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Michael L. Resnick
Michael L. Resnick is the current president of Syprett Meshad, and is one of the original founding partners of its predecessor firm, Syprett, Meshad, Resnick & Lieb. For more than 40 years, he has focused his practice on marital and family law. His cases involve marital dissolution and post-dissolution issues involving marital assets, complex property division issues, custody, alimony, child support, visitation, and modification of marital settlement agreements.
Mr. Resnick holds an AV Preeminent® rating, the highest rating possible, from the peer review process facilitated by the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™. For twelve consecutive years, he has also been selected to the Florida Super Lawyers list in the category of Family Law. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Super Lawyers list, which recognizes lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Mr. Resnick has been selected to this list each year since 2007.
Admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, the United States District Court Middle Court of Florida, and the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Resnick is also a former Vice Chairman of the Florida Bar Twelfth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has recognized Mr. Resnick as a Patriotic Employer for contributing to national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee participation in America's National Guard and Reserve Force.
Mr. Resnick received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Windham College and in 1970, received his Juris Doctorate from the New England School of Law. While in college he was on the Dean's list, and in law school was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Awards for Pleading & Practice and Federal Jurisdiction. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the Sarasota County Bar Association, and Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity.
Mr. Resnick has been a guest lecturer for the Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education program, the State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, and Hampton Seminars. His numerous television appearances include news segments on WWSB-TV Channel 7 (previously Channel 40), and on the SNN News Channel 6 program "Suncoast FYI."
Born in Monticello, New York, Mr. Resnick graduated from the New York Military Academy with the rank of Platoon Sergeant.
An active volunteer in his community, Mr. Resnick has been involved for over 30 years with United Cerebral Palsy Sarasota-Manatee, and also serves as a Guardian ad Litem. Since 1996, he and his wife have been rescuing and providing housing and care for cats, dogs, horses, and other animals in need.
Mr. Resnick served as a high school mock trial judge in 2016 and 2019.


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Judge sets January trial for Prop. 8 lawsuit
U.S. District Court
A federal judge has scheduled a trial for Jan. 11 on the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage - the first trial on that issue in any U.S. court - and allowed the city of San Francisco to join the case against the ballot measure.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's decision Wednesday to hold a trial on whether Proposition 8 violates gays' and lesbians' rights to equality under the law was a tactical victory for opponents of the November 2008 initiative, who say experts and other witnesses can help them show that Prop. 8 was rooted in anti-gay bias.
Opposed to a trial
Sponsors of the ballot measure had opposed a trial, saying legal precedents and studies about parents and children can easily demonstrate that voters had reasonable grounds to add a traditional definition of marriage to the state Constitution.
But their lawyer, Charles Cooper, did not argue against a trial at Wednesday's hearing in San Francisco and said only that he would try to narrow its scope.
Walker scheduled a hearing Oct. 14 on pre- trial legal disputes, which are likely to include the standards for assessing discrimination under the Constitution and the relevance of the campaigns for and against Prop. 8.
The initiative, approved by 52 percent of the voters Nov. 4, defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, overturning a May 2008 state Supreme Court ruling that gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry in California.
It is being challenged in federal court by two same-sex couples represented by Theodore Olson and David Boies, best known as the lawyers for George W. Bush and Al Gore, respectively, in the Supreme Court case that decided the 2000 presidential election.
The gay-rights organizations that challenged Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court steered clear of the suit initially, reluctant to raise federal constitutional arguments that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court. But they later asked to join the case as co-plaintiffs, which would give them a voice in strategy and possible appeals.
Olson and Boies opposed the request, accusing the organizations of trying to usurp their case. Walker denied intervention Wednesday, saying the original plaintiffs could argue the case and that adding parties would only slow the proceedings down.
He also rejected intervention on the defense side by the Campaign for California Families, which had tried to qualify an initiative to outlaw same-sex domestic partnerships as well as marriage and told Walker that the official sponsors of Prop. 8 had made too many concessions to gay-rights advocates.
S.F. can participate
But the judge allowed intervention by San Francisco, which had also challenged Prop. 8 in the state court. He said the city brings a unique perspective to the case, with its claims that denying marriage to same-sex couples leads to higher government costs in health care and social services.
Walker stressed, however, that Olson and Boies would handle the bulk of the case against Prop. 8 and that the city should cooperate with them.

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Today, Birst announced its multi-touch attribution support – now part of the Birst Marketing Analytics Accelerator. With this new capability, Birst is delivering a complete solution for marketers who want to better understand which combination of channels, campaigns and events influences their buyers and, ultimately, leads to new sales and revenue retention.
In speaking with many marketers, it is clear that multi-touch attribution is arguably the most important measurement for marketing departments. However, many view attribution as a difficult topic to get right. From our experience, here are five best practices in creating a marketing attribution measurement that offers achievable results and organizational buy-in and trust.
1. Focus on the Right Reasons
Many marketers make the mistake of treating attribution as a way to prove their value and validate their spending. In other words, they report on attribution.
A better way to look at attribution is to treat it as a discovery tool: to examine which marketing campaigns and activities produce revenue and use the insights to set the future strategy. This discovery can be rather painful for many marketers. For example, you may realize that your online advertising had not worked well, but upon further analysis, you may discover that it actually works for some regions or products.
Focusing on the right reasons to build an attribution model, even if it means taking the blame for investing in all the wrong places, can be rather powerful. It opens up areas of opportunities for improvement; it can help secure additional funding and provide a great leadership opportunity for marketers who are looking for more influence across the organization.
2. Pick a Platform and Own Your Attribution Model
CRM and Marketing Automation tools are limited in their ability to calculate multi-touch, multi-channel attribution. Newer applications in the market, which are solely focused on attribution, are often a "black box". The attribution rules are locked in and there is no ability to customize the models. The reality is that attribution rules differ from company to company.
Picking a Business Intelligence platform can help you own the attribution model, so you can decide when it is right to apply a "Linear" style of attribution and when it is appropriate to customize the calculations based on your own rules and policies.
3. Get Consensus on What Matters and Create the Rules
Speaking of rules … many marketers make the mistake of building an attribution measurement without organizational consensus. This immediately creates skepticism – making everything that marketing contributed to positively, questioned by other parties. Things start to become an uphill battle, and a lot of back-peddling is needed to prove that the model works!
A better approach is to build cross-departmental consensus first. Create a core group of people that define what should be measured and how it should be measured. This group is often made of people from marketing, sales operations and customer success teams. Create another group that are reviewers and can approve the framework; typically an executive-level team.
4. Build a Pilot
There should always be a balance between getting consensus and making a decision – and marketing attribution is no exception to that rule!
To move things along faster – start with only a few Key Value Indicators (KVIs) and make that your initial pilot. For example, consider this KVI as your basis: Marketing Generated Pipeline. What are all the drivers into this KVI? Certainly the Number of Programs, Leads, and Conversion Rates. Simple enough! Now add another driver: a "look-back" window. For instance a look-back window of six months means that you would only consider campaigns that started six months ago. Anything prior to that does not count toward revenue. See how things change.
Define the scope of your pilot clearly with the KVIs and the KVI drivers that are most critical for your business. Leave the complete scope of your full project to later. You will learn so much as part of your pilot that you would most likely scratch the majority of what you initially came up with.
5. Share the Dirty Details to Gain Trust
Present your findings back to the organization and let all the dirty details out! Everyone expects miss-steps and being straight and upfront about it makes you a more strategic leader. This creates an opportunity for problem solving, building cross-departmental trust and leadership.
The point of attribution – as we covered in bullet 1 – is not to prove the value of what has been done. It is in setting the direction on what should be done in the future.
With this in mind, attribution is arguably THE measurement that sets apart a strategic marketer from a status quo marketer. Gain your organizational trust by openly sharing what has worked and what has not. It helps you lead the charge in making changes, getting resources to support you and, ultimately, offering you a more rewarding tenure with the organization.
To learn more about Birst's new multi-touch marketing attribution capabilities, click here.


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Gay monogamous couple are brains behind polygamy show
Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, the screenwriting team that created "Big Love," don't have a personal interest in Mormonism or polygamy, but they do know something about family lifestyles outside the American mainstream. That's because, offscreen, they're a gay couple celebrating the 16th year of their own monogamous relationship. In an interview in May, they talked about the ideas behind "Big Love" and some of the changes they've made in the second season.
Q: Who came up with the idea for "Big Love"?
Mark V. Olsen: I did. We were driving back to New York from family vacation in Nebraska. Mormon polygamy has always been on my radar. I grew up in Oregon and have good friends at the University of Utah.
Q: What was your partner's reaction?
Will Scheffer: My initial reaction was "Yuck! That's not an idea that's going to create a mass audience for television!" We actually had a big fight about it in the car ride back to New York City. Mark said, "I'm going to prove to you that this is a good idea!"
Olsen: There was always this idea of a suburban take on polygamy. After a bit of research, we found out that there are multiple ways of living polygamy. We came to know more about this than a lot of mainstream Mormons know. We took a certain degree of flak in the beginning for creating a kind of family that does not exist, but they do exist.
Q: What's the relationship between the fictional Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton) and real-life polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. (See main article.)
Olsen: Roman Grant is not Warren Jeffs. He's a bit of a composite. He's about two-thirds Rulon Jeffs, who was Warren's father. Our character Alby is much more Warren Jeffs. It's as if we are following that story three of four years ago -- before Warren Jeffs rose to power.
Q: One criticism most polygamists have of the show is that it contains too much sex and not enough religion. How do you respond?
Olsen: We've heard that a lot. Well, these people have very large families, so given the size of their families, it is clear that they do have sex and they have it fairly frequently. But we have tried to be more sensitive this year and show that they do it with modesty.
Scheffer: We're trying to show more religion, but it's hard with independent polygamists. Our family doesn't have a church. They don't live on a compound or belong to the (mainstream) Mormon Church. But this year we show Bill in a prayer group and leading more prayer in the household. And we see Bill giving children religious instruction after dinner and show the family discussing where to send the kids to school.
Q: Has researching and writing "Big Love" changed your ideas about polygamy?
Scheffer: I have definitely reversed some of my initial "yuck" reaction. We don't really take a pro or con stand on polygamy, but I have to say that I have begun to imagine it as a valid lifestyle and am sympathetic to polygamists in adult relationships with each other. I think it should be decriminalized.
Olsen: I agree. The abuses come by its illegality. Dark things grow in dark environments -- in secret.
Q: What about those who say polygamy inherently exploits or abuses women?
Olsen: Some feminists argued back in the '60s and '70s that marriage was inherently abusive and patriarchal -- that it was not a good deal for women. As the feminist movement has matured, there has been an evolution in that thinking. Polygamy can grow into a healthier model for some women.
Q: What about conservative Christians who say gay marriage opens the door to polygamy?
Scheffer: It's interesting. Fundamentalists say they are all for taking Bible stories literally. Well, there is a long history of polygamy in the Jewish tradition and Bible tradition. Why do those people get to pick and choose which Bible readings they condone and which they don't?
Q: Has writing "Big Love" made either of you want to try polygamy?
Scheffer: We have been together as a monogamous couple for 16 years.
Q: So neither of you is tempted to try polygamy?
Olsen: That would be grounds for divorce!


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Stage 4 was a circuit race. It was probably the worst course I've ever ridden on. We rolled out of town onto this 8km circuit that was on service roads next to the expressway, with two U-turns on each end. There were many breakaway attempts, but due to the high speeds it took a while for the only real break to get away. Once it did the race settled like normal for a while before the big chase begun. We had are guys stacked nicely at the front coming down to the end and gave it a good go, but came up short. We started just a touch early.
A view of the circuit race as we passed under the highway at this section.
Stage 5 was the queen stage. It had two climbs stacked back to back towards the back end of the race. The plan was to get Phil in position to attack on the second one. I was going to attack on the climb before the categorized climbs to catch a few off guard. Things changed through the race as they decided not to have me attack that early and just play a wait game as the pace was high. Phil and I got over the first climb good and I got bottles before heading into the second. Just as I handed them up the pace picked up and I was at the back as the fireworks went. I was caught out, but Phil was nicely positioned and attacked everyone. He got away with 1 other rider and headed towards the finish. I sat behind the teams desperately chasing hoping he would make it. The kilometers couldn't click by fast enough and with the 40km between the top of the climb and the finish they were able to bring him back 3km from the finish.
The scenery did pick up through the race a bit. Here is the first Cat 1 climb on the day.
Stage 6 was looking like our last day to take back the 8 seconds we needed for a victory. But it also left two days for a guy from the Japan team who was winning sprints and climbing well to take bonuses. We had not only think of fighting for first, but not loosing our podium position. The best thing for us were breaks going up the road without contenders taking bonuses.
Right from the get go on stage 6 the pace was high. There was a nice Cat 2 climb in the first 20km. The field was strung out as we hit the base of the climb and the break went from the bottom, and the field sat up.
The next obstacle was a Cat 2 climb halfway through. Once again Phil had no problem getting to the top with a small group and I was right behind with a few more. The groups mostly came together as we went right back down. The Asian teams went straight to the front to bring back the break looking for time bonuses. Luckily for us they came up 1km short. But with the break back and some rollers on the way there were some fireworks. Everyone started to attack. Including the yellow jersey. Phil and I started to mark those who were important. Phil was all over the dangerous moves.
Chad dug himself deep and made it back to the group after the climb and was able to mark the Japan rider as we headed back into town for the finish. His job was simple make sure he doesn't get any time bonuses. That his what he did as Chad finished strong in 5th and the Japan rider was 4th. Everything remained the same in GC.
The second climb on stage 6. It was more narrow and had a really steep pitch at 1km to go.
The final stage was a criterium in downtown Taipei. Right in front of the second tallest building in the world. Our objections remained the same as the previous day. A break went away and took out the first sent of time bonuses. Not without the Japan rider trying to bridge solo. Luckily Chad was on it and I was right behind. I got in a break before the second one and took some time on that one. Jonny Sundt took over from there getting in the next break and making sure they did not get caught. He turned himself inside out to pull the break around the last few laps as everyone else were playing games. He helped the break stay away, all bonuses were gone, and took 5th at the same time. The field rolled in 5 seconds after.
Taipei 101. The worlds second tallest building. Never did get a chance to go to the top. Next time.
Well we didn't win the stage race overall, but we did finish 2nd. Phil rode very strong and the team was able to support him which was great. This year should be a very good one for the Kenda boys.
More on Taiwan to come. So much to talk about. This was the boring race blog description.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Interview with Anne Stenhouse
Having left work on maternity leave, I decided my daughter was too delightful to give up to someone else to look after and so needed to replace the intellectual stimulation (small babies mostly sleep a lot). My first break was from DC Thomson who published a short story. What would you say are the major influences on your work? In subject matter, I return to women's lack of equality at various times and like a good spat between two strong central characters. I enjoy Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Susan Ferrier and our own Louise Allen.
Some writers need silence, others prefer the bustle of a coffee shop. What is your favourite mode of working?
My absolute favourite is in my room with my lap-top at the right level and the lights in the right places. I can write anywhere when necessary – effect of rehearsal changes probably.
Do you plan the story out in detail before you start or let it emerge as your write?
There's usually an opening scene in my head which will be strongly connected to a place, a vague idea of where that might go and the end I'd like to happen, although all of that sometimes changes. The story generally emerges as I hear the characters talking.
Have you ever suffered from writers' block, and how do you deal with it?
Were you in the NWS before getting published, and did you find it helpful?
YES and YES. It has been my biggest help in moving from drama to prose with dialogue. I had five reviews – more than some people and fewer than others. They were each a mine of assistance and clarity. May I offer a big thank you to my readers. MARIAH'S MARRIAGE was one of the bumper crop of 2011 going onto publication, and is on the list of Joan Hessayon Award contenders for 2013.
What was your favourite book as a child?
I read so much from the family bookcases. I know I didn't like Fairy Tales all that much because even as a youngster, I sensed the underlying cruelty in many of them. The Snow Queen terrified me. By S1 it crystallises into things like Anne of Green Gables (red-haired chatty child) and The Wind in the Willows (such a wonderful flight of imagination with superb drawings as well). I also always read a lot of non-fiction, even from the P7 library boxes.
Which authors do you choose to read for pleasure now?
Jane Gardam, Georgette Heyer, Louise Allen, Michelle Styles, Malcolm Cant (non fiction about Edinburgh), Maggie O'Farrell, Maggie Craig (she's a novelist, but I'm also very fond of her non-fiction). So what next?
Can you tell us a little about your work in progress?
There's one novel out for consideration. It's set in Edinburgh around 1826 and follows the fortunes of an architect hero and an earl's daughter. Its theme is the devastating effect of gossip and it began life in the New Voices competition. Just starting is a novella about two of the characters from Mariah's Marriage.
Leaving the chapel in London's 19th century Thames' side where she teaches the alphabet to a raggle-taggle of urchins, Mariah Fox is charged by a stray pig. The quick intervention of Tobias Longreach saves her from certain injury. Mariah has always believed her destiny to be teaching. After the early death of her mother, she was brought up by her papa, Jerome, to believe she could learn anything a boy could. She shares his vision of a future in which everyone, rich or poor, boy or girl, will be taught at least the rudiments of reading, writing, and counting.
Tobias was brought up a second son, but following his elder brother's premature death, inherits an Earldom and the need to provide it with an heir. He comes to believe that Mariah will make a perfect countess and enrols her papa's help in securing her hand. However, Sir Lucas Wellwood, whose debts have made him urge his sister to attempt to trap Tobias into marriage, has sinister intentions. Mariah suspects Wellwood has been mistreating his sister and she heads off impetuously to rescue her. Will Tobias and his friends reach Wellwood's home before he can exact revenge on Mariah?
Muse it Up Publishing
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Thank you for sparing time to talk to us today, Anne. We wish you every success with your books. Best wishes, Freda
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16 comments:
- anne stenhouse said...
Good Morning Freda, thank you for interviewing me. It all looks good. I'm a bit in awe of the distinguished company but that mixing of folk at different levels is one of the really nice things about the RNA. Thanks. Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 8:40 AM
- Chris Longmuir said...
Great interview, Anne, and I wish you every success with the book, and the many others still to come.
- May 14, 2013 at 9:11 AM
- anne stenhouse said...
Good morning, Chris. Thank you. Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 9:31 AM
- Jenny Harper said...
Good luck with the new book, Anne. I'm looking forward to reading it!
- May 14, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Anne - I loved Mariah's Marriage and it was good to read 'behind the scenes' here.
- May 14, 2013 at 10:11 AM
- Rosemary Gemmell said...
Lovely interview, Anne - I'm so pleased to see your first novel published!
- May 14, 2013 at 11:22 AM
- anne stenhouse said...
Jenny, thanks. I hope you enjoy. Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 2:27 PM
- anne stenhouse said...
Kate, thank you for everything. Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 2:28 PM
- anne stenhouse said...
Rosemary, thank you for the good wishes and also the good advice.
- May 14, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Lovely interview, Anne. I liked your list of favourite authors very much! Best of luck with Mariah's Marriage
- May 14, 2013 at 3:41 PM
- Janice said...
What a super and inspiring interview. All the best with Mariah's Marriage, Anne!
- May 14, 2013 at 4:16 PM
- anne stenhouse said...
Hi Helena thank you. I do think Anne of Greengables appears on many lists. The original feisty heroine? Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 5:17 PM
- anne stenhouse said...
Hullo Janice, thanks. The interview was fun to do. Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 5:19 PM
- Scarlet Wilson said...
Crossing my infers for you for lots of sales! Congratulations anne x
- May 14, 2013 at 6:14 PM
- Scarlet Wilson said...
- May 14, 2013 at 6:15 PM
- anne stenhouse said...
Hi Scarlet, Thank you. Anne
- May 14, 2013 at 8:52 PM


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The Snapdragon 600 quad-core variant of Samsung Galaxy S4 with model number GT-I9505 delivers longer battery life compared to the Exynos 5 octa-core variant bearing model number GT-I9500, according to battery tests.
GSM Arena has conducted a range of battery tests which suggest the battery endurance capacity of Galaxy S4's Snapdragon 600 variant is more than the Exynos 5 variant, although both variants use similar battery (2, 600mAh).
As the talk time battery test suggests, there is a remarkable difference between the talk times offered by both the models of Galaxy S4. The octa-core model stayed for just 11 hours in the test; which is approximately eight hours less than the talk time of the Snapdragon 600 variant, at 18 hours and three minutes.
Unfortunately, the Exynos octa model of Galaxy S4 failed to match the talk time delivered by its major market rivals including Sony Xperia Z, both first and second generation Galaxy Notes, HTC One, Nexus 4 and HTC One X+.
In the web bowing test, the Snapdragon 600 variant stayed for seven hours and 24 minutes as opposed to the browsing life offered by Exynos 5 variant at six hours and 58 minutes.
The results were similar again in the video playback test. The battery of Galaxy S4 Snapdragon 600 model drained out after staying for 12 hours and 30 minutes: which is an hour more than the video playback time delivered by the Exynos 5 model. Moreover, the Snapdragon 600 model was one among the top five performers in the video playback test.
According to the endurance rating, the Exynos 5 variant of Galaxy S4 can run for 65 hours in a single charge with one hour each of calling, web browsing and watching videos. The Snapdragon 600 variant, in contrast, can run for four extra hours with an endurance capacity of 69 hours.
It should be noted that the battery of Exynos 5 variant drains quickly with long calls on 3G network. Otherwise, Galaxy S4's Exynos 5 model is still one of the best performers in terms of battery life.


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How to Make an Easy Weeknight Chicken Curry
By Almas Khan
Author of Poppadom Preach
As a passionate home cook, I'm in the kitchen six days out of seven. I believe cooking should be fun, not looked upon as a chore. I learned to cook at a very early age, and spent years experimenting, trying to figure out which spices worked with which sort of meat, how to layer the flavors, and how to create dishes everybody wanted to eat. I decided my food didn't have to be the way my mother made it, or her mother before her. I interpreted the styles and the methods and then threw the traditional way out with the dish water.
When I was growing up, it was a lot harder to find some of the ground spices we take for granted today. Then, the need to make your own spice mixes was very important—every family had its own secret recipe. Ours consisted of whole coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. We didn't have a spice mill, so all our dried ingredients had to be pounded into powder by hand in a mortar and pestle, and more often than not it was one of my chores. I grew to hate garam masala, banning it in my house.
Anybody who can turn on the stove can cook these curries. If you want to prepare smaller or larger quantities than those I've listed, all you have to do is adjust the spices to suit your tastes. It's all about experimenting, tweaking things until you're happy with them—doing it your way is often the best way. You don't even have to use all the ingredients I've listed; if you want to add your own, go ahead. Whatever you decide to do, just have fun and be happy cooking!
Simple Chicken Curry
Serves 4
1 whole chicken, cleaned and chopped into medium-size chunks
2 large onions, finely chopped
4 fresh tomatoes (or 1/2 tin of chopped tomatoes, if you don't have fresh)
Fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
4 small green chiles, finely chopped (any kind you prefer—or chili pepper flakes can be substituted)
6 cloves of garlic, crushed (leave whole for subtler flavor)
Lemon juice
Tomato ketchup (optional)
Plain or Greek-style yogurt
Along with the fresh ingredients you can also use some dried spices. I normally use the following:
—Salt to taste
—1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
—1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
—1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
—Black pepper (about six grinds of the pepper mill)
—I never use garam masala in my cooking. This is just a personal preference as I don't like the gritty taste it gives the food.
Now here's the fun part.
In a good-sized pan add a mixture of olive oil and sunflower oil. How much you want to use is up to you: I tend to use 7 tablespoons of olive and 4 of sunflower oil. It's OK to add more, as you can always drain it off once the curry is cooked. Heat the oil and when it starts to sizzle, add the onions and grind in the black pepper.
Let the onions turn golden brown. Add your tomatoes and your spices—all of them need to go in at this point. Cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat, stirring constantly so the mix doesn't burn. Add a little water to prevent ingredients sticking to the base of the pot.
Next add the chicken and stir until it is coated with the spice mixture. Once the chicken starts to cook add a squirt of lemon juice—this stops the meat from breaking up. Now add a generous squirt of tomato ketchup. By now, the chicken should have lost its pinkness.
Turn the heat up and continue to stir the pot. You will need to do so until the oil starts to separate from the rest of the ingredients, approximately 10 minutes. Don't forget to add small amounts of water to prevent ingredients from sticking.
Once the oil separates, you can test the spice level of your curry. Season to taste; if you feel you may have added too much seasoning, don't worry: That's what the yogurt is for. Add 3 tablespoons of yogurt to the pot and stir. This will dilute the flavor and gives the curry a really fresh, clean taste.
Depending on what else you want to eat with your curry, you can cook it to a thin sauce by adding two cups of boiling water, turning the heat down low, and simmering for 20 minutes. Or you can eat it just the way it is, on the thicker side. It's very important that the chicken is cooked all the way through; if it's still even slightly pink, simmer it a little longer. It's dangerous to eat chicken that isn't cooked all the way through.
Garnish curry with fresh cilantro and serve with rice, couscous, or naan.
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Some 6 or 7 years ago, I purchased three ivy topiaries in the shape of Christmas trees one holiday season. They were each about three feet tall and stunning, but with my black thumb, they were dead within 6 months and never made it to another Christmas. The ivy was a western variety or at least the more hybrid style topiary friendly ivy, not the more commonly seen ivy growing on your neighborhood cement walls. They had nicely shaped dark green leaves and they were trained up this iron base fitted onto a terra cotta pot. When the plants died, I had visions of planting other vines in the pots but that soon gave way to relegating the pots to the beach bodega for storage (where all the white elephants tend to end up)… Then a couple of weekends ago I also brought out some 15 sets of old Christmas lights that were of dubious quality and the simple but "bright" idea was to use the lights on the topiary frames to terrific results!
We used three strings of Christmas lights on each topiary (300 bulbs) and we could have used more to really make it tighter, but 300 seemed right to me.
A pair of topiary light trees were placed outdoors, and their reflections on glass doors and on the water made for a wonderfully simple yet festive effect. We normally don't put any Christmas decorations out at the beach, but we were preparing for some balikbayan guests, long-time friends who we hadn't spent time with in years, so we wanted the setting to be a little bit more festive and special…
The topiaries looked terrific and lit up dark spots in the outdoor seating aresa. And since they were made of "re-incarnated" or "re-cycled" lights and pots, they cost next to nothing.
The third topiary was placed indoors to equally good results. It's a bit wonky to put a terra cota pot on a large wooden chest… but it still looked nice to me. And please, no comments about Rudolph's antlers in the basket nearby… he slammed into our satellite dish last year and we saved his antlers as a memento of his visit (I am being mischievous…deer shed their antlers naturally by rubbing up against trees, then they grow new antlers the following season).
Recycling and with wonderful results! the reflection on the pool is so, so beautiful.
i can imagine cocktails by the pool at dusk and a delightful dinner after.
thanks for sharing your joys
Dec 10, 2008 | 5:17 pm
While the lighted topiaries all look good and all, I just want to say that that is one nice-looking chest (baul)! When I get my own house, I'm gonna buy myself one great baul!
Dec 10, 2008 | 5:34 pm
Wow,the foregrounds and the backgrounds of the "topiary" lights look so romantic. Simple but looked elegant.That was a good idea MM.
Maybe next eyeball should be at the beach house (hint hint). We could have an inihaw festival…hahaha…Cheers!! Bring labrador!!
Dec 10, 2008 | 5:47 pm
Great idea! It looks simple and elegant. Photo #4 looks very inviting.
I LOVE the chest!! I hope you don't mind if I ask where you got it? Is that mother of pearl inlay? I've been looking for a chest like this for years with no luck at all.
Dec 10, 2008 | 7:56 pm
heehee, Santa was tippling too much and poor rudy took the brunt of the bad sleigh driving…
Dec 10, 2008 | 8:20 pm
Oops forgot to mention to Angela, lots of the chests with mother of pearl inlay are for sale in Zamboanga! In Manila you might want to check Balikbayan Handicrafts in Pasay Road, they may have one in the upper floors.
Dec 10, 2008 | 8:22 pm
Beautiful effects on the water. And the Rudolph story was funny. =)
Dec 10, 2008 | 8:49 pm
Hi Mila-
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I am based in Seattle and have no immediate plans to go to Zamboanga or Manila :(
Might you know of any stores that sell online (or maybe willing to ship)?
Dec 10, 2008 | 8:58 pm
hi, isnt the plant that they use for this kind of thing is tsaang gubat?
Dec 10, 2008 | 9:37 pm
thank you mm for this post. am having my christmas party tomorrow and the area of the buffet table looks dark. i was thinking of putting xmas lights on the boganvilla along the fence but it will be very many. luckily i have 1 dead topiary like yours , it's 8ft, so if i put it at the center of the buffet table it will be able to light up the area. problem solved and with panach.he he he
Dec 10, 2008 | 9:55 pm
excuse me to the environmentalist, am not lucky that my topiary is dead,it's the post of mm that is timely and is the soution to my problem.
Dec 10, 2008 | 10:09 pm
brilliant idea! i love the reflection of the topiaries in the water!
Dec 10, 2008 | 11:27 pm
wow, these are beautiful! thank you for sharing this wonderful idea :)
Dec 10, 2008 | 11:35 pm
you've just given me a great idea, mm. have the same trees made of gold tinsel in the garage. will put lights on them, and put them by the fireplace. thanks!!!
Dec 11, 2008 | 1:02 am
Whooo! Nice idea! Me try too…
Dec 11, 2008 | 1:22 am
With your two houses fully decked with Christmas decor looks like it will be a super duper busy Christmas for MM, Family and Crews. That's what Christmas is all about I believe share the joy, laugher and blessings!
Dec 11, 2008 | 2:16 am
I love that 4th photo, reflections and all.
Dec 11, 2008 | 2:27 am
Pretty good idea- I just saw some ivy topiaries at the 28th Street flower market this morning. We have temp. in the 60's F today in NYC so I'm rushing around doing errands before the cold front comes in tomorrow. Poinsettas have been delivered and my Fraser fir tree follows tomorrow. I could never live in a place with no delivery available…
Dec 11, 2008 | 4:01 am
hehehe….even the antlers are recycled. Al Gore will be proud of you MM.
Dec 11, 2008 | 8:44 am
galing galing naman….very nice, super pretty!
Dec 11, 2008 | 10:14 am
They are gorgeous Mr. MM! Those tomato cages will work too,except they are a little flimsy but you can double them and string some lights around. They look good on the pathways.
Dec 11, 2008 | 10:46 am
Hi everyone since this entry is about topiaries I would like to share with you a recent blog entry by marketmanila regular and lechon eyeball attendee toping.
Dec 11, 2008 | 2:03 pm
Thanks for sharing that link, Lee!
Dec 11, 2008 | 2:53 pm
you got a really nice house MM
Dec 11, 2008 | 4:51 pm
Thanks for the plug, Lee! I got the photos from Tots. There's more on his own blog:
MM, thanks for the topiary tip! It would add a nice touch to our small garden…
Dec 11, 2008 | 10:30 pm
It really feels christmas on a cold winter night…A perfect picture moment…nicely done!!! Having MM and Mrs MM having a candle light dinner will complete the setting.
Dec 11, 2008 | 10:42 pm
toping's topiary
Dec 12, 2008 | 7:01 am
am curious about the last pic's background… isn't that a solid wall? why is there an image reflecting on it… just curious.
Dec 12, 2008 | 12:58 pm
Hi Angela, this may come a rather bit late, but I wonder if you are still thinking about those bauls with mother of pearl inlays? I may be able to help as I am trading these pieces – I've got several really good designs – ranging from small jewelry boxes to large, antique ones.
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This week's Shared Topic at Blog Azeroth really struck a cord with me: What would you add to the UI with Cataclysm. I must say, Elkagorasa's question really made me think, because I run a very heavily modded user interface. Add-ons and mods play a large role in my overall game-time, and are a source of endless amusement and fun for me. However, what if there were no third-party add-ons. What if I relied utterly upon the default Blizzard UI? What would be the make and break factors for me in continuing to patronize this game after having enjoyed the ability to grab a mod for almost any function I could desire? If Blizzard were to discontinue third-party add-on development for their game, you would see me lobbying in every forum available to me for the following functions to be added to the default user interface.
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You might not have played a Turbine MMO although you've likely heard of Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online. Like WoW, these games allow for third party add-on development; however, there has not been the massive outpouring of mods crowding the scene. There isn't a list of required mods when you join a guild, and if you peek over at LoTROInterface you'll see that they style and functions of the mods are very different.
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World of Warcraft has this very "crafted" look to their UI that is created by the look of their bottom bar. However, as many a player will point out, that polish doesn't mean jack when you have your eyes darting hither and yon trying to track your health, your raid's health, watch your buffs and debuffs, examine the little dots on your minimap and manage to click your buttons.
When you log into a Turbine game you are presented with a similar arrangement of elements. Buttons, character frame(s), minimap. However, there is one big difference. You can move everything. And as an extra bonus, it's easy to get to as well. LoTRO has a simple slash command that makes your screen look horribly intimidating, but does show you every little thing that is able to be moved (whether you can see it right now or not). DDO lets you click and drag anything that catches your eye.
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I've grouped a rather large amount of categories into this request, but in large part, I am able to meet all these needs with a single add-on: Power Auras. Some things I need to know right now. Some things I can check out of combat. Being able to flash messages to myself about missing buffs, nasty debuffs, and when specific cool-downs are available has, I believe, made me a more responsive and solid player. The standard Blizzard UI allows me to track this information through a buff list, a debuff list, and my action bars. However, like many of the things I am discussing here, control of information is vital. Being able to filter this information so I am not running through dungeons on overload allows me to actually enjoy my gaming experience. You give me a way to filter these things and give myself a visual cue, and I'll happily go mod-free.
Cataclysm spoiler/note: I did read that a power aura like functionality was being added. However, from the limited information, I was unable to tell the control and fine-tuning we, as players, would have over the final product. Despite my general anti-news stance, I am eagerly awaiting more information to see if the functionality will truly rival and replace PA, or will merely be a partial product. I don't believe the PA function has yet been added to beta servers, so hopefully we'll have an answer about this soon.
Chat and Combat Log
I could make myself suffer the chat log if I really wanted to… honest…. I can switch back anytime I want. You know what I want out of my chat–less clutter. I want to decide which of my tabs go all glowy when I have new information on them. Yes, I want guild updates. No, I don't want to know if general/trade is hopping. Let me get rid of those big ugly buttons–scroll wheeling is awesome. And that's just the regular chat.
My issue with the combat log is a bit different. There's a lot of really good information in there, if only it was easier to read! I'll admit, I'm the first person who tells someone to check there log when they die; however, I wouldn't tell anyone to evaluate their healers performance on the last fight, or how their avoidance set stacked up vs. their threat set because, well, it's horribly complicated to pull all the vital goodies out of a line by line listing of every single piece of data. I want more filters. I want the ability to get rid of the extraneous text. If the combat log was better, I might not even need a recount like mod.
That Is It!
If these things were more accessible, easier to configure through in-game options, I would be willing to drop every mod in my folder. You'll notice I didn't mention a boss mod. I don't think boss mods are necessary. I have a lot of fluff that makes certain actions more accessible: showing my cloak, emptying my mailbox, even disenchanting my greens. I like those mods. They do make my game-play a tad more streamlined, but I could live without them. I could live without a mod that sorted my stuff into mini-containers. I'd miss it, but I AM capable of organizing my own stuff.
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Sacred Buddhist mountain / FRI 4-2-10 / 1905 revolt setting / Periods added to harmonize lunar solar calendars / Teetotaler's order
Friday, April 2, 2010
Constructor: Alan Olschwang
Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging
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Word of the Day: OMEI (21A: Sacred Buddhist mountain) —
Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān; Wade-Giles: O2-mei2 Shan1, literally towering Eyebrow Mountain) is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. Mount Emei is often written as 峨眉山 and occasionally 峩嵋山 or 峩眉山 but all three are translated as Mount Emei or Mount Emeishan. // This is the location of the first Buddhist temple built in China in the 1st century CE. The site has seventy-six Buddhist monasteries of the Ming and Qing period, most of them located near the mountain top. The monasteries demonstrate a flexible architectural style that adapts to the landscape. Some, such as the halls of Baoguosi, are built on terraces of varying levels, while others, including the structures of Leiyinsi, are on raised stilts. Here the fixed plans of Buddhist monasteries of earlier periods are modified or ignored in order to made full use of the natural scenery. // The Leshan Giant Buddha (simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó) was built during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. It is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world and at the time of its construction was the tallest statue in the world. // The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It was not damaged by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. (wikipedia)
This started out easy and then turned. NW, piece of cake, helped along by intersecting longish crosswordese, ADAM'S ALE (15A: Teetotaler's order) and ODESSA (2D: 1905 revolt setting). The NE, however, did not want to play ball. I got HIE and then ... nothing. Came at it from underneath, but getting north of MOVES INTO proved tricky. OMEI!? Eeks. If I've seen this before, it's been a while. As you can see from the "Word of the Day" write-up, above, Mount EMEI appears to be the more accepted spelling, though I wouldn't have gotten that either. Finally came up with MIAMI as an "I"-ending city (11D: Home to Seaquarium and MetroZoo), which gave me the cleverly clued HUMANS (9A: Around-the-world race) and the OK IS IT OK? (16A: "Would you mind...?").
The SE was the real bear, though. RNASE is about the ugliest combo of letters I've ever seen in the grid. I sort of guessed it from the clue (33D: Biochemical enzyme, briefly), but only tentatively. Bigger problems with the mysterious BETTE Greene (49D: Greene who wrote "Summer of My German Soldier") and the out-of-my-knowledge-base EPACTS (43D: Periods added to harmonize the lunar and solar calendars). Scary. [Online treaties], that's how I would have clued EPACTS before today. Since I thought 49A: Cherry alternative was going for soda and not wood, BEECH was slow going. Might have put PEACH in there at some point. I had -ESTRIDE and still didn't know what to do at 59A: Spin out on wheels?. That clue is trying awfully hard to be cute. Makes me GNAR a little (34D: Growl). Speaking of GNAR ... KNORR (39D: Campbell's competitor). Don't see those together too often. Is that how you spell the possessive of "Campbell's?" Hmm (mmm, mmm), it seems that technically the name of the company is "Campbell." TV ads have been misleading me for decades.
It's hard to see what the seed answers were for this puzzle. Can't believe they were AEROPERU (35D: 1970s-'90s international carrier based in Lima) and USPOSTAGE (10D: It increased to 4 cents per oz. in 1958). Would have been nice if the difficulty level had been a little more consistent throughout the puzzle. I had very easy in the NW, easy in the SW, toughish in the NE, and quite tough in the SE. Easily half my time was spent in the region south of RNASE and east of EPACTS. I enjoyed it in parts, and I always like fighting through stuff I just don't know and ending up with a perfect grid anyway — confidence-booster. But without any real gold, the puzzle falls into the category of Just OK for me.
- 32A: King-high games (ECARTES) — more longish crosswordese for you. Learned this game from crosswords.
- 38A: One picking up a lot (NEATNIK) — this clue got me. I figured "lot" would be a parcel of land. I felt like every guy who has ever been on the other end of an Allen Iverson double crossover. I anticipate the zig but the zig was a feint and turns seamlessly into a zag. I fall on my ass. Clue hits a short jumper and laughs.
- 42A: Where la Croix-Rouge is headquartered (GENÈVE) — French in clue = French answer. Here, the French form of GENEVA.
- 47A: Rumble in the Jungle strategy (ROPE-A-DOPE) — a complete gimme. Also, the best thing in the grid by a mile.
- 52A: Important Indian (RANEE) — I had CHIEF :(
- 3D: Virgin Blue rival (QANTAS) — just what the grid needs: another airline.
- 7D: Big Italian daily (IL TEMPO) — confused it with the big French daily and wrote in IL MUNDO.
- 18D: Spillover stopper (LEVEE) — ideally, yes.
- 55D: MP3 player maker (RCA) — uh ... what? Really? What's it called? Aha, the LYRA. Well, there's a crossword answer for you. I guess someone had to compete with the ZUNE for distant second place in the MP3 player market.
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Luckily the child's parents had security cameras that captured the entire scene on camera. And it's heart warming and horrific at the same time to watch.
Tabby Tara (the cat, not the mom) jetted out and not only rammed the dog to stop the attack, but then also gave chase! Cat attacks dog, Incredible!
And lucky for the boy. As the attack was definitely "premeditated" as you can see the dog sneaking up behind the car, then up to the boy and once grabbing hold of the boy's leg, it looks as though the dog had every intention of doing very serious harm. If not straight out trying to kill the boy.
Regrettably, the boy ended up needing ten stitches. But later recuperated and is now fine.
True love between a pet and owner.
And due to Tara's unconditional love for her friend, she is now considered a Hero Cat and the Los Angeles SPCA decided to bestow their highest honor on Tara, giving her their 33rd Annual Hero Dog Award.
Yes, the title usually goes to a canine, but the organization made an exception in this case — and a slight alteration to the trophy: "Dog" was scratched out and the word "cat" is etched into the glass just above it. – Today.com
What is sad though is that the dog "Scrappy" was put down after the dog was found to be aggressive even to the shelter's handlers.
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Throughout the years, thousands of Ohio University students have passed through the gates on College Green, most to graduate and move forward with their lives, some never to return to Athens again. But for some graduates, Athens and the Ohio University community become more than just a temporary residence. Jim Harris is one of those graduates, and for him, Athens is home.
Harris, a 2004 graduate of Ohio University, is currently the assistant director of marketing for the university's Konneker Alumni Center, and though no longer a college student, he says he can't imagine living anywhere else but the small, Appalachian college town of Athens.
Harris' story doesn't start in Athens, though. In fact, the road to Athens was long – not to mention nontraditional. But Harris says, "I did it my way and I like it."
Harris grew up in South Jersey and then attended high school in Maryland. He says he was set to go to Washington College, a small liberal arts school in Maryland, but he says, "I knew I wouldn't fit in there."
Instead, he decided to move with his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, and attended Ohio University in Zanesville. He quickly discovered, however, that the small branch campus was not for him. "I was not happy there at all," he says.
From there, Harris transferred to Muskingum Area Technical College to pursue an associate's degrees in multimedia and marketing. After graduating, he says he took some time off from school to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. During that time, he recalls a visit to Athens and how much he felt at home, despite having lived in so many places before. Since then, he's always felt a special connection to the city.
"I didn't know this is what I wanted until I was here," he says.
Harris had made up his mind. In 2001, he began his studies in business and marketing at Ohio University. But when he graduated in 2004, Harris couldn't find a job to support himself in Athens. So he picked up and moved again – this time to Jacksonville, Fla. with his parents until he could make a living for himself. Harris said it wasn't long until he became restless again.
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OF THE MANY horrifying details unearthed in the Freeh investigation into Penn State's sexual abuse scandal, among the worst was the deliberate refusal of adults up and down the power gradient to report Jerry Sandusky for the child rapes he committed. On some level, that reflects the deification of Penn State's football program under Joe Paterno, its late and now-disgraced patron saint who protected his program at the expense of Mr. Sandusky's victims. On a national level, however, the scandal highlights the striking inadequacy of existing legislation in several states — including Maryland — to punish those who fail to report abuse.
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