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You're still here? This place is old news. Visit my new website at CarryingStones.com to see my latest updates. This place is closed, a vestigial blog that only remains as an archive.
Update your bookmarks and RSS feeds. It's a new day.
You're still here? This place is old news. Visit my new website at CarryingStones.com to see my latest updates. This place is closed, a vestigial blog that only remains as an archive.
Update your bookmarks and RSS feeds. It's a new day.
Michael Schechter recently asked Are Power Apps Like Omnifocus and Scrivener For You?. Watching tutorial videos for "power apps" has helped him decide when it is worth investing his time, attention, and money to learning a new application. He proposes that:
If you aren't willing to take the time [to watch a video], you probably aren't really all that ready for whatever app you are considering. And once you do jump in, you'll have a better idea of what to look for and probably have a few power user tricks that you are anxious to try out.
He closed with a question that got me thinking about how I choose the software that helps me do the work I do.
What's your process? How do you go about gauging if an app is worth your time and effort?
My process is probably among the worst out there. I can admit to being a perpetually lazy serial procrastinator. It's easy for something shiny to lead me on a chase for a while, largely because there is nothing to fail at there. Nothing, that is, except the obvious failure to accomplish anything worthwhile.
I've spent more money than I care to think about over the years on apps that rarely saw any action. I should probably let you know I'm a recovering app bundle junkie. I still get cravings when I see $5,937 worth of apps for a few bucks, but I've gotten better at shaking off the shakes. I've wasted a lot of time, a lot, trying to find a use for many of those bundled apps. Even if it was a bargain bin purchase, I paid for it, right? I should learn to use them.
Nah, not really. Usually, my main reason for making a bundle purchase was to get at one of them. This is how I first saw the light with 1Password (and haven't looked back). Get it. Get it now. Even you Windows users out there. All of you need it. Thank me later.
Back to Schechter's questions. My process is to avoid new apps. Like I said, my tendency to chase the shiny has waned, but I do respect the opinion of people I follow online. See also, Twitter. Watch smart people in your field of interest. They have probably had more apps thrown at them than you have time to study on your own, and they have decided what works and what doesn't.
There is room for personality though, especially in the writing space and most especially on iOS. There has been an avalanche of high quality writing tools for iPhone and iPad. I've weeded the garden and found what works for me (Writing Kit if you're interested).
As a writer, the best advice I've found in the past 20 years is to axe word processors and stick to plain text. I only drop into a word processor to open files other people send me or to print a heavily formatted document. Plain text and Markdown are all I need (MultiMarkdown if I need tables). The only hypocrasy in my stable of writing apps is Scrivener, but it's so amazing every writer should use it. Yes, even writers who use Windows (in fact, you can pick Scrivener for Windows at a discount through Nov. 7).
I hope you found the hidden wisdom in my failures. No? Let me spell it out for you.
This video is so strange and so intriguing in so many ways. There is so much to see here.
I'm not going to argue that this music video by Kinna Grannis isn't awesome, because that would be stupid. It is an incredible labor-intensive piece of work. Catchy tune, too.
However, I will argue that Michael Zang writing for PetaPixel should watch the videos he posts before writing about them. To wit, I enter the following photo into evidence. Emphasis mine.
OK, I know RSS isn't going away, but John Gruber (@gruber) threw me down the rabbit hole tonight when he linked to NetNewsWire creator Brent Simmons piece about Google Reader. The whole shebang got started with this article:
Official Google Reader Blog: Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up.
The article states Google's intention to "bring Reader and Google+ closer together." This upsets me, but they say they have a plan for people like me.
That's why we will also be extending Reader's subscription export feature to include the following items. Your data belongs to you, after all, and we want to make sure you can take it with you.
- Your subscriptions
- Your shared items
- Your friends
- Your likes
- Your starred items
Simmons doesn't seem to believe Reader is going to buckle under Google+, but he's not confident that the slew of apps that use Reader as a syncing hub may be in jeopardy. Simmons writes:
"When I say that the system is fragile, I don't mean that Google Reader itself is fragile. I mean that using it as a syncing system for other apps is fragile."
The sentence Simmons closed his article with was the most chilling (and most quoted so far):
I'm not an RSS reader developer any more. But if I were, I'd start looking for an alternative syncing system right now.
New item in my OmniFocus inbox? Learn how to export my RSS data from Reeder.
(Via Daring Fireball)
MacSparky – Blog – MPU 60 – The Case for Evernote:
I hear that people who who subscribe to the Mac Power Users lead more productive and fulfilling lives.
David Sparks, that's MacSparky, is right. 5by5 listeners are suave and good-looking, too.
I haven't listened to the Evernote episode yet, but I'm looking forward to it. There is always the commute tomorrow.
James Shelley shares the three things that must occur to move forward in A Grand Unifying Theory of Everything. It's only 31 words. Go read them.


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Yep, yesterday the Old Gal stood up. What? You didn't hear me yelling as I came home, "She's alive!"
Someone asked Hubby why we didn't just take a chainsaw to her and the other two pecan trees (which are also upright and staked). He told me his reply was, "The things you do for the love of a woman." He explained that I was so heartbroken, he was going to do everything in his power to try and get our old friend upright once more. And in the mode of "It Takes a Village", a lot of folks have contributed to that shining moment.
If anyone ever doubted what a good man Hubby is, the Old Gal stands in silent tribute to what a big heart looks like. I wouldn't trade him for anything.
So I'm on my way to get her a good meal of fertilizer to encourage her to dig deep and hold on. She's already budding out...a good sign for someone whose been lying on her side since October. She won't retain her former glory in my lifetime (after all, she's well over 200 years old), but seeing her stand proud once more makes my heart sing.
Hubby did it for the love of a woman. I'm pretty sure he meant me. But I have a feeling, he meant her too.

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Xbox One Delay In Some European Countries Disappoints DICE Developers
Ryan Martin / 6 years ago
Just yesterday we revealed to you that the Xbox One would be delayed in many European countries and today DICE developers have responded to the Microsoft announcement with disappointment. Alan Kertz, the lead core gameplay director working at DICE, stated that "I see Microsoft seems intent on making it easier and easier to pick #PS4 for Gen4 in Sweden."
Gustav Halling, a lead gameplay designed, says that the delay of the Xbox One in select countries is going to ensure that the Xbox One falls behind the Sony PlayStation 4 in terms of sales. Battlefield 4 will launch on both next generation consoles later on this year. That said we should expect to see the new title in November on the PS4 and at a similar time frame for the Xbox One though we've heard nothing specific about that.
Do you think Microsoft's delay to the Xbox One in some countries will see them fall behind Sony's PS4 in those countries in sales?
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Dear Mom,
How are you? How's your day going?
Ok, enough with the pleasantries…I feel it's time we had another little chat. Today's topic of conversation is Time Out.
We, the children, are unsure where this ridiculous idea came from but we want to sincerely express our opinion that: Enough is enough. (We know you like that phrase.)
Honestly, we're just confused as to what it's supposed to accomplish.
In the beginning you really had us going. We truly feared that if we moved from that step before the timer went off something bad would happen to us. Come to think of it, that could have been because you actually TOLD us the police would come and get us if we didn't sit there for the full two minutes…
Regardless, we sat.
I bet you thought you were really something, huh? Eventually, however, we smartened up.
There was the one day when I personally tested that theory by moving my butt off that step no less than 7 times before the timer went off. Nothing happened.
And I know for a fact that you saw me because you did that thing where you turn your back to me so I won't see you laughing…you're bad at that, by that way.
Over the years I think we just wore you down.
The timer stopped being set so our "punishments" got shorter and shorter. (Except that one time you sent me to my room for time out and then forgot about me. 25 minutes is an excessive amount of time don't you agree? Good thing I have so many toys up there or I would have been REALLY bored!)
Don't get me wrong, you put in a great effort!
I liked the time you put me in time out and then played with all of my trucks in front of me. And you kept saying things like "Wow, trucks are so fun! I'm glad I'M not in time out!" That was a really nice touch.
The problem with your method is that you let me out after a set amount of time. I don't have to sit on that bottom step till I'm sorry, I just have to sit there till I'm done. If I had to stay until I was sorry you'd be climbing over my little body in order to get up to bed that night.
Please know that if I threw a matchbox car at my brother it's because he deserved it. I'm not sorry I did it…I'm sorry I got caught.
So, I mean, please feel free to continue using time out as a discipline tool but know that you're wasting your time. Cause I can do four minutes standing on my head, with one arm tied behind my back. It's a cake walk, lady. Just thought you outta know…
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This area has had lots of rain so far this growing season. It's been too wet to do anything in the garden. After 2 days of sunshine and wind, yesterday we went down to see if the weeds had taken over. We had zucchini ready, which will be a nice addition to the salad I planned to make for dinner tonight. Daughter and 2 of the grands are coming later today. Tonight is our fireworks display. We always have it on the Saturday before the 4th.
After Hubby took the chicken wire off the tomato cages, he pulled out his 22 handgun for some target practice with Bro O. I wandered off with my camera. I couldn't find any cool flowers, but did find this tiny bloom.
Deptford Pink. The name refers to Deptford, England, which is now a part of London.


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The iconic TOMS slip-ons, these Alpargatas started the One for One® movement.
- Natural canvas upper
- Classic Alpargata design
- Elastic "v" for easy on/off
- Suede footbed
- Rubber outsole for traction
With every pair of shoes you purchase, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One®
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This shoe fits true to size.


text: Oh the darling butterflies, the beauty queens of the insect world, watch them flutterdelicately around this ornate vase, without a care in the world. But oh-ho! This was not always the case; these butterflies came from humble beginnings. Abandoned by their mother before birth, they soon revealed themselves to be pseudo-warriors of the undergrowth. Violently marked and unforgiving to the eye, they kept a low profile, for this was not their true calling. They were positively gentle in nature… it was all a facade. It hurt to see how their unsightly spines repelled even the burliest of men! Oh how cruel, how unjust! To be born in the wrong body is the ultimate travesty. [Kim Shillam]


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Google's historic win over Go world champion proves AI can be 'unpredictable and immoral' leading expert warns
Humans have been taking a beating from computers lately.The 4-1 defeat of Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol by Google's AlphaGo artificial intelligence (AI) is only the latest in a string of pursuits in which technology has triumphed over humanity.Self-driving cars are already less accident-prone than human drivers, the TV quiz show Jeopardy! is a lost cause, and in chess humans have fallen so woefully behind computers that a recent international tournament was won by a mobile phone.
World Champion Go Player Finally Defeats Google's AI Program
Many top Go professionals commented after AlphaGo's initial wins that it displayed unorthodox, questionable moves that initially befuddled humans, but made sense in hindsight.
Google, which put up the $1 million prize, said the money will be donated to charity.
Go, which originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, is a complex game with an almost incalculable number of move options. The game involves two players who take turns placing black and white stones on a grid-shaped board. The winner is the player who manages to seal off more territory.
The most famous AI victory to date was in 1997 when the IBM-developed supercomputer Deep Blue beat then-world class chess champion Garry Kasparov.


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These light flatform sandals are crafted fr0m canvas with a comfortable plaited wedge heel.
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Parents of pupils in Aberdeenshire are being asked for their views on how music tuition in the area's schools can be improved.
An online survey will run from Monday of this week for four weeks as part of a review launched by Aberdeenshire Council's Education and Children's Services.
Currently, a team of 46 music instructors are teaching over 2000 primary and secondary pupils across Aberdeenshire to play musical instruments from a variety of disciplines, including woodwind, brass, strings and percussion.
The team has been working with the council's Improving the Customer Experience (iCE) project to further improve accessibility to services and increase customer satisfaction.
Head of Instrumental Music, Richard Paton, said: "Many improvements have already been made within the service, such as the introduction of online payment methods, but we still want to hear from as many parents as possible about their experiences.
"It is really important that they are involved in further improvements and by completing the survey, they will be able to make a very positive difference."
To complete the survey, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/InstrumentalMusic1.


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calor + iePosted: December 24, 2010 Filed under: Personal | Tags: diet, Food Leave a comment
I think it's safe to say to we need calories to burn calories. And it's good to be mindful of what you eat daily.
pictures taken from here and here 😉
CelebrationPosted: June 18, 2009 Filed under: Personal | Tags: birthday, Days of my lives, Food, Going Out 9 Comments
Yesterday, June 17, 2009, I invited some of my friends to come to my birthday dinner. It was held in Sushi Tei Plaza Senayan. It actually started around 7 PM but some of them came late since traffic in Jakarta was just crazy as usual.
Okay, my folks, my younger sis and I left home slightly before 5 PM and we had no idea that the traffic would be that bad. Fortunately, we could make it in time; we arrived around 6.30 PM in Plaza Senayan. And then, my parents went separate way from my sis and I. Well, after we arrived, my sis and I directly went to Sushi Tei to confirm my reservation just in case there could be something wrong or any else. After that, because it was still 6.30 PM, I decided to go to bookstores to actually check on the magazines I regularly read. Well, I was surprised that both Nylon Guys and GQ had been out by this date, I mean it's usually out around 20-something each month and it's still before 20, you know. Okay, then I bought them eventually.
Next, we went back to Sushi Tei and decided to come in since it was already 6.50 PM. While we were waiting, I called my invitees to check them for the last time whether they were really gonna come or not. Most of them were still on their way, but I completely understood that as long as they really did come. Okay the first guest(s) who came were Torik and Thito and then followed by Afi, Gina, Bambino, Uun, Laras and Buncis respectively. Laras and Buncis were the last ones, totally late without any doubt; they both came when we were already finishing our desserts hahaha. Well, most of them attend the same school as me, only Buncis, my best friend, attends different school from us. Nonetheless, it was no huge deal haha we all still could laugh our ass off hahaha. Zillions of thank yous would not be enough to describe my gratitude to all of you who came, I'm very appreciative of that 😀 Just thank you very, very much for coming 😀 I absolutely had fun with all of you, talking, laughing, blahblahblah. We stayed there until around 9.45 PM because we kinda felt that it was already closing and then we got out and had no idea what to do because the mall itself was already closing, too. So, yeah, I waited for them until they were picked up home. Umm, I finally went home around 10.45 PM and the lighting had been shut off; just so you know, it was quite scary, the mall at night, so dark; actually had some intentions to break into the stores in it hehehehe *just kidding* I eventually arrived home around 11.30 PM and hit the bed without thinking twice.
(clockwise from left: Indah (Buncis), Me, Bambino, Uun, Laras, Torik, Gina, Afi)
My Mum – Buncis – Me
This morning I basically felt as if I were having hangover hahaha. I felt a bit nauseous, but then recovered quickly after breakfast haha. I spent the morning by surfing the net and playing PS2. Oh yeah, speaking of game console, I guess my mother is almost won over by me about the Nintendo Wii thingy, yeah!!! Let the time answer, when she will buy me one 😛 After lunch, I actually wanted to go to the cinema, but I accidentally fell asleep, So, I took a nap from I-don't-know-when until 4.30 PM. Just before I wrote this post, I was uploading photos to my facebook profile. Hmm, so no plans for tonight, people! I guess I just stay home and will figure out what I'm gonna do next haha.
Enjoy your day, people 😀
Aldhin xx
WorkoutPosted: June 14, 2009 Filed under: Personal | Tags: Days of my lives, Food, gift, Going Out, Sports, workout Leave a comment
Okay, today is Sunday, June 14, 2009. And it's 5.15 PM as I'm typing this post.
Well, today's theme is 'workout'. Why? Well, I started the day by running 1,200 metres in the morning. And you know what? It felt very, very, very, very, very, very far!!! Yeah, I finished it with a time of 9 minutes 27 seconds. Yeah, pretty impressive for myself since I thought that I wouldn't be able to cross the finish line hahaha. I was totally drained after that and parched of course plus I didn't bring any kind of drink regrettably 😦 So, during our trip back home, I was damn thirsty.
Alright, we went to my cousins' house after that because we already had a plan to have lunch together to celebrate my birthday, family-only this time, friends only? Later, but sure I will, just be patient, 'kay? lol
BUT, before that my cousins went to their regular fitness centre and they had a free pass and they gave the free pass to me which meant I had to go with them. Okay, firstly, I just ran for distance of more than a kilo. Secondly, I was absolutely tired. Lastly, I couldn't imagine myself doing any kind of exercise after that grueling running that I'd done earlier this morning. I just agreed to join them nonetheless. Let's just skip the part where I was doing the workout, shall we? The thing is I exercised for an hour and a half more or less, and it turned out not as bad as I had thought at first. It wasn't torturing or what, it was just fine. Yeah, tired of course, sweaty? Hell yeah, proving that I did it wholeheartedly hehe. Stinky? Nah, that's nasty lol (to be honest, a bit of that hahaha). Thank you my Teteh's for giving me the free pass 🙂 Because if you didn't, I wouldn't know how it felt hehe.
After the workout, we all eventually met in Plaza Senayan. My Teteh's and I left Plaza Semanggi at around 12 PM to go to Plaza Senayan to meet my younger sis and my folks. We arrived at 12.30-something and immediately headed to Marché to meet them. Well, the queue was really long, luckily they'd waited there so we just entered it as soon as we arrived there. What I ordered were:
- The savory crepes like the last time I went there, but this time with sautéed mushrooms filling not the sliced beef ham.
- Plus, chicken cheese sausage which was very tasty as my main course.
- Hmm, the dessert that I picked was chocolate mousse.
- And banana chocolate with something-that-I-forget-its-name cake.
- Oh yeah, and also this Ice Swiss Gourmet Dark Chocolate.
- And also this chocolate crepes with mint spread filling and tropical fruits as topping plus chocolate sauce poured over this one. The mint spread did not taste like toothpaste just in case if you're wondering.
- And also the caramel ice cream with almonds and raisins.
Splendid, aren't they? And just like last time, we ordered way too much desserts hahaha. I was blown away by those things. I was overly stuffed just so you know which made the workout I'd done almost unworkable hahaha. Whatever, I love today because it was a wonderful one. Well, tomorrow, I've got take the remedial chemistry test plus it will be a deadline for my mathematics' assholeignment, darn it! Enjoy your day!
Aldhin xx
p.s. My uncle will gimme an iPod Touch for my birthday present. It might not be a big deal for you, but it is a biggie for me.
Eradicating ApprehensionPosted: May 21, 2009 Filed under: Personal | Tags: Days of my lives, Food, Going Out, Sports 2 Comments
Phew, it's already 10.25 PM as I start writing this post. Today was amazing; yeah, I'm tired now, but it's worth it. Too bad, tomorrow I must go back to school, back to the business, to reality. 'Kay, let's recap what I've done today. I think listing them would look uncluttered, so you can read it easily hehe.
- Earlier today, I watched American Idol Final Live on 7 o'clock in the morning. I actually over-slept until around 7.15 am, but it wasn't really ruinous I believe; I still could watch the rest of it 'till the end. So, yeah Kris Allen is the new American Idol. I really did think that Adam Lambert was the one who was gonna win it, in fact he was not. Congrats for both of 'em, most especially to Kris Allen!
- And then my cousins, Teteh Tata and Teteh Icha, came to my house. Well, we all had plan to go together to my mum's relative's wedding reception. We all eventually set off from my house at 10.30 am and arrived there slightly after 11 am; the location was not really far from my house so it didn't take long time for sure. Oh yeah, the food was decent, so no bad comment about it lol.
- After that we went back to my house to relax for awhile and then without my mum and dad, four of us went out to watch Night At The Museum 2. At first, we wanted to watch it in Pacific Place, but at the end we chose to go to Plaza Senayan. Oh my Gawd, the movie was absolutely amusing, I couldn't help but laugh almost throughout this movie. It was just too hysterical hahaha.
- Next, we ate in Marché and it was totally heaven on earth personally for myself and maybe if you're a foodie hahaha. Hmm, I just cannot describe how delicious the foods were. I couldn't stop complimenting how great they tasted. Y'all should try it out; I, without a doubt, recommend it! Not only the food that is highly-recommended, but also the ambiance there. It is very similar with the village vibe around Switzerland and Germany; it is full with wooden effects which makes us feel like we're rustic. Oh yeah about what I had that afternoon. Well, I ate savory crepes with beef ham topping. They are completely worth a try. The savory filling is made of Emmenthal cheese, beef ham and grated carrot, all wrapped up in a crepe and topped with paprika sauce. I was like on cloud nine when I had them in my mouth hahaha. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of 'em, next time maybe? Haha. And then for dessert, I had Tiramisu and it tasted so scrumptious. Teteh Tata had Belgian Waffel and also it was mouth-drooling hahaha. Actually we ate more desserts than the main course. And also, we ordered this Marché Sweet Crepe with macaroon filling and grapes + strawberries as the covering. Yum yum yum, I was totally speechless. Oh yeah, we also had a cake. I forgot its name alas; it's two-layered cake, with vanilla filling between the layers. The coating was a bit of honey + roasted almonds. And we were just right in time to order that because it was the last piece, thank Gawd we still could have a chance to taste it. The chocolate mousse was nice, too. The point is, it's a must try! If you really wanna know how it tastes, just come there visit! I should take pictures of the food next time I go there!!!
@ Marché (clockwise; Me – Teteh Tata – Etha – Teteh Icha)
- Then, we all left Plaza Senayan to go home, but not my home; my cousins' house. My folks told us that they'd pick us up there. So, when we arrived there, my parents had already been there first. It was around 6.45 PM when we arrived.
- I watched Maria Sharapova's quarterfinal match and SHE LOST IT REALLY BAD!!! The score was 2 – 6 2 – 6. No need to discuss it, I just simply cannot accept that! Well, I'd better wish her best of luck for French Open, Rolland Garros. I hope that the best of her can be all out there. Don't disappoint me with another withdrawal news, Maria! I'm already loaded by those stuff.
- Around 9.15 PM, my parents, my sis and I went back to our house and arrived at 9.45 PM.
- Whoaaam, I'm tired now, but I'm trying my best to write here. See? At least I make an effort hahaha.
- Oh Gosh, tomorrow is gonna be physics exam and instead of studying, having fun was the option I chose haha. I don't care at all. So what the fuck is physics doing to keep me away from having fun anyway?
- Oh yeah, before I forgot, below's the pic of my new bag hahaha.
It's the picture of the bag I've been talking about here (click to enlarge as usual :D)
I think that's just it fellas. Come back for more 😀


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Hello girls,
Don't know where to start really. We had a BFP on October 26 but a 7 wk scan on tuesday showed no heartbeat and a v. small embryo which looks like it stopped growing at 5 wks. I ws scanned twice by two drs but the prognosis is not good.
I have to go back again on tuesday for another scan to be double sure that the pregnancy is over. The drs warned me that there was very little hope that anything would change but they want to be on the safe side.
So that's it for me this time.
I don't know how I should be feeling really. I'm trying to be strong because I know I've got to continue with the IVF and these knocks could just keep coming.
Although I was v. excited when i found out I was pregnant I did hold back in case anything horrible happened and I think that has helped.
But at the same time during the three weeks I thought I was pregnant I felt so lovely and not alone because I knew a little life was growing inside me. During the times when I was at home on my own I didn't feel alone it was like I had company. Sounds weird I know. I just feel so v. sorry that I couldn't do anything to keep it growing.
I'm gutted but I'm not falling apart or anything. Does that make me hard? I just hope I am dealing with the situation and it doesn't come back and kick me down in a few weeks time.
DH is coping fine, he's a huge rock for me. He has a good outlook on life. I just hope he really is ok. I think so.
I'm trying to focus on the positive things in my life and I'm grateful for those. I'm also v. lucky to still have 11 embryos left, something which i know many girls would dream of.
I hope everyone is ok,
take care
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And all across the land...
It's a riot of flavour out there, and it ain't just targeted at those sporting beards and sandals. So says award-winning writer Pete Brown of the world of real ale in this year's Cask Ale Report, just published.
As Cask Ale Week kicks off for 2014, we hear that the UK now has treble the amount of breweries it had at the millennium, and cask beer remains the jewel in the crown.
Otherwise known as 'real ale', due to the fact that it reaches the pub with just the right amount of live yeast to give it a friendly sparkle, it's not the easiest drink to get right from cellar to glass. But plenty of pubs, bars and restaurants do make the effort, and this is the week for you to check them out.
Events, dear boy (& girl), events
With literally dozens of breweries hosting events and brewing beers specially for the Week, plus 100s of pubs getting involved, the best thing to do is to visit the Cask Ale Week website to choose where to head.
Use the Find a Pub facility to home in on what's near, or get hold of the Cask Ale app on your mobile.
Brew your own
Before I give you my Top 10 – here's a challenge you won't want to miss: your chance to brew with the Crafty Dan brew team at Thwaites. Fancy doing that? All you need to do is email your ideal recipe to email@example.com by Sun 5 October. (Good luck!)
Here's my Top 10
For the duration – Thurs 25 Sept – Sun 5 October
1 Free beer
Free pint of CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain, Timothy Taylors Boltmaker, at 100s of Punch pubs. Download your voucher on the Cask Ale Week site.
And the Daily Telegraph is pairing up with Punch pubs too in offering a free pint voucher, on Sat 27 Sept.
2 New brews
There's a goodly number of special beers brewed for Cask Ale Week, and among those making their debut is Old Nutty Hen, the long lost relative to Old Speckled Hen from Greene King.
No doubt the Fox will be happy – seen here mulling over the prospect with head brewer John Bexon.
3 London's Tattershall Castle
London's iconic floating bar and its fellow pubs across the country has not one but six weeks of activities, including Buy Six Ales Get One Free (not all at once, we hasten to add!).
Follow the action on twitter and facebook at @ProudofourAle.
4 Across the nation
Not 1, not 2, not 22 – 95 Stonegate pubs are hosting beer festivals. And 75 Thwaites pubs too. And dozens of Wetherspoon, Taylor Walker and Chef & Brewer pubs too.
For details, try out the Find a Pub option on the Cask Marque website.
5 Fullers – Mad Bishop & Bear, London
Beer Sommelier of the Year Jane Peyton has put together a fabulous London brewers' Beer Festival at this Paddington Station pub. Thirteen brews will be available over the course of the week. From Brixton Brewery to Windsor & Eton's moreish Conqueror Black IPA, from Crate to Cronx, from Truman's to Portobello.
6 Kent Green Hop Beer Fortnight – Fri 26 Sept – Sun 12 Oct
Marvellous chance to taste the effects of hops in their most naked sense – that is, in a green hop beer, so-called since the precious little cones with all their aromatic molecules haven't been dried
You can find out which pubs are hosting these beauties on the website, or go the whole hog, head for Canterbury Food & Drink Festival on 26-28 Sept, and try the whole range.
This year there's even a lovely little map showing you where all the breweries are, and The Goods Shed in Canterbury will be showcasing – and sharing – plenty of foodstuffs all cooked with Kent Green Hop Beer in mind.
Specific events
7 Sat 27 Sept – Bangers on the bus
The Palmers Brewery beer bus is in Bridport, and open for action from 10am to 5pm. Hop aboard to sample the ales and tempt yourself with sausage buns - the buns have been baked with Tally Ho beer.
8 Fri 3 Oct & Sat 4 Oct – Food & Beer Matching
Want to find out more about what goes with what? On Friday, Woodforde's head brewer Bruce Ash leads the way with beer and food matching at The Brewers' Table, held at The Fur & Feather, or hop over to Moorhouse's Brewery in Burnley to hear beer sommelier, Annabel Smith at 2.30pm on Saturday.
9 Sat 4 Oct – Tour de Palmers
The second year of this cycling event, put together by the ever energetic head brewer, Darren Batten, taking in several pubs around Bridport, with the first three prizes being copious quantities of fine Palmers ale.
10 Sat 4 Oct – Old Ale launch
Harveys kicks off the launch of its new seasonal brew, Old Ale, with a service of Thanksgiving at the St Thomas a Beckett (patron saint of brewers) Church behind the brewery, before returning to the courtyard, to sample the "old Nouveau".
And (really) finally, one beyond Cask Ale Week, but thought you'd like to know:
Fri 10 Oct – Chocolate & Beer
Hook Norton is teaming up with Dea Latis to host a beer and chocolate evening, 7-9.30pm.
Tickets cost £7.50, with a third going to Leukaemia Research


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so if you take that sense of adventure and add chocolate to it, chances are you get a good cake. when i wrote my second book, i included many cake recipes that were considered classics. cakes such as angel food, hummingbird, blackberry jam, tomato soup and many more. one of my favorites is a chocolate mashed potato cake. potatoes are a wonderful addition to cakes and breads. they add moisture and structure and very little potato flavor.
chocolate mashed potato cake
1 (12 cup) bundt or tube pan serving at least 16
1 large baking potato
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cup cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
glaze recipe, follows
preheat the oven to 350. grease and flour a large bundt or tube pan and set it aside. peel the potato and cut it into large cubes. place in a sauce pot and cover with water. place over medium high heat, bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender. drain the water off and using a masher or a mixer, mash the potatoes until no lumps (or very small ones) remain. measure out 3/4 cup for the recipe. take the remaining potatoes, season them as you desire and eat them before they get cold.
in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, place the sugar, cake flour and baking soda and with the mixer on low, allow the mixture to combine, about 1 minute. add the potatoes, butter, melted chocolate and vanilla and mix on low speed to combine. raise the speed to medium and allow it to beat until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. while this beats, whisk together the eggs and the buttermilk. slowly add the mixture to the batter. scrape the bowl well and combine it completely. scrape the batter into a pan and bake until a pick inserted comes out clean, about an hour. allow the cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes and then remove it from the pan to finish cooling on a rack. prepare the glaze recipe and glaze the cake after it is completely cooled.
chocolate ganache glaze
1/3 cup half and half
place the ingredients in a small saute pan over low heat. as it heats, stir to melt the chocolate. do not let it boil or simmer. keep stirring until half the chocolate is melted. remove from the heat and stir to melt the remaining lumps. use a piping bag or a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake.


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Ignacio Allende, 245 years ago
By Jesús Ibarra
Part 2 of 2
On July 14, 1808, alarming news came to New Spain: Not only had King Carlos IV of Spain abdicated, but his son, Ferdinand VII, had also renounced the throne in favor of Napoleon, who had invaded Spain and eventually appointed his brother, Joseph, as king of Spain. Upon learning the news, Ignacio Allende became determined to fight for independence. He gathered a group of friends, to whom he commented that if the French defeated Spain, New Spain would have to establish an independent government but would retain Fernando VII as king. Soon a secret meeting was organized by Allende to plan an insurrection that would lead to the emancipation of New Spain. The meeting involved several lay and ecclesiastical sanmiguelenses, including the brothers Ignacio and Juan Aldama, who lived in the building now known as Cine Hermanos Aldama, the current venue of the Guanajuato Film Festival. Ignacio Aldama, born in 1765, was a lawyer and member of the town council; he had been married since 1793 to María Josefa Marmolejo, a native of León. His brother, Juan, was a soldier, like Allende in the Queen's Dragoons regiment, and had been married to María Luisa Vallejo since 1794, according to the Handbook of San Miguel's Prominent Families, written by Roberto Lámbarri de la Canal. At the start of the independence movement, Juan Aldama had 14 children.
Among the conspirators were also Father Manuel Castilblanque, chaplain of the Holy House of Loreto, located inside El Oratorio, and Luis Malo, married to a niece of Colonel Narciso de la Canal, who lived in what is now the Posada Carmina hotel. The Malo family administered the Hacienda de la Erre, near the town of Dolores. Others were the priests Fernando Zamarripa, Vicente Casas and Francisco Primo de Terán and laypersons Juan de Umarán, Miguel Vallejo and Felipe González, among others. According to Benito Abad Arteaga, Allende's biographer, the latter, Felipe González, a personal friend of Allende, said that Mexicans in general, because of their profound ignorance, thought that the power of kings came directly from God and to rise against them was the same as rebelling against religion, so the independence movement should include a clergyman "with knowledge, experience and prestige" who could persuade people to follow him with enthusiasm and confidence. Allende thought that don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the parish priest of the nearby town of Dolores, met all of González's requirements. The next day, Allende went to Dolores and invited Hidalgo to participate in the plan. Under the pretext of parties and dances, secret meetings were held in the mezzanine of Allende's brother house. It is generally accepted the house belonged to Domingo de Allende, but he died in 1809, so it is probable that the property belonged to the older brother, José María, who died in 1811. This house is on the corner of Plaza Principal and Relox and it's currently known as "Casa de las Conspiraciones". The San Miguel secret meeting was the largest and most important meeting in the area, with about 70 participants, including members of the military and priesthood as well as civilians. Other plotters in nearby cities such as Querétaro were in contact with them through Ignacio Allende.
According to historian Guadalupe Jiménez Codinach, authors mention two probable dates for which the conspirators of San Miguel and other related groups were preparing the uprising: September 29, the day of St. Michael the Archangel, patron saint of the village, or December 8, 1810, at the beginning of the San Juan de los Lagos fair. However, the Querétaro conspirators were found out on September 13 and arrested two days later, so the date of the rebellion was moved up.
On the evening of September 15, Allende and Hidalgo, who were both in Dolores, learned that the Querétaro conspirators had been apprehended and decided to initiate the uprising. After capturing the Spaniards living in Dolores, Father Hidalgo urged people who had gathered in the front esplanade of the parish church to join him in defending the kingdom against those who wanted to surrender to the French, and to end oppression and taxes. According to Jiménez, at about 11am the rebels left for San Miguel, with 31 Spanish prisoners. After a stop at the Hacienda de la Erre, they reached Atotonilco. The historian notes that according to the testimony of the chaplain of the Sanctuary of Atotonilco, Don Remigio González, he and his sister, Juliana, received the insurgent leaders in the chaplain's house. One of the campesinos who accompanied them requested a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe from one of the pious women attending the shrine, known as doña Ramona, who gave it to him. The campesino placed it on a clothesline pole he had found in the yard and started shouting, "Long live our Lady of Guadalupe and death to the Spaniards!" Hearing the shouts, Allende and Hidalgo went outside and and tried to retrieve the image, but seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, they let them keep it.
By noon on September 16, people in San Miguel already knew what had happened in Dolores. Biographer Barajas mentions that a Spaniard named Elizondo, manager of the Hacienda de Santa Catalina, had gone to Mass in Dolores and, realizing what was happening, returned immediately to San Miguel to tell his boss, Don Manuel Marcelino de las Fuentes, a royal lieutenant. De las Fuentes went to his brother-in-law, Colonel Narciso de la Canal, to ask what the Spaniards living in the village should do. But de la Canal, being a supporter of the rebel movement, had resigned his command of the Dragoons, "from the time that the voice of independence had risen," leaving the command to a Spaniard named Francisco Camuñez. He offered his brother-in-law his home as a shelter, but not the regiment. Jiménez stated that Allende must have been aware of de la Canal's intentions to resign his command, because while leaving La Erre he sent a message to Camuñez, not to
de la Canal, warning him not to offer resistance to the insurgent forces. The San Miguel Spaniards, led by Domingo de Berrio, who had been the executor of Allende's father's will, took refuge in the Casas Reales, the building that housed the city council (known now as the former Presidencia building, across from the Jardín), "closing the doors and opening the balconies."
When Allende arrived in San Miguel, he ordered the Spanish prisoners brought from Dolores be locked up in the College of San Francisco de Sales (now the University of León). Then, he went to the Casas Reales (the city council building), where Father Francisco Uraga, Ignacio Aldama and Juan de Umarán, supporters of the insurgency, were expecting him. He demanded that the Spaniards surrender, promising not to kill them. They demanded the presence of Colonel de la Canal, who appeared and convinced them to surrender. They were sent with other prisoners to San Francisco de Sales.
The mob following the insurgents looted stores owned by Don Francisco de Landeta (now the cantina La Coronela and Intercam, at the corner of San Francisco and Relox) and Don Pedro de Lámbarri (at the corner of San Francisco and Corregidora, now the restaurant San Augustín). When Allende saw what was happening he broke up the mob by brandishing his whip. Shortly after 10pm, everything was calm. On the morning of Monday, September 17, the insurgent leaders met at the Casas Reales. According to Jiménez Codinach, Allende believed that they could not count on the populace to support the movement but rather needed disciplined troops; Hidalgo, however, did not agree, although he too was opposed to the looting but thought the mob should not be severely punished. The historian concludes that Hidalgo and Allende had contradictory points of view, which made the fight for independence difficult from the beginning. Hidalgo acted with more spontaneity and improvisation, and Allende was ordered and disciplined. Hitherto Allende had made important decisions, but from that day on he gave the command to Hidalgo, warning that he would withdraw from the movement if the insurgents disagreed with the priest. From September 17, Hidalgo seemed to be the head of the movement, leading to the erroneous idea that he was its first promoter. Later that day, it was decided that an independent city council would be formed in San Miguel. Ignacio Aldama became chairman, and the other members were Father Manuel Castilblanque, Felipe González , Miguel Vallejo, Domingo de Unzaga and Vicente Umarán.


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Namaste all,
I am worried about a certain justice trend going too far... I know it might be controversial for me to say this, but somehow I feel like the propagation of the truth that the West stole many of its scientific and cultural concepts from Hinduism and the East in general would lead to a complete exclusion of Westerners from being able to partake and spiritually benefit of these Hindu ideas. I'm not just talking about yoga here. I've read how a lot of other Hindu concepts were stolen by the West too. But that doesn't mean it's impossible for a Westerner to be genuinely respectful of and benefit from these ideas.
Maybe I'm just worrying too much or being oversensitive, but whenever I see a post on how much the West has stolen from India, I take it personally. Like it's somehow telling me that my fundamental desire to be a practicing Hindu is disrespectful in and of itself and that if I had any respect for Hinduism I'd stop trying to be one immediately. But how am I supposed to do that when Hindu philosophy is the very reason I'm still alive today? I wanted to adopt Hinduism in the first place so I could stop being ashamed of who I was. Perhaps there are those who would see my behavior and attitude as fundamentally disrespectful no matter what I do, but there are born Hindus who don't see me that way. Who am I supposed to listen to?
Why do those Westerners who profit from stolen yoga have to spoil it for the rest of us who do want to respect it and practice it? There are nice Westerners too.


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I wish I were calling on to my son in happier circumstances....Satyavathi thought as she closed her eyes thinking of her first born son.
She smiled to herself as she fondly remembered the times when she was ferrying people across the Yamuna. It seemed like another life time....almost unconnected with her present life. For a second she wondered whether her daughters-in-law would believe the fact that she, Satyavathi, the present Queen of Hastinapur, was the daughter of the head fisherman. Was she still that same woman? Satyavathi mused as she thought of Sage Parasaran. The sage was the one who was responsible for taking away her fish smell and give her this divine fragrance. The divine fragrance which was responsible for King Shantanu to fall in love with her. Yes...Satyavathi thought nodding to herself. In many ways it was Sage Parasaran who was responsible for her present life, as the Queen of Hastinapur.
Satyavathi thought of her son, her first born son. She had but seen him once in her life. She still remembered her disbelief as she saw her son – a baby grow from a young child to grown up male – all within a span of few minutes. 'Mother! Bless me!' Veda Vyasa had said falling at her feet. Satyavathi still could not believe that the dark, grown up man with wild matted locks, was her son. Even then, Satyavathi could see the knowledge of the Vedas which Vyasa had imbibed shine through him. A gentle soul with passionate eyes. Satyavathi knew that as long as she lived she could never forget that face.
In the present, Satyavathi opened her eyes as she heard a rustling noise. Standing before her was Veda Vyasa, her son exactly as she had imagined him. Satyavathi smelt the fragrance of the fish from him, which had once been a part of her. She smiled with tears in her eyes, as she embraced her son.
For a first few minutes, she seemed incapable of talking as she enjoyed the sheer pleasure of being with her child. Veda Vyasa, divining his mother's feeling kept quiet not saying anything.
That was when Satyavathi realized that Veda Vyasa was standing in her inner apartment. 'How did you get in? Did none of the guards....'
Veda Vyasa chuckled. 'You called me and I came directly to you! Nobody knows that I have come here...'Veda Vyasa looked at the closed door. 'I do not think closed doors or guards can keep me out!'
Both mother and son smiled as Satyavathi made her son sit down. Veda Vyasa studied his mother. 'Why did you call me, mother? Something tells me, motherly affection is not the only reason, you suddenly remembered me...'
Satyavathi smiled to herself a little sadly and she nodded her head. 'How I wish I had spent more time with you...' She said musing a little about her past life. 'What would have happened, if I had not come back to my father for ferrying the people across the Yamuna....Probably then none of this would be happening....'
Veda Vyasa raised his eyebrows. 'You are a queen, mother! The mother of the kings of one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world....' Veda Vyasa frowned, as Satyavathi broke out crying as she heard the words of Veda Vyasa.
A mother of kings....Satyavathi felt the irony of the situation as fresh sobs racked her body. 'I am not the mother of kings....not any more..' She said in a broken voice.
Veda Vyasa waited patiently as Satyvathi controlled herself. She took a deep breath and told him everything. Everything from the foolish promise that her father had extracted from Devavratha, Devavratha's promise which earned him the name of Bhishma, the death of Shantanu, the death of Chitrangada, the marriage of Vichitraviryan to the princesses of Kasi and now the death of Vichitraviryan. 'My father took the kingdom away from Bhishma and my sons' have paid the price for this foolishness!' Satyavathi shook her head. 'I begged Bhishma to take the kingdom and marry Ambalika and Ambika....He is Vichitraviryan's brother and he has the right to the throne and he can marry the princesses.' Satyavathi smiled mirthlessly, shaking her head. 'He said his vow is more important to him, and that the vow is his Dharma! He said he would give everything up, but he would stand by his vow!'
Veda Vyasa nodded as his mother continued. 'So now, I approach you!'
'What do you wish me to do, mother?' The sage asked his mother.
Satyavathi told Veda Vyasa of Bhishma's story of Sage Parashurama. 'So a great sage can perpetuate the royal lineage, when the king dies childless. This is a practice allowed by custom!' Satyavathi said looking down, her heart hammering badly, as she clutched her hands in a tight fist to prevent them from shaking. Would Vyasa accept her wishes or would he also....
Veda Vyasa took a deep breath and looked at his mother. 'If this is what you want, I will carry out your wishes!'
Satyavathi's tear stained face broke into a beautiful smile as she heard the words. She kissed him on the forehead and embraced him once more. 'Thank you...Thank....'
'Mother! Please listen to me!' Veda Vyasa said gently as Satyavathi looked at him frowning. 'Your daughters-in-law.....they are princesses! I...I am....' Veda Vyasa took a deep breath and continued. ' I am sage. I have spent my entire life in the forests, performing penance! I have never bothered about my looks and never will! I look wild and have have this smell of fish coming continuously from me....Your daughters-in-law may get scared of me....Please prepare them properly so that they are not caught unawares....!'
Satyavathi nodded, leaving the room. 'Do not worry! I will prepare my daughter-in-law to receive you!' she said leaving the sage alone.
Satyavathi first approached her elder daughter-in-law Ambika. 'Ambika! I know that you grieve for your husband....' Ambika broke out into fresh sobs as Satyavathi held her tightly. She then looked at her. 'However all that is past! We need to get on with our lives....' Ambika felt scared as she saw the almost single-minded determination in Satyavathis' eyes. Satyavathi took a deep breath continuing. 'The throne of Hastinapur cannot be vacant....The kingdom needs a heir!' Ambika wondered what her mother-in-law expected her to do about it, when Satyvathi continued. 'I have convinced your husband's elder brother to come here....' Ambika frowned some more. She knew only Bhishma as her husband's elder brother. She obviously had no idea as to who Veda Vyasa was and that Satyavathi was referring to him. Ambika wondered how Satyavathi had managed to convince Bhishma to break his vow but she did not say anything....
'He will be coming to meet you!' Satyavathi said continuing completely unaware of the confusion in her daughter-in-law's mind. 'Please be prepared to receive him...Do not be scared of him!' Alarm bells were ringing in Ambika's head now. Why would her mother-in-law expect her to be scared? However Ambika was even more scared of the almost ferocious expression in Satyvathi's face and decided not to ask any questions.
When Ambika first saw Veda Vyasa, she was shocked. The man looked....wild and the smell of fish....Ambika was not able to think anything and closed her eyes tightly as she saw the sage, wishing she never opened them again.....
Satyavathi looked at Veda Vyasa happily, the next day. 'The child which will be born to Ambika....he would be the future king of Hastinapur, won't he?' she asked a hint of desperation in her voice.
Veda Vyasa smiled sadly as he looked at his mother with pity. 'Why did you not tell your daughter-in-law that it was me who was coming to meet her? She got scared of me....she closed her eyes tightly....' Veda Vyasa said sadly. Satyavathi was numbed as she heard Veda Vyasa. She blinked as she tried to think of her conversation. Slowly....slowly she understood her daughter-in-law's confusion and cursed herself for her stupidity. Ambika had not expected to see Veda Vyasa and had obviously been scared out of her wits on seeing him....
Satyavathi blinked as Veda Vyasa continued. 'The child born to Ambika would be strong....Phenomenally strong! But he would be blind!'
Satyavathi looked at Veda Vyasa shocked unable to make sense of her thoughts as they spiraled out of control. 'Ambalika!' She whispered finally. 'I will ask my second daughter-in-law to come and I will tell her everything...Please do not say no to me....Please!' She begged Veda Vyasa.
Veda Vyasa sighed as he finally nodded his head.
Unfortunately for Satyavathi, Ambika had already spoken to Ambalika about the wild man who was Satyavathi's eldest son. By the time Satyvathi spoke to her, Ambalika was so scared of Veda Vyasa that she wanted nothing more than run away from there. But then Satyavathi was the queen of Hastinapur. How could she say no to her?
The next day, Veda Vyasa looked at his mother who was looking at him hopefully. 'Ambalika did not close her eyes, mother....but she got scared....She almost became pale in fear!'
Satyavathi made a chocking voice as Veda Vyasa continued. 'The son of Ambalika would be a brave and bold price....but he would pale....the same colour that his mother went, when she saw me....'
Satyavathi sighed, then she brightened. 'Please son....Come back after the princesses have had the children.....Then....they would not be so scared of you...Probably the child born later on, would become a perfect king of Hastinapur!'
Veda Vyasa almost chuckled looking at his mother. But then he nodded and went away from there.
As Veda Vyasa predicted, Ambika's son was born blind. He was named Dhirdarashtra and he ferociously strong. A day later, Ambalika gave birth to the pale Pandu.
A year later, when Veda Vyasa came back, Satyavathi again approached her daughter-in-law to go to the sage. But Ambika were so completely unnerved of the sage and her mother-in-law that instead of going herself, she sent her maid to the sage.
Satyavathi was disappointed because the son born to the maid was perfect in every way but could never ascend the throne.....because he was not the from the royal lineage....The son of Veda Vyasa and the maid was called Vidura, who was considered by many as the embodiment of Lord Dharma....
When Satyavathi requested Veda Vyasa to approach the younger daughter-in-law, for the second time, Veda Vyasa firmly refused. 'Mother, I am a sage! I cannot be here.....I have done what you asked me to do....My work here is done!' So saying Veda Vyasa walked away from Hastinapur without a backward glance.


text: Branimir Radisavljevic is Scientist at ABB Corporate Research centre in Switzerland. He received B.S. (2007) and M.S. (2008) degrees in Electrical engineering and Computer Science from the University of Belgrade and was awarded PhD (2013) from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) for his pioneering work on the two-dimensional semiconducting material MoS2. His research paved the way for two-dimensional semiconducting materials based flexible electronics, and resulted in MoS2 being included in the semiconductor industry ITRS roadmap.back to speakers


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Alexandra Elizabeth Stars in ODDA Magazine Unexpected Perceptions Issue
Fashion photographer Alva Galim captured Shaking Doors story for ODDA Magazine's 5th Anniversary Unexpected Perceptions edition starring Alexandra Elizabeth Ljadov (The Society Management NY). Casting direction is courtesy of David Chen.
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Old treasures to help women in need
- Written by Woodinville Weekly Staff
The Duvall Civic Club is looking for donations of jewelry, purses, and totes in new or like-new condition, for the September 26 "Purse Party and Jewelry Jazz" fundraiser, to benefit local women in crisis. It will be held at Match Coffee and Wine in Duvall from 5 to 8 p.m.
If you have jewelry, purses, or totes (in good condition) to donate, you can drop them off anytime from now to the day of the event, at Match Coffee and Wine (15705 Main Street, open Tuesday through Saturday).
Funds from the Purse Party will also help sponsor the Fifth Annual Walk 4 Women, on Saturday, October 5.
For more information about the Purse Party and Jewelry Jazz or the Walk 4 Women, see duvallcivicclub.org or call Maura at (425) 788-9249 or Barb at (425) 788-5769.


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Losing It (Losing It #1)
by Cora Carmack
What is it about:
Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, Bliss Edwards decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible - a one-night stand.
But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.
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Luce di Primo Mattino, Larcher makes first free ascent on Piccolo Dain
On 18/04/2013 Rolando Larcher made the first free ascent of Luce di Primo Mattino (435m, max 8a obl. A0), the route established by A. Andreotti, B. Menestrina e M. Furlani in 1991 on Piccolo Dain (Sarca Valley, Italy).
A rock face for all seasons, a sort of "physical memory" that accompanies a climbing, and also life, journey. Perhaps for Rolando Larcher the great and symbolic Piccolo Dain represents this, too. A mountain he knows well, a rock face he has come back to time and time again. Suffice to say that of the 17 routes that began with historic Via Detassis and finished with Sogno di Amelie, 3 were first ascended by Larcher while a further 4 were freed by the Italian climber, to which one must a the fact that he has free climbed 16 of them, seeing that the only one left to climb is "Amelie". A mountain face where you can seek refuge and find yourself therefore. Proof of this, were proof still to be needed, can be found in the 435 metres of Luce di Primo Mattino, First Light, the beautiful and challenging route climbed back in 1991 by Andreotti, Menestrina and Furlani up the face which in many respects has become the symbol of the entire Sarca Valley The route's distinguishing features: surprisingly beautiful rock and a 7/8 metre finishing roof, high above the DOC Dain void.
LUCE DI PRIMO MATTINO by Rolando Larcher
Of all the rock faces in the Sarca Valley, Dain is the one I love most, the most slender and beautiful, the one that always makes my heart skip a beat, providing me with fantastic days filled with fun, friendship and climbing. The first time I laid my hands on this face was back in November 1983 when I repeated the historic route Canna D'Organo, while the last time was on 18 April when I redpointed luce di Primo Mattino. 30 years of pure joy, during which time all the routes here have helped me evolve as a climber, accompanying and enriching my life.
On a more pragmatic note, Dain is also a lifeline close to home. The wind always blows up here, even when it gets too hot to go cragging and in the afternoon shad the friction becomes perfect. And during "monsoon" seasons like this one, when all other crags seep Dain only needs a glimmer of sunshine to come into condition. And it is because of this year's wet conditions that I returned to Dain earlier than usual, continuing my project to repeat all the routes that have been freed on this face. A project which, rather than being devised for a real reason, happened to come about. Luce di Primo Mattino was on the agenda this season, First Light established by the late Andrea Andreotti together with Bruno Menestrina up the first third and then completed together with Marco Furlani.
On 10 April, the first day of sunshine during this bizarre spring, I reached the base of the route together with Francesco Mich, eager to find out more about this line. I managed to onsight everything up to the penultimate pitch just before the roof, where a short white overhanging crimpy section got the better of me. I quickly worked the moves, brushed the holds and then sent it on my second attempt. Another beautiful pitch marked by water droplets led to the roof and ensuing shad and bitter cold.
Word had it that this was the big question mark pitch, but I remembered that while establishing Ultima Fiamma in 2007 (which shares the same belay) I had seen some good holds, so I was fairly confident I'd manage to find my way up. While waiting and belaying in the wind I'd got cold so I shook my arms and tried to warm up asbest i could before setting off. I took off my jacket, handed to to Franz who immediately put it on above his own... The roof was reminiscent of the climbing at Erto and I spent an hour having fun, discovering the moves, toothbrush in hand, to find a way through. Just as I had hoped there were enough holds and, strung together, they gave the pitch quite a grade, but due to fatigue, cold, and another pitch to reach the top we opted to continue on up, leaving the redpoint for another occasion.
After a week's wait along came a fantastic day, really warm, almost summer. The team changed, this time there were three of us, "Gippo" Luca Giupponi, Herman Zanetti and myself. We had to huddle together at the belays, but like this it was much easier and fun. Knowning what lay in store meant that the atmosphere was relaxed, the only uncertainty that required concentration was way up there, but I'd think about that later. Between one joke and the next we gained height and took the opportunity to talk about the grades of the individual pitches. We also climbed into the shade, but today was a completely different season and the shade provided relief.
Then it came down to it, I rehearsed the moves and placed the quickdraws, Gippo gave it a go and then it was my turn to crimp down hard. With all the void beneath you, this pitch is spectacular and challenging but fortunately not quite as hard as I had thought and I easily reached the belay. One more pitch to the summit, a pleasant formality. We topped out and celebrated, all the routes on Dain had been freed!
Thanks to Franz, Gippo and Herman for their friendship.
Despite some vegetation low down, this route offers surprisingly good quality rock from start to finish.
I used 18 quickdraws during the first free ascent, a number of friends and a few wires as well as small-medium Totemcams.
Grade 8a
Obliggatory A0+
TOPO: Luce di Primo Mattino, Piccolo Dain, Sarca Valley
ITALIAN VERSION: this artcle first appeared in the Italian version of Planetmountain on 24/04/2013


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16. Mai 2015
COLLABORATION SATURDAY - Chanel 727 Lavanda - Chanel Mediterrané Collection for Summer 2015
It's time again for Collaboration Saturday with Maria
Last week I promised already to show the first of the two polishes I had chosen from above mentioned collection and I finally succeeded to take the pics of one of them. 727 Lavanda. Unfortunately actually I have a problem with Blogger: you know that usually my pics are really accurate, but the upload really turns them into crap. I already complained various times to blogger, but frankly speaking I got that impression, that since I'm complaining, the quality of my pics became even worse. But anyway, here it is: Chanel Lavanda. Not really lavender as the name promises, but a fantastic violet.
I'm now wondering what Maria has prepared for today. I'm almost sure, it's Chanel too.
Viel Spaß beim Lackieren!
Liebe Grüße,
It is a really pretty purple :-)AntwortenLöschenAntworten
Thanks a lot. It's really superpretty :o).Löschen
Kind regards,
I experience the same with Blogger - also without complaining - and I did all the right settings :(AntwortenLöschen
I think we need to connect our blogs to Google+ to get the photos back to what they really are...
I love Lavanda, but you already know that ;)Antworten
Well, I'm now complaining already for more than one week and also my settings are all correct. We should really join, that's pretty nasty spoiling the pics while uploading.Löschen
Kind regards,
Der einzige, den ich mir aus der aktuellen Chanel Sommerkollektion gegönnt habe. (Jedenfalls bisher... :-P) Tolle Farbe!AntwortenLöschenAntworten
Ich war da mit 2 Lacken etwas großzügiger zu mir ;o).Löschen
Liebe Grüße,
Eine klasse Farbe!AntwortenLöschenAntworten
Ist es. Aber unter uns Pfarrerstöchtern: der blau-blurple-lila-knalle-Lack von Orly gefällt mir einen Ticken besser *pssst*Löschen
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Subject: Re: [ecasound] Different metronome sound?
From: Kai Vehmanen (k_AT_eca.cx)
Date: Thu Aug 22 2002 - 00:04:03 EEST
On 15 May 2002, Nolan Darilek wrote:
> How difficult would it be to replace the metronome beep with a closed
> hihat sound, or something similar? I haven't quite delved as deeply
> into effect preset creation as I'd like to, but surely something like
> this is possible?
Basicly you can feed anything to the metronome. Currently a sine-signal is
used as the source, but it could be anything. The limitation of this
approach is that the source signal must be continuous.
Anyways, if you have some continuous audio in foo.wav, you can use it as a
metronome like this:
ecasound -i foo.wav -o alsa,default -eemb:%1,10 -efl:2000
... if you want to make it a preset, add the line:
mymetronome = -eemb:%1,10 -efl:2000 \
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to your '~/.ecasound/effect_presets'.
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Let's Gone Fishing on Christmas? :)
Tamera Wissinger
13 Random Facts
1. I learned to love poetry by dancing and singing along with nursery rhyme records when I was very young.
2. Now I listen to a wide range of music for rhythm, rhyme, fun, and to get into the writing spirit.
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Tamera Will Wissinger is a children's author and poet who grew up in Badger, Iowa. She has been reading and writing stories and poetry since she was young. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Sioux Falls College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and her Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Tamera thinks she's very lucky to be able to read and write as part of her job. When she's not working she might be fishing or boating, watching the interesting wildlife around her neighborhood, or noticing how each day is so beautiful and unique. She also likes to spend time with her family and friends, golf, watch good movies, listen to music, and crochet, (her mom recently taught her how!) Tamera lives with her husband in Vero Beach, Florida. Her book, GONE FISHING, released from Houghton Mifflin Books for Children on March 5, 2013.
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Gone Fishing
by Tamera Wissinger
Published March 5th 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Blurb (Goodreads):
Using a wide variety of poetic forms – quatrains, ballads, iambic meter, rhyming lists, concrete poetry, tercets and free verse –this debut author tells the story of a nine-year-old boy's day of fishing. Sibling rivalry, the bond between father and son, the excitement – and difficulty -- of fishing all add up to a day of adventure any child would want to experience.
Matthew Cordell illuminates this novel-in-verse throughout with his energetic black-and-white line drawings.
While each poem can be read and enjoyed on its own, the poems work together to create a story arc with conflict, crisis, resolution and character growth.
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