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Has anyone out there used the Testors Custom Decal System (see pic)? If so, I made a few files from scratch for use with this system. And I'll send you these files -- just ask! I'll give no warranty on these, so use them if you think it will help your project. Or, if you think I'm crazy, go with that :lol .
Basically, you use either clear or white base Testors decal paper depending on the decal, print your graphics out on an inkjet printer, and spray the Testors decal solution on the paper. The system comes with software, but you can use any software like photoshop or paintshoppro to scale them to your liking. Then they work like any water-release decals. Just be sure to spray dullcote, or whatever, over them when they're dry.
I made both weathered (for the Boba hard core) and fresh graphics (for you custom mando's out there). The weathered examples are strictly by the book AOSW ESB Fett -- all the scratches are there, exactly. Here are the examples. If you want, you can just copy these images, but *.jpg's erode over time. If you want them in *.bmp, *.tif, or the Testors *.st2 sheet format, PM me with your email address. Have fun!!! :fettesb


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Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition Review
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At just under 1,000 pages the 3rd edition of Practical Unix & Internet Security might look intimidating on the shelf, but a quick glance through the pages reveals that it is both practical and entertaining. With Slammer and Blaster making their way into the news it seemed like a good time to brush up on security. Already considered a classic reference, the 3rd edition of Practical Unix & Internet Security provides extensive updated information about topics like PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, forensics, intrusion detection, wireless devices, and cryptography.Practical Unix & Internet Security is divided up into six sections:The first sections covers the basics of computer security, tracing the history of Unix and security, as well as providing details of what should be in a good security policy.The second section covers the building blocks of security, authentication, users and groups, filesystems, cryptography, physical security for servers, and personnel security.Network and Internet security are focused on in the third section with emphasis on modems and dialup security, TCP/IP networks, securing TCP and UDP services, Sun RPC, NIS, Kerberos, LDAP, NFS, SAMBA, and finishing up with a chapter dedicated to secure programming techniques.Day to day operations are the focus of the fourth section. Keeping up to date, making backups, defending accounts, using integrity checking tools, and auditing, logging, and forensics are all expanded upon in detail over 5 chapters.The fifth section rounds off the main part of the book by describing how to handle security incidents. Special focus is given to discovering a break-in, protecting against programmed threats, Denial of Service Attacks (& DDoS), legal options, and a chapter on who you can trust.The Appendixes make up the sixth and final section. Not a spot is wasted in the appendixes which begin with a Unix security checklist, and then outline Unix processes, provide both extensive paper and electronic resources, and conclude with a sub-section on security organizations.Among the topics I found most interesting were: Access Control Lists (ACL), Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM), the section about 128-bit keys and dictionary-based passwords, connection laundering, honeypots, the false syslog example, and the example detailing a call to Microsoft's anti-piracy help line. The real-life examples scattered throughout Practical Unix & Internet Security keep the security sections from seeming overwhelming. This is one of the few books that I've found ever chapter of the appendix useful, so don't overlook them as simple reference pages.Normally one-liners are reserved for movie discussions but for those who've already delved into Practical Unix & Internet Security here are a few of my favorite one-liners:"...we do believe that making files readable and writable by everyone leads to many evil deeds." - talking about the octal mode 666."Humidity is your computer's friend." - just before static discharge kills your entire system."Beware of Key Employees." - warning against making one person so key that their departure could cause your company irreparable harm."You mean, you don't really have a copy? [of Windows 98]" - the last part of a conversation with Microsoft's Anti-Piracy line. The company which called Microsoft's was tracing some intruders who had uploaded a copy of Windows 98 to the company's web site and was using the site to peddle warez. Microsoft was just about to launch Windows 98. The example shows just how clueless some help desks can be.There are a few spelling mistakes and grammatical flaws but not enough to take away from the bulk of the information and no glaring omissions. UUCP coverage was dumped because UUCP simply is not a practical anymore now that more advanced alternatives like sendmail exist. I started glazing over material by the middle of the NIS chapter but it probably had more to do with the fact that I was thinking about the other 400 or so pages I had to read before I finished the main section of the book rather than the topic itself.One of the great things about Practical Unix & Internet Security is that it is appropriate for a wide audience. There is relevant material for system administrators, security, company decision makers, even the guy sitting at the accounting terminal. Despite its massive size Practical Unix & Internet Security is entertaining enough to be read cover to cover. (It's good for the arm muscles too) Though it is easy to read beginners should probably reread their system manual before plunging headlong into this book. All in all Practical Unix & Internet Security continues to be one of those must have books for any Linux user.
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|the focus is perfect for the emo in everyone? whats that supposed to mean? i dont cut myself when i want attention! i back my truck out into the street and melt the tires off!
Well that's one way to get away with speeding I guess.....
Hope you realize that the next one mignt be less forgiving ?
(been there, done that and after 9 months of hospital and 2 yrs of rehabilitation believe me, it's NO fun)
It's like the sentence one of us has on here:
Speed doesn't kill, it's the sudden lack of movement that does (or something)
well... lucky ass me....... as you guys all know....
A few months ago I COMPLETELY DESTROYED my SPI. I was doing 90 in a 25 (... yea.... ) while it was raining and I flipped her 4 times (3 rolls were airborn..... ouch....), took out a 30 ft. section of a retaining wall, 2 industrial sized air conditioning units, and about 6 half grown trees.
Needless to say, I was charged with Excessive Speeding, Reckless Driving, and Reckless Endangerment.
I was looking at (since I am a minor) 5 years suspended license, 20k fine, and up to 300 community service hours......
And then I remembered my brothers best friend was one of the best layers in NC... and he wouldn't charge me anything to represent me.....
So..... I called him up.... he set a free space in his calender... we went to court 3 weeks ago.... and BAM..... all charges dropped......
Apparently he knew the DA "well", and worked it out for me...... Needless to say, I ended up being one of the luckiest bastards on earth that day......
Oh yea... and here's the car.....
Glad you got out of it. Just yesterday I was showing my ass and passed a State Trooper running 75.........bad thing is, I was in a 45 zone on a rural country road in Wilkesboro! Needless to say, I didn't hang around waiting on him to turn on me and I took off like a bat outta hell. I don't know how fast I was going but I got home really quick considering where I was driving from........ Proud of it, no. Did I want to get caught, no. Is this the first time I have run from the popo......NO. LOL My lucks running out and I am going to get caught one day but the last 4 times running from them have been fun.
I'm going to go and spank myself now for being a 32 year old kid........... lol
Some ppl are lucky i guess, I just got nipped. But its a good thing. otherwise I would be doing it all the time and may end up getting myself or someone else killed.
And as far as our responsibilties. I have to take. I cant stand when someone tries to justify it or have their daddy buy them out of jail. Its not right. If you going to be stupid, get ready to pay for it.
Guys I've just read this thread. What I don't get is the racing part or the speeding. Don't get me wrong here, if there's one guy out here who loves speed it's me. I drove on the Nürnberg ring, barely touched the ground on the U-bahn when I was based in Germany and ALWAYS go faster on the highway then permitted (no matter which country I'm in) I've been driving around for 32 odd yrs and NEVER EVER got a speeding ticket, except for the occasionnal parking ticket (stupid meters). I love fast cars (my ZX5 needs boost LOL), owned a few high ranked ones but I would never streetrace, no matter how much the temptation.
What I like about this thread is your responsibilaty of dealing with it, I've seen a few threads ranting about tickets and stuff on here but I admit that, although laws were broken, you guy's are at least taking reponsability and for that I salute you.
Now think twice in the future and use a track LOL.
Short story of playing innocent:
Lately was driving back from N-Y. Speeding as usual on the highway, no traffic around so I thought let's push it a bit, while driving by an on ramp (how you call that?) I saw a cruiser parked on the side ramp and thought this isn't good. Sure came after me. I stopped, he looked at my plates and licenses (I accidently (???) pulled my belgian one too) and says aren't you aware of the limits ? I took out my european accent and told him I was convinced speedlimit was the same as where I come from. He gave me a fair lecture about country regulations, wished me well and that was it. Call me lucky bastid but I never got a speeding ticket.
HECK Yeah!!! I'll share the story.....
So last wednesday i'm on my way home about 11 pm or so. And im going the route to my house, the route over the dam. And i pass a neighbor hood and a guy pulls out in a tib.
I think nothing of it so I keep driving. Well I come to a red light and slow down, it turns green b4 I stop. So as usual I gun it, up to the speed limit yes. and still not thinking about tht tib, just drive. Well All of the sudden i see lights coming up fast. He flies by me at a good speed.
I downshift and say to myself "time to show him who pwns tibs" BUHAHAHA. *ahem*
I catch up to him and go RIGHT past with no problems. He was trying to catch up, but was just too slooooow for me. HAHA.
Well I had a feeling that there was a cop around the cornoer, and sure enough there was. I saw blue lights, went about 100 - 200 feet past him and pulled into a "safe" location off the road. Well the guy in the tib tries to slow down and get away, the cop jerks his cruiser across 2 lanes and blocks the guy from "escaping" he got us both.
And now i have a big ticket.
Sorry to thread jack Chase, nothing personal. lol
|did u win the race ?
|I wouldn't do that. I actually appreciate cops. I mean without them I'd be dead. Well could be. I would show them how clean I keep my car and then they'd be like, "well okay, it wont hurt. And you're using your own stuff. Thanks buddie" haha
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If you have a special someone in your life, then you might want to surreptitiously show them this latest blog. The Festive Season is approaching rapidly, and if your partner is looking to score major brownie points on Christmas morning, then some presents are clearly better than others. Here's a list of no no's: Pots and pans (unless it's a posh Le Creuset), an iron (even worse, a new ironing board!), socks (especially festive socks), a kitchen bin and the old favourite – the bread maker.
However, these are some gorgeous gifts that us girls would be happy to receive; perfume (not cheap stuff), a leather handbag, a gorgeous silk nightdress, cashmere…anything, any luxurious bath soak or body lotion and lingerie (that's where Bravissimo come in).
If you are shopping with your partner this weekend and you walk past a Bravissimo store, you might want to drop a few subtle hints…"OMG I love this place", "If I had to show someone I really cared, I would buy them a gift from Bravissimo" or "It looks like rain, let's just shelter in here for a few minutes…" Or, leave our page open on the computer, with a post it saying 'Wondering what to get that wonderful woman this Christmas? My bra size is…'
The perfect Christmas gift would be the Delphi Basque by Masquerade, as it gives you the ultimate hourglass figure. It is available in black/graphite, with a wet look finish, diamante embellishment and lace. This basque is underwired and lightly padded and with clever boning and toning creates amazing shape. It is available to buy with matching briefs or a thong, which really finish off the look.
The Lola Luxe Basque by Bravissimo would be an amazing gift to receive. It is exclusive to Bravissimo and we have already had great reviews for this one. It's our first ever basque available in a K cup. It comes in black/teal and is very pretty with the cute teal bow embroidery. It is extremely comfortable to wear and creates a gorgeous smooth silhouette. Choose either the matching briefs or thong, which are a must have with this stunning basque.
If you want to inject a bit of glamour into bedtime, then point your partner in the direction of the Ivory Silk Nightdress by Bravissimo. Available in antique ivory, it is a beautifully soft and elegant nightdress, exuding vintage glamour of old. It has an integral bra, which is wire free for comfort and a tie under the bust, which makes it very flattering too. Our Bravissimo ladies seem to really adore this nightdress.
So let's get the word out to our poor confused husbands and partners. There's no excuse this year lads, those Rudolph comedy socks just won't do!


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Since its my 1st post on this site, I'll keep it simple and just post pictures of our customes.
Lama'su and Reven
Since its my 1st post on this site, I'll keep it simple and just post pictures of our customes.
Lama'su and Reven
I like the corset idea!
very nice
good to see you on here finally...
I like what you' ve done with the female bucket, the original Fett bucket is IMO not very suitable for a feminin costume.
Looking good! Glad to see you finally over here!
Looks good! I love your gun... I like guns. Lol. What is it like a airsoft gun custom/ verpine? It looks a little bit like a verpine, except the stock and body is not so verpish. Its just that sleek barrel and body of the gun that says "I have excellent aim, and in .024 seconds after I pull the trigger your dead, even if your not in my crosshairs". Good job!
I got that mythbusters bag
Looks good, like a lot of hard work.
i. love. it. Colour scheme works well, and i love the femmy mask!
I bet that C-3PO is thinking... 'Help. Two Mandalorians... with guns... standing next to me.'
man i love the Mandalore the Indomitable Mask i wish i could find a pepakure of that
^^ nice mando's guys ^^
I like this, i like the Armor its very original
The bucket its the MAndalore the Indomitable(and the Ultimate and The PErserver's bucket) i like the silver
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Formerly posting as 'Upasaka', I had a Dharma name and have now decided to use part of it on Buddhist forums as it makes sense to do so.
The name is 'Yeshe' which means 'wisdom'. It is obviously aspirational, not descriptive. The Geshe who gave it me had a wicked sense of humour!


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Check out my expert space
I've just filled out my developerWorks Expert space for the first time today. I haven't really added all the feeds and other things I really want to add in but you can be sure I'll be adding more over time. Right now now it is a little self-centered, since that was easiest for me to find. I'll probably move my links and tags to the space rather than push too much into a particular application like this blog.
The point of an expert space is really to focus on a particular individual and the multiple things they may be working on, or the multiple social tools they may be using. This differs from a group space in that it is not shared with others and you don't have to negotiate or discuss what you want to put onto the space (as long as it doesn't break the T's and C's). A group space really is intended to focus on a group activity with several folks who will be active participants in the topic. Think of it this way: in an expert space, YOU are the product. :)
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A continuum of social models
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In my earlier view, I only identified two stages: social networks, and communities. The former describes a loose network of people who generally keep in touch with each other for a common purpose, whether purely social or for business purposes. The people within the network usually know the others, and have some degree of strong ties with each other, but they don't really define themselves in detail as a group, have well-defined goals or ideology. This contrasts against the next level of networks, the community, which do have a common identity and purpose, and where the network of people generally work together for the direction of the community. Beyond the community is the organization, a very strongly oriented group of people, often with defined objectives, budgets and even some level of hierarchy as to how they should work together.
Somewhere in between the social network and the community are other social models. What Howard Rheingold keeps describing as "smart mobs", a loose social network of folks who gather on an "instant" basis for a specific purpose. This is slightly different than the pure social network since folks in a smart mob have a (vaguely) defined purpose: anyone who is interested in X, let's meet up to do something. Other descriptions for this are often used in events as Birds-of-Feather (BOF) sessions, and Meetups. Unlike the more personal connection of a pure social network, the members do not necessarily know each other from prior contact and simply have a common interest. This can also be a transitional idea; one the meetup is over, the members disperse taking the knowledge gained from the event. Sometimes, they do keep in contact and evolve into a longer running community of interest, where membes return to keep working on that interest.
Another model that is described aptly in The Starfish and the Spider (see my book list). Groups like the Apaches of North America (circa 1800s); Alcoholics Anonymous, a peer-group organization, etc. These have some of the characteristics of a social network in that each group is fairly independent with no overall leader. However, they also go the next step along where there is an organizing principle or ideology, and there are local leaders on a decentralized basis. I call this as something different--some will say I'm just splitting hairs--because the overall larger picture of the group is never centrally coordinated. For that matter, something like this is hard to converge into a realistic distributed model, unless there is a strong need for and common belief amongst the members that the goals and purpose are what they share. Otherwise, it tends to be a localized organized that never grows beyond it's domain.
On the other end, the centralized community, seems like a good idea to try out at the beginning but over time this can grow into an inherent bureaucracy instilled in trying to centralize activities. It has some advantages in that there is less tendency to deviate from the mission of the community across the distributed organization. The Starfish model on the other hand has resilience, but truly works on a decentralized basis if the core goals and beliefs are truly of common interest on a distributed scale, and has been tested over time. Otherwise, it can break down into separate factions as each group goes its own way.
The key to group involvement in any of these types of people networks is still strong leadership and influencers. There are good practices and models for each level that can help people work faster or better, but the idea still depends on a having an interest in being a leader and keeping that interest and momentum going over time. I'm surprised by how many folks keep imagining that they can instantly grow a network from complete zero to success in a very short time. Such situations are pretty rare, and usually, new ideas that work in this vein really leverage existing relationships, population moods or past history to get there, rather than truly working from zero.
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I love this story so very very much I asked my daughter to translate it from my Dhammapada book, Thai version. And I would like to dedicate this story to Tep, Sirikanya Sastri and my mother who love Ari-Metteyya Buddha so much
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Ajita: The Next Buddha Ari Metteyya
[Translated from Thai Dhammapada, Thai version by Dr. Sirikanya Sastri]
During the time of Buddha Gotama, the Bodhisatta who is to be the next Buddha,
Ajita lived. According to the commentary on the Anagatavamsa, Ajita was the son
of King Ajatasattu and Queen Kancanadevi. Prince Ajita had five hundred
attendants. When he reached the age of sixteen, the king asked his son to
inherit the Buddha's heritage. The Prince agreed, so the king took him to the
Veluvana Monastery in great luxury and splendour along with his five hundred
Although Prince Ajita was ordained as a novice, he was respected because of his
serenity, calmness, and wisdom. Later, he was ordained as a bhikkhu. The Buddha
took him when he went from Rajagaha to Kapilavatthu to reside in the
Nicrodharama Monastery.
While they were residing at that monastery, Maha-Pajapati-Gotami came one day
with two special cloths to be presented to the Buddha for use as robes. She had
planted the cotton seeds herself and hand-crafted the robes with no assistance.
The account of the gift of the cloths is found in the Majjhima-nikaya.
There, the Buddha refused three times to accept the robes offered by
Maha-Pajapati-Gotami and suggested that she offer them to the Sangha with the
Buddha at its head. Ven. Ananda approached the Buddha, suggesting he should
accept the cloths. The Buddha then gave the discourse on the analysis of
The Buddha accepted one robe for himself and instructed his step-mother to offer
the second one to the Sangha. But not one of the eighty leading disciples came
forward to accept that robe. Eventually, Bhikkhu Ajita thought to himself that the
Buddha had told his step-mother to give the robe to the Sangha for her benefit.
So, he bravely got up, in the midst of the Sangha and accepted the robe. There
was some disappointment and much talk about how an unknown bhikkhu could accept
the robe when none of the leading disciples had accepted them.
In order to dispel any doubts, the Buddha said, "Do not say this bhikkhu is an
ordinary bhikkhu. He is a Bodhisatta who will be the coming Buddha Metteyya."
Then the Buddha took the bowl that had been given to him shortly after his
Awakening by the world's four Guardian Devas and threw it into the air. None of
the eighty leading disciples could retrieve it, but Bhikkhu Ajita understood that
the Buddha intended for him to show his supernatural powers, so he retrieved the
bowl. Then Bhikkhu Ajita took the cloth he had accepted and put it in the Buddha's
Perfumed Chamber as a canopy under the ceiling. He aspired to have this act of
generosity result in a canopy made of seven gems, gold, silver, coral, and
pearls measuring twelve leagues for when he became a Buddha. The Buddha smiled
after this and Ven. Ananda asked why he had smiled. The Buddha replied, "Ananda,
the bhikkhu Ajita will become the Buddha Ari Metteyya in this Auspicious Aeon."
There is a description of Metteyya in the Tusita world. He is said to go to the
Culamani shrine in the Tavatimsa Deva world to pay respects to the hair cut off
by the Bodhisatta Siddhattha when he made the great renunciation and to relics
brought there by the Deva king Sakka after the death of Buddha Gotama. The
Bodhisatta Metteyya is described as being surrounded by a host of Devas and
Devis. Four Devi maidens in particular are described as having beautiful
complexion, halos, ornaments and clothes, one of a shining colour, one red, one
dark gold, and the fourth,golden.
Love Buddha's dhamma,


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PRINCETON, N.J. -- "Inside Ivy League Basketball" take a look at the postseason on a special Thursday edition on March 14 at 7 p.m. featuring interviews with Harvard senior guard Christian Webster, Princeton senior forward Niveen Rasheed and NBC Sports Network broadcaster Dalen Cuff.
Hosted by Dan Loney and Brian Seltzer, "Inside Ivy League Basketball" takes in-depth look at all the news and notes surrounding Ivy League men's and women's basketball on and off the courts. "Inside" moves to one episode per week on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. after running a two-man weave with shows on Tuesdays and Thursdays over the first three months of the season. Every episode is available on-demand via BlogTalkRadio (blogtalkradio.com/insideivyleaguebasketball) and IvyLeagueSports.com.
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I just had this same problem this past weekend. I just took the hive and put it in a wagon and took it 100 yards out into the field beyond the apiary and shook out the bees, every last one. Then I put the 2 boxes that were mostly honey and put one in one strong hive and and the other in a different hive. The bees will pick a hive to move into.I had already placed 2 egg/brood frames, one per week, in this hive with no luck. This is the first week that I found drone brood.Jim
If it doesn't work, both hives will be shaken out and their hives put away in the garage until some of my other hives are strong enough to split.
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Interesting that both the Braves and now Giants have come out and said they would've taken Stephenson in the two picks immediately after the Reds.
Interesting that both the Braves and now Giants have come out and said they would've taken Stephenson in the two picks immediately after the Reds.
Go BLUE!!!
Fun Video featuring Robert.
If he's at Dayton this year I'll be at his first start and I'll give you all a full report.
Attended 1976 World Series in my Mother's Womb. Attended 1990 World Series Game 2 as a 13 year old. Want to take my son to a a World Series Game in Cincinnati in my lifetime.
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
Hal thinks Robert is going to be in Dayton this year
IT APPEARS THAT the Reds No. 1 draft pick last June, right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson, will skip rookie ball and play at Class A Dayton this year.
I'm not sure I like that move personally. He's got a ways to go.
He pitched 64 innings in HS last year. He just turned 19. How many innings should he be permitted to pitch this year? Holding him back in extended ST until late May makes sense to me.
Would they count time spent throwing in instructional league? I was thinking, if they held him back in instructional league until the weather warmed up, he could debut in Dayton in early may and pick up abput 100-120 innings if everything went well. Is that reasonable for starting that late in the season?
I'm sure most on here's seen this, but, I wonder if the comment he made a little over two minutes into the interview sheds some light on why he turned out to be a tough, last minute sign?
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He seems like a really smart, down-to-earth guy. Will be fun to root for him.
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This adventure starts in the garden with a couple things to do with fresh vegetables.
Since fresh always is better, garden season is great for people who love to cook. Coming up with new ideas to prepare garden goodies also is fun.
After I interviewed Ruth Hayden, who was featured on last week's Wednesday's Woman page, she handed me her recipe for Summer Squash Patties. With some squash from the garden that needed to be eaten, I tried her recipe.
While I love cooking with fresh vegetables, my dogs don't like it as much. They like to come in to swoop up whatever might fall on the floor, but they are not fans of vegetables. In fact, they usually either sniff them and walk on or chew on them a second, make a funny face and spit them out. They tend to prefer cheese, bread or bacon dropped on the floor. They're not very health conscious.
To continue the veggie fry up, I fried green tomatoes.
LuLu's in Gulf Shores has amazing fried green tomatoes. After picking up her cookbook during a visit earlier this month, I decided to give them a try.
First off, this recipe actually includes four recipes, which served as a reminder to read a recipe carefully before buying ingredients or preparing the dish.
None of the extra recipes were complicated. I did leave out the hot sauce in the main recipe and the jalapeno peppers in the WOW Sauce because, for my taste, it was spicy enough. I also cooked them in an electric skillet instead of a cast iron skillet, mainly because of convenience. Cast iron skillets usually produce a great result when frying food.
The tomatoes were great but the WOW sauce made the dish. In fact, the left over sauce tasted great on squash patties.
Because it was around supper time when this fried veggie fest was over, I decided to make a fried green tomatoes BLT. I had this dish for the first time at Back Home in Elizabethtown and have seen it several other places since then, including LuLu's.
Using the fried green tomatoes puts a great twist on the classic sandwich.
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Summer Squash Patties
2 cups finely chopped summer squash
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 cup self-rising flour
½ cup self-rising cornmeal
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
Salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying
Combine all ingredients and add a little milk or water if necessary to give the consistency of think pancake batter.
Drop by spoonfuls into hot oil in a skillet
Cook three minutes on each side or until golden brown.
Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a drop or two of hot sauce if desired.
Recipe from Ruth Hayden.
LuLu's Fried Green Tomatoes
2 cups LuLu's Crazy Frying Flour (recipe included)
2 cups buttermilk
1 tablespoon LuLu's Perfect Pepper Hot Sauce
4 green tomatoes
6 cups peanut or vegetable oil or enough to fill a skillet about two inches deep
LuLu's WOW Sauce (recipe included)
Preheat oven to 200 degrees to keep the finished tomatoes warm while the others are frying.
Place frying flour in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk and pepper to sauce. Slice green tomatoes ¼ inch think and set aside.
In a cast iron heavy skillet, heat oil to 355 degrees over medium high heat. Use a candy or fry thermometer for accuracy or heat until a little flour flicked into the oil sizzles.
Dip tomatoes in buttermilk, then dredge tomatoes in frying flour. Dip back into milk mixture and dredge again in frying flour, coating tomatoes thoroughly.
Fry tomatoes in small batches, about 4 slices at a time, until golden brown, approximately two minutes on each side, turning once during the cooking.
Drain on a paper bag on a cookie sheet. Place fried tomatoes in oven while others are cooking. When all batches are completed, serve immediately with WOW Sauce.
LuLu's Crazy Frying Flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons LuLu's Crazy Creola Seasoning (recipe below)
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Makes two cups.
LuLu's Crazy Creola Seasoning
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated garlic
4 teaspoons granulated onion
¼ cup paprika
1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons white pepper
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
Combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container.
Makes ½ cup.
LuLu's WOW Sauce
2 whole fresh jalapeno peppers
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup Creole mustard
¼ cup horseradish
Coat peppers with olive oil. Char in a hot skillet or under a broiler. The trick is to blacken the skins evenly by turning them frequently.
Once peppers are charred, place them in a plastic bag or covered bowl for about 15 minutes. As the peppers cool, the heat and moisture sweat the skins from the peppers. Once skins are removed, cut peppers in half, carefully remove seeds and finely chop.
Combine chopped peppers, mayonnaise, mustard and horseradish in a bowl. Mix thoroughly and refrigerate.
Makes 1 ½ cups.
All LuLu's recipes are from "Crazy Sista Cooking" by Lucy Anne Buffett.
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Highest Singles Ranking: No. 32 (6.8.2011)
Career Doubles Record: 38-11
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 38 with Rhyne Williams (3.15.2011)
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2011 ITA All-America (Singles)
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Singles Title
2010 Elon Invitational
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Summer 2011
Selected as a member of the USTA Summer Collegiate Team along with teammate Rhyne Williams ... Captured his first professional singles title at the Godfrey Futures in Illinois, beating Rudy Siwy 6-2, 7-5 in the final.
2010-11 (Sophomore)
Enjoyed breakout spring season, winning 30 of 33 singles matches from January through May ... Entering NCAA Singles Championships -- his first national collegiate tournament -- as an unseeded entry, he forged run to the semifinals before falling to teammate Rhyne Williams in three sets ... Earned All-America honors in singles and was named All-SEC for the second time ... Ended sophomore year 37-6 overall in singles and 38-11 in doubles ... Anchored the No. 3 position in the singles lineup, going 21-2 and cracking the national top 50 for the first time in his career ... Enjoyed a career-best 18-match winning streak from Jan. 21 until April 10 ... Regular member of the doubles lineup for the first year in his career, teaming up with Williams to go 20-4 together at the No. 2 position. They finished the year on an eight-match winning streak ... Won his first two individual tournament titles on the same day at the Elon Invitational. He beat Campbell's Davy Sum 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the singles title and also won the top-flight doubles event with Edward Jones ... Teamed up with John-Patrick Smith in doubles for the first time, and the two reached the semifinals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships in Lexington, Ky.
Summer 2010
Selected as a member of the USTA Summer Collegiate Team along with teammate Rhyne Williams ... Won the doubles title with Williams at the USTA Futures event in Pittsburgh, good for first pro title ... Doubles semifinalist at Rochester (N.Y.) Futures.
Spring 2010 (Freshman)
Joined the Vols in January and finished 23-5 in singles and 7-3 in doubles ... Finished the SEC season 10-0 at the No. 4 position to earn Second Team All-SEC honors ... Also earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team ... Enjoyed a 15-match winning streak, which lasted from March 5 through May 24 ... His three-set victory over Drake Bernstein clinched the Vols' 4-1 win over host Georgia in the NCAA semifinals.
Prior to Tennessee
Rated as the No. 1 recruit in the U.S. and ranked as high as No. 9 in the Junior ITF ... Finalist and doubles semifinalist in two 2009 ITF Grade A tournaments: Copa Gerdau in Brazil and the Easter Bowl in California ... Was a three-time Boys 18 champion in national open events and was the Texas ITF singles champion in 2008 ... In 2006 and 2007, he was ranked No. 1 in Boys 16 singles and was the national singles champion on clay and hard courts ... Has competed in the junior events at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon and the French Open ... Achieved an ATP ranking of 980.
Born July 22, 1991 ... Parents are David and Lia Sandgren ... Older brother, Davey, was a two-time All-America for the Vols, lettering from 2007-10.


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- 2 cups finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and shredded
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 4 ounces lox
- Sour cream and minced fresh chives, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in eggs until blended. Add potatoes; toss to coat.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls into oil; press lightly to flatten. Fry in batches until golden brown on both sides, using remaining oil as needed. Drain on paper towels. Serve with lox; top with sour cream and chives if desired. Yield: 3 dozen.
Originally published as Latkes with Lox in Taste of Home December/January 2012, p37
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jehler wrote:Glad your playing with the syrup swamp, I use it more for cooking than i do pancakes.
jehler wrote:Swamp, you have a smoker, one that will smoke fairly cool, 160 ish?
jehler wrote:Have used maple syrup and cherry juice on duck breasts also.....different, not a great but definitely should experience ;)
jehler wrote:Yes, don't have a true cold smoker but in the winter with our big chief we can get real close to a true cold smoked duck, think smoked salmon for locks.
jehler wrote:Very familiar with these swamp, common around here. Guys have them with the smoke box over ten feet from the freezer box an run the smoke through a ice chest to cool it so they can have a true cold smoke to smoke and cure without any cooking at all. Try a YouTube search, I'm on my phone, if I'm on the desktop later tonight I'll post a link
jehler wrote:Can't find a vid swamp but imagine your smoke generator, as simple as a hot plate in a pot with a pan of chips in it. On the lid of the pot you cut a four inch hole and mount some dryer pipe to it. You run this dryer pipe to your smoker to get cooler smoke. Have seen guys drill a hole in both ends of an old broke cooler so get can run the dryer pipe through that and cover it with ice. You can smoke cheese, prosciutto, salmon locks....
Indaswamp wrote::thumbsup: Pretty good! I added a touch of maple syrup, a little thyme and some hot sauce to this recipe after sampling a taster pattie. Liked it much better!
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Beginner in Europe.... Chamonix IS an option
SO, Chamonix IS one of the best places for Boarding in Europe, but it is known as an area for experienced boarders.
However, having been there last week, I can tell you Chamonix is also a good place for beginers too, if you know where to go.
If you find yourself in Chamonix, and you want to learn to board here is my reccomendation....
So, I would start of at Le Tour, which is about a 20 minute ride on the shuttle from Place de Monte Blanc ( in the centre of Chamonix)
You can get a private 2 hour lesson for about 80 euros, to set you up for the week. Le Tour has the most gentle slopes and is a great place to build some confidence, and get your turns down. there is a small smooth green here, where you will probably do your lesson, and also anothe rlarger one with a slightly more challenging slope right next door. Both of these use a button lift, which is another thing worth learning with a teacher
Your next move should be to a harder green, for this I think your best option of flegeres. This is about a 10 minute ride on the shuttle from Place Mont Blanc. Go up in the cable car, and you will see a small cafe / hut. immediatly in front of you if a slope that splits into 2 greens and the both finish at the same chair lift at the bottom. these a much larger than Le Tour, and will give you a chance to really practice linking those turns and get some real confidence. There are also a number of good blues around Flegeres, they tend to start with a couple of quite steep slopes and they then become a lot more manageable.
Once you are happy with The greens you have done, then you are pretty much ready for any blue at Chamonix, as long as you happy side slipping and throwing a quick turn, you will do absolutley fine. The only bad thing I discoverd way if you decide to take the trip to Courmayer in Italy (Just the other side of the Mont Blanc tunnel) be careful.
If you go to the top of Val Veny, you may find the top a bit tricky, and there is a cross roads where it crosses a black run, and that can be a bit dicey!!!
Overall, I have been to Garstang (Munich), Meribell (3 valleys, France) and now Chamonix.... Out of the 3, I would go to Chamonix.
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Interzone / Re: Buying whores« on: April 17, 2013, 03:36:05 AM »
Gotta differ with ya here. Women are geared toward their stuff, guys toward their stuff. Women's stuff doesn't include politics, which is a nasty game.
Interzone / Re: Buying whores« on: April 16, 2013, 09:01:59 PM »
I'm saying "discriminate" against women and most men. He doesn't like that?
Interzone / Re: The Great Secret.« on: April 16, 2013, 04:23:27 PM »
The Great Secret is that there isn't one.
You mean that life is something we can learn to do?
Interzone / Re: Buying whores« on: April 16, 2013, 04:17:01 PM »
Why not discriminate both ways? No women and not most men. Fuckin' easy
Interzone / Re: The Treatment Room.« on: April 16, 2013, 04:15:36 PM »
One never actually learns anything passively.
They should write this above the front doors of schoolhouses... you can memorize, analyze and theorize but you don't know anything until you get your hands dirty.
Interzone / Re: Is life sacred?« on: April 12, 2013, 06:04:06 PM »
Some people say its not fair that this or that has happened to a child.
I like to think that the kids with cancer are reincarnated corporate lawyers. Justice at last.
Interzone / Re: Da Gamez...« on: April 12, 2013, 06:03:35 PM »
No way man I like looking at muscular men in skimpy outfits. I don't play any games at this time, but I used to play a lot of FPS's until I finally had to just go outside. That shit gets obsessive.
Interzone / Re: The Great Secret.« on: April 12, 2013, 06:02:09 PM »
Huh. The great secret for me was that the divine and the material are the same. It all has meaning. Life itself is a living thing with it's own purpose. The point is to get over our individualism, and do something greater than what everyone else is doing, which is being individualistic. Just like in a horror film: the people who have emotional reactions die first, but the people who keep their heads make it to the end.
Metal / Re: Transcending Obscurity (formerly known as Diabolical Conquest)« on: April 10, 2013, 08:53:52 PM »
Great zine but is it time for some shorter URIs?
Interzone / Re: Post nuclear arms race begins« on: April 10, 2013, 08:52:48 PM »
If it's on CNN.com it isn't a real threat sorry
Interzone / Re: The Treatment Room.« on: April 10, 2013, 08:50:50 PM »
If I had one single mission in life, it would probably be to persuade humans to leave the age of cities behind them.
Smell the logic... Smell the jet planes
The dangerous goals and crooked aims
Smell the progress... Smell the dirty money
Smells like shit, this isn't funny
Money stinks
Money stinks
This city stinks
Nobody cares about the air we breathe
Nobody cares about the air we need
Smell the profit, smell the success
Smell the dying dream of the mighty west
Smell the factories, smell all the cars
The adult book stores and the topless bars
Smell the pretty people, smell their false pity
Smell the broken promise of the living city
Smell the real reason, smell, smell the one way plan
The real estate, the desperate, state of modern man
Smell the excess, smell the death
Smell the wet dream of this human mess
Interzone / Re: Live Eagle Cam« on: April 09, 2013, 04:08:57 AM »
Birds taste good and if you don't kill them, they shit everywhere. We have to maximize convenience according to J.S. Mill so we should eat the birds, clean less shit and replace nature with TV screens.
Interzone / Re: Is Capitalism bad?« on: April 08, 2013, 02:25:30 AM »
I like the idea of capitalism because it's natural selection for your labor. I don't like the reality. (1) Because of all the rules, a lot of idiots get ahead. (2) Because there are lots of idiots, what idiots want wins out over what is good.
So yes capitalism is evil. It's less evil than communism. We need something else...
So yes capitalism is evil. It's less evil than communism. We need something else...


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piotr wrote:Hi,
One solution which works for me is to make object of yor meditation (for example, a breath) more interesting. Take a look what it exactly does to your body, which kind of breathing feels good, and try to refine your breathing proccess. This will make meditation more interactive. It seems to me that you are bored with it, because your meditation is very passive.
Ben wrote:...
For some inspiration, you might like to read Ledi Sayadaw's 'Manual of Respiration (Anapana-dipani): http://www.aimwell.org/Books/Ledi/Anapa ... asati.html
or the section on Anapana meditation in the Visuddhimagga and to follow the instructions precisely and maintain your attention on the object for longer and longer periods.
All the best with your practice.
Vardali wrote:Thank you, Piotr, I think you are right.
Funnily enough, after having posted this, I stumbled (accidentally) over a talk by Sister Vayama who tackled that particular issue (Making Peace with Conditions). She actually suggested something along these lines too. So this is very helpful to try out
To me this sounds like a really good thing, a sign that you're doing something right. In my opinion, if we go into sitting practice with the expectation that things are just going to get better, that thoughts never will arise, that it's going to be engaging and interesting all the time, then we're not being realistic. The reality is that things change all the time. Great that you had some period of stable, easy sitting, but now that's over with and you're getting to some meat. Boredom, that's rich stuff. Be happy it's coming up. Sit with it for as long as it manifests. It's going to be ... boring! Really boring. Wow. You get to work on that now, so good for you.Vardali wrote:But still, I have thoughts - they flashing up briefly, nothing I need to follow, but obviously I notice them. They are easy enough to let go but they are like inner comments on my sitting feelings - "this feels so and so", "there are my toes", "long breath - deep breath" etc. etc. And lately, I get these repeated thought flashes of "this is boring" or "I am bored".
Don't put it anywhere. Just allow it to be there, perhaps subtly in the background. Don't try to shove it around.Vardali wrote:Just that - I can put it behind me and not reflect on it during the meditation
Be a risk-taker!Vardali wrote:... I would like to find a way to minimize this risk.
Jechbi wrote: Boredom, that's rich stuff. Be happy it's coming up. Sit with it for as long as it manifests. It's going to be ... boring! Really boring. Wow. You get to work on that now, so good for you.
leave the bliss to the pill-poppers
imagemarie wrote:leave the bliss to the pill-poppers
Is that a fair comparison to make on a Theravadin forum??
imagemarie wrote:leave the bliss to the pill-poppers
Is that a fair comparison to make on a Theravadin forum??
Ben wrote:No vedana is a goal, and bliss is just another vedana.
piotr wrote:Hi,Ben wrote:No vedana is a goal, and bliss is just another vedana.
Some feelings, when they are based on seclusion from passion-&-desire for objects of the five senses, may turn into a means to the goal – they are part of concentration practice. And the Buddha said that one of five qualities which leads to disappearance of the true Dhamma is a disrespect for the concentration (SN 16.13).
Ben wrote:I think you know what I mean, which is, bliss or some other superfine vedana (sensation/feeling) should not be taken as the goal for path. All vedana are anicca, all vedanas are unsatisfactory and all vedanas are not-self. As the Buddha himself said: sabbe dhamma anatta. Rather than mistaking a vedana like bliss as Nibbana, one should utilise thee experience as an object of vipassana.
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Last year, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency awarded the Bayview Merchants' Association funding to create, print, and install Third Street banners for Bayview-Hunters Point's Third Street corridor. And one year later, with the support and guidance of the BVHP Project Area Committee (PAC), BAYCAT, artists Malik Seneferu and Juan Fuentes, local printing service Yes V Can, the Third Street Corridor Project, Renaissance Bayview, neighborhood business owners other community stakeholders on the Third Street Marketing Committee, the Third Street banners are FINALLY (partially) up along Third Street! This is a huge victory for the Bayview Merchants Association and the entire Bayview-Hunters Point community and we would like to thank everyone who was involved in the process for helping make this project a reality.
Photos of the banners can be seen below. The first photo features BMA member Yvonne Hines, owner of Yvonne's Southern Sweets, as depicted by artist Juan Fuentes:
In addition to the artwork, the Third Street Marketing Committee was instrumental in deciding the slogan of the Third Street corridor, which they ended up deciding would be, "The Sunny Side of San Francisco." The slogan is accompanied by action verbs reflective of the adjacent banner art and the banner's graphic design was done by local arts and technology non-profit, BAYCAT. Here is another example of the new banners along Third Street, this art also created by artist Juan Fuentes:
While artist Malik Seneferu's art is not yet up along Third Street, local printer/installer Yes V Can has assured the BMA it will be up by early next week. We look forward to seeing all the banners installed on their respective street poles by that time and hope you do too! If you have any questions regarding the Third Street Banner Project, please feel free to contact the BMA staff at (415) 647-3728 x6407.


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ID wildlife official defends demotion
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TWIN FALLS, ID (AP) — State Fish and Game Department officials are defending a decision to demote a supervisor who warned that a proposed $500 million wind farm in southern Idaho will harm wildlife.
Former Magic Valley regional supervisor David Parrish has been reassigned to Boise, where he'll work as a fisheries program coordinator. Parrish wrote a letter to The Times-News in July condemning a proposed 185-turbine wind farm.
Fish and Game Department spokesman Mike Keckler says other agency officials have voiced opinions on policy issues, but those comments were approved first, by department supervisors.
''When discussing policy matters, it is important that the chain of command within Fish and Game be notified,'' Keckler said. ''I think any organization would operate in a similar fashion.''
Parrish was a regional supervisor in southern Idaho for eight years. He was reassigned one month after he made his opinions on the wind farm public in the letter.
''It's a no-brainer — the footprint of a project that will cover prime habitat (for) sage grouse, mule deer, antelope and other sagebrush dependent species,'' Parrish wrote.
State House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, and Sen. Bert Brackett, R-Rogerson, said the letter violated a policy that Gov. C.L. ''Butch'' Otter has on state officials who speak publicly without prior clearance from the governor's office.
Bedke said he contacted the governor because he was concerned Parrish was voicing an opinion too early in the environmental assessment phase of the project.
Fish and Game officials have said other factors contributed to the demotion.
So basically I see this in all state and federal Govt employees. They are hand cuffed from speaking out on what they suspect is bad policy or they loose their jobs.
As for the wind mills, well I wonder if it does affect wildlife? I know privately that some biologists have some serious concerns about the affect on wildlife.


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The digital age is improving the quality of our lives in many ways. But with advanced technology comes greater energy consumption and an impact on our environment. Bill Weihl, Google's "Green Energy Czar," and other energy experts will address the environmental impact of the digital age. The panelists will also explore how computers contribute to and can help solve today's most urgent environmental challenges.
Bill Weihl leads Google's efforts in energy efficiency and the development and deployment of renewable energy. He is also a board member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, a coalition of businesses and consumers committed to manufacturing and purchasing power-efficient computing products. According to Mr. Weihl, "The collective voice of our members, from companies to state governments, sends a strong message to manufacturers and retailers that there is real demand for energy- and cost-efficient computing solutions."
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Chris Geiger has over twenty-two years of experience working on environmental issues. Geiger helped San Francisco become the first city in the nation to enact a law that requires the city to take public health and environmental stewardship into consideration when purchasing products. Geiger manages the Green Purchasing and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program for the City and County of San Francisco Department of the Environment. He has worked to find innovative ways to get 27,000 City and County employees to purchase SF Approved green products, such as computers that meet or exceed the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver standard.
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