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Learning XNA: A Guide for .NET Rocks Show 501 on XNA Game Development
If you're a listener of .NET Rocks! ("The Internet Audio Talk Show for .NET Developers"), you may have heard Show #501 on XNA that Michael Cummings and I recorded last week.
You can download the show here (59 minutes – MP3/WMA/AAC).
We mentioned a lot of things on the show, so here are core resources to help you create that game you've always wanted to try making.
So, What's XNA?
XNA is the name for resources, software, and frameworks for creating games for the PC, Zune, and Xbox 360.
The XNA Framework makes game creation easier by abstracting gaming concepts to help you be more productive. What's great is that you can put your existing .NET skills to work since the XNA Framework is based on the .NET Framework.
While games are of course about fun, developers may find making a little money can be fun, too. If you think your game has what it takes, look into Xbox LIVE Indie Games (now one year old), which can place approved XNA games on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for purchase.
Getting Started with XNA
First, head to the XNA Creators Club, which is a central place for working with XNA:
- Downloads
- Learning & Help
- Resources
- Community
XNA Game Studio is what you'll use to create your masterpiece. Head to the Download page and get XNA Game Studio 3.1 (for free). It's based on Visual Studio, so you'll also need either the free Visual C# 2008 Express Edition, or Visual Studio 2008 installed.
Creating games for the PC and Zune is free, but if you're interested in creating games on the Xbox 360, then you'll need a Premium Creators Club membership. Read the Creators Club tour for more.
XNA Screencast
I recorded a screencast on getting started with XNA that features a bit of background, then dives into a demo of creating a (very) basic 2D game:
XNA Game Development Screencast
Learning XNA
If you're new to game development, I recommend you try your hand at 2D game creation to learn the basics, then expand from there. There's plenty to help you get started.
The Getting Started page features two tutorials to get you going:
- 2D Tutorial (start here or with a Starter Kit below)
- 3D Tutorial
These feature code, assets, documentation, and step-by-step videos to walk you through.
Starter Kits
One of the best ways to learn XNA is to look at how existing games work.
Take the time to download a couple of XNA Starter Kits, full games to help you learn. Play right away, then explore the code and assets – it's all included and ready for you to modify to help you learn XNA.
Games include a 2D RPG, 3D racing game, a puzzle, and others.
Education Catalog
There's a ton of help available on the Creators Club site, and it's collected together in the Education Catalog. Content is organized by dev area and type:
- Physics, 2D, 3D, AI, Gameplay, Graphics, Audio, Storage, and more
- Samples, Tutorials, Articles, Utilities, etc.
- CodePlex XNA Tag – Utilities, extensions, and libraries for XNA
- Partners (including Turbo Squid for XNA models and Torque X as mentioned on the show)
- XNA Team Blog
- Shawn Hargreaves' Blog
- Michael Klucher's Blog
- XNAdevelopment.com – A helpful site by George Clingerman (who is an XNA MVP)
- MSDN XNA Developer Center
Other Topics
Kodu Game Lab
Mentioned on the show, Kodu Game Lab is a visual environment for game creation that focuses on making programming concepts easy to learn and use. Kodu leaves the keyboard behind and uses just the XBox controller.
It's designed to be accessible for children, but the young at heart will find it fun as well. (I can vouch for this.)
I have a post with more details on Kodu.
Microsoft Gamefest
The Microsoft Gamefest conference focuses on all things game development. There are multiple events upcoming (and according to the Gamefest site, you'll hear the latest on Project Natal there).
Content and recordings from past Gamefests is available, including XNA sessions.
You can also download presentations from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2009.
Boston Area Game Community
If you're in New England, here are some ways to connect with the area game development community:
- Boston XNA Developers Group – Run by Michael Cummings, offers a monthly look at different game development topics. No experience necessary to join.
- Cape Cod XNA Group – For those of you near the Cape, this group is run by Tom Kennedy, also offering a chance to learn XNA.
- Boston Post Mortem – Meeting monthly in Waltham, MA, this is for professional game developers to meet, share, and network. It is also the Boston chapter of the IGDA.
Thanks to Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell for their incredible work on the .NET Rocks! series, passing an amazing milestone of 500 shows!
And I hope you enjoyed listening to the show as much as we enjoyed being guests!
If you have any questions, just let me know.


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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
relaxin' times
A few weeks ago, at work, I overheard:
Is there anything that Marysol can't do?
The answer: Of course, she can't relax.
(Since then I have also proven that I cannot cut my own bangs, and that time and time again I have no sense of direction)
I cannot relax, it is mostly true, I have to admit. I have always been this way, I need to keep busy, my mind stimulated, I am always hungry for more. If I sleep, it is usually from exhaustion.
My mother joked this weekend that she must have been one of the only mothers who needed to ask her kid to stop studying. I would go on until I fell asleep, books in bed - then as soon as I woke up, I would go back a few chapters/lessons/pages and go at it again...
Edgar is on vacation for two weeks. All staff is happily camping, enjoying day trips here and there, getting ready to go back to school for some...
Simon and I are at his family's cottage.
When we arrive at the cottage, the car is usually packed to maximum capacity. Food. Books. Games. Rain boots. Paint. Easel. Stereo system. Notebooks. Computer. Good camera. Extra gas tank. Cooking tools. Lot's of cooking tools. Condiments, every possible farm fresh ingredient, marinated meats, food experiments...
This year, I tried to hold back. The only 'oh my' factor would be the reading box: it certainly weighs as much as me.
I brought all the cooking magazines that collected dust for the past 8 months, I bought the newest issues of Meatpaper, Lapham's quarterly's food issue, Lucky Peach. Also in the box are about 12 random books, some halfway read - a few new ones down already. I am a speedy reader, and a borderline neurotic note-taker.
(I have to say that I miss my camera as I did bring my phone on a kayak trip, dropped it in shallow water, and had to wait a day for it to work again... so no camera for way too long a period of time)
...iphones do not like water. It spazzed out a bit.
Here, I alternate between reading, cooking, taking walks, picking berries, identifying weird moss, spotting cute colored mushrooms, staring at fish, waiting for frogs/fireflies/deer/chipmunks,
Sometimes playing frisbee/badminton/bocci/ultra competitive rummy games. And sudoku. I love numbers & puzzles, having my brain in a knot.
As it's a bit late for berries this year, I went hunting for apples.
With absolutely no grace, I pulled all I could from the tree...
They are tiny & tart apples. I have a liking for sour/bitter, so I was curious of the outcome for such apples as apple butter.
So with the fabulous duo of The Worst Peeler Ever and The Dullest Knife in The World, I cooked some more.
The apples cooked down for about 6 hours with a bit of butter + a drop of water + scotch & maple syrup + salt at the end just to balance.
Delicious on toast with gouda cheese this morning... Just an idea. Apple season is starting!
Yours truly, Marysol, in the middle of nowhere... vive la technologie.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
summer treats.
We started talking summer treats around February.
Trying to forecast how desserts would shift. I was thinking meringue tarts, fruit pies, custards.
Then we pondered... ice cream?
I didn't feel like buying an ice cream maker, it was heavy and took up precious space. And our freezer was so packed with take home meals, it just did not seem manageable.
Ottawa has an ice cream queen. By no means is she an ice queen, Pascale is the most genuine and friendly and warm and lovely lady there is. She makes kick ass ice cream and we wanted some to make our own ice cream sandwiches.
Sadly, then, we were faced with reality: laws that regulate dairy in both our provinces are different (Ontario and Quebec) and her ice cream could not cross the border for resale. And she could not use our cream (from La Laiterie de l'Outaouais) to make ice cream for us... So we set out to make our own.
I tried gelatos. Sorbets. Ice creams. No eggs. No dairy. Vegan. Canned fruits, jams, purées... and kept three basic recipes that worked best, and modified, adjusted, tweaked. Tasted. Tasted. Tasted.
I don't have a sweet tooth per se. I am guessing this is a result of working with sweets a lots, the smell of chocolate baking, especially in a warm environment, usually makes me a tad nauseous. I never really crave desserts or sweets. BUT, if you leave me with a container of ice cream, I usually manage to finish it. Or I leave just a tiny bit not to feel too guilty... Throw in a sour note like citrus, rhubarb, or dear, dear coconut, and you've lost me for awhile.
I said I would share a recipe soon and here you are.
Now, this picture is upside down. Sorry.
I am a bit absent minded. And can admit to being somewhat ADD. I laugh about it now. I have to, staff point it out daily. Very organized, but all over the place.
Also, the instructions are, well, Marysol-like.
I usually memorize everything, but since I now have staff, I need to leave notes. This is how it came out. And, to make thing *worse*, we sometimes do not note everything (Katie and I), like some kind of secret club... Us girls have to keep our secrets right?
As a side note, some things Katie and I do truly are secrets. Take for example our Mexican style pulled pork - Katie does the rub, and I do the sauce. I am not quite sure of what she does, and she does not know what is in my sauce. Perfect. Our secret is safe.
I can share a little something about cookies as well...
We changed our cookies a few times. testing if they freeze well. If they are soft enough, not overly sweet. I found that adding honey made them softer, easier to bite into. If you freeze them, it is easier to pat down the ice cream to form the sandwiches.
This is our Orangette, yes, a clin-d'oeil to that beautiful blog. Chocolate cookie, fudge and orange gelato.
I try to make a fresh batch of cookies as often as possible and I assemble the sandwiches in the morning, so that they have less 'boogie time' with the freezer.
Juliette: fresh simmered apricots, pureed, with a sweet swirl of raspberries. The cookie is lemon honey.
If you ever want to attempt the ice cream, and need explanations, leave a comment. I will answer the thread.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Photo credit M. Sunderland. He makes awesome jams.
So, it's been quite awhile.
And many of you asked when I would write again.
If I would write again.
Why I didn't write anymore...
But no one asked as kindly as A.
She came in the shop today, and said she missed me. The blog me.
Not the little girl running around and making food. Whisking lemon curd and trying to get things out of the oven at the same time.
Not the one serving you. Foaming your latte. Bringing you water.
Not the one doing dishes. All sweaty, scrubbing, polishing.
Not the one smiling behind the counter. Explaining what today's take home options are.
Because for A, that is not the real me.
The fake or the real me? The tired today me. Smiling at A, no makeup, bad ponytail. Gazpacho stain running down the back of my tshirt, accidents happen.
She asked if I felt there were different Marysols for different people.
Of course, she knew. But she wondered how people who have never read the blog perceive me.
I responded that a majority of the customers don't even think I am the owner.
And I don't mind. I like seeing the surprised look on their face when staff point at me.
I have always been an observer. I tend not to speak much and love to analyze.
I also love to listen, always shy to share.
But I guess that over the years, I have shared much on this blog. And some have gotten used to it, and it seems odd that I am so quiet.
So what is it that people want to know?
How has this blog inspired you?
I hope to have inspired whimsy. Taking yourself too seriously is rarely a good thing. Many people in the industry feel a need to prove themselves and forget to have fun.
We have a nice garden at work. I take silly pictures there too.
I hope to have inspired creativity.
Never stop marveling at the beauty of nature. Take the time to observe.
Gardens and flowerbeds are so full of color and treasure. White poppyseeds are fantastic in salads. We use them for weekend brunch.
We go through a lot of green papaya per week. We Ooooogled at this one for about 10 minutes. Usually the seeds are all white, these were painted perfection. A quiet palette, calm but still so noisy.
How about a few pictures of the past few months...
Zoé putting away the sandwiches... I do admit that we feel quite ordinary doing sandwiches every single day, and we wish we were doing fancier. Owning a restaurant and being so close to customers I now realize that I can't switch it up every single day as I hoped I could. People come back for favorites.
One day, my wish is to have a very small menu that changes daily. Elaborate and tasty evenings. Maybe that will have to be in another location...
For now, given the space we have, the neighborhood we are in, we focus on making the weekend breakfasts as tasty, beautiful and scrumptious as possible. People are ok waiting for these, no weekday lunch rush.
Poached eggs are always a hit.
But so are heart shaped eggs for kids.
People heart french toast and bread puddings.
I especially like picking the strawberries.
And I am really excited about this weekend's breakfast.
Dutch Baby Pancakes. Fluffy, crunchy, airy, sweet, not too sweet, buttery, tart, gooey...
Oh, and life outside of work? And how I am doing? How's it going so far? Because I guess that is what you want to know... Well, I am still a wee bit tired.
But I can now have a bit more of a life because I have extraordinary staff.
My girls are incredible. And so is Phil (ladies, please note that his kitchen skills are prrrretty good.)
Friends are fabulous and it is always a treat to have time to see them. Cheers to all of you.
And I swear I am taking care of myself. I eat my tofu, drink my carrot juice. I try to go swimming as most I can. (So that I can keep eating as much bacon as I want and drink as much cream as I wish thank you. I am not perfect, and I am enjoying this.)
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Monday, April 18, 2011
bunnies and eggs
when i was younger (well, maybe still) i was fascinated by cadbury cream eggs. (and bunnies. and i want a bunny soooooo bad. i want a bunny.)
what a delight when a friend sent me a recipe to make them myself!
you should definitely attempt these at home.
they do take time, patience, but they are well worth it.
one thing that may have made it a tad more difficult is the fact that i added a bit more corn syrup (oh, and honey) so that the center would be less stiff.
here is the recipe that was sent to me.
i omitted the orange blossom water, but substituted with finely grated orange zest... and brandy.
the chocolate i used has a slightly higher cocoa percentage, and i tempered it. if you want a nice finish, this step is important.
you will need to be patient, then work quickly. the 'softie' on the inside, as soon as it is taken out of the freezer, thaws. work in small batches. unless you have liquid nitrogen, then it all becomes much easier. ha ha. wow, that would be awesome and perfect.
dear grapefruit bars bakers - i changed the recipe again... to ensure even baking, i now cook the grapefruit 'appareil' in a double boiler, slowly, until it slightly starts to thicken.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Ideas in Food + Atelier
I don't write about other people's food often.
I have to admit that I am hard to please.
I had a fabulous dinner last night.
You must:
go to atelier.
read ideas in food.
follow foodie prints here and here.
It was more than just a meal, it was a visual exploration. I want to one day do food this beautiful.
I took the time to think, and smell and admire. I ate 15 courses even though it was about 3 hours before my usual 'dinner time'
I had a great 'date', my most fantastic moment was when Don served me pieces of the whole fish to share family style - it is great to reconnect with the person in front of you and stop staring at your plate. It is also fantastic to look up at the person across you and simply smile, no words needed, because you are both blown away by it all.
It was also heartwarming to meet chefs who are still humble. I have been following Alex's blog for awhile and was a fan of atelier before it even opened, I love people who are adventurous, curious. It just gets your imagination flowing and obviously makes you smile.
**ps. will send a massive email with grapefruit bar recipe, had no idea i would get such a response!
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Two hands & one heart per human.
Where to start?
It has been more than a month since I have last posted. How long since I have posted a recipe? A good picture? Thank you for being so patient, I know a lot of you have been wondering how I am.
I should start by saying that I am good.
My mum was a tad sick and I took some time to be with her. I thought I was losing my mum and I am so thankful that she is well again. Thank you for saving her heart.
Things happen that make you think differently. Have you ever stopped and looked at a stranger and wondered what their life is? What are they presently living as they are driving that car? Why are they smiling so much, or why do they look so sad? Life just goes on, whatever you are going through. I walked a long hospital hallway and sobbed openly one day. The other, I watched a friend cry and could do nothing more than put a hand on her back, a few soft strokes in her hair and a hug. If only there was a window into other people's lives to understand them better.
Music plays a big part in my life, nowadays and always.
What does this have to do with food? It influences my moods. My thoughts. It inspires. I have a 'song phrase' for many moments in my life. Good and bad. (umm. good and sad)
This was a very Tori month.
Desserts at the shop went from a very reasonable amount per day to 'how can my two hands produce this much?'
Full display in the morning, empty at the end of the day. You can't hope for anything fresher - and I would not want it otherwise... I come in early every day and do it how it should be for any pastry shop.
(insert here Tori singing 'baker baker, baking a cake, make me a day, make me whole again...)
I love doing desserts. I secretly wish this was my job, 8 hours a day.
And how to do all day brunch without thinking of 'here in my head' - Tori sings: breakfast, any hour, it could save the world...
Brunch has been getting busier since xmas. Familiar faces. Oooohhh and aaaahhh. Camera phones. Lineups.
But when breakfast gets too intense, for tooooo long, I hear Tori singing Slayer's 'raining blood'
All this silliness aside, I have to admit that it is hard keeping all the pieces together.
Take-home food has really been taking off. Need to produce more. More.
These delicate king oyster and bok choy dumplings I loved...
Thinking of the take-home food, the day-to-day menu, the desserts, the brunch, soups, salads... Then putting in orders, shopping, cooking, accounting, paperstufffff, taking pictures, returning emails, cooking some more. And most of this as there are people in the shop, talking to me, eating in front of me. Radiohead surrounds me and I keep replaying 'In Limbo' - Nowhere to hide, trapdoors that open, I spiral down.. I lost my way... I lost my way.
But then I have these great moments. I make people smile.
I make myself smile.
These little sweets made their first appearance this week and it was love.
Nutmeg beignets filled with lemon curd and rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Grapefruit bars (email me for the recipe!)
Honey fig and blood orange cheesecakes.
Other things that make me smile? The fact that Lynne and Katie eat potatoes as no one is watching. That means that they really want them. I love you ladies. ( I think Lynne kept those in her apron pocket... )
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Today is Edgar day.
The anniversary of my father's death. We celebrate peanut butter cookies, and blueberries in all forms and big juicy steaks. Je pense à toi papa.
I just wanted to say that I feel so lucky to be surrounded by incredible and generous people.
Since I have begun the Edgar adventure, I have met handfuls of wonderful people.
And I am having fun in many aspects of my job, I get to bake tons.
Yes, TONS - yesterday we sold out of almost every dessert and we must have had about 14-16 kinds. I hopped to the mixer and made cakes and brownies and macaroons and and truffles and more cookies. All is full again this morning. (Very excited that the lime coconut cake make a second guest appearance this week!)
I get to work and meet with exceptional people that I now consider friends.
A great big hug to Lynne for yesterday. Everyone, please end out very positive waves to my friend the twisted chef.
Katie, you rock. Point final.
Aaron and Kirsten, no words. well, maybe. bacon+avocado+blue cheese = heaven.
oh, and we did huevos rancheros!
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
February Cold (isn't scaring anyone!)
Well, I thought it would be less busy after xmas, but no!
We have had our biggest weekends so far, I guess the word is getting around about brunch, and pastries, and great coffee.
I got these nice new ceramic glasses for hot chocolates and lattés.
My favourite french toast of the past month or so... sauteed honey apple, sauvagine cheese, maple syrup and crispy maple-pepper chicken skin!
I try to be creative and change it up every week. The same for the egg option... I have been swinging with the eggs cocotte for awhile but we will switch for huevos rancheros next weekend, I am soooo excited! I went to a great tiny latin store today and bought beautiful homemade sausage and fresh white cheese to crumble.
Once more, I made ribs and the sandwiches just sell like mad! Again, I try to be creative with the paninis and wraps - and people usually go for it. The only one that was not getting as much love was a spicy grilled tofu wrap. I loved it though: lemongrass, ginger, chili, lime and full of veggies, fresh cilantro. I wasn't sad to have those for lunch!
Soups and soups and soups and soups. I can't believe how much soup we sell. In the past couple of weeks, my favourites have been onion soup (ultra comfort!), chicken thigh and white bean & harissa split pea. I will try to picture the split pea and share the recipe this week! It is tomorrow's soup along with Celery Root, Fennel and Potato.
Take home meals are starting to take off. I have been doing a lot of chicken, people don't seem to go for beef as much... The stuffed chicken breasts are a sure hit, so is the curry. I guess I make Saveurs des Monts very happy with people's chicken cravings!
Tender chicken thighs with soft eggplant, full of thai basil, cilantro... heaven.
Desserts change a lot - I knew I could not limit myself to just a few. I have been really fond of upside down cakes lately as well as brownies. The banana caramel cream pie made a comeback! People were asking for it, one girl even spotted them from outside and came in, smiling: is that what I think it is?
I am thinking of stuffing my brioche this week, I am getting a bit tired of the spiral look ... maybe dulce. Or lemon curd.
Speaking of desserts... Valentine's day is just around the corner!!! I made a ton of tiny truffles. I still want more because I didn't do a spicy one yet and it makes me sad.
And little sugar cookie hearts. Pepto bismol color. ha ha.
I can't wait for Valentine's day. Not because I really like the holiday, but because I will be volunteering at BelFiore for their busiest day of the year! Yup, me at the cash with Teena and Stacy and many many rose thorns. There better be a lot of you opening the door to that exceptional shop, because there are a lot of deserving peeps out there!!
Here are a few ladies that have a piece of my heart this week:
Marie-France @Le Local (a store you NEED to discover)
Jacqueline aka TheSoupJackie @StoneSoupFoodWorks (because she makes soup all the time and is fabulous!) She has a blog and shares great recipes and tips!
Denise @Heaven's to Betsy (because she sews beautiful aprons and has a ton of fun nic nacs.)
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Monday, January 24, 2011
I have fallen in love with minis these past weeks.
These two minis are now regulars: blueberry crumble and reine-élizabeth.
Actually, this is nothing new. I love all things small. They make me smile.
I dream of a party where all my friends dress up and we eat finger foods for hours...
This other mini is my mum's favourite cake: marzipan. I did a dark chocolate buttercream for it.
And there was a bigger version...
I have been varying the brioche a bit lately. My favourite of the week was sauteed green apples in caramel. Yum.
And Simon's favourite sweet treat was no doubt the white chocolate and macadamia nut cookie. Here it is with the ever popular chocolate ginger cookie.
My crush though is the french toast. I admit that I did not eat it yet, maybe that is why we are still in this courtship phase...
No worries everyone, I still have not started uploading pictures on another website. My plan was to do it all with my phone... but blogspot is not yet ready for that in Canada it seems. We might try wordpress, or Simon might be able to finalize the website soon - I was hoping for a little corner of ever changing pics. You can always check out twitter (@chezedgar) or befriend edgar on facebook for the weekly menus.
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You've probably come across this at least once; You receive a nicely HTML formatted message with embedded pictures so the sender can tell the story with the pictures and when you try to save the pictures you can only save them as a bmp-file. Or; you receive a fun e-mail with an animated gif-file and when you try to save it you can only save or copy it as a bmp-file which will of course break the animation.
This How To article explains how you can save the embedded pictures in their original file format.
- Make sure the Visual Basic editor is installed
- Create macro
- Create a button for the macro
- Using the macro
This issue finally got fixed in Outlook 2010 but you can still use this macro to save all the embedded images of a message at once (something that no version of Outlook lets you do currently.
Make sure the Visual Basic editor is installed
Since we are going to create a macro from code you must have the Visual Basic editor installed (which is the default). If you don't have it installed you can install it by Control Panel-> Add/Remove Programs-> select your Office version-> button change. Now setup will start. Here you choose for Add or Remove Features-> Select "Choose advanced customization of applications" (Outlook 2003). In the list you get expand Microsoft Office-> Office Shared Features-> Visual Basic for Applications and set it to Run form My Computer. Press "Update" to install. You might need to insert your CD during setup.
This is where you can find the Visual Basic Editor when you have it installed
Create Macro
As I already provide you with the code, creating the macro is easy. The code has been tested with Outlook 2003 on Windows XP and Outlook 2007 on Windows Vista but should work on previous versions as well.
We start up the Visual Basic Editor by going to Tools-> Macro-> Visual Basic Editor. This will open a new screen. Choose Insert-> Module to create a new module dedicated to this macro. Select the newly created module in the left pane and rename it to "SaveAttachments" by changing the Properties value in the pane underneath. Copy and paste the code below to the module.
Click in the area above and press CTR+A to select all. Press CTRL+C to copy the code
The code copied in the Visual Basic Editor. (click on image to enlarge)
Since this macro also uses Windows functionality to prompt you for a folder location we must add the reference to the project. To do this choose Tools-> References… and select Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation. After this press OK.
Now we debug the code by choosing Debug-> Compile Project1. You shouldn't be getting errors if you've done everything correctly.
If you do get errors retrace your steps and also verify that any previous code you might have in ThisOutlookSession is correct. Debug until you've solved the errors (the code provided works correctly without any modifications).
To be able to run the code without setting your macro security level to medium I recommend that you sign your code which is a very easy process and only takes a minute.
Create a button for the macro
You can run the macro through Tools-> Macros… -> select the SaveAttachment macro and then press Run. However the easiest way to access and use the macro is to create a button for it. Since the macro works on the selected item we can create the button in the main Outlook window. Follow the instructions below to create a button.
- Set the Toolbar in edit mode by going to View-> Toolbars-> Customize…
- Select the tab Commands
- In the Categories column select Macros
- In the Commands toolbar click on
Project1.SaveAttachmentand hold down the mouse button.
- Drag the icon to a location on the Toolbar so the pointer will loose the cross and release the mouse button to drop it in that location
- Right click the icon to change the name and to assign it a button image you like (if you want to learn more about editing Toolbar buttons click here)
- Press Close to leave edit mode
The Save Attachments icon in the Toolbar. Curious what my Running Man icon does?
Using the macro
Alright, now that we've gone through all the trouble we can finally save all types of embedded pictures in their original file format. To do this you select the message that contains the embedded pictures. When you click on the Save Attachments button you'll save all attachments with a date and time stamp to a folder of choice. Note that it doesn't save blocked attachments.
Say good-bye to converting bmp-s back to jpg-s and broken gif-s!
If you don't like to work with VBA or if you are looking for a more advanced way to manage picture attachments in Outlook, I can recommend using the Picture Attachments Wizard addin from Collaborative Innovations. Besides extracting the pictures from an email, it also offers the option to display attached (instead of embedded) pictures as thumbnails within a mail, directly starting a slideshow and quite some more functionality.


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- 2 1/4 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place sugar in large bowl. Using small sharp knife, scrape seeds from vanilla bean into sugar. Rub mixture with fingertips to distribute seeds. Add next 4 ingredients; toss well. Transfer to 8-inch square glass baking dish. Place dish on prepared baking sheet. Bake until apples are tender and beginning to turn golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven; stir apples.
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Wisconsin consumer protection specialists are warning about a scam targeted at nannies or babysitters.
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said one person applying for a babysitting job recently recognized her potential employer as a scammer.
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The client posts an ad online for a babysitter or nanny. The pay is $400 a week. When you respond, the potential employer makes arrangements and sends you an initial check for $1,800 and asks you to cash it and wire back the remaining money. But, the check isn't good and once your bank figures that out, you'll be on the hook for the total amount -- even the cash you wired the scammer.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Walt Lemon Jr. scored 20 points Wednesday night to help Bradley to a 66-60 victory over Southern Illinois.
Lemon's basket with 2:58 left gave the Braves (10-4, 2-0 Missouri Valley) the lead for good at 57-56. Lemon finished 8 for 11 from the field and also contributed five steals for Bradley, which was 0-9 on the road in the MVC last season. Dyricus Simms-Edwards and Jordan Prosser had 11 points apiece for the Braves.
Desmar Jackson led the Salukis (7-6, 0-2) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Jeff Early scored 11 and Anthony Beane Jr. added 10 points for SIU.
Bradley shot 50 percent from the field and led 28-23 at halftime. Southern Illinois shot 42 percent and was just 13 for 23 from the free-throw line. Bradley was 14 of 18.


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The Second Universal Law of Success – The Law of MagnetismBy Sandra Anne Taylor in Success on July 24th, 2007 / 4 Comments
While the first Law of Success concerns what you create, the second one, the Law of Magnetism, concerns what you attract. These two forces together have the greatest impact on your destiny: The first has to do with the power of your consciousness; the second has to do with the power of your energy.
There are many patterns of energy at work in the world today. Amazingly powerful yet unseen forces have very real and predictable outcomes. For instance, if you key in the numbers of a very specific signal to your cell phone and then press the "talk" button, that sequence will be directed by a satellite thousands of miles away to the appropriate recipient. Another phone will ring, and the energy of your voice will be bounced back and forth, allowing you to have a clear conversation even if you're a great distance away from the other person.
If you push a button on a remote control, a signal will be sent to a box in the corner of the room and a television picture will form-complete with sound-again transmitted from a far-distant source. Modern CAT scans and MRIs use energy to create images of the body. Microwaves cook food, sensors ensure security, and lasers remove tumors.
The list of ways in which modern humans have harnessed, directed, and utilized energy is almost endless. All of the above phenomena – and countless more – have very significant physical results, but the influences aren't limited to medicine, communications, and technical gadgetry. The energetic workings of the Universe impact each and every one of us in ways that most people are never aware of – even to the point of individual experiences of happiness and success.
The Law of Magnetism says that we can only attract the same kind of energy that we put out about ourselves. It's based on the quantum-physical principle that everything – including every person – projects this power. In fact, the Universe is filled with vibrations that scientists call "strings" of energy. It moves within us, from us, and all around us literally all the time.
Whether we're aware of it or not, each of us is a part of a vast exchange and expansion of this force that takes place in the Universe every moment of every day.
Our personal energy moves outward from us and connects with others of like resonance, determining both whom and what we'll attract in life. Each of us is like a little radio station, constantly broadcasting signals about our self and our life. The people and situations that match those signals are the ones that will tune in to us and be drawn into our life experience.
In truth, what we call chemistry – whether it's romantic or professional – is actually more of a resonance, a matching of signals and personal vibrations. So if success is what you're after, it will be very important to understand how your energy is created-and what it may be broadcasting about you even now.
Your Energetic Calling Card
In the Victorian era, calling cards were used to announce the arrival of a visitor or friend, and letters of introduction were sent ahead to pave the way and help someone new connect with others of like society. It was a formal process, but one which let the recipient know that the bearer was well connected and highly regarded.
Your personal resonance does much the same thing. Long before you arrive at an experience in life, your energy has sent messages about you to the people you'll be interacting with. It announces you to everyone, revealing that part of you that others relate to on an unconscious but very compelling level: your energetic nature. So if you don't like the society or circumstances you've attracted so far, or if you've had difficulty finding the success you desire, you'll need to change what you put into your energetic calling card.
Luckily, since this frequency is something that you produce yourself, it's also something that you can change. Once you figure out what makes up your vibrational resonance, you can take active steps to improve your magnetic frequency and change all that you attract.
There are three major ways that your personal resonance is created:
- Through your emotional energy, or the vibrations of your feelings
- Through your cognitive energy, or the vibrations of your thoughts
- Through your physical energy, or the vibrations of your body
Let's take a closer look at the first two methods on this list.
The Emotional Broadcast
Your emotional resonance is by far the most powerful expression of yourself. Your daily feelings broadcast loud and clear signals about who you are and what you expect from the world. If you're chronically fearful, for example, you project that and will only attract more and more situations that will cause you to be afraid. If anger is predominant, you're sending out signals that you expect hostility-and that's exactly what you'll get.
But if you choose a lighter, happier attitude, you broadcast the message that you expect the world to be a joyous place, and both your energy and your expectation will bring more of that to you. If you have confident and peaceful feelings about yourself, they'll send out a very magnetic vibration, attracting people and experiences that bring an even deeper sense of serenity to your life. This is your resonant reality; what you send out will most certainly come back to you.
Your predominant feelings energize your destiny creation by virtue of their powerful presence in your heart and mind. The more emotionally charged an experience or issue is, the more power it generates. For this reason, a shift to more positive sentiments is a basic requirement of the Law of Magnetism.
It's an energetic truth that the quality of your emotional life will determine the caliber of your life in general. In this the law is strict: The Universe will return your own joy, love, and happiness to you; and it will return your fear, anger, and unhappiness as well.
But where do emotions come from? What's the source of this powerful energy that you engage in all the time? Underneath every single emotional experience is a stimulating source. Whether the feeling is anger or love, misery or joy, depression or excitement, boredom or bliss, every blossom or thorn of sentiment has one originating seed-and that seed is thought.
The Thought's the Thing
The second way that you project your energy out into the world is through your cognitive power. Your thoughts rarely stop, so they're continually churning out vibrational messages in your energetic field. And since they're also the source of your emotional energy, they're doubly important in your pursuit of success.
Thoughts of confidence bring feelings of hope, while those of inadequacy bring feelings of despair. Which is more likely to attract wonderful outcomes to you? The positive results you're looking for can only come from peaceful emotions and positive thoughts.
If you're like most people, the process of thinking may seem rather random and spontaneous, something that you just experience rather than decide on. Maybe you've never been taught to think positively, or maybe the direction your mind takes depends on the situation you're in or the people you're with. One thing's for sure: If you look around you and find your life wanting, the Universe is telling you to take control of your thoughts!
Most negative thinking is based in one of three fears:
- Fear of the future
- Fear of rejection
- Fear of failure
Fear of the future can range from fleeting worries that something may go wrong to wild anticipation of personal catastrophe, including thoughts such as What if the meeting doesn't go well? What if I lose this account? What if I get sick or die?
Fear of rejection runs the gamut from nagging concerns about being judged to utter panic about being abandoned. People who have these kinds of thoughts are often self-critical or even self-loathing. Thoughts such as I'm not good enough, I'm not capable, and I'm not worthy invariably lead to fears such as What if my spouse leaves me? or What if I get fired?
All fear is toxic to the energy of achievement, so it's inevitable that fear of failure creates the energy of a self-fulfilling prophecy; those who see themselves as unsuccessful can only draw defeat. These negative thoughts are your greatest obstacles to genuine happiness. They destroy optimism and increase worry and frustration, two miserable vibrations that attract miserable results. It's often said that your life moves in the direction of your dominant thought, and your energy is the reason why.
"Every person is surrounded by a thought atmosphere. . . .
Through this power we are either attracting or repelling.
Like attracts like and . . . we attract just what we are in mind."
– Ernest Holmes
This excerpt is taken from the book Quantum Success, by Sandra Anne Taylor. It is published by Hay House and available at all stores or online at Hayhouse and amazon.
About the author:
Sandy Taylor is an inspiring and motivating speaker who lectures throughout the world on the quantum mechanics of career and relationship success. She is the best-selling author of Secrets of Attraction. Quantum Success is her second book for Hay House. Her in-depth, 9 CD audio seminar, Act to Attract, is the first comprehensive program applying modern science to the experience of romantic attraction.
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There are people who say it's cheaper to get the bus to Melaka Sentral, but me? If I had to scrimp and scrimp to save a few ringgit it'd be a pretty deplorable situation. No - I'd rather travel in comfort and go by taxi.
The taxi arrived here and for all my worrying, the bus didn't leave on time anyway! The bus terminal is quite large with good facilities - banking, food stalls, clothing and a host of other items - it is in fact a small shopping mall and inside a bus station! How neat is that eh?
One of the toll booths that are prevalent on Malaysian roads. As you can see, there are many lanes.
On the way we passed an army truck complete with soldiers and weaponry, but the photos all came out very blurry so I haven't put them up. After around two hours, we arrived at KL LCCT airport. I like this airport - it's my favourite. I like the way you can just step outside, go for a gander, there's greenery outside, to the left is a very large eatery and the Air Asia kiosk has some good souvenir items.
I like too, Marrybrown's - their fish is really good. (I am not a McDonald's person - yuk, dreadful stuff).
Well now, here we are - waiting for our flight in the departure lounge. People were going up to the counter to go through, but were told not yet. And every time an Air Asia person came along, up would jump several people.
This lady tried to open the door. It was still locked!
Finally, the doors opened, and we are walking on the tarmac. The time was around 12.30pm and the weather was very hot.
As this was a daytime flight, I paid the $10 to watch movies for the flight. Watching the re-run of M*A*S*H. Soon it was meal time - eating always helps pass the time doesn't it? It breaks up the journey. I fell asleep later to find it was dark outside - night had fallen. Remember, Melbourne is two hours ahead of Malaysia, but being daylight saving time, it's three hours ahead.
Back home, and it's 12.15am (9.15pm in Malaysia). I walked outside, lit up a smoke and shivered in the cool air. Had to ring my son who was supposed to be here to pick me up. I had to catch a taxi.
I came back with wonderful memories of my time in both Cambodia and Malaysia. This was my first overseas trip to Asia and it was a wonderful experience. Since then, I have been back to Kuala Lumpur, but the memory of this first trip stands out in my memory.
Below are two poems, one is a Khmer poem called "Angkor Wat II" written by Dan Haag which was inspired by Vikram Prakash's 4-15-03 Angkor Wat lecture. The second is a Malaysian poem called "Fairytale" by Malaysian poet Xin jo Ng.
in pushing back time and oblivion
No matter what new knowledge
you may find circulating about the universe
No matter what exquisite perfections
the architecture of your civilizations may obtain
The jungle lush and green stealing carbon
pumping oxygen comes back for Angkor Wat's splendor
Until the sun in her omnivorous beneficence and warmth,
in her perpetual greed for growth, for incineration swallows up the earth.
It's nothing but a dream far away
The laughter and the tears and the memories
The truths and the lies and the fantasies
When all mistakes were done and made
Loosen your grip and let it fade
What was never yours will never be
Open your eyes wide and see
There is no beginning there is no end
Only a fairytale woven by hand


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Khloé & Kourtney Kardashian Share Anti-Aging Secrets & The Art Of Makeup Decluttering
Say what you will about them, but the Kardashians are not stingy with their beauty advice.
On their apps today, Khlo Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian give away even more beauty secrets, which is really quite generous of them.
Thanks, girls!
KoKo begins with revealing some of her anti-aging techniques, and they're pretty basic:
"For me, 'anti-aging' is really all about hydration. Drinking lots of water is a must. I also wear sunscreen every day, especially on my hands. Hands are always out in the sun, so they age the most. I keep extra sunscreen in the glove boxes of all of my cars in case I forget. When the sun hits my hands while I'm driving, it reminds me to slather more on!!!"
That's great advice actually. Sunblock is so important.
The 32-year-old also reveals that some of her favorite products are incredible affordable:
"I also cover my face in oil every night. I love Bio-Oil and Vitamin E, and I just use Aquaphor on my eyes. All of this stuff is super cheap and can be found in any drug store."
Of course like any good rich person, she indulges in laser treatments:
"I don't believe in extractions and don't do facials, but I get laser treatments from Dr. Orian. I did my first Coolaser treatment with him before I left for Cuba to even out my skin tone, and it was so traumatic, LOL!!! My skin like, peeled off. I looked CRAZY. It definitely got worse before it got better. That's why I wore so many floppy hats in Cubato hide my raw skin!
I snapped the whole procedure, LOLhere's recap in case you missed it. I swore I would never do it again, but you know what? It really did make my skin look amazing!!!"
"Dr. Orian," eh? Never heard of him. She must mean Dr. Ourian. It's okay, we all make spelling mistakes.
Watch her snap along with Dr. OURIAN (below):
As for older sister Kourtney, she's already told us the wonders of sleeping on a satin pillow. So this time she's letting us in on makeup decluttering:
"Sarah Howard, my friend since high school, is the founder and editor of Beauty Banter, so I asked her to come over and help me clean out my makeup. I always ask her advice on new beauty productsplus, I have helped her clean out and organize her closet so many times, I knew she would love to help me clean out my makeup! We got rid of so much makeup that I have had for years, and it felt so good to get rid of it. Watch the video to get her tips on how long you should keep your makeup before throwing it away."
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Kay throws for 408 and 4 TDs as Cincinnati rolls Rutgers
Brendan Kay threw for a career-best 408 yards and four touchdowns, Mekale McKay caught three TDs and Cincinnati rolled to its fifth straight win with a 52-17 thrashing of Rutgers on Saturday.
The Bearcats (8-2, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) gained 619 yards in total offense, including 422 in the first half when they jumped to a 38-7 lead behind Kay and couple of trick plays.
Kay hit McKay on touchdowns plays of 24 and 66 yards in the first quarter. He added a 41-yarder to Shaq Washington in the second and a 15-yarder to Chris Moore in the third quarter. McKay got his career-best final touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 34-yard pass from Jordan Luallen, who also had a 9-yard TD run.
Washington also threw a 28-yarder to Moore on an end around. It capped a two-play drive that started with the recovery of an onside kick with Cincinnati ahead 17-7.
Gary Nova threw a touchdown pass to Brandon Coleman for Rutgers (5-4, 2-3), which lost for the third time in four games.
Despite its winning streak, there were a lot of questions about Cincinnati coming into the game. The nine previous Bearcats' opponents had combined for 17 wins and the best mark among them was a 5-5 record by Northwestern State, a non BCS team.
With Rutgers, Houston and Louisville on tap in the final three games, Cincinnati was going to find out how good it was.
Against the Scarlet Knights, they were dominant.
Kay, the nation's leader in completion percentage (74.1), hit 24 of 38 passes in surpassing his previous yardage best of 332 set against Duke in the Belk Bowl in December. His four TD passes tied his career best.
This game was decided early.
Tony Miliano kicked a 30-yard field goal after the Bearcats went 69 yards with the opening kickoff.
Rutgers gave the ball right back on their first play when Leviticus Payne intercepted Nova (18 of 38 for 170 and two interceptions) at the Scarlet Knights 36. Washington took a handoff from Kay and then threw the ball back to him for a 12-yard gain. The 24-yard TD pass to a wide-open McKay pushed the lead to 10-0 on the next play.
A fumble at midfield later in the quarter, set up Rutgers touchdown, a 16-yard pass to Coleman for his 19th career TD catch, one shy of the school record.
The Bears quickly pushed the lead back to 10 on the 66-yard catch and run by McKay. The onside kick followed and Washington stretched the lead to 24-7 with his pass to Moore 87 seconds later.
Even when things didn't go Cincinnati's way, they did.
Faced with a fourth-and-8 at its own 33 early in the second quarter, Rutgers was going to block a punt by John Lloyd. Instead, he pulled the ball down and ran 14 yards for a first down. It set up Luallen's TD run for a 31-7 lead. Kay added the TD pass to Washington before the half.
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According to Benjamin Netanyahu, Zionism Dictates that Israel cannot accept refugees or asylum seekers without 'diluting' its Jewish majority. Racism? Good gracious no! Apparently 'This phenomenon is very grave and threatens the social fabric of society, our national security and our national identity," he said on May 29. Note the last remark – 'our national identity' – a specifically racist concept since in Israel 'national identity' and being 'Jewish' are synonymous.
Israel is proof that victims of racism retreating into a ghetto state of their own doesn't cure the problem of racism, it merely redefines it.
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Date: 18 October 2012 20:50:29 BST
Eritrean refugees living in Israel take part in a protest on October 18, 2012 in Tel Aviv,The protesters were calling for the ousting of the dictatorship regime in Eritrea, and the release of all political prisoners. they wore demanding as well recognition as refuges and stooping the jailing policy of the Israeli government
Tel Aviv, Israel - South Tel Aviv's Neve Shaanan Street, dubbed by many Israelis as "little Africa", is deserted. This once-bustling area is riddled with panic as immigration officers ferret out African migrants and asylum seekers to detain and consequently deport them. One South Sudanese woman who lives in an apartment in the neighbourhood is terrified to leave home to even collect her daughter from nursery. Her neighbour was arrested the previous night and she is in a panic over what to do.
Israel's Population and Immigration Authority recently arrested scores of African migrants, officials have said. The majority of those imprisoned are South Sudanese nationals while the others are migrants from Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The crackdown, known as "Operation Going Home", comes in the wake of a court decision last week to expel all South Sudanese migrants.
Israel to deport African migrants
Isaac, a South Sudanese asylum seeker, was detained on Sunday by Israeli authorities. He desperately contacted the African Refugee Development Center (ARDC) based in Tel Aviv from Saharonim detention centre to try to understand his legal status. However, the ARDC and similar relief organisations feel helpless in this situation. These aid organisations recently lost a petition in court against the collective deportations of asylum seekers from South Sudan.
"It is a frustrating job, because we know we are not going to succeed sometimes, and we are trying to help them [the asylum seekers]," Yael Aberman, the legal project manager at ARDC, said.
'Scared to go home'
The Israeli government is determined to reverse the flow of the estimated 60,000 African migrants living in the country, starting with those from South Sudan. Israel recognises South Sudan as an independent state and maintains that it is no longer life-threatening for them to return. This week's arrests are the first step by Israel's interior ministry to detain, deport, and prevent illegal migrants and asylum seekers from entering or staying in the country. According to the government, there are 1,500 South Sudanese in Israel, yet relief organisations say there are no more than 700.
On June 17, the first plane will take off for Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with about 200 migrants on board.
"The situation in South Sudan is not stable yet, and the people are really scared to go back home," said Adam Ibrahim, a 28-year-old asylum seeker from Darfur currently in Israel.
Those who agree to leave Israel voluntarily will receive free airline tickets and a grant of 1,000 euros ($1,255), the interior ministry announced. While voluntary deportation exists officially, in reality many choose to leave because they have no choice, activists say.
"People who are being picked up on the street or who approach the immigration authority are being told that if they don't sign the document, they won't be allowed to collect their belongings and will remain in custody, so I have my doubts about how many are leaving of their own free will," Rami Gudovitch, a migrant rights activist, told Israel's Haaretz newspaper.
'National security'
The detention and deportation is only one of the measures to stop the influx of African migrants and asylum seekers. Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has pledged to erect a 241 kilometre long and 4.9-metre-tall steel wall at the Israeli-Egyptian border to stop migrants from illegally entering the country. Additionally, a law went into effect last Sunday that grants Israeli authorities the power to arrest and detain illegal migrants for up to three years. These migrants could face jail time, without trial or deportation. Anyone assisting them could also be detained for anywhere between five and 15 years.
In Israel, the government does not consider the Africans as refugees and has deemed them to be "infiltrators" or "economic migrants". Netanyahu listed "infiltrators" as a threat to the security and identity of a Jewish state. "This phenomenon is very grave and threatens the social fabric of society, our national security and our national identity," he said on May 29.
It is not only the government that is cracking down on the African migrants: the local population of South Tel Aviv, incited by right-wing politicians, is also embittered by the influx of outsiders taking over their neighbourhood. Racial tensions escalated in late May, when hundreds of residents led by Jewish settlers marched into African areas of Tel Aviv, looting, attacking and chanting discriminatory slogans.
It is difficult to trace the bitter animosity in South Tel Aviv. Some migrants say the violence began when two Molotov cocktails were hurled at their building in April, while locals say it began with a series of crimes and rapes on the part of the Africans.
Abdullah Mustafa, a Darfuri asylum seeker who owns a Sudanese restaurant on Neve Shaanan street, told Al Jazeera: "Israel is not safe for us".
Mustafa blames the Israeli government for the violence against his community.
"The [Israeli] government is mobilising the community against the refugees," Mustafa said. "We don't have a problem with the public, but with the government." Economic migrant or asylum seeker?
Some Israelis believe that the government has neglected the issue of African migrants from its onset, and are only dealing with it in a reactionary form.
"One thing which is a common denominator for all government activity regarding the refugees is the problem that it is more reactions, instead of thinking ahead, and thinking systematically about the whole issue," said Dvorah Blum, the director of the Ruppin Academic Center's Institute for Immigration and Social Integration in Israel.
"Given a choice between being called 'an enlightened liberal' without a Jewish and Zionist state, and being called a 'benighted racist' but a proud citizen, I choose the latter." Interior Minister Eli Yishai
With no official policy for asylum seekers, African migrants who were smuggled into the country by Bedouins through the Sinai, were initially granted papers upon their arrival. These documents gave them temporary protection and allowed them to stay, but did not provide them with work permits or healthcare. After administrative work, migrants were able to get temporary employment permits, usually valid for three month at most. However, the government has not examined these cases individually, to distinguish between asylum seekers and economic migrants.
"It [the policy] is not logical - the big mistake is the collective temporary protection. They [the government] need to interview us and see who is a refugee and who is not," Mustafa said.
There is no official system for asylum seekers in Israel. According to Blum, Israel's immigration process is based on two laws - the right of return for all Jews to the land of Israel, and the law of entrance, which gives power to the interior ministry to decide in an ad hoc manner who can enter and on what terms.
"Given a choice between being called 'an enlightened liberal' without a Jewish and Zionist state, and being called a 'benighted racist' but a proud citizen, I choose the latter," Eli Yishai, Israel's interior minister, said on Sunday. "The era of slogans is over, the era of action has begun."
Migration is a universal phenomenon. But the way the issue has been treated in Israel has fuelled passionate arguments. While some Israelis say that Jewish history means that Israel should bear the responsibility for these asylum seekers, others maintain that Israel has been overrun at its borders and should evict these foreigners to maintain the territorial integrity and national identity of the Jewish people.
"We know that the Jews were persecuted, and they have a right to a state. Sometimes when a lot of refugees come to your state you have to host them; they will not stay forever." Mustafa said. "They just need protection and when they get the stability or peace they will go."
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Two public hearings are being held in Portsmouth, N.H., to discuss fishery management plans for northern shrimp and winter flounder.
The hearings start Tuesday night at the Urban Forestry Center.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says recent trends jeopardize the stability of northern shrimp, as late and incomplete reporting and fluctuations in participation have led to the overharvest of the total allowable catch over the last three fishing seasons.
Proposals for Gulf of Maine winter flounder include increasing the commercial trip limit for non-federally permitted fishermen from 250 pounds to 500 pounds, and returning the recreational season to a year-round fishery.


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On this day, St. Andronicus departed. This disciple was chosen by the Lord to be among the seventy disciples whom He sent before Him to preach the kingdom of God. He received the Holy Spirit in the Upper Room on the day of the Pentecost. St. Paul mentioned his name in (Romans 16:7) saying: "Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me."
He preached the Gospel in many cities in the company of Junia, and they guided many to the Christian faith, and performed many miracles, healed the sick, and transformed the temples of idols to churches. When they completed their course, and the Lord willed to take them from this world, Andronicus became ill for a short time and departed in peace. Junia buried him in a cave, and he prayed to the Lord to take him also. He departed on the next day.
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Meshach P. Larry (1835-1864), a native of Windham, worked as blacksmith. He was 29 when he mustered into Co. H of the 17th Maine Regiment as a private on August 18, 1862.
Larry wrote frequently to his sister, Phebe, and the correspondence presented here is part of a collection of letters that began just after he joined the 17th Maine.
The last letter is dated just before he went missing at the Battle of the Wilderness. He was last seen on May 6, 1864.
The 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was formed on August 7, 1862 and spent three years fighting in the Civil War (1861-1865).
The 17th Maine fought in more than 20 engagements, including Gettysburg, and sustained the greatest battle fatalities of any other Maine infantry regiment.
About 1,371 men were enrolled in the 17th Maine; 207 were killed, 552 wounded, 163 died due to disease or illness, and 31 were imprisoned by the Confederate Army.
Meshach P. Larry on events of the Battle of Fredericksburg , Dec. 18, 1862
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Writing on December 18, 1862 to his sister Phebe in Windham, Larry describes the Battle of Fredericksburg:
"We crosed the Raphanoc last saturday about noon and
ameidatly went on to the field of battle the shot and shell wised thick and fast and the crack of musketry and the roar of artilery was terific."
He added that Gen. Berry was "cool as a cucumber and our oficers done them selves credit."
Yet he was unsure that the war was being well fought.
He concluded, "it is rather cold and I am rather blue. Can not tell what we have ben about untill we get the papers but if we have won a victory do not show in defeat."
In this letter written from Camp Pitcher to his sister Phebe, Meshach P. Larry writes candidly about his opinion of Union leadership.
Commenting on the Battle of Fredericksburg, which he described in the last letter, he writes, "it apears we got wiped bad in the last fight," adding that it is clear the Confederates could "wip five of us to their one."
Larry writes, "how can there be sucsess when the whole war is managed for the benefits of the Managers."
Writing to his sister Phebe, Larry describes a soldier who died of illness and the difficulty of getting his body returned to Maine.
He comments on a skirmish with Confederate cavalry and the "unpleasent sight of the shooting of a deserter" near Fairfax Station, Virginia.
Larry wrote, "he had deserted 3 times and once he went over to the enemy and told them where our trains laid so that they might capture them, he was escorted to his grave by a band of musick playing the sad strain of the death march..."
After further description of the execution, Larry adds, "life is sweet but we know we must all of us die then why not die a glourious death wen there is so many chances to do so."
He wrote of the war, "...If the Rebs do not trouble us I think the Dogs of War will be put in their kenels this winter some where in this vicinity."
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Serious Eats Is Four Years Old: Happy Birthday to Us!
Serious Eats turns four years old today. How cool is that? Who would have thunk it?
Four years ago, we launched Serious Eats hoping that serious eaters—people passionate about food—would gravitate to a site that made them feel welcome. A site where they could chew the fat with like-minded folks, about anything going on in the food culture. A place where you could find anything from a recipe for prime rib to the best Italian beef sandwich in Chicago to a beautiful video shot about a farmer in upstate New York who grows strawberries so sweet they make you weep.
We didn't start with much that fateful December day in 2006: Serious Eats, Ed Levine Eats, Slice, and A Hamburger Today—which, in total, garnered 15,000 pageviews on a good day. There was me, the crazy guy with lots of ideas, some good, some not so good; Adam Kuban, keeper of the burger and pizza flames; and Alaina Browne, our general manager, who miraculously keeps Serious Eats and our team running in the right direction. And Meg Hourihan, Blogger co-founder and food blogger who lent us some much-needed web 2.0 wisdom. There were a few more essential ingredients;namely the love, support, and counsel supplied by my brother Mike Levine, who believed in Serious Eats when few others did.
And there were our amazing investors—who believed in this crazy idea of an ad-supported community of serious eaters on the web. Though no one had ever done it before, I told them it was going to be great, and somehow they believed me. So thanks, Serious Eats investors, for believing in my dream.
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By the time we were two, in December of 2008, we were pretty precocious for two year-olds. Ed Levine Eats had morphed into Serious Eats New York, and we had added our food photo sharing site, Photograzing. Advertisers had started to believe in us, and our community was growing faster than we possibly could have hoped. Hundreds of thousands of people had made Serious Eats their home base for all things delicious on-line.
Now we're four. The old saying my wife Vicky (another ridiculously supportive actor in this play) used to hear when our son turned four is that four-year-olds were two-year-olds with more technology. We were never exactly sure what that meant when it came to Will, but I can say with absolute certainty that it's true for Serious Eats. The site has so many more features now that make it so much easier for people to interact with their fellow serious eaters as much or as little as they want.
It's not just more technology that we've added. Our crew has grown so much, and it's the greatest food crew ever. Carey Jones, who started with us as an intern in the summer of 2006 and then took over Serious Eats New York in 2009; Robyn Lee, who started with us as an intern in 2007, and now runs AHT and takes photos that seem more and more beautiful every day; Erin Zimmer, former Washington D.C. bureau chief, who moved to New York in 2008 and took over editing Serious Eats Main; Erin Adamo, our killer ad sales director and her trusty sidekick Laurel Randolph; managing editor and Food Lab mastermind J. Kenji Lopez-Alt; Slice editor and drinks expert Maggie Hoffman; and Christine Tsai, our web developer, making the site look better every day. Of course, Adam and Alaina are still there helping to drive the Serious Eats bus. And our amazing contributors around the world, who give you the content you love, 365 days each year.
Oh, yeah, Serious Eaters, there's one more thing we've added: a burgeoning food community of serious eaters, two million strong. You guys blow me away every day with your passion for food, your smarts, and your devotion.
So though it's Serious Eats' birthday today, we wanted to share it first and foremost with you, our community. You're the reason we get to do what we love every day, and we really appreciate that. So, Happy Birthday to us—and Happy Birthday to all of you.
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CHICAGO -- Andrew Shaw will miss a third straight game for the Chicago Blackhawks and might not play again in a Western Conference Second Round series against the Minnesota Wild.
The Blackhawks lead the best-of-7 series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Friday at Xcel Energy Center (9:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TSN, RDS).
Shaw, who has a lower-body injury, was injured in the opening game of the series on a hit by Minnesota defenseman Clayton Stoner.
The Blackhawks initially hoped Shaw would be ready to play Game 3 on Tuesday in Minnesota, a 4-1 Wild victory, but he didn't make the trip. They returned to Chicago following the game and there was hope Shaw might make the return trip for Game 4 on Friday. Instead, Shaw didn't practice Thursday at United Center and Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Shaw will not travel with the team.
"Every guy's different and, you know, I think he's a very competitive guy and probably he would've done anything he could to play," Quenneville said. "I think we've got to tame him a little bit in that regard, so I think that was maybe what we were talking about at the time."
Asked if Shaw's return in the series is now questionable, Quenneville answered: "Uh, we'll see."
Shaw has two goals and four points in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games after scoring 20 goals in the regular season. He's a high-energy, spark plug type of player who fits perfectly on the third line, Quenneville's top checking unit. He also provides a lot of net-front presence despite his size (5-foot-10, 180 pounds), particularly on the power play.
Without him, versatile 25-year old forward Ben Smith is being asked to fill that role.
According to the lines the Blackhawks skated with during practice, the 5-11, 207-pound Smith is also slated to start at right wing on the top line with left wing Bryan Bickell and center Jonathan Toews, replacing right wing Marian Hossa.
"We need more traffic, more pucks and bodies to the net [to] create chances offensively," Smith said. "That's something we didn't do too well on Tuesday. Really, everyone has to go to the net hard, find rebounds and get pucks. We can throw a lot more shots on net, and that's something we can try and do [Friday]."


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Valencia in talks to break F1 contract
Valencia's formula one foray is set to be officially folded, according to a media report.
Last week, we reported that - according to a draft 2014 calendar that is quietly doing the rounds - the Spanish port city will not host a grand prix next year.
That is despite earlier reports that Valencia and Barcelona have agreed to annually alternate a single Spanish grand prix from 2014 onwards.
Tickets for next year's Barcelona round have, however, already gone on sale, a May 11 date has been set, and El Mundo newspaper said the alternation contract was actually never signed.
Now, Diario Sport newspaper reports that the only negotiations between Bernie Ecclestone and Valencia president Alberto Fabra are about how much Valencia should pay for breaking its existing race contract.
Reportedly, F1's chief executive wants Valencia to pay the full EUR 33 million termination penalty, but Fabra "is in talks to soften" that maximum hit.
Diario Sport claims Valencia treasurer Juan Carlos Moragues Ferrer said recently that, amid the economic crisis, the government wanted to "meet our obligations without having to close schools or hospitals".
"In this context," wrote correspondent Laura Lopez Albiac, "it would be very difficult to explain to taxpayers that more money is being allocated for an extraordinary item such as F1."


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Twihards always knew and hoped that "Breaking Dawn," Stephanie Meyer's 700-page fourth book in "The Twilight Saga" was big enough for two feature films. And now that Summit Entertainment has agreed, screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg reveals just how she plans to divide the story in two.
"I'm doing first drafts now. But I think it comes down to Bella as human and Bella as vampire," Rosenberg told Reuters in a recent interview.
The last installments of "The Twilight Saga" include a wedding between Bella and Edward, sorry Team Jacob, and Bella giving birth to a supernatural baby, part vampire, part human. Bella also sheds her human skin, to join the rest of the Cullen clan as blood thirsty vampire.
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Just how these dramatic moments would unfold in the "Breaking Dawn" movies were some questions that Rosenberg had to address before she began drafting the scripts.
"We all agreed there was probably too much for one movie," said Rosenberg to Reuters. "So when I started getting into it I started to see, Yeah, we've got two movies here. Everybody agreed and I started approaching it as two movies," added Rosenberg to Reuters.
Rosenberg also admitted in the interview that without the series stars, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and the rest of the cast signing on, it would be nearly impossible to go for the two movie installments.
With "Eclipse" opening on June 30, and "Twilight" mania coming to an end after the two "Breaking Dawn" movies Reuters asked the accomplished screenwriter what's next.
Rosenberg responded she has found comfort in writing about the "Twilight" world but does not plan to take on any more teen romances.


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- When going to a concert have a confirmed number of people you're meeting. Ours changed as people cancelled, appeared, resolved fights with significant others (and therefore un-split the group).
- Keep this number below 10. Get to 12 and you'll be herding cats.
- DO introduce separate groups of friends together and watch them discover the awesomeness. Do not be confused when they are surprised that you pick good friends.
- Wear flat shoes, it's quicker to get away when running into significant other's exes in the bathroom.
- Do not go to the bathroom after the start of the show. Besides the fields of passed out/tripping people on the access stairs, you may have to watch a random stranger pee in the sink (with several open bathroom stalls).
- If someone walks past, trips and pours a glass of... hang on that's warm... yip, a glass of pee down your front... I don't know. Enjoy the show. Then get the heck out of there and take a very hot shower. VERY hot (shudder).
- The guys in Metallica may be twice my age, but they're still cooler than I'll ever be!
- try not to lose friends, finding someone in a crowd of 60 000 people with blocked cellphone networks is tricky.
Good show! Now to de-angst in time for Bon Jovi next week!


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Thank you for taking the time to join in our last Challenge "Make your own backing papers" we loved seeing all your creations. This is my first time hosting a challenge and I thought we'd try a technique this time. First though we have a winner to announce
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For this week Challange, I thought it would be fun to use ink and sissors and DISTRESS our Project. You can use inks like those made by Tim Holtz, or use your sissors and ROUGH UP the edges. Which ever you choose, or even get crazy and choose both, have fun!
As challenge host here is my project for this challenge:
I used my distress inks around this gorgeous image by Janice, Then Also masked my paper with 3 different colors of distress ink and glimmer misted them, so the colors would merge together. Lots of fun. Now lets see what you can do.
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The recognizable opening of Game of Thrones just got a makeover, as Moleskine commemorates the premiere of the sixth season with their own version of the riveting title sequence. Westeros comes to life as a paper version of King's Landing is recreated with more than 7,600 individual paper cutouts, complete with turning cogs and gears. Delicate turrets and spires magically start to move until the fortress retreats, leaving you with a peek of the new Game of Thrones Limited Edition Collection notebooks from Moleskine.
"A collection of four themed notebooks with previously unreleased silkscreen prints by graphic designer Levente Szabò. Each cover features symbolic references to the three dominant families – Stark, Lannister and Targaryen."


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Not sure if anyone's heard of snesbox.com, But you can now play nostalgic snes games via browser, just uses flash. Some people might prefer zsnes, but for those that don't wanna download a bunch of stuff, you can just go to that website and play them there. Have your own little Gamecenter CX thing going on.