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The bowline knot (picture below, source) has a great reputation as a very safe knot. Is it really completely safe in all situations and loads, or are there use cases where it may fail?
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The bowline knot (picture below, source) has a great reputation as a very safe knot. Is it really completely safe in all situations and loads, or are there use cases where it may fail?
The bowline knot is very safe if loaded correctly. This is the usual, safe way to load it:
The chair foot is the body (sorry for not offering naked models), the part of the rope leading away from the picture will take the load. In this use case the knot should hold perfectly. On the other hand, you might get the idea to use the bowline knot to create a sling, say to rappel down from a tree:
This is wrong and if you rappel down from that carabiner you might get yourself killed, because the knot can slip when loaded "sideways", pulling the main loop apart. There are other similar wrong use cases, all depending on the knot being able to hold when pulled sideways – which the bowline knot isn't.
This was discovered during an investigation of a fatal fall in Germany in the 1960s. The case went to the court and after that the Germans have done a series of tests on the knot to realize that it can indeed slip under side load, which is why it's considered unfit for climbing today. See Pit Schubert, Sicherheit und Risiko in Fels und Eis.
In the context of rock climbing, compared to a figure-8 knot, bowlines are:
Both the figure-8 and a bowline (and its variations) will fail if loaded in the manner your picture indicates. Any knot is only useful for the scenarios it was designed for, and part of knot-craft is knowing what the knots are designed to do, not just how to tie them.
In addition to zoul's excellent answer, the Bowline has another drawback in that it can come loose (or even undone) after repeated load/unload cycles (i.e. weighing and unweighing the rope).
This means that the bowline is not as good as the figure-8 to use to tie-in a climber, especially for multi-pitch climbing, gym climbing, etc... (That said, many good climbers do use the bowline to tie in.)
None of the photos show the bowline with the loose end tied off. In this (untied off) form the knot is unsafe as there is a strong chance of slippage. It's also easy to tie badly with fatal consequences. On the plus side its possible to tie one single handed in about 4 seconds.
When tied off with a single or better double hitch though then this knot is pretty safe, for most situations it still would not be my knot of choice though.
The Bowlines best application is possibly tree or post belays, but even here after moderate loading it can be hard to untie and a better choice would be round turn + 2 half hitches.
For heavy loading situations the double figure of eight (or fig 9 for super heavy) is a better knot but lacks the ease of set up.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's soccer team closes out the season by hosting Princeton on Saturday at 3 p.m. Yale's five seniors will be honored prior to kickoff. The Bulldogs (4-7-5, 1-2-3 Ivy) will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak to five games.
Saturday will be the final home game for seniors Andy Hackbarth, Frank Shaw, Bobby Thalman, Milan Tica and Tony Wilbar. The five have made outstanding contributions to the Yale Soccer program over the last four years.
Hackbarth has earned All-Ivy recognition three times. This year he has worked hard to overcome an injury that forced him to miss all of last season. He has started 11 games and helped anchor a Yale defense that has yielded only one goal per game.
Shaw has appeared in 31 games in his career and has been a valuable midfielder. This season he played in five games, including starting against Lehigh. Last fall as a junior, he appeared in a career-high 16 games.
Tica has been a mainstay on the Yale defense since the day he arrived in New Haven. In his career he has started 58 of the 59 games he has played in, including 15 starts this season.
Thalman, the team captain, has been Yale's starting goalkeeper for the last three years and has established himself as one of the best in the Ivy League. Last Saturday, he made 11 saves as Yale earned a 1-1 tie with No. 11 Brown. That performance earned him the Ivy League Player of the Week Award. He leads the league in saves and is second in save percentage and shutouts. Last year, he earned second team All-Ivy recognition.
Wilbar has enjoyed an outstanding senior season. He has appeared in a career-high 16 games, including starting nine, and has played an important role on the Yale midfield and defense.
Princeton is 7-6-2 overall and 3-1-2 in Ivy League play. Freshman Thomas Sanner leads all Princeton scorers with four goals and six assists for 14 points. Goalkeeper Seth MacMillan has a 0.85 goals against average and a .775 save percentage.
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Chestnut Hill resident Jennifer Robertson, 27, is totally committed to raising funds for Outward Bound Philadelphia.
The 27-year-old interior designer hopes to participate in Outward Bound Philadelphia's 2013 Building Adventure, a 31-story rappel down the face of the One Logan Square skyscraper on Saturday, Oct. 18.
"I am addicted to it," said Robertson, who did the rappel last year. "My first time rappelling was really scary but cool at the same time."
Robertson, who is training to get her skydiving license, said she loves doing this kind of stuff.
"Outward Bound is the educational organization that helps youth discover their untapped potential, their strength of character, the ability to lead and a desire to serve others and their surrounding community," Robertson said. "Even if I do not raise all the money to rappel, the reason I challenge myself again this year to raise the $2,000 (or beyond) is for those deserving students in Philadelphia that Outward Bound serves. Being able to do something I love while raising money for a cause I feel strongly about is a win-win."
While Robertson admits that going over the edge, even for her can be terrifying.
"I am definitely scared to do it," Robertson said. "Once you're sitting in the harness and you're off the building, you are totally trusting these people with your life. The first step is so hard because you are literally dangling in the air. It just seems like forever before you get your feet onto the building. You can't bail out at the last minute because all these people are counting on you."
Robertson said it can be overwhelming and terrifying but "it's totally worth it."
She said Outward Bound not only teaches basic life skills and leadership, but instills grit and determination in students not offered anywhere else.
Katie Newsom, executive director of Outward Bound Philadelphia, said the event raises the funds necessary to provide scholarships to students and veterans who, without these funds, could not participate in Outward Bound's programs.
"We are all intimately familiar with the challenges that our public school district is facing and we are here because our founders, many of whom are from Chestnut Hill, believe very strongly that the kinds of programming, character, leadership and service education that Outward Bound provides is critical to the growth of our public school young people," Newsom said.
She added that unfortunately due to the crisis faced by the Philadelphia School District, funds Outward Bound Philadelphia used to receive from the district for public school programs are not available anymore.
"In 2012, we served about 2, 900 students from public and charter schools across the city," Newsom said. "In 2013, we were able to grow because of the proceeds from last year's event."
She said this year they hope to serve between 3,500 and 4,000 students thanks to the money raised in the 2013 Building Adventure fund-raiser.
Robertson said she was passionate about raising funds for Outward Bound programs because some students don't realize that "they hold the power inside themselves to achieve any goal they set their mind to."
"Outward Bound brings that out of them," Robertson said. "Imagine the possibilities if each student in Philadelphia went through Outward Bound. I can, that is why I want to raise this money."
She said she was "beyond grateful" to everyone who helped her raise funds last year and this year.
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The guy who won an eBay auction for a bona fide retail copy of the indefinitely-postponed NBA Elite 11 will be playing the game and streaming it live in about 40 minutes.
Update: The LiveStream has ended, apparently on a copyright infringement claim made by EA Sports. Original post follows.
So if you want to see what scared EA Sports into delaying this release, one week before it was due on shelves, tune in. I've spoken with the winning bidder, who paid $255 for a retail PS3 disc and received the game on Monday. His previous YouTube videos of the game have been taken down on copyright claim notice.
He says the seller was someone at a distribution warehouse and that the game was one of three damaged goods - broken case, but not the disc - that were held out of a shipment that went to retailers before EA Sports announced the postponement.
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The Broncos attracted cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Denver by telling him about his flaws. And now they expect him to get rid of them.
"We've been pleased with him thus far," coach John Fox recently said of Rodgers-Cromartie, via Benjamin Hochman of the Denver Post.
Former Broncos safety John Lynch has gushed about Rodgers-Cromartie's performance in the preseason, which will need to carry over to the regular season — especially if Champ Bailey's foot injury keeps him from playing one week from tonight.
"First of all, maybe there was a little message sent out on his part," Lynch said of Rodgers-Cromartie, via Hochman. "People like myself were critical of him last year because he wasn't really physical, and a lot was going on in Philly, but from Day One, he's shown [physicality]. He came up and popped someone last week and there was a little extra on it. I think they've done a great job of demanding that out of him. You've got a rare size-speed-athleticism combo, and in camp he's been phenomenal."
Rodgers-Cromartie also isn't short on confidence. His nickname is "Git." Short for "Legit."
"I'm too legit to quit, baby, I ain't ever going to stop," Rodgers-Cromartie said. "I'm going to keep pushing and fighting. I remember that song, and I'm a dancer, so that song has a nice beat, tempo to it, gets you moving a little bit. I'd still dance to it to this day."
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The flat Iowa registration fee of $25 for all-electric cars might be replaced by the variable fees paid by owners of other vehicles.
The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/PykrRX) that the Iowa Transportation Department intends to ask state lawmakers to eliminate the flat fee in favor of the normal state fee based on weight and value of other passenger vehicles.
The department says there are 41 all-electric vehicles registered in Iowa. The department says that if the variable fee were assessed, it would cost the owner of a $36,000 Nissan Leaf about $366 to register the vehicle in Iowa.
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As I wrap up editorial work on two books for my publishing house – Sport, Race, and Ethnicity: Narratives of Difference and Diversity, and Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game, I'm realizing that I've had a wonderful experience editing these two works. The first, edited byDaryl Adair, features essays from a multitude of international scholars in the fields of sport history, sport management, sport and culture, sociology, communications, and then some—all on the topics of race, ethnicity, and aboriginality in sport. The second book is a collection of essays by scholar Braham Dabscheck on the varying underpinnings of baseball: labor relations, sentimentalism, ambassadorship, race, and culture.
From my standpoint as a reader only, I have to say that these two books are wonderful, and although "pegged" as sport pseudo-academia (I say this because of the entertaining value on top of the intellectual value), they shouldn't be confined by the framework of sport. These books are for anyone with an interest in humanity. Sport serves only as the vehicle to deliver the stories.
Which brings me to my topic: Too often I see hungry readers, who have no vested interest in sports, bypassing sport literature. As an editor, writer, and journalist, I feel I must make a case for sport literature as a foundation for humanity. The best way to do this is to take a look at a solid reading list, hand-picked by scholars. Attached below is a recommended reading list by writers and scholars in the field—Dr. Steven Pope, Dr. Braham Dabscheck, and Dr. John Nauright (see bottom of article for biographies):
The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American Culture (1994), by Gerald Early. From the jacket: "The sport of prizefighting forms the intellectual core and central metaphor of this celebrated collection by one of our most daring writers. Early's subjects, though, range far and wide—his insights and expertise illuminate subjects from multiculturalism, Black History Month, and baseball to racist memorabilia, Malcolm X, early jazz music, and the raising of daughters. Important and captivating, The Culture of Bruising, as William Gass has written, 'provide[s] for the reader an almost continuous revelation.'"
Beyond a Boundary (1963), by C.L.R. James. John Nauright says, "In the book James recounts the history and legacy of colonialism in his native Trinidad and how that history impacted on his own life and on the development of the sport of cricket in the Caribbean. James, a leading Marxist influenced scholar, was influenced by his favorite novel, Vanity Fair and was a life long passionate follower of cricket, not a sport usually associated with the masses. In the West Indies, however, cricket did become a lingua franca that permeated all classes and races. Beyond a Boundary tells this story with passionate expression, keen cultural insight and a political edge that all merge to generate a compelling study of history, culture, politics and sport in the Caribbean."
Crossing Boundaries: An International Anthology of Women's Experiences in Sport (1999), edited by Susan Bandy and Anne S. Darden. From the jacket: "Crossing Boundaries is the first anthology of its kind—international in scope, cross-cultural in context, and uniquely female in content. The collection includes poetry, short stories, prose memoirs, dramas, and journalistic works by women from over twenty countries, including such celebrated contemporary authors as Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, Wislawa Szymborska, and Joyce Carol Oates. The female voices that resonate through these works are often angular, raging, and knowing; at other times they are soft, melodic, peaceful, and yearning.
Baseball: The Early Years / Baseball: The Golden Age, by Harold Seymour, Oxford University Press, New York, 1960 / 1971. From Dabscheck: "Early work that demonstrated that sport was capable of research and writings norms associated with other areas of scholarship."
Eight Men out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series, by Eliot Asinof, Owl Book, New York, 1987 (first published 1963). From Dabscheck: "A classic study of one of the greatest scandals in the history of sport."
Lapham's Quarterly, Vol. III, No. 3, (Summer 2010). This edition is titled "Sport & Games." From Lapham's introduction: "One not need be American to know that sport is play and play is freedom. It's not a secret kept from children in Tahiti or Brazil. Dogs romp, whales leap, penguins dance. That play is older than the kingdoms of the Euphrates and the Nile is a truth told by the Dutch scholar, Johan Hizinga, in Homo Ludents, his study of history that discovers in the 'primeval soil of play' the origin of 'the great instinctive forces of civilized life,' of myth and ritual, law and order, poetry and science. 'Play,' he said, 'cannot be denied. You can deny, if you like, nearly all abstractions: justice, beauty, truth, goodness, mind, God. You can deny seriousness, but not play.'"
Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos and the Color Line, by Adrian Burgos Jr., University of California Press, Berkley, Los Angeles and London, 2007. From Dabscheck: "A nuanced account of the changing role of Latinos in the national pastime and nuances and subtleties associated with race in the American experience."
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball, by Stephen Jay Gould, Jonathan Cape, London, 2004. Dabscheck says, "One of the great thinkers of modern times demonstrates how logic and scientific method can be applied to unravelling various aspects of American baseball."
Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball, by John Helyar, Ballantine Books, New York, 1994. Dabscheck: "An account of the internal operations of an unstable cartel." Read the rest of this entry »


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For most people, science classes were a memorable part of their education, but the reasons for this differ from person to person. Some individuals found the talk of nuclei and cell structures to be some of the most engaging and relevant information they had ever encountered. Others simply appreciated it as a good background to some of their most engrossing and creative daydreams.
Both camps could, in general, agree on one point, however — science is better seen than read. Obviously, practical considerations prevent the classroom dissection of a whale, or the physical inspection of lava. Modern technology can provide the next best thing, though, in the form of interactive on-screen experiences.
A shining light in this field has been an iPad app, named, quite simply, The Elements, which provides detailed descriptions, interactive 360º imagery and high quality videos of the periodic table's constituent parts. Now, it has arrived in the OSX App Store, priced at $19.99. Given that a major part of the original iOS app's appeal was the ability to "touch" elements on a display, can the desktop environment really provide the same, insightful experience?


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The finest red and white Burgundy wines (or vins de Bourgogne) set the standard for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. At their best, Burgundy wines are the world's most aromatically complex, silky, and seductive wines, thanks to their ineffable combination of fruits, flowers, minerals, and earth, and their ability to project flavor authority without excess weight. But first-rate Burgundies are produced in limited quantities. Burgundy is a minefield for the casual wine lover, as there is still far too much mediocre and grossly overpriced wine.
The problem, in a nutshell, is that a single, small premier cru vineyard may be carved up among a dozen or more owners, and the wine produced in Burgundy, even though they sell for roughly the same price at the cellar door, can range from the sublime to the undrinkable, depending on the talent and commitment of the producer. Thus, premier cru wine can vary depending on where you get it.
The Cote d'Or, or ""golden slope,"" is the heart of Burgundy, a 30-mile-long plot of land with vineyards stretching from just south of Dijon to Chagny. But the greater Burgundy region also encompasses Chablis in its extreme north, and the Cote Chalonnaise and Maconnais regions located to the south of the Cote d'Or. Beaujolais, at the extreme southern end of Burgundy, virtually reaches the outskirts of Lyon. In its entirety, the Burgundy wine map encompasses five wine-producing regions.
The Burgundy wine regions are located in eastern France. Besides Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, you can find other grape varieties that produce some rather expensive wines. These wines include Gamay and Algote, red and white respectively. Among the finer sparkling wines, you can find Cremant de Bourgogne, made from the best grapes that Burgundy has to offer. There are a total of 550 hectares (1400 acres) of grand cru vineyards in Burgundy. One of the most recognized of these is the La Tâche, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée. It is also a grand cru vineyard that produces red wine.
The vineyards of Burgundy stretch far and wide. A sub region of Burgundy, Hautescôtes de Beaune, is also notable, covering over 814.36 hectares (2,012.3 acres). Wine tasting in the Burgundy region can be an enjoyable experience. With so many regional wines to choose from, you may feel a bit overwhelmed with the experience. It's recommended that you find a guide to burgundy wine before you embark on such an endeavor.
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SACRAMENTO — Local law enforcement agencies would be prohibited from detaining people for deportation if they are living in the country illegally and are arrested for a minor crime, under a bill approved by the state Senate on Monday.
AB4 by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, creates a statewide standard for how local agencies comply with a federal program that requires law enforcement to check the immigration status of anyone arrested. The Secure Communities program also says that those in the U.S. illegally should be detained for immigration officials.
"Innocent people have been deported," said Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, who carried the bill in the Senate.
Seven of every 10 immigrants deported under the program were not convicted of any major crime, he said. He cited examples of individuals being caught up in deportation proceedings because they reported domestic violence or gang activity, or for traffic violations like a broken taillight.
As a result, he said, immigrants "are losing faith and they"re losing trust in law enforcement." The bill known as the Trust Act would improve public safety by encouraging immigrants" cooperation with police, supporters said.
Offenders suspected of felonies could still be held for deportation, de Leon said, while those convicted of felonies could still be deported after they serve their sentences. Local law enforcement agencies could also detain those who were previously convicted of a serious or violent felony.
The bill passed 24-10 and returns to the Assembly.
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed similar legislation last year because it did not let officials detain those convicted of crimes such as child abuse and drug trafficking. Those crimes have been exempted from this year"s version.
Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, who once headed the state"s parole board, said the ability to detain some suspects on immigration holds is invaluable because it gives police time to investigate the underlying crime.
"This is a critical tool to law enforcement. You"re throwing it in the wastebasket," he said.
Opponents also argue it could jeopardize federal funding if the state differs from national immigration policy.
The Legislature"s consideration comes as Congress considers its own immigration reform plan.


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Life Science: Session 2
Stephanie Selznick, Dorchester, MA
"A good class is fully engaged, they want to do the experiments, the questions, the answers. They're into it. You can see it on their faces, the discovery and the excitement. And you know that they're learning, because if you ask them a question, they just go on and on and on. And it makes the class go by fast, and I'm like, wait a minute, stay longer…"
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- Percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch: 83% versus a state average of 29%
Stephanie Selznick is a science specialist at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School in Dorchester, MA, an area of Boston located southwest of the city proper.
The school is part of the Boston Public School system, which is one of the largest in the country. The school serves a minority population–about 81% of the students are black, 13% Hispanic, while the rest are divided between white and Asian students. In total, 250 students are enrolled at the school and, as a science specialist for her school, Stephanie sees each of them once a week.
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The new Mercedes-Benz S class made its world premiere today in Hamburg, Germany, but Shanghai might have been more appropriate. Why? China accounted for 49 percent of all S-class sales from 2010-2012.
By comparison, 15 percent of total S-class sales were in Europe during the three-year period and the United States accounted for 21 percent of the total, according to figures from market researcher JATO Dynamics, which calculates that Mercedes sold more than 181,000 units of its flagship worldwide during the three-year span.
How important is China to the S-class' future? Consider this: In the past, the stretch S class was derived from the standard-sized variant. Not anymore. To help keep its future S-class customers in China happy, Mercedes for the first time made the long-wheelbase version the basis for the entire model line's development.
A key reason for the switch is because a large percentage of S-class owners in China are chauffeured. That is why the new stretch S class will offer five different rear seat configuration options. Other upgrades to please the people in the back include multiple massage functions, heated armrests and additional airbags -- including one in the seat belt strap.
Mercedes needs any boost it can get in China, where it badly trails rivals BMW and Audi in sales.
No. 1 ranking
Despite being No. 3 in both China and global premium-car sales, Mercedes sales boss Joachim Schmidt has no doubt where the next-generation S class will rank worldwide in the upper-premium segment by 2014.
"In its first full year on the market we expect it to be No. 1," Schmidt said.
Mercedes says the S class has been the world's top-selling car in its segment for eight years in a row. In 2012, the car's volume was 65,128, well ahead of the 59,184 7 series sold by BMW and the 38,636 A8s sold by Audi.


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With the recent changing of the guard at "The Tonight Show" and the ensuing tectonic shift in the late-night TV landscape, there's been much written about how there will never be another Johnny Carson.
But with the death Tuesday of Ed McMahon at 86, TV fans were reminded that Carson didn't become a legend on his own.
Not that McMahon would have minded the lack of attention – that was part of his job description as the ultimate talk show sidekick.
"A good sidekick gets in and gets out without causing any damage," he once said.
McMahon played to the hilt the part of the pal who not only laughed at your jokes, but fed you the straight lines and didn't mind being the punchline. Once in a while, he'd offer a dry quip that would bring down the house – and even crack up Johnny.
If the Carson-era "Tonight Show" was America's living room, then McMahon was the friend who settled onto the couch for a few laughs and drinks, and inevitably was the last to go home. But he never overstayed his welcome – you knew good old Ed always had your back.
Even when he was ostensibly the star of the show, most notably as host of "Star Search," McMahon was happy to leave the spotlight to others.
It's a sign of the times that "American Idol" and the like are all-too-often about the judges, and not the talent. McMahon knew better from "The Tonight Show," where his duty was to help Carson and the guests shine.
While Carson was clearly the superstar, McMahon quietly became an icon himself, most famously earning a parody on Saturday Night Live with Phil Hartman portraying him quite literally as a yes man.
"You are correct, sir!" Hartman's McMahon would reflexively say in a catch phrase that would become synonymous with McMahon himself.
But McMahon was very much his own man, secure enough to put his indelible mark on the second-banana role in the same way all other late-night hosts are measured against Carson.
McMahon's booming announcement of "Heeeeeere's Johnny," heralded we were going to end another long, tough day with some laughs.
Though he never received the introduction he gave to others in life, the void fans of a certain age feel at the passing of a man whose job was to stay in the background is perhaps the strongest testament to Ed McMahon's enduring presence.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992.


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Bryan352 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 144 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
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We are the top Real Estate agents in the Charleston SC area.
Our slogan is "The Real Estate Experts" and must be incorporated into the logo. You can view our existing logo (for which we want a super-upgrade) at housedog.com. You may choose to incorporate Housedog.com into the logo (optional)- but we'll choose the logo and accompanying brochure/design work by the most professional, unique and creative look.
We'll also need a couple brochures and white-papers template page from a designer.
Real Estate Clients, Banks and corporate real estate owners.
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Bryan & (and) Mackenzie Crabtree
The above must be in the logo.
Housedog.com or images are optional to include. We would like it to be, but don't want a "busy" logo.
Look at the way Hobbsherder.com designs (their style is similar to our tastes) real estate logos and also view our website for detailed information about us if you wish.
We wish to portray a "high-end" image without looking "stuffy."
For what it's worth, my major marketing is a weekly radio show, which we've hosted for over 10 years. That may provide an optional "tone" to the logo.
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Kim Fields is expecting her second child — a son she plans to name Quincy Xavier, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.
The former "Facts of Life" star, 44, and husband Christopher Morgan, 37, are already parents to 6-year-old son Sebastian Alexander.
Fields will make the announcement on an upcoming episode of The Real, airing next week.
"Sebastian and Christopher are very excited. We're very, very blessed," she says. "It was planned. We've actually been trying for a couple years. We had gotten pregnant twice and [miscarried]. Chris and I were very blessed to really have one another, to have our family and friends and our God to really get us through that."
"If I'm encouraging to anybody … it's not like I'm the poster child for over 40 and pregnant," Fields, who also starred on Living Single, continues.
"Funny enough, for a minute I thought I was getting pre-menopausal 'cuz certain things were starting to be irregular and then other symptoms started — my memory and I was clumsier than normal which I couldn't even believe was possible. Then our son got sick with a stomach virus and I caught it. Chris said, 'No, babe, you're a little sicker than Sebastian. You need to go and get that checked out' and I said,'Okay.' They tested me and said, 'Oh honey, you're not dehydrated. You're two months pregnant.'"
Fields and Morgan, a Broadway actor, were married in July 2007.
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An Israeli settler holds her baby near the unauthorized outpost of Mitzpe Avichai near the Kiryat Arba settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron after the outpost was destroyed by the Israeli army on Jan. 12, 2012. Israeli troops demolished an unauthorized settler outpost made up of 10 wooden huts in the southern West Bank, police and the military said.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that the Mitzpe Avichai outpost was illegally established in 2007 and had expanded in the past year to house nine families. It is the third such outpost to be demolished in the last week.
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Israeli border policemen evacuate settlers after their wooden houses at the unauthorised outpost of Mitzpe Avichai were destroyed by the Israeli army on Jan. 12, 2012.


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Dr. Grumpy: "Um, why? Do you need to make a call?"
Lady with fidgity toddler: "No, but Jessica broke mine yesterday, so I need to give her something to play with."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Let me guess: She didn't bring anything for her toddler herself.
Did her medication impair common sense by any chance?
LOL My sister could totally relate to this......my nephew threw her iPhone in the toilet so she had to get a new one. IDK why she lets them (neice and nephew) play with her phone. Too damn expensive to f*** around with! ~Francine
What happened to the diaper bag filled with necessities such as diapers, wipes, bottles and TOYS??
NFW indeed! Moron...way to expect everyone else to entertain your kids instead of bringing stuff for them yourself!
This is the time for Dr. G's patented toddler-proof (as opposed to bulletproof) case.
He ought to sell that
BTW, the gun ad is back.
How about some drug samples?
Ok, I totally let my toddler play with my phone, but ????
Item 1: If the kid actually broke my phone instead of quietly "playing" tetris, he'd not be touching another phone of any variety for a long time.
Item 2: If the kid had a history of breaking anything - even a cheapie pencil - no way would I ask to borrow that item. WTF I don't even...
I feel sorry for the kid. You know everyone shudders when they see this kid coming if that is the kind of social skills the parent is instilling.
Ms Donna:
Everyone sees different ads when they load a webpage. They track what you do, what you buy, what you google and tailor the ads you see. You're seeing gun ads. Not everyone is.
Hey, at least she wasn't changing her kid's diaper on your desk...right? :)
"No problem, LWFT! I actually keep them right here in this drawer for these moments! I'll add the $650 to your bill! Be warned, though, these aren't covered by your medical insurance! How would you like to pay for it; cash, or charge we no longer take checks since the last four came back NSF! What color case would you like? I throw those in for free?"
Wow! Brass ones, that's for sure!
Why doesn't the Mom of the toddler simply give her the broken phone to play with? Was it smashed to bits with a hammer?
I love the paying for a new phone out of pocket idea and throwing in the free case, nice touch.
No but here's a bottle cap for her to play with instead. 1920s style.
Just curious: is this the same oblivious parent from this post?
No, I hadn't even realized I was recycling names.
Suggest she google Otter Box and the like (as someone above suggested) ...?
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Enjoy the sparse menu of college ball this afternoon if watching cars go 'round and 'round is not your thing.
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Cincinnati at South Florida is on ESPN3. Maine at Stonybrook however appears not to be televised. Public access maybe?
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Indiana at Minnesota is on ESPN.
2:00 p.m.
CBS has Pittsburgh at Louisville while ESPN3 will be showing Northern Illinois at Central Michigan and ESPNU will have Canisius at Siena.
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In recognition of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2018, this exhibit on the first-floor of Hunt Library highlights examples of artworks that illustrate what happens when artists remix existing work and make it their own. The featured artists have "remixed" copyrighted materials to create something new.
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. Fair use and fair dealing are essential limitations and exceptions to copyright, allowing the use of copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holder under certain circumstances.
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Image of a Civil War portrait of Captain Joshua M. Addeman of who later went on to be elected Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Joshua Melancthon Addeman was born on November 15, 1840, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Joshua was the son of Thomas &…
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News from our Link Missionary in Paraguay, Mags Southern
Greetings from a cold Paraguay! Whilst you have been enjoying the sun we have had one of the coldest and most miserable months we can remember! First of all it rained constantly for 3 weeks and everywhere was so damp. Our back door is still very hard to open and shut as it swelled in the damp! Then came the cold, down to 6ºC yesterday after a blistering 30+ºC on Saturday. Today is misty and cold! Needless to say we have a few staff and pupils off with colds, flu and bronchitis. I'm pleased to say we are both well.
In the South of the country there has been terrible flooding and people have been stranded and unable to get out. A food collection was organised by one TV channel and Student body decided to join the effort. We had a collection in school and took it along to the site. We thought we had done well till a little old lady came along with two shopping bags and it reminded us of the story of the widow's mite!! It put us in our place!!
This last week or so has been very busy. Primary had their Inter school sports competition last weekend. They invited other schools to compete and we had 15 other schools at our sports ground on Saturday. Before that we had the press launch in school which Mags was pleased to be at. The sports day was the one sunny day with temperatures well into the 30's. Our sports ground was packed with well over two thousand people there. The day went well but it was very long and the last match and medal ceremony took place as it was going dark.
We've also celebrated Fathers' day in the various areas of school. We had the dads from pre primary and secondary in. They came in their droves. You could hear them all round school. They were happy to be here and to see their kids. All went very well but it's in times like this when we see how some families are split and the kids don't get to see dads so often or there are problems in the home. Do pray for these pupils. Some of them find contention in school.
The older pupils went to the Chaco to help in some of the indigenous communities. Mags went with year 10's to la Patria and they spent a long, productive day repairing a brick and cement water tank and painting a church. Mags was thrilled with all they achieved there. The 6th form also went to the Chaco but first they visited the site of a famous battle and a Mennonite town and its industry before going on to the indigenous community to continue the work done by the younger pupils.
We were very shocked and saddened by all that's been happening in the UK and in Europe, the attacks and the fires and pray for the Lord to be over all. Thank you for all your support and prayers.
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Sunday, 19 October 2008
Women are all lesbians, according to unattractive men, according to a scary looking woman journo
In my experience, men always assume women are into them and if not, they assume she must be a lesbian.
Talk about projection. Most guys, when finding and approaching a woman they desire, only to be knocked back, will either change their tact or move on to another equally desirable woman.
On the other hand, as many readers will know, a man rejecting a woman's advances or simply declaring that he's rather happy not being in relationship - as such, rejecting women in a more general sense - will be buried under an avalanche of accusations of gayness, a mixture of shaming language on behalf of women, mixed in with their genuine conviction that any man happy to not be tied to some money-consuming harpy STD-ridden cunt long past her prime is obviously a screaming poof.
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funy how you never see the holywood version of lesians in real life, one's got a luber-jack shirt & smokes a pipe.
- 20 October 2008 at 01:53
- tegz said...
What a ramble this woman writes!She contradicts herself and has little insight into male thinking other than they have no awareness of HER.
The first commenter(Chubb-USA} on her piece says one "can learn from women friends" if you 'pay' attention... butI would suggest the 'attention' bit should be left off -as one would just be paying for a pointless lesson.
Don't pay for anything!
D.Idaho is truly a free service- and of infinitely more use to modern males!!
- 20 October 2008 at 02:47
The usual badly constructed crap female article that doesn't make sense. It sounded like she was too lazy to write a full article so just smushed together a couple of unfinished articles instead.
Women assume all men in the same room as them are trying to crack on to them. And they absolutely hate it when you don't crack on to them and they wanted you to. Even when they gave you no signals. I love it though. Being called a womaniser and a slut because I didn't sleep with someone is hilarious. I don't think she realised the implication of what she said. That I would shag anything with a pulse yet I drew the line at her.
- 20 October 2008 at 04:06
A shocking number of women here in America are closet lesbians, if not openly so. But there is a bright side to this for men Ameriwhores minds consider unattractive. Namely they can count on being left alone and thus remain safe from harm at their hands.
- 20 October 2008 at 19:46
Femi-twats always love to co-opt men's issues and project their miseries onto men. Another example is the marriage strike. Not too long ago, some fem-cunt journalist wrote that empowered women are now swearing off marriage - they are on marriage strike.
Who does the shaming when not getting a ring and who buys the bridal magazines?
- 21 October 2008 at 09:29
- Bobby.N said...
It's a typical snide feminist article designed to give most women relief over their own neurosis.
As Dave Sim once said:
"To women - men are either dates, potential dates, or date substitutes."
Thats a pretty accurate assessment in my mind.
And what makes feminists like Ariel Leve think they knows anything at all about relationships? All they know about, is what they 'want'. Nothing else.
Their incessant need to ask why (along with a complete resistance to a logical answer) in relation to anything about men is irritating. Everything/one on this planet (with few exceptions) must be a mirror to women... or they just switch off.
It explains their lack of interest in sciences and mathematics pretty well I think.
Women are a holiday. Don't live there.
- 21 October 2008 at 18:31
If a man is rejected by a woman, he automatically assumes she's lesbian? Jesus almighty... It's been the other way around for ages. How many of us have been labeled gay because we weren't letting women walk all over us or desperately trying to please them? On top of that you will be called a fag by other men if you don't have tits and ass on the brain 24/7. So no, that's not how men operate, woman. Get your facts straight, no pun intended.
- 22 October 2008 at 08:29
If men ignore women, women hate it. In a pub women will often stand in front of the footy screen to get attention or start making a fuss.
There should be bars that don't allow women in unless they are serving behind the bar in tight fitting tops.
- 25 October 2008 at 05:12
In a recent research that was made about two years ago, it was found that about 50% of women have strong lesbian inclination.
Women are naturally homosexual: they are attracted to their own sex, basically because of a deeply implanted narcissism.
Women are basically in love with themselves and anything feminine.
It's just the way things are.
- 5 November 2008 at 09:52
- Benedict Smith said...
try turning a girl down for sex and start the countdown to "fag"... T-Minus 3, 2, 1.....
- 18 November 2008 at 14:54
Hello from Canada. I find most women in western cultures so full of anti-male hate its incredible and disgusting.
Most modern women will end up alone with many many cats.
With articles like this in the Times it shows poetic justice works in mysterious ways.
Case in point: my neighbour moved up here to canada becausee she was one of those 'I hate the USA and Im a feminist' idiots. So she worked for underground feminist rags and slowly grew old. She lives next door and has alot of cats. I see her spying on me sometimes when I walk to work passing her house. I always give a hearty middle finger up towards her and she just starts cursing. But one day she started crying and said "Ive lived my life as a fool and now Im paying for it" --I told her (gently) "good now you know the truth now go to hell and die already." She burst into tears. Boy it felt good. The bitch broke after all these years she broke. Next day I hung a large LARGE american flag in my window 9remember this is Canada). She knew why. That was my final kick to her dying carcuss. God bless america I was saying and curse you.
I moved and now I am married to a woman who literally believes: "Woman is created for the man not the other way around" --of course she is from a country on the otherside of the world but it was worth finding her. When I described 'feminism' to her she burst out laughing and said: "these are women or men dressing up as women?" (referring to transexuals she would see on the streets in San fran where we visited once).
NEVER feel sympathy for them gentelmen feminists HATE you and your maleness.
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We've all been there. Glancing at the Windows Phone lock screen to find that the battery saver has kicked in with a good few hours to go until a charger can be utilised. This is where portable chargers can be rather handy. Nokia is set to release a stylish charger, called the DC-18, which looks very much like a Live Tile.
So what's the capacity of the product? Just 1720mAh, but it's a trade-off for the dimensions that come in at 57 mm by 57 mm, with a width of just 14.9 mm. That's a fairly compact charger and from glancing at the renders provided, it's a very good looking one too. On the front of the charger is a battery charge status indicator, which is active when the retractable microUSB cable is pulled out from the main case.
The DC-18 will be available in four variants: cyan, magenta, white and yellow. Unfortunately, both pricing and availability have not yet been confirmed by Nokia, though we can't imagine the charger costing an absolute fortune, especially with previous models (with higher capacity) coming in below $50. So, who's up for a stylish charger?
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clearly you're a wallace fan? The steelers will show him the door by the end of the season.
I repeat Brown was just as bad with drops today.....worse when you consider Brown cost the Steelers points.....Brown dropped a TD on a perfectly thrown ball by Ben....Earlier in the game AB dropped a pass over the middle when Ben hit him in stride......Brown might have scored on that play but it would have been at least a big play......Find it funny Wallace gets bashed for dropping passes but its ok when Brown drops passes.......Lucky AB's dropped TD didn't cost the team the game today.....
Sloppy,ugly win with much work to do. Refill the Pepto supply and move on to Tennessee.
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Sam McGuffie Leaves Michigan
Freshman running back Sam McGuffie has announced his intentions to transfer from Michigan. McGuffie was Michigan's 2nd leading rusher on the year, but missed parts or all of several games with concussions. He received his unconditional release from Michigan this morning, according to both pay sites.
McGuffie-and-Michigan never was a perfect fit after the departure of Lloyd Carr and the pro-style system, and McGuffie will likely transfer somewhere closer to home that is a better fit for his skill set. His injury history and family issues are reported to be the reasons for his departure from Michigan.
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A curated list of the best conferences focusing on mobile app development. Awesome Mobile Conferences currently includes over 40 upcoming events in more than 15 countries around the world. You can also keep up to date when new conferences are added using the Android or iOS apps with push notifications. If there is a great conference that you know about that isn't already on the list, they are accepting pull requests for contributions
An unofficial app for macOS, that lets you watch WWDC sessions on your Mac and do much more. WWDC for macOS shows the schedule for all of this year's sessions which will be live streamed, ready to watch when they go live. You also get searchable access to all videos from previous years. You can search by session titles, descriptions, and phrases from what the presenter said, so you can jump right to the point in the session where your searched word/phrase appears. Text transcripts are provided by ASCIIWWDC so you can see and search through the text while watching the videos.
An easy way to connect with fellow developers during WWDC. WWDC.family is a group on LINE HERE organised by Felix Krause that lets people heading to San Francisco for WWDC broadcast their location to other attendees with the aim of helping people spontaneously meet nearby developers or join other groups. But don't worry, you can disable sharing of your location in the LINE HERE app while still being able to see all the other developers so your can still stay private when you need to.
An essential iOS app for anyone attending WWDC. Parties for WWDC is an aggregator of parties and events happening in San Francisco during the week of WWDC. Beyond the conference itself, WWDC is an opportunity for developers socialise, and so countless events are organised to give attendees a space to meet. Parties for WWDC makes sure you don't miss out on any of the events, from parties and presentations to meet ups and hikes, by listing events my day and location, and providing all the information you need to register and attend.
A conference by the creators of the Release Notes podcast. Unlike many other developer conferences, Release Notes focuses on everything else you need to know to build a business around iOS and Mac development. The inaugural conference will be held this October in Indianapolis, IN and will feature some of the most experienced entrepreneurs and leaders in our community. The speaker lineup includes podcaster, Myke Hurley, prolific iOS developer, David Smith, Georgia Dow from iMore and many more.
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Lines at voting stations in South Florida stretched for blocks and lasted for hours, leaving the last ballots to be cast not on Election Day itself, but the following Wednesday morning.
With pictures and video footage of the lines all over the news, President Barack Obama mentioned them in his re-election speech. "By the way, we need to fix that," he said.
Lines at voting stations in South Florida stretched for blocks and lasted for hours, leaving the last ballots to be cast not on Election Day itself, but the following Wednesday morning.
With pictures and video footage of the lines all over the news, President Barack Obama mentioned them in his re-election speech. "By the way, we need to fix that," he said.
But to many in the Tampa Bay area, South Florida's Election Day woes may as well have occurred in another country.
A poll sponsored by the Tampa Bay Times, Bay News 9 and AM 820 News Tampa Bay found only modest support for increasing the number of early voting days, a step some politicians and voting rights groups have championed as a way to cut down on future election day lines.
Thirty-five percent of residents surveyed in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties said the number of early voting days should be increased. But more — 51 percent in Hillsborough and 47 percent in Pinellas — said the current number of days "is about right."
"From my experience, it worked out well for me," said Steve Ernst, 51, of New Tampa, who answered the telephone poll conducted Dec. 5-13. A frequent work traveler, Ernst knew he was going to be out of town on Election Day, so he voted early, standing in line for about 30 minutes to cast his ballot.
If the early voting period "was any shorter, speaking personally, I probably would have missed it," he said. "If it were longer, there's more of an opportunity to mismanage the data."
Like many interviewed for this story, Ernst said he was "troubled" that some Miami-Dade County residents waited as many as seven hours to vote. And the four extra days it took for Florida to award its 29 electoral points to Obama drained some of his confidence in the system.
But he and many others were hesitant to say that adding early voting days would be a cure-all.
In Hillsborough and Pinellas, where early voting and Election Day lines were shorter than in many other parts of the state, some people who were surveyed said they had no difficulty voting. If others did, it was likely their own fault, they reasoned.
"They give you ample opportunities to use the absentee ballot system," said Mike Petagna, 33, of St. Petersburg. "It seemed like everybody having a problem was trying to do it last minute."
Conducted by Braun Research, the poll surveyed 521 Pinellas and Hillsborough residents. About a third who had voted had cast ballots on Election Day, a third by mail ballot and a third during the early voting period.
The poll's overall margin of error was 4.3 percentage points.
While the maximum number of hours for early voting has held steady at 96, Florida's Republican-dominated Legislature, with Gov. Rick Scott's support, reduced the number of days in 2011. The early voting period shrunk to eight days from 14.
In Pinellas and Hillsborough, about 8 percent of people surveyed said the early voting period should be further shortened.
Florida election officials have blamed the long lines on an usually long ballot and increased voter turnout.
Daniel A. Smith, a professor of political science at the University of Florida, said that though it may seem as though there is little support for increased early voting in Tampa Bay, the fact that 35�percent of those surveyed want more days is significant.
"That it's that high in Pinellas is fairly remarkable," he said. More so than in other parts of Florida, mail ballots are hugely popular in Pinellas, and early voting is not.
In November, most of the county's voters cast mail ballots. Nearly 40,000 of them voted early, a 15 percent decrease from 2008.
Early voting "is not used heavily in Pinellas, so the fact that you have so many people thinking this should be extended is telling," Smith said.
Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark is not one of them. "The early voting was sufficient," said Julie Marcus, the deputy supervisor of elections.
Pinellas opened three early voting centers to Hillsborough County's 15 centers.
Still, some Hillsborough voters had to wait as long as two hours to vote early, said incoming Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer. He wants the number of early voting days returned to 14.
Latimer said he owes some of the longest lines in his county to the state's restrictions on early voting sites. By law, election officials can hold early voting only in election offices, libraries and city halls.
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Why Katy Perry's Avoiding Rihanna
Katy Perry is avoiding Rihanna.
The former best pals - who fell out last October because of the Stay singer's reconciliation with Chris Brown, who is still on probation for beating her in 2009 - are still not speaking to each other and Katy reportedly made a special request to be seated no where near the couple at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
A source told USMagazine.com: "They aren't tight anymore because Katy doesn't approve of Rihanna dating Chris Brown."
But friends close to Rihanna, 24, insist she has no problem with Katy, 28, but doesn't care what anyone thinks about her relationship because she is happy.
An insider told HollywoodLife.com: "Rihanna doesn't have a problem with anyone and could give a f**k about what anybody thinks about her relationship. She was focused on her and Chris and enjoying her night."
Katy was previously said to be barely speaking to Rihanna because she thinks she is "making a huge mistake" by getting back together with Chris.
A source revealed in November: "They're barely talking and ever since the couple reunited, there has been tension between them. Katy has been spending a lot of time with pals Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Katy fears Rihanna is making a huge mistake and doesn't want to be part of it."
The last time Katy and Rihanna were spotted hanging out together was at the MTV Video Music Awards in September during which Rihanna shared a public peck on the lips with Chris for the first time since their 2009 break-up.
The couple went public with the reconciliation earlier this month and snuggled up to each other in the front row at the Grammys, while Katy sat elsewhere with her boyfriend John Mayer.


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So far I haven't done 2007 U.S. Open coverage of players from the adidas stud ranch — aka Novak Djokovic, Mikhail Youzhny, and Marat Safin — mostly because I have nothing to write about (fashion-wise, at least).
Their tennis might be speaking volumes (congrats to Marat for surviving his first-round opponent, summer sensation Frank Dancevic), but their clothes aren't that great.
adidas fashion stays conservative as Nole wears the Summer YOC Theme Polo (in the white/orange/navy blue colorway), Mikhail wears the Competition 3 Polo, and Safin wears the Competition 3 Crew in gold.
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Ancho-Rubbed Turkey Breast With Cilantro-Habanero Potato Gratin Recipe
Cooking projects for people who'd like nothing more than to spend a sunday afternoon surrounded by the wonderful aromas of the kitchen.
Note: Timing is everything. In order to have everything ready at once, give the turkey a small a head start. If possible, slice the potatoes using a mandoline set to the thinnest setting.
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- Yield:serves 8 to 10
- Active time: 40 minutes
- Total time:2 hours
- For the Turkey:
- 1/2 tablespoon ground ancho chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground guajillo chili powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated onion powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 whole bone-in, skin-on turkey breast (5 to 6 pounds total)
- 3 pounds russet potatoes, sliced very thin
- 2 habanero peppers, minced
- 2 medium cloves of garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus additional for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Adjust oven rack to lower and lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Mix chili powders, onion powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, cocoa powder, and olive oil in a small bowl. Carefully separate the turkey skin from the meat by inserting your hand at the bottom of the breast, taking care not to tear it. Liberally rub spice mixture on turkey and under the skin.
Transfer turkey to a roasting pan and place in the oven to cook, basting every 30 minutes or so with pan juices.
Meanwhile, grease a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking dish. Line it with 1/3 of the potatoes in a single, overlapping layer. Season with salt and pepper. Top with 1/3 of the habaneros and garlic. Follow with 1/3 each of the cilantro, pepper jack cheese and Parmesan cheese. Repeat until you have three layers, ending with cheese on top. Pour 1 1/2 cups broth and half and half on top.
After the turkey has roasted for about 25 minutes, place potatoes in the oven. Continue roasting until potatoes are tender and turkey registers 155°F on an instant-read thermometer, about 1 hour 45 minutes total. Tent with foil if meat starts to become too dark. Remove turkey and potatoes from oven.
Put roasting pan on the stove top over medium-high heat. Deglaze the pan with tequila, scraping up browned bits using a wooden spoon. Simmer for a minute and add remaining 1/2 cup chicken stock. Bring to a boil. Swirl in butter and allow sauce to thicken and reduce slightly.
Carve the turkey breast meat from the bone and arrange the slices on a serving platter. Pour sauce over turkey. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining cilantro. Serve.
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What happens when improvisers of all levels of skill and experience, from all different theaters and troupes around Portland and beyond, come together to perform longform improv comedy for each other and the audience? FUN!
Everyone is welcome to play or watch whether you have been playing for years or have never been on a stage in your whole life.
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The Portland Hop. I know, it sounds like a dance craze in 1937. But really, it's what you do when Southern California gets you down and you need to drink small-batch beer, eat Northwestern locavore meals and see bike commuters in the rain. My wife, daughter and I hit Portland, Ore., for a few days last August. Here's the report.
The bed. Once a Days Inn, the Hotel Modera (515 S.W. Clay St.; [503] 484-1084; rooms for two start at about $129 in spring) got a serious upgrade before opening in 2008. Its lobby and 174 guest rooms are done in modernist style, punctuated with lots of original art and accompanied by an accomplished upscale restaurant, Nel Centro. We stayed two nights, ate well in the restaurant and enjoyed being situated about six blocks from Portland's central Pioneer Courthouse Square.
The meal. It's tempting, but I'm not going to insist you try "totchos" (the marriage of Tater Tots and nachos), which we encountered at the genial Oaks Bottom Public House in the Westmoreland area. Instead, keep an eye out for the tasty and casual Pacific Pie Co. (1520 S.E. 7th Ave.; [503] 381-6157; no single item over $9). The bakers here specialize in Australian-style meat pies and sweet pies. As is the Portland way, they value sustainability and local ingredients. If the Moroccan chickpea pie doesn't seduce you, the grass-fed beef braised in stout beer just might.
The find. In the trendy Pearl District, we browsed and bought at Oblation (516 N.W. 12th Ave.; [503] 223-1093), "a 19th century print shop designing wedding invitations for the 21st century." We didn't need wedding invites, but our friend Lisa knew we'd appreciate such witty and gorgeous uses of good old paper and ink. We lingered long.
The lesson learned. Beware the maze of one-way streets near Hawthorne Bridge, which turned our hunt for the hotel into a comic misadventure. (As you read all the NWs, NEs, SWs and SEs in addresses, remember that the Willamette River separates east from west and Burnside Street separates north from south.)
The tab. Airfares aside (about $220 round trip), we spent about $550, including $170 a night at the Hotel Modera (thanks to the first AARP discount of my life) and $28 at Pacific Pie Co.


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There's a certain mystery in Serpent Bohème. A spellbinding aesthetic that entices women of character and arouses their femininity. Produced by Boucheron's workshop for the first time in 1968, the Serpent Bohème collection has been reinvented with colorful gems. These earrings, set with white mother-of-pearl and crowned with gold beads, complete the collection's pavé diamond creations.More detail
Frédéric Boucheron is born in 1831 into a family of clothiers. He breaks with family tradition at a young age to open his jewelry shop. Having learnt much about delicacy in materials, he begins to make his gold work as supple as the fabrics and lace of his childhood. Success is immediate and soon the whole of Paris is rushing to the door of his Palais Royal boutique. In 1893, he is the first jeweler to open a boutique Place Vendôme, making this place a showcase of savoir-vivre, savoir-faire and French elegance that has no equal in the world. It is Frédéric Boucheron's unique ability to capture the zeitgeist that also leads him to invent new ways of wearing jewelry. His success spreads abroad and the order books start to include the names of members of Royal families and later of Hollywood's biggest stars.Discover all of the Boucheron moments
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Your Piya Hostel in old city Istanbul
From Ataturk airport
to the Hostel The distance between the
airport and Piya Hostel
is 18 km. The best and cheapest way to get to the Hostel is to
take the light metro from the airport.
From the Airport or
the Bus Station (Otogar), take the Metro to ''YUSUFPAŞA". Transfer onto
the tram and get off at 'SULTANAHMET'' (the 5th stop).
Follow the tram line
down (passing several restaurants on the left and the Information Office
on the right) to the intersection and traffic lights; cross over to the
right and enter the courtyard between St. Sophia on your left and the
Blue Mosque a little further on your right.
Go all the way
through the courtyard and turn to your right at the end. Take the first
left at the taxi stop and follow the street to four ways, from there
take the right and fallow left-curved street till you see Akbıyık
Mosque.from the corner of the mosque take the right 50 metres later you
wil see the sign of Piya Hostel and its Pink building on the right side.
From Sabiha
Gokcen airport to the PiyaHostel -SULTANAHMET
The distance between
the Sabiha Gokcen airport and Piya Hostel is 65 km
Taxis are available
from Sabiha Gökçen Airport to the historic Sultanahmet district. The
journey time may change according to the time of day and traffic
conditions(road works,diversions etc), but allow between 60 and 90
Havas Bus Services
To get to the
Sultanahmet which is the principal tourist area in the city, you can
take the "AirportHavas shuttle bus service and get off at "Kadiköy".
.Then, you can take ferries from Kadiköy and get off at Eminönü.
Trams run on the
route between Eminönü, Sirkeci, Sultanahmet, Beyazit, Aksaray, Topkapi
and Zeytinburnu.
Public Bus
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IETT) E-3 KURTKÖY - UYDUKENT - 4. LEVENT METRO . 4.Levent-Taksim subway
has also connections to Taksim. Then public bus has also connection to
Sultanahmet by T4 IETT bus
.Please do not hesitate to contact us by phone. We also provide 7/24 pick up service for our guests from Ataturk (IST) airport to the hostel (one way and from Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) airport to the hostelone way.. Please inform us about your flight number, airport name and arrival time in advance, if you would like to book a pick up service.