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Within the circles of Transition initiators and steering groups across the country, a question recently circulated: How have you avoided the pitfall of merely creating an organization, and what has been successful in the goal of creating a movement?
At first, I laughed, because here in Los Angeles it has always felt more like a small circle that is representative of a movement, and we seem to have our greatest difficulties when we try to get people together for "organization" topics!
Certainly, I've personally railed against the idea of creating traditional-style not-for-profit organizations to do this Transition work. In this time of economic contraction, traditional style not-for-profit organizations don't work very well. The format seems doomed. One Transition initiative (sorry, I've lost track of which one!) wrote on their materials:
For the people, by the people -- no members of this Transition initiative are funded or paid for the work they do for their community. We rely on the power of the people, inspiration, time, skills, and donations.
If we're truly aiming for a movement --rather than an organization-- this is what it will look like. Roll up your sleeves, get down to work, neighbor shoulder-to-shoulder with neighbor.
Thus in Los Angeles, we have not formed a not-for-profit organization. In fact, we haven't (yet) even created a formal "organization" per se. We don't have fiscal or legal status, nor does our initiating group (in operation 4 years). We're quite simply a circle of people who gather around a purpose. I put the "yet" in there because we do talk about it, from time to time. For instance, we did draft a mission statement, and off and on we have worked on Sophy Banks' "Good Practice for Groups" But since no one seems interested in embracing "legal organization" as their pet project, it hasn't happened.
I said in the opening to this piece that it feels like our Transition Los Angeles group are representatives. There is a lot going on in Los Angeles. It is a huge place, with many pockets of radical-thinking people. There are all kinds of organizations, doing all kinds of things, working many purposes, many of which are actually moving in the general direction of Transition even if their founders and their participants don't quite "get" the fullness of the Big Picture.
It's really important to get that we're not creating a movement. Directing, guiding, or nudging perhaps, but not creating.
Recall Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest, and Joanna Macy's Great Turning. The movement is already underway.
That said, our Transition LA city hub has a unique roll to fill. We need to supply the "thread" onto which to string all the "beads" of positive, resilience-oriented action. Our job is to educate the public about the fullness of the Big Picture (peak oil PLUS climate change PLUS biocapacity PLUS economic contraction), and help these myriad organizations see where they fit in, how they can contribute, how they are serving the larger pattern. It's up to us to help them see how, with all their little corners and specialties, they add up to a cohesive whole. They are all working toward a similar big purpose: reforming society.
I have often said that the EDAP (Energy Descent Action Plan) is what distinguishes a Transition Initiative from "just another green organization." While we have barely begun our EDAP process in L.A., we're very aware that it is our reason for being. At the current point, TLA is working the preparation-for-EDAP phases of networking and raising awareness. As we move further into the EDAP process, we'll help string these "beads" together, and the unified collective-creativity direction will emerge. Thus we aren't "creating" a movement, we're pulling together the raw materials (the existing organizations of people), and helping to organize or orient that which is already there.
For us in L.A., reskilling classes are another big piece of the "movement" puzzle. As I write this I'm reminded of Rob Hopkins' story about the Transition initiative that "met itself to death." (Handbook p. 164) If we forget about the movement, and just focus on meetings, we don't get any further along the road toward real change.
Here in Los Angeles, we're certainly not the only ones who offer reskilling classes. But as we do, we encourage our local groups to keep our classes free-to-low-cost; to make them hands-on (rather than lecture) as often as possible; and to offer them about real, practical topics that people are truly yearning to hear about (we do take requests) so that we avoid becoming an odd spectator sport. We sprinkle in peak oil and climate change and powerdown and Transition -- even in gardening classes. We try to always have Transition brochures and meeting notices available.
When you hold lots of reskilling sessions you get new faces. And you grow your email lists of people to expose to these ideas. And attendees start to get to know each other as neighbors and community members. And you get people doing things at home, real action, real lifestyle changes. And you get people who are interested in doing something more. All of that list of "ands" is much more of a movement than an organization.
By offering an ongoing stream of reskilling classes, our initiating group (in existence the same amount of time as Transition Town Totnes) has gained significant name-recognition in our local area of the city (local area = 51,000 people). In his July 2009 survey, Rob Hopkins boasted 74% name recognition for TTT, in a town of 23,000. Perhaps we're not yet at 74% in our LA neighborhood, but our informal "survey techniques" indicate that we're on the radar with lots of people. And since most of our publicity is quite candid about peak oil, that means those ideas are circulating out there.
The final big piece of the movement versus organization puzzle that I'll mention is Walking the Talk. It is quite possible, as we "do Transition," to continue on with the "regular" patterns: those of driving and flying and consumerism. But we're only going to make a difference if we start action. And action has to start with us, the leaders. Thus we lead the way by biking or walking to meetings (I pull a kids' wagon full of my visual displays to many of our local meetings). We lead the way by taking the no-fly pledge and exploring electronic conferencing. We lead the way by wearing handmade or repurposed clothing to our speaking engagements, and by planting food gardens at our meeting place. We need to try these techniques out, not simply talk about them.
As we try out the new techniques, we'll discover what works and what doesn't work. We'll learn how the rainbarrel first-flush filter doesn't work like it said in the manufacturer's materials and what it takes to do the overhaul. We'll learn which vegetable varieties like our local area so much that they reseed and become feral. We'll speak from real experience. Our words are made all the more powerful because we have been there. We are now veterans rather than idealists. We are showing people what is possible, and how it fits into our lives, and how it is indeed more fulfilling, more connected, more joyous.
Rob Hopkins provides a great model. Despite running an international movement and maintaining a rigourous speaking schedule, he has embraced the no-fly pledge. Despite coauthoring multiple books and pamphlets, he has upgraded the insulation in his house (himself), and he is growing vegetables for his family. Read his blog regularly - he's sharing stories about all of these things. And as he does so, he offers inspiration: we can do it too.
So if your daughter, like mine, likes to sit on the floor and thread multicolored beads on long pieces of yarn, take a moment to curl up with her and thread a few. Enjoy the time with your kid, enjoy the process, enjoy the pattern selection, and the feel of the smooth bead between your fingers sliding down the thread into place. And realize the simple parallels.
(in all likelihood) your daughter didn't create the beads, nor will you or your TI create the multitude of solutions which will appear in your local EDAP. There are many others who will create them, many other organizations hard at work. The "beads" themselves will probably arrive in many shapes, sizes and colors. Perhaps events put on by your TI will inspire people and coax them to reveal their dreams, but you and your TI won't be the sole creator of the ideas themselves. The ideas are (even now, as your TI gets going) welling up out of the movement which is already underway.
Your job is simply to find a way to sort the ideas and thread them together, these many visions and manifestations of the Great Turning taking place in your hometown. Hopefully, you have an art to it and can create a pleasing or artistic pattern. In any event, the mere ordering of it, the very fact that all these pieces are now being assembled together in one place is the end goal. Where once there was merely raw potential -- loose beads rolling around the floor, getting lost behind the bedpost, getting sucked up in the vacuum or stolen away by the cat -- there now is a necklace, a complete work, a coherent vision for all to see and to try on for size.
The assembled necklace, an EDAP, a town's Transition, cannot be done by a single organization. The beauty is in the coming-together. Far from "creating a movement," the beauty is in the combined authorship, in the community ownership, and in the mutual recognition of our interdepencence. If you do it well, your bead threading project might also inspire further glimmers of solidarity, that missing element within our American communities.


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Education Leaders Unite for Global Summit
Participants learn about classroom strategies, global collaboration.
July 1, 2010
by Tim Walker
The theme for the 2010 Global Education Summit, sponsored by NEA International Relations, was "diplomacy for a new generation." Through workshops and panel discussions, the approximately 100 participants were treated to new techniques and strategies to not only help prepare their students for an increasingly complex, interdependent world, but also how to collaborate and unite in the face of daunting global challenges.
NEA president Dennis Van Roekel welcomed the group and Executive Director John Wilson facilitated the morning discussions, including one led by Dr. Anthony Jackson of the Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning. Participants then broke out into workshops facilitated by key NEA partners, including Peace Corps Coverdell World Wise Schools, the Global Campaign for Education, iEARN-USA and the Magna Carta project.
The afternoon session focused on how teacher unions can work together in tackling the issues educators around the world confront, including privatization and testing. NEA Vice-President Lily Eskelsen spoke about the importance of gender equality in education and the campaign to meet the Education for All goals. She also introduced a new video, "Acting Locally – Connecting Globally: On the Move for Gender Equality."
For the twelve international guests in attendance, the summit was a valuable opportunity to begin discussions with their U.S. counterparts about the many issues that unite them.
"It's amazing when you realize that we are all dealing with the same bad policies," said Angelo Gavrielatos, president of Australia Education Union (AEU). "But we have to work together – there should be no borders when it comes to a child's education."
Gavrielatos closed out the summit with a brief presentation about AEU's aid program to help education across the globe. Under the program, AEU contributes .7 percent of member dues to international projects. Some members, he noted, object.
"What I tell them is that no matter were that child lives – anywhere in the world – he is a teacher's business."
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Tapping the steering wheel, my friend Johnny is clearly on edge during the drive to dinner. I can understand why. Minutes earlier, he was engaged in a heated debate over the phone with some random hookup because of his diet. "I can't believe it. He's pissed off because I used to eat Chick-fil-A. My mom's pissed because I eat meat in general, and my dad's pissed because I eat penis. What am I supposed to eat?"
"Seriously. Since when did what I put in my mouth become a political statement?"
"Since you started giving head."
He twists his lips. "Since middle school?" He sighs, turning up the radio. "Well, at least things were easier back then. I could eat cafeteria nuggets and still kiss a boy without an argument. Life was simpler back then." Lost in thought, he stares out the car window. "Maybe I need to rewind, date a guy who's less informed. You know, someone stupid."
That night, Johnny finds a few dim-witted options on a dating site. He says it's easy. Instead of asking about penis size he questions their educational background, along with their thoughts on queer existentialism. Anyone who asks 'what's queer existentialism?' passes the first round.
"What's next? An IQ test?" I ask.
"No, a writing sample," he states. "I've asked three guys to shoot me an email stating why I should sleep with them. The one with the most grammatical errors wins."
I tell him he's taking it too far, that dating stupid guys is only cool in college. At some point, after the sex slows, what's left? Stupid doesn't age well. What do stupid men talk about?
My experience has been that when stupid men have nothing to say they get drunk to form sentences, only to end up in conversations that remind the world why they shouldn't be talking in the first place. How many of us have gone on a movie date, hoping to spark conversation afterward, only to hear "I don't know. I didn't get it." Talk about anti-climatic.
"Well, it beats dating a whiny bitch with an opinion," Johnny defends. On a hike through Whole Foods, he tries to figure out what grain is in vogue when he pulls up an email on his phone. "Check out this guy," he states. "He wrote his paragraph using chat acronyms and shorthand."
The paragraph reads:
I'd b da best luva ud eva hav. I'll take you NSA (no strings attached) 2 da moon if ud like. Poof.
"Well, he might not be that stupid," I gather. "Apparently he's into astronomy."
"Please. He probably still thinks Pluto's a planet."
"Or just a Disney character," I laugh.
Johnny chuckles, scooping a bag of quinoa. "Whatever. I don't care if he makes me watch cartoons all day. I just want him to go along with whatever I say, and I want him to eat rugged objectionable things. A real man should never say the word quinoa."
The problem is Johnny discovers his Moon Man can't say much else either. It wouldn't be a big deal, but Johnny likes to talk during sex. Still, when Johnny asks Moon Man for some dirty conversation to spice up their first salami session, Moon Man begins to stutter, failing to find the proper words to get Johnny off. Johnny says he was about to use cue cards when Moon Man finally managed to speak. "You like that?" he said, pumping away. "You fag. You silly fag you. You fag bitch."
"Ugh! Being degraded is not exactly my idea of hot," Johnny complains to me on the phone. "Now, whenever he texts, he jokingly refers to me as his fag bitch. He thinks it turns me on."
"You wanted the lowest common denominator."
"Well, I didn't want some vegan quoting Maya Angelou while he was fucking me. But I didn't want this either. Isn't there a happy medium?"
"Yes," I reply. "But if you want to continue with this guy, you'll need to educate him." Harrowing, yes, but isn't that how it works in a relationship? The sharing and challenging of ideas, the passing knowledge to one another to strengthen the union, isn't that what keeps things spicy outside of the bedroom?
Johnny says he never put that much thought into it because he hasn't met a man that has lasted more than a week. Moon Man is different though. Johnny finds him cute, eager to learn and malleable. When Johnny explained that gay men don't like being called fags, Moon Man stopped using the word, asking how else he could improve. This week, Johnny plans to help him with the basics, starting with legible texts and edible sex talk.
"No field trips to Whole Foods to teach him about quinoa?" I inquire.
"I'll save that for later," Johnny laughs. "I mean, I don't care if he eats it. I just can't see the relationship going any further if he starts talking about it."


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Crawley Town 5-1 Lewes (24:02:09)
So where does this Sussex local derby rank amongst the UK's most passionate!? In my eyes, it comes in third, just behind the Old Firm (Celtic v Rangers) and the Old Farm (Ipswich v Norwich). I flew back from France for this match - well you would wouldn't you!?
I arrived in Crawley eleven (!) hours before the game. Actually, this was because despite the fact I follow Lewes, I work in Crawley, near to Gatwick Airport if anyone is interested - I'm not. With work done it was time for the big match. However - in true EFW style - with it being 'Thirsty Tuesday' we were in need of beer and plenty of it.
I met up with the gang (Cynical Dave and Big Deaks) in the pub of their dreams, The White Hart in the old part of Crawley. Dreamy in that it sold Harvey's at £2.50 a pint. Harvey's is a beer brewed in Lewes - this was clearly a sign. Victory in the Sussex derby would be ours - Cheers!
After a couple of hours we (reluctantly) left the White Hart and made our way to the Broadfield Stadium. We couldn't help but pop into the Half Moon pub 600 yards from the ground first though and likewise we were helpless when it came to downing a few pints in CTFC's own Redz Bar just before kick off.
Lewes had gone ten games without a win so drastic measures were called for. So with that in mind I wore my lucky red Fred Perry shirt. Lucky in that the last time I wore it - Lewes scored a goal (Joe Keehan's immense strike away to Oxford).
The Rooks plans to keep things tight at the back and possibly park a bus in front of the Crawley goal lasted precisely 120 seconds. That's all it took for Crawley to open the scoring when John Shaw popped one in after good work from the more than useful Danny Forest. In fact by the time we'd walked around and taken our positions behind the goal, we were two down. Lewes gave away their mandatory penalty - happens every game these days - and Sam Rents converted.The goals in this game -like a horny baker - were coming in a roll.
In previous games, Lewes have claimed an absence of natural justice, in this match however they were - in the managers own words - 'pathetic'. Only in the first half mind you, in which they conceded (say it quickly) four times. 0-4 at half time then *sigh*.
Keehan scored for the Rooks which justified me wearing my luck red Fred Perry. There were also a couple of other plus points for Lewes. David Wheeler is the gift that keeps on giving. He came out with credit as did Stefan Cox who clearly has a Coca-Cola Soccer Skills badge. Late on however, Crawley completed the humiliation with Adam Quinn joining the home fiesta with a tap in to make it 5-1. Five bloody one.
There were a couple of reasons to raise an eyebrow during the evening. Firstly, the crowd was bobbins. Only 600 turned up (83 from Lewes). Like George W Bush with a model plane kit, the stay away fans were glued to the box - watching the Champions League. Also, the stadium announcements were accompanied by what seemed to be canned applause being pumped out through the speakers. I'll put the later down to me having had a few beers because surely that didn't happen.
There was more disappointment upon our return home to Brighton after the match. The dreaded quiz night was taking place at EFW HQ which mean we had to go to our backup pub The Prince Albert. Discussions naturally turned to who'd be having the pleasure of our company next. Hampton and Richmond v Eastliegh in top of the table Conference South clash!? Not arf - see you there.


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|*December 25 - 31
|The Provocation
|SABBATH AFTERNOON December 25
Read for This Week's Study:
|Genesis 1-3.
Memory Text:
| "Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, 'Where are
A toy company produced a doll called Cindy Smart that spoke five languages, read well, told time, and could do simple math. Cindy was the first doll that would do what it was told. Those who first met Cindy were a little spooked. How could a doll do all these things?
The answer is good computer programming, a 16-bit microprocessor in the belly, and an optical scanner that allows it to recognize numbers or letter-shaped objects. In many ways Cindy Smart was just an advanced version of Chatty Cathy, one of the first pull-string dolls that could speak.
Yet, no matter how complicated or even intricate Cindy Smart is, the doll is still just a computer, programmed to do what it's told. Free will is not an option for Cindy, no matter how smart the doll is.
In contrast, we're not just quantitatively different from Cindy in that we can say more, but qualitatively different: We have been given moral freedom, something totally alien to Cindy. This issue of free will is the crucial difference, one that gets to the heart of the matter as we look at the rise of sinand its cure.
The Week at a Glance:
|Why, in order to love God, must we be free? Why must freedom entail the possibility to do wrong? How did God respond to the fall of Adam and Eve?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, January 1.
|December 26
To Love God
Read the following texts: Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 22:37, John 15:9-11. What are they all admonishing us to do, and why must we have freedom, moral freedom, in order to obey?
Students of the Bible are familiar with the record that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He was not dependent on preexisting matter or conditions. He brought everything into being by His word, His logos, which is the expression of His mind (Ps. 33:6, 9; John 1:1-3). Infinitely perfect Himself, He made everything flawless and beautiful. God is love, and everything He does is consistent with His perfect love and infinite wisdom. Upon His intelligent beings He bestowed the noble attributes of personal individuality and freedom of choice. But choice, by its very nature, involves the option of choosing between right and wrong. Hence, the risk of human rebellion was there from the beginning.
At the same time, God desires us to have personal, mutually satisfying fellowship with Him (Ps. 36:5-10). He also endows us with wisdom, knowledge, love, and the capacity for joy. These relational qualities can have real existence only in beings who have freedom of will, something not found in Cindy Smart.
When was the last time you ever heard of a happy computer, a joyous PC, or a loyal and loving laptop? Why can't these things, which can do amazing intellectual feats, ever be happy, loving, or loyal?
To love God, we have to be free. It's as simple as that. Love cannot exist without moral freedom, and moral freedom can't exist without the capacity to do wrong.
"God desires from all His creatures the service of love-service that springs from an appreciation of His character. He takes no pleasure in a forced obedience; and to all He grants freedom of will, that they may render Him voluntary service."Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 34.
|A science-fiction story is told about a man who, having lost his wife, had her replaced by a robot that looked, talked, felt, and acted exactly as his wife did. If he hadn't known any better, he would have had no idea that this wasn't she. In the end, however, he sent her away, because the experience wasn't the same. What do you think was missing, and what does that have to do with the day's study?
|December 27
Satan's Defection (John 8:44).
Scripture informs us that Lucifer rebelled against God. What factors led him to choose this path of opposition, and with what effect? Isa. 14:12-14, Ezek 28:14-17.
Lucifer, Ellen White tells us, gradually becoming self-infatuated, withdrew from loving his Creator and began to covet supreme power and authority. Jealous of Christ, who is the Creator and coequal with the Father (Heb. 1:1-3), Lucifer began a campaign of subversion, maliciously insinuating that God was autocratic, His laws arbitrary, and His expectation of worship and service from the creation unreasonable. Ingratitude, egotistic ambition, self-love, covetousness, dissatisfaction, hostility, deceit, malice, and a craving for worship and power were the fruits of Lucifer's pride. God created Lucifer a perfect being without any propensity toward moral confusion or failure. Yet, as a free moral agent, Lucifer was at liberty to diverge from harmony with the God who brought him into existence and gave him his exalted station.
Attitudes and actions, of course, have consequences. Departure from God's law is sin (1 John 3:4), and the wages of sin are death (Rom. 6:23). Lucifer was "full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty," "perfect in [his] ways" from the day he was created (Ezek 28:12, 15). He dwelt in the very presence of God as the anointed cherub, the chief communicator of divine revelations to the universe. Thus, he stood entirely without excuse for his seditious estrangement from the Lord. Through his crafty misrepresentation of God, Lucifer (renamed Satan, or "adversary' after his fall) seduced one-third of the angelic host into siding with him (Rev. 12:4).
Satan's representation of God and His way could not be treated as acceptable. Truth and righteousness are not a matter of subjective opinion but of absolute, unalterable revelation that shapes character and conduct.
|"In great mercy, according to His divine character, God bore long with Lucifer. The spirit of discontent and disaffection had never before been known in heaven. It was a new element, strange, mysterious, unaccountable. Lucifer himself had not at first been acquainted with the real nature of his feelings, yet be did not dismiss them. He did not see whither he was drifting. But such efforts as infinite love and wisdom only could devise, were made to convince him of his error. . . . He was made to see what would be the result of persisting in revolt."Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 39. Notice; An all-wise, all-powerful God would not forcibly stop Lucifer's moral slide. Why not? What does that tell us about the sanctity of moral freedom?
|December 28
Satan's Earthly Exile
Read Luke 10:18, Revelation 12:4-9. What happened to Satan after his rebellion in heaven?
Revelation 12:12 tells those on earth to beware, because the devil has come down to us having great wrath. And though that warning was given in the context of the Cross and the doom that the Cross spelled for Satan, the Eden story nevertheless presents us with a prototype, a model, on how the devil, who "deceiveth the whole world" (vs. 9), works to deceive each of us even now.
3:1. Compare it with
2:16, 17. What ploy did Satan use to set his trap?
How fascinating that Satan used a mixture of truth and error. He took a direct command from God and simply rephrased it in a way that sounded almost as if he were repeating what God said, only he put a different spin on it. In other words, he mixed just enough truth with error in order to make it sound right.
Read Genesis 3:2,3. What does it say about Eve's knowledge of God's command and, thus, her responsibility for her action?
Though deceived (1 Tim. 2:14), Eve, by her words, showed that she knew what God had told her to do. That's a powerful lesson for us: We could save ourselves a lot of heartache, sin, and deception if we simply obeyed the clear commands of God, no matter how much we might not understand a certain situation or all the variables in it. Deplorable as Eve's sin was, Adam transgressed with eyes wide open. Even amid their ignorance, they could have saved themselves from deception simply by obeying God, trusting that His way was the best way, even when they didn't fully understand it.
3:6. What were the things about the tree that led Eve to disobey? What
principles were at work there? How are these same principles manifested
|December 29
"Ayecah"? (Gen. 3:6-23).
Bewitched by Satan's subtle and not-so-subtle lies, the human race fell. Instantly, the whole relationship between heaven and earth changed. The paradigm of Paradise radically shifted. The harmony, the peace, and the balance of Eden shattered. At that moment, the history of the universe altered. Satan's rebellion, once confined only to himself and the fallen angels, had now gained a foothold in a new world. The issues at stake had become momentous.
3:9. What is the first thing that the Bible records as said by God to
fallen humanity, and why are those words so important even for us today?
What do we see foreshadowed in
The Hebrew word ayecah translates into "Where are you?" Thus, the first thing that God communicates to His fallen creatures is a question, a question that, in a sense, He has been asking ever since. He doesn't ask it in order to know; He asks it in order to force Adam and Eve to confront what they had done.
"Ayecah?" What we see here is not a condemnation but already the first of what will be endless pleas to Adam and Eve and all of their descendants to acknowledge their sinful position, to acknowledge their need, and to acknowledge that God is here to save them.
"Ayecah?" God comes to them. God is seeking them out. Though we often view Genesis 3:15 as the first gospel promise, already here, in this simple question, "Ayecah?" we see the beginning of what will end only at the close of probation: the Lord seeking us out and taking the initiative to save us.
|Read the following texts:
John 4:10. In what way do they reflect what we've seen in
3:9? What principle do we see in these verses, and how have you experienced
this principle in your own life?
|December 30
God's Intervention and Gospel Foreshadowed (Gen. 3:15).
Almost immediately after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they recognized their fatal mistake. A chill crept over their cold souls, and they knew that something vital had died within them. Their beautiful garments of light and glory, exhibiting their natural harmony with God, disappeared (Gen. 3:7). As they stood naked and ashamed, gone was their customary joy over God's daily visit with them for fellowship and instruction (vs. 8).
did Adam and Eve attempt to cover their nakedness?
3:7. What spiritual lesson does this point to, concerning mere
human effort to remedy the effects of sin and improve our moral condition?
10:3. How was this same principle seen in Cain's offering?
3:15. What is it saying that offers the fallen couple hope against the
serpent? See also
Tim. 2:26,
John 3:8,
How would you respond to the charge, "Why was God so harsh with Adam and Eve? After all, what did they do other than eat a piece of fruit?" What is being missed in this charge?
|December 31
Further Study:
22:17, and Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets,
pp. 33-43.
"God permitted Satan to carry forward his work until the spirit of disaffection ripened into active revolt. It was necessary for his plans to be fully developed, that their true nature and tendency might be seen by all. . . .
"It was therefore necessary to demonstrate before the inhabitants of heaven, and of all the worlds, that God's government is just, His law perfect. Satan had made it appear that he himself was seeking to promote the good of the universe. The true character of the usurper and his real object must be understood by all. He must have time to manifest himself by his wicked works. . . .
"Had he been immediately blotted out of existence, some would have served God from fear rather than from love. . . . For the good of the entire universe through ceaseless ages, he must more fully develop his principles, that his charges against the divine government might be seen in their true light by all created beings, and that the justice and mercy of God and the immutability of His law might be forever placed beyond all question."Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 41, 42..
Discussion Questions:
| Dwell carefully and prayerfully on the last sentence in the Ellen
White quote above. What is she saying? What do these words tell us about
the character of God? From a human perspective, with so much suffering and
anguish, wouldn't it have been better for God simply to have destroyed Satan
from the start? If not, why not?
Compare Genesis 3:15 with Revelation 12:17. What parallels do you see? What message is in there for us, today?
What lessons are there for us in the fact that sin could arise in such a perfect environment as heaven?
|I N S I D E Story
|"Make Me Muslim Again!"
by Barbara Huff
Almira was born into a Muslim family in Russia. A few years ago Almira's nine-year-old son became ill with severe allergies to almost everything. Almira took the boy to many doctors, but they could not help him. Someone suggested that she go to Nizhney Novgorod, a city some distance away, to seek medical help.
When they arrived in the city, Almira heard about evangelistic meetings being held nearby. Curious, she and her son attended. She heard that a baptism was scheduled, and again she decided to go, just to watch.
While the two stood beside the river watching the baptism, Almira's son screamed, "Mama, get baptized, and I will be well!" Almira tried to quiet the boy, but he continued shouting for her to be baptized.
Those helping with the baptism heard the boy shouting about baptism and assumed that Almira had come to be baptized too. Almost before Almira realized what was happening, someone had put a white robe on her and was leading her toward the river. She was too stunned to resist.
When she realized the magnitude of what was happening, her heart was hardened and she became upset. She didn't say anything to those who were leading her to be baptized, but in her heart she prayed, OK, if there is Anyone in heaven, heal my son. My son says that if I'll be baptized, You will heal him. She says this was not a humble prayer, but a prayer of anger.
After the baptism Almira and her son returned home. That night she started crying. "God, I don't want to be a Christian," she said. "Make me a Muslim again."
That night she dreamed that she saw Jesus coming back to earth to take His children home. She had never heard of the Second Coming, nor had she ever held a Bible or a Koran in her hands. She wondered what her dream meant.
Three days later her son was completely well.
With her reluctance now gone, Almira studied the Bible with the pastor and became an active, dedicated Seventh-day Adventist in her home church.
Usually God speaks with a still, small voice, but sometimes He works through a child's screams to get a person's attention!
BARBARA HUFF is retired and lives in Florida. She and her husband, Lee, served in the Euro-Asia Division.
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Not that you have ever, ever overindulged on alcohol, but if you had, you'd know that it can result in some serious pain the next day. Fortunately, a company in Las Vegas is pioneering a new, extremely convenient way to help you recover quickly from your retched suffering. Hangover Heaven promises to rid you of your suffering in just 45-minutes. How do they do it? Well, they have a fancy bus on which they give you "IV hydration, and IV vitamins in a proprietary blend to drive the toxins out of your system." Basically they put a "small pediatric IV" in your arm (they use some numbing medicine to supposedly make it hurt less) and then rehydrate you. They'll also give you anti-nausea and anti-inflammatory meds for a price. So, it can save you a trip to the ER, and, as Hangover Heaven says, it can "help continue the party or help someone just get back to their normal self." Beautiful.
It was started by an anesthesiologist, and they say it's 100% safe and FDA approved. Not that you'll probably even care if you're compromised enough to require their services. They're starting up service next week, and a restorative hop aboard the bus starts at $130 and goes up from there. If you're truly desperate—like you are starring in your own private version of The Hangover with tigers and babies in your room and everything—they they'll come treat you in your hotel room for $500. A bargain considering how much money you can win (or lose) gambling in the extra hours you won't have to spend bowing over the toilet.
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E Business Applications Agat
As the world is moving rapidly into the digital realm, it's rather essential to understand the importance of ecommerce solutions for any business. According to the recent studies and research, most businesses around you are earning profits and visibility due to the E Business Applications Agat. The use of ecommerce sites has increased exponentially and…Details


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An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.
Here's how you know
The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites always use a .gov or .mil domain. Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you're on a .gov or .mil site by inspecting your browser's address (or "location") bar.
The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.


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Awana has a long history of developing great long term discipleship programs. We have been sharing the Gospel and equipping others to share the Gospel for over 65 years. But this does not mean we can effectively serve or reach all people groups. To do that, we need to rely on others that are serving and have expertise in areas we don't.
God has blessed many other ministries and people all over the world. It is Awana's goal to parter with like minded ministries to Reach Kids, Equip Leaders and Change the World.
Awana is very blessed to have partnerships with the following ministries. Each of them providing needed advice, support and expertise in their service. Please check out their websites and continue to pray that God's ministries will come together to share the Gospel.
What Others are saying...
God is using Awana to accelerate the gospel around the world, holding firm to the biblical conviction that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation and Awana is not ashamed of it! Second, because of their commitment to the Bible, they seek to equip parents to be the primary spiritual trainers of their children. God is using Awana to turn the hearts of parents to their most important Great Commission – the souls of their children.
Rob Rienow
Founder, Visionary Family Ministries
We are a proud Awana church. I learned everything I know about the Bible from growing up in Awana and all my kids are now going through it. I thought there might be something better out there, we looked around to find it, but there is nothing out there that compares to Awana - it is the best there is.
J.D. Greear
Pastor, The Summit Church, Durham, NC
I am delighted to commend the ministry of Awana Clubs International, as it so wonderfully overlaps with the calling God has place upon my own life. Awana is all about the Word of God. The integrity, longevity and spiritual productivity of Awana clubs is a testimony to our faithful God, who declares in Isaiah 66:2: "But on this one will I look: On him who … trembles at My word." Harvest Bible Chapel, our own three kids and now our five grandchildren have all been deeply impacted and forever changed by the ministry of Awana.
James MacDonald
Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, IL
When I came to CABC five years ago as a staff member, I inherited an Awana program that was already in place. I noticed right away that there was something strikingly different about families in our church who participated in the weekly Awana program. The children were more biblically literate and confident in their faith. The parents were more involved in the spiritual training and nurture of their kids. These were the very things I had come to the church to encourage and promote! We made the decision to embrace Awana even more than we had in the past because it fit perfectly into the mission of our church to make disciples by passing faith from one generation to the next.
Wayne Rice
Pastor to Generations, College Avenue Baptist Church, San Diego, CA
Even though this fast-paced, fun ministry attracts the kids, it often becomes a discipleship tool for both children and parents as many parents begin to coach their kids through the books at home. No matter where you go, there are hurting souls hungry and eager to know the truth. It is obvious that God is aggressively opening doors for this ministry around the world to fill huge and urgent needs. Awana has remained faithful to keep the gospel and His Word as a priority, and because of this we are blessed to see a huge harvest of young souls around the world.
Kris Smoll
Director of Discovery Land, Appleton Alliance Church, Appleton, WI
I have three children, each whom were born into a world inundated by technology, speed, and distraction. My children face thousands of messages every day intended to shape their decisions and influence their lives. This is why Awana is so vital, now more than ever. As I've witnessed my children engage with Awana club over the years and now as I watch Awana's reach expand and grow I realize that this ministry is more than a storied history, it is more than memory, it is more than a program. I am thrilled to see Awana embrace discipleship in the digital age, to engage kids in every nation, to embed the gospel in the center of the lives of kids and families. We need this impassioned movement for everyone, for my kids, for your kids, for global kids to inspire boldness, to catalyze discipleship, to strengthen communities, to give us hope, to change the world.
Matt Guevara
Executive Director at INCM and Associate Director of Digital Initiatives, Cory Center for Children's Ministry


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High Performance Coaches named to Develop National Teams
After months of extensive conversations, USATH has formally offered employment to former Men's National Team Head Coach Javier Garcia-Cuesta, and former Women's National Team Head Coach Christian Latulippe, to build a new High Performance Program around our developing National Teams.
Garcia-Cuesta is widely respected and led Team USA during the heyday of the Men's National Team during the 1980's. The Garcia-Cuesta developed team represented the USA in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as well as the 1988 Seoul Olympic shortly after Javier's departure for several foreign assignments. Garcia-Cuesta served as Head Coach of several national teams and led them into world-class stature, including Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and Egypt. Javier is world renowned and will serve as the senior leader of the USATH National Team development program and Head Coach of the Men's National Team.
Latulippe led the USA Men's National Team in the recent Argentina PATHF Championships, as well as serving as the Women's National Team Head Coach during the first decade of this century. He shouldered the responsibilities for running the entirety of the women's program, including the establishment of a residency program, as well as handling fund-raising, recruitment, development, and publicity for the team. He recently served as the Assistant Coach of Team Canada's Men's National Team and is a Head Coach of a successful club team in France. Latulippe will serve as the Women's National Team Head Coach.
The coaches were recruited jointly last year by Chairman of the Board Jeff Utz and former interim General Manager Dave Gascon. Garcia-Cuesta and Latulippe, as volunteers, as well as Gascon, and Technical Director Mariusz Wartalowicz, have collectively developed a long-term strategy for the development of the USATH High Performance Program which focuses on the recruitment, training, development, and elevating the stature of our National Teams. That effort is a key component of the 2013 High Performance Plan, presented to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in October by Gascon, Wartalowicz, and Garcia-Cuesta. The plan is highly regarded by the USOC. The coaches will be mutually supportive and will develop a cadre of National Team coaches for the Youth and Junior levels.
An obviously elated Utz proclaimed, "All the pieces are now in place for a very bright future. The Board of Directors now has a solid foundation for the development of our national teams. We are also thrilled with our recent selection of Matt Van Houten as our new Chief Executive Officer as Matt was the last essential piece of the puzzle. Garcia-Cuesta and Latulippe are well known to Matt and having all three on board is fabulous!"
Gascon indicated he and Utz spent significant time dealing with the national team leadership issue and believe the USATH was exceedingly fortunate to have found the right opportunity at the right time to hire both coaches. "The Garcia-Cuesta, Latulippe, Wartalowicz relationship has already resulted in the joint development of several important strategies. We are very impressed by their efforts as volunteers and we are quite grateful for their contributions. Now that we can hire them to build our program, we are really optimistic that we can challenge the Western Hemisphere at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games and compete for a place in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games.


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When Crain's 40 Under 40 list debuted in 1989, Oprah Winfrey was riveting talk-show audiences with tabloid topics such as satanic dismemberment.
Marc Schulman, another 1989 honoree, had succeeded his late father at Eli's Chicago's Finest Cheesecake Inc., which would make a 2,000-pound cake for President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.
And Richard M. Daley was beginning his 22-year reign at Chicago's City Hall with a campaign assist from a young political consultant, David Axelrod, also class of '89, who would go on to chart Barack Obama's historic 2008 bid for the White House.
As for Mr. Obama, the Harvard Law School student was then a summer associate at the Chicago office of law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where he met his future wife, Michelle Robinson. He would be named to the 40 list in 1993.
Since Crain's launched 40 Under 40, its annual feature spotlighting local luminaries under the age of 40, no fewer than 1,000 up-and-comers from every walk of life have won the honor. The oldest among them began their careers when stores meant bricks without clicks, the Soviet Union hadn't disintegrated and MTV still played music videos. Many, as we knew they would, became leading players in the business, political and cultural dramas that define our times.
To be sure, Chicago is home to fewer large corporations now than a quarter century ago, but a glance at the young leaders Crain's spotlights annually confirms that the local economy remains dynamic and diverse, with a swath of midmarket companies and a startup scene that's simmering — a Silicon Prairie 2.0.
"The difference between then and now is night and day," says venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker, 47, class of 2000, who in 1996 raised one of Chicago's first funds targeting Internet opportunities at Evanston's New World Ventures. More recently, he organized a tech startup hub in the Merchandise Mart, 1871.
"Years ago, one had to roam around and scrounge to find the tools to build a new technology business in Chicago," he adds. "Today there are many organizations that provide support and encouragement as well as capital. We now have serial entrepreneurs in Chicago, not two or three but we have dozens and dozens and dozens."
Among them is Matt Moog, class of '05, ex-CEO of coupon site CoolSavings Inc., now founder and CEO of consumer review site Viewpoints and founder and chairman of Built in Chicago, an online community for digital entrepreneurs.
Cashing in on his success, Michael Ferro Jr., class of '98, sold software maker Click Commerce Inc. for $292 million in 2006. His current ventures include Wrapports LLC, which acquired with a group of local business leaders Sun-Times Media LLC, publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times.
At age 42, Alex Zoghlin, class of 2000, is chief executive of his seventh startup, Rosemont-based VHT Inc., which provides marketing services for the real estate industry. He was chief technology officer of travel site Orbitz Inc., which its airline founders sold for $1.25 billion in 2004.
Chicago's highest-profile startup, Groupon Inc., was co-founded by CEO Andrew Mason, 31, class of '09. Valued at nearly $13 billion when it went public in 2011, the daily-deal site has 12,000 employees in 48 countries. But Groupon's shares plummeted since the IPO, rattling faith in Mr. Mason's leadership.
While the tech startup scene emerged in the 1990s, Chicago was losing its biggest financial institutions to bank consolidation. Yet even as money center bankers faded from the local scene, an exploding financial sector and booming stock market opened opportunities in the securities field.
Joe Mansueto, 56, class of '92, harnessed computer databases to analyze mutual fund performance for investors at his 1984 startup, Morningstar Inc. But he would have to wait for a commercial Web browser before his subscribers could read reports online. "We just rode the technology waves from PC to CD-ROM to Internet to mobile," he says. "Every one of those has been a wave, and trying to figure out how to harness technology for the benefit of investors has been" the company's challenge.
Today, Morningstar is a $650 million public company with a market cap of nearly $3 billion and 3,600 employees. Mr. Mansueto, chairman and CEO, owns nearly half its shares.
He and other self-made billionaires, such as Citadel LLC founder Ken Griffin, 44, class of '04, are part of Chicago's new civic elite. Mr. Griffin launched Citadel in 1990 and grew the hedge-fund and securities business into one of the nation's largest hedge-fund managers, with about $13 billion in assets under management.
Still other "40s" rode the waves of global consolidation by rising to prominence in corporate settings. Ilene Gordon ran a business line at Packaging Corp. of America when she was named in 1991. "It's always been my goal to run a major business. But I'm always redefining my definition of 'major,'" she said then.
Today, Ms. Gordon is chairman, president and CEO of Westchester-based Ingredion Inc., the former Corn Products International Inc., which she catapulted into the ranks of the nation's biggest companies, with $6.2 billion in sales last year, through growth and a $1.3 billion acquisition. She is one of only 19 women running Fortune 500 companies. About half are mothers.
In the political arena, Chicago's tradition of an iron-willed mayor with national political influence continues under Rahm Emanuel, class of '90 and Mr. Obama's former White House chief of staff. Mr. Emanuel is tackling daunting challenges from budget shortfalls to an upsurge in violent crime.
Daniel Hamburger, class of '99, is one of the business leaders tapped by Mr. Emanuel to reinvigorate boards such as World Business Chicago. The 48-year-old is president and CEO of DeVry Inc., the third-largest private-sector education company with $2 billion in sales, operating in 35 countries. "The outlook for people in business, government and education is increasingly global," he says.
Few figures have raised Chicago's profile as much as Mr. Obama, whose posse of Chicago backers includes billionaire businesswoman Penny Pritzker, class of '91. She raised $745 million as his 2008 national campaign chair.
Ariel Investments LLC founder John Rogers Jr., 54, who co-chaired Mr. Obama's first inauguration committee, jokes that he became chairman of University of Chicago Laboratory School's board because Mr. Obama recruited so many board members to Washington. "He ended up taking a lot of talent with him," Mr. Rogers says.
Indeed, the list extends far beyond Messrs. Axelrod and Emanuel. Valerie Jarrett, a city planning commissioner when she was a "40″ in 1994, exerts broad influence as Mr. Obama's senior adviser. Austan Goolsbee, a star professor at University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business when picked in 2006, helped craft the administration's $800 billion stimulus spending plan as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He returned to teaching last year.
Arne Duncan, class of '01, is U.S. secretary of education, and Desiree Rogers, class of '95, was White House social secretary for two years. She's now CEO of Johnson Publishing Co., whose majority owner and chairman is Linda Johnson Rice, 53, class of '89.
"The last five or six years have just been really tough in this country," says Ms. Rogers, 53. "There's so much uncertainty about what's next," whether globally, in national politics or in the city's neighborhoods.
MarySue Barrett, 48, Mr. Daley's policy chief when she was named a "40″ in '94 and Metropolitan Planning Council's longtime president, sees a "silver lining" to the economic downturn.
"When things really are tight, there's a great deal of openness to try new things. But you have to marshal the leadership," she says.
Given the track record of Crain's 40 Under 40 honorees, leadership is one element that isn't in short supply in Chicago.
Read more: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20121201/ISSUE02/121209951/past-40-under-40-honorees-reflect-on-lessons-learned#ixzz2ENyIUxwe
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Hardware Compatibility
- 1 Cards that cause trouble no matter what
- 2 Problematic network cards
- 3 Problematic CD-ROM controllers
- 4 Keyboard Issues with Dell OptiPlex GX520 and GX620
- 5 USB related problems
Cards that cause trouble no matter what
Some versions of the Promise ATA RAID cards are known to cause problems no matter if you boot from them or not. I have received several reports that conclusively show that the Promise ATA RAID BIOS overwrites random location in low memory. This BIOS is considered utterly unsupportable. This phenomenon has been observed even when the ATA RAID is not the boot device (e.g. using PXELINUX.)
Problematic network cards
The following network cards are known to have problems with PXELINUX; and this is what you can do about it. This page is updated when new information becomes available; if you have additional information please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Basically all PXE implementations
A fair number of PXE implementations has problems with releasing base memory once booting is complete. This should not affect you if you're running Linux, but other operating systems, such as DOS under MEMDISK, may have less memory available than they should. PXELINUX 1.65 or higher will display a message:
Failed to free base memory, sorry...
... when that happens. It should not cause problems other than the loss of some memory; usually about 64K worth. PXELINUX 2.03 or later will display an error code in conjunction with the message; reporting that error code might assist in identifying the location of the problem.
Most, possibly all, PXE implementations are completely broken if they receive fragmented IP packets; also, a lot of them will request a blksize of 1468 or thereabouts, corresponding to an MTU of 1500. Therefore, your boot server should never use an MTU that is larger than the MTU the packets may encounter during the transfer (typically 1500), and you should disable the blksize option (-r blksize in tftp-hpa) if you have to use an MTU smaller than 1500. Fortunately it's rare these days that you'll have that kind of network between your TFTP server and your clients.
A number of problems have been reported with SiS900-based cards (at least with "BootRom V1.09 Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0, build-082.") See this message for a workaround.
Intel Boot Agent 4.0.19
A lot of people have reported problems with Intel Boot Agent 4.0.19 not performing the initial bootstrap correctly. On the other hand, versions 4.0.17, 4.0.21, and 4.1.01 have all been reported to work correctly. This problem also seems to occur on version 4.0.18 as well. You will likely see symptoms similar to the following bolded output from a Sony VAIO PCG-GRX520 Version R0216B0:
Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 4.0.18 Copyright (C) 1997-2001, Intel Corporation
CLIENT MAC ADDR: 08 00 42 42 42 42 GUID: D4E54B40-4B65-11C6-8C44-080042424242 CLIENT IP: 10.0.0.98 MASK: 255.0.0.0 DHCP IP: 10.0.0.17 GATEWAY IP: 10.0.0.17 TFTP. PXE-T04: unsupported request from 10.0.0.98 PXE-E36: Error received from TFTP server PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.
If you have a card or system with Intel Boot Agent 4.0.19, please contact the manufacturer for an upgrade.
If you have an Intel-branded network card (not on the motherboard), you might be able to find a flash upgrade at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/index.htm
If your network adapter is on the motherboard, you will probably need to request a BIOS upgrade from your system or motherboard vendor. Alternatively, with a little bit of googling, one can locate BIOS image editors capable of replacing "Expansion ROM" images following the main BIOS. Using this technique, it's possible to extract and modify the UNDI network driver and/or the Intel Boot Agent Expansion ROM. THIS IS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ATTEMPT IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
Early Intel Pro/100+ Server cards
According to the Intel release notes, some early versions of the Intel Pro/100+ Server cards will occationally bail with a "media test failure." This is a hardware problem.
Many 3Com cards
A lot of 3Com cards with PXE boot ROMs have been reported as having problems with PXELINUX. 3Com MBA v4.30 or later is believed to work on all supported network cards, however, not necessarily embedded on motherboards. If your boot ROM is older, you can download a firmware upgrade at: http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/mba.htm
I would like to obtain information of various 3Com MBA versions and whether or not they work. Please send such reports to email@example.com.
PXE stacks based on Intel's 0.99 series code
A lot of older PXE stacks are based on Intel LANDesk Service Agent II, versions 0.99, which were released by Intel as "PXE PDK v2.x", despite being what can best be described as alpha quality. These stacks have numerous problems and can trivially be crashed.
If you can, upgrade your firmware.
Unfortunately, firmware upgrade to a recent source base are frequently unavailable for these cards, especially motherboard cards where the PXE stack is integrated with the system BIOS. If so, these stacks can usually be made to work with the following workarounds:
- Disable path MTU discovery on the boot servers.
- Some versions of these stacks are known to crash if the boot server supports path MTU discovery on UDP. For a Linux server, path MTU discovery can be disabled by setting the sysctl entry net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc to 1:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc
- Note that that may cause bad performance for other services which may be running on the boot server, especially if they have to talk over WAN links. DHCP or TFTP services should generally not be affected.
- Newer versions of tftp-hpa will automatically disable path MTU discovery for the TFTP service only if run on Linux.
- Disable the blksize TFTP option on your TFTP server.
- Some version of these stacks are known to request the blksize option and fail to complete the initial bootstrap transfer if the option is granted by the server (i.e. they got what they asked for.) For tftp-hpa, specify -r blksize to disable blksize, for atftp specify --no-blksize. For other TFTP servers, see your TFTP server documentation. Note that disabling blksize may have a significant impact on the performance of all TFTP clients. Other services are not affected.
Broadcom 57711
HP Proliant BL460c G6 servers with Broadcom BCM 57711 10Gbit NICs were reported to have an issue with gpxelinux.0 (gPXE + PXELINUX) as of v4.02. The workaround was to:
- Edit gpxe/Makefile to use undionly.kpxe instead of undionly.kkpxe and
- Edit gpxe/pxelinux.gpxe to change "set use-cached 1" to "set use-cached 0" (as "set use-cached 1" is not supported with .kpxe image)
http://email@example.com/msg01002.html http://syslinux.zytor.com/archives/2010-October/015449.html
Problematic CD-ROM controllers
At least one Promise ATA-type controller with BIOS (model number unknown) does not work with ISOLINUX since it hard-codes the location of the El Torito boot catalogue from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM and will only boot from this location!!!!!! The reporter of this bug was able to get it to boot by hacking mkisofs to put the boot catalogue in the same location as the Windows 2000 one.
Keyboard Issues with Dell OptiPlex GX520 and GX620
There is an apparent issue with the latest bios (A11) on this model that is known to cause this problem. The fix is to downgrade to version A10.
UPDATE: a possible workaround for this problem has been identified. Syslinux 3.70 or later is believed to not be affected.
No BIOS USB boot support by the BIOS
To overcome this BIOS limitation, you can boot this USB drive with PLoP Bootmanager.
Note: If you enable the USB support of PLoP Bootmanager, USB keyboards and USB mice won't work anymore.
Slow USB boot
You can enhance USB booting speed, when your BIOS only supports USB1.1 speed, while your USB controllers support USB2.0, with PLoP Bootmanager.
It might be worth to look at the ifplop.c32 COM32 module.
USB drives larger than 128GiB (=137GB)
Some BIOSes have problems with booting USB drives larger than 128GiB (137GB) (28-bit LBA limit). (If the drive can also be connected via SATA, it is entirely possible that it will boots fine.) When Syslinux,another bootloader or an OS that uses BIOS calls to read from the drive, wants to access any data beyond this 128GiB limit, it won't get what it wants.
To overcome this BIOS limitation, you can boot this USB drive with PLoP Bootmanager.
It might be worth to look at the ifplop.c32 COM32 module.
Certain models of computers, sometimes specific to BIOS and BIOS extension versions, do not work well with at least certain (but sometimes all) LOCALBOOT options (as of v3.70, available in all variants however PXELINUX interprets the option differently). As a workaround, use chain.c32 like this:
LABEL localboot MENU LABEL Boot from first hard drive COM32 chain.c32 APPEND hd0
This is also equivalent to the command line "chain.c32 hd0". Omitting the partition number (as in these examples), implies partition number 0 (MBR).
LOCALBOOT on HP ProLiant servers
The LOCALBOOT option doesn't work reliably on G5 and older HP ProLiant servers because of BIOS defect QXCR1001064253.
LOCALBOOT on Dell Latitude E6400
The E6400 with BIOS A14 and A25 (probably all) has an issue with using "LOCALBOOT 0" from PXELINUX. "LOCALBOOT -1" in PXELINUX is known to work. This issue probably also affects the E6500 and possibly the E5500, E5400, Precision M4400 and M6400 as in the past model selections like these from the same generation share a lot of their BIOS code.
LOCALBOOT on IBM x3850 X5
The LOCALBOOT cannot work properly on IBM x3850 X5 server. The solution is users have to update the uEFI firmware with the latest version 1.32 then using chain.c32 module and following syntax to boot up the first hard drive:
LABEL localboot MENU LABEL Boot from first hard drive COM32 chain.c32 APPEND hd0 0


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To manage iOS devices like iPad and iPhones in Mobile Device Management for Office 365 you must create an APNs certificate.
To do this, follow the steps from the Set up link on the portal page. (Go to Security & Compliance Center > Security policies > Device management > Manage settings.)
Next to Configure a APNs Certificate for iOS devices, select Set up.
Select Download your CSR file and save the Certificate signing request to a somewhere on your computer that you'll remember.
Select Next.
Create an APN certificate.
Select Apple APNS Portal to open the Apple Push Certificates Portal.
Sign in with an Apple ID.
IMPORTANT: Use a company Apple ID associated with an email account that will remain with your organization even if the user who manages the account leaves. Save this ID because you'll need to use the same ID when it's time to renew the certificate.
Select Create a Certificate and accept the Terms of Use.
Browse to the Certificate signing request you downloaded to your computer from Office 365 and select Upload.
Download the APN certificate created by the Apple Push Certificate Portal to your computer.
TIP: If you're having trouble downloading the certificate, refresh your browser.
Go back to Office 365 and select Next to get to the Upload APNS certificate page.
Browse to the APN certificate you downloaded from the Apple Push Certificates Portal.
Select Finish.
Go back to Security & Compliance Center > Security policies > Device management > Manage settings to complete setup.


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Not your everyday calendar, here you can find important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, all with related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. View by day, by week, or by month.
August 17, 2020
Davy Crockett was born in 1786.
Students read selected excerpts from Crockett's biography and consider whether present-day politicians follow Crockett's advice.
Grades 7 – 12
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Authors & Texts
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|System: PS3, Xbox 360*, Wii
|Dev: FunLabs
|Pub: Activision
|Release: May 22, 2012
|Players: 1-4
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
by Adam Dodd
Forget the memory-erasing gadget used in the Men in Black films, because ten minutes with this game and you will have forgotten everything about it. Alien Crisis rarely frustrates because of its controls or story, though both are largely forgettable. Instead, the most frustrating thing about this game is that it's yet another example of a publisher throwing a few bucks on an awful game because they know it's going to net some profit. Alien Crisis is a competently made game, but it offers little more than a few hours of entertainment for a younger audience.
The problem with games like these is they tend to be constrained by a shorter development time, since they need to release alongside the film they're promoting. This might make them feel more like pricey advertisements than games, really, and in the end, that's exactly what Alien Crisis feels like.
You would think it'd be difficult to make a boring game about secret government agencies, aliens, and futuristic gadgetry, but that's what happened here. It starts off much like the first movie, introducing a new character, art thief Peter Delacour, who finds himself in the heat of an alien conflict. After showing your potential as a future agent, you get recruited to the team. I'm getting a little tired of the way overused "alien force that threatens to destroy the world" plot hook, especially since it's been used in this series a few times already. It's coming off like they can't think of anything new.
There's a fair share of variety in the things you can do in this game, though for the most part it's largely a linear experience. You'll have the occasional arena gunfight, with a car chase or interrogation sprinkled on. Men in Black isn't suited well to the linear action genre. A more open, sandbox-style world where you can investigate the extraterrestrial goings on in New York City would be a lot more enjoyable. Instead, in Alien Crisis, the city feels small and boring. It doesn't help that a majority of the environments look like they were borrowed from any other urban action game, with little to separate them visually from other games. Men in Black has a very distinct look to it, so it's more than a little disappointing to see that it wasn't realized very well in the game.
There are some new characters, including a few new aliens, which, as you'd expect from this series, are pretty creative. Alien Crisis' arsenal of space visitors is impressive, including the aquatic looking Adorians, the brutish Adorian Elites, the intimidating Nakkadan, and even a few flying squid brain things. I've always loved the aliens in Men in Black, because they tend to lean toward the unusual and the colorful, and this game has a solid enough collection of new guys and even a few familiar ones like the fan-favorite Alien Worms.
If you've seen one of the films, you're undoubtedly aware of the insanely neat weapons the agents get to bring with them on their missions. Your selection in Alien Crisis is fun enough, though I wish it would've been pushed a little further. Some are pretty great, but there are a few that fall flat, and it doesn't help that the gunplay isn't very polished.
The Deatomizer is your heavy, semi-automatic weapon, then there's the Noisy Cricket—which appeared in a memorable scene in the first MIB film—that packs a bigger bang than you'd expect from such a small device. There's also the pistol, which is mostly forgettable, and the pretty satisfying Tri-barrel Plasma Gun. Some more alien weaponry would've been a welcome addition, but for the most part, the guns are decent.
The voice work is surprisingly good for a licensed game of this caliber, and the music is fantastic. The sound design, specifically regarding the guns you use, is also very well-done. If anything, this game is easy on the ears. The voice work, soundtrack, and sound effects all help to make this a little more appealing, especially when so much of it is visually uninteresting.


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Importing Egg Products and Shell Eggs
FSIS regulates the importation of egg products, which must originate from countries and plants eligible to export to the United States. Currently, Canada and The Netherlands are the only countries where plants are eligible to export egg products to the United States. Animal disease restrictions may be applied to some egg products by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
- Letter to Importers/Brokers on Ineligible and Misbranded Egg Products (Apr 4, 2016)
- Letter to Countries on Ineligible and Misbranded Egg Products (Apr 4, 2016)
For Q&As about importing egg products into the United States, see Importing Shell Eggs and Egg Products into the United States.
Please visit the Agricultural Marketing Service Website for information about importing shell eggs for breaking into the United States.
For information regarding foreign sources of eggs and egg products, see the Fact Sheet - Sourcing Egg Products and Shell Eggs from Foreign Countries.


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We'll give you a hint: It goes in a racing car that helped a certain Argentinean win two F1 championships. Four words: direct injection and desmo. (If you know your history, that last bit should clinch it.)
Did you guess Mercedes-Benz W196 R? Maybe you did, maybe you didn't. Maybe you should school yourself. Regardless, J.M.F. and some Ulhenhaut genius for the Friday win. We were born too late.


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Initial Reflections on Blog by young people in China
Well, I've more or less had the final blogs through from China and thought I'd just share my initial thoughts about how we've used this tool so far for this experience. We will be ongoing with the blog (hopefully) in the future but it's been a real learning experience for all involved and I have no doubt we will be writing this up, at least briefly, to help inform our future practice.
My colleague, Maralyn, has written a thoughtful post here on our West Sussex Youth Exchange – China 2008 blog. I think that one of our key learnings for the future was to throughly investigate whether there are any potential blocks on the hosting site you use for the blog. However, in saying this I think that it has been useful having the blogs come through as emails as I have done a few limited edits. This has been important as we were publicising the blog to county council members etc. and needed to ensure that the material was appropriate. I think that it is important to think about what audience the blog is going out to and how this might be managed. This would be especially important in any form of Crisis Management as the immediacy of the blog and what may be being posted may not be 'on message'. I had a few interesting internal debates about the integrity of editing the young people's blogs however this was minimal and hopefully did not detract from the gist of what the young people were saying. There is a similar discussion to this here on Youth Work Online . Another time around I would discuss this more in advance with the group.
The next point is that blogging takes time!!! I think those that blog know this however I think that we do need to think about how we as youth workers build this into our programmes when using blogging as a reflective tool. I am looking forward to discussing this with the group and seeing whether there would have been any difference if there had been group blogs, or individuals having a day each to blog? I'm also interested in how the videoing turns out and how this balances with the blogs as they have been recording a lot of their thoughts on video too which for some might be an easier medium.
Well, these are just quick thoughts and I will no doubt be posting more. Thank you to those that have been following the China blog, the young people have enjoyed your comments and also been inspired by the number of views they've been getting. If you have any suggestions for the future or any other thoughts on the blog please do leave a comment below as we'd love to get any feedback.


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DFW Health Professions Schools Spring Swing
Representatives from various graduate and professional school programs will be available to discuss their program offerings, requirements and application processes.
For example:
- Medical schools
- Dental schools
- Pharmacy schools
- Optometry schools
- Veterinary schools
- Physical therapy schools
- Physician assistant programs
- Allied health programs
- International programs
- Military scholarship programs
- MCAT/DAT/PCAT/OAT prep course information
Shortly before the DFW Health Professions Schools Spring Swing a list of attendees will be available on the Spring Career Expos page. Contact HPAC at http://www.utdallas.edu/pre-health/contact to find out about other Health Professions activities that will be taking place before and after the Expo.


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The Penn State Beaver Office of Student Activities and the Office of Student Affairs will present a free program by Roderick 'Odd?Rod' Borisade, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, in the auditorium of the Student Union Building. Slam poetry is spoken word poetry that is frequently politicized by drawing upon racial, economic and gender injustice as well as current events for subject manner. The public is invited to attend the presentation.
Odd?Rod is a 26-year-old poet, author, recording artist and philanthropist raised in Jacksonville, Fla. His tumultuous childhood was a result of his mother's drug addiction and an absent father. School provided solace to Rod and he excelled academically. The death of his 16-year old brother, Eric, was a blow for 13-year old Rod, but provided him with motivation to succeed.
Rod received a full scholarship from the Kessler Foundation to attend the University of North Florida, where he earned a BFA in graphic design with a concentration in multimedia. He took up poetry as an outlet for his troubles and continued the hobby at UNF while hosting Open Mic sessions for poets and artists. He uses his current moniker to stand apart from his peers as well as to show he's unafraid of begin considered odd. His conversational tone and use of plain English endeared him to his audiences, who were able to relate to his life's difficulties.
After graduating, Rod authored three poetry books: "Simply Put," "Simple Still" and "Visions Thru the P.O.O.R. (Poetry of Odd Rod)." In 2006 he wrote "Dying Flowers," a poem used in a gun bounty campaign. He was commissioned to write and star in the "See it, Say it, Stop it" Crime Prevention Campaign commercials as well as the "Let's Do This" NFL promotional campaign starring Jaguars cornerback Rashean Mathis.
Rod began speaking at rehabilitation centers, churches and schools where he focused on what can be achieved through hard work and determination despite difficulties and obstacles. In 2007 he began to organize educational fundraisers to raise awareness of non-profit organizations and in doing so, founded Eric's Life, Inc. in honor of his late brother. In 2009 he became a children's book author and recording artist with the release of the book, "Buddy and Bird" and his CD, "The Art of Plain English."
For information about Odd?Rod or the presentation, contact Robin Schreck, coordinator of residence life and student activities, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 724-773-3947.


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'Profile' gives snapshot of Princeton
The latest edition of the University's "Profile" publication is now available in print and online, answering the most frequently asked questions about Princeton and providing audiences across the country and the world with a snapshot of the diverse resources available to members of the campus community.
As stated in the Profile's updated introduction, "About Princeton University":
"The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources -- in a residential community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff -- that help them achieve at the highest levels and prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor."
According to the publication:
- There are 34 majors from which students can choose, or they may opt for an independent concentration. They also have their choice of more than 39 special programs, many crossing disciplines and departments, and students have available to them resources that include modern language and science laboratories.
- Princeton sponsors 38 varsity intercollegiate teams (20 for men, 18 for women), with slightly more than 1,000 participants -- a little less than 25 percent of the undergraduate population. In addition, an estimated 1,000 students also participate in the University's 40 club teams. In varsity sports, Princeton teams have won the Ivy League's unofficial all-sports points championship each of the past 21 years, and Princeton has also had at least one team or individual national champion each of the past 21 years.
- Fifty-four percent of the incoming class of 2011 is on financial aid, and 53 percent of all undergraduates receive aid. Princeton provides students with grants -- not loans -- to meet the full demonstrated financial need. Domestic and international students are admitted without regard to their financial circumstances.
- With approximately 5,400 benefits-eligible employees, Princeton is one of the largest private employers in central New Jersey.
- The institution's overall regional impact amounted to approximately $2 billion for 2006-07. This includes the University's total expenditures and the spending of the more than 700,000 people who attended events throughout the year on Princeton's campus, as well as spending by students and employees.
- Princeton will enroll an estimated 4,800 undergraduate students in the 2007-08 academic year and has a diverse student body, with American minorities making up 32 percent of undergraduates and international students making up 10 percent. American minorities make up 15 percent and international students make up 40 percent of the 590 incoming graduate students. The total graduate student body will be about 2,430 for the 2007-08 year.
- The ratio of full-time undergraduate students to faculty members is 5 to 1.
As noted in the Profile:
"As a research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching. Interdisciplinary work is vital to Princeton and is reflected in a full spectrum of academic programs, including such new initiatives as the University Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the Center for African American Studies, and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute."
To view the Profile online, visit www.princeton.edu/profile. Copies of the Profile are available for purchase at cost by contacting the Office of Communications at (609) 258-3601.


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Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke alarms to fix a feature that could prevent the alarm from sounding immediately.
The Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms have a feature that allows users to temporarily silence some alerts by waving their arm near the unit. The company is offering an electronic update to disable this feature. It has not received any related reports of incidents, injuries or property damage.
The Palo Alto-based high-tech home monitoring device company, which was acquired this year by Google, halted all new sales of the alarms last month after recognizing the problem.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that the recall applies to all of the Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms.
Nest says the device must be connected to the Internet and linked to an account for an automatic update.
Consumers whose devices are already connected should confirm receipt of the update by going to "Nest Sense" on their account and ensuring the button for "Nest Wave" is set to off and grayed out. Those who have not connected their devices to a wireless network and a Nest account should do so. The devices will then be automatically updated and consumers should take the aforementioned steps to ensure the update is complete.
For more information:
Consumers can contact Nest Labs for more information at (800) 249-4280. They can also visit the company website at www.nest.com , where they can click on the "Nest Protect Safety Notice" link for more information.
Consumers can also get instructions on how to connect to a network and disable the feature at http://support.nest.com/article/Nest-Protect-Safety or by contacting Nest Labs.


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Monday, March 5, 2012
Next week has a holiday on the calendar, though not the official one (St. Patty's Day) or the unofficial one (tip-off of the NCAA Tournament).
No, it's the one you probably don't celebrate, even though you have a very good reason to mark the date on the calendar: pie.
Pi Day is March 14, which makes sense if you dust of the cobwebs and think back to math class. Pi is an irrational number that represents the relationship between the diameter (width) of a given circle and the circumference (the full distance around the circle). When proved out, Pi has more than a trillion digits past the decimal, but to make things easy on those of us who aren't math geniuses, it's typically shortened to 3.14.
Three. Fourteen. March 14th. Get it?
And not only is the day celebrated by math nerds everywhere for its numerological kitchiness, it's the perfect excuse to eat some pie. Especially if you happen to want to attend Lawrence's big holiday party, the Pi Day Festival at Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. The festival will have a Pi recitation contest, math humor, music, and, of course, pie, in the form of a pie baking contest.
To get you thinking about pie, we thought we'd explore the science behind the perfect pie. Because, in a way, pie baking has its own mathematical elements: A baker's ratios must be spot-on to create a perfect pie.
The first X factor? The crust. It must be flaky but not dry, stretchy, but not over-moist. It's such a head-scratcher that even professional bakers have trouble with it. Case in point: Don Walsh, owner of MarCon Pies in Washington, Kan., says even the experienced workers he has at his bakery have to deal with temperamental dough.
"If the dough doesn't appear to be right, you can't rework it. It's got to be thrown away," says Walsh, whose bakery churns out 500 pies per day, some of which end up in Lawrence at both Hy-Vee stores and The Merc. "We throw away a lot of dough every day."
Nikki Overfelt, former Go! Columnist and current professional baker operating out of Kansas City, Mo., says even though she had a go-to recipe for crust (her mother's), she'd still end up piecing together crusts within the pie pan.
"Practice helps. I realized after becoming frustrated and piecing together a lot of crusts that my dough was too dry, which is why it kept breaking into pieces," says Overfelt, who adds that if you're serious, purchasing a pastry cloth and rolling pin cover will help you out. "Adding a little more water worked wonders. And if you add too much water, just add a little more flour. Just don't give up."
As for the filling? If you like pie, but have never made one before, a fruit-filled Pi Day pie is definitely the way to go, says Overfelt.
"I'd say just try different recipes and find what you like. Then as you get more comfortable, adapt the recipes to your taste. Fruit pie fillings are basic with few ingredients, so they are simple to make and easy to play around with," she says. "One example is my great-grandma's lemon pie recipe. I made it, but it didn't have a very strong lemon flavor. So I plan to play around with it."
Pie plus play? Sounds like the perfect equation for an infinitely yummy Pi Day.
Strawberry-Blueberry Pie (Crimson and Blue-Berry Pie)
2 cups sliced strawberries
2 cups blueberries
1 cup sugar
5 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
Mix strawberries, blueberries, sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt together. Pour into pie crust. Dot with cut-up butter. Seal with top crust. Slit the crust for ventilation. Bake at 425 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Yield: 1 pie filling.
My mom's pie crust
5 cups flour
1 pound lard (or substitute with your favorite fat, i.e. shortening or butter)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 egg and water to equal 1 cup
Mix flour, salt and sugar. Cut in fat. Mix in egg and water slowly and form dough. Yield: 5 pie crusts
— Recipes from Nikki Overfelt, adventuresinbaking.posterous.com
Butterscotch Angel Pie
Meringue Shell
3 egg whites, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup sugar
1 3/4 cups half and half
1 egg plus 1 yolk
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries
Heat oven to 275 degrees. Lightly grease and flour 9-1/2-inch (deep-dish) pie pan; set aside.
Beat egg whites, 1 teaspoon vanilla and cream of tartar in medium bowl at low speed until frothy. Increase speed to high; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form and mixture is glossy. Spread onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan with back of spoon.
Bake for 1 hour without opening oven door. Turn off oven; let meringue shell stand in oven for 1 additional hour. Remove from oven; cool to room temperature.
Place 1/2 cup half and half, egg and egg yolk in small bowl; mix well. Stir in cornstarch with wire whisk until dissolved.
Combine butter and brown sugar in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture bubbles (3 to 4 minutes).
Stir remaining 1 1/4 cups half and half into butter mixture, whisking until smooth. Increase heat to medium-high; stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened (4 to 5 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Place plastic food wrap directly on surface of filling. Cool 30 minutes.
Spread filling into meringue shell. Cover; refrigerate at least 12 hours or overnight. Before serving, beat whipping cream in small bowl at high speed until soft peaks form. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spread over filling; top with raspberries.
— Recipe from www.landolakes.com
Purple Mouth Pie
1 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons quick tapioca
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups frozen blackberries
2 teaspoons margarine
Make your own favorite pastry recipe for a 9-inch, double-crust pie.
Preheat oven to 400-425 degrees.
In a small bowl, mix together the sugar, tapioca, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. Wash/sort berries in cold water, drain, and then place into a large bowl. Pour sugar mixture over the berries and gently toss. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with small pieces of the margarine. Add top crust, seal, and carve some vents for the steam to escape.
Bake for 40 minutes. Devour warm.
— Recipe from www.stahlbush.com
Sweet Lime Pie with Salty Pretzel Crust
1/2 (8-ounce) bag pretzel sticks
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 teaspoons plus 1/2 cup honey
1 (1/4-ounce) packet unflavored gelatin
1 cup Greek-style yogurt
1/2 cup lime juice
2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
1 cup heavy cream
Confectioners' sugar to taste
Lime slices
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put pretzels into a blender and blend until fine crumbs form, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a bowl, add butter and 4 teaspoons of the honey and mix until well combined. Press crumb mixture into bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate, leaving a 1/2-inch rim around the top. Bake until just crisp and golden, about 10 minutes. Set aside to let cool completely.
Put 1/2 cup water and gelatin into a small pot and set aside for 5 minutes. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together yogurt, remaining 1/2 cup honey, lime juice and zest. Stir warm gelatin mixture into yogurt mixture then pour filling into prepared pie crust. Refrigerate until chilled and set, about 3 hours.
Beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Slice pie and serve topped with dollops of whipped cream and lime slices. Serves 8.
— Recipe from www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
2 medium bananas, sliced
2 cups milk
1 cup sour cream
1 (3.9-ounce) package chocolate-flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 (3.4-ounce) package banana-cream flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 cup whipped cream
Whipped cream, if desired
Banana slices, if desired
Chocolate curls, if desired
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all crust ingredients in medium bowl. Press onto bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely.
Arrange banana slices over bottom of pie crust. Combine all remaining filling ingredients except whipped cream in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until mixture is smooth and thickened. Reserve 1/4 cup filling mixture.
Pour remaining filling mixture over bananas in pie crust. Carefully spread 1 cup whipped cream over pie. Drop reserved pudding mixture by teaspoonfuls over whipped cream. Gently swirl pudding into whipped cream using spatula or knife. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
At serving time, garnish pie with additional whipped cream, banana slices and chocolate curls, if desired. Store refrigerated.
— Recipe from www.landolakes.com
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