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I should fictionalize it more, I should conceal myself. I should consider the responsibilities of characterization, I should conflate her two children into one, or reverse their genders, or otherwise alter them, I should make her boyfriend a husband, I should explicate all the tributaries of my extended family (its remarriages, its internecine politics), I should novelize the whole thing, I should make it multigenerational, I should work in my forefathers (stonemasons and newspapermen), I should let artifice create an elegant surface, I should make the events orderly, I should wait and write about it later…Rick Moody, "Demonology"
And thus was Hobart #4 created… He introduced me to Laird Hunt and J Robert Lennon and Ray Vukcevich. The issue opens and closes with pieces by Aimee Bender that were inspired by a painting by Marcel Dzama featured on the cover. There's one of (I think?) Tao Lin's first stories in print. There's Stephen Elliott and Robert Lopez and Rick Moody…
I wrote a little appreciation of Ryan Boudinot that turned into a kind of history of Hobart/online lit journals and personal reflection, or something.
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The insight I offer you is this: there's no one process, and as soon as I imagine some approach to generating work is foolproof, it becomes suddenly worthless to me, and I have to start all over again.Rick Moody (via austinkleon)
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Take 5 with "So Long (Seasons)"
We've asked the filmmakers for the 11th annual Oxford Film Festival the same five questions. Meet Dane Moreton, director of "So Long (Seasons)". This film will be screening Friday, Feb.7 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 9 at noon.
#1: In 140 characters or less, describe your movie and why someone should see it.
This music video has two North Mississippi characters: Damein Wash and Oxford. It is a great example of the visceral contour of the area.
#2: Biggest lesson learned in getting the film made? Best part in getting the film made?
The biggest lesson is knowing what the parameters are for the the project, whether it be time, budget, talent, media, equipment, etc. and being able to work within those parameters. The best part in getting the video made being able to spend some quality time in a beautiful area at the perfect time of year. Oxford wears Autumn beautifully.
#3: Tell us about you. What is your movie making background?
I have been involved in making short films for many years, either as a writer, director or actor. I have also been a part of dozens of major motion pictures and television shows. This is my first music video.
#4 What do you want the Oxford Film Festival audience to know about your film that isn't obvious from its title or description?
This music video belongs to the Oxford community. From my perspective, it's almost my love letter to the area that I have known for years. Damein's music is an integral part of that narrative.
#5: What does the future hold in store for your film and for you?
I see people watching this video in the future, and saying, "I love this song! Where is this video shot? I need to go there." I see myself working on more projects that make me feel good and eating a pizza.

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Famous Street Names in Mexico
Topics: Culture & History | Festivals and Events
Written by: Mexperience
Published: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Every now and again, Mexico's National Statistics Institute publishes off-beat snippets of information that have no bearing on the country's current economic situation, like marriage statistics on Valentine's day, education data on Teachers Day, birth and death rates on Day of the Dead, and a host of other trivia . . .


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WHITFIELD COUNTY, GA (WRCB) -- On Tuesday, a Public Information Officer for the US Immigration & Customs Enforcement informed the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office that a large amount of currency that had previously been seized by the Narcotics Unit had completed the federal forfeiture process and a percentage of the currency had been transferred to the Commissioner's Office.
The investigation which led to this money seizure begin during the summer of 2011, when the Sheriff's Office received information involving a Mexican drug Cartel that had Dalton connections was moving large amounts of US currency through the southeastern parts of the United States into Mexico.
The currency had been obtained from the sale of illegal narcotics. The Sheriff's Office initiated an investigation and begin attempting to track the money as it was being concealed and transported to the Mexican border. During the investigation we requested and received assistance from the Calhoun Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol, the Sandy Springs Police Department, and ICE.
On September 16, 2011, Whitfield County investigators determined a large shipment of currency going back to Mexico was currently stationary in Sandy Springs, Ga. The Narcotics Unit traveled to Sandy Springs and conducted surveillance on the suspects believed to be involved with the transportation of the currency.
A couple of large "U-Haul" boxes were observed being loaded onto a privately owned "Grey Hound" type bus. The Sandy Springs Police Department was contacted and responded to assist our officers. The bus was detained and searched. A Hispanic female with the name of Surizaday Cienfuegos from Cedartown, Georgia, claimed to be responsible for transporting the two boxes. An air mattress and two 20 gallon air compressors were discovered.
Upon searching inside the air mattress a large amount of currency was discovered. Ms. Cienfuegos admitted she had been paid $ 5000 to transport the boxes from the US to Mexico, and she believed the compressors contained cash.
The two 20-gallon air compressors were seized and brought back to Dalton. The Dalton Fire Department was contacted and assisted opening the air compressors, using the "jaws of life" and a chisel. Both air compressors were stuffed with large amounts of cash. The total amount of US currency found in the mattress and two compressors totaled $ 2,223,294.00.
The seized currency was turned over to US Immigration & Customs Enforcement at the time in order to start the forfeiture process in the Federal Court System. The forfeiture process has been completed and after the assisting agencies received a share of the funds, the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office share of the proceeds amounted to $821,000. Georgia Code 16-13-49 specifies money forfeited must be used for any official law enforcement purpose.
The investigation of this case is still on going by different agencies.
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With the new #Android VM (ART) on the horizon, and #Dart hitting 1.0, It'll be interesting to see if Google eventually makes Dart compile to native applications.
One language to target the web (#ChromeOS) and Native (Android).
Dart isn't just a higher-level abstraction to #javascript like CoffeeScript or TypeScript. Dart is a complete environment with it's own VM.
I think it would make total sense if Dart bytecode ends up running on ART and once DartVM is integrated into Chrome, be able to run on ChromeOS.
Best part of all? Dart2JS and run everywhere. Though I think we will lose this feature with a framework that lets you develop native and chromeos apps.
Last week I picked up my Xbox one, and I have to say I am impressed beyond my wildest imagination.
One of the great things about the Xbox one is the ability to record gameplay on the fly and have it uploaded to your SkyDrive (The process of the actual uploading is a bit clunky, but nevertheless it's awesome).
Microsoft really outdid themselves on this one, its was hard to imagine how they could have topped the 360, but they did here.
A few months ago I got involved in a great startup called YouShouldTotallyMeet, a way for you to "Find matches, make matches, and connect with singles - all through Facebook.".
These days there are hundreds of startups that are trying to conquer the dating space, but YSTM is truly different in the sense that it focuses on you and your friend circle.
I love the fact that we're leveraging all this data out there to help match you or make matches on behalf of your friends. It's awesome idea and one that I'm looking forward to take into production
I think it's also going to be one of the first dating platforms built on Node.js, so that's pretty cool. There is a lot of neat tech behind the scene that I'll share over the coming months, but for now I'd appreciate it if you helped out on our indiegogo campaign!
Breaking Bad was one of the greatest shows on TV. With it's finale now wrapped up, we should step and back look at one of the greatest entrepreneurs on television, Walter White aka Heisenberg and 3 things real world entrepreneurs can learn from him.
Mr.White is the Devil.
Spoilers ahead
There are many movies and shows out there depicting the "ideal" entrepreneur, a cool and charismatic character that is never afraid, but thats a load of bullshit.
Many times in Breaking Bad you see Walt on his knees in tears and afraid. That is what entrepreneurship is about. There will be many times you're going to be very very afraid. Afraid about your product launch, afraid of your competition, afraid of failing and the point is it's okay to be afraid.
Let the fear drive you. Fear is what drives Walt. He's pushes back knowing that if he doesn't he's finished. He doesn't sit back and say "So, Gus wants to kill my family. Well he can't touch me, I'm Heisenberg." instead his thought process is "Holy shit, I'm so screwed. *tears* I gotta do something and do something fast."
Let that be you're motivator. Don't be afraid of being afraid.
Everyone talks about making connections but not many know how to really maintain them. In Walt's case, his connection to the Nazi guys got him out quite a crazy mess two times now. While the end result is a very shocking one, if it wasn't for his good connections he would be in the lockup by now.
How do you make and maintain good connections? Well for one thing be genuine. Don't go up to a person at a conference pretending to be someone you're not. If you're a small startup "ceo" don't act like you're Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, just be yourself.
If you really like the person, maintain a connection. However if you don't like them, don't blow them off! Shake their hand, hand over your business card and move on. You never know when they'll contact you for something and what it'll evolve too.
Also for the love of blue meth, make sure it's not your ego getting in the way. As startups, young and old entrepreneurs let their ego get in the way of making truly good connections and friends. It's the worst way to be. "Oh their company just raised 2M, his business is shit while my startup does the next best thing. To hell with them" No that's a horrible way to be. They are working hard, and so are you (hopefully), so just relax let your ego out of the way and truly see the person for who'm he or she is. Really you never ever know when they can help you.
In previous seasons we saw Walt ensure that his quality is the best possible. He won't ever compromise on quality, no matter what. As a startup it's tricky to really understand this. On one hand you have the lean startup, where you're working from your garage and want to get out there as fast as possible. But on the other hand, you can spend a year making your product look as awesome as possible and never really get to market.
What you have to understand is you should never compromise on the quality if your core product. Walt didn't give a shit how his product was distributed, or the packaging it came in. He just cared about how pure it was. Your startup should only care about the quality of it's principal feature. If you're a RSS recommendation engine, better make sure your RSS recommendations are as awesome as possible. Don't worry about how your login page looks, or if that red button is going to be big enough. Worry about the core feature. If you got that, you are gold.
Thoughts? Feedback? Discuss below!
Almost a full week of using @Path, here's what I love.
Path let's me keep my thoughts personal and when I want share them on all my networks.
Paths feature when you can tell it when your sleeping and awake is pretty neat. Helps me keep track of my productivity.
Overall great way for me to maintain a blog, and interact on social networks while keeping my thoughts private all in one network. – Read on Path.
Dan is an interesting person, I've never had the opportunity to meet him and I only found out who he is a year ago, but I find him to be an awesome entrepreneur to model myself after.
For the sake of keeping this blog post short, i'm just going to outline 2 things i've learned from Dan.
1. When Dan started clarity, that's when I started to follow him on twitter. I really didn't know or care about what Clarity was, but I just liked to follow people on Twitter. I also signed up to get notifications on Clairty to see what it actually was. Soon I started getting the most interesting emails.
Dan started to write his subscribers on Clarity emails giving them an update on the business and what it's been up too. This blew my mind, being a 22 year old entrepenur, this is something I never thought to do.
To top it off, his emails weren't fancy with crazy responsive html templates. These emails were simple text emails that started off informal and made it feel very personal.
This was one lesson I learned and I have yet to apply it, but in due time I will.
2. A few days ago, Dan sent an email to Clarity users writing he got funding. I replied saying Awesome great work Dan. Never expecting a reply back, never actually expecting him to read it. But turns out, he sends a reply back a few miniutes later saying Much appreciated.
This is what I find so awesome about Dan, most startups and entrepreneurs if you were to email them like I had (and trust me I've emailed a bunch), I'd get no reply back or in some funny cases a reply thats a zendesk ticket.
After that I went onto Clarity to see if I can find an Advisor for my startup, I didn't really know where to look so I saw that Clarity had a "Help Needed" or something button, where you can ask Clarity to refer you some people.
I clicked on it, wrote out that I needed an advisor and clicked send.
Again I expected some automated reply from firstname.lastname@example.com, but what I got was a reply from Dan himself, writing up his thoughts on how I can find an advisor and how to approach talking to advisors. I was surprised and I found it to be the best customer service I have ever seen.
This man loves what he's doing, and for me he's an awesome role model.
Follow Dan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DanMartell
AngelHack was awesome. I worked with an awesome team led by Pearl Chen. Her idea, her vision was great and we loved working the night away on CodeHuddle.org
While we didn't win the grand prize, we did end up winning a cool EEG brainwave headset, control computers with your mind. Ooo Ahhhh.
Thanks to the organizers for an awesome event. Looking forward to the next one!
Last week, Charlie and I represented Dynamatik and competed in NodeKnockout.
We built Ecards From us, a collaborative Ecard platform, and designed all the assets and wrote all the code in just 48 hours.
While we couldn't finish it 100%, I think what Dynamatik did was awesome.
Yesterday I got an email from the NodeKnockout competition showing off the winners.
Unfortunately we didn't come first, but we came second place for design!, and had the 5th best hack overall.
We lost to public class which made an amazing looking game called Hex.
It's quite an honour to lose -by just a few decimal points- to this awesome team, and I hope to compete with them again in the near future.
As for Ecards From Us, we will be launching the full version mid next week.
Thank you to everyone that voted and supported us. This outcome could not have been possible with you.
Web Unleashed was awesome, great people and an amazing atmosphere.
Here are the slides all 80 something of them from my Node.js workshop!
Friday 7pm EST, while I was thousands of feet in the air I began with Charlie hacking away at our Node Knockout project.
10 red-bulls, 15 chocolate bars and 48 hours later we ended up withEcardsFromUs!
Please check it out and vote for us!
We will be spinning this off to its own startup next week, with actual card sending working, card management, and many more cool features!
A big thanks to Node Knockout for an awesome hackathon and Nodejitsu for some amazing hosting. Im sold on you guys <3
Here are my slides and code samples from the kickass AndroidTO event.
Slides : https://speakerdeck.com/faisalabid/10-things-every-android-developer-should-know
Code: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwppzp48tyg2atd/Data.zip
Bonus content, stuff from my past presentations this season is in the code samples also.
Im pleased to announce screenshots.io , a hosted version of https://github.com/fzaninotto/screenshot-as-a-service.
Screenshots.io lets you generate Png's from URL's for free and with ease. There are no usage restrictions or url limits. No API-Keys or registrations, its free and yours to use!
I will be setting up a donation page on the website, so if you like it and want to help with the server costs, then donate away!
Github should take down boyfriend_require. Why? Because despite it being funny and cute, it has no reason to be on Github.
It breaks what GitHub stands for: "Open-Source software", not a dating site.
It breaks Github's trending repo's. Now instead of something that could be valuable, I see boyfriend_require on that list.
Sure its funny, and personally I think its super clever and hilarious. But not on Github, please.
Let the sky fall, when it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
At skyfall
- Adele"—I can't wait for this movie!
It's that time of the year again, when all the conferences happen and you meet awesome people.
Starting tomorrow I'll be speaking at FITC Screens on CoffeeScript at 2pm, on Friday I will be talking about some kick ass Android tips and tricks at 12pm. You can also get a peek at the new Kobo Arc tablet here as I'll be demoing some of my stuff on it.
Then in October It's time for 10 things you need to know as an Android developer happening at AndroidTO! I will be giving away a Kobo Arc here! Yes an Android unreleased tablet just for attending my talk!
If your in Boston for Web Unleashed, then you can attend my Node.js and You workshop and also catch the hour long Node.js you presentation. Web Unleashed November 8th-9th!
Lastly, to end of the conference season I will be speaking on CoffeeScript at DevTO. So you want to hang out, kick back and learn about CoffeeScript DevTO is the place to be.
See you soon!
I've been a ColdFusion developer since MX came out, so that would be about 10 years ago. It was the most awesome platform to develop on. ColdFusion compared to other languages made things very easy to do, especially for someone just getting started with the web world.
I was never a fan of PHP, I never liked the way the language was written nor how you developed in it, but on the contrary I loved how ColdFusion presented itself. It was a solid language, with great tooling support and a kick ass community.
I loved ColdFusion as a platform and language a lot, I still do. However over the years the technology landscape changed. Mobile became huge and for me ColdFusion became an awesome pure backend technology.I loved how easy it was to build a backend in ColdFusion. I remember when I was working on my first startup, I built the first backend for the entire service using ColdFusion 8's ORM in one night. It was an awesome and rewarding experience.
So what happened? Why did I move on to Node.js?
Startup's happened.
ColdFusion's decline in market share and one of the main reasons why I stopped using it is because of ColdFusion's licensing. ColdFusion is not free, and as a startup that is the worst thing in the world.
Yea sure, they have a developer edition that you can develop on, but I say bullshit to that. The developer edition is crap since it only lets 2 ip's connect to it.
Adobe is pulling a RIM by keeping ColdFusion out of the hands of startups.
It's plain stupidity in my opinion. It's also a horrible sell when your pitching your product built on ColdFusion to investors. I remember when I was pitching, an investor asked me "What are you guys using? and I replied saying ColdFusion" He gave me a weird look and said, "Why? That costs money" to which I replied saying either, yea but were making a move to -insert ruby/php-.
Now, some might say "Hey Faisal, what about BlueDragon or Railo" and to that I say "F*ck that", If I'm going to develop using ColdFusion, it's because I know Adobe backs it up, it's a powerhouse and I trust in Adobe (or so I thought). Plus, ColdFusion (whatever version) has xyz features which I'm using that Railo or BlueDragon don't have.
It boggles my mind that Adobe doesn't see how much it can increase ColdFusion's market share by simply offering a god damn free version. By free I don't mean a dumbed down stripped version so that eventually your forced to upgrade, but by free I mean "ColdFusion standard".
If Adobe were to offer ColdFusion standard as a free version a few years ago then I'm sure the ColdFusion community wouldn't be in the dying state it is now.
And don't you deny it, you know it better than me that the brilliant and amazing ColdFusion community is dying. It breaks my heart to even think about it happening, but because of Adobe's incompetence it's led to this downward spiral that the community is in now. They did the same thing with Flash, and now it's happening again with ColdFusion.
Unfortunately, in my opinion it's too late for Adobe to do anything now. Even if they were to come out with a free version tomorrow, it would be too late. People are moving on and away and they're not coming back.
This and the fact that ColdFusion has crazy memory demands (which I'm not going to even get into right now), are the only two reasons why I started looking outside the pond to see what would be the "ColdFusion Killer".
What I found was Node.js. This lean, mean, green, crazy server technology that lets you run Javascript on the server. It's fast, stable, and to top it off it has a community like ColdFusion. The people are friendly, helpful and very intelligent.
It's open source and very active so there are constant bug fixes and releases happening. Even the service providers are wicked. AppFog which is a great Node.js host gives you a 2GB Ram server for free. 2GB is more than enough for Node.js to handle your startup initially.
In short, I'm deeply disappointed in Adobe. A company which I loved and admired. I'm also deeply saddened to see the state at which ColdFusion is in now, its somewhat become a joke to say you're a ColdFusion developer at some conferences. I owe ColdFusion a lot, my web development career started with ColdFusion. I wrote articles on ColdFusion, and it made me a better developer.
Does Adobe have a silver lining?
If they keep this shit up, no. If it were up to me, I would suggest Adobe to go to Github.com, click create repository and type in ColdFusion. Open sourcing ColdFusion would be a brilliant move for Adobe, and it would open up some killer innovation in that Community.
However sometimes that scares me also, look at Apache Flex.
What do you guys think about my new Tumblr theme. I think it looks awesome.
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Jaguar Cubs Born at San Diego Zoo
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All of the awards for Andy Levy.
All of the awards for Andy Levy.
Can you tell I have a sweet tooth tonight? (via bite-sized vegan chocolate bourbon pies « Food « back to her roots)


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Mustard-Tarragon Beef Tenderloin
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lindsey Lower
Chilling the meat overnight and slicing it thinly the next day gives the rub more time to flavor the meat. This is a great make-ahead dish for parties; serve on toasted baguette with horseradish sauce and arugula.
Yield: Serves 12 (serving size: about 2 ounces)
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Recipe Time
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15 Minutes
Total: 10 Hours
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 111
- Fat: 4.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.6g
- Sodium: 190mg
- 1/4 cup grated yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 (2-pound) beef tenderloin roast, trimmed
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon
- 1. Preheat oven to 475°.
- 2. Combine the first 6 ingredients; massage mixture evenly onto roast. Place roast in a small roasting pan; bake at 475° for 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
- 3. Reduce oven temperature to 300° (do not remove roast from oven); bake an additional 30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 120°. Remove roast from oven, and place on a cutting board or work surface. Let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes; roll roast in chopped fresh tarragon.
- 4. Wrap roast in parchment paper, then in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cut into very thin slices for hors d'oeuvres.
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Bariatric surgery is an especially cost-effective therapy for managing Type 2 diabetes in moderately and severely obese patients. These findings and others were presented today at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. Cost effectiveness is central to the larger issue of access to surgical treatment of diabetes, says Dr. Francesco Rubino, director of the Congress and director of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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Alzheimer's Disease May Be Evident Decades Before First Signs Of Cognitive Impairment
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that patients with Alzheimer's disease have lower glucose utilization in the brain than those with normal cognitive function, and that those decreased levels may be detectable approximately 20 years prior to the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. This new finding could lead to the development of novel therapies to prevent the eventual onset of Alzheimer's. The study is published online in the journal Translational Neuroscience.
Marijuana Negatively Impacts Intellectual Skills In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Any possible pain relief that marijuana has for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be outweighed by the drug's apparent negative effect on thinking skills, according to research published in the March 29, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Parkinson's Disease Revealed In Dream Sleep Up To 8 Years Before Onset
During a large-scale study of the socioeconomic costs of this neurodegenerative disease, Danish researchers, some from the University of Copenhagen, discovered that very early symptoms of Parkinson's disease may be revealed in dream or REM sleep. The results were published in the Journal of Neurology, February 2011.
Cognitive Training May Delay Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Through Brain Plasticity
The human brain loses 5 to 10% of its weight between the ages of 20 and 90 years old. While some cells are lost, the brain is equipped with two compensatory mechanisms: plasticity and redundancy. Based on the results of a recent clinical study published in the online version of Brain, A Journal of Neurology, has found that for elderly subjects at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, hope may lie in brain plasticity.
Nicotine Identified To Be Main Culprit In Diabetes Complications Among Smokers
Scientists today reported the first strong evidence implicating nicotine as the main culprit responsible for persistently elevated blood sugar levels — and the resulting increased risk of serious health complications — in people who have diabetes and smoke. In a presentation at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), they said the discovery also may have implications for people with diabetes who are using nicotine-replacement therapy for extended periods in an attempt to stop smoking.
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Mayo Clinic researchers found that dopamine agonists used in treating Parkinson's disease result in impulse control disorders in as many as 22 percent of patients. Mayo Clinic first reported on this topic in 2005. The follow-up study was published online in the February 2011 issue of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. Included in this report is a video summary of the study results by the lead researcher.


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This was a hit with my family! I only had 1 cup of blackberries so used 1 cup of blueberries in addition to the blackberries. Also used homemade whipped cream instead of the mascarpone cream.
Blackberry-Peach Cobbler with Praline-Pecan Streusel
kitty2012 Posted: 07/13/12
ecokat Posted: 07/06/12
I made this for breakfast at work to rave reviews. I used salted butter and omitted the 1/8th called for, substituted rolled oats for the pecans (1:1) because of a nut allergy, and reduced the sugar by half (used 1/4 cup). The streusel is great for a morning start, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it for dessert either. This one is definitely going in my cobbler repetoire!
sheilainfl3 Posted: 07/10/12Jacksonville, FL
Oh my! So delish! I cut the butter back to 6 tablespoons rather than 8 to lighten it up a little. It was fine. I didn't have pecans so I subbed sliced almonds and it added a nice crunch. My husband and I loved it! When the kids get home, they'll get to test it too.
ReginaN Posted: 09/06/13
soooo good!!
busyjp Posted: 09/15/14
Wow! I've made this for 3 gatherings, and people go nuts over it. Must serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Very easy.


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Reviews Only (Fuji X100, Panasonic G3, Nikon D5100, P300, etc)
And now time to take a look at some of the latest reviews published deep inside the internet tubes! Lens review updates continue to be behind schedule.
Lady X100
+ Fuji X100 review at CNet
+ quick first look and samples at DCR
+ Nikon D5100 at Camera Labs
+ almost completed Nikon D5100 review at DC Resource
+ Pentax K-5 vs Canon EOS 7D at Pentax Forums (previously mentioned)
Mirrorless and RFs
+ Panasonic GH2 at Imaging Resource
+ Panasonic G3 at Digital Camera Review
+ Panasonic G3 12-image sample gallery at Pop Photo
+ Leica M9 field test at Focus Numerique
Fixed Lens Cameras
+ Nikon Coolpix P300 (no RAW) at dpreview
+ Olympus XZ-1 at Steve Huff Photo
+ Kodak Z990 superzoom at ephotozine
+ Sony TX10 at Photography Blog
+ Fuji F550EXR at Camera Gear Guide
+ Panasonic TS3/FT3 at Photo Review
+ Casio Tryxie at Trusted Reviews
+ Nikon Coolpix S2500 at Photography Blog
+ Panasonic FH25 at Digital Review
Beyond Cameras
+ Phottix Strato II multi-flash trigger at Flash JPEG
+ Canon Pixma Pro 9500 Mark II at ephotozine II
+ Alien Skin Bokeh 2 at Serious Compacts
+ Think Tank Shape Shifter at Neo Camera
+ Westcott 7' parabolic umbrella at Lightning Rumours


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Watch and learn as Bob Ross creates crashing waves in this very dark moonlight setting.
Vermont transplant and Guster frontman Ryan Miller seeks out far-fetched friends across the state! Available exclusively online.
Check out winning Vermont entries to the 2014 PBS Kids Writers Contest!
Tons of videos and games for children from PBS!
PBS Kids - Tons of videos and games for children from PBS!
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Facto and Streak.ly need a home.
I'm in search of a home for two projects I've created, Facto and Streak.ly. Neither have received the love and attention they deserve as of late, but maybe you can change that. Both have received a nice amount of exposure and have users in the mid-thousands; both are (were) enjoyable projects to work on and certainly have bigger potential were the right person (or team) to be at the helm. If you're interested in taking over one (or both), let me know - kyle at kylebragger dot com - and we can discuss the particulars.
This is much more about finding the best home for these projects than it is about the money — to that end, I'm open to working out a (mostly) non-cash deal: some kind of equity & revenue sharing is very much on the table.


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By Michael Allen, Tue, March 05, 2013
David Lory VanDerBeek, who is running for Governor in Nevada in 2014, recently posted a screenshot (below) from the FEMA website of a supposed Zombie UFO Crash Disaster full-scale exercise drill planned for April 27th, 2013, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
According to his website NevadaGovernor2014.com, the exercise was planned in Moscow, Idaho involving 100 participants. However, after VanDerBeek posted his article about the bizarre exercise, he claims that FEMA pulled the page down and replaced it with a statement that the information is now "only available to coalition members."
He then contacted Sandy Rollins, who was listed as the contact person for the drill event, with the following message:
Because this drill is supported by federal funds paid by the taxes of the US people including the citizens of Nevada, you are required to provide the public with precise information about your activities in this drill. I expect you to respond within the week with an email with the detailed information regarding the two scenarios mentioned. I also expect the email and phone number of your immediate supervisor. Whether or not you cooperate, I will be reporting your response or lack thereof to the nation on my television show and youtube channel.
Why is this important? Because it raises serious questions about what our government believes about the fundamentals of our human reality. Do the leaders of our nation believe in UFOs and zombies really? If so, what is their proof? They must have proof in order to spend money on drills? If they have proof, they must provide it to the general public? What is the threat? How imminent is it?
VanDerBeek then wrote on his website: "Personally, I do not believe in UFOs or zombies and neither does anyone in the federal government. It is quite likely that our government has a created a bio-chemical weapon that can induce zombie-like behaviors in humans and therefore assist in a mass murder event to promote global depopulation without taking the blame."
Source: NevadaGovernor2014.com and FEMA.gov
Article Source: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/mental-health/fema-planning-zombie-ufo-crash-disaster-exercise
Wow! This is pretty strange indeed. In a way, I wish Vanderbeek would have been quietly waiting for the date to get closer and just get an army of citizens banded together to go crash the Gubment's party on that day. Now they'll change the date and location and stop displaying it publicly.
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Hello people. This is my first post in this neck of the woods. I live in the UK, West Midlands area. I have been doing model engineering for many years, but am currently tackling my first petrol engine.
It's a Westbury designed 10cc twin side-valve job, castings from Hemingway Kits 1.
You can see my progress (not very up-to-date atm, sorry) here: 2.
The latest problem I have with the design is the cam profile. As designed, the tappets are too small in diameter for
the cams, inlet in particular. As shown by plugging the dimensions into this brilliant resource 3, for a brief part of the motion, the cam is in contact with the edge of the tappet face, which seems unlikely to be good for either, or for noise (quiet is one of my criteria of success). Design dimensions are the same as the 'Seal': Base circle radius: 11/64", flank radius: 9/16", lift: 5/64" opening angle: 120°. I probably can make the tappets bigger, but ... any advice?
(1) http://www.hemingwaykits.com
(2) http://www.charleslamont.me.uk/Seagull
(3) http://modelenginenews.org/design/CamTable.php
Well you have 3 options
(1) Make a larger diameter lifter. Great if you have room.
(2) Reduce the lift of the lobe. This will change the shape of the lobe and less diameter will be needed.
(3) Make lifters with a curved surface. If the surface of the lifter that contacts the lobe has a ball end or even any kind of radius you can run a smaller diameter.
If I think of anything else I'll get back here but thats all i have right now.
Hi Charles, very clear construction diary. How come everything looks so clean? I can tell this is going to be a very well made model by the time it is complete. Any ideas what you will use it for yet?
Also, where in the west midlands are you??
Building a half size douglas motorcycle....will I be able to ride it? I just realised that a half height human is 3 years old....
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Does anyone have advice to offer on lapping the timing gears together?
In theory you cant lap straight involute gears because they mesh with a rolling action, therefore there is no relative movement between teeth for lapping to take place.
In practice if the gears are mounted so that one can move from side to side you can sometimes improve things. With an idler setup like the seagull you would need to lap all three gears at once (moving the idler from side to side) so unless they really need it I wouldnt bother.


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Tagore wrote novels, short stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays on political and personal topics. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are among his best-known works. His verse, short stories, and novels, which often exhibited rhythmic lyricism, colloquial language, meditative naturalism, and philosophical contemplation, received worldwide acclaim. Tagore was also a cultural reformer and polymath who modernised Bengali art by rejecting strictures binding it to classical Indian forms. Two songs from his canon are now the national anthems of Bangladesh and India: the Amar Shonar Bangla and the Jana Gana Mana respectively.
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Photo of receipt posted on Reddit stirs up heated debate
CONFIRMED: Washington state family gets $4 taken off their bill at Italian restaurant
Laura King and her family dined at Sogno di Vino, a small Italian restaurant in Poulsbo, Wash., on Feb. 1 when they received the pleasant surprise of a $4 discount on their tab, Today, Yahoo! Shine, Daily Mail and other news outlets reported. King rehashed the random act of kindness on her "beer after tea" blog and posted an image of the receipt with a comment on Reddit.
Sogno di Vino owner Robb Scott said he often will offer free desserts to families with well-behaved children, but this is the first time a monetary benefit was included.
(Click here for one restaurant's very direct warning.)
King's posts on her blog and Reddit triggered lively – and profanity-laced – debates, to be sure. So far, the simple Reddit post has brought in nearly 1,600 comments – many negative – and her blog has drawn more than 40 generally positive. Rewarding good behavior with money sets a bad precedent, says more than one commenter. Others wonder if an extra $4 charge should be handed out for poorly behaved children. On the flip side, the Kings were applauded for their positive "hands-off" parenting methods.
In her defense, King said she and her husband often practice good restaurant etiquette with their three children, ages 2, 3 and 8.
"We take our kids out to dinner at least weekly, varying the restaurants, types of cuisine and ambiance," King told Yahoo! Shine. "We don't expect rewards for behavior. Our discipline starts at home, and what follows is well-behaved kids in public."
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PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Rutgers field hockey team had its two game winning streak snapped by Fairfield, 1-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Rutgers Stadium Complex.
The Stags scored with 20:27 remaining in the first period when Julie Knoblich put the ball past Rutgers goalkeeper Meris Burton (Wilmington, DE). It was the first goal Burton had allowed in over 160:00 minutes of action. Fairfield's Lauren Pizzi and Nicole Mazzocchi were credited with assists on the play.
Rutgers (3-2) had numerous chances to tie the game in the second half, including a penalty stroke by Jennifer Noon (Shavertown, PA) with 16:50 remaining in regulation. Her shot, however, went wide of the goal, and Fairfield successfully defended two penalty corners on the final four minutes of the second half.
"We had plenty of opportunities," said Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou. "I thought Fairfield played very well. They were tenacious on defense and made it difficult for us to play our game offensively. This was a good learning experience for our team as we continue to take the steps towards improvement."
Rutgers and Fairfield both had nine shots on goal. Burton, the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, made seven saves for the Scarlet Knights, who held a 7-6 advantage in penalty corners.
Rutgers returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 13 when they face No. 3 Maryland in the opening game of the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, MD.
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Shots: Rutgers 9, Fairfield 9
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The initial concept was to convert the first container into a mother-in-law apartment for an existing property, but that idea was abandoned because of Salt Lake City's heated debate over accessory dwelling units. Instead, Crossroads helped White find a suitable vacant lot owned by the Community Development Corporation.
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"Nobody has seen anything like this before, so we are continually being hit with delays," Bailey said. "It has taken longer than we'd hoped. The city doesn't know quite how to interpret the code."
But it may be smooth sailing now.
"By building this, it lets people know exactly what it takes to make 640 feet [of] living space out of these containers," White said. "It is another part of innovation here in Salt Lake City that we are trying to create. I've got to tell you, it's been actually six years ago out of my driveway to this. It's a dream come true."
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Now, as you are looking at all these pictures, keep in mind the rectangular brown plaque that is in both the before and after shots is a name plaque. I photoshopped the name out to protect the innocent...
Anyway, pretty awful, right? Well, one day last winter I went into Home Depot with the little one herself. To occupy her, I made the mistake of giving her some Disney paint samples from Behr. Click here for the image she latched onto.
She kept begging for us to paint her room. So, since this architect mommy has connections, I went to my Sherwin Williams fandeck, picked out some lavenders to purply pinks and ordered some larger paint swatches for her to look at. These are the colors she picked out:
I added to the palette an accent of Valspar Weathered glass, since I had a free sample of it and I knew it went with the above image as well as the music box from the Tinkerbell movie. If you're not familiar with that music box, here is the replica that sits by the little one's bed:
The weathered glass color was used on some of the artwork: the picture frame hairbow holder and the origami butterfly art that I've shared with you over the last couple of weeks.
Anyway, Memorial Day weekend, we broke out the paint brushes and rollers. We also took the opportunity to rearrange the furniture so that the room hopefully functions a little better--there is much more floor space for her to play in this arrangement. This is where the project stands now:
Hope you enjoyed the glimpse into our home!
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Cougars Complete Series Sweep of Crookston
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE — The University of Sioux Falls baseball team completed a series sweep of the University of Minnesota-Crookston Monday, posting 12-4 and 8-7 wins over the Golden Eagles at Voss Field in South Sioux City, Neb.
The Cougars rode Winner (S.D.) product Austin Richey's career day to a 12-4 wire-to-wire victory in the opener.
Right-hander Henry Ojeda (2-3) earned the complete game victory, limiting Crookston to four runs (none earned) on two hits in seven innings. The native of San Diego, Calif., threw 81 pitches (64 for strikes) and did not issue a walk.
The Cougars scored early and often. Noah Durkin lead off the bottom of the first with a line drive to center before Richey ripped a one-out two-run single down the right field line field to knock in Durkin and Ryan Fobes, who had reached base on a fielder's choice.
Crookston scratched across a run with an RBI ground-out in the top of the second and UMC starter Trevor Buttermore got through the bottom half unscathed to keep the score at 2-1 through two.
Ojeda promptly retired the side in the third before the Cougar bats broke the game open with a five-run third inning. A lead-off error in the home half put Fobes on base and was a sign of things to come, as singled him home with a one-out rope up the middle. Four of the next five Cougar batters singled and by the time the smoke cleared, USF had batted around and held a 7-1 advantage over Crookston.
Ojeda shut down the Golden Eagles on 10 pitches in the fourth and his teammates put up another five-spot in the bottom half of the frame to put the game out of reach.
Trevor Crow drew a lead-off walk and stole second to set the table for Richey's fourth RBI of the game. A Goodenow one-out double put ducks on the pond for Anthony Lopez, who drove in both runners with a two-bagger down the left field line to make it a 10-1 ballgame. A wild pitch allowed Lopez to cross home plate and Durkin capped the scoring for USF with an RBI hit that plated Brandon Truesdell.
Crookston scored three runs in the top of the sixth to create the final margin, as Ojeda pitched a perfect 1-2-3 inning in the seventh to seal the Cougars' wire-to-wire victory.
Richey dashed out a career day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and no strikeouts. Lopez went 1-for-2 with three runs batted in and Durkin, Goodenow and Peterson recorded two hits apiece.
Buttermore (1-3) was saddled with the loss on the mound, giving up 12 runs on 12 hits with one walk and a pair of strikeouts.
In the second game, senior catcher Dylan Dwyer's RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 13th inning lifted USF to an 8-7 win over Minnesota-Crookston in the series finale.
Noah Durkin doubled off of UMC reliever Thane Larson to lead off the 13th inning. The senior righty had come on in relief with one out in the seventh and had held the USF offense to two runs on eight hits through 4.2 innings of work. Fobes then battled back from an 0-2 deficit to draw a walk before Crow went down swinging for the first out of the inning.
Cole Sweeney was 1-for-10 at the plate this season in limited duty and hustled to beat out a bunt that juiced the bases for Dwyer. The Cougars' senior backstop knew exactly what to do and sent a ball soaring into right-center field for sacrifice fly that scored Durkin and gave USF 8-7 win and a four-game series sweep of the Golden Eagles.
Freshman Connor Gibson (2-0) tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win in relief. Noah Coleman went the first 6 2/3 and surrendered six runs on 11 hits. The senior southpaw fanned two and walked a pair.
Larson (0-1) took the tough-luck loss for UMC, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out five and walking two in 5 1/3 innings.
Durkin and Fobes combined for six hits and four RBI. Dwyer went 2-6, drove in one and scored one run. He singled in the second and twelfth innings in addition to posting the game-winning sac fly.
The Cougars are scheduled to host Minot State at Harmodon Field this weekend.
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Avion Tequila wasted no time in jumping on the Carlos bandwagon, actually going so far as to fly this banner over a beach last weekend. How tequila is supposed to make people less likely to text pictures of their junk to people, we're still not sure.
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This is going to be a 3 part series...so please stay tuned! The fear isSo many people have come to thank me for coming out as not only an atheist in the military but an activist as well. I've heard harrowing stories about how some people have had their careers completely sidelined due to the fact that they are atheists. I wanted to convey some of those stories now. When I am able and when those people are willing I will divulge that information. However, many … [Read more...]
Atheism Ruining Military Careers!? pt. 1
Tender-hearted Marines
The thing about stereotypesMarines have a reputation for being badass and that's pretty true. They're really good at what they do and they don't take a lot of shit from other people (who aren't Marines). However, they are some of the most gushy, tender-hearted SOB's I've ever had the pleasure of working with.From time to time you'll hear stories that will shatter your preconceived notions.Shattering preconceived notionsMarines LOVE romance movies -- commonly referred to as chick … [Read more...]
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Atheists are brave in war but not in life
According to someSo sometimes I will listen to talk radio on the AM stations. You know, the ones that play Rush Limbaugh, Hannity, and the always comical Glen Beck. I don't actually listen to those shows most of the time because I feel like my brain is melting...but I do listen to some of the local shows. The local AM shows dial down the rhetoric and are sometimes quite informative...if not a bit too conservative for my tastes.Regardless I was listening to a station and they were talking … [Read more...]
Blah! Another pointless death…
In Britain today...If you haven't heard about the brutal assault taking the life of a British soldier it is saddening and appalling. I didn't plan on writing a post like this and I don't have much input. It's another ideological religious crusade taking the life of a service member. It matters not what religion was involved to me...any one is equally as bad as the other.After the Boston bombings and now this on the international headlines I begin to think this is more than mere … [Read more...]
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The Oklahoma Atheists are hurting......and so are the Christians, the Muslims, the Wiccans, the Deists, and well...all the humans! I'm not gonna embellish too much on this post as I just want to get it out there. I contacted the head of the Oklahoma Atheists, Red McCall, when he asked for help on Facebook. There are lots of people affected by this tragedy. Many are homeless, without shelter, and have lost loved … [Read more...]
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BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Senators battled hard and outshot the Manchester Monarchs, but found themselves on the losing end of a 2-1 score Friday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. With the loss and Syracuse's win over Norfolk, the B-Sens fall three points behind the Crunch in the race for the Eastern Division crown.
"The result was not what we wanted," coach Luke Richardson said. "I thought we played real hard and skated well and created a lot of chances. Unfortunately we only cashed in on one.
Binghamton got out of the gate with the early goal. Just 4:06 into the opening frame, Shane Prince played the puck out of the right corner into no-man's land in the slot. Pat Cannone skated in and scored while the attention was diverted elsewhere.
"I kind of leaned forward a little bit but just got enough of it and it went in," the goal scorer said.
Despite constant offensive pressure, Monarchs goalie Martin Jones was up to the challenge. Cannone's goal was his lone blemish as he went the rest of the way without allowing a goal, despite being peppered towards the end.
Manchester answered back, scoring on Nathan Lawson just three and a half minutes later, as Linden Vey had the puck near the bottom of the right faceoff circle. He let a backhand pass to Tanner Pearson who ripped home the tying goal.
The score stayed the same through the second and into the third. Notably, midway through period two, Lawson skated gingerly off the ice, going right into the dressing room. Mark Cheverie finished off the game in net, with Lawson returning to the bench for the third.
"He was laboring a bit after he pulled something," Richardson said, "so we thought we'd get him out of there."
Cheverie was stellar in relief, except for the start of the third, as Vey scored his own goal just 27 seconds in. Vey was in the right circle and ripped a hard shot past Cheverie to make it 2-1 Manchester.
The Monarchs and B-Sens both had prime opportunities in the later minutes, but Jones stopped a barrage of shots and the Monarchs missed wide twice on the open net.
Manchester gains two points and makes their way to a 4-way tie for 7th in the league with the win, claiming the 7 seed on tiebreakers. The Senators remain in 4th with the loss, and are in danger of losing their fading homes of a division title. Manchester travels to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton tomorrow and finishes their season at Hershey on Sunday. Meanwhile, the B-Sens wrap up their home schedule on Saturday against the Bears before traveling to Syracuse on Sunday
The points race is very confusing. Binghamton is three points behind Syracuse. If they win out (Syracuse would have to lose one game for that to happen) and Syracuses loses out, with Sunday's game being in regulation, Binghamton is the division champion. However, if Syracuse wins or goes to overtime , they would win the division regardless, as they would own the third tiebreaker (Goal differential) in a tie situation. Obviously, if Syracuse wins on Sunday, they would win the division. Got it? It's confusing I know.
The B-Sens did announce they will have a Saturday-Sunday open to the playoffs, regardless of the seed and opponent. The game on April 27th is at 7:05 pm with the game on the 28th slated for 5:05 PM. Those will be games one and two of the five-game opening series.
While Richardson came shy of blaming the ice on the loss, he was very critical of the ice conditions. The building was warm and it was humid, with thunderstorms in the area. In fact, a tornado warning was issued seven minutes prior to faceoff. Luckly, nobody at the arena suffered, but the ice was softer than normal nonetheless. Richardson's Comments on the Ice:
"The ice was real soft in the hot weather out there"…
If the ice is a little slower, you've got to bear down a little harder."
- Lawson is Day-to-Day with a lower body injury. His return is unknown, as Richardson had not talked to the trainers before speaking with the media.
- Cody Ceci, an Ottawa native, made his professional debut. He was even with three shots and no penalty minutes. The defenseman just came off a playoff run with the Owen Sound Attack.
"It's a little weird. We had our own playoff push a little while ago, but got knocked out. It's a quick turnaround and before I knew it I was joining another team… I just had one night at home."
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Do Random Strangers Have the Right to Give You PET ADVICE?!
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I flew home recently to spend time with my family, and I have a little dog that I brought with me.
She fits in one of those dog carriers that goes under a plane seat, so I paid the fee and brought her on the plane.
But while I was waiting to board, a woman next to me started talking about how it's mean to make your dog fly. She said it's selfish for people to do it, and dangerous because it stresses the animals out. I just knew I would be gone for a few weeks, boarding costs a FORTUNE and not to mention Daisy would have a fit if she had to spend the week without me.
Thankfully I sat no where near this psycho on the flight, but it STILL bothers me she did that.
I mean do people really just think they know everything? Did I make a mistake or is flying with your animal okay?
You're telling me some random person went ape $&#^ on you at the airport for traveling with your best friend?! NOT OKAY.
I don't see anything wrong with what you did. I've never taken a long vacation without Rocky. In fact, if I go away for just a weekend he flips out.
My problem with this story is THIS LADY!
Do strangers have the right to give other people advice about their pets? Isn't it sort of the same thing as telling a person how to raise their kids?
What do you think?!
Fashion Friday
Since I know how difficult it is to find the PERFECT outfit for a date night or a concert at Harry's, I've decided to put this blog to good use and give you some ideas!
My first stop – Pine Boutique. You can find Pine right off Texas in the Texas Crossing shopping center. Or, since you probably have no idea what it's actually called, let's go with the Bed, Bath, and Beyond shopping center.
How much did I love my first fashion find from Pine Boutique? Well, I bought the whole outfit.
Whether you're going out to the Roger Creager concert tonight or just hitting up Northgate, this outfit is AWESOME.
*that pleather pant also comes in MAROON
A dark pleather pant and studded black shirt? Yes, please. I instantly had to try this on. I liked the look out, but obviously if you can rock it, TUCK IT IN.
Sure, sure it's mildly chilly outside this week.. but just throw on a jacket, maybe some black printed tights, you'll be good to go.
*hilariously, I forgot to bring a heel of any kind, so I cut out my legs. But who am I kidding? I'd probably try and rock boots with this anyway. I am aaall about comfort. haha
Right now studs are everywhere! I can't even pretend I don't like the style because it adds such an edge to everything. I have vests, jackets, and now this black shirt and clutch. CAN WE ZOOM IN ON THIS THING?
I mean seriously, if that doesn't turn heads when you go out, you're doing it wrong. It's like a fashion weapon! What I love most about it is how spacious it is. Enough room for your phone, credit cards, cash, body bag (KIDDING), car keys.. way more than my itsy bitsy wallet I always try and tote around. AND it has a handle.. which doubles as brass knuckles. Now THAT'S what I call handy.
I also loved the jewelry I found. Chunky Aztec inspired pieces – a black necklace and cuff. I'm not a girl for dainty anything and these statement pieces were just what my wardrobe had been missing. They also come in a bunch of colors, since I realize not everyone on the planet loves black as much as I do.
Remember, this is just a little jumping off point – if this isn't your style, let Pine help you find something that is.
Another big thing is mixed textiles, like leather and lace, leather and patterns.. and you can find all that and more at Pine. They are always putting out new inventory and even if you hate to shop (believe me, no one hates this more than I do), this place is great. The sales staff are friendly and trendy.. let's be real.. that's important.. I can't wait to go shopping here again!
For more looks, hit up Pine Boutique on facebook!
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After this week's dive into my inbox, I came across a story that some of you might be able to relate to.
I work at a law firm and right before Christmas, they took on a new partner. He's not around as much as the others, but for whatever reason, at our holiday party, he started calling me Dave. The problem is, my name is Dustin.
Now it's mid January and he is STILL calling me Dave.
I feel like it's gone on so long, I can't correct him without embarrassing him. My question is, is it more polite now to just ignore the error since he isn't around that much? OR would it be better to subtly clue him in….. and if so, HOW?!
-Dave…. er Dustin
When I worked in Houston, big boss man didn't know who the eff I was. He would come down the hall and say hello to everyone by name, and when he'd get to my cubicle he'd just say.. HEY!
I never tried to tell him my name, and when he FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT, it was because I was leaving.
Looking back, I should have made sure he knew me.
The problem with this situation is that if you are in a meeting and he calls you Dave, you run the risk of SOMEONE else calling him out on it. Then you'd both look like a$$es.
Next time he calls you the wrong name, just smile and say your real name. He'll probably be a tad embarrassed and say something like, "Have I been calling you Dave all this time?!" but at least you are setting the record straight.
Either that – or legally change your name. You don't want to pi$$ off the guy on the letterhead.
Have you been in this sitch? How would you tell him?
Monopoly is holding the trial of the century, asking fans to play the jury to decide which of the games classic pieces gets to stay–and which one has to go.
Using Facebook and Twitter, Hasbro has launched a contest for fans of the classic game to help "save" their favorite token–car, thimble, shoe, Scottie dog, battleship, hat, iron or wheelbarrow–and vote to replace it with a brand new one.
So the piece with the fewest votes, literally gets the boot. Not to pass GO. Not to collect $200.. but, to go directly to jail. Wouldn't it be ironic if it was the shoe?
If you're wondering how it's going.. the Scottie dog is holding an easy lead, with more than 61,000 votes and 34 percent overall. The wheelbarrow is in trouble, with 24,000 votes and only 3 percent of the total so far. This surprises me. I thought the wheelbarrow was WAAAY cooler than the stupid hat.
Fans can pick between a robot, a diamond ring, a cat, a helicopter and a guitar for a new token that will take its place among the classics.
Facebookers can vote to save one classic token and choose one new token once a day on the Monopoly Facebook app, and use the hashag #tokenvote to cast votes on Twitter.
I'm pulling for the thimble. You could put that thing on your pinkie! And as for the new pieces, I'm not thrilled.. Unless there's a real diamond in that ring.
Which would you save?! Or should we leave well enough alone?
Or maybe we should change the game COMPLETELY?!
haha what do you think?
Help Me, Help You?
If you're like the other 99% of the population, you're probably feeling a little cruddy right now.
It's the weather. It's dank, dreary, and people dropping like flies with flu symptoms.
Obviously there are the basics like using hand sanitizer.. which by the way if you DON'T, YOU SHOULD.. (Case in point, this NSFW ad from Chile)
What other ways do you stay well?
Tips? Tricks?
I'm a sucker for Zicam. If I lose all sense of smell or taste, I'd be okay with that.
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The still new U.S. trade representative, Michael Froman, is not new to DC or the White House or Obama. He has been an Obama confidant for years. Froman and the still new Treasury Secretary met yesterday with Ways and Means Committee members to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.
CPA has serious concerns about the TPP because it does not address the biggest issues causing record U.S. trade deficits including currency manipulation, foreign border taxes, state owned enterprises, and multiple mercantilistic issues. Passage of TPP would send a signal to Washington that Congress still thinks the old-style trade agreements are still ok, and that we can still proceed on a path to global governance.
Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) said he and the panel's top Democrat, Michigan Rep. Sander Levin, requested the meeting to discuss concerns that members have heard about foreign currency practices and other trade issues.
Obama really, really wants to finish the TPP negotiations this year. The U.S. Chamber wants him to do it too. The secret negotiation text has not been disclosed to the public. The Administration wants so-called Fast Track authority before disclosing the text so Congress can't amend anything that is negotiated and has to set all other business aside to vote for the deal.
So why is currency important? Japan's tariffs on U.S. goods average about 2.5% But they have caused their currency to decline at least 30% at times since Prime Minister Abe came to office. The math is stark. Even if you zero out tariffs… who cares so long as they manipulate currency.
The Chief Trade Counsel for the Minority Staff on Ways and Means told CPA members two weeks ago that Japan has not opened its market anymore today than it did in the 1980's. Despite all the WTO and free trade stuff since then. Japan is a mercantilist country protecting their market with non-tariff means, enabling Toyota to be the biggest automaker in the world. That's because Toyota gets protected access to the Japanese domestic market (the third largest auto market in the world), and great access to the U.S. market (the biggest auto market in the world for now), and provides no reciprocity to us. Its all unilateral… even though some papers they sign may cause the illusion of Japanese concessions.
So the point is why does the TPP fail to address the biggest trade cheating issues causing the massive U.S. trade deficit? What's the darned point? Why isn't the thing laughed out of the room?
Well… Froman and Lew were supposedly addressing the currency issue to Ways and Means. Froman because he is the trade ambassador. Lew because he is the Treasury chief, and money policy is his playground, and treasury people don't like trade people or legislative people playing in their playground, so the treasury people have fought to keep everyone out of their playground so we don't have a currency fix.
Anyway… what was said?
Lew and Froman did not speak to reporters after the meeting.
Oh. Great. Thanks. Nothing new. Except a few of the bromides (aka "bs") we've been fed for 15 years, like this…
A source familiar with the meeting said the administration officials discussed ongoing efforts to address currency issues in multilateral and bilateral forums.
Rangel gave us a bit more of a hint…
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) said the administration officials agreed that currency manipulation was a serious concern but made no specific commitment to deal with it in the Pacific trade deal talks.
Sander Levin of Michigan has been pushing the hardest. But no word on whether currency is more important than the TPP to him.
Levin has argued that the Pacific trade pact should include "enforceable" rules against currency manipulation and that Congress should address currency concerns as part of the trade promotion authority bill. Both those issues "are yet to be determined," Camp said after the meeting.
The upshot is this. The Administration wants TPP really really bad because it wants a win. And because trade agreements are foreign policy driven… we give up part of our economy to other countries to bribe them to be our friends and then sell it as job creating bullshit back home. And TPP must be passed, because it just must be passed, because it would be bad if was not passed, even though currency and trade deficits cause us concern with furrowed brows.
Because of those bad things that may happen, lets pass TPP NOW… and deliberate on the currency and trade deficit issues LATER in a contemplative forum in the future with multi-agency discussion and briefing Congress and talking to officials in those other countries who also have furrowed brows and will contemplate with us.
That's how it works. An understanding smile, a pat on the head, and vague future promises.
Unless we make it happen another way. Which we just might do, because CPA is making things happen.


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The way it's been redesigned for smartphones to be more of a quick news fix rather than the more relaxed browse-fest of the original tablet version.
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Flipboard? It's not exactly new, is it? The social magazine app was originally released back in July 2010 for Apple's iPad, after all.
What's newer is its completely redesigned version for iPhone, which came out in December 2011. And what's newest is the port of that version to Android, which just happened this week.
Consider this a review of the smartphone version of Flipboard, then, which is a very different beast to its tablet parent. Where that was designed for loafing about on a sofa in the evenings browsing news, this is more of a flip-flip-flip fast news fix to be dipped into throughout the day.
First things first, though: getting the best out of Flipboard involves telling it what you like. You start by picking topics you're interested in from a list including news, technology, sports and business. Then you can sign in to Facebook and/or Twitter to bring in more stories that your friends have been linking to.
In fact, you can link accounts like Google+, Google Reader (for RSS feeds), LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Tumblr, SoundCloud and Instagram, while also adding streams of articles from a host of categorised websites from around the world. In 5-10 minutes, you're ready to go.
On smartphones, Flipboard keeps things clean and simple: one article per page, which you flip between using vertical swipes. If a story takes your fancy, you can tap on its headline to visit the full piece via an in-app browser. There are options to share stories or post comments via Twitter, too.
It looks really stylish, but more importantly it's fast: perfect for flipping through a bunch of headlines when waiting for a meeting, standing up on a crowded train, sitting on the loo or whatever.
(Yes, sitting on the loo reading your iPhone. Don't pretend it's an alien concept.)
What's impressive is the way Flipboard has reimagined its app to work not just on smaller smartphone screens, but with different smartphone usage habits. As such, it's the perfect foil for the tablet version.
Well, it is on iOS. The Android edition is smartphone-only outside the US, where it's also available on the Kindle Fire and Nook tablets. Even so, that smaller-screened version is a joy to use.