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For most cotton producers, plant bugs (or Lygus) have not been a significant early season problem in North Carolina, with the exception of some areas in our far eastern counties in some years. Averaged over the last decade, our cotton producers have treated approximately 7 percent to 10 percent of our cotton acreage specifically for plant bugs.
Levels so far in 2005 appear to be reasonable, but this could change due to seemingly large amounts of flowering host vegetation this spring.
With the introduction of Bollgard cotton in 1996, our former range of two to three or four late-season bollworm applications on conventional cotton has been reduced to an average of just under one application, resulting in greater late season plant bug damage to squares, blooms and small bolls. This has resulted in two rather distinct plant bug scouting periods — early season (pre-bloom), and mid- to late-season (during boll formation).
In most cases with conventional cotton, pyrethroid treatments usually reduce late-season plant bugs to low enough levels that fruit damage is minimal. However, in some cases plant bug damage to blooming cotton has occurred prior to these bollworm applications.
In Bollgard cotton, at least weekly scouting for plant bug damage (along with stink bug damage), is strongly recommended during the bloom period.
Listed below are some suggestions about plant bug monitoring:
Pre-bloom: Given our light to sometimes-moderate early season plant bug pressure, the quickest and most sensible way for us to assess the need for an early-season plant bug treatment is to monitor the percentage of squares being retained by the plants during the pre-bloom period. If cotton plants are retaining 80 percent or more of their squares, sweeping or other monitoring for live plant bugs is unnecessary.
In most years in North Carolina, the percent square retention is often in the low to high 90s until blooming has been under way for about a week, or sometimes two weeks.
To assure that fruit loss due to plant bugs is recent, be sure to check at least two newly developing squares per plant, selecting one in the terminal area and one on a lateral fruiting branch. The pinhead squares monitored should be about one eighth to one fourth inch in total length, including the bracts, and are often the smallest squares that are easy to see.
These squares will usually have a basal leaf about the size of a dime through a quarter.
Count yellowing, brownish and black squares as missing positions. Hotter, drier weather seems to "push" plant bugs down in the canopy, and at times, first and/or second position square losses on lateral fruiting branches can predominate.
Checking two squares each per plant from 25 randomly selected plants from throughout the field would constitute an adequate sample size in most cases. If square retention is less than 80 percent, and square damage from tobacco budworms has been ruled out (certainly the case on all Bt cotton), then sweeping is normally advised.
(June budworm damage to squares in non-Bt cotton is sometimes associated with a tiny penetration hole, webbing, and/or some adjacent feeding on tender leaves. However, this hole often becomes nearly invisible as the square dries up. These blacked squares can be difficult to differentiate from plant bug injury. Fortunately, budworm damage to squares in the 10 percent range or higher is almost always associated with the more obvious symptoms mentioned above, and Bollgard, Bollgard II, and Widestrike cotton can presently be considered "budworm-proof").
For fields with square retention of less than 80 percent, taking 10, 25- sweep samples throughout the field for adult and immature plant bugs should indicate if treating is advisable (though other factors, such as node of first fruit and stand density, may also effect a treatment decision).
Also, because levels of adult plant bugs in cotton fields are affected by temperature and may vary throughout the day, sweeping is best carried out during the morning or evening hours, or on cloudy days, when adults are more likely to be found in the fields.
In North Carolina, expect adults to make up the vast majority of the population under most circumstances in pre-blooming cotton.
Plant bug thresholds are listed at the end of the 2005 North Carolina Cotton Information Booklet, in the 2005 Cotton Insect Scouting Guide, or on line at www.run.to/cotton.
Post-blooming, Bollgard cotton: In Bollgard cotton, in untreated cotton, or in conventional cotton that has either been treated late or a single time, late season plant bug (and stink bug) damage cannot be ruled out.
From 1996 to the present, total bug damage (plant bugs and stink bugs combined) in Bollgard cotton was approximately 3-fold higher than bollworm damage, based on extensive fall damaged boll surveys.
In Bt cotton, regular assessments of plant bug damaged blooms and small bolls are now in order in North Carolina (see the 2005 Cotton Insect Scouting Guide for particulars).
Supplemental sweeping and visual inspections to confirm the presence of an active plant bug population and the presence of nymphs (indicating successful reproduction) are also advised.
Plant bugs in perspective: Despite late season plant bug increases during the past 9 years, this species is still a relatively minor cotton pest in most areas of the state, even on Bt cotton. Because plant bugs have been a significant pest in some fields, and because the impact of their damage to young bolls is only partially understood (and perhaps underestimated), the monitoring of cotton fields for this 'new' late season pest of Bollgard cotton is strongly encouraged.


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I don't know how you can watch this clip of Cris Collinsworth during a 1980s halftime piece for Monday Night Football and NOT think of Matthew Mcconaughey's character from Dazed and Confused. They are the same guy. The same. Guy. In the clip, Collinsworth–then a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals–professes his penchant for drawing the interest of high school girls, quipping, "Fourteen to eighteen, I'm a big star with them. As soon as they mature, after they turn 18, they start to figure it out." And he said this ON NETWORK TELEVISION. Goodell would have any wideout in the league castrated if he said that today.
I can only wonder if Collinsworth ever spent his offseasons running on the beach with Greg LeMond.
HUGE ups to Greg for sending this in. UPDATE: PFT apparently got in touch with Collinsworth, who apologized profusely.
"As a family man I am extremely embarrassed by an interview I did when I was in my early twenties about dating," Collinsworth said. "My comments were insulting, immature, and foolishly intended as a joke. They do not reflect how I lived my life then . . . or now. I was asked to do something humorous about dating, and it has been a major embarrassment to me since the day I said it. I apologize to anyone who has ever had the misfortune to see it now or a quarter-century ago."
But why apologize? He was a 25-year-old guy trying to figure out how to get laid. It's a candid, historical moment from one of the league's best broadcasters. If anything, he should apologize for that sweater. That thing's too ugly even to wipe one's backside with.

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On Aug. 14 blues/soul-influenced rock quartet Alabama Shakes were the featured guests at 98.7-FM's Penthouse, an exclusive concert series hosted by Los Angeles-based radio station KYSR-FM at the historic Hollywood Tower in Hollywood, Calif. Before an intimate crowd, Alabama Shakes performed a set featuring tracks from their debut album, Boys & Girls, including "Hang Loose" and "I Ain't The Same."
Prior to the performance, Alabama Shakes vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard and drummer Steve Johnson participated in an exclusive interview with GRAMMY.com and discussed their musical influences, performing live and their debut album, among other topics.
"I think when we're playing [live], [the audience] ought to be released from all their worries for just a little while," said Howard. "They're with us for two hours or so and I hope they just feel good and have a good time."
Formed in Athens, Ala., by high school friends Howard and bassist Zac Cockrell, the duo added Johnson and guitarist Heath Fogg and dubbed themselves the Shakes. Influenced by artists spanning soul, blues and hard rock, the quartet began performing live with sets that featured covered songs by AC/DC, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, and Otis Redding, among others. Changing their name to Alabama Shakes as an ode to their home state, the band released a four-song EP in 2011. Released in April, Boys & Girls features 11 tracks penned by Alabama Shakes and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.


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Industrial Helix wrote:As for Britain, divide it into Scotland, England and Ireland, then let the German Fleet attack England.
I am not sure with this. if I add Egypt with Alexandria to the map it will be the next British regions.
Industrial Helix wrote:Then British were pretty conscious of a German invasion before the war and to them it was a real possibility during the war. One possibility would be to have a German and a British Fleet in the North Sea and have them meet at a Battle of Jutland battle site. From the Battlesite is a one way attack to Germany or Britain.
this could works.
Industrial Helix wrote:Going back to the British Med fleet. I think a route to the battle of Gaza would be a good solution to including that sector of the war. Additionally during the war, Allied troops massed at Salonika in Greece, so a route from the fleet into a Battle site of Salonkia in Greece to Bulgaria would be good.
I will do something
Industrial Helix wrote:And I don't know about how appropriate Verdun is as a battle site. The German strategy there was to create a meat grinder to kill as many French soldiers as possible, they could have broken through, but never did because that wasn't the plan. The French didn't stand a chance to break through there and even if they won the Battle, they wouldn't have been able to. I think renaming it Somme is better.
Somme sounds good.
Industrial Helix wrote:I was also thinking that adding an air element to the map would be cool, like battles can bombard capitals, German Fleet bombards London, but air power did little but terrorize people, so it was kind of negligible in terms of determining the war. So leaving it out might be the best choice.
the bombarding was not so important. and I am afraid that there would be too much "things" with airwarfare.
Industrial Helix wrote:Lastly, some of the labels are too obscured where they cross over borders. The best solution is to put a light glow on the words the color of your lightest tan color on the map. Do it for all the labels and you'll have everything looking pretty.
thanks. I am looking forward to your next tips about graphic. I like your maps
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Department of Foreign Affairs and UNODC Seminar on Container Control Programme
Jakarta, 30 April 2009 - UNODC collaborated with the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia to conduct a Seminar on Container Control Programme. The seminar was located at Nusantara Room in Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It involved 40 participants from National Narcotic Board, Department of Health, Directorate General of Immigration, Department of Law and Human Rights, Directorate of Custom and Excise, Drugs and Food Supervisory Agency Seaport officer, Intelligent National Board, the National Police, Department of Trade, and Department of Finance.
The seminar was opened by remarks from Desra Percaya (Director for International Security and Disarmament, Department of Foreign Affairs) and Gary Lewis (Representative, UNODC Regional Office).
Assisted by Director of International Security and Disarmament Department of Foreign Affairs, a senior UNODC team, Ian Munro, head of the Organized Crime Unit UNODC Vienna an expert on Container control programme gave a comprehensive presentation on world container control programme conducted by UNODC and WCO (World Custom Organization). Mr. Munro distinguished the concern by identifying the high-risk containers and raising the awareness on activities to facilitate legal trade within the main objectives: establishment of Inter-Agency Units for profiling of containers and promotion of improved cooperation between all port stakeholders. By quoting the achievements, UNODC has improved all the system due to the evaluation process-resulting the Developed Container Analysis Report, Developed the Container Comm, Developed the Training Programmes, and Established the Trainers Pool-all covered by the International Standards (ISO 28000). At the end of presentation, Mr. Munro highlighted the future development for this container control programme as: realizing-from project to programme, to make as international standards, to introduce of new tools, to introduce of new programme sites.
The seminar sustained with a presentation given by Tommy Sagiman, Head for the Centre on Controlled Operations (Task Force on Seaport Interdiction-Maritime Interdiction for National Narcotics Board), on the Indonesia's Effort in Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking by Sea. Mr. Sagiman explained the improvement of National Narcotics Boards effort on combating the drugs smuggling in Indonesia within the recent cases. These presentations were followed by discussion-question and answer where there were many interesting issues raised by the participants such as reason why there was no improving collaboration between related institutions or departments on combating and solving this problem (drugs smuggling); where Directorate of Customs and Excise, Immigrations, and Seaport Authority do not have a significant cooperation.
The recommendations stemming from this seminar are:
1. Establishment of Inter-Agency Units for profiling of containers
2. Promotion of improved cooperation between all port stakeholders
3. Establishing inter-Agency cooperation between Custom, Sea-Air Port, National Narcotics Board, and Indonesia Intelligent Board (BIN) on tracing the Drugs spreading in Indonesia.


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Alien Forest Pest Explorer
About AFPE
Andrew Liebhold and Laura Blackburn
About Alien Forest Pest Explorer
The Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE) is a web-based portal for the exploration of spatial data describing the ranges of known damaging non-indigenous forest pests established in the United States. Currently, the AFPE database includes 74 species of forest insects and 15 forest pathogen species. It can be used to generate customized maps and view reports providing biological information, photos, range maps and more. The AFPE was designed as a data resource for professional forest health specialists, professional foresters and the general public.
The AFPE database compilation began as part of a multidisciplinary assessment of the economic impacts of non-native forest insects and diseases that was organized by the University of California at Santa Barbara National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and the Nature Conservancy. The database was expanded and implemented as an online ArcIMS interactive mapping tool in 2005 by Andrew Liebhold and Laura Blackburn, US Forest Service Northern Research Station (NRS) with the support of the US Forest Service Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Center (EFETC) and the US Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET). The current implementation of the AFPE, launched in 2012, is a collaborative effort between NRS and FHTET, developed using ArcGIS API for Flex and implemented as a component of the FHTET "Pest Portal".
The AFPE site can be used to explore the US range of established forest pests or view pests regionally by state, county, city or zip code. Users can also navigate to data summaries to view biological information, photos, associated links or download reports. Geospatial data on pest ranges can also be exported as CSV files for use in external GIS projects. AFPE users can also create customized maps and generate reports for preparation of presentations and other reports.
As part of ongoing improvement and maintenance of the FHTET database, pest range data will be constantly updated drawing from field-reporting made by Federal and State forest health specialists. Information on new pest finds is always welcome and we ask individuals who believe they have new data on pest ranges to contact AFPE specialist Laura Blackburn.


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a Mother's Day cake for those moms who are so sweet they need no help from outside sources. This is a delicious cake, but do be forewarned, it is tart. I love the white chocolate and lime combination and I really like this moist pound cake. I've slightly adapted a recipe I found while browsing through a blog called Sweet Kat's Kitchen. Kat has a mother lode of truly wonderful recipes that you can find, here. Do visit her when you have some time. The cake gets most of its flavor from the limes that are used to make it. The recipe calls for key lime juice which I was able to purchase from a local Mexican grocer. Chances are very slim, that I would have prepared the juice myself. I have neither the equipment or patience required to juice the tiny key limes used here. Happily, Persian limes, the type found in almost all grocery stores, can be used with excellent results. I hesitate to recommend bottled lime juice because brands very so in quality. The finished cake is very moist and will appeal to anyone who enjoys tart desserts. The cake improves in flavor and loses any trace of bitterness, if it is allowed to mellow overnight. I stored mine in the refrigerator, though I brought it to room temperature for serving. I added white chocolate to the cake batter, and while I think it makes a more interesting cake, its use and that of the lime zest is completely optional. I hope you will give this recipe a try. It makes a lovely cake. Here's how it is made.
Lime and White Chocolate Pound Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Sweet Kat's Kitchen
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2-2/3 cups granulated sugar1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 teaspoon lime zest
5 tablespoons key lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 cup white chocolate chips
Key Lime Glaze
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons key lime juice
1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch (12 cup) bundt pan with a non-stick cooking spray that contains flour.
2) Combine flour, baking soda and salt and sift into a bowl. Sift again.
3) Combine butter and sugar in bowl of an electric stand mixer. Beat with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add lime zest, lime juice and vanilla extract. Mix until combined. Add eggs,one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce mixer speed and add flour mixture in thirds, alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix each addition just until blended. Stir in heavy cream and white chocolate chips.
4)Spoon batter into prepared bundt pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. While cake is baking, bring glaze ingredients to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside. When cake is done, set pan on a wire rack and cool for 20 minutes. Invert pan on a cooling rack set over wax paper and remove cake from pan. Slowly spoon glaze over still warm cake, allowing glaze to soak into cake. Yield: 16 servings.
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Feds: Ex-comptroller to plead guilty in $53M scam
Wed., Nov. 14, 2012, 4:34 a.m.
CHICAGO (AP) — A small Illinois town stunned by accusations that its longtime bookkeeper embezzled more than $50 million to live lavishly and breed horses will hear her admit it in person Wednesday, according to federal prosecutors.
Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, is scheduled to plead guilty to a federal charge that accuses her of stealing public money while overseeing the town's public finances and siphoning it into a secret bank account, U.S. attorney's spokesman Randall Samborn said.
Townsfolk in Dixon, the boyhood home of the late President Ronald Reagan, say they will welcome a confession from Crundwell. Its 16,000 residents are largely lower-middle class, working at factories and grain farms, and they had come to trust Crundwell to manage the town's finances with little oversight.
"It is a pity and tragedy — for us and herself," Mayor James Burke said. "But having said that, the people who care about the community are looking forward, not backward."
If Crundwell does plead guilty, "she has to be incarcerated for a long time. … There is no indication that she has remorse over this whole thing," Burke said.
He also hoped that a plea would help the town recoup more of its $53 million in losses. A guilty plea in the federal case enables U.S. marshals to start selling off millions of dollars of assets still in Crundwell's name, including around $450,000 worth of diamonds and other jewels, ranch land and a house in Florida, he said.
Burke said Crundwell's assets probably amounted to several million dollars, though he didn't have a specific figure.
Crundwell, 58, had previously pleaded not guilty to the wire fraud count, which carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
Her federal public defenders, Paul Gaziano and Kristin Carpenter, did not return phone messages Tuesday. Crundwell, who is free on a recognizance bond, is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard in Rockford federal court on Wednesday morning.
She is accused of using her modestly paid town hall job to steal tax dollars that supported an extravagant way of life and won her national fame as a horse breeder. Prosecutors allege she began stealing the money in 1990. She had been working for the town since she was 17 and started to oversee the town's public finances in the 1980s. The small city is about 100 miles west of Chicago, along a picturesque vein of the Mississippi River.
Authorities say Crundwell bought luxury homes and vehicles, and spent millions on her horse-breeding operation, RC Quarter Horses LLC, which produced 52 world champions in exhibitions run by the American Quarter Horse Association.
Her scheme unraveled only after a co-worker filling in for her while she was on an extended vacation stumbled upon the secret bank account, prosecutors allege.
The authorities allege Crundwell created phony invoices that she characterized as being from the state of Illinois. She then allegedly put that money from a city account into another account, which she repeatedly used for personal expenses.
Crundwell also has pleaded not guilty to 60 separate but related felony theft counts in Lee County. The sale of the assets was held up only by the federal case, Burke said.
Since the case broke, the U.S. Marshals Service has auctioned dozens of Crundwell's horses. Officials say if Crundwell was found guilty, the proceeds would go toward restitution for the city.
Crundwell grew up in Dixon, playing baseball and surrounded by the outdoors and animals on her family's farm. She started working at City Hall in a work program for high school students. She eventually served as treasurer before becoming comptroller.
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Xirex Liquid Cooling Starter Set Review
Cooling/Water Cooling by geoffreyleeghoofd @ 2008-12-29
Xirex launched a €90 all-in-one water cooling kit, it comes with a 120mm radiator, 12v pump, nicely polished water block and all the tubing and extra gear to get it installed in a wink of an eye. We compare its performance to a more expensive Swiftech water cooling kit, as well as some popular air cooled heatsinks. Read on to find out if this is kit any good.


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If you are new to the virtual foodland on the blog-o-sphere you might be wondering why today bunches and bunches of foodies are blogging about the same thing. Don't worry, it is not a conspiracy to take over the world with croissants. Neither have we been brain washed by an alien Dutch braid with superior intelligence. We are only the Daring Bakers. This group of crazy people (founded by my lovely friends Lisa and Ivonne) get together each month to bake something new, challenging and fun and we all agree to post our results the same day. Doesn't that sound exciting?
Since I love to bake, I love this group and all the challenges they come up with each month. That's why I was so excited when my beautiful and lovely friend Kelly asked me to co-host this month. After several e-mail conversations we decided to go with a laminated dough that sounded to die for, Dutch dough from Sherry Yard's The Secrets of Baking. And what do you do with Dutch dough? Dutch braids! We thought this was a perfect challenge for the group because it would give the opportunity to many members to work on their laminated dough skills and they would be creative with the fillings and toppings and after making a braid they were encouraged to try something else with the remaining dough. It is exciting to see the results. You can see for yourselves by visiting more DB's blogs here.
I made 2 braids, one filled with mango jam and the other with cream. I took pictures of both of them, I swear, but my freaking memory card decided to stop working right when I was going to edit the pictures on my computer. GRRRRR! Sometimes I HATE technology. Good thing is that I had saved 3 (only 3!) pictures of my first batch. This was my first attempt and it is not as pretty as the others, but at least I am showing you pictures, right? Now it is time to start visiting other DB's blogs to see their challenges.
Note: The recipe for this bread is at the end of the post.
Buen provecho!
Makes 2-1/2 pounds dough
For the dough (Detrempe)
1 ounce fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup whole milk
1/3 cup sugar
Zest of 1 orange, finely grated
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
2 large eggs, chilled
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
For the butter block (Beurrage)
1/2 pound (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Combine yeast and milk in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low speed. Slowly add sugar, orange zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, eggs, and orange juice. Mix well. Change to the dough hook and add the salt with the flour, 1 cup at a time, increasing speed to medium as the flour is incorporated. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, or until smooth. You may need to add a little more flour if it is sticky. Transfer dough to a lightly floured baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Without a standing mixer: Combine yeast and milk in a bowl with a hand mixer on low speed or a whisk. Add sugar, orange zest, cardamom, vanilla extract, vanilla seeds, eggs, and orange juice and mix well. Sift flour and salt on your working surface and make a fountain. Make sure that the "walls" of your fountain are thick and even. Pour the liquid in the middle of the fountain. With your fingertips, mix the liquid and the flour starting from the middle of the fountain, slowly working towards the edges. When the ingredients have been incorporated start kneading the dough with the heel of your hands until it becomes smooth and easy to work with, around 5 to 7 minutes. You might need to add more flour if the dough is sticky.
1. Combine butter and flour in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle and then beat for 1 minute more, or until smooth and lump free. Set aside at room temperature.
2. After the detrempe has chilled 30 minutes, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle approximately 18 x 13 inches and ¼ inch thick. The dough may be sticky, so keep dusting it lightly with flour. Spread the butter evenly over the center and right thirds of the dough. Fold the left edge of the detrempe to the right, covering half of the butter. Fold the right third of the rectangle over the center third. The first turn has now been completed. Mark the dough by poking it with your finger to keep track of your turns, or use a sticky and keep a tally. Place the dough on a baking sheet, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Place the dough lengthwise on a floured work surface. The open ends should be to your right and left. Roll the dough into another approximately 13 x 18 inch, ¼-inch-thick rectangle. Again, fold the left third of the rectangle over the center third and the right third over the center third. No additional butter will be added as it is already in the dough. The second turn has now been completed. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
4. Roll out, turn, and refrigerate the dough two more times, for a total of four single turns. Make sure you are keeping track of your turns. Refrigerate the dough after the final turn for at least 5 hours or overnight. The Danish dough is now ready to be used. If you will not be using the dough within 24 hours, freeze it. To do this, roll the dough out to about 1 inch in thickness, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and freeze. Defrost the dough slowly in the refrigerator for easiest handling. Danish dough will keep in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Makes enough for two braids
4 Fuji or other apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Toss all ingredients except butter in a large bowl. Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat until slightly nutty in color, about 6 – 8 minutes. Then add the apple mixture and sauté until apples are softened and caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes. If you've chosen Fujis, the apples will be caramelized, but have still retained their shape. Pour the cooked apples onto a baking sheet to cool completely before forming the braid. (If making ahead, cool to room temperature, seal, and refrigerate.) They will cool faster when spread in a thin layer over the surface of the sheet. After they have cooled, the filling can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Left over filling can be used as an ice cream topping, for muffins, cheesecake, or other pastries.
Makes enough for 2 large braids
1 recipe Danish Dough (see below)
2 cups apple filling, jam, or preserves (see below)
For the egg wash: 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
1. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll the Danish Dough into a 15 x 20-inch rectangle, ¼ inch thick. If the dough seems elastic and shrinks back when rolled, let it rest for a few minutes, then roll again. Place the dough on the baking sheet.
2. Along one long side of the pastry make parallel, 5-inch-long cuts with a knife or rolling pastry wheel, each about 1 inch apart. Repeat on the opposite side, making sure to line up the cuts with those you've already made.
3. Spoon the filling you've chosen to fill your braid down the center of the rectangle. Starting with the top and bottom "flaps", fold the top flap down over the filling to cover. Next, fold the bottom "flap" up to cover filling. This helps keep the braid neat and helps to hold in the filling. Now begin folding the cut side strips of dough over the filling, alternating first left, then right, left, right, until finished. Trim any excess dough and tuck in the ends.
Egg Wash
Whisk together the whole egg and yolk in a bowl and with a pastry brush, lightly coat the braid.
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1. Spray cooking oil (Pam…) onto a piece of plastic wrap, and place over the braid. Proof at room temperature or, if possible, in a controlled 90 degree F environment for about 2 hours, or until doubled in volume and light to the touch.
2. Near the end of proofing, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Position a rack in the center of the oven.
3. Bake for 10 minutes, then rotate the pan so that the side of the braid previously in the back of the oven is now in the front. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and bake about 15-20 minutes more, or until golden brown. Cool and serve the braid either still warm from the oven or at room temperature. The cooled braid can be wrapped airtight and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days, or freeze for 1 month.


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April 2006 4x4 Trucks Readers RigsPosted in Features on April 1, 2006
Want to see your vehicle in Readers' Rigs? Of course you do. So go ahead and send a description of everything you have done to your rig, and include a good photo of it. No, you don't need no stinking application.
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Mike Holloway of Hollister, California, challenged us to guess where he took his brand-new '05 Dodge Power Wagon 'wheeling first. We're not cretins, but we'd suspect Mike follows Four Wheeler pretty closely. After all, he spent his cash on our editorial dream truck, and he's not afraid to use it for more than just daily-driver/tow-rig purposes. In fact, he told us he still had dealer plates on it when this photo was taken. Way to go, Mike!
This '04 Nissan Titan belongs to Austin Marriage of Port Orchard, Washington. It sports an OEM rear electronic locker that has been modified to lock up on demand in any mode. The engine is stock, though the suspension includes components from several manufacturers. Originally, Austin started with a 6-inch Fabtech lift. From there, he added a 2-inch spacer to the front from United Prerunners and 4-inch blocks from CST in the back. A Deaver spring-pack upgrade has also been added. Additionally, Austin has Bilstein shocks in the rear, Fox coilovers in the front, and traction bars from United Prerunners to keep the rear axle from wrapping up. The front sway bar has been removed for better articulation. For tires, Austin chose a set of 37-inch BFG Mud-Terrains mounted on 17-inch MB Motoring Rocker wheels. Austin plans to add an electronic sway-bar disconnect, a front receiver hitch, and a cradle-mounted Warn winch.
Michael Parsley loves wheeling his '99 Ford F-250 Lariat around the snow-covered mountains near his hometown of Yakima, Washington. The rig has a 7.3L Power Stroke oil-burner. Michael added an AFE Stage 2 Magnum Force intake to improve throttle response, as well as a SuperChips power programmer. For traction purposes, Michael runs 42-inch Super Swamper TSLs mounted on Weld Racing aluminum wheels. The truck rides high on a 10-inch Fabtech Suspension lift. Michael installed an Attitude Performance transfer-case crossmember indexing kit, and a front driveline spacer from Train's 4x4 to get the front driveline to line up. Other add-ons include a BuckStop front bumper with tow hooks and winch mount.
This 637 Caterpillar Scraper belongs to the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community Landfill. At the wheel is one of the landfill's more chancy operators. With all four tires spinning, this monster mover forded its way through a 6-foot-deep catch basin. If not for turbocharged diesel engines at each axle and enormous 5-foot-tall Goodyear tires, this may have been one of the worst stucks of all time. Frank Marino claims it's not uncommon for an operator to roll one of these mammoth rigs on its side during off-camber maneuvers. We only have one question ... Frank: you hiring?
Dennis Janson of New York, New York sent in this shot of his '00 TJ while running with the Jeepers Jamboree Rubicon trail ride. Although Dennis lives in the Big Apple, he says he still takes the Jeep all the way to Georgetown each summer to conquer the 'Con. Dennis runs a 3-inch Teraflex suspension system, a set of 35-inch Interco TrXus tires, a Warn rear bumper, a Kilby fuel-tank skidplate, and a rollcage by Rock Hard Parts. Other goodies include a rear Dana 44 loaded with Superior axleshafts and a Teraflex T-locker, while the front Dana 30 sports Superior shafts and a Detroit Truetrac. The 4.0L engine gets help from a Banks header connected to a Borla cat-back exhaust system.
This '02 Toyota Tacoma belongs to Shane Skinner of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Shane lifted the pickup 6 inches via a Fabtech suspension lift enabling him to fit 35-inch BFGs under it. Trailready bead locks and a TRD electric rear locker ensure ample traction, while a Safari snorkel keeps the intake air cool dry for the TRD supercharger. A custom front-to-back rollcage protects occupants while the Warn 8274 is on standby should any lesser vehicles need a hand. Custom front and rear bumpers give this Tacoma a unique look while adding real-world functionality. Nice rig, Shane.


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How to Start Reading about Door County
Door County bookstores are scattered throughout the peninsula. Sturgeon Bay, Baileys Harbor, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, Ellison Bay and Washington Island each feature at least one prominent bookstore, not to mention other businesses that carry significant shelves of books, both local and popular, including Main Street Market in Egg Harbor, Al Johnson's in Sister Bay, and the Pioneer Store in Ellison Bay.
Given the need of a first-time traveler and long-time visitor to know more about a place, much is on the Internet. Then again…can a blip of info on a screen replace the depth and value of a good book? I would say no.
I rarely visit any place in the world without reading about it first. Once there, I prowl local bookstores and question knowledgeable owners for those books I need to tell me more about the place. The histories, maps, biographies, essays, stories, local poets, even local cook books. I want to see beyond the façade of restaurants, shops, galleries, local entertainment tabloids, and advertising, and purchase books to read while I'm there and then carry them home with me, adding to my own library for future enjoyment and reference. There's nothing like revisiting a warm summer place on a cold winter night in the pages of a good local book that brings the people, places, history, and culture alive in your hands.
Door County has a wealth of fine books that capture the past and 'presence' of this place. Where to begin? I would suggest H. R. Holand's Old Peninsula Days, a must for your personal library of Door County, Wisconsin books. Originally published in l925, and followed by many subsequent editions, Holand captures the lure, lore, and history of the county's people and places, references earlier historians from Indian times, even French explorers, and gives the reader a solid sense of our pioneering times. He delves into all of the villages and towns from their very beginnings, including Rock Island, Washington Island, Ephraim, Fish Creek, Egg Harbor…not to mention stories of settlers toiling in the woods and on the waters.
According to noted Door County, Wisconsin bibliophile, part-time Sister Bay resident, and Wisconsin book dealer Charles F. Calkins (The Badger Bibliophile, firstname.lastname@example.com):
"Old Peninsula Days is a quick but interesting read about Door County, Wisconsin because it is an anecdotal history. The relatively short vignettes do not constitute "hard history" that really details important aspects of the county's evolution. Holand's preceding (1917) two-volume History of Door County is the more characteristic "standard" county history of its period.
"I once heard someone say that Holand included "the leftovers" from his 1917 history in Old Peninsula Days, published eight years later in 1925. That is not true, however, as Holand included many of the same topics in both histories. For example, in the 1917 book he had a chapter titled 'The Belgian Settlement in Gardner, Union and Brussels.' In Old Peninsula Days It was shortened to "The Belgian Settlement." In subsequent editions of OPD, Holand shuffled various chapters in and out to make each edition appear to be dramatically different from the previous one. And, this is a major reason this book has been so popular over the years."
In Chapter II of Holand's Old Peninsula Days, he details the presence of the Native American culture on the peninsula through the words of 17th-century French historian La Potherie, who beautifully captures life among the Indians upon the Door landscape:
"The country is a beautiful one, and they have fertile fields planted with Indian corn. Game is abundant at all seasons, and in winter they hunt bears and beavers. They hunt deer at all times, and they even catch wild fowl in nets. In autumn there is a prodigious abundance of ducks, both black and white, of excellent flavor, and the savages stretch nets in certain places where these fowl alight to feed upon the wild rice. Then advancing silently in their canoes, they draw them up alongside of the nets in which the birds have been caught. They also capture pigeons in their nets in the summer. They make in the woods wide paths in which they spread large nets in the shape of a bag and attached at each side they make a little hut of branches in which they hide. When the pigeons in their flight get within this open space, the savages pull a small cord which is drawn through the edge of the nets and thus capture sometimes five or six hundred birds in one morning, especially in windy weather. All the year round they fish for sturgeon, and for herring in the autumn; and in winter they have fruits. This fishery suffices to maintain large villages. They also gather wild rice and acorns. Accordingly, the peoples of the bay can live in utmost comfort."
As Charlie Calkins concludes: "In my view, you have to give credit where credit is due. Holand was one of the first to take the history of Door County, Wisconsin seriously and set about to do something about it — record it in written form for posterity. Holand was educated and had a facility with the written word. At times, I believe, he played "fast and easy" with the facts, and in these instances he did not let the facts get in the way of what he thought was a good story. Much of what we know to be the true history of Door County, Wisconsin, nevertheless, has come from Holand's pen."
You can find used and new copies of H.R. Holand's "Old Peninsula Days" at both Peninsula Bookman in Fish Creek and Untitled Used and Rare Books in Sturgeon Bay.


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Drag Performer Fired (And Under Fire) For 'Blackface' Performance
Toronto drag performer Daytona Bitch is under fire after wearing what some are describing as "blackface" for a recent performance.
The June 24 performance, which Daytona claims was portrayal of the psychic Miss Cleo and therefore wasn't technically "blackface," has resulted in Daytona being dropped from her plum spot as the TD Canada Trust Pride drag queen. She's also getting a lot of heat via social media.
While Daytona wants "to apologize to those I offended," she denies that she actually did anything wrong. She tells Daily Xtra:
"I asked a couple people if it was offensive because it's not blackface in my eyes," she says. "I went to theatre school. I know what blackface is. It was not a minstrel show. I was doing a character.
"The people I asked at Crews & Tangos thought it was hilarious that I was dressed as a big fat black woman."
She continues, saying: "I feel that drag is supposed to be controversial, and it has been from the start. The line exists to slightly dip your toe over. Maybe I went a little too far. I didn't think I went too far.
"The question of when is it art and when is it crossing the line can never be answered because art is all self-expression and all based on opinion. It's a question that can never be answered."
Before all of the backlash, Daytona apparently posted the photo with the hashtag "racist," so perhaps she had more of a sense of the controversy she was courting than she's willing to acknowledge.
So Instincters, was this "blackface" or art? Did Daytona Bitch go too far? What's your Instinct?
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It's unclear if the objections are based purely on the black make-up or because the portrayal of black stereotypes was so accurate. It should never be forgotten that one of the test of equality is having the freedom to parody something. If you consider that something cannot be parodied, then you're not interested in equality but want to preserve an unequal status. Mega-sensitive types who don't like this sort of humour should grow up.
Bitch Stole my makeup, jewelry and outfits, As for the rest, I can't be offended until something offends me; mere packaging seldom does and so until I see her content, I remain inquisitive at Best. As a fellow drag queen, boundary pushing is my forte, not for the sake of it but to challenge conventional thinking where required. If she has managed to do so, good on her; if not, then back to the drawing board. Much Tutu Love


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Get rid of that old compulsive hair pulling habit today!
Compulsive hair pulling (disorder / disease) or trichotillomania is more common than you would think.
It also has an impressive history!
Compulsive hair pulling features in the Bible when Ezra says he "rent my garment and mantle, and plucked the hair off my head and beard", and Indians have an saying which means "I got so frustrated, I pulled the hair out of my head"! In fact, compulsive hair pulling is so common it is now often called a 'disorder' or even a disease!
How can hypnosis help stop compulsive hair pulling?
So the question is, what can you do about hair pulling? Trying to stop obviously doesn't work - you have tried that - but somehow, that hand always seems to make its way back to pulling that hair again.
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And the reason for this is that all this effort is at a conscious level, whereas the problem is actually driven by the unconscious. Simply put, because hair pulling makes you feel better in the short term (or at least it used to), your unconscious mind repeats the behavior in an effort to make you feel good.
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My blog used to be called Nappy Valley. But now I've moved to the dizzy heights of Crystal Palace (via a spell as an expat on Long Island, New York). And my Littleboys are long out of nappies.
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
The Gallery: Black and White memories
This picture is of my grandmother. It's the only picture of her I have from when she was young, and I love it. She was born in 1912, and I think she's probably in her 20s here, so that makes it a 1920s portrait. From the hair and the fur stole, that looks about right.
She was the youngest of seven children. Can I just say that again? Seven children. That was quite a normal family size then. And it would have been eight, because she had a twin brother, who died when he was a baby. She outlived all of her siblings, dying in 2004 at the age of 92. But the last 20 or so years of her life were tough - she had a major stroke in her late sixties, and was totally paralysed down her left side. Before the stroke, she was a talented amateur painter, who I remember driving around in her Mini with a bevy of Pekingese dogs. Afterwards, she was fragile and walked with a stick. She was unable to paint, or even to hold a cup of tea properly, but she remained cheerful and positive, making friends with a whole new set of people at 'Stroke Club' and even travelling out to see us in Hong Kong.
As well as losing her daughter, my mother, when she was an old lady - a huge blow from which I think she never recovered - my grandmother was also widowed in her 60s, when my grandfather died of a heart attack. I was two at the time and I don't remember him. Until a few years ago, I knew little about him, other than that he had been serious, fairly religious and a conscientious objector in the War. But then a few years ago, my sister and I were given a stack of old letters - my grandparents' love letters from before they were married. They revealed a very passionate relationship - he absolutely worshipped her and they simply could not wait to be together. Here he is below. Rather handsome, I think?
I remembered then something that my grandmother told me when I got engaged. She looked at my ring, with its sparkling single diamond, and said that she remembered how her own engagement ring used to sparkle under the lights of the London Underground. She would look at it constantly, she said, admiring its gleam, and thinking how lucky she was to be engaged. I knew exactly how she felt. It was one of those moments of real connection when you almost see across the decades, and realise that the little old lady who you think of as 'Grandma' was once just like you.
This post is for The Gallery at Sticky Fingers, where you will find many other beautiful black and white photographs today.
21 comments:
- A Modern Mother said...
What a beautiful post. I love that time period, and learning more about people then. I also love when there is a connection like that with the engagement ring. I wear my grandmother's engagement ring, and I didn't change the setting at all when I got it because I can remember admiring it when I was a little girl.
- 17 August 2011 at 10:43
- Iota said...
Beautiful post.
I also recently read a letter from a forebear, my great grandmother's sister, which I am also going to post about soon. I just seem to be following your posts a step behind at the moment!
- 17 August 2011 at 10:59
- Kelloggsville said...
Thats really truly lovely.
- 17 August 2011 at 13:22
- this is us said...
Thats a beautiful story, your Grandma sounds quite an amazing lady, and I love the bit about the ring, reminds you that we all share alot of the same experiences. Nat
- 17 August 2011 at 14:18
- Funky Wellies said...
A moving post. What a life your grandmother had! Love the photos too, I never tire looking at old photo albums.
- 17 August 2011 at 14:28
- 1978rebecca said...
What a fantastic story and such glamorous photographs!
- 17 August 2011 at 14:35
- The syders said...
Such a beautiful post and lovely photo's of your Grandparents. How fab to have their old love letters!
- 17 August 2011 at 16:28
- Nota Bene said...
That's fabulous...truly beautiful...and I can see you in her...
- 17 August 2011 at 19:25
- Elsie Button said...
such a wonderful story, and how lovely that you got to see the love letters. beautiful pics x
- 18 August 2011 at 03:59
- Circles in the Sand said...
A beautiful and touching post Alex xxx
- 18 August 2011 at 04:02
- mumsarcade said...
First one this week to make me cry.
Since losing my Mum a couple of years ago, I reflect far more on life and death and what it all means.
I think it is that if we have children we carry on in them and somehow your post reminded me of that so thank you
- 18 August 2011 at 11:14
- About Last Weekend said...
Beautiful photos. There is something of the photos in that day which had more clarity and depth. Your grandmother is so elegant and stylish - wow. And love hearing about her life...seven children is almost unbelievable..
- 18 August 2011 at 17:25
- geekymummy said...
Beautiful post! I can relate to your grandma admiring her sparkly ring. I do the same when I sit in dull meetings!
- 18 August 2011 at 20:11
- nappy valley girl said...
Thanks everyone! I am glad you enjoyed this post. And now there will be radio silence for a few weeks...it's time for the Great Canadian Roadtrip to begin! x
- 19 August 2011 at 08:45
- Anonymous said...
That's so lovely. My granny (similar vintage) was a wonderfully feisty woman until she started suffering a series of minor strokes last year at 92. I hate to see her diminished, but remember the tremendous life and character she has had, and given me too.
- 20 August 2011 at 07:25
- Mwa said...
Lovely post. I am making friends with a few of the grannies at the school gates just now, and that too makes me realise that older people are just younger people who have lived a bit more. I used to see them as sexless, uninteresting bores (when I was a kid - isn't that terrible?) but now I love spending time with them.
- 24 August 2011 at 10:00
- Tanya (Bump2Basics) said...
Hope you are enjoying your road trip - you missed the earthquake then?!
Lovely post - romantic, touching, gritty...I see some of your grandmother in you.
- 24 August 2011 at 18:36
- jen said...
Um, hoping younger still out of state and miss Irene hitting Long Island, hope you are safe and the house doesnt suffer!
- 26 August 2011 at 12:58
- Liberty London Girl said...
Just a quite note to say I'm thinking of you, as I hear LI getting quite a pounding. Hope you & yours are safe. LLGxx
- 28 August 2011 at 08:52
- 'Cross the Pond said...
What a lovely post. Your grandparents sound like wonderful people. This is a lovely tribute.
- 28 August 2011 at 12:38
- Jennifer Fabulous said...
Stumbled upon your blog and happy that I did! :)
Your grandmother was very pretty and I agree, your grandfather was also quite attractive. I think it is so sweet and romantic that their passionate love letters still exist in the family today. You are lucky to have such a treasure!
Seeing old photos of my grandmother and hearing her stories as well is sometimes a bit of a jolt. You're right, it is a memorable moment when you first realize your grandmother was once a girl just like you! :)
- 29 August 2011 at 16:47


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Today Nokia announced their new Lumia Icon and that's one of the phones we're loaning out with a Tern during SXSW Interactive this year. Yep, we've got a fleet of bikes and demo phones for you to ride and try in Austin. To sign up, visit our Free Tern and Lumia page and fill in the Google Doc. That's it.
If you make the list, Nokia will contact you, and we hope you bring the Tern and Lumia with you to the Mobile Social and ride with us. It's on Sunday March 9th and during the ride, we'll pull focus to mobile photography with guests Dan Rubin, Jeremy Dunn, and our own David Schloss.


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Saturday, September 12, 2009
by Jennifer Laurens
Rating: Great!
Difficulty: Normal
Pages: 280
"I met someone who changed everything.
Matthias. My autistic sister's guardian angel.
Honest. Inspiring. Funny.
And immortal. That was the problem.
What could I do?
I did what any other girl would do-I fell in love with him."
Zoe's sister darts in front of cars. Her brother's a pothead. Her parents are so overwhelmed; they don't see Zoe lost in her broken life. Zoe escapes the only way she knows how: partying. Matthias, a guardian sent from Heaven, watches over Zoe's autistic sister. After Zoe is convinced he's legit, angel and lost girl come together in a love that changes destiny. But Heaven on Earth can't last forever.
Heavenly is a dreamy picture of falling in love with perfection. Heaven never seemed so real in my eyes and guardian angels never seemed so hot. Yes, hot!
Zoe is a lost soul, trapped in a family where her younger sister is autistic and her brother is addicted to pot. She feels like there is no way out so to escape she confides in partying, drinking and boys. She indulges in the life of a sinner until she meets Matthias, a guardian angel sent down from heaven to protect her autistic sister from harm.
Zoe's character is very believable and Jennifer Lauren's writing is spot on to the dialogue of today's teens. Zoe's conversations seem like real conversations that I would have with my friends any day of the week. Her partying is convincing too because a lot of teens would exchange there troubling or otherwise stressful circumstances for a sinful fun also. I love how Zoe is torn between doing right and wrong because there is nothing like an inner tug of war. She gets pushed and pulled in the direction of protective older sister and carefree teenager. I really sympathize for her.
The way Jennifer Laurens describes Matthias, he really does sound like a dream. His perfect, blue eyes and his adorable toffee hair- it all seems unreal. That's why its totally understandable that Zoe doesn't know how to feel about him right away. I would sure think I was crazy if I saw some random guy and no one else could see him! Even besides his incredibly handsome looks- Matthias is a well rounded character with a lot of positive attributes yet a mysterious and intriguing past. He leaves you wanting more every time Zoe gets to talk about him, so you feel her pain when he has to leave her for a little bit.
The plot is stunning, with a lot of funny, sleazy and interesting characters to get to know. With every page you find something new and exciting, there's never a dull moment where your just waiting for the good part to start. There is also a great message snuck inside there that teaches us about family, love, friendship and faith. It's an overall great book and I really recommend it to anyone with interest in the whole angel/forbidden love thing!
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Bayesian knowledge bases, engineering, verification, and validation
Bayesian knowledge bases, engineering, verification, and validation focuses on the fundamental problem of probabilistic modeling of knowledge in order to represent and reason about information in a theoretically sound manner. The world is replete with issues such as incompleteness, impreciseness, and inconsistency which makes the task of capturing even everyday tasks, processes, and activities very difficult, let alone trying to capture that of decision-making by experts or other complex phenomena. Improperly modeling uncertainty leads to numerous anomalies in reasoning as well as increased computational difficulties.
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P-250iA Coating Robot
FANUC America CorporationUpdated 05/15/2008
The P-250iA/15 is FANUC Robotics' 12th generation coating robot. It offers a reliable and precise solution for coating consumer and automotive products including plastic, metal and fiberglass parts. Supported by the R-30iA Controller, the six-axis P-250iA/15 features enhanced motion performance, delivering fast acceleration and high-speed operation. A hollow wrist design and 'best in class' work envelope, increases flexibility and simplifies system integration for a wide range of paint process equipment. Floor and invert mounting, a slim arm and wrist assembly, and multiple hose routing options help minimize interference with system equipment, and allows the robot to access unusual or hard to reach parts, even in small workspaces.
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Looking for a Bubblegum Vape Eliquid, a delicious chewy, sweet Bubblegum Vape Eliquid?
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Get your vape on with the Old Man Vape bubblegum vape eliquid, mixed with your choice of VG/PG for an amazing taste!
As with all our eliquid flavours you can have us mix one flavour with a VG/PG mix of your choice.
If you feel adventurous why not mix a few vape liquid flavours together?
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You can order from as little as 10ml right up to 60ml. If you'd like to order more than 120ml please get in touch so we can make arrangements with you.
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How long will my order take?
I normally aim to have your order ready within 24 hours. As soon as it's ready I'll email you to let you know your order's on it's way.
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I normally mix all e-liquids with the flavour of your choice and a VG/PG base. Using VG creates a larger cloud when you vape Old Man Vape e-liquids. I'm happy to add the PG level you require, select the VG/PG mix you want and that's how I'll mix it for you!
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It does depend on the flavour or flavours you are choosing for your eliquid. Some flavours even in small amounts can have a big impact on the overall flavour of your eliquid.
An example is Anise, even when mixed with other flavours to create a Heisenberg type vape e-liquid the Anise is a strong overpowering flavour.
I'll normally mix the flavours to give you the best possible vape eliquid.
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Sadly recent legislation means I'm not allowed to mix nicotine into my yummy vape eliquids for bottles over 10ml.
I can however mix your eliquid and send pre-measured nicotine shots for you to add to your vape eliquid.
If you want nicotine with your order select the level of nicotine you want and we'll send it with your eliquid.
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Due to changes in EU regulations, any eliquids sold in the UK over 10ml cannot contain nicotine.
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Techniques for restoring photographs, including information in capturing the image and dealing with common problems such as scratches, spots tearing, faded color, missing pieces and more. There are a few sample files provided.
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For 25 years Dave Cross has been helping photographers and creatives get the most out of their Adobe software. Dave has a Bachelor of Education, is an Adobe Certified Instructor and a Certified Technical Trainer. Dave has taught at Photoshop World (25 times), the Texas School of Photography, the Santa Fe Workshops, and has traveled across the country teaching for Kelby Training. He runs the Dave Cross Workshops in his own studio/workshop space in Tampa, FL. Dave is well-known for his engaging style, his humor and his ability to make complex topics easy to understand. In 2009 Dave was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.
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Our most recent shipment of Mrs Billings to Helene in Denmark went a little astray!!! It took over six weeks to arrive and when it did - this is how it looked. It didn't look like that when I last saw it! Apparently it is covered on all sides with stamps. Paul and I had quite a giggle when we saw this photo posted by Helene. At least the parcel turned up safe and sound.
This parcel to Petra in the Netherlands arrived in a flash. Only three days travelling with DHL! Sometimes the world seems like a very small place.
Until next time when I will return with Mrs Billings updates,


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I'm a writer whose articles have appeared in Bermuda Parent magazine, Inspire Women magazine, Yum for Kids and Bumples on-line magazine for children. I've also previously written for the Royal Gazette, Bermuda Homes & Gardens and Bermuda Business magazine. I'm the co-author of the Sam & Ben series of bi-lingual books. These books include: Sam & Ben on the Farm, and Sam & Ben celebrate Noche Buena.


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Life Expectancy for Babies Climbs to Record Level in New York City
January 4, 2012
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The life expectancy for New York City babies reached 80.6 years in 2009, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Dec. 27. Life expectancy at birth in the city has increased by almost three years since 2000 and now is more than two years higher than the national figure of 78.2 years. Life expectancy for 40-year-olds also rose, from 79.5 years in 2000 to 82 years in 2009. Bloomberg has made public health a top priority, running campaigns against smoking, obesity, and high salt consumption. Officials, however, said the biggest factor in the improved outlook was expanded HIV testing and treatment, which has helped drive down the mortality rate from HIV infection by 51.9 percent since 2002, and by 11.3 percent from 2009 to 2010. New Yorkers trailed other Americans in life expectancy for most of the 20th century; the difference was most pronounced in 1990 when the AIDS epidemic drove the number downward, especially for men. The turnaround was noted around 2000, when the life expectancy of New Yorkers began surpassing the national rate. The city also saw a 32.5 percent drop in births to teenage girls since 2001; a 19.9 percent decline in smoking-related deaths of persons age 35 or older since 2002; and a 32 percent reduction in deaths from car accidents since 2001.
New York Times
12.28.2011; Kate Taylor
New Yorkers Living Longer Than U.S. Average; Officials Cite Expanded HIV Testing and Treatment as Main Factor
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Cupcake Bath Bombs
Sweet relaxation
- Relax and rejuvenate with the power of cupcakes
- Softens your skin and makes bath time delicious
- Set of 6 scrumptious cupcake "flavors"
ThinkGeek is near Washington, DC, home of eleventy billion cupcake shops. You'd think this would be awesome... and it is until you realize that a cupcake a day doesn't keep the doctor away. D'oh. We've tried Cupcake Mints and Cupcake Toothpaste, but they're not quite the same experience. How can we indulge our cupcake cravings without sugar or fat?
That's when we found Cupcake Bath Bombs. At first glance, you'd think these are delicious mini-cupcakes. They look just like cupcakes, complete with frosting and sprinkles. Open the container. They smell just like cupcakes. Bite one. NO. DO NOT BITE ONE. It will not taste like a cupcake.
Throw a cupcake into your bath water and it will begin to dissolve, softening your bath water until it feels silky smooth on your skin. Cupcake Bath Bombs relax your muscles, remove toxins and grime from your skin, and nourish your epidermis with antioxidants. All this, and your bathroom will smell like a bakery! Lean back with your favorite book because your Cupcake Bath Bomb actually helps your skin stay moisturized so you prune up much slower. Suddenly the world is a happier place... unless you're reading about Westeros.
Product Specifications
- Cupcake fizzes and dissolves in your bath water
- Softens the water so it's silky smooth
- Increases the longevity of your bath (you prune up slower!)
- Relaxes your muscles while moisturizing your skin
- Sweetens the air without the need for a candle
- Reduces puffiness, removes toxins and grime from your skin, nourishes with antioxidants
- Mini Cupcake Bath Bomb Set includes: Cherry Almond Biscotti, Peppermint Chocolate, Coconut Creme, Melon Mimosa, Pink Grapefruit & Jasmine, Pomegranate Blueberry


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Rising waters in the Murray have now flooded about 100 shacks at Morgan in the Riverland, but there is a silver lining for the region.
While some people have been concerned the rising river is scaring away tourists, one local Heather Pinnington points out it is attracting some too.
"Houseboat owners report to me they're receiving a lot of inquiries from interstate. They've got a lot of bookings in March/April now," she said.
Kelvin Goldstone from the Mid-Murray Council says up to 300 shacks are expected to go under when the river reaches its peak in the next day or two.
"Our main focus at the moment is to keep most of the wastewater treatment plants operable and to keep them going for as long as we can," he said.
A flood watch for the Murray has now been lifted from the Victorian border to Overland Corner near Barmera.
The Water Department says a flood watch remains for areas below Lock 3.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/25/3148817.htm
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