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Birthday Gifts
Drood by Dan Simmons - I've been wanting this book all since it was released in February. I've been rather obsessed with it. Searching the New Releases shelf during each visit to Half Price Books since its release. The kind of funny thing is that I've never read any Wilkie Collins books or Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood. However, I did purchase a copy of Dickens's book and Collins's The Woman in White at Half Price Books during the spring or summer, but I haven't found the time to read either yet. I even downloaded a free audiobook of Collins's book. It's funny how I can sometimes read about a book and can't stop thinking about it. I think I'll have to read Drood very soon, even though it's 784 pages makes it a daunting read for this slow reader.
CueCat Barcode Scanner from LibraryThing - Yes, I'm a nerd. I've been wanting one of these as long as I've known about them, but I wouldn't purchase myself one because I thought it was silly. However, Valerie and I really need to weed some books and organize what we have. I'm not happy about the thought of getting rid of books, but I'm excited about organizing them in a joint library. We downsized our living space in April and weeded several boxes of books then, but, sadly, we still need to weed more, especially since we can't seem to stop accumulating them.
Smart Glass Necklace - A couple of years ago, Valerie gave me some cool cobalt blue earrings made of recycled glass, and this year, she gave me a matching necklace. I was totally surprised by the necklace, but it was a perfect gift. :-)
(Some) Christmas Gifts
Because Valerie and I bought a new TV for ourselves right after Thanksgiving, we only gave each other stocking stuffers on Christmas day. Once again, she made great surprising choices: a nifty Scrabble tile necklace that she purchased from someone on Etsy.com, some superb sterling silver earrings that I can wear all the time, and a box of Red Hots. I love Red Hots!
I got lots of other good things from Valerie's family and from one of my nephews-in-law--my extended family is too big, so we draw names--but I won't bore you with all the details. I'll limit myself to the two books I received.
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson - I've been wanting to read this book for a long time. Robinson and Joseph O'Neill did an Inprint reading here in September, and I had to miss it because my school Meet Your Teacher Night was the same night. Since I was having a book fair that week, I had to be there to sell books that night, and I'm still upset about the timing.
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro - I've read two other books of Munro's stories, Runaway and The View from Castle Rock, which I read this summer as part of my Short Story Reading Project. I've completely fallen in love with her writing, and I would now list her as one of my favorite writers. I can't wait to find the time to read this volume of stories.
Like I said above, I got lots of good gifts that I'm very grateful for, and I feel like the gifts that I gave were well received. As far as I'm concerned, Birthday and Christmas 2009 were GREAT!


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There are approximately nine weeks until my Ironman.
There are about five weeks until my middle child graduates from high school.
Around two weeks from now, I'll do my first century ride.
In about one week is the middle child's Senior Send-off at the Band Banquet.
Tonight is my son's soccer banquet.
Deep breaths.

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For the uninitiated, it's like "Once you've seen a vibrator, you've already seen them all." For those who know their vibes however, there are different types of vibrators and that choosing the right one can spell the difference between so-so masturbation and mind-blowing self-pleasuring. You can't tell the difference just by looking at them. This guide will give you an idea on the types and features of various vibrator types you can buy from an adult sex toy store.
Types of vibrators
When it comes to purpose, there are three main types: the vaginal vibrator, the g-spot vibrator and the clitoris vibrator. Again, the difference should be self-explanatory. Each one targets a specific area for optimum pleasuring. But now there are multi-purpose vibrators that can do the work of two vibrator types. Vibrators that penetrate are also equipped with extra strong vibrations and attachments that can reach out to the clit. A great example of this is the very popular rabbit vibrators, which stimulate the inside of the vagina and the clit at the same time.
There can sometimes be vibrating dildos, basically realistic looking dildos that vibrate but I haven't found a great one yet. I have found some pretty great squirting dildos though.
Power Source
When it comes to power sources, there are two main types: the electrical/plug in vibrators and the battery-powered vibrators. The difference between them should be self-explanatory. The benefits vary; plug in ones give you uninterrupted power (unless there is electricity outage) while the battery-operated ones give you mobility and convenience. I personally prefer battery operated because I don't like getting cords in the way.
Shapes of vibrators
When it comes to shape, there are three common types: the phallic, the bullet, and the egg. Phallic vibes are good for those who prefer lots of penetration, while the bullet and egg is perfect for spot stimulation of the clitoris, although these can be inserted inside the pussy also. The newest models of bullet and egg vibrators are equipped with remote controls (with or without wires) for more comfort and flexibility for the user. Bullets or eggs that are equipped with extra strong vibrations can also qualify as mini massagers and can be used on other parts of the body.
Another type of multi-purpose vibrators that are worth mentioning includes those that double as body massager, such as the Hitachi Magic Wand. The extra strong vibrations and the wand make it perfect for relaxing massages before and after masturbation. Other sub-categories of vibrators include the waterproof vibrators. These babies can be used in the shower and bath, and some models can even be used in the pool as well.
Top Rated Vibrators You Will Fall in Lust With
Over the years, hundreds of vibrator brands have come out providing both men and women with endless nights of pleasure. While different users will have their own preference of what's the best out there, we've done our own research and have come up with the Top 10 Vibrators You Will Fall in Lust With which covers the best vibrators on the market.
Before I do though, the massively popular Womanizer Pro 40 and Satisfyer Pro are two vibrators you should check out.
10) Twirling Cuddle
This rabbit vibrator is designed to lightly suck on your clitoris giving you double satisfaction as you insert
9) California Exotics Butterfly Kiss
Touted as the vibrator created by women. I can be used for both insertion and clitoral stimulation. It has nine setting which range from gentle to intense.
8) Womolia Emotional Bliss
This little wonder has a small fluttering butterfly for g-spot arousal and antennae for tickling the clitoris. Has 9 speed settings.
With only 3.34 inches insertable, it still one of the best options for mini vibrators. It is great for stimulating the clit as well as the g-spot and is perfect for sex in the bath as it is both cordless and waterproof.
7) Jolie Natural Contours Mini G-spot Vibrator
A classic sex toy made popular by the likes of Howard Stern. It packs a lot of punch in a 4-inch frame.
6) Doc Johnson's The Original Pocket Rocket
One of the most discreet, yet powerful vibrators around. It has 4 interchangeable soft silicone tips that delivers so much pleasure.
5) LELO Mona 2
Every review site on the internet will tell you that the Mona 2 is one of the most spectacular toys out there; and they're absolutely right. The Mona 2 is indeed spectacular in everything from it's design to its functionality.
The first thing to notice would be the power in this bad boy. The motor is so powerful that at full speeds, it will feel like your vagina is about to explode. This toy is not one for the faint of heart. But, this is actually good news, once you're fed up of those boring vibrators, you have this beast to look forward too.
The toy is structurally well-built, but it might lose the edges if you're using a silicone-based material. We recommend using a water-based lube since it works really well with most silicone toys. There's a decent battery life on this thing as well. You can easily play for 2 hours before the toy is in need of another charge.
- Quite a few different intensities
- Several different modes and functions to play around with.
- Decent battery life
- Fancy storage pouch included
- The only con would be that it also stimulates the urinary tract. So, during play, you might instantly feel the need to urinate. Definitely a mood killer when you're close to climax.
For the full review check out – Lelo Mona 2
4) We-Vibe II
Lelo is known for producing vibrators that seamlessly blend fashion and femininity with amazing engineering. This sculpted wonder offers a dramatic shape for your ultimate pleasure.
3) Lelo Gigi G-spot Vibrator
The LELO Gigi is a G-Spot vibrator, and to be fairly honest, the only thing we can say about it is that it knows how to do it's job amazingly well. The design of this toy is so impeccable that it knows exactly how to hit the right spots and give you the most amazing orgasm of your life.
The soft, velvety material of this toy is another reason why it's so popular. The surface of the toy is nothing short of absolute royalty, and you can see that as soon as you lay eyes on this thing.
The toy is amazingly discreet. The length is about 9.5 cm and is as quiet as a toy can get. It's practically dead silent, but that doesn't mean it doesn't pack a punch. The Gigi has an absolute beast of a motor with several different vibrating mode that will rock you to your core.
- The length of this toy is spot on. It's not too deep for beginners, or too 'shallow' for the pros.
- Handy controls make it easy to change the setting during play.
- An INSANE battery. A full charge will last you about 15 hours of kinky play.
- The flawless design hits the right spots and makes every woman think that the toy was made just for them.
- The toy is pretty far from being waterproof, even though it's wireless.
This has a twist-bottom control and is one of the most popular options available out there. And is perfectly shaped to reach that extreme sex spot. Check out my review of the Lelo Gigi 2.
2) Fifty Shades of Grey: Greedy Girl
This is another toy from the Fifty Shades series; and well, it's one of the finest things ever made. Basically, this is a rabbit vibrator that's going to make you scream as loud as you possibly can. It's that simple.
If you want the specifics, listen to this; Greedy Girl has 36 different possible vibration mode combination. Yup, you read that right, 36! There are two powerful motors in this little speeds and the amount of kinky stuff you could do with this toy is just absolutely endless.
Just the rabbit vibrator has 3 speeds and 9 patterns and one thing's for sure, the shaft definitely knows how to destroy your G-Spot. Just slap on some lube and watch as this wonderous toy gives you the orgasm of a lifetime.
The toy is also amazingly quiet. You'd think that something with two motors wouldn't be too quiet, well, you're dead wrong. This thing is silent enough to be used in a library and no one would guess that there's something going on downstairs. If you're the type of girl that likes to her toys to the bath tub, Greedy Girl's got your back. This little rabbit is entirely waterproof!
- You'll definitely be surprised at how powerful the motors are.
- The size and the shape is everything women could ever hope for.
- Long, LONG list of vibration patterns and combination.
- Luxurious satin bag included in the box
- The battery just runs barely an hour; which does leave a bit to be desired, but this toy is running two motors, what else could you expect.
- The shaft does get hot with extended use.
1) Hitachi Magic Wand Massager Winner!
This has been a bestseller for many adult stores for years due to its non-phallic super effective shape. It offers high and low vibration modes.
After the original, old school Hitachi Magic Wand Massager, it was pretty obvious that Hitachi would realize that they needed to amp it up a bit and release something that's more up-to-date with the current world of sex toys. So, Hitachi was good enough to bless us with a wireless version of the Magic Wand and really amplify everything good with the OG version of the toy.
So, first let's talk about some features the Wand shares with its predecessor. The toy is almost a foot long. The vibrating head is almost 2.5 inches across and 7 inches around. The vibrator weighs over 2 pounds, making it one of the most powerful vibrators out there. Apart from the vibrating head, the whole toy is made of plastic with the exception of a small piece of metal. It's cordless, but that doesn't mean that it's completely waterproof. This vibrator is unlike anything else available in the market, and sometimes, that has it's own disadvantages. The uncanny design means that it'll be quite some times before Hitachi can come out with a waterproof version.
Understanding the need of the public, Hitachi considered it a good idea to optimize the toy for the purposes it's being used for; orgasms. So, they made it body-friendly by changing the material of the head to pure silicone. Other than that, they added button to increase or decrease RPM as well as change the modes of vibration. Hitachi might not have made the original Wand for sexual pleasure, but they definitely had pleasure in mind while making this fine piece of machinery.
For more info see my Hitachi Magic Wand review.
Other links you might find useful:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrator_%28sex_toy%29
- http://mashable.com/2015/02/20/history-of-vibrators/#M0RcIRc05kqu
For men and the prostate I recommend the Lelo Hugo.
For men and a masturbation device, I recommend this Tenga egg.
If you're looking for a cool dildo, check out the Vamp.
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Last spring, I signed up for Whispercast with Amazon for our High School Library's 5 Kindles. Our Board of Education/Treasurer's Office's physical address, our Treasurer, and my building and position has changed. I'm on the phone with Amazon trying to work through it because I can no longer access our Whispercast account. I'm sure it is because of all of these changes.
I'm a big believer in using Overdrive in our K-12 Libraries. It prepares students for what is out there when they graduate in both the real world (Public Libraries) and higher education (University Libraries). I am getting increasingly frustrated at both Barnes and Noble and Amazon. They are not making it easy for Librarians to manage their Kindles/Nooks, etc. to access material we have purchased in digital format. The jury is still out on Kindle's new Whispercast for managing our Kindles. I'll keep updating as we go through this process.


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THIS IS BIG science. Just read the title of the successful National Science Foundation proposal recently won by EOS researchers: "Crops, Climate, Canals, and the Cryosphere in Asia; Changing Water Resources Around the Earth's Third Pole."
The third pole is the vast Tibetan Plateau, also sometimes called "the roof of the world." It is the planet's biggest and highest plateau at 2.5 million square kilometers (about four times the size of Texas) and at an average elevation of 4,500 meters or about 2.8 miles. It has the biggest ice fields outside of the Arctic and Antarctic and has warmed some 1 to 2 degrees Celsius over the past several decades – a rate similar to most of northern Eurasia and northern North America.
|Map by Dominik Wisser, EOS-WSAG.
Like all the high, icy domains of Earth, the third pole serves as a "water tower of humanity" and as the planet warms and climate changes in such regions, a looming water crisis is predicted in the wake of receding glaciers, thawing permafrost, and changes in precipitation patterns. Water is projected to be the issue of the 21st century.
The $1.5 million multidisciplinary, multi-institution study will be an assessment of current and projected water resources in the watersheds of the region's major rivers, principally the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Salween, Mekong, Yangtze, Yellow, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, and Irtysh rivers.
Non-sustainable water use ultimately reduces food and water security in these countries, making them more vulnerable to climate variability and change and socioeconomic instability – all elements under the study's purview.
Given all that, it's not surprising to hear the project's lead scientist, CSRC's Steve Frolking, characterize the task ahead as "enormously daunting."
Frolking, along with CSRC colleagues Changsheng Li, Richard Lammers, and Dominik Wisser were awarded $827,492 from the NSF to lead the project, with the balance divided among three other collaborating institutions.
Because the aim of the study is to uncover implications for regional food security and economic welfare in the coming decades, it will incorporate economic modeling into the mix – a first for CSRC researchers and part of a growing mandate from funding agencies to integrate physical and social sciences in large research projects with broad impact.
Courtesy of NASA.
The integrated assessment, which is part of NSF's new Water Sustainability and Climate program, will also involve team members from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Penn State, and Boston University.
The study combines future climate projections, remote sensing and hydrological data together with hydrological, geophysical, agroecosystem, and economic modeling to characterize the relative importance of local precipitation, runoff, groundwater mining, interbasin water transfers, and agricultural and non-agricultural water use for the region's water supply-demand balance.
Daunting indeed.
Breaking new ground
To tackle so large an issue from a single-discipline approach would be impossible, but the blending of physical and social sciences in particular presents uncharted territory for researchers.
Says Frolking, "NSF's requirement to integrate physical and social sciences provided a great opportunity to explore the economic aspects here. The challenge for all of us is that we are generally accustomed to working only within our own specific disciplines, but disciplinary analysis is not enough to address issues of this scope."
To be successful, Frolking adds, the researchers from different disciplines will "have to learn how to communicate across those divisions. We really don't know how to do that very well and we don't know how to do integrated assessments, it's not a very well-developed enterprise."
For the study, UNH researchers will focus on modeling the agricultural and water cycle components using a global ecosystem model developed at CSRC and a hydrological model created by researchers in the Water Systems Analysis Group, or WSAG, respectively. (Lammers, Wisser, and Frolking are members of WSAG.)
Scientists from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks will do glacier melt and permafrost modeling. An economist from Penn State will do economic modeling and team members from Boston University will do remote sensing and economic modeling.
The DeNitrification-DeComposition or DNDC model, which has been developed by project co-investigator Changsheng Li and colleagues over the last two decades, will be used to estimate crop yield and water requirements. The model has been adapted to function in vast regions of the globe and, today, there is a DNDC model specific to Canada, the UK, Europe, China, and New Zealand.
Notes Frolking, "The DNDC component can obviously be run at a large scale and it allows us to estimate how much water is needed to grow food."
Just this past October, the Chinese Academy of Hydrological Sciences adopted the DNDC as a core model to develop a Crop Production Warning System for predicting reduced crop productivity caused by droughts. Shortage of irrigation water is becoming an alarming issue across most of northern and western China where drastic climate change is occurring.
According to Li, based on official reports and DNDC modeling results, upland crop production in China was highly variable over the past 15 years in comparison with relatively stable yields during the 1980s and early 1990s. The reasons are not yet clear, but the modeled data indicate the most serious depressions in crop yields in 1997, 2000, and 2005 in northeastern China were related to extremely low precipitation in those years.
"Water for irrigation is decreasing in the western highland regions due to the degradation of glaciers and the construction of new dams," Li says, "and the groundwater table has dropped rapidly and threatens the major food producing enterprises in the North China Plains."
The project will also benefit from Li's connections with scientists in his homeland, which, among other things, should help in tracking down potentially hard-to-obtain data such as river gauge flow measurements.
Moving hydrological data "downstream"
The Water Balance Model developed by WSAG has the capacity to keep track of water over a landscape as big as the third pole. This includes all aspects of water management/redistribution such as irrigation, municipal and industrial use, or pumping water from one watershed to another – the latter being a prevalent practice in the western U.S. where water crises are already occurring. China and India have several huge water diversion projects on the drawing board.
Moreover, WSAG's model will be able to take climate change scenarios and project how the region might look well into the future with respect to the availability of freshwater for all purposes, including growing food. "And that's a huge piece," Frolking says, "in a sense it's the core element of the whole project."
Image courtesy of USGS National Center for EROS and NASA Landsat Project Science Office.
Says Richard Lammers, project co-investigator and co-director of WSAG, "What we bring to the project is a modeling and data processing framework that has been developed over many years, and which allows us to go to any part of the world and run the hydrological simulation models to get a macroscale view of that area's hydrology and water movement."
In other words, like the DNDC, it is a powerful and flexible model that is generic enough to simulate nearly any global hydrological environment. The model has specific sub-models that incorporate irrigation (the single largest water use globally), impoundment, and diversion.
As Lammers explains, the model takes all this varying data and "moves it downstream" through time to derive potential scenarios in the future.
"We will create time-series maps of how much water there is in the rivers and this will allow us to say, for example, 'Twenty years from now water will not be available downstream beyond a certain point, which will mean that nation will not be able to irrigate crops in that area.'"
Lammers notes that the project will use the "loosely coupled models" in sequential fashion. For example, the modelers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks will run their glacier melt model for the Himalaya driven by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts, or some regional predictions if available. The outcome of that model run would be adapted to the hydrological model and then, using the same IPCC climate drivers, "we'd move that data downstream to get the results," says Lammers. This same process would, in turn, be done using the DNDC and, finally, economic models.
The project's biggest challenge, both Frolking and Lammers note, will be linking the results of the physical models to the economic modeling. "We understand each individual piece within our disciplines but tying that altogether will be very challenging," says Frolking.
Lammers notes that the project will use the "loosely coupled models" in sequential fashion. For example, the modelers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks will run their glacier melt model for the Himalaya driven by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts, or some regional predictions if available. The outcome of that model run would be adapted to the hydrological model and then, using the same IPCC climate drivers, "we'd move that data downstream to get the results," says Lammers. This same process would, in turn, be done using the DNDC and, finally, economic models.
Adds Lammers, "I believe this project will make us aware of the capabilities and limitations of the other disciplines, and that can only be a good thing. It will allow us to learn and become stronger scientists."


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He's a horse that hasn't had a single Australian start before going into the 2011 Melbourne Cup but that hasn't stopped Jukebox Jury from continuing to firm in the betting markets.
The work is being done form him as rivals he's previously vanquished win races making him look like an increasingly solid prospect.
The latest to do this was Americain when he won the Moonee Valley Cup, Jukebox Jury having beaten him easily earlier in the year.
Trainer Mark Johnston says he's continued to do everything right in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup and the betting plunge is well justified.
"The form has worked out extremely well and that's why he (Jukebox Jury) has been dropping in the betting," Johnston said.
"Everything we know about European horses going to the Melbourne Cup, I think Jukebox Jury ticks most of the boxes.
"He's won exactly the right races – the Prix Kergorlay and the Irish (St) Leger."
Jukebox Jury was at one stage paying double figures for the 2011 Melbourne Cup but now he's into as short as 20 to 1.
In fact Johnston says the only possible drawback is the 57kg weight.
"He's got a fair old weight in the Melbourne Cup, but so has Americain," he said.
Jukebox Jury has the ability to lead races if they choose but he's also capable of taking a sit further back.
Johnston says they'll be taking full advantage of that versatility with no decisions made until after the gates open.
"I know in Australia you have this idea that we should all have fixed tactics beforehand. Personally, that's not my style," he said.
"My horses go out and run at the pace that suits them. Jukebox Jury in Europe often tends to be towards the front, but he doesn't have to lead.
"He's not a stop, start horse. My view of the Melbourne Cup is that it's very much a stop start race."
Jukebox Jury will be ridden by Neil Callan in the Melbourne Cup, the same jockey which steered him to victory in the Prix Kergorlay.
Johnston's other horse Fox Hunt is still yet to have a rider confirmed with regular hoop Silvestre de Sousa sticking around in England to try and win the jockey's title.
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Lines are already circling the block with eager gadget junkies hoping to get ahold of one of Apple's hotly anticipated iPad 2, which hits store shelves today. Since its release almost a year ago, the iPad has spurred a technological revolution in the realm of personal gadgets. The new iPad 2 will be 33% thinner, lighter, boast a longer battery life, better graphics, a faster cpu, front and rear facing (720p recording), cameras as well as a HDMI output. It sounds like they've made some notable improvements, but ultimately how much greener will the iPad 2 be?
The iPad 2's thinner and lighter stature (8.8mm versus 13.4mm) means that it requires fewer materials than the previous iPad to produce. Like its predecessor, the iPad 2 is also free of arsenic, BFRs, mercury, PVC, and is highly recyclable – Mother Nature Network has a great article on the best ways to retire your old iPad if you're due for an upgrade.
There's lots of debate over whether an electronic reader is actually better for the environment than printed paper – Good Magazine found that the CO2 scale tips in favor of the iPad upon the purchase of 20 e-books, so if you're a particularly voracious reader you could be doing the earth a favor by making the switch. On the other hand, this doesn't take into account the greenest option of all – borrowing books from a library or lending them among friends. However, you'll be hard pressed to find some titles in physical form in the increasingly de-materialized realm of online publishing.
So can the iPad 2 be considered green? It ultimately comes down to a question of how it will be used – how many books you read, and whether it will supplement – or replace – the use of a larger, more energy and resource-intensive system like a laptop or desktop PC. For now it's not likely that many will give up their keyboards and desktops to go full-time tablet, although for a casual computer user the iPad 2 could be a great scaled-down solution.


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The State Council has published the regulation on implementing the Statistics Law of China, after it was passed at the State Council executive meeting on April 12.
The regulation was formulated based on the Statistics Law.
It describes the conditions for conducting various statistics investigations, and urges research on statistical rules, perfection of statistics in emerging industries, and application of new information technology.
In addition, local governments should not violate statistical entities' rights. Falsification and tampering with statistical data are prohibited.
The regulation also states implementation details, including statistical investigation projects, statistical investigation, statistics management, statistical organs and personnel, supervision and responsibility.
According to the regulation, statistical investigation projects by government departments and local authorities should not overlap with State projects.
Government bodies that work on the projects should demonstrate they are necessary, feasible and scientific, and after approval, details of the projects should be made public.
Also, major projects should be carried out as pilot projects first.
Statistics materials should be submitted with signatures, as well as official seals if they are reported by state organs or public institutions.
Statistics materials should be kept safe. Source data should be kept for no less than two years and summarized data for no less than 10 years.
The regulation also urges establishing a statistics information sharing system, especially among authorities at county-level or above.
Statistics organs at county-level or above should be largely led by their superior statistics organs, and statisticians should be equipped with knowledge of related laws and statistics business.
Statistics organs at county-level or above are banned from conducting for-profit investigations.
Also, overseas statistics entities that request statistical research should entrust domestic foreign-related investigation organs.


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Gibraltar Butte, Sedona, Arizona
Gibraltar Butte Panorama — Images by kenne
To communicate with earth,
converse with spirits,
to report the vortex,
link with the omens of time,
and recurrent images —
a moment in and out of time.
— kenne
Gibraltar Butte, Sedona, Arizona
Gibraltar Butte Panorama — Images by kenne
— kenne
I love hearing what keeps other writers and artists inspired and motivated. The creative process is different for everyone, and the work we create (and how we create it) can be deeply personal. That's why I have such appreciation for people who are willing to open up and share their techniques, work habits, and sources of inspiration with others.
I met Paul and his wife Maureen about fifteen years ago when they were living here in Madison. Both Paul and Maureen are incredibly talented, inspiring, and creative. Not to mention awesome and kind.
Thank you, Paul, for taking the time to answer my questions! I love your work and I'm thrilled to get to share it here on my blog.
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It's no secret that 3D printing is going to transform the manufacturing industry forever… but what about art? See the 3D pen that is going to change art in a big way. It might look simple now, but just think of the possibilities! Click image to see video
Source: http://www.milanartinstitute.com/blog/how-collaboration-begins
It was late summer, 2004, in Thessaloniki Greece. The Milans had been living and working at their studio in Kalamaria for the last few months. They were living in a 900 sq. foot flat 4 floors up with no elevator with 3 small children. The oldest was 5. Their studio floor was littered with countless attempts of sellable art and a multitude of failures. They had been trying to reach new levels and break into unknown creative territory only to exasperate in utter frustration. One summer afternoon while the artist couple sat talking in their studio sipping their frappe coffees while most of Greece enjoyed their siesta, is when the collaboration miracle happened. It was then that heaven had finally heard the cry of their hearts and answered in perfect ironic poetry.
John and Elli had wanted to work together on the same piece for years and tried collaborating many times. Each time ended in arguments and hideous attempts at art. They had also for many years wanted to be able to paint abstracts. They both tried many times and fell short of capturing this elusive language of color and form. The Milans had committed to a 6 month long adventure in Greece and had found themselves in unforeseen financial difficulty half way through their trip. They had three small children, a miniature refrigerator holding nothing but mustard, and a cupboard empty with only spices. They were in a desperate situation. They had been struggling creatively and it looked like all doors were shut. That summer afternoon their five year old girl, Dimitra, shuffled into their studio, and their whole career would change.
"Mommy can I paint?" she asked. Big brown eyes stared at the paint on her mother's palette. Elli handed her paint over to her child and told her she could paint on top of any painting she saw on the floor. Dimitra chose a painting of a beach scene that had been deserted in mid process and left for dead in the painting graveyard that became their studio floor. She sat on the floor, her small body curled beneath her as she freely pushed paint around the surface transfixed on her task. The five year applied the paint with complete purpose and focus as if she were seeing through a door into a world beyond. After only 10 minutes Elli stopped her child and told her to stop painting. Both parents gazed at the painting in astonishment and excitement. Their daughter had created an abstract masterpiece!
Elli quickly photographed the painting and emailed it to a dealer in Canada the couple had been wanting to work with. This dealer had told the artists a few months before, that "He knew they were talented, he was just waiting for them to produce any work that was any good". The message sent to the dealer along with the jpg of the five years old's work read, "What do you think of the new work?"
The following day, John and Elli received an email from the dealer that he loved the new work and would buy 20 pieces similar right away. There was rejoicing and leaping hearts in the Milan's flat that morning, until they wondered how they could reproduce the work. Elli thought she would copy Dimitra's painting exactly until she understood the process and could replicate it. She worked at it all day and was unable to reproduce the painting. John decided to give it a try and reworked Elli's piece. After some time Elli took it back and reworked it. The coupled passed the painting back and forth several times
until it looked about the same as Dimitra's. They exhaled deeply and thought, "only 19 more paintings until they could fill their fridge".
After about 8-10 paintings John and Elli had found a process that worked. They were not only collaborating seamlessly but also creating abstracts. Through their child they had walked through the door into this language of line, color, and form, and were able to paint those far away intangible expressions, those drum beats of heaven.
That afternoon changed the couple's life and career. Their new work quickly spread throughout the united states and Europe in galleries, and collections. Since then the Milans have been in high demand and have explored many facets of this collaboration.
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|Steamy Windows in Donegal
|Donegal artist Jim Osborne, originaly a window cleaner by trade, took a new direction in his art recently and started drawing on the condensation on his kitchen window with his finger and created stunning images which he took photos of. The results are amazing.
On his website he says "The Steamy Windows Collection is a new departure for me. Working very quickly with my finger on the steamy glass, I create the mind's cues for perception of a figure, or figures.
The background is provided by the real world behind the window caught with careful camera positioning, and captured before it is lost, seconds later. Nothing but vapour and light.
Since putting a few of these 'out there', I have received a lot of highly encouraging feedback from photographers and artists who really zone in to their alternating levels of reality and ephemera."
Osborne is a self taught artist, who was later tutored in watercolour. He decided to take his own direction and style and he recently departed into this new medium he calls 'H2O'.
Osborne is currently selling these images on Saatchi Online here
You can also visit his website at www.osborneart.com


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A surefire recipe for entertaining your kids—after school, during school breaks, vacations or "staycations"—is to bring them into the kitchen. Mastering cooking techniques can be more than entertainment; it can reinforce math skills such as counting, measuring and separating, as well as improve hand-eye coordination.
Clabber Girl has safety guidelines and a list of age appropriate skills at Family Fun Guidelines. When you have finished your baking project, download and print their School of Baking Certificate!
February is Bake for Family Fun Month!
There's a new lesson plan for each week in February. Each lesson plan is designed to inspire home bakers while teaching fundamentals of cooking.
Week #1 – Let's Get Started Baking – Bake Buttery Breakfast Biscuits and learn how leavening makes batters rise.
Week #2 – Baking For My Valentine– Bake up some Red Velvet Cupcakes, download and color a Valentine card.
Week #3 – History and Traditions – Corn bread, Johnnycake – history of corn and other names for corn.
Week #4 – Baking For Others – Muffins – done the way you like them! Sweet or savory muffins are delicious family fun treats to bake and share.
Clabber Girl is a member of the Home Baking Association, an organization dedicated to Promoting home baking by providing educators tools and knowledge to perpetuate future generations of home bakers.
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Elephant Ears! – A lesson plan for baking that outlines main baking ingredients and their functions. Recipe – Elephant Ears
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Ways to Ease Dental Anxiety
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You may have read on other dental office sites that patient comfort is a priority. But what does that mean? If you are a person who struggles with dental anxiety, you want to see the proof of this priority. You want to feel it when you call to make your dental appointment, when you walk into the office, and when you are escorted to the treatment room. Dental anxiety is a very real, and very important issue to address, and we are happy to do so in whatever ways we can.
Just talk with us about your feelings of apprehension, your preferences, or your past dental experiences, so we know how to help.
First and foremost, know that Dr. Wylie is a Glen Dale sedation dentist. We recognize the immense value of sedation dentistry techniques and are proud to provide options for our patients. One of the most convenient forms of dental sedation is nitrous oxide. This method is also one of the safest for patients of all ages and individuals with certain health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes. Ask us about nitrous oxide for your next visit.
In addition to sedation, there are other ways that researchers say you can minimize your stress levels before and during dental visits. These include:
- Listen to your favorite music! Science has shown over and over again that music eases our stress; and this doesn't mean having to endure boring Baroque melodies, Beethoven, or even music you would hear in a spa. If Billy Joel floats your boat, or even the latest rap music, tune in. Not only will the sounds in your ears mitigate stress, but your tunes will also override the sounds of the dental office, further calming your nerves.
- Don't miss a visit. One of the reasons that dental anxiety can be so difficult to overcome is because it creates a vicious cycle. You don't like to see the dentist, so you avoid making that routine checkup appointment. Without professional assessment and cleaning, plaque builds up on and around your teeth. Then, the toothache starts. You know the drill. If you want to get a better handle on dental anxiety, don't let yourself skip out on routine care. The more regularly we see you, the less likely we are to find problems.
- Snack well. What do snacks have to do with your dental visits? A lot! According to reports, certain foods, like herbal tea and walnuts, actually reduce stress. So, munch away! Just brush your teeth after.
If you have questions about dental sedation or want to schedule your visit, call 304-845-2480.
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Last year, I got to visit East Texas Machine Works to develop this September '09 cover story about the shop's approach to machining big parts for oil field and other industries. While I was there, Randy Swisher, the company's VP, showed me a huge marine propulsion housing that the shop would soon be machining on its MAG Giddings & Lewis RT 1600 horizontal boring mill. That steel housing required boring operations for three bores measuring 14.9, 18.5 and 64 inches. The shop had ordered Wohlhaupter's off-the-shelf ALU-LINE boring tools to do the job.
Although I didn't get to see this housing being machined during my visit, Karl Hochuli, Wohlhaupter's president, sent this video to me of the various boring operations being performed on the housing. I think it's neat not only to see the accurate 64-inch boring operations, but also to see how the RT 1600's quill extends more than 3 feet to reach the 14.9-inch bore nestled near the middle of the housing.
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Karl notes that the ALU-LINE boring tools are available in diameters as big as 128 inches. He said the monster tool displayed at his IMTS booth stopped almost everyone that walked by it. I'm not surprised.


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Reviews by A.I.R.V.
The Final Summit
On 5/13 A.I.R.V. wrote: This book had a great description that made me want to read it as soon is at it got home. To my disappointment another boring book. I really couldn't get through. I will be honest is one of those book that it will stay in the shell for long time because is not interesting it all. I am sure is not ... The Final Summit
A Conversation with God for Women
On 5/13 A.I.R.V. wrote: A Conversation with God for Women If You Could Ask God Anything What Would It Be? By Marcia Ford. Wow!!! I though, what a wonderful thing to be able to ask God and Jesus questions and get some real honest answers. To my disappointment the book was boring and doll. I guess my expectation where to high. ... A Conversation with God for Women
Fruit of the Spirit: Love
On 2/18 A.I.R.V. wrote: Fruit of the Spirit: Love Cultivating Spirit-Given Character By Calvin Miller The Fruit of the Spirit: Love by Calvin Miller, I wanted to review this book to learn more about the love of God and also to understand the true mining of Love. I found the book to be pretty basic about the teaching of the ... Fruit of the Spirit: Love
On 2/11 A.I.R.V. wrote: FASTING The Ancient Practices By Scot McKnight, Phyllis Tickle I actually wanted to review this book to learn the correct way to fast. I learn to fast only for 40 day before Easter but it was only to give up something in order to try to understand why they are so many people go hungry in the world. ... FASTING
The Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible, NKJV
On 12/30 A.I.R.V. wrote: The Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible by Max Lucado is a Study Bible with devotionals and Life Lessons. It is a wonderful bible. This Bible is easy to use. The verses are in more of a paragraph a single column format which makes it more reader friendly. I enjoy is that the Words are bigger than usually ... The Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible, NKJV
Voices of the Faithful
On 12/22 A.I.R.V. wrote: The book is a great book for the simple reason that brings home the grace of God. This book is the voice of all of those who are call to serve other around the world. Each day devotional is written by a different missionary. I really enjoy this book. The fact that there are so many different authors ... Voice of the Faithful
A Year with God
On 12/6 A.I.R.V. wrote: A 365-day devotional off only the words of God as presented in the Bible For a year journey is a very good book. Each day takes only few minutes to read, but leaves you with a lot more to think about throughout the rest of your day. R.P. Nettlehorst does a great job taking Biblical truth & conveying ... A YEAR WITH GOD
I Lift Up My Soul
On 11/19 A.I.R.V. wrote: I Lift Up My Soul: Devotions to Start Your Day with God by Charles Stanley. This is a devotional book. The format has a Scripture passage to read, a verse, a few paragraphs of inspiration and a sentence prayer. Each daily devotion fills 1 page and can be read from start to finish in about 5 minutes. Even ... I Lift Up My Soul: Devotions to Start Your Day with God
The Grace of God
On 11/19 A.I.R.V. wrote: The Grace of God by Andy Stanley is a book that seeks to explain to people has in understanding of what grace is. The author also explains how God from the Old Testament is not any different from God in the New Testament, but what changes is our perception of God from the old to the new. The is showing ... The Grace of God
Really Woolly Bible Stories
On 10/18 A.I.R.V. wrote: Really Woolly Bible Stories by Illustrations by Julie Sawyer Phillips. Stories retold by Bonnie Rickner Jensen. This is a wonderful children's Bible story book. Stories retold by Bonnie Rickner Jensen and illustrated by Julie Sawyer Phillips, Is a great blible for children. It includes sixteen ... Really Woolly Bible Stories
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Your Money God's Way
On 9/14 A.I.R.V. wrote: Your Money God's Way is written by Amie Streater, easy reading with a very interesting message to take care of God's finances. There are many good lessons in this book, namely that God doesn't make us broke (we do that ourselves through our decisions that lead us to major consequences). Anyone can ... Your Money God's Way
Outlive Your Life
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The Butterfly Effect
On 9/14 A.I.R.V. wrote: The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews. The message is simple but very profound, consequences that our actions and decisions have on ourselves and others. Our actions can help change the world or destroy the world. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers ... The Butterfly Effect
The Boy Who Changed the World
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One Hand, Two Hands
On 8/31 A.I.R.V. wrote: One Hand, Two Hands by Max Lucado. A wonderful children's book with a great art work. Of course the best part of the book is the message. Is showing our children that we can use our hands to do lots of great things to help serve others and to pray to our Father. Love the book. This is the book ... One Hand, Two Hands
Cast of Characters
On 8/16 A.I.R.V. wrote: Cast of Characters, Common People in the Hands of an Uncommon God by Max Lucado is a wonderful, inspiring and uplifting book. Is a perfect collection of short stories about extraordinary people like: Mary, Peter, Matthew, Joseph, Nicodemus, Woman at the Well, David, Esther, Job, The Samaritan Woman, ... Cast of Characters
Driftwood Lane
On 6/30 A.I.R.V. wrote: Driftwood Lane By Denise Hunter A good story!! About forgiveness, finding love and letting go. A young lady name Meredith finds her self caring for two elementary school age kids and teenager makes it for an interesting story. Especially when the "lost" uncle shows up and Meredith doesn't know who ... Drifwood Lane
The Right to Lead
On 6/4 A.I.R.V. wrote: This is a great gift book for Father Day, graduation or anyone who is going into a leadership role. The book is divided into 7 different sections: (1) Action, (2) Vision, (3) Sacrifice, (4) Risk, (5) Determination, (6) Service, and (7) Integrity – all areas that Maxwell believes make a good leader. ... The Right to Lead
Plan B
On 6/3 A.I.R.V. wrote: What Do You Do When God Doesn't Show Up the Way You Thought He Would? By: Pete Wilson Plan B has a new prospective, a new set of glasses. It brings hope, grace and over all encouragement. No more false illusions or promises The book will help people who struggle with God's will. He takes real ... Plan B
The Voice of Psalms
On 4/23 A.I.R.V. wrote: THE VOICE OF PSALM - BOOK REVIEWThe voice of the Psalms comes from the Ecclesia Bible Society and published by Thomas Nelson.It is the book of Psalm presented in "THE VOICE" translation like a devotional book- is very will put together, an easy reading with a good format.I enjoyed it very much. The book ...


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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
WINNER at SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious
Happy Wednesday everyone!! This week we had a total of 271 participants for the SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious--245 with Mr. Froggy and 26 by comment or email! This exciting event is generously sponsored by Diana at the Magnolia-licious shop who will have another surprise for some lucky participant each and every Sunday right here!
The WINNER of the the surprise from Magnolia-licious has been selected by random.org and is.....
140. Debra Smith
Congratulations, Debra and thank you so much for displaying the SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious symbol on your blog!!!! Please contact me before this Friday morning at 8 AM EST so that we can make arrangements to get your Sunday Sensations Surprise to you right away!!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who is helping to spread the word about this wonderful weekly giveaway by placing the symbol on your blogs!! Best wishes to each of you for a magnificent week!!! See you back here on Sunday to share the next SUNDAY SENSATIONS from MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS and I know you will love it!!
12 comments:
- angelique (anlou) said...
hiya sweetie
thanks for the chance sweetie
congrats to debra, enjoy your prize hun
hugs angelique
- January 11, 2012 at 8:13 AM
- Lisa M said...
Congratulations DEBRA!!! :D
- January 11, 2012 at 8:39 AM
- Maureen said...
Congratulations Debra.
- January 11, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Kras said...
Congratulations DEBRA
- January 11, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Rhonda Miller said...
Congrats Debra!!
- January 11, 2012 at 2:46 PM
- Lucia said...
congratulations! :)
- January 11, 2012 at 3:26 PM
- gandi said...
Congrats Debra!
- January 11, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Debra G Smith said...
Thank you Jacque for the awesome candy!!! I am so excited.
- January 11, 2012 at 9:37 PM
- Debra G Smith said...
Wanted to thank all the ladies for the congratulations..Thank you.
- January 11, 2012 at 9:37 PM
- Hlora said...
Congratulations to Debra!
- January 11, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- Pendra said...
Congrats to Debra and once again thanks Jacque for the chance!
- January 11, 2012 at 10:31 PM
- manuela said...
congratulazioni Debra
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I built my Teardrop following the Kuffle Creek plans. The plans have been an excellent guide but I didn't like where the plans placed the axle. The HF trailer is composed of two sections and the axle assembly is used to support the two halves of the trailer. The plans call for moving the axle back which seems like it would weaken the joint between the two halves. On the other hand, leaving the axle in the stock position might make the tongue too light and lead to poor handling. Unfortunately, you don't get to find out how the trailer tows until you're finished. So how do you figure out where to place the axle?
Angib has published an axle placement spreadsheet which will calculate the tongue weight given weight distribution and axle location. I plugged my design in and it turns out that the stock location gave me a tongue weight of about 100# with one battery and 170# with two batteries on the tongue. I didn't want to exceed 180# because the HF manual calls for a maximum of 10% of the total trailer weight on the tongue. So I left the axle in the stock location because I didn't want to move the axle and possibly weaken the trailer. I haven't weighed the tongue and probably won't bother because the trailer tows wonderfully.
Jean and I were towing the trailer out of Buena Vista and a driver tried his best to make us t-bone him. He pulled directly across the road and stopped in our lane when I hit the horn ( I think he freaked out when he heard the horn and just stopped). There was no way I was going to be able to stop so I swerved into the opposing lane going about 45 to get around him. I cracked the whip and the trailer was at the end of the whip. There was a bunch of tire screaching as the trailer whipped back and forth but thats all that happened.
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Students of comparative management studies should review the recent article in The Economist that argues convincingly that the recent trouble suffered by Toyota illustrates fundamental flaws in notions of corporate governance in Japan. Would the presence of independent directors on the Toyota board have made any difference? Is there something that Japanese companies can learn from governance trends and practices in other countries and, if so, how can changes be effectively implemented? This is just one of the many interesting questions in the area of comparative management studies.
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The first CFR recipe post was made one year ago when we did a Bacon Explosion for the Super Bowl party. Well, it's Super Bowl time again and it seems like a good idea to copy another recipe (or three). Two in a row means it is now a tradition.
If you live in this part of the country, you've most likely heard people talk about the Loveless Cafe and perhaps you've been there yourself. Unfortunately I have not, but I have listened to people rave about their breakfast for years, specifically their famous biscuits. I've also heard mention of their Watermelon Ribs, but never really given them much thought until I read this article about Loveless Pitmaster George Harvell. I reckon he has the perfect job! The pictures of the ribs on that page were hard to ignore, and a few minutes spent browsing their website revealed two things:
- Watermelon Ribs are only served on Thursdays for lunch (or until they run out).
- They publish a lot of their recipes online, including this one.
I look forward to an all day Countryside Food Ride where I can hit Loveless for some of those breakfast biscuits, ride Natchez Trace down and back, and then hit Loveless for another meal before heading home. But that'll have to wait for spring or summer, and it probably won't happen on a Thursday, and I don't want to wait for these ribs. So we made them for the Super Bowl.
The wonderfully simple recipe for Loveless Cafe Watermelon Ribs can be found here.
|Loveless Cafe Dry Rub & BBQ Sauce.
Yes, it's fun and satisfying to make your own rub and your own BBQ sauce, but today we were trying to replicate the dish as served at Loveless. So I ordered their rub and BBQ sauce from the website. The rub was spicier than I expected and it looks just like the rub you see George working with in this video where he briefly describes it. The sauce is about what I expected -- dark red, thick, and sweet.
All the ingredients. Pretty simple, huh? I only used about 1/3 of the rub/brown sugar mixture on these two racks of ribs. Not pictured is a smaller third rack that was not intended to be watermelon ribs. I let it finish on the smoker for comparison -- it got the Loveless rub (no extra brown sugar) and was finished with the Loveless BBQ sauce.
[Cutting and trimming St. Louis style ribs is not my specialty. It took me about thirty minutes to do the three racks. This is probably why I prefer baby backs.]
As I finished preparing the smoker, my 12-year-old assistant took this picture of the rubbed ribs. It was better than my picture, so there it is.
The two big racks went on the top grate of a Weber Smokey Mountain cooker, with the third rack on the lower grate. We used hickory for smoke and tried to keep the temp around 225.
|16 Bean Soup ingredients.
With a few hours to kill, we set about preparing our second borrowed recipe -- 16 Bean Soup for Momma. This is something I never considered making until our friends at Stoney Creek Farm showed up at the market yesterday with smoked ham hocks. They gave me a rough recipe idea that sounded like fun, and it was fun. It made the house smell great while the ribs did the same for the backyard.
My assistant used some soup ingredients to make his little brother a snowman. It was, in fact, his little brother's first snowman. And it looked like a snowgirl.
At the two hour mark the smoker was staying steady between 225 and 250 without much effort on my part.
|St. Louis Style Ribs after three hours on the WSM @ 225-250 degrees.
At the three hour mark, we pulled the big ribs off and moved the smaller rack up to the top grate.
|Oven Prep.
The post-smoker pre-oven process is easy as pie:
- Cut the ribs into sections of two or three.
- Arrange the ribs in an oven-safe pan or two (each rack fit nicely in an 11x9 pan).
- Cover with BBQ sauce.
- Top with watermelon chunks.
- Cover tightly with foil and place in 300 degree oven for a couple hours.
|St. Louis Style Ribs w/ Loveless Cafe Rub & BBQ Sauce.
4.5 hours @ 225-250 degrees.
The smoked ribs were done a few minutes before the watermelon ribs were ready to come out of the oven. Good timing to allow for a comparison.
|Watermelon Ribs after two hours in the oven @ 300 degrees.
|The obligatory motorcycle or Corvette pic that has nothing to do with nothing.
Corvette Z-06 @ the National Corvette Museum.
We loved the C6, and we're ready for the C7!
|Watermelon Ribs.
They smell incredible coming out of the oven and at first glance you can see the meat falling off the bone. Based on appearance, you probably wouldn't think that these ribs had been smoked at all -- they do look like they've been braised and you can't see the smoke ring that is hidden under the sauce until you start cutting off individual ribs.
I really like the Loveless dry rub & BBQ sauce on both sets of ribs. Together they provide a nice combination of sweet and heat that compliments the smoke flavor quite well. The watermelon ribs differ from the smoked ribs in two ways -- texture and sweetness.
The smoked ribs aren't chewy, but they do need a little tug before the meat pulls cleanly off the bone. On the other hand, the watermelon ribs are truly fall-off-the-bone tender and after braising they seem more moist. I was a bit surprised that the watermelon ribs retained so much of the smoke flavor that we love, and on top of that was the added sweetness from the brown sugar plus the subtle yet unmistakable taste of watermelon.
Properly smoked ribs are one of my favorite things on the planet, but after trying them side-by-side with the watermelon version my beloved smoked ribs seemed to taste a little... flat. We ate more watermelon ribs than smoked ribs, and not just because there were more of them to eat.
Next time I'll cut them into two-rib sections and serve them without the watermelon chunks to see if unsuspecting guests are surprised by the flavor. I'll also use more sauce. Comparing these pictures to the Loveless pictures, I think each rack (or each pan) should probably get almost one full bottle. And although Loveless recommends spare ribs for this recipe, I'll have to see how it works with baby backs.
|Watermelon Ribs on the left.
Smoked Ribs on the right.
Bad light.
|16 Bean Soup.
I don't know what this soup is supposed to look or taste like, but it was a big hit around here. We'll make it again as soon as I can get another one of those smoked ham hocks. I feel sorry for people who use the artificial ham flavoring packet.
|Chicken wings frying in the wok.
Halftime. For our third borrowed recipe, we prepared some hot wings using Kenji's method from The Food Lab. They were fried [earlier in the day]... and then fried again [at halftime]... and then tossed in Buffalo Wing Sauce from our Hillbilly Griller friends. They were perfect.
|Buffalo Wings.
|Super Bowl Sampler.
We don't care too much about the 49ers or the Ravens, but here in Hilltopper Country this game was a pretty big deal. Jack Harbaugh coached our football team to a national championship, and more importantly he saved WKU's football program with a lot of help from both Jim and John. While I'll never understand Jim's play calls from the five yard line on that last drive, it was certainly an exciting game. And congrats to the rookie from WKU, Bobby Rainey, on getting that ring! Another lesson in how a hard work ethic pays off -- undrafted, he won a roster spot based on his preseason performance. Although he never played a regular season game, he is a Super Bowl Champion in just his first year away from the hill. Well done, sir.
Till next year when we copy somebody else's recipe(s), here's to hoping I find myself in Nashville on a Thursday afternoon sometime soon so I can sample the real deal...
UPDATE (5/21/14): George showed the Watermelon Ribs recipe to the world on the Today show this morning. He also shared the rub recipe here.


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During May 26-28th the Let's Test Conference took place in beautiful Runö, close to the archipelago of Stockholm. Let's Test has a focus on Context-Driven Testing. The line up was just as impressive for the testing community as a Monsters Of Rock line up is for rock fans. I Made a quick video to sum up these three […]
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I love how SoapUI have made web service testing a lot easier and Hey! Smartbear will host their first user conference with guest speakers from Spotify, Citerus, Crisp, Centiro and of course SmartBear themselves on May 23rd! Seats are very limited and I know the house will be packed so Hurry up and Sign up here!


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Auction 82 / Armi Antiche e Militaria
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During the online auction, which will close on 12th July 2017, antique sabres and antique guns, will be up for sale, together with the Property of a Noble Gentleman from Taranto, the Collection of a Mlianese Gentleman, antique rifles and other.
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Schrader is an electrical engineer and specializes in systems and control. She has been the chancellor of Missouri S & T since April of 2012.
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My concern with the recipe was that fruit and vegetables may contain pesticide residues, and that we needed to place STRONG cautions on the recipe card.
Here's my line of thinking:
- The limits for pesticide residues on fruit and vegetables are set by the EPA. However, although pesticide residues are limited, it is unlikely that fruit and vegetables purchased at the store have zero pesticide residues.
- Some of these pesticides are organophosphates. Organophosphates inhibit cholinesterase, which is an enzyme that insects have - but that humans and other mammals also possess. Thus, the same pesticides which act against insects also impact humans. It's no surprise then, that organophosphates are often implicated in cases of pesticide poisoning.
- Their higher metabolic activity and lower body mass make infants and children more prone to pesticide poisoning, compared to adults.
- Water is the universal solvent, and is often used to dissolve the active ingredient of many pesticides.
I searched the USDA Maximum Residue Database for the maximum allowable residue limits (MRL) for malathion (a common organophosphate) on lemon, lime and sweet orange in the United States. All had a MRL of 8 parts per million (ppm). It was interesting to note that the MRL of 8 ppm in the USA is orders of magnitude higher than the default MRL for citrus set by the European Union (0.01 ppm), Canada (0.1 ppm), Japan (0.01 ppm), Malaysia (0.01 ppm), New Zealand (0.1 ppm) or South Africa (0.01 ppm).
Although the MRL for malathion on citrus is 8 ppm, in practice, citrus water likely contains far less than 8 ppm. First, the 8 ppm is a maximum residue level, and not the actual residue level. Second, not all of the residues are likely to dissolve back into the water. But, in my line of thinking, it is probably that **some** of the residue will dissolve. And, although I couldn't find many examples of published research on what would be termed 'sub-chronic exposure' (i.e., very low levels of exposure, over an extended period of time), one study performed on mice found no discernible impact of low level exposure to malathion.
So, in one sense, I'm probably being over-reactive. But, I still maintain that it's better to be safe than sorry - particularly when working with children. And, with a few easy tweaks, we can easily reduce potential sub-chronic exposures to pesticides. Thus, there's no real need to bother with a recipe that could potentially expose kids to low levels of pesticide.
What tweaks would I recommend, if you're preparing your own flavored waters at home?
- Peel cucumbers or citrus prior to placing them in the water. This will greatly reduce pesticide residues, as the vast majority of residue resides on the outer peel. Maybe people leave the rinds and peels on because it provides a beautiful shot of color. However, it's not worth it (in my opinion) to needlessly introduce potential pesticide residue into your water.
- Follow the National Pesticide Information Center's tips for reducing pesticide residues on fruit and vegetables. Briefly, wash produce under running water. Don't dunk or soak. Don't use soap, bleach or veggie washing products, as these have been shown to be no more effective than running water, and may even 'trap' residues in pores of the produce.
- Choose organic over conventionally produced fruit and vegetables. Organic pesticides aren't necessarily less toxic than synthetic pesticides. After all, organic pesticides are still pesticides - and pesticides are generally formulated to *kill* something. However, the major advantage of organic over synthetic pesticides is that organics tend to degrade quicker. In fact, studies show that organically grown produce has about 1/3 the pesticide residue of conventionally grown produce.
- For flower-flavored waters or for pastries or other drinks those that use flowers as a garnish, use ones that you've grown in your own garden, so that you can know how they have been grown. The MRL database doesn't list residue limits for flowers - probably because flowers aren't considered edible crops. So, when you garnish your cake with pansies, or add lavender as a garnish on ice cream - the pesticide residues may be higher than what you would find in edible crops. Once again, better safe than sorry - and the best way to be safe is to know 100%, without a doubt how those flowers were grown.
By the way, I love learning new things. This week, a paper I submitted with my amazing graduate student, Abha Gupta, was accepted for publication in HortTechnology. Briefly, we re-analyzed published data from the literature, and found that nutrition education programs that have gardening component increased vegetable consumption in kids. However, nutrition education programs without a gardening component had no such effect. As part of the revision process prior to publication, I need to make sure that our format is correct, as well as fix minor errors in grammar. I never knew that the plural of fruit is fruit. I always thought that fruit was singular and fruits was plural. Who knew??


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My Mum's birthday was just this past week and the family got together for an afternoon tea for her – I'll definitely be posting my Portuguese Custard tart recipe soon!
[Mum with two of her gorgeous grandchildren]
I know every girl says this but I truly do have the best mum - this one's a keeper! ;) She not only listens while I ramble on about history or books or cooking, but would do anything for me (and any of the family). She's also great a great partner in crime for shopping trips, coffee outings and just whenever I come up with random crazy things to do. Anyway, happy birthday Mum, I love you lots! xo