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Have you updated the Netflix app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device lately? Try firing it up when your PlayStation 3 is on the Netflix menu, and you'll discover a nifty new way to control the console version of the streaming video service.
As long as the Netflix app on my PlayStation 3 is open, opening a show on my iPad or Nexus 7 tablet gives me the option to play it on the device itself or via the console. Choosing console launches a window on the device that allows me to adjust audio and subtitles, change episodes, and jump around the video via a navigator bar.
Yes, I am watching Voyager. Shut up.
The trick, which I discovered via the fine folks at Engadget, effectively gives the PlayStation 3 the same remote Netflix control enjoyed by users of Microsoft's Xbox Live Companion app for the 360, and seems similar to the functionality Wii U users will enjoy between console and Game Pad come November 18.
I used to use Netflix exclusively on the Xbox 360, as I can just shout at the Kinect from across the room while I am working. This is a much more elegant solution. I think I'll keep it.
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Supersize vs Superskinny
Supersize vs Superskinny
Supersize vs Superskinny is a Channel Four lifestyle documentary series where diets are exchanged between one very overweight eater and one very underweight eater to try and improve the foods both participants are consuming.
The show also revisits previous eaters, for example in series 6, Hayley and Geoff. Hayley Payne was a sugar fan and Geoff Milton a 'snackaholic'. They are visited on the first anniversary after they initially met to see is they managed to banish their previous bad diets forever or if they have sneaked back into their former eating habits.
If you missed Supersize vs Superskinny, you can replay it via Youriplayer.co.uk
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(More Cyprus garden photos here)
In the less than the full 4 days that I was in Cyprus, I managed to sneak into a couple of really lovely, serene gardens. Larnaca town is full of these surprising little groves. A really beautiful one was around a local post office. Another gorgeous one was around the local Art college, where I sat with my laptop for an hour on a lazy Sunday morning, writing up my first Cyprus post.
What I found particularly fascinating was the mix of flora one got to see. There were ubiquitous tropical blooms that I am very familiar with from my childhood pottering around my mom's garden in kerala. Particularly hibiscus, the bright red variety. I do believe they are some of the most beautiful flowers on the planet. And added to such tropical flowers were the trees, shrubs and flowers clearly only found here. It was a fascinating mix.
Date palms, olive, pomegranate and other trees mixed easily with lovely bougainvillea, hibiscus, oleander and a number of other flowers I know by sight and whose names I shall one day learn. What I particularly liked was the effective interplay of sunny spaces and shade – to me one of the critical components of the Art of Gardens.
The sense of sitting inside a grove in the Mediterranean is quite different from that in the tropics. In the tropics, as you sit in the shade of a grove, you feel the perfume of the plants mixed up with the heavy scent of moisture in the soil. It is a heady mix that hits you as one acute sensory overload. In contrast, the dry, thin air of the Mediterranean helps you 'feel' the distinct perfume of each type of plant and flower. I almost got the feeling that the difference in sensory perception between the two, was exactly the difference in the sensory perception between having an Indian meal versus a Mediterranean meal. Sorry to jump into this food thing. But, think of the difference. Indian food is, in general, an amalgam of very many scents & tastes all presented in an absolutely overwhelming sensory mix. Contrast this to Mediterranean food, where each individual element stands alone and you can actually taste, feel & smell each part pretty distinctly. I know I have not described it too well, but those of you who have had both might get what I am trying to say.
Maybe I am being fanciful here, but I do find interesting, the possibility that Nature (and therefore Geography, really) has had a big role in evolving the 'way' food is consumed in each culture.


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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Spring laminitis case videos: What's new for prevention and hoof management?
It's spring, that annual stock-taking time when horse owners should be taking serious care of their horses' feet and examining them for signs of changes brought on by the shift of seasons and feeding as brown grass turns green. It's time for owners to talk to vets and farriers about their horses' overall condition and to look at age and lifestyle factors that might be increasing a horse's risk of laminitis-related lameness or a serious episode of the debilitating disease.
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Footing Science: FEI Sport Horse Arena and Track Surfaces Report Download
|Is there an ideal footing for all horses? Racetrack surfaces and sport horse arena surfaces are always fair fuel for arguments. The FEI's new report may add some science to personal preferences. (Photo © Hoofcare Publishing)
This announcement from the FEI includes an offer to download this extensive technical report for free:
The world's most extensive study into the effect of arena surfaces on the orthopedic health of sport horses in the seven FEI disciplines and in racing has been published by the FEI.
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
PBS "My Bionic Pet": Putting Hooves and Paws and Tails Where They Weren't
On Wednesday, April 9, the PBS documentary series Nature will focus on pets who are missing parts. The star of the show will be the all-time star of this blog, Molly the (Three-Legged) Pony, but you'll also meet Chris P, the piglet who lives in a wheelchair or Mr. Stubbs, the alligator who needed a tail, and a pack of pooches who are running with the best of them but without as many legs.
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Monday, April 07, 2014
Shoeless in Lexington: Polytrack Podiatry at Keeneland's Last Artificial Surface Meet
An interesting experiment was available to bettors Sunday at Kentucky's Keeneland racecourse as trainer Wayne Rice prepared to send no less than six horses to the post in five races. None of them would be wearing shoes.
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Thursday, April 03, 2014
Dubai Hoofcare: What--or Who--Was Underneath the Horses in the World's Richest Race?
Australian farrier Rob Stevenson now lives and works in Dubai. He demonstrated shoeing a lead pony with
gold raceplates before the Dubai World Cup last week; this week he's in China.
gold raceplates before the Dubai World Cup last week; this week he's in China.
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Looking at purchasing a new boat
.Stessco 490 Gulf Runner .
Interested in getting some feedback on this model & feedback on Stessco in general , from current owners .
Originally Posted by ericcs
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from memory will probably be something like a 9 7/8d x 11 1/4"p for a 25/30hp
what is the current prop's size?
He is coming to day ill find out and let you know mate cheers gr hilly.
was looking for some gps marks for hervey bay any help would be appreciated
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Hi, I am new to the forum and am chasing advice on what to fit on this boat to power it. Living in Broome I have a limit of 2 current options available, a 250 Verado or a 300 Suzuki 2012 model 440 hrs- both can be fitted for under $15,000. The Verado will be a straight forward fit but the Suzuki has a longer leg and will require transom modifications. or do we search further for the right motor?
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Good morning! How's your day going so far? It's a busy one here at Gingerscraps! Very soon, we'll be sharing the news on who the new designers are! Monday, a special newsletter will be coming out to share the news, so keep an eye out for that!
This week, we have some great designs! ViolaMoni has some great skylines that will fit into any layout. Bekah E has a gorgeous sunset kit. Wendy Tunison has an adorable kit that is very wordy!
Before I show you them, I want to share the July 2013 {Designer's Choice} buffet layouts, and the monthly mix, Summer Beach Party!, that were chosen this week!
Created by Lisa. The cross-out of cocktail drew my attention. I love the clustering.
Created by MamaCake. It's so cool watching the progression of a house being built! Buffet choice was PERFECT!
Created by bekfek. I love the big flower clusters, and the created word-art.
Remember, when you spend $10 in the store, you get a great grab bag! This month's was created by Connie Prince.
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When the anesthesia wore off, Pat Martino looked up hazily at his parents and his doctors. and tried to piece together any memory of his life.
One of the greatest guitarists in jazz, Martino had suffered a severe brain aneurysm and underwent surgery after being told that his condition could be terminal. After his operations he could remember almost nothing. He barely recognized his parents. and had no memory of his guitar or his career. He remembers feeling as if he had been "dropped cold, empty, neutral, cleansed, ... naked."
In the following months. Martino made a remarkable recovery. Through intensive study of his own historic recordings, and with the help of computer technology, Pat managed to reverse his memory loss and return to form on his instrument. His past recordings eventually became "an old friend, a spiritual experience which remained beautiful and honest." This recovery fits in perfectly with Pat's illustrious personal history. Since playing his first notes while still in his pre-teenage years, Martino has been recognized as one of the most exciting and virtuosic guitarists in jazz. With a distinctive, fat sound and gut-wrenching performances, he represents the best not just in jazz, but in music. He embodies thoughtful energy and soul.
Born Pat Azzara in Philadelphia in 1944, Pat was first exposed to jazz through his father, Carmen "Mickey" Azzara, who sang in local clubs and briefly studied guitar with Eddie Lang. He took Pat to all the city's hot-spots to hear and meet Wes Montgomery and other musical giants. "I have always admired my father and have wanted to impress him. As a result, it forced me to get serious with my creative powers."
He began playing guitar when he was twelve years old. and left school in tenth grade to devote himself to music. During Visits to his music teacher Dennis Sandole, Pat often ran into another gifted student, John Coltrane, who would treat the youngster to hot chocolate as they talked about music.
Besides first-hand encounters with `Trane and Montgomery, whose album Grooveyard had "an enormous influence" on Martino, he also cites Johnny Smith, a Stan Getz associate, as an early inspiration. "He seemed to me, as a child. to understand everything about music," Pat recalls.
Martino became actively involved with the early rock scene in Philadelphia, alongside stars like Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and Bobby Darin. His first road gig was with jazz organist Charles Earland, a high school friend. His reputation soon spread among other jazz players, and he was recruited by bandleader Lloyd Price to play hits such as Stagger Lee on-stage with musicians like Slide Hampton and Red Holloway.
Martino moved to Harlem to immerse himself in the "soul jazz" played by Willis "Gatortail" Jackson and others. He previously had "heard all of the so called "white" jazz. "I'd never heard that part of our culture," he remembers, until the Montgomery Brothers. The organ trio concept had a profound influence on Martino's rhythmic and harmonic approach. and he remained in that idiom as a sideman, gigging with Jack McDuff and Don Patterson. An icon before his eighteenth birthday, Pat was signed as a leader for Prestige Records when he was twenty. His seminal albums from this period include classics like Strings!, Desperado, El Hombre and Baiyina (The Clear Evidence), one of jazz's first successful ventures into psychedelia.
In 1976, while performing internationally with his fusion group "Joyous Lake" Martino began experiencing seizures, which were eventually diagnosed as AVM, a condition he was born with. After surgery and recovery, he resumed his career when he appeared in 1987 in New York, a gig that was released on a CD with an appropriate name, The Return. He then took another hiatus when both of his parents became ill, and he didn't record again until 1994, (after their death) when he recorded Interchange a nd then The Maker.
Today, Martino lives in Philadelphia again and continues to grow as a musician. As the New York Times noted, "Mr. Martino is back and he is plotting new musical direc tions, adding more layers to his myth." His experiments with guitar synthesizers, (begun during his rehabilitation) are taking him in the direction of orchestral arra ngements and they promise groundbreaking possibilities. Musicians flock to his door for lessons, and he offers not only the benefits of his musical knowledge, but als o the philosophical insights of a man who has faced and overcome enormous obstacles. "The guitar is of no great importance to me," he muses. "The people it brings to me are what matter. They are what I'm extremely grateful for, because they are alive. The guitar is just an apparatus."
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Last Week to Pre-Order Inside Virtual Goods: Spending and Usage Patterns of the Social and Mobile Gaming Audience 2012
If 2011 is remembered as the year that games on mobile platforms grew quickly and games on social networks continued to mature, 2012 is quickly becoming the year that mobile games ecosystems are beginning to mature as well. Given massive changes in the Facebook monetization ecosystem over the last year, last year's hit games are fighting for their lives, and new developers and games are climbing the leaderboards. At the same time, larger players are consolidating smaller studios and teams, investing heavily in a portfolio approach across mobile and social, and large media companies and traditional game developers continue to plot their social and mobile gaming strategies.
That's why we're excited to announce today a new original study in our Inside Virtual Goods series by co-authors Justin Smith and Charles Hudson that is exclusively focused on spending and usage patterns in the social and mobile gaming market, entitled Inside Virtual Goods: Spending and Usage Patterns of the Social and Mobile Gaming Audience 2012. The third annual installment of this report, it will be released on Tuesday, March 20, but is available for discount pre-order now.
As a leading source of independent information on the social and mobile games industry, our third annual survey of trends in this market are more valuable than ever for those looking for an unbiased view on player behavior trends. Inside Virtual Goods: Spending and Usage Patterns of the Social and Mobile Gaming Audience 2012 is our exclusive independent look at the virtual goods spending and behavior patterns of social game players on Facebook, iOS, and Android — data you won't find anywhere else.
About the Report
Inside Virtual Goods: Spending and Usage Patterns of the Social and Mobile Gaming Audience 2012 gives you an inside view of the market at this critical juncture in the intersection of social networking, mobile applications, and online games.
We have surveyed nearly 3,000 players of social games on Facebook, iOS, and Android from around the world and across the demographic spectrum. Inside Virtual Goods: Spending and Usage Patterns of the Social and Mobile Gaming Audience 2012 is the most in-depth independent survey of player behavior and spending patterns in the social gaming market.
What We Cover
- Spending Habits and Payment Methods in Top Games – It's easy to compare games based on audience numbers, but which games monetize better? What payment methods do players use most often in top games? How is the shift to Credits affecting player behavior? We investigate how spending patterns compare across top social amd social games.
- Frequency of Play and Methods of Game Discovery – As Facebook has cut down on developer access to viral channels, and cracking iOS and Android discovery continues to increase in complexity, designing an engaging and viral game is becoming both increasingly important and challenging. We investigate which games people play most frequently, and which methods of game discovery are most effective for top games.
- Demographic Differences by Region, Age, and Gender – While the social and mobile gaming markets are increasingly global, the audience is also becoming increasingly diverse by age and gender. How do different segments of the audience differ in terms of spending and usage patterns inside social and mobile games? We take an in depth look.
- Brand Recall – How important are brands, and how well can users identify developers of top games? We investigate brand recall amongst social game players.
See the full table of contents below:
Table of Contents
I. Methodology and Respondents
1. Introduction
- Survey Objectives
II. Social Games Player Spending and Usage Habits Survey Results
2. Research Methodology
- Respondent Acquisition Method
- Target Population
- Survey Structure
- Potential For Bias3. Survey Respondents
4. Favorite Game
- Distribution of Favorite Game
- Frequency of Play
- Discovering Favorite Game
- With Whom Do You Play?
- Spending on Favorite Game5. Payments
- Frequency of Payment Methods
- Consumer Perception of Facebook Credits6. Play Patterns, Spending, and Brand Recall for Top Games
- Frequency of Play in Top Games
- Spending in Top Games
- Aided Brand Recall for Top Games7. Mobile Platforms & Game Adoption by Active Social Games Players
- Smart Device Ownership
- Mobile Games Played by Active Social Game Players
- In-Game Mobile Purchase Activity by Active Social Gamers8. Regional Differences
- Game Discovery and Spending
- Favorite Game
- Payment Types9. Age and Gender Differences
- Who are the Social Gaming "Whales"?
- Spend Across Games
III. Mobile Games Player Spending and Usage Habits Survey Results
10. Survey Methodology on Mobile
- How we acquired users
- Targeting by platform
- Given the importance of paid customer acquisition, seems reasonable
- No incentives offered for completion
11. Demographic Information
- Gender (explain that it's predominantly male)
- Slice gender by region?
- Age distribution
- Slice age by region?
12. Device Ownership
- Overall distribution of device ownership by platform
- Call out those who reported owning multiple devices
- Examine device ownership trends by region and gender
13. Monthly Game Usage
- Identify top games based on monthly usage
- Slice monthly usage by gender and region to see if there are interesting results
14. In-App Purchase Activity
- Overall response on whether they use it
- Differences by gender
- Differences by region
- Differences by device platform
15. Paid Apps Activity
- Overall response on whether they use it
- Differences by gender
- Differences by region
- Differences by device platform
16. Application Discovery
- Variations in app discovery by region or gender
- Variations in app discovery by platform
Appendix – Survey QuestionsAppendix – Related Companies
More Data, More Actionable Insights
In 2010 and 2011, social games began to show what kind of value can be created on top of social networks, and mobile games began to become and even bigger part of the pie. 2012 will be an even more important year as the industry continues to mature.
Mobile gaming, powered by virtual goods, is this year's industry to watch. If you're involved, or are considering jumping in, Inside Virtual Goods will be one of your most important tools.
One year of original data and exclusive in-depth reports delivered on a quarterly basis is $2,495 and contains:
- A detailed overview of the current state of the industry
- Specific estimates on market size by segment
- Diagnosis of key opportunities and issues by segment
Get The Annual Membership
Get Annual Membership (Includes Report + 3 Additional Quarterly Issues): $2,495 $1,995 USD*
OR Buy Single Report: $995 $795 USD*
* Pre-order discount ends March 19, 2012. All pre-ordered reports will be delivered on March 20, 2012.
Although the report will not be released until next Tuesday, March 20, we are offering a special pre-order discount for those who purchase now. A one year subscription is $1,995 until March 20, at which point the price will go to US $2,495. The one year subscription includes three quarterly updates on key developments in the space, including future editions of our annual reports, Inside Virtual Goods: The US Virtual Goods Market 2011-2012 and Inside Virtual Goods: The Future of Social Gaming 2012.
Or, you can download just this report. The pre-order price is $795 until March 20, at which point the price will go to US $995.
About the Authors
Charles Hudson
Venture Partner, SoftTech VC, CEO and Co-Founder, Bionic Panda Games
Charles Hudson is a Venture Partner with SoftTech VC and the CEO and Co-Founder of Bionic Panda Games, a mobile games company based in San Francisco, CA.
Until February 2010, he was the VP of Business Development for Serious Business, a leading producer of social games. Zynga acquired Serious Business in February of 2010. Prior to Serious Business, Hudson worked at Gaia Interactive, Google, IronPort Systems, and In-Q-Tel. Hudson also founded Third Power LLC, a conference and events company that was acquired by WebMediaBrands. Charles holds an MBA and BA from Stanford University.
Justin Smith
Founder, Inside Network
Justin Smith is the founder of Inside Network, the first service dedicated to providing news and market research to the Facebook platform, social gaming, and mobile app ecosystems. Inside Network was acquired by WebMediaBrands (NASDAQ:WEBM) in May 2011.
Prior to Inside Network, he was Head of Product at Watercooler, now Kabam, a leading social game developer on the Facebook Platform. Prior to Watercooler, Justin was an early employee at Xfire, the largest social utility for gamers, which was sold to Viacom in 2006.
Justin holds a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University, where he was a Mayfield Fellow and a recipient of the Terman Award in Engineering.


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New coach has Wisconsin Badgers grooving
Spring game set for April 20
With managers holding massive white cue cards with the lyrics, members of the Wisconsin football team ended a recent spring practice singing the school fight song with the music blaring in the background.
As he has been throughout his first spring as Wisconsin's coach, Gary Andersen was right in the middle of it all, participating as if he was one of the guys.
"When you see that head guy taking it upon himself to do things like that, it's funny," said senior linebacker Chris Borland. "Guys think it's a good time and that's what football should be. It should be creating a fun atmosphere and I think we're responding well to that."
Transition has been the norm for Borland and members of the defending Big Ten champions. Over the past three seasons, Wisconsin has had 24 different assistant coaches who each had their own methods.
Coming from Utah State to take over for Bret Bielema, who resigned in December to take the job at Arkansas, Andersen has eased the transition for the players by jumping right in. On any given practice, Andersen will run pass routes against the defensive backs, do coverage against the wide receivers or the former center will snap passes to the quarterbacks.
"It's gets harder and harder to bend down there and snap every single day, but it's fun to be a part of it and be involved with the kids," said Andersen. "We've had a few center-quarterback exchange problems, so it's a good way for me to be able to understand the issue. But most of all, it's fun to get down and be involved with the kids."
Not only has Andersen made his players sing, he broke up part of another practice by having players do a dance off. With three judges and the rest of the team looking on, Andersen had two players show off their moves. From James White and Melvin Gordon doing 'the Dougie" to Warren Herring doing the splits, the video clip went viral online.
"That stuff is fun for the kids," said Andersen. "I think it brings energy and excitement. You get out there for recruiting, if I am a player, I want to have fun playing football."
There are football reasons behind all this, too. Every practice is complete with large speakers blaring a mesh of country, pop, hip hop and dance music, a practice Andersen believes challenges the players to communicate effectively. And he starts and ends practice on time and makes every drill, every play and every repetition move at an up-tempo pace.
"We get in, get work done and we get out," said defensive tackle Warren Herring. "One thing Coach A preached is, it's not about how long you are out, it's about the quality. You are get in, do things right and get out. If you don't do things right, you didn't finish on what you need to finish on, it's like losing a play in a game. You have to get in, work efficient and get out."
Wisconsin is changing schemes on both sides of the ball. Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig, who spent last season at San Diego State and worked with Andersen at Utah, plans to keep Wisconsin's power running game, but he wants to develop the passing game and potentially incorporate zone-read and pistol formations to keep opposing defenses on edge.
Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, who was with Andersen at Utah State last season, is moving Wisconsin from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense and plans to have his players be aggressive every down.
Despite all the changes and new faces, Andersen's straightforward philosophy is working.
"Any time there is structure to what you are doing and there's expectations, with positive and negatives coming from meeting and not meeting those expectations, you'll get results," said Aranda. "That's always been Coach Andersen's philosophy. He gets guys to buy in and understand that and relish the competition part. We're getting that right now."
Andersen will have an open scrimmage Monday before finishing with the spring game on April 20.
"(He's a) great coach," Herring said. "Every single coach preaches intensity. There's great energy whenever good things happen. When bad things happen, they don't get down. They continue to try to encourage, and that's what's makes us better every day because it keeps us driving. We have that good vibe. It seems like they've been here a long time because of how they fit with us and we fit with them."


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Archive for Thursday, December 18, 2008
High school baseball showcase coming
December 18, 2008
The fifth annual Blaine Brown Winter Baseball Camp/Showcase will take place Jan. 3-4 in Osawatomie.
The camp will take place at Osawatomie City Auditorium. It will be divided into sessions based on a player's grade in school.
The high school showcase portion of the event will give prospective college baseball players an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of college coaches.
Brown, a native of Richmond, Kan., attended Central Heights High School. He is an assistant coach at the University of Maryland.
For more information on the camp, contact Brown at (724) 556-9413 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Rihanna's racy new music video "S&M" just got whipped with a lawsuit.
American fashion photographer David LaChapelle is suing the pop star for stealing from his own work for her raunchy new single, Reuters reported.
"The music video is directly derived from and substantially similar to the LaChapelle works" LaChapelle told Reuters about the lawsuit, made public on Monday. He added that the chart-topping singer's video copied the "composition, total concept, feel, tone, mood, theme, colors, props, settings, decors, wardrobe and lighting" of his own photographs.
More specifically, the celebrity shutterbug said that Rihanna's team incorporated eight of his own images into the video, including a profile of the singer against as blue backdrop and a piece of candy on her tongue. He is suing for unspecified damages.
LaChapelle has shot the famous and fabulous for popular magazines, including a May 2009 Rolling Stone cover of Lady Gaga draped in plastic bubbles. His brightly colored, often lascivious spreads have also starred Kanye West, Paris Hilton, and Angelina Jolie.
The 22-year-old singer's video, directed by Melina Matsouas, was banned in some countries due to its sexual content. While it made headlines in the news for the controversy, the song itself never took off.
Buzz about potential plagiarism began earlier this month when the video first came out. RadarOnline reported that LaChapelle had worked with Rihanna in the past, but had not collaborated on the "S&M" video.
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October 4, 1926 - July 15, 2013
Melville, NY - Formerly of Fort Montgomery, NY
Eleanor B. Armstrong, former longtime resident of Fort Montgomery, NY, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 at Huntington Hills Center for Health & Rehabilitation, Melville, NY. She was 86 years old. Daughter of the late Harry Hartman and Jeanette Raynor Hartman, she was born October 4, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY.
Survivors include her son, Michael F. Armstrong and his wife, Maureen of Mineola, NY; daughters: Mary Ann Hansen and her husband, Jack of Brewster, NY and Eleanor J. Broffman of Charlotte, NC; her brother, Joseph Hartman of Pine Bush, NY; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, July 22nd at William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m., Monday at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, NY.
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As ambassadors of the Museum, Art Museum Advisory Board members work with the Director and staff to advance the interests of the Museum and College. Board members support the Museum with a wide range of skills and expertise including finance, law, development, publishing, communications, education, technology, museum operations, and art conservation, collections and acquisitions.
To understand and support the mission, policies, and priorities of the Museum.
To provide counsel, advice, and expertise both individually and collectively, either directly or through connections to knowledgeable persons.
Art Museum Advisory Board members
Susan (Abert) Noonan '82, Chair
Elizabeth M. O'Brien '83, Vice Chair
Patricia (Perkins) Andringa '66
Ludmila (Schwarzenberg) Bidwell '67
Beth A. Chernichowski '73
Beth F. Cutler '82
Linda Friedlaender
Beverly (Parks) Greenberg '62
Curlee Raven Holton
Ann M. Hotung '82
Rebecca Keim '76
Emma Kennedy '16
Elizabeth A. Kind '82
Julie (Lavin) Loria '86
Judith W. Mann '72
Michelle T. (Yun) Mapplethorpe '96
Leslie J. Prouty '77
Judith (Karlen) Stein, '75
Gaynor (Richards) Strickler '73
Susan Strickler '73
Susan (Stevens) Sullivan '64
Susan (Hedlund) Vicinelli '64
Jie Xia '11
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Jon Western, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Kassandra Jolley, Vice President for Advancement
Ajay Sinha, Chair of Art History and Professor of Art History


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President Barack Obama said House Speaker John Boehner is the only thing standing in the way of reopening the federal government.
"Right now hundreds of thousands of Americans — hard-working Americans suddenly aren't receiving their paychecks," he said. "Right now they're worries about missing their rent or mortgage or even making ends meet."
(Read more: Obama: 'I am exasperated' over gridlock)
Obama is speaking at a small business just outside of Washington on the third day of the shutdown. He says Boehner is preventing a vote on a funding bill because he doesn't want to anger "extremists" in his party.
"The worst part is this time it's not because of a once in a lifetime recession," he said. "This isn't happening because of some financial crisis — it's happening because of a reckless republican shutdown in Washington."
The president is calling on Boehner to quickly hold a vote on a bill free of extra demands. The president met with Boehner and other congressional leaders at the White House for more than an hour Wednesday, but no agreement was reached.
"The problem we've got is that there's one faction of one party of one half of one branch of government that so far has refused to allow that yes or no note unless they get some massive partisan concessions in exchange for doing what they're supposed to be doing anyway," Obama said.
Obama says the longer the shutdown goes on, the worse the impact on the U.S. economy will be.


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Premiere 10 April 2010
Opera. In this autobiographical work, Wagner gets even with his slanderers who were unable to understand the innovation of his art.
Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813–1883).
Hardly any other work could be so eagerly awaited on a Swedish opera stage as Wagner's gigantic opera comedy Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In our country it has not been performed since the 1980s in Stockholm and it is only the largest opera stages that can cope with such a big troupe of participants. After a long series of Wagner and Strauss productions in our opera houses, the time is now ripe to rise to the challenge, and this will take place in collaboration with the opera in Darmstadt. Their artistic director John Dew will be the director, and Olaf Henzold will return as conductor.
Watch a clip from the performance.
Just as in Goya earlier this season, Meistersinger von Nürnberg is about the artist's prerequisites for creativity. The young Walther von Stolzing comes to Nuremberg and finds it difficult to gain a hearing for his kind of poetry among the reactionary bourgeoisie. Nevertheless, with the help of Hans Sachs, who can see his talent, he finally manages to win both understanding and appreciation and even young Eva's hand in marriage. In this autobiographical work Wagner gets even with his slanderers who were unable to understand the innovation of his art.
John Dew has also moved the story to Wagner's own time. Nothing will escape the critical eye of the director, when he discusses the true role of art in society in a way that is still pertinent today. But he has also sought to bring out the burlesque and common nature of the piece.
Watch pictures from the performance.
With Hans Sachs' huge part, Anders Lorentzson has an extraordinary challenge, and as the screamingly funny besserwisser Beckmesser, Åke Zetterström has a comical yet at the same time very human role to play. The part of Walther is played by visiting tenor Richard Decker and Eva is played by promising soprano Sara Andersson who, in this work, sings her first prominent role on a Swedish stage.
Anders Lorentzson, Hans Sachs.
Anders Lorentzson (Hans Sachs), bass-baritone, .was a soloist at the Royal Opera in Stockholm for nine years before taking employment at The Göteborg Opera in 1994. His numerous roles at The Göteborg Opera include the title roles in Figaro's Wedding and The Flying Dutchman, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Lindorf/Coppelius/Miracle/Dapertutto in The Tale of Hoffmann, Scarpia in Tosca, Don Prudenzio in Viaggio a Reims, Colline in La Bohème, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia and The Doctor in Wozzeck. He has also performed as The Wanderer in Wagner's Siegfried, The Chief of Police Javert in Les Misérables, Géronte in Manon, Count Waldner in Arabella, Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio and Mephistopheles in Faust.
Anders Lorentzson's interpretation of Baron von Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier, Wotan in The Valkyrie and the title role in Falstaff are among his most highly-appreciated performances at The Göteborg Opera. His most recent roles here are Banco in Macbeth, The Prison Governor Frank in Die Fledermaus and Martin Zapater in Daniel Börtz' opera Goya.
In the spring of 2007 Anders Lorentzson was a guest performer at the Vilnius Opera in Lithuania as Wotan in The Valkyrie as well as on their summer tour to Ljubljana in Slovenia and The Ravenna Festival in Italy.


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"Savage's description of the bureaucracy involved in the adoption process does at times threaten to turn THE KID into a service-oriented manual, albeit a very specifically niche-marketed one. He walks us through the legal issues, the paperwork, and the waiting, but makes this sometimes tedious affair seem like fun by weaving in witty personal anecdotes and scenes of local color."Savage, Dan is the author of 'Kid What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant An Adoption Story', published 2000 under ISBN 9780452281769 and ISBN 0452281768.[read more]
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Gattis a barehanded throwback at the plate
Braves rookie catcher one of the few to eschew batting gloves
ATLANTA -- So there I was talking to all 6-foot-4, 240 pounds of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, and he couldn't say enough about somebody who is exactly the same height and nearly the same weight.
Evan Gattis.
Still, to hear Howard tell it, there is a difference between himself and most of his peers when compared to the growing legend that is the third-string rookie catcher of the Atlanta Braves.
"Oh, man. Gattis is ox strong," Howard said. "He's that guy. He's a gamer who just seems like he's going to go out there and gut it out every night. To me -- watching him play in Spring Training and now during the season -- it could be snowing, it could be 20 degrees, and Gattis is that guy who would be out there with short sleeves."
And no batting gloves, of course. This column is about batting gloves, because Gattis doesn't wear them. He never has.
Not in Little League, not in high school back home in Dallas, not during his stint with the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, not after three years in the Braves' Minor League system. Not even this week in Atlanta, where Gattis made his Major League debut on Wednesday night at Turner Field against the Phillies.
The night was raw, with chilly temperatures and a nagging rain. It was enough to make hitters not named Gattis … wear batting gloves.
"My mom says I sort of lost them [when I was growing up], but I don't think that's true," said Gattis, 26, with only a hint of a smile as he sat at his locker in the home clubhouse at Turner Field. "I just never liked batting gloves. I've always liked the way the bat feels."
Whatever works. Despite Wednesday night's ugly conditions, the glove-less Gattis continued his torrid offensive stretch from Spring Training with a homer against Phillies veteran Roy Halladay. It was his first Major League hit in his second Major League at-bat. The ball barely cleared the left-field wall as a television reporter did a live interview with his parents in the stands -- which only figured.
There are so many unique angles to the Gattis story. They range from his nearly four years out of baseball working odd jobs, to his explosive power in the Venezuelan League leading to his nickname of El Oso Blanco (The White Bear), to his recovery from drug issues.
As for the batting-glove thing, Gattis is a rarity. In fact, with the retirements of Moises Alou and Jorge Posada five and two years ago, respectively, and with Vladimir Guerrero preparing to play for the Long Island Ducks of the Independent Atlantic League, there are no prominent hitters in the Major Leagues without batting gloves.
Not long ago, it was the opposite.
Thirty-nine years ago this month, Hank Aaron was "sitting on 714," as former Braves announcer Milo Hamilton said at the time. Then Aaron roared by Babe Ruth with a shot into the left-field bullpen at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium along the way to 755 career home runs.
You know where I'm going. Aaron didn't wear batting gloves that night, and he didn't during his career. Neither did Willie Stargell nor Roberto Clemente, because they preferred using only skin to wood at the plate with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Harmon Killebrew? Please. I won't even insult you by mentioning sluggers of yore such as Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle and Frank Howard.
Then there were the two Willies -- Mays and McCovey, both teammates racing toward Cooperstown for the San Francisco Giants.
Despite starting in the glove-less tradition of the late 1950s, McCovey wore them down the stretch of his career, but Mays mostly stayed away.
"Even when I first started, you didn't see a lot of gloves, but we eventually got into it, because the weather was so cold in San Francisco," said Phillies announcer Gary Matthews, who began his 16-year career in the Major Leagues in 1972 with the Giants of Mays and McCovey. "It was a grip factor for us, which is why you used a little pine tar [on the glove], and you also used the gloves to take the sting out. But you could get your hands tough enough where you didn't need to use gloves."
Take Gattis, for instance. Imagine wrapping your fingers around a brick and squeezing until it hurts.
That's shaking hands with this guy.
Here's the strangest thing about Gattis, though: While growing up, his favorite player was Albert Belle, and he also was a fan of Ken Griffey Jr. Not only did both players wear batting gloves, they wore two of them, which caused Gattis to nod and say, "Yeah, they did, but Albert is the only guy I ever tried to copy his stance from. And Griffey. I just loved Griffey, because he had that sweet swing, man.
"I also loved Guerrero, and he didn't wear batting gloves."
Anyway, inquiring minds wish to know: When a hitter goes without batting gloves, what is his strategy for controlling the bat?
"Yeah, well. Sometimes I pick up some dirt and a little resin, and I might use some tar," Gattis said. "I actually don't like it if [my hands are] too sticky, because my skin will stick [to the bat]."
Surely there is more.
Baseball players are superstitious. So surely Gattis puts the same amount of dirt, resin and pine tar on his hands every time he stands in the dugout, around the on-deck circle or at the plate.
Surely he rubs that mixture on a section of his palm or fingers before continuing in a specific order elsewhere.
"Nah," Gattis said without expression.
I mean, what? You expect a guy without batting gloves to giggle like crazy all the time?


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What are aerosols? In this case they are tiny particles of dust, soot, salts, mist and all sorts of small stuff suspended in the air. This is what causes a hazy day, light scattering and sun light absorption. Aerosols have a great effect on climate but little is known about them.
What are aerosols? In this case they are tiny particles of dust, soot, salts, mist and all sorts of small stuff suspended in the air. This is what causes a hazy day, light scattering and sun light absorption. Aerosols have a great effect on climate but little is known about them.
Aerosols can be natural such as volcanic in source or manmade.
Some aerosols, particularly sulfate aerosols from fossil fuel combustion, exert a cooling influence (by the reflection or absorption of sunlight before it reaches the earth) on the climate which partly counteracts the warming induced by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Other effects are far from clear or known.
Recent studies of the Sahel drought and major increases since 1967 in rainfall over the Northern Territory, Kimberley, Pilbara and around the Nullarbor Plain have led some scientists to conclude that the aerosol haze over South and East Asia has been steadily shifting tropical rainfall in both hemispheres southward.
So now more than 60 scientists from a dozen institutions have converged on this California urban area to study how tiny particles called aerosols affect the climate. Sending airplanes and weather balloons outfitted with instruments up in the air, the team will be sampling aerosols in the Sacramento Valley June 2-28.
Researchers from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in will be leading the month long study, coordinating air and ground operations at three sites in the Central Valley. The data they are collecting will help researchers improve computer models that simulate the climate and project climate changes.
To better understand aerosols' role in climate, the DOE's climate research program studies how aerosol particles in the air scatter and absorb the sun's radiation, and how much of it hits Earth.
The team of researchers will take daily measurements of trace gases and aerosols the city emits (known as the Sacramento urban plume) under relatively well defined and regular weather conditions. The knowledge gained will eventually be used in regional and global computer models that simulate the effects of aerosols on climate.
About half of the researchers will take measurements on the ground at two sites. The rest of the team will take similar measurements from the air flown on a Gulfstream-1 aircraft at about 1,000 feet. NASA will fly a King Air B-200 even higher at 28,000 feet.
In addition, the team will be sending weather balloons up for additional sampling from the ground sites. The simultaneous measurements from ground, plane and balloon will provide a comprehensive view of the atmospheric aerosols.
From all this the scientists hope to piece together how the aerosols (and the various sub types of aerosols) affect the climate.
For further information: http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=801


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What do you do on your commute to work? Every day, 100 million Filipinos spend one to three hours on commuter buses. Campus Crusade for Christ missionaries in the Philippines dreamed of a way to utilize that time to share the gospel with the commuters. They prayed, trusting God for a breakthrough, and He answered in a wonderful way!
Mark is one of the Philippine Campus Crusade missionaries. His friend, Marife,* is passionate about spreading the good news through media platforms and inspiring short films. Marife works with MagnaVision, which is helping the Philippine government with a project to upgrade the viewing experience of those 100 million people who use commuter buses daily.
During the first phase of the project, 10,000 buses from 38 companies had TVs and DVD players installed by MagnaVision. MagnaVision is also supplying the DVDs to be played on all of those screens. MagnaVision contacted Mark for the content. That means that 10,000 screens are playing evangelistic short films for the viewing pleasure of a captive audience of millions of viewers!
MagnaVision specifically asked for Falling Plates, Venia, My Last Day, La Búsqueda, In Time, Loneliness of One and the Sermon on the Mount films. All of these films are available on www.globalshortfilmnetwork.com.
Mark's prayer is that the Holy Spirit will speak to the hearts of these commuters and that they'll start taking simple steps to know more about having a relationship with Jesus.
Using online communications options like Skype, the Filipino missionaries have developed a discipleship system (that they've dubbed "Skypleship") to help interested commuters learn more about a relationship with Jesus.
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This book is 'Tuesdays with Morrie' for women. It is about the gift of friendship between two very different women. There is no fluff in this book and lots of everyday wisdom. There are real issues and stories of faith, love, and hope.
What I appreciated most was a bit of a remedy towards being a worried control freak. Get yourself "out of yourself", be interested in others, and try to make your first reaction be thankfulness. An attitude change can move from deliberate to automatic over time. "When our minds are filled with ways to be a blessing, we have no time to dwell on our personal problems. It gives God an opportunity to work on them for us."
Mary Jenson is a friend of a friend in England, so I met her at my house, where we chatted Over Tea and Chocolate. That is how I learned about her book. Thank you Mary! I did enjoy it. In writing it you have allowed Nancy's mentoring to bless many others.


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When my mother died in May 2007 from gallbladder cancer, I took a leave from my post as a health reporter at the Wall Street Journal with funding from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award. Gallbladder cancer is a rare disease that affects about 7,000 people a year in the U.S., and I wanted to write about the challenges of developing drugs for rare diseases.
For the next six years, I followed a group of families and scientists trying to accelerate the development of a drug to treat Niemann-Pick Type C disease,...
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Lydia joins Shannan's secret team
ONE of the biggest threats in the game was eliminated from The Biggest Loser.
Lydia Hantke from Tasmania fell below the yellow line after having gained 400 grams.
It had already been a tough week for the 34-year-old.
In a desperate attempt to win immunity, she consumed eight cupcakes in temptation but sadly just missed out on the golden pass.
Then while suffering a knee injury, she lost a raft-building competition along with fellow team mate Kasey Cheesman and as a result, had to endure 24 hours of lock down with no trainer and only a spin bike to share between the two of them.
At elimination Hantke was up against 24-year-old Michelle Cortesao from Victoria.
Cortesao had also gained weight and put on 900 grams due to her emotional binge eating after her makeover - all of which was caught on the CCTV footage.
Clearly one of the main competitors to look out for at Camp Biggest Loser, Hantke said: "I think that Alex is quite competitive in this game as well and he would see me as more of a threat."
Hantke's big personality and departure did not go unnoticed, and the remaining five contestants were feeling relieved that a massive threat had been removed - however their relief was short lived.
Trainer Shannan Ponton was quick to bring Hantke into his secret group of eliminated contestants and train her at Q-station.
"[It] was elimination day for me, but much to my surprise I walked out and there was Shannan waiting to greet me," Hantke said.
"He let me know that we were going to a secret location and he had some amazing news for me.
"Before I knew it I was with the other eliminated contestants who had formed a team and apparently we're going to have a chance to maybe get a pass back in this competition. It's been an astonishing day."
Now that she's back in the game and with her eye firmly fixed on the cash prize, Hantke will be a force to be reckoned with, having already lost more than 38 kilograms.
The Biggest Loser airs Sundays at 6.30pm and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Ten.


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a guidance document, "Implementation Guidance on CAFO Regulations – CAFOs That Discharge or Are Proposing to Discharge," to assist in implementing the 2008 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) rule.
EPA promulgated revised regulations for CAFOs in 2008 to require that CAFOs that discharge or propose to discharge must seek coverage under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The rule also clarifies that a CAFO proposes to discharge if it is designed, constructed, operated, or maintained such that a discharge will occur.
Developing guidance that provides additional explanation for how to implement regulations is a routine part of how EPA fulfills its responsibilities to carry out Clean Water Act programs. This guidance will assist EPA and states with program implementation and assist CAFOs in evaluating whether they discharge or propose to discharge.


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I ran into a code pattern today that I know isn't right and I know what to do about it. What I don't know is the best way to document for the original developer just why it needs to be changed. Obviously he thought it was a good design when he did it so I want to be prepared to respond with better than, "because I said" or "just because" when I discuss it.
I have two classes, for example, ClassA and ClassB. ClassA has a ClassB. ClassA passes a reference to itself into ClassB and calls the configure() method in its ClassB instance.
I see no reason to even have ClassB. In my view, ClassB knowing about its caller, ClassA, is definitely a bad smell in code. Since ClassB.configure only operates on ClassA objects, it really wants to be in ClassA.public class ClassA { ClassB instance = new ClassB(this); private String field1; private String field2; private String field3; public void main(String[] args) { instance.configure(classAData); } public void setField1(String value) { field1 = value; } public void setField2(String value) { field2 = value; } public void setField2(String value) { field2 = value; } } public class ClassB { public ClassB(ClassA classA) { this.classA = classA; } ClassA classA; public void configure(String[] classAData) { classA.setField1(classAData[0]); classA.setField2(classAData[1]); classA.setField3(classAData[2]); } }
One option is to move Field1, Field2, and Field3 into ClassB and let it be a data holder object for ClassA, if that fits the model. Another option is to eliminate ClassB all together. This is going to be my initial preference since the fields are used extensively in ClassA. As I refactor more I may find that I want a data object for ClassA but I don't see the point yet. In my real code, ClassA is a pretty extensive bit of code strewn with spaghetti and I'm trying to clean it up so I can make what is, as it is, a very difficult addition to the code. I am trying to refactor it to make it more object-oriented so that my change can be done in 30 minutes instead of a couple days - and then future changes will also be minutes instead of days.
What rules am I forgetting or do I need to research about children knowing about parent? It's clearly not loosely-coupled but I'd like to find documented theories or practices around this if I can. Any suggestions?


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In popular culture, it's the car James Bond drove — I know, I know, block that cliché. In reality, Aston Martin is the quintessential British touring car, the over-the-road long hauler, made for cruising the autobahn at 140 mph or so.
Aston Martin turned 100 years old this week and put out the word to owners far and wide — wouldn't it be nice if we rendezvoused in London and had a chat. So they did.
Some 550 cars gathered in Kensington Gardens and put themselves on display — rows of DB7, DB9, Vantage; older ones, such as DB4 and DB5 (those were from the early Bond era). More can be seen in this gallery of cars from Business Insider.


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Apparently, we haven't heard the end of Chris Smith with the Knicks.
Anyone see this? Hey, it's creative at least, I'll give 'em that. Question is -- is it worth it? They know that they'll only be able to offer JR a certain number (what is it -- only a little over $5M a yr/4 yrs max or something, right?) and I guess this is something the Knicks hope, along with playing in NY and for a coach he likes, placates him & convinces him to stay. Is it worth tying up salary and a roster spot in an inferior player that probably isn't NBA material, though?? And is bringing JR himself back even worth it anymore at this point?? Been stinkin' up the joint lately and we've heard twice now that he's been out late the night before playoff games boozin' it up.
Can't help but wonder if we'd be better off re-tooling the SG position with much cheaper alternatives -- i.e. bargin bin types like Jermaine Taylor/Jamelle Horne/Scotty Hopson/Derrick Byars/Chris Douglas-Roberts through FA; Reggie Bullock or Carrick Felix late in the draft with a 2nd round pick we could hopefully acquire; maybe picking up a guy like Dwayne Davis outta Southern Miss. or Durand Scott outta Miami if they go undrafted and inviting them to SL/training camp (both guys just excelled at Portsmouth), etc...
What do you guys think of this move with Chris Smith and is JR even worth it anymore? Discuss..


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Would you like a slice? Today's post is a good one guys! Not only are we talking about this bourbon apple spice cake, but there is also a fantastic giveaway involved! To start off, this is one of those cakes that I truly wish I could just hand you through the computer. It's perfect as dessert, a little snack, or even breakfast. It's not overly sweet, and is full of warm flavors that just scream fall.
This is one of those comforting fall recipes you will find yourself making again and again. It's super easy to make, and ten minutes into baking your house will smell like warm fall apple happiness. Now I'm about ready to make it again! Obviously the apples are the highlight of this cake, but I love the walnuts in it too. They offer the crunch factor that the cake needs, and all the spices and brown sugar add lots of fall flavor. Of course I had to add a little bourbon which adds such a warmth to it, and gets along so nicely with all the other ingredients.
When it comes out of the oven it looks like this. Do you see how it gets slightly crisp on the top? That is what you're looking for. You will probably find yourself staring at it like I did waiting, and waiting for it to cool down so you can take a bite. I actually stared at this quite a bit due to the fact that I made it four times. You read that correctly, I made it four times. The first three were to tweak the recipe and make sure the bake time and temp were spot on. The fourth time was because I needed to photograph it.
As you can probably imagine, I had a lot of apple cake. Everyone around me had a lot of apple cake. It's kind of amazing that I still like apple cake, it's just that good! One morning I'm staring at the apple cake and I thought I might as well have a little slice for breakfast, you know for quality control… Next I look over at my toaster that the lovely people from Magimix sent me. It just so happens that due to the great design of this toaster, it will toast a thick slice of apple cake… It also happens that those lovely people from Magimix are giving one lucky Buttercream Blondie reader their own toaster! More about the toaster along with the details of the giveaway can be found below.
So, the apple cake is in the toaster and then I remember the whiskey butter from the Irish Coffee Scones, and it had to be done. So i quickly whipped up a little bourbon butter, and just like that I fell head over heels for this cake all over again. This is just one of those cakes that's great any time of day, and in my book, a little bourbon butter is always a good thing. This is sure to become a staple in your fall baking and the toaster is sure to became a staple in your kitchen. Good luck entering the giveaway!
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup oil
- 2 Tablespoons bourbon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 and 1/2 cups AP flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 and 1/2 cups peeled and diced apple
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a loaf pan with nonstick.
- Whisk eggs and sugars together in medium sized bowl till they get lighter and thicker.
- Whisk in oil, vanilla, and bourbon.
- Start mixing in the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. If mixture gets to thick switch from a whisk to a spatula.
- Stir in diced apples and walnuts.
- Pour batter into a loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 65-70 minutes rotating once halfway through. Cake is dome when toothpick comes out clean.
Giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all for entering and congratulations to #74 – Maureen! I hope you enjoy this toaster as much as I do!
Let's talk about this fabulous toaster and giveaway! First of all it's made by Magimix, so it's top of the line quality and after using it for several months now, I can tell you I love it and it will always have a spot on my counter. Second is looks, and this toaster is pretty. It's got a sleek design and the glass panel means you can watch your bread toasting. This probably means I'm easily amused, but it also means those days of burning your toast are long gone. Here are some details:
It has four quartz heating elements that produce crisp, uniformly browned toast so you can say goodbye to burnt toast.
It has four preprogrammed heat settings including toast, bagel, reheat and defrost. I think the bagel setting is one of the coolest things!
Extra-wide slots accommodate the thickest bagels and toast. This means you can toast apple cake!
Built to last for 30,000 uses. That's a lot of toast!
This toaster retails for $250 at Williams-Sanoma and also comes in black, cream, and red. I really like the stainless steel especially since it goes with all my pink appliances! As I mentioned, the folks over at Magimix are generously giving one stainless steel Magimix vision toaster to one lucky Buttercream Blondie reader! Good luck!
How to enter: Just leave a comment telling me what you like to put on your toast! I think we all know I'm going with bourbon butter!
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Details: This giveaway will be open from Tuesday 9/25- Wednesday 10/3. I will select a winner via random.org and email the winner. This giveaway is sponsored by Magimix. All opinions are my own.