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There are now 250 Xbox 360 titles playable on Xbox One
Three new additions to the lineup – one excellent, one good, one a bit rubbish – have bumped the Xbox One up to a new milestone.
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Twisted Pixel four-game bundle now available on XBLA
The Twisted Pixel bundle is now available through Xbox Live. Announced last month, it includes: The Maw, 'Splosion Man, Ms. 'Splosion Man and Comic Jumper. It will run you 800 Microsoft Points. Hit up the XBL Marketplace to check availability in your region.
Twisted Pixel four-game pack heading to XBLA soon
Twisted Pixel has announced that it's compiling four of its games into one download pack called the Twisted Bundle, and that it's heading to XBLA soon.
Raptr handing out one month of XBL Gold and two free games to rewards members
Raptr's announced its next giveaway in the Raptr Rewards program in which the social gaming service will hand out 15,000 one month, Xbox Live Gold subscriptions with two free XBLA games. It all kicks off tomorrow for registered users of the program, and the bundle includes: one month of XBLG, The Maw, and R-Type Dimensions. […]
Friday Shorts - Just Dance 3, Theatrhythm, Bastion bonus, more
This was supposed to be a quiet week. I'm going to spend the weekend sobbing quietly in a wardrobe wishing games didn't exist. These nibbles are all I can manage before I go.
Steam's indie games sale is great for the wallet
Steam has quite a few indie games on sale now through Sunday – some are only $4.49.Loads of demos are available too, in case you have a fear of commitment or just wanna try something new.Here's some of what's on offer: And Yet It Moves Between The Graveyard The Path The Maw Musaic Box Osmos […]
Xbox Live Wednesday: Afro Samurai, The Maw, Death Tank
Today's DLC update for 360 owners includes a demo, extra game content and an arcade title. Afro Samurai Demo (Free) — This actually came out last night, but if you are in the mood to take control of Afro as he searches for Justice and his father's killer with a raging combo system, go for […]
The Maw now on XBLA
The Major's sent word that Twisted Pixel's The Maw is ready to go and will cost 800 MS Points.Unlock the full version of The Maw to experience even more of Frank's adventures on an alien world. Discover the mysteries of Maw's abilities as you try to survive and ultimately make your way back home! Included […]
The Maw Wednesday's XBLA game
According to developer Twisted Pixel, tomorrow's XBLA title will be The Maw, which is the company's first ever wholly original IP, writes DarkZero.Apparently you are in control of an alien called Frank who has a pet called Maw who you direct around the game's levels.Maw is hungry but you have to feed the right food […]
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Raptr handing out one month of XBL Gold and two free games to rewards members
Friday Shorts – Just Dance 3, Theatrhythm, Bastion bonus, more


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The Bayswater is a Mulberry icon and has been one of our most popular styles since it arrived in 2003. Now, over a decade later, Creative Director Johnny Coca has taken the iconic style and refined and some key features to further enhance the beauty and practicality of its design. New branding has been added under the flap, a nod to those who prefer to wear a Bayswater with the flap tucked in. We want the classic, elegant aesthetic of the Small Bayswater to endure for decades to come.
This satchel style handbag can be carried by hand, over the shoulder or across the body.
- Brass component finish
- Updated Postman's lock closure
- Foil embossed Mulberry signature under flap
- Removable leather shoulder strap
- Two top handles
- One main compartment
- One internal zip pocket
- One internal slip pocket
- Suede lining
- Height
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- 13¾"
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- Handle drop
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WWF applauds Mozambique's conservation initiatives
Posted on 15 July 2011
WWF celebrated Mozambique's strong engagement in conservation initiatives by delivering a 'Gift to the Earth', its highest awardfor publicly applauding a significant conservation achievement, to the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza.Maputo, Mozambique, July 15th 2011 – WWF celebrated Mozambique's strong engagement in conservation initiatives by delivering a 'Gift to the Earth', its highest awardfor publicly applauding a significant conservation achievement, to the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza.
The Government of Mozambique was recognized today as a result of the Declaration of the Lake Niassa Aquatic Reserve and Ramsar site and of other conservation successes including the Declaration of the Ponto de Ouro Marine Reserve, the Extension of the Gorongosa Reserve Buffer Zone, the New Conservation Policy of the Republic of Mozambique and the "One Leader, One Forest", and "One Student, One Tree" Initiatives.
"In the name of the Mozambican people I´d like to dedicate this prize especially to community leaders, teachers, students, professionals in the field of conservation, to the media and to the Mozambican people in general for the laboriousness work all have been doing for the protection of our natural resources", said the President of Mozambique in his speech.
'This decision culminates with a number of joint efforts carried out by the Government of Mozambique and WWF, aiming the reduction of poverty for local communities through the promotion of best practices in the use and management of lake´s biodiversity - this is by far the best gift Mozambican people could ever give to the lake' said Florencio Marerua, WWF Mozambique Country Director.
The Gift to the Earth, symbolized in a certificate signed by Jim Leape, WWF International Director General, was delivered to the President of the Republic of Mozambique by Jean-Paul Paddack, Director, Global Initiatives at WWF International, during a ceremony that gathered WWF partners and Governments.
'This celebration recognizes Mozambique's significant contribution and commitment to the protection of the living world and that is clearly visible: from the declaration of the Quirimbas National Park, the Marromeu Ramsar Site and the Extension of the Bazaruto National Park, all between 2002 and 2003, and now with the Lake Niassa Reserve Declararion in June 2011, ' said Paddack.
'We hope that these important actions will be followed by the official declaration of the Primeiras and Segundas as a Marine Park – which would create the largest marine protected area (MPA) in the Western Indian Ocean Ecoregion. WWF will continue to work with the Government of Mozambique and population to monitor progress and assist where possible' he said.
Lake Niassa is the third largest and the second deepest lake in Africa. It is also the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa. This great lake's tropical waters and shores are home to about 1000 species of cichlids (mostly endemics) and significant and diverse bird populations, mammals and reptiles.
The new Aquatic Reserve, announced in June of this year, is the first fresh water lake under protection in Mozambique covering an area of 47.8 thousand hectares adjoined by a buffer zone of another 89.3 thousand hectares. The area will be managed by the Ministry of Fisheries with support from the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs.
The main purposes of the new conservation area include the preservation and protection of the biodiversity of Lake Niassa and their resources in Mozambican coast, maintenance of the area's ecological integrity and sustainable use of natural resources for the benefit of present and future Mozambican generations.
The Government of Mozambique has also approved the Lake Niassa Reserve as a Ramsar site as it meets five of the eight criteria needed for acceptance to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. This wetland will be the second Ramsar site for Mozambique after the declaration of Marromeu Complex in 2003.
These commitments will ensure that the livelihoods of fisher communities are secured and priority is given to development options that maintain the resource while deriving benefits. For instance, due to its pristine environment, the Mozambican part of the Lake is regarded as the most beautiful attraction for future ecotourism options. The aquatic systems wisely used can make tremendous contribution to the fisheries economy and livelihoods.


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FRáNçOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'E VOLO LOVE'
Fránçois & the Atlas Mountains | 28/10/11
We are pleased to announce the release of E Volo Love, the new album from Domino's first French signings, Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains, on 23rd January 2012.
E Volo Love (which is a palindrome), is comprised of eleven elegant, fragile, velvet-plush songs on an album that is heart-meltingly delicate, enchanting and otherworldly. Delicately poised between sunnily feel-good and wistfully melancholy, E Volo Love has a poignant, end-of-summer feel to it. The grand theme on this dual-language album – sung in both French and English – is simply love.
E Volo Love was written whilst Fránçois Marry surfed, cycled and wandered through the countryside, and was recorded in a church in Saintes, his hometown near La Rochelle in south west France.
The album's hot buttered sound comes from its wide range of influences, from French chanson, traditional indie pop and Aphex Twin to African and Middle Eastern sounds, which can be heard in particular on Les Plus Beaux and Do You Want To Dance, which bookend the album. The album was mixed by Tinariwen's studio bod, Jean-Paul Romann.
Texture and mood dominate thanks to slowly ebbing arrangements, elastic rhythms, seamless twists and turns such as Piscine's chanson-into-house music tack, heavy doses of elegant French drama, and a soft gaze of electronics. Released as the first single on 7th November, Piscine yearns nostalgically for the past, and for lost afternoons at a small-town swimming-pool from Fránçois' youth. For an underwater video to accompany the track, watch below.
Already known to discerning music fans through previous releases on Fence Records, Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains are already rising stars in their native France where they have featured on the cover of French music magazine Magic and have performed Piscineon national TV show, Ce Soir Ou Jamais, which you can watch below:
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Click HERE for an acoustic session for Magic.
Here is a trailor for E Volo Love
E Volo Love will be available on CD, LP, via digital download and as an exclusive digital/ screen print bundle. The tracklisting is as follows:
- Les Plus Beaux 7. Cherchant Des Ponts
- Muddy Heart 8. Slow Love
- Edge Of Town 9. Bail Eternel
- City Kiss 10. Piscine
- Azrou Tune 11. Do You Want To Dance
- Buried Treasures
To pre-order the album click HERE.
UPCOMING LIVE DATES (with more TBC):
22nd January 2012: Glasgow: Celtic Connections
25th January 2012: London: The Slaughtered Lamb
26th January 2012: Brighton: The Green Door Store
27th January 2012: Bristol: Motorcycle Showroom
28th January 2012: Gateshead: The Sage (Hall Two)


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I just received the following testimonial from a woman who used black salve to draw out part of a breast cancer tumor. This is an old treatment that is used for drawing out anything from an ingrown toenail to a splinter, but some people have used it to remove a skin cancer growth, or even a breast tumor as you will see.
"Yes I have cancer – but I was diagnosed 2yrs ago (september 2009) and told that if I didnt have 'treatment' immediately I would die.
Well – I'm still here – and healthier than I've been for a long time lol.
My lump also hasn't got any bigger for the whole time I've been using alternative treatment. (it initially got much bigger after they did the biopsy though and thats when it began to get painful)
Tried a few different alternative treatments so far including amygdalyn (laetrile).
One of the most effective, visual ones (one I could see physically working) was black salve – I managed to extract part of my tumour out through my skin (its usually recommended more for skin cancer) – but omg its so painful – I wouldn't recommend anyone try it without having some morphine on hand. Unfortunately it was a waste of time even asking my doctor for some because our laws prevent my doctor helping me in any way to overcome cancer using alternative therapies. (research the cancer act of 1939 -uk)
I know the black salve sounds ridiculous and if I hadn't experienced it for myself I wouldn't have believed it, but I found out that it was widely used many years ago for the treatment of cancer. From what I've seen, I'd say its probably very similar to the Hoxsey treatment. I found this online – an original book from when they used to use it in clinics:
I've also recently discovered another treatment called protocell that I'm looking forward to trying. I think I'll know within a few months if this is going to be the right one for me. Sometimes I think certain things work for some and other things for others.
The black salve however, works – FULL STOP. (research it, youll be amazed)
Here's a couple of examples: http://www.altcancer.com/products/testimonials
Of course you'll find quackwatch telling that it doesn't work and that it burns your skin but its not true – I'm living proof of that. Before I used it, I tried it on a bit of healthy skin for a day or so and NOTHING HAPPENED. That says it all.
I had to persist with the salve where my tumour is, and I think I had success because my tumour is actually attached to the underside of my skin and that's why after a few applications it came into contact.
I can't tell you how painful it was though once it started killing the cancer. I haven't been brave enough to try it on the rest although I know for sure that if I were in a life/death situation I could get rid of it that way.
It's yet another example of a cure that cant be patented so they'll do their utmost to ban it. It's actually been banned now for use in humans but not for use on animals so many sites have to sell it under the guise of it being for someones pet.
You also know its not a scam when these people actually tell you how to make it. Problem is, the herbs used to make it have been banned in our country so not much chance of that. (the only chemical in it is DMSO which is used as a 'carrier' to help it penetrate through the skin)
All I can say is it works – and my family know it works so they now no longer worry about most cancers." -Michele
Here are two recipes for black salve. The person who sent me the above testimonial says some of the ingredients are illegal in the USA. I am not giving medical advice or recommending for anyone to use this, I am just putting this here for my own and other people's information. The recipes below are from http://www.quantumbalancing.com/blacksalve.htm
I am mirroring it because it is not uncommon for sites disseminating information on natural remedies, especially ones for cancer, to get suddenly shut down or censored.
Cansema Black Salve Recipe #1
One tablespoon each of powdered bloodroot and polk root
1 tablespoon zinc chloride
DMSO (5 drops per 4 ounces of salve)
One tablespoon Charcoal (optional)
Vitamin A, 10,000 IU (more vitamin A can be added up to 200,000 IU.
Pine tar (one teaspoon to one tablespoon)
Pascalite clay
Dissolve the zinc chloride in one to two tablespoons of warm distilled water. Use only enough water to dissolve. Set aside. (Be careful with this, do not get it directly on skin and keep locked from children), and do not breathe fumes.
Mix bloodroot, charcoal and polk root in a separate container with a little cooking oil, just enough to cover the herbs, mix well. Carefully add the zinc chloride and water mixture, stirring well. Gently heat the mixture in double boiler, stirring constantly for 30 minuets Remove from heat, stir well, let cool, add DMSO.
Next, mix one teaspoon to one tablespoon at a time of the Mennonite clay to the bloodroot mixture until you have a smooth, thick paste that is easily spreadable. Do not put too much of the clay into the mixture or it will be lumpy. If the mixture is too thick, add a few drops of oil or water to thin. If too thin, add a small amount more of the clay. The clay is important in this recipe since it helps to draw out impurities from the skin. If you do not have clay and need to make the paste right away, it can be thickened with flour.
You will only need to apply this paste once. Apply to the cancer, cover with gauze and tape (band aids will not work), leave undisturbed for 12 hours. At the end of 12 hours, wash area with soap and water, and then clean with hydrogen peroxide. This can be applied every 2-3 days if you feel you need to, usually one application is all that is needed for very small cancers. The cancer will drop off by itself in one to five weeks. Your may have pain, fever, stinging, intense itching or burning; this is normal. You can apply some chickweed salve to the area for the itching, but do not use anything else such as healing salves. Healing salves will heal up the area before it has time to kill the cancer.
Cansema Black Salve Recipe #2
Cansema is a natural skin cancer treatment. The active ingredients of Cansema are Zinc, bloodroot, and chaparral. It can be ordered from Alpha Omega Labs in the Bahamas. There is a Recipe available.
This is a recipe for a black paste very similar to the Cansema. But this is a preferred paste for melanoma and all suspect skin cancer like lesions. This paste also has worked well for all manner of cancers provided that they have become exposed to or close to the surface of the skin.
1/2 cup powdered Blood Root (Sanguinaria Canadensis)
1/2 cup Zinc Chloride, crystals or liquid
1/2 cup common white flour
1 1/2 cup warm water
100ml Chaparral extract or 100gm of powdered Chaparral (Larrea mexicana)
Pre-mix all but the water, thoroughly, before adding to the water. Using a stainless steel double boiler. Put in water, then stir in the other ingredients. Stir in well using a wooden spoon. Cook for thirty minutes over boiling water, stirring constantly. Application is much the same as Cansema. Apply a thin layer (2-3mm) of the paste over the affected area and cover for 24 hours. Then remove the covering but do not disturb the lesion at all, do not attempt to pull the cancer out at any time, it should fall out in 10 days or so. Some people with sensitive skin put Vaseline around the cancer so that the paste does not irritate the skin.
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this post is for information purposes and should not be construed as medical advice.


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Filming is underway on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, so the inevitable set photos have begun to leak out. The first leaked images don't show anything revelatory except that Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Sam Claflin hit the gym a lot, and it's really paying dividends.
Hit the jump to check out the images. The film also stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeffrey Wright, Tony Shalhoub, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Meta Golding, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, and Woody Harrelson. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens November 22, 2013.
Here's the official synopsis for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.


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A franchise opportunity, no matter how well-conceived or familiar, is not a guarantee of your success. Evaluating a franchise opportunity requires practical and personal considerations. Kick the tires, peek under the hood before moving forward, and proceed with caution!
A franchise opportunity, no matter how well-conceived or familiar, is not a guarantee of your success. Evaluating a franchise opportunity requires practical and personal considerations. Kick the tires, peek under the hood before moving forward, and proceed with caution!
When you purchase a franchise, you are acquiring a license to use a "proven" system to provide a product or a service. In exchange for a down payment, a percentage of gross sales, and likely an annual fee, you will receive training and support, possibly an exclusive territory, national and/or regional advertising opportunities, potential financing options and the benefits of a recognizable brand or trade name.
A solid understanding of basic business principles and practices is essential, as it is with any startup business. Prepare a well-researched business plan and financial projections. Through the process, you will be compelled to answer fundamental questions that will help determine feasibility, funding requirements and the short- and long-term viability of the business opportunity. Any commercial lender involved in financing your project will also require this.
Personal considerations include lifestyle preferences such as how much you want to work, and financial goals such as how much you need to earn.
The Federal Trade Commission requires that all franchisors publish a franchise disclosure document (FDD) that describes the business opportunity in detail, including fees, obligations, restrictions, training, financial statements and many more vitally important details. Read it three times! Then review it with an attorney, an accountant or other qualified business professional. Keep in mind that the FDD, though designed to protect you, is also the primary sales tool of the franchisor.
Once you understand the FDD completely, do a careful market analysis to determine whether the business model will work in your intended location. Some things to consider are general market conditions, demographic profile of the area, real estate prices, competition, traffic (vehicular and/or foot), availability of workforce, and any other issues particular to this franchise. Review publications, websites and blogs devoted to franchising.
Interview other franchisees willing to share their experiences with you in areas with similar demographics. Your best source of information — or inspiration — will be other franchisees. Prepare a list of pertinent questions, talk to as many of them as you can, and then make an informed and well-researched decision.
-- Sam Kandel is a certified business adviser for the Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center. SBDC columnists appear on alternating Mondays. The SBDC offers no-cost, one-to-one business counseling to new and existing businesses. For more information, call 339-0025, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to mid-hudson.nyssbdc.org.


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It�s sobering if not downright depressing knowing this president represents the interests of �his� half of the country and pretty much ignores folks like me in the other half.
I�ve been trying unsuccessfully to avoid ongoing news reporting about the government being shut down. It�s sobering if not downright depressing knowing this president represents the interests of �his� half of the country and pretty much ignores folks like me in the other half.
But that�s okay. Elections have consequences and he�s simply one of the more destructive consequences. Thankfully we�re on the downhill of this nasty eight-year ride and this will pass.
But in his defense, I would�ve never believed one administration could so damage a culture as this one has. It�s truly an amazing feat.
Regarding this recent budget battle, I give him credit as a good poker player. For reasons I can�t fathom, Republicans have chosen to bet the farm on an impossibly weak hand.
As any good player would, Obama will let the cards run through the flop, turn and river, winning the moment. He has all the time in the world.
Of course under normal circumstances, the overall good and well-being of the country would call time but not at this table. Obama�s charted his socialist trajectory for the country and won�t adjust his aim to the right even by a few degrees.
He�s on a mission to change America and so far, has succeeded to our detriment. Of course, I agree that sound fiscal principles are important to defend and fight for but this quixotic stand by the House is stupid.
Once Republicans peeked at their hole cards they should�ve folded, content to wait for a better deal. Losing a few hands isn�t the same as losing the whole game.
And on the broad scale, we already hold the most powerful anti-Obamacare weapon courtesy of liberal Democrats. Republicans needn�t fall on their swords to stop this thing.
The Affordable Care Act is a Rube Goldberg Humpty-Dumpty with 22,000 moving parts. It�s just been a few days and cracks are already showing.
I think once this legislative monstrosity is really turned loose on the villagers, it won�t be long before we peasants pick up rakes and torches and chase it away.
Nothing is all bad and so it is with this shutdown. Over the past few days I�ve been amazed at how much of the government is deemed by the government to be �non-essential.�
Of course that begs the question why are we paying for non-essential stuff? Based upon furlough statistics, it looks like a pretty good chunk of this budget and deficit mess could be cleared up by simply closing down the Department of Education and Energy.
Oh yeah, while we�re at it we could shutter the Environmental Protection Agency. There�s clearly a need for overview regarding environmental impacts but the current incarnation of the EPA is as a political arm of this administration.
The same truth applies to the Department of Justice but we absolutely can�t do without it. When Obama leaves and takes Holder with him, �justice� will return to the DOJ.
Until then your politics determine whether you�re dealt a subpoena or pass. Yes I know, elections have consequences.
Otis Gardner�s column appears here weekly. He can be reached at email@example.com


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This is about Web Development Company specializes in Web Application & Mobile Website Development.
On home page we intend to show portfolio (featured work we have done)... but what should we title them? I mean should we put it as Portfolio or Case Study? Essentially a portfolio or case study both of them are containing same information, with client problem definition, the solution provided by us along with the list of the technology / tools utilized and screenshots with notes.. and it also include a client review about the service. This also include innovative feature we've offered. Each project is having its dedicated page where all of this will get listed.
I'm just not sure what works best from visitor's point of view... I mean what helps in more conversion?
Portfolio or Case Study?


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Much of extra income for state already spent
AUSTIN — Texas' recovering economy is expected to pour billions more into state coffers, but much of the money will be gobbled up by a Medicaid IOU and other demands before lawmakers can begin to address long-neglected infrastructure needs or think about restoring education funding.
Some GOP leaders are talking about raising motor vehicle registration fees in the next budget cycle to address traffic congestion, or using $1 billion from the state's rainy day fund to seed an infrastructure bank that would provide for Texas' water needs.
"We'll be in a lot better shape than we were, but we're not going to be flush with money," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands. "I keep hearing from a lot of people about a surplus. And I'm going to tell you, I've looked in every nook and cranny and in every file cabinet in the Senate Finance Committee office, and I don't see a surplus anywhere."
Lawmakers will convene Jan. 8 to find the fiscal picture much brighter than the one they left in 2011.
Faced with a shortfall fed by a recession and past budget decisions, lawmakers in 2011 carved some $14 billion from the budget, allocating $173.5 billion in state and federal funds combined for the current two-year budget period.
State Comptroller Susan Combs set the spending parameters with her revenue forecast, but state tax money is coming in at much higher rate than she projected.
Some lawmakers and budget experts expect to have as much as $8 billion to $9 billion more in general revenue to spend in this fiscal period, which ends Aug. 31. Some are guessing lower. Combs will give her new revenue estimate on the eve of the legislative session.
The unanticipated tax revenue is on top of some $8.1 billion projected to be in the rainy day fund at the end of this fiscal cycle, plus any revenue growth in the next two-year budget cycle.
"I don't like to get too far ahead on the next biennium's budget because the two sessions that I served as speaker, both times on the opening day there's been disappointing news from the comptroller. So I'm not counting on anything until we get the official update," said House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. "But the economy does continue to expand, and that's a good thing."
Dale Craymer, president of the business-based Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, said: "I think the state is heading towards a near-record surplus, but there are claims against that."
Claims include an estimated $4.7 billion in Medicaid expenses due this year that aren't accounted for in the budget.
In addition, some leaders want to quickly undo an accounting maneuver used to balance the current budget, in which they delayed a $2 billion payment to schools.
Looking ahead to the next budget cycle, lawmakers will have to cope with the growing expense of programs like Medicaid. It's estimated Medicaid will take $7.8 billion more in 2014-15 than was allocated last year.
At the same time, the push to restore education cuts, coming against the backdrop of a school funding lawsuit, is fierce in light of the improving economic picture. Public education got $5.4 billion less in state money than it would have received under previous funding formulas.
"We're going to need to fund enrollment growth" in public schools in the next two-year period, at about $2 billion, Straus said.
However, any additional investment may be complicated by a lawsuit over school funding, since lawmakers who have faced repeated litigation like to wait for cases to work their way up to a Texas Supreme Court ruling, so they can see what they are required to do.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, said spending decisions could be affected by parental outrage: "I think we have a lot of what I call mad mommies."
"We didn't have to cut education," said Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio. "We ended up having nearly twice the amount of money needed to cover the cuts in education. ... It's heartbreaking."
Villarreal said he would particularly like to see "strategic investments" to restore money to areas including pre-kindergarten and college grants.
Lawmakers also are facing a push to addresswater and transportation problems.
"In Texas, the question for us is, do we want to remain economically competitive? Our competitors are beating us up on water and roads right now,'" said Bill Hammond, president of the Texas Association of Business.
His association favors a $50 increase in the motor vehicle registration fee to fund road projects. Williams said a registration fee makes sense, but he's unsure of the legislative appetite.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has floated the idea of taking $1 billion from the rainy day fund to create an infrastructure bank to help fund water projects.
Lawmakers won't get to the level of general revenue spending needed to get back to the service level before last year's big cuts.
The Center for Public Policy Priorities, which advocates for programs for lower-income Texans, estimates it would take $108 billion in general revenue money to get back to the current services spending level of two years ago.
The current general revenue budget is $81.3 million, before adding back money for the unfunded Medicaid or other expenses.
"You can imagine that the comptroller's estimate for 2014-15 might give us $95 billion in" general revenue," said F. Scott McCown, center executive director
"What we are going to be doing in this session is looking at the very serious cuts we made last session and picking a few areas where we'll make some restorations, at best, and they'd have to be modest," said McCown, who advocates revamping the tax system to bring in revenue for key services to a growing population.
Some say the state should continue to bear down fiscally.
"We are just preparing for another really tight budget session. ... We just believe the legislature should still continue to look for ways to cut back where they can," said Talmadge Heflin, a former House Appropriations chairman with the limited government Texas Public Policy Foundation. Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, said additional revenue would be needed to restore cuts and address issues like billions of dollars worth of fees that were collected for one purpose but instead are used to help balance the budget, a priority for Straus.
Asked if there's any reason to think Gov. Rick Perry would change his anti-tax-increase stand on new revenue, which has stymied some money ideas in the past, Zaffirini said, "No, but I can pray."


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On Saturday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., The Makem Brothers, Mickey and Liam Spain, The Dady Brothers, Brendan Carroll and Liam Maguire will take the stage at Memorial Hall in Melrose, and Makem's memory will take top billing.
Tommy Makem should have been here for this.
"The Godfather of Irish Music," as he was called, was battling lung cancer last year when he had to cancel what had become an annual event — playing a sellout concert at Memorial Hall in Melrose each March for St. Patrick's Day, either solo or with his three sons, The Makem Brothers.
Makem succumbed to lung cancer in August 2007, leaving legions of heartbroken fans.
Stephen Jones, who first brought Makem to Melrose 10 years ago and organized the concerts here ever since, was surprised when he received a phone call last May from Shane Makem, one of The Makem Brothers, saying Tommy was feeling better and wanted to book this year's show.
"Tommy was actually booked for Feb. 9, [2008] with The Makem Brothers and Mickey and Liam Spain," Jones said.
Makem died on Aug. 1, 2007 at the age of 74. What began as a triumphant return to the stage in Melrose became a tribute.
On Saturday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., The Makem Brothers, Mickey and Liam Spain, The Dady Brothers, Brendan Carroll and Liam Maguire will take the stage at Memorial Hall, and Makem's memory will take top billing.
Jones said after Makem's death, he spoke with his sons and they confirmed they still wanted to perform as scheduled.
"That's where the idea for 'Let's do a tribute' came from," Jones said. "I asked The Makem Brothers, 'I'd like you guys to invite whoever you like. They came up with The Dady Brothers, who I believe are probably closer to Tommy's age. They're clearly friends of the family and ones The Makem Brothers felt comfortable inviting. I had the latitude to invite others and I suggested Liam Maguire — that was a natural — again because of my familiarity of going to Liam's pub and restaurant."
Maguire owns Liam Maguire's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Falmouth, where Jones first met Makem.
Ten years ago, Jones — an avowed fan of Irish music —and his wife were involved in Melrose Youth Ballet through the couple's young daughters. Seeking to put together a fundraiser for the organization, Jones suggested trying to get Makem to do a concert, since he only lived one state north in New Hampshire.
"The interesting part is that my siblings live down the Cape and go to Liam Maguire's pub in Falmouth," Jones said. "My brother told me Tommy Makem performed there, and I said, 'Oh, that'd be great if we could actually get him.' I went down there and, through Tommy performing at Liam's, I got to talk to Tommy's booking agent at the time, Kevin O'Shea."
Jones called O'Shea and asked, with little to no expectations, if they could book Makem for a fundraiser in Melrose."He said 'yeah,' quite to my surprise," Jones said.
That first show sold out in a month, and thus began an almost-decade long partnership between Makem and fundraising in Melrose. Throughout the years, Makem's concerts raised money for several organizations, including venerable Memorial Hall itself.
"Besides all that, I like Irish music," Jones said. "I grew up listening to the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, so it's always been fun for me to do. And now The Makem Brothers have really come of age. They're a great band in their own right."
The Makem Brothers, performing on a cruise this week, could not be reached before Free Press deadline.
An 'ordinary man'
Maguire, like Makem, is a native of Ireland — Castle Derg in County Tyrone — and has known Makem throughout the years as both friend and musical colleague. Maguire will be performing at the concert.
"I think it's a great, great idea," Maguire's baritone brogue rumbles during a phone interview. "It's a great tribute to him. Tommy was a legend in the Irish community. He did good things for Irish music and kept Irish music alive — and wrote an awful lot of songs as well."
Brendan Carroll, a Melrose resident originally from Roscrea in County Tipperary, will also be performing. Carroll knew Makem professionally more than personally, but the late musician has been a lifelong presence in his life.
"I have seen Tommy Makem in concert before his sons were born," Carroll said. "I can literally remember sitting on my father's knee, because kids could get into shows in Ireland for free as long as they sat on their parents knee and didn't take up a seat."
Carroll, who took over Makem's slot after he canceled last year "because I didn't want the tribute to die," thinks Melrose needed to have this concert.
"It kind of finishes, brings some closure for people in Melrose who can appreciate that here we are, in a small town in Massachusetts, and he has come here every year for nine years," he said. "He was kind of the forefront of the Irish festivities around the world, but hey, we get number one dibs on him. And he never let us down."
Offstage, Makem had the same presence he had onstage, Maguire said — that of a gentle, kind soul.
"Whether you were a musician or not, if you met Tommy you felt you just met a new friend. He was very good with everybody," he said.
Carroll said on the few occasions he met Makem, either in Melrose or up in Dover N.H., what struck him most was Makem's low-key manner, in stark contrast to his public fame.
"Just a nice guy, like an ordinary guy. He wasn't out there trying to flaunt himself that he's world famous," he said. "I think he got mentioned in 400 newspapers worldwide about his death. They won't be mentioning presidents in some countries, but they'll mention Tommy Makem. He became friends with people because he was just an ordinary man."
That completely ordinary feeling may have been on reason Makem connected with audiences so well, beyond his musical talent. Maguire likened it to seeing a friend of yours on stage, even if you didn't know Makem.
"These guys [Makem and the Clancy Brothers] were on the Ed Sullivan Show and things like this, but they were no different than anybody else from back home," he said. "He was the most down-to-earth person I've ever met. He had that charisma that just captured the audience … he wasn't being an entertainer on stage. He was just being Tommy. If you sat down in a coffee shop drinking coffee with him, first he's up on stage performing, then he's drinking the coffee, sitting down and he's telling you the other part of the story."
A legacy of bringing Irish culture to the world
Beyond the performances, Makem brought Irish culture around the world, both popularizing the music and making listeners aware of the rich tradition of storytelling in Irish folk songs.
Maguire said the songs Makem performed were being sung in every home in Ireland.
"All of a sudden Makem and the Clancy Brothers brought it together and brought it to the stage," along with Makem's own songs, Magurie said.
Part of the appeal came from the songs about troubles and hardship in Ireland — songs that resonated with Irish around the world and others who understood what it meant to come up in hard times, Maguire said.
"It's become a very rich country, but we're not singing about that. We're singing about the old times," he said. "Going back 50 years ago, things were bad in Ireland. The lovely part about Ireland was we had our songs and we had our music and we sat around with these songs, telling our stories … they immigrated here because there was no work and you hear these old songs and it reminds you.
"We're not crying in our beer, but it helps to have the beer there to catch the tears," Maguire adds with a laugh.Carroll also cited the working class roots of Makem's music.
"He grew up with the rest of us," he said. "I grew up in the equivalent of the projects in Ireland. When you're an ordinary guy you remember your roots, where you came from. You can equate to the stories and songs you're singing, because they're not about wealthy people, they're about the working class … it's not about Tommy Makem at all, but it's about just ordinary people."If you go
The concert in memory of Tommy Makem will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. at Memorial Hall, 590 Main St., Melrose.
The concert features The Makem Brothers — Tommy's three sons, Connor, Rory and Shane — as well as performers Mickey and Liam Spain; The Dady Brothers; Brendan Carroll; and Liam Maguire.
Tickets for unreserved gallery seats are $22 each, and are on sale at Breads 'n Bits of Ireland, 530 Main St., Melrose. For reserved table seats, $27, call 781-662-5407.


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DANVILLE, KY (WKYT/Gray News) – Hunter Anderson has quite the fish story to tell, but at least he has the pictures to prove it.
Anderson works part-time at a bait-and-tackle shop, so he's familiar with folks going big when talking about their catch of the day.
"There's no faking that kind of fish," he said. "It was crazy."
Anderson caught what he believes is a 20-pound goldfish or a koi – a type of colorful carp – at a private pond in Boyle County.
His sister Cassie Anderson posted the picture on her Facebook account.
"What you are witnessing is NOT national geographic! It is not a stolen image or edited photo!" she said. "This is my brother!! Who is holding what could possibly be .... that pet goldfish we flushed when I was 9!!!"
So, what's the secret to catching a fish like that?
"Believe it or not, we ate at Lee's earlier in the day, and I took a piece of a Lee's biscuit and put it on a hook, threw it out there and that fish ate it," Hunter Anderson said.
The fish put up a fight, said Anderson, who competes in fishing tournaments and was also on Eastern Kentucky University's bass fishing team at one point.
Anderson said he put his unusual find back in the pond.
"What am I going to do with it, really?" he said.
"I thought it deserved to swim another day. Maybe somebody else will catch it. Maybe a kid will catch it and be as happy as I was. I was jumping for joy."
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I am a PhD student at the IMPRS Leipzig School of Human Origins in the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. My thesis concerns the morphological variability and evolution of the mandible in Homo sapiens and its ancestors. My methodological approach benefits from the technical possibilities of geometrics morphometrics and virtual anthropology.
The mandible is the hardest and most durable bone in our skeleton, predestining it to be a valuable research object in fossil sites. Its morphology indicates a high degree of sexual dimorphism, functionality and species affiliation. Thus, our mandible carries some important signals of human evolution in the form of size and shape features, defining us as Homo sapiens. But what exactly are those traits and when did they evolve? Which ones are unique to us and how many do we share with our ancestors Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis? Although there are general morphological trends in the evolution of the Homo lineage it has never been easy to define anatomical modernity, be it in regard of the mandible, the cranium or other skeletal parts. In my thesis I try to catch mandibular morphology in a temporal and geographical aspect, investigating Middle and Late Pleistocene specimens from all over the world. Three dimensional data, derived from CT-scans, will enable me to quantify mandibular shape variation and to determine how size affects shape. This has proved to be an adequate approach in order to disentangle the complex biological pattern that has rendered the phenotype of our mandible how it is today.


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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Flying Monsters 3D
About the Narrator: Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is the world's leading natural history broadcaster. His distinguished career in television spans more than 50 years. His films and series have won nearly every major award in television, including two British Academy awards and several Emmys. His programs have been seen by audiences around the world and have received some of the highest ratings for factual programming. The DVDs of his series and his accompanying books have also sold millions of copies internationally.
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Soaring to the giant screen in October, 2011!
For thousands of years, humans have believed that there were once flying monsters. Such creatures became mythologized, with stories about them shared around the world. But could they have really existed? About 220 million years ago dinosaurs were on the rise to dominating the Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap—control of the skies. They were the pterosaurs—after insects, the first animals ever to fly. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.
In Flying Monsters 3D, Sir David Attenborough, the world's leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs. State-of-the-art, 3-D CGI (by creators whose credits include Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Avatar) re-creates these spectacular creatures and takes us into their world. Attenborough works with scientists and engineers to understand the incredible story of their evolution. It's a story told through a series of stunning environments, including Big Bend National Park in Texas, Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom, and China's remote Liaoning Province. In many ways the story of the pterosaur is the story of every creature that has ever flown.
As Attenborough discovers, pterosaurs were some of the most extraordinary creatures that ever existed. Pioneering scientific techniques have revealed new details about these creatures, from miraculous discoveries in the pterosaur embryo showing how they might have flown from birth, to CT scans of their skeletons that resolve mysteries that have perplexed scientists for decades. But it is their ability to fly that made pterosaurs revolutionary. When a lizard the size of a giraffe could "defy gravity," it calls into question the very physics of flight itself. How and why did pterosaurs fly? For Attenborough, these are the central questions to answer and represent two of the greatest mysteries in paleontology. Driven by the information he finds and the data he collects, Attenborough starts to piece together the evidence of a true flying enigma.
Once in the skies, the pterosaur would have surveyed a fascinating world, and for the first time, through cutting-edge technology, we can relive this experience in 3-D. With a pterosaur's-eye view of a hyper-realistic prehistoric Earth, the audience is immersed in the awe-inspiring challenges of prehistoric survival, from courtship and hunting to flying at 30 miles per hour across turbulent prehistoric oceans and swooping down on their prey. The 3-D technology is also fundamental to Attenborough's evidence. The true genius of pterosaur flight is revealed as the audience "walks inside" the hollow tunnels of the pterosaur skeleton in hyper-realistic 3-D.
The marvel of pterosaur flight has evolutionary echoes that resonate even today. Modern birds demonstrate skills that pterosaurs pioneered, and American engineers show us how they are using pterosaurs to redesign military aircraft. Attenborough takes to the skies himself to prove the point. He flies a glider with a 40-foot wingspan—the same size as the largest of the pterosaurs. We can appreciate the size of these giant reptiles because he's not alone—he's flying with the pterosaurs. It's a 3-D aerial ballet like no other. This is a moment to appreciate the magnificence of a creature that dominated the skies for 100 million years. As Attenborough explains how the age of the pterosaurs ended, he closes the final chapter of a story that has charted the rise of flight itself, undoubtedly one of nature's greatest gifts.
Flying Monsters 3D is a groundbreaking film that uses cutting-edge 3-D filming technology and 3-D CGI to bring the story of giant flying monsters and their prehistoric world to life for audiences around the world.
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Montclair State - 3, Farmingdale State - 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-10)
Farmingdale State - 3, Sarah Lawrence - 0 (25-18, 25-22, 26-24)
Brooklyn, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches on the first day of the Jay Street Challenge hosted by NYU-Poly. The Rams fell 3-0 to Montclair State and picked up a 3-0 victory over Sarah Lawrence.
Against Montclair State, the Rams were led by senior outside Holly Sahner (Dix Hills, N.Y.) who had a team-high eight kills, while freshman outside Angela Kranz (Bohemia, N.Y.) recorded six kills. Sophomore outside Sarah Palladino (Lindenurst, N.Y.) led Farmingdale State with 12 assists.
Sophomore setter Angela Campo (Washington Township, N.J.) had a game-high 19 assists, while junior libero Kaitlyn Irwin (Cranford, N.J.) had 10 digs for the Red Hawks.
In the victory against Sarah Lawrence, Palladino led the way with 13 digs, 11 kills and three service aces. Freshman outside Morgan Valinoti (St. James, N.Y.) had 13 digs, while Kranz recorded 18 assists and four aces for Farmingdale State.


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NEW YORK — For the pride of Cuba, and for the excitement of America, this is the home run derby we would like to see: Yoenis Cespedes versus Yasiel Puig.
Cespedes won the All-Star game home run derby Monday, beating Bryce Harper in the final round. Cespedes said he would have had no problem beating Puig, his Cuban countryman.
"Not to be disrespectful to him at all, but I know him from Cuba," Cespedes said through an interpreter. "This is not the type of competition he would be able to excel at. He's not really a home run hitter, so I believe I would win."
Puig, the Dodgers' phenom, might be more of a line-drive hitter, but he has eight home runs in 151 at-bats. Cespedes has 15 home runs in 307 at-bats.
Then again, the Athletics' outfielder plays his home games in the pitcher-friendly Oakland Coliseum, so he laughed at the notion that Citi Field is a tough park In which to hit home runs.
"This stadium may be difficult," he said, "but it's not as difficult as Oakland."
Mike Trout fan
Angels outfielder Mike Trout makes the first of what could be many All-Star starts today. In his first appearance on the fan ballot, Trout was elected a starter. On the player ballot, Trout drew the most votes of any outfielder in either league.
Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds said he considers Trout the best player in the major leagues, and not just because Trout is such a dynamic hitter.
"He can play defense. He can steal bases. He has a good arm," Phillips said.
"Everything you could think of. And he has a Subway commercial."
One and done
The Dodgers and Angels have one All-Star each, the first time since 1999 that each team has had a single star. That year, outfielder Gary Sheffield represented the Dodgers and closer Troy Percival represented the Angels.
The Dodgers' world-record payroll produced the same amount of All-Stars as the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins. Puig might have been in the minor leagues when voting began, but the Dodgers' roster is stocked with such household names as Adrian Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford.
Of course, all but Gonzalez have been on the disabled list, and the Dodgers did not climb out of last place until July. They won 17 of their last 22 games before the All-Star break.
"Small sample size," said pitcher Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' lone All-Star. "We've finally got everybody healthy. If we're doing that for a full season, we would have a lot more guys here. We would have won a lot more."
And more Cuba
The Dodgers are in on pitcher Miguel Alberto Gonzalez, the Cuban defector now cleared by the Treasury Department to sign with a major league team. It remains unclear whether the Dodgers, or any team, will offer more than $42 million, the Dodgers' winning bid for Puig. However, other teams are wary of the Dodgers, backed by a new $8.5-billion television contract.


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Eliminate the Chicken Wing and Add Some Beef to Your Swing
One of the most common and damaging swing faults with average to high handicap golfers is the 'chicken wing' follow-through. Essentially, this is where the golfer's elbows separate at waist height on follow-through causing a 'chicken wing' like appearance of the lead arm. Hitting powerful consistent shots is simply not possible if this occurs during your swing. When we watch touring professionals on television each week, we see all kinds of idiosyncrasies and variations in their swing angles, grips, set-ups, etc.; but one thing most of them have in common is they rotate their arms in a similar fashion during their swing. With a few rare exceptions, they keep their arms spaced consistently throughout their swing and the rotate their arms so the club swings around - not over - their shoulders on a consistent path. This is one of the major producers of consistency with the swing arc, club path and clubface alignment at impact. If you happen to have a 'chicken wing' or arm separation on the follow through of your swing, you can fix it in a relatively short period of time.
Try this and see if it helps:
Simulate the proper arm swing rotation with a baseball-like swing first. Take your normal stance, stand erect and swing the club horizontally around your chest. Rotate your hips and shoulders back and through and as you swing the club on a horizontal plane similar to a baseball swing. Feel your lead arm rotate over your back arm on the back swing - sense the back arm folding and do the reverse on the follow-through. Get your hands and wrists to cross over near the point of impact or where the ball might be positioned. Sense how your back elbow folds and is under your lead arm on the backswing and the reverse on the follow through. Now bend forward into our normal set-up and swing the club down to the ground, using the same arm rotation. Relax your arms and hands using short swishing swings at first, then build up to fuller swings.
The next time you get a chance, notice the arm rotation of a better player's swing. Incorporating this swing fundamental into your swing will improve your ball striking and bring you a great deal more satisfaction and enjoyment from this wonderful game.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and avoid extradition to America from Switzerland. Oh, those rotten Swiss. Is there a criminal alive they won't coddle with precision watches and picturesque mountain scenery? LET'S GO!
RIZZOLI & ISLES – 10:00PM (TNT) It's a brand new drama from those folks at TNT, who apparently know this sort of thing. And look! It's Angie Harmon! I forgot she was an actual actress. I thought she just married football players and displayed children in People magazine. Anyway, Harmon plays a cop and Sasha Alexander plays a medical examiner. And together, THEY KICK SOME SERIOUS CRIMINAL TAIL. It's essentially Cagney and Lacey And Law & CSI. Also, be on the lookout for Bruce McGill, one of my favorite character actors of all time. He was D-Day in "Animal House"! I can't believe it's the same guy! Also, this series has a special ad partnership with MGD 64 beer. I kid you not. So expect Rizzoli to drive by lots of billboards advertising MGD 64's smooth, surprisingly low calorie taste. Tastes like female liberation. ANTICIPATION: TOUGH LADIES PACKING HEAT!
THE CLOSER – 10:00PM (TNT) It's your season premiere of Kyra Sedgwick's smash police procedural. I know it's the season premiere because TNT put print ads for it all over the place, and they photoshopped Sedgwick even more than they did last time. I have no clue why they do this. Sedgwick is a naturally beautiful woman, yet the print materials come out and they've photoshopped her to look like some sort of car-eating female android. Seems highly unnecessary. ANTICIPATION: SOUTHERN ACCENTS!
KID IN A CANDY STORE – 8:00PM (Food Network) This new Food Network series shows you how a Hostess Sno Ball is made (forged by talking polar bears in an Arctic fortress made entirely of hardened powdered sugar), and shows off confectionery delights such as the deep fried cupcake sundae. Because deep frying a cupcake alone simply won't do. Adding it to ice cream and liquid butterscotch really completes the subtle flavor profile. ANTICIPATION: FAT!
ANTHONY BOURDAIN: NO RESERVATIONS – 10:00PM (Travel Channel) Tony goes to the American Heartland. Something tells me he'll have a different reaction to the deep fried cupcake sundae than the Food Network host. ANTICIPATION: BEEFY!
SAMANTHA BROWN'S ASIA – 8:00PM (Travel Channel) It's a new Travel Channel series in which the host gets to travel somewhere cool and eat something good and you have no choice but to sit there and WATCH while downing yet another bowl of Raisin Bran Crunch. In heaven, we all work for the Travel Channel. ANTICIPATION: PAD THAI!
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Caramelized onion and mushroom 'pie'
Good news! No, my computer is not fixed (yet), but I figured out how to upload pictures from my memory card onto the printer onto the computer. So I won't be forced into retirement until my computer is fixed. Cross your fingers for me, I'm taking it to the doctor tomorrow.
Some other good news is that I made this delicious concoction for dinner tonight. Alex thought it was pizza at first (and was bummed, even though he always ends up liking it when I make pizza) but then was super excited when he bit into it and found out that it is not pizza at all. This is out of Nigella Lawson's book How to be a Domestic Goddess, which I love, even though I haven't made nearly enough recipes out of it. I have about a dozen pages (at least) dog-eared and waiting for me to attempt them. She calls this 'supper onion pie', which I guess is accurate, but I don't know if I would call it a pie. I guess I don't really know what to call it, so pie it is.
To make this, you caramelize some onions, add some mushrooms and let them soften, then mix up a biscuit-like dough and place it on top, then invert once it's cooked. Nigella says it's a scone dough, but I don't remember scones too fondly - they were always dry and crumbly and bland. This dough is cheesey and delicious. Not bland, crumbly, or dry. It is, in fact, very delicious. I think I will be using this mix again, but in different elements (cheese dumplings for soup? I think so!).
Caramelized onion and mushroom 'pie'
From Nigella Lawson's book How to be a Domestic Goddess. I added the mushrooms, and obviously converted it to be gluten-free.
4 onions, cut in half and sliced into thin slices
1 T olive oil
1 T butter
salt and pepper
1 t dried thyme
3/4 c cheddar cheese (or Gruyere)
1 2/3 c rice flour mix
1/2 t xanthan gum
1 t baking powder
1 t salt
1 t paprika
1 t powdered mustard
a scant 1/2 c milk (I used buttermilk and it was a good choice)
3 T butter, melted and cooled
1 egg, beaten
Heat the olive oil and butter in a cast iron pan (8 to 10 inches) or in whatever pan you want (if not using a cast iron pan, have a pie plate handy). Add onion and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until browned and soft and caramelly, about half an hour. Preheat the oven to 400. Once the onions are pretty much done, add the mushrooms and cook while you mix up the dough. The mushrooms won't get entirely cooked now, but that's OK- they'll finish cooking in the oven. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and thyme. If you didn't use a cast iron pan to cook the onions and mushrooms, dump them into a pie plate now (if you did use a cast iron pan, spread everything out fairly evenly. Sprinkle the top with half of the cheese and set aside.
Mix together flour mix, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt, paprika, mustard powder and remaining cheese in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, beat the egg with the (butter)milk and the melted butter. Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture, and then knead in the bowl with your hands until all the flour is incorporated. Place the dough on a cutting board that you lightly dusted with rice flour, then pat into a circle that's roughly the size of your pan/pie plate. Place the dough on top of the onion mixture, and push it down a little bit around the corners so no onions are showing through. Bake 15 minutes at 400, then turn oven down to 350 and bake another 10. Let it sit for a few minutes, then flip over onto a plate or cutting board, and slice like a pizza. Nigella says this makes 6 generous servings, but Alex and I ate 2/3 of it for dinner with some soup. Maybe it will serve 4 if you're not pigs.
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