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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Artichokes, Roman Style
This is my first recipe from our Pomodori e Vino cooking challenge, and luckily it is one of my favorites when eating at a Roman trattoria. Carciofi alla Romana~ or Artichokes, Roman style.
The first of many weekly challenges... to find the right ingredients here in Alabama. I managed to find the large globe artichokes, which are not exactly the stout, tender artichokes found in Italy. Allora. These will just have to work.
Most of the essentials of Italian cooking involve the 'process' of cooking. Marcella goes into details about the proper way to clean and prepare the artichokes... which is essential for most dishes using the fresh artichoke.
First~ remove the outer leaves. If at first this seems wasteful, she says it is more wasteful to cook something that can't be eaten.
Continue until you reach the tender inner leaves. Cut the tips of the inner leaves off.Rub all of the cut surfaces with lemon to prevent browning.Mean while, mince some mint, parsley, garlic and mix with salt and pepper.Rub the chokes well with the herbs and place tops down in a pot and cook until tender~ the smell is amazing! I served mine with a nice bowl of fennel risotto.Don't forget to follow us with a new recipe everyday on Facebook or at Pomodori e Vino.
Buon Appetito y'all,
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
March Madness &sea shells
31 days~ 31 posts.
It is not as easy as you think. I'd admire all y'all who find a way to blog day after day. I was good for the month of March. It helps when there is a road trip involved.
Any idea's y'all?
Dont forget our Friday's Favorites ♥Linky Party♥
Monday, March 29, 2010
This Day
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday Slow Suppers~ Tuscan Roast
So that is what we have~ a Sunday roast with a Tuscan twist. This recipe for a Tuscan roasted pork is adapted from Once Upon A Plate.
Tuscan Pork Roast
2 teaspoons fresh chopped sage
3 teaspoons fresh chopped rosemary
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1-2 pound pork tenderloin
1 loaf crusty baguette
kitchen string
Preheat oven to 375°.
Mince sage, rosemary, pepper, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper together. Sear the tenderloin in a frying pan over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of oil for 8-10 minutes, rotating to brown all sides. Roll the pork in the herb mixture and set aside. Next cut, or slit the baguette in half the long way and scoop out most of the soft insides. Brush the inside of the baguette with the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and any spices that may not stick to the meat. Set the pork inside the baguette so that the pork is well enclosed. Trim off the excess ends of the bread if needed. With string, tie the bread to secure the pork at 1 to 2 inch intervals. Place the pork on a baking sheet and roast until done (when instant read thermometer is inserted into the thickest part of the tenderloin it should read 155°-160°) About 25 to 35 minutes.
Remove from the oven, allow to rest 10 minutes.
Remove the strings and cut into slices. Either serve it warm or at room temperature.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Photo Hunt ~Fresh
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday's Favorite ♥Linky Party♥
Y'all leave your link, and let us know what your ♥favorite♥ is this week.
This recipe for a Diet Soda Cake sounded to good to be true. I tried it... and Gina's Right! It is to good and true.
Diet Soda Cake
1 dry box cake, any flavor
10 oz diet soda, any flavor
2 egg whites
Baking spray
Preheat oven according to box directions. Spray 9 x 13 pan.
Beat cake mix, diet soda and egg whites. Pour into pan.
Bake as directed on box, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
Let cake cool about 10 minutes before cutting. Cut into 12 pieces. Top with fat free whipped cream if you wish.
You can also make 24 cup cakes which would be only 1.75 points each
Thursday, March 25, 2010
We need a little refreshment.
It'll be a sad/happy weekend.
I'll have my laptop~ if I have time for bloggin.
Y'all don't forget our ♥Friday's Favorites♥ Linky Party tomorrow.
Come by for a cupcake.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Light and crunchy granola
Since we've been trying to shave calories and shed pounds I went on the search for another, lighter variation.
Light and Crunchy Granola
4 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 Tbs butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup dried fruit
1/2 cup orange juice
Preheat to 350
Soak the fruit in OJ and set aside. Melt the butter, and toss all ingredients together. Spread onto a cookie sheet and bake until golden 20-25 minutes. Stir once or twice.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Cooking Challenge~Pomodori E Vino
For those of you who may not know who Marcella Hazan is, she has been credited with bringing true Italian cooking to America. She has won numerous awards, including a knighthood from her home country of Italy.
(Which is why I hope we can get through this challenge without slaying her recipes and techniques.)
We get started this sunday.
Ciao y'all!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Lemon Risotto
My Limoncello is brewing, and I still have lemons to use. I decided to try this lemon risotto. This is a spring time comfort food~ if there is such a thing.
Lemon Risotto
1 lemon
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 cup Arborio rice
1/2 cup white wine
3 cups boiling chicken stock
1/2 cup frozen Petite Peas
1/4 cup mascarpone cheese or creme fresh
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Saute diced onion in olive oil until tender, add rice and stir to coat. In another pan, heat chicken stock to a simmer. Zest and juice lemon and set aside. Once the rice is clear in color, add white wine and lemon juice. Cook the risotto in the traditional way by adding the broth one scoop at a time. Add the last of the broth with peas to the risotto as you normally would, giving a stir and cooking until most of the liquid is absorbed. Just before serving, briskly stir in lemon zest and mascarpone, salt and pepper to taste. Top with fresh parsley.
This goes great with seafood, or shrimp, or just like it is. It is light and fresh... just like a taste of spring.
Y'all enjoy,
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sunday Suppers ~Braise
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 turkey thighs
1 cup dry white wine
2 large onions, diced
4 medium carrots diced
3 medium stalks of celery diced
8 oz. Mushroom, sliced
4 medium cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or water
2 bay leaves
1 28 oz. Can crushed tomatoes
parmesan cheese rind (if available)
¼ cup chopped parsley for garnish
Pre heat oven to 325°
Heat 2 tbs oil in a Dutch oven, over medium high.
Salt and pepper both sides of the thighs.
Brown them, about 6 minutes each side, in the oil.
Remove from pot. Pour off all the fat.
Add the next 2 tbs to the pot to get hot. Then add the onions, carrots and celery and cook about 7 or 8 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms and garlic for another couple of minutes. Add the wine and deglaze the pot (scrape up the brown bits left on the bottom).
Mix in the stock or water, the crushed tomatoes, bay leaves and more salt and pepper. Add the cheese rind, if you have one. Remove the skin from the turkey thighs and return them to the pot, nestling them down into the liquid. It should just cover the thighs. Bring it up to a boil and then put into the oven.
Cook until the meat is falling off the bones—about an hour and a half—maybe 2.
Great over hearty pasta, or polenta, sprinkled with the parsley and some grated parmesan cheese
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Photo Hunt ~Three
I immediately thought of the 3 wines at the beautiful winery in Tuscany, Al Paradiso di Frassina . They have a beautiful Brunello de Montalcino, 'Do' is a musical blend of Tuscan grapes, 'Gea' is named for Carlo's youngest daughter.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday's Favorite ♥Linky Party♥
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wash, Dry, Fold, Repeat
The painting is by my friend PalmaBella, who's talents never end. I used a frame from Old time pottery (which I like to call the Barn of Pottery~ as opposed the more expensive Pottery Barn).
The lettering, a quick applique from TJMaxx.
Now if I could just get caught up on the laundry. I am to busy visiting all the Thrifty Thursday friends from Bloggeritaville .
Y,all don't forget our ♥ Friday's Favorites ♥ linky party tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Happy St Patrick's Day
Then again~ aren't we all?
And here is a recipe for a hearty beef stew~ made with Guinness. Is there anything more Irish?
Guinness Stew
1 tablespoons oil
1 onion
2 pounds Beef
2 Tbs flour
2 carrots (large)
2 potatoes
1 cup Guinness
1 cups beef stock
1 bay leaf
Use a cheaper cut of beef, cut into bitesized chunks, coat with flour. Cut the onion, potatoes and carrots into largish chunks.
In a large pot, saute onions lightly in oil. Add beef and brown on high heat without crowding. Lower heat and add Guinness, beef stock and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a simmer. Add carrots and potatoes. Cook until thickened and carrots and potatoes are done. Serve with fresh bread.
St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.
Adrienne Cook
Sláinte y'all!
Y'all don't forget to come back for my ♥Friday's Favorite Linky Party♥ ~if you aren't all partied out by then.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Warm smiles~
by a bit of Irish luck,
brightened by a song in your heart,
and warmed by the smiles
of the people you love.
Sláinte y'all!
We've been featured at Virginia's BirminghamDailyPhotoBlog, pop in and say thanks~
Monday, March 15, 2010
Luck of the Irish
I was looking back through old posts and found some great Irish sayings. I guess I was on a roll last year. These are worth a second peak!
An Old Celtic Blessing
May the blessing of light be on you—
light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you
and warm your heart
till it glows like a great peat fire.
Sláinte y'all!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
A little history
My friend Virginia and I met at the WhistleStop Cafe in Irondale a week or so ago for lunch. It got me to thinking, and I remembered to ask Bill about how his family came to own the cafe. His dad was a railroad man, his mom was raising 3 kids... neither knew much about running a resturant.
So the story goes~~ Mr. Mac ate at this little cafe by the tracks in Irondale frequently. He loved the meat and veggies and sandwiches that Bess served. Miss Bess Fortenberry ran the small cafe with her friend Sue and a black cook named Lizzie. It was a thriving business, although small, with only enough seating inside for 31. Mr. Mac had talked to Bess about buying her cafe... before she would agree, she insisted that he have his wife come and talk to her. (smart woman!)
Mary Jo was busy on the other side of town raising kids and really didn't know much about Irondale or the cafe. She remembers walking into the tiny dim cafe to meet with Bess and was a little surprised. The cafe was in a small green framed building, with four booths and a counter for seating. There was a big Coca-Cola sign over the door and a couple of small dingy windows. Bess asked her "what in the world do you want to buy this cafe for?" Mary Jo assured her it was Mr. Mac's idea and she would only be working with him.
She remembers thinking she knew nothing about running a business but Dad was insistent. She drove back to Huffman, and prayed that Bess would decide to sell it to someone else. Instead... They became the owners of a cafe in Irondale. (or as Bill would say... the cafe owned them) Soon after they took over, the manager became sick and had to shorten her hours. The 'batter was made' and Mary Jo became a full time cafe owner/manager. Someone else's dream, became her reality.
By the 1980's the cafe was a booming success, the old building had to be torn down to meet health department standards, and a new cafe was built. This new building seated 100 and had an automatic dishwasher, 5 deep fryers, and a modern kitchen. It wasn't long before they were busting at the seams again.
Then... one day in 1983, a local TV personality and author, named Fannie Flagg walked in and said she wanted to write a book based on her Great-Aunt Bess and her old cafe. Many of the stories from the novel 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the WhistleStop Cafe' are based on real life stories from the early days at the cafe.
Our family sold the cafe in 2000, but Sunday's at Mom's still involve lots of yummy food and occasionally some Fried Green Tomatoes.
Y'all enjoy!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Photo Hunt ~Spiral
These are the stairs at the Residenza Canali in Rome. Our favorite hotel, just steps from Piazza Navona. A nice reminder to pack light!
Happy hunting y'all,


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Barrett Corporation Acquires Majority Interest in Cycles Lambert Inc.
Barrett Corporation ("Barrett"), a privately held international management Company based in Woodstock, NB. and Roynat Capital, a member of Scotiabank Group and the leading provider of innovative long-term capital and business solutions for high-growth firms, announced today that Barrett will become the majority shareholder in Cycles Lambert Inc. (Lambert), with Roynat retaining a significant minority interest.
Commitment to Lambert's Growth
Michel Ruest, Director at Roynat Capital said: "Since our acquisition of Lambert in December 2006, we have been looking for an alliance with a company having an expertise in the distribution segment so as to bring Lambert to the next level. The fit with Barrett was perfect as Roynat has been a Barrett shareholder for several years. Barrett's acquisition is the fruition of Roynat's long-term plan for Lambert."
The acquisition is a testament of how Lambert's values, reputation and market-driven growth are aligned with Barrett's strategic vision. "From the start, we were impressed by the entire Lambert team and the service it renders to both Canadian Independent Bike Dealers (IBD) and worldwide suppliers," said Ed Barrett, Co-CEO of Barrett Corporation. "The more we looked at Lambert, the more we saw the potential for future growth across Canada. Our goal is to maintain Lambert's reputation as Canada's go-to source for bicycle P&A and to leverage even further its core strengths in service and brand distribution."
"We are very pleased to be on board with Barrett," explained Sylvain Caya, General Manager at Lambert. "This past year, Lambert has made significant inroads as IBD's go-to source for bicycle P&A across Canada. Having Barrett's senior management team on our Board of Directors will inject both visionary and strategic growth expertise as we develop and execute our long-term growth plan."
About Barrett Corporation
Founded in 1976, Barrett holds equity positions in several North American companies primarily in telecommunications, real estate development, and as sales, marketing and distribution service providers. Barrett also owns controlling interest in Barrett Marketing Group (BMG). BMG is a business-to-business wholesale distribution company with over 30 years of continuous operations, focused primarily on the Canadian market. With a number of warehouses located strategically across the country, BMG is truly national in scope and presence. With a portfolio of quality products, representing some of the world's best known brands, BMG has established itself as one of Canada's leading distributors in the following industries: boat & marine, landscape, snow and ice, sporting goods, outdoor and recreation. For more information: www.barrettmarketingltd.com.
About Roynat Capital
Roynat Capital is a member of the Scotiabank Group and is Canada's leading merchant bank specializing in innovative long-term capital and business solutions for mid-sized companies: high growth firms with sales between $5 million and $200 million...but looking for more.
Roynat Capital has been providing innovative financial solutions to businesses since 1962. Today, Roynat Capital manages a portfolio in excess of $2 billion including a mezzanine and equity portfolio of $250 million, and provides term debt, sub and mezzanine-debt and equity financing to over 1200 clients across North America.
Roynat Capital's goal is to become the mid market merchant bank of choice through delivering "More Than Money" to its clients. For more information: www.roynat.com.
About Lambert
Lambert is a leading pan-Canadian supplier of world-class parts and accessories for the bicycle industry. The company distributes over 15 000 parts and accessories to more than 1500 retailers across the country. Lambert has offices in Quebec and British Columbia, and employs over 100 people who have bike in their blood. For more information: www.cycleslambert.com.
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PLANS to develop a new Winchester skate park have been given the go ahead despite proposals that could see it torn down in just a few years.
In October, the Veolia Environmental Trust gave the city council a £100,000 grant through the Landfill Communities Fund for a new skate park in Gordon Road.
It's intended to replace the existing park which officers say is worn out and needs replacing.
Civic chiefs agreed to fund the shortfall of £25,000 from the sport pot of the Winchester Town Open Space Fund at last night's town forum (January 22).
The new park will include equipment for BMXs, skateboards, rollerblades and scooters and is part of a wider plan to overhaul the leisure facilities at North Walls Recreation Ground.
Ongoing discussions about the proposed River Park leisure centre rebuild could see the new skate park torn down in as little as three years if councillors decide to go ahead with the contraversial build.
However councillors voted unanimously for the project to go ahead.
Cllr James Maynard said: "In terms of spending money I can't think of anything better to spend our Open Space funds on."
Cllr Robert Sanders said: "This council has been unanimously behind this project. There would be a huge number of teenagers who would be disappointed if we didn't go through with this."
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A mobile-wielding workforce no longer chained to the desktop computer is forcing some companies to reconsider workspace design. Some companies are removing individual desks for more common areas. Other companies are taking it further… removing the office entirely for work-from-home programs. Whatever the case, companies are finding they rely more on technology to virtually stitch together employees.
Many companies are creating offices with less individual space but more flexible meeting and collaboration space, according to Mary Lee Duff, principal at IA Interior Architects, the firm that designed the new Twitter headquarters in San Francisco which opened in June. Because employees have better mobile technology, they're less likely to sit in one place all day. "It used to be that if you weren't in your seat, you weren't working. Now the entire office space is your workspace," she said.
At Twitter, there are plenty of open work spaces – light blue restaurant-style booths, seats that look like building blocks, lounge-style areas and a rooftop garden with tables and outdoor seating, said Nancy McEvers Anderson, also of IA Interior Architects.
At headset maker Plantronics, Inc. the practice of allowing employees to work from home didn't fully take off until the company started using so-called unified communications which includes instant messaging, IP telephony, web conferencing and online collaboration tools. "It's been a migration but it didn't stick until we had the tools," said CIO Tom Gill.
Plantronics's technology redesign favoring mobile employees dovetailed with the design of its new Santa Cruz, Calif., headquarters that incorporates flexible space for folks who would be in the office only a couple days per week. Roughly half of the employees regularly work at home, said Mr. Gill. There's no assigned seating for employees who only come into the office a few days a week. Instead, they can choose different kinds of work areas, from restaurant-style booths, café tables and desks to small rooms for work that requires concentration. One IT employee commutes from San Francisco once a week and she prefers the red restaurant-style booth that's enclosed on three sides, said Mr. Gill. It's quiet enough so she can make phone calls but it's in the main thoroughfare of foot traffic so she can interact with colleagues, he said.
In about a year, Gill will move out of his office into an open space when the company renovates the building where he works. Then he'll have the opportunity to try the company's new flexible office space, first hand.
When employees work from home, it can be a huge cost savings for the company. At Aetna Inc,AET +0.51% about 47% of its 35,000 U.S. employees work from home, saving the company nearly $80 million per year in real estate and related costs, according to a December article in The Wall Street Journal. When the company started to expand the number of work-at-home employees in 2005, the technology wasn't quite ready to accommodate certain types of workers. The company didn't have the technology to forward calls to employees like call center reps and nurses.
By 2008, Aetna did have that technology and the number of telecommuters jumped to 30% from less than 10% in 2005.
Law firm Clearspire has taken the idea of virtual communication one step further. About 99% of its attorneys work from home through a web-enabled virtual office the company built. The company still has offices in major cities, but those are designed primarily for meetings with clients. For instance, one office is located about a block from the White House and is about 3,800 square feet with fifteen offices and a conference room, says Clearspire founder Bryce Arrowood. Taking large offices out of the equation lets Clearspire offer talent comparable to the biggest law firms "for about half the cost," he said.
Yet, even when lawyers are in the office, they're always hooked into the company's virtual workplace and community called Coral. The virtual office captures some of what it feels like to work in a physical office with virtual hallways so that people working together in a practice group, city or on legal cases can easily communicate with one another, whether it's a call, instant message or email.
That doesn't mean that employees never see one another. "We recognized in the early days that we felt there was a lot of importance for face-to-face time," said Mr. Arrowood. The offices are frequently used as a place to have face-to-face meetings either monthly or quarterly for different areas of practice. The company has 35 attorneys now and will likely grow to 100 by the end of the year. That growth will be easier since the company doesn't have to increase physical space to grow headcount, he said.
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Posted by Kent Klindera on 8 October 2010
We've just left the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after spending two days with colleagues at the Chengdu Gay Care Centre. The group serves as the secretariat for the China Tongle MSM Forum, an amfAR-supported partner consisting of more than 70 community-based gay men's groups throughout the country.
Fear—from our arrival in China I've noted the damaging effect fear has on efforts to reduce the impact of HIV among MSM. Homophobia permeates society here and creates great challenges for amfAR's partners. Homophobia and the fear that underlies it force gay men (and lesbians) to marry opposite-sex partners and then develop shadow relationships with same-sex partners. Fear of being found out makes gay men especially easy victims for extortion—some men blackmail wealthier gay men, threatening to "out" them and thus ruin their careers or bring shame to their family.
amfAR's project involves supporting a lawyers collective that works with six community-based organization, helping gay men understand that they actually do have rights, and that laws exist that can be used to end extortion. This may not seem to be directly HIV-related, but providing condoms and lubricant only goes so far. Gay men need to have the motivation to use condoms, and freedom from fear is a great motivator. Clearly, this particular project is helping to create hope!
We also spent many hours chatting with younger gay men. While they are still struggling with identity issues, they don't seem to feel as much pressure to deny their feelings and marry a woman. However, some young men say that gay male relationships are not stable and cannot last—because they are men, they say, and that is how they are! Still, these young men are motivated to fight for their rights in a country where rights can be fragile. They complain that their government is not responsive and that many major donors are complicit in not being responsive or supporting NGOs. They walk a fine line, challenging government policy in strategic ways and testing the limits of their freedom to criticize government policy and fight for their rights. I'm proud to be part of amfAR's support for these guys—here, we are really helping shine a "light on their rights," as this year's World AIDS Day campaign urges.


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Wireshark (PortableApps) v1.99.9 Beta
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Vista / Win10 / Win7 / Win8 / WinXP
Vista / Win10 / Win7 / Win8 / WinXP
Wireshark is one of the world's foremost network protocol analyzers, and is the standard in many parts of the industry.
It is the continuation of a project that started in 1998. Hundreds of developers around the world have contributed to it, and it it still under active development.
Wireshark has a rich feature set which includes the following:
It is the continuation of a project that started in 1998. Hundreds of developers around the world have contributed to it, and it it still under active development.
Wireshark has a rich feature set which includes the following:
- Standard three-pane packet browser
- Multi-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and many others
- Multi-interface: Along with a standard GUI, Wireshark includes TShark, a text-mode analyzer which is useful for remote capture, analysis, and scripting
- The most powerful display filters in the industry
- VoIP analysis
- Live capture and offline analysis are supported
- Read/write many different capture file formats: tcpdump (libpcap), NAI's Sniffer (compressed and uncompressed), Sniffer Pro, NetXray, Sun snoop and atmsnoop, Shomiti/Finisar Surveyor, AIX's iptrace, Microsoft's Network Monitor, Novell's LANalyzer, RADCOM's WAN/LAN Analyzer, HP-UX nettl, i4btrace from the ISDN4BSD project, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, the pppd log (pppdump-format), the AG Group's/WildPacket's EtherPeek/TokenPeek/AiroPeek, Visual Networks' Visual UpTime and many others
- Capture files compressed with gzip can be decompressed on the fly
- Hundreds of protocols are supported, with more being added all the time
- Coloring rules can be applied to the packet list, which eases analysis
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It's not quite picnic weather here - you'd need a waterproof blanket and several large umbrellas to even begin to attempt it but you can always get into the spirit of things.
When making picnic food you don't want anything too fussy or time consuming and as I've decided to make small savoury tarts, rather than going the home-made pastry route, Filo (or Phyllo) pastry makes a handy substitute.
The filling has been kept simple - a mix of leek, new season asparagus and this lovely local Goat Feta
It's then topped with a basic creamy egg mixture and baked until golden.
Filo pastry
melted butter
grated Parmesan
2 leeks, whites only, quartered, sliced
1 bunch asparagus, sliced diagonally
Meredith Dairy Goat Feta (or your favourite Feta)
2 eggs
½ cup cream
½ cup milk
Make the filling:
Heat a little oil and a knob of butter in a pan and when the butter has melted add the leek. Sauté gently until just softened before adding the asparagus. Stir them through and cook for a couple of minutes or until the asparagus has just started to change colour. Season with freshly ground white pepper and then let it cool before using.
Make the filo cases:
The filling will be sufficient to make 4 x 10cm/4 inch tarts.
Each tart case uses 6 layers of filo.
Butter the filo and lightly sprinkle it with a little finely grated parmesan. Place the next sheet over it and repeat the process until all 6 sheets are used - ending with a plain sheet. Place the assembled sheets into the tart tin and then mould it into shape.
It's not important to be too fussy when moulding as the rustic look is very appealing. Place these in the fridge until ready to use.
Assemble the tarts:
Divide the filling amongst the tart cases - crumble small pieces of feta over the tart. Don't be tempted to add to much as it is salty.
Place the eggs, cream and milk into a jug and whisk until combined.
Place the tarts onto a baking tray and then pour the egg mixture evenly amongst the cases.
Bake in a preheated 180°C/350°F oven for about 30 minutes or until puffed, golden and cooked through.
Let them sit 5 minutes before moving them to cool on a wire rack.
For easy transportation, as these are perfectly edible cold, place the tarts back in their tins - this should protect them from any damage and arrive at your picnic spot in pristine condition.


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Is hand washing really necessary?
Sarah replies:Is it a valid concern to be worried about my boyfriend washing his hands before he fingers me? I know he should if he has semen or pre-cum on his hands, but as a guy he hardly washes his hands. You know how some guys are and if I tell him he still won't do it. Could I get infections or could he spread germs that have been on his hands this way? I know the vagina keeps itself pretty clean, so should I do anything about it? Thanks a lot.
Hands are pretty darn dirty places. I mean, think about all the things we touch in a given day! Your hands can definitely carry bacteria and germs on them. Those nasties can then easily make their way into your body if a partner performs manual sex on you. Vaginal tissue is pretty delicate stuff. It is very easily abraded by rough nails, cuticles, or calluses. Even if they don't feel super rough or sharp when you touch them, they can still be enough to cause tears or cuts in your vaginal tissue. These little abrasions are perfect doorways into your body for those germs, etc. Your vagina is also a delicately balanced environment. Yes, it does clean itself. However, substances on hands can throw off the balance in there, which can lead you to develop yeast or bacterial infections. I don't know about you, but I don't want the things that come off door handles, toilets, tables, and everything else in the world in my vagina! Hands should really be washed in order to help prevent this.
It is also important to keep hands and nails well groomed and tidy (so short nails, no rough cuticles or calluses, etc.).
(And of course, as you mentioned, if your partner had ejaculate or pre-ejaculate on his hands, that could increase STI risks in addition.)
Because of this, hand washing should really be a non-negotiable thing when it comes to sexual activity. This is your health we're talking about here. If your partner cares about you, hopefully he'll be willing to take a few moments to do something really simple that will help keep you healthy!
It may be that your partner doesn't realize that this puts you at risk for infection or maybe just doesn't think about it since hands can often look clean when they may not be.
I don't think it has anything inherently to do with him being male. If you look at hand washing behavior of ALL people, it's pretty scary how rarely we wash our hands. If you haven't spoken to him about this, it would be wise to do so.
You can say something like, "Have you ever thought about all the things your hands come into contact with everyday? Well, when you don't wash your hands before manual sex, that introduces all of that stuff into my body, which is really not cool. It could cause me to develop infections! I don't think either one of us want that, so could you please start washing your hands before we have manual sex? This is really important to me." You might even suggest that you start making it a group activity as well. So before you start to be sexually active at all, you both head to the bathroom together and give your hands a good scrub with soap and warm water. (Remember that for hand washing to really help, it has to be done correctly. So washing with soap and warm water for a good amount of time and scrubbing under/around nails, etc.) If hand washing isn't an option, the next best thing (which really is good even if you are doing hand washing) is to use latex or polyurethane gloves with some lubricant for manual sex. This keeps germs and bacteria that are on hands away from your genitals and also provides a smoothness so that you don't have to worry as much about potential abrasions.
And finally, if your partner refuses to wash his hands or to use gloves, I'd suggest that maybe it would be a good time to consider holding off on sexual activity of any sort. Good partners want to take care of us and our health. Asking someone to take a few minutes to wash their hands is not a huge deal. If your partner is unwilling to take a moment to do this, that's really not too cool. Your first concern has to be your health and taking care of you. If your partner is not on board with that, it's definitely time to consider stopping sexual activity until you are both on the same page when it comes to safer sex practices.
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Unexpectedly, Microsoft is making the Windows 8 developer preview available to the public today, starting at 8pm PT today. This includes 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of the OS, with or without development tools, but not any ARM versions, which are chipset specific. Only clean installs are supported, not upgrades from Windows 7.
My expectation was that the initial preview release would have limited distribution and that the general public would get access at Beta.
Based on my early peek at the Windows 8 developer preview build, you're going to want to wait. This build is not stable, and doesn't have the fit or finish of the similar Windows 7 preview from three years ago. Too, it's not feature complete. Instead, this build is aimed squarely at developers. And those users should race to check out what's new.
"The new development tools enable you to start today to build Metro style applications that will seamlessly run on x86 (32 and 64 bit) or ARM architectures," Steven Sinofsky writes in a blog post announcing the release. "Even if you use native C/C++ code, these tools will enable Metro style apps to target specific hardware if you choose. As new PCs become available for testing, PC manufacturers will develop seed programs for developers."
Still not deterred? You'll be able to download the ISOs later today at http://dev.windows.com/. Have fun!


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Supreme Court won't hear infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday not to consider reinstating the government's $550,000 fine on CBS for Janet Jackson's infamous breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 football Super Bowl...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday not to consider reinstating the government's $550,000 fine on CBS for Janet Jackson's infamous breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 football Super Bowl.
The high court refused to hear an appeal from the Federal Communications Commission over the penalty.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals twice had thrown out the fine. The second time came after the Supreme Court upheld the FCC's policy threatening fines against even one-time uses of curse words on live television.
The appeals court said FCC's policy of excusing fleeting instances of indecent words and images appeared to change without notice in March 2004, a month after Jackson's halftime act. The judges said that made the agency's action against CBS "arbitrary and capricious."
But now, the FCC clearly has abandoned its exception for fleeting expletives, Chief Justice John Roberts said.
"It is now clear that the brevity of an indecent broadcast — be it word or image — cannot immunize it from FCC censure," he said. "Any future 'wardrobe malfunctions' will not be protected on the ground relied on by the court below."
In addition, Roberts said that calling it a "wardrobe malfunction" when Justin Timberlake ripped away part of Jackson's bustier "strained the credulity of the public."
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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View and print your receipt. You will receive your permit via email in two business days.
This Online Permit System was implemented on October 7, 2019. During the first 30 days, document delivery may be delayed. If you have not received your permit via email within 5 business days please contact Lake Forest Park City Hall at 206-368-5440.
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You should also be sure of your property lines before you proceed. Check with your neighbors and be sure you are not infringing on any of their property. In addition, fences may not be placed within the sight distance triangles. Please see the Lake Forest Park Zoning Code for details.As for decks, a permit is required per the International Residential Code. Please see the Residential Deck Checklist.
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Special requirements exist for triangular or trapezoidal lots. Contact the Planning Department for more information.


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I've been going to yoga class for a while now. I enjoy it, it's a nice way to finish a weightlifting session: plus there are some great views in that class. There's this one girl I had a bit of a thing with a while ago.
Her name was Rowanna but I never found that out until after we'd had sex. She's most of reason I joined the class, I used to leave the gym at about eight, right as she would go into the studio. I'd faff around tying my shoelace or looking for something in my bag as long as I could outside those glass doors but I didn't want to look weird so I eventually signed myself up. She was a young girl, just about eighteen. Her blonde hair sat on her shoulders and stopped just above her round, heavy breasts. She had a tiny waist on her petite frame, wide hips, slender arms & legs but most notably: a mesmerising arse. A proper bubble butt, full in all the right places: almost as though it were begging to be spanked and in yoga pants. Well, it's a wonder the other men in the room could miss it.
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So I'm in the shower, and I'm sweaty as hell from class, so I'm just trying to cool myself down and wash off. I like my showers hot, the water is cascading down my curves, the water reflecting in the neon strip lights. I was looking forward to my date but I had to admit, I liked the idea of being with him a little more. I still didn't know his name at this point, I just referred to him as 'yoga boy'. I reached down and picked up a bar of soap, my ass exposed for a few seconds, my butt almost perfectly round and voluptuous. At least a handful, if not two-so I've been told. At that moment, I hear the door to the shower open and a rush of cold air flood in. I'm suddenly aware of someone behind me. I'm a little apprehensive at first, but then I think of all the times I've watched yoga boy's arm muscles tensing and untensing in the mirror and thought of how strong he must be. I slowly stood up and his hands reached around my front and cupped my tits. He massaged them gaziantep escort bayan ilanları gently. Then spun me round to look at me. After staring at them for a few moments he took my nipple in his mouth and started to suck it, interspersed with little bites and licks. Then he knelt down in front of me. Lifted one leg up, placed my foot on the handrail and buried his face into my shaven pussy. He was licking my clit vigorously and by this point I'd gained a whole new layer of sweat to wash off.
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I could feel myself getting closer and closer to orgasm; he began to finger me. One finger at first, then two, and finally three, gliding in and out of me, rhythmically in sync with his tongue. I couldn't take it anymore and I practically erupted; my pussy clenching tight around his fingers. My face contorted in utter bliss. I didn't have long to contemplate this before he bent me over. Moving back round to behind me, the man began to work at my anus with his tongue. Cum still running down my inner thighs he touched my clit as he went, it was so sensitive at this point that even the slightest brush made me shudder and moan. He swirled his tongue round my ass, probing into it with his tongue. Then he put a finger in me, moving it in and out of me as he practically handed me his cock to wank.
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It was so fucking hot; his fingers pumped my pussy as his dick pumped my ass. I loved the way he felt in there, thick and powerful, each thrust seeming to gain momentum on the last. I moaned, high pitched and breathless, never having been pleasured like this before in my life. Around his fingers he felt me get wetter and wetter, I was nearing a second orgasm. Once again I tightened around his fingers and he felt a flood of juices rush down his hand. I knew he was getting close, he gripped my ass tighter and thrust into me slowly and powerfully. Suddenly I felt his dick pause, pulsate a little, then the next thing I knew there was floods of hot cum flowing into me. My ass milked his cock; it seemed to be endlessly squirting. I panted: hard. As he pulled out, he stepped back a little, admiring his cum dripping out of my widened ass hole. He bent down, kissed my ass cheek and walked away. Leaving me trembling and hot, I fell to my knees in the shower cubicle and switched the water to cold.
I got out a few minutes later and found a scrawled note on a piece of paper which read "My name is Oliver, this is my number:"
He'd left, and he hadn't even helped me get ready.
I couldn't hang around after that, it was incredible but she had a date to get to and if it were up to me I'd never have left that shower cubicle. After that fateful evening it became a regular occurrence: yoga and sex. Not the worst way to spend a Tuesday evening.
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Rappers Take To Mic In Oakland Occupy Protest
MC Hammer, Raymond "Boots" Riley of hip hop group The Coup, and local rapper Mistah FAB have become a regular presence at the encampments, taking up bullhorns and staying until dawn even amid clashes with police.
Now, as the far-flung movement challenging the world's economic systems and distribution of wealth gains momentum, the artists say despite their fame, they, too, stand for the 99 percent.
"I'm trying to make a soundtrack out there that rallies people around certain ideas about living in this system into motivation," Riley said. "This movement is only a couple of months old, and if you compare anyone's favorite social change movement they haven't accomplished as much as what's happened already."
Rappers Talib Kweli, Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco also have visited protesters in New York City's Zuccotti Park, and other major cities. But Oakland became a rallying point for Occupy Wall Street demonstrators nationwide after an Iraq War veteran was injured two weeks ago in a tear gas-filled confrontation with riot police.
The working class city's music has long been fused with movements for social change.
The Black Panthers had their own house soul group named the Lumpens, which performed tunes like "Revolution is the Only Solution". Tupac Shakur, who spent time in Oakland, rapped about police brutality after being beaten in a confrontation with local officers, and won his suit against the city.
"There is always a big element of politics that unfolds in Oakland's hip hop scene even if on its surface it seems playful," said Ali Colleen Neff, a former San Francisco Bay area music critic who studies underground music movements at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "Boots and the others know there is power to be gained from this kind of coalition building across ethnic and cultural lines."
Riley was born into a family of radical organizers, and came up in East Oakland. At 14, he joined a communist party and worked as an organizer in housing projects and farmworker communities, but decided to start his musical career after seeing the impact of Public Enemy's anthem "Fight the Power".
As the leader of The Coup, a left-leaning rap group that's been politically active for about two decades, he is accustomed to critiques. Riley's award-winning album "Party Music", was set to be released right after Sept. 11, 2001, with original cover art that depicted him and band mate Pam the Funkstress destroying the Twin Towers, coincidentally shot months before the attacks. The release was delayed while his label prepared new cover art, but not before it was pilloried on conservative talk shows.
Since then, Riley has been named one of the most influential people of the year by Vibe Magazine, written a soundtrack for The Simpsons and formed a new band called the Street Sweeper Social Club with Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine's guitarist who performed before the Manhattan encampment.
Riley said he sees hope in the Occupy Oakland's autonomous structure, and will take his cues from the movement's decentralized decision-making bodies.
"No movement has had total unity of thought and action," he said. "There are people who have a romanticized notion of how things are supposed to work but it's gotta be rough around the edges because that's why we're able to grow."
After thousands of peaceful protestors rallied and danced in the streets on Wednesday, MC Hammer found himself in the middle of a police standoff before a splinter group clashed with authorities, setting fires, spraying graffiti and shattering windows.
"It's tense down here .. I'm lost for words … I'm (at)occupyoakland," Hammer tweeted, posting pictures of officers forming a barricade. "The people are peaceful .. I'm in the camp and now in the streets."
Mistah FAB, a star in the West Coast hyphy scene, a local hip hop strain, has been bringing his three-year-old daughter to the protests. He said he was sorry to see that the peaceful shutdown of the Port of Oakland ended in broken shop windows.
"I don't agree with tearing down your own stuff, in your own city," said FAB. "Those small business owners work super hard to maintain these things they've built. They're not the one percent."
Those in the movement's trenches say they're glad to see their message has attracted celebrity support, but some financial reinforcements would be nice, too.
"I'm proud that they are participating in the movement, because it's people who all have a vested interest in the image of Oakland," said D'Aunta Lewis, a college student who grew up in East Oakland and has been sleeping at the encampment. "But I say, don't just tweet about it from a distance, buy some tents and show your support."


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Is there an equivalent for "false alarm" in a positive context?
For example imagine everybody is waiting for a miracle to happen, after a while someone says "hey! the miracle happened" and then everybody finds out it wasn't true.
From Oxford dictionary:
Alarm: an anxious awareness of danger.
So false alarm is linked to announcement of a danger, that turned out to be false. I'm looking for an equivalent, if there is any, for mistakenly announcing something hopeful and positive.


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5 Reasons To Like Windows Server 2012
Microsoft has packed in plenty of features to help solve pressing business problems.
September 20, 2012
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Here Comes Windows 8
All the hoopla surrounding Windows 8 means the recent release of Windows Server 2012 is flying way under the radar. And that's a shame, because it has a lot to offer. In fact, the server side of Microsoft's ambitious road map may make a far greater impact on your company next year.
We want to state up front that if you hate the Metro interface, you'll cringe the first time you boot Server 2012. But don't be deterred: If you can get past the UI changes (and let's face it, you'd better), you'll be rewarded with features that can solve pressing business problems.
First, let's take a look at cost, to put the features discussion in context. Virtualization has changed the economics of licensing Windows Server, and Microsoft has standardized on a CPU-socket-based pricing model for Hyper-V. For a short time, Hyper-V enjoyed a competitive advantage against VMware ESX based on RAM licensing restrictions. The ensuing customer backlash clearly was heard, however, because VMware announced at VMworld that it will abandon the vRAM entitlement strategy. So from a server virtualization perspective, you won't pay more to scale out Server 2012 if vSphere is your platform of choice.
To Microsoft's credit, the Server 2012 pricing matrix has been simplified. Server 2012 Datacenter edition, which lets you run unlimited virtual machines on a host, lists for $4,809 per processor license, without the required client access licenses. A per-processor license in Server 2012 covers two CPU sockets, as opposed to vSphere's model, where you pay per socket with a 64-GB base vRAM entitlement. So, for a four-socket server, expect to shell out around $9,600 for the Datacenter edition. Server 2012 Standard edition will run you $882 list per processor license but lets you run only two virtual instances on the physical host.
The biggest change in the Server 2012 pricing matrix is the elimination of the Enterprise edition. Go with Datacenter if you're running a highly virtualized environment, and go with Standard for standalone servers. Two SMB editions are available; we discuss these and more pricing details in our full report.
So the costs are reasonable. Still, when's the last time you saw a flash mob of network administrators fighting to be first in line for a copy of Windows Server? The reality is, server migrations are cumbersome. They're costly and time-consuming, and they sometimes cause more problems than they solve.
Inspiring the masses to migrate this time around is complicated by two factors. First, companies tend to upgrade legacy servers to the latest operating system during hardware refreshes, but because so many data centers are now massively virtualized, we're buying less hardware. And second, Microsoft has a habit of using Windows Server releases to solve business problems that were burning 12 to 18 months earlier. Often, IT's already made significant investments in third-party software to meet these needs, so that leverage is gone.
Despite these challenges, the 452 respondents to our InformationWeek 2012 Windows 8 Survey who are upgrading report that by 2014, they'll be running 33% of their servers on Server 2012; 37% will still be on Server 2008. But the trend line is going in the right direction since just 4% say they have no plans to deploy Server 2012.
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Invasive Plants of Wisconsin
podagraria L. gout-weed; Bishop's weed; snow-on-the-mountain; Family: Apiaceae |
Aegopodium podagraria is a member of the familiar Apiaceae or Parsley family. Flowering plants in sunny sites may reach a height of about 70 cm, but on woodland sites the plants are mostly 20-30 cm tall, with alternate, compound leaves with sheathing bases. Not all plants have the distinctive white borders shown above. Aegopodium podagraria is widely planted in yards. It is not yet a major invasive species in Wisconsin and it may never be, but it has the potential to persist for long periods where it has been planted or discarded and to spread into adjacent woodlands. It is known to be very difficult to remove once established and it seems better to be cautious with this species. There is no question that when it is well established it is very aggressive and can crowd out a large proportion of the native species that would otherwise grow there. It does not appear to produce viable seed, so spread is primarily or entirely by vegetative means. It is very easy to recognize, so the best plan is to find new sites quickly and destroy the plants. Attempts to control it by pulling or even digging the plants have been largely unsuccessful unless all the rhizomes are removed. The recommended control is to use an herbicide on young leaves, as mature leaves are very resistant. Follow-up will probably be required. This species is much more widely spread than the map indicates. The record of distribution of plants in Wisconsin depends on the (mostly voluntary) collection of vouchers sent to state herbaria. |


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Additionally, the City Manager is committed to being pro-active in the community, to attract new businesses and expand opportunities for both entrepreneurs and residents alike. The City Manager is selected by the City Council as their executive arm, and serves at the pleasure of the Council under a contract that periodically can be renewed.
The City Manager is supported by a team of professional and clerical staff to ensure that the direction of the City Council is fulfilled to every extent possible.


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The Incredible Shrinking Kanye West
In reality, Kanye West is a reported 5' 8", i.e. just a tiny bit shorter than the average U.S. male. And yet despite his statistically confirmed averageness, West, who appears on the cover of the August GQ, is also a rare example of a celebrity who apparently aspires to be smaller than life. Over the last five years, we've watched in puzzlement as he has shown an increasing attachment to an extreme form of sartorial foreshortening. The deadly combo?
* Tshirts that cover more leg than any dress in Miley Cyrus's wardrobe.
* A "bunched" pants aesthetic that should be left to Sharpeis.
* High-tops.
Decreasing the apparent length of your legs from both above and below frequently results in a highly identifiable visual brand — as both the Oompa Loompas and Mr. Magoo can attest. But while it works for them, are these really the role models Yeezy wants to emulate? Unless you are a grotesquely adorable cartoon character, we discourage this method of dress.
See the full-size, shrunken-down Kanye West from the August 2014 GQ here.


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There are now nearly 40 craft distillers in Colorado, and the one generally acknowledged as the finest is located in a modest industrial park on the outskirts of Denver.
The operation is run by (you guessed it) two guys named Leopold. They started out in Ann Arbor about 15 years ago, founding the first environmentally sustainable brewery in the state; after branching out into spirits, they relocated their business to Colorado. Todd began his career making beer, and later went back to school to learn to be a distiller; Scott has a background as an environmental engineer, and is the public face of the small company.
"We want to do things the way they were done 100 years ago," says Scott, and the goal at Leopold Brothers is a return to Pre-Prohibition distilling. There is no refrigeration; the mash is fermented in open-topped wooden tanks, then distilled in small batch copper pot stills custom made for the brothers by Vendome in Kentucky. The hand-crafted products are all natural, with no artificial flavorings or colorings, and production is small (roughly 25,000 six-bottle cases).
The brothers make more Small Batch American Whiskey ($35) than anything else, using a traditional sour mash of corn and rye and aging the spirit in new American oak barrels for one year. The result is a whiskey that is light to medium-bodied, leaner and more angular than the average Bourbon. It has a pleasantly grainy texture on the palate, and displays a long, spicy finish.
The production of the two gins is painstaking as well, with each botanical distilled separately. The American Small Batch Gin ($35, 40% alcohol) has scents of juniper and wild herbs on the nose. Full-bodied with an intense palate imprint, it is also nicely balanced, with the flavors of the eight botanicals softly integrated and not intrusive. The Navy Strength American Gin ($45, 57% alcohol) is stronger and more assertive, with flavors of citrus and pepper that make it perfect for cocktails.
Leopold is one of the leading American producers of absinthe. Their Absinthe Verte ($70, 65% alcohol) is distilled from Pisco made from Alexander Valley muscat grapes. It is fennel-infused and deceptively innocent on the palate, with flavors of star anise that resonate on the finish.
The Leopold Brothers spirits are currently available in 12 states, with more on the drawing board, as well as through major Internet merchants.
Mark Spivak is the author of Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History, which will be published November 6 by Lyons Press (Globe Pequot); for more information, go to www.iconicspirits.net.


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Lyrics Depot is your source of lyrics to Chooz U by T.I.. Please check back for more T.I. lyrics.
Chooz U Lyrics
Artist: T.I.
Album: I'm Serious
(feat. Jazze Pha)
[Verse 1 - T.I.]
They say love blind, so why can't I picture this guhl mine?
Yea I dig her but I figure, I'm wastin this guhl time
I'm runnin from relationshipz, scared to commit
Mad at monogamy, sexually, I'm a misfit
But this shit's... way too much fo me
Usually I can take'em and make'em a cut buddy
Yo mama probably see me, and say that I'm no good
I was born in the burbs, I was raised in the hood
We from two seperate sides of life, two different backgrounds
Shawty been legit and I just started to rap now
I ain't tryina act now, I'm bein real witchu
Really, I just wanted to kick it and chill witchu
But the picture got bigger, 'fo I could even paint it
Thoughts got deeper befo' a nigga could think
A playa like me on this, strange ain't it?
One thang bout yo feelins is this, you can't change it
Yo preception on me, I don't think I can maintain
We flirtin with disaster, this game we playin iz dangerous
You the best thang that happened since I don became famous
But sometimes I think we shoulda remained strangers
[Chorus - Jazze Pha]
I... I chose you baby
(Stay with me now, stay with me, sing it fo me shawty)
I, I, I, I... I chose you baby
(Ah, come on, uh, uh, uh c'mon)
[Verse 2 - T.I.]
I like you to persue, but still I respect it to let it go
Give it time, give it room to breathe and let it grow
I'll just tell her when I'm ready to change, I'll let her know
Hate to say it, but til then be friendz and nuthin mo
Evendoe anotha time, anotha life, anotha place
I swear I know we coulda been great
But rather than great, you lil heart take the smile of yo face
So I can treat you righ, I'm willin ta wait
And ain't shit fake, I know it sound funny comin from a felon
But I think I got a piece of whuz up in heaven
So to keep from, blockin mah blessings, think I better back up
Last thang a nigga need now is bad luck
But if my life was perfect shawty, I'da had her
I guess, I guess I don't deserve it, ballaz tell me you ain't worth it
So I gots to hit the surface, I'll holla when I holla
Act like I don't wanna see ya, and I'on wanna call'er
[Repeat Chorus 2X]
i think hes talkin bout his daughter deyjah mom.the lyrics match their situation(friends,lovers,back to friends) and this was in 2001 which was when she was born. idk
I Love t.i. he keeps it real&Cool
T.I. Lyrics
T.I. I'm Serious Lyrics
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T.I. - Big Things Poppin' (Do It) Lyrics
T.I. - Countdown Lyrics
T.I. - Help Is Coming Lyrics
T.I. - Look What I Got Lyrics
T.I. - My Life Lyrics
T.I. - Stand Up Guy Lyrics
T.I. - T.I. vs. T.I.P Lyrics
T.I. - Why U Mad At Me Lyrics


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Ragnarok Online publisher buys Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture
Grasshopper Manufacture, the developer behind Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer is Dead, was recently bought by Ragnarok Online and Dragon Saga publisher GungHo Group. The announcement came today on GungHo Group's website, stating that it is merging the planning and development power of Grasshopper Manufacture with the power of managing online games cultivated by both companies to produce high quality content.
The announcement by GungHo group was in Japanese, but you can read it HERE. Who knows how this will work out for both companies. One deals primarily in online games with iOS and Android in mind, the other makes over-the-top action games with sex and violence for consoles. Online might be pushed more, but at this point, that's just me guessing.
We'll report more on this as Suda 51 and others weigh in on the specifics and how it affects Grasshopper Manufacture's current projects. There was an interview with 4gamer and Goichi Suda and Morishita Hee, but Google translation is very shoddy with it,
so you can read that yourself or wait until more comes out.
You can follow Senior Editor Lance Liebl on Twitter @Lance_GZ. He likes talking sports, video games, movies, and the stupidity of celebrities. Email at email@example.com


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Boko Haram gunmen attack Nigerian security forces, government says
| Abuja, Nigeria
A shootout between Islamic extremists and Nigerian security forces rocked the nation's capital early Friday, according to a Nigerian security official.
It is the first violence from the Islamic radicals of Boko Haram in Abuja this year and highlights Nigeria's continuing security problems from the extremists.
The shooting broke out early Friday when a security team was searching for hidden weapons and it was fired upon by members of Boko Haram, said a statement issued Friday by Marilyn Ogar, Deputy Director of the Department of State Services. Boko Haram is the network of Islamic radicals blamed for violent attacks that have killed nearly 2,000 in Nigeria since 2011.
Two arrested members of Boko Haram had led a security team in Abuja to a site near the residential compound for legislators where they said arms were buried, said Ogar.
"No sooner had the team commenced digging for the arms than they came under heavy gunfire attack by other Boko Haram elections," said Ogar's statement.
Some people were injured but did not say there had been any deaths, she said. She said 12 people were arrested.
Boko Haram's violence occurs mostly in Nigeria's northern areas although there have been some serious incidents in the capital.
In August 2011 a Boko Haram suicide car bomb exploded at the United Nations offices in Abuja, killing 24 people. In April 2012 the Abuja office of the newspaper, This Day, was hit by a car bomb and two people were killed.
The gunfight in the capital occurred Friday as Nigerian officials were recovering bodies in Benisheik, in northern Nigeria, where 143 civilians were killed by suspected Boko Haram fighters.
The Benisheik incident took place earlier this week on Tuesday and has one of the highest death tolls in the Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria.
Two soldiers and three police officers also were killed, according to a soldier who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
The private said extremists disguised in military fatigues attacked in about 20 pickup trucks and two light tanks firing anti-aircraft guns that overwhelmed soldiers armed only with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.
"We had to retreat to our base to reinforce after running out of ammunition. We had to run for our lives," said the private, who said he hid in a millet plantation. "But they followed us down and surrounded our base and began to shell our building. We couldn't stand the heat of their superior firepower. We had to retreat into the village after they killed two of our soldiers and three policemen."
He said the attackers finally retreated in triumph, taking off with an additional four military patrol trucks and two light armored tanks.
Such accounts challenge the Nigerian military's insistence that it is winning the war since a state of emergency was declared May 14 to put down the insurrection by extremists who want to enforce strict Shariah law throughout Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation of more than 160 million people almost equally divided between Muslims and Christians.
An AP reporter watched as Environmental Department workers piled corpses into trucks at the near-deserted village where hundreds of homes had been torched.
"We have been picking corpses off the roadsides all day, there are more in the bush ... We have so far picked up 143 corpses," said Abdulazeez Kolomi, an assistant at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Villager Abacha Wakil said the gunmen invaded the town at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday and did not leave until about 3:30 a.m. When they ventured back to the village from the bushes where they spent the night they discovered the beheaded bodies of 14 young men, most belonging to a vigilante group set up to fight the extremists, he said.
Army Brig. Gen. Muhammed Idris Yusuf pleaded with the villagers to not lose confidence in the military. "We share your pain and we promise to beef up the presence of soldiers around Benisheik," he said. "We have not abandoned you as you think: Our troops ran out of ammunition and that was why they withdrew to reinforce. They are now back and more are coming," he promised.


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Community Redevelopment Agency
What is a CRA?
A Community Redevelopment Agency is a dependent special district established pursuant to State law by the local government. The mission of the Cape Coral CRA is to enhance the South Cape and create a vibrant urban village. The CRA encourages public and private investments to encourage economic growth and improve the quality of life in the redevelopment area. The CRA Board of Commissioners directs CRA policy and programs. Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn serves as the Executive Director of the CRA.
Why create a CRA?
A CRA focuses attention and resources on a specific area characterized by blight and disinvestment. By establishing a CRA, a City can take advantage of financial and planning tools provided under State law. These tools can help create programs and projects to foster private market investment in the CRA.


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Microsoft is migrating its Windows Azure cloud computing infrastructure from its data center in Quincy, Washington to another Microsoft facility in San Antonio, Texas. The reason: Microsoft's unhappiness with tax policies in Washington state, which ruled last year that data centers were no longer covered by a sales tax break for manufacturers.
Without the tax break, Microsoft (MSFT) would pay a 7.9 percent tax on all new data center equipment. Since Windows Azure will require thousands of additional servers once it launches, those costs would add up quickly.
"Due to a change in local tax laws, we've decided to migrate Windows Azure applications out of our northwest data center prior to our commercial launch this November," Microsoft say on its Windows Azure blog (link via OakLeaf Systems). " This means that all applications and storage accounts in the "USA - Northwest" region will need to move to another region in the next few months, or they will be deleted." Azure applications will shift to the USA - Southwest region, which is housed in Microsoft's 470,000 square foot San Antonio data center, which opened last September.
The move underscores how the economics of data center site location can change quickly - and how huge companies are able to rapidly shift operations to chase the lowest operating costs.
State: Data Centers Not Manufacturers
The tax controversy in Washington State erupted in December 2007 when attorney general Rob McKenna ruled that data centers were no longer covered by a state sales tax break for manufacturing enterprises because they "do not produce a product which is sold to the companies' customers."
Microsoft and Yahoo halted construction on their multi-facility data center campuses in Quincy while state legislators debated whether to reinstate the tax break, which was Microsoft and Yahoo relied upon in their decisions to build their Quincy projects. The legislative effort later stalled after local media characterized the bill as a $1 billion tax break for high-tech giants.
A Cost-Driven Data Center Cluster
Quincy is a magnet for data centers because of its abundant supply of cheap, "green" hydro power generated by area dams. Microsoft pays just 1.9 cents per kilowatt hour for its power in Quincy, compared to rates of 12 cents an hour in Silicon Valley and even higher in the New York market. Ask.com, Intuit, Sabey Corp. and Base Partners have also built or announced data center projects in central Washington.
In rejecting calls to reinstate the tax breaks, legislators appeared to be betting that Microsoft's threats to shift operations to other states was a negotiating ploy, rather than an action plan. If so, Microsoft has called their bluff.
Some newer Azure accounts are already housed in San Antonio. The WIndows Azure team is providing a tool to help Asure developers determine which data center is hosting their site, and will be releasing a tool to help clients migrate applications to San Antonio.


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Detroit, MI – Titus Young's second touchdown catch of the game came with 20 seconds to play and led the Detroit Lions to a 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Ford Field.
Young had a career game as he finished with nine catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns, while Matthew Stafford led the team on two fourth quarter touchdown drives to help the Lions (3-4) avoid a second straight loss.
"There were guys all week telling me that this was my opportunity to step up and make plays," said Young. "I took it upon myself to do the best I could and be there for my team this week."
Stafford went 34-for-49 with 352 yards, three touchdowns and an interception while also scoring once on the ground, and rookie Ryan Broyles had a touchdown catch for the second straight game for Detroit, which moved to 2-1 at home this season.
"I was just out there having fun and that's what it's all about," said Stafford. "Football, the fourth quarter is fun and all the guys know that. The difference with this week was that we showed up in the first half and we're able to put ourselves into a position to win. I'm just proud of the guys for hanging in there today."
Russell Wilson was 25-for-35 with 236 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while Marshawn Lynch had 12 carries for 105 yards and a score for the Seahawks (4-4), who have dropped their past two.
Seattle had taken the lead with 5:27 to play, but it was plenty of time for the Lions offense to go to work. Starting at the 20, Calvin Johnson caught a pass for 15 yards. Using a short passing game, Stafford completed six straight passes for 40 yards. Facing a 3rd-and-10 at the Seattle 12, Stafford hit Joique Bell for 11 yards down to the Seattle one. After two incompletions, Stafford whipped a low pass to his left, where Young made the catch for a 28-24 lead with 20 seconds to play.
After nearly turning over the ball on the kickoff, Seattle found itself with the ball at the Detroit 18. Following an incompletion, Charly Martin caught a pass over the middle and the team tried to use laterals, but ultimately fumbled and Detroit recovered to end the game.
"We're disappointed in losing the game, especially after the terrific drive we had late in the game," said Seattle head coach Peter Carroll. "We couldn't hold them when we had to and finish them off. We were really bad on third downs today and that hurt us badly."
Seattle's first possession of the game bore fruit thanks to a key penalty by Detroit. The Seahawks had to punt on 4th-and-5 from near midfield, but an illegal formation call on the Lions gave Seattle a fresh set of downs. The drive then stalled at the 5-yard line and a 23-yard field goal from Steven Hauschka gave the team a 3-0 lead with 5:30 to play in the first.
The Lions responded with one of their more impressive drives of the season as a nine-play, 82-yard march was capped when Stafford snapped a high pass to the left side, where Broyles made a leaping catch and stretched the ball into the end zone on a 6-yard score for a 7-3 lead on the last play of the first quarter.
It didn't take Seattle long, though, to get the lead back. On the first play after the kickoff, Lynch took a pitch out to the right and raced down the sideline untouched on a 77-yard score for a 10-7 lead.
Following a three-and-out from the Lions, the Seahawks got the ball back near midfield and the first play saw a 41-yard pass interference call on the Lions. Three plays later, Wilson hit Sidney Rice at the left side of the end zone for a 9-yard score.
Detroit came right back with a score of its own. On the sixth play at the Seattle 46, Young made a move to get behind the defense and Stafford hit him in stride in the end zone to make it a 17-14 game with 8:49 to play in the second quarter.
The Lions crossed midfield on their first touch of the third quarter and got down to the Seattle 29, but Stafford was picked off by Earl Thomas and Seattle got the ball back at its own 3-yard line.
Seattle was able to get out of trouble with a 16-yard catch by Robert Turbin on 3rd-and-5. Three plays later, though, Wilson went deep and was picked off by Ricardo Silva at Detroit's 44.
On the next play, Johnson caught his first pass of the game for 25 yards to move it to the Seattle 31. The team later had a 1st-and-goal at the 2 and on the third play, Stafford rolled out to the right and took the ball in for a 21-17 lead with 11:35 to play.
Seattle, though, calmly responded with a scoring drive of its own to take the lead. After converting a 3rd-and-10, the team later found itself facing a 4th- and-2 at the Detroit 32. Opting to go for it, Wilson hit Golden Tate for six yards to move the chains. Two plays later, Wilson lofted the ball into the left side of the end zone and Zach Miller made a nice catch for a 16-yard score and a 21-17 lead with 5:27 to play.
Game Notes
The touchdown run was a career-high for Lynch ... Johnson has at least one catch in every game since coming into the league in 2007 ... Detroit plays at Jacksonville next Sunday ... The Seahawks host the Vikings next Sunday ... Detroit snapped a three-game losing streak to Seattle, but still trails in the series, 7-5 ... Detroit controlled the ball for 34:43 and had 415 yards, while Seattle totaled 369 yards.


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JERUSALEM (AP) ? A frog species believed to be extinct has hopped back into sight in northern Israel.
Omri Gal of Israel's Nature and Parks Authority said Thursday the Hula Painted Frog was seen for the first time in 50 years this week. He said it was declared extinct.
Gal said, "It's an amazing find, now we have a second chance to preserve the species."
The frog is native to the Hula Valley, a swamp drained in the 1950s to stop malaria.
Aquatic ecologist Dana Milstein says the frog was rare even before, and little is known about it. In the 1940s, a specimen ate a second frog, leading to speculation the species is cannibalistic.
She credited rehydration of the area for the frog sighting and said more are likely in the reserve.