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ESP -The Scientific Evidence
ESP stands for extra sensory perception or what is known as psi. The words "extra sensory perception" were coined to describe an ability to perceive without the aid of sensory means. I have continued to call this ability ESP owing to convention but in my own words I would prefer to call it direct mental perception or DMP because that says more about it than to says it is not sensory-aided perception. ESP is a very important piece of evidence that points very strongly to the existence of a non-physical aspect of reality. It flies in the face of the current scientific paradigm and for that reason, to many scientist it is an anathema. So they have tried to trash it. Let's take it out of the trash and have a better look at it.
The reason is simple. If a person is blinded and that means not only no sensory information but none that they can insightfully perceive, and they are desperate to get well, then they can simply make a choice. They can choose to believe that they have a drug. So no matter whether they are given a drug or a blank there will be a placebo effect. So really double blinding makes the problem worse. However the point here is that the researchers screen out the ESP using the technique of double blinding. It shows us clearly that in experiments on ESP double blinding is inappropriate and yet they not only demand it's use, scientists go on to claim that all experiments on ESP should be double blinding to make them scientific. This is untrue.
The one and only condition that is required to say that an experiment is scientifically conducted is to repeat the experiment without the test conditions. Such a repeat experiment is called a control experiment and it is important because it gives the researcher confidence that the results, which have been obtained, are due to the test conditions. And the researcher will know this because in the control there should be no result.
ESP in medical experiments.
ESP is most evident in single blinded drug trials. This ESP is the one that is most evident in relationship and I have named it "insightful perception", to distinguish it from intuitive perception. My definitions are as follows:-1. Insightful perception arises in and through personal relationships.
2. Intuitive perception arises out of the general relationship that we bear to all things in creation.. in the universe.
Our insightful perception, as you will discover is strong, while the intuitive perception varies from person to person and in most people is very weak. Why? This is the price we pay for living in some level of comfort zone at any one time. The comfort zone is really a zone of fuzz that is brought about by seriously affects our attention level. So we avoid annoying thoughts at times but the price we pay is to lose our natural abilities and intuition being one of them. As a result we get very mixed results in the scientific experiments, with some people displaying more ability than others on intuitive perception, but even so the evidence is still plain enough to see.
Animals do not use comfort zones so are able to retain their intuitive abilities. In animals intuition is called instinct but this is just naming the ability differently so as to distance it from humans and hence from ESP. The reality is that animals display ESP and very strongly indeed, both intuitive and insightful perception and I will discuss those case too in the course of this book. I will also discuss some of the experiments on intuition that have been done in the laboratory so that you may see the results for yourself.
Insightful perception, unlike intuitive perception is very strong in all people owing to their relatedness. Relationship is an entanglement at the mental or non-physical level so there is the ability of two related people to share ideas and be highly perceptive of ideas that they present or uphold in mind. And the closer the relationship the stronger the insightful perception form of ESP. In a primary and long term relationship such as a sibling, spouse, parent and even long term best friend and long-term work mate, the ESP is at a premium. However an entanglement occurs even where there is a trivial form of relatedness, though here the level of insight is much, much lower. So the degree of entanglement is of extreme importance.
When we do the experiments properly and that is without denying relationship, the effects are obvious and indeed startling. You will be flabbergasted at the ESP ability you have and how much, at present you may be influenced by those around you. A person in close relationship with you can present ideas that you will take to be your own thinking, thanks to the medical misinformation and the doubt that skeptics help seed in people's minds. The responses you give to presented ideas that you mistake as your own thinking are of course other ideas constitute a response to those others. What you are actually doing is responding to the presenter of the ideas so the ideas with which you respond , can be perceived by the other person. the presenter of the original ideas. Unknowingly you have entered into a dialogue with them, though all the while thinking it is all just your own thinking. This can be very dangerous as you will see.
There is propaganda out there claiming only "women's intuition". This is all about insightful perception and men are just as insightful as women. The men who have spread this propaganda are the very ones that use foul means to manipulate and control their wives and others around them. It is only throwing dust in other people's eyes. They themselves claim that as men they don't have any insightful perception or ESP but they sure do have it and privately they make a lot of use of it. As you will see later one person in a crowd can be uniquely and seriously, adversely affected under specific conditions that are relevant only to that one person. It can make others around that person feel that they are less insightful, which is not the case as you will soon see. They may see the person suffering even as mad. People who are not related to the presenter of a harmful idea are most often not aware of the presentation made because there is relational distance which is double blinding. However I have noticed that offenders do not engage iin foul game play when there are others around who are related to the person they want to victimize. This may be because those people may become perceptive and if they discuss their thoughts they would "smell a rat".
When scientists talk about blinding they mean that something is being concealed. In a single blinded drug trial only the nature of the pills is concealed so that the patients do not know if they are taking a real drug or a dummy drug, which are usually pills of flour or sugar.
In a single blinded drug trial the research doctor administers the pills directly to his or her patients. As a result of the relationship that exists between the doctor and the patients insightful perception is not only possible but the reality; And as many as 30% or more of patient (some reports claim 50-70%) become aware of those thoughts of the doctor as are relevant to the patient. This situation is so problematic that the research doctors relationally distance the patients from themselves. It is done in an effort to eliminate this form of extrasensory perception or ESP. The relational distancing that is put into place is called double blinding.
In a drug trial there is a desire to eliminate ESP to stop the patients knowing what the doctor knows. It certainly eliminates ESP.. but it doesn't help their experiments one iota because people who are desperate to get well will choose to believe that their issue is a real drug so they have made the problem worse not better but that's another matter. In a single blinded drug trial it is a problem when a patient knows they have a drug they may believe it will make them well and thus a placebo effect is created. The placebo effect helps the patient get well so the doctors cannot properly determine the efficacy of the drugs. Thus they have used double blinding to get rid of the ESP but that makes things worse because now many will want to believe they have a drug and hence self-administer a placebo!
The placebo evidence.
In a double-blinded drug trial the blank is misleadingly called a placebo. The medical researchers know only too well that it is not a placebo because it is not given with any suggestion of the patient getting well if taken. If they gave the blank as a placebo they may find it to be as good as, if not better than, the drugs that they are testing and that does not help sell drugs. In a drug trial all doctors and patients are fully aware that the dummy drug which is referred to as a placebo is in fact a blank –"just sugar".
A more glaring example of ESP is found in the placebo effect which is associated with the giving of placebos by doctors in a clinical situation to treat disease.
There is a third situation that shows up ESP as done by doctors. Some years ago they did the Great Prayer Experiment. They wanted to test the effects of prayer. It can be shown, when humane lay people repeat these experiments that not only is it an example of ESP but also of major sabotage as well. And it may or may not have been the research scientist in charge. Any number of other people would have been involved.
In the Great Prayer Experiment the patients were divided into two broad groups those that knew they were being prayed for and those that didn't. Not knowing that someone is going to pray for you should get a nil result because without ESP there is no mental connection strong enough to yeild any result. Furthermore we can't pray for someone else and get some positive result without that person's permission first. Free will always stands in the way. They got either a nil result or a negative result, that is to say they either got no effect from the prayer or people got sicker. If they only got no result then not much could be said abot it, except perhaps that permission was not garnered first. However a negative result is a whole different kettle of fish. As I will show you soon, after we deal with the comfort zone, there is no way you can make the patient sicker than by foul game play!
The Great Prayer Experiment.
It is most important to take out all the dirty washing of atheist scientists out for public airing! In this case the way Prayer experiments have been conducted is nothing but an outrage. Prayer is supposedly "scientifically tested" for its healing effects and it appears, from the conclusions made, dishonesty was the order of the day. For the following two reasons!
1. Researchers claimed that for the experiments to be done "properly" it must comply with the "double blind standard". NO EXPERIMENT MUST COMPLY WITH ANY SUCH STANDARDS WHATSOEVER! Experiments are freely devised and in a manner that allows the full exploration of whatever it is that we wish to observe. Standards only apply in the level of care taken and the comparisons used to test substances. Double blinding is a technique not a standard. To be scientific a control experiment is conducted, in which the object of observation is not included but everything else is kept the same, to verify that what is seen is real and not some spurious effect. True science is the unprejudiced seeking of knowledge. Double blinds here is not merely prejudice but sabotage.
2. The results that the scientists claimed, both the a nil and more particularly the negative result is cunningly fabricated and indeed indicates that there has to be evil people involved to do this sort of thing.
How are these results achieved?
To get a nil result even the placebo effect of prayer must be destroyed (which is the least case because prayer is much more than placebo). This of course is done by the use of double blinds. Double blinds are used to relationally distance the parties in a drug trial for the very reason that they want to disrupt the patient's insightful perception, which comes with relationship. This is clearly seen in single blinded drug trials. The use of double blinds to destroy relationship in a prayer experiment is sabotage because insightfulness is necessary.
The loss of insightfulness is what the 'double blind' is all about. In a drug trial they want to render the patient ignorant of what they are given. In a prayer experiment this is totally inappropriate because here you do not want to have the patient ignorant of the prayer and the good will and beliefs for healing that it carries. In the giving of a prayer a "believer" (ie., truly good person, a humane person and also a theist) the patient will benefit and at the very least out of a placebo effect (even if the patient is an atheist) because they will gain the benefit of the believers confidence in healing.
In the concealing of the prayer, there is already a reduction in the prayer's effectiveness, which is the first blind. AND of course the loss of consent, which needs to be given by the patient to the prayer giver.
However in creating relational distance, by the use of a second blind, the crucial factor of insightfulness is reduced to near zero, if not zero. Thus two crucial elements of prayer are removed. These elements are certainly not the whole of prayer but they are key ingredient. Thus double blinding renders the prayer and the prayer giving useless. And let me add here that the nil effect cannot be put down to the prayer-giver's doubt because for that to affect the prayer giving there must of necessity be an existing relationship and not blinding; for the patient must have become insightful of the doubt in a prayer-giver.
The negative result.
For scientists to get a negative result for prayer, so that the patients get worse, a sinister scenario has got to be played out. Only a "prayer" that is really a nocebo can give a negative result.
A nocebo is a will to harm. And not anyone supposedly acting as a blind but who really know both sides will do to get a 'negative result'. If these people were in no other way qualified then there ought to be some positive result as well. There was not. So the choice of a second blind, who is really related to both sides, is a deliberate choice and aimed to make the patient insightful of harm. The reason is as follows. Some of the people chosen as second blinds may be qualified to be gross materialists and people who are anti-religion and who additionally want to discredit prayer in favour of drugs. And these people must also be in positions of power over the patient to get a negative result. No amount of ill will is enough if there is no real avenue for that to be acted upon if they could betray the potential victim, the person that evil people call "the target". Thus they are able not only to discredit prayer but to make it appear detrimental. These people may say the right words but the thoughts they entertain are not simply doubtful but harmful. However they must also have it in their power to potentially do harm, in order to get a negative result. The motive appears to try and promote materialism and atheism as being supported by science, and at the same time to discredit religion and cast prayer in the worst possible light. In fact if the truth be known science supports the existence of a non-physical or spiritual realm and they know that as they also know that a paradigm shift is just a matter of a short amount of time.
However there is also another sinister reason. Toxic individuals are well acquainted with the effects of relational entanglement (which I will explain in a coming blog) and the resulting insightfulness that ensures. Relational entanglement and insightfulness are publicly discredited through science, and deliberately exploited privately to gain power and influence over other people. It is the exact opposite to prayer. It is done by someone who is not only in relationship with "the target" but who, further to that relationship is either in a position of authority over that other person or through foul play obtains a position of authority. If blinding is used in all cases then no negative effect ought to be seen. Accepting a prayer for the sake of research does not contain any dangerous element or any dangerous situation to a patient. If anxiety is to be claimed as an explanation then to be scientific they need to inquire of the patient in a general sounding questionnaire (that is questioning without leading the patient) whether the patient felt any anxiety or had any negative ideas about accepting a prayer made on their behalf and for their benefit and only as a part of an experiment on prayer. Furthermore anxiety is a mix of emotions, fear and worry or anger and worry. These can be tested by monitoring the vital signs but they did not do that. None of this was reported as having been done so any conclusion made with respect to anxiety is only speculation.
So how can a negative result be obtained?
The creation of a nocebo effect, necessarily requires 3 basic elements:
1. The first element, that of relationship, in both a trusted relationship and relational entanglement can be achieved by a medical person who knows the patients and is trusted by the patient, have the patient sight the prayer-giver at a distance, as a stranger (I will explain this further in a coming blog on the basic foul play). In this way the double blinding is cunningly removed and the patients becomes sighted again.
2. The second element is the potential to do harm. This means that the medico and /or the prayer-giver (and the medico may be a prayer giver as well) or someone associated with them has the potential to harm the patient, which means they have access to some aspect of the patient's person, treatment or personal life AND is in a close or trusted relationship with the patient.
3. Once the two elements above are in place the third element, the ill intent can be made to have a potent negative effect. So no actual harm needs be done. It is simply the patient's reaction that becomes harmful to them.
The ill intent depends on what is upheld in the mind of the "prayer-giver" and not the wording of the prayer. Words convey meaning but they can be used deceitfully. It is the meaning level that matters because the selection of meaning either creates an issue of danger or the necessary moral support for the patient. Wording that sounds benign must create a nocebo effect. So even if the prayer is verbal and even said in the presence of the patient and made to sound good, it can still have a negative effect because as I said above all of the three elements are not visible, nor obvious of themselves. Let me give you some examples of the wording of a prayer that aids the ill intent (mentally made) as to make the prayer a nocebo.
The prayer words of:
"Let's pray for you" does not say to what end. Are they praying for you to live or die?
"We'll fix you" does not say in what way. When an evil person says "we'll fix them!" they mean kill or do harm to. So to 'fix' someone can just as easily mean to harm or kill them as to make them well again!
"May your progress go well" again does not give sufficient meaning. The words "your progress" may refer to the progress of your disease and not your progress towards health.
ALL OF WHAT IS SPOKEN therefore depends on the mental meaning attributed to those words by the prayer-giver as to whether progress means getting well or leading to death! There are many ways a prayer can be worded but it is the intent that is not visible and which is held in mind that gives the words meaning. Words are only the vehicles of meaning. And the mind is NOT in the brain. It is non-physical otherwise there would be no ESP. If the prayer-giver is relationally entangled with the patient and is the agent of someone who is in position of trust such as a toxic doctor or an atheistic scientist, who could potentially do harm, then the ill will gains not only meaning but also grounding, sufficient to really do harm. Then yes indeed a negative result… is guaranteed! The proof of the pudding, as it is said, is in the eating! If a patient gets worse as a result of a prayer given in an experiment, then no matter what is visible or not visible, right there in the negative result is the evidence. The only way to get a negative result is for the "prayer" to be the vehicle for administrating a nocebo. The nocebo can lead to the manifestation of disease in an unsuspecting person and with serious consequences. In dramatic colors it can be shown that cancer can be the order of the day owing to the person's mental reactions and subsequent associated somatic reactions.
Even a well person can be made to display a fear reaction relevant to the danger that is posed, but danger that is not apparent. How much less is needed to produce a negative effect in a patient who is already suffering from some serious illness. Likewise the prayer-giver in the Great Prayer Experiment who gets a negative result is someone who has a real potential to do harm and who is in addition someone who carries a deliberate harmful intent and far from being a real double blind is instead relationally entangled with the patient! These are then the reasons why I say that while a nil result is the only outcome owing to double blinding, a negative result requires deceit and foul play, and it can be shown when experiments are repeated in the light of this knowledge. But ironically enough this experiment even with its negative result is clear evidence of ESP, the very condition they want to deny!
Experiments can be done that can prove scientifically and beyond the shadow of doubt that prayer is potent.. it is powerful, but even at the very least it can be shown that prayer can act as powerful placebos for healing.
Let us now look at some experiments as can be done by lay non-toxic people to prove ESP, even though we have the proof aready. However it is also important to investigate ESP under conditions of danger. You will see that when a person is fearful ESP is greatly enhanced. This is the key condition that is used by toxic people in foul game play.
I am going to add the next post as well as it is also relevant. On that post I discuss how we, the humane, lay public can test for ESP scientifically to satisfy ourselves of its reality.
A realization of the truth alone puts you in the driver's seat where your health is concerned!
Note: all this information is to be treated as the author's opinion. You need to investigate these matters to arrive at your own informed opinion.
The truth is already information that has entered the complex system of humanity and the planet earth. The universe is already changed and that truth will be known to all no matter what the medical industry does to try an prevent it. The illustrations that depict the reality of ESP are stark and in the collective unconscious NOW. When one element of a complex system is added the entire system is changed and that element is already added.. it is the knowledge gained by Kyrani Eade!


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I am a complete newbie in AI. The last few days I've been trying to understand the basics of neural networks. Although I think I understand how a simple NN works I couldn't find any simple examples to learn about NN implementation. On the net, I found that pattern recognition programs are pretty basic and easy to understand for starters. I looked at different links given in this board to find a simple pattern recognition program in c (I mainly program in c) but couldn't find any. I don't know even how to start NN coding.
All the books, articles I've come across so far ONLY talks about theroy and NO example codes !!!
Can anyone help me with some pattern recognition codes (preferably in c) please ?

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Intel's Socket 2011 is new solution for high-end desktop, workstation and server processors. We know that the new socket retained compatibility with Socket 1366 cooling solutions, but old CPU coolers will require a special mounting kit. Today, we'll show you the parts we had to order for Thermalright's HR-02 and briefly cover existing coolers that are compatible with Socket 2011. Note that we only chose a few randomly picked CPU cooler manufacturers so the list is not complete.
Mounting high-end CPU coolers on LGA2011 has been simplified compared to LGA1366, because there's no need to mount a backplate. Socket 2011 is fixed on the motherboard and will take the weight of the heaviest and largest CPU coolers.
As you can see from the picture below there are no traditional holes through the PCB. There is now a metal bracket that has been tapped to accept M4 screws.
Socket 2011 is huge, it requires two retention levers.
Thermalright's HR-02 cooler was launched almost two years ago and the original mounting kit is not compatible with Socket 2011. Still, it would be a pity to waste such a great cooler so we decided to order the Socket 2011 mounting kit.
For Thermalright's Silver Arrow/HR-02/Archon/Venomous and models with the VenomousX BTK pressure plate kit, Thermalright has a minimalist LGA 2011 Adapter Kit with 4 2011 Screw Pillars. We got these screws via pc-cooling.de priced at € 1.99, here.
For Thermalright's HR-02 Macho/True Spirit 140/True Spirit and all models using the new universal Intel/AMD bracket, there is the new LGA2011 Retention Kit, comprising of a new 2011 Retention Bracket and 2011 Screw Pillar Type B.
You can see the LGA 2011 Adapter Kit with 4 2011 Screw Pillars for HR-02 cooler on the picture below.
Socket 2011 simplifies mounting of CPU coolers since it does not require a backplate. This means that you can mount it with the motherboard already inside the case.
We mounted Thermalright-s HR-02 cooler on EVGA's X79 FTW motherboard. For our testing, we used Sandy Bridge-E CPU Core i7 3820.
The picture below shows the back of the socken on our X79 FTW motherboard; the holes in the PCB around the socket are sealed as the backplate is part of the socket itself.
Mounting HR-02 coolers on socket 2011 is basically the same as with socket 1366, with the exception of the first step, i.e. mounting a backplate. The four screws we got are screwed into the metal bracket tapped to accept M4 screws (picture below).
Thermalright's HR-02 has proven to be a good cooler for semi-passive cooling so we decided to use it for testbenches of graphics cards on the new EVGA's X79 FTW motherboard and Sandy Bridge-E CPU. We published a full blown review of this cooler some year and a half ago, and you can find the results here.
Sitting in Corsair's Cosmos II Ultra Tower case, Core i7 3820 didn't exceed 70°C thanks to our HR-02 in semi-passive operation mode.
Thermalright HR-02 is an old but CPU cooler, but its quality is undeniable. Namely, it easily manages to cool Sandy Bridge-E CPUs on Socket 2011, despite the age difference. If you're planning on exchanging Socket 1366 for Intel's Socket 2011, all you need to do is order four screws, which cost us €2 here. In fact, you'll find that mounting coolers on Socket 2011 is much simpler than with the 1366.
Anyhow, if you already have a good CPU cooler, we'd recommend not buying a new one but rather ask around whether your CPU cooler manufacturer offers adapter kits. On the following few pages you'll find what CPU cooler makers have done with their existing products in order to ensure compatibility with Intel's socket 2011
Included with the H80 and H100 are four standoffs that have a shorter wider end. These are for socket 2011. To get these parts for H70 and H60 you can create an RMA (for free), and the description section states that you only need the mounting parts (H40 an H50 are not supported). Corsair also offers two CPU coolers in its Air Series but for the time being there is no support for Socket 2011.
ZM-CS2011 Clip Support Kit allows mounting of CNPS11X Extreme, CNPS10X Extreme, CNPS10X Performa and CNPS9900 MAX.
ZM-OC2011 Clip Support for mounting ZM-WB5 and ZM-WB5 Plus to Intel Socket LGA2011.
You can find those support kits at price about €6, here. Some od Zalmans coolers lilke CNPS12X comes with Nipples B for mounting on LGA2011.
Continuing Noctua's tradition of supplying customers with its premium-class SecuFirm2™ mountings free of charge, the NM-I2011 kit allows Noctua users to upgrade to Intel's LGA2011 socket for Core i7-39xx/38xx processors. The NM-I2011 set is backwards compatible with all Noctua retail coolers since 2005 and has been designed to combine outstanding reliability, optimal contact pressure and easy, straightforward installation. Bringing the trusted SecuFirm2™ quality to Intel's new LGA2011 platform, NM-I2011 is an enthusiast-grade mounting that meets the highest demands in safety, performance and ease-of-use.
Owners of Noctua CPU coolers can obtain the NM-I2011 Mounting-Kit free of charge via this form.
A proof of purchase (photo, scan or screenshot of the invoice) of both a Noctua CPU cooler and either a socket LGA2011 mainboard or socket LGA2011 CPU are required.
If you are owner of the folowing CPU coolers: Alpenföhn K2, Himalaya or Matterhorn rev.B, you can order the Upgrade Kit via mail for free here. In order to get it you have to produce an invoice and send a photo or a screenshot of it.
Technische Details:
- In the package: 4x mounting M4 screws
- Compatibility:
Alpenföhn K2
Alpenföhn Himalaya
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Rev. B
Asus X-socket™ models use an interchangeable backplate that makes it possible to install LGA1366 heatsinks.
X-Socket hardware kit. Unscrew the existing socket and use the X-Socket backplate instead.


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Also, AutoAssemble fails to build this code. A nop attempt under Advanced Options throws a warning about 'doesn't contain what it should'
Is it really a sneaky hidden pointer put where it should not be?
All the info I have read on Assembly doesn't mention this as 'proper code'.
What is the proper way to pull the value from 'game.exe+5DBAC8' into that line of code?
If I want to change 'sub' to 'add', or even better, have the result 'no change', how?
On every attempt I have made, the failure(s) have suggested that 'game.exe+5DBAC8' needs to go away for AutoAssemble to work.
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game.exe+F456E - 29 04 FD C8 BA 6B 01 - sub [edi*8+game.exe+5DBAC8],eax
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The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they will activate infielder Mark Ellis from the 15-day disabled list prior to this evening's game at Milwaukee. The team optioned infielder Pete Kozma to Memphis (AAA) following last night's win over the Brewers.
Ellis began a 20-day injury rehabilitation assignment with Memphis on Sunday and went 1-for-3 while playing five innings at second base. Ellis, who was suffering from left knee patella tendinitis, began the season on the 15-day disabled list.
Ellis, 36, appeared in 12 games during spring training. He was signed by the Cardinals to a one-year free-agent contract on December 16, 2013. The right-handed hitting Ellis is a veteran of 11-plus seasons in the majors.


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Sesame seed & Saffron Bread
This Bread is quick ,easy and tasty.it is good for breakfast or for afternoon snack with tea.
*2 cups white self-raising flour.
*1 cup whole wheat self-raising flour.
1 teaspoon dry yeast.
1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
1/4 teaspoon salt.
4 tablespoons oil.
4 Tablespoons rose water.
2 Tablespoons sugar.
3 Tablespoons evaporated milk (low fat).2 eggs.
1 1/2 cups warm water .
1/4 cup dried dates,chopped.(optional)
*Home made white self-raising flour:1 cup white flour + 2 teaspoon baking powder.* Home made whole wheat self-raising flour:add baking powder to whole wheat flour as above to make whole wheat self-raising flour.
1)Beat eggs and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
2)Stir in dry ingredients,milk,oil,warm water and rose water.
3)Spread mixture into prepared pan,sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and Saffron.
4)or you can grease the pan ,sprinkle it with toasted sesame seeds and Saffron than Spread the mixture over.
5)Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.


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The Madonna dam is breaking. Madonna "leak week" continues, as more possible track titles have been revealed via fan site Madonnarama, which clearly has the inside track to a source with lots of information at their disposal.
Another possible song is called 'Bang Bang,' which is said to be a mid-tempo song helmed by William Orbit. It's reportedly uptempo and will boast intimate lyrics that center on subjects such as bitter love, temptation, violence and even murder. Oooh! That sounds scandalous and a little bit dirty. We're psyched that Madge has not dulled her edge, even though she's a mom of three, with Lourdes, Rocco and David at home.
With the demo of 'Give Me All Your Love' (sans reported featured guests Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. and posted online much to Madge's and her manager's chagrins), more information is starting to filter through the web and it appears that there is nothing that Madonna's camp can do to quickly plug the holes.
Earlier this week, we reported on a track called 'Girls Gone Wild,' would be featured on the album, while an alleged European tour itinerary also surfaced online, as well.
While Madge and her handlers aren't psyched that someone is giving up tons of info (or falsifying it), there is an upside to all this Madonna talk. She is building incredible hype for her upcoming studio album, which will be her 12. Her name has been popping up in the blog-o-sphere all week, and excitement is burning at a fevered pitch. Madonna is gong to be back in a big, big way in 2012, so the foundation is being laid with all this buzz and chatter in the digital space.
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Longtime TV producer/host and Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient Dick Clark died April 18 following a heart attack. He was 82. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Clark began a career in radio before graduating from high school, working in the mailroom of New York's WRUN-AM. He attended Syracuse University where he earned a degree in business and worked as a disc jockey at the university's student-run radio station. In 1952 he landed a spot as a DJ at Philadelphia's WFIL-AM where he hosted "Dick Clark's Caravan Of Music," subsequently leading to a gig hosting the famed "American Bandstand." After relocating to Hollywood, Calif., in 1963, Clark founded Dick Clark Productions, producing TV shows such as "Super Bloopers And Practical Jokes" and the annual American Music Awards. Clark is widely known for his annual "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," which he hosted for more than three decades. In 1990 Clark was honored with a Recording Academy Trustees Award. Also an Emmy Award winner, Clark was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (4/18)
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SoundExchange is refuting yesterday's report that Internet radio services Pandora and SiriusXM Radio accounted for 90.4 percent of the performance rights organization's total annual revenues in 2011. While SoundExchange said it cannot publicly disclose actual royalty figures, the organization says the amount paid from Pandora and SiriusXM is "substantially below" the reported 90 percent and attributes the misrepresented numbers on "using public sources that rely on different assumptions, estimates and other factors," according Billboard.biz. (4/18)
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Chimera (hybrid of different flora and fauna) is the theme of the shoes, motive of animals. In my shoes, the heel part made of snakes and lions. Cows, rays and sheep's as material. For the decoration, various animals are fused such as feathers.
Finally new 'chimera' of Masaya Kushino's world is completed wearing by human.
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• Windows 8 to arrive by late October, Microsoft says – No firm date yet, though. Expect it to be released to manufacturing sometime next month.
• Microsoft buys multitouch display maker Perceptive Pixel – The company makes high-end touch displays.
• Samsung Wins U.K. Apple Ruling Over 'Not As Cool' Galaxy Tablet – Ha! U.K. judge says the Galaxy Tab isn't cool enough to be confused with the iPad.
• The death of cash – Get ready to pay for everything with your phone.
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• Having trouble getting online? Call your provider – The FBI turned off the servers providing DNS service to victims the DNSChanger malware. If your Internet access is no longer working, you may be among those who didn't get the message.
• Wireless Firms Are Flooded by Requests to Aid Surveillance – Wireless carriers have gotten 1.3 million requests for surveillance this year.
• Is Microsoft changing its policy on System Builder licensing for Windows 8? – Microsoft's licensing has expressly prohibited individuals from using the less-expensive System Builder Windows packages for use on home-built PCs, but that may change with Windows 8. Or not.
• Samsung Said To Plan Windows RT Tablet For October Introduction – This will be in addition to tablets that use the x86 version of Windows 8.
• Microsoft confirms Windows 8 testers to get $40 upgrade price, too – You'll be able to upgrade on top of the Release Preview when the final version of Windows 8 is out, and you'll get that super-cheap $40 price.
• Amazon's Next Kindle Fire Will Ship in Q3 With Improved Display – Sources tell AllThingsD the next Kindle's screen will have a different aspect ratio.
• New Android virus 'MMarketPay.A' found on 100,000 Chinese smartphones and in 9 app stores – The virus is limited for now to the Chinese market. It's designed to rack up charges without the user knowing.
• Philip Rosedale: The Media Is Wrong, SecondLife Didn't Fail – Remember SecondLife? It's still there, and has a million members.
• What's behind the price signaling between Verizon and AT&T? – It's not price fixing if it's being done out in the open . . . It's flirting!
• RIM's BlackBerry App World Tops Three Billion Downloads and BlackBerry's Latest Delay Could Lead to Lawsuits
• Major Twitter for iPhone update incoming: more interactive, enhanced notifications – The release notes appeared in the beta iOS 6.0 app store before the new version of Twitter appeared.
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I have a place in my heart for the Ruger American Rifle, I own one chambered in 30.06 and it can punch quarters at 100 yards and for 300 bucks that's hard to beat. I just saw this out on the website as I go out there time to time to create wish lists and it was out of the blue but Ruger is now going to make that same Ruger American Rifle capable of accepting existing Ruger magazines chambered n 22LR and 22WMR. I know when they come out I will be picking one up. Read the press release below:
"Introducing the Ruger American Rimfire Series
August 29, 2013
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE: RGR) announces the release of the Ruger American Rimfire™ bolt-action rifle. The 100% American-made Ruger American Rimfire™ builds on the enormous success of the centerfire Ruger American Rifle®. With many of the standard Ruger American Rifle® features, this new line also combines several design innovations from the popular 10/22® rimfire rifle. This combination, along with the rifle's adaptability, will appeal to all bolt-action enthusiasts – young or old, novice or experienced. The new line consists of four models – full-sized (22" barrel/13.75" length of pull) and compact (18"/12.5" length of pull) models, both of which are available in either .22 LR or .22 Magnum.
"The new American Rimfire series really ups the ante for performance in rimfire rifles," remarked Mike Fifer, President and CEO. "With proven technologies and features from the centerfire Ruger American Rifle®, the bolt-action rimfire models are sure to deliver accuracy, durability and value to consumers," he concluded.
Each model in the line includes two interchangeable stock modules that provide comb height options for scope or iron sight use. Standard models come with long length of pull modules, while compact models come with short length of pull modules. By simply removing the rear sling swivel stud, stock modules can be changed in seconds. All four stock modules are completely interchangeable across all models and are available at ShopRuger.com.
Models chambered in .22 LR feature the detachable, flush-mounted 10/22® BX-1 10-round rotary magazine and accept all 10/22® magazines, including the BX-25® and BX-25®x2. Models chambered in .22 Magnum use the detachable, flush-mounted JMX-1 9-round rotary magazine. The easy-to-use 10/22®-style extended magazine release provides smooth, no-fuss magazine removal. The 60-degree bolt provides ample scope clearance, while an easy-to-use, receiver-mounted bolt release allows the bolt to be readily removed without requiring a pull of the trigger, a unique safety feature among rimfire, bolt-action rifles.
The Ruger American Rimfire™ shares many of the features that made the centerfire Ruger American Rifle® popular among hunters and shooters alike. It features a Ruger Marksman Adjustable™ trigger and patent-pending Power Bedding® integral bedding block system that positively locates the receiver and free-floats the barrel, making these rifles true performers at the range and in the field.
Additional features include a satin blued, target-crowned, hammer-forged barrel that results in ultra-precise rifling for exceptional accuracy, longevity and easy cleaning and Williams™ fiber optic front sight and 10/22®-style adjustable, "V" slot, folding-leaf rear sight. A 3/8" rimfire scope base is machined into the receiver, and is drilled and tapped for Weaver® #12 bases (not included).
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A new Windows flaw that allows all current, supported versions of Windows to be crashed was published on Friday by Israeli researcher Gil Dabah. The bug allows a local user to cause a system to suffer a blue-screen of death crash. In principle, this may also allow attackers to run code of their choosing with kernel privileges, though in practice, the looks as if it would be difficult due to the nature of the flaw.
The bug is in a kernel-mode component called win32k.sys, which handles many key Windows features like window management and 2D graphics. This specific flaw is in the component's handling of the system clipboard; by placing specially malformed data onto the clipboard, the system can be made to corrupt the screen or crash outright. In the early days of Windows, the component in question did not run in kernel mode; it was moved there for Windows NT 4, as doing so made 2D desktop graphics substantially faster.
win32k.sys has remained in kernel mode ever since, and as a result, this flaw affects Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, for both x86 and x64, both with or without Service Packs.
Microsoft is aware of the flaw but has not announced when a patch might be made available. Due to the nature of the problem, it has been assigned a "Less Critical" rating by security group Secunia. This rating is a result of the lack of remote exploitability and the difficulties in using the flaw to execute an attacker's code.
So far this year, Microsoft has patched a number of similar flaws in the Windows kernel, including bugs in the win32k.sys component. The company tends to give them an "Important" rating, again due to the requirement that the attacker be logged in to perform the attack. Researcher Tavis Ormandy went so far as to suggest that so far this year, Windows has not gone more than a few days at a time without a known, published kernel flaw of this kind.
If the flaw could be exploited in such a way as to allow arbitrary code execution, an attacker with a regular user account would be able to increase his privileges. This does not directly increase the risk of the flaw—the ability to log on is still required—but it does make the flaw more useful, as it allows attackers to break out of system sandboxes such as those used in Web browsers like Chrome and Internet Explorer. This in turn magnifies the risk of those browser flaws.
It is precisely this dual technique—a browser flaw to allow malicious code to run, coupled with a kernel privilege escalation flaw—that is being widely used to jailbreak iPhones and other Apple devices. The privilege escalation is needed because the iPhone runs software in a sandbox; merely being able to attack Safari is not enough to make the system changes required to jailbreak.
Though Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and Chrome both incorporate this kind of sandboxing on Windows Vista and Windows 7, typical attacks on Windows systems don't bother attempting to use kernel flaws to escalate their privileges. The widespread use of Windows XP and users running with full Administrator rights makes it not worth the effort. As Windows XP finally starts dying off and sandboxing becomes more common, we could start to see greater attention paid to, and exploitation of, this kind of flaw, just as we already do on locked-down phone platforms.


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When I started to make a list of all the promotional efforts I've made in the past year, I started to feel — well, a little embarrassed. To an outsider, it must look like I do nothing all day but come up with ways to move copies of Infoquake. The "Infoquakes Cereal" pic here is meant to be a joke, but honestly, sometimes it feels like I've tried everything but a sugary cereal for kids.
(Quick aside: Have you ever noticed that when companies say their cereal is "part of this nutritious breakfast," the cereal box is always sitting next to... a complete nutritious breakfast?)
Here, then, are the promotional efforts I did that I think were well worth doing:
- Designed and programmed a website for the book and bought several related domain names (infoquake.net, jump225.com, multireal.net, geosynchron.net)
- Wrote several original background articles on the world of Infoquake exclusively for the website
- Started a blog about eight months before the release of the book and began consciously trying to write about topics that I hoped would garner me an audience
- Joined the group blogs DeepGenre (thanks to Kate Elliott and Katharine Kerr) and SFNovelists (thanks to Tobias Buckell)
- Attended and got on the programming at a number of science fiction conventions (ReaderCon, WorldCon, Capclave, PhilCon, and upcoming Balticon and Penguicon)
- Hosted a five-book gimmicky giveaway contest on my blog that received a fair bit of attention
- Posted all nine drafts of the first chapter of Infoquake on my website
- Encouraged friends and family members to send e-mails to their contact lists recommending that they check out Infoquake
- Doggedly hunted down every interview opportunity I could find, and ended up getting about seven or eight interviews on sites like Barnes & Noble Explorations, John Scalzi's By the Way blog, the Agony Column, SFFWorld, and Suite101.com
- Created a MySpace profile and spent a couple weeks aggressively seeking friends with an interest in science fiction (1,698 friends to date!)
- Created a mailing list for the book and added just about everyone I knew to it, then sent out once- or twice-a-month mailings on book news and events
- Made a conscious effort to make friends in the science fiction industry, mostly just because it's nice to have more friends (although the Machiavellian in me notes that several of these friends have had some very nice things to say about Infoquake on their blogs and such)
I also did a number of promotional efforts that may have had some positive impact, but it's hard to tell:
- Designed and printed 1,000 four-color Infoquake business cards through VistaPrint.com and passed them out liberally to anyone and everyone
- Recorded the first handful of chapters on audio using my laptop, an old microphone, and free Audacity software, then posted these as a podcast on my website
- Created and gave away approximately 350 promotional Infoquake CDs at cons and readings, including all of the sample chapters and audio files
- Started an Amazon blog that basically just cross-posts the Infoquake-related blog entries from my main WordPress blog, and spent some time tracking down Amazon Friends
- Gave away two signed copies of Infoquake to the Save Apex Digest raffle organized by the radiant Mary Robinette Kowal
- Convinced a friend (Josef K. Foley) to do some original artwork for the Infoquake website
- Did a handful of readings and signings at chain bookstores, which had rather disappointing turnouts, despite considerable publicity (listing in the Washington Post literary calendar, front-of-the-store displays, emails and invites sent to everyone in creation)
- Held two book parties for immediate family and friends on what turned out to be two very inconvenient dates for book parties
- Took a nice, official-looking author photo, only to decide I didn't like it nearly as much as the spur-of-the-moment photo my wife took outside a club in Boston in 2002
- Read and made comments on two drafts of an Infoquake screenplay, which has been in front of a few big Hollywood players (though I'm not holding my breath)
- Made a conscious effort to participate in the blogosphere by commenting on other people's blogs
- Managed to get in touch with about a dozen authors and important people to ask for advance praise ("blurbs"), including an Obvious Legendary Hard SF Novelist, two Bestselling High-Tech Journalists, and a Business Legend With a Name So Big That Yes, Your Mother Has Probably Heard of Him — and only got a response from one person, the terrific Kate Elliott, who provided the gracious blurb you see on the praise page
Of course, there were also a number of things I tried to promote my book that have had seemingly no impact or fell flat altogether:
- Started a bulletin board-like Yahoo Group to try to encourage author/reader (or reader/reader) dialogue about the book
- Started a reading group program to encourage people to buy Infoquake in bulk and discuss it in their book clubs
- Tried my hand at writing short stories to get my name out there in the SF magazines, only to discover that finishing a short story is even more difficult for me than finishing a novel
- Created a LiveJournal that just mirrors the copy from my WordPress blog
- Contacted a dozen well-known legal/political bloggers known to be partial to science fiction and tried to get them to review the book; all said they'd take a look at the book, but none of them ever responded to my follow-up emails
- Sent a couple of free press releases out through PRWeb to try and spur some news coverage
- Tried unsuccessfully to persuade my publisher to sell advertising in the book (about which see my blog post Should Novelists Sell Advertisements?)
- Spent waaaay too much time trolling Google, Technorati, Amazon, Yahoo, Icerocket, and other websites to see who's talking about the book, what they're saying, how they're reviewing it, etc.
So now that you've gone through these lists of all the sh** I've done to promote Infoquake and shaken your head in amazement/befuddlement at my persistence/foolishness, what lessons have I learned? What wisdom do I have to impart to other authors about how to promote their books?
1. You don't necessarily need to spend a lot of money. Almost everything on the "useful effort" list above is a cheap or free enterprise. Conventions, of course, can be expensive — but surely you can do what I did, which is to attend cons where you can stay with relatives or friends and use frequent fliers/hotel points. Designing and programming a website can also be expensive if you don't know what you're doing — but it's perfectly acceptable to use free WordPress software and a free WordPress template instead of hiring a designer/programmer like me.
2. Play to your strengths. My strengths (luckily) are web consulting and online marketing. As I've discovered, I'm a mediocre public speaker and not exactly a champion debater. I don't have the world's biggest Rolodex. But I've managed to find some areas that fit my comfort zone where I could excel.
3. Recognize that the most important aspects of book promotion are the ones you have little or no control over. Sure, spending time doing an interview with a science fiction fan site might get your name out there and sell 10 or 20 or 100 or 300 books. But the buyer at Borders or Barnes & Noble can give you thousands and thousands of book sales if he/she has enough confidence in the book to place a big order. The reverse, unfortunately, is also true.
4. Nobody knows when you fail... I did some research on discussion groups and ended up settling on Yahoo! Groups for an author forum. I created the forum, publicized it in half a dozen places, and nobody cared. So? I took down the link, I shrugged my shoulders, I moved on. People in the publishing biz might be able to track down your BookScan numbers and see how and where (and if) your book is selling, but nobody else is going to bother.
5. ...But let everybody know when you succeed. Emphasize the positive. Spread the good word. Tell your friends. Brag about it on your blog.
6. You, the author, are the only one who really gets to decide if you succeeded or not. Today I got a note on MySpace from a reader saying this: "Don't think I'm blowing smoke up your hindparts when I say that Infoquake is easily one of the best books I've ever read.... The depth and detail of this new world rank right up there with Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age." It's comments like that that make me sit back and think, y'know, I don't care if I sell another copy of the book. I've done what I set out to do.
Okay, not really. Buy more. Please.
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Obama is not market's puppet masterNovember 8, 2012: 12:07 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, and Abbott Laboratories, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
The market plunged Wednesday and many on Wall Street were quick to point the finger at President Obama. The huge slide clearly must have been investors' way of showing how disappointed they were that Mitt Romney did not win.
That's overly simplistic.
Sure, a Romney victory would have likely been cheered. He was viewed by market strategists as the more market-friendly candidate.
"Profits are going to suffer because of a lack of confidence. There is a huge amount of cash on the sidelines waiting to be deployed and that's not going to happen now," said George Schwartz, president of Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. and manager of the Ave Maria family of mutual funds in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. "The election was an opportunity to make some good changes on taxes and other things."
That's a valid point. I also think it's fair to say that the pummeling of Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and other big banks Wednesday can be attributed to Obama's re-election. Dodd-Frank is here to stay and that definitely could hurt Wall Street's profits.>
But stocks have been due for a big slump for awhile. Even after a down month in October, the market was still sitting on decent gains for the year.
And with the election now mercifully behind us, investors can once again focus on many of the challenges facing stocks. I think that's a big reason why stocks were down a bit Thursday instead of enjoying a knee-jerk rebound.
Consider that futures were actually flattish in very early trading Wednesday. Initially, there was no Obama sell-off in the cards. But futures tanked after ECB president Mario Draghi made a speech in which he noted that the European debt crisis was starting to impact Germany. That set the tone for an ugly market open and the selling got worse as the day progressed.
That makes sense. Europe is a disaster. And Draghi would have said the same thing about the continent if Romney had won.
"Greece is still a problem. Spain and Italy are a problem. But investors were thinking at least we have strength in Germany. Now it appears that Germany has a cold," said Matt Lifson, a senior foreign exchange trader and market analyst with Cambridge Mercantile Group in Princeton, N.J. Lifson said that he thinks only about 25% of Wednesday's sell-off was really due to Obama's re-election and the rest was about Europe.
Related: Germany's economy shows signs of slowing
But Europe isn't the only issue. Concerns about China's economy don't help matters. As a result, investors are worried about weak profits. Even market phenom Apple (AAPL) is now in bear territory as investors realize that it is mortal. A challenging global economy will lead to more sluggish growth for all.
"With the election over, people are looking again at the inadequacies of earnings and the reality of the difficulties in Europe and the rest of the global economy," said Daniel Alpert, a managing director with Westwood Capital in New York.
There's also those looming tax hikes and massive spending cuts in the U.S at the end of the year. The fact that nothing has changed in Washington (Obama in the White House, elephants controlling the House and donkeys with the majority in the Senate) is the worst case scenario for investors. No party has a clear mandate to fix the budget and deficit quagmire.
But even if Romney had won, there would have been little reason to expect that the fiscal cliff could be resolved quickly and favorably unless Republicans also won more seats in the Senate. In other words, investors were likely to wake up to lingering uncertainty Wednesday no matter what the outcome was in the race for president.
"The market's attention has to revert immediately to the fiscal cliff. That would have happened regardless of who won the election," said David Joy, chief market strategist with Ameriprise Financial in Boston. "This market downturn could be a buying opportunity, but there's no need for investors to be a hero just yet."
Related: What Obama's win means for fiscal cliff
Exactly. The rush into Treasury bonds Wednesday was another sign that nervous investors are more interested in supposedly safer assets.
"It's like a bad Karate Kid movie. Risk on. Risk off. Risk on. Risk off," said Lifson. "Right now, it's risk off again."
Investors are likely to be on pins and needles until the end of the year unless a fiscal cliff deal is reached. President Obama deserves some of the blame for that. But not all. It's politics as usual that's the problem. Not the fact that Obama beat Romney. And if Congress and the White House merely agree on a stopgap measure regarding taxes and spending cuts that doesn't solve the budget woes for good, stocks are probably going to remain on a rocky path throughout 2013.
"Dangling, but not falling, off the cliff is a big fear. It would just prolong the inevitable," said Matt Santini, a portfolio manager with CLS Investments in Omaha. "If there is only a temporary reprieve, the market would realize that is not a concrete change."
Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the role that central banks have played in helping to pump up stocks this year. QE3 from the Federal Reserve and a variety of bond buying programs from the European Central Bank have helped mask the weakness in the global economy. But this story is getting old. Investors looking ahead to 2013 may be slowly coming to grips with the fact that stocks can't keep climbing solely due to low interest rates and loose monetary policy.
"People had been acting as if the market depended on who won the election. But there is now going to be a broad-based realization about how fake this rally has been,"said Jeffrey Sica, president and chief investment officer of SICA Wealth Management in Morristown, N.J. "Mario Draghi and Ben Bernanke have been the puppet masters behind this with all the liquidity they have supplied."


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"we counted fourteen separate hors d'oeuvres – artichoke hearts, tiny sardines fried in batter, perfumed tabouleh, creamed salt cod, marinated mushrooms, baby calamari, tapenade, small onions in a fresh tomato sauce, celery and chick-peas, radishes and cherry tomatoes, cold mussels. Balanced on top of the loaded tray were thick slices of pate and gherkins, saucers of olives and cold peppers. The bread had a fine crisp crust. There was white wine in the ice bucket, and a bottle of Chateauneauf-du-Pape left to breathe in the shade"
" The main course arrived – rosy slices of lamb cooked with whole cloves of garlic, young green beans and a golden potato-and-onion galette"
"The cheese was from Banon, moist in its wrapping of vine leaves, then came the triple flavours and textures of the desserts – lemon sorbet, chocolate tart, and creme angalise all sharing a plate. A coffee. A glass of marc from Gigondas. A sigh of contentment."
Peter Mayle can be irritating. Here I had just finished what most observers would call a sumptuous Sunday lunch and settled down to read his "A year in Provence" and before you know it, I am panting for more food. I must say this for the man. He can bring food alive . Continue reading


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Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, Germany's first and only museum dedicated to the artist, is housed in the listed Druffel'schen Hof built between 1784 and 1788 in the heart of Münster's historical old quarter, close to Rothenburg boulevard and surrounded by the Münster Arkaden mall.
Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hessen founded the Darmstadt Artists' Colony with the aim of radically reforming the arts and crafts of his region.
Although still relatively new, the MMK Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt am Main has established itself as one of the world's most important museums for contemporary art.
The Städel Art Institute is one of the most famous and important art museums in Germany.
The Folkwang Museum was founded in 1922, based on the collection of arts patron Karl Ernst Osthaus.
In several respects, Bonn Museum of Art enjoys a unique position within Germany's museum landscape.
First mentioned in 1278, the Augustinian friary in Freiburg is almost as old as the town itself.
The Kunsthalle in Bielefeld is a museum and exhibition centre for modern and contemporary art.
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Cooking Classes at Goldhahn und Sampson (2 Products)
Crazy times! We have not been able to cook with you since March, and we miss the cozy evenings with you, our cooking teachers, and assistants so very much. We don't know about you, but we are happy to see the easing of measures related to Corona in Berlin that make smaller events possible again. At the same time, we remain cautious and do not see the situation as over. So we took our time to decide how to continue with the cooking school.
We didn't make it easy for ourselves and discussed intensively. In the end, however, we do not want to put economic interests above safety, so we have created a protection and hygiene concept for the cooking school that we are convinced is appropriate to the current situation. With this and of course with your support, we now want to organise cooking classes again. How this will look like in detail, you can read in our blog and our protection and hygiene concept.
The most important changes at a glance:
The cooking school in Prenzlauer Berg will be closed for the time being.
Anyone who has ever cooked on-site at Helmholtzplatz knows that the premises are rather small and intimate. Unfortunately, this is currently not compatible with the minimum distance, which is why we can only offer cooking courses in Charlottenburg for the time being.
The following changes apply to the cooking courses of the cooking school in Charlottenburg from the end of August:
1. You need to book an entire cooking station (4 seats ) i.e. 4 tickets.
Single tickets cannot be purchased for the time being, as the participants must be persons from the same household or persons from an acquainted household.
2. All cooking course participants as well as cooking course teachers and assistents must wear a mouth and nose protector when cooking. It is not necessary to wear a mask when eating at the table.
3. Alcohol is only served at the table during the meal
4. A maximum of 4 people is allowed to cook together and eat together at the same table
Also, you'll soon be able to cook with us from home as well. We will start with live online cooking courses in the coming weeks.
We look forward to cooking with you again!
Read on about our regular classes:
Cooking classes at Goldhahn und Sampson, Berlin. Booking through this online store only. We have schools in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg and in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Most classes cost 75 euros. Water & wine included.
If you'd like to give your friend to a cooking class for a present, why not buy them a voucher? Vouchers are valid 3 years, and can be redeemed for cooking class tickets. To read more about gift vouchers, please go here.


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Southwestern-styled interiors are known for their desert-inspired designs; including textured walls made of adobe or layered plaster in light yellows and pinks. Floors are usually done in tile or light-colored hardwood, and paired with striped wool rugs for added warmth. Traditional Mexican or Southwest Indian art and distressed wrought iron are commonly used for decoration, and furniture is generally large and comfortable, with wood pieces built from knotty pine.
Elements of design:
- Colors inspired by the desert, including sandy yellows, light pinks, greens, browns, and reds
- Texture to walls may be added with layered plaster
- Decorative elements, such as terracotta pottery, traditional Mexican or Southwest Indian art, and woven wool blankets
- Light wood or tile floors paired with wool throw rugs
- Large comfortable seating paired with knotted pine wood pieces


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The final day of the Kitesurf World Cup in St. Peter Ording took place during ideal windy conditions. The event site was flooded from last night's storms but it didn't cause any changes to the day's plan which included finishing the last heats of the double eliminations and possibly crowning two world champions.
We started the doubles where we left off yesterday. Reno Romeu (BRA, North) was on a mission to win against Langeree (NED, Naish). This would get him to fifth place overall depending on Tom Hebert's (FRA, North) results as both riders from the North team are neck and neck at the moment.
Unfortunately for both Hebert (FRA, North) and Romeu (BRA, North), Langeree's reputation held strong and the Dutch rider was on fire. His intense training after his knee injury paid off as he proved that he could still beat the top guys after a year out of the tour. Kevin and Reno felt that they had a pretty bad heat and the very strong current they battled throughout made it painfully obvious to both that they should have gone with a bigger kite.
It was a very close heat but Langeree (NED, Naish) made the difference by landing a powered Hasselhoff (front side pass 180) and demonstrating more trick variety.
Two very good friends and top riders were up next, the locals of Cabarete (Dominican Republic), Robinson Hilario (DOM, F-One) and Alex Soto (DOM, F-One) had to battle each other. Alex Soto has been teaching all his moves to Robinson, so it was interesting to see if the student was going to be able to beat the master. It resulted in a very close heat as expected but Alex showed a little more variety overall and won the heat.
In the girls division Joanna Litwin (POL, Nobile) beat Hannah Whiteley (GBR, Wainman) and kept her fourth place, easily advancing against Bruna Kajiya (BRA, Flexifoil).
A lot of riders reckoned it was very hard to pick the size of their kite today as the wind kept increasing and the current was very strong. Unless they went in the water to try out their size they ended up in the heat with the wrong kite.
This is what happened to Bruna Kajiya (BRA, Flexifoil) who had to change her kite during her heat as she was overpowered. This resulted in the loss of a lot of time while Litwin (POL, Nobile) was charging with no fear and landed a Blind Judge, Sbend pass, 313 and Slim. Kajiya landed some decent tricks but didn't find enough time to match the variety and power of Joanna's and this allowed her to advance against her good friend Winkowska (POL, Slingshot) who is currently sitting in third place.
Kevin Langeree (NED, Naish) kept making his way back, winning against Alex Soto (DOM, F-One) and Tom Hebert (FRA, F-One). Both riders crashed a lot; Tom went with too much commitment, crashing a slim, mobe and front mobe with incredible power. Alex Soto also crashed too many tricks and ended up in the downwind area. Meanwhile, Kevin has been competing for a long time now and knows the game play, he was able to secure his heat first with regular mobes, 313 and Blind Judges to then get into double handle passes: a front mobe to blind against Hebert and a Back mobe to wrapped against Soto allowed him to get into the fight for fourth place against Marc Jacobs.
Marc Jacobs (NZL, Switch) stopped him in fifth place as the judges were incredibly impressed by the power and commitment shown in all of Jacobs tricks, "he had so much more power than Kevin and he managed to keep his kite much lower to the water, he deserved the win!" said judge Carlos Saez.
Finally, it was time for the last heats of the day and the fight for podium places.
Joanna Litwin (POL, Nobile) lost by landing only one trick against Winkowska (POL, Slingshot) who was secured with four powered tricks. She observed the dangerous crashes that Joanna was experiencing close to the shore as the tide was now high enough to reach the public lined up on the beach.
The same danger was felt when Alberto Rondina (ITA, Cabrinha) crashed his kite into the public in the downwind area, tangling his lines around the flags and losing some precious time while competing against Alex Pastor (ESP, Airush), who landed a lot of tricks with better overall execution and consequently advanced into the finals against Youri Zoon (NED, Slingshot).
The women's final took place in strong wind conditions and Pulido (ESP, Airush) pulled out a very nice heat, landing seven tricks in total including a front blind mobe, slim and 313. Winkowska couldn't match the variety of tricks, nor the execution shown by the triple crowned world champion Gisela Pulido (ESP, Airush).
In the finals of the men, there was unanimously one moment to be recorded when Youri Zoon completed a massive back mobe off a kicker with the kite low. He had to steer the kite up to ease his landing, it made a massive spray but Zoon managed to land the trick clean. On his side, Pastor did a very nice blind judge 3 to start off his heat, and later landed a blind judge 5 and a very powered front blind mobe.
The speed going in and out the trick gave Zoon the edge in this very close final.
By winning this event and the fifth one in a row, Youri Zoon takes home his first world champion title! Youri commented "I couldn't be happier, it's hard to believe, I've been fighting for so long now, I had my knee injuries that have held me back for a while but now, finally I got it! Super stoked!"
The same thing happened in the girls with Gisela Pulido (ESP, Airush) taking her fourth PKRA World Title.
Congratulations to all the riders and we will be back soon for the Freestyle event in Brazil, 14th to 18th of September. Youri Zoon is expected there to be the first rider winning every single event on a PKRA for a year!
Official Results Kitesurf World Cup St Peter Ording 2011:
1. Youri Zoon (NED, Slingshot)
2. Alex Pastor (ESP, Airush)
3. Alberto Rondina (ITA, Cabrinha)
4. Marc Jacobs (NZL, Switch)
1. Gisela Pulido (ESP, Airush)
2. Karolina Winkowska (POL, Slingshot)
3. Joanna Litwin (POL, Nobile)
4. Bruna Kajiya (BRA, Flexifoil)
1. John Heineken (USA, Ozone)
2. Adam Koch (USA, Ozone)
3. Julien Kerneur (FRA, Takoon)
4. Olivier Dansin (FRA, North)
1. Katja Roose (NED, Airush)
2. Steph Bridge (GBR, North)
3. Caroline Adrien (FRA, Cabrinha)
1. Tom Bridge (GBR, North)
2. Denis Zurik (POL)
3. Guy Bridge (GBR, North)
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Joshy – thanks for pointing this out. William Henderson apparently said on NFL Live he would be booing Favre. Henderson electing to boo is a big deal. He is one of the classiest guys in Packer history – on and off the field. He also played with Favre almost as long as any other player – sharing a backfield with him as the teams' FB for 12 years. And, imterestingly, Henderson himself was let go before he wanted to stop playing by the TT/MM regime. And he's still planning to boo.
William Henderson to boo Favre at Lambeau
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And this comes from Bents' favorite outlet receiver. I'm with ya William!


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Boston (PRESS RELEASE – November 22, 2009) – Invention Machine, a leading provider of innovation software, today announced the expansion of its reseller program to meet the growing demand for Invention Machine Goldfire by small and midsize manufacturers. The company is offering its innovation software to small and medium businesses (SMBs) through its reseller channel. New resellers that have joined Invention Machine's global roster to specifically help SMBs accelerate and sustain product innovation include Alignex, Boundary Systems, BRT Solutions, Designfusion and NovaQuest.
SMBs face the same challenges as large companies in today's competitive environment. Industry reports indicate that top pressures driving product innovation include the need to satisfy market demand, deliver the right products and shorten product development schedule.
"Small and medium businesses face difficult trade-offs between product innovation and cost control in today's challenging economy," said Jim Brown, president, Tech-Clarity. "Despite tough times, these companies must continue to invest in innovation to remain competitive in the recovering economy and beyond. A powerful innovation platform like Goldfire can help."
Invention Machine selected the following companies because of their strong market knowledge and experience in selling software, including product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions to mid-market manufacturers. These strategic collaborations will now allow our resellers to seamlessly integrate Goldfire into their customers' innovation process, which in turn will help fuel product pipelines and drive revenue.
Alignex is a leading provider of ideation, design, engineering, and manufacturing technologies. Alignex is partnering with Invention Machine so its customers can implement a sustainable innovation process that will allow them to identify and deliver cutting edge products quickly and cost-effectively.
Boundary Systems is a leading software solutions company focused on product lifecycle management. With Goldfire in its portfolio, Boundary can now deliver new innovation capabilities for their customers and prospects and meet their need to aggressively increase market share in their respective industries.
BRT Solutions is a leading provider of PLM and product development solutions. With Goldfire, BRT customers will be able to quickly and predictably roll out new and improved products to market while taking advantage of emerging technologies and customer demands.
Designfusion is a leading Value Added Reseller (VAR) for PLM solutions, focused on solving simple to extremely complex mechanical design or PLM business issues. With Goldfire, Designfusion will enhance its value-add within strategic accounts that are seeking to increase innovation capacity, establish a sustainable innovation process and drive predictability.
NovaQuest Solutions is a leading VAR of 3D and PLM solutions. By expanding its portfolio with Goldfire, the reseller can enable its clients to create intellectual property with breakthrough technology and develop better ideas upfront, which is especially valuable for SMBs with low product margins or fixed budgets.
"Sustainable innovation is the cornerstone of a global economy, regardless of company size," said Mark Atkins, CEO and chairman, Invention Machine. "Now SMBs can harness the power of our innovation software to accelerate and fuel innovation, deliver the right products and gain competitive advantage in today's innovation economy."
Goldfire, an innovation intelligence platform, helps manufacturing organizations transform ideas into market leading products, making innovation a repeatable and sustainable process. Goldfire combines proven innovation workflows and collaboration capabilities with precise access to corporate and external knowledge. This unique software knowledge-enables innovators across an organization and empowers them to deliver the right products the first time, fuel product pipelines, which ultimately boosts revenue and market share.
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DOVER — The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner and Celebration for 2013 has been set for Jan. 25.
The businesses of the year, the citizen of the year and the nonprofit and volunteer of the year awards will be announced over a gourmet meal.
Businesses were nominated by members of the community up until Dec. 14. The businesses of the year awards recognize a small business with fewer than 10 employees and a business with more than 10 employees and a nonprofit or educational company. The organizations must "demonstrate leadership in the business community, have made substantial contributions to the quality of life in the greater Dover area and embody excellence, not only in their line of business, but through their daily interactions within the community," according to the Chamber's website. The awards are presented by Public Service of New Hampshire.
The Citizen of the Year award will be presented to an individual who has made a difference in the community. Last year, Pam Simpson of Harvey's Bakery was the winner. The recipient will be recognized for the time, talent and energy they have dedicated to residents in the Garrison City, bettering the community and making contributions.
The event will take place at the Red Barn at Outlook Farm in South Berwick, Maine, on Route 4. A cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a duet plate featuring seafood stuffed baked haddock and marinated grilled sirloin tips, red bliss potatoes, a mixed greens salad and chef's choice dessert. A vegetarian selection of pasta primavera is also available.
Tickets are $65 per person with a table of 10 at $650. They may be purchased online at http://dovernh.chambermaster.com/events/details/85781655-22F9-4AC0-9957-610B7CF1491A-934.


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Congratulations to former Patrick Henry and Ohio University baseball and football star, Marc Krauss upon being called up on 5-10-15 by the L.A. Angels. Best of luck to him as he tries to bring his left handed bat back to the major leagues. He had been playing for their triple AAA affiliate, the Salt Lake City Bees.
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Congrats to him, nice article on the callup: http://www.latimes.c...0512-story.html
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Roland Record (b. 1975) joined the Creativity Explored studio in 2008. Record prefers graphite or ink to make his unique drawings.
He begins his drawings by blocking off the surface in an open, fragmented grid which, through the gradual accumulation of detail, becomes an all-over expansive intersection of pattern and occasional figures, hearts, or flowers. The effect, when completed, is that of a map depicting purely graphical terrain, or the cross-section of an impossible building showing its skeleton of wood, wiring, hearts beating within and faces beaming out.
When asked details of where he was born and currently lives, Record points to the drawing he is working on and smiles before answering each question, "Right here," which is a perfectly artistic response.
In addition to numerous exhibitions at Creativity Explored, in 2013, Record was featured in I Have Never Taken the Time to Really Look, at Accident and Artifact, San Francisco, CA.
Hear Records's story in this video, which premiered at CE's annual gala Art Changes Lives 2016.
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Blocks and Files We've seen a lot of innovation in disk drive technology over the past year or so, tech into which millions of dollars of R&D as well as large amounts of time and effort have been poured. But from where we're standing at the beginning of 2014, it may ultimately be totally useless for storage array vendors.
I'm thinking of breakthroughs such as shingled magnetic recording (SMR), using Ethernet as the access protocol (as in Seagate's Kinetic drives, for example ), and helium-filled drives (such as HGST's) and asking myself why Dell, EMC, HDS, HP, IBM, NetApp and every other traditional disk storage array vendor would wish to use them.
Take shingling: its write performance is abysmal because of the need to rewrite a band of tracks whenever as much as a single byte of data is rewritten. We've heard that WD is supplying SMR drives to Facebook and Seagate supplying them to its subsidiary EVault, but why would any general storage array vendor want to take on drives with abysmal write performance?
We're hearing that SMR drives are more susceptible to vibration-induced failures, making them good for spin-down, archiving applications. That indicates they can't be added to general-purpose disk arrays because they'll fail more often.
Seagate's Kinetic drives present an object storage interface using an Ethernet connection, and are intended to have server-based software driving them. Seagate's idea is to radically simplify the number of layers in the application-to-disk drive access stack, cutting out traditional storage array controllers for one.
As if that is not enough, any storage array using them will have major software interface work to do. Also, with just a single supplier (Seagate) from which to source them, why should they bother?
Array vendors like dual-sourcing disk drives so that if one manufacturer's supply runs into problems they can switch to another. The Thai floods demonstrated the need for that flexibility.
This is what could kill the appeal of helium-filled drives. They only come from HGST and no other source is available. Even if an array supplier does get a drive capacity jump from using them, they will soon become totally dependent on HGST for an uninterrupted supply. That risk could kill helium drive tech prospects for the array vendors.
The general disk array vendors want a pretty much plug-in successor to current PMR drive tech when it runs out of oomph and that means HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording). For EMC, Dell et al, shingling, Ethernetting and helium-filling are sideshows. When all you have is a disk array nail then what you need is a HAMR. ®