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Anyone can be good at networking when the person in front of you is kind, scintillating and thinks you're a rock star. The way you find out if you're really good at networking is can you network with jerks.
The trick to being good at networking is to not be put off when someone does something obnoxious. Because most people will annoy you at one point or another. So you're better off putting it to the side and trying again. Even the jerks can be helpful.
That's why I'm writing a post for Joel.
When I asked him for a favor, for my blog, he said no. To be fair, I wasn't paying him, and Joel has offered to pay me for this post. But he's not paying that much. So I'm really writing this because I think Joel is smart and clever and he's a good person to have in my network.
But he did piss me off. I have a feature on my blog called Coachology. (Let me take this moment to link out to a particularly good one.) Coachology is a place where I write about service professionals I have a lot of respect for, because it's hard for everyone to know who the good people are when you're trying to hire someone to help with your career. In exchange for me writing about someone, I ask them to give two hours of free consulting to one of my blog readers.
Check this out: No one has ever said no. And there's a waiting list for people who want to do it. But I skipped the waiting list and went straight to Joel. I asked him to do search engine optimization. I thought I'd explain to my community why it's important and why I like Joel, and then Joel could do two hours of consulting.
He said no. He said two hours is a lot of time.
So I am making sure that this post only takes about 45 minutes. But I am doing the post, because I could tell you about a bunch of other stupid and annoying bloggers who have pissed me off but they would not take the criticism nearly as well as Joel would. It's part of why I like him.
In all cases, when I have thought fellow bloggers were rude, lame or – yes, there is one in particular like this– misogynist , I have put the problem to the side and continued the conversation. The great thing about the blogosphere is that it is a conversation, so there's always a chance for things to get better quickly.
And I marvel that I have always benefitted from keeping up the conversation even when someone pisses me off. People don't usually mean to be as obnoxious as they are seeming. That's one thing. The other thing is that people can be both annoying and helpful. (And, in fact, Joel is probably thinking this is true of me, right now. )
If you want to be great at networking, be patient and forgiving. And, if you want to be really, really good at networking, don't use this post as a model: Don't keep score.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Networking With Jerks
Anyone can be good at networking when the person in front of you is kind, scintillating and thinks you're a rock star. The way you find out if you're really good at networking is can you network with jerks.
Posted by Joel Cheesman at 5:48 PM
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1 comment:
- naocha said...
people call jerks a numb to what others say,a loser who couldn't understand his own,a preacher of his own and a stubborn element.as such we hate them but surely jerks are'nt bad at all,they are honest people,in a way satirical.i would love myself to be called as a jerk because that way i may keep some space for myself only


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Monday, November 26, 2012
Christmas Angel by Valarie Wade
Thanks for stopping by!
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So cute, Jennifer! That image is really adorable!! :)ReplyDelete
Hugs, Randi
Just adorable... I love the touches of sparkle and the way you did the background... and the image just looks lovely. :)ReplyDelete
Love the hint of sparkle on that background Jennifer! It gives so much depth and makes the image seem to float above it all. Great card!!ReplyDelete
Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!! Love color and design.ReplyDelete
Hugs Nat
so precious Jennifer. All the sparkles on this just makes it look **magical **! You did an aewsome job with this imageReplyDelete
oh my gosh!!! ADORABLE! Love the blue and the sparkle and the texture! Love it!ReplyDelete
That's such a cute image, she looks great in blue.ReplyDelete
Pretty card! She's sweet and it's beautiful with the snow Stars in the background.ReplyDelete
thanks for all the wonderful comments!ReplyDelete
Such a sweet card, Jennifer. Love the blues you used and the embossed background is fabulous.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Karina

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I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for the talent He has bestowed on all of us! I have been artistic all of my life and love experimenting with different mediums and techniques. This blog is my creative outlet to share my passion for cardmaking and papercrafting!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
PP156 Heaven Knows You Are Special
4 comments:
- LeAnne said...
Gorgeous, Julie! I love the horizontal panel....and all the coloring makes these elements look REAL! Amazing creation! Thanks for making my sketch look great this week!
- July 31, 2013 at 9:35 PM
- Simply Sara Stampin' said...
Wow, Julie, I love this card! Your colors are fantastic! You've made me look at this set in a whole new way. :)
- August 2, 2013 at 1:48 AM
- Anne Marie Hile said...
Beautiful, Julie! The soft shading and gorgeous details really make this set come to life. Thank you so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! :)
- August 3, 2013 at 8:24 AM
- Latenightstamper said...
very inspirational! Thank you for sharing
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Snowpacalypse 2010
In case you hadn't heard, Virginia & DC got nailed with a measely 2 feet of snow – but around here, that basically means the end of the world.
But, even Sith lords who are used to easy southern winters aren't invulnerable to mother nature…
Darth was so embarrassed when he had to call AAA to get his speeder bike out of the snowbank.
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HOW THRILLED am I to see your blog pop up on my Google Reader after all this time??? Thank you – I needed "a Lego a day" fix SO BAD!!! You rock. Hope all is going well with you and yours. Smiles, Kelly L in NM
February 6, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Hell yeah same here. Best part is…it came back talking about the snow we got in the city woot woot
February 7, 2010 at 2:34 am
I agree, so excited to see a new post! Making fun of the Virginia snow is even better!
February 7, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Ditto! So glad to see your still finding inspiration.
Here in Washington State we are feeling a little cheated out of winter and I personally am a little jealous.
February 8, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Glad to see you back!
February 11, 2010 at 8:46 pm
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Good to see you back in action! 🙂
Darth should learn from me: I don't drive my car in these conditions and just walk.
February 17, 2010 at 4:09 pm
I love it. Even Darth Vader is vulnerable to the effects of snow! Should Clone Walkers replace the AA?
Great photo.
February 25, 2010 at 6:10 am
you really SHOULD come back dan 🙂 we miss you =)
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I didn't play any games this shabbat. But I'm still trying to recover from a dinner with myself, one 15 year old boy, and nine - count'em - nine teenage girls. Shudder.
Most of my link items go on to Purple Pawn nowadays, but I have a few for Yehuda:
Israel Gaming Conventions
Over the Passover holiday season, a number of gaming related conventions occur.
My own club, the Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club, will be holding a Games Day on Hol Hamoed Passover, as it always does. This year it will be Wednesday, April 23. Gaming is at my house. Call me at 0545-987034 for details.
Bigor is an annual roleplaying con in Tel Aviv. This year it is from Tuesday to Thursday, April 22-24. Olamot is a fantasy themed con, also in the Tel Aviv area, running from Monday to Wednesday, April 21-23. Both will have fantasy related gaming, including CCG and some board and card gaming.
A reader writes to tell me about GameIS2008, a full day event about interactive entertainment (aka video games) in Hertzelia.
Amazon Deals
A few deals I saw on Amazon.com ...
Hansa Board Game - $16
Hunting Party - $10
Quo Vadis Game - $16.50
The Bridges of Shangri-La - $19
Maya - $21.30
Reiner Knizia Hollywood Blockbuster - $20
SET Game - $7
Another reader wants me to link to his new MMO turn based strategy game, Astrategic.


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Featured events
|7-9 September 2012
Brussels Games
Brussels Gay Sports will offer a weekend of fun and fairplay in the capital of Europe, with volleyball, swimming, badminton, and tennis, as well as fitness and hiking.
Learn more HERE.
|26-28 October 2012
Bern, Switzerland
The success of the first edition of the QueergamesBern proved the need for an LGBT multisport event in Switzerland. This year will be even bigger, with badminton, bowling, running, walking, floorball.
Learn more HERE.
|17-20 January 2013
Sin City Shootout
Las Vegas
The 7th Sin City Shootout will feature softball, ice hockey, tennis, wrestling, basketball, dodgeball, bodybuilding and basketball.
Learn more HERE.
|13-16 June 2013
IGLFA Euro Cup
After this year's edition in Budapest at the EuroGames, the IGLFA Euro Cup heads to Dublin for 2013, hosted by the Dublin Devils and the Dublin Phoenix Tigers.
Learn more HERE.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Vote for logo for UK Charter against homophobia in sport
On 23 November 2011, Equalities minister Lynne Featherstone launched a competition for sports clubs, fans and players across the country to design a logo for the Charter and mark their support for the campaign.
The first stage closed on 18 January 2012, and we were delighted to have received nearly 70 entries, most of them from young people.
Rugby union star and competition judge Ben Cohen has shortlisted the top six entries, and you can now pick the winning logo by voting online for your favourite design.
Vote now!
Simply go to our Facebook page (Opens in a new window) and 'like' your favourite logo. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can also vote on Ben Cohen's website (Opens in a new window) .
Voting closes on Monday 20 February at midday. Votes will then be counted, and the logo with the highest number of votes will go to a professional design team before a final unveiling in March.
More information is available in the competition leaflet and terms and conditions.
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DURHAM, N.C. — They'll remember the OT from the first Syracuse-Duke game — and the Ts that decided Round 2.
The rematch of one of college basketball's best games of the season ended with Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim ejected after he charged onto the court to argue a block/charge call.
Rodney Hood scored 13 points and drew that game-changing charging call, which helped No. 5 Duke beat No. 1 Syracuse 66-60 on Saturday night.
"I just thought that was the worst call of the year, that's all," Boeheim said. "I hated to see the game decided on that call."
Freshman Jabari Parker had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (22-6, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Jerami Grant had 17 points and C.J. Fair, the player who was called for the charge, finished with 13 for the Orange (25-2, 12-2).
The first meeting between these teams was an overtime game considered an instant classic and won by Syracuse. The rematch was just as close but it will be remembered more for Boeheim's exit with about 10 seconds to play.
"Both teams were worthy of winning this game, and both teams were worthy of winning up there," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "So going 1-1 was probably the way it should be."
Syracuse had the ball down 60-58 when Fair drove for an apparent tying layup.
But official Tony Greene whistled Fair for charging — and Boeheim shot onto the court to argue. Greene slapped him with two technical fouls and ejected him.
"People will remember this one for 30 years because the old coach went out there and got a little excited," Boeheim said. "I think the fans will remember Jim Boeheim down here. Two great games."
Quinn Cook iced it by hitting three free throws with 10.4 seconds left to make it 63-58.
That helped the Blue Devils bounce back from a loss to hated rival North Carolina less than 48 hours earlier. It meant they avoided their first regular-season losing streak since 2009 and it extended their winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium to 31 games.
"That's the way it's going to be in the ACC tournament and then the NCAA," Parker said. "We've got to play back-to-back competitive games, but I think we're going to get used to it."
Meanwhile, the Orange — whose 25-0 start was spoiled three nights earlier by an overtime loss at home to sub-.500 Boston College — are the first top-ranked team to lose twice in a week since Texas in 2010.
"I don't think we'll probably play anymore," Boeheim said, his words laced with sarcasm. "I think we'll just give up."
It was Duke's ninth win over a No. 1-ranked team and first since 1997.
Star freshman Tyler Ennis finished with nine points on 2-of-13 shooting and he and fellow starting guard Trevor Cooney combined to miss all five of their 3-point attempts for the Orange.
Three times in the final 90 seconds, they had the ball down by three or fewer points — but all anyone will remember is that drive by Fair.
He blew past Tyler Thornton along the left baseline and — as Hood slid over to cut him off — he flipped up a shot that banked in. Greene blew his whistle and waved it off to call Fair for charging.
"Regardless of whether they called a block or a charge, I was going to be there and help Tyler out," Hood said. "I honestly didn't know (what the call would be). ... I thought I was there the whole time, but you never know."
That brought an incensed Boeheim off the bench and well onto the court to argue.
Once he was tossed, the game was effectively over.
"I think maybe (if) we didn't get the techs, we probably still had a chance to win," Fair said.
Duke avenges loss to No. 1 Syracuse
DURHAM, N.C. — They'll remember the OT from the first Syracuse-Duke game — and the Ts that decided Round 2.


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A pot full of something deliciously tender and aromatic takes time but surprisingly little effort.
Some of the most satisfying meals result from thoughtful combinations of ingredients cooked slowly in one pot.
In cultures where a communal wood-fired oven was part of village life, such dishes would have been settled into a corner of the bread oven to emerge tender and aromatic some hours later. Probably home-baked bread would have been offered to mop up the juices.
In modern homes this style of cooking adapts well for busy lives. Either you prepare the meal for the next day, or the day after that, letting it simmer while you watch television or read the bedtime story, feeling wonderfully smug knowing the treat in store; or the prepared dish can be put into a pre-set oven to be ready whenever you choose. Either way the preparation rarely takes longer than half an hour.
A bonus is that such dishes look marvellous in oven-to-table earthenware or cast-iron enamelled cookware, and once the lid is lifted the aromas waft deliciously.
As most of these dishes contain something starchy (potatoes or beans in the examples here) all that is needed is a large salad, a loaf of bread and maybe a separate dish of something green.
In The Cook's Companion I wrote a recipe for Simplest Beef Stew, and have been delighted by the feedback. So many young cooks have claimed it as their own, adding a bit of this or a bit of that as encouraged.
I claim this dish can be made by an eight-year old. If a child is not comfortable whizzing canned tomatoes in a food processor, just tip the tomatoes in whole and give them a bit of a chop around with a table knife.
The lamb dish is given an Italian accent by the rosemary and cannellini beans. On another occasion, if the cook substitutes a bay leaf and a generous sprig of thyme for the rosemary, and slips in a garlic sausage and a leg of confit duck, the dish becomes a simple cassoulet.
No cook in the south-west of France has the same recipe for cassoulet. Essentials are dried beans, chunks of meat (pork or lamb), garlic sausage, confit and a crumb crust, and long, slow cooking. Ask for older lamb for this dish as delicate spring lamb may collapse too soon.
Chicken thighs or maryland pieces are another good choice for one-pot dinners. Combinations might be shallots, Jerusalem artichokes and mushrooms, or on another day chunks of blanched fennel or leeks or carrots, all or some; and be generous with the vegetable quantities.
Because I am aiming for one-pot cooking I would add chunks of yellow-fleshed potatoes that cope well with long, slow cooking without breaking up (choose kipfler, nicola, bintje, southern gold or desiree) and I would lightly flour the chicken pieces and brown them in a mix of olive oil and butter. Most chicken combinations will be tender in one hour.
Mildura chef and author Stefano de Pieri was telling me he has convinced a local farmer to sell him the beef cheeks of his animals rather than, as previously, consigning them to the mincer for pet food along with all other assumed unwanted parts.
The farmer wins, creating a saleable speciality, and the cook wins too. You may need to chat to a few butchers before you find one able to supply beef cheeks. It is worth the effort.
Stephanie Alexander will teach a hands-on class on some of her favourite dishes on Wednesday 31 August, 10am-4pm, as part of the A Taste of Slow winter food and wine festival.
For details of classes at the Fenix cooking school or other festival events, phone 9823 6100 or go to http://www.atasteofslow.com.au
Beef cheeks in red wine with carrots and mashed potato
This is a good slow dish. It takes two days to achieve a great result.
Start on Friday and invite your friends for Sunday lunch!
16 beef cheeks
1 onion, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
200g smoked bacon lardons (1cm x 2cm pieces)
1/2 tsp peppercorns
thyme sprigs
6 parsley stalks
1 bay leaf
3 pieces orange zest
4 cloves garlic, bruised
5 juniper berries
10 peppercorns
1 bottle red wine
For the dish:
3 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup brandy
8 medium turnips, cut in chunks
4 medium-large carrots, cut into chunks
freshly ground pepper
1.5 litres veal stock (approximately)
- Strip the tough membrane from the beef cheeks. The technique is the same as for skinning a fish fillet. Slip a sharp knife between the membrane and the flesh, hold the membrane tightly with one hand, and zigzag the knife close to the chopping board and along the beef cheek. Discard the membrane.
- Place skinned cheeks in a bowl and add all the marinade ingredients. Stir to mix, cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Next day, place a colander over a large bowl and tip the meat and marinade into the colander. Allow to drain.
- Extract the cheeks and the lardons and pat dry on layers of kitchen paper. Discard the vegetables.
- Heat one-third of the oil in a heavy-based pan and seal the cheeks in batches. When well coloured on both sides, add a splash of brandy, tip the pan to light the brandy and turn the meat. Transfer to a cast-iron casserole. Continue until all meat is browned and flamed. Brown the lardons and transfer to the casserole.
- Tip the strained wine into the pan and let it boil to reduce. Tip into the casserole.
- Preheat oven to 140C. Add the vegetable chunks, pepper and enough veal stock to barely cover. Cover with a doubled piece of baking paper and the lid and cook for 21/2 to 3 hours. Allow to cool.
- Spoon off fat. Reheat casserole gently. If sauce is too thin, pour it off and boil fast in a separate pan, skimming the froth that rises. Return cleaned sauce to meat, stir to mix and serve.
- Mashed potatoes is a perfect accompaniment.
Serves: 8
Lamb shoulder with cannellini beans and a crumb crust
300g cannellini beans, soaked overnight
3 tbsp olive oil
2 large carrots, diced
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shoulder lamb, boned and cut into 4cm cubes
1/2 cup good-quality tomato pasta sauce
2 cups veal or chicken stock
sea salt and fresh black pepper
1 bay leaf
large sprig rosemary
fresh breadcrumbs
- Drain soaked beans. Cover with fresh water, bring to the boil and simmer 30 minutes. Drain again.
- Preheat oven to 160C.
- Select a heavy-based frying pan and a lidded casserole. Tip the drained beans into the casserole. Heat one-third of the oil in the frying pan and sautee carrot, onion and garlic until softened. Scoop into casserole, leaving behind any excess oil. Brown the lamb well in batches, dribbling in the rest of the oil as needed. Transfer to the casserole dish.
- Wipe out the pan with kitchen paper and deglaze it over moderate heat with the tomato pasta sauce. Allow to bubble and then transfer to casserole with the stock and the herbs. Add a little salt and some freshly ground pepper.
- Cover with a doubled sheet of baking paper and a well-fitting lid and cook for 3 hours. Taste for seasoning, adjust and then cool. When cool, remove fat from the casserole, reserving 2 tablespoons.
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Scatter over a good layer of fresh breadcrumbs, drizzle with the reserved fatty juices and slowly reheat, uncovered.
- Part-way through the reheating process, press the crumbs down lightly so they are moistened with juice and continue the reheating until the juices are bubbling at the edge and the crust is golden.
Serves: 6
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Spirit Quest
by Rev. Sandra Josey, Bishop, HPs, ULC, COCM
First and foremost I want to thank you for your dedication and effort (s) in presenting me the opportunity to further my education and spiritual walk.
As I've stated on the forum previously I started this course eagerly and with much positive anticipation. The fist few lessons were confirmations to me that I was, indeed, upon my correct spiritual truth-path. Grounding, centering, were things that I was already doing and already teaching to others.
As the lessons continued I was to be found having a complete knee-joint replacement. Only by grounding, centering, using my roses, blowing them up, bringing in my suns, allowing the pain to go into the middle of the earth and be re-born as positive healing did I make it through. Did it work?
"Oh my goodness, you're healing so fast!", or "My, your scar looks incredible, I've never seen anything like this!" to "I can't believe you're walking so well in such a short time!" Confirmations, affirmations, whatever you want to call it…..you and Spirit Quest have helped me through a time in my life that could have been much worse on this old Crone.
More? My grandson infected with the MRSA bacteria. On the brink of losing him, I enfolded him in a blue healing rose while blowing up his infection in a black one…he's doing just fine. Was it me? No, never me, but the combination of my learning the Spirit
Quest techniques and believing in them; a Doctor who recognized the infection; and most importantly the Mother Goddess and Father God who allowed me to learn this technique and be able to use it with intent; I give full credit.
The next door neighbor whose cancer has returned and is in despair. A young friend who needed and is going through a rare liver disease and transplant. Spirit Quest and what I've learned here has been a tremendous help with how I've responded to each person, how I've been able to counsel them, pray for them.
I am also a Shamanic Student. What I am learning there and what I've learned here are becoming merged as one. We are all connected; everything and everyone that has been, is now, and will be. Each turn of our Mother Earth and all upon Her is connected to us. "We are star stuff, Grammy" my grandson said to me one night as we gazed at the universe. "Why do you say that?" I asked. "Well, if God/dess made us, and the stars, then S/He's in both".
Am I on the right Spiritual path? I am. I'm happy, complete, and comfortable in my truth. Living as well as I can, learning my lessons and asking for wisdom to carry them forward to others who are on their journeys.
The most important factor in all this is that I've laid down my fear. All I can do is to live my life moment by moment. Not minute by minute, hour by hour nor day by day. Each moment precious, each one a gift; each a life and a death then a life again, thus the circle continues. Spirit Quest has given me the tools to become better able to do this for myself and help those who come into my world understand that they are eternal; Spiritual, Divine, part and parcel of the I AM, the WHOLE.
Spirit Quest added tools, from that confidence, in that peace.
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text: Obama Offers Immunity to 800K Young Immigrants Enacts major DREAM act goals without Congress By Matt Cantor, Newser User Posted Jun 15, 2012 9:56 AM CDT 235 comments Comments In this March 1, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Nashua, NH. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File) (Newser) – President Obama has struggled to get his immigration goals through Congress; now his administration is instituting major reforms on its own. In a plan to be announced today, the White House won't deport illegal immigrants younger than 30 who came to the US before they were 16, so long as they fit several conditions: They must have been here for at least five straight years, have received a US high school diploma or GED or served in the military, and have no criminal record, officials tell the AP. Though the new rules don't provide a path to citizenship, these immigrants will be able to apply for two-year, renewable work permits. The plan, which will affect some 800,000 people, aligns with key provisions in the DREAM Act, which was struck down by the Senate in 2010. Republicans will likely slam the administration's independent move, but "many of these young people have already contributed to our country in significant ways," says homeland security boss Janet Napolitano. "Prosecutorial discretion, which is used in so many other areas, is especially justified here." The effort comes as some Latinos voice frustration with Obama's deportation policies and ahead of the president's speech to Latino officials next week. My Take on This Story Report a story error 15% Annoying 1% Hilarious 4% Intriguing 9% Depressing 54% Brilliant 18% Scary /story/262077/the-navajo-nation-had-a-novel-idea-buy-remington.html Taking you to another annoying story... TURNOFF Another annoying story: The Navajo Nation Had a Novel Idea: Buy Remington


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Typical Gamer is just a clown without idea of videogames and people makes him rich for his stupid gameplays where he practically do nothing talking bullshit and not offer intersting knowledge for gamers. For me a good Youtuber/Streammer gamer is a person who knows about videogames in their history, development, hints, easter eggs, hardware and software knowledge for games, interesting info, etc. For that reasson I consider this mod just spam and I not will to rate with a half star just because I hope better , REALLY BETTER thematics in your mods.4 napja
Good job but take care, Player Unknows developers not are a "flexible" company with, they banned skins in Korea and China with C&D letters.2018. május 30.
3dsMax offers enought skinning support to make nice facial expressions without this wrong model deformations if you know how to use skin tools properly, not to full animated lips level but yes for brows, cheeks, jaw, lids and fingers2018. április 6.
I love Ace Combat since I played AC1 in PSX 20 years ago, this mod is nice but materials could be better.2018. április 3.
@Elope @GTAVcalifornia oh men in phone looks like Romito's "mod", this profile logo could be remastered too.
More stolen stuff from other mods without proper creators credits.
@bataa Instructions and script here: https://gtaxscripting.blogspot.com.co/2017/10/gta-v-dragon-ball-script-mod-work-in.html (Monthly paid membership to JulioNIB's Patreon site is required to download).
@TheNamesMischa No, so far I know only JulioNIB makes a Dragon Ball powers script mod.
@TheNamesMischa I mean, is not a ped model, is script FX effect. Actually is not included in JulioNIB's Dragon ball script mod, but you can contact him if is interested in add more power FX like kaioken.
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The Baltimore Sun reported today on the renovation and expansion plans for Byrd Stadium (brought to you by Chevy Chase Bank). Most important to the plan are: the addition of 64 luxury suites and 500 mezzanine seats in Phase 1, improving the view of fans in the first ten row by lowering the field in Phase 2 and finally adding 8,000 endzone seats in Phase 3.
The key quotes here:
"The first phase of expansion - scheduled to be completed by August 2010 - includes 64 swanky suites with flat-screen televisions, food services, and indoor and outdoor seating. Maryland can't move forward with its other plans, though, until at least 50 of the luxury suites have been sold...Ten suites have already been sold..."
"The cost for phase one of the project is $50.8 million, to be paid entirely by the athletic department. Maryland sold the naming rights of the field to Chevy Chase Bank for $20 million last year, and borrowed $35 million from the University System of Maryland."
The 64 boxes will generate about $3 million per year paying off the $35 million. On the positive side the Terps are located near one of the wealthiest counties in the nation on the down side football at UM is second fiddle to basketball and the recent fall to a mediocre team in a slumping BCS conference will not get the alumni pumped up. Yet given the prices for boxes with the Redskins $40,000 is a real bargain.
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Would you like to see some of the talks live rather than wait for the video to be released?
For the first time, this is now available. You don't need to go to the TED location, they are broadcasting to theaters near you.
These are the speakers scheduled for Monday night, Feb 15
|TED Talks Live -2/15/16
You can find tickets at a theater near you http://www.tedtalksincinemas.com/


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Battling cancer with zumba and plenty of pink
THE power of pink was evident at Cabarita on the weekend when zumba instructor Belen Fuller held an evening of fun and food to raise funds for cancer research.
Ms Fuller has many class members who have battled with or are still battling cancer.
There were raffles, videos, fun cakes and lots and lots of pink, when both men and women donned the colour in support of the event.
The function room at Cabarita Beach Resort Hotel was packed to the rafters.
Breast cancer survivor Irene Strong has lived up to her name, battling breast cancer.
"I pretty much went through hell," she said.
"I had cancer diagnosed in one breast and had radiotherapy.
"I thought that was it, but six months later cancer was detected in the other breast.
"It was a pretty awful experience, but I was one of the lucky ones.
"I also had a strong support network from my colleagues at Tweed Hospital.
"As a hospital worker, I got to see life on the other side.
"It helps to understand how patients feel."
Ms Strong had five lots of surgery all up.
"I feel really great now," she said.
"I'm determined to stay that way."


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Often parents mention "Learning Responsibility" as a top reason for owning a pet. I think this is a terrible reason for owning a pet. However, learning responsibility is generally a side effect that cannot be avoided.
Here are some things that you could expect, or at least encourage your kids to learn as they take care of pets (some of them may apply to plant care, too, if you have no pets)
It may seem like forever before your kids learn the responsibility of taking care of a pet, but these are lessons that will stay with them for a life time.
What have you learned from having a pet?
We have had all kinds of dogs: Deaf dogs that could hear the can opener from a block away, picky dogs that would not eat people food unless it was sliced American processed cheese from the wrapper, and now we have a dog that won't eat treats at all. How do you train a dog that won't take treats?
But that doesn't stop us from trying every kind of treat available. And yes, that gets expensive. Especially since we end up giving the rest of the box away after it has been rejected by our Dog-Food-Only dog.
Instead of buying treats, I thought it would be smart to make some. I found this great site: http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Recipes/Recipes.htm and they had recipes for every kind of treat you can imagine.
What a great way to get my kids into the kitchen, and teach them a thing or two about money at the same time. Treats can be as fancy as you want to make them, and they are still way cheaper than what you can get in the store.
I thought I would round out this Dog series by adding a great recipe for dog biscuits.
Milk Bone Dog Biscuits
3/4 cup hot water
1/3 cup margarine
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
3 cups whole wheat flour In large bowl pour hot water over the margarine. Stir in powdered milk, salt, and egg. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Knead for a few minutes to form stiff dough. Pat or roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into bone shapes. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool. They will dry out quite hard. Makes about 1 1/4 pounds of biscuits. Costs around 30 cents per pound.
Kids could play with this like play dough, before baking. Roll out the dough, cut it into shapes, and then bake it up.
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Run around the house and change all your clocks.
$0.10 for every clock you find that needs to be changed.
Don't forget the car and the Microwave. (Hint: Spring Forward)
On your mark. Get set. Go.
Our dog is a family dog. He belongs to everybody, which means that the responsibilities are shared between all of us. But some responsibilities don't have to be done every day, or even every week, so to me, those are the things that made it on the job list.
But we have a small dog. A big dog may have a different list.
If our dog was bigger, we probably wouldn't bathe him as much, but then we might have to scoop poop more often.
Unfortunately most of the things on the job list are more appropriate for older kids, so ours will have to wait a couple of years before they will be making money from dog jobs.
I am not sure whether or not to take this personally.
We thought we had everything figured out. We would wait to get a dog until we had our fence up. Well, Shadow can fit through our fence.
Taking 3 kids around the neighborhood yelling for a delinquent dog is one thing. But we are just months away from having a newborn.
We have already invested in a more detailed dog collar, one that includes cell phone numbers and street address. But all that does is help people return him to us after he wanders.
Now we are looking to invest in some higher tech security measures. Like Chicken wire. That just screams tacky to me, but we may be getting desperate.
Or there is the electric fence option. I think it sounds mean, and more expensive. But it would work even if our gate was left open.
I would take whatever works. But what does it teach our kids, especially about money?
Tell me what you think.
We were so excited when we first got our dog. He fit all the things on our list, the top 3 being he didn't bark, he was "hypoallergenic", and he was already potty trained.
We thought we were ready for a dog.
We had a fence. Our kids were getting old enough to help out. We were home during the day to keep him company.
Apparently there is more to taking care of a dog than that.
I grew up with dogs, how could I not know about the hidden responsibilities of dog ownership?
I'm not saying we would ever give Shadow back. I just wished we had considered these other points before taking on a big responsibility.
When we decided to get a dog, we added a category into our budget every month to cover things like dog food, and license fees, now I am wondering if we need to set aside a bit of cash to cover unexpected things for our dog. Wouldn't it be great if the vet was covered under our health insurance?
So if our kids ever ask for another dog, I am going to have to review this list and make the decision with my eyes wide open.


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Saturday, January 29, 2011
The Play Date Cafe Challenge #66
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Gorgeous card, Judy! I love your design! All the pretty flowers look great with the flourish! Congrats on your honourable mention last week!ReplyDelete
Love your splash with the different flowers, Judy! Pretty card!ReplyDelete
Fabulous - wonderful swirls and the flowers are brilliant! Love it.ReplyDelete
Love it! The embossing, the purple flowers, that fabby sentiment...its ink-a-licious! :D So happy you played with us at The Play Date Cafe!ReplyDelete
Oh Judy!!! You have totally inspired me to get out that Heart Flourish stamp!!! SO PRETTY embossed with the 3D flowers!!! Thanks for joining us at the Play Date Cafe :)ReplyDelete
Judy thanks so much for coming back and visiting us again at the Play Date Cafe! This card is so pretty!ReplyDelete
Hi Judy! Congrats on your honorable mention last week. :DReplyDelete
Love those flourishes and purple flowers....you've combined some of my fave things! Thanks for playing with us again this week at PDCC. And you're right: there are some awesome entries, including YOURS!
I, absolutely, love those heart flourishes, Judy! Stunning! Thanks so much for playing along with us, this week, in the Cafe!ReplyDelete
BEAUTIFUL! Love those flowers--they are just the right amount of splash:) Thanks so much for playing along with us and for joining in the fun at the PDCC!!!ReplyDelete
Stunner. Just so elegant.ReplyDelete


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On November 17th in Montreal, Georges St. Pierre returns to the Octagon from his year-and-a-half layoff, and honestly, it couldn't come soon enough. When St. Pierre and Carlos Condit meet for the UFC welterweight belt at UFC 154, it will have been a full three months since the last time the UFC put on a title fight that wasn't a total mismatch. That drought of superfights has been one of the reasons why MMA has simply felt less exciting lately, but finally, things are picking up again, and I can't freakin' wait.
We've been thinking about GSP vs. Condit for a hell of a long time, and the anticipation has reached that saturation point where we just want this damn thing to be over by now. St. Pierre says his knee isn't a weak link anymore, he's 100%, he's "back better than ever." And it's never a good idea to doubt such a fantastic and disciplined athlete. But still…a hungry and motivated Carlos Condit is the last guy you want to face when you've been out of the game so long.
Speaking of welterweights, Johny Hendricks and Martin Kampmann will be squaring off in the co-main event. (Kampmann scores the best point in the promo interview by promising to kick Hendricks in the beard.) Could an impressive performance put one of these guys next in line? And who will come out on top? Check out the extended trailer above and let us know what you think.


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Most of the dogs we saw in Portugal were scruffy. Some by breed or hair type, but most because they hadn't had a bath or brushing in quite a while, if ever. That's not to say the Portuguese don't love their dogs. They certainly have a lot of them around and the dogs all seem quite healthy and happy. But as to the guardianship of any particular dog, that wasn't immediately obvious -- the dogs at seem to be more wards of the community... constant, roaming features of the Algarve landscape. Based on stories told to me by my grandparents, this is much the way small town dogs lived here in the US a couple of generations ago, in the days before things like doggy daycare and puppy beauty spas. But the dogs clearly knew who their humans were...
We saw a scruffy little dog trotting cheerfully with a boy and girl, accompanying them to the school bus stop. Children delivered and mission accomplished, he then went about his other job of roaming the cobblestone streets, sniffing and marking all the light poles, shrubs and parked cars.
(Sidenote: As soon as the boats came in they were swarmed by dozens of the local cats, most of whom seemed feral, sickly thin and mangy looking...definitely not faring as well as the local dogs. As soon as the fish were unloaded, the cats jumped into the boats and cleaned out the detritus and remains of fish that were caught in the nets. There always seemed to be a few dozen cats hanging around, largely ignored by the dogs.)
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This grumpy old dog came out as soon as the gates opened at Cabo de São Vicente. He was intent on digging something out from under that door and was very annoyed when we tried to distract him long enough for a photo. Eventually he gave up and decided to lie down for a nap and tourist photo op.
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In the afternoon, we would see dogs stretched out napping in the shade or curled up next to the boats.
In the larger city of Lagos, east of Salema, the city dogs also roamed free. This one, below, wasn't exactly scruffy, but her eyes were mesmerizing. I love this picture (like all of the others, courtesy of my photographer/artist husband, Jamie).
|Not exactly scruffy, but the most soulful eyes...
This Spanish Water Dog in Salema was a tourist roaming the beaches with his human. At first I thought he was a small Portuguese Water Dog (after all, we were in Portugal) but when I inquired, his owner quickly corrected me. The dog was cute, but not very friendly and I'm not sure how Jamie got this picture because he never stopped moving...
|Spanish Water Dog in Salema
We didn't get any great dog pictures in Paris this time... but we couldn't resist this decidedly non-scruffy Chihuahua in a store window in Reykjavik, Iceland. At first I thought he was part of a display, then he opened his eyes, blinked and went back to sleep.
|Reykjavik Chihuahua
That's it for this edition of "Portugal's Scruffy Dogs." I hope to return as soon as possible to continue my research (and enjoy more of those long, lazy, warm days by the beach).


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Park Myung Soo won Daesang at the '2012 MBC Entertainment Awards' held on the 29th. This is his first MBC Daesang.
His touching reflections on his 20 years as a comedian were one of the highlights of the evening. Park Myung Soo stated, "I am holding in my tears right now. This is an award I've dreamed about all my life. This year will be my 20th year working for MBC. In reality, I've never rested for more than one week. I am proud of myself. As I work with rookie comedians, I remember who I was twenty years ago. I was given this award because I've worked hard throughout my life. Because the world has become a better place, rookie comedians can rise up quicker than twenty years."
He continued, "I wanted to tell my wife who says it's her doing if I receive this award. This is not 50%, but all 100% because of my wife. I love you."
Park Myung Soo has been making waves as an MC for various MBC programs this year including 'Infinity Challenge', 'I Am A Singer 2', 'Magic Concert', 'Quiz Show Q', 'Fall In Comedy', and 'Undercover Boss Returns'.
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I wanted a few pictures with my hubby.
Instead of cute, wall-worthy images,
I found out I'm allergic to Alfalfa.
I've never been allergic to anything in my life!
I have a whole new level of empathy for those who have allergies.
But dang! Alfalfa fields make such great pictures when your eyes aren't red and puffy!


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What a day for finding balls,we walked all corners of a course today and have to admit that even tilly-miss was tired and worn out
Take a close look and just see some of the crap people are now resorting to play with (click on picture) there is stuff there that wouldnt make a driving range for practice,but underneath there are some very good Calloway and making a rapid return Srixon.
Today was good with a nice lad calling at the door looking for Titleist for him and his 3 pals it was great that he took 100+ balls which were mainly ProV and he was very complimentry towards tilly and myself on the quality which makes this whole ball finding very worthwhile it also helps keep tilly-miss updated with her booster and flea protection from what is in the woods.
The baby deer has been seen today and what a lovely sighting i had of him, i watched him grazing for 15 minutes whilst mother was watching me from the long grass.
All in all a very good week and next week will be as good as i prepare to wind down before i head away to Moscow for about 10-12 days something i am looking forward to very much !…..back tomorrow good night all


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I'm going to be attending the Scottish Green Party conference in Edinburgh this weekend and in between email rows and attempting to pay the rent blogging's slipped the last little while. I'll try to get back on it asap;
- Veterans complain that the poppy appeal is being used to marshall support for current conflicts.
- The Exile on why everything you know on WWII is wrong. Some glaring oversimplifications and omissions due to the style, but interesting none the less.
- Dan writes about a global ban on geo-engineering.
- Jacob writes about factions on the left.
- Labour will not campaign for AV.
- Phil Woolas judgment can be found here. Ho. Ho. and can I add Ho?


text: When we were little, our church would have an 'old fashioned Sunday.' There would be a pig roast, potato sack races, and other fun activities. People would dress up in old-fashioned clothes. And did I mention the pig roast part? Because that was the best part. That and the fact that you could go through the potluck line by yourself, without parental supervision, and take just about anything you wanted. Including all manor of food stuffs suspended in Jello and giant self-serve coolers of KoolAid. But I digress. One year, my mom made me a Laura Ingalls dress. I loved it. I think I am even wearing it in my school picture, sans bonnet. Fast forward a few years or 25, and now my little girl is wearing it. She loves this dress! The other day the kids were playing pioneers in the backyard and she got dressed up to collect the eggs. I would say that Mom's time and effort in making this dress was worth it!


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Why do we find the need to be ever politically correct??
Calling someone handicapped is a huge no no…deaf/dumb/blind…even worse. When these words were coined I don't think there was any derogatory connotations to them. They just mean someone who cannot hear/talk/see as is applicable. Why cannot we say it as it is? Why do we have to say differently abled / specially abled etc. We associate a touch of inferiority with these words and bingo…they become politically incorrect terms.
You go for a wedding…and you have to start making politically correct noises again…"Oooh, what a sweet couple you guys make!", "Wow, you look so good together"..STOP please! I know for a fact that a lot of couples do not look so great together. Me and KT for instance…we make a fairly odd couple looks wise..I look like a beanpole and KT is fairly round and "healthy" (there I cannot say fat..of course not..heavy..ok, fat no!). We have a rocking relationship, are mentally very compatible, heck even the food was good..no comments on all of that.
Yes you cannot say housewife, try using homemaker instead. Don't the mean the same thing? And who are you to say housewife sounds condescending while homemaker does not?
With clients, political correctness just sky rockets. I hate those sugary sweet mails, purring conversations I need to have with these clients. Why must I say, "It would be great if you could provide me with the projections in excel rather than pdf, as it would assist the analysis that I need to carry out. " What kind of idiot would give me an excel file converted into pdf when I need to analyse a financial model. How on earth am I supposed to value the company if I get some meaninglessly numbers, especially when I have told him several times that I need an excel model. And yet I have to purr and coo..simply he needs to pay me the fees.
Sometimes I wonder, is "politically correct" the politically correct word for hypocrisy??
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Recently I was given the amazing opportunity to write for this little literary publication called the Feminist Wire.
It's my first published piece outside of a blog, and the staff there were amazing to work with.
The piece I shared on the wire is part of a bigger collection of things I'm writing: most of them messy and unedited, raw and real. It's a collection of essays on love, and addiction, depression and motherhood and what it means to be human.
It started out as a running journal, a way to keep track of my thoughts while my boyfriend was gone and I was lonely because he jokingly said before he left that while he was gone I should write a book.
So I did.
And now my little creative project is over 100 pages long and still being added to, and houses some of my favorite pieces I've ever written.
I was honored that the Wire was willing to host this tiny piece of my heart. I know it is in great hands, and I am so proud to share it.
"A doctor once told me I feel too much. I said, so does God. that's why you can see the grand canyon from the moon."


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This is my first "real" winter in my place. I moved in last February, and while it was cold, and I got some snow, it's not like early winter this year!
Before Christmas, it snowed for several days, then melted, and then snowed, and then melted, never melting completely off, so when it snowed for 2 days straight over Christmas, I ended up with 8-10" of the white stuff.
Other than the previously mentioned bucket brigade to get water to the animals, it's ok. I like snow. I like under a foot of snow. In Reno, the year that I moved to Oregon, I had 3 feet of snow, with drifts over the top of the hood of my 4wd Dodge truck (and sub-zero nights...)! I did NOT like that...
Tang is unfazed by the white stuff - in fact, she eats a lot of it, lessening the water chores. I still take buckets down each morning, bust the ice out of her trough and fling the ice floes out on the ground, but while she drinks some, she's clearly getting enough elsewhere. She also frequently has "elf toes" - hooves full of packed snow, which falls out when she gets excited about her next meal.
Given that it's almost a full-time job to keep my house warm with the wood stove, I'm spending a lot of time inside.
This weather is perfect for knitting. Well, "Duh," you say!
I've been exploring some patterns in my head, and knitting more hats (see here for the latest), a hat for my sister.
With my free-lance work becoming increasingly unpredictable, I'm faced with trying to find a job in an area with roughly 20% unemployment. While I would like to be able to work from home (dyeing, knitting, traffic plans, etc.), none of those add up to enough to make sure that I can pay the bills and have enough left over for emergencies (as Tang's colic demonstrated very clearly). I'll keep working towards developing the alternative income sources, but in the meantime, I'll need to find something steady.
I'm hoping to get over to the valley soon - I'm almost out of coffee. We don't have a WinCo on this side of the Cascades, and they have a Kona blend that's $6/lb. It's quite good. When I get over the mountain, I always stop there and stock up (it's a very inexpensive place to shop), and try to have 2 lbs. of coffee in the freezer at any given time. Their bulk flour is Bob's Red Mill, and I'm looking forward to exploring their gluten-free options.
I'm going to work on eliminating wheat from my diet - it's going to be a bit like not having mushrooms (having to read every label), but I've proved to myself that I can still bake, making GF spritz cookies for Christmas. Everyone loved them, and most didn't even know they were made without "normal" flour. I found this great blog, Gluten Free Girl and the Chef, and I'm using that as a starting point. Obviously, meat and veggies and salad are wheat free (not counting dressing), so I've got a good motivation to start using the copious amounts of meat in my freezer!! I love to cook, but it's hard to cook for one. Mostly, I make more, and freeze the left-overs (unless it's something really good, and I have it for breakfast and lunch the next day!). Finding this blog, with her success in substituting alternative flours in baking, removes the main reason that I've put off leaving wheat out of my diet - bread!! I'll have to experiment a bit, but I'm looking forward to it. Anything truly hideous will become bird food...
On that note, I wish for all a happy, peaceful and fulfilling New Year. May yours be filled with what delights and inspires you!
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|Queens: MASPETH:
Mount Zion Cemetery: 59-63 54th Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378-1232. 718-335-2500 (Queens 41-013) Contact: Mark Stempa; 59-63. Searchable Database.
UPDATE: The cemetery is very large (78 acres) and contains more than 210,000 graves. The first burial took place on May 5, 1893. [June 2006]
UPDATE: A searchable online. Included are driving directions and hours of operation, and a searchable database of graves in Mt. Zion/. In the "Quick Search" on the Home page, the user enters the last name of the deceased and the returned data includes a list of all person with that surname, the location, the burial society name, and the date of death. Under the "Interment" tab, the researcher may search by any of seven fields and the website returns up to 200 matches, thus, if you are searching for a list of all graves in particular society plot, you have to get creative in how you search for the graves that do not appear in the initial list of 200. Under the "About Us" tab, there is an informative history of the cemetery and a blurb about some of the notorious persons who are buried there. Under this tab, one can also find a clickable tab to obtain a listing of all of the burial societies with plots in Mt. Zion and a printable map of the entire cemetery. Source - Marlene Bbishow [June 2006]
UPDATE: It seems that the data entered into the Mt. Zion searchable database was taken from the computer they use in the office to locate burials. There were periods of time (could have been decades ago) when burials were being inputted into their computers and for some unknown reason (perhaps haste) were inputted without the full dates of death (please note that these dates are actually burial dates--they know they have to change this, but remember the site just went up the other day and the kinks need to be worked out). The person at the time who inputted the burial information used the number 1 to indicate the day of death. Little by little, the cemetery will be inputting the correct days of death/burial, so be patient. Also the "Block" field does no good for now. It really should be Gate No., as we really know how to locate a society by path and gate numbers. Hopefully, this will be corrected soon too. Please give them time to work out the kinks. Ideally, one should be able to place the correct path number and gate number into the search fields. This will hopefully happen soon, but realize all this will not happen overnight. Also, if you happen to notice that the given name or surname in their database is different than what you know it to be, they will only be able to change it if you show them a copy of their death certificate and it indicates the name you want it changed to. They normally check three of their in-office sources to see if there is a discrepancy in the names, but if in all three sources the name is the same as what's already in their database, it stays that way until they see the death certificate. Source: Steven Lasky [June 2006]
UPDATE: Photographs of gravestones may be provided to out of the area inquirers. Send requests to Mount Zion Cemetery, PO Box 355, Maspeth, NY 11378 or call 718-335-2500. Sending a SASE and small donation might increase your receipt of the photographs. Source: JewishGen Digest, 11 Dec 2002. [December 2002]
Merle Kastner Societies:
1.) Mt. Zion C 2nd Ward, Queens, NYC, NY. Source: Marci Hafkin
2.) map 486: (organized 18 Nov 1900,) path 4a left, gate 10, surveyed 07 Dec 1936. Source: Gertrude Ogushwitz, email@example.com
3.) Map #699 map 701, path 22 right, gate 24, surveyed 02 Oct 1944. Source: Gertrude Ogushwitz, firstname.lastname@example.com
4.) photographs and inscriptions from 18 graves located in the Moses Sher Family Plot of Congregation Nachlach Zee. Source: Jane Wechsler, email@example.com
Kishineff Sick Benevolent Society A xerox copy of the society's 1923 year book for celebrating their 20th anniversary (1903-1923 is at Brandeis University as well as a copy of the 1913 Incorporation Papers filed in New York City that includes the names and addresses of the original board members. The year book has a brief history of the Society, greetings from several officers and names of people on various committees, and also contributors, their addresses, telephone numbers and in most cases their business or profession. Has a copy: Mary Floy Schulz Katzman, Framingham, MA: email@example.com
Karawasser Friendship Society: Path B-9, Left. Source: Jeffrey D. Beller; email@example.com
Kovner Unt. Verein Inc.: {10724} Path A13 Left Gate 18
(K.U.V.) Kranken Untershtitzung Verein: see Erste Sadagera KUV above
Noworadomsker Society sections: Source: Gloria Berkenstat Freund, firstname.lastname@example.com
Ostrow Mazowiecka: Chevra Bakish Sholom Anshei Ostrover Burial Society Source: email@example.com
Rohatyner Young Mens Society Inc: cemetery chairman, Alvin Edelstein. graves in Mt. Hebron Cemetery Block 57 and in Mt. Zion Cemetery (path 14), 59-63 54 Ave.
Rostover Handwerker Unt. Verein: (Path 14R, Gate 6) and (Path 18R, Gate 4) This is the landsmannschaft for Rostov, Russia. Contact: David and Sonia Hoffman.
Sheva Ben Issac Anshe Ropcycz: see current name: Cong Brith Sholem Beni Yitzchok
Sheveth Achim Anshe Slonim: map 699, path 2, gate 11, surveyed 04 Aug 1944; Gertrude Ogushwitz email@example.com
Wilkomirer Prog. Young Mens: (Path 41 Right, Gate 9)
The Workmen's Circle Inc.: (718)-335-2500; 45 E 33rd St., NY 10016, (212)532-1001; fax (212) 532-1573 has a lists of their members buried here. Source: Faith Weinberg, Asst. Director, Member Benefits
Zabludover KUV, Block 3, Section XIII: http://www.zabludow.com/mountZion.html
Zoliner Chevra: see first Chevre Zoliner. Some victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 are buried in a mass grave in this section.
I have photos of the gates for the Vasilishok / Warshilishker Burial Society in Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, New York. Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, New York. .If you are interested, please contact me at email@example.com. Loren Greenberg, Venice, California [May 2013]
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These are some of my favorite cookies. They are sooooo humongous and so fab-u-lous!!! Seriously, anyone who ever tries them looooooooooves them!!!!!!! I am going home to PA. tomorrow and my Aunt Martha Jane loves these. She had an 80th birthday a couple of weeks ago and so I thought I would make her some as a belated birthday present. :) She will be so delighted!! My Aunt Anna May also likes them and so I made some for her too. My sister also loves them and she is always asking me when I am making them again and so it will be a nice surprise for her too.
They are called Chocolate Whoppers. They don't have the candy Whoppers in them, but they are humongous and that is why they are called whoppers. Seriously, you use a 1/3 measuring cup to scoop them onto the cookie sheet! Here's what you do:
2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
6 ounces semisweet chocolate
3 ounces (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup sifted flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. powdered instant coffee
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
1 cup walnuts
1 cups pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put unsweetened chocolate, the semisweet chocolate and the butter into a double boiler. Once melted, remove from heat and set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside. In a small bowl use an electric mixer to mix together the eggs, sugar, coffee & vanilla at high speed for 1-2 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate until just mixed. Add in sifted flour and pther ingredients, again until just mixed. Stir in chocolate morsels, walnuts and pecans. Using a 1/3 measuring cup, scoop out the mixture and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake for 17 minutes. the outside will be gooey. Let cool "completely" on a parchment paper before removing.
It is so simple, yet unbelievable. Everyone that tries them swears that I should sell them and that I could make a fortune. Ha! For now, I will settle for making them for friends and relatives and enjoying them. Did you notice that they have mucho chocolate and coffee too??? What is better than chocolate and coffee. Genius!!!
This blog is totally devoted to all things scrumptious. I am a grand lover of food, whether it be that I am making it or buying it. Friends have told me that no matter what we are talking about the conversation always comes around to discussing food...the best foods at this restaurant or that restaurant, what I cooked or baked up lately, etc. My sister-in-law Terry and my very good friend Kim insisted that I start my own blog to discuss exactly these things.
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I have to start by apologizing to my loyal reader for not posting in quite some time. Before Z was here (permanently), I was very busy, and now that she is, I've just been lazy about blogging (or have been using previously-blogged recipes).
My most recent new recipe was taken from the May issue of Cooking Light, and is a grilled pizza. Because I followed the recipe pretty much exactly as published, I'll simply direct you here for the recipe from Cooking Light. Instead of using store bought dough, I made my own (recipe here) using my wonderful stand mixer. When making dough, I have to say that the stand mixer makes a huge difference - it is willing to knead it a lot longer than I am, and as such, I get the gluten to set up much better than when I knead by hand.
With the leftover dough, I made a chicken marsala pizza, inspired by a similar one my friend Mike made. The pizza-making was similar to this one, except that the topping/sauce was different. I thinly sliced one chicken breast and tossed it with flour and spices (oregano, salt, pepper) and then browned it in olive oil. I added in half an onion and several mushrooms (both sliced) and 1 clove of minced garlic and sauted for a while, before adding in 1/2 cup (plus) of marsala wine along with more spices (oregano, basil, pepper). I simmered until it reduced a bit, and added 1 tbsp of butter. I added a little beef broth if it boiled down too much, as I was waiting for Z to get home before I put the pizza together.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Grilled asparagus and onion pizza / chicken marsala pizza
Posted by Ken at Thursday, May 21, 2009
Labels: asparagus, chicken Marsala, grill, pizza
1 comment:
- Jenny said...
at last, a new post! pizza looks yummy!
- May 22, 2009 at 1:42 PM
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I wasn't that into the game first half. Mainly, the Ravens were dominating, and I was busy chatting catching up with a girlfriend. Second half, I was screaming at the TV while rooting for the 49ers. What can I say? I prefer the underdog.
Halftime: Beyonce rocked it. It's hard to believe she had a baby a little over a year ago. I was interested to see if she would lip-sync after the inauguration. There were definitely spots you would tell she wasn't singing, but once Kelly and Michelle came out; it sounded like she sang the rest of her performance.
My favorite commercial was Volkswagen Get In, Get Happy commercial. Too cute. I give honorable mention to Taco Bell and Dodge, but VW gets my vote!
Also, did you see the E-trade space commercial? The bulldog there looked like Tiny Tim!
Besides that, I stayed up much too late for my usual Sunday night bedtime. To make this morning even worse, it's now February, which means no more free coffee in my Starbucks mug. Boo.
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- Restaurant.com:
- Through 2/5, $6 for $25 gift certificate with code SAVE (15% back via ebates.com)
- $35 for $100 giftcard to restaurant.com and 2 movie tickets (participating theaters shown here); through Google Offers
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- Walgreens: Through 2/9, 40% off enlargements, prints and collages with code EVERYSIZE
PS - Phil didn't see his shadow; hopefully spring is coming!


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On the 6th day of Christmas NPQ gave to me...
Six Frosty Snowmen (meet the family)
Not my best piece of art but it was kinda hard to paint on the textured white.
Polishes used:
- a-England Tristam
- KOH Colours! Flashing Lights 338
- China Glaze 1250 There's snow one like you


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In this episode we focus on the sixth scenario from the base game "Mont Mouchet"
This battle was between the brave French resistance and the determined German occupiers.
The show of course includes another of the excellent dramas from Jack ( and co ), and an overview/analysis of the scenario from myself.
Thanks to StevenE for doing the historical research for todays show.
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And they would not shut up till they were paid.
We ate, we drank, and we were merry,
And we got typhoid and dysentery."
Ah, Mexico. Home of the bustling, ancient and modern Mexico City, the gritty and industrial Monterrey, Puebla and its multiple hundred years of Spanish colonial history, the city called Guadalajara that mixes all the previous ones and adds a technological corridor, the heavenly beaches of Cancún and Los Cabos, the magnificent mountains of central Chihuahua and Durango, the lush wilderness of Yucatán... and a bunch of other stuff the American media has barely heard of.
In American media, Mexico is known for the Día de los Muertos, sombreros, lazy locals, burros (donkeys), tequila, chupacabras, luchadores, piñatas, chili, incredibly spicy food, lots of beans, and a bunch of rundown, filthy adobe huts in the middle of the desert or desperately poor, grubby towns that American criminals will escape to.
As per this trope, the population of Mexico comprises six types of people: kidnappers, kidnappees, corrupt police, rich landowners, people without money and people who claim that the country is going down the drain, but do nothing about it. Go back a few years, and you'll also find Bandidos.
If you are a WASP (and heroes often are), don't go down alleys, you will be surrounded by big, smirking, sweaty bullies who jeer and mock in Spanish, the only intelligible word being gringo (Roger Ebert's book names these guys the Latino Laughers). You'll have to fight them.
Oh, and don't drink the water.
If you turn the clock back several centuries, expect to find jungle, terraced pyramid-temples, elaborately costumed high priests with obsidian blades who are really after your heart, and maybe some greedy conquistadores.
Occasionally, may be further obfuscated with other Central and South American countries into a greater Latin Land, or with Spain into Spexico. South of the Border is a proud member of The Savage South.
And no; like all stereotypes, not all Mexicans are like that.
Note: This has nothing to do with the Fireworks Store and tourist trap, South of The Border, located 400 feet south of the North Carolina—South Carolina border.
- El Cazador de la Bruja.
- Michiko & Hatchin mostly set in Brazil
- As part of its arc of visiting strange interpretations of foreign countries, Digimon Adventure 02 had Yamato and Ken stop by Mexico to return rogue Digimon to the Digital World. Even by the standards of this arc, the interpretation of Mexico was really, really strange - apparently there's a legally enforced curfew, and armed military personnel guard the Palenque ruins and don't have a problem with threatening to shoot Japanese teenagers for no reason at all. While people were shown living in normal apartment buildings, the sole known Chosen representative of Mexico lives in a fairly unusual and plain stone building.
- Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin depicts Rosarito Beach as a sleepy rural town instead of the bustling resort city it is in real life. To be fair, there is a war on and a large part of it has been flattened by air raids (not to mention the series takes place in an indeterminate future time where over half of humanity lives in space colonies with travel to and from Earth heavily restricted by an overbearing government, making it entirely possible that the place has become a Dying Town for want of turistas).
- The Road to El Dorado - another pre-Columbian example. Even more noticeable, since the legendary city of El Dorado is supposed to be somewhere in the South American Amazon Basin, not in Mesoamerica.
- The Spaghetti Western. Literally hundreds of examples. Most took advantage of the fact that the drier and more run-down parts of southern Spain have a passing resemblance to the drier and more run-down parts of northern Mexico and the American-Mexican border country of the late 19th century. For the Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, you cast Spaniards, and for the Anglos you cast Italians, Germans, French, and the occasional token American actor looking for film work. A very cheap way to make westerns, especially if you have the actors mumble their lines in whatever language they might know, then overdub everything in whatever languages apply to the countries where you plan to distribute the film.
- Lampshaded in A Day Without a Mexican:
Policewoman: (comments on the problems "Mexicans from Guatemala and Honduras" cause).Reporter: Umm... Guatemalans and Hondurans are not Mexicans...Policewoman: (shrugs) They're South Of The Border. Aren't they?.Note on screen: There are over 40 countries south of the border.
- Vera Cruz, in which the Mexicans serve the purpose of poor victims or intimidation by sheer number, the French are there to look luxurious but impractical, and the Americans save the day. The love interest was portrayed by a Spanish actress (Sarita Montiel), and Cesar Romero, the only one of the main actors with Latino ancestry, appeared as a French officer; he used to be typecast before as a Latin lover.
- Apocalypto - see it for an archtypical example of how pre-Columbian Mexico is portrayed, complete with jungle and evil high priests).
- From Dusk Till Dawn. Aztec pyramids. On the border. Run by vampires. AWESOME! Other Robert Rodriguez Mexican-themed films (like El Mariachi, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Machete) go for the more traditional "crime-ridden hellhole" feel, with his trademark tongue in cheek.
- Traffic: Scenes set in Mexico focus on the drug cartels and have a yellow filter, giving it a parched, washed-out look.
- The Way of the Gun: The protagonists cross the border with their hostage into Mexico intending to lay low. The location was apparently chosen to excuse the amount of violence and large-scale gunfights that take place without much police interaction. However, federales do show up on one occasion, and the director notes in the DVD commentary how rare it is for them to not be corrupt in an American film.
- The Scorch from The Maze Runner trilogy is implied to be located in post-apocalyptic Mexico. The only named native of the region, Jorge, acts as Hispanic as one can be.
- On Arrested Development Mexico is where George Sr. went to hide while he was a fugitive. When the Mexican police arrest him for an unrelated crime, he's able to bribe the prison guards into faking his death so he can escape. This is referred to as "a loophole in the Mexican judicial system".
- Lizzie McGuire had Lizzy and her friends as contestants on a Mexican game show. One of the challenge segments on the show had two teams racing for components of a matador costume.
- Tom Lehrer's "In Old Mexico", from the album An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer, manages to pack just about every feature of this trope into one four-minute song.
- Mexican Hayride, a now-obscure hit musical of 1944 that was made into an movie with Abbott and Costello.
- In Dream Girl, George Hand invites Georgina to go on vacation with him in Mexico. She has a Dream Sequence about this, which gives her some doubts about the idea.
- Exception: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter takes place in a nicely accurate rendition of the Mexico City. In fact, one of the scenes involves a shooting in Reforma Avenue, an area of Mexico City that looks kinda like a cross-breed of Manhattan and Paris's Champs-Élysées.
- Same with Advanced Warfighter 2—looks almost like Arizona, as most of the action now takes place in Juarez or desert areas.
- The MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing has an area that is actually called South Of The Border. The adventures here alternately embrace and parody this stereotypical view of Mexico, with belligerent mariachis, cock-fighting, and little kids trying to sell you pickle-flavored chewing gum.
- Part of Red Dead Redemption is set in the Mexico of the Spaghetti Western and gets wrapped up in a civil war.
- Somehow justified on the fact that it only happens in USA and the Border of Mexico/USA. John never enters the real Mexico.
- Guacamelee! is an Affectionate Parody of Mexican culture, and is loaded with imagery of lucha libre, the Day of the Dead, Mayincatec ruins, and dusty colonial-era towns.
- Super Mario Odyssey has the Sand Kingdom, a rare example of a Shifting Sand Land (partially) based on an American desert instead of an African one. At the entrance to the world is Tostarena Town, an adobe village populated by a race of cheerful guitar-strumming, sombrero-toting skeleton folk patterned off of alfeñique skulls. Furthermore, there are also Mayincatec ruins outside of town ruled by a giant Olmec-like stone head called Knucklotec, and stone jaguars called Jaxis can be ridden across the level. Unusually, however, there are also sunglasses-wearing Eenie, Meenie, Miny Moai in the level as well.
- Any Speedy Gonzales cartoon.
- The first episode (not counting the pilot) of The Venture Bros. takes place in a stereotypical Mexican town.
- South Park - In an episode where Cartman forms a megachurch, Kenny is accidentally thrown off a bus in Mexico City. Cartman gets a call from him during mass, where he claims that "if you drink the water, you piss blood out of your ass for hours".
- Drawn Together's episode Mexican't buy my love.
- Wacky Races: "Baja-Ha-Ha Race"
- The Kamp Krusty episode of The Simpsons ended with Krusty taking the kids for a day of debauchery in Tijuana. The montage of still frames depicted a colonial-era walled city with an arched gate entrance and carnival-style booth entertainment. In reality, Tijuana is a modern city, founded relatively recently, traversed by a number of highways, with the strip malls and storefronts one would expect in an American business district, plus sprawling shanty towns that look miserable and intimidating, but colonial? Hardly...
- Johnny Bravo: Johnny was asked to help a Mexican village full of cowards from a whip wielding bandito, he didn't do much help since he was a bigger coward than them, so the villagers then rallied together and booted the bandito themselves.
- The New Adventures of Superman: Superman saves a very stereotypical Mexican village from the eponymous monsters in "Lava Men".
- There's a famous American Tourist Trap along Interstate 95 called "South of the Border" (which is in fact just south of the border—between North and South Carolina) that plays all manner of Mexican stereotypes to the hilt, from the Cinco de Mayo decor to their mascot, an amiable Mexican sluggard named Pedro. It is primarily famous for its billboards. A trip from Canada to Florida by car in 1996 rendered a count of 453 of these billboards. It was also where current Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, got one of his first jobs. Yeah, ridiculous outfits!
- Apparently "South of the Border" was used as the shipping address for the original establishment, a liquor store. It went with the theme to grow into being (arguably) the Trope Namer.