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Friday, January 25, 2013
Where I've Been and Why Sometimes I Must Quit the Internet
So. I should relaunch, probably. Hm.
Yay? ... YAY! Welcome to my new blog! Carolina Valdez Miller 2.0. Hooray Hooray! HOORAY!
I know. Lame. This celebration reeks. I need a party planner.
But it is pretty, isn't it? Sleek and untainted by a ridiculous coffee cup that has no place on my blog since I generally drink Coke Zero and WTF do drinks have anything to do with anything? I owe Liz Davis a huge thank you for my blog redesign (check out her fabulous new blog while you're at it). I wanted something streamlined with no curly weirdness or dangly things, and one day out of the blue she says, hey take a look, yeah? And I looked and liked and I said DUDE FOR ME? Yeah, for me. I have my own favicon now!! She's awesome like that and now I will hug my new blog until it whimpers. THANK YOU, LIZ IT IS SO PRETTY I JARED LETO LOVE IT.
Okay, so, where have I been, right? Well. I've been...around.
Blogging used to feel more important. Like it used to feel as if it were a necessary part of the on-my-way-to-publication plan. For one thing there's that whole business of establishing a possible-reader base pre-publication which at one time was like THE THING TO DO. And then there was that whole matter of finding others in the same position trying to slog their way through the crazy of publishing in the best way they could. Flailing and treading water feels a little more productive when there are others right beside you. And too, it made this sometimes very lonely business feel a little less lonely.
But. Deep down I'm just a writer. You know? Blogging is a lot of work when you do it right--like with interaction and stuff. And that's hard to do and keep up your writing and your personal life, at least for any length of time without burning out. Throw in the push to actually publish and blogging tends to lose its appeal considerably--sort of like an ice pack that suddenly starts frostbiting the crap out of your sore knee (which I've done, by the way. For real).
Publishing is a tough business. And in some ways a hell of a lot harder to get into when you're also exposed to others who are either failing miserably or succeeding wildly. The failures make you freak like a mother hen living next door to another hen whose chicks just got eaten by a rabid fox. And the successes...well, while they inspire you and make you so glad for others and so excited to be a part of something so exciting...you're also reminded intensely of where you want so much to be and currently are not. The dream unfolds right before your eyes and you see, down to the minutest detail, all the things you want, right there, just out of reach, with all the statistics of possibility also right there screaming YEAH NOT LIKELY, HOMEY. And it becomes not so difficult to get distracted and discouraged and petrified. And then maybe you find ambition broiling into anxiety and insecurity with others either whizzing past you to your intended destination or falling to the ground, choking on their dreams. And suddenly you find yourself in a race you never meant to enter.
The thing is, when you're writing you feel good. Right? You see your words and sometimes you cry because holy crap did I really just write that? Me? My words? Oh my god. But sometimes? Sometimes you get online and get bombarded with so, so much and then you read your own words again and suddenly they don't look the same anymore and then you deflate and flail, kind of limply. It's not always like this, but sometimes, yes. So it goes like this: In your bubble, isolated from ALL THE NOISE you're a freaking rock star. Outside of the bubble you become just a peon in the screaming crowd who can't get freaking tickets to the show.
And to make it as a published writer--to not give up just because it feels like you suck--you have to find a way to silence the noise that drowns the voices in your head whispering how awesome you are. You must be CONFIDENT. You must be PATIENT. And you must BELIEVE it's a reachable dream. Which means you must FOCUS. Focus most on the things that matter most. So I did that, and if I have to I will do it again. Because, man have I been productive and more at peace than ever before, watching movies and going out and coloring and baking and just...normal stuff.
Loved Ones. Writing. Everything else. In that order.
But you know what? In all that time I've spent away, I've been building up a whole lot of things to say. Seriously, you have no idea. I'm exploding. So, consider me BACK. If you stick with me, maybe we can strike up a conversation, like once or week or, you know, something more than never.
I miss this. I miss you.
84 comments:
It's great to have you back! We missed you. And the blog is STUNNING.ReplyDelete
On all the rest, dude. I have to renew often - for all the reasons you mentioned. HUGSReplies
Thanks so much, Christine! I've missed you, too. And yes, it's all about renewal, isn't it? We keep coming back, but breaks are refreshing.Delete
Glad you're back Carolina. You're right that blogging is work and takes time, but I think it's worth it. Though I definitely could use some help balancing it so I write more.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Natalie! I think it's worth it, too. All the things that make it worth it are the things that will probably always bring me back.Delete
Welcome back. I recently had another kid and have just started up again.ReplyDeleteReplies
Congratulations! Good luck with the startup!Delete
Welcome back! I am so with you on everything you said. It is hard HARD HARD to do the blogging thing right. I went on autopilot for a while and it took time to get some mojo back. There's not enough time and you put the priorities in exactly the right order. Glad you are back, but no guilt. Family and writing first. And the publishing will happen for you! This will be your year :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, I suppose there's really no right way to do it--maybe that's the problem. We let ourselves feel guilty or bad for not doing it a certain way. I say do what works for you and let the rest take care of itself.Delete
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I promised myself that this year is less about expectations and resolutions and more about hope. Maybe that will make this year a little easier. That's the hope anyway!
I love, love, love the new blog look - bravo! I totally get what you're saying here - I love blog breaks, but I also love coming back. And I'm glad you had such a productive and peaceful break!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much! It's nice to be back. I'm aiming for a weekly blog post. Looking forward to seeing you more and checking your blog out as well!Delete
Miss you too. Everything you said is so true. I've been trying to stay clear of the internet media stuff and it's not easy, but I'm happier when I'm writing and blocking all the whoopla out. So true. I even teared up a little. Yep, you touched me. So thanks. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Aww, well I didn't mean to make you teary! But I think these feelings are probably pretty normal. This publishing stuff is so hard. But we're going to succeed, you know. I believe it. Trust in yourself. And do everything you can to keep that faith.Delete
Hey! Welcome back, my friend! And you're so right. When we're writing, we feel GOOD... right now I'm revising and I feel good! Go figure.ReplyDelete
LOVE the new blog design. I need to do that next~ <3Replies
Hey, sweetie! It makes me happy to know you're working and loving it. Can't wait to connect in real life!Delete
And thank you. Looking forward to seeing what you do with yours!
This. This. This. I completely understand and agree with you. I used to blog more (haven't in about a year). I've stepped away from the internet too (mostly) and just decided to WRITE this year. That's it. I'm not worried about an agent or a book deal or even writing something good. Of course I'm happy for all who succeed at this out there but when I read what kind of book they sold I want to try write that kind of book too and...and...it's just not going to work that way. It's frustrating. I just want to write a lot because that's what I love to do. So I'm going to live and write and still pursue publication but if it takes me way longer than most, I'm okay with that. I just want to improve and love what I'm writing.ReplyDelete
I'm write there with you. You aren't alone! =)Replies
It's tough not to be influenced. The Internet can be very obnoxious sometimes. Hard to shut it out. Sometimes the only way is just to shut it down altogether. Take your time and do what you love in the best way you know how.Delete
Thank you so much for your comment, by the way. Even though these feelings are probably pretty normal for writers, it's comforting to know I'm not alone in them.
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Hope you're well, Summer and cruising through your nursing program, writing when you can.
Yay, welcome back, I've missed you!ReplyDelete
Love the new blog!! And YES to all the things you've mentioned! I took a step back, too, to focus on life and writing, and have never felt more productive!Replies
I've missed you too, sweetie. Let's not wait until May to get together! Hopefully February!Delete
More than never - yes! Exactly. I have missed you (well, your blog, not you since we do talk) but I've said the same thing about this to several friends lately - if it's:ReplyDelete
a) I get to read books by Carol
b) I get to read Carol's blog
I'm going for A every. Single. Time.
But then maybe now there's:
c) both
If so - yay! So glad to have you back, lady. You're one of my all time Jared Leto level favorite people.Replies
That is about the sweetest thing ever, Matt. Thank you for saying that. That really made my day. It's comforting, you know?Delete
And yes, you can read my stuff any time. <3
Yes, this. All of this. Don't feel like you HAVE to do anything, you know? That's one trick that helped me -- to try and let go of the guilt of not blogging consistently anymore. I had a handle on it until I had my daughter, and then, no matter how many times I tried to get back into a schedule and commenting on everyone else's blogs and everything, I just couldn't. I was barely keeping my head above water as it was, juggling everything. I love all my blogging friends, I love the camraderie and support, but I just couldn't keep it up, you know? So I do the best I can now and try to let go of my expectations of what I *should* be doing. At least with blogging. I love your new blog look! Someday I'll have to actually get a website/blog designed, instead of my free lame template. Sigh.... more to do! Always more to do! ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh man...guilt can be killer. But it's such a useless emotion most of the time. You've got it so together, it's hard for me to imagine you struggling, but I know it's hard to do it all, especially with your little ones and a tiny tot in tow. I'm inspired by all you do and have accomplished. So don't ever feel like you aren't doing enough. You always are, because if I've learned anything about you I've learned you're always putting your best self forward. And you know what? Even if you don't--because some days we just don't have it in us--that's okay too. You're an amazing person, Sara.Delete
We welcome you back!ReplyDelete
Blogging has ebbs and flows, and that's all right. But it shouldn't ever get in the way of your goals.
Oddly enough, I almost prefer blogging to writing. A lot less pressure.Replies
You're right--definitely less pressure in it. And in some ways more rewarding, it that it can grant you a sense of immediate validation. But it's all about the end goal for me, I think. Never giving up what you want most for what you want right now. Although I'm amazed at what you've managed to do with your blog and still get any writing in. Well done, guy.Delete
ooooooo, this site is perfect. *need* Someday, I'll do this, too. I'm with you on the priorities, but I do need to see your posts from time to time. You always make me smile and think.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, Tricia. I really appreciate that.Delete
And I love your blog just as it is! It's inspirational.
Okay, before I comment, you must know that I thought, "Damn, it's been a while since I've been over here because THIS THING IS GORGEOUS!" Then I read that it's new and I thought, "I must check out this Liz person's blog because whoa she's talented!"ReplyDelete
So I love it. It's reeeeallly pretty :)
Now, as to your post. YES!!! I felt the exact same way and did the exact same thing, minus the cool new blog. I instead, just dropped offline. It was weird at first, but then quite nice. I think it's possible to become so enmeshed in the computer world that you literally forget that you have loads and loads of real flesh and blood friends that are there waiting to see your pretty face.
And I really identified with your realization that at the end of the day, you are a WRITER. I agree. Writing is what energizes me—not marketing or tweeting or blogging, etc...
Just writing.
So that's what I do now. I write. And play on FB when I feel like it. But mostly, I live life :)
So happy for you!!!Replies
You're so kind, Katie. Thank you for all the sweet words and encouragement. As always, you're an angel. I remember when you dropped off, and I remember thinking I wanted to do the same thing. Maybe that's what inspired me. Well, you always inspire me, so there's that. But yeah, weird at first, and then a huge relief, like stepping outside after days cooped up in your house.Delete
But I'm glad to see you on FB when I do. You always put a smile on my face, you know. It's been a joy to see you soaking it in, such a hard road and then finally, FINALLY things coming together for you. So, so inspiring, and it's stories like yours that make me thing this thing may very well be possible. HUGEST HUGS!!!
Welcome back!ReplyDelete
So much of what you've said echoes what I've been feeling, too. Thank you for sharing.Replies
You're welcome, John. And thank you for the welcome! I think we all sort of go through the same phases in publishing. It's kind of nice to be able to commiserate together <3Delete
It's such a refreshing look.ReplyDelete
I have to step away from the internet, too, and just enjoy my life. I love that we can connect with other people who have the same goals, who understand, but obsessing over publication sucks the joy out of it.Replies
Thank you so much!Delete
And yes, you're so right. Writing has always been a balm for me. The moment it becomes a source of anxiety I know something is off. I don't ever want to lose the ability to just get lost in my writing and let it soothe me.
Oh gosh...first off, I saw the other Liza's comment and thought I was losing my mind. How could I have commented on this if I haven't read it yet? :) So many of us who started blogging 3-4 years ago seem to be pulling back or stopping all together. I have too. I think blogging regularly was a way to increase writing skill while reaching an appreciative audience. But, the goal was something beyond a successful blog...and if blogging pulls us away from what we need to be doing to get to where we want to be, then it is right to reevaluate. Sure, there may be a slight sadness for those of us who love reading you more often...but we have your ultimate goal to look forward to, also. When you publish your first book every one who comments here and so many others will say "Hooray!! I have been dying to read Carol's book!". Selfishly, I'll be glad if you post here more often, because I learn from you. But even if you don't, I'll be waiting with my hands raised, ready to applaud your sure victory.ReplyDeleteReplies
You are too sweet, Liza. It's always been an honor to see you stop by and read your comments. You're such a brilliant writer and a warm, kind soul. I always come away from your blog feeling enlightened or refreshed. Beautiful, touching words and stories and images. I'm so glad to know you. It's people like you who pull me back into this blogging world time and time again. Although I hope to meet in person someday. It would be amazing.Delete
In truth I am shy and reserved, a coward really. But I'd come out of my shell to meet you.Delete
That means a lot, Liza. Truly. I hope we get a chance to meet <3Delete
YAY- glad to have you back and I can echo just about everything you say here. But you have said it more graciously and beautifully than I could have. I have been feeling the same way lately-- and have become much more at peace about the whole thing. (I also just had a blog redesign, which makes me feel like it's a fresh and new start to a different sort of blogging experience). This is my new mantra: CONFIDENT, PATIENCE, BELIEVE, FOCUS. Thanks Carol!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ohhhh I need to come by and see your new design!! I bet it's gorgeous. I'm excited for you, and anxious to see the direction you take it.Delete
Thank you for your kind words, hon. <3 <3
i couldn't have said it better myself and feel exactly what youre talking about! LOVE the new look!ReplyDeleteReplies
Although sometimes I've wondered if I'm crazy for feeling like this, I think a lot of writers must feel this way. At least I'm finding out they do! LOLDelete
I hope you are well, my dear. I've been thinking of you.
Welcome baaaaack! And I totally know what you mean. Blogging is fun because I do like the interaction, but sometimes the pressure seems like it's counter productive.ReplyDelete
Also, your blog redesign is shiny. I like it! :)Replies
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your welcome and kind words I really miss blogging sometimes. I'd like to try and keep up something regular if I can. Maybe once a week? Well, I'll give it a shot.Delete
Your blog looks GORGEOUS, Carol! And I'm so happy to see you posting again... I've missed your gracious, positive words.ReplyDelete
"Loved Ones. Writing. Everything else. In that order." <--- I love this, and I've recently adopted the same attitude. Priorities, priorities!Replies
Thank you so much, Katy. That means a lot. I've been missing you and have always loved your blog. You have a way of touching people, really reaching them without even having to say much. I can only imagine what your books will be like to read. I look forward to it.Delete
Always a delight to see you posting, Carol. It matters not the regularity (after all I come and go like nausea) but the content :)ReplyDelete
Your new look is simply lovely, much like its proprietor :)Replies
Aww, Wendy. What a pleasure it is to see your comment! How I've missed you!! How was your Christmas? Was it fuzzy-haired the whole time? You poor thing, I hope the weather has eased up a bit. Someday I will come to see you, you know. I'm determined. Although, I'm thinking it'll be when the weather's a little more temperate!Delete
We really need to catch up one of these days. Miss you loads and loads.
<3 <3 <3
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Very neat and cool design for your blog. :) I'm guilty of quitting blogging in the last few months. Difficult and time-consuming. Welcome back and happy blogging.ReplyDeleteReplies
Don't think of it as being guilty! Think of it as a matter of prioritizing. You're just putting your effort and limited time where it matters most ;)Delete
So very good to read your words again! I love how real you are. Because yes to everything you said. Seriously, who can keep up with it all? But like you said, loved ones first. I'm ready to get back to more of that, too. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, Janet. That means a lot. <3Delete
Did you read my mind when writing this post? It sounds like we're in the same place. With the important things. The writing. The blogging. The successes and failures. All of it. So glad you shared this. It's refreshing to know I'm not the only one who feels this way.ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL You know, I think so many of us must feel the same way, that's what I'm realizing. And I think, too, that we all seem to go through similar phases until we finally take charge of things and re-prioritize. There's not a lot we can control in this business, but we can control how much we expose ourselves to and how much we let the uncontrollable nature of it all affect how we see ourselves. A great friend recently told me to focus on the things we can control, and I think that's what we're doing, stepping back when we need to. Just focus on the things that matter most...Delete
I think there used to be much more pressure to blog all the time. Now the attitude is more like, hey, you showed up? Great to see you! I like the new stress free blogging. :)ReplyDelete
SO GREAT TO SEE YOU!Replies
Yes! Spot on. There seems to be a general attitude shift in the blogosphere. A bit of burnout, I dare say, especially with those who have been at it a few years. I suppose it's to be expected, but I miss everyone. It's wonderful to see you, too!! I'm going to try and do some blog hopping today and visit.Delete
Big hugs, chickie!!
It's good to see you back, Carol! I've missed your humourous posts and videos and being introduced to new books by you.ReplyDelete
Blogging and connecting with others is a lot of work and time and I can understand wanting to take a break from it to concentrate on other things like your writing. I have no doubts that you will be published one day!
That's so kind of you. Thank you. It's so good to hear from you again. I hope that you've been well and getting a lot of terrific books to read. Thank you for your encouraging words!ReplyDelete
I hear this loud and clear! Sometimes, we just need to step away.ReplyDelete
Also, LOVE the blog redesign!Replies
Thank you so much, Sarah! And I agree--sometimes stepping away is the best option. But man, have I missed you and your little eyeball! <3 <3Delete
I could have written every single word of this.ReplyDelete
But you did it for me.
So thank you.
Miss you, too.Replies
Dearest Julie, how sweet and kind and precious you are. And how very much I wish a world of happiness for you. If attaining that is what pulls you away from these old Internets, then do it go go go! But it's so good to see your name and to read your words--and I absolutely can't wait until it's your name and your words inside of a book on my bookshelf.Delete
Miss you. So much.
Hello! Glad to see you back, and the new design looks lovely indeed :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much, Alexia! How have you been? I need to check out your blog and see what you're up to!Delete
It's true - every time I'm on the internet, I'm not writing. And yet... it *is* lovely to have met so many fellow authors, and to celebrate each other's progress and success!ReplyDeleteReplies
Absolutely! I agree. It's comforting to talk to others and see how you're all doing with things. :DDelete
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Yay you're back! I've missed you too, so much! Blogger is changing, drastically and I think it's thinning out to those who do it to connect with others, not just platform build. I'm so glad that you're one of the connectors! :) By the way, the new look is sleek. A bit bright for me as I am light sensitive, but I'm weird, I've known that for a long time, and accept it. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
I think you're right. It's definitely changed. Many people have dropped away as they re-prioritize or discover blogging just isn't giving them what they'd hoped, perhaps. But it is nice to be able to blog when I can. Definitely an outlet of sorts and a great way to touch base with others. So good of you to come by Heather. And lovely as always to chat with you!Delete
As much as things change...they also stay the same. We just don't notice the non-change!ReplyDelete
So awesome to have you back in the fold!! Can't wait to read what you're bursting to say. There will be bursting...right?? :)Replies
You're so kind, DL! It's nice to be back. I had hoped to blog again this Friday, but it's looking like it'll be next week for the next post. Booo! Oh well, I'll just have to suck it up. I'll come by and visit you ASAP! Thanks so much for stopping by and reading!Delete
I love the new blog, Carol!! It's beautiful!ReplyDelete
And glad to see you back on it. You were missed, girl.
(But I totally understand backing away from blogging a bit. I have, too. You can only fit so much in 24 hours.)Replies
Thank you, sweet thing! I've been missing you, too! We really need to hit up another concert some time. Maybe this summer? By the looks of all your concert photos lately, you've been going nonstop! I've been thinking of going to Lollapalooza this summer, but not sure if it'll work out. Tell me if you decide to go though!Delete
I'm glad you're back, Carol. Looking forward to your next post!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much, Paul! I really appreciate that :DDelete
I haven't visited yet since the redesign - LOVE IT!!! I might have to get Liz to redo mine :)ReplyDelete
Next up, maybe Disqus so we don't have to keep subscribing and unsubscribing to your comments to see your replies...? thought it was worth a try :DReplies
LOL Disqus is new. Thought I'd try it out. I like being able to reply to each comment individually, and you can't always do that through email if a person's email isn't linked to their profile.Delete
And thank you! There are a couple minor tweaks I want to make, but I haven't had much time to work on it.
P.S. Really missing you, girlie. So good to see you stop by!
my life's dream is to one day quit the internet...shed those messageboards forever...and start living life...outside...ReplyDeleteReplies
I understand what you mean. I've definitely scaled back with social media and will limit my time online. It's just not conducive to writing as much as I need/want to as well as keeping up my personal life (or cleaning my house!)Delete
Excellent way to describe exactly how I feel. Love. This. Post.ReplyDelete
My blog is slowly shrivelling as I continue to choose outside time rather than computer time.Replies
Thank you, Terry. I think a lot of us feel this way. Best to focus on the most important things! You'll get back to your blog when you it's important and you have time for it. But if not, eh, maybe it's not so important...Delete
Thanks so much for coming by. So good to hear from you!
I keep forgetting to tell you that I love the new blog. It's fun and different. I liked how you said, "slog their way through" the publication journey. The word slog sums it up perfectly. I also like how you mentioned doing blogging right, like interacting. Sometimes I'm not so good at that. Thank you for helping me realize an area I can improve on. I always learn something new from reading your blog. Thank you for that.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much! That's so kind. And yes, this whole publishing thing is so tough. But I'm convinced if you stick it out and you truly believe in what you're doing, then it will be worth it.Delete
I don't honestly know how to do blogging right. Or if there is even a right way to do it. But it seems to me if you're not going to interact, then why have a blog? You can just have a website. Or a Tumblr. I don't know if I'm up to snuff with the whole blogging thing, but I'm doing my best. Some weeks/months are harder than others. But it makes me so glad to see you coming by. Does my heart good and makes me wonder why I can't get my act together and blog more often.
Anyway, it's a pleasure to see you stop by. I really appreciate it. I hope you are doing well!


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Peter Capaldi to star in Musketeer drama
The Hour and The Thick of It actor Peter Capaldi is to star in a new 10-part BBC One adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers.
Capaldi will play the shadowy Cardinal Richelieu in The Musketeers, with Skins actor Luke Pasqualino as D'Artagnan.
The drama is due to be broadcast in 2014 and has been written by Bafta winner Adrian Hodges.
Hodges said he was "thrilled" the actors have committed to his "modern and original take on this great story".
The Musketeers will be played by Great Expectations actor Tom Burke as Athos, Santiago Cabrera from Merlin as Aramis, and Howard Charles, who has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as Porthos.
Tamla Kari from The Inbetweeners Movie, Maimie McCoy from Loving Miss Hatto and Bedlam's Hugo Speer will also star in the series, which begins filming in March.
Hodges co-created the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval and wrote the screenplay for the 2011 film My Week With Marilyn, starring Michelle Williams and Eddie Redmayne.
Speaking about The Musketeers, he said: "This series is all about passion, romance, heroism and action, and I can't think of a better group of actors to embody those diverse qualities."
The story is set in 17th Century Paris and follows a crack team of soldiers and bodyguards to King Louis XIII.
It recounts the adventures of a young, skilled fighter from rural Gascony called D'Artagnan, who dreams of joining the Musketeers of the Guard and meets the trio on a journey to right the wrong of his father's death.

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1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ - Wrangler Four-Banger To 4.0L Six Engine SwapPosted in How To on August 1, 2009
The 1987-90 YJ Wranglers launched the EFI era with throttle body injected 2.5L AMC four-cylinder engines. The legendary 4.2L inline sixes remained carbureted through 1990. In 1991, Chrysler switched to MPI on the 2.5L engines and replaced the 4.2L with the XJ Cherokee's popular 4.0L MPI inline six. The '97-'06 TJ Wranglers offered the pushrod 2.5L and, in the last years of production, a spunky DOHC 2.4L four as the base engines. The majority of TJs received the 4.0L inline six option.
The 2.5L four, derived from AMC's rugged inline six-cylinder pushrod designs, proved its exceptional stamina for two decades, powering many CJ models, Wranglers, and XJ Cherokees. Despite lower peak torque and horsepower than the sixes, the 2.5L is a peppy engine, easily handling most low range four-wheeling chores. The 2.5L develops its peak torque and horsepower at a higher, less efficient rpm than the 4.2L and 4.0L sixes. This is most noticeable when climbing grades or at higher altitudes. Under such conditions, the four-cylinder often uses more fuel than a six-cylinder engine! Large tires, a winch, a hardtop, gas cans, and hefty aftermarket bumpers can inflate the curb weight of a YJ or TJ Wrangler by 700 pounds or more. At that weight, or if you plan light towing, the inline sixes do a better job.
Given the ready availability of recycled '91-up 4.0L MPI six-cylinder Wrangler and XJ Cherokee engines, converting a YJ or TJ to a six might sound practical. However, such a swap presents a major challenge: the frames are different between four- and six-cylinder models!
The Wrangler departed from the earlier CJ frame design. For the AMC-era CJ four-, six- and eight-cylinder applications, each year and model uses the same frame. The CJs use bolt-on frame brackets attached at different sets of frame holes. This allows engine interchangeability--unlike the YJ or TJ Wranglers. YJ and TJ frames have the engine mounts factory-welded in position for either a four- or six-cylinder model.
Once the engine mounts have been corrected, the four to six swap will also require new fuel lines, the correct MPI fuel pump, a six-cylinder MPI wiring harness, and a 4.0L engine computer. One approach is Mopar's EFI Conversion Kit for `81-'90 4.2L sixes. This kit uses original equipment 4.0L MPI components and provides a new, easy to attach engine wiring harness, a coil, the computer, a fuel pressure regulator, all new sensors, injectors and fuel rail, a throttle body, an air cleaner, and an intake manifold. The Mopar package offers a user-friendly option to the recycled 4.0L Wrangler or XJ engine's used computer and wiring harness, which requires diagrams and splicing into existing chassis harnesses.
These swaps require 4.0L six-cylinder exhaust components, transmission mount and plate changes, and possibly some driveline changes or floor pan modifications. The radiator, engine fan and fan shroud must be changed to six-cylinder types, and an air-conditioning type radiator is always advisable. Before undertaking this swap, consider the costs, labor, and needed skills. Selling your four-cylinder YJ or TJ and purchasing a clean 4.0L Wrangler may be a reasonable alternative. Do your homework. Before plunging, check out the steps involved!
No Easy Task:
Changing a 2.5L or 2.4L four to a 4.0L MPI six requires tools, welding skill and attention to detail. The project is comparable to a V-8 swap. The option of subletting this conversion to a shop could prove costly and tie up your Wrangler for a lengthy time. This is not a weekend task!


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Bob Jones needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 114 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
Kell Server Cabinets
Kell Systems makes cabinets to house computer servers and network equipment. More information about the company can be found at http://www.KellSystems.co.uk
Kell Server Cabinets is now to be used as a brand name and we want a revised logo.
IT managers and purchasing people.
The Kell Server Cabinets logo needs to emphasise the Kell name and the words "Server Cabinets" to be legible when the logo is produced in a relatively small size on business cards etc.
The logo is also applied to the company's products, so it must be simple enough to enable 3D physical labels to be made.
The design objective is to create a distinctive logo where the Kell name can be seen clearly across a small office but not to have something so dominant that it detracts from the cabinets themselves. These come in a range of wood-effect finishes and are designed to blend into the office environment.
Any graphic elements associated with the logo need to be meaningful and not simply random shapes. There is not necessarily a requirement for such elements. The logo could be produced purely typographically, or enclosed within a block of colour etc.
When used on cabinets, the width of the logo will be 50mm.
A major benefit of the cabinets, in all applications, is the reduction in noise from computer servers.
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"Tank Man" is the nickname for the man who stood up against the Chinese government by standing in front of a series of military tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
Learn more about the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989, a crucial moment in China's modern history, and Tank Man as I go over some of the the key facts and the moments leading up to the Tank Man's act of defiance. This is probably the shortest summary of the Tiananmen Square Protests that you will ever read!
-Since 1978, Deng Xiaoping, a head political leader at the time, led a series of economic and political reforms that led to the gradual implementation of a market economy and some political liberalization
-Some students and intellectuals believed that the reforms had not gone far enough and that China needed to further reform its political system.
-The protests were in large measure sparked by the death of former Secretary General Hu Yaobang, who resigned from the position of Secretary General of the CPC
-Hu Yaobang's calls for "rapid reform" and his almost open contempt of "Maoist excesses" made him a suitable scapegoat in the eyes of Deng Xiaoping and others
-Hu Yaobang's sudden death, due to heart attack, on 15 April 1989 provided a perfect opportunity for the students to gather once again, not only to mourn the deceased Secretary General, but also to have their voices heard in "demanding a reversal of the verdict against him" and bringing renewed attention to the pro-democracy protests that had taken place just a couple of years earlier
Protest Development
-Small voluntary civilian gatherings started on 15 April in the middle of the Tiananmen Square in the form of mourning for Hu Yaobang.
-On the afternoon of 17 April in Beijing, 500 students from China University of Political Science and Law marched to the eastern gate of the Great Hall of the People, part of Tiananmen Square, and commenced mourning activities for Hu Yaobang.
-The gathering in front of the Great Hall of the People, a building located in Tiananmen Square used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government, was soon deemed obstructive to the normal operation of the building, so police intervened and attempted to disperse the students by persuasion.
-Starting at midnight on the night of 17 April, three thousand students from Peking University marched from the campus towards Tiananmen Square, and soon nearly a thousand students from Tsinghua University joined the ranks.
-As its size grew, the gathering gradually evolved into a protest, as students began to draft a list of pleas and suggestions that they wanted the government to listen to and carry through.
-On the morning of 18 April, a few thousand students gathered in front of the Zhongnanhai building complex, the residence of the government, demanding to see government leaders and get answers to their questions.
-On 20 April, police finally dispersed the students in front of the Zhongnanhai by force, to ensure proper function of the building complex. The police employed batons and minor clashes were reported.
-Unlike the Tiananmen protests of 1987, which consisted mainly of students and intellectuals, the protests in 1989 commanded widespread support from the urban workers who were alarmed by the new economic reforms, growing inflation, and corruption.
- On 13 May, two days prior to the highly-publicized state visit by the reform-minded Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, huge groups of students occupied Tiananmen Square and started a hunger strike, insisting the government begin talks with the designated student representatives.
Hunger strikes
-The students decided that to sustain their movement and impede any loss of momentum, a hunger strike would need to be enacted. The hunger strike brought widespread support for the students and "the ordinary people of Beijing rallied to protect the hunger strikers...because the act of refusing sustenance and courting government reprisals convinced onlookers that the students were not just seeking personal gains but (were) sacrificing themselves for the Chinese people as a whole".
June 1989
-Party elders approved the decision to put down the "counterrevolutionary riot" and clear the square with military force. Most hope it can be done without casualties.
-As word spreads that hundreds of thousands of troops are approaching from all four corners of the city, Beijingers flood the streets to block them. At about 10:30 p.m., near the Muxidi apartment buildings -- home to high-level Party officials and their families -- the citizens became aggressive as the army tried to break through their barricades. The soldiers started firing on the unarmed civilians with AK-47s loaded with battlefield ammunition.
Tank Man
-By the morning of June 5, the Chinese army was in complete control of Beijing. But when all protest in the city seems silenced, the world witnessed one final act of defiance.
-About midday, as a column of tanks slowly moved toward Tiananmen Square, an unarmed young man carrying shopping bags suddenly steps out in front of the tanks. Instead of running over him, the first tank tries to go around, but the young man steps in front of it again. They repeat this maneuver several more times before the tank stops and turns off its motor. Soon, the young man is whisked to the side of the road by an unidentified group of people and disappears into the crowd.
To this day, who he was and what became of him remains a mystery.
CSA is looking into hosting another event next month (April) to continue the discussion about Tank Man! Look out for our emails detailing where this event will be and when!
We hope to see you there!
If you missed CSA's showing of The Tank Man, you can watch it online here on the PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/view/
Tank Man Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man
Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989


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Mar 6, 2008
triftstore embroidery & Japanese fabric
And these are my Japanese fabrics. I saved them for a special project too! Not yet knowing what project that would be!
But last week I had the embroidery patterns in my hand and saw how well the colors blended with the colors of the Japanese fabrics. Then I knew how to use them.... a quilted wallhanging!
I kept it simple by sewing stripes in different sizes around the embroidery patches and then cut the patches in six equal sized squares.
The finished top is ready now for basting and quilting, a lovely little work for doing this upcoming weekend!
Have a lovely creative weekend too!
51 comments:
- Linda said...
What a beautiful combination of old and new Corry.
- March 7, 2008 at 3:20 PM
- Sheri said...
You always come up with the prettiest things.
- March 7, 2008 at 3:35 PM
- martine said...
Wat een mooie herbestemming voor de borduursels.
En het kleurt prachtig bij de lapjes.
- March 7, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- Carolien said...
It looks lovely!
Have a nice weekend & greetings, Carolien
- March 7, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- dot said...
Just Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
- March 7, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- Jen said...
What luck to find those beautiful embroideries at a thrift store! And I think you were successful in making them even more amazing with your patchwork.
- March 7, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Susan said...
You really know your color; the combination turned out beautiful. Are you going to hand quilt?
- March 7, 2008 at 4:15 PM
- LauraJ said...
that is absolutely wonderful!!
- March 7, 2008 at 5:11 PM
- Jeanne said...
The embroideries and fabrics look like they were meant to be together. They look fantastic and will make a wonderful quilt.
- March 7, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- Doris said...
Wow, Corry---what a great project and a perfect pairing of found items with the perfect fabric! GORGEOUS!!!!
- March 7, 2008 at 5:51 PM
- Marian said...
- March 7, 2008 at 6:47 PM
- Lucy Locket-Pocket said...
That is beautiful Corry - you are so clever to put the two things together! Have a lovely weekend. Lucy x
- March 7, 2008 at 8:11 PM
- Jackie said...
Correy, It is very beautiful! I love the embroideries and they go so well with the Japanese fabrics. Where did you get the fabrics????
- March 7, 2008 at 9:35 PM
- Annie said...
That looks FANTASTIC. Sometimes you just have a flash of genius don't you! I'm planning on a sewing weekend too.
- March 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
- Ali Honey said...
What a delightful marriage. The person who made the embroideries originally would be so delighted to see them used and displayed in this way. The very best sort of recycling - improving on the original! Well done!
- March 7, 2008 at 11:23 PM
- Lissa Jane said...
it looks fantastic, well done! Dont you just love recycling things? the japanese fabrics work so well with it!
take care
- March 8, 2008 at 2:17 AM
- Shar said...
Gorgeous! WOW the colors are fantastic I love this quilt!!
- March 8, 2008 at 4:32 AM
- Peg - Happy In Quilting said...
OMG...that is just so beatiful....
- March 8, 2008 at 8:53 AM
- Gina said...
They look stunning with the fabric borders.
love and hugs xxx
- March 8, 2008 at 9:18 AM
- eileensattic said...
Corry, this is breath-taking! I hope to see it again when you have it all finished. Happy Weekend!
- March 8, 2008 at 12:55 PM
- Moorea said...
Oh Corry- that is insane! You are an artist. WOW! The blocks are beautiful. What a quilt that will be.
I cannot wait to see how you quilt it out.
- March 9, 2008 at 5:50 AM
- Patti said...
Absolutely perfect use of both the fabrics and the old stitchery. I agree with the others - you are an incredibly creative artist. Beautiful!
- March 9, 2008 at 7:37 AM
- Leanne said...
They are lovely and the combination of the old and new is fantastic.
- March 9, 2008 at 11:54 AM
- astrid said...
het is ongelooflijk zoals dit bij elkaar past. Goed gezien van je!
- March 9, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Barbara said...
what a cool combination...old...new....lovely !!
- March 9, 2008 at 7:39 PM
- chook said...
your new wallhanging is just beautiful
Hugs Beth
- March 10, 2008 at 12:14 AM
- Guðrún said...
Lovely, lovely, the fabrics are perfect for the stitchery.
- March 10, 2008 at 12:17 AM
- Jacquie said...
What a lovely way of making something old, new again. This is simply beautiful!
- March 10, 2008 at 2:18 AM
- meggie said...
What a lovely idea! How pretty it looks.
- March 10, 2008 at 8:36 AM
- Katy said...
how amazing!!!
- March 10, 2008 at 8:50 PM
- Levin (and Emily) said...
you are very clever - i would never have thought to put them together, but it is as if they were made for each other. another beautiful work from you.
- March 11, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Felicia said...
Oh, it turned out beautiful :)
- March 11, 2008 at 11:32 AM
- Shelina said...
I wouldn't have thought of putting those fabrics with those blocks, but they are absolutely beautiful. I wish I had your talent.
- March 11, 2008 at 7:38 PM
- Elly said...
Tjeetje, dat je dit zo bij elkaar uit hebt kunnen zoeken, echt prachtig! En zo zie je maar weer, wie wat bewaart heeft wat!
- March 11, 2008 at 11:04 PM
- Belém said...
Stunning handwork Corry! This was the best way to use your Japanese fabrics. They blend beautifully with the embroidery. Congratulations.
- March 12, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- atet said...
What a wonderful idea -- that wallhanging is stunning! Ohhh -- those Japanese fabrics!
- March 12, 2008 at 6:28 PM
- kristin said...
what a great use for those beautiful embroidery pieces. your quilt is lovely!
- March 13, 2008 at 4:54 AM
- Katherine said...
Talk about meant to be together. This is beautiful, Corry!
- March 13, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- monique said...
WOW!!!!! That's absolutely gorgious! you really know how to match things!
I see that I have a lot of catching up to do on the blogs. Since recently I'm working full time instead of 15 hours a week plus we have our house on sale so I have to keep it very tidy and clean all the time. I hope to get used to all of this so I can get back to my hobbies also.
have a lovely weekend.
take care,
- March 13, 2008 at 7:24 PM
- LizzyT said...
The colour combination is beautiful!
- March 14, 2008 at 10:39 PM
- summer pickles said...
heavens Corry! I was gasping over how lovely the embroidery patches were, but then to see them in one of your quilts! This is just beautiful. As always, just beautiful work. Hope life is good x
- March 15, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- Lisa said...
Corry I love the way you put your colours and designs together and enjoy visiting your blog for it's beautiful photos. I've given you the "You Make My Day" award over on my own blog.
- March 15, 2008 at 9:16 PM
- Karen said...
I am very impressed with your combination of the embroideries and the Japanese fabrics. You are very creative!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:32 PM
- claire said...
The colour combination is beautiful,What a wonderful idea
- March 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- gabi said...
Oh wat leuk! Ik hou van die stoffen en kleuren. My try in dutch. Sorry it had to be. I really love this quilt.
- March 16, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Chookyblue...... said...
so prety well done with the old and new........looks like they were meant to be together
- March 16, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- Arlette said...
Pure eye candy! My goodness, what a spectacular wallhanging. I don't know when I've seen anything more beautiful than this. The embroidery and the Japanese fabrics compliment each other so well.
- March 17, 2008 at 4:23 AM
- Christine said...
Wonderful - I love it. Great way to combine the old and the new.
- March 23, 2008 at 2:18 AM
- Feeling Simply Quilty said...
What is it about Japanese fabric? They are both rich and subtle. Beautiful construction/design of your quilt.
- March 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM
- PAULE said...
I've just discovered your blog. I love it.
What a nice project ! You really made a great job with those embroidery.
Paule -Reunion Island
- April 26, 2008 at 4:49 PM
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Great job ..
I love the fabrics..nice project !
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By Matthew Heimer
Like many natural disasters, Hurricane Sandy took a disproportionately heavy toll on the elderly. Of the 147 U.S. residents who died as a result of the super-storm (as fastidiously tabulated here by the blogger and consultant Whitney Hess), 108, or 73%, were 50 or older, and at least 50, or 34%, had passed their 70th birthday. Of course, older people tend to be less mobile than their younger neighbors, and are more likely to have health problems that a disaster can exacerbate. But some scientists now think that "social infrastructure"—the institutions and community relationships that surround and support a person—may be an equally important factor in determining how well someone of retirement age weathers a crisis.
In an article in this week's issue of The New Yorker magazine, New York University sociology professor Eric Klinenberg writes about a catastrophic heat wave that hit Chicago in 1995, killing more than 700 people. (The article is behind a paywall, but Steve Inskeep of NPR Morning Edition interviews Klinenberg here.) Most of the Chicago neighborhoods with the highest heat-wave death rates were poor and predominantly African American, Klinenberg writes, but so were several of the neighborhoods with the lowest heat-wave death rates. Indeed, looking at two adjacent South Side neighborhoods, Englewood and Auburn Gresham, researchers found that Englewood's heat-wave death rate was about 11 times higher than Auburn Gresham's, even though the two neighborhoods had almost identical demographics.
What made the difference, researchers came to believe, was that Auburn Gresham and other "resilient" neighborhoods had more elements of social infrastructure that brought neighbors into regular contact with each other: sidewalks, stores, restaurants and community organizations like block clubs and church groups. People were more likely to know their neighbors and to check on each other during the worst of the heat wave. And the benefits of that closer-knit structure seemed to stretch beyond times of crisis, too: Overall, life expectancy in Auburn Gresham was about five years higher than it was in Englewood.
As politicians and civil servants study how to prepare communities for the possible effects of future disasters or climate change, Klinenberg writes, they're taking social infrastructure into account. And while it's tricky to extrapolate broader lessons from these very specific situations, Klinenberg's work does seem to reinforce the broader point that, for older people, social isolation can become a health threat in its own right. For the baby boomer trying to decide between a "Main Street" condo and a McMansion, or a retirement community and a farmhouse, it's food for thought.


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no matter what the kids do
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still love the feet, though
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We've asked a number of Windows Phone Twitter apps to strip down and reveal their timeline views, but fear not as we'll pixel out any secret areas. Rene Ritchie over at iMore recently compared some Twitter apps as a response to Phil Nickinson's AndroidCentral round-up of Android bird apps, both looking at how timeline views are different (if at all).
Not ones to feel left out, we decided to get involved and tag along, so here's our look at 10 Twitter apps for Windows Phone.
We've played it safe and selected 10 Twitter apps for Windows Phone, but we could have continued on to include more. The store features a number of gateways to the social network, but which is the best? Everyone has a favourite but when it comes down to Twitter apps, it's subjective to argue which is the best solution for consumers.
Here's a look at a comparison of Windows Phone Twitter timeline views:
There you have it, folks. Pretty neat, eh? It's interesting to see just how similar each Twitter app is with one another. There are a few clients that do attempt to differentiate from the status quo, but no matter what mobile platform you use, it's always going to be a familiar interface - one which has proven to be both intuitive and efficient.
Where do we see the future of Twitter on Windows Phone? More integration at system level with the People Hub, as well as a focus on speech control and other advancements that will be included in future operating system updates.
Be sure to check out the same comparisons over on Android Central and iMore. What are your favourite Twitter apps for Windows Phone?


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MySQL Enterprise Monitor offers a tool called "Query Analyzer" (QuAn). QuAn sits between any client app and the MySQL server and logs every query and its runtime statistics. A very cool tool for analyzing your SQL. More information is available here.
If you identify a query, that needs some improvement, sometimes it is hard to identify the source of that query as well. With hundreds of different PHP scripts for example it is not easy to know, which one issued the query, that you want to modify.
A good way to achieve this is adding C-style SQL comments. Let's look at an example:
SELECT * FROM mytable /*main.php*/;
Query Analyzer will strip that comment off before archiving the query. This is ok, because QuAn wants to consolidate all similar queries and this comment is irrelevant for the query.
But you can use version specific comments in MySQL. QuAn cannot ignore these comments,
because they may be relevant for query execution. And this is the solution for our problem:
SELECT * FROM mytable /*!99999 main.php*/;
This SQL comment will be executed on MySQL version 9.99.99 and later. But this version does not exist. So in reality the comment gets not executed at all. Currently we are at MySQL 5.1.42 so it will take some time before we reach MySQL 9.99.99 ;-)
The comment is in QuAn and will be logged. So you see the comment when monitoring the query and you know immediately, where that query came from.


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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Strawberries and Brie and a Little Bit of Mint
That's all you need for a sweet summer mouthful (plus it's a dessert and cheese course in one). I used Finnish Valio Brie - my current favourite.
Eestikeelne 'retsept' siin.
23 comments:
- Vida said...
Beautiful presentation!!! Stunning colours, the red, the white, the touch of green, so classic!! Vida x
- 1:29 pm, July 02, 2008
- Alanna @ A Veggie Venture said...
The swizzles are great! What a new classic, Pille!
- 8:01 pm, July 02, 2008
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Beautiful and elegant!
- 8:38 pm, July 02, 2008
- Meeta said...
it does not get better than ths. lovely! I just had strawberries on Camembert so you are speaking from my heart Pille!
- 9:57 pm, July 02, 2008
- Mary Ann said...
Wow- I just happened to look at the old Daring Bakers site and the word Estonian jumped out at me. I am amazed. I lived in Tallinn for 4 months and Tartu for a year back in 1999-2000 and fell in love with it. The rhubarb cake made me laugh because we were fed that all the time. Anyway, glad I found your blog. It is amazing.
- 11:14 pm, July 02, 2008
- Laurie Constantino said...
I was just writing about how great a combination fruit and cheese are - but never would have thought of this one. I'm so glad you dreamed it up, so I have another fruit and cheese combo to add to my collection. Mint is the perfect finishing touch.
- 11:56 pm, July 02, 2008
- Vicki said...
This looks so good it makes me want to run out and throw a party RIGHT THIS SECOND! Awesome. Also, hi! Found you via foodgawker.com
- 4:34 am, July 03, 2008
- Y said...
Lovely photo, Pille!
- 1:59 pm, July 03, 2008
- Ann said...
How lovely! And I adore strawberries with cheese!
- 2:51 pm, July 03, 2008
- Dagmar - A Cat in the Kitchen said...
It sounds and looks lovely. I definitly need to try it!
- 10:11 pm, July 03, 2008
Hi Pille..
excuse me if it's a naive or stupid question...what are the curls on the top of the cocktail sticks?
best regards
- 1:12 am, July 04, 2008
Where did you find those elegant cocktail sticks? That looks so perfect for starters with champagne.
- 3:17 am, July 04, 2008
- ChichaJo said...
Simple perfection! This is really all you need :)
- 8:48 am, July 04, 2008
- Orchidea said...
I have never tried this combination... interesting.
- 6:08 pm, July 06, 2008
- skrockodile (sabra) said...
I have never heard of strawberries and brie! Very strange but I'll bet it's really good!
- 5:49 am, July 07, 2008
- Spinning Girl said...
- 9:49 pm, July 07, 2008
Tehtud! Valio juustud on ka minu lemmikud, rääkimata maasudest! Nüüd aga on 3 kasti 3 päevaga kahjuks otsas!
- 10:23 am, July 08, 2008
- Marysia said...
Hello ! I'm just coming back for a weekend to Tallinn and I was asking myself if you don't have the recipe for this delicious kama thing that you have there ! I'm loving this little pies with rice too !
- 2:36 pm, July 08, 2008
- Yulinka said...
Looks fantastic. I love fruit and cheese. Hey, ss it too late to tell you that I'll be in Estonia (Tallinn) by tomorrow night? Spending two days there before I travel to Russia. I hope to sample some local delicacies... Thanks for inspiring me with your blog.
- 8:33 am, July 09, 2008
- Ivana said...
The photos are fantastic!! I'll try strawberrie with cheese!!
- 9:39 am, July 12, 2008
- Jeanne said...
How simple and how beautiful! Seeing as strawberries are often served with a cheeseboard, this is surely a classic combination :)
- 8:30 pm, July 15, 2008
- Jeanne said...
How simple and how beautiful! Seeing as strawberries are often served with a cheeseboard, this is surely a classic combination :)
- 8:38 pm, July 15, 2008
I love cheese! I love fruit! This is perfect for me and the kids, a healthy snack. Great we will try this soon.
- 12:37 am, July 19, 2008


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What was that old joke about fuel cell vehicles? Wait 20 years, and you'll be only 20 more from driving one.
This week Toyota shot a hole through that cathode.
The Japanese automaker has ambitious plans, announcing Wednesday that it plans to sell a fuel cell vehicle in 2015, or about two light years ahead of the competition.
The news sent automakers and suppliers scrambling to rip up their plans for internal combustion engines - or not.
Wind the clock back three years here and electrics were on fire, so to speak. Range anxiety was only a passing thought because the world would be saved, one plug at a time.
Today we know the world is a more realistic place. Alternative powertrains, for the most part, are too alternative (and expensive) for most people's wallets - especially with gasoline at about $4 a gallon.
"This is a business we're in," said Erik Berkman, president of Honda R&D Americas, the automaker's U.S.product-development unit. "And all deals don't contribute to the bottom line. Some (projects) take away from it."
Berkman talked about the "reality" of electrics. That's another way of saying that very few people can figure out how to make electrics work.
"I can't believe how anyone makes money on them," he said.
The truth is they don't. And few automakers have the luxury of spending money on products that won't ever make a profit.


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On a humid, overcast day, some of the Dominican Republic's best amateur baseball players gathered on a manicured field at a New York Mets training facility that sits off a crumbling road in Boca Chica, roughly 20 miles east of the capital, Santo Domingo.
The catcher's mitt popped with 90-mile-per-hour fastballs. Wooden bats cracked as lanky teenagers sent balls whistling into the outfield. Scouts huddled around a picnic table behind home plate.
As Ramon Jayde Antonio, age 17, wheeled his sinewy frame and took off to steal second base, a scout glanced at his stopwatch, nodded, and jotted down a few numbers.
Afterward, Ramon smiled widely: "I had two hits, stole two bases, and I think I played pretty good in the field."
But in a country where performance-enhancing drugs are widely accepted as a way to stand out, the question inevitably turns to whether he has ever taken steroids or other drugs. Quickly looking up while changing out of his cleats, he snaps: "No, because they test your blood. And if they catch you, that's it. Everybody's afraid of that."
The global expansion of Major League Baseball (MLB) has not come without consequences. While the league that once barred blacks now boasts players from 14 foreign countries or territories, the Dominican Republic serves as an example of how the lure of the game's riches can corrupt a poor country.
When, for the first time ever, MLB last year tested top Dominican amateur prospects for drug use, 13 of 40 tested positive. The league plans to test Dominicans this year with the penalty of suspensions.
The results were startling, but they put the Dominican Republic at the forefront of attempts to combat drug use in the sport. As baseball season kicks off in the United States, MLB is concurrently launching efforts to crack down on drug use and educate amateurs regarding the health dangers that result from performance-enhancers such as steroids.
"The Dominican Republic is a special place for baseball and ... our leadership is dedicated to eliminating any abuses that occur there," says MLB spokesman Michael Teevan.
In part, this tiny Caribbean nation of 9 million people is being singled out because no country outside the US sends as many players to professional baseball. It may be America's pastime, but it's the Dominican Republic's obsession. President Leonel Fernandez attends groundbreakings for training complexes as readily as 14-year-old boys don cleats and gloves in hopes of catching a scout's attention. The nation supplied 10 percent of this year's big leaguers.
No other country also has such a poor reputation for drug abuse among players. While the percentage of Dominicans in MLB testing positive for drug use fell from 3.3 percent in 2008 to 2.1 percent last year, that's still markedly higher than the 0.82 percent rate across the league, according to statistics supplied to the Monitor.
To tackle the scourge, MLB has beefed up a Dominican-based investigations unit and held symposiums bringing together street agents – known here as buscones – government officials, and baseball authorities to discuss ways to improve education and stop drug use. Locally televised games recently began carrying public-service spots urging players to avoid drugs.
"We think that the steps we've taken have had an effect," Mr. Teevan says.
How much that is resonating with players is another question. In a country where the average annual wage is $8,600, temptations are especially great for impoverished Dominicans vying for a ticket out of poverty. Last year, a pro contract included a signing bonus worth an average of $180,000 for top prospects.
Like many of the players, shortstop Ramon lives away from his family so he can train in the capital. He is now weighing offers from MLB franchises. "Right now, we have four offers," he says. "I think I should get a [signing] bonus of between $225,000 and $250,000. We'll see. I'm leaving it up to my agent."
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The country has sent so many players to MLB franchises – 468 to the major leagues and thousands more to the minors – that Dominicans consider baseball more of a career path than a dream. Signing means moving from a rented shack to a private home, from taking the bus to driving your own car.
At the Mets' training facility, professional scouts, identifiable by the cap of their major league franchise, gripped radar guns and stopwatches and took notes as pitchers and hitters – the game's future stars – paraded before them as part of a weekly scouting event organized by the Dominican Prospect League, which was cofounded by Brian Mejia.
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Not much mojo to the bounce of the lows so far, but we all know that the market is in the business of fooling the most number of people the maximum amount of the time, so it will come when it will come.
Some of our best stocks, including Apple, Google and F5 have all pulled back from their highs a good bit despite delivering blockbuster earnings and guidance and commentary — that is also part of what the market does. Stocks don't go straight up, even if earnings are going straight up. As painful as it is, when great companies that are driving technological revolutions are sold off with the broader markets, that is the time to be buying and not selling.
You're never going to consistently catch a bottom in the markets and certainly you w0n't consistently catch a bottom in individual stocks either. You have to know when you trade that you will be down on some positions sometimes for a long time before they work out. People who bought Apple in early 2008 at $200 a share later got the chance to buy more Apple /quotes/zigman/68270 /quotes/nls/aapl AAPL at less than a $100 a share after the Debt Crisis hit. Buying Apple at $200 in early 2008 would have turned out to have been a great trade. But hanging on and scaling into more Apple as it fell would have made the whole trade even better. Learn from history.
Since most of you have better things to do with your time than sniff out every Apple rumor, I thought I'd break down one of them for you. Here's a story last week from the Taiwanese semiconductor trade newspaper, Digitimes:
Apple has recently placed huge orders for mobile DRAM memory with Elpida Memory's 12-inch plant in Hiroshima (Japan), securing about 50% of the total chips produced at the facility, according to industry sources. Apple reportedly will source mobile DRAM chips from Elpida for its upcoming iPad and iPhone series, despite the fact that the Japan chipmaker filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and has been in talks to sell its business, the sources observed.
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Micron Technology has been pinpointed as the potential buyer of Elpida. The US firm will cut into the supply chain for the upcoming iPad and iPhone devices through its takeover of Elpida, the sources said.
Moreover, Apple's strong demand is expected to significantly boost Micron's presence in the global mobile DRAM market, the sources noted. Acquiring Elpida will allow Micron to challenge SK Hynix, which was ranked second by DRAMeXchange as the world's second-largest mobile DRAM producer in the fourth quarter of 2011.
According to DRAMeXchange, Samsung Electronics led the global market for mobile DRAM chips with a 53.8% share in fourth-quarter 2011, followed by Hynix with 20.8%.
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(Reuters) – Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion off the electronics giant's market value, on a report that Apple placed huge chip orders with troubled Japanese chip rival Elpida.
"Samsung shares were already facing pressure since offshore investors began cutting back on risk during the latest streak of sell-offs, but the news surrounding Elpida was the straw that broke the camel's back," said Rhoo Yong-suk, an analyst at Hyundai Securities. "It was just unfortunate timing that coincided with jitters surrounding Greece."
Samsung's stock has sunk even a little more since then. Cupertino's DRAM orders are only about 1% of Samsung's revenues but the two companies are in an all out smartphone war and it only makes sense that Apple wants to lessen its dependance on the Korean giant. Right now Apple pays Samsung about 26% for the cost of every iphone and you better believe that's part of the settlement talks going on right now. Samsung even had to change its plans to address this rumor. From TheNextWeb:
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Samsung has reportedly been forced to push forward the launch of its new 20-nanometer mobile memory chips to calm shareholder fears it lost a major contract to supply DRAM chips to Apple.
According to various unnamed Samsung executives, speaking with The Korea Times, the new 4GB ultra-thin memory chips are going to be used in Apple devices, despite reports that its rival had shifted part of its supply chain to Japanese company Elpida.
The funny thing is, I don't even believe the Digitimes report. Their credibility is strained in the tech intelligence community and this all feels like behind-the-scenes Apple vs. Samsung parrying So when a noncredible but widely read source can move a stock by $10 billion dollars, you can gauge just how important the relationship of Apple to its suppliers is. So you want to own companies like Broadcom that will profit from the Apple juggernaut over the next decade, rather than get in skirmishes that jeopardize their market cap.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
TWD: Burnt sugar ice cream (sandwiches)
I usually only eat ice cream a couple of times a year, when I'm visiting Toronto. That's the home of Greg's, where you can find fabulous flavours such as cardamom, roasted marshmallow, and sweet cream. Sweet cream is my favourite: it's so fresh-tasting, and is like vanilla without the vanilla. Anyway, even though I'm not a big ice cream fan, I was excited about this recipe. I have an ice cream maker I bought when I was a teenager (I was weird like that), and I haven't used it since I moved away from Toronto in 2006. In fact, I've probably only used it a dozen times in all the years I've had it. The last ice cream I made was corn, with the freshest corn from my aunt and uncle's farm. And, yes, it was delicious.
This ice cream was simple in flavour, with no Dorie mix-ins, which I really liked. It was just sugar, caramelized, eggs yolks, milk, cream and vanilla. The custard tasted fantastic, with a slightly bitter undertone from the burnt sugar, so I knew the ice cream would be good. I decided to sandwich it in between some graham crackers, mostly because I loved the graham crackers I made in January, and was looking for a reason to make them again. They have a slight burnt sugar taste of their own, from all the honey and brown sugar, so I thought they'd go nicely together. Oh, and while I may never go for a bowl of ice cream at home, I can't resist those cheap ice cream sandwiches. There's always a box in the freezer at my brother's, at least when I get there, if not when I leave.
This week's pick was chosen by Becky of Project Domestication, so she'll have the recipe for the ice cream posted. You can find the graham cracker recipe here. I wouldn't advise using the pastry flour, as the dough is soft and sticky with all-purpose. Oh, and they certainly don't take 25 minutes to bake in my oven. 10-15 is more like it, especially as I didn't want them too crisp.
UPDATE: The graham crackers got a bit soft and cakey after being in the freezer overnight--perfect! Oh, and how did I make them? After churning the ice cream, I froze some of it in a shallow pan lined with plastic wrap. I used the same cutters to cut the ice cream, then I just sandwiched it between 2 frozen graham crackers and wrapped them with some waxed paper and origami paper. I froze them between each step, but this ice cream melts really quickly, and it was a warm day. They were at their best after at least 24 hours in the freezer, as they were impossible to eat before the crackers softened a bit. Once they did, though, they were perfect--very caramelly!
26 comments:
- vibi said...
I too thought this ice cream was so great it was worth the special attention. Making it extra special by adding a few steps, into sandwiches was a really nice touch!
- 04 May, 2010
- Leslie said...
These look fantastic! I never thought of making ice cream sandwiches so you've opened up a whole new way to look at this one.
- 04 May, 2010
- Jules Someone said...
That looks delicious! I may have to make those graham crackers... I have a great recipe for cardamom ice cream if you are interested.
- 04 May, 2010
- twitcher said...
Lookin' good Mary - and I really like the wrappers!
- 04 May, 2010
- Tia said...
these would be so perfect at a summer party! and upscale summer party. they are delicate and beautiful
- 04 May, 2010
- sarahe said...
- 04 May, 2010
Oh my gosh, Mary! Homemade graham crackers and ice cream sandwiches wrapped up so pretty. Way to make the rest of us (those like me anyway) look bad. Just kidding. Great job!
- 04 May, 2010
- Erin@The Sweet Life said...
Your ice cream sandwiches are so cute. I've been thinking about making homemade graham crackers for some time now, so I'm glad to know you have a good recipe.
- 04 May, 2010
- Valerie said...
I can only imagine how amazing this ice cream was with graham crackers. Beautiful photos! And I love that you held on to that ice cream maker. :)
- 04 May, 2010
- Pamela said...
Wow...those are some of the most attractive ice cream sandwiches I have ever seen! Beautiful.
- 04 May, 2010
Gee Mary, those ice cream sandwiches are just too pretty to eat! I've never even had home made graham crackers before, don't they just come in the box? HAH! Are those the graham crackers with your blog name on them in your 'About Me' section? Soo cool!
- 04 May, 2010
- Mary said...
Yes, they are the same graham crackers in the blog header and about me sections. I'm a bit obsessed with them!
- 04 May, 2010
- Valérie said...
They look stunning, Mary! And that flavour sounds delicious!
- 04 May, 2010
- Cherine said...
Those look irresistible!!
- 05 May, 2010
- Nickki said...
Wow. I have never seen such pretty ice cream sandwiches! Great job!
- 05 May, 2010
- Natalie... said...
Oh wow your ice cream sandwiches look delicious, i really want to have a go of making ice cream, it looks like so much fun :).
- 05 May, 2010
- Cathy said...
Your ice cream sandwiches are beautiful! What a perfect way to enjoy this yummy ice cream!
- 05 May, 2010
This would be great with graham crackers! Now you have me thinking about the cheap ice cream sandwiches - they're so good!
- 05 May, 2010
- Rambling Tart said...
Ohhh, burnt sugar ANYTHING is amazing, but burnt sugar ice cream?! HEAVENLY! :-)
- 05 May, 2010
- TeaLady said...
OOO!!! Ice cream sandwiches. Perfect.
It does melt pretty quickly, doesn't it.
- 05 May, 2010
- Amber Marie said...
Oh these look so good! I made basil ice cream a while back and it was sooo good! But I had a hard time getting others to try it. I can't imagine corn ice cream!
- 05 May, 2010
- Eyes Bigger Than Belly said...
Oh my gosh... this is a reason I am buying an ice cream machine... YUM!!!
- 05 May, 2010
- Heather Davis said...
Oh wow Mary these look amazing! I love ice cream sandwiches. Will definitely have to be making these. I wonder if it would be good with vanilla ice cream too?
- 06 May, 2010
- Nichi said...
Oh i bet this was perfection!
- 07 May, 2010
- The Cooking Ninja said...
ooh...I love your ice cream. I can see my whole family finishing it in seconds. :D Love your pic ! Beautiful!
- 08 May, 2010
- mike said...
Ok - these are a work of art - truly. How wonderful - they look so delightful wrapped like that. I loved this recipe and so glad you did too!
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Sneak Peak at Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.0 (beta)
The UI has been radically redesigned. I have always liked Ubuntu Tweak's looks. The current redesign makes Ubuntu Tweak look very sleek and modern. Here's a screen shot:
The first thing old users will notice is that the big radium-green banner has been removed. There was lot of noise about this issue. Some like me were in support of the banner since it made Ubuntu Tweak look better, where as people who don't give a damn about looks were against it since it is against Gnome's designing principles of efficiency. I wasn't all that impressed by the new redesign when I saw the screen shots, however after using it I am glad to say that it is even more better looking than the older one. One of the biggest factor which lead to the scrapping of the banner was the thought that users using Ubuntu Tweak on small screens as in EEE PC wouldn't be able to use it.
Installation: Installation was hassle free as usual. Unlike most other softwares, Ubuntu Tweak can be installed by merely double clicking its DEB file. It is a self contained installation file which doesn't need other files for installation. This is another thing about Tweak which I like. Other developers should take heed about this and provide a single installation file.
As always TualatriX the sole developer of Ubuntu Tweak has added yet another useful feature in Ubuntu Tweak to make it even more useful. Few more versions down the line and I believe most of us will have to bid adeiu to x-confg editing!
Package Cleaner: The new feature is called 'Package Cleaner' and as the name suggests it cleans away old, unneeded packages. Synaptic downloads various packages when you download any software, however when you uninstall the same software, those extra dependent libraries aren't cleaned off. Over time these packages will get accumulated and take up unnecessary space, thus affecting performance. However thanks to 'Package Cleaner' it becomes very easy to clean them off.
Ubuntu Tweak retains all other other options from previous versions.
Some of Ubuntu Tweak's best features are the options to install 'Third Party Softwares' like Skye, Exaile, Awn. Cairo Dock etc with a single click. No need to search and add urls to Ubuntu Repositories. Another cool feature is that you can add templates and scripts without hacking your way out. I'll write about those features later.
As with any beta, Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.0 has its share of rough edges, however those would get settled soon. All in all Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.0 is an amazing update to an very useful software. I would definitely recommend you all to upgrade it when it comes out, currently it is in beta but it should come out very soon. Ubuntu Tweak is making a strong claim to get included in with Ubuntu by default. Do download it when it comes out!
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- AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Be aware that Ubuntu Tweak adds a the third-party repository to your sources list.ReplyDelete
So if that repository gets contaminated software with a bigger version than your current one, it'll seem like an "upgrade" - and you'll get your Ubuntu badly screwed up.
So be aware of third-party repositories :)
- AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 2:05 AM
The new feature "package cleaner" seems to be something that Synaptic already has (it's called "local or obsolete packages" or something like that in Synaptic).ReplyDelete
Moreover, AFAIK Intrepid (or the one after that) will provide an automatic(?) cleaning thingie for removing not just unused libs, but old kernels too.
I'm afraid this 3rd party implementation might find the same acceptance as Automatix, since it is always a risk to let this kind of thing be done by a 3rd party.
I for one would do it only either manually or use an official implementation.
Of course it's my personal opinion and yours might be different, just like your needs :)
- AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 2:08 AM
Let me add to my previous post, that basically I like the idea behind Ubuntu tweak a lot: providing existing but not visible configuration via a simple GUI is a cool thingReplyDelete
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I will disagree with you Bille on launch as the most dangerous time. To me it would be coming in and landing a kite. When launching you are rested, have the strength to deal with the kite, and react faster. Upon coming in you are tired, have muscle fatigue, and most likely dehydrated. All things that can influence your decisions and reaction time.
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