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King III and COBIT 5 make Enterprise Architecture the CEO's accountability. The importance of Enterprise Architecture as a strategic business capability and even as a source of competitive advantage is becoming increasingly well understood. What makes it a source of competitive advantage is that so few organizations do it well.
The Open Group EA Practitioners Conference Johannesburg 2013 explores how companies have positioned Enterprise Architecture and the experiences that their practitioners have had while implementing it within their organizations.
This is an opportunity to interact with members of the Enterprise Architecture community and share in their experiences. The conference promises relevant presentations, panel discussions, networking events and an exhibition all geared to provide a broad view of Enterprise Architecture and all its facets.
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[Album Review] Flyleaf 'New Horizons'
When news broke that Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm was leaving the band mere weeks before the release of their latest album New Horizons, it was a complete shock to fans and even casual listeners. After all, how could we, the listeners, go into this without feeling sadness, even a sense of betrayal?
But what other choice is there? I can sit back and complain, saying that I'll never listen to the album. But what's the point? Why would I deprive myself the opportunity to hear Lacey's final (for the foreseeable future) offering? And so I hit 'Play' to see if her exit was one with grace or if it left a sour taste in my mouth.
The album opens with "Fire Fire", which begins far more innocently than it probably should. An arpeggiated 7/4 guitar riff that sounds almost like a piano opens the track, followed by Lacey singing gently and soft drums tapping out rhythms. Suddenly, everything stops for two beats and the song bursts into life. The song ends with Lacey and a throng of people chanting, "Fire! Fire fire! Fire from the tongues of liars!" It's a perfect beginning to the album, mixing heavy with soft, confident with pleading, subtle with forceful.
The production of this album is near spot on. There are slight imperfections here and there but that only serves to give this album a very human, organic feel.
Some of my personal favorite tracks on the album would be "Green Heart", which is the most "metal" offering this album gives. Then there is "Call You Out", which is meant for stadiums, thousands of people chanting the chorus while jumping up and down. "Bury Your Heart" is perhaps the most emotional song, mixing a desperate chorus that has roaring guitars underneath with hypnotic, tribal-esque verses.
The Final Word: New Horizons is a bittersweet experience. It's a fantastic album that marks the end of Flyleaf's history with singer Lacey Sturm. This is something that she can look back upon with confidence, knowing that she gave it her all and then some.
While it is difficult trying to see a future without her as part of the band, there is, as the feel of the album suggests, always hope. It'll be interesting to see what the band does next.
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Many fallacies mark Romney's depiction of the 47%
Mitt Romney painted an inaccurate portrait of the "47 percent of Americans [who] pay no income tax'' when he spoke — and was secretly videotaped — at a May fund-raiser depicting almost half the country as Obama-loving "victims'' who feel entitled to government handouts.
Romney's statistic accurately approximates the percentage of US households that do not pay federal income taxes. But he went on to suggest that this 47 percent relies on government help and refuses to "take personal responsibility'' — an assertion that ignores the fact that most of these households pay payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare and some are service members in combat zones.
Almost every American adult pays some combination of excise, property, sales, and state or local income taxes.
And contrary to Romney's assertion that these are "people who will vote for the president no matter what,'' many Americans who pay no federal income taxes are members of important Republican voting blocs — including seniors and residents of the Bible Belt.
"It's empirically not accurate,'' said John G. Geer, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University. "There are plenty of people who don't pay federal income taxes who will support him, but he was trying to appeal to the folks in the room.''
Romney was filmed without his knowledge during a $50,000-per-plate dinner in Boca Raton, Fla., on May 17. The liberal magazine Mother Jones obtained footage of the event, posted excerpts and part of the video on its website on Monday, and released the full video of Romney's remarks on Tuesday.
"There are 47 percent who are with [President Obama], who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it,'' Romney said at the fund-raiser, hosted by private equity manager Marc Leder.
Romney said his "job is not to worry about those people'' in his effort to secure votes, adding, "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.''
Research by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation showed that in 2008, the states with the highest percentages of tax filers who did not pay federal income taxes were Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, New Mexico, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, and Texas. Obama won Florida and New Mexico but lost the other eight.
Some of the country's poorest regions are Republican strongholds. Patchwork Nation — a collaborative research project of the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, PBS NewsHour, WNYC Radio, and the Jefferson Institute — analyzed county-by-county voting patterns in the last three presidential elections and found overwhelming GOP support in places characterized by low incomes and high populations of service industry and agricultural workers and evangelical Christians.
"Romney seems to have contempt not just for the Democrats who oppose him, but for tens of millions who intend to vote for him,'' William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard, wrote in a blog post Tuesday.
In 2008, Obama captured large majorities of the very poor: 73 percent of voters with family incomes under $15,000 and 60 percent of those between $15,000 and $30,000, according to exit polling by The New York Times. But among voters whose family income was between $30,000 and $50,000 in 2008 — many of whom would have been exempt from federal income taxes — Obama won 55 percent of the vote, only two percentage points higher than among the general population.
Romney's 47 percent figure appears to have been derived from a highly publicized study last year by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, which estimated that 46.4 percent of American households would pay no federal income taxes in 2011. That study was published three months after a report by Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation showed that in 2009, 51 percent of households did not pay federal income taxes.
But the study by the center, a joint initiative of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, did not support Romney's suggestion that almost half the country is made up of people who do not take responsibility for their own lives and instead rely on government handouts.
"It's really become a mantra on the right, that all these people don't pay taxes, but Romney missed the mark in his description,'' said Eric Toder, a Tax Policy Center codirector.
Half of the households that pay no federal income taxes earn so little — typically less than $30,000 — that standard deductions and personal and dependent exemptions shrink their taxable income to zero.
On a 2012 IRS filing, for instance, a family of four with a household income of $27,100 would have reported no taxable income because of an $11,900 standard deduction for married couples and personal and dependent tax exemptions of $3,800 each.
Among the other half of those whose income is not taxed by the federal government, 44 percent are exempt primarily because they receive tax deductions for the elderly or Social Security benefits that are not taxable because of low incomes, or both. Another 30.4 percent are working households that earn so little that benefits such as the child tax credit and earned income tax credit reduce their tax liabilities to zero.
Other people who could not be called irresponsible — including members of the military deployed in combat zones — do not pay federal income taxes. About 6 percent of nonpaying households are exempt mainly because of education credits, and 1.3 percent pay nothing because of low rates on capital gains and dividends, which, combined with tax credits, erase their federal income tax obligations.
Many in the latter group are wealthy people who derive much of their incomes from investments. The Tax Policy Center estimated that 4,000 households that earned more than $1 million last year paid no federal income taxes.


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Santa Barbara, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team was unable to pull off the upset of No. 38 Long Beach State on Saturday, falling to the 49ers 5-2. UCSB moves to 9-10 on the season, and 4-2 in conference play. The loss drops the Gauchos out of the running for the No. 1 seed in the Big West tournament at the end of the month, but head coach Pete Kirkwood is not worried.
"Right now we feel we have a chance against anybody, and we will definitely play a lower seed than ourselves in the first round of the Big West Tournament, so we are not too concerned with our final seeding," Kirkwood said.
The new doubles pairings for the Gauchos pushed the 49ers to the limit, but in the end, Long Beach State prevailed to earn the point. At the No. 1 doubles position, Tova Hausman and Bryanna Ojeda were outdueled by Jaklin Alawi and Rachel Manasse, in a match that came down to the wire (9-8 (5)). Natalia Lozano and Jordan Dockendorf also put up a strong fight in No. 2 doubles, but could not top the team of Deborah Armstrong and Anias Dallara (9-7). The only doubles victory for UCSB came at the No. 3 position, where Jill Damion and Annabel Gledden narrowly edged Julie Luzar and Sarah Cantlay (9-8 (2)).
Down 1-0 after the doubles matches, the Gauchos gave it all they had to stay in the hunt. At the end of the day, the 49ers proved to be too much.
Sofia Novak failed to upset No. 125 Alawi at the No. 1 position, going down in straight sets (6-4, 7-6 (5)). At the No. 2 spot, Lozano lost by a similar score to Dallara (6-3, 7-6 (3)). Starting her second straight match at the No. 3 position, Damion was defeated by Armstrong by a count of (7-5, 6-3). Dockendorf also suffered a loss for the Gauchos, dropping her match at the No. 6 position to Cantlay (6-3, 7-6 (4)).
The two singles victories for UCSB came at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions. Playing from the No. 4 slot, Hausman continued her torrid winning streak, knocking off Manasse in straight sets (6-3, 6-3). Hausman has now won her last nine matches, and will move up in the lineup to make her debut at No. 3 when the Gauchos face Cal State Fullerton next Saturday. Gledden was also successful in her matchup with Luzar at the No. 5 position, winning a three set contest (6-2, 3-6, 10-4).
Next up for the Gauchos will be a Big West road match, when they take on the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Saturday, April 10th at 1:00 p.m.
1. No. 125 Jaklin Alawi (LBSU) def. Sofia Novak (UCSB) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
2. Anias Dallara (LBSU) def. Natalia Lozano (UCSB) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
3. Deborah Armstrong (LBSU) def Jill Damion (UCSB) 7-5, 6-3
4. Tova Hausman (UCSB) def. Rachel Manasse (LBSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Annabel Gledden (UCSB) def. Julie Luzar (LBSU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-4
6. Sarah Cantlay (LBSU) def. Jordan Dockendorf (UCSB) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
1. Alawi/Manasse (LBSU) def. Hausman/Bryanna Ojeda (UCSB) 9-8 (5)
2. Armstrong/Dallara (LBSU) def. Dockendorf/Lozano (UCSB) 9-7
3. Damion/Gledden (UCSB) def. Luzar/Cantlay (LBSU) 9-8 (2)


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Initial Slate and Call for additional nominations (2009 Elections)
The Nominating Committee wishes to announce its initial list of candidates for the 2009 elections. Each candidate named has agreed to stand for the position indicated and to furnish the committee with the biographical information requested.
Further nominations are sought and will be accepted by the Nominating Committee provided:
Additional nominations together with supporting materials should be sent to the address below:
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The members elected in 2007 and continuing on the Board of Directors until June 30, 2011 are:


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Bill Santiago is the first born of at least four children. He became a standup after narrowly escaping a career in journalism, facing the fact that as a comedian he was funny, but as a reporter he was a joke. It's been said he was born to Puerto Rican immigrants, which is technically untrue, as Puerto Ricans are US citizens. Although, he's got an uncle who was once deported to the Bronx. While connecting solidly with his Latino fans, Santiago is just as as popular for his straight ahead mainstream material, reminiscent of George Carlin, and showcasing Santiago's journalistic roots, obsessions with language, and keen insights on everything from Current Events to Cats to Religion to Facebook. With the premiere of his first television special, "Comedy Central Presents: Bill Santiago," he won over fans nationwide with his dead-on observations about Spanglish – "twice the vocabulary, half the grammar!" and his beloved catchphrase "¡Porque Because!" Which led to his first book, "Pardon My Spanglish" - the first humor book in Spanglish actually written in Spanglish all the way through (Available on Amazon). Santiago's second half-hour special for Showtime airs in 2011. Other credits include: Craig Ferguson, Conan O'brien, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Chelsea Lately, Good Morning America Now, ABC news, NBC TV Visiones, BBC World. NPR's Latino USA.
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Sign the petition: Water is a human right and a public trust. Turn the water back on in Detroit!
Water shutoffs by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) have forced residents out of their homes to live with neighbors and family. Detroit's water infrastructure needs adequate investment, not the Emergency Manager's cruel attempt to balance the system's budget on the backs of the poor. Instead of repairing the crumbling water infrastructure, or ensuring corporations pay the $9.5 million owed to the Department, Detroit is still trying to further chip away at the poor. In the face of overwhelming unemployment and abject poverty, this aggressive, uncivil process is unsustainable and creates the potential for disease and medical emergencies. It puts the whole community and our environment at risk.
The Mayor has taken control of DWSD in an attempt to provide political cover to the Emergency Manager, announcing a new series of customer service-type programs. But the DWSD still requires families to suffer a water shutoff, go deeply into debt, or come up with a large down payment on their outstanding balance.
The City Council's affordability plan from 2005 would provide relief for all families living at or below 175% of the federal poverty line and correct for the excessive charges DWSD has passed on to their households. The 2005 plan recognizes that it's a violation of the public trust and human rights to deny water to families facing financial hardship.
We insist that city government and all parties to the bankruptcy mediation return to that understanding of their responsibilities to the people of Detroit. We must start by working with the government, and other leaders to encourage the consideration of a just, sustainable plan to reduce the DWSD's environmental impact and protect the public health of all people.
Sign the petition telling the judicial mediators structuring the bankruptcy settlement for the City of Detroit, and all parties to the negotiations, that they need to ensure that the DWSD stops the shutoffs, turns the water back on, and immediately implements the Water Affordability Plan passed by Detroit's duly elected City Council in 2005.
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Petitioning the Hon. Gerald Rosen, the Hon. Sean Cox, the Hon. Stephen Rhodes, and all parties currently engaged in mediations regarding the future of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD): Implement the Detroit City Council's 2005 Water Affordability Plan for all households at or below 175% of the federal poverty level, end the shutoffs, turn the water back on, and preserve the public trust and access to the municipal water supply in accord with international human rights standards.
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New Delhi: Differences cropped up among BJP MPs on the issue of providing reservation in promotion for SC and ST government employees a day after a bill in this regard was passed by the Rajya Sabha.
"On the issue of reservation, yes there were discussions and different voices also came about. But the leaders explained that whole Constitutional amendment has been changed substantially because of the intervention of BJP," party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday.
He was talking to reporters after BJP Parliamentary party meeting here.
Prasad said the leaders explained that the norms of efficiency (in governance) under Article 335 of the Constitution shall not be ignored even while giving promotion to SC/ST employees.
"Those who have been promoted post 1995 will not be reverted. Government has given an assurance that this being an enabling provision, the Centre will write to all the states to ensure that those who have been promoted, their interest is not adversely impacted due to the amendment," he said.
While BJP had supported the measure, its NDA partner Shiv Sena is opposed to it, besides Samajwadi Party which was isolated during voting in the Upper House where the Bill was passed by overwhelming majority.


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Convertible Deals: October 2013
Cold weather is approaching, and that means many automakers are offering strong incentives on convertible models to clear inventory before winter arrives. If you're looking for a convertible, now is one of the best times to buy a new model, as our list of convertible deals demonstrates.
BMW 1 Series
The BMW 1 Series is a small, sporty luxury car with four seats. Available body styles include a hardtop coupe and a soft-top convertible. For drivers interested in the convertible, BMW has good news in October: Several strong deals are available, including interest rates as low as 2.99 percent for up to 36 months on all 2013 models. The 2013 128i convertible also can be leased for 36 months with payments from just $429 per month after $4,154 down at lease signing. For drivers who want more power, the 135i has the same down payment as the 128i and offers monthly payments starting just $70 per month higher.
Ford Mustang
The 2013 Ford Mustang is a 2-door sports car offered in coupe or convertible body styles. For drivers interested in a soft-top convertible, the Mustang is available with a few good deals in October. Qualified shoppers interested in financing their Mustang, for example, can get 0 percent interest for up to 60 months or 1.9 percent for 72 months. That deal also can be combined with up to $1,500 cash back. For those looking to pay with cash, the Mustang is an even better deal thanks to cash-back offers of up to $3,000 -- a big figure on a car whose base price is in the mid-$20,000 range.
Mercedes-Benz SLK
The Mercedes-Benz SLK is a 2-door, 2-seat roadster with a standard folding hardtop. Through the end of the month, shoppers interested in an SLK can choose from two lease offers. For drivers who want a 2014 SLK250, Mercedes is offering payments starting at $499 per month for 36 months after $4,459 down at lease signing. Those interested in a muscular V6 also can get a good deal this month: The 2014 SLK350 is available with payments starting at $619 per month for 36 months after $5,064 down at lease signing.
Nissan 370Z
The Nissan 370Z is a rear-wheel-drive, 2-seat sports car offered as a coupe or soft-top convertible. The convertible has two incentives in October: one for finance shoppers and the other for drivers looking to lease. The finance deal is the best, as Nissan is touting interest rates as low as 0 percent for up to 60 months on all 370Z Roadster models. But lease shoppers hardly miss out, as the sports car is available for up to 39 months with payments from $419 per month after $2,999 down at lease signing.
Volkswagen Eos
The Volkswagen Eos is a 2-door, 4-seat convertible with a retractable hardtop. In October, the Eos is offered with a few strong deals, whether you're interested in a 2013 model or a 2014. For drivers who don't mind a 2013 Eos, Volkswagen is offering 0 percent interest for up to 60 months. Shoppers who would rather have a 2014 Eos can get 0.9 percent interest over the same term. Lease shoppers also get a good deal on the Eos this month. The 2013 Eos is offered for 36 months with payments from $419 per month, while a 2014 model starts at $429 per month for the same term. Both deals require $2,999 down at lease signing.
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Mikulecky, Peter, Ph.D., Gilman, Michelle Rose, Brutlag, Kate
AP Chemistry for Dummies
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Provides a review of the concepts of chemistry, test-taking strategies, sample questions and answers, and two full-length practice exams.
Part I: Thriving Inside the Test Tube: How to Prepare for the Exam.
Chapter 1: Knowing What You re Up Against: The AP Chemistry Exam.
Chapter 2: Preparing Yourself for the Exam.
Part II: Building Matter from the Ground Up: Atoms and Bonding.
Chapter 3: Looking Under the Atomic Hood: Atomic Structure.
Chapter 4: Answering Questions about Atomic Structure.
Chapter 5: Working and Playing Together: Bonding.
Chapter 6: Answering Questions on Bonding.
Chapter 7: Doing Atomic Geometry: Molecular Shapes.
Chapter 8: Answering Questions on Molecular Shapes.
Part III: Colliding Particles to Produce States.
Chapter 9: Putting a Finger to the Wind: Gases.
Chapter 10: Answering Questions on Gases.
Chapter 11: Condensing Particles: Solids, Liquids, and Solutions.
Chapter 12: Answering Questions on Solids, Liquids, and Solutions.
Part IV: Transforming Matter in Reactions.
Chapter 13: Reacting by the Numbers: Reactions and Stoichiometry.
Chapter 14: Answering Questions on Reactions and Stoichiometry.
Chapter 15: Going Nowhere: Equilibrium.
Chapter 16: Answering Questions on Equilibrium.
Chapter 17: Giving and Taking in Solution: Acids and Bases.
Chapter 18: Answering Questions on Acids and Bases.
Chapter 19: Transferring Charge: Oxidation Reduction.
Chapter 20: Answering Questions on Oxidation Reduction.
Chapter 21: Knowing Speed from Spontaneity: Kinetics and Thermodynamics.
Chapter 22: Answering Questions on Kinetics and Thermodynamics.
Part V: Describing Patterns and Predicting Properties.
Chapter 23: Knowing Chemistry When You See It: Descriptive Chemistry.
Chapter 24: Answering Questions on Descriptive Chemistry.
Chapter 25: Living with Carbon: Organic Chemistry.
Chapter 26: Answering Questions on Organic Chemistry.
Part VI: Getting Wet and Dirty: Labs.
Chapter 27: Knowing Your Way around the Lab: Equipment and Procedures.
Chapter 28: Taking the Tour: Recommended AP Experiments.
Part VII: Measuring Yields: Practice Tests.
Chapter 29: Practice Test One.
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According to Comscore's latest report, RIM has taken the biggest hit in US market subscribers, slipping 4.5 points to a share of 27.1 percent. While Android's share of the US smartphone market jumped six percent in the three-month period to land at 34.7 percent, putting them in the lead that RIM once held. And while RIM had a big drop, it still was enough to stay ahead of Apple, who sits at 25.5 percent.
Let's not beat around the bush here. It is the lack of production from RIM to be able to push out the line of upcoming BlackBerry devices into the market that caused such a shift in the rankings. And while RIM has had a lot of their focus on the tablet market with the relatively successful PlayBook, as they try to find a place in the growing number of users who use tablets - it shows this shift in focus has affected the Smartphone end, as many BB users lose patience. RIM did officially announce the Bold 9930/9900 at BlackBerry World 2011 last week, and Vodafone UK has also announced that they will be carrying the new Bold Touch device, but is it already too-little too-late to take the lead back in the coming months? It makes one wonder how many will be holding off or jumping ship until the new devices are in the hands of Smartphone users.


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To "spit dope" is to have rhymes that are really good and often very meaningful or poetic. Usually used in reference to rappers, but can also apply to singers as well.
I will always respect 'Pac. That dude spit some straight-up dope. Emenim and E-40 spit some dope too though.
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Yes! The first batch of Raspberry Pi boards is finally shipping out to customers around the world. It's been a long journey (ugh), but at least we'll be seeing reviews and videos now. My Pi is still on backorder, so no review on OSNews just yet.


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Grey's Anatomy Caption Contest 339Steve Marsi at . Comments
Welcome to the 339th Grey's Anatomy Caption Contest here at TV Fanatic, where readers submit their best caption(s) for a photo from the ABC drama! Ready to see who won it all this time around?
Your Caption Contest winner is Daron. Congrats! The winning entry appears below.
Honorable mentions go out to Selin, Carilie and saywhat. Thanks to everyone for playing and best of luck, as always, in next week's edition of the Grey's Anatomy Caption Contest!
Callie: What where your fears as a child.
Derek: Drowning in a pool, getting divorced, getting shot, getting eaten by sharks, breaking my hand and going to prison.
Callie: Okay, some of those things happened.
Derek: I know.
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Thanks to extensive military training and their own fitness, "Strike Back" stars Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton can handle pretty much any stunt that's thrown at them while filming the action series in Cape Town, South Africa.
Real Special Forces soldiers have trained the actors in explosives, evasive driving, live-fire weapons and close-quarter fighting. The advisers also schooled them in everything from the proper way to hold weapons to how soldiers clear rooms or advance in a firefight.
But while filming a chase scene for the new season's third episode, airing at 9 p.m. Aug. 24, the actors got a big shock—and a few singed body parts. (Click here for Ep. 13 photos and videos.)
In the episode, their soldier characters search for a man they believe is transporting stolen nuclear triggers that, if they fall into the wrong hands, could be used by terrorists to set off nuclear bombs. In one scene, the courier tosses a grenade in a stairwell leading to a hotel rooftop where Winchester's Sgt. Michael Stonebridge and Sullivan's Damian Scott are standing.
To create the grenade explosion, the show's demolitions team used a "bomb pot," Winchester told me during a recent phone conversation. The pot contained a six-liter tub of diesel fuel and a charge, talcum powder, cork and "all sort of stuff so when it explodes it looks like it's eating up the door frame," he said.
Everything went as planned for the scene, except when the "grenade" exploded, a wind gust blew flames, smoke and debris right at the actors.
"I lost all the hair on my right side of my arm—I mean, we were shocked," Winchester said, chuckling. "Both our heads were steaming and the stunt guys and the firemen and the medic came running in and doused us. Parts of our clothes were on fire! The demolitions guys, their eyes were as big as saucers."
The actors weren't hurt seriously, but both have suffered bumps, bruises, strains, cuts and, as Stapleton says in the video above, cork in the butt. But despite their ability to bounce back from the wounds—and despite the month of military training they receive before each season begins filming—Winchester isn't kidding himself that he, Stapleton or any of their cast mates would fair too well in a real battle zone.
"We're getting better at making it look good, but there's certainly a big difference between making it look good and doing it for real," he said. "When you talk to our military guys or you sit down with the real deals, you just go, 'I'm an actor; you're an actual SAS [British Special Air Service] guy.'
"I'll speak for myself; I don't think we would [make it in a real battle]. It's a mind set; it's training. It's years and years and years of professionalism and soldiering and being in the real thing."
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About Ali
Hey! My name is Ali. And I am so happy that you found your way here to this little corner of the internet!
Gimme Some Oven is a celebration of life shared around the table, and specifically, the recipes that bring us all together. Because whenever I think about it, most of my favorite memories in life really have taken place around one table or another. From cozy date nights in watching "This Is Us" with our favorite garlicky pasta, to impromptu happy hours after work with friends toasting the world's best margaritas, to decades of Christmas Day dinners fighting over the last slice of Grandma's pecan pie, to bringing over a pan of my favorite chicken enchiladas to friends after surgery, to introducing our 100th friend to the brilliance that is nooch popcorn — well, if you ask me — good food shared with good people is pretty much the best.
And all the better when that food is quick and easy to make, legit do-able, seasonally inspired, lightened up a bit, and wildly delicious — right?!
If that sounds like your style, you've got a kindred spirit right here. ♡
A bit about me.
Right here is how you'll find me most of the time. Yoga pants. Comfy sweater. Baking yummy stuff to bring over to our neighbors. That's my total happy place, right there.
Beyond that, I'm a musician-turned-full-time-blogger who has the complete privilege of spending my days creating recipes to share on the world wide web, which — miraculously — means that they somehow sneak into your kitchens halfway around the world. Which I happen to think is just about the coolest thing ever. I love my job, and love all of you, and don't take a single moment of this awesome job for granted. I love creating recipes that I hope you will also love.
I'm a Kansas City girl who recently had some friends set me up on a blind date with the guy of my dreams…and then fell head over heels in love with him…and then married him ♡♡♡…and then together, we decided to follow our craziest dreams and move to Spain…and now? We're livin' the expat life together here in the heart of Barcelona with our two pups. And I couldn't be more grateful. Life has a way of changing in a heartbeat. And I'm so thankful for this new season that has been filled with so much love and light.
As you can see here, I also have a permanent case of the travel bug, and love setting out on adventures as often as possible, especially while we're living in such close proximity to sooo many of the places on my European bucket list. So if you follow along with our life behind the scenes, don't be surprised if the scenery changes often. But beyond that? My favorite things in life tend to always revolve around good friends, studying Spanish, Barre3, Mexican food, the Enneagram, playing music, and making food for people I love. Oh, and snuggling with our cute pups as often as possible.
A bit about the blog.
Without a doubt, the other favorite love in my life is this space right here.
I actually started this blog on a total whim back in 2009 when I was beginning to cook more and more, and wanted a place to organize and keep track of my favorite recipes. It was a total hobby for me. And as you can see if you take a scroll back through the archives, ha, I still had lots to learn back in those early days. 😂 But. The more I began blogging, the more I enjoyed learning about photography and recipe development and writing. And the more I began to find my own style of cooking, and the values and rhythms and ingredients that felt true to me. And through it all — thanks to the miracle of this crazy world wide web — I started seeing more and more of you give these recipes a try for yourself. Which I still say is the absolute coolest thing ever.
Truly. Back when I was in college, food blogs didn't even exist! Let alone, have the potential to support full-time incomes.
But over time, this site grew to the point where I was able to leave my previous job as a musician and work on cultivating this space full-time. And for that — and especially for all of you who tune in week after week, month after month, year after year — I am deeply, deeply grateful. I take very seriously the trust that you all place in these recipes, and love working on new ones that will hopefully be total winners when passed around your own tables. So whenever I see you tag a recipe on Instagram or read a comment that you made and loved a recipe, welp, just know that you've downright made my day. Absolutely love it.
A bit about my food philosophy.
So what kinds of recipes will you see on Gimme Some Oven?
I always used to struggle with the fact that this blog didn't really have a "niche", especially having heard from so many experts claim that blogs couldn't be successful without one. But here's the thing — I blog the way I cook. And I really enjoy cooking a little bit of everything!
I love the balance of improvising a stir-fry one day, and then measuring the precise amounts of ingredients for a meringue the next. I love adding as many greens and veggies to my plate as possible, and then maybe indulging in a fudgy brownie for dessert. I love cooking as seasonally as possible, yet will cave for a good pint of fresh blackberries at the store any day of the year. I love dinners that take less than 30 minutes to cook most nights of the week, and then enjoying a glass of wine as I babysit a slow-cooking pan of paella on a Saturday.
A little bit of everything. All things in moderation. All of that good stuff.
That said, without a doubt, most of the recipes on this site generally fall into the quick, easy, seasonal, and lightened-up category. And while I still eat meat, we cook plant-based recipes most of the time at home nowadays (especially thanks to marrying a vegetarian), so you may notice that proteins are becoming less and less common around here. Otherwise, you'll find that the blog generally has a pretty good balance of recipes showing up here in a given month. And as always, if you ever have any recipe requests, don't hesitate to let me know! I love making them happen!
For more info about blogging, photography, and life behind the scenes, feel free to check out my FAQ page, which I try to constantly update. And if you haven't already, feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we're now posting new videos regularly about life behind the scenes, in addition to lots of yummy food videos. And of course, always feel free to follow along and come say hi on Insta too. ♡
More than anything, I just want to say thank you so much for being here, and hope that this site can play some small part in making your days a little brighter and tastier. Cheers!
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Great job, Ali – and an impressive amount of work! I found you by searing for a recipe about making Vietnamese Pho. Your approach is fantastic and I totally connect with your food philosophy. I also love to cook a bit of everything and don't have a specific niche. I had a food-related website for about ten years and have had articles about food and cooking published. I am very impressed by your photos, the ease of the recipes, and fun writing. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to test out the pho this week.
I have always loved your blog Ali and now am finally starting one of my own. Feeling late to the blog party – so love your generous spirit to fellow bloggers and LOVE your recipes!
I've tried several times to view the red enchilada sauce recipe but have somehow been unable to find the exact measurements of the ingredients. Even the video doesn't specify. Please advise as to where I can find that info. Thanks!
Have loved all the recipes you shared so far. Keep it up!
Love Spain! My beautiful wife and I visited two years ago and are planning a new longer trip in 2021.
My wife makes an incredible Cambodian curry. It hits all five points of flavor. I wonder if you would be interested in it. One or two warnings. For one it is addictive. Two, there are twenty ingredients. Fresh Thai basil and fresh lemongrass is essential. Shrimp paste and quality fish sauce is also necessary. If you have access to these ingredients you will make this again and again.
My wife and I love to cook, bake and bbq. Our family dinners with our adult children and spouses are legendary for diversity of foods. My daughter has been taking a night now too. Only stipulation is no processed foods. All ingredients must be fresh and preferably in season.
NO LIVER OR OTHER ORGANS. But tripe, sweetbreads and intestines are ok. We live in a coastal community in Connecticut so seafood is a go to at most meals whether as part or main dishes.
My son and your husband could be brothers, not quite twins but close.
Please, Please, Ali, get Michael to share his Cambodian Curry recipe! But also, today I found your "gimmesomeoven" site searching for a homemade enchilada sauce. So glad to break free of cluttered-hard-to-use sites; I am loving your layout, readability, and fan-commentary. I too am from KC (and my name is also Ali and my first husband was a chef). And I look forward to finding many more gems on your site. Thank you for embarking on your adventures & blog!!
Hi Ali, and greetings from Kansas City (actually Lee's Summit) where it's unusually rainy and cool…perfect cooking weather! Thank you for your awesome blog and recipes. I have never enjoyed cooking, until recently my husband signed us up for a meal kit service. We quickly realized that it wasn't so hard and we have started to dip our toes in the water!! (And yes, we cancelled the meal kit service.) I'm excited to make this pasta salad for my daughter's wedding reception picnic! Thanks again!!
I tried your chicken recipe and it was superb. My granddaughter lives with me and I have to make her lunch daily as she hates the cafeteria food. And chicken is her favorite but the chicken I was cooking was so dry and tough, but she still ate it. So I decided Would try to find out what I was doing wrong. Well, now I know. I also found your recipes for steak and pork chops and can't wait to try them. I'm a 78 year old grandma and my granddaughter is almost 14 and she likes good food and likes to make food so I want it to be as delicious as possible .
Great Job on all. Fantastic Baked Chicken recipe!
Move over Martha Stewart.
I wonder what instrument you play ?
Love! Love! Love your site! Every recipe I've made has been easy to follow, easy to make, nutritious and delicious! I so appreciate the variety of recipes you post. Thanks for helping make dinnertime fun!


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For three years, since its unveiling, we at AATTP have called the Tea Party what it truly is: A right-wing FASCIST, racist hate-group. This week a Texas TEApublican not only admitted the Tea Party's fascist tendencies, but also defended them.
James Ives is president of the Greater Fort Bend County Tea Party, and the former director of propaganda for the American Fascist Party (AFP). When interviewed by the Texas Tribune, Ives revealed that fascists and the Tea Party are one and the same,
"From my point of view, it was all pro-Constitution, pro-America. I never did anything. There really weren't enough people involved to be a gathering, let alone a rally. It was basically a scattering of people across the continent just complaining."
Hmm…sounds like the Tea Party!
It gets worse! Here's a post from Ives on the American Fascist Party message board.
"Gentlemen, first let me say that I am proud to be a member, no, VERY proud to be a member of the American Fascist Party. In the growth of this group over a short time, there can truly be said to be signs of light in the tunnel of recent national history. THE VERY FACT THAT SUCH A GROUP CAN GET TOGETHER AT ALL, AND FLOURISH, SAYS THAT THERE IS STILL LIFE IN THE FURROWS AND HILLS, THE BAYOUS AND GLENS OF OUR AMERICA!
Seth (referring to Seth Tyrssen) has done a masterful job of grooming and nurturing the Party, and it is upon this rock that we shall grow and define the coming age. If we take this time seriously, if we see it as the seedling of the time-to-come, then anything will be possible. Here in Texas, there is a great mistrust of the current state of affairs in government, be it local, statewide or national. But also there is old-fashioned patriotism. This calls into play the great burden of the non-stop media indoctrination of the minds of the land, the incessant voice that says if you are against the status quo, then you are against America. Well, WE know this to be utter nonsense, but it will be our greatest challenge, and our sweetest victory, to finally surpass this dark menace, this numbing threat from the shadows, and replace it with the pure sunbeam that is our Fascist Faith, our Fascist Truth.
I will, in any way, help the Party to reach its' goal of a better America, and a better future for our people. Let our cry be of FAITH in the future, love of FAMILY in this present desert of the emotions, and always NATION as the beacon of our lives, and the touchstone for the security of our children.
FAITH, FAMILY, and NATION!!!"
This fascist rhetoric is indistinguishable from Tea Party rhetoric.
"However we are seeing a new inner struggle, one that has long been simmering and festering just below the surface of our society. One that not only threatens the Citizens and our way of life, but looms over the very fabric of our national existence.
What were called the "Culture Wars" in the eighties have evolved into a full-blown assault upon the traditions, the values and the Identity of the American People. This is a force seeking to re-write the American Experience in a grimmer and far more sinister tone.
This relentless attack is focused on exactly what it means to BE an American, on those long-cherished ideals and icons that have forever been signposts to help us along the twisting path of History.
These include individual responsibility, the Freedoms of Speech, of Assembly, of Religion and of Choice in your own life, our blessed Liberty, and the Trinity of Faith, Family and Nation. This is a struggle for the very word "America," for the memories of our fathers, for the life that we lead today and the possibilities that we leave for the future. A new battle is being waged and it needs a new defender of the Nation, a new breed of Political Soldier. As such soldiers, we fight not in the trenches, but in the minds and hearts of the People, with words, conviction and iron-hard determination. "
Here is fascist Tea Party idiot James Ives appearing in American Fascist Party propaganda (look for him at the :36 mark)


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Judith Jones & More: October 2011 Kitchen Tours
In October we had a peek into food history with a visit to the kitchen of Judith Jones, Julia Child's editor. There was an expansive, high-beamed family kitchen in Ohio, and a Jadeite-inspired kitchen in Portland.
• 1 Judith Jones Makes an Omelet for One (to Share)
• 2 Lilian's Sunlit Family Kitchen
• 3 Jane's Lush Penthouse Kitchen
• 4 Rhiannon's Jadeite Jewel of a Kitchen
• 5 Amanda's Smart, Renovated Kitchen
• 6 A Visit with Amy Pennington: Gardener and Preserver
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Peers Cave
This is a pleasant crag for the family. Dogs are allowed in the area as well. The crag generally dries out quickly after rain (one or two full days) and shade can usually be found (except during mid day). If it is not too hot, all day climbing is not a problem here. Most of the +/-40 routes are short but of very good quality, from easy slabs to hard overhangs. It is a great crag for beginners because of the ease of setting up a toprope. Grades vary from really easy to really hard
There have been muggings at Peers Cave in the past, so it is recommended to go in large groups and try not to take anything of value with you (I know this difficult).
- Parking: Best to park at the old age home down the road (look for the crossroads). The guy at the security there is super friendly and enjoys a small fee in exchange for parking there (R5.00)
Getting There
Take the M3 from Cape Town. Drive up Ou Kaapse Weg (M64) and then down in the direction of Noordhoek. Drive past the Noordhoek turnoff, about 150m further where the road bends, you will see a parking area where the path starts. Due to car break-in's it is best to turn left at the Noordhoek turnoff (at the crossroad turn to the left) and park in the parking area.
Classic Routes
- Ward's Walkup 19
- Talking to the Trees 19
- Gecko Blaster 27
Guide Books/References
Western Cape Crags by Tony Lourens
Many cars have been broken into and stolen at the corner parking lot - Best to park at the old age home down the road. The guy at the security there is super friendly and enjoys a small fee in exchange for parking there (R5).
Victor Peers excavated the cave now known as Peer's Cave in 1926. He found nine 12,000-year-old human skeletons. Most of the climbing is around Tunnel Cave; the actual Peer's Cave is further towards Fishhoek.


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Hip-Hop Pioneer Gil Scott-Heron Dies at 62
The musician and spoken-word poet passed away in New York City due to an undisclosed illness.
Gil Scott-Heron – the American musician and poet whose work inspired hip-hop artists ranging from Public Enemy to Kanye West – died Friday in New York City. Scott-Heron passed away at St. Luke's Hospital after becoming sick when he returned from a European trip, according to the Associated Press. He was 62.
Dubbed the Godfather of Rap, a title he often shunned, Scott-Heron released 15 albums over his 31-year career, including ten with his longtime collaborator Brian Jackson. He earned a rep for creating fiercely political music, which addressed the black experience in America, especially on his most famous track, 1970's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Scott-Heron also published five books of poetry and fiction, including the 1970 mystery novel The Vulture.
In his later years, Scott-Heron battled drug addiction: He served two years in prison starting in 2001 for cocaine possession, and returned to jail for a parole violation in 2006. Still, he continued to record music after his release, including last year's noteworthy comeback album I'm New Here, which was later remixed by the xx's Jamie xx.
Born in 1949 in Chicago, Scott-Heron was raised by his grandmother in Jackson, TN. After studying at Lincoln University, where he met Jackson, Scott-Heron relocated to New York City, where he lived the rest of his life.
The reaction to Scott-Heron's death among the music community was swift. "We do what we do and how we do because of you," Chuck D posted on his Twitter, adding that he was working on new music with Scott-Heron.
Eminem, meanwhile, noted that he influenced "all of hip-hop," while Talib Kweli said, "[Scott-Heron's death] got me all f*cked up. I haven't felt like this inna minute."
To honor Scott-Heron's death, SPIN looks back on his long career with five of his best tracks. Check them out below.
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," 1970
"Pieces of a Man," 1971
"Whitey on the Moon," 1970
"The Bottle," 1974
"Me and the Devil," 2010


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