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Beetroot and Goat Cheese Mini Quiches have ruby red interior with a white center of fresh goat cheese and a cup made the "rösti way" with seasoned grated potato for an extra colorful and fun bite.
When you like a combination of 2 ingredients like I do, in this case it's beetroot and goat cheese, you need to find many ways to enjoy it! It's a simple, light and fun recipe which goes well with a nice green salad and a drizzle of balsamic cream. Also a nice polyvalent bite to eat whether cold or warm making it suitable for picnics, express lunch or even a snack. Or it could also go to perfection for those special event like Mother's day or Valentine's day.
The potato cups
The potato cups are similar to a "rösti" which consist of squeezing out all the juice from the potato and adding a touch of flour, oil and seasonning. All there is left to do is push the mixture down into each muffin hole to form a nice thin cup to receive the egg-beet mixture and Voilà! Yes… That easy! It could also be replaced by a dough of any kind like a flaky or phyllo base (check my asparagus phyllo base mini quiches here). As for the potato type… I don't have a clear answer… I use an in between floury-waxy potato, a white inside with light brown skin and it makes wonders. Waxy potatoes (red skin) would be crunchier and the form of each grated potato piece would show better but wouldn't get a nice golden color. As for the "floury" type, it would make the cups golden but too soft. In the end, it's a preference thing but I suggest the middle or more on the waxy side. As for the skin, I personally keep it to give more crunch to the cups but it could also be made with a peeled potatoes. Oh and… one last thing… don't be shy on the seasoning for the potato mix! Details sometimes makes a huge difference.
2 Step recipe
It's a two step recipe, meaning, the potato cups needs to be cooked before adding the quiche content. This way you'll get a nicely golden and crispy potato base. When the first step is done, we'll add the pieces of fresh goat cheese to the center of each quiches and then the egg-beet mixture to cover it. This way we'll get to bite into a nice white and creamy center of goat cheese.
So let's get those finger bites going!
Mini Beet and Goat Cheese Quiches
Makes 12 quiches
- silicone standard muffins tray (12 muffins) or heavily greased and floured metal tray
- 600g of potato (6 small or 4 medium)
- 6 eggs (L)
- 200g pre cooked beetroot (2 small ones/1 big one)
- 100g of fresh goat cheese
- 3 tbsp of flour
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Start by washing the potato (if you keep the skin), then grate them up with the help of a mandoline or food processor
- Add the grated potato to a clean towel and squeeze out all the juice
- Add the dried potato to a bowl with the flour, salt, pepper and olive oil and mix good
- Use a silicone muffin tray (better) or a well greased/floured metal one and push down the potatoes mix to make a mini cups in each holes
- Cook the potato cups on the lower level of the oven for ±18 minutes at 180°C (350F) or until golden
- During that time blend the beetroot in the blender
- Add the eggs to a bowl with some salt, pepper and the blended beets, mix well
- Cut the goat cheese into medium cubes (2cm)
- Once the potato cups are golden, add a goat cheese cubes in each cup and cover with the egg-beets mixture
- Cook for another 15 minutes at 180°C (350F)
- Before serving, let the mini quiches cool for 5 minutes before unmolding
Serve with a nice baby spinach salad. Enjoy!


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New Design For Firefighting—Pemex 652
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'Colour on the Concrete' brings together major works from the UTS Art Collection and a rare first edition copy of Josef Albers' 'Interaction of Color' in an exhibition and interactive Art Walk on campus. The exhibition explores different approaches and uses of colour and abstraction linking art, design and architecture from the late 1960s to contemporary art practice. It features works by such artists as Marion Borgelt, Tony McGillick, Col Jordan, Ken Unsworth, Michael Johnson and Victor Vasarely alongside recent acquisitions and loans to the Collection.
For more information on this exhibition and to access an interactive guide to the Campus Art Walk visit the project site: Colour on the Concrete
Share your favourite colours on campus via Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and tag #utscolour to win great prizes!
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Hi Everyone
Does Nintex have a solution for the following scenario?
- You have a document workflow that goes to multiple sequential approvers.
- On one of the Request Approval actions, the approver is now out of the office but perhaps was not when the workflow started.
- At this point he/she cannot delegate the task because they are out of the office.
- The workflow is "stuck" with that approver until they get back in the office.
From an admin standpoint is there any way to delegate that Request Approval action to someone else?
Best Regards,
Solved! Go to Solution.
Thanks Cassy!
The only problem I see with the delegation is there is no restriction on who you can delegate the approval request to. Right now I have a document library with a column that the user can set the approvers to feed the workflow. This column is restricted to a particular group of approvers. When you click on the delegate link in the approval request it allows anyone to be specified as the delegate (and not from a particular group). Any thoughts?
Also when you delegate to someone else, do they automatically get an approval request in an email like the set approver did?
Yes this is true! But only site owners are able to do this (and sometimes the assignee themselves) so you would "hope" they would know who they can and cannot delegate these tasks to?!
i believe (but can't check right now) when you set delegation up in the flexi task action you can specify who it goes to.
Can I lock it down so that only the site owner can delegate an approval request and not the person approving?
Yep! So if you don't select allow delegation on the task then the assignee cannot delegate BUT the site owner still can
Besides of the delegation by the site owner you should also teach your users to set up personal task delegation when they know they're out of office by using the gear menu's task delegation option:
While this of course will not help in case of unplanned out of office time but if people go on vacation and such stuff it's the best choice to keep processes running.
Kind regards,
I do not want to add "Site Owners" to the "Site Collection Administrators" (which is given from site settings > site collection administrators". I have a SP group called "Site Owners" with full access and users in this group unable to delegate a task and receiving "Your are not authorized to respond to this task" when clicking on a task. The "Site Owners" group has full access to the task list.


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Work-life balance
With one of the most generous family leave schemes in the Higher Education sector and a range of flexible working options and support available, we aim to be a family-friendly employer
The University has very generous maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave schemes in operation.
In addition staff can access statutory unpaid parental leave, an unpaid carers' leave scheme, career breaks and a range of flexible working options
Read more: Information for Parents and Carers
The University offers a comprehensive range of childcare services. For full information on this, together with details of the various schemes offered visit the Childcare Services website.
Clinical staff holding honorary NHS contracts may apply for a place in one of the Trust Nurseries. For further details on this please contact your Departmental Administrator.
The University subscribes to an external provider - My Family Care - who provide advice and guidance on family matters as well as access to back-up care for children or dependent adults through a Work + Family Space website.
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Requests for flexible working will always be taken into consideration and will be accommodated as far as possible.
We offer an enhanced entitlement to 38 days' annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff), inclusive of bank holidays and fixed closure days. Additional long service leave is available after 5 years' service. An additional scheme, enables staff to request to purchase up to ten additional days' annual leave in each holiday year.


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A small point of interest is that there is no house numbered 13 in Regent Park Square.
A small point of interest is that there is no house numbered 13 in Regent Park Square.
Quite correct. There is a 13 Moray Place, but there isn't a No. 13 in any of the Squares.
Originally the numbering ran sequentially up one side of the street, then back down the other, and there were 13s. The squares were renumbered between 1927 and 1930 (new numbering in 1930 valuation roll). Presumably this was to avoid a superstitious householder having their house renumbered 13 against their wishes.
Princes Square was renamed Marywood Square S1 in c.1934; a deed of that date uses the old address, but a map of 1936 uses the new one. The name was changed probably because it clashed with Princes Square in central Glasgow. Strathbungo became incorporated into Glasgow after Princes Square was laid out. Thus houses in Marywood Square may have had three different addresses in the space of under 10 years.
You can explore this further with the Address Search on this site – you can enter old or new addresses. For instance here is the original 13 Regent Park Square, now 28: https://bygone.bungoblog.com/wp/property-search/?id=171
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With the coming Black Hat 2007 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Apple is working overtime to fix several key security flaws found in the iPhone. With more than 3,000 hackers and government personnel attending, Apple is doing what they can before several flaws are shwon at the conference and the rest of the world.
One iPhone flaw, which was announced Monday by Independent Security Evaluators, showed how crackers could retrieve information from an unpatched iPhone by visiting a rogue Web site.
Apple has yet to comment if they are going to release a software update before or during the conference. This gives Apple just under seven days to produce the patch.
The Independent Security Evaluators are to show conventioneers their findings on Thursday. Issuing the update would show iPhone users that Apple is better suited at updating its software, rather than letting the carrier produce the software. Common practice in the industry is that carriers update the software on mobile phones.
Apple is concerned that carriers release their software updates slowly, even when there are known problems. There are several smart phones with unpatched problems, which are not getting updated. This may be a good test to see if Apple can produce these updates sooner rather than later or not at all.
There are usually quite a few problems in any initial software release especially for a smart phone. Microsoft has had the luxury of several versions to clear up a lot of their major software problems. Apple has been known in the past to produce security updates quickly. Only time will tell if they are up to the task. Via Infoworld.


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Helpful Tip:
If you feel like your old skool (expired from the pre-drivers license days) cold medicine isn't doing its job, do not take a 2nd dose with a tall coffee an hour later. It'll make you shakier than a a crack addict getting a big ole' rock for free.The good news is that I have managed to gut it out for 4 of the last 5 working days (one day was spent sleeping in a coma like state) and am coasting toward an epic 11 cubicle free days.
It's my present to myself.
The shopping is done, the Snickerdoodles have been baked, the cards are in the mail... I only need to wrap the gifts. And, as an added Christmas bonus we are not hosting anyone in our home.... so I don't even have to clean the house if I don't feel like it.
I'm sure I'll do that, and laundry, some organizing, and relaxing along with continuing my search for the next cubicle location.. all of which could appear hear visually via the magic of Instagram.
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Hi Guys ! My pleasure to present to you my new build. When you're a Fan, as I am, of Italian planes, you can't avoid the Fiat G-50 series. Everything as been written on this plane, first monoplane " modern" aircraft of the R.A, good handling abilities , poor power plant, poor armement .. so I won't go further on this side. Usually, Italian aircrafts of this period where pretty elegant and good looking planes. This not the case , for me, with the Fiat G-50 compared with its predecessor the Fiat CR-42 and more to his successor the Fiat G-55 it looks like a Ugly Duckling in its family . even so, I finally like his special shape. And more of all , It took me back last century when in the late 60's I bought one of these lovely plastic bags kits with this so appealing illustration...of the Fiat G-50.. I choose to represent an aircraft used in north Africa , I wanted to have both , yellow nose with proéminents " bubbles" on it, and white backed insignias on wings. so I did not had lot of choice Italian Aircrafts went off the factories in a gloss finish (as represented so many times by Zigomar for his builds ) Thus, climate conditions, operational use, and maintenance activities, took their toll on these machines. I tried to represent these points on my G-50. Getting dull effect due to sand abrasion , and as seen on pictures , marked shoot stains ( anyone can imagine that crew teams had other use of water than to clean these stains..). S.B.S Models Fiat G-50 is, in my opinion, the best available 1:72 option for this plane. It's resin kit, with goods details and some fittings issues , specially for windscreen fitting .Anyway it was a pleasant build indeed. painted with MRP paints. Now on to the pics. hope you like it ! https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401112925890618025713.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113325890618025718.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113325890618025719.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113125890618025716.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113125890618025715.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401112825890618025712.jpg.html]https://nsm09.ca https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113625890618025725.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113625890618025724.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113625890618025723.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113425890618025721.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401112825890618025712.jpg.html] Saluti !!
After a long time, I also upload pictures of the finished model. Model is Special Hobby 1/48 Aeromacchi C.200 serie I. It is a model that represents the plane of the famous Italian ace Maresciallo GianLino 'Giri' Baschirotto (more about him on the following LINK). The model is decent for the shortrun of that period, but it cannot be compared with Italeri C.200 (newer and already outdated in terms of quality). The painting was done with acrylic and weathering with pigments, Tamiya panel liner products, oil paints, wooden watercolor paints and a silver ink pen. Critics and suggestions are more than welcome.
Hi, Next from my Caproni shelf - Caproni Ca 311. Model made from Italeri kit, some interior details added. decals from drawer - markings are from 128 Squadriglia, 61 Gruppo Osservazione Aerea, Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia, Zaporozhe, Ukraine, Nov. 1941. Comments welcome cheers... Jerzy-Wojtek
Hi Mates, I started to assemble this IMAM Ro.37 bis Special Hobby kit: The kit is composed by six sprues of grey styrene and one of clear canopy parts, the styrene items are accompanied by resin and photo-etched details. The decal sheet offers markings for four eye-catching schemes which portrays machines in service almost throughout the world. The IMAM Ro.37 was a reconnaissance and observation biplanes and I'd like to do the airplane with the camouflage and markings of the Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana (Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force), this being one of the last Ro.37s to see active duty. (S/No.MM.10889, 'Cocco Bello', Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, October 1943) First steps in cockpit assembling:
Saetta!- Completed!
Fifer54 posted a topic in Interceptors GBI fancy having a go at this with an Italian beauty! I will be building the SMER 1/48 Macchi MC200 Saetta. There are two finishing options provided on the decal sheet. One is a machine in a green and sand "mottle" with grey undersides, the other in green uppersurface with grey underneath, captioned as "Greece 1942". I shall be following many (if not all) of the entries for this GB. Looking forward to Saturday when it'll be "Tally Ho, chaps/Horrido/Banzai/insert appropriate fighter jock slang here"!
1/72 MIG-17 Regia Aeronautica
Dmitry posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi All! ZVEZDA (ex-Dragon) MIG in 1/72 My psychiatrist took a drink and left me alone. So I was able to do what I want for a while. Here is the result. Painted Gunze. Enjoy watching!
RS Models Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
clive_t posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi all, here's a set of RFI shots for the recently completed Re.2005. I'm sort of pleased with it, in spite of the several slips and trips along the way. It has at least been a learning experience, so hopefully I shall avoid repeating some mistakes in future builds. I deliberately held off going overboard with weathering this particular model, as I was concerned that the dark green top colour would have needed an awful lot doing to it in order to be noticeable. From what I have read these aircraft really came into the war too late to make much of a difference, so the amount of action they would have seen would not have caused much in the way of wear and tear. In hindsight, I think the main headaches were from the fitting of the PE parts - some of them, such as the tail wheel doors and the aerial mast, I didn't bother fitting. I found that overall, the PE was more trouble than it was worth - just my opinion, of course! Other than that the kit itself was a nice build. The WIP can be found here, for your information and amusement should you so wish. So with that, here's a few photos of the finished article: Comments and criticisms all welcome
Breda Ba.65 A80 - 1:144 Fairy Kikaku
Mig88 posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHello! Here is my Fairy Kikaku 1:144 scale resin kit of the Breda Ba.65 A80 which I completed in 2017. It represents 159-17 of 12º Gruppo, 159ª Squadriglia, Regia Aeronautica, North Africa, 1940-41. It was quite a challange turning the lumps of resin into something resembling the Breda. The real make-or-break part of this kit was turning the ceiling fan that came in the bag into a propeller and one of my greatest satisfactions of this build. A couple of details were scratchbuilt from sprue. The kit was fully painted and varnished by brush. I managed to replace most of the awful decals and touched up those I had to use with paint. My only regret was that the only option offered wasn't one of the more attractive schemes but decals for Italian aircraft in this scale are hard to come by (and I can't make my own). Many thanks for looking and comments are welcome Miguel
Bf 109 G6/R6 - Regia Aeronautica - July 1943 - 364a Squadriglia, 150o Gruppo Autonomo, Pilot: Mario Bellagambi Built straight from the box, sorry for awful background....
I have been tortured for some time now that even though we have many Air Forces represented by our aircraft builds in this GB, we don't have any from the Regia Aeronautica - no aircraft collection is complete without those distinctive fascios on that gorgeous 3-colour honeycombe camouflage! I think that there is time to fit in this simple build - wheels up of course. This particular type of Fiat G.50 flew in the Battle of Britain, I believe. Also has a pretty extensive kit Check List included - just how many of these has this GB covered???
Hello mates, this is my latest built. The IMAM Ro.37 A.30 was a two-seater Italian reconnaissance , a product of the Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) company. Powered by the FIAT A.30 RA, a 600-hp, liquid-cooled V-12, the Ro.37 could reach a top speed of 199 mph (332 kph) at 13,120 ft (4037 m), could land at 67 mph (112 kph), and had a service ceiling of 21,976 ft (6762 m). The kit is the Special Hobby Ro.37 1/48 and is finished in a medium quality, grey soft plastic with recessed panel lines with a low level of detail. The kit contains a set of photo etched parts, resin parts and a high quality decal sheet. Overall a well engineered kit with some difficult to assemble. I assembled a 103° Squadron Plane engaged in the Italian - Ethiopian War (c.a. 1936) IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr Have a great modelling time
Fiat CR 42, Revell (reshaped), 1/72
JWM posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi Years ago the Revell CR 42 was the only one on the market. I made it for the first time about 40 years ago, and some 20 years ago I was not able to accept any longer it bad look. I removed old paint and tried to reshape as much as possible. I made wider rear part of fuselage by about 1.5 mm but still it remains too round, I am affraid. I reshaped the cowling and the undercarridge as weel as added some inlets and outlets of air. At present much better kits are available (Pavla - second hand and Italeri) so perhaps one day I will try again to model this very nice Fiat last biplane. Markings are from 162 Sq., 161 Gruppo, Scarpanto (Aegan Sea area), IV-V 1941 so from the war against Grecce. Decals by Esci (also about 40 yrs old now, rather tick...) Please have a look - comments welcome Regrads Jerzy-Wojtek
Special Hobby Fiat CR.32 Freccia/Chirri 1:48 (48182)Fiat CR.32 Freccia/Chirri 1:48 Special Hobby The CR.32 was an evolutionary development of an earlier Fiat Biplane fighter, and was thrown into the Spanish Civil War on the side of the Nationalist forces against the i-16s of the Republicans. It was renowned for being nimble, and its aerobatic prowess meant that it stayed in service longer than it perhaps should have, as it could still shoot down more modern monoplanes if handled by an experienced pilot. A product of the early 30s, it was already obsolete by the beginning of WWII, but it remained in service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica until well into the way, although its deployment was away from the leading edge of technology, where it still managed to hold its own. Eventually, the remaining airframes in Italian service were relegated to training duties, replaced by modern al-metal monoplanes such as the Folgore. Spain license produced a number of airframes named Chirri, which were essentially the same aircraft with some minor differences, and these fought alongside the Italian-build Freccis, and the remaining airframes were later converted to two-seat configuration and used as aerobatic trainers until the early 50s. The Kit The origin of this kit lies with Classic Airframes in the 1990s, and is now being released under the Special Hobby banner with revised decals and packaging. Inside the box are two sprues of shiny grey styrene, which are showing some signs of age, and could do with a little tidy-up before you commence construction, especially the wings, which seem to have picked up some artefacts over the years. None of this is too taxing however, and the shiny surface shows up any blemishes nicely. Also included is a bag of resin parts that are nicely detailed, although a few had come loose from their casting blocks due to the kicking it probably received in the Christmas post. A couple of the vanes around the nose have been damaged too, but I'm confident that they can be repaired with a little care. A single clear part is provided in its own bag, and the final bag contains the decal sheet, plus two small sheets of Photo-Etch (PE), one of which is nickel-plated and pre-painted. The instruction booklet is A5 on glossy paper and in full colour, with the decaling and painting guide to the rear. First impressions are a little mixed, due to the short-run nature of the Classic Airframe (CA) moulds, and the wing parts being in comparatively poor shape compared to the fuselage, plus the good quality resin parts. That said, this is probably the most mainstream kit of this little fighter now that it is under the Special Hobby name. Construction begins with a choice of tail, with two options requiring the modeller to cut the rudder off the fuselage halves, and both have elevator slots that need opening out before you can proceed. Attention then turns to the cockpit, which is mostly a mixture of resin and PE parts, which should result in great detail when painted sympathetically. As well as the sidewalls being detailed with PE parts, the seat gets a harness, and in the footwell there are a set of PE rudder pedals included. A pre-painted instrument panel lamination is installed at the front of the cockpit tub, which builds into a rounded box that fits between the fuselage halves. The nose is missing from the fuselage halves, and is provided as a single resin part that has excellent detail, especially around the radiator fins and intake. The elevators have their pins to hold them in place, and optional fin-swap is a butt-joint that could benefit from some reinforcement. The lower wings are also butted against their root fairings on the fuselage, so a little judicious pinning would be a sensible option, all of which speaks of the short-run origins of this kit. The windscreen, sighting devices and cabane struts are added to the top of the fuselage, after which the upper wing can be added, with one camo option needing 3.5mm removing from the "nose" at the wing centre. PE actuators for the flying surfaces are supplied all-round, and the small aerofoil-like balances on the ailerons. The wheels, gear legs and spats are all styrene parts, as are the two-bladed prop and spinner, but the under-nose radiator and a pair of small bombs on their carriers under the fuselage are resin, with additional detail possible because of this. Finally, there is no rigging guide included with the kit, but as there is minimal used on this aircraft, a few pictures from different angles should suffice to allow you to plan the process. Markings Four camouflage options are possible from the box, and all of them have some quite complex camouflage, as was often seen on anything Italian during that period. Decals are by Cartograf, which is a guarantee of good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin matt carrier film cut close to the printed areas. From the box you can build one of the following: Fiat CR.32 Freccia 163-10/MM 3518, 163 Squadriglia, Rhodes, June 1940. Fiat CR.32 Freccia V-105 (C.No.315) 1/1. "Ijjázs" vadászszázad (1/1. Squadron "The Archer") early 1939. Fiat CR.32 Chirri 3-61 (C.No.111) Capitán Angel Salas Larrazábal, Leader of Escuadrilia 2-E-3 Aviación Nacional (Franco's rebel air force), Zaragoza, August 1937. Fiat CR.32 Quarter Freccia 160-10/MM.4666, pilot capitano Duilio Fanali, 160 Squadriglia, 12° Gruppo 50° Stormo D'assalto, Tobruk T2 base, July 1940. Conclusion It's an old kit, but it still has the potential to become a good representation of this last-gasp of the biplane age that fought in many combat zones, with a number of well-known pilots. Recommended to the more experienced modeller. Review sample courtesy of
Fiat BR 20 M, Italeri, 1/72
JWM posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi, Next rather archive bird from my Italian shelvs- more than 20 years from construction. Fiat BR 20 M, model by Italeri, OOB except decals (drawer mostly). Machine from 277 Squadriglia, 116 Gruppo Bomb., 37 Stormo, Lecce, Italy, Spring (April) 1941. Before posting I cleaned and added a coat of Vallejo matt varnish (acrylic, diluted with water). Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek
Caproni Ca 314, Italeri, 1/72
JWM posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi, The last one of Caproni family from my Regia Aeronautica shelvs: Caproni Ca-314. Some other Caproni (101, 111, 133, 100) are in stash... To be done one day . Ca 314 is the last production variant with Isotta-Fraschini engines (I think the Isotta-Fraschini was before WWII an Italian brand like let's say Maserati today - sport and limousine cars, etc...) I added some details mostly inside. Decals from drawer, markings for 40Sq, 76 Gr.OA (? - that is teken from a description of profile of this machine). Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek And unexpected "bonus track" for patient memebers of forum, who looks till the end - the family photo
Two ancient FIAT fighters, 1/72
JWM posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi, Next very archive models from my shelves. Almost forty years old... First is Fiat G50 bis, from Airfix - but with deeply reshaped fuselage. A bigger (enlarged by diameter) cowling, also a bit differently (upward) placed, the whole fuselage cut behind cockpit to lower a bit rear part of it. Markings of 351 Squadron, 21th Group, 56th Stormo, Regia Aeronautica based in Ursel (Belgium) during BOB, 1940. Decals partially from ESCI (squadron emblem for example). Unfortunately decals became yellowish with years. Second is Fiat G 55 from Frog, in markings of RSI, 1944, Northern Italy. That one is mostly OOB, except decals (emblems also from ESCI) and blinding the space between cockpit and wheel bays.. Both are rather far from contemporary standars. G55 I made in 1975 or 76 and G 50 about year later. Anyway I would like to present them, I hope somone will like it ... Regards Jerzy - Wojtek Fiat G50: G 55:
Crickets against Rats - Regia Aeronautica in the Spanish Civil War 1936/37 vol. I KAGERO - Casemate UK While a lot is known about the German involvement in the Spanish Civil war with the Condor Legion in support of the Nationalists, and the Russians supplying arms to the Republican forces; the involvement of the Italy is less well known. Though reluctant at first, following a direct request from Franco and encouragement from Hitler Mussolini committed his Navy to the seas around Spain, his Army in the form of a Corps of "Volunteer" forces to the ground and the Regia Aeronautica to the air. This new book from Casemate/Kagero looks at the involvement of the Regia Aeronautica. The book arrives as an A4 portrait soft cover 78 page book. The book follows the day to day struggles in the air, and the rapid deployment of the Italian Air Force to Spain. In this first volume the years 1936 & 1937 are covered. Details include to attacks on Madrid, battles at the river Jarama, and battles for Malaga & Guadalajara. The text is illustrated throughout with black & white photos. Following the text there are five colour pages (including the back page) with profiles of Italian Aircraft used in this conflict. Conclusion This is an excellent book covering a less well known part of the Spanish Civil War. Recommended to those with an interest in The Italian Air Force, The Spanish Civil War, or those history buffs who would like to know more about this subject. Review sample courtesy of
Breda Ba 65, Rareplane (vaccu) 1/72
JWM posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi, Second Italian bird from archive shelf for today - Breda Ba 65. Wiki tells about her things like that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda_Ba.65 This is vacu kit by Rareplane, I made it about 20 years ago. The airplane was a ground attack machine, which was rather succesfull - 218 build (for pre-war time it was not few) and exported to some countries. Here markings are from 101 Sq, 5 Stormo, Regia Aeronautica from Autumn 1939 - spring 1940 period. Decals from drawer. Now there is a kit available (or not?) by Azur. Regards and comments welcome Jerzy-Wojtek
Macchi C.202, Hasegawa in 1/48 scale
BerndM posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - AircraftHi, here are some pictures from my Macci C.202,i have done this kit some years back, my models sit on shelfs, that means, they face a lot of dust during their"service live" From time to time they were refurbished and get some updates, i cleaned the clear parts, after that, they got a bath in clear, a new antenna wire was added.The weathering was kept at minimum. It is a typical Hasegawa kit, very nice, easy to build but somewhat expensive. These aircrafts are very special, Mario Castoldi constructed them asymetric with one smaller wing to overcome the propeller torque. My modelling is nothing special, i hope you like it anyway. Cheers Bernd
My gesture of self-sacrifice for the modelling community - finished just in time Sword and then RS Models released their state-of-the-art Sagittario kits. Well, at least I wasn't then spoilt for choice and yes, I still managed to use a few Pavla parts (however, modified)... Some in-progress pictures:
Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 Late Italian Reconnaissance Fighter - 1:72 FlyAnsaldo S.V.A. 5 Late Italian Reconnaissance Fighter 1:72 Fly The Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 was a single-seat biplane designed for the Regia Aeronautica during the First World War. It was named after the designers of the aircraft and the founder of the Ansaldo company - the S.V.A. acronym being formed from the initials of Umberto Savoia, Rodolfo Verduzio and Giovanni Ansaldo. Despite being one of the fastest combat aircraft of the era, it was found to be unsuitable for its intended role as a fighter. It was therefore adapted for armed reconnaissance, a role in which it enjoyed considerable success. Powered by a 200hp six-cylinder, water-cooled engine, the S.V.A. 5 was capable of 140mph and could climb to almost 20,000 feet. The aircraft's place in history was secured when it was used by the Italian poet and nationalist Gabriele D'Annunzio to drop propaganda leaflets over Vienna on 9 August 1918, a feat that involved a 1,200km round trip. The aircraft was used by the air forces of a number of different nations, including Poland, Latvia, the Soviet Union and a number of South American countries. Fly's Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 follows hot on the heels of their rather excellent Avia BH 22 kit, so my expectations are really rather high. Fly also released this kit in 1:48 scale some time ago, so it should be a subject about which they know a thing or two. Inside the robust, end-opening box are two sprues of caramel coloured plastic, a one-piece resin seat/cockpit, a vacuum formed windscreen and a sheet of decals. As with the Avia we reviewed last month, the quality of the injection moulded parts looks very good. There is little or no flash and fine details and features such as the fabric effect on wings have been captured very well. Thanks to the clever use of a single-piece resin cockpit, construction of the interior is relatively straightforward. The cockpit is comprised of just three parts, including the aforementioned resin tub/seat, a control column and an instrument panel. The level of moulded detail is pretty good and some structural details are moulded on the inside of the fuselage halves. Raised details have been used to depict the instruments on the instrument panel. The seat is cast in cream coloured resin with harnesses sculpted in place. It looks very nice indeed and should look great once painted. Once the cockpit is finished, you can join the fuselage halves together. The instructions require you to add the stubby exhaust pipes at this point. These are presented as six individual pipes, which may be tricky to align properly. I think I would have preferred a set of pipes joined by a common rail at the back, seeing as they have to be fixed in place from the inside anyway, but with care and attention the versions provided should look ok. Be sure to use the larger radiator as the smaller type used on the early S.V.A. 5 is also provided. The wings have locating points for the struts, and the main struts themselves are provided as V-shaped parts. Correct alignment will still require a degree of patience, however. A series of excellent diagrams are provided to help you do this, and well as rig the whole thing once construction is complete. The rudder and elevators are provided as separate parts, but the control surfaces are moulded in place. Finishing touches such as the undercarriage and tail skid are all nicely reproduced. The decals look good, particularly the eagle motif for the second Italian Air Force aircraft, although it is completely different in design from that depicted on the back of the box! The following schemes are incuded: • Ansaldo S.V.A. 5, Postwar Reconnaissance School, Italian Air Force; • Ansaldo S.V.A. 5, Rome-Pisa-Genoa Airmail Transport, 1919; and • Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 , Breda Flying School, 1925. The fuselages of all three aircraft are varnished plywood, while the wings are either doped linen or mottled camouflage. The underside of the wings for the Italian Air Force versions are painted in the colours of il Tricolore, which adds a splash of colour. Conclusion Whilst the Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 may not be the most elegant of Great War aircraft, this is an interesting kit nonetheless. It makes a nice change from the usual British or German types which seem to be relatively well served by kit manufacturers. If you have some experience of building biplanes, then you shouldn't have too much trouble with this. Recommended. Available in the UK from Hannants Review sample courtesy of


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The Miracles and Mysteries of Costco
On the History of Costco
Many years ago, a young man named Jim Costco, who often went only by Costco, had a lot of fear. He was afraid of spiders and snakes and for some reason, people with the last name Jones. But, most of all, Costco was scared of the end of the world. This fear led him to spend a lot of time in his custom made underground bunker. To keep his bunker sufficiently stocked, he would make numerous trips to the grocery store every week. But, one morning on his regular, mid-week trip to the store, everything changed.
As he cleared the shelves and filled his cart with toothpaste a crazy thought came to him. "Why am I forced to buy toothpaste in such small quantities?", "Imagine if I could buy toothpaste by the gallon, instead of the ounce?" On that day Costco began to dream of a place where men and women of all ages would never have to buy anything by the ounce ever again and everyone's end of the world bunker would be adequately stocked. Mr. Costco's dream soon became a reality as he opened up his first, Costco store.
The Thorne Journey Begins
Fast forward. My wife had been interested in a Costco membership for years. She heard it was a cheaper place for diapers and baby formula and things like that. But, we never got around to it and I felt like it was a waste of money to pay to go to any store to buy things. But, a few weeks ago, while watching football at a friend's house, he casually shared some mysterious salsa from his cabinet. I believe I saw an aura emanating from the bowl as he laid it on the table. A warning on the label cautioned that the salsa was habit-forming. I laughed at it as I dug into the salsa. A little while later, after most of the chips and salsa were gone, and determining there was no more in the house, I found out it was from Costco! So, two days later we were the proud owner of our very own membership.
As my wife and I entered the store for the first time with our new membership cards, it felt like we were entering a whole new world. We walked in, wide-eyed and amazed at this new food playground now open to us. The warehouse was as packed as a Disney Theme Park, and people were similarly packed for a day-long adventure.
There's something about being in Costco that makes it difficult to think. Pretty quickly my wife and I were contemplating whether or not we needed a $300 bladeless fan. I have no idea why we would need such a thing, but it somehow suddenly seemed like a reasonable thing to buy.
As we ventured deeper into the store, exploring aisle by aisle, we discovered a few things. Everything costs $8.99. Want a chicken? $8.99. Frozen pizza? $8.99. 10,000 toothpicks? $8.99 New tires? $8.99. Everything costs the same. And all over the store there were people placed, handing out food to taste. I obviously had to try everything. I don't know what Chipotle Chicken Sausage is- but it was pretty good. I don't think I really needed a 3 lb. bag of cheese and caramel popcorn (that costs $8.99), but the sample seemed too delicious to pass up. Those little sample cups continued to call to me like evil sirens, encouraging me to buy things I didn't need, things I would later regret.
As the food quickly began to pile high in our cart, I found myself wondering for the first time in my life, "Should we buy a second freezer?" In that moment, I think I realized, maybe for the first time ever, what it truly meant to be an American. If I have to contemplate buying a secondary freezer to hold all the food I owned because it didn't fit in my other freezer, then I'm probably a true American. So, really, shopping at Costco is what our founding Fathers would have wanted. They would have wanted me to have enough toilet paper to fill a closet and sliced turkey to feed a small city.
I left Costco that day a different man, than the one who went in. I felt like I had discovered a whole new world, that up to this point, was only whispers and rumors. I was now the proud owner of 10,000 baby wipes and could finally check that off my bucket list. I felt fearless because my family could survive almost any potential disaster for about 3 months on food we had just purchased.
If, on the way home from Costco, aliens attacked our city, people would soon find their way to my house begging for sliced turkey, which would suddenly be worth more than gold. I would be rich and soon voted as mayor of our makeshift city. My closet full of toilet paper would feel like Fort Knox and I would generously help my neighbors survive the alien invasion by sharing my toilet paper with all. I would owe all these riches, nay, my very survival, to Costco.
Thank you Mr. Costco for your fear of the end of the world and helping millions of people, all over the world, prepare for whatever may come.
Costco slogans that didn't make the cut:
- Join Costco and prepare for the inevitable alien invasion!
- Don't let the end of the world sneak up on you, join Costco today!
- 5 gallons of mayonnaise goes a long way during a zombie apocalypse. Join Costco today!
- Buy a lifetime supply of Toilet Paper in one trip. Costco.
- If you've ever felt a need to buy groceries while getting your teeth cleaned and tires changed, all while spending half of your paycheck, then you need to join Costco today!
- Do you know what 300 Hot Dogs looks like? You do now. Costco.
- No one needs 6 pounds of popcorn, but your sweet tooth will love you for it. Costco.
- You can legitimately buy a cow here. Costco!
- Only babies buy only 1 pound of coffee. Real men by 10! Costco.
p.s. The part of this article which talks about the origins of Costco was made up. I'm sure Mr. Costco wasn't actually scared of those things. If you're interested in reading the true story of Costco- follow this link.


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Orange Acquires HPE Partner, Cloud MSP Basefarm
Orange Business Services has acquired Basefarm, an MSP and cloud services expert that was named Northern Europe Service Provider of the Year by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Orange paid 350 million euros — or roughly US$408 million — for Basefarm, which also boasts big data and artificial intelligence (AI) expertise.
Basefarm revenue hit more than 100 million euros (US$117 million) in 2017. The company, spanning 550 employees, mainly serves Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria and in Germany.
Basefarm's sales grew more than 33 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, adding 45 new customers during the period, the company said in May 2018.
Basefarm's managed and cloud services consume considerable storage. The company has increased its capacity from 1 PB to 20 PB over the last four years — making Basefarm the largest HPE 3PAR user in Western Europe. Moreover, the company is one of only two global partners to beta test HPE's new Artificial Intelligence software — HPE InfoSight for HPE 3PAR StoreServ.
Orange Cloud Services Expansion
Orange Business Services, meanwhile, has been growing organically and through M&A. The company earlier acquired Business & Decision, and now boasts 1,600 cloud computing experts. The cloud-oriented piece of the business is growing roughly 15 percent to 20 percent annually. Basefarm deepens the company's expertise in data management, critical applications, big data and multi-cloud services, Orange indicates.
In a prepared statement, Orange Business Services CEO Helmut Reisinger said:
"We are very proud to announce the acquisition of Basefarm, which will mark a major milestone in our international development. In particular, the company's integration will enable us to significantly extend our Big Data and critical application management services on a rapidly consolidating market. In addition to our ability to offer access to public or private cloud infrastructure, it is above all our capacity to propose enriched, automated services to our customers, wherever they are in the world, that will enable us to support companies as they transform onto new, digital models based on cloud-computing, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence."
The deal is expected to close in Q3 2018. Orange did not disclose how Basefarm will be managed and organized once the deal is completed.


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No matter how great a lead guitarist is it will sound bad if the rhythm guitarist cannot play tight. That means on the beat. Not earlier and not later. This skill is what most guitarists are struggling with because they are not able to hear that there is a problem. We are going to use a program to 1) make sure you see whether you suffer from this problem and 2) show you how to fix it once and for all.
The program I like to use for that is Audacity. It is a free recording and processing software available to many systems. I advise you to look into that and install that program. We are going to use this program to do three things:
Create a click track.
Measure your playing.
Exercise your playing.
Creating a click track.
Step 1. Open a new project.
Step 2. Click on the Generate Menu on top of your screen and select "Click Track ...".
Step 3. In the opening window you can set the Tempo of the click, the actual sound to be used, how long you will hear the click, etc. Once you are ready click "OK" in the lower right portion of the window.
Step 4. You are ready now. Hit the green Arrow button to hear your click track. While the clicktrack is running you see a bar moving to the right. That will show you when the next click is imminent. Bonus: If you press Shift while clicking on the green arrow it will loop your track.
Measure your playing.
With your prepared clicktrack you should now record yourself playing some rhythm guitar phrase. You do that by hitting the red circle in the top left region of the audacity window. If you need inspiration just play an E power chord for four beats, then an A power chord for four beats and a D power chord for another four beats and then start again. Do this for a one to two minutes.
Now that you have your recording look whether the spikes of your chords are in synchronization with the clicks of the click track. You can analize that by moving the cursor over on of the clicks. If the line below the cursor is exactly on the spike of your chord then: Congratulations! That's really good. If it's not 100% on top, that's good, too. Because now we know exactly why your guitar playing is not as cool as you want it to be. The best thing is that this is simple to fix.
Playing tight.
To get into the habit of playing tight you should exaggerate playing untight. But wait, you might say, how is playing sloppy going to help me get better?!?
If you are having a problem with tightness it is most probably a problem of not hearing that it is not tight. So work on getting a feel for when you are playing before the beat and when you are playing behind the beat. The click track and this recording software is ideally suited to make this visible.
Record one minute of playing while you deliberately try to play BEFORE the beat. Look at the visual representation of your recording and compare that to the click track.
Then record one minute of playing while you deliberately try to play BEHIND the beat. Compare that with the spikes of the earlier recording.
Now there are an uncountable number of additional exercises you can do. Here are some ideas:
Switch between playing as tight as possible and playing deliberately before or after the beat.
Switch between playing in front of and behind the beat.
Record your playing both before and after the beat and save the recording with nonspecific
name. Listen back to those recordings after a few days. And by listening alone check
whether you were playing before or after the beat.
Play around with the tempo. Try the same exercises at 50bpm, 90bpm and 160bpm.
This exercises will help you to master this and the visual representation will cut off years of work. So what are you waiting for? Make your playing tight!
This article was written by Rene Kerkdyk, the main instructor at Rock Gitarre Hildesheim. If you are looking for a professional guitar teacher in Germany, be sure to contact him.
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"Dylan is a fantastic teacher. I've been playing on and off for 10 years and could never figure out how to solo. After only 3 months of lessons, I am soloing up and down the entire neck (and it actually sounds good!). I would highly recommend lessons with Dylan."
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If you're looking for a dentist in Puyallup, you won't find a better option than Dr. Kwon. Serving South Hill, Brookdale, Sunrise, Frederickson and the surrounding areas, we are a leading dental office near you. We offer an extensive selection of dental services in order to satisfy whatever your needs may be.
SK Family Dental is conveniently located near Pierce County Airport, South Puyallup, Meridian E, Sunrise Village, and Gem Heights Drive.
Everyone wants a beaming white smile, but life gets in the way. Even the most health-conscious among us are going to every now and then enjoy a glass of enamel-staining wine at the end of the day.
Are you ready for the biggest day (well, 17 days in September and 4 days in April) of the year? Puyallup's Washington State Fair is one the largest fairs in the country. If you want to make a good impression at this grand event, your teeth need to be as white as possible. Several psychological studies have shown that strangers notice your smile before anything else. How others feel about your appearance and personality is heavily influenced by what their eyes are drawn to first: your smile.
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Speed Candle
by j4p4n - uploaded on October 11, 2011, 5:38 pm
Yes, that is a vampire candle with the words SPEED written under it and winged cars, boats etc flying around. What the heck! I think this was commenting on the increase in the speed of the world from a 1913 perspective, but I suppose it could be used as a metaphor of the negative effects of the drug speed too!


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An IBM i Modernization Strategy for Immediate Results and Long-Term Strategy
A New Approach for IBM i Modernization
Some IBM i companies believe that modernizing RPG/COBOL applications means refacing existing 5250 screens with a graphical interface. They are right, but they're missing the big picture.
Others believe that modernizing IBM i application means rewriting large portions of their systems with modern web technologies. Again, they are correct, but no one can afford the time, resources, and risk of large-scale projects anymore.
Rapid Application Modernization Process (RAMP) is an incremental modernization approach that implements the best of refacing existing applications and new development.
By consolidating existing functionality with new capabilities inside RAMP's application framework, you get to have the applications you want without having to throw everything away
Modernization is performed in stages, new functionality can be introduced incrementally without serious impact to business operations, and the user interface becomes consistent across all of the applications.
Benefits of RAMP
RAMP's modernization process is nonintrusive, is easy to deploy, and takes into account the real-world requirements of companies who want to modernize existing 5250 applications without disrupting day-to-day business activities.
Reduced Risk and Maximize ROI
RAMP allows you to reuse the best parts of your current systems and augment them with the new functionality your users have been requesting. Reduce risk by leveraging the tried-and-true parts of your applications and maximize ROI by reusing your customized code.
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Posted by Brian at 12:30 AM
This is why we have to win School Board elections
Because otherwise we're fighting idiotic craplike this:
As Broward County schools shop for a new science textbook this year, one of the options is a biology book that could plunge the district into a roiling national debate over the origin of man.
The high school text, Biology: The Dynamics of Life, says on Page 388: "Many of the world's major religions teach that life was created on Earth by a supreme being. The followers of these religions believe that life could only have arisen through the direct action of a divine force.
"Some people believe that the complex structures and processes of life could not have formed without some guiding intelligence."
That passage describes what is known as intelligent design, a concept that includes creationism -- an issue that has vexed educators for decades.
Below is my Letter to the Editor in reply. I hope it gets published.
As a parent of a Broward county high-school student, I'm very concerned that Broward county may be heading down the anti-science path toward the inclusion of the so-called theory of Intelligent Design in the science curriculum for one very practical reason—it could harm my child's chances of getting into an elite university.
The California university system already refuses to certify courses on creationism and Intelligent Design—and they are the same thing—as meeting its entry requirements for admission, and other elite schools, including those in the Ivy League, are considering similar action. Kansas University, in response to that state's recent decision to redefine science so as to fit Intelligent Design into the curriculum, announced that it will be teaching a course in ID, under the course title "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies." Why? Because the science faculty there, as well as at every reputable university in this nation recognizes that Intelligent Design is nothing more than warmed-over creationism. It is not science, and should not be taught in a science classroom.
Should the Broward County School Board decide that they'd like to include ID in with other creation stories—Biblical, Hindu, Jewish, and Native American among others—in an elective humanities course, I'd be more than supportive. But in a world that's becoming more competitive every day, we can't afford to handicap our children by teaching less science instead of more. Keep ID out of the science classroom.
The article itself is crap, and it pissed me off. Lots of time was given to ID supporters, and only cursory mention to the downsides of teaching ID (like, the fact that it's not science).
But here's the reason for the title of this post:
In Broward County, science curriculum supervisor J.P. Keener doesn't see anything wrong with acknowledging religious beliefs in class.
"Some teachers are so reluctant to talk about it. I don't know why," Keener said.
"It's OK for them to talk to students and discuss philosophies and say what's the difference between a philosophy and science and religion," Keener said. "That's a great discussion. And it's worthwhile."
This is the science curriculum supervisor talking here. He's half right--there's nothing wrong with acknowledging religious beliefs in class, if it's a religion or a literature or a humanities class. But there's a hell of a lot wrong with acknowledging religious beliefs in a science class, because science and religion deal with two different worlds. Science deals with the observable, religion with matters of faith--and never the twain shall meet. And if Mr. Keener doesn't recognize that, then he needs to find himself another job, one that won't impact the scientific education of our students here in Broward County.


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Don't Never Tell Nobody Nothin' No How | Rick James
Don't Never Tell Nobody Nothin' No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running | Rick James "We operated perfectly legally. We considered ourselves philanthropists! We supplied good liquor to poor thirsty Americans … and brought prosperity back to the Harbour of Vancouver …"—Captain Charles Hudson At the strokeRead more


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"So," I started once the silence in the small chamber had dragged on for over a minute, "you guys come here often?"
Well, at least I had united them in one thing. Neither of them thought that was funny. Both simply stared in a way that made me see the similarity in them despite their clear differences. It was in their eyes, mostly. And the way they set their mouths. Which was almost funny, since they basically couldn't have been more dissimilar in almost every other way.
But they were at least looking at me, even if it was in disbelief at my bad joke. I seized on that, starting with, "Avalon doesn't really know anything about her family, except that her mom moved a lot and kept changing her name. I mean, aside from the well documented fact that her dad is–I mean was– a complete and total piece of shit. I feel like that should be written into the universal record somewhere. Can his death be an intergalactic holiday? Who do we talk to for that?"
Actually, given the deaths of Ammon and Manakel both somewhat recently, we might've needed to set aside a whole week for this.
Dries was shifting back-and-forth awkwardly on his feet, kicking at the ground a bit. His left arm was held tight against his stomach, while his right hand scratched at his beard self-consciously. When he spoke, it was without looking at either of us. "Liesje would have gone on the run after what happened. She would have hidden. She probably taught her descendants." After a brief moment, he amended that to, "Our descendants."
Avalon spoke up for the first time, sounding more hesitant than usual. "Maybe… maybe you could figure out where she went the first time and we could track her path. She might've left something somewhere along the way for you in case you ever made it back. Like a history or…" She trailed off, shaking her head as though she was halfway to just giving up on that thought right out of the gate. "I don't know."
I seized on that quickly. "No, no, that's a good idea. It'd give you guys something to do over the summer. You know, in case the world actually doesn't explode or anything in the meantime. Which, given the past few months, I am definitely not leaving that off the table."
Avalon was quiet for a moment before simply reminding me, "We have another project to focus on before that."
Dries nodded, scratching his beard even harder, to the point that I thought he might draw blood from his chin. "You want me to change Liesje's spell." He was looking at me. "You want me to make it different."
It was Avalon who replied. "There are good Seosten, and they shouldn't be banished from human hosts forever. We were hoping that the spell could be changed so that it only affects Seosten who don't have permission from the host."
I nodded. "It's complicated, but if anyone could pull it off, I'm pretty sure it's you. And you'll have help. Like my brother. He's pretty much a genius with magic. And from Sariel. She's—"
"Artemis," he interrupted while shifting his hand from scratching his beard to rubbing the top of his head. "Yes, I know. She's um, she's…" He trailed off, tapping his index finger repeatedly and fairly roughly against the side of his head. "I know who she is."
Swallowing hard, I hesitated, glancing toward Avalon before starting. "I know the Seosten… as a whole have done terrible things to you and your family. I mean… I have enough problems with necromancy just because of Fossor that I kind of… I can't possibly understand, but I have some vague idea of what you're feeling. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry we're asking you to push past that to help people that you have no reason to help."
"Hundreds of years," he replied, his voice hollow as he covered half his face with one hand, using the other to pull at his own hair in a way that seemed painful. "They locked me up for hundreds of years. Took me from my family. Put my wife on the run. Ruined… ruined… everything. The world. Ruined the world. Destroyed our lives. Tried to kill them. Tried to kill my–my–" He gestured to Avalon. "My descendants. Our… our legacy, our everything. And no one stopped them. None of them. None of the Seosten stopped them, stopped it."
Before I could say anything to that, Avalon spoke up. "Athena, Apollo, Sariel, they've all been rebelling against their people. But you can't change an entire society just like that. Look at Athena's people, her rebellion. They're not like the other Seosten. If you're going to judge an entire society like that, you have to judge Heretics the same way. We kill innocent people because our leaders say they're bad. Seosten and Heretics aren't that different, that way."
It was a good point, but Dries had a good one of his own. "Heretics are that way because of Seosten. More Seosten problems. More Seosten tricks. That's a–a–" He stopped, head shaking as a slight groan escaped him as though he couldn't think of the word. "–a fault with them. Them again. Always them. They hurt, they kill, they enslave. Always enslave. Always. And now you want to make deals with them, want to play nice with them."
"You're right," I put in quickly. "But that's kind of the point. You wouldn't blame all Heretics because of what the Seosten leadership has made them believe, so it's not fair to blame all Seosten for the same thing. That and… and they've been fighting the Fomorians for so long, a lot of them have basically lost all perspective. They only care about winning, about surviving."
Beside me, Avalon nodded. "We don't want you to make it so that they can possess everyone still. Just… allowing permission for those that aren't mind-bogglingly evil."
It looked like it physically hurt Dries to argue, but the man still hesitantly demanded, "And… and if they're tricked? Humans can be–be manipulated. They can be tricked to allow possession. Believe me, I've seen it, seen all of it. Seosten don't have to possess people to control them."
I winced. "Right, you're… you're right, there are humans who could be tricked into allowing themselves to be possessed. It's not a perfect solution. But neither is preventing all possession forever. My–Tabbris, my little sister. She's my little sister, and she's a Seosten. She possesses me to protect me, to fight alongside me. If I didn't have her, I would've been dead a thousand times over by now. If Sariel hadn't been possessing her husband back at the Family Day dinner, she wouldn't have been able to give the counterspell for Fossor's poison to her husband and Gaia. Which would've meant that Vanessa and Avalon wouldn't have been with me when I faced Ammon. So Abigail would probably be dead. Not to mention… not to mention everything else that could've gone horrifically wrong there. Maybe Koren would be with Fossor right now."
Dries looked even more torn by that, shrinking back physically as he used both hands to cover his face that time. He was like a tiny kid who was trying to hide and thought he could do so just by covering his eyes. He stayed that way for a few long seconds, muttering indecipherable words under his breath before finally straightening. He looked to us, taking a clear breath to steady himself before speaking again. "You have clearer heads. I hate them. But I know I–I…" He tapped his chest roughly, almost smacking himself. "I know I don't think straight. I can't trust them, any of them. I don't. I won't. But I–I can trust you. If you say it's right, if you ask for it, I will–I will–" He rolled his head around almost like he was trying to crack his neck. "I will do it. If you ask. For you. Not for them. I'll help for you." He was staring at Avalon. "I'll make the spell if you want."
After exchanging a brief glance with me, Avalon looked back to the man and gave a short nod. Her hand moved up to touch his shoulder, which was honestly a pretty huge gesture from the girl. "I really think it's the best plan," she confirmed softly, sounding like she wanted to say more, but wasn't sure how or what exactly to say. "I… I know they hurt you. They hurt me too. They killed my mother. But Felicity is right, there are good ones. We need to encourage the good ones. We need to give them the advantage, which this… this will do. I know you're not wrong, there could be–will be Seosten who manipulate humans into allowing themselves to be possessed. But for the… for the most part, it'll be an improvement."
For my part, I tried not to think about how this would play into what Jophiel and Elisabet wanted. They'd visited me again, a couple times in the past few days. First it was to check on me after that whole incident and to get the full story for themselves. They were apparently running interference to keep the Committee from noticing that there was anything different about my situation during the Family Day attack. Which was made easier by just how chaotic everything had been. So they were helping with that, as subtly as possible.
But they'd also wanted to talk about this situation right here, had wanted to talk about how this was going to go. They knew that Dries was coming back, and that we were going to ask him to alter the spell. That was why they weren't going nuts in trying to stop us from getting that spell working in the first place. They'd said they wouldn't help us get into the vault, but nor would they force us to sabotage it ourselves. So long as the plan was to allow Seosten to possess humans with permission, it fit in just fine with their plans. Which made me feel a little bit queasy inside, for reasons I couldn't adequately explain even to myself. Maybe it was just that getting them what they wanted felt wrong even if there were plenty of reasons besides that for this to be the right choice.
I still didn't trust them entirely, even though they'd been helpful. Regardless, they were still making us lie to others, to people we cared about. And yes, they had reasons to protect themselves, but… still. The people we trusted were keeping secrets just as important and potentially life-destroying. There was a part of me who resented that they were making me lie.
But hey, at least I didn't have to tell them everything. What they had really wanted to know was whether I knew exactly what had caused the… visions in the sky and all those not-so-natural disasters around the world. But thanks to the specifics of the spell, I could tell them that I had no idea, and they didn't know I was lying. Well, maybe they suspected that I knew more than I was saying, but it wasn't enough for them to call me on it. Which was good, because I honestly had no idea what I would've been able to do if they had pressed. Would telling them that it would endanger the world have been enough to make them back off? Or would that in itself give them enough information to damage the–damn it, this was so complicated.
Realizing the other two were looking at me, I shook off those thoughts and focused. "Right, well, that's probably enough of that talk for now. I mean, there'll be plenty of time to talk about it later, before the… the trip. But come on, you guys just met. Let's focus on something else for awhile. I mean, the Seosten have dominated every part of your lives for long enough on their own. They don't need more help with that when you two have plenty of other things to talk about."
Avalon gave me a brief look. "You really don't want me to call your bluff on that, do you?"
"No, please don't," I quickly agreed, flushing a little. "I'm still trying to think of a good starting subject."
In the end, however, it was Dries who spoke up. "I know that–that I'm not…" He hesitated, cracking his knuckles loudly before clearly forcing himself to continue against his own discomfort and fear. "I know I'm not the kind of ancestor or–or relative that you'd choose if you could. I know I'm… I have… um, the issues. I have many issues, many problems. I'd fix them if I could. They're stupid and–and I know it's the Seosten–they did it. They made me feel a lot of these things. I know they're not real. The feelings, they're not… they're artificial, and I've gotten rid of a lot of them. But-but I can't stop it. Can't stop all of them. I can't be the kind of ancestor that you want. I can't be a–a umm, a big strong… a powerful–I can't be a hero or anything. I–"
"Stop." Avalon's head was shaking quickly, as she almost glared at him before visibly correcting herself. "Just–don't assume you know what I want, or the kind of person that I–" She hesitated, seeing the man flinch and shrink back. "I just–" She sighed, looking to me for help.
"What she's trying to say is that she doesn't need you to be something you're not," I quickly put in. "She doesn't need some macho strong guy to come in and solve all her problems. She just needs you to be you. You're her ancestor. You're her family. Maybe you guys won't always get along. Maybe it'll take a long time for you to be comfortable with each other. But you're you. That's what she needs you to be. Yourself. Besides, if she was going to blame you for being awkward with people, she'd–"
"Okay, that's enough, Chambers." Avalon was flushing just a little bit, her foot kicking mine before she focused on Dries. "But she's right… mostly. Just be yourself. Don't assume you know what I want, or what I need. You want to get to know me, I… I'd like that too. Sort of. I don't know. I don't know what I want for sure, but… getting to know you might be nice."
She shrugged. "And if it doesn't work out with me, there's always Tangle. I haven't exchanged more than two words with her so far, but hey, maybe you two could get along."
"Hey, she's right," I put in then, trying not to let things get even more awkward than they already were. "It's not a real, full family reunion until Tangle gets involved. Which–which is kind of funny, you know, cuz it's a tangled family reunion and her name is–" Seeing them both look at me, I flushed and stepped back. "Right, you guys are definitely related. See? I'm already bringing you closer together."
Avalon actually smirked just a little bit. "She has a point. More than one, actually. We are related. And so is Tangle. You should visit her too, when… when you're ready to. When she's ready to talk to you. I don't know how she's feeling, or even what she thinks of any of this. Like I said, haven't really talked to her."
"Maybe we can–can-um, can visit her together." Dries made the awkward suggestion while staring at his feet and mumbling. All of this, the whole introduction, being back here, seeing all these people, it was clearly overwhelming him. He was withdrawing just when he really didn't want to. It was clear through the pain in his voice and in his eyes that he wanted to express himself, that he wanted to… to be there for Avalon and really make a connection. It was just hard for him. His hands shook, and he kept doing those little things like pinching himself, tugging his hair, scratching hard enough to draw blood, things like that.
It was just as clear that Avalon actually understood just how hard he was trying, and how difficult all this was for him. She hesitated a little before managing a slight nod. "Yeah, I… maybe going together would be good. I don't know her, you don't know her, we can be awkward together. Maybe it'll be better that way." She looked like she was going to say something else, but stopped herself.
"Right, together." Dries was bobbing his head up and down quickly, almost violently. It was like he'd been desperate to agree with her. "Then if things don't work out–if they uhh, if they go wrong and we don't get along, then maybe… maybe we can talk. You and uh, me, we. We can talk."
"I think we might need help if we're going to give this thing with Tangle a shot," Avalon pointed out flatly. "Neither of us are very good at the family reunion thing. We need someone with experience. Someone who…" She trailed off, and both of them looked at each other before slowly turning their gazes my way.
Mouth opening and shutting, I flushed. "Okay, okay, I'll go with you to meet Tangle. But seriously, you guys are doing just fine. I mean, given the circumstances, obviously. And I don't know her any more than you do, so… maybe she'll like you and hate me. I could make things worse."
But it would give me a chance to talk to Kohaku some more, which I kind of wanted to do anyway.
Avalon rolled her eyes. "You should definitely be there, Chambers. You're the only one with a family tree weirder than mine right now. I have one living direct relative I just met two minutes ago, one living indirect relative I've basically never spoken to, an adopted mother that I only really let myself actually get close to this year, a sort-of father figure who raised me, and a real father who, by the way, I killed. Mostly because he blamed me for the death of my real mother when I was born."
Dryly, I replied, "Well, when you put it like that, your life sounds pretty fucked up."
"It… it does." That was Dries, his voice sounding pained. "And I… I did not… I didn't follow a lot of it. Basics. I know the basics. But I would like to–to know more. Please. I'd like to hear your life. Your story. I want to know you."
For a moment, Avalon just stared at him. I couldn't begin to guess what was going through her mind. But in the end, she gave a tiny nod, her voice quiet. "Right… I… I can do that. I can tell you about myself, if you really want."
When the man hurriedly (and awkwardly) agreed, she actually took my hand. From the way she was squeezing it so tightly, I knew this wasn't going to be that fun for her to relive. At least the first part. I squeezed back, letting her know I was there for her.
"Okay. Well. I guess the best place to start is the night that my piece of shit father thought I stole one of his beers…"


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The Mission
Kenya is well known for its wildlife, safari opportunities and the famous Masaai warriors. However, there is more to this country than what you'll find from a travel agent. Kenya has mountains, lakes, beautiful beaches, tea farms as far as the eye can see.
Kenya also has a large number of people caught in the vicious cycle of poverty.
Our mission is to see the children and adults of Africa reach their God- given potential.
We do this in Kenya by providing holistic care to disadvantaged children and youth to help lift their well-being and abilities to become assets to their families and society.


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As a pioneer in machine learning and online education, Dr. Ng has changed countless lives through his work in AI, authoring or co-authoring over 200 research papers in machine learning, robotics and related fields. Previously, he was the chief scientist at Baidu, the founding lead of the Google Brain team, and the co-founder of Coursera – the world's largest MOOC platform. Dr. Ng now focuses his time primarily on his entrepreneurial ventures, looking for the best ways to accelerate responsible AI practices in the larger global economy.


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LETTER: Resisting gun control is for the weak-minded
When it comes to the issue of saving lives all options should be on the table. Anyone who would dare to declare that background checks for gun purchase will not be effective and therefore should not be on the table, makes himself a prophet. One who would consider himself to be a prophet then must be right 100 percent of the time according the Holy Scriptures. Maybe we should call this one prophet Joseph, since he has made such a prophetic declaration in a recent opinion letter.
Would you agree that any measure or effort to keep guns out of the hands of the deranged, criminals, gangs, felons or the under-aged should be welcomed by all people of goodwill everywhere? However, there are some among us who are so paranoid of our own government that they would rather trust un-elected persons, or groups whose sole purpose is to lobby for the greedy gun manufacturers regardless of the consequences.
The NRA's very purpose for existence is to oppose any and all laws in America governing the manufacturing and sale of firearms, and ammunition, period. The NRA has managed to successfully lobby the Republicans in many states and in Congress to keep the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) leaderless for the past six years. All of this in their misguided attempt to make the government our enemy instead of our protector. They continue to foster their diabolical lie that, "The government is coming to take away your guns."
Background checks have always been an integral part of our governmental system of protections in the U.S. When we get on a plane, buy a home, borrow money, buy insure and register a vehicle, register to vote, or even stopped by the police, there's a background check. Every lawful driver must possess a valid driver's license, so shouldn't every lawful gun purchaser be willing to endure a background check for the safety of us all? Is driving a car, or getting on a plane, or purchasing a home, or applying for a loan, or registering to vote more important than an innocent life at the hands of a madman with an assault weapon? What's more important to you, worrying about your gun being taken away by your government or keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally disturbed, gangs or madmen?
Jumping through hoops to keep guns from people that hate children should be welcomed by all of us in society, and not a burden as one writer recently called it. I guess this writer don't believe that we are our brother's keepers, or as all American coin currency states, "E'Pluribus Unum," (Out of many, One.) When any one of us is threatened, all of us are threatened whether we believe this or not.
Gun safety is just that, and no one or group has a lock on the meaning of it. Every person in America has the right to feel safe in his or her home all the time, our constitution guarantees it, "The right to the pursuit of happiness." If there are no laws governing the manufacture, sale and purchase of firearms, none of us are safe. Our moral and constitutional rights by the First Amendment are then made void by the Second Amendment rights of gun ownership. Shall we Americans then give up our fundamental rights guaranteed in Article One in order to secure and actuate our rights under Article Two of our Constitution?
You and I have a God-given right to live in a safe environment. Owning a gun is also a privilege under this right. However, just as laws are required to insure and protect our rights to liberty, there should also be laws governing our privileges in owning a gun or any weapon of destruction. Think about it; If my individual right to own any type of a gun or weapon supersedes our individual right to be in a safe environment, expecting our families to be reasonably secure in our belief that we will not find ourselves next door to someone with 50 assault rifles and 10 homemade bombs, then our basic rights are forfeited.
The NRA's intent is to thwart all limitations to magazines, gun ownership, or background checks. They say that no limit on gun magazines or firepower would have made a difference at Sandy Hook, really? Whose side do you think they are on?
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How to Read with Your Child
Hi. my name is Anne Glass. I'm a reading and learning specialist at a private school in New York City and I work with Kindergarteners through 3rd graders on Reading, Word Study, and Writing Skills. In addition to be a reading specialist and learning specialist, I'm also a parent and today I'm going to talk to you about topics in reading.
Reading with your child is an important time that should occur, almost every single day if possible. For younger children, the best books to read are picture books that you can, start and finish within ten or fifteen minutes, that have, great illustrations that support the narrative structure of the story.
For older children you might be interested in more of a chapter book format, I find that my children love, Beverly Cleary, we've been reading the Ramona and Beezus series at home and they absolutely love it. The great thing about reading aloud to your children is that you can access literature that is of interest to your child, but might be beyond an independent reading level. In other words, your child will be ready to hear stories like Treasure Island, way before he can actually read them to himself. So when doing so, read to your child with an animated voice, acting out the characters voices and then also start modeling for him, some of the comprehension skills, that he'll be responsible for in school and going forward in life. Such as stop and reflect, and say " oh this book really reminds me of that other book we read" or " I wonder what that character is going to do and " this is a real predicament, I wonder how he'll solve this problem".
You can generate predictions together about what might happen in the story, and really start talking about the characters and making connections from that text, to your personal life, to the world around you, and also to test that you have shared together prior to that. Reading together is also a wonderful opportunity to spend some time together and bonding. It's usually more calm time then other periods during the day and that emotional components of learning is always what provides the best reinforcement for a love of reading.


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If you knew nothing else about President Obama other than looking at the data, you might conclude that he was insensitive to blacks, given that they have done far worse economically under his administration than Hispanics or whites. What is striking is that the president and his advisers still seem to be clueless about which economic policies work and which don't work. Despite his (at least for this week) emphasis on the economy, he persists in being the anti-Reagan, with anti-growth policies. In his speech Wednesday in Illinois, the president came up with no new pro-growth proposals, just more of what has not worked.
President Reagan reduced the maximum tax rate on job creators by 60 percent; Mr. Obama increased the maximum tax rate on job creators by 17 percent. Reagan cut non-defense, discretionary, federal government spending by a third as a percentage of gross domestic product; Mr. Obama has increased it. Reagan cut government regulations while Mr. Obama has greatly increased them.
The results are:
Under Reagan, adult black unemployment fell by 20 percent, but under Mr. Obama, it has increased by 42 percent.
Black teenage unemployment fell by 16 percent under Reagan, but has risen by 56 percent under Mr. Obama.
The increase in unemployment rates has been far worse for blacks under Mr. Obama than for whites and Hispanics.
Inflation-adjusted real incomes are slightly higher for Hispanics and whites than they were in 2008, but are lower for blacks.
The labor force participation rate has fallen for all groups, but remains far lower for blacks than for whites and Hispanics.
Most people, when confronted with the evidence presented above, probably would realize that they had been mistaken and then try a set of policies that were successful in the past. Not Mr. Obama. Given the tenor of his most recent talks, he seems to be intent on doubling down on his own failed policies.
It was true until the Industrial Revolution of two centuries ago, in a world of little economic growth, that for any individual to become better off, others would have to become worse off. Adam Smith was one of the first to understand that as a result of new technologies and better political and business institutions and organizations — and, most important, the rule of law and proper incentives — everyone could become better off without taking anything from anyone else. Despite the empirical evidence of the past 200 years that Smith and all of the clear and rational thinkers who followed him were right about economic growth, there is still the widespread belief that for one person to prosper someone else needs to suffer. It is this mindset that serves as the basic rationale for socialism and the state as an instrument of income redistribution. One would think that only the uneducated still would have this mindset, but it is most prevalent in universities.
Perhaps a major reason that professors and other educators are so dense when it comes to productivity increases and the resulting economic growth and real rise in living standards is that most classrooms are not much more productive than they were when Aristotle was speaking to a dozen or so students 2,500 years ago. By contrast, entrepreneurs see better ways of producing more for less and visualize and create things that never existed (i.e., the automobile, the airplane, the iPad, etc.) — and they create wealth and jobs. Mr. Obama comes from the government/academic class rather than the entrepreneurial class and has a much more static view of the world.
Reagan thought like an entrepreneur, and thus intuitively understood that economic growth creates opportunities for everyone — most important, for those who have the least. Mr. Obama has fewer senior advisers and top officials in his administration who have had significant private-sector experience than any previous president; hence, like all too many of the European statists and socialists, they think in static terms.
The unfortunate irony is that America's first black president seems bent on continuing a set of policies that can lead only to continued slow growth or stagnation. The ones who are and will suffer the most from these policies are those who have the least. Mr. Obama no doubt has real compassion for the poor, but until he can begin to understand the destructive second-order effects of his policies and see that getting the foot of government off the forces of economic growth is the only real way to make life better for most of them, all too many will continue to suffer unnecessarily.
Richard W. Rahn is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth.
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