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Over the years I have owned a Raleigh Super Lenton, Aussie Hurlen, Harry Quinn, Eddie Soens, Jim Soens on which I won the National championships, and then I opened my bike shop in 1972 and to date have designed and had built my own custom fit frames / bikes. Pete Matthews and Pianni.
I'm currently ride a Giant Defy 3 Compact with Mavic Cosmic wheels and the other half keeps asking me to remove it from the kitchen and put it in the shed!
I currently ride a 2012 Spesh Tarmac Comp, 2013 Cannondale CAADX and a 2010 Spesh Langster. as for the ones I have previously owned: A Trek Madone, Trek 6700 MTB, Pinarello Dogma, Chinese carbon self build , Giant Yukon, Ribble, Scott Sub....etc etc :0)
I ride my 20 year old Marin Mountain steel bike with 1.25 slick high pressure tires. I like the stability, comfort, and the durability, given the weight you are carrying, and the need to be able to ride on non-paved surfaces. I am not a fan of road bikes, seen too many fail on rides over the years.
The first bike I bought was a used road bike. I forget the brand name now, but it was a heavy bike and had down tube shifters. It was probably about 15 years old and in great shape. I loved that bike even though the frame was too small for me. I didn't know anything about bike sizing when I bought it. After that one, I upgraded to a new road bike. I bought the Trek 1000 with a triple crank in 2005, which was the entry level road bike for Trek back then. That bike has seen thousands of miles on the road and got me through my first century ride. I still ride that one today on my trainer in the garage. It's great for off-season and indoor rides now. Then in 2012, I bought my newest road bike. This one is a Trek 2.1 Apex, and it rides like a dream. It is one step up from the entry level and is a huge upgrade. There is more snap and response in the pedals, allowing me to accelerate quicker. I have a better shifting system, which is very smooth. This bike is my prized possession.
I did have a chopper, but recently; Specialized Tricross, Giant MTB Hardtail, Giant Advanced XTC Road Bike, Brompton S Type, Spin Bike
I've got a 2010 Cube Attention mountain bike which is probably at the low-middle side of the range. It's such a comfortable ride and I chose it for it's comfort. I tried a couple of different models and took them out for a road test. Apparently Cube use slightly different dimensions for their frames in order to add comfort and I absolutely love riding my Cube Attention, it's amazing! It's done over 12,000 miles in two years.
It's never done anything wrong for me and it got me from one end of the country to the other. The other bike I own, by coincidence, is also a Cube and it's a Cube Agree GTC and it's a road bike. It's competition level and has a really nice spec. It's like lightening on the road and the difference between the mountain bike and road bike is immense. I road tested a Wilier as well and that came close but when I tested the Wilier against the Cube, the Cube was far more responsive and had better gear changes. So on those two points I chose the Cube over the Wilier.
I own just one bicycle. It's a single speed with a Team Raleigh Ti frame from the 70s. I built it myself and it rides a dream. It's light and fast. It's perfect because I need to carry it down four flights of stairs. Despite it being my dream machine, I know it looks a little tacky and old which I believe helps keep it safe from thieves. It's also really recognisable so I hope one day someone will cycle up next to me at the traffic light and say "hey, are you that guy that runs London Cyclist blog?".
I've got a Cougar and it's put together by a company down in Fareham called Team Hybrid. It's a bit of a looker and it's a small market for hand bicycles. Mine's not actually an all-in-one hand bike, it's actually a clip on. I use my wheelchair and then I clip the hand bike on and off. It's actually quite an expensive piece of kit but they often are sadly. If you ride a tri they often aren't quite as expensive and you can get one for around £250 - £350. With a hand bike you're looking at over £1,000 and my one, which is now power assist, you're looking at £3,000, and that doesn't include the wheelchair that's attached to it.
It's not just about knowing that the kit is there, it's how to fund the kit. I was very lucky because I work and because I needed to get to work I was able to get Access To Work funding. Otherwise I think I would have struggled to fund it, so it is an issue. So yes, I ride a Cougar! There are some other clip on bikes as well and that's just one of them.
My Cyclocross bike is a Cannondale Caadx, which is very nice and it's got an alloy frame that's really well made. I love the Cannondale's stability and handling, it really handles beautifully and it feels so stable and secure all the time so you can throw it around corners without even thinking. If I were going to change anything it would have to be the wheels. Obviously with a very good frameset there had to be compromises somewhere and that was in the wheels I think. They're quite chunky, although I have just purchased some new ones on Ebay so they might be a bit better. I think you need tubular tyres on a cyclocross bike, so you can lower the pressure so you don't slip on the mud. Obviously you can only go so low before race tyres slip off the rim. With tubulars you can go almost flat and you also get a lot better grip on the wet ground.
I've also got a Focus Cayo road bike, which I bought just as Focus started selling their bikes in the UK, so it was a bit of a bargain at the time. Before the Focus I'd had a cheap road bike and when I moved up to the carbon Focus the difference was incredible. I told my wife when I came back from my first ride that it was like a Rolls Royce compared to what I'd previously been riding! It's also got a Shimano Tiagra gear set, so it feels so smooth. Again I think there had to be a compromise somewhere and I think it was also in the wheels. It has a great frameset so I think they let you upgrade the other areas of the bike, which is often the way these days. Some people say carbon has only got a limited life span but my bike has had a fair bit of hammer over the years and it doesn't show any sign of letting me down.
I've also got a time trial bike. I bought a vintage Brian Rourke, which is Reynolds steel and looks amazing plus does me proud. A truly wonderful bike with nothing I would change and is an investment for life.
The Jamis Xenith Comp 2012 is a lovely bike that I have owned for 7 months now. I wanted something that was lightweight and affordable, early stage carbon bike and it fitted those criteria. I tested a number of them and I guess I just felt really comfortable on the Xenith Comp. It's a really solid bike to ride and the symmetry is great. I have ridden this bike on the Lands end to Gatwick ride and it did its job remarkably well, very comfortable and responsive. It wasn't about the brand when choosing it was about the feel of the bike. A lot of people are hooked up on the brand, but its no good going for a brand that you don't feel comfortable on. Also this bike was priced well, so that was my decision really.
I took the normal tyres and upgraded them, but the bike frame is study as anything. Genuinely at this stage that is the only thing I have changed. I probably haven't stretched the bike to its limits yet, but I have to say I am impressed so far.
It is a functional bike for going out for shortish rides with the family. I don't have anything bad to say about it. It was a gift from my husband from the local bike shop. We have 5 or 6 bikes shops where we are, probably as we have the South Downs and a great cycle network in the local area.
I chose a hybrid bike because I spent time commuting and riding besides the river. I was never into mountain biking or racing so it seems the best choice. Reality is I haven't spent time on other bikes, so I'm sure if you put me on a really great bike that I would notice the difference.
My first road bike is a Boardman Team Carbon, which I generally use on the summer months. Boardman obviously struck a deal with Halfords and a lot of the independent shops won't touch them. I actually bought the Boardman used from Ebay. It was a 2009 model and I've had it about 18 months. The groupset is SRAM, which I probably wouldn't use again, I'm Shimano all day long. So I bought the Boardman used, although it had very few miles on it. I don't use the Boardman in winter as I don't want to get salt on the components, plus I can't fit mudguards to it as there is no clearance! As I've said I'm not a big fan of SRAM, which is the only thing I would change, everything else about it I love. I'd have another one tomorrow. I believe the current Boardman bikes have gone back to Shimano 105.
My other road bike is the Carrera Vanquish, which I did buy new from Halfords. My wife's actually riding it at the minute, even though I keep telling her she needs to get something smaller. She gets off and says 'my neck hurts, my back aches.' Well it's going to if you've got the geometry all wrong! I use it predominately in the winter for the harsher conditions and again can't really fault it for the money.
In the winter months or whenever it's wet I have a Klein Attitude, a big heavy mountain bike, that I see that as my training bike. Klein is no longer in production as Gary sold the business to Trek and went off to make telescopes, not sure how accurate that is? It's full of Bontrager components, but I like the thought of really having to push myself on it. I cycle at quite a low cadence and it makes such a difference for when I move onto the road bike in the summer months. The downside is the weight and the fact that my first Klein frame snapped.
Another thing to think about is salt on the road, keep a pot of paint handy to help stop the corrosion from the winter months. Once you get salt on a scratch it corrodes fast. I have also been through so many front/rear mechs some only lasting one winter season.
When my Klein frame snapped, I used a Marin Indian Fire Trail MTB bike and it was so much quicker/lighter than the Klein. So I thought I enjoy the speed, I wonder what it would be like to try a road bike. I borrowed my friends and did a couple of commutes, wiping 10 minutes off my average time, so went out and bought an Orbea Vitesse about 6 years ago. It has had slightly buckled wheels since the off and the guys in the bike shop reckoned I was too big for it or putting too much power through it. I'm over 6 ft and 14 stone and was quite disappointed when he said that to me because he was the one who sold it to me. It is a really light fast and responsive bike and not the norm, you don't see them too much. Some have started to be seen in the Tour de France, but it's not a common brand like Specialized or Trek. Don't get me wrong those brands are great too, but I prefer something different.
Like any cyclist the bikes you have are never enough, I'm definitely not near to the amount of bikes I would love. I would love a house full. So unfortunately I only have 2 bikes for myself at the moment of course my family have bikes too. I have a road bike Trek 4.5 Madone 2009, which I love it's a great bike. I would love to get another bike just because this one is almost 3 years old now, I know that's not really old but its nice to get something new. I have a wish list and don't have a specific brand in mind but electronic shifting is something I really want to get and also some nice thick wheelset for this bike as well.
It's a good bike it really comes down to the cyclist more than the bike all these people think you need a $10,000 bike to become a good cyclist, which you don't as long as you have a bike that is well put together and has good components that's the most important thing…keep it well maintained.
When it comes to commuting at the moment I haven't done a ton of it, I usually just get out with the kids on some short trips, but expect to use my commuter bike more when I get to Grenada and that one is a Rocky Mountain RC-10 2011 they consider it an urban bike its really a mountain bike with no shocks or suspension with thin tyres good for ripping around.
I am totally happy with both the bikes I have right now, the only negative is that I just want another one. I would love to get a 29er mountain bike to do some mountain biking.
At the time, I bought it for nearly half price as the season was finishing and the new bikes were coming out. I have ridden it or 3 years now and can honestly say that it is a great entry-level bike (new cost £950), about the price range that some amateur riders look to spend.
I liked the fact that compared with some of the other bikes available at the time that it came with a Shimano 105 groupset, not Tiagra. The carbon forks do absorb the shock of the road and having ridden very long distances on it, the bike has served my purpose well. I have broken two rear wheel spokes, replaced front and rear tyres and changed the cassette to more preferential gears, so overall nothing that you wouldn't expect from good use. My next upgrade will be to lighter and stronger wheels, but all in good time.


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Custom Shop Stories: Sara Ray Paints a Killer Duo-Jet
Posted: November 13, 2013
Credit Gretsch Master Builder Stephen Stern and renowned SoCal hot rod artist Sara Ray for teaming up to create another gem of a guitar from the Gretsch Custom Shop.
The '59 Duo-Jet that is headed to U.K. resident Steve Isaacs features a 130th Anniversary logo on a larger headstock and an amazing graphic from Ray. It was the second time Isaacs asked Ray to paint a guitar, the previous one depicting a tattooed pinup.
"I got to know Sara Ray quite well over the past few years," Isaacs said from his home in Poole, Dorsett. "She painted another guitar for me a while ago. When it's time for her to work on a guitar, she sends over couple of sketches, but I really don't like to give her too much direction. She came up with a couple of ideas, and I loved this one the most."
Isaacs had also worked with Stern before, as the enthusiast owns a couple of masterbuilt Telecasters from Stern.
"I didn't know much about Steve Stern, but he had such a fantastic resume. He's worked with some of the world's greatest luthiers," said Isaacs, who noted that he has been playing guitar for at least 30 years.
"He mentioned that I should check out Gretsch. I have to say, he totally converted me. They're great guitars."
The image on Issacs' newest piece is of Anne Bonny, the infamous Irishwoman who became a feared pirate. With a sword slung at her side, Bonny is also holding a boarding pistol.
"I think it really came out amazing," Isaacs said. "It is truly one-of-a-kind, and I can't wait to play it."
View more of Ray's work on her official website.
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Check Out Rich Robinson's Gretsch Collection
Posted: October 14, 2013
Premier Guitar recently caught up with Doug "Red" Redler, otherwise known as longtime tech for the Black Crowes' Rich Robinson, to run through the gear Robinson is using on the band's latest tour.
While looking at Robinson's guitars, Redler pulled out several Gretsch gems, including a Japanese-made Black Falcon and a Streamliner (see photo above) that was was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and repaired by Steve Stern of the Gretsch Custom Shop.
Redler explained that the Streamliner is used on the songs "Feather" and "Good Morning Captain," noting that Robinson likes it for "anything that gets really loud with a lot of feedback."
Check out Robinson's collection in the clip below and visit the Black Crowes' official website for more information.
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The Rockets, plain and simple, mollywhopped the Warriors, 140-109, on Monday. And even though the game was out of reach, that didn't stop things from getting awfully chippy between both teams late. Marcus Thompson sets the table: With 1:04 left and the Warriors defending the 3-point line at all costs, [Patrick] Beverley drove the lane and dunked. He stared at the Warriors' bench on his way to the other end, drawing a technical foul for taunting. "The only thing I think we need to apologize for was just the reaction after the dunk," Lin said. "To be honest, that wasn't totally classy on our behalf." After that, Jackson instructed his players to foul to prevent the 3. Soon after, Beverly found himself open in the corner. Rookie forward Draymond Green charged hard into Beverley, drawing a flagrant foul two and prompting a verbal scuffle with Marcus Morris. Both Green and Morris were ejected. In the final 34.1 seconds, Jackson had his players intentionally foul and concede the free thr...
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You can catch Kerry Washington, 36, starring as Scandal's spin-doctor-in-chief on ABC Thursdays at 10 P.M. Here, she dishes some of her own dirt with US Weekly.
1. I am obsessed with pineapple.
2. My grandparents' names are on the memorial wall at Ellis Island
3. Like my character Olivia Pope, I was on the swim team in high school.
4. I have a Tina Turner impression that I'm very proud of since the age of 9.
5. As a kid, Splash was my favorite movie.
6. I was very resistant to Twitter. (She now tweets as @kerrywashington.)
7. I went to the same Bronx Boys & Girls Club as Jennifer Lopez.
8. I studied yoga and traditional Indian theater in India right after college.
9. While attending the Spence School, I was in a nine-girl a cappella singing group called Triple Trio.
10. I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan.
11. Every year on my birthday, I get my parents a gift.
12. I'm named after Ireland's country Kerry.
13. I love to dance.
14. I didn't get my license until my mid-twenties.
15. The first musical that I truly fell in love with was Into the Woods.
16. I constantly make weird faces into the cameras at work.
17. Disney theme parks make me very happy.
18. I have seen every episode of Super Soul Sunday on OWN.
19. I designed an interdisciplinary major at George Washington University.
20. I was also an RA at GWU's Thurston Hall.
21. The first car I ever leased was a Prius and I've had one ever since.
22. I've testified before Congress with Robert Redford and John Legend in support of the arts.
23. I do not drink coffee.
24. I love take-offs on planes.
25. I started a Scandal tradition: Before shooting a new show we scream the episode number, applaud, and bang on furniture.
I love when Us Weekly does this and this is just another amazing example of how humble Kerry Washington truly is! (Loved #11 and #25!)


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Good Question: Help Me Find a Recipe for Fern Cakes
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My boyfriend has been talking about these small tarts his dad used to bring home from a Scottish bakery when he was a kid. We figured out that they're called "Fern Cakes," but I can't find a good recipe to save my life! Does anyone have a Scottish grandmother with a good recipe for Fern Cakes?
Can anyone help Amanda recreate these little tarts for her boyfriend? Here are a few somewhat helpful links, but they're all we could find. Can you do better?
• Keptie Bakery Fern Cakes at Flickr
• Fern Tarts recipe
• Fern Tarts at Uncle Phaedrus, finder of lost recipes
• Fern Tarts at Cyber Kitchen (This may be the most helpful; they suggest just making Bakewell Tarts and drawing a fern on top!)
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or, order them directly from scotland
Looks just like a Bakewell tart to me.
Fern tarts are very popular here in my part of Ontario (we have to hide them from my mother). We always stop to get them at the bakery on the way up to the cottage.
Try the recipe posted by pedalpowered, as it looks similar to the one the bakery uses.


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Jermaine Beckford scored a truly memorable goal as 10-man Everton wrapped up seventh place in the Premier League with a spirited and fully-deserved 1-0 win against Chelsea.
A man down following Seamus Coleman's dismissal for two yellow cards early in the second half, Beckford produced a moment of class which will live long in the memory at Goodison Park.
Collecting the ball on the edge of his own box, the striker snaked through a posse of bamboozled Chelsea defenders and went straight for the jugular.
He looked to have lost the chance momentarily but, as the visitors dived in, a ricochet looped up and served only to put the Everton man clean through.
Peter Cech raced from his line but Beckford's deft chip had enough purchase on it and the ball sailed over the glovesman – despite the ball flicking his flailing left hand.
The breakthrough had an air of brilliance and a healthy dose of good fortune about it, but the striker had made his own luck, typifying the bottle the Blues had shown by continuing to commit men forward despite their numerical disadvantage.
It was Beckford's 10th goal of the campaign, thus putting the seal on a promising first season at the Club and fulfilling a midweek promise from the ex-Leeds man that he would get into double figures against the side that had discarded him as a youngster.
The win was no less than the hosts deserved for a display devoid of end of season lethargy and fulsome in its energy and enterprise.
The Blues could even have been ahead as early as the 6th minute as Phil Jagielka rose highest in the box to head Mikel Arteta's corner onto the Chelsea crossbar.
Emboldened by that early joy, they continued to blossom as an attacking force – their extra zest and invention seeing them cut through the Chelsea ranks on three or four occasions with intricate triangles and bright movement off the ball leaving the visiting defenders dizzied.
One such foray forward saw Coleman play a razor-sharp one two with Beckford and the Irishman could, and probably should, have opened the scoring but chose to delay his shot too long.
Chelsea struggled to clear their lines, however, and back came Leon Osman slaloming into the box.
Down he went under the surly attentions of Alex, but while Osman was convinced, referee Peter Walton was unimpressed by his penalty claims.
It took 25 minutes for the visitors to fashion anything approaching a sniff of a chance, but when Frank Lampard surreptitiously released Nicolas Anelka, the hulking frame of Sylvain Distin swooped to thwart his fellow Frenchman.
Chelsea enjoyed some better if somewhat sterile possession for a spell, but Everton soon regained their impetus.
And when they did an exquisite pass from Arteta released Beckford at full gallop between centre-half and full-back. The striker left the floundering Alex for dead but miscued his finish, sending a limp shot past the far post.
That was the last notable action of the first half, but before the Blues could get into their stride after the break they found themselves a man down.
Coleman – already on a booking for a tackle on Ashley Cole just minutes earlier – launched into a full-blooded challenge with John Obi Mikel.
And with the Chelsea players baying for recrimination, red followed yellow and the winger was off.
With the Blues reeling John Terry unleashed from long-range and only a combination of Tim Howard and the woodwork maintained parity.
But despite being a man light the home side showed tremendous spirit with the cultured prompting of Arteta at the heart of their revival.
After Cech had made a sprawling save to deny Beckford, the Spanish midfielder ghosted past a couple of tackles and sent a low effort whistling past the post from 20 yards.
Branislav Ivanovic had a goal chalked off for offside following a handling error from Howard, but it was the Blues who were showing the greater conviction to win the game.
And with 15 minutes remaining, Beckford took centre stage as his mazy run and finish gave his side a fully deserved winner and ended the 2010/11 campaign on a real high.


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Fashion is coming
I have been googling to see if this is fake and so far all signs point to This Is A Real Thing That Has Happened
jon snow may not know a lot of things but he clearly knows about FASHION
his shirt says lisa frank but his face says I lost a bet
sweet honeychild
Among the greatest photo to ever exist.
I feel pretentious because I haven't watched (mumble mumble or read) GoT yet, but Kit Harington, I can't quit you.
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Man how I love these two!!! They always kill!!
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Puppy love.
Puppy sweater!
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I'm really digging these rad floral prints that are showing up on menswear—especially on pants and jackets.
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Tag: Barry Zito
Class Act: Barry Zito's Farewell to San Francisco Giants Fans
After seven years marked mostly by disappointment and criticism, the departing pitcher offers thanks.
Barry the Stopper! 4-Hit, Complete Game Shutout for Zito Notches Giants' First Win
DENVER (AP) Barry Zito threw a four-hitter for his first shutout in nine years and Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 7-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Zito (1-0), who hasn't lost to Colorado since Sept. 25, 2008 _ a span of nine starts _ […]


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March 8, 2014; Updated: 12:48 am
Highlights from Norwich Free Academy's win over Woodstock in the ECC Basketball Final.
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The clutch shooting of Marcus Outlow takes NFA to the ECC final.
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Video Open for Wednesday's GameDay broadcast pf the ECC boys basketball semifinals.
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Ledyard assistant Troy McKelvin was a three-sport star at New London. A vocal presence on the sideline, he and fellow former Whaler Dave Cornish have brought New London?s winning tradition to Ledyard.
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Woodstock senior guard Trent Peters looks younger than he is, and opponents quickly regret underestimating the dangerous three point shooter.
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Casey O�Neill is a graduate of New London High School and Wesleyan University. He got his start in broadcasting in 1990 for WNLC radio. He is a member of Comedy on Demand improv troupe, Steve Elci and Friends children�s music group, and the Kidsploration webtv series. When not working as a broadcaster or entertainer, Casey is the juvenile probation supervisor in Hartford. He is married to Michele and is father of AJ (6 years old).
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A Ledyard High alum, Dave Edgecomb graduated from the University of Tampa, where he provided play-by-play for Spartans basketball and baseball games, as well as hosted his own weekly radio show. After graduation Dave worked as a sports producer and anchor for WTVT, the local Fox television station in Tampa, covering everything from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to high school football. When not working, Dave enjoys working out while jamming to the newest hip-hop music, as well as writing short stories.


text: Chita Parol was born in East Los Angeles, California as a first generation Mexican-American. Her family is from the deep south of Mexico. Throughout her childhood she dreamed of being a prima ballerina. Well, dreams don't come true when you're from the ghetto, so she quickly turned her dreams of dancing into days of fighting gangs and doing all she could to serve her community. Then she joined a gang. Chita quickly rose in the ranks of her gang and by the age of 12 she was gang leader, selling macramé on the streets wasn't enough for her. One day she saw West Side Story on TV and all her dreams of being a dancer came flooding back to her. It was then that she got jumped out of her gang. With nowhere to turn, she applied for a Scholarship to the Debbie Allen School of Dance. After six months she was kicked out of the esteemed school for beating up her boyfriend's boyfriend, which led to her first restraining order. Then, it was off to college where she studied skills in communications. Six months later she was kicked out for how she communicated to authority. That's when she was arrested for assault and received her second restraining order. It was while being booked at the station that she saw a notice to join the police academy. Six weeks later she received her third restraining order and flunked out of the police academy. Soon after, Chico discovered Chita's fighting abilities while watching her on a candid camera sketch gone wrong. Allen Funt went to the hospital and Chita got a job. The smart one, and angry about it, Chita keeps focused on the job and fancies herself the pretty one. She never seems to get the guy, mainly due to her anger issues. She's working on that.


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Greta's Not So Little Big Girl Room
My Room
Name: Greta (7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
We wanted to transition Greta's room from little girl-ish to big girl-ish as our summer project. We decided to give her room little updates here and there, while keeping costs down as much as possible.
Thanks, Deborah! Readers, see more of Greta's room at My.Life.At.Playtime.
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Where is the white side table/desk from? It looks like West Elm, but I would like to be sure. Thanks!
We need more kids rooms like this and fewer designer-produced nurseries. This seems a lot more real to me than a kids space sourced at the D&D Building.
I love this! So pretty.
I love that triangle garland! Such a great way to add a pop of color.
Cute room! And that wall color - THAT is the wall color I should have in my dining room instead of Hampshire Taupe. Perfect.
What does a child need a bed for? How about a mat? Geesh "Hatred" you are on a design site. The idea of "need" is going to be extremely malleable and you have no idea of the circumstances around the bed purchase.
I know I have a double bed from when I first got married. We got a queen when I was pregnant. Was that ok? Did we "need" it? Maybe these people had an extra one and decided they didn't want to get rid of it. Maybe they like laying in bed reading together. Maybe she has a little brother or sister that crawls in when he/she is scared. Maybe it's really for two kids that share a bed but they don't want to say anything because they know they'll get an earful on here about it. Use your imagination. The agendas on this site are never ending.
Sleepovers or the bed might double as the guest bed when Grandma comes to visit.
E. Simukka- yes it is West Elm! Good eye!!
Hatred- the double bed was our bed when we first got married, and so we decided to keep it to keep costs down, and her room does double as a guest room for visitors.
Cagey11- it is the perfect tan! I can't recommend it enough.
This place is great! When I was 7 I was super into my barbies, roller skates and watching Mork & Mindy. I still have my Mork & Mindy lunchbox but I would have loved a bedroom like this!
I want that rug!!!
I guess the original nasty post about the double bed was removed. But even if the bed isn't occasionally used for a guest bed, I definitely don't think you need to defend it. We had a crib that converted to a toddler bed/day bed. After that, our kids went straight into full size (double) beds. The first time around, we already had a double futon (and it did, occasionally, get used for guests). We didn't see any reason to spend the money on toddler beds or twin size, just to move up to larger beds when the kids got bigger. The doubles will be the only beds they need through high school. I think it's a great choice.
I like your wine box shelves, too.
What a fantastic space! That triangle garland is to die for. :)
Funkytown- thank you and I wholeheartedly agree!
Amando- pottery Barn!
Laurenodon- thank you!
Rachel C Brooklyn- me too! This would've been my room at this age if I could go back in time!


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I think this would be really nice. It's difficult to revisit your favorite old encounters over and over at an appropriate level. Scaling these bosses up would require people to actually apply strategy (e.g. kill the VC adds before getting him down to 50% where he spawns the next pair of adds) rather than overgeared zerg mechanics. I think this would stymie a bunch of people at the outset, but would be really good for practicing teamwork.


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My WL main does carry bandages, but usually I forget to use them.
Besides, a main char is for raiding -- who needs bandages when you get 2-4 HoTs whenever you sneeze (swap HP for Mana, I forget the english name)?
My twinks?
70 warrior. Obvious candidate for 2 stacks of bandages and 4 of healing pots.
70 Shadow Priest. Look, I can't heal, I've never been main healer for any instance group (well once, but that failed miserably - "Oom" -> "Wipe" -> repeat -> "Leave the group pls" *g*); and I definitely suck at whack-a-mole when the moles are running around like mad AND yelling "heal me".
Well I can sorta heal ... after combat. Bandages? WTF for?
70 Hunter. Got a HoT for the pet ... and really tried to learn, need, and use bandages. Got skill up to 120 and still haven't used any of the woolen bandages I made a year ago. Threw them away now.
65 Pala - WTF for would a paladin want to learn bandaging for? Bubble-and-firstaid?
58 Druid - why would I need first aid?
53 Rogue - does carry bandages, but usually I only use them between fights. Stun+firstaid seems stupid - why heal yourself a little if you can just swallow a health pot and do massive damage?
IMO bandages are useless for any class that has healing spells.


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Letter to Senator Daniel K. Akaka on Nuclear Reprocessing
September 17, 2008
The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka
United States Senate
141 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-1103
Dear Senator Akaka:
We are writing to ask you to oppose inclusion of any provision that supports nuclear waste reprocessing currently proposed in the off-shore drilling bill.
The most recent draft of the New Energy Reform Act of 2008 (the so-called "Gang of 20" bill) directs the Secretary of Energy to begin construction of a research and development (R&D) facility for spent fuel reprocessing. Government support for reprocessing would come at a heavy cost to taxpayers, and involves polluting and technically flawed technologies. It would also exacerbate nuclear proliferation risks, at a time when these are among the gravest threats to U.S. security, while doing nothing practical to alleviate U.S. nuclear waste problems of immediate concern.
Reprocessing Will Cost Taxpayers and Ratepayers Billions of Dollars
According to DOE estimates from March 2006, a reprocessing R&D facility alone would cost $1.5 billion. This taxpayer subsidy represents a small fraction of the massive government investment necessary for any commercial-scale reprocessing program. According to a recent estimate by an Argonne National Laboratory scientist, the cost premium associated with building and operating a plant capable of reprocessing all the spent fuel generated by the current U.S. reactor fleet would be $3 billion to $4.5 billion per year. This estimate does not include the cost of building and operating the dozens of "fast neutron reactors" that the Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to build to use the 20 metric tons of plutonium produced each year by such a plant. Most fast reactors in the world have been shut down due to costs and operational problems. According to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1996, the total cost of a reprocessing and fast reactor program could be more than $700 billion (in 2007 dollars).
Reprocessing Lacks Industry Support and Won't Reduce Nuclear Waste
The nuclear industry itself has not committed any private funding to support reprocessing. Industry officials together with numerous other stakeholders issued a 2007 report, published by the Keystone Center, which concluded that "reprocessing of spent fuel will not be cost-effective in the foreseeable future" and "does not eliminate the need for a geologic repository." Given the private sector's reluctance to invest the billions needed to support reprocessing, taxpayers and ratepayers will be stuck not only with the R&D costs of a reprocessing facility, but also with the entire cost of a future industrialscale reprocessing program, which will not reduce the volume of nuclear waste.
DOE Doesn't Need a New Reprocessing Facility
Since the White House unveiled the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) in 2006, the program has stalled and support for reprocessing has faded. Appropriators' skepticism about the Bush administration's reprocessing program is well founded. The DOE's FY 2008 Budget requested $405 million for reprocessing programs, but Congress approved less than half the request, $179 million, for related R&D activities, while the Senate Appropriations Committee barred all funding beyond conceptual design for new reprocessing facilities. House appropriators eliminated all funding for GNEP in the FY 2009 House Energy & Water Development Appropriations bill report. Even DOE revised its plans recently and opted against the construction of a new reprocessing R&D facility, planning instead to use existing facilities for GNEP's R&D activities rather than build new ones. Congress should not compel the DOE to build a costly facility that it no longer wants.
Reprocessing Increases the Risks of Nuclear Terrorism
Reprocessing extracts nuclear weapon-usable material in an easy-to-steal form and therefore poses a major risk of nuclear terrorism. In addition to raising serious doubts about the viability of U.S. commercial reprocessing, a 2008 Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluation of reprocessing and the GNEP program also outlined grave nuclear proliferation concerns about reprocessing. The GAO report specifically noted that advanced technologies for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel would pose a "greater risk of proliferation in comparison with direct disposal in a geologic repository." DOE's current preferred technology for U.S. reprocessing plants would separate a mixture of uranium and plutonium and not be significantly more difficult for terrorists to steal and process than pure plutonium. The 2007 Keystone report also singled out GNEP's proliferation threat and concluded the program was not capable of resolving "the weapons proliferation problem."
Reprocessing Increases Environmental Contamination
Reprocessing plants release massive quantities of radioactive gases and other effluents, increasing the hazards to the public and the environment of nuclear waste handling. The environmental controls needed to effectively capture these effluents would make reprocessing even more expensive. For this reason, the nuclear industry is proposing that the Environmental Protection Agency weaken its limits on the release of radioisotopes such as krypton-85 from reprocessing plants.
For these reasons, we urge you to eliminate any legislative language that would authorize federal expenditures for nuclear waste reprocessing.
National Organizations
Michele Boyd, Director
Safe Energy Program
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Tom Clements, Senior Advisor
Nuclear Campaign
Friends of the Earth
Susan Gordon, Director
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability
Dave Hamilton, Director
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Sierra Club
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Beyond Nuclear
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Energy Program
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Leonor Tomero, Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Council for a Livable World
Joe Volk, Executive Secretary
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Paul F. Walker, Ph.D, Legacy Program Director
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Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, Policy Director
Faithful Security: the National Religious Partnership on the Nuclear Weapons Danger
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Sara Barczak, Program Director
High Risk
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, GA
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Coastal Conservation League, SC
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Snake River Alliance, ID
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Nuclear Watch South, GA
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Healing Ourselves and Mother Earth, NV
Marylia Kelley, Executive Director
Tri-Valley CAREs, Livermore, CA
Scott Kovac, Operations and Research, Director
Nuclear Watch New Mexico
LeRoy Moore, Consultant
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, CO
Bobbie Paul, Director
Atlanta Women's Action for New Directions, GA
Vanessa Pierce, Executive Director
Healthy Environmental Alliance of Utah
John Ramsburgh, Chapter Director
Sierra Club of South Carolina
Gerry Rudolph, Nuclear Program
Carolina Peace Resource Center, SC
Ann Sullentrop, Project Coordinator
Peaceworks Kansas City, MO


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16 U.S. Code § 3456 - Resource Conservation and Development Policy Advisory Board
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Agriculture a Resource Conservation and Development Policy Advisory Board.
(b) Composition
(1) In general
The Board shall be composed of at least 7 employees of the Department of Agriculture selected by the Secretary.
Source(Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1533, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2504,May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 273.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3456,Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1533,Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1339, related to technical and financial assistance to carry out specified works of improvement, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–171.
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 ofPub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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AndroidPIT Forum - Category "Samsung Hercules Forum" This feed contains the most recent forum posts at www.androidpit.com in the category "Samsung Hercules Forum". urn:androidpit:forum:category:f6a244bf55a869c939a1087fda24101c:posts 2011-12-02T10:33:21Z AndroidPIT 2011-12-02T10:33:21Z en RE: virus protection scott e. urn:androidpit:forum:post:e54a81d5a1830f2a1dd69bd02b312997 2011-11-03T16:28:13Z 2011-11-03T16:28:13Z thanks! scott e. 2011-11-03T16:28:13Z RE: virus protection Steven Blum urn:androidpit:forum:post:855112dc07e8e8cc11e17a184530a064 2011-11-02T09:00:20Z 2011-11-02T09:00:20Z Well, it's debatable. Some of the companies that provide virus protection for Android charge too much while others are ineffective. A good rule of thumb is to carefully read user reviews before you download an app, or even Google the company that makes the app to make sure it's a reputable source. Malware is always found in malicious apps, it doesn't come baked into your phone, so tread carefully.

That said, there are a few apps that can protect you on the off-chance that you download a malicious app. Lookout and WaveSecure are probably the best known. Lookout, I believe, is free initially,but WaveSecure charges you after an introductory period. Steven Blum 2011-11-02T09:00:20Z virus protection scott e. urn:androidpit:forum:post:2299ec3e85c82a629132fee97e2f3243 2011-11-02T08:25:36Z 2011-11-02T08:25:36Z I have the new S II X. Its my first android phone.love it. Do u really need virus protection and which one? scott e. 2011-11-02T08:25:36Z RE: Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life Steven Blum urn:androidpit:forum:post:f27d6236586a838a4ac3f547d57d8c9a 2011-10-25T09:04:37Z 2011-10-25T09:04:37Z Good idea! And good luck!  Steven Blum 2011-10-25T09:04:37Z RE: Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life GabeG4m3r urn:androidpit:forum:post:d5a8b6d9727ed6a33fbe166f31fa978f 2011-10-24T13:33:40Z 2011-10-24T13:33:40Z Yeah bought it 6 days ago. I got 14 days to return from the day I bought it. I'll try to head down to T-mobile. GabeG4m3r 2011-10-24T13:33:40Z RE: Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life Steven Blum urn:androidpit:forum:post:12c4306aadf1cb617edb5957759d26d1 2011-10-24T08:24:05Z 2011-10-24T08:24:05Z Are you still within the time frame where you can return the device? If so, I'd try exchanging it for another SGS2. Steven Blum 2011-10-24T08:24:05Z RE: Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life GabeG4m3r urn:androidpit:forum:post:13261c2bb70680318a0df8ad6e1af315 2011-10-21T22:26:42Z 2011-10-21T22:26:42Z Well, I tried both and unfortunately my battery still sucks. GabeG4m3r 2011-10-21T22:26:42Z RE: Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life GabeG4m3r urn:androidpit:forum:post:1ece902e9682c7caca6516b4a9ca2ea5 2011-10-20T23:10:53Z 2011-10-20T23:10:53Z Alright thanks! I'll make sure to try those two things out! GabeG4m3r 2011-10-20T23:10:53Z RE: Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life Aaron Tilton urn:androidpit:forum:post:db523fda02945150595a2282abfd989d 2011-10-20T09:33:55Z 2011-10-20T09:33:03Z It's brand new? The first time you recharge the battery it's important to load it up completly as it helps the battery callibrate itself. I'd let the battery discharge completly and then charge all the way to 100%. That should help the phone take a charge longer. If that doesn't work then you should try using programs like juice defender and a task manager to make sure you're not wasting the power you do have.

I hope that helps but if you are really only getting 2 hours out of a charge and you are using your phone correctly then it sounds like there may be somthing wrong with the handset. Aaron Tilton 2011-10-20T09:33:03Z Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile Battery Life GabeG4m3r urn:androidpit:forum:post:460cc0c3b16dbc79e9f6b8646461b7ad 2011-10-18T22:01:07Z 2011-10-18T22:00:26Z Yesterday I purchased the Samsung Galaxy S II from T-Mobile and I'm really impressed. Everything is smooth and nice, couldn't ask for more. There is one problem though and I don't know if it's me but it seems my battery life is really bad I don't think it even lasted 2-3 hours. I didn't do anything that consumes that much batter for too long. I thought the phone was supposed to have a battery life of up to 8 hours. Anyone know what I did wrong or have the same problem? GabeG4m3r 2011-10-18T22:00:26Z Are you buying a Samsung Hercules? Marvin Cleaver urn:androidpit:forum:post:5a63fb73bcc993d2421a5f80e0069fb8 2011-09-13T12:47:38Z 2011-09-13T12:47:38Z I'm split between wanting to and wanting to wait for the Nexus Prime . Marvin Cleaver 2011-09-13T12:47:38Z RE: Samsung Hercules, 26th of October GabeG4m3r urn:androidpit:forum:post:28aad0fe5dbf35280e2547b053ae8575 2011-09-13T00:20:45Z 2011-09-13T00:20:45Z Is this an official release date? Do I really have to wait that long. I asked a T-mobile employee and she said it would come out in september. Hope she's right. GabeG4m3r 2011-09-13T00:20:45Z Samsung Hercules, 26th of October Steven Blum urn:androidpit:forum:post:ff3bb2049d031bb3ae5290c1e239f662 2011-09-12T16:49:20Z 2011-09-12T16:49:20Z The day is almost upon us. Click here for more details. Steven Blum 2011-09-12T16:49:20Z Cool live wallpaper for Samsung Hercules? Jenny Preston urn:androidpit:forum:post:3043d496f12c978a14ea5e3368dc5230 2011-12-02T10:33:21Z 2011-08-16T15:39:48Z Anyone know where I could get some cool live wallpaper for my Samsung Hercules? I found these wallpapers for samsung but they're for the Galaxy S2. But they should work on my Hercules as well right? Jenny Preston 2011-08-16T15:39:48Z Best apps for Samsung Hercules? Steven Blum urn:androidpit:forum:post:aae7cbdb817c7979258c614d410d9812 2011-08-16T15:35:06Z 2011-08-16T15:35:06Z Does anyone know what the best apps are for Samsung Hercules? Steven Blum 2011-08-16T15:35:06Z RE: Samsung Hercules Will Be Released on October 26th. Marvin Cleaver urn:androidpit:forum:post:cbaa721f1aac8a58ada5cd51107b8d83 2011-08-16T09:55:24Z 2011-08-16T09:55:24Z Hey at least Tmo is getting the S2. Big Red customers get zilch. Marvin Cleaver 2011-08-16T09:55:24Z RE: Samsung Hercules Will Be Released on October 26th. Alex Jagolny urn:androidpit:forum:post:4a55eb43c4efd0f71d1d4c9a815c4067 2011-08-16T09:48:46Z 2011-08-16T09:48:46Z I know. Who knows what I'll even want come the end of October. Ridiculous, I say! Alex Jagolny 2011-08-16T09:48:46Z RE: Samsung Hercules Will Be Released on October 26th. Marvin Cleaver urn:androidpit:forum:post:2108a6ca724f3b02eea709e86f25f147 2011-08-16T09:47:39Z 2011-08-16T09:47:39Z Why....is....this....taking......SOOOOOOOOOOOO LONGGGG????? Marvin Cleaver 2011-08-16T09:47:39Z Samsung Hercules Will Be Released on October 26th. Android Addict urn:androidpit:forum:post:dd83e6ea5924dd6c338b330eaec3cef9 2011-08-16T09:46:28Z 2011-08-16T09:46:28Z This, according to official T-Mobile documents. Yay! Android Addict 2011-08-16T09:46:28Z Samsung Hercules Release Date? Android Addict urn:androidpit:forum:post:faab4b75e2ea7f5764f750674620c67d 2011-08-09T14:47:39Z 2011-08-09T14:47:39Z Can we really count on September8th? I hope so!! Android Addict 2011-08-09T14:47:39Z


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ICML Exploration & Exploitation challenge: Keep it simple!
Olivier Nicol 1, 2Jérémie Mary 1, 2Philippe Preux a, 1, 2
Proceedings of the Workshop on On-line Trading of Exploration and Exploitation 2 26 (2011) 62-85
Résumé : Recommendation has become a key feature in the economy of a lot of companies (online shopping, search engines...). There is a lot of work going on regarding recommender systems and there is still a lot to do to improve them. Indeed nowadays in many companies most of the job is done by hand. Moreover even when a supposedly smart recommender system is designed, it is hard to evaluate it without using real audience which obviously involves economic issues. The ICML Exploration & Exploitation challenge is an attempt to make people propose efficient recommendation techniques and particularly focuses on limited computational resources. The challenge also proposes a framework to address the problem of evaluating a recommendation algorithm with real data. We took part in this challenge and achieved the best performances; this paper aims at reporting on this achievement; we also discuss the evaluation process and propose a better one for future challenges of the same kind.
- a – Université Charles de Gaulle - Lille III
- 1 : SEQUEL (INRIA Lille - Nord Europe)
- INRIA – CNRS : UMR8146 – Université Lille I - Sciences et technologies – Université Lille III - Sciences humaines et sociales – Ecole Centrale de Lille
- 2 : Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille (LIFL)
- CNRS : UMR8022 – Université Lille I - Sciences et technologies – Université Lille III - Sciences humaines et sociales – INRIA
- Domaine : Informatique/Apprentissage
- Mots-clés : machine learning – Recommendation – Bayesian – Exploration/Exploitation – Evaluation – Click prediction
- hal-00747725, version 1
- http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00747725
- oai:hal.inria.fr:hal-00747725
- Contributeur : Preux Philippe
- Soumis le : Jeudi 8 Novembre 2012, 15:23:06
- Dernière modification le : Vendredi 12 Juillet 2013, 13:31:13


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Hackers take over Israel army Twitter account
Internet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said Friday, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.
Internet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said Friday, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland have developed new "sensing skin" technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete structures, allowing ...
(Phys.org) —Insider threats are the most serious challenge confronting nuclear facilities in today's world, a Stanford political scientist says.
Dozens of computer networks in Ukraine have been infected by an aggressive new cyber weapon called Snake, according to expert analysis.
The UN atomic agency said Tuesday that some of its computers were infected by malicious software, in its second embarrassing IT slip-up over the past year.
When Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred in March 2011, Aaron Chester had the opportunity of a lifetime to put his chemistry research skills to the test.
(Phys.org) —In the early morning hours of Aug.13, Lawrence Livermore's National Ignition Facility (NIF) focused all 192 of its ultra-powerful laser beams on a tiny deuterium-tritium filled capsule. In ...
Nuclear facilities in the midst of cleanup due to normal routine or unexpected incident face a remarkable challenge – how to safely determine the exact location of radioactive contamination. Such determinations ...
Flanked by Germany, which is phasing out nuclear power, and Austria, which has already done so, the Czech Republic is pinning its future on atomic energy.
The Wall Street Journal reported that in his coming book, Google chairman Eric Schmidt brands China an Internet menace that sanctions cyber crime for economic and political gain.
A second nuclear plant in Japan sits atop a possibly active seismic fault, government-appointed experts said Friday, days after the first facility was said to be at risk.
Iran is now capable of manufacturing its own copies of an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday.
(AP)—The parking lot outside the atomic power plant is weedy and potholed. Bus stops that once teemed with hundreds of workers are eerily empty.
Back in the earliest days of nuclear energy, Argonne physicists and engineers used slide rules and their own basic knowledge of reactions and physics to design nuclear power plants. Then, beginning in the ...
Oil giant Chevron was struck by the Stuxnet virus, a sophisticated cyber attack that tore through Iran's nuclear facilities and is believed to have been launched by the United States and Israel.


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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Come Sale Away
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
More Sweet Than Bitter
They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, life gave me a lot of lemons this weekend, about 3 dozen in total. My in-laws have a meyer lemon tree that really overproduces and as a result we've perfected our homemade lemonade recipe. The glass bottles are from IKEA. They are perfect to throw on ice for a bbq and fit on the door of the refrigerator. I used a grease pen to mark which was which. Here are three variations, Original, Lavender-Thyme, and Ginger...
Homemade Meyer Lemonade
Yields 1 1/2 quarts
1/2 cup granulated sugar
5 cups water
1 cup of fresh squeezed meyer lemon juice (about 6 medium)
I make a quick simple syrup by combining the sugar and 1 cup of water in a small sauce pan over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow to cool.
Combine syrup, juice and between 3 and 4 cups of water in pitcher or funnel into a glass bottle with a lid. Stir or shake, serve over ice.
*For the Lavender-Thyme variation, add 3 sprigs of thyme (or lemon-thyme) and 1 sprig of lavender (leaf only) to the cooled simple syrup in the bottle.
*To make the ginger lemonade, add 2 slices of fresh ginger to the simple syrup while it is cooking. Keep the ginger with the syrup in the bottle, it will deepen in flavor after a few hours. I suppose if one were inclined, this would be excellent with bourbon.
Posted by Heather Jennings at 9:16 PM 0 comments
Friday, May 25, 2012
Chugging Along
I took my older son Jasper on the zoo train when he was just over a year old. He had a shock of white hair and a chubby little face. He was already deeply enamored with trains, and I can say that despite new interests in super heroes and Star Wars, trains are still a source of wonder and delight for him. He'll be finishing up Kindergarten in the next few weeks, we'll celebrate his 6th birthday and say goodbye to his new found friends as we head off to our new home in Petaluma. It's a lot for a little guy. That's what's on my mind right now, along with moving boxes and garage sales and new sofas...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Scavenger Hunt
Did you know that Apartment Therapy has a classifieds section within their Marketplace where you can find local hidden treasures like Eames chairs, Room & Board sofas and things that you didn't even know you wanted until now, like this Scandinavian planter?
San Francisco's offering isn't very robust, but New York and LA have a lot to offer, and other regional locations like Madison, Portland and Chicago do not disappoint. Check it out before weeding through the mislabeled hodgepodge on craigslist.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Laundress
Today I'm doing something that I've never done before here on Poppy Haus (do I sound like Ira Glass?). I've enlisted my sister-in-law/ best friend to do a guest post. The topic is one that she is, by all measures, an expert on. Now, I know how to use stain remover and what detergents to buy; what I need help with strategy. I envy her ability to prevent pilling and prolong the life of inexpensive knits, keep her kid's clothes stain free, and preserve the original texture and size of her jeans. You never see an overflowing hamper at her house. No, not ever. I just don't know how she does it! So I asked, and she told me. Cue the Amelie soundtrack.
Carrie's Laundry List
I like to do laundry. I like the feeling of accomplishment when I've finished folding and putting away the last load of the weekend. I like how all of the clothes look in their appropriate homes, dressers and closets stuffed full of outfit options for the week. I also like wearing clean clothes that aren't faded or wrinkled
and I like looking at my husband and little boy wearing clean clothes that aren't faded or wrinkled.
Those that know me well think I'm a teensy bit crazy about my obsession with clothing and laundry and not looking disheveled and making sure the dirty pile of clothes doesn't become overwhelming; but it is what it is. And now that I'm a mom that works full time these things are even more important to me and I'm sure there are other people out there that feel the same.
Here are some strategies for staying on top of the laundry and keeping clothes looking fresh.
and I like looking at my husband and little boy wearing clean clothes that aren't faded or wrinkled.
Those that know me well think I'm a teensy bit crazy about my obsession with clothing and laundry and not looking disheveled and making sure the dirty pile of clothes doesn't become overwhelming; but it is what it is. And now that I'm a mom that works full time these things are even more important to me and I'm sure there are other people out there that feel the same.
Here are some strategies for staying on top of the laundry and keeping clothes looking fresh.
To avoid the overwhelming dirty clothes pile and inevitable backlog:
Start doing laundry for the weekend Thursday night and do a load
or two each day until Sunday, folding and putting away after each load. That way you don't feel as though you are devoting
large chunks of your weekend to this task.
large chunks of your weekend to this task.
For the moms out there:
- Fold at the table while your little guy or girl is eating breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack.
- Fold on the living room floor while he or she is playing next to you.
- Fold after he or she has gone to bed, while you are watching True Blood, with a glass of wine in hand.
- Get him or her involved with sorting the clothes into their appropriate piles and putting them in the washer or dryer…it's fun for them to help, can be a teaching opportunity(colors) and you get to be productive while spending time with them. (This one will probably only work with toddlers…unfortunately.)
To keep clothes looking like new:
- Wash everything (except whites) in cold/cold…yep, even the lights and delicates that contain tags that tell you to wash them in warm (cold water keeps color from fading).
- Turn jeans inside out before washing and never, ever dry them. Also, wear them 3-5 times between washes.
- Don't just hang to dry things you want to keep from shrinking. Also hang anything you want to keep looking like new (dryers wear down the best of fabric pretty quickly and as a result, it becomes misshapen and faded very quickly).
When you hang something to dry:
- Fluff the garment in the dryer for 3-5 minutes before you hang it to remove wrinkles and help it take it's original shape.
- Fluff the garment in the dryer for another 3-5 minutes once it's dry, before you wear it, to remove stiffness.
Happy Laundering!
Posted by Heather Jennings at 2:26 PM 2 comments
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Todd
I guess Todd Oldham gave a talk on Alexander Girard at Pratt back in February. Despite the fact that I live thousands of miles away from Brooklyn, it kind of pains me that I wasn't in the audience. He produced a book on Girard that sits waiting patiently on my Amazon wish list.
At my weekly pilgrimage to the red bullseye I stopped in my tracks; I realized that today was the day. I found myself in front of the fully stocked Kid Made Modern display. We don't want for art supplies in this house, but this stuff is rumored to immediately sell out, and I was in the store, if by accident, on launch date. Somewhere, Alexander Girard is looking out for me.
I found Oldham's Kid Made Modern at the library one day. I've checked it out and been overdue several times over the last year. It's full of interesting projects and techniques, and gives a little mid-century art history lesson with each chapter. The supplies and kits are based on some of the ideas from the book.
Here's the loot I got today. The paint by number kit is by Megan Whitmarsh.
Tribal Art
Beauchamping's "Tribe" just makes me smile. It would make for a nice kitchen wall reminder when an entire bowl of cereal gets dumped on the floor. Find it on Etsy.
Posted by Heather Jennings at 7:34 AM 0 comments
Friday, May 18, 2012
Pigging Out
Today is the Teacher Appreciation Day Banquet at our elementary school. I'm the daughter of a teacher, I'm also married to a teacher turned principal, and therefore an authority on what they like, and I will tell you, all teachers like buffets.
I will also tell you that nothing says "thank you" like pork.
Here's my simple crock pot recipe for barbecue pulled pork sliders, perfect for teachers and potlucks everywhere.
Pulled Pork Sliders
Feeds a village
6-7lbs of boneless Pork Butt (stop laughing)or shoulder
3 diced carrots
1 diced yellow onion
2 diced celery stalks
3 cloves of garlic, smashed
16 oz vegetable stock
16 oz sweet, tangy barbecque sauce
salt + pepper
Slider buns (I found mine at Trader Joes)
Peppers (I like sliced pickled jalapenos)
For this, I make coleslaw simple and without mayo (sits out well)
See recipe below.
Salt and pepper the outside of the pork, I'm pretty generous with the salt.
In a large pan or cast iron skillet brown the pork on all sides to seal in the juices.
Put the pork in the crock pot, adding the vegetables and stock, cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, if you have less time, cook on high setting for 6 hours. The less meat you have, the shorter the cook time. The important thing is that the pork breaks down and shreds softly.
Once it finished cooking transfer the meat to a grooved cutting board and using two forks, gently pull the meat apart until it looks like this:
At this point you can do a few different things. If you do not like barbecue sauce slathered all over your pork, I suggest draining part of the liquid (skimming the fat) from the crock pot and returning the meat to stew, using a slatted spoon to serve.
If you do like barbecue sauce on your pork, discard all but 1 cup of the juices, mix in 16 oz of bbq sauce and return the meat to the crock pot.
You can serve directly from the crock pot or put the pulled pork in a covered serving dish for the table, or you could assemble the sandwiches and serve on a platter.
If you have leftovers, may I suggest taco night?
1 head of green cabbage, finely shredded
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
Pepper to taste
Whisk dressing ingredients until emulsified, toss with cabbage.
Posted by Heather Jennings at 3:46 PM 0 comments
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Moving Forward
Moving is really overwhelming. I've got exactly one month until the truck arrives to take it all away and I'm taking the first steps to getting everything packed up. Here's my plan:
1. Get the extraneous stuff packed first. This includes decorative objects (I have a few), fancy glassware, entertaining pieces, china, specialty appliances, books and artwork. I will want to take extra care packaging these up, and as moving goes, you get sloppier as the move draws closer. I can use the small supply of boxes I've been saving for last few months.
2. Plan a garage sale. This is a big one. We are getting rid of some clutter which includes furniture, baby items, gadgets and electronics. I'm organizing a multifamily sale. This is planned for June 2nd on my sister-in-law's sprawling central Alameda lawn.
To prep for that we have to tackle the garage and make some hard choices.
3. Book a moving company. Past the era of leaning on family and friends, this is a must. YELP makes it a lot easier.
3. Get boxes. I'm ordering eco-moving boxes from ZippGo, which rents recycled plastic moving bins. These will make the move greener and easier for the movers, and will eliminate the need for box foraging and tape! Toys, dishes, small appliances, bathroom and bedroom; they drop off the bins and pick them up a few weeks later, forcing you to unpack.
4. Schedule moving day(s). We have kids, and kids do not help with moving. They're being shipped off to family for a few days. We're moving on a Friday, cleaning our current house on Saturday and doing our walk through on Sunday.
5. Mail, Bills, Accounts. This is my least favorite part of moving, but it can be done ahead of time. Switching utilities, scheduling cable installation, changing addresses on accounts. Remember magazine subscriptions! I don't want the new tenants reading my coveted Dwell.
Posted by Heather Jennings at 1:23 PM 0 comments
A Colorful Life
I am so very pleased to announce that PANYL has expanded it's offering to include PANYL by-the-foot! For those of you not familiar, PANYL is a self-adhesive vinyl that is specifically designed for interior and exterior architectural use. Up until now they have offered pre-cut pieces for specific IKEA furniture, which was exciting enough, but now the possibilities are endless. I am about to move into a beautiful Craftsman with built-ins painted an unfortunate sunny mustard color, and I can't paint over them. With a pop of color behind each shelf I could completely change the look. I'm also considering it for the drawer fronts of my Parsons dresser from West Elm. The PANYL's are removeable, but will not peel or fade with cleaning and should last for the life of the surface they are applied to. PANYL by-the-foot is 48" wide, and priced at $24 by the linear foot.
Their color choices are as vibrant and varied as the Pantone book, and include shades of woodgrain. If you'd like they can send you samples for $1.25 per color with free shipping.
Posted by Heather Jennings at 9:46 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Down Under Cover
8 years ago, I bought my first real furniture, albeit from IKEA. I chose a giant dark brown leather KRAMFORS sofa and coordinating massive chaise for my then tiny craftsmen living room in Berkeley. Structurally they have held up remarkably well, but the leather was defective and finally ripped open on the chaise last month, only exacerbated by the barrage of army men and dinosaurs that have been exploring the tear.
I am equal parts practical and fickle. I've been wanting to replace them with a lighter, textured fabric sofa. At the same time I feel like purchasing all new living room furniture is a little ridiculous considering the beating they'll be taking over the next 5 years. I still like the lines of the KRAMFORS, and they are really comfortable, plus they've filled out our open space living room perfectly. Up until now, recovering them has not been an option. Reupholstery wasn't cost effective. I did find a company called Bemz that makes tailored covers for specific IKEA sofas, but they don't fit over leather versions. Then I found Comfort Works, an Australian company specializing in IKEA covers, that makes special sizes to accommodate leather versions.
I ordered a set of "Nomad Grey" heavy cross-weave covers for both pieces. I've finished the chaise, which took about an hour to install, including removing the base to get the fabric perfectly taut. So far, I'm really impressed by the quality of construction and I've achieved the tailored textile look without reupholstering or investing in new pieces. Win win.
Posted by Heather Jennings at 8:34 AM 7 comments
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Taco Tuesday
When I was a senior at Davis, my gaggle of girls (and one boy) embarked on a poorly planned Spring break trip to Baja, Mexico. I'm pretty sure our goal was to get tan and drink cheap margaritas. We decided to camp on the beach (smart) and eat from roadside taco trucks. It was at one such taco truck that I watched a lady prepare fish tacos from scratch. When we got home, sunburned and broke, the recipe became one of my staples. I made a spiffed up version this weekend with a mango relish, but the basic technique remains the same...
Baja Style Fish Tacos
1 1/2 lbs of fish (I used halibut, but often use snapper or tilapia)
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tbsp sea salt (plus a little more for finishing)
2 cups canola or rice bran oil for frying.
Cut fish into 2 inch pieces
Mix flour and salt in a wide, flat bowl
Heat oil over medium-high heat in a 3" deep wide skillet, keep a splatter guard handy
Sprinkle a pinch of flour into the oil to make sure it is hot. Dredge the fish through the flour, shaking off excess and place in skillet with about 1" of space between each piece. You'll have to do a couple of batches. Fry on one side for approximately 2 minutes, using tongs, flip the fish and cook for about 1 minute. Transfer to a paper towel covered plate and sprinkle with sea salt.
I always use corn tortillas, prepping them in a tortilla warmer.
I prefer my tacos with a green avocado salsa, cabbage, cilantro and lime. To make the mango relish, simply mince fresh mango, radish, cilantro, and a small pepper. I prefer serrano or jalapeno, but to make it more mild I used a pasilla for this particular version. Mix with fresh lime juice and sea salt to taste.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Round Too
Confession. I sold my cupcake paper chandeliers in successive transactions on Etsy last month, and because I was going out of town when the orders were placed, I literally sold the pair hanging from my ceiling. I meant to replace them, but I also wanted to try out a new idea I had for a larger, single chandelier for our new dining room space in Petaluma. Using the same technique as the Anenome version, this time using 3" deep wrapped parchment paper baking cups, I paired the chandelier with a red fabric cord and ceiling fixture from West Elm. I left off the center papers on this piece, because the light is much more diffused. To tell you the truth, I like this one more, and I think it looks more like the Rhododendron chandelier from Anthropologie. For the tutorial, just reference the original post.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Family Style
One week out of the year, our family gets together in Pajaro Dunes, a small coastal resort south of Santa Cruz, CA. We stay in a multilevel four bedroom compound that houses 5 grandsons, 3 couples and two grandparents. During the day we try to spend as much time at the beach as the fickle weather allows and and night we dine. We are a family of eaters, and we can spend a lot of time cooking elaborate meals. Other times, like last night, we make special, but simple comfort food. Grandma C found this paella recipe years ago in Sunset magazine. It's a family favorite and special to me, as we served a similar version of paella at our wedding reception. I made a butter lettuce, avocado and grapefruit salad to compliment the salty and spicy flavors of the dish. Here's an adaptation of the original recipe.
Simple Seafood and Sausage Paella (adapted from Sunset Magazine)
Serves 6, prep and cook time about 1 hour
12 oz linguisa, firm chorizo or other cooked sausages
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 red bell pepper rinsed, seeded and diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 cups arborio rice
1 cup dry white wine
1 quart fat-skimmed chiken broth
1/2 tsp paprika (smokey spanish variety)
1/4 tsp ground tumeric
1/4 tsp saffron threads, crumbled
Salt and pepper
8 oz boned, skinned firm white fish (halibut)
1 lb shelled, deveined shrimp, tails on
8 oz mussels (or small clams) in their shells
1/4 cup slivered green onions
Lemon wedges
1. In a 15" paella pan or 12" frying pan (with at least 2 1/4" tall sides) over high heat, turn sausages occasionally until browned on both sides. For ease, we pre-slice the sausage. The recipe instructs to brown them whole, allow to rest, then slice.
2. Reduce heat to medium-high and add olive oil to pan; when hot, add onion, bell pepper and garlic and stir often until onion is limp. Add rice and stir until it begins to turn opaque, 2-3 minutes. Stir in wine, chicken broth, paprika, tumeric, and saffron. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring once of twice, until rice is almost tender to bite, 15-18 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Meanwhile, rinse and drain fish and shrimp; cut fish into 1" pieces, pull beards off mussels and scrub mussels (or clams) discarding any gaping ones that don't close when you tap their shells. Cut sausages diagonally into 1/2" thick slices.
4. Gently stir fish, shrimp and sausages into rice mixture; arrange mussels on top. Cover pan with foil or lid and cook until the rice is tender to bite, fish and shrimp are opaque but still moist looking in center of thickest part, and mussel shells have popped, about 7-8 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with green onions and garnish with lemon wedges.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Lovin' Spoonful
Warning, spoiler alert if you are a mother in my son's kindergarten class. I put together a very on trend gift for the kids to make today in art. Inspired by the dipped wood all over Pinterest, I picked up 3 packs of the wooden kitchen utensils at IKEA (at $.49 its a steal). Using masking tape, I marked the dip line and lightly coated the ends with acrylic paint. Once dry I tied the set together with baker's twine.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Brown Thumb
I learned all about planting succulents this weekend at the CB2 DIY Saturday from the folks at Lila B. a sustainable floral design studio specializing in succulents and carnivorous plants. It was an informative, interactive event, and I got to take home my own DIY tiny terrarium for about $7 which included soil, rocks and succulents.
The session started with a guide to planting succulent container arrangements. The trick is to select a variety of succulents, some that have height, some that act as ground cover and some that spread and drape over the container as they grow. Start with a container with a hole drilled in the bottom. Apply a small layer of rocks to the base and mix regular potting soil with sand to aid in drainage. Succulents store water in their thick leaves, they do not thrive with a lot of wet soil on their roots. Pack the plants tightly, and really loosen the roots from pre-potted plants. Water sparingly. My kind of plant.
For the terrarium, employ the same concept, using rocks on bottom and top layers to hold the soil in place. With the CB2 terrarium, build the soil up the back side for depth, as the front opening is really shallow (as seen is the second picture). I chose different pups (the offshoots from larger plants) that reminded me of rosettes.
The most helpful tip I learned was to pluck the pups from larger plants, leave them out for the stem to callous over and then replant. You could have a huge succulent garden in a matter of months. You can also spiff up your home by planting the pups into cracks in your walkway and concrete walls.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
The Weekender
On Sunday, on the other side of the bay in Hayes Valley, I'm hoping to check out the carefully curated Urban Air Market. I used to participate in a version of this event back when I was with Jasper Hearts Wren. Tents line the square and surrounding alleys filled with regional independent designers, selling their work. 11am-6pm. While I'm there, I'm getting a scoop of Smitten ice cream!
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Oh Joy!
I swear by this book. It's not glamorous. It's tried and true. With instructions on how to do just about anything with food, measurement conversions and temperature guidelines, The Joy of Cooking is my most utilized cookbook and it shows. My copy lost it's dust jacket and gets muckier every time it's used (the cookie section has bits of cookie dough stuck to the pages). To protect it from the elements, I employed a 5th grade book cover technique using left over oil cloth from recovering my kitchen stool. Now I can wipe it off, and the cookie particles inside it can serve as bookmarks for recipes I've made.
Materials: a piece of oil cloth cut 6" longer than the height, and 6" wider than the length when wrapped around the closed book. You will need scissors, double sided tape (permanent) and a ruler for folding.
Fold the fabric so that it is the same height as the book.
Create a crease on the fold, measure to make sure each side is the same length. Tape the underside of fold down so that it is attached to the interior of the book cover. Repeat on the other end.
Insert book into the cover. You are ready to get cooking.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Space Craft
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Cristian Machado
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Cristian Machado (born July 24, 1974 [1] in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) is the vocalist for the metal band Ill Niño[2] and was a lead singer for Roadrunner United.[3] He has also played in Headclamp and La Familia, in addition to making numerous guest appearances on albums such as Sepultura's Nation, Soulfly's 3 and 40 Below Summer's The Mourning After.
Cristian was born as the son of a Brazilian musician, but soon moved to Venezuela with his mother. In 1986 they moved to New Jersey where he spent the rest of his teens. He only knew his father, Marcello Machado, halfway through his teenage years. His mother told him his stepfather was his father, and he found out only when his father called him, and told him he was his real father. Cristian told his father he did not want to see him. Today, however, he communicates with his father through e-mail and phone.
Most of Cristian's music influence is from his childhood without a father and growing up realizing that. Even when touring he would meet people that he felt left an impact on his life and he would show in his music how that person helped or ruined his life. The songs "Unframed" and "How Can I Live" are both about his father.
Machado uses Dave Williams of Drowning Pool's microphone. They were good friends and both bands created a bond and friendship while doing the Jägermeister tour. After Williams died, Drowning Pool and Dave's family gave him the mic in respect.
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