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A New Jersey widower was reunited last week with the gold wedding band he lost 15 years ago while cutting down a Christmas tree at Wyckoff's Farm in White Township. The holiday miracle was bittersweet for 68-year-old David Penner because Nancy, the love of his life who gave him the ring on their wedding day in the summer of 1974, passed away on September 30.
"Maybe it's her way of saying, 'Everything is OK,'" Penner told NJ.com.
Fifteen years ago, Penner had visited Wyckoff's Farm in rural western New Jersey with his wife and two teenage sons to score the perfect Christmas tree. It was a cold day and Penner wasn't wearing gloves. His hands were numb and during the process of sawing down the tree his wedding ring somehow slipped off his finger. He didn't realize the ring was gone until he got home.
Penner returned to the farm, but his efforts to find the ring were fruitless. He accepted the hard truth that the ring was likely gone forever. He and his wife decided that they wouldn't buy a replacement ring. Nothing could match the original, and the important thing was that they had each other.
This past April, third-generation Christmas tree farmer John Wyckoff was planting saplings off the back of his tractor when a glint on the ground caught his attention. John was used to unusual items turning up on his farm. He's found arrowheads, broken sunglasses, old children's toys and chunks of glass, but this time he had something special.
Caked with black soil was a gold wedding band inscribed on the inside with the phrase, "To David. Love, Nancy" and the wedding date "July 20, 1974."
Wyckoff knew this ring was a cherished keepsake, but he wasn't sure how to find the rightful owner. He kept the wedding band on his kitchen's window sill for the next seven months.
By a stroke of good luck, the popular website NJ.com was planning to do a feature story on Wyckoff's Christmas tree farm. Wyckoff tipped off the reporter that he had found the ring and the website soon ran a story titled "This tree farmer found a lost wedding ring — help him identify the owner." The story posted on Friday, December 2. Five days later, Wyckoff and the website had found their man.
Penner's sister-in-law had seen the story online and encouraged Penner to head over to the farm to meet with Wyckoff. To prove he was the owner, Penner described the ring's design in great detail and correctly noted the wedding date inscribed on the band. (NJ.com's story had reported the "To David. Love, Nancy" inscription, but didn't reveal the date.)
"Now that I've got it back, that's a good thing," he told NJ.com. "It's like the best Christmas present you could have at the present time."
Penner added, "Seems like somebody up above is looking down... There's a reason for a lot of things and maybe it's her way of saying 'Everything is OK.'"
Credits: Screen captures via Insideedition.com.


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Fueled by a lot of promotion, the TV series was launched in January and drew good reviews and strong numbers. The two-hour premiere attracted a 3.3 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic with 10.05 million total viewers. Opposite some tough competition from CBS, Alcatraz was in second place in its timeslots.
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In February, NBC launched season two of The Voice and Alcaraz's ratings took a big dive. They ropped 18% on February 6th and then another 17% on the 13th. The numbers just kept falling after that.
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Sam Schulman for Jewish World Review argues that Jewish votes for Democrats speed the process by which the Democratic Party becomes the natural home for anti-Semitic sentiment. His argument is that the Dems take the Jewish vote for granted and thus feel free to pander to anti-Semitic elements. Schulman describes three such elements. First, populists connected to anti-Semitic elements within the Black community and the Arab-American population (e.g. Cynthia McKinney). Second, self-proclaimed idealists like Jimmy Carter. Third, the left-wing anti-war crowd "motivated by hatred of Israel, hatred of America, and inborn affection for bullying that is at the basis of all Socialism." Of particular concern to Schulman is the fact that elite universities, whose divestment movements equate Israel with the South Africa of 25 years ago, are becoming the "seedbeds of the new, high-minded anti-Semitism" whose leaders "will soon be dominating the Democratic Party."
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Thoughts for the week
At least I have a really clean desk right now.
See. I so rarely can show you my desk...hehehe
This week is going to be one of those weeks. Two days of work, then off for a long work weekend in New Orleans again. Busy busy, but at least I'll be enjoying some good food! And the Saints are in the playoffs so it is going to be crazy there this weekend! I'm figuring that even though I'll be working, the team I'll be working with will be so relaxed and hyped up for the game that it should be a good weekend. And I've been to NOLA enough to know that the school I'll be working at on Friday will be having "Saints" day....so I'm bringing my black to wear (don't think I have any gold though?).
My main knit for the weekend is a secret, but I did pull out my Uncle Frank sock in Socks that Rock and work on it a bit because I'll be bringing it to NOLA. The gusset decreases are done, so I'm sure this will be done soon. I do love how this pattern is knitting up, even in a variegated colorway!
And the best thing to clean to, in my opinion, is either a CSI or Law & Order Marathon on tv, and when you need a break from that, well, I got out Season One of The West Wing . Love it.
Here's to a good week!
Happy Knitting!
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16 comments:
- Sam said...
Good idea using that mug as a pencil cup. I love the way it looks but mine never keeps my tea warm!
Have fun in New Orleans.
- January 18, 2010 at 5:03:00 PM PST
- Rani said...
Yeah! Cleaning!
(who am I kidding. . . I hate cleaning)
But boy, does it feel good. Pretty desk picture.
I, myself, cleaned out our front hall dresser that, surprisingly, was full of my husband's #$@&. ugh.
And of course, knitting in the meantime. . . mwoo ha ha haaaa. We must take our breaks.
- January 18, 2010 at 5:32:00 PM PST
- Scrabblequeen said...
You continue to be a better woman than I...I don't think I'd voluntarily use my day off to clean! Happy travels.
- January 18, 2010 at 6:07:00 PM PST
- Jackie's Stitches said...
I love your method of motivation when it comes to cleaning!
We went on a cleaning frenzy over Christmas. It stirred up my allergies.
- January 18, 2010 at 6:17:00 PM PST
- Jill L said...
OMG West Wing is many favorite show of all time and perfect to knit by!
- January 18, 2010 at 6:19:00 PM PST
- Lindsay said...
Ughh, cleaning! My house is going to teetering into "Hoarders" territory by the time I get a chance to clean it. I did clear enough of my desk to make a nice working area, though. I can't really use the word "clean" because I achieved my nice work area by smooshing everything over onto the other leg of my desk.
- January 18, 2010 at 6:22:00 PM PST
- Zonda said...
It's so nice to relax after it's done though? Not that I'd know it right now, still not finished with mine since son went back to school. I like your little glass jar o'yarn! Have a good trip!
- January 18, 2010 at 8:06:00 PM PST
- Darcys Knotty Knitter said...
I have the same knit coffee mug the monkey is so very cute and your new sock is lovely in pattern and colorway:) Hugs Darcy
- January 18, 2010 at 10:44:00 PM PST
- Jolynn said...
Noticed that you are bringing A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Just thought I would chime in that I thought it was a very good read... :)
- January 19, 2010 at 1:52:00 AM PST
- dianne said...
You're so ambitious! I just finally got the last of the Christmas decorations put away this weekend! Love the Uncle Frank and the adorable puppy project bag!
- January 19, 2010 at 5:41:00 AM PST
- SissySees said...
I've tried that, but I lose track of time when I'm knitting and rarely accomplish much cleaning...
Have a great trip!
- January 19, 2010 at 6:25:00 AM PST
- Kris said...
Your jar of yarn is a lovely idea, and I adore your zombie sock monkey!
- January 19, 2010 at 6:29:00 AM PST
- Gigi said...
Oh so nice & tidy! Why can I never seem to get there in my little work space?!
- January 20, 2010 at 7:06:00 AM PST
- Maria said...
Would you like to start on my sewing room??? It's driving me nuts!
- January 20, 2010 at 11:00:00 AM PST
- SnowCat said...
The hubs got lucky and hit a deal on Amazon for the entire West wing Box set for an amazing deal. I love that show.
- January 21, 2010 at 11:20:00 AM PST
- weezalana said...
I love it when Spike has a CSI marathon on. It's great to knit to! When I clean, it's generally with my iPod and belting out tunes, which I'm sure my neighbors just love. ;)
- January 21, 2010 at 1:12:00 PM PST


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British birdfeeders split blackcaps into two genetically distinct groups
In the forests of Germany live large numbers of blackcaps, a small species of songbird. They all look very similar, but they actually belong to two genetically distinct groups that are becoming more disparate with time. For the moment, the best way to tell them apart is to wait for winter. As the cold sets in, one group of blackcaps flies southwest to Spain, while a smaller group heads northwest towards Britain.
If the prospect of spending winter in Britain rather than Spain seems odd to you, you're not alone. Indeed, blackcaps were hardly ever ventured across these shores before the 1950s. But since then, the birds have taken advantage of the glut of food left out on bird tables by animal-loving Brits. These banquets, along with the luxury of not flying over the Alps, have made Britain an increasingly popular holiday destination for wintering blackcaps. And that has set them down the path towards becoming two separate species.
The mystery of Britain's winter blackcaps was solved in a classic series of experiments by Peter Berthold (awesome beard) in 1992. Berthold found that chicks from the two populations (those that fly to Britain and those that fly to Spain) would always fly in the same direction as their parents even if they were raised in identical environments. This strongly suggested that their travel plans were genetically set, and Berthold proved that by breeding birds from the two groups. Amazingly, their offspring migrated in a west-northwest direction, about halfway between the routes of their parents.
Berthold went on to show that the blackcaps' inherited itineraries were the result of a handful of genes at most. And these initial differences have become magnified over time. When spring returns, the blackcaps fly home, they select mates and they form bonds that will last until the next year. But those returning from Britain have less distance to cover so they reach Germany first and they pair up with each other. When the stragglers from Spain get there, they only have each other to mate with.
Even though all of these birds spend most of the year in each others' company, they are actually two populations separated by barriers of time that prevent genes from flowing from one group to another. Gregor Rolshausen from the University of Freiburg has found that their genetic separation is already well underway.
He has found the Spanish migrants are genetically more distinct from the British ones than they are to individuals from more distant parts of Germany, some 800km away. These differences have arisen over just 30 generations and they're now sizeable enough that with a bit of DNA sequencing, individuals can be assigned to the right group with an accuracy of 85%.
It's highly unlikely that the British migrants arose because of an influx of genes from other blackcap populations. For a start, no European blackcaps had ever been found to migrate in a northwesterly direction before 1960.
Instead, Rolshausen thinks that the crucial factor was human altruism – by giving food to wintering birds, we also gave an advantage to any individuals with mutations that sent them in an unorthodox direction. Previously such birds would have simply died, but with humans around, they (and the genes they carried) flourished.
Their bodies have even changed. The British migrants have rounder wings. In general, European blackcaps with shorter migration routes tend to have rounder wings – they're more manoeuvrable but less suited to long distances. They also have narrower and longer beaks, for they are generalists that mostly eat seeds and fat from garden feeders. Birds that arrive in Spain eat fruit and those with broader bills can eat larger fruit.
Their colours are also slightly different. British migrants have browner backs and beaks, while the Spanish migrants are greyer. It's not clear why, but Rolshausen thinks that these changing hues could provide the birds with a way of recognising, and sticking to, their closer relatives.
This is one of the few studies to show that human activities – the provision of food to wintering birds – are powerful enough to set up reproductive barriers among animals that live in the same place. It also shows that these first few steps of speciation can happen with extraordinary pace, in just 50 years or so. As Rolshausen notes, the blackcaps are testament to the speed with which evolution can operate.
No one can say whether the blackcaps will actually split into two different species. All the conditions are right, but our activities may change the playing field once again, so that the birds experience entirely new sets of evolutionary pressures.
Reference: Current Biology 10.1016/j.cub.2009.10.061
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How does one destroy an idea? Further, how does one destroy the truth? Corrupt governments have been struggling with this dilemma since men wore loincloths and worshiped fire. Fortunately for those of us in the "lower strata" of social organization, honorable ideas and indelible truths have a life of their own. Even when a culture as a whole remains oblivious and unguarded, the facts tend to rise to the surface one way or another. The reality which elitists at least partly understand, is that the truth cannot be destroyed, but it can be forgotten, at least for a time.
This is a never-ending process. New generations arise, greater awareness builds, old but astonishing concepts of freedom are rediscovered, and the machine must struggle once again to keep the cogs in line. The truth is a metaphysical force. When you do battle with the truth, you do battle with the universe, and the universe's Kung Fu is superior to your Kung Fu.
Oligarchs and tyrants still attack the foundations of natural law and natural liberty by conning the public into believing that these inherent belief systems are "antiquated" or "passe", but this strategy has a limited effect as long as strong freedom champions exist. Liberty based movements and organizations are often tenacious, intelligent, socially savvy, and much more willing to sacrifice themselves for their cause than the enemy is willing for his cause. The truth, when wielded by formidable warriors, rolls forward like an high velocity electric storm.
Because of this dynamic, criminal governments and their puppeteers have taken a simpler path, moving to cripple and defame the speakers of truth in a manner that they hope will stain and sully the truth itself.
In the past decade, the Liberty Movement has grown beyond all expectation. Millions of people have been jolted from their intellectual sleep to discover a nation and a world on the brink of economic, political, and moral collapse. They have seen beyond the veil. They have been disgusted. And now, they are preparing to fight back. Among those with open eyes are certain standouts; those individuals and groups who were railing against the establishment and its maniacal methods long before it was fashionable. These men and women are leaders, in the sense that they are teachers rather than managers. They do not control the movement, but they do INSPIRE the movement. It is the most dedicated and the most uplifting of activists that the system tends to target in order to demean the core strength of the overall movement and tarnish its reputation.
A recent and malicious example is the subversive electronic planting of false evidence in an attempt to connect organizations like Oath Keepers, We Are Change, and PANDA to illicit and illegal pornographic materials:
This is only one method of attack in the arsenal of slander and destabilization, and while the culprits behind the action are not yet known, the strategy is very similar to government run demonization campaigns of the past (just read up on the history of Cointelpro). The following is a list of tactics commonly used by governments to divide activist groups, reduce their momentum, or cripple their image in the public eye…
Low Hanging Fruit
A tactic used over and over again by federal agents is the "grooming" of unaware stooges, or people only loosely associated with a particular organization, otherwise known as "low hanging fruit". This is done through carefully planned suggestive questions by undercover operatives. These questions will usually be designed to elicit an incriminating response, which is then used to arrest the activist and smear the organization he belongs to by association. For instance, if someone you have not known for very long (meaning less than several years) asked you:
"If the SHTF, what buildings would you blow up and how would you do it?"
"Which local cops do you think you would take out if you had to and how would you do it…?"
Then there is a good chance you are talking to a fed, or an informant with a wire. Charges are built using the concept of "conspiracy", meaning, if they catch you on tape discussing anything that might be construed as committing a specific crime, you can be arrested and charged. This is exactly how the FBI pursued their case against Hutaree Militia members in 2010, which eventually fizzled. However, federal agencies have been very successful in many other incidences. Anyone participating in Liberty Movement activism should remain vigilant, and should never enter into hypothetical discussions of specific violent actions.
Image Destruction
To stop good men from doing good things, you can kill them, but this is messy and creates many questions. If possible, it is better to simply damage their public image as "good men". That is to say, if you make good men criminals in the eyes of the public, then no one will ask questions when you use force against them later. The sad reality is, many people WANT to believe the worst in others. Much of humanity is infected with apathy, compliance, and nihilism. They live empty lives pandering like beggars for scraps from a soulless system. They claim they want to believe in honor, courage, and clarity, but when confronted with a person who actually exhibits these qualities in abundance, they secretly feel ashamed of their own inadequacies.
A substantial part of our society revels in the snuffing of heroes, because they never want to admit how cowardly they personally are in comparison. The fall of a hero makes them feel better about themselves.
Defamation works because people assume in most cases that slander is true without evidence to support it. Depending on the nature of the supposed crime, the stain may never go away even after vindication in a court of law. If you want to poison the citizenry against a particular freedom group, why not create false accusations of thievery, rape, murder, terrorism, child pornography, etc. among its members?
Planting Evidence
Evidence planting is an old favorite of evil men, but in the digital age, such corruption has taken on more elaborate life. Computers are layered storage devices, and most computer users never deal with or touch a majority of these layers. As the Snowden/NSA scandal has now made abundantly clear, the government has the ability not to mention the legal framework to allow infiltration of your computer's underlying structure. They can remove whatever information they wish, and, they can ADD whatever information they wish. A computer could be secretly laced with incriminating data without the user being aware.
Furthermore, arrested activists have no ability to monitor their home environment. Whatever is "found" within the home can immediately be used as evidence against the owner, even if the home has been placed out of the owner's control. Law enforcement officials are not necessarily required to search a person's home under owner supervision. Anything can be planted at anytime.
Make The Legal Appear Illegal
The following video was discovered within the DHS/FEMA HSEEP website archives. It portrays an imagined scenario using fictional news footage in which "militia members" are raided by federal officers under the guise of stopping terrorism:
Take note that the DHS lists semi-automatic firearms, ammo, night vision, and flak jackets as "contraband" in the video. These are all perfectly legal items today. Arrests of those within the liberty community are often accompanied by a display of stockpiled weapons, as if the stockpiling of firearms is illegal. Household chemicals, fertilizers, or reloading gunpowders are commonly presented to the public as "bomb making materials".
During a crisis, prepping could easily be labeled "hording", and those with the good sense to organize for their own survival might be treated as "selfish" or "treasonous" for refusing to surrender their stockpiles to emergency management bureaucrats to be parceled out as they see fit. In this way, the establishment uses the fears of the populace to open morally relative doors. That which was normal and legal before is made illegal without the law ever actually being changed.
Scatter Gun False Flags
Large scale complex false flag operations used to be a tried and true fallback for despotic regimes (I recommend deep study into the exposure of Operation Gladio for a greater understanding of how False Flags function). Lately, though, intricate false flags seem to be backfiring on the establishment. The Boston Marathon Bombing did produce an opportunity to test run large scale martial law tactics in a populated area not seen since Katrina, but the event was incredibly sloppy. Most Americans are at least partially suspicious of the nature of the attack and the government response, including the fact that the two main suspects were longtime FBI informants.
False flag events will certainly be used against the Liberty Movement, but I believe this will be done using multiple smaller scale attacks with less players involved, like a spray of shot from a scatter gun. The "crazed constitutionalist gun-nut" fantasy will be trotted out over and over again in random shootings, bombings, cop killings and so on. The media will make it seem as though stepping outside of your home is certain death by way of "right wing extremism". Targets will be random and unassuming, giving rise to fears that anyone, no matter where they live, could be next.
Night Of Long Knives
Beyond the realm of defamation lay physical action. Every tyranny in history finalized authority using a "wiping of the slate", as it were. Political opponents are swept away in the night, or killed in their beds in a meticulously organized and coordinated assault. This may seem like an outmoded style of government aggression, but it is still used today. Once again, the raids on members of the Hutaree Militia were handled exactly like a Night of Long Knives scenario, using multiple groups of officers in three separate states. Regardless of what you might think of the Hutaree, the point is that the establishment is training its law enforcement to use such tactics and use them in advanced ways.
Prominent Liberty Movement proponents should prepare for the worst, harden their homes, and build strong local community in case such an event arises. The process of "decapitating the leadership" of ideologically opposing organizations is a mainstay of oligarchy. In the U.S. today, the existence of the indefinite detention and rendition provisions of the NDAA and the "enemy combatant status" applied to classified White House assassination lists means this concern is not paranoia, but a cold hard reality of life for any American standing against the system.
Good Guys And Bad Guys
In order for any government or corporate aristocracy to take control of a culture, it must first assert itself as relevant. It must at least appear useful to the people, so that it can gain their support. As long as the state is viewed as the "bad guy" in the public mind, there can be no dominance. A new bad guy must be engineered, and who better to present as the great villain than your most effective political adversaries.
There will come a time in the near future when the demonization campaigns of the DHS or the SPLC today will seem like a cakewalk. Count on it. The best our movement can do for now is to expose each misstep of the establishment, and continue to weaken their position. Every time we call out a propaganda initiative, or derail it in advance of its inception, we reduce THEIR public image, and cement our own.
It's a bit ironic, but usually what evil men want most is to be seen as saviors; as guardians and protectors. They want to be seen as benevolent knights in shining armor coming to rescue the poor oblivious multitudes. When any information war hits it's climax, the goal of either side is to maintain the moral high ground. We already have it, and thus, they have to take it. How they will seek to do this is at once predictable, and horrifying.
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By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) _ Thousands of Egyptian protesters marched on the presidential palace and Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square on Tuesday to protest a contentious Islamist-backed draft constitution, after the country's Justice Ministry ordered a probe into allegations of widespread voting irregularities during Saturday's first round of voting on the document.
Since the country's political crisis erupted more than three weeks ago, the opposition has kept the pressure on the government of President Mohammed Morsi with mass marches that at times have seen turnouts of hundreds of thousands. Morsi's Islamist supporters have countered with rallies of their own.
Chanting "down with Brotherhood rule," and "your constitution is void," the opposition made its first major street push since Saturday's round of voting on the constitution. Preliminary results showed that 56 percent of voted cast "yes." The second round of voting is set for Saturday. The opposition fears that large Islamist constituencies in rural and upper Egypt will increase the votes in favor.
Turnout was also low in Egypt's 150 diplomatic missions, which opened their doors for a half million Egyptian expatriates to vote. Preliminary results showed stark difference between Egyptians in Arab Gulf countries and elsewhere. In Washington D.C., more than 70 percent of voters said "no," while in Saudi city of Jeddah, more than 80 percent voted "yes."
Islamists have suggested that passage of the constitution would give them a clearer mandate, but the opposition groups say the process has been rushed, turnout has been low and irregularities in the voting have been rife.
They insist that the constitution requires more than a simple majority, and many have called for the referendum voting to be repeated because of irregularities. The Brotherhood says the country's Elections Committee can adjudicate complaints.
The protests also follow closely on new blows in the conflict between Morsi and the judiciary. More leading judges announced a boycott of the second leg of voting, and the Prosecutor General Talaat Abdullah submitted his resignation just a month after Morsi appointed him.
Abdullah had come under fire from fellow prosecutors, who accused him of pressuring a judge not to release some 130 anti-Morsi protesters from detention.
Analysts were skeptical about Abdullah's resignation.
"The resignation of the prosecutor general is not innocent and it is meant to rescue the referendum from becoming legally invalid and to push the prosecutors to oversee the vote," said legal expert Nasser Amin on his social networking site Twitter.
The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement denouncing "forcing the prosecutor general to resign," calling it a "dangerous precedent."
The Brotherhood again described the opposition as "a group of thugs." It demanded that the country's Supreme Judicial Council reject the resignation.
Along with the prosecutors' protests, one prominent judicial body that did involve itself in the first round of voting, the State Council, said that it would boycott the second round in protest at the alleged irregularities. The Council provided 1,500 of the 7,000 judges involved in the first round.
The vote on Egypt's post-revolution constitution comes against a backdrop of deep polarization that split the country's political forces into two camps: one led by Islamists including Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group and ultraconservative Salafis, and the second led by the National Salvation Front, an alliance of liberal and left-leaning political parties and youth groups backed by Christians, as well as Muslims who are skeptical of the Brotherhood.
Liberals, Christians and others have criticized the Islamist domination of the constitution process, particularly the insertion of clauses that they say pave the way to a religious state and threaten civil liberties. They say the breakneck pace of its drafting and passage will only polarize the country further.
The Brotherhood counters that the passage of the constitution would be a much-needed boost for political stability.
Rights groups and opposition say they filed complaints of violations, including judges who they intentionally stalled the vote in constituencies anticipated to oppose it. They also say judges, whose supervision is required by law in Egyptian elections, were replaced by court employees in some districts to replace judges who boycotted the vote.
On Tuesday, Egypt's Justice Ministry says it will assign judges to probe allegations of voting violations.
"This is the first time in the history of Egypt that judges are assigned to investigate vote violations," a ministry spokesman said at a news conference.
Judge Mahmoud Abu Shousha, a member of the commission overseeing the referendum, rejected the charges of voting irregularities.
He said it was impossible to replace judges with court officials during the supervision, and that all stations stayed opened for four extra hours to accommodate the long lines, dismissing claims that some closed early. He said more staff will be recruited for the second round to speed up the process.
"We don't know what to do with those who spread these lies," he said at a news conference.
Many top Brotherhood officials have consistently characterized their critics as holdovers from the era of deposed president Hosni Mubarak. Most top judges are Mubarak-era appointees. The National Salvation Front is largely made of the Mubarak-era opposition, and Morsi's critics also include some Islamists.
On Monday, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court _ the country's most prestigious tribunal that is at the center of the Brotherhood's conflict with the judiciary _ denounced a statement by a Morsi aide in which it discussed the court under a "campaign" by "anti-revolutionary forces" to "overturn the gains of the revolution" against Mubarak.
Court spokesman Maher Sami accused Essam el-Haddad of "tarnishing" the court's image and criticized him for writing the memo in English.
"The Supreme Constitutional Court is asking why the president's aide chose to address the foreign media," he said. He added el-Haddad aimed at "toppling the court's reputation internationally" and that the "crime of spreading false and provocative news is punishable by law."
El-Haddad, Morsi's aide, denied the court's accusations and described them as "baseless."


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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Super Antics video
I don't personally know Roy Kelly, but he has taken it upon himself to create a voice-over on one of my parody comics. He did a nice job. I enjoyed it and thought I'd share...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
One of my favorite stories
Amaze Ink/SLG is resoliciting my first two volumes of Halo and Sprocket in this month. So, I decided to post one of my favorite H&S stories. I've never shared it on the web before now. The art is more simplistic than it is in other stories, but I stand by the writing. Click on each page to enlarge...
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Fall BlossomsColette Wirz Nauke
Acrylic painting on Stretched canvas New
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
Signed on front
16" h x 12" w x 1.5" d |3 lbs. 0 oz.
Colette Wirz Nauke
Astoria, New York
Colette Wirz Nauke gathers inspiration from her surroundings and memories and fuses them with her imagination. She has been greatly influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, especially techniques used by Monet, Cezanne and Bonnard. She tries to use similar approaches in her own work. Colette spends her summer traveling throughout the US and abroad in search of her next muse. When she's not painting, she enjoys visiting art museums and going to parks in search of cherry blossoms in bloom. She currently lives in New York.
Here's more work from Colette you may enjoy
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love it!!!!!! hi sweetie.........love k
Thanks so much my dear sweet friend.I will always treasure our friendship Xoxoxo forever
hi love- this is beautiful!!! soft,motion,colors-its wonderful!!!! love, karen
Hi Karen Thanks so much for your wonderful and kind comments! Miss you! xoxoxo
Hi Karen Thanks so much for your wonderful and kind comments! Miss you! xoxoxo
hello love- your cherry blossoms r beautiful!!!!!wonderful collection of work...and to think, I knew u when-lol-love 2 u, K
Thank you Karen , you are truly kind!!! Your the best!!!!
hi- I love your dream house- looks so cozy! great paintings!! love,k
really beautiful work-!!!!! u can tell u have been working a great deal.. just wonderful paintings..i love them.....! love, karen
Hi Karen , Thank you so much for your kind comment .Always appreciated!!!!!!!!I hope all is well xoxoxoxo
Colette, this is beautiful!!! and different from the other paintings I have seen-but I love your work...beautiful-love k
I love The Open Doorway. If you ever have a similar piece listed, send me an email. Thanks! Mary
Hi C Parker I would love to paint a larger version of this particular painting. Thanks so much for your kind words. Please contact Ugallery for further details..... Warmest Regards Colette
Hi Collette I love this painting. Do you think you could paint it in a larger size - 30 wide by 40 tall? Or a size close to that to keep the proportion the same?
Thank you so much for your kind comment C Sage It is much appreciated!
Extraordinary feel to this work, love it...
Happy New Year to you too!!! much love...wishing you all the best
happy new year love- love your study on flowers- colors are loving love u me
these are beautiful! u have been very busy... what about your birds??? love to you... k
Karen, How are you my dear? Great to hear from you!!!!!!!! Warmest Regards Colette
Karen, How are you my dear? Great to hear from you!!!!!!!! Warmest Regards Colette
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! when i saw your name i just had to stop by and say hello- karen- remember me?
You can also view my paintings at my personal blog: http://cocogallery.blogspot.com/
You can also view my paintings at my personal blog: http://cocogallery.blogspot.com/
Hi C Parker, Thank you so much for your kind comment and your interest in Tropical Cherry Blossom If you would like I could send you a picture of this piece displayed vertically I also would be happy to paint a larger version of this painting. Best Wishes Colette
I love the Silver Tropical Cherry Blossom, what would you think if I hung the painting vertically? Or would you be interested in doing a larger version of this painting?
Dear S Watson, Thank you so much for purchasing my artwork!!! I am so happy that you like your painting!!!! All My Best Colette
Pride of place above our fireplace! we love it.
Colette Wirz will be having a solo art show in NYC Please contact Colette if interested in attending
Hi Gail I am so happy that you like your painting. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks again Best Colette
Hi Colette, We received your painting and love it. I will be contacting you about the commissioned works. Thanks, Gail
Hi Gail. Thank you so much for purchasing my painting and liking my works. I would be very interested in creating commissioned works. Please contact UGALLERY so we can communicate about possible commissioned paintings. Thanks again Warmest Regards Colette
Hi Collette. I love your work. I want the purple and blue tree painting. I am going to try to submit a purchase on it. I might be interested in having you do some commissioned paintings to go in the same room. Thanks Gail Miller
Hi Colette, I'm so happy that you're working on a Cherry Blossom series. I am very interested in seeing them! I loved your last Cherry Blossom painting. It was stunningly beautiful. I do not have a particular size of painting in mind. Sincerely, Ali
Dear Ali, Thanks so much for your kind words. Unfortunately, I sold the '' Cherry Blossom'' painting. However, I am working on a Cherry Blossom series. I will post the paintings as soon as I have finished, Let me know if you are interested in a specific commission of the Cherry Blossom piece and if you have a particular size of painting in mind. Thanks again for all your support. Colette
I absolutely love your work! It is beautiful. I am interested in your "Cherry Blossoms" painting...is that still for sale? Thank you.


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Ten Things I Think I Think
Posted June 16th, 2010 at 11:42 AM by BeachBoy
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Topic by who-know-you from SI.
Ten Things I Think I Think
Ten Things I Think I Think
- I think black and white will give us some better-than-ever skins for PC. We've been dying for dark skins, and that opportunity is here this generation.
- I think I'll post my RMT soon, for all the victims to finally figure out cutekou's specifics. The problem is, I'm too lazy to write descriptions, the team is a bit behind the current metagame (maybe?), and D_A is also lazy.
- I think 4/6th of my B&W team has already been decided. Crocs, gears, ELECTRIC PONIES?!, and crazy fire devils. I love the ones revealed already.
- I think I'll beat 200 soon in the Arcade, really this time, I mean it. Haha. Finally got the team over to HeartGold, maybe I'll finally post it in the team help forum after I'm done.
- I think, if I can get myself off the lazzzz-train, I can revamp my profile, blog, and get around to the Frontier records thread.
- I think the BP oil spill has caused me more frustration than a lot of things. I can't stand this, yet I'm powerless to do anything about the situation. You can sure as hell bet I'll never touch one of their stations ever again.
- I think walking four miles in the heat to go to the gym was bad idea. I'm sore as all heck today, and I was terrible yesterday for my orientation. But hey, I still made it on time!
- I think Anti wants to unlock the S&M DCC just for me.
- I think we should get more corocoro leaks, who cares about dates, times and whatever. JUST RELEASE THE GAME SUPER EARLY. D:<
- I think I want a Giaru theme more than anything right now.
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Spotify's new Connect service was launched this week and audio device makers used the IFA electronics show to launch the first wave of products that tie into it. I tried it out with the Yamaha RX-A830, a $900 audio receiver that also supports Pandora and Rhapsody streaming on some models.
Spotify Connect allows home audio equipment such as speakers and amplifiers to directly stream content from the popular Internet music service.
To use the feature, you'll first need a Spotify Premium account. These cost $10, €10, or £10 depending on your country. And you'll also need to download the Spotify Connect app, which is currently available for iPhone and iPad. Android and desktop versions are promised "in the coming months."
The service works in a similar way to the Google's recently-launched Chromecast dongle for TVs.
Like Chromecast, the device is controlled from a smartphone or tablet PC while the actual streaming takes place directly between the device and Internet source. This is a step away from the current method of streaming video or audio via the phone or tablet to the TV.
The change means the phone isn't continually tied up streaming and can even be switched off or taken away without affecting the stream.
On the new Yamaha receivers, the control with the receiver is accomplished via the Internet and can take place from anywhere with a connection. So, while the receiver is fixed in, say, the living room, the controlling device doesn't necessarily need to be on the same network. It could be on a different wireless LAN or connected via a 3G cellular signal from anywhere in the world.
Setting up the service is quite simple. Your audio gear needs to be connected to a network and registered with your account in Spotify. On the RX-A830 this done using an Ethernet cable.
Once connected, control was easy through the Spotify app. The app on the Yamaha booth had a couple of devices registered, so I first chose the RX-A830 receiver. Then it was as simple as clicking on a song to play.
The instruction to stream the song is sent from the app to Spotify which sends the music directly to the RX-A830. It all happened without any perceptible delay.
Songs can be played, skipped or paused using the app or through the RX-A830's remote control. The app also displays the current volume level of the RX-A830 and you can adjust it.
The shift of streaming from being via the phone to direct to the audio device is what's most useful. No longer is Spotify tied to a computing device.
While Yamaha's demonstration at IFA worked without any problems, the company said the firmware for the service wasn't quite working perfectly. It expects an update in the coming weeks that will fix any lingering problems with this new feature.


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Now this is really interesting! New research has found that certain parts of the body emit measurable numbers of photons. This may open up new diagnostic techniques. But that's just the beginning. Spiritual healers from many different faiths have long said that they experience light coming from their hands, and can feel (and even see) energy from the hands, feet and heads of other people. And of course there's the classical image of halos around the heads of saints, which can be taken metaphorically, or perhaps literally, in light of this new research. I wonder if the levels of light coming from different people indicates not only health, but perhaps alertness, stress levels, or state of mind. There are many interesting possibilities for this research…
Sept. 6, 2005 — Human hands glow, but fingernails release the
most light, according to a recent study that found all parts of the
hand emit detectable levels of light.
The findings support prior research that suggested most living
things, including plants, release light. Since disease and illness
appear to affect the strength and pattern of the glow, the discovery
might lead to less-invasive ways of diagnosing patients.
Mitsuo Hiramatsu, a scientist at the Central Research Laboratory at
Hamamatsu Photonics in Japan, who led the research, told Discovery News
that the hands are not the only parts of the body that shine light by
releasing photons, or tiny, energized increments of light.
"Not only the hands, but also the forehead and bottoms of our feet
emit photons," Hiramatsu said, and added that in terms of hands "the
presence of photons means that our hands are producing light all of the
The light is invisible to the naked eye, so Hiramatsu and his team used a powerful photon counter to "see"it.
The detector found that fingernails release 60 photons, fingers
release 40 and the palms are the dimmest of all, with 20 photons
The findings are published in the current Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology.
Hiramatsu is not certain why fingernails light up more than the
other parts of the hand, but he said, "It may be because of the optical
window property of fingernails," meaning that the fingernail works
somewhat like a prism to scatter light.
To find out what might be creating the light in the first place, he
and colleague Kimitsugu Nakamura had test subjects hold plastic bottles
full of hot or cold water before their hand photons were measured. The
researchers also pumped nitrogen or oxygen gas into the dark box where
the individuals placed their hands as they were being analyzed.
Warm temperatures increased the release of photons, as did the
introduction of oxygen. Rubbing mineral oil over the hands also
heightened light levels.
Based on those results, the scientists theorize the light "is a
kind of chemiluminescence," a luminescence based on chemical reactions,
such as those that make fireflies glow. The researchers believe 40
percent of the light results from the chemical reaction that constantly
occurs as our hand skin reacts with oxygen.
Since mineral oil, which permeates into the skin, heightens the
light, they also now think 60 percent of the glow may result from
chemical reactions that take place inside the skin.
Fritz-Albert Popp, a leading world expert on biologically related
photons at The International Institute of Biophysics in Germany, agrees
with the findings and was not surprised by them.
Popp told Discovery News, "One may find clear correlations to kind and degree (type and severity) of diseases."
Popp and his team believe the light from the forehead and the hands
pulses out with the same basic rhythms, but that these pulses become
irregular in unhealthy people. A study he conducted on a muscular
sclerosis patient seemed to validate the theory.
Both he and Hiramatsu hope future studies will reveal more about
human photon emissions, which could lead to medical diagnosis


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Should you choose an S Corp election or opt for the LLC (Limited Liability Company)? These are two of the most popular legal structures for small businesses, and many small business owners have struggled over which is best for them.
However, you may not realize it doesn't have to be LLC or S Corp, because the two aren't mutually exclusive. It's possible to have your cake and eat it too by forming an LLC and then electing S corporation status.
This is a particularly sound strategy if you have an LLC and the payroll taxes (self-employment taxes) on the owner(s) are high. Here we'll break down some of the key details on why you should consider an LLC with S corporation election, and how you go about doing it.
An Intro to the LLC and S Corporation: Key Differences
Both the LLC and S corporation are well liked among accountants and small businesses because of their "pass-through" tax treatment. Unlike a regular C corporation, both of these structures do not pay taxes on the business's profits. Rather, profits are passed along to the owner(s) and reported on their individual tax returns. In addition, both structures also help to separate the owners from the business and provide liability protection.
But there are some key differences as well. An LLC is typically much easier to run from an administrative standpoint. There are fewer state filings and forms, lower start-up costs, fewer formal meetings and documentation than with the C or S corporation. That's usually a big advantage for small business owners who don't want to be burdened by paperwork.
In addition, the LLC offers more flexibility in how owners can allocate the percentage of profits and losses among the owners. Let's say you started a business with a friend and you each own 50% of the business. One year, your friend had something come up in his personal life and didn't spend as much time on the business as you did. You both decided that the fair thing to do would be to give you 75% of the profits for the year.
However, if you had formed an S corporation, you would both still be taxed based on the percentage of ownership (i.e. you would be taxed on 50% of the profits; your partner on 50%…even though you had your own arrangement). However, the LLC does give you the flexibility to determine how you want to allocate the business' profits and each owner will be taxed accordingly.
It may sound like the LLC is coming out miles ahead, but there's one key advantage of the S corporation, and that's with taxes. The S corporation gives you more flexibility in how earnings are paid to the owners. For example, with an LLC, the entire net earnings are passed along to the owner(s) in the form of self-employment income and are, therefore, subject to self-employment tax for social security and Medicare.
But with the S corporation, you have the option of dividing up earnings into wages/salaries and then passive income in the form of distributions. Only the wages/salaries are subject to the FICA tax for social security and Medicare. The distributions are not. However, keep in mind, as an owner working in the business, you have to pay yourself a reasonable salary for the job you do.
Don't think you can get away with giving yourself a $20,000 annual salary and taking $150,000 in distributions.
Combining the LLC and S Corporation
Now, the interesting twist is that you can set up your business as an LLC and then make the election to have it treated as an S corporation by the IRS. From a legal perspective, your company is an LLC, not a corporation. That means you still get all the advantages of the LLC in terms of fewer filings with the state, as well as less paperwork and lower costs all around.
But then, in the IRS's eyes, your business is an S corporation. You get the pass-through of income just like a sole proprietorship or partnership, and you get the added flexibility of distributing some of the company's income as distributions not salary.
Therefore, potentially saving on social security/Medicare (i.e. SECA/FICA) taxes.
S Corp Election
If you're interested in electing S corporation tax treatment for your LLC, there are a few other things to keep in mind. There are certain restrictions for who can form an S Corporation.
For example, shareholders need to be legal residents of the U.S. and they need to be individuals (i.e. not partnerships or corporations).
To file for S corporation treatment, you'll need to file Form 2553 with the IRS. It's relatively simple paperwork, but there are strict deadlines for when it needs to be filed. A brand new company has 75 days from the date of its incorporation (or LLC formation) to file.
If you've got an existing LLC and want S corporation status, it's too late for your 2018 taxes. But you can qualify for the 2019 tax year as long as you get your paperwork in by March 17.
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Russia will reinforce its western, eastern and southern flanks this year in response to increased Western military exercises near its border, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Wednesday.
Moscow has bolstered its military capabilities since its relations with the United States and the NATO military alliance deteriorated over Russia's annexation of Crimea.
Speaking at a Defense Ministry board meeting, Shoigu said Russia's move to bolster its flanks comes in reaction to NATO forces "more than doubling the scope and intensity of [their] exercises" near Russian borders.
Shoigu announced plans to create one new division and four new regiments in western Russia in 2019, the ministry's Zvezda news channel reported. The newly deployed troops there will receive weapons and special equipment as part of Russia's state armament program, he added.
The south will be reinforced with a new division for coastal missile defense, two regiments and a missile brigade, the defense minister said.
Another missile brigade and a mixed aviation division will be formed in Russia's eastern military district, Shoigu said.


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As the economy slowly recovers, single people are finding jobs much faster than their married peers.
Single men and women lost about 5 million jobs during the financial crisis, and have since gained back 90% of them, according to the Labor Department. That's not too shabby, especially considering the jobs recovery has been so slow.
But married people, who make up a slightly larger part of the adult population, lost even more jobs and have gained far fewer back. Of the 6 million jobs they lost, they've recouped only about 22%.
Could employers be favoring single workers?
That's unlikely, economists say. The real story probably lies in other demographic factors.
The first clue is the timing. Singles slowly started recovering jobs in 2009, whereas married people didn't see a recovery begin until 2011.
That could be of their own choosing, according to University of Chicago Economist Bruce Meyer. He suggests that in dual-earner households, married people have slightly more freedom to take their time in searching for a new job that's a good fit.
"It may be that among many married couples, it's less crucial that both work," Meyer said. "If one is laid off and the other is working, the unemployed spouse can afford to take a while to look for a job."
A single person who has no other financial support, probably can't afford to be as picky.
The other clue is the age of new workers.
Related: Single mom saving for college and retirement
People under age 35 have been gaining far more jobs than those in the 35 to 55 age range. Younger workers are more likely to be single than those over 35.
"Age could have a lot to do with it," said Betsey Stevenson, economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School." In this recession, younger people have been much more likely to experience unemployment, but they've also been returning to work much quicker."
One reason is that young, single people are more likely to take low wage positions or move to a new location in order to take a job. That flexibility opens up more job opportunities -- even if they're not necessarily better ones.
Almost half of adults under age 35 have taken jobs they don't want, just to pay the bills, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.
The same study showed one in five have also postponed getting married because of the economy.
That could be another reason why singles are gaining jobs far faster than married couples. The number of new marriages in the United States declined 5% in 2010 alone, according to the Pew Research Center. That decline probably continued into 2012, given population numbers from the Labor Department's monthly survey.
Those figures show the single population is growing at more than double the speed of the married population. Should that continue, single adults will soon account for a larger share of the U.S. population than married couples for the first time on record.
"At first glance, it looks like singles are doing much better. They are getting more jobs," said American University economist Robert Lerman." But on closer inspection, the real issue is there simply are a lot more single people."
That said, the unemployment rate is still lower for married workers, and it's been that way since the Labor Department started tracking marriage statistics in 1955. Perhaps this recovery will level the playing field.


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ATC RheoSystems introduced RheoExplorer V6 Software that promises to deliver easy use, real-time printing and plotting, and advanced data-analysis capabilities.
Viscometry, Oscillation under strain and stress control, Creep and Recovery, Constant Rate, Yield Stress, Stress Relaxation, Fast Oscillation, Process Control, and Project (multi-experiment linking) packages are available allowing the sample to be analyzed via different rheological procedures.
The software enables a normal PC to be used as the interface which allows the user to control the instrument, and then collect and analyze the resulting data.
The data analysis capability allows model fitting, TTS and data transformation, graph and table customization, and "cut/paste" operation to all other Window-based software.


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Vogelsong hopes for one-plus innings in opener
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ryan Vogelsong typically wants to pitch as much as he can. But he'll settle for one inning and at least part of a second inning in Saturday's exhibition opener against the Los Angeles Angels.
Vogelsong wants to simulate regular-season conditions by completing the first inning, watching his teammates hit and then heading to the mound for the second inning. Whether he finishes that second inning doesn't matter at all. Vogelsong wants to regain that feeling of stopping and resuming his physical effort.
"At this stage it's important to have the up-and-down," Vogelsong said earlier this week.
Bent on being ready for the World Baseball Classic in early March, Vogelsong hoped to check off another item on his list of preparations.
"I wouldn't like to have a lot of traffic," he said, "but at the same time it wouldn't be bad to have just a little bit, just to get used to holding runners, checking guys and pitching out of the stretch."
Matt Cain will start Sunday against the Cubs, followed by Madison Bumgarner on Monday against the White Sox, Tim Lincecum on Tuesday against the Dodgers and Vogelsong and Barry Zito on Wednesday against the Angels.


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Friday, January 19, 2007
Twice the Taste of Terroir - Part 1
Anna of Anna's Cool Finds has created a blogging event, A Taste of Terroir, surrounding the idea of terroir, which includes a sense of place for foods and traditional foods of an area. A good friend of mine is heading up to Oregon next weekend to experience a truly wonderful kind of regional food, the Oregon White Truffle. She will join family members at Shirewood Farm for the 2007 Oregon Truffle Festival. You can find them at: http://www.shirewoodfarm.com/ ShireWood Farm is best known for it's Oregon White Truffles ~ "the ultimate culinary delicacy."
There is a lot going on at the Oregon Truffle Festival and lots of the packages have sold out, but there are still some part of the event available if you make your reservation soon. Go to: http://www.oregontrufflefestival.com/ to find out more. The events include seminars, tours, dinners, a winery tour, and both a truffle dog demonstration and a foray to find truffles at ShireWood Farm.
The following is from the web site for the festival, as are the photos at the top of this post.
"Who ever says truffle, pronounces a great word, which awakens erotic and gourmand ideas both in the sex dressed in petticoats and in the bearded portion of humanity." Brillat-Savarin, 1825
Oregon truffles are emerging as one of the world's great delicacies, taking their richly-deserved place next to their legendary European cousins. The Second Annual Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene, Oregon brings together harvesters, chefs, growers and gastronomic aficionados in an unparalleled celebration of one of Oregon's most incredible treasures. The Oregon Truffle Festival, held during three brisk winter days starting January 26 and concluding on January 28, 2007, celebrates the magnificent Oregon truffles as they reach the peak of ripeness in their native soil. It is the first festival of its kind in North America, dedicated to sharing the experience of the chefs, foragers and fans of Oregon's wild truffles—from their hidden source in the forest to their glory on the table.
All events are located in and around Eugene, Oregon
In the rarified world of truffles, Oregon is known as the premier center of research and expertise outside of Europe. A lineage of eminent scientists has maintained that standing for almost a century, and continues to hold it to this day. Oregon is also blessed with an abundance of wild truffles with culinary qualities equal to those of Europe, and as with French grapes, Oregon has the perfect climate for cultivation of the renowned French truffles. As the ultimate culinary delicacies, truffles serve as emblems of the good life in every region where they grow, and in Oregon they are complemented by our wealth of other wild and cultivated gourmet foods, and an increasing number of extraordinarily talented and award winning chefs.
Despite Oregon's long history of truffle research, its truffle industry is young and undiscovered. The few sources for wild truffles are avidly sought and jealously protected by harvesters who sell the truffles quietly here and there throughout the country. Secrecy pervades the world of truffles and is a part of their mystique, but it has not served Oregon's truffles well. Here it also conceals knowledge necessary to bring the real potential of the Oregon truffles to light. Simple details like how to choose and handle a truffle to tease out its grandeur are known to only a few harvesters and chefs. As a result, Oregon truffles have not received the recognition that those who have experienced their essential magnificence know they deserve.
Keep in mind that it is winter, and Oregon can be wet, so dress appropriately. Although the average temperature in the southern Willamette Valley in January is mid-30's to mid-40's, and one in ten years can result in snow on the valley floor, it is just as likely to be a brilliantly sunny day in the last week in January. Thus, we recommend a both a raincoat and sunglasses!
Warm layers of wool or fleece, with a final waterproof, breathable layer are best. A scarf, gloves and a hat will make your head and hands happy.
The Oregon Truffle Festival 2007 offers a multitude of exciting ways to participate. Mark out January 26-28, 2007 in your calendar for your truffle experience!
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You are so lucky to live someplace that celebrate such a rare food! I've never tried an official truffle before. Of course I have had many of the chocolate kind :)ReplyDelete
Can't make it to Oregon this year 'cuz I'm job hunting, but maybe next year. I had a dish years ago with shaved truffles on top. The fragrance was odd to me, so I suspect that I didn't give it a chance. With what I've learned since maybe I'd prtend to be more sophisticated. :)ReplyDelete
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20 June 2007
Is it worth the effort to design software well?
From time to time I have indirect conversations about whether good software design is a worthwhile activity. I say these conversations are indirect because I don't think I've ever come across someone saying that software design is pointless. Usually it's expressed in a form like "we really need to move fast to make our target next year so we are reducing <some design activity>".
In there is a notion that design is something you can trade off for greater speed. Indeed I've come across the impression a couple of times that design effort is tolerated to keep the programmers happy even though it reduces speed.
If it were the case that putting effort into design reduced the effectiveness of programming I would be against it. In fact I think most software developers would be against design if that were the case. Developers may disagree on what exactly is good design, but they are in favor of whatever brand of good design they favor because they believe it improves productivity. (And by "design" here I mean either up-front design or agile's approach, ie planned or evolutionary design.)
Design activities certainly do take up time and effort, but they payoff because they make it easier to evolve the software into the future. You can save short-term time by neglecting design, but this accumulates TechnicalDebt which will slow your productivity later. Putting effort into to the design of your software improves the stamina of your project, allowing you to go faster for longer.
One way of visualizing this is the following pseudo-graph.
The pseudo-graph plots delivered functionality (cumulative) versus time for two imaginary stereotypical projects: one with good design and one with no design. The project that does no design expends no effort on design activities, whether they be up front design or agile techniques. Because there's no effort spent on these activities this project produces function faster initially.
The problem with no-design, is that by not putting effort into the design, the code base deteriorates and becomes harder to modify, which lowers the productivity, which is the gradient of the line. Good design keeps its productivity more constant so at some point (the design payoff line) it overtakes the cumulative functionality of the no-design project and will continue to do better.
I call this a hypothesis because it is a conjecture, there is no objective proof that this phenomenon actually occurs. In scientific terms it's not a very good hypothesis because it's hard to test. We CannotMeasureProductivity nor can we measure design quality.
But despite it being only a hypothesis, it's also an axiom for many people, including myself. We may not have objective proof that this effect occurs but many of us feel that this explains what we see we see qualitatively in the field. It's an axiom for me as it's the assumption that underpins my entire career as a writer about software design. If design doesn't actually improve productivity in some way, most of my writings are worthless.
I'm sure it sounds strange to many people to treat a hypothesis as an axiom, but it's a common thing to do. I look at it that I use my judgment to assess that the hypothesis is true, but can do so without ignoring the objective weakness of the hypothesis. I'd love to find a way to to prove it and almost as much to refute it.
The hypothesis has a corollary, which comes from the the design payoff line. If the functionality for your initial release is below the design payoff line, then it may be worth trading off design quality for speed; but if it's above the line then the trade-off is illusory. When your delivery is above the design payoff line neglecting design always makes you ship later. In technical debt terms it's like taking out a loan but not using the principal for so long that by the time you use it you've paid out more in interest payments.
This raises the question of where that line is. Even with people who accept the design stamina hypothesis there is substantial, and important, differences over where the payoff line sits. I take the view that it's much lower than most people think: usually weeks not months. But again this can only be a judgment call.
This leads to a consequence for TechnicalDebt. Technical Debt is a fantastic analogy and I use it frequently. But the design payoff line reminds us that taking out a Technical Debt is only worth doing up to a certain point. Not just do we have to consider whether delivered value is greater than the interest payments, we also have to judge whether the delivery is above the payoff line in the first place.


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Second trailer for David Ayers 'Suicide Squad.' is now below:
Starring as the worst of the worst are Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, with Raymond Olubawale as King Shark, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Adam Beach as Slipknot.
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself?
'Suicide Squad' hits cinemas August 5, 2016.


text: Whether it is for an investigation, a whistle-blower statement, a prank or just extreme paranoia, you may have a need for anonymously sending messages. The following five tools provide an easy to use way to communicate incognito with Internet surfing, emails, phone calls and text messages. While these tools have their limitations, they do provide an Investigator a great way to hide his identity, gather intelligence, and communicate secretly when needed.Fake Name GeneratorIf you have ever tried to use your social engineering skills to gather information and were confronted for a name or other information, causing you to pause in deep thought only to blurt out "John Smith!", you are not alone. Before creating any covert online profile or making any surreptitious phone calls, you need a realistic-yet-random pseudonym. Visit www.fakenamegenerator.com, pick your nationality and gender then instantly receive a new name, address, phone number, usable email address, mother's maiden name, birthday, credit card number, expiration date (not valid of course), social security number, job occupation and UPS tracking number. Never be caught off guard or use the name Cliff Huxtable again. XB Browser (aka Easy-to-Use TOR)Before doing any Internet browsing on your suspect's website or when using some of the tools below, make sure you are hiding your IP address from prying eyes. The last thing you want your suspect to see on their counter log is your company's IP address hitting their site hundreds of times while you collect evidence. TOR (The Onion Router) is a complex set of networks that bounce your browsing request across the globe to its final destination, making your IP appear to be from the last TOR volunteer network host. XB Browser (xerobank.com\/download\/xb-browser), formally known as Tor Park, is a free and easy-to-use browser with TOR ready to run -- no tricky setup or installation steps. Before I begin I always check my IP address on whatismyipaddress.com with my personal browser and then again with XB Browser. Even if you have your own fake third party email account, use XB Browser to send and receive email. Some suspects know how to check your IP address in the email header and can see you are sending fake emails from your company. Two further notes: Internet surfing on TOR is very slow and not secure. By design you are jumping across the globe, sometimes going across personal networks can slow down your speed when viewing data. If the information must be secure, encrypt and send it.Email SpoofingAlthough fakenamegenerator.com offers a free anonymous email and XB browser prevents your third party email from being tracked back to you, sometimes you want to anonymously send someone an email with a spoofed email address to get their attention. A lot of people refuse to open emails they don't recognize, opting to delete or send to the spam folder. With Send-Email.org you can easily use any email address as the sender and anonymously send your email to someone. Combine with XB Browser and truly hide your identity. Caller ID SpoofingTruth, Lies and Caller ID.) From hacking into Paris Hilton's voicemail to pre-texting scandals, the media has scared Congress into trying to create laws to block companies like spoofcall.com and 123spoof.com that provide caller ID changing, call recording and voice changing services. Although not free, both offer five free minutes to try their caller ID services online and are great tactics to make your suspect pick up his phone when his "mom" calls. Caller ID spoofing has gotten a lot of attention in the press over the last couple of years. (See Anonymous Text MessagesLast on the list is GizmoSMS.com, a website that offers free anonymous text messaging. Unfortunately these text messages cannot be spoofed or returned to sender, but provide a great way to anonymously get your message across. (If you are looking to spoof a text message, try my-cool-sms.com for anonymous and spoofed messages at $.08 apiece.) ##Brandon Gregg is a Corporate Investigations Manager.


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HorKonpon (2015-10-10)
HorKonpon is an open workshop that centres on the repair and reuse of tools that we use in everyday life. It aims to help make the public more selfsufficient (do it yourself) and work more as a team (do it together). It therefore seeks to gather people of all ages and skills to encourage mutual learning, by sharing technical and technological knowledge.
So anyone who thinks they are capable of repairing radios, plugs, toys, zips or any other object is invited to come to this space organised by HorKonpon. Likewise, citizens are encouraged to dust off appliances and tools stored in the loft and bring them to Espacio 2016 in order to repair them with the help of everyone there.
To participate in HorKonpon you need to meet at least one of these two conditions (or both): have something to teach in the field of manual work o be willing to learn. At the end of the day, the initiative seeks to share as many skills and as much knowledge as possible, to be able to do carpentry work, sewing, electricity work, mechanical work, shoe repairs, etc.
Organizer : CICC - Tabakalera
Protagonists : Natalia Montes Caballero, Joseba Egia, Gorka Segurola Darronsoro, Marian Lizeaga Errazkin, Rosario Samaniego, Koldo Tapia
Tags : Workshop, DIY, Technology, Teamwork, HorKonpon, Repair