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Here is an article I published on my website about shooting photos in museums and cathedrals. I hope it'll be useful to some of you in this forum.
How to Take Good Photos in Museums and Cathedrals
by Gary Hendricks
Have you ever been in an museum, art gallery or cathedral and wished you could shoot some pictures of their interiors? I was once in the Vatican in Rome and I was mesmerized by the sweeping ceilings, majestic interiors, stained glass and ancient pillars. Taking good photos of such environments requires some skill, usually because of tricky lighting. In this article, we'll explore some ways of taking good shots in a museum or cathedral setting.
A interior shot of the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague
Get a Good External Flash
If you use a standard point-and-shoot with a built-in flash, you'll soon realize that its not sufficient for these type of photographs. Hence, the number one tip I can give about taking good pictures inside museums or cathedrals? Get a good external flash unit.
Good enthusiast digital cameras (e.g. the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20) will have a hot shoe onto which you can fit an external flash. An external flash unit allows you to throw light 75 feet away, and are much better for illuminating scenes like this. The external flash unit I use with my Panasonic FZ-20 is the Sunpak 383 Super Flash shown below.
No Flash Photography Allowed?
One big problem with shooting indoor tourist locations like cathedrals is that flash photography is often not allowed. Why so, you might ask? Well, flash photography might disturb other visitors, or ruin the serenity of the location. The powerful flashes might also cause cause to ancient materials.
My advice is to learn how to turn off your flash before you step inside the museum or cathedral. Most digital cameras allow you to completely disable the flash by cycling though its various settings until you reach an icon that has a slash through the flash symbol.
Bring Along Your Tripod
Now, assuming no flash can be used - how can you still take a good photo of such museums or cathedrals? Well, heres another tip - bring along a tripod. Even a small, lightweight tripod is enough to stabilize your camera for the long exposure you'll need.
Remember that to shoot under low-light conditions, you will need to set the camera shutter speed to be very slow (e.g. from 1 to 8 seconds). You can't possible hold the camera steady by hand for that long - hence the need for a tripod.
If full-size tripods aren't permitted, you can try propping yourself against a wall or doorway to keep the camera steady. Set the camera to its highest ISO level (making the camera sensor more sensitive to light) and keep shooting.
Another option is to buy a tiny tabletop tripod - the type with finger-length, flexible legs. You can use it to hold the camera firmly against a wall, doorway, or some other vertical surface while you take a long exposure. The authorities should not mind since you won't be obstructing corridors when you do that.
Well, I hope you've learnt something about taking photos in museums and cathedrals from this short article. Try to apply the above tips in your next vacation photo shoots Im sure youll start getting better results. Happy shooting!


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Ricky Gervais and other celebrities have thrown their support behind an Australian man's extraordinary campaign to convince two global drug companies to give him a promising new drug that could save his life.
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A previous version of this story suggested Nick Auden had already received approval from the FDA for single-use access of one of the drugs if a drug company gives it to him. This is incorrect. Mr Auden is hopeful of getting FDA approval if one of the companies gives him the drug. The text has been changed.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
One lucky lady!
I was going to blog this morning about how the doctor told me I had the flu. How down I feel about my gained winter weight and my failed marathon training (thus far), but you know what it really doesn't matter. It doesn't at all when you realize that there are much bigger and worse things going on in the world. My heart and prayers go out to the vitcims of the tsunami. Such tragedy is hard to even wrap your brain around. I look at the pictures, but it feels like a movie. Like its not real. Today I will choose to focus on whats good in my life and just how lucky I am.
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Good choice! And this seems to be a common trend with some other friends and bloggers. We're so fortunate - we just need to open our eyes and notice!
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- March 14, 2011 at 11:28 AM
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I used the trusty recipe from Cannelle et Vanille to make the macaron shells and made a basic white chocolate ganache (1 part cream, 2 parts white chocolate) and added some raspberry puree. I also added a small piece of raspberry in the centre to enhance the fruit flavour.
I was happy with this batch of macaron though there was some air pockets in some of the shells (think I overcooked them and the meringue fell) but it wasn't that noticeable. They got pretty good reviews from the people I gave them to, which means this flavour is a keeper like my Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana one.
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- Mamatkamal said...
your macarons are so so cute! They look definetly irresistable! Bravo.
I love the color, did you use salmon colour?
- December 8, 2009 at 5:46 PM
- Jamie said...
Gorgeous, simply gorgeous! And I am so thrilled to be able to add these to our Mac Tweets round up! Thanks for playing and I hope you stay with us!
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Mamatkamal - Thank you! I used this dusty rose gel colour from Americolor but yeah it does come out quite salmon pinky, think I'll use less the next time!
Jamie - yes! I'm looking forward to the next challenge already! :) Can't wait to see the round up :)
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Such a gorgeous color and the flavor sounds wonderful! Well done!
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The standard was created with the following aims:
- To provide a checklist of the information required to identify stolen or missing objects;
- As a documentation standard that establishes the minimum level of information needed to describe an object for purposes of identification;
- To develop information networks that will allow diverse organizations to exchange descriptions of objects rapidly;
- To provide a solid basis for training programmes to teach the documentation of objects.
Object ID was conceived by the Getty Information Institute in collaboration with six key communities:
- Cultural heritage organizations (including museums, national inventories, and archaeological organizations);
- Law enforcement agencies;
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- The art trade;
- Appraisers;
- The insurance industry.
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By Matthew Heimer
For decades, variable annuities have been one of the most popular investments in the financial adviser's toolkit. The complicated products, which combine features of an insurance policy and a mutual fund, gave clients something they wanted (a guaranteed income and some tax benefits) while rewarding advisers with a generous sales commission. But an article this week by Alan Levine in Wealth Management suggests that clients and advisers alike have begun to sour on the pricey products – and that some unwise overpromising by the companies that sell the annuities may be a big reason why.
Because taxes are deferred on money in variable annuities, many wealthier investors use them as a supplement after maxing out 401(k)s and IRAs – and some financial-services companies have offered relatively cheap versions of the product, with annual expenses in the range of 1% to 1.5% of assets. But over the last decade, many annuity providers began offering guaranteed withdrawal benefits that significantly sweetened the pot. Some benefit packages would allow retirees to withdraw, say, 7% of the annuity account's maximum value every year for life, even if the actual value of the investments in the account drops to zero.
Annuity providers charged higher fees for products that included these perks – Levine says around 3% a year is typical. But over the last couple of years, many providers have realized that they won't be able to keep paying the benefits they promised unless they essentially change the products' rules. The top insurers that sell annuities have stopped offering the more generous withdrawal benefits to new customers while restricting clients' ability to invest in them; some have tried to buy out investors' existing contracts. Combine that retreat with the products' high fees, and the products no longer look attractive, many of Levine's sources say.
All that said, the basic tax-deferral component of these annuities still does appear to be attractive to many investors. Variable annuities brought in $38.2 billion in the 2nd quarter of this year, according to industry research firm LIMRA: That's down about 3% from the year-earlier quarter, but not that far off the average pace for variable annuities over the last five years.


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Peg needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 531 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
WAEW Radio Crossville's Talk Station or WAEW Talk Radio
1330 WAEW-AM is a talk format radio station. In the coming weeks it will rebroadcast at 96.9 on the FM dial. Basically there will be one product with two different signals. Talk hosts include Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Jason Lewis, Neal Borrtz, etc. Currently our slogan is 1330 WAEW Crossville's Talk Station. We are located in Crossville, TN. Republican stronghold.
Adults 35+ / Conservative Audience / 1330 WAEW-AM is a talk format radio station. 1330 AM and 96.9 FM. Basically there will be one product with two different signals. This will be something new for this area.
Dial Position(s): 1330 AM & 96.9 FM / Website: waewradio.com
Slogan: Crossville's Talk Station or Talk Radio / Conservative tone but must identify both places on the dial plus station format
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Robert Castley needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 168 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
jotBug is a new open source application for managing multiple projects. The application can be used for any project environment (not just software development). I need a clean, simple, eye-catching and memorable logo (with no bugs in it!)
jotBug - http://jotbug.org
Existing personal attempts can be found at http://jotbug.org and http://twitpic.com/20d3j
The way jotBug is to be written is lowercase 'jot', uppercase B, lowercase 'ug'.
The current colours I am using are #5a90be, #6fb0e8 and #3d6180 but these no not have to be used.
I would like to see designs that show use of:
- the name jotBug only
- an emblem itself, no wording
- the word jotBug plus an emblem
- optional straplineI hope jotBug will be as successful as the last Open Source project I was responsible for (Mambo CMS) and brand recognition will play a big part in that :-)
Here are some logo designs that I love that hopefully help in the design process:
- http://uk.zopa.com/ZopaWeb/
- http://www.mufin.com/
- http://www.thegorb.com/
- http://www.mippin.com/web/index.jsp
- http://jott.com/default.aspx
- http://vi.sualize.us/view/ec17ff104…6383b2e3f/
I will get all designs submitted vetted by my Twitter followers & Facebook friends and I will attempt to provide feedback on every design submitted.
- Memorable
- Striking
- Clean
- Scalable (SVG)
- Colour, B & W and Monochrome versions
- Favicon design but don't just letters i.e. jB JB jb etc.
- Logo does not have to reflect product itself e.g. Drupal Logo
- Optional Tag line - time to manage
- Easily understood and translates visually globally
- Will work on light/dark backgrounds
- No bugs! :-)
- No bling - shine/reflection etc. use in moderation
- No clutter
- No photos
- No bugs! :-)
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Khumbu Icefall
The Khumbu Glacier starts in Western Cwm and creates the Icefal as it drops 2,000'. It can move more than a foot a day creating deep crevases and large house-size ice towers which can fall over at anytime.
It is the primary way to get to the South Col so almost every Everest southside climber makes 4 to 6 roundtrips through the Icefall with Sherpas doubling that. A special team of Sherpas nicknamed Icefall Doctors maintain ladders that aid in climbing through the short spring season.


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Some thoughts I have had since watching quite a few movies recently
7 Methods of fighting robots in the Cosmic Era. These techniques and equipment also work against power armor troopers, cyborgs, and other high armor/small size targets.
Sometimes I think that a new rank system is in order, but am unsure how complex it should be. This is a simple fantasy military rank system(insignias are described) that should be fun to just contemplate.
Collectible Duel Games are the predominant form of non-sexual, non-spectator electronic entertainment in the Cosmic Era.
Idea inspired from pokemon creature types
30 generic problems to dole out for homebrew, custom made, and scratch built machines
"And Arathinos brandished the Foe-Reaper, and let loose a battle cry. He stood, with rain pouring out of the heavens, on a mountain of bodies. The rain washed the blood through channels in the corpses. Arathinos raised the Foe-Reaper and saluted the fleeing enemies before him, as lightning crashed around him.
The Foe-Reaper is a great blade. With the years spent in Arathinos's hands, it has taken up a myriad of powers. And most prominent among those powers is dramatic effect. What is more morale-sapping than seeing your enemy with a backdrop of lightning, as if the arrows of the heavens stand with your foe?"
The ki-yah and woooooOOOOOoooooo
In the dark underground realms where Dwarves dwell, the colourful heraldy of humans is of less value. Dwarven heraldry focuses more on the silhouette of the warrior, the shape of his shield, and in some cases, sound.
MADDS - the impregnable Planetary fortress system of the 25th Century
In the land of Epoa, Cloud Hoppers are some of the craziest people you'll meet. Cloud Hopping is their job.
The lost art of the orcish drum has been rediscovered in the hands of Gromek of the Gripfang tribe.
War is the biggest business of the future.
The six demonic legions are extremely structured compared to their seemingly chaotic nature. While to the outside, those looking in to the hate and rage filled beast of nightmares all that is seen is a lust for blood and death and suffering. While that is true to some degree it is all for a purpose and all for a reason.
This is a detail of the structure of the demonic military ranks and their leaders.
The tradition of Battle Sashes is only a century or two old. It started in Celedor by the River, but it has been adopted in every part of the WestLands. Now the complex code of knots and colors allows Elites to know "who is who" as well as their affiliations.
Welcome, Gentlemen. I'll be brief about this. As you already know, as of 07:12 yesterday, we are at war with the bloody granola eaters of West Sylvania. I'm here to tell you how these elves fight.
A follow up thread to MoonHunter's NPCs out of History. These are battles out of history that may serve to inspire GMs to create cool battle scenarios or mythical battles / rumours of battles.
Rome. It was defined by its Glories and its Horrors. What were its military's ranks.
This is a combat system for those with magic deck of cards. It allows PCs to utilize their card playing skills to resolve RPG combat.
If your character has access to such a deck, you will use these rules.
With regard to the plot "Sleeping Mines of Elathon":
You manage to get the water wheel in the mine working which operates a pump to clear the flooded lower levels. As you explore the dank tunnels of the lower galleries, you can hear the creaking of the wheel above. You enter a low-ceilinged passage and are crawling on your backs, when the creaking stops. The water starts seeping wetly around the back of your head...


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Jodi Arias Trial Update: Woman charged in ex-boyfriend's murder hit with 150 questions from jury
(AP) PHOENIX - The wildly ranging questions came in rapid succession, read aloud by a judge in a calm, monotone voice.
Why didn't Jodi Arias ever report accusations of abuse by her lover? How could she so easily grab a gun to shoot him as he attacked her in a fury? Why can she remember so much minutia of her life, yet recall so little from the day she savagely stabbed and shot the victim, then methodically went about covering her tracks?
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The unusual spectacle played out during Arias' murder trial in Arizona where an uncommon law allows jurors to pose their own questions to witnesses in criminal cases.
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The queries ranged from Mormonism to the definition of "skank," specific details from the day she killed Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home and her contention that she suffers from memory lapses that leave huge gaps in her recollection of the gruesome attack.
Arizona is one of just a few states where jurors are allowed to ask questions of witnesses during a criminal trial as a matter of law, meaning the judge is required to notify the panel of its right to pose queries. In most other states, the process is either banned altogether or it's left up to individual judges to determine whether jurors in criminal cases may ask questions of witnesses.
Judge Sherry Stephens posed more than 150 questions to Arias from jurors who had listened to her testify for 15 days about her abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs and her contention that Alexander had grown physically abusive in the months leading up to this death, once even choking her into unconsciousness.
None of her allegations of Alexander's violence and her claims that he had sexual desires for young boys have been corroborated by witnesses or evidence during the trial, and she has admitted to lying repeatedly but insists she is telling the truth now.
Arias is set to take the stand Thursday for a 17th day as Stephens will continue to read even more juror questions.
Arias is charged with first-degree murder in Alexander's June 2008 death. She says it was self-defense when he attacked her after a day of raunchy sex, but police say it was a premeditated killing. She faces the death penalty if convicted.
Arias initially told authorities she had nothing to do with Alexander's death then blamed it on masked intruders before settling on self-defense. Her repeated lies to authorities in the days after his death, and her methodical efforts to create an alibi and avoid suspicion have been center stage throughout the weekslong trial.
Alexander had been shot in the head, stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times and had his throat slit.
Arias spent Wednesday responding occasionally with calm, concise answers, while others meandered and were met with objections from attorneys.
Many questions focused on things that just don't add up -- how Arias can recall specific details of raunchy sexual encounters with Alexander, yet says her memory is "scrambled" when she tries to recall events from the day she killed him.
Jurors prodded her over why she never called police after she says Alexander had repeatedly physically abused her, and why she continued to see him after she said she once awoke to find him having sex with her.
"I was in love with Travis," Arias said. "I knew I was in love with him, and it didn't make a difference to me, honestly."
Arias also testified previously how Alexander called her derogatory terms like "skank." Jurors asked how she defined the word. Arias stammered with her response and skirted the question.
The panel also asked about her commitment to Mormon teachings. She converted to the faith after meeting Alexander, also a Mormon, but the two carried on an intense sexual relationship, despite church doctrine that discourages sex outside of wedlock.
They asked her about past relationships with other men, why she tried to clean the bloody scene at Alexander's home after she killed him and why she didn't just come clean sooner.
She has acknowledged dumping the gun in the desert, getting rid of her bloody clothes, and leaving the victim a voicemail on his mobile phone within hours of killing him in an attempt to cover her tracks. She says she was too scared and ashamed to tell the truth.
Arias' grandparents had reported a .25 caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California home about a week before the killing -- the same caliber used to shoot Alexander -- but Arias says didn't take it. Authorities believe she brought it with her. Arias says she shot Alexander with his own gun she found in his closet as they tussled.
A noted attorney in California, where it's up to judges to decide whether jurors may question witnesses, doesn't think the practice is a good idea.
"It becomes too difficult, too tempting for a juror to lose their role as an impartial fact-finder," said Los Angeles-area defense attorney Mark Geragos. "In effect, you've deputized the jurors as investigators."
Others, however, say the practice is a useful tool aimed at getting to the truth.
"Any mechanism that allows jurors to get closer to the truth without prejudicing one side or the other, I think, is a good tool," said Phoenix criminal defense attorney Julio Laboy. "And it really is a window into the juror's mindset."


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Opinion: Kim Jong Crazy
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on the escalating tensions between North and South Korea. Photo: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... Korean dictator Kim Jong UN ... tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula because of his actions ... so could Warby around the corner this is just a bluff ... editorial page editor Paul GBO is here ... Paul ... was a provocative actions here are the prickly you read ... that rhetoric um but we've also ... had threats to ... close down when the facility between the north and south of the song them the industrials on it ... that's an offer that option take ... in the U K based Islam sis to prop up all the four season's finals Korea's dollars at the north let's start with this ... new leader ... we don't know all that much and how can we don't even know how old the Swiss race a twenty eight thirty ... nobody really seems to know the real risk that the father and grandfather there was a pattern ... of OLAF extracting concessions ... in another bowl of ... well we is the same discount ... why don't think we know I mean we don't know what's motivating him ... we suspect it's of these trying to consolidate his power somehow within the governing structure ... and maybe he's trying to seem to be more hawkish than the Hawks ... maybe he's trying to replicate his father's pattern of behavior threat than ... getting money returned to keep him quiet ... um we don't really know ... a welcome change are well the Obama administration has taken some fairly strong action qualifying B to B fifty two bombers over South Korea in training exercises were should be given much out here of raping a twelve week and we have an annual ... I believe that annual military exercises between South Korea ... just to be able to ... keep in fighting trim and then be able to ... to to know what women do when there were for real ... invasion or some other action from or ... and this would be to flying ... over was part of that ... these were the first time that Scott and ... the beaches were flown at least an open ... openly ... there but that's a part of I think a good show of force by the Obama missed ration because when you get ... a regime that he is so hard to predict which you wanna make sure it is that they don't to start a war ... because I think we would do nothing about it you wanna make sure that they understand the consequences of their actions ... and with the cam in particular you don't know somebody PTTEP might do something yourself or if somebody who's trying to impress him ... and rise up the ranks ... of would do something that would dent could start a very big war and remember soul is just a ... very short ride away cause and fifty miles so they are going guns and North Korea and solvents obliterated ... last week the American Enterprise Institute fellow Michael was on the show last weekend when the readers ... of road and after the statement said ... I will cost one else can we do other than flight B two bombers over Kenya ... propose some ... other options for the United States as well well ... yes I mean I don't think that you could do anything militarily necessary when you wanna show your readiness ... you wanna show them that they will pay the price if they act ... and I think he might you might ... say this publicly but the lead understand ... maybe deliver this privately ... that the regime will end ... if they if they really into Grace L to do something like that ... um ... other than that I think ... I think what ... generally what we need ... is a change in policy that's been in place across administration since nineteen ninety four which is this pattern of negotiating tried ... to get them to shut out what you need to do is I think focus on regime change ... and and and say this is gonna be our policy China ... you to come on board week to get rid of these guys because are creating a problem not just for South Korea ... but ultimately for you to ... and we need that will focus on that raised the pressure on them that way ... part of that drive past was this case um industrial complex in to talk at the beginning was said that the segment ... um which basically just finals millions of dollars in fines to North Korea is essentially an industrial zone that lets them ... South Korean exporters take advantage of cheap North Korean labor with the money that goes to the workers going to the government is indeed EMC seen cant that ... it's it's not exactly and in a place that ... actually say facilitate other kinds of ... foreign investment in physical on the open area quarantined it's essentially a cash ... business for the North Korean only to fall one when he offered to shut this thing down pat so lucrative for the north and I don't know if it's very scary keys and ... then all understand all real economy works ... you know I think they probably haven't had that some of the South needs this more than hello I said it was really a kind of generosity from north from the south to the north that they should cut off ... the South has ... a new leader and Mrs ... 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A few weekends ago I took my visiting cousins from Italy to South Beach. I went to my usual joint, The Pelican Cafe, on Ocean Drive. I had the BEST ever Chicken Wrap. Normally, I wouldn't care much about a sandwich, but this was amazing. I tried to replicate it today and I came pretty close. They make it with crunchy bacon, I didn't have any(the horrors!) but I did have Bacon Ranch dressing.
Marinated chicken breasts in olive oil and balsamic vinegar for 30 minutes and then cooked them on the grill (do not over cook) Then slice into strips.
2 ripe avocados, scored and diced
2 vine ripe tomatoes, diced
shredded lettuce
Bacon Ranch dressing
Spinach wrap.
Mix all the ingredients together and assemble in a wrap. Truly a great meal. I ate it so fast I forgot to take a pic, but will next time.
This sounds good. I'll be giving it a try soon.
I use pancetta for recipes calling for crispy bacon. Pancetta is da shizznit. Just fry it dry, no oil needed. YUM!!!20010911
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Mohan Thal (Mohanthal) is like a gram flour fudge with a touch of cardamom flavor and topped with sliced almonds. Mohan Thal can be served as a dessert or served with a cup of chai tea. This fudge looking candy is irresistible.
Recipe makes 20 pieces.
- 2 cups Gram flour (basen)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee
- 1 tablespoon warm milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1 teaspoon cardamom seed powder
- 1 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Special Equipment:
- Candy Thermometer
- Melt the butter and mix with gram flour by rubbing between both palms. Texture will become like a lightly rough powder. Keep aside for at least fifteen minutes.
- Add the milk. Milk should be warm, and rub the mixture again between your both palms.
- Next put the cream and milk powder in a frying pan and cook on medium heat. String continuously until mixture comes together and looks like soft dough. Remove from heat and keep aside.
- Mix the milk dough with gram flour mixture togather and stir fry on medium heat until it becomes light brown in color and start giving off a sweet aroma. Tips: stir fry continuously making sure it stays powdery.
- Let it cool and add cardamom powder mix it well.
- In a saucepan, boil the sugar and water together on medium heat until syrup is 2 threads or 225 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
- Mix the syrup with flour mixture mix well and pour on a 8 inch greased plate. Do this quickly before syrup cools down.
- Mohanthal should be about ½ inch thick and shape it into a square shape on the plate. While it is still hot spread the sliced almonds evenly over the top to garnish.
- Cut the mohanthal into 1-inch square shapes while it is still warm.
- Serve at room temperature. At room temperature mohanthal can be kept for 2 weeks or refrigerate for a month.


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Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
Even though (and perhaps especially because) we cook a lot because we're a large family, we try to minimize waste as much as possible. Since Thanksgiving was yesterday, I'm sure like us you have Thanksgiving leftovers that you would like to do something with. Look no further; I've put together a list of my favorite recipes that you can use to cut into that mountain of mashed potatoes, stuffing and more.
You can stuff mushrooms with stuffing and make cute appetizers that will disappear in no time. You can blend vegetable casserole into soups.You can also make a thanksgiving leftover casserole with mashed potatoes, use either stuffing, vegetable casseroles or mashed potatoes as a filling in savory tarts. Last but not least, You could always use slices of turkey and cranberry sauce in a sandwich that you can pack while shopping on Black Friday.
Finally, I would like to share with you a joke that my husband Lulu made at the dinner table. I had made some miso gravy for the vegetarians at the house and Lulu exclaimed: "Miso gravy? Mmm Me so hungry!" No one laughed but me; I have to admit I laughed so hard. You might not find it funny but what can I say, maybe that's the reason why Lulu and I are made for each other.


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Last week, when the Nasdaq was at 3050, I wrote the following:
It looks to me like the path of least resistance is now lower for the near-term, as the R/D Regime clearly wants to try to hold this market hostage and appears ready to keep the "you should panic over this" push going. This isn't what trading and investing is supposed to be about, but it's why I created the concept of "Revolution Investing" because we're truly living through a economic and political revolution, even as most people don't realize it yet, despite this kind of tyranny from our reps. Sigh.
At any rate, I think we probably need to focus on scaling into some of our shorts rather than trying to scale into more long exposure just yet. Yes, the markets are "panicky" this morning, but the DJIA, for example, is right now trading at the save levels it was Monday at 2pm or so.
Nothing's changed in our overall approach here, but I think we might be in for some rough riding for a bit. Easy does it.
Today, just a handful of trading days later, with the Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936 COMP down more than 3% in a straight line at 2950, my feet-to-fire near-term market analysis isn't nearly so bearish.
You often see me use sentiment as my primary near-term markets driver and when sentiment gets extremely bullish or extremely bearish in one direction or the other, I'll try to take the other side. At other times, especially in today's markets, it's politics and propaganda that often drive the near-term and the sentiment that they drive can often further feed on the direction of the markets.
My point is this — do you guys remember the worries that everybody had last year about taxes rising? Do you realize that despite the incessant pounding of the panic drum by the mainstream media over this year's fiscal-cliff negotiations that we went through the same damn thing last year?
And do you remember how despite the mainstream media's obsession over the same issues peaking at about the same time last year, do you remember how the markets traded to kick off the year?
Last year's big rally literally started on December 28, 2010, as the forces of panicky headlines and tax-avoidance selling were theoretically the primary near-term drivers of the markets.
That means, we probably need to already stop with the near-term bearishness I wrote about at the top of the markets last week and start to get ready for a potential, if obvious, pop in the new year. This sure ain't scientific and that's why I call it a "Feet-to-fire" analysis, but as Mark Twain told us, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
I am looking to scale into some Fusion-IO common stock and some more Apple common stock — talk about trying to be contrarian, huh? But I am putting the bids out a little bit beneath the markets so as not to be in any rush.
And I'm still thinking that Microsoft is setting up to be a great short sooner rather than later. The Windows-to-Mobile transition is an utter disaster.
We're still quite a bit long already and we've got a lot of call options that would really kick in if the markets were to look anything like that chart from early last year above.
Cody Willard writes Revolution Investing for MarketWatch and posts the trades from his personal account at TradingWithCody.com, which is not affiliated with MarketWatch. At time of publication, Cody was net long Apple and Fusion-IO and long Microsoft calls and puts. Follow Cody on Twitter at twitter.com/codywillard.


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Piano Festival in The Göteborg Opera foyer
The Gothenburg Piano Festival invites you to three concerts in The Göteborg Opera Foyer, celebrating the 150-years-jubilee of French composer Claude Debussy. Hosting all three concerts is The Göteborg Opera's Anders Ottosson.
WEDNESDAY 15/8, 2pm-3pm
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"Ariettes Oubliées"
Pernilla Ingvarsdotter, soprano
Ha-Young Sul Bladner, pianist
Emma Johansson, pianist
SATURDAY 18/8 kl 12.30 pm-2 pm
The Saturday concert will celebrate Swedish birch-bark horn maker Rune Selén, and include the presentation of the Birch-Bark Horn of the Year.
The Göteborg Opera Brass Ensemble with conductor Finn Rosengren, The Gothenburg Horn Club and, amongst others, Salomon Helperin on birch-bark horn.
Conferencier: Jan Ling.
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If multi-room audio sounds like a cool idea to you, you'd be right. It is cool: very darn cool. It isn't, however, cheap. For instance, you can get the (article:Sonos-BU150-Wireless-Digital-Music-System Sonos BU150) bundle for £699. but you're still going to have to buy some speakers for one room and have an existing stereo system in the other. Meanwhile, the (article:Logitech-Squeezebox-Duet-Network-Music-System Logitech Squeezebox Duet) will set you back £280 before you even start to think about the equipment you'll need to go with it. These, then, are best suited to discerning technophiles/audiophiles and on the more extreme end of the spectrum one could get a custom install, but this is even less of a reality for normal folk than the Sonos' and Squeezeboxes of this world.
Help is at hand, though, in the shape of all-in-one systems from likes of Philips and today's contender, Sony. We're looking at the Sony Giga Juke NAS-SC55PKE Multi-Room package and though not strictly an all-in-one – unlike the (article:Philips-Streamium-WACS7500-Music-System Philips Streamium WACS7500) its speakers are separate – it does include everything you need for a multi-room setup.
Indeed, if its £559 asking price may still sound like a lot of money, when you consider you are getting absolutely everything you need to enjoy music in more than one room, a fully featured stereo hi-fi with amplifier and speakers, plus what is effectively an 80GB NAS box, the value is clear for anyone to see.
Perhaps it is best we start with exactly what you get in the box, since there is lot stuff in there. At the centre of it all is the Giga Juke Music Server that houses the 80GB HDD (63GB Free), the integrated stereo amplifier and the accompanying speakers. This set can be bought separately as the Giga Juke NAS-S55HDE and would set you back around £400.
Naturally enough it comes with all the usual accessories such as a remote control (batteries included), antennas for the integrated FM, AM and DAB radio tuners, speaker ccables as well as speaker pads. In addition there's a Digital Media Port iPod dock that plugs into the back, a USB Wireless Adapter and extender cable to enable wireless networking. It's a shame this isn't integrated, as it is on the (article:Philips-Streamium-WACS7500-Music-System Philips Streamium WACS7500), but it's likely a symptom of the unit being sold separately as a non-wireless system as well.
In this package the Music Server is joined by the Giga Juke Wireless Player NAS-C5E. Like the Music Server it can be purchased separately, this time for around the £200 mark, to add extra rooms to your setup. You also get a remote control with batteries supplied and unlike the Music Server the wireless element is thankfully integrated.


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From Jerry Jones's interview on 105.3 The Fan, as transcribed by Dan Steinberg at DC Sports Bog (because for some reason this was in response to a question about the Redskins):
"Barry Switzer, our coach, used to tell the team, I'm your wagon master, we're back in the covered wagon days, we're going to California. We've got to cross the Mississippi River to get there. A lot of you are gonna die. We're gonna have new faces as we go along the way, we're gonna burn some of these wagons for firewood, float the Mississippi with others. This train is gonna get to California. I'm gonna try to be on it; I hope you're on it."
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No, it isn't the Water Torture Cell or the Buried Alive illusion, or even the Straitjacket Escape. The effect known as the Bullet Catch has claimed the lives of at least 15 magicians who were killed in connection with this potentially lethal trick.
In the effect, a bullet is fired directly at the performer, and he (or she) catches the bullet in the teeth, hopefully without any ill effects. There are a number of ways to perform this trick, and those that perform it are definitely inviting disaster. Sometimes things go wrong- equipment fails or worse.
The most famous bullet-catching death was that of Chung Ling Soo (William Robinson), shot on stage in 1918. Rumors persisted that his death was not an accident caused by equipment malfunction, but was a murder motivated by jealousy.
So shocking was the death of Chung Ling Soo that magician Harry Kellar famously pleaded with Harry Houdini not to perform the Bullet Catch. In a letter to Houdini, Kellar wrote: Don't try the bullet-catching trick. There is always the biggest kind of risk that some dog will *job* you. And we can't afford to lose Houdini. Harry, listen to your friend Kellar, who loves you as his own son, and don't do it! Houdini listened to his friend, and never attempted to perform the trick.
No doubt a show-stopping trick, the Bullet Catch has been performed by a number of brave magicians, and can still be seen on the programs of current magical artists like Penn and Teller. Magicians successfully performing the trick have included Philip Astley (also credited with creating the first circus as we know it today), John Henry Anderson, Robert-Houdin, Alexander Herrmann, Adelaide Herrmann, Ted Annemann, Rooklyn, Jean Hugard, Milbourne Christopher, Paul Fogel, Dorothy Dietrich and Paul Daniels.
Other magicians have not been so lucky. Below is a list of the unfortunate magicians and their assistants who met an untimely end performing this most dangerous and deadly trick.
Want to read more? Ben Robinson wrote a book on the subject- Twelve Have Died, published in 1986 by Ray Goulet's Magic Art Book Co. (available through out-of-print book dealers).
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I presented a set of slides that describes the Hadoop development at Facebook at the HadoopWorld conference in New York today. It was well received by more than 100 people. I have presented at many-a-conferences in the west coast but this is the first time I have presented at a conference in New York... there are more hadoop users here versus mostly hadoop developers in the west coast. There were plenty of questions, especially about Hadoop-Archive and Realtime-Hadoop. There were people asking me questions about HDFS Symbolic links and HDFS-scribe copier.
Earlier, I visited the university of Notre Dame to conduct a department seminar and present a guest lecture for the graduate students at the Department of Computer Science. There is plenty of interesting research being led by Prof Douglas Thain. One interesting research idea that came up was to place HDFS block replicas by analyzing HDFS access patterns. It is possible that we can provide HDFS datanode/namenode logs to researchers who can analyze these logs to come up with better algorithms for HDFS block replica placement.
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Hi Dhruba, the link to the NYC slides keeps timing out. Do you think you can post it somewhere on Slideshare perhaps?ReplyDelete
Hi ashwin, I fixed the link. Please let me know if you still face problems in accessing those slides. Thanks for pointing it out.ReplyDelete
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If you use your iPhone for any serious photography, the chances are you will have come across the olloclip lens before. The good news, if you have an iPhone 5, is that olloclip has launched a new version of its hugely popular three in one lens especially for Apples's latest handset.The iPhone 5 version of the olloclip lens offers the same features as its predecessors' namely a fish-eye lens, wide angled lens and a macro lens.
The olloclip lens system is a compact, convenient lens system that easily slides over your iPhone 5 camera and turns it into a fun, flexible, photography powerhouse. The olloclip contains both a fisheye and wide-angle lens, and you can unscrew the wide-angle to reveal a macro lens as well. That's 3 extra options in one small package.
The iPhone 5 version will be available at the end of November and comes in red, black and white with black lenses. The price will be the same as the previous versions which are available for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S; $69.99 plus shipping will get you one of these great accessories. If you're looking to get a bit extra from your iPhone 5 camera than digital zoom, picking one of these up could significantly improve your camera prowess.
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Aeronautics, space, transportation and energy research - the DLR is working on many topics that are inherently fascinating and socially highly relevant, and that offer forward-looking perspectives. They range from designing the aeroplane of tomorrow, to deploying satellites and probes to conduct environmental research or to explore our cosmic neighbourhood, to designing transportation systems for the future and deploying renewable energies. In addition to this, the DLR, in its role as space agency, develops and implements the German space programme on behalf of the German federal government.
DLR's PhD opportunities are outstanding – this is not only due to the exciting research topics and dedicated professional support. As a PhD student, you will also benefit from a very special qualification opportunity: the DLR_Graduate_Program.
The Helmholtz Space Life Sciences Research School (SpaceLife) is funded by the Helmholtz Association (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft) for a period of six years (beginning in April 2009) and receives additional funds from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). Using the Helmholtz funds, the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine (DLR-Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin) in Cologne, in collaboration with the universities of Aachen, Bonn, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Frankfurt, Hohenheim, Kiel, Magdeburg, Regensburg, the Free University Berlin, the Beihang University in Beijing and the German Sport University Cologne, established the first Helmholtz Research School at DLR: an intensive training programme for early-stage researchers from Germany and from abroad.
How do human beings respond to living in weightlessness? How do plants and animals perceive the direction from which gravity acts on them, and what happens when this important parameter is missing from the environment? How can we improve foundry processes? How did Saturn get its rings? Can a satellite antenna be unfolded reliably in weightlessness? Scientists at DLR, from universities, Max Planck Institutes, and many other institutions, are trying to answer these and many other questions by conducting experiments during parabolic flights.
At the Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA) in the south-east Spain Almeria province, near the desert of Tabernas, scientists of the DLR Institute of Solar Research work under optimal climatic conditions. On this site, which exceeds 100 hectares, the full force of the Andalusian sun has been exploited since 1980 to test and optimise a variety of high-temperature solar technologies under conditions that approximate practice. More than 20,000 square metres of mirrors of various shapes in different test facilities concentrate the direct solar radiation to generate high and extremely high temperatures. These futuristic facilities in the midst of a barren landscape form the largest European test centre for high-temperature solar concentrating technologies: it is a world-leader in terms of variety.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) are jointly carrying out the REXUS/BEXUS programme to support the younger generation of engineers and scientists. This means that European students should be able to get practical experience in preparing and carrying out space exploration projects. Suggestions for experiments to be carried out in the gondola of a hot-air balloon (BEXUS - Balloon-EXperiments for University Students) or on a sounding rocket (REXUS - Rocket-EXperiments for University-Students) can be made each autumn. Suggestions are welcome until the end of the respective year.
International doctoral and postdoctoral students may apply for fellowships: The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst; DAAD) are recruiting more international researchers and scientists for Germany. For this reason, the two organisations have set up the joint "DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships" programme.
The manager of Oberpfaffenhofen airfield has been offering students of aeronautics and space exploration, and other interested atmospheric scientists, the opportunity of carrying out an 'in-flight practical'since 2005. The concept was developed in collaboration with universities and other institutes of further education and lets students experience research flights live.


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We went from Bristol to Stratfor-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's city. I found it was one of the most beautiful places we visit in our holidays. We could see Shakespeare's birthplace and grave and... Shakespeare alive... A lovely Christmas shop and a sweet shop I will talk to you in another post. We also ate there in a Subway.
In the afternoon we went to Chester where we could see the second most photographed clock in England. As always... shops close so early and I only had time to buy this nice case for my phone. What do you think about it?
After visiting Chester we went to our hotel in Liverpool. If you have heard about the incidents around England in the earliest August I have to tell you that in Liverpool we had some trouble when we arrived that the police advice us to stay in the hotel during the night.
Fortunately, we had time to go to The Cavern Club where Beatles started to play. I didn't like it a lot though because it was too small and there were a lot of people.
Another day I'll do a review about our hotel in Liverpool: the worst hotel I've never been too.