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The Best Features of CastleCMS and Why You Should Use It
CastleCMS (castlecms.io) is an enhanced distribution of Plone (plone.com, plone.org), the robust open-source web content management system (CMS) that has been actively developed since 2001.
Created and maintained by Wildcard Corp. (wildcardcorp.com), CastleCMS builds on Plone's strengths, security and suitability for large-scale websites, with new features based on Wildcard's ten years of experience building and hosting websites for large institutional clients.
Here are the top reasons for using CastleCMS:
- Security, security, security
- Streamlined editing and content management
- Comes with superbly integrated features needed to manage lots of content
- CastleCMS is open source
Security, Security, Security
Wildcard's clients demand software that meets the highest security standards, not only because they take their own data and systems security seriously, but also because some of them are on the front lines of the cybersecurity war.
For Wildcard's website projects, whether public sites or intranets and portals, Wildcard has historically chosen Plone as the basis of its deployments because of its continually evolving feature set and rock-solid reliability over almost twenty years.
Best Security Track Record
Plone has the best security track record of any CMS, with a dedicated security team that audits the code base, addresses any vulnerabilities, and publishes security hotfixes in a responsible manner. Plone is secure to begin with--built with Python, using a fast and stable object database, and coming standard with many security features (plone.com/secure):
- A fine-grained security model that uses roles and permissions
- Integrated security and permission checks everywhere
- HTML filtering
- Baked-in automatic protection (covering Plone core *and* add-ons)
- Sensible default settings, i.e. the WYSIWYG editor does not allow arbitrary HTML or JavaScript insertion
- Not vulnerable to SQL injection attacks
Added Security Features
Based on Wildcard's multiple generations of successful Plone deployments, which include custom features and an advanced production server and network configurations, Wildcard has consolidated it into a uniquely integrated, enhanced distribution of Plone, which we've named CastleCMS.
- CastleCMS includes the following additional features that enhance website security:
- Two-factor authentication: confirms login attempts via email or SMS
- Login Shield: prevents viewing any site content without first logging in
- Limiting failed login attempts: disables accounts after a number of attempts
- Automatically removing disabled accounts: deletes accounts so they cannot be exploited
- Restrict logins to certain countries: optionally prevents bad actors from specific countries getting their foot in the door
- Activity audit logging: tracks and displays all activity in the site
- Login session management: displays information about active login sessions and lets you terminate them if needed
- Image and file metadata scrubbing: prevents the inadvertent disclosure of potentially exploitable information about your organization and its personnel
- Cloudflare integration: makes it easy to use Cloudflare.com's superb protection from distributed denial of service (DDoS) and other attacks
- More restrictive default settings: various other settings are disabled by default
For more information on how CastleCMS is serious about security, see our CastleCMS Enhanced Website Security blog post.
Streamlined Editing and Content Management
- CastleCMS, being based on Plone, includes many features that make it easy to manage websites that contain lots of content and that require roles and permissions management:
- Fast built-in search that can handle millions of records
- Metadata including keywords and tags on all content for easy searching, tagging, retrieval, and reuse
- Core workflow engine that supports customizable content review and approvals processes
- Collections (configurable queries for reusing and displaying site content)
- Core content types (Pages, Folders, Images, Files, News Items, Events) that enforce consistency of website content and display
- Automatic handling and correction of changed links within a site, when content gets moved around or renamed
With a decade of website deployment and support experience, including the feedback from hundreds of content editors who manage very large sites, Wildcard distilled this knowledge into these added CastleCMS features.
Improved Toolbars
Simplified, reorganized toolbars clearly expose all the functions available to editors, reducing the need for training and making truly easy "feature discovery" possible for new users.
Polished User Interface Speeds Up and Streamlines Editing
CastleCMS includes the powerful "Manage content" view that not only exposes a site's entire contents, including its folders and nested folder structures, but also lets editors search for, filter, select, and manipulate content (rearrange, tag, edit, transition, delete, rename, move, copy/paste), either individually or in batches.
When editors initiate batch operations (such as mass copy/paste, rename, move, and delete), they don't need to wait for the processing to complete; CastleCMS sends the tasks to a queuing system that runs them in the background and notifies them by email when the operations are done. Content editors can add multiple content items quickly, anywhere in the site, with minimal clicks and navigation.
CastleCMS stores files, images, videos, and audio clips in centralized repositories, giving editors instant access to all content uploaded. Say goodbye to having to search the site for items to link to and wondering if an image or file has already been uploaded! CastleCMS even includes "deduplication", which warns you if you try to upload something that is already in the site.
CastleCMS provides image editing tools right when you need them: image previews are displayed immediately on upload, with fields for entering metadata and editing tools (cropping, resizing, orientation, focal point setting).
Immediate, actionable feedback: content editors see warnings about items that haven't yet been published, and by clicking on those warnings, they can publish the items immediately.
Flexible, Powerful Content Display
CastleCMS makes it easy for editors to choose how they display content in the way that makes it the most impactful possible:
- Tile-based page layouts, with a layout editor that lets you drag and drop tiles and rearrange them into flexible column and row layouts
- Reusable page layouts: save a custom layout for later reuse, either by one particular editor or for all site editors
- Many different types of tiles: bylines, image galleries, image sliders, Twitter, Facebook, calendars, query listings, maps, social sharing buttons, and more
- Selectable page designs and section designs give different parts of a site a unique custom look
- Content slots let editors display tiles anywhere around the edge of a page's main content area
High-quality Content Assurance
CastleCMS comes with tools to help editors ensure that the content displayed on the website is of the highest quality:
- Content previewer lets editors see how any page will appear to the public, on any of several device types such as phones and tablets
- A quality check dialog box appears whenever a content item is about to be submitted for review or published, displaying a list of common quality issues that it checks for, including link validation and accessibility compliance
- A spellchecker included in the WYSIWYG editor, and an advanced external spell checking service is configurable
- "View as" content views allows an editor with appropriate permissions to view site content as another user
- Check-in/check-out feature lets an editor change publicly visible content quietly behind the scenes, by checking out a copy, revising the copy, and checking it in, only then replacing the published item.
Helpful Editing Support Features
CastleCMS includes helpful features that make content editing that much easier:
- Recycle bin lets editors look over and selectively restore any content they deleted
- A dashboard, immediately visible on login, gives editors a unified view of all recent content changes and additions made, by whom, and when, as well as easily accessible "add content" buttons so they can get to their work quickly
- Personal activity log displays each editor's work history in reverse chronological order and lets them filter, select, and export that history
Drive Traffic to Your Content
Any publicly visible CastleCMS website will have the highest organic search ranking results, thanks to the high quality, semantic HTML it generates, tuned to work with major search engines such as Google.
CastleCMS includes additional features that help editors drive even more traffic to their content:
- An integrated alias tool (essentially a built-in URL "shortener") gives editors the ability to give any of their content, even deep inside a nested folder structure, a short, meaningful URL (or even more than one!) that can be used for marketing campaigns, including for online and social media sharing
- Google Analytics traffic reports and social media impact reports for any page are a toolbar button away for editors to view when they are deciding if or how to tweak content
- Social media sharing buttons that can be placed by editors anywhere on a page make it easy for website visitors to share content
- Automatic social media metadata tags make your CastleCMS content look its best when shared to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other social media platforms, by giving those platforms hints about the title, summary, body, and lead image of the shared content item
- Auto-generated RSS, iTunes, and other feeds, for folders, collections, and even search results on your CastleCMS site make it possible for other websites, blogs, and apps (such as If This Then That, ifttt.com) to see and act on your site content.
Superb Feature Integration
In addition to its uncompromising security and its streamlined editing flow, CastleCMS includes many other features that make it a comprehensive system for websites, intranets, and portals:
- Document viewer with optical character recognition (OCR) text extraction and auto-indexing for search
- Amazon S3 bulk storage for transparently auto-archiving large files and images
- The Elasticsearch high-performance search engine, with optional site crawler for displaying search results from other sites
- Content types you can create to display new types of information on your site
- A task queuing system for invisibly handling long-running operations
- Configurable read-only and read-write site replication of high-demand sites
- Control panel for maintaining your Google business metadata (appears on Google Maps and Google search results)
- Announcements email lists, with subscription capability
- Configurable SMS notifications for announcements and emails
- Site-wide announcements banner
- Cloudflare API integration for high performance caching
- Advanced deployment settings for public and private URLs
Open Source
One of the best reasons for using CastleCMS is that it is open-source software, giving you freedom from vendor lock-in:
- You have the right to use CastleCMS without incurring license fees; no need to worry about having to pay higher and higher fees as your organization grows
- You are free to obtain bug fixes, enhancements, and other support services from anyone you wish
- You are able to inspect, debug, and modify the software as needed
- You and others are empowered to make and share enhancements to the software, letting you participate in and benefit from the community of developers who work with it and continue enhancing it
See this complete list of the benefits of using open source software.
Wildcard develops CastleCMS as a fully open-source solution, and actively participates and contributes to the thriving Plone open-source community:
- Membership on the Plone security team
- Membership on the Plone Foundation Board of Directors
- Plone Marketing and Communications Team Lead
- Premium sponsorship of the Plone Foundation
- Organization of and participation at community sprints and conferences


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ACHIEVE your goals… and leave your mark on the community!
What's better than spending time together, bonding and having fun? How about GIVING BACK to the community WHILE you do it! "Corporate Responsibility" sounds so daunting when, in fact, it can actually be a joy! Unite the team, spark some competition and participate in these events that will not only challenge your team to creatively collaborate but also spread cheer through the community.
Woodloch offers four seasons of Corporate Responsibility events to help your organization leave its mark on the community- everybody WINS!
Rally the unions and get those cranes in good working order- we've got some work to do!
Woodloch's newest charitable teambuilding activity leaves your construction crew with the task of "can-structing" buildings, bridges or other structures using nothing more than perishable food good cans and boxes. Make sure your engineer carried the one- because our city inspectors will only reward stable structures with the coveted gold medals!
And best of all- every last package of food used in this event will be donated to a local food bank. It's a great new way to leave your mark on society!
Carnival for a Cause
Put hammer to nail and start building! Your group, divided into teams, will be putting their craftsmanship and creativity to the test by building different carnival games. There are a wide variety of games to choose to build and several themes. Select your theme, then your games and start building. At the end of the build, each game will be judged on creativity, carpentry and effort. Then the option is yours, share your carnival immediately by hosting an event at Woodloch or enjoy the games for yourself. Woodloch will then donate your company made carnival to an organization of your choice for charity use. We will donate the carnival games that you built to local fundraising organizations.
Completed carnival packages will be donated to schools, churches or NFP organizations to be used for fund raising.
The Benevolent Bike Build
It's a Woodloch Scavenger Hunt… with a higher purpose. Follow the clues, solve the puzzles and gather your treasures as a team (tasks may vary in difficulty at the discretion of the planner). Your buried treasure will consist of pieces to a bicycle(s) that the whole group must then assemble. Once the bike is built, local children will come to Woodloch to receive the bikes (or Woodloch can deliver bikes to local schools/churches) so you can witness the difference that you are making in these children's lives. Once the bikes have been built they are donated to under privileged children in the community.
Going Green GPS
Try this geocaching adventure with a twist. Teams will receive a GPS device that will be programmed with different locations on the Woodloch property where each team will collect a variety of materials that need to be compiled. Once together the teams realize the new task at hand, planting trees. The goal is environmental awareness. The trees can then be planted on Woodloch property or donated elsewhere (such as the school or organization involved in the adventure).
A great learning experience for children, continued benefits to the school with donated GPS, ecowareness.
Food for All
You and your team of cooks will attempt to make delicious desserts and appetizers in a certain amount of time and under strict parameters; are you a Top Chef? Thankfully, for your sake, one of Woodloch's talented chefs will guide you through the process. You will then sample everyone else's work and make your judgment under ultimate scrutiny of the Woodloch food critics. Spice up your event and try to sell your goodies, bake-sale-style, raise the most money for your charity and we'll crown you champion. Event fee and/or money raised by the event will be donated to charity (or food bank) at the discretion of the company.
Woodloch Community Olympics
Teamwork and cooperation are critical to this event. Work together and take advantage of the variety of talents within your group, for you are only as strong as your weakest link. In Woodloch's Olympic Games you can lead your "country" to Olympic gold! Choose from over 100 possible events to create a unique Olympic experience for your group. Sponsor a local school or charity to come and join your team to compete for the medal and admire the faces you've put a big smile upon. Give children and/or charities a day of positive reinforcement, fun and exercise!
Calling all animal lovers!
Here is a great way to have a fun filled afternoon while also helping a local animal shelter! In our Com-"PET"-Tition, teams will be given a list of objectives that they must attempt. Upon completion of each objective, the teams will be given a pet friendly item which will go into a Puppy Pack Starter Kit! The first team to complete all objectives and put all items in their Puppy Pack will win the coveted Woodloch gold medal! After the event is over, all finished Puppy Packs will be donated to Dessin Animal Shelter. When a pet is adopted, the owners will also receive one of the Puppy Pack Starter
Kits to help the new family get off on the right foot!
"For the Birds"
The scenic Pocono Mountains are home to well over one hundred species of birds. Here at Woodloch, one of our prized traditions is creating wild, wacky, and sometimes very beautiful bird houses for our "flying companions" to live in. Enjoy the company of good friends and teamwork while you craft your very own birdhouse to either take home or donate to a family of Woodloch's feathered friends.

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What is STEM?
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professions play a key role in the sustained growth and stability of our economy and our future. STEM is important
because it pervades every aspect of our lives. Instead of being taught what to think STEM education teaches how to think, creating critical thinkers and problem solvers of tomorrow so we can adapt to this rapidly changing world.
What is e² Young Engineers®?
At Young Engineers, we offer unique STEM enrichment programs. Students get to build various motorized LEGO® models while understanding its application to our daily lives and the problem it solves. For the parents it's an enrichment program, for the children it's a game. What Young Engineers delivers is e² – Education with Entertainment.
Our programs are aligned with school terms, offering classes both after school and on the weekend. We also offer a variety of different workshops like LEGO® birthday parties, school holiday camps and workshops for the senior citizens.
Our Vision
We believe learning can be fun!!! Young Engineers – Sutherland Shire and Botany Bay is delivering just that. We expose students to the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), equipping them with the necessary skills for the economy of the future, all while having fun with LEGO®.
We are committed to catering to the needs of the parents and helping our children build their tomorrow, today.
About the Owner:
Hi, my name is Angela. I am a mother of 3 beautiful children and I worked as a software engineer for 11 years. I loved to code for the satisfaction when you see your code come to life!
At the age of 2, my children were introduced to LEGO®.
One LEGO® present quickly grew to a full collection of LEGO® models.
When I discovered Young Engineers, I instantly became passionate about it. It relates to what I do as an engineer, at the same time it makes an impact on the kids in today's community. What better way can your children learn than to combine the world's hottest toy with some teaching and guidance, to help them become competent adults in tomorrow's professions?
I am excited to show your child Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) and how fun they can be. The Young Engineers programs will help them become better problem solvers, team players, leaders and creators.


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Officials with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission said they recovered the bodies Christmas Day of a father and son who went missing after diving in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Refuge near Weeki Wachee.
After getting new dive equipment as Christmas gifts, Darrin Spivey and his son, Dillon Sanchez went to Eagle's Nest Sink before noon to dive.
Unable to reach Spivey by phone, his fiance, Holly King, called law enforcement around 3:00 p.m.
Emergency workers located the bodies inside underwater caves around 8:30 p.m.
Spivey, 35, was certified to dive, but was not certified for cave diving. Sanchez, 15, was not certified to dive.
Also known as Lost Sink, the Eagle's Nest Sink is a large cave system near Weeki Wachee. It's is considered an advanced dive due to the distance from help and the depths found there.
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Welcome to the Third District of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.
The Third District is comprised of approximately 2,000 members in 42 chapters throughout the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our District is truly historic as it is home to the birth chapter of Omega, Alpha Chapter at Howard University in Washington, DC, as well as one of the oldest graduate chapter in the Fraternity, Lambda Omega, in Norfolk, Virginia. The Third District is also home to several former Grand Officers, high-ranking military personnel and government officials, community leaders, judges, attorneys, health care professionals, successful entrepreneurs, influential pastors, educators and accomplished athletes.
The Third District and its chapters strive to render the greatest possible positive impact on our respective communities. Through Omega's mandated programs such as Talent Hunt, we assist young people with tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship awards. Our Youth Academy Program and Fatherhood Initiative provide mentoring and guidance to our young men who simply need a push in the right direction. We are also at the forefront of helping to eradicate organic diseases which attack our community with our participation in activities such as the Diabetes Walk-a-Thon and the Relay for Life. The Third District also helps to aggressively combat societal ills through our Mentoring Program.
For our Brothers, please use your website to connect with other Brothers in the District and to keep abreast of all Omega activities in Washington, DC and Virginia. If you are looking to join a chapter in the Third District, then this is the tool which you can use to locate a chapter that fits your commuting and demographic needs. For the communities that we serve, we invite you to visit our website to find the Third District chapter which is located close to you and feel free to contact us to see how we can serve you. We also initiated our Third District Facebook page to provide another mode of communication.


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Source: WCEDC
Author: Jason White
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2014 Time: 9:30 AM
Warren County Employers Asked About Their Workforce Needs
The Warren County Economic Development Corporation (WCEDC) is encouraging employers to complete the 2014 Workforce Needs Assessment Survey being conducted by the Iowa Workforce Development (IWD). This survey is used to help gauge the needs of employers in Warren County specific to workforce vacancies, retirements, expansion or contractions, as well as to determine the benefits offered by employers to their employees.
IWD has sent letters to businesses in Warren County area that have reported an employment of five or more employees. The Iowa Association of Business & Industry, of which WCEDC is a member, assisted in the design of the survey format.
Once an adequate number responses are gathered, the results of the survey will be released, in aggregate, on a statewide and regional level. Higher response rates helps provide more accurate information. The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Iowa Workforce Development is an important partner to WCEDC in the effort to help businesses grow, identify talent, and help match Warren County citizens with career opportunities available in the local area.
Rob Parker of Iowa Workforce Development can be reached at (515) 281-7524 with any questions.


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This page aims to help you remove the IcedID Banking Trojan Horse Malware. Our removal instructions work for every version of Windows.
If your computer has been infected by a Trojan horse virus known as IcedID, then this article is just for you. Here we will aim to explain all the possible consequences of an infection like this and what you can do to stop it. In addition, we think it very necessary to provide information that will prevent malware attacks like this in the future, and you will find our useful tips in the paragraphs below. And once you are done reading this article, you will reach our removal guide. We have designed specifically to aid you in locating and deleting all of IcedID's files from your computer. Keep in mind that this process may require some in-depth computer knowledge on your part, so if you would feel more comfortable with it, you can make use of our professional removal tool. It will take care of the process automatically and with minimal interaction from you.
What you need to know about IcedID and Trojans in general
Trojans horse viruses are the most numerous virus category out there. Therefore, infections with Trojans are far more common than with any other malware type. There are a few reasons for this. For one, Trojan horses are extremely stealthy. They can enter your system and hide in it without you even realizing anything has happened. Moreover, they can remain hidden for up to several months or even years – depending on their purpose. And speaking of purpose, this is one thing that distinguishes viruses like IcedID from other malware types. They can be programmed to achieve a whole array of malicious tasks. And unfortunately, until there's already evidence of the damage done, there's no telling what a given Trojan can be programmed to do on your computer. With this in mind, it's best to see to the removal of it as soon as possible.
IcedID Banking Trojan Horse Malware Removal
Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.
Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don't know how to do it).
More information about SpyHunter and steps to uninstall. Please review SpyHunter's EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy.
We get asked this a lot, so we are putting it here: Removing parasite manually may take hours and damage your system in the process. We recommend downloading SpyHunter to see if it can detect parasite's files for you. Click to Download Spyhunter's Anti-Malware Scanner.
More information about SpyHunter and steps to uninstall. Please review SpyHunter's EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy.
Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab. Try to determine which processes are dangerous.
Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:
This scanner is free and will always remain free for our website's users. You can find its full-page version at: https://howtoremove.guide/online-virus-scanner/
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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders.
Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn't flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections.
Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.
You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them. If you see a screen like this when you click Uninstall, choose NO:
Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up:
Startup —> Uncheck entries that have "Unknown" as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.
- Remember this step – if you have reason to believe a bigger threat (like ransomware) is on your PC, check everything here.
Hold the Start Key and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:
notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts
A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:
If there are suspicious IPs below "Localhost" – write to us in the comments.
To remove parasite on your own, you may have to meddle with system files and registries. If you were to do this, you need to be extremely careful, because you may damage your system.
If you want to avoid the risk, we recommend downloading SpyHunter - a professional malware removal tool - to see whether it will find malicious programs on your PC.
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Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.
Once inside, press CTRL and F together and type the virus's Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don't show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can't discern which ones are malicious.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random
You may be wondering, nevertheless, what IcedID can possibly be doing on your PC. Now, while we couldn't possibly recount every single thing that it could be assigned to accomplish, we can still list some of the most popular usages, so you will have some perspective as to the extent of damage that may result of an infection like this. Probably the most common usage is theft. Trojans can employ numerous tactics to get hold of valuable information in different shapes and forms. For example, the hackers may be after your logins and passwords, which they can take hold of thanks to a technique called keystroke logging. Alternatively, they can be after specific files from your computer, which can be copied and sent to the cybercriminals. And in certain especially elaborate cases, the Trojan can be even set to hijack your entire traffic and redirect it to the hackers' servers. This way they can obtain all sorts of sensitive data, including financial details, etc.
Other possibilities include spying on you for whatever reasons. They can hack your webcam or your microphone to listen in on you and watch you. Trojans can even keep track of your location or they can employ some of the same tactics as described above to monitor your correspondences, for example. Alternatively, your computer can be turned into a bot with the intention of getting it to send out spam messages or mine cryptocurrencies. In addition, a virus like IcedID can easily just lay waste to your entire operating system, making it completely useless.
So with all of the above in mind, it's really no joking matter that you have managed to get infected by one of the worst malware types out there. And for this infection to have occurred in the first place, there are likely some weak points in your system that made it possible. Typically, these are the lack of an antivirus program or one that hasn't been updated in a long time. The same also goes for your OS – if you haven't installed the latest updates on a regular basis, this too could have made your computer vulnerable. Therefore, once you have removed IcedID, we strongly recommend seeing to these matters as soon as possible. In addition, staying away from potential Trojan horse sources from now on can also go a long way. Don't interact with spam emails, fake system update requests, popups and banners you see online and try to limit your access to potentially dangerous web locations.
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Gamecrush.com is here. This is a new service providing where guys lacking for attention can pay to game with a girl for a fee. While pathetic right off the bat, it gets worse. Gamecrush claims the fee is equivalent to the cost of buying a drink for a girl at a bar or club ($8.25). While the monetary amount is similar the output of said purchase is completely different. When buying a drink for a girl at a bar (don't do this in the first place, have them buy you the drink) she could shoot you down immediately or if you're lucky or as good looking as me, you have a chance to get to know her and perhaps see her again outside of the current social situation. If you plunk down 8.25 to Gamecrush and you allotted game time is up (6-10 minutes) then she (called a PlayDate) is going to move onto the next 'customer' (called Player). She is on there trying to make money not be out and meet people. A lot of these girls are going to be on there to sell their other 'services' on various dark places of the internet. So enjoy paying for advertising for porn when those particular PlayDates come your way.
At least the girls get to signify if the are feeling 'flirty', 'dirty' or 'flirty and dirty'.
This service will probably thrive for a while and more power to the people who make money from it and those who pay money to enjoy it. Let's just not sugar coat what this is; girls getting paid to emotionally and sexually satisfy men has a name.


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22 Aug Timeline of Celebrity Prescription Drug Deaths
Throughout the decades, mainstream media have reported on celebrity deaths brought on by drug overdoses. Some of these were attributed to illegal substances such as heroin and cocaine, but in many cases the culprit has been the legal substances: prescription drugs taken under the supervision of a doctor that celebrities over the years had either reacted badly to, abused or misused. Some of these deaths are clearly sudden and unfortunate accidents, while others are the tragic ends to long battles with drug addiction.
Marilyn Monroe (1962): A famous actress, singer and model during the late '50s and early '60s, Marilyn Monroe struggled throughout her career with prescription drug addiction and abuse. In August 1962, she was found dead in her home from a reported "acute barbiturate poisoning." Barbiturates are a class of drug used to treat insomnia. Their powerful sedative properties have caused many fatal overdoses over the years, especially when combined with alcohol and other depressants. While numerous conspiracy theories surround Monroe's death, her use of barbiturates is well documented.
Elvis Presley (1977): No timeline of celebrity deaths would be complete without mention of Elvis Presley. An icon and a superstar, this musical artist's tragic death was brought about by a long history of drug abuse. Like Marilyn Monroe, his death was caused by an overdose of barbiturates. During the years that led up to his passing, Elvis struggled with drug addiction, particularly with Demerol. His years of drug abuse had taken a huge toll on his body as well, causing him to suffer from an enlarged colon, liver damage and high blood pressure.
Chris Farley (1997): A famous comedian and actor, Chris Farley was perhaps most well known for his involvement with "Saturday Night Live." He was found dead in his apartment in February 1997 from an accidental overdose. Toxicology tests detected cocaine and morphine in his system as well as Prozac. The narrowing of his coronary arteries as the main cause of death points to damage caused by opiates—in this case, morphine.
Anna Nicole Smith (2007): Reality TV show star and model Anna Nicole Smith died from an accidental prescription overdose in February 2007. A struggling addict for several years, she was found with a number of therapeutic drugs in her system, including chloral hydrate (a sleep aid), Valium and Ativan (two widely popular anti-anxiety drugs).
Heath Ledger (2008): Well known for his roles in "The Dark Knight," and "Brokeback Mountain," Heath Ledger was an Oscar-nominated actor from Australia. A deadly cocktail of six prescription drugs, including anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills and hydrocodone caused his death. Ledger's parents released a statement soon after his death saying, "Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage."
Michael Jackson (2009): A pop icon and superstar for the majority of his life, Michael Jackson was a favorite among the tabloids, and his sudden passing in June 2009 was no different. His death was widely publicized and was the center of controversy for several years. Michael Jackson was on numerous prescription drugs, including propofol (an anesthetic), alprazolam and sertraline, among others. While his death was first reported as an accidental drug overdose, it is now reported as a homicide after his personal physician was convicted of manslaughter.
Brittany Murphy (2009): The actress who found fame during her role in the movie "Clueless" died unexpectedly in December 2009. Her cause of death was ruled "accidental," but seemed to occur from a combination of factors, including pneumonia, anemia and drug toxicity. Though the exact drugs found in her system were never disclosed, the coroner did report that none of the drugs were illegal.
Whitney Houston (2012): A famous and influential singer, Whitney Houston's death was a shock and a cause of heartbreak for many. While initial reports pointed to drowning as the cause of death, a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol are now widely believed to be the cause.
Of course, some of these deaths are still under investigation, and in many cases, there's still quite a bit of controversy surrounding the role that prescription drugs played. Whether an unexpected accident or the result of long-term abuse, these celebrity fatalities provide a sort of cautionary tale.
The world of the celebrity is certainly an extraordinary one. Fame, money and the entertainment industry itself has a way of bringing exposure to a wide range of substances, from the benign late-night coffee to the much more sinister heroin binges. With all this exposure, combined with the massive pressures of an actor or musician's schedule, it's easy to rationalize a celebrity's dependence on drugs, both the illegal and legal ones. But with a genuine medical need or not, prescribed drugs are dangerous substances that must be treated with great caution, even if they were signed off on by a physician.
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From TBWA, Paris, comes 'Santabasco', a play on the effects of Tabasco sauce for Christmas 2005. The idea for this ad was to take advantage of the warm, delicious atmosphere of Christmas to talk about a very warm, delicious product: Tabasco. Santa Claus, the symbolic character of the season, loves fire. He is not afraid of burning his behind when he comes down the chimney, and he is not afraid of burning his whiskers when eating Tabasco sauce. It may be cold outside, but thanks to Tabasco it is very warm inside.
The "Santabasco" ad was developed at TBWA\France, Paris, by creative director Erik Vervroegen, copywriter Benoit Leroux, art director Philippe Taroux, and photographer Bruno Clement.
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Wild Thyme is by far the most widespread and abundant of the thyme species. Walk across a chalk grassland in summer and its fragrance will punctuate the warm air around you - a delightful, sensory experience. Often forming mats low to the ground, it can also be found growing in short-turfed pastures and meadows, and on cliffs, walls and rocky places.
How to identify
An aromatic, creeping perennial, Wild Thyme has oval leaves that appear in pairs along its stems, and densely packed heads of pinky-purple flowers that appear from June to September.
Where to find it
Widespread in the south-east of England, patchy distribution elsewhere but can be found in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Areas of rare and unique wildlife, chalk grasslands have been likened to rainforest for the diversity of species they hold. But they are being lost at an alarming rate due to changes in land use causing the decline of grazing: it's estimated that we've lost 80% of our chalk grassland over the last 60 years. The Wildlife Trusts manage many grassland nature reserves for the benefit of the rare wildlife they hold. You can help too: volunteer for your local Wildlife Trust and you could be involved in everything from scrub-cutting to stockwatching.


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Another January passes and I add another year to my life 🙂 Happy belated birthday to me! One of my favorite aspects of working in a school is when your students want to know more about your personal life. No, not super personal stuff, but when they get invested in you and want to know more – favorite color, birthday, how old you are, etc….
My first year teaching, I was teaching Algebra, and when my birthday rolled around the kids all asked how old I was. I was caught a bit off guard but responded in true math nerd fashion and said I was an "even number". This very quickly turned into a game of number sense and logic. Eighth graders are smart enough to know they don't want to offend you by guess tooooo high, but they're also savvy enough to know you aren't a teenager. Guesses in ranges of 20s and 30s rang out. Then I gave a second clue. My age had "4 factors". Silence hushed the room and they started calculating in their hear or scribbling furiously on their paper. Eventually someone came up with 22. We all had a good laugh, we talked about reasonableness of an answer, and they started asking for "more number puzzles". From that point on, every year when a student asks how old I am, I respond with a mathematical "number puzzle".
What's great about this is that it instills number sense in your students AND it can be done with any grade level of students, just adjust the math accordingly. If you're learning how to add/subtract integers, give them a problem involving integers. If you're solving quadratic equations, make a problem so that the answer comes out to your age. You get the idea. Also great for those vocabulary words they learned in earlier years but don't use as often now…. prime, composite, even, odd, divisibility rules, etc.
Super simple, super fun, and it get's kiddos thinking in a different way. Here are a few more examples of what you could use:
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Intel CEO Paul Otellini may be getting an angry phone call from Steve Ballmer today after it was revealed he told staff in Taiwan Windows 8 isn't ready for release.
Otellini's comments were made at an internal meeting in Taipai, and he must have naively thought they would never become public knowledge. We don't know if he went into detail about what exactly is unfinished about Windows 8, but others have commented about a lack of reliable driver support and supporting applications. For many who have picked up previous versions of the Windows desktop OS early, this probably isn't coming as a surprise.
What Microsoft can't afford is another Windows Vista debacle, and you can be sure Intel will be 100 percent behind Windows 8 come launch day because most systems sold using it will have Intel hardware inside.
Even so, if Intel's CEO doesn't think the OS is finished then it's sure to make more than a few early adopters think twice about upgrading or buying a new machine that runs it. Microsoft will, as usual, issue regular updates and Service Packs, but they typically take many months to appear. Just how bad Windows 8 is in terms of support won't be known until it has been used in anger for a few weeks.
Clearly, unless you want Windows on a tablet, sticking with Windows 7 until next year seems like the only sensible thing to do at this point. If you're still undecided, why not download the consumer preview of Windows 8 and see if it does everything you require.
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Steven Hawking recently commented that artificial intelligence (AI) would be "either the best thing or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity". He was referring to the opportunity that AI offers to improve mankind's situation, set alongside the risks that it also presents. These same competing possibilities apply no less when AI is considered in the context of smart cities and the planet's growing urbanization. With smart cities, though, this is not just some abstract balance: there is a genuine choice of path to be made as smart cities and AI evolve together. This article explores the choice.
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About two years ago when I went to the Tucson Festival of Books I met James Moushon, a fellow writer whose interest in other writers' works blew me away. For two days he buzzed through the tents in search for other writers and their books and made tons of connections. This year once again he stopped by and I was excited to reconnect.
Soon afterward James invited me for an interview on his blog. For more about on that you can click here.
As a thank you for his kindness and efforts I invited James over to my blog with an introduction about his work and an excerpt. James' the stage is all yours!
I spend a lot of time writing my novels and my blogs. I'm at that time in my career that giving back and helping other authors has taken top priority.
This morning I'm sitting here with two sets of short-stories being edited, a novel rewrite I am working on and a new novel that needs to be typed. And what do I do, I spend the first three hours of my day blogging about other authors and their new books. Rewards are in the eye of the beholder.
My Latest Book is Game of Fire. It reached Number Two on Amazon during a promotion in the Mystery Espionage category.
An explosion and fire rocks a Southern California mall and it is quickly determined it is arson. The timing of the incident is special because it interrupts the Tet New Year's Festival and Parade in Little Saigon, an area just east of Long Beach.
Had the old wounds of Vietnam been opened again or was there a different game being played?
Enter veteran CIA Agent Jonathon Stone. Already in pursuit of the gun-running Minh family, he connects with a special FBI task force to assist in the investigation of the explosion and Minh quickly becomes their number one suspect.
Stone teams up with FBI Agent Jodi Shannon to pursue the people behind the arson fire. Jodi is a serious, no nonsense agent who leads the FBI Arson Task Force. While she fights to solve the mystery, she also fights Stone's advances. As always, he tries to mix business with pleasure.
As the game takes its twists and turns, Stone's assignment leads to a shootout in Las Vegas and a car chase down the coast of Southern California.
Jonathon Stone battles his love for gambling and drinking and the ladies to help solve the Mystery of the Game of Fire.
Game Of Fire is the third book in the Jonathon Stone Mystery Series.
I started reading the front page. A large picture of a fire jumped out at me. Now I know why the television was turned loud this morning. I turned my attention to the TV in the front of the room. I watched the fire scene as the firemen sprayed the structure with large hoses. That looked bad.
I stood and walked closer to the TV. I knew the area of the fire. I recognized it from the large mall sign in the parking lot in front of the complex. We had closed a surveillance op there just five months ago.
I returned to my table and started reading the paper.
2/18/2007, Orange County Daily News
Last night at around ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the Le Hi Shopping Mall on Bolsa Ave. in Garden Grove and quickly went out of control, completely destroying the complex. Hours earlier the street in front of the Mall was filled with party-goers celebrating the Annual Tet Festival Parade. There were thousands of people along the parade route in the Little Saigon area during the day….
I got up and moved closer to the TV again. A fire chief was giving a briefing.
"Good morning. I am Eddie Lam, Garden Grove Fire Chief. I am here to report on the fire last night at the Le Hi Shopping Mall. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. It appears that something exploded or caught on fire which immediately hit the gas line and spread rapidly through the complex. Multiple fire departments responded, but there was little they could do, but contain the fire from spreading to surrounding structures and neighborhoods. We were lucky that the crowd from the parade had dispersed already."
"Was anyone hurt?" one of the reporters asked.
Fire Chief Lam continued, "There was one casualty reported. The victim was a male, but at this time he has not been identified."
"How many fire departments responded?" another reporter asked.
"Fire and police units from Garden Grove, Westminster, Huntington Beach and Long Beach responded to the three alarm fire. One final note. It is expected that the area will be cleared for tonight's Chinese New Year parade. The Westminster Parade is scheduled to start at 6 PM today. I need to go. We will try to keep you updated as much as we can."
The fire chief turned and disappeared into the crowd.
There was a video store in the mall that the Agency had been watching for over a year. Our group had been waiting for an international terrorist named Tay Minh to show up. We had shut down the surveillance when chatter had placed him living and operating in Hong Kong.
About the same time our CIA undercover operation in downtown Long Beach had been compromised and the staff was scattered to the wind. I had stayed in the area and become an at-large asset.
Since then I had caught a couple overnighters as we call them. It had been about six months since my last full assignment. That was okay with me, but I did miss the action. At least I got to do some gambling and continue my drinking and running around with my on-again, off-again girlfriend, Jill. She was a cocktail waitress at the Ocean Queen Casino which seemed to make things more complicated at times. She still bought my cover as a freelance writer, but she didn't understand why I was always carrying a gun.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
It sounds so much easier than writing them
Perusing the impressive biography of Andrew Malcolm on the LA Times political blog page, I came across this startling sentence:
He is the author of 10 nonfiction books and father of four.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
All well and good until it rains
My sister Sandra, who is an artist, spotted this cool blog post about an artist who doesn't just scrawl "wash me" on dirty car windows.
And if you want to see some of Sandra Cvar's work, click here:
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Go crows!
A story from Reuters about my favorite birds, defending their homes. And wreaking a little havoc at the same time.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Cover for The Messenger!
Here it is -- there will be a few changes, but this is the preliminary cover for the new book, which will be out in January.
I'm on my way to Texas for the Southwest Chapter of MWA's writing conference, "Hardboiled Heroes and Cozy Cats." See you there!
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
"The Fallen"
He watched her for a moment before he left for work, thinking that he could have drawn a map of her body, served as a kind of cartographer of every plane and curve of her surface, as it was not so very long ago. Jared McKay believed he could trace — strictly from memory — Catherine's body as it had been, when he had been her explorer, eager to know the line of her neck, the curve of a shoulder blade, the dimple behind her knee.
These are the opening lines of "The Fallen," my newest short story, which is appearing in the August 2008 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (aka EQMM).
Jared is a police detective who returns from leave to take an assignment on a surveillance job, looking for distractions from his troubles at a difficult time. It's an assignment that will result in revelations about his own life, and the lives of those closest to him.
I find that Jared is still on my mind, many months after I finished the story. I hope you will enjoy reading "The Fallen."
A couple of people have told me they've received their copies of the August EQMM magazine, so subscribers should have it in their mailboxes any day now. If you aren't a subscriber and want to see the story, I have information below about how to get the magazine.
Those of you who follow my short story writing know it has been a while since I've had a new one out. I fell behind on my novel manuscripts, so I had to catch up there before I set time aside to write a story. The most recent story was "Zuppa Inglese," really a novella, I suppose, which appeared in 2006 in Otto Penzler's Murder at the Racetrack.
As I've stated elsewhere, I love the short story form, both as a reader and a writer. I'm proud to be included in this issue of EQMM — the magazine has a rich and wonderful history, and here in the Burke household we continue to look forward to each issue.
Now -- for the promised info about getting a copy of the story:
If you want to subscribe to the magazine, you can do that online, at Dell Magazines' Mystery Place Web site. I don't think the July issue information is up yet, so I'm not sure when they'll have information about the August issue, but you can get subscription information there, or subscribe on Amazon.com.
If you don't want a subscription but want a copy of the magazine, there are several ways to get one.
If you want an electronic version (many formats available), it should soon be available through Fictionwise. The August issue isn't posted on Fictionwise yet, but I imagine it will be there soon.
You can find EQMM at many newsstands, at some independent mystery bookstores, and at retail outlets including the following:
B Dalton
Barnes & Noble
Eastern Lobby Shops
Gateway Newsstands
The Great Canadian News Company
Keep in mind that limited copies are available, so you may want to order one in advance from your local store.
Finally, you can also order individual copies as back issues from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Details can be found by clicking here -- see item #3.
If you do get a copy of it, let me know what you think of the story!
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
An Overdue Update
I'm excited to say that The Messenger, my next book, is a step closer to actually being a book. The revisions are in, cover art is nearly ready (I'll put it up here and on my Web site as soon as possible), and it looks as if the publication date will be set for January, 2009.
As some of you already know, this book has a supernatural element. It has thriller elements as well, and I think those who read the Irene Kelly series will enjoy meeting Tyler Hawthorne and friends.
Especially those of you who love dogs. Wait until you meet Shade! I'll talk more about him, and the plot of The Messenger, very soon.
I'm also working on a new Irene Kelly book. That one will possibly be out in the fall of 2009. The main reason you haven't seen much of me here is that I'm trying to get two manuscripts finished this year -- hoping to make it up to all of you for not getting a book out this year.
I'll soon have a story coming out in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, too. I'll give details about that and tell you how you can make sure you get a copy of it in my next post!
It was great seeing those of you who came to Mayhem in the Midlands. That's one of my favorite conventions, and next year I'll have the pleasure of serving as its toastmaster. The guest of honor is my good friend Dana Stabenow, so we'll have fun. When the 2009 registration links are available, I'll let you know.
Mayhem is held in Omaha. A lot of my extended family can be found in the midwest, so I arrived a little early, and drove through four states during my visit there. I saw cousins, aunts, uncles, and nieces and nephews. One day I joined cousin Martha Burke and one of her friends, artist Paula Fagan, for lunch in Kansas City, Missouri. We had lunch in the city's art district, at a fabulous place called Pizza Bella. Just down the street on Baltimore Ave is the historic TWA Building, recently restored, Moonliner II and all. You can see a better photo of it than the one above on this Wikipedia link, but this is one I snapped with my iPhone. If you have a chance to visit this part of the city, go!
This is a beautiful time of year to be driving past farmland, and some of the most lovely and serene vistas can be found in the Flint Hills of Kansas. I spent a lot of hours in the rental car this trip, and I think that part of the drive remains my favorite.
My next public appearance will be June 13-14, at the Hardboiled Heroes and Cozy Cats Writers Conference, which is sponsored by the Southwest Chapter of MWA. If you live anywhere near Dallas, Texas, and are working on a manuscript, I hope I'll be see you at that event.
Now I'm going back to work on a manuscript of my own....
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Peanut Butter Cup Crack Pie
Silky peanut butter filling with peanut butter cups and a chocolate ganache.
Remember a few weeks ago when I made my chocolate chip cookie brownie pie? That was excellent for chocolate lovers, now it's time for us peanut butter lovers! I don't like wasting ingredients I buy for food, and I was really craving peanut butter. Honestly, I'm usually graving the heavenly stuff, but this time was intense. So I stocked up on peanut butter, grabbed a bag of mini peanut butter cups, and whipped up a pie.
It's incredibly easy, and comes together in one bowl. Simply mix together peanut butter, butter, sugar, an egg, and a touch of flour to create an intensely peanut butter flavor filling and pour it over a crust with some peanut butter cups. Death by peanut butter, anyone? I used those bite size peanut butter cups, but feel free to chop up some full size cups if you have those on hand already.
My roommate, not being as much of a fan of peanut butter as I am, requested a chocolate topping, so I also made a quick ganache in the microwave. Honestly, it was kind of an accident that it became a ganache. I intended to have a chocolate drizzle, so I melted chocolate chips and added some milk to thin it out and to keep it from becoming a goopy mess. I ended up with what looked like a glaze, that eventually set up into a nice ganache that you can just eat with a spoon. (We may or may not have actually done that…)
This pie is incredible, and only takes less than 30 minutes to make. It's perfect for when you need a quick dessert for your family dinner or to take to a potluck. Dress it up with sprinkles for halloween, or make it to change things up from apple and pumpkin pies at your thanksgiving dinner!
- 1 pie crust
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
- ¾ cup butter
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- ⅓ C milk
- Roll out pie crust and fill with peanut butter cups.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Melt together butter and peanut butter in the microwave. Add in sugar, flour, and egg.
- Pour over peanut butter cups.
- bake for 15-20 minutes, until edges are pulling away from crust and a toothpick can be inserted into the middle and come out clean.
- While pie is baking, make the ganache. Place chocolate chips and milk in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds and stir until smooth; you may need to heat for another 15-30 seconds. It will be quite thin at first, but will thicken as it sits. Drizzle over cooled pie before serving.
More recipes for peanut butter lovers…
Death By Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cookies
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This sounds divine!! I love PB so much!Reply
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Oh my gosh! Your pie looks out of this world!!!Reply
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oh sweet lord. My pb lover senses are tingling. To die fooor
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This looks fantastic! 🙂 I need one in my life!Reply
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New book follows author's journey to winning the Pillsbury Bake-Off
If there was a Miss America of cooking, if Betty Crocker could come to life, they might get the sort of questions Ellie Mathews still faces 10 years after she dreamed up Salsa Couscous Chicken.
Winning the Pillsbury Bake-Off, as Mathews did with her chicken recipe in 1998, bestows a timeless sort of kitchen celebrity, one that envelops the $1 million prize winner as well as the recipe itself. The Bake-Off -- this year's will take place April 13-15 in Dallas -- has become as famously American as apple pie, or at least the four versions of apple desserts that have been winners since the contest began in 1949.
"Are you a fabulous cook?" people always ask Mathews, a former Seattleite now living in Port Townsend.
"How did you think up the recipe?"
"What was the Bake-Off like?"
"What did you do with the money?"
Mathews, a former cartographer and graphic software designer, knows she doesn't fit the cultural image of a cooking contest icon, in either her culinary experience (a "get it on the table" sort of cook) or her feelings about being featured on Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell's shows. (One TV appearance felt so awkward that Mathews actually embraced an actor wearing a Pillsbury Doughboy suit, so relieved that "someone from my team had come onstage to rescue me.")
The 62-year-old writer tells the story gently but candidly in her new book, "The Ungarnished Truth: A Cooking Contest Memoir" (Berkley, $23.95), which is bound to spark a boom in cooking contest entries -- not because it's a how-to manual but because it's a page-turner, even though readers already know how the story ends.
"I'm an adequate cook. I don't fuss; I refuse to buy extravagant ingredients ...," Mathews writes. "There's not much I know to do in the kitchen that you couldn't look up in the second edition of the 'Joy of Cooking.' "
But what she does have is years of home-cooking experience, a competitive spirit, a nose for spices and a lucid and honest style. That last part leads her to confess one Bake-Off attempt using a can of baked beans in a desperately creative stab at baked-bean brownies, followed by the thrifty use of leftover beans ("though I'll probably live to regret making this public") in a baked-bean-chopped-peanut cole slaw.
"I forget which part of this sounded as if it would be good, although I make no apology for having experimented," she writes. "As I learned in the software business, a test is not a test until you break what's being tested."
The Pillsbury Bake-Off is considered the queen bee of cooking contests, but Mathews started small, as an avid backpacker who stumbled on a 1980 REI competition to develop freeze-dried camping meals. She concocted pancakes from instant brown rice for the contest, her mom came up with spaghetti "dressed in something akin to desiccated pesto"; her daughter, Karen, tried chili and dumplings. All three were among the finalists, and Karen won first prize.
That inspired Mathews to enter Washington state's Beef Cook-Off, at which she won second place, then, a few years later, first prize. Husband Carl Youngmann found similar success. The bug had begun, with the freedom to fail (if she sent in an entry and it went nowhere, what was the harm?) and the fun of learning new things and meeting good people.
"If I had reason to seek a whole new community of friends, I know exactly where I'd start. There's something about the fearlessness of creativity that makes a person interesting," she writes.
When it came to the mother contest, though, she devoted plenty of forethought and recipe tests. Salsa Couscous Chicken made her personal cut, along with others that included Salsa Seafood Creole, a soup using frozen peas, a self-frosting upside-down chocolate cake from a boxed mix, and a cardamom-scented muffin.
The irony of them all, including the chicken, was that they weren't recipes Mathews would normally make. The chicken, for instance, is "delicious," but packaged salsa is unnecessarily expensive. Plain tomatoes and onions would do the trick better.
Contests aren't about personal taste, though. Mathews tried to lean toward her own cooking principles of thrift and health, but she also approached entries as projects to design, or codes to crack. Bake-Off specifications had required that contestants use an ingredient from a list heavily weighted toward the prepackaged and the processed, and bottled Old El Paso Salsa seemed a benign choice. (This year's entrants had to choose two ingredients from options that included refrigerated sugar-cookie dough, brownie mix, taco seasoning mix and honey-roasted peanuts.)
In the end, her strategy paid off. And being chosen as a finalist, with an expenses-paid trip to the Bake-Off finals in Florida, seemed prize enough for Mathews. She truly did not expect to win; she wasn't just saying it to be polite.
The book is a window into her own life as well as the contest, mentioning her two ex-husbands, the dark days when her sister committed suicide, and the difficult relationship Mathews had with her mother.
"That's how people are," she said. "We all have disappointments and sorrows."
Also, if they're lucky, they have satisfactions and joys -- a daughter, a granddaughter, a loving husband, even a recipe for Salsa Couscous Chicken.
Mathews doesn't cook the chicken herself under normal circumstances. She'll make it for a fund-raiser or a photo shoot, but she prepared it too many days under too much stress to truly enjoy it anymore. Still, it does remains a source of pride, "as if I succeeded in doing the puzzle of what the recipe contest was."
She still enters the occasional cooking contest, winning $10,000 for a Vietnamese-style burger in 2005 and $1,000 the same year for a blue cheese pear salad. She and Carl remodeled their "dumpy" Port Townsend kitchen into a bigger one, but decided against buying a fancy six-burner range, and Carl built the cabinet doors from the old fir boards a neighbor had junked. A lifetime of frugality can't be erased, even by a $1 million.
Early on, Mathews wasn't sure what it would mean to her life to have won the Bake-Off.
"I was worried that it would change me."
In the end, it has only been for the better. After taxes, the money (a 20-year annuity) works out to about $100 per day, which has been a manageable way for Mathews to take it in.
"The times I think about the money are when I'm considering buying a sweater, or when I'm at a nursery contemplating a plant," she said. "Those are my luxuries, though I always look in the half-price sections first."
Mostly, Mathews, who already was semiretired and a published author at the time of the Bake-Off, spends her time writing. "The Ungarnished Truth" is her third book.
Grand-prize winners are barred from entering again, so Mathews will watch from afar as two finalists from Washington state -- Sheilah Fiola of Kent and Elizabeth Bennett of Mill Creek -- attempt to duplicate her feat. She'd said she'd like to go back one day to see the contest from another perspective. She was too busy and nervous in 1998 to take in what was happening at all the ovens around her.
"I would go, and watch," she said. "I mean, it's a phenomenon!"
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 chicken thighs, skin removed
1 cup Old El Paso Salsa
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons dried currants or raisins
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Ellie Mathews, Pillsbury Bake-Off winner, 1998
2 cups crushed chocolate or regular graham crackers (28 squares)
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups peanut butter chips
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup finely chopped Spanish peanuts
Sheilah Fiola, Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist, 2008
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16.5-ounce roll Pillsbury Create 'n Bake refrigerated sugar cookies
1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee granules
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons whipping cream
Elizabeth Bennett, Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist, 2008


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Switching to the cloud can appear daunting. But it's actually fairly straightforward – and certainly no harder than expanding a physical server to cope with increased demand, which once you're in the cloud, you'll never have to do again.
So here is our easy to follow guide to moving data and applications from an existing server to an ElasticHosts cloud server. The approaches listed here will work for physical servers, or for virtual servers not created on ElasticHosts' platform.
Basically, you have three options for setting up your applications and your data on your new server:
1. Set up OS from scratch
Set up your OS and applications from scratch, and just copy over your data from your old server. This is the most intuitive and approach, but potentially the most time-consuming: it can be a good choice if you have few applications or simply want a clean start for your new cloud server.
This approach may also be best if your applications rely on your server's hardware configuration – for example, if hardware is tested as part of a licensing check. In these cases, installing from scratch can prevent problems arising when the software finds itself running in a new environment.
Please be aware that if you are running one of our Elastic Containers, you should always choose this method! Containers work very differently from physical or other types of virtual servers and in many cases, transferring the operating system from one of these environments won't work as you might expect.
2. Backup and restore your server
Some backup tools allow you to create specific backup images which can be uploaded to the cloud and restored to a new disk. Many of these allow you to preserve files, structure and configuration, and some backup tools may offer additional features such as compression or encryption of sensitive data. Most of all, these often come with a built-in 'restore' feature of some kind, making it very simple to get your server up and running in the cloud.
3. Upload VM image
Upload a complete VM image using our API scripts, including all applications and data as a single file. This is possible with any OS, straightforward, and frankly, cool – but can involve your site being down for some time.
We'll look at each option in turn.
Option 1: Set up the OS from scratch
The procedure for this is as follows:
- Create your ElasticHosts cloud server with an operating system that is the same as your existing server. You can use one of our pre-supplied OS images or, if you're using a Virtual Machine (VM), upload the install media of your choice.
- On your new server, reinstall the applications you need to use.
- With your old server still running, copy over your data to the ElasticHosts server. Set up your ElasticHosts server and check everything works.
- At switchover time, stop your old server, and make any final changes needed to bring the cloud server up to date.
If possible, we recommend using an incremental backup tool here so that you only copy changed files or file deltas (diffs): this will be much faster and lighter, minimising any downtime involved.
This is a conceptually simple approach, and usually results in a cleaner install.
If you're using an Elastic Container, or a Folder filesystem with a VM, don't forget that you can upload files directly to your Folder – making this even easier.
Option 2: Backup and restore your server
Some backup software can create 'bare metal' images, so that you do not have to build a new OS or install any software but can quickly restore to a new disk using the saved image.
Our control panel and API upload tools let you easily upload such images to the cloud and restore them to a new disk to get you up and running as fast as possible.
Option 3: Upload a complete VM image
This may be the most straightforward approach for VM users, and has the benefit of being available to upload complete, working copies of machines running any operating system to the cloud.
However, it can involve your existing server or site being down for some time, particularly if your filesystem is large: you may also find that uploading your site takes considerable bandwidth.
We'll cover this in a bit more detail than the other methods, since it requires some introduction to our API scripts. To do this:
- Stop your old server and reboot it from a Linux Live CD. This will ensure no files are being modified during the transfer, and provide an easy environment for us to run the API scripts.
You can use any version of Linux you choose: we like Linux Mint, as it has a great GUI interface and is simple to use even if you're not familiar with Linux.
- Once it's loaded, open a terminal and give yourself superuser privileges. Most LiveCDs will let you do this by typing
$ sudo bash
- Here's the clever part. In Linux, everything is treated as a file – even disk devices. We just need to know the name of the file we're uploading.
Typing 'fdisk -l' or 'lsblk' will show you the name of your disk: here's some output from fdisk on our sample system:
$ fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 122 979933+ fd Linux
/dev/sda2 123 38913 311588707+ fd Linux
The disk here is /dev/sda, and the partitions are /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2\. We're going to upload the whole thing, including partitions and bootloader: so we'll be pointing the scripts at "/dev/sda".
- After that, uploading is as simple as following this step-by-step worked example. When prompted for a filename, simply enter the name of your disk as seen earlier:
$ ./elastichosts-upload.sh /dev/sda
That's it – when the script is finished running, you'll have a complete, bootable copy of your physical server or VM in your ElasticHosts account.


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March 8, 2020
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Eligibility: Any teens between the ages of 13 and 19. Must show proof of age.
Entry Fee: FIRST 50 PARTICIPANTS FREE* – Then $20.00 Per Teen for The Ultimate Teen Challenge
On Site Registration: outside convention floor doors on – Friday March 6th 8:30am-1pm
– Saturday March 7th 8:30am-1pm
– Sunday March 8th 7:00am-9:30am
Athletes competing in the Ultimate Teen Challenge will receive a 3-day Expo wristband when the check in on site at the Ultimate Teen Challenge.
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Sales Managers: Harness the Power of "Why"
Learn the single most powerful best practice of effective sales leaders
June 20, 2017
Have you ever tried to order a teenager to do something you knew the kid didn't really want to do – say, clean up a messy bedroom? How easy was that for both parties? How productive was it? Did you end up having the same "marching orders" conversation multiple times, with the same (unsatisfying) outcome? Did any stress or hurt feelings arise from the exchange?
Most parents will acknowledge, if they are honest with themselves, that the "marching orders" approach that may have worked with a nine-year-old is not that useful when it comes to teenagers. In most cases, it delivers only aggravation. Fortunately, most parents learn to communicate more effectively with their teenagers. The same learning curve distinguishes the most effective sales managers from those whose teams underperform. The top sales leaders move beyond exchanges about "what I expect" and "what needs to happen" to create a series of deeper conversations that tap into the "why" of the individual salesperson. This is a major mental shift, one that challenges the traditional approach to the sales manager's job, and it takes some practice. Yet the effort is worth making, because it yields extraordinary and lasting increases in performance.
Sales managers who follow the traditional approach usually know little or nothing about the personal aspirations of the individual salespeople who report to them. They set a numerical performance target, inform the salesperson of the goal, and then focus their energies on funnel management.
When the traditional sales manager limits the discussion to questions like, "Jim, where are you against goal this month?" or "Who are your top three prospects and what are they worth?" or "What's going to close next?", he or she is making essentially the same mistake as the parent who tells a teenager, "It's time to clean up your room, because I said so." That sales manager is communicating solely in the realm of "what I expect" and "what needs to happen next." The quality of the information Jim offers in response is usually poor.
Who's at fault? Not Jim, but the sales manager. Typically, the manager's focus during these sessions is on lagging indicators like closed sales. These are numbers the sales manager certainly understands – but numbers that Jim, the sales rep, can't really control. So in a sense, focusing exclusively on these questions is worse than ordering a teenager around, because what we're really doing is telling Jim to predict the future! It's not all that surprising his answers so often miss the mark.
There's a deeper problem, though. Even if the superficial response from Jim sounds polite, and even if his guesses happen to be right, there's an excellent chance Jim dislikes and resents this conversation and looks for ways to avoid it. That's not a recipe for breakthrough performance.
But what if there were a way to move beyond the realm of "what" and into the realm of "why"?
Suppose we could take the same analytical skills, the same focus, and the same daily tenacity that so many traditional sales managers bring to the job of sales management, and transform them into the discipline of goal management?
This doesn't mean we stop focusing on the revenue numbers. It means we look for ways to connect the revenue numbers to the personal goals of the individual salesperson. It means we focus on Jim as a person by asking him what's most important in his life, what he's trying to accomplish. It means we listen.
Imagine taking Jim out to lunch and saying something like: "Jim, I want you to know I'm considering a revenue target of X dollars for you this quarter, and I'd like to get your feedback on that. The commission on that would be Y. Just out of curiosity, if you were to hit that number, what would you do with the payout?"
In other words, what does Jim want to experience as a result of hitting this goal?
A conversation about what Jim wants as an individual goes much deeper than "Here's your goal, Jim -- now how close are you to hitting it?" It enlists Jim as an equal partner in a win/win conversation, rather than as a subordinate who loses if he doesn't provide the right answer.
A conversation like that inspires Jim. Why? Because he gets to talk about what's most important to him. And as he does, we pick up invaluable information that's unique to his situation. We learn his personal "why."
Maybe we learn that Jim plans to use those commission dollars to put a down payment on a house with enough room for his growing family. Now our discussion about what's in the pipeline isn't just about the numbers. It's about setting up a behavioral plan that helps Jim put together the cash for that down payment, and then measuring progress toward that goal!
Starting such a conversation is the single most powerful best practice of truly effective sales leaders. Once you invest the time and attention necessary to move out of "what I want" and into "why this matters to Jim," you'll find Jim will be much more disciplined about making sure he takes the daily actions that support his "why." He will always work harder for himself and his family than he will for anyone else!
David Mattson is the CEO of Sandler Training, an international training and consulting organization headquartered in the United States.


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