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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.comments2014-10-01T12:40:27.270-04:00atomic power reviewWill Davishttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-13980739579574533112014-09-02T21:55:05.242-04:002014-09-02T21:55:05.242-04:00The steady growth on nuclear plants arouses concer...The steady growth on nuclear plants arouses concern.
The logic is clear, that as the design is better understood and optimized, it can be run closer to full capacity.
The offsets, that bigger means fewer, less flexible, less learning curve, more remote, these are not factored in.
Imho, this is part of the reason why nuclear is losing the war for public support, it is too remote and rare to be seen as an essential partner. Is there an alternative approach possible?netudianthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-47026062692613463262014-08-28T20:20:14.953-04:002014-08-28T20:20:14.953-04:00One wonders whether a more modular approach, using...One wonders whether a more modular approach, using say 100MW turbines in an array, might be cost effective.
The gradual growth of NPPs seems driven by questionable logic, as none of these big plants has ever come in on time or on cost. That ongoing failure is continuing today with the AP1000 installations.
Is it possible that the regulatory burden is so severe that massive plants are the only way to make nuclear viable?netudianthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-83074100681009363122014-07-03T11:45:24.234-04:002014-07-03T11:45:24.234-04:00I've been fascinated with how a pressure vesse...I've been fascinated with how a pressure vessel is being made, indeed it takes so much time. Probably because of the danger that comes in doing it, they have to be extra careful. Fatal accidents have occurred in the history of pressure vessel development and operation.christinebravohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-5399732646202501472014-06-10T06:59:07.645-04:002014-06-10T06:59:07.645-04:00Next to no natural energy resources and a rapidly ...Next to no natural energy resources and a rapidly growing population means managing South Korea's energy supply is an ongoing challenge. Almost solely reliant on imports, the country's energy ministry is focused on diversifying supply to ensure long-term energy security, but how is it planning to do this?Felix Matthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-65473905954014656932014-06-06T11:08:24.488-04:002014-06-06T11:08:24.488-04:00Go to this link at the EPA site and all will be re...Go to this link at the EPA site and all will be revealed! http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/how-comment-clean-power-plan-proposed-ruleWill Davishttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-86515571961507068192014-06-05T11:39:06.657-04:002014-06-05T11:39:06.657-04:00At the risk of seeming obtuse, where do I do that?...At the risk of seeming obtuse, where do I do that? Or, if you would like to take this idea and run with it, I am happy to pass the baton to you. I am not a nuclear professional, but I spent some years in the Texas NRCC (state EPA) evaluating emissions inventories for other pollutants.traghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-24775911068403245162014-06-04T17:20:14.503-04:002014-06-04T17:20:14.503-04:00Thanks for the education! James Greenidge Queens ...Thanks for the education!

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This emissions inventory based method without regard to power actually generated is fraught with hazards.traghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-33767266841867162312014-06-04T09:04:19.148-04:002014-06-04T09:04:19.148-04:00Are we all forgetting that the NRC will not licens...Are we all forgetting that the NRC will not license any new power plants? The "waste confidence ruling" suspended licensing. The recent EPA document does not hold out the potential for giving states CO2 emissions reduction credits for new nuclear power plants. The NRC may not reverse the waste confidence ruling until Yucca Mountain is up and running.Robert Hargraveshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-83390512906925094922014-06-04T08:21:11.312-04:002014-06-04T08:21:11.312-04:00The Chinese are presently focusing their nuclear p...The Chinese are presently focusing their nuclear plant construction on two designs that originated in the US - the French-based three loop design is originally a Westinghouse design technology transferred to Framatome (later AREVA) which the French technology transferred to China, while the Chinese CAP1400 is derived (with Westinghouse assistance) from the AP1000 which of course is an indigenous US design. They have designs for advanced reactors, but those aren't the majority of the plant orders and announcements. So US-derived light water reactors are here to stay for a while - just speaking in terms of the technology.

As of right now, the Chinese have precious little to show for export - some small PWR plants in Pakistan if I'm not mistaken. South Korea, on the other hand, is building a $20 billion four unit nuclear plant in the UAE, is actively working to promote the SMART SMR, and has just decided to get KEPCO and ENEC (of the UAE) to work together to export Korean-built nuclear plants throughout the Middle East and Asia. It's too early to tell for sure but it actually looks more like a South Korean nuclear future, not necessarily a Chinese one at this point.

We have loads and loads of spent fuel remaining, and fast breeders could vastly expand the energy we get from material we already have using designs already built, certified and operated in the 1960's not just as prototypes but as commercial nuclear power stations. No thorium achievement is anywhere close to as technologically advanced or proven in the field.

That said, I'd love to see some independent investment get a thorium fueled reactor design certified, get a prototype built, and get some run time. It'll have to be private capital because not one single utility in the US has ever expressed any interest in spending the money to establish a second, separate nuclear fuel cycle. Unless and until uranium gets excessively expensive, they won't, either. I'm all for alternate coolants to water, and alternate fuel cycles, but in their own places and times. We'd do much better to get HTGR's working today, given a fixed amount of money to spend, say, than LFTR's because they retain the same basic fuel material - uranium. And they've been built before.

It's my belief, at least as it looks now, that the NuScale SMR will get built; it's my belief that the mPower SMR has about a one in three chance of actually getting built; it's my belief that at least two more AP1000 units will get ordered in the US in the next five to ten years. Those are things I'm pretty comfortable with. What else happens -- maybe a US EPR order, or maybe an ESBWR order -- remains up in the air. But I don't see any sign of the imminent death of US built or US derived nuclear plants soon.Will Davishttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-48613150017142554072014-06-04T08:00:55.590-04:002014-06-04T08:00:55.590-04:00An interesting observation, Rod - and worthy of a ...An interesting observation, Rod - and worthy of a comment to the EPA since we're in a 'review and comment' period on the whopper policy.

Agreed one hundred gazillion percent on Oyster Creek and Vermont Yankee. Zion is too far gone... is Kewaunee getting its hopes up right now?Will Davishttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-57483742083544001112014-06-04T07:52:56.780-04:002014-06-04T07:52:56.780-04:00There's no physical reason why any given desig...There's no physical reason why any given design of reactor can't supply steam to any given turbine. It's been done before, as the link shows clearly.Will Davishttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-18094970645749580612014-06-04T05:43:25.907-04:002014-06-04T05:43:25.907-04:00Will - Have you decided what it means that the EPA...Will - Have you decided what it means that the EPA draft assumes completion of all five of the plants currently under construction in setting state level goals?

My initial cut is "wait a minute, just because we have already begun spending billions of dollars to reduce CO2 doesn't mean we shouldn't get credit when those plants are finally completed and begin operating."

One very small addition to emission free reduction could be the announcement now of a decision to operate both Oyster Creek and Vermont Yankee until they really are at the end of useful life and to reevaluate the decisions to permanently shutter Kewaunee, San Onofre, and Crystal River. (I just wish that Exelon had not been able to get the Zion decommissioning started. I think that plant is to far gone to save.)Rod Adamshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-44956155380711205212014-06-04T03:44:42.283-04:002014-06-04T03:44:42.283-04:00US SMRs are designed with integrated turbines, so ...US SMRs are designed with integrated turbines, so the "hook on" option doesn't really apply here. Interesting news about SMART, though; I didn't realize they were so far along.KAPhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-5568326864928019212014-06-04T03:35:45.461-04:002014-06-04T03:35:45.461-04:00At first I thought this might be a renaissance of ...At first I thought this might be a renaissance of nuclear power in the US. But what will happen? The US is making coal more expensive and will build NPP based on "current" (if not to say old) designs… At the same time China is not only building new designs like crazy, they are designing new designs like crazy. It seems to me the Chinese will try out most if not every conceivable design within a decade or so, and then pick their reactor line-up of the future – all the while building new and modern reactors.

No matter what, with regards to nuclear power the future will be Chinese. Regardless whether it is the US, or here the Europeans, any of those developing nuclear, or even the Indians, all the others will be "also rans". Here the Germans sold nuclear to the French, the French have their EPR disaster, the Russians are living from scraps. In the US only GE has with the ESBWR something halfway interesting – but is it ready?

And then there is the matter of nuclear waste… Sure you can start reprocessing and breeding, because we love technology that is more complex, less safe and concentrates more long-lived transuranic material in a few locations – what could possibly go wrong?

Maybe if the US is lucky some of the small modular Thorium molten-salt designs will reach maturity independently of the big power suppliers, e.g. for use in remote locations – that is the only chance for the US nuclear industry, not the GEs, not the Westingshouses, not the who-evers, not the classic BWRs or PWRs.

Either there will be a "LFTR/FLIBE"-type newcomer in the US nuclear industry – what SpaceX is doing for aerospace – or the US nuclear industry will follow the same way the Russians went. Bye, bye US, hello China.Tony Machhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-24830020665731121212014-04-24T17:45:37.194-04:002014-04-24T17:45:37.194-04:00Thank you. I read here : http://www.ne.anl.gov/Ab...Thank you.
I read here : http://www.ne.anl.gov/About/reactors/lwr3.shtml that BORAX V superheating experiments were sucessful. Do you know what was the problem with Pathfinder reactor superheating core ?Fabien LE GUENhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-8151557505144596832014-04-23T11:42:12.158-04:002014-04-23T11:42:12.158-04:00A good question. There are similarities in the se...A good question. There are similarities in the sense that the superheater elements are central to the reactor core, but there is no dual-pass flow in the superheater; it's single pass, straight down through the center and out the steam outlet pipe at the bottom of the reactor. Besides this there are numerous features of the Pathfinder reactor that are completely different from those found in the superheating Borax-V core.Will Davishttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-27088935741037647622014-04-22T15:18:43.111-04:002014-04-22T15:18:43.111-04:00Interesting. Is the primary circuit layout similar...Interesting. Is the primary circuit layout similar to BORAX V one ? Fabien LE GUENhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-30809830510876985742014-04-04T11:22:19.582-04:002014-04-04T11:22:19.582-04:00I am surprised that the pressure vessels aren'...I am surprised that the pressure vessels aren't lined with a different material. It is just so interesting to me that it takes so much for a vessel to be made. I agree with James though, it seems that there would be an easier way.

Mia | http://www.bwsfabrication.com/equipment.htmlMia Harthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-67357214165972010892014-04-01T05:44:18.971-04:002014-04-01T05:44:18.971-04:00Thanks for this!!!Thanks for this!!!jimwghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-66831930674960538532014-03-06T02:37:27.926-05:002014-03-06T02:37:27.926-05:00I have some different ideas in making the pressure...I have some different ideas in making the pressure vessels. Each vessel manufacturer has employed his own methods in making reactor vessels & many have developed proprietary specialty processes. Which helps in making their brand and products to be apart from others in the market. We are an independent gas company manufacturing and supply pressure vessels for industrial air gases.Freda pintohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-62184602033661712892014-02-28T18:36:40.678-05:002014-02-28T18:36:40.678-05:00Truly sad. Another chunk of America's industri...Truly sad.
Another chunk of America's industrial base gets liquidated at distress prices, destroyed along with the economic contribution of the facility.netudianthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018824175917336659.post-33516211961849675052014-02-13T15:16:30.016-05:002014-02-13T15:16:30.016-05:00Will, Good job on APR! I like the mix of deep div...Will, Good job on APR! I like the mix of deep dive and analysis.

I finally got through a fraction of the docs on SONGS.

Page 15 of MHI doc L5-04GA588 states:
"The Critical Factor is an experimentally determined value, which is a function of the tube pattern and the fluid environment. The Critical Factor varies for each tube as a function of void fraction and location of the tube within the U-bend"

The operative phrase here is "experimentally determined value".

The exact value of the Critical Factor (CF) was apparently not known for either the OSG or RSG designs so the Critical Velocity (CV) for the onset of FEI was also unknown for both the OSG and RSG. After decades of running the experiment (by operating the plant), what was known was that the Critical Velocity for the OSG was above the flow rates at 100% power. Critically, without an experimentally validated model, there was no way to be analytically certian WHY the CV was suffieient for the OSG.

Any change in the mechanical design that would change the CF and therefore the CV would require an instrumented full scale prototype of the reactor and proposed RSG.

Cost prohibitive experiment? Yes.

Try it first in a production plant? A cost catastrophic experiment.

Try to debug it after it fails in a production plant? Priceless.

We need our Operators to say no to us when we propose to experimentally determine our constants in their critical production facilities.

The operators need their politicians to say no to them when risks are proposed that exceed the operator's balance sheets.

As to who was at fault? My suggestion is to trace back the phrase "experimentally determined value". Find the step where the design got signed off without this number being experimentally determined.

My guess is that the design was done provisionally based on the prototype and experiment being done in the future and then someone scaled back or canceled the experiment.

As stewards of the industry, the engineering community owes it to itself to make sure the operators know when they are risking their plant.

As engineers, if we can not explain the factors and risks in a way that equips lay people to make an economic or political judgment then we should not take the job.

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Chris Weinkauf Wins His Second 2007 Super Late Feature
Posted under Race Reports by Chris Budzban on August 4th, 2007
By Mae Schultz
August 4, 2007; Marshfield, WI: – The CarQuest, Jack Fischer Memorial night of racing was postponed by a day compliments of mother nature, but the racing was second to none. Pete Kempf set the quickest CarQuest super late model lap for qualifying, and was his first appearance here in 2007. Brian Back earned another CarQuest super stock fastest lap. Derk Hauser earned his first Bill Dunow Memorial fast time award in the 4-cylinder division. Kyle Rasmussen was the quickest junkyard warrior in qualifying.
Timing was definitely everything this Sunday at the Marshfield Super Speedway. The ominous yellow flag and other unpredictable events dramatically altered the fates of drivers in almost every feature race of the evening. But in the end, Chris Weinkauf took the Super Late Model feature win, Brian Back took the Super Stock feature win, Kyle Opelt took the 4-Cylinder feature win and Jonathan Zuekle ended the night with his Junkyard Warrior feature win.
The CarQuest super late model feature started out very well for Justin Switlick. He began in third place and was already able to charge into second and then first place in the first lap of the contest. Switlick kept his lead through an early caution and restart in the fourth lap. He maintained for many laps, but meanwhile, Chris Weinkauf was working his way up from the back of the pack . By lap eight he had taken fourth place. And in lap 14, he charged into third and then second place and was on the chase for the lead. He used the outside groove to rip the lead away from Switlick in lap 16.
Weinkauf was in the lead, but Switlick was still breathing down his neck. That would all change in lap 23. Pete Kempf, who was aggressively trying to squeeze to the front of the pack, tapped the back of Switlick sending him into Tim Hintz, who was driving in third. Switlick, who has started the night with such promise, ended it with his nose in the wall. Kempf was sent to the back of the pack when the field restarted. On the restart, Weinkauf kept the lead. Hintz went wide and dropped towards the back of the pack. Weinkauf held out for the checkered and the Krings Motorsports feature win award, Eugene Gregorich took second, Ben Pettis third, Jeremy Switlick fourth and Jay Vandergeest fifth.
In the CarQuest super stock feature, lapped traffic failed to yield to the leaders causing confusion and affecting the outcome of the event. Early on, Chad Scholl was able to maintain his pole start. But it didn't last for long. After a couple of tries at it, Brian Weinfurter stole the lead in the front stretch of lap six. While race fans were watching the action up front, Brian Back had quietly pushed his way from the back of the pack to fourth place. He continued to pick of cars one by one.
Back's golden opportunity came in lap seven when lapped traffic failed to move out to the way for the rest of the pack to pass. Back pounced during the confusion to take second place. Side by side action with Weinfurter lasted for several laps. With three laps to go, Back again worked the front stretch and nabbed first place. Back won the race and the Beway Race Products feature win award, Weinfurter was second, Rick Grunden third, Randy Emmerich fourth and Chad Scholl was fifith.
Yellow flew in the 4-Cylinder feature, again affecting the fates of drivers. In the first lap, Eric Haring pounced immediately from second to take first place. In lap six, Ricky Brandl took second on the inside. He challenged Haring for the lead, trying the outside groove. In lap ten, just as Brandl was about to strike for first, the caution flag flew because a car in the back had spun out.
On the restart, Kyle Opelt nabbed first. Then, in the next lap, there was yet another caution. On that restart, Haring was in second and Brandl had fallen to fifth place. Opelt kept his lead on the restart and sailed away from the rest of the pack. Opelt took the checkered and the Westside Service feature win award, Jeremiah Straus second, Erin Schlough third, Haring fourth and Donald Dunow fifth.
The junkyard warrior feature was the only "smooth" race of the night. Already in the first lap, Jonathan Zuelke had stormed from the back. He took it three wide on the outside for first place. He dominated for the rest of the race. Kyle Rasmussen, who had also started in the back, came up on the inside in the second lap to take third. One lap later, he used the inside again for second. By lap nine, Rasmussen was right on Zuelke's tail. But Zuelke was able to hold him off for the win, Rasmussen had to settle for second, Wayne Elmhorst was in third, Marc Baldwin in fourth and Matt Phelps in fifth. The top three finishers earned trophies, compliments of Humbird Jackets & Embroidery Werks.
Next Saturday, August 11th is RZ Builders LLC and Lamar Advertising night at the races. Red hot racing includes CarQuest Super Late Models, CarQuest Super Stocks & the RZ Builders Super Stock Triple Challenge Championship, Motorcycles and Pure Stocks. Pit gates open at 3:30, grandstand gates open at 5 p.m., time trials at 5:30, racing starts at 7 p.m. Marshfield Super Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of Marshfield on County Road H with weekly Saturday night stock car racing April through September. Adult grandstand admission is just $10.00, Students ages 10-15 yrs. $5.00 and under 10 yrs FREE with a parent. The family ticket is $25.00. Rain date for Sunday two hours earlier.
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Ray Collins of MoneyShow.com sat down with Hilary Kramer recently to discuss a world of potential value plays.
What are some undervalued stocks? Hilary Kramer deals with breakout stocks under $10. So what does your...not your crystal ball, this is a lot of science, but give us four or five ideas in diverse sectors.
The most important areas are those that are not yet overextended, very richly trading stocks. So you want to find the companies that have valuations that are compelling and have high dividend yields too, so you have income and you have some upside.
Two companies I absolutely love. One is Brazilian: Vale (VALE). It's a Brazilian company with close to a 5% dividend yield; copper, aluminum, fertilizer, diversified commodities, which is the way you want to be in a market that could be healing and returning to profitability globally.
Another one is BHP Billiton (BHP), and that is very similar to Vale: an Australia-based commodities producer that, again, is diversified and is in every area of mining, from gold and silver all the way to iron ore.
Also, I love some of the biotech stocks that to me still represent opportunities because of the upside. There is one stock in particular, Regeneron (REGN), that many people feel has run at this point.
But from a valuation standpoint, this producer of macular degeneration therapeutics is a very compelling company, because it also has drugs and medications for cholesterol reduction that are really on the blockbuster level, as well as for anesthesia, oncology, and nervous system drugs.
So is this current market right now perhaps overextended, do you think?
Very much so. In this particular situation that we're in now, you have a lot of money that has had to go into the equity markets, which I've been very bullish on, so there's been a lot of money made. But you're talking about companies that really may have cannibalized themselves, or are saturated in too many markets.
Although I personally love Starbucks (SBUX). It's pricey where it is right now, and given the kind of competition that Starbucks is now facing. The same with a company like Whole Foods (WFM). Whole Foods is a great supermarket. We all love it, but there's local competition. There are larger, regional, healthy, organic-based supermarkets that are also developing.
Somebody said that Apple (AAPL) is a forbidden fruit now.
What a great way of putting it. The truth is that although Apple has excellent products, in 10 years from now there's no way that earnings are going to be where they are today...and unless Apple comes out with really strong innovations, there are other companies that are very compelling.
I just returned from a trip around the world: Europe into Central Asia, into Japan, and then back to the United States. What I saw was the strength and power of Samsung (SSNLF). And the excitement we have toward Apple isn't necessarily shared in all countries, even though most of those countries have been exposed to Apple.
So Apple may not be tomorrow's big stock, but maybe tomorrow's big stock would be a company like Splunk (SPLK), which is a data mining company, which helps companies deal with all of the data that comes into their Web site and turning that into market efficiencies, so that they can turn around and do a better job targeting and merchandising, as well as bringing in and gaining competitive edge against their competitors.
So that's really where one wants to be. Apple might be yesterday's tech stock.
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In recent star news, RUSSELL BRAND reportedly took a homeless man to his house, gave him food, and allowed him to take a bath.
How charitable of you, Russell!
Everyone knows Russell Brand is a master at picking up hot chicks—as evidenced by his stellar dating track record, which includes former wife Katy Perry and his most recent girlfriend, Geri Halliwell—but who knew the British funnyman had a knack for picking up homeless men on the street as well?
According to recent reports, Brand did a charitable thing after his yoga class when he saw a homeless, shirtless man lying in the street.
Instead of giving the man some spare change like one would normally do with a homeless person, the "Rock of Ages" star decided to do one better and invited the man over to his house so he could give him a proper meal.
A witness tells The Sun:
"This [homeless guy] was in a bad way. He'd been lying on the floor and talking to himself. On leaving the studio in his car, Russell noticed him there and was parked and out of the vehicle in no time to help. He asked the guy his name and what was wrong."
The source continues:
"I heard him offer to take him for some food. [The man] said he wanted a burger, to which Russell replied, 'You don't want any of that cr*p, come to my house and you can have some proper food and a nice bath.'"
Aww… Wasn't that nice of him?
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i think that was a very charitable thing to do. if more people would help those in need it would be a better world. way to set an example russell.
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SO WHAT THE FUCK ! that's what you call a HUMAN BEING, russell homeboy is a human being, you rock dude i salute you ! not like others who thinks that their the only one who has the right for everything ! go fuck yourselves mother fucking asswipes !
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July 30th, 2011Dinner, Sides, Vegetables
Perfect next to grilled fish, grilled chicken, burgers – - this corn salsa is so easy to put together and so refreshing on a hot summer night.
4 servings
105 calories per serving
1 avocado, peeled and diced
1 c frozen corn kernels, thawed (you can use canned, but the frozen tastes fresher)
½ can diced tomatoes, drained
2 T chopped cilantro
3 T lime juice
1/2 t cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all and serve immediately.Tags: avocado, cilantro, corn, corn salsa, cumin, Dinner, frozen corn, lime juices, side, tomatoes, vegetable
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I was a weird kid – I loved succotash and asked for it regularly ! I had not made it in quite some time, but now that I have the perfect recipe, I'll be making it a whole lot more often.
8 servings
182 calories per serving
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
16 oz. frozen lima beans
1/2 c water
10 oz. frozen corn
1/2 c skim milk
2 T butter
2 T cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
1 t Molly McButter
Heat a skillet and cook bacon until crisp then remove it and drain on paper towels. Add onion and cook 5-6 minutes. Add beans and water and cook 5 minutes then add corn, milk, butter and vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in bacon. Add Molly McButter, salt and pepper and serve immediately.Tags: bacon, beans, corn, Dinner, lima beans, molly mc butter, Molly McButter, onion, side, skim milk, succotash, vegetable
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June 1st, 2011Appetizers, Snacks
OH SO GOOD ! Ditch the canned black bean dips ! This one takes no time to put together and is so fresh tasting. This makes a great appetizer served with homemade tortilla chips.
6 servings
139 calories per serving
15 oz. can of black beans, rinsed and drained
2 c corn
2 green onions, sliced
½ c plain nonfat yogurt
½ t thyme
½ t chili powder
1/2 t cumin
Pepper to taste
Place all ingredients in a blender and puree for 20 seconds or until mixture is smooth. Serve with baked tortilla chips.Tags: appetizer, black bean, black bean dip, chili powder, corn, cumin, dip, green onions, plain yogurt, snack, yogurt
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The natural 'sugariness' of the corn and the addition of a little bit of sugar make this a very sweet dish. It was just great served next to a mild flavored broiled pork chop. If you prefer less sweet, just leave out the sugar and this will still turn out a great side dish !
6 servings
133 calories per serving
15 oz. can creamed corn
½ c Egg Beaters
2 t sugar
2 T flour
1 t salt
½ c shredded low fat cheddar cheese
10 oz. package frozen broccoli, thawed and drained
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine corn, eggs, sugar, flour and salt and then fold in cheese and broccoli and place in a baking dish and bake 1 hour.Tags: broccoli, cheddar cheese, cheese, corn, corn and broccoli, creamed corn, Dinner, egg beaters, flower, frozen broccoli, Kid Friendly, low fat cheddar cheese, side, sugar, vegetable
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Edamame are just baby soybeans – they are tender, sweet, and you often see them served at Japanese restaurants. I like to buy frozen ones and keep them on hand for different recipes. Salads are a great way to serve them
4 servings
390 calories per serving
2 c cubed smoked turkey
15.5 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
14 oz. can corn
1 c shelled edamame cooked according to package instructions
1 red bell pepper, chopped
¼ c chopped cilantro
1 T minced garlic clove
Salt and pepper to taste
2 T oil
2 T cider vinegar
1 t Dijon mustard
4 c field greens
Mix the turkey, beans, corn, edamame, bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper. Whisk oil, vinegar and mustard and pour over the turkey mix and season with salt and pepper. Place mixture over the lettuce and serve immediately.Tags: bean, black bean, cider vinegar, cilantro, corn, dijon, dijon mustard, edamame, garlic, Lunch, pepper, red bell pepper, red pepper, salad, smoked turkey, turkey
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Even my young teenage nephew liked this one ! So it's kid approved Lotsa flavor, lotsa veggies, and a great side to just about anything.
7 servings
140 calories per serving
¼ c oil
1 T chopped parsley
3 T rice vinegar
1 T soy sauce
½ t crushed red pepper
1 lb. frozen corn
¼ c shredded carrots
¼ c sliced radishes
¼ c sliced green onions (green part only)
Combine all dressing ingredients and refrigerate. Bring a pan of water to a boil and cook corn 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool then pat dry and add to all the rest of the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours so flavors mix.Tags: carrot, corn, corn salad, Dinner, green onion, Kid Friendly, oil, parsley, radish, rice vinegar, salad, scallion, side, soy sauce, vegetable
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March 28th, 2011crock pot, Dinner, Kid Friendly
Nothing is better in winter than a pot of beef stew. And when you make it in the crock pot, the meat is so super tender. This one is a little more work than your typical crock pot recipe since different things have to happen at different times. But it is well worth it – the meat is super tender and the flavor is just great.
8 servings
240 calories per serving
1 ½ lb. boneless chuck roast (trim off any fat)
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
½ t pepper
6 c water
2 c red potatoes, cubed
8 carrots, cut into chunks
1 c frozen peas, thawed
1 c frozen corn, thawed
5 T cornstarch
6 T water
Put beef in crock and sprinkle with soup mix and pepper. Pour water around meat and cover. Cook on high 5 hours. Remove meat and cut into cubes. Return to crock with veggies and cook on low 2 hours or until veggies are soft. Combine cornstarch and cold water and then stir into crock. Cover and cook on low one more hour. If the gravy does not thicken up enough, you can take a bunch of the liquid and add another cornstarch mix, bring to a boil and then simmer 2 minutes. That will get it nice and thick. Then just add back to the stew pot and serve immediately.Tags: beef, beef stew, carrots, chuck roast, corn, cornstarch, crock pot, crock pot beef stew, onion soup, onion soup mix, peas, potatoes, slow cooker, soup mix, stew
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This is a tasty stew that does well stovetop or you can sauté the onions and then pile it all in a crock pot and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 4-6 hours.
6 servings
238 calories per serving
1 t oil
1 onion, chopped
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts in bite sized pieces
10 oz. frozen baby lima beans
10 oz. frozen corn
3 c chicken broth
1 ½ c chopped tomatoes
6 oz. tomato paste
3 T lemon juice
1 T Worcestershire sauce
Spray a Dutch oven with Pam and heat on medium high. Add oil and then sauté onion 3-4 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients and reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.Tags: beans, broth chicken broth, brunswick, brunswick stew, chicken, corn, Dinner, lemon juice, lima beans, stew, tomato paste, tomatoes, worcestershire
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This is just one of those special recipes – this makes a beautiful risotto-like dish that bakes up with no effort. It is creamy and delicious.
12 servings
204 calories per serving
1 1/2 c brown rice
3 c chicken broth
4 c diced zucchini
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 large onion, diced finely
3/4 t salt
Pepper to taste
1 1/2 c skim milk
3 T flour
2 c shredded low fat cheddar cheese
1 c frozen corn, thawed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Pour rice into a 9×13 baking dish. Simmer broth until hot and then stir into the rice. Add zucchini, peppers, onion, salt and pepper. Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes then remove foil and cook another 35 minutes or so, until liquid is all absorbed.
Whisk milk and flour in a saucepan and cook until bubbly and thick, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add 1 ½ c of the cheese and corn and cook until cheese is all melted. When rice is done, stir in cheese sauce and sprinkle with the last ½ c cheese and bake another 10 minutes to melt cheese. Let rest before serving.Tags: baked risotto, bell pepper, broth, brown rice, cheddar, cheese, cheese sauce, corn, Dinner, Kid Friendly, onion, rice, risotto, side, skim milk, zucchini, zucchini risotto
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This is a great recipe to use up leftover rice from the Chinese food take out order. Just place it in a colander and place the colander over a pot of steaming water for 5-6 minutes. That brings it back to life nicely The veggies look like little jewels in a sea of rice. It's a very pretty side dish !
6 servings
183 calories
1 c basmati rice (stickier than regular long grain rice)
2 c water
1/4 c roasted peanuts
1 shallot, sliced
2 T water
1 t minced fresh ginger root
3/4 c grated carrots
½ c corn
Salt to taste
¼ t cayenne pepper (double this if you like it spicy !)
3 T chopped cilantro
Add rice to water and bring to a boil on high heat then lower to a simmer, cover and cook 20 minutes or until water is absorbed (or use steamed leftover rice as mentioned above). Mash peanuts finely or puree in a blender. Heat a skillet and sauté shallots in a couple of tablespoons of hot water. Saute 5 minutes. Add more water if needed to keep them moist. Then add ginger, carrots, corn and salt. Turn to low and cook 5 minutes then stir in rice, pepper, cilantro and peanuts.Tags: asian, basmati, carrot, cayenne, cayenne pepper, cilantro, corn, Dinner, ginger, ginger root, jeweled rice, Kid Friendly, left over rice, peanuts, pepper, rice, shallot, side


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Cheese and onion pasta
Preheat oven to 200 degrees or grill to medium.
Boil some water in the kettle, then add it to a pan with the pasta in it. Cook this on a medium heat, whilst getting on with the below.
Chop the onion in half and put one half in a sauce pan with the milk and put on a medium heat.
Chop the other half of the onion.
When the milk is lightly boiling (bubbling) remove from the heat and take out the onion with a spoon(keep this aside, because you will chop it later)
Melt the butter in another saucepan.
When melted add the flour and whisk together to form a roux (this is a brown paste
where the flour has absorbed the butter).
Add the milk and whisk continuously to stop the mixture forming any lumps, until the sauce has thickened.
Add most of the cheese (leaving a bit left over to sprinkle on top) and whisk again until melted in.
Take off the heat.
Heat a tsp of oil in the saucepan that was used for the milk (just to save on washing up), and fry the other half of the onion until softened.
Drain the pasta.
Chop the onion that was used in the milk (it should have cooled down by now).
Add the pasta and all the chopped onion to the cheese sauce and mix together.
Put in a bowl big enough, and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Put in the oven or under the grill until the cheese on top as melted.
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Movie: Bachelor Party
Year: 1984
Director: Neal Israel
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Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
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Long before he was winning Oscars for "serious" roles, Tom Hanks was yucking it up in Bachelor Party. The 1984 comedy remains one of the most charismatic performances he's turned in during his long and distinguished career. While the movie is crass, brash and at times frightfully amoral, it's also wickedly funny, powered mostly by ribaldry like a penis being served as a hot dog to Hanks's soon-to-be mother-in-law, and a girl-on-girl act that mistakenly ends up at a frou-frou bridal shower (starring great sports Rosanna Katon and Dani Douthette.)
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Harry gets a reality check. With a little help from his other best friend Ron.
Harry never moved as Hermione made her way to the fireplace. With a toss of some flu powder she yelled, "number," her voice cracked, "Number 12 Blackwood Street!"
In a flash she was gone.
The Fire had gone within a few seconds of Hermione spinning out of Harry's life. He thought, 'she will have an easier life now. No more rule breaking or getting hurt on some foolish mission.' She could now go on with her studies and be the best witch. Since now she won't be helping me along.' Harry noticed the world around him was starting to distort. Harry made a confused face as he wiped the tears from his eyes. He had no time to reflect on his condition. He cringed Tonks yelled from outside.
In a singsong voice, "I hope you two have made up."
Harry watched a she flung open the door. She almost fell, witch in any other circumstance Harry would have laughed, as her toe caught on the threshold. Her hands were waving wildly in front of her trying to find her way into the apartment with her eyes closed. Harry made no movement to make his presents known.
A mischievous grin spread across her face, "you to had better stop that. I am about to open my eyes." Her eyes shot open hoping for a budding couple looking at her, "Too late…"she said excitedly, but the happy face disappeared.
During Tonks' grand entrance Harry was watching her from the reflection of the silent TV. She had composed herself from the momentary shock of only having one person in the room. With a blank face she marched determined toward Harry. Her eyes tried to stare holes into the reflection of Harry's. She stopped behind him motionless like a Grenadier, but her eyes stayed fixed on his. She was waiting for him to look her in the face. If he did not she would make him.
He exhaled, both in defeat and frustration, and stood to look her in the eyes. The tension was so thick in the room; it was like it took up all the air. Harry waited as Tonks only regarded him with an unreadable look. In a flash Harry flinched as Tonks moved. He watched waiting for the inevitable slap to the face that never came. He glance down to see Tonks hand outstretched waiting to be shaken. A look of confusion was on his face as he instinctively took her hand.
With a vice grip she pumped his hand accenting what she fiercely whispered, "Congratulations jack-ass, you shut out the only person that ever supported you."
Harry wrenched his hand from hers. As he flexed his hand he retorted in the same tone, "At least she is safer away from me than with me."
Tonks crossed her arms, "You know Harry not everything is about you."
"I know that."
"You must not, Hermione so wanted your support right now."
"Wait," he said defensively, "she said her life would be easier now, before she left!"
In a low growl, "you told her to get out of her life, like she would tell you then."
Harry hung his head, "you think I should call her?"
"Like she would talk to you now."
Harry hung his head in shame. Tonks could barely hear him, "I'm sorry."
Tonks smirk, "yeah you are pretty sorry." Harry's head shot up with a look of offence. Tonks only giggled but then got serious again, "I am not the one you should apologize to."
"Yeah, but she won't talk to me. You already established that."
"You sure you are a male."
"Yes," Harry bit back scathingly.
Tonks was unfazed, "because you sure act like a teen drama queen."
Harry stood with his mouth agape. Only a small straining sound was coming from his throat. Tonks shock her head, "come on lets make some pizza while you try and think of a scathing reply."
With his hand Harry pushed his glasses up and rubbed his temples, "ok sis." Tonks had turned to go to the kitchen when Harry reached out and touched her elbow. She turned expectantly toward a nervous Harry. He quietly whispered, "Are we ok?"
Tonks looked pensive for a moment, but then engulfed Harry in a hug. While holding him, in a comforting voice, "I am still mad at you because of Hermione," Harry tensed in her arms. "But I also know you thought you were protecting her." Harry only nodded mutely against her. He clapped him on the back, "Come on I am getting hungry."
With that they went to the kitchen and made another great pizza. The next couple of days were almost fun. Tonks and he would sit around pigging out on pizza and whatever they could throw together. In the mornings he would get up in time to see some one disappear from the fireplace. He would ask who it was, but Tonks would never give a straight answer. During the day they would watch TV and the occasional football match. They would give each other a hard time about what movie to watch. Tonks opt for some sappy girly movie, as Harry would put it. Harry would always pick out some Sci-fi with a lot of action and gore. They came to an agreement on what to watch, after a killer-wrestling match that left them both sore for a day. They would alternate on their choice of movies.
On the third night, while watch Tonks' choice, Harry had stepped into the kitchen for another piece of pizza. He heard a roar of the fire and heard Tonks go and answer. The sound of the person was Ron. He could not make out what he was saying. Ron did sound not too pleased, to say the least. With out thinking Harry stepped into the room with plate in hand.
"Harry!" the red faced yelled from the fire. His face, redder than his hair, was an odd contract to the green flame. "I have a bone to pick with you!"
Tonks started, "Ron you are angry and I am not certain this is the right…"
Ron glared Tonks as he interrupted her, "This is the perfect time. We finally got Hermione calm enough to fall asleep!"
"Oh," was all that Tonks said before she started biting her bottom lip.
"Do you mind if I come over and have a word with our friend?" Ron used the word friend with the most contempt he could muster.
She turned to Harry, "it is up to you."
Harry set the pizza on the table, "like he would take no for an answer?"
Ron cut in, "you can say no. Just wait till I see you on the train."
There was a shocked silence from both of them. Ron's head was about to disappear, "Wait!" Harry yelled. "We can talk face to face."
"Tonks." Ron's voice snapped at the woman.
"Hang on Ron let me unlock the floo."
Ron's head disappeared and the fire was gone. Tonks whipped out her want from her pocket and pointed it at the fireplace. "Pateo!" She yelled. An odd orange light shot from her wand and engulfed the entire brick structure. It glowed orange for a moment and was aback to normal. Tonks barely got out of the way of the grate when the fire erupted again. Ron slid into the apartment like a man sliding into home plate. Not caring if Tonks was in the way.
With out taking notice of Tonks, Ron sprang from the floor and advanced on Harry. Harry could not get "hi" out. Ron grabbed Harry by the front of his shirt (much to Harry's surprise), picked him up off the floor and slammed him into the nearest wall. All the wind was knocked from Harry's lungs. He struggled to free himself from Ron's grip. All the while he was thinking, 'Ron sure has been working out.'
Ron was stating daggers up into the elevated Harry. He did not notice Tonks come beside them and shove her wand into the jugular where it meets the jaw. IN an strangely calm professional voice Tonks spoke, "Ron, please don't do something the three of us will regret."
Before he could brace himself Harry was dropped to the floor. His knees buckled and landed squarely on his rear. "Oof," was all he got out for the moment. Harry slowly stood bracing himself against the wall. Both Ron and Tonks were rigid where they stood. Ron with his hands on his hips his eyes were daggers as they followed Harry from the floor unblinking. Tonks face was oddly calm not truly showing any emotion. He wand seemed imbedded into Ron's jugular.
Harry's lungs finally filled enough to utter intelligent speech, "Hello to you too Ron"
The scene had come to a halt, neither Tonks nor Ron made a move to relax their posture. Fortunately the moment passed and Ron relaxed his posture after dropping Harry to the ground. He landed on his posterior with a thud. Paying no attention to Tonks, Ron spun out of contact with her wand and loomed over Harry as he slowly stood.
"To what do we owe the privilege of your presence Ron?" Harry said trying to lighten his friend's mood.
Ron was unfazed, "Don't try and act all witty, like Professor Dumbledore, with me." But his body relaxed letting Tonks lower the wand trained on him.
Harry exhaled in defeat, "I am sorry Ron…
"It is not me who you should be apologizing too," Ron interrupted, "What did you say to her?"
"She said it herself Ron," he said in a strained voice, "your lives would be easier without me."
"Our lives, or yours Harry?"
Harry caught a glimpse of Tonks as the front door shut. He was hoping to get a third party view of this. 'Great,' he thought, 'I guess she wants me to meet this head on.'
He looked at Ron confused, "What do you mean?"
"Sure Harry," Ron spat, "We are all here to help you but one of your best friends needs help and you sluff her off like she meant nothing to you!" Ron stopped in his tirade and a look of shock came across his face mixed with the anger. "What she does mean nothing to you?!"
Harry froze trying to form his retort. Ron had none of this, "I can't believe you are that selfish!" He turned and stormed toward the fireplace.
Harry shook himself out of his stupor and followed in Ron's wake. He grabbed his arm, as he was about to grab the floo powder, "Wait please Ron, I do care!"
Ron spun on his heals and came face to face with him, "well you have a shitty way of showing it!"
Harry paused to keep his emotions in check, "before you go off again," trying to calm Ron, "No one told me what is happening."
With the sarcasm dripping thick, Ron jerked his thumb toward the fireplace, "Would you look at that, a working floo network to call and ask!"
Harry let loose, he raise his voice, "I knew I could not talk to her now because she was mad at me!"
"Now!" Ron making a gesture pointing out this moment, "She wanted to tell you then but YOU DID NOT LET HER!" his voice echoing off the apartment walls.
All the excuses and arguments that Harry was forming went out the window. Harry felt deflated and beaten. Not caring if Ron followed, Harry made his way to the couch and slumped down in defeat. He cradled his face in his hands as he rested his elbows on his knees. In disgust he bitterly closed his eyes to keep the tears from falling. The rest of his body betrayed him as his breath hitched and his body shook.
Ron saw his reaction and almost left. The voice in his head, that oddly sounded like Hermione stopped him. 'Ron Weasley! Don't even think about doing to him what you did in our forth year and turn your back on him! I know he is acting like a brat, but he needs you.' The voice ended soothing. Ron blew out a large breath and moved across the room to where the broken young man was sitting. He stood over him for a moment waiting for a reaction. Seeing he did not realize he was there he fell back into the recliner. There was silence in the room. Even when Tonks came back in after about five minutes it seemed all noise was suspended.
She surveyed the scene. Harry was trying valiantly to stop crying and Ron sat across from him waiting for him to stop. She draped her arm around his back. She turned to Ron, "What's going on?"
Ron started to speak but they both jumped as Harry responded, "Ron helped me realize what an ass I have been, a real ass." Never raising his head.
Tonks had an odd look with her mouth twisted in a crooked smirk, "I thought I told you that."
"You did."
"So having Ron tell you made you realize it?"
"No, Ron made me realize how much of an ass I have been."
Tonks smirked at the still silent Ron, "He is pretty good at that."
Ron said no word but a sly smile spread on his face.
Harry still unmoving continued, "These last couple of days… I don't know… I have had fun hanging with you. There has been something missing. I feel a void in my chest that I can't fill."
Tonks glanced at Ron wondering if she should keep the direction of the conversation going. She resolved, 'better to get it out in the open now.' "Why do you think that is Harry?"
Harry paused, the two waited in anticipation for him to finally speak. With a whisper, "I miss her." again silence. Harry took a deep breath through his hands, "She is my best friend the same as Ron, but I think… I don't know. The last statement was in frustration.
Tonks in a knowing voice, "you do know."
They could tell he was gritting his teeth as he replied, "Fine! You want me to say it. I care for her… More than a friend."
Ron rolled his eyes, "It's about bloody time you admitted it."
Harry's head snapped from his hands in shock and fear, "Ron!" he exclaimed. His next words a worried stammer, "I did not know you were still here."
Ron smiled at Tonks, "Some one in my head told me, I needed to stay and support my best friend."
The words were almost unrecognizable as he stammered, "You're not mad?"
"What that my best friend has a thing for my other best friend?" Ron pondered for a moment and laughed, "The only reason I would be mad is if my other best friend was a guy."
Tonks snorted, but Harry ignored the levity and found his normal voice, "But I thought you liked her."
"Harry… you have had so much on your mind the last year. With trying to find out what was going on with the Order of the Phoenix. You ignored us, Hermione and I."
Tonks interjected, "he has you dead to right there," Harry only glanced at Tonks from the corner of his eyes.
Turning his attention back to Ron, "I'm sorry Ron. What happened?"
"No harm done mate. Like I said you had other priorities." Harry hung his head. Ron continued trying to relate his story. "You know last year when you were still stuck at that awful place?" Harry nodded leaving him to continue, "Well Hermione and I spent a lot of time together, cleaning and fighting. Mostly fighting," Harry and Tonks snorted at his levity, "Well I tried to think of her in that way and the more I thought about it the more it grossed me out." He tried to mask a smile of worry and confusion as he regarded his best friend. Harry looked relieved with the next statement from Ron, "Don't get me wrong, I like girls. Hermione I realized is more of a sister to me."
"So this information you neglected to tell me? Your best friend?"
Tonks smacked Harry on the arm, "Harry…"
But Ron held his hand up to Tonks, "I'll field this." With a look of 'duh' Ron continued, "you were all head over heals for Cho. Besides you did not ask."
Harry's shoulder sagged as he lifted his gaze to the ceiling, "I get it Ron." He said annoyed, "I was a crappy friend."
"No you weren't!" Both Tonks and Ron spoke at the same time. Tonks gave a sheepish grin to Ron as he smiled back and continued, "Like I said you had a lot more important things on your mind."
"Well it is too late now," he looks to Ron who gave him a look of sorry.
"No," Tonks said reassuringly rubbing his back, "I know you really hurt Hermione, but I think if you start out slow and try to salvage the friendship… Who knows?"
"Seize the moment," the two looked at Ron in shock at this deep statement. "What? All I mean is in this time of uncertainty you have to go for it." Ron stood and started toward the fireplace, "which is what I am going to do now."
Harry came out of his stupor as Ron grabbed the floo powder, "Wait where are you going Ron?"
Ron smiled with a wistful look on his face, "To talk to Lavender." He gave a big smile and threw the powder in the fireplace, "The Burrow!" he yelled. In a flash of green flame Ron disappeared.


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Little boxes on the hillside,Little boxes made of ticky tacky,Little boxes on the hillside,Little boxes all the same.
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Rhapsody in Blue, composed by George Gershwin
Paul Whiteman Orchestra, 1924.
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25 Most Powerful Songs of the Past 25 Years
This is an awesome post from MentalFloss about some of the past few decades' greatest songs. My favorite of the bunch (though difficult to choose) is the 1991 re-recording of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable," complete with a duet from his daughter, Natalie Cole. The post goes on to say that many found the recording "creepy," but I think it is anything but.
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Designed by Jinseup Ted Shin, this nifty piece of technology would go a long way to a more even distribution of music at house parties, etc. I would definitely like to purchase a couple of these things next time I want to have some people over. It could definitely be improved if there was an option to control them universally, (i.e. adjust the volume universally), but the idea is great.
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Rhitu Chatterjee from PRI's The World did an amazing piece on earworms, stuck-song syndrome, sticky music, cognitive itch, or simply: songs that get stuck in your head. One of the more interesting pieces of the article is the fact that this phenomenon is not homogeneous- according to statistics gathered at Earwormery, most people experience this phenomenon with a range of diverse songs.
You can click here to hear the staff from PRI's The World talk about their own 'sticky songs.'
Some common earworm offenders, according to BBC:
Lady Gaga, Queen, Abba, Kylie, Beyonce, Adele, Europe, Coldplay, Elbow, Johnny Cash
For quite awhile, my little sister and I would listen to a mix that included Coldplay's "Viva La Vida," and I would find myself singing it for the entirety of the day- it even had a starring role in my dreams. Weird.
What are some of your earworms?
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This page lists and describes the current workshops & activities of Group Analysis North (GAN) that are additional to the three main courses hosted by GAN.
Café Psychologique in Manchester
This will be a place where people can meet and talk about life, over a drink, from a psychological perspective. Meetings take place at the Kro Bar on Oxford Road in Manchester, the next being on Tuesday 23rd September 2014 at 7.30 p.m. The cost is £4 payable on the door.
Friday Seminars
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Alfred Drosaye
Principal Administrative Officer, Liberian Civil Service
Focus: Civil Service
Topics: Training, Sequencing Reform, Payroll/Pay Delivery, Corruption in the Civil Service, Computerization of Records, Pay Reform, Downsizing
Keywords: training, pay reform/reform sequencing, merit pay, downsizing, corruption, Computerization, Civil Service Commission
Interviewer(s): Jonathan (Yoni) Friedman
Country of Reform: Liberia
Location: Civil Service Agency, Monrovia, Liberia
Date: Thu Dec 2 2010
Alfred Drosaye describes the push for pay and pension reform in 2006 after the inauguration of the new president, Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson. He talks about the strategies to clear the civil service payroll of ghost workers. He describes the make-up and training of the teams sent into the counties to vet each worker and enroll the workers in the Biometric ID system which, among other benefits, enabled workers to receive pay via direct deposit.
Case Study: Cleaning the Civil Service Payroll: Post-Conflict Liberia, 2008-2011
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Alfred Drosaye Interview
Full Profile
At the time of this interview, Alfred Drosaye was the principal administrative officer in the Liberian Civil Service and the project director for the Biometric Program in the Human Resource Management Services Directory of the Civil Service. His position required him to manage three directories in the civil service: employment, human services management and career and training. He joined the civil service in 1997 as an analytical secretary and rose to assistant director and then director of Classification Selection Standards. As the principal director, he was in charge of the review of public employment.


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