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Alfresco Launches Content Collaboration For JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform
Integration Extends Alfresco's Open Source Social Computing Platform For Team Collaboration
LONDON, December 05, 2007 – Alfresco Software, Inc., today announced the availability of an integrated Red Hat/Alfresco Team Collaboration Solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs) requiring collaboration, simplified information sharing and content management. The joint solution, which is available exclusively on Red Hat Exchange (RHX), delivers Alfresco Enterprise Social Computing Platform capabilities via Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform, and brings a comprehensive open source collaboration alternative to a marketplace dominated by high-priced proprietary software.
Team Collaboration Solution offers an affordable solution for organizations that want to get up and running quickly with portals that deliver rich content services and mashups to their constituents. Pre-integrated and certified on a complete Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 / JBoss Enterprise Middleware stack, this offering combines Red Hat's standards-compliant JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform with Alfresco's Enterprise Social Computing Platform in a single package, delivered via an annual Red Hat subscription.
"Alfresco's integration with Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform provides SMB users with access to Alfresco's powerful ECM capabilities, such as portal-based mash up of content from both internal and external sources," said John Newton, CTO and co-founder, Alfresco Software. "With Red Hat's proven enterprise-class support and technology platform, business users can now benefit from the flexibility of an open source stack to create new ways of working together."
Companies can use the joint Red Hat/Alfresco solution to build information-rich portals for employees, or extranets for customers and partners. They can further extend their portals with out-of-the-box JSR-168 compliant portlets for provisioning content collaboration, document management and Web content management services directly within the portal environment. A rich, lightweight, JavaScript-based extension framework (Web Scripts) allows users to readily download any of Alfresco's managed content or content services directly into a portal page.
"The ability to connect people, processes, and information together has powerful implications for improved collaboration, business efficiency and better business intelligence," said Pierre Fricke, Director, Product Line Management for JBoss Portal and SOA Products at Red Hat. "The time has come for an open source solution that tackles this major pain point for small and medium-sized companies. We've joined with Alfresco to deliver Team Collaboration Solution to help organizations collaborate effectively without the steep price point."
Team Collaboration Solution supports sharing of content via Web 2.0-inspired social computing, and extends Red Hat's JBoss Portal and Alfresco's ECM standalone offerings with the following new capabilities:
- Pre-built ECM Portlets -
o My Spaces portlet for enterprise document management and collaboration within the context of any portal deployment
o My Documents portlet for provisioning any library of documents or digital assets within any portal page
o My Web Forms portlet for enabling easy publishing of reusable content
o My Web Files portlet for managing in-progress changes to any Web site
- Pre-built Team Collaboration Portlets – Out-of-the-box integration with team blog, wiki and forum components
- Knowledge Worker Collaboration and Rules – Team Workspaces for collaboration, and Content Rules for automated processing of business documents and digital assets
- Choice with No Tie-In – Flexibility of an open source stack
Subscription support for the Red Hat/Alfresco Team Collaboration Solution is available immediately on Red Hat Exchange.
About Alfresco Software, Inc.
Alfresco Software Inc., is the first and leading open source alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market, enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton, and former COO of Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based in London. For more information, visit http://www.alfresco.com.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, the world's leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 50 satellite offices spanning the globe. CIOs have ranked Red Hat first for value in Enterprise Software for four consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value study. Red Hat provides high-quality, low-cost technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.
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When a mantra is chanted in rhythmic tone with ups and downs, they create a melodious effect in the body . This effect is high if you can make your brain nil of thoughts. The effect will be possible even if you do not know the meaning of the mantra. Hence knowing the meaning of every mantra is not compulsory. While chanting assume the god sitting in front of you.
At the same time if you know the meaning it has got an additional effect. Lot of Research studies have been carried out by many and important results derived by one of the famous professors. The chanting effects are due to the production and spreading of curative vibrations in the brain. These curative vibrations give smoothening and curing effect to the body.
Listening to mantras directly lowers blood pressure, normalizes heart beat rate, brain wave pattern, adrenalin level, even cholesterol level. That is the reason why modern doctors advise the people under high tension to sit and listen to mild music or mantras for few minutes. Even chanting the kirtans, melodious bhajans, songs, etc., have the good effect The music/ song/mantra should never be hard/ harsh/rough/ etc.
Chanting the mantras everyday is excellent and important at a particular time. In physics the time, space and observer are the three important factors. Exactly like that the time, space and the person connected with chanting/listening mantras are three important factors for deriving benefit of mantras. Hence sareera shuddhi, aahara shuddhi, mana shuddhi, vaak shuddhi and karma shuddhi are essential for deriving the full benefit of chanting the mantra. Also the place where you are sitting should give calming effect, comfortable feeling etc. The ideal timings are the prabhata sandhya and saayam sandhya. (Morning & evening) Group chanting is excellent. Absolutely no mistake is expected in Vedic mantra chanting. When you are sick due to ill health or old age, one need not worry too much about his incapability of chanting the mantras. Mantras are chanted for solving our problems and for positive effects but mantra chanting/ not chanting should not become another problem for us. The ideal sound for mantra chanting can be maintained if possible at radius 5 meters. Veda mantras chanting is not easy so it is advised not to chant without the guidance from a guru.

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Bulls name Swanson Director of Sports Performance
Swanson spent the past five years as a Performance Physical Therapy Manager at Athletes' Performance in Los Angeles
August 27, 2013 -- The Chicago Bulls announced today that Jennifer Swanson has been named the team's Director of Sports Performance.
Swanson will be responsible for overseeing the athletic training and strength and conditioning departments, as well as massage therapy, chiropractic care, nutritional support and any auxiliary services.
A native of Gilroy, Calif., Swanson spent the past five years as a Performance Physical Therapy Manager at Athletes' Performance in Los Angeles, Calif. She was responsible for working with professional athletes from the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB, as well as a variety of international, collegiate and high school athletes. Prior to her tenure at Athletes' Performance, Swanson completed a Sports Physical Therapy Residency at the University of Pittsburgh/Centers for Rehab Services, where she also spent time working as an intern with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Swanson earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Duke University (2004) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology from the University of California, Davis (2001). She is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports and Orthopedics, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Swanson is also an accomplished track athlete, as she is a six-time NCAA Division II All-American and was the National Indoor Pole Vault Champion in 2000.


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Maola needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 47 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Willow Wellbeing
We're looking for a new logo for our on-site massage and wellbeing company. We have been known as Maola Wellbeing, Maola coming from the Irish word Maolaigh (to ease, to soothe) but as nobody can pronounce this we're changing the name to Willow Wellbeing. We'd like a fresh new look - vibrant and full of life yet at the same time calming and down to earth.
We provide on-site chair massage to companies as well as offering yoga classes, nutritional advice and delivery of smothies or fruit. We will be opening a stall soon in a new market in dublin offering Chair massage and selling a range of holistic goods. Previous Website - http://www.maolamassage.com
Our target audience will be young hip people for our new market stall but we will also be continuing to target our more conservative corporate section for on-site massage in companies.
We require a logo to go on our new website, clothing and advertising such as pop up signs. Vibrant, quirky and earthy.
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Begin Your Journey in the Shire
We find all kinds of homes for sale and try to mix up the different options so our readers don't get bored. Ho-hum, another crapshack in East Palo Alto? Not today! Best of all, you can purchase today's featured property for Not A Lot Of Money℠! (Not A Lot Of Money is a Service Mark of Burbed Worldwide, which is a subsidiary of Burbed Galactic, a wholly owned enterprise of Burbed Universal.)
Thanks very much to Christin for adding this to her Just Wow Redfin Collection.
203 BLACKBURN St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
1 Beds
1 Baths
750 Sq. Ft.
$665 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 1922
Lot Size: 5,053 Sq. Ft.
On Redfin: 7 days
Status: Active
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Stories: 1
Community: West Santa Cruz
Style: Cottage/Bungalow
View: Neighborhood
County: Santa Cruz
This is one of the most unique, eclectic, properties in Santa Cruz. A true eco urban farm in the heart of Santa Cruz, walking distance to beach and town. The home is made from 2 authentic historic street cars. Greeting you is a huge oak tree with its own treehouse, 2 cob stuctures for office, work or play, a pond, clucking chickens, fruit trees galore, gardens, sauna, fire ring, cob oven, more!
Cob oven? Say no more!
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NWSB Managing editor "Q" weighs in with another 2012 NFL draft article on the Seattle Seahawks. Below are some really cool video's he found of all the picks in the draft class that video existed for. Sorry J.R. Sweezy and Greg Scruggs, you'd better contact YouTube.
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Ok now I am hooked -the next step
Hi fellow foodies!
After being at this for the last 2 months I have finally found my passion. My whole life has been focused on achieving a healthy balance - my first passion beyond family is good whole food that enhances our lives, rather than weighing us down - digestively and energetically.
My question for you is - how worth it would having a high quality mixer like a DLX be? After studying this forum, along with as many books I can find - it seems that it may actually be worth it to grind my own flour. The idea of mail ordering flour does not sit well with me - because by the time I get around to using all the whole wheat it will use a great deal of nutrition. If I order the wheat berries in bulk - I could justify the cost because it is actually cheaper if I grind it myself, and healthier.
I also make fresh pasta, and homemade smoothies. Is it hard to learn how to grind your own flour? And is it possible to achieve the same kind of flour as french flour? I definitely want to focus on whole grain, but we all enjoy a crusty french baguette fairly often.
We are not huge on deserts - but I do bake cookies, and never buy storebought. I am cooking for 6 - 6 breadhounds. We have been through25 pounds of flour in the last 2 weeks (of course some of that was gift giving of fresh bread) -
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Rhonda Prince needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 113 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
Friendship Animal Hospital
I am starting a veterinary practice...solo practitioner. I went to a printing company & got template black silhouettes for logos...not happy. I'm looking for a logo to define my hospital. Do not currently have one. I believe in the human-animal bond. My clinic colors are sage green, red & buff.
Mainly female, progessive. Often mothers with young children. Targeting pet owners who believe their pet is a member of their family. They want a family friendly environment when going to the vet & fully trust that I will take the best care of "FIDO".
I am looking for a logo to put my name brand on. This is a new start up practice, so I want it to stand out from other hospitals in town.
Please NO: veterinary symbols, cutsie, cheesie, cartoonish figures.
Paw prints & crosses: if used, use minimally.
Color options: try to limit to 2. Need something somewhat simple, but PLEASE be creative. Some sophistication. This logo is what will go on my illuminated sign on my building & hopefully what I will carry over to business cards, stationary & website.
Like silhouettes of dogs & cats.
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DailyDirt: Creative Ways To Eat Less
from the urls-we-dig-up deptA pretty concerning statistic for Americans is that 17% of kids in the US are obese. The solutions to reduce that figure range from getting kids to eat better school lunches to eliminating various kinds of advertising aimed at getting kids to equate food with fun. There are a few other crazy ideas to keep people from getting fat, without trying to eat less or exercise more. Here are just a sampling of such suggestions.
- There's a chance that the bacteria in our intestines have some influence on obesity. From a preliminary study, morbidly obese people were found to have different bacterial communities in their intestines, but it's not clear if the different flora are a cause (or a result) of obesity. If there is a causal relationship, maybe there will be an effective treatment that involves cultivating different intestinal microbes. [url]
- "The Parasite Diet" isn't a new idea. At the turn of the 20th century, some people used tapeworms to lose weight (before modern medicine convinced people this was a very bad idea). But genetically modified tapeworms that are benign to people could be a reality someday. [url]
- Freakonomics has yet another podcast on obesity called "100 Ways to Fight Obesity" that covers some interesting proposals to prevent overweight adults and children. Some suggestions, such as smelling a vial of vomit to curb an appetite, are not so pleasant -- and not really guaranteed to work that well, either. [url]
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Amanuensis Monday: Mrs. Roche Notes 88th BirthdayPosted: August 30, 2010 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: Amanuensis Monday, Haigneys, NewsClips Leave a comment
I'm offering this for Amanuensis Monday, and selfishly including it in my NewsClips file too. It was the most fantastic find from my unexpected bonanza of Troy, N.Y. newspaper clippings.
My great-great-aunt Maggie Haigney Roche and her sibs certainly had their share of publicity over various birthdays, but nothing topped the ink Maggie got in 1958, when a features reporter for the Troy (N.Y.) Times-Record sat down for a talk with her as she turned 88. The result? A personality profile that not only yields the date of Maggie's parents' marriage, but also gives an irreplaceable sense of Maggie's lively personality. I so want to find out who Maggie's PR rep was.
(Amanuensis Monday is the ongoing initiative by John Newmark at TransylvanianDutch in which participants transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts.)
For Maggie's moment in the spotlight, read on:
The Times-Record, Troy, N.Y., Wednesday evening 15 Jan. 1958, Page 15
Mrs. Roche Notes 88th Birthday • By Mrs. Mary Vanwie
A pair of twinkling eyes, an infectious laugh and a keen sense of humor are just three of the many remarkable characteristics of Mrs. Margaret Roche of Verdoy who celebrated her 88th birthday recently.
Mrs. Roche is well-known by all her neighbors and the children of her neighborhood for her interest in all that goes on about her and her willingness to help those who are in need of it. Despite her age and a recent illness, from which she is rapidly recovering, she still tries to take her daily walks, when the weather permits, keeps up a voluminous amount of correspondence, and never forgets her friends with flowers, cards and letters, on their birthdays.
Mrs. Roche, the former Margaret Haighney, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haighney, was born in Watervliet, then moved to Troy where she resided for 10 years at 105 First St. She has lived in Green Island, Island Park, Long Island, and moved to Latham about 8 years ago. She first resided on Kelly Road in Verdoy and three years ago moved to her present residence in the Kennette Apartments, also in Verdoy.
Does Own Housework
Mrs. Roche has living with her, her brother Martin, who is 83 years old and a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Mrs. Roche also took care of her sister, Mary Ann, who died a year ago at the age of 83. Martin is the youngest of a family of 8 children, five girls and three boys and Mrs. Roche and her brother are the only living members of the family.
She takes care of her own home, a large four-room apartment without help. In addition to all her other activities, she crochets rugs by hand "whenever she gets lonesome and needs something to keep her occupied."
Her husband, James, died in February 1929 in Troy and it was then that she went to live with her sister in Long Island.
She attended Troy public schools and graduated from Troy Business College, but upon the death of her mother, found it necessary to assume the duties of a household and has been a housewife ever since.
Came From Ireland
Her parents came to this country from Tipperary, Ireland, and were married in Cohoes on May 17, 1857. At that time, her father was stationed with the U.S. Army at the Watervliet Arsenal.
Although her memory needed no prodding, Mrs. Roche brought out the family Bible, which her mother brought from Ireland, and refreshed her dates from notes carefully kept in the flyleaves of the worn Bible.
When asked if she had any hobbies, she hesitated for a minute and said, "you'll laugh when I show you these, but I love to read and this is what I read." At that point, she drew from beside her chair a handful of Western and mystery novels. "I love the Westerns on television," she said, " and get a big kick out of the old movies. I look at some of those people and say to myself, 'I remember when you were in your prime.'"
Her amazing vitality, her vivacious interest in everything around her and her general love for people have brought this little lady along to her wonderful age with a mellow philosophy and graciousness which pervades the whole atmosphere of her home.
The interview was summed up with a statement by Mrs. Roche, which unconsciously on her part gave the key to her outlook on life. "Age doesn't floor you, unless you let it!"
- Margaret Haigney Roche (11 Jan. 1870-24 Sept. 1964) was the eldest surviving daughter of my GG-grandfather Martin Haigney (c. 1830-1911). Spelling and punctuation are transcribed as they were in the original article. For example: "Haighney" is the way the reporter spelled it, although Margaret and other family members were using the spelling of "Haigney" consistently since the 1890s. "Haigney" is the spelling on the family's tombstone at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Watervliet, N.Y..
- Margaret's married surname, Roche, is also spelled Roach and Roache in other articles in the Times-Record.
- The article mentions 8 children of Martin and Mary Haigney, Margaret's parents. This is one more than the total listed on a handwritten family fact sheet compiled by Catherine Haigney, Margaret's great-niece.
- Alas, I do not know what has become of the "family Bible" mentioned in the article. Cousins, if you're reading this and you've heard something, drop me a line!
- This article is transcribed from a page scan downloaded from the Troy Times-Record online newspaper database at Ancestry.com.


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40 Years Ago, April 11, 1973
Long suggests board study local roads
Dr. Samuel Long, Republican councilman, has submitted a letter to the Grand Island Planning Board in which he suggests that the board consider hiring a road consultant and designer to advise them in the matter of future road construction in the town.
Long states in his letter, "I am concerned with specific and long range planning for roads in Grand Island. I feel that we should be building our roads now for the future."
He has requested that the Planning Board develop a set of specifications for construction of major, collector, minor or local, and marginal access roads as listed in the town subdivision regulations.
... Long further observes, "It is my belief that we should not move in on road specifications until we know what roads are required, and for what uses."
30 Years Ago, April 9, 1983
Airstrip proposal draws crowd to hearing
An airstrip for private use, discussed at a public hearing Monday, would be the first of its kind legally put into action if the Town Board agrees to grant the special use permit for which Dr. and Mrs. Jan Wiecckowski have applied.
A proposal for a commercial airport drew fire from residents in the late 1940s, as did one in the 1960s, perhaps because of the amount of land they would have covered and the types of planes, which would have landed here.
The airstrip now being considered at 3000 Staley Road would be 2,000 feet in length and constructed in connection with a home also planned on the site ...
A Staley Road resident said use of the strip by friends of the owner could result in "having 25 acres full of airplanes." ...
20 Years Ago, April 16, 1993
Kaegebein School nears 40th anniversary
It was a beautiful day June 7, 1953, when Grand Island residents gathered at Love Road and Beaver Island Parkway for the dedication of the town's second elementary school.
The ceremony included acceptance of the $1,250,000 building by School Board Chairman William M. Kaegebein, for whom the school was named.
A brochure distributed noted, "The dedication of this beautiful school is a tribute to the far-sighted planning of the people of Grand Island and their desire to provide the best educational facilities possible for their children."
... Subsequently more classrooms were added to the structure, which in the beginning included the cafeteria, auditorium and gymnasium. ...
10 Years Ago, April 11, 2003
Groundbreaking at DeGlopper VFW Post
Erie County Legislator Charles M. Swanick, Town of Grand Island Supervisor Peter M. McMahon, Town Board members and Mike Cutini, commander of Charles DeGlopper Memorial Post 9249, today broke ground for the new gazebo shelter. Swanick has secured $5,000 for the improvement project.
There will be considerable amount of excavation needed before the project can get into full swing. Cutini will oversee progress of the project. ...


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I've gone through just about all I can to figure out how to pull up a list of songs from an artist that art top tracks from last.fm. I'm used to MusicCabinet going into the artist then click on details that would bring a list of top tracks up. Is this functionality available in madsonic 6 (Currently running 6.0.7820)? I think I'm just missing it because it seems like all the functionality for that is in there...I just can't seem to find it.
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Melon Lime Cooler
1 cantaloupe melon
1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves
4 tablespoons lime juice
Ice cubes
Cut cantaloupe into wedges and scrape seeds out. Slice skin off and cut into chunks.
Blend on purée in blender with lime juice and mint leaves.
Pour the juice over ice cubes in glasses.
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Norma,I think it would be better if someone else called Melody, or someone else at MM, on the honey/vegan issue. In cases like this, you sometimes only get one bite at the apple. For me, that was getting resolution on the matters of the use of high-gluten flour (yes), wheat germ (no), Vitamin E enrichment (no), molasses (yes), spring water (yes) and no white refined sugars. Had I known at the time I spoke with Melody that honey and its relatiionship to a vegan diet was an issue, that would have been the time to ask Melody about the honey. If I were to call her again, I think the vegan issue would raise a red flag and make her suspicious, particullarly since she told me that they had vegan pizzas (and gluten-free as well) and I remained silent on that matter. If I use a falsetto voice, she will perhaps know from my telephone number or Caller ID where I am calling from. Then I would have to "invent" a female member of my household. So, whether you or Biz decide to call MM, I would limit the next phone call to possibly two issues. One would be the honey/vegan issue. The second would have to do with the use of organic ingredients. In my research, I read a few times about the flour for the MM dough being organic. MM has never said that it uses organic flour to the best of my knowledge, only reviewers who perhaps don't have a clue about what they are talking about. I also saw occasional references to organic toppings. I don't really care about those. But it would be interesting to know if the MM high-gluten flour is organic. I tend to doubt it because when I spoke with Melody on one of our calls she read off some of the ingredients in their flour, including B vitamins. Most organic flours tend to be just plain wheat flour without the vitamin or iron enrichment, although they can include barley malt. The lead in to the organic flour question might be a comment that you read somewhere on the Internet that MM uses organic flour and that you are always on the lookout for organic products as much as possible as part of a healthy diet. It is not an allergy, vegan/vegetarian or gluten-free issue. Peter
I wonder if the Dry Malt DME-B I had posted about at Reply 223 http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,13820.msg154873.html#msg154873 is diastatic malt or non-diastatic malt? When I asked for the sample of the #732 molasses for this thread, John Johansen asked me how the Dry Malt DME-B worked out. I told him didnt notice any difference in the taste in the crust from using the malt at 2.5%. He told me I could up the malt in the formula I was trying.
Norma,DME is a generic term for Dry Malt Extract. According to the Malt Products website at http://www.maltproducts.com/news.whatismalt.html, the dry malt extract is "the spray-dried form of the liquid non diastatic extracts". So, it is nondiastatic. The "B" form is perhaps one of the versions of DMEs that John thought might work best for your particular application. Peter
Biz,I am glad you were satisfied with your attempt at a MM clone using Diastatic Barley Malt. Did your pie have the sweet taste in the crust rim like a MM pizza? How was your crumb color compared to MM pies? I could imagine the color would have been close with using 5.5% Brer Rabbit Molasses.Congrats! Norma
Thanks Norma! It was sweet I think but in a subtle, complex way. Seemed pretty close to the Franklin MM pie that I had a while back. The color I think was pretty much the same as I have been producing, which was identical essentially to the Farragut crust that I saved and used as a benchmark. I did only increase the molasses a bit, so I don't think it had much of a darkening affect.
Interesting. Biz is using about half the molasses that I and others have used and I used brown sugar. Is it coming down to personal judgement on sweetness?


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A collection of German and Russian recipes from the
members and friends of the North Star Chapter of the American Historical
Society of Germans from Russia.
Cookbook produced by the North Star Chapter, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, 1996, Softcover, 221 pages.
Food traditions are among our most enduring folkways. The younger generation may never learn to speak the German dialect of their ancestors, but being able to prepare favorite dishes from the Old Country is often another matter. Documenting German-Russian cuisine and foodways so present and future generations can enjoy their unique culinary heritage was the purpose behind the Sei Unser Gast: Be Our Guest cookbook.
The 221-page, spiral-bound cookbook contains more than 300 recipes from the German-Russian groups represented by the membership of the North Star Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Since most of the chapter's members are descendants of German-Russians who settled in North Dakota and South Dakota, the cookbook contains many recipes from the Black Sea German and Bessarabian German traditions. For example, there are recipes for Borscht, Gummersalat, Plachinta, Halupsie, Kholodets, Kaseknepfle, Fleischkuchle, Strudel, Pfeffernusse, Kuchen, and Eingemachte Wassermelone.
Members who descended from Volga German and Volhynian German immigrants contributed recipes for such delicacies as Sauersuppe, Schmarren, Maultasche', Bierock, Herzje, Sussholztee, Grebbel, and dill pickles flavored with licorice root. Other members contributed recipes for German-Russian Mennonite dishes such as Zweiback, Plumamoos, Schnetje, Rullcoka, and Portzilke.
The various Germans from Russia groups prepare German dishes quite differently from the way they're made in Germany today. They also adopted and made uniquely their own Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and Romanian dishes. A few authentic recipes from Germany and the former Russian Empire are included at the end of each chapter to show how German-Russian cooking deviated from its origins and became a cuisine in its own right.
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A country at war with itself
On the day of the Colorado shootings, this poem poured out of me and on to my keyboard, up to my screen. So much more has happened since a movie theater full of people went under the siege of a gunman. Small children in classrooms were killed in Newtown, babies were shot by intruders, a young woman full of promise who was standing on a playground after school was killed in my own city.
Still, people and politicians protest the idea of disarming this country. When bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston marathon this afternoon -- an event with each mile dedicated to a victim of Newtown -- another part of my heart crumbled away.
I don't want to be afraid to send my child to school
to watch him run toward the door, hair pushed back in the breeze
backpack swaying like a playground swing with each step
the 518-page chapter book hitting his slender hips as he goes
up the stairs to sit in front of a window across from the cloak room
where he knows to hide, to burrow down in the corner in case of lockdown drill
or worse -- "this will never happen, but the information is good," I assure him
But how can we be sure?
I don't want to think of these things, envision these moments we cannot name without tears
I shake them from my thoughts and decidely replace them with images
of children turning pages, raising hands, running laps, peering over each other to see a teacher explain a project
Little pieces of my heart crack and crumble at the exercise that has no lesson
I don't want to be afraid to run free
through the streets around my house as the sun sets and the corners gray at the edges
next to a man who won't stop staring from the treadmill next to me
along the dazzling lake with not another person in site until the skyscrapers a mile ahead
across a finish line I have been imagining all of my life.
I don't want to be afraid of the library, the movie theater, the quiet residential neighborhoods of my city.
I don't want my child to grow up in the reality of explosives and gunfire
I don't want him to think that fighting back against the NRA is just something we do every election cycle
or that background checks and blaming mental illness and single mothers and gangs and poverty screams NO loud enough
I don't want to agonize over playdates at friends' houses, worrying
that their parents keep guns (sort of) locked away
I don't want to fear for an incident when I am not there to shield his body with my own
on an L platform or outside a party or playing basketball across the street or in music class
I don't want your children to feel this fear either
I don't want to recognize the deep-lined look of worry on another parents' face
as they flash through the possibilities as I do
I don't want us connected by grief and missing pieces
of our families and communities and hearts
Compassion like dust in the air
Fear like a chisel at the safest places where we live and breathe and learn
Why is this country at war with itself?
And why are the people who are dying on the frontlines
the babies, the vulnerable, the ones with arms outstretched saying yes to a world of good.
There is no white flag to raise
Only more NO NO NOs
Enough. It's all enough
Who will stand with us to clear the fears and clasp what remains of our hearts?
Who will declare this war over?


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In this, the liveliest and most accessible one-volume life of Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk ingeniously combines into a living whole the private and the public Burke. He gives us a fresh assessment of the great statesman, who enjoys even greater influence today than in his own time.
Russell Kirk was a leading figure in the post-World War II revival of American interest in Edmund Burke. Today, no one who takes seriously the problems of society dares remain indifferent to "the first conservative of our time of troubles." In Russell Kirk's words: "Burke's ideas interest anyone nowadays, including men bitterly dissenting from his conclusions. If conservatives would know what they defend, Burke is their touchstone; and if radicals wish to test the temper of their opposition, they should turn to Burke."
Kirk lucidly unfolds Burke's philosophy, showing how it revealed itself in concrete historical situations during the eighteenth century and how Burke, through his philosophy, "speaks to our age." This volume makes vivid the four great struggles in the life of Burke: his efforts to reconcile England with the American colonies; his involvements in cutting down the domestic power of George III; his prosecution of Warren Hastings, the Governor General of India; and his resistance to Jacobinism, the French Revolution's "armed doctrine." In each of these great phases of his public life, Burke fought with passionate eloquence and relentless logic for justice and for the proper balance of order and freedom. With sure instinct born of his sympathy and understanding, Kirk gives us the incisive quotation, the illuminating highlight, the moving, all-too-human elements that bring Burke and his age to vivid life.
Thanks to Russell Kirk's skillful evocations, Edmund Burke in these pages becomes our contemporary. "Because corruption and fanaticism assail our era as sorely as they did Burke's time, the resonance of Burke's voice still is heard amidst the howl of our winds of abstract doctrine."
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The Reflect show garden at Holker Garden Festival 2011, was awarded Large Gold and Best Show Garden. Created by Paul Richards Garden Design and Greenbelt Landscapes to provide a calm stylish space in which to reflect, relax and escape from the stresses of busy life. Belinda and Matthew Belt and … [Read more...]
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Camaro haters can rest easy: The Goodguys/Hemmings Muscle Machines Muscle Car of the Year for 2010 is a Mopar. The 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T of Ken Mosier has taken the prize, chosen by staff from Goodguys and Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine. Mosier's Challenger is a genuine Hemi car that also features such coveted items as Pistol-Grip-shifted four-speed transmission and a 4.10-geared Dana axle, in addition to the Shaker hood and Plum Crazy hue.
Mosier restored the Challenger at his own restoration shop, The Finer Details, located in Danville, Indiana, after pursuing the purple Hemi car for over 17 years. The completed car was initially taken to the 2009 running of Goodguys' Chicagoland Nationals in Joliet, Illinois, where it was reunited with the original owner, who hadn't seen it in 25 years. But it was this season at the Goodguys 22nd Hot Rod Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis where the car was selected to become a finalist for the Muscle Car of the Year competition.
In addition to the Muscle Car of the Year award itself, lucky-dog Mosier will also receive a custom Snap-On toolbox when he brings the Challenger to the Goodguys season finale, the Southwest Nationals, held November 19-21 at Scottsdale, Arizona's, Westworld. While in Scottsdale, the Challenger will also be photographed for an upcoming feature in Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine.
This is the third season that Hemmings Muscle Machines has teamed with Goodguys to select the winner of the Muscle Car of the Year award. At each Goodguys event throughout the season, one award winner is chosen in the stock-restored muscle car class; this award winner is also a finalist for the Muscle Car of the Year award. Staff from Goodguys and Hemmings Muscle Machines judge these vehicles and determine which will take the big prize.
Just to clear up any potential confusion, the Goodguys/HMM Muscle Car of the Year award is a completely separate competition from Hemmings Muscle Machines' own Muscle Machine of the Year, which is held to determine which of the year's magazine feature cars is most favored by readers, by way of an online vote at hemmings.com. It's probably also worth mentioning that Goodguys has its own Muscle Machine of the Year award, though it caters to significantly modified muscle cars.
Congratulations to Ken Mosier on his win and for a job well done in restoring the Hemi Challenger; remember to keep an eye out for the full feature in the pages of Hemmings Muscle Machines later in 2011.


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Energy may be a wild ride for investors, but it could be the vehicle of choice.
Even swooning credit and stock markets can't overshadow $70-a-barrel crude prices or emerging markets that can't seem to consume enough oil. Only a global recession could potentially modify the scenario.
In the quest for more oil and natural gas, the giant drilling companies lead the way.
For example, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., with 43 drilling rigs operating in the United States and internationally, has seen its stock price soar this year. Ten of its rigs operate in challenging deep-water environments that receive lucrative contracts.
Sophisticated deep-water drillers Transocean Inc. and GlobalSantaFe Corp. plan to merge by year-end in a cash and stock deal that will create an even more imposing company in the competition for tough international projects.
"There's been a realization that there must be more capital spending to get oil and gas out of the ground because supply can't keep up with global demand," said Stewart Glickman, an analyst who covers oil-field drillers and services for Standard & Poor's Corp. in New York. "Demand is being driven by emerging markets, and China in particular, with oil and gas supply struggling to keep pace."
Energy stocks are up about 17 percent this year, according to the S&P; 500 sector scorecard.
"Strong oil prices had buoyed energy equities throughout most of 2007 until broader market hysteria kicked in a few weeks ago," said Collin Gerry, energy analyst with Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg, Fla.
"While energy did pull back, it wasn't to the extent of some other market areas because its main driver remains $70-a-barrel oil."
He is bullish about energy for the long haul, predicting powerful growth rates throughout the coming decade.
"You really have to think long term with energy and can't be a short-term trader," said Dan Hassey, senior research analyst with the Gold & Energy Advisor newsletter in Boca Raton, Fla. "The one thing that could make oil prices lower in the short run is a global recession, because lower demand would drive down prices, but they will still only go down just so much because OPEC will cut the supply."
Not everyone has the temperament to look patiently toward the future without suffering a few nervous twitches over the present. Some experts voice reservation about these stocks because they question the more optimistic estimates of world demand.
"Volatility in oil prices will continue because I don't think oil prices at $70 a barrel are justified by the current supply and demand," said Fadel Gheit, energy analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. in New York. "Demand is lower than many people think, and, despite OPEC cuts, inventory is still high."
Gheit is not investing in any energy stocks now because the near term remains uncertain.
"It's like trying to catch a falling knife, so you should wait until it hits the ground to pick it up," he said.
Shares of Diamond Offshore Drilling are recommended by Glickman and Hassey, while Transocean and GlobalSantaFe are recommended by Gerry and Glickman.
Among the bigger diversified oil services companies, Glickman likes Schlumberger Ltd. and Baker Hughes Inc. because they have huge international exposure and leading technology.
FMC Technologies Inc., which makes equipment used in deep-water drilling, is another Glickman pick. His other favorites are the drillers Ensco International Inc. and Pride International Inc.
In exploration and production, Hassey said there are several reasonably priced opportunities, such as Devon Energy Corp., Apache Corp., Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Occidental Petroleum Corp. In services, he likes Noble Corp. and Atwood Oceanics Inc.
Never forget the typical volatility in the prices of energy stocks because that will dictate the most opportune times to buy the shares, Hassey said. For those who aren't bold enough to make individual stock picks, there are plenty of mutual funds with significant energy holdings.
The top-performing natural resources funds, which include energy, over the past 12 months, according to Morningstar Inc., have been:
Fidelity Select Energy Service, $2 billion in assets; up 47 percent.
Rydex Basic Materials, $123 million; up 38 percent.
Rydex Energy Services, $191 million; up 35 percent.
Fidelity Select Materials, $380 million; up 31 percent.
Franklin Natural Resources, $583 million; up 31 percent.
All are "no-load" (no sales charge) funds requiring a $2,500 minimum initial investment, except for Franklin Natural Resources, which requires a 5.75 percent load and has a $1,000 minimum.
"Even though investors have to be prepared for inherent volatility in the energy markets whenever crude oil prices drop a bit, the longer-term trend is still bullish," Glickman said. "The bullish outlook for all of energy's subindustries is still going to be there as well."
Andrew Leckey is a Tribune Media Services columnist.


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Reviewed by Anna M. (age 6)
I think the story was good because I love to read too. My favorite part was when the dog was demanding and made the woman feed him. This story reminds me of when I read to my baby brother.
I recommend this book to children ages 4 to 10 who love to read.


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sfsfsfgiants wrote:People say steriods helped Bonds the most because he is so good? How do you know that he wasnt that much better then everyone else in the game, with or without steriods.
That's my point.
Adam Dunn is a big, tall 'roid case who stands in the batter's box and strikes out a lot. Sure, he'll hit a lot of home runs... but the fact remains, steriods pretty much created his game (along with players like Jason Giambi).
Barry Bonds always bats over .300, is a 10-time Gold Glover, is the only person in the history of the MLB to steal 500 bases and hit 500 home runs, and (here's the kicker): Barry did it all without ever being the strongest OR the fastest.
Barry Bonds is a Gold Glove outfielder... yet, when was the last time you said to yourself, "Man, Barry's got a cannon for an arm". You never have. Thats because Barry's arm has never been the strongest. He's just a damn good fielder. Off the crack of the bat, Barry already knows whether or not he's going to move... and, if so, he knows EXACTLY where the ball is going.
He's stealing bases again this year... and he has yet to be caught... and he's doing it ON ONE FRIGGIN LEG. And, yet, Barry isn't the fastest. Hell, he's probably the slowest player on the roster. But he knows the game of baseball.
Barry Bonds is just a natural at baseball. One of the greatest to ever play the game.


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The Heart of the Penguin
The Heart of Darkness
It starts suddenly, without warning. Maybe a twinge, or a slow, steady pressure in your chest. At first, it's not quite painful, but the discomfort is there nonetheless. You break out in a cold sweat, as if someone has just walked over your grave.
You feel somewhat nervous now, trying to place the last time you felt like this. But you can't remember a time when you ever felt like this and why does your arm and neck hurt so much all of a sudden?
You have stopped whatever it is you're doing, because whatever this is that's happening to you has grabbed your full attention. The pressure in your chest is still building, and you're breathing like you've just run the marathon. Your brain is spinning, trying to make sense of the signals that are coming from your body. Then, with a wave of nausea, you realize that everything is spinning.
Your spouse (co-worker, friend, neighbor in line) looks at you in alarm, calling your name. But they sound like they're in a tunnel far away. You are caught, paralyzed between waves of fear, flight, and (now) absolutely excrutiating pain.
"Oh my God," you hear someone say, "I think he's having--"
A heart attack.
That's what you would have heard had you remained conscious for the rest of this unexpected event. But your brain has mercifully shut down for the time being, as all conscious thought becomes a secondary matter as your body fights itself to make things normal again.
There are many types of cardiac events, some as sudden and painful as this one, others more subtle and vague. There are many causes of a heart attack, too: arterial blockage, clotting, and arrhythmia are just some that can affect the human heart.
Arrhythmia is any condition where the heart begins to lose its normal rhythm. Arrhythmia can be anything from a tiny heart flutter to a full-blown fibrillation--a condition where the heart can begin beating up to 600 times a minute. This latter condition can be likened to overclocking of the heart, where the normal timekeeper of a heart's rhythm is suddenly (and very mistakenly) joined by other sections of the heart, each competing with the other sections to take over the heart's rhythmic pattern--but leaving an end result of a cacophony of beats.
Fibrillation is a very serious condition, but even here there is a matter of degrees: a common form of fibrillation is atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition that effects around 2 million people in the United States. AF is not usually regarded as especially life-threatening--the brief periods of signal misfires can cause discomfort, but typically are not fatal. (Over time, however, AF can ultimately lead to heart tissue damage and even strokes.)
Not so ventricular fibrillation, where the misfires are so strong and so erratic, the heart quickly loses the ability to pump blood. VF, or "v fib" as the doctors in the ER call it, is just about the end of the line for the heart, unless it can be stopped with defibrillation. "Zapping" the heart with a strong electrical field can sometimes "reset" the timekeeper of the heart (a cluster of cells known as the sinoatrial (S-A) node) and get things back to a normal, sinus rhythm.
Or then again, maybe it won't, because no one really knows the true mechanics of why defibrillators work.
Still, defibrillators are a very important tool in combatting the massive damage a v fib event can do--as are several medicines that might soothe the heart tissue back into a more regular mode. But these are treating the symptoms of fibrillation. Whether it's AF or VF, doctors and scientists are still struggling to find out why fibrillation happens in the first place.
Today, right now, research is taking place to learn just what triggers a fibrillation, with the hope that perhaps such events can be shut down before they even get started.
One such research program is taking place at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), where the effects of electrical fields on human heart tissue are observed not in a gory lab, but rather in the confines of a Beowulf cluster of servers running Linux.
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Icy Strait Port of Call
One of Alaska's newest cruise ports, Icy Strait is an attractive mix of scenic natural beauty and small-town charm. Conveniently located near Hoonah, a large Tlingit Indian settlement, and Glacier Bay National Park, the port strikes a balance between providing memorable experiences for visitors and preserving the local lifestyle and ecosystem.
Icy Strait has many miles of untouched wilderness to enjoy, and the local wildlife includes grizzly bears, humpback whales, seals, sea otters, bald eagles, and more. Organised excursions are available to many scenic points of interest.
Cruise ships dock just off Icy Strait Point in Port Frederick Bay, centrally-located for good restaurants and shopping.
Icy Strait Point Tourism
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Icy Strait Point is small enough to explore on foot, as nowhere is more than 15 minutes' walk from the docks. Further afield transportation options are mostly limited to organised tours.
The Cannery Museum is an interesting way to see what happens to all the fresh salmon and halibut caught along Alaska's coastline. Local tour operators offer excursions that include whale-watching, kayaking, rainforest hikes, cultural tours and more. One of the most popular activities in Icy Strait is the ZipRider Tour, an exciting tree-top tour with panoramic views of Port Frederick.
The Crab Station - fresh Dungeness Crab in a casual outdoor dockside setting
The Landing Zone Bar & Grill - hot food with great views of Port Frederick and the zipline
The Cookhouse Restaurant - halibut fish and chips with waterfront views
Best Dish
Dungeness Crab
Icy Strait's dedication to keeping things local means visitors can stock up on unique berry jams and confectionaries you won't find anywhere else. The Icy Strait Point shopping centre has a variety of choices, including food, artisan crafts like blankets and wooden carvings, and jewellery. Cruise passengers should keep in mind that there are no banks or ATMs in Icy Strait, and draw cash on the ship before disembarking, however many shops accept credit cards.
Best Buy
warm woven blankets
Try your hand a saltwater salmon fishing
Take a zip-line tour 1,300 feet (396m) above sea level
Learn to make smoked salmon dip in an Alaskan cooking class
Watch traditional Tlingit dances at the Native Heritage Center Theater
Take a wine-tasting and whale-watching cruise to Point Adolphus
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