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I love this bread but I would recommend using 2 tsp of cardamom if you are used to Swedish cardamom bread. I would also suggest baking just 20 minutes so it doesn't get too brown.
Sugar-Frosted Cardamom Braid
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Use a thermometer to be sure the liquid reaches the correct temperature before adding it to the yeast.
Yield: 24 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 130
- Calories from fat: 13%
- Fat: 1.9g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 3.6g
- Carbohydrate: 24.5g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Cholesterol: 13mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 71mg
- Calcium: 23mg
- 1 1/3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 to 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 package dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 large egg
- Cooking spray
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon coarse-grain sugar
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Cook 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves and a thermometer registers 115°, stirring frequently. Remove saucepan from heat.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 2 1/2 cups flour and yeast in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add milk mixture and egg; beat with a heavy-duty stand mixer at low speed 30 seconds or just until blended. Increase mixer to medium speed; beat 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually add 2 cups flour; beat at low speed until mixture forms a ball.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel sticky). Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Divide dough into 3 equal portions, shaping each into a 20-inch rope. Pinch ends together at one end to seal. Braid ropes on a lightly floured surface; pinch loose ends to seal. Place braid on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. (The braid should be about 15 inches long.) Cover and let rise 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Combine egg white and water; brush over top of loaf. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon coarse-grain sugar over loaf. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until golden and loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack.
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by John Viril— After the Kansas City Royals signed Jeremy Guthrie, GM Dayton Moore indicated he's still looking to add starting pitching—likely through trade. Numerous reports have included Tampa Bay Ray's right-hander Jeremy Hellickson as one of Kansas City's possible targets. Many whispers mention 2012 silver-slugger DH Billy Butler as the possible return. The Royals should stay far far away from such a deal. Hellickson is next season's Jair Jurrjens: a collapse waiting to happen. Yes, Hellickson won rookie of the year in 2011. Yes, Hellickson has posted sparkling ERAs his first two full seasons (2.95 and 3.13). Yes, he is only 25-years-old and is still under team control for four full seasons. Hellickson, however, is probably not nearly as good as his traditional numbers would suggest. The doubts are centered around Hellickson's weak ability to miss bats (K /9 of 6.31), the limited number of innings he lasts (averaged 5.7 innings per start in 2012), and his unusually low batting ...
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Just prior to the Supermoon of March 18th, 2011, the world witnessed a natural and manmade disaster of epic proportions. What transpired off the coast of Honshu Island, Japan on March 11 has forever altered the planet and irremediably affected the global environment. Whereas the earthquake and tsunami proved to be truly apocalyptic events for the people of Japan, the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima is proving to be cataclysmic for the entire world.
Most of the world community is still unaware of the extremely profound and far-reaching effects that the Fukushima nuclear disaster has had. If the nations of the world really understood the implications of the actual 'fallout' – past, current and future – the current nuclear energy paradigm would be systematically shut down. For those of us who are in the know, it is incumbent upon each of us to disseminate the relevant information/data necessary to forever close down the nuclear power industry around the globe.
There is now general agreement that the state of the art of nuclear power generation is such that it was deeply flawed and fundamentally dangerous from the very beginning. This fact was completely understood to be the case by the industry insiders and original financiers of every nuclear power plant ever built. Nuclear engineers had a very good understanding of just how vulnerable the design, engineering and architecture was at the startup of this industry. Nevertheless, they proceeded with this ill-fated enterprise at the behest of who?
Therefore, this begs the question, "Why would such an inherently unsafe technology and unstable design be implemented worldwide in the first place?"
More importantly, "Who ought to be responsible for mitigating this ongoing planetary nuclear disaster?" And, is there any practical way this predicament can be fixed?" Is there technology available which can address this situation in any meaningful way?
With the increasing energy needs of the global economy pushing energy-poor nations like Japan into nuclear power, the economic incentive has always overridden good judgment. Especially in Japan do we see a nation that was literally set up to be a poster child for the nuclear power industry. This, in a place that is known to be the most seismically active region in the world!
"Does anyone in their right mind believe that nuclear power plants can ever be designed, engineered or constructed to withstand 9.0 earthquakes followed by 15 meter high tsunamis? Sorry if we offend, but such a display of so deadly a combination of ignorance and arrogance must represent the very height of hubris. Particularly in view of the inevitable consequences which have manifested at Fukushima, how is it that so few saw this pre-ordained and disastrous outcome, except by willful blindness?"
— Japan: A Nation Consigned To Nuclear Armageddon
Numerous headlines over the past few weeks have been relentless in trumpeting Japan's begrudging response to this global wakeup call. For the first time since nuclear power has been used in the land of Nippon, all 55 nuclear power plants now sit idle. This is of course very good news for the people of Japan. The question now remains how to go about remediating all of these vulnerable and unsafe nuclear reactors. Particularly those that are located anywhere along the Japanese coastline is this imperative an existential necessity.
Japan nuclear power-free as last reactor shuts
Japan switches off last nuclear power plant; will it cope?
International Forces Are Responsible For Fukushima;
An Immediate Global Response Ought To Formulated
Since the very first news about the Fukushima nuclear disaster came to light, many industry researchers and various investigations have unveiled the multi-decade plot to foist nuclear power onto the islands of Japan. The many forces arrayed against the Japanese people were so formidable that this ill-fated enterprise could only come to such an unfortunate outcome. Just as humankind learned from the folly of dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Fukushima has served as an example of how not to implement nuclear power generation.
"Quite purposefully, no one ever stopped to consider the obvious and far-reaching ramifications of constructing 55 nuclear reactors on the most seismically active piece of property on planet Earth! And, that doesn't count another 12 reactors in various stages of planning or development."
— An Open Letter to the People of Japan
If Japan is to remain habitable for future generations, there are certain (nuclear) matters confronting every corner of this island nation which must be addressed post haste. We know the people of Japan are up to it. The real question is whether the powers who have controlled their destiny are willing to back off for once since WWII.
Can the USA, the UK and France completely let go of their control of the Japanese economy, energy infrastructure and political process. Not only does the very existence of Japan rely on this relinquishment of control, the futures of the USA, UK and France do as well.
As Fukushima Goes, So Goes Japan
"Tokyo has the largest greater metro population in the world at about 34.3 million. Tokyo has the largest GDP of all major cities in the world – larger than both New York City and London. Tokyo is the economic/financial capital of the world's 3rd largest national economy, as well as the primary economic engine of East Asia."
Most are not aware, even at the very highest levels of the Global Control Matrix, but as Fukushima goes, so goes Japan. Taken to its logical conclusion we can say with absolute certainty that as Japan goes, so goes the entire planet. In reality, Japan is not only a super-charged trigger point in the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is also a lynchpin for the world economy as the previous article well explains. Therefore, we would highly advise the Anglo-American power structure to take proper responsibility for this unprecedented global catastrophe and show up in great force on the Honshu coastline to remediate and de-activate wherever still possible.
Global "Manhattan Project" Required
It is quite quizzical that those who run the Global Control Matrix have not yet seized the day. What is clearly at stake is the Pacific Ocean, its shorelines, numerous national economies, as well as myriad ecosystems and aquatic environments.
If they persist in this display of passivity and willful neglect, the planet may never recover. Surely, we can offer the observation that as the Pacific becomes exposed to massive volumes of radioactive water being dumped from the Fukushima site, eventually this radiation will find its way to the four corner of that ocean and beyond.
There has been a steady barrage of headlines lately aimed at those who can respond to this global catastrophe with some degree of cogency. A uniquely cohesive international response is urgently required if there is to be any hope of a successful remediation. Only a fully represented international think tank and implementation team has any chance of formulating a strategy that might be successful at fixing Fukushima.
We're thinking of a Manhattan Project type of gravity. After all, if such a serious project was established in the interest of creating an atomic bomb, surely a similar endeavor can be initiated in the interest of saving the same country that was ravaged by nuclear war from Fukushima.
Japan has clearly shown that this disaster is way beyond their ability to manage and capacity to address in any meaningful way. Their entire culture seems to ensure that the real problems will be constantly swept under the rug. The problem this time around is that there may be no rug soon to sweep it under.
As Fukushima Goes, So Goes Japan
The preceding article clearly sets forth the thesis that if Tokyo requires evacuation in the future, the Japanese economy will immediately collapse. This eventuality would merely be the first domino to fall toward the collapse of the entire global economy. The prospect at this point is so real that those decision-makers at the top of the Global Control Matrix can't afford not to inaugurated a worldwide effort to remediate Fukushima.
The Pacific Ocean Is Dying
How about the rest of the Pacific Ocean? What does the future hold in store for the largest body of water on Earth. One that circulates more water than any other ocean and possesses more coastline than all the others put together. The following headlines portend the future health of the Pacific, so all are encouraged to take serious notice.
Fukushima Daiichi Worker: Nothing can be done except to leak radioactive water! — Honestly feel that we are dumping massive amounts into ocean — Will spread all over world, reaching Hawaii and US soon
Nuclear Professor: 5,000 Hiroshima bombs worth of cesium-137 in spent fuel pool No. 4 — "Low estimate"
Doomsday scenarios spread about No. 4 reactor at Fukushima plant
Former Ambassador: No. 4 reactor a top national security issue for entire world — Could start "the ultimate catastrophe"
Japan Nuclear Expert: Humanity as a whole has literally never experienced something like Fukushima — "We will be fighting this radiation on the order of tens or hundreds of years"
The upshot of each of these articles is that the Pacific Ocean is extremely vulnerable to the radioactive waste being dumped into her waters at Fukushima. Should another catastrophic earthquake occur, it could create a new nad more complicated nuclear disaster scenario that is irreparable. Even without any seismic activity affecting the nuclear sites, the current state of affairs has taken for granted that the Pacific Ocean will become a nuclear dumping ground for decades to come. It has not been lost on us that such an inevitability appears to be the only practical expedient available.
We are truly saddened by the great loss of marine life and harm to myriad aquatic and shoreline ecosystems. As the nuclear radiation is exported around the Asian Ring of Fire, genetic mutation will begin to affect every form of life — from phytoplankton to whales, from seabirds to mangroves, from dolphins to krill. Everything that lives near the Pacific will be at risk to some degree. Anyone who lives, works or plays in or around the Pacific will be compelled to evaluate their relationship to this great ocean.
What have we done to Mother Earth by siting nuclear power plants in the most seismically active region of the world?!
What in God's Creation can possibly be done to fix it?
Never in the history of humankind has the planet been confronted with such a grave set of circumstances. Truly, Fukushima represents all that can go wrong when scientific and technological advancement has gone awry. Unfortunately, given the many trajectories that numerous fields of technological innovation are currently on, Fukushima and the BP Gulf oil spill of 2012 may only be the beginning of an accelerating period of technospheric breakdown which will plague the Earth.
Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown Converge to Create Global Perfect Storm
Cosmic Convergence Research Group
Submitted: May 5, 2012
Author's Note:
The following article gives a much broader view of the current predicament which prevails across the planet. Clearly, technospheric breakdown is a phenomenon which few foresaw, otherwise we would not find ourselves at the edge of the precipice with respect to so many risky and dangerous technologies and misapplications of scientific developments.
For example, so committed is the world community to the hydrocarbon fuel paradigm that there appears to be no way of lessening our dependence on such an environmentally destructive energy source. Likewise, even in the face of Fukushima, many nations are unwilling to reconsider their dependence on the nuclear power paradigm.
This essay elucidates the forces and motivations at work which militate against sound, rational and safe energy policy.
Technospheric Breakdown Accelerates Epochal Change On Planet Earth
This article originally appeared at Cosmic Convergence.
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Hello, as a commercial seaweed harvester on the North Coast, the company that I have worked for now some 25 years tested seaweed we hand harvested last year and is testing again this year. As best I can tell, only two commercial companies in the whole world are testing their own seafood product, and they are on the North Coast of California. We are paying close attention to the matter. As to this article and the subject overall:
The same article appears many times on the web using the same photo from the US Department of State Geographer USDSG), a very respected organization. Through the disciplines of geography, photography, environmental sciences, GIS computer technologies, and with global offices of scientists, experts, diplomats, and volunteers, their detailed analysis and accompanying photos encompass cultural exchange and hope for making positive planetary change among all humanity with perspectives and challenges documenting communities of response. The USDSG is so detail oriented, that I have to question why there is not a link to the original photograph and photographer, a timeline story line, research footnotes, etc. to accompany this much posted photo. And the articles all assume a title that is out of context with the data presented. As in this copy the only paragraph that relates to the title of the article is this: "Surely, we can offer the observation that as the Pacific becomes exposed to massive volumes of radioactive water being dumped from the Fukushima site, eventually this radiation will find its way to the four corners of that ocean and beyond." And it is a future projection of conjecture.
While it is a very good article in every other sense, it offers no factual documented (sourced) information regarding the contamination of the Pacific Ocean, the photo, the initial leak into the ocean waters, the pumping and dumping of radioactive seawater, jet-stream data cross referenced over a timeline and layered effects of multiple complex ocean currents. I would like to put forth the proposition that the tsunami plastic debris field will never wash ashore on the North Coast of California, Oregon or Washington. Why are there garbage patch gyres? Why are there Gyres at all? It is apparently because of the Coriolis effect. Not a force of nature, but an effect of the rotation of the planet. Basically, the Coriolis effect causes ocean currents (the upper layers of the ocean considered to be around 400 meters) to move at a right angle to the wind direction. The higher the wind speeds, the shaper the angle – up to 90 degrees and to the right of the wind direction in the northern hemisphere, to the left in the southern hemisphere.
I would like to see an article that presents data that supports and defines this image of Pacific Ocean Contamination. Please date the tsunami debris field photos. They have been on the web for a year. What does the once floating debris field look like now?
Tomas DiFiore


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The Obama campaign spokesman LaBolt answers each and every time with a talking point against Romney, point blank refusing to answer any questions. Filibustering his segment with Anderson Cooper. At one point, Cooper said, "you're not answering any questions."
It didn't matter. Bluff and bluster is all the Obama camp has. They certainly don't want to run on their record.
Kudos to Cooper. Welcome to the honest media.
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Yes they are...mmm sugar cookie dough cake batter ice cream
With chocolate chips and sprinkles
I feel like alot of the models on MM who claim to have agency representation are just saying so without even understanding what all it entails. Because, upon asking them who they are represented by, A) They aren't able to tell you the name of the agency B) They can't even tell you the difference between an agent and a manager and C) They still handle their own bookings.
Which, if they really had an agency, we all know that wouldn't be the case.
If your agency is getting you a "few" jobs a month... PLEASE do as they say. That's great. I know girls who have been in vogue and on the wall at Abercrombie that don't get a few jobs a month from one agency.
I'm def not talking to "this" model. So I don't think what you are talking about applies.
Don't forget the caramel and hot fudge
To what end?
Is not the main reason for having an agency... work? Yes, helping you stay clear of that photographer that you always regret shooting with is helpful. And having someone to collect your money is nice.
But if they are collecting for one job every quarter is the rest worth it if you view being a model as a profession? Especially if they are advising you to turn down fun, creative, lucrative art work...
Again... if we can be honest. 90% of all models at "B" grade agencies are not working and likely could be.
What are you giving up to have a bill collector and someone that books you two shoots with great photographers (likely at YOUR expense).
Give in to your feelings. Let it flow through you. FEEL the power of the Art-Side.
Wait... wait... wait.
YOU are exclusive with this "agency" but they have found you NO work and have turned down one job for you? (maybe for good reason)
And you have been with them 4 months?
If you can't see the red flag waiving you might want to look again.
Exactly what are they providing you OTHER than your ability to say you have an "agency"?
Isn't that like having a personal chef who never prepares any meals for you, and won't let you eat McDonalds because its bad food?
Well they gave me a free Facebook page. The agency started in September, I signed in November, then they signed about 100 other girls and a handful of guys (drool). Only had about 3-4 events since January and I don't have the right "look" as said the clients. That job was a scam so they didn't talk me out of money because I wasn't getting it anyway. Can't lose what you never had
And yes I see the red flags but can't just say I'm out since I'm legally bonded to them for another 8 months
This is exactly the BS "agency" stuff we're talking about. My girlfriend is signed to a very established and well know commercial agency in L.A. She is allowed to fire them at any time. She is also allowed to seek out, book, and be paid for any extra work she wants.
I will assume you will never sign a deal like this again.
I suggest you read through your contract again carefully and try to find ways to get out of it or at least find the part in there that actually benefits you. Because right now, every day they are not placing you in a paid job, you are being screwed.
Your translation machine isn't working.
"oh I will have to check with my agency" simply means, I may not want to work with you.
There's no need to preach a whole sermon on it. Just as models get "you are too commercial", it's just a polite way to put you off. Besides, all you have to reply is "can I call your agency?" or move on. Not everyone is obligated to perform just because own a camera.
Read your contract. You have a copy of it, right?
Look for the exact part where it lays out penalties for breaching it. If you can't find penalties, then who cares if you do what you do. I know plenty of girls who work tons of promo work and they do it all on their own. No manager, no agency.
Don't be afraid that you will be missing out on future work. You're missing out on CURRENT work because of them.
But seriously. Read your contract. Take it to a free lawyer if they will see you. I'll bet you can tear it up and H&H won't be able to do a thing. But read it first.
I've been at this game for over 15 years. I know the difference between being told "no" politely and a llama who isn't working with me because of a third party.
So I'm afraid it is YOUR translation that is off.
Really? I don't see many good art models at all out there.
I define good as: Professional, available, willing, and what I'm looking for aesthetically.
Usually when I find the first three the model is pushing 30 and has a few too many stretch marks and/or tattoos for what I want to create. (I'm not bad mouthing tattoos. And for the right model I could give two sh!ts about the stretch marks.)
How many good art llamas do you need and what are you trying to do with them?
are you just trying tfp or are you willing to pay?
I understand things can be harsh when you first start out (it took me months and the help of a couple of photographer friends to get hooked up with the right sort of llamas) but in the case of stretch marks and tats, a good MUA can cover lots of what you don't want.
They threatened us with law suits and crap like that. I have copies of the contracts but its hard to understand. Looks as if they repeat themselves and throw in big unnecessary words.
Then you should have someone take a good second look at your contract. Someone who is able to explain to you what it is saying and means.
Thank you for addressing that comment. It made me shudder.
I am hardly just starting out. And I pay every model.
I sell my work.
I don't know everything... but I have been around the marriage of the Interwebz and Modeling since is was Heather Pariso, Janeen Lee and Anna Lieb on SouthEastern Model Forum, Fashion Only Forum, and Garage Glamour.
So if you have been in the scene that long what is your problem?
I've only been in the "art modeling/photography/internet" since 2005 & I have a rather large list of amazing art models who travel the country and local, as well as local models both men and women for pretty much any project that comes my way.
I JUST did a casting this month for a new project and in less then 8 days I got 8 sets of casting photos sent to the director. 6 of those 8 came to my studio for the casting images. 3 have been chosen the shoot is late April.
If you're so much more experienced than I with your time in the game, you might want to look in the mirror for your issues.
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How To Reduce Ambient Noise at Home, Inside and Out
It's quite amazing how much background noise our brains can manage to filter out without us ever even noticing. Taking a moment to concentrate on the audible, I suddenly become aware of the sound of the refrigerator whirring from the open kitchen, the air brakes of the city buses below, and the heavy steps of my neighbors above...
Most people understand exposure to very loud noises can be damaging to the fragile parts of your ear. But a recent New York Times article explains how chronic exposure to sounds not even particularly loud can also wreak havoc on your hearing.
In What Causes Hearing Loss on the Times' Well blog, Jane E. Brody explores how many of us are responsible for our own hearing loss thanks to the noise we blindly (deafly?) subject ourselves to every day.
Tens of millions of Americans, including 12 percent to 15 percent of school-age children, already have permanent hearing loss caused by the everyday noise that we take for granted as a fact of life.
Since a huge chuck of time is spent at home, the apartment is a good place to start looking for ways to reduce the background noise of daily life, and not simply camouflage it with white noise machines and the like.
Reducing Their Noise
Whether the offender in a noisy apartment is a loud neighbor, or the endless symphony of the bustling street below, the first step to reduce the decibels is to block the noise coming in from outside.
Cover Floors with Rugs
Our Tech Editor Gregory Han found the best way to reduce noise levels in his hardwood apartment was to cover the floor with carpet tiles. He was trying to keep his own noise from bothering adjacent renters, but a thick rug can also dampen noise coming in from downstairs neighbors.
Cover Thin Windows with Heavy Drapes
Good curtains work wonders against street noise coming through flimsy windows. Thicken the material between the room and the noise with lined curtains, window dressing made from bulky fabric like velvet, or specialty noise-absorbing drapes (which usually have a thick wool core stitched between the decoative fabric).
Line Shared or Outside Walls with Furniture
A wood bookcase against a wall shared with a noisy neighbor can help absorb some of the sound coming through the walls. That goes double if the bookshelf or cabinet is home to lots of books, clothes, towels or linens; each are natural insulators against sound.
Reducing Your Noise
Not all of the background noise running through an apartment is the result of things intruding from outside our homes. Loud appliances with tumbling drums or whirring fans are all adding to the ambient noise level bombarding our ears at home every day. And the louder these background appliances run, the louder you'll turn up the TV or speakers to drown them out.
New home environment monitoring devices like the Netatmo (below) allow for daily and long term monitoring of these ambient sounds, giving a snapshot of the ebb and flow of noise pollution inside a home.
Soundproof the Laundry Room
As contributor Jason Yang pointed out in a recent post, the two loudest appliances in a home are the laundry machine and clothes dryer. Those lucky to have a dedicated laundry room can take steps to soundproof the walls with foam insulation, like what's used in music studios.
Share "On" Time
In a small space, the home theater might also be the home office (and the bedroom, kitchen... you get the idea). Every appliance in each of those "shared" spaces adds to the overall noise just a little bit, so the more you keep your gear powered off, the better. For instance, before sitting down to watch a movie, turn off the computer, cable box or gaming console (with their noisy fans) so you can keep the volume down on the cinema soundbar.
Move Devices Away into a Soundproof Area
As for the other devices that whirr and buzz around the clock, see what can be moved out from common living areas to bring down the noise level. If a loud background device from the living room can be find a new home in a soundproof locker or another room (maybe the newly-soundproofed laundry room?), it will reduce the noise level in the whole apartment for good, saving your ears in the process.
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just today my neighbor installed a device designed to remove radon from their house which is great however the fan on it is constant and loud and just ruined the solitude of my back porch. So wish they had put it on the other side of the house which is a corner and wouldnt intrude on another house.
wow that is annoying, can't you ask them to replace it.
I have my AC fan unit next to my bedroom window and I hear my fridge at night.
We always check if a hotelroom is quiet and unplug the little fridge.
i much prefer a machine
My next door neighbor is a teacher...and his entire summer from 7:00 am to 7:pm
is to instruct his 3 year old the wonders of the world...
He NEVER shuts up or gives the kids a break....
and if his constant "teaching" is obnoxious enough...he will call the both his children's
name at least 50 to 100 times a day...
The minute i hear them come out...
I put my music on...
did they ever hear of giving a kid a nap???
I know that kind real well .....When they are not a home or in their yards "teaching" they go to the Farmer's Market and/or Trader Joe's to identify and select vegetables - You just want them to shut up so you can shop in peace and quiet. :)
I totally agree with Lady D and Whitehouse Design. Enough already. Please spare the public from the people who practice in-our-face teachable parenting. The children are learning that they are SUPER important by all the attention paid to them. How does this translate to a playdate or the classroom? Not good. Not good at all - people, your kids are not that important. And by the way, I have three children myself.


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Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Doug McDermott had a double-double to lift the Creighton Bluejays to a 79-66 victory in Big East action over the Seton Hall Pirates at the Prudential Center.
McDermott scored 30 points, collected 10 rebounds and handed out five assists for Creighton (12-2, 2-0 Big East), which has won seven straight. Jahenns Manigat added 14 points, Grant Gibbs chipped in 12 and Devin Brooks contributed 11.
Sterling Gibbs led the way for Seton Hall (10-5, 1-1) with 17 points. Brian Oliver hit 4-of-6 from beyond the arc to account for his 12 points and Patrik Auda tacked on 10 points.
Creighton led, 45-33, at halftime after shooting 47.2 percent from the floor, nailing 5-of-14 from beyond the arc and totaling 11 more field goal attempts than Seton Hall in the first half.
The Bluejays had another five 3-pointers in the second frame, when they shot 45.2 percent from the floor. The Pirates came nowhere close to rallying, recording just six field goals in the final 20 minutes.
Creighton outscored Seton Hall, 40-20, in the paint and had a 38-27 edge on the boards.
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The Superbad star stepped behind the camera last week (ends28Aug11) to take charge of Bareilles' Gonna Get Over You video and shared pictures from the set with his Twitter.com fans.
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Comment: Check out the Keck Study (Score 1) 53
Lots of details are in the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) study from last year. Not sure when NASA is going to release details about their version, but I bet it is pretty similar. http://www.kiss.caltech.edu/study/asteroid/asteroid_final_report.pdf
Comment: Re:What KIND of electric propulsion? (Score 1) 53
Magnetically shielded Hall Thrusters, infused with badass: http://gcd.larc.nasa.gov/2013/03/magnetic-shielding-of-walls-from-the-unmagnetized-ion-beam-in-a-hall-thruster/
Comment: Re:Aerospace Engineering Graduate Student (Score 1) 283
Mod parent up... although, as a Purdue alum, I can warn you that the Michigan student tend to be a bunch of arrogant fucks who talk too much shit about how great their football team is... But the Michigan alums that I work with tend to know what they are doing, and the small sat programs there are really cool... and SpaceX is full of a lot of Michigan people too.
Comment: Re:do as well as you can in core engineering progr (Score 2) 283
Mechanical, aeronautical, electrical or computing. A good name school helps, but a 4.0 degree from a less stellar school is good too.
You learn much, much more from a top tier school. GPA is for schmucks. I'd rather have someone with a low GPA from a good school where they learned the theory behind stuff than a 4.0 from some middling school where they only know how to do cookbook problems. Space is full of hard problems, and if you want to make a difference in aerospace you need to seek out a school that will expose you to hard problems.
Comment: MIT and CalTech aren't good for space (Score 4, Informative) 283
Don't go to Caltech for aerospace unless you just want to learn airplanes. I work at JPL and have a lot of interaction with CalTech students who complain about the lack of space stuff in the aero department... they don't even have an orbit mechanics class. MIT is ok if you want to do systems engineering, but generally their aero department doesn't do much space stuff either (last I heard, their orbit class was taught by a grad student who took it upon himself to have some sort of orbit class).
If you want to do SpaceX, I'd write them an email and ask for their advise, ask where they recruit from. They will probably want chemical prop and systems engineering people.
From what I've seen the best schools if you want to do space are Carnegie Mellon, Purdue, Colorado, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Michigan, UCLA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Carnegie Mellon and Stanford have awesome robotics programs. Michigan and Caly Poly SLO have excellent cube sat programs. Michigan, Stanford, and UCLA have excellent electric propulsion. Georgia Tech and Michigan have excellent systems engineering. Purdue, UT Austin, and Colorado have excellent orbit mechanics. And Purdue has probably the best chemical propulsion program. Georgia Tech has a really amazing senior design class (best out of the 5 that I've advised as an industry person).
If you don't want to go to far, I'd recommend Michigan, Purdue, or CMU. But try to email SpaceX and see what they advise (but be aware that the person who responds will be biased towards their alma mater)
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One notable exception has been Germany, where BMW was forced to recall a female-voiced navigation system on its 5 Series cars in the late 1990s after being flooded with calls from German men saying they refused to take directions from a woman. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on why the company gave Siri a female voice in the U.S. Nor would she say why Siri speaks like a man in the UK, where iPhone 4S owners have swarmed online forums to request a female voice instead.
Until then, some bloggers have wondered: Are computerized female "assistants" sexist? Not necessarily, said Rebecca Zorach, director of the Social Media Project at the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. "What's interesting to me is how they seem to intentionally make her speech sound artificial — they could choose to make her speech more seamless and human-like, but they choose instead to highlight the technology," she said. "That makes you aware of how high-tech your gadget is.""
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Comment: Re:Europa (Score 1) 298
The ice used to be part of the ocean... sample the surface ice and you same the ocean
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Meet Rebecca, Our Price Database Production Manager
1. What were you doing before you came to artnet?
Before joining artnet, I was studying art history and German at Virgina Commonwealth University. So joining a German art firm was a perfect fit!
2. Did you always want to work in the art world?
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I'm a Production Manager for the artnet Price Database. So, I am responsible for collecting all auction data, both before and after the sale, and getting it into our Price Database—and therefore accessible to the galleries, collectors, auction houses, and other art professionals that rely on our data.
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President Hamid Karzai is in London for a two-day trilateral summit with British and Pakistani officials.
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The summit hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron will discuss cooperation of the three countries for peace and security in war-torn Afghanistan, according to a statement from Karzai's office Saturday.
"The main point of the talks will be the peace process, the Afghanistan and Pakistan relationship and the fight against terrorism in the region," it said.
This will be the third trilateral meeting hosted by the UK. The first was held in Kabul in July when Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf visited the Afghan capital. The second was held in the US at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
The Afghan and Pakistan may also sign a strategic partnership agreement.
In this edition of Kankash, host Omid Farooq looks at this with the following guests:
• Ahmad Zia Rafat, humanities lecturer at Kabul University
• Masoud Troshtwal, teacher at Kabul University
• Hamid Saboori, political analyst


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Montana Fishburne - pay attention. This could be your future.
Y'all remember Montana, Laurence Fishburne's rocket scientist daughter who wants to jumpstart her acting career by doing porn and sex tapes like her hero Kim Kardashian. She doesn't seem to understand that sex scandals bring nothing but drama.
Ask poor R&B screamer, er, singer, Fantasia, who seems to have lost her mind dealing with whispers sex tapes, affairs, and other assorted freakiness. From news.yahoo.com:
Fantasia is in stable condition at a North Carolina hospital after taking an overdose of "aspirin and a sleep aid," according to the manager for the former "American Idol" champ.
The overdose came days after the singer was named in court documents by Paula Cook, who accused Fantasia of having an affair with her husband, Antwaun Cook.
Brian Dickens, Fantasia's manager, said in a statement Tuesday that winner was "overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention....
In the statement, Dickens acknowledged that Fantasia had a relationship with Cook for 11 months, but said that Fantasia believed Cook when he said "he was not happy in his marriage and his heart was not in it. She believed him when he told her he and Mrs. Cook were separated late in the summer of 2009."
When a manager admits his client OD'd due to drama and doesn't spew out the usual lies about "exhaustion" you know things are bad.
I kinda feel for Fantasia. Not for being dumb enough to knowingly date a married man of course, but why is she getting sued for breaking up a marriage? I mean, we all know WHY she's getting sued (bitter spouse going after those American Idol dineros...) but shouldn't Mrs. Cook sue Mr. Cook while she's at it? It takes two people to creep, after all.
I hope Fantasia gets it together. There has to be a better solution than downing a bunch of chewable Tylenols and Kool-Aid.
And I hope this mess shows Montana and her fellow freaks that celebrity sex games don't always lead to TV deals, magazine covers and free press - at least not the free press she's looking for.


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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reports to federal prison
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Former New Orleans Mayor Nagin convicted in corruption trial
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Nagin corruption case goes to jury
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Nagin's arraignment moved to Feb. 20
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Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is a former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Nagin gained international notoriety in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the New Orleans area.
Nagin was first elected on March 2, 2002, to succeed his fellow Democrat Marc Morial. He was re-elected in 2006 but was ineligible to seek a third term in 2010 due to term limits and stepped down from office on May 3, 2010.
Nagin was born on June 11, 1956, in New Orleans' Charity Hospital, to a low-income family. His childhood was typical of that of the urban poor within the city, and his father held three jobs: a janitor at New Orleans City Hall by night, a fabric cutter at a clothing factory by day, and a mechanic at a dairy, to earn sufficient pay to support his family, as well as provide for Nagin's education. His mother was employed at a lunch counter in a Kmart store. The family lived on Allen Street in the 7th Ward, followed by a stay in the Treme, and then moved to the Cutoff section of Algiers when Nagin was a young teenager. Nagin attended O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans where he played basketball and baseball. He enrolled at Tuskegee University on a baseball scholarship, and graduated with a degree in accountancy in 1978. He was the third college graduate from his family.


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An opponent of a Wal-Mart project was thwarted in his attempts to use an admittedly defective hearing notice as a basis for overturning project approvals. The court ruled that his claims were defeated by his failure to present evidence of prejudice and by a prior appellate decision. Roberson v. City of Rialto, No. E058187 (4th… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: CEQA
Highway 101 EIR Felled by RedwoodsPosted in CEQA
Caltrans's analysis of impacts to redwoods from realignment of a one-mile stretch of Highway 101 has been rejected. The court of appeal ruled that the project EIR both failed to identify any significance threshold for impacts to redwoods and impermissibly labeled mitigation measures as project features. Lotus v. Department of Transportation, No. A137315 (First Dist.,… Continue Reading
County's Application for State Funding Does Not Trigger CEQAPosted in CEQA
In December 2011, the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution authorizing the County to submit an application for $100 million in state funding to expand the James A. Musick Jail Facility to add over 500 beds. The City of Irvine, which sits adjacent to the jail, filed a lawsuit alleging that the County… Continue Reading
Faulty Greenhouse Gas Analysis Sinks EIRPosted in CEQA, Climate Change
An environmental impact report must not only identify a proper significance threshold for a project's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; it must then correctly apply that threshold. The EIR for a Wal-Mart Supercenter failed this test in Friends of Oroville v. City of Oroville, No. 070448 (3rd Dist., Aug. 19, 2013). Wal-Mart proposed to replace an… Continue Reading
No CEQA Review Required For Adoption of CEQA Thresholds of SignificancePosted in CEQA
A court of appeal today rejected a CEQA challenge to an air pollution control district's published thresholds of significance for air pollution impacts. California Building Industry Association v Bay Area Air Quality Management District, No. 135335 (First District, July 13, 2013). The thresholds, contained in the District's "CEQA Air Quality Guidelines," were first adopted… Continue Reading
Specific Limitations Period In Government Code Prevails Over Statute of Limitations In CEQAPosted in CEQA
A 30-day limitations period for a challenge to a project that is exempted from CEQA by Government Code section 65457 applies rather than the 35-day limitations period that ordinarily applies after a notice of exemption is filed, according to the court in May v. City of Milpitas, No. H038338 (Sixth District, July 16, 2013). The statutes of… Continue Reading
Large Solar Energy Project Survives Williamson Act And CEQA ChallengePosted in CEQA, Land Use
The Sixth District Court of Appeal has given a boost to utility-scale solar projects by rejecting the types of Williamson Act and CEQA challenges that are often brought against those projects. Save Panoche Valley v. San Benito County, No. HO37599 (6th Dist. June 25, 2013). The case concerns the Panoche Valley Solar Farm, a solar photovoltaic facility in… Continue Reading
Judicial Review of Environmental Impact Reports: Is There Really A Need for CEQA Reform?Posted in CEQA, Climate Change, Water Supply
Every few years, with El Nino-like regularity, a wave of interest in CEQA reform sweeps through the business community, accompanied by pleas to the legislature to overhaul the statute. In the end, few substantive changes are made. This year is no exception. (See June 14th post). Many of the recurring concerns involve the unpredictability of… Continue Reading
CEQA and Land Use Bills — An UpdatePosted in CEQA, Land Use
SB 731 (Steinberg) CEQA Modernization Act of 2013. (Last amended May 24, 2013. Passed to Assembly May 30, 2013) Aesthetic Impacts in Transit Priority Areas Not Significant. Bill would provide that aesthetic impacts of a residential, mixed-use residential, or employment center project, as defined, within a "transit priority area," shall not be considered significant impacts… Continue Reading
Stadium Expansion Project Required EIR Based on Traffic and Parking ImpactsPosted in CEQA
Perhaps reflecting a north-south division over the importance of a parking space, the Fourth District has held that impacts of a stadium project on parking, together with traffic, necessitated preparation of an EIR. Taxpayers for Accountable School Bond Spending v. San Diego Unified School District, No. D060999 (Fourth Dist. April 25, 2013). The court expressly… Continue Reading
New CEQA Bill – Cure or Band-Aid?Posted in CEQA
In response to a business community campaign calling for broad CEQA reform, California State Senator Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg released his highly anticipated CEQA "modernization" bill, SB 731. So far, the bill is more remarkable for what it lacks, than for what it contains: A Co-author. 2012's chief CEQA reform champion, Senator Michael… Continue Reading
An Attorney Petitioner in a CEQA Suit Can Be Awarded Attorneys' FeesPosted in CEQA
In a case of first impression, a court of appeal has held that an attorney can be a named petitioner in a CEQA case, litigate the case on behalf of all of the petitioners, and then, if the litigation succeeds, obtain an award of attorneys' fees from the defendants for her work. Healdsburg Citizens for Sustainable… Continue Reading
Water Supply Uncertainty Sinks Another EIRPosted in CEQA, Water Supply
After wading through a detailed discussion relating to biological impacts (see Perkins Coie Update), the court in Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee dove into issues surrounding an EIR's analysis of water supplies. The court found the EIR invalid in part because it failed to consider the uncertainty of State Water Project water supplies…. Continue Reading
Under CEQA Non-Prejudicial Errors Do Not Invalidate an EIR.Posted in CEQA
The County of Siskiyou certified an Environmental Impact Report for a project to expand an existing manufacturing facility to accommodate a cogeneration power plant housed on one acre of a 300-acre site. Environmental groups claimed the EIR violated CEQA by failing to include adequate project alternatives and failing to fully disclose, analyze, and mitigate the… Continue Reading
CEQA Review Not Required for Ballot Measure Requiring Competitive Bidding for City's Solid Waste ContractsPosted in CEQA
Measures put on the ballot by a city council are not automatically exempt from CEQA even though they must be approved or disapproved by the voters. As shown in a recent appellate court decision, however, CEQA review is not required for a ballot measure that does not commit the city to a "project" as that… Continue Reading
No Exception to the Exemption — Installation of Small Wireless Telecom Equipment on Existing Utility Poles Throughout City is Exempt from CEQAPosted in Land Use
After obtaining the necessary permit, T-Mobile installed wireless equipment on an existing utility pole in a residential neighborhood in San Francisco. The installation was part of a larger project to install similar equipment on existing utility poles scattered throughout the city. Residents living nearby sought to have the city's decision to issue the permit overturned,… Continue Reading
City Suing School District Can Recover Attorneys' Fees, But Loses Most CEQA ClaimsPosted in CEQA
Decisions by school districts and colleges to build new schools or expand existing ones frequently lead to CEQA challenges from local cities. In the most recent of these conflicts to reach the court of appeal, the City of Maywood won confirmation that it was eligible to recover attorneys' fees from a school district, but saw… Continue Reading
EIR Required for Oak Woodland Management PlanPosted in CEQA
Public agencies generally prefer not to prepare EIRs – at least for their own plans and projects – unless they have to. And CEQA attempts to avoid redundancy by encouraging reliance, to the extent possible, on a previously certified EIR to support the approval of a subsequent action. So, in 2008, when El Dorado County… Continue Reading
CEQA and EIR Adequacy: The Latest Words on Public Services Impacts and Adaptive Mitigation ProgramsPosted in CEQA, Exactions and Assessments
Two important, recurring CEQA questions are answered by a recent court of appeal decision in a case involving the EIR for a California State University campus master plan: whether CEQA requires funding of mitigation for a project's effects on public services; and whether an adaptive mitigation program for traffic and parking impacts improperly defers decisions about mitigation…. Continue Reading
Plan Bay Area: The Regional Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions – The EIR is UnderwayPosted in CEQA, Climate Change, Planning and Zoning
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the transportation planning agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, and the Association of Bay Area Governments have announced that they are going to prepare an Environmental Impact Report to evaluate the agencies' proposed plan to reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light duty trucks. On June 11, the… Continue Reading
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace — Issue Exhaustion Applies to CEQA Exemptions.Posted in CEQA
The California Supreme Court has issued a landmark decision holding that the exhaustion doctrine – which requires parties to raise their claims at the administrative level before litigating them in court – applies to challenges to an agency decision that a project is exempt from CEQA. Overturning a 15-year-old precedent, the court ruled that if the decision-making… Continue Reading
Do Effects on the Adequacy of Public Services Have to be Mitigated Under CEQA?Posted in CEQA
No, at least according to a recent court of appeal decision in a case brought by the City of Hayward to challenge the EIR for the California State University East Bay campus master development plan. The City of Hayward and two community groups claimed, among other things, that the university had violated CEQA because it did not… Continue Reading
The 2012 Edition Curtin's California Land Use and Planning Law Available Soon!Posted in CEQA
For over three decades, Curtin's California Land Use & Planning Law has provided a succinct and definitive summary of the major provisions of California's land use and planning laws. Curtin's has been cited by the California Supreme Court and numerous appellate courts as an authoritative source. Co‐authored by Cecily Talbert Barclay, Matthew Gray and other… Continue Reading
Agreements Tolling CEQA Statute of Limitations UpheldPosted in CEQA
Agreements to toll the statute of limitations for filing suit are generally favored under the law because they enable parties to negotiate and resolve issues without the distraction of litigation. But in land use and CEQA cases, there are countervailing public policy reasons favoring prompt filing and disposition of such matters. The tension between those… Continue Reading