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Hello again! It's that time of year that we've all come to dread. The holidays are over; there's no more excuses for baking endless amounts of cookies, gym membership commercials are starting to take over my television, and the effects of massive food consumption during Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and all the days in between are finally starting to take their toll. I've been feeling rather lethargic lately, and have seriously fallen off the wagon with working out in the past three weeks: finals week, a thrown back, two back to back colds (or I guess, one really long one?), and baking marathons have left little time/ability for exercise, and it's all starting to catch up to me. It's time for some healthy eating!
I love knowing that I'm eating healthy, and I actually don't find it to be that difficult, since I am a huge fan of fruits and vegetables and whole grains. I'll take whole wheat or multigrain bread over white bread any day of the week, and a bowl of fresh fruit is always hard to turn down. While I am a huge fan of fruits and vegetables and whole grains, the problem is that I'm also a huge fan of butter and flour, and all of their derivatives, whether they are in the form of cookies, cakes, bread, muffins, scones, pies...you get the picture. I am also NOT a fan of completely cutting out anything from my diet, but prefer to instead learn how to take everything in moderation and incorporate healthy items into my everyday foods. I mean seriously, I don't think I'll ever be able to eliminate chocolate and bread from my diet...that's just absurd, really. Fortunately, there are ways of going around the healthy aspect! Raisin bran muffins are one of my favorite ways of doing this.
Raisin bran muffins have always been one of my favorite types of muffins, and I have no idea why. I was the weird little kid who would sometimes pick a bran muffin over a blueberry or chocolate chip muffin, and be totally and completely satisfied. There's something about bran muffins that I've always found delicious. Maybe it's the raisins? I tend to like things with raisins in them. The fact that they're also good for you makes me like them even more!
Now, I'm not going to pretend like these are the "BEST" muffins out there for you. They're not fat-free, but they ARE made with oat-bran (which is super good for you), they DO have whole wheat flour in them, and they're ONLY sweetened with honey (no white sugar in sight in these!). In my mind, the presence of whole grains and the absence of white sugar is enough to convince me that these muffins are in fact, pretty good for me. The fact that they're also delicious is just a bonus. These bran muffins were super simple to make, taking only a few minutes and a couple of bowls and a wooden spoon to prepare. The muffins were light, and not very sweet (perfect for me!), so they worked perfectly with the raisins that were scattered throughout. The muffins were delicious when eaten slightly warm from the oven, or when toasted in the toaster oven for a few minutes. Now, my only problem is actually being able to stop at just one muffin...I think I've had more bran muffins than I should have in one day. Self-restraint is unfortunately not included in this recipe!
These raisin bran muffins are a perfect way to start off the new year in a healthy and delicious way. Enjoy!
Raisin Bran Muffins
recipe from The Moveable Feasts
1 cup oat bran
1 cup buttermilk (I used low-fat)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg, at room temperature
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup raisins
Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F, and line a muffin tin with paper liners. Position a rack in the middle of the oven.
In a large bowl, combine the oat bran, buttermilk, and baking sida. The mixture will bubble slightly from the baking soda. Allow the oat bran to soak in this mixture while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. In a separate medium bowl, combine the egg, vegetable oil, molasses, honey, and vanilla, mixing well. Add this mixture to the oat bran mixture, and stir with a wooden spoon until combined. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together both flours, the baking powder, salt, and raisins (make sure the rasins are well coated in flour, so that they won't sink into the bottom of the muffin batter). Stir the flour mixture into the bran mixture, stirring only until just combined and no streaks of flour remain. Take care not to overmix! Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 of the way.
Bake the muffins in the preheated oven until the tops are a deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of each muffin comes out clean, about 20-22 minutes. Allow the muffins to cool in the pan slightly and serve warm, or transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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Glamour magazine internship inspires successful fashion show
Posted: June 6th, 2013
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SPLASHY FUTURISTIC PEACOCKS – Lake Superior State University student Helena Wollan (center) joins her cast of the Peacock Futuristic Punk Fashion Show on the LSSU Arts Center main stage after a successful program. The show was inspired by experiences and knowledge Wollan acquired while living in New York City in summer 2012 while working as an intern for Glamour magazine. It raised $2,500 for the American Cancer Society. Standing from the left are Taylor Worsham, Abbie LaPointe, Emily Gregg, McKayla Worsham, Brittany Groh, Gabby Olsen, Helena Wollan, Malloree McLeod, Tanecia Groh, Anne Serbinski, Erin Anderson Scott, Jenna Paquette, and Alex Cook. Bottom row, from left are Christian Reattoir, Keith Swendsen, and Ray'shon Anderson. Wollan is a business administration/marketing major for Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.(LSSU/Drew Putvin)
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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Lake Superior State University student used her experience from a Glamour magazine internship when she hosted a successful fashion show in April that raised $2,500 for the American Cancer Society.
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Helena Wollan, a junior in LSSU's business program from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., produced the event and plans to host another one next spring. About 400 people attended the show in the LSSU Arts Center auditorium. She created most of the outfits, make-up, and set designs from scratch and was responsible for all of the program's choreography.
The show was inspired by experiences and knowledge Wollan acquired while living in New York City in summer 2012 while working as an intern for Glamour magazine. The three-month internship immersed her in fashion design and layout production.
After the fashion show's success and feedback Wollan received, she said she is excited to start planning the next one.
"I already have a few themes in mind and I am getting a bit too anxious already," she said.
Wollan's Peacock Futuristic Punk Fashion Show emphasized a theme that she described as being very out of the ordinary and eccentric, while still accentuating each participant's personality.
"Starting something that has never been done before is always a challenging task, especially when the event is all about fashion and the major clothing attire in Sault Ste. Marie is camouflage," she joked, noting that a fashion show is not a typical event that occurs in Sault Ste. Marie.
With no budget and a lot of creativity fueled by her education and internship experiences, Wollan put the show on with local donations including funds provided from her own pocket.
"Creating the pieces in the show as well as directing, planning, organizing, producing, marketing, and choreographing, were all long processes," she said. "Although this show was far from easy, I loved every second of it and can't wait for the next one."
Wollan said the show's auction of "LSSU's finest men," for luncheon dates was a success as well. One of the luncheon dates with the five dashing young men was purchased by the parents of a four-year-old girl who was very excited to go on the date with her sports hero Derek Kinney, a former LSSU basketball player and recent graduate from the LSSU business/marketing program.
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Wollan, currently working in the LSSU Graphics and Public Relations departments, hopes to expand her knowledge in writing and graphic design, as well as her innovation and creative techniques.
"After the show's great success, in May I was invited to a Teaching and Learning Conference at Sault College in Sault, Ontario, to present an outline of the event and what I learned during its presentation. It was a very fulfilling experience and I am so grateful I was able to be a part of it. I know there are more good things to come," she said.
The internship and fashion show illustrate how LSSU students are able to transform the concepts they learn in the classroom into real-life experiences, something that many LSSU students are able to do in their varying fields of study.
For more information about LSSU business programs, or to see photos from Wollan's Peacock Futuristic Pink Fashion Show, visit www.lssu.edu.
CONTACTS: John Shibley, e-mail, 906-635-2314; Tom Pink, e-mail, 635-2315;Helena Wollan, e-mail.


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The New Year that I would like to see
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Dr Wong Wee Nam
By Dr Wong Wee Nam
31 December 2010
It is no good for democracy if a country is run by a monolithic political party.
Neither is it good to have a ragtag army of small political parties running around unable to provide a coherent alternative, let alone being able to form an alternative government.
It is for this reason that for the past one year, I have been trying to get the opposition parties to come together to work out a common plan to contest this coming general election. To this end, I roped in Mr Bentley Tan to help.
Desmond Lim engages lawyer to get response from SDA
Filed under: Media articles
CNA, 23 Dec 2010
SINGAPORE: The rift between Potong Pasir Member of Parliament Chiam See Tong and his former right-hand man Desmond Lim looks set to deepen, after the latter engaged a lawyer to defend him in disciplinary proceedings initiated against him.
Colin Ng & Partners' Peter Low, a former Law Society president, will be representing Mr Lim. MediaCorp understands that a lawyer's letter was sent to Mr Chiam on Wednesday.
On Dec 6, the Singapore People' Party (SPP) central executive committee had sent Mr Lim a letter detailing nine charges against him, including the allegation that Mr Lim had made defamatory remarks about Mr Chiam in an October newspaper article over the issue of the Reform Party (RP) joining the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).
Goh Meng Seng declares war on HDB and housing issues (part two)
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics
By Goh Meng Seng
20 December 2010
The War on Housing (Part Two)
The mismatch of Demand and Supply in the New HDB flat market due to MBT's "caught off guard" has been transferred to Resale Market via this increase in grants for "lower income" couples.
One must not look at the difference in prices of the flats in both New and Resale flat markets as just that difference. For every dollar difference, you must add in interest cost. This difference in prices will compound over time with interest rate.
Who benefits from these "grants"? Many think it will benefit Singaporeans, especially those first time buyers. Look deeper into the situation. If you are a citizen selling your flat in the resale market, whether you downgrade or upgrade, you will have to buy another flat. These grants which sustain the high prices will not benefit you unless, you are like me, sold my flat and stay with my parent.
Goh Meng Seng declares war on HDB & housing issues (part 1)
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics
By Goh Meng Seng
18 December 2010
Elaboration on answers to Housing Issues @ TOC Forum
I was invited to be one of the panelists at TOC end of year event, Face-to-Face Forum on 16 Dec 2010. Housing issues became one of the hottest again.
Due to time constrains, I have given key points and short answers to the questions asked. I would like to elaborate further here on what I have said during the forum.
The first question asked was whether HDB should be privatized. My first response is that it should not. HDB is part of a socialist Land Reform program. Due to scarcity of land in Singapore, it is important for us to avoid land hogging by a small group of landlords while the masses and future generations suffer. The fall of the ancient feudal systems was basically due to the income and wealth inequality partly exaggerated by the unequal distribution of land.
TOC face to face forum: Meeting of Bodies but not of Minds
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Dr Wong Wee Nam
By Dr Wong Wee Nam
20 Dec 2010
I went to the TOC Face to Face Forum as a guest of The Online Citizen and came away pleased and puzzled.
I was pleased to see the various political parties coming to share their views on the same stage. This is the first time that all the major parties are seen together at a single event. Except for the PAP who did not turn up and the Worker's Party who sent a representative, all the secretary-generals of the invited parties honoured the occasion.
It was not a forum where the political parties make speeches about their stands on issues. It was a Q and A Session. However from the answers given, the listeners were able to know what the various parties stand for. From the answers given by the leaders of the various political parties, it was obvious that there were really not many differences in views and stands to the many issues that were brought up.
Mah Bow Tan notable absentee in PAP's latest CEC
Filed under: Media articles
CNA, 15 Dec 2010
SINGAPORE : The ruling People's Action Party has released the names of those elected to its Central Executive Committee (CEC), with National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan being the notable absentee.
Mr Mah who was one of five members co-opted into the previous CEC two years ago, did not feature in the party's latest highest decision-making body – which was decided at a meeting on Wednesday.
His place has been taken over by Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, who was elected by party cadres in secret ballots cast at the PAP Party Conference on November 29 at the NUS University Cultural Centre.
Democrats propose a fairer COE system
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Singapore Democratic Party
Singapore Democrats, 14 Dec 2010
The recent announcement that the Government intends to slow the growth of the car population in Singapore has resulted in a hefty jump in COE prices. The latest bid for cars in Category A (1600 cc and below) is $47,604 in December compared to $39,000 in November – a jump of 22%.
The existing system is highly unsatisfactory and in dire need of an overhaul for two fundamental reasons:
One, it pits those who are financially powerful against those who are not. The system does not take into consideration the fact that working folks may have as great a need for private transport as those who are in the high-income bracket.
The Battle of Tampines
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics
By Goh Meng Seng
10 December 2010
Yes, I know, I am supposed to write about the unsustainable policies of PAP. But the Straits Times' constituency report on Tampines is just too interesting to be missed.
I have made a comment on The Online Citizen Facebook with regards to Minister Mah's column on TodayOnline and it is as follows:
Two years ago, before TOC went into the homeless issue and I banging on the unaffordability of HDB flats, many people think that HDB under MBT is great. When I first started the fire on HDB issue coupled with my minister-specific strategy aiming at MBT Tampines, many people say I am crazy. They reasoned that Tampines has the best flats which is appreciating, why would they want to vote for someone who tell them their flats are too high a price?
I am glad that after one and a half year of banging on housing issues with the help of New Media blogs and websites like TOC (and Temasek Review), we manage to change people's mind and get this very important point across. So much so that even hardcore PAP supporters have to admit that high HDB prices are a grave concern.
George Yeo on Wikileaks — full transcript
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics
The following is the transcript of Foreign Minister George Yeo's Interview with the Media on Wikileaks at the Eurasian House on Sunday 12 December 2010 at 5.00pm.
Q: Minister, with regard to the recent comments that there were some comments made by Ministry officials about other countries like Malaysia, what are your comments on these things that came out on Wikileaks?
A: 250,000 emails, reflecting the views of US diplomats, have been leaked. I'm quite sure that there will be a few which emanate from Singapore. These are interpretations by US diplomats of what they have heard, their conversations. I don't think it is right of us to comment on these, because these conversations were confidential, some might be informal, but we don't know the context, so I would not go beyond that. But it is bad practice to me for such confidential communications to be leaked, because it makes future confidential communications that much more difficult. It is almost as if when we talk, we have to talk on the basis that there is a camera in the room recording everything we say. Then we lose something when that happens.
Stage protests in ballrooms? Really?
Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics, Singapore Democratic Party
Singapore Democrats, 06 Dec 2010
During the appeal in the High Court last Friday, Dr Chee Soon Juan pointed out that it was ultra vires (beyond the power) of the Constitution for the PAP to ban all demonstrations and protests as Article 14 clearly guarantees citizens the right to freedom of speech and assembly.
Not true, Deputy Public Prosecutor NorAshikin Samdin rebutted, "They are free to do a demonstration in a hotel ballroom."
The Appellants did a double take and looked at the DPP to see if she was pulling the judge's leg. To everyone's shock, she kept a straight face.


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Re: Mathematica skill level snippet(s)
In article <hdqb2s$6mn$1 at smc.vnet.net>, fd <fdimer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Most of the complains about documentation, from my part, are when it
> is too brief and does not contain many examples. In the ColorFunction
> case I mention above, for example, the documentation gives you how to
> retrieve all available options, but it is concealed - personally I
> would show emphasize this a lot more, but the Mathematica developers
> surely have a different set of personal preferences, so I do not
> complain about it.
I certainly recall a while back wanting to try our a variety of
different ColorFunctions so I could find an optimal choice for a series
of plots I was making, and finding the whole topic very complex and
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Statistical noise characterized in interactions of atoms with nanomachines
As nanotechnology progresses in manipulating individual molecules and atoms, it becomes increasingly important to understand in detail the interactions of miniature machines and individual atoms. As an extension of previous work developing a miniature machine capable of measuring the mass of individual molecules, the interactions of xenon atoms with a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) have now been measured to characterize the statistical noise caused by atomic fluctuations in this NEMS device. Physorg.com points to this Caltech feature written by Marcus Woo "Bring in the (nano) noise":
At the forefront of nanotechnology, researchers design miniature machines to do big jobs, from treating diseases to harnessing sunlight for energy. But as they push the limits of this technology, devices are becoming so small and sensitive that the behavior of individual atoms starts to get in the way. Now Caltech researchers have, for the first time, measured and characterized these atomic fluctuations—which cause statistical noise—in a nanoscale device.
Physicist Michael Roukes and his colleagues specialize in building devices called nanoelectromechanical systems—NEMS for short—which have a myriad of applications. For example, by detecting the presence of proteins that are markers of disease, the devices can serve as cheap and portable diagnostic tools—useful for keeping people healthy in poor and rural parts of the world. Similar gadgets can measure toxic gases in an enclosed room, providing a warning for the inhabitants.
Two years ago, Roukes's group created the world's first nanomechanical mass spectrometer, enabling the researchers to measure the mass of a single biological molecule. The device, a resonator that resembles a tiny bridge, consists of a thin strip of material 2 microns long and 100 nanometers wide that vibrates at a resonant frequency of several hundred megahertz. When an atom is placed on the bridge, the frequency shifts in proportion to the atom's mass.
But with increasingly sensitive devices, the random motions of the atoms come into play, generating statistical noise. "It's like fog or smoke that obscures what you're trying to measure," says Roukes, who's a professor of physics, applied physics, and bioengineering. In order to distinguish signal from noise, researchers have to understand what's causing the ruckus.
So Roukes—along with former graduate student and staff scientist Philip X. L. Feng, former graduate student Ya-Tang (Jack) Yang, and former postdoc Carlo Callegari—set out to measure this noise in a NEMS resonator. They described their results in the April issue of the journal Nano Letters [abstract]. …
The full text of the research article is available as a PDF at Michael Roukes's web site. The Roukes group is part of
…the Alliance for Nanosystems VLSI, a close and enthusiastic collaboration with scientists and engineers at CEA/LETI-MINATEC in Grenoble, France. Together we have already demonstrated the first examples of very-large-scale integration (VLSI) of nanoelectromechanical systems. Our current work is focused on highly-multiplexed bio/chemical detection systems, producible en masse to enable both new commercializable applications and fundamental explorations at the frontiers of the life sciences.


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Howdy! Hope everyone is doing well.
I'm searched for quite a while, here and elsewhere, and though I've come across semi-relevant purchasing agreements and "contract for title" type forms, I can't quite find what I'm looking for (perhaps I'm not using the correct terminology). Obviously I can draft my own, but would feel better having guidance to make sure all bases are covered. The transaction is taking place in Jefferson County, KY.
An elderly friend (hereafter "seller") is selling their motorcycle to one of their "friends" (hereafter "buyer"). Thus far, they have agreed the buyer will give down payment amounting to nearly half the purchase value within the next few days, and the balance will be paid in monthly $200 increments until satisfied (which, if all goes smooth, should be within the year). The seller has already allowed the buyer to take physical possession of the bike (she is aware, of course, that's a silly thing to do before being paid in full and particularly before a contract has been signed - friend or no friend...but neither here nor there now), but the title will not be transferred until the loan is paid in full. Though payments are to be made monthly, their agreement regarding "default terms" pretty much boils down to the balance must be paid in full by April 2012. I'm encouraging her to be a bit more proactive and nail down some dates...i.e. payments to be made on the 7th and no later than the 12th of each month....and to apply a late fee of some sort for payments received after the 12th (the latter mostly to encourage prompt payment, as the seller doesn't have too many folks looking out for her, I don't personally know the buyer well, and, as the seller has given me authority to handle matters such as this, want to make the strong impression to the buyer they are dealing with a "to the letter" gal rather than an elderly lady they may intentionally or unintentionally take advantage of). Further, I am strongly encouraging that the two agree the buyer is defaulting on the loan once two consecutive monthly payments are missed so that the seller doesn't have to wait til April 2012 to repo the bike.
Because the buyer already has physical possession but will not have title til balance is paid, what all must be done to protect the seller from certain liability issues (i.e. wrongful death suits, tickets, etc.)? Is contractually obligating the buyer to have full coverage til loan is satisfied enough? Should the seller have the full coverage policy, ensuring her insurer knows she is not the normal driver?
Does someone have a contract template that would apply to this sort of arrangement, addressing matters all matters I've discussed here - i.e. payment plan, late fees, default terms, full coverage insurance (or other advised should-haves as asked above), and ultimate title transfer? Are there other matters that should be addressed in an arrangement such as this?
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Running Pex under a driveway
I am planning on replacing the old galvanized water lines in my house with pex. In order to replace the line all way to the meter i will have to cross my driveway (about 20' or so). I was just planning on having to cut my driveway in order to do this until the other day when an old plumber told me that when he had encountered similar situations in the past (using soft copper not pex) they would attach the copper to one end of the old pipe that was to be replaced and attach an excavator (or a come-along if an excavator was unavailable) to the other end of the old pipe and just pull the old pipe out while threading the new line in behind it.
My questions are, has anyone else done or heard of doing this successfully and if they have would it work with pex with the same effectiveness as soft copper?
I have not pulled plumbing, but I have pulled UF wire this way with and ATV winch! I have watched the gas co pull new plastic line using the old copper and a winch.
Why use pex for that line? The black plastic stuff is much cheaper.
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I haven't pulled PEX but have pulled soft copper and poly. If the existing line has any branches it won't work- gotta cut them off first because the branch won't pull. We fish a 1/4" cable down the existing pipe, attach it to the new pipe. a special head is used(we made ours). The cable end of the head rest against the end of the old pipe as you pull while the new pipe is threaded on the other end of the head. As the old pipe comes out the new pipe takes its place. We pulled with our mini excavator. my last pull was 60'. Took more time to set up then pull
You wouldn't happen to have any pictures of what that head piece looked like would you?
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We use our jetter to bore a new hole under the drive way or slab with a sleeve 1 1/2 pvc pipe then feed the copper or whatever... distance to date successfully 30 feet.
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Norwegian Star blends the relaxed Freestyle Cruising concept with cruises to the Baltic capitals, The Caribbean and Transatlantic. Onboard Norwegian Star features 15 delicious dining options, 11 bars and lounges, a sprawling spa, an always-exciting casino, plus tons of fun for kids of every age. So whether you're exploring Northern Europe sipping Pina Coladas in The Caribbean, or cruising across the Atlantic, this ship offers it all.
Aqua Main Dining Room
Sit back, relax and embark on a culinary adventure inside this complimentary Main Dining Room. From more options on the daily changing menus to a Chocoholic Night available once per sailing featuring specialty chocolate-based desserts, Aqua has something for the foodie in everyone.
Ginza Asian Restaurant
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Market Cafe/Kid's Cafe
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Dine on reinvented Irish pub classics while sipping your favorite draft beer, all in a casual atmosphere open 24 hours a day. There's no cover charge to dig into your favorite comfort foods and savory Daily Specials, such as Prime Rib and All-You-Can-Eat Ribs.
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Versailles Main Dining Room
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The Thermal Suite offers a unique experience benefiting the mind and body. Feel the weightlessness and total relaxation created by the kneading effect of water in the Thalasso Therapy Pool. Head to the steam room to soothe aching joints, freshen your complexion and reenergize your immune system. If detox is what you crave, sit down at the sauna to sweat out your cares as your heart and sweat glands work together to purify your body. Take a dip in the hot tub and leave the world behind as the power of the warm water improves your circulation and loosen stiff muscles.
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Teen Club
A hip place for teens to hang out. It features a video wall, jukebox, football table and air hockey. By night the Teen Club turns into a teen disco.
The Library
You'll find a well-stocked selection of things to read with all the elegant trimmings a good library deserves.
The Oasis Pool
Our main pool has two hot tubs nearby and Topsider's Bar & Grill. Plus, ample room for sunning.
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Target: Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests
Goal: Stop illegal sand mining in India to prevent environmental damage
Mafias have existed throughout the world when opportunities for unregulated business present themselves. A sand mafia of builder lobbies and politicians has taken over in India and the environment is starting to suffer. Illegal sand mining is threatening the land and water security of India's coastal cities where mining is most intense. Stop the illegal sand mining in India to prevent further damage to the country's recreational spaces, water sources, and economy.
Sand in India is used for construction projects and the manufacturing for industrial products like glass and computers. The amount of sand currently being mined in India's coastal regions exceeds the amount to maintain a sustainable long-term environment. Excessive sand mining practices are threatening the region's environmental security, recreational space longevity, and economic outlook for the future. Since political leaders are deeply entrenched in the extraction process, mining regulation and enforcement are nearly impossible.
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WHISTLER -- The 2010 Winter Olympics will begin with ski jumping normal hill qualification Friday morning at Whistler Olympic Park.
Weather in the scenic venue has been wet, with temperatures teetering on the line between rain and snow. If the jumps can't go forward on Friday, the busy Olympic Park schedule for Saturday may include the qualification and final rounds in the same day while biathlon gets underway a few hundred yards up the road in the cozy Park.
"We'll do everything we can to get everything ready, but in the end, it's really dependent on the weather," ski jumping sport manager John Heilig told Olympic News Service.
The park staff won't give up on Friday's competition lightly. They'll have people along the side of the ramp armed with everything up to and including blowers to clear excess snow.
The battle against the elements was in evidence in Thursday's training, which had a couple of unexpected results. Austrian phenom Gregor Schlierenzauer held his head in his hands after a first-round jump of 92.5 meters that tied for 27th in a group of 28. He fared much better with his next two jumps. The 20-year-old jumper, who has 32 World Cup wins since the 2006 Olympics, has pre-qualified for the final round and won't need to wrestle with the weather on Friday.
Also pre-qualified is Switzerland's Simon Ammann, a double winner in the 2002 Games who has found a second wind in his career and leads the World Cup standings.
American Anders Johnson was pleased with his efforts of 90.5 and 93.0 meters. "I'm confident with my jumps that they will qualify," he told Olympic News Service. -- Beau Dure
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QCRI-MIT CSAIL Annual Research Project Review 2017
The QCRI – MIT CSAIL Annual Research Project Review is open to the public on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the HBKU Research Complex Multipurpose Room.
The annual meeting is a highlight of a collaboration between QCRI and MIT CSAIL, a medium for knowledge creation, transfer and the exchange of expertise between scientists.
Scientists from both organizations are undertaking a variety of core computer science research projects – Database Management; Arabic Speech and Language Processing for Cross-Language Information Search and Fact Verification; Content-Adaptive Video Retargeting; Understanding Health Habits from Social Media; A Vertically-Integrated Approach to Resource-Efficient Shared Computing; Understanding and Developing for Cultural Identities Across Platforms; and Urban Data Analytics to Improve Mobility for Growing Cities in the Context of Mega Events.
They will be presenting their latest updates on this research at the project review.
The meeting will be followed by a public talk by MIT CSAIL's Professor Patrick Winston: "The Future of AI: Where we are, how we got here and where we are going," at the Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 1 at 4pm.
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Oh what fun it is to play in my stamp cave all day. Well, actually a couple of days. We had a quiet Thanksgiving here this year. Being from Canada, we are always torn between celebrating Thankgiving in October on Columbus Day weekend or in November, the traditonal American Thanksgiving. This year, my DH and my youngest Alana celebrated in October. My collage grad, Lindsay and I went to Canada to visit family. Well, Lindsay headed back up north to visit her boyfriend this weekend so we ended not having Thankgiving dinner. Christmas will be about the same menu so I will look forward to that.
In the mean time, that left me with a few days to stamp, make curtains and generally be thankful for spare time. I made a six sets of cards to sell for our library fundraisers and some gift tags as well. Lucky for me I also had time to create some off the cuff fun stuff as well.
I love this one. Lots and lots of BLING. I just love the new Stockings Accent Die. I used the big shot and cut out the ornament from the red glitter paper. Martha Stewart supplied the punch for the greens from garden green card stock. I used the Owl Builder punch for the small circles of glimmer red to create the berries. Martha's glitter in silver, poured over sticky strip and then rhynstones added on the strip. Bling, bling it was just popping all over the place. Snow Swirled sentiment embossed in silver and everything mounted on Silver metallic cardstock created a WOW. The ribbon is offray gray. Hope you like!


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I had on my new StitchFix pants (which I L.O.V.E.) and they're long (because I have short legs) so I was wearing my old faithful Nine West pointy toed high heels that I bought used when I worked at Plato's Closet. I had thought to myself recently that my favorite black shoes, the ones I could wear to pull any outfit together, were getting old and nearing the end of their lives. I've already had the toes refinished and new tips on the heels.
So, they're old, k?
We were walking out of the house, Husband with Holt and me with Win, my purse, my coffee, and the shoes.
I got down the first step of the outside steps and as I was taking the next step, the heel of those godforsaken shoes got caught on the step. Because my hands were full, I had nothing to do but to fall. Down the steps. Onto concrete. With Win in my arms.
I'll go ahead and say that we are all fine. Nothing but bumps and bruises on me and Win was perfectly fine.
Once we were down there, he looked up at me and said "OUCH"! It was actually kind of funny.
He was fine. I went inside and cleaned myself up while Husband and the boys picked up the contents of my purse that had spilled outside.
This incident, of course, made us late. And without going into excruciating detail, the drop-off at daycare much longer than usual. The boys' rhythm was all off that morning and we had to make a few pitstops and "hellos" at daycare before I could actually drop them off in their actual classroom and leave.
At this point, I've got an hour to drive from daycare to work and I was SO LATE. So, I thought....screw it. I'm already late. I'm going to Starbucks and getting a coffee (to replace the one I spilled) and something yummy for breakfast.
So I go through the drive-thru, make my order. When I get to the window, the Starbucks woman tells me that the woman in front of me PAID FOR MY ORDER. That thing that I've read about on the internet, heard on the news about people paying for other people's coffee orders, paying it forward, nice-ness, HAPPENED. TO ME! The thing that I thought only happened in areas with more people (I can't say why I thought that) happened in my tiny beach town, TO ME!
And then, I paid for the person's order behind me and we all stood in a circle and held hands and sang kum ba yah and all was right with the world.


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Up on the airy top floor of the Momofuku restaurant group in Toronto's Shangri-La hotel, David Sax beholds the future on the plate in front of him.
Three soft white buns envelop crunchy cumin, tamarind and curry pakoras (traditional Indian fritters made with chickpeas and potatoes). A fresh slice of cucumber lays atop each one and a bowl of flame-orange habanero sauce sits ready for dipping.
The new lunch dish at Momofuku's Daisho has all the ingredients to become the next big food trend, says the author of the new book
The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy For Cupcakes But Fed Up With Fondue
, as he studies it for a moment before tucking in.
That it's on a plate at a restaurant run by the venerable David Chang, a Korean-American chef who is almost single-handedly responsible for the boom in ramen noodle joints and the meteoric rise of the pork bun, is one strong indicator.
"It takes something that's known, which is the Momofuku bun format — really just a Chinese-style steamed bun — and it adds in something different," says Mr. Sax between bites. "But it's familiar enough, like 'Well, I can hold it in my hand and my hand won't get greasy.'"
The simple pakora bun is also emblematic of bigger cultural shifts that are almost always reflected in the popular food of the moment, he says. South Asian populations have exploded in North America, and with every Aziz Ansari comedy special and Jhumpa Lahiri novel, North Americans will further embrace these changes on their plates and on their palates.
"That will give incentives to chefs like the chefs here at Momofuku to sort of try stuff like this. And if this becomes a hit, you'll see it very quickly spread out," he says. "But you need something to be a hit. There's been people trying to do interesting, upscale, hip Indian for years and decades, and nobody's had that hit yet. Nobody's broken through in that way."
The race to the next food breakthrough has become a crowded track, packed with chefs and foodies craving the media traction that can come with bacon-spiked anything. The paradigm has shifted dramatically in the past few years as chefs gained celebrity status (witness the new Jon Favreau movie out next month about the life of a chef). Mr. Chang himself has exhibited both joy and frustration at being a "tastemaker" — the chefs, food bloggers and marketers who drive the trends.
But in his close study of what makes people flock to food trucks and abandon panini sandwiches, Mr. Sax finds significance amidst the hype: Food trends make social, economic and even political waves that shape the way we eat now and in the future. They are, as he puts it, a "potent force in our daily lives."
"There's been no better time in Western civilization to be eating," he says. Just 20 years ago, food trends were the sole domain of the moneyed and well-traveled — people who collected cookbooks from the countries they visited and frequented all the restaurants on the
Bon Appetit
magazine top 10 list.
"Now every single publication has a beefed up food section. It's inescapable. We're all experts, we're all better-educated and so we're more demanding," Mr. Sax says. "The customer eating at McDonald's is more demanding today than a customer 20 years ago when McDonald's was just 'Quarter Pounder with cheese and McNuggets.' Now they're saying 'We've got a chipotle wrap and we've got a fajita and we've now got organic tomatoes.'''
This is a good thing: More discerning eaters demand better and higher quality food and, as a result, are rewarded with greater choice. This benefits everyone, he says, from the hipsters scarfing tacos at a downtown pop-up restaurant to the rural family eating kettle chips with their Tim Horton's turkey clubs.
While food trends can be traced back to the Jell-O molds of the 1960s and the cottage cheese and cantaloupe health craze of the 1970s, the most iconic food of our times is the cupcake — a textbook case in how modern food trends spread. Once the stuff of simple children's parties, it is the "first identifiable trend of the 21st century," Mr. Sax says, buoyed by the emergence of Facebook and Twitter. A seconds-long
Sex and the City
scene of two of the characters snacking on the sweet treats in front of Magnolia Bakery in New York City's West Village started it all. The cupcake morphed from child's play to a symbol of the modern, independent woman — a confectionery high heeled shoe, he writes. Cupcake shops cropped up all over the place — even Karachi. It's safe to say, Mr. Sax writes, that the "annual cupcake GDP in America is in the multi-billion-dollar range."
It's not by accident that the cupcake trend bloomed in post-9/11 America, he says — a time of anxiety that, paired with the 2008 recession, created an insatiable appetite for comfort foods. This cultural backdrop and media landscape allowed the cupcake to thrive for more than a decade, outlasting the whoopie pie or the cake pop. Even the Cronut (a hybrid croissant and doughnut) which New York-based French pastry chef Dominique Ansel invented last summer and has taken pains to trademark, is already proving a fad.
But cupcake fatigue is bound to set in eventually, he says, and the delectable treat will return to the realm of children's parties. Mr. Sax, who writes a monthly food column for Toronto weekly
The Grid
, also sighs a little when our hanger steak ssam (a Korean lettuce wrap) arrives at the table.
"It's cooked sous-vide 55 degrees and it's finished off on the grill, sliced on a bias with ginger scallion sauce and kimchee puree," chirps the server. "We encourage you to wrap it up in the Bibb lettuce."
The meat is beautiful — perfect medium rare — and the lettuce springtime green. " That's 100% Chang," Mr. Sax says. "I've never even seen that in Korean restaurants."
Even so, there's such a thing as overkill.
"I'm kind of over the sous-vide thing, especially at the high end: Why do you have to cook every meat in a bag? Like if you can't learn to grill a piece of meat, don't cook it," he says. "Something like sous-vide is never going to become a mainstream trend because it's inaccessible, financially, in terms of the skill involved."
As food trends do become mainstream, though, consumers see things like quinoa in their Dempster's bread, available at pretty much any grocery store. It goes to show how eagerly major companies leap on food trends.
"It's just there to add another 15% to the price of it and make them a fraction more profit," Mr. Sax says. There's also no shortage of goji berries, kale and anti-oxidant-rich products at the local grocery store to try to convince shoppers their health may suffer if they don't pick up the latest superfood. Pegged as the anti-food trend, local, organic, natural food has become exactly what it rejects.
To complete our lunchtime tour, Mr. Sax orders the apple pie for dessert. If cupcakes are trendy, apple pies are so not — and yet here they are on the menu of a hot international Asian-American restaurant chain.
"I'm sure it could trend and every place could do their own apple pie. What was it a few years ago? Salted caramel apple pie — everyone was doing that," he says. "So it's like 'take this classic thing, the ultimate North American dish and put a twist on it.'"
The piping hot pie lands on the table and there are no gimmicks about it. It was just a simple, delicious, hot apple pie. Talk turns back to ethnic condiments like kimchee, as he recalls a kimchee crusted something on the Momofuku menu.
"There's everything-kimchee crusted," he says. "I'm sure somebody's done a kimchee apple pie. Actually, Google kimchee apple pie – I just wanna see."
Alas there was no such thing. But bacon thatched apple pies? Plenty of those. And like a classic food trend brainstorm, it cycles back again.
"Actually I think a kimchee pork belly apple pie would be really good," Mr. Sax muses. "Think about that combination of flavours – apple and pork go really well together. Maybe a kimchee bacon apple pie."
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|Zoro #: G1487026 Mfr #: AS5468402
|Base Type: Water
|Dry Time - Light Traffic: 24 hr.
|Finish: Flat
|Application Temperature: 50 to 110 Degrees F
|Color: Tile Red
|Dry Time Tack Free: 12 hr.
|Dry Time Recoat: 12 hr.
|VOC Content: Less Than340g/L
|Exposure Conditions: Interior/Exterior
|Application Method: Phenolic Core Roller
|Surface: Concrete, Steel
|Dry Time: 24 hr.
|Size: 1 gal.
|Resin Type: Epoxy Ester
|Item: Anti-Slip Floor Coating
|Country of Origin (subject to change): United States
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Anti-Slip Floor Coating, Water Base Type, Epoxy Ester Resin Type, VOC Content less than 340g/L, Size 1 gal., Color Tile Red, Flat Finish, Coverage 50 sq. ft./gal., Dry Time Tack Free 12 hr., Dry Time - Light Traffic 24 hr., Dry Time 24 hr., Dry Time Recoat 12 hr., Application Temperature 50 to 110 Degrees F, Application Method Phenolic Core Roller, Concrete, Steel, Exposure Conditions Interior/Exterior
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On Tuesday the 5th, I will be 11 years old and my sister, Nilla, who resides at The Bridge will also be 11. I miss her and my brother, J.J. so much! We had so much fun growing up together. Mimi tells me dat both of them are my Guardian Angels and watch over me all the time.
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A flat top gives you more options and keeps the dot sight lower (easier to use) than a carry handle mount. you could go with a flip up front sight, but it really isn't necessary.
This is a discussion on Help me pick an AR-15 PLEASE within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; There sure are MANY changes and options since I bought a COLT AR back in the 70's. Sold it when the ban came out for ...
There sure are MANY changes and options since I bought a COLT AR back in the 70's. Sold it when the ban came out for LOTS of $$.
Now I'm, looking to get one, just in case things go bad and the ban comes back. I've been looking around at AR15.com, Model1 trying to get educated and decide what I want. I'll be using this for HD in dire circumstances and maybe for a bit of Tac 3 gun, but no serious competition or long range stuff. I'd like a carbine, 5.56, plan on using a red dot scope. SO what is the best platform, A2 with carry handle & scope mount, A3 with removable handle, or flat top and flip up front & rear sights ? Please give me the benefit of your experience here to help me decide.
Well THANKS to all for their input. After reading, reviewing, handling, comparing and generally going a bit crazy trying to decide WHICH one to get or put together, I made the plunge and bought a CMMG, M4, 5.56 flat top with flip up rear sight. Here it is below. It should be here, It will be here soon, I hope.
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A flat top gives you more options and keeps the dot sight lower (easier to use) than a carry handle mount. you could go with a flip up front sight, but it really isn't necessary.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
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Read this it. It should be very helpfull. Os skip it and pick up a colt 6920
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Here is my new one I just picked up.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing..... Albert Einstein
First ar I bought was a Bushmaster dissapator in Oct of 2001 because that all I could find and I did not know any better. Then I bought a pencil barrel flat top upper in Bushmaster as well. I stll did not know any better. Then I bought an Armalite lower for the BM LW upper. Then have run well to date and I have staked the carrier keys and upgraded the extractors etc. BUT>>>
Knowing everything I kow now, I would just buy a Colt and be done with it.
I recommend the "search" feature.
A lot has changed in the AR world in the last couple decades. More than a search feature here, I suggest some time reading M4Carbine.net or other more specialized sites. "Best platform" is going to be determined by your specific need; shooting from a bench for accuracy is going to produce different needs than running the rifle through carbine courses. Likewise, home-defense is going to produce different needs than plinking rifle.
Determine need what you plan on using the rifle for, first, then what your budget limit is.
Colt, LMT or Noveske. I have opted for the Noveske.
"The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization." Sigmund Freud
You chose the right setup for general needs and fast paced carbine course and if zombies start walking down the street in the middle of the night looking to eat your brains.
Although I'm not a fan of CMMG, there's is nothing wrong with them inherently. You've got the flat top, the military profile barrel, 1/9 twist rate, retractable stock and a flip up back up iron sight. It looks like an A.R.M.S 40 or 40L
You can do alot with this rifle in the way of "tricks and treats"
1. Rail system. Everyone makes them, but for ease of installation and use I would go the Daniel Defense "Omega" rails system. 7" carbine length.
2. Stock. I'd put an LMT SOPMOD or Vltor EMOD stock on it. Better cheek weld and generally more comforatable than the standard M4 stock.
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4. Look around at grips. I've found that most real users will find a non-factory grip such as the Mag Pul MIAD grip or Ergo type grips. Easy installation and will make your shooting experience more comfortable with the right grip.
Good purchase.
Oh, and buy lot's of USGI mags and PMAGS. You can find the USGI mags with the Mag Pul followers online for decent prices. Store up as much ammunition in .223 and 5.56 NATO that you can afford.
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Re: Re: Epilog -vs- Prolog -vs- DisplayTogether
As to how graphics might be improved in a future version of Mathematica...
I have no inside knowledge. But I devoutly wish that, in some new
version -- soon! -- a lot of the options and enhancements to ordinary 2D
and 3D plots (and list plots, contour plots, etc.) will be accessible
through right-click context menus and/or wizards. That will make these
options much more accessible to beginners, and more convenient even for
experienced users.
Of course for really professional graphics, lots of detailed programming
is required. This is a point well made and illustrated by Michael Trott
in his "Mathematica Guidebook for Graphics".
David Park wrote:
> ...Many users are waiting for a new 'Graphics Version' of Mathematica. I wonder
> what they will do? Change the paradigm or add more set-piece plots, bells
> and whistles. From the way they fragmented Colors in Version 5.1 and broke
> their own code I will keep my hopes modest.
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The Hornets did play hard. They couldn't hit water from the middle of the Great Salt Lake the bench was an arctic 2 of 25 from the field but New Orleans matched Utah's intensity when only one team was plugging away for a chance to make the postseason.
When he wasn't happy with the way that star guard Eric Gordon, who played only 17 minutes in his first outing against the Jazz this season, Monty Williams pulled him and was visibly displeased with the way Gordon was defending.
"We're a team that plays hard and defends," Williams said. "Everybody needs to be coached, and I'm pushing them that's the bottom line. [Eric] needs to be coached, that's all."
Said Gordon of sitting out much of the second half: "It's his decision to take me out of the game for the rest of the game."
He finished with just seven points and two assists.
Now a 26-50 squad, the Hornets are still searching for how good they can be later on down the road, but under Williams, the team has adopted a physical brand of basketball that Jazz fans have grown accustomed to watching for decades.
They out-rebounded Utah 40-35 and dove for just as many loose balls with the same tenacity as the Jazz, who needed a win in order to stay in the Western Conference playoff picture.
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EP: Today we're putting Eternal Press author, Dee Kirk under the magnifying glass. Perfect for his new erotica P.I story released by Eternal Press. It's titled, Verne Gerow, PI: The Case of the Cashmere Blonde. Join us to uncover the juicy details about this tale of sexual sleuthing.
Welcome Dee!
Dee: Hi Kim. Nice to be here.
EP: Why don't you begin by telling us about this private investigator named Vern Gerow? What kind of character is he?
Dee: Well, Verne is a bit of a throwback, you might say. Not too hip, he tends to step in it from time to time, but he has a good heart and an instinctive sort of intelligence. Hes also very popular with the ladies.
EP: In this story, we (the reader) become Vern as it is told in first person. How difficult was it for you to write in this particular style? Do you worry that female readers won't relate to him since he's obviously male?
Dee: No, it wasnt difficult at all. When I get a character in my head, the first thing I hear is the dialoguemen or women, it doesnt matter. I can hear their speech patterns, idiosyncrasies, accents, and I know what words and phrases they would or wouldnt use. I hope women readers will see a little bit of someone they know in Verne and since hes something of an underdog, I think most people can relate and root for him to succeed.
EP: I should mention the heat rating of this story is five flames. That means pretty sexy stuff (and not for the kids). Do you find it difficult to write that level of detail in sex scenes? Do you avoid them as selections for a reading? Why or why not?
Dee: Just as I find dialogue relatively easy, sex scenes are the hardest things to write. There are only so many body parts, so many positionsfor most of us anywayand how many ways can you say hard, soft, thrust, moan, pleasure, etc.? My thesaurus really gets a workout. Ive never been asked to read any of my erotic stories for an audience, and Im glad of it.
EP: Is Dee Kirk your pen name? (you don't need to reveal your real name). Why or why not use one when writing erotica?
Dee: Yes, its a pen name. I chose it especially for my erotic stories. My real name has a most un-lyrical sound, rather like a pair of grunts, but I use it for mainstream work and when I write political satire.
EP: I hear there are five voluptuous babes in this story. One of them is his employer for this case and the others assist him. Tell us about these gals.
Dee: Judy Munson is the Cashmere Blonde. Shes beautiful but dangerous. Teri Dellinger is something of a bimbette, but a nice girl at heart. Angie Wilkes is a cop and Vernes former girlfriend. Maria is Judy Munsons maidshe doesnt know where all the bodies are buried, but shes very helpful. Sheila Flanagan is a school teacher Verne agrees to date in exchange for some information. Sheila has some surprises of her own.
EP: How much of Dee is in Judy Munson and how much is in Verne Gerow? Are they parts of your personality you don't show to anyone else or someone you daydream about being like?
Dee: Actually Judy Munson and Verne Gerow are based (very loosely) on writer friends of mine. This story began as a parody written to lampoon authors I know from a writers workshop. Somehow the story mushroomed into its present form. Dont ask me how. That said, I suppose theres a little of every writer in nearly every character he or she writes. I think its an unconscious thing. I dont see me in any of my characters, but others sometimes do.
EP: With this high of a heat rating, let me ask what your take on the debate over what is erotica and when it becomes pornography. What's the difference? IS there a difference?
Dee: Oh sure, I think theres a difference, though Id hesitate to label any writers work as porn. Some of my short stories have appeared on adult ezines and Ive had the chance to read what other writers are doing. Ive read some stories that seemed (to me at least) as though the authors only goal was to get as much humpin, thumpin physical action onto each page as possible. I call those wanker stories.
Erotica may not be fine art, but that doesnt mean you shouldnt try to write artfully. Whenever I come across a particularly good turn of phrase, or a really fine simile, I think, Boy, I wish Id written that. Why not use that same kind of language when writing erotica? Just because the plot revolves around coitus doesnt mean you cant create interesting characters, settings and situations.
I like to use lots of different places and periods of historycowboys, cavemen, pirates, and Vikings had sex too, right? To me, sex, politics, and religion are the most fertile ground for humor and when I write about any of those subjects, it has to have some laughs. Sure, I want readers to think my stories are sexy, but more importantly, I want them to thin, Hey, this guy is funny. Sex is supposed to be fun, aint it?
EP: Is there anything you'd like to talk about that we haven't discussed today?
Dee: To tell the truth, Im a little embarrassed for getting so long winded with that last question. But I would like to note the passing of George Carlin. He helped me find my voice and I think many could say the same.
EP: Well, Dee., we appreciate you stopping in to visit with us. Please tell us where we can find out more about you and you writing. Website? Blogs? Myspace? GoodReads? Forum hangouts?
Dee: I think Im still on GoodReads and I had a FaceBook once, but I havent been to either site in months. I simply havent the time. Thank you for inviting me for this visit, Kim. Its been a pleasure. Keep smiling, everybody.
Dee's at Eternal Press here: http://www.eternalpress.ca/Kirk.html


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A patented ink reservoir system for pad printers uses an aluminum frame to hold inexpensive, disposable PP ink-cup liners. Newly available from ITW Trans Tech, Carol Stream, Ill., the SpaceFrame reservoir is designed for the company's economical ExpressLiner ink cup (launched in 2006), virtually eliminating expensive conventional ink cups. The molded ExpressLiner design is said to allow use of removable carbide or ceramic doctor rings with performance equal to previous systems. The new reservoir device is said to signifi cantly reduce the cost of using the company's RedStar MultiCup-system pad printers. It is also said to work with pad printers that use either mechanical or magnetic ink-cup hold-down. Operators now can choose to use the disposable liner inside a conventional RedStar MultiCup or in a SpaceFrame unit. Tel: (630) 752-4000 . www.itwtranstech.com
ITW TransTech
475 N. Gary Ave. Carol Stream, IL 60188-4900
Phone (630) 752-4000 Fax (630) 752-4433
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