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Making more fuel efficient vehicles doesn't happen by magic. It requires lots of R&D;, and once you've come up with a new engine or transmission or whatever, it requires big capital investments to retool factories. That's exactly what Ford (among others) is doing. The blue oval company has announced investments of $850 million in Michigan plants (including Van Dyke Transmission, Sterling Axle, Livonia Transmission and Dearborn Truck Plant) between 2011 and 2013 as part of its "competitive plan to engineer and manufacture even more fuel-efficient vehicles and fuel-saving technologies in the state." This will create an estimated 1,200 new full-time manufacturing and engineering positions, something that is welcome in this economic climate.
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a significant portion of the company's additional investment will benefit engineering and production of Ford's new six-speed transmissions, which are planned for many future Ford vehicles and built at the Livonia Transmission Plant and Van Dyke Transmission Plant. By 2013, 100 percent of Ford vehicles will incorporate a six-speed transmission as part of the company's commitment to leadership in fuel economy performance in all vehicle segments. (source)
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This investment follows $950 million that are being used to convert the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant from a large SUV factory to a "state-of-the-art" car plant, which will build the new Focus, as well as the company's battery electric Focus and next generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, all planned for production at the Wayne, Mich., facility by 2012.
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Happy Wednesday! Currently, we're surrounded in about 6-8 inches of snow! In honor of this unexpected March blizzard, I thought I'd repost a "snow-day-themed" post from back in 2011.
Originally posted February 10, 2011
5:45 this morning, I received a wonderful text message from my boss that said, "Enjoy the snow day!" I turned my alarm off and rolled over, elated at the prospect of an entire day at home to relax and recuperate. Fast forward 30 seconds and I was already plotting my "To-Do" list in my head of all the things that needed to get done. I see snow days as a gifted 8 hours, but how quickly I managed to completely fill up the day.
Yes, I have actual work for my job that needs to be done; yes, my house needs some tidying up; and yes, there are bills, taxes, and thank you notes to think about, but whatever happened building a snow man, drinking hot chocolate, and sitting by the fire? What happened to slowing down and being rather than only doing?
I guess I still have some more to learn. It's hard to balance the need and desire to be still with the daily demands each morning brings. I want so badly to be still and soak up all that Jesus has to offer, but I also want to be diligent with the responsibilities I have and stay on top of the ever growing "To-Do" list. I don't think the two are mutually exclusive, but let's just say I have a hard time finding a healthy balance.
Thankfully, with each new day comes a God whose mercies are new every morning.
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Two presentations to address ethics of human enhancement technologies
The Nanoethics Group today announced that
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condition as well as important ethical and policy questions.
Organized by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), the conference features more than 50 prominent experts to discuss both sides of the heated debate over human enhancement, which is gaining global attention and momentum. The conference's keynote speakers include Ron Bailey, science correspondent for Reason magazine, and William Hurlbut, M.D., Stanford University professor and member of the President's Council for Bioethics.
As part of the conference, Patrick Lin, Ph.D., research director for The Nanoethics Group, will take a high-level look at recent arguments in favor of human enhancement, concluding that they need repair. Separately, Fritz Allhoff, Ph.D., senior fellow of the organization and assistant professor at Western Michigan University, will examine the specific issue of germ-line genetic enhancements, i.e., genetic modifications that can be passed on to future generations, to defend the practice against several objections.
"It's difficult not to be excited about the prospect of having superhuman abilities or living for an extra 100 years or more," explained Dr. Allhoff. "But it may be irresponsible to head into that choice without thinking through its implications, since such technologies are bound to change society. As this important conference promises to show, there are good arguments on both sides of the debate, and while we think it may be too early to draw any definitive conclusions, it's never too early to get more people engaged and thinking about this issue and their own future."
The conference is also co-sponsored by the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences, and Stanford Program in Ethics in Society. For more information, please click here. Dr. Lin's paper can be accessed here. Dr. Allhoff's paper can be accessed here (PDF).
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A fantastic selection of North East chefs will accompany Jean-Christophe Novelli in the demonstration kitchen at the Northumberland Hall during the food festival weekend.
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David Kennedy is former North East Chef of the Year. He made his name at Newcastle's Black Door restaurant, which has now morphed into the acclaimed David Kennedy's Food Social at the Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, where he is executive chef.
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Following the success of the best selling 2015 album Beltane Moon, Wychazel returns once again to his musical roots to explore some of the mysterious moods and atmospheres that used to define the Runestone sound.
Guitars, Mandolin, Dulcimer, Recorders, Fidule, Synths & atmospheric effects invite you to continue your sonic journey through the magical Druid forest of Wildwood.
1. The Wishing Tree 7.04
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Thank you Lesley:-) The feedback from this album and Beltane Moon has been amazing . . . I can feel a "Runestone style" trilogy coming on:-) Love and light to you too . . . Chris
Enchanting music as always. Glad to hear the familiar sounds of Runestone coming through this long anticipated album after your success with Beltane Moon. Feeling transported to a better place, dreamy and mellow as I walk through the wild wood. Blessings to you, Love and Light
Hello Hilary Anne – Thank you for that lovely comment:-) love & best wishes to you . . . Chris
Hi Chris As I live on a farm in the country surrounded by trees I regularly walk up to my favourite tree of which I call her Amber, and over the years bark has fallen off and naturally formed the shape of a heart. I listened this evening to this new wonderful album and, I will hold its spirit in my hands and touch Amber's heart with it as it touched mine., thank you.
The girl on the front cover looks a lot like my great-niece Millie Lea Bannister.
Thanks again for this beautiful album. Hilary Anne.
Hi Andy – Thanks for your comment, and for your post on the Beltane Moon page too. I was slightly nervous about reviving the old Runestone style so it is good to know there are still some nice people out there who appreciate that kind of thing:-) Regards . . . Chris.
Hauntingly beautiful like Beltane. Love it. Thanks Chris.
Thanks JP – love to you too:-)
Totally bewitched by your new album.
I will link the video on my yoga website!
love to you Chris
Hi Patricia – Thank you for your nice comment:-)
I absolutely love this new release from Wychazel – I love the mystery captured in the music and am placing an order now. I will be happy to add this album to my already wide collection of releases from Runestone and Wychazel. Brilliant!


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1. What is something you'll never forget about the age you are right now?----Well I would have to say that my daughter calling to tell me on Thanksgiving that she was pregnant. I was silent for along time because I couldn't figure out if she was happy or sad.
----uhhhhh I would have to say None. I have done them all that I know of.
3. Does nature shape our personalities more than nurture? Explain?
---- I don't think so. I think nurturing shapes us to who we are when we grow up. Or at least in my situation it has. I love nature but not all of nature, you know spiders, bugs, yucky stuff. My mom has always taught me to respect nature because we wouldn't want someone destroying our stuff so we shouldn't destroy it.
4. Friday (February 28th) is 'Something on a Stick Day'...funny because Zoanna over at A Penchant for Pens recently sent me an idea for a question relating to this topic. What's your favorite food eaten on a stick?
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5. Which of your five senses do you treasure most, and why?
---- Sight. I couldn't imagine a world where I couldn't see the one's I love. You have an independence with your sight that most take for granted. If you didn't have your sight then you would have to learn to depend on others, never get to see the beauty of a newborn baby or a rainbow. Almost everything we do in life is dependent on our sight.
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A short time later, when the carpenter was taking measurements for the coffin, through the window they saw a light rain of tiny yellow flowers falling. They fell on the town all through the night in a silent storm, and they covered the roofs and blocked the doors and smothered the animals who slept outdoors. So many flowers fell from the sky that in the morning the streets were carpeted with a compact cushion and they had to clear them away with shovels and rakes so that the funeral procession could pass by.
The house became full of love. Aureliano expressed it in poetry that had no beginning and no end. He would write it on the harsh pieces of parchment that Melquiades gave him, on the bathroom walls, on the skin of his arms, and in all of it Remedios would appear transfigured: Remedios in the soporific air of two in the afternoon, Remedios in the soft breath of the roses, Remedios in the water-clock secrets of the moths, Remedios in the steaming morning bread, Remedios everywhere and Remedios forever.
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Unless a bike like a scrambler has been registered, taxed, insured and brought up to the correct standard it is illegal for it to be used on the public road.
It is also illegal to use these bikes in public parks and open spaces. However it is still happening in many areas around the country and parents know about it.
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The date was 14 February 2014. An A320 aircraft was cruising at 36,000 feet on its flight from Perth to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Java. Just before sunrise, the flight crew suddenly heard unusual faint noises. About 30 seconds later, the captain saw green sparks outside the cockpit. A faint sulphuric smell and light haze also began forming in the flight deck. Upon diagnosing that the plane had probably flown into volcanic ash, the flight crew immediately changed direction and donned oxygen masks. They later found out from the Jakarta Air Traffic Control Unit that the nearby Mount Kelud in Java had erupted.
Why Volcanic Ash Can Be Hazardous to Aircraft
Volcanic ash can have a serious impact on aircraft, in particular on the engines. Volcanic ash contains silica particles which have a melting point well below the core temperatures of jet engines. The silica particles would melt and fuse with parts of the engines, choking them and causing them to flame out. In this incident on 14 February 2014, the engine manufacturer recommended that both engines be removed from the aircraft as they were contaminated with volcanic ash.
Volcanic ash also poses other considerable threats. Ash, which consists of extremely fine powder of glass shards and pulverised rock, is very hard and extremely abrasive. It can erode airframe, flight surfaces, and engine parts. The abrasion of the cockpit windows can lead to reduction or loss of visibility for the pilot. As volcanic ash is generally too fine to be stopped by normal filtration systems, it can heavily contaminate an aircraft's electrical and avionic units, as well as cooling systems, rendering aircraft control difficult. Ash fall can also cause damage to aircraft on the ground and reduce visibility at aerodromes.
Large volcanic ash clouds are capable of travelling large distances when borne by the wind. When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted at least 16 times within five days in June 1991, the ash cloud circled for 22 days and damaged aircraft within a 1,800 km radius.
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As seen from the eruptions of the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 which lasted for about 39 days and disrupted at least 100,000 flights, it may not be feasible to halt air operations for extended periods merely because of the presence of volcanic ash. At that time, many air operators demanded to know how much ash is hazardous, and how much is safe enough, to fly into. This triggered the ICAO to set up an International Volcanic Ash Task Force (IVATF) immediately after the Eyjafjallajökull eruptions. The IVATF was tasked to develop a roadmap for establishing globally harmonised safe levels of operation in airspace contaminated with volcanic ash. It was also asked to provide options for improved volcanic ash detection systems, and recommendations to improve notification and warning systems.
The IVATF acknowledged that no matter how sophisticated observations and forecasts of volcanic ash may be, there is no assurance on how volcanic ash will behave in the atmosphere. Safety assessments need to be carried out by individual operators. The IVATF therefore developed guidance material (ICAO Doc 9974) on risk management of flight operations with known or forecast volcanic ash contamination. It encouraged operators to put in place an acceptable safety risk assessment process aswell as appropriate operating policy and procedures for the dispatch of flights into areas or aerodromes forecasted or known to be affected by volcanic ash contamination. In developing their policy and procedures, operators should also take into consideration guidance from the aircraft and engine manufacturers, and from local authorities.
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2011 Auto Club 400 Winner Kevin Harvick Enshrined into Track's Walk of Fame
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (March 24, 2012) – The right foot may have sunk a little lower than the left, but that was to be expected from last year's Auto Club 400 winner Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Jimmy John's Chevrolet), who firmly planted both feet into the cement Saturday at the Walk of Fame ceremony commemorating his dramatic 2011 victory at the Auto Club Speedway.
"To win here is so cool for me just for the fact that I grew up just a few hours from here," said the 36-year-old veteran from Bakersfield, Calif. "You always have a lot of fans and friends that come for the race so that's pretty neat."
Fontana and the ACS Walk of Fame is a long way from winning a track championship at his hometown track at Mesa Marin Raceway as a 16-year-old. "Back in those days you didn't have a care in the world or worry about anything," Harvick said. "It's so cool do be able to do what you love for a living."
Harvick was presented with a plaque by ACS President Gillian Zucker and then stepped in the concrete and signed his name and number as a large crowd of his fans cheered him on.
Located at Gate 12, on the east end of the DiscoverIE FanZone, the ACS Walk of Fame ceremony has become a fan-favorite event.
Harvick joins other past ACS winners Jimmie Johnson ('02, '07, '08, '10 & '11), Tony Stewart (2011), Jeff Gordon ('97, '99 & 04), Mark Martin ('98), Jeremy Mayfield ('00), Rusty Wallace ('01), Kurt Busch ('03), Elliott Sadler ('04), Kyle Busch ('05), Greg Biffle ('05), Matt Kenseth ('06, '07 & '08), Kasey Kahne ('06) and Carl Edwards ('09, '10) as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers to be enshrined at the speedway's Walk of Fame.
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Le Dome, not too many years ago the restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, is, I am very pleased to report, back in business as a dining experience to recommend with enthusiasm. In the old glory days the waiters wore white gloves, the maitre d`hotel and kitchen crew were French, and the production of food reached dazzling levels of culinary imagination and achievement.
Le Dome remained at the summit, but only physically, enjoying a wonderfully panoramic view of city and shoreline. Its performance, by staff front and back, grew inconsistent and I stopped sending people there. But the restaurant business is a roller coaster -- up one month or year, down the next. Le Dome currently is anything but down. It looked better to us than at any time in recent memory and when four of us entered we had the pleasure of being greeted and seated most professionally. And we were served in the same manner, concluding the meal with a complimentary Polaroid photo of the group. (No, they did not keep the photo and they did not know who I was, nor did they when we departed.)
Guests who want to be removed from the main room action can retreat to a back, smaller room with a piano and a pair of romantic corners for twosomes. Le Dome now has two pianos to entertain the customers. And it has an endless number of silky pillows along the walls of banquettes. It also has a newly modernized kitchen and whoever was in charge there the night we made our most recent assessment, deserved a full round of applause. Well, almost a full round.
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The TUF 7 runner-up C.B. Dolloway will be back in action at UFC 92 against former IFL fighter Mike Massenzio. Massenzio is 1-0 in the UFC, scoring a win over Drew McFedries with a kimura. This bout should excite as C.B. has seemed vulnerable to submissions like Amir. A ground and pound guy vs. a submission guy, should really be a good one, and may even make the main card. The crad is already stacked with 3 headliners: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans, Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva III and Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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Mountain rescue organizations team up with 10 Israelis
The Daily Camera - June 25, 2005
By Corey Dahl
Two mountain rescue groups and 10 Israelis joined forces on Friday to search for a family of lost hikers that wasn't really lost.
Members of the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and the Alpine Rescue Team staged a mock search and rescue for a group of volunteers with the Negev Highlands Rescue Team visiting from Israel. The groups exchanged ideas and shared techniques while searching for volunteers "lost" in the woods.
"One of the most valuable things that we get from it is, with all these people doing the same thing, you get completely different perspectives," said Steve Chappell, assistant group leader for the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group.
The Israeli group has been in Colorado for two weeks and will spend the weekend training with the Colorado groups. Sometime next year, a group from Colorado will travel to Israel to do the same. The two groups started the exchange program in 2002. Chappell said the Israelis have taught his group quite a few things.
"They are very good at man-tracking skills," he said. "In Israel in 2003, we were amazed at how they could track someone. We've sent some of our people to man-tracking training classes since then."
The Negev Highlands Rescue Team is a volunteer squad that performs rescues in an area of southern Israel, where the terrain is dry and sandy, with few trees and steep cliffs.
Israeli Dovi Roll, 37, said his team benefits from practicing their techniques in Colorado's forests and mountains.
"We're not used to trees," he said. "It's a good opportunity to see if our desert skills can help us in this terrain."
Some of the techniques the Israelis have learned in the United States haven't worked as well in their home country, though.
"We tried to use dogs once," said Israeli Eran Doron, 33. "But, after awhile, they want a Coke and air conditioning. They're exhausted. We use horses now."


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Without any fanfare, December 1, 2013 came and went. No alarms went off, and quietly, the day dissolved. It was most likely a regular Sunday for you and your family.
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As of August 2013, many workers hadn't even heard of the changes, according to private sector hazardous waste communication consultants. Not being fully trained on HazCom 2012 at this point is an expensive oversight, with costs up to $7,000 per violation, per person. If your facility is not up to compliance, then you need to act fast.
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At Amy's intricately planned Thanksgiving dinner, Jake goes "full Santiago" (binder and all) in order to impress her father (guest star Jimmy Smits), a former cop. With Jake and Amy's focus elsewhere, Charles is left on turkey duty and Holt helps Pimento cope after learning he can no longer work for the NYPD.
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Swim Across America, Inc., an organization of volunteer swimmers and friends and family members of cancer patients that raises money for cancer research through swim events, has funded a laboratory at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center headed by Cancer Center Director, Dr. Bill Nelson.
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In early November, the FDA granted breakthrough therapy status to pembrolizumab for colon cancer patients with certain alterations in so-called mismatch repair genes. The FDA's decision, which expedites the agency's review of the drug, was prompted by research led by experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's Swim Across America Laboratory and announced in May 2015. Read more.
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July 28, 2010
MOL tanker attacked west of Hormuz
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports that at about 5:30 a.m. JST (00:30 local time) on Wednesday, July 28, west of the Strait of Hormuz at 26 deg 27 N 56 deg 1 E (Oman territorial waters), the VLCC M. STAR owned by MOL, suffered hull damage caused by an explosion which seemed to be an attack from external sources.
The degree and details of hull damage are currently under investigation but no serious injury was reported, although one of the crew was slightly injured, and no oil leaked from the hull. Further, M. STAR continues her voyage, making for the UAE port of Fujairah, where the damage and its causes will be thoroughly investigated.
M. STAR took on crude oil Tuesday, July 27, at the UAE Port of Das Island, after which it departed for Chiba Port in Japan.
Details of M/V M. STAR are as follows: Gross tonnage 160,292 tons LOA : 333.00 m FLAG : Marshal Islands Built in : 2008 Crew : 15 Indian / 16 Philippine crew Cargo : Crude oil 270,204 MT


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Silly Palm Acquisition Rumors
A bunch of reporters are spreading the rumor that Palm is up for sale. While some claim Palm is in no hurry, others flatly predict Nokia is going to buy Palm. Yes, the Palm team is no longer as influential or generating the buzz it once did in the first years after the Treo's introduction or even when Palm bought the Treo line.
Still rumors of Palm's sale — like Apple's imminent death a decade ago - appear to be greatly exaggerated. As Ed Hardy wrote last September:
Rumors that Palm is going to be bought out surface a couple of times every year, but these never turn out to be based on facts.The timing for Palm seems wrong — yes if the ship were about to sink you'd want to sell while it's still afloat, but thus far it doesn't seem to be that bad. For 2007, Palm seems to have important new products coming, while it has recently enjoyed iPhone-like gross margins in excess of 30%. The stock has been in a trading range for nearly 3 years after recovering from the bottom in early 2004.
Perhaps Nokia has done poorly — particularly with US smartphone buyers, but the idea they would buy Palm is just silly:
- Nokia already has a smartphone operating system and various BlackBerry-type phones.
- Nokia knows how to make hardware, so nearly all of their recent acquisitions seem to be software. What would they do with the Palm OS software if they bought it? (See #2 above)
- Has Nokia ever done a billion dollar acquisition? Last year's purchase of Intellisync was less than $500 million, but Palm (at least for now) has a market cap of $1.7 billion.
- Large technology acquisitions with incompatible technologies are usually a disaster. The only things that saved the HP-Compag merger were that a) some divisions were weak enough to shut down (e.g., Compaq peripherals, HP PDAs) and b) for some class of products (notably PCs) both companies use the same technology.
- When acquisitions (rarely) makes sense, usually it's to acquire smaller firms that are into markets where they aren't — when it's quicker to buy in than to work your way in (A good example is Cisco getting into the home market by buying Linksys). Nokia has an unusually broad range of products, so there would be considerable duplicated and wasted technology.
- Silicon Valley firms don't well when acquired by outsiders.
- As the biggest handset maker, Nokia would face certain antitrust review, and could face particular problems over the combined smartphone share.
- Nokia has exited CDMA phones and will be unwilling to give Qualcomm any negotiating leverage until the current impasse (with Nokia's threat to not renew its agreement to pay Qualcomm W-CDMA royalties) is resolved.
- In its best years, Motorola has had a Silicon Valley-type culture, and its middle management is trained at Northwestern, which is certainly similar to many of the other practically-oriented among the top business schools.
- Motorola doesn't have much of a smartphone platform strategy. The first decent smartphone in years is the Windows-based Q. In 1998, they were one of the earliest Symbian shareholders but later dumped their shares: now all they have to show for it is three discontinued phones and one current mode (although the forthcoming Motorizr Z8 could be a serious entry.)
- Motorola was once interested in Palm OS (for which Palm now owns rights). In response to their smartphone problem, 1½ years ago Motorola thought it had bought PalmSource — which would have been a better fit than then the actual outcome.
- Both Motorola and Palm are trying to use Linux for the lower layer of their respective platforms.
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We had the nicest surprise this week! Over the weekend Jamie's former college professor/running buddy/Army mentor texted him that he and his wife (also a Lt. Col.) were going to be passing through our area and wanted to meet us for breakfast. We were both equally thrilled because he's always been very special to both of us. I met him the same weekend that I met Jamie back in 2008, and he continued to take exceptional care of us during Jamie's time at West Point and beyond.
There's another great couple that's stationed here at Riley that they also wanted to see, so on a whim I extended the invitation to have everyone over here to eat instead of going out. Selfishly, I knew that this would be easier with the girls, but I also knew that we'd get more out of our two hours together if we were at someone's home than if we were out to eat.
I've hosted a zillion dinners, showers, happy hours, and even a few lunches… but breakfast… I'd never hosted a sit-down breakfast before. Of course this thought didn't hit me until after I casually made the offer, so I had my work cut out for me to figure out how to throw this together. 🙂
I did a little bit of research on Pinterest about breakfast etiquette, and then decided to keep it simple and casual because I knew that's what our guests would want.
I decided to serve three things: a bowl of fresh strawberries and pineapple, my mom's signature breakfast casserole, and an array of doughnuts from our most favorite local doughnut shop called Varsity.
For drinks we served chilled water and orange juice. We also made sure to have plenty of coffee, creamer, and sugar. Since I'm not a coffee drinker, Jamie took over that department of serving everyone coffee just the way they liked it.
My mom passed down this casserole recipe to me years ago when I was getting ready to host Christmas for my in-laws back in 2011, and it's been a staple in our home ever since.
I prepped it the afternoon before, let it set overnight (like the recipe calls), and then popped it in the oven as soon as I woke up Tuesday morning, allowing it enough time to bake (65-70 minutes) before our guests arrived.
Personal Creations recently reached out to me and offered to gift us this fabulous 9×13″ baking/lasagna dish, and I was excited to see that my casserole recipe called to be prepared in dish that measured just like this one! This is definitely the most attractive (and well made) baking dish I've ever owned, and I was proud to plop this one right on the table so that everyone could snag second helpings if they desired.
We had such a nice, relaxed couple of hours catching up with both couples and having everyone over to our home. The girls were thankfully super well behaved (we had no shame in using the TV as a babysitter for Hadley for the first half of our breakfast) and Sadie stayed awake and smiled at everyone for part of the time before crashing hard for her morning nap for the rest. 🙂
I'd highly recommend my mom's breakfast casserole to enjoy with your family, to serve at a morning social event, or (best of all) serve piping hot on Christmas morning.
- 1 16oz. tube of sausage
- 12 slices of white bread, cubed
- 1.5 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp powdered mustard
- 12 eggs
- 4 cups of milk
- Cook sausage and set aside.
- Cube bread and then combine in a large bowl with sausage, shredded cheese, salt, and mustard.
- In separate bowl, whisk together eggs and milk.
- Lightly grease a 9"x13" pan and cover bottom of the pan with the sausage mixture.
- Pour egg mixture atop sausage mixture.
- Cover and refrigerator at least two hours, but preferably overnight.
- Bake uncovered for 65-70 minutes at 350.
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My SJW Meme Facebook Group Has Changed the Way I Make Friends
Having a social justice warrior meme group has brought people into my life who are serious about their politics and also fucking hilarious.
The tech scene has been shakenup by the hottest new startup investor -- Ashton Kutcher!
Why's this a big deal? Celebs, usually the ones holding products and smiling for the camera, are starting to realize that they've got the power to influence the products they've love. And leading the direction of tech is not only sweet in the ego department: It's got more potential to rake in the dough than a short-term commercial campaign.
But, to look forward, we must look back. And now, a short history of celebrity involvement in our beloved tech space.
U2 for Apple
In the Fall of 2004, in the height of iPod mania and U2's impending new album, Apple set the tone for tech and celebrity teamwork when it teamed up with U2 to release a special black iPod with a red clicky-wheel.
Another version of the U2-iPod came out in June 2006, this time in all-black, as the iPod's innards improved to hold more songs. They even released a cross-promotional vid!
Later that year, U2 linked Apple up with a more celebrities (Oprah!) to get more serious with the PRODUCT (RED) campaign, draping iPods in red in the name of AIDS awareness.
Though the U2/Apple relationship has gone bust, these efforts did not go unnoticed! Tech companies jumped on the bandwagon to team up with even more bright stars.
Gwen Stefani for Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard, maker of home printers, laptops and desktop computers, went all-out in the mid 00's with a lot of heavy-hitter celebrity endorsements. They started in 2006 with their "Hands" campaign, with commercials showing the moving hands in front of a celebrity torso with inspirations and thoughts floating in front of them. Remember this one from Serena?
Blogger Ocean of Knowledge has a a lot more where that came from.
But HP went stronger and bigger with their "What Do You Have to Say?" campaign in '07, signing Gwen Stefani for a mini-site for pre-teens and a few commercials to go along with it. It's unclear whether Gwen was involved in any of the product direction, but her commercial paints a nice picture of HP's products in her life.
Doesn't this one remind you of the "Source Code" trailer?
Maria Sharapova for Canon
Tennis phenom Maria Sharapova teamed up with Canon to promote their Powershot camera. Initially, her endorsements reinforced her reputation as a smoking-hot super athlete, but they eventually evolved to reflect more of Maria's styles ... like her diamond-encrusted camera, duh!
Commercials focused on her doggie, Dolce, happened somewhere in there, baffling men everywhere.
Beats by Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre (who needs no introduction), who had focused on behind-the-scenes production with fellow musicians in 00's, produced his own line of products called Beats by Dr. Dre in 2008. You may recognize the triangular earbuds from Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" video, on sale at Amazon for $100. But, hey, sources say celebrity endorsements for headphones is a big success, so maybe those Amazon ratings aren't as telling as the sales figures are.
Peyton Manning, Justin Timberlake, & More for Sony
Peyton Manning! Justin Timberlake! In a series of commercials and mini-sites, celebrity "specialists" speak to the caliber of Sony's products.
Sony's Experts campaign still online, and it's the only place I've seen where Amy Sedaris can answer your tech questions. Probably the single best implementation of FAQs I've ever seen.
Lady Gaga for Sony
Lady Gaga was pulled on as Polaroid's Creative Director, and a year later, she gracefully demo'd and explained a glamorous array of Gaga-inspired products! Who other than a celebrity would design sunglasses designed to be worn in a club?
Polaroid also unveiled their wireless printer to work with some mobile devices, and, notably, the sunglasses. The real question is WHY HAVEN'T ANY SUNGLASS-CAMERA-WITH-PRINTER CLUBS CROPPED UP IN NYC? Probably because they're not available for purchase until later this year. Whatever. Line up those permits now, guys.
Ashton Kutcher for Twitter, Flipboard, Foursquare, Path, Skype, and now, airbnb
Jenna Wortham at the NYTimes wrote yesterday about Ashton Kutcher's influence and investment in a number of tech startups, including Foursquare, Path and Flipboard. Coming from the first Twitter user to have more than a million followers, this hoopla is well deserved! He's making it clear that celebrities aren't just the poster children that stand next to a product and smile. They're using the products actively, and shape the roadmap for its larger adoption. Hell, every time Ashton tweeted, Twitter practically buckled. They've since improved their product to support mega-celebs like Ashton, Shaq, Oprah, President Obama and every other famous person now on Twitter.
Not only is this good for his image, they're great for his man-purse. @aplusk invested in Skype in 2009 and it's value and userbase has grown incredibly since then. And Ashton isn't doing this alone: He's working with venture capitalist firms with industry experts who find their relationship beneficial.
Ashton's latest interest is airbnb, a startup that connects homeowners and renters with spare rooms with out-of-towners seeking a place to crash (but not in a creepy way). Think Craigslist vacation rentals with a little more regulation. Their founders were even gutsy enough to go homeless to solely live off of the site's listings, so it seems prankster Ashton has found a tech soulmate.
What's next? Oprah's got some free time -- why doesn't she try her hand at some startups? President Obama could throw a little more of his weight into the direction of open-source government projects, huh? Well, one can only hope.