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Calif. snowpack at 55% of normal, survey shows
The water content of California's mountain snowpack is at a disappointing 55 percent of normal, according to the snow survey conducted Monday morning.
April's survey of the snowpack is considered the most important of the year, said Mark Cowin, director of the state's Department of Water Resources. The snowpack is normally at its peak in early April, just before it begins to melt and feed the state's streams, reservoirs and aquifers.
"An unusually wet March improved conditions, but did not make up for the previous dry months," Cowin said in a statement. "The take-home message is that we've had a dry winter and although good reservoir storage will lessen impacts this summer, we need to be prepared for a potentially dry 2013."
The crucial reading means the state will probably deliver just half of the 4 million acre-feet of water requested by members of the state water project this year, after an unusually wet 2011 helped fill up the state's reservoir storage. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons of water - enough water to supply one to two households for a year.
Winter readings vital
California's mountain snowpack normally provides about one-third of the state's water, making the wintertime readings crucial to water districts and other agencies that distribute water to households, farms and others.
Monday's manual readings were conducted off Highway 50 near Echo Summit in the Sierra Nevada. While the overall statewide readings averaged out around 55 percent, electronic readings in the central Sierra showed the water content of the snowpack there at 51 percent of average, while the southern Sierra was at just 39 percent of average.
Things were much worse before a series of winter storms pounded the Golden State last month: March's survey showed the water content in the snowpack at just 34 percent of average.
Two of the state's most important reservoirs, Lake Oroville in Butte County and Lake Shasta in Shasta County, are at 84 percent and 86 percent full, respectively.
Allocation in drought
Last year, the state delivered 80 percent of the requested water, but officials said a 50 percent allocation is "not severely low." In 2008, for example - the middle of a two-year drought - just 35 percent was allocated.
The 29 public agencies that are part of the state water project serve more than 25 million Californians as well as almost a million acres of farmland. There will be one more survey this year, in May.
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As both Jane Finette and myself shared last year, we've been doing a lot of thinking about how we can amplify participation around Firefox and empower our Firefox users. In particular, looking at how we can lower the barrier of entry for anyone to declare their support for Firefox and Mozilla, or take small, quick actions to make a difference. As part of this, Jane and team launched the nascent Join Us program and mainstream newsletter, and I worked with folks last year to create a participation page that was linked to Firefox product pages and easier to discover.
As we've gone through the process of evaluating our participation channels, naturally we've had to examine Spread Firefox. While the model we put in place in 2004 was truly innovative – essentially, a social network and breeding ground for grassroots marketing – it's now ailing. There are several technical challenges around the site and we've seen participation decrease dramatically over the years.
For instance, we've seen the advent and huge success of Facebook and other social media channels. Privacy issues aside, Facebook has become a powerful platform for advocacy and communication. Over four million people "like" Mozilla Firefox on Facebook and countless community pages have popped up to share news and communicate with regional fans. Overall, Firefox advocacy has grown, but become decentralized.
At the same time, the competitive landscape has changed substantially since 2004. While we still relish, support and celebrate grassroots marketing activities, Mozillians have been collaborating to create an extended marketing team that spans paid and volunteer staff. The team grew to over 300 around the Firefox 4 for desktop and mobile launches and has the heft of a major commercial software marketing organization.
In response to all of these factors, we're taking Spread Firefox offline to further explore what makes sense in terms of volunteer engagement. Affiliate buttons have moved to the Get Involved page for now. If you'd like to help out in the near term, please help us track pages or content that should be saved and note sites that direct to Spread Firefox here. Feedback and ideas can also be added in the comments below.
To be clear – this doesn't mean we're minimizing our focus on community marketing, but growing it. In line with our pioneering spirit, we're looking to open up new programs and venues for engaging people globally and to empower them as Mozilla and Firefox supporters. Please keep an eye on the contributor engagement wiki for more info.

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Aeschynanthus species
Plants of Home and Garden
Epiphytes that often do well indoors; trailing species grown in hanging baskets, and climbers on a moss-covered stick. Propagate from stem cuttings taken in spring or early summer; bottom heat helpful. Alternatively, simple layering may also be done at this time. Grow in light to medium shade and keep temperatures above 55F/13C. Allow soil to dry between waterings, especially in winter
Aeschynanthus radicans, the lipstick plant or lipstick vine, also known as Aeschynanthus lobbianus
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Melamine Bowl - Daisy Print - Medium by Rice DK
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The melamine range by Rice is great for camping, parties, picnics and everyday use. The melamine Rice make comes with a great collection of patterns making them really collectable. It's a great fun way to serve when mixed and matched. Fig1 has the widest range available from a UK stockist so go wild, go picnic or go party.
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Sometimes these negative or low emotional vibes can be misinterpreted. Sometimes not. I find that usually, it's not an evil presense, it's an emotional wreck that's actually the ghost.
I'll agree with you on that Lope, emotions can and will be misinterpreted resulting in someone drawing the conclusion that a spirit is evil when it's encountered.
However, I will say this is a first that I've ever heard of an experience where someone had simply been near a location and had been followed back home only to experience a certain amount of personal torment that others had been able to pick up on later when they visited.
UNLESS it was enough to have just been aware that the place was haunted by some negativity that had been a factor in the unintentional "invite" to follow him back home.
Whether or not UNLESS could be the case, I'm all too interested to know if anyone who worked there had an experience similar to that.
It may just be my opinion but I don't see how anything could be mistaken or misinterpreted in this instance. I won't say evil but one word that does come to mind and came to mind when I first read about this, to describe whatever it was that followed Kats home, is malicious plain and simple.


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The Volkl Shiro is so good at so many things, it's tough to choose what exactly you want to do. It's happy to slash big, smeary turns down open faces, pivot through the trees, or rip big, deep, AK-style lines—just ask Ian Macintosh. But you should probably just do a little bit of everything. The Shiro's full rocker and wide dimensions—119mm underfoot, anyone?—enable effortless floatation through the deep, and the multi-layer Sensorwood poplar and beech core keeps things light without making the ski feel flimsy. It's not the fattest ski in Volkl's freeride line—that honor goes to the Three—but it charges plenty hard, courtesy of a carbon-laminate Power construction and a Tough Box torsion box that enable to you put tons of energy into the ski without overwhelming it. In fact, if you ever feel like the Shiro isn't enough ski, you should probably quit skiing immediately, because you'll officially be the gnarliest dude ever to strap on a pair of planks.


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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
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1 med. onion, chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
1 can tomato sauce (15 oz.)
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. water
12 cabbage leaves
Cover cabbage rolls with boiling water. Cover and let stand
until leaves are limp, about 10 minutes. Remove leaves; drain. Mix hamburger, pork
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Pour over cabbage rolls. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Mix cornstarch and
1 tablespoon water in saucepan. Stir in liquid from cabbage rolls. Heat to boiling, boil 1
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Gabe Southard of the Hope College music faculty will present a flute recital on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of the Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The program will consist of "Sonata No. 2," by Harald Genzmer; "The 'Undine' Sonata," by Carl Reineke; Selections from "24 Caprices," by Nicolas Paganini; and more.
Assisting Southard will be pianist Adam Clark and oboist Sarah Southard.
Southard is an assistant professor of music and director of Hope bands, and has been a member of the Hope faculty since 2007. He completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting at Michigan State University. Prior to his residence at MSU, he served as Wind Symphony conductor and Flute Studio teacher at the University of Michigan-Flint, where he also taught orchestration, music appreciation and advanced conducting.
While living in Cincinnati, Ohio, Southard served as conductor of the Cincinnati Youth
Wind Ensemble from 1999 to 2002. Under his direction, CYWE toured England and Scotland,
taking first place at the Bournemouth International Musicmakers Festival; completed
a CD of the works of Mark Camphouse; and was invited to perform at the Ohio Music
Educators Regional Conference.
Nykerk Hall of Music is located in the central Hope campus, at the former 127 E. 12th St. between College and Columbia avenues.


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Being a Korean adoptee myself, I know what it is like to look one way, but sometimes feel another way. For my thesis, I am exploring how we navigate between feelings of similarity and difference. Since past studies have indicated some Korean adoptees feel like outsiders amongst both White people and Korean people, I hope to discover factors that facilitate positive interpretations of difference
I am looking for people who were adopted from Korea, by a White parent or parents, to participate in an online survey that takes about 30 minutes to complete. To compensate you for your time, at the end of the survey, you will have the option to be entered into three raffles for $50 each. If you are interested in taking the survey, please click the link below.
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The University of Nottingham has been awarded funding of 2.9m to help make low-carbon fuel.
In a move that could potentially revolutionise major UK industries and help us to meet serious social and environmental challenges, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced an unprecedented 20m worth of synthetic biology projects.
The funding was announced by the Chancellor George Osborne at the Royal Society.
The six projects focus on biotechnology and advanced bioenergy and will use synthetic biology to investigate major global challenges, such as producing low-carbon fuel and reducing the cost of industrial raw materials. The funding will also help to build a world-leading synthetic biology research community in the UK.
Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts said: "Synthetic biology could provide solutions to the global challenges we face and offers significant growth opportunities in a range of important sectors from health to energy. However the commercialisation of basic science is largely untapped.
"This investment is part of the Government's commitment to making the UK a world leader in the research and application of synthetic biology. It will help to ensure that academics and industry can realise its full potential."
Led by Professor Nigel Minton, The University of Nottingham researchers in the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences are working to maximize the use of sustainable forms of energy by harnessing the ability of certain bacteria to 'consume' the gas carbon monoxide (CO) and convert it into useful chemicals and fuels.
CO is an abundant resource, and a waste product of steel manufacturing, oil refining and other industries. If we can use this CO to provide more sustainable energy, it would also result in a reduction in fossil carbon emissions.
Professor Minton said: "CO is an abundant resource and a waste product of industries such as steel manufacturing, oil refining and chemical production.
Moreover, it can be readily generated in the form of Synthesis Gas ('Syngas'), by the gasification (heating) of forestry and agricultural residues, municipal waste and coal. By allowing the use of all these available low cost, non-food resources, such a process both overcomes the "Food versus Fuel" issues associated with traditional ethanol production and circumvents many of the challenges associated with 'second generation' biofuels. The success of our project is dramatically enhanced by the participation of our commercial partner LanzaTech, a world leader in industrial gas fermentation. "
Some routes to biofuel generation through biological systems have relied on conversion of plant materials, such as sugars and starch. This has led to concerns over competition with use of these products as food, and a refocusing of efforts on so-called 'second generation' biofuels.
The researchers will gain a better understanding of how the biofuel-producing 'Clostridium ljungdahlii' functions and use synthetic biology approaches to broaden and extend product streams in an industrialized setting, without the need to consume valuable food or land resources.
The grants are part of BBSRC's Strategic Longer and Larger Awards scheme, which give world-leading teams the time and resources to address areas of key strategic importance. The grants form a network of investment in synthetic biology for the Knowledge Based Bioeconomy.
The awards were supported by contributions of nearly 3m from industry and three of the awards were co-funded in partnership with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which contributed nearly 2m.
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech, said: "This project signifies the increased importance of synthetic biology in a low carbon future. The direct production of key chemical intermediates from gas feedstocks is an important part of LanzaTech's long term aspirations. This project enables us to combine LanzaTech's molecular biology experts under the leadership of our founder and CSO, Dr Sean Simpson, with theworld class science in Professor Nigel Minton's laboratory at The University of Nottingham. In partnership with Professor Minton's team, with its proven track record in the development of advanced genetic tools for industrial bacteria, we will focus on the development of novel industrial strains for direct production of high value, low carbon footprint chemicals from non-food resources."
The announcement comes following the government's response to the Synthetic Biology Roadmap which sets out a shared vision for realising the potential of synthetic biology in the UK. The response welcomed recommendations to develop an internationally recognised world-leading synthetic biology research base and to deliver research responsibly and in a coordinated way.
Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive of BBSRC, said: "This funding is a major step in exploring the capacity of synthetic biology to develop useful applications. The investment recognises the important role that synthetic biology can play in addressing many of the grand challenges we face, and in helping to provide future prosperity."
|Contact: Lindsay Brooke
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I hope you might find some creative time to yourself over the weekend and have a few spare minutes to do a page for our January city themed challenge. We love the entries we have so far but there is always room for a few more :) - some lovely prizes on offer.
Here are just a couple that have caught our eye this month ...
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Sophie Hannah revives 'Agatha Christie'
By Gregory Katz, AP
LONDON–Here's one mystery solved: Sophie Hannah is the crime writer given the formidable and most likely lucrative task of reviving Agatha Christie's famed detective, Hercule Poirot, in a new novel announced Wednesday.
The joint venture involving Hannah, HarperCollins publishers and the late Christie's descendants means that Hannah will write the first family-authorized sequel to the works that made Christie the bestselling novelist in history, with more than 2 billion copies sold.
When it comes out next year, the still untitled volume — set in the late 1920s — will be the first new Poirot story to appear since "Curtain" was published 39 years ago.
Is the new author feeling the pressure of taking up where the world's most successful novelist left off?
Hannah, with eight popular psychological thrillers to her name, claims to be only a little bit fearful.
"The fear stroke adrenaline should help me to produce a better book," said Hannah, who's already written a 100-page plot summary complete with the twists and turns associated with Christie's style. "I'm not scared. I've done a very detailed plan that's been approved. He will certainly be the same Hercule Poirot that's in all the novels. I'm not going to give him an interest in windsurfing or scuba diving. But different aspects of his personality may come out."
Hannah said she has been a disciple of Christie since her father gave her a dog-eared copy of "The Body in the Library" when she was 12 or 13.
"I read every word she'd written within a year and I've been in love with her work ever since," Hannah said. "The main thing is her obvious love of the story and her genius as a storyteller. In the writing, you can feel her relish in the story. She tells stories that are far more imaginative and suspenseful than anyone else."
Mathew Prichard, Christie's grandson and chairman of Agatha Christie Ltd., said the decision to authorize a new "Poirot" tale was motivated in part by a belief that it would spur sales of Christie's existing works, which include 80 crime novels and short story collections and 19 plays.


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We've been eagerly awaiting "John Carter," and now that it's here--Oh, well...
Based on a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, "John Carter" stars Taylor Kitsch as a Civil War soldier who awakens one day to find himself stranded on Mars and is soon helping to fight to save its people.
We love the concept, have heard nothing but great things about the books, have been rooting for Kitsch since season one of "Friday Night Lights," and have a ton of respect for writer-director Andrew Stanton, but the trail is a mess.
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Mars looks drab, and there's no indication that he's on Mars, the music and lyrics ("My body is a cage...") feel completely out of place, Carter appears to have had zero trouble adjusting to waking up on a distant planet... What's the story?
Our concerns about this film were first raised when it was announced that they changed the title from "John Carter on Mars," which gives you at least an inclination of the story. "John Carter" is going to leave half the country thinking they've made a film about Noah Wylie's "E.R' character. Worse still, they dropped the "on Mars," but the poster reads "JCM"--yet there's no "M" in the title.
"John Carter" opens March 9, 2012.


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Togolese police assault photojournalist
NEW YORK, March 8, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Togo to investigate a report that police assaulted a photojournalist on Friday after he took photos of officers seizing a motorcycle during a protest, according to media reports and local journalists.
Koffi Djidonou Frédéric Attipou, a photojournalist with the weekly Le Canard Indépendant and the biweekly magazine Sika, told CPJ he was covering a protest over government human rights violations when he turned his camera to police confiscating a demonstrator's motorcycle nearby. Togolese police, facing numerous allegations of heavy-handed and abusive tactics, have had a number of recent confrontations with journalists covering their activities, according to news accounts and CPJ research.
Attipou said he suffered an eye injury when officers kicked him and struck him with batons. Two local press freedom groups, SOS Journaliste en Danger and Journalistes pour les Droits de l'Homme (JDHO), condemned the attack and called for an investigation.
In a telephone interview with CPJ, Minister of Security Colonel Dokissime Gnama Latta downplayed the assault as a "Little scratch." Latta acknowledged meeting with Attipou afterward, and he confirmed media reports that police gave the journalist about 50,000 CFA francs (US$98) to pay for medical treatment.
"Togolese police and security forces have a record of abusing journalists," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "Koffi Djidonou Frédéric Attipou's report warrants a serious probe and his assailants should be brought to justice to send a clear signal that authorities will not tolerate such behavior."
Last year, the United Nations Human Rights Committee urged Togolese authorities to "thoroughly investigate" any "infringement on the freedom of thought and expression of journalists and human rights defenders or any attack on their integrity."
"Those who commit such acts must be prosecuted and subject to criminal penalties," the human rights committee said.


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White Pepper Vegan Turkey Shawarma with Chipotle Tomato Relish and Roasted Garlic, Sage and Artichoke Tahini Paste
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Since I've already broached the topic of "What I'm Thankful For" in last week's post, this week I'm looking towards the future and how I want to improve upon my life. In fact, I've already purchased my 2010 planner...and intend to use it past January. My ultimate goal by the end of next year is to be completely financially independent of my parents. I can't really be considered a loser because I don't live in their basement. But by 25, I really need to stand on my own two feet.
The most ironic part of all is that my father is a financial planner. Instead of Goodnight Moon, I had pop-up books like "Don't Break The Piggy Bank" and "How to Make Your Allowance Work For You!". Yet I'm still clueless about and outright avoid budgeting. I partially blame Daddy Shags for my fears. I remember one day in particular during my teenage years, he gave me a calculator device that shows you how much buying a cup of coffee and a pack of cigarettes each day will ultimately add up to in one year. Instead of heeding his advice after seeing the astronomical sum of money, I adopted the "ignorance is bliss" philosophy.
Well, 7 years down the line, ignorance definitely does not feel blissful when I log into my US Bank online banking and view my account balance. So point A of improvement this year will be my financial well-being.
On a related note, if you are in the Los Angeles area and own any kind of business, please hire me. I'm smart. I'm overly punctual. I'm a quick learner, and I guarantee to make you laugh when you're feeling stressed. I'm also not that bad looking and tend to smell nice, so you won't mind having me around. My only limitation is that I'd like to work days as opposed to evenings, but it's not a deal breaker. Alright, that pretty much takes care of Point B...to find a job.
My final focal point of self-improvement is to be a better friend. Anyone familiar with lesbian relationships knows that we tend to sink into oblivion when we're in a stable relationship. The term "Cat Lesbian" can easily be linked to this behavior. I have indeed holed myself up in my domestic lesbian haven, and it's time for me to get out and live it up a little more. Just because I'm getting married doesn't mean it's time to hang up my dancing shoes, put away my eye glitter and let my amazing tolerance for alcohol drop. Point C is: Plan to party! Hopefully, this won't conflict with Point A: Plan to budget. And no, I don't really wear eye glitter.
Enjoy your UnTurkey Day!
and Roasted Garlic, Sage and Artichoke Tahini Paste
For the Shawarma:
- 1 batch of Vegan Turkey, cooked in one large piece (recipe follows)
- 2 Yellow Onions, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1 TBSP Turmeric
- 2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 2 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp White Pepper
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided (amounts indicated in recipe)
- 8 Whole Pitas
- 1 cup of Pickled Eggplant, thinly sliced (or thinly sliced Pickled Cucumber)
Slice the giant piece of Turkey Seitan into 8 cutlets. Take a large, shallow baking dish that's large enough for all the cutlets, then place the cutlets in the baking dish.
Combine all the spices together in a small bowl.
Place the sliced onion in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Sprinkle a heaping tablespoon of the spice blend and drizzle 2 TBSP of the Olive Oil over top of them, turning them over to make sure both sides are coated well.
Sprinkle the remainder of the spice blend over both sides of the Vegan Turkey cutlets, using your hands to rub the spice blend in well. Drizzle 4 TBSP of olive oil over top of the cutlets, again turning to make sure both sides are coated.
Cover both the "Turkey" and the "Onions", then place in the refrigerator for 4-8 hours.
Pre-heat your oven to the "Keep Warm" setting, or between 150 and 200 degrees F.
After the 4-8 hours of chilling time, rub a grill pan or your grill rack with olive oil and get it pre-heating. Brush each pita bread with enough olive oil to coat well. Grill slices of onion until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes per side. Then grill the Vegan Turkey cutlets until browned and warmed through, about 3 minutes per side. Finally, grill the pita bread until you get some nice grill marks, about 2 minutes per side. Place on a baking rack in the oven to keep warm until ready to assemble the shawarma.
Place the Vegan Turkey Cutlets and onion slices on a cutting surface....
Make a kind of sandwich, placing a "Turkey" cutlet on the top and bottom, then onion slices in the middle. Thinly slice the cutlet sandwich crosswise, repeating the process until all the "Turkey" and onions have been thinly sliced. Transfer the sliced "Turkey" and onions to a large bowl.
Place even amounts of the "Turkey"/Onion mixture on each pita bread, top with Chipotle Tomato Relish, Pickled Eggplant, and Roasted Garlic, Sage and Artichoke Tahini Sauce.
- 1 1/2 cups Tahini
- 1 can of Artichoke Hearts, drained
- 1 whole bulb of Garlic
- Olive Oil, for drizzling on Garlic
- 2 tsp Fresh Sage, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Hot Water
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Peel away the outer layers of skin on the garlic bulb, then slice of the top 1/4-1/2 inch of the bulb so that the cloves are exposed. Place the piece of garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil, then drizzle the bulb with olive oil so that it's coated well.
Wrap the garlic up in foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1/2 hour. Set aside to cool.
Pulse the Artichoke Hearts several times in a food processor or blender to break them up a bit.
Once the garlic is cool, squeeze out the cloves into a food processor or blender, then add the remaining ingredients. Blend until the mixture becomes a smooth paste.
Taste for salt and pepper.
Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- 1 1/4 lb Vine Ripened Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup Red Onion, finely chopped
- 2 Dried Chipotle Peppers, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1/8 cup + 1 TBSP Lemon Juice
- Handful of Flat Leaf Italian Parsley, chopped
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Vegan Turkey Dough
- 1 cup Vital Wheat Gluten
- 1/3 cup No Chicken Broth
- 1/3 cup White Ale
- 1/3 cup MimicCreme
For the Broth...
- 4 cups prepared Better Than Bouillon's No Chicken Broth
- 2 cups Low Sodium Vegetable Stock
- 1 cup of Dry White Wine (I use Chardonnay)
- 1/2 can of Light Ale
- 1 1/4 cup MimicCremeTM
- 1 TBSP Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup Mirin
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Yellow Mustard Powder
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 2 Stalk of Celery, sliced
- 1 TBSP Mellow White Miso Paste
Whisk together the liquids for the dough (No Chicken Broth, White Ale and MimicCreme), then by mix with the vital wheat gluten and knead until it's completely mixed. Squeeze out any excess liquid, then depending on the recipe you're using the vegan turkey for, either shape into one large rectangle or flatten the dough into a circle and and use a sharp knife or kitchen shears to cut into four pie wedge "Turkey Breast" shaped pieces.
Drop the dough into the pot of boiling broth, reduce heat to simmer, and cover the pot with a lid. Let the seitan simmer for about an hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
Once done cooking, drain the Turkey Seitan well. Place the pieces (or piece) of seitan on top of a drying rack, then allow it to drain for a few hours to achieve that "dry" element that real turkey has.
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Mac OS X is the most successful PC operating system in history. A bold claim, but read on to find out why.
Success for some pundits is expressed by quantity - the number of software licences sold, the size of the installed customer base, the extent of the monoculture monopoly.
We're not talking about quantity though. Mac OS X has been the most successful OS as it has the highest standards of consistency, of attention to detail in the user interface and in its usability. It's the safest, most steady and reliable computer platform for everyman, and arguably the easiest for real people to use.
The only computer operating system that's proven more successful by this metric, even more intuitive, is one also devised by Apple, and that's iOS – the system that fuels tens of millions of iPhones, iPods and iPads across the globe.
Which is perhaps why Apple has chosen to morph some of the mobile system's features and interface elements into OS X. And that is 'OS X' now rather than 'Mac OS X', for with this release, we see the end of Mac OS X as a name, and the beginning of OS X – minus the 'Mac'.
First impressions – changes to the interface
The first thing you may notice on a Mac laptop when moving to Lion from earlier versions of Mac OS X — and any other OS for that matter — is that scrolling now works backwards.
Instead of using the paradigm of using two-fingers to pick up a window's scroll bar to drag up and down, you're now resting your fingers on a page in a virtual way, and sliding that page up and down as if your fingers were physically touching it.
Natural scrolling is introduced with OS X Lion, taking its cue from the iPhone and iPad
Some users have found this disconcerting at first, but after a few hours' use, we found it awkward to return to the old scroll style. Apple calls it natural scrolling, and that's how it now feels. It's switchable from the Scroll & Zoom tab of Trackpad preferences, but we feel it's worth perservering with if at first it seems 'wrong'.
There's also an element of bounce when your scrolling hits the end stops, just as in iOS. This depends on the app you're using at the moment: some native Apple apps such as Safari show this bounce behaviour, while others like iTunes and Firefox do not.
Also not consistent across the board right now is the full-screen experience. We found that Safari, Preview, Terminal and QuickTime can be expanded to smoothly fill the entire display, after clicking a diagonal-arrow icon that appears in specific programs' top-right corners.
Full-screen apps may sound like a tumble back to Windows 95, but it's a great facility for removing all distractions while making the most of available screen space, as we've become used to in Apple's own word processor app, Pages, which had a similar function — 'had' being the operative word here as it's now strangely disabled in Lion, perchance awaiting an update in iWork '11.
Unlike the old Windows full-screen modus operandi though, it's very simple to see what's also going on on your Mac, by sliding back to the main desktop with a three-finger flick to the right.
Mission Control
In Lion, OS X's virtual desktop system ('Spaces') and the window-layering Exposé feature have been mashed up together into something called Mission Control. This simplifies the many options available with the two former systems, at the expense of some loss of control and readability.
For example, we would set Spaces as a two-by-two grid of four virtual desktops, viewable in birds-eye view as such from a mouse hot corner; and this view would show at decent size what's going on in each Space. And from here, it's a doddle to slide any open app window to another desktop.
Spaces meets Exposé in OS X Lion's Mission Control
Mission Control now runs thumbnails of each virtual desktop across the screen top when activated, but each at just a fraction of normal size. You can have up to 16 such spaces ready for use, yet even with only four set up, it's difficult to see quite so clearly what's happening on each.
More annoying though, you cannot pick up a window from another desktop and move it at will, until you switch to that space first. And windows currently minimised to the Dock are now longer exposed for browsing under Mission Control. Exposé's show desktop is still available from the thumb-and-three-finger gesture, via a new three-fingers-and-thumb ioutward pinch gesture on the trackpad.
A very neat touch is that you can customise each desktop with its own wallpaper, a long-overdue touch. Even more welcome though, may be the final introduction of Finder window resizing from any corner and any window edge.
Dashboard and its manifold little widgets remains, and can be found one screen to the left of the main desktop.
Scrollbars are now transparent by default — until you start to scroll by trackpad or mouse anyway — which has the advantage of tidying the interface, if making it impossible to see how far you are down a long document or webpage, until you start to scroll the page again. You can deselect this invisibility option in the General pane of System Preferences.
Perhaps the biggest gotcha also inherited from iOS is the restoration of windows and open apps when restarting the computer or logging back into a new session. When we restart a computer, we expect a clean slate of operation, save those programs we choose to auto-launch on startup.
Now, Lion will always re-open any previously opened apps on startup, along with documents you previously had open too. The latter can be prevented by deselecting 'Restore windows' from the General pane of System Preferences, but we really need an option to return to classic tabula-rosa computing as an option too.
A retro '50s rocket symbolises Launchpad in the Dock, a new way to overview all installed applications on the computer, then pick one to launch. Also available from a three-fingers-and-thumb inward pinch gesture, Launchpad strongly echoes nothing less than an iPhone or iPad's home screen. You can even rearrange them to taste like in iOS.
Find any app with ease with OS X Lion's Launchpad
Anglophones will be pleased to see that all-American Apple has finally included a British English dictionary and thesaurus in the system's Dictionary application, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary.
iCal and Address Book get a twee iOS-like leather-bound desk accessory look. In the case of iCal especially, this can slow down productivity, since you must wait for each page leaf to slowly turn when you want to flick through pages of the calendar. You can return to the faster instant-flick browsing, but only after holding down the Alt key.
In another small step backward in usability, the colours of icons in the Finder sidebar windows have been removed. Where once were easily recognisable shortcuts for USB drives and FireWire disks (orange icon), Windows and UNIX sharepoints (Blue screen-of-death icon), along with coloured symbols for Applications, Documents and so on, we now have uncoloured grey outlines. This brings the Finder in line with the last update to iTunes, but that doesn't stop us finding rapid folder and drive identification that much harder.
Other minor tweaks to the Finder include smaller 'traffic light' red/yellow/green buttons for close/minimise/maximise, and a default view in new Finder windows that shows 'All My Files' — a multi-tiered Cover View-like graphical overview of, almost literally, all the files on your computer.
The Finder file browser in OS X Lion has been simplified, and has a more monochrome look
In a bid to simplify the Finder interface and take the user further away from any confusing system files, the Macintosh HD shortcut no longer appears in the Finder sidebar; and a user's own Library directory is now invisible. You can temporarily summon it up easily enough though, using the Shift-Command-G shortcut, then typing in ~/Library.
Overall speed of a Mac running Lion feels subjectively snappier than Snow Leopard. It's a trend that's been continuing with almost every feline update since 2001, only we'd wager more noticeably so with the transistion from 106 to 10.7. That could be down even more trimming and optimisation at a low level of the operating system. There have been some significant changes under the bonnet.
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Aspen Filmfest focuses on independent productions from around the world, offering previews of new releases, critically acclaimed documentaries, and features popular on the festival circuit. Guest artists are also always a highlight of the festival. The 33rd annual event will kick off on Wednesday, Sept. 21, and continue through Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, at the Wheeler Opera House located at 320 East Hyman Ave. in Aspen. Select screenings will also take place at Carbondale's Crystal Theatre and the new PAC3.
ResortQuest is offering a 25% discount on hotel rooms at The Inn at Aspen for festival attendees. This special rate is available from Tuesday, Sept. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 2.
"There's a special kind of excitement that surrounds Aspen Filmfest. Naturally, the filmmakers we host at The Inn at Aspen are passionate about their art, but the moviegoers are incredibly insightful as well," said Katy Martin, Colorado regional marketing director, ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals. "A number of audience film favorites chosen at Filmfest have gone on to greater critical acclaim, including the 2009 film Precious, which won two Academy Awards®, and last year's The King's Speech, which took home the Oscar® for Best Motion Picture of the Year."
The Inn at Aspen sits at the base of the Buttermilk Ski Area and is the only Aspen hotel at Buttermilk with ski-in, ski-out access to the Summit Express chairlift, Pup Lift and half-pipe. Amenities at The Inn include an outdoor heated pool, outdoor hot tub, fitness center, on-site Elkhorn restaurant and free wireless Internet access throughout the hotel. Each hotel room features a private patio or balcony with a view of either Buttermilk Ski Resort or the Aspen valley. The Inn at Aspen is located at 38750 Highway 82 in Aspen.
To take advantage of ResortQuest's Aspen Filmfest lodging discount, guests should call 1-800-230-1894 and mention Promo Code DEAL. Availability is limited and a minimum-night stay and other restrictions apply. More details, including terms and conditions, are available online.
Aspen Filmfest is presented annually by Aspen Film. Established in 1979, Aspen Film is one of Colorado's most active film arts organizations, presenting dynamic programs and featured guest artists throughout the year. Internationally recognized, Aspen Film organizes a major film event in every season, along with an extensive education program: Aspen Filmfest, Academy Screenings, Aspen Shortsfest and Film Educates. With a mission to enlighten, enrich, educate and entertain through film, Aspen Film stimulates thought, encourages dialogue, and broadens understanding of our world and ourselves through the diverse spectrum of ideas presented by filmmakers worldwide. To learn more, visit www.aspenfilm.org.
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Methods for determining pediatric thoracic force-deflection characteristics from cardiopulmonary resuscitation." Stapp Car Crash J. 2008;52:83-105."


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Presenting 142 projects conceived and executed by 400 scientists, Brockton High School recently marked its annual science fair. Running the gamut from baked ice cream to measuring air quality and composition around the school itself, the projects were diverse and impressive. Under the dedicated support of science fair coordinators Suzanne Heenan and Kaylee DeGrace who helped students and science faculty with support and resources, the fair was considered a great success. Some of the winning projects presented moved on to the regional science fair at Bridgewater State University.
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Holmes Forgets Broadway Lines: Actress Admits Horrifying Mistake in 'Dead Accounts' (VIDEO)
Katie Holmes forgot her Broadway lines as she was set to deliver a central speech in her Broadway play "Dead Accounts."
The 34 year old actress has admitted to the embarrassing mistake as she was interviewed by David Letterman on The Late Show.
Holmes explained how she froze on stage as she delivered the speech in the second act of "Dead Accounts."
"I said the first line, and I'm looking at Judy Greer, and I'm supposed to be angry at her, and then the second line I didn't remember. And I didn't remember the third one... I just looked at [Greer] like, Ah!" she explained to Letterman. As she did so she reenacted her face of horror as she forgot her lines.
Holmes explained how she ad-libbed her way through the monologue to get through, but she admitted it " felt like a good hour" before she could get back in the swing of things.
Meanwhile, ex-husband Tom Cruise will be with their six year old daughter Suri for Christmas this year, the actor has confirmed. Cruise has revealed that he plans to spend the holidays with her along with his two older children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman; Connor, 17, and Bella, 20.
Six year old Suri also spent Thanksgiving with her father, however, it seems that holidays with her father was a big part of the custody settlement with ex-wife Katie Holmes, with whom Suri stays with on a more regular long-term basis over school time.
Cruise explained about his holiday plans as he spoke to reporters during his first red carpet appearance since his divorce from Holmes, 33, earlier this year. He was in London recently for the premiere of his new crime movie, "Jack Reacher."
The actor told People magazine, "We have got lots of very special things planned. We are all going to be together. I am looking forward to it."
Cruise was wearing jeans and a dark suede blazer for the premiere as he gave the interview in front of adoring fans in central London.
Earlier this year Cruise also gave an interview to People, explaining how his family love to have Suri around and how they all play together. He said in June, "My older children are around, and my nieces, nephews, my sisters and their families. They all love Suri."
He highlighted Scrabble and Yahtzee as some board games that are favorites around the house, as well as "running around the yard kicking soccer balls."
Suri had joined Cruise in London for Thanksgiving, where he was situated for a lot of this year filming his new film "All You Need Is Kill." At that time he had not seen his daughter for three months, although they are said to be regularly speaking on the phone and through video chat online.
Meanwhile, Katie Holmes has a busy Christmas period planned herself. She appeared at the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden recently alongside a host of music stars, actors and comedians.
Performances were given by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, and Kanye West among many others.
Others attending the event included: Billy Crystal, Jon Stewart, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kristen Stewart, Chris Rock, Susan Sarandon, Adam Sandler, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Seth Meyers, and Season Combs.
Meanwhile, Holmes will also be appearing on Broadway throughout the holiday season for "Dead Accounts," which is scheduled to run until Feb. 24.


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Luke Bryan Falls Onstage in Greensboro [Watch]
Luke Bryan brought the heat to Greensboro, N.C. on Monday night (Feb. 17), and he partied so hard that he actually fell onstage, bringing a whole new meaning to his song 'Crash My Party.'
The country star was in the middle of a rocking guitar solo when it happened. He made his way up and down the catwalk, jamming with his guitarist and captivating the crowd. But when he hopped up onto the main part of the stage, it was as if the step was greased with a pound of butter; his foot slipped -- and Bryan fell hard on his side.
Ever the comedian, the superstar immediately turned the fall into a spread-eagle wipeout, highlighted by a loud yell. As the band continued to play, Bryan laid on the stage and pointed at the sky, letting fans know he was alright.
Although the fall was hardcore, Bryan was obviously humored by it, walking around the stage in disbelief and setting down his guitar. The 'That's My Kind of Night' hitmaker must have received an extra jolt of adrenaline after his wipeout, because he raced down the catwalk to his red Solo cup, took a sip and threw it into the audience, accounting for his second 'spill' of the evening.
Naturally, Bryan gave a few grandiose bows at the end of the song, and was back and running (not too fast!) for the rest of the show.
Bryan is on the first leg of his 2014 That's My Kind of Night Tour, which boasts fellow country buddies Lee Brice and Cole Swindell as openers.


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While a long standing concerted effort toward SEO can pay off big down the road, don't forget that sometimes there are quick tasks that can turn the needle.
Over the years, I have heard many times from individuals desiring success in SEO, the request could never gain approval as the resourced time was too great of a budget allocation or that an SEO vendor wasn't in the budget.
This is true to some extent as a full SEO campaign involves the strategic revision to information architecture, attention to SEO design factors, creation of quality content, a blueprint for a link-building initiative just to name a few items. These tasks can take a lot of time and the thought of this can leave many companies throwing SEO on the back burner.
For those of who you fit into this group, read on for eight simple quick SEO revisions that will allow you to potentially create positive affect with your organic search traffic.
For seasoned SEOs this is rather elementary information but should serve as a reminder of what should be a daily check for a site as they require so little time to assess and can be implemented rather quickly. In fact, you could tackle one of these items every day over your morning coffee and in a little more than a week create the opportunity for additional site traffic.
1. Review Your Robots.txt File; Assess Your Meta Robots Tagging
If you have a robots.txt file on your site, check by visiting /robots.txt. You may be surprised to find out you are withholding pages, folders, images, etc. from search engines that can drive traffic to your site.
Additionally, run a site scan with a tool such as Screaming Frog to assess if there are any pages on your site you are excluding via a meta robots tag. Both of these are a very quick fix if you do find issues.
Unknowingly tagged pages or robots.txt entries are usually the culprit of a developer who forgot to remove the designations when a new page rolled live or a previous site administrator who deemed the quality content unimportant for the masses.
2. Review Your Site Organic CTR by Page; Revise the Worst Page's Title Element and Meta Description
This is both a conversion optimization and SEO tip. The new world of SEO is heavily focused on the message you send, whether it be search engines or users.
Google provides click-through rate data on landing pages and keywords in your Google Analytics account. You don't think they are providing this data out of the kindness of their heart do you? They are interested in sites that feature enticing and relative search result displays for web users.
While you may have many landing pages with atrocious bounce rates, identifying the worst one or a few will allow you to revise them in a short span of time to reflect listing users want to click. Simply visit your Google Analytics account and traverse to the Traffic Sources-Search Engine Optimization-Landing Pages section. You can also perform this test through the Keyword dimension of this analytical area as well.
Ultimately, You are improving your site in the eyes of the search engine and you may retain some visitors at the same time.
3. Assess Canonicalization of Your Domain
It only takes a moment to rid yourself of one of the most common forms of duplicate content and link value dilution.
Do your site pages exist at www.example.com and example.com? If so then you need to create a permanent 301 redirect directing all non-www. site pages to the www. version pages of your site.
Search engines don't want to see two versions of your content. It's helpful to combine the inbound link equity of these versions into one page as many people don't always target links to your www version of site pages.
4. Review Your Most Frequently Linked Pages on Your Site
Through the use of a tool such as Open Site Explorer you can gain information in the server status of your most linked content. You may find out a site page that went viral last year and gained a ton of links has since been deleted from the server and displays a 404 code. Additionally, you may also see that a heavily linked page has since been temporarily redirected and is in need of a permanent redirection.
Finding a few of these can result in a few quick redirects to help boost the link value on the domain.
5. Review Your Site for Duplicate Title Elements
Do a quick check of duplicate title elements in Google Webmaster Tools. This can indicate duplicate pages, keyword cannibalization, and bad title element structure.
Checking this Google property feature can quickly show you these issues and give insight into whether you need to spend the next 15 minutes writing unique title elements, creating redirects, or thinking about which of the multiple pages should include a certain keyword term.
6. Find Your Most Authoritative Links; Request an Anchor Text Change
I see it all the time, sites which have links from very authoritative sites anchored on the text Click Here, Buy, Learn More. It drives me nuts!
All your anchor text doesn't need to be keyword-rich, but it helps to identify your strongest links and reach out to these sites and request a text modification to a non-branded are partially branded variation. You can assess your anchor text by linking site authority with tools such as Open Site Explorer and Majestic SEO.
7. Review Your Link Targets in Your Site Navigation and Any Other Sitewide Links
By reviewing the links in your main, footer, breadcrumb and any other supporting navigation you can quickly assess if you have duplicate content issues with pesky default pages (e.g., /index.html). These pages should be redirected to the absolute page and the links should also be revised to target the absolute page. These revisions clean up many, many internal linking deficiencies across your site.
8. Verify Your Google and Bing Local Listing
As web users become more localized in their searching behavior it becomes imperative that your off-site listings are owned by you. It doesn't take long to claim your listing and show search engines that you have control over your external profiles.
Another reason this is a must: this is also believed to be a local algorithm ranking factor. Look to establish verification with other web profiles on sites such as Yelp down the road.
No More Excuses
Creating an SEO friendly site is no longer too expensive or too time consuming. Taking 15 minutes out of your day here and there can do a lot to the search marketing success of your site.
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Is a fsck still needed after an unclean shutdown and why?


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Man dies after being stabbed multiple times in Everett
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Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Everett early Saturday morning.
MaryBeth Long, spokesperson for Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, said officers went to 194 Chelsea St. at 1:19 a.m. after receiving a 911 call. Upon arrival, police discovered Louis Barbosa, 29, of Everett, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Barbosa was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Everett police and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are investigating what they said appears to be a homicide. No arrests have been made.
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Exhibit features award-winning watercolor pieces
PLAINVIEW - Award winners from the 53 rd Annual Exhibition of the Texas Watercolor Society will be on display in the Abraham Art Gallery on the campus of Wayland Baptist University through March 21.
The show features "Grandma Loved Byron Florin," the Best of Show Award winner by Carol Clarkson Howell of Lubbock Other panhandle winners include Gale Webb of Lubbock, who earned the HK Holbein, Inc. Merchandise Award for her watercolor titled "Blue Jeans, Blue Hat;" and Nancy Carr of Levelland, who earned an honorable mention for "Sunflower Delight," a watercolor and gouache piece.
Louise Cadillac, juror for the exhibition, said she depended on the artists to help her choose winning pieces.
"I was guided by the initiative of the artist in stating a personal view, projecting fresh vision or insight, and by the innovative means by which he/she attempted to convey their thoughts," Cadillac said. "Especially encouraging is to see the wide range of ideas and styles proliferating in today's watermedia painting community. A sense of energy, urgency and optimism mark this refreshing new attitude among today's painters."
According to Dr. Candace Keller, curator of the Abraham Gallery and associate professor of art at Wayland, the Texas Watercolor Society competition began as a Texan exhibition and has grown to an important national display of watercolor painting. The Abraham Gallery is one of only six Texas galleries and museums selected to present the display and the works selected represent a wide variety of content, subject matter, techniques and styles in watermedia.
Associate membership in TWS is open to watercolor artists, and signature membership is achieved by having a total of three paintings accepted by jurors of the annual exhibitions.
The TWS exhibit will be open to the public through March 7 during regular hours of the Mabee Learning Resources Center, which houses the Abraham Gallery. The gallery will also be open March 10 -13 during Wayland's spring break and will reopen March 17, continuing through March 21. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.


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I thought of an efficient way of acknowledging questions, comments, and suggestions forwarded to my email via my blog. Just you wait! Thank you for hitting the tab up. I might put up a post later.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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I have decided to make this post as a compensation for my unbelievably ridiculous craving for peking duck. I am near the verge of driving over to some cheap, second-grade chinese restaurant for some duck. I am not a duck fan but after tasting what seemed to be a golden duck, I clearly am attuned to the dangerous fact that... I would kill ducks for 2 servings of peking duck.
This was taken last Saturday, October 24th at Gloria Maris, Greenhills. Lim cousins (The Limorellis) gathered together to celebrate Abby's 16th birthday in advanced as he shares the same birth date with Kong-kong. As a "the second", he is obligated to spend his birthday how ever and where ever Kong-kong will celebrate his. He he. BUT a car will be ready for Abby, I can feel it.
This is Gela. She is my favorite.
"Achi Trizia, I want an iPod. The regular one. THE REAL ONE!"
Why, yes. We love having tea, strolling around the park, riding on our training-wheeled bikes, and...
While my parents are out of town (or back home in Quezon) celebrating my Kong-kong's birthday, which I truly wished I have gone to, I was out. Yes, I was out celebrating with the rest of my college friends to celebrate Dei's 22nd birthday at Mogu, Serendra. The way to end such a wonderful night was to, of course, fill our tummys with our ever so reliable coffee. I was so surprised I did not get a phone call from either of my parents. Thank you, Diane for the ride home and for the shotgun sleepover. It was such an eventful night! Here are some photos: The birthday girl is in orange.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
This has got to be the most heartbreaking scene. Yeowch! Excuse me but please bear in mind that I am bored and that I love watching films and taking note of my favorite scenes/lines.
Have you seen the movie yet? I know I have been a late bloomer when it comes to new releases, hence, just seeing this awesome flick now. If it weren't for my cousin, Michelle, I wouldn't have realized how entertaining it is! I think I'd be able to watch this next year, if that weren't the case.
Are you a Prudie?
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I have an awesome idea. Since I have about 35 movies lined up for me to watch, I have decided to screen capture them. This is the first one.
"How can you say goodbye to someone you cant imagine living without? I didnt say goodbye. I didnt say anything" - Lizzie, My Blueberry Nights
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Monday, October 19, 2009
If you could ask him one question, what would it be? 'Why do you make me cry all the time? Every song reminds me of you...', ' Why her?', 'Am I ready for your answer?'. The questions could go on and on.
It's when you're home on a Friday night. You pop Definitely Maybe while eating a bowl of popcorn. Your heart aches because you wish you had that.
It's when you're stuck in Manila traffic. You ran out of gas. And score a flat tire. Your heart aches because you wish someone could hand you a cigarette and take care of the rest.
It's when you're shopping with your girlfriends one afternoon. You pass by a store, not even the expensive ons because he doesn't mind like that, get him a goofy shirt. Your heartaches because you would much rather have an empty wallet, spending every cent, to get him the most expensive shirt than have a handful of cash to go shopping for yourself.
It's when you're in class. Your professor grills you, even more so than the Spitfire Chicken you are cooking in Cafe World. Your heart aches because you go home and tell your dog how badly your day went.
It's when you're spending time apart of each other. Girls' night out, boys' night out. 4 hours apart. Your mobile phone rings, you see his name appear on the screen--constantly checking what you girls are up to. You "accidentally" pressed 1 on speed dial and say, "Sorry... So, um...". Your heart aches because you have no one to ditch your girls' night out with.
All these taken off the top of my head. My inspiration for this entry are the stories that my single friends have been sharing with me. I honestly do not mind being single. Really. Although there are times when I imagine having someone as hot as Dr. Karev by my side, there is always an instant black cloud that tells me that guys are nothing but trouble. Only when I'm ready.
You're heart aches because you wish you hadn't written the previous paragraph because most of it, if not al, is bullshit.
This is my planner. This is the only page I can share with you. The other pages are even more chaotic than this one. How I let it all out. I've been telling my broken-hearted friends to try this habit. perfect stress reliever!
Excuse me for the grammatical errors and/or typos! Wrote this in one blow. It's 4:30 in the AM. Tell me what you think!
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
I have not been in the loop lately. Take it in all senses of the phrase. I know that posting photos is one of my favorite excuses when I am not able to write anything worthy of your time but then again when did I ever write anything sensible enough for you to read? So much for promoting my blog. The other day, I was walking outside, looking for Harley. BAM! Something came into my mind. Something that i would like to share with you. Then POOF. It slipped my mind and now I am back to posting photos. But I swear, it would have been a good read.
Let us cut to the chase.
This was after dinner--Flying Pog, Eastwood Mall with our working girl, Diane, Eleu, and Shai, who just graduated awhile ago. Congratulations. My closest friends in the whole wide world and the rest: Diane, Shai, and Con.
I listen to her, she listens to me. I hope for both! Ha ha!
That was the end of last night and then some. On the way home, my brother Franco, told me that he feels that Eleu is a friend that I can trust. But of course!
Ask my friends and they will tell you that I am one who takes care of my things in accordance to the law? THE LAW? Ha ha ha.
I will show you.
My mom got me a black patent mobile case.
A Golla pouch for my iPod.
And a Samsonite camera pouch for my WD portable hard drive.
Imagine all these stuffed in my bag EVERYDAY.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
If you want something and the opportunity is presented before you... Grab it. Questions, doubts, and regrets will be ever so present but not if you trust in Him.
I had a good start this week. I hope it ends well.
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Friday, October 09, 2009
I am pretty sure that most girls can relate to this very peculiar entry that I choose to write at 2 in the AM. TWO REASONS. For one, it happened to me early this morning and the other, happened to me just a few minutes ago. So, here I am laying flat on my not-so-flat stomach, a lot of bakery ("bilbil" my cousin calls it the bakery) hanging fairly loose.
ONE. You know how some girls try on a minimum of 2 outfits before deciding on which one to wear for the day ahead? I am guilty. Before heading to class awhile ago, I had not put too much thought on what to wear. Normally, I would consider the weather and/or base it on the first song on shuffle. I have 6700+ songs stored in my iPod. In light of a better hue, SUNNY and SPICE UP YOUR LIFE--wear something bright, relaxed, probably a simple shirt, sneakers ,and to spice it up, I go heavy on the rings, which, of course I always do. Forgive my punctuation, a lot of commas in the previous sentence but carry on! Now, here is a thought. GLOOMY and GREGORIAN CHANT. Hee haw. This morning, I took out a pile of clothes from my closet, about 5 sets of tops and bottoms. All 5 outfits are worn and taken off in a matter of 15 minutes. I fell short and decided on the first outfit: a grey cashmere, a violet tank, and my trusty jeans. Yaya Lyns took care of the rest. IN SHORT: NAGAKALAT LANG AKO.
TWO. I am hungry. Almost all the time. Even in my sleep I feel hunger, which is very unlikely for any human being. While you normal people are in Dreamland with all the hotties--Brad Pitt, who is passe ever since Angelina Jolie; Chad Michael Murray, and the vampire, I was in Dreamland with all the notties--Lechon, Bacon, Fruit By The Foot, Pudding, Cheerios, and this goes on forever. Here is the scene a few minutes ago. Open fridge. Take out cheese. Open cabinet. Take out canned tuna. Open fridge. Take out macaroni salad. Open lid. Take out rice. See, there is a whole lot to feed 3 people. Due to the impulsive act of wanting to take out and eventually eat everything in sight, forced me to actually eat everything. I mean, these are not clothes that can be taken care of immediately; put them back neatly into the closet. I ATE EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. IN SHORT: MATAKAW AKO.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Today, Mom and I did a little shopping. Little meaning not only small items but also light on the pocket. I have the best time in the mall, especially with my mom alongside--not only because she pays for my purchases but because she is quite a laugh.
As you may recall, in my previous post, I mentioned that I am now addicted to barrettes. This is what I got awhile ago. It is the perfect fit! And mom was a wee bit excited for me to use it. I have it on as I type.
Played dress up with Harley sporting our matching barrettes. I guess the theme is FLOWER POWER. We may as well be shipped to Hawaii to wear real ones.
Last night, I tweeted something about being creative today. Proud to say, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Due to my persistence of wanting to make use of my free time by doing something sensible (i.e. not laying around infront of my Mactop, not eating everything in sight, and not whoring myself out of DVDs) AND my latest addiction to hair accessories, I decided to make one.
This one is made of zippers and a brown and beige fluffy monster which I cut out of my old necklace. What do you think?
Excuse me.
Diane and Anj are working already so I decided to get us matching notepads. See, Diane and I are planning on getting a Moleskine notebook just for the heck of it. So, this will do first. Aren't the designs cute? Yes?
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Saturday, October 03, 2009
But I'm really to lazy to watermark my photos and I get a little too obsessive about these things.
Since I have not been up to date with posting due to the past event (Ondoy), I opt to not talk about it because we have suffered enough, the whole country. I will be posting photos for this is the only thing I can come up with now.
This was taken by Clara. I do not laugh like this.
This was taken during one of our family dinners. This is my yougest cousin, Gela.
I am addicted to barrettes and fancy clips at the moment. This was before I met up with my friends last week.
Lame post, I know. Hee hee.
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"Give a diesel engine clean fuel and it will run forever." This old saw is less of an exaggeration than you might think. Repair statistics show that 90% of diesel engine problems stem from contaminated fuel. The promise of eliminating 9 out of 10 potential failures should put fuel-system maintenance at the top of your list.
Start With Clean Fuel
Don't make your task more difficult by taking on contaminated fuel. The bad things that happen to diesel fuel inside your tank, which I am going to describe momentarily, also occur inside the supplier's storage tanks. That isn't a problem for you if the fuel is efficiently filtered on the way to the nozzle. If you have any doubts about the cleanliness of the fuel, pump some into a clean glass jar and let it sit a few minutes. Water and dirt will settle to the bottom. If you see either, filter the fuel before it goes into the tank, or better yet, buy your fuel somewhere else.
Keep Out Water
Gasoline engines can ingest a certain amount of water with the fuel without serious consequences, but if a single droplet of water in diesel fuel makes it all the way to the cylinder, the sudden steaming of the water can blow the tip right off an injector. This is the reason for having a water-separating filter, but too much water in the fuel can overwhelm this filter.
If you took aboard dry fuel, shouldn't it stay dry inside your tank? No. Contaminated fuel is only one way water gets into the fuel aboard boats. It also leaks in around the fill cap, it is occasionally driven in through a flooded vent fitting, and it forms inside the tank as condensation.
You already know to check any doubtful source to protect against pumping fuel aboard that already has water in it. But have you ever checked the seal on your deck fill? Some have O-rings (missing?), some have gaskets, and some depend on tight metal-to-metal or plastic-to-metal contact to seal. Fills located on side decks, especially on sailboats, can spend a lot of time under water and are often the primary source of water contamination. If the cap's seal isn't airtight, replace the gasket or the fitting.
Where is the tank's vent fitting? If it is on the side of the hull, deep heeling or heavy rolling might submerge it, admitting water into the tank. If it is through the transom, a following sea might drive water back into the tank. Even when it is located in the cockpit or on the cabin side, an errant wave can engulf it.
Water also condenses out of the air inside the tank. Due to the daily heating/cooling cycle, a small amount of moisture will condense out of the air every day. The more air in the tank, the more potential for condensation, so it is a good idea to keep tanks topped off, especially while the boat is not being used.
Prevent Algae
Like mold on bread, algae and fungi can thrive inside fuel tanks. These microbes require both fuel and water, so the drier the fuel, the smaller your algae problem is likely to be. However, keeping all water out of the fuel is improbable, so diesel fuel should always be treated with a biocide to prevent the growth of microbes. Avoid products that contain alcohol, which attacks O-rings and other rubber parts in the fuel system.
Tank Care
No matter how meticulous you are about the fuel you take aboard, dirt, water, and microbes — dead or alive — accumulate in the bottom of the tank over time. They may seem harmless enough just lying there, but the first time you are motoring in bumpy conditions, they get churned up and find their way to the fuel pick-up, either in small amounts or in big gulps. If you are lucky, this contamination simply plugs your primary filter and starves the engine of fuel until it dies — hopefully not at some critical moment. If you are unlucky, some of this debris finds a way past the filters and damages the injector pump ($$!) or the engine ($$$$!!).
It is advisable to clean out the tank periodically. How often depends on fuel quality and even tank material, but every couple of years you should at least draw some fuel from the very bottom of the tank to check for water and/or sediment. You cannot do this through the pick-up tube feeding the engine because it is an inch or so above the bottom. If the tank doesn't have a drain fitting or a clean-out port, you will need to find some other way to get a suction hose to the bottom.
Mobile services are also available that draw all the fuel out of your tank and circulate it through a filtration system. This is known as "polishing" the fuel, and done properly it removes the majority of the sediment from the tank. You can also plumb an electric fuel pump, filter, and return line into your fuel system to allow regular or periodic onboard polishing.
Fuel Lines
Proper fuel lines last a long time, but improper lines can shed internally and contribute to fuel contamination. Metal fuel lines are less susceptible to chemical deterioration, but the supply line connected to the engine must never be metal because movement and vibration will eventually cause the rigid line to crack. Flexible hose is unaffected by vibration and ideal for boat use. Makes sure the feed hose is Type A-1. If it is, that designation will be stenciled on the hose. Vent and fill hoses can be Type A-2. Fill lines should exhibit an uninterrupted drop to the tank as any dip that allows fuel to stand risks hose deterioration and fuel contamination.
There is a reason that the fuel filter mounted on a diesel engine is called the secondary filter. The engine manufacturer expects this filter to deal only with contamination small enough to have passed through the primary filter. Every diesel engine must have both a primary and a secondary filter, and the primary filter must remove water from the fuel. I prefer a primary filter with a clear sediment bowl, which should be inspected daily. Water in the bowl is visible evidence of water in the tank. If you need to drain the bowl (it has a plug just for this function) more often than every 100 engine hours, the tank needs cleaning.
Filters should be changed when they are dirty, but unless your primary filter is fitted with a vacuum gauge (which reveals the extent of restriction), you will need to change the element at some regular engine-hours interval. Your engine manual should specify. In recognition that the primary filter captures most of the contaminants, it is a common and generally acceptable practice to change the secondary filter element at every other primary filter change.
Too often the first indication that a tank is full is fuel flowing from the vent line. Such overflow, if it gets into the water, is both illegal and reprehensible. Simple, inexpensive systems are available to capture overflow. Fitting your boat with one of these will avoid embarrassment, the disgust of other boaters, and perhaps a significant fine.


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What I do write is romantic suspense. Fifty percent romance, fifty percent suspense, all woven together. I came to this decision when I realized I really hate plotting out clues and red herrings. The suspense in my books don't come from not knowing who the nemesis is. Nope, it comes from putting my characters in situations that leaves you wondering, 1) how are they going to solve the problem and 2) are they both going to survive the situation so they can have their Happy Ever After?
Two things influenced me when I started writing my own books. My love for romance stories and my love of action/adventure books by Robert Ludlum. Mr. Ludlum had such a way of weaving together stories with one, two or three subplots, and turning up the intensity by using shorter paragraphs and quickly changing POV's as his protagonist got nearer to the danger swirling around him. While in romance you have two characters who do a rather intricate dance, sort of like a tango, until they realize they've discovered their soul mate. These two genres meshed with me and I soon found myself using them.
As I worked my way through discovering my voice and "my process" I discovered there was always a dead body somewhere in my books. Even in CLOSE TO HOME, when my heroine and hero are searching for a witness to help in her child custody case, they discover not the witness' body, but that the man had been disposed of, quite possibly wearing cement shoes in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. In CANTRELL'S BRIDE, the book starts out when my heroine witnesses a prominent senator being garroted. To escape the murderer, she becomes a mail-order bride. In KIDNAPPED, the plot revolves around protecting a little boy who witnessed a murder by the head of a Russian mafia cell. See? Dead bodies everywhere.
Often times I'll tell you who the bad guys are. Well, maybe not the truly bad guy, but at least some of his henchmen. In HUNTED, you know from the beginning who the bad guy is, a really creepy cult leader. Here's the opening to that book:
A cold chill settled in her bones. Fine tremors caused her hands and knees to shake. She dug her fingers into the nylon serge of her borrowed suit.
Once again the judge focused his attention on the silent man before him. "Mr. Strict, do you have anything you wish to say before this court, Sir?"
Tense silence filled the assemblage. Women gripped their husbands' arms tight. Some spectators waited to hear their prophet speak his last free words. Reporters' pens paused.
For her, time slowed to an eon. She sucked in air, every muscle in her body tensed for flight. Words can't hurt me, words can't hurt me. She silently repeated the mantra she'd practiced for years in her head. She just wished her body believed them as much as her mind wanted it to.
The Marshals moved a fraction of an inch closer, reminding her they were there to protect her. Slowly, she exhaled, sat straighter and lifted her head.
Jacob Strict, the Grand Prophet of the People's Militia Movement, inhaled deeply. Only five feet eight inches tall, he appeared to double his height with the breath he took—a trick she'd watched him practice in front of the mirror for years. Slowly, he scanned the faces on the jury, his throng of supporters, and then the faces of his victims' families.
Finally, his gaze locked on hers. His eyes narrowed. He'd lived by one simple code for as long as they'd known each other. An eye for an eye—total retribution, no matter how large or how small the infringement.
She returned his stare without flinching. She'd be damned if she'd let him see her fear. From the moment she'd walked into the police station, half-starved and nearly frozen to death, she'd known her testimony would seal her own death sentence.
After a moment that seemed like an eternity, he spoke. "The chains of this illegal government cannot hold me. Soon I will be free. Then nowhere on this earth will provide safe haven for the traitor among us."
What you don't know is, who blew her cover in the Witness Protection program and who the hit-man is that creepy-cult-leader sent after her. In CLOSE TO THE EDGE you get more of a mystery, but long before the end of the book you find out who the crazed killer is, but the suspense doesn't end there. Nope, not with the hero in mortal jeopardy!
One of my favorite movies is SPEED. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock's characters manage to fall in love while trying to stay alive in a near impossible situation. Despite the sequel that I thought sucked, I like to believe that the first two characters managed to find their Happy Ever After. So, how do you weave the romance into this kind of book? It's not like you have a whole year to weave the attraction, longing, lust and sex into the story. In SEIZED the whole book takes place in a night, well except for the first chapter, which is like a long prologue. The key for me is to make the characters sympathetic to the reader. The hero very alpha and willing to go into protection mode. The heroine has her own strengths, but is willing to trust the hero.
So, do you like thrillers? Who-done-its? Do you like mysteries? Or are you like me, want to see the romance heavily mixed in among explosions, chase scenes and dead bodies?
I'm giving away a signed, printed copy of HUNTED to one reader each day of this post.
Giveaway ends 11:59pm EST Oct. 28th. Please supply your email in the post. You may use spaces or full text for security. (ex. jsmith at gmail dot com) If you do not wish to supply your email, or have trouble posting, please email email@example.com with a subject title of JRS GIVEAWAY to be entered in the current giveaway.


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In honor of this year's London Games, LightBox has retrieved one of TIME's most-prized portfolios: Neil Leifer's timeless portraits of athletes created during a year-long project for which the photographer traveled to 13 different countries to create a groundbreaking collection of images that would appear in TIME's preview of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
It's hard for modern viewers, accustomed as we are to photo-shopped composite images, to appreciate the effort it took to create the photographs in this essay. Just the logistics of transporting the athletes from their training areas to the picture postcard locations, whether it was the Great Wall of China or the plains of Africa was a challenge. "I proposed photographing athletes around the world in front of the picture postcard image of their nation—an Egyptian at the Pyramids, a Russian at Red Square, Indian athletes at the Taj Mahal," Leifer said. "[Then-managing editor] Ray Cave just looked at me like I was crazy. He said, 'do you know how much that's going to cost me?'"
(For daily coverage of the 2012 Games, visit TIME's Olympics blog)
But a few days later, Cave gave the go ahead for Leifer to spend a year traveling from continent to continent for this unprecedented photographic quest. "It could have been done at a fraction of the cost," says Leifer. "We could have had TIME's bureaus get the best athlete in each country and then have good local photographers do this. But you don't get a continuity of approach that you'd get with one photographer."
So with as much secrecy as possible to prevent the competition from catching on, Leifer and his assistant Anthony Suarez, started their journey. In those pre-internet, pre-email days, the magazine had a vast global network of more than two dozen bureaus to help wrangle athletes in each country and to cope with visas—no easy feat in a period when there were inherent political sensitivities in negotiating with countries like the Soviet Union or East Germany while an Olympic boycott brewing.
"It took weeks to set up each shoot," says Leifer. "And there's not a single one of these pictures where I use any artificial lighting." Leifer says he spent days at the Parthenon figuring out how to get the best light to get the image ofworld champion in javelin, Sophia Sakorafa of Greece standing on a broken column, javelin raised in front of the ancient ruins. "I wanted her to look like she was on a Greek urn." And so she did—without a bit of digital help.
"Today you could do half this thing on the computer," Leifer explains. "You would take a Japanese gymnast and get rid of the background and put Mount Fuji there." Instead, to get the shot of gymnast Koji Gushiken in front of that famous white peak, Leifer had bring a cherry picker to the perfect spot and get a crew to hang the rings from the top. And finally, convince a nationally-prized athlete to mount that unusual apparatus and pose.
For the cover photo of American track star Carl Lewis jumping in front of the Statue of Liberty, Leifer hired a tugboat to take Lewis out into New York harbor. "Sure, maybe you could have photographed Carl on a trampoline in a studio and maybe it would have been more perfect, but the fun was doing it live and being there," he says. And it is true that there is some unquantifiable about seeing these athletes actually in front of landmarks that so define their nation. It's something a studio shot can't match.
The most resounding no he got as far locations were concerned was from the then-communist government of East Germany which refused to let him photograph swimmer Kristin Otto in front of the Berlin Wall—a sore subject in 1983, just four years before president Ronald Reagan demanded that Russian leader Gorbachev "tear down this wall." So instead, we see Otto in front of the soot-covered columns of Germany's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The result of Leifer's efforts is a time capsule, not just because of all that has happened in the nearly 30 years since these images were taken—from the fall of the Soviet Bloc to the rise of China as a global superpower—but because projects of this scope, time frame and cost are even more rare than they were then.
Leifer, who will be 70-years-old in December, pivoted away from still photography in the late 90s (after racking up more than 200 cover images for TIME and Sports Illustrated), and is now focused on documentary filmmaking. But he will be back on the Olympic beat at the 2012 games in London with an on-site studio fromwhich he'll make portraits of this year's Olympians for NBC and Sports Illustrated.
Neil Leifer was a staff photographer with TIME, Life and Sports Illustrated. See more of his work, both in film and photography, on his website.


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Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve Its History, Promote Its Values & Celebrate Excellence Everywhere
(Penn State)...6'0'', 210...August Mike Michalske ... All-American at Penn State ... Rookie year with 1926 American Football League Yankees ... Anchored Packers championship lines, 1929, 1930, 1931 ... 60-minute workhorse who specialized in blitzing on defense ... Pioneered idea of using fullbacks at guard to capitalize on size, speed ... All-NFL, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935 ... First guard elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Born April 24, 1903, in Cleveland, Ohio ... Died October 26, 1983, at age of 80.
For 11 years, Mike Michalske was pro football's premier guard; a position many insist was the toughest job of all in the 1920s and 1930s. A guard in those days was expected to block the biggest opposing linemen head-on.
He also had to pull from the line and lead interference for the ball carrier. When the other team had the ball, the guard was the key man in stopping the enemy running attack. But he also had to be capable of storming into the backfield to disrupt a passing play.
Michalske was particularly adept at going after the passer. He also championed the idea of using former fullbacks at guard because they were fast and explosive. He sold the idea to Green Bay Packers coach Curly Lambeau and thus it was no accident that many fine Green Bay guards had cut their football teeth as fullbacks.
Christened August at birth, Michalske became known as "Iron Mike" because, while he played 60 minutes every game, he simply never was injured. "I just didn't get hurt," he explained. "The players used to say I must have been getting paid by the minute."
In high school and at Penn State, where he was an All-America pick in 1925, he played fullback, guard, end, and tackle. "Iron Mike" first turned pro with the new American Football League in 1926 but that league folded after one year.
When his New York Yankees NFL team disbanded two seasons later, Michalske, who was all-league each season in New York, waived the $400 salary due him for his free agency. Mike promptly signed with the Packers, where he remained for eight highly successful seasons, both for him and his team. The Packers won NFL titles in 1929, 1930, and 1931, and Michalske was named All-NFL in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, and 1935.