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I smell some crap.
lol wut
Will this come packed with Texas Air?
Wow, taking Air Guitar to a whole new level!
Are these compatible with my nose??
I used to go to rock concerts, but then I took a guitar pick to the eye.
So these things will let you carry a tune? Cool.
Time to take a long break. I dont see these going anywhere for a while
Is an Air Pick related to a Water Pik??
This is the next Bunnies Ogling Carrots ... they're just showing you what is inside ahead of time.
worst song choices...
keehnle wrote:Really?
youtube "demo"... lol
nilsonj wrote:I smell some crap.
Thass jes you pickin agin
I think the bags of crap leaked all over and this is what was left.
Great stocking stuffers except, wait, this is March...
I think I'm gonna make an air buy
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Why do I want these? I don't even do air guitar. Air drums and air piano, but never guitar.
Although born to be wild now annoys me, since they started using it in the AARP commercial a billion times a day.
Maybe it will sell out while I think about it.
Because I suspect that it will be one of those things I find months from now and think I got in a b of c and give away.
Stock up on stocking stuffers!
White elephant party gifts!
garyschmitt wrote:Are these compatible with my nose??
My first reaction was of disbelief and disgust that such product exists,
but then I thought,
"This would actually go well with my air guitar."
Just think about it,
playing your air guitar,
but this time there's actually music coming out.
It's magic.
OK! Now we are back to the randomness and What Tiny Flowers that we love so much Woot!
This is more like a woot-off should be...this is truly garbage that will sell. Nooooooo....not me. But somebody will actually buy this stuff.
I sense the re-birth of the woot-off. I pray that I am not wrong...
sorry, need a delete key.
This WO could not have come at a worse time....I had serious plans for today!
Ramza wrote:I think the bags of crap leaked all over and this is what was left.
I would like to point out that the Princess of Monaco was NOT Gene Kelly... it was GRACE Kelly. Sheesh
If only they made a left-handed version...
Lunch time everyone.
Hello! Whammy Bar Button! Get buyin' people.
see them in action here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCicSnTN-Z4
Id rather just play guitar hero...
Gene Kelly was princess of Monaco?
Thwarter wrote:youtube "demo"... lol
OH, so they are just sort of annoying. Thanks!
jpstrings wrote:Lunch time everyone.
Already had the lunch break. I think gym time is in order.
Now this is what Woot! buys are all about. Useless, cheap, original, good deal. Also, I smell more crapolla on the horizon, hope I get 1 this time...
astondb4gtz wrote:Gene Kelly was princess of Monaco?
OK, not sure why the original image wasn't linked....
Crap! Too big to pick my nose with.
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Used ECM and new EWS?
I put a new motor in my 740il, and a good used junkyard ecm, car cranks finally with used ecm, but i have no spark, i was wondering if i can just put a brand new EWS module in the car, and align it with the ECM, and not have to replace the key or anything else. I am 100% sure that the EWS module is not coded to the ECM as it is a used junkyard ECM. i do have codes in the ecm for ews antitheft.
All i need to know is if i can put a new ews4 module in the car, and code and align it to the good used ecm i currently have in the car, any help would be awesome!
thanks so much!
Dealer reprogram for your car, sorry bro!!
I can programit myself, i have the autologic scan tool, i just wanted to know if a new ews will fix it
No...because EWS uses multiple components...and all have the same ISN (individual serial number) burnt into them. The DME/ECU, EWS control module, transmitter/receiver (on early EWS II models), and the key. They all have to have the same ISN...if not, the starter, ignition, and fuel will be affected.
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"Social enterprise is another form of business model which creates growth by increasing the number of entrepreneurs and the different kinds of enterprise models in the economy. Social enterprises help us meet new challenges in a sustainable way, balancing the interests and needs of citizens", said Jonathan Bland, Managing Director of Social Business International Ltd.
The EESC's public hearing on the "EU policy agenda for social enterprise: what next?" brought together European experts, Social Economy stakeholders and the European institutions that support the social enterprise sector. The event was held in the framework of the Social Enterprise Project which- in line with the Strasbourg declaration - aims to define policy directions and concrete actions to be put to the next Commission and Parliament in autumn 2014.
Heinz Becker, member of the European Parliament, explained the importance of communicating at the local level: "Our primary target is not the national level but the regional and local level because the social economy is rooted in the regions, but at the same time we need the close cooperation of the EU Member States".
The Social Enterprise Project is steered by a project group of nine EESC members. It involves in a number of "going local" events, stakeholder meetings and a specifically dedicated website and forum to facilitate and strengthen cooperation with social enterprise supporters around Europe.
"This hearing is the final step before our final report", said Ariane Rodert, the Social Enterprise Project coordinator. "The EESC has for the last eight months gathered input from social enterprise players at local, regional, national and European levels. Their input is key to ensuring that EU policy fully unleashes the potential of social economy enterprises across the EU", she went on to say.
"Social enterprise is an entrepreneurial model which prioritises personal dignity, a more balanced society, the integration of the young and of people with disabilities and promotes democratic values in the company", added Juan Antonio Pedreno, Vice-president of Social Economy Europe.
The EESC, actively involved in this field, has drafted a substantial number of opinions that have contributed to and supported the European Commission elaboration of the Social Business Initiative (SBI) in 2011.
Throughout a substantial number of opinions, the Strasbourg event, and the Social Entrepreneurship project, the EESC is actively involved in the Social Entrepreneurship field. As a result of this project currently undertaken by the EESC, policy directions and concrete actions will be forwarded to the new Commission and Parliament at the fall of 2014.


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WOMEN ASK COURT AID IN RED MEN'S ROW; 75 Members of Local Council of the Order Want State Body to Give Convention Password.
Seventy-five women, members of Kiowa Council, 47, of the Degree of Pocahontas of the Independent Order of Red Men, appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday, headed by their counsel, and asked the court for a writ of mandamus to force the State Council to give them the password for the coming convention and for a temporary injunction to restrain the State Council from canceling their charter.
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Re: Rules
On 10 mag 2006, at 12:34, Marcin Rak wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> I had two simple questions, and was wondering wether anyone could
> through
> something my way:
> 1) When we have a list, call it AList, and we type the following
> AList /. {rule1}
> AList /. rule1
> what is the difference between the two?
From the help for ReplaceAll:
expr /. rules applies a rule or list of rules in an attempt to
transform EACH SUBPART of an expression expr.
so AList /. {rule1} and AList /. {rule1} are equivalent if rule1 is a
Rule expression.
> And, how would I go about
> defining a rule for the variable AList, and a rule for the contents
> of the
> list - obviously these are two different concepts, yet how would you
> differentiate b/w the two?
From the help for Replace:
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Wrestling Forum: WWE, Impact Wrestling, Indy Wrestling, Women of Wrestling Forums (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/forumindex.php)
- General WWE (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/general-wwe/)
- - Feud. (http://www.wrestlingforum.com/general-wwe/685602-feud.html)
Simple really, i'm curious to know .. since you all got into WWF/WWE .. what's been the best feud you've seen and why?
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Why's that, may i ask?
Re: Feud.
what about yourself
Re: Feud.
HBK/Taker from 1997-early 98. Very good and Great matches (Ground Zero, HIAC greatest match ever, Royal Rumble '98). The moment that started the storyline (HBK hitting Taker in the head at SummerSlam '97) was an awesome moment itself that gave off a huge buzz in the arena (I was there). That heel turn by HBK got the wheels in motion for the original DX to be formed and in the big picture of things got the Attitude era started.
Watching HBK play the arrogant, cocky heel who (who was the smaller guy and a heel going against a babyface big man, which was new ground for Vince)would egg Taker on in his promos and then have DX have his back when Taker went after HBK was the ultimate cat-mouse feud. HBK was setting the world on fire with matches and promos. Taker was finally "humanized" alittle bit and finally got the ok from Vince to sell and work like a normal person and not a supernatural deadman who barely felt anything added a whole new dimension to the Undertaker character, as well. This feud also saw the debut of Kane in the HIAC match.
Probably the best chemistry between two workers ever (if not, certainly up there). Both guys were God-like. Everything clicked from start to finish.
Re: Feud.
Austin vs McMahon. No explanation required, it speaks for itself. There has never been anything close before it, there is nothing close to it now, there will never be anything close to it later.
Truth be told, there is no reason to even still be watching wrestling, because the peak has been done and it won't be reached again. Why we all hopelessly cling to it still is a fools errand.
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P.S Kitchen Sex Is Good
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Orton vs the Mcmahon's was epic IMO.
All the feuds following Evolution disbanding. trips-orton, trips-batista, and trips-flair.
Loved the austin-trips feud too.
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Today's post is about a quintessential Glamamama. She is a multi-tasker, overachiever, and truly someone who is at the top of her game with every pursuit. She shuns the spotlight and prefers to keep a low profile, and remains humble in all her endeavours. She is an entrepreneur, mother, sister, niece, wife, friend and ultimately a leader.
In my continuous search for super women, I've called upon the know-how and know-who of several of my Glamaross friends. When 5/5 proclaim that, "You've got to interview Yvonne!" I stopped dead in my tracks, pulled out the stops in hot pursuit of this Glamamama, Yvonne Wong Tsang.
I feel fortunate to have met this inspirational being (seriously when you surround yourself with overachievers you need to keep your life on track… NOTE TO SELF: must continue to strive to make a difference). Everything she has achieved thusfar, has been remarkable. She spent 17 years in the banking and finance industry with renowned financial heavy weights such as, State Street Corporation, where she was Managing Director and prior to that she was Chief Operating Officer at Thaddeus Capital.
However, it is not just her financial career that makes her an inspiration but rather her entrepreneurial spirit (from property development to the development of children and educational services) and charitable vigour (the accolades are endless) that gives credence to this super woman's life.
GLAMAMAMA MONDAY: talks priority, philanthropy and destiny with Yvonne Wong Tsang
Yvonne Wong Tsang, with Scotty, Zoe and husband Ernest Tsang
GR: Describe yourself in 10 words or less
YWT: A workaholic but not at the expense of time with my family.
GR: What is your definition of success as a women/ mother?
YWT: Seeing my family healthy and happy.
GR: Who are your role models, and why?
YWT: My 93 -year-old aunt, who has been with me the day since I was born. She has the most kind and generous heart. She is a survivor and fighter, tough as nails when it comes to facing challenges in life.
GR: What was the most significant moment in your life, and how did it change/ affect you?
YWT: Giving birth to both my children changed everything in my life in the most positive way. They gave me drive to work harder, be a better person, prioritise and still strike a balance, which is extremely difficult.
GR. You are involved in quite a few charitable organisations. Which ones are they and why did you join/ volunteer with them?
YWT: I am involved actively with Heep Hong Society as a member of the Executive Committee as well as Chairman of its Fund Raising Committee. I am also a member of the Financing Committee. I first volunteered for Heep Hong back in 1999 when Goldman Sachs organised a visit to one of their centres. I was very touched by the work Heep Hong did and does for children with Autism, ADHD and other learning disabilities. This is a monumental year for Heep Hong as we celebrate our 50th anniversary!
I am also a volunteer for Society for Community Organization, focusing on children and the elderly living in caged homes, and have sponsored regular charity events each year since 2009 for SoCo Shum Shui Po and Kwun Tong branches. I love and share the passion and the belief of the teams and volunteers at SoCo.
GR: How has your life changed in the last 8 years?
YWT: I went from working in investment banks from sale side to buy side, to building properties, residential and commercial, to being mother of two, to building protective garment business and now getting involved in children and educational related businesses…ummmm, actually not in any sequential order here but let's say I have not changed in the past 8 years. I still love multi-tasking!
GR: What projects are you working on?
YWT: Several and they all involve building. I love building whether it is in a bank building up a department, or a property, or businesses; I just love building.
GR: Do you think women can have it all?
YWT: . No one can have it all but I do believe in driving my own destiny.
GR: How do you manage your entrepreneurial endeavours and your family?
YWT: Nothing is more important than my family. As long as my family is happy and healthy, I work. If they are not, my work stops. My kids pick up from me the value of hard work and I started getting them involved with what I do even at a very young age especially with charitable work.
Zoe, following in Mummy's footsteps and helping at the Heep Hong Society Flag Day
While Yvonne is still involved in various businesses from property development, to the development of a protective garment business, she is now also the Chairwoman of Adventure Holdings Ltd, which owns Adventure Sport Academy in Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as Adventure Studios Ltd a learning centre for children to nurture their creativity through audio, visual and performing arts. Yvonne works closely with co-founder of ASA, "Coach" Raymond Lo to provide personalised and professional sports training programmes to over 600 children in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Apart from her work commitments, Yvonne is the dedicated mother of Zoe (7) and Scotty (5) and is actively involved in community and church services.
This post is supposed to inspire you and not make you feel like an underachiever! On that note, let's go get 'em ladies!


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JEFF KNAPP: There's still time for late-fall fishing trip
Even though the weather of the past week makes it feel like January, it's really only early December. It's likely we'll have enough seasonal, late-fall weather to offer up a last-minute open-water fishing trip or two.
For bass anglers, late-fall fishing often means concentrating on drop-offs. Areas of rip-rap, as well as spots where deep channels swing close to shore, are drop-off areas with great late-season potential.
Rip-rap — where rock is used to stabilize bank sections, dams and causeways — tend to be productive during the fall.
Rip-rapped dam faces are sometimes off limits to anglers. But on the ones that are open, the rocky, fast-dropping shoreline is attractive to gamefish. Such spots provide access to deep water. The rocks gather algae, which in turn attracts minnow life, and consequently bass and walleyes. During sunny weather the rocks gather heat. Submerged vegetation is sometimes found in concert with areas of rip-rap, which is likely to provide that spot-on-a-spot where gamefish will be found.
Rip-rap areas can be lengthy, so plan on devoting some time working them. If there is a slight breeze blowing parallel to the area, allow it to push the boat along. If the wind is more significant, it's usually better to work into the wind with the electric motor. And on still days you can leave the electric motor on a low setting and slowly work along the bank.
Rip-rap lends itself to a variety of presentations. Diving crankbaits are effective on bass. Bounce the crankbait along the rocky shelf, expecting most hits to occur when the bait breaks free of the bottom. Drop-shot rigs are another good option, especially along smoother rip-rap. Keep the weight as light as possible to avoid dropping it in between the rocks. In areas of submerged weeds, use a skirted jig/crawfish trailer combo or Texas-rigged worm to ply the edges and open pockets within the cover.
On lakes where bass and walleyes coexist, it's common to find walleyes holding in deeper water than the bass; i.e., if you are catching bass in 15 feet of water, explore the 25- to 30-foot depths for walleyes. Yo-yo a leadhead jig with a grub down in the depths, or work a blade bait. Blades can also be effective on bass, smallmouths in particular, when water temperatures drop into the 40s.
Like the above-mentioned creek channel scenario, areas of rip-rap often have specific spots that consistently hold fish. The feature may be so subtle that you never really discover what it is that holds the fish. But the place does, and it tends to do so each fall.
Sections of steep-dropping shoreline — often where the river/creek channel swings in tight to the bank — become attractive to gamefish during the fall.
Cover options are many. Drop-off shoreline areas feature lay-downs, where the eroding banks allow trees to fall into the water. Rockslides are common for the same reason. Stumps are often part of the picture, too.
In the unstable, changing weather of fall, gamefish can move vertically in the water column as their activity level changes.
A skirted jig worked throughout the limbs of lay-downs is an effective way of pulling bass out of the wood. Watch how the limbs and branches lie; work the bait along the same "grain" to minimize snags. Jigs hopped along rocky shelves, spots crayfish call home, will also be intercepted by bass.
Walleyes tend to hold in deeper portions of these drop-off areas, often at the base of the structure. Pump a blade bait along the base of the ledge. Or tip a three-eighth-ounce jig with a big minnow or chub and drag it along the bottom.
These spots are quite snaggy. Carry along a lure retriever to knock free blade baits that get caught on rocks and stumps.


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Rabbi Greg M. Epstein Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University
Rabbi Greg M. Epstein
Rabbi Greg M. Epstein serves as the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University, and is a member of the executive committee of the 38-member Harvard United Ministry interfaith corps of chaplains. In 2005 he received ordination as a Humanist Rabbi from the International Institute for Secular and Humanistic Judaism, where he studied in Jerusalem and Michigan for five years. He holds a BA (Religion and Chinese) and an MA (Judaic Studies) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is currently completing a Masters of Theological Studies at the Harvard Divinity School. He will be contributing a chapter on the theological and philosophical roots of Humanism in the world's major religious-cultural traditions, for an upcoming book on Humanism in business. He is also currently writing a book that will provide an introduction to Humanism with emphasis on his idea of Cultural Humanism: the idea that love for and active celebration of one's own cultural heritage and background can be combined with a Humanist philosophy wherein all people are to be treated with dignity, as equals regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality. He is an advisor to two student groups at Harvard College, the Secular Society and the Interfaith Council.
Epstein's journey to Humanistic Judaism has been unconventional: growing up as an assimilated and disinterested Reform Jew, he began studying Buddhism and Taoism while at High School in New York City, and in college went to Taiwan for a semester aiming to study Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism in its original language and context. Finding that Eastern religions do not necessarily have greater access to truth than Western ones, he returned to the US and abandoned Buddhist studies in favor of rock music, recording and singing professionally for a year after college. He then left the music industry, disappointed by its drug and negativity-ridden culture, and might have been forced into attending law school had he not discovered the movement of Humanism and the possibility of a career as a Humanist rabbi and chaplain. His efforts speaking and reaching out to thousands of students from many cultural and religious backgrounds on and around 9-11-01 led to his being featured in a cover story of Newsweek Magazine on "Generation 9-11" and in other national media outlets. As a graduate student he has earned a number of prestigious scholarships including a Posen Fellowship with which he studied in the Talmud Department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for one year. Fluent in Modern Hebrew, Epstein is especially delighted to work with secular Israeli young people and families living in the Boston area. He is available to provide wedding, funeral, baby-naming, and bar/bat mitzvah services. Most services will make heavy use of modern Israeli songs and poetry—Epstein is proud of the over 2,500 Israeli songs he has collected as a hobby on his iPod, and in 2005 he received a fellowship from Harvard University's Center for Jewish Studies to research "Israeli Popular Music as a Secular Jewish Liturgy."
The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard was established in 1974 and is a permanent position at Harvard, endowed in 1995 by the late John L. Loeb '24 as part of a $100 million gift to the University. Epstein is proud to have recently succeeded Thomas Ferrick, currently Humanist Chaplain Emeritus of Harvard, in this role.


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"I enjoy life because I'm doing what I want to do – that to me is the most important thing in life" says Podi Lawrence. A painting should be completed with Love. Love of the subject matter or just the love of the process "playing" with color and paints. "There needs to be passion in a painting, whether in the subject matter or the way it is painted "
Lawrence is an international award winning artist from England, now living in Chame. She has exhibited her work in London, Paris, New York and Toronto and received several awards including a Bronze Medal at the Paris Salon in 1994 and honorable mention by Prince Charles when he chose a piece of her work for exhibition in the Mall Gallery, London.
Passionately a portrait painter her commissions include numerous portraits of business and educational heads, their families and pets; and performers, both musicians and dancers. She tells us that portrait painting is no different to landscape painting and in many cases is much easier. She also loves working direct from her subject, be it a person or a landscape or scenes with people. She spent a year as resident artist with the English National Ballet in England, sketching the dancers. Most of the resulting paintings are in their own collection. In Canada she was the official illustrator for the UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival for 8 years. After sketching the musicians on stage during the Festival performance, she provided finished paintings for the following year's publicity campaign. Samples of these can be seen on her own website http://www.podiarts.com . Prints of her other work are available through http://podi-lawrence.artistwebsites.com.
For much of her career in England and Canada she shared her passion by teaching and mentoring to dedicated art students. "There is nothing so joyful when teaching than seeing someone make a progressive step – a sudden realization of success"
Podi is currently working on a series of paintings in oil depicting strong Shadows & Light. The inspiration comes from the intense tropical sun. They range in size from 24" x 24" to 36" x 48" and will be exhibited in Panama when complete. Final arrangements are being made with Restaurante Pangea for her larger paintings, and Weil Art Gallery. Check her website in a month for full information of exhibition dates.
If you can't wait till the exhibition in Panama you can view some of her work by appointment at El Litoral or at her house in Chame. She can discuss with you any specific commissions you may have in mind, without obligation.
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If you're on social media, then you've seen the promos for tonight's mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead. Their Twitter feed has been lit up with reminders and suggestions for days. So has the Instagram page, which is also promoting a Twitter chat with Norman Reedus* (aka Daryl Dixon) at 8:30pm ET tonight, a half hour before the premiere starts. Five cast members appeared on Conan this week. And, of course, the Facebook page is wall-to-wall walkers.
There are games and quizzes on the website to get fans involved. One such game scientifically determined that I would make it at least a year and a half if zombies took over. And the show was brought to life on the streets of New York when zombies scared the mess out of people walking in Union Square by grasping at feet from beneath the sidewalk.
But officials saw footage of the stunt and now an MTA spokesperson says they've turned it over to the NYPD. Doesn't the MTA know! There are no laws in the zombie apocalypse!
Certainly, the NYPD has better things to do. And AMC is probably happy for any little boost they can get in viewership for the show tonight. If there's a fine, they'll likely pay it gladly.
While the premiere managed to avoid the Super Bowl last week, it is competing with the Winter Olympics in Sochi and Downton Abbey. So while The Walking Dead is the most popular show on television, particularly among that coveted 18-to-49 age demographic, they're not taking any chances.
It's worth noting that Sochi's opening ceremony wasn't a ratings bonanza, with the numbers for the Matt Lauer/Meredith Vieira hosted broadcast falling eight percent from the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
Still, AMC is wise to make a big to-do about its biggest show. Television is crowded right now, what with Netflix, Amazon, and other companies getting in on the action. And Sunday nights in particular are a tough place to stand out. But safe to say there's nothing on TV right now that looks like The Walking Dead. I'm not sure how much of this magnificent** zombie madness we could take anyway.
Image via @amcwalkingdead on Instagram


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I had been reading and noting a serial of postings from one young friend, Georgy from Bangalore in the IO Forum. I have seen many of the over enthusiastic IO supporters praising him and his views as the panacea to counter all SO pleas against the claims of Catholicose faction. I wrote to one of my critics in a different MO Forum that I will be responding to Mr.Georgy when he finishes his series.
I find that he finished his presentation a week ago and I was busy otherwise and I could not start my response then and there.
I am sending these responses to IO, MO and SO Fora, even though I don't know whether it will be published by them all, especially the IO forum. I had some experiences of editing or rejecting some of my postings. I don't have any complaints on these because as ours theirs is also a moderated forum.Nevertheless I mentioned this to notify that the authenticity of my articles will be in the version available in the SO forum. I don't have any bad experience with MOSC group till now on my postings there. I hope they will keep their tradition to these series too. The IO moderator's have cut suited one of my postings which I wrote by their solicitation.
I must first and foremost congratulate Georgy for his journalistic talents and the beauty of his language. I also put on record his enthusiasm and willingly taken time and effort to articulate in a convincing way to like minded readers. The respectful and modest way of referring to opponent leaders are again to be praised. He is surely not prompted by emotion but by the maturity of affection and regard to the partisan spirit that was inherited in him and to the notions articulated in him by his factional environs. But his methodology of analysis is of a praise worthy standard and is really attractive.
I express my congratulations.
Please bear my uncouth expressions, unscientific presentation and unskilled language.
I write this not to convince my friend Georgy or any other factional IO promoters. But I am trying to prepare a soliloquy to defend my own convictions in the light of reading the myth field of self justifications the IOs had to built in the last one century to protect the schismatic groupism created in the Malankara Church.
My general observation on Georgy's presentation is that he has made nothing new other than presenting the same old wine in the new caskets. His skills in journalism (if I am correct about his career!) and command of stylish English is simply employed here in the analysis of Church issues.
I have selected this title 'Myth field of Journalistricks' partly from Georgy's caption and partly my own coining of words. I don't know whether someone has combined these words and used before to express the idea of 'journalism and tricks' combined. If this is not an authentic usage please accept my explanations on it.
My apologies to all those who wish to respond then and there. You have the freedom to air your views at any time. But I will not be replying to anyone until I finish my whole responses to Georgy's.
Next: Mythfield of Journalistricks, Part 1, 'Nationalism and OO Churches'
Lovingly, Moolelachen.
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DataGridViewAutoSizeModeEventArgs Class
Provides data for the DataGridView AutoSizeRowsModeChanged and RowHeadersWidthSizeModeChanged events.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
The DataGridViewAutoSizeModeEventArgs type exposes the following members.
|Initializes a new instance of the DataGridViewAutoSizeModeEventArgs class.
|Gets a value specifying whether the DataGridView was previously set to automatically resize.
|Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
|Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
|Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
|Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
|Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
|Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
The AutoSizeRowsModeChanged event is raised when the value of the AutoSizeRowsMode property of the DataGridView control changes. The RowHeadersWidthSizeModeChanged event is raised when the value of the RowHeadersWidthSizeMode property changes.
For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.
The following code example demonstrates how to process the AutoSizeRowsModeChanged event. This code example is part of a larger example provided at How to: Automatically Resize Cells When Content Changes in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control.
Private Sub WatchRowsModeChanges(ByVal sender As Object, _ ByVal modeEvent As DataGridViewAutoSizeModeEventArgs) _ Handles DataGridView1.AutoSizeRowsModeChanged Dim label As Label = CType(FlowLayoutPanel1.Controls _ (currentLayoutName), Label) If modeEvent.PreviousModeAutoSized Then label.Text = "changed to different " & label.Name & _ DataGridView1.AutoSizeRowsMode.ToString() Else label.Text = label.Name & _ DataGridView1.AutoSizeRowsMode.ToString() End If End Sub
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.


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First, an Awesome Product Alert:
Trader Joe's Hatch Chili Bread. Chewy crust, good crumb, a little spice. Perfect for topping with, well, anything.
Second, a Not-So-Awesome Product Alert:
The San Diego Soap Company Honey and Blackberry Hand Soap. It's a good soap with a good fragrance, but given the name, I was expecting something locally produced. Upon further inspection, I see it's distributed by Universal Products in Clinton Township MI, and made in China. Local fail.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Two Product Alerts
First, an Awesome Product Alert:
Saturday, August 30, 2008
English Muffins
I made my own English muffins! They don't have the holes of a package of Thomas', and if you bought these in the store, they'd probably be labeled "slightly irregular". But they're delicious!
The dough is really sticky, so be prepared for a fight. Also, mine turned out huge(!), so I'd probably make 12 next time instead of 8. And because they were so big, they took a little longer than 6 minutes per side.
Overall, not bad for a first try. Thanks to Gretchen Noelle at Canela & Camino for the recipe!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Short Ribs with Coffee and Chiles
Tonight's dinner was Short Ribs with Coffee and Chiles, shredded and turned into small burritos. Since the short ribs came from my freezer, it's perfect as an entry to Mele Cotte's Deep Freeze Summer Challenge 2.
I followed the NY Times recipe, using one mulato chile and one pasilla oaxaca chile, and baking at 300 degrees for 2.5 hours. The meat and the sauce were separated and refrigerated overnight. Today I removed massive amounts of fat from the sauce, shredded the meat, then mixed meat with sauce and reheated.
I also quick-pickled some sliced red onion in red wine vinegar, quartered a few baby limes, and chopped some cilantro.
Mini-burrito assembly: Heat a tortilla over a gas flame, spread some meat in the center, top with red onions and cilantro, sprinkle with lime juice, and roll. Served with lemon & chile powder cucumber salad.
If you are thinking of making this, be forewarned - it's not health food. Even after removing the fat from the sauce, there's still plenty left, because short ribs aren't exactly lean. But the pickled onion and lime juice help cut through the richness somewhat, so you don't feel gross after eating.
I'm not sure how much of the coffee or red wine flavor came through in the meat - everything kind of blended together to make a rich, earthy, slightly bitter sauce.
Hubby said it was too bitter, even though he has previously claimed he loves bitter (hmm...maybe that's why he married me). MIL loved it, couldn't stop telling me how good it was. I'm somewhere in the middle - I'll make something like this again, but probably without the coffee to reduce the bitterness, and maybe with a pot roast-type cut for a less fatty final product. I guess that would make it a completely different dish, but for me, it's all about the chiles (and cleaning out the freezer!).
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Vespa vs. Laundry
So we were all set to fix the Vespa, so I could get 50 mpg instead of 20. Isn't she pretty?
She doesn't need much - new battery, oil change, new tires.
But guess what? See the empty space in my garage?
Yeah, there should be a clothes washer there. Stupid thing decided it liked being full of water and refused to spin or drain.
So tomorrow I get a new (used) washer. And the poor Vespa has to sit unused for a while longer.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Braised Greens and Lentils
Susan over at The Well-Seasoned Cook is hosting a second helping of My Legume Love Affair. Since I most definitely love legumes, especially lentils, I had to join in. It's still really warm here (87 today), so I was originally thinking salad. But when I saw the beautiful kale and mustard greens at the market, I couldn't help but change my mind, and go with a braised greens and lentils dish.
I got the idea from Michel Richard's Collard Greens and Lentils, posted by Luisa at The Wednesday Chef. I figured since the oven was set only at 250, it wouldn't heat up the kitchen too much.
I replaced the collard greens in the original recipe with 1 bunch each of kale and mustard greens. I also added a minced garlic clove, and drastically reduced the balsamic vinegar down to only 1 teaspoon. And added a ton of black pepper.
You could easily make this vegetarian/vegan by using veggie broth and omitting the bacon. In fact, I'm not sure the bacon added anything essential, so I may just do that next time. Or, you could do a 180, and make it less vegetarian by adding chopped boiled smoked hamhock.
This turned out amazing - chewy lentils, slightly bitter greens, some acidity from the vinegar - in a word, spectacular (although not terribly photogenic!).
Friday, August 22, 2008
Electro-shock Therapy?
I'm used to electric shocks. Mild ones, anyway. Every time I flip on my garbage disposal, I have to make sure my hands are dry, otherwise I get a small zap. I've been zapped at work because of a faulty extension cord. No big deal, just a little annoying. But...
The shock I got today was an order of magnitude higher than anything else I had previously experienced. I had finished testing some PC boards, and was putting the test fixture away. I grabbed the metal frame with my right hand, and...BZZZZTTTT!!!!
Holy crap! (Not the words I used, but hey, this is a PG blog.) It hurt so bad and scared me so much I was almost in tears.
The test technician in the room ran over and asked what happened. I told him I got shocked. He touched the frame...nothing...I touched it again...nothing...
My hand still buzzing, I went to the geek-in-charge (a mousy little PhD in physics with a short-man complex, but that's a whole other story), and told him what happened. We went back to the lab, took the fixture and an ohmmeter, and started investigating. Turns out, the metal frame wasn't grounded because of a loose standoff on a power supply. A simple 3/4 turn of the standoff, and all was well.
Except for my hand. Still buzzing, 30 minutes later. And I have a little burn on my pinky. Maybe I should get a pair of electrical protective gloves.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
I bought some wheatberries today.
Now what the hell do I do with them?
Dinner from the freezer
I really want to participate in Mele Cotte's Deep Freeze Summer Challenge - make a dish created from the depth of your freezer. Summer cleaning, if you will.
Last night's dinner qualifies, but I'm not going to submit it, because there wasn't any actual cooking involved (cooking being defined as combining ingredients, usually with some sort of heating mechanism, to produce dinner). Plus, once again, I don't have any pictures. And I think any pics I would have taken wouldn't have produced a Pavlovian response in anyone.
In my freezer, I had a box of steamer clams in garlic butter sauce from Trader Joe's, along with a loaf of garlic bread from Food4Less. I baked the bread, and heated the clams. Bingo, bam, whatever, done. Tasty.
I was initially skeptical about the frozen clams...I was sure they'd be gritty and taste frozen. But they were better than some "fresh" clams I've had. Chewy, tender, no grit, decent sauce. So if you're near a TJ's, picking up their frozen boxed steamers isn't a terrible idea.
And tonight's dinner kind of qualifies too, because MIL made lasagna with ground beef from the freezer. But I'm not about to publish her secret recipe because she'd probably kill me.
I've still got almost a whole month to come up with a suitable dish for Mele Cotte's challenge - I've got my eye on some short ribs currently lounging on my freezer's second shelf...maybe braised with chiles and coffee...we'll see.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream
David Lebovitz is my new favorite person. This coffee ice cream from The Perfect Scoop was super-simple and absolutely delicious.
Brew coffee with 1/2 cup of grounds and 1 1/2 cups of water. This should yield about a cup. Whisk the coffee together with a can (~400g) of sweetened condensed milk, and 1/3 cup of whole milk. I used skim milk mixed with half & half, because that's what I had. Chill thoroughly in the freezer, then chuck it in your ice cream maker. While it's churning, add a large pinch of coffee grounds. When done, scoop into containers and freeze. It won't freeze as hard as regular ice cream, and it melts really fast. I think it's because of the sweetened condensed milk, but I'm a chemist, not a food scientist, so what do I know?
Make this. You'll love it. Unless you don't like coffee, in which case, I can't help you.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Food Allergies
It appears I have oral allergy syndrome. Now, I'm not a hypochondriac, quite the opposite. I steadfastly refuse to believe there's anything wrong with me unless I have unassailable truth. However, over the last 5 years or so, my reactions to certain foods have increased and escalated. I can't ignore them - it's difficult to ignore incessant itching and swelling in your mouth and throat.
I underwent allergy testing as a teenager, little injections of known allergens under your skin. If they swell, you're allergic. I think I was diagnosed with cat and pollen allergies. Allergy immunotherapy was the treatment. I'm pretty sure it didn't work, because I'm still allergic to my cat, as well as most green growing things, especially ones with flowers. Thank God my cat doesn't flower.
Then in my late 20s, I started having food allergies. Avocado, cantaloupe, walnuts, pineapple, watermelon. Who in the hell is allergic to watermelon? It's mostly water, for God's sake! But, yeah, lucky me.
Damn conformational epitopes.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Too Many Figs! Help!
As predicted, I have too many figs. Don't believe me? Think it's not possible?
Anybody want some? (I've got a smaller tree with purple ones, too.) If you're in San Diego, let me know!
Zucchini Patties
No pictures of last night's dinner, Zucchini Patties, courtesy of Peter at Kalofagas, for a number of reasons/excuses, in no particular order:
- I was hungry
- I'm lazy
- It was getting dark
- Peter's picture is better than mine
So, forgive me, then go to Peter's blog and bookmark the recipe.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Aren't they pretty? We picked them up at Nijiya Market on Convoy St. in San Diego (along with a ton of other stuff).
I was going to ask for suggestions on what to do with them, but I ate one - loved its apple-pear-banana-something-else flavor...but...I'm allergic. So Hubby will get to eat them straight out of their skins, and not have to worry about me messing with them.
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Omnivore's 100
I found this through Jerry, who got it from Krista, who got it from Last Night's Dinner, who got it from Very Good Taste.
Here's the deal . . .
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The VGT Omnivore's Hundred:
I'm a bit confused by #63 Kaolin...from what I can find, it's a type of clay...and some people (mostly in Georgia, according to the interwebs) eat it...WTF?
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three- Michelin -star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
Also, I've had rabbit (yum), but not hare, but I still think that's good enough to bold #86.
And, I've just spent about 30 minutes trying to get the HTML tags to print out to show how to cross out items (like I did for #75 Roadkill), but Blogger won't let me. So, I'm going to be daring and slightly rude, and modify VGT's instructions - if you wouldn't ever try something, make it red, or type a big NOOOO!!!!! after it. :-)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Parmesan and Smoked Paprika Biscuits
I had these parmesan and smoked paprika biscotti bookmarked from Il Cavoletto di Bruxelles for a while, and last night finally decided it had cooled down enough to turn on the oven to 400 degrees.
All you do is mix butter with parmesan, then flour, smoked paprika, salt, and an egg yolk. Roll up, refrigerate overnight, slice, and bake.
They taste just like a Cheez-It! I think next time I make them I'll slice them thinner, and maybe add a little more paprika, or some black pepper.
If you like cheesy crackery biscuity things, make these!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Twice Baked Potatoes with Gruyere and Escarole
This is my favorite twice-baked potato recipe by far. The original came from Great Greens by Georgeanne Brennan. The book has some great photography (by Frankie Frankeny), good enough to make you want to eat your vegetables. The first part of the book is a comprehensive guide to everything green, giving information on nutrition, preparation, gardening and storing.
Then come the recipes. Chard and Lentil Soup with Duck Confit. Yes, please. Gratin of Belgian Endive with Pancetta. Don't mind if I do. Don't worry, there are plenty of vegetarian recipes too, like this one.
Coat your potatoes in olive oil, then bake for about an hour at 400, depending on size. The skins will get shiny and crinkly, which helps them hold up to stuffing and more baking. Let cool so you don't burn your fingers, then cut in half, and scoop out the insides to form a shell for stuffing.
While the potatoes are baking, wilt chopped escarole (tough stems and darkest outer leaves removed) in butter, covered. Add a little chicken broth, cover, and braise for a bit. Remove the cover and raise the heat a little until most of the liquid is evaporated.
Mix the scooped-out potato with cubed Gruyere, the braised escarole (drained), ground pepper and a little salt. Careful on the salt, 'cause there's cheese. Top with a little grated Gruyere, and bake for about 30 minutes.
These make a great side dish, but I usually have a couple halves by themselves for dinner (doused in hot sauce, of course).
Monday, August 11, 2008
Fried Chicken and Collard Greens
MIL made fried chicken wings and collard greens yesterday. I think I'm still full over 24 hours later. (I ate lunch today out of habit, not out of hunger.)
She marinated the wings in 4 different types of mustard (yes, I have 4 types of mustard in my fridge, probably 5 or 6), garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder, black pepper and Accent. Then she coated them in a mix of Dixie Fry and Luzianne with a little flour, and some seasoning. Then fried in canola oil until crispy and happy. Served with homemade red chili sauce.
The collards started with a pot of water and a hamhock, boiled forever with onion and garlic. She hacked up the hock, returned it to the pot with the chopped greens, some white vinegar, and some seasonings, and simmered until done. I was a little disappointed with the hamhock - it was mostly fat, barely any meat. But the greens were still incredible tasty.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Fig Chutney
I've got too many figs!
I got so excited when I saw this recipe on half baked for fig chutney - yay! a new way to use figs! - that I jumped out of my chair and immediately picked a couple pounds of figs from the tree. Then I ran to the store and bought an apple. And got home and found out we were out of onions (!). Then re-read the recipe and realized I was supposed to use 2 1/2 cups of red wine vinegar. I had about 3/4 of a cup, so I replaced the missing part with 1/4 cup of orange champagne vinegar, 1/2 cup of rice vinegar, and a cup of white wine vinegar. And I added a minced jalapeno from my garden.
So here's my spicy onionless multi-vinegar fresh fig chutney. (Did you hear that, Chris Kimball? I modified a recipe!)
Served on a cracker with brie. Mmm...
Saturday, August 9, 2008
My First Clafoutis
After seeing tons of clafoutis all over the blogworld, I finally decided I had to make one. Or, in this case, four. I had picked up a set of four cast iron ramekins for only $10 about a year ago, and I've only used them once, for a baked spinach and egg dish. While they do look nice stacked on my counter, they were begging to be used.
When I came across Eric Ripert's recipe for raspberry clafoutis, I decided that was the recipe to go with, not because I trusted it (what do I know about clafoutis?), but because his ramekin looks like mine!
Unfortunately, however, his clafoutis most definitely does not look like mine. I think mine were confused, and thought they were supposed to be souffles. Or because I left them in the oven a little too long, they decided to try to escape.
Speaking of confused clafoutis, I'm unsure of the correct spelling. "Clafoutis" gives 909,000 Google results, but "clafouti" only gives 187,000. But Ripert spells it "clafouti". And Wikipedia says "clafouti, sometimes spelled clafoutis". I think I'll just make sure to keep it plural, that way I won't have to worry about it.
In the end, it didn't really matter how much I screwed up, because my wanna-be clafoutisouffles sure tasted good.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Leek and Onion Tart
This recipe is courtesy of Chuck at Sunday Nite Dinner, who is also the creator of Food Gawker, the best (imho) Tastespotting replacement out there. His picture is much better than mine, go look! (Sorry, I can't be bothered to figure out anything on my camera other than the Macro button. Maybe one of these days...)
You start by making a bread dough and caramelizing onions and leeks. A whole boatload of onions and leeks. So much of a boatload that my biggest skillet wasn't big enough, and my onions were steaming instead of caramelizing. So I removed the parchment paper and cranked up the heat a little, and all was well.
When the dough has risen and the onions are brown and sweet and happy, you stretch out the dough, spread it with mustard, spread the onions on top, and top with grated parmesan. Then bake for a while (25 minutes was enough for mine).
You end up with the best leek and onion tart you've ever tasted.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Green Chile Salsa
MIL showed me how to make her delicious green chile salsa today.
Roast, peel and stem a large skilletful of yellow chiles. You know the ones, shaped kind of like fat jalapenos, but yellow. Chop them up, seeds included, until the pieces are very small and there's a lot of liquid.
To the chiles, add 3 minced cloves of garlic, half a minced white or yellow onion, a couple chopped green onions, and a handful of chopped cilantro.
Season to taste with garlic salt, onion salt, and table salt. Yeah, that's a lot of salt products, but salsa needs salt.
Serve with anything, from meat, to eggs, to fish, or as a dip for chips.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Children took over my kitchen
Youngest and her friend decided to bake cookies for a friend's birthday. Dough, food coloring and frosting were all purchased independent of any adult intervention. Deciding to let them run with it, I advised against getting food coloring anywhere other than in the frosting, and reminded them that the oven is hot. Then I retreated to the porch, where I could hear what was going on, but wouldn't have to look at it.
Ah, the innocence of children. Well, maybe not, because I distinctly heard "nasty frosting spooge", and, while they were trying to force frosting from a syringe (?!) - "Push, Vanessa, push!", followed by "I feel like I just gave birth."
The fruits of their labor?
a mudkip (apparently a Pokemon thing):
a BIG cookie, aka "Cookie of Epic Proportions":
Put them together, and you get:
Umm...aren't kids great?
Monday, August 4, 2008
Fried Rice (Again!)
It was a clean-out-the-fridge kind of day. Therefore, fried rice.
Cook bacon. Crumble. Drain grease.
Heat skillet on high. Add vegetable oil. Saute red onion, garlic, ginger, carrot, and a few chiles de arbol.
Add cold leftover rice. Mix, stir, let sit, etc. Add soy sauce, and my secret ingredients, a little Chinese black vinegar and some oyster sauce. Mix, stir, let sit, repeat.
Add frozen peas, green garbanzos and cooked bacon. Mix some more. It's ready when you get some crusty rice bits, or when you're too hungry and it's too hot and you can't stand to be over the stove any longer.
Serve with additional soy sauce and Sriracha.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Awesome Product Alert - Sahale Snacks
I picked up a bag of Sahale Snacks Sing Buri cashews today. Flavored with pineapple, lemongrass, soy sauce, sesame seeds and Chinese chili, these cashews (interspersed with peanuts) are mighty tasty. Whenever I try to make spiced nuts, they always lose a lot of their crunch - not so with these! They're salty, spicy, nutty (duh), a little sweet, and a little bit of heat. My kind of snack.
I can't wait to try some of their other flavors - the Ksar pistachios with pepitas, figs, honey and harissa sound delightful, as do the Soledad almonds with flax seeds, dates, balsamic vinegar and cayenne.
At $4.59 for a 5-oz bag - worth it!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Big A$$ Steak
Look what was waiting for me when I walked in the door:
Can you believe the size of that thing? I started by cutting off the larger half, and saving it for lunch tomorrow (steak and eggs with slow roasted tomatoes, anyone?). I ate the remaining part, and the dogs got to nibble the bits from the bone. Happy me. Happy dogs. But now I feel a steak-coma coming on, and need a nap.


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Futures for the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index rose 0.3 percent, as did Germany's DAX futures. Britain's FTSE 100 futures advanced 0.4 percent while France's CAC futures moved up by 0.2 percent.
Asian shares were mostly higher on expectations that China could stem the rout in its markets without damage to its economy, while the Fed ends a two-day policy meeting later on Wednesday.
No move on U.S. interest rates is expected this week, while Fed Chair Janet Yellen has neither ruled out a September hike nor guided the market towards thinking it was a done deal in recent congressional testimony.
European shares had rebounded on Tuesday, with a key equity index ending a five-day losing streak, after some strong company results and corporate takeover activity lifted the region's stock markets.
There was further evidence of takeover activity on Wednesday as Belgian chemical group Solvay will buy peer Cytec in a deal valuing the U.S. company and its debt at $6.4 billion.
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Mamma Mia! Errani admits to cracking under pressure
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - From the outside, Italy's Sara Errani appears to be living La Dolce Vita, looking as though she hardly has a care in the world. But behind the dazzling smile, she has a dark secret.
Her recent success in tennis has come at a high price. The pressure, she said, had become so overbearing that she was struggling to sleep at night and no longer enjoying the prospect of going on court.
"I don't know why," she told reporters at the U.S. Open on Thursday after a 6-3 6-1 loss to Flavia Pennetta. "I think it's the pressure. Everything is very difficult for me."
The Italian is one of the rising stars of women's tennis, ranked number one in the world in doubles and fifth in singles. She has a globe-trotting lifestyle and has earned nearly $7 million in prize money.
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Here's Kanye West meeting a thrilled-looking Jay-Z for lunch yesterday, and you know what, I'm gonna let Kanye field this one:
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's basketball team suffered its first Big Ten loss of the season, dropping a 67-53 decision to Purdue at Mackey Arena Saturday (Jan. 13) night. The Wolverines (14-4, 2-1 Big Ten) turned the ball over 17 times during the game, including 10 in the first half. Fueled by a 20-5 run, the Boilermakers (13-5, 2-2 Big Ten) took a 15-point halftime lead, but would see their advantage dwindle to six in the second half against a scrappy Wolverine effort.
Senior Dion Harris (Detroit, Mich./Redford HS) led Michigan with 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting including 3-for-6 from beyond the arc and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe. He also recorded a pair of assists and two steals. Harris was the only Wolverine to score in double-digits.
Fifth-year senior Lester Abram (Pontiac, Mich./Northern HS) contributed nine points on 3-for-9 shooting. He also led the team in rebounding with six boards and dished out a team-high three assists in 37 minutes of playing time.
Senior Brent Petway (McDonough, Ga./Griffin HS) turned in a complete performance with seven points, five rebounds, one block and a steal.
Due to strong perimeter play the Wolverines gained an early 8-2 advantage behind a pair of three-point buckets by junior Ron Coleman (Romulus, Mich./Romulus HS) and a long two-point field goal by Harris -- that kissed off the glass -- for the games first points.
A series of turnovers -- including four consecutive -- by Michigan ignited the following 20-5 Purdue run and gave the Boilermakers a 22-13 lead at 10:37 in the first half. Guard David Teague led the way for Purdue with two three-pointers during the jaunt. Teague finished a monster first half with 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting including 4-for-5 from three-point land.
Boilermaker forward Chris Landry, who came into the contest ranked in the top-five in both points and rebounding in the Big Ten, complemented Teagues outside attack with 13 points from the paint. Landrys efforts were magnified as Wolverine big-man senior Courtney Sims (Boston, Mass./Noble & Greenough School) sat on the bench for much of the first half in foul trouble.
Harris kept the Maize and Blue afloat late in the opening stanza with a team high 11 points on 3-for-6 shooting. With the veteran play of Sims sidelined, aggressive low-post buckets by Petway and freshman DeShawn Sims (Detroit, Mich./Pershing HS), forced the Purdue defense to play honest.
Trailing 42-27 at halftime, Michigan entered the locker room shooting the ball well, but 10 first-half turnovers deflated any Wolverine swing in momentum. U-M finished the half shooting 8-for-19 including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. Purdue shot 16-for-28 in the first 20 minutes of action.
A refocused and reenergized Michigan team came out strong in the second half, eventually trimming the Boilermaker lead to 46-40 at 14:13 following an 8-0 U-M run. Just as in the first half, Coleman and Harris combined for a pair of baskets during the spurt, but both eventually gave way to C. Sims -- seeing his first extensive action since the beginning of the game -- who connected on a back-to-back buckets in the paint.
The Wolverines, however, were unable to keep the momentum in their favor as Purdue answered with a 10-3 run and regained control for the rest of the contest. Despite a valiant effort by Harris, who finished with 10 second half points, foul trouble and turnovers plagued Michigan from start-to-finish.
Aside from a lay-up by Abram with four seconds remaining in the game, the Maize and Blue were held scoreless from the field during the final seven minutes of the contest. The win by Purdue extends its record to 11-0 this season at Mackey Arena. The duo of Landry and Teague finished with 43 points.
The Wolverines return home Wednesday (Jan. 17) to take on Penn State. The game will be televised by ESPN-L and tip off is set for 8:00 p.m.
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As if I didn't want to move to Australia bad enough already. The sunshine, the sense of humor, the awesome spiders - and now the Stonier Australian Chardonnay. I can't take much more.
Unfortunately, the Australian government doesn't want new immigrants unless they have "valuable skills" that can make a "meaningful contribution" to society. They only want "responsible people" who can "provide for themselves" instead of "draining valuable resources". And they don't consider my hacky-sack and bead-necklace skills "valuable". I know, right?
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text: Forward Thinking in Action To me, the movers and shakers of the design world are those who have taken the field to places we've never seen before. Here's a small celebration of some of my favorites. by Felice Silverman, IIDA * required fields From* To* Message cancel Innovation and inspiration are part and parcel of what it means to be an interior designer—we seek both wherever we can find it. The good news is that it's out there in abundance and easy to find when we keep our eyes and perceptions wide open. The bigger challenge for designers, however, isn't to be inspired, but to inspire. This is our calling, and when we rise to the occasion, we can use design not only to change the lives around us, but to cause a shift in ways of thinking that can ripple for generations to come. There are those who bring new and important ideas to design, and when we first see their ideas in action, we immediately know that nothing will be the same again. That feeling has something to do with our innate responsiveness to change; there's a resonance that travels through the design community when something new comes along, revitalizing us all. It may not even be a design idea itself, but a new way of using design to better the community that captures the imagination of the design-aware public. In my time as a designer, I have been inspired by a number of revolutionary thinkers and organizations whom I think are worth celebrating, and who might provide inspiration to others. Organizations that provide design services on behalf of social causes, either through pro bono work or the coordibation of community projects, are particularly notable. MASS Design Group, for example, has received much attention and many accolades for its problem-solving approach, which uses design and architecture to develop healthcare and other projects in recovery regions like Rwanda and Haiti. The organization is based here in Boston, but sets up teams on the ground in the areas it serves, working with the local community, whom they train and hire as builders. On the domestic front, as we saw in this publication a couple of months ago ("Pro Pro Bono," September 2013), Public Architecture has made an impact through the establishment of a program that creates partnerships between design firms and groups in need of design services. Again, the benefits are multiple—first and foremost, the nonprofit enhances the community through its work, but it also raises awareness about the importance of design through these projects. That is a never-to-be-underestimated dividend as we work to spread the word about the possibilities and benefits of design. When it comes to individual design talents, Janine Benyus is a great example of a designer who provokes me to think in ways I otherwise might not have. Her work in the field of biomimicry, which involves the studying and mimicking of nature in an effort to arrive at truly sustainable design solutions, has captured the imagination of designers and the public alike. Benyus seeks to create products and processes that suggest ways of living in greater harmony with the natural world around us, such as solar cells inspired by the humble leaf. What's encouraging is that her ideas have pollinated and taken root, first with a PBS-broadcast film based on her work called Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution, and now with educational seminars taking place from San Diego to Montreal. (Learn more about these opportunities at biomimicry.net.) Pages: 1 2 View All Related Articles Past, Present, Future Revitalizing Retail: Design is Changing the Way We Shop


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People with dwarfism find TV exposure aids acceptance
By Rick Wilking
DENVER (Reuters Life!) - Chris Kotzian is a police dispatcher and his wife Barb is a graphic designer.
With two young children, a dog and a house in a suburb of Denver, Colorado, the Kotzians are much the same as any other busy, working family except for one thing. Both Chris and Barb have dwarfism and stand less than four feet tall.
Like many people with dwarfism, the Kotzians have worked hard to overcome social and physical barriers to lead full and normal lives which includes working with non-profit group, Little People of America (LPA), to stop people treating them like a circus act.
In recent year reality TV shows, such as "Little People, Big World" and "The Little Couple," that have shown people with dwarfism leading normal lives, have helped change attitudes but there is still a long way to go.
"I have gone to many elementary schools, which have little people in them, and talked to them about how I get along in this wonderful world, and how we are all the same inside and we all have differences outside," said Barb Kotzian, who is the vice-president of their local chapter of the LPA.
"Some people wear glasses and some people have red hair, no one is the same, but we must remember we all have feelings and we must be kind to each other.
The Little People of America, which supports people of short stature caused by more than 200 medical conditions know as dwarfism, actively campaigns against people with dwarfism being portrayed in the media as no better than side show attractions.
The group (www.lpaonline.org), with over 6,000 members, also opposes the use of such language as "midget" which is considered highly offensive. Continued...


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3 - a Colt Commander, a SA Loaded, and a Sig GSR. I love them all.
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3 - a Colt Commander, a SA Loaded, and a Sig GSR. I love them all.
Only 1 - a Sig 1911 Ultra Compact.
Bought one to see what all the hype was about - a SA Loaded Combat. I really want to like it and it shoots great and has been flawless, but the 1911 grip is not all that comfortable, the reach to the trigger is too short and the reach to the slide release it too long. If I don't pay very close attention, I don't squeeze hard enough to close the grip safety. If I squeeze it hard enough to close the grip safety, my trigger finger wants to rest on the front of the trigger guard, I have to lift it and double it back to get back to the trigger. Love the trigger and accuracy, but it will be my last 1911. G21 fits my hand like a glove.
I have a couple full size 45's, a 10mm, a 38 super, a 9mm and a CCO in 45. My wife has a Gold Cup and an Officers model in 45.
Sadly not a single one at the moment. I traded my Kimber LME II towards and FNP 45 Tactical a while ago. Down the road I would like to get a Sig 1911. My boss bought one and I got to try it at the range. Despite being an Officer's size it shot extremely well. Made me wish I still had a 1911! In the past I've also owned a Colt 1911 in .38 Super.
Only one.
A Rock Island GI model.
I'm mainly a revolver guy.
Only one - but she's a beauty. Les Baer custom Monolith w/ everything and the kitchen sink. Carried daily for 5 years....then I decided it was too heavy and too nice. I just picked it up the other day....now I'm thinking of a holster for it!
Five, so far. SA Govt model, Kimber Eclipse Target Elite, Sig 1911 .22, Sig P238, and a Colt New Agent Talo.
Just one so far, Remington R1 1911. Like it a lot..
None at present but I sure would like to change that. Not sure I can rack the slide however. I know I should not admit that I am a wimp but the truth is the truth. Need to go to the gym more offen I think. Or, start going to the gym. :embarassed:
I'm in the low 20s everything from ww2 colts to 4 Wilson combats
They are pretty and mostly the only pistols I own minus a Glock or xd here and there
Sadly, only one at the moment. My Kimber Ultra Covert II (edc).
I have 6, a Kimber Gold Combat, a Colt XSE LW Commander, Colt mod 70 repro, Les Baer Heavy Weight Monolith, Fusion Grand Sport, and a Dan Wesson ECO.
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This 18" double strand chain is a distinctive way to hang a pendant from a necklace. In this case, it is the perfect way to highlight the lovely horizontal design of this piece and allow for the pendant to move naturally across the skin. The infinity symbol is made from stainless steel and measures 34mm by 26mm. It has two loops that are shaped from one consistent piece of metal, wider in the center and thinner at either end. The slightly raised center in the design draws in the eye to follow the lovely lines. It all comes together in one solid piece of shimmering metal.
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Food Poison Journal supplements Marler Clark's Web site www.foodborneillness.com, a site that provides information about food poisoning, and some of the most common causes of foodborne illness. Information includes the symptoms and risks of infection, testing/detection of foodborne illness, and how to prevent food poisoning outbreaks. While foodborneillness.com is informational in purpose, the food poisoning blog is intended be a forum for discussion among the site's authors and users. The authors of the food poisoning blog conduct surveillance on matters related to food poisoning's impact on individuals and families in different cities, states, and regions. Please join us in a conversation about foodborne illness that includes subjects such as outbreaks and legal cases by commenting on posts that you find interesting.
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$10 For $20 Worth Of Casual Italian Dining
Everyone has their own pizza-eating personality. Edgy folks prefer to start at the crust and work their way in. Others fold it into a taco to keep all of those tasty toppings from tumbling out. And then you have the dainty fork-and-knife set who also like to dab at their slice before dicing it into bite-sized morsels. But it doesn't matter how you slice it (or chew it) at Wa-Pa-Ghetti's Pizza. Pick up this offer for $20 worth of authentic Italian pizza, pasta and more for just $10, and taste what you've been missing.
Wa-Pa-Ghetti's has something for every pizza lover! Try one of their specialty pies like the Mac & Cheese Pizza or the Breakfast Pizza with eggs and your choice of bacon or ham. Or get a classic Italian pasta dish like Spaghetti, Ravioli or Mostaccioli. They also have a huge assortment of sandwiches and subs like the Wa-Pa-Ghetti Special with beef, spaghetti sauce and mozzarella, and you can get any sandwich on Garlic Bread!
Wa-Pa-Ghetti's Pizza has been family owned and operated since 1979. They serve traditional Italian-style thick crust, thin crust and Sicilian-style stuffed pizza. Their fresh dough is made by hand daily. They offer dine in, carry-out and delivery. They are also licensed and inspected daily by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to provide pizza for school lunches for any school in Illinois. They provide catering and host private parties.
Dine in only; not valid for take-out or delivery. Not valid on alcohol.
Merchant will abide by gift certificate state laws. No cash or credit back. Each certificate must be used in one visit. Not valid on tax or gratuity. Limit 1 certificate per table per visit. Certificate cannot be used in conjunction with any other certificate, coupon, special or promotion.
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Ancient History
If you're interested in ancient history, or, if you're simply interested in how car clubs get started, take a look at RAMCHARGERS HISTORY at my site (bottom of the page on the site). Turn your sound up and listen to the ramblings of an old man as you watch the pictures.
Welcome back Billy I was wondering where you have been..
The administrator at Motorsports Village forum was kind enough to dig up something I had written for their "Car of the Month" series. This includes some of the pictures I had lost. I had forgotten I had written the article, which is another sign of the onset of dementia. You'll see me before I lost my hair (two weeks later, as I recall). I managed to avoid all other group pictures. Pictures by Gary Schwartz include a rare picture of the car with rear fenders and a paint job.
The Ramchargers, How It All Began...1949 Plymouth Coupe
Billy, good to hear from you, I have often wondered how you were doing. I'll be checking the links when I get back from the neighbors, pouring a concrete slab this morning. Dan
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