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Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP-SHM03) is a meat substitute made from non-GMO soybeans after peeling, defatting, comminuting, extrusion, puffing, then gained after treated under high temperature and pressure. It is caramel colored and the protein content is more than 50%, and it has good water absorption, oil preserving and fibrous structure. It tastes like meat and is a high protein ingredient. This product is often used in boiled dumplings, sausages, meat balls, seasoning paste, vegetarian products, instant food, etc.
Shandong Yuxin Bio-Tech Co., Ltd. is a supplier of ingredients for the food industry. This company has a wide range of soy protein grades that have many applications. Some of their product applications can be used in meat, dairy, and flour products. This company uses advanced soybean processing technology to create high quality and nutritional soy protein, fiber, and flour products.
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Bilberry, blåbär or blueberry, these close relatives are all very rich in vitamins, antioxidants and minerals they are real Superfruits or perhaps we shall call them Superberries.
We ought to eat a lot of them – they are good for the hole body/system but perhaps mostly for our sight/eyes. It says to the hold back the degenerative diseases of the retina, AMD (age- related macula degeneration) and to give you better night vision and we all need that.
As always the best thing is to eat them fresh and they are so delicious as they are but here are two recipes with blueberries/bilberries.
Blueberry pie
Blueberries/bilberries 6 – 8 dl (about 25 oz)
Sugar 1 dl (3,5 oz)
Flour 2 tablespoons
Roll the berries in sugar and flour blend well and put them in a pie dish
For the dough:
Butter 100gr (3,5 ounces)
Sugar ½ dl
Flour 2 dl (7 oz)
Melt the butter I a saucepan and stir in the sugar and flour. Cover the berries and bake in 200 degrees for 30 minutes. Picture from Systembolaget
The next recipe is a Blueberry Jam with Apples and Cinnamon
1 liter blueberries, 3 apples, 6 dl. sugar with pectin and a cinnamon stick. Peel the apples and cut them into small pieces, add a small amount of water and bring to boil together with the cinnamon stick, stir well and boil until soft, mash the apples and then add the blueberries, boil an additional 5 min. add sugar (after taste) and boil 1 minute. Leave the Jam to rest for a while and then pure them into clean jars. This jam doesn't contain any preservatives so keep it refrigerated.
Now I'm hungry after writing down those recipes....I think I have to get a snack, perhaps a Blueberry smoothie.....

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Yep, it's here! Literally. We have in our possession the Blu-ray box set of Star Wars: The Complete Saga, and we've been as giddy as a schoolchild on half a lager shandy. That's not to say it isn't flawed, of course - there's glaring omissions (the original, original trilogy, for starters) and further unwelcome additions ("Noooooooooo!") - however, it's finally out on Blu-ray, something we've wanted for, like, ever.
And, on the whole, we're impressed. Well, as impressed as anybody can be after a 25-minute unboxing and brief scan through a few of the discs.
That's why this is not a review. It's not intended to be a review, and don't, therefore, mistake it for one. We have only scratched the surface of the set (although, not literally, or else that'd be £60 down the pan), so this is only intended to give you a little insight into one of the most sought-after Blu-ray releases of all time. After all, you may not have ordered yours yet, or are American (it's not out until Friday 16 September over there)...
Apart from the previews we'd already seen at a couple of events, we've now had an up close look at the podrace from Episode I: Phantom Menace, the scenes in Episode IV: A New Hope where Princess Leia loads R2D2 with her message for Obi Wan Kenobi and Luke et al visit Mos Eisley Spaceport, and the attack of the AT-AT Walkers in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
To be honest, for the purposes of a quick look, it'd be a waste of time checking out Episodes II and III as they were both shot digitally, so will undoubtedly have the best transfers (although don't quote us on that, as we haven't seen them yet), but Episode I can't be far behind them; it looks stunning. Its only problem is that, with the podrace moving like the clappers it's hard to make out real definition, but it did help with another part of our fleeting test; audio.
Spatially, there may not be much more going on than on the original Dolby Digital 5.1 mix found on the DVD box set (bar an extra discrete rear channel), but the DTS Master Audio 6.1 has an extra air of clarity about it that only a lossless format can provide.
The soundtracks of the original trilogy discs are also in DTS Master Audio 6.1, offering new mixes that, while wide and bombastic, may yet again upset purists as the originals were rendered in stereo 2.0. And there are no stereo options offered on the Blu-ray discs whatsoever, unlike their DVD counterparts.
Video should please, though. While obviously sporting film grain throughout, the picture quality of A New Hope is superb. Indeed, it is almost too good, with some side effects of being rendered in high definition. One is clearly seen during the aforementioned R2D2 scene at the beginning. As C3PO is looking for his short, rotund friend you can see that the backdrop through a door is actually a projection screen, and a marked one at that.
Having checked out the same scene on the DVD version, it's also possible to see the line that runs from the bottom of the screen to the halfway point, but it's far less obvious.
Another foible of the 1920 x 1080 transfer is that dodgy CGI does not hold up well. Watch the Mos Eisley Starport sequence and everything that was added for the Special Edition version of the film looks horribly pasted on top. We wouldn't be surprised if even more jiggery pokery was undertaken with A New Hope before its 3D debut.
The Empire Strikes Back fares better. Bad SFX is still exacerbated when edges have been sharpened and pixels are more defined, but at least - in the AT-AT Walker sequence at least - it's the original effects, so there's a kitchish charm about them.
Other than that, normal shots, such as interiors, look incredible... Almost as good as their much more recent counterparts. From our brief samples, it truly looks as if our favourite movie of the six has come out trumps on picture performance too.
Obviously, with such a major release, The Complete Saga box set is not just about the movies, and there are three discs containing stacks and stacks of extras.
Apart from commentaries, the main movie discs are free of bonuses, so two of the extra discs contain the material you'd often find on a general release; picture galleries, specific interviews, etc. But it is the third bonus Blu-ray that offers the most, in our opinion. We haven't had time to watch much of the material, other than skip through it and glance at a few minutes, but there a host of full-length in-depth documentaries and, our favourite bit, spoofs of Star Wars taken from TV shows and the Internet, such as Robot Chicken, Saturday Night Live and the 3-year-old girl who attempts to describe the whole of A New Hope.
It's excellent stuff, and we can see ourselves watching all of this specific disc back to back.
As for the box, it's a box... You do get a pamphlet with drawings from each of the films and a list of all the extras, so that's something. Plus, in our box, we got a limited edition carded Star Wars Senitype containing a replica 35mm film frame showing the lightsaber duel between Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker from the end of Revenge of the Sith. However, as this was advertised as an extra for pre-ordering from Amazon (as we did), we're not sure if that's an exclusive to that retailer or not.
As our limited edition individual number is in the hundreds of thousands, we suspect not.
Certainly, quibbles and nervous anticipation aside, from what we've seen so far, we're happy with the wealth of content Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray box set offers, and the picture quality ranges from good to fricking amazing. Audiowise, there have been no better versions available either (unless you're a stereo purist).
Now all that's needed is to sit down and watch the trilogies in their entirety. Let's hope they make us say "Yay" more often than "Noooooooooooooo".
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The recent criminal indictment of an African American studies scholar at the University of North Carolina sheds dismaying light on how big-time college sports corrupt academics.
UNC and the NCAA are trying to conceal that the fraud was specifically designed to pad the transcripts of varsity athletes. The News & Observer's reporting shows a clear pattern of both the university and the National Collegiate Athletic Association attempting to deflect attention from the connection between Tar Heel athletics and the no-show Afro-Am courses.


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Spot of Tea: SerendipiTea Peace
With bright blue cornflower petals mixed into the loose black tea, this blend (put together for the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps) is certainly eyecatching. The addition of golden raisins also piqued our interest, but to be honest, we couldn't taste them in the brewed cup.
SerendipiTea Peace is mellow and really smooth, with the slightest hint of bergamot to balance any bitterness. We prefer it steeped around four minutes—it's too mild at three and too bitter at five. It has a bit of nuttiness and gentle, subtle herbal and floral character, but it's nowhere near as spicy as Kusmi's Prince Vladimir, which brims with clove and vanilla by comparison.
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Golden landmark for Swiss snowboarder Kummer who races to victory in women's giant parallel slalom
Switzerland's Patrizia Kummer won gold in the final of the women's parallel giant slalom snowboard, edging out Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan. The bronze went to Russia's Alena Zavarzina.
Kummer was 0.30 seconds down after her first run on the blue run, but she said she always felt confident of recovering that deficit on her favoured red run.
"I still can't believe it, it's crazy. I still have the feeling that I have to go up and do another run," she said after producing an impressive final run to clinch gold.
"It was very difficult and bumpy. It wasn't easy," she admitted. "The red course was better for me, so it was good that I could run my first run on the blue course and then go onto the red one."
Eastern promise
Takeuchi's medal was the first won by a female athlete from Asia in snowboarding, and followed the double success of Ayumu Hirano (silver) and Taku Hiraoka (bronze) in the men's halfpipe during the first week at Sochi 2014.
The Japanese athlete predicted that her historic medal, together with those won by her male team-mates, was the sign of even greater things to come from Asian snowboarders.
"Asia is becoming really strong in snowboarding; not just Japan but all of Asia is becoming stronger and stronger every season," she said.
For bronze medallist Zavarzina, the joy of making the podium was further compounded as she saw her husband Vic Wild clinch gold in the men's event just moments later.
Kummer's gold was the fiftieth won by Swiss athletes in the history of the Olympic Winter Games.


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Tascam DP-004
• Front panel knobs for level, pan, and record arm controls.
• Quality built-in stereo condenser mics.
• 4-track recording with awesomely classic design.
No-frills, simple workflow in a classic design with built in mics.
No bells and whistles like amp models and rhythms.
Audio Quality:
The Tascam DP-004 ($149, street) is a straightforward digital 4-track machine without a lot of bells and whistles, and that's its strength. First of all, the input and output level knobs, record "arm" buttons, and the pan knobs are right there on the front housing—no scrolling through tiny LCD menus or using "multi-function" buttons on this baby. (Yes, I said "knobs"—actual physical knobs.) This old-school approach still makes a ton of sense, frankly, as does the inclusion of front-panel transport buttons for RTZ (Return to Zero) and LRP (Last Recording Position). These are all very sensible controls for a songwriter to have in easy reach.
The DP-004 has no reverb or other effects, and no amp models or "jamming buddy" modes, so it's not pretending to be the ideal guitar-on-the-go partner. But it's a smart, simple and good-sounding little 4-track machine (for less than 150 bucks!) with an intuitive design, a streamlined workflow, line/guitar inputs, and an excellent built-in stereo condenser mic that's optimized by a range of input sensitivity presets for recording a band, guitar, or vocals. It records in CD-quality 16-bit, 44.1 kHz audio, and allows you to bounce multiple tracks to a single track, even if that track is part of your bounce group. Tascam has been making 4-track machines since 1979, and it shows. It's great to see that they still know how to focus on what they do best.


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railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which trains of freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single self-propelled cars, cable-drawn railways used to ascend steep grades, and monorails whose cars are usually propelled along a single rail.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Railroads in Other Countries
- High-Speed Passenger Service
- American Railroads
- Early Railroads
- Bibliography
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October 24, 2007
Kevin Youkilis
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Game One
Q. Did the ball look like a big pumpkin up there? You guys were taking BP it seemed like all night long.
KEVIN YOUKILIS: No, I think for us tonight we went out and put together good at-bats, made Francis work a little bit, didn't swing at some of his pitches that he likes to swing at, and we just jumped on top early. I think that was the biggest thing, for us to score runs early and often. A huge lead for Josh is always a little more comforting, and the whole team, from one through nine, playing defense and pitching, we did an unbelievable job tonight.
Q. It seems like lately especially, the last couple weeks, every time you look up the opposing pitcher after four innings is up to 83 pitches, five innings, 100. Can you explain that process and what's happening?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: Well, this team, they obviously have the moneyball and all that, blah blah blah, but I think this team just goes up to bat, has a great approach and is going to be aggressive but also be patient at the same time. We go up there and we're going to swing at the pitches that we can hit and hit hard. We're just going to work the counts and try to get on base as much as possible. We've been very good the past few games of piecing together a lot of great at-bats and stringing them together for not just one inning but more than one inning.
Q. How comforting is it for the rest of the team to see Josh Beckett on the mound working at this quality high level game after game?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: Well, I mean, he's proven himself over the whole year of how good of a pitcher he is, and now he's just stepping up even more and showing you that he's probably one of the best pitchers in the game right now. He's always been known since he was young as a phenom, and I think right now he's setting his mark and showing how good -- living up to all the expectations that were put on him when he was younger. You've got to tip your cap to Josh. He's handled it well the past few years and he's doing an unbelievable job for us. He's a guy out there that we want in a big game.
Q. You didn't just score a lot of runs, you started a couple of rallies with two outs. Can you talk about that a little bit?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: Well, I think in baseball that's one of the big things is two-out rallies, and I know pitchers can't stand the two-out rallies. Sometimes getting two quick outs is tough for some pitchers, and tonight we came through and had some good at-bats and huge two-out hits. When a pitcher is out there and trying to just -- that one out seems like it's six outs sometimes, and that's how it was tonight.
The offense, they did real well of not trying to do too much and just trying to go pitch to pitch and not try and hit home runs and just try to -- I think David did a great job of adjusting and hitting the ball to the left side and Julio hit the ball well tonight, and Manny exceptionally well.
Q. You guys just took apart a team that's one of the hottest teams that's ever been in baseball. What does that say about the way you guys are playing and the kind of roll you're on? Do you feel you're playing your best baseball right now?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: For us we definitely had a lot of momentum going. I think those last three games against the Indians we were rolling on all cylinders. Guys were feeling a little more comfortable at the plate. For me the whole looking back in history and putting out the numbers of teams and what we've done and this and that throughout the year doesn't matter. The big thing is you're playing for the day, and you've got to throw out everything you had in the past because it can change in a heartbeat. For us we don't worry about the stats we had in the past because they don't matter anymore. It's going game to game, pitch to pitch, and I think that's what we're doing real well right now.
Q. What did those three strikeouts by Josh in the first inning, what, if anything, did those do for you guys coming up to bat in the bottom of the eighth?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: Well, getting the opposition out one, two, three, you always want to have that in the first inning, but it kind of gets to the mood set for these fans here, they get real excited, and especially when there's three strikeouts, they get even more excited and get Fenway Park rocking. Tonight it was huge for us to get those three strikeouts but just get three outs. I think that's the key for us, just get one, two, three as quick as possible coming into hit because this team loves to hit.
Our motto is always early and often and try to get as many runs through. And Dustin, like he came up there and hit that home run, and that was huge. I think when he got that hit and got this offense going, I think that was one of the keys to the game.
Q. How much fun was this and how much does it carry over confidence-wise to tomorrow?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: Well, we definitely have a lot of confidence going into tomorrow, and you're always excited to come back to the ballpark. But those guys are definitely going to just wash it away because a loss is a loss and a win is a win. You've got to move on to the next day because this is the best of seven. It doesn't matter what you do the first game. Against Cleveland we won pretty good the first game and then lost the next three. This is a tough series and a tough team, and there's a reason why we're here. For us we're going to have to come out and try to win the first inning again and then the second after that. For us we're going to go home, rest and try and prepare ourselves as best we can for tomorrow.
Q. When you're on an offensive streak like you've been on, does it feel any different when you go to the plate?
KEVIN YOUKILIS: Well, I think you have more confidence, and you're more comfortable in the fact that you're just -- I mean, you're more comfortable in the fact that you just have more -- the confidence at the plate. But other than that I think I just go up there and just try to go pitch to pitch. I'm not trying to -- I know I can't get two or three hits in my first at-bat. I've got to go up there, have a good at-bat and get on base for David and Manny behind me. It's been going well for me lately, and I'm just going to try to keep doing the things I'm doing well and try and add onto that and try and get better each day, because as I said, this is going to be a tough series, and we've got one game down now, but there's going to be quite a few to come.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Troupial Birdie
They have beautiful orange and black feathers. They build their nests up high on cacti. I sure hope they don't get prickled!
Sorry, short post today......bad news to come tomorrow......Tears, JB
Before you go, please sign my GUESTBOOK, and stop by my SMALL WORLD too, thanks!
13 comments:
- Huskee and Hershey said...
Hi JB,
Ok now you are making me worried.. what's the bad news? Quick, quick...
- Monday, April 14, 2008
- Unknown said...
Sure is a beauty.
I'm worried about the bad news. Isn't it tomorrow yet? :(
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Michele said...
Such a pretty bird... I hope it has steel toes.
I don't like bad news *sniff sniff*
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Oh, JB, I am sorry!
And the bird looks amazing!
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Babs (Beetle) said...
That is a beautiful birdie! I hate bad news :O(
Sukie X
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- The Cat Realm said...
OMG - I feel sooooo bad! I apologize!!!! We did forget to invite you, didn't we????
We will make it up to you....
Of course you ARE invited - I guess I just forgot to stop by yesterday and do so.....
So let's party!!!!
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Deetz said...
Hi JB....Yes Gizmo is 17 years old, very old and wise. Mum was researching Airedales when she stumbled upon an airedale blog, so she thought I would like to start one, so Gizmo never had one. I am sure praying that the bad news does not have anything to do with Mistie, since I just met her. (I hope I spelt her name right)....
I wrapped my paws around you and give you big hugs whatever the news.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- sdsfasda said...
So beautiful birds are there... My husband was in Argentina and said there are thousands of beautiful birds there in the cities! And even my loved parrots too.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Deetz said...
Awe, JB.....I don't think you are being dramatic, that is very scary, but no worries, okay. I will be here!!!
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Tybalt said...
What a gorgeous birdie!
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Kathryn and Ari said...
Hi, JB-
We'll be sure to check in first thing tomorrow to see how you are doing. So sorry to hear that bad news is on the way.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Dr Tweety of da Fab Five said...
Tanks fur makin' my birf-day da bestee evfur!
(HIC!) Dr T
What iz happenin' wit da bad newz??? I can'ts standz it much longer.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Hana said...
I sure hope there aren't any prickly thorns on the top of the plant that the birdie is standing on!!!
- Wednesday, April 16, 2008


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OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man faces numerous drug charges this week after an OCPD narcotics unit raid on his residence Tuesday evening revealed an alleged marijuana growing operation including over 100 plants.
Around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the OCPD Narcotics Unit executed a search and seizure warrant on a residence on Sunset Drive in Ocean City following an investigation into the illegal manufacturing and distribution of marijuana in and around the resort area. During the on-scene investigation, OCPD narcotics detectives discovered 104 individual marijuana plants being grown in the unit.
Investigators were able to identify the primary suspect at the scene as Christopher Scott Smith, 39, of Ocean City. During the investigation, detectives seized various items of evidence including numerous pieces of equipment used in the growing and production of marijuana. Smith was arrested and has been charged with manufacturing marijuana, possession and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
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British actor Alan Rickman is hopping across the pond and is said to be looking for some new digs in the Big Apple. Rickman, who is known for his roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snap in the Harry Potter series, was recently spotted touring an apartment at One Morton Square.
The ninth floor unit that Rickman looked at is on the market for $2.595 million. The 1,450-square-foot apartment features 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, southern exposures from all of the rooms, and views of the Statue of Liberty. With all of its full service luxury amenities such as a full-time doorman, valet, state-of-the-art fitness center, kids playroom and indoor parking, it's no surprise that One Morton Square is a magnet for celebrities. Other owners in the building include Rickman's Harry Potter colleague, Daniel Radcliffe, as well a Mike Myers, Oliver Stone, and Amy Poehler and Will Arnett.
So far, it's unclear whether the stunning unit won over Rickman. Perhaps, the Brit was deterred by the $1,283 per month common charges fee attached to the apartment.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen warriors on Memorial Day, attending a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and honoring those who died during the Vietnam War.
The president was to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, and then commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
In an election year, Obama has touted his work to bring U.S. combat troops home from Iraq and wind down the conflict in Afghanistan. Before military audiences and in a campaign ad released last week, he credits U.S. servicemen who helped in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
With so many troops returning home from their service, Obama says the U.S. needs to return the favor.
"We have to serve them and their families as well as they have served us," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "By making sure that they get the health care and benefits they need; by caring for our wounded warriors and supporting our military families; and by giving veterans the chance to go to college, find a good job and enjoy the freedom that they risked everything to protect."
The White House said the gathering at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial War would mark the beginning of a 13-year program to honor those who served during the Vietnam War.
Republican Mitt Romney was scheduled to appear Monday with Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 GOP nominee, in San Diego, home to a large number of military personnel and veterans. Romney has made the case that too many veterans are returning home to poor job prospects, casting blame on Obama's economic policies.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report in March found that 12.1 percent of U.S. Armed Forces veterans who served on active duty after September 2001 were unemployed in 2011. The unemployment rate for all veterans was 8.3 percent.
Veterans could play a significant role in the 2012 election. Exit polls in 2008 showed that Obama was supported by about 44 percent of voters who said they served in the military, while 54 percent voted for McCain, a former Navy pilot who was a prisoner of war for more than five years during the Vietnam War.
A poll released Monday by Gallup found that 58 percent of veterans support Romney and 34 percent back Obama. The results were based on a sample of 3,327 veterans who are registered voters and had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
Several closely watched states in the election have large blocs of military voters. Florida, home to several military installations, has more than 1.6 million veterans, according to the Veterans Administration. Pennsylvania has nearly 1 million veterans, while Virginia and North Carolina each have about 800,000 veterans living in their states.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama started the day with a breakfast at the White House for families who have lost loved ones in combat.
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New Details Emerge On Neil Young's Pono Ecosystem
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm.
Neil Young thinks the sound quality of most modern devices and services is garbage, and he's not going to take it anymore. Instead, he's searching for a sound of gold, and he's calling it Pono, a Hawaiian word that means "righteous."
One Device for True Pono Sound
Evolver.fm has learned new details about this promising service, which is expected to launch at some point this year, including which devices it will work with — and how its sound quality will differ depending on which one you use.
The main thing to know here is that only one device will be capable of playing Pono files at their maximum, Neil Young-approved sound quality. You guessed it — this is the Pono player, the yellow thing Neil flashed around on Letterman last year, which, to this former MP3 player reviewer, recalls similarly-triangular iRiver models of the past.
Yes, if you want a Pono file to play properly, you'll need to play it on the Pono device — no computers, iPhones, Androids, or high-end D/A converters for you (more on that last one later).
However, according to a source with knowledge of the situation, Pono files will play on any digital audio device, just at a lower sound quality (i.e. something like what most of us listen to today). In other words, you should be able to load the songs up on your iPhone — they will just lack the amped up sound that made you go with Pono in the first place.
In that sense, Neil Young and his Pono team have figured out how to do something Spotify did for subscription music, but to sound quality: To make it "freemium." You might be able to "borrow" a Pono file from a "friend" and play it on whatever you want — but in order to get the top-notch sound quality, you'll need to play it on a Pono, from what we hear, and you'll need to be the person who purchased it.
HD Audio When Possible, Enhanced Lossless for Everything Else
If Pono succeeds, it'll be on the strength of its appeal as an artisanal, high-quality alternative to the mainstream — sort of like sparsely appointed bicycles, 180-gram vinyl, or local organic kale. As with all of that stuff, the question of "sourcing" is crucial. From whence will this artisanal music be sourced?
We have an answer, and it's essentially both of the sources we thought it might be: high-definition music like the ones available on HD Tracks, DVD-A, or SACD, as well as regular old 16-bit/44.1 kHz — a.k.a. CD-quality — files. This bifurcated approach will give Pono the ability to sell the high-resolution version when available (the three to five thousand albums that have been digitized at a high resolution), but still offer "better than CD-quality sound" for the rest of recorded music.
Whether its source is "lossless" (in the case of most of the music that will be available on Pono) or "better than lossless" for the thousands of albums that have already been re-encoded at higher resolutions, the music will be run through a special process developed by Pono's partner Meridian.
As mentioned, in order to hear the Pono-enhanced version, regardless of which source it came from, you'll need to stick with the Pono player, which brings us to…
The Audiophile's Conundrum
The fact that Pono will sell its own hardware means its customers will be able to play files purchased from the Pono music store, even if no other companies license Pono for integration (we'd like to see it in a nice Android phone).
However, this has a big downside for people who are audiophiles in the true sense of the word. Much of the internet is wrong about the meaning of this word. "Audiophile" doesn't mean that you like music, or even that you like good sound. It means you're obsessed to the point that some would call madness about everything from the number of oxygen atoms in your cables to the "cleanliness" of your power source, whereas most people just stick a plug into the wall and move on. It means you might spend ten grand on a pair of speakers, or 100 grand, and if you had a million to spare, you'd probably find a way to spend that on your stereo too.
These are not people who are going to buy a tiny, $100-$250 device (we assume) portable device and connect it to their obscenely expensive audio rigs. Unless the Pono player has a digital output, which we do not believe it to have, these audiophiles are going to stick with other formats that let them use their own D/A converter. Yes, audiophiles even buy specific hardware for turning 1s and 0s back into sound — something most of us trust whatever chip came with our laptop or phone. But if they go with Pono, they'll have to use the D/A converter inside of it, instead.
So, Can 'Pono by Neil' Do for Stores and Players What 'Beats by Dre' Did for Headphones?
Two types of people will not be interested in Pono: high-end audiophiles with their own D/A converters, and people who just want some music they like to come out of their mediocre speakers or headphones, ideally for free.
As such, this leaves one market for Pono, and nobody knows how big it is: People who care about sound quality enough to buy a new player (that's not even also a phone!) and enough to purchase most of their music from the Pono store, rather than going with a cloud music service – but not enough to mortgage their houses in order to buy some new speakers.
One company has found something like that market so far: Beats Electronics, which convinced people to invest in high-quality-(ish) headphones based on distinctive styling, a whole lot of bass, and the power of celebrity, in that case, Dr. Dre. (Beck likes Pono, which is a start).
If the semi-audiophiles Pono should be targeting later this year are as proud of flashing around their Pono players as a signal to those around them that they appreciate the finer things in life, and have an epicurean taste in sound quality that can only be satisfied through artisanal sourcing — sort of the way people proudly wear their Beats headphones — Neil Young's attempt to create a new music ecosystem that prizes sound quality will stand a chance, even if it means convincing people to put down their phones for a second.


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Finally we get to see a hot lap on a track that is well known. So taking into account 1. Driver used the "official" track-out areas of the course as opposed to many videos you see where cars are many feet out from, and beyond, the track out, 2. Driver was impeded twice, last one severely and 3. Traction seemed severely compromised to my eyes, lot of trouble keeping the car hooked up (tires? cold ambient temps? I don't know the reason), I measured a 2:42 lap. That is fully respectable.
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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Breaking with tradition
Here's why: our current tradition, as it has played out in recent years, typically involves Bud dissolving in a muddle of tears and dysregulation by bedtime. I understand it. I really do. Thanksgiving is a high-build-up, low-pay-off holiday for Bud. It gets bundled as part of "The Holidays" in our national culture, aligning it closely with Christmas, as though it's the first installment of a spectacular series of events, and not just a precursor of spectacular things to come. There's build-up in school, with the promise a long stretch of time off. But, then, when the "big day" comes - well, for Bud, it's usually a whole lot of nothing. No egg hunt and basket. No trick-or-treating. No pile of presents in front of a sparkling tree. Just adults who are distracted making foods he doesn't want to eat, a TV showing parades and sporting events he doesn't want to watch, and, ultimately, a heaping helping of disappointment and let-down.
And, then: Cue the tears.
With memories of Thanksgivings past weighing heavily on my mind, I've spent the past couple of weeks trying to come up with a new Plan A - something to build Bud's day around. There were some built-in challenges to my brainstorming. First, I am still forced to hyper-vigilant about Bud's food intake, which meant that the new "extra special something" could not involve the preparation and consumption of high-calorie treats. Second (and not surprising for anyone familiar with autism), the introduction of new people - either by visiting them or by inviting them to our house - would probably not help, since it might add to the dysregulation instead of diminish it. Third, Bud is not a crafty kid - so the whole "make a Thanksgiving centerpiece out of macaroni, tissue paper and yarn" thing was out. Fourth, I am battling daily to keep the Christmas-frenzy from overtaking him full-tilt (a battle I am not sure I'm winning, incidentally), so I wanted to avoid anything that might even HINT at Christmas-preparation. And fifth, I really wanted to avoid turning Thanksgiving into yet another present-getting occasion, as our festivals of consumption are plentiful enough.
So, working around all of those potential landmines, here's we're we've landed: Bud and I will be having an indoor camp-out. On Thursday, in between the potato mashing and the table-clearing, we'll be turning the playroom into the great outdoors: setting up the tent, rolling out the sleeping bags, and firing up the battery-powered lanterns. We'll have stacks of books, lots of pillows, and, I imagine, a gathering of stuffed friends around us. We'll pop some popcorn and eat marshmallows that we've pretended to roast on an open fire that I imagine we'll make out of paper.
The plan is still forming, of course, so I'm open to suggestions of additional ways to make the day special - camping-related or not. So, please - send your ideas this way. They may become part of our Thanksgiving tradition for many years to come.
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Just a wacky thought: why not create a Thank You Note scavenger hunt. Each thank you (or I'm grateful for...) note could be a clue to lead Bud to the next note. And finally, at the end, the payoff could be a favorite photo you have of the two of you framed for his room, or a new song/app for his iPod. Not a big gift... just a thanks for being you gift.
- November 23, 2010 6:09 PM
- Lydia said...
Does he like to read? Thanksgiving books from the library, perhaps?
Maybe take a "fall leaves" walk or bike ride or skate?
- November 23, 2010 6:20 PM
- *m* said...
I love Kristen's idea. Along similar lines: We once made paper trees (just a brown trunk sketched on a paper) and covered it with paper leaves. On each leaf, we wrote something for which we were thankful. Might be a nice thing to do over the course of the day/night, and in keeping with your outdoorsy theme.
Have a happy one!
- November 23, 2010 6:34 PM
I like to think of Thanksgiving as a harvest holiday. Maybe there is a way to connect him to that, without it being about treats? I imagine root vegetables aren't his favorite thing either, like most kids, but maybe there is something in that realm he likes? How about buying a bushel of apples to store and eat throughout the winter? Something along those lines, that it represents getting set up for winter -- not christmas, winter.
- November 23, 2010 6:35 PM
I like the ideas about writing notes about what you're thankful for, and the tree too. I understand this might not be possible for everyone but I live in SoCal and I like to go on a hike on Thanksgiving. I have also thought about visiting the zoo on Thanksgiving Day. It will be virtually empty, but the animals get special Thanksgiving treats.
- November 23, 2010 6:53 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
These are great ideas! Thanks, everyone. (And please keep them coming!)
- November 23, 2010 7:01 PM
- Eileen said...
How about along the lines of the thank you notes, but keeping with the camping theme, you can make fishing poles and catch paper fish that have thankful notes written on. You can use magnets on the end of the fishing poles and put a paper clip on the fish to catch with. Or if you have one of those magnet puzzles with the fishing pole already made, better yet.
Enjoy the Great Thanksgiving Campout of 2010!!!
- November 23, 2010 7:07 PM
- VTBudFan said...
Glow-in-the-dark stars for your camp-out!
Guitar around the campfire!
- November 24, 2010 3:00 AM
Maybe a pilgrim hat and an Indian head-dress just to connect the traditional Thanksgiving theme? And maize-popcorn! This camp-in could be the beginning of your annual Maize Craze tradition. If you don't mind a little (lot) clean-up, you could possibly pile some autumn leaves around your tent.
- November 24, 2010 8:44 AM
omg, now i so want to have an indoor camp-in and fish for thank you notes!
my brooke loves watching charlie brown thanksgiving, so that's one of our traditions. though it did get us in trouble a couple of years back when she started yelling in the middle of dinner, "You call this a thanksgiving feast? where's the toast? where's the mashed potatoes? where's the JELLO?", so maybe not the best plan. stick to fishing for gratitude.
- November 24, 2010 10:20 AM
- Christine said...
We dealt with this a couple of years ago. Not for the same reasons though: mostly I just found that the old holiday traditions didn't fit the needs of our family. So for the past three years we've turned the day into one of service. We help prepare, serve and clean at the local homeless shelter. Each of us takes part as we can and each year the day seems to hold more meaning.
- November 24, 2010 11:41 AM
- Unknown said...
I LOVE the fish for thank you notes idea! I will have to steal that one for our day!
- November 24, 2010 4:08 PM
- Spectrum Mom said...
These are great ideas, thanks for them and to you for bringing up this problem of the holiday. My boy is now mature enough for the non-denominational Thanksgiving Service I grew up with, but unfortunately around here it was on Tuesday night. The idea of community service is actually another struggle because my son's challenges sure don't lend themselves to serving others, but we have come up with picking up litter as we hike.
- November 24, 2010 6:01 PM
- Niksmom said...
Wow, I LOVE this idea of a new tradition that's NOT about gift giving or consumerism. I hope you had/have a wonderful time.
I might have to try this next year for my immediate family and just skip the whole dinner with grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc who just don't get it.
- November 25, 2010 7:57 PM
- Bea said...
I know! You guys should move to Canada! We have a much more low-key approach to Thanksgiving up here AND we get it all over with in early October.
But I guess that would be more Plan B, right?
- November 26, 2010 8:11 PM
- Jenny said...
Our Thanksgiving was quiet, with Nana as our one guest. The night before she came over to watch Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving which ended in a very keyed-up spectrum child. However, actual T-giving Day went quite well, with him being able to do projects w/Nana when little brother rested. It was so nice not to have to cater to other people and wonder how my son was influencing the day.
I love that you are able to make your own T-giving and not worry about expectations of others. By the picture you posted, it looks like it was a success. Congratulations!
- November 27, 2010 8:30 PM
- Jaxmom said...
That is too funny! A few weeks ago, trying to include my 10 yo with major food issues in the Thanksgiving plans, I asked him what he'd like to eat for the big feast. "Bread, olives and sparkling cider." How much simpler cooking Thanksgiving dinner would be if we followed his menu!
- December 28, 2010 12:35 PM


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Gov. Jerry Brown sent out an email today that is full of peril for him, and perhaps a bit of promise for citizens. And the peril and promise both have to do with printers and staplers.
Here's the story. Brown's email asked voters to click a link to his web site, where they are asked to sign the petition for his compromise temporary-tax-hike ballot initiative.
But there's a problem, not fully acknowledged on the site. The petition is four pages long.
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Why is that a problem? Because in California, the state has long insisted -- to prevent fraud -- that initiative petitions consist of one "contiguous" sheet of paper. You don't want questions raised about whether a person signed one page of a petition, thinking it was a different petition, only to have it attached to a different petition. That's why, if you ever stop and handle an initiative petition that consists of multiple pages of information, you'll find the pages are actually the folds of a very large piece of paper.
It's also why ballot initiative campaigns, in the past, have only asked voters to download petitions and print out them to sign them when the initiatives are so short they can fit on one page. Multi-page initiatives were deemed out-of-bounds for this kind of download-and-sign production.
In an email, Nicole Winger of the Secretary of State's office says this isn't in the law, but it has been the practice. She writes:
There is no statutory requirement to have one contiguous petition document, though each petition must contain "a full and correct copy of the circulating title and summary and text of the proposed measure". However, the Secretary of State has always strongly recommended one contiguous petition document to protect voters and proponents from unscrupulous circulators who may show the text of one measure to a voter then switch it to another measure before filing petition signatures.
Brown's appeal to download-and-sign is thus a risk. And if he can pull it off without challenges, he could establish a new practice.
Brown's site asks you to print the four pages out and staple them together.
This is risky for two reasons. For one thing, since printing slightly changes the margins, and the state has exacting rules on margins and other font sizes, Brown is counting on you resetting your printer in a way that won't change the margins.
But the bigger risk is the staples. It's quite possible that, given the longstanding practice, that stapled-together petitions will get extra scrutiny, and may be more likely to be declared invalid. This will be new. Many local initiatives I've encountered have used this, but I'm unaware of any statewide petitions that have tried this. Mike Arno, owner of a leading state firm that isn't working on this initiative, told me by email that he's batted around the idea of using stapled-together petitions like this for years, but found "there isn't an election lawyer in the state that would allow a stapled statewide."
But Brown, in this initiative, is pushing at existing limits. So far, it's worked. He got the attorney general and legislative analyst to turn around a title and summary for him in less than 48 hours (the process usually takes up to six weeks).
We'll see. But Brown may be opening himself up to two threats. The first is a legal challenge to his signatures that could delay certification of the measure -- in a way that keeps him off the ballot. And if county clerks question the stapled petitions, it could hurt the initiative's validity rate, and thus lead to longer checking of signatures -- and ultimately a delay in qualifying the measure.
I, for one, hope that Brown gets away with this -- and establishes a precedent of sorts. It would be easier and cheaper to circulate petitions if some of the strict rules, particularly on margins and the like, were loosened.
What would be even easier and cheaper than all of this, of course, would be to permit initiative sponsors to gather signatures electronically on the Internet itself. If Brown's risky gambit with your printer and stapler pushes in that direction, his initiative will have been a public service, no matter what you think of the taxes and budget provisions of his measure.


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Besides steaming cakes in a steamer, have you ever tried steaming cakes in a ricecooker? Your ricecooker need not be one equipped with a built-in baking function. My little Toshiba doesn't have such a cake baking function, yet I have used it a few times to steam cakes successfully. You just need to fiddle around and experiment with the various functions of your ricecooker to get to know it better and then try steaming a cake using a tried-and-tested recipe. Steaming cakes in a ricecooker is very easy, not to mention that ricecooker cakes taste as good or even better than oven-baked cakes. For a start, I will show you a simple recipe on how to
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The category of steamed cakes is not all-encompassing. For the purpose of the theme for this month's Aspiring Bakers, which is Steaming Hot Cakes, we only accept cakes which are steamed in a steamer, wok/pot or ricecooker. Cakes which are baked in a oven, including steam-baked cakes are strictly not accepted.
To summarise, we accept cakes of the following categories:
1) cakes steamed in steamers, woks or pots
2) cakes steamed in ricecookers
3) steamed muffins, cupcakes, brownies
4) steamed mini sponge cakes/puteri ayu
5) steamed huat kueh/fa gao/wah ko kueh
6) steamed egg cake/ji dan gao/kueh neng ko
7) steamed malay cake/ma la gao/apam
8) steamed honeycomb cake
We do not accept cakes which are
1) steam-baked in an oven, since this involves the use of an oven.
2) made in a microwave oven.
3) steamed baos or breads (this will be featured as a separate theme in the future).
4) kuehs even though they may have been steamed as we want to avoid too much overlap with a previously featured theme. Kuehs have already been featured under the Traditional Kueh theme in Oct 2011. Basically anything that has a kueh-like texture will not be accepted, for instance 9-layer kueh lapis, png kueh, ang ku kueh, tapioca kueh just to name a few. I know this maybe a bone of contention for some bloggers, since strictly speaking, huat kueh, ji dan gao, ma lai gao and honeycomb cakes are also considered kuehs, but let's draw the line here.
5) savoury chinese steamed kuehs such as pumpkin cake, carrot cake/chai tao kueh and yam cake (the same reasoning as given in point 4).
Who can join?
Everybody, whether you have a blog or not, just as long as you fulfill the requirements.
a) If you have a blog, which makes things easier, just submit using the inlinkz tool below by clicking on the "Add your link" icon.
b) For those who do not have a blog, just email your recipe with the title "Aspiring Bakers #25" and send to everybodyeatswell[at]gmail[dot]com in the following format:
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Step 1
Steam any cake in the month of November 2012. You may submit more than 1 entry.
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Thai cucumber salad (Yum Tang Gwa)
I picked four fat cucumbers from my garden the other day. This is my first time growing cucumbers - in fact my very first time growing a garden of my own. I've never before tasted cucumbers this fresh from the plant. They were crisp, sweet, and perhaps - no, definitely - the best cucumbers I've ever tasted. I am sure these cucumbers are the best tasting in the same sense that my cat (or your dog, or your kid for that matter) is the cutest thing ever. But hey, why burst our bubble?
Anyway, since these cucumbers were the best ever, I couldn't possibly just use any recipe for it. I grew these babies with blood, sweat, and tears. Ok, not really, I put the starter plants Cynthia gave me into the grown and gave them water and they practically grew themselves. Hmm, now where were we, oh, yes.. growing them with blood, sweat, and tears - or just dirt and water, rather - I wanted something special the celebrate them. A little bit of tinkering in the kitchen produced this recipe, a salad of crisp cucumber slices. It's not exactly Thai, but the inspiration certainly is from that general direction.
The dressing here is a classic Thai blend of lime juice, fish sauce, chilli, and a pinch of sugar. I don't want the lime juice to be so pronounced and to overpower the brightness of the cucumbers, so I use a little less and temper it with a bit of rice vinegar. If your fish sauce is old and getting quite stinky, I suggest using a bit less and adding some salt instead as well. You want the dressing to be light, bright, and delicious, not stinky, sharp, and muddy, so be careful. A little bit of herb gives the salad a lovely complexity, so I suggest Tia To or Vietnamese Perilla if you can find it (regular Shiro leafs or just plain mint will do in a pinch), and also a bit of cilantro. Finish the salad with a generous sprinkle of toasted coconut flakes and fried shallots, and there you have it. The salad in the picture has some poached shrimp in it, since I had that for lunch and thought I needed a little protein. You can skip it entirely, or use poached chicken torn into strips, or tofu, or nothing at all.
Oh, you want a recipe, that was it. Ha. Ok, not really.
Thai cucumber and shrimp salad
(served 4 as a light-ish lunch, and more as part of a meal)
2 large cucumbers (about 2 cups)
2/3 lbs shrimp, preferably shells on (optional, but remember to add more cucumber if you're not using any protein at all)
about 1/4 cup of roughly chopped Vietnamese Perilla (use more or less to taste)
about 1/4 cup cilantro leafs (ditto)
1 cup of shallots, cut into thin slices
1/4 cup of coconut flakes (desiccated coconut)
For the dressing
about 1/4 cup fish sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice
about 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
about 1 tablespoon of palm sugar (white sugar will do just fine, but start with only 1/2 tablespoon)
5-10 Thai bird-eye chilli, chopped (to taste)
In a small pot, add 1/2 cup of water and the shrimp. Place the pot with the lid on over high heat, bring it to a boil. As soon as the water comes to a full boil, turn the heat off and let the steam finishes the cooking for a couple more minutes. Drain the water and let the shrimp rest until they are cool enough, then peel and devein them and set aside.
Peel, seed, and cut the cucumbers into thin slices.
Place a dry wok over low heat, add the coconut flakes and stir constantly until they are evenly brown. Set aside. Wipe the wok clean, add 1 1/2 cup of frying oil into it and place it over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the shallot slices and fry, stirring occasionally, until brown and crisp. Be careful not to over cook them. Fish out the fried shallots from the pan ontp a plate lined with paper towel and set aside. You can strain the oil and keep it for another use. The perfumed oil will be perfect for a stir-fry, for example.
To make the dressing, first you nuke the palm sugar (in a bowl in the microwave) for 20-30 seconds just to melt it and make it easier to blend with the other ingredients. Then add the fish sauce, stir to blend. Add the lime juice, then the rice vinegar. Taste it and see if you need more acidity, if so, add more rice vinegar to taste. Add the chopped chilli.
In a salad bowl, add the shrimp and cucumber slices. Reserve a bit of the fried shallots, coconut, and the herbs for garnish. Dump the rest into the salad bowl. Pour in about 2/3 of the dressing, toss well. Taste it and see if you'd like a bit more dressing, then add more as needed. Sprinkle the reserved shallots, coconut, and herbs and serve.
A great trick for egg lovers
I love to serve this salad with a boiled egg on the side. I boil the eggs just until the white is set but the egg is still somewhat gooey. This is a bit tricky to do, as it depends on how hot your stove is and a lot of other factors, but generally what I do is this: I put 4 eggs, cold right from the fridge, into a 2-3qt. pot. Fill it with enough water just to cover the eggs. Put the pot on the stove over medium heat, lid off. Set the timer to 11 minutes. Just before the 11-minute mark, I fill a bowl with water and ice, to wait for the eggs. As soon as the timer rings, remove the eggs from the pot, put them into the ice water bath. When the eggs are cooled enough, peel them gently under running water.
I cut each egg into halves and serve 1 egg per serving if it's for lunch, and just 1/2 if it's a part of a meal.
Before I eat, I use the fork to crush the egg, then stir to mix into the salad. The partially cooked yolk basically dissolve into the dressing and slightly thickens it. It's beyond perfect, to me at least.


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I know I'm not alone in thinking that the best fighting games have their own rhythm—you get in the zone of a Street Fighter, BlazBlue or even Mortal Kombat and it's a lot like drumming.
So it seemed like it was only a matter of time before we got an actual full-on music/fighting game. (As neat/weird as Theatrhythm sounds, it doesn't quite qualify.) Now, the folks at Zen Studios (makers of Zen Pinball!) have announced they're making one. The game is called Kickbeat; its the trailer is above.
Over at the PlayStation blog, Zen creative director Neil Sorens walks through the finer points of the game, which sounds like quite a bit of fun. The best part? You can import your own music into the game a la Audiosurf.
Which is great, since the bands listed for the soundtrack don't do much for me. I wonder what it'd be like to get into a big fight cued by the Oscar Peterson Trio playing "I Want to be Happy"? Guess we'll find out.
Introducing KickBeat, a Music Combat Game for PS Vita [PlayStation Blog]


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In the spirit of April being National Poetry Month, I've decided to enter a brief essay every day on one of my favorite poems in the hopes that I'll be able to share some beautiful, important pieces of art with the people who are beautiful and important to me.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Day Thirty - A Movie Version of A Blessing by James Wright
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Hi, just stumbled across your blog while searching for the text for "A Blessing, " (which for some reason has been echoing in my head all afternoon).
Really enjoyed reading your moving and insightful comments from your earlier post of the poem, and very much look forward to reading through the archives...as well as future posts. Just bookmarked your blog!
- June 28, 2011 at 5:36 PM
- Matthew A Kaberline said...
Thanks for your kind comments and for reading the blog. Enjoy!
- August 28, 2011 at 12:52 PM
- Lois E Hunter said...
Mathew I have spent a most enjoyable wet afternoon reading your blog and thinking. Thank you so much for sharing your poems, your thoughts and your understandings. It was most appreciated.I came across you when I was doing a google search of Tomas Transtromer, who you included in an earlier series, and I then kept browsing. First time I had met Mary Oliver, I shall look for more of her in future as well as another couple I have taken note of.
- October 2, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Matthew A Kaberline said...
Hello Lois,
Thanks for stopping by and I'm glad that you had a chance to peruse some great poetry, including some new favorites!
All the best,
- November 16, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- ramblinrose said...
- January 18, 2012 at 1:23 PM
- Matthew A Kaberline said...
Thanks, Ramblinrose!
- January 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM


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Spring 2013 UNCW Senior Art Exhibit April 11 - May 11
Monday, April 08, 2013
The University of North Carolina Wilmington graduating studio art seniors invite the community to their art exhibition opening on April 11. The event will be held in the Art Gallery, located on the first floor of the Cultural Arts Building.
The exhibit is the capstone for graduating studio art majors, showcasing a culmination of their experiences and education at UNCW. Submitted pieces of paintings, ceramics, sculpture, photography, drawing, graphic design, printing, and mixed media were juried by faculty.
There will be a small selection of hors d'oeuvres and wine at the free opening reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will run through the closing graduation reception on May 11.


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Sotalia is a branch of the Kelly Peterson 46 tree. This very well know design from Doug Peterson was first seen in the KP 44. The design was stretched to 46 and taken over by Formosa Yachts after design royalties not being paid to the designer. Formosa Yachts built this design for four years and the product was not nearly as good as the boats overseen by Jack Kelly.
In 1984, Australian, Ron Hillier took over production using the same molds and built the 46 as the Sprindrift 46.
The SPINDRIFT 46 was built by Formosa Yachts using the same molds that built the FORMOSA 46. (1980-1984). R. Hillier, of Brisbane Australia, oversaw the building of this yacht which was to be sold in the US for Bristol yachts of Newport Beach CA. For the Australian market, they were called the HILLIER/PETERSON 46. Hillier ran afoul of designer Doug Peterson who filed a law suit. Hillier died and the suit was shelved.
These boats were in the same quality level as the KP 46 and thus have retained a higher value than a regular Formosa 46
Features include:
Fresh bottom job in Jan 2016
Spectra watermaker
Recent electronics
Powerful 90 hp diesel engine
Dinghy and outboard.
Extra sails
Sotalia is a 1984 Formosa 46 with the total construction overseen by Australian Ron Hillier. The quality is comparable to the Kelly Peterson 46 which is well known as a terrific bluewater cruiser.
All the way forward is the V berth with insert that makes into a fine double berth.There is storage on both side and a hatch above for light and ventilation.Next aft is the head with marine toilet, with mirror ,sink and vanity. There is storage access here as well.
As we enter the main salon the first thing of notice is the fine teak interior and teak and holly sole. There is a teak folding table that seat up to 6 people. Across to starboard is a long settee with book shelves and lockers outboard.
There is a bulkhead mounted TV with DVD player for onboard entertainment.
Also there is a beautiful cabinet for glassware for when there are guests on board.
Moving farther aft we arrive at the galley. It is an L shape with good areas for preparing meals and serving either to the table or cockpit.
Opening ports make it very comfortable either on passage or at anchor.
Directly across from the galley is the navigation station with opening chart table, communication gear and electrical panel.
Next aft along the starboard side is the walk thru to the aft cabin.
Along this passageway the space can be a sea berth or storage area. There is also the entrance to the engine room here.
Finally we arrive at the aft cabin featuring a large double berth with adjacent seat and drawers beneath plus head and private entrance.
Refigeration and freezer with 4" insulation
Double SS sink with hot and cold pressure water
Stove with oven
Garbage bin
Dish and cup holder
Spice rack
10 gal Hot water heater (2013)
Numerous drawers and cupboards for storage
Salt water foot pump
Lockers are teak lined
Formica work area
Raymarine chartplotter (2013)
Raymarine autopilot (2013)
Raymarine type 2 Autopilot drive (2013)
Raymarine ST 60 wind and speed (2013)
Icom IC-710 SSB Needs attention
Icom IC-M45 VHF radio
Neiko 1000W inverter (2014)
Xantrex 20 amp battery charger
Richie compass
Clock and Barometer
Ford Lehman Super 90 hp diesel engine (Full service in 2013)
Borg Warner transmission
Racor fuel filters
SS exhaust
70 amp alternator
1 1/2" SS prop shaft
Fully insulated engine room
Stop solenoid
Full engine instrumentation
Engine room blower
All seacocks are bronze with SS ball valves thru hulls replaced in (2013)
2 X VDO tank guages
Fuel sight glass
Well constructed fiberglass hull with modified keel
Double spreader alloy mast with alloy boom
Lofrans electric windlass 1200 watt
45 lb CQR anchor with 300' of 3/8" chain
45 lb CQR anchor as backup
Double lifelines
SS pulpit and pushpit
Perko spreader lights
Double backstays
Jiffy reefing
Internal halyards
Flag halyards
SS boarding ladder
Outboard motor bracket
Salt water wash down pump
2 X mainsails with 3 reef points
2 X furling jibs
150% furling Genoa
100% furling Genoa
Storm jib
All winches are ST Lewmars and have covers
2 X ST 55 primaries
Main sheet ST 46
Main halyard ST 40
Jib halyard ST 40
Staysail ST 30 Reefing wincg ST 30
Bimini and dodger (2013)
Full awning (2013)
Well designed center cockpit
5/8" cockpit sole
34" destroyer wheel on pedestal with compass guard and teak ring
Cockpit cushions
Cockpit table and glass holder
6 X 225 amp Trojan batteries (2013)
90 amp starting battery (2013)
45 amp solar panel
400 watt wind generator (2014)
LED navigation Lights
12v electrical panel
70 amp alternator
Sharp DVD and TV
2 X 50' shore power cords
500 watt Honda generator
Spectra watermaker
2500 Rule bilge pump with Rule sensor
Companionway locks on both entrances
LED navigation lights (2013)
6 person life raft (needs service)
2.7M dinghy with 5 hp Mercury and 2 gas tanks
Life vests
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In 1993 Joseph Domenico Giacomini and his wife, Sue, opened Domenico's Delicatessen in downtown Danville. Joe's father, Leo, had owned a successful Bay Area Italian delicatessen business that Joe grew up in. Joe and Sue have carefully crafted Domenico's by blending traditional delicatessen favorites with a signature California twist. Fresh and flavorful, with an emphasis on lower fat.
From the beginning, their philosophy has been the same; simply to seek out the best possible ingredients and make the highest quality sandwiches. This meant hand picking product from top local purveyors. Walk into Domenico's and you can see the wide assortment of over 40 meats and 30 cheeses to choose from. All the sandwiches are made from fresh bread delivered daily from several Bay Area artisan bakeries. Add to this a variety of unique house made sandwich dressings and you have one of the largest sandwich selections in the Bay Area. Just imagine the possibilities.
In addition to the sandwich selection, Domenico's is home to over 60 original house made salads that rotate daily along with soups and hot entrees. Complete the meal with a fresh baked chocolate chip cookie and you will be hooked.
Meet up with friends at Domenico's for lunch and take a look at the assortment of gourmet foods and boutique wines lining the shelves. Joe's experience as a gourmet food and wine buyer becomes evident here where each item is carefully selected for quality and value.
In 2003, they opened Domenico's Cafe next door and modeled it after the gelaterias in Italy. The cafe menu features hand crafted pizzas, hot and cold panini sandwiches, wines by the glass, espresso and of course fabulous gelato.
Come in and see what Domenico's is all about.
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The Hibiscus Coast guarantees wildlife encounters on the uncrowded beaches of Seaforth, Halliday Bay, Ball Bay and Cape Hillsborough, starting 20 kilometres north of Mackay.
This drive is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque stretches of the 1652km-long Bruce Highway, with verdant sugar cane country on either side of the bitumen.
The towering cane fields somehow manage to make this drive feel more like a rural country drive than a national highway, which is good news for people who prefer the road less travelled.
Nature is definitely guaranteed when you stay along the Hibiscus Coast. If you want to be close to the action (and the local wallabies), the Cape Hillsborough Nature Resort offers beach side accommodation and facilities. For those who want to get back to basics, pitch a tent and camp on a remote island in Newry Islands National Park. Or, if you're craving something a bit more luxe, flock to The Featured Nest, a 5-star wildlife retreat in Kuttabul.
Cape Hillsborough National Park is where the rainforest meets the coastal water of the Coral Sea, with a beautiful beach shared with the local wallabies, scenic nature walks and spectacular views. Rise early to watch families of wallabies and kangaroos take to the the beach at sunrise within the Cape Hillsborough National Park or enjoy a moonlight stroll, along with thousands of scurrying crabs. At low tide you can walk from the Cape Hillsborough beach to the Wedge Island Reef via a causeway, a popular snorkelling destination.


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Is agave nectar good? Is agave nectar bad? Believe it or not, I thought I'd written a definitive post on this topic.
As it turns out, I hadn't. Earlier this week a reader emailed me, seeking an answer to the classic question: Agave nectar — good or bad? She pointed out that she'd done a search for agave nectar on this site and only turned up two entries. In one, I'd said to avoid it. In another, I mentioned that I'd used agave nectar while experimenting with kombucha and didn't enjoy the results.
So, she concluded: "Why, if agave nectar is a natural sweetener, should it not be used? What about it is bad? I've been preferring it to honey and maple syrup on my waffles, pancakes, and yogurt."
I realized then that I needed to post a definitive guide to agave nectar, answering the question once and for all. This is it.
Agave Nectar: Good or Bad?
The short answer to that reader's question is simple: almost all commercially available agave nectar is not a "natural sweetener." Plus, agave nectar has more concentrated fructose in it than high fructose corn syrup. Now, let's get into the details.
Agave Nectar Is Not A Natural Sweetener
Once upon a time, I picked up a jar of "Organic Raw Blue Agave Nectar" at my grocery store. It was the first time I'd ever seen the stuff in real life, and the label looked promising. After all, words like "organic," "raw," and "all natural" should mean something. Sadly, agave nectar is neither truly raw, nor is it all natural.
Based on the labeling, I could picture native peoples creating their own agave nectar from the wild agave plants. Surely, this was a traditional food, eaten for thousands of years. Sadly, it is not.
Native Mexican peoples do make a sort of sweetener out of the agave plant. It's called miel de agave, and it's made by boiling the agave sap for a couple of hours. Think of it as the Mexican version of authentic Canadian maple syrup.
But this is not what most so-called "agave nectar" is. According to one popular agave nectar manufacturer, "Agave nectar is a newly created sweetener, having been developed in the 1990s." In a recent article now posted on the Weston A. Price foundation's website, Ramiel Nagel and Sally Fallon Morell write,
Agave "nectar" is not made from the sap of the yucca or agave plant but from the starch of the giant pineapple-like, root bulb. The principal constituent of the agave root is starch, similar to the starch in corn or rice, and a complex carbohydrate called inulin, which is made up of chains of fructose molecules.Technically a highly indigestible fiber, inulin, which does not taste sweet, comprises about half of the carbohydrate content of agave.
The process by which agave glucose and inulin are converted into "nectar" is similar to the process by which corn starch is converted into HFCS. The agave starch is subject to an enzymatic and chemical process that converts the starch into a fructose-rich syrup—anywhere from 70 percent fructose and higher according to the agave nectar chemical profiles posted on agave nectar websites.
Compare that to the typical fructose content of high fructose corn syrup (55%)!
In a different article, Rami Nagel quotes Russ Bianchi, managing director and CEO of Adept Solutions, Inc., a globally recognized food and beverage development company, on the similarities between agave nectar and high fructose corn syrup:
They are indeed made the same way, using a highly chemical process with genetically modified enzymes. They are also using caustic acids, clarifiers, filtration chemicals and so forth in the conversion of agave starches into highly refined fructose inulin that is even higher in fructose content than high fructose corn syrup.
So there you have it. Agave nectar is not traditional, is highly refined, and actually has more concentrated fructose than high-fructose corn syrup. It is not a "natural" sweetener. Thus far, the evidence definitely points toward the conclusion: Agave Nectar = Bad.
"But," you ardent agave nectar enthusiasts say, "agave nectar has a low glycemic index. I'm a diabetic, and it's the only sweetener I can use!"
What's wrong with fructose?
First, we need to clarify something. Concentrated fructose is not found in fruit, or anywhere else in nature. When the sugar occurs in nature, it is often called "levulose" and is accompanied by naturally-occurring enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and fruit pectin. Concentrated fructose, on the other hand, is a man-made sugar created by the refining process. To clarify:
Saying fructose is levulose is like saying that margarine is the same as butter. Refined fructose lacks amino acids, vitamins, minerals, pectin, and fiber. As a result, the body doesn't recognize refined fructose. Levulose, on the other hand, is [fructose] naturally occurring in fruits, and is not isolated but bound to other naturally occurring sugars. Unlike man-made fructose, levulose contains enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and fruit pectin. Refined fructose is processed in the body through the liver, rather than digested in the intestine. Levulose is digested in the intestine. (source)
I want you to pay special attention to those last two sentences, for they are a huge key that will help unlock the mystery of why fructose is bad for you.
Because fructose is digested in your liver, it is immediately turned into triglycerides or stored body fat. Since it doesn't get converted to blood glucose like other sugars, it doesn't raise or crash your blood sugar levels. Hence the claim that it is safe for diabetics.
But it isn't.
That's because fructose inhibits leptin levels — the hormone your body uses to tell you that you're full. In other words, fructose makes you want to eat more. Besides contributing to weight gain, it also makes you gain the most dangerous kind of fat.
This has been verified in numerous studies. The most definitive one was released just this past year in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The full study is available online, but for the sake of space I'm including Stephan's (of Whole Health Source fame) summary here:
The investigators divided 32 overweight men and women into two groups, and instructed each group to drink a sweetened beverage three times per day. They were told not to eat any other sugar. The drinks were designed to provide 25% of the participants' caloric intake. That might sound like a lot, but the average American actually gets about 25% of her calories from sugar! That's the average, so there are people who get a third or more of their calories from sugar. In one group, the drinks were sweetened with glucose, while in the other group they were sweetened with fructose.
After ten weeks, both groups had gained about three pounds. But they didn't gain it in the same place. The fructose group gained a disproportionate amount of visceral fat, which increased by 14%! Visceral fat is the most dangerous type; it's associated with and contributes to chronic disease, particularly metabolic syndrome, the quintessential modern metabolic disorder (see the end of the post for more information and references). You can bet their livers were fattening up too.
The good news doesn't end there. The fructose group saw a worsening of blood glucose control and insulin sensitivity. They also saw an increase in small, dense LDL particles and oxidized LDL, both factors that associate strongly with the risk of heart attack and may in fact contribute to it. Liver synthesis of fat after meals increased by 75%. If you look at table 4, it's clear that the fructose group experienced a major metabolic shift, and the glucose group didn't. Practically every parameter they measured in the fructose group changed significantly over the course of the 9 weeks. It's incredible.
Back to our original question — Agave Nectar: Good or Bad?
The conclusion is clear. Agave nectar is bad for you. It's not traditional, not natural, highly refined, and contains more concentrated fructose than high fructose corn syrup.
What natural sweeteners do I recommend?
If you're interested in what other traditional sweeteners are out there that are actually natural, check out My Natural Sweeteners of Choice.
Or, simply skip straight to what I buy and use:
Where to buy organic, raw honey.
Where to buy coconut palm sugar.
Where to buy maple syrup.
Where to buy stevia.
Where to buy sorghum syrup.
Where to buy maple sugar.
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The Lions were 10-6 in 2011 and 4-12 in 2012. Which year was more indicative of where they stand entering 2013?
The answer likely lies in the results of their drafts since 2009.
The Lions' first NFL Draft conducted by Martin Mayhew as general manager, and Jim Schwartz as head coach, was 2009.
Jeff Backus and Jason Hanson retired this off season. Cliff Avril and Gosder Cherilus departed as free agents. They were drafted before 2009. Calvin Johnson and Dominic Raiola are the team's only starters remaining drafted by the Lions prior to 2009.
The 2013 team essentially belongs to Mayhew and Schwartz. The crutch of replacing the ill-fated Matt Millen era is gone.
Free agency is a nice way to augment an NFL roster, but its lifeblood is the NFL Draft. How have Mayhew and Schwartz done so far? These are the best and worst draft picks by the current Lions' regime:
The Best 1. Matthew Stafford , first round 2009 - Yeah, he was the first overall pick, but not the obvious choice. There were many in this town, and national pundits, clamoring for Baylor offensive tackle Jason Smith or Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry instead. Neither remains with their original team and have essentially been classified as draft busts.
There were experts who felt Mark Sanchez was the better quarterback. The Jets just took West Virginia's QB Geno Smith in the draft and seem desperate to replace Sanchez as their signal caller.
Stafford has thrown for more than 10,000 yards combined the last two seasons. He has already engineered several come-from-behind victories. He is, by far ,the best quarterback the Lions have had the last half-century. It was a great pick.
2. Ndamukong Suh, first round 2010 - A more obvious selection at No. 2 overall than Stafford at No.1 overall the previous draft, Suh is an immensely talented player. The Lions' turnaround late in the 2010 season was due to a large degree to Suh's presence on the defensive line. He's had some behavioral issues on and off the field, but Suh had a solid '12 season and should be a first-team All Pro in '13.
3. DeAndre Levy, third round, 2009 - A vastly underrated player. Levy has excellent speed, is a solid tackler and an excellent leader by example. At the time, it appeared the Lions reached taking him in the third round. Not anymore. The Lions were wise to retain Levy as a free agent this off season.
The Worst 1. Titus Young, second round, 2011 - It's one thing to be a draft bust. It's another to display a lot of ability and then go off the rail. I find nothing humorous about Young's troubles. They might be beyond his control. but the Lions were counting on him. He not only wasn't able to come through after a promising start, but became a major distraction in the process.
2. Mikel Leshoure, second-round, 2011 - The Lions traded up into the second round to select Leshoure. He suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury during training camp of his rookie year, which seems to have robbed him of his speed. While he rushed for more than 700 yards in 2012, he didn't have a run longer than 16 yards. The Lions still felt the need to augment the running back spot by signing free agent Reggie Bush.
The Lions traded into the first round to select Jahvid Best in 2010. He has been out since early in the '11 season because of concussion-related issues. Yet, Best contributed significantly while playing, and hasn't had off-the-field issues, like Leshoure.
3. Derrick Williams, third round 2009 - Was supposed to fill the role of return specialist and threat in the slot to compliment Johnson on the outside. Didn't even come close to panning out.
Jury Still Out 1. Brandon Pettigrew, first-round 2009 - Pettigrew had a poor season in 2012, but he did garner 71 and 83 receptions in 2010 and 2011. He is just 28 and has a solid work ethic. It's possible he could bounce back in '13.
2. Louis Delmas, second round 2009 - Like Pettigrew, a young, yet veteran player with a spotty track record. The modus operandi for Delmas is that he is a difference-making player 'if' he stays healthy. That has been a big 'if' so far.
3. Nick Fairley, first round 2011 - Fairly has had well-documented off-the-field troubles, and some injury issues. However, he has also displayed flashes of brilliance.
2012 Class If you notice, there are no players from the Lions' 2012 draft class on the list. It's too small a sample size to come to any conclusions. The Lions, obviously, need dramatic year-to-year improvement from the class.
They contributed little as rookies, but first-rounder Riley Reiff is being counted on to fill the left tackle spot now that Backus has retired. The Lions need third-rounder Bill Bentley to pan out as either a starter at cornerback or nickel back. Both players seem capable. Second-round receiver Ryan Broyles is talented, but has suffered major injuries to both knees.
Also, the Lions' draft record with late-round picks has remained poor under Mayhew and Schwartz. There is some hope that '10 seventh-rounder Willie Young will start at defensive end this season, and '12 sixth-rounder Jonte Green has displayed some promise at cornerback.
Pat Caputo is a senior sports reporter and a columnist for Digital First Media. Contact him at email@example.com and read his blog at theoaklandpress.com. You can follow him Twitter @patcaputo98


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Theodore, Alabama: Bayley's
Editor's note: Occasionally what looks at first glance to be a conventional guidebook transcends the genre in surprising ways. John T. Edge's Southern Belly is just such a read. Yes, you can use it like the discerning guide to eating in the South it most assuredly is. But Southern Belly is also a book filled with so much heart, soul, and good writing that it demands to be read cover to cover like some John Grisham page-turner. Edge blessedly doesn't shy away from discussions of race and class, and the result is a narrative that's compellingly thoughtful and real. That's why I'm pleased that John T. has allowed us to excerpt selected items from Southern Belly in our Eating Out section here Serious Eats. They'll appear every other week. So without further ado, here's the first of them. Ed Levine
Before he became a restaurateur, Bayley worked first as a steward, later as a chef for a shipping company. In 1947, along with his wife, Ethyl, he opened a restaurant south of Mobile on what is now Dauphin Island Parkway. They started out small. He worked the kitchen; she worked the front. But talent bears fruit. What began as a one-room grocery was soon a grand dining hall.
Bayley was Falstaffian, a cigar-chomping man of great appetites. He was a showman who, in a bid to lure families with children, rented projectors from the local library and showed Westerns and cartoon shorts. At his core, however, he was a cook, expert at frying chicken and all manner of fish.
Family and friends tell a number of stories about how he came to assemble West Indies salad, his trademark dish. Bayley often told reporters that he dreamed it up when he bought a tow sack of lobsters, while sailing the West Indies. But his son, Bill Jr., opts for a more direct, less romantic explanation. "He loved cucumbers and onions in vinegar and oil, and he always put ice water in it," Bill Jr. told a newspaper reporter. "I guess that's how he came up with it."
Fried crab claws came later, say the early 1960s. After years of busting open crabs, pulling the sweet meat from the shell and claws for West Indies salads, the elder Bayley devised a better way to crack a claw. The result was a drumstick-shaped edible, with a thin crab pincer (the handle) at one end and a fat ball of crab (the treat) at the other. Rolled in meal or cracker crumbs and fried, the meaty end of the drumstick proved the ideal appetizer, especially when dipped in a lemony cocktail sauce.
Bill Bayley died a while back. In succeeding years, fried crab claws, like West Indies salad, have spread far and wide. But south of Mobile, at what locals still call Bayley's Corner, it's possible to taste these dishesalong with stuffed shrimp and crab omelets and homemade onion ringsin situ, in what was once a catering kitchen for the elder Bayley's restaurant and is now a porcelain blockbedecked roadhouse, under the direction of his son.
Address: 10805 Dauphin Island Parkway, Theodore AL 36582 (map)
Phone: 251-973-1572
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