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The newly formed Australian Pastoral Group, set up by former Macquarie Pastoral Services managing director Alan Hayes, has bought $45 million worth of rural property and is aiming to become one of the nation's largest pastoral companies. In an exclusive interview with The Australian Financial Review, Mr Hayes said the group was purchasing properties in a way that allowed ageing farmers around Australia a dignified exit. "Our new group is a potential solution to a demographic shift in Australia, not just a financial opportunity," Mr Hayes said. The AFR understands the pastoral group has four major institutional investors backing it, including the Michigan-based Municipal Employees' Retirement System and a fund based in Switzerland. The group joins a growing number seeking to buy rural property in Australia because of the security of land tenure, proximity to Asia, low subsidised nature of farming and a recent correction in property prices. It has a small but high-powered board including Washington H Soul Pattinson and Brickworks chairman Robert Millner and an advisory committee which includes the founder of valuation firm Herron Todd White, Kerry Heron, cattleman Alister McClymont and lamb producer John Fowler. Mr Hayes, who is known in the rural scene as having an encyclopaedic knowledge of Australia's cattle and sheep stations, confirmed the group's first purchases had taken place but declined to comment on price. They include the 353,000-hectare Neumayer Valley Station in far northern Queensland from ageing farmer Syd Faithful for about $30 million. The group has also bought the immaculate Deltroit Station, east of Wagga Wagga, for about $15 million from former Lumley Insurance chairman Anthony Crichton-Brown. That 2700ha station, with a capacity for 30,000 dry sheep, has 6.5 kilometres of river frontage and 46 main dams. Mr Hayes said the group would be looking at properties in a diverse geographical area from northern Western Australia, central Northern Territory, central and southern Queensland, NSW, Victoria and southern South Australia. Landholders who sell to the group may also be able to stay living on the property for several years and/or take an equity stake in the group, an idea largely untested in Australia. Mr Hayes said there were many opportunities to buy rural properties in Australia, for several reasons. "People tended to over-borrow when money was easy," he said of Australian graziers. "They borrowed as much as they could, rather than as much as they could pay back." He believes the good properties rarely come up for sale but when they do it can often be because of the high and unmanageable debt levels. "People think of droughts in Australia as risks. However, more droughts are caused by debt than lack of rain," he said. Mr Hayes's career includes aggregating some of Australia's largest cattle station portfolios, including Colonial's 2 million hectares in the 1990s and more than 3.4 million hectares for Macquarie Group's Paraway Pastoral. He believes that, over the past 50 years, most cattle stations have been divided into smaller parcels as the next generation is left with separate land holdings. That, however, is yet another opportunity for his group to enter the market and build economies of scale. "There are also a lot of properties out there that have become smaller and smaller over time and now offer an opportunity for reaggregation," Mr Hayes said. The Australian Pastoral Group will be operated by Australian Pastoral Funds Management. In attempting to build one of the largest cattle herds and sheep flocks in Australia, the group will be taking on such competitors as the Australian Agricultural Company in the cattle segment and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund-backed Hassad Australia in the sheep sector. "The Land" http://www.theland.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness/general-news/newcomer-invests-in-farms/2645217.aspx?storypage=2
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Todays wanderlust location is Aiea Loop Trail. Zachary, Luna and I packed into our van and drove to this area to explore. Aiea is generally right next to Pearl City (where we live on Oahu) so this location is about a 15 minute drive. I have not been to this trail in a few years so it was totally nice to revisit the area.
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Son no 4 has a project to do for school. Now he told me about the project just over a week ago. I have been a bad mommy lately as I have had too much on my plate. Not that this should influence his project as I typically don't help out with homework or projects, but I do like to keep my eye on them and make sure things get done.
I have been backing off a little now that he is about to go to high school as I also firmly believe that they need to be responsible enough to do their own homework and ask for help if required and where relevant.
The brief for the project was as follows:
He had to make a toy that's out of the ordinary, and has moving parts.
So this morning I ask him how is his planning going for the project and when does it need to be in by.
He proclaims it is finished!
Um – I haven't been asked to go out and buy any supplies for it and I have not had any conversations with him about what he is going to make. So now I am rather curious to know what he has made.
So he describes it to me – in essence it is a windmill! But with a difference.
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WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John C. Dunne of Rockville Centre, New York.
The resignation of Bishop Dunne, who turned 75 last October, was publicized at the Vatican June 22. Church law requires a bishop to submit his resignation as a bishop when he turns 75.
Bishop Dunne was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in 1963. After serving as associate pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church, East Northport, Bishop Dunne was assigned to be associate director of the Diocesan Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (now the Office of Faith Formation and Worship) which oversees the religious education of young people outside the Catholic school system and the continuing education of adults.He also served as associate director of the Family Life Bureau which included conducting programs to prepare couples for marriage.
In 1970 Bishop Dunne was appointed spiritual director at Immaculate Conception Seminary where he served until he was appointed associate vicar for religious, the office which acts as liaison between the bishop and the woman and men religious who serve in the diocese.
In 1974 Bishop Dunne became associate pastor of Corpus Christi Church, Mineola.In 1978 he was named director of the Priest Personnel Office, which involves acting as liaison between the bishop and the priests of the Diocese as well as facilitating the assignment of priests.Bishop Dunne also served on the Priest Personnel Policy Board.In 1984 he was appointed pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Valley Stream.
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This DIY Peppermint Oil Diffuser Will Make Your Home Smell Like The Holidays
With the semester winding down + the holidays quickly approaching, now's the time when our professors + bosses love to pile on the workload — stressful, right? When we finally get home after a long day on campus//at the office, all we really want to do is unwind with a de-stressing activity, like practicing yoga, drinking tea, or taking a nap.
After being gone all day, coming home to even the simplest pleasures can instantly calm your mood — like the smell of your favorite scent! Luckily, scented//essential oil diffusers can make this happen for ya : ). Diffusers slowly release an essential oil mixture into the air, leaving a subtle hint of your fav scent that you'll notice every time you walk in the door.
Scented//essential oil diffusers are super easy to DIY + are also cute + thoughtful CHAARGmas gifts for your CHAARGies ; ). Infuse your home with the amazing seasonal smell of peppermint in these easy steps:
1 small Glass Container with a narrow opening [You can find at a thrift or craft store!]
5 Reed Diffuser Sticks or Kebab Skewers
¼ cup melted Coconut Oil
20 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil [or seasonal scent of your choice!]
*A few prigs of Mint, Sage, Thyme, or other fresh herb [optional]
1] Wash + dry your glass container clean. Combine the coconut oil + peppermint oil together in the glass container.
2] Add an herb of you choice — we used rosemary!
3] Place the reed diffuser sticks//kebab sticks in the diffuser. It will take at least a few hours for the mixture to travel up the sticks — try to be patient! To speed up the process, flip the sticks upside down after a few hours. Flip the sticks every few days to keep the scent fresh.
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Vancouver, WA August 21, 2006 – nLIGHT, a leading manufacturer of high-power semiconductor lasers, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Flextronics Photonics. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This acquisition reinforces our position as a leading supplier of high-power semiconductor laser solutions," commented Scott Keeney, nLIGHT President and CEO. "It positions us well to provide integrated solutions that will enable new applications in a broad range of industries."
The acquisition will add an array of new fiber-coupled and hybrid microelectronic products that will complement nLIGHT's current products. The acquisition of new core competencies will be combined with nLIGHT's semiconductor laser technology to expand nLIGHT's product portfolio.
"The integration of new high-reliability products with our existing high-power and high-brightness diodes will enable new capabilities in a variety of applications and market segments," noted Jake Bell, nLIGHT VP Defense Group. "In particular, the combination of these technologies in our ITAR compliant manufacturing facilities will serve the DoD community well for applications including illumination, laser communications, laser-initiated ordinance, and laser-based measurement systems."
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18 Wheels Driver is a truck parking game that requires huge amounts of skill and precision! Most people can't cope with the demands of steering a gigantic 18-wheel truck. Can you? Your aim is to park the truck into the marked space with as little crashing as possible. If you complete all levels, you'll receive the 18 Wheeler Truck License and be welcomed into the exclusive Truck Drivers Club. Park the truck in the flashing area marked with the yellow outline. See if the truck should be parked backward or forward - you might have to reverse in. Don't crash into anything! Aim for the fastest time with the least percentage damage! Once your damage gets to 100%, it's game over.
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In March 2013 marked 12 years since the establishment of DSC RAS Division of Mathematics and Informatics (OMI). The story begins with the adoption of OMI Bureau of the Department of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the decision of 25 April 2000 "On creation of the Department of Mathematics at the Presidium of the Dagestan Scientific Center RAS." In pursuance of this decision in the DSC RAS went Order (№4, from 13.03.2001, the) for the establishment of the Presidium of DSC RAS Division of Mathematics and Informatics (OMI). In it, in particular, the written approval of personnel of the SMI in the amount of 4 units. It should be noted the crucial role played in creating OMI support the Chairman of the Presidium of DSC RAS Corresponding Member. RAS MK Kamilov and Chief Scientific Secretary of DSC RAS Abdulaeva SH.-S.O. Currently, the staff of the Division schedule has 9 units. Scientific and research activities carried out 8 doctors of sciences, 3 candidates of sciences, and 6 young researchers
his scientific activity OMI DSC RAS carries out the following three areas:.
Functional classes and their approach, and the ranks of the Radon transform and Fourier transform their appeal, the theory and applications of orthogonal polynomials of one and several variables, extreme properties of polynomials.
Spectral theory of linear differential operators beams, boundary value problems for equations of mathematical physics, optimization methods for solving the transport equations, statistical modeling in physics of fractals, modeling of the erosion of the Caspian Sea.
Optimize schedules, questions the complexity of algorithms, optimization program based on the Component Object technology, the creation of a package of handling and compression of digital information programs.
In each of these fundamental areas of OMI staff conducted intensive studies. Main Their results are published in the national press, as well as in leading international journals, and received wide international acclaim. In particular, scientists OMI:
In addition, OMI employees take an active part in competitions of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research Projects (RFBR) and the Russian Science Foundation, as well as in the implementation of projects of the program of the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences. Presiding over these projects Abdulaev SH.-S.O., Nazaraliev Sh, Sharapudinov II Currently, SMI carried out fundamental research program of the project Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the theme "Approximation of functions in the Lebesgue and Sobolev spaces with variable exponent and quadrature formulas".
The OMI from the very beginning of its establishment carries out its research activities Scientific School "Approximation theory in function spaces and orthogonal systems". Head of School Prof. Sharapudinov II Scientists
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Foster a Cat in Your Home If you enjoy spending time with cats and are interested in helping homeless cats, then fostering one in your home may be a good option for you. There are many benefits of fostering a cat. Here are a few:
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- If you're interested in fostering as a prelude to adoption, you can use your fostering time to truly get to know a cat before you adopt him or her.
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The "New" Rafter Rafter Six® Resort is offering plenty of opportunities this autumn for horse enthusiasts and campers to "get back in the saddle." The Cowley Family had to close Rafter Six® last year due to financial challenges, but they've reopened the Ranch thanks to the generosity and support of many friends. The Rafter Six® Ranch Resort now sits adjacent to its previous property.
Autumn is the perfect time to experience the magnificent scenery of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in a tranquil environment. Come enjoy the peaceful setting and the genuine hospitality of the Rocky Mountain Riding Specialists. Experience Wilderness Camping and Horseback Riding at Rafter® Six through October 31.
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Video and audio playback on Xbox 360 FAQ
Note As of 15 November 2015, the Zune service has been discontinued. This may cause errors when attempting to stream or download content or update the service.
This article answers frequently asked questions about video playback and audio-video (AV) streaming on the Xbox 360 console.
Frequently asked questions
Q1: What are the details of Xbox 360 Audio Video Interleaved (AVI) support?
A1: The Xbox 360 AVI support details are:
- File extensions: .avi, .divx
- Containers: AVI
- Video profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple and Advanced Simple Profile
- Video bitrate: 5 megabits per second (Mbps) with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30 frames per second (fps)
- Audio profiles: Dolby Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel, MP3
- Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Note See question 11 for more information.
Q2: Can you describe Xbox 360 support for the H.264 standard?
A2: Xbox 360 provides the following H.264 support:
- File name extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
- Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
- Video profiles: Baseline, main and high (up to level 4.1) profiles
- Video bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: Two-channel AAC low complexity (LC)
- Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Note See question 11 for more information.
Q3: What does Xbox 360 support for MPEG-4 Part 2?
A3: The details about Xbox 360 support for MPEG-4 are:
- File name extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
- Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
- Video profiles: Simple and Advanced Simple Profile
- Video bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: Two-channel AAC low complexity (LC)
- Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Note See question 11 for more information.
Q4: What exactly does Xbox 360 support for WMV (VC-1)?
A4: The details about Xbox 360 support for WMV are:
- File name extensions: .wmv
- Container: asf
- Video profiles: WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), WMV9 (WMV3), VC-1 (WVC1 or WMVA) in simple, main and advanced up to level 3
- Video bitrate: 15 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: WMA7/8, WMA 9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA lossless
- Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Note See question 11 for more information.
Q5: Can I mix and match the video and audio codecs outside those defined in questions 1 through 4 above?
A5: No. Xbox only supports each audio and video codec in the explicit containers as defined in questions 1 to 4.
Q6: How can I determine if a video file that I'm trying to play conforms to the specifications as described in questions 1 to 4?
A6: You can use a third-party tool to analyse your video files to determine what audio and video codec is used. One popular third-party tool to analyse video files is available at http://www.headbands.com/gspot/.
Q7: How do I create WMV, AVI, H.264 and MPEG-4 content? What encoders does Xbox 360 support?
A7: You can create this content by using one of the many third-party applications that are available. Xbox 360 supports many popular encoders. Specifically, for encoding to WMV, you can use Microsoft Expression Encoder or Windows Media Encoder.
Q8: What specific features of MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile does Xbox 360 support?
A8: Xbox 360 supports Bidirectional Frames (BVOPs), Interlaced Frames, Quarter Pixel Motion Compensation, Global Motion Compensation and MPEG Quantisation.
Q9: What are the different ways to play video content on Xbox 360?
A9: You can play video from a USB 2.0 FAT32 removable drive, from optical media and by streaming from the Zune software, Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Home Server.
Q10: What are the different video codecs that are supported by all the different ways to play video content on Xbox 360?
A10: See the following table:
Supported codecs
From USB storage device to Xbox 360 Dashboard video player
From Windows Media Player 11 to Xbox 360 Dashboard video player
WMV (protected)
From the Zune software to Xbox 360 Dashboard video player
WMV (unprotected)
From Windows Home Server to Xbox 360 Dashboard video player
WMV (protected)
From Windows Media Center to an Xbox Media Center Extender
WMV (protected)
*See question 32 for information about how to configure Windows Media Player to share these file types with Xbox 360.
Q11: What is the "real" max bit rate, resolution and frames per second that Xbox 360 supports for all the different formats?
A11: Xbox 360 does not specifically block video from playing based on a maximum bit rate, a resolution or frames per second. The maximums listed previously for each codec are the results from tests for various video playback sources. Higher-rated content will not be blocked, but playback may be less then optimal. Use higher bit rates at your own risk.
Q12: What size USB storage device does Xbox 360 support?
A12: Xbox 360 will support as big a storage device as you can format by using FAT32. Unfortunately, when formatting a device in Windows Vista or Windows XP, you're restricted to a maximum FAT32 size of 2 TB. You can work around this limitation by using a third-party utility or an alternative operating system that does not have this restriction. Note that the maximum size of any single file on FAT32 is 4 GB.
Q13: What is the maximum video file size that's supported?
A13: The maximum file size for an AVI, MPEG-4 Part 2 or H.264 file that can be played is 4 GB. 4 GB is also the maximum size of any single file that you can store on a FAT32 USB hard drive. However, Windows Media Player 11 and the Zune software do support streaming WMV files that are larger than 4 GB.
Q14: Do you support 5.1-channel AAC?
A14: No. Only 2-channel AAC is supported. If you want to play a 5.1-channel video on your console, you will have to encode it to WMV with WMAPro 5.1 audio or use the AVI container with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.
Q15: What kinds of AVI files are supported?
A15: Xbox 360 supports files that were encoded using MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple and Advanced Simple Profile. These files are often referred to as "Xvid" or "DivX" video files. Many common DVD authoring tools, cameras and camcorders are capable of encoding files by using MPEG-4. Note that some files authored for DivX devices may also contain additional functionality, such as menus, subtitles, multiple audio tracks and so on. Xbox 360 will try to play these files but does not support any of this additional functionality and in some cases will be unable to play the file.
Q16: Why don't some of my older versions of DivX files play?
A16: Since Xbox 360 only supports MPEG-4-compatible codec implementations, it can't play video files older than DivX 5.0.
Q17: Does Xbox 360 support video artwork when I browse my collection from Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune software?
A17: Xbox 360 will display whatever video artwork is displayed in Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune software for each video file.
Q18: Does Xbox 360 support video artwork when I browse my collection from a USB 2.0 FAT32 removable drive or optical media?
A18: For all video types, Xbox 360 will search for a corresponding .jpg file and use that file as the artwork. For example, video1.avi would display the artwork in video1.jpg if it exists. In the absence of this file, for the mp4 container, Xbox will search to determine whether the video file has embedded album artwork and then instead display that art. Please be aware that you can't use this method when streaming from Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune software. See question 21 for more information.
Q19: What is the maximum album artwork size that Xbox 360 supports?
A19: It should not exceed 512 KB for all scenarios. This includes embedding artwork in the mp4 container, storing artwork alongside the file in a separate .jpg container or streaming from Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune software.
Q20: How do the "Sort by type" and "Sort by title" options work when I browse my own generated video content?
A20: The "Sort by type" option is the typical Windows Explorer view that a computer would use to show your files. It will first alphabetically sort your folders and then alphabetically sort your files. The "Sort by title" option allows you to sort all folders and files alongside each other. Both of these sort options are persistent and linked to your profile so you do not need to set them every time. See question 21 for more information.
Q21: Can you give me an example of a way to organise my video hierarchy so I can best utilise artwork and folder structure on Xbox 360 for my personal video collection?
A21: The following example uses the "Sort by title" option on a USB hard drive that is connected to the Xbox 360 console:
- Genre 1 (folder)
- Genre 2 (folder)
- Video 1.avi (file)
- Video 1.jpg (file) (artwork)
- Video 2.mp4 (file) (artwork embedded in file)
- Video 3 (folder)
- Video 3-1.wmv (file)
- Video 3-2.mp4 (file)
- Video 3-2.jpg (file) (artwork)
- Video 3-3.wmv (file)
- Video 3-3.jpg (file) (artwork)
- Genre 3 (folder)
Q22: How do display modes work?
A22: There are five display modes: auto, letterbox, full screen, stretch and native. You can access these modes while you're watching a video by pressing Display on your remote or A on your controller.
- The auto setting attempts to automatically determine the best viewing experience for your video. If it is a low resolution video, the video will be enlarged enough to be viewable on your screen while limiting the size for optimal viewing. If the video is higher resolution, it will be enlarged to fit the TV. For both scenarios, it will retain the aspect ratio of the original video, such as 4 x 3 or 16 x 9.
- Letterbox mode will display your image full screen while retaining the aspect ratio of the original video. Use this mode if you want to override the auto function and fit the content to your TV.
- Full screen mode will display your image full screen with the assumption that the video is 16 x 9 formatted for 4 x 3 screens. This can be helpful for older content that may be 4 x 3 with black bars encoded into the video. This mode will allow you to "zoom through" the black bars and see the video as wide screen.
- Stretch mode will display your image full screen and stretch 4 x 3 content horizontally to fill a 16 x 9 TV screen. This can be helpful for those who always want to fill their TV regardless of the aspect ratio of the content. This causes 4 x 3 content to appear stretched.
- Native mode allows you to see the content at its original resolution. Use this mode to view content that is extremely low resolution or has a very low bitrate.
Q23: How are display mode settings saved?
A23: Every time you watch a new video, the display mode defaults to auto. If you change the setting, each time that you watch the same video, the console will remember what you chose last time.
Q24: What is the information bar?
A24: The information bar on the display shows you exactly where you are in the video and where the chapters are in the file. In addition, for downloaded content, it shows how much of the video has been downloaded.
Q25: How are the chapters determined?
A25: Each video is divided into ten chapters, which allows you to quickly move around the video content. Use skip to move to the next or previous chapter. Each chapter appears as a tick on the information bar.
Q26: Can I fast forward, rewind and skip while watching content while it's being downloaded from Xbox Live?
A26: You can move around in video as far as you have already downloaded. If you skip ahead or try to view past the point that you have downloaded, you will have to wait for it to buffer enough to begin normal playback again.
Q27: Is there other third-party software that I can use to stream from my PC to my Xbox 360 console?
A27: The Xbox 360 team tests extensively to ensure that Xbox will work well with Windows Media Player 11 and the Zune software. If you decide to use third-party software, contact the manufacturer of that software for support.
Q28: How can I stream content from my Mac?
A28: To share from a Macintosh computer, you have to use a third-party streaming solution. Be aware that Microsoft does not support third-party streaming solutions, so you'll have to contact the manufacturer of the product if you need support.
Q29: After the May 2007 update, my third-party software doesn't stream videos correctly. Why?
A29: Video navigation was changed in the May 2007 update. Third-party software that does not support folders through network sharing will not work correctly. You'll have to contact the software developer for support.
Q30: How can I set up Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune software to share my media to my console?
A30: For information about setting up sharing, see Windows Media Center PC support.
Q31: Should I continue to use Windows Media Connect (WMC) to stream video to my Xbox 360?
A31: Windows Media Connect can be used but is no longer supported outside Windows Home Server. We recommend that you upgrade to Windows Media Player 11 or use the Zune software to have the best experience managing and streaming content to Xbox 360.
Q32: How can I get Windows Media Player 11 to stream MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.264 to my console?
A32: By default, Windows Media Player 11 does not support MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.264. Your first option is to install a third-party MP4 DirectShow decoder to import MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.264 files into your library. When they are in your library, they can be streamed to your console and they can be played from Windows Media Player 11 on your computer. An alternative approach is to rename all of your mp4 files to have an ".avi" file name extension. This will enable Windows Media Player 11 to import them into the library and will allow them to be played on your Xbox 360 console. To enable the playback of these files on the computer, you will still need to install an appropriate decoder on the PC.
Q33: I can't see my video files from the Zune software on my console. What's wrong?
A33: Make sure the folders that contain the videos you want to share with your console are included in the Zune software's list of monitored folders.
Q34: I got a message that a media update is required to play the content. When I download the update, I get the message: "The download could not be completed. Please try again later. Any points you used for this transaction have already been deducted from your balance and will not be deducted again", along with error code 80070005. Can you explain this?
A34: You'll get this error if you previously downloaded the media update on another Xbox 360 console using the same profile. You can only download the update on one console with each profile. You can work around this limitation by creating a temporary free membership to download the update. After the update is downloaded, you'll be able to use the update with any profile.
Q35: Why do I get the message "Updating content. This may take a few minutes. Please wait." when I enter the Xbox 360 video area?
A35: To support grouping television and game videos, your content metadata has to be updated. After this process is completed, subsequent entries into the video area will be very quick. Please be patient during the update process and allow it to finish updating all your content metadata.
Q36: What changes have you made to selecting the source for videos, music and pictures?
A36: The source selection is now mapped to the X button for each of these areas. The Xbox 360 console will remember the last source that you picked and default to that source. We have also removed the computer affiliation from the System area and instead now show a list of all the computers that you can connect to directly in Select Source. This allows you to quickly jump between Windows Media Player 11 and the Zune software media shares.
Q37: How can I play music from my iPhone and iPod Touch?
A37: Unfortunately, the iPhone and iPod Touch use a different mechanism for storing music than a "traditional" iPod uses. Xbox is currently unable to play music from the iPhone or iPod Touch. However, you can still browse the pictures that are stored on these devices through the Pictures area in the Xbox 360 Dashboard.
Q38: Can I play videos from my iPod?
A38: Xbox 360 does not support playing of videos from an iPod.
Q39: When trying to play 25 or 50 frame-per-second content, I don't get any video over VGA. Why?
A39: This only affects consoles that output PAL-50 and PAL-60 output modes. There is a known issue in which 25 or 50 fps video sometimes can't be displayed over a VGA connection if you previously connected your Xbox console through component video output. To work around this problem, follow these steps:
- Connect your Xbox 360 console to a display device with a component video cable.
- Select Settings, and then select System.
- Select Console Settings.
- Select Display.
- Set your display settings to a different resolution than the current setting. For example, if your current setting is 720p, change it to 480p.
- A slider with the following message should appear:
"Your display settings have changed. You can keep this setting or try another. Do you want to keep the new settings? If you keep the new settings, your TV will be tested to see if it also supports this setting at 50Hz". Select Yes, keep these settings.
- Next, your display will be tested for 50Hz output. A slider with the following message will appear: "Now displaying at 50Hz. Does this display appear correctly?" Select No.
Important Select No even if the display is correct.
- Again connect your Xbox console by VGA. The videos should now play correctly.
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member, 1 post
Wed 11 Apr 2018
at 04:10
Golarion as a setting is pretty fascinating to me. There's so much that's clearly just meant as analogs to Earth, yet presented in new and interesting ways. And the adventures can be really cool and well-written sometimes, and there's just so much to this setting.
A crazy dream I've had for years now is to have a very large group (so that not everybody would be playing at once, and potentially to even allow for multiple GMs), and run through all Golarion-related adventures: Pathfinder Modules, chapters of Pathfinder Adventure Paths, and Pathfinder Society Scenarios (potentially not actually using Society rules, but that's a conversation for another time), sequentially, in the order they came out/take place.
Obviously this is a pipe dream in any practical sense. Adventures take longer to run than to come out, if done well, so I of course acknowledge it's virtually impossible that this project could ever come to completion.
I actually fell out of Pathfinder for a while and sort of forgot about this dream of mine, but then 2e was announced, and it was suddenly reawakened. Potentially this could now even eventually be done with 2e, but that's neither here nor there.
Anyway, even if I know this could never end, I'd be really curious to see just how far it could get. Would anyone else be interested in that endeavour, or should I just give up?
member, 164 posts
Wed 11 Apr 2018
at 04:27
On RPoL there are already similar games ongoing (in various worlds and settings, of course) and some have been ongoing for many years, with many tens of thousands posts. Now you know it is possible!
So... best of luck! ;)
member, 715 posts
Creator of HeroForge
Wed 11 Apr 2018
at 06:58
Seriously, though, each campaign and Adventure Path and sanctioned scenario? You could probably recruit one GM for each of these and have enough to keep everyone busy. I think there's even a timeline of when each of these campaigns occurs in the setting (they're all considered canonical events).
You'd probably have no shortage of people willing to run the major campaigns like Rise of the Runelords.
member, 80 posts
Wed 11 Apr 2018
at 13:06
|Kelthas Dread
member, 262 posts
I was there when it began
Ill be there when it ends
Wed 11 Apr 2018
at 16:56
Heres why.
Im running Rise of The Runelords right now on this site. I started it in September of 2014 I think. (I archived and then deleted the first books threads so the post count is horribly off) Im about a 1/4 of the way through the 2nd book...and its April of 2018...so 3 1/2 years of player and GM commitment for just one ap. and we still have 4 and 3/4 books to play through...we will likely finish in 2032.......
and I have a great group of posters.
Ive had to drop I think 2 players during the course and pick up 2 others. but 4 of the 6 have been their from the start.
so now consider how many ap's there are... and consider youd have to find that many dms and players to commit to that length of game. Plus add in all the pfs scenarios...huge ammount...and sanctioned modules?
itd be a healthy endeavor.
member, 1482 posts
Wed 11 Apr 2018
at 17:12
Instead of trying to play through the APs, etc., directly, you're playing the equivalent of timecops sent back to correct the course of history after someone else has mucked up the APs. You don't play all of them, but rather the best bits of them where someone has knocked out the folks that were supposed to do the stuff or otherwise sabotaged it.
member, 165 posts
Thu 12 Apr 2018
at 03:31
member, 6 posts
Thu 12 Apr 2018
at 03:35
member, 111 posts
Thu 12 Apr 2018
at 05:28
member, 2 posts
Thu 12 Apr 2018
at 14:47
Yes, there is canonical timeline, one that actually corresponds to release order, since real-world year corresponds almost precisely to the Golarion year 2700 years after.
Co-GMs would definitely be a necessity, as it's likely that multiple events would need to run at once depending on how much time in-game passes during any given adventure. People who play in one adventure could potentially co-GM another, but I'd have to figure out how that would work.
For now, I need to take some time to think about it. If anybody has some more thoughts to share, please do so.
member, 113 posts
Fri 13 Apr 2018
at 06:47
member, 7 posts
Fri 13 Apr 2018
at 16:14
|Kelthas Dread
member, 263 posts
I was there when it began
Ill be there when it ends
Fri 13 Apr 2018
at 21:48
1. Each GM has a different view on character creation, what they allow etc...
There's a disparity in capabilities of characters between games.
2. Magic items. Once again...availability can skew power levels.
3. Favouritism...where certain DMS or players for preferential treatment.
I dropped because of this.
I questioned a character who was a DM in another game and had vastly different power than the other players inlet in...and I was called out for questioning him. And told to shut my yap I was new and he was allowed.
So I left that ensemble.
But if details could be hammered out for cohesion I'd be interested.
Maybe have a pool of characters that are created using the same rules to choose from
member, 1327 posts
Fri 13 Apr 2018
at 21:58
You might also consider vetting all other gms yourself. Letting them run a game for you, and see not only how they run, but also how well they accept constructive critism and can mold themselves to the shared experience.
member, 114 posts
Sat 14 Apr 2018
at 07:37
In regards to the first two, if we play strictly by the Adventure Path rules, that shouldn't be an issue.
|Kelthas Dread
member, 264 posts
I was there when it began
Ill be there when it ends
Sat 14 Apr 2018
at 16:27
No extrapolation as a GM
No extra encounters. No filling in
The issues I see ...
A. Players have played and read in them. No surprises no twists
If a player drops..the game comes to a halt.
I normally run 5-6 and beef up encounters and treasures...because if someone drops I don't want the game to faulted until I can get another player
member, 115 posts
Wed 18 Apr 2018
at 20:36
In regards to the first issue, I say "oh well" and have a good-faith rule of no metagaming. As to the second, it was suggested earlier that several paths be run simultaneously, and than not all players in the game would have to be playing in a path at any one time. If a player drops, we could give their character to a player who isn't in a game, or a player in a different path who's up to running two characters.
|Kelthas Dread
member, 266 posts
I was there when it began
Ill be there when it ends
Wed 18 Apr 2018
at 21:49
Not that we couldn't set whatever we wanted. ;)
member, 81 posts
Thu 19 Apr 2018
at 00:04
I find this whole endeavor potentially fascinating and would want to participate in some way :).
member, 3 posts
Thu 19 Apr 2018
at 18:16
The point-buy issue for APs is an interesting thing. They had supposedly created them (at least at the beginning) for 15-point-buy, but a denizen of the forums later proved that their math was off and it should really be 20. So I tend to use 20, at least for APs. Not sure how I'd handle non-AP adventures.
Regarding GMs, I'd definitely be vetting them to make sure we're all on the same page. I'm not sure yet how I'd be going about that, but there will definitely be requirements. This is something I'd like to hash out with all of you.
Let me know of any other concerns, questions, or anything. It's clear that there's interest, so while it may take a while for us to get things ready to go, it looks like this may happen. I'm taking a month-long trip from the end of May to the end of June, so we'll see how that plays into things too.
member, 1331 posts
Thu 19 Apr 2018
at 22:23
Players who are too focused on mechanics or not very creative will be at a serious disadvantage compared to more creative folks or those who see the world beyond the limits of mechanics, and changing point buy can't fix that.
member, 4 posts
Mon 23 Apr 2018
at 18:10
Some modules are not part of APs but also form an arc with each other, but also aren't necessarily continuous. We'll have to figure out how to handle the tie-ins and continuations.
For example, Hollow's Last Hope and Crown of the Kobold King would be the first two adventures we would run in this hypothetical mega-campaign, even before Rise of the Runelords. Technically they can both be run standalone, but they're better tied in to each other. But, the advice given by them is to completely disregard HLH's storyline and just use the encounters in an adapted form for CotKK. On the one hand, this means we lose a storyline; but on the other hand, things are set up such that if we just run one, then the other, it seems really odd. The dungeon in the two are hypothetically the same place, yet CotKK is below the ground floor seen in HLH. It would be really weird if players went to this dungeon, cleared out that ground floor, left, time passed, came back, and nothing changed and they went down to the next level.
Obviously at a base level that problem's easy to fix, just have the ground floor refill or something, but the story would flow very strangely. Some adaptations would have to be made if we wanted to run both modules straight as-written.
To continue the example: Revenge of the Kobold King came out about a year later, and is a sequel to Crown. But, whereas Crown is for level 2 PCs, Revenge is for level 5. If we don't want to have random sidequests, we'd have to figure out whether we want to use the same PCs and just level them up more, or create new PCs entirely.
We also have to take into account adventures that are hypothetically unrelated to these other arcs and adventures, but that share too many of the same elements to be completely separate. For example, Carnival of Tears also takes place in Falcon's Hollow like the above adventures, and obviously has many of the NPCs. It goes without saying that we'd need to take into account prior events and adapt them, but we'd also need to determine just how much tie-in we wanted, whether we wanted different PCs, whether other characters that were once PCs can appear in a different adventure as NPCs, etc.
Just a bunch of stuff to think about. If anyone has thoughts on these matters, feel free to post them.
member, 1332 posts
Tue 24 Apr 2018
at 09:29
member, 5 posts
Thu 26 Apr 2018
at 20:00
That certainly makes a lot of sense, but it's actually a bit more complicated by the fact that if we stick to the original plan of timeline order (which corresponds to release order) they actually don't take place back to back. (Hollow's Last Hope is a level 1 adventure that ideally leads right in to the level 2 Crown of the Kobold King, but the level 5 Revenge of the Kobold King came out about a year later.) On the other hand, that would give us the excuse to say "they leveled up off-screen." This would also fit with a threshold-based, no-exp of leveling up, which would probably work better in this situation.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the discussion. Anyone with any more input should keep posting it, and anyone that specifically wants to work closely with me on putting this together can private message me (I know some of you said it in thread, but I don't want to put any of you on the spot). I'll try to get around to my little side project of actually putting together a spreadsheet that shows the ideal order these adventures would occur soon.
member, 1 post
Tue 15 May 2018
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- The AP's themselves may be designed for a 4 people at a 15 point buy, but I don't think that's well suited for the nature of RPOL games. 4 players gives no wiggle room when there's inevitable player attrition. Pathfinder games starting at 1st level are the most common kind, many of them starting at 20-25 point buy with fairly open class/race options. Putting something at 15 points might come off as boring to prospective players. Higher point buys aren't really detrimental to the game, as they're more likely to encourage well-rounded characters with utility outside their specialty/role (great in a game format that wants to encourage complex characters), as opposed to the tendency for low point buy characters to be dump-statted and hyperfocused. You'll end up with more RTJs at higher power, and while some of those may be cheesy power gamers, ultimately it's a good thing to have a larger selection of potential players to weed through.


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Sara Jessica Parker is the star of "Sex in the City-2" which preimered last night. This shot of Ms. Parker was styled by Fashion Stylist: Sharon Stone.
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This is a link to the Jonas Brothers photo shoot on Location at one of The Clutts Agency locations. It was all very "top secret" but as you can tell at the end when they went into town for a bite to eat...a few youngsters seem to have heard they were passing through town...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiUSpH-cvtk
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Christina Phillips on the web: Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter
Christina's Latest Release:
Carys knew from the moment she first spied on Maximus in his naked barbarian glory that he was a dangerous Roman centurion-his taut, battle-scarred flesh marking him as a fearless warrior. But her desire for him was as undeniable as it was illicit.
Charged by his emperor to eliminate a clan of powerful Druids in Britain, Maximus never expects his mission to be thwarted by the clan's ethereal princess, Carys. Falling under her spell, he doesn't realize her true heritage-until he captures her heart as well as her body.
Now Carys and Maximus must overcome the devastation of war and face the ultimate sacrifice if their forbidden love is to survive."Source
Read an excerpt: here
Read a review of 'Forbidden' at The Book Pushers: here
Book Trailer/Blog Party Vid:
RJ: Hey Christina! Thanks so much for stopping by for a little chat. Firstly, congratulations on your new book, 'Forbidden', available as of 09.07.10! What have the past few months been like; with finishing the book and anticipating it's release? What have you experienced emotionally as well as professionally with the completion of this new book?
CP: Thanks, Rita! The last few months have been hectic! I sold Forbidden last September, and it was originally slated for release in February 2011. But then at Christmas its date was brought forward to September 2010 which was very exciting but also a bit terrifying! There have been so many wonderful moments - seeing my gorgeous cover (which was even better than I'd imagined!), receiving a 4 Star review from Romantic Times BOOK Reviews and then having FedEx deliver my books!
CP: Forbidden is a story about two people who fall in love against impossible odds. They come from vastly different cultures and everything is stacked against them. Maximus has been charged by his emperor to destroy all Druids - and Carys is a Druid princess. And Carys has sworn to rid her land of the barbaric invaders - and yet she falls in love with one of their officers. It's a story about overcoming prejudice, the threat of war and the fury of ancient gods and goddesses.
CP: The inspiration for this book came to me one night while I was doing boring admin work. The scene literally fell into my mind of a Roman Centurion who was searching for his Druid princess lover, who had been captured by the wicked High Priest. I had no idea why any of this was happening but knew I had to find out or go insane!! And although none of that original scene survived into the book the overwhelming sense of impending doom did.
CP: One of the biggest challenges was I had no idea how the book was going to end! Even at the three-quarter point, I still had only the vaguest idea. Another challenge was building the world of my Druids. There's so little information about them and I wanted it to be as authentic as possible. Then there was the hierarchy of the Roman Legion and how Rome culture impacted on the conquered people.
CP: Two years ago I sold two short erotic novelettes to The Wild Rose Press. Foretaste of Forever is a dark paranormal and Touch of the Demon is a dark futuristic. Forbidden is my first full length novel that sold and is an erotic ancient historical romance. My two novelettes were a departure for me, since I usually write full length books, and the reason I decided to go back to writing the longer books was because I enjoy having more room to world build and explore my characters. Forbidden does have a paranormal element woven throughout, but it's not paranormal in the way my novelettes are which have witches, demons and vampires.
CP: Maximus is a patrician, a member of the nobility in Roman society. His upbringing was privileged and he was expected to follow a structured career path. However, being a bit of a rebel Maximus goes his own way, causing great scandal back in Rome. It's this aspect of his character that makes him more open-minded than, perhaps, some of his countrymen when he falls for Carys. He's an alpha male, a commander of troops and has been brought up to believe men are the superior gender (yeah, right!) But although his initial attraction to Carys is physical, it's not long before he is completely entranced by every aspect of her personality - even when her refusal to obey his commands drives him mad.
Carys is a Druid princess and like Maximus enjoyed a privileged upbringing - until the Romans invaded her beloved homeland. She is an acolyte of the Goddess of Wisdom, Cerridwen, and although she loves her goddess and will do anything for her she also has a habit of interpreting Signs in a way that best suits herself. I love that about her :-) After meeting Maximus, she decides to take him as her lover to prove to herself she is not deficient in matters of sex (as her previous lover accused) despite knowing he is the enemy of her people and it's her duty to kill him. But even before their first night is over she realizes she feels a lot more for this tough Roman than pure lust.
CP: I decided to get serious about my writing at Easter 1999, not long after we moved to Australia from the UK. I started out writing category romance, then chick lit, then paranormal and after telling my critique partners I could never write an erotic romance because it was too hard, I then wrote two dark erotic novelettes. I discovered that I loved writing erotic romance so then tried my first ancient historical which hooked my agent's interest and sold to Berkley Heat.
CP: My writing process has changed a lot over the years. When I first started I planned every chapter in advance before starting the book. But now, I'm lucky if I know for sure how the book is going to end even when I'm half way through writing it! I much prefer to write during the day, and am lucky enough to have the spare bedroom as my office (which is just as well if you could see the amount of mess I make during the course of writing a book!) I've not tried writing on a park bench or in a coffee shop and don't think I'd be able to concentrate enough to actually do any writing!
CP: I have so many favorite love songs but I especially love (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams. Those lyrics slay me every time. Favorite scent on a man? Well that would be whatever my husband happens to be using at the time!!! Fave romantic comedy, this is a hard one because I really enjoy romcoms. I love Sandra Bullock movies and have a soft spot for While You Were Sleeping which might also have something to do with Bill Pullman! Favorite romance novel? I can't possibly choose just one!!!
CP: In February 2011 the second book in the Forbidden series hits the shelves - Captive. This is Morwyn's story, Carys's best friend from book one, and has a wonderfully tortured hero.
CP: I want to say a big Thank You to all the readers for your support - it's truly appreciated! I keep my website updated on a regular basis - http://www.christinaphillips.com and blog a few times a week - http://christinaphillips.blogspot.com and love to hear from readers. I'm also on Twitter (ChristinaPh) and FacebookRJ: Final Question: Name something shocing or interesting aboutyourself that the readers may not know!
CP: OMG. I can't think of anything! Although I do have a weird habit of saying I will NEVER do... whatever... (eg. write about vampires, write in first person present, write an erotic romance!) and then I immediately go and do it. Much to the amusement of my CPs!!!
RJ: Thanks so much Christina, for stopping by and sharing! Forbidden looks to be a really great books with TONS of heat and lots of historical info too!
To all the readers, be sure to make use of those 'on the web' links above to better acquaint yourself with this fabulous author! This has been great! Good luck to all of the giveaway contestants and I hope all of you have enjoyed this edition of:


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A. God has, from the beginning, given man work to do:
1. Adam was told; Genesis 1:26-29; 2:15
2. After the fall and decline of mankind, Noah was told; Genesis 6:14, 18, 22
3. Jesus came to do the work of the Father; John 9:4a
B. Many deny the necessity of work as a part of salvation; James 2:17-18
C. What does the Bible say? Our lesson "What Can I Do?"
A. Man often fails to understand and/or misinterprets what he sees:
1. The disciples saw a blind man; John 9:1
2. They interpreted what they saw and assumed that sin was involved; John 9:2
B. Jesus tells them that no sin was involved; John 9:3
II. "I MUST WORK THE WORKS OF HIM THAT SENT ME": John 9:4
A. Jesus came to enlighten the world; John 9:5
1. John had affirmed; John 1:1-10 (1-5)
2. As the light, Jesus brought spiritual life; John 1:4; 8:12
B. Jesus lived and died to do the works of the Father; Philippians 2:6-8
1. Jesus stated; John 10:17-18
2. The Hebrew writer recorded; Hebrews 10:7
III. THE URGENT NEED FOR WORK: John 9:4
A. Jesus calls mankind to do the will of the Father; Matthew 7:21
1. Called to obey the gospel; Romans 1:16
2. Called to do the work of God; John 6:28-29
3. Paul and Barnabas called to a special work; Acts 13:2
B. Every Christian is called to be a worker; James 1:25
1. The letters to Corinth exhorted; I Corinthians 15:58; II Corinthians 9:8
2. Paul wrote to the brethren in Thessalonica; II Thessalonians 1:11-12
C. Unless Christians work, the world cannot know God; Mark 16:15-16
D. Ask and allow God to give increase to my labor; I Corinthians 3:6-7
A. To fail to work is sin; John 6:28-29; James 1:22; 4:17
B. We must not neglect to do the work of the Lord; Colossians 1:10; Hebrews 2:3
C. The writer of the letter to Corinth stated; II Corinthians 5:10
D. Are you doing the "work of the Father"? Matthew 7:21


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A long time ago, I started this food/baking blog, and I had my heart set on doing it regularly. Then life happened. Literally. I had a baby girl. Pregnancy wiped me out. I would come home from work, then promptly go to bed. I'd wake up exhausted, and I'd fall asleep exhausted. I tried baking a few times in between, but nothing struck me as anything worth writing over. Then she was here, and my time was literally monopolized between work, my husband, and her. You might recall I joked we had a new sous chef in the house. This meant I was going to start posting again, and I promised more recipes. While I put aside our flour, sugars, and yeast, I was picking up more veggies and using the food processor to make baby food. Being a fairly economic family, we tried bridging the gap between what we made her and what we ate. However, nothing came from it, and anything that went into our mouths worth sharing never went onto paper. So I let you (perhaps one person? Hi, mom!) down, and I let myself down. This blog was an outlet for me. It was a place for me to enjoy food, and share anything I discovered to be delicious. While I don't actually have any training, I am human, and we all eat, and as a human, I dropped the ball. So this is actually my official jump back into the waters, and I offer up a pretty simple, yet yummy, recipe to make up for lost time.
Serves 4-ish
- 1 1/2 lb bag of Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Paprika (roughly 1 tsp, or to taste)
- Oregano (roughly 1 tsp, or to taste)
- Salt & Peper (to taste)
- BONUS: Dry roasted garlic (to taste)
Begin by using a pre-seasoned cast iron skillet, and generously coat the inside with a layer of butter. It helps to put it on the stovetop on low and running a stick around the surface as it heats to create a nice buttery layer on the sides and a thin puddle along the bottom. Preheat the oven to 375º and turn the stovetop off. Let the skillet sit on a cool burner as you go onto the next steps. Begin slicing each potato into 1/8″ or 1/4″ slices. Depending on how efficient your oven is, you may want them sliced on the thinner side. Our last place had a low energy oven, and they took a LOT longer to become edible when using larger slices. Our current oven is much more efficient with the heat. As you finish slicing each spud, gently fan them along the outside of the skillet walls continuing inward until you reach the center. If you have extra slices or end pieces, you can use them to fill the cracks and holes along the way. Once the entire inside of the skillet is covered use your palms to gently press down on the slices to make sure it's evenly spread. Generously drizzle the surface with olive oil. It's okay to notice it pooling at the bottom, but you shouldn't see it if you've spread the potatoes across the surface correctly. You also shouldn't have any sitting oil along the topside.* Sprinkle the top with paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper, plus one more final drizzle of oil to seal any gaping or dry areas. I like to sprinkle dry roasted garlic that's finely chopped across the top to help season, but it will taste just as divine without.
*If you do, skip the last oiling and use a pastry brush to spread the residual oil and spices across the top
Pop the skillet on to the top rack of the oven for about 20-25 minutes. Check on them every 3-5 minutes after to see when they begin to turn golden brown on the uppermost tips. After they begin to brown, turn off the oven and let them sit with the door closed for another 5-10. Pull the skillet out, spoon a healthy serving onto your plate, and enjoy! EXTRA BONUS: We like to sprinkle a little shredded mozzarella or parmesan on the top just before you turn the oven off, and let melt before serving for a cheesy perk.


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Grounded Hearts book Review8:03 AM
Hola readers!
Today I'm reviewing Jeanne M. Dickson's book "Grounded Hearts" which I eagerly awaited since I'm a huge fan of 1940s books.
The book opens up in the midst of World War II in neutral Ireland, where troops found on Irish soil must be reported, midwife, Nan, enjoys her semi quiet country life. However, all that is destroyed when she finds a wounded Canadian soldier, bleeding on her doorstep. She secretly takes him in, hoping to get him well and send him quickly on his way before she's discovered, but more quickly erupts between the two as they form an unbreakable bond in the midst of war and Nan's conflicting heart that houses secrets she's too afraid to reveal to anyone...even Dutch who is quietly stealing her wounded heart.
As I said, I eagerly awaited this novel and we quickly get thrust into the action of World War II and of neutral Ireland which is a plus since I was afraid it'd be slow. The plot is creative and the front cover eye-catching, however I quickly ran into some problems that kept me from enjoying the book to its full potential.
First of all, the writing style wasn't my favorite. It was at times unprofessional and over-explaining. For instance, instead of saying, "fear struck her heart," it may say, "she felt afraid," at times annoying me when I really wanted to get into the action.
The characters are done reasonably on development and being well-rounded but I felt the whole novel could have been done so much better. Also some mild profanity such as 'bloody h*ll' as well as some vulgar name calling grew to be more annoying then realistic, and normally it was the ladies who were the ones using the language then the men - the opposite from what you'd expect in a war-time movie.
Again, the plot is interesting but in the end I felt there were little plot-twists to hold me captive, some language I felt was not needed, and the two main characters who at times I felt I didn't have time to get attached to, remained dry despite at the beginning having some potential. I recently read another novel based off the same time period with a very similar plot that I enjoyed much more (a review on that soon) and Grounded Hearts (sadly) left much to be desired.
This book was given to me from Litfuse in exchange for my honest review. Thank you!


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Kansas University has hired a second athletic department official from the University of Connecticut.
Jim Marchiony, who worked for new KU athletic director Lew Perkins as associate AD for external affairs at UConn since April of 2002, was hired Tuesday to fill a similar role at KU.
The 48-year-old Marchiony, who spent 171/2 years working for the NCAA before heading to UConn, is expected to be involved with corporate sponsorships, licensing and sports communications at KU.
He also will explore ways to generate new revenue.
"My family and I are very excited to be going to the University of Kansas and returning to the state of Kansas," said Marchiony, who spent the last five years of his stint with the NCAA serving as media coordinator for the Division One men's basketball tournament.
At the NCAA, which was located in Overland Park before moving in 1999 to Indianapolis, Marchiony dealt with TV and media-relations issues.
"We lived there for 14 years and enjoyed the area very much," Marchiony said. "I've always had an admiration and respect for the University of Kansas and people that work there and I've got a great admiration for Lew Perkins and very much look forward to working with him there."
He said he had big-time goals for KU.
"I think the contract with ERT is a priority to monitor that and see how that works," Marchiony said, referring to ESPN Regional TV. "I'd like to see a full house for women's basketball. I'd like to see football making great strides. I'd like to see if we could increase the revenue streams for the division of athletics at Kansas. I am very excited about the future."
Marchiony said it was a difficult decision to leave UConn.
"I was at the NCAA a long time, moved here and was not expecting to leave UConn so quickly," he said from his home in Storrs, Conn.
"It was not an easy decision. A lot of great things are happening at Connecticut. The combination of men's and women's basketball programs here is unparalled and we've got an up-and-coming football program moving into a brand-new stadium. This was an opportunity that my family and I thought too good to pass up."
Perkins did not announce any staff moves Wednesday, merely the addition of Marchiony.
"I'm excited and pleased that Jim Marchiony has accepted an offer to work at the University of Kansas," Perkins said of the 1976 St. Bonaventure grad, who will start at KU Aug. 11.
"He brings a wealth of experience from his work at the NCAA and as an associate athletics director at UConn. He is coming back to the state of Kansas where he spent so much of his career, and I know he is looking forward to that. I couldn't be more pleased to have Jim join our team at KU."
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"That £100,000 Ferrari will become a collectors' item sweetheart." "The £3000 Gucci handbag I bought today is made from the finest Italian. It will last a lifetime darling."
On a number of occasions we've outlined how the human decision making process is primarily emotional but is then 'justified' by rational / logical processes ("affect heuristic"….zzzzzz). The Ferrari and Gucci scenarios fit this mould….Emotion drives decisions.
This recent article, provides a fascinating insight into this process. For brand marketing folk this was the most interesting snippet:
"More and more, psychological and neurological science is discovering that much of our decision-making is made at an unconscious and emotional level. What we are now finding is that when we are thinking about mundane and simple issues, such as small calculations, the brain areas associated with rational planning (such as the pre-frontal cortex) tend to be more active.
But when thinking about difficult, exciting, interesting activities, such as investing in a new business, or perhaps buying a $10 million lottery ticket, the brain areas associated with emotion – such as the midbrain dopamine system – become more active.
Images, colours, music, even social discussion means that the midbrain emotional area becomes dominant, and the rational part of the brain finds it hard to resist the temptation. The emotional centres of the brain simply tell the rational part to shape up or ship out.
And then, a very funny thing happens. The rational part of the brain agrees, and starts to look for evidence that supports the emotional brain – it becomes an ally in the search for reasons why the emotional choice is a good one. (All of this is going on very quickly and we are not conscious of it.)"
So what does this mean for brand marketing folk? It's means emotional benefits must lie at the heart of your brand's value proposition. Only then will your brand truly tune into the nature of human decision making.
This doesn't mean you should forget functional brand values. After all, what good is a Ferrari that won't start?


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