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Cook the Book: Almond Brioche Toast
This recipe, excerpted from The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread, is extraordinarily easy to prepare and makes for a truly sensational breakfast when served with a simple fruit salad. In order to make this toast you will need almond meal, which can be found in most health food shops and gourmet stores. Once the package has been opened, be sure to store it in the refrigerator, as almond meal spoils quickly. While traditional pan-shaped loaves of brioche or challah are best, feel free to substitute plain croissants for even richer results.
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- Yield:9 slices of toast
- For the Almond Syrup:
- 1/2 cup (113 g/4 oz) water
- 1/2 cup (100 g/2.52 oz) sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- For the Almond Cream:
- 1/2 cup (84 g/2.96 oz) almond meal
- 1/2 cup (55 g/1.94 oz) confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup (173 g/6.1 oz) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150 g/5.29 oz) sugar
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature, slightly beaten
- 1 1/4 teaspoons almond extract
- For the Toast:
- 1 large brioche loaf, about 10 x 5 inches
- 9 tablespoons (54 g/1.9 oz) sliced almonds
To make the almond syrup: In a small heavy-duty saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat to dissolve the sugar, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool for 15 minutes.
Pour the syrup into a container with a tight-fitting lid and allow it to cool completely, then add the almond extract, and stir briefly. Cover and refrigerate the syrup until ready to use. It lasts for several weeks when refrigerated.
To make the almond cream: Stir the almond meal and confectioners' sugar with a fork to combine them and break up any lumps of sugar. Set aside.
With a mixer fitted with a whisk or beaters, cream the butter and sugar at medium-high speed until it's light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the almond meal mixture to the creamed butter and mix just to combine. Add the eggs and the almond extract to the creamed butter and mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Be careful not to overmix, or the cream will break down, developing a thin, runny texture. If this happens, you'll need to chill the broken cream thoroughly to thicken it a little, and then use it directly from the refrigerator while it's still cold.
Transfer the almond cream to an airtight container with a lid and chill it for at least 1 hour before using. It will keep for about a week in the refrigerator.
To make the Almond Brioche Toast: Preheat the oven to 400ºF and line two 12 x 17-inch sheet pans with baking parchment. Trim a thin slice of crust from each end of the brioche loaf and cut the loaf into 9 slices, each 3/4-inch thick. Place 4 slices on one prepared pan and 5 on the other.
With a pastry brush, moisten the top side of each slice of bread lightly with the almond syrup, making sure to get some syrup around the outer edges of the slice. If your bread is more than a day old, you may need to be more generous with the syrup. Place about 4 tablespoons (65 g/2.3 oz) of almond cream in the center of each slice of bread. Leaving a thick pile of cream in the middle of the slice, use a small spatula or knife to spread out a thin layer of cream to it comes to within 1/4 inch of the edges. Sprinkle the center of each slice with 1 tablespoon of the sliced almonds.
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The value of Illinois farmland rose 2% to 3% the first half of 2013, according to a survey conducted the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the University of Illinois. "On July 1, farmland prices averaged $13,200 an acre for excellent-quality farmland, $11,200 an acre for good-quality farmland, $9,000 for average-quality land and $8,300 an acre for fair-quality farmland," says survey coordinator Dale Aupperle, AFM, ARA, Heartland Ag Group LTD., Forsyth, Illinois. "This is an increase of 3% for excellent- and good-quality farmland, 2.5% for average-quality farmland and 1.9% for fair-quality land. These are not at the level of increases we've seen in recent years, but they are still upward," he notes.
"There was a tremendous push on land sales at the end of 2012 because of uncertainties concerning income tax treatment in 2013 and beyond," he comments. "This led to a great deal of farmland being sold last year that might have otherwise been available to the market in 2013. As a result, there is still a demand for farmland but not much available for sale." Looking ahead, 23% of survey respondents say they expect the volume of sales in the last half of 2013 to rise compared to the first half of 2013, while 43% expect the volume to remain the same and 34% expect less volume.
The survey, conducted in conjunction with Dr. Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois farm management specialist, found 73% of farmland buyers are farmers and 12% are local investors.
Survey respondents are divided in how they expect prices will perform over the next 12 months. Twenty percent expect farmland prices will increase, 41% expect prices will remain unchanged and 39% expect farmland prices will decline. Of the 39% expecting a decline, 77% expect a price decrease from 0% to 5%.
Survey respondents also indicate they expect cash rents to decline slightly for 2014 compared to 2013. Respondents indicate that excellent-quality farmland had an average cash rent of $388 an acre in 2013 and expect that rent to slip to $374 in 2014. Good-quality farmland had a $332 average per acre in 2013 with an expected average in 2014 of $318 an acre. Average-quality farmland had a $318 average per acre in 2013 and is expected to average $278 in 2014. Fair- quality farmland had an average of $224 per acre in 2013 and is expected to average $212 per acre in 2014.
Note: In a normal year, excellent-quality farmland averages more than 190 bushels of corn per acre, good-quality farmland averages between 170 and 190 bushels per acre, average-quality farmland averages between 150 and 170 bushels per acre, and fair-quality farmland averages below 150 bushels per acre.
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The Houston Dynamo used an 84th-minute goal from Geoff Cameron to earn a 1-0 preseason win over the Austin Aztex of the United States Soccer Federation Division II Pro League Sunday night at Nelson Field. Cameron knocked in a loose ball after a Corey Ashe corner kick to net the only goal of the game.
Playing on just two days' rest from a scrimmage against MLS club Chicago Fire on Thursday, the Dynamo used a lineup that included only two of Thursday's starters: Mike Chabala and Cam Weaver. Sunday's lineup included Adrian Serioux, a recently re-acquired member of the Dynamo's 2006 championship team, at center back and forward Luis Landín up front. Youngsters Sammy Appiah, Danny Cruz, and Francisco Navas Cobo joined Chabala in the midfield. The back line included Serioux, Erik Ustruck, and veterans Craig Waibel and Wade Barrett in front of goalkeeper Tally Hall.
Played on artificial turf, the game included few chances until Cameron put Houston in front. The teams played to a 1-1 scrimmage tie last Sunday and a 2-2 preseason tie last year in Austin, but the Dynamo won the teams' only competitive meeting by a 2-0 score in last year's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
The Dynamo return to Houston tonight and will host the Dynamo Charities Season Kickoff Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Downtown on Tuesday, March 16, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The team will then depart to play preseason games in California against the San Jose Earthquakes on March 17 and Chivas USA on March 20. The regular season begins March 27 with a road match against FC Dallas, and the Dynamo's home opener is on Thursdy, April 1, against defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake. More information is available by calling (713) 276-7500.
Houston Dynamo
vs. Austin Aztex
March 14, 2010 -- Nelson Field, Austin TX
Preseason friendly
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Geoff Cameron (unassisted) 84
Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Erik Ustruck, Craig Waibel, Adrian Serioux (Ryan Cochrane 76), Wade Barrett, Danny Cruz (Corey Ashe 81), Sammy Appiah, Mike Chabala (Geoff Cameron 81), Francisco Navas Cobo, Cam Weaver (Dominic Oduro 46), Luis Angel Landín.
Austin Aztex -- Miguel Gallardo-Aparicio, Sean Powers, Jay Needham (Tyler Hughes 46), Kieron Bernard, Kevin Sakuda, Lawrence Olum, Yordany Alvarez, Sullivan Silva (Michael Callaghan 46), Stephan Campbell (Lance Watson 46, Wes Allen 75), Jamie Watson (Richard Edgar 59), Eddie Johnson.
Misconduct Summary:
AUS -- Lawrence Olum (caution) 44
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Florida, Florida, Florida.
With apologies to Tim Russert, that's what veteran political analyst Stu Rothenberg says will determine the presidential election.
Sure, he says Ohio is the mother of all swing states. And he sees Virginia, Wisconsin and Colorado as crucial battlegrounds too.
But, Rothenberg tells me in a video interview, "If Mitt Romney does not win Florida, you know the election's over, he's not going to win some of these other states." You heard it here first.
On the other hand, "if it's called for Romney then we move to the next group of states."
What could tilt the outcome? "If this election is as close as some people think it is, then Virgil Goode on the ballot in Virginia could decide who carries that state and who's elected president," Rothenberg says.
What about the new unemployment figures? "Both sides are going to spin the jobs numbers their way," says Rothenberg.
Hurricane Sandy? "It can't hurt the president, that's for sure, the sense of leadership, that he's involved, that he's engaged, he's empathetic."
What about the GOP's chances of taking over the Senate? "Theoretically, they have a shot," Rothenberg says, sounding like it is a very long shot. "They need to pull the inside straight."
How confident is he in his forecasts? "We have so many contradictory pieces of polling data," he laments.
This is crunch time for folks in the prognostication business. Is the publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report feeling the heat?
"Too much pressure on me, frankly," Rothenberg admits. "I don't think of myself as a guy who makes predictions…I'm a handicapper."


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Welcome to Íontas Arts & Community Resource Centre, Castleblayney
Íontas provides an array of community activities and services all under the one roof. Built in 2005, we offer activities in the Arts, both through theatre and visual gallery. Íontas has an in house Café and Bar. We also provide a number of rooms available for hire for conferences and meetings to suit groups from 2 - 308.
Íontas is home to a number of long term tenants, including Blayney Blades, Castleblayney Community Crèche, Castleblayney Town Library, Castleblayney Trust, Muckno Donaghmoyne CE, St. Mary's Day Care for the elderly, educational classes for all age groups, computer suite and training kitchen.
Have a browse on our website and please feel free to call into Íontas to see what we have to offer.
For details of our new season, click on the Íontas Theatre Event Guide.
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I am very exciting! Tonight is the evening that the simultaneous RL – SL event will take place. The schedule was tight and still preparations are made, but you can be sure you will see a fantastic show this night! You simply have to be there. Read more about the show and invite in the published press release by GIA.
Press release by GLANCE International Agency
GLANCE International Agency proudly presents Folter according to Convoitise
— On a Hurly Burly Night! A RL-SL Fashion Fusion–
When: Thursday, April 8 2010 at 3:30 PM SLT
Where: Glance (190, 209, 752)
GLANCE International Agency, SL's premiere fashion marketing and public relations agency announced today that it will proudly host "Hurly Burly", an exciting event fusionning real life and second life fashion.
On Thursday, April 8th at 3.30 PM SLT, GIA will produce a virtual fashion show simultaneously with the real life show organized by JenJen PR, a fashion public relations agency based in Amsterdam. The real world show will be hosted in Club NL (www.clubnl.nl) with the presence of DJ Johnny De Mol and Fady Ferraye. It will introduce on the runway the much anticipated clothing collection of Folter, a dutch american brand. On the virtual catwalk, GIA Top Models will present singularly the flirty line of Convoitise by Toume Yao.
The event will happen on a carefully built runway, similar to the Amsterdam's hype nightclub. Audience will be able to enjoy the virtual show LIVE and the real world show streamed, both on Glance sim.
"Hurly Burly" is sponsored by DX Exchange and planned in collaboration with Connie Molinaro who built this breathtaking stage specifically for the event.
Join us for a night of glamour, celebrating the union of both worlds' fashion industries.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 3, 2012) – Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.), the technical coordinator for the U.S. Men's Volleyball Team, will join the staff of the University of San Diego women's volleyball team and will begin working with it this spring, the university has announced.
Jackson will continue to work with the U.S. Men's National Team through this summer, and then will join USD full time in August.
Jackson will serve under San Diego Head Coach Jennifer Petrie and Associate Head Coach Brent Hilliard, a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team that won the bronze medal in Barcelona.
Jackson started with the U.S. Men's Team in 2009 as part of the staff of Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
U.S. setter Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) both participated in the Russian Super League's all-star match on Jan. 28 in Belgorod.
Lee, who plays for Dinamo Moscow, played for the West team, which beat Ball (Ural Ufa) and the East team, 30-28, 25-21, 25-20.
Lee finished with two points for the West, including a key block that won the first set for the team. Ball finished with one point.
U.S. middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and his Italian Serie A League team Copra Elior Piacenza defeated U.S. outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Casa Modena, 25-23, 19-25, 27-25, 25-18 on Jan. 29.
Holt and Anderson are not only teammate on the U.S. Men's National Team, but also played together at Penn State University where they won the 2008 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship.
Holt scored 12 points for Piacenza on six kills (85.7 kill percent, .857 hitting efficiency), three blocks and three aces. Anderson led all scorers with 18 points on 13 kills (50.0 kill percent, .423 hitting efficiency), two blocks and three aces.
Modena is in fourth place in the league while Piacenza is 11th.
U.S. outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) was named the most valuable player of the match as he led Acqua Paradis Monza Brianza past U.S. middle blocker Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) and CMC Ravenna, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22 on Jan. 29.
Rooney led all scorers with 19 points on 16 kills (64.0 kill percent, .600 hitting efficiency), two blocks and one ace. Brunner started the first two sets for Ravenna and scored two points on two kills.
Monza Brianza is in fifth place in the league while Ravenna is 14th.
U.S. setter Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) and Sisley Belluno won a battle over U.S. opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Energy Resources San Giustino on Jan. 28, 20-25, 25-17, 27-25, 23-25, 16-14.
Suxho scored two points on one kill and one block while setting his team to a 53.2 kill percent and a .468 hitting efficiency. Patak led his team with 21 points on 16 kills (47.1 kill percent, .412 hitting efficiency), one block and four aces.
U.S. setter Riley McKibbin (Honolulu, Hawaii) was also on San Giustino's roster, but did not play in the match.
Belluno is in sixth place in the league and San Giustino is 13th.
U.S. outside hitter Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) and Asseco Resovia Rzeszow fell to PGE Skra Bełchatów on Jan. 28, 25-16, 29-27, 25-16. Lotman led his team with nine points on eight kills (57.1 kill percent, .571 hitting efficiency) and one ace.
To view photos of the match, click here.
Resovia Rzeszow is in third place in the league.
Jastrzębski Węgiel, the Polish Plus Liga team of U.S. middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and setter Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.), fell to Delecta Bydgoszcz on Jan. 29, 25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 20-25, 19-17.
Holmes scored 17 points on 11 kills (61.1 kill percent, .556 hitting efficiency), four blocks and two aces. Thornton played as a substitute.
To view photos of the match, click here.
Jastrzębski Węgiel is in fifth place in the league.
U.S. middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) and his French league team Tours defeated Montpellier, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22 on Jan. 28.
Smith scored eight points on six attacks and two blocks. Tours is in second place in the league.
Tourcoing, which includes U.S. setter Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) and outside hitter Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.), fell to Sete, 25-15, 25-16, 25-22 on Jan. 28.
Jablonsky scored six points on six attacks. Winder substituted in the second set and started the third but did not score. Tourcoing is in sixth place in the league.
U.S. outside hitter Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) and Cannes fell to league-leading Poitiers, 25-19, 27-29, 26-24, 20-25, 15-9 on Jan. 28.
Tarr scored 17 points on a match-high 17 attacks. Cannes is in seventh place in the league.
U.S. coach Shawn Patchell is the head coach for the Lausanne University Club in the Swiss league and has three U.S. players on his team: middle blocker Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.), outside hitter Andrew Stewart (Sandy, Utah) and opposite Evan Romero (Miami Lakes, Fla.).
Lausanne is in fifth place in the league. On Jan. 28, it fell to Seat Volley Näfels, 25-15, 25-18, 26-28, 25-21.
In the 12-team playoff round of the Champions League, U.S. middle blocker Matt Denmark (Edmond, Okla.) and his German team VfB Friedrichshafen defeated visiting David Smith and Tours, 29-27, 25-18, 25-21 on Feb. 1.
Denmark played as a substitute but did not score. Smith had eight points on three kills and a match-high five blocks for Tours.
To view photos of the match, click here.
The two teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Tours.
The Russian team Zenit Kazan with U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) survived a five-set battle to defeat France's Stade Poitevin Poitiers, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12 on Feb. 1.
To view photos of the match, click here and go to page 2.
Priddy started the first two sets and scored three points on three attacks. The two teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Kazan.
U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah) and his Russian team Lokomotiv Novsibrsk defeated Germany's Generali Unterhaching, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 25-23 on Feb. 1.
To view photos of the match, click here.
Millar finished with eight points on four attacks and four blocks. The teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Novosibirsk.
Champions League matches are broadcast live at www.laola1.tv and can also be viewed after they are played.
In the challenge round of the CEV Cup, Sean Rooney led Acqua Paradis Monza Brianza to a 26-24, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23 victory over Romania's Remat Zalau on Jan. 31.
To view photos of the match, click here and go to page 3.
Rooney led his team with 19 points on 18 attacks (66.7 kill percent, .630 hitting efficiency) and one block. The teams will play again on Feb. 9 in Italy.
David Lee and Dinamo Moscow defeated Greece's Iraklis Thessaloniki, 25-17, 25-17, 25-22 on Feb. 1.
Lee scored eight points on five attacks, two blocks and one ace. The teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Greece.
Paul Lotman and Asseco Resovia Rzeszow fell to Turkey's Fenerbahce Grundig Istanbul on Jan. 31, 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-10.
To view photos of the match, click here and go to page 2.
Lotman started the first set and scored one point on a block. The two teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Poland.
In Challenge Cup play, Lausanne, which is coached by Shawn Patchell and includes Andy Hein, Evan Romero and Andrew Stewart, defeated Estonia's Selver Tallinn, 13-25, 25-23, 25-14, 26-28, 15-13 on Feb. 2. The teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Switzerland.
Spain's Unicaja Almeria, which includes U.S. outside hitter Jeff Menzel (Santa Barbara, Calif.), fell to Poland's Tytan AZS Czestochowa, 27-29, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21 in Poland. The teams will play again on Feb. 8 in Spain.


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|Angry demonstrators agitate for deal memos.
Some felt such Occupy tactics were doomed. Said Hollywood Reporter writer Cam Taylor: "Screenwriters have been camping out at agent offices for almost a century and it doesn't work. If there's one thing Hollywood excels at, it's ignoring outsiders."
As if to underscore Taylor's remarks, there are reports that a group of Occupy LA protesters set up tents inside a West Hollywood office building, outside the suites of the Star Nova Literary Agency. At first, the protesters were greeted warmly by agency employees and informed that Hollywood stood behind them and admired their courage. Coffee and bottled water were made available as well as a rest room key. Their screenplays were collected and the protesters were told that "someone will get back to you."
However, later that day, the protesters set up a drum circle and interrupted negotiations for a three-picture first look deal with Sony that would've netted Star Nova hundreds of thousands of dollars in agent fees. Within minutes, building security brutally ejected the occupiers, throwing them down the stairs and breaking their drums. Outside on the sidewalk the protesters were arrested by the West Hollywood Sheriff's Department for trespassing and theft of a rest room key.
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We have over 250 full time faculty, 120 medical housestaff, 80 fellows and 400 support staff working at the CWRU School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and the Cleveland VA Medical Center Wade Park Campus.
We are proud of our premier, extramurally funded research programs, our delivery of high-quality, cost-effective patient care at University Hospitals (ranked as a Top Ten Health Care System by Thompson Reuters) and our VA Hospital (ranked first in the entire VA system for Health Care Delivery Measures).
We are also deeply committed to medical student, graduate student and post graduate training.
Our faculty, trainees and staff are committed to the highest standard of excellence in all of our activities in a collegial, integrated and interactive work environment.
We invite you to navigate our website to learn more about who we are and what we do. Visit us at CWRUmedicine.org
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In the Spirit of the New Year
We invite you to share in our second annual event, In the Spirit of the New Year, featuring a meditation, blessing and spiritual talk on Balinese philosophies and the Power of Love with:
- Ida Pedanda Gede Ketut Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa, high Balinese priest and the leading representative of the Hindu priests in Indonesia
- Mangku Oki Krishna, Balinese Priest
- Remo Waluyo, Buddhist priest from Surabaya
Following the talk, enjoy a 5-Course Living Foods Dinner prepared by our highly acclaimed Chef Made Runatha and his talented team.
A Spiritual Talk, Dinner & Fire Ceremony
Embrace 2012 with a special New Year's Agni Hotra Fire Ceremony led by Balinese priests and hotris.
6:30pm Arrivals
7:00pm Meditation, Blessing & Spiritual Talk on Balinese philosophies and the Power of Love
8:30pm 5-Course Chef's Tasting Dinner
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Cook the Book: 'Salt to Taste'
Chef Marco Canora got his start under the tutelage of Tom Colicchio, first at Gramercy Tavern then at Craft. In 2003 Canora struck out on his own with Paul Grieco to open Hearth, where the menu has an Italian influence but the dishes aren't precious or overly composed—just clean and simple.
Salt to Taste is Canora's guide to employing this cooking philosophy at home. At first glance it might strike you as an Italian cookbook, but it's actually more of a guide to cooking by taste. Canora will be the first to say that really good cooking is a matter of taste and feeling more than precise measurements.
The recipes for simple, Italian-accented pastas, vegetables, meats, and desserts annotated with techniques that will help you bolster your intuitive cooking skills such as the proper way to clean greens and herbs, how to dress a salad, and a simple breakdown of cooking fish.
Everyday this week we will be sharing recipes from Salt to Taste along with the techniques that Canora employs to bring out the best in seasonally available ingredients. Rigatoni with Cauliflower, Pecorino, Hot Pepper, and Bread Crumbs, Winter Farro Salad, and Chicken Liver Crostini are just a few of the hearty winter dishes on the menu for this week.
Win 'Salt to Taste'
Thanks to the generous folks over at Rodale Books, we are giving away five (5) copies of Salt to Taste this week. All you have to do is tell us about your favorite winter ingredient in the comments section below.
Five (5) people will be chosen at random among the eligible comments below. We're sorry, but entry is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. Comments will close Monday, February 22 at noon ET. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.


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Today kicked off with TMM mulling over what to really say, whether it is just lugubriousness on returning from holidays or just because they haven't really anything to add to their previous stated views on the world we don't know.
So far our expectations of the Euro story panning out in a similar fashion to last summer during a STFU respite in the run up to any EFSF announcements are holding true. The Euro news flow has turned vaguely positive re growth and it still feels like folks are fighting the tape yet our own model is still suggesting EURUSD has room to move above 1.4300 (See chart below: EURUSD - orange, model - white). We are not anticipating Mr T and the A Team deviating from the general message of last month. "Viiigiiiilence"...
The UK has been back in play with this morning's PMI (see chart below of Composite PMI - orange line vs q/q GDP - white line) completing a full set of bullish data that challenges the Q4 GDP readings to the point that we believe:
3PMI + Bob Crow + IDS wages - Q4 GDP = + I %
The BoE is likely to be faced with the prospect of inflation being above target at the two year horizon. They may try and wait for the Spring wage round, but we still think that 5bps priced in for a move next week is too little. A 25bp hike next week would do little to hurt the UK consumer, who hasn't been able to borrow anywhere near the Base Rate for years, and would alleviate some of the internal pressure the BoE is under. TMM bet that the Economics PhD community will start to come out over the next day or two changing their rate calls, making March 2011 Short Sterling look like a sell.
Meanwhile we have the Egypt function festering like an unburst boil in the background. Having totally screwed those playing the normal panic trades we are left with the short term market trying to play it like a live televised football match with every new skirmish producing short term responses depending on the direction of play. In normal conflict it's pretty clear which side is which, but the cunning plan to dress Mubarak supporters in the same strip as the away team has caused the casual observer some confusion.
Like all reality TV, the televising of running social unrest does seem to over hype the viewer's reactions and emotions. It would be interesting to know how Egyptian's responded to the recent images in London of the student riots when government buildings were occupied, the police attacked and the Royal Family being mobbed to the point where weapons were very nearly drawn. Did they think that England was going to turn to anarchy and hence trade on the consequences of UK Nukes falling into student hands? We, of course, just considered the whole event as student hijinks.
We feel that a solution cannot be far away when we see this headline that has just popped up:
What are they going to do? Send the Ptolemy family in again?


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Sway (Feat. Kano) – Still Speedin' Remix
"Sway drops the first official remix to his smash street single 'Still Speedin'' featuring one of the UK's finest MC's Kano"
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Boost connectivity with integrated scheduling
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The principal problem with Larkspur Ferry parking is really that it has poor connections to other modes, especially bus. Though there used to be a shuttle system in place, it didn't do well and was cut years ago. While the Wave has taken a step toward reintroducing the shuttle, Golden Gate Transit has ignored regular bus service from the 29, as well as daytime and weekend trips to and from the ferry.
To help riders get a visual of their options, I've created an integrated bus/ferry schedule (PDF) for routes 17, 25, 29, and 228 – all of which serve Larkspur Ferry Terminal at some time or another. The Interurban light rail schedule (PDF) did the same thing with the Sausalito Ferry.
On the weekdays, what stands out to me is the very long connections for people coming from San Francisco. Though the 29 does pretty well for those heading to the ferry during the day – most require waits of only 10-15 minutes – it's awful for connections from the ferry. Most connections are between 20-30 minutes, a couple leave only a minute to spare, and just a handful are in the sweet spot between 5 and 10 minutes. Optimizing the time points between the bus and ferry could boost ridership all on its own, without any need for new service.
Study the schedule yourself and you'll see what I mean. And, if you're a frequent ferry rider, print it out and keep it in your schedule book.


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So imagine social networking was Biology. My daughters have spent a couple of months and I feel extremely sorry for them. I remember revising some subjects where I wasn't quite "getting it" and feeling very vulnerable. There is a danger that we think we know it all and stop doing our own revision. Social Networking is developing so quickly that we have to keep learning, benchmarking and testing. Imagine it was a subject with an exam next week. What would you do differently if you wanted to be sure of passing?
One way is to read the literature. There is no easy textbook but I would recommend Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams http://www.wikinomics.com/book/. It was written in 2006 but has been updated since then. It lays out the principles of social networking and Web 2.0 with some excellent business examples. It demonstrates clearly the difference between social neworking and social media and is timeless because of it. Its references to MySpace bely its age but it doesn't matter because you can just replace the references with Facebook and not lose the power of the story. As with many worthwhile projects like this it doesn't end with the book. It has been updated but there is also a wiki around the Playbook. @dtapscott is on Twitter and has 32,000 followers!
You then need a playbook. In a world where everything is even now still quite new I really like Groundswell http://empowered.forrester.com/groundswell/book.html by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. It lays down the principles but then defines a simple framework for businesses to follow. I say "simple" but that's surely the hallmark of a great business book.
This highlights a need to use your personal social networking presence for learning and collaboration as well as for your own business development. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience to take advantage of and to contribute to. There are some visionaries out there with some huge ideas which are worth looking at and Web 2.0 has encouraged them to share. One of my favourites is www.managementexchange.com/hack/social-architecture-manifesto by Luc Galoppin (@lucgaloppin) which is beautifully written, thought provoking and quite wonderful.


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My son: Adopting an orphan demands care
"Your son needs a therapist," I told my husband when we returned home from the doctor.
"That's what she said, he needs a therapist?"
"A behavioral therapist."
We were not that surprised. Just last week, my husband called me at work to tell me what a time he had getting into the house. "Your son knocked over the lamp, and it blocked the front door like a barricade. I had to go in through the back door. And the stereo speakers were knocked off the cabinet."
Again, I was not surprised. He has also knocked a Pyrex tray of brownies off the kitchen counter, broken four sugar bowls, two glasses, a telephone, a pasta pot, and a half dozen plates and saucers. If he can reach them– and somehow he does he swings the paintings and bulletin boards on the wall until they come crashing down. Entire jars of spaghetti sauce have gone flying. I rush into the kitchen to find glass marinara.
I don't know why he's destroying our house when we have been only the best parents to him. He was a three-week old orphan, near death, when we took him in. We spared no expense nursing him back to health. He sleeps in our bed with us, entwined in our hair.
He demands and receives three to four cans of whipped cream a week, and it cannot be the cheap brand. It must be Reddiwip, the extra creamy with the blue top. What better life could a cat want?
As I seriously consider the expense of an animal behavioral therapist, it reminds me of an article I read recently in The New Yorker. Pets are the new children.
The article chronicled a day in the life of a vet who specializes in kidney transplants for cats. The vet said human doctors, on hearing her specialty, are amused. They think the only transplant necessary for a seriously sick pet is a collar transplant. Just get a new one.
But, for whatever reason, some people will take extraordinary measures to keep their pets alive. This vet maintains a menagerie of donor animals in-house, animals collected from shelters to serve as on-call blood and kidney donors. Part of the deal is if you want a kidney transplant for your cat, you must also adopt the donor cat. Once a cat has given up one kidney, its usefulness as an organ donor is over.
Can we safely assume that anyone who adores their pet enough to shell out for a transplant operation will have a soft spot in their heart for the donor animal as well? Probably.
So two cats live happily ever after, but you have to wonder if cats care that their owners have gone to this much expense on their behalf. Obviously, we do it for us, not for them.
Our resident bad boy, Neelix the Cat, joined a family that already had three rescued cats in residence. The girls hate him and won't have anything to do with him, which makes me think what Neelix needs is not a behavioral therapist but another cat to match his energy level and wear him out.
Because what is a therapist going to tell me?
I doubt pet therapy is Freudian. Neelix doesn't have mother issues. She abandoned him and all his siblings on a loading dock. The siblings were killed by flea bites and neglect. Granted, that's a horrible death, but I doubt Neelix dwells on it or suffers from survivor guilt. Maybe he does, and his frantic activity is all false bravado. Maybe he's trying to live the life of a whole litter in one big burst of energy. Elvis Presley's identical twin was stillborn, and look how Elvis turned out.
As for father issues, does any cat have a good relationship with its father?
Maybe it's a sexual problem. Prior to being fixed, Neelix had developed a rather intense relationship with a stuffed orange pig doll. Orange Pig was willing but not able. That didn't stop Neelix from trying to get some piggy action. We thought his operation would end that, but he still brings Orange Pig upstairs every night and tries to mount her in our bed until my husband finally takes piggy away and tosses her across the room.
This could be very traumatizing, maybe even more traumatizing than being abandoned in a loading dock. This might even have Oedipal overtones.
"How would you like it if Neelix pulled me away from you and tossed me across the room every night?" I asked my husband.
"Let him try."
Could Neelix be taking out his sexual frustration on my husband's Pyrex tray of toffee brownies or his carefully positioned stereo speakers?
Imagine what a behavioral therapist would make of this.
But why bother? What's the cure? We can't give him his testicles back. And we've tried water pistols. We have water pistols all over the house. If we don't come running when we hear a crash, he peeks around the corner to see why we haven't responded yet.
And if we do come running, water pistol in hand, he blinks a few times and then starts darting around like a Krazy Kat so it becomes a State Fair midway game. Months of water pistol battles have resulted only in a cat who thinks he might win a Kewpie doll... or better yet, a more accommodating orange pig.
The therapist may suggest shaking a can full of marbles as aversion therapy. That would work if Neelix had an aversion to noise, but he doesn't. He follows the vacuum cleaner around, chews on the stereo speakers when music plays, and tries to answer the phone when it rings.
What could a therapist do? Since she can't reason with Neelix or modify his behavior without voodoo, it's probably my behavior that's going to be modified.
Sometimes, as I'm cleaning up yet another broken plate, I sigh to my husband that perhaps we should find another home for Neelix.
"How could we inflict him on anyone else?" he says. "It's like giving a weapon of mass destruction as a gift."
And then we remember this is the only one of our rescued fleet of cats that lifts his arms up when we come home and literally hugs us around the neck. This is the only one who sleeps with us, wrapped around our heads, purring like a motorized fur hat.
You wouldn't give away a bad child, and pets are indeed the new children. For better or worse, Neelix is our son.
At least I don't have to save for his college education.


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Samsung recently launched the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 in India. It is the company's first tablet device which runs on the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 is also called as the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in Indian market. It is the successor of the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab, which was launched back in 2010. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 comes with the Google Play Store, which allows you to access more than 450,000 apps and games.
Mr. Ranjit Yadav, Country Head, Mobile and IT, Samsung India, said:
"Tablets are increasingly finding adoption amongst consumers because of their richer more converged experience. Users are able to surf the internet, enjoy multi-media and manage their work and life while being on the move. The new GALAXY Tab 2 310, with its powerful processor, Android 4.0 and its seven inch screen, make it extremely powerful and convenient device to carry".
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 features a 7 inch WSVGA display, sporting a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, 1 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System, Samsung TouchWiz UI, 3 megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front facing camera for video calls, Wi-Fi 801.11 b/g/n and much more.
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 measures 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm and weighs just 345 gms. This device comes with a price tag of Rs.23,250 in India. However, you can easily get this device for around Rs.20,000 at your nearest retail stores. Tata Docomo suscribers will get an additional 3 GB of free data download with a validity of 3 months.


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LEWISTON, Maine — Fire destroyed two vacant Bartlett Street buildings that were being remodeled on Monday morning and damaged a third apartment building on Horton Street.
It was the third major fire in a week in Lewiston's downtown.
Firefighters were called at 2:46 a.m. and arrived to find the backs of all three buildings — 114 Bartlett, 118 Bartlett and 91 Horton — in flames.
The three properties are separated by a small courtyard.
"Given the intensity of what they found, I could understand how fire could jump," said Fire Chief Paul LeClair. "This one really spread very quickly, much like the Friday night fire."
The immediate concern was making sure it didn't spread to neighboring properties, he said. The fire was under control by 7 a.m. There were no injuries, although some firefighters reported dehydration and overexertion.
The investigation into the source and cause was expected to get underway immediately.
A Fire Department source said the fire was believed to have started in a garage behind the buildings.
The number of people evacuated from 91 Horton St. was unclear, but LeClair believed there was a good chance those tenants would be able to return to the property.
The other two properties, twin blue-and-gray, four-story buildings, were a loss.
"They're very heavily damaged and in my estimation they'll need to be torn down," LeClair said.
Everett Jankowski Sr., who lives across the street at 119 Bartlett St., said his roommate smelled smoke and called 911. When they looked outside, the Bartlett Street buildings were engulfed in flames.
"We watched all of it burn," he said. "We watched the firefighters do a great job trying to put it out."
Jankowski said 118 Bartlett looked like something out of the movie "Backdraft." "[Fire] just rolled across the edge of that roof."
He was "seriously nervous" after the recent spate of fires downtown. The buildings under rehab had three-bedroom apartments; fire could have left dozens of people homeless.
After Friday's fire, his roommate told Jankowski, "'I've got to get out of this neighborhood.' Just two days later, all of a sudden, right across the street from our house," he said. "It's ridiculous. And I love Lewiston. We do so much to make it a great city. What do our residents want to do? Just knock it down to nothing? It's bananas."
According to city records, 114 and 118 Bartlett St. are owned by LJM LLC. The properties were valued at $102,600 each.
The building at 91 Horton St. is owned by David Langelier and valued at $116,460.
The latest fire is just blocks away from two earlier fires in the city. The first happened on Monday, April 29, destroying three buildings on Blake, Pine and Bates streets. Then on Friday, another fire damaged four buildings on Bartlett and Pierce streets.
Those fires left nearly 200 people homeless.
Two 12-year-old boys, each charged separately with multiple counts of arson in connection with the two fires last week, were making their respective initial appearances on detention hearings in 8th District Court on Monday afternoon.
Gov. Paul LePage announced he will travel to Lewiston on Tuesday morning to tour the fire damage, accompanied by Mayor Robert Macdonald.


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Russia's second Mi-38 medium lift helicopter has been assembled by the Kazan Helicopter Works — without Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127TS engines. Instead, Kazan has installed two Russian-built Klimov TV7-117V engines in their place. According to Georgy Sinelshchikov, general director of the Moscow Helicopter Plant, U.S. laws restricting the sale of "dual purpose" (commercial-military) components have scuttled P&WC's agreement to provide PW127TS engines to Russia. "Unfortunately, starting this year the [Mi-38] helicopter may lose the engine that has been originally designed for it," Sinelshchikov said in a report issued by the Russian news agency RIA Novosti. "It seems that our Canadian partners from Pratt & Whitney are planning to pull out from the project." Not so, replied Pratt & Whitney Canada spokesperson Maria Mandato. "Despite the reports you're getting, P&WC has not pulled out of the contract," she said. "We are still in ongoing discussions with our customer." Maybe, but a Kazan Helicopters news release says that the company will be using Russian TV7-117V engines in its Mi-38s. According to Andrey Shibitov, general director of Open Society Helicopters of Russia, all Mi-38 "efforts...will be directed on this variant of the helicopter."


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We've got the clearest pictures yet of the 2010 Cadillac SRX, betraying details that were only hinted at in GM's super-grainy release. Based on the Theta premium platform, the new crossover from Cadillac manages to stretch the handsome dimensions of the Cadillac CTS Coupe over the proportions of a CUV. The photos show nearly the entire, unseen caboose of the SRX almost completely uncovered. It seems like Cadillac is putting more art in their Art & Science, a move we applaud. Full spy report below the jump.
Cadillac's 2010 SRX replacement is the latest of GM's prototypes to drop its heavy camouflage covering, giving us our most complete look yet at the upcoming Wreath and Crest crossover. The checkered tape is all that separates us from a full reveal from every angle. The SRX's head- and tail-lights are almost completely disguise free, with only minimal tape obscuring the tops, and edges of the lamps. The styling closely matches both the Provoq concept as well as the low-res image leak that dropped a few weeks back.
With its unmistakably Cadillac design cues, the new SRX will look right at home next to the three CTS variants that will populate showrooms in the near future. The SRX's most unique styling touches are found at the rear, with a modern interpretation of the Cadillac tail fin thanks to the Provoq-inspired tail-light design.
The SRX's Theta-premium platform means a smaller footprint compared to the current SRX, which should better position the Cadillac brand in light of the current economic climate.
With the appearance of this barely disguised prototype, the 2010 SRX looks right on schedule for a Los Angeles or Detroit debut—if not sooner.


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Yesterday, while campaigning in Ohio, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan made a pit stop at Outdoor World to buy his 10-year-old daughter some camouflage clothing. We're not talking about a trendy camo mini skirt. Ryan spent $101.14 on a hunting jacket and a pair of gloves for Liza to wear on her first deer-hunting trip.
"She's going to get to go hunting this year for the first time," Ryan told NBC News. "She's 10 years old so she can hunt starting at 10.
"She's been getting ready, she's been practicing," he added. "I just need to get her some clothes."
Ryan also told NBC reporters that he already purchased his up-and-coming huntress a Remington 700 .243 junior model rifle last year.
Ryan fans went wild over his shopping spree and applauded him for exposing his daughter to the sport at a young age. Many responded by posting images on Twitter of their own young daughters shooting guns.
The flurry of tweets celebrating girls and guns seemed to start with conservative blogger and Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin. She tweeted out a message reading:
I took my 12-year-old daughter shooting this summer for her 12th birthday. Self defense is one of the best gifts you can give a girl.
Others responded to Malkin by sharing images of their girls with guns, and here's a look at a few of those images that are circulating around the Twitter universe today.
@michellemalkinmy granddaughter practicing for the zombie outbreak response team. She loves exercising her 2A rights twitter.com/Ghan373/status…
— Gary Hollinger(@Ghan373) September 26, 2012
@michellemalkin my daughter spending her sweet 16 at the gun range. twitter.com/janinda/status…
— Randy Janinda (@janinda) September 26, 2012
@michellemalkin My baby sister, now an Army soldier, taking some shooting lessons from Dad. twitter.com/maeghandawn/st…
— Maeghan (@maeghandawn) September 26, 2012
@michellemalkin it's not only my right, but my duty 2 share & teach the love of shooting with my daughters twitter.com/odonnell_r/sta…
— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) September 26, 2012
@michellemalkinMy 12YO grip is still a little off but were working on it. twitter.com/ftworthgill/st…
— Jeff Gill (@ftworthgill) September 26, 2012
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Watching the ground-breaking Black Rhino research unfold last week, I was amazed at how the process of anesthetising a Rhino, moving her onto a makeshift table and then seeing the procedure take place to collect embryos was so seamlessly organised. Every staff member knew their role from the bob-cat operator who gently lifted the animal right through to the Reproductive Biologist collecting the fluid which potentially contained embryos.
During the two hours the procedure lasted Reproductive Specialists from the Berlin Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research able to successfully conduct the embryo flushing technique. Whilst I was told this is a commonly used in cattle, sheep and horses it is the first time the technique was being used on a Rhino and if successful would allow female Rhinos which are unable to breed naturally to be represented in the zoo-based population in the future.
Following the collection of the fluid, staff raced back to the laboratory to search for embryos in the fluid using a microscope. Whilst the team weren't successful, they did learn more about the technique and will be able to use this information to adapt their technique for future attempts in the years to come.
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Sony Xperia SP full review
The Sony Xperia SP is a mid-range Android smartphone that is pretty much a toned down version of the flagship Sony Xperia Z. It boasts a good screen, ample storage and handles day-to-day tasks in a timely fashion. Continue reading our Sony Xperia SP review to find out more. Take a look at Group test: What's the best smartphone?
Sony Xperia SP review: Design and build
The Xperia SP looks a bit like the missing link between the old flagship Xperia S and the new Sony don, the Xperia Z. What we mean by this is that while it posses the big screened, wide and soft edged attributes of the Z it still retains the iconic transparent strip of the S. The difference is that Sony has now put a LED in the bar on the Xperia SP, which means you get a bright and almighty multicolored notification flash now. A nice touch at first, but it can become annoying over time. The transparent LED bar also occasionally changes colour to match the overall shade of your screen, which is also pretty neat, but also a bit of a gimmick. See also Group test: what's the best Android phone?
Anyway, that's more than enough time spent on the transparent bar, on to the size and weight. Interestingly, the SP is smaller but heavier than its big brother, the Xperia Z. Measuring in at 67x131x 67.1x10mm and weighing 155g (compared to the 71x139x7.9mm and 146g of the Xperia Z). It's not an overly heavy or small phone, it's just a bit "meh". Take a look at our Sony Xperia SP video review too.
That said, when you've got the Xperia SP in your hand it actually feels nice in terms of weight and size. The 4.6in display is about bang-on the line of best fit for the average thumb's screen reach. The device also feels very solid in your hand, which is pretty impressive too considering it is in a plastic shell.
Sony Xperia SP Video review
Sony Xperia SP review: Hardware
To be brutally honest, the hardware in the Sony Xperia SP is pretty hard to get excited about. But that's sort of the point of a mid-range Android smartphone, so don't take it as a bad point.
Under the hood is a dual-core 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon processor, which isn't exactly a beast but its still got a good amount of oomph. So good in fact, that when using this phone we would say that in terms of opening apps, and doing normal day-to-day tasks there was very little (if any) difference between the SP and high-end smartphones such as the Galaxy S4, HTC One, iPhone 5 or Sony Xperia Z, which is perhaps the biggest compliment we can pay this mid-range Android smartphone - its real-usage performance really is impressive.
The SP also comes with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, which is far from huge, but it does make up this by having an expandable SD slot so you can boost the storage by a further 32GB should you want to.
In terms of benchmark scores, the Sony Xperia SP punches well above its weight. Lets start with the best result, and this was in GLBenchmark HD framerate benchmark, where it posted the best scores we have seen from any smartphone to date, scoring 44fps. To put this into perspective the S4 scored 41fps (previous record), the iPhone 5 hit 38fps, while the HTC One only managed a now puny 34fps.
It was no slouch in the other benchmarks either, scoring a very impressive 2015 in the Geekbench 2 benchmark (S4 = 3227, HTC One = 2721, iPhone 5 = 1650).
The final benchmark we ran was the Sunspider test, where it scored 1811ms, again to put this in to perspective, (the lower the score the better) the iPhone posted a result of 903ms, the Galaxy S4 hit 1092ms and the HTC One managed 1213ms. So really, the Xperia SP is on par here for its specs and price.
The 4.6in display on the Sony Xperia SP is pretty sharp too, although when you look at it directly next to the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z it does look inferior. That said, you would hardly describe the screen as fuzzy. Its 720x1280 pixels and 319ppi pixel density is not to be sniffed at by any means, it's actually very impressive.
Finally on the hardware front, the Xperia SP has two pretty good cameras – primary is an 8MP camera complete with a LED flash, the secondary is a front facing VGA camera. The picture quality of these is pretty standard for the specs, and will capture an acceptable amount of detail for well lit close ups, but gets found out pretty quickly in low-light or far away snaps.
Sony Xperia SP review: Software
The Sony Xperia SP comes with Android OS v4.1 Jelly Bean installed complete with a very familiar interface and feel for those who are used to Sony's Android phones. If you are an Android phone user, then there will be no issue with getting used to this phones layout and feel.
Sony has equipped the Xperia SP with a reasonable amount of its own apps, but hasn't gone as crazy as other smartphone makers like Samsung and HTC with what's on offer. With the SP you get Sony specific audio, image and video players, a Sony Select app store, and a preloaded Socialife app which will group all of your social media content together for you should you want it to.
The other domestic apps that the SP offers, are music and video download services, a related PlayStation app, track ID, a neat video editing app called Movie Studio, Car mode, and a couple of sat-nav styled apps also.
Sony Xperia SP review: Battery life
Battery life is an interesting one these days, with most people happy with any smartphone that comfortably gets them through a day of 'normal' usage…anything more than that seems to be a bonus.
During 'normal usage' the Sony Xperia SP's Li-Ion 2370mAh non-removable battery can certainly meet these demands and even go into the "bonus" second day territory. However, when you don't enable battery saving mode and continue to use the phone for long periods (more than a couple of hours constant use), battery life falls quickly and you'll be lucky to make it to the end of the day.
Sony Xperia SP: Specs
- Network: 2G, 3G, 4G
- Internal storage: 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
- Expandable memory: microSD up to 32 GB
- CPU: Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
- Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, microUSB, GPS
- OS: Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- Rear camera: 8 MP, with LED flash
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- Size: 30.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm
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Author: Strickler, Hiram Jackson
Date: June 14, 1859
This certified that, due to his losses, Orville C. Brown was entitled to receive one thousand dollars from the Treasurer of the Territory of Kansas. This document, claim #273, was signed by H. J. Stricker, auditor. Apparently it was never paid, since the portion of the document pertaining to payment remained blank.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Orville Chester Brown Collection, #301, Box 1, Folder 10
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Evaluation and Research Finding: Partnerships
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The NISE Network's online annual survey was created to learn more about the experiences of participants in NISE Net and how the Network might better support their activities. Many of you have participated over the past couple of years (thank you!), so we thought you might be interested in some of the results. We'll be highlighting different findings from the 2013 survey over the next few months in our Evaluation and Research Findings blog posts.
Featured Findings about partnerships:
- 72% of respondents said that their organization partnered or collaborated with other organizations to engage the public in nanoscience, engineering, and technology. The most common types of partnerships listed were among universities or colleges, K-12 schools, and museums or science centers.
- In the past twelve months, most organizations partnered with one to five others, but a few said they partnered with 40 or more! Planning and facilitating NanoDays was cited as the most valuable resource in helping to form and sustain partnerships.
For more information about the Annual Partner Survey, please contact Liz Rosino at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI).


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We are all linked to Generations Past. I am exploring the genealogy, history and stories of the TELESCA, HEFLEY, HARDEE, STEGMAN, STUBY and other related families. Join me in my journey and if you connect to a surname, please contact me - We may be related!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Wedding Wednesday - Hefley and Stegman
Marriage Announcement in The Downs Times September 5, 1940
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Two of Downs' most popular young people, Miss Irene Thressa Stegman, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stegman, and Lee Earl Hefley, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hefley, of rural Downs, were united in marriage on August 31 at the Saint Peter and Paul church in Cawker City, Father Wahlmeir using the single ring service at low mass, Saturday morning at 7:00 o'clock.
Miss Irene was lovely in a street length dress of sailor blue. She wore a matching picture hat with black accessories. She carried her rosary.
The groom wore a suit of dark green. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Ahrenes, young friends of the couple. Close relatives were also in attendance.
Irene and Lee are both Downs high school graduates. She, of the class of '36, and he, of the class of '35. She has been employed as clerk for the past three years. He has been employed by the Metz Packing Company for the past two years.
Immediately after the ceremony they started for a brief wedding trip, which took them to various points in Nebraska. They returned home Sunday evening. The happy couple have rented an apartment at the Hotel Lipton. They are receiving congratulations from a large circle of friends.
The funny story behind my grandfather wearing a dark green suit is that he was colorblind and the salesman told him it was black. My grandmother was not happy when she saw him in his green suit. But, when he explained what happened she calmed down.
They were happily married for 53 years.
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Oh NO! Colorblind? Hahaha! That little snippet was the crowning glory to your post! (still giggling!)ReplyDelete
It is interesting about the weddings that had taken place durilng WWII. My parents also had a small wedding on the Army Base where my father was stationed.ReplyDelete
She wore a suit and he wore his military uniform. He received the notice that he was being shipped out to Europe and she rode a train down to North Carolina.
Cost was most likely a factor with rationing during the war and I wonder if simple ceremonies were the norm.
Lee was not in the military at the time they got married, but he did enlist four years later in 1944 into the Army's paratrooper division.ReplyDelete
- Jane Hefley KaufmanJuly 27, 2011 at 3:39 PM
When they went to the farm to tell Grandma Hefley they had gotten married, all she had to feed them was pancakes. She was so embarrassed,.... she made them pancakes on their wedding anniversary every year that she was alive. Great memories... janieReplyDelete
Jane, What a great story, I had never heard that before. Was that Grace Hefley? And why did she not know about it till after the wedding???ReplyDelete
I will always think of them when I eat pancakes now. I still miss them.
- Karen Hefley - GalloDecember 28, 2015 at 11:44 PM
I love that story... my 22nd anniversary is tomorrow (Dec 29) I think I will start a new pancake dinner tradition in memory of grandma and grandpa!ReplyDelete


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Air Force 'predator' gets 27 years in recruiting office sex case
Air Force recruiter Tech. Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez was sentenced to 27 years in prison Friday after being found guilty of sexual misconduct with prospective airmen at a Houston-area recruiting office.
Tech. Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez appeared stoic as the panel revealed its verdict in a small, packed courtroom on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, but a few people uttered gasps.
His wife, sitting just feet away, showed no emotion.
The sentence is the longest given yet in a sex scandal that has shaken the Air Force and triggered congressional hearings, as well as calls for a wholesale makeover in a military justice system critics say cannot stop rapes.
The jury found Rodriguez, a 13-year Air Force veteran, guilty of aggravated sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, non-forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, wrongful sexual contact and exposure. Prior to the verdict, he pleaded guilty to six charges and 22 specifications of wrongdoing.
An Air Force recruiter facing up to 116 years in prison on a long list of sexual misconduct charges apologized to his victims Friday as a jury prepared to sentence him.
"I know I've hurt a lot of people by what I did," Tech Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez said. "I hurt my fellow recruits, I hurt the Air Force, and most of all I hurt my wife and children."
Clutching a sheet of paper feet from the jury box, he was one of three people to give brief statements to the panel of eight officers, which began weighing his fate just before lunchtime.
In frequently tearful testimony, Rodriguez's wife and brother described him as a popular and good-natured man who managed to overcome a hardscrabble childhood. But what they said contrasted sharply with the charges he was convicted of in a trial now in its seventh day, as well as his victims' comments.
The jury found Rodriguez guilty of aggravated sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, non-forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, wrongful sexual contact and exposure. Prior to the verdict, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to six charges and 22 specifications of wrongdoing that carry 52 years in prison.
Prosecutors worked Thursday to show that his actions had badly damaged the Air Force by prompting some of his victims to reconsider joining the enlisted force and also sparking widespread media coverage that reflected negatively on him and the service.
Rodriguez's victims amplified the message, with the mother of one woman describing her daughter as an outgoing teenager and an overachiever in high school who excelled in band and JROTC.
After he sought to have sex with her and traded risqué photos over the Internet, the woman - like others who took the stand - complained of no longer trusting people.
"She was embarrassed, scared, angry, she didn't want me to speak about it, to anybody, especially my husband," the mother of a woman identified as Victim 15 said.
After the jury filed into a small, crowded courtroom on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland this morning, Rodriguez conceded that he had left damage in his wake, and pledged to "humbly" accept the verdict.
But he, an older brother and his wife also tried to elicit the jury's sympathy by talking of growing up in a single-part home, of beatings Rodriguez took and sitting on the curb one day waiting for a father who never showed up.
Calling from Commerce, where he's starting a new job, Henry Anthony Rodriguez said his younger brother was a "very goofy, fun-loving kid" who made friends easily.
Rodriguez's wife, Jacqueline, told jurors about his mother, who "was physically and verbally abusive with him," sometimes beating the boy with a broomstick and an electrical cord.
"She would tell him she should have put him up for adoption, she should have had an abortion," Jacqueline Rodriguez said, sometimes weeping.
After she told the jury he is a father of four children, Capt. Matthew Neil, a prosecutor, objected, saying Rodriguez appeared to be reading from a piece of paper. The judge ordered it removed.
In his closing statement, one of three defense attorneys told jurors that the Air Force was given a recruit whose father only fought for custody of Rodriguez's brother.
"That's what provided some of the foundation for the man you see here," Capt. Colin Eichenberger.
Prosecutors sought 25 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge, and the defense didn't deny that hard time was in the cards for their client. But Eichenberger asked the jurors to think back on 25 years of their lives.
Behind bars, birthdays and holidays will be missed, the chance to hug his children and help them out with problems lost, and with the passing of time greater distance would fill the void between Rodriguez, a 13-year Air Force veteran, and his family.
But Capt. Nicole Mouakar, speaking for the prosecution, called Rodriguez's actions "a sick betrayal of trust" and that a long sentence was merited because "it took him 34 years to get to this place," and warned his rehabilitation wouldn't come overnight.
She asked jurors to think of Rodriguez's victims, "one a sexual assault victim for life" and another whose first intimate experience was a tawdry encounter in the small back room of his Lake Jackson recruiting office.
While Mouakar called him a sexual predator who needed to be punished "because of the serial nature" of his crimes, Eichenberger, the defense attorney, said jurors had a responsibility to see beyond the Air Force charge sheet.
"He is not a one-dimensional predator," Eichenberger said.


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