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The Wabash College Music Department invites you to a recital by the department's music students on Friday, February 16 at 8 p.m. in Salter Hall in the Fine Arts Center.
The evening consists of classics by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and Ravel; jazz arrangements of music by George Gershwin and Duke Ellington; and a variety of rhythmic dance music. Performing will be freshman Andrew Hoffman, percussionist; sophomore Grant Gussman, guitarist; and pianists: freshman Jason Allen, freshman Forrest Craig, freshman Patrick Griffith, junior Sean Foster, sophomore David Herr, freshman Daniel King, and sophomore Michal Opieczonek. In addition to piano solos, there will be two piano duets and the debut of a piano quartet performing The Wabash College Piano Philharmonia.
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European Commission
Brussels, 2 October 2013
Statement by Commissioner Michel Barnier on the application date of Solvency II
The Commission today at my request put forward a draft Directive postponing the application date of the Solvency II Directive to 1 January 2016.
The Solvency II Directive, already adopted, creates a modern and risk-based prudential regime for insurance and reinsurance undertakings. National regulatory regimes for insurance, which vary greatly, are no longer able to guarantee an efficient internal market and prevent possible future crises.
A legislative proposal known as "Omnibus II", currently in trilogue discussions, makes significant modifications to Solvency II, in particular as regards insurance products with long-term guarantees (life insurance etc.). Based on an excellent report by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority), a package of measures is under discussion to facilitate the transition to Solvency II and to mitigate the effects on the undertakings' own funds of artificial volatility of asset prices or discount rates.
The latest trilogues on Omnibus II are progressing well. An agreement between Council and European Parliament is within reach. But it will not be possible to publish the Omnibus II Directive in the Official Journal before 1 January 2014, the date when Solvency II is currently scheduled to start to apply. Moreover, before Omnibus II can be applied, a number of implementing measures are needed, and these cannot be finalised before the details of Omnibus II are known.
I have always wanted rapid implementation of Solvency II. But the currently planned date is simply no longer tenable. We have therefore proposed this postponement in order to avoid any legal uncertainty, especially for undertakings and supervisory authorities; we have done this only after obtaining assurance from the Council and the Parliament that they would not further change this new application date of Solvency II.
I now invite the co-legislators to reach agreement as soon as possible on Omnibus II and on this new Directive.
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Perhaps it's a symptom of depression thrust upon the Irish following the demise of the Celtic Tiger, but it seems to me the nation has become very impatient and intolerant in so many respects.
One could simply be driving along observing the speed limit, whether it be on the city streets or on a country road, only to be horn-blasted by an overtaking ogre, face contorted in rage as he glares across at you, presumably because he's being slowed up by some namby-pamby twit driving an inferior car.
Recently having survived this potentially dangerous onslaught, head spinning with the suddenness of it and grateful for the central locking which gives some protection, I park up (another area of motoring conflict) and struggle to a café for a strong cup of Barry's tea in order to gather myself before facing back out into the cauldron which has become the whole of Ireland.
It is an angry place now, sadly, with natives craving instant responses to unreasonable demands.
On finding the oasis of hoped-for peace - the café - I stand in the queue awaiting the assistant to take the money for the tea and scone. Amazed as two Irish customers walk straight up from the back of the line and get served without question. Try to complain to the pleasant Polish girl behind the counter only to be told in a whisper: "I've given up attempting to keep order here – I've been verbally abused and even had things thrown at me when asking for manners."
Sitting at my table I was told through peals of laughter by the jumpees at the next table – two attractive young women – "you should have objected sooner, man, queuing is old fashioned." I smiled benignly at them. Safer.
At an adjacent table in a high chair sits a delightful little baby of about a year old who catches my glance and beams a lovely smile accompanied by squeals of laughter. I smile back and pull a few funny faces much to the amusement of the little one, only to be flattened by the withering scowls of the parents who wheel about in their seats and stare with daggers in the eyes because their baby appears to be having fun.
What is going on with Irish? Surliness has become the norm.
We can't anymore pick up the phone to inquire why the gas or the multi-channel TV is not working, but to be told of the probable charge for the call by a machine-voice before a series of buttons have to be pushed before one can submit a name and account number.
Then there is the "please be advised that this call is monitored for training purposes" – which actually means 'watch your tone of voice here or I'll cut you off pronto' at even a hint of exasperation'! Get off the phone dissatisfied no nearer to a solution. Try again tomorrow with a new strategy figured out. It used not be like this before the notion of confrontation became a way of life.
We are living in a time when to attempt calm and good behaviour, and to expect even a modicum of reciprocation, is a rapidly fading concept. Ireland has become frantic, in my opinion, rushing headlong in search of…well…the bigger and better everything, convinced this is what brings happiness.
Many have not realised that the dream of grandeur has turned into an economic nightmare. This society has become self-centred to the extent it is a national malaise, with a whole generation trapped in a culture of entitlement.
The result is a people feeling very little responsibility towards others, save the individual self. I try not to be too critical when I see the appalling behaviour and absence of proper guidance from our compliant politicians in their craven compliance to the sinister corporate world at the expense of the people who elected them to govern on our behalf, primarily.
We are touched now with the distasteful arrogance and belligerence associated with bad leadership and the stripping away of the country's wealth to appease the greed of the world bankers. The concept of rampant materialism is always a destructive path, yet is always persists.
An alarming number of youngsters appear confused and uncertain as to their place and status in society, especially young men, and are increasingly becoming lost in the twilight world of alcohol and drugs, too often leading to suicide when a state of mental distress becomes normal to them.
The poor are blamed for being so, and largely ignored. 'The poor will always be with us' should not mean it is acceptable for people to have to beg on the streets and show symptoms of being socially inadequate, for them to be the victims of the oft heard fearsome catch-cry, "something should be done about them. "What exactly, one wonders. But we are frowned at officially if we criticise the parasitic 'Troika' who bleed our country dry of every cent on behalf of our international oppressors.
All is overshadowed by debt and taxes, with an unwillingless to recognise that nothing will improve economically in the coming decade.
I love Ireland, and don't wish to live elsewhere. There is so much to keep me here in the later years of my life, and my story in this article is just one, albeit important, aspect of today's Ireland. I grew up here in the grey and hungry fifties when Irish parents often agonised over the problem of putting food on the table.
Those days are gone in our consciousness, and sadly replaced with fear of the future and of those who govern. This is not the way it ought to be. There are no expressions of optimism, only 'promises' of more austerity.
Little wonder people are angry. My problem is that such pessimism can quickly can turn to volatility or hate. It is spiralling out of control.
I'd only ask that as a society we'd recognise we've lost our way. We can recover on a personal level, while accepting we're deep in this quagmire of a failed economy entity. While waiting for the miracle to come, I'm not deterred as I sally forth to snatch any bit of fun which might have my name on it.
Join me.
*Robert J. Sullivan is a writer living in Bandon, County Cork


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Deserts "Judean Desert: Desert of the Soul" A relatively small desert that is full of breathtaking views, it has a history that has shaped the cultural history of mankind, and given birth to the religions of Judaism and Christianity. The expanse is crossed by several rivers that have created deep canyons, some of which have water all year round. Part 5 of 6G
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Globe Trekker "Buenos Aires City Guide" Judith visits the Recoleta Cemetery, takes in the Gaucho street fair, and hits the tiles at a trendy tango club. She also takes a ferry across the Rio de la Plata to the Uruguayan village of Colonia.G
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Sesame Street "The Princess Story" Rosita helps Abby and Zoe think outside the "fairytale" box as they imagine and make up a story together. Educational Objective: Literacy, Cognitive Reasoning. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Says I'm Sorry/The Royal Mudpies" Daniel Says I'm Sorry: Daniel, Katerina and Miss Elaina are playing cars at school, until Miss Elaina accidentally upsets Daniel. Teacher Harriet helps the children learn how to apologize to a friend. Later, when Daniel accidentally upsets Katerina, he knows just what he needs to do! The Royal Sandbox: Daniel and Prince Wednesday are making sand pies in the sandbox. D
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Sid The Science Kid "Now That's Using Your Brain" When Sid figures out a new way to get ready for school super fast, Mom says to him, "Now that's using your brain!" Sid wants to know that means, and discovers that the brain controls all kinds of things like walking, thinking, breathing, and getting ready for school!. D
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Sesame Street "The Princess Story" Rosita helps Abby and Zoe think outside the "fairytale" box as they imagine and make up a story together. Educational Objective: Literacy, Cognitive Reasoning. D
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Curious George "Hamster Cam/The Great Monkey Detective" Hamster Cam - Steve's pet hamster, Hogie, is on the loose in the city streets with nothing but a small video camera tied to his back. George helps Steve track his whereabouts using clues from the hamster cam and his best monkeyish map-reading skills. But can a monkey with a map keep up with a hamster on the run? The Great Monkey Detective - It's mystery movie night at Chef Pisghetti's restaurant. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Trip to the Moon" One early traveler called it the strangest 75 square miles in North America. Characterized by one of the only continental hot spots in the world, Craters of the Moon encompasses three quarters of a million acres of lava flows, sagebrush, rolling hills... and a few surprises. Part of it is managed by the National Park Service, as a national monument. And it may be as close as any of us will ever come to a trip to the moon.G
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Chef's Life "Pimp My Grits" The restaurant gears up for a practice service when the new equipment and new menu will be tested in real time - but nothing is going as planned. One of the big changes to the restaurant's menus is the addition of a section called "Pimp My Grits," where Vivian exalts the lowly, quintessentially Southern ingredient in four distinct ways. D
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Katie Brown Workshop "Come Home with Katie Brown" In her home, Katie shares creative tips while chatting with experts about everything from flooring to draperies. D
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Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Adobe Sunrise, Part 3" At this point Jerry under-paints the snow on the roof and the tops of the adobe walls and snow drifts against base of building. Then with the #6 bristle brush, he under-paints the adobe oven. Now with the #4 chisel brush he blocks in miscellaneous poles and some of the odd components attached to the building. D
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Essential Pepin "Fruit Fete" Good Lady Apples Bon Femme; Stew Of Red Summer Fruit; Braised Pears In A Caramel Sauce; Flambeed Bananas; Apple Fritters. D
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On Story "The Humor and Heart of Animation" The writers behind the beloved animated classics KUNG FU PANDA 1 & 2, "King of the Hill," and THE IRON GIANT, Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger and Tim McCanlies discuss the comedy, action, and emotion that go into creating the worlds and characters of the beloved and popular films that appeal to audiences of all ages. And then enter the magical world of the short film Dreamgiver by director/producer Tyler Carter. What fanciful adventures happen after we go to sleep?. D
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Hawaii Restricting Records' Requests?
If the measure passed, the state Office of Information Practices could declare an individual a "vexatious requester" and restrict rights to government records for two years.
The state has continued to be induated with requests on Obama's birth certificate, even after verifying the information:
So-called "birthers" claim Obama is ineligible to be president because, they argue, he was actually born outside the United States, and therefore doesn't meet a constitutional requirement for being president.
Hawaii Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino issued statements last year and in October 2008 saying that she's seen vital records that prove Obama is a natural-born American citizen.
But the state still gets between 10 and 20 e-mails seeking verification of Obama's birth each week, most of them from outside Hawaii, Kim said Tuesday.
A few of these requesters continue to pepper the Health Department with the same letters seeking the same information, even after they're told state law bars release of a certified birth certificate to anyone who does not have a tangible interest. Responding wastes time and money, Kim said.
Both Fukino and the state registrar of vital statistics have verified that the Health Department holds Obama's original birth certificate.
Of course by blocking requests, it could make the issue even more contentious:
"Do we really want to be known internationally as the Legislature that blocked any inquiries into where President Obama was born?" asked Rep. Cynthia Thielen, R-Kaneohe-Kailua. "When people want to get more information, the way to fuel that fire is to say, 'We're now going to draw down a veil of secrecy.'"
As one attorney stated, why bother at all, just only answer each question once:
Attorney Peter Fritz asked why the state would pass a law punishing repetitive requests for open records. Instead, the state could simply say it would only answer each person's question once.
In any case, as we can see by the fact this is being discussed at all, questions surrounding Obama's birth certificate continue to flow.
There have been questioned floated about on whether Andrew Jackson was born in the US as well. There is also a question, assuming he was, if he was born in North or South Carolina. This is an article that refutes that Jackson was born at sea.
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This just seems mystifying. Why don't they just create a special web page, digitize the related documents, and make the digital surrogates available to all?
- Jennie W said...
First, a government body would be need to be "practical!" [Yes, yes, I'm complaining, but in a non-partisan way, as I try not to put any political agenda here.]
I think the base issue, in reality, is that the Obama's birth certificate is actually not a "public" document and according to HI state law can't be released to just anyone (they need a "tangible" interest). For instance, I can't go to the court house and request your birth certificate if you were born in HI (this might vary from state to state since the aricle did say "state" law). You have to have some connection or permission to get it.
What Obama should do is allow that - after all, all recent Presidents have realized tax documents, so this isn't that big of leap. At least all the birth certificates I've seen don't carry any information that is really that "private."


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Beginning early morning first live pictures from the control room were transmitted. An outdoor camera showed the SHEFEX launch from the launch pad at 15:45 CEST. Shortly after launch the backward view of an on-board camera monitored the separation of the stage. At a height of approximately 250 Kilometers the on-board camera system showed the horizon of the earth and the re-entry phase.
The aim of SHEFEX is to test new thermal protection systems concepts for re-entry vehicles, to demonstrate possible cost reduction in the manufacturing process and the maintenance of TPS (Thermal Protection System) as well as to validate the sharp edge design for an advanced aerothermodynamic concept.
The launch system consisted of a Brasilian VS-30 1st stage and a HAWK rocket as 2nd stage. After launch SHEFEX reached approximately 250 Kilometers above the North Sea and re-entried at Mach 7, seven times the speed of sound. At the tip temperatures of 1.800 degrees Celsius were generated. These temperatures are typical for re-entry vehicles. After activating of the drogue system, SHEFEX splashed down approx. 190 Kilometers downrange of the launch site and will be recovered for data analysis. Most important data was transmitted to the ground station during flight.


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Statement from WWF Regarding the IPCC and the Strength of Our Science
- Date: February 10, 2010
For nearly five decades, WWF has been a leader in conducting robust, peer-reviewed conservation research and analysis. Today, WWF scientists are working in more than 100 countries around the world, conducting leading edge research that continues to expand our knowledge and understanding of our planet and the species which inhabit it.
In recent weeks, the accuracy of two statements attributed to WWF in a 2007 report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been called into question.
As a science-based organization, we are strongly committed to the integrity of our research. When we became aware of the questions that were being raised about WWF's role in the IPCC report, we immediately launched a full-scale inquiry involving WWF offices from several countries.
Outlined below are the results of our internal inquiry and the steps we are taking to ensure our scientific publications continue to meet the highest standards for accuracy, including a review of our scientific procedures to determine if changes in our current protocol are warranted.
Additionally, we are working to institute a system to ensure that the scientific community and the public can more easily distinguish between WWF's peer-reviewed scientific reports and our general communications products.
IPCC Report Citing of WWF for Source on Climate Change in Himalayas and Amazon
The 2007 IPCC climate change study cited WWF reports as the source for the following claims regarding climate change:
- The Himalayan glaciers could melt completely by the year 2035
- Up to 40% of the Amazonian forests could react drastically to even a slight reduction in precipitation
Upon further review, we have determined that the information about the Himalayas was inaccurate and that we erred by including it in one of our reports. In regards to the Amazon, we have determined that our statements were accurate and fully supported by several published studies. In both instances, however, WWF fell short in including sufficient citations for the source of the information.
Specific details about the role played by WWF as a source for the IPCC report are provided below.
Loss of Himalayan Glaciers
The 2007 IPCC climate change report includes the claim that Himalayan glaciers could melt completely by the year 2035 – "and perhaps sooner" – due to climate change, a statement disputed within the scientific community. As the source for that statement and another, the IPCC cites a 2005 WWF report, "An Overview of Glaciers, Glacier Retreat, and Subsequent Impacts in Nepal, India and China." However, the language in the IPCC report was drawn not from our report, but rather a 1999 article in the online publication, Down to Earth. WWF was not the source of the statement attributed to us.
However, WWF still erred. The 2005 WWF report drew from the same Down to Earth article the IPCC relied upon, though we failed to cite Down to Earth, leading readers to believe that we drew the statement from New Scientist, the next citation in the text. Furthermore, the indirect quote WWF drew from Down to Earth was factually incorrect. Down to Earth quoted a 1999 report by the International Commission for Snow and Ice (ICSI) as saying that "Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 is very high." WWF repeated this quote without checking the original ICSI report. Had we done so, we would have found that the report did not make that claim. We greatly regret this error, which was not in keeping with our standard procedures.
Climate Change Threat in the Amazon
Another contested statement in the IPCC report is this claim: "Up to 40% of the Amazonian forests could react drastically to even a slight reduction in precipitation." As its source, the IPCC cites a joint report by WWF and International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) entitled, "Global Review of Forest Fires," published in 2000.
The WWF/IUCN study said: "Up to 40% of the Brazilian forest is extremely sensitive to small reductions in the amount of rainfall," but failed to include the correct citation – a 1999 report titled "Fire in the Amazon," by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM). That report said: "Probably 30 to 40% of the forests of the Brazilian Amazon are sensitive to small reductions in the amount of rainfall." Absent the reference to the IPAM report, readers assumed incorrectly that the source was a 1999 Nature article cited two sentences later.
However, unlike the statement about Himalayan glaciers, the reference was drawn from an authoritative source, was factually correct and is supported by the peer-reviewed literature.
The Broader Context
Both the Himalayan and Amazon references illustrate lapses in the writing and review process and are more a reflection of improper citation of sources than an indication of any fundamental issues with the accuracy of the science. In the case of the Himalayan glaciers, the essential point is that their mass is decreasing as are most other glaciers around the world. In regards to the Amazon case, the fact is that a very large portion of the Amazonian forest is at risk from the drier conditions that are likely to be more common as climate rapidly changes – and if deforestation continues.
It is important to keep in mind that our current understanding of climate science is based on decades of research by thousands of scientists and volumes of peer-reviewed studies. These errors, while regrettable, are relatively minor in scope in comparison to the strong scientific basis for our understanding of climate change, which is recognized by virtually every country on the planet.
WWF's Strong Science and the Steps we are Taking to Ensured its Continued Rigor
As the world's leading science-based conservation organization, WWF is widely recognized for its leadership in conducting, analyzing and reporting the latest research around the world. Many of our scientists are internationally recognized leaders in their fields of expertise.
WWF has scores of scientists working around the world, publishing their research in international peer-reviewed journals, advising governments and other partners, and putting science to work for conservation. Just within our central Conservation Science Program, based in the U.S., there are 20 practicing scientists, 10 with PhDs, who produce an average of 20 peer-reviewed papers each year in journals such as Science, Nature, PNAS, Bioscience, PLoS Biology, Ecology Letters, Conservation Biology. On average, our research is cited by other scientists more than 600 times per year. WWF scientists also sit on editorial boards of several top journals and are trusted as reviewers of papers for Science, Nature and PNAS.
To ensure the continued rigor of our scientific publications, we have begun an assessment of our publication procedures to reaffirm our standards for evidence, citation, and peer-review. We will institute a system for communicating those standards clearly, so that our work can be cited appropriately. Additionally, we are exploring ways to ensure the general public and others in the scientific community are able to easily distinguish between our peer-reviewed scientific reports and our other communications materials.
The controversy surrounding the two improper IPCC references is not an indication that the scientific process is broken or that the underlying climate science should be questioned. Rather, it's an illustration of the scientific process at work. By continually reviewing and reevaluating claims, our estimates improve over time, errors are corrected, and consensus builds. It is through precisely this process of publishing, review, scrutiny and reevaluation that we are able to refine and hone our understanding of the natural world.
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Press Room
March 19, 2014
NEWS from BoatUS
Boat Owners Association of The United States
5323 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22151
BoatUS Press Room at BoatUS.com/PressRoom
Press Contact: D. Scott Croft, 703-461-2864, firstname.lastname@example.com
Roadside Breakdowns Not a Problem for 2014 Triton Boat Owners
24-Hour Dispatch with BoatUS Angler Trailer Assist
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ASHLAND CITY, Tenn., March 19, 2014 – A new partnership between Triton Boats and BoatUS Angler will bring roadside breakdown assistance benefits to buyers of 2014 model year Triton boats. The benefits program provides a membership in BoatUS Angler and its "Trailer Assist" program, which provides a full year of roadside tow vehicle and boat trailer breakdown assistance, including towing both the tow vehicle and boat trailer up to 100 miles to the nearest repair facility, safe area or home. BoatUS Angler's Trailer Assist program also includes 24-hour dispatch, flat tire, jump start and lock out assistance, fuel delivery and ramp winch service, all of which are provided through a nationwide network of 18,000 roadside towing service providers with the right equipment to do the job. There is no cost to the boat buyer for the benefits program.
Triton Boats is one of America's leading manufacturers of fiberglass and aluminum fishing boats from 16- to 24-feet, and understands that sometimes the unexpected happens while towing down the road. Triton's complete line-up of models includes everything from tournament-level bass boats and salt and freshwater fishing boats, to fish-and-ski boats, bass and crappie aluminum boats, as well as duck and utility aluminum boats. The company is known for using high-strength aircraft-style composite construction, and does not use any wood in the manufacturing process.
"Most roadside assistance clubs don't service boat trailers, and none offer the membership benefits that BoatUS Angler does to help you catch more fish," said Triton Boats Vice President of Marketing, Adam Adkisson. "We think that giving our customers a little help when they need it shows that we care, and combined with a great boat purchase, this partnership will improve their boating and fishing lifestyle."
"Triton boat buyers can focus on fishing and having fun with family, while we'll take care of the unexpected problems," said BoatUS Angler Brand Manager Steve Levi. "Our Weigh-to-Win cash contingency program, which is offered complimentary with the Trailer Assist program, also helps our angling members earn extra cash while competing in Triton Owners Tournaments, BASS, FLW and PAA tournaments and the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship." Additional benefits of the Trailer Assist program include BoatUS Angler Magazine and a nationwide ramp locator.
To get a year membership in the BoatUS Angler Trailer Assist program, Triton buyers must purchase a 2014 model year Triton boat from an authorized Triton dealer.
For more information on Triton boats, including 2014 models or dealer locations, go to: www.Tritonboats.com. Triton Boats are manufactured by Fishing Holdings, LLC.
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BoatUS Angler, a membership program from the nation's largest association of recreational boaters, offers services such as on water towing for fishing boats, roadside assistance for both boat trailers and tow vehicles, specialized fishing boat insurance, the "Weigh-to-Win" tournament cash program and money-saving benefits. More information is available at www.BoatUSAngler.com.


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A Tour Through the Parallel Programming Samples for .NET 4
On Code Gallery, we have a plethora of samples that highlight aspects of the .NET Framework 4 that help with writing scalable and efficient parallel applications. This post examines each of those samples, providing an overview of what each provides. Project Name: AcmePizza Languages: C#, Visual Basic Description: This simple and somewhat silly application demonstrates… Read more


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Post that i found very intresting in www.blackhat.info by TheWatcher
Anti-forensics tools and skills to thwart investigators are emerging in the underground hacker scene.
One example is a class of programs called the Loadable Kernel Modules (LKM) which, if used by hackers, can hide data even from forensics experts.
LKMs are files that contain components that can run dynamically. Normally, LKMs are used to load hardware drivers.
Hackers can create LKM rootkits that can access the kernel directly, while hiding processes, connections, directories and files without modifying the binaries of any program. A rootkit is a collection of programs that a hacker uses to mask intrusion and get access to a computer.
While most hackers' rootkits activities can be detected by methods such as doing MD5 checksums, if LKM rootkits are used, any checksum methods become useless as no files would have been modified.
It is not just a case of hidden files but the alteration of kernel processes so that queries on various information to the server would return fake results. For example, when a file search is made, even if the file were there, the search will turn up negative.
By checking ports for unusual activities, it might be possible to detect that the computer system has been compromised or "rooted". Tools such as Kstat can be used to detect rooted systems, but there are limitations.
Posted by: TheWatcher
If you have been infected or think you are or just to make sure you can download a cleaner that i found at www.Astalavista.com
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This utility removes LKM rootkits that normally are undetectable via the help of vmalloc which manages the memory for a kernel module. Tested against Adore, Knark, Sinapse, Heroin, and others. - By cameleonu


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Reserving a group room in the Learning Commons Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons
- To avoid conflicts and problems, ALWAYS…
- Reserve a room before use…even if it looks like no one is using it.
- Send a confirmation text to your phone via a text message. It's super easy!
- Save your email and text message confirmations.
- Send an email and text reminder to the rest of your study group
How to make a DIBS reservation –
1. Login with your ePANTHER ID — https://uwm.evanced.info/Dibs/
2. You will be sent an email confirmation (Check your Junk email folder if you don't see it!).
3. Use the Text function for an additional confirmation on your smartphone for your reservation.
4. Communicate with the rest of your group where you are meeting.
All of these steps are essential for your group study space. There are no more door schedules. It is your responsibility to make and communicate your appointments.
To Review Full Policy: Group Study Room Policy.
- Group study rooms are available for 2 or more people.
- Reservations are limited to 4 hours total per person per week.
- Only make reservations 2 weeks ahead of time.
- A group that is more than 15 minutes late forfeits the reservation
- Please feel free to immediately reserve a room for your group.
Rooms may be reserved by current UWM student, faculty, or staff during all open hours.
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Kim Ahrends
We started out in 1980 as Kim Ahrends Custom Firearms. At that time we were making some fine fighting 1911s. In 1982 we produced our first set of grips. With our grips as with our guns we strived to produce a product that functions as good as it looks. We have never been content with things as they are, always striving to improve on what we do.
I invite you to try our grips. We are sure you will like the fit, feel and beauty of each set. Judy and I enjoy talking with our customers and helping them find the product that fits their needs. Judy is most helpful in picking that perfect grip for you. She's familiar with the wood and grips in inventory.
Judy Ahrends
We Began in the basement with a minimal amount of power equipment. We only produced grips for the 1911 with a table saw and drill press. While hand checkering these grips there was time to think of more efficient ways to do things. In 1984 we moved into a garage in the back yard and added a CNC machine. We are now in a larger building with 3 CNC machines and still looking for ways to make our grips even better.
Our CNC equipment allows for a precision product. It's the hand finishing, constant fitting on a frame and attention to detail that set them apart. This past year we have rebuilt all of our fixturing for more precision. We have not only come up with new products we've revised all our CNC programs for better quality.
With the CNC equipment we are forced to design a grip where one size must fit all guns. This is the one area where there is a difference between a $70 grip and a $360 grip. Please understand that it is our goal to provide a reasonably priced product with function as important as looks.
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Analyses To Sink Your Teeth Into
At the beginning of this year I embarked on a personal project: revisiting a film and then, immediately afterwards, reading a detailed, lengthy, meaty analysis of it. I've tried to do this with at least 1-2 films a week.
My objective is to target films that are (1) either well-reputed, or (2) ones for which I have a special affinity. My hope is that this will help me construct and 'fix' in my memory, however sparse and skeletal, a small matrix of details about each film.
There has been another, unanticipated benefit to this exercise: a reminder that no close analysis is 'objective' or 'neutral'. Every reading occurs from a certain reading position, and employs a certain methodology. Thus, it's been a great, practical way to be exposed, on an ongoing basis, to a broad range of interpretative approaches: e.g., mise-en-scene analysis (V.F. Perkins on The Magnificent Ambersons), structuralism (Peter Wollen on Ford and Hawks), feminism (Tania Modleski on Hitchcock), psychoanalysis (Laura Mulvey on Citizen Kane), urbanism and cultural studies (Edward Dimendberg on Phantom Lady), liberal humanism (Robin Wood on Hawks), textual analysis (Raymond Bellour on The Birds), ideological analysis (Robert B. Ray on Casablanca and Taxi Driver), Marxist critique of postmodernism (Fredric Jameson on The Terrorizer), etc.
It has also resulted in my having to read a wide variety of writers, much greater than a few years ago when nearly all my movie-related reading was journalistic and I read the same writers (the ones I gravitated towards) all the time. Suddenly, the horizon of writing models available to learn from has opened up considerably.
I went about the project in two ways: either (a) working backwards from books or essays I identified, or (b) working forwards from films I felt were important to see and read about in depth. Here are some examples of the books and films:
(a) Books/Essays:
-- The James Quandt-edited Bresson anthology.
-- Style and Meaning: Studies in the Detailed Analysis of Film, edited by John Gibbs and Douglas Pye. La Ceremonie (Deborah Thomas), Letter from an Unknown Woman (Steve Neale), Bonjour Tristesse (Gibbs/Pye), etc.
-- Gilberto Perez's The Material Ghost: Films and their Medium. Rules of the Game, Earth, Nosferatu, L'Eclisse, A Day in the Country, etc.
-- Adrian Martin's books on the Mad Max series and Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America.
-- Joe McElhaney's The Death of Classical Cinema: a full-length book devoted to three films, Lang's The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, Hitchcock's Marnie and Minnelli's Two Weeks in Another Town.
-- David Bordwell's book on Ozu (available online).
-- The Cinema of Victor Erice, edited by Linda Ehrlich.
-- Narration in Light: Studies in Cinematic Point of View by George M. Wilson. You Only Live Once, North by Northwest, Letter from an Unknown Woman, The Devil is a Woman, Rebel Without a Cause.
-- James Naremore's books on Kubrick and Minnelli.
-- Robert B. Ray's The ABCs of Classic Hollywood. (A post I wrote on it.)
-- Dudley Andrew's Film in the Aura of Art. Broken Blossoms, Sunrise, L'Atalante, Meet John Doe, La Symphonie Pastorale, Diary of a Country Priest.
-- Film Analysis: A Norton Reader (ed. Geiger and Rutsky), with over forty essays.
-- Jim Kitses's Horizons West. Ford, Mann, Boetticher, Peckinpah, Leone, Eastwood.
(b) Films:
-- Rules of the Game: Perez, Andre Bazin, Peter Wollen, Raymond Durgnat, Leo Braudy, Alexander Sesonske.
-- Passion: Peter Wollen, Harun Farocki and Kaja Silverman, Fredric Jameson.
-- Marnie: Robin Wood, Murray Pomerance, Joe McElhaney.
-- The Searchers: Edward Buscombe, Tag Gallagher, Brian Henderson, Douglas Pye, Peter Lehman.
-- Blade Runner: I didn't realize that an army of people have written about this film!
-- The Scarlet Empress: Robin Wood, George Toles, Andrew Sarris, Carole Zucker.
-- Brokeback Mountain (which I just saw for the first time): Film Quarterly special issue in 2007 with D.A. Miller (this essay is a tour de force--highly recommended), Jim Kitses, Chris Berry, B. Ruby Rich, etc.
I realize this is a vast topic, but I thought we'd try to turn this post into a modest little resource that others might find helpful. So, let me ask you: Would you like to share any examples of your favorite film analyses (either books or essays)? And/or any good analyses you might've read recently that you'd like to recommend?
Many of the examples I've listed above are probably known to the cinephile or cinema student. Any off-the-beaten-path or under-appreciated pieces of analysis that you'd like to turn us on to? Your suggestions are welcome.
-- Adam Nayman at Reverse Shot on The Dark Knight.
-- At Errata, Rob Davis and J. Robert Parks have a discussion, on podcast, of Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep.
-- Phillip Lopate has a piece at Film in Focus called "Critics in Crisis."
-- via David at Greencine, the Stanley Kubrick site has loads of material: interviews, essays, reviews, etc.
-- Youssef Chahine has died. He was 82.
John Ford has said that he made it plenty clear in The Searchers that Ethan and his sister-in-law Martha were in love. Here they share an intimate moment, and Clayton (Ward Bond) pretends not to notice.


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My last post generated a few comments from readers out there who disagreed with some of my assessments, and I wanted to start off today by mentioning that I appreciate hearing other people's opinions on these things, and that I hope you will all continue to weigh in whether you agree with me or not. On further reflection, I think I was perhaps unfair in some elements of my critique last week. But, I have been ill for the past while, and so I'll just pretend that my condition impaired my judgment. Of course, I'm still a bit ill now, but we'll try to avoid a repeat.
Today's map was submitted by my colleague Tim Wallace, who is responsible for naming this blog. We work in a building that also houses the Arthur Robinson Map Library, which occasionally gives away unwanted materials. Tim found this one on the free map table:
The provenance is unknown – it's printed on thin magazine paper with a torn edge, and the reverse side contains portions of two articles which don't identify the publication, though the corner reads "September 1979." On the off chance you happen to know where it comes from, please write to me at email@example.com.
I found the logic behind the legend confusing for a good while until I noticed the numbers. It appears that we have a map here which shows seismic risk for various tectonic plate boundaries. Red is the highest seismic potential. A fine-grain black-and-white checkered pattern is the lowest. Peach and yellow are in-between. This seems to come up every week on this blog, but I'll say it again: if you're showing ordered data, like high-to-low seismic potential, use an ordered set of symbols (colors, in this case). This is one reason why the legend threw me. Areas marked "Plate motion subparallel to arc" are apparently of a moderate-to-low seismic potential. But, because of the fact that they use a checkerboard pattern, and because I hadn't the damnedest what that phrase meant, I couldn't tell that item #4 on the legend was part of a larger scheme. This is worse than just misuse of colors; patterns are being thrown in needlessly now, too.
I could, in fact, still be reading this whole legend wrong, and reflecting poorly on the institution that agreed to award me a bachelor's degree a few years ago. Feel free to comment if you think you've got a more sensible interpretation than my idea of items 1-6 being part of an ordered scheme of seismic potential.
One final note on the colors/patterns: The legend does not explain what the white bands are.
On to the point features. The symbols for successful forecast (presumably explained in the article) and active volcano are overprinted directly on top of the other colors. Look again at the colored bands. The red or yellow appear no different when they are on land vs. on water. The printer simply put these colors directly onto the white paper. But look now at those two point symbols – notice how their color changes based on whether they're sitting on land or water or on top of something else. The printer put purple ink on top of green or blue or whatever was already there, instead of leaving a white space, as they did for the bands. Not sure what happened there, though there may be a reasonable explanation that someone more familiar with late 1970s printing technology can give. It does make the points very hard to see in some areas – I originally counted four stars, but now I can find eight. It also means that the point features shown in the legend do not match the color found on the map.
I'm hoping the magazine article makes the meaning of the Tsunami symbol clearer. Is this map showing Tsunamis that happened in the last decade? Ones happening right now? Not sure.
Note that the legend refers to various filled areas as being "sites" of earthquakes. Why are these not point features? Earthquakes have an epicenter, and move more in a circular outward fashion than a wide lateral band fashion. There may be more going on, as far as data processing goes (and, again, I wish I had the article that accompanies this), but it's perplexing. Maybe the author(s) went with bands because it's easier to see the bands than to dig out information out of scattered points? I'll not be too hard on this, because it's more mysterious than bad, without information to help understand why the map author(s) may have done this.
There are exactly two labels on the main map: Oaxaca, and Gulf of Alaska. Maybe those are both significant in the article, but it seems very strange to see just those two. They should probably be set in different type, at least, so that Oaxaca doesn't look like the name of a sea off the Mexican coast. As a general guideline, cities and bodies of water ought to look different. One of the reasons for labeling things is to help readers who don't already know what or where these features are. It's entirely possible that a reader out there actually did look at this and, never having heard of Oaxaca, thought it was a water feature.
A similar problem comes up in the inset. Mexico is set in the same type as Central America. Central America is not (and was not), last I knew, a country. I'm reasonably sure Mexico is, however. But look at how they're labeled – as though the text symbols mean the same thing in each case: country. And, of course, the tectonic plates are also set in the same type as everything else. Perhaps the mapmaker had a sponsorship deal from the makers of the typeface (I am having trouble identifying exactly which it is, on account of the scan resolution looking at the actual physical document, it appears to be Helvetica). If you are a typeface designer and want to pay me more than I deserve to use your glyphs on my maps, please contact me.
The inset would be better off having some kind of marker to show where exactly it corresponds to on the main map. Perhaps this might explain why Mexico was labeled: to help the reader locate the inset.
The water on the inset is jarring -the white makes it stand out far too much, calling your eye away from the main map. Best make it blue.
Boy, sure would be nice to have a legend to explain what's going on with the inset. Are those blue triangles historical volcanic eruptions, or maybe earthquakes? Maybe they're places less interesting than the Cheese Factory. And what are the little round-ish zones drawn in blue, which makes them hard to notice?
If you run this map through a filter which simulates how it might look to a person with the common red-green color vision impairment, you may notice that the green for the land and the orange for seismic potential level 2 end up looking very similar, which is rather problematic if you want to know which areas are plain land, and which areas might kill you in an earthquake.
A final reiteration of the main caveat to these criticisms – the original context for the map is missing, and the magazine article which I hope accompanied it may have helped this whole thing make more sense, and explained some things which seem out of place.
One Nice Thing: Some may disagree with me and say it's overgeneralized, but I kind of like the simplicity of the linework. I think it works here, giving it an accessible, non-technical aesthetic. Michigan is misshapen, but I'll live.
Another Nice Thing: Tim thinks it has a nice Schoolhouse Rock sort of feeling to it. Which is another way of getting at what I was saying above.


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Past Winners
2009 Awards
The coveted and prestigious ASIS&T awards represent the greatest recognition and respect professionals may afford their colleagues. All ASIS&T members are invited and encouraged to submit nominations. Selections of awards recipients are made after thoughtful and thorough consideration by appropriate committees or official bodies of the Society. These awards are presented at the Annual Awards Luncheon held at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.
|National Awards
|2009 Winners
|Award of Merit
|Carol Tenopir
|Best Information Science Book
|The Public Domain, by James Boyle
|James M. Cretsos Leadership
|Cassidy Sugimoto
|John Wiley Best JASIST Paper
|"The User-Subjective Approach to Personal Information Management Systems Design: Evidence and Implementations", Ofer Bergman, Ruth Beyth-Marom, Rafi Nachmias
|ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation
|"Exploiting Task-Document Relations in Support of Information Retrieval in the Workplace" by Luanne Freund
|Pratt Severn
|"Information Seeking in the Context of a Hobby: A Case Study of a Young Adult with Asperger's Syndrome", Katie O'Leary
|Thomson Reuters Citation Analysis Research Grant
|"Measuring Interdisciplinarity: An Exploration of a Novel Metric Applid to ILS Dissertations", Cassidy Sugimoto
|Thomson Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship
|"Foundational Studies for Measuring the Impact, Prevalence, and Patterns of Publicly Shared Biomedical Research Data", Heather Piwowar
|Thomson Reuters Outstanding Teacher
|Diane Kelly, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|Watson Davis
|Edie Rasmussen
|History Fund Research Grant Award
|Charles Meadows
|History Fund Research Paper Award
|Rachel Plotnick
|Chapter Awards
|2009 Winners
|Chapter of the Year
|New England and Potomac Valley
|Chapter Event of the Year
| Carolinas, "Introduction to Content Management Systems Workshop"
New England, "Mobile Mania"
|Chapter Publication of the Year
|Potomac Valley, PVC Blog
|Chapter Innovation
|New England, "Ted Talks Film Festival"
|Chapter Member of the Year
|Nicole Hennig (New England)
|Student Chapter of the Year
|University of Washington Information School
|Special Interest Group (SIG) Awards
|2009 Winners
|SIG of the Year
|International Information Issues (III)
|SIG Member of the Year
|Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, SIG ED
|SIG Publication of the Year
|June/July 2009 Bulletin "Visual Representation, Search and Retrieval: Ways of Seeing" (SIG VIS)


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Substantial sums of money are involved with product development. This is the life blood of most companies, and to have successful and efficient processes takes substantial resources.
Product development, regardless of industry, has traditionally been a process area isolated from the CIO's world. Only in the final stage of a new product's launch is the CIO "connected" to the enterprise's systems (and ecosystem) to enable sales, fulfillment and service activities. This late connection has rendered the CIO a passive participant in most product development processes.
Over the last few years, however, a new generation of products requires a greater reliance on enterprise systems to fully function. To improve time-to-market, profitability and quality of new products, tighter integration is needed. The CIO is becoming a crucial and active participant in product development success.


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J.R Creative Group needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 123 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
NOVUS is a suite of sweepstakes software used to operate the Entire Sweepstakes Video Game that is sweeping the world. Our software is commonly used in sweepstakes parlors, internet cafes and store routes. NOVUS has over a million in software developments and products. NOVUS is now going to be sold as a software solution for the sweepstakes video game industry. We plan to license NOVUS software to people wanting to hold their own sweepstakes parlors, internet cafe's and store routes. People buying the software and opening locations have the ability to generate great amounts of revenue. The software includes 14 entertaining games, point of sale software, recharge station software. This software is then loaded on computers that have the basic operating hardware needed to run the software. Our new software library name is (NOVUS) Entire Sweepstakes Solution, view our software in action at http://www.thedonatezone.com
"Sweepstakes Parlor operators" and "Internet Cafe Operator's" You can google these terms for more knowledge. Investors looking to open a sweepstakes business.
Attached you will find examples of NOVUS logos already designed by our company. We would like for you to use your personal style to make our existing logo better.
1) use similar colors
2) keep the soldier theme
3) we are open to any idea's
4) Goal is to improve on existing NOVUS logo
5) we are also wanting to improve our software box design-please comment.
In regards to our brief, please send me a message on how our design brief can improve to better help designers.
Team NOVUS
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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The Beauty of Flowers Tattoos : Sakura Japanese Tattoo Design
Women tattoos are identical with feminism and women strength. And those traits appear in flower. It is also one of favorite tattoo design for girls. Carving body cannot randomly be done because of temporary willing. It must have reason to satisfy your mind. The most famous Flowers Tattoos design is rose because it represents the beauty and pain. Lily cannot be forgotten because it is also a beautiful flower that shows purity and calmness. Lily tattoo is suitable to be drawn on the right part of your belly like you can see at the picture.
Besides lily, a famous flower from Japan is now popular. The pink Sakura with its branch is really good to be carved on your back. The Japanese letter will be match to be followed above the flower. Sakura has a visual and spiritual meaning like the other Japanese things. Orchid and Lotus are also great designs for you girls. They maybe not familiar, but when they drawn you will love them. The characteristic of Lotus is long live and flexible flower. It used to be put on the Japanese Empire's fond. Since flower has various colors, you can also apply the flower color for your tattoo.
This picture of Sakura Japanese Tattoo Design has dimension 480 x 640 pixels, you can download and enlist the Sakura Japanese Tattoo Design picture by right click on the clicking the right mouse to get the high-res version.
Here is essential info on flower foot tattoo designs. We have the prime sources for flower foot tattoo designs. Check it out for yourself! You can gather Sakura Japanese Tattoo Design guide and see the latest The Beauty of Flowers Tattoos in here.
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Great Scott! Over 35 Hours of Video Uploaded Every Minute to YouTube
15 comments :
- Anonymous13 November 2010 at 11:47
Great....but many of these videos do not comply with your uploading conditions.ReplyDelete
And i thought i could watch every youtube video, ha ha haaa how wrong was i.ReplyDelete
There are many sites besides YouTube to watch free free movies trailers and music video clips for free online! Watch video clips, Film Festival Previews trailers of coming soon movie releases from your favorite new Hollywood movies.ReplyDelete
Wow! There really is a Web Video Explosion going on right now!ReplyDelete
Who would've thought that when YouTube launched, it would've become such an incredible behemoth of traffic.
Anyone *not* involved in some form of video marketing in the next 12-24 months is missing a huge opportunity.
Football. Not Futbol. It's probably time to get somebody that knows English to post these blogs, isn't it?ReplyDelete
All very well and good getting us to upload 24 hours of video every minute, but clearly Youtube are having a serious issue with their bandwidth and / or storage...ReplyDelete
When I first started using Youtube, uploading a video was a fairly quick thing to do. NOWADAYS, however it takes longer and longer to upload videos.
Is this because of the increase in upload traffic? Probably...
It's all very well and good saying "sort it out, Youtube!" but it should be down to the individual user to decide.
Some questions you should ask yourself before you upload your video:
"Hang on... Do I REALLY need to upload this?"
"Does it already exist on Youtube?"
"Should I upload my short 2 minute film that will simply take up space and provide no entertainment / information whatsoever?!"
Encouraging (for the majority) idiots to upload upto 48 hours of video every minute is only going to cause problems for Youtube and its users in the long run.
where the heck does all this get stored? Is there some super mega hard drive filled with millions of terrabytes thats just getting fatter and fatter? who is paying for it as well?ReplyDelete
either way its amazing!
I shudder at the bandwidth you guys must have. We've just uploaded our first video onto Youtube and once we get the hang of iMovie we are going to start doing it from our phones live in the restaurant.ReplyDelete
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Football. Not hard.
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The people who are correcting "futbol" are just plain stupid and have no sense of humour or people with accents in their imagination.ReplyDelete
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Sunday, 7 February 2010
100 posts: what's it all about, then?
'100' sounds vaguely important, doesn't it? I feel I should be celebrating, or doing something momentous, such as cooking some outrageously inventive dish, or coming up with a suitably profound insight into the world of food blogging.
But that's not really what this blog's been about. So far, it's been a rather eclectic mix of restaurant 'reviews', several recipes, a peek at a few cookbooks, and some random other stuff. Focussed and organised, it is not. It's not even a reliable indicator of what I cook or eat - I blog only a tiny fraction of all that. Sadly, there aren't enough hours in the day or days in the week.
I have, however, learnt a few things along the way (notably, that I prefer to eat my food while it's hot, rather than faff around photographing it, and that British daylight really isn't up to the job for much of the year), and that the more I learn, the more I learn that I've got lots more learning still to do. Hmm. There endeth the first (and only) lesson: food blogging = mini life lesson.
And, of course, it's been fun. I've discovered an amazing array of food bloggers (for me, it all started with the wonderful mattbites), been to some great restaurants and food 'events', tried new recipes, and revisited old ones. I've trialled new products, reviewed cookbooks, and interviewed a few of my food heroes. When I started this blog, all those months ago, I had no idea that it would bring me so many opportunities.
Above all, though, it's been about the FOOD - about making it, eating it, trying it, sharing it, and enjoying all that it brings. Food is my raison d'etre, my modus operandi, and quite probably my most powerful memory bank. I wouldn't have it any other way.
So, dang it, I WILL celebrate - with 3 photos from last week that neatly sum up some of what 'a forkful of spaghetti' has been all about...
1. Cheese, lovely cheese
Carefully wrapped in nettles, it's gorgeous to look at - but it's better still to eat. Despite its slightly chalky, crumbly appearance, it's actually a smooth and creamy cheese. Buttery, tangy, earthy, and with a hint of the salty sea from the Cornish coast, it's subtle and extremely moreish. The baby pictured above came to me from the kind people at Lynher Dairies. Apparently, they're also offering heart-shaped truckles for Valentine's Day. If your lover is a cheese lover, then this is surely a perfect gift.
2. Chocolate, in (almost) any form
'Real' chocolate has been my big discovery of the past few years. As a child, I was never into all those sickly Cadbury and other confections, and so never really ate much chocolate. Easter eggs would go untouched. Christmas tins would go unopened. Chocolate cakes, however, and some chocolate biscuits, were a different matter altogether. And now I understand why. It's all in the cocoa. Cakes were made with the real stuff, whereas the chocolates of my childhood were not.
Now my life is happily punctuated with real chocolate, and London, even more happily for me, is studded with some truly great British chocolatiers. Paul A Young, Demarquette, L'Artisan du Chocolat, Melt, Damian Allsop... I salute you all. And a special mention must go the Mother of them all, Rococo, and its founder, Chantal Coady. I've got messy in the Motcomb Street kitchen and learnt a tremendous amount over the last two years about all things cocoa from Chantal and 'Prof Choc', Laurent Couchaux - from the secrets of ganache-making through how to make a perfect mousse to how to taste chocolate properly.
But while my stash of real chocolate is a relative novelty, my love of chocolate biscuits, cakes, and desserts still thrives. Last week, I made a batch of deeply dark, all-chocolate chewy, fudgy cookies. With a glass (or mug, in my case) of cold milk, they are one of my life's simple but indulgent pleasures.
3. Eating out
Let's get a few things straight. I love cooking, and I cook a LOT. Most of it is functional, and goes largely unblogged - the evening meal - but I enjoy it no less for that. But - and it's a big but - I do also love eating out from time to time. Whether it's being cooked for by friends or eating at a restaurant, it's all good as far as I'm concerned.
Eating in restaurants does, of course, lend itself to a special kind of expectation. I'm fascinated and awed by what some chefs come up with, and my tastebuds revel in trying something new. I usually make a point of ordering things I can't readily get hold of, have never eaten before, or know I'll never make in a month of Sundays. Sometimes expectations are sorely disappointed; sometimes they're spectacularly exceeded. For me, it's all part of the adventure.
At the very tail end of last summer, I was lucky enough to visit Pierre Koffman's 'pop-up' restaurant. From start to finish, the meal was superb, and the experience will live long in my memory. Last week, I received this through the post:
A menu from the night, signed by the great man himself! I was, and still am, ridiculously chuffed. Claire, his partner, had been as good as her word. She took a note of my name on the night and promised she'd get Pierre to sign a menu for me. Weeks and months passed. Nothing. I wasn't unduly disappointed - I still had the memories of one of my great dining experiences, and Koffmann is, after all, a tremendously busy man. How could I possibly be disappointed?
Now, though, that memory is forever signed and sealed. I'll be framing it and putting it somewhere that I can see it every day. The autograph thrills me, the cartoon amuses me, and the menu serves as inspiration and a reminder of a truly great meal and experience. I couldn't ask for more.
And that's what food is all about, isn't it? Fun, experiences, memories.
What will my next 100 posts bring? I have no idea. But I can guarantee you there's a lot more fun, experiences, and memories still to pass this way.
28 comments:
- Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...
Well done on your 100th post and sticking with it for 2 years. Wonderful that your signed menu showed up eventually!
Lovely to see you the other day, we'll have to do it again some time.
- 7 February 2010 at 14:28
- Bellini Valli said...
100 posts is definitely something to raise the roof about. Congratulations:D
- 7 February 2010 at 16:21
- Douglas Blyde said...
...well done!
- 7 February 2010 at 18:48
- Julia said...
Horray! And here's to another 2 years.
- 7 February 2010 at 18:59
- Choclette said...
Congratulations. Great choices, I enjoyed reading this post. Chocolate of course, I heartily approve of. I was also pleased to see our local cheese. Yarg is well respected amongst the local jobseekers as the nettle picking provides a good source of seasonal employment. I've thought about doing it once or twice myself!
- 7 February 2010 at 20:46
- Cakelaw said...
Congrats on reaching 100 posts! Loved the photos - they were fun, and I am rather fascinated by the cheese (you'd never get anything wrapped in nettles here).
- 7 February 2010 at 22:04
- scandilicious said...
Awww...that's quite a milestone! Congratulations, and that photo of Yarg is absolutely mesmerizing. A great blog, here's to the next 100 posts :-)
- 8 February 2010 at 08:04
- George@CulinaryTravels said...
Well done on reaching the 100th post milestone. Here's to many more posts and happy blogging years.
- 8 February 2010 at 09:00
- aforkfulofspaghetti said...
Sarah - thank you, and yes, we will!
Val, Douglas, Julia - thanks, all!
Choclette - that's interesting info re Yarg and employment for nettle pickers. I'll have to eat more, then ;)
cakelaw - the nettles make it very pretty, but also lend a certain something to the taste, too
scandilicious, George - thank you :)
- 8 February 2010 at 14:19
- Graze and Guzzle said...
well done, i'm just about to release my 4th post only another 96to go!
- 8 February 2010 at 17:19
- Catherine said...
Congratulations on your 100th post! I think Pierre was just waiting for this milestone, to make it more special for you ;)
- 8 February 2010 at 20:37
- Manggy said...
Happy blogmilestone, Forky! I look forward to the next 100, full of lovely restaurants, awesome cheese, and of course, chocolate ;) (and maybe some spaghetti along the way.)
- 8 February 2010 at 22:42
- aforkfulofspaghetti said...
Graze and Guzzle - 96 to go? No problem... ;)
Catherine - if only that were true! Still, nice thought!
Manggy - cheers, Mark. It really is about time I did something with spaghetti, isn't it?!
- 10 February 2010 at 10:32
- Choclette said...
Weirdly, after coming across your blog the other day, I read my copy of True Loaf, only to find you had written an article in it. I've been using spelt for years now as my main flour and love it. I only started using ordinary wheat wholemeal, when a local mill started grinding local wheat. Spelt is still the staple though.
- 10 February 2010 at 20:41
- Nicisme said...
Congrats on your 100th post!
I love to read your blog, especially when you go to those posh restaurants!
You have quality over quantity, something lacking in quite a few blogs these days!
- 10 February 2010 at 22:09
- Mediterranean kiwi said...
congrats, and here's to more
epsecially those restaurant reviews!
- 11 February 2010 at 09:33
- paul said...
Congrats on 100 posts, as said earlier quantity and quality! If i may be so bold, another great aspect of blogging is the friendships and sharing of knowledge across the globe!
Next stop 200 posts!
- 11 February 2010 at 21:56
- WizzyTheStick said...
Congratulations! I look forward to the day when I will achieve a similar milestone. Just found your blog and I am glad I did, it's wonderful.
- 12 February 2010 at 01:09
- Foodycat said...
Congratulations! It is a milestone. I'm on a big cheese kick at the moment - taking advantage of the fact that I can get absolutely amazing cheese in the UK (and you really can't in Australia).
- 13 February 2010 at 21:01
- Margaret said...
Congratulations! I am looking forward to seeing your next 100 blog posts.
- 15 February 2010 at 14:35
- Graphic Foodie said...
Congratulations on the 100th post. I really enjoy your blog!
- 15 February 2010 at 17:34
- Johanna GGG said...
congratulations - it is a good milestone - and glad to see the posts will continue to roll out - love to see what you are up to and your gorgeous photos and have squirrelled away a few of your recipes to try
- 18 February 2010 at 12:39
- Pia K said...
better late than never, congrats! its important to celeberate milestones in life, small and large, so i hope you treated yourself to something special...:)
love, love, love the cheese photo! would not mind, at all, that rhino etc mug. and yes, please, chocolate my way!
and now i think it would be more than great to hear a bit about about the new family addition in blog - falling into the category of random but very important stuff - did you go for cinnamon, sugar or vanilla? :)
- 24 February 2010 at 10:47
- James said...
Ahhhhh you ate on the rooftop - so lucky!
Happy 100!
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Mitt Romney Supporters Prefer Lady Gaga to Britney Spears
If you asked 100 random Mitt Romney supporters which pop star they preferred – Lady Gaga or Britney Spears -- you'd probably pick Brit Brit, right?
Based on the fact that Brit is a Republican and the mother of two children, whereas Gaga is a loud and proud supporter of gay marriage and LGBT rights, it seems like a logical choice. Gaga is the patron saint of the gay marriage movement, beloved as a gay icon.
However, a social service poll has discovered that fans of Mitt don't prefer Brit! WTF?
We know, that sounds like campaign slogan button or a t-shirt.
Fuse reports that StumbleUpon compiled user data to determine the musical preferences and differences of supporters of President Obama and supporters of his challenger Romney. Turns out Obama supporters prefer Brit Brit, who was certainly liberal with her showing of skin during her Lolita heyday.
But we're beyond shocked that more little monsters support Romney. You'd think they'd be Barry O. all the way.
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Kings Point, NY – The USMMA track & field program wrapped up its host duties of the 2014 Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships Sunday afternoon as the men finished fourth while the women earned sixth at Brooks Stadium. The men's 4x400 team finished the day strong as the Mariners earned second-place in the final event of the championships. Mary Zehnder (Carle Place, NY) earned USMMA's points on the women's side with a sixth-place outing in the 5,000-meter run, clocking in at 2:34.49 to win her heat.
Kenneth Pressey (Yorktown, VA) cleared 1.83 meters in the high jump as the sophomore finished tied for third. Brendan Dooley (Hebron, KY) earned a bronze medal of his own by crossing the finish line in 10:11.25 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jason Black (Sigonella, Italy) and Michael Dittmer (London, England) took fifth and sixth, respectively, in the same event.
The USMMA 4x100 relay squad of Mickel McGann (Ocala, FL), Tyler Washington (Chatham, NY), Cameron Green (Lancaster, CA), and Nathan Rogers (South Bend, WA) claimed a silver medal with a mark of 44.00 seconds. Washington secured a bronze in the 400-meter hurdles with a 58.38 seconds performance. He placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles final as he crossed the tape in 15.79 seconds, just .20 seconds away from earning another medal.
Rogers also scored points for the Mariners in the triple jump as he earned seventh-place with a mark of 11.57 meters. Giovanni Sessoms (Alpharetta, GA) took eighth-place for one team point in the men's discus as he posted a throw of 35.63 meters. The 4x400 team that ended the day with silver for the Mariners was comprised of Thomas Routt (Elliott City, MD), Washington, Green, and Rogers.
The Mariners finished fourth at the meet while Susquehanna captured its first-ever Landmark Conference Championship on the men's side. Moravian won its seventh straight Landmark title on the women's side.


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- 3 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 2 cups couscous (about 12 ounces)
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (about 5), divided
- 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted, divided
Recipe Preparation
Bring broth, 2 tablespoons butter, saffron, and 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt to boil in heavy large saucepan, stirring to melt butter. Remove from heat. Mix in couscous. Cover and let stand until all liquid is absorbed and couscous is tender, about 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with fork. Mix in remaining 1 tablespoon butter and half of green onions and nuts. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound in bowl. Sprinkle with remaining green onions and nuts.


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There is nothing quite like walking into your very own brand new condo. However, it is likely a number of years have passed since you first signed up to buy the place and secured a pre-approval letter from your mortgage provider.
"The pre-approval process is the regular process for somebody who is buying a property in the next 90 days," says Militsa Fiuza, a mortgage broker with Invis in Toronto. "It's just that if their financial situation gets any worse, the pre-approval is virtually worthless.
When you're buying a condo from plan, Ms. Fiuza says, the builder usually requires you to have 20%-25% down. "The initial 5% is paid when you sign the purchase and sale agreement, and the remaining is in instalments in the next four to six months."
While you cannot always control whether or not you lose your job, she says, it is essential to be aware of things you can control, such as new debts and major purchases that will affect your credit score while the condo is being built.
This is particularly important if you purchase before ground is even broken. The time between signing the purchase and sale agreement and registration can be long and unpredictable. Waiting, however, can have its upsides.
"The timeframe of purchasing a condo also allows buyers to save more money to put down," says Mira Tomljenovic, principal with In2ition realty in Mississauga.
If you have been offered a job out of town or your personal or financial situation has changed and you no longer want to own the new condo, your options are limited prior to registration, when you have title to the place.
"Most agreements provide that the purchaser is not entitled to terminate the agreement and get his money back," says Leor Margulies, head of the real estate group at Robins Appleby & Taub LLP in Toronto. "He's not even entitled to flip the unit or assign his or her purchase agreement until he closes."
If there is no assignment clause, it may be worth asking the builder if they are willing to take back your place or resell it.
"Most developers will not want you to market [your condo] because it will reduce the value of any unsold units," says Mario Deo, vice-president of the Toronto chapter of the Canadian Condominium Institute. However, Mr. Deo says, in a strong market where all or most of the units in the building have sold, the builder may allow re-sale.
"Assignment clauses... are generally with a fee and the builder's approval. The purchaser can sell the paper to someone and get their original investment back," Ms. Tomljenovic says. "If by any chance they can't close on the condominium purchase, they usually lose their deposit. It is all at the discretion of the builder."
It's important to budget enough money to pay occupancy fees for the period between moving in and registration. Occupancy fees are monthly and consist of maintenance fees, taxes and the monthly interest component, Ms. Tomljenovic says. The money you pay during this period does not reduce the amount you owe on closing.


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I am on a roll about weeds. Like I said, I am a weed expert! I'm a weed Terminator.
When you pick a weed, you must make sure to get the roots. If you cut off the top of a weed it will just grow back. I honestly think that it makes it stronger.
But if you get the roots, the weed will be gone forever. Others weeds may grow but that weed will be dead.
When you have a bad habit or error in Karate, you have to get to its roots to truly correct the problem.
For example, when you move your shoulders are too high. Simply lowering your shoulders will not eliminate the problem unless you get the root. Don't just lower your shoulders, you have to ask yourself why you raised them in the first place.
In my case, I was also an expert of raised shoulders. I did that for over 20 years despite my Sensei's best efforts to solve my problem.
I had to realize the source of the problem in order to eliminate it. Actually, my shoulders were not the problem -- the problem was my koshi, or lack thereof. I was raising my shoulders because I was trying to generate power using my arms and legs rather than the core of my body and my whole body in a coordinated manner.
When I learned to use my koshi -- or at least began to learn this skill -- my shoulders naturally began to lower.
My shoulders were the visible problem but my lack of koshi was the root.
Solving the shoulder problem -- by learning koshi and re-engineering my body dynamics -- also fixed many other problems. If I had only lowered my shoulders, the root would have remained.
My shoulder problem was just an example. Whatever problem you might have, you have to address the root of the problem, not only the leaves.
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Getting the Roots
I am on a roll about weeds. Like I said, I am a weed expert! I'm a weed Terminator.
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Newest law enforcement tool incarcerates more people faster
Julie Wilson
July 23, 2013
A new Arkansas state law sponsored by Sen. Jake Files, passed in March but went into effect July 17, allows law enforcement to test an individual's saliva for drugs and alcohol.
The test that originated in Sebastian County is popular in Europe and is slowly gaining acceptance in the U.S.
Channel 5 news reports that Lieutenant Allan Marx with the Sebastian County Sheriff's Department was the "driving force" behind the new legislation.
Not only is Marx behind the new law, but he is a distributor for the product. Marx is selling the test called OralTox, created by Premier Biotech at http://www.gotchadwi.com/ for 25 per case at $298.75.
The Lt. recommends the test for employers, schools, coaches, police departments, parole, probation and drug courts.
Arkansas News reports, "(An officer) puts the saliva test kit in (the suspect's) mouth for approximately four minutes or until the saturation indicator strip changes colors," Marx said. "Negative results can be read at two minutes and positive results can be read at 10 minutes. It's a lot like a pregnancy test is the way Senator Files explained it."
The tests can detect a variety of substances including but not limited to alcohol, marijuana, amphetamine, cocaine, oxycodone, methadone, benzodiazepines, opiates and many others.
According to Marx, "If there's ever a new way, a new tool that we can use to help not only law enforcement but help the public and the safety of the people out there, it needs to be used."
"I believe this product is going to save lives."
The manufacturer alleges the tests to be 94-99% accurate, but since the technology is so new, it has yet to be used in court. However, some law enforcement agencies have been using the tool in the hiring process for years.
Marx says the tests produce results within ten minutes and help officers determine whether an arrest should be made. The positive test is considered probable cause for arrest, and if needed, blood and urine can be collected at the jail.
The law, which easily passed through both the state House and Senate, was supported by the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Sheriff's Association and the Association of Chiefs of Police.
President of the Association of Chiefs of Police, Percy Wilburn says, "We feel like it will help reduce the amount of drivers that are on the highway that are under the influence of alcohol and other controlled substances."
Lt. Marx who is also acting as the distributor, says the tests are funded by the Drug Task Force and also taxpayer money. With the saliva test being more cost effective than blood tests, he insists the new tests will actually save thousands of dollars on police training and over time costs.
So far, eight states and one unincorporated US territory include saliva testing in their DWI laws including: Oklahoma, North Dakota, New York, Missouri, Michigan, Utah, Colorado, California and Puerto Rico.
The following states can test any bodily fluid: Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina and South Dakota.
Unfortunately, testing bodily fluids for drugs and alcohol is not that uncommon. As we recently reported, Oregon bicyclist Jason Barnes was arrested for riding his bicycle standing up. While in custody, police obtained a warrant and forcibly catheterized the young man in order to obtain a urine specimen.
The Sebastian and Scott county sheriff's departments plan to install the saliva test kits soon, and expect other agencies to follow suit. An officer is permitted to utilize the new tests once they complete an online training course.
This new advancement in technology allows law enforcement to arrest more citizens more quickly, which in turn increases city and state revenue.
Notably, it's safe to presume that citizens will soon be acclimated to the use of these devices in unconstitutional DUI checkpoints across the nation.
The saliva test is the latest addition to the tactical equipment available to law enforcement including blood draws, license plate readers, K-9 drug dogs, Tasers, breathalyzers and police cams.
However, don't forget, these tools are necessary for your protection.


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US President Barack Obama accidentally let it be known last week that he doesn't think much of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu. But that's OK, because Obama's own countrymen actually prefer Netanyahu over their own president.
A poll conducted by the group Greenber Quinlan Rosner found that 52.3 percent of Americans rate Netanyahu positively, compared to 51.5 percent for Obama. Other polls have Obama's approval ratings even lower, while Netanyahu has been consistently winning praise.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College men's basketball program and head coach Terry Sellers announced the signing of Tarrence Chatman Monday.
Chatman, a 6-foot-2 wing from Macon, Ga., played the previous two seasons at Waycross College. Waycross went 27-9 record this past season. They were the GCAA Conference Tournament Champs and qualified for the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
"Tarrence is very similar to (current Bobcat) Jared Holmes," revealed Sellers. "He is tough, hard-nosed and has the ability to be the best defender on our team. I believe he can guard our opponent's best player. He is a great fit here at GC, both athletically and academically."
Chatman, who started every game for Waycross this season, averaged 6.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He led the Swamp Foxes in three-point shooting percentage with 45.8 percent (27-59).
The Bobcats are fresh off a 16-10 season in 2010-11, finishing third in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC). The Bobcats lose two seniors, including starting center Reece Wiedeman, who was named Second Team All-PBC and starting forward Josh Hurst, who earned a spot on the PBC All-Academic Team three years in a row.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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