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Welcome back to The Oprah Winfrey Show, I mean... The A Plus Book Club! This month, Emily and I are reading Boy Erased, a memoir by Garrard Conley.
The son of a Baptist pastor in Arkansas, Conley was outed to his parents at age 19. Then, he was given two choices: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program intended to "cure" him of homosexuality or risk losing the family, friends, and faith to which he had been so devoted his entire life. Making this difficult choice, he underwent a harrowing personal journey and emerged out the other side with greater strength and understanding of his true self.
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Alexander Graham Bell Graduate Scholarship - 2009
Adrienne Campbell
In addition to The Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship, Adrienne was presented with the following awards.
The Commonwealth Scholarship.
The J. B. Bancroft Science Medal & Prize, awarded to a science student graduating with the highest standing in an Honors Specialization and a minimum 80%.
The Strik Couprie Inch Cancer Research Course Prize, awarded annually to the student receiving the highest mark in Medical Biophysics 467a/b: Radiobiology and Radionuclides. This award was established through the generosity of the J.P. Bickell Foundation.
The Raymond Compton Dearle Gold Medal, awarded to a student graduating in the Honors Physics program.
The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, for Masters Degree.

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The Big Picture
Most Americans believe that scientists disagree about climate change (Leiserowitz, Maibach, Roser-Renouf, Feinberg, & Rosenthal, 2015). In reality, the overwhelming majority of scientists are on the same page about climate change.
People who believe that scientists disagree about climate change are less likely to support action to stop climate change (Ding, Maibach, Zhao, Roser-Renouf, & Leiserowitz, 2011).
Americans tend to underestimate the gravity of climate change.
Climate change is, without a doubt, hurting Americans right now. In 2014, the United States endured eight extreme weather events with losses of more than $1 billion (NOAA, 2015). And yet, Americans are more worried about terrorism, drug use and immigration than climate change (Riffkin, 2014).
Most Americans recognize that dealing with climate change would
- Improve public health
- Protect our children and grandchildren
- Create green jobs and improve the economy
- Reduce our dependence on foreign oil
However, most Americans fail to recognize that dealing with climate change would
- Prevent starvation and poverty
- Improve national security (Leiserowitz, Maibach, Roser-Renouf, Feinberg, & Howe, 2013)
Americans see more regulation and higher energy prices as the most likely drawbacks of taking action on climate change (Leiserowitz, Maibach, Roser-Renouf, Feinberg, & Howe, 2013).
Americans support clean energy, but they are less likely to support specific policies designed to nurture the growth of clean energy.
Americans are reluctant to take action on climate change.
Most Americans say friends and family are most capable of persuading them to take action on climate change. Americans are most willing to sign a petition or attend a public meeting about climate change if they are asked by a person they like and respect (Leiserowitz, Maibach, Roser-Renouf, & Feinberg, 2013).
Six Americas
The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication Identifies "Six Americas" (Roser-Renouf, Maibach, Leiserowitz, & Rosenthal, 2016), six distinct subsets of Americans with six distinct views on climate change.
The Alarmed (17 percent of Americans) are certain climate change is happening. They strongly support action to reduce the threat, and they may act as opinion leaders.
The Concerned (28 percent of Americans) see climate change as a more distant problem, affecting far off places at many years from now. Like the "Alarmed," they support action to reduce the threat.
The Cautious (27 percent of Americans) accept climate change is happening, but they question its causes. Members of this group may believe that global warming is the result of natural (as opposed to human) causes.
The Disengaged (7 percent of Americans) have given little thought to climate change. Members of this group tend to possess the lowest level of education.
The Doubtful (11 percent of Americans) question the existence of climate change. They believe that if climate change is happening, it is not the result of human action.
The Dismissive (10 percent of Americans) believe climate change is a conspiracy or hoax.
Together, the Doubtful and the Dismissive make up the naysayers, the one fifth of Americans who actively doubt human-caused climate change. Learn more about the naysayers in Why Don't We Care More?


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Falco reaches blistering highs, but suffers a few catastrophic lows on the tragically flawed 1991 American Sound Records "Data De Groove". What's painful to witness here is what should have been left on Falco & Ponger's cutting room floor (such as the title track for example or the chipmunk-esque "Neo Nothing"). But somehow manages to escape through to release. Rendering what would have been a powerful return to form with a significant blemish. However, that shouldn't stop Falco enthusiasts from seeking out this rare and relevant find from his catalog of overlooked gems. Falco redials Vienna and makes a strong connection with nostalgic appeal in the brilliant "Expocityvisions". Also getting through with an explanation point on the vein pulsating "Pusher". The blues infected "Alles Im Liegen" (look for Falco's wicked laugh in the background...a priceless snicker) and the high-tech bingo hall club dub "U.4.2.P.1." are also not to be missed. The classic "Jeanny" revisited in dry mode "Bar Minor 7/11" and "Anaconda Mour" round out what should have been considered one of his greatest achievements, but falling short for obvious reasons.


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Skiophanes' Proof
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Though it was not his final belief Henri Poincare, a mathematician in the province then known as France, once said that chance is only the measure of our ignorance. And it is both logical and obvious that this is so. If everything were known there would be no chance: each moment would be predictable, the most infinitesimal cause linked irrevocably to its effect. Therefore it would be quite useless to play a game of chance with an all-knowing mind; it would not need to guess; it would know beforehand each result. A man, in such a contest, could only draw or lose. A man, knowing the odds, would not, if he were logical. enter such a contest. And so we can assume that Samuel Kher is not a logical man, for this morning I saw him in Plaka Square, playing dice with a terminal of Delphus, the infallible predictive computer. A small, rectangular board rested on the bench between them and, as I paused to watch, the terminal impassively cast the dice upon it. The five transparent cubes rolled to a stop showing two aces, a king, two nines. The terminal picked up the two aces and cast them a second time: two kings. 'Full house,' murmured Kher. Quickly he gathered up dice-cup and dice and brought them together in his thick, powerful hands. A thin, dry rattle trickled across the square. Sunlight, rebounding from the dusty pavestones, glittered in his eyes. He cast the dice upon to the board. They rolled for a moment, jerked like clockwork to a halt. Three nines, a queen, an ace. He threw the queen and ace again: a queen, a ten. Again: a king, an ace. The terminal – an android with a thin, brooding face – quickly gathered them up. Unreasonably, I was embarrassed to see Kher playing such a hopeless game. Rather than witness a fresh disappointment and before he could recognise me I hurried on across the square.
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Long-time Madison County tax commissioner Louise Watson has announced her retirement, effective May 31.
"I have real emotional feelings as reality is beginning to set in," said Watson. "I feel as though I'm giving up my baby or part of my family, because I enjoy the job and the people. I'm not leaving with any type of dissatisfaction or anything. I'm just at the place in life where I feel now is the time for me."
A special election to fill her remaining two years in the post will be held during the general election Nov. 4. Watson has appointed Melanie Kidd, who has seven years experience — four full time — in Watson's office, to serve as deputy tax commissioner from May 31 until the end of the year, when an elected officer takes the position.
Madison County chief registrar Tracy Dean said this week that qualifying dates and the qualifying fee will be set soon. She noted that qualifying for the office will be concluded by Aug. 6. The tax commissioner's office is typically a partisan election, but a special election for the seat is non-partisan, meaning a candidate can declare a party affiliation on the November ballot, but that's not required. When the office comes back up for election in 2016, it will once again be a partisan race.
Tax commissioner to step down after 25 years in office
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Joe Travers is a character in the novel Friday the 13th: Mother's Day. An inhabitant of Crystal Lake, Joe is a grizzled man with a habit of poaching the animals in the forest surrounding the woods of Crystal Lake.
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Living in a cabin in the woods around Crystal Lake alone (his mother having died in 1991) Joe spends his time poaching various animals in the woods, on one occasion losing a finger in one of his own traps. [1]
One hot May day in 1996, a heavily camouflaged and shotgun wielding Joe goes hunting in the woods surrounding Crystal Lake, coming across a doe in the middle of feeding. Prepared to shoot the animal, Joe accidentally scares it away after tripping on a large white rock he had earlier missed. Seeing the doe fleeing, an enraged Joe angrily kicks the rock that had caused his misfortune several times before realizing that the rock is marking something. Surmising that the stone is marking the place of something Jason Voorhees had buried, Joe begins to dig near the rock with his hunting knife before resorting to scrounging with his hands. After several moments of digging, Joe discovers a grey cardboard box and lifts it out of the ground, finding it surprisingly heavy. Opening the box, Joe, after seeing the animate head of Pamela Voorhees inside, recoils in horror and screams for a minute straight before the head takes control of him. [1]
Obeying orders given by Pamela, Joe travels back to his cabin in the woods and waits until dusk before leaving, heading towards a construction site his neighbor Rick Perkins had set up to build a foundation for his new house. Arming himself with a screwdriver, a shovel, a pair of work gloves and the box, Joe enters the construction site and, picking the lock on the foreman's shed with his screwdriver, enters it and takes a pair of keys. Hijacking a backhoe, Joe, directed by Pamela, drives past a dilapidated house and the cemetery near it before finally stopping. [1]
Using the backhoe, Joe begins to dig as a storm brews on the horizon. Eventually making a big enough hole, Joe exits the backhoe and begins to dig with his shovel, ignoring the rain, lightning and thunder. After an encounter with a snake and a hoard of worms, Joe digs up Jason Voorhees' hockey mask. Knocking some worms off the mask, Joe puts it on, allowing Jason's spirit to possess him. [1]
Several days after discovering Jason's mask, Joe, after leaving a Mother's Day card in his cabin, sneaks into the cottage of Rick Perkins and his wife. When the couple opens the door to their house, Joe shoots both of them dead with his shotgun. A few hours after killing the Perkins, Joe, cardboard box and shotgun in hand, travels to Camp Crystal Lake, where he spies on a group of campers who have traveled to the area. [1]
After stalking the campers, Joe, the next morning, wades through the lake and attacks two of them, Kyle and Suzanne, when they are left alone on the Crystal Lake docks by their friends. Sneaking up on Kyle and Suzanne while they are meditating, Joe slits both their throats ear to ear with his hunting knife. After slaying the two meditating teenagers, Joe later goes after Paul Sexton, another camper who had been jogging in the woods and was on his way back to the camp. Jumping out of the bushes in front of Paul, Joe chases after him. Managing to catch up to Paul, Joe impales him to a tree with a second hunting knife. [1]
With Paul dead, Joe claims two other victims who had wandered into the woods, camper Albert Harris and local gas station attendant Ned Varner. Repeatedly stabbing Albert in the stomach with his knife, Joe, after killing the boy, proceeds to murder the dumbstruck Ned. After committing these murders, Joe, wiping his knife off on his pants, is congratulated by Pamela, who afterward tells him he still has work to do. After Pamela tells him this, Joe places the head in a nearby tree for safekeeping, reasoning that to finish the rest of his work he needs both hands. [1]
With almost all the campers dead, Joe goes after two of the remaining three. Entering Crystal Lake where Billy Boone and Monique Dufy are on a rowboat, Joe, when Boone falls into the lake, leaps from the water and grabs Monique and, despite her struggling, bashes her head against the side of the boat and stabs her to death with his knife. When Boone returns to the boat and finds Monique's body, Joe attacks him, but is repelled when Boone smacks him in the throat with one of the boat oars. [1]
After Boone escapes him, Joe returns to Camp Crystal Lake and finds camper Carly McDonnell, who had discovered Kyle and Suzanne's dead bodies, desperately trying to drive away in Paul's car. Bashing the windshield of the car twice with his shotgun, Joe smashes through the window and grabs Carly as she tries to exit the car through the door. Pulling Carly through the shattered windshield, Joe bashes her head against the hood of the car and, lining his shotgun up with her forehead, fires. [1]
Joe misses his shot when Boone, seeing Carly in danger, tackles him before jumping on his back and stabbing him over and over again with a hunting knife. Weakening due to Boone's assault, Joe, after one last attempt to throw the boy off, falls face first onto the ground, seemingly dead. Inspecting Joe's body, Carly, convinced the hunter is still alive, kicks his shotgun from his grasp before fleeing with Boone on the boy's motorcycle. [1]
Recovering and seeing Carly and Boone trying to escape, Boone grabs his shotgun and blows Boone's head off. Chasing after Carly, who survives the motorcycle crash, Joe follows her past the house and cemetery near where he had found Jason's mask. After chasing Carly all the way back to the campgrounds, Joe loses track of her and ultimately goes back into the woods, believing Carly had gone there. [1]
Joe is later led to Carly by Pamela's head, which Carly had stumbled across. Finding Carly, Joe, picking up Mrs. Voorhees's screeching head, advances on the girl. As he prepares to strike down the dumbstruck Carly, Joe is attacked by the girl, who stabs him with the hunting knife he had earlier impaled Paul with. Knocked to ground by Carly, Joe is stabbed in the back by her several times before managing to gain the upper hand; grabbing Carly and knocking her away, Joe prepares to bash her head in with a rock. Missing with his first strike, Joe tries to clobber Carly a second time when the girl stabs his arm with her knife. Despite being struck by Joe's rock and being strangled by the man, Carly manages to grab Jason's hockey mask and pull it off Joe, essentially exorcising Jason from the hunter's body. Without Jason's power, Joe succumbs to his injuries and dies. [1]
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Last week, Georgetown University inaugurated a new Institute for Women, Peace, and Security to research the role of women in mitigating global conflicts.
The institute was first announced by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who made promotion of women's rights a signature part of her tenure. Clinton funded aid programs to train women leaders in developing countries for government, civil society, and peace negotiations. Ambassador Melanne Verveer, who will head the Georgetown institute - and ran Clinton's office for Global Women's Issues - clearly hopes to build on that legacy in her new role.
The inaugural ceremony showcased the role many brave women are already playing in fighting violence in developing countries. It also revealed why the Clinton legacy may be shaped by what happens to women in Afghanistan.
On the one hand, it was impossible not to be moved by the quiet presence of Zin Mar Aung, who served 11 years (of a 28-year sentence) in a tiny jail cell for handing out student pamphlets in support of Burmese opposition leader and Nobel winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung now trains women in political activism in hopes they can gain a role in politics and in peace talks with rebel minorities.
And it was hard to fathom the steely courage of Guatemalan Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz, who confronted head on the endemic murders of women in her country - known as "femicide" - that reflect a culture of machismo degraded by decades of violent war.
But when Afghan activist Nargis Nehan, the founder of a nongovernmental organization pushing for peace and democracy, took the stage, I couldn't help remembering Clinton's pledge in July that "the United States will continue to stand strongly by the women of Afghanistan."
This is a pledge I wonder how and whether the United States will keep.
Since the Taliban's fall, the life span of Afghan women soared, maternal mortality dropped, and three million girls attended school, up from nearly zero. Women can work and go to university, and in major cities venture out in head scarves, not the all-enveloping burka.
But Nehan was worried about what will happen after U.S. troops exit the country in 2014.
"What is [feared]," she said, "is that a peace settlement will happen that will actually . . . threaten all the achievements we have had with the support of the international community. That's the threat we see for ourselves."
Nehan was referring to nascent peace feelers between the Afghan government's Higher Peace Committee and the Taliban, and also to on-again, off-again efforts by the Obama administration to start talks with the Taliban.
While Afghan women are granted 25 percent of parliamentary seats and played a prominent role in last year's Tokyo donors' conference, their representation in the Higher Peace Committee is minimal. And Afghan President Hamid Karzai is wobbly on women's rights.
So Afghan women wonder whether the United States will help them preserve their gains.
In an interview, Verveer said frankly, "To me, Afghanistan is the primary laboratory" for the institute's work.
She said Afghan women tell her, "We have made more progress in 10 years than in the past 50 years." But these women also worry that when the U.S. or Afghans sit "with the enemy, women won't be present, or that deals will be made without their participation. One thing that every Afghan woman I speak to says is, 'Don't push us back.'
"They also say they can't believe the international community and the United States will allow that to happen. On the one hand, they fear; on the other, they hope."
So what can concerned Americans do to help Afghan women continue to progress? Nehan stressed that they should stop thinking of these women as victims.
"We have demonstrated our leadership capacity," she insisted. So offering further training to proven women leaders will help them advance their cause. "We need a long-term commitment for education and support from the international community," she insisted. "Without that, it will be very difficult to sustain our gains."
In my trips to Afghanistan, women also told me that international donors must insist that education and health care for women also benefit men, because it produces healthier babies and children. The three inaugural speakers said part of any campaign for educating women must involve educating men.
Finally, Western donors can stick to their redlines, laid down at the Tokyo conference, that any future aid to whichever Afghan government holds power will depend on continuing gains for women. Whether we stick to those redlines will determine whether Clinton's promises to Afghan women hold true.


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Its been such a busy year, I almost forgot the blog but am determined to breath life back into it now. Though the blog is called tweed jacket , our clothing interests are now much wider so I shall be providing info on other sublime cloths we have been playing with.
As the warmer months approach , even the most steadfast of us struggle to wear true tweed in sweltering heat.
Equestrian clothing is also important to us so there will be news on that front too.
So few of us are standard sizes, that is where affordable made to measure, produced by ENGLISH tailors comes into its own. This is the place to learn more.
I shall also be adding some delightful vintage illustrations and articles for your entertainment. Submissions will also be gratefully received for inclusion.
I cannot count the number of times I have been told over the last year that 'Tweed is back in fashion'. From our perspective.....it always has been and always will?


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I don't have any fancy introduction or theorizing on food for this one. We had some frozen baby shrimp and a can of San Marzano pureed tomatoes, and wanted to make shrimp creole, star entree of the four-hour dinner I once made for my parents on their anniversary. Ooookay so the dinner was only supposed to take one hour to make and as I recall, my parents weren't totally thrilled that it took four times as long. I don't remember how the food was, either, but I remember it was the first and only time I'd made shrimp creole, until tonight.
I'm not sure how authentic this is. My guess is, mostly, but maybe there are a few things that aren't quite right. I don't care because it's yummy.
Shrimp Creole (3-4 servings)
This stuff is spicy! Not the immediate, sharp, burn your tongue kind of spicy. In fact, I may have over-spiced it because when I tasted it, it was pretty mild. However, the heat builds very quickly and we ended up needed to take a break in the middle of our bowls and make a piece of buttered toast for each of us to eat with the rest of our dish. So, even though the recipe specifies 2 tbsp. creole seasoning (and I added about another teaspoon or so at the end of the recipe), you may want to tread lightly, or just add less cayenne pepper to your spice mix, if you make your own.
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. creole seasoning, divided (I got my recipe from Nola Cuisine)
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- 1/2 – 1 c. white wine (I didn't actually measure this out)
- 1 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes in puree
- 8-10 medium fresh okra (or about 3/4 c. chopped)
- 1/2 lb. baby shrimp (I'd maybe double this if you love your seafood; I just used what we had)
- 2 c. cooked white rice
- Heat oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook five minutes, or until vegetables are beginning to soften.
- Stir in 1 tablespoon of the creole seasoning, and cook for several minutes, or until fragrant. Add tomato paste and cook several minutes, until beginning to brown.
- Turn heat up to medium-high, and add wine. Cook until wine has evaporated, and then add crushed tomatoes and one cup of water, along with the remaining tablespoon of creole seasoning and okra.
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FINALLY – Sofia Vergara and I have something in common. The Modern Family star recently told Cosmopolitan there are certain clothes she can't wear because of her 32F chest. "I can't wear something backless, because what holds them up? Then the magazines would be saying, 'What was she thinking with those sagging t*ts?'"
As a fellow member of Camp Busty, I'm extremely envious of gals who can show off their shoulders and backs in strapless or scoop tops. Not just because of how they look, but because (to me) it seems like they've gobbled up the dress market! Finding a non-strapless wedding gown was an ordeal. And the bridesmaid's dress I wore last summer, with its plunging back, lead to a crushing collection of straps, snaps and point underwire to avoid the dreaded sags.
So don't "woe is me" Sofia for her complaint. As someone whose job it is to walk red carpets night after night with fresh new looks, she's definitely at a disadvantage over the clothes-hanger body types of Gwyneth Paltrow or Nicole Kidman. Fashion reviewers might complain that she always wears the same cuts. But has that diminished her beauty one bit? No way!
Check out some shots of Sofia Vergara's smokin' signature red carpet look:
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News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
New Web Site Offered on Character Education
The Department of Education unveiled a Web site last week to help promote its character education programs.
The site, www.cetac.org, is the online version of the department's Character Education and Civic Engagement Technical Assistance Center, or CETAC, which provides state officials, local educators, and community members with information on character and civic education programs.
Department officials designed the new Web site to serve as a resource center that includes a library of online publications about character education, civic-engagement programs, and service learning, such as the department's "Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen." It also offers information about schools and organizations that have received federal grants for character education.
The site's "news and events" section features headlines, an events calendar, and legislative information, including links to sources of federal funding for character and civic education.
The calendar lists conferences and workshops, complete with contact information for each event.
Some areas of the Web site, such as the "Work Zone," are reserved for grant recipients and other participants in the federal program.
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NSF Director Bows Out; Acting Chief Is Named
Leadership of the National Science Foundation is changing hands, with Rita R. Colwell's retirement as the director of the independent federal agency. She was scheduled to step down Feb. 21.
Ms. Colwell, a microbiologist who has been at the helm of the NSF since 1998, plans to join Canon U.S. Life Sciences, a Washington-based branch of Canon U.S.A., a science-research organization.
President Bush this month announced his intention to designate Arden L. Bement as the acting director of the science foundation. Mr. Bement has served as the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology since late 2001.
The NSF oversees a multimillion-dollar grant program that finances research into math and science education. ("Math, Science Grants in Federal Cross Hairs," Feb. 11, 2004.)
—Michelle Galley
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I think new PJs for the night before Christmas is the cutest tradition. This'll be Alec's third Christmas, but it's his first with a little brother to be matchy matchy with so this'll be our first Christmas PJs!
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I have a question about the recipe "Leek, Bacon and Goat Cheese Pizza" from Savour. Does this dough make just one pizza? How large? You combine the five balls into one, thus?
The dough is enough for 5 individual pizzas, but the toppings are enough for 2 pizzas.
Peter Reinhart was my Breads instructor in culinary school, and I recall his pizza dough as being stretched really, really thin - quite a bit thinner than in the photo. I agree; the instructions are a little ambiguous, but I would guess that he does intend for it to yield 5 pizzas, albeit somewhat small - probably 6 to 8 inches in diameter. I hope this helps you!
My read is 5 small pizzas, or you could divide the dough differently and make one larger one. But you want a thin crust. If you're not going to be cooking all the pizzas at once, pizza dough freezes beautifully. Let the dough rise once, then drizzle a little oil in a small zip bag, put in the pizza dough, and seal. When you're ready to cook it, take it out of the freezer the day before, and toss it in the fridge, still in the bag. Take it out of the fridge about 2 hours before you want to make the pie to let it come to room temp. Then shape, top and bake as normal.


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After fifteen years of discussions (not to mention a ten month construction freeze), we have בס"ד moved back into our expanded and renovated home, just in time for Pesach (though we have about two weeks more work after the חג).
This, however, is the time to publicly acknowledge the indispensable and incredibly creative and supportive role of Anat Gertner in bringing our dream to a successful fruition. She presented us with a wonderful, integrated design while pushing us to adapt it to our desires. She held our hands every inch of the way, and made it possible for us to follow her lead and make the million and one decisions that were required. She helped us choose suppliers, contractors, and carpenters. She helped us avoid mistakes, and was there whenever we needed her. We owe our beautiful חלק in Eretz Yisrael to her.
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IRVINE — The Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar girls' basketball teams are not scheduled to square off in the Battle of the Bay until Jan. 3.
Exactly a month before that game, they met Saturday night in the championship game of the CdM Tip-off Tournament.
Newport Harbor Coach Justin Long said once a year is enough for the Back Bay rivals to play each other. It was easy for Long to say after his squad was the stronger one Saturday, taking the title by winning, 43-34, at Northwood High.
"I'd prefer to walk away and see them next year," Long said, knowing it won't be that easy.
But his team made it look easy in the first half. The Sailors (4-0) exploited their obvious size advantage in the post with 6-foot-2 junior Kasey Thompson and 6-1 senior captain Alex Morton. The Sea Kings (3-1) had to double team quick, not really able to guard straight-up despite the valiant efforts of 5-6 Daniela Gallardo and 5-8 Karleh Wilson.


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Starting Over As a SAHM
Just an update for those wondering whether my previously announced plan of moving across states into my parents home and becoming a SAHM came into fruition. The short answer is, yes, I have. The long answer is: what the heck have I gotten myself into, I'm so overwhelmed, everything is different, and is my Mom going to drive me crazy during this week or the next?
Breathe in. Breathe out.
This is an encouragement to those who wish to make a change in their family's lives, who wish to shift everything so they can stay with their babies or children at home. It can be done. This is also a caution to those who face shifting their lives in major ways so they can do the same. It is HARD. From drastically reducing your income when you're used to two, to down-shifting your lifestyle so you're faced with living in cramped circumstances, there are major and minor changes that will stop you daily in your tracks and make you shake your head, or cringe, or both.
But you know what (yes, there is a you know what)? Today I got to feed my baby all her meals, and my mom was there with me for all of them, letting me see her as I've never seen her before: In the role of a doting grandmother. I got to see Mina's smile all day. I got to see her shun her doting grandmother in preference to me. I got to see her cradled in her great-grandmother's arms. I got to nurse her, no formula supplements, and best of all no pumping necessary (what bliss). No messy bottles to clean for me tonight. I will be with her, I will mold her, I will teach her, and attention for her caregiver will not be split between 10 kids (yes, her daycare had 10 kids per 2 caregivers when we left). These are enough you know whats to combat the unknown facing me.
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More Colorado Students Enrolling in Online Classes
More Colorado public school students are seeking out tuition-free online classes and charter school education, according to the state's Department of Education.
The state's 2015-2016 fall enrollment numbers were shared in a press release with statistics showing that online education is growing. Over the past 10 years, the state's online enrollment has increased 201 percent — that's 18,661 students, or 2.1 percent of the public school population.
More pupils are registering for public schools in general as well. Preschool through 12th grade enrollment increased by 10,105 students from 2014, totaling 899,112, writes Debbie Kelly of the Gazette. This is an increase of 1.1 percent, though it's down from the previous year's increase of 1.4 percent. The average rate of statewide growth for the past 20 years is also 1.4 percent.
At the Guided Online Academic Learning (GOAL) Academy, which has grown every year since its opening in 2008, enrollment went up by 811 students in the past year. The student population now totals 4,070. According to the Associated Press, it's grown the most of any school in the Pikes Peak region.
GOAL's interim executive director, Kris Enright, said that he was surprised at the sudden growth.
We really didn't do any marketing and weren't anticipating the growth. Our growth reflects a statewide trend of students who are not being successful in their local high school and are in need of something different.
Online education in Colorado has seen steady growth going back more than a decade. With that growth and the responsibility of serving students, the expectations have increased as well. We welcome the opportunity to do a great job.
Students of GOAL, which is headquartered in Pueblo and authorized by the Falcon School District 49, take classes online and can visit one of 33 centers for assistance with assignments and testing. Additional staff and counselors had to be hired to meet the demand of the new additional students.
The school district with the highest increase in enrollment was the rural town of Byers, about 30 miles east of Aurora, with an increase of 893 students or 41.7 percent. Many of these are online students, reports Quincy Snowdon of the Aurora Sentinel.
The five largest school districts in the state are Douglas County, Jefferson County, Denver, Cherry Creek, and Aurora. The 15 largest districts make up 68 percent of the total public school enrollment.
Denver Public Schools has the highest student population in the state at more than 90,000 students. It also had the highest number of new students with 1,396. The Charter School Institute, a non-district authorizer that oversees 35 charter schools, had the second-highest increase, with 1,027 students and a 7.3 increase over its previous year.
According to Jenny Brundin of Colorado Public Radio, the school district with the largest decrease in population was Adams 50, which dropped by 6.5 percent.


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Woolworths has unveiled plans to source milk direct from Australian dairy farmers in a bid to deflect concerns about the viability of the industry, in the wake of $1-a-litre milk on offer from the big supermarkets.
The supermarkets have traditionally bought their dairy products from milk processors, who deal with the farmers.
Woolworths is planning a trial to stock homogenised and unhomogenised milk from a group of farmers from the Manning Valley in NSW by midyear.
Woolworths said the farmers lodged a collective bargaining notification with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for permission to negotiate with Woolworths on a deal that "will allow them to trial the supply of milk directly to the retailer".
The negotiations will cover pricing, supply arrangements and contract terms.
An answer from the ACCC is expected within weeks, but chairman Rod Sims offered tentative support for the proposal on Wednesday.
In the statement from Woolworths, Manning Valley dairy farmer Tim Bale said the trial had the potential to provide a much better deal for farmers.
"Our aim is also to secure longer-term contracts which will give us the confidence to invest in our businesses for a sustainable future," he said.
"There's no doubt that consumers like $1 milk but we think they also recognise that farmers deserve a fair price for what we produce."
Woolworths head of fresh food Pat McEntee said the trial could be a model to enhance the long-term sustainability of the dairy sector.
Coles said it had been "working with farmer-owned groups for some years to ensure sustainable growth and improved returns".
It offered as an example the Great Ocean Road brand of milk and cheese offered through Coles by Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.
It said it had also worked closely with Bega Cheese and Norco in NSW, Harvey Fresh in Western Australia and Tamar Valley Dairy in Tasmania to help grow local dairy farmer businesses.
Meanwhile, Fonterra announced plans to slash its consumer brands and jobs in Australia to restore profitability as competition intensifies for milk supply and retail sales.
The company said earnings for its Australian consumer brands fell 31 per cent for the first half of its financial year.
Chief executive Theo Spierings said Fonterra was facing "aggressive competition" in milk supply and, with a retail price war in Australia, it had to ensure its supply chain was cost-effective.
Fonterra had 21 brands in Australia, which had room for a maximum four or five, he said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/woolworths-goes-direct-to-farm-gate-20130327-2gukp.html#ixzz2OnZjeCrv


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Now that Aaron Rodgers has as many Super Bowl rings as Brett Favre, Rodgers has no qualms about suggesting personnel moves. The different between Rodgers and Favre? The front office actually seems to be listening to Rodgers.
Days after Rodgers made a public plea for the Packers to keep receiver James Jones, Jones has agreed to terms on a three-year deal, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"James is extremely talented and he's a guy that I think we have to bring back without a doubt," Rodgers told ESPN Milwaukee. "He should be priority No. 1. And I mean that with all my heart. He really should be priority No. 1. We don't win the Super Bowl without him. And we need him."
They got him.
Per Tom Silverstein of the Journal-Sentinel, Rodgers and receiver Donald Driver lobbied the front office directly to keep Jones. A four-year veteran, Jones had a career best 679 receiving yards in 2010, third on the team behind Greg Jennings and Driver. Jones also had 11 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the postseason, including five for 50 yards in Super Bowl XLV.
The move comes after Jones flirted with the Vikings, who signed former Falcons first-rounder Michael Jenkins.


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The global IoT security market is segmented on the basis of end-users as utilities, automobiles, and healthcare. Based on the software, IoT in utility market is segmented as security, analytics, smart grid management, operations control, Customer Information System (CIS), and predictive asset management. To ensure the efficient functioning of devices such as smartphones, tablets, and PDAs at the workplace, it is crucial to maintaining network infrastructure security. Moreover, traditional business models are being developed, as utilities are using emerging technologies for optimization of information flow, for improvement of asset performance, and to increase energy efficiency and ensure supply.
With the huge amount of digital information being transferred between people, the governments of several economies are undertaking steps to secure networks from hackers and virus threats by imposing strict regulatory framework. Thus, compliance with such regulations is expected to increase the demand for IoT security solutions in utilities. Furthermore, with advancements in technologies such as 3G and 4G LTE, threats such as data hacking have increased, which in turn has boosted the demand for IoT security solutions in utilities. Increasing smart city concept is anticipated to offer ample opportunities for the market growth in the coming years. The governments in the developed economies have already taken steps to develop smart cities by deploying Wi-Fi hotspots at multiple locations within a city.
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My work is mostly experimental. I always want to know what happens if you put this thing on this one. Will there be some great art then?
I have worked forever trying to find what art is all about and new media and computers are one of my greatest friends. Hacking art and soceity to find the basic code behind it all. I use my knowledge of building hardware and writing software to do experiments in digital art and research our lifes and death.
The creation process is the same if you paint or use digital media. My work spans a lot of areas. Sometimes maybe they are to many. After art school i started out as a painter but i quickly got in to computers and the Internet. I still like to work with digital media. Exploring virtual worlds and create art for the web and games. Today i got the Oculus rift that makes it possible to bee in a alternate reality. I think art willl never be the same.
I do a lot of graphic design for digital media in gaming and virtual worlds. And i love the digital camera. I do not have to work in a smelly darkroom anymore if i do not want to. I do many purely digital pictures in software and as a photographer at the hypergrid. And i also have a gallery there where i can show of my work. It is all net, servers and streaming information.
The road is open.
The work continues.
Drawn Town by Cica Ghost.
I always like to visit the mind of Cica and her strange but very obvious and talented VR art creations.
Worked well in the Oculus to. Good framerate.
The Hypercube at LEA is really cool art project and a really good place for a photo op with a friend. Been two times and have more to see.
Lost Angel. I still find places in SL that is nice and have a feeling. Walking around and found this great club. Have to return when there is something going on.
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Online shopping has become one of the most desired ways to buy things in 21st century. It can be quite confusing to decide where to shop considering the amount of scams online. To help you out with that, you can find the ten popular Singapore BlogShops listed below based on the rankings, web traffic, ratings and their services. There is certain information from these blogshops that you should be on the lookout because it will help you decide which blogshop suits you best and which ones to avoid.
Mich Sara has been around for quite some time now, enabling them to have a good online presence. They stand at Alexa ranking 1,008,125 but their ranking dropped from 630,414 since 2013 probably due to the amount of new websites saturating the market today. One of the most notable features or offers from them is the free shipping for normal purchases beyond $50 and $100 for registered ones. As for their tops, all of them can be bought within a price range of SGD 20 and SGD 30 and none falls below SGD 20.
As for Runway Bandits, what can be observed is that they have a physical shop. This shop offers you a price for tops that are slightly higher than the two websites above and they have a limited design for sale. But their apparels on sale are very attractive and look like value for money.
Le Summer was founded in 2013 in Singapore. The most interesting part of this online shop is that this shop brings you fashion at the most affordable price. They aim to bring us, the fashionistas, the most fashionable clothes across the world without compromising the quality. Le Summer does justice to your money.
They have a unique collection and if you are a lady who loves classy and sexy outfits, you can choose a few from their tops collections. Their prices are somewhere in between SGD 20 and SGD 30 but it is worth the price as they have rare fashionable tops and other apparels. Right now, most of their items are yet to arrive.
KissJane Singapore offers a wide variety of fashion items from different brands. When you shop here, you can browse according to their products or brands. This makes this shop an ideal spot to look for specific brands. What's unique about this shop is that it is actually a consolidation of all other shops. A great place to explore all other brands around and their price varies greatly according to the brands.
This shop has a good collection of dresses the average price almost at SGD 30. This shop has been around since 2007 and is a well-established online blogshop run by Pei Ling.
Ohvola has been around since 2007 too and one of the most notable accomplishments is that their apparels are always unique and comes with their own in-house labels too. Its Alexa ranking stands at 446,087, contributing the success it has made so far. The price they offer lies somewhere between SGD 20 and SGD 30 for tops. One of the sisters who own the shop also models for the apparels.
This blogshop is owned by two sisters and they specialise in lady wear. They also have a retail space at KissJane, which is another blogshop in Singapore. But their dresses can be a bit pricey as most of them are SGD 30 and above. This is an ideal spot to purchase all lady wears including blazers.
This blogshop was started in April 2008 and they are the perfect wardrobe updater for ladies. An interesting offer they have is the weekly themed launches that target women under 35 years with a very affordable price. They are having a clearance sale right now so it is a good chance to grab.
This is also a company owned by sisters. The sisters have separate blogs to update buyers with their latest arrivals and news. Almost 90% of the apparels are produced by them with only 10% imported from foreign countries. They have unique designs.


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Tonight: REVENGE Returns With An All-New Episode! – Watch A Sneak Peek!
Ready for some more backstabbing in the Hamptons? We are! After a short hiatus, Revenge returns with an all-new episode tonight, Sunday January 6th!
In the episode titled, "Power", Victoria begins plotting a scheme which, surprisingly, involves Emily, while Emily locks in on her next target, and Declan discovers something that may threaten the future of the Stowaway!
Now in this sneak peek after the jump, watch Emily's latest machinations which could romantically put her and Daniel back-together again! But could revenge turn to love? Or, will all hell break loose when three men potentially could be vying for the love of Em?
Emily VanCamp, Josh Bowman, Madeleine Stowe, Connor Paolo, Christa B. Allen, Nick Wechsler, Barry Sloane, and Henry Czerny star as Revenge picks up tonight right where it left off only on ABC at 9PMEST/PST.
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Chicago Police Believe That Jussie Smollett May Have Been "Active Participant" In His Own Attack
Saturday has brought with it some major twists and developments into the alleged assault on Empire star, Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) through multiple reports. Two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the on-going investigation told CNN that Chicago Police believe actor Jussie Smollet paid two men to orchestrate an assault on him.
The men in question, who are brothers, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, were originally arrested on Wednesday, but released without charges Friday after Chicago police cited: "Due to new evidence as a result of today's interrogations, the individuals questioned by police in the Empire case have now been released without charging and detectives have additional investigative work to complete." Reports also say that the two men are fully cooperating with law enforcement.
Of note is: that the brothers are of Nigerian descent and teach online body building classes. The Chicago Tribune reports that Smollett follows the brothers' workout page on Instagram. One brother reportedly appeared in an episode of Empire, but was not credited it for it.
Smollett's attack happened in the early hours of January 29th on the streets of Chicago, when Smollett told authorities that two men were "yelling out racial and homophobic slurs." He also noted that one of the attackers put a rope around his neck and poured an unknown chemical substance on him.
The sources told CNN there are records that show the two brothers purchased the rope found around Smollett's neck at an Ace Hardware store in Chicago.
"The new direction of the investigation is now based on the premise that Mr. Smollett was an active participant in the incident," a law enforcement source close to the situation told Deadline.
In a statement from Chicago PD late Saturday: "We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We've reached out to the 'Empire' cast member's attorney to request a follow-up interview."
So, what do you believe at this juncture? Do you think Smollett would stage a hate crime on himself? Could the police just not have found the true culprits? Share your theories on this developing story.
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Drake Hogestyn Chats On John Black's Latest Predicament With Diana and Leo On 'Inside Salem: Days of our Lives Podcast'
The complex life of John Black (Drake Hogestyn) just got even more complicated on NBC's Days of our Lives; thanks to the arrival of his ex-flame Diana Colville (Judith Chapman) and the bombshell that bad boy Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart), who has been causing so much trouble for Will (Chandler Massey) and Sonny (Freddie Smith), is actually his biological son! Boy, John certainly has had some kids he never knew about pop up (remember, Paul Narita is John's son, too). But, is this all a tale spun by Diana, or the truth regarding Leo?
Longtime DAYS vet, Drake Hogestyn sits down with host, Michael Fairman on an all-new installment of NBC's Inside Salem: Days of our Lives Podcast. During the conversation, Drake talks about his surprise learning from the script that Diana Cooper was indeed his ex, Diana Colville.
The beloved actor reveals that at one point he thought Genie Francis (Laura, GH) might be coming back to reprise the role, but now that it's Judith Chapman he is having a great time acting opposite her. In addition, being a true historian of DAYS, Drake takes the listeners on some fun facts that they may not have remembered. Later, Hogestyn reveals why he and Deidre Hall (Marlena) have found such success as DAYS' enduring John and Marlena.
Michael commends Drake on his Daytime Emmy Pre-Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his emotional turn following Marlena being shot at the Jarlena nuptials, and the family saying their goodbyes believing she was going to die, especially she the good doc had a DNR request on her legal forms filed with the hospital.
In the backstage segment of the podcast, Eric Martsolf (Brady) takes Fairman on what a typical production day is like for him and others in Salem: visiting the wardrobe department, stopping to talk to the stage manager, and chatting it up with co-stars along the way including: Lauren Koslow (Kate) and Linsey Godfrey (Sarah).
The new episode of Inside Salem: Days of our Lives Podcast is currently streaming on NBC.com here, and will be available for download via iTunes on Monday.
So, do you think John will do next now that Diana is working her way back into his life, and Leo is his son? Will he tell Marlena what is going on? What did you think of the sentiments shared by Drake in the interview? Comment below.
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Doug Davidson Back To The Young and the Restless
Big news Y&R fans, longtime veteran and fan favorite, Doug Davidson is back filming scenes at CBS Daytime's top-rated soap as Paul Williams.
The news broke when Eric Braeden tweeted a picture of himself with Davidson that simply stated: "He's Back"
A spokesperson for Y&R did confirm that Davidson (who had been taken off contract by the series a year ago back in January, which caused quite the social media stir) was back on set filming on Friday. That episode in which Davidson is in will air on March 25th.
Davidson tweeted: "Okay! So, the cat is out of the bag. NONE of any of this would happen without all of your undying loyalty, support and kindness. All of you are the reason "Paul" is back on the canvas. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
@EBraeden has been incredible the entire time. A huge thanks to him as well!"
Doug is a Daytime Emmy winner, who started on the daytime drama series back in 1978. Y&R did receive pushback under Mal Young's (Ex-EP and head writer) regime for its misuse of long-standing vets.
Braeden also tweeted with the photo: "I want to thank
@stevekentsony from SONY, JOSH GRIFFITH and TONY MORINA, for turning the ship around!!! Steve made an executive decision a few months ago and we want to thank him for it!"
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Does anyone have a nice Enya 90 F/S they would like to sell as I need one for a customer,thanks.
Oliver Engine Wanted.
I have built a unique type of Tether Model Car and need the most powerful Oliver Tiger 2.5cc engine possible to power it and opted for a Tom Ridley GT15. I ordered one from our late friend Tom in February 2016, but unfortunately Tom did not complete my order. So if any one can let me have one in as new condition, I will pay a sensible price. I have some rare original Oliver which I might P/Exchange? Revised 15th May 2017.
Thank you John Goodall.
The 0.25cc Tiny Tiger is in stock & Mini ETA15 of 0.35cc expected soon.
The Tiny Tiger has sold very well and we have just a few left now. This engine is superbly made with twin ball race main shaft and precise fits in all areas. It replaces the equally superb Schlosser 0.25cc engine which is no longer available and if you are lucky to find one new as the TT is, it will cost you circa £200?? The TT is just as easy to start when you have the technique because of the TBR, it is more powerful and slightly smaller in overall size. Why delay until they are all sold? We will accept suitable Part Exchanges.
The Mini Eta of 0.35cc is nearing completion and supplies should be available 6-8 weeks from today 15th May 2017. This good news was received this morning. It is the first Eta 15 miniature to be made and has die cast case with twin ball race supported crank shaft as for the TT. It will have the benefit of modern materials and manufacturing techniques.
Order either engine now to avoid disappointment.
Are you looking for that special engine?
I have been slowly disposing of some engines from my collection over recent years, mostly foreign so far. However if you are looking for a special, or difficult to find motor please check with me. I do have a few unique engines available, how about a pair of very rare MK twins from Japan? One is diesel the other glow and made by M. Kamikazi and based on Enya cylinder assemblies. A pair recently were sold on ebay for over £700!! I also have a rare and lovely little 0.040 cu ins Tee Pee Twin made by J.A. Thompson of Tee Pee Line in Arizona, USA. Based on Cox 0.020 engines geared and with RC throttle, NIB with instructions. Please enquire. Regards, John.


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Bigg Boss 10 Weekend Ka Vaar Episode Salman Scolds Swami OMJI Priyanka Jagga Khalnayak 22 October 2016 Written :- The first week of the new Bigg Boss 10 house is already over and now time has come for the night we all wait for yes its Weekend Ka Vaar wih Salman Khan as about 4 contestants got nominated for evictions previous week out of them 1 will get eliminated as per public votes also we will see a lot of fun, masti and Salman Khan giving a reality check to all the participants based on their performance in the first week.
Bigg Boss 10 Week 1 Saturday Episode Written Updates
Salman Khan made a wonderful entry dancing on his songs from some of his best movies then he entered the house through JIO TV and all the contestants got very happy seeing him and they gave him a warm welcome
Then the time came for some scolding Salman first scolds Priyanka Jagga on the bad words she used for Rohan Mehra mother then he also told her the way you were behaving with the Celebrity contestants is absolutely wrong
Lopamudra says that Swami OMJI gave her a life threat Salman scolds Swami OMJI saying that you are equal here to everyone and never use these kind of words again for any girl otherwise you have to face consequences he apologized
Salman than asked all the Celebrity contestants and Commoners who according to you is the main khalnayak of the house most of them take Swami OMJI and Priyanka Jagga name
There was a tie between Swami OMJI and Priyanka Jagga with 5 votes each then Priyanka Jagga says she will sit on the Khalnayak chair as Swami OMJI doesn't deserve to be called a villain.
Salman Khan announced that Manu Punjabi is Safe
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Happy Saturday Everyone! Julie here, sharing a Mixed Media card designed with the Eiffel Collage background stamp along Grunge Elements and ODBD Custom Dies- Circles and Pierced Circles Dies (all available at Our Daily Bread Designs).
This was a fairly easy card to create- stamp the Eiffel Collage background image on two pieces of white cardstock and watercolor with markers.
Fussy cut one of the Eiffel Collage images around the outside edge before cutting it into thirds and distress the edges with a distressing tool. Mount the three panels onto black cardstock, "age" the paper with vintage photo distress ink and splash a bit of water onto the background to add additional distressing.
Die cut the girl/dove image using the Circles Dies from the other Eiffel Collage panel and mount onto a circle of black cardstock (die cut and embossed with the Pierced Circles Dies).
Sponge the white card base with vintage photo distress ink and stamp the splatter image from Grunge Elements onto the edge using black soot distress ink.
Mount the layered panel onto the card front and adhere the circle die cut image with dimensional foam.
Use an extra fine white paint pen to add a few highlights to the flower centers and a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the Eiffel Tower as well as the flower petals.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and I hope you have been inspired to create a project of your own this week!
If you do have chance to create something using any of your Artistic Outpost stamps, don't forget, we would love it if you would share your artwork with us on Artistic Outpost Facebook page!
Designer- Julie Gearinger


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There are many types of digital evidence which could be encountered by digital forensic analyst in dealing with computer crime or computer-related crime. Not only files, videos, digital images, encrypted items, unallocated clusters, slacks and so forth, but also digital audio files might be analysed. In certain cases, the audio files become significant evidence to show the involvement of the perpetrators in the criminal case. Usually it contains speech records between two or more people talking about a plan to commit a crime; therefore the analyst should be able to reveal this conversation to the criminal investigators. With this evidence, the investigators have strong reason to prove that the perpetrators have planned a crime.
To reveal the conversation contained in the audio files is not an easy job. The analyst should follow strict guidelines of audio forensic so that the output of analysis could be accepted by the court. Once the analyst does one step of analysis carelessly, the results of analysis might be rejected by the court. To reach the results of audio forensic analysis in the best output, this journal discusses Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of Audio Forensic. With this SOP, it is expected that the analyst could have a good guidelines in guiding them to perform audio forensic analysis in step by step, so that the result of analysis is reliable.
The SOP of Audio Forensic comprises five steps, namely acquisition, authentication, audio enhancement, decoding and voice recognition. Below is the explanation of each step.
To obtain the complete explanation of each steps above, please access this link http://www.scribd.com/doc/24292835/Forensic-Cop-Journal-2-2-2009-Standard-Operating-Procedure-of-Audio-Forensic to download the pdf version. Hopefully this journal could help digital forensic analysts to perform audio forensic analysis properly.


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The Tea Party: Remember George Wallace
It is refreshing for me to find myself in agreement with "mainstream" Republicans, beginning with House Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Paul Ryan. I think.
The subject is the future of the Republican Party or, really, whether the "tea party" has a future.
I remember a story Larry King once told me about forgetting and then screwing up a speech he had agreed to give to some sort of Merchant Marine association in Miami. He found himself on stage with no idea where to begin or what to say. So he walked off and was chased into the parking lot by the sponsors, demanding to know how he could do this to them. He rolled down his car window before zooming away and said: "Because the Merchant Marine has no future!"
For quite a time, I thought the tea party's future was worse than that. But it has hung on to the point that Boehner, Ryan and company realize it could end the future of sane Republicanism, which is not all that balanced already.
"They pushed us into the fight to defund Obamacare and to shut down the government," said Boehner. "I just think they've lost all credibility." Ryan, saying he was "frustrated" with the purity demands of the tea partyers, added: "You don't get everything you want in divided government." The conservative columnist Linda Chavez called them a "hysterical" bunch who don't care about winning elections and spend their television time calling Republicans traitors to the cause. She also thinks their main cause is fund-raising.
Actually, Boehner and his establishment-oriented company are the ones who sound hysterical at the moment — for good reason. The tea party folk are not attacking Democrats and liberals anymore; they are attacking and planning to run against regular old conservative Republicans in the House and Senate. No one with a title seems safe from this new wave of anti-government populism.
So, what next? The most interesting answer I've seen is a short essay by Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution. He sees two paths for angry party guys. Will they go the way of the Rev. Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority of the 1970s, or will they go the way of George Wallace in the 1960s? In brief, Rauch argues that Falwell was pulled into the fold of the Republican Party, but Wallace permanently changed American politics when he left the Democratic Party and became an independent, third-party candidate for president.
"In 1968," Rauch writes, "George C. Wallace, a former Democratic governor of Alabama, led a nationwide populist rebellion among conservatives. Though his American Independent Party presidential campaign drew votes from both mainstream parties, it mainly devastated the Democrats, who never recovered among conservative whites or in the South.
"In 2009, another generation of conservative populists rebelled, this time calling themselves the tea party. After four or so years in which the GOP waited in vain for the tea party to settle down and become reliable foot soldiers, 2013 was the year that forced Republicans to confront the possibility that they have a Wallace-like problem on their hands.
"Until recently, Republicans had good reason to hope that the tea party's trajectory would follow that of the religious right's emergence into politics in the 1970s. Energized by social issues, Christian conservatives welded themselves to the party's base, altering the party's ideological complexion but, in exchange, giving unstinting loyalty….
"Wallace's movement resembled the tea party in its predominantly white demographics, its anti-government populism, its Southern and Western tilt, its angry sense of grievance. … Also like tea partyers, they believed the Washington establishment held their values in contempt and that both parties were complicit."
Polling backs up Rauch's perception. Pew polls indicate that more than 70 percent of tea party sympathizers disapprove of Republican leadership. It's no wonder Boehner and Ryan are angry — and scared. So, concludes Rauch, the partyers have this message for Boehner: "Bring it on … you have nothing we want, we have nothing to lose."
The Republicans, though, like Democrats in 1968, have a great deal to lose.


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I have some trouble with Picasa. Didn't use it for some months, and then Google made some changes I guess. So, no pics right now.
I'm on vacation on the island of Gotland, halfway between Sweden and Latvia.
I rode the Lambretta TV 175 series 1 to the ferry. Suddenly the arm joint to gas wire and throttle broke. Had to find a steel wire as I didn't want to remove the gas wire.
I found a rusty wire on a lamp post, and proceeded by lifting the throttle directly.
But I missed the ferry, but had only to wait 2 hours to the next one.
On Gotland I phoned our oldest son and asked him to remove the arm from another Dell'Orto 23 mm and post it to me. That worked out, but now the second carb is useless. Anyone having spares?


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Detail of an island from the Latvian Reef, with coral by Dagnija Griezne. Photo by the IFF.
From October 2013 to March 2014 a crocheted coral reef is being created at the Museum and they are looking for people to crochet corals to add to the reef. You can do this at the Museum on one of the workshops they are running, or make your corals at home and send them in.
The Manchester reef is a 'satellite reef' of L.A.'s Institute for Figuring's International Crochet Coral Reef. It will be part of an exhibition of natural coral specimens, including examples of its use in the decorative arts. The exhibition, Coral: Something Rich and Strange, runs from 29th November 2013 to 16th March 2014 at Manchester Museum.
Photo by the IFF.
If you'd like to find out more you can find the project's Facebook page here (which includes details of crochet workshops) and they also have a Ravelry group where you can find patterns and ask questions.
Although I live in Glasgow, Manchester is a city close to my heart as I studied there for a year. If you do manage to visit, let me know how the coral reef looks!
K x


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The Bike Registry: Five Years On
I started the Dave Moulton Registry in 2010, to list and account for the many frames I built, to preserve those left for people wishing to own one. The Registry will be five years old later this years. I have just counted the number of Fuso frames listed. Roughly 250. That is only about 10% of the approximately 2,500 built between 1984 and 1993.
It leaves me wondering, where are the other 90%, they can't have all been wrecked, rusted away, or thrown out as trash. I have a feeling I will continue adding to the list for a number of years to come.
There is hardly a week goes by when at least two or three appear on eBay. Just this week a beautiful 50cm. Fuso Lux with custom paint, and fully Campagnolo equipped, went for $735. (Picture above.)
Often they are sold and bought on eBay and Craig's List and I never hear of them again. I don't feel inclined to list frames that appear on eBay, I need a contact from an owner. It is possible the new owner doesn't want it listed.
Looking over the frames listed on the Registry, I find it highly satisfying that many are owned by the original owners, having bought them new in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Most of the frames listed have original paint. The cost of a re-paint is often far more than the frame is worth. I would suggest if you own one that is a little beat up and shabby, that you keep your eye open for one that has had less use.
The reason 90% of the frames I built are unaccounted for, could be because many are sitting in basements, garages, and attics. Some having had little use, with beautiful paint hidden under a coat of dust.
Recent interesting additions to the Registry include the one pictured above. It a UK built custom frame that lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1976 I built a number of frames for a Richard Scho, who owned a bike shop in Copenhagen.
So when I got an email from the bike's owner Carl Pedersen, I felt sure it was one of those that went to Copenhagen in 1976. Strangely, when Carl provided the number, it was built in 1975 and was originally sold in England. It is a mystery how it made its way across the North Sea to Denmark.
The one pictured above is an early 1st. Generation Fuso, (#190) with a special red, and blue paint. This paint scheme was done exclusively for a bike store called "Two Wheel Transit Authority." They were located in Huntington Beach, California. Those who lived in Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, in the 1980s will remember this store.
It was a huge store, opened in a premises that was formally a Bowling Alley. Doing about 4 million in sales each year, they ordered a lot of both custom 'dave moulton' frames and Fuso. They ordered enough that they had their own Fuso paint colors.
The one above was further customized for Two Wheel Transit's owner, Paul Moore, and had white stars added to the blue lower section of the frame. Two Wheel Transit went out of business in 1990.
My thanks to Richard Salinas, of Ontario, CA for the above Fuso pictures. And thanks to all those who have registered their bikes, your interest and support is much appreciated.
If you ever meet someone on the road riding one of my bikes. Please make them aware of the Registry (If they don't already know.) so the Registry may continue to grow. If you have a frame to register, email me the relivant info. davesbikeblog[AT]gmail[DOT]com
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pope, on the day of the Apostle Saint Andrew, formally excommunicated Louis, the eldest son of the king of France, and all the counts and barons of England, who, with their accomplices, were conspiring and rising up in insurrection against the king of England, the vassal of the church of Rome. War now increased in England from day to day, the barons first of all occupying, in a hostile manner, the whole county of Northampton, with the town of that name itself, with the exception of the castle, the garrison of which defended itself manfully. But the besiegers, being destitute of the necessary engines, retired without succeeding in their object. For before these events had happened, the king, providing for the future, had secretly fortified his castles. From thence, the barons came to London, and on the seventeenth of May they entered the city, and occupied it without meeting with any resistance ; for the citizens detested king John for the many unjust exactions with which he had incessantly oppressed them. Accordingly, having held a conference there, they sent some of their allies, both barons and citizens, beyond the sea, to Louis, whom they had elected king, to desire him to hasten and come with all speed to England, as he might then at once obtain the kingdom without any difficulty or opposition. And that he might not hesitate, they sent, both to the king of France and his son, letters patent, with the seals of the nobles affixed, and fifty hostages. The same year, after the feast of Saint Michael, king John besieged the castle of Rochester, in which were some gallant barons, namely, William of Albinet, and many others, whom Robert Fitz-Walter, who was lying lazy and inactive with his whole army in London, was bound to succour, but he would not do so. Owing to which, the aforesaid castle was miserably taken, and the nobles were taken prisoners, and thrust into Corfe castle to await the king's pleasure, and were at last ransomed when scarcely alive. After that, the king became a perfect tyrant, and a destroyer of his own kingdom, hiring, as his soldiers, a band of foreigners, to wit Savaric de Mallein, with his fickle Poitevins, and Gerard de Sotingin, with his inconstant Flemings, and Walter, surnamed Bue, with his vile troop. And then there arose unheard-of confusion in the kingdom, of so fierce a character, that sons were seen to rise in a hostile manner against the fathers, and fathers against their sons. Accordingly, king John, accompanied by that detestable troop of foreigners, whose


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Let me share a war story with you (one that I swear is true).
In the year 2000 an Ansett passenger jet, loaded with passengers, was preparing to push back from the terminal in Sydney. But there was a timing problem… the control tower insisted they were trying to depart too early… three minutes too early.
What resulted was a dispute about the actual time, which concluded with the control tower politely suggesting Ansett ring 1194 (the phone number in Australia to get the talking clock). One phone call later and Ansett could see the problem: Their mainframe was 3 minutes fast. Seriously!
The root cause of this problem was simple: while Ansett used sysplex timers (Mainframe timing devices) to co-ordinate time between their mainframes, nothing had been setup to co-ordinate the sysplex timer time with an external source. And sadly the time had drifted.
The solution was simple. We attached a modem to the sysplex timer and it began calling the NIST in Boulder Colorado to check for drift (this product had no concept of NTP). Meanwhile the Sysplex Timer had to very slowly (and it took a while) drift it's reported time back to reality.
So Ansett had broken the first law of the Time Lords: Always sync your clocks. Pretty well every product in your data center can sync with NTP and there is no excuse not to use it.
So given my very strong views on this, I am curious, have I missed something? Are there reasons to NOT use NTP? Have you seen objections? Please share your thoughts.
And Ansett? Sadly no longer with us. The airline failed in September 2001, their planes sold off or broken down for scrap. A sad day for Australian aviation and all the people who worked for that fine airline.