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I love my Williams-Sonoma 6 mini-tartlet pan, and I can't get enough of it: it's so convenient to bake individually sized little tarts that look so pretty (both sweet and savory). This tart pan makes 6 mini-tarts, 3 inch diameter each. This is the minimum number of tartlets that I will usually bake at any given time so it works for me. The pan is also non-stick, so there is never a problem with crust sticking. Here is the photo of this tart pan:
So, again, I made some breakfast tarts using this pan. With breakfast tarts, there are so many variations, each time there is a new twist or ingredient addition: about a month ago I made breakfast tarts with grape tomatoes, and then with bacon and spinach, and now these. Every time, the crust is flaky, crumbly, and this type of breakfast will leave you hunger-free for many-many hours, because you get a lot of things all in one: protein (eggs), vegetables, carbs (crust) – all these combined will keep you full longer. At least, they keep me full longer. I would never survive on yogurt, pancakes, or cereal for breakfast: I need something more substantial, with protein, such as eggs, and vegetables. Everything else plays supporting roles when it comes to breakfast.
Bacon Quiche Tartlets
Prep time: 35 min
Bake time: 30 min
Ingredients for tart crust:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 9 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 1 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon ice water
Ingredients for filling:
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup Gouda cheese, grated
- 4 slices bacon, already cooked and chopped
- 9 green onions (chopped)
- salt to taste
Preparing tart shells (6 tart shells, 3 inch diameter each):
1) Prepare savory tart crust using the recipe and the method described in my recipe here. The only thing different here will be the size of tart pan: instead of using one large tart pan, use 6 smaller individual tartlet pans (3 inch diameter each). Bake empty smaller tart shells for about 20 minutes. You don't need to bake them to brown or golden color, because you will continue baking them once you put the filling in.
To make the filling:
2) Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, whisk together 2 eggs, heavy cream, milk. Add shredded cheese, bacon (cooked and chopped finely), green onions (chopped) and mix well. Add salt to taste, if desired.
3) Divide the egg mixture from step 2 into 6 equal parts and pour it into each of 6 tart shells.
4) Bake these egg tartlets for 20-30 minutes, until tart shell is golden brown and eggs are almost set.
5) Remove from oven and let it cool for 10 minutes on wire rack before serving.
More breakfast recipes:
- Saturday Brunch at Vana Belle Resort in Ko Samui, Thailand
- Southwestern Breakfast Casserole
- Hash Brown, Broccoli, Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole
- Breakfast Egg Muffins with Mushrooms and Spinach
- Breakfast Egg Muffins with Bacon and Spinach
- Quinoa, Spaghetti Squash, and Bacon Fritters
- Blueberry Banana Bread (Gluten Free)
- How to make gluten free crepes
- Blueberry vanilla bread with lemon glaze
- Peanut butter Nutella crepes topped with strawberries in syrup
- Strawberry banana bread muffins
- Light and skinny Southwestern breakfast crepes
- Strawberry and Nutella crepes
- Lemon sugar dessert crepes
- Crepes with strawberries, bananas, and peanut butter
- Lemon blueberry bread
- Banana bread muffins
- Easy blueberry muffins
- Easy crepes with jam or fruit preserves
- Whole wheat banana bread muffins with apples and pecans
- Pumpkin pancakes with spiced apple topping
- Sweet cooked apples recipe
- Apple pumpkin bundt cake
- Pumpkin waffles
- Pumpkin pancakes with caramel pecan sauce
- Easy pumpkin pancakes
- Easy apple cake
- Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
- Banana apple bread with caramel sauce and pecans
- Pumpkin banana muffins with apples and cinnamon
- Pumpkin banana bread with apples
- Apple banana muffins with pecans and dulce de leche drizzle
- Greek yogurt chocolate chip muffins
- Breakfast sandwich: scrambled eggs, asparagus, and goat cheese
- Greek yogurt muffins with Nutella
- Greek yogurt pancakes
- Berry tartlets with sweet and creamy kefir tart filling
- Dessert crepes with ricotta cheese, berries, and kiwi
- Mixed berry yogurt muffins
- Apple cinnamon crepes, or apple pie – in a crepe!
- Crepes with ricotta cheese and blueberries
- Strawberry banana bread with blueberries
- Banana bread with blueberries
- Stuffed sweet potatoes for breakfast – with sausage and eggs
- Banana bread with walnuts
- Apple cinnamon yogurt pancakes
- Breakfast flank steak and eggs with guacamole
- Bacon and egg breakfast cups, baked, with spinach and cheese
- Baked egg cups with spinach, cheese, and grape tomatoes
- Egg and Cheese Quiche Tart with Tomatoes
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Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS
Written by Greg Annandale
- Intro
- Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS vs ELPH 300 HS / IXUS 220 HS vs ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS quality
- Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS vs ELPH 300 HS / IXUS 220 HS vs ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS Noise
- Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS sample images
- Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS verdict
Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS vs ELPH 300 HS / IXUS 220 HS vs ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS Noise
The above shot was taken with the the Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS in Program auto mode. The lens was set to its widest angle 5mm (28mm equivalent) focal length, the sensitivity was set to 100 ISO and the exposure was one second at f3. The crops are taken from the area marked with the red square and presented below at 100%.
The first crop from the ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS, taken at 100 ISO isn't completely noise free, but this is nonetheless a perfectly respectable result. There's good detail in both the column on the left and the wood panelling on the right. There is an overall graininess which you see most clearly in the wood panelling, but it's not unpleasant in quality and preferable to the smoothness that would almost certainly result from trying to process it out.
At 200 ISO the grain takes on a slightly bitty texture, but you can see almost as much detail in this crop as the previous one. The quality drop from 100 to 200 ISO is fairly marginal and certainly worth the extra stop of exposure it provides. Moving to 400 ISO its a similar story – a slight increase in the noise and another slight loss of detail as a result. The same thing happens at 800 ISO and although the cumulative result is a crop with considerably more noise than at 100 ISO, I'd feel comfortable about using any of these sensitivity settings for photos that were going to be viewed on screen. If I was making full sized prints I might be a bit more circumspect but, even then, the noise at 800 ISO, while abundant, isn't particularly offensive.
From 1600 ISO on, as you'd expect, the noise gains the upper hand, obscuring ever coarser detail, but it's good to have a 3200 ISO option for those shots that you've absolutlely got to have, regardless of the quality.
Not surprisingly, given that they share the same sensor, the crops from the IXUS 220 HS / ELPH 300 HS and the IXUS 1100 HS / ELPH 510 HS bear more than a passing resemblance to those from the ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS. They're not identical, but in the context of quality – how much noise is present at each ISO sensitivity setting and how much image detail suffers as a result – there's little if anything to choose between them. The most significant difference is that at its maximum aperture of f3.4 the IXUS 1100 HS / ELPH 510 HS has underexposed the 100 ISO shot and the higher ISO shots also look a little underexposed.
All three models offer Handheld Night Scene mode which takes a sequence of shots in low light and produces a single composite image. The ISO is set automatically in this scene mode so it's difficult to make comparisons, but the results are a definite improvement on what you'd get from a single high ISO shot under the same conditions. The ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS Handheld Night Scene crop actually looks a little sharper, but this is most likely due to better focussing rather than sensor performance. One of the drawbacks of Handheld Night Scene is that you can only use the default nine area auto focus.
All three models also offer a 3 Megapixel low light mode. As you can see from the crops, as well as higher resolution it provides much better detail with significantly less noise. They also offer a Best Image Selection mode which shoots five shots and chooses the best one.
Now head over to our Canon ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS gallery to see some more real-life shots in a variety of conditions.

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Sam and Cat Canceled? Nude Photo Scandals to Blame?by Tyler Johnson at . Comments
Rumors surfaced today that the popular Nickelodeon series Sam and Cat has been secretly canceled by the network. Speculation was spurred by a Hollywood Reporter article that refers to the show in the past tense.
News outlets have paid an unusual amount of attention to the cancelation of a sitcom targeted at pre-teens, as these rumors come on the heels of the Ariana Grande nude photo scandal, and many are wondering if the actress' indiscretion is to blame.
Of course, Grande wasn't the only Sam and Cat star to be embroiled in controversy. Co-star Jennette McCurdy's lingerie photos that leaked online in early March proved incredibly popular online and incredibly embarrassing to the network.
Though both stars are of legal age to pose in whatever type of photo they please, some industry insiders have speculated that Nick would like to avoid becoming the next Disney by cutting ties with the two young stars before they generate any more bad press.
Shortly after her pics were leaked, McCurdy made public a feud she was having with her bosses at Nickelodeon.
Many speculated the beef stemmed from the actress' photo scandal, but it turns out it was the difference between McCurdy and Grande's salaries that nearly caused McCurdy to walk off set.
All in all, it's a lot of scandal for a basic cable sitcom for middle-schoolers. So while the cancelation rumors haven't been confirmed by stars or the network, we wouldn't be surprised to hear an official announcement within the next few days.


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The other day I pulled out my time version of pokemon mystery dungeon and started playing again. I had a whole box of random stuff, and while going through I found a couple of Sheets, with wondermail codes on them. I had marked the ones I had used, by drawing a circle next to them. I have not restarted my game since i have used these codes. When I put them in to my game, they still worked. i was wondering if anyone Knew the amount of time, or what you have to do to be able to re-use Wondermail Codes.


text: [February 5, 2012] Jesus is talking about fulfilling the Law and the Prophets by understanding their true aim, otherwise we annul the commandments. Though we may be believers in Christ, our entering the Kingdom of the Heavens depends upon our righteousness exceeding the exacting righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees who presumably . . . → Read More: Matthew 5:27-32, Adultery and Divorce


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Mel Watt, President Obama's nominee to oversee government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is a liberal Democrat fond of big government. He is also longtime politician, intimate with K Street and Wall Street.
With his faith in government and coziness with big business, Watt personifies Obamanomics.
Obama has nominated the 11-term congressman as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie. Created by government, Fannie and Freddie were private companies until the federal government took ownership of them in the bailout bonanza of 2008. They subsidize the mortgage industry by buying mortgages from banks.
Back in 1994, when Fannie Mae was a private company, Congressman Watt co-sponsored a series of housing fairs with Fannie, according to the Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record. This was part of Watt's efforts to "increase the number of lower income residents of Charlotte who can go on to become homeowners," as he put it in a press release.
The banks have been friendly with Watt. Bank of America, Wachovia, and the American Bankers Association were Watt's second-, third-, and fifth-largest sources of donations over the past decade, according to the Center for Responsive politics. Bank of America's PAC has given more to Watt over the years than any other corporate PAC.
Watt is also connected to big banks through the revolving door.
Hilary West was Watt's legislative counsel, and now she is a lobbyist for the largest bank in the U.S., JPMorgan Chase. The bank's lobbyist disclosure forms show her lobbying Congress, the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve this year on banking issues, including "the impact of GSE reform and other proposed changes to the housing finance market" -- in other words, what to do with Fannie and Freddie. West also lobbied this year on "home mortgage loan modifications, foreclosures, servicing, and refinancing," according to the disclosure forms.
Joyce Brayboy worked for Watt for 12 years, including as his chief of staff. After Watt moved into the majority in 2007, Brayboy joined the Democrat-heavy lobbying firm Glover Park Group, where her clients included the American Bankers Association. Today, Brayboy is a lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, where she lobbies on "housing" issues, among others, according to Goldman's lobbying disclosure filings.
Brayboy, while serving at Watt's right hand, played a cameo role in one of the scandals of the housing crisis.
Subprime mortgage giant Countrywide was found to have extended VIP loans to powerful political players. In an email made public in 2009, Countrywide lobbyist Jimmie Williams wrote to a colleague, "Could you please assist Joyce Brayboy, Chief of Staff to Congressman Mel Watt with a loan?"
Brayboy was seeking "100 percent financing," Williams explained, noting pointedly that she "reports directly to Congressman Mel Watt who introduced predatory lending legislation to address unscrupulous lending practices, and they do view Countrywide as a trusted advisor."
It's unclear whether Brayboy ever received such a loan.
Watt has voted for bailing out banks every chance he's had: In July 2008, he voted for a mortgage bailout bill, and a couple of months later he twice voted for the Great Wall Street Bailout.
While being very close with the banks, Watt is also a big-government liberal. His career score from the free-market Club for Growth is in the bottom 10 percent of the House of Representatives.
To his credit, Watt called for a stronger regulator of the two government-sponsored enterprises when George W. Bush was president, while top Financial Services Committee Democrat Barney Frank objected.
So what does this all mean for Watt as regulator of Fannie and Freddie? It means he's pro-bank and pro-government. This is confusing if you listen to President Obama's rhetoric, but it makes perfect sense if you've been following the bailouts and subsidies for mortgages and banks.
Watt talks of wielding a big government hammer in the name of the poor. He's spent two decades demanding more homeownership for the poor. One way to do that is resume Fannie & Freddie's subsidizing of mortgages for the poor.
His liberal fans hope Watt will push "principal writedowns" -- using Fannie and Freddie to reduce the amount struggling homeowners owe on their houses. Some principal writedown proposals involve haircuts for the banks. Others involve subsidies for the banks.
Big government and big banks -- Watt is the perfect fit for Fannie, Freddie, and Obama.
Timothy P. Carney, The Washington Examiner's senior political columnist, can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com. His column appears Monday and Thursday, and his stories and blog posts appear on washingtonexaminer.com.


text: / 16 December 2013 / Categories: Wildlife & Ecosystems, General News Graduates Make Real Inroads in African Conservation Article reposted with permission by Dr. Alison Leslie, originally appearing in Cape Argus on December 12, 2013, written by John Yeld. But when Jessica Wienand is capped with an MSc dining a graduation ceremony at Stellenbosch University tomorrow, her degree will symbolize a recently established bond between these two seemingly disparate areas that is set to strengthen further in the next few years as fellow post-grads from the venerable Matie academic institution follow in her footsteps. Wienand and her colleagues are conservation ecology post-graduate students at the university's Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, where they are working under the guidance of Dr. Alison Leslie, and their research is helping revive the important Majete Wildlife Reserve in Malawi. This 70,000-hectare reserve was proclaimed in 1955. Lying in the Lower Shire Valley at the southernmost tip of the Great Rift Valley, it is one of the larger protected areas in Malawi. But it was devastated by poaching in the 1980s and 90s, to the extent that by the turn of the millennium, most of its animals had been eliminated or reduced to very low numbers. Things changed significantly for the better in 2003 when the private, not-for-gain African Parks group assumed responsibility for managing the reserve through a public-private partnership initiative with the Malawian government. African Parks is described as "a non-profit organization that takes total responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities." The organization started work rehabilitating, developing and managing Majete, fencing the reserve so that it could contribute to tourism initiatives from which the local community could benefit It translocated some 2,550 animals of 14 different species into the conservation area, including lion, leopard, elephant – 217 of these giants – buffalo, black rhino, sable antelope and eland and many other antelope species. Now a decade later, the project is moving from its inception and rehabilitation phase into a conservation, monitoring and habitat management phase, and this is where Leslie and her research students are involved. For her thesis, Wienand, from Zambia, studied the impact of the reintroduced elephants on the reserve over the past 10 years, and she looked particularly at their impact on the area's woody vegetation and how to best manage the perennial and artificial water sources on the reserve. It was during a visit to the reserve about two-and- a-half years ago to see how Wienand was progressing that Leslie, an ecologist and crocodile specialist, came up with an idea of a formal Majete Wildlife Research Program. "I went to see her and – bingo! It all happened," she told the Cape Argus. The program was formally established in April by means of a memorandum of understanding signed between African Parks Majete, Leslie's department, and the Lilongwe University of Natural Resource Management in Malawi. The students will be involved in this research program to help assess, monitor and model the population dynamics of many of the reintroduced species, including buffalo and black rhinoceros and a locally discovered hyena population. Because Majete is a confined system, management decisions can have a direct impact on population densities and the distribution of some species of large mammals. A predator monitoring program will also be implemented to assess the impact and adaptation of the reintroduced lions and leopards. This research work will ultimately help develop suitable management strategies to handle fire, establish appropriate artificial water provision, and manage conflicts which might arise between humans and wildlife, Leslie explains. "Changes in animal numbers and the impact that reintroduced species such as elephant, buffalo and rhino have on the vegetation need to be determined and monitored. Baseline monitoring provides essential feedback to reserve staff about the impact of current and future management actions, and how these can be adapted to maximize effectiveness." A self-sufficient research center and camp was constructed earlier this year and serves as a base from where Stellenbosch University students Kate Spies, working towards a Master's degree, and PhD student Collin Tucker have been studying impala, waterbuck and buffalo. Species counts are done on foot and by vehicle, while the more than 30 digital camera traps set around the reserve and aerial surveys also help to complete population censuses. Two more post-grad students will be heading to Malawi early next year. Master's students spend 18 months in the reserve and doctoral students a full two years. They are assisted in their field work and helped financially by volunteers from the Earthwatch Institute, an international environmental organization. Majete park manager Patricio Ndadzela says this multi-disciplinary research program, together with a dedicated research center, is a first for Malawi. "We're excited about the involvement of the universities, as this will strengthen our conservation work and provide essential scientific backing and information to our conservation efforts." Previous Article Making a Bodacious Dream Come True Next Article An Earthwatch Christmas Print


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This is not a startling statement, or even an interesting one, out of context. In context: Ever since I started kindergarten, I have gone back to school in the fall. Oh, sure, there was the hiatus between law school and the PhD program, but I was teaching at the law school then, so I went back to school in the fall. I'm so used to school in the fall that for me the new year actually begins in September.
But yesterday, I formatted my dissertation according to the strange and arcane conventions of my university and, as I told my committee, this only required cursing in three non-English languages (the particularly foul Latin happened later.) So it is officially complete, and being reviewed. And today, I filed the paperwork for my graduation. Assuming the defense goes as planned, and I don't need to make any significant post-defense revisions to the dissertation, I will have a doctorate at the end of this month. (Feel free to address me as The Doctor at any point after that.)
And then, something that is already beginning: the rest of my life. At least right now, that's not in academia. I'm writing, which is both amazingly exciting, and amazingly terrifying. There have been days that I haven't slept, for wondering if this is perhaps the worst idea I've ever had, and at least as many nights where I've gotten out of bed at some appalling hour to go to my office and write because I shouldn't be wasting my time with silly things like sleep. I worry that if I don't do well, for whatever value of "well" is particularly stringent, that I'll let down the people that believe in me, and worse, I'll disappoint myself. But I am doing this anyway, because I have a chance to try, and I will not live the life where I do not take those chances any more.
The title of this post is from Jason Webley's song "Icarus." It's a fabulous song, one of my favorites of his, and one of my favorite myths, as well. Maybe it's a misreading, but I would rather fall, than never fly.


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Heeeyyyyy lovers! It is time for a drink. Not only is it worth celebrating that we made it out of this ish storm of a week. Oh, by the way, remember the other day when I asked if there was a full moon or something? Well, guess what? There is an eclipse, full moon, AND comet coming tonight! Hah! I told you there was a reason for my kids not listening to me and not napping. Yes, let's celebrate the weekend along with an upcoming Hallmark holiday, Valentine's Day.
What are you all doing for V-Day?
I know some people are going out to dinner this weekend or next weekend to celebrate. Mike and I are going to dinner next weekend and we will probably exchange cards and/or beers we think the other will like. We also do a record exchange. Reck-erd. Like the olde time vinyl kind. One record per person. Something new we think they will like, something sentimental, or something we think is missing from our collection. I think that's a sweet tradition.
Not that I would object to a mani/pedi, some flowers, or maybe just a day to be home alone and clean the house if Mike wanted to switch it up a bit. Just sayin'.
In the meantime, something classy and sweet for you sweeties. IPA mimosas. As you all know, or maybe you don't… I am recording a weekly series on Snapchat and Instagram called #BatchSesh where I talk about beers, drink them, and sometimes pair them with food or make cocktails. Last week I made these key lime beergaritas. To die for! I featured this gem three weeks ago and got a huge response. So, here it is typed, signed, sealed, and delivered with exact measurements for your own home cocktailing needs! Sorry for the delay.
A few notes on the recipe: Don't skip the grapefruit. It will sweeten and enhance the hoppy flavor of the IPA. You can use whatever orange you have on hand; navel, Cara Cara, Mandarin, or even a blood orange would be fantastic. If you cannot find Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA, try Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, Lagunitas IPA, or Stone IPA.
IPA Mimosas
A delicious twist on a mimosa that uses an IPA instead of champagne.
Yields: 4 Cocktails
- Juice from 1 Grapefruit
- Juice from 1 Mandarin Orange
- 2, 12 Ounce Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA
- Slices of Grapefruit and Orange for garnish
- Add equal amounts of juice to four glasses. Top off with 1/2 a beer. Garnish and serve.
- Recipe slightly adapted from Bakeaholic Mama
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Architecturally speaking, the north bank of the Chicago River has long been a mixture of showplace and commonplace: the IBM Building, Marina City, the Traffic Court Building and the hulking Merchandise Mart.
Now a rather small, 73-year-old building with a glassy new topside and an extraordinarily handsome interior is asserting itself more strongly on that riverside row. It is the new headquarters of Helene Curtis Industries Inc., and it has been transformed by the architecture firm of Booth Hansen & Associates.


text: In article <34FD9D99.F77707E0 at forestmeister.com>, Joseph Zorzin <redoak at forestmeister.com> writes: > >My bitch is that loggers continue to highgrade forests. I think that >should stop. Full scale mixed forests need silviculture that only a REAL >forester understands. > >A Joe!!!! Does this mean I am a REAL "forester" afterall? Be careful when using the terms All, Never, Exclusively, None, Every, ..... While you were hibernating, I responded to a post from what seemed to be the truely unknowing with regard to his Oak/Hickory forest in the midwest. I related the typical situation of forestry management -- (none) or "mother nature". I think a logger was knocking on his door. Maybe I made an incorrect assumption that I was somewhat on track when I indicated that his slightly "smaller" trees could very likely have been the losers in the battle for light/nutrients and could have been the same age as the dominates. This is typical of many stands that I've been familiar with in Southern MI. My suggestion first was to "seek counsel of a forester" (HOW ABOUT THAT!). I further indicated that a probable remedy was to initially harvest the sub-dominants (leaving the dominants -- after all a ring of growth on a large tree yields a greater increase in lumber than that of a smaller one. Sufficiant light will enter the the understory to promote regeneration. I think that I even mentioned that the "smaller trees" if of the same age group would be too old to respond to a release. His big money harvest most likely would come with the second cut some 7 or so years down the road. I think we successfully thworted a high-grade. Nobody at that time chewed me a new one, so I think I was on track -- but here is your chance. Is this land owner just another idiot, or what? Waiting on pins and needles and ready to tuck the tail. jimi p.s. Perhaps a diference between you and I is that I believe that I can learn something from ANYBODY. The homeless drunk on the street can still teach me a thing or two. Open up your mind.


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Son of apartment managers ran Wyoming Hotel and gas station.
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Son of apartment managers ran Wyoming Hotel and gas station. Expanded business to Utah, Arizona; bought Sinclair Oil 1976. Energy empire now includes 3 refineries, 1,000 miles of pipelines, 2,600 gas stations. Also owns swanky ski resorts in Snowbasin, Utah and Sun Valley, Idaho. Sold Barnett Shale natural gas acreage to Chesapeake Energy for $300 million 2006; still drilling in North Dakota's Bakken Shale.
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It would seem at even on the other side of the pond they have issues with their police forces.
Police everywhere seem to have an issue with how they exert their authority, especially in a difficult situation. Here in Canada it is no different – see the whole Vancouver Airport taser incident.
However, restraint must always be the watch word of good policing. To me the question isn't wether or not the police should be held accountable for shooting Mr.Menezes, they have a difficult job and made a mistake.
The question is. "How do you shoot someone 7 times in the head, and still call it an accident?"


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WSU rolls out its own brand of beef
Published 10:03 pm, Tuesday, December 11, 2012
No, it's not Cougar meat. Or Husky.
In fact, Washington State University's new WSU Premium Beef is healthy and flavorful rib eye sirloin, from local cows "respectfully cared for" by staff and animal-science students, cattle operations manager Tom Cummings said in a news release.
"We give our cattle lots of attention," he said. "Not only that, but it's a local food system. Consumers know where the beef comes from and that's important to a lot of people these days."
WSU is offering Angus choice, for roughly $5 a pound, and Wagyu, for about $9 a pound. Wagyu, which originated in Japan, "is famously known as beef so tender that you don't need a knife to cut through it," according to WSU.
The Wagyu is "worth every penny," said Jamie Callison, an executive chef and instructor with WSU's School of Hospitality Business Management. "It's rich and has a melt-in-your-mouth quality. There's nothing else like it."
Not big on beef? Try WSU's Cougar Cheese and Ferdinand's Ice Cream.
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Matisse's innovative use of colored paper cut-outs during the late 1940s enabled him to merge his love of color with drawing. In September 1947, Tériade published Jazz, the seminal portfolio of twenty pochoirs based on Matisse's paper cut-outs, which the artist described in his introductory text as "drawing with scissors." At the same time, however, Matisse also felt the need to continue working in inscribed signs--or drawn lines--and began a series of large brush and ink drawings in which subject matter and expressive power were closely related to his contemporaneous paintings of figures, still-lifes and interiors at Vence.
These late brush and ink drawings represented a synthesis of painting and drawing, pared down to the barest essentials. John Elderfield has called these drawings "truly a kind of painting by reduced means" (in Matisse: His Art and His Public, New York, 1951, p. 128). The drawings are conceived according to the principle of juxtaposition of black and white: white acquired its luminous quality through the value of black and the whole composition becomes coloristically expressive. Matisse wrote in the catalogue to a 1949 exhibition of recent works at the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, the same year that Danseuse was created, that "the special quality of brush drawing, which, though a restricted medium, has all the qualities of a painting or a painted mural. It is always color that is put into play, even when the drawing consists of merely one continuous stroke. Black brush drawings contain, in small, the same elements of coloured paintings that is to say, differentiations in the quality of the surfaces unified by light" (quoted in ibid., p. 128).
While the paintings of the late 1940s tend to possess a domestic stillness and grandeur appropriate to the assured manner of a master in his old age, the brush drawings project a surprisingly bold and youthful dynamism. Danseuse is filled with a spontaneous and energetic graphism, abounding in twists, squiggles and spry gestures of the brush, that capture in the most simple and essential way the energy and graceful quality of a dancer. Matisse himself once described his pen and ink drawings of the mid-1930s as "an acrobatic feat" (quoted in J. Flam, ed., "Notes of a Painting on his Drawing," Matisse on Art, Berkeley, 1995, p. 131). In this regard, the great late brush drawings are perhaps even more daring and scintillating.
(fig. 1) Henri Matisse, Jazz: Le Cirque, 1943. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. c The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA Art Resource, NY.
Victor Waddington, London (by 1976).
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Acquired from the above by the present owner, May 1987.
London, Victor Waddington, June-July 1976, no. 19 (illustrated).
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The most popular page on my site, by far, is the photo tutorial for cauliflower pizza. Pizza seems to be the number one thing that people miss when they embark on any diet, but particularly when people decide to eat low-carb, gluten-free, and/or grain-free. Fortunately, there are many, many options out there for those missing their favorite treat. The cauliflower pizza has been my standby, but I started to wonder: which is the best option out there? So I got a crazy idea: I decided to make pizzas using every popular low-carb grain-free substitute and photograph, rank, and review them all.
I made pizza out of:
Cream cheese
Pork rinds
"Realest" (most closely resembling a traditional pizza): Hybrid
Best thin crust: Cauliflower
Best thick crust: Cream cheese
Best dairy-free crust: Almond flour (though I think cheese would improve this!)
Lowest calorie: Eggplant (this too would be improved with more cheese!)
Lowest carb: Meatza
Best veggie-based crust: Cauliflower
Best make-ahead option: Cream cheese
NOT recommended at all: Coconut flour, flax meal. Though if you need something that is nut-free AND dairy free, I suppose the flax crust could work in a pinch.
My favorite: Hybrid pizza with half of the cheese replaced with well-drained cauliflower
What I learned about low-carb pizza:
- I never get sick of eating pizza ;)
- Adding cheese, especially lots of cheese, ALWAYS improves the crust. Parmesan adds moisture, flavor, and helps act as a binder. Shredded mozzarella adds the chewiness and stretchiness which would otherwise be provided by a high-gluten wheat flour dough.
- Parchment paper is an absolute must. Nothing else will suffice.
- The top of the crust gets more brown than the bottom, so flip the crust over so that it has a crunchy, sturdy base. There's no point in covering the crunchy part with sauce and cheese but having the soggier part on the bottom!
- If you add any vegetables they must be thoroughly, THOROUGHLY drained. This is kind of a pain, but well worth it.
Some other alternatives:
- Make a pizza on a low-carb tortilla or pita
- Just eat the pizza cheese and toppings, such as this recipe (microwave) or this recipe (skillet)
- Make pizza-stuffed zucchini boats
- Make an open-faced omelet "pizza"
- Use cooked portobello mushroom caps as a base


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Knoxville (WVLT) -- Project Lifeline is just the latest plan designed to help homeowners who are struggling to avoid foreclosure.
Almost every presidential candidate has already proposed a solution.
Volunteer TV's Rob Pratt has local reaction to the latest plan.
While many welcome any relief right now, at least one local expert doubts this plan or any other proposal will make much difference.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stands with leaders of six major banks who have agreed to join the latest effort to help people who are close to losing their homes to foreclosure.
Director of UT's Center of Business and Economic Research Bill Fox says, "This is just kind of a public statement of what is in the banks best interest anyway."
Fox looks closely at the effect government plans like this will have on the economy.
Fox says whether it's this plan or the one proposed recently by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the impact is likely to be small, "The number of people who qualify is relatively limited in each of the proposals that are out there. But I think we need to keep in mind that the industry, like the government, has an incentive for people not to go in foreclosure."
Project Lifeline covers all types of mortgages.
Foreclosure is delayed by at least 30 days for people 90 days behind on payments.
The idea is to use that time to negotiate better payment terms.
The six lenders on board for the pilot project are Bank of America, Citigroup, Countrywide, JP Morgan/Chase, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo.
Knox County resident Jessica Rodocker says, "Normally I'm not really in favor of government bailouts, but I think this would probably help everyone and help get our economy going again."
Hollywood, California resident Chris McCuller says, "We're visiting our dad in from California, and we see the mess that's out there in California and it's really a sad issue, and it's a delicate issue too. If the Government can step in they should, but that's a lot of politics."
The key here, even if your bank is not part of Project Lifeline, there may still be hope.
If you are falling behind in your payments, talk to your bank sooner rather than later.
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If you're interested in juicing but don't know where to start – this post is for you. This is a collection of the first questions that often come up when someone is looking to get started juicing, with all the answers wrapped into one post.
What Kind of Juicer Should I Get?
There are basically two different styles of juicers out there: a Centrifugal Juicer (pictured above) or a Cold Press (Masticating) Juicer.
The two pros and cons that are most often compared between these two types of juicers are price and nutrition.


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NetWare holdouts courted by Microsoft, open source
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Windows Services for NetWare is a free, downloadable tool from Microsoft. The company is also offering online training vouchers and unlimited technical support through its newsgroups to NetWare users who choose to migrate. Microsoft also forged a deal with Quest Software Inc. to make the Irvine, Calif., company's NDS Migrator software available at a 20% discount to customers with 1,000 seats or more.
Novell is in the process of moving its installed base to Linux, but there has always been a contingent of loyal NetWare administrators who have hung on to NetWare, said Rob Enderle, principal at Enderle Group, San Jose, Calif. "Novell says you don't have to move, but the writing is on the wall."
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Customers running older versions of NetWare are coveted by many operating system vendors.
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Cherry said there once was an assumption that customers running one vendor's software would stay on that platform, but this is no longer the case.
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Denkbeeld develops and produces training and educational trajectories in research methodology and scholarly publication.
We teach these skills to and PhD students and professionals in Universities of Applied Sciences.
Second, we develop urban policy visions and white papers based on our own research projects and commissioned studies.
Our own expertise concerns how place-making impacts economy shaping at the spatial scale of neighboorhoods and urban districts: Which place-based characteristics influence the productivity and innovativeness of entrepreneurs and their teams in the creative and tech sectors? How can the place-making of innovation districts impact job creation and urban growth?


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For past one month i have been working on integration of D7 and Magento 1.7.
It includes
User registration is thru D7 and it adds the D7 user as a customer in Magneto from D7.
Sign-in is thru D7. At the time of sign-in it should sign into Magento as well.
Show the category and products from Magento in D7 nodes, inside content and as blocks
Out of this
Point 1 is achieved
Point 2 is also achieved using Rules module.But i want to redo it using coding inside D7 which i continually fails to my dismay
Point 3 is also achieved
The biggest problem i am facing is with the session in magento.
require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/mage1/app/Mage.php";
$session = Mage::getSingleton('customer/session', array('name' => 'frontend'));
try {
$session->login($row['mail'], $row['field_magentopass_value']);
//Load the customer modules
//$customer = Mage::getModel('customer/customer')->setWebsiteId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getWebsiteId());
//load customer by email
header('Location: http://'.$_SERVER[SERVER_NAME].'/mage1/customer/account/?SID='.$session->getSessionId());
} catch (Exception $e) {
This is how you sign-in to magento from outside magento.
But when ever i try to run this code from my D7 it fails miserably.
I put this code under hook_user_login which executes after a user has logged in, and once the execution reaches the above code it logs out of Drupal as well. so in effect i am not able to login to Drupal and Magento.
I know the problem is with this line
$session = Mage::getSingleton("customer/session");
There is some conflict occurring with the session of both the systems.
Can anybody put some insight to this problem i am facing
The problem in short is related to the session.Where ever u use this
$session = Mage::getSingleton("customer/session");
it fails to retrieve the supposed result
You need to save, destroy and then return Drupal's session
I had issues with this for ages, see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13588483/magento-and-drupal-sessions-...
In the end, I ultimately had to save Drupal's session to a temporary variable, destroy that session, start the Magento session, do whatever I needed to do in Magento, destroy that session and then restart the Drupal session from the data saved in the temporary variable.
Best advice I could give you would be to look through the Joomla! code the person who answered contributed and change all the Joomla! function calls to their Drupal equivalent.
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Any chance of sharing the
Give me some time
I have no problem in sharing the code. since it never went into production i did not take care of the code much and it is lost in between. Its is my HDD but need some time to find it.
I don't have the code for registering users in magento while they sign in with D7. This thread has the code for SSO
Thanks for the link, I can
Thanks for the link, I can log in to magento by redirecting to an external file with that code after the user logs in to drupal. The problem is the code does not work from within drupal and I cannot find a good way to pass the login information safely from drupal to the external magento login file.
Cart, Promotions & Orders
Guys !
As aendrew said I'm a ghost maintainer, I wanna contribute :)))
The most tricky part of Magento integration is :
- Management of promotions
- Management of orders
- Cart management
- Management of payment and shipping methods
This is the most complex part.
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January 13th, 2016 at 10:30 am at the
Thai Community Development Center
Speakers Include:
Aniwat Khadphab, API Survivor
Chancee Martorell, Executive Director, Thai Community Development Center
Connie Chung Joe, Executive Director, Korean American Family Services
Captain Merrill Ladenheim, LA Sheriff's Department Human Trafficking Bureau
The Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), a coalition of 40+ community-based organizations that advocates for the rights and needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Community in the greater Los Angeles area, has formed a new Task Force around the needs of API Human Trafficking Survivors. The task force brings together organizations that provide services to API human trafficking clients to strengthen services to API survivors, and jointly advocate for the needs of human trafficking survivors of API descent. To announce its official launch, the task force will hold a press conference on Wednesday, January 13th, at 10:30 am at the lobby of the Thai Community Development Center.
Anti Human Trafficking Task Force's Goals:
• Bring together various organizations that serve the Asian Pacific Islanders (API) community to collaborate and strengthen services for API human trafficking survivors
• Raise awareness of the prevalence of human trafficking in API communities and advocate for the particular needs/issues of API survivors.
• Increase knowledge and usage of culturally responsive strategies to serve API human trafficking victims.
• Increase access to, and quality of, services for API survivors.
• Inform API survivors and other community members that we are here to serve them.
Human Trafficking Facts & Statistics
• In 2014-2015, Task Force agencies provided services collectively to more than 764 Human Trafficking clients in the greater Los Angeles area.
• 434 of those clients, or 57%, were Asian Pacific Islander (API).
• Among API ethnicities, Filipinos, Thais and Koreans had the highest numbers of Human Trafficking cases. (Thais: 228 survivors, Filipinos: 114 survivors, Koreans: 35 survivors)
• According to National Human Trafficking Resource Center's 2014 Annual Report, California has the most human trafficking cases of any state in the U.S.
• California has the largest number of APIs in the U.S.
List of Partner Organizations
• Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council
• Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking
• Crittenton Services for Children and Families
• Filipino Migrant Center
• Korean American Family Services
• Korean Churches for Community Development
• League of Women Voters
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles County Mental Health Commissioner Lawrence Lue
• Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
• Pacific Asian Counseling Services
• Pilipino Workers Center
• Special Service for Groups/APAIT
• South Asian Network
• Thai Community Development Center
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Budget stalemate continues in D.C.
Senate Democrats offer cuts, tax hikes, House GOP asks big reductions
Published 11:21 pm, Wednesday, March 13, 2013
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually increases spending, while protecting the party's domestic policy priorities and adding $4 trillion more to the national debt than a slashing alternative from House Republicans.
The plan by Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., blends about $1 trillion in modest cuts to health care providers, the Pentagon, domestic agencies and interest payments on the debt with an equal amount in new revenue claimed by closing tax breaks.
But because Democrats want to restore $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts over the same period — cuts imposed by Washington's failure to strike a broader budget pact — Murray's blueprint increases spending slightly when compared with current policies.
On the other side of Capitol Hill, House Budget Committee Republicans barreled ahead with an entirely opposite approach that whacks spending by $4.6 trillion over the coming decade, promises sweeping cuts to Medicaid and domestic agencies while setting a path to balancing the government's books within 10 years.
The House panel was expected to approve the plan, by Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., late Wednesday; Murray's plan was set to be approved by the Democratic-led Senate panel on Thursday. Both measures face floor debates next week.
Even as Democrats controlling the Senate and the conservative House moved in divergent directions, President Barack Obama again traveled to the Capitol to open a dialogue with lawmakers. Wednesday's meeting was with House Republicans, who welcomed the gesture even as they noted that deep divisions remain. "We've got a big difference between us," said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. "He supports higher tax revenues."


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Main Visitor Center and Park Headquarters
The Main Visitor Center (Canyon View Center) for Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim) is open from 8 AM to 5 PM, daily. It is located opposite Mather Point, approximately 4 miles north of the south entrance station. To visit Canyon View Center you should park at Mather Point and follow the short, paved trail.
Here you may obtain maps and brochures about the park. A ranger is always on duty at the information desk to answer any questions that you might have. There are also numerous exhibits describing the natural history of the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Grand Canyon as a natural and cultural resource, operates a souvenier / gift / book shop on the opposite side of the plaza from the Canyon View Center. They sell a number of books, maps, pamphlets, videos, CDs, DVDs and other publications relating to the Grand Canyon and it's geologic, natural and human history. The also have an abundance of educational materials relating to the Grand Canyon.


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Top 10 Scenic workouts
Updated 1:57 pm, Friday, May 4, 2012
Photo: Bill Hogan
Looking for a unique way to get a workout? These destinations are conducive to exercise.
1. Hiking Cinque Terre in Italy
2. Stand-up paddle boarding Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
3. Snorkeling St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
4. Rollerblading along the Strand in Los Angeles
5. Cycling Southeast Asia
6. Golfing Kauri Cliffs in Northland, New Zealand
7. Skiing Niseko, Japan
8. Sailing Greece
9. Swimming Capri, Italy
10. Yoga India


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With yet another victim succumbing to burn injuries at a city hospital on Wednesday, the death toll in last month's fire at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's complex has risen to 27.
A contract worker Ananta Goud, 27, died while undergoing treatment at the National Burns Center in Mumbai, a statement issued by the HPCL said.
A massive blaze had broken out on August 23 at the HPCL complex when staffers from private companies were at work. Of the 27 persons killed in the mishap so far, only one was an employee of the HPCL, while the rest were private workers engaged by contract companies.
Currently, seven workers are undergoing treatment in different private hospitals and six are at the National Burns Centre, Mumbai. The condition of the six in Mumbai is reported to be stable.
The HPCL has so far handed over compensation amount of Rs 5 crore to the district collector through cheques. The compensation amount of Rs 20 lakh for Ananta Gaud will also be handed over to the collector, the company release said.


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Re: George Josef Klingshirn,born in Austria
In reply to:
Re: George Josef Klingshirn,born in Austria
The only Klingshirn women close enough to that name would be:
Catherine Klingshirn whom married Georg Susbauer in 1847
Catharina Klingshirn whom married Matthias Joseph Schneider in 1848
Catherine Klingshirn whom married Albert Reitz in 1896
Catherine Klingshirn whom married Lewis Westrick in 1897
Catherine G. Klingshirn died on Mar. 25, 1913 in a flood in Tiffin, Ohio at the age of 4
Katherine Klingshirn whom married Henry J. DeChant of Avon in 1917
Catherine Klingshirn (1876-1940) whom never married nor produced children
Catherine Agnes Klingshirn (1897-1977) whom never married nor produced children
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The Johnson family, Brian ,Nancy and Melissa have traveled with me on many trips over the years. Every August it's Nancy and Melissa. We always manage to find something off the beaten path in our travels. This trip was no exception. We left Captiva bound for Cayo Costa with dark clouds to the south(we were traveling north). The plan was to go to secret spot #3 on Cayo. The rain clouds were starting to move closer so we back tracked and waitied out the storm under a protected shelter on Cayo Costa. After the storm passed we headed back to secret spot#3 and explored a beach empty of people. Nancy loves to shell and Melissa loves to photograph nature and wildlife. Melissa has an excellent eye for birds on the landscape. She was thrilled to shoot many pictures of the black skimmer, pelicans on the beach, and a very close shot of an immature osprey eating a fish and then flying away. The clouds were equally as satisfying as they cast there shadows close to the sea oats. Cayo Costa is amazingly beautiful before the sun sets. ( One of the many times the island is beautiful. Lets see there is sunrise,moon set, moon rise,8 o'clock am 9, 10 11, 12. O, then 1:00 pm then it starts all over until you get to sunset.) Sorry I got sidetracked by the 24 hour Cayo Costa kaleidoscope. Melissa took some excellent photos as usual. She even got a picture of a belted kingfisher. I seriously think she is the kingfisher whisper. I can rarely get a picture of one of these undulating anxious birds. Meanwhile Nancy was barefoot in ankle deep water shelling with the sun over her shoulders, when she said'" I found a sand dollar". She also found a beautiful lighting whelk. The time seemed to fly and everybody was hungry so we motored over to Barnacle Phil's on North Captiva for a satisfying diner. Then we watched the sun cast its last shadows on Cayo Costa.
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Artist, activist Traci Molloy to visit Alfred University March 22
Brooklyn-based artist Traci Molloy will visit Alfred University Wednesday, March 22. She will address Art Foundations at 9 a.m. and visit a Drawn to Diversity Class at 3:20 p.m. She will also host a Career Conversation at a time to be determined.
Molloy's work has appeared in more than 175 different national exhibitions in locations that include New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, Boston, and Kansas City. Her artwork has been reviewed in both national and regional publications, and she has been interviewed on National Public Radio in Atlanta and E Harlem TV in New York City.
Molloy also has created multi-media installations and two-dimensional works with younger, adolescent artists. These collaborations have been exhibited nationally and internationally in locations such as: The International Summit on Racism in Johannesburg, South Africa; the U.N. in New York City; The Children's Museum in Tokyo; the High Museum of Art and The CDC's Global Health Odyssey Museum in Atlanta; The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass.; and The Pentagon in Washington D.C. Five of her collaborations are in the permanent collection at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum.
Molloy's collaborations have also been featured on ABC Evening News in Boston, CBS Evening News in Atlanta, WPIX Channel 11 News in New York City, ABC Evening News in Washington DC, and Good Morning America. They are also subjects in two books, Empowering Children through Art and Expression and Where Can I Get a Phoenix.
A committed social activist, Molloy has directed outreach programs for underserved youth in rural Appalachia, Atlanta, and the Bronx for over 18 years. Her programs have received critical attention and praise from progressive education scholars and institutions around the country (Annenberg Foundation, Center for Arts Education, and the Coalition of Essential Schools). She lectures regularly at colleges, universities, and art based conferences about her art and her collaborations.
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If you collect together the x terms and add an amount you can make a perfect square. Do the same for y and you'll end up with an equation like this:
a circle with centre at (a,b) and radius r the value of which you will know.
If you choose a point outside the circle you will have a value for x and y that cannot work in the equation. So think about the largest x valuie that will give a possible y.
bobbym: I'm getting a larger value than yours.
LATER EDIT: Whilst sitting in the dentist's chair I re-worked this and realised my error. I forgot to divide by 2 when completing the square. I now get the same answer. My apologises.
Good news: teeth all OK.
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x by 4
shortcut note: using the usual quadratic notation the midpoint is at -b/2a
Last : You can substitute that value of y into the circle equation to solve for x. As it's a quadratic you'll get two answers, one is A the other is B
I got the answer (0.4,0.8), but it is still wrong. i substituted, made an equation, and kept solving. i did the problem again, and i go the same result, but it is still wrong
i got the bisecting square problem. the answer was -5/2.
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Let's check the steps.
What did you have for R ?
It doesn't have to.
Find the centre of the square and substitute those coords into y = 6x + c
(7/5, 33/5) i believe.
It looks like you did the correct working and then wrote down the wrong answer.
33/5 is correct but 7/5 is not. This is the x difference between P and R not the coord of Q. My diagram is accurate.
Next question. To bisect a square you would have to draw a line through its centre. That should be enough of a hint.
Next : You can find the centre of the circle by using the perpendicular bisectors again.
Last : You can substitute that value of y into the circle equation to solve for x. As it's a quadratic you'll get two answers, one is A the other is B
A line with slope 6 bisects the area of a unit square with vertices (0,0), (1,0), (1,1), and (0,1). What is the y-intercept of this line?
A circle is tangent to the y-axis at the point (0,2) and passes through the point (8,0), as shown. Find the radius of the circle.
The line y = (x - 2)/2 intersects the circle x^2 + y^2 = 8 at A and B. Find the midpoint of \overline{AB}. Express your answer in the form "(x,y)."]]>
Yes, I think 20/3 is correct, well done!
Here's a way to do the next one. (see diagram)
Find the equation of PQ. You know its slope is -2 and it goes through (5,1)
Then find where it crosses the other line, ie at R.
Now look at the across and up amounts to go from P to R and repeat these amounts in going from R to Q.
That will give you the coordinates of Q.


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It still makes me sad to read about Diana or see pictures of her.
I recently got the book about Diana's mother Frances..........she was a nice looking woman too -- looked a little like Diana, but not as much as I expected -- but they both had a very sweet, appealing look though.It was sad in that Frances expected the queen to call her after Diana's death, as mutual grandmothers, but the queen never did. Earl Spencer, Diana's father, was left with a bad impression of the queen as well before he died -- saying she was cold and self-centered.
Drezzle it would have been nice had the Queen called after Diana's death not only as mutual grandmothers, but also because her son-in-law Robert Fellowes was also the Queens Private Secretary at the time. But Earl Spencer was also in a position to know he had also been the Queens Equerry. How Sad that she is as cold and crystallized as her Grandmother Queen Mary.
It still makes me sad to read about Diana or see pictures of her. It's like something so unfinished or left up in the air might be the problem -- and that comes from the still unresolved questions about her death and also from the posthumous bashing she got. Those are conditions that interrupt the normal grieving response. And if it still makes me feel sad, imagine how this unresolved grief could wreck havoc with her sons.
The phone call that never happened certainly takes away from the argument that they were busy tending to family matters.
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Youth culture 101 / Walt Mueller.
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Cruising down Howard Street in his baby blue 1964 Lincoln convertible last Friday, Michael Sousa explained why the vehicle fulfills his love for vintage wheels.
"It's just a piece of Americana for me," he said.
While Sousa is stopped at a traffic light waiting for it to turn green, the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV pulls alongside and exclaims, "Now that's a car. That rocks!"
A few minutes later a female panhandler in the median of Market Street near the LGBT Community Center shouts out, "I like your car. Can I have it?" as Sousa headed toward his home in the Castro.
His car regularly evokes such reactions from fellow drivers and passersby, noted Sousa.
"I always get a thumbs up. It's great; I love it," said Sousa, 45, who works as a loan officer.
His classic car will be among the 54 automobiles featured during the Freewheelers Car Club's 29th annual benefit car show this Sunday in the Castro. Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, the world's oldest gay car club is returning to the heart of the city's gayborhood after a five-year absence.
It previously had held the event on the ball field at Collingwood Park but was evicted from the space when the city's Recreation and Park Department renovated the outdoor facility. Since 2009 the fundraiser for local nonprofits has been held in the parking lot at Everett Middle School off 17th Street.
Attendance there has dwindled over the years, partly due to the cars not being visible from the street, so the car club members decided to seek permission this year to close down sections of Collingwood and 19th streets for their event.
While it cost the club $3,000 for the needed permits, the expense has been worth it, said Eric Whitney, 52, a board member and the club's registration director, as "there is so much excitement" about the show returning to its old location.
All of the money raised from the $5 suggested donation at the gate is to be donated to the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, an alternative public elementary school that was recently vandalized. To date, community fundraising efforts have raised more than $25,000 for the school to help pay for repairing the damage and buying school supplies.
The car club has more than 200 members scattered throughout northern California, from San Jose to Sacramento. Less than 10 percent of Freewheelers live in San Francisco.
The club dates its start to May 1978 when Sunnyvale residents Tim Van Nattan and Van Rojas came together with 14 other car lovers "to create an enjoyable social setting for people to meet and exchange ideas and information about their automobiles."
It started as a place for gay men with a love of cars to connect with one another in a welcoming environment, as they were often shunned by straight car clubs, said Concord resident Larry Salvador, the club's co-president and a 33-year member.
"At that time gay guys weren't comfortable in the other car clubs," recalled Salvador.
To be a member, said Salvador, who is in his 50s and owns a 1969 bronze Imperial LeBaron, one merely must possess "a genuine interest in the hobby and collection of classic and collectible automobiles."
And if you like "hunky guys into cars, our club is for you," added Whitney, the owner of a 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL two-door white convertible with a blue wool collapsible roof that he bought at auction more than a year ago for roughly $20,000.
Ownership of a vintage vehicle, defined as being more than 25 years old, is not required to join the Freewheelers. Nor does the club discriminate based on sexual orientation, as there are several straight members, or gender, as there are a few female Freewheelers.
"I don't think being gay was ever a requirement," said Salvador.
Non-gay membership is likely to grow, predicted Salvador, due to the demise of straight car clubs in the Bay Area.
"Other car clubs are falling by the wayside because the members are older and dying off. And younger people aren't into cars as they once were," he said. "With the Freewheelers, we are still fun to hang out with."
That was what drew Whitney to join in early 2012, as his partner of close to 10 years, Richard Bae, supports his car hobby but does not share in it.
"It's growing on him," said Whitney, who now counts Sousa as a close friend.
Sousa's husband, Mark Culbert, also is supportive of his "internal combustion habit" but does not share in his love for old cars.
"It is really hard to find guys in my age bracket who really like to wrench, get into cars and appreciate them," said Sousa, who also owns a 1978 Mark V Lincoln two-door hard top. "I am a total gearhead."
He has owned his Continental – President John F. Kennedy rode in the same model of vehicle when he was assassinated – for four years and spent two years repairing it with a friend. Its license plate "MRS KNDY" is also the car's name, and Sousa affixed a "Kennedy-Johnson" bumper sticker to its rear fender.
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He joined the Freewheelers nine years ago not only to support LGBT charities but also to meet other car enthusiasts.
"It's a thrilling thing for me," said Sousa, who won the Lavender Dipstick award, given to the car owner with the "cleanest, prettiest engine," at this year's West Coast meet-up for gay car clubs.
The Freewheelers' car show takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 22.
For more information about the car club and its events, visit http://www.thefreewheelers.net/.


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I set my novel in 1950s Manhattan and did all of my research using the internet. Read about my visit to New York checking my settings and facts. Did I get it all right?
Having received an email offer for premium-class flights, I decided to grab it and double check my Google novel research. I touched down on New York soil with the story and headed for my hotel, the Paramount - October being the time when they offer half price deals. My hotel was ideal being just off the vibrant and colourful Times Square with the statue of impresario and songwriter George Cohen, so positioned to gaze down his Broadway.
A two day ticket for the hop-on hop-off bus was perfect for my research, so I head for Greenwich Village (Little Italy) and Mulberry Street. I needed a flat roof where a gangland killing happens - yes I found it – perfect; I love the iconic West Side Story fire-escapes as they play an important part in my story. Unfortunately I was too late for their San Gennaro Street Festival. This eighty year old festival attracts two million people and lasts for ten days starting mid September. It has two colourful parades and the food stalls spread into all the side streets of Greenwich Village.
My two main characters, Frederic and Stella, meet at a concert in Carnegie Hall the prestigious musical venue; so naturally I had to attend a concert there. Amazingly I managed to book the actual seat I picked for Freddie in the story (www.carnegiehall.org). My concert was by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit with a young Chinese pianist, Yuja Wang, playing Prokofiev's exciting and dramatic Piano Concerto No.2. Carnegie Hall is beautiful, the atmosphere exciting and the acoustics brilliant. Before the concert I had English Tea with cakes at the delightful Petrossian Boutique in 7th.Avenue, two minutes from Carnegie and I understand their sister restaurant Petrossian is worth a visit just two doors away.
Next morning I walk into Chinatown where Freddie takes Stella. They eat in Hester Street which I found vibrant and exciting with almost any food dish that you fancy. The Palazzo Ristorante I found particularly good and friendly, and for a decent coffee try Triamisau Little Italy. There are so many varied places to eat that it would need a separate article to cover them all.
I continue into the Financial District of Wall Street, so named because of the wooden wall built to protect the Dutch from the Brits. I need to look at Pine Street because this is where I set up the bank robbery. Just round a corner from Pine Street is Wall Street Stock Exchange with the huge American flag draped across its front. Just nearby is the statue of George Washington and Federal Hall with its imposing Parthenon columns. It was here on April 30 1789 that George Washington was sworn in as the First President. It is worth seeing the domed ceiling under which the United States Bill of Rights was adopted on September 25 1789. It is in this area where I kept stumbling upon different camera crews filming the latest TV series.
Grand Central Station is where my Mafia 'hit man' blows his cover with a violent killing. Shame to call it a station as it is so beautiful with several levels holding a food market hall and shops. The main concourse is fascinating and after 9/11 the American flag hangs from the beautifully astronomical painted domed ceiling. The star attraction is the four-sided clock above the info booth worth an estimated 10-20 million dollars - wow! I ate in one of the many super restaurants and this marble 'Emporium' should be on any tourist list.
Hopkins Square, or East Village, is where Stella has her apartment overlooking the park - a delightful area of trees and shade, children's fun-area, people strolling and reading. I enjoyed watching a group of retired men playing chess.
I took the Metro to Brooklyn to see Freddie's home; yes Freddie would definitely live there. The houses are very attractive with tree-lined streets. The Metro is user friendly and I found it very clean, efficient and eight dollars buys you four journeys with no distance-zones.
I made a forty minute walk over the iconic Brooklyn Bridge as I had Stella and Frederic walk across on their wedding day. During my short visit to Manhattan the only time it rained was when I started my walk. This is amazing because they also walked across huddled under an umbrella. As I raised my umbrella I spied the brand new Queen Mary 2. This was spooky because in my story they had watched the old Queen Mary depart. At the Brooklyn end you look across at the building where they print the monthly Watch Tower and, with a circulation of over 37 million, it has the largest distribution in the world.
In my six days I also managed to be a tourist. I caught the 'Miss Ellis Island' ferry to sail around the Statue of Liberty en route to Ellis Island with the amazing New York skyline beyond; the first sight welcoming those twelve million immigrants to the 'city with gold-covered pavements'.
Ground Zero is, of course, a sobering place and I couldn't help thinking of where I was at that time. The United Nations building somehow looked rather plain, but maybe I am only used to seeing it soaring up dramatically behind a TV reporter. I also saw the iconic steam from the underground 160Kms grid system, heating New York since 1882.
I admired the house where Bette Davis lived with 'one of her husbands', the Rockefeller Centre with the outdoor ice rink and the talented skaters displaying their skills and Central Park with its amazing gigantic boulders deposited from the Laurentide Glacier that covered Manhattan thousands of years before. I chatted to a friendly policeman and admired his beautiful black horse; four years old being trained for the city traffic. He, as yet, didn't have a name - just 909 - I wanted to call him 999. I took an exciting helicopter ride with Liberty Helicopters along the Hudson River. www.libertyhelicopterstours.com.
There were so many other interesting places to see but I guess that would have to be 'another story'. I only had to make a couple of location alterations to my novel, and as such, my original Google research was a triumph!


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One of the main attractions of the Castolon area is Santa Elena Canyon and the trail that leads you a short distance into the Canyon.
On my first afternoon at Castolon, I drove the eight miles to the end of the road and ventured down to the river. To get to the canyon trail you first have to cross a small stream that meets the Rio Grande. Depending upon how much rain there has been, or whether water has been released upstream, the crossing can be between impassible or merely a walk across a dry stream bed.
On this day the stream was flowing, with perhaps 2-7 inches of water where it joined the Rio Grande but upstream it was thick, gooey mud. I put on my old shoes and waded across, carrying with me a pair of dry socks, which I changed into on the other side. If you are careful in choosing the path across the stream you can cross without hardly getting wet. I was more successful (less wet) on the return trip across.
Santa Elena Canyon was forged through the eons by the waters of the Rio Grande. Mexico is on the left and the United States on the right. Also on the right is the small stream that joins the Rio Grande that must be crossed to get to the trail.
The view from up above, at the highest point of the trail. The Chisos Mountains off in the distance. The small stream on the left merges with the Rio Grande on the right.
The trail drops down to the river, goes into the canyon about half a mile, and ends just on the other side of the big boulder in the center of the picture. The walls of the canyon, at that point, go straight up from the river.
The next morning I returned for another picture of the Canyon. The water level of the stream had dropped significantly overnight but the stream bed was still quite muddy.
Photographs taken March 1, 2010 and March 2, 2010.
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