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Monday, May 10, 2010
TWD: Quick classic berry tart
40 comments:
- Valerie said...
I would have never thought to use mangos and blueberries together but it looks so beautiful! What a delicious flavour combo too.
Maybe you could use all that rhubarb to make rhubarb & strawberry tarts? :D
- 11 May, 2010
- M. said...
love the contrasty colors....looks delicious :)
- 11 May, 2010
- Marthe said...
Love the vibrant colours!! These were amazing!
- 11 May, 2010
- Tadeja said...
Beautiful! Wonderful colours and contrast. And it really looks very delicious! :)
- 11 May, 2010
- Cakelaw said...
Hi Mary, I agree - this tart was wonderful, and yours looks so pretty.
- 11 May, 2010
- SiHaN said...
I do so agree with this one... i'm so terrified of tarts that look the part but taste like a whole bunch of crap put together. Yours looks fantastic for sure!
- 11 May, 2010
- alvarosa said...
Looking forward to the rhubarb-tarts!
P.S.: The colours of your tarts just match perfectly!
- 11 May, 2010
- Flourchild said...
What a great combo of flavors. It sounds like everyone enjoyed them!
- 11 May, 2010
- Romaine said...
Mango sounds very interesting. What a delicious combo with the blackberries!
- 11 May, 2010
- Nickki said...
Mango and blackberries, what a lovely combination! It looks delicious :-)
- 11 May, 2010
- Natalie... said...
Oooh mangoes and blackberries thats a different combo b ut i bet it went really well together yumm!!
- 11 May, 2010
- Rachel said...
fun combo! nice job!
- 11 May, 2010
- laurie said...
YUM! Beautiful pics!
- 11 May, 2010
- Cristine said...
Your tarts look gorgeous! Thanks for baking along with me!
- 11 May, 2010
- Pamela said...
Such gorgeous color!
- 11 May, 2010
- vibi said...
Those colors are amazing Mary! What contrast!
I thought of you while making those, as I had the idea of putting a little jam under the pastry cream... and of course, rhubarb jam came to mind! But since I had nothing as good around the house, I left it to some other time!
I have to get a hold of my mom for the red kind...
- 11 May, 2010
- natalia said...
I love your fruit combination I'll have to try it sometimes !! Ciao !
- 11 May, 2010
- Leslie said...
These look stunning! I love the combination of mango and blackberries.
- 11 May, 2010
- Valérie said...
I used to detest fruit tart, because my parents nearly always got me one for my birthday when I was a kid. I never understood how they hadn't figured out by then that I was a chocolate cake kind of child!
Fortunately, I outgrew this dislike. I agree that a good fruit tart is not easy to make. This one looks fabulous, I love the colour combinations!
- 11 May, 2010
So colorful! I love your pictures. I bet they tasted delicious.
- 11 May, 2010
- Clivia said...
I love the way you've draped the magoes over the tarts. Beautiful presentation!
- 11 May, 2010
- The Mortensens said...
I really wanted to put blackberries on mine too, but I couldn't find any at the store. Mango on the other hand? What a great idea!! Looks delicious. :)
- 11 May, 2010
- Jencrafted said...
Mango and blackberries! Now, why didn't I think of that? Fabulous colors! I wished I could try your mango-blackberry tarts. I bet they were delicious!
- 11 May, 2010
- Anne said...
Oh wow with the mango it looks so beautiful and so yummy! Awesome job!
- 11 May, 2010
Your tarts are gorgeous. I'll be anxious to hear how they turn out with the rhubarb!
- 11 May, 2010
- Teanna said...
Your photos are OUTRAGEOUS! And I LOVE that you used mangoes! Glad to know they work well in this! I tried and failed (unripe mangoes haha!) Gorgeous, gorgeous!
- 11 May, 2010
- TeaLady said...
uuummmm!!!! Mangos. with blackberries. What a great combo. Looks very summery.
- 11 May, 2010
- Katrina said...
Those look great and I'm sure tasted wonderful!
- 12 May, 2010
- steph- whisk/spoon said...
beautiful--sunshine in a tart shell! i agree...bakery fruit tarts are usually letdowns. rhubarb would be great with this!
- 12 May, 2010
- Nichi said...
The contrast of the blackberries on the mango is just gorgeous!
- 12 May, 2010
- Mimi said...
Mango and blackberry, what a delicious combination.
- 12 May, 2010
- Jeannette said...
oh my gosh. these look fantastic!!!
- 12 May, 2010
- jIll said...
Love the mango and blueberry combo, but dying to hear how the rhubarb comes out. Love me some rhubarb.
- 12 May, 2010
- Heather Davis said...
Those look gorgeous Mary. Mango is such a lovely fruit. I love using it in pavlovas. I read your Drunken Cake post as well. So sorry about the interview! Sounds like the story of my life. I am always rushing around and forgetting calls I am suppose to be making. I've had work clients call me on the school run which is always embarrasing. Anyway that cake looks pretty amazing too!
- 12 May, 2010
- Baking Addict said...
wow! love the flavour combination and colours. Great pics :)
- 12 May, 2010
- Pam said...
Great combo and I love the colors of it! It certainly looks delicious!
- 13 May, 2010
- tasteofbeirut said...
Just looking at these and I want to devour one or two!
- 13 May, 2010
- Meg said...
Great looking tarts! I never would have thought of mango...will have to try it next time!
- 14 May, 2010
They look delicious! I love the color combo with the fruits.
- 15 May, 2010
- mike said...
Those color contrasts are wonderful! Blackberry and mango - what a wonderful combination - so glad you enjoyed them!
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One thing to bear in mind: drones, like any military technology will be used against us someday.
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20 lbs) of high explosives on a single target (the standard Hellfire load), there can be nothing surgical about it. The really questionable aspects of the CIA's drone program lie elsewhere.
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Sounds a lot like the bombings in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, when emergency personnel arrived, was repeated.
That blunder also highlights the difficulty of distinguishing between "militants" and civilians through the lens of a remote-controlled camera.
Ok, but that's as opposed to what, yesterday's satellite picture? I don't see these as arguments against drones so much as arguments against execution of war. Sorry, but Shock and Awe and 100k dead in a country that didn't even have Al Queda seems to me a much more obvious blunder.
I'll agree that the issue is (and will be for quite some time) not whether drones are used, but how.
While I appreciate the positives of drone use, I disagree with them being used for anything more than observation and SIGINT.
First, air strikes have nowhere near the precision as they are claimed, especially when used in urban areas. There is no substitute for trained professionals on the ground in the AO, and there probably never will be.
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If that's what mankind's greatest goals are, to improve warfare, then impersonal warfare by drones must be better.
One doesn't want to be the guy who brings a knife to a gunfight. Is being militarily superior the greatest goal in any sense? No. Is it an important goal? Of course it is.
The most expensive and useless luxury in the world is a second rate military.
In every war they kill you in a new way. Drones are the future of warfare, they are very useful which might explain why we've gone from having a few dozen to more than 7000 drones in 10 years. Is it better or worse? It's war, war is always hell regardless of the weapons being used to wage it. Do I like drones? Of course not, I don't like any technology being used to wage war. But as Plato said "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
With drones on one side and the Taliban on the other I'm sure glad I don't live there. At least, I suppose, the Taliban have the moral authority, right? That's what the Taliban is all about.


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Kenneth Bae, 45, has been held for more than a year by the North, which has convicted him of trying to overthrow the state and sentenced him to 15 years hard labor.
Bae, a Korean American, was paraded in front of a group of foreign and local reporters on Monday and asked Washington to help him get home, the North's state news agency and foreign media based in Pyongyang reported.
"We hope this decision by DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) authorities to allow Kenneth Bae to meet with reporters signals their willingness to release him," a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters on Monday.
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An attempt by King to secure Bae's release last August was rejected by Pyongyang.
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Additional reporting by Jug-min Park in Seoul, Lesley Wroughton in Washington, and Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan


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The restaurant is set in the beautiful natural landscape of the Plumas National Forest in the Blairsden/Graeagle area which offers an array of activities to outdoor enthusiasts. Those venturing into the Lakes Basin Recreation Area will find high country hiking, fishing, boating, horseback riding and mountain biking amidst pristine alpine lakes. Four 18-hole championship golf courses and two nine-hole courses nearby make this a golf destination for any level of play. Fine dining and a multitude of recreational activities framed by the magnificent scenery of the Sierras contribute to a perfect retreat for a day, a weekend or a week.
Rustic Wood Building
Located in a rustic wood building on Bonta Street in Blairsden's commercial area, Grizzly Grill is only 50 miles north of Truckee on Highway 89, and just around the corner from Graeagle.


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Cool world Astronomers have for the first time confirmed that the distant frozen dwarf planet Makemake doesn't have an atmosphere.
The new observations came thanks to a rare stellar occultation as the tiny world passed in front of a faint star, allowing scientists to look for an atmosphere and determine its size.
Astronomers, led by Jose Luis Ortiz from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, in Spain pointed an array of telescopes at the dwarf planet during the occultation, looking for a drop in light from the distant star.
Previous observations indicated Makemake was about two-thirds the size of Pluto and may have a tenuous seasonal atmosphere that collapses to the surface as it moves away from the Sun. If it did, light from a distant star would slowly fade and brighten as it passed through the dwarf planet's atmosphere.
But as Makemake passed in front of NOMAD 1181-0235723 on 23 April 2011, the light disappeared and reappeared abruptly.
"This means the little dwarf planet has no significant atmosphere," says Ortiz.
Up in the air
However, astronomer Dr Michael Ireland of Macquarie University in Sydney says debate on Makemake's atmosphere is not over yet.
"It's on a highly elliptical 300-year orbit and so its temperature goes up and down depending on its distance from the Sun," says Ireland.
"When it's closer to the Sun, in 150 years' time, some of these surface ices could sublimate into a tenuous atmosphere."
Makemake's orbit takes it between 38 and 53 times further away from the Sun than Earth.
Flattened ball
The new observations reported in the journal Nature, also allowed Ortiz and colleagues to determine its size and density more accurately, indicating it looks like a sphere flattened slightly at both poles with axes of 1430 by 1502 kilometres.
They were also able to measure how much of the Sun's light Makemake's surface reflects, a quantity called albedo, which provides clues about the planet's likely surface composition.
Makemake's albedo is about 0.77 which is comparable to that of dirty snow, making it higher than Pluto, but lower than Eris, the largest dwarf planet in the solar system.
Makemake is one of five bodies including Pluto which have been classified as dwarf planets by the International Astronomical Union.
It's named after the creator of humanity and god of fertility in the culture of the native people of Easter Island.


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We really enjoyed our Discover Corps tour and can't wait to return to Japan. My wife and I took the Discover Corps cultural trip to Japan (Started in Tokyo-then a bullet train to Kyoto & more local trains to Osaka). The transportation system works well and no cars were ever needed. We were completely taken care of from booking and then thru the process. Adrienne did a great job of informing us of all the details-no planning required. Our guides in Japan, Aki and Miwa, were very knowledgeable local people & made sure we were having a unforgettable time! The cultural experience in Japan was terrific. Great mix of excitement; watching Sumo and participating in Kendo. The food was wonderful plus we were able to participate in sushi making!Read more
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They are focused on providing travel experiences with a wider humanitarian purpose - and help you put your tourism dollars to good use on the ground. The world of "voluntourism" is a sticky area, and has been met with some criticism over the years, so traveling with a reputable and transparent company has become super important.
With Discover Corps, volunteering, responsible tourism, and giving back to local communities is their entire brand - not just a buzzword on the "about us" page. So for those travelers who truly want to make their vacation about volunteering first and tourism second, Discover Corps is a great choice.
Discover Corps trips are all inclusive, and while volunteering is the primary focus, sightseeing and cultural activities are also included. Their trips are very popular among families, friend groups, and solo travelers.
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These tours are best suited to travelers who want to have a humanitarian focus on their next trip. And if this idea is new to you, but you are interested in getting involved, Discover Corp is a great way to start.
The average age on a Discover Corps trip is 45-65 except in summer, when families with children as young as 10 are welcome on "family friendly" trips.
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When your parents were young, people could buy cigarettes and smoke pretty much anywhere - even in hospitals! Ads for cigarettes were all over the place. Today we're more aware about how bad smoking is for our health. Smoking is restricted or banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on buses or trains, billboards, TV, and in many magazines.
Almost everyone knows that smoking causes cancer, emphysema, and heart disease; that it can shorten your life by 14 years or more; and that the habit can cost a smoker thousands of dollars a year. So how come people are still lighting up? The answer, in a word, is addiction.
Once You Start, It's Hard to Stop
Smoking's a hard habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive *****, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
Almost no smoker begins as an adult. Statistics show that about nine out of 10 tobacco users start before they're 18 years old. Some ***** who smoke say they start because they think it helps them look older (it does - if yellow teeth and wrinkles are the look you want). Others smoke because they think it helps them relax (it doesn't - the heart actually beats faster while a person's smoking). Some light up as a way to feel rebellious or to set themselves apart (which works if you want your friends to hang out someplace else while you're puffing away). Some start because their friends smoke - or just because it gives them something to do.
Some people, especially girls, start smoking because they think it may help keep their weight down. The illnesses that smoking can cause, like lung diseases or cancer, do cause weight loss - but that's not a very good way for people to fit into their clothes!
Another reason people start smoking is because their family members do. Most adults who started smoking in their ***** never expected to become addicted. That's why people say it's just so much easier to not start smoking at all.
The cigarette ads from when your parents were young convinced many of them that the habit was glamorous, powerful, or exciting - even though it's essentially a turnoff: smelly, expensive, and unhealthy. Cigarette ads from the 1940s even showed doctors recommending cigarettes as a way to relax!
Cigarette ads still show smokers as attractive and hip, sophisticated and elegant, or rebellious and cool. The good news is that these ads aren't as visible and are less effective today than they used to be: Just as doctors are more savvy about smoking today than they were a generation ago, ***** are more aware of how manipulative advertising can be. The government has also passed laws limiting where and how tobacco companies are allowed to advertise to help prevent young kids from getting hooked on smoking.
How Smoking Affects Your Health
There are no physical reasons to start smoking - the body doesn't need tobacco the way it needs food, water, sleep, and exercise. In fact, many of the chemicals in cigarettes, like nicotine and cyanide, are actually poisons that can kill in high enough doses. The body's smart and it goes on the defense when it's being poisoned. For this reason, many people find it takes several tries to get started smoking: First-time smokers often feel pain or burning in the throat and lungs, and some people feel sick or even throw up the first few times they try tobacco.
The consequences of this poisoning happen gradually. Over the long term, smoking leads people to develop health problems like cancer, emphysema (breakdown of lung tissue), organ damage, and heart disease. These diseases limit a person's ability to be normally active - and can be fatal. Each time a smoker lights up, that single cigarette takes about 5 to 20 minutes off the person's life.
Smokers not only develop wrinkles and yellow teeth, they also lose bone density, which increases their risk of osteoporosis (pronounced: ahs-tee-o-puh-row-sus, a condition that causes older people to become bent over and their bones to break more easily). Smokers also tend to be less active than nonsmokers because smoking affects lung power. Smoking can also cause fertility problems in both men and women and can impact ***ual health in males.
The consequences of smoking may seem very far off to many *****, but long-term health problems aren't the only hazard of smoking. Nicotine and the other toxins in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes can affect a person's body quickly, which means that teen smokers experience many of these problems:
• Bad skin. Because smoking restricts blood vessels, it can prevent oxygen and nutrients from getting to the skin - which is why smokers often appear pale and unhealthy. An Italian study also linked smoking to an increased risk of getting a type of skin rash called psoriasis.
• Bad breath. All those cigarettes leave smokers with a condition called halitosis, or persistent bad breath.
• Bad-smelling clothes and hair. The smell of stale smoke tends to linger - not just on people's clothing, but on their hair, furniture, and cars. And it's often hard to get the smell of smoke out.
• Reduced athletic performance. People who smoke usually can't compete with nonsmoking peers because the physical effects of smoking - like rapid heartbeat, decreased circulation, and shortness of breath - impair sports performance.
• Greater risk of injury and slower healing time. Smoking affects the body's ability to produce collagen, so common sports injuries, such as damage to tendons and ligaments, will heal more slowly in smokers than nonsmokers.
• Increased risk of illness. Studies show that smokers get more colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia than nonsmokers. And people with certain health conditions, like asthma, become more sick if they smoke (and often if they're just around people who smoke). Because ***** who smoke as a way to manage weight often light up instead of eating, their bodies lack the nutrients they need to grow, develop, and fight off illness properly.
Smoking Is Expensive
Not only does smoking damage health, it costs an arm and a leg. Depending on where you live, smoking a pack of cigarettes a day can cost about $1,800 dollars a year. That adds up. It's money you could save or spend on something for yourself.
Kicking Butt and Staying Smoke Free
All forms of tobacco - cigarettes, pipes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco - are hazardous. It doesn't help to substitute products that seem like they're better for you than regular cigarettes - such as filter or low-tar cigarettes.
The only thing that really helps a person avoid the problems associated with smoking is staying smoke free. This isn't always easy, especially if everyone around you is smoking and offering you cigarettes. It may help to have your reasons for not smoking ready for times you may feel the pressure, such as "I just don't like it" or "I want to stay in shape for soccer" (or football, basketball, or other sport).
The good news for people who don't smoke or who want to quit is that studies show that the number of ***** who smoke is dropping dramatically. Today, only about 22% of high school students smoke, down from 36% just 7 years ago.
If you do smoke and want to quit, there's more information and support out there than ever. Different approaches work for different people - for some, quitting cold turkey is best, whereas others find that a slower approach is the way to go. Some people find that it helps to go to a support group especially for *****; these are sometimes sponsored by local hospitals or organizations like the American Cancer Society. And the Internet offers a number of good resources. Check out some of these by clicking on the Resources tab to the right of this article. When quitting, it can be helpful to realize that the first few days are the hardest, and it's normal to have a few relapses before you manage to quit for good.
Staying smoke free will give you a whole lot more of everything - more energy, better performance, better looks, more money in your pocket, and, in the long run, more life to live
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Here are five recent innovative social commerce initiatives from around the planet spotted by the brilliant go-to resource for entrepreneurial ideas, Springwise.
Proof positive that there's more to social commerce than social plugins on e-commerce sites and e-commerce stores on social sites.
How could you 'jam' these social commerce ideas to make them work for your business?
1) Californian fashion brand, Volga Verdi, offers discounts based on shopper's social influence:
"Word of mouth is an essential tool in any company's kit if used correctly. Californian fashion brand Volga Verdi were well aware of the power of the spoken word when they offered discounts to their customers based on the amount of contacts they had on social networks — the more popular the customer, the more discount they received. This clever campaign encouraged customers to increase their friendship base, all the while broadening the company's pool of potential fans. Customers were also more likely to associate the Volga Verdi brand with the attributes of friendship — trust and kindness — thereby enhancing their brand image in one fell swoop"
2) Danish chocolate brand Anthon Berg, opens pop-up store to sell chocolate for good deeds, not money (covered by SCT here)
"There's nothing quite like a business venture that combines clever ideas whilst rewarding good behaviour. Chocolatier Anthon Berg managed just this with their sweet gifts being sold in exchange for acts of kindness. The use of iPads to replace tills meant that staff members could immediately post the good deed to the customer's facebook wall, successfully sharing the person's thoughtful act as well as marketing the brand".
3) Korean Emart (ex-Walmart stores) uses sun strength to time discounts for slack periods
"There's nothing groundbreaking in the idea of shops maximising sales during quiet periods by slashing their prices, however South Korea's Emart added a touch of adventure to their discount offers. The Seoul retailer placed QR codes dotted around the city that could only be scanned between the hours of 12 noon and 1 pm each day. Between these times the QR codes were visible because the sun was at its highest in the sky, casting the correct shadow for the 3D QR code to form. Once customers scanned a code they were taken to Emart's homepage where they could browse reduced price items and have purchases delivered direct to their door". [reverse group-buy concept – the fewer who buy, the lower the price]
4) Mexican retro sneaker brand, Panam, relaunches with free shoe exchange
"The Mexican sneaker company Panam noticed an increasing demand for their 80s designs as a demand for retro style swept the country. They boosted their wavering popularity by organizing shoe exchanges in the country's busiest squares, where people were encouraged to bring an old pair of shoes and swap them for a Panam pair."
5) Finnish Insurance company 'If' recruits existing policyholders to advise potential customers
"It is a brave company who hands over responsibility for their brand image to the consumer, but Finnish insurance company If did just this when they asked 852 of their customers to provide live one-to-one testimonials to potential customers over the telephone. These one-to-ones could include positive and negative feedback on the company and aimed to give a fair and unbiased assessment of the service offered. This was a potentially risky strategy that empowered the consumer. Fan-sourcing sales platform, Needle, also recognized the importance of customer testimonials, matching up brands with their most loyal fans to provide personalized recommendations for potential customers."
For more social commerce ideas and inspiration, pre-order our new book out this fall The Social Commerce Handbook; 20 Secrets for Turning Social Media into Social Sales, published in October by McGraw Hill.


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the shed finishing off prints and playing with enamel. These are the Eider ducks I started at Art in Action.
I have added strings and a label to the rooks.
I have completed this raven and I am calling it The Bargain.
This is a proof of Marley that creased because I had the paper to wet, so I thought I would experiment with cutting out a background. It certainly sorts out the crease!


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When I was a kid, I thought telling someone "happy Halloween" was redundant. Of course, it's happy — it's Halloween. There were costumes and candy, trick or treating, going to Grandma's house for soup, then some more trick or treating, not to mention Dad's pranks on trick or treaters who came to our house. When I was a bit older, I would help with Dad's pranks.
I support having downtown Halloween events for children. They provide a safe and sound way for kids to show off their costumes and get candy. I am not, however, ready to see an end to honest-to-goodness, door-to-door trick or treating. It's just so much more fun that way. There need to be rules, though. Here are a few suggested rules for trick or treating:
First, kids trick or treating door-to-door should be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. It's so much safer that way. And if you're embarrassed to be seen with your parents while you're asking for candy dressed up as Thor or Captain America, maybe you're too old to go trick or treating. The adult doesn't necessarily need to go up to the door, though. The end of the sidewalk is good enough.
Second, you have to be in costume. No costume, no candy. A costume doesn't need to be something bought at a store. Most of my Halloween costumes were homemade, with only a prop or two from the store. Consider putting reflective tape on your costume, especially if it's dark, so drivers can see you easier. Accompanying adults don't have to be in costume, but it doesn't hurt.
Third, be very careful of traffic. Always look both ways before crossing the street, and never linger in the street. Fourth, only go to houses with a porch light on. That's how people tell you that they're expecting visitors, like trick or treaters.
Fifth, be friendly. It starts by saying "trick or treat" when someone opens the door. If you don't say it, I'm not giving you candy, because you aren't trick or treating. And be ready to explain what your costume is, multiple times.
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Sam Harris posted a piece called "In Defense of Profiling." PZ Myers posted a response explaining why that's a terrible idea.
In general it should go without saying that I agree with PZ, unless stated otherwise. I just want to add a little something from the perspective of a computer science nerd whose been around a bit with the notion of data mining. I also want to prove that I didn't go to grad school for nothing. (It cost me thousands! <drum fill>)
In data mining, we have the twin problems of "false positives" and "false negatives." For example, suppose there is a certain disease that is very rare in the population, but very deadly if not detected. Let's say that one person in a million has this disease, which is 0.0001%. If we devise a screening procedure for this disease, we would like to be very sure that we catch almost all people who are at risk.
So let's say we apply this screening test to somebody, and they (unbeknownst to you) have the disease, but your test says they do not. That is a false negative, and it can kill the person, since they won't be treated.
Let's say we apply the screening test to somebody who does not have the disease, and the test says that they have it. That is a false positive. But the consequences of a false positive are not as dire. If the screen says you have the disease, you follow up with another test that is more rigorous, and more expensive, to prove for certain that you need treatment.
As I said, we would like to prevent false negatives as much as we can, so we set the sensitivity of the screen to be very high. Even so, the test will give a positive result for only one person for every thousand who takes the test, and those few people who have the disease are almost certain to get a positive.
Okay, now let's say I go to the doctor and I get a positive result. How worried should I be that I have the disease? As it turns out, not very worried at all.
See, the screening test says I have the disease, but I almost certainly don't. One in a thousand people gets a positive. One in a million people actually has the disease. Therefore, only one in a thousand positive tests are of people who actually have the disease.
Is that clear? Good. Now let's consider terrorists…
|Pop quiz: which of these two guys is the terrorist? Answers at the bottom of the post, or you can mouse over the pictures for more information.
How many terrorists are there in the US? I don't know, but let's look at it this way. Statistics show that about five people per hundred thousand are the victim of a homicide each year. The vast majority of murderers aren't actually terrorists as such, but let's be generous and assume that one in ten is. That means that at any given time, 5 in a million are likely to be terrorists, or 0.0005%.
Suppose we start profiling people who simply look Middle Eastern, like mug shot number two up there. There are about 1.5 million Arab Americans living in the US, which is 0.5% of all people here. Similarly, there are 2.5 million people who are practicing Muslims, which accounts for 0.8% of all people living here.
That means — even if we assume that only Muslims and people who "look Muslim" are terrorists (which is clearly not true; see quiz answers) and even if we use the fairly high number I guesstimated as terrorists — if you round up all the people who "fit the profile" then, similar to the disease, fewer than one in a thousand are likely to be actual terrorists.
But unlike performing a screen for a disease that might return a false positive, the cost of falsely accusing a guy of terrorism is not negligible. We're saying that these people deserve to be harassed, frisked, searched, delayed, pegged as a security threat. Not just once, but every time they dare to travel. We're also saying that we need to maintain a staff of thousands of paranoid security officials to do a job which is, in the long run, not as effective as assigning detectives to follow up on reports of actual, credible threats that go beyond "He don't look American enough." There is such a thing as civil liberties, and it's not a pointless question to ask whether this is a good place for us to be going.
Pop Quiz answers
- Left: Anders Breivik, currently on trial for the murder of 69 77 people, mostly teenagers.
- Right: Comedian Kumail Nanjiani, wanted for slaying thousands of audiences with his hilarious wit.
Update: Greg Laden also has an excellent response, which I almost dismissed by mistake due to his cleverly satirical introduction.


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ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The York College men's swimming team captured third place at the 2012 Capital Athletic Conference Swimming Championships which came to a close Sunday evening. In total, the Spartans tallied 482.5 points while first-place Mary Washington secured 969 points and runner-up St. Mary's (Md.) recorded 549.
Freshman Cody Latchford put together a quality final day of his rookie campaign as he nabbed fourth-place points in the 200 backstroke. Latchford posted a 1:59.56 effort in the event to collect his best individual finish of the weekend. Notably, the talented freshman swam during the evening finals in each of his first three days of the conference championships. Latchford competed in a trio of relay events, including the third-place 800 freestyle, as well as three individual finals, each of which were top-eight finishes.
Jack Gottschalk finished out his quality Spartan career by notching fifth place in the 1,650 freestyle. The senior swam to a 17:15.20 in the event. Bringing his time with the Green and White to a close, Gottschalk finishes his career as the owner of each of York's three distance freestyle records (500, 1,000, and 1,650).
York collected two more individual top-eight finishes. The first came from Richard Janosky, who had a tremendous senior campaign this year, as he notched a seventh-place 49.30 in the 100 freestyle. Tyler Ziegler, a Spartan who had a great overall showing at the 2012 CAC Championships, also posted seventh-place points, touching the wall at 2:16.44 in the 200 breaststroke. Senior Jamie Hicks collected 10th in the event with a 2:19.36 while Steven Mercer posted a 2:20.21 for 11th overall.
In the 200 backstroke, Andy Woods registered a 2:01.69 in the consolation finals to successfully defend his position and finish ninth overall. Rookie Shane Bonner also recorded a ninth-place mark as he swam to a 48.55 in the 100 freestyle and fellow newcomer Adam Schin netted 10th in the 200 butterfly with a 2:06.90.
Closing out the evening and the competition of the 2012 CAC Championships, the Spartans took fourth in the 400 freestyle relay. Alex Diehl led off the event, his final race for York, while Ziegler, Janosky, and Bonner followed in succession to record a 3:15.30.
The Spartans now bid farewell to their four seniors as Diehl, Gottschalk, Hicks, and Janosky close out their careers. This group has been part of a successful four years of men's swimming at York. During those four seasons, beginning with the 2008-09 campaign, the Spartans have accumulated a tremendous 39-11 mark including a 20-4 record against CAC competition while finishing second as a team at the CAC Championships on three occasions.
PHOTO: Senior Alex Diehl prepares to lead off the 400 freestyle relay, the closing competition for the 2012 Capital Athletic Conference Swimming Championships.


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A new York Arist by the name of Henry Hargreaves has recently unveiled a new installation appropriately dubbed Deep Fried Gadgets, featuring an iPhone and iPad coated in greasy goodness. Unlike some people, artists don't have much of a budget for destroying gadgets, so the ones in this exhibit are just scale models, but it could have easily fooled me. Other subjects include a Macbook, iPod, Game Boy, and an external hard drive. Even if they aren't real gadgets, what could possibly compel someone to toss gadgets to the deep fryer? Hargreaves explains:
I'm really interested in cultural mash-ups; what results when two things that usually wouldn't talk do, and what the outcome is... I liked the unlikely connection between electronics and fast foods: how they are fetishised, consumed and then discarded.
This is reflected in some of his other work, including celebrity portraits made of toast and fancy typography made from bacon. While Deep Fried Gadgets isn't as controversial in the art world as, say, a taxidermied cat turned into a helicopter, it's good to see artists getting creative with their iPhones and and iPads, and not just by using apps on the devices to do their work. Just a few days ago, a promising new project aimed to create composite images by having a bunch of iPad owners coordinate with one another and pose under a camera.
So, who's hungry?
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If you don't consider a link between higher levels of exercise and higher levels of certain "good" cholesterol a contradiction in terms, you can thank Peter Wood. Wood, an emeritus professor of medicine at Stanford University, was an early researcher on diet, cholesterol and exercise. He died March 3 in Palo Alto of bile duct cancer. He was 81.
His seminal research on the effects of exercise, diet and weight on blood lipids and overall health inspired decades of subsequent investigations and influenced current health guidelines that suggest lifestyle adjustments reduce the risk of heart disease.
Born in London in 1929, Wood studied chemistry at the University of London and eventually earned his doctorate in lipid biochemistry. A runner from an early age, he became a member of London's Herne Hill Harriers in 1946 and competed in race events while in the Royal Air Force in 1949. His athleticism -- he himself estimated he ran in more than 100 marathons in his lifetime -- was to become his inspiration for groundbreaking research at Stanford.
He moved with his wife, Christine, to the United States in 1962 and began his research at the Oakland Institute of Metabolic Research, moving to Stanford in 1969 to work as a research assistant. There, he collaborated on two large National Institute of Health grants with John Farquhar, a professor of medicine, and Nathan Maccoby, a professor of communication. One grant funded the "Three Community Study" to test the effects of public-health campaigns aimed at reducing heart disease risk; the other created lipid research clinics, one headed by Wood, whose collaboration resulted in a study establishing the relationship between lowering certain kinds of cholesterol and preventing heart attacks.
It was through these two studies that the three, along with professor of medicine William Haskell, established the Stanford Prevention Research Center, through which Wood reported a never-before-published link between exercise and high-density lipoproteins (HDL). Wood and Haskell published a groundbreaking study in 1977, concluding that the blood of athletes contained high levels of HDL, popularly known as "good cholesterol," which lowers arterial cholesterol buildup.
Their discovery of a correlation between exercise and HDL was inspired by Wood's habit of testing his own plasma to develop cholesterol measurement methods, a colleague said. Finding his HDL levels unusually high, he tested the blood of fellow runners and found their blood to contain similar levels of "good cholesterol." The resulting study set the stage for 30 years of subsequent research that corroborated and extended Wood's findings.
Wood merged his two life interests of research and running and had published more than 150 articles on the effects of diet and exercise on overall health when he retired from Stanford. Committed to disease prevention research, he regularly lectured on running and health and remained active, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 72.
Wood was preceded in death by his wife in 2004 and is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and Barry Walter, of Bonny Doon. A public memorial is being planned, and Stanford is planning a symposium in Wood's honor.
The family recommends that those wishing to make a donation in Wood's honor may consider giving to the following organizations: BOK Ranch, the Humane Society of the United States, the Gorilla Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Special Olympics and Doctors Without Borders.


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lolI like your trouble causing spark 'though it would be funny to have a Siren that didn't have her powers any more... wouldn't that be amusing.... she's all... come to me, you can't resist me... and the guy is like...what? do I have something in my teeth?
There are Sirens in that story with my *drools* favorite pirate, Sinbadwhich, btw, is an open character.... and oh boy do I wish someone would make him so I can do soooo many naughty things
Yes it does it's also got the goddess Discord ... depending if we're talking about the Legend of the Seven Seas the Disney thingy or not
On it!
On it!...I probably just dated myself with the Sinbad reference.Discord is...oh my. She's something.
LOL, true, true. There are also Merpeople from Narnia, which are effectively part Mermaid, part Siren. So that's an option too!
You'd make an awesome Discord am hugging Elsa and stealing her away to make snowmen lol had no clue who he was, had to google my word we've totally cracked the fairytale world wide open today
Vergil's crack is showing
I so took this the wrong way.suddenly visions of builders butt came to mind
nope, you took it the way that I intended lok
Ooooooh, Olaf.Snowmen.....buckets.....mops....
*gigglesnorts* LMAOjust let it go Swash ... let it go
LOLwatch this..... sooooo funny!
Back to OOC you two....*cracks whip*
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I got this YSL Top Secrets Beauty Sleep concentrate at the on-flight duty free (mostly because I was bored and it looks interesting). And WOW!!! The secret needs to be shared!
It's in fact the latest addition to YSL's Top Secrets collection. Yves Saint Laurent claims "the 1st beauty "antidote" to short nights, a new product inspired by the beauty secrets of professionals." Yes, I do need any help I can get for the lack of a proper beauty sleep (pretty since I had Ayden)!
I'm still not quite sure if it's a base or an serum, since it can be used night and day, but it makes my skin smoother and more radiant. And by the end of a day, my make-up is still fresh and flawless (pretty good considering I'm now in Asia).
Well, all I can say is if you have a chance, you should definitely swing by YSL's counter to get a tube!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Collecting orange boxes
I was invited to guest host on my friend Lisa's Luxury Living show today and it was so much fun! The topic was Collecting Hermes, more specifically Birkins and Kellys!!! We started off with hair and makeup (can you tell that I didn't do my own makeup??) and spent the rest of the day at two of her friends' walk-in closets playing with their Hermes collection...we were literally like kids in a candy store!
I must say that at the end of the day, my favourite pieces are those two Hermes airplanes, one in red calf leather and the second in brown croco!!! They would be so cute in Ayden's room, I thought to myself...one day...one day mommy will buy you that...
OBSESSION DU JOUR - Louis Vuitton Handcuff
(Louis Vuitton Handcuff Bracelet)
These badass are what I've been eyeing for the past week!!! How cool are they?!? I really can't get enough of them...but just having a hard time justifying to pay $2500ish for my kinky fashion obsession...
Monday, October 24, 2011
OUTFIT DU JOUR - You're just confused
It's my girl Taylor's birthday and we're going out to celebrate (of course)!! Heading to Helen Lee's show, then dinner at Apocalyps and some good old dancing (to burn out some calories) at Richee's!
As for the birthday girl, I really ran out of ideas of what to get her...so I made her a the same dress as I'm wearing in black long sleeve...turned out better than I thought! And she loved it!!! In fact, she wore it today (since she was still struggling to find an birthday outfit).
For some reason, many think Taylor and I look like sisters...and we just play along, not confirming or denying. Having the both of us dressed almost the same, it just became even more confusing to others!!
Happy Birthday Sis!!!
Dress - DIY; Tailcoat jacket - Zara; Booties - Mogil; Clutch - BCBG
ps. sorry for the blurry pictures, it was actually really late and I hate using flash!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
SHANGHAI FW - Gudrun Sjoden
(Gudrun Sjoden Spring 2012)
I attended the Gudrun Sjoden's show last night, a Scandanavian designer who's spring collection has been inspired by Shanghai. I love her use of natural material for everything from the clothing itself to accessories and headpieces used for the show. In fact, I'm really loving the oversized beaded necklace seen on all models. However, the footwear was very disappointing. All the models were wearing what looks like Toms canvas flats (sorry but not my thing)...
Well, otherwise, I was just really excited to be on front row!!! Humm...maybe I shouldn't have spent the entire show taking pictures...maybe I should have worked up some celebrity attitude and let others take pictures of me...haha...I'll keep that in mind for tonight's show.
Shanghai Fashion Week
Last evening, I was with my girlfriend at Fuxing park for the show of Shanghai Fashion Week! And I saw this little girl, which might have been the cutest and most fashionable one of the night!!! Just look at her hat, her boots...and her nonchalant attitude! Too cute!
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Versace X H&M
The latest H&M collaboration is with the House of Versace, due to be released at selected stores worldwide on November 17th. I must admit that I've never been much of a Versace girl and really wasn't sure what to expect from this collection, but turns out it's not as bad as I thought!
In fact, my favourite ensemble is the black floral bustier and fuchsia floral cigarette pants! And the lace-up ankle boots are just a given. And you? How do you feel about this collaboration?
Thursday, October 20, 2011
BLACK & white
(Vogue China November 2011)
Fei Fei Sun for Vogue China Nov 2011 editorial. I love to wear black & white. Although we are seeing a sea of brights and prints, there's really nothing as eye-catching than black & white. It's crisp, it's sharp, it's timeless, it's urban, it's edgy!
Every piece in this editorial is AMAZING...and Fei Fei represents a new generation of modern Chinese woman. I love her strong brows and single lid eye...such a natural beauty!
I was tired of cleaning our studio and decided to take a coffee (latte actually) break. Our place is small and lacking space for all my shoes, so it seems like it's a never-ending battle to try to put everything neatly away...oh well, enough complaining for now, let me enjoy some down time.
Went out later the day to join my friend at Xintiandi Style. It's always nice to enjoy some down time with a girlfriend...and a good burger!
Monday, October 17, 2011
NARS Holliday Collection
- Arabian Nights trio eyeshadow - Black with red pearls / Black with purple pearls / Black with gunmetal shimmer
- Mandchourie duo eyeshadow - Golden-infused denim / Rich navy
- Ponderosa single eyeshadow - Mink
- Campo De'Fiori eyeliner - Antique Brass
- St. Marks Place eyeliner - Bright Violet
- Miss Liberty blush - Soft, shimmering peach
- G-Spot multiple - Rich gold-infused rose
- Albatross lipgloss - Luminous gloss
- Joyous Red lipstick - Amber red
- Endless Night nail polish - Black grape
- Space Odyssey nail polish - Aluminum
Nars is one of my favourite cosmetic brand. This holidays collection's collection has the shimmer that I'm looking for to brighten my face. I'm captivated by Arabian Nights trio eyeshadow...just look at the shades...I just love their Night shadows!
And of course, I want the G-Spot multiple! The multiples are a multi-use product that can be used as highlighter for eyes, lips and cheeks. Best of all, it's easy to use and fool-proof. But with a quirky name like G-Spot, it's all it need to get my attention!
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Ruins of Monte Alban
At Monte Alban in the Oaxaca Valley.
Jumping shot with my friend Dima! At Monte Alban in the Oaxaca Valley.
Views of the Oaxaca Valley from Monte Alban
Mountain views from Teotitlan del Valle
Views of the Oaxaca Valley from Teotitlán.
Streets of San Miguel del Valle in Oaxaca
San Miguel Del Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico
Teotitlan Donkey
On the far outskirts of town I passed this donkey when walking to find one the women in the En Via program.
Donkey on the far outskirts of Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico.
Agave, Mezcal, and Mountains
Mexico's Oaxaca is a top producer of Mezcal, a very popular liquor in the region, and in the world.
This plant is being grown for Mezcal in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico.
Agave and Sky
An agave plant growing in Santo Domingo Tomaltepec
Cemetery of Santo Domingo Tomaltepec
The cemetery for the small town is on long road leading into town from Tule.
Diaz Ordaz
Church in Diaz Ordaz, Oaxaca Valley, Mexico
A church door decorated for Semana Santa 2016 in the small pueblo of Diaz Ordaz.
Teotítlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
View from a hill in Teotitlan on my way to an appointment.
Semana Santa in the Oaxaca Valley
Semana Santa parade in Teotítlan del Valle in 2016.
Semana Santa on the Streets of Teotitlan del Valle
Semana santa parades and celebrations in Teotítlan del Valle.
Church in San Miguel del Valle, Oaxaca Valley, Mexico.
On a visit out to women in the En Via Microfinance program in Oaxaca, Mexico.
En Via Microfinance program
Church in San Miguel Del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Church in San Miguel Del Valle
Views of San Miguel Del Valle from the Church
San Miguel Del Valle from the Municipio
Women in the En Via Microfinance program in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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