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Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that today, Monday, April 9 to register to vote in the May 8 election.
"This is a terrific time to register if you have not yet done so," said Johnson, Michigan's chief election officer. "You will have a chance to make your voice heard at the polls, first by voting on local issues in May. Then later in the year you will be able to cast a ballot in elections with state- and nationwide importance, like November's presidential election."
The polls will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
To register, applicants must be at least 18 years old by Election Day and be U.S. citizens. Applicants must also be residents of Michigan and of the city or township in which they wish to register.
Voters may register by mail, at their county, city or township clerk's office or by visiting any Secretary of State office. The mail-in form is available at www.Michigan.gov/elections. First-time voters who register by mail must vote in person in their first election, unless they hand-deliver the application to their local clerk, are 60 years old or older, are disabled or are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
To check their registration status, residents may visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.Michigan.gov/vote. Residents can also find information there on absentee voting, Michigan's voter identification requirement, how to use voting equipment and how to contact their local clerk. In addition, they will find a map to their local polling place.
Voters who qualify may choose to cast an absentee ballot. As a registered voter, you may obtain an absentee ballot if you are:
age 60 or older.
physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another.
expecting to be absent from the community in which you are registered for the entire time the polls will be open on Election Day.
in jail awaiting arraignment or trial.
unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons.
appointed to work as an election inspector in a precinct outside of your precinct of residence.
Those who wish to receive their absentee ballot by mail must submit their application by 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5. Absentee ballots can be obtained in person anytime through 4 p.m. on Monday, May 7. Voters who request an absentee ballot in person on Monday, May 7 must fill out the ballot in the clerk's office. Emergency absentee ballots are available under certain conditions through 4 p.m. on Election Day.
As a reminder, voters will be asked to provide identification when at the polls on Election Day. They will be asked to present valid photo ID, such as a Michigan driver's license or identification card. Anyone who does not have an acceptable form of photo ID or failed to bring it with them to the polls can still vote. They will be required to sign a brief affidavit stating that they're not in possession of photo ID. Their ballots will be included with all others and counted on Election Day.
Voters who don't have a Michigan driver's license or identification card can show the following forms of photo ID, as long as they are current:
Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state.
Federal or state government-issued photo identification.
U.S. passport.
Military identification card with photo.
Student identification with photo from a high school or an accredited institution of higher education, such as a college or university.
Tribal identification card with photo.
Additional election information can be found at www.Michigan.gov/elections.


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Non-car people. Sure, we have to interact with them every day, shaking our heads in disgust and pity as they curb-scrape their 2009 Corollas with clouded headlights into parking places. Sometimes, though, a car passes by which draws the attention of even these poor car-blind folks. What are those cars?
For something to catch the attention of a person who just doesn't give a rat's rectum about cars, it usually has to be pretty dramatic. Often it can't be too overtly car-aggressive, like a Countach or something, because that can turn non-car folks off, too. It has to have that right mix of beauty, drama, and presence.
That's why I'd say the Jaguar E-Type is the one that gets most car-ignoring wheel-blind bastard to wake up. There's just no way to ignore one, even if your idea of exciting driving is being "grounded to the ground."
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Comsats University, also known as Comsats Institute of Information Technology is located in Islamabad, Pakistan. The facility is part of a public sector university. As an educational institute, it works under the umbrella of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan.
Comsats supports a research and development department that has been working on the design for a solar cooker with heat storage capability. This will allow the cooker to be used past sunset, and be able to reach cooking temperatures of 250°C (480°F). The solar collector has the capability to be located in a remote location, possibly on the rooftop.
They have also been teaching solar cooking since 2010, and have taught over 200 people through 2011.
Recent news and developmentsEdit
- June 2013: Cranfield University working with Comsats University on solar cooker - The solar cooker was developed by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, with expertise from Cranfield University. It was funded by the government of Pakistan, who recognized the need to improve the lives of those living in the remote regions of Pakistan. As well as heating food, the cooker is able to store heat, and could generate electrical power for essential mobile communications or air conditioning. It will be exciting to learn more.
- September 2011: Waqar Bokhari, representing the R & D lab, presented a research paper on the solar cooking system at the SolarPACES Conference in Spain in September 2011.
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Waqar Bokhari
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H.No.16, St.No.10, F-8/3
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Before cleaning or conditioning shoes, make sure you have the right products. Identify the material you are working with (located on the tag inside the shoe, sometimes under the tongue) before attempting to clean. If you're not sure, take the shoes to a professional.
General tips for all shoes
When using shoe cleaners and polishes, always work in a well-ventilated area so that fumes aren't an issue. Put newspaper down or work outside to avoid staining things around you.
Remove laces before cleaning and polishing, and wash them with a load of laundry.
To remove odor from any kind of shoe, sprinkle baking soda inside (make sure shoes are dry first). Let shoes air out overnight. Shake them out in the morning, using a tissue or cloth to wipe out any leftover residue.
Try not to wear the same pair every day. Alternating between two pairs gives them a chance to air out and they will wear out less quickly.
When buying new shoes, ask the salesperson about protective sprays or creams for the specific kind of shoes you are getting. It is easier to prevent stains and soiling than to remove them.
Smooth leather shoes
To extend the life of smooth leather shoes and keep them looking like new, clean, condition, and polish them regularly. Use shoe trees that are specially designed for your type of shoe to help shoes keep their shape. If shoes are very stiff or difficult to put on, use a shoehorn to prevent wear on the back of the shoe.
Cleaning & Polishing
1. Remove dirt and grime with a leather cleaner intended for smooth leather shoes, or saddle soap. Use a soft cloth to clean with.
2. Let shoes air dry completely.
3. Conditioning your shoes protects them from drying and cracking. To keep them soft and smooth, rub in a commercial shoe conditioner after each cleaning.
4. To polish leather shoes, first decide what kind of polish you want to use. Commercial shoe polishes, which can be purchased at shoe stores or online, come in liquid, cream, and paste form. Or try an at-home alternative such as walnut oil, olive oil, or the inside of a banana peel.
5. If you use traditional shoe polish, read and follow the instructions carefully. Some commercial polishes contain toxic chemicals and can cause unpleasant side effects when used. Wear gloves when using, and dispose of polish rags safely.
6. Always test polish or oil in a small spot first.
7. If your polish does not have its own applicator (or if using an at-home alternative) wrap two fingers in a soft cloth and dip it in the polish.
8. Rub polish or oil into shoe in small, circular motions.
9. Make sure the entire shoe has been covered, but do not over-polish.
10. When shoes are dry, buff with a clean soft cloth. Hold it taut with both hands and slide it quickly back and forth over the toe of the shoe, then fold cloth and use one hand to rub the sides.
Suede and nubuck leather
1. Get a special suede cleaning brush to clean with. Use short strokes in the same direction-not back and forth or circular-to buff away scuff marks and raise the nap.
2. If the brush isn't getting the dirt out, try a pencil eraser.
3. To remove water stains, use a small, soft paintbrush to moisten the entire outside of the shoe. Blot excess water with a towel or sponge and air dry overnight with shoe trees inside. Use the suede brush to restore the nap when completely dry.
4. Give shoes a light coat of protecting spray after each cleaning.
Athletic sneakers
Athletic shoes undergo a lot of wear and tear, but regular cleanings can help them last longer. Most are constructed from many different materials, so use an all-purpose shoe cleaner or one that is recommended by the manufacturer. If you don't have any on hand, mix up a solution of a mild detergent, like Ivory Snow, and warm water.
1. Use an old toothbrush or towel to rub off dried dirt or other debris on the shoes.
2. Using an old toothbrush, scrub the shoes with the cleaner or soap solution in small circular motions.
3. For leather areas, follow directions for smooth leather shoes.
4. When shoes are clean and dry, cover with a light coat of a waterproofing spray.
Canvas sneakers
Prevent stains on new canvas shoes by spraying them with Scotchgard or similar fabric protector. Basic canvas sneakers (such as Converse All-Stars or Keds) can be machine washed. However, if they are only soiled in a few places, or if they are very precious to you, hand washing is a better option.
Machine washing
1. If they are crusty and covered in dirt, chip off as much as possible so you don't end up giving them a mud bath instead of a wash. If they are really soiled, hose them off outside.
2. Spot-treat any stains with a solution of warm water and gentle detergent, such as Ivory Snow. Use an old toothbrush to scrub stains away.
3. Remove laces, inserts, and any other removable parts before washing. If the laces are very dirty, throw them in with a regular load of clothes.
4. Wash on delicate with a gentle detergent. Use cold water-hot could melt the rubber and/or adhesive in the shoes.
5. Throw in a couple bath towels to balance the load.
6. If the sneakers are white, add 1/2 cup vinegar or lemon juice in with the regular amount of detergent to help restore their brightness. Do not use bleach-it may react with the canvas and turn it yellow.
7. Air dry in the sun or tumble dry on low heat.
Hand washing
1. Chip off any dried or crusty material on the shoes.
2. Remove laces, inserts, and any other removable parts.
3. Mix a solution of gentle detergent, such as Ivory Snow, and warm water. Use a terrycloth
towel dipped in this solution to clean the smooth rubber parts and soles of the shoes.
4. Using the same solution, go over every inch of each shoe with an old toothbrush.
5. Blot away water and detergent as you go with another clean, dry towel.
6. Use a damp towel to rinse the canvas.
7. If the shoes are white, dip the toothbrush in white vinegar and lemon juice and scrub it again. Do not use bleach-it may react with the canvas and turn yellow.
8. Air dry in the sun or tumble dry on low heat.


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Is Robert Pattinson getting frisky with his fans?
The "New Moon" star told Ellen DeGeneres in an "Ellen" episode to air Friday that he convinced a fan to undress.
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"It was after a period of signing 500 signatures and one of [the fans] just came up. You kind of get 10 seconds with each person and you never really say anything and I kind of got bored of saying 'Hey, how are you doing?'" Robert explained. "And she said in her 10 seconds, 'What can I do to get your attention?' I was like 'Mm, just take your clothes off.'"
And apparently what Robert wants, Robert gets.
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"And she stood there and frantically started taking her clothes off and got dragged out of the room by security," he said. "I never felt more terrible."
As for his own disrobing, the star told Ellen he might be willing to bare all if a film required.
"Maybe, I don't know. Maybe," he said to the audience's applause. "It's definitely a risk."
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However, the self-deprecating actor said he was proud of his torso-baring in "New Moon."
"I actually saw the film yesterday and I was like 'Yeah. This is the first time I've ever been proud my physical appearance in my entire life,'" he said.
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Uncle meets resistance in planning Tsarnaev's burial
- Ruslan Tsarni met with Massachusetts funeral home director
- Some cemeteries have refused to take the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev
- Funeral director says some have called him %22un-American%22 for handling burial
Relatives of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev visited the Graham, Putnum & Mahoney Funeral Parlors on Sunday, planning to wash Tsarnaev's body in the traditional Islamic fashion and make funeral arrangements, The Boston Globe reported.
Tsarnaev's uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, is overseeing the burial arrangements, although where the burial takes place has not been determined. Some local cemeteries have rejected requests to bury Tsarnaev, the Globe said.
A handful of flag-waving protesters had stood outside the funeral home in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday. One sign read: "Do not bury him on U.S. soil." Several people drove by the funeral home Sunday and yelled, including one man who shouted, "Throw him off a boat like Osama bin Laden!"
Tsarnaev and his young brother, Dzhokhar, are Muslims from the Chechen area of Russia. Tamerlan, 26, was killed in a gunbattle with police days after the April 15 bombings. Dzhokhar, 19, is being held on charges that could being the death penalty.
Tsarni has denounced them both, saying they brought shame to their family and to the Chechen community.
Tsarni said he appreciated the help of the funeral home's director, Peter Stefan. He said he understands that "no one wants to associate their names with such evil acts" as the bombings that killed three people and left more than 260 injured.
"Tamerlan Tsarnaev has no other place to be buried. There is no other place to accept this body," Tsarni said. "He lived in America. He grew up here and for the last 10 years he decided to be in Cambridge. ... His home 'country' is Cambridge, Mass."
Stefan said Tsarni told him he is eager to bury his nephew. "They just want to get it over with," Stefan said.
The funeral director, whom some people have called "un-American" for being willing to handle Tsarnaev's funeral, said he has a professional obligation.
"We take an oath to do this. Can I pick and choose? No. Can I separate the sins from the sinners? No," Stefan said. "We are burying a dead body. That's what we do."
The state medical examiner ruled that Tsarnaev died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, and released the body Friday. Stefan said representatives from the family's legal team would likely photograph the body before it is washed.
After the body is washed, no further medical examination can be conducted without violating the religious burial tradition, Stefan said.
"Once that body is washed and shrouded, the only place we're going after that is to the cemetery," Stefan said.
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There are also options for investors and entrepreneurs to obtain UK Visas and a fast-track route to Indefinite Leave to Remain and Citizenship in specific situations.
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"We have brought much more rigour to the HR business. Now we have a much more transparent system with clear costs and contracted levels of service. Most tasks are now handled much more consistently and many routine operations are executed very simply via the online portal"
Derek Baker Director of Corporate HR, Northern Ireland Civil Service
The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is the permanent bureaucracy of Crown employees that supports the Northern Ireland Executive, the devolved government of Northern Ireland. It supports the Assembly, the Executive and the institutions of government. With 28,000 employees, it serves local ministers and carries out the administrative work of government. As with all public sector bodies, there is a continual need to manage costs while providing the best possible service to the tax payer.
NICS consists of twelve separate departments, each of which had its own disparate HR function with associated applications and databases. With certain critical systems reaching end of life, the organisation needed to find suitable replacements. During this process, NICS began to think more radically about restructuring the entire HR ecosystem. Under pressure to reduce costs while improving efficiency and enabling better reporting, the organisation realised that implementing a shared service approach across all departments would be an ideal solution.
"Our payroll applications and certain databases were facing obsolescence so we knew we had to replace them. As part of that process, we realised we could look at a more significant shift in how we deliver HR services across the organisation," explains Derek Baker, Director of Corporate HR, NICS. "With twelve departments each running their own HR function, there was a huge amount of duplication but also a lack of consistency in how policy was interpreted. A centralised shared service provided a new vision for how we could handle HR."
In 2006, NICS engaged Fujitsu to develop a new outsourced HR model – the HR Connect project – that would encompass delivery of applications as well as shared services such as transactional processing, query resolution and case work. This was the first such project of its kind in UK government.
Fujitsu worked closely with NICS to develop a new shared service model. Following some early teething problems, both teams knuckled down to deliver the new HR solution.
"In a sense we had bitten off more than we could chew. There was a lot of internal resistance and union objections. This was heightened when it was realised that the original deployment plan – to roll it out by department – wouldn't work," adds Paul Wickens, Chief Executive of Enterprise Shared Services. "However, we had an open and honest relationship with Fujitsu and together we persevered to get the project back on track. This resulted in its eventual successful implementation."
Under the HR Connect project, personnel administration, including HR administration, Payroll, Learning and Development, Recruitment and Absence Management is being delivered from a shared service centre staffed by an outsourced team of 200 staff. The goal of the project is to manage HR administration services and create a streamlined, effective HR structure that lends itself to the effective management of the service delivery groups and encourages the continuous enhancement of the service. Across all twelve departments there now exists a common, consistent approach to HR services and applications which is freeing up HR to focus on more strategic organisational objectives.
"Our employees have now fully engaged with the new service despite their earlier scepticism. This is because, now that it is up and running, they can see that it is delivering a simpler, more effective HR function," comments Wickens. "It is easy for them to access a variety of online tools to manage their careers. It is also consistent across all departments which reduces confusion and duplication."
The new service has resulted in a more efficient and effective delivery of HR services as well as enabling civil servants to refocus efforts on frontline services. As a result, over 400 HR staff have been redeployed within the organisation. By separating the provision of transactional activities, the service also allows HR staff to concentrate on the strategic agenda and address departmental HR issues. The introduction of online self-service facilities is empowering line managers – and employees – to fulfil their roles more effectively.
"By working with the private sector, we have brought much more rigour to the HR business in terms of metrics and service levels. Previously, we had little idea or concern about how much the HR function cost, what it specifically provided and who was responsible," continues Baker. "Now we have a much more transparent system with clear costs and contracted levels of service. Most tasks, whether it is handling a grievance, recruiting new staff or booking time off, are now handled much more consistently and many routine operations are executed very simply via the online portal."
"We now have much better quality information on absences, performance management and workforce issues," agrees Wickens. "This then feeds into our longer term strategic planning for optimal effectiveness and accuracy."
The centralised shared service centre provides standardised, simplified and consistent administration, advice and information support across all departments. This means more clarity of focus and responsibility. Payroll is delivered with 99.9 per cent reliability and managers have total visibility of processes and requests. Pay awards can be introduced in a matter of weeks rather than the three to six months it would previously have taken.
With the new service fully live, Fujitsu remains engaged in delivering additional value to NICS from both a strategic and operational delivery perspective. The annual HR business plan, for example, generates new initiatives across the business, each of which is supported in some capacity by Fujitsu. It also holds an annual innovation event to encourage further exploration of organisational development. HR Connect has also attracted interest from other public sector bodies in the UK, Ireland and further afield who have sent delegations to explore this new paradigm of service delivery.
"People come to see what we have done and they are amazed at what we have achieved. This project has only brought us to the starting grid in providing a platform on which we can build and innovate," concludes Baker. "We mustn't rest on our laurels. Together with Fujitsu, we must continue to refine, enhance and improve the HR service. This is a long term project that will deliver more value as it evolves."
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Over 170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com
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This Model-Specific Perfect Fit™ system has been specifically engineered to convert a factory heat-only 1967 Plymouth Belvedere to full climate control. Like all Perfect Fit™ kits, each component was either specifically designed, or carefully chosen to fit your vehicle. This kit is complete and contains what you'll need to get modern day, high performance A/C, heat, and dehumidified defrost into your classic 1967 Plymouth Belvedere. You can also customize your kit from a wide variety of optional louvers, and we have lots of engine compartment upgrades available.
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Working Out the Kinks
I mean that in the broadest sense, mind you. I can no more explain the difference between "tiller lashing" and the "mizzen shrouds" than I can speak Swahili, but the mere fact that there's such an extensive, detailed and colorful vocabulary for seafaring business captures my imagination. More than that, though, is the simply astounding human effort it obviously required, through countless years of trial and error (and countless human lives lost), to reach the level of nautical know-how we had by the time Long John Silver and his mutinous crew set out from Bristol on the Hispaniola to find the buried treasure on that faraway island.
Not only were such large ships highly expensive ventures, the building of which required lots of space and years of skillful precision (and too often only so that a single navigational misstep in shallow rocky waters...or more famously, iceberg-infested open seas... would send the entire enterprise unceremoniously to the ocean's floor), but up to today, the continuously perfected best practices and optimization (inside and out) of the ships themselves over time is a testament to the determination of humans to explore this world. Maximizing every square inch above and below deck, the innovations of storage and survival essentials, to say nothing of the experience it takes to understand what tools and supplies are important to bring for the voyage out and the return home... it's a staggering, accumulative accomplishment.
Consider the humble beginnings from which the likes of, oh say, the QEII began. This is the passage from Treasure Island where the young Jim Hawkins finds the half-mad, marooned Ben Gunn's hidden boat:
I dropped into the hollow, lifted the side of the tent, and there was Ben Gunn's boat--homemade if ever anything was home-made; a rude, lopsided framework of tough wood, and stretched upon that a covering of goatskin, with the hair inside.
How many revisions to this ancient design did humans make over the centuries? How many fatal errors resulted in earlier "accomplishments" being scrapped and new ones being demanded?
I had not then seen a coracle, such as the ancient Britons made, but I have seen one since, and I can give no fairer idea of Ben Gunn's boat that by saying it was like the first and worst coracle ever made by man. But the great advantage of the coracle it certainly possessed, for it was exceedingly light and portable.
I thought of this while watching this extraordinary video of life upon the International Space Station. Give it a few minutes...it's so beyond fascinating:
Here we humans are again, in a vessel that will surely be viewed as "rude" and "lopsided" by our descendants as Ben Gunn's coracle was to Jim Hawkins. But isn't it marvelous? How brave must one be, knowing the dangers, to take a rocket up to this tin can floating miles above the earth? All in service of working out the kinks. All in service of perfecting the model through trial and error.
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Beach vacations, lazy days lounging by the pool, wedding weekends . . . summer travel season is officially here! If you're looking to upgrade your organizational arsenal – or just want to make packing for those summer getaways a bit more fun – we've compiled an assortment of our best bags and accessories to carry you all the way through Labor Day in style.
But don't take our word for it – these pieces are hand-picked by some of our fave editors and bloggers. Travel chic!
1. Tucson Desert Molly Straw Mat (as seen in People Style Watch's Summer Hot List): So much more than a beach mat, this essential summer companion is great for picnics, outdoor concerts, BBQs, or if you simply want to work on your tan in your own backyard. Grosgrain handles make it easy to carry with you anywhere you want to go.
2. Charleston ML Traveler (styled here by Peridot Skys): We often favor this carry-all for organizing makeup, but the truth is, it's a great jewelry case as well! The super-resilient snap-out mesh pouches and clear zip pouch are ideal for bigger pieces like chunky bangles or statement necklaces, and the bag's design puts all of your favorite baubles easily on display.
3. Tucson Sky Mary Alice Tote (styled here by Merritt Loughran of mml PR and accompanied by the Molly Straw Mat; seen in American Salon Magazine): For the beach, for the pool, for a weekend away – a great everyday tote bag is a summer must-have. We've designed our Mary Alice Tote to match our Molly Straw Mat in two color combinations: serene Tucson Sky and red-hot Tucson Desert.
4. Malibu Lemon Medium Flat Pouch (styled here by 312 Beauty): The perfect size for lipsticks and other daily essentials, this sunny yellow zip pouch will never get lost inside your handbag or tote. It also does double duty as a pretty summer clutch.
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You can learn a lot from movies: as a relationship blogger I can hardly sit through a film these days without diagnosing the habits of the onscreen couples and what relationship archetype they fit into. There's no better example of an on-again/off-again couple than Rhett and Scarlett in "Gone With The Wind," and the kids in "Moonrise Kingdom" are such a perfect summation of the euphoria (and confusion) of first love that they'll likely enter the pantheon of great silver screen pairings.
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Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Frosting
15 comments:
- Finla said...
Better late then never. I am sure going to check out that store you mentioned.
The downside of buying something from US is that everytime i get a packet i have to pay 10€ tax
- 4 November 2008 at 12:38
- Jersey Girl Cooks said...
Pumpkin cupcakes are so good with cream cheese frosting.
- 4 November 2008 at 12:39
- Maria♥ said...
Thanks for the lovey comments.
Happy Cook, the store is based here in the UK! It might make a difference.
- 4 November 2008 at 12:52
- RecipeGirl said...
You're so sweet- thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed these :)
- 4 November 2008 at 13:12
- Kelly-Jane said...
They sounds and look really lovely :)
- 4 November 2008 at 14:30
- Reeni said...
They look great. Pumpkin cupcakes are good anytime! I'm so glad you were able to get the candy corns. Thanks for using my cinnamon frosting and mentioning me!
- 4 November 2008 at 17:07
- Maria said...
We are on the same page with pumpkin today! The cupcakes look super good!
- 4 November 2008 at 17:41
- Beth (jamandcream) said...
That shop is fantastic!!!
- 4 November 2008 at 21:21
- Maria♥ said...
Hi Lori
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
Thanks Kelly ;o)
Reeni I would also like to thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe for Cinnamon Cream Frosting, it has been a big hit!
Maria we are definitely on the same page today!
Beth isn't that shop just great! I've only ordered from them once and they were quick on delivery. I will definitely be ordering from them again soon!
- 4 November 2008 at 21:33
- Swati said...
Yummy cupcakes .. delicious frosting as well...
- 5 November 2008 at 09:18
- Finla said...
Maria i checked the store, but i think i will give it a miss. They aske almost 12 pound for sending ti belgium.
- 5 November 2008 at 13:49
- Maria♥ said...
Hi Swati, thanks!
Happy Cook, wow £12 for delivery! I don't blame you, that is way too much.
- 5 November 2008 at 13:53
- Tina Butler said...
Those are so cute and look yummy. Its never to late for a great Halloween Treat.
- 5 November 2008 at 21:20
- Rosie said...
Oh these are just beautiful Maria and I love the candies!!
Rosie x
- 6 November 2008 at 16:26
- Hayley said...
The cinnamon frosting sounds delicious! You've been tagged over at mine by the way xxx
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AMONG Americans age 40 and older, there's a pastime more popular than football, Candy Crush or HBO.
It's bashing millennials.
Oh, the hours of fun we have, marveling at their self-fascination and gaping at their sense of entitlement! It's been an especially spirited romp lately, as a new batch of them graduate from college and gambol toward our cubicles, prompting us to wonder afresh about the havoc they'll wreak on our world.
We have a hell of a lot of nerve, considering the havoc we've wrought on theirs.
For decades they'll be saddled with our effluvium: a monstrous debt, an epidemic of obesity, Adam Sandler movies. In their lifetimes the Atlantic will possibly swallow Miami Beach (I foresee a "Golden Girls" sequel with dinghies and life preservers) and the footwear for Anchorage in February may be flip-flops. At least everyone will be saving on heating bills.
The Obama administration did unveil a bold climate-change measure last week. Or, rather, it signaled its intent to act: We'll have to wait and see whether Congress figures out a way to foil the president or the courts gum things up. The plan as it stands would cut carbon pollution from American power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
But that may be too little, too late, according to an assessment last year by John Podesta, now a counselor to President Obama, in an interview with Harper's Magazine before he joined the White House staff in late 2013.
In the interview, excerpts from which were released only last week, Podesta apparently reviewed what had been proposed and actually done in terms of carbon emissions and the like.
"But 50 years from now, is that going to seem like enough?" he said. "I think the answer to that is going to be no." And that's chilling, given the stakes. As the title of a book by Al Gore observed, the earth itself is in the balance.
The country's slowness to deal with swelling seas and melting glaciers is just one manifestation of our myopia, just one metaphor for our failure to reckon with the future that we're visiting upon today's children, who get more lip service than legislation from us.
"If you're going along with the status quo, it should be a crime to say that you care about our children and grandchildren, because you're not putting your money where your mouth is," Bob Kerrey, a Democrat who governed Nebraska for four years and represented that state in the Senate for another 12, told me recently.
This subject haunts him more and more. "If we're trying to figure out how to advance the next generation's future, we need to be spending more on the next generation, and we're spending it on yesterday's generation," said Kerrey, 70. "I am not the future. My 12-year-old son is. But if you look at the spending, you'd think I'm the future."
Kerrey is referring mostly to Social Security and Medicare, which, along with Medicaid, are the so-called entitlements that claim a larger and larger share of the federal budget.
He's fixated on those sorts of numbers: According to the Congressional Budget Office, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid totaled 6.7 percent of the country's gross domestic product in 1990. By 2010, they were 10 percent. And by 2038, such spending may represent 14.3 percent. It's hard to see how that leaves much money for discretionary spending on infrastructure, on education, on research, on a range of investments that safeguard or improve the America that today's young people will inherit.
And there's too little money for that even now. Talk to physicians and other scientists who have long depended on research grants from the National Institutes of Health to keep the United States at the forefront of invention and innovation and they'll tell you how thoroughly that spigot has closed over the last 10 years. They're defeated, despondent.
The Urban Institute released a report in 2012 that looked at figures from 2008 for the combined local, state and federal spending that directly benefited Americans 65 and older versus spending that went to Americans under 19; the per capita discrepancy was $26,355 versus $11,822. Julia Isaacs, a senior fellow at the institute, told me that while data for subsequent years hadn't been analyzed yet, it wouldn't show a significant change in that gap.
Isaacs also drew attention to a follow-up report released by the institute last year. It projected federal spending in 2023 and envisioned that entitlement payments to older Americans would rise to 46 percent of the budget from 40 percent now. Interest payments on the debt would be another 14 percent. That would leave well under 50 percent for everything else, including the military.
She noted that the population was aging. Meanwhile, there's a resistance to tax increases. "That makes me very worried that children will be squeezed out," Isaacs said.
"I'm glad that my parents are living longer," she added. "But it's creating this budgetary math problem that we're unwilling to look at."
That unwillingness includes the predictable pushback from many members of Congress, from voters and from various advocacy groups when proposals are made to limit the growth of Social Security by, say, fiddling with cost-of-living adjustments. Older Americans, who would be instantly affected by such a change, turn out more reliably on Election Day than any other age group. Lawmakers are loath to cross them.
Younger voters need to assert themselves. Perhaps they're poised to do just that. A recent poll by ABC News and The Washington Post showed a significant rise — to 66 percent now from 53 percent two months ago — of voters between the ages of 18 and 39 who said they definitely planned to vote in November.
In Washington last week, hundreds of concerned young leaders gathered for an inaugural Millennial Week conference, devoted to youth-oriented policy discussions. And I've noticed more bulletins and agitating from organizations like Generation Opportunity, which crunched May's employment figures to confirm a much higher rate of joblessness among Americans ages 18 to 29 than among the whole population.
We millennial bashers of course have our stock responses to that. We quibble with the college majors that millennials choose. We question their willingness to hunt for work outside their comfort zones.
We conveniently overlook how much more they've had to pay for college than we did, the loans they've racked up and the fact that nothing explains their employment difficulties better than a generally crummy economy, which certainly isn't their fault.
They get our derision when they deserve our compassion and a political selflessness we've been unable to muster. While we're at it, we might even want to murmur an apology.


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Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Surveys in Argyll 2010
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus) has 50 Argyll records relating to 24 sites mostly in north Argyll but there is one much further south for the southern tip of Bute in 1960. It is also found in some other parts of Scotland including the Cairngorms, Moray, Easter Ross and Wester Ross. The map below shows all the records of Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (NBBHM) in Vice County 98 relating to the northern part of the Glasgow and SW Scotland branch of Butterfly Conservation area.
NBBHM is an amazing day-flying moth with a body length of about 2 cm and a total wing span of about 4-4.5 cm - so a large and spectacular moth! It is on the wing from mid-May to early July in the same areas as the beautiful Marsh Fritillary. This is no co-incidence as they both have the same foodplant, Devil's Bit Scabious and the same flight period so it is possible to see both these rare species of Lepidoptera at the same site on the same day!
NBBHM is not the easiest of moths to identify in the field for two reasons.
- NBBHM does not look like a moth - NBBHM has transparent wings and therefore looks like a large bumble bee (it is a very convincing bumble-bee mimic) but you can distinguish it from bumble bees because it does not fly like a bumble bee and it doesn't buzz. Bumble-bees have an erratic zig-zag flight and are noisy too! NBBH tend to fly in straight lines and they have a large buff-coloured backside which is conspicuous and diagnostic. There are also insects known as bee-flies (Bombylius spp) but these are smaller than NBBHM and not as spectacular.
- NBBHM flies fast - this characteristic means you may only get a fleeting glimpse of an insect which looks like a bee but there is something un-bee-like about it. But this leaves you uncertain about whether or not you have indeed seen a NBBHM. As this is a UK BAP species, it is important that you are confident of your identication before you submit a record to the VC moth recorder. But NBBHM does like to nectar and this behaviour enables you to get a much better look at it to be sure of an identification. It nectars while hovering unlike bees which land to feed but in cooler cloudier conditions, you might see it at rest on nectaring plants.
The preferred nectaring plants of NBBHM are louseworts, bugle, viper's bugloss, common bird's foot trefoil, rhodedendron and red valerian. Apparently, you can lure it to a sprig of lilac which you could take with you into the field!
NBBHM only flies in warm sunshine so you do need good weather to see it. The habitat of NBBHM and Marsh Fritillary is low lying flat damp grassland, sometimes a more heathy type habitat, with abundant Devil's Bit Scabious but the bottom of slopes which also tend to be damp may also provide good habitat. A couple of examples are shown below:
There are several areas in North Argyll where there are a number of historical records of NBBHM and branch members are encouraged to visit these areas to see this spectacular UK BAP moth, to recognise its habitat and to look for it in other nearby sites or other sites in Argyll.
One such area is Taynuilt where an open area known as the common grazings has patches of marshy habitat with abundant Devil's Bit Scabious where NBBHM may be found and Marsh Fritillary can also be seen in low numbers. The red spot in the south-west of the map below (NM986307) which is just before the road goes into an area with houses (Balindore) is a great spot to see NBBHM and Marsh Fitillary in a marshy area just to the east of the road (the red spot is on the wrong side of the road!).
Around Glen Creran is another good area with many NBBHM records with the Appin Peninsular being a hot spot and there may well be other sites to be discovered in the Appin peninsular.
There are also a number of NBBHM records for the Isle of Lismore just to the west of the Appin Peninsular. There is a passenger ferry from Port Appin which takes just 10 minutes enabling you to bring a bicycle if you wish and a car ferry from Oban taking 1 hour. See Lismore Ferry for more details.
There are a few scattered NBBHM records around Oban which suggests that it is under-recorded here so searching in the area between Oban and Loch Feochan may well result in the discovery of some new sites. There is also one record on the Isle of Kerrera just to the west of Oban which is a short passenger ferry trip from south of Oban.
Any NBHHM records in Argyll VC 98 should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. Records from other vice-counties should be sent to the appropriate recorder whose contact details can be found on the Mothscount website.
The above maps and the grid-references of the historical records can be found in this word document which you can print out.
There is a Butterfly Conservation leaflet on NBBHM (PDF 540 kb) available which provides more information on the lifectcycle of this amazing moth.
Andrew Masterman
VC98 Moth Recorder
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The art of turkey calling and the Ozarks heritage of specific types of calls will be the focus of a new exhibit to be unveiled at the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Twin Pines Conservation Education Center on Saturday, Oct. 15. The exhibit's premiere, which will be from 6-8 p.m., will be part of Twin Pines' Fall Festival.
The new exhibit will feature calls from local artisans featured in "Turkey Call Makers Past and Present" and the "Rest of the Best." These are two books by renowned turkey caller Earl Mickel. One section of the exhibit is dedicated to the fencepost call, a style of turkey call that originated in the Eminence area. As the name implies, these types of calls were often made of old cedar fence posts.
In addition to the debut of this exhibit, evening events will include homemade ice cream, a variety of desserts and music from the Bakers, who placed third in the 2011 American Heritage Music Festival.
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The things people do with Lego always amaze me. Here is a League of Legends match, as told through Lego. It was made by YouTube user danmovproduction.
My favorite part is the minion spawning, they're so cute. The action bits are good too, makes me want to play a Lego version of League of Legends. It would totally work.


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Singer Olivia Newton-John had a very special guest join her on stage during a concert in Chile's capital: Edison Pena, the rescued miner with a passion for Elvis Presley songs.
Pena often broke out in song to keep up the spirits of the miners trapped underground. And it turns out he also can sing duets. He joined Newton-John on the song "Tell me more, tell me more" from the musical "Grease" and got a big ovation.
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I'm working on a simple re-make of Arrival (environment only) in Unreal Engine 4 for the oculus rift. My day job is writing music for film and tv, and I have hardly any experience with 3d editing and textures/materials, so it's far from perfect. But I figured it would be a good way to learn the engine (I normally work with middleware when it comes to writing game music, but it helps to know as much as possible).
Any Marathon fans out there with a dk2 on order? I was toying with the idea of working on it a bit more and releasing it, maybe doing the same with an environment from Durandal or Infinity.


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GIMME SHELTER- Friend or foe? Historic status cuts two ways
Preservation Piedmont
Q: We just found out the old fixer-upper we bought is designated historic! Is that a good thing, or are we in big trouble?
A: It all depends on your plans for the property. One major problem has always been systematic, especially in residential neighborhoods. Homeowners were often assured by building code officials that they could tear down or renovate the property they just bought, only to find– when they apply for the permits– that the property is designated historic. The City sends notices to homeowners if they have historic properties, but the notices are often ignored, and sellers often don't reveal such designations to buyers. Fortunately, a new Virginia real estate law was past last year requiring sellers to disclose if the property is designated historic. Ideally, historic designations should also be noted in property deeds, but that is currently not the case.
If owners want to demolish, they have two options: appeal the designation to the Board of Architectural Review, and if that doesn't work, appeal to City Council. Of course, that's where preservationists step in. In trying to preserve the property, unfortunately, a confrontational situation can arise. An owner who's determined to demolish can put the property on the market, and if it doesn't sell in three months to a year, permission to demolish is granted.
Option B is to sit down with an organization like Preservation Piedmont and work things out. A common problem with historic renovation projects is finding someone who can do the work, as most contractors are unwilling to take them on. But Preservation Piedmont can find a contractor and help guide homeowners through the process of getting historic rehabilitation tax credits– even help with a loan.
Both federal and state tax credits are available. Federal credits are reserved for commercial properties, but state credits apply to commercial and residential properties. With state credits, 20 percent of renovation costs can be deducted from the homeowner's taxes. However, before construction begins. the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, which administers the credits, requires a thorough documentation of the property. Then the contractor needs submit his plans for review, and finally the finished product is reviewed before the credits are granted.
For a simple explanation about how the credits work, check out the VDHR website at dhr.virginia.gov/tax_credits/tax_credit.htm.
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UC Delays Decision on Second Campus For Berkeley Lab
The University of California announced today that it is delaying until early next year its decision on where to locate a second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which the university manages.
UC officials previously had said they would announce their decision by the end of this month.
Most of the lab's 4,200 employees work at its main facility in the Berkeley hills, but about 20 percent of them work at leased facilities that are scattered around the East Bay.
The proposed campus is an effort to consolidate those facilities and provide the lab with long-term cost savings.
More than 20 cities and developers proposed ideas for a second campus, and university officials narrowed them down to six finalists.
Those sites are Alameda Point in Alameda; Berkeley Aquatic Park West in Berkeley; Brooklyn Basin in Oakland; properties in Emeryville and West Berkeley that are currently occupied by the lab; Golden Gate Fields, which straddles the Berkeley-Albany border; and Richmond Field Station, a site currently owned by the university.
UC officials had a series of hearings at those sites in July and August to get input from community members.
University officials say construction of the second campus will take about four years and they hope to move researchers into the new site by mid-2016.
Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos released a statement in which he thanked cities, developers and community members for participating in the selection process in recent months.
He said, "We have been overwhelmed by the positive and extremely thoughtful responses from the communities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Richmond."
"We are deeply grateful for such well-formulated responses, but find that we need a bit more time to fully evaluate our options and to confer with stakeholders in order to arrive at the best possible decision," he said.
He said UC has "a number of excellent options before us" and its goal is to announce a preferred site as soon as possible.


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Chloe Sevigny has apologized for an interview in which she called her show, HBO's "Big Love," "awful this season."
"I feel pretty terrible," the actress told Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello. "I feel like what I said was taken out of context."
The star, who won a Golden Globe earlier this year for her role as Nicolette Grant, one of the wives of Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton), added that the interview came at a bad time.
"I wasn't thinking about what I was saying," she said. "I was in Austin [at the SXSW festival] and really exhausted… I love the show. I think it's the greatest show on television."
In an interview with The Onion's arts & entertainment section, the A.V. Club, posted on their Web site on Wednesday, Chloe was quoted as calling the show's fourth season "awful, as far as I'm concerned."
"I'm not allowed to say that!" she told the site, adding that she agreed with critics who felt it had become too melodramatic. "I feel like it kind of got away from itself. The whole political campaign seemed to me very farfetched."
Still, she told the A.V. Club that she remained a fan of the show.
"I mean, I love the show, I love my character, I love the writing, but I felt like they were really pushing it this last season," she told the site. "And with nine episodes, I think they were just squishing too much in."
Prior to Entertainment Weekly's interview, an HBO rep told Access Hollywood on Friday that Chloe's comments came as a surprise.
"We were surprised to read the comments and knowing Chloe we trust these were taken out of context," the rep told Access. "The fans thoroughly enjoyed this past season and, like them, we look forward to another exciting year from Will and Mark."
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Chloe Sevigny has apologized for an interview in which she called her show, HBO's "Big Love," "awful this season."


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Quote:In addition, the higher level enchants is only reached by the higher level players who can beat the draconic expert quest
Brukernavn said:Sometimes she will give 1-2 epic essences or color idol (same color as the current grand wish quest)
Galaad said:Today the Green Lady gave me a green Epic essence even though the Wish rotating was red. It's the first time I bother to check with the quest, but the colors always matched with the Lady for me insofar.
Brukernavn said:^ I didn't notice the colors being out of sync. Guess it's just another bug caused by the update.
hayenne said:Hey guys... anyone did the black wish on emperor difficulty yet?
This is the last emperor grand wish quest left for me and 2 legendary idols.


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Divers get a shock in Gulf as Great White shark swims by
Divers taking a dip in the Gulf have captured amazing video of a Great White shark that paid them a visit as they explored a wreck about 80 miles off the coast of Florida.
The video shows the group at depths of around 100 feet, looking down through a school of fish. A dark shadow can been seen swimming by with diver Dane Kelly's brother madly trying to point it out to his dive buddies.
"My brother's going crazy because he realizes what it is before we do," Dane Kelly explained to NBC2 News in Sanibel, Florida.
At times, the giant fish is hard to make out but the shape of a shark is as distinctive as it is ominous. Scientists say there is no doubt it was a Great White.
"Fortunately, most other sharks in the Gulf do not resemble white sharks at all," said Nick Whitney, staff scientist and manager at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota via email.
"About the only species that looks similar is the shortfin mako shark, which does not get as long or as girthy as the white shark. And the shark in the video is long and girthy," Whitney said.
Whitney estimates the shark in the video is about 12-14 feet long, saying that the body proportions and tail beat give away the fish's massive size.
Divers said they had no doubt what the shark was when it passed by.
"It's like swimming with a submarine with teeth," Kelly said. "I mean, it's huge, it's unbelievable down there; it dwarfs everything I've ever seen underwater."
According to scientists at Mote, there is at least one other Great White in and around the Gulf and her name is Betsy.
Betsy was satellite-tagged near Cape Cod in August 2013 by a team led by OCEARCH and including scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory. She was tracked on April 25, 2014, off Florida's Gulf Coast.
"She had been really quiet — so it's pretty exciting that we're hearing from her satellite tag at all, let alone right around here," said Whitney.
The shark spotted this Saturday by the divers did not have a tag, so that's two sightings in as many weeks.
Although scientists have known for quite a while that Great White sharks do come into the Gulf of Mexico, Whitney says they are not common.
"It's hard to say if they are coming in to the Gulf more frequently now or if we're just more aware of it because everyone carries a camera and puts their pictures on the internet these days," Whitney said.


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World of Warcraft will only support the following file formats:
- .tga
A Targa, or Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter, is an image file extension that supports "alpha" channels: that is to say, transparency. It is used by a lot of video games since it's easy to implement and isn't bogged down by patent restrictions. It is an older and lower-quality file type, however.
- .blp
The .BLP extension is Blizzard's own image extension. World of Warcraft uses the BLP2 version of the extension. Like the .tga, it supports alpha channels, but most image-editing programs do not recognize the .tga format. Converters exist to change an image to a .blp, and vice-versa.
NOTE: some addons will only support one of the two available formats, simply due to the way the addon's developer decided to code for the addon to look for graphics. Check your addon's instruction files to see if it will limit you in what formats you can use.
Dimension restrictions:
World of Warcraft will only support tga/blp images with pixel dimensions that are a power of 2, though the width and height do not need to be the same. You may use these numbers as your image's overall pixel height or width:
- 2 (totally tiny!)
- 4
- 8
- 16
- 32
- 64 (standard for Lunarsphere graphics)
- 128
- 256
- 512 (would fit in the width of this post)
- 1024 (a common monitor resolution pixel height)
- 2056 (really big)
- etc.
Personally, I use Photoshop for the majority of my image editing. It is an expensive program, however, so if you're looking for a free download, I recommend checking out GIMP: GNU Image Manipulation Program.
The key to creating graphics for use in-game is the transparency settings for the image: parts of the image that don't have any color and let whatever is behind the image to show through, ie they're "invisible." If you import a flat image without a transparency layer that the game can understand, the image's background will show up white, rather than showing the game going on behind it! This transparency layer is also called an Alpha Channel.
For the following demonstration, I will be creating a graphic for Lunarsphere's central sphere.
- Create a New file (ctrl-n). Set its height and width to a pair of the restricted dimension sizes listed above; for this example, I am creating a 64 by 64 pixel image. Background fill should be transparent.
- Paste in or create an image you wish to use for the graphic. Resize, color, sharpen, and otherwise edit the image as needed.
- I like to delete any part of the image that I want to be transparent. For a circular selection such as for a Lunarsphere image, I use the Elliptical Marquee tool to select a round circle of space. I suggest starting just within the border of one corner of the image, and dragging down to the same distance from the border in the opposite corner, to ensure that the edges aren't cropped. Then, select INVERSE (shift + ctrl + I) and delete the selection, which will remove everything that isn't within the circle.
- Create an Alpha Channel by going to the Channels tab and creating a new layer. This will overlay your visible image with a pink hue to show you what parts of the image WILL BE TRANSPARENT when you save the image! The pink does not show as a color when the image is saved, it is merely to denote transparency. If the other RGB (color) channels hide themselves, you can turn them back on by clicking on the little "eye" boxes along the left side of the list.
- Delete the pink from all areas where you want the image to be visible. A quick way of doing this is to go back to the Layers tab and ctrl-(left)click on the layer to load a selection of it, assuming you've deleted everything that you want to be transparent, and then deleting your loaded selection from the Alpha 1 layer in the Channels tab. This will remove the pink from the deleted area of the image, showing what parts *will* show when the image is imported into the game. Everything that is pink will be transparent. (Ignore the other layers shown in the screenshot's list, they are not visible and are just from me playing around!)
Note: If you fade out the pink by deleting only part of it, such as with a partly-transparent selection or with a half-opacity eraser brush, then that area will show up partly transparent in the game, rather than fully transparent or fully opaque.
- Save the image with the Alpha Channel's pink layer visible as a .png file (I select "None" for the interlacing question that will pop up). Below is the image that I created.
- Use a file converter to change the .png into a .blp file. I personally use the BLP2PNG converter, which can be downloaded here. Simply drag the image file's icon from the folder it is saved in and drop it on the BLP2PNG.exe file icon, and it will automatically generate a .blp copy of your .png file in the same folder as your .png image.
- Place your newly created .blp file into the appropriate folder for your image import mod. For Lunarsphere, this is the LunarSphere Imports folder. Some mods may tell you to just type in the path location of the file; create a folder in your addons for your images, name it something like "MyImages," and save your .blp there.
- Start up WoW and use your mod's instructions on how to import the image. For Lunarsphere, sphere images are imported from the Skin tab in the Settings menu; hit the Import Art button, type in the file name (in this case mine is "howlmoon"), and hit "import." If all went well, you will have a new image to use for your mod!
In progress :) I have had less practice with this program. It is far better than MS Paint, but many of its tools are not as powerful as Photoshop. It's taking this Photoshop user quite some time to acclimate to. I will post the GIMP walk-through as a new post later, when I feel more comfortable with the program, though I can tell you this, now: it does have the same "layers" and "channels" tab, and the "alpha" channel is included in ever image by default. You will just need to paint on the alpha channel to add areas of transparency to your image.


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Click to the left to hear Jackie (Henline) Bowser sing her dad's, Charlie Henline's, parody taken from real life on Oil Creek. Thanks to Jackie's cousin Joyce Brannon, the daughter of Charlie's talented sister Olive Mae (Henline) Brannon, for her encouragement & assistance in getting this recording.
To the right is Charles Heline, below left is Charles and his wife with their daughter Jackie, who is the singer in this recording of her dad's song.
The Amos Henline family lived about midway between Orlando and the mouth of Posey Run from the early 1910's until around 1935. Amos worked at the Gowing Veneer Mill in Burnsville and later for the gas pumping station in Burnsville. Like many employees in those early days, Amos walked or rode a horse the three miles or so to work from his Oil Creek home. At home were his wife, the former Charlotte Blake, their oldest child, Olive Mae, and Olive's younger brothers, Jim, Charlie, "Jake" and "Pat."
The family had the usual small farm, keeping chickens, ducks, and a milk cow to help feed this growing family. This small farm on which the Amos Henline family lived abutted upon the busy right of way of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
When farm animals escaped their fenced lots or fields and wandered onto the busy railroad tracks the animals invariably came out second best in collisions. Uncle Zeke 3 in the Buzzardtown News often reported on the deaths of farm animals which resulted from an untimely rendezvous with the cow-catcher of a fast moving freight or coal train. In his January 18, 1923 column Uncle Zeke mentioned that the southbound Passenger Train 35 killed a "bunch" of sheep belonging to J. F. Posey at the Orlando junction. Later the same year in October, Doc Henline's favorite fox hound fell victim to a B & O train. Undoubtedly, many a lowly cat or chicken also fell under the wheels of a locomotive without even the barest mention by Uncle Zeke. In July 1924, a westbound double-header3 freight killed George Riffle's only cow and Passenger Train 65 in June 1926 snuffed out the life of Pat Brennan's cow.
Of course farm animals were not the only victims of rail traffic through Orlando. Many, many people died or were maimed by the trains.
~ Phebe (Posey) Riffle lost her arm but not her life one day in the 1940s. See the footnote about Phebe and her husband George "Short" Riffle in the Aug '07 entry About 'Coon Hunting.
Other stories of flesh vs. the iron horse can be found at
~ Dec '06 The Ballad of Eugene Butcher Gene Butcher
~ Nov '06 Another Death On The Rails Homer L. Skinner
~ Nov '06 Railroad Tragedies Warren McCauley
So, Amos Henline's milk cow decided to take a stroll on the B & O Railroad line. Unfortunately the cow didn't know that a B & O freight train always has the right of way and the poor cow was milked and filleted at the same time. Charles Henline set the tale to music, and now, its history.


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If I did my math correctly (which is not a given, since I am an Aggie), 1720 members of the Houston Bar Association voted in the poll. Those who voted in the contested races were given the option of selecting one of four answers in response to a candidate's qualifications. Those options were: Not Rated, Not Qualified, Qualified, orWell Qualified. Given the fact that only lawyers who are members of the Houston Bar Association voted in the poll and that the majority of those members do not practice criminal law, it is not much of a surprise that the most commonly selected answer for the criminal races was "Not Rated."
This post is a breakdown of the percentages of each race by those who did feel that they knew the candidates well enough to rank their qualifications.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY) - PAT LYKOS vs. MIKE ANDERSON
In the votes for D.A., 570 voters (33.1%) did not rank Pat Lykos and 940 (54.6%) did not rank Mike Anderson. Of the percentages that did cast votes, the breakdown is as follows:
Mike Anderson WELL QUALIFIED - 452 (57.9%) QUALIFIED - 166 (21.3%) NOT QUALIFIED - 162 (20.7%)
Pat Lykos WELL QUALIFIED -350 (30.4%) QUALIFIED - 270 (23.5%) NOT QUALIFIED - 530 (46.1%)
SUMMARY: To know Pat Lykos doesn't appear to mean that one loves Pat Lykos. While some Republican faithful may like Lykos the Candidate, Lykos the Lawyer does not foster much confidence. It is also worth noting that attorneys working for the Harris County District Attorney's Office have their membership to the Houston Bar Association paid for by the Office. Despite having over 200 of her own employees voting on her qualifications, Pat Lykos got dangerously close to a 50% "Not Qualified" vote.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY) - ZACK FERTITTA vs. LLOYD OLIVER
In the votes here, 1164 voters (67.7%) did not rank Zack Fertitta and 1172 (68.1%) did not rank Lloyd Oliver. Of the percentages that did cast votes, the breakdown is:
Zack Fertitta WELL QUALIFIED - 173 (31.1%) QUALIFIED - 187 (33.6%) NOT QUALIFIED - 196 (35.3%)
Lloyd Oliver WELL QUALIFIED - 19 (3.5%) QUALIFIED - 46 (8.3%) NOT QUALIFIED - 483 (88.1%)
SUMMARY: Ouch. As, I've pointed out before, Lloyd Oliver isn't a real candidate. He's been indicted numerous times and runs in every election. 88.1% of the lawyers voting recognize that. If it is any consolation to Mr. Oliver, more attorneys think that Pat Lykos isn't qualified (at least when it comes to raw numbers).
174th DISTRICT COURT (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
In the votes here, 1350 voters (78.5%) did not rank Joe Vinas and 1353 voters (78.7%) did not rank Robert Summerlin. In the percentages that did cast votes, the breakdown is:
Joe Vinas WELL QUALIFIED - 157 (42.4%) QUALIFIED - 106(28.6%) NOT QUALIFIED - 107(28.9%)
Robert Summerlin WELL QUALIFIED - 110 (30.0%) QUALIFIED - 60 (16.3%) NOT QUALIFIED - 197 (53.7%)
SUMMARY: As I mentioned in my earlier post, Summerlin hasn't been doing criminal law for the duration of his career like Vinas has. The results here are not surprising.
177th DISTRICT COURT (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
Of the votes here, 1391 voters (80.9%) did not rank Ryan Patrick and 1495 voters (86.9%) did not rank Antonio Benavides. Of the percentages that did cast votes, the breakdown is:
Ryan Patrick WELL QUALIFIED - 115(35.0%) QUALIFIED - 99(30.0%) NOT QUALIFIED - 115 (35.0%)
Antonio Benavides WELL QUALIFIED - 25(11.1%) QUALIFIED - 27(12.0%) NOT QUALIFIED - 173(76.9%)
SUMMARY: Patrick is a relatively young candidate for the bench, and I would imagine that would probably explain some attorneys having reservations about ranking him as "Well Qualified." For those of us who have worked with him, however, we know that he has a good head on his shoulders and will be a good judge. His age should not be a determining factor, especially in comparison to Mr. Benavides' lack of experience.
179th DISTRICT COURT (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
In the votes here, 1355 voters (78.8%) did not rank Kristin Guiney and 1225 voters (71.2%) did not rank Lana Shadwick. Of the percentages that did cast votes, the breakdown is:
Kristin Guiney WELL QUALIFIED - 206 (56.4%) QUALIFIED - 67 (18.4%) NOT QUALIFIED - 92 (25.2%)
Lana Shadwick WELL QUALIFIED - 93 (18.8%) QUALIFIED - 78 (15.8%) NOT QUALIFIED - 324 (65.4%)
SUMMARY: I think it is kind of amusing to see that almost the exact same number of attorneys who deem Shadwick to be "Well Qualified" find Guiney to be not qualified. Of course there are going to be hard-core partisan voters in all of these bar polls, but that type of mirroring indicates to me that only a die-hard Shadwick fan would pick her over Guiney. I cannot stress how much of a better candidate Kristin Guiney is than her opponent.
337th DISTRICT COURT (REPUBLICAN)
In the votes here, 1346 voters (78.2%) did not rank Renee Magee and 1223 voters (71.1%) did not rank Jim Barr. Of the percentages that did cast votes, the breakdown is:
Renee Magee WELL QUALIFIED - 206 (55.1%) QUALIFIED - 74 (19.8%) NOT QUALIFIED - 94(25.1%)
Jim Barr WELL QUALIFIED - 83(16.7%) QUALIFIED - 115(23.1%) NOT QUALIFIED - 299(60.2%)
SUMMARY: As I mentioned in my previous post, Barr may have once been qualified to be a judge, but his misconduct on the bench effectively eroded those qualifications.


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Services for Joanna R. VerBrugge, 87, Tonganoxie, were Saturday, Feb. 20 at Quisenberry Funeral Home.
Private burial was in Reading Cemetery in Reading.
Mrs. VerBrugge died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010.
She was born June 19, 1922, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Schlobohm) Hyde.
Mrs. VerBrugge was a graduate of Reading High School and was married Aug. 11, 1940, to Martin E. VerBrugge, who preceded her in death March 6, 1998.
Mrs. VerBrugge was a longtime employee for the Sears and Roebuck Co. in Kansas City, Kan., retiring in 1981 as a credit manager.
She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Alice Hyde Womer, and Rebecca Hyde Broadus; one brother, James Hyde; one son, Jerry VerBrugge; one daughter-in-law, Bonnie VerBrugge; and one granddaughter, Julie Ann VerBrugge.
Survivors include two sons, Jan VerBrugge, Manhattan, Jon VerBrugge and his wife, Jeanie, Olathe; one daughter, Janice Fisher and her husband, Lyle, Tonganoxie; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson.
The family suggests memorials to Kansas City Hospice, care of Quisenberry Funeral Home, P.O. Box 993; Tonganoxie 66086.
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meet with (someone or something)
1. To spend time with someone, usually for a specific reason. I have to meet with Carrie before I can give you an answer to that question.
2. To elicit a particular response. Mom's announcement that we were having meatloaf for dinner was met with groans from the rest of us. The senator's proposal was met with skepticism on both sides of the aisle.
3. To experience something. I'm just warning you—if you embezzle money, you're going to meet with a bad end.
4. To come into contact with something. I think this piece is supposed to meet with that one. Here, take a look at the instructions.
meet with someone
to have a meeting with someone. I will meet with all of them on Monday. When can I meet with you?
meet with something
1. [for someone] to experience something, such as an accident. Poor Carlo met with a serious accident. Henry always feared meeting with a horrible fate.
2. [for someone or something] to strike or touch something. That board is supposed to meet perfectly with the surface of the wall. Her head met with the top of the car a number of times during the journey.
3. to encounter some kind of response. The proposal met with unexpected opposition. Her speech was met with universal approval.
meet with
Encounter or experience, as in The housing bill met with their approval, or Drunk and homeless, he's bound to meet with a bad end. [Mid-1400s]
meet with
1. To come together with someone or something, especially in order to discuss or accomplish something: The president met with the staff to analyze the new budget.
2. To experience or undergo something: Strong statements often meet with harsh criticism. You can meet your obstacles with bitterness or with determination.
3. To be experienced by something or someone. Used passively: Visitors to the impoverished city are often met with many problems, such as high prices and crime.


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"Prince of Thieves" indeed.
In a lawsuit worthy of a Hollywood film adaptation, actor Stephen Baldwin has accused "Robin Hood" star Kevin Costner of duping him out of millions of dollars from his investment in Costner's oil spill fighting invention.
The federal lawsuit filed in New Orleans on Wednesday by Baldwin and a friend claims Costner and a business partner intentionally kept them in the dark about their share of an $18 million deal for BP to purchase oil-separating centrifuges from a company they formed after the April 20 massive Gulf spill.
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BP ordered 32 of the centrifuges, which separate oil from water, and deployed a few of the devices on a barge in June. BP capped the well in July and kept any more oil from leaking until the seafloor gusher was permanently sealed in September.
Costner's publicist, Arnold Robinson, declined to comment Thursday on the suit's allegations.
Baldwin and his friend, Spyridon Contogouris, owned shares in Ocean Therapy Solutions, the company that marketed the centrifuges to BP.
But Baldwin and his friend claim they were deliberately excluded from a June 8 meeting between Costner, his business partner Patrick Smith and a BP executive, Doug Suttles. At the meeting, the suit says, Suttles agreed to make a $18 million deposit on a $52 million order for the 32 devices.
Baldwin and Contogouris said they didn't know about the deal when, three days later, they agreed to sell their shares of the company for $1.4 million and $500,000, respectively.
Baldwin and his friend say they were entitled to shares of BP's deposit. Instead, their suit claims Costner and Smith "schemed" to use money from BP's deposit to buy their shares in the company.
"This action effectively robbed plaintiffs of a distribution that otherwise would have been payable to plaintiffs," says the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.
Costner and Suttles visited Port Fourchon in June to talk about the plan to use the centrifuges.
"It was designed to give us a fighting chance, to fight back the oil before it got us by the throat," Costner said at the time.


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Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher hopes to be remembered as a "decent lad who had a go" when he calls time on his playing career this weekend.
On Sunday the 35-year-old will play his 737th and final match for the Reds against QPR at Anfield. The club plan to mark the occasion with a guard of honour from both sides, electronic advertising boards around the perimeter of the pitch displaying the messages 'Thanks For The Memories, Carra' and 'A True Liverpool Legend' and a Kop 'JC 23' mosaic.
Carragher is not one for hogging the limelight and he insists he just wants appreciation not adulation and - asked how he would like to be remembered - the centre-back said: "A decent lad who had a go. Everyone has an opinion as to whether you are a good or a bad player - as long as everyone thought I put a shift in, home or away."
He added: "I've not been a flash type of fella. As a player you improve with experience but I've been the same sort of player (throughout his career)."
What maybe has changed with age is his knowledge in knowing how to play the game.
Manager Brendan Rodgers has been full of praise for Carragher since he brought him back into the side in mid-January looking for leadership.
It did not matter he was 35 and had started only one Premier League match this season prior to that, his best form was almost instantaneous.
Carragher puts that down to his straightforward attitude.
"My approach is that every game is important," he added on LFC TV. "It doesn't bother me who we play - if I don't play well I get upset with myself after the game.
"I'm not the type who gets a bit cocky and tries to do things. I've always played the same. I think tackling has become over-rated. It is getting more and more about reading situations."
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