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While we're getting ready to crown our winner, we'd like to take a minute to highlight a few other submissions from our T-Shirt Competition. There were many thoughtful designs and impressive graphics and illustrations submitted to us, and while not all were the most relevant or appropriate for an Inhabitat-brand shirt, we noticed a few that were worthy of praise for their illustration skills, great ideas or both. Here are our selections for Honorable Mentions- and thanks again to all who entered.
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September 20, 2007 at 4:49 am
Delia's design is really original! Love it!
August 21, 2007 at 1:17 am
Love all the designs? great job. Is this contest always available? or you always offer different contest every month? this is first time on this and this site.
May 22, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Good art is not what it looks like,but what it does do u and vineeta merchants owl evokes that a honest feeling which makes her work looks simple at the same time gives it a beautiful meaning.
May 12, 2007 at 5:33 pm
I loved the designs, but a special mention about the design made by Vineeta. What a nice OWL, and the eyes of the OWL were so INTENSE. Great work.
May 12, 2007 at 5:31 am
Hey Vineeta! Gud one…Congrats.
May 11, 2007 at 10:47 am
It seems like Inhabitat generally has a sophisticated readership. I don't think this was reflected in the choice of the owl t-shirt.
May 11, 2007 at 12:52 am
All the designs are awesome…Delia Echevers shirt and the night owl by Vineeta Merchant are really nice..the night owl is very cute….would these be available for purchase ??? anytime soon ???
May 10, 2007 at 11:55 am
hey all the desings r really fabulous…
loved the night owl…
gr8 work!
May 10, 2007 at 11:35 am
nice t-shirt especially of vineeta's as its simple and cute,very clear, others are very houch pouch, jessica is also ood, but i prefer to have vineeta's t-shirt…………………
May 10, 2007 at 11:23 am
All the designs are just amazing Q!!
I really liked Vineeta's design ….its simply beautiful, creative and thoughtful!
May 10, 2007 at 11:14 am
the graphic of the owl is to the point concept..interesting 1….congratulations to the all who have been mentioned..all the best…to all..
May 10, 2007 at 2:39 am
Thanks for showing the honourable mentions.
I love Miller's too. Beautifully simple and with that pleasant touch of geekiness!
May 9, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I love Delia's integration of the owl and the tree. Very creative! Congratulations to all!
May 9, 2007 at 2:43 pm
i would have voted edith prakoso's as number 1 in a hearbeat! great design.
May 9, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Miller's is great. The most wearable of all the entries, including those that made the Top 10.
May 9, 2007 at 12:53 pm
These designs are soo great! Especially the two versions of the tree. I really hope you will be able to get them somewhere. Big ups to the designers!


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Cooking from Fuchsia Dunlop's new book, "Every Grain of Rice"
So now that it's FINALLY out, let's get cooking...
Had guests who were pining for spicy food last night, so I made the gong bao chicken recipe (which she says was first in Land of Plenty, I didn't compare the two to see if it was reprinted verbatim or not) -- delicious as always.
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It's kinda sexy-looking.
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texture-wise, also, i'd imagine
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Definitely. The Chinese name for avocado used in the book is "eel pear", I presume because of the fattiness. (The usual name for them is "butter fruit".)
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I made silken tofu with avocado and I see what you mean about it being sexy-looking Texturally it was sensuous too. Rich, silky, very enjoyable to eat.
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yum - I am so making this NOW after reading all 317 posts. thanks :D
We're hoping to cook some dishes from this cookbook over the next week or so. Tonight's dinner, I take no credit for -- it's my wife's [Pandanexpress on here] night to cook.
From the book (forgive any typos in the names):
Smacked Cucumber in Garlicky Sauce (Suan Ni Pai Huang Gua 蒜泥拍黄瓜) (p34)
Silken Tofu with Soy Sauce (Xiao Cong Ban Dou Fu 小葱拌豆腐) (p41)
Also (not from the book), some lotus root cooked with serrano and habanero peppers from our yard, a little soy sauce and mirin, and chayote shoots (long xu cai (龙须菜); lit. dragon whiskers vegetable), stir-fried with shaoxing wine, garlic, and salt.
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Looks terrific. Had never heard of chayote shoots, how interesting! Ever tried the Suzhou lotus root appetizer, thinly sliced, blanched 1 min and marinated in tangerine juice overnight? I love it. Love all things lotus.
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Haven't tried it yet.
There's a local place that does a pretty nice cold (but cooked) "salad" of them, so when we saw them at the market, we grabbed them right away. The taste (especially raw) has some slight resemblance to asparagus / fiddlehead ferns. They do have a bit of a "dry" texture, even when there's oil or water in them. I think if I were making them, I'd probably blanch them in salted water first, before stir-frying them, but they did cook Ok just in the wok.
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I love the texture, so bitey. Flavor is nice too.
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I was talking about the chayote shoots, not lotus root.
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don't forget to add this soon to be burgeoning thread to the Non (or Pre) COTM archived thread...
As soon as my book arrives the tofu and avocado salad will be the first recipe I'll make...
I don't expect to receive my copy until tomorrow, just after I leave for Atlanta. :-(
My primary eater is SO thrilled that we will be cooking Chinese food again. Every time we concentrate on Chinese food for a period of time, we both drop a few pounds and generally just feel good. We feel very lucky to have some good Chinese markets so close to our house.
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It will no doubt come then...
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No sooner have you found a "zen" place where the book will come when it comes, and either you will be here to receive it or you won't when the universe surprises you with delivery THREE DAYS EARLY!
Have barely cracked it, but I am loving the pictures. I also like the cover. I think it is pretty clever and will be easy to find on the shelf.
I will curl up in a chair, post it notes by my side, and starting reading tonight.
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Yay!!! I was sorry to hear about the likelihood of it showing up after you'd left town, so this gives me a happy little tingle. Jealous of the quiet time with it in your lap.
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Sorry but I never said I was ready. That is why I posted on here to get tips and pointers.
I will not attempt to weld the manifold until I am very comfortable.
I do clean the metal with an aluminum only stainless brush. I have never wiped the metal down with anything or the filler rod.
I have heard about preheating the metal in an oven, but I was told with this thin of an object, I shouldn't have to worry about preheating.
When I am welding is when I was having problems with the tungsten getting so hot. I think it was because it is to small for the amps I was using at the time.
Again, thank you for the pointers. I will post more pictures up later.
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Keep practicing. Yes clean is the key. Also when you wipe your filler with acetone you will be amazed at the black at the cloth you used to wipe. Might want to get some scrap round stock alum. or old alum fittings and clean them up and try welding them on some flat stock the same thickness of material. The rule of thumb for amp settings is for ever .001 (one thou) you need 1 amp. Thus 1/8" is .125 so a starting point will be 125 amps. I use about 135 to 140 for 1/8" and control the heat with the pedal. You might want to search on grinding tungsten, argon flow settings, and cup sizes.
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You have a good puddle, so I think the 120 amps is OK.
Your 1/16th is too small for that alum. The 3/32 will be right.
Include a picture of your tungsten, if it's not a flat gray color. Some guys can tell something from that. (if it's blue, turn up the post flow)
I let my square wave do most of my cleaning, that works well enough. BUT, you have porosity or impurities in all of your samples; something is wrong. Maybe you can turn the balance up, favoring the cleaning half of the cycle. I don't know if your welder will do that. The gray path along the sides of your welds is very narrow, showing low cleaning.
TJS said something about lifting the impurities out of the casting. As a hobby welder I've never been exposed to cast; but this could be VERY important. I did read something in a boating magazine that said your puddle should be wider into the casting; that will give a good mixture of your 4043 into the casting.
PS Your tungsten must NOT have a little bulge, just above the ground tip. This is caused by dipping your tip while welding. This would cause the porosity. Break off the bulge and regrind. When I do this, my arc turns green.
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Not knowing your background, I am going to take a guess that you are running this like you would steel or stainless steel. That is, you are welding over the wire. I find this very difficult on aluminum.
The technique I use is to get the puddle going as someone suggested and then dab your filler in. Move the arc away from the wire feed side and you will see what looks like a small keyhole. Keep this keyhole molten and dab your filler into it under the arc to form another puddle. Then continue this process all the way around or across the area to be welded. As has been stated, this happens at a fast pace and you must keep moving or you may see your manifold develop a large hole where you want a weld bead.
I find this method makes it much easier to control the bead size and shape.
I hope you do have a foot or finger amp control as aluminum requires less and less amps as the weld progresses.
You are correct in thinking that you need at least 3/32 tungsten for 120 amps. The gray you have ordered is able to take more amperage so you might be able to use a smaller size for greater control.
And as others have said, practice..........! and Clean!
I've welded lots of cast aluminum and it always has impurities in it. You'll see it burn out. Like TJ, I often heat it some, then brush off again with stainless brush. Of course there are a ton of different cast and some have more crap in them then others, good luck keep practicing.
If your using a transformer machine you should have a nice little ball at the end of the tungston. I believe an invertor machine will keep the point, at least it did when I demo'd oneScott
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Like any high schooler, 14-year-old Courtney Rau struggles to manage her time.
"It's hard because I'm at school from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.," said Courtney, a freshman at the Bullis School in Potomac. "It's hard to balance everything; homework and practicing."
Unlike most high schoolers though, Courtney, who lives in Gaithersburg with her parents and younger sisters, Kylie, 12, and Maddison, 10, also has to find time for her budding music career.
Since last winter, Courtney has been pursuing a professional career in country/pop music, and just returned from her third trip to Nashville earlier this month.
"It just sort of happened last Christmas," said Julie Rau, Courtney's mother. "It was ... not really planned."
While her professional career may have gotten off the ground just last year, Courtney has been playing music nearly all her life.
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The summer before Courtney started seventh grade, Rau started reaching out to any and every connection she had in the music industry in an effort to give Courtney her big break.
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Courtney's first taste of the country music world came with her first trip to Nashville last December. There, she recorded with music producer and the co-founder of Midas records, Keith Follese. Courtney also had the opportunity to work on her songwriting with Christian music writers in the area.
Following a second trip in August, Courtney returned to Nashville during her winter break. She played a benefit concert at Opry Mills, the largest shopping mall in Tennessee, and recorded her newest song, "After the Storm," with Jessica Harp, formerly of the country music duo "The Wreckers."
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"She kept pinching herself, looking at me like, 'Really, really?'" added Rau.
The local country music scene also is starting to take notice. On Dec. 16, Courtney, who has learned to play guitar, was interviewed on WMZQ and played a live acoustic set which aired on DJ Jenni Chase's show.
Courtney writes most of her own music and says her style is a combination of country and pop — a genre made popular by another young star not too long ago.
"I've always loved country and when Taylor [Swift] came out, I started loving it more," Courtney said. "Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Adele; listening to their songs kind of inspires me and my own songs."
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Entering the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, no American had ever won the 10,000 Meter gold, and no one expected Billy Mills to seriously compete with the likes of Halberg, Bolotnikov, Gammoudi or Clarke in the final - especially after his qualifying time was nearly one full minute off the pace! However, after one of the most exciting, shocking track finals in Olympic history, the underdog Mills found a superhuman burst of speed down the back stretch, and became a surprise champion and a hero to millions.
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If you're planning on coming to the CLE game please let me know. Still working on the tailgate possibilies but will be more than happy to act as on-line tour guide.
If you're planning on coming to the CLE game please let me know. Still working on the tailgate possibilies but will be more than happy to act as on-line tour guide.
driving up from Toronto.....first time at the "mistake by the lake"....any tips and suggestions would be great...Four 25 year Fins Fans making the trip...
For a second there, i thought you meant Toronto, OH. When will you be arriving ?
no, Toronto,ON, Canada...Its about a 3.5 hour drive. I think we will be arriving Saturday afternoon, and heading to the Indians game Saturday night
You should hook up with our group. Tickets, Discounted hotel, party the night before and a tailgate!
http://www.phinvaders.com Join us in 2011 at CLE, KC and SD!
I have definitely considered the Phinvaders package...Sounds very enticing!!
Do it, bro! We're up to 40+ in our group already. We are going to break 100. If this had been a normal season, we would have been already over 100, wondering if we could break 150.
So far, the past PV events have been:
2009: Atlanta, 105 people
2010: Cincinnati, 107 and Oakland, 91.
(I started this in 2009)
This year, I'm hoping to break 125 in Cleveland and match it in Kansas City. San Diego, who knows.
By the way, I am Phinvader Bill on Facebook, and we also have a Phinvaders Facebook page.
Friend me and hit the page!
I'm sure some you have been to CLE before but here's a few of the MUST DO's for those that haven't;
Obviously the Rock Hall ;
but here are some of the (slightly) less famous CLE attractions;
The CLE Institute of Art; http://www.cia.edu/
Really great stuff even for the most culturally challenged
The West Side Market http://www.westsidemarket.org/
Also home to Great Lakes Brewing and the brand new Market Garden Brewery & Distillery
East 4th St. http://www.east4thstreet.com/
Great place to dine and enjoy a great late summer evening
West 6th St. http://www.cleveland.com/warehouseguide/
The place to party, a little something for everyone, unless you're under 21
Wendy Park http://wendypark.org/
Spectacular views of the city
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial http://www.soldiersandsailors.com/
If you'd like more specific info, send me a PM.
As far as tailgating, be prepared to get up early and get in line for the Muni Lots. They now open at 7 AM and the lines start to build by 6 AM.
that was awesome templarwd...thanks!
Ill be there, as a group of 4 Phins Fans from Rochester NY. Were in section 137 row 16. Were also Looking for a good place to tailgate, hopefully with the Phinvaders or other fans. I'm not sure where we're staying yet I know were planning on the Hall of fame and the market too.
Living in Bills country I go to the Ralph every year for the Dolphins, Bills fans are pretty bad sometimes but I'm rather large and usually earn respect. Hopefully Browns fans realize its all in fun
I hope to see some of you guys there!


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Tuesday, January 08, 2002Charleston, S.C. (Jan. 8, 2002) - Becky Wollenberg scored a season-high 18 points and Jennifer Harper added a career-high 10 rebounds to lead the College of Charleston to a 62-56 win over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers in Southern Conference women's basketball action this afternoon at the John Kresse Arena. The win takes the Cougars to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference. It also gives Charleston a 7-1 record at home. The loss is the Lady Buccaneers third straight and gives them a 7-7 record, 2-3 in the SoCon. The first half was as close as the 28-25 halftime score indicated with Charleston just edging East Tennessee State in shooting percentage with a 44.4 to 39.3 difference. ETSU tied the game early second half on two straight field goals from Samantha Copeland (Evansville, Tenn.) that tied the game at 30. Megan Jackson (Paris, Tenn.) then scored the next four points for the Lady Bucs as they edged into a 34-32 lead. With ETSU leading 39-38 with 13:01 left in the game Rachel King would nail the go ahead jumper to start a 15-0 run by the Cougars that ended with the lead stretched to 52-38. The Lady Buccaneers cut the lead to four with as little as 15 seconds left, but clutch free-throws by Shanna Mickens would take the lead back to six and out of reach with less than 11 seconds to play. Aside from Wollenberg's 18 points Rachel King and Patrice Bryant paced with eight points apiece. Jackson led East Tennessee State with 18 points, with Lauren Trantham (Asheville, N.C.) netting a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Copeland was the only other Lady Buccaneer in double-figures with 11 points. ETSU was hampered by some poor outside shooting, hitting on just one of 15 three-point attemtps. The Cougars held a slight edge in overall shooting, .390 to .373 and also outrebounded the Lady Bucs, 42-35. East Tennessee State travels to Western Carolina Jan. 12th, for a 2:00 PM contest while the College of Charleston takes the trip to Appalachian State for a Jan. 12th, contest at 1:00 PM.
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Is it still not nessesary or not with 5.0.4
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It's required now, it gives you the spell hit you need for Death Coil and Outbreak.
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I got a copy of the flanders article, and since I wanted to convert my measurements to magnitude per square arcsecond, I am following his steps. So far, so good, but I also want to make a full sky brightness map like he did. After taking all the neccessary pictures, is there a program that can stich the photos I took together (no fisheye lens/metal sphere ;S) and color code them based on their pixel values? I want to prove that globe lights that shine in all directions scatter more light into the sky than a full-cutoff light, which focuses the light down on the ground. I picked 4 sites, ranging from severe skyglow to moderate. I noticed that the sites with more skyglow had more lights, and the lights were shining very brightly and were not focused with a cone, or other material. This is why I want to make the full sky maps, so I can indeed see that different kinds of lighting do make a differnce in skyglow!
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2 cups
butter, softened
3 cups
white sugar
eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
3 cups
all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon
baking soda
1/2 teaspoon
1 pinch
ground mace
1 cup
sour cream
1 tablespoon
confectioners' sugar for dusting
Excellent!! This is the 4th pound cake I've tried from this site and I've finally found a keeper. It's exactly what a pound cake should be in flavor and texture: dense, moist and rich. I did increase the vanilla to 1.5 tablespoons, used the mace (it gives a nice sublte aroma, but taste wise, you can't tell it's there), and when I don't have sour cream, I've subsituted it with plain yogurt (both the lowfat or whole milk works) and decrease the temp to 325. Like other posters, mine baked perfectly at 1 hour 10 min. too. This cake holds up very well, and as long as you keep it covered, it's stays moist for a good 3 days. Good old fashion ingredients that gives you a classic pound cake. TIP - whip the heck out of the butter/sugar (until very pale and fluffy) and whip even more when combining the eggs. But once you add the flour, fold it in BY HAND ONLY or else you'll get a tough cake. Also, if your cake is browning too quickly half way through, just lightly cover it with foil. This will be my master pound cake recip.
To say this is a "moist" pound cake is a misnomer. It is a "butter saturated" pound cake. To discuss using lemon versus mace, no mace, more vanilla, less sugar, more sugar, adding baking powder, etc., isn't even important. None of it matters unless you reduce the butter in this recipe to 1-1/2 cups. Only then can variations be relevant. Even tho' as an experienced baker I knew better when I saw 2 cups of butter in this recipe (when most others would call for half that) I foolishly went ahead with this as written anyway, mistakenly assuming 100+ glowing reviews couldn't be wrong. Live and learn--they were wrong. Before making this, please do check out other pound cake recipes and compare the ratio of butter to flour--you will find this is an extraordinary amount of butter for the amount of flour which will NOT result in the dense, moist, fine crumb so prized in a good pound cake.
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I already have a good pound cake recipe but wanted to try this one because of the sour cream addition - wanted a nice variation. I used the existing reviews as guides and my recipe as a point of comparison.
I used the modifications others made, namely: added 1/4 tsp of baking powder; reduced sugar to 2&1/4 cups; increase vanilla to 1&1/2 tsp; reduced oven temp to 325 and baked for 1hr & 20 min.
The resulting cake is moister but a little denser than my standard recipe. Regarding the mace - it was a mixed bag. I did not care for the flavor; others liked it. If I'd make this again, I'd skip the mace and add the grated rind of 1 lemon (I do the same in my standard recipe).
Regarding quatities and reducing sugar: it's called a "pound cake" because it's supposed to contain a pound of butter (4 sticks/2 cups), sugar (2 cups) and flour (approx. 3 cups). Most standard recipes use these proportions. I used 2&1/4 cups of sugar because of the sour cream; next time, I'd use just 2 cups. I can imagine that 3 cups is way too sweet.
For those who had problems, I'll echo what others have said: cream the sugar and butter very well (at least 5 minutes) and beat for 1 min. after the addition of each egg. For the flour, use a machine to quickly fold it in and then finish by hand OR fold it in all by hand. Don't overwork the flour!!
I gave this recipe 4 stars because of the need for modifications. With the mods, the cake is very good, although I prefer lemon instead of the mace.
I've been looking for a moist heavy poundcake and this is it. I did make two small changes. I omitted the mace. I wanted a rich buttery stand alone cake that would marry with berries. Removing the mace gave me what I wanted. I also added a 1/4 tsp of baking powder. The result is a silky cake that's heavy, but has some air in it. Just perfection.
This cake is the bomb,this is my second time making this cake,I didn't have any mace so i just add 2 Tsp of vanilla extract and 1 Tsp Of lemon extract and a half of Tsp of almond extract.,And i did blend the butter and sugar for about 6-7 minutes.I love this cake it's my favorite sour cream cake.Thanks a million grandma.
I was very pleased with this recipe. It gave me a cake that had a good texture and taste. I did make two technical adjustments and one based on personal preference. I added the 1/4 tsp. baking powder mentioned by other reviewers, and I added 3 Tbsp vanilla because mine is weak (if you have stronger extracts, this would probably be too much. I like a more pronounced vanilla flavor). After reading how quickly this cake browned at 350, I decided to try starting it in a cold oven. I set it to 325 after the pan was in place and did not open the door for 60 minutes. It rose well and browned golden, not dark, with a nice crust, taking a total of 70 minutes. The recipe didn't specify type of butter, so I used 2 sticks salted and 2 sticks unsalted; the full 3 cups of sugar; and 1/4 teaspoon mace. I use Baker's Joy Spray in my pan, and it popped out easily and intact. After it was cool, I brushed it with a glaze made of softened cream cheese, unsalted butter, half and half, glazing sugar, and vanilla and lemon extracts. This does make a large amount of thick batter, so make sure you have a true 12 cup Bundt pan, use a larger Angel-food type pan, or plan on making a second smaller cake that will have to come out of the oven sooner. I will definitely make this recipe again.
Great recipe! Great cake! It was dense as pound cake should be, but not heavy at all. This was my first attempt at making a pound cake and it came out perfect! I used three sticks of butter, egg substitute, fat free sour cream, omitted the mace, used the zest and juice of one lemon, 1 3/4 tsp. vanilla extract, and 1/4 tsp. of almond extract. I followed the advice of other viewers and beat the sugar and butter for seven minutes. I mixed for one minute after the addition of each egg. I folded in the flour mixture and sour cream and I was very careful not to over work the batter, so that the cake would not be tough. This is a definite keeper! Thanks for sharing.
I had a lot of eggs and wanted to bake a cake to get rid of them. This one (with 6 eggs) turned out great. Very moist, very tasty. Tips: use a little more than a pinch of ground mace (up to 1/4 teaspoon) and watch the cake closely for the final 15 minutes (I almost left it in the oven too long...next time I'll bake it at 325 degrees). This one is a keeper!
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If we were to build a new society from scratch, how can we find the best designs to do so - and what are they?
- Open source information/collaboration technology
- Green tech designs with little to zero ecological footprints
- Scientifically optimised products for sustainable solutions
- Internet, robots, augmented reality, microorganisms, etc.
- Massive reductions in excessive consumption
- Well earned headroom to conduct desirable human affair
As a species with such vast technological insight, we have the opportunity to appreciate our planet, our conception, our consciousness and extraordinary cognitive abilities.
I'm not talking about being lifeless machines. Let's rejoice and laugh about our errors and mistakes. And for those with a biological disposition to worship, why not worship the sun, the planet, the body and the mind? In essence it is about better allowing ourselves to be human by improving society, with every colourful palette and diversity that may imply.
And here comes the real question:
Who are the thinkers and doers with brilliant ideas? How do we collectively extract their most important lessons, and how do we collectively puzzle them together to create the blueprint for a new society? How do we put the blueprint into practise without being regulated, taxed or sabotaged by preexisting governments?
Jan 5 2012: If you know about anything or anyone who might bring some light to this question, don't be afraid to speak up! Any information would be much appreciated.Dec 28 2011: We reside in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and are a part of the Occupy Movement in the U.S. We are one of the last camps standing at this point and are in court to try and keep our space. You can find more information on occupypittsburgh.org that's our website. We have lived solely on donations the entire time and anyone is welcame. We have a guest tent, media tent, arts tent, library, childrens tent and kitchen. We rent portajohns for the bathrooms and run our lights off of batteries. Although it's cold out we have no heat but really don't miss it, we also have no electricity. We have 14,000 supporters in the city who bring us food and water and others who think we are in the wrong. Our goal is to get the corperations out of our government and vice versa, we are tired of having our lives run by these two entities. We are but a few among the many but will stand our ground and hopefully bring about some social justice and gain back some freedoms lost.
Dec 28 2011: I see, though your community doesn't truly reflect the vision I had in mind in my question, I support the Occupy Movement with all my heart. I think you have shown exeptional endurance and you inspire everyone who rejects the monetary system. Thank you!
Jan 10 2012: The occupy movement is artificial. It's made up of political groups who you referred to in your introduction when you said, "How do we put the blueprint into practise without being regulated, taxed or sabotaged by preexisting governments?"
It's the governments that are behind the occupy movement. The problem with the economies today aren't the banks or the 1%, it's the governments. They have caused the problems in the first place. Most occupiers are sheeple doing the governments work. Unbind your mind, There is no time, to like the stamps, and paste them in, Discorporate and then, you can begin.
The money is being financed through socialist, communist and control organizations. Don't kid yourself. Maybe read the book, "Road to Serfdom".
The "monetary system" is all created by Government, not business.
Jan 13 2012: We rely on donations from the community and not organizations. We are not made up of political groups we are made up of a variety of people who want to see change. The sheeple are the people walking around thinking nothing is wrong. As for the government being behind the Occupy movement, if that's true then why have we had national security trucks monitor our every move. I suggest you read senate bill 1867 which we came out publicly about. Don't confuse Pittsburgh with New York, we are not the same.Jan 13 2012: I hope you continue to hold out, it would be good propaganda to last thru the winter in an area that can claim historic ties to the valley forge stories of Americain Revolution, if you hold then in the spring I think the occupy DC event couild be huge.
Jan 13 2012: It has yet to go below 25 but I plan on staying all winter if the courts don't interfere.
Jan 13 2012: Occupy has a lot of details to work out I think but Its to be commended as a great begining. The fact that you all of you have done so much for so long is humbling to me. I am hoping to bring my six yearold son to DC to join in what I hope to be the pivitol events of the begining of the new century.Dec 28 2011: What you are speaking of is an intentional community. I am part of one and everyone in the community figures things out by concensus and we all get along. We have been living together for 74 days and so far so good. We are all different with different opinions but we find common ground and run with it. Nobody is in charge or leads we dicide everything as a group.
Dec 28 2011: Where does your community reside? What you are doing is very relevant, at least psychologically. Are you publishing any official records regarding your challenges and experiences as a community?
Jan 21 2012: Tor, I believe these self-reliant, mutually-dependent coagulations of people figuring out how to live are popping up all over the place. The thing is, it's all quite a messy process and for the dozen that vanished yesterday, two dozen appear today. So trying to capture this general evolution in adopting the modes of operation you specify will be quite a challenge. There is the virtual canvas like this, then there is the agricultural canvas, the urban canvas, the political canvas--systemically, we are undergoing an overhaul of every corner of our lives by people with vision. It's just simply not a single narrative and certainly not a linear one. Nevertheless, it is breath-taking to watch renaissance in the midst of colossal decay.
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The "headroom to conduct desirable human affair(s)" will become a reality IF you can populate the new society with genuine followers of this philosophy :
"But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also.
Luk 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.
Luk 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luk 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Luk 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luk 6:34 And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Luk 6:37 ¶ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: " (Jesus Christ, circa 31 A.D.)
Dec 28 2011: As much as I personally despise the Bible, the passages you have chosen reflects something I call "Constructive Selv Conservation", which is crucial to understand in any truly civilized society.
Constructive selv conservation is about investing in your surroundings and fellow sentient beings, in order to be regarded as a resource and therefore become externally conserved. If you help others, others help you.
Dec 28 2011: Constructive Self-Conservation. Am I correct to assume the constructive aspect is in reference to not being destructive to others in the process of being constructive in pursuing one's own wants and needs?
If your goal is to start a (successful) new society from scratch I suggest you rethink your statement that "If you help others, others help you." It is an unfortunate fact of human society that some will hate you even when you do good to them. Some will curse you even though you bless them. Some will despitefully use you even though you pray for them. If humans are in the equation there is no such thing as "from scratch". Your society will have to deal with strife and misconduct. Remember that, Mr. Aksnes as you screen applicants for your new society.Jan 10 2012: Have to basically agree with; "Remember that, Mr. Aksnes as you screen applicants for your new society."
If you want to pick and choose, it will only reflect the mindset of the Picker and Chooser. Following the natural way of letting the cream rise to the top, is the only way to get true diversity and progress. Everything else is artificial. Why do people seem to think, CONTROL needs to be done to improve ones life.
We think the poor only needs money and that will lift them up and solve the poverty problem. Nothing is solved until they solve it for themselves. The Government who wants to control, has spent trillions of dollars over the past 50 years to "save the poor". After all that money, after all of that control, our poverty level has gone up. Not down. Same thing in Europe, Same thing in Asia.
If you want to start a new and exciting society, change yourself first. Become a person of virtues, character and truth. It begins with you. If you can't be that person, then how do you believe someone else will follow your lead?Jan 27 2012: There is a technical solution out there! It is not simply about better houses or independent energy sources but about better government. Such a government should engineer the economy (having previously designed it better than it is today), so that certain presently ignored criteria are met. The most obvious of these criteria is about sustaining our lives at roughly equal levels so that the big differences between the rich and the poor cease to exist.
The equality of opportunity or level playing-field has not been taken seriously although it was first proposed more than 130 years ago by Henry George (in his seminal book of 1879, titled "Progress and Poverty"). George claimed that the reason for the loss of dignity of the worker compared to the pride and detachment of his employer is due to the control of the natural resources and in particular (though not only) in the rights of access to land.
Ownership of a useful site of land allows its access to be controlled. Whoever manages the right of access to that site, be it on arible land or on an industrial complex, this person controls and lmits who works there. The land owner does not even need to use his land, but its value is growing due to the effect of population growth. Speculation and monopolization of land values means that the competition for what is available and the amount of rent that its owner can charge, drives up the cost of its produce. Goods become more costly, demand for these goods shrinks and unemployment follows.
So my ideally engineered government is one which makes land ownership a taxable necessity for a land owner, regardless of whether or not the site is being used. This tax is useful as an incentive to stop unused land being wasted. Other kinds of tax can cease. Such a society based on this principle will be much more prosperous as are the few places where the land is leased from the government. Hong Kong is an example, which has prospered because the level of opportunity has been made equalJan 25 2012: Excellent list Tor. Without trying to think in way out sci fi terms for a new society, i will try something that could be implementable. SO i visualize a new society within our current world, perhaps by inducting a new group that has the same intent of a free society and freedom into a NEW LARGE ISLAND NATION. This new society is not an alien being and like us just wants a better society than today. Since we start with the assumption that democracy will remain; one identifies just ONE error that needs to be corrected. In this new society EACH individual must be evaluated to establish IF he/she is qualified and willing to become an integrated part of this NEW society. So no one becomes a citizen because of birth or number of years or level of investment. A CITIZEN is one who is accepted by society (atleast as thorough as a popular golf club membership and this does not imply elitist). The NEW society has just one rule.
THE SMALLER component (in this case the individual) DOES NOT have greater rights than the society.
What we have learnt from this vurrent world is that trickle down does not work. It failed in economics and in democracy
Today the world follows a charter written almost 250 years ago when the focus was to abolish slavery. The assumption and intent was that A FREE individual would result in a FREE society.
What has happened is similar to economics where 2% control 80% of all wealth and will not push for a sustainable environment or allow society to become equal.
Today a fringe minority does influence the lifestyle of the majority. The extreme opinion creates the most conflict. The biggest criminal can walk around free based on fear and terror to prevent any witness.
The one that can afford the best lawyer can escape justice and so on.
So i believe a NEW society with just an ENLARGEMENT in interpretation of todays democracy will change the world and solve almost all dilemma type problems because today special interest will not allow society to become equalJan 24 2012: Whatever the consensus, it will be despised within a very few generations. Every system will have trade offs; more of this, less of that, let's do this but avoid doing that, let's go there but stay away from the other place. In very short order our taboos will come to be seen as idiotic superstitions that must be done away with and rightly so. Change is the constant. All choices should either be made to serve our immediate, short term needs or have planned obsolescence built in so that transitions, no matter how extreme, are expected and welcomed.Jan 21 2012: This is a very interesting question. In the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel, About A Boy, the film ends with the boy, Marcus, making an observation about modern life being too difficult - "even two parents are not enough, we need way more than that to get by", he says.
Perhaps "families" need to get bigger… to bring up children… care for the elderly… pay the mortgage/rent... stave off isolation and depression… share duties and to allow people "time off" to rest and recuperate.
Perhaps Marcus is right - we need to redefine family life beyond the basic nuclear family, to include friendship groups - perhaps two couples plus their children living with a number of single parent families or single people.
The Institute for Public Policy Research states that England is facing a "growing housing crisis", estimating a shortfall of 750,000 homes by 2025. Most of these units will be 2, 3, or 4 bedroom properties with no, or little, outside space. However, we could reduce this number considerably, perhaps down to 300,000 units, by building larger living units of 10 or 12 bedrooms with en suite shower / toilet rooms - three or four double bedrooms with 6 - 8 single bedrooms sharing one large kitchen, dining, living area and garden space.
We need our homes to be responsive to changing circumstances so people don't have to move home so often. Are modular prefabricated homes the answer? Could more bedrooms / shared space be added as "family" units grow?Jan 13 2012: Perhaps the only way to begin a truly new society is to move ourselves physically outside the socities we have around us today. Maybe a place to start is by sending tele operatable robot construction machines to the far side of the moon(I am opposed to ever allowing development on the nearside)
and having the infer structure for a new society slowly be built by time shared operators.
The physical form of human buildings helps define and guide the type of society that we have, as much as the buildings are driven by our societies traits.Jan 10 2012: Guess what we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Yes being brand new has it's charm. But if I were to start a new society, I would go back to the Federalist Papers and read them. Then I would adapt the constitution. Most people haven't even ventured with one of the Federalist Papers, let alone over 80 of them. Liberty and Freedom are the two basics to start any society. It's the foundation on which everything else can be built on.
Now to address the authors questions.
Who are the thinkers and doers with brilliant ideas?
Everyone has the potential to be brilliant. To start to sort people out is not the best way to accomplish getting the best ideas. When one wants to separate or clarify the "Who's", it will be that person who selects these people. Let the people rise to the top on their own.
How do we collectively extract their most important lessons, and how do we collectively puzzle them together to create the blueprint for a new society?
We don't. Who is we. The socialist? The TEA Party? The politicians? The bureaucracy? Once again, let the cream rise to the top, naturally. When you put someone in charge of choosing, you'll just get a liked mined person.
How do we put the blueprint into practise without being regulated, taxed or sabotaged by preexisting governments?
This is a great question. The only way is to make sure the Government is them self restricted. Read the Federalist papers. The Constitution was designed to RESTRICT Government and not the people. Without this foundation, none of these ideas will ever work.
Remember to build anything, one needs a good foundation. A good foundation promotes people and not the government. Government only gets into the way, reduces your freedom and restricts your life. Why would anyone want that?Jan 4 2012: complex problems generally require complex, multi faceted solutions.
A noticeable exception is "Grace". Simple, undeserved, forgiveness Is the single most amazing gift we can give our fellow man. Forget the sins of the past; start fresh every morning with love in your heart. If you look back to the roots of animosity you will find insignificant (relative) wrongs responded to with hate and perpetuated by emotional memories that take on a life of their own.
Enemies are manifestations of hate. Grace is the true wisdom of Christ; his gift to a self centered race that does not understand itself. Imagine a new society based on a mutually understood and practiced concept of Love and forgiveness. 7 Billion People working together for the common good. This may be what "heaven" is.
The more we give the richer we get.
One race: HumanDec 30 2011: Hi Eduard
Have you read "Lord of the Flies?"
"Scratch" can lead to all kinds of mistakes. We must use the wisdom we have acquired over the ages to plan a society which can be successful and happy. I am sure it can be done. Efforts to make utopian societies have been tried, and are still being tried. We are still learning how to do it. Probably the greatest gift we get from the Internet is the ability to practice the creation of new societies.
In the future, we will probably live in a world full of designed societies, some on the large cruise liner condominiums, some on floating islands, some in virtual self supporting but wide spread societies, some in undersea societies. Each will have advantages and disadvantages. Some people will feel that their comfort zone will be better served in one or another of these "utopioids" and the ones that work will survive and prosper. "Getting off the grid" will have a much more attractive sound when self sustaining societies of a variety of kinds are available. There is no way that a one-size-fits-all model will be the preferred one.
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If you talk with me and if you don't:
1)I'm not against making efforts to build the actual society . This is the basis of democracy.
2)I'm not against of building a new society somewhere , where it's needed but unlike my first , to build a new society, a really new one , isn't possible in my opinion because : -as you said we are bound of our past ("We must use the wisdom we have acquired over the ages") , it causes us , it means that we are where we are due to all our past and in this case if 'new' means just a more developed stage of our actual society I agree with you , we have to make efforts for this society (this is my first from above) but if 'new' means for you something totally new (=from scratch) , I don't see how it is possible.
3)according to my knowledge there is no better way of government than democracy .
4)even in that new society there would be people who was educated in the old societies and will behave consequently in other words you won't have a so new society.
5)you used the word 'utopian' and it according to what I know means an ideal society and not an new one : a)ideal societies aren't possible because are ideal , it doesn't mean that we don't have to make efforts for a better society
b)ideal society may mean a society which had a not ideal past and reached a perfect/ideal form later and have this ideal form now. I don't know how old are you and on what part of the globe you lived in before the fall of Soviet Unions but then at that time it was said that the communist society has reached the ideal state after an history of fight and cruelty , it have been just propaganda, of course, and at it's beginnings many people believed that . The history proved my view , learn from it .
So as a conclusion :don't confuse the idea of an ideal society and the idea of making efforts for a better society.
Dec 29 2011: "If we were to build a new society from scratch, how can we find the best designs to do so - and what are they?"
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From scratch or having all these :
"Open source information/collaboration technology
- Green tech designs with little to zero ecological footprints
- Scientifically optimised products for sustainable solutions
- Internet, robots, augmented reality, microorganisms, etc.
- Massive reductions in excessive consumption
- Well earned headroom to conduct desirable human affair "
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Eighteen eligible county employees will have retired by the end of June after taking advantage of a voluntary retirement incentive plan costing the county an estimated $520,000 in the current fiscal year.
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the $520,000 budget adjustment in fiscal 2013 for the county's voluntary retirement incentive plan. As of Tuesday's commissioners meeting, Director of Finance and Budget Tim Hayden said there have been 18 county employees who have signed up for the plan out of the 44 total eligible.
Eligibility for the incentive was determined by enrollment in the Calvert County Employees Retirement Plan, also known as the defined benefit pension plan.
Hayden said staff has a "strong estimate" of the total cost to the county, but it is an estimate because those eligible employees "are allowed to withdraw right up until the last minute ... June 30."
"... So, there is that uncertainty," Hayden said, but explained that if any of the employees change their minds, the unspent money would remain in the fund balance — the source for funding the incentive for the 18 employees.
Five of the 18 eligible employees have already retired, Hayden said, and the remaining 13 have retirement dates set for the end of June.
When staff first approached the commissioners about the plan in January, staff said 44 county employees who are eligible for retirement between April 1 and June 30 were now eligible for a voluntary retirement incentive from the county on a first-come, first-serve basis. At that January meeting with the commissioners, staff proposed that those eligible receive $1,000 per whole year of service for full-time employees and $500 per whole year of service for part-time employees — which could cost the county a one-time incentive payment of up to $1.24 million.
During that meeting, Hayden told the commissioners the voluntary retirement incentive would not only reduce the county's pension expenses, but would also decrease the county staff count.
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"Trying not to replace the individuals has proven impossible in many cases," Hayden said. "I think I figured out that the reason is because many of the positions are unique."
A staff memo states, "More personnel were replaced than anticipated and this lowered the estimated savings amount. We continue discussing some positions to determine the need."
Shaw said she was "very skeptical about this ... because I really was concerned about the amount of savings we would generate versus the amount of institutional knowledge that we would lose.
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• Unanimously approved to close the public record following a public hearing, in which no one from the public spoke, regarding the conveyance of about 7,132 square feet of land in Huntingtown at the southernmost intersection of Route 524 and Route 2/4 to the Maryland State Highway Administration for improvements to the intersection. The commissioners also unanimously approved to place the issue on a future agenda for the board's action;
• Unanimously approved to submit the county's fiscal 2014 Program Open Space Annual Program to the Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Department of Planning;
• Accepted a $15,365 grant award check from Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust to support a small portion of the watershed planner's salary to lead water sampling efforts; contracted services with the University of Maryland Chesapeake Biological Lab for water quality testing and analysis; the purchase of four field monitors to measure temperature, pH and conductivity; various supplies; and an intern for two months who will work with the Maryland Department of the Environment and the county's GIS data to validate the federally mandated Watershed Implementation Plan nutrient loads;
• Presented Calvert Library Director Patricia Hofmann with a proclamation honoring her retirement after a 28-year career with Calvert Library;
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CTNX 2011 starts today.
I'll be heading over there soon and get an early look at what's happening.
Looking forward to seeing friends, making new acquaintances and having a good time in general.
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The expo had a huge line that snaked from the entrance, along the side of the building, into a parking area and then doubled up on itself.
This was an hour before it opened.
Extremely well attended for the first day early on. Compared to last year, way more people. Last year you could walk around as there was open space at the beginning. Not this year, it was packed right from the start.
I'll have photos up soon.
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As fate would have it, while I was standing in line, I noticed off to the side someone whom I recognized. He just arrived and was on his way to the ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening this year's CTNX.
This is Jess Talamantes, the Mayor of Burbank.
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This is a shot of the expo itself just after it opened. If was packed right from the start. This early in the event, it was one of the few places where there was space on the floor.
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Another extremely successful CTNX.
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I have a 625 plasma cutter (not the extreme) and tonight after the machine had set for a couple months I fired it up and started cutting. I cut for a total of 24" on 1/8 when the arc went out. I have a flashing cup light. After playing with it for a couple hours I still have the same problem. I have changed all consumables several times, took the gun apart and bypassed the solid cup light function, checked voltage, air, connections ect. About the only thing I haven't done is change the whole gun(ONLY because I didnt have a spare)
Any ideas? I have looked at the circuit board and see nothing burnt on the back side, and visually inspected the front top and see nothing.
It sucks because I bought this from a local store that was going out of business last Christmas and dont have a bill of sale(that I can find). I have only about 20 hours on the machine.
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Everything I know about behavioral psychology agrees with Chuck's conclusion that it is a fallacy that you get better by playing up. It would be interesting to test the conclusion mathmatically with PDGA data. For instance you could plot data from non-Masters aged amateur players with Intermediate ratings from two years ago. On the y axis plot % occasions of playing up and on the x axis plot change in rating over two years. Chuck's theory would be confirmed by a declining curve.
We've already shown statistically that the average rating of the group you are playing with does not impact how well you shoot. Climo dominated for all of those years and never played with a group whose rating averaged higher than his.
Climo might not be the best example. He isn't exactly your "average" player.
I wanna go up but do I belong ... Whats my 35 foot putt percentage? How far can I throw? How many shots do I have? And how much experience do I have? Those are the questions I have been trying to complete before I go up after 7 years.
He's just the most extreme example of someone who never got a "break" getting to play with players better than him. Yet they didn't drag him down.
You'd think all those "bagger" threads would refute the notion that you need to play tournaments against better players to improve. Besides, generally speaking if you move up you only play the first round with better players; after that you're grouped with players who just shot the same as you.
Play what you feel is comfortable for ya now.You'll know.Enjoy the sport for what's it meant to be..FUN.
The one other thing I would say about moving up to improve your game is this. For various reasons I sometimes play up from Intermediate. This past weekend I played up. I don't see much benefit in playing up unless you play up to a pro division. Even then, you need to pay attention to what these guys are doing that you are not.
Won my first tournament and was rated 935-third in the state for ams. I didnt think I was quite worthy of all that. The prize for winning was a free sanctioning.
I think that people tend to take things a bit too seriously when playing tournaments (unless of course you are in the pro divisions). Sometimes people will also say to just go out and have fun. That is true to a point because when I am competing I am very serious about winning. However, you go out and do your best and if you miss a putt don't sweat it. The sun will still rise tomorrow and you will get another chance to compete. You definitely have to have a short memory. And if you are able to keep your concentration and take the bad shots with the good you will be fine and maybe even start winning more.
Develop your strategy, learn to make good decisions and the rest will follow. The whole "what division" thing I don't believe is all that important. Do what feels right for you whether that means moving up or not. In the end it's not going to make a huge difference.
If you move up you will make yourself belong. That is the attitude that you need (confidence). You put in the hard work and it will show. Nothing ever gets handed to you. You have to go out and earn it. And as far as the statistics go they aren't all that important either if you step up and just bang chains. Confidence is more important than questioning yourself.
There are some other factors that might come into play. For example, I play much better when the pace of play is faster, and I play horribly when it is slow. By playing up a division, I usually get to play faster, which improves my score considerably (I also have more fun, too). Of course, there are no guarantees that any division gets to play faster, since depending on the format (shotgun vs tee times, etc.) you could end up behind another card in a lower division that is slow, in which case that particular benefit goes away.
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