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The Tanners are sticking around. Netflix officially announced "Fuller House" will return for a second season on the streaming platform. The "Full House" sequel series stars Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin and features cameos from original Full House cast members Bob Saget, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Scott Weinger and Dave Coulier.
"Fuller House" debuted on Friday, Feb. 26. No premiere date was announced, just "coming soon to Netflix" was given in the tweet announcing the second season.
The new sitcom follows Cameron Bure's D.J. Tanner-Fuller, now a widowed mom of three boys, who moves back to her childhood home and enlists the help of younger sister Stephanie (Sweetin) and best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Barber) to help raise her growing family. Throughout the first season, original cast members made cameos as the three women navigated their new lives as "sister wives" (their term) and D.J. began dating once again.
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen declined to appear in the revival, but they didn't stop the show from referencing them and their character, youngest Tanner sister Michelle. In the series, Michelle is busy in New York running her fashion empire, a nod to what Mary-Kate and Ashley are really doing with their lives. However, series creator Jeff Franklin told E! News he's hopeful one or both of the twins will come around in the second season.
"I am still hopeful that Mary-Kate or Ashley or both of them will come back and be a part of it, even if it's just for an hour. We miss that. Everybody does feel that hole in the family," Franklin said before the showed premiered. "But it's like all family reunions, there's always somebody that doesn't show up. But hopefully next time around, we'll have them back."
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December 20, 2012
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Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives will vote to address military hazing as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32) who first called attention to military hazing after the death of her nephew, leading to a Congressional hearing and her bill, the Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act, released the following statement:
"A year and half ago, my life changed forever. Losing Harry opened my eyes to the prevalence of military hazing. In the months that followed, I heard more and more heartbreaking stories from service members who endured similar abuse. It became clear to me that I had to act to protect these heroes the military was ignoring.
"And today, Congress will take a critical step forward in ridding our military of hazing. Lawmakers in both parties are treating this issue with the seriousness it deserves. The hazing provisions in the NDAA go beyond what was expected. But let me be clear: there is still much to be done to stop this abhorrent behavior. Going forward, I will fight to make hazing a crime; I will hold each branch accountable for implementing the strongest hazing policies possible; and I will push for an outside report so we have an objective analysis of hazing in the military."
Congresswoman Chu began speaking out about military hazing after losing her nephew, Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, to military hazing in April of 2011. Since then, she has aggressively confronted the military's top brass about their efforts to address hazing and hold perpetrators accountable. Rep. Chu's efforts led to the first Congressional hearing on abuse in over three decades. Her bill, the Harry Lew Military Hazing Accountability and Prevention Act, was the first piece of legislation that included provisions directly addressing hazing in the armed services. That bill was the precursor to the provisions included in the NDAA today.
The conference report of the NDAA requires a one-time report from each Armed Force to Congress that includes:
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Diane passes the turkey to her uncle and steals glances as her sweet potato casserole makes its way around. Her sister, Debbie, is several years older and still talks to her like a child sometimes. Debbie puts a small spoonful of casserole on her plate.
Diane passes the turkey to her uncle and steals glances as her sweet potato casserole makes its way around. Her sister Debbie is several years older and still talks to her like a child sometimes. Debbie puts a small spoonful of casserole on her plate.
The food is distributed and the family settles in to eat. Debbie finally takes a bite of the casserole. She does not comment on the flavor.
"Mother, your oyster dressing is superb. And the turkey is so tender. What's your secret, Aunt Rose?" Debbie says.
Diane looks at her food and listens to the forks scrape against the china. She curls her spoon in the mash potato gravy. She lifts a spoonful.
"So, Debbie, do you ever hear from Jack?" Diane says as she takes a bite.
Her mother looks at Diane. Debbie says no.
"You're right, this turkey is tender," her father says.
Jim is the youngest of the family. He is in from Indianapolis. Jim works for a law firm there.
"I can't believe the beating my 401(k) is taking in this recession. It's down almost $10,000 from last year. Incredible," he says.
Michael thinks about that figure. That $10,000 would have all his back child support paid off and then some. He tries to calculate how many months it would take him to accumulate $10,000 at the grocery store.
"Please excuse me for a moment," Debbie says, as she pushes back her chair and leaves the table.
Diane looks down as her mother glares at her. Diane's husband gently places a hand on Diane's thigh.
"I know," she says.
But, no, no, no that is not how Thanksgiving is supposed to be. The holiday is not intended as a day of petty dramatics, hurt feelings, insecurities and old jealousies. But families being families and people being human, unfortunately these things happen from time to time. We must rise above our old slights so as to preserve a few hours of harmony and comfort.
We will later remember the warmth of the house and the smells of rolls in the oven. We will remember the joy on our fathers face to see his children gathered together once again.
We will not take offense to impatient instructions of a stressed mother, aunt, cousin or in-law who overachieves trying to gain respect of the family elders. Stress is a part of the holidays. Everyone is working for the common cause of making the day special. Toes will inevitably be stepped on unless we choose to step aside.
We will respond gracefully to uncomfortable questions about our personal lives and listen patiently to unsolicited advice.
We will try to include everyone at the table in conversation and praise the dishes brought. And if a child is bashful we will recognize it and not put him on the spot with questions we do not need answers to. We will know we are building memories for the child, setting examples and he will appreciate the opportunity of being around family he does not often visit.
And we must pledge not to embarrass children by haranguing them about finishing their plates. The holidays are a time of bounty and are a time to relax the rules about finishing the brussels sprouts before getting a slice of pumpkin pie or leaving the table to play with his cousins. It's OK to waste some food on Thanksgiving. After all, how many leftovers are going to wind up uneaten rotting under aluminum foil in the back of the fridge, anyway?
Thanksgiving is a time for nonbelievers to respect the pre-feast prayer without starting strident religious debates.
People should catch up around the Thanksgiving table, but no one should monopolize the conversation or speak boastfully about successes if there are others around the table in unfavorable conditions.
We must respect our holiday traditions and also accept that traditions change as we go through life changes. We eat with different groups of people as our relationships change. But if we can't go to Aunt Dottie's this year, we should call Aunt Dottie to let her know we are thankful she is a part of our life.
For my part, I'm thankful this year to have been accepted into a new family that comes equipped with a beautiful woman and three already-made children. Here it is Tuesday and we still don't know where we will eat Thanksgiving dinner, with her sister in Owensboro, Ky., my brother in Carbondale or at her house in Harrisburg. Whichever we decide we know we are starting new traditions. To be honest, a day of hiking followed by watching movies and ordering pizza sounds groovy to me.
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Once upon a time... one hot summer, a cricket sang cheerfully on the branch
of a tree, while down below, a long line of ants struggled damely under the weight of their load of grains; and between one song and the next, the cricket spoke to the ants. "Why are you working so hard? Come into the shade, away from the sun, and sing a song with me." But the tireless ants went on with the work… "We can't do that," they said, "We must store away food for the winter. When the weather`s cold and the ground white with snow, there's nothing to eat, and we'll survive the winter only if the pantry is full."
"There's plenty of summer to come," replied the cricket, "and lots of time
to fill the pantry before winter. I'd rather sing! How can anione work in this heat and sun?"
And so all summer, the cricket sang while the ants laboured. But the days
turned into weeks and the weeks into months. Autumn came, the leaves began to fall and the cricket left the bare tree. The grass too was turning thun and yellow. One morning, the cricket woke shivering with cold. An early frost tinged the fields with white and turned the last of the green leaves brown: winter had come at last. The cricket wandered, feeding on the few dry stalks left on the hard frozen ground. Then the snow fell and she could find nothing at all to eat. Trembling and famished, she thought sadly of the warmth and her summer songs. One evening, she saw a speck of light in the distance, and trampling through the thick snow, made her way towards it.
"Open the door! Please open the door! I'm starving. Give me some food!" An
ant leant out of the window.
"Who's there? Who is it?" "It's me - the cricket. I'm cold and hungry, with no roof over my head." "The cricket? Ah, yes! I remember you. And what were you doing all summer
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STUNTS WITH High-Frequency Current (Nov, 1935)
STUNTS WITH High-Frequency Current
By Kendall Ford
READERS who have followed the constructional articles on high-frequency apparatus that have appeared in past issues will be interested in learning how some of the amazing experiments are performed. The 36-in. high-frequency coil and its associated apparatus (P. S. M., May '35, p. 82, and July, p. 82) will be used for the purpose of illustration in this article.
The 110-volt line current is stepped up to approximately 12,000 volts by means of the transformer. The high-voltage current flows from the secondary of the transformer into the condensers, which become charged. If the circuit comprising the condensers, primary of the high-frequency coil, and spark gap has been properly adjusted, the condensers will discharge across the spark gap with a series of sparks, the frequency of which is many times the original 60-cycle charging current.
The high-frequency discharge of the condensers is somewhat analogous to the swing of a pendulum. The 60-cycle current that charges the condensers may be likened to the single motion required to start the pendulum from rest, and as the swing of the pendulum will gradually diminish until it comes to a standstill, so will the strength of the discharges from the condensers across the spark gap gradually diminish until the condensers are discharged. These rapid discharges from the condensers occur between the peaks of the 60-cycle charging current, and in a properly adjusted circuit they in no way interfere with the charging current. Where a rotary spark gap is used, it has the effect of still further increasing the frequency of the spark several hundred times a second. Since high-frequency current travels over the surface of a conductor, or along the skin of a human being, it may be readily understood why a person may take a high-frequency discharge of several hundred thousand volts and suffer no ill effects.
As the 12,000-volt high-frequency current flows through the primary winding of the high-frequency coil, a current is induced in the secondary coil, the terminal voltage of which depends upon the ratio of the secondary to the primary turns. The voltage induced in the secondary coil is proportional to the number of secondary turns, and at a point along the. secondary even with the top of the primary coil the voltage is high enough* to produce a spark several inches long. To avoid sparking between the coils at that point, the primary coil is tapered away from the secondary.
The importance of properly adjusting the high-frequency circuit cannot be too strongly emphasized. The author has seen high-frequency apparatus where merely adding a portion of a turn to the high-frequency coil primary changed the discharge from a weak, stringy spark to a mass of beautiful long streamers. For greater flexibility and as a means of adjusting the coil to its maximum output, it is suggested that an additional loading coil be inserted between the condenser lead and the primary coil. Six to ten turns of bare copper or brass wire wound on a cardboard or wood form 6 to 8 in. in diameter will be quite satisfactory. Any size wire larger than No. 10 will do, and it should be spaced so the connecting lead may be clipped to any turn.
If the stationary electrodes of the rotary spark gap are separated too far from the revolving studs, a spark will occur only in unison with the 60-cycle charging current, and this may be decidedly unpleasant to take through the body. The proper separation will depend upon the speed of the rotary part of the gap. It may usually be determined by the sound of the spark. When a pure musical note is given off by the discharge across the gap, the adjustment may be considered correct. The maximum separation between the gap elements should not in any case exceed 1/16 in. When operating high-frequency apparatus for the first time, especially in broad daylight, the experimenter is apt to be somewhat disappointed with the results. Only the strongest sparks will be visible in a bright light, and the beautiful brush discharge will be completely lost. Some views of spectacular night displays are shown. Of particular interest is the 6-ft. halo produced by the revolving wire described in the May issue.
If a small branch of a shrub or tree is fastened to the discharge rod of the coil, it will wilt and collapse almost immediately after the current is turned on. If the discharge is continued, the branch will burst into flames within a few seconds. If a dry, well-seasoned board is placed against the
discharge rod, the spark will branch out and slowly creep to the top and sides of the board. At night the spectacle appears like a luminous tree slowly taking shape before the spectator's eyes.
A stunt that never fails to mystify the layman is the lighting of a lamp with the current flowing through the lamp into the body. This may be performed by holding a lamp with attached wires and socket between the experimenter and the discharge spark, or by placing the lamp between two persons, one of whom is taking the discharge through a metal rod.
A neon-gas tube will light up weirdly if held within several feet of the spark. Outlines of figures and letters, if formed from a continuous piece of wire and suspended in the air with string, will glow with a strange blue light when the end of the wire is connected to the discharge rod.
Another interesting experiment may be performed by lighting a torch with the spark. The torch may be shaped from a piece of wood, one end of which is hollowed out to hold the burning material. A bare wire should extend from the hollowed end to the part that is held in the hand. If the hollowed end is filled with cotton waste or bits of cloth and brought near the spark, it will immediately burst into flame. The effect may be enhanced by previously saturating the waste or cloth with kerosene.
Ordinary insulators become excellent conductors for the high-frequency discharge. If a glass bottle is placed over the discharge rod, the sparks appear to meet little or no resistance in passing through the glass.
Some interesting stunts may be performed with only part of the apparatus. If the high-frequency coil is removed from the circuit and a coil of insulated wire connected in place of the high-frequency coil primary, an interesting demonstration of electromagnetic induction may be given. A second coil is made, to which is connected a socket or receptacle. The diameter of the coils may be any size that will hold its shape, and each coil may consist of from four to ten turns. If a lamp is placed in the socket and the lamp coil brought near the stationary coil, the lamp will light brilliantly when the current is turned on. If the lamp coil is moved back and forth before the stationary coil, the extent of the magnetic field may be readily observed. Since the action of the coils is similar to a transformer, the experimenter may vary the number of turns in each coil and note the various distances at which it is possible to light the lamp. In this experiment all connections remain the same as when using the apparatus for a high-frequency demonstration except that the two leads that formerly went to the primary of the high-frequency coil are connected to the ends of the stationary coil.
By attaching two bare wires to the terminal posts of the high-voltage transformer, the novel effect of a Jacob's ladder may be produced. The wires are arranged so that they come within 1/4 in. of each other at one point, then slant upward and away from each other at an angle of about 45 deg. to a height of about 10 in. from the point of closest separation. When current is applied to the primary of the transformer, an arc will form across the points of least separation, and will then climb upward until it reaches a gap of several inches, where it is extinguished, only to be followed by a series of arcs as long as the current is on.
Although the discharge from a high-frequency coil may be taken with no ill effects, the spark should not be allowed to play on the bare skin, otherwise a painful burn may result. If the spark is taken through a metal rod held in the hand, the possibility of burns is eliminated. Caution should be exercised when working around the high-voltage transformer circuit, or when performing experiments requiring the transformer alone.


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Britney Spears Wearing Hats + Collages = Best Blog Entry Ever
Do you have a favorite Britney hat? It's so hard to choose.
Favorite Britney hat? Ummm, hmmm, let me think...how 'bout none!
LOL, stopping by from SITS. Great photo montage.
I think the fedora looks the best on her. I wish I could wear hats but they look bad on me. lol
Stopping by from SITS.
I would have to vote for the fedora.
i wish i looked as cute in hats! i'm loving her in the fedoras.
Cowboy hats, baby!!
All of her hats.
well maybe i could forget about the trucker...
OMG look at the pic with her in the straw hat & the white strapless dress. She actually....looks......feminine!!!!
I lub Brit-Brit. But, some of these are scary--she's too pretty to wear the things she does, sometimes. She IS a hat girl, though. She def has better hats than clothes. ;)
She's back to brunette again. Why is her hair always still horrible?
oh, b.s. and her hats. if she has this many hats, i wonder how many pairs of shoes she has...?? to be honest, i'm more concerned about her terrible hair!
Wow, I never noticed how many different hats she wore. I'm lovin the straw? hat with the white dress and big white sunglasses...actually pretty cute.
I think she looks great in fedora hats.....the trucker cap is a close second though!
I'm sorry, but she has way too much money to dress like a hobo. Can't she pay a sylist to pick her clothes for her??????? And maybe iron them.
She's insane!
I love the black fedora in the second collage.
I'm partial to the f*ck hat also. But also I like the very first ensemble.
K-fed is so gross.
Favorite Hat: Tranny Cowgirl Hat.
I really wish she would just learn to style her hair herself then there would be no need for a dumb hat or those stupid nerd glasses. Come off it Brit Brit we know you are only one step above Jessica Simpson on the IQ meter and we love you anyway... lose the Erkle digs! ;)
Yes, you are DEFINITELY one of the hottest bloggers I follow.
I consider you more of an Entertainment blogger with occassional funnies.
Don't fret, you'll have your day in the spotlight.
Dang! I can't see the pics because of my piece of crap work computer! But then again, I guess I should be working.


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The latest box of cards arrived yesterday afternoon. Certainly the Mother's Day cards will be useful.
My two year tour in Afghanistan is coming to an end on May 1st. The end of the tour will be almost bitter-sweet. During the last two years I worked very closely with the British Embassy and the US Army to build a vocational school at the detention facility in Parwan. The "students" are unique. They are men who have been captured on the battle field. A good portion 65% are not hard core insurgents. Rather, they got caught up in the insurgency through economic necessity. They are what we call the $5.00 a day insurgent.
We hope that by teaching men who will someday be released with a skill, they will no longer have a need to work with the insurgency. To that end, we've built a vocational center that teaches carpentry, masonry, plumbing, welding, electrical and rebar work. The curriculum is certified by the Ministry of Education and when the men graduate they are presented a diploma by the Minister. Also since there is a 70% illiteracy rate throughout Afghanistan, we also teach the men how to read and write in their native language. This is a life altering skill. When the men are eligible for release we try to find them employment in their home province.
The reports so far have been positive. Once the former detainees realize that the U.S. and the Afghan governments have improved their lives, they turn their backs to the insurgency. This in turn is saving Americans. If we save one life, it's a success.
Leaving here is hard. The successes are plentiful but there is so much more that needs to be done. Thankfully there are many good men and women to continue what has been started.
Believe me when I say that none of the good work could happen without the support from home. The troops do read the papers and watch the news. They are affected by the reports of declining support for their efforts. The tangible show of support by the great people at Operation Write Home and other organizations goes a long way. Your backing of the men and women in uniform makes a difference everyday. Our soldiers are the greatest in the world. They deserve our support.
Thank you for taking care of our soldiers. Our desire to move forward is due to your backing. In essence, our success is your success. Please pass along our sincere gratitude to the members of OWH.
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Hello! This is my first ever tutorial, so if I did anything wrong, please tell me, And I'll add edits to the thread if you guys specify something I missed.
Basic Things To Know:
Boxshu is basically mushu in a box.. a low gravity mod, you can jump around quite a bit. It revolves mostly around kicks and DM's, with a extremely low dismember threshold, it's basically about aiming and striking your opponent into a pile of little joints floating around the box. If your used to aikido or other mods, the 50 turnframe thing will probably get on your nerves a bit, but it's pretty good once you get used to it.
A good starter would combine:
1. Getting low to the ground so your opponent can't dm you if he uses a rush move.
2. Getting close to your opponent.
3. Versatility. eg: opening the door to be able to grab someones foot that's going for a kick. you'd screw up your opponent like that.
Feel free to do as fancy things as you want. After all this is a spin-off of mushu which is a spin-off of wushu which is a spin-off of real wushu which is (don't quote me here) choreographed fights. So, basically that explains the gravity, being able to do weird corks and flips, kicking your opponent in the face spinning, etc.. This is a W.I.P because I am myself pretty new to the mod, feel free to correct me
Three, no. A good opener doesn't include getting close to your opponent. That's a "rush" move and it's only for the newcomers, a good move would probably be a move that makes you go far away from the opponent, like mentionned before (cartwheel or such) or a defensive opener (a clap).


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Abreu: three more years likely
Bobby Abreu's contract option for a third year is well within his reach, if his durability holds up, likely tying him to the Angels through 2012.
After he draws $9 million for each of the next two seasons, Abreu has a 2012 option for $9 million that kicks in if he makes 550 plate appearances in 2011 or a combined 1,100 plate appearances in 2010 and 2011, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts.
If he doesn't reach either of those numbers, the club can buy him out for $1 million.
Given that he has had at least 667 plate appearances for 11 consecutive seasons and keeps himself in prime condition, Abreu appears to be a relatively safe bet to fulfill the three years.
If that happens, factoring in the $6 million (with $1 million in incentives reached for plate appearances) he earned this season, Abreu will average $8.25 million for four seasons in Anaheim.
That, in today's market, would appear to be a fair and equitable figure for a man with Abreu's production and leadership.
With Juan Rivera in left and Torii Hunter in center, and Vladimir Guerrero yearning to return to right field, this probably means the end of Guerrero's remarkable six-year run with the Angels.
There are those who are writing off Guerrero as over-the-hill, but he had no real chance this season to get his legs under him. With a winter to heal, there's no reason why he can't be a productive, effective player on the field as well as at the plate in 2010.
It's highly possible Guerrero will be next season's Abreu, emerging as a major bargain for the club that signs him. Never underestimate Vlad's tremendous pride, which showed up during the postseason when he re-established himself as a force in the heart of a lineup.
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if vlad is not signed, angels should go after taegyun kim of
south korea who happens to be a fa. he showed his ability in wbc and had a pretty good season
I really like the Abreu signing. This guy is an amazing hitter and really goes under the radar. But if you watch him play, he is really consistent in his approach and makes solid contact most of the time. He won't give you out of this world power numbers, but he's a solid singles and double hitter.
Out of all of the Angel free agents out there, I think they will really only have a shot to bring back Lackey (and maybe not even him), Oliver, & maybe Escobar. Here is my reasoning:
Figgie will be heavily pursued, especially by the white sox driving up the price so much that the angels will drop out of the race and let someone else overpay. They have Brandon Wood sitting there and next year might just be the year he gets his shot.
Lackey is going to ask for either CC Sabathia or AJ Burnett money. I don't think he will get CC money, but definitely will get AJ money since in my opinion he's better than AJ. So this is a toss up as to whether the Angels will pony up that kind of money. Let's face it, the Angels ponied up for Kevim Escobar and they really only got 1 good year from him. So you really have to watch out with pitchers. The last 2 seasons he has been on the bench collecting his big pay check. Since Lackey has been injured the past couple of seasons, I think it will come down to the demand by other teams and whether Lackey wants to come back. Like Figgins if it is too much, the Angels will take a pass let someone else overpay. Besides, they have 4 solid starters in Santana, Saunders, Kazmir, & Weaver. They can go with a 4 man rotation or fill the 5th spot with either O'Sullivan or Trevor Bell (assuming they do not make a move to acquire another less expensive free agent pitcher).
Vlady wants to play right field again. It's clear with the Abreu signing that it will not be with the Angels. I just wish he would be ok with being a DH. If he was, I think the Angels should bring him back. Some AL team will probably take a flier on him and worse case he's DH'ing for them if he gets injured again. I wouldn't think any NL team would be interested. So this one if a 50/50. To be honest, if I had to guess, he won't be back.
The Angels will bring back Oliver. He was the best they had in the bullpen this past season and I see no reason why the Angels wouldn't make sure to lock him up. His age is an issue and might be with other teams as well, probably keeping the price tag low. So I think the Angel bring him back.
Quinlan will be gone next year. With first base locked up by Kendry Morales, I don't see the Angels making much of a push to bring him back. His hitting this past year was average at best and he is not a speed guy off the bench.
The Angels will let it play out with Escobar, I don't see a lot of teams offering up big money for him since he has not played much in 2 seasons. If he is still around late in the off season, I could see the Angels picking him up for cheap and perhaps utilizing him in the bullpen to start the season. Who knows, perhaps he can come back to prior form and fill the 5th spot in the rotation should Lackey not come back.
All in my opinion. I do think that if Vlad does not come back (very likely), that they will need another power bat. But I am not sure who. Would be nice for the Angels to make a push for Matt Holliday and then move Rivera to DH. So we'll see what happens.
Go Angels!
Three more years for Abreu sounds good!…bitter sweet..this pretty much means good bye to Vlad and his mommas cooking. I just a fan, but i bet the rest of the players will miss mrs. guerrero's cooking and we'll miss Vlad too. I hope that Vlad wants to come back that would be open to part time outfield or dh. I feel that the best spot for Abreu this coming year will be no.2 in the batting order, we need a bit more power out of the #3 spot. Here's how i see it. 1)Aybar 2)Abreu 3)………..4)Morales 5)Hunter 6)Rivera 7)Kendrick 8)Napoli DH full time 9)Mathis…..this leaves 3rd base open…because who are we kidding Figgy is gone…..trade for an available 3rd baseman with power or trust Wood and bump everyone down one slot and have wood hit 9th. This could be a problem depending on how Napoli and Mathis hit…because now you have 3 swing= and miss guys at the bottom of the line up……though i did like the way Mathis hit in the play offs and Napoli is a guy that if he plays every day can carry a that part of the order.. i would love to see Napoli be in the line up on a daily basis…..Go Angels and i also hope we can get Lackey back…
Big signing obviously bobbys a big player and leader vocally and by example, hes another torri hunter to the angel club. So now lets go win a championship! this offseason is definitely a trading offseason. so i think we need to resign Figgins, probably a 4 year $42 could do it. and now angels keep that one two punch of figgy and abreu which is close to the best in the league. Now, with the money we got make some big trades, and with all the transactions i think we could be looking at this…
1. Chone Figgins Swh 3B
2. Bobby Abreu Lh RF
3. Torii Hunter RH CF
4. Kendry Morales Swh 1B
5. Paul Konerko RH DH
6. Howie Kendrick RH 2B
7. Carl Crawford LH LF
8. Jeff Mathis RH C
9. Erick Aybar Swh SS
SP. Roy Halladay
Ok, so the Angels signed Matsui for DH and he wants to play the field which I respect. But his knees are in pretty bad condition, so we still need to sign Vladdy, not only to help in he DH role but to help in the outfield remember he doesn't have just a great bat but he has a cannon for an arm. Imagine the possibilty of having Matsui batting clean up and then facing Vladdy, wow, torture for the other side. Then your looking at having Hunter in the 6th spot or even the 3rd spot, oh yeah I forgot about Abreu batting 2nd, that would be one nasty line up!
Reagins please take my advise we would be the most feared line up in the Majors!!! That's a power hitting line up that would be unstoppable and we would have a sell out crowd.


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"When you do a painting that's it, it's one of a kind. But when you do a graphic the amount of prints you can make from it is infinite. I made a provision in my estate, for whoever will take care of my blocks, that if any of my graphic works are selling for high prices immediate copies should be made to keep the price down."
— Carlos Cortez, 1923-2005
Doing research, I found that Carlos Cortez passed away in January. I first saw Carlos Cortez exhibited in Chicago in the mid-1990s, and had the honor of meeting him and his partner, Mariana. A real loss but he is well-remembered.
More info:
– Wikipedia
– biography at March Abrazo Press
– Carlos Koyokuikatl Cortez: A Printed Legacy (1923-2005) by Jesus Macarena-Avila [subaltern.org]
– An Interview with Carlos Cortez by Christine Flores-Cozza, at Drawing Resistance.org
– Political Graphics.org
– IWW Obituary
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Led by President Derrida and his Prime Minister Foucault from their impregnable fortress of Abraxas, the Postmodern Relativist Republic (often shortened to Postmodern Republic or simply PMRR) is a non-oppressive totalitarian state whose ultimate goal is the Dekonstruction of the entire Brikverse, merging all its parts into the Safe Space known as the Great Plastic Bin, where male and female minifigs, peaches and yellow, genuine and CLOan briks will be assimilated into a dark magma known as the Unsorted Matter.
Although it was during some time the dominant power in its corner of the Brikverse, the Postmodern Relativistic Republic suffered heavy losses against its neighbor the Scientific Realism Federation during the conflicts known as the Science Wars. Defeated, it was forced to hand over all of its weaponized Scientific Artifacts by a humiliating peace treaty, crippling its military strength. In order to regain its former glory, the Postmodern Republic is planning to invade one of its oldest enemies : the Patriarchy. President Derrida, using the dark power of the Dekonstruction, seduced and corrupted one of the Patriarchy's opposing rebel group, the De Beauvoir's Avengers, into swearing allegiance to the Postmodern Relativist Republic. Fanatically dedicated to the Dekonstruction of the Patriarchy, and equipped with the most Postmodern equipment available, it is now known as the 1st Postmodern Mechanized Corps.
The 1st Postmodern Mechanized Corps
The 1st Postmodern Mechanized Corps is a nearly entirely female combined arm unit, due to its past as a rebel feminist group. It incorporates a peach squad where some male minifigs are tolerated as cannon fodder for the sake of intersectionality, but they are not expected to last very long in battle, either because of forced suicide missions or unlucky stray bullets from their comrades.
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The Type 64 is the newest Postmodern main battle tank. Its reactive armor and high-velocity gun are unmatched by any vehicles currently in use by the PMRR's enemies. However, its high level of sophistication makes it a very costly vehicle, only issued to some elite units of the Postmodern army. The 1st Postmodern Mechanized Corps was lucky to secure one.
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internal layout of the vehicle, with the driver at the front and the gunner in the middle, next to the HE shells.
The Type 55 have been the standard Postmodern medium tank for several decades. Before alvailable in nearly limitless quantities, the Science Wars have severely reduced the inventory and the Type 55 is now a much rarer vehicle. Despite its age, its armor and 4-inch gun still packs the punch on the battlefied, especially against the lighter machines that the Patriarchy uses.
An AA/IFV version equipped with twin heavy machineguns and an ATGM launcher exists, but is rarely used on the field.
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internal layout of the vehicle, with the driver and the gunner side by side.
The BTR-20 is the standard Postmodern APC. It can be used for ligh infantry support thanks to its low pressure gun or twin machinegun mount. As the Type 55, it's an old vehicle that is still very efficient.
The BTR-20 can seat a full armed squad, although quite uncomfortably. It will however nicely sit 8 unarmed minifigs.
The anti-armor squad uses a mix of HE and AP rounds to destroy enemy tanks with its two spigot rocket launchers.
The Black Commando squad is made up of the most radical members of the De Beauvoir's Avengers who even refused to adopt the Postmodern uniform, and kept their old guerilla battledress instead (Some says that the fourth member of the squad kept "her" balaclava for a whole other reason but whatever). They'll perform spec ops missions and serve overall as an elite force for the Corps.
The two light infantry squads perform exactly the same tasks as motorized infantry but have to walk or hich a ride on tanks to get to the battlefield. On the second row, the peach male cannon fodders form the Peach squad, always voluntary to throw themselves under enemy's tank tracks or fall on incoming grenades.
The two motorized infantry squads are led by Colonel Anita Sarkeesian, because why the fuck not (with the Internet Feminist Cliche). They're the one riding in BTR-20.
And that's it ! The vehicles LDDs come from here, although I had to internally redesign both the Type 64 and 55 because the original builds were very flimsy.


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Hey guys!
I'm trying to do this:
int x; x = orc.getFrags; //orc extends player
In class player I have:
public int getFrags(){ If (this.getClass().getName().equals("orc")){ return 5; } }
But it doesn't work. I'm guessing its because "this" returns the class player and not the subclass orc. Is there any way to determine which object/subclass called a method from a superclass?


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THAT SPECIAL MOMENT: Evening and early morning have a particular cachet in many parts of the world. There's the Green Flash in Hawaii -- the insta-second when the sun dips into the ocean -- and Ojai has its Pink Moment, when the mountains and sky and very air seem to pinken up with the declining daylight. And many people rise every day, and not just on special occasions, to witness the sunrise. Even Vegas has a magical slice of the day. Call it the very second the first marquee bulb begins to glow along the Strip, or the first neon tube flickers on.
BUT... there's a new way to celebrate and capture a specific and very beautiful time of day in Sin City. It's the Golden Hour Photo Tour at the Las Vegas Neon Museum. Yep, the Golden Hour is when the sun gets a little richer and all of the signage that fills the boneyard takes on a deeper color, hues that are nicely captured on film. Photographers love that time of day because the shadows are shadowier and the light is pure and luscious. The tour, though, isn't every day; the first one kicked off on Oct. 3, and future ones aren't yet planned. But if you want to definitely get on the next one, you'll want to get on the list first. (Isn't Vegas so often and so charmingly about "getting on the list"?) Best email firstname.lastname@example.com to sign up.
AND... if you're not so much a "Vegas signs at sunset" photographer as a "ghost town at sunrise" shutterbug, take note: Bodie State Historic Park up near the Eastern Sierra has a similar photographer's event. It's on during the summer, and, yep, you can arrive early, very early, with your equipment, the better to capture dawn.


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Worgens… Whatever…
Goblins… Good on ya…
I want a real race.
I want one with class, with a back story everyone already knows.
I want one with radioactive super powers!
I want a Leper Gnome!
Mmm OK, let's give the Horde those annoying Razormane.
They already have those annoying cows, might as well make a farm out of the Horde!
It will bring new meaning to farming the Horde for honor!
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
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The "I have 400+ friends on fb dude and I don't remember if we were friends before you unfriended me so I am sending you another friend request": Yes, we know you like 'friending' people for personal glory. I just won't be the one that tips your friend count from 499 to 500.
The You Tube linker: We all love a good tune but not all of us have the time to listen to ten songs you post on your wall every other day. Spare us your refined taste in music and stop cluttering our walls.
The religious, the political and the dietary fanatic: I do not care what your religious, political or dietary preferences are. Do not ask me to forward, subscribe or endorse your belief system by sharing them on my wall. On the same note, I have blocked or hidden some of your posts if they contain graphic pictures, misleading photographs or poorly sourced articles intended to sway me in your direction. It does not make me appreciate you or your cause. It just makes me think of you as a bully who deserves to be ignored. You are entitled to post what you wish on your wall. I am entitled to complain about it and block it on my wall.
The 'Like' button err…. liker: Yes, I know it is hard to comment on just about every post your 300+ friends post every day. You do not have to show your presence by hitting the 'like' button every time, all the time. To me that is just a shallow gesture to register your presence. I would rather have your thoughtful comment once in a blue moon. That is not to say I do not hit the 'like' button occasionally. I do when I am in hurry or when words cannot express how much I liked that particular status.


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8 fascinating experiences in the Highlands Center of Vietnam
In late March 2016, Us 4 charming ladies from Indochina Explore Tours had a week off to discover the prosperous Highland region. There are many interesting things that amazed us. Our experience for everyone who have chance to visit this land is not to miss the Indochina Fork, starry nights in Mang Den or gong traditional show…Neu Highlands do not forget to conquer Indochina fork in Mang Den stargazing night or watch performances of gongs. The highland plateau treated us with so many unexpected magic moments that we would never forget. Here below are top 8 lists that made our journey more interesting and memorable.
"Visit "Pleiku Eyes"
Bien Ho (T'Nung Lake) is one of the most romantic natural lakes in Central highland. This lake was formed by a volcanic crater and it is very broad, 230 ha. Bien Ho is considered as "Pleiku Eyes" as it shapes like the two eyes on a face. There is a natural dirt road divides the lake into two equal parts and it is like a nose on the face. Standing on the shore or at the end of the road (the forehead), you will have a panoramic view of the whole lake with its crystal blue water and the far away green Pine Hills. It is very cool with fresh air and fondling winds blowing from the lake and the forest. Cycling over the hills through the pine forest is one of high recommended activities to experience everything of "Pleiku Eyes".
Gongs music performance
Space of Gong Culture is a diversified intangible cultural heritage of the Central Highland's hill tribes. Gongs are musical instruments made from an alloy of bronze and either gold, silver. They are widely used in all festivals from the ear blowing ceremony for newborns to mass grave leaving ritual ceremony, gutters worshiping, new rice festival, warehouse closing festival, buffalo sacrifice…to connect people in the community.
Enjoy Coffee in the head quarter of coffee
Buon Ma Thuot has long been regarded as the capital of Vietnamese coffee. You will not only have chance to see coffee plantations, you will also have chance to taste the best coffee possible. Drinking a cup of coffee in the village of Trung Nguyen in a rainy afternoon, it could be the most memorable cup of coffee you will ever enjoy.
Star Gazing in Mang Den
Mang Den is located at an altitude of 1.200m above sea level. Belong to Kon Plong, Kon Tum province, it is considered as the centre divider between the West and the East parts of Truong Son mountain range. The climate here is cool all year round and its temperature is normally below 22 degree Celsius.
Mang Den has a vast primary forest which is located along highway 24 with ancient pine trees. In addition, it also has many pretty lakes, streams, waterfalls and beautiful landscape. Especially, it is regarded as one of the most beautiful places to watch the stars in Vietnam. If you come here during dry and clear sky day, choose for yourself a lawn or airy balcony to sink into romantic moments of a starry night.
Conquering Indochina Fork
Overview Indochina Fork
Bo Y border gate, where a rooster sings along, all three countries can hear is one place should not be missed if you have the opportunity to visit Central Highland. This junction is the border between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, and it is an important milestone territory of the countries. In order to reach this place, there are many ways. If you are from the North, there are flights to Buon Ma Thuot (Daklak) or Pleiku (Gia Lai) and to access to Ngoc Hoi from these towns, you can take a bus with about 3 hour ride. Besides, if you are from the South, there are many bus lines from HCMC, or other provinces along National road 1 such as Quang Binh, Quang Ngai…to Kon Tum.
After visiting the Bo Y international border gate, you will ride another 10km and climb some steps to reach the milestone made of granite then you've set foot in Indochina fork. Milestone is located on a mountain with an elevation of over 1,000 meters above sea level.
Visit Dray Sap waterfall.
Dray Sap, also known as Chong waterfall, is 500m wide, 20m high and divided into 3 parts: upper, middle and lower. In rainy season, the water current flows hard down to the waterfall creates fog and white water foam and that's reason why E- De people call it as smoke waterfall.
The waterfall is located in an area with many caves, vines, big trees, and complicated terrain and this make it huge and one of famous scenic spots of Vietnam.
Central Highland Flower seasons.
Coffee flowers
December is an ideal time to travel to Central Highlands as there are many festivals taking place and it is also the season of wild sunflowers.
In early January, all of the region change it appearance because of rubber tree leaves. All rubber trees will be deciduous and wash all green color away. Watching the scene with empty rows of rubber trees, you'll find Highland in strange look.
In March, coffee flowers begin blooming whitely all over the coffee plantation. It looks so fresh and fragile. Each plantation usually blooms 2- 3 slices until the end of SpringTags:Adventure Mountain riding, Bo Y border gate, Chong waterfall, Dray Sap waterfall, eco-tourism park, elephant riding, Highlands Center of Vietnam, Indochina Fork, Southeast Asia, Space of Gong Culture, T'Nung Lake, Vietnamese Coffee, walking, Yok Don national park


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Have you seen the ad for "manscaping?"
Have you seen the ad for "manscaping?"
Has a picture of two guys, one with unruly long locks on his head, face and chest. The other man is well groomed on his head, face and yeah, chest. In fact, the only thing really on his chest, in bold print is: It's what women really want.
Really? Manscaping?
For the uninitiated, it's the art form of upkeep and strategic hair removal on a man's chest and back. Sometimes legs.
We'll stop there.
Funny, I've been around women for nearly 53 years, and I can't recall a single time when I heard one say, "I want my man manscaped." Never.
But maybe I haven't been paying close enough attention. I've been accused of that by a fair share of women. It turns out that they're usually right.
So I took a very unscientific poll of some women in the newsroom. I asked what they thought about manscaping.
Most said, "Eeewwwwww!"
After being detained by the fine folks in Human Resources, I was able to talk to a few more women, who it turns out, have been thinking of manscaping their man.
Most thought that men should be well groomed. Then they cringed when thinking about how much effort it takes them every morning to get ready for work. They had absolutely no pity for their male counterparts who needed a trim.
Said one female colleague, "With the time I spend on a manicure, pedicure, hair, face, legs, lips, eyes "� seems the least a guy can do is get rid of the hair on his back."
Personally, I've been paying more attention to the hair on my legs, wondering if my protruding follicles are slowing me down in road races. If I shaved my legs, would I be able to shave some seconds off my race time. Who knows?
I see that a lot of swimmers shave their legs because of the resistance in the water.
Many football players shave their legs because they have to wrap them. The only thing that hurts more than getting hit by a 300-pound lineman is tearing tape off a hairy leg.
But back to manscaping — and the statement made at the beginning — "It's what women really want." Seems they do.
A recent Cosmopolitan magazine article (you don't read Cosmo?) discussed the trend of manscaping. In a poll by Cosmo, in conjunction with askmen.com, when asked what they think of manscaping, more than 56 percent of female responders said, "I'm cool with a LITTLE bit of it. And nearly 29 percent said, "I'm into the hairless look."
That's good, because in the same poll, 95 percent of men admitted to grooming their ... um ... hair areas.
The article explains that in an age of ever-evolving acceptance of the word "metrosexual," men feel more comfortable than ever, and moreover, more encouraged to step it up in the grooming department. What would have once been considered feminine is now the norm.
So what do women want?
Who really knows? No hair. Neat hair. Little chest hair. Some even find facial stubble a bit sexy. They're not asking for men to get a mani/pedi.
But if you've got the look of, say, wrestler George "The Animal" Steele, you might consider manscaping.


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By Kimberly Coates
Youth Venture Partnership Specialist at MWCC
DEVENS — Good things can happen in threes. The month of December has been quite exciting for the United Way Youth Venture of North Central Massachusetts. After presenting their community service ideas to a panel of judges, three teams of area middle- and high-school students received approval and seed funding to launch their ventures.
The students' projects ranged in scope, topic and methodology, but all three teams exhibited commitment, unique ideas, and ardent attitudes about bettering their communities. Fagan Forhan, director of the Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement, sat on one panel. Other panelists consisted of local professionals from businesses such as Enterprise Bank and IC Federal Credit Union, as well as teachers and staff from area public schools and Mount Wachusett Community College, which oversees the program.
The United Way Youth Venture of North Central Massachusetts, a three-way partnership between the United Way, MWCC, and Ashoka's Youth Venture, encourages young people to initiate positive, lasting social change in their communities. Of all of the Youth Venture partnerships nationally, UWYV of North Central Massachusetts has the largest contingent of engaged students and teams.
Since 2002, 165 teams have launched ventures, with 136 remaining active. In the past year, 40 teams have been launched across all partnering schools, which represents a 20 percent increase from last year. More than 2,500 students are actively engaged in the program and more than 8,000 students are exposed to it annually.
"Watching the youth of our community go through the process of identifying solutions to challenges they see in our region, and then building a business plan to address these challenges in innovative and creative ways is something we can all learn from," Forhan said. "When I hear them speak about their ventures, I am inspired by the future of this region and for the ways that they are learning to address the problems they see in a very concrete and fundamental way."
The new ventures include:
C4C: Care for Children, Memorial Middle School, Fitchburg
Sixth-graders Michaela Wakefield and Shauna Carlson both remember a lack of supplies, particularly art and creative supplies, at the day care centers they attended in Fitchburg as children. This inspired them to create a venture to donate supplies, with an emphasis on art supplies, to needy day care centers in Fitchburg. This year they will donate to Busy Bee's Day Care.
The Parker Press, Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, Devens
Sophomores Evan Rist, Ting Voung, and Seth Penna noted the lack of school newspaper at Parker and thought a paper would provide a great learning experience for aspiring journalists and business managers, as well as an important outlet for community building for students and readers. Together, along with a larger team of writers, designers, and staff, they led a venture to create a school newspaper — The Essential Word — that would be free, have monthly issues, and be sustainable for years to come. To finance the monthly printing cost, they will ask local businesses and school departments to sponsor a month, and ask parents and students to buy messages, such as baby pictures, birthday wishes, etc. The team received $1,000 in seed funding from Youth Venture. The Parker Press launched its first installment of the paper in November and will use the funding they received to continue printing monthly installments.
Goals for Nets, Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, Devens
The Basma siblings — seventh-graders Rayna and Adam and junior Zayna — have all been positively affected through playing soccer. They decided to capitalize on their love for the game and also help alleviate the malaria epidemic in Africa. They decided to create and run a soccer camp in June and July 2013 for children ages 8 to 10. Ten dollars of every $40 camper registration fee will go toward buying a life-saving malaria net through the organization NothingbutNets.net, which pairs with the United Nations Foundation to send nets directly to malaria-affected regions in Africa. Their goal is to send 100 nets by the end of the summer. The team received $1,000 in seed funding from Youth Ventur.


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More than 150 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from throughout New York State gathered at Brighton's ARTISANworks Tuesday evening to network and to hear some Rochester success stories. Organized by the Upstate Venture Association of New York (UVANY), the event featured an introductory presentation on "The New Rochester" by Richard Glaser and an interactive panel discussion featuring Mike Totterman (iCardiac), David Chauncey (vNomics), Tim Wilson (Arnold Magnetics), and Chris Modesti (Biomaxx). The panel was moderated by Will Hoy (Secrest & Emery). The venue perfectly captured the energy and creativity present in the room. The picture, above, was taken seconds before the UR Ventures banner stand noisily imploded.
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Odest Chadwicke Jenkins
I am an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Brown University. My research group, Robotics, Learning and Autonomy at Brown (RLAB), explores topics related to human-robot interaction and robot learning, with a specific focus on robot learning from human demonstration and robot software systems. My work strives towards realizing robots and autonomous systems as effective collaborators for humans in real-world tasks. Reproducibility and interoperability is a critical facet of my research and development work, such as from my group's ROS repository.
My research into robot learning from demonstration, or robot LfD, centers on the automated discovery of processes underlying human movement and decision making. In recent years, robot LfD has emerged as a compelling alternative, where robots are programmed implicitly from a user's demonstration rather than explicitly coding through a computer programming language. Robot LfD allows users and developers focus on usage and applications of robots without the burden of acquiring task-unrelated technical skills. My research focuses on developing algorithms and software capable of estimating and autonomously executing a human user's intended robot behavior from demonstrated examples.
Earlier work from my dissertation work studied robot LfD from the perspective of imitation learning for humanoid robots, with an emphasis on manifold learning from time-series data for estimating dynamical motion primitives. My work has also ventured into computer vision for projects involving physics-based motion tracking using motion primitives and volumetric markerless motion capture., and computer animation for real-time control of physically simulated humanoids.
Recent Awards
NSF CAREER Award, 2009-14
Sloan Research Fellowship, 2009
AFOSR Young Investigator Award, 2008-11
PECASE (Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers), 2007
ONR Young Investigator funding, 2007-10
Contact information
Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Brown University, Box 1910
115 Waterman St., 4th Floor
Providence, RI, USA 02912-1910
Phone: 401.863.7600
Fax: 401.863.7657
cjenkins _atsign_ cs _dot_ brown _dot_ edu
Note: Email is the best way to contact me, as my voice mail is often flooded with messages.


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Monday, 30 June 2008
Ultimate Double Chocolate Cookies ~ Sweet and Simple Bakes!
Perfect accompaniment to a cold glass of milk!
11 comments:
- Chawanmushi said...
Hi Maria
These cookies are truly yummy!
My dd has been packing them for teatime in pre-school LOL
- 1 July 2008 at 05:05
- Nickki said...
They look like delicious cookies Maria. I'm really sorry to say that I forgot all about this months sweet & simple bake. I'm surprised I did because chocolate chip are my son's favourite cookie flavour. Oh well, I'll make sure I don't forget the next one! xx
- 1 July 2008 at 10:17
- Nickki said...
I just checked my cupboard and I have all the ingredients to make the cookies after all. So here I go!
- 1 July 2008 at 10:26
- Maria♥ said...
Thanks for the lovely comments.
Nikki I will be posting the round up this evening once everyone has managed to post their bake. So you still have time ;o) Can't wait!
- 1 July 2008 at 10:53
- Nickki said...
Thanks Maria, I made the cookies and I'm so glad I did! My kids loved them. I've had to hide the box otherwise they would be none left lol. The recipe is on Vi's pantry non-blog :) x
- 1 July 2008 at 16:46
- Beth (jamandcream) said...
These were so good. Glad I made them but not so glad I ate too many!!
- 1 July 2008 at 21:21
- sefa firdaus said...
Those cookies looks good.
I've to learn from you in making cookies. The form of the cookies are just perfect.
- 1 July 2008 at 22:43
- hungryandfrozen said...
They look so good Maria :) It would seem that the only thing better than chocolate...is double chocolate. (Or quadruple chocolate in the case of Nigella's loaf cake!!?)
- 2 July 2008 at 00:48
- Maria♥ said...
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. It's been another great month at Sweet and Simple Bakes and all the cookie entries were great!
- 2 July 2008 at 09:38
- Lore said...
Yep, they would be great with milk and even with some hot chocolate :) My taste buds are activated thanks to these inviting photos
- 2 July 2008 at 12:40
- Ivy said...
These look so delicious and must really try them.
- 2 July 2008 at 15:27


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Rudy Gay scored 26 points, and Zach Randolph had 17 points and 13 rebounds to help the Memphis Grizzlies win their fourth straight game, 92-82 over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Marc Gasol added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis. Tony Allen finished with 10 points, but his biggest contribution was on the defensive end, holding former Grizzly O.J. Mayo, the Mavericks' leading scorer, to 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Shawn Marion and Vince Carter led the Mavericks with 14 points apiece, and Marion also had 11 rebounds. Dominique Jones had 13 points and seven assists, and Brandan Wright added 12 points.
Dallas never led, and Memphis built a 17-point advantage in the third quarter.
The Mavericks suffered through 24 turnovers leading to 29 Memphis points, and the Grizzlies' 17 offensive rebounds contributed to a 22-9 advantage in second-chance points.


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Home buyers need to challenge estate agents who claim houses are architecturally designed after an "outrageous" ruling that relaxes how properties can be marketed, the architects' body say.
The Real Estate Agents Authority's disciplinary tribunal has given agents the all-clear to describe houses as being designed by an architect, even if the plans were drafted by someone unregistered with the Registered Architects Board.
It said the test was whether the designer had the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out the work.
The decision sets a precedent at odds with more than two dozen of the authority's previous rulings, which have stopped agents from falsely advertising homes as architect-designed in order to push up sale prices.
But the tribunal also cautioned real estate agents against such misrepresentation.
New Zealand Institute of Architects' Auckland chairman Richard Goldie said the decision was of great concern to architects and home buyers.
"We're really sick of this. The use of the word architect has been eroded," he said.
"The public I think should be quite alarmed by the real estate agents' position."
Mr Goldie said ethically, the use of the term 'architect' was clear.
"Despite these complexities of the use of the word architect in law, we still commonly understand that the word 'architect' means a registered architect - a professional, a person who has been educated and has gone through a pretty rigorous registration process," he said.
"To then have a body really downgrading all of that I think is outrageous, as far as architects are concerned."
Mr Goldie encouraged home buyers to ask agents who promote houses as architect-designed to demonstrate the designer was a registered architect.
The tribunal's decision comes after an appeal by eight Barfoot & Thompson agents who had described houses as architect-designed.
The authority's complaints assessment committee had found the agents of guilty of unsatisfactory conduct, but the tribunal overturned the findings on appeal.
Registered Architects Board chief executive Paul Jackman said the tribunal's decision was "dangerous and illogical".
"Strangely, they've gone and flipped around and said, 'You're an architect unless your building falls down' - and that's crackpot.
"The plain fact is that misrepresenting the designer of a house as an architect is fraudulent and is done to talk up the price of a house in order to enrich the real estate agent and the vendor at the expense of a buyer."
Since the authority was set up in 2009, it has referred 41 complaints about the issue to its complaints assessment committee.
One resulted in a decision not to inquire, 12 resulted in no further action and 28 resulted in findings of unsatisfactory conduct - including eight complaints which have now been overturned on appeal.
A further four complaints were withdrawn and seven were handled by issuing compliance advice to the real estate agents in question.
Authority chief executive Kevin Lampen-Smith said agents should be very careful about advertising properties as architect-designed, including checking whether the architect was registered with the board before making representations about a building's design.
Barfoot & Thompson did not return calls.


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Breaking Bad star R.J. Mitte has already found a new gig.
The actor, who played Walter "Flynn" White Jr. for the acclaimed series' entire run, will recur on the upcoming third season of Switched at Birth, series creator Lizzy Weiss announced Thursday. "We are thrilled to have him," Weiss said on Twitter.
TV's least competent law enforcement
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mitte will play Campbell, a pre-med college student paralyzed by a snowboarding accident who works at the free clinic alongside Daphne (Katie Leclerc).
Although last season saw Daphne working in her father's State Senate office, her confession to blackmailing another politician may be why she finds herself working at the clinic this season. Weiss tweeted a picture last month that implied Daphne may be spending some time in juvie. Yikes!
In addition to Breaking Bad, which wrapped on Sept. 29, Mitte has appeared on Vegas and Hannah Montana.
The new season of Switched at Birth premieres in January. Are you excited to see Mitte on the series?


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EO Report - Winter 2004
Announcer, Vol. 34, Iss. 4
Physics for All: An Attitude, Not a Curriculum
The number of high school graduates who have taken a physics course has been steadily increasing for almost 20 years. About 30% or some 900,000 high school graduates now take physics each year.
One of the notable things about this steady growth is that many of these students newly discovering physics are doing so with non-traditional courses. The availability of conceptually-oriented courses has induced many students to study physics, especially when their interests and mathematical sophistication would have made the standard-mode physics course quite inappropriate. Just as the number of students in these conceptual courses has been growing rapidly, the numbers in advanced or second-year physics courses has also been growing steadily. While the numbers in the traditional physics course are larger than those in conceptual or advanced courses, it is these latter two that are attracting growing percentages of students.
One of the more wonderful aspects of this growth in physics at our secondary schools is that almost half of the students in physics classes are female. What a wonderful shift from the era when I was in high school. Although my high school was an all-boys school, my physics class had about the same number of girls as did the physics class in the mixed-sex high school a mile away—none. To see now that girls are as likely to study physics at the secondary level as are boys is strong evidence that 'physics for all' is being accepted as an appropriate educational objective.
Physics for all does not mean that every person takes the same physics course. It does not mean that physics is the final science course in high school. It does not mean that physics is the first science course in high school. It means simply that physics needs to be a part and parcel of every student's education. For some students and schools, taking physics as the first science course might be the best arrangement; for others the traditional course in the 11th or 12th grade is the best option; still others will take more than one physics course in high school.
Just as it is appropriate that different courses be presented to different students, we need to be sure we don't take a course intended and successfully implemented for one purpose or one group of students and then move it to serve the different needs of another set of students. A traditional physics course, designed for the 11th or 12th grade, should not simply be re-labeled as a physics first curriculum. An AP physics class is hardly appropriate for any but the most capable and dedicated of our students and in most cases it should not be the first formal physics class.
While I celebrate the fact that 30% of high school students take physics, I see an incredible opportunity and challenge for us to work to get most of the remaining 70% into our classes. Physics for all is a philosophy that applies not only to our secondary schools. It is an attitude that expects physics, as the most fundamental of the sciences, to pervade our science curricula at every level from the early primary grades, through secondary schools, and into college.
Physics for all is not a single course taken by all students. Physics for all means that we assess a student's ability and interests, and then we present physics at the level most appropriate to that student. We don't force every student to meet the entry objectives of the physics course we intend to teach. Instead, we design the physics course to meet the needs of the students to whom it is being presented.
This initial focus on the needs and interests of the students contrasts with an initial focus on the content of the course. Instead of acting like "content is king," we should act like "learning is king." If a course is designed and taught in a way that most students don't learn very much, then we have wasted valuable student and teacher time, to say nothing of missing a chance to inspire and inform students about physics, the most fundamental of the sciences.
This readiness by the physics community to see more and more students study physics at every level imposes a concomitant responsibility on all of us. We need to assure that we have teachers at all of these levels who are well-prepared to meet the varied educational needs of this growing number of physics students. Not all the physics students will become physicists, and not all of the teachers will need to be physicists. But every teacher, especially those who will be in the formative elementary and middle grades, needs to be comfortable with the methods and the basic concepts of our discipline. This means that university physics departments need to step up to the table and live up to our responsibilities for the science education of all prospective teachers in our institutions. If our university has a teacher preparation program of any kind, our physics department needs to participate in the education of those teachers.


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