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Could it be that summer's moved on? And the way it goes you can't tag a long. I want to though. Tag along with the fresh strawberries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, zucchini, plums and blueberries. Play hide and seek with the summer sun, peeking out of the fluffy cotton clouds and refresh myself in a warm summer rain. Instead we've had a lot of days where I've noticed a slight chill in the air and quite a bit of cold rain.
While I do know that summer has not entirely left us, it's the beginning of Soeren's new school year that usually signalizes soon we'll be packing away the hammock, flip flops, shorts and summer dresses. There won't be spontaneous bike trips to the wild blueberry patch down by the stream or to the strawberry farm, where we eat more than we can carry home. Soon the deep rich dark greens of the landscape around us will give way to the yellows, oranges and browns of Autumn.
After eight and a half weeks, Soeren will be back at school next week again. This time as a very proud third grader. He's getting excited and to tell you the truth I am holding my breath too.
Do you know the energy little boys have? Are they all like this? Or did he inherit my powerhouse gene? Or am I getting old and can't keep up?
We've been busy with all kinds of activities and although he spends most of the day at day care, playing soccer and going on field trips, he just does not seem to be exhausted enough. So, it's bike rides, swimming and roller blading for us in the afternoons. I am certainly not complaining - it's keeping me in shape too.
Weekends in the summer are spent on spontaneous trips to the capital. Berlin is always worth a visit - time and time again! Every time we are in Berlin we discover something new - a new restaurant and new exhibition or simply spend an afternoon at the Ritter Sport Shop making our own chocolate creation, which lights up the eyes of the son and his mother to extreme extents.
Other weekends are spent lazing in the hammock listening to music while the kids play soccer and simply run wild through the neighborhood. However, the weekends that I like the most are when friends come over and time seems to stand still. We talk, debate, laugh and make plans without a care in the world. We sit outside in our yard and enjoy the warmth around us. It's summer and the pace is generally slow and relaxed. There's cake, berries in deep reds and tingling iced tea.
Do you see why I have trouble letting summer go?
This cake is perfect for such occasions. With luscious red raspberries and a zest of lemon, it fits beautifully on the weekend tea-time table. My favorite part of the cake is the crunchy amaretti biscuits that are not only crumbled like streusel on top of the cake but also worked into the batter. The biscuits give a wonderful almond flavor to the cake, which complements the ground almond I added to the batter.
Raspberry Lemon Amaretti Cake
Printable version of recipe here
140g all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
85g ground almonds
175g butter, softened
175g Muscovado sugar
3 eggs
140g Amaretti biscuits, coarsely crushed
zest of 2 lemons
250g fresh raspberries
Icing sugar to dust
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C. Butter a 20cm spring form and line with baking paper.
- Place softened butter, Muscovado sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, lemon zest and ground almonds into a large bowl. With an electric hand whisk beat until all the ingredients are incorporated.
- Divide the cake batter into two and spread one half in the lined form. Scatter half of the amaretti biscuits over the batter then arrange about a third of the raspberries, gently pressing into the batter.
- Pour the remaining cake batter over the amaretti biscuits and raspberries and gently spread to even. Scatter the rest of the amaretti biscuits and raspberries over the top of the cake.
- Bake for about 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15 minutes in the form then run a knife round the edge and turn out. Dust lightly with icing sugar before serving.
- This tastes simply great with more fresh raspberries and a lightly whipped cream infused with some lemon zest.
Storing tip: The cake will keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
A bit of summer is trapped in this cake. Not only through the lovely deep red berries and sunny lemon flavors but also because it's the kind of cake your friends will love to come around for over and over again. Being such an easy cake to make one can simply concentrate on having a great time instead of being in the kitchen. The lemony, fruity flavors paired with the subtle almond aroma brings out all the summer feeling one needs to hang on to. Try this with blackberries or even gooseberries for a totally different flavor high.
More summer fresh cakes from WFLH:
Coconut Lemon Cake | Dimpled Mirabelle Plum Foccacia with Lemon Poppy Seed Butter | Raspberry Hazelnut Tea Cake |
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By Danielle Vinton / Wired.com
The fight over the minerals that run the electronic world entered a new phase in March when the United States, the European Union and Japan collectively filed a case against China, accusing the rare-earth powerhouse of violating world trade rules to manipulate mineral prices.
At the heart of argument are 17 little-known elements with whimsical names like europium and praseodymium, that are found in everything from mobile phones and computers to smart bombs and large wind turbines. Traces of the metals can be found around the world, but rarely in high enough concentrations for mining to be convenient or profitable.
China now controls 95 percent of total rare-earth supply. A figurative sneeze on its export policy is all that's needed to shake global markets, and in 2010 China began restricting rare-earth exports. International prices spiked, reaching near-dizzying levels last summer before crashing in the fall. In the wake of the World Trade Organization case, they've perked up again.
Foreign companies buying rare earths from China must now pay more than twice the rate paid by companies inside China. The tiered pricing encourages companies to move factories and jobs to China, where they can be sure of supply and lower prices. Beyond the extra economic boost for China, this has made it easier for Chinese companies to steal foreign intellectual property. Businessmen and politicians worry that China's dominance over these 17 elements is a strategic vulnerability, discouraging innovation and threatening national defense.
That may soon change. Encouraged by rising prices and political support, new mines are starting up around the world, most notably in Malaysia and in California, where a company called Molycorp has reopened what until the 1980s was the world's flagship rare-earth mine.
"In five years there will be rare earths produced all over the world and China will lose its edge," said mining analyst John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online. "Molycorp is part of that equation. They're putting back into production what was once the largest rare-earth mine in the world. And this is a good thing because it takes away power concentrated in China."
Located in Mountain Pass, California, about an hour west of Las Vegas, the mine sits atop mineral deposits discovered in the late 1940s by geologists looking for commercial-grade uranium. They found some of the world's richest reserves of bastnasite, a mineral containing higher-than-usual concentrations of rare-earth elements like cerium, lanthanum and yttrium.
Rare-earth mining began at Mountain Pass in the early 1950s, and by the mid-1980s the mine supplied 60 percent of global demand and 100 percent of U.S. needs. But as Chinese production increased, operations at Mountain Pass dwindled.
Environmental problems also played a role. Salty, radioactive water kept leaking from waste evaporation ponds, leading to the mine's closure in 2002. Mining for rare earths is classically a very environmentally destructive process, and China's market domination is due in part to disregard for health, safety and environmental controls. The country has recently started cleaning up its messiest mines, adding to export controls in pushing rare-earth prices up.
"They were cheap," Kaiser said, "because China was willing to subsidize the price by producing things with lower environmental and health and safety controls — all the things that we over here don't allow."
Six years after the Mountain Pass closure, a group of private investors purchased the mine from Chevron. Molycorp is now giving the mine a $781 million overhaul, and claims it can be both profitable and environmentally responsible, operating without sucking the area dry of water, requiring massive electrical draws or leaving behind a toxic trail.
While those promises will be difficult to fulfill, one promising sign is Molycorp's response to pressure from the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group that initially opposed renovation. Molycorp addressed their major concern: Rather than transporting waste water offsite through a potentially leaky pipeline, the company will recycle hydrochloric acid and water used in mining, eliminating the need for waste ponds and saving on chemical costs.
'We're selling everything that we're producing before it's even out of the ground.'
While the new technique's details are proprietary, few doubt Molycorp's method will genuinely be cleaner than the older extraction method.
"The mining regulations in California are probably the strictest in the world," said Navid Mojtabai of the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology. "If they've got the permits to operate then they're already much cleaner than the Chinese."
As China deals with its own environmental concerns and legal complaints at the World Trade Organization, Molycorp has its own lawsuit to contend with. In February an investor filed a class-action lawsuit against Molycorp, claiming the company overstated demand for its products and its production capabilities.
While none of the lawyers contacted in connection with the case would comment, several analysts dismissed it. According to rare-earth industry analyst Judith Chegwidden, director of the Roskill Consulting Group, the market volatility of 2011 left rare-earth buyers wary, temporarily reducing demand in a way that's frustrating to investors but not evidence of Molycorp malfeasance.
Meanwhile, Molycorp is ramping up production at Mountain Pass, and looks set to produce 40,000 tons annually by the end of 2013. As the mine begins cranking out neodymium, lanthanum and other materials by the ton, the strategic vulnerability that's caused so much concern should be eased.
On May 10 Molycorp announced larger-than-expected profits for the year's first business quarter. All of the the material Molycorp expects to produce in 2012 has already been spoken for, said Molycorp CEO Mark Smith. "Our customers need our product," he said. "We're selling everything that we're producing before it's even out of the ground."


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2010 Bank IT Salary Survey Results
For those who stayed fully employed during the economic downturn, the IT job market looks downright rosy. "Compensation for the people who survived will increase perhaps 5 percent to 10 percent over 2009 levels," predicts Shawn Banerji, an executive recruiter with Russell Reynolds Associates in New York. "For technology and operations executives who are still in the saddle working, their total compensation is maybe 20 percent off what it was, but they'll be able to pick up that 20 percent down the road."
IT professionals are able to play catch-up because many financial institutions have offered deferred compensation to soften the blow of recent pay and bonus cuts, keeping key people on board through what all involved hoped would be a short-lived downturn, according to Banerji. Nevertheless, deferred compensation also means that companies that want to poach top talent have to flash the cash.
"We had companies recruiting in 2009 that thought they'd be able to secure a relative bargain," says Banerji. "But for the people who have been continually working on Wall Street, you can't get them at Syms or Men's Warehouse prices -- you still have to pay full-ticket Madison Avenue for these folks."
On the other hand, out-of-work financial IT professionals have been more likely to take any reasonable offer. "For the first time ever, there were quite qualified people who were out of work that we could tap into," relates Banerji. "Many of them were happy to be working again, and their expectations around compensation were dramatically different."
According to InformationWeek Analytics' annual IT Salary Survey, which queried more than 2,000 banking and securities IT professionals, staff salaries in the banking and securities industries range from $60,000 for general IT positions to more than $100,000 for project leaders and systems architects. Bonuses tend to rise in proportion with base salary -- not just in absolute terms but also as a percentage of total compensation. In fact, systems analysts earned a median $10,000 bonus on an $83,000 salary, making this position one of the most bonus-dependent IT staff jobs.
The bonuses are bigger for IT managers, ranging from 6 percent of total compensation at the low end for supervisors ($80,000 salary, $85,000 total) and managers ($97,000 salary, $103,000 total) up to 14 percent for CTOs ($125,000 salary, $145,000 total) and 18 percent for CIOs ($130,000 salary, $159,000 total), the study revealed. In banking and securities, bonuses are most commonly awarded for personal performance (more than 80 percent for both staff and management). About one-third of banking and securities industry respondents also are awarded bonuses through profit sharing.
Perhaps the biggest positive change about working in IT at banks these days is that it's no longer considered a back-office sideshow. "From being an out-of-sight, out-of-mind cost center -- an enigmatic and perhaps necessary evil -- IT has transcended into a critical business function," says Banerji. "In many cases, you're seeing [IT] side-by-side with the users."
However, the InformationWeek Analytics survey revealed that only 29 percent of IT staff and 48 percent of IT management currently maintain formal responsibilities outside of IT, such as developing new financial products or managing budgets. For these cross-trained professionals, the most common responsibilities are in product development and finance.
For IT managers, "aligning business and technology goals" was rated the most critical skill (87 percent), followed by "collaborating with internal stakeholders" (70 percent). After that, it's "building vendor relationships" (63 percent) and "managing vendors" (62 percent).
These skills speak to the continued importance in the financial services industry of outsourcing and partnerships -- whether it's to a service bureau providing specialized services, or to a full-service IT and business process outsourcing firm. While this global shift has increased the level of competition across many fields within IT and bank operations, it has also led to new career opportunities for some.


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The Asia-Pacific region contains some of world's most dynamic economies. Economies around the globe rely on credible monetary policy implemented by central banking institutions. Monetary policy governs the liquidity available to the payment systems that underlie trade and finance. Smooth adjustment of liquidity can minimize instability in money and foreign exchange markets and keep inflation and growth on a secure footing. The industrial giants of China, Japan, and Korea; the Southeast Asian emerging markets of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand; and the international entrepots at Hong Kong and Singapore each face unique challenges in implementing liquidity policy. This course is for learners with some background information on monetary policy. This advanced course will build a foundation for understanding liquidity policy implementation in the Asia-Pacific using standard economic models. The course will discuss the effects of high level discussion of a key element of national level public policy, monetary policy. Modern monetary policy connects macroeconomic conditions and key financial market indicators. It will also analyze the way that central bank goals for macroeconomic stability will determine outcomes in interest rates and exchange rates. The rigorous theoretical foundation should also build analytical skills that might be applied to policy and market analysis in a broad range of economies and even in the Asia-Pacific region as policy-making evolves in the future. The topics covered each week: Module 1 - Monetary Policy Implementation Module 2 - Monetary Policy Strategy Module 3 - Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy After taking this course and going through the interactive activities, you will be able to: (1) Describe Monetary Policy instruments central banks use (2) Interpret on-going actions of central banks (3) Apply graphical analysis and calculate basic economic measures used as tools by central banks or analysts (4) Analyze the way that central bank goals for macroeconomic stability will determine outcomes in interest rates and exchange rates


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With Nokia's first desktop app coming could this be a sign of a Nokia Win 8 Tablet?
This morning we posted Nokia's brief demonstration of Music+ for Windows Phone, HTML5 and Windows 8. We expect to hear a lot more on this and other Nokia news in the coming weeks at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (we'll be there in force to cover it), so we forgive their brevity on the new music service. Consider it a tease.
What's not said though is how significant it is that Nokia is making their first Windows 8 and RT app.
Granted, writing an RT app once you have a Windows Phone compile is supposed to be easier. But writing a native Windows desktop client? That's a little trickier. That raises some interesting questions including just how large is Nokia's Windows desktop team? Is it a 3 man crew or a whole group including engineers?
Nokia's first Windows 8 app Music+ is due in "a few weeks"
It's a loaded question because we all should know the rumor by now: Nokia has been working on a Windows 8 tablet for some time and it will be revealed at Mobile World Congress.
According to the Verge, that device is expected to be "book styled" with wrapping around the tablet that provides both a keyboard and kickstand. The cover is also rumored to have a battery built into it that can be used as a reserve power source when the main battery gets low. In fact, such hybrids were confirmed last year by Nokia's outgoing Chairman and later by Nokia's design chief, Marco Ahtisaari.
Well, we may be getting our first indirect proof of that today with that video. If Nokia were to release some Windows 8 hardware, it would make total sense that they would do the same for it as their Lumia line: load it up with Nokia exclusive software.
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That includes services like Nokia Maps and Nokia Music, which are two items we could easily see being ported to the new tablet(s). Exclusive EA Xbox games are another. Why not? They've done it for Windows Phone numerous times already.
Jorma Ollila, ex-Chairman of Nokia, mentioned a Nokia tablet in 2012
A conservative reading would be that this is a one-off endevour for Nokia. Music+ for Windows and Windows 8 RT is nothing but a logical but isolated expansion into a non-smartphone OS. Don't expect anything more, there's nothing to see here.
But coupled with the rumor of Nokia heading into Windows 8 hardware and it's not tough to imagine that Espoo has a few tricks up their sleeves for 2013.
In fact, we'd find it difficult to believe that they would release a Tablet with just a unique hardware design but essentially untouched OS, including no exclusive Nokia apps and services. That's just not them.
Perhaps we're reading too much into this and this is nothing but a one-off project. But knowing Nokia's track history, we have a sneaky suspicion this is just the beginning of something bigger to come.
Your thoughts? Sound off in comments.
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Dang! That is a LOT of stuff. It couldn't have been just some kids out looking for trouble.
Dang! That is a LOT of stuff. It couldn't have been just some kids out looking for trouble.
Go tell your mom.
Green Poop
Dude Apocolypse mail fruad is a federal offense. bust the scumbag.
"You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." -John Morley
What's sad is there is thiefs everywhere you go. Knowing this you should always keep a close eye on your possessions. Sux to have to do all the time but...
Pre-BE 12v Revolution w/ W.A.S. Turbo+
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***Hasty8... "I think paintball would be better served, at this stage in it development, if paintball products stayed in the paintball store." -couldn't have said it better myself ***
I have never had any of my paintball equipment stolen before since i have only been playing for 7 monthes,and i practically sleep w/ my gun.I would not like to see myself getting something stolen,i just know the cops would take them to jail in a stretcher.I hate stealers.i am by no means rich,and i work for every penny on my gun.
I made a trade with AutoMag Newbie for a stock trigger frame without grips brand new and an ACI 2 piece barrel for his double finger benchy with stickys. It turns out he didnt even own such an item to trade and he's keeping my stuff. He refuses to reply to emails and has failed to return my stuff. The original thread is named:
Selling a double trigger benchmark trigger with dye sticky grips.
in the classifieds forum. Any help with how to get my stuff back is appreciated. And also beware, do not trade with:
AutoMag Newbie
someone who goes by "James G."
some one with this email: firstname.lastname@example.com
or with this address:
2831 donax ave
San Diego, CA 92154
hey if you want il send Email after email to him until he returns your stuff.
O and call the cops, thats wire/mail fraud. i think i is a federal offense.
that would be great of you, and be sure to include that its a fed. offense in the email. thanks for the help, ill probly be calling the cops soon i just dont know his last name.
well if you arranged it through telephone or internet its wire fraud, if its through the mail its mail fraud.
i went to a tourney on sunday and i saw people leaving 1000's of dollars worth of stuff just scattered about. i cant imagine trusting that much. I personally have my Serial Memorized and my gun, when not in use, is in my backpack which NEVER leaves my back. It might take a little more time and work, but i know for sure that my Gun wont be in someone elses hands next time.
I feel for all of you that have lost.. esp the store, man thats alot. but if you learn one thing let it be "Secure your Gear."
i dont like signatures. so i turned them off. AO is much better this way.
My names is Jim,I play in the NY,NJ,PA areas and think it would be a good idea if we ballers got together and looked around for stolen goods when ever we are at the fields. If anyone has a pic or ser # and play in my area you can send it to me and I will see what I can see. I am always on ebay looking for parts as well. It's a long shot but what do you have to lose?My team mates and I will help if we can!
Team Pride
If anyone steals my marker, you know where my Ka-Bar is going...Yep right in the criminals neck!
AO member 4 life
this was stolen from me, sadly, I don't have the serial number.
wow that suks dude
If someone stole my Mag or my KP3, i'd hunt em down and strangle them.
Good thing i seem to play with very nice, law abiding honest folks. Of course, we're sorta breaking the law playing out in the bush so i guess we're not that law abiding and honest.....
I'm looking into buying a few old stock guns (a KP, a sniper 2, sniper3 and a P68-SC. Not all of em but 1 or 2) and reading these posts, i'm getting a little more cautious.
a buddy of mine was moving his stuff into his dorm room and left his car unlocked, someone grabbed his brand new mag with about $200 worth of upgrades and MY Playstation 2!! and we know everyone that is into paintball at this school so whoever took it just wanted cash. We've gone to the police and basically given up all hope so this is basically a rant, but I figured id toss in my 2 cents,
and HAVOK_ONLINE or whatever...Ive seen your gun before, not that same picture but that Identical gun! I almost bought it...I still have the digital pictures of it on my computer somewhere and along with the pics I have his name, email, and the addy to send money too!
Oo another clue! Post the pictures are he should be able to tell! Well my friend's sister had a party while he and the rest of his family was away, and they stole his money and PS2 with all his games! That's just mean!
"If everything is under control your not moving fast enough."
Most of these stolen guns will probley show up on Ebay at some point....
Alpine CDA-7893 HU
Eclipse 33230 Amp
Infinity References' 4X6's
Infinity References' 6˝'s
2 10" Infinity References'
Some Nasty tint...and no more to come casue Im getting back into paintball
WARNING: Peeps with weak constitutions DO NOT READ!!!
ANY one who steals from me will find a nice USMC Ka-Bar Night Raider in his neck.
The window was open as John slowly opened the door, the lights were off, he turned them on, then he heard a noise, BANG!! the report of a pistol, John jumped at the crook putting him into a headlock. The crook tried helplessly to escape, he kneed, kicked and elboed John many times, but John didnt move a muscle, the only thing he moved was his Ka-Bar, the knife that the special forces use. He put the edge of the blade to the crooks neck and pushed in fast holdint the crooks mouth closed, muffeling the helpless cut-off scream. It would be over in seconds. The knife sliced through the crooks skin and veins, cutting off his air passage way, his feet were spazaming now, but John kept him in a headlock, the blood starting to trickle down the crooks neck, the crook wished that he never messed with John Clark.....John finishing, slipped the blade out of the now dead man, and cleaned off the blade, he slowly put the dead man on the ground, where a pool of blood was now forming.
"Filthy habbit" John said as he sheathed his knife and left the room, if only the 20 yearold crook had gone to school, instead of trying to kill John and steal his stuff. Self defense was the key to a secret agents survival, the crook had learned the hard way tonight. "Oh good, just enough time" John said looking at his watch, he was going to a meeting. His clothes were as clean as there were before.
Yes, I am a writer, I was inspired by John Clark, a character in Tom Clancy novels.
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i dont know about the fields you all play at, but at the one i do the guys who run it would stop all playing and search each persons bag, and call the cops. if anything gets stolen at a course, go to the guys who work there.
cold as ice
alright the following was stolen out of my car as of 230pm est
1 micro emag red with 12v and warp feed also in red
1 phantom vsc acid red with tstock serial 7091- found at local field-
1 nelspot silver and brown serial 3788298-recovered-
1 48/3000 pure energy nitro tank with purple fill cover and black rase cover
1 blue jt ize mask with clear lens and two metal spikes in the visor(but not the nose my friend has that one)
1 brown jt ize with an amber lens-mistake this is actually in my room sorry-
hmm what else was there oh yeah paint but that doesnt count ....man this sucks now i dont have any gun
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sorry dansim...guess you wont be playing in may huh? I have 2 mags...so, if you dont have one or find them by then, and you still want to play, LMK. I agree with navy seal though...try and steal from me.
no i should be back on my feet by may im probally gettin a demonic imp but it still sucks i loved my phantom and i just ordered a center feed body
-UPDATE- they found my nelspot in the bushes by the high school i guess im glad i didnt clean the rust off after all
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I worked my @ss off for over about 6 months and sold my B2k2 on ebay for 400 bucks to by a WS Dark Angel 2.1 LCD. The day it came, I went to a local field to "try it out". My friend was using my automag and screwed something up on it and i went into the bathroom for some paper towels. When i came back, may gear bag was gone. I didn't realize that i had put my angel in my back before going into the bathroom. When I realized that it was gone, words could not describe how i felt. I hit my barrel from my mag against the cement flore 5 times, making me get a new barrel.
Now I grew a brain and keep my wallet, which has my mag's serial number in it behind the counter, keep my gear bag in the main store part, and have writen my name on everpeice of the mag (the parts that do not show on the exterior.
p.s. I have aslo registered it with AGD.
Ya Man, thats PCP
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omg, i am sooooo sorry that sux! y r ppl so goddam stupid that they have to steal stuff that people worked their arses off to get?
I agree 100% w/ navy & oldsoldier. You get near my stuff, & even think about taking it, you're gonna regret the day your ugly momma was born.
at my local feild JPJ we have 2 traliors for the workers 2 keep their guns cause sum work half the day and other play sad wev had around 5000$ worth of gear stolen and jus like the one kid said if i got my mag stolen id die
Gimmi a inch and ill give u a bruize!
I received this email from the owner of Midstate paintball.
A week ago my store was broken into and several guns were taken of the display wall also stolen were some Pure Energy 48cu in nitrogen tanks and a gray Raven back. The thieves may try to sell some of these guns and tanks so
if anyone approaches you selling an Autococker, Spyder, or any other gun or accessory let me know. If someone you know shows up with a brand new gun and you hear that they bought it from someone, let me know. If you see someone with the gray Raven backpack, chances are they are nvolved since they are rare and I only sold one in that color. If your information leads to an arrest of the thief you can have the $650. STO Autococker that was stolen.
You will remain anonymous.
Thanks, Jeff
If ur trading to someone they must have given you an address, right? If they say they are sending it make sure to ask for a tracking # on the package, get suspicious if they are not giving you the tracking #.
But really, as far as theft... Alot of the tourneys I've been to I was shocked how people left thier guns around...on the ground, in an open trunk, etc. It is so easy to steal. So really - Beware of thieves by not leaving ur stuff exposed, alot of theft is unfotunatly the fault of a careless owner.
geez, looking at all this stolen stuff's making me all depressed. i had my first 3 speed stolen from me when i was in 3rd grade. ever since ive kept everything i value near me when its not in its place at my house, and ever since i learned how to properly use one, ive kepts a 12guage remmington pump under my bed. i don't joke around when it comes to stuff ive had to work my *** off for.
well, when i go to the field i always keep all my stuff with me... i ALWAYS wear my equipment(harness, mask, whatever) and my gun is never out of my hands unless im sitting at the table watching it... when i go to fill up my tank or get some paint i wear all my stuff(i just kinda hang my goggles on my head) and i bring my gun with me... whenever i go to get something or i go to play all i leave at the table is my bag and a small amount of paintballs, nothing that would be a real big deal if it was stolen... works for me, havent had anything stolen yet...(i hope never) and as for all those people who trade guns on the net and get ripped.... use a third party! it only costs about $35 and i think that is better than taking chances of getting your gun stolen...


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While I did this, Clay and Brooklyn played in the sand box. I could see them out the window and I checked on them several times. Until one time, I looked up and they weren't there. I had gotten a phone call and didn't realize how long I'd been on the phone until I checked on the kids and found them a few feet away at my neighbor's house. They had taken a small ladder and climbed up to see the bird's nest nestled in the crook where the gutter meets the downspout.
When I walked out, Clay was on the ladder looking in the nest. On the ground were 4 broken Robin's eggs. One of the eggs was broken in a small, plastic, play dish. I
If I hadn't interrupted them, Clay was going to put the 3 eggs from our refrigerator and the 2 "birds" (marshmallow Peeps) in the nest to make up for the eggs they broke. Oh yeah, that'll fix it. I'm sure the poor confused robin will never notice that her small, blue eggs have been replaced with chicken eggs and marshmallow Peeps. I can just see the "What the heck???" look on her little bird face now. She'd do a little birdy double-take and shake her head all confused, thinking she'd flown to the wrong nest.
Ugh, I'm hoping our discussion will sink in and he'll understand what he did wrong and why he needs to respect nature and leave creatures alone.
I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.
I'll be at The Ice House Mall in Barrington, IL tomorrow (Thursday) from 5-7 for a book signing. There will be wine, swag bags for guests, a raffle for a mall gift certificate, and the restaurant is offering 50% off an entree when you present a signed copy of my book. Come join us for some pre-Mother's Day fun!


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This good-news story began on July 9 with a blog post simply titled "My Brother."
Aaron Collins, wrote his brother Seth, "was the type of person that took great joy in unexpected kindness." And before his July 7 death, the nearly 30-year-old Aaron had made a request:
"Leave an awesome tip (and I don't mean 25%. I mean $500 on a f***ing pizza) for a waiter or waitress."
What the young man from Kentucky didn't leave, was much money. So the family created a blog called Aaron's Wish and a Facebook page to ask for help in making his dream come true.
Three weeks later, the family has collected nearly $50,000 and three lucky servers have been surprised with $500 gratuities. The Collins family members are posting videos as they spread the good cheer. Fair warning: you likely will tear up if you watch them. The second in the series is particularly touching. Waitress Chelsea Powell is clearly thrilled and appreciative.
The Associated Press adds that:
"Aaron Collins' death was unexpected. His brother said the family is still awaiting a final determination on the cause, but a preliminary coroner's report said strangulation contributed to the death. ...
"Seth Collins said the family has raised nearly enough money to do once-a-week tips for two years. So far he has given three big tips, and said he plans to travel outside Lexington for the next dinner. He has been thinking of other possibilities, like leaving big tips for coffee or pizza delivery."
Seth Collins has pledged, by the way, that:
"Absolutely every penny we receive will go toward nothing but this. We will pay to host the website. We will pay for the food. Absolutely 100% of the donations we receive will be given to random waiters or waitresses. Our goal is to do this once a week, for as long as you give us the opportunity."
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Coconut Flans with Muscovado Sugar Sauce
Excerpted from Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts by Alice Medrich (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2012.
Serves 8
Dark muscovado sugar is a deep mahogany color and very flavorful. It easily takes the place of the traditional caramelized sugar in these flans; all you have to do is press it into the bottom of each cup, then ladle the flan mixture on top of it. The sugar dissolves into a sauce when the flans are chilled. These are extra good with a little grated lime zest and cinnamon stick added just before serving. For old-school flans with caramelized sugar, see the variation.
For the sugar sauce
2/3 cup (4.625 ounces) firmly packed dark muscovado sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
For the flans
5 large eggs
3/4 cup (5.25 ounces) sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or 1 tablespoon rum
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups unsweetened coconut milk (from two 14- to 15-ounce cans)
A cinnamon stick (optional)
A lime or two, preferably unsprayed or organic (optional)
Eight 6-ounce custard cups or ramekins Baking pan large enough to hold the custard cups with space between them
Fine-mesh strainer
Microplane zester (optional)
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350˚F. Put a kettle of water on to boil.
To line the cups with sugar: combine the muscovado sugar thoroughly with the salt, pinching or mashing the sugar to eliminate lumps. Divide the mixture among the custard cups or ramekins and press lightly on the sugar with another small cup to even it out and compact it. Set the cups in the baking pan.
To make the flans: whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla or rum, and salt together in a large bowl, without creating a lot of froth or bubbles.
Heat the coconut milk in a saucepan over medium heat until steaming. Gradually whisk the coconut milk into the eggs, again trying not to raise a froth. Pour the mixture through the strainer into another bowl to eliminate any bits of egg.
Ladle the flan mixture very gently into the custard cups or ramekins, disturbing the sugar as little as possible. Some of the sugar may float up, but it will eventually settle back down in the bottom. Put the baking pan in the oven, pull out the rack, and carefully pour enough boiling water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the custard cups. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the custard is just a little wobbly in the center.
Remove the pan from the oven and remove the cups with tongs. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then refrigerate, for at least 4 hours, or preferably for 12 to 24 hours.
To serve, run a thin knife around the edges of each cup and invert the flan onto a rimmed plate or into a shallow bowl. Or, serve the flans in their cups—the sauce will be on the bottom. Either way, you can grate a little of the cinnamon stick and some lime zest over each flan before serving, if desired.


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This year's Kentucky Jets event, held at the Springfield-Lebanon airport, was a weekend full of the best jets from across the country and even around the world. John Raclawski was there to capture the action, and here are some of his favorite photos from the weekend and a summary of the event. Enjoy!
Kentucky Jets is one of the most talked about Jet Rallies in the United States. Most consider it the super bowl of jet flying. With it being in the center of the country, this events attracts the most pilots. Even from the UK and other parts of Europe fly in to take part. Located between Springfield and Lebanon, KY hence the name Springfield-Lebanon Aiport. This year 170 + registered pilots took part in a 8 day (July 3rd – 10th) jet rally from sun up to sun down. Friday was the first official day with a little interruption from the weather. But cleared to open the sky for some long awaited flying. Once the sun went down, a parade of lights demonstration paved way for a fireworks show presented by Phantom fireworks. Saturday kicked off open flying and the main events of sportsman and Master class competitions. By days end, the closing banquet started with a feast of great food followed by pilot raffle prizes, then the trophies awarded to best pilots and best voted aircraft.


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Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1828, relating to the loss of 116 pages of manuscript translated from the first part of the Book of Mormon, which was called the book of Lehi. The Prophet had reluctantly allowed these pages to pass from his custody to that of Martin Harris, who had served for a brief period as scribe in the translation of the Book of Mormon. The revelation was given through the Urim and Thummim. (See section 10.)
1–4, The Lord's course is one eternal round; 5–15, Joseph Smith must repent or lose the gift to translate; 16–20, The Book of Mormon comes forth to save the seed of Lehi.
1 The aworks, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be bfrustrated, neither can they come to naught.
2 For God doth not awalk in crooked paths, neither doth he bturn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his ccourse is one eternal round.
3 Remember, remember that it is not the awork of God that is frustrated, but the work of men;
4 For although a man may have many arevelations, and have bpower to do many mighty works, yet if he cboasts in his own dstrength, and sets at naught the ecounsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and fcarnal desires, he must fall and incur the gvengeance of a hjust God upon him.
5 Behold, you have been aentrusted with these things, but how strict were your commandments; and remember also the promises which were made to you, if you did not transgress them.
6 And behold, how aoft you have btransgressed the commandments and the laws of God, and have gone on in the cpersuasions of men.
7 For, behold, you should not have afeared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and bdespise his words—
8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and asupported you against all the fiery bdarts of the cadversary; and he would have been with you in every time of dtrouble.
9 Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt afall.
10 But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou hast done which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still chosen, and art aagain called to the work;
11 Except thou ado this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other men, and have no more gift.
12 And when thou deliveredst up that which God had given thee sight and power to atranslate, thou deliveredst up that which was bsacred into the hands of a wicked cman,
13 Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and aboasted in his own wisdom.
14 And this is the reason that thou hast lost thy privileges for a season—
15 For thou hast suffered the counsel of thy adirector to be trampled upon from the beginning.
16 Nevertheless, my awork shall go forth, for inasmuch as the knowledge of a Savior has come unto the world, through the btestimony of the Jews, even so shall the cknowledge of a dSavior come unto my people—
17 And to the aNephites, and the Jacobites, and the Josephites, and the Zoramites, through the testimony of their fathers—
18 And this atestimony shall come to the knowledge of the bLamanites, and the Lemuelites, and the Ishmaelites, who cdwindled in unbelief because of the diniquity of their fathers, whom the Lord has suffered to destroy their ebrethren the Nephites, because of their finiquities and their abominations.
19 And for this very apurpose are these bplates cpreserved, which contain these records—that the dpromises of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to his epeople;
20 And that the aLamanites might come to the knowledge of their fathers, and that they might know the bpromises of the Lord, and that they may cbelieve the gospel and drely upon the merits of Jesus Christ, and be eglorified through faith in his name, and that through their repentance they might be saved. Amen.


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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Carrot Jockeys Make Excellent Ground Troops
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Anyway, I can tell my evil plan is working, in part, by the number of Carrot Jockeys successfully infiltrating society at large. Here are just a few of the NMBCJ sitings I've had reported:
Here they are flying/gallivanting in classic carrot formation through Mallory H.'s home...
Spreading spelling errors in Ann S.'s...
Terrorizing Jennifer and Krista in their "stealth CCC" mode...
Circling up for a little Jockey powwow over at Maggie H.'s...
And even easing the pain of "workforce reduction" over at Ryan J.'s.*
You know how ELSE I can tell my bid for Wrecky World Domination is working? By winning all three Bloggies Cake Wrecks was nominated for at the Ninth Annual Weblog Awards on Monday. That's right, my loyal wrecky henchpersons, thanks to you Cake Wrecks is "officially" the Best New Blog, Best Writing of a Blog, and Best Food Blog** of 2008. Woot woot!
Next stop: Disneyland. That's right; I shall not rest until I've ridden the Matterhorn enough times to make myself physically ill. And that, my friends, is a campaign promise. [nodding seriously]
*In case you're wondering what that is, Ryan explains "We had trouble finding anything like the babies from the infamous cake screw-up, so we used a rubber fetus we had laying around. Don't ask me why we have a rubber fetus hanging around." Roger on that, Ryan; I won't ask.
** As sweet as victory is, the fact is I've never considered CW a "Food Blog", and feel undeserving each time an award site places it in that category. So allow me to to give a shout-out to the other, more appropriate, nominees in that category. If you like to cook, or even to just read about people who do, check them out:
Chocolate & Zucchini
The Pioneer Woman Cooks (Also the winner of Best Blog of the Year. If you haven't already, go see what all the buzz is about. )
Smitten Kitchen
Bakerella (The one, the only.)
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Wow. Just ... yikes. I KNOW it's the stuff of nightmares, but I think I'm going to need therapy after that CCC.
But hey! Congratulations on the awards!! - March 18, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- Jeanne said...
Love them all, but the last one looks like a penis sprouting from a chile relleno.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Sue said...
I read yesterday that you had won in all nominated categories. Congrats three times over!
- March 18, 2009 at 9:35 AM
The cupcake monster looks strangely like Jabba the Hut.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Kashmir said...
Congratulations on all points! I adore your blog. You are that to which I aspire.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- the ginabean said...
I hate all these cakes so. much. Except, guess what? The CCC is actually the least nasty to me this time around; the person looks more like a skeleton, and somehow a skeleton riding a carrot is less disturbing than a naked baby riding a carrot.
Never thought I'd even ponder the possibilities... - March 18, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- ValGal said...
Oh those are great, but the first 2 lacked the most important carrot jockey element... the mohawk!! Get it right wreckers ;)
- March 18, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- kyooty said...
I have to go back and remember the first carrot riding babies.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:41 AM
not related to the jockeys, but interesting stuff.
kristyn - March 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- dmontag said...
I suspect that the "Birfday" is an intentional misspelling, probably an inside joke.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- N.starluna said...
"Penis sprouting from a chile relleno"
That just made my morning! - March 18, 2009 at 9:56 AM
- Doublebanker said...
birf-day...never seen it spelled wrong that way!
Daily gif blog
DB - March 18, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- David L Rattigan said...
Not being familiar with this strange concept of babies riding carrots, I too thought that was a penis poking out in the last pic.
- March 18, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Congratulations!!!!! :)
- March 18, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- Trevor said...
You know, the Powwow cake looks more like a hot tub party to me!
I have several friends on the web who do "happy Birfday," so I think that was actually intentional. - March 18, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- HaskinsHouse said...
WOW, a lot of babies riding carrots. HMMMM, who's idea was that. They should be fired for that one. YIKES, hilarious. I would cry if I was given a cake like that.
- March 18, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Love the carrot jockeys! It's always been a favorite of mine. However, I am disturbed by the CCC, not only because it is a CCC, but the baby is terrifying! WTH? However, I do applaud the ingenuity of both the CCC and the rubber fetus since they couldn't find any naked mohawk babies. It's the thought that counts.
wv: rellyze I didn't "rellyze" the last one was a rubber fetus at first. - March 18, 2009 at 10:22 AM
I first thought that Ryan's cake looked like a kayaking fetus. After reading Jeanne's comment, I can't see anything but a chile rellenis. Hahahaha!
Once again, this site is better than coffee for keeping the morning moving! - March 18, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Kelley said...
That CCC made me laugh SO HARD just now! It's a good way to start the day!
- March 18, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Christina M. said...
Normally I might be amused by the laid off cake, except I was just downsized. Now it's just sad I didn't get a cake. And I don't know who first created the baby-riding-on-a-carrot-theme, but it's equally funny and disturbing to look at.
- March 18, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Now I want to see a kitten on a tomato.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com) - March 18, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Congratulations! I for one am excited for Wrecky World Domination! :)
Long live Jen! Long live the Carrot Jockeys! ;) - March 18, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, no...
Carrot babies, again! (run away screaming) :-p
~Amy B - March 18, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Becky G. said...
Congratulations on the awards! Well-deserved in all categories, for sure. I look forward to a "wrecky" update in my blog reader every morning!
- March 18, 2009 at 10:54 AM
You know I've got all this leftover fondant and gum paste from my Wilton classes...I'm never going to use the fondant because it's the nastiest thing in the world next to chile rellenos sprouting man parts.
I think I'll try making some NMBCJ's out of it and decorating a cake with them. Why the heck not. - March 18, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- bridgetwhoplaysfrenchhorn said...
way to go!
...and thanks for mentioning the other blogs, for they are all pretty much awesome as well! :) - March 18, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Yes definitely "birfday" is a joke, we always say (and write) that in our family.
- March 18, 2009 at 11:22 AM
As one of my favorite wrecks ever, how could I not love all these wanna-be NMBCJs?! But honestly, that CCC? Best. Wreck. EVER. Do you suppose it really was for a girl named Jenn, or that it was an homage to you, purposely spelled incorrectly?!
- March 18, 2009 at 11:38 AM
The CCC looks like a demented um...goblin...thing...yeah....Jeanne makes me want to go take a second look at the rellonis....
-Amy - March 18, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- Jackie said...
Congrats on the awards! Very well deserved! Your site provides so many laughs!
- March 18, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Congratulations, Jen!! Have fun on the Matterhorn! :D :D
- March 18, 2009 at 11:44 AM
um.....is this business of putting babies on carrots something particularly American? We don't have anything QUITE like them in England. In fact, we don't have ANYTHING like them. I'm confused. Elucidation please.
- March 18, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Congrats on the awards! We love your blog!
- March 18, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Life in the Crazy Lane said...
I'm just not understanding naked infants on carrots ....
- March 18, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- LKT said...
kakistocracy is (and I'm not making this up) "Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens."
Clearly a cakeistocracy would be a huge improvement. Plus edible. - March 18, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Is that a prescription bottle in the upper left hand corner of the first photo? Do you need drugs to wreckerate a cake? The garbage left lying around the cake is distracting. Hope next time they clear the clutter before trying to showcase their billiant talent.
When you look at the Birfday cake do you see Happy 4Dth, not 40th?
Jen, "Congradulations" on the three awards!!! Love reading your blog - what a wonderful way to start my day! - March 18, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Kara said...
Congrats! On both your awards and your world domination. I'll be behind you on it!
- March 18, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Congrats!!! Congrats!! Congrats!!
- March 18, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- CarrieP said...
So, these are all tribute cakes, right?
The 40th Birfday cake seems especially like it was done that way intentionally.
And I cannot imagine someone else coming up with NMBCJ on their own without having read this blog. - March 18, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I've been in a Catholic church which has those little rubber fetuses out in the vestibule to take as a reminder about the sacredness of life and how we must all fight against the murder that is abortion. They come with a little note card. I picked one up to see if I could use it as an eraser.
No go. :(
Just so you know. - March 18, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Tabitha (From Single to Married) said...
wow - congrats to you!! I know I voted for you. :)
- March 18, 2009 at 1:12 PM
These are wonderfully wreckish, but...I want to know what a "4D birfday" is. I mean, I'm glad it's happy, but I'm working with all manner of odd imagery here.
- March 18, 2009 at 1:14 PM
I think the Birfday was intentional. It also says 4Dth...
Or maybe I'm wrong and they wrote 41 and had to change it to 40. - March 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- jojo said...
HaHa, I thought I was the only one who saw the perscription bottle. Any guesses as to what's in it?
Congrats! - March 18, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- Z said...
Congrats on the awards!
Oh man, this is so whiny, but I'm a little sad my NMBCJ/poison birthday cake is not here with its brethren.
On the other hand, that CCC NMBCJ is completely priceless.
Wreckers are everywhere! :D - March 18, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- chefann said...
My husband LOVED his intentional wreck! (#2 in the post)
@ ValGal - I wanted the babies with the mohawks, but all I could find were the ones with normal hair.
@ Anonymous (12:24) - yes, it says 4D, instead of 40. It was an intentional misspelling.
I'm sure the fine bakery crew at my Costco thought the person (me) who ordered that cake was nuts. - March 18, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Aviatrix said...
I saw a cake covered in regular unridden carrots yeterday, and immediately thought of you.
plus I've been in a Catholic church which has those little rubber fetuses out in the vestibule to take as a reminder.
That is the weirdest thing I've seen all week. And I spend a lot of time on the internet. - March 18, 2009 at 2:04 PM
very creative.Fred Smilek is the acting president of the Society to Save Endangered Species. It was founded two years ago by Fred Smilek along with his two best friends Charles and Jonathan. http://www.fredjsmilek.com
- March 18, 2009 at 2:05 PM
I am an American and I am as baffled with babies riding carrots as anybody else in the world. That is very strange imagery indeed. Someone please explain it.
- March 18, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Angela at Box of Unicorns said...
Omg, I absolutely LOVE the one for Jenn, with the baby made of frosting and toothpicks. That is so freakishly cute.
- March 18, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Ashley said...
I must be missing the whole carrot/baby connection. That's just weird.
- March 18, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Alright, congratulations on the triple-win! =D
- March 18, 2009 at 2:49 PM
i wrote "birfday" on my dad's cake. as i write it on my brother's cakes as well, it's an inside joke.
so i don't think it was spelled wrong.
sometimes it's not the decorator, i think it's just weird things that customers ask for, if you can believe it. - March 18, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- sendingtheclowns said...
Okay, count me in with those other posters who have no idea where the HELL the tiny-plastic-baby-riding-a-carrot "concept" CAME FROM.
I'm not even sure if I want to know...but what the heck; I'm game (mildly curious), if anyone wants to clue me/us in.
If you have the inclination.
Take all the time you need--it's not urgent. At all.
Muchas grassyass! - March 18, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations on the Bloggies! You beat DOOCE, which is a huuuuuuuuuge accomplishment right there. (I read and love Dooce but am well aware of her enourmous following, so kudos.)
Oh yeah, cute cakes! - March 18, 2009 at 3:56 PM
How about "Baby carrot jockeys in a foaming hot tub with walnut paneling?"
- March 18, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Cakistocracy---I vote for a corner piece with a rose on it!!!
- March 18, 2009 at 3:59 PM
#4 reminds me of one of those Esther Williams movies with synchronized swimmers. The babies and carrots look like they're in a hot tub getting ready to do a series of showgirl kicks.
- March 18, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- gayle said...
Am I missing something? Is there a "thing" with babies sitting on carrot cakes?
Curious. - March 18, 2009 at 4:11 PM
- sendingtheclowns said...
Oh, and another thing: IF we simply must associate babies with a vegetable, I say we go with cabbages. After all, babies born in cabbage patches are a way more common occurrence, and easily referenced.
The common carrot just doesn't have the same mystique... - March 18, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- Scritzy said...
I have just lost my taste for chili rellenos. Thanks a lot! ;)
(I shouldn't be eating them anyway. Too fattening, expecially since I slather them with sour cream.)
Word verification: siolat. I sure siolat a bunch of carrot-jockey babies today. - March 18, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- Ali B. said...
Where can I buy little carrot jockeys??? My sis-in-law just loves carrot cake... :) Seriously, could someone give me a lead? Thanks!
- March 18, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Zwee said...
First off, CONGRATS!
2nd: Re: the 'Birfday' cake...
It looks like it says "Happy 4Dth Birfday" rather than "Happy 40th".
This is doubly funny to me as 4D would suggest, to me, 4th dimension...and since Einstein put it out there that time (or the space-time continuum) is the 4th Dimension, I just have to say: WELL DUH!
How could you have a birthday without the 4th dimension. But kudos to the decorator for bringing the passage of time into sharper relief for the birthday boy (or girl.) :-) - March 18, 2009 at 4:50 PM
- Meg said...
Congrats! That's pretty cool!
The NMBCJs are kind of creepy on their own but WHY would anyone put them on a 40th birthday cake? Just wrong! - March 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM
- Unknown said...
I love Pioneer Woman. Your blog and her blog are the only ones I read besides close friends and family! And her recipes are to die for and the photographs make my stomach growl...
- March 18, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Dear Ryan:
The author of this blog may not ask but curious minds want (make that need) to know: Why do you have a rubber fetus?!?
-- Loyal Cake Wreck Lover - March 18, 2009 at 6:25 PM
I would love to know where one can buy the kind of babies that are used in the first picture or second picture. Does anyone know? can you tell me?
This is my favourite cake wreck ever and i would love to have this for a party, but i don't know where to find the babies!
I've looked across the internet through so many "miniature plastic babies pages" but haven't found anything like them! there is just something special about these babies.
I would appreciate the help! - March 18, 2009 at 6:29 PM
@ValGal: I, too, felt gypped (oh, wait, wasn't there an argument over that word in the comments here one day...?)... Errr... I felt *very disappointed* in the lack of mohawk-age of the nekkid carrot jockeys.
And LOL @ kayaking fetus.
Love the CCC tribute to Jen. - March 18, 2009 at 7:22 PM
congratulations! and good luck riding the matterhorn. every time i'm at disney, it's closed.... looking forward to each scary new wreck and splendid sunday features!
(and why-oh-WHY does someone have a rubber fetus? why do they even make a rubber fetus? where do you get one? yuck, i SO don't want to know...) - March 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Fleetingeyes said...
I'm not getting the reference (if there is one)... But congrats nonetheless!
- March 18, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Congradulations! :)
- March 18, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Yesterday at work, someone brought in a carrot cake and there were (duh?) icing carrots on it. As I cut my slice, all I could think about were the carrot jockies.
- March 18, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- jencook said...
Jenn here! My creative roommate Krista made the CCC, and it was the funniest birthday present I've ever received. The best part? The arms were matches...you should see the picture with flaming arms!
- March 18, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- dykewife said...
congrats on your win!
i have to ask, what is it about putting those icky plastic dolls on carrots? i mean, did it suddenly become popular because it was on your site? maybe you're the trend setter. what's next? wedding wrecks on purpose? - March 18, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- Etain said...
Ok...first, I'm so happy for you on the awards. I love this site so much, it isn't funny. Or is it? Anytheway, I'm not normally a commenter type person, but I had to say, "penis sprouting from a chile relleno" may be the funniest thing I've ever read. I literally laughed out loud. Awesome.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:25 PM
It's not a prescription bottle, it's orange icing dye! I too was unable to find babies with Mohawks, but if you look close, you'll see that I sharpied some on!
- March 18, 2009 at 9:58 PM
...I actually have a few rubber fetuses lying around. Someone must be a pro-lifer since that's who hands them out. Never thought to use them on a cake though.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- Becks said...
The infiltration of the naked baby carrot jockeys into pop culture is a true testament to your influence!
Congrats and best wishes.
B - March 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM
- Becks said...
The infiltration of the naked baby carrot jockeys is a true testament to your influence on pop culture.
Thank you for the smiles! - March 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Laura/Notepad said...
Where do people get those babies for the jockeys? I need some! :P
Congrats on the awards!! - March 18, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Unknown said...
What if it was a baby shaped cake with a mohawked carrot gallivanting on top of it? Would the world end?
- March 18, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- sues2u2 said...
Congrats on your awards! That is outstanding!!!! Go Disney! (yeah, I'm sooo into the "!" sorry *grin*)
- March 19, 2009 at 1:30 AM
- Pauline Laing said...
Plastic baby supplies : you can get them at good craft shops (the look so cute, six at a time in a little hang-sell bag). Cake decorating shops sometimes have them. They are fun to add to all kinds of art works!
I keep a supply of plastic babies on my desk, along with the buttons, beads and sequins... - March 19, 2009 at 1:32 AM
- DIvyblaze said...
I have to say, all the baby carrot jockeys in the first image look like miniature naked Butt-head clones (where's Beavis? :( )
Congrats on the well-deserved awards! :) - March 19, 2009 at 2:11 AM
- Wolverine Girl said...
I love the original NMBCJs and these cakes are a wonderful tribute. The baby on the CCC looks a lot like Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo after he's been out in the sun for too long, and that fetus in the last cake looks like a penis to me too. Especially funny, considering its juxtaposition to the word "laid" :P
- March 19, 2009 at 4:01 AM
- Unknown said...
Don't assume that Birfday is a misspelled word. I loved having birthdays so much that one of the first words I learned to say was birthday, but it came out birfday.
- March 19, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Shocked! Shocked am I to find a misspelling by our beloved author! "Sitings," indeed... I think she's testing us. ;o)
WV: grethn
The involuntary sound I made in my throat (like Gollum) the first time I saw the NMBCJ cake. - March 19, 2009 at 7:12 AM
The first one just looks.....YUCK!... the decorator must have learned how to make carrots but has absolutely NO other cake decorating skills what so ever! What a mucky mess.....eeeeewww!!!!
WV: Ptiatio - Potato....as said by a 2 year old - March 19, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- Torii said...
Congrads! What are you doing with your winnings?
- March 19, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- Unknown said...
Exit, pursued by a Bear:
I think the Americans among the readers of this blog are just as confused. It's not an American thing... At least, it's not one I'm familiar with. I've seen carrot cakes with icing carrots. The jockeys are a new twist. I'm wondering what's up with them, as well. - March 19, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Haha, they're everywhere! I'm waiting for an occasion where I can work a few in myself.
I love the round cake where they're all sitting in a circle, like evil baby geniuses planning world domination in a carroty hot tub. - March 19, 2009 at 10:10 AM
You know, it occurred to me last night that the CCC baby looks like it was made of tuna salad with peas for eyes.
- March 19, 2009 at 1:35 PM
The cupee dolls on the cake are terrifying!
- March 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Jo-Momma said...
Congrats on the bloggies!
On the fetus, you probably got it from a booth at the local fair. I know the ones I've gone to always had the "Right to Life" people handing those out to show how babies already have all their parts formed at a certain gestation. - March 19, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Denice said...
Birfday is almost definitely an intentional misspelling. One my friends and I have been using for years now, WAY before the way LOLCATZ thing.
- March 19, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- chefgrace said...
Congrats, Jen. You are AWESOME!
I want the fetus piece, please. - March 19, 2009 at 11:19 PM
- Unknown said...
I think "Birfday" is an intentional misspelling for a couple reasons.
1) clearly some people here do it, probably as a "childish" way of saying "birthday"
and 2) There are certain accents (I'm thinking of some London accents when I say this, but I'm sure there are more) that "th" often sounds like "f". So the person sounds like they're saying "Fank you" and "Birfday" and so on. It's always possible this person had that sort of accent among people who DON'T, and is being summarily teased. - March 20, 2009 at 3:30 AM
- Unknown said...
Maybe the first was was for Octomom!
- March 20, 2009 at 7:56 AM
at first I thought the "CCC" "masterpiece" was the rubber fetus cover in frosting... its by far the most disturbing... and hilariously crafted...
- March 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM
nice cakes.The Society to Save Endangered Species was formed by Fred Smilek and two of his colleagues; Charlie Mack & Jonathan Korny. Fred Smilek stays active in raising awareness for this cause. [www.fredjsmilek.com]
- March 26, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- Katie said...
is it just me, or do the ones in the round carrot cake look like they're having a few cold ones in a hot tub?
- March 28, 2009 at 1:36 PM
I *love* the nekkid carrot jockeys! Now I need an occasion worthy of carrot jockeys. :)
- March 28, 2009 at 11:13 PM
i don't think that they spelled "birthday" incorrectly. I think they spelled it the way they did because it's funny (old white ladies don't usually get a little bit of black humor).
- May 3, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Cupcakes Lady said...
Seen this before....weird and wonderful...i think! lol xx
- October 13, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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Have you ever seen a zorse?
It's a fairly awesome creation--a hybrid animal with a horse mama and a zebra daddy.
First things first: No, I did not eat any zorse.
I did, however, make a pretty terrific cake inspired by the beast's existence. You may be familiar with the zebra cake, which consists of swirled vanilla and chocolate batters and is extremely groovy. I changed it up a bit--the streaky effect is still there, but it's done with vanilla and cinnamon batters. Shocker, right?
Alternate recipe name: Get-In-My-Belly Bella Cake |
I'm pretty pleased with this twist on a classic. Granted, you have to be a true lover of cinnamon to really appreciate the taste, but as I'm sitting here pondering it, I can't think of a single person I've met who has said that she doesn't like cinnamon.
Moist, aromatic, flavorful, and attractive. Yeah, this one's worth the bit of extra effort.
*The title is a reference to the scene in Sleepless in Seattle where Meg Ryan's character is singing along to a Christmas carol in her car. Harses, harses, harses. Man, I love that movie.
Zorse Cake
4 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9-inch round cake pan with a circle of parchment paper and lightly grease the bottom and sides of the pan.
In a large bowl, mix together the eggs and sugar until the mixture is light and creamy. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla extract.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour into the wet ingredients and whisk to combine. Measure out just over two cups of the vanilla batter and place it back in the medium bowl. Sift your marvelous cinnamon over the bowl and whisk until fully incorporated.
Put 3 tablespoons of the vanilla batter into the center of the prepared pan and let it spread slightly on its own. Put 3 tablespoons of cinnamon batter in the center of the vanilla. It will push out the other batter and, as it sits for a moment, will also spread itself. Alternating spoonfuls of the two batters, repeat the technique until all the batter has been used up. See? Easy peasy.
Bake for 38-42 minutes, until the cake is light gold and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then turn out the cake and remove the parchment paper. Reinvert on to a wire rack and let cool before slicing.


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Conditioned Reflex Analogue, 'CORA', England, 1950-1953
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- W J 'Bunny' Warren
`CORA', Conditioned Reflex Analogue device designed by William Grey Walter and built by Bunny Warren at the Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol, c1953
CORA (Conditioned Reflex Analogue) was designed by William Grey Walter (1910-77). It investigated the electrical activity in the brain. CORA was an early experiment in artificial intelligence as a way of simulating conditioned responses. Walter had studied the work of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936). Pavlov had conditioned dogs to salivate when they heard a bell. The dogs associated the bell with feeding. Walter designed CORA to learn a response in a similar way. When a light was shone, the robot connected it to the sound of a whistle.
Walter's work took place at the Burden Neurological Institute (BNI) in Bristol, England. The unique centre was established in 1939. It combined experimental and clinical work. Walter was in charge of the BNI for over 30 years. He also contributed much to electroencephalography. EEG studies the electrical action of the brain. CORA was assembled by W. J. 'Bunny' Warren. He was one of the engineers employed at the BNI who made a number of Walter's machines.
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Stompbox 2013
Stompbox Design Workshop
CCRMA Summer Workshop 2013
August 19-23
Instructors: Edgar Berdahl firstname.lastname@example.com and Esteban Maestre email@example.com
Come design your own flavor of stompbox at Stanford University's Stompbox Design workshop. We will teach you a brand new platform for implementing stompboxes that not only enables you to create any sound effects from the past but also promotes the creation of new sound effects. Our resources for new media design are also at your fingertips if you would like to re-design the concept of a guitar stompbox: for example, put a Wiimote on your guitar and use it to change the sound of the effect, or use some LEDs to simulate the glow of vacuum tubes, or even incorporate a micro-sized Pico projector into your stompbox! The expanded world of digital audio effects is at your fingertips because the workshop incorporates:
- Most basic theory of signal processing
- Description of operation of prior stompboxes and digital audio effects
- Laboratory exercise teaching you how to program our own open-source software and hardware platform involving:
- connecting to your stompbox over an Ethernet connection from your laptop
- creating new digital audio effects by connecting together basic building blocks in the graphical
- programming language Pure Data
- building simple button and knob interfaces to Pure Data
- Introduction to human-computer interface devices for projects
Further discussion of open-source hardware and software platforms including Satellite CCRMA. Finally, we will round out the workshop with a roundtable presentation of the stompboxes you create followed by an optional evening jam session for fun.
The primary programming language to be used during this workshop is Pure Data. Besides C++ digital audio effects programming (a somehow more classical approach), a programming language becoming more and more popular for signal processing (being lower level and at first less intuitive than Pure Data) is Faust [1], but it will be left out of support for the basic lab exercises. Depending on the interest of participants, Edgar may briefly lecture about the basics on Faust programming so that you can get an idea. Of course, you are very welcome to satisfy you curiosity. An excellent tutorial for audio signal processing in Faust written by Prof. Julius Smith can be found here [2].
This workshop is intended for musicians interested in exploring new possibilities in digital audio effects in a hands-on and technical way; Makers, engineers, computer scientists, or product designers interested in exploring artistic outlets for their talents and collaborating with musicians; and/or anyone looking to gain valuable skills in basic audio signal processing and human-computer interfaces, with a focus on invention. Participants are encouraged (but by no means required) to bring their own laptop computers and/or musical instruments.
This workshop was created by Edgar Berdahl and Esteban Maestre in 2011. This workshop uses very similar hardware to the New Music Controllers workshop, but the focus is more on applications to stompbox design and audio signal processing.
How to sign up for the workshop.
We will meet from 9am-5:00pm daily, with mini-breaks at around 10:30am and 3:00pm, and a lunch break aproximately between 12:00pm and 1:00pm.
Date | Morning (9am-12noon) | Afternoon (1:00pm-5:00pm) |
Monday | Introduction, Overview, Pd basics lecture (incl. one digital effect example), Kit How-To, Lab 0: Making Sound with Satellite CCRMA | Review Lab 0, FX Lectures 1 and 2, Lab 1: Making FX In Pd |
Tuesday | Review Lab 1, FX Lecture 3, Introduction to Electronics--Sensors1 | Lab 2: Controlling an Effect with Real Sensors |
Wednesday | Lab 2 Review, Interfacing With The Rest Of The World (i.e. making cables, etc.) | FX Lecture 4, Optional guided laboratory time or start on project |
Thursday | FX Lecture 5, Refine project ideas, Work on project, Enclosure How-To | Work on project |
Friday | Work on project | Project presentations (3:00pm - 4:30pm) |
FX Basics LECTURES
In this section we provide links to the FX Basics lectures we'll go through during the week, and complementary materials. Because of the limited time we have for this workshop as compared to the vast amount of theory and literature behind digital audio effects and their implementation via different programming languages, the contents of these lectures are limited to introducing the very basics of some of the most popular types of audio effects used in stompboxes. For a deeper coverage of signal processing techniques behind digital audio effects, please refer to the CCRMA courses listed below (in the References section) and their complementary materials or books.
FX Introductory lectures:
Basic PureData demo patches:
Tremolo (here without graphical signal displays)
Noise gate (here without graphical signal displays)
Compressor (here without graphical signal displays)
Bear in mind that these Pure Data patches were created to illustrate the basic principles of some elementary digital audio effects. For that purpose, some graphical displays were added as a visual complement to monitor some (control) signals. Remember that, although potentially useful for debugging/monitoring purposes, those graphical displays (i.e. the [table] objects) do not contribute to sound processing. However, they may cause the Raspberry Pi to run very slow, so it's good to remove them (together with the corresponding [tabwrite~] objects), or use the alternative patches not including graphical signal displays!
Lab resources:
Categorized list of Pd Objects (on a single page here)
Ugly guitar track 'solo_man.wav'
More guitar/bass tracks (compressed ZIP)
Nicer guitar tracks Courtesy of Jonathan Abel, please do not distribute.
FX Introductory lecture:
Basic PureData demo patches:
Biquad block example (here without graphical displays)
Wah example using a 2nd order peaking filter (here without graphical displays)
Lab resources:
filters_by_mmb.zip Basic Pd filtering library by Mike Moser-Booth - Latest version (not checked) of the above library can be found at https://github.com/dotmmb/mmb .
FX Introductory lecture:
Basic PureData demo patch:
Distortion / Fuzz (here without graphical displays)
FX Introductory lecture:
Basic PureData demo patches:
(No lectures on Friday)
One of the goals of this workshop is to help you get hands-on experience building a novel stompbox project of your choosing. You are encouraged to work with other workshop participants on the project, particularly those who might have skills that complement your own. Since the workshop is short, it is a good idea to start thinking of ideas during the first lectures and labs; during the second half of the workshop, you will primarily be working on getting a "demo-able" prototype ready for the project presentations on Friday afternoon.
Here is the template we used to laser-cut the enclosure parts you'll be using for the raspBerryPI. These could be modified to meet your own needs/taste, so they can be sent to cut by Ponoko.
- PID Introduction
- Survey of Physical Interfaces for Music
- Introduction to Electronics
- Sensors
- Microcontroller Architecture
- Interaction Design Framework
(see links in course schedule)
- The lectures will primarily be in Pure Data (Pd) Extended for sound synthesis. We will introduce some other alternatives such as writing plug-ins directly in C/C++ or with Faust.
- The micro SDHC card for your kit will be initialized with Satellite CCRMA so that you can get up and running instantly.
- The Raspberry Pi platform enables linux to run on a high-power 700MHz CPU. It can execute floating point operations natively, which is essential for rapid prototyping of audio algorithms.
- The Arduino software could be used to change the Firmata-based firmware that gets data from the Arduino Nano board into Pd.
- MaxLab
- PID Links
- Pure Data (Pd) Extended
- Raspberry Pi
- Arduino software
- Firmata
- Faust
- Course: Introduction to Digital Audio Signal Processing
- Course: Signal Processing Effects for Digital Audio Effects
Project questions
- Can I do ____ for my project?
You can do whatever you would like for your project. Keep in mind that you really only have a few days to work on it, so you might want to focus on one crucial aspect of a larger project that you'd like to have working.
- Can I incorporate my own hardware and software into my project?
Yes, you can, although we have limited time and ability to support hardware and software other than what is introduced in the labs.
- Can I keep the tools we use during the workshop?
If you buy the kit!


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What do you miss in the SP-Studio?
A background picture of your favorite place? Clothes worn by a celebrity? Your own hair-style? More pets? Fashion accessories? Famous movie costumes? Weapons, musical instruments or food? Make and discuss suggestions here:
Yes, it's back. I saved all the pictures from the old gallery, but the votes were reset. So you can rate them again.
If you are new to this here is a short explanation on how it works:
Every member can upload wishes to the Wish Voting gallery (usually up to 20). If you want to suggest something search for a reference picture (Google) or draw one yourself. The quality does not matter at all, I just need to know what it looks like. Then go to the Make a Wish! gallery and check if your wish is already there (or in Declined Wishes). If not, click the "upload image" button. After a team member has approved your pictures it will appear and everybody can comment it. Only members can vote though (1-5 stars). From time to time I might delete those pictures which have very low ratings and no chance to be included.
Wishes with high ratings have good chances to be picked by me for future SP-Studio updates!
So if you want to suggest new SP-Studio items, please use the Wish Voting gallery to do so.
Good luck and have fun!