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On a first read-through Wednesday, the decision from the Labour Relations Board vindicated the B.C. Liberal government's hardball strategy for dealing with the B.C. Teachers' Federation.
Board vice-chairman Richard Longpre ruled that the government had as much right to partially lock out teachers as teachers had to partially go on strike, both actions being permitted under the board's own essential services designation.
Further bolstering the legitimacy of the government approach, Longpre cited a 25-year-old Supreme Court of Canada ruling that "the employer is free to engage in lockout activities including imposing new terms of employment in order to pressure the union into reaching a new collective agreement."
The decision, known as Paccar after the manufacturing company that took the case all the way to the high court, is a landmark in labour relations, and no less controversial for all that.
Ironically, the loser in that case was the Canadian Association of Industrial Mechanical and Allied Workers, the union where Peter Cameron — the current government negotiator in the teacher talks — got his start. (By the time the case was decided in 1989, he'd moved on.)
The LRB also provided some comfort to the government on the 10-per-cent wage cut imposed on striking teachers.
The government had argued that the clawback was more a matter for arbitration and Longpre went along with that reasoning, saying that the union and the employer "are free to submit this matter to third-party resolution if they so decide." Not likely would the Liberals agree to do that, given their understandable satisfaction with the clear-cut win at the board.
Reacting to the decision with understandable "disappointment," BCTF head Jim Iker said the union would look to its legal options.
The union could ask the LRB to reconsider the decision, which was the option exercised by the employer when the board ruled in favour of the BCTF in November 2011. Back then the board decided that the decision should stand and that might be the result this time as well.
More concerning for parents and students, Iker announced that teachers will be asked to vote next week on an escalating strategy, which could mean "a full-blown strike within the next two weeks."
The possibility comes with a big "if" because the union would have to persuade the board to vary the essential services designation. The government would try to persuade the board to limit strike action in such a way as to not disrupt exams, marking or final graduation.
There'd likely be some back and forth on the possible impact on summer school, which some would-be graduates rely on to make up for essential courses missed or failed during regular class time.
All of which leaves intact the government's strategy for dealing with the dispute, which would appear to rest on six considerations.
The first is that the teachers pay an economic price for any strike action, hence the 10-per-cent wage penalty.
The second is to avoid outright cancellation of graduation, exams, marking and report cards.
The third is to avoid, if at all possible, having to call back the legislature and impose yet another contract on teachers before the end of the school year.
The fourth is to leave the 12-year battle over Liberal-induced contract-stripping to the courts, where the latest iteration of the case is to be heard before the B.C. Court of Appeal this fall.
The fifth is not to be drawn into pointless talk about fixing a supposedly "broken" bargaining system. The current system has produced multiple settlements with other public-sector unions, including numerous agreements with school support workers represented by locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
Plus, as master mediator Vince Ready said when he was asked to make recommendations on the bargaining system during an earlier showdown between government and teachers: "Unless both sides are committed to collective bargaining, the process will be fruitless no matter what system is adopted or legislated."
The sixth fundamental for the Liberals is that the settlement with teachers not break the pattern of other settlements in the public sector, thereby risking a round of "me too" demands from other unions.
The latter is of particular concern because the nurses union has yet to settle in the current round. In one key respect, nurses have more bargaining leverage than teachers, there being a significant shortage of nurses and none of teachers, excepting some specialized categories like maths and sciences.
I've argued that the Liberals could and should offer a catch-up increase to teachers, recognizing that they are coming off two years of zeros while other public sector workers are coming off two years of increases in the 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent range.
But all signs suggest the Liberals are more likely to offer greater financial resources to address public concerns about class size and composition. Since the resources would go into the classroom rather than into higher wages and benefits, the government could go that route without having to match the increases dollar-for-dollar in other public sector talks.
As in the past, the government could bolster funding for the K-12 system by diverting the savings from the strike. Thus if teachers vote next week to step up their job action, they would also be contributing to the pool of money available to fund an eventual settlement of the dispute.


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(KRON)—Imagine eating something so hot that it tears a hole in your esophagus and have to spend more than three weeks in the hospital.
That is exactly what recently happened to one man.
The details came out during a study by UCSF.
The culprit is a ghost pepper.
The man had eaten a hamburger smothered with a ghost pepper puree as part of contest.
It was so hot it caused a two-and-a half centimeter tear in his esophagus.
This is how hot the pepper is.
In Scoville units, which measures the heat, it clocks in at one million.
A habanero comes in at half-a-million.
A jalapeno anywhere between 2,500 to 8,000.


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Oh how I wish I had grown up in a world full of fruit and with guardians with sense enough to understand it's life giving properties. I could have avoided all those ghastly amino acids and sugars that have (rav)aged my body.
My simple understanding of a calorie, is that it is a unit equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure, and as such I fail to see what business they have playing vital parts of our diets. It's rather like eating empty hot air don't you think?
In my opinion, all that pseudo science, of microscopically dissecting the molecules of our food before eating them distances us from the pure simplicity of eating the fresh juicy ambrosial heavenly scrumptiousness of fruit. It degrades the sweet and saporous nectarine to a mound of health threatening sugars and other pathogens. The durian gets transformed from a delectable lump of tantalizingly custard creamy peerless irreproachable bliss into a bunch of dead and decaying vitamins, nefarious fats (god forbid!), and gremlinous amino acids.
The truth of fruitarianism, lies in simplicity, but we live in a world that revolves around fear and scaremongering that simplicity renders simple, and that the true pillars of reality are too complex for the likes of the simple masses..
Thus we have the meat and dairy industry that cleverly marketed us the protein myth, the raw fooders that sell us their goji berries and all it's miraculously magical built in ingredients, and now the new set of fruitarians that want us to think that still wish to insist that we need to understand food content before we can do it properly.. Suddenly, we can't do it ourselves, but need expert opinion and guidance to get there.
I've written this before, but I think it's worth repeating. Take a simple apple and cut it in half. After barely 10 minutes what do you observe? The 2 halves exposed to the air are likely already beginning to discolour.. Slowly becoming increasingly more brown. Put very simply (because, let's face it, I aint no scientist), what's happening is the life force of the food is slowly dissipating. The longer you leave it, the less value it will have as a food.
Now, try grating a different apple, if your observant, you'll notice that the smaller the pieces, the quicker they'll discolour (oxidize). IE, the quicker the true value of the food is lost.. (If you start doing stuff like subjecting the morsels to heat or similar, then the process is yet more rapid and devastating!).
In order to observe those pesky elusive little vitamins and their ilk, food has to be dissected so small that by the time it's sandwiched between the glass under the microscope, you can be sure that any vital, once present, life force is long gone..
Same goes for the amino acids, glycogens, carbos and who really understands what a calorie is? I mean, yeah sure, you might text book quote me any of it, but really you're just blahing stuff that you have no idea about.. How many of us would even recognise a plate full of pure b12 if we saw it, and yet so many tend to talk about it, feigning a familiarity that is entirely within their imaginations.
I don't care for any of it. I also don't believe that anyone can rightly say what anyone else should specifically eat at any given meal.. If you think that you need someone to guide or tell you, then you surely haven't understood the simplicity of fruitarianism. I don't care if someone tells me I ate 40 calories yesterday, or 4000, to me it means nothing, so I'm not into calorie restriction, or the opposite of forcing myself or guilting anyone else into believing they need to get a certain amount each day. I don't give a damn how many (douglas) grams of food I ate in my last meal, and i'm not into ritually forcing drink down my gullet to stay hydrated in the future.
The simple truth of true fruitarianism, 100% fruit, is eat what you want, when you want, drink and eat when hungry, don't eat or drink for tomorrow. we're not camels living in a desert. To avoid issues of not getting enough, avoid situations where there isn't an abundance around you. It's no good planning to do a bike ride or long walk, and eating and drinking everything you think you need before you start out.
If you stick to just fruit, ie fresh raw fruit.. (no leaves, seeds, roots, flesh, etc and none of this dried fruit and nuts that many raw fooders subscribe to), then you will also observe that the desire for water will diminish and provided you are not manically exercising for the sake of it, then probably disappear altogether.
If you stick with fruit, only you can know what and how much appeals at any given point in time, don't ignorantly expect someone else to tell you what to eat. It is folly to believe that anyone knows better than you do.
Don't be mistaken in thinking that avocados are fat. avocados are a fruit. the 801010 people have made a grave mistake in lumping avocados in with the nuts in their pseudo science. All commercially available nuts are cooked. There are no exceptions, even if someone tries to convince you they are not.. the truth is they've all been heat treated, thus their overall effect on the human physiology is bound to be, comparable to cooked food, ultimately detrimental. Avocados are not nuts, and not cooked, or heat treated so their effect is very different and not comparable to that of nuts. Don't be afraid of them, be afraid of the pseudo-scientists that would rather blind you with their half-arsed science and bring you to a sense of fear that they alone have the complex knowledge you need to stay healthy. The truth is free, it's lies that must be paid for.
The next time someone comes up to you and tries to get you to eat protein or calories, be strong, say "no thank you", and turn and walk the other way.. resist the temptation, eat fruit and prosper.
PS don't take this article too seriously. I'm aware that it's unlikely that fruitarianism would stop the aging process completely, I'm just writing tongue in cheek, is all..


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This lesson uses an active, hands-on activity to teach students how to determine the common and alternative sounds for specific vowel combinations. Authentic literature provides an excellent framework for teaching decoding and spelling. The words for this lesson are taken from the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Students practice the generalizations by reading nursery rhymes that include words with the same vowel pairs. Students then make words from the book in an online activity.
Word Families in Nursery Rhymes: This comprehensive list of word families used in nursery rhymes is useful for teaching rhyme and word recognition.
Johnston, F.P. (2001). The utility of phonic generalizations: Let's take another look at Clymer's conclusions. The Reading Teacher, 55, 132143.
- Vowels pose the greatest difficulty for young readers (Calfee, 1998). Vowel generalizations may be needed more than consonant generalizations due to their irregularity and subjective interpretation.
- Students need to develop flexible strategies when studying specific vowel combinations. Alternative sounds, such as the /ow/ sounds in how and grow, can be taught simultaneously. Context can usually confirm which sound works in a word.
Murray, B.A., & Lesniak, T. (1999). The letterbox lesson: A hands-on approach for teaching decoding. The Reading Teacher, 52, 644650.
- Students pay closer attention to the phonemes that letters represent while spelling words versus reading them. By spelling words first, they transfer this careful spelling analysis over into reading.
Calfee, R. (1998) Phonics and phonemes: Learning to decode and spell in a literature based program. In L.C. Ehri, & J. Metsala (Eds.), Word recognition in beginning literacy (pp. 315340). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.


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2019 Japanese reissue
Personnel: Jimmy Smith: organ; Quentin Warren: guitar; Donald Bailey: drums.
Track Listing: Everybody Loves My Baby; Squeeze Me; Ain't She Sweet; Ain't Misbehavin'; Lulu's Back in Town; Honeysuckle Rose; I've Found A New Baby.
Playing piano-style single-note lines on his Hammond B-3 organ, Jimmy Smith revolutionized the use of the instrument in a jazz combo setting in the mid-'50s and early '60s, and this piano approach makes him a natural to adapt the piano tunes associated with Fats Waller to the B-3, which is what he did at the January 23, 1962, session that is represented here (Waller, by the way, was no stranger to the organ himself, and recorded several sides on the instrument).
Working with guitarist Quentin Warren and his longtime drummer Donald Bailey (who worked with Smith throughout his Blue Note years), Smith brings his amazing rapid runs to Waller standards "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose," and gives "Ain't She Sweet" a wonderfully warm and soulful groove. It's fairly typical Smith, who careens, bolts, stutters, glides, and flashes notes all over the place at a frequently breathless pace, doing what he always does, which is being Jimmy Smith at the organ. That's what you want, and that's what you get here.
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2008-09 Conference Primers: #2 – Big 12Posted by rtmsf on November 9th, 2008
Patrick Marshall of Bluejay Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley and Big 12 Conferences.
Predicted Order of Finish:
- Texas (27-3, 14-2)
- Kansas (24-7, 14-2)
- Oklahoma (27-5, 13-3)
- Baylor (25-5, 12-4)
- Oklahoma St. (19-11, 8-8)
- Texas A&M (19-12, 7-9)
- Nebraska (18-11, 7-9)
- Missouri (18-13, 6-10)
- Kansas St. (18-13, 6-10)
- Iowa St. (16-16, 3-13)
- Texas Tech (15-16, 3-13)
- Colorado (14-16, 3-13)
What You Need to Know. Although Kansas won the National Championship last season in dramatic fashion, most of the team won't be around to try to do the repeat shuffle like Florida did the previous two seasons. However, that doesn't mean the Big 12 Conference won't have an exciting season in the wings. The buzz around the Big 12 is that sophomore Blake Griffin from Oklahoma (who passed on the NBA, unlike is KU peers) decided to stay another year at Oklahoma to try to lead his team to a championship. Griffin has already been mentioned for several preseason All-American teams and awards. Texas returns a great nucleus of talent on a team that tied for the conference championship last year with Kansas. Baylor is the biggest surprise coming into the season. Head Coach Scott Drew has brought this disgraced program back from the ashes a few years ago when Patrick Dennehy was murdered by teammate Carlton Dotson and information was later covered up by then head coach Dave Bliss. Baylor made the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time in twenty years. Iowa State and Texas A&M are led by former Missouri Valley Conference coaches, Greg McDermott and Mark Turgeon, respectively. Although Kansas State made a splash back into the national spotlight showcasing Michael Beasley and Bill Walker, they'll now take a step back into the pack, but with the salaries of their coaches including their assistants, they should be held to high expectations. Nebraska will be playing small ball this year as they do not have a player over 6'8, but it isn't like they haven't tried. Missouri is still trying to find its identity and coach Mike Anderson hopes to finally play his type of up-tempo, high pressure defense. Although only in his third year at the helm, Anderson is on the hot seat. Colorado has a lot to build on with mostly freshman and sophomores. Texas Tech got a little head start when legendary coach Bobby Knight passed the keys to his son Pat Knight at the end of last season, while first year coach Travis Ford restarts the Oklahoma State program after the Sutton family was ousted.
Predicted Champion. Texas (NCAA #1). Although Texas hoped DJ Augustin wouldn't leave Austin for the NBA, he did. The Horns return four of five starters, though, (AJ Abrams, Conner Atchley, Damion James and Justin Mason) and most of the team that made it last season to the Elite Eight. AJ Abrams can hit a shot quickly and from anywhere. He is the top returning scorer in the Big 12 (16.5 ppg). Without Augustin, Texas will be relying on Dogus Balbay to run the point. Unfortunately, Balbay is returning from an injury and played on a Turkish club team with players who received money. However, Abrams is also an option at point guard and feels confident that he can run the team. The frontcourt is solid with veterans James (12/10 last season) and Atchley. Height doesn't always equal playing ability, but when you have four players on the roster that are over 6'10" (Atchley, Clint Chapman, Dexter Pittman and Matt Hill) they have the ability to be physical underneath. The thing that sets Texas apart from the other Big 12 teams is their NCAA Tournament and coaching experience compared to the other contenders. I expect Texas to take it a step further this year and make a Final Four appearance.
NCAA Tournament Teams.
Kansas (NCAA #4). Some might think that I am crazy for predicting Kansas to finish second in the Big 12 this season with only 2 players coming back with significant playing time (Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich). Kansas will have seven newcomers to the program and some will be expected to be big players right away including juco All-American Mario Little, freshman twins Markieff and Marcus Morris and freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor. Expect that there will be some growing pains. However, Kansas is a beneficiary in scheduling, not only during the non-conference season, but in the Big 12 schedule as well. The Jayhawks are participating in the CBE Classic that has them playing preliminary games at home and the semis/finals in Kansas City which is also basically at home. Then in Big 12 play, they play the North schedule which means that they'll play at Baylor and at Oklahoma only once, play Texas in Lawrence, while those three South teams have to play each other twice. Playing at Allen Fieldhouse is not an easy task which makes their schedule amenable to success. The Jayhawks will lose some early non-conference games and probably games they should not, but will be solid come conference and post-season time. The main cogs of the team that won the National Championship last year played together as freshmen and struggled early, but turned out to be one of the big stories as the season went along. Similarly to that group, this season I see KU only getting past the first round of the NCAAs.
Oklahoma (NCAA #5). The media has picked Oklahoma to win the conference, Blake Griffin to be POY and Willie Warren to be the ROY. Warren was the leading scorer in the McDonalds All-American game and can seriously dunk. If you want to see some of the talent Warren has to offer, check out this dunk. Along with Griffin and talented freshman Warren, the rest of the team will be full of role players. With so much of the focus on Griffin and Warren, that means that several other players need to step up their play to give Oklahoma additional options along with those two gifted players. One of those players that might make an impact is 6'9" UCLA transfer Ryan Wright. Jeff Capel is a capable coach, but his 3rd year in the conference will keep them from winning the conference. However, expectations are high and I expect Oklahoma to reach the Sweet 16.
Baylor (NCAA #6). Baylor is a team that returns its top eight scorers from last season led by Curtis Jerrells (15.3 ppg). They were the Big 12's highest scoring team and who could forget the epic non-televised 5 OT game with Texas A&M last season. Kevin Rogers, LaceDarius Dunn and Henry Dugat are scoring machines that provide a depth of experience. A senior-laden team, Scott Drew has built this team from scratch and is creating dividends by making he NCAA Tournament for the first time in two decades. But Baylor will not win the conference because their defense is suspect and their frontcourt will need to improve. However, they tasted the feeling of the NCAA Tournament and got knocked out right away, but it will be different this year and I expect that they will make the Tourney again and at least win one game.
Oklahoma St. (NCAA #7). The Cowboys still have enough in the cupboard to make it to the NCAA Tournament even though they will break in first-year coach Travis Ford. They are a little thin on the inside but return their leading scorer, James Anderson, and 80% of their scoring. Having an up-tempo style that Ford likes to run will help minimize the frontcourt deficiencies. They should do well enough to make it to the NCAAs, but will probably be bounced in the first round.
Texas A&M (NCAA #9). Mark Turgeon in his 2nd year will be able to make one more run with the players that Billy Gillispie left behind before heading to Kentucky. It remains to be seen if Turgeon will be able to recruit the right players to fit into playing in the Big 12. Coming from the Valley, it is a big transition to try recruiting the right players for the large conference schools (note: Bruce Weber (Illinois), Matt Painter (Purdue), Greg McDermott (Iowa St.)). Though I see A&M sneaking into the NCAAs, this team could very well find itself in the NIT next March.
Nebraska (NCAA #12). Nebraska will be playing small ball this year and more in the up-tempo style that Doc Sadler would like to play, but the lack of an inside presence and a weak non-conference schedule will put them squarely on the bubble of the NCAA tournament. This team could realistically have only one loss coming into conference play. It has everyone coming back except for Aleks Maric who was their productive center, but even the newcomers were around the team and know the system as four players redshirted last season. Having the confidence-building games will bring Nebraska into conference play on a high and they'll benefit by playing in the North division, but they will struggle when they have a stretch of four games against South teams and Kansas. However, the Huskers will surprise some people this year, finish 7th in the conference and sneak into the NCAAs as one of the last at-large bids.
NIT Teams.
- Missouri (NIT). The pieces appear to be in place in Columbia for the Missouri Tigers to start making some strides to return to the spotlight again but the depth is not there to run a full court, high pressure defense for Mike Anderson's system to be completely successful. They will have some success early in the season, but they will be tired by the time they get to conference play and will fall off from the picture. They will be the last team into the NIT.
- Kansas St. (NIT/CBI). Michael Beasley and Bill Walker are not there anymore so this team will have some significant challenges to replace those players. They have a somewhat soft non-conference schedule except for the Las Vegas Invitational which will build up their win total, but will fall short in the Big 12 race to be considered for the NCAAs. If they do not do well enough for the NIT, they will be in the CBI for the postseason.
- Iowa St. Greg McDermott is still getting his feet wet in his 3rd year as the roster has had a total turnover in the past two seasons (seven new players last year and another six this year). Like Turgeon, it is hard to tell if he's getting the right recruits to compete in the Big 12.
- Texas Tech. Although Pat Knight received the keys to the team mid-season last year, this team will struggle as they try to find their identity and whether they decide to implement a whole new scheme or keep with what Bobby Knight established and the players that were recruited for his scheme.
- Colorado. Jeff Bzdelik is in year two of a total rebuild of this team, as eight players have left the team since Bzdelik arrived in Boulder in 2007. They will probably start several freshman who will be overwhelmed. Their offense is yet to be established as they try to run clock to keep the score in the 50s. There are too many things going against the Buffs from being a factor this year.
Important Games. The Big 12 has a great advantage in that they are key players in several major exempt tournaments this year that they can make a splash in:
- Texas—Maui Invitiational
- Oklahoma—Preseason NIT
- Baylor—Anaheim 76 Classic
- Kansas—CBE Classic
- Oklahoma St—Old Spice Classic
- Kansas St.—Las Vegas Invitational
- Colorado (Rainbow Classic)
- Missouri (Puerto Rico Tipoff)
- Texas Tech (Legends Classic)
- Texas A&M (South Padre)
Also some great non-conference matchups as a part of the PAC-10/Big 12 Challenge:
- Oklahoma vs. USC (12.04.08)
- Texas vs. UCLA (12.04.08)
- Kansas @ Arizona (12.23.08)
It is always a chore to get a large conference school to go on the road to play on a smaller team's home court, but here are the road tests the Big 12 is taking on this year (not neutral site):
Nebraska @ TCU (11.19.08)
Kansas St. @ Cleveland St. (11.22.08)
Iowa St. @ Northern Iowa (12.03.08)
Texas Tech @ Lamar (12.13.08)
Oklahoma St. @ Texas A&M-CC (12.14.08)
Texas Tech @ UTEP (12.17.08)
Iowa St. @ Houston (12.18.08)
Oklahoma @ Rice (12.22.08)
Texas A&M @ Rice (12.31.08)
Colorado @ SMU (01.05.09)
Conference Key Games. These games will decide the conference champ:
- Texas @ Oklahoma (01.12.09)
- Baylor @ Oklahoma (01.24.09)
- Texas @ Baylor (01.27.09)
- Kansas @ Baylor (02.02.09)
- Oklahoma @ Baylor (02.11.09)
- Oklahoma @ Texas (02.21.09)
- Kansas @ Oklahoma (02.23.09)
- Baylor @ Texas (03.02.09)
- Texas @ Kansas (03.07.09)
Neat-O Stats.
- 4-The number of 20-win seasons in Baylor's 102-year history.
- 5-Texas is one of just one of five schools to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in four of the last six years (Duke, UConn, Kansas, Pitt)
- 51-4—This is Kansas' record in the last 55 games dating back to 2006-07 when Kansas lost to UCLA in the Elite Eight. Their only losses since then leading up to their NCAA Championship last year were to Texas, Kansas St. and Oklahoma St. last season.
65 Team Era. The teams in this conference are a combined 268-222 in the NCAA Tournament with 35 Final Four appearances and five National Championships. As the Big 12 conference, their first National Championship was with Kansas last season (the others were as the Big 8, which merged into the Big 12 in 1996-97). The conference's record in this era is 161-112 (.590), which puts it roughly on par with the SEC as a major conference. Where the league has struggled (until last year, of course) was winning national titles. Only KU in 1998 and 2008 have won championships during this era.
Final Thoughts. The Big 12 will be a top heavy league this year and in some minds might be down compared to years past. It will have four strong teams that will easily make the NCAA tournament and then there is a log jam between 5-9 on who will step up to either make the NCAA or settle for the NIT for the post season. It will be interesting to see if Texas will finally outlive the hype that is given to them each year to make it to the Final Four and be in line to play for the National Championship. Oklahoma is poised to make a run, but if Griffin gets hurt, will they still be able to win games? It will be interesting to see how Kansas does after winning the championship the year before but losing so much to not be considered able to repeat. With 10 of the 12 teams in the conference participating in high profile early season tournaments, the Big 12's season will be defined on how those teams do in those tournaments. If they are successful, then they will be the talk of this basketball season. If they fail miserably, expect them to get fewer teams into the Big Dance than they have the last few years.


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Salaams Ladies,
OK I soooo forgot about this. Alhumdulillah I was reminded buy a TRUE friend from her iftar invitation.
So this is how the Hijabi Project works. We here in our area are collecting hijabs for less fortunate sisters and new shahadah's for EID. You can either #1: Start the same program in your area or #2 contribute to the collection here in the DC/MD area.
Please provide new and or clean unused/under used hijabs. Sister if you haven't worn it in a YEAR...it needs to go. This is the time to be a blessing to someone else...especially during the month of Ramadan.
You can or a group of you can donate hijabs, $$ to purchase hijabs or BOTH. Please email me at ummamirah(at)beautifulummah(dot)com for pick up locations in DC and or Maryland. Last year my friend iftar garnered 50 gently used hijabs for new shahadas and sister's at Muslimat Al Nisaa in Baltimore. We will be collecting till the LAST weekend of Ramadan so that we can get the items together for the EID...iA.
May Allah(swt) continue to bless you during this blessed month.
B Beautiful
Umm Amirah
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Hijabi Project 2011
Beauty by Umm Amirah at 12:09 PM 2 comments
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Hijab N Swag
Salaams and Saluations Ladies,
Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim subscribers. We pray that you are enjoying the Mercy of your LORD during the 1st 1/3rd of the month of Ramadan.
Soooooo hijabis think about style and fashion year round. From 'what to wear to the masjid for tarawirh?'; to 'What am I wearing for the Eid?'; to 'What am I wearing to my non muslim family member's wedding in two weeks?' (ok that's just ME). So there are staples that ALL hijabs MUST have.
Shout out to Hijabis Got SWAG vlogger Sobia for doing a video on hijabi 'swagger' essentials. I think the did a bang up job (Londonese) with these essentials. Visit her blog Reveiling Yourself or Hijabis got Swag on FB.
So what's in your 'swag bag'? Maybe I should do a SWAG post?? hmmm
B Beautiful
Umm Amirah
Beauty by Umm Amirah at 12:09 PM 1 comments
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Ramadan Kareem
Salaams and Salutations,
The Ladies of Beautiful Ummah would like to wish THE Ummah a blessed Ramadan
We will b posting here during Ramadan..so stay tuned!!
B Beautiful,
Umm Amirah
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Try ice wine for Valentine's Day
Is your Valentine cool? Hot? Sweet? Still? Sparkling? There's a wine for her or him.
Ice wine is one of winter's sweetest gifts. It's made from frozen grapes. The dehydrated grapes lead to intense, lush wine. An excellent choice: the 2007 Inniskillin Vidal Icewine ($62, 375-ml bottle), from Canada's Niagara Peninsula. It's creamy, with hints of candied fruit. The balanced wine, best served slightly chilled, also has fine acidity. From the same region comes the 2008 Jackson-Triggs Proprietors Reserve Vidal Icewine ($30, 187-ml bottle), an aromatic, lively choice with tropical fruit notes. Serve it chilled, too.
In the still of the night: the subtle, tangy, aptly named 2009 Hugel et Fils Pinot Blanc "Cuvee Les Amours" ($16), a charming, versatile Alsatian white. More straightforward: the 2010 Michael David 7 Deadly Zins ($16), a fruity, peppery blend of zinfandels from seven vineyards. There's even a hint of chocolate. In a darker, more assertive, get-it-on style from Michael David comes its 2010 LUST Zinfandel ($59), loaded with spice, cherry, chocolate.
Expanding on that approach is the big, gutsy, ripe and ready here-I-am 2011 Two Hands "Sexy Beast" Cabernet Sauvignon ($45) from Australia's McLaren Vale, complete with its lip-lock label.
For a more easygoing, playful approach, try the 2010 Beni di Batasiolo Dolcetto ($15), the dry, inviting, drink-now "little sweet one;" and the sangiovese-driven, versatile and very satisfying 2009 Rosso di Casanova di Neri ($21).


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Sunday, January 15, 2012
I'll be leaving the blog public, so there's access to the archives. A lot of stuff, when I look back through my blogging history, embarrasses me, but there are some quality posts, too.
Maybe there's room for a resurrection in the future.
But either way, this doesn't mean I'm giving up on writing. It's just I'm both reconfiguring and rerouting my path.
I don't want to lose touch entirely, so if you'd like, e-mail me once in a while, and I promise I'll reply. Or, you can find me on Facebook.
Thank you all for everything. This blog and its readers--you who I have connected with--have been a defining part of me for four and a half years.
Thank you.
Love and best wishes always,
23 comments:
- Mason Canyon said...
You'll be missed. Wishing you happiness, good health and much success on whatever path you take.
Thoughts in Progress
- January 15, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- Angela Hood-Ross said...
I'll be seeing you on Facebook. Good luck to you on your new journey.
- January 15, 2012 at 11:43 AM
- Diane said...
Hugs and smiles to you too! :O)
- January 15, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- Heather Sunseri said...
I don't know your specific reasons, but I do get it! I'll be looking for you on facebook, Janna!!
- January 15, 2012 at 4:01 PM
- Terri Tiffany said...
This doesn't come as a surprise to me. I am almost ready to announce a similar thing--but I am not sure yet of the details or how to do it but it is getting to that time. You've gone through many changes lately and I know your decision will only lead to good things!
- January 15, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novel said...
Bon voyage, Janna
- January 15, 2012 at 4:39 PM
- Karen Lange said...
Will miss you! Will be praying for your journey. :)
- January 15, 2012 at 6:35 PM
- Linda Hoye said...
Stay strong, Janna. I'll miss you here. See you on FB.
- January 15, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Slamdunk said...
Sorry to hear that Janna--I have enjoyed visiting and hope you find your way back here in the future.
When it is fun again...
- January 15, 2012 at 10:09 PM
It's sad to see you leave but you have to do what's best for you. As of late, what's best for you hasn't been blogging. There's nothing wrong with that. It's been a pleasure reading your quirky adventures. Thanks Janna for everything you've shared and inspired.
I really hope this next part of your journey is a great one. Continue to listen to your heart and you'll do just fine. I'll be sure to check in on you from time to time. Until then, best of luck and success.
- January 16, 2012 at 6:51 AM
- Kara said...
I will miss your posts! I look back through my own blog posts and some I truly cringe at, what was I thinking:) But, I'm so glad I'll be able to keep up on FB. I know your future is bright and I can't see what you do next!
- January 16, 2012 at 7:25 AM
- Andrea (Andee) Beltran said...
Yes, you will be missed. Wishing you the best as you reroute and hope to see you somewhere in the future...
- January 16, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Susan R. Mills said...
You will be sooooo missed, Janna! I will keep in touch. Hope all is well and I wish you luck with whatever you are up to.
- January 16, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- Janna Leadbetter said...
Aw, thank you all! <3
- January 16, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Dear Janna, You are a talented woman with much to offer the literary world. Follow your heart, trust your gut and listen to your instincts. Best of luck to you always! Happy Trails! xoxo
- January 16, 2012 at 11:14 PM
- T. Powell Coltrin said...
Wow, I show up and you leave. If you're down this way let me know and maybe we can have lunch at one of our local eateries. Take care.
- January 18, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Karen said...
Janna, may God bless you on this journey with open doors and breezy windows. (hugs)
- January 20, 2012 at 3:26 PM
- Deb Shucka said...
Oh, Janna. I'll miss you here. Wishing you all the best, confident you'll go exactly where you want to be. Glad we still have R&T in common.
- January 21, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- Angie Ledbetter said...
Totally understand the need to step away from some things and step up to others. (Funny, I've been absent from Bloggerville for a long while, and am sticking a toe back in to find LOTS of my "circle" has left or is leaving.) :) Huggage and see ya on Facebook!
- January 23, 2012 at 10:18 PM
- Marian Perera said...
Just found out about this (because I'm just getting back to blogging after a long hiatus). All the best in your new ventures, Janna. I hope you enjoyed your blogging journey and all the people you've met along the way. :)
- February 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- Capri K @ No Whining Allowed said...
This makes me sad, but I understand you have a lot going on. Praying things are going well for you.
You are a lovely, encouraging lady! Proverbs 3:5-6
- February 25, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Jessica Nelson said...
I'm going to miss your posts but at least I still get to see you on FB. *grin*
I hope things improve!!
- March 14, 2012 at 10:41 AM
- scarlethue said...
So funny-- I come back and you leave nearly at the same time. I had to take a break from my blog for a while too, so I understand. But now I'm feeling the need to come back. Good luck with your new adventures!
- March 14, 2012 at 11:03 AM


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Plugins are the common way for extending applications. They are usually implemented as DLLs. The host application locates the plugins (either by looking in a predefined folder, or by some sort of registry setting or configuration file) then loads them one by one with LoadLibrary. The plugins are then integrated into the host application which extends it with new functionality.
This article will show how to create a host EXE with multiple plugin DLLs. We'll see how to seamlessly expose any of the host's classes, functions and data as an API to the plugins. There will be some technical challenges that we are going to solve along the way.
We'll use a simple example. The host application host.exe is an image viewer. It implements a plugin framework for adding support for different image file formats (24-bit BMP and 24-bit TGA in this example). The plugins will be DLLs and will have extension .IMP (IMage Parser) to separate them from regular DLLs. Note however, that this article is about plugins, not about parsing images. The provided parsers are very basic and for demonstration purpose only.
There are many articles describing how to implement a simple plugin framework. See [1], [2] for examples. They usually focus on two approaches:
Interfaces are base classes where all member functions are public and pure virtual, and there are no data members. For example:
// IImageParser is the interface that all image parsers
// must implement
class IImageParser
// parses the image file and reads it into a HBITMAP
virtual HBITMAP ParseFile( const char *fname )=0;
// returns true if the file type is supported
virtual bool SupportsType( const char *type ) const=0;
The actual image parsers inherit from the interface class and implement the pure virtual functions. The BMP plugin can look like this:
// CBMPParser implements the IImageParser interface
class CBMPParser: public IImageParser
virtual HBITMAP ParseFile( const char *fname );
virtual bool SupportsType( const char *type ) const;
HBITMAP CreateBitmap( int width, int height, void **data );
static CBMPParser g_BMPParser;
// The host calls this function to get access to the
// image parser
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) IImageParser *GetParser( void )
return &g_BMPParser;
The host will use LoadLibrary to load BmpParser.imp, then use GetProcAddress("GetParser") to find the address of the GetParser function, then call it to get the IImageParser pointer.
The host keeps a list of all registered parsers. It adds the pointers returned by GetParser to that list.
When the host needs to parse a BMP file it will call SupportsType(".BMP") for each parser. If SupportsType returns true, the host will call ParseFile with the full file name and will draw the HBITMAP.
For complete sources see the Interface folder in the download file.
The base class doesn't really have to be pure interface. Technically the constraint here is that all members have to be accessible through the object's pointer. So you can have:
For example, all image parsers need the CreateBitmap function. It makes sense for it to be declared in the base class and implemented on the host side. Otherwise each parser DLL will have a copy of that function.
Another limitation of this approach is that you cannot expose any global data or global functions from the host to the plugins.
So how can we improve this?
Take a look at the USER32 module. It has two parts – user32.dll and user32.lib. The real code and data is in the DLL, and the LIB just provides placeholder functions that call into the DLL. The best part is that all this happens automatically. You link with user32.lib and automatically gain access to all functionality in user32.dll.
MFC goes a step further – it exposes whole classes that you can use directly or inherit. They do not have the limitations of the pure interface classes we discussed above.
We can do the same thing. Any base functionality you want to provide to the plugins can be put in a single DLL. Use the /IMPLIB linker option to create the corresponding LIB file. The plugins can then link with that library, and all exported functionality will be available to them. You can split the code between the DLL and the EXE any way you wish. In the extreme case shown in the sources the EXE only contains a one line WinMain function whose only job is to start the DLL.
Any global data, functions, classes, or member functions you wish to export must be marked as __declspec(dllexport) when compiling the DLL and as __declspec(dllimport) when compiling the plugins. A common trick is to use a macro:
#ifdef COMPILE_HOST
// when the host is compiling
#define HOSTAPI __declspec(dllexport)
// when the plugins are compiling
#define HOSTAPI __declspec(dllimport)
Add COMPILE_HOST to the defines of the DLL project, but not to the plugin projects.
On the host DLL side:
// CImageParser is the base class that all image parsers
// must inherit
class CImageParser
// adds the parser to the parsers list
HOSTAPI CImageParser( void );
// parses the image file and reads it into a HBITMAP
virtual HBITMAP ParseFile( const char *fname )=0;
// returns true if the file type is supported
virtual bool SupportsType( const char *type ) const=0;
HOSTAPI HBITMAP CreateBitmap( int width, int height,
void **data );
Now the base class is not constrained of being just an interface. We are able to add more of the base functionality there. CreateBitmap will be shared between all parsers.
This time instead of the host calling a function to get the parser and add it to the list, that part is taken over by the constructor of CImageParser. When the parser object is created its constructor will automatically update the list. The host doesn't need to use GetProcAddress to see what parser is in each DLL anymore.
On the plugin side:
// CBMPParser inherits from CImageParser
class CBMPParser: public CImageParser
virtual HBITMAP ParseFile( const char *fname );
virtual bool SupportsType( const char *type ) const;
static CBMPParser g_BMPParser;
When g_BMPParser is created, its constructor CBMPParser() will be called. That constructor (implemented on the plugin side) will call the constructor of the base class CImageParser() (implemented on the host side). That's possible because the base constructor is marked as HOSTAPI.
For complete sources see the DLL+EXE folder in the download file.
Wait, it gets even better:
Usually an import library is created only when making DLLs. It is a little known trick that import library can be created even for EXEs. In Visual C++ 6 the /IMPLIB option is not available directly for EXEs as it is for DLLs. You have to add it manually to the edit box at the bottom of the Link properties. In Visual Studio 2003 it is available in the Linker\Advanced section, you just have to set its value to $(IntDir)/Host.lib.
So there you go. You have a host EXE, a number of plugin DLLs, and you can share any function, class or global data in the host with all plugins. There is no need to use GetProcAddress at all, ever, since the plugins can register themselves with the host's data structures.
For complete sources see the EXE folder in the download file.
As the host application grows bigger you will want to split it into separate static libraries. And then you are going to hit a problem.
Let's say the constructor of CImageParser is in one of the libraries and not in the main project. There is no code in the main project that refers to that function (obviously, only plugins will need to call it from their own constructors). The linker, being smart, will decide there is no use for such functions and will remove it from the EXE.
So how do you trick the linker into adding the constructor to the EXE? This is a perfect task for a DEF file. A DEF file is a text file listing all symbols that the DLL or EXE will export. The linker will be forced to include them into the output, even if no code refers to them. A DEF file can look like this:
// the C++ decorated name for the CImageParser constructor
// the C++ decorated name for CImageParser::CreateBitmap
To give a DEF file to the linker in VC6 you have to manually add the option /DEF:<filename> to the command line. In VS2003 you can do that in the Linker\Input section.
How do you create the DEF file? You can do it manually by listing all symbols you want to export, or you can do it automatically:
defmaker is a simple tool that scans LIB files, finds all symbols that are exported by the libraries, and adds them to a DEF file.
// defmaker - creates a DEF file from a list of libraries.
// The output DEF file will contain all _declspec(dllexport)
// symbols from the libraries.
// /def:<def file> must be added to the linker options
// for the DLL/EXE.
// Parameters:
// defmaker <output.def> <library1.lib> <library2.lib> ...
// Part of the Plugin System tutorial
#pragma warning( disable: 4786 ) // Identifier was truncated
// to 255 characters in the debug info
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <string>
#include <set>
#include <Dbghelp.h>
struct StrNCmp
bool operator()(const std::string &s1,
const std::string &s2) const
return stricmp(s1.c_str(),s2.c_str())<0;
std::set<std::string,StrNCmp> g_Names;
static const char *EXPORT_TAG[]=
"-export:", // VC6 SP6
static bool CmpTag( const char *data )
for (int i=0;i<sizeof(EXPORT_TAG)/
if (strnicmp(EXPORT_TAG[i],data,
return true;
return false;
static bool ParseLIB( const char *fname )
int len=strlen(EXPORT_TAG[0]);
bool err=true;
// create a memory mapping of the LIB file
HANDLE hFile=CreateFile(fname,GENERIC_READ,
if (hFile!=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
HANDLE hFileMap=CreateFileMapping(hFile,NULL,
if (hFileMap!=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
const char *data=
(const char *)MapViewOfFile(hFileMap,
if (data) {
// search for the EXPORT_TAG and
// extract the symbols
int size=GetFileSize(hFile,NULL);
for (int i=0;i<size-len;i++)
if (CmpTag(data+i)) {
const char *text=data+i;
while (data[i]!=0 && data[i]!=' '
&& data[i]!='/' && i<size)
std::string name(text,data+i);
// add the symbols to a sorted set
return !err;
int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
if (argc<3) {
printf("defmaker: Not enough command line parameters.\n");
printf("Usage: defmaker <def file> <libfiles>\n");
return 1;
for (int i=2;i<argc;i++) {
printf("!defmaker: Parsing library %s.\n",argv[i]);
if (!ParseLIB(argv[i])) {
printf("defmaker: Failed to parse library %s.\n",
return 1;
FILE *def=fopen(argv[1],"wt");
if (!def) {
printf("defmaker: Failed to open %s for writing.\n",
return 1;
for (std::set<std::string,StrNCmp>::iterator it=
g_Names.begin();it!=g_Names.end();++it) {
std::string name=*it;
int len=name.size();
if (len>5 && name[len-5]==',')
name[len-5]=' '; // converts ",DATA" to " DATA"
printf("defmaker: File %s was created successfully.\n",
return 0;
You use it like this:
defmaker <output.def> <library1.lib> <library2.lib> ...
For our example the command line is:
defmaker "$(IntDir)\host.def" "ImageParser\$(IntDir)\ImageParser.lib"
In VC6 you add this to the Pre-link step tab of the linker options. In VS2003 you do this in Build Events\Pre-Link Event in the project's options. It is going to be executed just before the linking step. Defmaker will produce the host.def file, which will then be used by the linker.
Defmaker locates the symbols by searching for the "/EXPORT:" tag in the LIB file. (Note: for some unknown reason only in VC6 service pack 6 the tag has changed to "-export:", so defmaker searches for both). The decorated C++ name of the symbol is found immediately after the tag. If the symbol refers to data instead of code it will be followed by the text ",DATA". The DEF file format requires data symbols to be marked with "<space>DATA" instead. Defmaker will convert one to the other. Probably it will be better to parse the LIB file following the official file format specs, but I have found that searching for the tags to be 100% successful.
Another use of defmaker is not related to plugins or DLLs. Sometimes you need to force the linker to include a global object even though there are no references to it. A common example is a factory system where each factory is a global object that registers itself in a list (like CImageParser does above). But if your factory object is in a static library and not in the main project the linker may decide to remove it. With defmaker you can mark the object with __declspec(dllexport) and it will be added to the EXE file.
Tip: Add the path to defmaker.exe to Visual Studio's Executable files settings. You will be able to use it from any project.
We've seen here how to create a plugin system without relying on GetProcAddress or trying to squeeze all functionality through interfaces. To expose any symbol from the host to the plugins just mark it with HOSTAPI. The rest is automatic. You have direct control which symbols to export and which not to.
You would write code in the plugin just as easily as writing code in a monolithic application or a static library. You can have access to base classes, global functions, and global data no matter if you write a plugin or a simple application. It is still a very good idea to have a clear separation between host functionality and plugin functionality, but it should be based on your own architecture and not dictated by technical limitations.
A word of caution - with great power comes great responsibility. You have the power to share as much or as little of the host's internals with the plugins. A key to a well designed plugin framework as with any design is finding the balance - in this case providing a simple yet powerful API. You need to export enough functionality to aid the plugin developers, yet hide the features that are likely to change in future versions or will needlessly compromise the stability of the host.
The source zip file contains four folders:
The sources contain project files for Visual C++ 6 and Visual Studio 2003. For Visual Studio 2005 you can open either project and convert it to the latest format.
[1] Plug-In framework using DLLs by Mohit Khanna[2] ATL COM Based Addin / Plugin Framework With Dynamic Toolbars and Menus by thomas_tom99
This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)
Ivo Beltchev wrote:This requires further testing...
File CkUtl.lib CkMemCheck.h:
class CMKUTL_API CkMemCheck { ... };
extern CMKUTL_API CkMemCheck ckMemCheck;
#ifdef CMKUTL_IMP_STATIC
#pragma comment(linker, "/INCLUDE:?ckMemCheck@@3VCkMemCheck@@A")
File CkUtl.lib CkMemCheck.cpp:
#pragma init_seg(compiler)
CkMemCheck ckMemCheck;
File Prog.exe main.h
// CMKUTL_IMP_STATIC is only defined if the exe will link to the static CkUtl.lib
#define CMKUTL_IMP_STATIC
#include "CkMemCheck.h"
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DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Sheikh Hasina was sworn in Sunday for her second straight term as Bangladesh's prime minister and third overall, following one of the most violent elections in the country's history.
Hasina took the oath of office a week after her Awami League party won an election marred by street fighting, low turnout and an opposition boycott that made the results a foregone conclusion.
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President Abdul Hamid also swore in 29 Cabinet ministers and 19 deputies.
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The election boycott by Zia's party means Hasina's new government will have no strong opposition in Parliament. The BNP has vowed to continue trying to force Hasina to step down and allow a caretaker government to oversee a new election in which the opposition party would take part.
After she was sworn in, Hasina, who also served as prime minister from 1996-2001, said she would work to uphold democracy and would not hesitate to take any measures if a consensus was reached.
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Clooney, in particular, is a fundraising heavyweight. At the Emmy Awards on Aug. 29, he accepted the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for efforts on behalf of victims of this year's earthquake in Haiti, the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia and the Sept. 11 attacks.
"Stand Up to Cancer" is aimed at raising money to speed up innovative cancer research, according to movie producer Laura Ziskin ("Spider-Man"), who is a cancer survivor and co-founder of the Stand Up to Cancer group.
The telethon is returning for a second time after the 2008 event helped deliver more than $100 million for research.
This year's telethon will be simulcast commercial-free (8 p.m.-9 p.m. E /P) on Sept. 10. CBS's own Katie Couric will act as one of the show hosts.
Donations can be made year-round through www.standup2cancer.org/survivor, and 100% of the contributions will go directly to cancer research.


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Here in Australia, it gets pretty hot at Christmas time. Tomorrow is forecast to be 39 degrees Celsius.
So when it fell to me this year to make the dessert for Christmas lunch, I thought something made of icecream would be very welcome in the middle of the day!
Lately I've been a bit obsessed with gingerbread (oh yes, there has been a lot of baking going on. Just not much blogging). So I decided it would be rather nice to make a layered molded dessert of gingerbread and vanilla icecreams - mmm.... Ooh, and I could enter it into the latest Sweet Adventures Blog Hop!
Didn't it turn out pretty? I was panicking a bit about getting it out of the mold before Christmas Day, but it seems to have gone back into the freezer with no problems...
If you're not thinking about licking that picture, with its chewy-crunchy gingerbread base, and deliciously frosty layers of vanilla and gingerbread creaminess, you totally should be. Trust me. But wait - it gets cuter. This is what it's going to look like when it hits the table tomorrow:
Teeny gingerbread men and hearts, with a royal-iced gingerbread star, complete this treat!
So here's the recipe - and it might be too late to make it for Christmas Day, but you could definitely make either of these icecreams on their own just to eat from a bowl - the vanilla is really good, but I am very proud of the gingerbread - maybe I'm biased in favour of anything gingerbready right now, but personally I think it's sensational...
Gingerbread Icecream Tree
Vanilla Icecream
400mL cream
100mL whole milk
1 vanilla bean
5 egg yolks
125g caster sugar
Modus Operandi
Place cream, milk and vanilla bean in a medium sized saucepan, and heat slowly just until boiling point, then remove from heat immediately. Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Gradually add the cream mixture to the egg mixture, and continue to whisk until combined. Transfer the mixture to a clean saucepan, and cook over low heat, stirring all the time, for around 15-20 minutes, until it coats the back of a spoon. Do not allow to boil! Refrigerate the mixture until cold (preferably overnight), before churning in an icecream maker.
Pour churned icecream into your chosed mold, and freeze.
115g butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg yolk
300g sifted plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp grated nutmeg
Cream the butter and sugar just until smooth. Stir in the molasses and egg yolk.
Combine the dry ingredients and stir into the molasses mixture until smooth. The mixture will be very soft and sticky - that's okay. Wrap it in plastic, and chill for at least one hour.
Meanwhile, take a piece of baking paper and draw around the shape of the mold you have used for your icecream. Cut the shape out, and put it aside.
Preheat the oven to 175C (350F). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about 8mm thickness. Using your baking paper template, cut the shape you will need for your base out of your gingerbread dough (in my case, a large Christmas tree). Transfer the shaped gingerbread onto a lined baking tray (note: you will make your life much easier if you keep the paper shape on the gingerbread tree shape until you have transferred it to the tray. It will inevitably warp a little in the process, and having the paper template still there means you can smooth it back into shape before baking). Remove the template and keep it for later.
Bake the large gingerbread in the oven until firm, and the edges are golden brown (the actual time will vary depending on the size and shape of your mold. Mine took around 15 minutes).
Bake your small cookies for around 8-10 minutes. Cool on trays.
When it is completely cool, move your large gingerbread shape to a board, and trim it back to the desired shape using your paper template. Theoretically I imagine this would be easier while the gingerbread was still warm, but I wasn't game enough to move it at that stage. Please yourself. :o)
Gingerbread Icecream
600mL cream
Some of your Gingerbread cookies - I used about 90g of them (although I had some left over from my last batch, so depending on the size of your mold's base, you might need to make two batches of gingerbread if you want to decorate with them too. Not sure... sorry. But hey, who minds extra gingerbread around the house, am I right?)
6 egg yolks
150g light brown sugar
2 Tbsp molasses
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
Exactly the same as for the vanilla icecream, but add your gingerbread cookies to your cream mixture right at the beginning. When you remove it from the heat, strain it through a sieve. The cookies will have turned to mush - stir it a bit to help the liquid through the sieve, but don't force it all through. Most of the cookie mush will go through the sieve easily - any that doesn't, discard.
Add the spices and molasses to the egg/sugar mixture just before adding the cream mixture.
When the icecream is churned, pour it into the mold on top of the vanilla, and freeze.
To construct:
Take your icecream out of the freezer, and whilst it is still in the mold, press the gingerbread base firmly onto it. Return to the freezer until it is time to serve.
At serving time, flip the icecream tree out onto your desired serving plate (it's a good idea to freeze that, too, to stop the icecream from starting to melt quite so quickly!) Decorate as desired.
Wow, that was kind of long. But trust me, it's totally worth it! And after all, we all deserve to be a bit indulgent at Christmas, right?
I really hope that you and yours have a wonderful, fun, peaceful holiday season - and do check out the other Sweets For Santa at the blog hop below - this month it's being hosted by Christina over at The Hungry Australian - she did an icecream dessert too, and it looks amazing!


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Red Hatters
The weather report is looking good for Oct. 31—64° and mostly sunny—a great day for Red Hatters to take a little trip to Tecumseh.
The Morenci Millinery Mavens of the Red Hat Society will view the free outdoor sculpture exhibit, "Art Trail Tecumseh," and have lunch at the British Pantry on Friday, Halloween.
For this event, prizes will be awarded to the best Halloween-themed red hat.
A car pool will leave the library Friday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. Sign up at the library or call 458-6510.
Trash or Treasure
Somewhere in your house there must be some old thing that you've wondered about. Is that worth anything?
Plan to find out at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, when Stair Public Library brings in Larry and Theresa Nelson of Tecumseh's Hitching Post Antiques Mall.
The program will be conducted in an open format for an "Antique Roadshow"-like program. There won't be private consultations; Larry will comment on individual objects that audience members bring in.
Each person may bring three objects small enough for one person to carry. There won't be room for furniture and there may not be time to evaluate all items.
Used Book Sale
It'll be here before we know it, so start getting ready—for the Friends of Stair Public Library Used Book Sale.
The sale is scheduled Nov. 12 to 14, Wednesday through Friday, during the library's regular hours: Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Thursday and Friday 1 to 5 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help during two hour shifts; sign up at the library or call 458-6510.
Donations of books will be accepted at the library only during regular hours.
Potluck and Author Chat
Observant readers noticed last week that no date was given for the Italian Potluck before the "Very Valentine" speakerphone chat with author Adriana Trigiani.
Both events are scheduled Monday, Nov. 17. The potluck begins at 6 p.m., the chat starts at 7.
Everyone in the community is invited to attend the chat, but reservations are requested for the potluck to help with planning.
Participants are encouraged to try a new recipe from Trigiani's cookbook, "Cooking with My Sisters," but old favorites can also be used.
Call the library to reserve a copy of "Very Valentine."


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The internet forums have been buzzing for the past few days with the news that the Montreal-Quebec Classique road race will not take place this year. First run in 1931, it has long been called the longest bicycle race in North America, at 250+ kilometres.
This famous race, which stopped in 2000 before being revived in 2002 by Louis Garneau, was organized for the first time in 1931 by Louis Quillicot, who kept it going until 1954. As the years went by, others took over - René Paquin from 1954 to 1972, Federico Cornelli from 1988 to 1997 and, in 1999, the Impact Group organized the last race which was won by Charles Dionne. Garneau took over in 2002, naming the race the Montreal-Quebec Louis-Garneau Classic. In 2011, Brett Tivers (Garneau Club Chaussures) won in a time of 6:08:59. One hundred and thirty started and 99 finished.
However, when the UCI continental calendar came out for 2012, the race was missing, and rumours began to leak out that it was being replaced by a Gran Fondo (which Garneau ran for the first time last year). We spoke with Louis Garneau himself today, and he confirmed that the Montreal-Quebec Louis-Garneau Classic is gone - at least for this year.
"We want to try a new formula," explained Garneau. "Right now, we are putting a lot of energy into the Gran Fondo Garneau. So, we are going to take a break, maybe come back in a year, but we can't do both."
The Gran Fondo will run from Trois Rivières to Quebec, roughly half the distance of the Montreal-Quebec event. There will also be a sanctioned race run over the same course, beginning before the mass start ride.
"We ran [Montreal-Quebec] for [10] years, and it is not a question of economics; we just want to try something different. The Gran Fondo will have 2000 people, and is a charity ride to help people."
In response to the argument that the increasing number of Gran Fondos are impacting traditional road racing, Garneau agrees that some might see it that way, but "I think it is the best thing. I don't want to quit racing, it is my background, but the Gran Fondo is a great thing for more cyclists, so why not do everything together?"
"It is not official yet, but we want to have a race, a criterium, downtown in Trois Rivières with the Tour de Beauce [organization], and then the race the next morning ahead of the Fondo, maybe 30 minutes before. The prize list will be the same for the pros and they will now get two races."
Garneau also pointed out that the traditional Montreal-Quebec race got "maybe 150 riders, half of them Masters. If we do this race we'll probably get more guys racing. The Montreal-Quebec race never gets too many spectators at the finish and this way, with the Gran Fondo, I think we will get a lot more. I think this is the new formula."
"I don't forget about the race, and we don't cancel Montreal-Quebec forever, but this year I want to try something new."
The Gran Fondo and new race will take place August 12th.
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Sag Harbor is giving careful consideration to a proposal by some prominent citizens of this area hoping to start a summertime ferry service between Long Wharf and Greenport. The service would connect these two waterfront villages, the only two waterfront villages on the two Forks, by taking people from a slip in Greenport to a slip in Sag Harbor with seven or eight roundtrips a day.
As I understand it, the service would be accomplished by a 53-foot catamaran with seats on board for about 54 passengers. Each passage across the bay would take about 20 minutes. The service would begin on Memorial Day weekend. The project is to be called the Peconic Bay Water Jitney, and it will be run as a partnership between Jim Ryan, principal of Response Marine, and Geoff Lynch, the president of the Hampton Jitney. A Jitney will circle around through Sag Harbor picking up people who might want to use the service. One Jitney stop will be, if this is approved, at the Pierson High School, which has a huge empty parking lot in the summertime. People could park there and get picked up, or walk to the ferry.
There have been at least three hearings at the Village Board about this proposal since the beginning of February. It's been looked at from every angle. Will the tourists in Sag Harbor flee to Greenport leaving downtown Sag Harbor empty? Will those arriving from Greenport to the sights in Sag Harbor make up for it? (Probably.) Will Sag Harbor be overwhelmed with the need for more parking? (A good question.) Will this pollute the bay? (It will be one more boat in the bay.) Why would we want to help some outsiders, not even from Sag Harbor, to make money from us? (Geoff Lynch lives in Sag Harbor.)
Probably the most vocal person opposing the ferry is Pierce Hance, a former mayor of the Village. He directed his comments at the most recent meeting to the present Mayor of the Village Brian Gilbride, who indicated he is leaning toward voting for the plan. Hanse spoke as a former mayor might to a new Mayor, saying he thought Mayor Gilbride should want to know a hell of a lot more before going ahead with this.
It's probably good that the Village is looking at this six ways to Sunday. It's already resulted in a decision that this application should be amended to be just for a one-year trial to see how it goes. It's been pointed out, particularly by Hance, that to have this go forward would require a change in the Village code.
This newspaper is in favor of seeing this ferry service happen. It will be great fun to take the ferry. It will bring the two Forks closer together. It will benefit business on both sides and might draw people to come to each community because of the idea of broadening their experiences. Also, to a certain degree, it will relieve traffic on Shelter Island for cases where foot traffic would do just as well as car traffic. It will thus be a plus for the environment.
There is a whole lot of water that flows through, around and up against the long shoreline of the two Forks. Except for Montauk, whose downtown was built one block from the ocean in the 1920's, all of the downtowns on the East End were either built inland or with their backs to the water, with the waterfront industries blocking access to the residents. As industry in America died in the 1960s, many of these waterfront areas became eyesores.
Anyone who has been out on a boat knows that when you are on the harbor, bay or sea, you get an entirely different perspective of what the world is all about. It's an exhilarating and wonderful experience. A person's cares and worries seem to float away during that time.
I think it fair to say that our waterways are very under-utilized in this regard. This newspaper, in the past, supported almost all proposed water borne services for the public. One summer about 10 years ago, the town of Southampton tried doing a shuttle service between the Bridgehampton School and the beach. It was discontinued for lack of passengers.
That same year, the village of East Hampton created a shuttle service that circled the town and picked up foot traffic heading for either the beach, downtown or to a big underused parking lot in back of Reutershan Park. That service was also discontinued but this past year, it was revived again by an enterprising group of young men who created a free beach shuttle called Hamptons Free Ride that took people through downtown to the ocean beach and back. They made it pay by selling advertising for the sides of the shuttle and handing out leaflets for other retail services on the shuttle. This summer, they are expanding this service to downtown Montauk and we wish them luck.
Ferry services are nothing new to the world. Just think New York Water Taxi in and around Manhattan, which was founded around 1990.
There was a time, back in the 1880s and 1890s that paddlewheel ferryboats from Manhattan took passengers out through Long Island Sound to Shelter Island and Sag Harbor. They'd come Friday and leave Sunday. And they were known as the "daddy boats." They were carrying white collar executives from Wall Street and other places to visit their wives and children for the weekend at their summer homes here. I've seen wonderful pictures of daddy boats filled with men in brown fedoras, waving hello to the crowd of women and children on the docks at Shelter Island waving happily back to them.
The Trustees are going to meet again about the current application on Tuesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. If they still don't approve the application at that time, the ferry service will not operate this summer season.


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Kristen Stewart Hair Extension Pictures at Mulberry 2012 London Fashion Week After Party
Kristen Stewart Goes Casual For Mulberry's LFW After Party
Kristen Stewart posed on her way into Mulberry's London Fashion Week after party on Sunday. She changed into denim and a sweater for the festivities after donning a dress to sit front row to see the collection earlier in the evening. Kristen Stewart and Kate Moss were seated together at the show, and Kristen showed off her long, darker hairstyle that she later twisted into a side braid. The new 'do is for Kristen's Snow White character, which she took a break from to attend the fashion fun. She's been filming the movie in the UK for the past few months and got a sweet visit from boyfriend Robert Pattinson before he returned to LA just last week. Rob made it back to the West Coast just in time for the Emmys, and though he didn't attend the show, Rob was spotted at Jimmy Fallon's after party at Trousdale.
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Priest Ordained Early to Fulfill Father's Wish
March 25 issue feature: Father Richard Dyer was ordained early to fulfill his dying father's wish to be present.
In the past several months, new priest Father Richard Dyer has experienced deeply the highs and lows of the Christian life.
In late December, he was ordained a priest six months early for the Diocese of Arlington, Va., by Bishop Paul Loverde to fulfill his dying father's wish to be present at his ordination.
After seeing his son become a priest, Father Dyer's father, Richard Dyer Sr., passed away the following day — at almost the same time his son finished celebrating his first Mass.
"Even amongst the sadness, there's so much grace being poured out on me, my dad and my family," Father Dyer said. "We do have our moments of sadness and deep sadness, of course, on the natural level, but because of our faith, we turn to Christ in hope of the Resurrection."
As Father Dyer and his family continue to grieve, he is back at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., as both priest and seminarian, finishing his final coursework this spring semester with his classmates.
His ordination is the latest chapter in a vocation story that has involved his whole family, especially his dad.
Father Dyer grew up in Germany, Georgia and other locations that Richard Dyer Sr.'s job as an Air Force colonel took the family. After college, Father Dyer asked his father to commission him for four years of Air Force service.
He worked at a power plant, where he moved up to vice president. "It really was a nice career, but, in that process, I was discovering I had this burning desire for something more — and that emptiness that I felt can only be fulfilled in Christ," he said.
Father Dyer started attending St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton, Va. While participating in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults with his brother-in-law, who was preparing for confirmation, he convinced his mother (a Catholic) and father (who wasn't Catholic) to attend, too. "Monday Night Football was on. I'm sure Dad didn't want to go. But that Easter [2000], he entered the Church."
As his faith grew, Father Dyer wondered if he was called to the priesthood. After a lot of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament and novenas to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, he applied to the seminary.
At age 43, he didn't doubt his call, but his ability to be a priest. "I thought, I'm going to seminary, but there's no way I'll end up being a priest," he said. "He just wants me to grow in holiness, and, eventually, I'll come out, and I'll get married."
But he came to see that God truly wanted him to be a priest.
A year before Father Dyer's scheduled ordination, he learned that his father had stage-4 kidney cancer. By fall, doctors gave Richard Dyer Sr. a 50% chance of living until the June 2012 ordination.
"He was doing everything to focus on June," Father Dyer said. "That was really a concern to him at the end: just to be able to make it to my ordination."
In December, Father Dyer explained the situation to Bishop Loverde in a letter and asked him to pray to know God's will about ordaining him early.
The bishop responded by saying he would ordain Father Dyer on Dec. 27.
"When Father Dyer first wrote to me about his father's failing health, his humility and servant's heart were very clear," said Bishop Loverde. "He asked me to discern God's will as to whether he should be ordained now, and I set to prayer and consultation to decide the correct path. At the end of this process, I was led to be absolutely convinced that it was right and fitting to ordain Father Dyer to the priesthood this past December.
"I believe the ultimate unfolding of events reveals this to be a concrete example of God's loving care for us and may inspire us all to pray regularly, 'Give me, O Lord, a discerning heart.'"
The bishop's decision is extremely unusual for the Arlington Diocese and reveals the bishop's love for priests, said Father Brian Bashista, diocesan vocations director. "It was a beautiful accommodation, and many graces have flown from it," he said. "It's very rare, and, as the circumstances unfolded, it was just a beautiful way the bishop gave him consideration."
Father Bashista added, "There was no doubt in my mind that he was ready to take the step."
When he received the bishop's response, Father Dyer had just a week to prepare — including learning how to say Mass because he hadn't taken the Mass practicum class.
But the timing, and the details, were perfect, he said. For one thing, Father Dyer was ordained on the feast of St. John the Evangelist, from whose epistle he had posted a verse on his computer's screensaver.
The ordination took place at St. Andrew the Apostle, where Father Dyer experienced conversion and Richard Dyer Sr. entered the Church.
During the ordination, he sat next to his dad's wheelchair. "I'm so glad that happened, because, during the liturgy, I just reached out and held my dad's hand," he said. "He was very sick but aware of what was going on."
After the ordination, which was attended by many priests and seminarians, the new priest gave his father a blessing. "Something told me to do it then and not to wait until later," he said.
Richard Dyer Sr. couldn't attend Father Dyer's Mass of thanksgiving the next day, but just before he died, he told those caring for him that he was trying to listen. "It was almost as if they said that he was really concentrating," Father Dyer said. "He was trying to be present at the Mass. He was perhaps receiving some grace to be there in a mysterious way."
The following week, Father Dyer presided at his first funeral Mass — his father's.
Father Dyer now celebrates daily Mass at the seminary but won't be able to hear confessions until he finishes his courses in June. "It's a strange in-between person that I am," he said. "I'm 100% priest, but I'm still a seminarian, and these are my brothers."
Through his grief, Father Dyer said God has given him joy in becoming a priest — which had been his father's hope.
"I can honestly say I was happy before, but there was emptiness," he said. "Now I'm really happy beyond measure. It's incredible the transformation the Lord has done in my life through this process."
Susan Klemond writes from St. Paul, Minnesota.


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Dr. Daniel J. Tennessen writes: "I am in the process of developing a World Wide Web page that will act as a Sister-Web with public k-12 schools. The Web will be used for Plant Sciences....What I need from others across country/globe: (No need to respond to all of these questions, just one or two would be great). 1) Does your college/university have a Web page for biology/plant biology? If so what is it so that I can point students to it? If there is a Pre-college education focus, please let me know! 2) Do you know of plant science industry web pages (informative pages about plant science processes/products)? 3) I am looking for someone who might have tried tutoring/two-way communication via the web. 4) Individual webs for specialized plant science information (plant anatomy, systematics, molecular biology). 5) Pre-college educators (formal or informal/non-formal): if you are interested in progress/development of this Web page, send me an email. Thank you in advance for your information and assistance. Dan." Dan, You might begin by looking at two of my favorite web sites for biology: The Department of Plant Biology at Whitman College: http://www.whitman.edu/Departments/Biology/Biol_HomePage.html And Steve Wolf's CSUBIOWEB at http://arnica.csustan.edu/ Dr. David W. Kramer Assistant Professor of Plant Biology Ohio State University at Mansfield 1680 University Drive Mansfield, OH 44906 (419) 755-4344 FAX: (419) 755-4367 e-mail: kramer.8 at osu.edu


text: In her second novel, Giarratano has ticked the boxes for a successful crime thriller. A psychopathic killer escalating in violence; a loner cop coming to terms with brutal events in her past; a return to past haunts for a traumatised army veteran capable of extreme violence in defence of his family; a quirky, intelligent and off beat federal agent who also has a tragic past; and an authentic Australian setting in various Sydney suburbs. I got quite a thrill of recognition when some of the action took place around the Liverpool streets that I know well, in behind the Spotlight store no less, although I don't agree with her characterisation of the public library there! The book builds nicely to a satisfying conclusion and a tentative thawing of the thick wall of ice surrounding our protagonist. Well worth a try if you are looking for a new mystery author.