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July 8th, 2013 01:36 PM #1Senior Member
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Gay & Lesbian Parents and Naming
I ran into a woman while walking my dog today and found out she was lesbian. She had her daughter in the stroller with her and the daughter's middle name was Mary. It would've been used as a first name but with the slang term of it used in the gay community she would never use it.
We got to talking about naming concerns for gays and lesbians which is something I never thought of before. It ranged from not naming your child after gay icons (no Judy or Barbara). Obvious related names like Rainbow or Butch are a no-no. Another thing she mentioned is that gay and lesbian couples often hyphenate their last names (Smith-Johnson) so shorter names would do and multiple middle names for her we nixed.
With gay marriages becoming more visible, I wonder what challenges gay and lesbian parents have with naming their children. Pam and Linda have written in their books and this blog about concerns minorities like the Jewish, African-American, and other communities have about kids' names. I wonder what unforeseen points that lesbian and gay parents have on naming.* 5 easy ways to judge a baby name
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July 8th, 2013 01:50 PM #3
Um.. What does Mary stand for in the LGBTQ community? I'm a part of that myself, but I've never heard it being used. The only thing I pair it with, is a Mary Sue - which is a perfect character within writing.
Plus, I wouldn't care - if I got a kid - if s/he had two middles and two last names. But I'd love to see him/her with my last name, since I cannot pronounce my girlfriends last name, as it's German (though I'm a little German too, as her). And I've never given it a thought that it would give problems in naming my child something and I've never thought that I probably should put more "effort" into icons from the gay community and stray from those names.
But I'd never name my child Rainbow, so I'm pretty sure I'm safe on that one. Heh.WTTC 2017
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July 8th, 2013 01:52 PM #5
Mary is slang for a gay man.human children:
holden timothy | huckleberry jude
non-human children:
penelope | puck | sofia
July 8th, 2013 01:56 PM #7
This is an interesting question. I grew up in a Chicano community in Southern California, and can appreciate the extra considerations those who identify as members of a culturally marginalized group often make during the naming process.human children:
holden timothy | huckleberry jude
non-human children:
penelope | puck | sofia
July 8th, 2013 02:01 PM #9
I think it still comes down to preference. She could've given her child a long name with 2 last names if she wanted to. She could name her child Rainbow if that's what she liked. It was her preference also to not name her child after gay icons. I know lots of people who belong to a minority group who have named their children after their cultures icons.Girls:
Coraline, November, Lavinia, Elodie, Dorothy, Sybil, Rose, Evelyn, Helena, Ingrid, Margaret, Freya, Lavender, Daphne, Anaïs
Alaric, Anson, Oscar, Hawthorne, Cormac, Kenneth, Lucian, Nero, Orion, Seamus, Angus, Benjamin,


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Pacific Blue Sets Its Sights On Flights From Australia To Fiji19/02/2004
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Pacific Blue* has today confirmed its intention to begin flights between Australia and Fiji (Nadi) from September this year subject to regulatory approvals in both countries.
From its home base of New Zealand the "sister airline" to Virgin Blue, launched flights between Christchurch and Brisbane late last month and will be initiating further services between Christchurch and Sydney and Melbourne as well as Wellington - Sydney services in March.
Pacific Blue will team up with Virgin Blue in a joint effort to launch affordable air services into the Pacific region, with Fiji chosen as the carrier's first destination.
The airlines will now commence the approval process to gain the relevant permissions from both the Australian and Fijian authorities.
David Huttner, Head of Strategy and Communications for Virgin Blue/Pacific Blue, made the announcement from Fiji today after meetings with key government officials to discuss Pacific Blue's flight plan.
The carrier hopes to fly between Australia and Fiji initially six times a week ramping up to daily services in 2005 as demand increases.
Pacific Blue will also focus heavily on offering Australian domestic connecting flight options on Virgin Blue from cities beyond the East Coast gateways including Adelaide, Canberra, Townsville, Cairns, Perth and Newcastle.
David Huttner said, "Fiji is clearly one of the most beautiful and popular places in this part of the world but there are still so many people who thought it was out of their reach. Pacific Blue hopes to change that just as Virgin Blue has for domestic tourism throughout Australia."
He continued, "With affordable pricing, we will also make Fiji accessible to independent and more adventurous travellers who will move beyond the big resorts and fan out throughout the Fijian Islands. Whether for an incredible dive experience along the Ribbon Reefs or a chance to visit a local village to experience true Fijian culture and hospitality, we are confident that there are so many people who will take this opportunity to visit one of the friendliest places on this planet."
Final schedule, fares and the Australian arrival and departure ports will be announced in the coming months subject to securing the appropriate approvals.
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Congress agrees: water may not be wet
Blaming President Obama for problems emanating from Washington is a situation in which nobody ever looks in the mirror. Obama is not to blame for the mess in Washington. Yes, he has made mistakes, but he is human. Now I wonder what species members of Congress are?
Imagine 435 homo sapiens in Washington assuming that doing nothing is a solution to America's problems. Difficult to comprehend. But it is the way of national politics in the U.S. today.
What is additionally alarming is that the Republican Party in Congress believes that this can be used to form a sort of modus operendi for themselves. Do nothing. How's that for a "platform"? Do nothing. How's that for serving the American people? Do nothing, and be proud of it. What extends the goofiness out even farther is that there is a bloc of people in the Republican Party who think that the GOP is not going far enough in doing nothing. Yes, it is the stuff of fairy tales and horror stories.
Obamacare? Reform of the health care system in the U.S. has been called for from the time of President Teddy Roosevelt. But Congress cannot free itself from the greedy grip of special interest groups.
War in Iraq justified? Are you kidding?!? The George W. Bush administration lied to us about what was threatening us in Iraq. We were lied to about many things in order to justify the greed of the American military suppliers [e.g. Halliburton]. We were lied to about "victory" in Iraq. And so it has gone. Meanwhile we spent over two TRILLION dollars in the war in Iraq and lost thousands of American lives. The Congress found the unity to approve this illegal war ...and fund it with lives as well as money. In case you missed it: two trillion dollars! And we wonder why we had a recession.
As President Obama has tried to lead us out of the recession, Congress has taken on the juvenile position of doing nothing. Doing nothing. How's that for mature reasoning? Has Obama made mistakes? Yes, of course. Many. But the solution to mistakes is not to pout and do nothing like a spoiled brat.
Would you like to see these members in Congress bring some semblance of unity back? As for many more billions for the military machinery and suppliers. Congress will bring a unity in their greed votes. Try to return more money to the insurance companies who profit from the health care industry. You will find greed begets Congressional unity.
Here is the U.S. Congress in summation: vote to cooperate with the President will only bring about a "no" vote to any proposal. Vote to increase military expenditures and you will find a majority willing to join in with the greedy industries to vote "yes." Throw out Obamacare and return to special favors for the health care industries will get a "yes" vote. Greed rules.


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When and where is this race?
The Big Lake Half Marathon takes place on Saturday May 20,2017. This race begins in Alton, NH and travels along the southwest side of Lake Winnipesaukee with spectacular views of New Hampshire's White Mountains. Runners then enjoy the quiet and forested shoreline before rolling to finish in front of Shibley's at the Pier in Alton Bay, NH.
What time does the race start?
The race starts at 8:00 a.m.
Is there a Post-Race party?
Absolutely, we have partnered with a NH craft brewery, Jordan's Ice Cream Dominos Pizza, Music and others to create a great after-party. We also provide two free beer tickets for all participants (21 years old and older).
What will the weather be like in Alton in May?
Alton, NH experiences generally mild weather each year in May. However, just to be safe, and because it is New England, we find that anything is possible in regards to weather. The average temperature (F) is 54.7 degrees with average highs in the mid-60s and average lows in the mid-40s.
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Naruto Shippuuden 28 out by Dattebayo:
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I torrented the raw version and fast forworded through the thing. In about 10 seconds, I watched the entire thing. Wow. It seems this episodes only consisted of team Gai taking out that trap thing (facing their self). Ridiculous. The manga focuses on that a lot less than the anime does because it's essentially insignificant to the plot, yet the anime finds it remarkably important. Ridiculous. I'm glad I only spent 10 seconds checking this out. For those who have not downloaded already, plz, it is not worth it.
Man, that episode was pretty bad. I mean, an entire episode dedicated to something we've been seeing for the past 2 months: Team Gai facing their clones. As g7_gomitat7 stated, this situation is pretty irrelevant to the plot as a whole. There was no point in stretching it out that much. I was especially pissed because I was looking forward to seeing Kakashi's
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wow... i would just like to express my hatred in this weeks episode. i have faithfully watched the crappy naruto shippuuden week after week, just kuz i like sasori and was about to see kakashi's MS in anime. 2 weeks ago, kakashi JUST turned on his MS, and a whopping 2 weeks later,he STILL HAS NOT used it. i know its hard to make a 20 minute anime week after week... but come on... TT does anyone feel the same?
oh and thanks for the episode btw ^^
gai and his team did not have all of that trouble beating the fake copy in the manga ,..,. the anime be bs ing to much
hi everyone, i've been reading these forums for a while now but this is my first post...and i needed to post this to vent...
this episode was the worst shippuden episode yet... some others have dragged out stuff that werent given more than a page or two in the manga, but this takes the cake an entire episode devoted to team gai facing themselves and at the end of it lee having an epiphany on how to beat themselves... awful and now i have to wait another 2 weeks to see kakashi's sharingan in anime and finally the end of the rescue gaara arc so the anime can move on to the more interesting things going on in the manga
Episdoe 26 I thought that the shippuuden anime would start moving down a better track, guess I was wrong, this episode was just sad


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I forgot my manners for a bit and went ahead and posted in the One Piece section so I thought I'd at least introduce myself.
I go by Kaizokugami which is the username I usually go by on sites and forums. I'm an avid fan of One Piece but I also read and watch a wide array of manga/anime other than One Piece. It'd take up the entire page if posted them here so I'll refrain from that.
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Over 21 million kids eat free or reduced-price breakfast or lunch at school. But what about dinner? And weekends and holidays when there is no school? Well, the answer is the newly-expanded At-Risk Afterschool Meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). At-Risk Afterschool Meals are now available in all States, and USDA needs your help to open more feeding sites. More places that serve meals means that more kids are getting the meals and nutrition they need.
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Skip to comments.Tridentine Mass returns to San Jose Diocese
Posted on 01/13/2007 3:43:12 PM PST by NYer
From the California Catholic Daily:
Not just a Tridentine indult Mass, but a full-fledged oratory authorized to administer all the sacraments according to the traditional Latin Rite has been established in Santa Clara.
Augustinian priest Father Pedro Ottonello will serve as chaplain at the Oratory of the Chapel of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, located at 1298 Homestead Road in Santa Clara, telephone (408) 248-4330.
San Jose Bishop Patrick McGrath not only granted Father Ottonello faculties to celebrate Mass according to the 1962 Latin Rite missal, but also granted the oratory a full canonical establishment on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Jan. 7. This means that it will be able to administer all the sacraments according to the traditional rite.
The oratory will function under the supervision of the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest, a worldwide foundation of priests founded in 1990 exclusively to celebrate the Mass and sacraments according to the 1962 Missale Romanum.
In addition to permitting the sacraments according to the traditional rite, Bishop McGrath has granted the privilege of the sacramental registers to the Oratory, whose faithful can accordingly receive the sacraments of marriage and confirmation directly at the Oratory, and also the Rite of Christian burial, said a Jan. 3 statement by Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz, vicar general for the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest and its U.S. provincial superior.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help has Masses at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m. Confessions are 30 minutes before Mass.
Yeah, but the "form of the ritual" can inspire people. You probably don't go to the church for which this is planned, but I'd bet the line is pretty long at the confessional in that church before Mass.
I don't know how old you are, but once upon a time, there were two confession times per Saturday, and about 15 minutes of Confession before every Mass. People went a lot because if they went to Mass, the opportunity was there.
Plus, you didn't have the clergy telling you that going more than once a year was excessive (which I heard in CA).
I agree with Livius. My priest, who says the old and new Mass, has confession twice on Saturdays, before 2 new Masses on Sundays, and once or twice a week besides. Right before a major holy day comes up it is not unusual for him to be in the confessional for five hours a day!
My pastor mentioned this recently because he is 83 years old and long periods in the confessional are really getting hard on him. He always says, however, that no matter how tired he gets in the confessional, the peace he feels at helping people reconcile with God always guarantee that he'll sleep like a baby.
I'm about 15 years older, so I grew up under the Old Rite and the old practices. Frequent confession was one of them.
I can still remember how shocked I was when we were told we were going to confession "too often." The clergy and Vat II created this situation, and the clergy are the ones who are going to have to tell people it's important - and then show up in the confessional more than 1/2 hour per week.
Fer Pete's sake, they can sit there for an hour and read a decent book, their breviary (do priests even do this anymore?), or pray for an hour if nobody shows up. It's not going to kill them.
"I'm just wondering why interest in the Tridentine mass is so high, yet interest in the Sacrament of Confession/Reconciliation seems so low."
I've found that where the Tridentine Mass is offered, interest in the Sacrament of Confession is high. Interest in Confession at Novus Ordo parishes is generally low. At the church where I attend the Tridentine Mass, the lines for Confession are quite long week after week.
From what I understand, those Catholics drawn to the Tridentine Mass, frequent confession. They are more introspective about their faults vs their faith.
I go to Mass every week, and everyone goes up to receive Communion, but Confession is a mere two times a week, for a half-hour. I include myself in that group.
In my very small Maronite Catholic parish, Confession is offered up until 30 minutes before Mass. There are no takers. Recognizing and preaching on the need for Confession, Father also offers two Reconciliation Services at Easter and Christmas. These beautiful services are accompanied by two Readings + the Gospel, a homily and an introspective reflection on our faults, prior to private confession. Again, no surprise, that those who avail themselves of these two semi-annual events, are the Catholics who adhere to tradition and who attend weekly Mass. Of late, the attendees include more Roman than Maronite Catholics.
Conversion starts with the heart, not the form of the ritual.
Agreed. Unfortunately, in today's secular society, oftentimes the heart doesn't respond until the grim reaper begins to knock at the door.
Just to clarify a bit, while the chaplin is Fr Ottonello, the Rector of the Oratory is Fr Michael Wiener of nearby Oakland diocese. He is a priest of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and carries the title of Episcopal Delegate for the Tridentine Rite for the Oakland diocese, which has the full support of Oakland bishop Vigneron for further expansion.
What a wonderful thing to say! And I'm sure it works, too, and he's probably one of the few 83 yr olds who is simply out like a light when he goes to bed.
It's very hard because we have not been training up new confessors. I think there are some young men who would probably like to do this, but they have older pastors who were developed in the post-VII "we're all perfect children of God" mentality. Therefore they are not permitted to hear confessions more than 1/2 hour per week (on their rotation, which might be only once or twice a month). This doesn't give them a lot of experience or encouragement.
I think your comments are spot on Livius. Most priests just haven't gotten the proper training and teaching about confession!
An Episcopal Delegate? That's great. That means he actually has some stature in the diocese. That may protect him from some of the crappola that will come his way!
"Conversion starts with the heart, not the form of the ritual."
The purpose of ritual is to speak to the heart.
Where there is beauty and majesty in the ritual, the heart may be inspired. Where the ritual is trite...
"I was trying to emphasize what I have found among those I know who are in favor of reviving the Tridentine Mass in our parish, and others here in the Boston area. It seems the form is more important than the substance."
From my experience, those who are in favor of reviving the Traditional Latin Mass pay much more attention to the "substance" than most Novus Ordo Catholics. However, the "form" is not unimportant. The form of the Traditional Latin Mass is filled with a deep symbolism which always reinforces the substance. Sadly, this has been lost in the new Mass.
In my own case, I have obtained a deeper understanding of the "substance" in my first year of attending the Traditional Latin Mass than I did in over thirty years of attending the new Mass.
Not at my parish.
Yeah, I think it makes a difference what the emphasis is from your priests.
I go to a pretty average N.O. parish with a 35 year old pastor. He makes it clear several times a year during his homilies that he, personally, sees his confessor a minimum of once a month. He models it for everyone else and makes it clear that the sacrament is available outside of the scheduled times, if needed.
If I have something serious to confess, I make sure I make it at the start of the scheduled time on Saturday, I've seen the line long enough that not everyone makes it before Mass starts an hour and a half later.
"I make sure I make it at the start of the scheduled time on Saturday, I've seen the line long enough that not everyone makes it before Mass starts an hour and a half later."
Perhaps your priest should take some more time from his busy week to offer this sacrament.
If someone needs it, they can have access to the sacrament. He's very clear about that. We recipients also have to be responsible on the scheduling, we're the ones who know what we need. Arriving at the end of the scheduled time and expecting no line is, mmmm, hoping for the best.
It's not like most parishes are overflowing with priests twidddling their thumbs looking for something productive to do. They really are pretty busy.
"It's not like most parishes are overflowing with priests twidddling their thumbs looking for something productive to do. They really are pretty busy."
In Tokyo at Sophia University they have confession for two hours every day of the year.
Since returning to the states and arriving in Boise, I've been wondering just what it is that the priests do that keeps them so busy here.
Maybe they should do a 'ride along' like the cops so people have an idea what an average day looks like.
"Maybe they should do a 'ride along' like the cops so people have an idea what an average day looks like."
I think a little transparency of some sort would be appropriate.
This business of disappearing after Mass on Sunday and not surfacing again until 1530 on Saturday could be interpreted in a number of ways.
Because weekly confession is not necessary for salvation, nor is it physically possible for all Catholics. There are 400,000 priests in the world. If every confession was just 3 minutes long on average, absolving every Catholic weekly would require all priests to hear confessions 150 hours per week.
Confession is only necessary for salvation if one is committing mortal sin. If you are committing mortals sins every week, you probably have some pretty serious life issues, and just going to confess them all the time is probably not the answer. Confession is only effective if you've already resolved to change to life and are actually doing so.
Its nice to go to confession just for venial sins weekly or monthly, but we need to be aware of laying up burdens upon people that are apart from the Gospel. Regular reception of the Eucharist, and regular prayer, are more than sufficient to cure most of our venial faults.
We need to keep in mind that the first Christians managed to make it through life with usually just a single opportunity for confession after Baptism. Frequent confession was not widely practiced until at least 1000 years after the time of Christ.
We got the announcement about this at Mass last week when they let us know they were no longer going to have the Tridentine Mass on the first Saturday every month. I'm glad that Bishop McGrath is regularizing Fr. Ottonello's relationship to the diocese. He has been saying the Tridentine Mass in the diocese for years in a irregular manner.
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Inasmuch as the only holy priest who took public exception to the yet to be retracted blasphemy ( See below.) of Bishop Patrick McGrath, was a priest attached to the SSPX Chapel of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Los Gatos, it's curious the diocese's Santa Clara chapel bears the same name as the older and well established SSPX chapel in Los Gatos.
May the God Lord assist this bishop in overcoming his obvious lack of decorum, and propensity for pettiness.
To add to his bag of foibles, Bishop McGraw put a hold on any suggestion he was going 'traditional' by simultaneously proclaiming - in the same notice to every parish in the diocese about his copy-cat 'Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel' - a notice that he was directing a cease and desist command to Our Lady of Peace Parish in Santa Clara to halt the monthly Holy Latin Mass it had been celebrating since before the mockery created by Vatican II came into being.
For a bishop who boasts a knowledge of Canon Law, he sought to belittle the film "The Passion of The Christ" , by publicly declaring:
For one who is allegedly steeped in Canon Law, and the Sacred Dogma of the Holy Mother Church, the good bishop either intentionally or neglegently and falsely misled the faithful of Santa Clara County as well as the Mercury's readership throughout the nine county Bay Area Jose by denying Sacred Dogma:
Further, in paragraph 19 of The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum), solemnly promulgated by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI on November 18th, 1965, it states:
To this day, I can not find a retraction of those blasphemous words written in a daily newspaper by this man who insists upon wearing the mantle of shepard for the faithful of Santa Clara County.
Thanks to the good bishop we now have a second Chapel of Our Mother of Perpetual Help within Santa Clara County. Go figure.
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The Gluten-Free Vegan: 150 Delicious Gluten-Free, Animal-Free Recipes by cooking instructor and consultant Susan O'Brien offers a broad collection of recipes, from beverages to main dishes to dessert. Many of the recipes are basic, and will be helpful to gluten-free cooks looking to expand beyond the meat and potatoes paradigm, but obvious recipes for vegan staples like hummus, roasted vegetables, and garden salad will hold little interest for moderately experienced cooks.
The book's layout is straightforward and modest: one recipe per page, no photographs. Brief introductory text accompanies each recipe; it is occasionally helpful, but mostly inane ("My friends/son/husband really liked this..."). The intro to Baking Powder Biscuits does not inspire confidence: "These are not easy to make without gluten. I have done my best..."
Most of O'Brien's recipes emphasize whole ingredients and natural sweeteners. The first dish I tried, Betcha By Golly Bean Salad (why this title?), is a healthy, orange-juice sweetened adaptation of the traditional three-bean salad. Looking over the recipe, which calls for canned beans, cilantro, walnuts, red bell pepper, and only a touch of seasoning, I hoped it would magically be more than the sum of its parts. Unfortunately, tin can was the dominant flavor. I added more orange juice and more cumin, as well as olive oil, cider vinegar, coriander, salt, and pepper. Canned beans can't stand on their own like that.
Though I won't follow this recipe again, I probably will use orange juice instead of sugar and include walnuts in future three-bean salads.
I found the Curried Coconut and Squash Stew similarly bland. Butternut squash, red bell pepper, coconut milk, and soy milk are naturally sweet; simmered together, without assertive rich or spicy seasoning, they were cloying. I needed cumin, Sriracha, and lots of lime juice to enjoy this curry. Tofu had no business here—it contributed nothing to the flavor, and was just another soft tan thing thing in a stew full of boiled squash. Black beans would have been a better choice.
I can find recipes for lentil soup and sautéed greens in any vegetarian cookbook; what I really need to learn about is gluten-free baking. Many of O'Brien's recipes call for Ener-G Egg Replacer, a pre-mixed combination of starches and leavening agents that seems a little lazy.
After my last round of baking, I didn't expect the Carrot Cake to be edible. (I'm learning it's best not to get your hopes up when baking without gluten.) Boy, was I surprised.
It may be the best carrot cake I've ever eaten. It's light, moist, and not too sweet, with shredded carrots, chopped walnuts, coconut, and pineapple in every bite. It rose beautifully, and though it's made with quinoa flour and xanthan gum, there's not a hint of weirdness. Our resident carrot cake fiend approves. I chose the optional brown sugar over agave nectar (it's cheaper and I prefer the flavor), and since I don't have a 9x11 pan, I baked ⅔ of the batter in a square pan and made the rest into cupcakes. If you made only cupcakes with this recipe, you would probably get 18; mine were cooked through after about 25 minutes.
O'Brien suggests frosting this cake with her Cashew Crème Frosting, a purée of coconut milk, dates, and raw cashews that thickens after a few hours in the fridge. I would have preferred a lemon or coconut buttercream. This spread, which would be delicious with sliced apples, made the cake taste like health food.
Encouraged, I tried the brownies. They were rose quite a bit in the oven (2 teaspoons of baking powder!), and were gooey in a lovely, chocolatey way. I don't enjoy the chocolate-banana combination, so I'd like to bake these again with a different puréed fruit, or even silken tofu, as a binder.
The Gluten-Free Vegan may have some winning recipes (I look forward to trying the pumpkin scones), but only a few shed light on gluten-free technique. Beyond a couple of cookie recipes, the rest of the desserts are coconut milk puddings, fruit crisps, and other vegan dishes that are easily prepared without gluten or are gluten-free to begin with. The majority of the book is dedicated to unimaginative savory dishes; if you're new to vegan cooking, these quick and easy recipes may help you expand your repertoire. If you're a long-time vegan looking to learn about gluten-free baking, get this book from the library, photocopy the carrot cake recipe, and save fifteen dollars.


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- Streaming production
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SLC Releases Book: Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5
- 05/06/2011
- Categorized in: Streaming production
On May 3, 2011, the Streaming Learning Center and Jan Ozer released Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5.
This book is for anyone seeking to efficiently produce high quality streaming video for distribution to Flash or HTML5 players, or playing on Apple and other mobile devices. It provides detailed recommendations regarding which platforms to target and the appropriate configurations for producing streaming files and files for distributing via iTunes, with extensive comparisons of the most popular streaming encoding programs.
It also discusses considerations for choosing whether to distribute video from your own site (or the Cloud) or whether to host your videos on user generated content sites or online video platforms. There's a chapter on choosing the best tools and workflow for live event production, along with chapters detailing how to accelerate encoding on multiple-core workstations and LAN clusters and various tools for analyzing and debugging streaming video files.
About the Book:
Download Detailed Table of Contents
Chapter-by-Chapter Description
Back Cover Description
Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5 is a professional reference for producers seeking to distribute video over the Internet and to mobile devices—particularly Apple iDevices. In this book, you will learn:
• The fundamentals of video streaming and compression, including adaptive streaming
• H.264 encoding parameters for a range of streaming encoders, including Apple Compressor, Adobe Media Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze and Telestream Episode Pro
• The resolutions and data rates used by US and European media and prominent B2B and B2C sites, so you can configure your streaming video accordingly
• How to encode for iTunes distribution to iDevices from iPods to the iPad 2
• How to encode for Android, webOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 devices
• The critical differences between the key adaptive streaming technologies—including HTTP Live Streaming, Dynamic Streaming and Smooth Streaming—and how to encode for distribution via these techniques
• How to choose a UGC site for distributing your video, and how to upload and embed video into your website
• The key alternatives for live encoding, and the various options for webcasting hardware and software and third-party live streaming service providers
• How to accelerate video encoding on multiple-core workstations and LAN clusters
• Which streaming file analysis tools provide the most important feedback.
Jan Ozer has been a compressionist since the CD-ROM days (1992) and has taught courses in video and streaming production since 1994—most recently at Streaming Media Seminars in New York, San Jose, Los Angeles and London, and for private organizations like Cisco, Lockheed and Johns Hopkins University. Jan was named a Streaming Media All Star in 2010.
Jan is a contributing editor of StreamingMedia Magazine and EventDV and blogs for AV Technology Magazine. He has written or co-authored 14 books on digital video related topics, including the Hands-On Guide to Flash Video: Web Video and Flash Media Server with Stefan Richter. One reviewer commented, "For videographers, this is your bible on how to capture video for Flash. For video editors, this is your bible on how to prepare and compress the files."
Jan shoots, edits and produces DVDs, live webcasts and streaming media for concerts, ballets and other events. He also produces training videos for local artisans, as well as screencam presentations for multiple organizations, including Roxio, ProDad, EventDV and ViewCast. He blogs at streaminglearningcenter.com.
Interview with the Author
Streaming Media East Interview of Jan Ozer from jan ozer on Vimeo.
How did this book come about?
I was teaching three or four H.264-related seminars a year for Streaming Media conferences in New York, Los Angeles and London, which attendees paid $180 for a three-hour seminar. The original thought was to translate that seminar to a book, which turned out to be the first seven chapters or so, which included H.264 compression for streaming, iDevices and adaptive streaming. Basically, a thorough "how to" for H.264 video streaming.
Then I realized there were some significant gaps, including encoding for HTML5, so I added that. Once that was done, I took a high-level look at the content and felt that while the encoding was covered, there was a big gap on the distribution side, as in how readers could actually get the videos on their web pages. So I added a chapter that included how to choose and use a user generated content (UGC) site or online video platform (OVP) to distribute your video, which really is the best way for many readers. That chapter includes how to encode for uploading, and how to embed video into a web site.
Then I added a chapter on live distribution, since that's getting so popular and accessible, which covers the encoding tools and services available for live-event production, and how to make them work. The last two chapters are on accelerating encoding on multi-core workstations and streaming video analysis tools.
There are several books out there on streaming video production; how is yours different?
Three points: It's research-based, highly detailed and focused. By research, I mean downloading and analyzing over a hundred streaming files from prominent US and European sites. So if you're a US B2C website, you can instantly see how similar sites configure their video. This data is very significant since many corporate sites are stuck on 320x240@300 kbps.
Table 5-12. Data rate and bits per pixel for US B2C sites. A different table details the resolution used by these sites.
Ditto for encoding for podcasts, where I downloaded about a hundred free podcasts from leading publishers and share the configuration data in the book. I also downloaded multiple paid music videos and SD and HD TV shows, analyzed their configurations and share these results.
Beyond that, the book is highly detailed. For example, the following table is one of three that details recommendations for encoding for RTMP-based Flash adaptive streaming.
Table 7-2. Encoding recommendations for RTMP-based Flash adaptive streaming. Each column contains one of the sources used to make the recommendation, which is on the right.
Finally, the book is highly focused. What I cover, I tried to cover extensively, and there's very little fluff. Download the Table of Contents and you'll see what I mean.
Do you have a target reader in mind for the book?
Definitely. I start every project trying to figure how who's going to use the result, and why. With this book I tried customize the content for several specific targets.
First, video producers encoding to H.264 who want to know which parameters to use for Flash, HTML5 and podcasts, why, and which encoding tool does it best.
Second, producers trying to figure out whether to use adaptive streaming and/or how to configure their streams for optimal quality.
Third, producers starting to think about live webcasting.
Fourth, producers wanting to learn about HTML5 and WebM. The book details which encoding tools work well, and which to avoid.
Finally, the newbie who's looking to get up to speed with streaming encoding concepts like bandwidth and data rate, and wants a big picture overview of encoding and distribution.
How current is the book?
Good question. This book is self published, so even though it came out on May 3, it includes announcements made at NAB in April, like Adobe's including iOS distribution in the next version of the Flash Media Server. The book includes results from the 6.1 update for Telestream Episode, which I got in the middle of April. This was a significant release, since it cured significant issues with H.264 and WebM encoding.
What's your background?
I've encoded video since 1992, have taught video production and encoding since 1994, and have about 14 books out on various aspects video production and streaming. I'm also a video producer, and shoot for DVD and streaming production, and produce a lot of screencams for multiple clients.
I'm a contributing editor of StreamingMedia Magazine and EventDV and blog for AV Technology Magazine, and was proud to be named a StreamingMedia All Star in 2010.
This book is for anyone seeking to efficiently produce high quality video for streaming over the Internet or for delivery via iTunes. It first covers the fundamentals of compression and streaming (Chapters 1 & 2), then discusses how to prioritize between target platforms such as Flash, HTML5, Apple iPhones and iPads and other mobile devices, both directly from the reader's website and through third party services like online video platforms (OVPs).
The book then discusses producing H.264 video for various platforms, with extensive discussions of key H.264 configuration options (Chapter 3) as presented in popular encoding programs like Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Compressor, Microsoft Expression Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze and Telestream Episode Pro (Chapter 4). This includes specific recommendations for the resolution and data rate for H.264-encoded video, backed by charts detailing how various configurations of H.264 encoded files play back on a variety of Mac and Windows platforms, and an extensive look at the configurations used by prominent US and European media and corporate sites (Chapter 5).
In Chapter 6, the book tackles producing for iTunes, again based upon research gleaned from downloading and analyzing over 100 podcasts from high-profile podcast producers. The book provides detailed recommendations on issues like whether to produce single and multiple versions of podcasts, the appropriate configurations and detailed encoding parameters for podcasts of various resolutions.
Adaptive streaming is one of the key technologies that enable web producers to provide a high quality of service to a range of viewers on multiple platforms. In Chapter 7, the book describes how adaptive streaming works, identifies the available technologies and provides highly detailed recommendations on the appropriate number of streams, their configurations and encoding details like VBR vs. CBR and key frame interval.
Chapter 8 describes the H.264 quality, encoding speed and feature set of the most popular Mac and Windows H.264 encoding programs, with a look at both x264 and other H.264 codecs, while Chapter 9covers producing WebM, VP6 and Windows Media Video, including how the various encoding programs compare. Chapter 10 discusses distributing your video, describing how to choose between hosting videos on your own web site, hosting them on user generated content (UGC) sites or using an OVP. The Chapter then discusses how to chose a UGC or OVP partner.
Chapter 11 is the "live" Chapter, providing an overview of live event streaming, then digging in and discussing which webcast program to buy, which capture card to use, and when and how to use a portable streaming appliance. The Chapter includes an extensive discussion of choosing a third-party service to stream your live events, and concludes with a look at rich media communications, or platforms that combine PowerPoint, audio and video and audience participation features like surveys, quizzes and Q&A.
The book closes with chapters detailing how to accelerate encoding on multiple-core workstations and LAN clusters (Chapter 12) and various tools for analyzing and debugging streaming video files (Chapter 13).
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Looking forward to an informative read!
I'm looking forward to reading your always thorough documentation and attention to detail.
I hoping paperback purchasers will get an iBook/Kindle version in the future as well.
Thanks - given your prodigous proof-reading skills, I'm not looking forward to getting the list of corrections (sigh).
Wasn't aware that publishers were giving away iBook or Kindle versions for folks who bought the paper copies - can you point me to a book that's doing that? I have an iBook version that should come out in the next couple of weeks, but haven't gone through the process with Apple yet - still finalizing the ebook.
LMK, and thanks.
Just ordered via Amazon! Looking forward to learning more!
Thanks, I hope you find it useful.
When will I be able to purchase an electronic copy of this book so I can read it on my iPad?
Sorry so long, thanks for your interest.
Why no mention of the following on your website ?
Emblaze has recently informed the IETF on 28 June 2011 that use of a new standard for HTTP live streaming requires a licence from Emblaze
Herzeliya, Israel, 28 June 2011 - Emblaze has recently informed the IETF that a
proposed draft of HTTP Live Streaming, which the IETF is now considering,
incorporates Emblaze's patented streaming technology and, therefore, the use of
this technology is not free and is subject to a license from Emblaze.
This draft of HTTP Live Streaming was offered to IETF by Apple Inc.
Last year, Emblaze filed a claim in a U.S. federal court charging Apple with
infringement of Emblaze's Network Media Streaming for live streaming
technology, patent number US639473.
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Leinster picked up a bonus-point victory over the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday, winning 26-19 in a strong performance.
Leinster picked up a bonus-point win over the Dragons at Rodney Parade, prevailing 26-19 as Dave Kearney and Sean Cronin scored a brace apiece.
The victory is Leinster's eighth in a row and fortifies their play-off position in the PRO12.
The visitors made a scintillating start to the game when impressive work from Kearney resulted in Cronin crossing for his first try after only 68 seconds played. Ian Madigan converted brilliantly from the touchline to give Leinster a 7-0 lead.
The Dragons responded immediately through a Steffan Jones penalty before a succession of phase play made its way to the wide channel, where Cronin gratefully crossed for his second.
Leinster camped in the Dragons 22 and showed their ruthless intentions by turning down three kickable penalties in search of further tries. The decision paid off as Kearney scored the converted try after a powerful forward rumble from the Leinster pack to extend their lead to 19-3.
A further Jones penalty and a well-struck drop goal reduced the arrears to 19-9 going into the break, all without the services of the sin-binned Jack Dixon.
After the interval, the Dragons fight back continued when number eight Ieuan Jones went over for the home side's first try of the day to take the score to 19-14.
Leinster secured their bonus point when Kearney raced over for his second of the game after another bout of impressive handling saw the overlap created. Madigan added the extra's to take the score to 26-14 with less than 15 minutes remaining.
The Dragons refused to lie down and Jones took his personally tally to fourteen points when he scored in the final stages of the game.
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For Dragons:
Tries: I Jones, S Jones
Pen: S Jones 2
Drop: S Jones
For Leinster:
Tries: Cronin 2, D Kearney 2
Con: Madigan 3
Dragons: 15 Dan Evans, 14 Adam Hughes, 13 Pat Leach, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Steffan Jones, 9 Jonathan Evans, 8 Phil Price, 7 Sam Parry, 6 Nathan Buck, 5 Ian Nimmo, 4 Jevon Groves, 3 Lewis Evans (c), 2 Nic Cudd, 1 Ieuan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Hugh Gustafson, 17 Aaron Coundley, 18 Dan Way, 19 Rob Sidoli, 20 Adam Jones, 21 Wayne Evans, 22 Tom Prydie, 23 Will Harries.
Leinster: 15 Luke Fitzgerald, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Brendan Macken, 12 Fergus McFadden, 11 Fionn Carr, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Rhys Ruddock, 7 Shane Jennings (c), 6 Dominic Ryan, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Mark Flanagan, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Jack O'Connell.
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You Know What I Hate?! - Feb 27
Cam Davie
February 27 2012 11:01AM
Ricky Gervais is angry. And so am I. He's the only person worth watching
as host of an awards show. And you should skip the rest of the show and just watch him.
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Today I continue my weekly feature of me venting and raging on stupid crap happening with the Canucks, their fans and around the NHL. Two things about feature... 1) It will appear (hopefully) every Monday (this week, Tuesday!), and 2) It is blatantly ripped off from a stand-up bit from comedian Craig Anton. On either point, I make no apologies. Enjoy. Or don't.
This week, I rip the awards out of the hands of Slap Shot, Sportsnet and Trade Deadline Day coverage.
You know what I hate?! Love and praise for "Slap Shot". As I mentioned in Cheers and Jeers on Friday, most hockey movies are bloody awful. Have you ever watched Youngblood? It's so bad, it invokes equal parts cringes and laughter. What I DON'T understand is how so many hockey people absolutely love Slap Shot... Folks, listen closely. Slap Shot is f&*king terrible! Everything about Slap Shot is terrible. The writing, the acting, the story... all terrible. The fact that the Hansen brothers have become such lauded hockey-pop icons is baffling. It seems like this love affair with Slap Shot is driven by hockey folks who are 40+, which just happens to be demographic of the vast majority of hockey MSM'ers. With the release of Goon, which by all accounts is a really good movie, I am desperately hopeful that those of us who are younger than 40 will have a NEW hockey flick to hang our hat on. Something to elevate to cult status and ultimate knock Slap Shot from its inexplicable perch.
You know what I hate?! Eklund's obvious trolling. I realize that everyone who values honesty has huge problems with Eklund in general. But for me, most of that hatred is pointed squarely at the mindless idiots who pay that goof any money at all for "access" to his stupid site. However, he reaches new lows every Trade Deadline with his obvious and insulting trolling. All he is doing is trying to drive traffic to his site. That's it. He wants ad revenue, kids, and if you visit his site, you give him the ammo to make more money.
So stop going to his damn site. PERIOD. Oh, and just to confirm how useless Eklund is... less than two days ago, Eklund tweeted that he wasn't under the impression that Kostitsyn was going to Nashville. Guess what, folks - today's first trade was Kostitsyn to Nashville. God, this guy is so terrible at what he does is sickening. What's more sickening? PEOPLE ARE PAYING HIM FOR THIS BULLSH*T.
You know what I hate?! This year's boring trade deadline. And what has led to this year's boring trade deadline? The utterly false sense of hope that many teams still have that they will make the playoffs. This is all part of Gary Bettman's plan to keep this interesting in this league. No, Gary. Trade deadline day makes things interesting. Trades are fun. 4 points separating 8 teams thanks to the idiocy of the "loser point" is not fun - it's annoying, artificial and stupid.
And because only a few teams feel they are out of the playoffs, the prices are way too high and therefore nobody is buying. What's worse though is that TSN and Sportsnet are STILL devoting hours and hours of live television and internet coverage to today's transactions. Sorry guys, but you're wasting your time and money and resources.
You know what I hate?! Rogers Sportsnet. Almost everything about it is . They are trying so hard to be a big-boy sports network and just continue to miss the mark. I feel bad for a few guys at that network. Brad Fey and Jeff Marek are quality dudes, and their talents are being wasted at Sportsnet.
Now, turning my ire specifically on the Pacific branch of the network, since that's the one I watch... Don Taylor's schtick is tired and old. Garry Valk only speaks in well-chiseled cliches. When he does offer an opinion or analysis, he's hideously off the mark. Dan Murphy is best buddies with every Canucks player and is so shockingly sensitive if you dare suggest that he isn't an "independent sports journalist". John Shorthouse is a really good play by play man. He is. I like Shorty and he is the ONE portion of Sportsnet Pacific that I can tolerate. I'd give him a solid 7.5 out of 10 as a play-by-play guy. John Garrett was once a half-decent colour commentator. Now he has regressed into such a caricature that it's embarrassing. All he does is talk about food and say "Yes." Garrett used to offer insight. Now he's just a time filler. If you want to see and hear a great broadcast tandem, look no further than Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson, or Chris Cuthbert and Ray Ferraro. Both sets of broadcasters are as close to a 10/10 as it gets in the business.
And it's no surprise that neither of those tandems is on Sportsnet. It's time for a complete overhaul - if not at the network in general, at least at the Pacific bureau. If it wasn't for the fact that they carried the actual Canucks games, I would have no reason to watch Sportsnet. Right now, I turn on the game at 7:07pm and turn it off as soon as the final horn sounds, and a not a second more. If you want great hosts, anchors and entertaining and insightful analysis, watch TSN. This is a no-brainer.
You know what I hate?! Awards shows of any kind. First we were given the Grammys, which were a disaster. Then we had the Oscars last night which, based on everything I read, were more boring than a Devils/Wild game. Billy Crystal used to be quite funny. Now, he's old and tired. And apparently, that's the best that the Oscar producers could do.
Look, I hate all awards shows in general. The hosts are awful, the skits are terrible, the speeches are embarrassing and awkward, and the winners are rarely worthy of the awards they receive. These awards and the shows are run by a bunch of out-of-touch old white men with no view into the pulse of what is gripping or relevant. To summarize, unless your award show is hosted by Ricky Gervais, I don't care. And even then, I'm only going to watch Gervais and skip the rest.
A couple quick comments - Deadline day coverage is just plain ridiculous anyways. They should be showing close-up highlights of hockey games in HD slow motion with cool intense music playing + only talk about trades when & if they happen. (eg: great move by Ribiero last nite through the legs saved by Luu - show that instead of Nick Kypreos or Bob Mckenzie's forehead all morning)
Also- I gotta step up and defend Gary Valk. He's as good as he can be with Taylor beside him. I let my pvr run extra after games and FF later on to get his take. He's no #CanucksArmy - but I agree with him sometimes.


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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty (Quotation)
From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
Quotation: "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
- "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance."
Sources consulted: (searching on the phrase "eternal vigilance")
- Papers of Thomas Jefferson Digital Edition
- Ford's Works of Thomas Jefferson
- Lipscomb-Bergh Edition (via Google Books)
- UVA EText Jefferson Digital Archive: Texts by or to Thomas Jefferson from the Modern English Collection
- Thomas Jefferson Retirement Papers
Earliest known appearance in print: 1800 (in the form above)[1][2]
Earliest known appearance in print, attributed to Jefferson: 1888[3]
Other attributions: Patrick Henry, Junius
Status: We currently have no evidence to confirm that Thomas Jefferson ever said or wrote, "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" or any of its variants.
Comments: This quotation was well-known in the nineteenth century, and was in fact used by a number of famous figures, including Frederick Douglass and James Buchanan. It is most often traced back, ultimately, to John Philpot Curran's statement, "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."[4] While the form in question, "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," is most often attributed to Wendell Phillips[5], this form is in fact far older. The earliest appearance in print that we have been able to locate is 1800, and it is clear that this source is quoting yet an earlier (unnamed) source.
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- ↑ To establish the earliest appearance of this phrase in print, the following sources were searched for the phrases, "eternal vigilance" and "price of liberty": Google Books, Google Scholar, Amazon.com, Internet Archive, America's Historical Newspapers, American Broadsides and Ephemera Series I, Early American Imprints Series I and II, Early English Books Online, Eighteenth Century Collections Online, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, American Periodicals Series Online, JSTOR.
- ↑ A Friend of Temperance, "Non-partisanship;" or, "Do not take temperance into politics" (Philadelphia: Dunlap & Clarke, 1888), 124.
- ↑ See Suzy Platt, ed., Respectfully Quoted (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1993), 200.
- ↑ Ibid., 205.
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NZ took one step closer to claiming the Rugby Championship title after seeing off South Africa 21-11 in Dunedin on Saturday.
New Zealand took one step closer to claiming the Rugby Championship title after seeing off South Africa 21-11 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday.
The All Blacks, unbeaten in 14 Tests, outscored the Springboks two tries to one for a win that sees them take a commanding lead in the competition.
It certainly wasn't the best performance by the home side and they can count themselves lucky to come away with four points after South Africa blew several scoring opportunities – particularly in goal-kicking – that could have seen the match end in their favour.
Morne Steyn, Frans Steyn and Johan Goosen managed only two of nine attempts between them, whilst the visitors also let three chances slip with the try-line begging.
Indeed, this was a Test the Boks could have and should have won. Instead, South Africa's woeful kicking display and questionable tactics eventually proved costly and now leave New Zealand empty-handed after Aaron Cruden denied the visitors a losing bonus-point thanks to his successful penalty kick on full-time.
South Africa drew first blood when Morne Steyn raised the flags for the first and only time on 18 minutes after his namesake Francois had missed earlier from long range and Bryan Habana failed to hold an awkward pass with the line open.
The All Blacks struck back immediately though. Hooker Andrew Hore put in some hard yards before a beautiful offload from number eight Kieran Read set speedster Israel Dagg – who also handled four times in the movement – away for the opening try. Cruden missed the conversion, but the All Blacks were in front (5-3).
The two Steyns then missed three penalties between them, including a regulation shot from the Bok number ten on the stroke of half-time that could've put his team in front at the break.
But it was New Zealand who held the slender lead, even though the Springboks had 58 per cent territory and forced six turnovers from the All Blacks while conceding two.
South Africa came out firing in the second forty, but once again squandered points after Habana lost the ball on the run with the try-line in sight while Zane Kirchner's drop attempt missed the posts.
They finally broke through when Habana produced a moment of genius, chipping over the top and gathering for a super try – Morne Steyn missed the conversion, but the Boks were in front and deservedly so (5-8).
Cruden levelled the scores with a successful penalty (8-8) and then converted another sensational solo try – this time from replacement half-back Aaron Smith who dummied and sidestepped through the defence from 25 metres out.
Disaster then struck for the men in green and gold when replacement prop Dean Greyling was binned for taking out All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw. It was a night to forget for the Bulls prop, who also coughed the ball up with the try-line beckoning in the dying minutes and conceded a string of penalties.
Down to 14 players, South Africa's kicking woes spread to a third player when replacement Johan Goosen missed from halfway but he kept the game alive going into the final 10 minutes with a successful effort to make it 15-11.
But two penalty calls handed Cruden a pair of three-pointers that he made no mistake with to deny South Africa a bonus-point and make it four wins from four for New Zealand.
Man of the match: For South Africa, Duane Vermeulen was rock-solid while try-scorer Bryan Habana injected plenty of pace into the backline. However, it's hard to look beyond the inspirational performance from All Blacks captain Richie McCaw who gave as good as he received in the forward exchanges.
Moment of the match: Habana's touchdown was certainly one for the highlights reel, but replacement scrum-half Aaron Smith – dropped to the bench for a breach of team protocol last weekend – turned disgrace into triumph when he came off the bench to score New Zealand's decisive try.
Villain of the match: We seriously doubt we'll see Dean Greyling in a Bok jersey again after his error-prone and ill-disciplined 30 minutes on the field… oh, make that 20 minutes on the field – he spent 10 in the bin for his assault on McCaw.
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: Dagg, A Smith
Cons: Cruden
Pens: Cruden 2
For South Africa:
Try: Habana
Pens: M Steyn, Goosen
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Liam Messam, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Charlie Faumuina, 18 Brodie Retallick, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Beauden Barrett, 22 Tamati Ellison.
South Africa: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Dean Greyling, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Marcell Coetzee, 20 Johan Goosen, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Pat Lambie.
Referee: George Clancy (IRE)
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Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpas house means an evening spent in front of the fireplace playing the game. For years the game was Trivial Pursuit. Lately the game of choice is Apples to Apples. No matter what game is chosen, things always get a little spirited and competitive - all in the name of fun. This year, Andrew, you were initiated to this tradition. Its a rite of passaage, son, and one not to be taken lightly. Welcome to the game. Thanksgiving 2006
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Maybe he was adding hype, Paul, but the Soukyoku was undeniably more powerful thna anything in existence at that time. That thing was sealed with powerful spiritual ropes, so that its power wouldn't manifest itself. It took several kido corps members to undo the seal. And only the shihoin special gadget could destroy it...that means it was special. The fact ichigo stopped a thig that powerful only in shikai is quite strange, i would say. AT that time his reiatsu was captain level, and I just can't see any other captain...maybe with the excaption f yama)...stopping the phoenix just like that.
My bet is this: since Oestdu is the zanpakuto creator, as he claims to be. Then he must have created the soukyoku, since it's similar to soul cutters. If not then t means ouetsu only found a way to communicate with the inner spirit and somebody else awakened the soukyoku. If that's the case, I'm frihtened who might have it been to hide somthing this powerful inside his soul.


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The project has taken much longer than originally intended as the historic Muddy Creek Post Office was removed from Emery four years ago, but the post office has been rebuilt at the This is the Place Heritage Park. The dedication of the Post Office will take place on June 20 at the park at 2 p.m. All Emery County residents are invited to attend the dedication of the cabin. Residents of Emery County will be granted free admission into the park on that day, June 20. The cabin will house a pottery-making demonstration this season. Although the removal of the house took place in October of 2004, the renovation of the post office was started Sept. 2008 and finished in May of this year. Shaun Delliskave is a descendent of Clyde Mortensen and has a real interest in the restoration of the cabin. He said, "The project has been adopted by the Home Builders Association and a number of different companies are joining forces to finish the project. They seem really excited about the opportunity to re-construct a historic building. This will be Emery County and Eastern Utah's first representation in the historic park," said Delliskave.
The cabin was one of two built by settlers Charles Johnson and Joseph Lund on Muddy Creek homesteads. While earlier arrivals had lived in "dugouts" the Lund cabin was the first log home to be built in the area. The logs were cut in a nearby canyon and hauled to the site by wagon. Each log was cut smooth on one side and the ends were grooved. The logs were placed on top of each other with the smooth side turned inward. The outside gaps were filled, or "chinked", with wood pieces and mud. The inside walls were plastered with mud, which was rubbed smooth when dried and then whitewashed.
When Lund moved back to Spring City, rancher Casper Christensen moved his family into the abandoned cabin. Christensen was named postmaster of the area in 1882, and his log home became the official post office of both Muddy Creek and Quitchupah. His daughter, Hannah, was the assistant postmistress.
For a time, Christensen's son-in-law, Wiley Payne Allred, also practiced medicine from the cabin. Allred was an early "herbal" doctor who provided medical care throughout the county. The cabin was built between 1879 and 1882.
Delliskave said, "The cabin was the site of the first girl born on Muddy Creek in 1883. His log cabin in 1883 became the official post office of both Muddy Creek and Quitchupah, which both consolidated to become the present town of Emery. The cabin was relocated from Muddy Creek to Emery in the 1920s and became the home of Clyde Mortensen, my grandfather, until he was able to build a larger home to fit his family. For the next 70 years, it acted as a storage facility. With the passing of my grandfather and the disposal of his estate, my family wished to preserve this historic artifact and donated it to This is The Place Heritage Park, with the idea of thousands of visitors to the park could become familiar with Emery County."
The following is a reprint of the original article in the Progress from Oct. 2004 which documented the moving of the cabin from Emery.
The old post office from the town of Muddy Creek is being taken apart and transported to Salt Lake City to This is the Place Heritage Park. The structure which dates back to 1879 or earlier was used as a post office and home of Casper Christensen who founded Muddy Creek and was its first postmaster. Christensen is listed as the first white settler on the Muddy Creek. His settlement on the right bank of the Muddy is three miles northeast of where the town of Emery now stands. In 1882 the post office was established in Christensen's home.
The Muddy Creek Post Office which sits on Clyde Mortensen's land was moved to its present location in Emery in the 1920s to be used as a temporary home and for storage and a granary. Also of note, the President of This Is the Place Heritage Park, Paul Williams, roots come from Emery and Castle Dale, and his great-grandfather likely delivered mail to this cabin.
Working on the moving project is Cameron Wilson, vice president of operations at the park and Kenyon Kennard, curator at the park. "Before the project began, we took pictures and our architect made drawings of the building so it has been fully documented before the moving. Shawn Delliskave whose grandfather was Clyde Mortensen notified the park about the availability of the building and also offered two other buildings on the property. We were most interested in the old post office because it is uncommon for a frontier building used for a public purpose to still be intact. We were also very interested because this is the first building being removed from this area to be used in the park.
"The building will fit in very nicely at the park. These old buildings were not meant to last and many of them didn't survive very long, so this is a very rare find for us," said Kennard.
Wilson said, "We are making an effort at the park to expand our programming to include the rest of Utah. We are trying to diversify and include the histories and cultures of the Greek, Jewish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, German, Irish and others. Many groups had an impact on the early settlement of Utah, not just the Mormon pioneers. We want to tell everyone's story and have a geographic representation of the whole state.
"The reconstruction of the post office will begin next spring and summer. We hope to have visitors see and participate in the reconstruction. Those doing the reconstruction will be in period costume and it will be rebuilt to duplicate how it now stands," said Wilson.
"It will take considerable work, because these logs are not in the best of condition. The spots with rot will be treated with chemicals to stop the dry rot. The reconstruction will be accurately done. Each of the logs have been numbered and will go back in their exact locations. The chinking materials will be duplicated in the reconstruction," said Kennard.
"The This is the Place Heritage Park is a 450 acre facility that has been a park for the last 30 years. It is on the east side, just across from the Hogle Zoo. The park contains 40 historic buildings. A new headquarters building has just been completed to replicate the Smoot Hall at the old BYU academy and our offices are housed in there. The park is also the location for the This is the Place monument.
"The park is presently ready for expansion. In a joint effort with the Hogle Zoo we will be putting in historical exhibits showcasing native animals in as close to their natural environment as possible. It is a big opportunity and a big project for future years. The park is a wonderful place to come and celebrate history as a premier living history park. The park is owned by the state and operated by a non-profit foundation called This is the Place Foundation. We have over 300,000 visitors per year," said Wilson.
"We are also very active with school programs and teaching Utah history. We have many school children visit the park on field trips. We also have many tourists and tour buses that stop every day," said Kennard.
Wilson said, "We are especially proud of our festivals. We have a pumpkin patch, haunted desert and sleepy hollow. At Christmas we have Candlelight Christmas. During the summer we have Liberty Days. We have full production musicals and plays and all kinds of activities. We have many activities and interactive learning experiences for the visitors in about three quarters of the buildings. The people participating are in costume.
"We specialize in edutainment. This is a word we've coined to express what we do here at the park. We educate, but also entertain. Our educational program is also expanding. We will teach trades here at the park. You will be able to come to the park to learn blacksmithing and other pioneer trades and skills. We'll teach you how to raise quality crops and vegetables.
"We have a great mission here at the park to show children our heritage so they will never forget our pioneers and as we look to the future as our own pioneers. Each generation has its own unique pioneers and everyone is a pioneer in their own way," said Wilson.
The old Christensen post office will be in good company at the park. It will join cabins and buildings from the Brigham Young family, Huntsmans and the Kimballs to name a few.
Wilson and Kennard welcome the county to come and view this piece of Emery County history at its new home next year at the park.


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