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We've heard any number of remembrances today of legendary folk singer Richie Havens. He died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 72. The Brooklyn-born singer is perhaps best known as the opening act at Woodstock, for his unorthodox guitar style and his message of peace that helped define a generation. In 2004, Havens talked with Neal Conan on this program around the release of his album, "Grace of the Sun." We thought the most fitting way to remember Havens on this day is to let you hear from the man himself.
Why don't you get us started with a song?
RICHIE HAVENS: All right.
HAVENS: (Singing) There must be some way out of here, said the joker to the thief. There's so much confusion. I can't get no relief. Businessmen, they drink my wine. Plowmen dig my earth. None of them along the line know what any of it is worth, know what any of it is worth.
(Singing) No need to get excited, the thief, he kindly spoke. There are so many here among us who think that life is but a joke. You and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate. Let us not speak falsely now. The hour is getting late, late, late, late, late.
(Singing) All along the watchtower, all along the watchtower, all along the watchtower, the prince kept the view. All the women then came and went, barefoot servants too. Outside in the distance, a wildcat did growl. Two riders came approaching as the wind began to howl. The wind began to howl.
(Singing) There must be some way out of here, said the joker to the thief. There's so much confusion. I can't get no relief. Businessmen, they drink my wine. Plowmen dig my earth. None of them along the line know what any of it is worth, know what any of it is worth, know what any of it is worth.
CONAN: Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," Richie Havens, getting some help here today in Studio 3A from Walter Parks. Welcome to you too. And this - the song and album - an excerpt from the album "Grace of the Sun." You can hear some of that album, if you'd like to, online at npr.org. And, Richie Havens, we're talking about the music business today. You have been in the business a very long time. We mentioned you opened up at Woodstock. Things have really changed.
HAVENS: You know, absolutely. I have been in this a long time. However, I think I got out of the music business when I stopped singing doo-wop with my friends...
HAVENS: ...and I got into the communications business. So that's a big difference for me. I think it's why I've been on the road every weekend since 1970.
CONAN: You are a - well, now a double act, but for most of your life, I think, a solo act.
HAVENS: No, not really. I started out in a Village as a trio basically. I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-'60s - a conga drum and another guitarist. And that's been mostly what I've worked with most of the time. I still have a conga drummer that joins me every once in a while, and I have the great Walter Parks.
CONAN: How much does it complicate life as you add musicians, though?
HAVENS: You know, for me, it doesn't really complicate it that much. The only complication I have with the conga drummer that I use is that he lives in Buffalo and I live down...
...down in New York City. But, you know, we worked in Canada together. We worked in all the places where he can actually be. And when he's in town and I'm working, he also plays with me there. My original conga drummer from - the guy in Woodstock, lives in Florida. When I go down there, he plays with me. So it's...
CONAN: Still play.
HAVENS: Yeah. So it's a very organic situation for me. And I don't, you know, I basically don't have a lot of background in terms of what a concert may cost, you know, in that sense. And I don't actually, for the most part, ask...
HAVENS: ...you know, what the place actually carries is what I actually go to do, and it's the people there that I go to play for.
CONAN: Unique for the Studio 3A festival here. We can take callers on the air. Jim is on the line with us from Medina, Ohio.
JIM: Hi, Richie.
HAVENS: Hi.
JIM: I saw you about 10 years ago at the Cuyahoga Valley Folk Festival...
HAVENS: Oh, yes.
JIM: ...and it was absolutely incredible.
HAVENS: Oh, I thank you.
I mean, you sound great in recorded but you were so good live.
Oh, boy. Thank you.
JIM: Yeah. And I want to ask you about - I know you use a lot of alternate tunings when you play guitar.
HAVENS: Actually, no.
JIM: You don't?
HAVENS: No. Actually, I use one tuning, and I change two strings within that tuning to get to certain songs. It's D, A, D, F sharp, A, D. And that's top to bottom.
JIM: Oh, OK.
HAVENS: And then I would turn down the F sharp note in order to make a minor out of that open D. And sometimes the high D, which is, you know, the highest note, the sixth string, I turn down a whole note to make a seventh, so that I could either play with that seventh or if I made a minor it would be a minor seventh.
CONAN: Well, for those of us who are not musicians, what I was noticing, Richie, when you're playing because you have an open tuning - I think across your top four strings - you used your thumb...
HAVENS: All of them, all of them.
CONAN: ...and you moved the thumb up and down the fret more than you use the fingers to fret with.
HAVENS: Yeah. And that's, you know, there's about four or five positions that I've used for all of these years for the songs I have to sing. And I'm lucky because if I moved up the neck and I play a minor, it's a minor with the same finger positions, so I don't have to change that a great deal. My thumb is the major.
HAVENS: And as I - if I drop a string, it's a major seventh down your high string or up to strings as a major ninth. So I get all of that and a lot of suspensions out of what I do.
CONAN: I always thought, though, that if there was any musician who is ever going to get carpal tunnel syndrome, it was you and your right wrist.
HAVENS: Well...
TIM: I hope to see you again.
HAVENS: Thank you. I hope to see you again too.
CONAN: Thanks for the call, Tim.
HAVENS: My right wrist is connected to the left foot. You know, if the left foot doesn't work, the right wrist doesn't work, and that's really the truth.
CONAN: Richie Havens here with us in Studio 3A. You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
And we have - what about six minutes left. You have another song for us?
HAVENS: Oh, sure. Let's see now. I'll get this in tune...
HAVENS: (Singing) Spending everyday seeing everyone. Got no time to play. Giving time away. We don't see the gift we all share as one. Only by the grace of the sun.
(Singing) Need no time to think being everyone. Castles tend to sink. Living on the run, living on the run. But we will see the dark we all share as one. Only by the grace of the sun. There is only one truth alive in the sky. Isn't that enough proof? We need not know why. We are all we live for whenever we decide.
(Singing) We all seem the same, each and everyone. Twilight sets the frame. We give up the sun, we give up the sun. We will be the dawn we all share as one. Only by the grace of the sun.
CONAN: Richie Havens and Walter Parks doing the title tune from Richie Havens new album. It's called "Grace of the Sun." We got a minute and a half. We don't want to waste...
HAVENS: Oh, sure.
HAVENS: OK. Let's see what we got.
LUDDEN: The music of Richie Havens, who died yesterday at the age of 72. Tomorrow, Neal Conan will be back for a conversation about the challenges facing survivors after tragedies. This is TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. I'm Jennifer Ludden in Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Summer After You and Me
The Summer After You and Me
by Jennifer Salvato DoktorskiPublished by Sourcebooks Fire on May 5, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
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Sunbathing, surfing, eating funnel cake on the boardwalk—Lucy loves living on the Jersey Shore. For her, it's not just the perfect summer escape, it is home. And as a local girl, she knows not to get attached to the tourists. They breeze in over Memorial Day weekend, crowding the shore and stealing moonlit kisses, only to pack up their beach umbrellas and empty promises on Labor Day. Lucy wants more from love than a fleeting romance, even if that means keeping her distance from her summertime neighbor and crush, Connor.
Then Superstorm Sandy tears apart her barrier island, briefly bringing together a local girl like herself and a vacationer like Connor. Except nothing is the same in the wake of the storm. And day after day, week after week, Lucy is left to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and broken home. Now with Memorial Day approaching and Connor returning, will it be a summer of fresh starts or second chances?
I was really excited to read this one because I visited the New Jersey coastal towns after hurricane Sandy. Our roots are from the area, and when the author mentioned the small town in her story it made it all worth it. The descriptions of the town and venues give the book a local summer flavor. There were a few sketchy things for me as a reader, however.
-the relationship between Lucy and her friends as well as her brother Liam. It seems she was left alone quite a bit and her best friends and family pick the wrong side.
-the "F" word is thrown in and is out of place. The story could have been told without language
-Main interest Connor needs some more redeeming qualities besides being cute and charming. I found his character lacking
-The point of view switched too much form past to present for readers to really catch up and understand what happened between Connor and Lucy
The good?
-Lucy wants to be a marine biologist. She is smart, studies and is writing a thesis on marine animals. She's down to earth and works hard
-Volunteer work is highlighted and encouraged
-The geography and scenery of New Jersey is woven in
-Not too heavy for a summer beach read that can be finished in one day.
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Grace and Cole were trying to put the pieces of their broken lives back in place, working towards a future together. It seems as though things were just starting to get back to normal. Well, as normal as things could be for the survivors of a twisted serial killer. What they didn't know, what neither of them expected, was that their nightmare was just beginning.
They were about to be pulled back into the clutches of a madman, but this time, they weren't the only potential victims.
Was their love strong enough to get them through the next disaster? Do they have what it takes to stay together, or is whats lurking
around the corner too much for them both?
It's a Crime
by C.E. Hansen
Wealthy New York socialite Grace Preston uses men for amusement, holding her heart inside an ice fortress for protection. Spurned by a sociopathic male model, Grace picks up a new man with all the right moves; smooth as bourbon, Cole slides under her wall and touches her in places she thought were well-guarded. But after a weekend of fiery passion, he leaves, devastating her.
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KYIV, Ukraine — As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Ukraine, the Biden administration said Wednesday it's providing an additional $200 million in defensive military aid to the country amid soaring fears of a Russian invasion.
A senior U.S. State Department official said the assistance was approved in late December as part of American efforts to help Ukraine protect itself. Until Wednesday, however, the administration had refused to comment on it. The official wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly before Blinken's meetings in Kyiv and spoke on condition of anonymity.
"We are committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and will continue to provide Ukraine the support it needs," the official said. The official did not detail the contents of the aid package.
The announcement came as Blinken opened a hastily arranged visit to Kyiv as he and other administration officials step up warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The White House said Tuesday that Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine.
In comments to U.S. Embassy staff in Kyiv, Blinken went further by saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin has plans to significantly enhance Moscow's military presence near Ukraine's border, which now numbers roughly 100,000 troops.
"We know that there are plans in place to increase that force even more on very short notice and that gives President Putin the capacity, also on very short notice, to take further aggressive action against Ukraine," Blinken said.
After his meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other senior Ukrainian officials and a short trip to Berlin for talks with German and other European allies on Thursday, Blinken will see his Russian counterpart in Geneva on Friday. That meeting is aimed at testing Russia's willingness to resolve the crisis diplomatically, officials said.
"We're now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. "And what Secretary Blinken is going to go do is highlight very clearly there is a diplomatic path forward."
The administration and its European allies have accused Putin of creating the crisis by massing troops along Ukraine's borders and it is up to him and the Russians to decide whether to invade and suffer severe economic consequences.
The U.S. has not concluded whether Putin plans to invade or whether the show of force is intended to squeeze security concessions without an actual conflict. Russia has brushed off calls to withdraw its troops by saying it has a right to deploy its forces wherever it likes on its own territory.
Blinken's meetings follow inconclusive diplomatic talks between Moscow and the West in Europe last week that failed to resolve stark disagreements over Ukraine and other security matters.
Instead, those meetings appear to have increased fears of a Russian invasion, and the Biden administration has accused Russia of preparing a "false flag operation" to use as a pretext for intervention. Russia has angrily denied the charge.
From Kyiv, Blinken will travel to Berlin, where he will meet with his German, British and French counterparts to discuss a possible response to any Russian military action. In Geneva on Friday, Blinken will be testing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Russia's interest in a "diplomatic off-ramp" for the crisis, the State Department said.
"The trip follows extensive diplomacy with our European Allies and partners about a united approach to address the threat Russia poses to Ukraine and our joint efforts to encourage it to choose diplomacy and de-escalation in the interests of security and stability," the department said.
CIA Director William Burns visited Kyiv last Wednesday to consult with his Ukrainian counterparts and discuss current assessments of the risk to Ukraine, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss Burns' schedule, which is classified. While there, he also discussed the current situation with Zelenskyy and efforts to de-escalate tensions.
Blinken spoke by phone Tuesday with Lavrov, discussing the diplomatic talks and meetings held last week. The State Department said Blinken "stressed the importance of continuing a diplomatic path to de-escalate tensions" surrounding the Russia-Ukraine situation and "reiterated the unshakable U.S. commitment" to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Russia has rejected the U.S. allegations that it's preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine. Lavrov dismissed the U.S. claim as "total disinformation."
Lavrov reaffirmed that Russia expects a written response this week from the U.S. and its allies to Moscow's request for binding guarantees that NATO will not embrace Ukraine or any other ex-Soviet countries or station its forces and weapons there.
Blinken underscored to Lavrov on Tuesday that any discussion of European security "must include NATO Allies and European partners, including Ukraine," the State Department said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov emphasized in the call with Blinken the key aspects of Russian draft documents envisaging "legally binding guarantees of Russia's security in line with the principle of indivisibility of security approved by all countries in the Euro-Atlantic." It said Lavrov stressed the importance for Washington to quickly deliver a written response to the Russian proposals.
Washington and its allies firmly rejected Moscow's demands during last week's Russia-U.S. negotiations in Geneva and a related NATO-Russia meeting in Brussels.
The White House said Friday that U.S. intelligence officials had concluded that Russia had already deployed operatives to rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine to carry out acts of sabotage there and blame them on Ukraine to create a pretext for possible invasion.
Ahead of Blinken's visit to Kyiv, a delegation of U.S. senators was visiting Ukraine to emphasize congressional support for the country.
Speaking Monday on a visit to Kyiv, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that "any further escalation would carry a high price for the Russian regime — economic, political and strategic," and she emphasized the need to continue negotiations.
Russia in 2014 seized the Crimean Peninsula after the ouster of Ukraine's Moscow-friendly leader and also threw its weight behind a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. More than 14,000 people have been killed in nearly eight years of fighting between the Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces in the country's industrial heartland called Donbas.
Putin has warned that Moscow will take unspecified "military-technical measures" if the West stonewalls its demands.
Associated Press writer Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow contributed to this report.
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Fabulous Cliff Top Home in Knyzna, South Africa
Cove 6 was completed in 2008 by the Cape Town based studio SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects. The clients brief was to design a home inspired by the dramatic surroundings. The couple wanted a holiday retreat with seamless indoor/outdoor living and panoramic coastal views.
Cove 6 is located in Knyzna, South Africa.
Cove 6 in Knyzna, South Africa, details by Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects:
"The owner's brief was to design a house inspired by its indigenous fynbos surroundings, which is part of the recently established The Cove, a Private Estate, with the Pezula Golf Estate as backdrop," says Greg Truen, Project Partner.The site, located on an exposed cliff edge overlooking a rocky peninsula, is perched above a dramatic seascape with spectacular views. The site is 1 of 6 exclusive use areas permitted on this reserve. Its owner's, a well-traveled couple who live in the United Kingdom, wanted a house with seamless indoor-outdoor living for summer holiday retreats. The house had to take maximum advantage of the spectacular views and surrounding landscape.
The site falls within a pristine and unique environment that required a careful understanding of the natural attributes of the site with particular regard to the sensitivity of its location on the southern coast of the East Head at Knysna. It is characterized by its rolling landforms and the dense indigenous vegetation of extraordinary variety.Approach
"Great care has been taken to promote the natural attributes of the site with the use of materials to complement the natural colour pallet and textures of the site to provide the least impact both during construction and after completion. The approach has therefore been a pavilion that blends with and does not overpower nature with a cohesive architectural character where it comes to scale, proportion and the articulation of the building form. It is airy, yet firmly anchored into the landscape by means of heavy stone clad walls," says partner Stefan Antoni.Externally the natural fynbos was brought up to the house achieving a feeling that the house is set in nature and does not disturb the natural beauty. The building fits comfortably into the natural contours of the orientation of the site. Cantilevered structures such as the pool and elevated timber decks where allowed to protrude beyond the building lines and demarcated destructive zone to allow indigenous planting to grow below.
The location of the site invited large glazed areas and extensive use of outdoor spaces, with each aspect of the house having a private terrace or deck. The open plan linear composition of the interior spaces allows views from every room. To take advantage of the sea and surrounding golf course views and to provide protection from the extreme Cape Coastal climate, the living spaces were designed with South West/North East orientations, resulting in an open flowing space with both uninterrupted sea facing terraces and protected courtyards. This allows the house to 'live' on both sides with the main living spaces forming the link between inside and outside. The orientation gives the owners the option of sheltered courtyards on the leeward side in poor weather conditions or the use of extensive terraces on the windward side on sunny and wind free days. The through-views also ensure that one always experiences the sea and adjacent rolling landscapes taking opportunity of the site.
The key to this retreat is its simplicity in terms of the relationship between spaces. Its floor plan is structured, sparse and uncluttered.


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Dear all,
Thanks so much for all your comments on my last two posts. I miss blogging and you all so much but, realistically, am not going to be able to do it for a few months yet. All is well but, as those of you who blog know, to do it properly takes a huge time commitment which I just don't have currently. I'm still taking pictures and they're building up with nowhere to put them. In the last couple of weeks I've been posting phone pictures on Instagram which gives the opportunity to keep in contact with people through comments without the same time issues. It would be absolutely lovely if any of you could follow me there; I usually stick a a photo there every day as it takes seconds. My user name to search under is Wiggy55 .
Just a few bits of news:
OB has started secondary school and is really loving it. Long days and very tired, but he's coping incredibly well. His tics were terrible over summer but his suppression exercises have meant he can control them when he really needs to. They're calming down a lot now he's more settled. Parents' evening tonight, where we tackle the age old 'what are you going to do about his maths' problem. Even though he's in the top set, he's done all the work before and will get bored......
Mum is pretty settled at the care home and Power of Attorney has come through so paperwork continues!
I broke my foot five and a half weeks ago, ten minutes after OB left for school on his first morning. There was an amazing mist in the valley and I rushed up Kestor rocks to photograph it, only to slip and get an identical fracture in my right foot as I got twenty years ago in my left. Really interesting how advice has changed in that time. My recovery has been twice as fast just by walking on it gently from the start rather than hobbling about on crutches. I was also advised to wear a tubi-grip thing overnight twenty years ago whereas now they'd have a fit. I'm back walking pretty normally now because my ankles haven't lost muscle like they did last time. Not driving for three and half weeks stuck out here in the wilds wasn't good!
I have a new gardening job until Christmas, have finished upholstering my neighbour's chair, which I REALLY enjoyed and have taken on a holiday cottage change over for a friend which we'll do together - makes it less like work. I've had a few commissions which has been lovely and the possibility of more to come. I don't think I'll be able to do Christmas cards this year but any commissions gratefully received! I'm feeling a lot less stressed with a bit of money coming in but, with the traipsing back and forth from the home, I'm not able to do quite as much as I'd like. Never mind - life takes you in a direction and you just have to adapt.
The dogs are fine. Jack ate a bee in the summer......I recognised the signs from the Adder incident last year and, after carrying him the two miles home as he refused to walk, stuffed some pain killers and antihistamine down him and only ended up with a very small vet's bill as a result. Silly dog. He doesn't learn; two weeks later he nearly did it again in the garden!
Trigger is very lonely without the Madams but I had a very bad experience getting him out of their current location where I ended up on my back in a tussocky bog after dragging him out of a wild wood where I actually got lost. I hope they'll be back soon and they can be reunited. They need company and it's been six weeks now poor love. Nice picture of him above though....
Right, I realise it's now nearly an hour since I started this, which is why I've had to stop. This won't buy the baby a new bonnet, as my grandmother used to say. It would be lovely to hear from you on Instagram.....
I know there must be a million other things to tell you but I can't think of them now. I hope you're all well and happy and I will check in here again soon...ish. Thanks again for all your support.
PS - Until next time......here are those boys!


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HipHop skillz
2Pac – Stay True (txt)
Artist: Thug Life (f/ 2Pac) Album: Thug Life Vol. 1 Song: Stay True (Tupac) Yah nigga, Drop the top on your muthafuckin ride This how we do it on the west coast BAABBBY Rollin' down the Four O Five Gettin' high White boys done wrecked their shit Tryin to check my ride I ain't being bootsy Crusin' in a Six-o Impala Drivin' like I'm in a Hooptee car full of ballin' caps keep yo hand on the strap and take all the craps Niggas know my steel-lo all legit but I'm drapped like a nigga movin' kilo Shit don't stop cuz i can make that ass drop make the front pop And Hit the three wheel motion All Day Hit the freeway take it easy, uhh Let's slide And pick-up some hoochies ride right back to the movies High talking back to the screen drinkin' liquor Havin' big dreams of gettin' richer I'm livin that Chorus (4x) (Tupac) Thug Life, y'all know the rules gotta do whatcha gotta do (Stay True) Big Stretch represent the real nigga flex, Live squad and this mutha fucker catch wreck (Stretch) Thug Life sharp as a roughneck Shakin' the dice, we roll long, ain't nothin' nice so the vice wanna follow us around (raize up) Got 'em runnin' as we clown thru the town (blaze up) Another one, had to throw another gun Don't need another case you can see it on my face son But I ain't fallin' yet And I gotta give a shout to where my ball is at (Tupac) Mophreme Tell 'em why the hoes dream gettin high off a nigga like a dope fiend (Mophreme) Cuz I'm non-stop, and I'm always hustlin' twenty four seven, ain't nothin buck but when a young G's flippin keys for a livin' Try to make a mill off the time I'm givin' trippin' mad I'm crazy Can't nobody fade me And I been goin' insane lately And everybody tryin ta hold me back I'm about to snap You better move back You know I led a..... Chorus (4x) (Tupac) Thug Life, y'all know the rules gotta do whatcha gotta do (Stay True) Maaaannnn, I don't worry about the Five-O if they start, cuz it's all about survival Just stay smart Keep your mind on your bank roll always stay ahead of these stank hos These days It's an all out rat race And look at MEEE just caught another cat case That makes three My laywers getting cash up the ass Don't even ask Why I'm buck wild ? Don't smile don't laugh To the young G's comin up peep game Don't let the money make you change or act strange Stay broke It's all in together now Keep pumping loud till the crowd bring the top down Is that Tupac Thug Life ? Hell Yah Try to dirty up my name but it's still here which way do I turn ? i'm strapped Lost in the storm I can't turn back with that... Chorus (4x) (Tupac) Thug Life, y'all know the rules gotta do whatcha gotta do (Stay True)


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Can you stand another cute baby shower idea? Here we go. CUPCAKES. ADORABLE.
You will need baby "onesies", some baby wash clothes, baby socks, cupcake liners, a cupcake box and any decorative items you may like.
Take a onesie and fold in the arms
Fold the onesie in half lengthwise.
Roll up a baby sock to make the center of the cupcake. If this was a bright pink sock it would look like a cherry on top. Be creative with your colors.
Place the rolled sock on a facecloth that is folded into thirds. You should keep the closed folded edge up unlike what I am showing you in the photo below.
Now roll the washcloth inside the onesie. Pull it pretty tight and adjust the edges to look nice.Tie a little ribbon around it to hold it in place.
I found these beautiful cupcake liners at Michael's. If I were displaying these on a tray I would have left them that way but since I was putting them into a cupcake box I flipped them inside out so that the sunflower showed.
I put some yellow shred paper in the bottom of the cupcake box and placed in the cupcakes.
I think they turned out just great.
This diaper cake was done in yellow since we don't know the baby's sex. If you missed the instruction posts for the diaper cakes you can see them by clicking here and here and here along with the diaper motorcycle instructions.
My house is looking like a bakery but it is all calorie free.


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It's always blue skies for the agrichemical industry Monsanto rolled out seeds genetically engineered to withstand its Roundup herbicide back in the mid-1990s. Today, Roundup Ready crops blanket U.S. farmland. According to USDA figures, 90 percent of soybeans and 60 percent of corn and cotton planted in the United States contain the Roundup-resistant gene.
Back-of-the envelope calculations tell me that total land devoted to Roundup Ready crops equals nearly 200,000 square miles — about two-thirds the size of Texas.
Roundup Ready's conquest of U.S. farmland has been an unmitigated boon for Monsanto shareholders. Not only could the company charge a fat premium for its biotech seeds, but sales of the Roundup herbicide surged. By 2008, Monsanto was clocking more than $1 billion annually in profit from Roundup sales alone.
For years, Monsanto presented its economic triumph as an environmental gift to humanity. According to company talking points, the sudden ubiquity of Roundup, whose active ingredient is a chemical called glyphosate, eliminated the need to use other, more toxic herbicides. Moreover, Roundup Ready technology allows farmers to control weeds without having to till, dramatically reducing soil erosion.
Now, however, the Roundup juggernaut has run off course. Roundup's status as ecologically benign is turning to dust. A study by France's University of Caen last year found that the herbicide's allegedly "inert" ingredients magnify glyphosate's toxic effects. According to the study, "the proprietary mixtures available on the market could cause cell damage and even death" at levels commonly used on farm fields.
The annual cascade of Roundup on vast swaths of prime farmland also appears to be undermining soil health and productivity, as this startling recent report cited by Tom Laskawy shows.
Meanwhile, the endlessly repeated claim that Roundup Ready technology saves "millions of tons" of soil" from erosion appears to be wildly trumped up. According to Environmental Working Group's reading of the USDA's 2007 National Resource Inventory, "there has been no progress in reducing soil erosion in the Corn Belt since 1997." (The Corn Belt is the section of the Midwest where the great bulk of Roundup Ready corn and soy are planted.) "The NRI shows that an average-sized Iowa farm loses five tons of high quality topsoil per acre each year," EWG writes.
Finally, there's the ecological liability that will likely doom Roundup Ready's dominance of U.S. farmland. It's perhaps the least surprising, most-anticipated major development in the history of U.S. agriculture: After years of annually dousing millions of acres of farmland with a single herbicide, farmers are finding that certain weeds have developed resistance to that herbicide.
Reports of Roundup-defying "superweeds" have circulated for years. The Union of Concerned Scientists has has been expressing concern about them since 2001 if not before. By last summer, the issue was causing serious consternation among large-scale farmers, especially in southern cotton country. In late 2009, a report from the Organic Center (PDF) showed that farmers were dramatically boosting Roundup application rates in a desperate attempt to control ever-hardier weeds.
"The average annual increase in the pounds of glyphosate applied to cotton, soybeans, and corn has been 18.2%, 9.8%, and 4.3%, respectively, since HT [herbicide-tolerant] crops were introduced," the report showed.
As application rates have ramped up, the superweed menace has become so obvious the mainstream press has taken notice. "Superweeds Hit Farm Belt, Triggering New Arms Race," declares a Wall Street Journal headline from last week. The article documents a trend I've been writing about since last year: Rather than spark a reassessment of the wisdom of relying on toxic chemicals, the failure of Roundup Ready has the U.S. agricultural establishment scrambling to intensify chemical use.
The Journal reports that Dow Chemical, DuPont, Bayer, BASF, and Syngenta are "together spending hundreds of millions of dollars to develop genetically modified soybean, corn, and cotton seeds that can survive a dousing by their herbicides," most of which are "many decades old" and highly toxic. Dow AgroSciences, for example, is viewing the collapse of Roundup Ready as an opportunity to revive use of 2,4-D, which the Journal describes as a "powerful herbicide introduced nearly 65 years ago." 2,4-D is indeed vile stuff — Pesticide Action Network lists it as a "bad actor." But rather than phase it out, Dow "hopes by 2013 to be selling seeds for corn crops that will be unaffected if farmers splash 2,4-D on their fields," the Journal reports.
Meanwhile, Monsanto hardly plans to surrender the lucrative GMO seed/pesticide market to its rivals. For one, it's developing a line of GMO soybeans resistant to the highly toxic herbicide dicamba, the Journal reports. Dicamba, too, is a Pesticide Action Network "bad actor." For another, it's working on "next-generation" biotech seeds that can withtand other herbicides along with Roundup. I hate to imagine the "thug weeds" that will evolve to withstand such herbicide cocktails.
In another words, Roundup Ready technology didn't bring the war between herbicides and weeds to a draw, as Monsanto claimed it would; instead, it has escalated that war. What ecologists call the pesticide treadmill has accelerated — to the delight of the agrichemical industry and the detriment of the land, farmers, and consumers.
Industry execs don't even try to hide their glee. "The herbicide business used to be good before Roundup nearly wiped it out," a Syngenta told the Journal. "Now it is getting fun again."
In a better world, farmers would be looking to non-chemical methods for controlling weeds: crop rotations, mulching, cover crops, etc. The USDA's research arm, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), would be scrambling to help farmers develop appropriate, non-toxic technologies for controlling weeds.
In reality, however, President Obama tapped agrichemical-friendly Roger Beachy to run NIFA last year. Beachy came to NIFA after years at the St. Louis-based biotech research institute the Danforth Center — which launched with Monsanto cash and has maintained a tight association with the seed/agrichemical giant. When I met Beachy at a conference in Mexico last February, he expressed open contempt for organic ag and referred to GMOs with the industry's favored phrase: "improved crops."
With friends like that, it's no wonder that the agrichemical industry can spin failures like Roundup Ready into the next marketing opportunity.


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Editor's note: This post was originally published on the official blog of the U.S. Department of Education.
"… My administration will release a new "College Scorecard" that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria — where you can get the most bang for your educational buck." - President Obama, 2013 State of the Union
The interactive College Scorecard gives students and families five key pieces of data about a college: costs, graduation rate, loan default rate, average amount borrowed, and employment.
Too often, students and their families don't have the right tools to help them sort through the information they need to decide which college or university is right for them. The search can be overwhelming, and the information from different colleges can be hard to compare.
That's why, today, our Administration released a "College Scorecard" that empowers families to make smart investments in higher education. As the President said last night, we want to help families get the most bang for their educational buck.
The College Scorecard – as part of President Obama's continued efforts to hold colleges accountable for cost, value and quality – highlights key indicators about the cost and value of institutions across the country to help students choose a school that is well-suited to meet their needs, priced affordably, and is consistent with their educational and career goals.
The tool is interactive, so students can choose among any number of options based on their individual needs – including location, size, campus setting, and degree and major programs.
Each Scorecard includes five key pieces of data about a college: costs, graduation rate, loan default rate, average amount borrowed, and employment. This data will be updated periodically, and the Department plans to publish information on average earnings in the coming year.
Get started by visiting WhiteHouse.gov/scorecard.
Read more about President Obama's State of the Union address.


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Tim Weiner talk
Tim Weiner, author of Legacy of Ashes, came to campus for a talk, which was fascinating. He is a very smart guy and a really engaging speaker. I reviewed his book way back in January, and some commenters came down very hard on him. I also noted in the review that the CIA's declassified in-house journal had slammed the book. I noted that and asked him, therefore, what reactions he had personally received from the CIA. He said he truly believed that he had written a book based on facts rather than any ideological slant, and that he had received quite a bit of feedback from people in the CIA, to the effect that the book was not easy for them to read because of the criticism, but that "it was true."
In fact, if anything his talk was very pro-CIA, in the sense of believing in it as a potentially positive contributor to U.S. foreign policy (certainly not in the sense that it is doing a great job). He argued that we should blame presidents much more than the CIA itself, which is following presidential orders--I felt he was much harder on the CIA in the book, and so in this regard I agreed more with the book than the talk. He argued that poor intelligence hurts everyone, so we need more experienced people with language skills to take intelligence jobs. This, however, requires restoring the credibility of the U.S. and the government by stopping torture, respecting constitutional rights, etc.
It was a fascinating talk, with some great questions and much food for thought. With popular opinion of government in general at abysmal levels, we all should be thinking about not only who to blame (which is indeed a critical issue) but also how to move forward and create a national strategy that doesn't just end up screwing ourselves in the long run and killing people with no thought of either morality or consequence.


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- Election CoverageHuman RightsIraqObama
- March 29, 2008
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Iraq Troika: McCain, Obama and Clinton
This is the same man who, just a year ago, proclaimed great progress towards peace in Iraq, and proved his point by exploring a popular Shorja marketplace. Yes, surrounded by 100 U.S. soldiers, with rooftop snipers keeping watch and helicopters hovering overhead, Mr. McCain was able to freely walk about the closed marketplace.
During his most recent speech on the topic he further said: "We"re succeeding. I don"t care what anybody says. I"ve seen the facts on the ground." Similar, one might think, to the facts he saw a year ago from behind his bullet-proof vest.
It is somewhat telling that Mr. McCain said he doesn"t "care what anybody says." One recalls President Bush, prior to the invasion of Iraq, comparing the crowd of millions of people opposing it to a focus group. He too, it seems, didn"t "care what anybody" said, and look where it got us all.
Like Mr. Bush, Mr. McCain is prone to nonsensical statements. During this same speech, he commented as follows: "I don"t think I would change the strategy now unless General Petraeus recommended it. I think he"s trusted by the American people, the president and by me. And General Petraeus again showed me facts on the ground where the surge is succeeding." One wonders what indicators the good senator has seen to demonstrate that U.S. citizens trust Mr. Petraeus. Perhaps it is their approval level of his boss, Mr. Bush, which is hovering somewhere around 30%.
The fact that 901 U.S. soldiers died in 2007, the highest number of U.S. military casualties in any year since the start of the war, and coming in the year that began with the much-vaunted "surge," was not something Mr. McCain saw fit to discuss. But he did offer his listeners a clear picture of how a McCain presidency would handle the war. When asked if he would offer the world a new strategy, he said this: "I"m offering them the record of having objected strenuously to a failed strategy for nearly four years. That I argued against and fought against and said that the secretary of defense of my own party, and my own president, I had no confidence in. That"s how far I went in advocating the new strategy that is succeeding." For Mr. McCain, as for Mr. Bush, an escalation of the war is a "new" strategy.
The senator was not exactly clear in what "we" are "succeeding" in; he made some mention of Osama bin Laden, still on the loose seven years and two wars after 9/11, and summoned, Bush-style, the specter of al-Qaida somehow gaining control of Iraq and using it as headquarters to destroy the U.S. He neglected to mention that al-Qaida had little or no presence in Iraq prior to the U.S. destruction of the central government of that nation.
One must attempt to glean from Mr. McCain"s vague platitudes what "success" in Iraq means to him. The most powerful country in the world running roughshod over a third world nation, depriving its people of basic services, killing them by the hundreds of thousands, all with an eye to stealing their oil could possible qualify as "success" for Mr. McCain. No thought of the individual, basic human dignity of the U.S."s victims, no idea of self-governance enters into his twisted equation.
He also did not mention the deaths of 1,000,000 Iraqi citizens, or the destruction of their nation. The flight of over 2,000,000 Iraqis from their homes as a direct result of the U.S. invasion and occupation was also not discussed. He did, of course, mention the U.S. soldiers suffering and dying in Iraq, but side-stepped any comment on the deaths of 4,000 of them. Said he: "I"ve commented on hundreds of occasions of the sacrifice the great and brave young Americans have made in Iraq and elsewhere in the world in the struggle against radical Islamic extremism." No political speech, by a member of either party, is complete without summoning up the hardships of dedicated soldiers, doing their best in an immoral, imperial war. Discussing the former seems, for some inexplicable reason, to help people forget the latter.
Mr. McCain"s recent trip to the Middle East and Europe was supposed to have highlighted his international expertise, and shown him as "presidential." Yet the response at home can not have been highly positive, since he is increasingly morphing into the unpopular Mr. Bush, and the reaction abroad could not have been much better as he hopped about various nations where Mr. Bush and the U.S. are hated and resented.
The choice to be offered to the American voter in November is clear, even with the selection of the Democratic nominee still in question. Mr. McCain, the Republican standard-bearer, offers the U.S. and the world more of the same: imperial war, death, carnage. Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton timidly suggest change: withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, but how and when remain important questions. There is not much difference between the latter two and Mr. McCain, but at least Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton talk of change, whereas Mr. McCain wants to emulate President Bush"s tired, used and useless mantra of "stay the course."
What it will take to end U.S. involvement in Iraq can best be suggested by history: ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam only came about as a result of an overwhelming people"s movement that even the imperial president at the time could no longer ignore. Unless and until the country sees a rebirth of that movement, Senators McCain, Obama and Clinton will continue to dance around the truth while Americans and Iraqis die in unspeakable numbers.


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From Jack Webb's Dragnet. Episode 42: "The Big Departure" [1968]. (Transcript via Badge714.com.) —
FRIDAY: "Yeah, well, [the Pilgrims] had a few things going for them that you don't. They knew how to hunt. How to use an axe. How to build a house. Start a fire without matches and bank it at night so it wouldn't go out. You know how to do all that, of course. And you're going to grow this."
[Friday holds up a packet of asparagus seeds, which the kid claims he bought.]
MOBLEY: "Oh, yeah, I really dig fresh asparagus."
FRIDAY: "When do you think you'll eat it?"
MOBLEY: "This summer."
FRIDAY: "Asparagus takes two years. The Pilgrims could raise their own food — which you can't. And even so, half of them died the first year. But you prepared for that too, didn't you?"
MOBLEY: "I don't know what you mean."
FRIDAY: "You've got shovels."
MOBLEY: "Alright. Big deal. We're not the frontiersmen of all time. But Dennis and Paul are very bright people — mature, intelligent — "
FRIDAY: "And high-principled."
MOBLEY: "That's right."
FRIDAY: "What was that one about materialism?"
MOBLEY: "We've rejected material values."
FRIDAY: "Oh, yeah. Well, what are you going to do when the batteries run down?"
MOBLEY: "We've got a generator."
FRIDAY: "And when there's no more gas?"
MOBLEY: "Okay. So we won't listen to the radios."
WAGNER: "That's not vital!"
GANNON: "But food is. And you'll run out of it sooner than you think. Then you figure you'll start eating wild goat. Well, it's not prime rib. But maybe you'll acquire a taste for it. You'd better — three times a day."


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Enjoy the weekend and if you are there in the path of severe weather, pay attention and stay safe.
Friday, May 31, 2013
3 comments:
- Little Miss Titch said...
KB is very Handsome and miss understood not weird RG.
Prayers for everyone to stay safe,on a plus note we in the UK are having some nice weather for a change so lots of play time for Speedy - May 31, 2013 at 10:57 PM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
Could we all just agree on mysterious? Cats are mysterious.
- June 1, 2013 at 3:14 PM
- Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...
KB is quite handsome.
- June 4, 2013 at 7:38 PM
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An Orlando Vacation is So Much More Than Theme Parks
If you're coming to Orlando, it's probably because of the theme parks. Yes, Walt Disney World is a premier vacation spot with its four theme parks, two water parks, and Downtown Disney shopping district, but don't let it dazzle you into missing the other parks and attractions.
Universal Orlando Resort, home to the Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure theme parks, used to be an afterthought for families coming to Orlando, but now many make it their primary vacation destination. Many were drawn to it by the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure, and rides based on popular characters from movies like "Despicable Me" and "Transformers" at Universal Studios Florida are drawing ever-bigger crowds.
SeaWorld Orlando is another hot spot for families who want a change of pace. Kick back, relax, and enjoy the shows and animals habitats instead of rushing from ride to ride. Sure, there are roller coasters and other rides here, but the orcas, dolphins, sharks, and other creatures are the biggest reason to come here.
If you want to venture a little farther from Orlando, Legoland Florida is paradise for kids up to 12 years old who love Lego bricks. The "pink knuckle" rides are geared for younger children, while parents and grandparents enjoy strolling through the old Cypress Gardens area and taking a family photo under the famous banyan tree.
Disney isn't the only place to find water parks. Universal has Wet 'n' Wild, a great water park for thrill seeks on International Drive, while Aquatica is right across the street from SeaWorld Orlando and Legoland has its own adjacent water park. In Florida, swimming weather lasts pretty much the entire year, so bring your swimsuits and visit one of these parks if you have a water-loving family.
The area around the theme parks is packed with fast food and casual dining chains, but if you want to experience something different, opt for one of the dinner shows. Why not have a dual experience of entertainment while you eat? You'll find a show for every age and taste, although those that are centered around horses are always big favorites with the kids. That means Arabian Nights if you have princess-loving girls or Medieval Times for boys who love clashing swords and brave knights' adventures.
Other dinner show themes include gangsters and an old time speakeasy at Capone's, laughter-inducing magic tricks at the Outta Control Comedy Magic Show, or swashbuckling adventure on the high seas (yes, you eat around water and a very impressive ship) at Pirates Dinner Adventure. At Walt Disney World, you can let out your best belly laugh at the corny antics of the Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue crew.
You might not think that shopping and Orlando go hand in hand, but it's actually a very popular spot for shopping sprees. The area gets many international visitors who stock up on goods they can't get back home or items that are much cheaper in America than in their home countries. Even if you're a domestic visitor, you'll find some great bargains at the outlet malls.
The regular shopping malls are popular with tourists, too, and they make a nice change of pace from the theme parks, especially on hot, muggy days when a stroll through an air-conditioned indoor mall feels so good. The two most popular and convenient malls are the Mall at Millenia near Universal Orlando Resort and the Florida Mall near the Orlando International Airport.
Both Disney and Universal have their own shopping areas, too. Downtown Disney has everything from clothes to toys to upscale perfumes, and CityWalk at Universal has offerings from character t-shirts to candy to cigars.
You might be surprised at the variety of other attractions that surrounds the major theme parks. You can literally do everything from indoor surfing to reverse sky diving to helicopter rides to Segway tours to zip lining, all within half an hour or less of Walt Disney World. Want to tour a real, working chocolate factory? How about saddling up for a horseback ride or zipping through the swamps on an air boat? All those experiences are close by, and you can get a discount for just about any of them by grabbing a free coupon book at your hotel or a local restaurant.
All these options might sound overwhelming, but that's really just scratching the surface of the wellspring of Orlando attractions. When you book your vacation, choose a package that gives you some free time to have a spontaneous day or two, depending on how long you stay. You'll find plenty of options on www.orlandtravelproviders.com or by chatting with an agent at 1-800-618-5002.


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But there is much more to the world of Hippeastrums. They originated in Central and South America, and later were introduced to Europe by the Dutch bulb masters. Some of the Dutch growers moved to South Africa and continued their industry there. All the while, cross-breeding was taking place with many different types of bulbs - Single, Double, Miniature, Cybister, and Trumpet. Today, there are over 600 hybrids and cultivars.
'Misty' is a trumpet amaryllis, with smaller flowers that resemble the trumpet lilies. I have had this bulb for three years now, and it has bloomed each one of those years. In order for a bulb to produce a flower scape, it must grow at least four large, healthy leaves during the summer growing season.
I plant my bulbs in a separate garden for the summer and basically forget about them, except for fertilizing them about once a month. If we've not had a lot of rain, I will water them.
In September, as night temperatures cool, I dig them up, cut the leaves off and put them in the basement for a couple of months or more, until it's time to pot them up again. Once in awhile, they will bloom in the summer garden.


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Jessie Jensen published her annual Mormon baby names post a few weeks ago. Some highlights:
- Dallin/Dallen, tied for "Most Mormon name." Dallin H. Oaks is a prominent member of the LDS church and a former president of BYU.
- Rexalyn: "Ask your doctor if Rexalyn™ is right for you."
- Roczen, which has popped up in Australia recently as well. The influence is probably German motorcycle racer Ken Roczen.
- Tannin, the "Absolute Worst Name This Year" thanks to the Biblical sea monster association. (For what it's worth, I thought Zoei was worse.)
One commenter mentioned the historical Malan family of Ogden, Utah. Most of the 16 children were given alphabetical names:
- Alexis Bartholomew (b. 1873)
- Claudius Daniel (b. 1875)
- Ernest Francis (b. 1876)
- Jeremiah (b. 1878)
- Gideon Highly (b. 1879)
- Inez Jane (b. 1881)
- Kit (b. 1883)
- Lawrence Maxwell (b. 1884)
- Nahum Oscar (b. 1886)
- Parley Quince (b. 1888)
- Ray Stephen (b. 1890)
- Teresa Una (b. 1890)
- Verna Winona (b. 1893)
- X Y Zella (b. 1895)
- Benjamin (b. 1896)
- Louise Pauline (b. 1898)
Another commenter mentioned an aunt "named OE, it was pronounced oh-EEE, just like the letters," who was born in Utah in early 1900s. (Reminds me of Io.)
Have you come across any interesting Mormon names lately?


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That pizza right there, it's topped with one of the most underrated pizza topping combos: roasted hatch chiles and (turkey) pepperoni. And it's currently holding the title of Favorite Pizza Right This Second.
With hatch chiles in season, we've been putting them in and on just about everything – sandwiches, burgers, omelets, queso… you name it. Bridget, the cooker behind one of my favorite blogs, mentioned putting the chiles on pizza with pepperoni.
The hatch chile season is short and going down right now, so if you're going to make this pizza, you're going to have to get your hands on some chiles pretty quickly. I'm prepared to drag it out a few weeks longer – I have a couple of pounds of chopped roasted hatch chiles in the freezer in those little snack-sized zipper bags 🙂
And do you remember how I told you about getting my butt kicked daily by a 2.5-yr old and then got some crazy idea to start a second blog? You know, because of all that extra free time I have? Yeah… Well, thanks to some inspiration from my friend (and best party planner ever) Erica, I finally did it. And I now have more time to day drink work on it now that school is starting again. It's where you'll find the recipe for our favorite marinara and pizza sauce that's made completely with fresh tomatoes. And a hefty dose of merlot.
Hatch Chile & Pepperoni Pizza
Smokey roasted hatch chiles transform plain homemade pepperoni pizza.
- Place a pizza stone in the top 1/3 of your oven and heat your oven to 550 (500 if your oven doesn't go that high), letting it hold at temperature for at least 30 minutes. (If you're not using a pizza stone, just have your baking sheet nearby.)
- Dust a pizza peel or your baking sheet with a couple of generous pinches of cornmeal.
- Lightly flour the top of your dough and then gently stretch or roll the pizza dough into a 12-14 inch round or divide into 3 portions and stretch for individual-sized pizzas.
- Brush a ~1-inch border of olive oil around the edge of the pizza dough.
- Spread the pizza sauce over the crust.
- Sprinkle the dough with mozzarella, followed by pepperoni, hatch chiles, and monterrey jack.
- Transfer your pizza from the pizza peel to baking stone (or place your baking sheet in the oven).
- Bake for 7-9 minutes for a single large pizza (5-7 for individual pizzas), until the dough is blistered, the edges are golden brown and crispy, and the cheese starts to brown.
- Remove from oven, slice, and serve.
Yields: 1 large pizza or 3 individual pizzas
Estimated time: 1 hour 15 minutes


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