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Company seeks to scam EPA carbon rules to subsidize nuclear power in Illinois and nation
Exelon's scheming to garner subsidies for unprofitable nuclear plants in Illinois uses the recent EPA carbon standards rule as a fig leaf for the enormous rip off it represents. It should be opposed by the Legislature.
Exelon's nuclear plants have been paid for numerous times over by ratepayers: through the rate hikes that built them; through the estimated $6-$11 billion in "stranded costs" awarded them when Illinois went from a regulated to a market-based system; and in the $21 billion CUB reports these plants have earned Exelon in the last decade alone[1]. Continue reading PRESS STATEMENT: Legislature Should Oppose Exelon Bailout


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Stefaan De Croock in Ostend
Belgian artist Stefaan De Croock created his last recycled wooden assemblage in Ostend, Belgium, for The Crystal Ship event. About The Mural The last piece by Stefaan De Croock in Ostend is the biggest yet ever realized by the artist. His installation, entirely composed by pieces of recycled wood, is 9 meters (30′) heigh. As usual, Stefaan uses …

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It's become somewhat of a tradition for the last few years, for me to wrap up my year in a nice little summary. Not only does it help new readers learn all about what I've been up to in the past year, but also it gives all of my readers the chance to catch up on posts they may have potentially missed. 2013 was a year that brought me that hits-you-out-of-nowhere-and-sweeps-you-off-your-feet type of love and my big travel highlight of the year was my 3 months on the mother continent – Africa! Without further ado – here's 2013 in review!
January: Canadian Catch-Up
I'd be lying if I told you I wanted to be back in Canada. It was the dead of winter when I made my return and I was loathing every second of it. I longed to be back on 90 Mile Beach in New Zealand, or in Sydney, Australia – my 2 homes in the previous year and a half. I spent much of the month catching up with those who hadn't seen me in the 17 months I was abroad in 2011 and 2012. I tried to find a 'for now' job, but had no luck since my old workplace wasn't looking for any new waitresses in their slow start to 2013. The only good things to come out of the month were that I started attending the monthly Toronto Travel Massive meet-ups – opening up a network of amazing travel-minded people – and I did my first television interview on a program called Daytime.
February: Love is in the Air
I found myself somewhat getting my wish when my mom took my sister and I to the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for her birthday at the beginning of February. I was back in the sun, sand between my toes, and I was finally going to get to check off a bucket list item that I'd been working at for nearly 7 years – getting my Open Water Certification. On my third night, after a mediocre dinner at the Italian restaurant, we headed to the bar for a few drinks before turning in. Without going into all the details – I ended up meeting the boy who swept me off my feet (although that didn't come till later in the evening, the first impression wasn't exactly a good one). Since it was his last night, and we'd had such a great evening hanging out, bar hopping and chatting, he promised he'd give me a call when I was back in Canada (as luck had it, we lived 2 hours from each other). We kept in touch for the rest of the week and he DID indeed call upon my return – and now, the rest is history.
March: Bucket List Fail
When I met the boy, I had told him about my blog and in an attempt to get more Facebook likes, had him like The Mellyboo Project Facebook page. I didn't expect him to do his homework and look at my site – but he did. And we started the month by going on our second date – a weekend trip to Ottawa, Canada's capital city, in attempts to cross off another bucket list item – skate on the Rideau Canal. As luck would have it, though, we arrived the day after the city closed the canal for safety reasons (as the weather was starting to warm up). We did have a great rest of our time in Ottawa, however, hitting up the Byward Market for dinner, Parliament Hill, the war museum, and a local brewery for dinner and brewery tour. Other than that bit of excitement at the beginning, March was a pretty average month – highlighted further by getting to meet the boyfriend's friends and family for the first time.
April: Goodbye, old friend
In April, I said goodbye to my puppy boy. After 10 years of bringing my family joy, my Teddy had to be put down due to failing health. It wasn't unexpected, but still hard nonetheless. I think anyone with a pet can agree that it's one of the hardest things to do. I spent most of this month being a homebody with my new boyfriend during the weekdays and going out on weekends, working on my website and even had Hannah of FurtherBound redesign it into the beautiful blog you see today. I relaunched The Mellyboo Project at the end of the month and had some pretty amazing feedback.
May: Cottage Country, Ontario
Besides getting my blog all ready for TBEX, May was highlighted by going to the boyfriend's family cottage in Muskoka- a place National Geographic listed in its top 10 summer getaways. We spent two great weekends taking in a slower pace of life and enjoying the nature around us until the boyfriend had to leave for Turkey for a few weeks. The end of the month had me welcoming Kate (from Life Outside my Comfort Zone, of former CanuckiwiKate fame) and her boyfriend, Thom – my partners-in-crime from my New Zealand days – to my home in Canada.
June: The TBEX effect
June kicked off with my very first travel blogger conference – TBEX, which was held in Toronto. TBEX was one giant party, and I made sure to get out to as many as I could – if for no other reason than to solidify the friendships I had made with fellow bloggers. I finally had the opportunity to meet Lauren and Kenin from The Constant Rambler, Rishi from RishiRay.com, Erik from On My Feet or in my Mind, Tom from Waegook Tom, Jim from Tripologist, Russell from In Search of a Life Less Ordinary, Ryan from Just Chuckin' It, and many, many more (sorry if I missed you). The rest of the month had me going on more getaways to the boyfriend's cottage (upon his return from Turkey), and packing up for my 3-month trip to Africa.
July: Lions & Gorillas & Africa, oh my!
I started out the month celebrating Canada Day at the cottage in Muskoka, followed by the following weekend being my going away party. One week later, I was on a plane bound for Nairobi, Kenya. I set off on my Masai Mara & Gorillas tour with Nomad Adventure Tours as their blogger in residence and had the opportunity to see a lion kill, meet the Masai people, trek with the mountain gorillas in Uganda and sponsor a child! Both my tour and the month finished up back in Nairobi as I awaited my East Africa tour that would take me from Nairobi to Victoria Falls.
August: East African Adventure & Malaria
This month had me taking hot air balloons over the Serengeti, scuba diving and relaxing in Zanzibar, acquiring malaria on the shores of Lake Malawi, and getting up close and personal to game in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. The month finished up with a week-long stay in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – relaxing after nearly 40 days overlanding and camping through some of East Africa's roughest places.
September: "You known you're truly alive when you're living among lions"
I made my long-awaited return to Antelope Park and spent 3 and a half glorious weeks living amongst lions and volunteering with the lion conservation project. I got right in there this time, taking on any challenge they put in front of me. I chopped up dead cows like a pro, watched them dart and do some vet work on a few of the younger lions, and even got peed on by a big male lion. I also had the opportunity to walk with fourteen-month old lions daily and every now and then got to play with the adorable 3-month old cubs. It was, as the year before, amazing. I finished off the month by flying to South Africa and spending 2 weeks with my friend Jess, who made sure we did a spectacular Garden Route road trip.
October: Home is wherever I'm with you
By the end of my trip to Africa, I was ready to come home. I was experiencing something I'd never experienced on any of my travels before: homesickness. After a snafu with my scheduled flights, I managed to finally get my butt home on time and I landed right back in the arms of my boyfriend. We took off for a few days to his family's cottage in the Muskokas, and then spent Canadian Thanksgiving amongst our families. At the end of the month we packed up my brand new Ford Escape and headed down to Chicago for a Weekend Adventure, which was a result of my partnership with TripleSpot. The "Windy City" was amazing – a weekend full of great food and taking in some of the best architecture in North America – only regret is that we didn't have more time!
November: So we'll set the world on fire
November was a crazy month. I managed to get a little bit of work with my dad's company doing a few contract jobs, which was a much-needed boost for my ever declining bank account. I had a number of birthday parties – including my own – and this month I officially entered my 27th year.
December: Merry Stressmas!
The first few weeks of the month I hid away at my boyfriend's house – not really ready to embrace the holiday season in full force, despite the few inches of snow that littered the ground. Every weekend was busy with plans for holiday parties, birthday parties, and general outings. I managed to impress myself by completing my Christmas shopping a whopping week early (it was definitely some sort of record for me!). The actual holidays were hectic, seeing me and the boy driving back and forth from one end of the Greater Toronto Area to the other as we split the holidays between our two families – each of us not wanting to overstay our welcome at the other's parents house. Between the holiday parties, man flu and the Toronto Ice Storm causing us to be without power for 24+ hours; it's pretty safe to say that I'm looking forward to welcoming 2014 with open arms, if only it will mean we get to take a big deep breath and just stay put for a bit.
2013 was a year for fresh starts – returning home and re-starting my Canadian life, jumping headfirst into a new relationship, and exploring 9 different countries – 5 of which were new! It wasn't always easy, but it was definitely worth it. It wasn't at all what I expected it to be when I returned home from New Zealand, but I'm happy it's worked out the way it has. Here's hoping 2014 continues to build upon what's started in 2013- here's to living life on my own terms!
If my 2013 in Review wasn't enough for you, be sure to check out the previous Year in Review posts.
2012 in Review
2011 in Review


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Camere da letto3
Dimensioni152 m²
- Adatto a famiglie e bambini
- Cucina
- Aria condizionata
- Lavatrice
- Caminetto interno
- Parcheggio disponibile
- È permesso fumare
Dettagli dell'alloggio
|Eparchiaki Odos Irakliou, 70013 Pentamodi, Grecia
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Regole dell'AbitazionePlease leave the villa with the same condition as found.
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Le recensioni dell'alloggio
Very nice Villa. Got great tips which places to visit and good maps for finding things like a supermarked easily. Greek standart of cleaness. We missed some extra towels for the pool or beach, but thats the only thing to complain about.
Price -benefit is very good! and we loved the quite surrounding without a lot other tourists!
Nous revenons d'un séjour de 7 jours en Crête et la villa d'Adonis a grandement contribué à la perfection de nos vacances. Dès notre arrivée, on nous attendait avec la voiture de location (louer à prix tout à fait raisonnable) et on nous a reconduit jusqu'à la villa. On a pris le temps de bien nous accueillir avec en prime une petite épicerie pour le petit-déjeuner! Nous étions les premiers de la saison a profiter de la villa et nous avons rencontré quelques pépins, surtout en ce qui concerne l'eau chaude. Toutefois, dans l'heure qui suivait, Adonis avait réglé la situation. Le service a été impeccable! Il nous a aussi fait découvrir le restaurant traditionnel du village...un pur délice! Nous vous recommandons fortement de vivre l'expérience crétoise comme nous l'avons fait dans cette villa. Par contre, vous êtes dans les montagnes, ce qui signifie que le wifi n'est pas au top.
Merci Adonis, à toi et ta belle famille pour votre temps et votre générosité!
Les Québécois, Vanessa, Virginie, David et Joël xx
Ottima accoglienza e soggiorno di follow-up. House è molto confortevole, giardino e piscina molto Niceto trascorrere del tempo. Un bel posto per essere.
Great welcome and stay follow up. House is very comfortable, garden and swimming pool very niceto spend time. A beautiful place to be.
Bella Villa, esterno molto bello, piscina.
Beautiful Villa, very nice exterior, swimming pool.
Le recensioni degli altri alloggi del proprietario
Our Stay at Pentamodi was just what we needed. Adonis was a great host and looked after us on arrival, meeting us at the airport and guiding us back to the Villa. The Villa was clean with everything we needed for our stay, plus a hamper so that we didn't need to rush out and go shopping. The kids really enjoyed the pool and people in the village were very friendly. We got a great sense of the traditional Cretan village life during our stay.
Would have no problem in booking again or recommending this Villa the only downside was that our stay felt very short. Thanks for a great holiday and letting us stay in your wonderful Villa.
Adonis was really wonderful and the pick up was important. I am not sure we would have found the Villa. It is home-like. It smelled very strongly like mold in the bedrooms and I decided to stay in town at a hotel. Perhaps in summer it is better. My friends remained at the house although they were not that happy with it either.
Adonis and his crew we very obliging. We had someone waiting for us at the airport when we arrived to drive us to the villa as requested. Hiring a car is a must to see the wonderful countryside and as the villa is about 30 minutes from the main town. Adonis has car hire available at a very reasonable rate though. The local village is wonderful and the local tavern run by George is a must for some local cuisine. A lovely villa with lovely surroundings!
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From the partner's perspective, when your reputation is at stake, you want a hosting company that you can depend upon. That's AISN. Businesses partner with us because they trust us to take care of their clients' and partners' mission-critical hosting.
Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 2, 2011
Microsoft SharePoint hosting will be the prime focus of AIS Network (http://www.aisn.net) as it intensifies its outreach to partners this year. The SAS 70-certified managed hosting pioneer today unveiled its long-anticipated partner program, which emphasizes the company's commitment to channel partners through increased revenue opportunities, an expanded product portfolio and new resources and training.
The announcement signifies the company's intention to augment aggressively its presence within the Microsoft SharePoint implementation and development community, where AISN already has a rapidly expanding partnership base. AISN also plans to capitalize on its expertise in Software as a Service hosting by building more partnerships within the SaaS development community.
"AISN has been providing mission-critical SharePoint hosting and SaaS hosting almost as long as we've been in business, and last year, we were among the very first hosting services providers to offer hosted SharePoint 2010 – one of the hottest applications on the market today," said AISN CEO Jay Atkinson.
"We've seen significant growth in demand for SAS 70-certified hosted SharePoint over the last year, both in the private and public sectors. We're gaining new partners every month, and we expect that to accelerate throughout 2011."
The new AISN partner program will provide resellers with greater opportunity for recurring revenue, the ability to set prices and margins, and additional marketing and training resources to help them grow their businesses. Although the program focuses heavily on SharePoint hosting, other SAS 70-certified AISN hosting products include:
- Dedicated server hosting
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- Cloud hosting
- Disaster recovery planning
"From the partner's perspective, when your reputation is at stake, you want a hosting company that you can depend upon. That's AISN. Businesses partner with us because they trust us to take care of their clients' and partners' mission-critical hosting needs around the clock, without fail," said Atkinson.
"By formalizing our partner program and giving our channel partners the tools they need to succeed, we are striving to help them grow their businesses more efficiently. They'll shorten their sales cycles by closing bigger business deals more quickly and with less effort."
With network operations centers in the Chicago and Washington, DC metropolitan areas, 18-year-old AISN is recognized as a pioneer in managed hosting.
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AIS Network frees organizations from buying and hassling with servers, so those companies can run their business more efficiently. AISN clients no longer maintain applications servers in their office, because we secure and care for those servers 24x7x365 in a world-class, disaster-resistant facility and ensure their capacity grows with the client's business. Fully managed hosting is what we do best, and AISN has been delivering it in the form of managed, cloud and applications hosting since 1993. Unlike most hosting companies, AISN, a SAS 70 Type II-certified organization, personalizes client service at every level, inspiring full confidence that mission-critical data, applications and email are in reliable hands. Visit http://www.aisn.net.
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This authoring tool helps you create workshop-like courses.
For now, this project needs coffee script. To install coffeescript globally for your user, run
npm install -g coffee-script
We'll remove this requirement in future versions.
Install the stable release from NPM
npm install -g fork2
Or install the latest master from git
npm install -g https://github.com/hayeah/fork2-builder.git
If the install had been successful, running the fork2 command should output some help message,
> fork2Fork2 Version 0.0.1The available commands are: help - Show detailed help for a command compile-template - Compiles a single content template. build-project - Builds a given project to an output path. run - Runs a built project.
NPM allows you do install a package on your local path. To install fork2 that way, just cd into the path you want, and run
npm install fork2
To get access to the fork2 bins, be sure to add the local node_modules bin path to your PATH environment variable. Like so,
export PATH=$PATH:./node_modules/.bin
cd $PROJECT && fork2 build && fork2 run --port 3000
This project is under the MIT License.


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With the 2012-13 basketball season underway, the Firebirds are preparing for the annual Oppy Tournament hosted at the MAC Athletic Complex in Mio on November 23 and 24. The tournament is held each year on Thanksgiving weekend and is established in memory of Kirtland counselor, music instructor and athletic director Steve Oppy, who passed away in March, 2008.
The schedule for the 2012 Oppy Tournment is as follows:
Women's Basketball:
11/23/2012 at MIO Rochester vs. Olivet (1 p.m.)
11/23/2012 at MIO Kirtland vs. Alma (3 p.m.)
11/24/2012 at MIO Losers from 11/23 games will play each other (1 p.m.)
Men's Basketball:
11/23/2012 at MIO Oppy vs. Detroit JC (7 p.m.)
11/24/2012 at MIO vs. Rochester or Olivet (5 or 7 p.m.)
Various shooting contests will be held throughout the tournament with prizes including Kirtland Community College athletic apparel and cash gift cards, with a grand prize of a $100 gift card.
In action on November 15, the Lady 'Birds put forth an impressive effort with a solid 77-30 victory over Northwood's JV team. Serbia's Sladaha Radulovic put 26 points on the board, followed by 15 from Melissa Hansen and 13 from Tasha Crouse.
The men's team was edged out by Northwood in a hard-fought battle on the court by a final score of 74-71. Jude Gouveia led scoring with 24 points, followed by Leroy Jackson, Alistair Cole and Gavar Long contributing 11 points each.
Kirtland provides open access to education and cultural opportunities to enrich the lives of the people in northern Michigan. The faculty and staff seek to offer higher education in a student-focused environment, providing transfer and career technical programs; developmental studies; workforce development; personal enrichment and cultural opportunities. Annually, more than 3,000 students attend a variety of occupational, skilled trades, two-year and transfer degree programs at Kirtland's three locations – near Roscommon, Kirtland-Gaylord and Kirtland-West Branch. Kirtland also offers a wide range of online courses and degrees, all of which can be completed from home.
To learn more about Firebirds Athletics, visit www.kirtland.edu/firebird-athletics or contact Athletic Director Richard Silverman at firstname.lastname@example.com or 989-275-5000 ext. 385. For information on the programs, advising, testing, financial aid and other services available to students, contact Kirtland Community College at 989-275-5000 or visit www.kirtland.edu.


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The Rising Youngstars are pleased to announce their next production will be 'The Wizard of Oz' which will be performed at Kirriemuir Town Hall in February.
The group is looking forward to getting together on Friday, August 22 at the Northmuir Hall at 6 p.m. for registration and a read through of the script.
The production team will also advise of the audition pieces for principles and chorus.
Parents/carers are asked to stay for the first 15 minutes for registration as the production team and committee will provide details of what is expected at rehearsals and during the week of the show.
On Friday, August 29 auditions will be held for principals and chorus. If you are auditioning for a principal role you will be given a time slot to attend on this evening.
Further information regarding the auditions is available from Rachel Stephens on 07788 5737279.
The show will be performed during the week beginning February 1, 2015.


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Get the best Yoga Tips at Yoga Divinity
Yoga concentrates on producing a mind, body and spirit connection. Asanas, also called poses or postures, are the physical component of yoga exercise. Asanas improve your strength, versatility and balance. Various other elements of yoga exercise include reflection and breathing workouts. You can do yoga to assist relieve signs of arthritis, however first find approval from your physician.
Arthritis means joint inflammation. Symptoms of arthritis include stiffness and discomfort in your joints that normally become worse with age. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common kinds of the ailment. Individuals get osteoarthritis as an outcome of typical wear and tear on the joints. An autoimmune condition causes rheumatoid arthritis. Other causes of arthritis consist of psoriasis, lupus and some kinds of infections. Yoga exercise asanas can assist lower the severity of the signs.
Yoga asanas considerably enhance rheumatoid arthritis, according to outcomes of a study presented at the European Organization Against Rheumatism 2011 Annual Congress. Individuals in the research completed 12 raj yoga sessions consisting of asanas and breathing methods. Raj yoga exercise is a gentle style. The results show participants experienced considerable renovation in task ratings and general wellness, though no statistically considerable enhancement in their quality of life.
Patients struggling with psoriatic arthritis may benefit from yoga exercise asanas and various other moderate types of exercise. This sort of arthritis can occur in people with psoriasis. Exercises such as yoga exercise asanas and tai chi can ease the discomfort associated with this condition, according to information from the American Academy of Dermatology. Yoga exercise asanas benefit psoriatic arthritis patients by enhancing joint flexibility, toning muscles, decreasing anxiety and raising mood.
A yoga exercise newbie should start with novice courses using a gentle yoga exercise style like raj, ananda or sivananda. Arthritis clients ought to make use of caution when doing asanas with back bends, including the cobra posture, camel and wheel. Likewise, make use of care with hip openers such as the butterfly pose and the pigeon. Notify your yoga instructor of your arthritic condition prior to class so he can advise alternate positions when required and use extra care when adjusting you during course. If you experience pain while doing a yoga asana, stop right away.


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You-The Anniversary Song
- Artist: Daniel Klosek
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 7/11/2008
This song is good to have for someone like me who has difficulties in expressing the real filings in face to face situation with the loved one. Sometimes it's easier to say it with the song. If you really believe that you love someone forever, like I do, you can use this lyric or play this song. You can listen here for free but you should buy it and give it to her. Believe me it's worth trying. It took me 37 years to write it and I'm glad I did. The second feature on this CD is a little romantic rhapsody ending with the piano movement. It is a great addition to the song " YOU-The Anniversary Song." Daniel Klosek. Here is the Lyric: "You" Laying here in the dark Watching you while you sleep I'm trying to find the courage To say out loud... just what I feel And I know that you can't hear me So I will put it in to song Cause I'll be lost for words again After the night has gone; If I knew, that God existed Maybe I'd worship, or maybe... I'd dissent If I believed that Angels could harm me Maybe I'd pray, I'm not the bravest man Yet through all this time, I've never had to second-guess Not even once since I met you That you're the one, you are the true love, You are the one...that I should pray to. I'm a sinner, I'm a liar, I am proud and I'm ashamed I'm a looser, I'm a winner, All the things that you can name I'm the one who was forgiven So much more than he deserved Can't you see? I kneel before you. Hear me out? To you I pray. 6/7.
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Great Software For 3D Visualization Of Geometry
This page lists some fun geometry software i've used. Usually they are visualization software for non-Euclidean geometry or higher-dimensional geometry.
Curved Space
Curved Space Jeff Weeks wrote a wondrous program that lets you fly thru various "warped" geometric spaces (3-manifolds). Source code and tutorial are included for programers. Home page: http://www.geometrygames.org/CurvedSpaces/index.html. OSX Win
Jeff Weeks wrote a excellent book to accompany the program. 〈The Shape of Space〉 Buy at amazon.
KriviznaPlus And KriDva
KriviznaPlus and KriDva by Viktor Massalogin. KriviznaPlus draws the Stereographic Projection from 3D to plane. KriDva draws the stereographic projection of S^3 sphere (x^2+y^2+z^2+z^2==r^2) to the 3D space. These programs are extremely fun and beautiful. I hope the author adds more explanations on the math. As of 2004, he added another version CPace. Home page: http://www.hot.ee/bntren/Program.html. Win
stereop by mathematician John M Sullivan. This applet does Stereographic Projection of regular polyhedrons. User can choose any of cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, and they are centrally projected onto a sphere. This sphere, is then stereo-graphically projected onto a plane. User can rotate the polyhedron, and see its image on the plane change accordingly. Home page: http://torus.math.uiuc.edu/jms/java/stereop/. Java
SeifertView by Jack van Wijk, is a software to visualize Knot-rim Surfaces (aka Seifert surface). A knot-rim surface is a surface such that its edge is a knot or link. Home page: http://www.win.tue.nl/~vanwijk/seifertview/ Win
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My Lancome Genifique Review
8 Apr
Normally, I love Lancome and have praised all of their products. However, I'm not loving the genifique youth activating concentrate by Lancome. I used the Lancome genifique serum on my skin before I applied my moisturizer ever morning and every night for one month straight and I saw no signs of improvement at all. My skin didn't look or feel younger at all. I desperately wanted to see a difference, but it simply didn't happen for me. Ah well, I have so many other great Lancome products to choose from that this one won't be missed too greatly.


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- Ring a bell, blow a horn or shout in a manner that disturbs others.
- Runn equipment such as air conditioners, heat pumps, compressors, exhaust systems, and similar devices with noise exceeding 50 decibels when measured at the point of reception.
- Operate construction vehicles or equipment between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or 9:00 a.m. on Sunday and statutory holidays.
- Operate musical instruments, radios, TVs, stereos and similar devices between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (or 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, or 12:00pm on Sunday and statutory holidays), that disturbs others.
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Kyle Green talks with Katie L. Acosta about her Winter 2014 Contexts feature, We Are Family.
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Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers. We're the public face of sociology.
It is a publication of the American Sociological Association, edited by Syed Ali (Long Island University) and Philip Cohen (University of Maryland).
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Want to know where those Singapore math books we were promised a year ago are at? Seattle School Board Member Harium Martin-Morris has recently posted to his blog, asking for input on both 5-K math and middle school math.
Coolest thing of all–Harium really listens to parents and brings their concerns to the board.


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Create project by using videos and photos through Windows Live Photo Gallery. Customise yours collections with various mobile transitive effects say zoom and pan, visual styles, captions etc. Integrate and customise yours collections from yours music collections and other various compatible tracks.
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Various smart wizard and auto movie themes which can make the process of creating the project complete automation. Instant preview of yours project , sharing yours project or movie to websites like You Tube, Facebook, Windows Live Sky Drive or through various other sites through downloadable plug-ins . After finishing then project burn it into any DVD with the DVD authoring softwares or built in softwares into the Windows.
User interface of WLMM is Fluent User Interface introduced by Microsoft from Office 2007. Through this interface user's confusion is reduced and more help ful options appears smoothly. Average user's working time reduced due to the culmination of all the functionality in the ribbon user interface.
How to create a movie project with WLMM:
Click on the "Add videos and photos" from Add group and then select the file of yours choice , if you want to select multiple photos or videos then press and hold [Ctlrl] and select multiple photos and videos. You can trim the video with WLMM. If you want certain particular part of the video for yours project then you can trim that video. Original files remains unaltered with the trimming.
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Tab on the ribbon from 'Editing group.and then select 'Trim Tool'. Point exact start and the end point of the segment you want to save then 'Save Trim' to save yours trim. Short cut to trimming is 'I' key which is initialization the starting point and the 'O' makes the end point of trimming which signifies the over.
Adding visual effects to the project:
From WLMM workspace go to 'Visual Effects' tab. There are lots of choices for still and video effects integration , just hover yours mouse and you can preview the effects before implementing these to yours project. 'Multiple effects 'option can be a handy tool if you want to integrate a set of available effects all at once. There are options of undo and redo available in case some wrong steps you have invaded.
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Laconia man 'bundles' several drug charges into one guilty pleas
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LACONIA — A 23-year-old Laconia man was sentenced Monday to at least 1 1/2 years in the New Hampshire State Prison for multiple counts of drug possession and assaulting a police officer.
Joseph Morrissette pleaded guilty in the Belknap County Superior Court to one charge for possession of marijuana on April 18, 2013; one count of possession of cocaine on September 24, 2013; and count of resisting arrest and simple assault on September 24, 2013. A separate charge of possession of heroin in March of 2013 was not prosecuted.
He also pleaded guilty to one count of sales of heroin on July 24, 2013.
After his release from prison, Morrissette will be on parole for an additional year and probation after that.
In addition and as part of a "global resolution" or a situation where multiple charges for different offenses are lumped together for a single disposition, Morrissette received a 3 1/2 to seven-year suspended sentence for the charge of possession of cocaine as well as a two- to five-year suspended for the assault on the police officer.
The two suspended sentences are to be served consecutively, which means that should Morrissette re-offend after his release he could face an additional 5 1/2-to-12 years in prison.
He was credited with 117 days of pretrial confinement.
Morrissette was in court Monday for jury selection for a single count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it. The other three cases were working their way through superior court.


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In a dusty box in the storage closet of the HUD Housing complex behind the Burger King on McHenry Avenue, you'll find my file, three inches thick and spanning my nine year residency. The last time I saw the file … Continue reading
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Humbled Parent of Delightful Transgender Teenager with Issues
I've been working with badass Bradley on revisions for The Complicated Geography of Alice and I just cut the following chapter from the manuscript. It's always wrenching to tear stuff out, so I'm sharing it here to soothing my psyche. … Continue reading
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"'I think really for our viewers it should be understood that I put this into a blind trust,' Frist replied [in January 2003.] 'So as far as I know, I own no HCA stock.'…Two weeks before that interview, M. Kirk Scobey Jr., a Frist trustee, informed the senator in writing that one of his trusts had received HCA stock valued at between $15,000 and $50,000." Fifteen trustee letters obtained by the Post, describing sales and purchases of HCA stock, indicate Frist's been lying about his "blind" trust for years. Poor Catkiller…I bet Iowa suddenly seems a million miles away…
"'The one that people are most worried about is Abramoff because it seems to have such long tentacles…This seems to be something that could spread almost anywhere…and that has a lot of people worried.'" As Rove testifies for a fourth time before Patrick Fitzgerald's inquiry into Plamegate and Boss DeLay's phone records are subpoenaed by Texas DA Ronnie Earle, the WP surveys the political fallout from the many GOP corruption scandals currently in play.
The Frist SEC probe moves along, with a subpoena forcing the Senate Majority Leader to turn over documents related to his HCA holdings. In addition, it now appears Catkiller made tens of thousands of dollars from HCA stock outside of his "blind" trust, through a partnership controlled by his brother. So much for avoiding a conflict of interest.
Sorry, Catkiller, no help there. New SEC Chairman Christopher Cox recuses himself from the probe into Bill Frist's suspicious stock dump, leaving four commissioners — two Dems and two GOP — to head the inquiry. Update: A blind trust? Not hardly. "Documents on file with the Senate show the trustees for Frist and his immediate family wrote the senator nearly two dozen times between 2001 and July 2005. The documents list assets going into the account and assets sold. Some assets have a dollar range of the investment's value and some list the number of shares."
By way of Looka, did Catkiller Frist pull a Martha? "Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, sold all his stock in his family's hospital corporation about two weeks before it issued a disappointing earnings report and the price fell nearly 15 percent…To keep the trust blind, Frist was not allowed to know how much HCA stock he owned…but he was allowed to ask for all of it to be sold." Update: The Post has more: "The notion that you have a blind trust but you can tell your trustee when to sell stock in it just doesn't make any sense. It means you have a seeing eye trust and not a blind trust. It's ridiculous." Update 2: The SEC steps in, and subpoenas start flying.


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Thank you again for you analysis, Ziggy. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this- helps make my own thoughts about the performances much clearer.
2013 Skate Canada
Ice Dance Short Dance
Quickstep plus one or two following rhythms: Foxtrot, Charleston, Swing
Pattern Dance: Two Sections of Finnstep skated one after the other (Section 1 followed by Section 2 with Step #1 skated on the Judges side)
Detailed Classification
Judges Scores
Links to Other Reports:
Ice Dance - Free Dance
Ladies Short Program
Ladies - Free Skating
Men - Short Program
Men - Free Skating
Pairs Short Program
Pairs - Free Skating
Disclaimer: The GOE values listed next to the elements are ones I would award if I was a judge and theyre intended to give you a general impression of how each element was executed. I try to describe each of the elements but there's not always time to be as detailed as I would like and a numbers can sometimes say a thousand words.
I am generally very nitpicky, try to pay a lot of attention to detail and attempt to notice various errors that judges might have missed. I realise that Im being very harsh but I try my best to apply the same high standard to all of the skaters.
Any questions, comments, criticisms and discussion are all very welcome.
1. Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM /CAN/
Crazy For You - Overture by George Gershwin (Quickstep, Foxtrot, Quickstep)
twizzles: clockwise into arm above and catch into arms bent [1] well synchronized, solid, could use a little more speed though
midline not touching step sequence [1] quite good flow
quickstep seq 1 [-1]
quickstep seq 2 [-1] both a little scratchy, movements not very sharp, could use some more bounce
split rotational lift [0] position not fully extended, could have used a little more speed
They are quite smooth over the ice and whilst romantic, longato music fits them well, sharp and bouncy staccato quickstep is not their forte. They needed stronger movements.
2. Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI /ITA/
Charleston: Money, Money, Money (from "Cabaret")
Quickstep: Cabaret by Liza Minelli
Foxtrot: Big Spender (from "Fosse")
twizzles: arm above and catch into clockwise arms folded into arm above [0] decent speed, he seemed to rotate slightly faster on the first set however and his twizzles werent as secure and solid as hers
quickstep seq 1 [1]
quickstep seq 2 [0]
spread eagle straight line lift with changes of position [0] a little laboured
midline not touching step sequence [1] sharp footwork
A fun cabaret style program with busy upper body movement. Good expression throughout.
3. Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN /RUS/
Quickstep: I Can't Touch It
Foxtrot: Sixteen Tons
Quickstep: Big and Bad
quickstep seq 1 [1]
quickstep seq 2 [0]
twizzles: arm above and catch into clockwise arms folded into arms above [2] fast, well-synchronised
circular not touching step sequence [0]
spread eagle straight line lift with changes of position to catchfoot [1]
Strong start and a nice middle slower section with edgy movements but the program fizzled out at the end. Their movement wasnt very strong and confident and the choreography could have used more character.
4. Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE /USA/
Quickstep: Mr. Pinstripe Suit performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddies
Foxtrot: Maddest Kind Of Love performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddies
Charleston: Diga Diga Doo performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddies
quickstep seq 1 [1]
quickstep seq 2 [1]
jump to twizzles: arm raised into arm folded and catch clockwise [1]
spread eagle straight line lift with changes of position [1]
not touching circular step sequence [1] sharp footwork, skated quite close together
he fell on closing choreography
A real shame about the silly fall at the end because the program was skated extremely well up till that point. All of the technical elements were strong and they skated with a lot of attack and confidence.
Its only their third performance this season and each one was better than the last. Compared to Nebelhorn Trophy, the program looks like it got loads of mileage. I feel like I need to take back what I said after their SA performance. Whilst its true that there isnt anything particularly creative or out-of-the-box about this program, the choreography is in character of the music and when they skate as well as this, it really works.
They have improved their personal best by 0.21 (despite the one point fall deduction).
5. Ekaterina RIAZANOVA / Ilia TKACHENKO /RUS/
Charleston: Chicago (soundtrack)
Foxtrot: Chicago (soundtrack)
Quickstep: Chicago (soundtrack)
steps into twizzles: arm above and catch(off-synch) into clockwise moving arms into raised arms [0] rotation speed not bad
midline not touching step sequence [0] ok but synchronization a tiny bit off in places
quickstep seq 1 [0]
quickstep seq 2 [0]
rotational lift with changes of position [0] fast and smooth changes of position but they didnt cover much ice, her positions werent very well extended and aesthetically pleasing and she needed to touch down with toe pick coming out in a stumbly fashion
Quite messy and frantic upper body movement which didnt seem very purposeful or coherent.
They still seem stuck and unable to move forward both in terms of increasing their technical skill as well as developing their presentation.
6. Nelli ZHIGANSHINA / Alexander GAZSI /GER/
Foxtrot: Le Jazz Hot performed by Glee Cast
Quickstep: Le Jazz Hot performed by Glee Cast
jump to twizzles: catch with both arms(seemed three-turned) into clockwise (he was off balance and travelled) [-2] not a lot of speed
midline not touching step sequence [0]
quickstep seq 1 [0]
quickstep seq 2 [0]
catchfoot rotational lift [1] quite good position and rotation speed
Fantastic expression as usual, right from the very start of the program but technically they are not at the level of other top senior teams. Edges are a bit on the shallow side for a dance team, twizzles and the step sequence were not very sharp.
On their first set of twizzles, you can see them doing half-a-turn/check/half-a-turn which would point to them doing three-turns instead of twizzles (which should have continuous rotation) or at the very least doing twizzles which are quite choppy.
7. Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE /CAN/
Quickstep: 42nd Street - Finale by Harry Warren
twizzles: arm above and catch into clockwise arms folded(a little choppy) into arms bent [1] good speed
quickstep seq 1 [1]
quickstep seq 2 [1]
midline not touching step sequence [2] sharp footwork, good flow
spread eagle curve lift with changes of position [2] quite effortless
Elegant, good flow throughout. The program worked very well as a coherent whole with elements connected well by actual dancing and transitions.
They have improved their personal best by 2.81 points and Weaver screamed in disbelief upon seeing the scores.
8. Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR /CAN/
Foxtrot: Dream a Little Dream by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Quickstep: Muskrat Ramble by Louis Armstrong
Foxtrot: Heaven by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
midline not touching step sequence [2] strong edges, very well synchronised, skated close together
quickstep seq 1 [1]
quickstep seq 2 [1]
twizzles: arm above and catch(she was a little insecure and had to put foot down at the end to keep balance) into clockwise(one did one more revolution than the other) into moving arms [-1] very fast rotation
rotational lift with changes of position [1] quite fast but not aesthetically pleasing, it looked like he was throwing a sack of potatoes around
Smooth and light basic skating. Twizzle mishaps again, they skated very well but again, Zouevas choreography wasnt particularly creative or memorable. There was a fair amount of closed holds throughout and they skated close together but the program lacked highlights and could have used more character. It was a little 'soft' (which is Virtue/Moir's strength) and lacked the staccato sharpness and bounciness you would associate with a quickstep.
Thank you again for you analysis, Ziggy. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this- helps make my own thoughts about the performances much clearer.
You're welcome, it's a real pleasure.
If your own thoughts are different, don't hesitate to share. Differing points of view are always interesting to hear. ^^


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Hugh Hewitt notices new minted biker Joe "Chains" Biden:
Oh, and that picture? Well, just something that you should look for in your morning paper –if you get a paper. It is a great shot of the Veep, but not one that flatters him so no one you are likely to see in the AM. But perhaps the MSM will surprise. For once.
More important is the information Hewitt puts up earlier in the post:
Here's what you need to remind yourself of. Go to this link on polls of the Wisconsin recall for the weeks prior to the actual voting. Of the 16 polls listed, only two overshot the actual Walker total, and both of those were from an outfit I had never heard of and haven't since –"WeAskAmerica," and both of those by less than 1%.
By contrast 12 polls under predicted Walkers' performance by at least 3% and 5 polls underprojected Walker's totals by 5% or more.
Now, does anyone think that many minds changed in Wisconsin in the last four weeks of that election? Of course not. The polling was lousy for whatever reason, and that isn't surprising. There is something broken in polls, especially polls this far out from a presidential election.
We KNOW polls are skewed. This is not the time to get discouraged. This is the time to get energized. I hear some of my coworkers – who do not discuss politics generally – suddenly say some things that take me aback. They mention things that show they are paying attention. Cracks about not building that. Cracks about empty chairs.
Unexpected signs that people are actually listening. People that are not openly political in any way.
Chin up. Get energized.


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It's very quiet in the Aluna now it's gone into a deep silence for four days. So I'm posting visions I had last week instead.
I saw the Virgin Mary three more times. I posted my last Mary vision here on October 6th 2011 (see archives—Prophetic Visions). The Mary thing is hotting up, it's all linked to the descent of the goddess and the power of Gaia.
This time I saw Mary first in the distance, I was looking at her through a diamond-shaped crack in reality. She appeared in her normal form with a blue and white shawl over her head. Then a while later I saw her again and then she appeared in more of a fractal goddess form, radiating golden light, and finally the third time I saw her she walked through the crack in reality and held out a wide golden halo in her outstretched arms. (sw)
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|So, I didn't make it out to the theater this month, but that means that I have notes for both movies I'm reviewing. Please consider checking out those notes. This month I reviewed a family/kid film and a modern adult action/adventure.
If anyone is interested in my experience of watching Okja, click here to see my notes.
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So, have you seen either of these movies?
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The former space shuttle pilot who was at the center of a love triangle that featured a bizarre airport attack by his former astronaut girlfriend on his new love interest was the pilot of a small plane that stalled and crashed last month in rural Alaska, federal officials said Friday.
Bill Oefelein piloted the shuttle Discovery in December 2006. Two months later, his former girlfriend, Lisa Nowak, raced the 900 miles from Houston to the Orlando airport to confront Colleen Shipman, wearing an astronaut diaper so that she wouldn't have to stop and donning a wig and trench coat as Shipman looked for her bags, police have said.
Ex-astronaut Nowak dropped from the Navy
Former astronaut wants criminal record sealed
Astronaut pleads guilty to attacking rival
Oefelein and Shipman are now married and living in Anchorage, according to Florida attorney Kepler Funk, who has represented Shipman in the past.
In the Sept. 15 crash, Oefelein managed to skillfully steer the stalled small plane into some alder bushes and land without any injuries near Judd Lake, about 50 miles northwest of Anchorage. None of the three on board was injured, but the six-seat Regal Air plane was heavily damaged when it went down in a swampy area of alder bushes about 200 feet from the lake.
The National Transportation Safety Board said at the time it would have taken "nerves of steel" for the risky maneuver.
An engine check was conducted on the crashed Cessna 206 floatplane on Friday and no problem was found, according to the Jim La Belle, the NTSB's Alaska regional chief.
NTSB's investigation continues and will look at any potential issues involving Oefelein or mechanical problems, La Belle said. The environment does not appear to be a factor.
"We're not assuming any operational errors," he said.
Oefelein didn't immediately return an email seeking comment Friday and there is no telephone listing for him or Shipman in Anchorage.
A preliminary report of the crash is expected to be released next week, La Belle said.


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KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the kind of dossier that the Taliban often publish, purporting to show the carnage inflicted during a raid by U.S. forces: photographs of shattered houses and bloodied bodies and video images of anguish at a village funeral, all with no proof of authenticity.
But this time, it was the government of President Hamid Karzai that was handing out the inflammatory dossier, the product of a commission's investigation into airstrikes on Jan. 15 on a remote village and the supposed U.S. cover-up that followed.
In an apparent effort to demonize their U.S. backers, a coterie of Afghan officials appears to have crossed a line that deeply troubles Western officials here: They falsely represented at least some of the evidence in the dossier and distributed other material whose provenance, at best, could not be determined.
An examination of the dossier by the New York Times also revealed that much of the same material was posted on a Taliban website last week, a rare instance of the militant group's rhetoric matching that of the government it is fighting to topple.
Karzai's growing antipathy toward the United States is no secret, and civilian casualties have proved to be one of the most corrosive issues between the countries. Yet the photographs and the video, handed out by Karzai's office last week, have injected a new level of vitriol into the relationship and shown how the Karzai government's rhetoric has been increasingly mirroring that of the Taliban.
The purpose of the dossier, according to other Afghan officials, was to justify Karzai's stalling on signing a long-term security agreement with the United States and to improve the chances for peace talks with the Taliban by showing that he is no U.S. stooge, as the insurgents have often derided him.
For U.S. and European officials, the episode has reinforced a growing sense that for all the talk of securing an enduring partnership, Karzai may have no intention of ever signing the security agreement. Without an agreement, the Obama administration has said, it will pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan when the NATO combat mission here ends this year.
"There is no overall partnership," a European diplomat said.
"We have some Afghan partners, and we have a lot of Afghans in the government who want us to leave. I think we're all beginning to realize that."


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Lego-shaped Sofa
Bekky is a sofa made up of several rubberized foam pieces shaped like Lego. If you are bored with the old design, simply re-arrange the various pieces to form a new look. This interesting and fun sofa comes with an attached price tag of $466.
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Bootstrap Job Board
Are you someone who wants to have your own job board, but doesn't want a heavy bloated system entangled with code that you don't understand? This theme contains all the pages and styles you need to create your own simple to use, good looking and user friendly job board.
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For those of you who wants to use existing scripts, the structure of the theme maintains a similarity to popular availiable job boards scripts, such as jobberbase and WP jobroller.
It's also compatible with all bootswatch themes (http://bootswatch.com/), therefore making it really easy to add your own swatches. We've included the LESS files - making it very easy to change. You can also easily add and remove components as it's 100% based on the bootstrap framework.
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I have a 16-month-old boy who just won't sleep through the night. We live in a 2-bedroom house, and I won't have him share a bedroom with his 11-year-old sister, so his crib is in the master bedroom. My husband has been sleeping on the couch for months, because he needs to get up and go to work in the morning. We've tried baths with chamomile and cereal before bed (for that full belly sleep), but they haven't worked. Our daughter slept through the night at 12 weeks, but had her own bedroom. The general consensus that I'm getting from family and friends (who don't have children my son's age, if they have children at all) is that it's because we share the room. Unfortunately, that's not likely to change until he's ready to move out of his crib and we are forced to get a bigger, more expensive, place to live.
Any tips or advice?!
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Because Chicago needed an interpreter to understand Ozzie Guillen's mea culpa news conference Tuesday in Miami, I offer a quickie local translation for the entire saga: Thank goodness he's gone.
The Marlins got exactly what they paid for: $2.5 million a year worth of distractions that have absolutely nothing to do with baseball. I wonder if they could hear the laughter from the South Side in South Florida.


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The 13th Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards 2013 will be held on October 23.
The awards, one of the most coveted for the Indian TV industry, will be organized at Reliance Media works in Film City here.
The jury, headed by yesteryear actress Simi Garewal, includes Rakesh Bedi, Mir Muneer, Javed Sayyed, Umesh Gupta, Maya Rao, Bharti Pradhan and Anil Sehgal.
"This year we have received close to 1850 nominations competing in about 45 categories. These include 18 technical awards, six popular awards via public voting and 18 jury awards," Shashi Ranjan, convener of ITA, said in a statement.
"Cutting across genres, the awards embrace one and all from soaps to talk/chat shows to music/films based shows to news and current affairs programs to children's programs, directors to actors to anchors/hosts to technicians among others," Ranjan added.
The ITA awards will air on Star Plus on November 3.


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After a strong performance in his home state of Texas six days ago, John Lackey couldnt quite put things together on Saturday in his start against the Detroit Tigers.
It wasnt his worst start of the year that distinction belongs to his April 12th outing where he let up four home runs to the Yankees but it was much different than the Lackey we saw over the past four starts, where he went 3-0 with a 2.17 ERA with 29 strikeouts and only four walks.
Lackey got into a jam in the top of the second, as singles by Victor Martinez and Nick Castellanos sandwiched a walk to Austin Jackson that loaded the bases with no outs. Alex Avila hit a fielders choice that scored Martinez, followed by a strikeout to Andrew Romine and a fly out by Rajai Davis to get Lackey out of the inning allowing just the one run.
The Tigers doubled their lead in the top of the third, as Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out slicing home run around the Pesky Pole in right field. Lackey shook it off and got Victor Martinez to ground out to first to end the inning with the Red Sox down 2-0.
Lackeys final full inning, the fifth, saw the Tigers add to their lead with one out when Ian Kinsler doubled to right, Torii Hunter doubled to left to bring in Kinsler, and Cabrera drove in Hunter to make it 4-0.
He was pulled in the sixth with one out after Rajai Davis doubled to score Alex Avila that gave the Tigers a 5-1 lead. Edward Mujica came into the game, threw widely to second on a pickoff attempt that let David take third, and Davis scored on a sacrifice fly by Ian Kinsler, closing the book on Lackey.
Lackeys final line was 5.1 innings pitched, allowing six runs, five of them earned, on nine hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Coming into the game, Lackey was 5-2 in eight starts on the year with an ERA of 3.57, and had gotten through the seventh inning in three of his last four outings. His next turn in the order is scheduled for Friday, May 23 in Tampa Bay.


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photo-i DVD
a guide to digital
EPSON V700 Photo Scanner
Select page here
Page 1 - The Epson V700 scanner parts
Page 2 - Scanner parts
Page 3 - Setting up
Page 4 - Print scans
Page 5 - Professional Mode
Page 6 - Film scanning - 35mm
Page 7 - More 35mm
Page 8 - Scan quality
Page 9 - 35mm & Digital ICE
Page 10 - 35mm slide film EXTRA
Page 11 - 35mm Negative strips
Page 12 - Medium format film
Page 13 - More medium format tests
Page 14 - 5x4 sheet film
Page 15 - Software
Page 16 - Specifications
Page 17 - Odds and Ends
Page 18 - Conclusion
The Epson V700 Photo scanner review. Click here for Epson V750 review
For people who have joined this review or photo-i for the first time, this is how an interactive review works. I review the scanner on a daily basis and update or add pages as the day progresses. Generally I aim to publish up to 20 pages per review. If you have any questions or things you would like me to test, then please use the Forum (link on the bottom or on left of each page). Let your friends on other sites know a review on the V700 is in progress. You can support photo-i by purchasing items through the photo-i shop (link on bottom of each page), or by clicking the picture in the left column. ENJOY!
It seems like this is becoming an annual event, a year ago I reviewed the Epson 4990 scanner, the year before it was the 4870. Both scanners produced high quality scans that were close, if not better than most dedicated film scanners. Most photographers are now shooting digitally, so film scanning is not a high priority. Having said that, there are many photographers who still want to convert their slide and film collections into digital files. High end film scanners are now rare items so flatbed scanners would seem to be the most logical and affordable choice. Lets take a close look at the Epson Perfection V700 Photo scanner.
What's in the box?
I am splitting the contents up into two shots, the first above is a shot of the scanner and software. Given the size of the scanner 503mm x 308mm x 152.5mm (19.8 x 12.1 x 6.0 inches) I am surprised that the AC adapter has not been incorporated into the actual scanner body. A separate power cable is included, I would presume that would be changed for different countries. A USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable is included - I always find it rather odd that scanners are supplied with this cable, yet you have to purchase one for printers. SilverFast 6 (SE - Special Edition) is included, SE means that the full functionality of the software is not available - your not really getting anything special. The V750 includes the full version, which is a much better option. A Quick Start guide is ideal for those who do not want to wade through the electronic manual. Photoshop Elements 3 is included for both Windows and Macintosh. Given that this scanner is aimed at the professional user I am rather surprised that this entry level application is included. However, I have been using Elements 3 & 4 for my DVD project and it is very good but limited for the professional user.
Epson have catered well for the film user with four holders and a flexible 10x8 film area guide (for those with odd shape film).
The film holders seem to have had a lot of attention to detail with one exception. For a professional quality scanner the holders are far too flimsy, if you hold the 35mm strip holder you can see a slight amount of warping. However, when placed on the scanner the holder does straighten. I would have preferred more robust material to have been used.
One gripe which I had not mentioned on previous scanner reviews (Epson and Canon), is that when you place and remove 35mm slides the glass Platen gathers fingerprints. I am glad to see Epson have now incorporated a spring clip system whereby you can pre-load the entire holder and then place it on the scanner, without touching the glass. Each holder has a set of raised rubber sponges, this is I assume to keep the holder pressed down flat by the Transparency Unit. I will look at the holders in more detail when I do the film scannning section. I am not sure what the square recess is all about (to the right of the red circle), the reverse side the centre square is white, I would assume this is for callibration - I will find out from Epson in the morning.
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Madison took on Castlewood on Saturday afternoon during the Entringer Scholarship Classic in Brookings.
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Madison took on Castlewood on Saturday afternoon during the Entringer Scholarship Classic in Brookings.
Check out a few images from ORR's game against DeSmet in the Entringer Scholarship Classic Saturday afternoon.
The last game of the Entringer Scholarship Classic was Dell Rapids Public going against the Hamlin Chargers. Wes Hansen (23) was one of our seniors this summer. It's always fun when you know someone that is playing. It looks as if Dells will have another strong team this year. Here are a few images from the game.
More images from the Entringer Scholarship Classic.
The Madison Bulldogs played with intensity against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks. No one was more intense than Tyler Wiebe. Check out images below from the game.
Check out these images from the ORR/Castlewood game at the Entringer Scholarship Classic.
Last year, the Chester Flyers went to the state tournament in Rapid City. It's my first look at this year's team as they faced Estelline Saturday afternoon in Brookings.
Check out these images from this afternoon's game.
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What happens in a meeting between two teams whose working formula is to win while outshot? We'll find out tonight in Colorado.
|% of games spent outshot
|82% (41/51)
|54% (26/48)
|Record when outshot
|Record when outshooting
|Corsi for %
(all situations)
|43.6% (30th)
|46.8% (26th)
Inspecting the makeup of the teams reveals why they might be fudging the stats. Both are young, skilled, fast and dangerous up front, and are shooting up around 10% (all situations). Both are positionally weak at D, but have received the quality of goaltending to compensate (Avalanche are third with a .922 save percentage, Leafs are 6th with a .919).
Watch the Avalanche a little bit and you come to the conclusion they're similar to the Leafs except Patrick Roy has his group executing more consistently; they're more detailed focused, harder working, and playing his system successfully.
While the Leafs employ their hotly-debated swarm system, Roy has described his defensive system as "man-to-man/support. More and more teams will have their defensemen involved in the attack, and if you play (zone), you cannot follow them."
"The biggest part of our D-zone is our forwards, and a lot of what Patrick is telling us to do is support — play man-to-man and when someone gets beat, there's always a guy supporting you," described Avs defenseman Erik Johnson.
Avs backup JS Giguere said of all the shots against earlier in the season:
"A lot from the perimeter. We've done a great job taking rebounds away, and the D has done a good job boxing out."
The Avalanche play the game at a high pace, are rested, and the Leafs – in their second game in two nights – are going to be in tough trying to maintain the energy level required to scrap out a point or two. Not that this is different than any other night in the Leaf net, but Toronto will need a big performance out of James Reimer.
Projected TML Lineup
James van Riemsdyk — Tyler Bozak — Phil Kessel
Joffrey Lupul — Nazem Kadri — Nikolai Kulemin
Mason Raymond — Peter Holland — Troy Bodie
Carter Ashton — Jay McClement — Colton Orr
Carl Gunnarsson — Dion Phaneuf
Tim Gleason — Cody Franson
Jake Gardiner — Morgan Rielly
S: James Reimer
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Mark Fraser, Paul Ranger
Injured: Dave Bolland (ankle), David Clarkson (elbow), Frazer McLaren (shoulder), Trevor Smith (hand)
Projected Avalanche Lineup
Ryan O'Reilly — Matt Duchene — Jamie McGinn
Gabriel Landeskog — Paul Stastny — Nathan MacKinnon
Cody McLeod — John Mitchell — Maxime Talbot
Patrick Bordeleau — Marc-Andre Cliche — PA Parenteau
Erik Johnson — Jan Hejda
Andre Benoit — Ryan Wilson
Nick Holden — Tyson Barrie
S: Semyon Varlamov
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Scratched: Brad Malone
Injured: Nate Guenin (ankle), Cory Sarich (back), Alex Tanguay (knee, hip), David Van Der Gulik (head)


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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Independent Journalist and Educator
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is an independent journalist and an educator. His work experience, spanning over 36 years, cuts across different media: print, radio, television and documentary cinema. His main areas of interest are the working of the political economy and the media in India and the world, on which he has authored/co-authored books and directed/produced documentary films.
Born on October 5, 1955 and educated at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi (1972-75) and at the Delhi School of Economics (1975-77) in the same university from where he obtained his Master's degree in Economics, he started his career as a journalist in June 1977 and has been employed with various media organizations including companies bringing out publications such as Business India, BusinessWorld, The Telegraph, India Today and The Pioneer. He worked with Television Eighteen (now Network 18) for almost six years between 1995 and 2001 when he anchored a daily discussion programme called "India Talks" on the CNBC-India television channel -- nearly 1,400 half-hour episodes of which programme were broadcast. From March 2007, he has been anchoring two one-hour-long weekly programmes for Lok Sabha Television (the channel owned and operated by the lower house of the Parliament of India) – a panel discussion called "Talktime" (earlier "Headstart") and an interview programme called "1-on-One".
He is a visiting faculty member at reputed educational institutions including the Indian Institutes of Management at Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and Shillong, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Hamdard University (all in Delhi), the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune, the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, among others. He has been a visiting professor in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi, between 2010 and 2013 teaching M.Phil students and a visiting scholar in residence at the Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan.
He served as a member of the Press Council of India nominated by the University Grants Commission between January 2008 and January 2011. In April 2010, as a member of a two-member sub-committee of the Council, he co-authored a 36,000-word report entitled "Paid News: How corruption in the Indian media undermines democracy". He is a media trainer and a consultant/adviser on India's political economy. He was the founder director of the School of Convergence (SoC). He has been a consultant at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, making presentations and writing papers on Indian politics. He has been associated with a number of projects of the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organization (ILO). He has moderated discussions at the International Labour Conference at Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2009 and at the ILO's Asia Pactific Regional Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, in December 2011.
He served for two years (2011-13) as president of the Foundation for Media Professionals, an independent, not-for-profit organization based in Delhi.
He has co-authored a book with Shankar Raghuraman entitled: "A Time of Coalitions: Divided We Stand", published by Sage Publications India in March 2004.
He has written "Media Ethics: Truth, Fairness and Objectivity, Making and Breaking News" published by Oxford University Press India in March 2009 – the second enlarged edition of the book was published in December 2011. In April 2014, he wrote and published "Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis" with Subir Ghosh and Jyotirmoy Chaudhuri.
He has contributed articles and chapters to books (including "Realizing Brand India" edited by Sharif D. Rangnekar [Rupa, 2005], "India: The Political Economy of Reforms" edited by Bibek Debroy & Rahul Mukherji [Bookwell, 2004]) and "Journalism: Ethics and Responsibilities": edited by Seema Mustafa [Har Anand, 2013].
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ADCB to price $750m 5-yr bond
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), the emirate's third-largest lender by market value, has set final terms for a $750m five-year bond, which will price later, as demand among international investors for Gulf paper remains strong, Reuters has reported. The transaction will price at the tight end of revised guidance of 140-145 basis points over midswaps, according to a document from lead arrangers. ADCB has chosen Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, Barclays, ING and JP Morgan Chase to arrange its transaction. It is the bank's first public debt trade since it printed a $500m floating rate note, due to mature in January 2017, in November.
- Hussein Al Sayed
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If you've ever wanted to know what it feels like to compulsively laugh, or even ballroom dance with a stranger, a new show in Reno might be just your thing. Hypnotist Chris Cady is bringing his powerful hypnotism performance to the Pioneer Underground (formerly the Magic Underground), for a downtown Reno engagement.
"Get Hypnotized" is an all-ages comedy hypnosis show that features volunteers from the audience. A master hypnotist, Cady takes the audience on a mind-blowing tour of "fast-trance hypnosis." He combines comedy, drama, and the power of the mind to create a complete theatrical experience where audience volunteers are the stars of the show.
The family-friendly show runs most Thursdays through Sundays – with a matinee on Sundays. The Pioneer Underground is located under the Pioneer Center for Performing Arts at 100 S. Virginia Street in the heart of downtown Reno. For ticket information, go online, or call 775-324-7474. Tickets range in price from $20-$25.


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Even a beautiful city like Amsterdam needs a little help in the winter. The sun disappears and it's dark as early 3 or 4 p.m. When I need motivation to brave the cold and dark, and go out and see the city at night, thankfully there's the Amsterdam Light Festival.
Now on its fourth year, the Amsterdam Light Festival turns the city into an open-air gallery of public art. It features light sculptures, installations, and projections from artists all over the world. From over 400 submissions, 35 artworks were chosen to brighten up Amsterdam's cold, dark winter months.
There are three ways to enjoy the Amsterdam Light Festival. To go on foot or by bicycle, you can book a guided walking tour called Illuminade. But the best way by far is the Water Colors boat tour.
Going on an Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise has become one of my favorite yearly traditions. When I'm not on a press trip, I make sure to book far in advance because these cruises get sold out as soon as they go on sale. Don't worry, I'll tell you how you can skip the queues and book your cruise ahead of time. Queuing up in the cold is not fun!
Here are some of my favorite artworks from the past years.
A few tips for enjoying the Amsterdam Light Festival this winter:
- Dress extra warmly as it gets chilly on the boat. If you book your Water Colors cruise tickets via Ticketbar, you can enjoy a hot chocolate or mulled wine before departure.
- The Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise is a more luxurious option. These cruises sail on half covered and heated boats equipped with pillows, blankets, a bathroom and mulled wine or hot chocolate on board.
- The Water Colors boat cruise takes about 75 minutes. Depending on your pace, the Illuminade walking route can take about 90 minutes on foot.
- Want to bring the kids? It gets dark as early as 3 to 4 p.m. in December, so you can start early, see a few installations, and still be home before dinner and bedtime.
- Book way in advance—the canal cruises get sold out FAST! Skip the long queues and book your discount tickets for the Water Colors cruise and Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise on Ticketbar.
The Water Colors boat tour and Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise runs from 1 December 2016 until 22 January 2017. Cruises depart from the Lovers Van Gogh Café (opposite Prins Hendrikkade 25) every 20 minutes between 17:00 and 22:00 daily. Currystrumpet is an affiliate partner of Ticketbar.


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I'll be honest, before touring Fredrick Douglass' house as part of my #dcfarewelltour, I didn't know a lot about the man. He was quite an incredible and successful individual who accomplished more than most of us would in two lifetimes.
Here are five interesting facts that I learned:
- Frederick Douglass had no formal education and not only taught himself to read and write, he later learned French and German.
- As an escaped slave Frederick Douglass was chased by US Marshalls. He later became the first black US Marshall.
- Anacostia, the iconic African-American community in Washington DC where Frederick Douglass lived, was founded as Uniontown. The developer of Uniontown explicitly excluded blacks and Irish immigrants from living there in the property deeds.
- Frederick Douglass served as ambassador to Haiti.
- Douglass not only fought to end slavery, he worked alongside Susan B. Anthony in the struggle for women's suffrage.


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Kaepernick, Boldin burn Packers in 49ers victory
San Francisco — Any shot at redemption must wait for the Green Bay Packers.
In an entertaining headliner that featured a mini melee on the sideline, a ton of trash talking and two explosive quarterbacks, the San Francisco 49ers proved they're still the toast of the NFC.
This time, it wasn't the read option. The 49ers imposed their will in a completely different way. Colin Kaepernick looked to Anquan Boldin early and often, as the 49ers held on to win, 34-28. With fitting punctuation, a scrambling Kaepernick found Boldin for 15 yards on fourth and 2 with two minutes to go.
Phil Dawson's 33-yard field goal put San Francisco ahead by six with 26 seconds left. And, Aaron Rodgers was dragged down by Aldon Smith as he flipped an incompletion on the final play.
All game, the Packers had no answer for Boldin. The veteran wide receiver torched Green Bay's secondary — missing Casey Hayward and Morgan Burnett — for 208 yards on 13 receptions with one touchdown. Much like Reggie Wayne a year ago in Indianapolis, the Packers could not stop him.
Kaepernick finished 27 of 39 for 412 yards with three touchdowns and no picks.
For Green Bay, Rodgers had 333 yards on 21-of-37 passing with three scores and one interception.
Without a peek of room early on — and coughing up a costly fumble that led to a 'Niners touchdown — rookie Eddie Lacy started rolling late in the game. His airborne touchdown at the goal line put the Packers ahead, 28-24, in the fourth quarter.
But San Francisco didn't blink. Kaepernick hit Boldin for 43 yards and Frank Gore's 1-yard plunge gave the 49ers a 31-28 lead it would keep.
Turning point: Down 28-24, Kaepernick hit Anquan Boldin for 43 yards across the field. On the play, Boldin sprinted through missed tackles by Sam Shields and Jerron McMillian.
Player of the Game: Boldin. The 49ers aren't exactly missing Michael Crabtree right now.
Big number: 7 yards — the Packers' longest rushing attempt.
What went right: This summer, the Packers said they wanted a crisper no-huddle offense, one that'd keep a defense's personnel on the field, huffing and puffing. The opener was a promising start against one of the league's top defenses. Rodgers led fast-paced touchdown drives of 6 plays, 80 yards (1:47); 8 plays, 62 yards (1:16); 7 plays, 69 yards (2:48) and 8 plays, 76 yards (2:30). The Packers didn't waste time between plays and Rodgers was on the same page with his receivers all along. Looks like the hurry-up could stick for a while.
Meanwhile, the read option was not an issue for the Packers. Linebackers stayed disciplined on the edge, taking away the quarterback. And between the tackles, the 49ers' backs didn't do much damage. When Kaepernick did try to pull the ball and run, Matthews didn't bite. He ripped the quarterback down for a loss of 7 yards on one play, letting the quarterback know about it, too.
Problem was, Kaepernick did whatever he wanted to throwing the ball.
What went wrong: Boldin was an issue all game for the Packers. The veteran receiver isn't a burner by any means. But any "separation" criticism is laughable after this game. Boldin was a maddening matchup for Green Bay, making the contested catch all game. The former Baltimore Raven caught Sam Shields floating toward the middle of the field on one 30-yarder. He hauled in a one-handed catch on the run. He's been under-appreciated for a while, sure. But on Sunday, Boldin was an unstoppable force.
The Packers' secondary missed Burnett in a big way. Youth was exposed on the back line.
Lacy did get going late. But overall, the rushing attack remained bottled up, too. With little daylight, Lacy rushed for 41 yards on 14 attempts. Again, the Packers had trouble finding balance against San Francisco.
Check back later tonight at jsonline.com/packers for complete coverage of the Packers-49ers game.
- Favre has fun during celebrity event at AmFam Championship
- Cohen's Corner: Wrapping up Packers minicamp
- Packers sign first-round pick Kenny Clark to complete 2016 class
- Packers make changes in the personnel department
- Jared Abbrederis earns lofty praise from McCarthy
- McCarthy: Packers training camp to open July 25
- McCarthy pleased with quality of work from off-season program
- Video: Packers minicamp day two: John Crockett, Corey Linsley, and Blake Martinez
- More Tony Horton workouts may be in Eddie Lacy's future
- Packers' McCray joined former Broncos teammates for White House visit


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Forgive the double post today, but I wanted to make sure you had the links to the final chances to enter for the tour prizes on the PIRATE'S ALLEY blog tour, which ends today.
I have a guest post over at ParaYourNormal, in which I'm opening up the character of Alex Warin for a rare look at the man behind the muscles. Alex is a very complex character who, because of the things that went into making him what he is, makes him appear deceptively simple. And here you can find out where that "black and white" mentality came from! Hope you'll stop by and learn more about Alex.
There's also a review and chance to enter over at Dowie's Place, so hop over there too 🙂
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London – Urban SquireFriday, January 29th, 2010
Kiko, is a DJ by night and by day he is the manages of the new Scottish mens wear store on Commercial street, called JS Dundee. Kiko's outfit is made up from the latest collection of JS Dundee men's wear. "My favourite trend is tweed and tartan. I like the scottish gentleman look. "My least […]Tags: Country Squire Look, Fashionable, JS Dundee, JS Dundee Mens Wear, London Street Style Fashion, Man Wearing, Street Style, UK, Wayne Tippetts
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I've been looking for a perfect chocolate cake recipe for a long time, and when I found this one on Epicurious.com with over 1,000 rave reviews, I had a strong suspicion that my search was over! I wasn't disappointed, and you won't be either, if you try this recipe. I used it to make a chocolate bundt cake, but it can be used for any type of chocolate cake: layer cake, cake made in a regular cake pan, or even muffins and cupcakes (which are the next on my list). The cake came out moist, very chocolaty and rich.
Surely, it's got lots of sugar in it (3 cups), but because the cake has coffee (which, by the way, you can't taste), chocolate, and cocoa – the sweetness is compensated and well balanced by the black chocolate, creating the deliciously rich chocolate flavor! The cake is moist because it has 1 1/2 cups of brewed coffee and 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk.
This cake is so perfect, I am for a while done looking for any more chocolate cake recipes, and I will be using this one for all my chocolate needs in the near future. I want to try it with raspberries, mixed berries, liquor based fillings, and other variations.
Do you ever get obsessed over recipes that seem to hold a lot of promise? Like the ones with lots of reviews and from a trusted source? I do, and when I first found this recipe, I was so excited, I couldn't stop thinking about it! I was using a bundt pan with this recipe and was anxious to see, as moist as this cake was described, if it would successfully release from my bundt pan, or if it would end up a delicious bundt cake disaster. Then I had to wait hours for the cake to bake, cool off, and for me to finish taking all these photos! By the time I finally tried a piece of this cake, I was almost a nervous rack! Well, this recipe delivered all the promise that it held, and my hours of anticipation were not wasted! I was also pleased that the cake released easily from the bundt pan.
I also wanted to add a little kick to this recipe, so I soaked sour cherries in cognac overnight to add to the batter. Cognac soaked sour cherries definitely add a great touch – I highly recommend you add them too. However, this cake is already perfect as it is, without any cherries. I've made it both ways, with cherries and without them, and it's great either way.
Chocolate bundt cake
This recipe is adapted from Epicurious.com
Prep time: 1 hr
Bake time: 1 hr 15 min
- 3.5 ounces fine-quality semi-sweet chocolate, such as Lindt chocolate bar (70% cacao)
- 1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
If using sour cherries (optional):
1 can of sour tart cherries or 1 cup fresh pitted sour cherries
1/4 cup cognac for soaking it overnight.
I made this cake with sour cherries soaked in cognac. You can completely skip that step. If you want to use sour cherries, drain any juices from the can and soak sour cherries in 1/4 cup cognac for at least 2 hours or overnight. Drain cherries from cognac before adding them to the cake batter (see instructions below):
1) Preheat oven to 350 F. Chop chocolate bar in small pieces. I used Lindt chocolate bar with 70% cocoa, and it worked perfectly in this recipe.
2) Add finely chopped chocolate to the small bowl with hot coffee, stir well and let the mixture sit until all chocolate melts.
3) In a large bowl, add sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder, and mix all these ingredients well.
4) In a separate large bowl, beat 3 eggs until eggs are fluffy and thickened, and slight foam forms – about 3 minutes by hand-held mixer.
Add oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted chocolate coffee mixture – continue beating until all are well incorporated.
5) Add flour-cocoa-sugar mixture to the wet ingredients and mix with the mixer just until everything is mixed well. Do not over-mix.
6) Prepare Bundt pan by spraying it generously with Baker's spray, which contains flour.
7) If using cherries, fill 1/3 of the bundt pan with chocolate mixture, add half of cherries. fill another 1/3 of bundt pan with chocolate batter, add the rest of cherries. Fill the rest of the bundt pan with chocolate mixture just below the pan edges.
If not using cherries, just fill the bundt pan with chocolate mixture just below the pan edges.
After filling my bundt pan, I had exactly 1 cup of batter left. You might not – depends on the size of the pan you're using. Either way, don't let your bundt pan overflow with batter because the cake will rise as it's baking, the chocolate mixture should fill the bundt pan just below the pan edges. I have filled 3 little muffin molds with the remainder of the batter.
8) Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, turning the pan 180 degrees around half way through baking time for even baking. Tooth pick inserted in the middle of the cake should come out clean. First, when you insert the tooth pick at around 1 hour, it should come out clean if inserted near pan edges, but it will come out wet if inserted towards the middle of the pan. During the last 15 minutes of baking, tooth pick when inserted in the middle should come out clean.
9) Remove the bundt pan from oven, let it cool for 40 minutes on wire rack. To successfully release the cake from the bundt pan, I follow these steps:
- After the bundt pan cooled on wire rack for 40 minutes, place it in the freezer for 30 minutes. It will still be quite hot to the touch even after 40 minutes of cooling, so make sure to use kitchen mittens.
- After keeping the bundt pan in the freezer for 30 minutes, remove it from the freezer and place it upside down on a serving platter. Let the bundt pan sit that way for as short as half a minute to as long as 20 minutes without moving to let the gravity do the work. Then, gently lift the bundt pan. Your cake will be successfully released.
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