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Here we affirm:
II. Good Works Reflect Christ's Ministry (10a: "His workmanship")
The reason we are to be about good works begins with the fact that we have been made in the image of God. We are "His workmanship," and the very fact that we exist shows that God is not just about philosophical interests but interested in red-blooded men and women. If we are a "piece of work" belonging to God, then we should naturally reflect Him in our own lives; and to reflect Christ is to be about good works.
The early church father John Chrysostom wrote: "Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan."6
Let's consider how Jesus Christ is a God of "mercy" and "good works" and how if we are His workmanship, we should reflect those good works:
1. Jesus came to do good works. "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45).
We are His workmanship, made in His image; and so we are most like Him when we serve others and give our lives away for the sake of the gospel. Now most of us can understand giving our lives away to God, but Paul shows us that we give our lives away to God as we give our lives away to others: "Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory" (2 Timothy 2:10).
To give your life away to someone who will never thank you, who will even mistreat you, is more like Jesus. That is being His workmanship.
2. Jesus did good works, as the eternal God, in works of creation. "For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him" (Colossians 1:16).
We are His workmanship, made in His image; and so we are most like Him when we are creative and productive. Good works thus involve fulfilling the cultural mandate of Genesis: "And God blessed them. And God said to them, be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth" (Genesis 1:28).
One thing that John Calvin taught us in the Reformation is that work is holy. Ministry is not only volunteering at church on Sundays but also giving your best for your fellow man in the marketplace. Whether you are a homemaker, a teacher, a businessman, a student in elementary school or high school or college, the way we approach our work reveals our hearts.
One day one of my elders, in a former congregation, told me that he got up out of bed and said, "Now what if I didn't have anything to do today!" And he thanked the Lord for work. May we all thank God for the opportunity to plant, to harvest, to labor for the good of others, whatever our profession, for we are in the image of the Creator, our Lord Jesus.
3. Jesus did good works, as the perfect Man, in works of obedience. "And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52).
To be His workmanship means to do good works of obedience. Jesus Christ was obedient to His parents, obedient to the Law; and we see Jesus attending synagogue and participating even in festivals that were more cultural than biblical, for instance in the feast of dedication7 or Chanukah. And of course our Lord was obedient to His Father. He came to do His Father's will. And we, too, though saved by grace, should be motivated by that grace to obedience. Do you see the difference? We are constrained by love not duty. It is a duty of the heart that brings our lives into conformity with God's will.
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Re: Stuck in for loop
on: September 20, 2012, 08:48:00 am
Thank you for both of the inputs. I am suspecting that Nick is initially right. I only made the flags after I was unable to find the loop hold up. Thank you both for the feedback!
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Stuck in for loop
on: September 20, 2012, 12:16:52 am
I am using an arduino to drive an electric scooter and everything works fine but after the throttle is done being used I want the scooter to time out and open a relay. I am using the following code:
const int sLED = 5;
const int iLED = 6;
const int dLED = 7;
const int rOut = 8;
const int fetOut = 9;
const int pIn = A1;
boolean driveFlag;
void setup(){
pinMode(sLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(iLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(dLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(rOut, OUTPUT);
pinMode(fetOut, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pIn, INPUT);
digitalWrite(sLED, HIGH);
digitalWrite(iLED, HIGH);
digitalWrite(dLED, HIGH);
digitalWrite(rOut, LOW);
digitalWrite(fetOut, LOW);
void loop(){
if(driveFlag = true){
analogWrite(fetOut, 0);
digitalWrite(rOut, LOW);
digitalWrite(dLED, HIGH);
void startUp(){
int tempPot = 500;
digitalWrite(sLED, LOW);
tempPot = analogRead(pIn);
}while(tempPot >= 450);
digitalWrite(sLED, HIGH);
void idle(){
int tempPot = 0;
digitalWrite(iLED, LOW);
tempPot = analogRead(pIn);
}while(tempPot < 450);
digitalWrite(iLED, HIGH);
void drive(){
int potRead = 450;
int mapVal = 0;
digitalWrite(dLED, LOW);
digitalWrite(rOut, HIGH);
potRead = analogRead(pIn);
if(potRead < 450){
potRead = 450;
}else if(potRead > 700){
potRead = 700;
mapVal = map(potRead, 450, 700, 0, 255);
analogWrite(fetOut, mapVal);
}while(potRead >= 450);
void timeout(){
int tempRead = 0;
int delayTime = 100;
for(int i = 0; i < delayTime; i++){
tempRead = analogRead(pIn);
if(tempRead > 450){
driveFlag = true;
driveFlag = false;
What I am observing is the drive LED never shuts off so that means the code never gets past the drive loop in the main loop.
Code notes:
I am sourcing the LEDs so I am pulling them low to turn them on.
The PWM and everything else works fine but the relay refuses to open with a low command to it. I have tried to relay just using the arduino and it is capable of opening and closing it. The arduino controls a NPN transistor to switch on the relay with no problem.
So any code suggestions would be appreciated.
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Re: Wheres my voltage? (what am I doing wrong?)
on: September 17, 2012, 12:23:02 pm
Like suggested check all your pinouts first (diode, transistor, etc). Check your PCB for losses or flaws. The PCB looks pretty clean so if you are getting the right voltage from the battery it should transfer fine. i can't picture what your motor out looks like.
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Re: can't run a bipolar stepper motor
on: September 17, 2012, 12:13:52 pm
Need more information. Do you have an example of your setup? What is your power supply? More information helps.
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Re: Arduino Motor Control with PWM and totem pole
on: September 17, 2012, 09:47:48 am
Woops. The 5ms is suppose to come from frequency to time which should actually be 2 ms for a 500Hz PWM signal. I see what yours saying though. I am still not super clear on the gates of mosfets as you can see. Can you explain the switching loss a little more in depth (i don't see where this comes from)? The only power calculations I did were for the load power dissipation needed to drive the motor. 27A rated at 22mOhm when the FET is on give me 16.038 Watts for power. I plan on running two FETs in parallel like mentioned before to give me a max of 8 Watts of power for normal use per FET.
The other thing is I am using 5V TTL MOSFET so I wouldn't switch at the 10V so the current would be higher. So this gives me three viable options that I believe I have components for and I am capable of.
1.) MOSFET driver. I don't have the driver chips so I would have to wait and buy one. I have never used one before but have read up on them when I was planning my original H-bridge design for forward and reverse. I found a lot of information on using these on
where he has built multiple projects. It is pretty stable and can easily be driven by the arduino. So that option is there is needed but not preferred since I can't implement it without buying the hardware. I would probably go back to regular logic MOSFETs as well rather than the TTL for those. I have some of them but this would be a redesign of my current circuit.
2.) PNP BJT driver. I could use some PNP to connect the regulated 5V to the gates of the FETs. I can drive the BJT with the arduino and that seems like it would be pretty simple. I am only going to be able to get about 100mA out of the BJT most likely though. I also have to make sure the voltage drop of the PNP doesn't interfere with the TTL logic or I will have to add more circuitry and implement the 12V signal to drive the TTL. This I have parts for and it is cheap and simple. The question comes down to is how much current for nice smooth switching.
3.) SN754410 H-bridge. I have this chip as well. I can use simple TTL logic from the arduino to toggle one of the quad outputs (or two) and connect the gates to the H-bridge. This is able to supply 1A continuous if needed for a lot more power. I can connect either the 5V or 12V gate to this and be able to control either. This maybe a good option but I am not sure if there is a restriction on using an H-bridge to drive a FET. Any ideas on this?
I will look into the zener if need be for more protection. I guess I can explain a little bit better how ideally this project works. I attached a drawing of my current setup. The drawing is crowded but here are the basics.
There is a key switch that connects the 12V to the regulator that is smoothed with caps. 12V is supplied to the 24V relay coil that is hooked to another switch to make or break that for an estop. There is a third switch that turns on the controller. The controller handles the following:
Reads pot for amount of throttle (alters PWM to the FETs).
Read that the relay has voltage
Turn the relay on by activating the BJT
Turn on the FETs but PWM controlling the gates
So the way the software works is that when there is a throttle given by the pot, the controller reads to make sure the relay has voltage. If it does then the relay is activated while the FETs are still off (switches 0 volts). The controller then PWMs the FETs to conduct the main path to the motor. When the drive cycle is over, there is timeout period that will wait to make sure the user is done driving the motor. Once that is complete the FETs are verified to be 0 and the relay opens. This enables to arcing in the relay for safe operation (except for Estop). I have fuses on both the 24V line (30A) and the 12V line (3A) (I didn't include). I am hoping that with this architecture and control I can keep the current pulses down and a safe way to operate the motor. I have a bunch more indicators that I left out as well to determine what stay the software is in.
Currently everything works except the FETs. The FETs currently won't turn on the LED when I PWM the gates. That means that the conduction path is not complete. So hints why I have so many questions about FET. I have already broke a few too (measured diode voltage drops and resistance of the pins to verify) so I know I am not perfect and implementing them yet. So any suggestion are always appreciated.
Sorry the long and lengthy post but I just want to make sure I understand what is happening so I can control and modify it better.
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Re: Arduino Motor Control with PWM and totem pole
on: September 17, 2012, 08:27:25 am
I am talking about the SN754410 H-bridge also. So I would tie enable to Vcc and toggle the A pin to get the PWM out of the Y pin. This be able to provide up to 1A for the gate to charge if needed. Any issues with using this setup with an arduino?
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Re: Arduino Motor Control with PWM and totem pole
on: September 17, 2012, 08:22:35 am
Hello Mark,
Thank you for the reply. I understand that fast switching requires the ability to be able to charge and discharge the gate capacitance sufficiently all the way for operation and heat issues. I have some half bridges that I can probably drive this with if need be but I guess I am wondering if something like this really requires this? We are talking about 500 Hz that the PWM is capable of for the Arduino. You are talking about 5ms switching. If I use the setup that has a 50 ohm resistor on the gate with a 10K pull down, I will be having time constants at 110 microseconds. That is almost 50 time constants per cycle assuming max current. Now with that said, I won't be supplying the max current of 100 milliamps since the channel doesn't allow it. So assuming that you can only draw 40mA per channel that gives about 20 time constants per cycle which seems pretty reasonable to me. Anything wrong with my theory? If need be, I could just drive an H-bridge with the microcontroller to switch the FETs sufficently correct?
With that being said, my setup doesn't currently work with the 50 ohm on the gate and the 10K pull down. I am still probing my circuit for the issue. i am using a 24V battery for the main voltage source and a 12V battery for the controller. The 12V is regulated to 5V and provides the power to the arduino. I have an oscope and all the necessary tools. I observe the PWM is correct and at 5V to drive the TTL logic MOSFET.
Another question though on the same note. Any ideas on what may be causing the microcontroller to reset by switching a relay? I am driving a relay with a BJT that is driven by the arduino. It is current limited to 20mA by the base resistor. I am able to switch it fine but when the relay opens back up it resets the arduino. The relay has a diode in parallal with the coil to take care of any voltages so I don't think it is that surge that does it.
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Arduino Motor Control with PWM and totem pole
on: September 14, 2012, 10:04:23 am
Hello Everyone,
So I am reading more and more into driving a motor with a FET from the arduino and have a few scenarios and questions.
First here is what I am using for a system.
24V motor, 500W, 27A rated
Estimated power = 500W/24V = ~21A at max
TTL MOSFET, 2000pF gate cap, 22mOhm RDSon
Arduino controller, PWM out (500Hz?), 5V out
Original option.
Drive the FET with with arduino directly. (Attached - ugly drawing)
So basically I would just put a 100ohm resistor in series with the gate and have a 4.7K pull down.
This results in a small voltage drop (4.9V still on gate) and would have the gate pulled down when off.
I may have to do two FETs to reduce heat though since the following:
Watts = I^2*R = 21^2*0.022 = 9.702W
So that is 4.851W per FET.
The problem I could see is that makes the gate capacitance 4000pF. Could the arduino still switch at a fast frequency to control both of these with a PWM? Can the arduino provide enough current to switch fast enough? See any issues? Could I run this with only one FET?
New option - totem pole.
So I looked for alternatives in case the power wasn't there for the arduino to provide.
Totem Pole (Attached)
First off, I haven't done a totem pole before so I have some questions:
I know that you need a current limiting resistor to drive the BJTs.
I know you need an out resistor for the FET gate.
Do you need a pull down resistor? If so, do you put it on the output side of the totem pole or at the collector of the PNP? Does the gate resistor count as the ground resistor because the PNP is on when the PWM is off?
So a PWM will turn on the NPN when high and the PNP when low so the gate will see the 5V for the on duration and be grounded during the off. Does that sound right?
Any suggestions for using a totem pole to drive a FET?
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General Electronics
Potentiometer reading question
on: August 13, 2012, 08:48:52 am
I am making a motor controller with an arduino and using the pot as the throttle reading. Quick question that is confusing me. So ideally I want to read between 0 to max resistance and map that to the PWM out of another pin. So ideally I should use a pull down resistor on the pot input signal to keep it low if for some reason the pot is disconnected. For an example lets use an 10K pot. It should be hooked up as follows.
Analog in
Would this work or am I just setting a new lower limit for the analog in value? What should the proper way be to use a pull down resistor for a pot? What is the resistance for the pull down resistor?
Please let me know when you get a moment. I always think I have it then I just confuse myself.
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Re: Arduino Motor Control Issue
on: July 19, 2012, 11:22:15 am
You are correct. I mislabeled in the picture but I have it all connected correctly.
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Re: Arduino Motor Control Issue
on: July 19, 2012, 08:15:47 am
Any ideas on this and why the duty cycle would affect the DC voltage of the VDS?
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Re: Arduino Motor Control Issue
on: July 18, 2012, 09:21:04 am
Here are some scope pictures and the setup picture. A lot in one picture.
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Re: Arduino Motor Control Issue
on: July 18, 2012, 08:56:41 am
I am doing all these test with an LED hooked up to the 24V source and being grounded through the NMOS. So my observations are based on brightness and not on the motor response. Changes the pull down resistor of the gate to a 1K seemed to make it brighter and more responsive. I made a test program to start at 255 and decrease to 0 and sure enough at 255 it is off and the LED gets brighter and the voltage increases as it gets closed to 0. Once it hits about 20 the voltage is almost at 24 but then we it goes down to about 15 the voltage drops out and the LED shuts off.
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Re: Arduino Motor Control Issue
on: July 18, 2012, 08:33:42 am
Resurrecting this post. So I have all the analog signal working fine and reading. I do have an interesting PWM issue though. With that same BUK nmos I have been using, It actually turns on when analogWrite is at 0 and not at 255 like expected. What would cause this? Also, when the FET first turns out it does pass the 24V that I can see through my scope but as the PWM duty cycle increases it is only at 5V again where it should be at 24V. Any ideas why the voltage saturates after it goes above an analogWrite signal of like 20? Please help!
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Re: Arduino Motor Control Issue
on: July 12, 2012, 08:46:26 am
That is correct. Once it goes below 400 it just drops off. That is a good point and something I should check. I will check the pot response tonight and report back. If that is my only problem then I will be pretty happy.
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But what about our early history, when this was a wild river town?
A team of archaeologists have just pinpointed the first business that sold pottery, plates, cups, and everyday ware to residents. They found it near Slugger Field, but also uncovered an American first.
The dig site has been drawing small crowds of onlookers everyday near Slugger Field.
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7 Arrested Development Themed Cocktails
Add all these drinks to your Arrested Development party menu.
Jessica Walter On Reviving Lucille Bluth
The mother you love — but probably wouldn't want to have as your own — is back. Lucille Bluth makes her triumphant return along with the rest of the "Arrested Development" gang on Netflix beginning May 26. There's a lot of thought that goes into what Lucille drinks and wears. A little preview …
Can you get into character as Lucille if you don't have a drink in your hand?
You know, in most of my scenes, I don't have a drink in my hands. I pick the scenes very specifically where I drink, and I also pick the drinks very specifically — [the time of day for the character dictates whether] it's a martini or chardonnay or Champagne.
If it's a morning scene, unless it's a very desperate occasion, I will have a chardonnay. She does not drink red wine, nor do I. If it's past 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the script, she will have a martini. There was one scene at 8 a.m. in the original series — I come marching into the model home and I say, "I'll have a vodka tonic," and he says, "Mom, it's 8 a.m." And she says, "And a piece of toast." So it's all very specific.
I'll have a vodka tonic while you guys read the full interview.
So excited for this! :-)
Tonight's episode of Ideas, "Tinctor's Foul Manual," will feature the work of Andrew Gow, Professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta. Professor Gow, along with former PhD student Rob Desjardins, has discovered a rare and priceless book called …
Whoa awesome!
It's one of those days, chow puppy. One of those days.
via thepetcollective:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Don't buy stuff you don't need.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay…
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The Student Life Network is giving away the best prize pack in Canadian student history. It starts with $20k for school and five Dell XPS Ultrabooks to share with friends.
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Watch more Craft Ideas for Kids videos: http://www.howcast.com/guides/363-Craft-Ideas-for-Kids Subscribe to Howcast's YouTube Channel - http://howc.st/uLaHRS Build a popsicle stick bridge with your kids using this guide. Howcast uploads the highest quality how-to videos daily! Be sure to check out our playlists for guides that interest you: http://howc.st/ytmainplaylists Subscribe to Howcast's other YouTube Channels: Howcast Health Channel - http://howc.st/HOE3aY Howcast Video Games Channel - http://howc.st/tYKKrk Howcast Tech Channel - http://howc.st/rx9FwR Howcast Food Channel - http://howc.st/umBoJX Howcast Arts & Recreation Channel - http://howc.st/vmB86i Howcast Sports & Fitness Channel - http://howc.st/vKjUjm Howcast Personal Care & Style Channel - http://howc.st/vbbNt3 Howcast empowers people with engaging, useful how-to information wherever, whenever they need to know how. Emphasizing high-quality instructional videos, Howcast brings you experts who provide accurate information in easy-to-follow tutorials on everything from makeup, hairstyling, nail art design, and soccer to parkour, skateboarding, dancing, kissing, and much, much more. Step 1: Collect materials Raid your family's junk drawers for enough popsicle sticks, glue, and other materials to build your bridge. Tip Stop by a local craft store to purchase additional building materials. Step 2: Build main span Build the main support spans by layering popsicle sticks halfway over each other and gluing them together until you reach the proper thickness. Tip Use laundry clamps to secure your glued sections together until they dry for a tight bond. Step 3: Create superstructure and road deck Line additional popsicle sticks perpendicular to the main span to create the road deck, then angle sticks vertically to build the superstructure. Tip Use a cross hatch pattern along the sides and under the road deck to build a bridge that is both strong and light. Step 4: Add details Use toothpicks for railings or cut the points off the toothpicks and glue several of them together in a square to make tiles for sidewalks and side panels. Step 5: Piece together cables Use flexible tubing or straws and string to piece together the cables if you are building a suspension bridge. Step 6: Test bridge Test your bridge with a heavy book placed on the road bed and then set it up over a creek or other body of water to transport toy cars or even a pet hamster. Did You Know? The most expensive suspension bridge was the $4.3 billion Akashi-Kaikyo bridge in Japan, and was completed in 1998.


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I've always been famous, it's just no one knew it yet.
Happy birthday Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta!
I've always been famous, it's just no one knew it yet.
Happy birthday Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta!
Christianity is thousands of years old but God just turned 28…
Something's not adding up.
First, the dark haired Stefani Germanotta, a "swine" covered in the dirt and mud of what she exposed herself to. Then, the new Lady Gaga, the woman who hasn't yet left her past behind her, but has turned it into something that was beautiful again. The dark hair is now a blonde wig and the dirt and impurity has become gold glitter. Her scars are still exposed, but she's wearing them as medals. [x]
"When I look back on my life, it´s not that I don´t want to see things exactly as they happened, it´s just that I prefer to view them in an artistic way."
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in 1930 the average wages were $27,481*
in 2012 the average wages were $44,321
in 1930 the average home cost $53,635*
in 2013 the average home cost $289,500
in 1930 the average car cost $8,369*
in 2013 the average car cost $31,352
but no you are probably right, it's just twenty-somethings being lazy.
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This is the most unexpected ad for lube that you will ever watchOh.
It was cute
I actually really like this ad.
#I'm crying over a fucking LUBE COMMERCIAL
I was expecting masterbation jokes and now I'm sobbing in the corner wtf?
It's the same thing with interviews. It's like I'm supposed to give people a fucking free pass because there's a camera on. I'm like, 'Hi, I'm a human being, I'm an artist, I'm a person. What you're asking me is bullshit, and if we were in a bar in New York, I would knock your teeth out.'
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Shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday morning, Ridgeland police were called to the Oakbrook Apartments on Old Canton Road.
There they found someone driving a GMC pick-up wildly in the parking lot.
Residents at the apartment complex say it was chaos.
"I mean at least 10 to 12 shots and when I heard, I was like oh my gosh, there's somebody shooting like right here and that's when I heard all the sirens and things like that and I knew it was something close by," said eye witness, Victor Jackson.
Police say the suspect is Corey Laird of Terry.
"Mr. Laird left the scene as soon as he saw the officers at a high rate of speed. He encountered two other officers at the entrance of the parking lot there and did not slow up, rammed both vehicles. Gun shots were exchanged," said Lt. Brian Myers, Ridgeland Police Department.
One police cruiser was hit by Laird's truck and authorities say one bullet ricoched off one officer's car.
There was a volley of gun fire and the suspect fled the scene.
"Later in the evening, we learned that he had dropped a passenger off that was with him during the shooting. He had abandoned her at CMMC. She was left there with a single gunshot wound to the shoulder," Lt. Myers added.
Twenty-four-year-old Corey Lamon laird turned himself in to Jackson police who then turned laird over to Ridgeland authorities. He's been charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer.
Oakbrook residents say they were surprised by all of the commotion their neighborhood is usually quiet and peaceful.
"Right here in Ridgeland, Mississippi. I would not expect that, but it happened and that's just something we just seen, it was a lot of cops out there and the ambulance and things like that," added Jackson.
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After years of partying, tanning, drinking, and hooking up, M-T-V is pulling the plug on "Jersey Shore."
According to M-T-V's Remote Control Blog, the show's sixth season will be it's final summer at the beach.
"Jersey Shore" made history as the highest-rated series ever on M-T-V. The final season for Jersey Shore premiers October fourth.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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Mark Bauerlain hopes he's wrong at Convo
For the sake of our future, Mark Bauerlain hopes he's wrong. Giving last Friday's convocation on the effects of technology on adolescents, or "digital natives," he opened by telling the students and Family Weekend visitors in the audience about the criticism he's received on his book, "The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future."
Dávila addresses representations of latinos
"A lot of people now think that all Latinos are like J.Lo," she said at last Friday's convocation, "that they're doing really well." But Dávila, Professor of Anthropology and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University, discussed the opposite side of the spectrum, pointing out the contrasts that exist among representations of the largest minority group in America.
Boiled In Lead performs at Convo
Boiled In Lead performed nine songs and talked about the origins of their band and music in between on a cold, rainy Friday morning where students came in from the gruel to the chapel to hear music one might find in a pub. Drew Miller, a Carleton graduate from 1981 leads the band and plays bass.
White House speechwriter John McConnell '86 presents convo
This past Friday's convocation was presented by alumnus John McConnell, a White House speechwriter who served during the entire eight years of the Bush and Cheney administration. McConnell spoke about his passion for politics, which began early in life.
Food and farming advocate Gary Nabhan presents opening convocation
Food was on everyone's mind at opening convocation, Monday, September 14. Internationally renowned food and farming activist Gary Paul Nabhan spoke at Carleton's first convocation of the 2009-2010 academic year. Presenting a speech entitled "Renewing America's Food Traditions," Nabhan focused on the importance of place-based food production and consumption.
Convocation speaker discusses medical ethics as part of Bioethics Week
Friday's convocation speaker, Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, presented his position on the restructuring of medical ethics and explained why this must be of great concern to us all. The speech was one of the many events that took place on campus this past week as part of Carleton's "Bioethics Week."
Professor from University of California discusses changing face of America
Last Friday, convocation speaker Kip Fulbeck an art professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara who identifies himself as Chinese, English, Irish, and Welsh, spoke of identity and multiraciality.
Son of President Oden discusses carbon production trading at Convocation
Does the apple fall far from the tree? That was one of the answers some attempted to discover from Robert Oden III's convocation last Friday, the son of Carleton President Robert Oden Jr. Oden III's career field does not deal with admissions but emissions. Ben Barclay '09 had a different perspective of Oden III's job. "Rob Oden III wakes up every morning, gets a cup of coffee, and proceeds to save the world," he said in his introduction of Oden.
Travel writer urges Convocation audience to break out of comfort zone
Travel expert Doug Lansky hails from what he calls, "the arctic tundra of Minnesota" and was high school classmates with Julie Thornton, Carleton's Associate Dean of Students. Now, with ten years of travel experience under his belt, Lansky spoke of his funny travel escapades and misadventures to challenge the way we think about travel.
Grammy Award winner discusses unusual experiences with Ku Klux Klan
Daryl Davis spoke on a topic familiar to regular convocation-goers last Friday—race. His presentation, though, had a different spin than previous ones. The author of "Klan-Destine Relationships," Davis is a black man who dared to delve into the inner workings of the United States' best-known white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). He used Friday's convocation to describe his unusual and inspiring experiences.
Pastor discusses plight of poverty across America, points to possible solutions
Convocation speaker Craig Rennebohm '67 painted a bleak picture of life for future Carleton students last Friday: competing for housing with Oles, living on the streets or in the newly-transformed Burton homeless shelter and eating at the soup kitchen on the Bald Spot.
Kent Wommack discusses Nature Conservancy organization
Wommack, who has worked for the Nature Conservancy since 1982, said that at first, the organization focused on saving individual endangered species. With time, their attention broadened to preserving entire ecosystems and whole migratory bird routes. By the early 1990s, the Nature Conservancy operated the largest system of private nature refuges in the world, growing at a rate of 1000 acres per day.


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Reebok FitList: Spotify App for Getting in Shape
March 21, 2013
Exercise does wonders for your mood, health, and physique. The biggest barrier is getting motivated, and then staying that way.
Science proves that music helps people work out, and we all know we enjoy it more with the right music. The Reebok FitList Spotify app unites any exerciser with the perfect music for their taste, activity, and the length of their workout. It's free, and it makes Spotify playlists you can use on all of your Spotify devices.
Powered by The Echo Nest's deep musical intelligence about every song in the world, Reebok FitList for Spotify (Spotify link) includes a powerful playlist generator that lets fitness freaks and former couch potatoes enter the type of exercise they are going to do; the length of their workout; desired intensity; and a favorite artist upon which to base the whole thing.
Reebok FitList then instantly generates the perfect playlist for that person and what they're doing, with high-energy music at the appropriate tempo. It includes music from that artist, but also similar artists, for just the right mix.
Any Spotify user can use Reebok FitList to create as many exercise playlists as they want, for free. Premium Spotify subscribers can sync the music to their smartphones — perfect for the gym, jog, yoga mat, or wherever else their quest for healthy living takes them.
Reebok recently launched another exercise app: Reebok Fitness, a workout planner with exercise videos.


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This rice pudding is absolutely delicious! I didn't use the rind or raisins or cinnamon stick as I didn't have them in my pantry. Instead I sprinkled in a bit of cinnamon at the end and it's absolutely to die for!
"This is a traditional dessert for parties and special occasions," says Olga Fusté. "In tropical climates, this dish is frequently made with coconut milk."
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2/3 cup pudding)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 254
- Calories from fat: 8%
- Fat: 2.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 6.1g
- Carbohydrate: 52.2g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 7mg
- Iron: 1.7mg
- Sodium: 172mg
- Calcium: 135mg
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (2-inch) cinnamon stick
- 1 cup uncooked Arborio or other short-grain rice
- 2 1/2 cups fat-free milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lime rind
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Combine first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 10 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed, stirring occasionally. Discard cinnamon stick. Stir in fat-free milk, sugar, and rind; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 25 minutes or until mixture thickens and becomes creamy, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in golden raisins and vanilla.
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FDA Law Enforcers Crack Down on Botox Scammers
In November 2004, when four people became paralyzed after purportedly receiving Botox Cosmetic injections at a medical clinic in Oakland Park, Fla., the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) was called to investigate. The four victims were hospitalized with severe botulism poisoning. The paralysis was temporary—a result of being injected with potent, unapproved botulinum toxin. The doctor who injected the toxin had passed it off as Botox Cosmetic, an FDA-approved drug to treat forehead wrinkles.
What began as one OCI investigation of a Florida medical clinic escalated into 210 investigations of health care professionals throughout the United States. As of July 2008, the work of OCI has led to 31 arrests and 29 convictions of individuals who purposely injected an unapproved, cheaper substitute toxin for FDA-approved Botox Cosmetic into nearly 1,000 unknowing patients.
Under federal law, no form of botulinum toxin may be commercially distributed for use on humans unless it has been approved by FDA. At this time, Botox Cosmetic, made by Allergan Inc. of Irvine, Calif., is the only type of botulinum toxin approved by FDA to temporarily soften the frown lines between the eyebrows. Botox Cosmetic is a sterile, purified version of the same toxin that causes botulism, a severe form of foodborne illness. In both cases, the toxin is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The injectable form of sterile, purified botulinum toxin, when used in small doses, locally affects the muscles' ability to contract, smoothing out frown lines to make them nearly invisible.
Source of the Problem
OCI agents traced the fake Botox Cosmetic used in the Florida clinic to a California laboratory that sold botulinum toxin for research purposes. The agents found more of the laboratory's research product at Toxin Research International Inc. (TRI) in Tucson, Ariz. TRI was selling the unapproved toxin to health care professionals as a cheaper alternative to Botox Cosmetic. In December 2004, OCI agents seized vials of the botulinum toxin from TRI, along with numerous marketing materials targeted to physicians.
The vials were clearly labeled, "For Research Purposes Only, Not For Human Use." Invoices and product information sheets carried the same warning. Physicians who bought the cheaper, unapproved product from TRI increased their profits on each treatment by charging their patients the same fee as if they were using the FDA-approved Botox Cosmetic.
OCI agents arrested four individuals associated with TRI. Chad Livdahl, TRI's president, was convicted of fraud and misbranding a drug and sentenced to nine years in prison. His wife and co-owner, Zahra Karim, was sentenced to almost six years in prison. Other co-conspirators got lesser sentences.
OCI Special Agents examined TRI shipping records to track down more than 200 health care professionals who bought the unapproved drug from TRI. "The physicians were located throughout the country, from Manhattan to Las Vegas," says Philip Walsky, Assistant Special Agent in Charge in FDA's OCI Headquarters office. "They'd learn about the drug by going to a conference where TRI would give a spiel and demonstration to sell their product."
Many of the purchasers of the TRI product have been prosecuted. Some are serving time in federal prison and were ordered to pay restitution to their patients.
"Someone who abuses a position of trust for financial gain and subjects patients to unknown safety risks from unapproved medications will be held accountable," says Kim A. Rice, FDA Special Agent in Charge of OCI's Metro Washington Field Office. "FDA will aggressively pursue those who willfully circumvent laws that are in place to protect the consuming public."
OCI continues to investigate these cases, says Walsky.
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A key political ally of Mayor Rahm Emanuel could profit, if
Chicago uses red light cameras to give drivers
speeding tickets.
The Illinois State Board of Elections ruled that For a Better Chicago (FBC), the pro-business group that has quickly became a major player in the city's municipal elections, may keep its donors from the public. The ruling means that the $855,000 the FBC raised to aid candidates running for Chicago's City Council will remain a mystery.
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For A Better Chicago (FBC), who has been a major financial player for their chosen candidates this election cycle, is endorsing four additional candidates in runoff elections.
Mary Anne "Molly" Phelan and James Cappleman, the two candidates who are vying to replace longtime alderman Helen Shiller, each won the same number of votes on February 22 -- an amazing feat considering there were 11 candidates and nearly 14,000 votes cast. But the economically diverse ward, which is made up almost entirely of the Uptown neighborhood, appears to have two very different candidates to choose from on April 5.
Cappleman is a social worker who lost to Shiller in 2007. He has spoken about the need for economic development in the ward as a tool to combat "aggressive panhandling, public drinking and graffiti." He has also endorsed mixed-income housing, and called for "tax incentives to build affordable housing in census tracts with low
poverty rate would make the distribution of this type of housing more
equitable across the city."
Phelan is a tax attorney who gave one $500 donation to Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios and another $500 to his 31st Ward Democratic Committee campaign. The donations came as new laws have tightened regulations on tax attorneys who give to the assessor, who rules on property tax issues. Phelan is also the candidate chosen by the business community. The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce endorsed her campaign and has contributed to her effort. Additionally, Phelan has garnered support from For A Better Chicago funder and
Wal-Mart expansion supporter David Herro, who wrote the Phelan campaign a $4,600 check.
Phelan, however, is probably best known in the 46th for organizing Fix Wlison Yard, an organization which filed lawsuits to prevent the Wilson Yard development in large part because of affordable housing units atop a Target and other smaller retail outlets. The development has since opened. Jamiko Rose, executive director of Organization of the North East, told Time Out Chicago that the Fix Wilson Yard initiaitive was nothing more than a ploy to gentrify the neighborhood. Rose said, "This group of residents invested in real estate and saw Wilson Yard as a
speedy way to gentrify the neighborhood. Now it's not happening the way
they wanted, so they're spreading false information. There are fears
that people have around poverty and race, and invoking Cabrini-Green
definitely plays on those fears."
Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel called on the pro-business group For a Better Chicago, which has kept secret nearly all of its donors, to disclose the names of its funders.
That's how much money For a Better Chicago PAC has funneled into the city's municipal election as of today, according to State Board of Elections' records. The origin of all that money remains a mystery, except for $10,000 that came from investment banker David Herro, who has ties to shadow conservative groups. An additional $20,000 in donations were made by For a Better Chicago, though it's unclear if the donations were made from the non-profit group, or their political action committee. The money has been handed out to City Council candidates supported by the pro-business group.And as if that wasn't enough secret money injected into Chicago's elections, a potential total of $408,076.38 accounts for less than half of the $865,000 total the PAC was able to raise, leaving the mysterious interest group with at least $456,923.62 to pass along to their favorite candidates in the upcoming runoff elections on April 5th.
We now have some idea as to who is funding the secretive pro-business political action committee For A Better Chicago (FBC), which promises to play a big role in Chicago's city council elections this year. David Herro, a mutual fund manager, donated $10,000 to the group, the first such donation that is traceable. It turns out that not only does Herro have a history of donating serious money to aldermanic candidates who will support business interests, such as an expansion of Wal-Mart stores throughout the city, he has also spent big bucks supporting Republican candidates at the federal level through similar shadow groups that use the financial loopholes FBC is exploiting.
According to federal records, Herro gave $190,000 in the weeks leading up to the 2010 elections to the New Prosperity Foundation, which formed in late 2009 and showed serious political power, running ads against Democratic candidates in the Midwest, including Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias. A report in the Huffington Post said the New Prosperity Foundation is "classified as a 527, meaning it can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, including contributions from corporations." The group's chairmen are Ron Gidwitz, a former GOP candidate for governor in Illinois and a big-time donor to George W. Bush, and Gregory Baise, the head of the Illinois Manufacturers Association, a group that gave heavily to Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady. The New Prosperity Foundation received start-up funds from a trust controlled by a major contributor to the smear group Swift Boat Veterans and POW's for Truth.
New Prosperity wasn't the only Republican group that benefited from Herro's largesse. He also donated $10,000 to American Crossroads, a 527 group
founded a year ago by Karl Rove, and its tax-exempt partner Crossroads
Grassroots Policy Strategies. American Crossroads is the group that spent millions backing then-U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in the fall election for U.S. Senate.
Herro overwhlemingly gives to Republicans, including U.S. Reps. from Illinois Robert Schilling, Judy Biggert, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Adam Kinzinger, Robert Dold, and Aaron Schock. In 2007, Herro spent $75,000 on opponents of Chicago Ald. Joe Moore (49th Ward), a strong proponent of a living wage ordinance for big-box retailers. At the time, the Moore campaign highighted a donation Herro made to the Swift Boat Vets, a political group that smeared Sen. John Kerry's military record during the 2004 presidential campaign.
A recent contribution to the pro-business group For A Better Chicago is answering more questions about its intentions in the city council races.
For A Better Chicago, which raised $855,000 in anonymous donations last year, posted its aldermanic endorsements online today. In several races, the selections suggest a battle brewing between labor organizations and business interests.
In the 2nd Ward, for example, current Ald. Robert Fioretti has support from the the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 and the Service Employees International Union (whose state council sponsors this website) while the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and FBC are backing Genita Robinson. The chamber and FBC are also with Ald. Howard Brookins, a vocal advocate for Wal-Mart's expansion, in the 21st Ward but SEIU is backing Sheldon Sherman there. The 25th Ward, which covers much of Pilsen and other parts of the Near West Side, breaks down with the chamber and FBC backing long-time Daley ally and current zoning chair Ald. Danny Solis and SEIU endorsing Ambrosio Medrano Jr.
The Chicago Federation of Labor, AFSCME, and SEIU all backed council progressives Ald. Toni Foulkes in the 16th, Ald. Ricardo Munoz in the 22nd Ward, Ald. Rey Colon in the 35th, and Ald. Joe Moore in the 49th, while neither the chamber nor FBC have selected a candidate in those races. The three labor groups also are supporting Marina Faz-Huppert in the
45th Ward, while the chamber and FBC have not endorsed anyone in that Northwest Side ward. FBC is endorsing 11th Ward Ald. James Balcer; none of the other organizations chose a candidate there.
Elsewhere, there appears to be more consensus. In the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 19th, 27th, 28th and 30th wards, the chamber, FBC, Chicago Labor Federation, SEIU, and AFSCME are endorsing the same candidates.


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Thursday, Jul 19, 2012
Mike and Mary will sit down with Sleep Right Solutions Manager Ted Straub to discuss how you can fight Sleep Apnea by maintaining your CPAP mask! He'll explain what Sleep Apnea is and how CPAP equipment helps to combat it!
To learn more go to Sleep Right Solutions.


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Hmm, Creme's family name would come first? How about… Whipped? -eyebrow waggle-
Carnivore double date. Last pic, in order: Eclair the salticid spider, Tea the mantis, Berry the dragonfly, and Pie the damselfly.
MCM question: Do the flying insects (most of them) flap by deforming the thorax or do they all have dragonfly-style jointed wings? The former would seem to put a lot of stain on clothing seams.
they would fly by whatever method the insect that they are based on uses. because mcm is supposed to be an educational/adventure/magicalgirl kids show, teaching cool facts about bugs and stuff, i could hypothetically talk about the different flight mechanisms. it would be pretty rad.
as for the possible effects of deforming the thorax on shirts, i'm going to have to hand-wave that… because to be honest it doesn't make sense that they wear clothes in the first place. realistically it would interfere with their sense of touch (by flattening the hairs) and they don't wear them for modesty (abdomen is uncovered), but they need to have them because i want to put them in cute dresses and outfits and school uniforms. canonically, their only purpose in mcm is cultural. walking around naked, as i have mentioned before, is considered either a sign of being too poor to wear clothes, or being too goddamn lazy to get dressed. though nudity would probably have implications of sex, it's nothing as strong as human society's.
honestly, the big deal with clothes in mcm is that it's a method of separating oneself from the non-sapient arthropods, as most of the races in mcm have animal counterparts. this is another reason crustaceans are shunned as they are. pillbugs and sowbugs are unable to wear conventional clothes do to their unique body shape, and crayfish don't wear clothes because they are a hindrance when moving through water. this adds to the image of crustaceans as "animalistic"
im so sorry, i was talking about flight, how did this turn into a discussion of bug racism
I am a sucker for MCM so I would like to hear about them for these: Rollercoaster, Proof, Charm, Coconut
Rollercoaster: Does your character like going to fairs or amusement parks? Would they rather ride the rides or sit and watch?
Proof: What is an absurd situation your character has gotten into that others didn't believe?
Charm: Is there a certain object your character always carries with them?
Coconut: What would be your character's perfect vacation destination? What does that say about them?
There's a type called 'Sweet Pomegranate' and I don't think I could ask for a better mushi name than that. (plus it opens up a few possibilities for parent names too, though all I can think of off the top of my head is 'Sweet Tea' and 'Sweet Potato')
Ok! But Sweet is also Creme's last name so you're gonna end up a distant second cousin on her dad's side if you're ok with that
"Pomegranate" is a valid MCM name, right? I have been spending an awful lot of time thinking about names and I'm leaning towards Pomegranate partially because it allows for the most ridiculous of nicknames (pompom)
Sure! You have the option of making that your first or last name. If it's your first name I'd suggest a breed of pomegranate, so your name would be something like Granada Pomegranate. If you want your name to be a pomegranate food, you'd want it as your last name. Both make you eligible for ridiculous nicknames.
A commission for beetleboo of herself as an Mushi Cure Magika atlas moth!
As for how they get the clothes on…. there are more buttons and zippers than people clothes, in strategic places. i don't normally illustrate them because mcm is very simplified and tbh i dont normally think about them when im drawing, so, ill try to do better with that in the future.
Right now im working on landscapes and architecture, though, so another day.
How does clothing work in the Mushi Cure Magika world with its varying numbers of limbs and occasional wings?
That is a good question that I do not know the answer to? lets see. mass production definitely exists, but id reckon that tailors and taking your clothes in to get them modified is much more common in mcm. the average mall would probably have a speed tailor shop where you can get the clothes you just bought quick-fixed. there would also be big chain tailoring shops, since its such a commonly needed service. but you'd still see things like wingless bugs walking around with wing holes in their shirt (sewn shut)
there would also be lots of clothing chains that cater to specific racial groups, like there would different stores for beetles than lepidopterians, and (less) stores for the arachnid minorities with four limbs, and no stores for crustaceans like pillbugs bc they are considered scum and have no money or political power.
also! clothes in ctc are completely optional, seeing as how they have NOTHING TO DO WITH DECENCY (ALL OF THEIR JUNK IS IN THEIR ABDOMEN, WHICH THEY DO NOT COVER). you could walk around naked, and not be arrested. …though you would garner more than a few stares, since being naked in public in mcm sends a signal that you are either A) too poor for clothes, B) too fucking lazy to get dressed (think pajamas in public), or C) a filthy hippie. so even though clothes are not mandatory and aren't there to cover the bits, they are still extremely socially important.
though clothes are still functionally useful for thermoregulation when its cold. (mushi are technically warm-blooded, unlike non-sapient bugs, but they are still so very small. layers help.)
Been messing around with the idea of some kind of centipede character, and decided to do something a little Mushi Cure Magika inspired to try it out. Turns out it's hard to draw things with lots of legs.
I would like to think that in MCM centipede people are like some magical centaur/unicorn thing, and their specially adapted legs are the equivalent of a unicorn's horn. So when little buggies want to pretend to be one they get something that looks like a neck pillow with two spikes on it, like so:
I'm a nerd.
How does metamorphosis work in MCM? Do species that pupate on earth go through the same changes in the MCM universe?
Yyyyep they all have larval/nymph/naiad stages, this is baby Creme
Because I haven't been posting much art, here are some random Mushi Cure Magika characters I've done. This is Lemon (btw thegladhatter you should either open your ask box or message me i wanna talk about her) Caramel (Creme's Mom) and Cinnamon (a real life person with a physical, mammalian body that i drew as a mantis person).
Sweet Creme (parents: Sweet Caramel and Sweet Vanilla) xxxxxxxxx
Brule Creme (parents: Brule Caramel and Brule Vanilla) x
Choux Creme (parents: Choux Caramel and Choux Vanilla) xx
Whipped Creme (parents: Whipped Caramel and Whipped Vanilla)
Marshmallow Creme (parents: Marshmallow Caramel and Marshmallow Vanilla) x
Butter Creme (parents: Butter Caramel and Butter Vanilla) xx
Puff Creme (parents: Puff Caramel and Puff Vanilla) xx
Personally I am angling for Sweet to be her surname. What do you think?
what about marshmallow creme is marshmallow creme a thing
It totes is. And it's on the list now.
I might hold a poll, but there's always the risk I'll end up ignoring the poll and going with my first choice because I'm a little shit when it comes to stuff like that
Hmmmm that could work but it make her name sound like shoe creme. Also im half heartedly trying to make it match her mother and fathers names, which are Caramel and Vanilla.
Laughs bc all else i can think of are Ice Cream, Butter Cream, Whip Cream, and Sour Cream and all of those sound awful. Choux is actually. The best so far.
food puns imo
yeah i mean there is way to much opportunity there to give up
Green Tea.
Blue Berry.
Brule Creme (damn you japanese. this ones out of order)
idk what Peach and Citron would have since they are both from hives and the hive names have to be super special awesome on their own too


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Thanks to all who participated in this conversation on TED's decision to move Rupert Sheldrake's talk from YouTube to TED.com. It was scheduled as a 2-week conversation, and has now closed. But the archive will remain visible here.
We'd like to respond here to some of the questions raised in the course of the discussion.
Some asked whether this was "censorship." Now, it's pretty clear that it isn't censorship, since the talk itself is literally a click away on this very site, and easily findable on Google. But it raises an interesting question about curation. Should TED play *any* curatorial role in the content it allows its TEDx organizers to promote? We believe we should. And once you accept a role for curatorial limits, you have to accept there will be times when disputes arise.
A number of questions were raised about TED's science board: How it works and why the member list isn't public. Our science board has 5 members -- all working scientists or distinguished science journalists. When we encounter a scientific talk that raises questions, they advise us on their position. I and my team here at TED make the final decisions. We keep the names of the science board private. This is a common practice for science review boards in the academic world, which preserves the objectivity of the recommendations and also protects the participants from retribution or harassment.
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Agent SmithMar 19 2013: TED, you drag these talks from one debate to the other, still focussing on whether they are "pseudoscience", which distracts from the real problem. Your science board has enough data (the talks themselves and additional responses provided) to make a clear case for or against the talks being pseudoscience. Check the statements in questions, check the facts, follow them where they lead, and stand by whatever you find. This is not the real problem here.
It's this: If you were able to make a clear case for taking these talks down because they're PS, you would have done so by now. But instead of doing the only logical thing, leaving/putting them back with the other talks and supporting them with clear arguments against allegations made by Myers, Coyne etc. - you refuse to make a stand and delegate the decision to the public. But what more do you want to hear ? You have multiple comment threads, exceeding in total far more than 1000 comments on the matter, you have detailled and in case of Sheldrake exceptional replies by the speakers - it's up to you to make a decision, and deal with the consequences.
You can't please eberybody, so what's it going to be ? Please man up and make a decision, instead of inviting us to state the same points we already made over and over, until everybody runs out of steam and this whole things blows over.
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This is my first try using chickpea flour. It made a good base for the yummy roasted veggie topping. I substituted green beans for the asparagus (out of season) and roasted them with the tomatoes. I too cut way back on the oil similar to the first reviewer. While not complicated, it did take time....I will start with the chickpea batter first next time since it had to sit for 30 minutes.
Asparagus, Tomato, and Onion Farinata
Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
Italian flavors abound in this vegetarian one-dish meal of Asparagus, Tomato, and Onion Farinata. Farinata is a thin cake made with chickpea flour. The chickpea flour makes this crispy crust high in fiber and gluten-free.
Yield: Serves 4
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Total: 1 Hour, 22 Minutes
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- Calories: 321
- Fat: 20.5g
- Saturated fat: 2.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 11.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 4.5g
- Protein: 9.8g
- Carbohydrate: 27.2g
- Fiber: 6g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
- Iron: 3.1mg
- Sodium: 358mg
- Calcium: 110mg
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 1/4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, divided
- 3/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 3.18 ounces chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups thinly vertically sliced yellow onion
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 cup (1-inch) slices asparagus
- 2 tablespoons shaved pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 cups baby arugula
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- 1. Preheat oven to 450°.
- 2. Combine tomatoes, 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon rosemary, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl, tossing to coat. Arrange tomatoes in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan; bake at 450° for 20 minutes, stirring once. Cool slightly.
- 3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 1 cup water, flour, 1 tablespoon olive oil, remaining 2 teaspoons rosemary, salt, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Let stand 30 minutes.
- 4. Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in oven.
- 5. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil; swirl to coat. Add onion; cover and cook for 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon red pepper and garlic. Cook, uncovered, 18 minutes or until onions are golden, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in asparagus.
- 6. Carefully remove cast-iron skillet from oven. Add 1 tablespoon oil; swirl to coat. Stir batter once; pour batter into skillet. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes. Top evenly with onion mixture and tomatoes; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake an additional 12 minutes or until center of dough is set. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 4 wedges.
- 7. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon oil, juice, and vinegar in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add arugula; toss to coat. Arrange 1 cup arugula on each of 4 plates; sprinkle each serving with about 2 teaspoons nuts. Serve with 1 wedge farinata.
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Last Wednesday we held the second installment of our Presskit.to webinar series. We were joined by panelists Chris Bolton of CD Baby and Marcus Taylor of Venture Harbour to discuss using data to really learn about your fans. The duo had some great suggestions on using data to find actionable tactics and strategies such as working backwards by first identifying the question you want answered and then finding the relevant data to draw a solid conclusion.
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Next installment of the Presskit.to Webinar Series - "Guess No More" presented on May 29th
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Make A Great First Impression With A Video Introduction
Written by Sophia Moon.
It's a dog eat dog world out there and that dream job you're applying for has applicants lined up from here to Timbuktu. Having a neat Presskit that showcases your professional resume, wins, and media will definitely put you in the lead, but a video introduction might be just the personal touch that could set you apart from a sea of candidates.
To that end, here are some simple steps to creating your own introduction video.


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젨쟑ut the ginger, garlic, and 4 tablespoons water into the container of an
electric blender. Blend well until you have a smooth paste.
젨쟄eat the oil in a wide, heavy pot over a medium-high flame. Brown the meat cubes in several batches and set to one side. Put the cardamom, bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns, and cinnamon into the same hot oil. Stir once and wait until the cloves swell and the bay leaves begin to take on colour. This just takes a few seconds. Now put in the onions. Stir and fry for about 5 minutes or until the onions turn a medium-brown colour. Put in the ginger-garlic paste and stir for 30 seconds. Then add the coriander, cumin, paprika-Cayenne, and salt. Stir and fry for another 30 seconds. Add the fried meat cubes and juices. Stir for 30 seconds. Now put in I tablespoon of the yoghurt. Stir and fry for about 30 seconds or until the yoghurt is well blended. Add the remaining yoghurt, a tablespoon at a time, in the smae way. Stir and fry another 3-4 minutes.
젨쟍ow add 1 1/4 cups of water. Bring the contents of the pot to a boil, scraping in all browned spices on the sides and bottom of the pot. Cover, turn heat to low, and simmer for about an hour or until meat is tender. (The meat could also be baked, covered in a preheated 350'F oven for the same length of time or until tender.) Every IO minutes or so, give the meat a good stir. When the meat is tender, take off the lid, turn the heat up to medium, and boil away some of the liquid. You should end up with tender meat in a thick, reddish-brown sauce. All the fat that collects in the pot may be spooned off the top. Sprinkle the garam masala and black pepper over the meat before you serve and mix them in.


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