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Have you seen or heard of hermit bars? Did you know today is National Hermit Day? You didn't? What rock have you been living under? Ha—get it, hermit—under a rock. aheh These hermit bars might be one of the easiest bars/cookies I've ever made—and that I think you should make, too. They are perfect for this time of year because they have those delicious spices we all love in the fall and winter. They have cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. If you just want to make them for the smell they bring to your home, it's worth it and then why would you not eat them? ;)
Not only do I want to share these hermit bars with you, I also want to share the information and news about a fantastic cookbook you'll want ASAP, well, or maybe as a holiday gift. It is written by one of my "oldest" and favorite bloggers! Anna from Cookie Madness has a cookbook available next week—just in time for the holidays! Anna worked long and hard on this book, The Daily Cookie, 365 Tempting Treats for the Sweetest Year of Your Life and I'm so happy for her. I'm happy for me, too—she was nice enough to send me one! What a nice surprise to see MY name in her acknowledgements. Did not expect that. All I did was get the pleasure of trying out a few of her recipes in the testing stages along the way.
Anna and I go WAY back to 2008 not long after I started my blog. Not sure how I ever became aware of Cookie Madness, but it was quickly one of my favorite blogs (hello—it's cookies as well as other delicious treats!). Anna and I got to chatting in emails and such and talking about the loves of our lives—cookies. ;) Along the way, I have made too numerous to count recipes from her blog. We have been on collaborations together with cookies like the Levain Bakery Copycats to our Amazing Hard Boiled Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies (as well as the Amazing Hard Boiled Egg Oatmeal Cookies (my favorite) and the Amazing Hard Boiled Egg Double Chocolate Cookies). I have made more treats from Cookie Madness than any other blog. I was lucky enough to meet Anna at the Food BlogHer Conference '09 in San Francisco. We hung out most of that weekend and look forward to being able to do it again sometime—let's make it New York City or Chicago next time! ;)
I was also lucky enough to do a guest post at Cookie Madness when Anna and her family went on an Alaskan Cruise last year, so I made Baked Alaska. Oh, that reminds me I loved it and need to make Baked Alaska again. So good!
Anyway, can we get back to The Daily Cookie, please! I love the book—there is a different recipe for every single day of the year and it's not just things like National Chocolate Day or the basics like that, though they are all mentioned on each day. Anna has chosen some really fun things and delicious recipes to go with them—let's take my birthday, for instance. November 15 (Hey, that's coming up!) Who knew, but that day is also America Recycles Day—a day dedicated to the promotion of recycling programs in the U.S. Anna says to celebrate, try putting an old cookie in a new cookie and she shares a peanut butter sandwich cookie cup that is part peanut butter cookie and part sandwich cookie. And how cool is it that I am HUGE on recycling and will now celebrate recycling for my birthday!
I could go on and on and tell you about more of the days and recipes in the book, but this is just a book you must have of your own. It is available (starting November 5) from Amazon and Barnes & Noble as well as Indie Bound. But guess what? One lucky Baking and Boys! reader will win a copy of The Daily Cookie, by Anna Ginsberg from me! Anna shared with me, so I want to share with you!
Let's play Giveaway! Here's all you have to do: tell me in a comment your birthday (no, you don't have to give the year). After a winner is selected randomly, when I post about it, I'll tell you what your lucky Daily Cookie recipe is from Anna's book. And I'll have Amazon ship the winner the book as soon as it is available, November 5. That's next week! Simple, simple! On you mark, get set---GO!
Leave a comment with your birthday, you have until Sunday, November 4 at midnight. I will pick a winner on Monday and have your book sent as soon as you're notified and I hear back with an address to send it to. Going to have to limit this giveaway to U.S. residents only.
Before you leave a comment, let me tell you a little more about these hermit bars—which are today's cookie as I mentioned at the beginning of this post because today is National Hermit Day.
Anna's description of the day—National Hermit Day is funny. I love that she's always subtly funny. You have to be on your toes to get it all. ;) But here's what she said--
"National Hermit Day—If you enjoy being alone, today is your day. No one really knows the origin because it was probably thought up by tight-lipped hermits, but the internet has declared it National Hermit Day and that's a good enough excuse to make some hermit cookies.
Hermit cookies are made as bars or cookies and use ingredients with preservative qualities, such as molasses and spices. Perhaps that's why they're called hermits: A hermit could take them to the woods and keep them for a long time before having to return to civilation to buy more cookies. This particular hermit is the bar form. It has no eggs or butter."
Hermit Bars, from The Daily Cookie, by Anna Ginsberg, adapted ever-so-slightly by Katrina, Baking and Boys!
1 1/2 cups (6.8 ounces) all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used canola)
1/4 cup mild molasses
1/3 cup whole or 2 % milk
1/2 cup raisins, regular or golden (I used regular)
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
2 tablespoons shredded or sweetened coconut flakes or oats, for garnishing (I used oats)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 inch square metal pan with nonstick foil, or regular foil spray with cooking spray.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt and sugar. Whisk together. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour in the oil, molasses and milk. Stir them together with a wooden spoon just until combined. Stir in the raisins and walnuts. Spread the mixture over the foil lined baking pan. Sprinkle with oats. Bake for 25 minutes. Let the bars cool completely in the pan, then lift from the pan using the foil edges to pull it out of the pan. Remove the foil and cut on a cutting board into eight bars. (Or 16 if you want smaller bars.)
I love these hermit bars! They are seriously one of the most simple things to make and if you like sweet spicy treats, these are perfect—and according to Anna, you can just go be a hermit, hide out and have these for a long time (if you don't eat them all in one sitting!). I love that there is not butter and eggs, not just because that makes them a little bit healthier, but also because you don't have to remember to get those things out of the refrigerator so they are at room temperature. Simple one-bowl preparation with ingredients you most often have on hand. Before you know it, you have a treat….I was going to share…but be a hermit with these hermit bars. Go off to a corner and eat them all alone. You should…in honor of the day…well at least if you make them today. I have liked hermit bars for a long time. I think WAY back when, I used to buy them at a grocery store. Never do that again. They are also almost vegan—you could make them vegan by using coconut or almond milk or something instead of regular milk. I'm going to try that as soon as these are gone and I think I'll also try whole wheat pastry flour. Healthy treat!
Thanks so much, Anna—for the book, and for all the inspiration and sharing your recipes on your blog all these years. Now, everyone, go tell me your birthday in a comment!


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Atomica Gallery and Things&Ink present: MINIATURE INK
Opening on the eve of London Tattoo Convention 2014 and with tattoo culture very much in the zeitgeist, for Miniature Ink Things&Ink Editor Alice Snape has invited a huge variety of tattooers to contribute a postcard-sized artwork of a subject matter of their choice. Small but perfectly formed, each work is the same affordable price, providing an opportunity for all art lovers to own an original by some of the industry's most sought-after names. Featuring a diverse array of styles, techniques and subject matter, Miniature Ink is a dynamic exhibition that showcases the very best in contemporary tattoo artistry.
Both Atomica Gallery and Things&Ink passionately support the notion that the work of talented tattoo artists should be considered as fine art. Miniature Ink is the second exhibition the pair has collaborated on and follows 2013's Under Her Skin, which featured the work of twelve talented female tattoo artists.
Abbie Williams // Adam Sage // Ael Lim // Alessandro Jako // Alex Binnie // Alexandra Skarsgård / Alexandra Wilkey //Alexis Camburn // Amanda Abbott // Angelique Houtkamp // Anna Garvey // Antony Flemming Araceli 4Ever // Aron John Dubois // Axa Shireen // Betty Rose // Bob Done // Brenden Jones // Brian Thomas Wilson // Bugs // Caleb Kilby // Cally-Jo // Cass Bramley // Charlotte Timmons // Cris Cleen // Curly Moore // Danielle Rose // Dominique Holmes // Drew Linden // Duncan X // Ebony Mellowship // Eddy-Lou // El Bernardes // El Nigro // Emily Wood // Eva Huber // Fidjit // Flo Nuttall // Georgina Liliane // Gergely Kun // Gia Rose // Giovanni (Black Heart) // Grace Neutral // Hannah Keuls // Hannah Mosley // Harriet Hapgood // Inma Iris Lys // Isobel Stevenson // Jack Thomas Newton // Jake Danielson // Jenna Yenik // Jesse (Scratchline) // Jessica Mach // Jody Dawber // Judd Ripley // Juliette Mousseau // Keely Rutherford // Kelly McGrath // Kelly Smith // Kodie Smith // Lina Stigsson // Lorena Morato // Lucy O'Connel // Malvina (Scratchline) // Marija Ripley // Matt Black // Matthew Gordon // Matty D'Arienzo // Missy Rhysing // Mister Paterson // Naepier Tattoo // Nerida Nicolson // Nikole Lowe // Paul Davies // Pedro Santos // Peter Aurisch // Phil Kyle // Polly Sands // Rachel Baldwin // Rebecca Vincent // Robert William Ashby // Sadee Johnston // Sanya Youalli Scott Move // Shannon Meow Stephen Hutchison // Susanna Widmann // Tamara Lee // Tiny Miss Becca // Toby Gawler // Tom 'Wookie' Devine // Toni Moore // Tracy D // Uncle Allan // Virginia Elwood // Wendy Pham Woody (James Woodford) // WT Norbert // Zoe Binnie
Atomica Gallery, 29 Shorts Gardens, London, WC2H 9AP
Opening reception: Wednesday 24th September 2014, 6-9pm
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REKA Trip The Light Exhibition
Using a multi-medium background that mimics the textured surfaces he paints on in the streets, Reka's clean lines and confident figures swagger off the canvas in the same way that the eye is drawn to the singular unrestrained dancer in a room full of two-steppers. They duck and sway in and out of monochrome darkness. His figures are enveloped within the movement of the painting, totally immersed in their own bliss while still projecting overt sensuality. They are the sirens of the nightlife, taunting and tempting the viewer to come and become lost in their fantasy.
A series of painted found objects accompany these 10 large canvases - Reka has become known for his series of repurposed readymades. These rusted spray cans, bottles, pans and other miscellany are often found on his many scavenges around Berlin's abandoned warehouses. By taking the tools of the artists before him and repurposing them into new works of art, he is carrying the tradition of the street in the contemporary world.
Reka's work has recently been exhibited in Stroke NYC, Melbourne and Denmark, and he has partaken in festivals around the world from Montreal to Hawaii. His work appears on walls and private collections in Tokyo, San Francisco and Paris, including in The National Gallery Of Australia's permanent collection.
REKA 'Trip The Light' opens the 11.09.14 - 04.10.14
Stolen Space Gallery, 17 Osborn Street , London E1 6TD
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G‐SHOCK Art Sessions with Matt Small Installation
G-SHOCK have announced details of the fifth instalment of their G-SHOCK East Art Sessions in collaboration with Urban Nerds Collective on 7th September 2014, featuring the work of painter Matt Small.
London based Matt Small passionately believes in social inclusion – a theme that can be seen throughout his work. Painting directly onto found metal, Small creates works of a strongly urban aesthetic that express his world view that given the opportunity, all individuals have something of value to contribute to society.
Entitled 'Digital/Analogue' the East Store installation will feature a wall-mounted 'gradual pixelated erosion' of Small's painted work, contained within a frame constructed in the shape of a smartphone – reflecting the idea that in the digital age an artist's work is predominantly viewed online within the constraints of 72dpi. Aiming to explore the question of how creatives can combat the 'dumbing down' of life and re-engage with their viewers to encourage an appreciation in real life interactions, the installation will also feature a series of hand finished lino cut prints on vinyl records in a further exploration of analogue, tangible formats battling a world of digital formats.
'Its great that I have been given the time and consideration by G-SHOCK to showcase my art works at their store'. – Matt Small
The exhibition launches on Thursday 4th September, from 7pm at the G-SHOCK East Store, Old Truman Brewery.
Sign up for the guest list here - www.g-shock.co.uk/mattsmall
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While they may seem like a small detailed compared to extravagant period-piece gowns or ornate whole-head alien makeup, teeth can make a huge impact in a Hollywood costume. To prove it, here are some famous silver screen chompers and the stories behind them.
Bad "British" Teeth in Austin Powers
One of the most memorable qualities of Mike Myer's groovy super spy are his unsightly teeth. Myers and his makeup artist worked with dental lab technician Gary Archer to create the look, which consisted of a temporary denture-like device made of acrylic. Austin Powers's big yellow crooked smile seems to play into the stereotype that British people have terrible teeth, but they're actually more of a commentary on how dental care has evolved since the 1960s, and not just in Britain: as Powers' companion Mrs. Kensington says, "Since you've been frozen, there have been fabulous advances in the field of dentistry."
Gold Teeth in Pirates of the Caribbean
Besides beaded braids, eyeliner and a grimy tricorn hat, Captain Jack Sparrow's most iconic quality may be his multicolored smile. A grin from the pirate franchise's hero, played by Johnny Depp, is full of gold teeth. This costume detail is actually a fairly accurate portrayal of what a pirate may have looked like in the 1700s. Gold has been used to repair teeth for centuries because it is stable and won't corrode in the warm, moist environment of the mouth. It's also true that pirates probably didn't have great teeth, and not just because dentists didn't exist yet. Scurvy, a disease caused malnutrition, particularly a deficiency of Vitamin C, can cause tooth decay and tooth loss.
As for achieving the look for his costume, Johnny Depp went to a real dentist and had actual gold teeth created. What's more, the actor surprised the public by keeping the gold teeth after the first few movies were already in theaters. It turns out he knew that more sequels were in the works and would rather keep the gold teeth than go back to the dentist to have them removed.
Vampire Fangs on True Blood
The modern wave of cinematic television and movies has turned vampires from black-cloaked specters with unfortunate hairdos into genuine heartthrobs, and the vampires on the HBO series True Blood were no exception. For the most part, besides their fangs, very little set the vampires of the series apart from their mortal companions.
But special effects artist Dan Repert and series creator Alan Ball decided to do things a little differently. Instead of being visible all the time, True Blood's fangs appeared whenever the vampire's mood warranted it, folding down from the roof of the mouth with a telltale sound. This design was based on snake fangs, which only fold down when a snake attacks or feeds. This effect was created by having each vampire actor do "fang" scene twice, once without false fangs on, and again with the false fangs on. The two takes were then blended together digitally at the moment the fangs appeared. Watch carefully and you'll also notice that the fangs appear on the second incisors, rather than on the canines as in most traditional portrayals of vampires.
While Hollywood effects artists jobs may be to make mouths weird and ugly, we're very grateful that a dentist's job is to make smiles beautiful and healthy!


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What's the latest food craze? If you ask me, I think it's food trucks. Yes, trucks that drive around, park on a street and sell food straight out of the truck. These trucks usually have tweeter accounts and tweet to their followers where to come and get the food. So far I've heard of cupcake trucks, Vietnamese trucks, Latin trucks, etc, etc. But as of a week ago the only truck food experience I've had was with one dessert truck: don't want to name any names, because the cupcake I tasted, although very pretty, had a stranger after taste to it.
Last Monday I was meeting Nicole from Discojing for lunch and a quick lesson on Photoshop. Somehow, the two girls who ♥ food (that's us!) could not decide on where to eat. We ended up agreeing to decide on Monday right before meeting up. Early Monday morning Nicole emailed me to say that Fojol Bros will be parking their truck in a suitable to us location according to their tweet status. I could not have been happier.
You see, I've heard about Fojol Bros for a while, but haven't had a chance to try their food. What kind of food? Indian: just one of my most favorite cuisines. But how good can food from a truck be?
Some info about Fojol Bros from their website:
On January 20th, 2009, the fojol bros. of Merlindia emerged from their home in the village of Adams Morgan and hit the streets of DC to share their family traditions with the world. They served food from their family truck and listened to and interacted with folks from all over the world. They watched with amazement as armies of people flooded DC on the day the world changed.Check out the funny looking hats and mustache!
While the fojol bros. may represent something different to each of us, they hope to bring together local communities through a dynamic food experience on DC's streets. So, when you see or hear the traveling culinary carnival in your neighborhood, please do not hesitate to stop and join the festivities.
The menu of Fojol Bros varies and is displayed on the side of the truck: you choose the number of sides you wish, come to the window, order, pay, and then wait for your food.
I decided to try "pick 3" and chose vegetable mix, chicken curry and buttered chicken. Alas, there were no beverages for sale, other that water. I ended up buying a Diet Pepsi from a hot dog vendor nearby.
Then Nicole and I headed to the Portrait Gallery to escape the hot weather and enjoy our food.
My favorite was butter chicken: of course! There is a word "butter" in the name of the dish (it's in the top right corner in the photo above). The portion size was more than generous, the rice grains were separated and cooked just right. As far as I could tell, the chicken was all white meat: a definite plus in my book. The vegetables (seen in the photograph below) included carrots, beans, cauliflower and potatoes. They had a bit of a kick to them (as in heat), and would be perfect addition to the rice for any vegetarians.
All this for $9!? Definitely a win/win situation.
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Posted by ESC on March 04, 2002
In Reply to: Profs posted by Word Camel on March 04, 2002
: : : : Anybody can tell me what is the quantitative measure of an ORDER OF MAGNITUDE? Or is there one?
: : : : Thanx in advance.
: : : I am under the probably mistaken impression that this term comes to us from astrophysics. Stars are classified by magnitude, I believe. Then again, I am attracting a growing reputation for defiantly choosing to labour under my false apprehensions, even once it's been conclusively proven to me that I am wrong.
: : Ten is the usual scale factor used for this, although I don't know if there's any justification for that. When I studied maths in the 60s the professor who taught astrophysics seemed to keep numbers on a very loose rein. His order of magnitude was anything from 10 to any big number you like.
: : By the way, this was in England and he was what we know as a professor, i.e. up at the top of his particular learning tree (and in his case occasionally out of it), not a common or garden lecturer. Do US universities call what we call lecturers professors? I get that impression from the media. If so what are what we call professors called in the US?
: It has been a long time, but in my recollection, here in the US, students at least, don't make a distinction between lecturers and professors. Academics probably make those distictions and more. We also refer to a single class in a subject as a course, while in the UK I believe a course is a series of classes.
In general -- lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, and (full) professor.


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From the poodle hair to the Flying V guitar and the hurtling, glam-punk crunch of their sound, everything about Jay Reatard's merry band of cohorts screams 'punk as fuck'. Not in the strictest sartorial sense, of course, but a look as rag-tag as theirs simply doesn't come about by design.
Reatard has been putting out music for over a decade under various musical guises; however it wasn't until 2005's Blood Visions, released via In The Red, that he decided to fly solo. The record's as tight as they come; Matador sat up and took notice, and Reatard put pen to paper on a multi-album deal with the label, with a series of six seven inches to precede an album due early 2009.
But anyway, the band…They're like a lobbed sickbag exploding in technicolour over the haggard visage of three chord punk in the twenty first century, delivering a series of short, sharp shocks to the nervous system before flipping us the bird in emphatic fashion and flouncing off stage in a hail of expletives about shit and stuff.
Actually that last's a little condescending; Jay's a witty interviewee – and forthright. Did we mention forthright? Yeah he's definitely that as well…
Stephen Pope, Jay Reatard, Billy Haynes
Why sign with Matador at this juncture then?
Well I had quite a few options you know… I guess I just used my gut, they just seemed like they had shit together… With major labels they always think they can make you better but you know… I don't necessarily think I'm broke so don't try to fix me.
Do you consider yourself pretty sussed when it comes to figuring out the business side of the equation?
Well you start off as a kid in your bedroom playing music, you're naïve and you think you don't have any future, you're this nihilistic fuckin' brat and then there comes a point where you realise you're not gonna kill myself anytime soon, so maybe I should learn a bit about the business side of things.
You split with your last full-term project, Lost Sounds, back in 2005…
Yeah we were on the way to the UK actually.
And was that pretty rough at the time?
Yeah, and I kinda confused the situation I was in with this country for a while, you know I'd never been back 'til now 'cos I'd had such a miserable time while I was here. It took me a while to distance myself from that.
Do you think you've been influenced much by UK punk with your music?
More so lately, yeah… since I was a teenager one of my favourite bands was Wire. When I was younger and before I had access to a vast amount of knowledge on the internet Wire were one of the only bands I got turned onto that weren't like a cartoon version of domestic punk rock.
Who fits the cartoon bill in your eyes then?
Well the bands had great songs but… you know when you're sixteen with no money and the cover looks crap it can really put you off. But I like a lot of that UK stuff now, bands like Wire, The Adverts and The Homosexuals are really inspiring…
Split with your last band aside, why did you feel now was the right time to strike out with a solo project?
I think when the last band started, me and Alicja (Trout, the band's other frontperson) had just started dating and playing music together and we weren't the best songwriters; we played off each other and tried to challenge each other. It was like this battle of egos you know. And after a while I felt we'd both gotten good enough that we really didn't need each other anymore, it was starting to become a negative thing.
A creative relationship that became destructive?
I think there was always an aspect of impending doom and violence but that was inspiring at first, and after a while it just became violence (laughs).
Speaking of which, judging from some of your internet writings you seem to have a bit of a love-hate relationship with your fans…
No no, I mean it's hard for me to hate anybody that likes what I'm doing because… your whole fucking goal as an artist - whether you say it or not - is to get people to believe in what you're doing because ultimately you think you're smarter than everyone else. But… I'm not annoyed, maybe sometimes I misrepresent myself, a lot of people come to our shows with this whole attitude of 'hey, this guy has a short fuse' and sometimes I can deal with that and sometimes I can't.
There was that incident a few months back when you lost it with some stage invaders, what was the deal there?
Just too many people in a small room with no windows. It wasn't the people's fault, ultimately it's the club's. It's like, okay, you put a bunch of fucking cattle in a closed-in area they're just gonna do what they wanna do…
Is that how you think of your audience then?
(laughs) No, it was just a bad analogy I suppose.
Why choose to release a series of seven inches for Matador rather than put out an LP? Are those songs going to wind up on the album at some point?
Yeah… I was in the process of talking to like five different labels, it was a case of what could we do to work with Matador without scaring away other labels, so we decided to do six of these seven inches, and the project would run long enough so that maybe we could sign to Universal and still be on Matador at the same time, just be putting out these singles and be on the biggest, most evil corporate label in the world. I thought that would be like a humongous fuck you to indie rockers and the majors. But Matador turned out to be such cool people, there was just no reason to go round to the dark side of things.
You were never one for the militant indie ethic?
I guess at some point hardcore taught people it was not cool to be involved with big business, but at some point someone has to have the balls to step up and be the guy who's gonna take that other option. Otherwise you end up with what, two thousand people in every country who have great taste? (laughs) If a culture sucks it's because the people who're making it suck.
Do you have any plans to bring the current line-up into the recording studio or is it purely a live set-up at the moment?
I think we'll kind of blur the lines and have 'em play on some tracks you know? [But] I'll even lock up the dog when I'm recording, for me it's a really personal process.
Did it feel good staking your own claim as a solo artist this time round?
It felt great, in the past I've often felt involved in a gigantic compromise. I'm an impatient person, so yeah, it felt incredible just getting to write this first album on my own as an adult. It's not like it's this huge record but it's done better than anything I've ever made so… it's really assuring that I made the best decision that I could, you know?
Those Reatard boys have a few 7"s coming up soon, starting with the 'Fluorescent Grey' / 'It's Such A Shame' split with Deerhunter on July 21, with a compilation packaging up their Singles 06-07 out July 28 through In The Red.
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I have a couple seasonal kitchen towels that I pull out for various holidays throughout the year. I have a set with hearts for Valentine's Day, with bats and black cats for Halloween and all kinds of lights and decorations for Christmas. These ultra-cute Sugar Cookie and Gingerbread Kitchen Towels that Sur La Table is stocking for this holiday season are about to head into my holiday kitchen towel collection. Each towel has a list of ingredients for a classic holiday baking recipe: one towel has a sugar cookie recipe, the other has a gingerbread cake recipe. They have a great, festive look and any baker would get a kick out of them – especially if you get them as a set.
The one caveat to these towels is that there are no instructions for mixing the ingredients if you want to try the recipes. Fortunately, it's not too hard to figure out how they should be put together. For the cookies: Mix the cookie ingredients as you would a standard cookie dough, chill it, then roll it out on a lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes. 350F for 10-15 minutes should be plenty of baking time, depending on how large your cookies are. For the gingerbread: Mix the ingredients as you would for a typical butter cake, creaming the butter and sugar, adding the eggs and alternating the wet and dry ingredients. Pour into a bundt pan and bake at 350F until a toothpick comes out clean. Check the cake early to make sure you don't overbake it.
The towels are made of cotton and measure 30″ x 20 1/2″. They're soft enough to use for regular kitchen uses, like drying dishes or wiping up spills, but because of the designs I know that they would mostly be used for display (and maybe as a recipe guideline) and drying my hands, nothing heavy duty because I would want to keep them clean and presentable – even if they are towels!


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Scripture Reading for the day: I Corinthians 11:23-34
Scripture Quote: "As they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and asked God's blessing on it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, Take it and eat it, for this is my body. And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which seals the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out to forgive the sins of many. Matthew 26:26-28 (NLT)
As Jesus' time on earth was nearing an end, He instituted the Lord's Supper on the night of the Passover meal. Just as Passover celebrates deliverance from slavery in Egypt, so the Lord's Supper celebrates deliverance from sin by Christ's death and resurrection.
All Christians basically believe that partaking of Communion is an important element in the Christian faith and that however we understand it, Christ's presence in us strengthens us spiritually. So it is important that we partake as often as possible. It is also meant to remind us of our Savior and what He gave for our freedom from sin.
Meditation for today: "There existed from all eternity a perfect love between the Father and the Son and between the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. All that God created is an extension of that love." Jonathan Edwards
Memory Verse: "Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road and how they had recognized Him as He was breaking the bread. Luke 24:35


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Pathfinder Convertible Debenture Fund - First Quarter 2012 Distributions
TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Middlefield Group is pleased to announce that distributions for the first quarter of 2012 will be payable to unitholders of Pathfinder Convertible Debenture Fund as follows:
Record Date | Payable Date | Distribution Per Trust Unit |
January 31, 2012 | February 15, 2012 | $0.065 |
February 29, 2012 | March 15, 2012 | $0.065 |
March 31, 2012 | April 13, 2012 | $0.065 |
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Suppose Alice wants to send encryptions (under a one-time pad) of $m_1$ and $m_2$ to Bob over a public channel. Alice and Bob have a shared key $k$; however, both messages are the same length as the key $k$. Since Alice is extraordinary lazy (and doesn't know about stream ciphers), she decides to just reuse the key.
Alice sends ciphertexts $c_1 = m_1 \oplus k$ and $c_2 = m_2 \oplus k$ to Bob through a public channel. Unfortunately, Eve intercepts both of these ciphertexts and calculates $c_1 \oplus c_2 = m_1 \oplus m_2$.
What can Eve do with $m_1 \oplus m_2$?
Intuitively, it makes sense that Alice and Bob would not want $m_1 \oplus m_2$ to fall into Eve's hands, but how exactly should Eve continue with her attack?


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bangles!! i love them so!! and i had to leave so many of them behind in new york! most of my bracelets are of the thick and chunky tree trunk variety, not travel friendly when you're trying to stay under the weight limit and still get half your home across the country. as i stitched up my version of an everyday dress, i pondered my choice of facing: this orange dye job from my self drafted dress. why did i choose to put it on the inside? what happened to my pattern matching penchant? was there not enough whiskey in my sunday coffee?
then... eureka! i could wear it on my wrist.
you will need:
medium to heavy weight fabric (i used quilting cotton)
medium to heavy weight interfacing (lies! i used light weight)
thread, scissors, ruler, marking pen
an irish coffee
first, decide on the circumference of your bangle-to-be. you could tie a string in a loop and practice getting it on and off, or loosely wrap fabric round your wrist, or have a nice long swig of that coffee and then dunk your hand in the mug and measure the circumference of that. (actually, that works.) remember, you don't want it too wide or it'll fall right off your mitts. add 3/8s inch for your seam allowance... my circle came out to 9 inches total, but i have gorilla hands.
(i guess you could also measure an existing bracelet and add 3/8s inch, but where is the fun in that.)
you can cut it to any width you like. for this tute, i just used my invisible ruler to measure out a perfect 9 x 2 inch rectangle. lay your fabric wrong side UP on your ironing board.
now take your second piece of interfacing and place it "glue side" UP, right on top of the strip you just pressed.
fold those long edges back up to make your envelope, and give it a good steam press to seal it up. this is the inside of your bracelet.
at this point, the envelope is not completely sealed. the little 1/4 fold nicely hides any raw edges, but it isn't fully touched by the interfacing. head on over to Ye Olde Sewing Machine and sew, inside up, along that folded edge to close it. yes, that's magic tape on my 221 featherweight. WHAT. izzie is a bit of a punk, she can take it.
you may now have another swig of spiked coffee. what, you drank it all already?! GOOD GIRL. go pour yourself some more, i'll wait.
turn that jammy right side up and go to town with some topstitching. i just went with straight lines back and forth but it's all up to you and your level of inebriation. the topstitching will help your finished bracelet keep its shape, but if you're going with a heavy weight fabric/interfacing, you may not need it.
we'll seal the deal with a little french seam action... right sides together, sew at 1/8 inch. then clip the corners at an angle.
turn it to wrong sides together, and sew at 1/4 of an inch. with the tip of your iron, give the seam a press to one side and topstitch it down.
here they are lounging by the fabric for my casual dress... you'll be seeing these lovers in action later this week as i document my me-made-may (my personal pledge coming up later today... i'm working out the kinks).
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Winner Trent Harmon, right, performs at the 'American Idol' farewell season finale at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Los Angeles. Looking on from left is La'Porsha Renae. (AP Photo)
Los Angeles: The first 'American Idol' finale in 2002 was a battle of the sexes, with Kelly Clarkson the victor over Justin Guarini. The last contest settled the score as Trent Harmon defeated La'Porsha Renae for the crown.
Harmon tumbled to the stage in surprise as host Ryan Seacrest announced him as the 15th and final winner of 'American Idol,' which ended its remarkable run Thursday.
"I know that I have a God-given ability, but I didn't want to take it for granted. I wanted to work so, so hard, and she pushed me to do it," a tearful Harmon said of Renae, who stood poised and smiling by his side.
Harmon, 25, who described himself as just a "dude from Mississippi," waited tables at his family's restaurant in Amory before trying out for 'American Idol.'
He won viewers over with his supple vocals and increasingly assured stage presence, and they voted him into history as the show's last champion. Harmon earned a record contract along with the honor.
Renae, 22, also from Mississippi, the town of McComb, is a single mom who inspired viewers with her triumph over domestic abuse as well as a richly powerful voice.


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When making homemade ice cream, be aware that there is the risk of being infected with Salmonella Enteritidis, a strain of Salmonella. The risk comes when the ice cream has eggs as one of its ingredients. Salmonella is found in raw eggs and can cause Salmonella Enteritidis, which causes fever, diarrhea and abdominal pains. Most recipes that include eggs are the custard style ice cream and the eggs are cooked in the custard making process. If brought to a temperature of at least 160°F, the threat of being infected by the Salmonella would be eliminated. The Salmonella is killed at a temperature of 160°F. Another way of eliminating the risk of being infected by Salmonella is to use an egg substitute, a pasteurized egg product or pasteurized shell eggs rather than regular eggs. Also, be sure that the milk and cream are pasteurized. Properly clean and maintain all the equipment and the ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions before starting. How to Properly Store Homemade Ice CreamWhen storing homemade ice cream, make sure it is placed in a container with a tightly sealed cover. Be sure there is at least 1/2 inch headspace in the container to allow for expansion. It is best to store the ice cream in a freezer unit rather than in the freezer section of a refrigerator because the freezer section in a refrigerator does not get as cold and does not maintain a consistent temperature. The colder the temperature is the faster the ice cream will freeze. If a freezer unit is not available, be sure to place the ice cream in the main freezer section of the refrigerator. Do not store it in the door of the freezer section. If stored in an airtight container at proper temperatures, the ice cream can be stored for a fairly long period of time. Do not allow the ice cream to sit out in room temperature for very long. This will help prevent it from melting. Partially thawed ice cream should not be placed back in the freezer. Any ice cream that contains raw eggs should be eaten within a week. To keep ice crystals from forming on leftover ice cream, place a piece of plastic wrap over the surface of the ice cream and press it down with your hands so the entire surface is covered. |


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The last person seventeen-year-old Eleanor Livingston wants to see on the elevator—let alone get stuck with—is her ex-boyfriend Travis, the guy she's been avoiding for five months.
Plagued with the belief that when she speaks the truth, bad things happen, Elly hasn't told Trav anything. Not why she broke up with him and cut off all contact. Not what happened the day her father returned from his deployment to Afghanistan. And certainly not that she misses him and still thinks about him everyday.
But with nowhere to hide and Travis so close it hurts, Elly's worried she won't be able to contain her secrets for long. She's terrified of finally revealing the truth, because she can't bear to watch a tragedy befall the boy she still loves.
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After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later one that may bring him home. Ali is chief of the homicide branch of the South African police in Cape Town. One of his staff is Brian Epkeen, a free-wheeling white officer whose family.
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Editor's Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In September, we're celebrating superlatives as we look at some of the world's biggest, tallest and most expensive attractions and destinations.
Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I've had plenty of time to travel widely in China.
I've visited more than 100 cities, not to mention countless towns and villages throughout the mainland's 31 provinces.
Looking back, I've come to realize it was my frequent visits to different parts of the Great Wall in Beijing that were a driving force behind my desire to explore the rest of the country and, along with it, the many sections of wall that lie outside the capital's boundaries.
Work on the Great Wall began more than 2,500 years ago, its origins dating back to China's Spring and Autumn Period of around 770 BCE to 476 BCE. Various sections were added in subsequent eras as competing dynasties and factions sought to exert their control.
Work eventually stopped in the 17th century.
Though not a single, unbroken structure, the wall spans over 21,000 kilometers, winding through 15 provinces, 97 prefectures and 404 counties.
And while certain sections have been incredibly popular among tourists, many parts have slipped into obscurity, disrepair and sometimes oblivion.
Whether you're planning to visit the Great Wall for the first time or the 50th, the following destinations are sure to make your trip to China even more worthwhile. (Check out the above video for dramatic aerial footage of some of these amazing sites.)
The Great Wall is not simply a brick and mortar bulwark; in certain places, towers on jagged mountain peaks, fortress towns or even wide rivers count as sections of "wall."
The Turtle City, built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as part of the Great Wall's "Yellow River Defense Line," was completed in 1608 and was home to around 2,000 infantrymen and 500 cavalry units during peak use.
Today, this fortress city is located in the Sitan Township of Jingtai County in north central Gansu province.
While there aren't many real turtles in the "Turtle City," the garrison town got its nickname due to its unique shape.
The south gate acts as the head and the west and east gates as the flippers. The town's oval wall is the body, while the north gate acts as its tail. As one of the most well-preserved and truly authentic walled cities left in China today, it's definitely worth your time.
Staying in the Jingtai County center is recommended. The ancient city is only a 30-minute cab ride from your lodgings, so you can visit whenever the light is best for photos.
When in Jingtai, try local specialties such as the five Buddha tofu and the Jingtai cold mixed noodles – both are spicy vegetarian dishes. A walk through the sprawling night market in Jingtai County People's Square, which boasts more than 50 snack stalls, is also recommended for adventurous foodies.
Getting there: Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, has a major international airport and high-speed train connections from many cities in China. The drive to Yongtai Turtle City from downtown Lanzhou takes about 2.5 hours (195 kilometers). From Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, it's only 1.5 hours (125 kilometers).
Mutianyu and Jiankou are two parts of the same Stone Dragon – two contiguous sections of the Great Wall that together stretch for roughly 25 kilometers along Beijing's mountaintops.
Historical records show that millions of men spent centuries constructing the Great Wall. Stand atop the wall at either Mutianyu or Jiankou, and you'll begin to comprehend the gravity of this statement.
These two sections are arguably the two most classic examples of Ming Dynasty Great Wall surviving today, and climbing either is guaranteed to be a life-changing experience.
Mutianyu is the best portion of the "tourist wall." Restored in the 1980s, it's very commercial but also superbly beautiful. Visitors not up for the hike can take a cable car to the top.
To the west of Mutianyu, Jiankou is colloquially known as the "wild wall" – no ticket needed and not commercialized. That being said, as of 2020, hiking at Jiankou has become somewhat frowned upon by the local government because of safety concerns.
Mutianyu and Jiankou are less than a 90-minute drive (without traffic) from downtown Beijing, yet it's highly recommended to enjoy a night in the countryside if time allows.
Jiankou can be accessed via Xizhazi village; if dates align, you might even be able to spend a few days with William Lindesay, world-renowned Great Wall historian, and his wonderful family at The Barracks, their wall-side courtyard home.
For lodgings around Mutianyu, The Brickyard is a superbly comfortable choice.
In fall and spring, shades of the wall's gray brick contrast with nature's vibrant colors. Peak autumn foliage and spring cherry blossoms provide stunning backdrops for photos.
For winter sports enthusiasts, there's skiing and skating next to the Wall at locations not far from Mutianyu.
Getting to Mutianyu: Restrictions on applying for temporary driving licenses in China were relaxed in September 2019, so renting a car as a foreign tourist is entirely possible. (International driving licenses are not accepted in China.)
You can also hire a car with a driver for the day or take the Mutianyu Special Tourism Bus from the Dongzhimen Wai Bus Station.
Getting to Jiankou: Renting a car or booking private transport is recommended. As Xizhazi is a small village, buses are scarce so it can take up to five hours to get there by public transport, as opposed to 90 minutes by car.
Bataizi village sits just inside the Motianling section of the Great Wall and is home to the ruins of a Gothic church built in 1876 under the direction of a German missionary.
The church has been damaged and repaired numerous times in its nearly 150-year history; the bell tower is the only part still standing.
The juxtaposition of its ruins against the rammed-earth Great Wall makes Bataizi a unique place to spend a morning or afternoon.
After finishing your hike along the wall and visiting the church ruins, drop in to the village's "new" church to say hello to Father Pan; if you speak Chinese, he can answer any questions about the village's long connection with Catholicism.
Besides Bataizi, Datong should also be on your tourist map; visiting the Yungang Grottoes (a UNESCO world heritage site) and the Hengshan Hanging Temple will make your trip even more memorable.
Late summer is an ideal time to visit Bataizi, as you'll see a wonderful contrast between the Great Wall and the lush green hills.
Getting there: Bataizi village is 80 kilometers west of Datong, one of Shanxi province's largest and most famous cities. Zuoyun County is only 22 kilometers away from Bataizi – about a 35-minute drive.
Datong is easily accessible by plane or high-speed train from other cities in China; a taxi from downtown Datong to Bataizi should cost roughly 300 yuan (about $43).
Alternatively, you can make your way to Zuoyun County by bus then hop in a taxi.
In Datong, luxury seekers will want to head for the five-star Yunzhong Traditional Courtyard Hotel. Zuoyun County has one hotel that can accept foreigners: Zuoyun Jinshan International Hotel. Both can be found on popular hotel booking sites.
As the locals say, Laoniuwan is where the Great Wall and the mighty Yellow River shake hands.
The Laoniuwan Fortress was built in 1467, while the most famous tower of the Great Wall in this area, Wanghe Tower (literally meaning river-watching tower), was constructed in 1544.
Laoniuwan village is located in Pianguan County, part of Xinzhou city in Shanxi province, just across the river from Inner Mongolia.
Late summer or early fall is a great time to visit, as you'll avoid the potentially dangerous mountain roads during spring rainstorms, or being uncomfortably cold in a place without great infrastructure.
Along the Great Wall, there are only a few places where it meets bodies of water; of all those, this is the most stunning.
A boat ride along the river is highly recommended. You'll be able to soak in the natural beauty of the Yellow River Gorge while marveling at the steadfast resolve of these ancient architects.
Getting there: Laoniuwan is difficult to get to by public transportation. The best option is to rent or book a car to take you from Datong to Laoniuwan via Bataizi – this way, you'll be able to see two incredible locations along the Great Wall in one trip.
Pianguan is the nearest city, about one hour away. Pianguan does not have a train station or an airport. The only option is to arrive by bus. Shuozhou, 140 kilometers from Laoniuwan, has an airport opening later this year.
Construction on the Great Wall in Simatai began in 1373. It was expanded and reinforced periodically throughout the Ming Dynasty.
The Fairy Tower is one of the best-known towers of the wall at Simatai but also one of the least visited due to how difficult it is to access.
Instead, aim to take in incredible views of the Fairy Tower from Wangjing Tower (just a few hundred meters away). It's a journey that will satiate even the most adventurous hikers, yet can be done without any ropes, ladders or other essential safety gear.
As with a visit to Mutianyu/Jiankou, this section of wall is guaranteed to deliver stunning views any time of year. My only suggestion is to wait for a clear day (usually visibility is great the day after it rains or snows), as the view from Wangjing Tower is unobstructed in every direction.
The hike to the Fairy Tower will leave you in awe of the Northern Barbarians' supposed determination to reach the capital; the mountains are nearly impassable on foot, let alone by horse, with sheer cliff faces on either side.
It makes for absolutely world-class hiking and an interesting history lesson.
Five-star lodgings are available at Hobo Farm; they also have an incredible restaurant that serves delicious Western and Chinese fare. For 4.5 star lodgings with a lower price tag, try Yatou's Homestay. Both can be found on major hotel booking sites.
Getting there: Both the Fairy Tower and Wangjing Tower should be accessed via Tangjiazhai village, located in Beijing's Miyun district.
Tangjiazhai village is 140 kilometers from downtown Beijing, depending on your route. Booking a private car from the city is probably the most time-effective way to get there.
You can also take a high-speed train from Beijing Station to Miyun district and switch to a bus or taxi from there.
Constructed during the reign of Emperor Jiajing (1507-1567), this single-wall section stands seven meters tall in some spots – no small feat considering it was made by piling stones.
It's located just across the road from the town of Dushikou, in Chicheng in Hebei province.
The piled-stone wall at Dushikou is unique, as many other sections of the Great Wall close to Beijing were constructed using kiln-fired bricks.
Dushikou is best visited in the summer, specifically July and August, when the rolling hills of the surrounding grasslands are peak green. Cool evenings make for perfect outdoor barbecue/bonfire weather.
You'll be able to find clean and comfortable farmhouse lodgings in Dushikou town; alternatively, Chicheng, 45 minutes away, has a range of hotels to choose from.
Lamb skewers and roast leg of lamb are specialties in these parts, as this part of Hebei is very close to the border with Inner Mongolia. Noodle lovers should also try the local oat noodles, which are delicious.
Getting there: Thanks to all the infrastructure built for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the drive to Dushikou has been shortened by almost two hours. If you prefer not to drive, hop on a bus to Chicheng from the Liuliqiao Transport Hub in Beijing and take a 45-minute taxi ride to Dushikou.
Note that public transportation will take one or two hours longer than private car.
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When the Larsen A ice shelf in Antarctica disintegrated almost two decades ago, the influx of sunlight breathed new life into the marine environment below. But now, the benthos, or seafloor life, is changing much more rapidly than scientists thought possible, according to a new study.
In particular, populations of glass sponges (Hexactinellida) — animals previously believed to grow and reproduce very slowly — have tripled between 2007 and 2011, allowing them to completely take over the seafloor.
"The shelf broke off, split into tiny pieces and was gone in a couple of weeks," said lead researcher Claudio Richter, a biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany. "Now the benthos, which we believed would take decades or centuries to move and change, is transforming quickly in just a matter of years." [Creatures of the Frozen Deep: Antarctica's Sea Life]
Nobody knows what lived beneath the floating ice shelf before it disappeared. But scientists think the seafloor communities were very poor because animals could only get food when strong currents brought it in, said Richter, who likens the thick ice shelf to a large balcony attached to a house or building, blocking the sun, which gives organisms at the base of the marine food chain energy.
"If you have a balcony that extends really far out, you would have a difficult time growing vegetables beneath it," Richter told LiveScience.
Life beneath the ice shelf
In 1995, rapidly warming waters in Antarctica's Weddell Sea caused the Larsen A ice shelf to crumble in a stunning display. In the aftermath, sunlight bathed the surface waters, allowing phytoplankton and ice algae, fed by photosynthesis, to grow. This food supply eventually trickled down to the seafloor, helping sponges, sea squirts and other animals thrive.
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In 2007, scientists aboard the ice-breaking Polarstern research vessel visited the area beneath the former ice shelf using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Though they only went down about 980 feet (300 meters), they discovered communities of deep-sea invertebrates that are normally found at depths of 3,300 feet (1,000 m) or more.
In addition, they also saw occasional small glass sponges and large populations of fast-growing sea squirts, which dominated the seafloor.
Richter and his colleagues returned to the area in 2011 and maneuvered their ROV over the original area surveyed in 2007. They found that the seafloor changed dramatically in just four years: Predatory species such as sea stars were scarce in both surveys, but glass sponges had taken over the seafloor. The pioneering species of sea squirts had all but disappeared.
In fact, despite average temperatures of 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 2 degrees Celsius) and relatively low food supplies, "the sponges are now three times more numerous and two times as big as before," Richter said. What's even more astounding, he adds, is that satellite images show the area was only productive (in terms of phytoplankton and algae growth) for two out of the four years between the two surveys.
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In contrast to what the team observed, some research has previously suggested that hexactinellid species live long, slow lives. One study found that populations of glass sponges in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound showed no growth or reproduction over a 10-year period. Other research suggests the animals have a very slow metabolism, allowing them to live for 10,000 years or more. However, scientists have also observed fast growth and reproduction in previously nongrowing settlements of glass sponges.
The new findings, taken together with other work, suggest that Antarctic glass sponges that have endured arrested growth for decades can undergo booming periods that allow them to quickly colonize new areas. At this point, it's unclear what triggers this change. "It's a complex issue," Richter said. "It's difficult to predict the evolution of how things develop, but for now, the sponges seem to be gaining pace."
Just how the glass sponge dominance will affect the rest of the Antarctic seafloor is anybody's guess, Richter notes. The animals are known to provide a habitat and build a framework for other species of fish and invertebrates, so it's possible that the Antarctic seafloor will experience an upsurge of activity as more ice shelves melt. If this is the case, the glass sponges will be on the winning end of climate change.
But at the same time, predators, such as the king crabs that are already invading Antarctica, could move in and wreak havoc on the sponge populations.
"There are still many unknowns, so it's very difficult to predict the future," Richter said. "The only thing we can predict is that things will happen very quickly."
The new research was detailed today (July 11) in the journal Current Biology.
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