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text: One of the most expensive parts of a fuel cell is the metal catalyst, which is often platinum. So it's good news for those who want cheaper fuel cell vehicles that researchers at the National Renewable Energy Labs in Colorado have wired a hydrogenase enzyme to connect electrically with a carbon nanotube. We think? By combining the super tiny strands of carbon with hydrogenese a "biohybrid" catalyst is created, eliminating the need for platinum and other metal bits. Yeah science! [Physorg]

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A retired policeman who killed two motorcyclists in a fiery crash in Bangor was sentenced Monday to serve at least three years in prison.
A retired policeman who killed two motorcyclists in a fiery crash in Bangor was sentenced Monday to serve at least three years in prison.
John P. Heaney III was convicted by a jury in December of two counts of involuntary manslaughter -- a mixed verdict in which he was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, homicide by vehicle.
At Heaney's sentencing Monday, Northampton County Judge Paula Roscioli ordered him to serve 37 to 118 months in prison.
Roscioli also denied a motion filed by Heaney's attorney, Dennis Charles, for a new trial.
About 50 family members and friends of the victims attended the emotional hearing. At least six had testified abou ttheir losses and grief.
Charles objected to a portion of a post-sentencing investigation by a parole officer who testified that Heaney showed "little to no remorse" about the crash and only referred to the victims as "those gentlemen."
Heaney could face a minimum of nine to 16 months in prison for each of the involuntary manslaughter charges alone.
Heaney, 50, a former policeman in Plainfield, N.J., refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test after he hit the line of seven motorcyclists on July 1, 2011. Prosecutors said he had up to six drinks that day, including as many as four cocktails just before he got behind the wheel.
Charles insisted at trial that his client wasn't drunk, but was the victim of a medical episode caused by the gastric bypass surgery he'd undergone three years earlier.
The jury's split decision brought anger from the loved ones of the two men who died in the crash, but was welcomed by prosecutors because Heaney still faced the likelihood of state prison on the two manslaughter charges.
Heaney was also found guilty of drunken driving and the reckless endangerment of the four other bikers injured in the wreck.
The bikers were part of a New Jersey chapter of the Last Chance Motorcycle Club, a support group for riders overcoming drug and alcohol addictions, and were headed to the wake of a Pennsylvania member. Killed were Michael Zadoyko, 47, and Keith Michaelson, 52, both of New Jersey.
At trial, the survivors testified to a scene of "carnage" on Route 512, with motorcycles on fire and broken and burned men scattered across the road.
They said that Heaney's fishtailing pickup had crossed completely into their lane, leaving no time to react before it smashed into them.
For the defense, two medical experts concluded that Heaney had a severe and sudden attack of hypoglycemia, his plummeting blood sugar incapacitating him and causing the wreck. Heaney took the stand, denying that he ever drinks to excess.
Heaney, of Lopatcong Township, N.J, rejected a plea agreement before trial that called for him to serve three to six years in state prison.
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New Orleans Hybrid Masters in Literature and Writing MFA Degree Programs
Often geared to current professionals, Hybrid Masters in Literature and Writing Programs blend the interaction of the on-campus experience with the convenience of online courses. Whether you are interested primarily in refining your writing style or studying literary works in depth, there are a variety of Masters and Masters of Fine Arts degrees to choose from. Earning a Master's degree in Literature and Writing may be a great way to strengthen your technical writing skills or cultivate an expertise in literary critique and many aspiring professors. With the flexible hybrid format, it could be the continued education you are looking for!
Hybrid Masters in Literature and Writing Program Basics
Hybrid Masters in Literature and Writing programs typically require prospective students to have a Bachelor's degree; some programs also require a writing sample or portfolio and letters of recommendation. Hybrid Masters and Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degree programs may take from 1 to 2 years to complete depending on whether you attend full time or part-time. Aside from extensive reading, writing, critical analysis and research, many programs also entail a thesis.
Potential Features of Hybrid Masters Programs in Writing and Literature
Often referred to as 'blended online', Hybrid Masters in Literature and Writing Programs are distance learning programs with campus requirements, so they are considered both flexible (online) and low residency (campus). Graduate level literature and writing programs often require a substantial amount of reading, critical literary analysis and writing. With courses delivered via web-based systems, all you really have to do is log in when it is convenient to you. That being said, there is usually a fair bit of participation required amongst learners. From having to read your paper aloud to hear criticism so that you might
perfect your technique, to sharing your opinions and point of view. This aspect lends itself well to in-person learning.
Hybrid programs thus aim to combine the accessibility of online education with the personalized attention of a student-centered approach and face-to-face interaction. This may work well for working professionals or students who have other responsibilities. The campus requirements may come in the form of a weekend or summer intensive but this is determined by the graduate school and formats vary. While you are autonomous during the online component, usually there are methods to stay connected with professors and classmates (e.g. email, text, web chat, online group discussion boards.) Definitely worth considering if you are open to some travel.
Why Earn a Master's Degrees in Literature and Writing?
Technically, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, writers and authors are generally required to hold a bachelor's degree[i] however, there are any number of reasons to earn a Master's degree in Literature and Writing. Among these:
- Credit towards secondary school teaching: some states require high school teachers to earn a master's degree after earning their teaching certification.[ii]
- You aspire to write the next bestseller and want to refine your creative writing techniques, learn how to edit, publish, or think critically.
- As a stepping-stone to a PhD and a potential career as a post-secondary teacher.[iii]
- You are interested in technical writing, journalism, media, scriptwriting, advertising.
DID YOU KNOW? Editors Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal. (O'Net)[iv]
Finding the 'Right' Literature and Writing Master's Program
Some points to consider when choosing a Masters Literature program or MFA degree might include:
- Decide on the type of literature you want to study and choose a university with a strong department in that area
- If you are choosing an MFA Creative Writing or Master in Professional Writing degree program, will you have access to faculty members especially when it comes to your thesis
- What kinds of fellowships or teaching assistantships are available?
- What type of library resources will you have access to?
- Is the college accredited? You can also check with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as they are the national agency for accreditation and quality assurance.[v]
- Is there support in place for the online component?
Initiating a Search
Searching for a Hybrid Masters in Literature in Writing is easy on GradSchools.com. Browse by subject:
- Creative Writing
- Literature
- Professional Writing
Take advantage of the convenient green 'request info' tab, especially to help you differentiate between similar sounding programs.
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anything by junji ito
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1. Marchen Awakens Romance (I'm pretty sure I'm one of five who have probably ever heard of this series XD)
Quote from: Samcyxk on October 19, 2010, 09:53:32 pm1. Marchen Awakens Romance (I'm pretty sure I'm one of five who have probably ever heard of this series XD)Well if you're a snob and call MAR by the full name, yeah
1) +Anima
Dunno if anyone's ever heard any of these, but I love them sooo much ^ - ^1) Gentlemen's Alliance Cross2) Kitchen Princess (first manga that made me cry xD)3) Kaichou Wa Maid Sama4) After School Nightmare (o 3 o)5) Watashi Ni xx Shinasai!
I don't really have a favorite ANYTHING, but as far as manga goes, Hourou Musuko has continuously supplied me with I KNOW THAT FEEL moments and bitch tears flowing down my cheeks for the entirety of it's run (or rather, the entirety of my following it, seeing as it's been going for a really long time as of now).


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The opposition is the political party (or the parties) opposed to the party currently in office in countries with Westminster-based parliamentary systems such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.[1]
When the predecessor of the British Prime Minister in 1996 was visited by Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, he thought he was a hoax perpetrated by the opposition, and thus tried to throw him out a window.[2]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ "Opposition (parliamentary)" on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)


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Out of Fallout 4 confirmation, Dragonball Super releasing, Disturbed being back and a number of other fantastic news for the communities I'm part of, this has to be the best out of all of them.And I'm referring just to a new episode being released. If anything close to a monthly schedule is realized even just for a few months, I'll cry.
This is exciting news, but are there sources on it being monthly? I didn't see any sources in the comments, so I'm just holding back any excitement until I see that it's been confirmed.
Don't forget about the FFVII Remake
Can anybody translate what it says on the cover? It might be 4 episodes with 100 pages or something of that sort.
The previous four episodes will be republished in the coming issue to refresh people's memory. Any important information was divulged early on in the thread, don't bother yourself with the rest.


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The Titans won nine of 16 games in 2011. Through nine games in 2012, they've already lost six.
Their most recent loss was the ugliest, a 51-20 Music City shellacking at the hands of the Bears.
Owner Bud Adams isn't happy. After the game, he gave the organization the verbal equivalent of a double-barreled middle finger.
"In my 50 years of owning an NFL franchise, I am at a loss to recall a regular season home game that was such a disappointment for myself, and fans of the Titans,'' Adams told Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean. "We were grossly outcoached and outplayed from start to finish today.
"At this time, all aspects of the organization will be closely evaluated, including front office, coaches and players over the next seven games. If performance and competitiveness does not improve, I will look at all alternatives to get back to having the Titans become a playoff and championship football team."
That's not good for anyone in the organization, especially coach Mike Munchak, G.M. Ruston Webster, and team president Mike Reinfeldt.
Munchak seems to realize that his seat is suddenly hot.
"If a team underperforms, I'm the first guy you should look at for that, not anybody else, not assistant coaches, it starts with me," Munchak said. "If we don't finish this season the way it should, then what needs to happen will happen. Sure it starts with me, I'm the head coach. . . .
"We're getting ahead of ourselves here — we've got seven games to play, so we'll worry about what it means when we see how we finish up. We didn't coach well, we didn't play well and obviously we got beat by a very good football team today."
Adams turns 90 on January 3. Which could make him more antsy to make changes once the season ends on December 30. As Munchak said, seven games remain. But if the Titans play like they played on Sunday, they won't be winning many (or any) more.


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With the "new" system (the cursus honorum), things were much more rigorously controlled. A lay man became a cleric, a member of the clergy, through a ceremony (NOT an ordination) called tonsure. This was a rite in which the new cleric's hair was cut as a sign of humility and service. A good example would be how we see "Friar Tuck" depicted in all those Robin Hood movies: Friar Tuck was just bald; he had been tonsured. Under canon law, a tonsured person was no longer a lay person, and was now eligible and able to receive ordination.
Next come the four "minor" orders: these were ordinations, but they were not permanent sacraments. Porter, lector, exorcist and acolyte were all received in turn, with men serving in each order for some length of time before being ordained to the next one.
Then come the three "major" orders: these were ordinations, and it was at ordination as a subdeacon that a cleric made his promise of celibacy. Then came deacon, which was (and remains) a sacramental ordination, and presbyter. Notice that under this system, the bishop is not included in this depiction of Holy Orders. That's because bishops were not seen as part of this system; they were simply PRIESTS who had been given greater administrative responsibilities. As well, bishops were seen as above this whole system, since it was the bishop who ordained people to all of these orders. For this reason, the ceremonies involved with all of these orders were called "ordinations" while the ceremony by which a priest became a bishop was called a "consecration."
All of this changed with the Second Vatican Council. First, the bishops declared that bishops ARE a part of the sacrament of Holy Orders. They also decided that, at least in the Latin church, tonsure, the four minor orders, and the major order of subdiaconate were no longer needed, and they were "suppressed." What had been called the "orders" of lector and acolyte were retained, but now as lay ministries, not ordinations. So, the new system was: deacon (it is through ordination as a deacon now that a person becomes a cleric, since tonsure is no more), presbyter, and bishop.
The reason I bring this up is simple: Since this older system was around for so long, it is what most people have in their imaginations: everything "ends" in priesthood, and everything else is subordinate to it. This is still the way many people act. So, deacons get asked all the time: "When will be ordained a REAL priest?" My wife was once asked, "When you die, will Bill become a REAL priest?"
Imagination is a powerful thing, and until people's imaginations are changed about how the church now views ordination, bishops and deacons are going to struggle with "identity" issues. Notice that the Second Vatican Council spent a lot of time talking about the sacramental identity of the laity, the episcopate and the diaconate: things CHANGED, but imaginations change more slowly.


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The next step is enhanced carry that allows for a wider area that you can carry
This is not in dispute.. they have the 911 tapes to verify this.
And to answer your question.. you have the officer disarm you first, then either allow them to retrieve your wallet or ask them if you may get it. This is taught in the concealed carry class... you do everything you can to put the officer at ease.
sounds good chief, thanks.
I was never saying anyone did right or wrong, im trying to understand how the law should work if I am in that situation...
only problem now is....
so now we are back to the person the claim is about having to prove their defense rather than the caller having to prove he did what they said he did??? even though many on here have always said burden of proof is on the one making the claim
At that point, they are required by law to inform the police if they have a CC permit
§1313. Code of Conduct of Permittees
B. Duties and Responsibilities of the Permittee
1. A permittee armed with a handgun shall notify any police officer who approaches the permittee in an official manner or with an identified official purpose that he has a handgun on his person, submit to a pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. Failure to comply with this provision shall result in a six-month automatic suspension of the permit.
So at this point, if you had a gun and it was not in plain view, and you didn't announce that you have a permit, whether you are a permit holder or not, you are in violation of the law.
if you would like to read the Concealed Carry rules for Louisiana, they can be found here
I am sure it is not this simple, but if a policeman ask's you to do something you just do it. You shut your mouth, get on the ground, spread eagle, and say, officer, i have complied, what do I need to do next? You don't fight, you don't run your mouth, you don't act threating in any way, to do so is taking your life into your own hands.
If the officer is violating your civil rights, you have a case that MANY MANY MANY lawyers will be willing to take up...and here is the best part...you have your LIFE!!
A police officers job when he gets to a scene is to stop everything and try to figure out what has happened. That is why it is so important to comply with the officers commands.
In the USA, you are innocent until proven guilty. Plain and simple. The officers know this and they also know that people get thing wrong all the time and people have the right to defend themselves. That is why, again, the officer has to stop everything when they get to the scene to be able to figure things out.
When people resist, they are breaking the law, therefore, they choose to give up certain rights and open themselves up to be arrested.
31Ragin97 seems to be missing the point. In Louisiana unless you are a law enforcement officer you CANNOT carry a gun (open or concealed) on a school campus.
To add to that....if this person was carrying off campus and was licensed conceal carry he would still be in violation. The law is pretty clear. You open carry in clear view (properly holstered) or you conceal carry with no view of the firearm.
I got it now, thanks cajun 90, thougjt it was a great thread. Not everyone needs to say someone is wrong, answeri g questions works well ... No issue just great to learn


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Since mid 2014 Deirdré is no longer working at Joyent. This page still has a lot of good information.
(AFAIK (sjorge) she is also no longer active as Community Manager)
Deirdré Straughan writes:
As many of you know or will have guessed, in December I was asked by the illumos admin council to become the illumos community manager, in addition to my job as Joyent's SmartOS community manager. My boss at Joyent, Bryan Cantrill, is happy for me to take on this additional role for the benefit of the larger illumos community.
For those who don't already know me, here's how I introduced myself to the SmartOS community back in September.
The tasks encompassed by my new role are still being defined, but they include fostering community communications, and encouraging transparency. As part of that, I hope to do newsletters like this once a month or so.
So let's talk about how illumos as a community is working...
illumos Governance
I use the term tongue in cheek, because we've been light on governance and are largely agreed on keeping it that way. The historical reasons for our reluctance to be governed can be learned in Bryan's now-famous "lawnmower" speech at USENIX LISA '11. Garrett talks about his philosophy of governance for illumos in Part 2 of his SCALE talk (below).
When Garrett announced the illumos project in August, 2010, he formed separate administrative and technical councils. The Admin Council was intended to draw from a broad spectrum of community members who were not necessarily developers, but would have some name recognition or would contribute in other ways. The council makes administrative decisions such as how the illumos foundation will be formed and funded (more on that in a moment).
Current membership:
- Simon Phipps, consultant
- Evan Powell, Nexenta
- Garrett D'Amore, startup
- Andre van Eyssen, Frontline Systems Australia
- Alasdair Lumsden, EveryCity
- Bryan Cantrill, Joyent (joined Feb 1)
The Dev Council, originally drawn from well-known developers of Solaris, is a technical steering committee whose role is to make high-level architecture decisions.
Current membership:
- Garrett D'Amore
- Bryan Cantrill
- Adam Leventhal, Delphix
- Rich Lowe, unaffiliated
- Jim Carlson, ?
The Dev Council also appoints the illumos Advocates, a very narrowly-focused list of people who integrate code:
- Adam Leventhal
- Rich Lowe
- Robert Mustacchi, Joyent
- Eric Schrock, Delphix
- Garrett D'Amore
- Gordon Ross
- Albert Lee, Nexenta
The illumos Foundation
The illumos trademark was (and still is, for now) in the hands of Garrett D'Amore, founder of the project. His intention from the start was to hand it all over to a body which would protect illumos as an open source project, and protect its contributors from, eg, lawsuits. It now appears that the best way to do this will be to form a "trade association" as defined under US tax law - a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization, similar to the Linux Foundation. We're working on this, and will keep the community informed as we make progress.
Once that is settled, it will be possible for the new illumos foundation to take in and disburse funds (and, yes, sell t-shirts!).
In the meantime, the project is supported by the generous contributions (in staff time, code, and services) of a few companies: EveryCity, Joyent, Listbox, Nexenta, Emulex, and others as well as a number of energetic individual contributors.
Another communications area we're working on (along with other contributors!) is the illumos website. The illumos infrastructure team (Bryan Horstmann-Allen, Josh Clulow and Rich Lowe) have set up this wiki, which will be the home for illumos documentation and other material (we're moving over and cleaning up the old content from the Redmine wiki). There is also room for any and all of illumos' children to keep whatever distro-specific information and documentation they wish.
If you want to contribute to the wiki, sign up and go!
Here's some detail on events, past and future. You can find a full listing of past events here.
illumos Meetup
Jan 10, Delphix's Menlo Park office
In honor of the 10th anniversary of ZFS, this meetup was mostly about what's happening in ZFS now and the near future. See Adam Leventhal's post for details and videos.
This was also streamed live on UStream; we encourage others to stream and/or record their events for the global illumos community to share. (If you need technical help with that, let us know.)
SCALE 10x
Garrett D'Amore spoke and ran an illumos booth at SCALE last year, and was invited back to speak this year, along with Robert Mustacchi and Brendan Gregg of Joyent and Gordon Ross of Nexenta. The talks were well attended, and the videos now available online are getting hundreds of views:
- Experiences Starting an Open Source Operating System Garrett
- Performance Analysis: new tools and concepts from the cloud Brendan
- Using SmartOS as a Hypervisor Robert
…more to come!
We also had a busy booth, giving away illumos t-shirts and educating the 1500 attendees on illumos, SmartOS, Joyent, Nexenta… Many thanks to Delya Bakhisheva of Nexenta who managed the booth, which she and a Nexenta staffer manned along with Shannon Fiume and Alex Salkever of Joyent. Joyent also sponsored a crowded BoF session Saturday evening.
Linda Kateley of Nexenta organized an illumos booth and meetup at FOSDEM in Belgium, as well as a talk on illumian, Nexenta's new distro.
Upcoming illumos Events
April 3, San Francisco - This is a DTrace community event (since DTrace is in other OSes besides illumos), sponsored by Joyent (anyone else interested in sponsoring should contact email@example.com), info and registration here.
Future illumos Meetups
If we can find some meaty content to present, we may have another illumos meetup in the Bay Area in late February/early March - suggestions welcome, who would you like to hear speak, and about what, related to illumos?
We're also thinking of having an informal get-together the evening of Monday, April 2nd, at Joyent's San Francisco offices (assuming that some people traveling in for the dtrace.conf attendees may be interested in joining).
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Shouldn't the first thing that you eat on Dec. 25 be as special as that day promises to be? With just a few minutes of preparation on Christmas Eve – and a Christmas morning bake-time of just 35 minutes, you can serve up a warm, tasty Overnight Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake to your family that is filled with what I think of as the "spices" of Christmas – cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
Shouldn't the first thing that you eat on Dec. 25 be as special as that day promises to be? With just a few minutes of preparation on Christmas Eve – and a Christmas morning bake-time of just 35 minutes, you can serve up a warm, tasty Overnight Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake to your family that is filled with what I think of as the "spices" of Christmas – cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. That overnight blending of the leavening ingredients produces a very soft and fine crumb for this delicious treat. The recipes comes from Southern Living magazine.
You may have realized that it is not in my nature to recommend recipes that use "pre-made" products but this season the Pillsbury company has come out with two recipes that I just had to try. As I read the recipes they seemed just too good and too easy to be true so we gave them a try and were very pleasantly surprised by the convenience and flavors. I think you'll enjoy them, too.
I admit that I did adapt the Bacon-Cheese Pull-Aparts to include more eggs and milk than the original recipe called for but I think you'll be more satisfied with the finished product if you follow this adapted recipe. Use the specified pan size (8x12-inches) for this because when I first tested it, I tried to squeeze it into a smaller pan and the center didn't quite get done so we retested this using the proper size pan and enjoyed it much more.
Overnight Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg (I recommend 1/2 teaspoon)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground ginger (I recommend 1/2 teaspoon)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Lightly grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan; set aside. Cream butter and granulated sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy – about three minutes. Quickly add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices and whisk together. Beginning with flour mixture, blend in 1/3 of the flour mixture, 1/2 of the sour cream, the next 1/3 of the flour, the final 1/2 of the sour cream and finally the last of the flour. Beat at LOW mixer speed just until blended after each addition. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Combine Topping ingredients and blend well. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 to 18 hours. To bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap from prepared coffee cake and bake for approximately 35 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 8 to 12.
Bacon-Cheese Pull-Aparts
4 or 5 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 (16.3-ounce) can Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Refrigerated Original Biscuits
4 to 6 tablespoons Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits
1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x12-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside. Beat eggs and milk together in a large bowl until smooth. (You will need a bowl large enough to hold all of the remaining ingredients that you are going to mix in). Cut each biscuit into six even pieces and gently stir all of these pieces into the egg mixture so that they are completely coated. Fold in bacon, cheese and onions and blend. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish in a single layer; pour any extra egg mixture over the top. Bake for 23 to 28 minutes until golden brown. Cut into squares to serve. (For a special treat – top each serving with genuine maple syrup)
Cinnamon Roll Casserole
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 (12.4-ounce) cans Pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
4 eggs
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, pasteurized eggnog or evaporated milk
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour melted butter into an ungreased 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Separate both cans of dough so that you have 16 rolls. (Set icing cans aside.) Cut each roll into six or eight pieces. Place pieces over melted butter in a single layer in the baking dish. In a medium bowl, beat eggs then mix in cream, cinnamon and vanilla until well blended. Gently pour over roll pieces. Sprinkle with pecans and drizzle with 1/4 cup maple syrup. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 28 minutes until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Remove covers from cans of icing and microwave on medium for 10 to 15 seconds until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle icing over top of rolls, cut into squares and serve.


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Julie Bass is proud of her vegetable garden. In May, after her front yard was torn up over a busted sewage pipe, she placed five decorative planter boxes there and started growing tomatoes, zucchini, baby peppers and other vegetables. The idea was to help feed her family and educate the local community about gardening—a move that would seem benign, if not beneficial – to her hometown of Oak Park, Michigan.
Oak Park's Planning and Technology director Kevin Rulkowski felt otherwise and issued Bass a misdemeanor charge in June. The citation was based on an ordinance that states, "All unpaved portions of the [screening and landscaping] site shall be planted with grass ground cover, shrubbery, or other suitable live plant material," and the debate was over the meaning of "suitable." Bass chose to fight the citation, and by doing so faced a possible 93-day jail sentence. On July 14th, prosecutors dropped the charges after her story and her blog "Oak Park Hates Veggies" went viral, gaining Bass national support as an 'outlaw' front yard gardener. Julie, now free to garden in her own yard without the threat of jail time (at least, for now) took the time to tell me about her love of gardening, why she chose to fight the good fight and how her experience as an 'outlaw' veggie gardener has affected her view of the food movement.
What was the inspiration behind your garden?
The inspiration behind our garden came from lots of different landscaping books we got from the library. I loved the idea of growing something we could use, instead of just wasting money on things that were "pretty." We love to go to farms and farm stands, and I am kind of a homesteading magazine junky. It's a big dream that one day we could live somewhere and I could have a real homestead, but we are here for the time being, so I figured, why not do a small bit of a homestead right here in Oak Park?
Being open to knowledge is the first step in moving forward
Tell me about your ordeal with the city.
I think the biggest irony is that I called them to ask about landscaping ordinances before I did anything. I wanted to work withthe city to have what I wanted, while still being mindful of the zoning and the neighbors' preferences. The idea that "Oak Park hates veggies" came from the warning and the ticket I received. The only thing the city kept mentioning that was a problem was that there were vegetable plants. They were ok with the raised beds and the mulch and the swing and the spotty grass we have in the very front. The only thing they kept saying was a problem was that there were vegetables. So if I had flowers too, that would have been a problem still because I didn't move the vegetable plants. The name of the blog was kind of tongue-in-cheek (obviously), but it was really a question- like, "what does Oak Park have against my vegetables?"
You were facing 93 days in jail! What inspired you to stand up and fight in the face of such a heavy penalty?
That would have been really, really scary if I had thought about it. I think I just had a naive faith that they could never really lock me up for vegetables. I tried not to think about it as a real possibility because then I would have made decisions based on fear and not on principle, and that is something I didn't want to happen!
Social media and the internet rallied in support of you. How do you see the power of online communities supporting the food movement?
Social media was incredible in this case. I really just thought that my friends might forward my blog to people they knew who had similar problems in their own cities. That's why I started the blog- to see if I could learn from what other people had gone through. It actually took a really long time to find anyone like that, and by then the blog had taken on a life of its own. I am lucky to have friends who are conversant in technology—they set up the petition and the Facebook page. My husband helped a lot with the bells and whistles on the blog. I think it's incredible how many different people were touched by my story, and that never could have happened without the internet. I definitely have much more of a sense that there is a greater worldwide community out there, instead of just being in my little bubble here in Oak Park.
Has your experience with Oak Park and being an "outlaw gardener" inspired you to be more involved in food activism? How has it changed your views on the food movement?
It still makes me laugh when I hear phrases like, "outlaw gardener." It makes me realize how much government can try to limit your options, and how revolutionary it can be to just expand people's comfort zones by even one inch. What I did was very small. It was very tame. But it got people to start thinking about possibilities in a whole different way. As far as food movements or activism, I don't know that I am a great spokesperson, since I still have so much to learn. One of the biggest benefits of the blog has been the amount of information people have brought to my attention. I really enjoy researching, and I have been able to read about water issues and soil issues and organic food and local food and urban agriculture -- and so much more! I think that, if anything, being an "outlaw" has reinforced what a good feeling it is to stand up for what is right.
How did you start gardening?
I started gardening last year in a few containers. I read things like Mother Earth News, Mary Jane's Farm, Grit and some others. I also read lots of books on homestead-related issues. I also bought books on being able to homestead on a small amount of space. They really made me feel like I should take a bit more responsibility for providing quality food for my family, and they made me feel like it was within my reach. We didn't do so great last year, but it did light the spark for a bigger gardening project this year!
What brings you hope for the future of the food movement?
I am hopeful about the food movement because I think more people have their eyes open. So many people are aware of issues related to their food, and whatever way that manifests itself for a particular person or family, that's great. Being open to knowledge is the first step in moving forward, and I think lots of people are coming around to the idea of caring what they are putting into their mouths.
What do you do in your free time or to relax?
Free time with 6 kids? Hahahaha! Really, though, I love to read. I use my free time to devour books! As far as relaxing, I find that housework really makes me feel grounded. I love to set things in order, and I am a huge baker. My friends always know when I am under stress because they will get a cake and some cookies and a pan of brownies all in the same day. Maybe also some ratatouille or homemade applesauce or jam we made. Then they call me up and say, "Ok, Julie- what's wrong?" and lately, gardening has been my new way to relax. There is something so cathartic about pulling off dead leaves and puttering with the vegetables. Who would ever have guessed it?
What's your favorite food?
I don't know if your article will have enough space for this! I really like pizza. I am crazy for salads with a fresh vinaigrette dressing. Sometimes I get in big ice cream moods, and I'll go for three or four days where I just want ice cream for every meal. Oh, and general foods international coffee -- that's probably my most guilty pleasure!
Who are your heroes? Who inspires you?
I think that a wise person will try to learn something from everyone they encounter. There is a woman in Baltimore who has a blog I follow. I find her very inspiring in that she thinks about what she wants, and then she looks for ways to turn that vision into reality. She is always coming up with ingenious ways to stretch her resources, or do something big that other people thought was impossible. I find her VERY inspiring. I am also inspired by the readers of my blog. They are so generous and warm, and they have so much information to share. They reinforced over and over again that I was on the right track with my garden, and that made a big difference in my confidence level when things looked kind of bleak. I am inspired by people who stand by their principles, especially if they can do it in a way that helps other people.


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Freaky Friday: Shield Bug
I haven't done a Freaky Friday for a while. A quick search of my recent photographs unearthed this weird insect.
I found this brightly-coloured bug on my kitchen table when I was making my Easy Christmas Wreath.
In front of my children I'd say 'look at the pretty mini-beast'. Fortunately they weren't around to witness me recoil in horror and do a Google image search for bugs. As I'm not a huge fan of insects I didn't enjoy this activity, but I was curious. Apparently this is a shield bug. It may also be a stink bug.
I've never seen anything like it and it was in my house.
Isn't it beautiful / I feel itchy just looking at the photograph of it, urgh.*
*Delete as appropriate, depending on whether your children are watching!
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Arggggghhhhhh! I would have jumped about 8 feet in the air if I'd found that! Sandy, you are brave taking pictures!ReplyDeleteReplies
20somethingmum, I'm brave behind the camera!Delete
It's a stink bug - whatever you do - don't squish it! They've earned the name for a reason! We've got them here to!ReplyDeleteReplies
Gigi, I couldn't squish him, but thanks for the warning!Delete
That's a beautiful bug. You could keep it as a pet- although I dont know what they eat!ReplyDeleteReplies
Zooarchaelogist, I prefer my pets to be small mammals. I'm guessing it eats Christmas trees as that's where I found it!Delete
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Israeli experts are on the ground in Kenya aiding local security forces in resolving a now-two-day-old hostage crisis at the popular Westgate Mall in Nairobi (photo), according to local media reports.
The Israelis are said to not be taking an active role in attempts by Kenyan forces to storm the mall and put down the Muslim terrorists who have so far killed 68 people and wounded 170 others. Dozens more are still being held hostage.
Whether or not those reports are accurate remains unclear, as the Israeli government is not making any official statements. Israeli forces have operated in western Africa on numerous occasions in the past.
If the Al Qaeda-linked terrorists holding the mall are to be believed, Israeli soldiers have been part of the incursion teams trying to infiltrate the mall, and their presence has so far not helped the Kenyans.
A number of Israelis living and doing business in Kenya were initially caught up in the hostage crisis when 15 heavily armed terrorists burst onto the scene on Saturday.
Several Israelis told Israeli media of their harrowing experience, noting that the terrorists allowed all Muslims to freely leave the mall, while executing and holding hostage all non-Muslims. A number of people, including nearly all the Israeli civilians, were able to escape the complex.
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225g golden caster sugar
4 eggs
225g self raising flour
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
1-2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
OMG, CC, this looks incredible! You've done a fantastic job and it looks lush. I don't tend to like big bits of zest in bakes, either, so this does look perfect (I use a micro plane on mine) and definitely no lumps! Can I try some, pretty please? ;)
That seriously looks like perfection to me. What a great use of a great product. I wonder why I've never seen a honey curd before, it sounds utterly delicious!
I sometimes feel like I'm constantly plugging Lakeland, and like you, it's all my own money that I've spent there. I think perhaps we should go into partnership and offer to buy them out.... (goes out to buy lottery ticket....)
Honey lime curd - oh my! Disneyboi would love that and me too! Cake looks lovely CC x
Look at the icing dripping down the sides, it looks so inviting. I love how fresh and zingy this cakes sounds. The perfect antidote to miserable, grey weather.
Hehe!! victor Kiam what a blast from the past but seriously CC, you could do much worse that buy Lakeland, I spend (waste) far too much time and money in there. This cake looks yum and I love that clinging onto summer feeling it radiates x
Honey curd? There's a new one on me- but one I'll definitely keep an eye out for, it sounds absolutely lush! I too am a great lover of all things Lakeland- each time one of their new catalogues drops through the letterbox, any planned activity is pushed aside for a cuppa and a good nose through all the brilliant products!
For me this is heavenly and delicious I love all with lemon curd or lima curd or oranges and sounds perfect!!:)
Honey and lime curd - what a delicious combination. Your cake looks really scrumptious and perfect with a cup of tea.
Oh sunshine and summer please. Your sponges always look spectacular and I love the colour of this one. I also love the idea of honey curd and will not have to make some.
This cake looks so fluffy - and I do love citrus curd. Mmmmm, mmmm.
That looks amazing again. I love honey but have never heard of honey curd - its always good to learn something new! The cake looks very light - definitely one to try out.
Wow that curd sounds gorgeous. Never heard of honey curd before, let along honey and lime. Lovely combination and your cake loooks delicious
Wow that is one gorgeous fluffy cake, would love a slice right now :)
I hope you share honey lemon/lime curd recipe after you´ve tried that.
The honey lime curd sounds amazing!! The cake looks great too especially with the icing dripping down the side. I'm a huge Lakeland fan too - I should probably buy shares in that company as I seem to spend so much each time I shop there!
I've only just caught up with your posts and wow I've parked my plate here please. Not heard of honey curd either, lovely. I'm so impressed by you tea cakes too. Don't think I could have made them with time constraints either. Fab posts thanks for sharing :-)
That curd sounds like a delicious discovery. You may not have a deal with Lakeland, but maybe you should! Has their comms team seen your blog?!
thanks for sharing.
Finally got around to writing the review for this cake! I don't own two 8-inch sandwich tins, so I used a 10-inch one. After baking the sponge I sliced it horizontally, then vertically, then I put the halves on top of one another (clever, right?). It felt a bit silly - doing so much work and getting just half a cake out of it? I contemplated just slicing the cake once and putting one layer of curd between the slices, but... the multi-layerness seemed one of the best thing about this recipe. After the assembly he cake looked like something that afternoon teas had been invented for - golden, crumbly and dripping with icing. I absolutely loved the tangy, citrus-y bite in each ingredient, and the sponge was melt-in-your mouth delicious. And oh - I used homemade curd from the lemon cupcakes recipe, swapping sugar for honey, just as suggested. Major thumbs up.
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Cookeville, Tenn. --- Despite shooting nearly 40 percent from the field, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought contest to Tennessee Tech, 80-77, Monday night in the Eblen Center.
Tennessee State (5-9, 1-2 OVC) battled the entire night but could not hold off Tennessee Tech (9-7, 3-0 OVC) down the stretch.
Jasmin Shuler paced the Lady Tiger offense with 17 points while Chelsea Hudson added 11 points and nine rebounds. Simone Hopes finished the game with 10 points and seven boards.
Rachel Allen dished out six assists to go with four rebounds, three rebounds and two steals.
Diamond Henderson led Tech with 24 points while Jala Harris tallied 20.
The score was, 6-5, in favor of TSU early in the first half but the Lady Tiger lead quickly dissipated when Tennessee Tech scored 15 straight points to go up, 20-6.
After going five minutes without scoring, Chelsea Hudson connected in the paint to snap TSU's drought. From there, the Lady Tigers began to chip away at the Golden Eagle lead.
Over the next several possessions, the Lady Tigers turned up their defensive pressure and outscored the Golden Eagles, 14-5, to cut the deficit down to five and force a Tech timeout.
A three-pointer by Jasmin Shuler pulled TSU to within two before the Lady Tigers went into the halftime break trailing, Tech 39-35.
Tennessee State opened up the second frame with a 13-2 run to take a 48-39 lead with less than five minutes ticked off the clock.
Tech answered with a rally of its own and knotted the score at 54-all about five minutes later.
The next four-minute span was a battle that featured two ties and five lead changes. After trading buckets, Tech managed to capture a 71-66 lead following back-to-back three-pointers with four minutes remaining.
TSU pulled to within three but Tech answered with a couple of free-throws increase its cushion back up to five.
With TSU trailing, 76-72, and time winding down the Lady Tigers were forced to foul. TSU's efforts fell short as Tech knocked four free-throws to keep the game out of reach.
TSU held the advantage in rebounds, 42-34, bench points, 31-16, and steals, 10-8. The Lady Tigers also shot 77.8 percent from the free-throw line.
Tennessee State returns to action one week from today on Monday, Jan. 14 at home against Southeast Missouri. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. in the Gentry Center.
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Meet the Team: Carole Riley
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I live and work in Sydney and have recently changed careers from Information Technology to genealogy. I've just finished my Diploma of Family Historical Studies at the Society of Australian Genealogists, where I volunteer on an increasingly regular basis.
What do lending and participating in this project mean to you?
I've been lending on Kiva since 2008, and have just made my 27th loan. It's gone from being a thrill whenever I get a repayment to being a normal part of my life. I think it's so important to help people help themselves; they are the ones who will succeed and help their families grow and thrive.
Did you choose particular borrowers because their occupations or situations have some significance in your family history or your own life?
When I started I lent only to women, usually in countries I had been to. Now they all seem equally deserving and I don't spend much time at all choosing borrowers. There is usually little connection to my own life, unless you count gender; the majority are still women.
Is there a borrower whose success story inspired you?
I am most partial to the single mothers who are feeding their families as best they can. I grew up in such a household.
Do you have a strategy for raising funds or saving for your $25 loans?
Not really. I relend when I get enough repaid, or almost enough, and then I kick in the difference. I have no idea how much money I have in the system. A recent Melbourne Cup win resulted in two more new loans!
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http://caroleriley.id.au and http://heritagegenealogy.com.au.
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My mother is Protestant Irish/Scottish and my father is a part-European Fijian, so my interests are many and varied!
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Carole, I first heard about Kiva when you mentioned it on Facebook. Thank you for showing me an easy way to continue my Dad's 'do-good' tradition! Thanks, too, for coming up with 'Genealogists for Families' as a name for the project.ReplyDelete
I have recently made my 30th loan and only one has defaulted in all that time. It is so much more meaningful now to be part of a team that makes loans together. Judy, I want to congratulate you on the work you have put into this team and its great success in such a short time.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Carole. It's great that with your 30 loans in three years you've only had one default. When that happens, do they tell you why? I'm curious to know whether I'd find out if (for example) an earthquake or hurricane made it impossible for one of my borrowers to make repayments.Delete
Carole your long-term commitment to Kiva is an inspiration and combined with Judy's innovation of GFF, we're all able to contribute as a group to others less well off than us.ReplyDelete
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Land buy advances Albany Convention Center project
Authority pays $4.05M for four downtown properties off Eagle St.
The state authority charged with building the proposed downtown convention center agreed on Friday to pay $4.05 million for four properties that make up the bulk of its roughly 1.3-acre construction site off Eagle Street.
The Albany Convention Center Authority's board signed off on a pact with Columbia Development Cos. that, once finalized, will hand over a shovel-ready site where construction of the $66.5 million Albany Capital Center could begin as soon as this summer or early fall.
Not only will the deal put virtually all of the project's proposed footprint under the authority's control, it also marks the first land deal since plans to build a $220 million facility off Broadway — where the authority already owns roughly seven acres — were shelved last year amid the state's unwillingness to pay for the much larger project.
Demolition work at the site bounded by Eagle, Howard and Wendell streets would start much sooner with Columbia Development cleaning up any environmental hazards and razing an 11-story building and parking garage this spring and summer. Some clean-up work has already begun.
The sale price falls on the lower end of two independent appraisals, authority Chairman Gavin Donohue said. The higher appraisal, he said, put the value at $5.2 million, the lower at about $3.9 million.
Both appraisals were for the properties in their current conditions — including the existing buildings, the asbestos inside them and at least four underground fuel tanks that need to be removed. The average of the two appraisals was $4.56 million.
Authority consultants estimated that demolishing the buildings and preparing the site for construction would cost as much as $1.4 million.
That means the authority will get the land clean and ready to build for $1.25 million less than the combined costs of the lowest appraisal and the amount that would have been required to prepare it for construction, Donohue said, calling it "a very good deal for the taxpayers."
"I feel very confident and very comfortable with the decision we're making today as an authority," Donohue said.
The deal will be staggered such that Columbia will receive the money in installments pegged to certain clean-up and demolition milestones, officials said. The sale won't formally close until the environmental review and necessary permits are in place — expected to be some time around May, Donohue said.
It initially appeared as though the authority would have to strike deals with two property owners — Columbia and a limited liability company, Wellington Garage Associates, linked to the State Street lobbying firm Hinman Straub. The firm uses the parking garage and an adjacent parking lot for its employees.
But in what officials described as an attempt to simplify the transaction and the logistics of the demolition, Wellington Garage Associates is selling its property to Columbia, which will prepare the site and sell it to the authority.
Columbia President Joseph Nicolla said the complexity of demolishing his building without affecting the neighboring garage, or vice versa, was the "sole factor" that motivated the other owner to sell to him.
Directly across Howard Street, Columbia is about to start a $48.5 million rehabilitation of the vacant DeWitt Clinton Hotel into a Marriott Renaissance Hotel. While not officially part of the convention center project, the hotel would be the closest to the new meeting hall and would stand to benefit substantially from conventioneers.
The firm is also building corporate office space and luxury condos on a nearby section of State Street just below the Capitol known as Wellington Row.
Nicolla said neither project "was the determining factor for us" in the convention center land deal.
"Every deal has to stand on its own," he said. "Any deal that you do, everybody has to be happy with it. Gavin believes he got a good deal, and we believe we got a good deal."
It was not immediately clear how much Columbia paid Wellington Garage Associates for its two parcels — 54 Howard St. and 9 Wendell St. Columbia already owned 60 Howard St. and 41 Eagle St.
The sale will leave just one property left to acquire — a roughly 0.3-acre parcel owned by Albany County and adjacent to the pedestrian walkway linking Times Union Center to Empire State Plaza. The County Legislature could vote to transfer that parcel to the authority as soon as next month, officials said.
Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, a member of the authority's board, abstained from the vote on the land deal citing the lobbying firm's involvement and a campaign contribution from Nicolla during his 2012 Assembly campaign — before he was appointed to the board.
McDonald said he did not want the appearance of a conflict of interest to overshadow what he said should otherwise be an exciting development.
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The bulk of the 82,000-square-foot meeting hall's construction costs will be funded by the state and by a percentage of the tax on hotel stays in Albany County.
Construction is set to be complete in July 2016.
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Every year about this time we are inundated with fresh apricots from our neighbor's tree. And every year I tell myself I'm going to make a chicken dish with them, but never get around to it. Instead, we'll make apricot jam, apricot cobbler, apricot tart, or just eat them straight. Finally this year, we've experimented with apricot chicken and I'm quite please with the results. The additions of rosemary, Tabasco, and especially cinnamon really brighten up the flavors and make the dish more interesting than you would expect. We served it over rice, but it would be also pretty good with some egg noodles.
Apricot Chicken Recipe
If you don't have fresh apricots, you can use a combo of dried pitted apricots and apricot jam. Chop up about a dozen dried apricots and add them, with a half cup of apricot jam, to the stock in step 4 (skipping steps 1 and 5).
- 1 1/2 pounds apricots, roughly chopped, pits removed and discarded
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 pounds skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces
- Salt
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter (can sub olive oil)
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth (use gluten-free stock if you are cooking gluten-free)
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons Tabasco or other hot sauce (you can add more if you like)
- Black pepper
1 Place the chopped apricots in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and the vinegar. Let sit while you brown the chicken in the next step.
2 In a large sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, place chicken pieces in the pan, without crowding the pan, and brown them on each side. As the chicken cooks, sprinkle salt over it. Once the chicken is browned, remove the pieces from the pan to a bowl and set aside.
3 Add the remaining oil to the pan and sauté the onion until it begins to brown. As the onion cooks and releases moisture, use a flat edged spatula or wooden spoon to scrape off the browned bits from the chicken (called fond) from the bottom of the pan.
4 Once the onions have browned a bit, add the chicken stock and lower the heat to medium.
5 Put about 2/3 of the apricots, along with any juice they have given up, into a blender and blend into a purée. Pour the purée into the pan with the chicken stock and onions.
6 Add the cinnamon, rosemary and Tabasco and taste. You may need to add some salt. Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat and gently simmer for 10-20 minutes.
7 When you are ready to serve, put the chicken and the remaining apricot pieces into the pan and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
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In case you haven't noticed ... we love all the things you can make using inexpensive pool noodles. We purchase our foam noodles from the Dollar Store so they are the perfect go-to material when making something fun for the kids to do. Pool noodle crafts are great for outdoor summer fun games and activities and here at ZiggityZoom ... we are all about family fun!
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- Decide where you would like to use the sprinkler. We tried it both on the ground and hanging from a swingset. The kids liked it both ways.
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The Rhea County is located in the state of Tennessee. This county occupies 337 square miles, with 22 square miles being water areas. There are 31.809 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Rhea County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (93.35%), followed by Some Other Race (2.23%) and Black or African American (1.94%). There are 12.276 households in the county, while 70,71% of them are family households and 29,29% represent non family households. There are 3 cities and towns in Rhea County. The most populated city is Dayton city and the smallest town or village is Graysville town.


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Oil consumption in the S62 engine used in our Z8s is quite variable. Some owners can go thousands of miles with little to no discernible oil loss while others need to add oil after every spirited drive. These differences are related to engine build date (with earlier motors more prone to burning oil), engine break-in procedure followed when car was new, how hard the engine is run, tolerance differences from one engine to another, mileage on the engine, and type of oil used (no matter what it says in the engine compartment, you should only use Castrol Formula RS 10W-60 synthetic oil). Frequent checking is recommended.
It is important to remember, however, that an accurate reading of oil level in the S62 motor can only be achieved when the engine is at operating temperature (indicator needle on temp gauge vertical). Measurements taken when the engine is cold will show a deceptively low level of oil (app. 1 quart) which is incorrect. If this reading is used to bring the oil level up to max on the dip stick, the engine's sump will be overfilled and the excess oil can end up in the engine's intake system causing significant smoke from the exhaust and potential damage to the air flow sensors and/or the air filters. In an extreme case, hydraulic lock-up of the engine is possible if enough oil gets into the combustion chambers and this could require a complete engine rebuild. Another significant concern with an overfilled crankcase is frothing of the oil since at its elevated level, it will be in contact with the spinning crankshaft journals leading to aeration of the oil which can starve the engine's bearings of the lubrication they require. Overfilling is not a good thing! It is also important to make sure the car is on a level surface when checking oil level.
If your Z8's engine does not tend to burn oil, then I suggest checking it every time you fill up the gas tank. That way the engine should be at operating temperature and most gas stations provide a relatively level surface. The correct procedure for checking oil level under these circumstances is to let the engine idle for at least 15 seconds before turning it off. Then wait at least one minute for the oil to drain down into the sump. Now check the oil level with the dipstick (removed, wiped clean, reinserted until it bottoms out, immediately withdrawn). Any reading between the min and max indicators is OK, but if you have Castrol 10W-60 oil with you, topping up the oil level at this time is recommended so that you don't risk running below the min mark before your next gas tank fill-up. (Bavarian Autosport sells a special carrying case #83290144484 that holds one quart of oil and comes with disposable gloves, funnels and wipes, has BMW embroidered on the outside, and looks right at home in the Z8's trunk.) In a pinch, a small amount of a high grade synthetic motor oil can be added but it is not recommended on a regular basis. Never raise the oil level above the max mark. If you do, you should not run the engine at extremely high rpms until you can drain off some of the oil, either by briefly removing the drain plug in the oil pan or using a top-side oil suction device inserted through the dipstick tube (my choice).
For those whose Z8s burn oil more rapidly or are somewhat anal about maintaining the level at the max mark (that's me), I recommend checking the oil level every time you return home from a drive. That way, the engine is at operating temperature and assuming you have a level surface in your garage, you can just let the engine idle for 15 seconds, then shut it down and wait at least a minute, then check the oil level and top up if necessary from your stash of Castrol 10-60. The nice thing about this regimen is that the next time you want to take your baby out for a spin, you don't have to check the oil because you already know it is correct.
For reference: smoke caused by oil burned in the engine will appear grey to blue in color while smoke caused by moisture or a coolant leak will appear whitish in color.


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Barnes County Tournament: Loboes Take 2nd, Rebels 4th, Bison 8th
Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament No. 1 seed and defending Class B State Tournament champion Milnor defeated returning Class B State fourth-place finisher and Tournament No. 2 seed LaMoure/Litchville-Marion, 63-45, in Saturday's championship game at Valley City State's W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
Read this story in Monday's Times-Record.