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SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23, 2013 -- Expanding its presence in GPS navigation with units designed specifically for the outdoor marketplace, Rand McNally today unveiled its new Foris� handheld device at the Outdoor Retailer show. The company also showed off its latest GPS for RVs and campers, the RVND� 7720.
Built for hiking, biking, geocaching, and other outdoor activities, the Foris� 850 is "trail ready" with millions of miles of high-quality street and trail maps, a sturdy bike mount, and an easy-to-use interface with on-device help � all included. The Foris� 850 has a suggested retail price of $399*.
In bringing the Foris� to market, Rand McNally worked closely with Falk Outdoor Navigation, a business unit of United Navigation Limited.
"We have aggregated and created the best outdoor content, and engineered the device with features needed for a variety of outdoor activities," said Dave Muscatel, CEO of Rand McNally. "We are very excited to be working with Falk Outdoor, which is one of the leading players in outdoor navigation in Europe, to develop a product for the U.S. market. Leveraging their hardware and our content, we've been able to create a leading-edge handheld at a price typically reserved for more entry-level devices."
The culmination of superior Rand McNally mapping and specific outdoor content, and exceptional German engineering, the Foris� 850 ships with contour maps and more than 5 million miles of U.S. roadways and trails on board the device � providing a much better out-of-the-box experience than competitive devices that require additional purchases and downloads. The Foris� 850 device is unique in that it integrates routing and turn-by-turn voice guidance on trails as well as roads; it will even create navigable routes from "breadcrumb" trails that the user creates via the TrackNav feature.
The device includes other unique routing options such as Loop Me! � a feature that creates a looped trail with the same starting and ending point, based on the user's preferred time or distance for the outing � as well as options for a hilly or flat route. All Foris� users get access to Trailhead, the Rand McNally web portal where they can download, store, and view their hikes and rides on desktop maps and more.
In addition to integrated routing and voice guidance on trails, and the advanced routing features above, other key features of the Foris� include:
The Foris� 850 is anticipated to be the first in a line of handheld products from Rand McNally. The Foris� 850 will be available for shipment to stores in April.
Also at the Outdoor Retailer show, Rand McNally is demoing the newest version of its RVND� GPS device � the first GPS device built specifically for RVs. The RVND�'s award-winning navigation is used to safely route RVs and campers on appropriate roads. The 7-inch RVND� 7720 has Wi-Fi� connectivity allowing for real-time weather information and display, and new hardware with rugged casing, video input, and bright screen.
Rand McNally will be at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, booth #BR 826, through January 26.
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Different productions will play it different ways. Look at her final speech - is it just gibberish? Or is it some sort of verbal suicide note?
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I never used to be tolerant of spicy food. And so I decided one summer ten years ago to change that, through a grueling and relentless dedication to all things spicy. It was rewarding. Because now, I regard hotness in food as a welcome enhancer of all things.
While it's true that spicy food presents different palatal challenges than does cheese, my anecdote of taste bud transformation does illustrates a point: If you're open to revisiting foods that you once found flawed, you may be able to change. And with change comes opportunity! (Especially in matters of cheese options.) But you may need help.
So I'll try to set aside that cheesemonger inability to understand how someone could ever be offended by any kind of cheese, and instead offer recommendations, emotional support, and tactics for conquering your fears and opening your mind to the four most-shunned types of cheese. Because really, there's so much to gain from learning to love something new, especially if the only thing at risk is a bit of caloric sacrifice.
The first thing to keep in mind, if you so choose to conquer your cheese fears, is to have an open mind. Taste buds change, and so can you. Your less-than-favorable associations with certain types of cheese may simply be linked to an unfortunate experience. Don't let one bad sheep ruin your opinion of the whole flock! So while you may think that your pickiness stems from a general dislike of a specific types of cheese, you may just be under an old assumption from a bad memory.
Cheese Type: Stinky Cheese
Why the Bad Rap? The name says it all: these cheeses smell. But more often than not, the strongest thing about washed-rinds (the technical name for this category) is not the taste, but the smell itself. Some of the best stinky cheeses around are actually sweet tasting, with an eggy, custard-like consistency and flavor. Be afraid of the bark, but not the bite.
How Best to (Re-)Approach: Not every washed rind cheese tastes strong. Perhaps an especially imposing culprit caused such offense during your last try? Go for the inner paste of the cheese first. The rinds of these cheeses can be bitter, and if not bitter, then at the very least, they're much stronger. The more mild flavors live toward the center of the cheese. For an especially harmonious trio, do as the monks did and eat these cheeses with good beer and bread, both of which will act as tamers. And make sure you're not buying overripe cheese, as age is most definitely the number one enemy of this style.
Sure-Fire Ones to Try: Abbaye de Tamie, Cowgirl Creamery Redhawk, Epoisses, Gabietou, Haystack Mountain Haystack Peak, Langres, Meadowcreek Dairy Grayson, Raclette, Reblochon, Taleggio
Cheese Type: Goat Cheese
Why the Bad Rap? Some people are put off by the "goatiness" or gaminess of goat cheese. Bad goat cheese is just that: unbalanced, too tangy, and with a strong, goaty kick. I have a friend who says that she feels ill from the mere smell of goat cheese. I'm not convinced that she's ever had a really great goat cheese in the first place!
How Best to (Re-)Approach: Go mild and young to start. Seek out the best fresh local goat cheese. The further a fresh cheese has to travel, the further from fresh tasting it gets. So while a French fresh goat cheese may seem more alluring, it's sure to be weeks older-- and therefore, more mature in terms of flavor-- than something you can find at your local farmer's market. Other great options for non-goat lovers are washed rind goat cheeses or aged goat cheeses, which taste not at all of the goat. Goat cheese has incredible affinity for sweet condiments. Honey, sugared nuts, fig cakes, and dried fruit are great enhancers. Still too antsy about re-trying straight-up goat cheese? Consider mixed milk cheeses, which are made with a portion of goat milk and a portion of something else.
Sure-Fire Ones to Try: Blue Ledge Farm Crottina, Capra Sarda, Garrotxa, goat brie, goat gouda, Lazy Lady cheeses, Le Chevre Noir, Mozzarella Company Hoja Santa, robiola of all varieties, Twig Farm cheeses, Vermont Butter and Cheese Coupole and Bonne Bouche
Cheese Type: Blue Cheese
Why the Bad Rap? Blue cheese is strong! The strongest of them can sting with an intense, peppery bite. They have a long finish, so the flavor stays with you long after your last swallow. Some people think that blues can taste bitter, or that they're just too salty.
How Best to (Re-)Approach: Going for a milder version seems to be the name of this game. Not every blue cheese is strong! Some could even be considered more mild than a sharp cheddar! Great blues are velvety on the tongue, like soft butter. If you've run into problems in the past, try blue alongside a glass of dessert wine or sweet sherry, which can balance the salt and enhance the creamy, more pleasing characteristics of a blue.
Sure-Fire Ones to Try: Fourme D'Ambert, Gorgonzola Dolce, Jasper Hill Bayley Hazen Blue or Bartlett Blue, La Peral, Lively Run Cayuga Blue, Persille du Beaujolais, Roaring 40's, Rogue River Blue
Cheese Type: Creamy Cheese
Why the Bad Rap? Soft, creamy cheeses are wrongfully considered to be more fattening, simply because they're gooey and rich tasting. These cheeses are too frequently ostracized for their supposed fat content, and if eaten with abandon, there's often unwarranted guilt involved. It's time to defend the defenseless.
How Best to (Re-)Approach: Get informed! Creamy cheeses are higher in moisture, meaning that they're made up of more water than fat compared to harder cheeses. Ounce for ounce, a creamy cheese will actually have less fat per units of dry measure than an aged, drier cheese. So while this shouldn't give you permission to gorge, you should feel more calm and less guilt about taking a schmear.
Sure-Fire Ones to Try: Brie de Meaux, Burrata, Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam, Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog, fresh ricotta, Forsterkase, Jasper Hill Farm Constant Bliss, La Tur, Nevat, St. Marcellin
Do you have any cheeses that make you squeamish? Or are you among the brave who have conquered a food aversion, through grueling and relentless dediction? And most importantly, has your transformation resulted in a bigger, brighter future?
Nora Singley is an avid lover of cheese, and for some time she was a cheesemonger and the Director of Education at Murray's Cheese Shop in New York City, where she continues to teach cheese classes for the public. She is currently an assistant TV chef on The Martha Stewart Show.
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I just can't bring myself to do blue cheese. To me, it smells and tastes like mold. I like most/all of the other cheeses listed here though.
i really like adding a small drizzle of honey to my blue cheeses. i think it helps mellow out the intense flavor.
I ate brie with the rind on it this weekend... and it wasn't half bad.
I'm with mimi2856 - blue cheese is the only one I'm holding out on, simply because of the mold/ick factor! I think the only problem is knowing that it is mold in it, otherwise I'd probably be fine...
I've yet to meet a cheese I didn't like! One of my frugal splurges: I got to the local cheese store a couple times a month and buy $5 worth of something I've never had before. That usually buys me a small piece that I can eat in a few days. Sometimes I'm not all that impressed, but sometimes...wow. It's fun and if I'm not too excited about the cheese, I'm only out 5 bucks and don't have to feel all freaked out about it.
Oh, if only someone would do a guide like this about mushrooms for my hubby! :)
I agree wtih mimi2856 - the issue I have with blue cheese is that the taste and the smell are so moldy for me, they don't taste like cheese. They taste like mold. I am half-French but my husband kids me that I can't be a real French person if I don't like blue cheese. I have tried over and over to like it, but I can't bring myself to really appreciate the pungency.
The other cheeses though - I love!
i'm with most others here! i love all the other cheeses (even the stinky ones) but blue cheeses just don't do it for me. oddly, i'm okay with them melted into a warm sauce, but as soon as the sauce cools down it tastes gross again. i wonder about the food science behind that phenomenon.
i would love to hear how to train myself to like spicy foods, too! i'm trying (i can do a small amount red chili flakes now!), but i'm still a little wussy.
I can get behind everything but the blue cheeses. It has nothing to do with the idea of mold and everything to do with the fact that every one I try tastes like dirty gym socks smell. I've tried several in the past few years as I've begun to reassess things I hated when I was younger. I've grown to love cauliflower, goat cheese, and even some mushrooms (but not many), but I just plain don't like blue cheese. Oh well. Plenty of fish...
I used to have the same aversion to blue cheese. But then I attended a cheese class at a local Whole Foods with a friend and it was blue cheese day! I was so sad that this was the day he had picked to go at first, but trying blue cheese with different fruity marmalade spooned over top, blue cheese in mildly spicy roasted peppers, and creamy less moldy seeming variations helped me open the door to blue cheese love.
Swiss cheese. I don't know why, precisely, but I've always disliked it. It seems to have an oily-ish taste to me. My tastes have changed significantly in the past few years, though, so I do hold out hope that someday I won't wrinkle my nose at Swiss.
I would marry someone if they could provide me a steady supply of burrata. I love it so much!
I love most cheeses, but I can't do gorgonzola. It shares a particular flavor characteristic with radicchio and parsnips that tastes to me like earwax. Ugh.
I love cheese--especially blue cheese, though it did take some getting used to. I second the drizzle of honey, the sweetness complements it nicely. I also tend to pair blue cheeses with grapes or crisp apples.
Never met a cheese I didn't like.
Yes, repressd! BURRATA!!!!!!!!
Every year I have a food "project," in which I force myself to love a food I previously disliked and avoided. I highly recommend these projects to anyone!
Liking bleu cheese was an early project, but I've since moved on to things like mushrooms, crab, kale, and raw oysters.
This year's project was supposed to be raw celery, but I've discovered that I'm allergic...my whole throat and face goes numb if I eat more than a stick. Which probably explains why I don't like it.
Ever since the bleu cheese project, though, I have an unhealthy love of all things cheese. No, wait, I don't love smoked cheeses (but I'll still eat them if it's my only cheese option).
Love blue cheese, goat cheese, etc. Don't care for cream cheese, its too bland.
I don't understand... why would you force yourself to like something that you don't like? I can understand if it were something healthy and unavoidable (like tomatoes or onion), but nobody's life is made more difficult by not liking certain uncommon luxury cheeses.
There's also a theory of cheese tasting that says you should try multiple cheeses at one sitting, and slowly work up to stronger or more "exotic" cheeses.
Start with small slices of very mild cheeses that will appeal to American palate, like brie (go ahead and cut the rind off for neophytes) or manchego. Move up to harder, slightly sharper cheeses like a well aged cheddar. Have a nice, sweet, white wine to help balance out the stronger cheeses. Eventually you can work your way up to trying tiny slices of blue cheese, and you'll be surprised how much less shocking the taste is when it's part of a course.
If you're having a hard time creating your own cheese lineup, try looking up "cheese tasting menues." Or better yet, go to a store with a good cheese counter and ask them! The people there tend to really know their stuff.
As for a question in the comments: Apf, the point is to simply expand your life experiences. Sometimes something you once hated turns out to be your new favorite joy.
I was an *extremely* picky eater until my early 20's, until one day I decided to branch out from plain chicken and rice and started forcing myself to try all the foods I hated. And a whole new world opened up for me! I can definitely say I am a more well rounded, more adventuresome person than I was before. You eat three times a day, and food is an incredibly social part of life too. Being able to enjoy and love a wide variety of foods only makes all of that even better.
Thanks so much for the post! I've been wanting to try new cheeses for awhile now and there's so many kinds I don't know which direction to go!
Head cheese!
Ha. All cheese is good cheese!
I can eat blue and gorgonzola all the live long day, but get totally squicked out by the rind on brie...
I like cheese. I could eat it on a boat, with a goat.....lol. I really don't think I've come across many cheeses that I would flat out not eat. I am not a fan of smoked cheeses though, just a wierd flavor, but I would not be adverse to trying new kinds that might be good!
In heaven there would be an unlimited supply of cheese for me. The stinkier and stronger the better. Love me some bleu and brie. I can eat a whole round of brie in one sitting. The rind is the best part.


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|Truth-Seeking Ball
|Viz manga
|Truthseeker Orb
|Black Weapons (黒い武器, Kuroi Buki)
|Chapter #638
|Naruto Shippūden Episode #378
|Appears in
|Anime and Manga
|Kekkei Mōra, Senjutsu
|Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
|All ranges
|Other jutsu
Truth-Seeking Balls are spheres of black, malleable chakra. Originating from the power of the Sage of Six Paths, they are composed of all five basic nature transformations, in addition to Yin-Yang Release,[2] and Six Paths Sage Chakra (六道の仙人チャクラ, Rikudō no Sennin Chakura).[3] They are capable of negating all forms of ninjutsu.
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The Truth-Seeking Balls can be shaped into a variety of forms, allowing them the flexibility to be used for offensive, defensive, and supplementary purposes. Obito Uchiha shaped the balls by having them pierce through holes that temporarily formed in his hands,[4] whereas other users forego this process and simply mould them.[5] The balls can wrap around the user to act as a defensive shield,[6] or be launched to serve as high-speed projectiles.[7] They are also capable of causing massive explosions by rapidly expanding in size.[8]
According to Hiruzen Sarutobi, this technique uses attacks that turn their target to dust in an instant on a similar basis to Dust Release, but on a greater level in terms of shape transformation. This allows it to constantly be used for either offensive or defensive purposes. Hiruzen also noted that, since the substance is a combination of more than four nature transformations, it is neither a kekkei genkai nor kekkei tōta, but greater than both.[4] Tobirama Senju discovered that this technique can utilise Yin–Yang Release to nullify all ninjutsu the balls touch. As a result, any damage done by this technique to a reincarnated individual who can usually regenerate infinitely, cannot be repaired.[9] However, Obito's Truth-Seeking Balls did not nullify ninjutsu prior to him gaining control over the Ten-Tails' power.[4]
Obito used the black substance as chakra receivers, shooting them in six directions to perform the Six Red Yang Formation.[10] The balls can also be used to create the legendary Sword of Nunoboko.[11] The black substance is highly durable, only taking damage from powerful techniques such as the Evening Elephant and a senjutsu-enhanced Tailed Beast Ball.[12][13] When Kaguya summoned a huge Truth-Seeking Ball, Black Zetsu noted that it could be used to create a new dimension.[2]
Shape Variants Edit
The balls can be manipulated into a variety of shapes for various purposes.
Drawbacks Edit
According to Minato Namikaze, the user can only control the chakra within 70 metres of their location. He also noted that the chakra simply exists, and can't be deactivated.[14] Hiruzen noted that there is likely a limit to the amount of time that the balls can take on another form.[4] After seeing the effects of Gamakichi's natural energy-imbued technique on Obito, Naruto and Tobirama discovered that the balls were incapable of negating senjutsu. This was further proven when Naruto managed to land a hit on Obito while in Sage Mode. It was also shown that when the transformed balls come in direct contact with natural energy-based techniques, their form becomes disrupted.[9] Additionally, the rapid expansion of the balls is capable of damaging the user's own body if they are not protected by other balls.[8]
Similar to the chakra receivers, the balls will disintegrate if the user's chakra disappears.[15] Any clones produced by the user will not have their own Truth-Seeking Balls.[16] The clones can, however, have the balls passed on to them.[17]
Trivia Edit
- When a jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails gains control over the beast, the shakujō variant seems to instinctively form in their hand. Obito and Madara Uchiha each wielded one half of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's complete shakujō.
- In the original publication of chapter 689, Black Zetsu lists Wood as one of the component natures of Kaguya's Truth-Seeking Ball, rather than Water.[2] Masashi Kishimoto confirmed this was an error in Issue #41 of Weekly Shōnen Jump, and stated that it would be corrected in the tankōbon release of the chapter.[18]
References Edit
- ↑ Naruto chapter 672, page 14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Naruto chapter 689, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 674, pages 9-10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Naruto chapter 639, pages 7-8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 673, page 1
- ↑ Naruto chapter 643, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 666, page 5
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Naruto chapter 640, pages 5-8
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Naruto chapter 642
- ↑ Naruto chapter 643
- ↑ Naruto chapter 651
- ↑ Naruto chapter 669, pages 15-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 649, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 669, pages 6-7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 680, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 675, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 686, pages 10-11
- ↑ Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue 41 Author Comments


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The sluggish clouds hang low upon the town,
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The ureter, which is the drainage tube from the kidney to the bladder, is 10 inches (25 cm) long and has three constrictions along its course: where the pelvis of the ureter joins the ureter, where it is kinked as it crosses the pelvic brim or where it pierces the bladder wall.
Blockage of the ureter can be congenital (something one is born with) or acquired. Congenital causes include malformation of the ureteral muscle, which cannot function to help push urine down to the bladder. This is more common in children. In adults, an extra artery or vein to the lower portion of the kidney can cross over the ureter as it exits the kidney causing a slow, progressing kinking which leads to obstruction. Both of these congenital entities are known as ureteropelvic junction obstruction or UPJ. UPJ obstruction usually has symptoms of back pain, multiple kidney infections, and/or kidney stone formation.
When blockage is above the level of the bladder, unilateral dilatation of the ureter (hydroureter) and renal pyelocalyceal system (hydronephrosis) occurs. The pain resulting from UPJ obstruction is relatively steady and continuous, with little fluctuation in intensity, and often radiates to the lower abdomen, testes, or labia. Other symptoms include polyuria (excessive urination) and nocturia (frequent nighttime urination).
Confirming the diagnosis is straightforward. Either an IVU (intravenous urogram) X-ray study or a CT scan will show a sluggish, stretched-out kidney pelvis with little drainage of the IVU dye from the kidney to the ureter. Next, a renal scan will look at the kidney function and measure the transit time of the injected dye from the kidney to the bladder. The transit time of the dye is normally under 10 minutes but can be as long as hours in the blocked kidney.
Endoscopic techniques, which use an instrument that is threaded through the urethra and bladder, can look into the ureter and cut the blockage. This procedure, called an endopyelotomy, can be performed as long as no crossing blood vessel is found on CT. While these are relatively quick procedures to perform, the success rates are limited to only 40-60% with a greater difficulty for future laparoscopic reconstruction of the ureter.
Another technique for cutting the obstruction involves abdominal surgery, called an open pyeloplasty. This surgery requires full anesthesia and a long hospital stay because it is requires opening the abdomen to get at the ureters.
Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is a minimally invasive approach to the standard open pyeloplasty. The surgery involves cystoscopy (looking in the bladder), stent placement (drainage tube in the ureter), and reconstruction and re-connection of the ureter through three small puncture holes. The procedure has a 95% success rate.
Pyeloplasty is the surgical reconstruction or revision of the renal pelvis to drain and decompress the kidney . Most commonly it is performed to treat an uretero-pelvic junction obstruction if residual renal function is adequate. This revision of the renal pelvis treats the obstruction by excising the stenotic area of the renal pelvis or uretero-pelvic junction and creating a more capacious conduit using the tissue of the remaining ureter and renal pelvis.
Pyeloplasty is traditionally performed using an open approach, which requires a large abdominal incision. Another approach, conventional laparoscopy, is less invasive, but limits the doctor's dexterity, visualization and control, compared to open surgery.
If your doctor recommends surgery for uretero-pelvic junction obstruction, you may be a candidate for a new, minimally invasive approach ― da Vinci Pyeloplasty.
da Vinci Surgery uses state-of-the-art technology to help your doctor perform a more precise operation than conventional instrumentation allows. It offers numerous potential benefits over a conventional open surgery, including:
da Vinci Pyeloplasty incorporates the best techniques of open surgery and applies them to a robotic-assisted, minimally invasive approach.
The precision and dexterity afforded by the da Vinci Surgical System's advanced instrumentation facilitates a minimally invasive approach for treating uretero-pelvic junction obstructions. As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed, as surgery is patient and procedure specific. If you are a candidate for a pyeloplasty talk to a urologist who performs da Vinci Surgery for Uretero-Pelvic Junction Obstruction.
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On the game as a whole...
I thought we played better the other night. This was a little bit of a reality check. I thought our players faced adversity out there, but I thought we did some good things. I think we as coaches saw some things from our team and individual players. If Amanda gets into foul trouble we have to figure out what we are going to do to score inside.
On learning from this game and moving forward...
I think there are some things from this game we can learn from. They had hustle, they were tougher than we were today and they had 18 offensive rebounds. I think we were exposed in some areas, but it's a good thing it happened now so that we have a whole week to work on it and get better.
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"Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart." - Mahatma Gandhi
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We are rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of travel, food and shopping. Our client W. Atelier continues to keep things clean and shoppers happy day after day at Ion Orchard, Singapore.
Behold, the anatomy of Twitter.
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College basketball is officially underway to start the 2012-13 season! Sports Illustrated featured Indiana University's Cody Zeller on the College Basketball Preview Issue. Zeller is the press-season player of the year with his Hoosiers being the pre-season favorite as the number-one ranked team in the U.S. "Best team, best player, best pants."
Congrats to the 2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants and west coast Illustrator John Sherlock Hersey. "Dia de los Gigantes is not necessarily about baseball," Hersey said, "It's an image that says 'I'm a San Franciscan, and I like Latino culture.' It's also got a psychedelic element; its eyes look kinda stoney."
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Forget the flames on the side of the car; check out this paint job! "I'd Rather Be Surfing"
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A new restaurant in New York City includes Instagram on the menu. Check out Latin American cuisine at Comodo, and search #COMODOMENU on Instagram for all the tasty images.
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The new app Magic Moments is taking your digital pictures and turning them into…well almost what ever you want. Take a picture with your phone and have it printed onto a T-shirt, mug, shot glass or any of the their 18 products.
Magic Moments (Not to be confused with the vodka) is taking the instant photo phenomena and introducing it to e commerce.
The app is part of the first ever mobile social media marketplace and you can have your newly designed products sold in the Magic Moments social media community. When a product sells, the creator makes (ONLY!) 5% of the sale. What do you think of this?
OK that is officially the coolest Foursquare check-in ever, edging past NASA's Space Station check-ins. Next question: Does Mars have any good bars or restaurants Curiosity can snag check-in discounts at? -Stacy
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A new poll shows that social media continues to make incursions into the news business. Americans under 30 are now as likely to consider social media their primary source of news as they are television. Pole respondents were asked about recent news consumption. Only 13% had read a newspaper, including digital editions, in the last 24 hours.
Twitter was studied independently of other social media sites. Only 11% of Americans use the site, but the majority of users do consider it a primary news source and were likely to re-tweet news related content.
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Fearless Baking: 3 Tips For Separating Eggs
Have you ever ruined a whole batch of egg whites because one single yolk decided to break on you? Been there, done that! There were tears and some strong language involved, as well. For anyone who struggles with this, here are our three very best tips for fearless egg separating!
1. Use Cold Eggs - We learned this tip from an issue of Saveur a while back, and it works like a charm. When they're cold, the yolks and eggs seem to hold their shape better and separate more easily. If the recipe calls for room temperature eggs, just separate them first and let them warm in separate bowls.
2. Crack Eggs Against the Counter - After trying lots of different egg-cracking methods, we find that hit the egg gently against the counter is the surest way to avoid jamming bits of shell into the interior and potentially breaking the yolk.
3. Use the Three-Bowl Method - When we know we're going to be separating several eggs, like for meringue or angel food cake, we set up three bowls at our work station. We crack the whole egg into the first bowl and use our fingers to gently lift the yolk free of the whites. The naked yolk goes into the second bowl and the left-behind egg white is poured into the third. The next egg is then cracked in the (now empty) first bowl and the process repeated.
This might sound tedious and like a lot of dirty dishes, but it's all worth it the one time a yolk breaks as you're cracking it. Instead of ruining the whole batch of egg whites, you've only lost one egg. If you prefer to separate your eggs by passing the yolk between the two egg shells, just do it over that first bowl and then transfer the white to its own bowl when you're done.
What other tips do you have for separating eggs?
Related: What to do with Leftover Egg Whites
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Those are really good tips! I ruined an entire batch of egg whites with a speck of yolk. At the time I didn't know it would make or break fluffy egg whites.
Cold eggs slotted spoon. And I'm curious how you guys break eggs b/c I've never broken a yolk.
Another Tip: Use a Slotted Spoon. Alton Brown suggests simply cracking them over a slotted spoon. The white slips through and the yoke sits there nicely. I haven't tried this - Alton seemed to pull it off easily - but it seems like a great use of a tool that almost every kitchen has!
Older eggs is also a good thing if you want the whites for a meringue as the whites and the yolk are more viscous from aging.
Cracked on the counter (not the edge) and separate by letting the white run between my slightly-open fingers/palm into a bowl. I, too, always use the three-bowl method. Just leads to less frustration/disappointment/waste.
GENTLE crack against the middle of the egg with a knife for a clean split (not too deep), then either the palm of the hand or the two half-shell method both work fine for me. In emergencies, I just fish out any stray yolk with a teaspoon. A teeny tiny bit of yolk left in a lot of whites has never stopped mine from beating to a good volume btw, but maybe I just make crap meringues :(
Oh, I'm completely fearless when it comes to separating eggs. Probably because like jilly37 I'm a little laissez-faire about pristine whites. But I do employ the three bowl method: two small pyrex custard cups and one large bowl.
And if yolk happens, I scoop it out using a piece of eggshell.
honestly the best approach is to use your fingers!
just crack, open that shell and let the egg whites slip through your fingers!
Those 3 tips are spot on! I do it the exact same way. I've been separating a lot of eggs lately because I've baked so many cakes that require it, so I've gotten a lot better at it all of a sudden.
I do also have 25 yolks in the fridge that I have to use.....
squeakycat has it - never had a problem with separating eggs when i crack it into my hand and let the whites run through...
my mum has a little tupperware device that you sit over a cup or small bowl - kind of like a tea strainer but it has a solid bowl to hold the yolk and slits around the top to let the white drain through to the bowl below... it must work because as much as she loves a good swear word, separating eggs has never caused her to bring one out!
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I take my time.
I've only ever had eggsidents when I was rushing things.
If you can fish out the offending yolk with a spoon or egg shell, then there shouldn't be any problems.
I've been a pastry chef for 5 years, and still break yolks... it happens. The three bowl thing is too tedious for me.
I find that free range eggs have much stronger, more robust yolks. They are tastier and richer in backing, AND they are so dense that it is sometimes difficult to break the yolks even when you are trying (for scrambling and such). Since I made the switch to free range eggs, I haven't had a problem with yolks breaking when I'm separating them out.
If I do happen to get a little bit of yolk in with the whites I just fish it out with a spoon. It has never effected how well my whites whip up.
I use my hands to separate them, like Nigella. Not as sexy when I do it though.
I use a sharp tap from a knife to break the shell, then pull it apart using my hands and toss the yolk between the two halves for a few seconds and the yolk has never broken on me. Maybe as @rebcres said, free range eggs are more robust.


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I spent yesterday running around shopping (no, not for fabric, because I am Stash Bustin' until the end of April) but I was able to squeeze in a little sewing.
|The pouch I made the other day (below) and the one I made last night (above).
Note the size difference!
And I did a better job with the zipper. I like adding a little bit of fabric at the ends of the zipper, so the zipper doesn't start or top right a the edges of the piece. It looks much better!
|Front view. I have to confess I chose these fabrics mainly because
I wanted to use up my green zipper, but they look great together. The
one problem I ran into was not having green thread…so I used white.
I also had time to make a bunch of the Sani-Pack Pocket Tissue Holders I was working on a few weeks ago…ok, 16 to be exact. Some will go in my dad's store, and I might pop up a few on Etsy. I sent a few to family and they loved them!
I had previously cut up all the fabric but this project got stalled when my machine broke. Feels kind of good to actually finish something!
|I used 2 different Orange/Pink fabrics and mixed them up between the packs.
|Front and back view of the Sani-pack, along with the
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Quasimoto's Certificate of Recognition from the city of Los Angeles. Madlib's stoned, brick carrying cartoon alias Quasimoto got a certificate of recognition from the city of Los Angeles, signed by the Mayor and the 13-person city council. They cite his "excellence in masonry." Some city governments spend all their time worrying about financial problems, education and transportation — props to the City of L.A. for keeping their priorities straight.
Congrats, Quas!
Quasimoto recognized for excellence in masonry by L.A. mayor, city council.
Soul Temple Records announces that, in conjunction with www.recordstoreday.com, they will release an alternate version of the Ghostface Killah/Adrian Younge album Twelve Reasons To Die, This version of the album, created by critically-acclaimed, detroit-based producer Apollo Brown, will be released as a limited edition cassette. These tapes will be given away, along with Issue One of the Twelve Reasons To Die comic book, for free with the purchase of the CD or LP of Twelve Reasons To Die at participating independent record retailers across the Country.
Over the last few months, Pro Era member, CJ Fly, was said to be preparing to release his debut solo mixtape, and today, he decided to give the fans a brand new song titled, "the error", produced by Cookin Soul.
"My pro Capital STEEZ considered the Progressive Era as an contradiction and since he was my inspiration for this song I decide to make the title have deeper meaning too. We make the ERA, they make the error. So turn your speakers on max and listen carefully. Hope you love it #LONGLIVESTEELO " - CJ Fly
Before you listen to Tyler, the Creator's third album, "Wolf," keep this in mind: The rapper lives to offend. "Wolf" has enough slurs against gays to keep GLAAD busy for the next year, and he is an equal opportunity offender, doling out insults against women and others over 18 tracks.
Much like his breakthrough album, 2011's "Goblin," Tyler continues to rap with no filter, but in trying to be overly brash, he ends up detracting and distracting from what overall is a pretty good album.
50 Cent teams with his Aftermath label mate Kendrick Lamar for his latest single 'We Up'. The track originally featured G-Unit's Kidd Kidd, bit last week Fiddy decided to pull Kidd Kidd's verse, and replace it with another verse of his own.
The music video was shot an expensive Hollywood crib, that shows 50 Cent flaunting his lifestyle and women, with Kendrick also making an appearance in the Eif Rivera-directed clip.
So A$AP Rocky and Skrillex went to the Dominican Republic. An almost two-minute intro highlights kids with guns in crystal clear HD. Rocky speaks some Español, wears the brightest of colors, and starts rooftop-rapping to a faraway Skrillex. America's patron saint of wub-wub does some karate and air-splits. The bros ride mopeds. It's nothing like a Junot Díaz book, and it's not as fun a party as Drake's "Started from the Bottom" clip, but it's … something.forthenighrt
So mellow out and sit back, relax and listen to a track dedicated to the backs! …rhymes comin soon.
freestyle session.. EP comin' soon! Stay tuned!
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It's clear from the pen-and-pixel cover that Mista Thug Isolation, the full-length debut of Virginia rapper and producer Shawn Kemp (under the guise Lil Ugly Mane), is so admirably self-conscious that it excels in all that it presents. Each succeeding verse embellishes his ethos as a weed-smoking, trigger-happy sex fiend. Lil Ugly Mane's an exaggerated personality, but he delivers it in an accustomed manner, as if we're peering into his quotidian outings. Like fellow double-threat MF DOOM, his character and music are inseparable.


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January 31, 2012
In 2011, Nevada again reported the highest rate for all six alternative measures of labor underutilization (known as U1 through U6).
The U-3 is the official rate of unemployment and the measure most typically cited in news about the economy. The broadest measure of labor underutilization, called U-6, includes the unemployed, the marginally attached, and persons who are actually employed but who work fewer hours than they would like (sometimes referred to as underemployed.)
The six state measures are based on the same definitions as those published for the United States:
Nevada's rates ranged from a U-2 of 8.5 percent to a U-6 of 22.7 percent, including a U-3 of 13.1 percent. California had the second highest rate for all six measures, including a U-3 of 11.6 percent. The next highest U-3 rate, 11.1 percent, was recorded in Rhode Island.
North Dakota continued to record the lowest rates for all six measures, including a U-3 of 3.6 percent. Nebraska and South Dakota had the next lowest U-3 rates, 4.5 and 4.9 percent, respectively.
Nevada, Michigan, New York, and South Carolina had the largest gaps between their U-3 and U-4 rates, +0.9 percentage point each. The large gaps for these four states are a reflection of their relatively high degrees of would-be job-seeker discouragement. In contrast, North Dakota had the smallest gap between its U-3 and U-4 rates, +0.1 percentage point.
The larger the difference between U-5 and U-6, the higher the incidence of this form of "underemployment." California posted the largest gap between its U-5 and U-6 rates, +7.7 percentage points, followed by Nevada, +7.2 points. North Dakota registered the smallest difference between its U-5 and U-6 measures, +2.4 percentage points.
The largest range across U-1 and U-6 among states was posted by California, +14.1 percentage points, followed closely by Nevada, +14.0 points. The next largest spreads were reported in Michigan and Washington, +12.7 percentage points each. North Dakota had the smallest range across its alternative measures, +5.4 percentage points.
These data on alternative measures of labor underutilization are from the Current Population Survey. Find out more in "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2011 Annual Averages."
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2011 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20120131.htm (visited September 21, 2014).
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When I hit Fort Sumner, New Mexico, I'd been driving for 9 hours and I just had to stop the car and stand up for a minute. I saw a sign for Billy the Kid's grave and I thought, "Yesssssssssss." I knew nothing about the grave being stolen so many times, but okay, cool. I think it's sort of hilarious how it's locked down now. Also, it's in the weirdest cemetery I've ever been to. It was a nearly empty lot with just two or three other graves and then in this big cage in the middle, there's Billy the Kid's grave. I did think it was really sort of sweet that there's a second grave stone for him and his two friends entitled "Pals".
Trip Log, Day 5
Oof. Today was a long, long day. I knew it would be. I planned it this way. But somehow, 10 hours of driving sounded like a lot less when I was planning the trip. It was also a rough drive. There were thunder and lightning storms and lots of rain and construction, so I couldn't just mindlessly cruise on down the road. And I declared it "No Shenanigans Day" so I could get to Clovis before dark, which meant very little stopping for fun distractions. (I broke that rule late in the day, of course.)
So now, I'm in Clovis, New Mexico. Listen up, Internet: if you ever find yourself traveling through New Mexico, let me give you some advice on stopping in Clovis. First of all, don't. The entire town smells like manure and it's kind of scary here. But if for some reason you can't avoid stopping here, DO NOT by any means get off the main highway and drive through town. Tonight, it was pouring rain and lightning was flashing everywhere, and I just happened to drive through the pawn shop area of town, which wasn't lovely, let's be honest. And then I turned down Main Street and it was seriously exactly like the town in The Wonders, but run down. There was an old appliance store (who has dedicated appliance stores anymore?!?) and a place that's actually called the "Main Street Barber Shop" and everything looked like it was built 50 years ago and then forgotten.
Anyway, the hotel is fine. Part of me misses doing the Airbnb thing because it's so fun to meet new people and it makes me feel safe to be staying with a family, but it's also nice that I don't have to make small talk and I can just blog and watch Bravo and go to sleep. In fact, they upgraded me to a suite, so I have this crazy big room with a living area and kitchen and a jacuzzi tub. I'd plan some sort of party, but everyone in this town seems to be a 58-year-old man. Seriously. I have not seen one woman since I got in.
Okay, so here are my snapshots from the day:
- The lightning storms were crazy today and I saw something I've never seen. When I hit the New Mexico border, there were these weirdly isolated electrical storms coming out of localized dark grey clouds, but the rest of the sky was bright blue with fluffy clouds. So I saw a lot of lightning flashing in front of blue sky, which was a totally strange phenomenon.
- Driving out of the Grand Canyon this morning was beautiful. The highway down toward Flagstaff is lined in Black-Eyed Susans and with the hills in the background, I felt like Heidi in the Alps or something.
Stats from the day:
Cool thing I passed: The Continental Divide
Number of Grain Elevators I Passed: 11
Best Road Sign of the Day: This is a tough one today. There are 2 solid contenders.
- "No Unloading of Livestock." This was at the first rest stop in New Mexico, and honestly, the only reason it's a contender for "best sign" is because I really, really want to know what kind of situation made this sign necessary. Did someone just let their cows out in the Pet Area for a little fresh air? God, I hope so.
- "Zero Visibility Possible." When I saw this, I actually said out loud, "Really?? ZERO visibility?!" The sign wasn't lit, so I assume they mean this is possible during the day, which to me suggests that Armageddon will happen somewhere on the interstate in New Mexico. Good to know.
Body Count: It's five days in to the trip and I'm a little worse for the wear. I have a crick in my neck from sleeping on so many new beds, bruises on my legs from riding horses, a scab on my finger from where the reins rubbed my skin off, a dozen bug bites from Moab, and sunburn from Arizona. What I'm saying is, I'm getting too old for this.
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the horde is curiously lacking in female heroes. the change is a welcome one, however, i would love it if the horde would gain more female 'hero' or role-model types. the alliance has janda proudmore, however the horde has no such equivalent. that is something i would like to see changed.
(im male, just fyi)
Eh. Jaina's wishy-washy and useless. And the only other thing....been to UC lately? Or have you not met our lovely Dark Lady? I mean, sure, I guess *anybody* could break free of Arthas' will and take a bunch of his people with her.
The Horde has their female heroes. You just have to know where to look.
SaintStryfe said...
She's not female. She's a corpse who wasn't smart enough to stay dead.
Daniel Whitcomb said...
At this point, Jaina's as much a Horde hero as she is an Alliance hero, really, if not more so, given certain events in Wrath.
Using a Female Tauren Druid, I never felt a connection to The Dark Lady, Sylvannas. The Forsaken have always been distant from the orcs, the taurens and the trolls, so even though both Lady Sylvannas and Lady Liadrin are significant female horde heroes and definitely are respected in their own way, they just don't feel 'horde'-y enough type of heroes.
Bring back Garona! She's the only badass female orc around! Geyah doesn't count. And we need female troll heroes too. Loot pinatas in ZG doesn't count.


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Think back to high school. Remember that awful moment when you realize your life is playing out nothing like the way you imagined.
Now think about your Senior year. Do you remember that awkward moment when everyone asked, so what are you going to be going to school for?
Now snap back to now. Though your life is nothing like what you'd imagined as a puberty stricken, starry eyed adolescent, is it still amazing?
Mine too.
For for years of high school my best friend and I would recite this verse to each other any time we could:
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. (Romans 8:28-29)
It was kind of our way of saying, "not sure how to deal with what you're experiencing, but I know God is working and I love you."
This verse and that girl helped me remember that as a daughter of God, He was raising me to be someone of significance. He was setting me apart for something specific.
I still don't know what exactly that is, but as my fellow sisters (and brothers) in Christ, I want to encourage you like my bff encouraged me:
Don't give up.
Run hard after God, trusting that He is fashioning you into the likeness of Jesus. Then look back every once in a while and be pleasantly surprised at how much you've grown and matured.
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Global and Local Graph Ranking
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Graph ranking algorithms are all about mapping a complex graphical structure to a numeric vector. […] Most of the discussion on graph ranking is focused on global rank metrics. However, in many situations, local metrics are both more useful and more efficient. They are more useful in situations such as recommendation. They are more efficient in that they do not require a full traversal of the graph and are usually completed in a only a few hops out from the root set.
I'm wondering if combining these two graph ranking approaches would not give a solution for scaling graph databases.
Here is what I'm imagining:
- an application with a set of predefined traversal patterns could precompute and continuously update global and local graph rankings
- both local and global rankings would include the cost of disk access
- global rankings would also include the cost of network access
- background tasks could redistribute/reshard the graph according to the rankings and the set of traversal algorithms defined by the application
- a smart router will be aware of where a specific subgraph corresponding to an algorithm lives on the cluster
To make this possible a graph database should provide:
- notifications about graph changes
- the background graph relocation/sharding algorithms
- ways to plug in custom ranking algorithms
I don't know if and how well this would work in real life, but the whole approach still sounds very application specific.
Original title and link: Global and Local Graph Ranking (NoSQL databases © myNoSQL)
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I love the summer. It's sunny. The ocean heats up. And we spend most of our days at the beach. I have the tans lines to prove it. My kids just love swimming and boogie boarding in the ocean.
In the mornings, my older kids go to summer camp at their school for a few hours so I can work and spend a little one-on-one time with the baby. Their camps are fun-filled activities like water play, painting rocks, making Dr. Seuess-inspired art, engineering their own creations made out of toothpicks and marshmallows, and so on. I do a little reading practice with both of them at the end of the day to keep up our skills.
And here's what my kids would rather do – build marble runs or Bionicle Lego sets.
But lately I'm wondering if that's enough. The Asian Tiger mom in me wants to do Kumon books to bridge them through the summer so they ease into kindergarten and 2nd grade without any problems. And I have a few neighbors who are doing homework with their kids over the summer, and know someone who's sending her kid to full-time summer school.
My head hurts just thinking about it. I want to give my kids an opportunity to keep up their skills and transition easier into their new grades. But on the other hand, I want my kids to enjoy being kids. I never took summer classes as a kid (nor did I crack open a workbook) and spent most of my time climbing trees and running around the neighborhood with my friends.
So while I'm tempted to add workbooks and homework for my kids this summer, I think I'm going to stick to reading, journaling, and maybe Ninja Math (an app that combines math addition and a video game with killer tomatoes – weird, I know but my son loves it).
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Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand). (Matthew 24:15)
During the end times, the Antichrist will head a confederacy of ten European nations that will generally correspond to the territory of the ancient Roman empire (see Dan. 7:24; cf.2:40–43), and he will at first pretend to be Israel's deliverer from her enemies, and she will make an alliance with him (9:27). But after he is victorious over the nations from the south, north, and east who have come against Israel, he will reveal his true evil character and his hatred for Israel and for God (Dan. 11:40–45). It is while occupying Israel under the guise of being her protector that the Antichrist will commit the abomination of desolation.
Bdelugma (abomination) denotes an object of disgust, repulsion, and abhorrence. In Scripture it is used primarily to denote things associated with idolatry and gross ungodliness. The Hebrew equivalent was often used of rites and paraphernalia associated with the wicked conduct of pagan religions. In the book of Revelation it is used to represent the immoralities and spiritual uncleanness of the false religious system known as "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots" (17:4–5). In the new heaven and new earth there will be "nothing unclean and no one who practices abominations and lying" (21:27).
The abomination of desolation may be translated, "the abomination which makes desolate, or lays waste." In other words, the abomination causes the desolation...
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AA Badenhorst White Blend 2010£22.49
Chenin Blanc (29%), Roussanne (23%), Grenache Blanc (10%), Viognier (11%), Verdehlo (2%), Chardonnay (11%), Colombard (5%), Grenache Gris (5%), Semillon (2%), Clairette Blanche (2%).Learn More
Earn 22 Points
Alheit Cartology 2012£24.79
Due to very limited supply, this wine is limited to one bottle per customer.Learn More
Earn 24 Points
Alheit Radio Lazarus 2012£40.00Out of stock
Due to very limited supply, this wine is limited to one bottle per customer.
Awarded 5 stars in the 2014 John Platter Wine GuideLearn More
Earn 40 Points
Allesverloren Cabernet Sauvignon 2010£12.49
100% Cabernet SauvignonLearn More
Earn 12 Points
Allesverloren Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum 2009£25.99
A great value-for-money Magnum!
Please note: If you are ordering a Magnum this is counted as an individual case and cannot (for example) be added to a case of 5 bottles. To check out, you will need to have 6 x 750ml bottles and 1 x Magnum.Learn More
Earn 26 Points
Allesverloren Fine Old Vintage 2009£13.99
50% Tinta Barocca, 30% Touriga Nacional, 20% Souzao
Excellent enjoyed on its own or served with cheeses and desserts.Learn More
Earn 14 Points


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And husband looked so handsome in his uniform
And my very dear friend Alysa came back from CanadaI tried to get a little art-sy And we rounded it out with dinner at Tim's with C and all his grandparents!
How was your weekend?
Wonderful pictures! You and Kev look great - loving the dress, its color and that necklace on you! Heart the artsy pic - cool image!Mine was good. Still recovering from Charleston for sure!
love the dress hon!
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