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|JAMES BOND No. 6, April 2016
Focussing almost exclusively upon the movements of its titular character, this concluding instalment to "the debut storyline in the all-new James Bond comic book series" certainly brings Warren Ellis' multi-issue narrative to a thrilling, rather blood-thirsty end as the British spy single-handedly storms a privately-owned battleship docked in Norwegian waters and ultimately blows it up. But such a dynamic resolution disconcertingly, never actually explains what motivated Slaven Kurjak to go to such extraordinary criminal lengths and put "a disease inside a drug" in the first place?
In fact, even the secret serviceman asks his mortally wounded foe as to just "why you did all this… The real reason. No justifications…" at the very end of the twenty-two page periodical and rather frustrating receives a nonsensical uninformative response from the bleeding villainous mastermind about him wanting "to be happy with friends and doing beautiful things." It is little wonder therefore that the black-clad occasional assassin immediately shoots the crook neatly through the head once he's presumably finished talking.
Plot holes as to his heavy's incentive aside however, the Essex-born writer's script for Issue Six of "James Bond" swiftly throws its 15,287 strong audience straight into the thick of things by having the former Royal Naval Reserve Commander utilise the "Russian collapsible suppressed sniper rifle" his Quartermaster has given him, and ruthlessly dispatch two of Vargr's land-based guards with grisly throat shots. Indeed it's hard to imagine a more pitiless cold-blooded incarceration of the main protagonist as the one Ellis has stalk the corridors of the German-owned "live action role playing" vessel, indiscriminately shooting men, women and unarmed laboratory technicians through the brains; "What the hell is going on --"
Impressively all of this pulse-pounding action is wonderfully illustrated by Jason Masters, whose pencilling of Bond furiously rushing through the ship's sparsely decorated walkways, dodging bullets and eliminating his well-armed pursuers, quickly makes it evident as to why the comic pop culture website "Comic Crusaders" described the publication as containing "strong action pieces… full of pace and movement." Certainly the South African's detailed panels depicting the fragmentation of the secret agent's bullets as they enter the heads, mouths and soft body organs of his victims are as insanely impactive as they are arguably ghoulish.
|Writer: Warren Ellis, Artist: Jason Masters, and Colors: Guy Major


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Haha, what's the matter with that title? Frankly, i don't know, because my friends always say '#kode'. But i don't want to discuss it, anyway. I think, i am trying to make it fun, with so many code in my life. Haha. Back to topic..
What did you do when you got bad mood? Sleeping? Shopping or window shopping? Talking? Walking? Writing? Dreaming?or do Nothing? Haha.. Well, yeah last weekend, i got that feeling *again*. What i want to do is just wanna yell loudly. Let everything in my chest out. So I can fly freely. Haha
But I spend my weekend by reading 3 books. First one is Illuminati by Henry Makow Ph.D , the second one is Da Conspiracao by Afifah Afra (I think I was falling in love with Raden Mas Rangga Poeroehita Soeryanegara (if i am right to remember his name) *sistha said I was crazy over this novel), and the last is Kinanthi Terlahir Kembali by Tasaro GK. Wow, I read those books within 2 days, between my housework, so I didnt feel bored..
But you know what, so many questions in my head. Haha. The first book tells us about Jews : Illuminate, the world new order, its kinda need full concentration to understand it, the second one about the conspiration, spirit alive, about how a man can love 3 women in one time, about tolerance, about love in silence and about fighting.
Oke, let me tell you more about this book. Da conspiracao is the third book of tetralogy Afifah Afra, the first book is De Winst (2009) and the 2nd book is De Liefde (2011). The background of the book is the history of Indonesia's independence (Inlander Vs Nederlander), when Indonesia is being colonized by Netherland (before 1945). But you will imagine *Indonesia tempo doeloe*, the story taken place at Batavia (Buitenzorg or something), Surakarta (Kasunanan Solo), Ende (onderafdeeling of NTT), Makassar, Amsterdam, Universiteit of Leiden, etc. If you have spare time, you can read it.. 🙂
So you can meet with Mr. Rangga (inlander, a grandson of the King of the Surakarta palace) and her wife Mrs. Everdine (nederlander who fall in love with him), Miss Sekar Prembajoen ( I don't know why Rangga finally has love to his ex-fiance and Sekar as well, haha *man Oh man*), Tan Su Nio ( chinesse girl who fall in love with Rangga, and Rangga as well *sigh –> man Oh man), Maria Dewi Van Persie (fall in love with Rangga too..), –> sungguh ini kocak banget lah.. Rangga surrounded by women..
But it isnt about that kind of love stories, there are many more about faith, about how to keep your faith in different place and situation.. and Everdine Kareen Spinoza who converted to Islam after married to Rangga, and change her Name to Sjahida.. Nice story for me, haha.. Rangga oh Rangga..
And the last book I read is Kinanthi Terlahir Kembali. An awesome revenge story of a young lady who oppressed by her circumstances. The story taken place at Sukosari (Yogyakarta), Bandung, Jakarta, Riyadh, Kuwait, Miami, Morgantown, and New York. Kinanthi, well you will remember about Tembang Jawa or in Sundanesse we call it Pupuh these are : Maskumambang – Mijil – Sinom – Kinanthi – Asmarandana – Gambuh – Dandanggula – Durma – Pungkur – Megatruh – Pocung. The song (tembang jawa/pupuh) tells us about the life journey of human from birth to death. I remember when still primary school, my teacher taught me how to sing it, but i forget it.
So, Kinanthi is a girl who grow up in poverty until 11-12th years old. She has a friend who always in her side and the only one who to talk and play with her. And after her graduation, her parents exchange her (can you imagine it?) with 50 kg of rice. So she lived at Bandung for 3 years as a domestic worker, but she still in school. In this state so many things happened and then her master sold her to a TKW agent, she will be a woman worker in Riyadh (yeah, Indonesia is well known as an exporter of woman labor in foreign country such as KSA, Malaysia, etc. So bad you know ! *sebal*). Can you imagine her feeling, in her adolescence, far from her family, in a new place, new culture, in a strange people. So sad you know.
And, as you can see and hear from the news about woman worker overseas, Kinanthi experienced it as well, with her struggle. And after that, she had a job at Miami, this was her last suffer. She met with an Indonesian woman and Egytptian woman, and she became an American. Asma, Indian descent at Morgantown adopted her as her daughter. And…. time goes by.. Kinanthi Hope to be an American woman, a professor, intelligent woman, and became one of the success person in New York..
Far in her heart she always miss someone in her village, for 16 years, his name always in her mind. Never be forgotten.. And finally she can meet that guy again after long time… and the rest you can read it. Feel her feeling when seek for Allah, how to heal her pain, try to forget the bad things, and revenge to her suffer with success, and patient with it…
** the place that no heart has ever perceived.. best of all just me and you 😉
* feeling the peace all around
*** the feeling is indescribable
* I'm so bless to have you in my life

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So, I weighed in today…6.2 lbs down this week! I did better than I thought…So now Nathan and I are 1 for 1! Not that it really matters who wins because as long as we are being healthy we are both winning. Happy to be in this thing with my hunny…he is the first person I wanted to tell about it today!
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One of the real difficulties of taking photographs of the ordinary and the everyday - not the quotidien of one's own house, full of memories and associations and other emotional depositories, but the mundanely Out There - is that there's sometimes very little to be said about it. On Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, this morning - a peculiarly clear and promising spring day - this simply just was. What makes it, of course, is the entirely anomalous wreath - why would anybody bother stenciling it there? It's a neighborhood full of tagging - there are just some little, discreet bits of gang-style graffiti here - of disintegrating stuffed black garbage sacks, of stray empty beer bottles, disinterred bicycles that have been stripped down to their sad frames, and bits of furniture that sit on porches not sure whether they are redundant or not. So this little wreath, applied with precision, is a strange decorative statement, curiously precise, and commemorative, in its form, of something completely indecipherable.
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Last fall, my family went camping. We enjoy making silly videos just for fun, especially when we're bored. This particular weekend, we got to the campground, and decided to make a video.
It was a spur of the moment idea, so as you watch it and see our tupperware bowl, stick and string bow, Effie costume, and realize that one person playes all characters except Katniss, please remember we didn't decided to film this until AFTER we got to the camp ground, so our supplies were extremely limited and we had to be resourceful.
But that's okay because we were just making it for fun. It was fun to make, and it was entertaining, and that was the whole point. It's meant to be silly and some parts are even supposed to be parody-like. We hope you enjoy it!!!
If you liked this video, we have seveal other Music Videos and Short Videos that are just meant to by silly and fun. You can check out my YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/sneedlett03/videos
Feel free to leave comments and let us know what you think! But please be nice, we're real people and we know we aren't perfect or even close to professionals. and we have feelings. :)


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Arabs (/ˈærəbz/; Arabic: عرب, 'arab) are a major panethnic group whose native language is Arabic, comprising the majority of the Arab world. They primarily inhabit Western Asia, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa. Before the spread of Islam, Arab referred to any of the largely nomadic Semitic tribes inhabiting the northern and central Arabian Peninsula. In modern usage Arab refers to a heterogeneous collection of Arabic-speaking peoples in the Middle East and North Africa. The ties that bind Arabs are linguistic, cultural, and political, and to a lesser extent genetic, with Arabized Arabs displaying genetic admixture from the Arabian peninsula as well as indigenous elements. As such, Arab identity is based on one or more of genealogical, linguistic or cultural grounds, although with competing identities often taking a more prominent role, based on considerations including regional, national, clan, kin, sect, and tribe affiliations and relationships. Not all people who could be considered Arab identify as such. If the Arab panethnicity is regarded as a single population, then it constitutes the world's second largest group of people after the Han Chinese.
Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy".
The term's use as a reference to homosexuality may date as early as the late 19th century, but its use gradually increased in the 20th century. In modern English, gay has come to be used as an adjective, and as a noun, referring to the people, especially to gay males, and the practices and cultures associated with homosexuality. By the end of the 20th century, the word gay was recommended by major LGBT groups and style guides to describe people attracted to members of the same sex.
At about the same time, a new, pejorative use became prevalent in some parts of the world. In the Anglosphere, this connotation, among younger speakers, has a meaning ranging from derision (e.g., equivalent to rubbish or stupid) to a light-hearted mockery or ridicule (e.g., equivalent to weak, unmanly, or lame). In this use, the word rarely means "homosexual", as it is often used, for example, to refer to an inanimate object or abstract concept of which one disapproves. The extent to which these usages still retain connotations of homosexuality has been debated and harshly criticized.
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"Anything that excites me for any reason,
I will photograph;
not searching for unusual subject matter,
but making the commonplace unusual."
~Edward Weston
That quotation fits me like a glove! Love the leaf and the texture and colours of the rocks. Happy Sunday!ReplyDelete
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I am agreeing wholeheartedly with that quote. I see that autumn leaves are beginning to fall where you live.ReplyDelete
Lovely signs of autumn.ReplyDelete
Well this excites me. Such gorgeous color and lighting.ReplyDelete
I love this quote, its what I believe about photography tooReplyDelete
Mother nature such does a beautiful job in fall, such a treat to see these colors on many blogs.ReplyDelete


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In a small town in western Pennsylvania, a Polish workman
is killing everyone.
Who can say how the world seems
to Dombrowski this morning? It is as different
as a doberman's or a general's.
If this is a war,
Dombrowski is winning. If we are the enemy,
as by now we are, cover his hairy chest with ribbons.
Dombrowski peers out of his shell of a house
and the neighbors go round like neighbors
in a gallery and the police go round.
A man down the line at the plant says Things
ate on him lately, but no more than nobody else.
He does not wish to be named.
The dead
do not wish to be named, pending notification.
It is a quiet neighborhood, the kids lying
beside their bicycles, the lovers kissing nothing
forever on the porch swing.
Is there something
Dombrowski wants? The chief says A nut like that,
they ought to kill themself.
What if, in sullen wisdom,
we give in, retreat from the little town, or all
of Pennsylvania? Let the mad inherit their corner
of earth.
There would be space for miles
where only wind would blow. After a while, the mines
would go back to the grass. Bass would lie deep
in the Allegheny, as if they had never gone away.
One morning even Dombrowski might lay down his gun,
walk naked in a meadow that had been his yard.
Great waves of butterflies would ride the wind
and the ground would drum with distant hooves.
There is a sun so old no man has seen it.
In Pennsylvania, Dombrowski lifts his eyes.
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Saturday 4th June
Sunday's New York Times travel section includes an article about our pretty darn fabulous neighborhood, Mt Airy! Zach Pontz writes "Mount Airy is in the midst of a cultural revival, replete with new and old businesses, which have come to reflect its residents' socially conscious progressive life-style". Mt Airy is home to The Waldorf School of Philadelphia.
For the full article and slide show visit http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/06/05/travel/20110602-SURFACING.html


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Today we went to church and Sunday School and made it all the way through both! We go to a family Sunday School class so kids being in there is expected and welcomed! My parents had lunch for us and then we headed home to clean up from the weekend. I hate to start my Monday's with everything a wreck and unorganized... it is hard to be productive when so much is undone and Monday sets the tone of the week at our house most of the time! We had a cookout here Friday night with about 24 adults and 20 children... it was a great time besides the heat and that night the kids had friends stay over night and Saturday I swam with them all day and we had a lazy day! Back to today... while Rusty was getting a car ready to sell, I cleaned up the patio and garage (I think we do this everyday... the patio part), the kids ran around the yard and we were making a dent in the work. Andrew wanted to swim and we said no because one of us has to be out there with them so he decided to make his own pool. Check him out as well as some other misc shots from the backyard (where we spend SO much time)!
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Friday, October 29, 2010
London calling
Ugh. My recent work schedule has piled upon me once again, so this is again a very brief stop. Tomorrow I should have time to fit in my picks and even if I can't go into detail, I'll at least produce a list for you. But today I want to harp briefly on a subject that means a lot to me; the prospect of a London franchise. I hate the idea. This week Commissioner Goodell has restated his desire to see a regular franchise in Europe, most likely in London. It -- in my opinion -- is the single stupidest idea that guy has ever had. Now don't get me wrong, I was very appreciative of the chance two years ago to watch the Saints play the Chargers. It was my first live, in the flesh NFL game. And I'm very appreciative this year of the chance to go and watch the 49ers play (well, I'd be more so if they weren't sucking so badly). But a London franchise? I wouldn't support it. I wouldn't care about it. I very much doubt anyone else would either. One reason for this is that when you walk around the stadium on game day, what you see is a flurry of jersey's. Pretty much every team is represented (hand on heart, I didn't see a single Texans jersey last time). This is because everyone else like me who is in to football has been watching it for years. In that time we have all developed our favourites. We have no interest in a London team. But even that isn't the main reason. The main reason is because I know how pissed off British soccer fans would be if the Premier league suddenly turned around and said "oh by the way, we're moving Manchester United to New York". The fans would be in uproar and the rest of the teams would look at that calendar date with dread. It's just such a dumb idea, god knows how it made it past the drawing board. Surely the minute this left Goodells mouth his own advisers should have just shot it down, with big, exploding, armor piercing-incendiary, 40mm rounds. Surely someone stood up and said "Roger, don't be a dumb ass!". Please tell me someone had the sense and balls to stand up to Goodell and tell him how crazy this is? Not that Goodell would listen anyway, but that's not the point. Anyway, must sleep. Have a great day everyone.
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Moss to visit Saints(update pg.7)
Via FOX 8 New Orleans reports that the Saints will work out free agent Randy Moss "very soon."
Profootballtalk.com reported late last week that Moss had one team visit lined up for this week. It was apparently with the Saints. New Orleans, which is in danger of losing free agents Marques Colston and Robert Meachem, also flirted with Moss last fall. Moss only wanted to play for the Patriots and sat out the season. This offseason, Moss should be available for no more than the $3 million Plaxico Burress received from the Jets in 2011.
Can he be had for cheaper?
At least Moss isn't deterred by the Bountygate allegations.
I guess he's looking to make it two out of two after already having experienced the aftermath of the Spygate in 2007.
Somebody shoot me, put a fork in me please. i can't take much of this.
Ok it's officals the wheels are off the ship. Are You kidding me
Don´t know what to make out of it.. He might have a Bounceback year like TO had with the Bengals, but the risk that he is major pain in the Ass is still there!
bye bye Colston
What's the point in getting moss when drew is being pissy, we'll have no one to throw it to him
Just being him in for a look see... couldn't hurt. Could be a intriguing replacement for Meachem should he leave.
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Grill with Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade
We here at Maui Maid are very excited that it is finally, officially grilling season! We love grilling (especially on the beach) and can't wait to treat our friends and family to many, many cook-outs. Of course, we turned to our favorite Chef, Ivan Flowers, and asked him to create delicious marinades and glazes using Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade. He did not disappoint. Use the following two recipes next time you grill.
Quick & Delicious Marinade
By Chef Ivan Flowers
2 Tablespoons Sriracha
1/2 Teaspoon Sesame Oil
Juice of 1 Lemon
1/4 Cup Maui Maid Teriyaki
Salt & Pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in a bowl & whisk together. Marinate fish, chicken, veggies & meat for at least an hour before grilling.
Teriyaki Ka-Boom Glaze
By Chef Ivan Flowers
1/2 cup Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade
Juice of 1 Orange
Juice of 1 Lemon
1 Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1/4 Cup Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce
1 Tablespoon Unseasoned Rice Wine Vinegar
Combine ingredients in a bowl & whisk well. Brush onto chicken, fish, veggies, fruits & meats during last 5-10 minutes of grilling.
For even more inspiration visit us at http://www.teriyakiworld.net
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Teriyaki Glazed Ham for Easter
We at Maui Maid love a really delicious Easter ham, but were at times a little perplexed at exactly how to prepare those cooked hams from the supermarket so that they were just as flavorful as those expensive gourmet hams that one buys already glazed and sliced. So, we enlisted the help of our favorite chef, Ivan Flowers and he demystified the process for us! We think that once you make this ham, you will NEVER buy those expensive hams again. After the recipes, we also have some really great cooking tips from Chef Flowers that should help to make your Easter dinner not only delicious, but stress free.
Slow Baked Smoked Easter Ham with Grilled Pineapple Teriyaki Glaze
By Chef Ivan Flowers
1 Smoked fully cooked Ham, Bone in 8 to 10 pounds
1 small Del Monte Gold Pineapple
½ cup Maui Maid Teriyaki Sauce
3 tablespoons garlic puree ( 3 tablespoons olive oil and 8 garlic cloves placed in a blender till smooth)
Juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
Slowly bake ham at 300f degrees for 2 hours or till warm in center
Grill pineapple slices (core removed) on each side for 4 minutes till caramelized
Cube pineapple into small cubes and place in a sauté pan with olive oil and garlic puree and sauté till caramelized (5 minutes)
Deglaze with Teriyaki sauce and reduce (5 minutes)
Add butter and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange and vinegar and reduce by 1/3
Place mixture in a blender and pulse for 20 seconds till smooth
Raise oven temp to 450F degrees and liberally baste ham
Allow ham to cook for 15 minutes till pineapple glaze is nicely browned
Of course, man (or woman!) cannot live on ham alone (although after trying it, you may want to!) so Chef Ivan Flowers also created a side dish using the fresh spring flavors of green beans.
Panko Crusted Fresh Green Beans with Spiced Teriyaki Butter
By Chef Ivan Flowers
Serves Four
1 pound fresh green beans
1/8 pound unsalted butter
2 tablespoons Maui Maid Spicy Teriyaki Sauce
3 garlic cloves smashed
Juice of 1 lemon
½ cup Panko bread crumbs
Soften butter and add Maui Maid Spiced Teriyaki sauce, mix and blend well. Make sure it is smooth.
Roll mixture in parchment paper till a cylinder forms and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Place green beans in lemon infused boiling water for 6 minutes or till al dente. Reserve
Place teriyaki butter in sauté pan with green beans and garlic cloves and sauté till coated, then remove cloves.
Sprinkle panko on to green beans and sauté till the bread crumbs start to get crispy
Place on a baking sheet and finish under a broiler for 3 minutes
Okay, now those tips from the Chef that we promised…
1. Always warm your pre-cooked/smoked ham at 300 degrees so it does not dry out.
2. Once ham is warmed through, add the glaze & turn up oven to 450 degrees. Glaze should be perfectly caramelized in about 15 minutes.
3. Save your ham bone. Store in the freezer and use for fantastic split pea soup.
4. If making mashed potatoes, add garlic cloves (peeled), black peppercorns, fresh thyme and rosemary sprigs to the water when boiling the potatoes. It will infuse the potatoes with wonderful flavor.
5. Do your prep Friday and Saturday BEFORE Easter. So you are not just cooking all day & can enjoy the holiday.
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St. Patrick's Day… Hawaiian Style
So, as much as we love Irish food (did we mention our obsession with Irish Soda bread?), we challenged Chef Ivan Flowers to deliciously incorporate our Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade into some traditional Irish flavors. Well, he knocked it out of the park. So, please enjoy these recipes and Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Sweet and Sour Braised Pork Stuffed Napa Cabbage Roll*
by Chef Ivan Flowers
Serves Four
1 head Napa cabbage
1 pound fresh ground pork
1 each 12 ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes
1 small sweet onion finely chopped
2 tablespoons garlic puree
¼ cup white vinegar
¼ cup sugar
2 cups Chardonnay
2 cups cooked white rice
¼ cup Maui Maid Teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
Juice of 2 lemons
2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
2 teaspoons fresh chopped tarragon
Place cabbage in salted boiling water for 8 minutes with lemon juice
Remove cool and separate into individual leafs. Make sure to slice middle ridge so the leaf is totally flat for rolling, reserve
Heat a large sauté pan with olive oil over medium heat
Place onions in pan and sweat for 7 minutes
Add pork and sauté for another 10 minutes making sure to break up pork with a spoon as you sauté
Add garlic puree and cook till garlic is caramelized
Now add Spicy Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade and reduce till mixture has reduced.
Drain off excess liquid and cool mixture at room temperature
Add cooked rice along with mascarpone cheese and chopped fresh tarragon. Combine well
Take a tablespoon of mixture and place in cabbage leaf, roll tightly to form a cabbage burrito roll
The Sauce
Pulse tomatoes with the liquid in a blender for 20 seconds
Add tomatoes to a pot along with vinegar, sugar, white wine and sweet chili sauce and reduce by 1/3
Place cabbage rolls in a baking dish and cover with liquid by two thirds
Cover with aluminum foil and place in a 350F degree oven for 25 minutes
Serve in a bowl and drizzle sauce over cabbage
*Note- if you choose Maui Maid All Natural Spicy Teriyaki Marinade, this recipe is gluten free!
This next Irish inspired recipe is for all of us that are always pressed for time. Chef Flowers created this so that it can be on table in less than 15 minutes!
Corned Beef Reuben, Spiced Teriyaki Swiss Fondue and Creamy Cole Slaw
by Chef Ivan Flowers
Serves Four
1 pound sliced corned beef
8 slices rye bread
2 tablespoons Spicy Maui Maid Teriyaki sauce
½ pound aged Swiss cheese cut into ¼ inch pieces
1 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
½ pound store bought chilled creamy mayonnaise based cole slaw, excess liquid drained
Brush both sides of rye bread with butter and place in a sauté pan over medium high heat for 2 minutes on each side. Just enough to toast.
Place swiss cheese in a bowl and add Maui Maid teriyaki sauce. Cover with plastic wrap
Place sliced corned beef in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of water, and then cover with plastic wrap
Place warm toast on plate, and then microwave corn beef for 1 minute
Then microwave cheese teriyaki mixture for 90 seconds or till a smooth gooey fondue appears. Stir well.
Place corned beef on bread, spoon over swiss fondue, place cole slaw on top
Cut in half and serve with a new pickle and steak cut fries
Offer a side of thousand island dressing
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Apricot Teriyaki Roasted Chicken- It's What's for Dinner!
Let's face it, sometimes coming up with something "new" for dinner is difficult. Especially when you are trying to please a family AND stay within a budget. Well, we are here to help! Chef Ivan Flowers created this recipe for Maui Maid to be simple to make and delicious…
Serve this roast chicken with a tossed green salad or some roasted potatoes.
Apricot Teriyaki Roasted Chicken
By Chef Ivan Flowers
Serves Four
1 each five pound roasting chicken
2 sprigs thyme
2 lemons
2 cups apricot marmalade
1/2 cup Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoons olive oil
Place lemons (pierced) and thyme inside chicken
In a large bowl combine marmalade,Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade, vinegar,garlic, oregano and olive oil
Place chicken in bowl and coat well
Place chicken on a rack and roast at 275F for 2 hours
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Valentine's Day in Hawaii
Why not take your loved one to Hawaii for Valentine's Day? Can't get the time off? Don't want to spend all that money? No worries! With the following delicious Maui Maid recipes, by Chef Ivan Flowers, you can have a Valentine's Day dinner in Hawaii…
Oysters have long been considered an aphrodisiac, so we start our romantic dinner with them fried accompanied by a teriyaki spiced remoulade.
Crispy Tempura Oysters with Garlic Orange Spiced Teriyaki Remoulade
Serves Four
12 large fresh coastal oysters of choice shucked and reserve the liquor (juice)
½ cup tempura flour
1 cup fresh orange juice
¼ cup sweet gherkin or pickle juice
4 cloves garlic smashed
2 tablespoons Spiced Maui Maid Teriyaki Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 cups canola oil
In a sauce pan over medium heat place olive oil and smashed garlic
Cook garlic till browned then remove
Add orange juice along with pickle juice and reduce by 2/3 or till slightly syrupy
Let cool at room temp for ½ hour
Whisk reduction into mayonnaise with oyster liquor blending well till smooth and creamy
Heat canola oil to 350 degrees
Dust oysters with tempura flour and fry till golden brown (2 minutes)
Serve crispy oysters with dipping sauce
Now for the main course. Most will cook a steak for Valentine's dinner, but we think that nothing is better that a juicy pork chop with an incredible teriyaki glaze. Plus, we are sending you to Hawaii this Valentine's Day and in Hawaii, pork is king.
Grilled Pork Chop with Rosemary Teriyaki Butter Glaze, Fork Mashed Fingerling Potatoes, Haricot Vert
Serves Four
4 each 12 ounce end or country style pork chops, bone in (this is the juicy cut of chops)
1/4 pound unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 sprig rosemary chopped fine
1 pound fingerling potatoes
6 cloves peeled garlic
1 bay leaf
8 black peppercorns
1 pound French green beans cleaned and trimmed
2 quarts salted boiling water
2 quarts salted boiling water
½ cup cream
2 teaspoon fresh garlic puree
2 sprigs thyme chopped fine
1 quart ice water with the juice of 2 lemons
2 Tablespoons Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade
Combine softened butter with chopped rosemary and teriyaki sauce in a bowl
Roll in plastic wrap or paper till a 3 inch wide cylinder is formed and refrigerated for 1 hour
In salted boiling water place green beans and cook for 6 minutes then plunge into ice water
In salted boiling water place peppercorns, garlic cloves and potatoes and boil for 15 minutes
Season pork chop to taste and grill medium heat 8 minutes on each side
Take off grill, cut butter into ½ pieces and place two on top of pork chops
Cover with foil and let rest for 5 minutes
Heat olive oil over medium heat and place potatoes along with garlic puree in sauté pan
Sauté for 5 minutes till garlic is browned and potatoes are coated, and then add chopped thyme. Season to taste
Sauté green beans in a teaspoon of Teriyaki Butter till glazed and warm. Season to taste
Serve glazed grilled pork chop with your garlic herb fork mashed potatoes along with your citrus scented al dente French green beans. ENJOY
Now for dessert! Nothing is more romantic than chocolate strawberries, unless it is strawberries with teriyaki hazelnut chocolate drizzle.
Chilled Strawberries with Teriyaki Hazelnut Chocolate Drizzle
Serves four
1 pound fresh ripe strawberries cut in half
1 tablespoon Hazelnut Liquor (Frangelico, etc)
½ pound shaved bitter sweet chocolate
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons Maui Maid Teriyaki Sauce
¼ cup cream
Melt chocolate in a double boiler (metal bowl placed over boiling water)
Whisk till smooth and then add teriyaki sauce, vinegar, and Hazelnut Liquor
Then whisk in cream till smooth and velvety.
Place chilled strawberries in a chilled desert bowl and drizzle on Chocolate Hazelnut Teriyaki Sauce
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Maui Maid! Enjoy your romantic evening in Hawaii and for even more recipes go to teriyakiworld.net


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p.2 The Gale - the William John was at anchor off the Marine Railway, dragged anchor, drifted against the wharf near the Water Works and under the quarter of sch. Amoskeag pounded until she became a total loss; she was recently rebuilt and newly rigged; the small tug Sarah awaiting a new engine at Marine Railway went to pieces on beach at Point Frederick; str. Rochester had her guards smashed; barge John Marks was found a total wreck at head of Amberst Island by tug H.A. Calvin; the barge was new, owned by Whitney of Detroit and valued at $18,000; a new steam barge was ashore at the Upper Brothers and got off by tug H.A. Calvin; the sch. Emperor of Oswego and another are ashore at Presque Isle; sch. Leviathan ashore at Port Burwell is a total loss.
-Goderich - barge Harvest waterlogged, towed in by tug Samson.
-Picton - a vessel ashore on north side of Salmon Point is wrecked and all hands are lost.
-Windsor - a vessel is ashore in Lake Erie near Kingsville.
-Port Dalhousie - sch. American of Three-Mile Bay damaged rigging.
-Kincardine - a vessel ashore between here and Southampton, the barge Kenosha drifted across from Point aux Barques.
-Arnherstburg - str. W.G. Graves struck a wreck and was damaged.
-Port Colborne - sch. Mary Ann Rankin of Buffalo is breaking up on Sugar Loaf reef; barque Superior damaged rigging; sch. W.G. Keith ashore at Long Point; barque Fanny Campbell damaged sails.
-Port Elgin - sch. W.W. Grant of Port Burwell is ashore.
-tug Kate Fletcher burned at dock at Saginaw City.
-sch A. Stephens ashore on Snake Island, towed off by H.A. Calvin.
-sch Nellie Brown capsized off Stoney Island, near Sacketts Harbor.
-sch. Northern Belle and bark City of Buffalo collided in Straits.
-new prop. Europe launched at Shickluna's.
-Cleared - a list of vessels leaving Chicago and Toledo for Kingston.
-Imports - 31.
p.3 The Rochester - discontinued trips to Oswego and Charlotte - not paying.
-The Corsican - visited by many people.
-Police Court - sailor charged with vagrancy.
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Embracing An Ever Brief Moment of Happiness This Morning.
Early this morning til even now... there is a rolling thunder. No downpour of rain, quite yet, but even at daybreak, the gloom couldn't be broken. It is going to be a long dark dreary day. And to me, this is fine and wonderful. I lingered in bed to hear... The sound of that rolling thunder has a summer sound. I am reminded of younger, sweeter days -- sleeping until noon and dreaming lots. And then there were the days of summer when my family was at its best... boating down the Pithlachascotee River to the "island" where we'd spend the afternoon... until that rolling thunder at late afternoon threatened us... and we headed back home, just making it (or sometimes not) before the summer storm hit.
Rainy Days... if only.... to lay in bed and make love all day. Where did such a thing go? I guess it doesn't matter so much that these times aren't here now, they are etched in my mind and a part of me. I remember times fondly. And they still make happy as if it all happened today...right now.
Rainy Days... if only.... to lay in bed and make love all day. Where did such a thing go? I guess it doesn't matter so much that these times aren't here now, they are etched in my mind and a part of me. I remember times fondly. And they still make happy as if it all happened today...right now.
3 comments:
- Roger D. Curry said...
Ah, yes, a rainy day - a day which will wash away your tracks and conceal the almost whispering noises of your movement as you stalk your enemy and kill him.
That's my day. How's yours?
- April 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- mavis sidebottom said...
Roger , sometimes I really worry about you:D Doreen you need a shag love
- April 15, 2009 at 2:17 AM
- Spidey said...
i have to agree with mum
and doreen, your post would be a great beginning to a new book.
- April 15, 2009 at 8:45 PM
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I've put on a couple of pounds since my no working out workout plan began several weeks ago. Not that it's an actual plan, just a result of the mornings being darker and me being lazier.
I'm trying to be optimistic by thinking that I still weigh less than this time last year, which means I have taken off all last year's holiday weight gain (like 10 pounds) plus some.
I'm trying not to think things like, "Gee, if I had keep up with my super awesome eating and exercising diligence I would probably weigh at least 7 pounds less than I do instead of creeping back up." Trying to keep those thoughts at bay.
The good news is, we're going to Maine for 4 days, during which I will be hiking up peaks. Well, not really peaks so much. But I will start out at a lower place than I end up and that counts for something.


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[oecd] A study providing an in-depth treatment of the global newspaper publishing market and its evolution, with a particular view on the development of online news and related challenges.
It assesses online news consumption patterns and new online news value networks, compared with the traditional newspaper value chain. It shows that the economics of news production and distribution has been radically altered, in particular in the context of the economic crisis which has accelerated structural changes. After very profitable years, newspaper publishers in most OECD countries face declining advertising revenues and signficant reductions in titles and circulation. The economic crisis has amplified this downward development. However, the data and the large country-by-country differences, for currently do not lend themselves to make the case for "the death of the newspaper", in particular if non-OECD countries and potential positive effects of the economic recovery are taken into account.
Importantly, the study shows that many promising forms of news creation and distribution are being experimented with, some of which are empowered by increasing technological sophistication and resulting decentralised forms of content creation and broad-based participation. The rise of the Internet and other technologies radically changes how news is produced and diffused. It enables the entry of new intermediaries that create and distribute news, including online news aggregators, online news publishers, mobile news actors, citizen journalism and many more. Information providers with very different trajectories (TV, newspapers and Internet companies) are now competing head-on in a global online news environment. More recently newspaper websites have seen strong growth in their own pages, with large newspapers reporting several million unique visitors to their pages per month, increasingly including readers from abroad, a radical shift from national patterns of established newspapers.
The evolution of news and the Internet
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I had a chance to speak with Kyle's dad during the Stars recent Spring Camp and so I knew this announcement was on the way. I am pleased to finally get to write about it. Kyle Hall has committed to Plattsburgh University in upstate New York. There is more info on the North Stars website and the link is at the top of this post.
What I want to talk about is how happy I am for Kyle. First of all the location of Plattsburgh is pretty cool. Close to some really amazing Eastern cities and Hallzy will get a chance to see a lot of New York and the surrounding areas. Not to mention get himself a quality education while playing hockey. It's an exciting time for Kyle and it is well deserved.
In my time covering the North Stars I have met a lot of really quality hockey players and even better young men. I won't name them all because there's about 40 of them and it would take a while. Kyle Hall is one of the nicest young men you will ever meet. He is respectful, intelligent and hard working. I like his family and I am really happy for all of them.
Plattsburgh University is getting a great hockey player with incredible speed, a very good wrist shot and a lot of defensive qualities. You know Hallzy will be winning a bunch of face-offs in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. More importantly the Plattsburgh Business program is getting a smart young student who I am sure will make the school a better place.
Congratulations Kyle and best of luck next season.


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Beating Republican Fraud in 1992
All the talk of the impending electoral manipulation reminded me of a story from my 1992 campaign experience.
File it under, "Warm & Fuzzy Ways to Beat Republican Electoral Fraud."
Five a.m. Election day, November 3, 1992. The AFSCME guys roared into the parking lot like a cavalry in a motorcade of cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks, piercing the pre dawn calm. Hearty union handshakes lit the fuse, we got some boxes out of the trunk, smiles all around, more nervous energy, the rattle of keys. G'morning gentlemen, we brought coffee and donuts! You can always count on union guys for coffee and donuts at five in the morning on election day…very grassroots.
We charged toward the front door, as more cars started pulling into the parking lot. A guy turned the key with a military precision and we marched in, fanning out into the building with purpose, flipping on the lights, dropping our jackets on chairs. Grabbed a hot cup of coffee. Took the first sip on the move, all of us darting straight for a windowless conference room, painted the typical union-hall light lime green gloss with a dingy old grey carpet. Someone snapped on the lights.
Tables were arranged in a rectangle, chairs set behind them facing into the rectangle, and twenty phones placed on them and wired to twenty individual jacks in the walls behind the chairs. A flip chart was in the corner, and a big board with a giant chart hung on the wall listing all 88 counties and 20 congressional districts in the state of Ohio.
A staffer brought in a fax machine and fired it up. Another staffer brought in a computer and printer and had it up and running in seconds. Someone plugged in a few extra mobile phone batteries to charge them for use during the day, a coffee machine was quickly stoked up. Top campaign staff took up space in another office with election lawyers and shut the door behind them. Staff and volunteers soon filled the election day headquarters to capacity as all the phones began ringing well before sunrise, a sunrise no one inside even noticed.
The boiler room was up and running. A location kept secret from everyone except for a few key staff until last night, this temporary nerve center would serve as the campaign headquarters for the day. Anything that happened in the state on election day – a problem, a crisis, good news or bad, rumor or fact - would pass up a chain of command and bubble up through the phones in this room, and instructions for dealing with it would pass down out of it. In the other direction, if Governor Clinton or Senator Gore wanted to talk to the campaign in Ohio, they would call this room.
History had taught the old timers at the head of this operation that things tend to go curiously wrong on election day at the usual headquarters…oddly timed electricity outages, or floods, or jammed phone lines. To avoid this sort of chicanery, it had become tradition to move the entire operation of the statewide campaign, for one day, to a secret location. Many weeks and thousands of dollars had gone into planning the boiler room; it would be empty in 15 hours.
The phones around the room were scheduled to ring periodically throughout the day with reports from the field, which would then be analyzed to guide quick decisions on redeployment of resources like volunteers and phone banks, the ground troops that were the final opportunity to make a difference. Is turnout high? Low? Average? Where? Where can we put more last minute canvassing resources? Is there a group of volunteers who can be redeployed to make a difference somewhere else? Numbers would be reported and plugged into the computer which would churn out projections for the result. Other phones were dedicated to gathering exit polling information from around the country. Was this state becoming more critical? Less? Were we winning? Losing? By how much?
The early adrenalin rush quickly settled into grim determination, the day passing long and slow. Volunteers were scheduled in and out in shifts all day, creating constant traffic. Staff were too busy to leave the room very much. Handling calls, averting crises, collecting information, a break to get outside was rare. So rare that sunlight was novel.
"Hey, sunlight….," I remarked upon walking out the front door for a stretch, at a time of day only identifiable as not night. "…turned out to be a nice day." Numb observation was the limit of my capacity to respond to my surroundings in the moments between crises that day; a punch drunk fighter in a daze from which I would jump into action at the sound of a telephone ringing.
It started to get hot in the room after a while, and a fan was brought in to cool the place down, some of us stripped down to our t-shirts, the bitter faint aroma of perspiration constant. Volunteers ferried supplies and food and refreshments in and out. Empty coffee cups and pizza boxes piled up. Papers and notes and office supplies scattered all over. People on phones, talking in a low voice, partly to stay calm, partly out of courtesy, partly out of fatigue. The pain in my left wrist grew from holding the phone to my ear, my right hand propping up my weary head, alternately rubbing my temples or wiping the sweat from my brow, then writing down precinct numbers, turnout figures, phone numbers, the static of the ongoing operation blinking across my fingers like blips on a radar screen, the prospect of a knife edge victory or defeat crackling through every moment.
The sun went down (no one noticed that, either). Reports kept coming in that confirmed it was close…real close. The thick tension was often shattered by the profanity laced tirade of a frustrated staffer, or a stir-crazy period of jokes and laughter. Things were getting thrown against the walls, tempers were flaring. The polls were due to close in less than two hours, and still, no one really knew what the outcome would be in Ohio, or nationally.
When a landslide is underway, campaign staff start winding down early, relaxing, taking off for a shower and change of clothes for the election night party; when it's a nail biter, campaign staff wind up, the phones never stop ringing, the staff trying to find just one more thing to do, one more angle of activity that might get one or two more voters in line at the end of the day. That evening in 1992 a heavy weight of responsibility kept the boiler room just below boiling point, the presidency of the United States of America most probably in the balance.
Just before the polls closed, I heard someone speaking urgently into his phone across from me.
"Do NOT leave that polling place. You stay there until we can figure out a way to get you some help," he insisted. "We've got over an hour until the polls close so keep those voters there."
I tried to listen to him while simultaneously taking turnout numbers on another call, when suddenly, he stopped. "What?" The dire tone of the call caught the state field director's attention as he sat in his chair, looking at turnout figures, and he turned his head to listen.
"You're fucking joking…..." he lowered his voice to a whisper. "I can't believe this……did you call the emergency attorney?"
"Let me call you right back," I said to the guy on the other end of my phone, and hung up. The field director dispatched a volunteer to the room where the attorneys were posted.
Soon all the staffers were listening to the urgent conversation. "What did he say? O.K., stay there. DO NOT LEAVE. Just keep them in line."
Another staffer on another phone seemed to be having a similar problem. "Calm down, calm down. O.K., now tell me again what happened?" He paused and looked over at the field director. Covering the phone's mouthpiece with his hand, the staffer said to the field director in a whisper, so the room full of volunteers couldn't hear.
"You're not gonna believe this…they're trying to close a few precincts early. I've got a volunteer on the line now at a precinct with dozens of people in line to vote, and the chair is trying to shut it down with more than an hour left."
"This guy is tellin' me the same thing." Adrenalin began pumping again. "This is probably happening all over the state."
"O.K.," the field director muttered. "O.K…" A brief pause. "Did they call their election day attorneys?"
"Yeah, but we gotta do something…we gotta do something," the staffer blurted out. "They can call their attorneys, but that's not going to keep those people in line."
The din of 20 people on phones was drowning out the frantic whispers. We all sat there for about 15 seconds, looking at the floor in deep thought and concern. All the staffers were getting more and more nervous waiting for the field director's instructions, starting to panic.
"Those people aren't going to last long. It's cold, it's windy…..they're just gonna head home."
We soon pieced together what was going on. Republican-controlled polling places in every corner of the state, possibly organized statewide, were trying to keep people in line from voting by locking up early. Democrats vote late; especially black Democrats. Every one of the voters in line were likely Clinton/Gore voters. Republican-controlled precincts in black areas attempting to close early would keep out hundreds, maybe thousands of Democrat votes statewide.
It was another confirmation that the result was agonizingly close. They wouldn't pull this kind of crap if it wasn't. It also indicated that they were desperate. Which meant that while it was probably close, we were probably winning.
The realization that we might be winning didn't take long to make it around the boiler room. We're gonna win. If we keep these people in line, we're gonna win. We're gonna fucking win. The field director kept looking at the ground, seated at the head of the rectangular table, not making a move. The staffers around him were all nerves, some pacing, some rubbing their foreheads, some looking at the ground themselves. All we need is one, last, little push…but how? The second hand of the analog clock on the wall ticked off the seconds one by one, audible for the first time. Ok…Ok…..how do we keep a bunch of people in line, standing outside in the cold waiting to vote, how do we keep them there until they actually get in and vote?
With a snap, someone lifted his gaze from the floor, and looked at the field director with a mischievous smile.
"Donuts?" replied the field director. "….donuts…." He began to sit up in his chair.
"Donuts. Donuts and coffee," I said to myself with a cheesy grin.
"I NEED A VOLUNTEER WITH A CAR RIGHT NOW!" shouted the field director. He waved two volunteers over. The whole staff started smiling uncontrollably, perking up in their chairs while reaching for their phones, half softly singing the word "donuts" to themselves, half singing "we're gonna win", as they hurried to relay the instructions to the rest of the state.
The field director stood up, took my hand and slapped a wad of cash into it, got up close to my face, looked me in the eye with a steely determination, and said, "get 'em out there," then headed to the room with the attorneys in it. I took the two volunteers aside.
"Take this money," I said, handing them the cash, "go and buy a bunch of donuts, maybe six dozen or something, and buy coffee too."
The volunteers looked confused. "Six dozen??" they asked.
"Maybe more. No less. Which precinct are they going to?" I shouted to the staffer in charge of the local organizing, who handed me a slip of paper with addresses on it. "First go to this precinct, then go to this one." The volunteers took the money and the info in silent puzzlement.
I got right up in their faces, as if instructing them to go over the top of a trench with bayonets fixed. "O.k….There are dozens of people in line at each of these precincts. Your job is to distribute donuts and coffee to the voters in line, and make sure NOT A SINGLE VOTER LEAVES until they vote. It may take a while, you might be there for a couple of hours, but you have to stay there until they vote. Got it?"
The light bulb went on. "Oh, we got it allright," they confirmed, aggressively turning to get their jackets.
"Dress warm, bundle up, take some stickers, some buttons, wear a bumper sticker on your back, make sure they know who's bringing the coffee."
"You got it," they called back on their way out the door.
The entire room, volunteers and staff, was now barking into the phones, calling coordinators throughout the state with the same instructions. Donuts. Donuts and coffee. NOW. Fast. Don't leave until they all vote. Every last fucking vote.
In a flurry spanning about ten minutes, hundreds, perhaps thousands of donuts and cups of coffee began heading to hundreds, perhaps thousands of voters standing in lines outside of cold and crowded polling places all over the state of Ohio, as attorneys filed injunctions to keep the polling places open until all those standing in line could vote.
The action was now in the streets; nothing more could be done from the boiler room. Donuts and coffee started to appear in the lobby of the AFSCME office, and as they arrived a team of volunteers would be sent out into the night to a polling place. In no time, the boiler room was empty, papers strewn all over the place, phones unmanned, having stopped ringing because the people who might be calling were all at polling places handing out donuts, too.


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Public art in the Raleigh government complex reached a modest apotheosis recently with the installation of "A Return to Community," a collaborative piece of environmental art that presented 158 linen pup tents as icons of the lost beds anticipated at Dorothea Dix Hospital in the next year.
The tents were gracefully spread through the memorial garden just behind the Archives building at Lane and Wilmington streets. They were nestled around a permanent piece of public art, Jim Galluci's red steel sculpture, whose friendly angles are beloved by the groups of climbing school children who lunch here on field trips each week. The tents were mostly anonymous off-white rectangles, but several were made of bright quilts, presenting a personal element in this highly effective mix of esthetics and political statement.
The clean, organized, luminary effect created by the array stood in complementary stead of the grimy hidden nesting sites each one implied. "Coming to your neighborhood soon," promised the documentary poster.
Public art has certainly had its ups and downs in central Raleigh. I never understood the acrimony surrounding the "Light Tower" on Capital Boulevard, whose spectral variations served up a magical greeting to the sun each morning commute with my elementary age children. My daughter is 14 now, and she was entranced by the linen tents and was ready to write letters to her legislator about the fate of Dix and its spectacular oak grove. Right around the corner from the tent installation is the crowning masterpiece of Raleigh's public art, the "Education Wall" by the late Vernon Pratt. A major part of this montage is a wonderful quote from Fred Chappell about children being "suitable to be awed."
As we seek to judge (or better accept) the efforts of public art, we should all stay open to that piece of us that is ready for awe. You never know when surprising beauty will set up camp right in your backyard.


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In my demo project I have examples of how to bundle Angular applications with pretty much any bundler under the sun. Today I added Parcel to the collection. Let's see how it compares to one of my existing Webpack configurations.
The focus of this experiment is mainly on production bundle size. This means I will ignore the time it takes to generate the bundle. Bundling times are of course very important for developer environments, but I will save that discussion for a later post, perhaps.
The demo application used for this post is the usual benchmark application from my Github repo .
Now, let's compare Parcel and Webpack.
I had read about Parcel a little while ago, but couldn't find the time to give it a try.
Looking back, lack of time was not a good excuse for putting Parcel off. Including reading enough of the documentation, it took me all of five minutes to generate a production bundle with Parcel.
All you need is to download the npm package and run a single command against the entry point of your application.
Usually there is at least some level of configuration to fight with before it works, but with Parcel it just works.
Here's the command I ran:
parcel build built-es6/app/main.js --out-dir dist/parcel-bundle
This setup assumes an AoT compiled Angular application, which I already have from a shared setup between my different bundling samples.
Basically all I do is this:
ngc -p tsconfig-es6.json
Webpack is still one of my favorite bundlers. Not only is it backed by a huge community, it also offers lots of flexible options.
The flexibility is both a blessing and a curse though.
It's great to be able to make very targeted framework specific decisions, but the price you pay is potentially complicated configuration.
Here is the config I used for this sample:
const UglifyJsPlugin = require('webpack/lib/optimize/UglifyJsPlugin'); const PurifyPlugin = require('@angular-devkit/build-optimizer').PurifyPlugin; const webpack = require('webpack'); module.exports = { entry: './built-es5/app/main.js', output: { filename: 'dist/bundle-webpack-3-no-lazy-loading.js' }, module: { rules: [ { test: /.js$/, loader: '@angular-devkit/build-optimizer/webpack-loader', options: { sourceMap: false } } ] }, plugins: [ new webpack.optimize.ModuleConcatenationPlugin(), new UglifyJsPlugin({ beautify: false, output: { comments: false }, mangle: { screw_ie8: true }, compress: { screw_ie8: true, warnings: false, conditionals: true, unused: true, comparisons: true, sequences: true, dead_code: true, evaluate: true, if_return: true, join_vars: true, negate_iife: false }, }), new PurifyPlugin() ] }
To make it interesting I turned on all the Webpack optimizations I'm aware of, even some specific to Angular bundling.
Here we have ModuleConcatenationPlugin for better scope hoisting, PurifyPlugin for better Angular code removal (TS decorator removal), and Uglify for minification.
Comparing the Results
For a side by side comparison, I have deployed both versions of the application here:
How do bundle sizes compare?
What we see is that the current configurations yield a much smaller Webpack bundle. As a result of all the Webpack optimizations I am able to squeeze it down to 126k vs 186k with Parcel.
This is a difference of 60k (48%), which is pretty substantial. Granted, we owe a lot of this difference to Angular specific optimizations unavailable to Parcel.
To add one more datapoint I added a Rollup version as well. It weighed in at 149k. This version doesn't do anything specific to Angular, so it's more framework optimization agnostic.
Note: Generally you would expect Rollup to be smaller than Webpack, but Angular specific optimizations in Webpack will throw this off.
Still, I really like the simplicity of Parcel. I think there is room for improvement, but I am very impressed with how easy it is to get started.
However, I think the no configuration approach suffers a bit when it comes to framework specific fine tuning. Maybe Parcel should consider some light configuration, or an Angular command line switch?
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Tonight is Mexican night at my place and I thought I'd share with you my Guacamole receipe!
2 Ripe avocados peeled and pit removed (keep the pits off to the side)
1/2 Red onion finely chopped (I didn't use this much but it's personal preference)
1 Teaspoon cilantro chopped (I purchased a lightly dried one, as I'm not a fan of cutting herbs and this one is very close to fresh, though you pay a premium for it, it saves a lot of time).
1 Teaspoon of fresh garlic minced (I always buy the pre minced one)
Juice of one lime (I used about 3/4 of one)
1/2 Teaspoon salt (I eyed balled it as I knew the pico de gallo has salt already)
1 small tomato seeded and chopped (I used one small Roma)
2-3 Tablespoons of pico de gallo (I used the Penny Salsa brand from Costco)
1 Jalapeno seeds removed and chopped (optional)
Mash avocado slightly in a large bowl using a fork or potato masher (wise advice from a friend at the office). Add lime juice, salt, and minced garlic and continue mashing to desired consistency.
Stir in the onion, cilantro, tomato, pico de gallo and jalapeno.
Taste and season as necessary (I added some course ground black pepper)
Put avacado pits in with your guacamole; I know this sounds weird as you just removed them from the avocado, but it's suppose to prevent the guacamole from turning brown)
Serve immediately or cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate.


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The Death of Print(?)
I've resisted the urge to do an additional Kindle post, but I've had it for a few weeks and I wanted to give some additional thoughts on it.
First off, I still love this thing. My primary reason for wanting a Kindle was with the goal of reading more, and it has already accomplished that. It wasn't hard to get in the habit of carrying it with me just about everywhere, and in the last three weeks or so since getting it, I've read four books. The beleaguered text-to-speech function has read substantial portions of those books to me, allowing me to continue absorbing the information while driving or working, both situations in which I can't focus on the text itself.
Also nice is the fact that I can lay it flat, or prop it up, and read it hands-free, without having to do any kind of physics experiment to provide enough weight in the right places to keep the pages from turning on their own, while still keeping the entirety of the page visible and allowing for intentional page turns. I don't have to worry about losing my place in any book, and the ability to create clippings, bookmarks, and to search the text for words or phrases makes this a positively fantastic reading companion.
After the price, the first objection people bring up about the Kindle is usually that they "just like books." Specifically, they like the tactile sensations, the turning of the pages and the smell of the paper. I could say something snarky about book fetishisation, but the truth is, I like books too. It's still fetishisation, but I can't pretend I don't share it. But I find that I really don't miss it that much — the Kindle experience is just as pleasant in its own right.
Still, I don't think that the Kindle is likely to replace regular books for quite some time, or quite possibly ever. As Penny Arcade pointed out, books do have certain advantages. They don't need to be recharged, they won't crash or get corrupted, and in the unlikely event Amazon goes out of business, or stops supporting the Kindle, you won't lose all the books you've already purchased. And in the event of a total cultural (or literal) apocalypse, books will survive and pass on our knowledge if digital access passes away (just don't break your glasses!).
So even though the Kindle is awesome, real books still have value, and if I had to lay serious bets on one of them or the other, I'd probably lay them on books.
Still, it's nice to be able to buy a book without worrying where I'm going to find the shelf space for it.
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This post is FTW for the Twilight Zone reference.
Wait, you can get it to turn pages without touching it?


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Someone sent me these this week. Aren't they lovely?
14 March 2010
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Those are beautiful! I love the name of your blog, too...ReplyDelete
Thanks for your encouraging comment about my Holy Week stories for children idea. I'll do a series, and try to take into account the youngest children. The thing to remember with them is that they do grow up, so it doesn't really matter if they only understand Easter partially, a little bit more each year... That's said with hindsight, of course!
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Saturday, February 25, 2006
Planning a pea encounter Updated!
I'm the third one from the right.
Today is a banner day for me. I'm going to meet a cyber friend in real life. It's the first time I've ever done this, and I'm a wee bit nervous. No, I'm a lot nervous.
As I live in Utah there are so many scrappers you can't swing a sheet of Bazzill without hitting one. Several of them are on my "home" message board, twopeasinabucket.com. In fact through one of my Two Peas scrapping friends I found out about Scrappin' Trends and the design team opportunity. She is on the Scrappin' Trends design team, too.
But she is not the friend I am meeting today.
I am meeting HaughtRox and her sister Beczilla. They live very close to Cabelas and I was able to convince my DH and the brothers-in-law to drop me of while they stopped by the sporting goods store.
Rox and I share a "paperkin" friendship. We both made paper dolls of ourselves and they have been traveling the United States, via the USPS. Mine has been on the Pacific and Atlantic coast this year. I wish I was as well traveled.
Although our paper doll selves have met and mingled, I have yet to meet Rox.
She lured me out of my basement with the promise of paper and embellishments!
Stay tune, I'm taking my camera and I'm not afraid to use it.
Update ... we have contact!
Just to clarify. The reason I was nervous to meet Rox and Becky is not because I feared I wouldn't like them. On the contrary, I was afraid they wouldn't like me and we would have nothing to say to each other.
I can't answer for the first fear. But as far as the second fear goes, we had plenty to say to each other.
Rox and her sister, Becky, is adorable. Her scrap room is enviable ~ not just for all the goodies, but for the fantastic layouts laying around in it. And, she is generous beyond belief. This morning I had exactly two flowers in my stash, now I have piles and piles of Primas.
But the most amazing thing was being among "my" people. I think the moment I heard Rox use the word "Mojo" in a sentence without having to explain it to me, was the moment I knew I had found the mothership.
Among the Ya-Ya's I am a much loved eccentric. They are all really into scrap books. But frankly, most of them can't believe the size of my stash, the amount of time I spend scrapping, and my obsession with making money in this venture.
However, when I compare myself to Rox I'm just starting to take baby steps.
Now that I have made maid my first encounter of the scrap Pea kind, I am encouraged to continue with the venture of exploring new scraprooms, and boldly going to LSS no Ya~Ya has ever seen before.
Thanks Rox and Becky for luring me out of my basement with the promise of paper and Primas. I love all the goodies, but most of all I loved meeting you!
7 comments:
- Gwyn said...
Oh, you'll have a blast! I've met several of my cyber friends IRL now. The first one invited me to come and stay with her in LA and go to a big scrapping thing. It was wonderful!
Hope you have a wonderful time!! Can not wait to see the pictures from today!!
- Di (Spot-On) said...
Wow major prima stash! Now get creating! ;)
Alleen I think you are just about the sweetest person! I loved meeting you and had a wonderful time!!!
We definatly need to do it again! Thank you for being my Pea buddy =)
Love you to pieces!!! XOXO
Rox -
- Peg Graham said...
There's the 'flatsies' with 'Fernando', being naughty.
We'll miss them this Getaway!
Bizarre and yet somehow weird. To each his own. Scrap on.
NO FLIPPIN' FAIR! I wanted to meet you FIRST! As I stomp off in a hufffff...................no, really, so happy you had a great time and I'm SO jealous of all the Primas - gotta get me some! hugs, Cindy Lee


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A Camp first drew breath in a forest in Northern Sweden, neck deep in snow, in the waning of the last millenium, amongst families of foxes.
It began a collabrative effort between two Swedish humans : pop star and former figure skater Nina Persson, whose band The Cardigans had seen crazy success in the roaring 90s, and Niclas Frisk, a sonic wanderer who had himself enjoyed pop stardom with his band Atomic Swing. In common was a love for classic American music, and a melancholy both universal and somehow highly specific to the Scandinavian psyche.
It was imported maple syrup, chickory coffee, and the around-the-clock blackness that is the Swedish winter that fueled the first stage of A CAMP recording sessions, those that would eventually evolve into the self titled A CAMP debut record.
The duo recorded a collection of songs, and the project was suspended while they attended to other matters……in Nina's case, it was another Cardigans album (Gran Turismo) and tour. Niclas moved on to a temporary foyer into profane gospel music. Also in the cards for Nina was a move to New York City with future-husband and fellow rocker Nathan Larson, an american film composer who had known some modest success in the 90s with his band Shudder To Think.
After a span of about three years, Nina choose to saddle up again with A Camp. Listening to the earlier sessions, she found them wanting for a certain frailty……it was with this in mind that she picked up the phone and rang indie superhero Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, asking him to produce future A Camp recordings. Mark, at home on his ranch in rural Virginia, quietly accepted this task, changed the oil in his truck and drove north.
Recordings for the first A Camp record took place in the Fall, in Woodstock, New York, at the now-dufunct Bearsville studio. Work took place in a barn. Deer loitered on the lawn. Nathan played bass. Kevin March (Dambuilders/ Shudder To Think/ Guided By Voices) played drums. Mark made spooky noise, drove his Motoguzzi, and engaged in target practice. Nina sang, chain smoked, and read books on dream interpretation. Niclas flew in and played guitar like a hero, despite having sustained massive aural damage that obliged him to wear industrial ear protection. A small parade of indie rockers, members of Mercury Rev, Joan of the future Joanaspolicewoman came through and contributed their talents.
The resultant album was released in 2001 in Europe, where it was a considerable success, and a significant hit in Nina and Nic's home territory of Scandinavia. A CAMP toured extensively on the strength of the single I CAN BUY YOU : Nina's touring band included members of Soundtrack Of Our Lives as well as the above mentioned studio players. The album was awarded 4 Swedish Grammies, and met with much critical praise abroad and stateside, despite the record's availability only on import. And that was that, for the time being.
In late 2007, for no particular reason, A Camp was taken out of storage. This time around, what the first album had been to the country the second was to the urban back-alley, past and present. TImes had changed the cast a bit; Niclas had recently made the move to New York, went nocturnal, bought a top hat and a moleskin overcoat and commenced floating about the lower eastside. Nathan and Nina had moved uptown to Harlem. This time around, the approach was more that of a proper band, and the NYC recording sessions were swift and efficient, buffered by Nathan's increased involvement, who at this point was a highly accomplished film composer, and brought all his skills in the area to bear. Added to this Kevin March's supercharged drumming, despite or due to his newfound stay-at-home dad status. Joan Wasser, Nikolai Dunger, James Iha and other notables once again rounded out the cocktail.
If the first record was a mash up of americana and minimalist eclecticism, COLONIA draws from a wider set of colors, drawing on historical imagery…….from the opium den to the Belgian Congo, from the Namibian desert by starlight to Victorian New York by gaslight, and the Bowery of the '70s by neon.
If the debut album wore an air of wood, hickory and snow, COLONIA is electricity, wig powder, and laudanum.
A very particular perfume;
Eau d' COLONIA.
COLONIA is out now in the UK and Europe, and is released April 28th in the USA. The critics have weighed in , and as the band takes to the road they are set to lovingly burn your town down.


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"Evacuate Phoenix within 300 galaxy hours or be ready to die.." The message was decoded by Bon, a computer program. One by one, 'They' were conquering the galaxies but no one had courage to stop them. Saki (The Chief of Phoenix, a Space Station) : Commander Lee, contact the head of Blue right now.. [ Silence spread all … Continue reading BLUE
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Born in White Rock, British Columbia, Jewel Staite knew she was destined for the screen at the tender age of six.
She appeared in numerous television series such as Space Cases, Flash Forward, Higher Ground and had recurring roles in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! and Da Vinci's Inquest. She also gave a very strong performance as Amy Jacobs in the The X-Files episode Oubliette.
To her fans, her most memorable role so far has been "Kaylee", the beloved mechanic on Fox's "Firefly", which later became the major motion picture "Serenity", in which Jewel reprised her role. Since then, she has signed on as the head of medicine on "Stargate: Atlantis" and the Stargate Atlantis: Extinction movie.
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Benny is a 6 year old male Staffordshire Bull Terrier who has spent almost FIVE YEARS in rescue. We are delighted to introduce Benny who is a brawny and active lad who since he has been with us has become very popular. Benny is neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped. Benny can be strong on the lead, friendly with humans, but slightly unsure of other dogs. We are confident that with lashings of TLC, some encouragement and patience a true friend and great pet is waiting underneath his sometimes nervous exterior.
Once on his walk, Benny enjoys taking in the air and keeps a cracking pace comfortable with human company and would be best suited to experienced owners who can work with him and in an environment with older children.
Benny is house-trained and very obedient so he is more than ready for his new home and next chapter; poised is to find a loving place that he can call his own. He relishes trotting happily along very interested in the path ahead, sniffing constantly whilst enjoying the cool breeze and the sunshine on his coat.
We recommend that Benny not be left for long periods as he enjoys company and all dear Benny really needs is some attention and a nurturing home where he can spend it with those he can love although Benny will need close care and monitoring as when out walking is fazed by other dogs off lead who run up to him, but most of all just needs a home, could that be with you; Situated South East England, Herts.


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Monday, October 12, 2015
Maria De La Rosa Talks PTSD And Domestic Violence With Real Entertainment News.
It's UNBELIEVABLE, the nerve of this woman!
If she's adding ja to her list of "women" that she's worked with that has PTSD she is FULL of it. She doesn't have any degree in any psychiatric field. The JURY found ja guilty of 1st degree murder. They didn't buy the defense team's claim that ja has PTSD. Get over it!
2 Minutes for Travis. Jodi Arias Murder Trial By: TheTawniDilly
2 Minutes for Travis. Jodi Arias Murder Trial By: TheTawniDilly
It's my opinion that this part of the trial is where the most powerful "statement" was made. JM had everyone sit quietly for the 2+ minutes that it took for ja to murder Travis Alexander. Brilliantly done by JM.
It makes you see what a person can do in that length of time. Until you have to sit quietly for 2+ minutes, you really don't think of it as a long time. It was a long and very horrifying time for Travis Alexander. For those long 2+ minutes, Travis Alexander wasn't sitting quietly. He was fighting for his life.
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1. Rummaging through the Rubbermaid tote where I keep outdoor winter accessories, I found a few items that might be useful this weekend. Later, in front of the mirror, the only useful thing the hats were good for was a laugh... a really good laugh.
2. The same boy that studied my name tag last week came by my desk again today. He glanced at my name tag, nodded and said, "Yup, you're you."
3. Henri-the-Schnoodle has been more cuddly than ever these days. The moment I sit down, he is in my lap, curled up with his head to my chest. We keep each other warm.


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Citing the Daily Times Herald (Carroll, Iowa):
Guardsman to conduct urban training at Arcadia in April
From the article:
The primary phase will be done Saturday, April 4, when convoys will be deployed from Carroll to Arcadia. Pictures of the arms dealer will be shown in Arcadia, and soldiers will go door to door asking if residents have seen the suspect.
Soldiers will knock only at households that have agreed to participate in the drill, Kots noted.
[Ed. note: Alex Jones will be in Carroll/Arcadia for these drills. From his experience with other urban training drills, households are NOT asked if they want to participate.]
"Once credible intelligence has been gathered," said Kots, "portions of the town will be road-blocked and more in-depth searches of homes and vehicles will be conducted in accordance with the residents' wishes.
[Emphasis mine. Road blocks and in-depth searches. How does Arcadia IA help the military prep for AfPak, Iran, etc? The answer is: IT DOESN'T.]
"One of the techniques we use in today's political environment is cordon and knock," Kots explained. "We ask for the head of the household, get permission to search, then have them open doors and cupboards. The homeowner maintains control. We peer over their shoulder, and the soldier uses the homeowner's body language and position to protect him."
[Ed. note: Who's the HIM in that sentence? The soldier?]
During this phase of the operation, troops will interact with residents and media while implementing crowd-control measures and possibly treating and evacuating injured persons.
[From previous experience they anticipate injuries?]
The unit will use a Blackhawk helicopter for overhead command and control, and to simulate medevacs.
[The infamous black helicopters.]
The drill will culminate in the apprehension of the suspected arms dealer.
[Everyone loves a happy ending.]


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I spent some time creating a list of favorite books in my virtual book shelf. It can now be viewed at the bottom of my blog site. Constructing a favorites list (just like you can do for websites on your computer) is a challenge of priority and volume (if there are too many favorites then is it really a favorite?).
Ask someone about what their favorite ________________ is (fill in the blank - book, movie, food, color, number etc.) and you will get various responses. You will never get a straight answer - it will always be qualified with a redefining question that limits the category. Example - for favorite food: "Do you mean my favorite dessert?".
I loved Pastor Jim Nathan's sermon on Mother's Day where he retold a story about three sons as they met up to attend their Mother's memorial service. In the car, driving to meet his middle brother, the oldest son reflected on the letter that his dearly departed Mother had given him.
Pastor Jim Nathan read the entire letter. The hush in the congregation stirred a little when mid way through the letter the Mother said ...... you were always my favorite ...... I will always love you.
Pastor Jim Nathan continued with the story.
As the middle son entered the car, he reached into his forward pocket and felt an envelope containing a letter that the Mother had sent him and wondered if he should mention it to the oldest.
Again Pastor Jim Nathan read this letter to us ..... and you guessed it .... mid way through that letter we heard .... and you were always my favorite ..... I will always love you.
And so it went a third time with the youngest son. You were always my favorite ...... I will always love you.
Three favorites :) No limit in the category of love.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Favorite, Favorite, Favorite
Posted by Garen Wisner at 3:08 PM
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