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A newly renovated house across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church will have its flock seeing red...and orange and yellow and green.
A gay rights center moved into a house across the street from the church in Topeka, Kan., best known for its anti-gay picketing and protests at funerals for U.S. soldiers. The organization has been painting the house in bright rainbow colors, the same colors as the pride flag.
"It's amazing to see it shining bright and to see the world's reaction to it," said Aaron Jackson, founder of Planting Peace, the charity behind the Equality House project.
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Jackson said the idea for the house was inspired by Josef Miles, a local 9-year-old boy who photobombed one of the church's protests with a makeshift sign that read "God Hates No One."
Jackson had been looking for a way to support anti-bullying and pro-LGBT programs, according to Gawker. He saw this as an opportunity to promote his message and turn the media's attention to something positive. And that is exactly what he got.
"We knew it would go viral through social media, but we didn't expect it to be a global story," Jackson told NBC.
The house he originally wanted was no longer for sale, but another one two doors down was. After some haggling with the owner, Jackson purchased the house six months ago for $81,000.
Jackson and his team kept the project under wraps. Not even close friends knew about the house.
"We didn't want the press or the city to find out. We thought the church would come and stop us." he told NBC.
The paint job was supposed to be completed on Tuesday, but workers were hampered by the cold weather.
The house currently has one coat of paint, enough to get the community's attention. Jackson said he caught Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper, daughter of Westboro pastor Fred Phelps, snapping photos of the colorful house.
"I'd love to have them over for dinner if they would like, but I don't see that happening," Jackson said.
Westboro Baptist Church did not respond to requests for an interview, but they did provide a statement to CNN.
"We thank God for the Sodomite Rainbow House! It is right across the street from the ONLY church that loves people enough to tell them the Bible truth about the filthy, soul-damning, nation-destroying sin of sodomy," the statement said.


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Wallace E. "Wally" Jones, pastor emeritus of Fee Fee Baptist Church of Bridgeton and former Missouri Baptist Convention president, died July 8.
Jones served as pastor of Fee Fee for more than 34 years — from 1959 to 1994 — and was MBC president 1985-86. From 1984 to 1992, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
He served as a trustee at Hannibal-LaGrange College, Hannibal; Missouri Baptist College (now University), St. Louis; William Jewell College, Liberty; Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C.; and the Missouri Baptist Foundation.
Jones had been honored as a Walter Pope Binns Fellow by William Jewell and was the 1992 recipient of a Life Beautiful Award presented by Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar. In 1976, MBU awarded him an honorary doctor of divinity degree.
He was an alumnus of Southeastern, William Jewell and Southwest Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Jo; sons, Randy, David, Willy and Kirk; and four grandchildren.
The funeral service was conducted on July 12 at Fee Fee Baptist Church, with current pastor Randy Fullerton officiating. The service is available online at www.feefeebc.org.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to First Baptist Church, Lake St. Louis, where Jones served as minister to senior adults.

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After congratulating Paul Ryan, President Obama slams Mitt Romney and his newly named GOP vice presidential candidate, calling their tax cut plan "trickle-down fairy dust." Watch his speech.
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Making his first public remarks since Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate, President Barack Obama gave a double-edged welcome to the new Republican vice presidential nominee, indicating how he seeks to define the new ticket for the remainder of the election.
Speaking to a crowd of young supporters at the Bridgeport Art Center here, Obama said Mitt Romney's theories of "top-down economics" were apparent in his vice presidential pick of Ryan, the architect of a controversial deficit-reduction budget proposal that includes restructuring Medicare into a "premium support" or voucher system.
"Just yesterday morning, my opponent chose his running mate – the ideological leader of the Republicans in Congress," he said, seeking to fuse Ryan's economic views – mostly admired in conservative circles but also viewed by some as radical – with Romney's.
"My opponent and Congressman Ryan and their allies in Congress, they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations and we give more tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans, it will lead to jobs and prosperity for everybody else. That's what they're proposing. That's where they'll take us if they win," he said.
Tying Ryan's provocative budget proposals to former Massachusetts Gov. Romney had already been a popular line of attack for the Obama campaign, but the choice of Ryan as a running mate means that tactic will likely become even more prevalent in coming months.
David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Obama, summed up the choice to pick Ryan on NBC's Meet the Press: "I think that it clarifies the choice for the American people. And I think it clarifies the choice in a way that is going to be helpful."
The crowd started to boo at the first mention of Ryan but Obama urged them to hold their jeers, stressing that his disagreements with the Republican vice presidential hopeful are policy-based, not personal.
"I want to congratulate Congressman Ryan," Obama said. "I know him. I welcome him to the race. Congressman Ryan is a decent man; he is a family man."
Obama's compliments, however, contained an implicit criticism. The president called Ryan "an articulate spokesman for Governor Romney's vision. But it's a vision that I fundamentally disagree with."
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Source:New Straits Times
"EXACTLY one month ago, the National Fatwa Council made a decision against women who dressed like men, denouncing it as haram. This has been met with anger, protest, and mainly, confusion, as to what exactly it is that the fatwa condemns."
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Chris Brown just released a hyper-produced propaganda break-up video ... in which he drunkenly says he loves BOTH Rihanna and his ex-GF Karrueche Tran ... and says, "I'm not trying to be a player ... I just care too much sometimes."
It seems to be an artsy-fartsy way to explain his decision to kick Karrueche to the curb after being seen with Rihanna this week.
In the footage, Brown tries to hammer home the point that he's wasted -- intercutting footage of himself poppin' champagne, partying in a nightclub and looking slouched over while smoking. At one point he says, "I'm a little drunk, so I'mma be honest ..."
It's unclear when the footage was shot ... but two hours before Brown posted the video, Rihanna tweeted, "Ain't nobody bidness..... But mine and my baby!"
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So, is this Chris being honest ... or is he trying to BS his way out of looking like a jerk who was stringing Karrueche on while banging Rihanna behind her back?
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Bald Eagles on Round Lake
This fall, our canoe trips saw bald eagles on Kawawaymog lake at the mouth of the Amable du Fond. One of our Lodge guests, Tommy Vanhee sent in these pictures taken on a sunrise canoe excursion. In October, the construction team that is working on our new Kawawaymog island retreat saw these eagles daily circling above the island. Great to see these magnificent birds back in Algonquin.
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These are all the News & Announcements posted on Tuesday, 8 July, 2014.
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The Logan Library presents a hands-on exploration of the human skeletal system and organs with Dr. Andy Anderson, principal lecturer in the biology department at USU. Dr. Anderson will be bringing real human and animal specimens. Discover how your body works in this unique presentation!
When: Wednesday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Lake Bonneville room
This event is free, open to the public, and has been organized to coincide with USU's selection of Frankenstein as the 2014 Common Literature Experience book.
"To examine the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death. I became acquainted with the science of anatomy. The dissecting room and the slaughter-house furnished many of my materials."
Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, vol. I ch. IV
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Volunteers Receive First Aid Training Abroad
Alex Harris first joined Projects Abroad as a medical volunteer in India with Projects Abroad. However, Alex, who is a fully qualified first-aid instructor, impressed us all with his enthusiasm and willingness to be more involved.
Projects Abroad offered for Alex to travel to six of our destinations to provide basic First Aid training to the volunteers and to give some of the overseas staff a refresher course. Over a period of two months Alex traveled to India, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
The basic course takes 2 to 3 hours and includes; the initial response to a conscious and unconscious casualty, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), serious bleeding, choking in adults and children, heart attacks, burns, fractures, shock and poisoning.
This was the ideal opportunity to encourage volunteers to participate in an activity that would benefit them further and add to their experience. The feedback from the staff and volunteers was excellent, and whilst we hope they won't need to put their new skills to test, it is good to know that many of our volunteers are more prepared to deal with a problem if one arises.


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Sumi Fujishige - 2 Tatting Books (Japanese)
Here is some detailed information about two wonderful books of tatting patterns in the Japanese Language. These books were first mentioned: https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art18859.asp Selection of Japanese Books
Tatting Lace
Sumi Fushige
90 color and black and white pages, Japanese text, 2008
Sumi Fushige is a talented tatting designer and her books are always lavishly photographed in color. Every project is presented clearly and most with variations. There are step by step instruction photos in full color and black and white diagrams and assembly direction where needed.
This is a charming mixture of traditional tatting used to accent clothing, purses, and bags. An array of doilies large and small, wholly-tatted or edged with tatting for coasters and cake plates. Two full pages of edgings are shown with suggestions for use. There are even a few bookmarks. But the real treat is the use of tatting for earrings, necklaces and pins. A few purse hangers are included with bright designs just right for coin purse or cell phone.
There is a set of numerals with a very simple pattern. These would have many uses. One suggestion in the book was on a clock face! Now that would make the perfect gift for a person who has everything!
My personal favorites among the patterns are the sachets, flower arrangement and the door wreath. They are all... hmm. well I'll save that for you to discover. Sumi's book is charming from cover to cover.
Tatting Lace
Sumi Fushige
90 color and black and white pages, Japanese text, 2010
Sumi Fushige's book published in 2010 is very similar to the 2008 book in that it, as always, is lavishly photographed in color. Every project is presented clearly and many with variations. There are step by step instruction photos in full color and black and white diagrams and assembly directions where needed.
However, the array of patterns harkens back to Victorian times. Many of these are very large patterns for table display and stretch from 30 - 70 cm. Multi-row and multi-motif doilies are presented also in the old traditional colors of that era, white and ecru. Touches are color are found in the items used for clothing, stoles, cravats, decorations. Necklaces and pins provide color contrast and beads add bling to them and the purse depicted, too.
The instruction photos give a very good explanation of climbing out from a round center ring without cutting the thread. The tied mock picot followed by a split ring is shown taking the tatter into the second round. However, when round two is completed, there was no corresponding climb out into round three. But a very good example of bead placements is included.
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Tottenham fans may still be gutted about failing to qualify for the Champions League yet again this season, but it is worth reminding the White Hart Lane faithful that it was not long ago that they were battling to finish in the top half of the Premier League.
It was a time when Spurs were well known for their knack of making rather questionable signings, some of which their name alone suggested they would put in substandard performances, such as Hossam Ghaly or simply 'Mido'.
In homage to those years that may not have been the most memorable for Lilywhites supporters but certainly produced a number of answers to obscure football trivia questions, and the fact that Daniel Levy and Andre Villas-Boas are set to revamp their squad again this summer, we look at the TEN potential summer deals that Spurs should steer clear of in the coming transfer window.
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Lululemon almost never discounts its merchandise.
So when its $98 stretch pants go on sale, fans go crazy.
Carylye Wisel at The Cut braved Lululemon's warehouse sale in New Jersey and wrote about the experience.
Wisel took a 5:30 a.m. train from New York City to the sale, where she met other Lululemon enthusiasts.
Once there, she found long lines, security guards, and people who had flown across the country for the event.
"(One woman) chimes in with war stories from Chicago's Lululemon Warehouse Sale (much crazier than this)," Wisel writes. "Turns out she and her friends booked a flight to New York the second they heard Long Island would be hosting this year's sale, and flew in specifically for it."
The woman told Wisel that she got to New Jersey with just two hours to spare and booked a hotel room across the street from the sale.
The sale included $55 pants--a deep discount from the usual $98.
Still, it's not difficult to see why Lululemon customers are among the most fanatical in retail.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Pan-Fried Yam Cake
18 comments:
- J2Kfm said...
wow... a simple delicacy. different from the lor bak kou in dimsum outlets?
- October 9, 2008 at 8:34 AM
- Little Inbox said...
j2kfm, lor bak kou is using raddish, this one is using yam instead.
- October 9, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- New Kid on the Blog said...
wow, looks tempting!
- October 9, 2008 at 11:52 AM
- Little Inbox said...
New kid, if you like yam, then you'll love it for sure! :)
- October 9, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- Elin Chia said...
Nice yam cake leh....how nice to be pampered :)
- October 9, 2008 at 2:07 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Elinluv, *Wink wink*, like you pamper your piggies...right?
- October 9, 2008 at 2:45 PM
- worldwindows said...
Your yam's yummy! I love all things yam: yam ice-cream, yam ko-koke, nin-kuo yam, yam cake (which my mom-in-law bake for me last week in Penang), yam rice, bo bo cha cha (my mom-in-law make a big pot while I was in Penang). Yammy!
- October 9, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Worldwindows, I love bobo cha cha too...My mom will make a very big pot on the 15th day of Chinese New Year. Occasionally, she will cook yam rice too...Wow, I'm so lucky thinking about it...
- October 9, 2008 at 3:56 PM
- tigerfish said...
All the Moms really got a way with secrets right?... especially when it comes to cooking. And that is what makes home-cooking so interesting and delicious.
- October 9, 2008 at 8:03 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Tigerfish, yes totally agreed! Still long way for me to stole my mom's secret recipes. Hehe...
- October 9, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Allie said...
New way of eating yam cake huh...
I always have mine in a steam way...
- October 10, 2008 at 11:09 AM
- Little Inbox said...
Allie, for steamed version must have lots of spring onion, crispy shallots topping and nice chili sauce, right?
- October 10, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- CRIZ LAI said...
Here's my tiffin carrier. Keep it first. When there's another of those pan fried yam cake.. give me a call.. :P
- October 14, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- Little Inbox said...
Criz, u like it ar? Ur phone num ler?
- October 14, 2008 at 11:35 AM
- Precious Pea said...
I like to pan fried my yam cake or radish cake and enjoy it with chili oil. Yums...love it especially the crispy part.
- October 15, 2008 at 12:02 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Yes, Precious Pea, crispy and fragrant.
- December 1, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- Ju (The Little Teochew) said...
Hi, stumbled on your blog at Elin's :) Your Yam Cake caught my eye because I just made Radish Cake. I would like to try your Yam Cake recipe one day. Thanks for sharing! :)
- September 1, 2009 at 11:12 PM
- Little Inbox said...
Hi The Little Teochew, thanks for dropping by. I hope you'll like yam cake too. Regret that I don't have the exact measurement of the ingredients.
- September 2, 2009 at 7:40 AM


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Federal stimulus will fund updated traffic-monitoring software for St. Cloud, Minn.
Money for transportation projects has been some of the earliest to flow from the U.S. economic stimulus package. Municipalities in Bucks County, Penn.; Philadelphia; Flint, Mich.; and elsewhere are using a portion of the money for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), a class of products that include changeable electronic message boards, pavement sensors and cameras that help synchronize traffic.
In one such project, St. Cloud, Minn., is funding a traffic-monitoring software upgrade. The project received $320,000. Attaining the money was easy for St. Cloud because of the joint powers agreement it shares with its county and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), which received stimulus money from the Federal Highway Administration, said Blake Redfield, traffic systems manager of St. Cloud.
All three entities own traffic signals within St. Cloud, so they share access and control of the system that regulates the lights, provided by vendor Econolite International. The fact that it was an intelligent traffic system (ITS) made it an easier draw for stimulus funding, Redfield said.
"In Minnesota, there just aren't a lot of cities doing a tremendous amount of ITS types of projects, especially communities our size of around 100,000 people," Redfield explained. The fact that Mn/DOT wanted funding to go for a diverse collection of projects made the St. Cloud ITS procurement an even likelier candidate for stimulus funding. Software like this usually comes with annual maintenance service costs from the vendor. The agencies are exploring whether or not it would be legal to use some of the stimulus to pay for five years of that service upfront, according to Tom Dumont, district traffic engineer for the Mn/DOT.
President Barack Obama heralded funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a way to stimulate job growth. Purchases like St. Cloud's traffic-monitoring software raise a question: Are state and local stimulus recipients stimulating job growth or simply paying bills already planned for with stimulus money instead of state-generated money?
Dumont pointed out that the stimulus money accelerated deployment of the traffic-monitoring software, which could have helped save jobs.
But Redfield said the three agencies involved planned to update the traffic-management software anyway during the next several months because the vendor announced it would stop providing maintenance service for the existing software in 2011.
"It was [a matter of], 'Do we continue the maintenance contract on the old system that we know isn't going to be supported in a couple years, or do we upgrade the system right now?'" Dumont explained.


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We want to remind our readers that you are all invited to the Dog Show Poop Garden Party, Monday and Tuesday nights, 9 & 10 February, from 7:45 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST. The Westminster Dog Show is on the menu and our loyal readers are the entertainment.
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Monday, it's the Hound, Terrier, Herding, and Non-Sporting Groups, first on USA network from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the switch to CNBC from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Tuesday, we're with USA network all night long from 8:00 PM to 11:00.
We will have some special features, including I-reports from Julia Weiskopf of FashionTribes.com, Julia, the niece of Joan Weiskopf, the dog nutrition author, will be giving us a Seventh Avenue look at the show. We also have several people who have promised to check in with ring side reports.
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The Peerless Prognosticator is ON THE AIR!!!
The Washington Capitals finish up their last long road trip of the season tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina, taking on the Carolina Hurricanes in the latest "most important game of the season" for the Caps. Washington heads to Carolina having earned three of a possible four points through two games of this three-game road trip and get the Hurricanes coming off a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
The loss to Montreal is just the most recent misstep taken by Carolina these days. When Carolina beat Washington in a 4-0 shutout on March 12th, the Hurricanes led the Southeast Division with a 15-9-1 record. Since then, however, the Hurricanes have a record of 1-7-1 and have fallen to tenth place in the Eastern Conference.
In that woeful nine-game stretch the Hurricanes have been outscored, 31-14. Oddly enough, five of their eight losses have come by identical 4-1 scores, including last night's loss in Montreal. And is not as if any part of the Hurricane game has held its own. Its power play went 3-for-32 (9.4 percent), a worse mark overall than even their overall league-worst season mark of 10.0 percent. Its penalty kill went 19-for-27 (70.4 percent), also worse than their overall season mark of 78.6 percent.
The big problem for the Hurricanes in their 1-7-1 run is their seemingly endless capacity to fall apart as games go on. Only three times in the nine games have they trailed at the first intermission, and only four times have they trailed after 40 minutes. But those third periods… In their last nine games Carolina has been outscored, 15-5, and twice they allowed four goals – once in a 4-1 loss to Florida, of all teams, on March 19th, and again on March 28th in a 6-3 loss to Toronto when they allowed four unanswered goals after taking a 3-2 third period lead.
One thing that comes jumping off the page looking at the Hurricanes' individual statistics over these last nine games is the absence of secondary scoring. Eric Staal (4-3-7) and Alexander Semin (4-3-7) have had decent scoring stretches, but after that Carolina has only seven goals in nine games from the rest of their skaters, and Jordan Staal has three of those.
Carolina started this rough stretch with Dan Ellis in goal in place of injured Cam Ward, but that lasted until he suffered a cut to his left knee in the last minute of a 4-1 loss to New Jersey on March 21st. His contribution over the Hurricanes' last nine games is an 0-3-1 record with a 2.73 goals against average and a .913 save percentage. He was reactivated from injured reserve yesterday. The heavy netminding burden has fallen to Justin Peters in Ellis' absence. During this 1-7-1 run Peters is 1-4-0, 3.21, .899.
Here is how the two teams compare in their overall numbers…
1. Carolina, with the 30th ranked power play and 29th ranked penalty kill, has the worst special teams in the NHL. Buffalo (28th in power play and tied for 27th in penalty killing) would be the next worst team overall in special teams.
2. Only Florida has lost more games by three or more goals than the Hurricanes. Carolina has lost 11 such games this season, including their last five losses.
3. Conversely, no team has played in fewer one-goal games than Carolina, and it is not close. The Hurricanes have played in only eight one-goal decisions this season (Pittsburgh is second with 12). They are tied with Florida and Tampa Bay for the fewest one-goal wins (four). Must be a Southeast thing.
4. Carolina has the worst intra-divisional record in the Southeast (4-9-0). In fact, no team in the league has fewer standing points earned within their division than Carolina. They are tied with the Colorado Avalanche with eight points earned.
5. The Hurricanes are front runners in a sense. They are 7-1-1 when leading after the first period and 12-1-0 when leading after two periods. The problem is in the numbers. With nine leads after the first period, only five teams have had fewer leads at the first intermission.
1. Washington has earned points in each of their last five road games (4-0-1). They have the eighth-best road record in the East and through 19 road games are already half-way to the total number of road wins they had over 41 games this season (eight this year versus 16 last season).
2. Only five teams have fewer wins when leading after two periods than the Caps. That .750 winning percentage might look impressive (9-3-0), but only six teams have worse winning percentages.
3. On the same theme, only three teams have a worse record when scoring first than the Caps. The Caps have a healthy 20 first scores in 35 games, but their record in such games is only 11-8-1.
4. The Caps' power play has been efficient (24.4 percent, second in the league), but they have not had a lot of opportunities to use it. The Caps are tied for 17th in the league in total power play opportunities. They do, however, have the fourth highest number of power play opportunities thus far on the road.
5. Only the Buffalo Sabres have spent more time killing penalties on the road (141:09) than Washington (125:19). That might not be an all bad thing, given that the Caps have only the 12th highest number of shorthanded situations faced. What that tells us, though (given the Caps 27th ranked penalty kill) is that they give up a lot of power play goals late in power plays.
The Peerless' Players to Ponder
Carolina: Jeff Skinner
Jeff Skinner exploded onto the NHL landscape two seasons ago when he scored 31 goals as an 18-year old rookie. He dropped to 20 goals in 64 games last season, and this season he has ten in 29 games. More to the point as it concerns recent Hurricane performance, Skinner has only one goal in his last ten games and only two in his last 15 contests. Carolina has to get more out of Skinner if they are going to halt their recent slide. He is 1-7-8, plus-2, in 14 career games against the Caps.
Washington: Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin leads the NHL in power play goals with a dozen. No other player is in double digits in man-advantage goals. Now, imagine if he was doing something similar at even strength. He is tied for 97th in even strength goals with the likes of Mark Letestu, Jamie McGinn, and Brian Bickell. He is not even the leader on his own team in even strength goals (Troy Brouwer is, with seven). If Ovechkin can drag his even-strength goal production up toward that he has displayed on the power play, the Caps' chances to make up those last few standings points to make the post season will be enhanced significantly. Ovechkin is 22-40-62, plus-5, in 50 career games against Carolina.
1. Play 60. The Caps were on both sides of late scores in regulation time in their last two games, scoring with 39.2 seconds left to tie Buffalo before winning in the freestyle competition, then losing a lead with ten seconds left in what would be an overtime loss to Philadelphia. Another lesson given in the virtues of playing all 60 minutes.
2. Increase net profits. The Caps did not get the best production out of goalie Braden Holtby last week, and that is something that has to be stopped right quick if the Caps are going to keep a playoff spot in sight. This could be a good team against which he can get back on track. Holtby is 2-1-0, 1.34, .963, with one shutout in three career appearances against Carolina.
3. Be patient. Carolina has self-destructed in the third periods of games in their recent run of bad luck. There really has not been any reason to think that a sudden improvement will be forthcoming. But the Caps need to press the opportunities when they appear.
In the end…
The Caps can make this a very successful road trip with a win. Anytime a team goes 2-0-1 on a road trip, it is a good thing. But if they lose and go 1-1-1? It is just more marching in place to nowhere in particular. The Caps cannot drop any further in the standings if they lose this game in regulation; they would remain in 11th place in the East. But they could fall five points behind the Islanders for eighth place if the Islanders win and the Caps lose in regulation.
Ah, but winning. If the Caps win in regulation, they jump ahead of the Hurricanes into tenth at worst and, if the Islanders lose to the Winnipeg Jets tonight, could be only one point behind the New York Rangers for eighth place. Even if the Islanders win in regulation, a Caps win would get them to within two points of Winnipeg for the Southeast Division lead with two games in hand and one more game against the Jets, at home on April 23rd. So…win.
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Sugar; we all know this fella, don't we?
A mysterious substance able to give us pleasure; not guilt free unfortunately.
Coming in all the shades of brown, tawny to sparkling white we are used to sprinkle it on many of our food items to enhance their flavors. Present in many natural products it represents the way nature is able to store easily accessible energies; it won't come to any surprise then that it is made of just about the most abundant chemical elements present on Earth: Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen.
Since few years we have been coming accustomed to choose among different varieties of sugars. Being them of natural origins or artificial, the main reason driving research in this field is the delivery of guilt-free low caloric substitutes for saccharose.
If from one side we restrict our kids' sugar intake, we as society have been over-exposed to sweetness for the last century or so; the result is a sort of dependency on this chemical.
"A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down!" sang Mary Poppins to the whining kids and that's what we tell to ourselves often and again.
Variety of offers results though in a difficulty of choice.
Till few decades ago most of the sugar substitutes (aspartame, saccharin etc) were available only to industries to perfect their low caloric but still sweet products. Now we find them on our supermarket shelves tempting us.
This sugar revolution is still ongoing, new products have been made available to the final customers to enrich their sweet pantry.
In this optic of events, last year the new round of the "Rencontres Science, Art et Cuisine" were dedicated to sugars. Using the different physical and gustatory properties of various sugary-compounds, we were asked to create something that could underline their qualities being it a dish or a cocktail.
This couldn't have come at a better moment for me; since some time I was in effect thinking about experimenting with sugars (mostly to reduce the sweetness of certain baked goods).
Thanks to the event sponsors, we were given samples of isomalt, oligofructose and rebaudioside (Stevia derived sugar).
These sugars spanned the vast spectrum of physic-chemical properties of sweet molecules.
- Isomalt is the least sweet of them all, with the equivalent of half the sweetness as regular table-sugar (saccharose), isomalt is mostly used as bulking ingredient in confectionery. Compared to regular sugar, it also melts at a lower temperature (145-150°C/290-300F while sucrose melts at 186°C/367F) and, strangely enough, it is a hydrophobic substance. This means that it isn't so easy to dissolve in water, especially at room temperature when its solubility is of roughly 20% but it increases with water temperature. Because of these properties it is nowadays the go-to sugar for sugar artists working with pulled or melted sugars. As a molecule, it is a sugar alcohol so our body is not able to process it properly; it is more treated like fiber by the stomach and it is partially broken down in the large intestines (with associated possible socially harmful side-effects).
- Oligofructose is a derivative of fruits' sugar fructose. Opposite to isomalt, this one is highly hydrophilic; it is actually ravenously attracted to water! As fructose, this is a pretty sweet compound but also with quite a complex flavor reminiscent of spun sugar. Its hydrophilicity makes it a little tacky to your teeth, enhancing the feeling of been eating spun sugar. This sugar is mostly used in cold preparation as in isotonic drinks also because of its low glycemic index.
- Rebaudioside A or Stevia sugar is a natural compound extracted from the Stevia plant. It is highly sweet (30.000 times more than regular sugar) and with a more pronounced flavor than fructose. Its sweetness is perceived slowly by the tongue so it may be difficult to dose at a glance and leave a persistent herbal, licorice-like aftertaste. Because of this characteristic and also because it is still outlawed in some countries this compound is mostly used in conjunction of other fast active sugar and with strong flavors so to conceal its aftertaste.
Initially I sat off by wanting to use the Stevia-sugar just because of its aftertaste (I kind of hate table sugar for its chalky-blandness) but once started with brainstorming recipes, it slipped off the palette. Its place was taken by Isomalt; its mild sweetness was quite appealing to me. And what is the sweetest element by excellence that most of us would love to have just less "in your face"?
Yes, exactly, French macarons!
These little colorful buttons can easily be overly sweet (to the limit of being internally caramelized, as it happened to me in a local bar) with their delicate flavors barely passing through. The idea of making a savory macaron that would also be just enough sweet passed through my mind, and actually stayed in there.
The project was set now I had just to find something that could be rendered in a creamy consistency so to be used as filling for the meringue shells.
Two ideas lit up: Canard à l'Orange and Pho. I went for the latter...
This complex Vietnamese soup has the complexity, the layering and enough of European tradition to make it fit for a gastronomical contest in France.
This soup is more than what catches the eyes: a base of rich beefy broth winking at Escoffier but spiced up with what I call "brown spices", cinnamon, star anise, black pepper and the oriental touch of the zesty ginger (sometimes charred) is made more challenging by the addition of a beef escalope, rice noodles, crunchy fresh bean sprouts, the omnipresent fresh coriander and mint leaves to be topped by a squirt of vibrant lime. A really DIY soup, make it more a pasta dish or a veggie soup; it is all in your hands.
I don't know but probably some bells a ringing in your head by now (no, not the one coming from your tummy).
The dish I devised can be thought of consisting of 3 parts: a broth-equivalent, the meaty part and the fresh garnishes.
The macarons shells were the perfect ambassadors to convey the broth rich spiciness; the filling would be the meaty part instead. Do I hear those bells ringing now??
Matter of fact, I have already shared with you both these components as my Masala Digestive Cookies and Gingery Chicken Mousse.
Now we just need to play the construction game and put everything together, but first let's complete the story telling part.
You might remember my Paris visit in March? That was the award presentation ceremony.
This was the first time I had to talk in public in French and I was quite worried about it. Have you heard my English accent? I sound Indian! I feared what I could sound in French; furthermore I had to hold a microphone.
I asked my friend Yolanda to join me at the presentation and poor thing had to tolerate my ranting about each and every presentation before mine (we were divided between group/school participants and individual ones so it took more than two hours before my turn, two hours of ranting). Finally it came my turn and thankfully the allotted time wasn't so strict so I could try and overcome my vocabulary limitations.
Despite everything, I think it went quite well.
It turned out I got the 3rd place among the individual participants and this was my prize another stunning Larousse publication: The Larousse of Cocktails.
While we are talking about competitions, do you remember the "Ruffle my Feathers" cake I submitted for Priya's event? Anita Gupta, the judge, awarded me the Best Cake Decoration Award!!
Deconstructed Pho au saveurs sucrées
Ingredients (per serving) :
- Lime Jelly:
- Juice of one lime
- 1.5 Sheet of gelatin, softened in water
- Green food coloring (optional)
- Wide, flat shallow glass or plastic container
- Vegetable oil, enough to fill the aforementioned container, very cold
- Crystallized Coriander:
- 3 fresh coriander leaves
- Oligofructose
- 1 Masala digestive cookie
- 1tbsp Ginger chicken mousse
- Table sugar caramel
- 3 chicken cracklings (butter fried chicken skin)
In a little saucepan or a metal ladle, gently melt the softened gelatin on low fire. Combine it with the lime juice and add few drops of green food coloring (if using).
Since the lime juice is very sour and gelatin is weakened in sour environment, I would suggest you to check the strength of your by simply dripping some gelatin mixture into a little bowl set over ice water. If the lime-jelly doesn't set put some more gelatin sheet to soften in water and add it to the jelly as above.
Let the gelatin cool down until it will be almost set.
At this point fill the thin-tall container with the very cold oil and gently drip the lime gelatin mixture into it. You want to produce little jelly droplets of roughly 5mm/1/4" in diameter. Let the jelly set in the oil at room temperature for 1h or so and then transfer it into the fridge until properly set or ready to use.
Now let's prepare the chicken mousse for serving. Scoop 1tbsp of cold mousse into your lightly wet hands and roll it until you get a sphere. Set it on a toothpick on then pierce it on a sponge, orange or alike. You want your mousse balls to be well chilled before the next step so place them into the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Prepare the sugar caramel by melting sugar on a medium flame. When it will achieve a nice amber color shock the bottom of the pan in a bowl of cold water to stop the caramel from further cooking.
Retrieve the mousse balls from the fridge and dribble some caramel on each of them in a decorative fashion. This step is better done shortly before serving because, over time, the caramel will melt in contact with the mousse.
To crystallize the coriander leaves simply wet their upward side with a little water using a brush. Be careful not to create water droplets, in case use some kitchen paper to wipe off the excess water. Dust then the wet side with the oligofructose and let stand for 5 minutes or so, do not let them stand too much or the sugar will melt down.
To assemble the dish, place one cookie dome-side up on the serving plate. Place on top a ball of chicken mousse gluing it on place using a little extra dab of mousse. Surround it with three crystallized coriander leaves, three chicken cracklings; add few lime jelly droplets and serve.


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Denver, on the other hand has only had one for a little less than a year. Maybe there was one before, and you old-timer Denverites please let me know, but it is about time there is a taco shop here named El Fogon. It is appropriate that El Fogon opened up its doors on South Federal. I've said before that in this economy it takes some cojones to open up a taco shop in the middle of Denver's tacolandia, but if anyone can do it, it will be a restaurant with a name like Fogon. And even with the plethora of Mexican restaurants lining this boulevard of tacos, it somehow seems all-the-more complete with a sign sporting a flame and the words: El Fogon.
I was tipped to Fogon just after the publication of this year's Pastor list by the savvy Examiner reporter Mark Antonation. Well, it didn't take me long to get myself over there (it has taken me a while to write about it) after I got word, because as I mentioned in the aforementioned list, there are just not enough spits of meat serving pastor in this town.
El Fogon, besides its unforgettable name and spit of pastor, looks about like any other taqueria you might have walked into in your life: Simple decorations; sparse, utilitarian tables and chairs; brightly painted walls; bootleg CDs and DVDs for sale; and a menu on the wall with all the usual suspects. It may be a little cleaner than the average taqueria, maybe because of its newness, and unfortunately despite being Friday night, it was empty.
I think El Fogon had been around since about March of this year, so it is a little sad to see it empty on a weekend. Although for my wife and I, who now travel with two babies and all the bags of gear that go along with that, it was nice, as we were able to spread out over two tables and six chairs without feeling even a bit bad.
The spit of meat was there behind the counter although it looked nothing like it does in this Westword picture (above). I suppose when Westword comes you break out the good stuff. (When I come, however, you try to lock the door and flip the sign over to "Closed" when you see me pull up to the curb.) Tonight's was shorter--much, much shorter--a little lopsided and not nearly as well-charred as that lovely picture. But of course we all know that it is not the size of the spit that matters.
We ordered some pastor and some tacos de Birria. I'll start with the birria because it was different from other birria I've had. What I am used to as birria is a rich stew full of tender chunks of goat. This was simply a taco of shredded beef. But the beef had a wonderful and rich flavor that was slow-cooked in I imagine some sort of broth or marinade similar to what goes into the goat stew I am accustomed to. They were incredible: soft and tender, rich with flavor.
The pastor was a little chunky (versus the preferable thin slices) but it was well-charred from its second cooking on the grill and not too overdone as many are in the US. The flavor was good and the pineapples were real, although they too were grilled in grease and I prefer them fresh or just lightly charred with flame only.
They were served con copia, or that is, with two tortillas, but they weren't exactly overflowing with meat, so I ditched the second tortilla in the end. Overall I really liked the pastor here. It was a lot like the Carboncitos pastor, which for a Denver-area pastor, is pretty good. Here is a close-up:
So fresh were they fried, in fact, that they were still popping grease from their bubbly, crackling skin.
Excited from the excellent birria and above-average pastor, we dug in with a fury. The green chile was decent and the chicarrones were exquisite, but the contents of overcooked chopped steak, greasy beans and sticky rice were bland and old-tasting. It was really bad. It was still meat and cheese and beans for the most part, and we ate a lot of it, but the flavor was off. We ended up picking away at the chicarrones and going back in for a scoop of burrito-fill, but it never got any better. Not sure what happened and I probably don't want to know.
Chicharrones? Yes. Rest of it? Ick.
After leaving with the nasty burrito taste in our mouths, we were persuaded to get some ice cream next door by a friendly man who opened the door for us and almost pushed us inside. Luckily it was hot and dry out, because according to the sign on the door, the good folks at Paleteria Chihuahua shorten up their hours some on cold days, and even more on rainy ones.
We scanned the wide array of cold and sweet treats while my poor twins sat happily on the floor in their car seats, still oblivious to the pleasures of ice cream. More compelling than the ice cream and paletas, however, were the multitude of frozen fruits and candies dipped in chocolate. I ended up with a couple of balls of frozen yogurt dipped in chocalate--with sprinkles. They were a wonderful way to erase the gustatory gaffe that was that burrito.
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April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Charlotte Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners, will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Collection sites are open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
The public has embraced the opportunity these Take-Back Day events provide to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities partnered with the DEA to take in over 2 million pounds-almost 1,018 tons-of expired prescription drugs since September 2010. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high--more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.
During this Saturday's event, the DEA's Charlotte District Office will lead the charge in hosting numerous collection sites throughout the Charlotte metropolitan area, where North Carolinians will be able to drop off their pills at sites across the state free of charge, again, no questions asked.
During DEA's last Take Back event held on September 29, 2012, the state of North Carolina turned in approximately 10,997 pounds of medications which were collected at numerous sites throughout North Carolina for safe and proper disposal.
Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division said, "DEA is committed to making our communities safer by raising public awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. DEA's sixth Prescription Drug Take-Back event will allow Americans to properly and safely dispose of unwanted prescription medication which could otherwise be abused for non-medical purposes. This event is free and anonymous; no questions asked and will be held on April 27, 2013 between the hours of 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. In order to carry out this mission, DEA will be working hand-in-hand with its law enforcement and community partners, all in an effort to rid our communities of prescription drug abuse."
The public can find a nearby collection site by visiting www.dea.gov, clicking on the "Got Drugs?" icon, and following the links to a database, where they enter their zip code. Law enforcement agencies interested in operating one or more collection sites on April 27 can register with the DEA by clicking on the above-cited "Got Drugs?" icon and calling the DEA POC for their state, which can be under the link for law enforcement.
Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an "ultimate user" of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents' controlled substances in certain instances. DEA is in the process of drafting regulations to implement the Act.


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Posted: December 19, 2007
Look to Minnesota for vote-counting solution
This commentary originally appeared as an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch on December 19, 2007.
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is concerned that computers used to count ballots at precincts are vulnerable to hacking. In a major report released last Friday, she recommends instead counting ballots centrally at Ohio's 88 county boards of election.
Whatever the risk of hacking, however, it is a mistake to eliminate the counting of ballots at local precincts.
Ballots have been known to go missing during transport from precinct to main office. In the old days, ballot boxes sometimes would end up in the river. In 2006, during the much-troubled May primary in Cuyahoga County, election officials misplaced 70 cartridges containing the votes from 200 precincts.
A better way to address Brunner's concern would be to count ballots twice, first at the precincts and then again after they've arrived at headquarters. That way, if ballots were lost en route, voters would not be disenfranchised.
The general point is that we should rely on recounts, or audits, to address our concerns about potential counting errors, including those caused by software sabotage. There are different types of recounts, machine and manual, as well as different types of audits. A mandatory audit of 10 percent of precincts, no matter how close the margin of victory, is obviously stricter than an initial audit of only 3 percent of precincts unless the result is close enough to require a more rigorous review.
Given the concerns raised by Brunner's report, as well as the potential significance of Ohio to the 2008 presidential election, it would be appropriate to plan an especially rigorous audit of next November's election.
Depending on cost, for example, it might be worth conducting a 100 percent machine recount of every optical-scan ballot cast in Ohio on Nov. 4. This recount could occur at each county's central office over the ensuing 10 days, while waiting for overseas absentee ballots.
This recount would use computers and software that have been retested to make sure that no precinct-based hacking had occurred. An additional safeguard would be to rotate machines, so that each precinct's ballots are recounted on different ones than were used at that precinct on Nov. 4. If a discrepancy occurred, a manual recount would follow. But if not, it would show that nothing nefarious had happened at the precinct.
This centralized different-machine recount, unfortunately, would not work with ballots cast on touch-screen machines. Consequently, the most serious issue confronting Ohio in light of Brunner's report is what to do about those counties that use touch-screen technology. While in the long run it might be preferable for the General Assembly to mandate optical-scan ballots statewide -- although without eliminating precinct-based counting of those ballots -- it seems imprudent to hurry this conversion in all applicable counties before the 2008 election.
Franklin County, for example, differs from Cuyahoga in its ability to conduct acceptable recounts using the so-called paper trails that accompany touch-screen machines. In Nov. 2006, Franklin County successfully recounted 10 percent of ballots cast in the Deborah Pryce-Mary Jo Kilroy congressional contest. Cuyahoga County, by contrast, has had serious problems in both 2006 and 2007 with its paper trails, with up to 20 percent mutilated and thus useless in a recount. The explanation might be that Cuyahoga County bought a different type of touch-screen machine than is used in Franklin County. Whatever the reason, a sensible position for November would be to require Cuyahoga County to switch to optical scan while permitting Franklin County to retain its touch-screen technology, as long as it agrees to conduct another 10 percent recount of its paper trails.
The ability of recounts or audits to confirm the integrity of an election's results has been proved in other states. Minnesota, for example, successfully conducted is first mandatory election audit in Nov. 2006, to widespread accolades.
In a recent study of election administration in five Midwestern states, including Minnesota and Ohio, my colleagues at the Moritz College of Law and I concluded that Minnesota historically has had the best practices, serving as a model for other states.
In preparing for next November, Ohio would do well to emulate Minnesota's audit approach, rather than to stop counting ballots at the precinct before they may be recounted centrally.
Edward B. Foley is Director of the Election Law @ Moritz program. His primary area of current research concerns the resolution of disputed elections. Having published several law journal articles on this topic, he is currently writing a book on the history of disputed elections in the United States. He is also serving as Reporter for the American Law Institute's new Election Law project. Professor Foley's "Free & Fair" is a collection of his writings that he has penned for Election Law @ Moritz. View Complete Profile


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The worlds of celebrities and athletes are closely intertwined.
Sometimes athletes make big screen appearances, celebs always get paparazzi shots taken while they are at stadiums, and of course there are plenty of celebrity/athlete couples.
But here are some celebrities and athletes who had to have been separated at birth.


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here is the assignment:
Program 6.2
Write a program named GuessingGame that generates a random number in the range of 1 through 100 and asks the user to guess what the number is. If the user's guess is higher than the random number, the program should display "Too high, try again." If the user's guess is lower than the random number, the program should display "Too low, try again." If the user guesses the correct number, the application should congratulate the user and then generate a new random number so the game can start over. Keep a count of the number of guesses that the user makes. When the user correctly guesses the random number, the program should display the number of guesses it took. When the user wins the game, ask if he/she wants to play again. If the answer is yes, then generate a new random number and start over.
For this program, create the following functions:
A function to generate and return a random number in the range of 1 through 100.
A function that asks the user for a guess and returns the value.
A function that evaluates the user's guess and returns a message indicating whether it is too high, too low, or a match.
Your program should have a game loop that continues as long as the user wants to keep playing. Within this outer loop will be an inner loop responsible to keep asking the user for guesses until the user gets the number right. In these loops call the appropriate functions you've created as needed.
I have tried to do this program and i like to think that ive gotten pretty far i just cant figure out the right order or loop or something help me...here is my code:
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Random;
public class GuessingGame
public static void main(String[] args)
int number;
number = GetNumber(5);
int numberOfTries;
numberOfTries = GetTries(5);
int guess;
guess = GetGuess(5);
public static int GetNumber(int number)
Random rand = new Random();
number = rand.nextInt(100) + 1;
return number;
public static int GetGuess(int guess)
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Guess a number between 1 and 100: ");
guess = input.nextInt();
return guess;
public static int GetTries(int numberOfTries)
int number;
number = GetNumber(5);
int guess;
guess = GetGuess(5);
numberOfTries = 0;
if( guess > number)
System.out.println("Too high. Try again.");
guess = GetGuess(5);
if( guess < number)
System.out.println("Too low. Try again.");
guess = GetGuess(5);
if( guess == number)
System.out.println("Congratulations you win!");
System.out.println("The number was " + number);
System.out.println("It took you " + numberOfTries + " tries.");
return numberOfTries;


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Stradivarius violin theft may have been conceived more than decade ago
The man accused of masterminding the robbery of the historic Stradivarius violin is out of jail. WISN 12 News has learned Salah Salahadyn and his alleged accomplice, Universal Allah, both posted bail.
WISN 12 News reporter Nick Bohr obtained copies of five search warrants in the case that detail the trail that led to Salahadyn and show he'd been planning the heist for well over a decade, dating to the time he was imprisoned for another art theft.
VIDEO: Stradivarius theft may have been in planning for years
Now that the $5 million masterpiece is back in the rightful hands of violinist Frank Almond, more details are emerging about how police homed in on Salahadyn, 41.
Just a day after the theft was announced, according to an affidavit obtained by WISN 12 News, police received a tip from a former cellmate of Salahadyn.
He wrote in an email that Salahadyn planned to steal a Stradivarius dating back to their time in prison 14 years ago.
He emailed that Salahadyn "would often talk of stealing high-end art and how easily it could be stolen from unsuspecting victims. His dream theft was a Stadivarius violin because of its potential value and the fact that it could be snatched from the hands of a musician as they walk down the street."
WISN 12 News tried to talk to Salahadyn Monday at his mother's house after she posted his $10,000 bail overnight, and he was released. No one answered.
Despite the high-profile crime, his attorney argued in court Friday that Salahadyn is not a flight risk.
"He has every incentive to show up in court and I don't have any reason to believe that he is a risk to the community or a risk of not showing up in court," defense attorney Alejandro Lockwood said.
Salahadyn is scheduled to be back in court in one week. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.


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One early morning, I was walking around Suria KLCC looking for a nice breakfast meal. That is when I stumbled across La Cucur which is located at the concourse level of the shopping mall. As far as I know, La Cucur has been around for a long time and has build quite a steady reputation over the years. I ordered their nasi lemak chicken which costs RM 8.50 per plate. The dish came with roasted peanuts, anchovies as well as sambal.
The sambal has a bit of sourish tangy taste to it. Personally, I prefer sambal to have a slight sweet spicy taste but that is just my own preference.
The rice must also be firm and not sticky. The one at La Cucur was not too bad though I have tasted a better version at Village Park, Damansara Uptown. The highlight of the dish was the chicken rendang.
The chicken meat was tender and cooked with sufficient spices and other condiments.
If only the sambal and the rice was prepared to my liking I would definitely give this place a thumbs up.
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text: don't know much about Christine Lakin except that she has shapely, sexy legs, She is seen here at the valentine's day movie premiere wearing a little dress and modes high heels. I have to be honest I would prefer to see her mounted in a wee bit higher heel that what she wore on this red carpet but she has really nice legs so that made up for extra inch or so. Just gander at her gams. Nice muscle tone. This is some good work.


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See the cylinders, left right and above.
As near as I can tell, they were removed circa 1980, again by Frank Gehry, replacing them with spheres.
http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/pink- ... moon-tour/
http://gogonotes.blogspot.ca/2009/04/ho ... -1982.html
In 1970 the Hollywood Bowl underwent a visual and sonic overhaul. The acoustics were redesigned with the help of Frank Gehry. The amplification system was replaced by a highly sophisticated sound reinforcement network. The playing area was moved forward. New sound system and acoustical stage enclosure.


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This is an excerpt from Physical Education for Lifelong Fitness, Third Edition, by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
Regular participation in physical activity has a significant positive effect on people's health and well-being. In turn, improved health and well-being positively influence quality of life and society as a whole. Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the allied health community emphasize the importance of lifelong physical activity to good health. This is true for all people, including those with physical and mental challenges, the sedentary population, and even elite athletes.
In recent years, society has shown an unprecedented interest in health. Newspaper articles discussing health issues appear on a daily basis, and more and more "healthy living" classes are being offered through community resources. Newspapers include daily advertisements focusing on personal health. Television stations devote time to promoting health issues, and fitness classes are aired in weekly television lineups. Technology has allowed quick access to the latest health reports. Internet sites provide easy access to questions and answers about health-related issues. Government documents such as Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports: A Report to the President (Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Education, 2000) are published and disseminated on a regular basis. Professional organizations such as the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE); and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research and publish data on the importance of physical activity.
In addition, First Lady Michelle Obama is spearheading a national public awareness effort to address the childhood obesity epidemic within one generation. This effort, Let's Move! (www.letsmove.gov/), is supported by the interagency federal Task Force on Childhood Obesity developed by President Obama. The overarching goals of this group (www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-establishing-a-task-force-childhood-obesity) include
School-based physical education is strongly recommended because of its effectiveness in increasing physical activity and improving physical fitness among adolescents and children (Task Force on Community Preventive Services, 2002). Physical education can add significantly to the health and well-being of children and adolescents through physical activity. Although this concept is not new, significant research supports the role of physical education in health improvement. Physical education programs can help prepare children and adolescents to live physically active and healthy lives. Physical educators can help the community understand the relationship between physical activity and a healthy life. Community support can increase when people understand the positive influence of an effective physical education program on children and adolescents. Physical educators can develop strong relationships with allied community health practitioners, physicians, and local government. When people think of schools as contributing to both the cognitive and physical well-being of children and adolescents, greater support can be developed. Physical education not only teaches children about a wide range of healthy habits but also provides them opportunities to participate in health-enhancing physical activity.
What Is Physical Best?
In the early 1980s AAHPERD and NASPE recognized the need for a program that would help youth understand the importance of lifetime physical activity through regular physical activity. This program would focus on educating allstudents from a health-related viewpoint, regardless of their abilities. Thus, in 1987 Physical Best was developed.
Physical Best is a comprehensive health-related fitness education program. It provides a series of activities and conceptual information to be included in a quality physical education program. Physical Best is standards-based and assists both teachers and students in meeting the NASPE national physical education standards for physical education pertaining to health-related fitness. Physical Best is designed to assist students in achieving their individual physical best.
It is important to clarify that the Physical Best program was not designed to be used as a stand-alone curriculum. The materials that make up the Physical Best program can be used in conjunction with existing curricula and should be considered instructional materials, not a curriculum framework.
To aid in understanding the mission of the Physical Best program, clarity among a few commonly used terms must be established. Fitness, physical activity,and exercise are frequently presented in the popular media as synonymous terms.
Further, the USDHHS (2008) offers technical definitions of these terms:
Physical Best focuses on the positive benefits of physical activity (not just exercising), offers a variety of enjoyable activities, and develops knowledge and skills needed to be confident and successful through a variety of movement activities across the lifespan.
Physical education in the nation's schools is being shortchanged at a time when an increasing number of American adults view physical activity as important to their health. It should come as no surprise, then, that the availability of physical education and the rate of physical activity among young people are declining.
This information is reflected by data provided by the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which found that 34.7% of high school students met the recommended physical activity level of 60 minutes per day for five of the seven days before completing the survey. Conversely, these same YRBS data revealed that 53.6% of high school students attended physical education class at least one day per week and 30.3% attended daily physical education.
Shape of the Nation 2010 (NASPE) noted the following:
According to the fifth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008 report (Levi, Vinter, St. Laurent, & Segal), adult obesity rates have increased in 37 states over the past year while no state saw a decrease. Although this report focused on adult obesity rates, one of the recommendations for combating obesity included increasing the amount and quality of physical education and activity in schools and childcare programs. The key issue is, How should we be preparing children and adolescents for daily physical activity? Implementing a planned program of instruction provided by certified physical educators and eliminating the option of exemptions, waivers, or substitutions is a reasonable starting point.
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When you were a little kid, did your parents have a "special" cake, the one that got baked for all the special occasions, the one that you ALWAYS requested for your birthday or a celebration or any time that you got to be in charge of picking the cake?
When I was a little girl, Mammaw's chocolate chip bundt cake was THE cake.
For my little girls, I think that my rainbow cake is now the cake. We had rainbow cake last year for Sydney's birthday, and then for her birthday party--made sense, because her party theme was rainbows. This year, however, for Sydney's birthday, with a choice among all the cakes in the entire world--cookie cake, ice cream cake, chocolate cake, pink cake--her request was, again, for a rainbow cake.
Now, you can do a rainbow cake two ways: the easy way, or the hard way. I do the hard way for the birthday party, and the easy way for the birthday. The easy way still, obviously, takes more work than just buying a birthday cake from Sam's Club, but it's really not that hard, since you can even use a box of cake mix if you want, and the impact of the finished cake is giant.
Here's how to make rainbow cake the easy way, because you are definitely going to want to do this yourself. It's that fun:
Prepare a double batch of white cake using your preferred method. I have made white cake from scratch and have used white cake mix for this recipe--it works either way. If you're a total baking newb, however, double-check your cake mix box to make sure that you're buying white cake mix. When I was a total baking newb I brought both yellow cake mix AND white cake mix to my aunt, who was making a giant dinosaur cake for Will and needed two boxes of mix--she was not pleased.
I advise making a double batch of cake mix because you'll have more cake batter to dye, and so it'll be easier to work with as a whole. If you only need one cake or one batch of cupcakes, then just bake the rest and freeze it for later--rainbow cupcakes make a nommy breakfast treat!
Separate the cake batter into as many separate bowls as you want colors in your cake, and dye each bowl of batter separately, using a clean spoon for each:
I highly recommend using better-quality gel or paste food coloring for this project--the point is the carnival colors of the cake, and those colors are just more vivid with better coloring.
If you're making this cake yourself, as the adult, you can work a little more systematically from this point, but, especially if you're baking cupcakes (as I am here), this project is a fabulous one to let little kids do themselves from here. Especially for cupcakes, which cook fairly quickly, this would also be a fun party activity to allow little party guests to design their own cupcake.
Arrange all the different bowls of colored mix so that they're accessible, each with its own spoon:
Using the dedicated spoons, drop spoonfuls of cake batter into the cake pan however you'd like:
You can use this same cake technique for a full-size cake pan, a smaller individual cake pan, as Sydney has above, or for cupcakes:
When you're finished, bake as usual.
I think that you'll be really pleased with what you end up with:
Stick around, because Syd has already requested a star-shaped layered rainbow cake for her star-themed birthday party this weekend, and so if I'm making a layered rainbow cake, anyway, well, then I might as well write a tutorial!
The food coloring: