schiller at last October's media event, he made a big deal over the fact that the 7.85-inch iPad mini, with a standard 4:3 aspect ratio, gave you enough screen real estate to make the thing actually usable by regular people with normally-sized fingers. This effort at counter-programming has apparently been extremely successful, and the mini may be poised to become the mainstream iPad before long.
Among the suggestions for possible Apple products in 2013 is an iPhone mini. As the name implies, it would have a smaller screen, lower-power innards, and all designed to sell for an affordable price in the third world, or to people who wanted an unlocked phone but didn't want to pay a bundle for it. The logic here is that Apple built an iPod mini (or nano) and thus wasn't above making smaller, cheaper versions of something.
I suppose that makes sense, although the smaller screen might hurt the user experience. Some chafe at a 3.5-inch display, and it's clear other smartphone makers are moving in a different direction. It's not been Apple's way to enter a market segment strictly for volume, but if they could somehow make a difference building a smaller, cheaper iPhone, they'd do it in a heartbeat. Some suggest an iPhone videophone wristwatch of some sort, shades of the communications devices used in science fiction movies. Of course, "Star Trek" crew members used a communicator that influenced the classic clamshell cell phone, but it was only audio. Evidently they don't need videophones in the 23rd century.
The other essential Apple gadget for 2013 is a smart TV. Why? Because Steve Jobs announced that he had created the best TV interface ever, and Tim Cook made a huge deal over the fact that he feels he's gone back 20 or 30 years whenever he puts on his TV. Setting up and using lots of peripherals, whether a VCR or game console in the 1980s, or today's collection that includes a Blu-ray player and multiple set top boxes, has bred wiring messes and user confusion.
However, the possibility of Apple building a premium set with an amazing interface and easier handling of multiple peripherals isn't a given. It may not even happen, even if it is true that Apple is sampling prototypes. Apple samples prototypes for lots of products that never, ever, see the light of day.
Maybe what we should all be doing is looking at the product that Apple would never, ever produce, and see if there's evidence that one of those things, whatever it is, will emerge from the Apple labs in Cupertino and appear as a full-blown product.
As the media examines evidence of the market share of various OS X versions, some wondered whether the uptake of Mountain Lion would be less than Lion. Is it possible that OS X Snow Leopard, sometimes known as 10.6, would become Apple's answer to Windows XP? But that's downright absurd.
Consider that XP, released in the fall of 2001, was only recently displaced as the majority OS on the Windows platform. In contrast, Snow Leopard arrived in 2009. And yes, there are very significant reasons for many Mac users not to switch to Lion or its successor. But that's easier said than done.
Obviously trying to downgrade Macs that were released after Lion arrived in 2011 is a non-starter. It's not the same situation as in the Windows world. More to the point, with Apple selling roughly 20 million Macs a year these days, the market share of the newer OS versions will increase even if most people stopped ordering and downloading OS upgrades.
There are also millions of fairly recent Macs for which Snow Leopard is the dead-end; they cannot upgrade to later OS versions. Others won't upgrade because of Apple's curious decision to ditch the Rosetta PowerPC emulation feature. It means that many older apps no longer run on newer Macs.
However, as vintage Macs are put out to pasture, the latest OS versions they can run will gradually be used less and less. As I said, it's not a matter of preference, or even of your needs, but of hardware compatibility. And, no, it makes little sense for any but a small number of people to try to hack an older OS to work with a newer Mac, even if was theoretically possible.
What this means is that, even if you hate Lion and Mountain Lion with a passion, your only escape is not to buy a newer Mac, or to switch to another platform.
Now with Mountain Lion, the market share just recently slid past Lion, five months after its release. The Mac media seems to regard this as a huge deal, showing that people who complained about 10.8 were just plain wrong. But it's really mostly about the fact that Mountain Lion's market share will inevitably rise as more and more new Macs are sold. It will come to a head next summer, when 10.9 is expected. Assuming that happens, 10.8 will peak shortly thereafter, and then suffer the inevitable decline.
It may even be possible that Mountain Lion will be the last OS for a number of Mac users who, by dint of their Macs becoming obsolete, will be forced to consider buying a new one, or being ultimately abandoned as more apps are also upgraded for the next OS.
More to the point, other than some iOS-inspired fluff, there don't seem to be many show stoppers for Mountain Lion. Sure, there are the usual app incompatibilities, but so long as you have a Mac that can run it, there are few downsides otherwise. At $19.99, the upgrade just makes sense. Indeed, I am surprised Apple charges anything for it at all, and I still have a sneaking feeling that 10.9 may simply be a free upgrade. Apple will simply be moving in a very logical direction.
On the other side of the tracks, though, it appears that Windows 8 has been a real hard sell. By making it easy for PC users to downgrade their OS to something they might regard as better, such as Windows 7, Microsoft is going to have one awful time trying to boost the Windows 8 adoption rate to anything even close to Vista. That's a real problem, and Microsoft better have a really good Plan B to solve it.
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While Sony didn't make its upcoming PlayStation Phone official at its press event, the company did show off the "PlayStation Suite," a new initiative that will bring original PlayStation games to Android-based devices. The games are coming this calendar year, with titles like Syphon Filter, Wild Arms, and Cool Boarders 2 shown at the event.
"In the dramatically evolving and diversifying mobile market, the number of users who enjoy games casually on a variety of devices, including mobile phones, smart-phones and tablet PCs, has been increasing significantly," Sony stated. "By offering 'PlayStation quality' content to this rapidly growing market, SCE will not only deliver the PlayStation experience to a wider base of users around the globe, but will also be able to offer game developers and publishers the potential to further expand their business opportunities to these devices."
Sony is opening the door for a wide variety of devices through its "PlayStation Certified" process. "Through this program, SCE will offer necessary support, including development support as well as logo licensing, to ensure the delivery of PlayStation quality experience across various devices," the company explained. Android 2.3 or later is required for these features, and users will be able to download programs directly to their phones or tablets. All this content will also be available through Sony's upcoming NGP.
This is big news for Android phones, especially if PSP games or original content are supported at a later date... the wording does state that Sony is "starting" with original PlayStation games, after all. Of course, it would be silly if Sony didn't have some upcoming hardware to take advantage of this program, don't you agree?

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A man is arrested for mass murder and found to be insane. Piles of corpses were found on his property, neatly stacked torsos with the skin peeled off and the limbs removed. The man readily admits the work is his, though he claims he was only chopping down trees, removing their branches, debarking them, and then stacking them to season.
The man may have swung the axe but it was a Druid who caused the delusion. This Druid is still on the loose and likely to repeat the crime. In time he may get more creative in his "punishments."
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Following the Nov. 7, 2000, presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, both political parties sent battalions of attorneys into Florida to file for recounts and protect a slim lead.
By the time my "Plaintiff of the United States" cartoon was published 12 days later, it was becoming clear the legal battle to affect the outcome of the race could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. There was even speculation that a winner might not be established in time for an orderly transition of government.
While most other cartoonists focused on a "stolen" election, the infamous butterfly ballot, the Electoral College vs. popular vote, Jesse Jackson and so on, my cartoons were about the legal brouhaha. I worried that a new era of disruptive legal strategies could be coming to American politics.
Of course, the courts play an essential role in addressing election irregularities. But, after the 2000 election — when the Florida Supreme Court authorized a statewide recount that was later ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court — there has been increasing popular cynicism regarding "activist" judges. The two political parties have happily fanned the flames of this discontent.
State and county judicial, prosecutorial and the elections offices are traditionally expected to be apolitical for good reasons. Yet as election season draws near, Tallahassee Republicans are applying political pressure on all fronts.
Several justices of the Florida Supreme Court face unprecedented, PAC-funded campaigns to unseat them after they ruled against legislative redistricting that didn't meet voter-mandated constitutional guidelines. If judges are forced to find financial backers for rebuttal campaigns, can their judicial integrity remain uncompromised? The implications are disturbing.
Locally, acting District Attorney Peter Antonacci, who was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, has filed a motion to remove well-respected Palm Beach County Judge Barry Cohen from trying criminal cases because of personal criticism of state statutes.
Florida's 67 election supervisors are in disarray regarding actions by Secretary of State Ken Detzner. A surprise release of internal survey results and an overreaching initiative to purge voter lists in their districts have some worried that Tallahassee is trying to weaken their Constitutional autonomy to conduct and certify elections independently.
Meanwhile, powerful local Democrats have been accused of dirty tricks to narrow the field for county district attorney in the next election. And nationally, party hacks regularly portray the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court as right-wing hatchet men.
Judges sometimes render unpopular decisions and elections are seldom conducted perfectly. Lord knows we've had controversies in Palm Beach County, but are all these political maneuverings and accusations against apolitical offices based on legitimate failings, or could it be a post-2000 strategy to lay the groundwork for future litigious politics?
Unfortunately, these examples smack of system rigging and voter-polarization ploys the political parties have used for years. Only now, they target our judicial and election institutions. If Americans are gullible, the checks and balances written into our national and state constitutions could be at grave risk.


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Important Factors to Consider Before Remodeling
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If you want to ensure that your remodeling project yields the best results, here's a look at some important factors to consider before you get started.
Consider The Design
Make sure you really consider the design of your remodel. While the bathroom or kitchen you saw in a picture or on your favorite home improvement show might be beautiful, it may not work in your house. For example, structurally speaking, unless you have the ability to completely demolish the space, incorporating certain features may not be a possibility.
Before you set your heart on a certain design, make sure you speak to a contractor to determine if the design is feasible.
Determine Your Budget
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While remodeling can be a great investment, you don't want it to end up putting you in a financial predicament.
DIY or Professional Contractor?
Doing it on your own can not only save you money, but it can also make your remodel even more rewarding. You'll feel a huge sense of pride when you sit back and look at all of your handy work. However, before you start swinging sledge hammers, make sure you determine what you can and can't do on your own.
Unless you're well-versed, some elements of your remodel will be better left in the hands of a professional. For instance, you don't want to make a mistake when you're installing tiling or hardwood floors, so unless you feel completely confident in your abilities, you should call in professionals. You can actually end up saving yourself more money by having a pro do the job the right way than if you do a botched job yourself and have to have repairs made later on.
Know Who to Hire
When it comes to hiring professional, make sure you do your due diligence. Don't hire the first contractor you find. Do research. Conduct interviews. Check references. Ask to see samples of past work. Additionally, you'll want to make sure that the contractor you are considering is licensed and insured.
The last thing you want to do is hire someone who is unreliable or does shoddy work. You want to love your remodel; not regret it. By taking the time to source a reliable and reputable contractor, you can ensure that you will receive the best possible results.
Know What You're In For
The end result of a remodel can be awesome, but getting there can seem like a battle. If you're doing a major remodel, like a complete bathroom or kitchen makeover, you're probably going to experience a bit of upheaval until the project is complete.
Make plans in advance so that you can get through the project. Consider setting up a makeshift kitchen in another part of your home, or arrange to stay with loved ones until your bathroom is complete. And remember that the upheaval is only temporary; when the project is complete, you'll be glad you went through with it!
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1. Intro
This is dope. The intro came from this movie "The Egyptian." I like watching those old flicks. There was "The Egyptian" and "Jesus Christ" that I used
2. One Step (prod. by True Master) (feat. Tekitha and Hell Razah)
I actually ended up doing this during a Sunz of Man session. True Master was in the studio. Originally, Poppa Wu was on there. That's why I said, "Freedom, let's feed em/They took the first book of Jacob to Jamaica" because Poppa Wu was talking on it. I just got on the mic and did it. Hell Razah was there so he did the hook
3. Blessed Are Those (prod. by Y-Kim)
There's a big story behind this one. That was an incredible time right there. This wasn't an original beat. They had to go in there and do it again. Al Green wouldn't clear the sample. I called up Al Green and got on the phone with him. I called him Al Green. Al Green was fronting because of my name "Killah Priest," because he's supposed to be a preacher and everything. Me and him ended up having words with each other. That's a highlight of my career. They wouldn't clear it, so we ended up having to redo it. I still have the original beat. We're going to leak that one out there too
This also got the Rhyme of the Month in The Source. I didn't even think this was that strong. We ended up doing this track towards the end of recording for the album and we just put it in the right place
4. From Then Till Now (prod. by Y-Kim)
This is great. This was a great time. There's a big story behind this one too. Ghostface wanted this beat also. I was coming up and I was like, "I got it, I got it." Me and Ghost were going at it over this beat. I think Ghost had enough tracks though. I ended up getting the beat. Y-Kim definitely came through on this one. The whole Clan wanted this track. Everyone was going crazy over the beat. I had known Y-Kim for awhile because he was from Brownsville. My man Full Moon is the one talking at the beginning. This song was magic. I did this in a house studio out in Flatbush
5. Cross My Heart (prod. by True Master) (feat. Inspectah Deck and GZA)
This was another incredible track. This was done by True Master. It definitely sounds like a RZA joint. There's a good story on this one. We ended up doing this one out in Cali. RZA was on the original one. It was me, RZA, and GZA. At the end of the day, he wanted his verse off of it. I assured him that his verse was dope. We went back-and-forth. We took RZA off "Cross My Heart" and put Inspectah Deck on the track, who came in and murdered it. Deck recorded his verse in New York. There are so many stories behind "Heavy Mental" because it took awhile for it to come out
6. Fake MC's (prod. by 4th Disciple)
We did this out in Steubenville, Ohio, at 4th Disciple's crib. This was also done at the end of the album. 4th played the beat. We were in a small-ass room and it was real dope. I was like, "This is crazy." Every time 4th makes a dope beat, he doesn't go crazy over it. I ended up just jumping on this track and doing it right there
7. It's Over (prod. by 4th Disciple)
We did this out in Cali. This was with 4th Disciple. This was my first deal and I wanted to keep it moving. I just made up the intro out there. We did all of this out there. 4th made the beat around the rhymes. I kicked the rhyme and then when I heard the beat, I was like, "Its over!" There were two girls around from New York and we threw them on the track too. That's who you hear screaming "run!" We just put them in front of the mic and they did a good job
8. Crusaids (prod. by 4th Disciple)
This is a phat-ass song. This was featuring Rose Cartel and the whole Sunz of Man. Rose ended up being in The Maccabeez. This ended up being crazy-long. We were all rhyming on this. I think 4th Disciple still has the original track of this. I think there were 12 MCs on there going crazy with long-ass rhymes
9. Tai Chi (prod. by 4th Disciple) (feat. Hell Razah, 60 Second Assassin, and Father Lord)
This was really the first track I made for "Heavy Mental." Hell Razah and 60-Second went to the studio with me. 4th Disciple played this beat and my girl at the time was in there and she was like, "What beat is that?" It was a wrap from there. 4th Disciple definitely came through on this beat. We did another song that day called "Break it Down" that never came out. Prodigal Sunn was on that one
10. Heavy Mental (prod. by Killah Priest)
I produced this one! This was a song that I always wanted to do to get off my chest. I lost the first one. I always tell this story. I was on a ferry boat in Staten kicking it with Prodigal. I kicked him the rhyme and he was like, "Are you going to say all that?" I was like, "Yeah, man." The rhyme was on a piece of paper, and I turned around and could not find it. I finished up the last part in the studio. I was so mad. I was like, "Let's record it right now." There was really no sample but it was a dope sound I got. It was an Australian musical instrument. I got it in the art department of the guy who was designing my album. I heard that instrument and said, "You're going to the studio" and we laid it there
11. If You Don't Know (prod. by True Master) (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard)
Oh man, this one has my brother O.D.B. This was during the same time that we did "Cross My Heart." We were still out in Cali. It worked out good. I was out there for a minute. Dirty came to the studio and he was bugging. I don't know if he was high, but he came to the studio saying that aliens were chasing him. He came through with his girl, got on the mic, and did his thing. True gave us two bangers out there, "Cross My Heart" and "If You Don't Know." This was a marriage right here. This was Masta Killa's and GZA's favorite joint off the album
12. Atoms to Adam (prod. by True Master)
This was a beautiful time. This was done during the time the Sunz of Man album was coming together. I heard the track in New York and it blew my mind. It was a phenomenal track and I had never heard anything like it at the time. We were just experimenting with a lot of different styles. We went out to Cali and I just spazzed out. This beat is so melodic. My man Shanghai sung throughout the whole song. He wouldn't get off the mic! We had to chop up his vocals. That's why you hear the "oooooh oooooh." You should hear the original version. I came in and blessed it. This one took awhile because I was just zoning out on the beat so much. This beat is so melodic
13. High Explosives (prod. by 4th Disciple)
Q-Base was working with Y-Kim. I was doing a lot of work at his crib. I did a lot of stuff at his crib, like "Blessed Are Those" and "Mystic City." He threw on this track and I was like, "This shit sounds crazy." At the time, the beat sounded like some high explosive Dr. Dre shit. I just called the shit "High Explosives" and we took it from there
14. Wisdom (prod. by 4th Disciple)
This was done at the same time as "Fake MC's" out in Steubenville in 4th Disciples room. He had this small orange light in his room and he played this track. This took two takes and it was done. We didn't even want to touch that. I was staying at 4th's crib in Ohio and we were knocking out mad songs. This song came out of a little mood. This was done during the last stages of "Heavy Mental." The album sat around for so long. They kept on pushing it back so we just kept recording songs for it
15. B.I.B.L.E. (prod. by 4th Disciple)
The original one was done in RZA's crib, way back. It was Shabaaz the Disciple who put me on to this beat. He was like, "You have to listen to this track." When I heard the track, I was like, "Yo, this is dope." This was the first track that I ever recorded. I was listening to Raekwon. He was doing "Cuban Linx," recording songs and stuff. He was downstairs. I had actually done this song for "Cuban Linx" but I was trying to be on a positive tip. I did some stuff for that. After I did it, they were thinking about letting this one make it. This came across too positive. I said, "Straight-up, I ain't the thug-type." They were like, "This has to be hard." After that session, I went back in and all of a sudden, the track got lost. RZA was like, "I don't know where that track is at." After I got my deal, we still couldn't find "Basic Instructions." 4th came back and redid the track. Everybody loved this song so much. RZA said it was too positive and happy for "Liquid Swords," but GZA was like, "Nah, we're putting it on there." A lot of people don't know that I came in with one of the illest MCs that started up with the Clan. I was amongst RZA and GZA and it was just crazy for me
We worked on this so many times. We got it mixed here, got it mixed there. A lot of cats were just vibing to it, smoking weed in a studio out in Cali. I got a bad report. The studio called up Geffen Records and said, "There's too much smoking in Priest's sessions. He's a cool dude, but it's the entourage that he brings with him." I had a lot of cats with me when we recorded. After I laid the vocals, it just came out right. I'm one of the first cats to have his whole song featured on another album. That was the first song right there. That was a blessing to do that song. I had that rhyme for a very long time. It was basically about my life
16. Mystic City (prod. by Y-Kim)
Like I said before, this was also done during the time of "High Explosives." I had to go back and do this twice. I liked the first version, but everyone else liked the second version. I was more relaxed on the first version, but everyone wanted a more aggressive version. Y-Kim wanted me to go back and re-spit it. This ended up getting a lot of props too. I forced this one to be on the album. I think this was the last song that we did
17. Information (prod. by 4th Disciple)
Let me think about this one. We did this during the time of "Crusaids" and all that. No, this was done in Steubenville at 4th Disciple's crib. 4th had given me this conspiracy book and we were reading the scriptures, lighting candles. A lot of information was being given out. Cats don't make songs like this. You have to vibe out on tracks like this. We were lighting candles reading conspiracy books, and this shit just came across. Where are you gonna run, where are you gonna hide?
18. Science Projects (prod. by 4th Disciple) (feat. Hell Razah)
This was done in Soundtrack in New York. 4th Disciple was the only producer I was working with until True Master and Y-Kim came through and blessed me. We did this in New York. Like I said earlier, I had my clique with me. Razah and 12 O'Clock were there. Dirty came through. This beat sounded like a movie. Prodigal Sunn told me I should talk about my life and where I grew up at. I ended up doing exactly what he said at the beginning of the song. This was incredible right here. The beat sounded like a movie, and I wrote the rhyme right there on the spot. The beat was so melodic that I just wanted to do something different and rhyme a certain way, and actually be a part of the rap. If you listen to "Science Projects" real good, I do become the character and I rhyme in 3rd-person. It all intertwines. It's a different type of style because I liked the beat. Then Razah came up with "Life in the science projects, life in the science projects." Then he changed it and we were like, "Why don't you name all the projects?"
19. Almost There (prod. by 4th Disciple)
This is another rhyme that I used to kick. This was one of the first joints that I did. I think I did this before "Tai Chi." We were in the studio and we did this song called "Life is a Gamble" and it never made the album. This was one of the songs we did when we were working on my demo. "Almost There" almost didn't make it. I kicked the rhyme and this was just one of those beats that took me somewhere. When 4th put that on there, I heard it. One of my favorite topics is travel and taking the audience on a ride with me. This was up-tempo so it was perfect for me to take the audience on a ride. That's second-nature for me. This was a good track for me. He made some of the beat around the rhyme. I was saying, "Are we almost there? " I had never been in the studio that much. Yeah, I'm almost there
20. The Professional (prod. by John the Baptist)
This brings us to the closing and one of the illest songs. I worked with John the Baptist, and I was one of the first to work with him. I always get to work with the first producers that bang shit out. We were out in Miami recording this song. This version is not the original. The original was called "How to MC" or something like that. It was a whole different song. I did two songs to this beat. It was crazy. John the Baptist still has the original one to this day. I think it was RZA that heard the beat and liked it so much that they were like, "Yo, that shit is dope." I don't know what it was that made me go back in the studio and record another track. I was just showing that I was a professional. That's why I was saying that in the rhyme. They were like, "That song is dope. The rhyme is cool and the beat is nice." I was like, "No beat is going to show me out." I went back to do a whole new song over that. The first one was banging too
With all of these songs put together, this album became a classic. I knew it would have something to allow it to live longer than a lot of MCs. I never thought it would have the great impact it does. Every time I do shows, people are like, "Yo Priest, do songs off of Heavy Mental! " A lot of people appreciate that. That makes me feel good because that's something that I created all by myself, as far as getting the studio time, having everyone coming through, and the cats that I wanted on the album. It was all fun. It was a learning experience. I had to get used to the studio, learn how to work the microphone, how to work the engineers… I was always up at the label and they were like, "How are we going to market this." They wanted to market it as "alternative." Now look at how many years it's been. People still tell me, "Priest, that's one of the best albums created in Hip Hop." Talk about evolution, this album is something different. Just look at the beats. Pun used to tell me, "This shit is crazy!" I couldn't be around them all the time because I had my own clique. I forgot how many Mics I got, but I should have gotten 5 Mics on this album, hands down
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A piano man with an experimental streak plays Breckenridge & Frisco
Pianist and songwriter Marco Benevento performs his mix of indie rock, jazz and electro pop tonight at three20south in Breckenridge and again on Sunday at The Barkley Ballrooom in Frisco. The Summit County shows are part of a yearlong tour in support of his new album, "TigerFace," released in September 2012.Benevento will share the stage with Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz and drummer Andy Borger, who played with Tom Waits. His music is described as a connection between Explosions In The Sky and Tortoise and Brian Eno and Brad Mehldau; his influences are as diverse as Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, David Byrne and Jon Brion. "I'm always hearing artists and discovering new music that influences and inspires me," said Benevento. The cross of acoustic music, rock and electronica reflected in Benevento's album goes back to his high school days, when he started playing classic rock at parties and battles of the bands, but also experimented with his four-track recorder. "I'd say that most songs on the record are more on the rock side versus a jazz side. Conceptually speaking, the songwriting has progressively evolved with each new album," he said. This eclectic sound has taken Benevento to a variety of venues, from jazz clubs to rock rooms, including Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival and Bonnaroo. Music fans at three20south and The Barkley Ballroom can expect a "total piano rock party concert." "No one will be sitting, everyone will be dancing and no one will leave without seeing me wearing a tiger mask," said Benevento.
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This is the bizarre moment a disgruntled customer paid £25 for a Domino's pizza meal - using just 2p coins.
Billy Martin dumped 1,287 coppers - totalling £25.74 - on the counter after he got into a row with a delivery driver over an outstanding payment.
The dad-of-one took drastic action after he ordered a medium cheese and tomato pizza, mighty meat stuffed crust, potato wedges and a Fanta.
Billy says the delivery driver dropped the meal off but left before he had a chance to give him the money.
The grounds worker says he assumed the order, which he made online, had automatically taken payment from his bank card so thought no more about it.
But the next day, Billy says he received a string of text messages and phone calls from Domino's telling him he owed them money for his meal.
Billy said he tried to explain to the driver that he was attending his girlfriend's gran's funeral and would have to pay the money when he got back on Sunday (19/11).
His mobile phone shows he received six calls from the delivery driver between Thursday and Saturday.
To get his own back, Billy changed the money into 2ps at a local bowling alley before taking them to the Domino's branch.
Billy, 23, said: "They ruined my weekend so I decided to get my own back and pay the money I owed in 2ps.
"I ordered two pizzas, two sides and a drink and it came to £25.74 around 8pm last Thursday.
"The delivery guy just handed the pizzas over and didn't say anything except 'see you', I just assumed I'd paid by card online and didn't think much of it.
"The Dominos delivery driver first rang to ask for the money two hours later.
"He said 'You've not paid so we can come out to you to collect the money or you can come into the store to pay.'
"It was late and I was about to go to sleep so I explained my situation that I was leaving first thing to go to a funeral and I would be back on Sunday evening so could come in then and pay for the pizza.
"I even said I'd pay over the phone straight away but they told me that I couldn't do that.
"The driver said ok and I thought no more about it but the next day he kept calling.
"I'd already explained that I was at a funeral but they still persisted to call me, I think they thought that I was lying about where I was.
"The whole thing was a nightmare and my girlfriend wasn't happy that I was spending the day on my phone trying to deal with the situation.
"Every other hour I was on the phone trying to deal with it."
Billy even claims Domino's called the police who called him chasing the payment.
He said: "When the police called I spoke to them and they told me that if I didn't pay for the pizza by Sunday evening they would be taking it further.
"I took the money in on the Sunday evening like I said I would, but in two pence pieces, I got the money changed at a local bowling alley.
"I asked for a receipt to prove I'd paid it but they told me I could have a receipt when I paid with proper money. They accepted the payment and I've heard no more about it.
"I'll never have a Domino's again, they made me feel like a criminal, and it was their fault."
Joshua Speers, a spokesperson for Domino's said: "Our colleague mistakenly forgot to take payment for Mr. Martin's order upon delivery, so called shortly after to request this, at which point Mr. Martin became abusive so our franchisee called the police. We understand when Mr. Martin came into to the store to make payment, he continued his aggressive behaviour. The welfare and safety of our colleagues is paramount therefore we've taken the decision not to accept any future orders from Mr. Martin."


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As Dream.In.Code has grown, delivering our content faster, and more reliably to countries all over the world has become very important. I'd like to tell you how I've leveraged several new(er) technologies to make DIC as fast and reliable as it is today.
1. Faster DNS Lookups w/ IPAnyCast
If you own a domain, you probably have NS1.YOURWEBHOST.COM and NS2.YOURWEBHOST.COM. Typically, these server(s) are in the same datacenter, or might even be on the same server. Ideally, you want geographically separated servers and no fewer than 2 completely different servers. But why you ask? If my server is down along with my DNS servers, nobody can get to my site anyway. That's true, but wouldn't you like to be able to move your web site to a new host quickly and not have to wait the 2-3 days for your domain to re-propagate?
Enter services like UltraDNS, EasyDNS, DNSMadeEasy, and many others. They provide redundant, geographically separated DNS servers. This keeps your eggs out of one basket (i.e. your web host), and gives you the control to move your site to a new host quickly.
That's great and all, but we can take geographically separated one step further and say "geographically closest". Using IP AnyCast technology, visitors to your site will be routed to the closest geographical DNS server. Dream.In.Code uses DNSMadeEasy which has over 20 servers located around the world. Visitors are routed to the closest (and often quickest) DNS server. This makes the time from "click" to the time the page starts downloading just that much quicker.
Here's an example of IP AnyCast in the US:
2. Content Delivery Network
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are nothing new. Big sites have been using the services of Akamai and others for years. But with the popularity of online video and larger file sizes, CDNs are becoming more and more popular (and accessible) for the little guys.
CDNs address 2 major problems. The first being limitations in the browser. Computers are faster, servers are faster, and connections are faster. So why can't we download more than 3 things at once with Internet Explorer? Because IE has a built-in limit to only open 3 simultaneous connections to any 1 host at a time. This is why a couple months ago I moved all the static content on DIC to static.dreamincode.net. This tricks IE in to downloading more things at once. But, this also puts tremendous strain on my web servers. In fact, the server went from handling around 30 HTTP requests/second, to over 60 HTTP requests/second. Moving all the static content to a CDN fixes this.
The second problem CDNs address is distribution. Delivering static content, video, or large files is very resource intensive. A CDN caches that content on multiple Points of Presence (POP) around the world and delivers it using one of many POPs. This allows for almost unlimited scalability. Again, it is possible to take this a step further using IPAnyCast to deliver the content from the closest geographical POP.
Dream.In.Code has been using CDNLayer from SoftLayer (which is ultimately provided by Internap). CDNLayer let's us do what's called "Origin Pull" which essentially pulls the files requested from our web server and caches them on the POPs (as opposed to us uploading every image, CSS, page, etc.). If you look at the source code, you'll notice references to http://http.cdnlayer.com/dreamincode/ this address translates directly to http://www.dreamincode.net/ so any file requested from the CDN is cached and delivered.
Let's take a look at why IPAnyCast (for DNS or a CDN) makes things so much quicker. Below are 2 traceroutes from Europe. One is coming back to Dallas (where the DIC Datacenter is) and the other is going to the CDN (and hitting the London POP):
You'll notice from Europe, it takes 19 hops to get back to our Dallas server. With the CDN, it only takes 10. And the maximum response time is only 32ms compared to 334ms back to Dallas.
So the combination of using IPAnyCasted DNS and an IPAnyCasted CDN speeds up content delivery dramatically, and takes a lot of strain off the web server. Price wise it's not bad either, I'm paying $59.95/yr for the DNS and $20/mo for the CDN (up to 200GB/mo)
You can read more about IPAnyCast here:
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Posted 15 June 2008 - 09:52 AM
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 12:35 AM
Wow, This IPAnyCast is pretty helpful. Thanks again for the post Chris!
Posted 24 June 2008 - 11:26 PM
openDNS.org let's you put parental features and they even show the status of all of their DNS servers!!
Posted 28 June 2008 - 10:20 AM
openDNS != the kind of DNS I'm talking about.
Posted 15 October 2011 - 03:27 AM
Nice information thanks for sharing....
Nice information thanks for sharing....
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Thousands of museums around the country are offering free admission on Saturday, and thousands of coffee shops are doling out free cups of Joe on Sunday.
Saturday, September 28, is Museum Day Live!, an annual event sponsored by Smithsonian magazine, in which thousands of museums around the country offer free admission to those who have ordered tickets ahead of time at the Smithsonian site. Each order is valid for admission for two people, and tickets will be sent via e-mail. Show the receipt on your smartphone, or print it out and bring it to the museum for entrance at no charge on Saturday. Only one order can be placed per household, and tickets are good for basic admission only—special exhibits, IMAX films, and such may cost extra.
No matter where you live, there's a pretty good chance there's a participating nearby museum. In some cases, the savings offered via the freebie is substantial. Admission for those ages 12 and up at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, for instance, is normally $18. Museums have the right to cut off free admissions via the Smithsonian promotion, so it's best to order tickets asap.
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The following day, Sunday, September 29, is being celebrated as National Coffee Day. Sure, it's a totally made-up holiday based on almost no real tradition or significance other than being a day for folks in the industry to promote coffee. But hey, if the day means free coffee, plenty of consumers will surely play along. Among the participating players:
Dunkin' Donuts: Using the Dunkin' Mobile app—yes, you've got to download it—on your smartphone, show the National Coffee Day offer of one complimentary small hot or iced coffee at any participating Dunkin' location in order to collect your freebie on Sunday. No purchase is necessary, but good luck not buying a donut once you're in the store with a free coffee in hand.
Krispy Kreme: All customers are entitled to a free 12 oz. cup of coffee on Sunday at participating Krispy Kreme locations, no purchase, downloads, or coupons required. Alternately, KK customers can get a specialty drink—mocha, pumpkin spice latte, or what have you—for $1 on National Coffee Day.
Peet's Coffee & Tea: From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, customers will get a free small maple latte with the purchase of oatmeal or any artisan baked good. A coupon (linked here) is required.
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Starbucks: On Sunday, customers at participating Starbucks can get a free sample of Ethiopia coffee, and anyone purchasing a 1 lb. bag of Ethiopia whole beans receives a free commemorative cup of the brew from Ethiopia, known as the birthplace of coffee.
Tim Hortons: Stop in at any U.S. Tim Hortons location on Sunday and say "National Coffee Day" for a buy-one, get-one-free coffee special.


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When the redesigned Hyundai Elantra sedan arrived in 2011, it was wearing the larger Sonata's stylish "fluidic sculpture" design language. Two years later, the two-door Elantra Coupe and four-door Elantra GT hatchback joined the swoopy four-door model. The 2014 Hyundai Elantra sedan gets a mild exterior and interior refresh to keep it, well, fresh in the compact segment. The 145-hp, 1.8-liter I-4 with 136 lb-ft of torque continues to be the sedan's base engine, while the Elantra Sport sedan, Elantra Coupe, and Elantra GT hatchback come with a new 173-hp, 154 lb-ft, 2.0-liter I-4 standard. Both engines are available with a six-speed manual (except in the Elantra Coupe) or six-speed automatic. The 1.8-liter engine is EPA-rated 27-28/37-38 mpg city/highway, while the 2.0-liter engine carries a 24/33-35 mpg rating.
In a 2012 comparison test involving six 40 mpg compact sedans, the Elantra finished sixth, behind the Ford Focus SFE (fifth), Honda Civic HF (fourth), Volkswagen Jetta TDI (third), Chevrolet Cruze Eco (second), and Mazda3 (first). The Elantra sedan achieved 36.2 mpg in testing — the lowest of the group. Despite its last-place finish, we said, "The right way to think about this is that the Elantra is sort of like the kid with the lowest score in a Caltech physics exam. Still pretty darn good, in other words." In testing, the 2014 Elantra Limited sedan with the 1.8-liter and six-speed auto reached 60 mph in 9.6 seconds and finished the quarter-mile in 17.2 seconds at 82.0 mph. Braking from 60 mph came in at 119 feet. Around the figure eight, the 2014 Elantra posted a 27.9-second lap at 0.55 g average and pulled 0.81 g around the skidpad.
Not only is the Elantra Sport new for 2014, but also is the 173-hp, 2.0-liter I-4 that is standard in the Elantra Coupe and Elantra GT hatchback. The 2014 Hyundai Elantra sedan and Elantra GT have a five-star overall safety rating from the NHTSA (out of a possible five stars), while the 2014 Elantra sedan is considered a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS. The Elantra Coupe hasn't been tested.
For 2014, the Elantra sedan gets refreshed with a new front and rear fascia and rear diffuser. Sport and Limited models get projector headlights with LED accents, LED taillights, and chrome belt-line molding. All models get redesigned wheels. The GLS model becomes the SE. The Sport model features a rear spoiler and two-tone 17-inch alloy wheels, and the 2.0-liter is new this year.
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Teenager. Entrepreneur. Programmer. Lakeside School.
String 'em together, and you might think of Bill Gates, a Lakeside grad and former budding young tech businessman himself.
But while he isn't using a Teletype Model 33 and might not become one of the world's wealthiest people, Nikhil Khanna is another Lakeside teen-techie showing initiative well beyond his years.
Khanna, a junior at Seattle's prestigious Lakeside, spent last summer building an iPhone game from the ground up in just two months and with only $600. His story exemplifies how easy it is for young entrepreneurs to build apps and compete with big name companies.
Khanna's creation, Bounding Blob, is an addictive Super Mario-esque game that allows users to collect stars on various courses and set high scores. The game goes for 99 cents and Khanna said he's had 300-to-400 downloads without any advertising work.
And game development is not all he's doing. The 16-year-old set up his own game company called TangledFire to help market and promote Bounding Blob.
So how did he do it in just two months?
"Basically, the internet was just an awesome source," he said. "That's how I learned to program. The resources out there make it very easy for a teenager to just go out there using forums and resources to figure out how to program."
Khanna took free online programming courses via MIT and used community forums to learn how to program for a mobile device. His parents are former Microsoft employees and helped connect Khanna to local techies for advice.
"The culture here got me interested in programming in the first place," he said.
As the process moved along this past summer and Khanna got more and more invovled with the project, he began thinking about turning a hobby into something he could profit on.
"I started to realize I could compete with the big guys," Khanna said.
And so started TangledFire. It was difficult and at times frustrating to manage the entire game project, from the programming to the art to the sound. So Khanna went to the Internet for help, using resources like Elance to hire an Australian designer for the game's artwork.
After two months, he submitted Bounding Blob to the App Store and the game was ready for download. All the reviews have been positive thus far and Khanna plans doing more advertising to boost sales numbers.
It's been an extremely valuable learning process for the young entrepreneur, one that's helped him find what motivates him.
"I really enjoyed working on the product," he said. "I wanted to see what happened to it when it came out of the gates. At a certain point, the product itself was motivating me, not a particular thing about the program."
He plans on working on a new game soon and pursuing computer science in college. After that? Well, more of this.
"That would be nice to do this all day," he said of Tangled Fire. "It'd be nice to do this for a full-time job."


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I'm looking forward to the new version of this moduleand I'm looking for the same kind of module to use with myrobot, which compatible with my arduino.How to achieve that put the picture into the storageof arduino small space?expect your reply.Thanks-JACKSON
I'm wondering how you are going to make any headway into a VGA camera's image which is about 1MB native and about 20-30k as a jpeg with an 8 bit processor with 2kB of ram. The arduino will probably take 10 minutes to establish if a frame has any blue in it......It's pretty obvious that many people here have a very limited perception of how seriously low powered an Atmega microcontroller actually is. Hint : your computer has a million times more memory and storage than a Duemilanove. (literally)
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Songbird by Fleetwood Mac is featured in Rumours, the nineteenth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Santana.
She sings it to Brittany in order to better express her feelings for her. She does not sing it in front of the rest of the New Directions because she is afraid of what they might say behind her back.
During the performance, Santana is seen, teary-eyed and gives an intent look at Brittany. At the end, they both hug as Brittany speaks to her about coming onto Fondue For Two, so that Santana can come out. Santana agrees, but does not show up to the Fondue For Two segment.
For you, there'll be no more cryin'
For you, the sun will be shinin'
And I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right
To you, I'll give the world
To you, I'll never be cold
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right
And the songbirds are singing
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you,
Like never before
And I wish you all the love in the world,
But most of all, I wish it from myself
And the songbirds keep singing,
Like they know the score,
And I love you, I love you, I love you,
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Bret Michaels nearly gets beheaded at Tonys
I didn't watch the Tony Awards, but I could watch this clip over and over.
From The Associated Press: Bret Michaels performed at the Tony Awards, and all he got was a nose fracture — and a busted lip. According to Michaels' spokeswoman, the rock singer had X-rays taken after getting clocked in the head by a descending set piece at Sunday's Radio City Music Hall ceremony.
The singer was on stage during the opening piece of the ceremony which featured tracks from the Broadway musical 'Rock Of Ages', and was knocked to the ground by a descending set piece as he finished his performance.
Tonys spokeswoman Christina Stejskal told the Associated Press that Michaels "missed his mark" as he left the stage.
Publicist Joann Mignano says Michaels, who performed with his 1980s hair-metal band Poison, fractured his nose and had to get three stitches in his lip. She says he was getting a CAT scan on Monday as a precaution, as he's had a past neck injury.
Although he's "pretty bruised up," Mignano says, Michaels was in good spirits.
Michaels is also host of the trashy reality television show, "Rock of Love."


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Together we packed thousands of meals at Global Rally 2016.
Forever Giving had the chance to once again partner with Stop Hunger Now, this time its South Africa division, to pack meals and contribute to the end of malnutrition and hunger in the country. Several thousand FBOs joined forces during two days of Global Rally, taking turns filling the ingredients and packing boxes. Every cheer signified one more box completed and more children that won't have to go hungry.
It all came full circle when the Global Leadership Team visited the facilities where Stop Hunger Now distributes meals and helped give out packs from Forever. This is one of the many ways Forever Giving is helping FBOs make an impact on lives around the world.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped Stop Hunger Now South Africa feed thousands this year!
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Brad Pitt's favourite words
Brad Pitt has been hustling in New York all week. Last night it was The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. At some point he also hit up an art gallery which is where these shots were taken. Before we get into his Daily Show appearance though, a few words, literally, on his appearance on Inside The Actors Studio airing February 10th.
I'm told that Lipton asked him what his favourite word was.
Lipton also makes it a point to ask everyone what their favourite curse word is. For Brad:
He thinks it's "underused".
They also briefly discussed Gwyneth Paltrow in relation to Se7en. He called her a "great person". And complimented her on her life choices, specifically with respect to her children and her family. To my knowledge, Jennifer Aniston did not come up.
I watch Jon Stewart almost every night. I love him. Jon doesn't usually fangirl over people. It's my favourite when he does though. I've seen him fangirl, on several occasions, understandably, over Sarah Vowell. And, interestingly enough, he also fangirled over Gwyneth Paltrow when she was on a few years ago. Last night, he kinda fangirled on Brad Pitt. It's at the very end of the interview, the extended online version, after they discuss Pitt's Make It Right project in New Orleans.
This was indeed one of Pitt's better television showings. He was relaxed, he was engaging, and he was funny. Especially during the bit when Stewart was like - why don't you guys go negative campaigning when it comes to the Oscars? Like the way they've done in the Republican primaries. Brad was quick with his response: Clooney took Iowa and New Hampshire, Jean took South Carolina, Oldman will probably take Florida... etc etc.
And then he came up with his own solution on who should actually win the trophy. Well done.
Clooney, meanwhile, just invited CBS inside his home.
Aaaaaand we have 3 more weeks of this to go.
Click here to see the full Pitt interview on The Daily Show if you're in the US. For Canadians, click here.
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Monday's announcement by the Major League Baseball Players Association concerning Beckham taking home the 2009 Players Choice honors for Outstanding Rookie in the American League holds a deeper subtext than simply the White Sox third baseman's second recognition by his peers in one week. The setup of this award allows the winner to recommend the charity of his choice to receive a grant from the Major League Baseball Players Trust. Beckham split the grant between the National Parkinson Foundation and Children's Hospital of Illinois. …
October 26, 2009
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Paige Kube
Class of 2015
Major/Minor: Biology / Chemistry, Creative Writing
Campus Involvement
- Peer Mentor
- Elm Editor-in-Chief
- Member of Alpha Omicron Pi
- AOII Vice President of Membership Recruitment
- AOII Social Chair
- Biology Steering Committee
- Order of Omega Secretary
- Member of Tri-Beta
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
What do you do for a campus job or work study?
I am a Peer Consultant at the Writing Center, and I am the Elm Student Life editor.
What should every student do before they graduate?
Every student should take a class outside of your major that really interests you. Everyone has to satisfy distribution credits, but take a course you will actually gain something from. I took intro to sociology for a distribution, and I absolutely loved it.
Also, take your swim test, and go rent out a kayak! That's on my to-do list before graduation.
What is your favorite Ctown hangout?
Play it Again, Sam. I love stopping in for a chai latte or a sandwich (I recommend the turkey and Swiss). It's a great place to go for breakfast or lunch on the weekends or to study any day of the week.
What is your favorite place on campus?
The third floor of Toll, down the hallway, past the chemistry seminar room. There is a table and a few couches to work at and has windows all around. It is the best place to study with a great view, overlooking the campus green.


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I call this monthly post "How's Your MS Today?" but it's really a way to open the floor to any of your questions, concerns and opinions to HealthTalk and to each other. We've had some pretty good conversations in these postings – and we've had mundane conversations too.
I wrote in my very first posting, in 2006, that these pages are all about you. This is just one of the ways that I try to keep focus on that fact.
As for me; I'm happy to say that my multiple sclerosis is in a holding pattern. With the packing and moving and a bit of a hectic schedule the past few weeks, I was prepared for worse (and by prepared, I mean I had backup plans for just about everything this past month).
However, this month admittedly seems equally as overwhelming as the last (which, if you recall, included a move) but my setbacks are more limited. In fact, now that I think about it, I'd better work on that. In the next four weeks, we have family visiting, three out-of-state trips, continued home organizing and a few other mild stressors (and I'm being facetious when I say "mild").
Sounds like it's time to dust off the old "emergency plan" – it's been over a year since I had a look.
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ITP Informational Open House
|October 16, 2009
|12:30 pm
|2:30 pm
ITP attracts so many different types of students who are interested in studying creative uses of interactive multimedia technologies. Whether you are a sculptor or a computer programmer, an architect or a philosopher, a dancer or a scientist, and want to apply your interests to interactive media, we would like an opportunity to learn more about you.
At the open house information sessions, Red Burns, the Chair or Dan O'Sullivan, the Associate Chair, and Midori Yasuda, the Admissions Coordinator, will explain how ITP attracts students from very diverse backgrounds who want to experiment with interactivity, creativity and technology in the real and digital worlds. Questions about the department and the admissions process are addressed and a tour of the facilities are given.
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the department. The following is the Fall schedule:
Monday, October 26, 1-3pm
Friday, November 6, 4 – 6pm
Friday, November 20, 4 – 6pm
To RSVP for one of the sessions above, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. Please also include BRIEF answers to the following questions so we can get a better sense of who you are:
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Spaces are filling up, so please RSVP today!
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Nigerian Oha soup is definitely going to make a list of Nigerian popular soups.
You are probably here because you want to learn how to make oha soup the exact way an Igbo woman would prepare it, we are still on foods eaten by different Nigerian ethnic group or maybe you got here via the page on All Nigerian soup, Welcome!
Ofe Ora (as the people of Igbo call it) is one of the most delicious soups that is popularly made and eaten by the people of Igbo (a very popular Nigerian tribe), made with the leaves of a tree called oha leaves. Ora soup is often prepared with cocoa-yam, egusi or ofor/achi as the thickener.
I remember those days in the village, we pluck the fresh oha leaves directly from the tree, this is the exact reason why I prefer foods from the village, almost every ingredient used were freshly harvested from the farm, a luxury we can't afford here in our current state of residence or other countries of the world.
However, every ingredient used in making Nigerian foods can be bought in almost any Nigerian local or international market, you may not be lucky enough to purchase the very fresh ones but you will most likely find a processed or dried alternative.
The following ingredients are used in making oha soup in Nigeria, you can increase or decrease depending on the number of people you are looking to feed, this would serve 5×3 persons
This soup could be refrigerated for up to two weeks (two weeks is the recommended duration for most Nigerian soups)
The Ingredients For Oha Soup
Serving (6×2)
Oha leaves (as required)
Cocoa yam (see the video below)(about 15 to 20 medium sizes)
2kg Meat of choice (chicken, assorted, beef, goat meat, turkey)
600g Dry fish or mangala
Maggi (seasoning) 2 to 4 cubes
Ground crayfish (1 cups)
A handful of Uziza leaves (optional)
1 big Stock fish head
Palm oil 200-250ml
3-4 tablespoons of ofor or achi (as alternative thickener)
Ogiri (local ingredients)
salt and pepper to taste
Whenever I am making soups with cocoa yam, I chose to buy a small quantity of ofor or achi to supplement insufficiency (just in case) maybe about 1 or 2 tablespoons
How To Prepare Oha (ora) Nigerian Soup
Time: About seventy minutes
Wash the cocoa yam with just water and start cooking, cook until it is soft (you can check with your fingers), then peel off the outer back and pound with a mortar and pestle, the normal traditional way. Grind crayfish and fresh pepper (I like to use fresh pepper for most Nigerian foods)
Pluck off the Uha leaves from the stem and slice with a kitchen knife, I like to shred the leaves with my fingers the exact way I learned from my mother (You will find how this is done from the video below, this method will ensure that the leaves are not shredded to tiny bits).
In case you want to slice with a kitchen knife just to ease up the process be sure not to slice into very tiny bits. See the uha soup image above
Parboil meat with the necessary ingredients, allow to cook for ten to fifteen minutes before adding the hot-water-washed dry fish and, (we use hot water to soak and wash dry fish/stock fish just to make sure the accompanying sand is washed off). Add the stock fish and cook until it is tender,
Add more water then add red oil (palm oil), ground crayfish, maggi, salt and pepper to taste. Stir and allow boiling. At this point it should give a good soupy taste (even though it would be watery)
Then add the pounded cocoa yam as you can find in the video below (at this point you can add the ground egusi if you choose to make oha soup with egusi, which is also a very tasty recipe. Remember I told you that either egusi, achi or cocoa yam can serve as the thickener for this popular Igbo soup).
Also add the ogiri at this point.
Stir; allow to dissolve before adding the sliced uziza leaves then uha leave should follow after a minute. Stir and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes and you just made a very delicious oha soup (ofe ora).
Serve with eba, fufu or pounded yam.
Video For Making Oha Soup In Nigeria
Above is a video demonstration of the steps outlined above, you can learn to make oha soup by watching this video, I have found videos to be more helpful especially when it comes to making foods. You will learn about every ingredients used and of course the step by step instruction.
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August 6, 2013
Oha soup (ofe ora) is actually my best soup. I am a Nigerian that is also married to a Nigerian. Actually my husband introduced me to your site and I must say that I am really impressed with your method of making Nigerian soups and other foods, you are just a very good cook
August 13, 2013
Thanks for the ora soup, it is very delicious.
August 13, 2013
You are good ma! Your site is so resourceful. Please I would like to learn how to prepare nkwobi and some other Nigerian evening recipes. I would very much appreciate your feedback. Thank for the ora soup, I am from Anambra, Nigeria
November 3, 2013
thanks your site have added colour to my marriage
November 22, 2013
I will try this oha soup tomorrow. thanks ma. I really apprecite.you are really turning ladies to wifes – loving mothers
December 11, 2013
I am very happy to know of this site.i missed my mother's oha soup,its just my best soup.i will cook the oha soup as soon as possible.but the problem i have is where to locate oha leaves because it is very scarce at the part of nigeria i am residing,but i will try.nwaanyi oma,i meela.
January 2, 2014
Ma you are wonderful, I am very greatful for all.
January 27, 2014
Am new on this site. I can say I stumbled on it when I got frustrated on how to cook a particular meal but am grateful I did. tnk u and more inspiration. Thanks for the ofe ora
February 12, 2014
Its been so wonderful learning on how to prepare oha soup and bitter leave soup I really enjoy with my husband when I prepare it. I really appreciate ur effort on how to teach women accross on how to prepare delicious meal, I pray that the LORD will continue to strenghten u more. In JESUS name.
February 19, 2014
Guess wat, I just made my first ora soup. Followed it just the way u wrote it, nd my oh my! I made it like a pro it tasted delicious. I will give the bitterleave nd nsala a try soon. U are doing a great job, keep it up.
February 20, 2014
I'm half nigerian. My father is from the igbo tribe so I guess I'm igbo as we'll .lol I'm trying so hArd to learn how to prepare all the foods and soups. But I'm not really familiar with the igbo recipes I thought Yoruba and igbo ate the same soups. lol I only no how to make okra , egusi and stew or jollof rice. My father is all the way in Nigeria so it's hard for me to learn.
March 2, 2014
Courtney, thanks for your comment and welcome to the kitchen. If you want to learn about Nigerian foods, you don't need to look elsewhere, that Is why I am here.
March 9, 2014
This site is so wonderful. I just finished the last of ora soup that i cooked and i decided to google the Ora soup and am here. You are an inspiration to ladies of today. God bless you. The only thing my hubby like about me most is cooking, wooooo, i thank God for my Mum
May 4, 2014
Ejim ohere a na ekele ndi tinyere ihe ndia na intaneti. Jidenu ke unu ji. Unu agbaliala. Unu mere ka m mata usoro eji esi ofe ala anyi. Ofe ora nadi m nma n'ahu nke ukwu. Imeela
August 21, 2018
Ndewo Nwanne
May 31, 2014
Oh my! My sister in South Africa referred me to your site. I decided to surprise my Igbo husband with an Igbo meal today and you should have seen the look of shock & pleasure on his face when he tasted the oha that I made. Thanks so much!
June 27, 2014
Thank you so much. The post is very helpful.
My husband will enjoy my soups more, from now on.
July 24, 2014
Thanks for the recipe. but the names of the vegetables needs to be translated in English.
for me to look for them in the market
July 24, 2014
Its awsome its really giving me more ideas and different apporach to different dish, ma'am u re a true african woman keep it up, am very much proud of u!
July 27, 2014
Coming across this site has been a great experience. Being a person that loves to cook, a website like this that offers a wide range of Nigerian recipes is totally mind blowing. The oha soup I made turned out so well. Thanks for the great work you are doing. God bless you
July 27, 2014
Am frm d middle belt i just love trying somthing new. I think am going to give it a trial thnks, u're doing a gud job keep it up.
July 28, 2014
nice job thanks, Ur site has actually improve me in my cooking, am a better cook nw
August 4, 2014
Thanks for your recipes. I observed that ogiri is on the list as an ingredient but it was not mentioned at what point it should be added in the soup.
September 6, 2014
Wao….soooooo good. u really a gud cook
September 23, 2014
Thanks for the guide, u re really a blessing, more power to you. Am from d north married to an lkwerre man. This site is a good tutor for me. Thanks alot.
September 26, 2014
hmm gonna try dis this saturday. am not igbo though, but am in love with the soup.tanx 4 ur teachings on how to prepare delicious Nigerian Dishes.GOD BLESS UR HAND WORK
January 17, 2015
February 15, 2015
Thanks so much for this great job you are doing. Please I would like to be receiving weekly recipe on my mail. How do I go about it?
April 1, 2015
Nice website, i think i'll learn alot here. Keep up the good work.
My learning begins now!!!!!!!!
June 11, 2015
Madam, u no go kill person ooooo
U are just so wonderful thank u so much for the NKWOBI part of it, With this talent u can never loose ur husband to any woman i swear. I LOVE WOMEN THAT CAN COOK.
Well done Nigerian WELLNESS MAMA
July 16, 2015
August 21, 2015
I want to try it tomorrow.
August 27, 2015
I followed your steps on how to make oha soup and it was superb. My husband loved it. It was awesome. Thanks
November 11, 2015
Thanks, l just stumbled to this site..and it is really, resourceful and mind blowing. It make me remember mama's kitchen. Keep the good work on sister.
December 30, 2015
Thank God for a site like yours. I am a lover of home made African dishes. You have made my day.
January 6, 2016
This is a wonderful site as u are also a wonderful woman ur site has added a joy to marriage i can wait to cook it i will get back to u ma oo my husband will enjoy me today thanx a lot remain bless .
February 18, 2016
my wife to-be fell in love with me because I made good use of your site. you are just wonderful, exceptional and unique. thanks for making my love grow stronger. I love you.
March 15, 2016
Lovely looking soup, very delicious!
My sweetheart really loves it. Its a must eat for everyone.
April 3, 2016
Waw.. Wawer… Wawest.. Lol
This is awesome, new on this site but followed your procedures and I made a nice pot of ora soup… and guess what? mom's so happy.. Thanks so much for this ma.. More Grace!
April 14, 2016
So I cooked oha soup today following this procedure, unlike the first oha soup I cooked, it was watery.. this time it was perfect! Except that it's a little bit peppery, well not for me though, but my brother doesn't like pepper. I used black pepper and it was too peppery. Will be more careful next time. Thank you!
May 22, 2016
I thank you my dear…
I'm a South African and my hubby is suprised why I dish him deferent meals that he never taught me I told him it's my kitchen secrets.. thanks for the oha soup.
May 31, 2016
Cooking my husband's favourite tonight for the first time #HappyDance….thank you for the bitterleaf recipe, I just hope I'll be able to find all the ingredients here in south Africa.
June 28, 2016
Hmmn…Quite impressive for my best soup . I have actually mastered the art of cooking this soup long ago. But I think you forgot to add some mistakes people make while cutting and washing the oha leaves which then causes it to become bitter. A lot of people will think it logical but end up having a bitter oha soup.
October 8, 2016
you are appreciated ma thanks for the tip
December 3, 2016
Thanks dear, my fiance have been telling me to come and cook oha soup and have been dulging him,, as for today and going to surprise him,,, thank you so much
September 6, 2017
please need your hep
am married to an igbo guy from imo state..he doesn't like me cooking our own Yoruba food.
he will start mentioning all dis igbo foods which I don't even have idea of how to prepare them and this has b causing lot of fight in our homes.
someone introduce this site to me to learn different igbo food especially his favourite afang n uha soup.
I pray to learn more from here.
December 29, 2017
I am Nkeiru from Kano Nigeria, I cooked the Oha Soup for my husband guess what I was given a gift of a car after eating the delicious oha soup and he now really appreciates my cooking. I thanks u for the wonderful site.
April 21, 2018
My cooking life has changed since I started using ur app.thank u thank u so so much
August 8, 2018
Your site is good and educating, Tnx so much for your inspiration concerning cooking.
You made our ladies to be more inspired. Tnx
I will like to know how to prepare sauce
May 18, 2019
Am a food lover who look forward to tease people with my cooking skill
May 28, 2019
U are d best n dat is my husband best soup
June 23, 2019
Thank you so much, I really appreciate.