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With the nice weather, business has picked up again. What a spring! We have a lot of catching up to do, as do area gardeners.
Phone call of the year:
"Yeah, my husband just picked up some apple trees at Home Depot. When is the best time to plant them, morning or evening?"
I responded that apple trees die if they aren't planted at 3 a.m.
Second question, same caller:
"That plastic thing that is around the roots, does that need to come off?"
"You mean the pot?"
Here I wasn't ready. I should have said that the pot should stay on, but I was honest and said it had to come off.
Another one: A woman who has found two roses of the same variety, but one is one inch smaller than the other and she has decided that, even though both are clearly labelled $24.99 that the one which is an inch shorter should be given to her at a reduced price.
"Okay, now, I found these two in different areas, are they a different price?"
No, I said, they are the same price.
"Well," she said, "this one is smaller, are they still the same price?"
Yes, I said, they are still the same price.
"So," she went on, "even though this one is smaller, it is still the same price?"
"Yes," I said.
"I was thinking it might be less."
"You were thinking wrong," I said with visible irritation.
I had to walk away and let somebody else ring her up. My next statement was going to be, "What makes you think if you ask the same question four times that you are going to get a different answer?"
That would have led nowhere fast.
Another favorite, already repeated several times this year: Two women come to the till with one overflowing cart. I start to count the plants. I start to ring on the till. Suddenly, they break away from their deep conversation to announce, "Oh! This is two orders."
Then they have to sort out the orders from each other. Slowly. Debating all the while. Enjoying the interaction, for that is what it is about. This is not a business transaction, it is an interpersonal moment between two friends. I should remember that, but I don't. And I get a little irritated, as I have to void out the till and start over. Behind the two friends on an interpersonal gossip outing (which incidentally includes the purchase of plants) are several parties waiting to be helped.


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I have quite a bit of miscellanous mustang parts for sale. 2 double hump cross members, 2 alternators (stock with underdrive pulley's on them both have approximately 350 miles of them, perfect working condition), 2 crank under drive pulley's and 1 water pump underdrive pulley (all under drive pulley's are black), 1 timing chain cover and 2 water pumps ( both have approximately 350 miles on them), 2 stock distributors (one with bronze gear other with steel, again 350 miles on them). One 2 1/16 Autometer Electric Oil Pressure gauge, one 2 1/16 autometer electric water tem gauge (both like new and have everything with them) I also have miscellanous stock air conditioner and power steering brackets. One air conditioner kit (everything you need) I also have a new set of front seats and rear cloth seats out of my 1991. Seats are new no rip or wear. I have pictures of everything just call me or give me an email address so that I can send to you. Call or email for pics. You can reach me at 502-645-4490 or at [email protected]. My name is Scott.

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For those that like to start and end the night before turning into a pumpkin.
Fun evening to sing along, tap your feet or get up and dance! Greatest hits from the 70's, 80's and 90's until 8:30pm
Complimentary Appetizer Buffet until 6:30 with drink purchase.
Let us know if you are coming as seating is limited. Plenty of standing room. FREE EVENT.


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Beginning in 2009 or 2010, electrical contractors are likely to see a new breed of higher-efficiency liquid-filled distribution transformers hitting the market, thanks to new standards expected to be announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in September. Efficiency requirements could climb even higher in 2013, if a proposal supported by electric utilities and environmental groups is included in September's ruling.
The new standards would be included among the appliances and commercial-equipment standards administered by the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The standards would apply only to liquid-filled transformers. New dry-type transformer standards went into effect in January of this year.
Transformers that meet the current National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Type 1 standards already are pretty efficient, with ratings ranging from 98.1 to 99.45 percent, according to DOE figures from August. The initial efficiency upgrade would boost ratings to between 98.4 and 99.45 percent. These improvements may seem minimally important, but even a .01 percent rise in efficiency can mean big energy savings when multiplied by the 41 million distribution transformers now operating throughout the nation's electricity grid.
In fact, the DOE estimates U.S. energy savings could total 2.39 quadrillion Btus in the 28 years following the standards' adoption. Additionally, greenhouse gases and other pollutants related to avoided energy losses would be eliminated.
Unlikely teammates
An unlikely alliance uniting investor-owned utilities through their trade association, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the American Public Power Association (APPA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council, among others, is pushing the DOE to enact even higher performance targets by 2013. These goals would range from 98.48 to 99.6 percent, based on unit size and design.
EEI, APPA and the environmental groups offered their proposal at February's National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' (NARUC) annual meeting, and NARUC also endorsed the measure. The language represents a compromise between industry members and environmentalists. Originally, environmentalists were pushing for faster enactment of the tougher standards. Utility representatives countered with the suggestion that the lower standard, called TSL 2, be enacted in 2009—a year earlier than DOE's suggested 2010 date—in return for the 2013 adoption of the more stringent TSL 4 standard.
Getting EEI and APPA on board is crucial to large-scale adoption of the tougher standards because of the power these groups' members wield in the distribution-transformer market. Investor-owned and municipal power companies purchase approximately 80 percent of all distribution transformers in the United States, according to Edward Comer, vice president and general counsel of EEI.
Costs are a concern for many utilities now involved in advanced meter-reading and smart-meter replacement efforts.
Transformer manufacturers are concerned costs for TSL 4 models still may be higher than utilities are anticipating, even with the added development lead time. Achieving higher efficiency ratings means adding more copper and core steel to existing designs, and those materials have become increasingly expensive over the past several years.
Henry Hecker, global product director, Transformer Products and Fluids, with Cooper Power, noted that managers at one major steel supplier have stated their company would need to spend $200 million to $300 million to upgrade plant capacity to meet the added demand TSL 4 mandates could encourage, and such improvements would take two to three years to complete.
The DOE has stipulated that recommissioned transformers that do not change ownership will not be affected by any new efficiency standards. So, in the short run, Hecker suggests utilities may rely more heavily on repairing existing transformers rather than replacing them with more efficient—and expensive—new models. Many larger utilities have their own repair facilities, he said.
Contractors may see some added installation challenges with transformers meeting the TSL 4 standards. Because of the added copper and core steel, these units may be larger and weigh more than their older counterparts. This could raise support concerns on pole-mounted transformers and create problems with submersible installations, if the new unit is larger than an existing vault.
Despite cost and potential installation concerns, most involved in specifying or manufacturing transformers believe the new standards will go forward.
"I think the legislation is going to happen," Hecker said. "This is one step to improving the efficiency of the U.S. electricity system." EC
ROSS is a freelance writer located in Brewster, Mass. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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django CMS documentation¶
django CMS is a modern web publishing platform built with Django, the web application framework "for perfectionists with deadlines".
django CMS offers out-of-the-box support for the common features you'd expect from a CMS, but can also be easily customised and extended by developers to create a site that is tailored to their precise needs.
Web content editors looking for documentation on how to use the editing interface should refer to our Using django CMS section.
Web content developers who want to learn more about django CMS, as well as how to install, configure and customize it for their own projects will can refer to Tutorials, How-to guides, Key topics and Reference sections.
Join us online¶
django CMS is supported by a friendly and very knowledgeable community.
Find us:
- in our IRC channel, #django-cms, on irc.freenode.net
- on our django CMS users email list for general django CMS questions and discussion
- on our django CMS developers email list for discussions about the development of django CMS
Why django CMS?¶
django CMS is a well-tested CMS platform that powers sites both large and small. Here are a few of the key features:
- robust internationalisation (i18n) support for creating multilingual sites
- virtually unlimited undo history, allowing editors to revert to a previous version
- front-end editing, providing rapid access to the content management interface
- support for a variety of editors with advanced text editing features.
- a flexible plugins system that lets developers put powerful tools at the fingertips of editors, without overwhelming them with a difficult interface
- ...and much more
There are other capable Django-based CMS platforms but here's why you should consider django CMS:
- thorough documentation
- easy and comprehensive integration into existing projects - django CMS isn't a monolithic application
- a healthy, active and supportive developer community
- a strong culture of good code, including an emphasis on automated testing
Release Notes¶
This document refers to version 3.0.19.dev1
Version 3.0 introduces some significant changes that require action if you are upgrading from a previous version. Please refer to Upgrading from previous versions
Table of contents¶
- Tutorials
- How-to guides
- Installing django CMS by hand
- Custom Plugins
- Customising navigation menus
- Apphooks
- Working with templates
- Extending the page & title models
- Extending the Toolbar
- Using South with django CMS
- Testing Your Extensions
- Placeholders outside the CMS
- Caching
- Frontend editing for Page and Django models
- Sitemap Guide
- Key topics
- Reference
- Development & community
- Release notes & upgrade information
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- 2.3.4 release notes
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Zeitoun, What Is The What, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I decided to give another of Junger's pieces a shot and added The Perfect Storm to my Summer reading list. The Perfect Storm was published in 1997, and is the book that made Junger famous. It pieces together the last days of the swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, which disappeared during a 1991 storm off the coast of Nova Scotia with all six crew members on board. I don't believe in spoilers more than two decades after a story breaks, so I'll go ahead and tell you that apart from some fuel tanks and some debris the boat has never been found, and its crew drowned.
When The Perfect Storm was released Junger was called the next Hemingway. I certainly am not enough of an authority on Hemingway to weigh in about whether that is an apt comparison but I can say that Junger is masterful in the way he tells the story of the Andrea Gail. Communications on the boat were suspended in its final hours, so there is no definitive record of what happened. The last communication from the boat was on the evening of October 28, 1991. After that, what happened to the boat and her crew is open to interpretation. But interpret, Junger does. Based on research on the storm and weather patterns, about the Andrea Gail and how she was built, about swordfishing and what an experienced Captain like the Andrea Gail's Billy Tyne would do when faced with the weather conditions Junger pieces together a likely scenario for what the Andrea Gail and her crew went through in that storm.
As a work of nonfiction that tells a story where no one knows for sure what happened, I think The Perfect Storm really works. Junger is honest with the readers that the only way to try to understand what happened to the ship is to understand everything else about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. He achieves this with an amount of elegance and grace that does justice to the tragedy that unfolded while still presenting hard facts along with probable outcomes as evidence. I found the recreation of what it is like to be on a sinking ship, knowing you are going to drown to be particularly poignant.
"They're in absolute darkness, under a landslide of tools and gear, the water rising up the companionway and the roar of the waves probably very muted through the hull. If the water takes long enough, they might attempt to escape on a lungful of air- down the companionway, along the hall, through the aft door and out from under the boat - but they don't make it. It's too far, they die trying. Or the water comes up so hard and fast that they can't even think. They're up to their waists and then their chests and then their chins and then there's no air at all. Just what's in their lungs, a minute's worth or so."I think that what makes Junger's recreation so plausible and acceptable is that he presents options, while still writing with definitive language. I think the book is honest, and raw and that is what makes it work. You can also tell that Junger really did his homework and talked to so many people and read so much about what it is like to be on a boat that he is able to explain the different scenarios. The fact that the scenarios all end up with the same outcome also adds an element of strength to Junger's recreations. He states it so plainly that it gave me chills, "Tyne, Pierre, Sullivan, Moran, Murphy, and Shatford are dead."
I recommend The Perfect Storm to anyone. The technical aspects of boat design and mechanics coupled with weather patterns and the physics of how together they affect a boat at sea are so well interspersed with narrative that the story holds your attention the entire way through. I thought the book was easy to get into and handle, while still being able to draw you back over and over if you need to put it down or are reading while traveling. I felt like I learned the basics about fishing, boats, weather, rescue protocol, the physics of the ocean, and the social side of fishing life. There is so much information it opens up a different world for readers, which I think makes it really worth your time.
It is also worth noting that The Perfect Storm was made into a film in 2000 starring George Clooney as Billy Tyne and Mark Wahlburg as Bobby Shatford. I haven't seen it, and thus have no recommendation to give but from the trailer it looks like some cinematic liberties were taken with the story while still making an interesting film. I'll be putting it on my ever-growing list of things to see when I have more time.


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You have to toss out many things to get the truth .
So i use a short cut !
Look for stuff thats in all the recipes , thats the
minimum ! But it's also the maximum !
Dont confuse . You can experiment next time .
If i forget the fundamental engredients ,
i use this short cut .
Carmelized onions are NOT cooked for 10 hours
as this one guy said ...
So i compared all the recipes and found
you could make it in an hour .
But some recipes commited the cardinal sin .
They combined the flour at a point where there
was too much moisture , thus the flour is boiled ( held below
210 F for the full cook time )
You can't boil Gen Purpose Flour . Sphageti is boiled
but it was precooked !
Instant flour is cooked , so you can add it to cooking foods
that have moisture and get great flavor .
This is a tip off , if you read a recipe that adds
flour to very moist food , the flour will taste bad .
and its too late to fix it .
This is a problem with Meat pies et al .
You MUST cook separate and then cook together .
Difficult ! Theres no short cut .
SS and Alum' form an oxide quickly . But it is porous
and absorbs junk . I don't use Aluminum .
A very expensive SS pan IS passivated , it wont
brown under any conditions .
But you wont die from eating out of a burned SS pan .
I use C' Tomato soup for T' paste . T' soup has as
it basic engredients :
Fully cooked Flour .
salt , sugar .
The flour is the Star , the Tomato is the Co-Star
The acid from Tom' is absorbed by the cooked Flour and
improves the flavor by "Reducing" the Acid .
Chemists use the word Reduce to mean nuetralize
an acid . But salts can also nuetralize acids , but slower .
Salts here act as a stabilizer/buffer .
They can prevent big jumps in acid or alkaline .
I hate the word Reduce , its purposely ambigous .
I say salt/alkalize an acid , and salt/Acidify and alkaline .
If you move the acid ( Or an alk') to nuetral pH 7 ,
you create a salt .
it , if you keep going past pH 7 , you alkalize it .
reverse for Alkaline .
But as you aproach 7 , it changes so slowly that
it makes little diff' , cause it's wildly NON-LINEAR .
You can drink Lye pH 8 , it will just make you uncomfortable for a while .
You cant drink pH 10 . Laundry soap ( powder type is 10 )
You can add pH 10 to food , it drops quickly for the
dilution with food .
pH 10 to 11 is most convenient to "work" with .
But no need for a Hydrogen probe , just use a clever
method of diluting and then tasting a VERY dilute
mix then back tracking ..
Also ... Sugar is Sucrose ( a blend of glucose and fructose)
It has been scientifically documented to contain nothing
harmful except it can make you fat .
Your body runs on 99% carbohydrate . the C' is converted
to glucose .
It will amase you how much glucose is consumed by
your brain uh ...er.... My brain .
Your muscles can take less and do far more !
Muscles can use lactate ( heart especially ) as food
Lactate forms excess when you workout too
hard and get muscle pain . But it is NOT the cause
of the pain ! It is a normal reaction .
It can produce ATP when you cant get enough oxygen .
But it does so very slowly . So best slow down and get
back into the aerobic mode .
There may be a flavor in Lactate ( aka lactic acid )
Food grade Lactate is a closely held secret flavor ...
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You can't boil Gen Purpose Flour . Sphageti is boiled
but it was precooked !
Instant flour is cooked , so you can add it to cooking foods
that have moisture and get great flavor .
Pasta is actually uncooked before you boil it, it is NOT precooked.
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Isn't flour a flavor reducer?
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if you want the answers, then let us know
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged the state of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about the state's approach to funding its pension obligations.
An SEC investigation revealed that Illinois failed to inform investors about the impact of problems with its pension funding schedule as the state offered and sold more than $2.2 billion worth of municipal bonds from 2005 to early 2009.
"Illinois failed to disclose that its statutory plan significantly underfunded the state's pension obligations and increased the risk to its overall financial condition," the SEC says. "The state also misled investors about the effect of changes to its statutory plan."
Illinois, which the SEC says implemented a number of remedial actions and issued corrective disclosures beginning in 2009, agreed to settle the SEC's charges.
"Municipal investors are no less entitled to truthful risk disclosures than other investors," said George Canellos, acting director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, in a statement. "Time after time, Illinois failed to inform its bond investors about the risk to its financial condition posed by the structural underfunding of its pension system."
The enforcement action against Illinois is the second time that the SEC has charged a state with violating federal securities laws in public pension disclosures. The SEC charged New Jersey in 2010 with misleading municipal bond investors about its underfunding of the state's two largest pension plans.
Illinois' state employee pension system faces a $100 billion hole that is growing by $17 million per day, The Associated Press reported in January.
Elaine Greenberg, chief of the SEC's Municipal Securities and Public Pensions Unit, added in the same statement that "regardless of the funding methodology they choose, municipal issuers must provide accurate and complete pension disclosures including the effects of material changes to their pension plans. Public pension disclosure by municipal issuers continues to be a top priority of the unit."
According to the SEC's order instituting settled administrative proceedings against Illinois, the state established a 50-year pension contribution schedule in the Illinois Pension Funding Act that was enacted in 1994. The schedule proved insufficient to cover both the cost of benefits accrued in a current year and a payment to amortize the plans' unfunded actuarial liability. "The statutory plan structurally underfunded the state's pension obligations and backloaded the majority of pension contributions far into the future. This structure imposed significant stress on the pension systems and the state's ability to meet its competing obligations—a condition that worsened over time," the SEC found.
The SEC's order finds that Illinois misled investors about the effect of changes to its funding plan, particularly pension holidays enacted in 2005. "Although the state disclosed the pension holidays and other legislative amendments to the plan, Illinois did not disclose the effect of those changes on the contribution schedule and its ability to meet its pension obligations. The state's misleading disclosures resulted from various institutional failures. As a result, Illinois lacked proper mechanisms to identify and evaluate relevant information about its pension systems into its disclosures."
For example, "Illinois had not adopted or implemented sufficient controls, policies or procedures to ensure that material information about the state's pension plan was assembled and communicated to individuals responsible for bond disclosures. The state also did not adequately train personnel involved in the disclosure process or retain disclosure counsel," the SEC says.
According to the SEC's order, Illinois took multiple steps beginning in 2009 to correct process deficiencies and enhance its pension disclosures.


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Mysterious submarine missile launch not an accident
The mysterious missile launch november 8th 2010, from a position north of Catalina Island, approximately 35 miles out to sea, could not be an accident and must have been launched from a submarine. But military and aviation agencies and experts have no clue who is behind this rocket launch. It appeared to be a substantial missile, maybe an ICBM missile, that made a spectacular contrail in the skies over Southern California and the Pacific.
According to NBC News Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski, "it could not be a planned military launch" and one possibility is, that the missile was "launched unintentionally and someone may have simply punched the wrong button"..? What? We all know, that there are a PROTOCOL to follow before you launch a missile of this kind. You have several security stages to go through before you get a chance to punch wrong buttons! With a reported launch position far out on sea, it must have been a military submarine or ship, no other explanation fits this event.
Another weird theory also expressed on NBC´s website are, that it could be a "sophisticated launch just to create a spectacular sight in the sky"..? They continue with, "yet another theory is that the object was a contrail that, when viewed from a certain angle, appeared to be a signal of a missile launch"..? You just don´t fire an InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) to hundreds of millions of dollars, "just to create a spectacular sight in the sky", and no matter what, you still need a MISSILE of some kind (or airplane), to make a contrail of that size in the sky…
This missile launch was NO ACCIDENT and it came from a submarine. Pentagon knows something, unless it is a "black budget" and only a few elitists + a submarine crew, have knowledge of what was going on that monday evening november 8th 2010. Something is not quite right and why are we not informed? I think it was a secret test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from an underwater military submarine!
New development November 15th 2010
More about the mystery missile…
November 9th 2010:
- Mysterious missile lights up the sky over the Pacific (nbcsandiego.com)
- Pentagon can't explain 'missile' off California (CBS News)
- Pentagon working to solve mystery missile launch (Reuters)
- Mystery missile: Shades of Scare Force One; Update: Was it a missile or not? (Michelle Malkin)
- US test fires secret missile off CA (Press TV)
- Internet Struggles to Explain California's Mystery Missile (Yahoo! News)
- 'Mystery missile' launches in US (Al Jazeera)
- Former NATO Ambassador: Missile "Mystery" Was US "Show Of Force" To Asia (PrisonPlanet.com)
- Mystery "missile launch" off California – solved? (wattsupwiththat.com)
- Mystery missile launch off California could be ICBM (Examiner)
- Missile launch over Southern California explained (Examiner)
- Mysterious Missile Lights Up Sky Off Coast Of Los Angeles, Military Refuses To Comment (Huffington Post)
- It was US Airways flight 808 (Time to Think)
November 10th 2010:
- Mystery Object No Threat to Nation: NORAD (nbcsandiego.com)
- Pentagon calls mystery missile 'unexplained,' cannot rule out threat (heraldsun.com.au)
- Pentagon can't explain mystery missile (Press TV)
- Mystery Missile: this question can be answered (FAS Strategic Security Blog)
- Mystery vapor trail over California was left by plane, not missile, experts say (Washington Post)
- Mystery Missile, Not A Missile (CBS – Video)
- Mystery 'missile' (New York Post)
- Mystery missile launch reported off California coast (BBC News)
- Mystery 'missile' launch in US: the theories (The Telegraph)
- Officials Say "Mystery Missile" a Plane (CBS News Online – Video)
- Mystery Missile, Not A Missile (CBS News – Video)
- US government clueless about mystery missile launch (RT News – Video)
- Mystery 'missile vapour trail' seen over LA (The First Post)
- Out to Launch?: "Mystery Missile" off California Coast Was Probably Just an Airliner, Pentagon Says (scientificamerican.com)
- Blogger Believes Webcam Image Solves 'Missile' Mystery (Fox News)
- Missile mystery: Who launched it and why? (CBS8)
- Military Says Missile-Like Object Wasn't Missile (CBS)
- Wayne Madsen: Pentagon and its embedded media covering up Chinese show of force off LA
November 11th 2010:
- Pentagon: 'mystery missile' was probably airplane (AP)
- Pentagon, NASA experts say mystery plume was plane (AP)
November 17th 2010:
- David Letterman – Mystery Missile Top Ten (CBS)
- Similar contrail seen off the Orange County coast January 2010 (sciencedude.ocregister.com)
- Jet contrails from some angles look like missile trails (Contrail Science)


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U.S. Department of Defense Deputy CIO David Wennergren works on strategic issues across all military branches.
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David Wennergren
Deputy CIO, U.S. Department of Defense
David Wennergren's passion for the projects he undertakes is apparent to anyone who spends five minutes talking to him about IT's transformative potential.
Apparently his enthusiasm is contagious because Wennergren has led teams to success on complex projects in the U.S. Department of Defense.
As former CIO of the Department of the Navy, he led a cross-branch identity management effort he calls the largest smart card deployment in the Western hemisphere. "It sets the stage for other developments in cyber-security and digital signatures," Wennergren said.
He also pushed the Navy to take an aggressive approach to creating e-business operations to eliminate labor-intensive paper processes. The Navy's Enterprise Software Initiative approach to leveraging its buying power has since been adopted by the federal government as the General Services Administration SmartBuy program.
These accomplishments and others got Wennergren, 50, promoted in November 2006 to deputy assistant secretary of defense for information management and technology, and deputy CIO.
The challenge of working on strategic issues across all military branches appeals to Wennergren. "I always preach continuous learning; I had some learning to do myself in moving to the larger organization," said Wennergren. Because the Department of the Navy has two branches, the Navy and Marines, he had some experience working across services. "Now I've just added the Army and Air Force to the mix," he said.
Helping lead the IT operations of a big organization is more about change management than about technology itself, Wennergren said, and he is focused on making defense operations more service oriented or net-centric. In short, he wants the best of both enterprise applications and small, local-project development.
"We are changing the way we buy and build software. We have to behave like an enterprise. We don't need 50 smart card solutions or 50 collaboration tools," he said. The enterprise can be responsible for tools everyone uses, freeing up agency developers to work on tools specific to their needs. As part of a net-centric data strategy, communities of interest are forming to make data visible and accessible to each other without jettisoning their legacy systems. For instance, a maritime domain awareness community of interest -- including the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the Navy and Coast Guard -- is using a common format to share data from incompatible legacy systems.
Wennergren's influence extends beyond the Pentagon. As vice chair of the Federal CIO Council, he works on pertinent federal government issues. "None of us works in isolation," he said. "We all have cross-cutting initiatives, so it's important to come together to study the best practices." Two of his current focuses on the council are related: Web 2.0 tools and the Net generation. "The young people joining the IT work force today have different expectations about multitasking and the workplace," he said. "We have to learn how to be an employer of choice for them."
That gets back to the team-building skills and passion he brings to the job: As Wennergren sees it, in order to have an impact on such a large organization, he has to be a positive force for change and create a sense of urgency. "Many people are comfortable staying where they are because it's what they know and are good at," he said. "If I am going to get people to step out of their comfort zone, I have to be fully committed to the change, but also a good listener and have a desire to help those people unleash their potential."
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Radiant Calabrese Broccoli, Rancheria Community Garden, Santa Barbara CA Dec 2016!
Broccoli may be the most nutritious of all the cole crops, which are among the most nutritious of all vegetables. Researchers have reported that cruciferous vegetables contain potent natural anti-cancer agents if eaten raw. These nutrients typically are more concentrated in flower buds than in leaves, and that makes broccoli and cauliflower better sources of vitamins and nutrients than cole crops in which only the leaves are eaten. The anti-cancer properties of these vegetables are so well established that the American Cancer Society recommends that Americans increase their intake of broccoli and other cole crops.
Recent studies have shown that broccoli sprouts may be even higher in important antioxidants than the mature broccoli heads. Other research has suggested that the compounds in broccoli and other Brassicas can protect the eyes against macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in older people. If you choose to eat broccoli leaves, you will find that there is significantly more vitamin A (16,000 IU per 100 grams) versus flower clusters – the heads (3,000 IU per 100 grams) or the stalks (400 IU per 100 grams).
They are also high in vitamin C, which may protect against atherosclerosis. Four ounces of RAW broccoli contains twice the vitamin C in an equivalent amount of reconstituted orange juice. Cooking halves the amount of this vitamin.
Vegetarians rely heavily on broccoli because it's high in calcium.
Broccoli varieties vary considerably, tall, short, more heat tolerant or cold tolerant, have small heads, large heads, some make tons of side shoots, others less! For smaller heads, grow quick maturing varieties. They come in Green or purple! Purples turn green or blue when cooked. At left is an Early Purple Sprouting Broccoli, a beautiful English Heirloom producing like crazy!
Besides regular brocs, there are fancies like Romanesco that grows in a spiral! It's taste is mild and more like cauliflower than broccoli. Sprouting broccoli has a larger number of heads with many thin stalks. Broccoli Raab, aka Rapini, is fast-growing, also known as turnip broccoli, forms multiple small heads and tends to branch out.
Some favorite varieties:
DeCicco 48-65 days – Italian heirloom, bountiful side shoots. Produces a good fall crop, considered a spring variety. Early, so smaller main heads.
Packman 53 days – early hybrid, 9" head! Excellent side-shoot production.
Green Comet 55 days – early; hybrid, 6" diameter head, very tolerant of diseases and weather stress. Heat tolerant.
Nutribud 55-70 days – is unusually high in free glutamine which is one of the building blocks of protein, a primary energy source of the brain and a major healing nutrient! Purple broccoli, in addition to this, contains anthocyanins which give it its colour. These have antioxidant effects, which are thought to lower the risk of some cancers and maintain a healthy urinary tract as well.
Cruiser 58 days – tolerant of dry conditions
Calabrese 58-90 days – Italian, large heads, many side shoots. Loves cool weather. Disease resistant.
Green Goliath 60 days – heavy producer, tolerant of extremes. Prefers cool weather, considered a spring variety.
Waltham 29 85 days – medium heads, late, cold resistant, prefers fall weather but has tolerance for late summer heat.
Broccoli is notorious for uneven maturity, so you will often see a range of days to maturity, like Calabrese above. So don't expect clockwork. The advantage is they don't come in all at once and you have table supply for an extended period, especially if you plant different varieties at the same time. After the main head is harvested, you will have an abundant supply of side shoots which will further extend your harvest time. Some varieties even produce mini side shoots at the same time as the main head!
Tasty image from GrowVeg!
Plant Lettuce amongst the Brassicas to repel cabbage moths. In hot summer, big brocs shelter and shade delicate lettuces. When it isn't hot, put smaller companions on the sunny side of your brocs. Cut lower foliage off so they get sun. Mint nearby deters cabbage moths from laying eggs. Since mint is invasive, plant it in containers.
Cilantro makes broccoli grow REALLY well, bigger, fuller, greener!
To deter pests plant Onion family, plant Chamomile, Aromatic herbs, especially Catmint, Hyssop, Mint, Dill, Sage, Thyme, Lavender, Lemon Balm. Plant your herbs in containers so they can be moved around during the year to help specific seasonal plants.
Generally brocs are happy with Basil, Beans, Beets, Celery, Chard, Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Lettuce, Marigold, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato
Not happy with Tomatoes?, strawberry, lettuce?!, bush & pole beans.
In summer, plant cucumbers under them to reduce the attraction of striped cucumber beetles to the cukes.
Radish reduces green peach aphids.
Be advised! Dying parts of the Brassica family of plants produce a poison that prevents the seeds of some plants from growing. Plants with small seeds, such as lettuce, are especially affected by the Brassica poison, so plant lettuces from transplants under them. A professor at the University of Connecticut says Brassica plants should be removed from the soil after they have produced their crop.
Brocs prefer full sun, though partial shade helps prevent bolting, but if they don't get enough sun they will just grow tall. More sun helps make a tougher plant less attractive to aphids.
Broccoli plants will grow in almost any soil but prefer a pH between 6.0 and 7.0 for optimum growth. A pH within this range will discourage clubroot disease and maximize nutrient availability. Well-drained, sandy loam soils rich in organic matter are ideal for broccoli plants and especially early plantings of broccoli. They LOVE recently manured ground.
If you will be planting by seed, per Cornell, best germination temperature is 45 F to 85 F, but will germinate at soil temps as low as 40 F.
Though those are best temps, in SoCal, if there are no Bagrada Bugs, fall plantings are started late July. While there is little space for big winter plants, small nursery patches can be planted. Leave enough room between seedlings so you can get your trowel in to lift them out to transplant later when space becomes available. If seeds and nurseries aren't your thing, wait until your local nursery has transplants! If we aren't having a heatwave, late August they might start trickling in. Labor Day weekend is a favorite planting time for some gardeners. October is just fine too!
Successive plantings may be done all winter long. If brocs are a favorite, the last round is usually planted in January because spring brings the interest in summer plants and we need room for them! We need space to amend soil for the next plantings, and time to let it settle and for the soil organisms to establish and flourish. The weather shifts, our body shifts with the seasons and we are looking forward to those summer treats again!
Seedlings should be 8″-10″ apart with 30″-36″ between the rows. Broccoli yields and the size of broccoli heads are affected by plant spacing. The tighter the spacing the better the yields, but the broccoli heads will be smaller. If you intend to keep your plants for side shoots, plant taller varieties to the northmost so they won't shade shorter summer plants you will plant later on. Plant for plenty of air circulation to help avoid mildew.
The number of plants you choose to grow depends on your needs. If Broccoli is a staple for you, plant plenty so after the main heads are taken, you will get enough side shoots. When you need space for summer crops, and as other crops come in, you may decide to keep only 1 or 2 plants for side shoots to garnish your summer salads.
Cool weather is essential once the flower heads start to form. It keeps growth steady.
For year 'round growers, mulch early in spring to keep the ground cool and moist as well as reduce weed competition. In cool moist areas, forget the mulch. It brings slugs.
An even moisture supply is needed for broccoli transplants to become well established and to produce good heads. Never let the seedbed dry out. In sandy soils this may require two to three waterings per day. When they get up to about a foot tall, lay back on the water so the leaves aren't too soft, attract aphids.
Compost/Fertilizer Put a ring of granular nitrogen around cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower plants for bigger heads.
The trick to producing excellent broccoli heads is to keep the broccoli plants growing at a steady pace. Top-dress the plants with compost or manure tea; or side-dress with blood-meal or fish emulsion; and water deeply. Repeat this process every 3-4 weeks until just before harvest.
Research shows there are less aphids when you plant different varieties of brocs together! The plants mature at different rates. Aphids usually mean too soft a plant. Less feeding, less water. Immediately check curled leaves. Spray them away with a vigorous stream of water every day until gone, taking special care where new leaves are forming. Check the undersides of the leaves too. If the aphids have infested side shoots, remove the shoots. Some recommend sprinkling cinnamon on the ground to dissuade the ants that tend the aphids.
Cutworms, Flea Beetles, and Diamond Back Moth.
The nemesis is the green looper! This cabbage caterpillar makes your plants holey faster than thou can believe! Get Bt, Bacillus thuringiensis. It is sold in nurseries as Thuricide, Dipel, Bactus, Biological Worm Control, Leptox, SOK, Novabac or Tribacture.
Club Root, Black Rot, Black Leg, Wirestem, Alternaria Leaf Spot, and Downy Mildew
Immediately when you plant your transplants, treat for mildew. Apply your baking soda mix. Drench under and upper sides of the foliage of young plants to get them off to a great start! A super combo is 1 regular Aspirin dissolved, a 1/4 cup nonfat powdered milk, heaping tablespoon of baking soda, a teaspoon liquid dish soap per gallon/watering can. Reapply every 10 days or so, and after significant rains. Prevention is so much better than after mildew has set in. See Aspirin Solution.
Small or no heads? Weather can be the culprit. Per Bonnie Plants, "If transplants sit exposed to cold below 40 degrees for a week or two, the chilling injury triggers heads to form way too early." A small head on a small plant means you won't get a large head. A head may not form If the growing tip is injured by rough handling, insects or weather. Your broc is considered to have gone 'blind.' If you have enough growing season time left, start over with a transplant if possible.
Potentially you have five kinds of harvests! Leaves, heads, side shoots, flowers, seeds! Leaves are edible, same as collards!
The center head produced by broccoli is always the largest. Harvest the main head while the buds are tight! Broccoli heads should not have any yellow petals. Cut about 5" down the stem so fat side branches and larger side shoots will form. Cut at an angle so water will run off, not settle in the center and rot the central stalk.
Side heads will develop rapidly in some varieties after the main head has been harvested, some even before! Harvesting of the broccoli side heads may continue for several weeks or all summer! Side shoot heads are 1 to 3″ in diameter. Sidedressing with fertilizer can increase yields and size of these sprout shoots.
Broccoli is highly perishable. The respiration rate of freshly harvested broccoli is very high. Harvest it last, and get it into the fridge asap before it goes limp! Broccoli should not be stored with apples or pears, which produce substantial quantities of ethylene, because this gas accelerates yellowing of the buds. Freeze what you won't use right away.
If you didn't harvest your side shoots and your broccoli has gone to flower, harvest the flowers and sprinkle them over your salad, toss them in your stir fry for a little peppery flavor! Hold the stalk with one hand, zip your other hand along the stalk to gather the beautiful flowers! Clip off stalks you don't need and you will likely get more side shoots!
All varieties in this large species will cross with each other. Separate different varieties at least 1000 feet for satisfactory results or at least 1 mile for purity. Caging with introduced pollinators or alternate day caging is also recommended in small gardens. Because Brassicas are biennial, two year plants, plants to be left for seed production, if in cold climates, should be mulched in the fall or carefully dug, trimmed and stored for the winter in a humid area with temperatures between 35-40° F. In SoCal they can be left in the ground to overwinter. Flowering plants can reach 4′ in height and need at least 2′ to 3′ spacing, depending on the size of the variety, for good seed production.
Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kohlrabi grown for seed should not be trimmed for consumption. Brussels sprouts, collards and kale can be lightly trimmed for eating without affecting quality seed production. If small amounts of seeds are wanted, allow the fine little pods to dry to a light brown color before picking and opening by hand. Lower pods dry first followed by those progressively higher on the plant. Watch daily to get them before the birds do, or cover the plant with bird netting! For larger amounts of seeds pull the entire plant after a majority of pods have dried. Green pods rarely produce viable seeds even if allowed to dry after the plant is pulled.
Crush unopened pods in a cloth bag with a mallet or by walking on them. Chaff can be winnowed. Remove the seeds so no moisture will remain to rot them.
Viability 2 – 3 years, but up to 5 years in good cool and dry storage conditions.
Broccoli is a popular raw hors d'œuvre vegetable for good reason! That is when it is most nutritious! Light and quick steaming is second best.
All Brassica leaves can be eaten the same as collard leaves! Steamed over rice, or toss in a wok with oil, sprinkled with soy sauce or a sauce of your choice. Dr. Amy Simmone, University of Florida Food Safety Specialist and native of Thailand, states that in her country broccoli leaves are stir-fried or sautéed with garlic and oyster sauce and served with rice. She says that broccoli leaves taste a bit like young tender collard greens.
Use to top pastas or even pizzas! Broccoli along with almonds makes a delish creamy soup. Cheese and Broccoli Quiche!
The top portion of broccoli is actually flower buds. Given time each will burst into a bright beautiful yellow flower, which is why they are called florets. The small yellow edible flowers have a mild spiciness, mild broccoli flavor. They are quite pretty and terrific sprinkled on salads, and are delicious in a stir-fry or steamer.
Tarladalal of India says: Combine broccoli, baby corn, spinach and other vegetables of your choice, cook in a thick creamy white sauce or red sauce. Pour in a baking dish, garnish with cheese and bake to make au gratins. You can also use as lasagna sheets in this recipe.
Broccoli has been with us in the US since 1923, when two Italian brothers planted the first crop near San Jose, California. John Evans, of Palmer, Alaska, holds the 1993 world's record for his 35 lb (no typo) broc! He uses organic methods, including mycorrhizal fungi! And, yes, moose eat broccoli!
The Green Bean Connection started as correspondence for our SoCal Santa Barbara CA USA, Pilgrim Terrace Community Garden. All three of Santa Barbara city community gardens are very coastal. During late spring/summer we are in a fog belt/marine layer area most years, locally referred to as the May grays, June glooms and August fogusts. Keep that in mind compared to the microclimate niche where your veggie garden is. Bless you for being such a wonderful Earth Steward!
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The death toll from the cold rose to 79 on Wednesday and emergency crews worked overtime as temperatures sank to minus 26.5 F in some areas.
Europe had enjoyed a relatively mild winter up until last weekend, but an Arctic system swinging in from the east brought that to an abrupt halt.
Parts of the Black Sea froze near the Romanian coastline and the rare show fell on Croatian islands in the Adriatic Sea.
In Bulgaria, 16 towns recorded their lowest temperatures since records started 100 years ago. It was so cold in the capital Sofia that ATM cash machines froze up, the newspaper Trud reported.
In central Serbia, choppers pulled out 12 people, including nine who went to a funeral but then could not get back over icy, snow-choked roads. Two more people froze to death in the snow and two others are missing, bringing that nation's death toll to five.
"The situation is dramatic, the snow is up to five meters (16 1/2 feet) high in some areas, you can only see rooftops," said Dr. Milorad Dramacanin, who participated in the helicopter evacuations.
One of the evacuees was an elderly woman who had fallen into a coma. She survived after being airlifted to a hospital.PhotoBlog: Deep Freeze hits Eastern Europe
Two helicopters were also used Wednesday to rescue people and supply remote villages in northern Bosnia.
"We are trying to get through to several small villages, with each just a few elderly residents," said Bosnian rescue official Milimir Doder. "All together some 200-300 people are cut off. We are supplying them for the second day with food and medication."
Some villages have had no electricity for two days and crews were working around-the-clock trying to fix power lines.
"The snow is about two meters high (6 feet) and we have cleared off paths that look more like tunnels," Doder said. "It is going well but if there is more snow coming, then the situation may get critical."
The forecast across the Balkans is for conditions to worsen through the week.
Homeless deaths in Ukraine
Ukraine alone reported 43 deaths, mostly of homeless people. The country's Emergency Situations Ministry said 28 people had been found dead on the streets, eight died in hospitals and seven in their homes. Over 720 others were hospitalized with hypothermia and frostbite.
Ukraine's 1+1 channel broadcast footage of a man being treated for frostbite in his toes, which had turned completely black.
Authorities have deployed over 1,730 heating shelters across the country, handing out hot tea, coffee, boiled potatoes and pork fat — a traditional Ukrainian dish — to the homeless. Hospitals were told not to discharge homeless patients even if their treatment was finished to protect them from the cold.
"They say the whole February will be cold, and the first half of March, so we have to get ready for this somehow," said Viktor, who is living on the streets of Kiev.
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov urged Ukrainians to stay vigilant, dress warmly and help each other in the face of the severe weather.
"I call on citizens, enterprises, organizations not to be indifferent, to support and protect those people who cannot help themselves in this difficult time," Azarov said in a statement Wednesday. "We are one people."
His comments after some experts suggested Ukraine's high death toll was linked to authorities' unwillingness and incompetence in dealing with the homeless.
Pavlo Rozenko, an expert on social policy with the Kiev-based Razumkov Center, said Ukrainian authorities often suffer from the Soviet legacy of viewing the homeless as alcoholics, drug addicts and do-nothings who need to be punished instead of helped.
"The country doesn't know yet how to take care of its homeless," Rozenko said.
Deep freeze elsewhere
- Romania: Temperatures plunged to minus 26.5, and six homeless people died in the past 24 hours of hypothermia, the health ministry reported. Hundreds of other people were sent to shelters to protect them from the extreme cold.
- Poland: Five people died of hypothermia in the last day, bringing its toll up to 20 since Friday.
- Hungary: Several schools suspended classes, including one in the east that said it could not afford the high heating bills.
- Slovenia: Winds of up to 112 mph blew off roofs and prompted authorities to close some schools, authorities said.
- Russia: Temperatures fell to minus 6 in Moscow but only one person was reported to have died of the cold.
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Nano-engineered Powders Tackle Toxic Chemicals
Thirsty grains act fast to clean up messes
April 28, 2005
Composed of magnesium, titanium and oxygen, the toxic-chemical cleaner known as FAST-ACT is unremarkable at first glance. Yet, this new family of powders packs a punch--crammed onto each tiny grain is an enormous surface area and a seemingly limitless thirst for hazardous substances.
When sprayed from a canister or spread over a spill, the material grabs onto and rapidly breaks apart such deadly materials as VX nerve gas and sulfuric acid.
The video above shows just what FAST-ACT can do.
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kansas State University chemist Kenneth Klabunde was the first to devise the nano-engineering techniques that led to the development of FAST-ACT. He then founded NanoScale Materials Inc. to produce this new family of substances.
More recently, with support from NSF's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the company created the manufacturing processes for commercial-scale production. The SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs target small businesses and their partners at universities, enabling the companies to pursue high-risk science and engineering research that could one day prove both useful and economically valuable. In fiscal year 2004, NSF provided just over $100 million to support small business programs.
A listing of Klabunde's NSF awards follows this text.
Kenneth Klabunde recently won a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award for his work on FAST-ACT.
NSF Contact: Josh Chamot, (703) 292-7730, email@example.com
NanoScale Materials Inc. Contact: Kyle Knappenberger, (785) 537-0179 x 134, email@example.com
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Checkpoint SL Frameset is a carbon gravel bike frame for epic all-road adventures. OCLV Carbon, a gravel-smoothing IsoSpeed decoupler, extra mounts for essential accessories, and massive tire clearance make it the ideal starting point for a lightweight, high-performance gravel bike build.
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There are abundant recipes for buffalo-style cauliflower on the internet. Some of them even call the little florets "wings." I honestly find it to be quite a bit of work for something that doesn't totally satiate me. There's a batter/coating step that's kinda messy. There's two cooking stages. It always feels like a lot of dishes and time spent for a snack. Every time I make and eat these little bites, I remember that I'd be just as satisfied with roasted/sautéed cauliflower tossed with some hot sauce (and then promptly regret that I didn't do exactly that).
We're on a wholesome comfort food bender around here and buffalo-style something has been on my list for a while. I was toying around with a chili/stew, but it was slightly… sweaty (lol) to keep eating steamy mouthfuls of hot stuff. I thought about a fancy toast option to break everything up, but wasn't terribly excited about it. A cozy, fluffy, and crispy potato jacket seemed like the answer I was looking for, and it was!
The potato counters that sharp spice with creamy mushiness and crunchy-salty edges. I originally intended to do this with sweet potatoes, but then imagined the final photo as a sea-of-orange and decided to go russetts all the way–it's an Instagram-able world and I just live in it haha.
So this one is in the spirit of those cauliflower "wings," but made into a main course and a bit less fussy. Ten core ingredients! You make a very basic vegetable and chickpea stew while the potatoes bake, stuff those babies, and then heat the whole thing through. Simple!
I always go salt-baked for the potatoes because I eat the skin and this method guarantees extra crispy edges. This is definitely a hearty and warm meal to help you ease into those first cool nights. The leaves are starting to change here, and the heavy duvets are out. A couple of these sauced/stewed up potato jackets, some greens on the side, and maybe a glass of wine sounds like the perfect cozy weeknight to me. Maybe it does to you too?
Print the recipe here!
NOTES: There's a bunch of different Buffalo-style hot sauces on the market, and a lot of them have some scary ingredient lists. I'd recommend seeking out Tessamae's Buffalo sauce. It comes in mild and hot, is super clean ingredient-wise, and tastes great. I actually don't season the filling of this with salt, which might sound sorta shocking if you've been following this site. Most Buffalo sauces have a good amount of salt already, so I held back and found my finished product quite tasty without it. Taste as you go and judge for yourself!
4 russet potatoes, scrubbed
grapeseed oil
sea salt
½ cup finely chopped shallot (about 2 small shallots)
1 stalk celery, finely chopped (reserve inner leaves)
½ teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups small cauliflower florets
1 cup cooked chickpeas
½ cup vegetable stock
½ cup canned crushed tomatoes (I prefer fire-roasted)
¼ cup Buffalo-style hot sauce
handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped (optional)
ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Set up the two oven racks in the middle of the oven. Place a baking sheet on the lower rack.
Dry off the potatoes and set them on a plate. Prick a few holes into the potatoes with the tines of a fork. Lightly brush them on all sides with grapeseed oil and sprinkle them with salt. Place the potatoes directly on the oven rack above the baking sheet. Bake the potatoes until tender and the skin feels slightly crisp, about 1-1 ½ hours.
While the potatoes are baking, make the buffalo chickpea filling. Heat a braiser-style pot or deep skillet (with a lid) over medium heat. Drizzle about a teaspoon of grapeseed oil into the pot. Throw the shallots into the pot and sauté until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the celery and sauté another 2 minutes. Add the paprika and garlic, and stir.
Add the cauliflower and chickpeas to the pot and stir again. Pour in the vegetable stock and stir to combine. Add the tomatoes and Buffalo sauce and stir. Season the mixture with black pepper and bring it to a boil. Let the buffalo chickpea mixture simmer, covered, until the cauliflower is tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Once the potatoes are baked and you can handle them, cut them in half lengthwise. Lay the halves on a parchment lined baking sheet. Scoop out 1 tablespoon or so of potato from each half. You can eat this cooked potato on the spot or save it for another use. Lightly mash the insides of the potatoes with a fork.
Gently spoon the buffalo chickpea mixture into the baked potato halves. Slide the baking sheet into the oven and bake potatoes for another 12-15 minutes, or until the buffalo chickpea filling is hot.
Serve twice baked potatoes hot, topped with extra black pepper, extra hot sauce, chopped parsley, and celery leaves.


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Soul is the essence of an individual straddling the Hereafter and Now. St. John the Divine exiled to the isle of Patmos witnessed a series of visions. These visions were entirely of a different kind than that of Nostradamus. Secular or religious visions spring from an individual and what sets them off is soul. What would that mean? Even the most sublime visions that a man ever gets to see is set on this side of heaven and it is meant only for man and is clothed in the human language. Naturally the symbols used are common to mankind for pagan and godly alike. Since the soul is the magic lantern and and it touches Hereafter and Now there shall be elements that are discerned spiritually. As a result how the Soul flashes the images is not straight forward. Prophesies of Nostradamus has been stretched to include as diverse personages as Kennedy, Hitler etc., The number 666 of the Antichrist similarly is made to fit Nero, Napoleon or some other.In short images flashed by the soul hold significance that you may interpret as you will. If you use them for good you have done well or if you have distorted them for selfish gains you do so at your peril.
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The writing on the wall judged King Belzhassar but its meaning escaped the king for whom it was intended. But Daniel could interpret its meaning. Earlier the seer had explained the significance of the dream which Nebuchadnezzar his father had seen.
From these we can understand the Soul is source of visions that speaks Truth in a special language. Infirmity of man is such that Truth cannot be handled by all. 'What is Truth?' Pontius Pilate asked and remained as ignorant as he was before. Like the Ethiopian eunuch who asked Philip one might ask,'How can I except some man should guide me?' The Scriptures is one source where Truth that one seeks will be found. The soul of Stephen came to the aid of the Ethiopian official and Daniel was on hand to help the king.
From the Emmaus experience it is clear where soul opens our understanding we shall see Truth as it is. But do you possess it? You may be set by such an experience into the ways of righteousness but possessing it is a matter that will be settled hereafter.
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Soul is the essence of an individual straddling the Hereafter and Now. St. John the Divine exiled to the isle of Patmos witnessed a series of visions. These visions were entirely of a different kind than that of Nostradamus. Secular or religious visions spring from an individual and what sets them off is soul. What would that mean? Even the most sublime visions that a man ever gets to see is set on this side of heaven and it is meant only for man and is clothed in the human language. Naturally the symbols used are common to mankind for pagan and godly alike. Since the soul is the magic lantern and and it touches Hereafter and Now there shall be elements that are discerned spiritually. As a result how the Soul flashes the images is not straight forward. Prophesies of Nostradamus has been stretched to include as diverse personages as Kennedy, Hitler etc., The number 666 of the Antichrist similarly is made to fit Nero, Napoleon or some other.In short images flashed by the soul hold significance that you may interpret as you will. If you use them for good you have done well or if you have distorted them for selfish gains you do so at your peril.
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Metropolis is a science fiction film based on a screenplay written in 1924 by Fritz Lang and his then wife, Thea von Harbou. She made it into a novel in 1926. This work by Fritz Lang was produced in Germany in the Babelsberg Studios at a time before the economic and political chaos could engulf the Weimar Republic. It was the most expensive silent film of the time, costing approximately 7 million Reichsmark (equivalent to around $28 million USD in 2007).
The film is set in a future and a corporate city-state, the metropolis is the stage for examing an idea that was hot in the 20's: the social crisis between workers and owners in capitalism. The film had a checkered history, the original and longest version was briefly screened in Germany in 1927 of which a quarter of the footage was believed to be permanently lost. But later this portion resurfaced in a film museum in Argentina! There is an American version, which is a fraction of the original and it is what often referred to and discussed.
The film is set in the year 2026, and the city state, the metropolis of the title is run by Johann 'Joh' Fredersen (Alfred Abel).
Society has been divided into two rigid groups: one of planners or thinkers, who live high above the earth in luxury, and another of workers who live underground toiling to sustain the lives of the privileged.
The beautiful but a firebrand for the workers, Maria (Brigitte Helm) advises the desperate workers not to start a revolution, and instead wait for the arrival of "The Mediator", who, she says, will unite the two halves of society. Meanwhile the son of Fredersen, Freder (Gustav Fröhlich), becomes infatuated with Maria, and follows her down into the working underworld and realizes firsthand the situation. ( After an explosion at the "M-Machine", the employers are more concerned with keeping the machine than attending to the safety of the wounded. They bring in replacements.) Disgusted Freder joins her cause.
While the love is nascent in such lower depths above it is business as usual. Johann has a rival in Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge). Rotwang has built a robotic gynoid. Rotwang wants to give the robot the appearance of Hel but Johann requests him to give the robot the appearance of Maria instead. His aim is to hold his control over the workers using Maria as a robot while Rotwang who lost his sweetheart to Johann knowsshe died giving birth to Freder. He has his own plans to separate Maria from Johann. So he consents to the request of Johann.
After unleashing the real and the robot things really hot up in Metropolis.
The robot is passed for an exotic dancer and she proves to be a a hit with the well heeled Yoshiwara crowd. Meanwhile the real Maria is held a prisoner at the castle of Rotwang. The robot descents to the underworld and create confusion: workers mistake Maria as the cause for the havoc set off by robot Maria in the wake of destruction of "Heart Machine", the power station of the city. Nor they can understand it was the real Maria and Federer who saved them in a heroic rescue.
When the workers realize the damage the uppercrust have done and that their children are lost, they under the leadership of Grot, the foreman go up to seek revenge. They chase the human Maria, whom they hold responsible for their loss. As they break into the city's entertainment district, they run into and capture the robot Maria, while the human Maria manages to escape. The workers burn the captured Maria at the stake; Freder, believing this to be the human Maria, despairs but then he and the workers realize that the burned Maria is in fact a robot.
Meanwhile, the human Maria is chased by Rotwang along the battlements of the city's cathedral. Freder chases after Rotwang, resulting in a climactic scene in which Joh Fredersen watches in terror as his son struggles with Rotwang on the cathedral's roof. Rotwang falls to his death, and Maria and Freder return to the street, where Freder unites Fredersen (the "head") and Grot (the "hands"), fulfilling his role as the "Mediator" (the "heart").
* Alfred Abel as Joh Fredersen
* Gustav Fröhlich as Freder, Joh Fredersen's son
* Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Rotwang
* Fritz Rasp as the Thin Man
* Theodor Loos as Josaphat
* Erwin Biswanger as Worker 11811 / Georgi
* Heinrich George as Grot, Foreman of the Heart Machine
* Brigitte Helm as Maria/robot
Architecture and visual effects was a novelty then and the set design still impress modern audiences with their visual impact—the film contains cinematic and thematic links to German Expressionism, is based on contemporary Modernism and Art Deco. It stands as an emblem associated with the ruling class in the film.
Rotwang's Art Deco laboratory with its lights and industrial machinery similary add to the cult status of the film. In science fiction, this style is sometimes called Raygun Gothic.
The effects expert, Eugen Schüfftan, created innovative visual displays widely acclaimed in following years. Among the effects used are miniatures of the city, a camera on a swing, and most notably, the so-called Schüfftan process, later used by Alfred Hitchcock in his film Blackmail (1929).
The Maschinenmensch, the robot character played by Brigitte Helm, was created by Walter Schultze-Mittendorf. A chance discovery of a sample of "plastic wood" (a pliable substance designed as wood-filler) allowed him to sculpt the costume like a suit of armour over a plaster cast of the actress. Spraypainted a mix of silver and bronze, it helped create some of the most memorable moments on film.
Dualism is a running theme. Maria as the worker's guiding spirit while she is replicated as a robot to undo her effect on workers who themselves show dichotomy of workers conscious of the disparity between the classes and who toil as automata (the viwer cannot see their faces, and they work and move as rhythmically as the machines they operate.) Rotwang, the 'mad scientist' is another whose mad genius and hatred is in context of Johann whose selfishness is however tempered by his fatherly concern.
The film has drawn heavily from the story of the Tower of Babel (from the book of Genesis). One may envision a grandiose monument to the greatness of humanity but would need labor of millions whose requirements are different from those who think up the skyscrapers high enough to reach the stars. The camera focuses on armies of workers led to the construction site of the monument. They work hard but cannot understand the dreams of the Tower's designers, and the designers don't concern themselves with the mind of their workers. As the film explains, "The dreams of a few had turned to the curses of many".
Irony of the class war jells with the tragedy of the Biblical Tower: the planners and the workers spoke the same language but didn't understand each other. As the scene ends and the camera show us that only ruins remain of the Tower of Babel. This retelling is notable in keeping the theme of the lack of communication from the original story but placing it in the context of relations between social classes.
The entire film is dominated by technology: much of the technology portrayed in the film is unexplained and appears bizarre, for example the enormous "M-Machine" and the "Heart Machine." Lang obviously could only work with technology of the 20's and much of it to our sophisticated level seem mere curiosities of an outmoded era.' The ultimate expression of technology in the entire film is the female robot built by Rotwang, referred to as the Maschinenmensch ("Machine Human" or "Machine Man"). In the original German version Rotwang's creation is a reconstruction of his dead lover, a woman called Hel…'(wikipedia)
Lang, in his later years did claim his visit to New York in 1924 inspired Metropolis.
On January 10, 1927, a 210 minute version of the film premiered in Berlin with moderate success…After sound films came in in late 1927, theatre managers saw to it that the film was shown using a sound film projector at the standard sound film speed of up to 26 frames per second (as at its Berlin premiere). This affected the rhythm and pace of the original film, which had been made to be shown at the standard silent film speed of 16 frames per second…
American and foreign theatre managers were generally unwilling to allow more than ninety minutes to a feature in their program Few people outside of Berlin saw Metropolis as Fritz Lang originally intended. In the United States, the movie was shown in a version edited by the American playwright Channing Pollock, who almost completely obscured the original plot.'-wikipedia
Despite the film's later reputation, some contemporary critics panned it. The New York Times critic Mourdant Hall called it a "technical marvel with feet of clay". H. G. Wells thought it was foolish to think that automation created drudgery rather than relieving it, and found parts of the story derivative of Shelley's Frankenstein, Karel Čapek's robot stories, and his own The Sleeper Awakes.
Joseph Goebbels was impressed however and clearly took the film's message to heart. In a speech of 1928 he noted: "The political bourgeoisie is about to leave the stage of history. In its place advance the oppressed producers of the head and hand, the forces of Labour, to begin their historical mission".
Fritz Lang himself expressed dissatisfaction with the film. Lang's distaste for his own film perhaps stemmed from personal reasons. While his wife embraced the cause of Nazism passionately (Von Harbou became a passionate member of the Nazi Party in 1933) he fled from Germany and he and his wife were divorced in 1934.
Restorations and re-releases
Enno Patalas made an exhaustive attempt to restore the movie in 1986. This restoration was the most accurate for its time, thanks to the script and the musical score that had been discovered. The basis of Patalas' work was a copy in the Museum of Modern Art's collection.
The F.W. Murnau Foundation (which now owns the film's copyright) and Kino International (now the film's domestic distributor) released a 118-minute, digitally restored version in 2002, undertaken by Martin Koerber. It included the original music score and title cards describing the action in the missing sequences.
The music was composed by Gottfried Huppertz who had composed the original scores for Lang's Die Nibelungen films in 1924. As for this film, Huppertz composed a leitmotific orchestral score which included many elements from the music of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss plus some additional score for the city of the workers and the use of the popular Dies Irae for some apocalyptic imagery. His music played a quite prominent role while shooting the picture, since during principal photography, many scenes were accompanied by him playing the piano to get a certain effect from the actors.
Cultural influences
Shots from the film are extensively featured in the video for Queen (band)'s 1984 song Radio Ga Ga.
The visual design for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner was influenced by Metropolis. These include a built up urban environment, in which the wealthy literally live above the workers, dominated by a huge building. Compare the New Tower of Babel in Metropolis with the Tyrell Building in Blade Runner.
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The topic of fiscal politics includes taxation and spending, budget balances and debt levels, and crises and the politics of austerity. The discussion often focuses on how some variable—such as the international environment, or political institutions—constrains "politics" in this realm. Almost omnipresent concerns about endogeneity run through this research. While this is a "big" policy area that deserves study, tracing causation is difficult.
Keywords: fiscal policy, budget deficits, debts, crises, political institutions, partisanship, globalization, fiscal rules, fiscal institutions
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