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By Bob Schwartz: Chief of Staff for Americas Sales, NetApp.
If you're in tech sales, you're in for the opportunity of a lifetime. Welcome to the Cloud.
Changes in the IT ecosystem are accelerating. We're now in the midst of the largest change in data-center infrastructure since the 1980s. These changes are having a profound impact on what technology salespeople sell—and how they sell it.
Here's how...
The cloud is emerging as an extension of the data center that salespeople have been selling into for more than 40 years. And for customers, the cloud isn't a separate market, but rather an additional means of deploying and using technology to improve efficiency, time-to-market, and return on assets.
As the cloud becomes a viable option for managing data, the role of data-center executives is also changing. It's moving from managing largely on-premises data centers, to the role of IT broker—determining which workloads are best served in a traditional data center and which workloads are best served with an alternative consumption model.
These alternative consumption models—such as moving workloads to a service provider—in turn enable alternative business models for the customer. They convert capital expenses associated with acquiring technology into operational expenses—service fees associated with the service provider managing data in the cloud.
Cloud Computing: The New Business Model
For the past 20 years or so, sales teams have focused on positioning products and forming on-premises solutions. As technology progressed, so did complexity—to the point where customers were sometimes not using many of the features offered.
In essence, the technology industry—despite striving to rapidly deliver innovation—was delivering features the customers didn't need or wouldn't use to the fullest.
Some customers argue there must be a better way of continuous improvement, while removing complexity. In their book, Consumption Economics, authors Wood, Hewlin and Lah suggest that not only has complex technology run its course but so has the business model.
Cloud computing is as much about the changes in how technology will be consumed as it is about the technology itself. And for the salesperson who has been used to positioning products and solutions, this change has a profound impact: Increasingly, the sales rep is being asked for insight into the market, relevant business models, and thoughts on datacenter transformation.
In other words, the reps are being asked for understanding, not just product knowledge.
In the CEB book, The Challenger Sale, authors Adamson and Dixon explain that sales teams are increasingly facing customers who've already done their homework on the technology options to solve their particular need. The customer is now looking for something much more, such as where the industry is going, or which emerging technology will enable faster time to market, while maintaining SLAs and security. The customer is pre-qualifying themselves before they ever made contact with the sales rep.
The customer also isn't willing to write the checks like in the past. They're less willing to pay for the extra features they aren't going to use. In fact, they may never again wish to write a check for a depreciating asset, instead choosing to deploy service models—even for on-premises workloads.
How's A Salesperson Supposed To Sell In This New Environment?
By changing the way they sell.
Adamson and Dixon go on to suggest that the "challenger salesperson" understands the customer's business even better than the customer, identifying opportunities to change the way the customer does business. The challenger salesperson is anxious to challenge the customer, being willing to debate the merits of different approaches.
The key to all of this is a salesperson who has moved beyond simply building the relationship or being a technology-savvy pitchman. Having the relationship and knowing the product are still important and will kill any sale if they are missing, but it isn't what makes the positive difference.
Instead, it's solving the complex problems, and becoming a key, trusted member of the customer's own IT team. In other words: The human touch, as described by Mark Weber.
Redefining Loyalty
Research by the CEB breaks down B2B customer loyalty contribution as follows:
Sales people make up more than half of the equation. These are sales people who have moved beyond the simple sales process of 20 questions or features-and-benefits.
The challenger salesperson offers insight to the industry, researches alternatives—even from competitors—keeps an eye out for land mines, keeps the customer updated on changes and issues, makes it easy to purchase from, and is widely supported.
The best sales reps are going to help the customer enable or facilitate change. The challenger-sale approach enables reps to provide insight on opportunities and means for change. It also potentially enables the rep to play a pivotal role in helping the customer determine which workloads are best served on-premises and which ones are best served by a qualified service provider.
This may mean that a sales reps need to develop new sales muscles. They need a better understanding of the financial aspects of managing the datacenter (e.g., the impact of capital vs. operational expenditure). They should also be able to negotiate complex business terms for what remains in the datacenter.
The Bottom Line
The old model—sell them on the benefits, close the sale, deliver the product. rinse and repeat—is quickly becoming an artifact of the past.
Much like the manual washing machine of the 1920s, it's been replaced by a more efficient and effective approach to selling and use of technology.
This is the salesperson of the future: selling into the cloud, helping the customer learn to make buying decisions in this new consumption-economy world.
Bob Schwartz is a NetApp Senior Director; he's chief of staff for Americas Sales.
Head in the clouds? Weigh in with a comment below, and follow Bob Schwartz on Twitter: @BobSchwartz01.
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Vegan rhubarb, raspberry & blueberry tart with a hazelnut crust
I'm trying not to eat sweets lately. But I had tons of rhubarb in my garden…now tell me, what was I supposed to do?!
I made a strawberry-rhubarb pie last week, and it was a bit of a letdown for some reason. So this week I decided to turn to one of my favorite crust recipes for inspiration and came up with this tart. With olive oil, hazelnut meal and sugar, this crust is like a sweet shortbread cookie – and surely one of the most delicious crusts ever, vegan or not.
I used rhubarb, raspberries and blueberries because I had them on hand. But you can make this tart with most any fruit combination you like. Since the crust is nicely sweet, I didn't add nearly as much sugar to the filling as I normally would. So it's an inversion of the usual unsweetened crust-sweet filling approach. I just love it.
This recipe makes two medium tarts, serving four to six people each. Or do as I did and make one larger one and one small. I took the extra tart to work for my colleagues. (Yes, they would really miss me if I left!) For the best crust texture, eat the tart the same day it's baked. If saving leftovers until the next day, just throw a paper towel over it rather than covering tightly.
1½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup all purpose flour (or white whole wheat flour)
½ cup hazelnut meal
2/3 cup coconut palm sugar, divided
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup hazelnut oil (or high-oleic safflower oil)
¼ cup cold water
3 cups sliced rhubarb
3 cups raspberries
1 cup blueberries
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
¼ to ½ teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
½ teaspoon freshly grated ginger, optional
1 teaspoon raw (turbinado) or demerara sugar, for sprinkling
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the flours, hazelnut meal, 2/3 cup sugar and salt. Gradually drizzle oil on top, mixing with your fingers until the mixture is crumbly. Gradually add water until the dough comes together (add a little more water if necessary.) Divide into two balls and set aside.
Roll out each ball of dough directly on a rimless baking sheet, to about a 10-inch diameter.
In a medium bowl, mix the fruit, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch lemon zest and ginger (if using). Do not let the mixture sit for long – get it into the crust immediately.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer half the fruit filling onto each crust round, leaving an inch or more of dough uncovered. Spoon the liquid from the bottom of the bowl onto the fruit, but don't use quite all of it – you want to moisten the filling but not to the point that a lot of juice starts running off the edge of the crust. Quickly loosen the dough all around the edge with a pastry lifter, then fold over gently with your hand. Sprinkle the dough edges with the raw sugar.
Bake for 45 minutes, until the dough is deeply golden and the filling is bubbling. Cool before serving.
This looks delicious, Cathy. Just got two quarts of blueberries in my CSA this week, so I'm going to get some rhubarb and raspberries and try this out! Happy Fourth!


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More and more young people are giving up on cars in favor of the Internet.Confirming many automakers' fears, a new study conducted by the University of Michigan found that many young adults are more concerned with surfing the Web than driving a car.
The new study, conducted by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute, discovered that an increasing reliance on the Internet is actually driving down licensure rates among young adults. Moreover, the study found that this phenomenon is not unique to the United States and is actually happening around the globe.
In 2008, 84 percent of Americans in their 20s held a drivers license. That's a sharp drop off from 1983 when 94 percent of twentysomethings were licensed drivers.
It's hard to pin down a specific reason for why this shift is happening, but researchers believe it is because the Internet allows for social interactions without the need to use a car.
"Countries with higher proportions of Internet users were associated with lower licensure rates among young persons, which is consistent with the hypothesis that access to virtual contact through electronic means reduces the need for actual contact among young people,"� Sivak said.
The general trend away from cars has yet to impact vehicle sales in the United States, but Sivak and Schoettle say that day is coming. Automakers are desperately trying to lure younger buyers with higher levels of in-vehicle technologies, but evidence suggest that strategy isn't working. One thing is for sure, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out over the next few decades.


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12:00 amAll Things Considered Military Suicide Prevention Military suicides hit another record in 2012. It's now more common for an American soldier to kill himself than be killed in action. The Army has tried everything from a buddy system to 24-hour hotlines. The latest suicide prevention effort deploys psychiatrists and counselors to the front lines of the suicide fight -- where soldiers live and work while home from war.
1:00 amThis Week in Northern California State of the State Re-cap Gov. Jerry Brown delivered more good news in an upbeat State of the State Address, thanking lawmakers, voters and others for making tough decisions to balance the budget. The governor described his long term vision for revamping education funding and revising the state's environmental law. He also promoted the construction of high-speed rail and a controversial plan to build tunnels to transport water from north to south.
2:00 amCommonwealth Club Gun Laws: What Should be Done? The program presents a panel discussion tackling one of the most polarizing issues vexing the nation. A spate of recent high-profile massacres has sparked a vigorous national conversation about designing new state and federal laws that protect all citizens, including the rights of responsible gun owners. Panelists will address the national issues and California's role in the dialogue regarding proposals to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, and more. Panelists include Nancy Skinner, California State Assembly member; Benjamin Van Houten, managing attorney, Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence; Sgt. Kelly Dunn, SFPD Special Victims and Psychiatric Liaison Units; and Gene Hoffman, chairman, The Calguns Foundation and member of the board of trustees of the Second Amendment Foundation.
3:00 amInside Europe Brits May Vote on Leaving the EU Could the UK leave the European Union? It could be the British people themselves who get to decide. Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday promised to hold a referendum on whether to stay in the EU or leave, provided his Conservative party wins the next election in 2015. Cameron made the pledge during a long-awaited speech on EU policy in London. There was immediate criticism of Cameron's pledge from EU member states.
4:00 amWorld Affairs Humanitarian Aid to Syria: A U.S. Government Perspective Twenty months after the Assad regime began its brutal assault on its own people, the humanitarian situation is dire. Some 2.5 to 4 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, approximately 1.2 to 2.5 million people are internally displaced and over half a million people have fled to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and North Africa. Mark Bartolini will discuss the current humanitarian crisis in Syria, the U.S. government's humanitarian response efforts and the challenges of providing aid in the midst of ongoing violent conflict. He's the director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID).
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As this weekend marks the end of Christmastide, I sincerely hope everyone had a good holiday with family and friends. This holiday season seemed more poignant insofar as we've been reminded of the fragile nature of life and society.
These reminders came in the form of recent horrific tragedies that threaten the foundations of civilized societies — the mass killing in Newton and the gang-rape of a young female medical student in Delhi. The inhumanity of violence and then the efforts to silence anyone who would speak out against the roots of these horrific acts are nothing new.
As always, we must continue to rise up against this vile globalized institutionalized misogyny — through ensuring the safety for young girls and women, through education, economic development, access to health services, and civic participation. It is a fight that we all have a responsibility to take on — in our homes, in our classrooms, in our jobs, in our governments, and all spheres of private and public life.
A couple of worthwhile reads if you haven't already caught them:
Delhi gang-rape: look westward in disgust (The Guardian):
There's something uncomfortably neocolonial about the way the Delhi gang-rape and subsequent death of the woman now known as Damini is being handled in the UK and US media. While India's civil and political spheres are alight with protest and demands for changes to the country's culture of sexual violence, commentators here are using the event to simultaneously demonise Indian society, lionise our own, and minimise the enormity of western rape culture.
A particularly blatant example of this is Libby Purves's piece for the Times. She says the Delhi bus rape should "shatter our Bollywood fantasies". For Purves, westerners enjoy a romanticised view of India, all heady spirituality and Marigold Hotels; and especially romantic in their views, for reasons Purves neglects to address, are the British. Thus, upright Europeans have sentimentally ignored the "murderous, hyena-like male contempt" that Purves says is an Indian cultural norm. Neatly excised from her account however is the relationship between poverty, lack of education and repressive attitudes towards women, and, by extension, the role of Europe in creating and sustaining poverty in its former colonies. Attitudes towards women in the east were once used by colonialists to, first, prop up the logic of cultural superiority that justified unequal power relations (the "white man's burden") and second, silence feminists working back in the west by telling them that, comparatively, they had nothing to complain about.
When it finishes calling Indian men hyenas, Purves's article states that westerners "have the luxury of fretting about frillier feminist issues such as magazine images, rude remarks and men not doing housework". Does anyone else see an unattractive historical pattern here?
Her article is not, by any means, the only one to report on this issue as if rape is something that only happens "over there" – something we civilised folk in the west have somehow put behind us. Elsewhere, the message is subtler, but a misplaced sense of cultural superiority shines through. For example, this BBC article states, as if shocking, the statistic that a woman is raped in Delhi every 14 hours. That equates to 625 a year. Yet in England and Wales, which has a population about 3.5 times that of Delhi, we find a figure for recorded rapes of women that is proportionately four times larger: 9,509. Similarly, the Wall Street Journal decries the fact that in India just over a quarter of alleged rapists are convicted; in the US only 24% of alleged rapes even result in an arrest, never mind a conviction. This is the strange kind of reportage you tend to get on the issue.
The coverage of Damini's death strikes a particularly ironic note following recent media controversy over a rape, in Steubenville, Ohio, of a 16-year-old girl – allegedly by members of the high-school football team. The case is that the young woman was dragged, drunk and unresponsive, from party to party, where she was sexually abused. The brutal death of Damini has spurred Indian civil society to its feet, causing protest and unrest, bringing women and men into the streets, vocal in their demands for change. Sonia Gandhi has met the woman's parents. The army and the states of Punjab and Haryana have cancelled new year's celebrations. What happened in the US? In Steubenville, football-crazy townsfolk blamed the victim and it took a blogger – Alexandria Goddard, who is now being sued – and a follow-up article from the New York Times four months after the incident to get nationwide attention for the story.
Protesters of the Steubenville Rape Case Inspire Real Change (Politicus USA):
When as Anonymous was leading a second protest in Steubenville yesterday, the sheriff announced that no other people would be charged in the alleged gang raping and kidnapping of 16-year-old Jane Doe by football players referred to as members of the "rape crew".
This case appears to be steeped in cover-ups and conspiracies, from the County Prosecuting Attorney reportedly being the mother of one of the "rape crew", at whose house an assault may have taken place, to the victim's ex-boyfriend allegedly setting her up to be drugged and gang raped as revenge for breaking up with him. It's disgusting and shameful and horrifying, but it's also sadly not that unusual.
What is unusual is that this time a group of mostly men, in a subset of Anonymous called Knight Sec, is leading a public charge against the rape culture and demanding justice.
Anonymous' protests aren't just impacting this case; in fact, because of the attention the Steubenville case has gotten, San Luis Obispo rape crisis agency in California has launched a "Start by Believing" campaign in order to promote the reporting of rape. Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (SARP) Associate Executive Director Jesse Torrey explained, "If somebody discloses they've been sexually assaulted, you need to start by believing them. And if they are responded to with support, with validation, with 'how can I help?', with 'this wasn't your fault'…that's the road to healing."


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Lesson 2 -- third quarter 2004
June 13, 2004
© Copyright 2004, Christian Light Publications
Are you bound?
Chains. How effectively they keep prisoners secured. Rattled by hapless captives, their oppressive clanking echoes through history and literature. But the most oppressive chains produce neither clank nor rattle. I have in mind chains such as bitterness, anger, fear, suspicion, self, and habits. Do you find yourself impaired and restrained by chains such as those? Maybe you despair of ever being free. About the time you think you have finally shed them for good . . . Clink, clank!
The bad news is that these chains will effectively resist all your efforts against them. Your puny little toolbox simply hasn't the tools for the job. And even you had the right tool, your pitiful little muscles wouldn't be able to work it successfully. My friend, what you need is someone to come along and cut those chains off of you.
The good news is that God expects you to be free from sin and self and all those other related chains. What's more, God so wishes for you to be free from those chains that He sent a Deliverer to your rescue.
Surely one of the most frightening and disheartening prospects a captive could face is the possibility that his deliverer will be unable to set him free. Is my anger, bitterness, and suspicion too strong for Jesus? Could it be that Jesus will meet His match in the chains of my own self?
Well . . . what do you suppose were the strongest chains that ever bound a person? For the sake of the point waiting to be made here, let's call them death and hell. And they held Jesus (Acts 2:31). Surely this was Satan's grandest hour. By all appearances, he had all the advantages. If he could keep Jesus, he could declare himself the new, true Almighty. But Jesus was victorious, and that not just barely -- Jesus overcame with power and great glory. His victory was so complete and so decisive that when He rid Himself of those restraints, He brought their keys along with Him (Rev. 1:18)!
That's more good news! Since He could free Himself from such chains, then He has what it takes to free me from any chains that hold me. Do you understand this?! He has the keys to the locks on my chains! Yours too! He can unlock us from bondage to sin, self, anger, fear, suspicion, bitterness, habits, and all such things.
Our divine Deliverer experienced the apparent defeat of the cross and the tomb so that He might utterly triumph over both. Speaking in a figure, He allowed Satan to shackle Him with his best and strongest chains so that He might prove His might against them . . . and take the keys for our deliverance.
Jesus rose again from the grave so that we might live in freedom from and victory over everything evil and sinful. As Romans 4:25 puts it, He "was raised again for our justification." To me that means the power of His resurrection working in me makes me more and more just, righteous, and godly. If His only mission was to forgive my sins, then His death and blood accomplished that...He need not have risen from the dead. But He also came to free me from sin so that as His resurrection power works in me, I will have less and less need for forgiveness. That's deliverance. That's good news!
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gr1m_dan wrote:I best get buying a couple more DF's then!
I can't believe how crazy some of his upgrades are, I mean, this thing can turboboost into your weak LD lines, take a round of firing (it has done too! T6 3+ save and 3W AND can get up again in the next round) and pretty much make your army run away!!!
It's a good thing the rest of the army is pretty slow then huh? The Lords are the pivotal part of a Necron army, as without him the crons are even slower than usual [no Veil] or less resilient than they should be [no Res Orb]. While the Nightmare Shroud can be annoying, it is easy for us to protect our scoring units by mounting them in Devilfish or Outflanking later with Kroot. The amount of Missile/Plasma we can pack in Elite and HQ slots can lay the smackdown on any of the Necron Infantry or Destroyers, and Warrior Squads are easily slowed down by suicidal Piranha or Kroot - making objective games against Necrons quite an easy task.


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DA SILVA, MARIA JOSEFINA; PEIXOTO BESSA, MARIA ELIANE y CARDOSO DE OLIVEIRA, ADRIANA MARIA. FAMILIAR STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF SENIOR LIVING IN PERIPHERIC AREAS IN A METROPOLIS TAMAÑO Y ESTRUCTURA FAMILIAR DE ANCIANOS RESIDENTES EN ÁREAS PERIFÉRICAS DE UNA METRÓPOLIS. Cienc. enferm. [online]. 2004, vol.10, n.1, pp.31-39. ISSN 0717-9553. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95532004000100005.
The family is the home to the senior, being affective, as support to the care, and finances, when his income is not enough to his self-living. But the family is reduced in its size and its values suffer strong transformations. The aim of this study was to know familiar structures an size of seniors living in areas of low income. This is a descriptive study, whose subjects were selected from the subscription of health agents. The samples selection was stratified, nearing from the profile of the population of area in the variables gender and age, totalizing 100 seniors. Data collection took place during the period of december/2002 to april/2003, in home visit done by trained scientific initiation students. We concluded that the family with the senior is size reduced when this one, needs it, the most, or better, in advanced age. The men get to keep a familiar structure for a longer time; the familiar income is low; the number of unemployed members is high, and the age of the ones that live with the senior is elevated also where we conclude that the reality studied is not favorable to the senior.
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September 2, 2010 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges students returning to campuses around the country and their parents to take the time to educate themselves on life-saving fire safety information. Thousands of fires occur each year in both on- and off-campus housing, many of which could have been easily prevented.
"While parents often take the time to educate their children about home fire safety, a focus on fire safety while living away from home is often neglected," said Lorraine Carli NFPA's vice president of communications. "Whether students are living on-campus or in off-campus housing, it is important for these young adults to take an active role in fire prevention and safety."
A leading cause of campus fires is cooking, with cooking equipment involved in 75 percent of the reported dormitory fires. Although only five percent of fires in campus housing began in the bedroom, these fires accounted for 62 percent of the civilian deaths and one-quarter (26 percent) of the civilian injuries. While only two percent of the structure fires were caused by smoking materials, they were responsible for 39 percent of the deaths. Campus fires are more common during the evening hours between 5-11 p.m., as well as on weekends.
NFPA has partnered with Domino's Pizza and Center for Campus Fire Safety to spread the message of campus fire safety by participating in a series of college campus events across the nation.
Other sources for campus fire safety include igot2kno, fire prevention and safety for college students and young adults, as well as USFA's Focus on Fire Safety: Residential Sprinklers and Student Housing Fire Safety.
NFPA offers the following safety tips for campus fire safety:
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text: end of the world How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom By Joe Donahue • Dec 21, 2012 Listen Listening... / 21:28 We all know the name Nostradamus, but who was he really? Why did his predictions become so influential in Renaissance Europe and then keep resurfacing for nearly five centuries? And what does Nostradamus's endurance in the West say about us and our own world? Vox Pop : Open Forum – Your End of the World Bucket List : 12/12/12 December 21, 2012, by some accounts, will mark the end of the world as we know it. seeing as that's only 9 days away, today we want to know your plans for what could be, but most likely aren't, the final 9 days of human existence. What are those things that – if you knew the world was ending – you would want to do, see, or accomplish before the end? Maybe a trip to an exotic locale, or trying a vegan diet for the last week ever. Whatever it is, on this edition of Vox Pop, we want to hear about your end of the world 'bucket list.' WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.


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Danny Gabbidon could come into contention for QPR this weekend after a knee injury proved to be less serious than first feared.
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Danny Gabbidon could come into contention for Queens Park Rangers this weekend after a knee injury proved to be less serious than first feared.
The defender picked up a knock during Rangers' 3-0 win at Wolves on Saturday.
After falling awkwardly, the Wales international was forced from the field and appeared all set to take in a spell on the sidelines.
He has, however, undergone scans on the problem area and no structural damage has been discovered.
That means he could be available to Neil Warnock when QPR welcome Aston Villa to Loftus Road.
Head physio Nigel Cox told the club's official website: "Danny twisted his knee, and the subsequent swelling made a full examination difficult.
"We sent him for a scan on Monday morning and the report has come back and there is no major structural damage, which we are delighted with.
"The injury certainly isn't as bad as we initially feared.
"At this moment in time, he is a doubt for this Sunday's game against Aston Villa but he is working hard and doing everything he can to be available for selection."


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Remember the Roo Bar - the legendarily chaotic and ramshackle sports-bar in the old Railway Building in Clifton Down? It is no more. It has ceased to be. In its place has risen Steam - bringing a fittingly steam-punk vibe to the magnificent old station-building, along with quality craft beer and Rotisserie Chicken. The chicken is an overnight marinaded bird steamed then slowly spit-roasted to perfection and served up on palm-leaves (there's also a Ratatouille & Bean Casserole for veggies), the beers include world craft beers, some Cornish favourites (a nod to owner Kevin's Cornish heritage) and excellent-value lagers.
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Excelsior and Bidjigal Reserves will be closed to all dogs for another five weeks so trained staff can lay fox baits containing 1080 poison, which can be lethal to dogs and cats.
The reserves are in Castle Hill and Baulkham Hills, respectively.
The Hills Council's bushland maintenance co-ordinator, Lisa Willock, said the European fox had had a devastating effect on native species throughout Sydney.
''But since we initiated the fox baiting program in 2002, we have seen increased sightings of species such as the threatened powerful owl,'' she said.
Click here to read our previous coverage on why fox baiting is necessary and why it's done this way.
A council spokesman said the use of 1080 poison had been recognised as the most effective way to deal with the fox population.
Baits are buried 10 centimetres underground.
He said this was because studies show most native animals do not dig up buried bait.
''Cats are unlikely to dig up baits and dogs are prohibited from the reserve throughout the baiting period,'' he added.
"Introduced species like foxes and rabbits have had a detrimental impact on native fauna and flora but we're slowly seeing some native species return to our beautiful parks, reserves and bushland."
■ Report any fox or native fauna sightings to the bushland team on 9686 4842.


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McDowell says Justice report shows 'serious deterioration'
Former minister sees 'alarmingly different' picture compared with his time in office
Former tánaiste Michael McDowell said he does not know how the reported "deferential attitude" to the Garda had developed. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
Former tánaiste Michael McDowell has said the criticisms of the Department of Justice made in an independent report paint an "alarmingly different" picture from the department he knew from his time as minister for justice.
Writing in today's Irish Times,Mr McDowell says his first reaction on reading the report "was that there had been a very serious deterioration in the control and management of the department in recent years".
The review group, which was chaired by Kevin Toland, the chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority, produced its report into the Department of Justice last Monday.
Mr McDowell, who was minister for justice from June 2002 to June 2007, also sys he "can't fathom how the department's 'deferential attitude' to the Garda Síochána, as found by Toland, has developed".
He adds: "It was not certainly there when I was minister. There was no sense in which I or the department was 'deferential' to the Garda.
"If the Toland report is correct and if there has developed a deferential relationship, I can only conclude that it must have been a question of personal attitudes and deliberate choice."
The report, which led to secretary general Brian Purcell offering to be moved to another post, also said the department had a "closed, secretive" culture, as well as "significant leadership and management problems". It recommended that it be split "into clear justice and home affairs portfolios".
However, Mr McDowell says the "dysfunctional picture" painted in the report is "alarmingly different" from the department he knew while minister. "The report describes a 'silo-driven' culture, in which secrecy had 'become part of the department's DNA'," he says.
Mr McDowell, who was interviewed for the report, says he learned from the review team that weekly meetings he set up, co-chaired by him as minister and the secretary general, "had completely disappeared".
The meetings were attended by all senior civil servants in the department with responsibilities for different programmes and helped ensure "everybody in the department knew what the other divisions were doing".


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Destiny Defied by J.A. Mark was an okay book to read. I had high hopes for this book because from reading the back of the book it sounded like something that was right up my alley. I did enjoy the characters and the setting of the book but that is about all I liked about this book. I found that I got lost and confused trying to keep up with who was speaking. Parts of the book also didn't flow as well as others. Like I said I usually love these types of books but that just wasn't the book for me. I would still recommend it because I know others will love this book it just wasn't right for me.
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Destiny Defied | Book One in The Destiny series.
A dramatic shipwreck emancipates Riki Hammad, but the island where she finds refuge is compromised. Unless she finds a power truly great enough to defeat her dark past, she will choose death over returning to captivity. Lord Vétis, high priest of a cultic underground, will stop at nothing to reclaim their chosen one. Using black magic, he manipulates Riki and her four self-assigned bodyguards, triggering a battle that consumes the entire island. The underground will never allow Riki to live out her dreams of a normal life . . . something she has never known.
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PRETORIA, South Africa (Nov. 16)
A white supremacist mass murderer who is appealing his death sentence got "sieg heils" and Hitlerstyle salutes from about 25 Afrikaner neo-Nazis, who demonstrated in the heart of the South African capital Wednesday in support of his clemency appeal.
The object of their adulation is Barend Strydom, who shot to death seven blacks and wounded 16 other passers-by on Nov. 15, 1988, in the square where the anniversary rally was held.
The police seemed confused. Although they declared the demonstration illegal, they backed off when the demonstrators began singing hymns.
The rally was finally broken up after someone displayed in public for the first time the emblem of the Afrikaans Fascist Movement.
Strydom, an ex-policeman, is the self-styled leader of an extreme right-wing group that calls itself "White Wolves."
He told the court which sentenced him to death that he would not hesitate to repeat the shooting spree.


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I am the mother of an Army staff sergeant. My life was forever changed when my son enlisted in the Army two days after he graduated from high school. It is a mother's instinct to protect her children. From the moment we feel the first movement as they grow inside us, we take on the role of protector. It is our job to keep them safe and to teach them about avoiding danger.
What happens to our basic instinct to protect our child when he or she is ordered to one of the most dangerous places in the world? The one thing that comes so naturally to us, which we have done with ease for 18 years, is suddenly beyond our grasp. Oh, we still feel the need, but we are no longer able to protect our children! Worse than that, we cannot know exactly where they are, what they are doing, or if they are safe, injured or even alive. What now? How do we get through the day? How do we survive?
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TV fans, let's do the time warp again!
Parks and Recreation's season six finale pulled off a huge shocker in its final three minutes: it jumped ahead three years, completely resetting the series for its seventh season. While the NBC sitcom's bold decision to fast-forward three years was surprising, especially considering it's a comedy, Parks and Rec isn't the first series to pull off a major move.
But not all time jumps are created equal. While some have been able to pull off big shifts in time with ease (Tip of the hat to BSG and Lost!), some series should've just realized the future isn't always better. (Sorry, but we're not sorry, Supernatural and Gossip Girl!)
We're looking back on some of TV's biggest time jumps in recent history and determining whether or not they were able to pull off the twist. (Warning, spoilers ahead!)
Battlestar Galactica
When It Happened: Season 2
Time Jump: 1 year
Verdict: Best. It was one of the coolest time-jumps ever (and Mike Schur's inspiration for Parks and Rec's jump!). A tired and defeated President Gaius Baltar puts his head down on his desk just for a moment, but when he picks his head up, we've moved to a year later, with the Cyclons ready to invade. Boom.
When It Happened: Lost loved to jump through time, we all know this, but Season 3 featured its biggest move
Time Jump: 2(ish) years
Verdict: Best. After three seasons of flashbacks, which were starting to grow a bit tiresome (Never forget Jack's tattoos), Lost's masterminds hit the reset button and changed the game by introducing flash-forwards in the season three finale.
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How I Met Your Mother
When It Happened: All the time, but most significantly in Season 9
Time Jump: 17 years
Verdict: Best AND Worst: Depends who you ask! We loved it. But the series finale's final moment, which found Ted and Robin ending up together after the Mother's death in 2024, is arguably one of the most polarizing ends in recent TV history.
One Tree Hill
When it Happened: Season 5
Time Jump: 4 years
Verdict: Best. It helped OTH skip the dreaded high school-to-college transition, which has proved deadly to many a teen drama before it. (See: Gossip Girl, The O.C., etc.) Plus, the actors finally got to play their actual ages!
Gossip Girl
When It Happened: Season 6 series finale
Time Jump: 5 years
Verdict: Worst. Was anything really working on GG by the end of its run? Still, the flash-forward was pretty entertaining for a few reasons: Chuck and Blair's child, Henry, was ridiculously adorable (and bow-tied!), Dan and Serena got married….even after she learned he was Gossip Girl (LOL) and Rufus ended up with Lisa Loeb!
When It Happened: Season 5
Time Jump: 24 years
Verdict: Best. For its final season, Fox's cult hit moved the action to the year 2036, which was introduced in the stellar season four episode "Letters of Transit." With the time-jump, Peter and Olivia were able to spend time with their daughter, Etta, and, you know, save the world. Sure, we lost several decades of story, but you know, seeing the team in amber would've gotten old pretty quickly.
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The Mentalist
When It Happened: Season 6
Time Jump: 2 years
Verdict: Questionable. The CBS procedural needed to make a big move after finally wrapping up the series-long Red John mystery, with Bruno Heller explaining, "What this fresh version of this show is about is what happens afterwards." However, the show just isn't the same without the central mystery driving it and it seems likely CBS might cancel it (though it could be shopped around to other networks).
Breaking Bad
When It Happened: Season 5
Time Jump: 5-6 months
Verdict: Best. Come on, this is Breaking Bad, of course it worked. The second half of the fifth and final season kicked off with a flash-forward to Walter, sitting alone in a Denny's, watching the news while eating eggs and bacon, only to later reveal an M60 gun in his trunk. Why did he need the gun? Where was he heading? Why the hell was he using a fake name? The rest of the season led us back to that moment, answering all of those questions in the series finale.
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True Blood
When It Happened: Seasons 4 and 6
Time Jump: 1 year in Season 4 and six months in the Season 6 finale
Verdict: Best. The first one was a bit trippy, seeing as how only Sookie only spent a few minutes in Fairie Land, which equated to a year in Bon Temps, but it went down well enough. The second time jump revealed a slew of changes in order to set up the final season, including Sookie and Alcide's new relationship, Sam's new job (the Mayor!) and Eric might be dead.
When It Happened: Season 6
Time Jump: 1 year
Verdict: Worst. After the epic season five finale, which saw the death of Sam (only to reveal he was alive in the closing moment), it was hard to see Sam and Dean go from brothers to glorified strangers after a year apart. Dean had given up the hunter life, while Sam had basically been doing nothing but hunting…and not telling Dean he was alive…and without a soul. Yeah, season six, not one of our favorites.
When It Happened: It will happen after the current fifth season
Time-Jump: Creator Ryan Murphy recently revealed that the series will also move out of NYC for its sixth and final season
Verdict: TBD. But should be a fascinating re-set for the series!
Desperate Housewives
When It Happened: Season 5
Time Jump: 5 years
Verdict: Worst. After a fourth season filled with some plots that were ridiculous even by DH standards, the jump ahead helped to remodel Wisteria Lane. But using the time-jump as a way to once again split up Susan and Mike just felt cheap.


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Collinson FX market Commentary: January 16, 2014, 2013
US Equities eliminated this years losses, with revised global growth prospects improving, according to the World Bank. The Bank revised Global growth prospects of developed countries higher as the economic recovery becomes widespread and entrenched.
Contraction of Monetary Policy is not seen as a boon for emerging economies who have been marked down. New York Manufacturing is improving strongly with the Index rising from 2.27 to 12.51, well in excess of expectations. Weekly Mortgage Applications improved by 11.9%, giving further evidence of a recovery in the Housing market. This is a boost to the Dollar with likely continued tapering to the QE Infinity program.
The EUR slipped below 1.3600 and the GBP retreated back to 1.6350. Commodity currencies continue to receive strong support but the rejuvenated USD has had an impact. The AUD is trading around 0.8900 and the KIWI back to 0.8330.
The Biege Book will give an insight into the Feds confidence in the US economy and confirm the relative pace of the contraction in Monetary Policy
Collinson FX market Commentary: January 15, 2014, 2013
US Equity markets rebounded after the stunning losses suffered the previous trading day. Losses were sustained due to fears over a weaker earnings season and the digestion of the horrible Employment data, Friday. Today Retail Sales improved 0.2% for the month of December, building on previous gains, supporting the theory of recovery in the all-important Consumer Sector.
The Economic situation seems to be improving and now leads to 'good news' being treated as 'good news'. The Dollar remains a litmus test and real improvement should be reflected in the growing strength of the reserve currency. The EUR was steady trading 1.3680 and the GBP 1.6450.
Commodities remained well supported and the associated currencies are well bid. The AUD is trading back under.9000 and the KIWI looks set to test 0.8400...this has pushed the NZD/AUD cross to above .9300.
They remain vulnerable to any big recovery in the USD and continued tapering of QE Infinity.
Collinson FX market Commentary: January 14, 2014, 2013
With little in the way of economic data release, markets were left to ponder the Fed. QE Infinity has flooded the markets with liquidity and tripled the Feds balance sheet.
The destruction of wealth and the US Dollar, has been enormous, but enhanced the competitiveness of America. The citizens are the major casualties, but equitiy owners, have gained much. Tapering has begun but the extent is not clear. The Eurozone has not fared well in the New Year and the EUR has dropped to 1.3650 with the GBP 1.6365.
The expansion of the money supply has undermined the value of the Dollar and has enhanced the prices of commodities.
The recovery in the associated currencies has begun with the AUD storming through the big, big figure and topping 0.9050 and the KIWI moving towards 0.8400. The weakness in the reserve currency is an indication markets do not believe that Yellen will continue tapering.
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Cowboys cornerback C.J. Wilson, a former Baylor standout, stepped up in Wednesday's afternoon session. He had three pass breakups, including two on back-to-back plays, and drew praise from coaches and teammates.
The free-agent signee, who joined the Cowboys' practice squad in December, seeks to extend his pro career after spending four seasons in Carolina (2007-2010). The Terrell (Tex.) native said he drew inspiration from a Tuesday night talk with his mother.
"I told my Mama that I'd been struggling the first two days. And she told me that, if I don't get it right, then I can't come home and she's not going to cook me any more of that good dressing," Wilson said. "So you've got to make a change when you've got to make a change, man. I'm not ready to go home yet. This is my sixth training camp and I'm just trying to find my ebb and my flow."
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Ben's Week In Review: April 6
It has been another week loaded with positive news surrounding the PS3, which is in stark contrast to this time last year. So let's talk about that first-
2008: The Year of the PS3
Sony is certainly putting the pedal to the metal this year, and they're not afraid about expressing that ideal. I remember one year ago, searching around for news and finding nothing but the worst sort of reports and predictions surrounding Sony's new next-gen console. While I remained convinced that Sony's marketing tactic was sound - history is always a good teacher when it comes to business - I was disappointed in the system's progress. The software wasn't there, the price was too high, and while Blu-Ray appeared strong early, it wasn't a big enough advantage. But I knew in the back of my mind that the software would be coming (what console didn't experience a drought during its first year?), and that's what mattered. Furthermore, as 2007 rolled forward, it got clearer and clearer that Blu-Ray would likely emerge victorious. And when it did earlier this year, I knew the floodgates were open. The likes of GT5, MGS4, FFXIII, Killzone 2 and more was on the way, PlayStation Home was closing in, both the production costs and retail price of the PS3 had dropped considerably, and consumers were responding.
In short, this is a complete 180 we're looking at. The PS3 has all the momentum in the world now, whereas early last year, it seemed mired in a depressing downward spiral. But as Sony tends to do with their platforms, they've pulled out of it in the second year, and everything is coming up roses. I wonder...Sony is excited now, but were they at all concerned last year? Or did they know this would happen all along? They said it would happen, but how positive could they have been in the face of such negative press? Well, perhaps we'll never know, but it doesn't matter now. Onwards!
April Fool's was fun, huh?
We do apologize for toying with your heads, but come on...most of you knew we would run some super-entertaining - yet super-fake - stories on April 1. Arnold's $150 No Blu-Ray PS3 was fantastic - Sony mentioned it over at the official PlayStation blog - and as for mine...well, I just wanted to see that news in print. I get the sinking feeling that I'll never be able to write a legitimate news story about a Final Fantasy VII PS3 remake, so I kinda just wanted to see what it would look like. Nobody wishes that report was true more than I, but remember, while it was all fake, the idea of a Final Fantasy XIII playable demo packaged in with The Last Remnant isn't too far-fetched. Square-Enix has been known to do this in the past, which is why I cited the FFXII demo included with Dragon Quest VIII. That part may end up becoming true before the year is out, but unfortunately, I can't seem to find any new evidence that would indicate a FFVII remake for the PS3.
The only possible hope we have left is what Square-Enix said just recently- that they weren't done with the "FFVII Compilation" they started during their 20th Final Fantasy anniversary celebration last year. What could the final project be...? If it really is a FFVII remake for the PS3, I'll weep tears of joy. If it's a remake for the PSP, however, those will be tears of sadness.
Personal gaming update
Not much has changed, just because I've been working very hard lately. I'm probably only a few hours from finishing up Lost Odyssey, and I should be able to get in plenty of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds time before Grand Theft Auto IV on the 29th. Prologue drops soon, too, of course, but that's something I can always sit down and play for an hour or two. Beyond that, just MGS4 and a few others of interest, and I will add one more game to my radar- White Knight Story, which I believed is now called the White Knight Chronicles. It was delayed last year, but Level 5 is bringing it back around into the public eye again. All the latest news regarding this very promising RPG has been excellent, and I can't wait to see another video update. What we saw at last year's Tokyo Game Show was plenty good enough, but apparently, things are looking even better now. While I will always miss the traditional turn-based style - I fear Lost Odyssey will be the last one - I'm willing to embrace great new RPGs like White Knight Chronicles. Let's hope it turns out as good as they claim!
4/5/2008 Ben Dutka
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Anyway about the jokes...yeah well the no blu-ray ps3 was decent...but that FFVII Remake one...it was more cruel than funny ::glares:: :-P
Personal gaming update myself, rented Army of Two and Dark Sector...both are very good rentals but Army of Two might become a buy = lots of customizable weapons and just a blasty blast to play. Dark Sector, I didn't notice any sort of obsessive camera bobbing to make my gameplay less fun. 2 good games worthy of a rent I'd say 6-8hrs to finish either one.
Also I feel bad for Ben, alot of games are coming out...I hope the games are coming out in a decent amount of time in between for you to get some full enjoyment out of the games rather than just rushing through.
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Sunday, April 06, 2008 @ 10:59:26 PM
Besides, at the very least, it keeps me diverse. And right now, I'm not too far behind. I'll be done with Odyssey very soon (this week), and then I get to play HSG for a while before GTAIV. Unbelievably enough, I also don't have any other games in the hopper besides UT3, which I haven't quite finished. It's because there aren't any other RPGs I'm dedicated to right now.
Sunday, April 06, 2008 @ 9:15:40 PM
My reasons for this prediction are:
1. BD in PS3 is a tactical, not a logical, necessity. To play a game, BD is not necessary.
2. BD has won the HD war, and PS3's mission to achieve this goal has been accomplished. Sony can now afford to remove BD from PS3, making it as an option for some models.
3. By so doing, Sony can get rid of the last obstacle in order to win the console war - pricing.
PS3 with sub $200 price tag will come.
Monday, April 07, 2008 @ 7:05:12 AM
Reports say that both GTAIV and MGS4 take up a full BD. 50 gigs is a bit much for DVD to take and i think a little too big for download right now too (even with a 320gb hdd upgrade you'd be pushed to get many games on there).
And of course there's the fact that the 360's games are based on DVD, so PS3's BD based games have at least a size advantage over the competition.
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Salvation Army rings in the season
This holiday season, bell ringers throughout the community are actively trying to raise money for Delaware Command of the Salvation Army.
"No. 1, we are a church. Everything we do, we do for the Lord. That's why the Salvation Army is different from almost all these other organizations," said Dave Todd, chairman of the advisory council. "Our mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ while meeting human needs indiscriminately, in His name. It's not about money."
According to its website, the Salvation Army's mission is to "continue to grow providing human outreach by offering spiritual, emotional and assistance to people in need." The organization is, they say, a "comprehensive human service organization whose programs help individuals, families and whole communities lead healthier, safer and more productive lives."
The organization responds to both acute disasters, such as fires and floods, as well as the daily, ongoing struggles of the region's less fortunate individuals.
"You hear about a disaster, like in the Philippines, and the Red Cross is all over the TV, but I guarantee that the Salvation Army was there first, and when the Red Cross people get hungry there, they come to the Salvation Army and we feed them," Todd said. "We're not motivated by money or fame or power. We do it because that's what Jesus commands."
Members of the community help the Salvation Army raise money for its programs every holiday season through its Kettle Drive, by ringing bells.
"We start the Friday before Thanksgiving and ring up to Christmas Eve. We don't ring on Thanksgiving, and we don't ring on Sundays. We make about a third of our entire year's budget during Christmastime. That's why we're out. If we don't make the money, we can't help the people we want to help," he said, adding that he's always looking for volunteers to ring.
"Even if they give me an hour, I'm thankful for it. It's a blessing to do, because you meet people who give because they know there are others out there who need help. It's a blessing to know there are a lot of people out there like that, because you watch the news and everything is gloom and doom. But it's not that way. There are a lot of people out there that want to share with those who need it."
Todd said that there are 16 stores around Sussex County that have kettles that need to be manned. He added that all Walgreens pharmacies also have a "counter kettle" where donations may be made.
"You just stand here and smile at people and are just happy," he said of the bell-ringing experience. "The Salvation Army has a reputation, and people know the Salvation Army. They know what we do and what we stand for. Ringing, it's not a hard job — you basically get to thank people for their donations."
He added that people young and old volunteer their time to ring and that many people enjoy the experience.
"If you tried it, you would like it. You would! You meet a lot of good people," Todd said. "Most of the schools will help us out and have their students do it, like the ROTC or Key Club. There's a big need, plus it teaches the young people that 'There's something else out there besides me. Let me do something for somebody else.'"
He added that, over his years ringing the bell, he's met many servicemen and -women who've thanked him for the organization's support.
"Especially the older people who have been in the armed services," he said. "I hear the stories all the time: 'The Red Cross used to sell me coffee and doughnuts, and you guys were there to give them to me.' I hear that so many times. And I'm not trying to badmouth the Red Cross, because they do serve a purpose."
Todd, who has been involved with the Salvation Army for 20 years, said the organization is extremely cautious when it comes to expenses and that the majority of the money donated returns to the community through its programs.
"People will give, and the Salvation Army will distribute it the best way we can. We try to be the best stewards that we can be. Almost every penny of every dollar that people donate goes back to our community. We have very little overhead. We're very frugal with our money," he said.
"We do not do it for the money. I make less money now than I have in my whole life, but at the end of the month my bills are paid and I'm the happiest I've ever been. That's thanks to the opportunity to work for the Army for the Lord."
He added that all the funds that are raised in Sussex County stay in Sussex County.
"Sussex County, population-wise, is not a huge county, but area-wise it's one of the largest counties in the country. I have a lot of territory to cover," he said.
"Everything that's donated in Sussex County stays in Sussex County. We use it for toys. We use it for food. We use it for crisis-alleviation. We're not like welfare, but if you're working and you lose your job, something comes up, a bump in the road, and you need help with your electric bill or gas bill, that's what we try to do. We try to smooth the bumps out a little bit."
Todd said that the need in the county has "absolutely" grown over the years, and more support is needed.
"You might not believe this, but we have people living in tents all throughout Sussex County. I know for a fact there are some in Seaford, Dover, Milford. People are actually sleeping in tents. When they come to the food clubs, we try to give them blankets and do whatever we can for them, to at least make it bearable for them," he said.
"People in this country think they're poor if they can't buy a Cadillac and have to settle for a Chevy. Then there are people out there who have absolutely nothing. There are a lot of good people out there who have tried and, through circumstances, have lost a job or lost whatever, and they need it just as bad as anybody else.
"If everyone in Sussex County gave me a dollar, I could quit today and wrap up all my kettles for the season. It's true. It's the same handful who go from kettle to kettle to kettle and keep putting in."
Through the Seaford Corps Worship Center and Sussex County Family Services, the Salvation Army offers emergency assistance, a food closet, pastoral care and more.
"We're still a young corps, but eventually we would like to have a place where people could come and take a shower, could maybe get a cot for a night or two. That's later down the road, of course. Now we have the food closet, crisis-alleviation, and the toys and food for Christmas. We're growing, and whatever the Lord puts in front of us — that's what we'll do. "
Todd said he hopes that, this holiday season, members of the community will take the time to donate their time or money to the Salvation Army, so that it may continue to serve the needs of those in need throughout Sussex County.
"None of us deserve us anything, because the good Lord expects us all to earn our way. But when we have extra, he expects us to share it and not stick it in a mayonnaise jar and bury it in the back yard," he said. "There's a real need out there. Then the worse the economy is, the harder people think they have it, but there's always somebody out there that's worse off.
"We have the same hope every year — that people will give out of the kindness of their hearts. No matter how hard you think it is, there's somebody out there who doesn't have any food or is staying in a tent. Somebody needs a blanket."
The Seaford Corps Worship Center and Sussex County Family Services is located at 23431 Sussex Highway in Seaford. For more information, call (302) 628-2020 or visit, www.salvationarmy.org. To volunteer to ring a bell and help the Salvation Army, contact Todd at (302) 359-4364.


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The Boys' Book Of Survival (How To Survive Anything, Anywhere)
by Scholastic
Review by Ernest Lilley
Scholastic Nonfiction Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 0545085365
Date: 01 January 2009 List Price $9.99 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Article /
Okay, it's not The Boy's Book of Survival on an Alien Planet, so we're stretching things a bit to include it here, but it does include surviving alien invasions (if they're just visiting, show them the sights, if they're here for world domination...head for the hills), zombie attacks (notoriously difficult to kill because they're already dead) and other classic SF scenarios. From official release/information:
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Not Your Usual Chicken Fajitas12
I've mentioned previously that I'm not a fruit-with-my-meat kind of girl. It's just never appealed to me. Everything from turkey with cranberry sauce to pork chops and apples just sounds…not good. I've tried a few variations and they've just never been my thing.
Pineapple on pizza is actually one of those things I file in the "gross" category. But, I kept trying pineapple in different combinations, and ended up thinking it was actually okay in more savory dishes. A week after I made (and enjoyed) a "Hawaiian" barbecue sauce with pineapple, I decided to try out this recipe.
While I have a standard chicken fajita recipe that I really enjoy (and other off-the-cuff versions I've thrown together many times) these are definitely different from others I've made. Let's get the huge thing out of the way – they have no cheese. Crazy, I know. While they do include common fajita ingredients like peppers and onions, they're also made with carrots, jicama, and pineapple.
To my own amazement, I really enjoyed these (did I also mention that I think carrots are, generally speaking, pretty blah?). The jicama and carrots were just slightly sweet and provided a bit of a crunch. The pineapple added a little sweetness, and the chipotle a great smokiness.
It was actually my intention to use steak in these fajitas, like in the original recipe, but Tom ended up making an impromptu trip to the butcher's a night earlier in the week to pick up some grass-fed ribeyes (mmm). So, I decided to go with chicken thighs rather than eating red meat twice that week. I also amped up the meat content. I completely forgot to buy a jalapeno, so I ended up just using chipotle, which was perfect because it lent some smokiness to the dish, in addition to heat. I've actualy found chipotles to be my "gateway" ingredient when it comes to trying sweet things in savory dishes. It somehow makes adding them okay. Great, even.
Like Bittman suggested, we had these with some very simple guacamole, and I also made my "famous" beans, of course. Zachary loved this whole meal (I did take his portion out before adding the tequila since it didn't cook for long after that) and kept asking for more of everything. More chicken! More pineapple! More beans! The kid loves Mexican-inspired food as much as I do, for which I'm very grateful. In fact, the other night, he was VERY upset about having to wash his hands before dinner (much like keeping socks on, it's akin to torture) and in the middle of a whiny toddler temper tantrum, he managed to eek out "QUESADILLA!!" between cries (we were not actually having quesadillas that night, much to his disappointment).
Not Your Usual Chicken Fajitas
Adapted from Mark Bittman
4 tsp. canola oil, divided
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into strips
1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 large bell pepper, cut into strips
1 chipotle in adobo, minced
1 large carrot, cut into sticks
5 oz. jicama (about half a jicama), cut into sticks
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup cubed pineapple (canned and packed in its own juice is fine)
3 Tbsp. lime juice
1/4 cup tequila
warmed tortillas and garnishes of your choice for serving
Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Put a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat until it smokes. Add 2 tsp. of the oil and, a few seconds later, the chicken. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 3 minutes. Add the onion, bell peppers, chipotle, and garlic and cook, stirring, until they turn soft and golden brown, and chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove everything from the skillet.
Add the remaining 2 tsp. of oil to the skillet. Raise the heat to high and add the jícama and carrots. Stir immediately, then cook, stirring every 30 seconds or so, until the vegetables soften and begin to char slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer everything to the plate with the chicken.
Add the pineapple, lime juice, and tequila to the skillet. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring to scrape any brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan, until the glaze thickens a little. Return all the vegetables and meat to the pan and toss to coat with the lime and tequila mixture.


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Sid & Nancy: Collector's Edition
Making its way to Blu-ray for the 25th Anniversary of its release, Alex Cox's masterpiece, Sid & Nancy, proves itself to be every bit the powerhouse drama it was 25 years ago, only now in pristine 1080p HD. This emotionally stirring drama relates the real-life romance between Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and groupie-turned-girlfriend-turned-manager Nancy Spungen, whose mutually destructive relationship could really only end in tragedy. In this, Cox's follow-up to the cult classic Repo Man, he captures the punk spirit embodied by Repo Man with far more honesty and poignancy, contrasting the excitement of the punk scene with the harrowing reality of the drug addiction that plagued these two punk icons.
Having not viewed the film in over a decade, returning to Sid & Nancy proved to be a surprisingly moving experience for me. It is a genuine drama that never veers toward the melodramatic as so many films do, although the character of Nancy herself is certainly melodramatic. Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight) delivers a career-defining performance as Sid Vicious, whose search for direction and subsequent drug addiction Oldman portrays with undeniably moving intensity. Playing the Nancy to his Sid is Chloe Webb (Twins) in her feature film debut, whose intentionally nerve-grating portrayal of Spungen is still somehow incredibly touching and tragic, particularly during the scene in which she and Sid go to dinner with her judgmental extended family. The chemistry between Oldman and Webb believably positions these two anti-social characters in a symbiotic bubble at odds with the rest of society. And despite the bar fights, the drug abuse, and the incessant bitching of Nancy, the whole affair is related by Cox with unexpected, but certainly welcome, tenderness and humanity. What's more, the cinematography by long-time Coen Brothers collaborator Roger Deakins provides the film with images that are every bit as iconic as Sid himself. The shot of Sid and Nancy kissing in an alleyway with trash raining down around them springs to mind as one of the defining images of the film.
Twentieth Century Fox presents Sid & Nancy on Blu-ray as it should be. Virtually free of debris (which is to say, if there was any debris at all, I didn't notice it), the picture is consistently sharp and vibrant throughout. The soundtrack, presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, appropriately booms when we step in to a Sex Pistols gig so that the soundtrack matches the rest of the film in providing a seemingly authentic punk experience.
By way of special features, the Collector's Edition release includes the original theatrical trailer; "For the Love of Punk," a retrospective look at the film itself; and "Junk Love," a retrospective on the real-life Sid and Nancy. Both retrospectives run approximately 15 minutes long. Here, though, as in previous MGM-distributed Blu-ray releases I've covered (such as Some Like It Hot and The Manchurian Candidate), the lack of a main menu on this disc bothers me. The only way to access the special features is through the pop-up menu which then appears over the film itself. As I've stated before, even if the movie is paused, menus simply should not be laid over the film image (yes, even the credits!). To me, it's downright disrespectful to the filmmakers, not to mention the film itself. And what is Blu-ray about if not providing for the most authentic in-home film viewing experience? After all, 35mm prints of films do not feature pop-up menus.