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Need Website Similar To Groupon
Budget $750-1500 USD
Hi bidders,
Im looking to build a website and business similar to Groupon but i believe much less complex, il describe what i have in mind:
Front End
> Consumer enters website
> Consumer will find different categories to select from, e.g Salon Deals, Cafe Deals, Gym Deals etc
> Consumer clicks category, once he clicks he will be taken to the category page that shows all available deals, e.g he click gym deals, he will go in and find deals from the different gyms available.
> Consumer selects preferred deal, once he clicks on the deal he will be taken to another page that shows more details about the deal and the company offering the deal
> Consumer can add to cart multiple items or go straight to check out.
> Finally consumer can check out by registering and paying or proceed quickly as "guest checkout" where he will enter contact details for him to receive the digital coupon code and will be given the option to receive it eithe via SMS or email.
> Make it easy to embed payment gateway for online payment.
Backend For Admin:
> The ability to create or delete company/supplier accounts with user and pass that i can give to company/supplier - Including details, Company Name, Description, Address, Picture upload
> Ability to easily add or remove any deal for each company/supplier account. Details include original price and new deal price, title, picture upload, small description.
> Assign the number of digital coupons available for each deal. System to generate unique codes for each coupon.
> Automatic Inventory mechanism, when a coupon is sold the inventory of remaining coupons should update automatically. I should be able to track how many coupons have: Sold , Remaining & Redeemed.
> Include total sales dashboard showing how many coupons sold from each category and business and money value.
Backend For Company User:
> Company user to able to sign into "Deal Redemption Page" using user and pass supplied by me.
> User will be able to see how many coupons >
Sold, Remaining & Redeemed.
> Consumer shows coupon code to company user. Company user enters code and clicks redeem. System will verify code. If successful, message: "redeemed" will appear and the same is reflected and showed in the system inventroy. If code is duplicate or been used before, message "expired"
> Consumer logout of system.
Im no technical person so i may have missed points in how the operation goes. However, i hope you understand what im looking for. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Best Regards,
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My friend read this book before me and knowing my reading taste she told me it was one I should skip. She knew I wouldn't like the abrupt ending. Then she found out there was a second book and I quickly put the book on hold (still waiting for book 2!).
I really liked how the title played multiple roles in the story. Mia is faced with the question of staying with her family or going off to explore her music. She's questions if she should stay with her chosen musical path. But the ultimate question is should she stay alive. I think this really powerful, this idea that in a situation like hers, we can make that choice. It really made me think.
I liked that she is able to walk away from her body and see how her loved ones are coping and reacting to the events. It's almost a It's A Wonderful Life kind of story. She gets to see what role she plays in everyone's lives. It helps her figure out if she should stay.
I can't wait to read book 2! I also have plans to read more Gayle Forman books!

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Re: ObamaCare Clusterfuck: It all depends on the meaning of ...
I would not always assume good faith... used to work for a state legislature... the best rule on good faith is make em prove it
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A sadly hilarious tale of ObamaCare's incredibly sloppy drafting. Apparently the "What about the staffers?!" permathread is never ending;* WaPo:
The law requires members of Congress and at least some staffers to leave the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program and join the health-care exchanges. ...
The other contentious issue is that some congressional staff members are able to stay in the federal health plan. Boehner (R-Ohio), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have all designated all of their staffs to join the exchanges. So did many other leaders in the Senate and the House. But Reid kept his leadership staff on the federal plan, explaining that he was following the law. Does that mean the others are not following the law? ...
Our story starts with an amendment from Charles Grassley and what happened to it:
During the 2009 debate over the law, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) offered an amendment in the Senate Finance Committee that put members of Congress and staff on the exchanges. Grassley has long sought to have laws passed by Congress apply to Congress, and his amendment was adopted.
In fact, I think Grassley is admirable in this. In Canada, procedures offered by their single payer system -- they call it Medicare! -- cannot be offered privately. That means all Canadians, from the highest (citizens) to the lowest (politicians) have to get care through the single payer system, so all have an incentive to keep their health care system working.
In the Finance Committee, amendments are not written in precise legislative language, but here's how it described staff who would be covered: "A Congressional employee would be one whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives." Similar language appeared in the final version of the Senate Finance bill.
Separately, during a drafting of a version of the law in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) had offered a somewhat similar amendment, which was also adopted. That bill had this language: "The term 'congressional staff' means all full-time and part-time employees employed by the official office of a Member of Congress, whether in Washington, DC or outside of Washington, DC."
When it became time to merge the two bills, Democratic leadership staff chose Coburn's language for an omnibus version known as "the Reid Amendment."
And now here comes the excellent part:
The trouble is, once the bill became law, no one knew what "official office" meant. As the Congressional Research Service noted in a report requested by Grassley in late 2009, analysts had not been able to find any previous use of the phrase "official office of a member of Congress" in any previous law or statute.
Long story short, and always assuming good faith, Reid interprets "official office" one way, and Pelosi and McConnell another, so their respective staffs have different mixes of who's forced onto the Exchanges and who isn't.
But I'm fascinated by the term "official office." It implies that a representative can have an unofficial office. So who's in the unofficial office that, presumably, will never get any kind of health benefit? Mistresses? Hookers? Dealers? Brothers-in-law? Lobbyists? Flexians?
It's like I need a Department Of What Can This Possibly Mean? I"ve been feeling that a lot lately, along with gradually coming to the conclusion that most members of the political class are clinically insane.
NOTE * As I've said, I've got no beef with the staffer, and if we cut their take-home pay, we're just going to encourage more Muffies and Bobos and trustfund babies and fresh-faced kids from K Street. If you want government to work, you've got to pay decent salaries and give decent benefits, like anywhere else outside the hellish netherworld of Amazon, fast "food," and other service industries.
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Loop landmark Riddle's Penultimate Cafe & Wine Bar (6307 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-725-6985) has long been a beacon of fine wine and eclectic cuisine that spotlights the work of local farmers. As ownership and chef's toque have passed from founder Andy Ayers to his daughter KT, stewardship of Riddle's wine program passed to longtime employee and now bar manager Derek Flieg. While much has stayed the same, one critical component of the Riddle's philosophy that has carried over is constant change.
On any given night, you'll be able to choose among 250 to 300 selections, most at fair prices -- twice retail or below. Older vintages can be absolute steals, but they are being slurped up more quickly than Flieg can reload. He does promise that there are "cases of wine stashed all over the restaurant" awaiting completion of their evolution before being added to the list.
Next up: Gut Check's Wine List CherryPick: Three wines to try from Riddle's list, painstakingly researched and selected for our discerning readers...
Gut Check's CherryPicks:
2000 Chateau Olivier Graves ($36) and 1999 Chateau du Tertre Margaux ($50) Aged red Bordeaux from two quality producers for $50 or less? We'll take 'em both! The 2000's a riper vintage, the 1999 more elegant owing to both the vintage and the appellation. Have you been wondering why Bordeaux is a classic accompaniment to a fine dinner? Look no further.
1997 Joseph Drouhin Griotte-Chambertin, Grand Cru ($140) OK, this isn't cheap, but Griotte-Chambertin is never cheap, and it's rarely seen at all (the entire appellation covers only 6.5 acres). Riddle's price for this thirteen-year-old example is well below the retail price of the current vintage. 1997 was a more forward vintage, but with Drouhin's elegant style, this wine ought to be beautiful now. Made from the winemaker's own holdings in one of the Burgundy cognoscenti's favorite grand crus, this one is worth a shot if your budget can take the hit.
Next: More about Riddle's wine list...
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The holidays are a time for celebrating. Jesus. Life. Love. Family. Friends.
Yet, they are some of the loneliest times of the year.
Maybe you're missing that family member who used to sit next to you at the family table.
Maybe you're mourning the loss of a loved one.
Maybe you're longing to get pregnant.
Maybe you're waiting on adoption papers to come through.
Maybe you're praying for that family member in jail.
Maybe you're forgotten by those you love.
Maybe you're like me, single and waiting for the one God has for you.
Whatever reason you're lonely, the feelings are the same. They are overwhelming floods and burning flames.
Many times, we fill that loneliness with busyness. Or food. Or shopping. Or fake smiles. (Or maybe those are just mine.)
But, I'm going to try something new this year. I'm going to walk through it. Pretending my feelings aren't there is exhausting. Hiding them is frustrating.
So, I'm going to surround myself in the truth of the Word until my feelings fade and only the truth remains.
I don't normally post about my feelings. Heck, I don't even talk about them with my closest friends. But, I'm putting them out here just in case there's someone who needs to hear he/she is not alone. You never have been, and you never will be.
Isaiah 43:2 ESV
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 49:16 ESV
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
Philippians 4:11 ESV
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
Laura Jackson is a bookworm. She serves an elementary school as librarian and spends her evenings writing books.
Her debut YA novel Worth the Wait releases February 4, 2014.
Find her at http://authorlaurajackson.blogspot.com/.


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I know this is a bit off-topic, but the irony of this market valuation of football opponents is too striking to pass up: In College Football, Big Paydays for Humiliation
The University at Buffalo football team went 1-10 last season and did not score a touchdown until the fourth game. For nearly a decade, it has been considered one of the worst teams in college football.
Buffalo is just the kind of opponent some of the nation's top-ranked teams are looking for — and are paying rapidly rising prices to play this season. The Bulls will travel this coming season to play Auburn, a national title contender, and Wisconsin, a perennial Big Ten Conference power. Although Buffalo appears destined to be humiliated, the university will receive a $600,000 appearance check for each game.
Scheduling easy victories is a tradition as timeless in college football as fight songs and homecoming. But after the National Collegiate Athletic Association approved the addition of a 12th regular-season game for the coming season, the appearance fees began climbing in a bidding war for games against college football's flotsam and jetsam.
[…] Adding a weak team like Buffalo can be beneficial for two reasons. First, it practically guarantees a victory. Second, weak teams will visit for a lower price than better teams, meaning a higher profit on each home game. And many of the weaker teams do not insist on a home-and-home series that would require the better team to visit the next year. That means the better team has an open home date for the next season, which it can use to play another weak team.
Ahh, the dynamics of a smoothly-running market! And the football angle reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano.
Later: NYTimes editorial Boolah-Moolah Kickoff Time


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Celebrities, Collectables, Cody – How CMT Interns Created #12DaysOfGiving
Being an intern at CMT has amazing perks – we get to work on huge events, see celebs around the office, and create content for one of the top channels in the country (Party Down South anyone?). However, the best perk is the opportunity to truly make a difference in our community.
Viacom encourages employees to pursue their passions, and interns are treated no differently. We (the CMT Nashville fall 2015 intern group) were determined to figure out a way to raise awareness for a cause that is near and dear to our hearts: Feeding America.
We had three goals that we wanted to accomplish with our project:
1. Increase Feeding America donations nationwide
2. Raise awareness for CMT One Country and increase their Twitter following (@CMTOneCountry) by 5 percent.
3. Set precedent to encourage future interns to launch their own Viacommunity campaigns.
Making It Happen
With 10 interns across multiple departments, we utilized everyone's skills to create a multi-faceted campaign that we called #12DaysOfGiving.
With the support of our co-workers and supervisors, we worked with Public Affairs to create a holiday sweepstakes raising awareness of CMT One Country and Feeding America. To enter, participants simply posted a photo of how they're giving back to Feeding America on social media with the hashtag #12DaysOfGiving. We promoted the campaign through verbal and graphic mentions on the Hot 20 Countdown, social pushes across numerous CMT handles, custom co-brands, talent interaction, and even an article on CMT.com.
To drive entries, we rounded up some insane prizes, including tickets to the 2016 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, generous donations from Public Affairs to local Feeding America food banks, a signed guitar from the 2015 Artists of the Year celebration, a shout-out by CMT legend Cody Alan, and signed CMT merchandise.
From left to right above: Luke Bryan, singer and songwriter Sam Hunt, and a signed guitar from CMT's Artists of the Year celebration.
What We Learned
#12DaysOfGiving was Nashville's largest intern project to date, and it made an impact both internally (with 52 pounds of food collected at CMT) and nationally. The campaign was a huge learning experience, and we can't believe that we actually pulled it off (with lots of help of course).
Some of the lessons we learned:
· Never believe that you cannot accomplish something because you're "just an intern."
· If you have an idea you want to accomplish, ask. Most co-workers and supervisors are eager to help.
· Campaigns are created by the hard work and collaboration of multiple departments. Start planning early to ensure that you can access everything you need.
· Create a backup plan for every situation. When faced with "no," always say "what if we do ___ happens instead?"
· Make sure to thank everyone who has helped you. Everyone is busy, and it is generous of them to lend you their time.
Keeping our lessons in mind, we never could have pulled this campaign off alone. We worked with virtually every department at CMT to accomplish our goals, and we couldn't have done it without our wonderful mentors and supportive co-workers. Thank you to everyone who has worked on this project, especially Public Affairs, Radio, Legal, Social Media, and CMT.com.
The next time you find yourself thinking that you're "just an intern," think instead about how you can leverage your talents to create lasting results for a project you're passionate about. After all, seeing celebrities gets old quickly, but your memories of making a difference never will.


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"This has been a good year." Or, "This has been a bad year, right?" What sorts of statements are these? What consensus could there be on a year's goodness? I think of early medieval annals. "721 AD–drought; 722 AD–(blank); 723 AD–(blank); 724 AD–(blank); 725 AD–bad harvest, frightening comet in the west." Poor helpless humanity.... All years are terrible years; the predicament of being human tends towards the negative. We read the news and are left feeling nothing more noble than "only I have escaped to tell thee." A given year can be pronounced good only in a solipsistic sense.Introduction to (and explanation of) this quote series can be found here. Read this tag to see all of them.
— Teju Cole, "Envoi" (2013)
A reality-based blog by Stephen Saperstein Frug
"There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it. But you do not stand alone."
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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Comcast and NBC Universal have won the bidding rights to the next four Olympic Games, according to an Associated Press report out of International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
NBC was competing against News Corp.'s Fox and Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN and ABC.
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Here is how I did it:
- Peeled, cored, sliced, and pulverized in the food processor 8 pounds of pears.
- Chopped 9 cups of strawberries.
- Cooked the pears and strawberries in my Crockpot w 2 1/2 cups of water on high for 4 hours, stirring once.
- Strained out the large bits of strawberries. (just most of them, didn't worry too much about getting them all out)
- Measured how many cups of cooked fruit were left (I had 10 cups).
- Measured and stirred in 1 1/2 cups of sugar for every 2 cups of fruit. (7 1/2 cups for me)
- Cooked in Crockpot on Low for 10 hours (stirring occasionally) (it probably didn't need to cook that long, but I went to bed.)
- Stir the mixture really really well and put a small amount on a plate to make sure it stays together. This is how you know it is done.
- Carefully fill canning jars and seal, use your favorite canning method (I used a water bath), label and enjoy!
I ended up with about 10 cups of fruit butter. We already tested it out on whole wheat English muffins, sorry no pictures - we ate them up too fast!
Two websites I found helpful:
Sweet Preservation
Canning Basics
The original recipe for the butter came from the book Clearly Delicious compliments of my local library.


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I walked into that omnipotent coffee emporium yesterday. It's become a daily ritual for many of you, I know, but I have steadfastly avoided the place over all these years. It's too damn cultish for me. I'd rather give my business to something a little less corporate. But yesterday I was being treated to a coffee and so I went along for the ride.
The first thing that happened was that the young woman behind the counter handed me a tiny pleated paper cup (like the kind the dentist gives you full of fluoride rinse) brimming with their new organic instant coffee. No chemicals used in this stuff, she said.
The mere mention of 'organic' triggers a negative reaction in me now. I feel the same way about organic as I do about any business the size of this coffee company. I simply don't trust it. I truly believe that the organic movement will prove to be one of the great boondoggles of the 21st century. I might not live to see it (my body, no doubt, racked with all manner of chemically-induced disease) but I think thirty years from now saner heads will look back at this time and say, 'Remember all that organic hooey? What the hell were we thinking? '.
It's like that scene from Woody Allen's movie Sleeper where he awakens after being comatose for decades only to have the doctors offer him a cigarette and say ,'It's tobacco. It's one of the healthiest things for your body'.
It would be fine if we all lived in an organic bubble. If we breathed organic air and drank organic water and sat on organic car seats. But we function within a world that's been organically corrupted and we are inextricably part of that fabric. I don't believe throwing back a handful of organic M&M's is going to help me at this stage.
In fact, I think the chemicals are sometimes the only thing keeping me going. I think they've linked to my dna and have laminated my immune system. If I could magically become a 100% organic creature overnight, I think I'd be susceptible to every half-ass malady that came down the line. Nobody wants to die of an ingrown toenail.
While I applaud the sentiment of living a cleaner life and ridding the planet of destructive elements, the organic culture, itself, has been compromised. It is costly. It is manipulative. I think it now relies on a kind of subterranean hysteria. I believe it's basically a placebo. If filling my basket with organics gives me holistic peace of mind, it has already done about as much good as it can. And that's fine. Proponents can pay the price. I just don't think the data will be there on your deathbed.
By the way the new instant coffee tasted fine. I'm no connoisseur but I have chugged a mug of kopi luwak….the rare brew that's been shat from an Indonesian civet cat.
That, folks, is organic.


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Welcome to my Creative Corner. I am currently a designer on three design teams for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I love to spend my spare time designing cards and especially enjoy creating beautiful flowers out of card stock. I love sharing my work and tutorials with you and really appreciate you taking time to visit my blog. Hope I can inspire you to create something beautiful.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Penny Black Basket of Pansies
12 comments:
- craftieodamae said...
I've not seen that punch, I love it!!!!! how come you find stuff first LOL? Your card is over the moon, love the image and of corse your coloring is perfect!!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 2:57:00 PM PDT
- Patti said...
Another gorgeous flower card! Flowers are your thing GF! Beautimus!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 3:18:00 PM PDT
- Winnie and Patty said...
Selma--pansies are my absolute favorite flower and yours are gorgeous!!! I lvoe everything about this card, the image, the punch, the colors, just everything! TFS!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 3:39:00 PM PDT
- Melissa Cash said...
Very pretty Selma! I love Penny Black images and you made this one look so pretty!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:04:00 PM PDT
- Sue W said...
Beautiful card Selma - everything about it is just spot on!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:22:00 PM PDT
- Betty Benton said...
You always come up with gorgeous cards and this one is no exception!! Love it!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:56:00 PM PDT
- Michelle said...
Hi Selma
Wow, Im loving that pansy punch! This card is gorgeous, you really have all the elements working together perfectly.
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:26:00 PM PDT
- CraftinGranny said...
This is stunning Selma and I love the basket in the center of the frame. And, you've used my favorite colors. I love it!!
"Hugs" Granny
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 9:35:00 PM PDT
what a great looking card! i haven't seen that martha punch!
tfs, sandyh
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:06:00 PM PDT
How beautiful. I love the pansy punch that you used. The entire color combo really works together so good.
Another gorgeous flower card from Selma.
- Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 1:30:00 AM PDT
- Janet said...
A beautiful little card. I love everything about it. The punches compliment perfectly.
- Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:47:00 AM PDT
- Brenda said...
Pretty card Selma!
- Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 9:16:00 PM PDT


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The Lush collection from KaiserCraft if just the right color, as her brides maids were wearing apricot.
This is the inside. I used 2 Sotero cards from Bare Elements and Creative Imaginations,with holes punched for ribbons. The 6x6 pad from Kaiser have numerous punch-out pieces that go with the papers beautifully.
The corner stamp is from the Hippy Girl clear stamp set at Kaiser, as are the flower designs on the tag. The fine detail is remarkable!
AMAZING little pads of paper.....love them all!
AND check out Margie's booth with Amy from the Paper Life on video! LOVED her dress form at CHA!!!!
Have a great day!


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Christmas Light Store
Animated Outdoor Holiday Decorations and Christmas lights is all we do here at The Holiday Light Store! We are open year round and specialize in all types of outdoor Christmas decorations, Christmas lights and Holiday yard art light sculptures for homes, businesses, churches, hospitals, government parks, town centers, and ...
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2015 New Items now available!
Check out the new Christmas Items for 2015 from The Holiday Light Store! Don't wait, these get gone quick.
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The Holiday Light Store new 2014 displays are now available.
Visit... http://www.theholidaylightstore.com/New-2014-Items/#.VBG9t2PyPYw
Lots of new unique displays for your yard the Halloween and Christmas season!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
New 2013 Christmas yard-art lighting products
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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Given the lack of airline accidents, it is becoming more difficult to justify new safety rules.
Now, if we could just get the EPA to think in these terms.
Friday, October 19, 2012
This Seems Right
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Hello everyone, the Historian here, along with Ketina, Ronelyn, Schmallturm, Spoo and Photobug, with the final episode in our adventure that does not take place in Galaxy 4. Let's get to the summary!
Episode summary: First aired 2 October 1965. Gasping, Steven replies he'd rather face the Chumblies than the Drahvins, and he reaches for the switch to open the outer door...but nothing happens! Maaga laughs, telling Steven that the outer door will no longer open, the pressure inside the airlock is too low! He must surrender, or he will die! Steven, gasping, collapses to the airlock floor...
The Doctor, Vicki and two Chumblies run to the spaceship. One of the Chumblies is carrying what looks like a small bomb. It tosses it through one of the ship's portholes. As the Drahvins inside take cover, gas starts to hiss out of it. Meanwhile, the other Chumbly fires at the airlock door, which hisses open. Steven falls out onto the ground. Vicki and the Doctor help him up and they start to move away from the ship.
Maaga and the other Drahvins, coughing, leave the ship, guns ready. They attempt to pursue, but are stopped by the Rill-voiced Chumbly. It threatens to fire on them unless they return to their ship; the Doctor and his friends are under Rill protection. It tells the Drahvins that the air in their ship will have cleared by now and Maaga, realizing she is powerless, orders the retreat.
Back inside the Drahvin ship, after chastising the Drahvin who failed in her patrol, Maaga lays her plans. One Chumbly has been left to guard them, but there is a hatch on the other side of the ship which opens silently. Maaga plans to send one of her drones out through it with orders to sneak up behind the Chumbly and destroy it. The light outside is growing dim, it will be night soon. The last night this planet will ever know...
At the Rill centre, Steven is still trying to get his bearings. The Doctor tells Vicki that there are six hours to planetary destruction. The Rill announces that the coversion process is complete, but it worries that the power transfer from the TARDIS to the Rill ship will take too long. It worries about the time travellers' safety--Vicki responds that she's worried about the Rill! That's all very noble, says the Doctor, but they need to act, not talk. A Chumbly has the cable prepared to take to the TARDIS and the Doctor makes ready to leave when Steven stops him and asks what he's doing. The Doctor explains about the power transfer and tells Steven he must stay here and recover. Steven protests, but the Doctor will hear none of it. Vicki, however, is allowed to go along, leaving Steven alone with the Chumblies and the Rill. He takes some time to look around the area and then confronts the Rill, wondering why (even though the Doctor trusts them) he should trust the Rill. After all, they could be just like the Drahvins, using the travellers for their own ends. He asks whether, if the Doctor is wrong and the Rill ship can't be charged in time, would the Rills just let the Doctor and friends go? Yes, replies the Rill. Although they believe in self-preservation, they have decided it is more important that the Doctor survives. "He travels further than we can. And everything he has shown he stands for, is what we believe in - so it is better that he goes." Steven is impressed and convinced. He warns the Rill that the Drahvins plan to take the Rill ship--and they're getting desperate! He helps a Chumbly to secure the cable.
Inside the Drahvin ship, Maaga gives the soldier an iron bar. The drone slips out of the hatch and silently moves around the ship towards the unsuspecting Chumbly...
The Doctor, Vicki and the cable-bearing Chumbly approach the TARDIS. They, too, note that it is getting dark. The Doctor estimates that night should last four hours. Vicki muses on how it's strange to think that, in a few hours, the planet will explode into nothing. Not nothing, the Doctor says, "Hydrogen gas that...springs itself out like molten silver against the other stars in the same galaxy. Hmm." He starts working to attach the cable to the TARDIS.
In the Drahvin ship, Maaga and the remaining soldiers stare out a porthole, watching the drone sneaking towards the Chumbly. Suddenly, the ground shakes violently! Maaga realizes it is the first sign of planetary explosion--they have only hours left. Outside, the Drahvin stays behind the Chumbly, out of its sight. Suddenly, she swings the bar over her head and brings it down on the machine! It gives out one beep and then...dies.
Night has fallen. Back at the Rill Centre, the Doctor and Vicki have returned and the charging has begun. Vicki asks how long it'll take and the Doctor estimates three to four hours. Steven snaps that they have less than five hours left, a fact the Doctor testily says he's aware of. Suddenly, an alarm sounds. The Rill has received a report that the Chumbly guarding the Drahvin ship has been destroyed and the Drahvins have escaped! But the Chumbly on guard outside the TARDIS is fine; the power transfer can continue. Steven says they wouldn't be interested in the TARDIS anyway--it's this ship they want...and the time travellers.
Back at the Drahvin ship, Maaga and the two soldiers exit and join the soldier who killed the Chumbly. After making sure no other machines are around, Maaga leads her soldiers towards the Rill ship.
Meanwhile, Steven is growing more and more anxious as time ticks away. He believes that the Drahvins will simply see the cable and destroy it, but the Rill says it is prepared for that. It tells Steven that the power transfer will take another two hours "at least." The Doctor tells Steven that it would be impossible to speed things up; the panel might blow out! Steven worries about avoiding the Drahvins and getting back to the TARDIS, but the Rill says they will ensure the three will get back safely. Suddenly, there is the sound of gunfire outside and one of the Drahvin soldiers runs into the centre! A Chumbly pushes the Doctor off into the Rills' chamber as Steven and Vicki stand still in fear. The Drahvin is about to fire on the two when a Chumbly fires and she falls to the floor! She is not dead, the Rill assures them, but only paralyzed. Suddenly, Vicki realizes the Doctor has disappeared, but his voice comes to them from the adjoining chamber, inviting them in. "You may enter," says the Rill voice. "But prepare for a shock."
Outside, the remaining Drahvins work to avoid the Chumblies. They've temporarily driven the machines off, but haven't managed to damage any of them. Suddenly, more Chumblies arrive and the Drahvins take cover.
Inside the chamber, the Doctor, Steven and Vicki look at a wall of clear glass behind which are--the four Rills! The Doctor is very happy to finally be allowed to see what his hosts look like. The Rill explains that the glass is necessary to keep the ammonia atmosphere they need to survive in their chamber. "Our appearance shocks you?" asks the Rill. At first, admits the Doctor, but not now. Steven says he just doesn't understand how the Drahvins can hate them and Vicki adds that she must look as strange to the Rills as they do to her. The Rill replies that to the Drahvins, the Rills are ugly, and so they frighten the Drahvins. The Doctor responds that the Rills are intelligent, what does it matter what they look like? "Importance lies in the character and to what use you put this intelligence. We respect you as we respect all life." Suddenly, Vicki begins to feel ill; the ammonia is leaking through the glass. They must return to the outer chamber. Before they leave, Vicki realizes she will probably not see the Rills again and says goodbye.
How much longer? asks Steven. One hour, replies the Doctor. And until the planet explodes? One hour and a half! Well, says Steven, let's hope no more Drahvins get into the centre...
Outside, Maaga is frustrated; their guns cannot harm the Chumblies! She regains her composure and begins to lead her two remaining soldiers towards the spaceship area of the Rill complex.
Steven and Vicki continue to worry. Dawn is only half an hour away! Suddenly, there is a high pitched sound--the ship has finished powering! A Chumbly disconnects the cable. The Doctor, pleased, says it's time to go! The Rill tells them it will send a Chumbly with them to make sure they get back to the TARDIS safely. Once they are safe, the Rill ship will take off. They have enough power to return to space, where they'll be able to recharge using solar energy. Nonono, says the Doctor, the Rills should take off once the travellers have gotten clear, rather than waiting. Very well, says the Rill. They will now leave their chamber and reenter the ship. Then they'll begin starting their engines. The Chumbly going with the Doctor's party will obey his commands and, once the travellers are safe, it will destroy itself. That's terrible! Vicki cries. It will be painless, assures the Rill. The Doctor thanks the Rill and it replies, "It is easy to help others when they are so willing to help you. Though we are beings of separate planets, you from the solar system and we from another space, our ways of thought, at times, do not seem all that different. It has been an honour to know you and serve you." The travellers, clearly moved, leave as the engines begin to power up.
Outside, the Drahvins look on in horror as the Rill ship takes off--their hope gone! But...
The Doctor, Steven and Vicki shade their eyes as they too watch the Rill ship take off. Suddenly, Maaga catches sight of them and begins pursuit! The Chumbly fires and the Drahvins drop to the ground.
The three travellers sight the TARDIS. They are all clearly out of breath from running and Vicki is limping. As the Chumbly trundles after them, the three run into the TARDIS, avoiding the cable. Steven comes back out with the cable end and throws it on the ground, slamming the doors just as the Drahvins come into sight! Maaga and her two soldiers watch as the TARDIS dematerializes, leaving them on the dying world...
Inside the control room, the Doctor tells his friends that they won't be able to see the explosion on the scanner as they've left that time and space long behind. The scanner does show a planet in the distance, though, and Vicki wonders what could be happening on it...
We pan down slowly to the mysterious planet. It is a jungle, full of strange noises. On the floor in a clearing lies a man in what looks like a military-style uniform. He is covered with dirt and is clearly wounded and unconscious. Slowly, he wakes up as one of the jungle sounds seems to come closer. His eyes show his terror and he cries out, clutching his temples. Then, suddenly, he seems to recover from his pain. He stands, takes out his gun and says, "I remember now. I must...I must kill. I must kill. I must kill...."
Ketina's transcript/paraphase
H: Historian
K: Ketina
R: Ronelyn
Sc: Schmallturm
S: Spoo
P: Photobug
P: Well, airlock.
S: What the Hell happened with the airlock?
P: If they evacuated the air out of there, how did they open the door?
H: If they were out in space, and it was empty, it wouldn't accidentally open.
P: But how did they actually get the door open.
H: The Chumblies could slice through the horribly built Drahven ship, but presumably they hadn't tried yet. How they got the ammonia bomb into the ship is unclear. We didn't hear any breaking glass or anything.
[Another discussion about if Steven would have acquired any major injuries from his time in the airlock.
K: It's Doctor Who. Continuity, shmonitunity.
Sc: I see this as a new low for the group of Doctor Who stories.
S: So they ended it with Maaga and the Drahven dying.
R: Let me give you an analogy. You are in a house in New Orleans with a rabid weasel. The levee broke. You'd like to take the rabid weasel with you, but you want to keep your fingers too. So you try to grab the rabid weasel in a towel, but it wedges itself so tightly under your porch that you can't reach it with the towel. You could grab it with your bare hands, but again with the finger issue. At a certain point you look at it in the beady eyes and you think "it's your karma."
S: That story with the weasel, much better than this episode. It had a plot I could understand, less dialog, better pacing, and I didn't mix up the main character with the weasel, unlike the Doctor and the Chumbly, because the weasel was being portrayed by a different voice actor.
P: We really could eat the weasel, you know.
R: It's rabid.
H: Anyway, one of the main themes I liked was the mutual respect for life and intelligence and everything.
S: Your appearance isn't horrifying, we have respect for all life, now let's get out of here.
Sc: But, like some of those preachy Star Trek episodes, but this was more boring.
S: I understand you, I shall jump your ship with my jumper cables, and then we shall leave them others behind.
P: Momentarily, when the Rill said enter the next room and I have a shock for you, my mind jumped ahead that he might have already had Drahven clones in cold storage or something.
Sc: That would have actually been interesting.
R: One Drahven did survive. The one that charged into the Rill ship and then Rill put her out.
H: It's not clear, but they may have taken her away on the ship. Like other parts of the episode might have been cool as well, like when Steven was wondering around the ship. But we have no pictures, so we have no idea if the pacing, etc. felt better when originally broadcast.
K: I almost fell asleep.
H: Reconstructions tend to put you to sleep, Ketina.
S: I was laughing at the stills they were using for Steven when the atmosphere was almost gone. He looked like he needed to poo.
R: I had a lot of mishearings of a lot of the dialogue.
H: More so than some of the other episodes, it was really difficult to hear what was going on. This was, of course, the nth generation of the original soundtrack tape.
Sc: I like that the Chumblies are immune to gunfire but are vulnerable to pipes.
H: From behind.
R: They should have called this episode "the tribe of dumb."
S: But, even with the Reconstruction difficulties, I'm done. Next! Bring on the jungles!
P: Well, the plot is basically "you'll reap what you sow."
H: And don't judge things by their appearances. And I liked the fact that Steven questioned the Rills, rather than just trusting the Doctor's judgement.
K: But then we couldn't hear what the Rills said.
H: I could, but it was definitely muffled.
R: I liked those things about it, but I do think that the recon took a very heavy toll.
P: On the viewer.
R: I also will adopt, as Spoo said, the idea that there's the "Recon tax." But there's also the "Casablanca" defense. This is the first time you would have seen this kind of plot.
K: Or one of the first times.
R: This is the first time, at least in Doctor Who, where the beautiful people are also the brutish morons. And that the ugly people...
H: Or things...
R: Are actually...
P: The good guys?
R: Yeah. Merciful, kind, and generous. But the plot was kind of let's say glacial. But, at the same time, yeah, it was worth watching.
H: I'm glad you think so. I've been waiting to see it for maybe 30 years. I know a lot of the pictures of the Drahvins and the Rill were cut out from Doctor Who magazine and the like. I think the Rill was a drawing that showed up somewhere.
And that's kind of where things petered out, Spoo and Schmallturm having decided they'd had enough of the discussion some time before. Obviously, I have some significant disagreements with some of their dismissive complaints (my opinion), but I'll save that for the story writeup which should come later this week. Another "programming note," next week's post might be a little later than usual. We're talking about trying something a little different for the very different episode coming up next. No promises (technical issues might prevent us), but hopefully we'll have a bit of a surprise for everyone!
As a final note, I had an old friend, one I used to get together with to watch Doctor Who and hang out years ago, pass away recently. I don't think he ever knew about this Project, but Eric, this post's for you. I'll miss you.
Until next week, I remain
Friday, October 29, 2010
"The Exploding Planet"
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In another universe DeLay might even have been punished, but that's too much to hope for in America today. Powerful, wealthy politicians insulate themselves too well and make sure that the justice system is too firmly in their back pockets to find themselves before a jury unless their misdeeds rise to the level of blatant felonies, such as those of Duke Cunningham.
Because of some of the many vagaries of Texas law, DeLay can't even be removed from the November ballot unless he either:
- dies
- is convicted of a felony
- or moves out of the state
Goodbye, Tom. And don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.


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Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood is as tough as it gets. This is an old old old section of town rooted in the deepest of working class sensibility. The tiny homes sit on postage stamp lots within walking distance of the once-mighty steel mills that fueled this town's fire throughout much of the 20th century.
Everything that goes wrong in neighborhoods like Slavic Village went three-fold wrong here. White flight, shuttered factories and general urban malaise all swirled into a terrible confluence; and then the housing crisis descended.
Slavic Village was nationally recognized as "ground zero" of the foreclosure/sub-prime loan debacle, which you don't really understand until you drive around East 55th, Fleet Avenue and the adjacent grid of streets. Boarded up houses are overgrown with vines. Others are stripped of their aluminum siding. "Condemned" signs abound. Vacant lots dot the streets like so many missing teeth.
As painful as the story of this place is, you'll find a different page in the book at the intersection of Broadway and Pershing.
Here stands the Bohemian National Hall, circa 1896, and when you step inside you won't need to hear about the memories; you'll feel them.
So that era is gone. So be it. What makes my heart beat out of my chest for this place is that the Bohemian National Hall is still here and the Cleveland Czech community has preserved this place and what it stands for.
The best part? Yesterday, Eric and I went to their holiday open house and bazaar. The joint was full up with Czechs eating schnitzel and strudel, washing it down with Pilsner Urquell, and admiring all things Czech: from finery to folk dancing.
If that were the whole story, it would be poignant and sweet. But oh dear reader, it is not--and it gets even better.
Right across the street from this nearly 120-year-old historic building sits something completely different, but every bit as unique. Behold a static tornado: The Cleveland Velodrome.
Yes, the local cycling community banded together and turned tragic fallow into a spinning reality. They raised the funds and raised the track and now Cleveland is home to one of those crazy giant pasta bowls in which Lycra-clad cyclists speed around, nearly parallel to the ground.
And they built it in a neighborhood void of vegan diners, Starbucks shops and "free WiFi" signs. They built it in a city that's cloaked in snow three or four months out of the year.
They just built it.
Oh--and if you're hungry, the Fortyniner Restaurant is open on the other side of the street.
Cleveland, I love you, I love you, I do.


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Thursday, September 24, 2009
After The Storm
6 comments:
- Pilar said...
Wow, amazing photos! I am sure it was scary there while the storm was going on.
We must praise God even in the storm.
Blessings to you my friend and glad there was no damage for you.
- September 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- Bonnie Bonsai said...
Thankfully, there seemed to be not much damaged compared to what usually happened here. You are blessed with His divine protection. Take care Kim.5 days to go and am still not packing, though prepared. Or am I?
- September 24, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Karen said...
Incredible pictures...thankful it was not worse...very good reflection about the storms of life getting better....
- September 24, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Carol said...
We had a storm like this a couple of years ago where the road washed away unfortunately an entire family were lost..
I am Thankful too it wasn't worse for you.
I guess you heard about the red dust storm we had in Sydney. Never seen anything like it before, we are all still choking from the dust..
- September 24, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Webster said...
I don't think it could be worse for the several people who were swept downstream. I'm glad it wasn't you. How close to your house was this washout?
- September 25, 2009 at 4:10 AM
- Stuff could always be worse said...
Yes I do have great sympathy for the tragedies that did happen. I saw some of the news, but we lost our TV. I do feel for them.
- September 25, 2009 at 12:38 PM


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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Here are two pics from my 8/5 session. My back is now connected to the front via the sholder, and the outline of the right side is quite clear on the top portion of my chest. The distinctive munewari shape is finally coming into focus. I thought getting tattooed around my collarbone would hurt more than it did, it actually wasn't so bad. At the last session we also discussed doing some touch-up work to a few areas on my back either to minimize areas of cover-up or to try again on places where the color didn't take very well the first time. There are definitely some places where my skin was not very receptive to the red ink in particular.
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Hey all! It's been quiet on my end for a number of reasons. I've been posting over at my other blog, Guardienne of the Tomes, and am currently in Louisville until June 1 for my residency for the MFA program. It'll be a wonderful but exhausting week of all things literary and artsy, and as an added bonus, I get to stay in the luxurious Brown Hotel, whose towels I want to steal (but won't, because my mom raised me better than that) because I've never met such lovely, absorbent towels. (And yes, I'm totally the one who turned one of them purple with my hair-dyeing yesterday. Sorry, y'all. If it makes you feel better, mom would be appalled.)
Just wanted to check in, let you all know that I am indeed still alive, and will likely have tons to post either after residency is done (they keep us pretty busy) or once I get back. However, my good friend over at PinkandChocolateBrown tagged me with a meme, so here goes:
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
I had finished (or was finishing - our semesters ran late) my first year of college, and prepping for a summer of flipping burgers at the Dairy Queen off campus. Not glam, but I was thrilled at not having to go home, felt very independent to be doing my own thang.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):
a) Go to Hotel fitness Center for workout. (Actually, this is already done, and I'm feeling pretty damned altruistic because I got up and went to the gym from 5am-6am on a Saturday morning. Guilt from the carrot cake I ate last night, that I'm pretty sure my trainer will see on my thighs when I return.
b) Get to the Lectorium early (7am) so I can snag a slot for a reading of my own work.
c) Attend Debra Kang Dean's poetry lecture at 11am.
d) Attend Sena Jeter Naslund's plenary craft lecture at 1:15pm.
e) Attend my daily workshop with Montana poet laureate Greg Pape.
4) Snacks I enjoy:
Hummus on pita chips or carrots, bananas, water with Lipiton green tea mandarin & mango flavor packets. (I know. Awful list. But I've done away with anything with high fructose corn syrup in it, and I hate to indulge after an asswhupping by my trainer, so, there you have it. I have been known to be easily seduced by dapper chocolate chip cookies, though.)
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Pay my mother's mortgage & other bills, pay down my student loans and credit card debt, take mom around the world on a nice leisurely trip to all the non-depressing spots (no Cambodia for me, Pico Iyer, thanks), and buy a house with a nice yard. And a delicious young man to mow it for me. The rest: savings, so I can afford to adopt a bunch of Chinese and Guatemalan babies.
5) Places I have lived:
BayShore, NY; Danville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Lexington, KY; Chattanooga, TN.
6)5 peeps I want to know more about:
Can God count as a peep? God, my mom, my dad, (um, my parents are alive. We just don't discuss our inner workings much), my maternal grandparents (I guess that counts as two, so that's five). Also, if anyone writes a *useful* handbook on men, I'd be all over that.
Your turn. if you read this blog, consider yourself memed!
7) I have been knitting:
Nothing, since I know not how to knit. But I'm crocheting a blanket for Beth, and for the impending birth of my Maziebird's boychild.


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Ganguly's career highlights
Following are the career highlights of Sourav Ganguly who retires from international cricket on Tuesday.cricket Updated: Nov 10, 2008 13:21 IST
Following are the career highlights of Sourav Ganguly who retires from international cricket on Tuesday.
January, 1992: Makes ODI debut against Australia, scores just 3 before being dropped.
June, 1996: Scores century against England at the Lord's in his Test debut and follows it up with another century in the very next Test at Trent Bridge.
August, 1997: Scores his first ODI century in Colombo against Sri Lanka in his 32nd match.
September, 1997: Leading scorer and wicket-taker in the Sahara Cup as India thrash Pakistan 4-1. He scored 222 runs at 55.5 and 15 wickets at 10.66. Wins four Man-of-the-Match awards in five matches and Man of the Series.
November-December, 1997: Top scorer and Man of the Series in the three-Test home series against Sri Lanka with 392 runs at an average of 98.
May, 1999: Scores 183 in Taunton against Sri Lanka in the World Cup, then highest ODI score by an Indian.
September, 1999: Captains India for the first time in the Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge tournament, against West Indies after Tendulkar pulled out due to sore back.
February, 2000: Joins Lancashire.
February, 2000: Named captain for the five-ODI home series against South Africa after Tendulkar relinquished post.
March, 2001: Led India to 2-1 win against Australia at home in the historic Test series.
November, 2001: Ganguly and five other Indian players are warned for excessive appealing during the Port Elizabeth Test by match-referee Mike Denness. Handed a suspended ban for one Test match and two one-day international matches.
July, 2002: Takes off shirt at the Lord's balcony after win in the NatWest Series final.
April, 2004: Becomes the first Indian captain to win a Test series in Pakistan. Also with 15 Test wins, he becomes India's most successful captain.
October, 2004: India lose home series against Australia, first time after 35 years.
March, 2005: Draws home series against Pakistan.
April, 2005: Banned for six matches for a slow-over rate during ODI series in Pakistan. India lose series 2-4 to Pakistan.
September, 2005: Reveals in Zimbabwe that the then coach Greg Chappell had asked him to step down from captaincy.
November, 2005: End of five-year reign as Test captain as Rahul Dravid takes over the reins against Sri Lanka.
January 2006: Picked for the Test series in Pakistan.
December, 2006: Picked for Test series against South Africa, returns as leading run-getter.
January, 2007: Scores 98 in his ODI comeback in Nagpur against West Indies.
July-August, 2007: Scores 249 runs at 49.80 in India's series win in England.
November-December, 2007: Top scorer (534) and man of the series in the three-Test series against Pakistan with. Scores first Test century at his home ground at Eden Gardens. Slams his first double-century in Bangalore.
December 2007-January 2008: A mixed Test series in Australia (235 runs at 29.37, two half-centuries). Axed from ODI squad.
October, 2008: Announces retirement after the Test series against Australia.
November 10, 2008: Plays his last match against Australia at Nagpur.


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here a picture with an extra large chamber attachment I made recently
current setup for my small chamber it comes with this awesome shape that is really comfortable when shooting, and an adjustable comb, and a red dot sight/ scope, not to mention the modded blow gun cased in wood for a realistic pistol grip feel, and a pivoting connection for ether the big or small chamber
well okay I made this thread to expand on my contest entry there's not much else to say, I originally thought of this when I was trying to find a superior rifle replacement for my old gun http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/multi-s ... t5584.html although its getto and unclean and uses ball valves its pretty nice and fun so in order to have something superior and replace it so maybe I could sell it to a friend I needed something more, a sprinkler or piston valve was obvious but I needed more like a better breach system while still allowing me to shoot all my favorite non-uniform ammo, and then I came with this
also the big chamber is for high powered shots with a slower ROF the smaller chamber looks cooler and refills faster so its good for show, I still need some memory or music wire for the magazine spring right now its just a zig zag strip of aluminum duct and holds no more than 3 rounds although the magazine is made to fit 8-9 shells I think if I had a perfect spring[/i]
i was fascinated by this gun on the first thread all i have to say now is i love the ejection and loading system.
thats a pritty sweet gun whats the difference in speed/damage with the bigger tank compared to the smaller one
the smaller one refills usually refills less then a second, and in terms of power its fun to play with, with the big chamber it take a minute or less and I always fear if the receiver will even hold together
(that a little of an exaggeration)
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I like the small one too but in order to gain favor I had to add some power
I'm pretty lucky I deleted the pictures before too may people saw, and I also added the last aditions so its not completly the same
wow their are some awesome cannons in the contest, origenality is on my side, but anyone want to give me a geuss for my chances at winning so far
that..is...UBER DUBER. i love it lol
looks very proessional and probably is! lol
great job!!
I really want to see a video of this thing in action. Not just the bolt loader but actually shooting.
The magazine looks sick and I like the new stock design. I think you should take off the duct tape though.
I, too
The gun is very awesome !
I am shure if you get in the future machines to preparate steel we will se a update.
I' try too make a video but since the spring is still crappy
BUT EVERYONE the voting time is soon vote for me, I promise to get a video ASAP, and If I win I will even write a HOW TO for a mill-less,lathe-less, beltsander-less, bolt action cartridge reciver design and the 3way blowgun I might write the how-to s anyways but I'll be more motivated if I do well
when I got home today it was a sunny day, and I made a video I'll probably make another
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/ ... CF0943.flv
that first shot was me being stupid and forgetting to close the bolt so nothing was shot, the ammo I used was cheap paper towel nail darts at low presure somewhere around 40-75 psi, the target is old 3/8" plywood
the first shot (that I did correctly) went all the way though the second hit near the first hole and almost went all the way though and it I gave it a light touch it could fall right through the last one went really deep and went past the tape
thats awsome.
your using air from previous shots right. all i have to say if so thats one hell of good results
what do you mean air from previous shots? I hooked it op to the compressor without regulating it which is probaly why the shots get weaker
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Above Ground Gardening ~
For some time now I've been thinking about building a wooden box to start box-gardening or above ground gardening in a small part of our backyard.
{Building a 3' x 4' box – using 1x6's, purchase one 1x6 that is 8 foot in length, have them cut it in two; purchase one 1x6 that is 6 foot in length, have them cut in two. It was recommended to me that you don't want a box any wider than 3 feet but you can make it as long as you want.}
I wanted to try it small this year. I'm very happy with the results and can't wait to watch our tomatoes and basil grow. I plan on having the kids journal the progress of the garden during the summer.
Books that might interest you ~
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
The Garden Primer (Revised) by Barbara Damrosch
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Labels: family life, food, gardening
Monday, May 25, 2009
Strawberry Cobbler ~
This weekend I tried a new recipe from the Strawberries we had left over from last weekend's picking . . . it was so good, you have to try it!
4 Tbsp butter
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. sugar
1 teas baking powder
1/4 teas salt
3/4 c. milk
2 cups sliced fresh berries
1 Tbsp sugar
Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position, and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put butter in pie dish and set in oven to melt. When butter has melted, remove pan from oven. Whisk flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt in small bowl. Add milk; whisk to form a smooth batter. Pour batter into pie dish over the melted butter, then scatter fruit over batter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp sugar. Bake until batter browns and fruit bubbles, 50-60 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with a dollop of whipped cream or a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Strawberry Jam
I have never minded the work involved in preserving food in such an old fashioned way. The excitement of steralized jars in my kitchen ~ the first canning has begun with the strawberries we picked on Saturday and by Saturday night the process was finished, only to be greeted by a hungry family Sunday morning for breakfast. It was all worth the effort indeed!
The recipe as promised:
Strawberry Jam
6 cups of cored strawberries
4 cups sugar
1 ½ packages Sure-Jell
1.5 lemons squeezed
Lemon zest
Mash and cook strawberries
Mix ¼ cup sugar with 1 ½ packages of Sure-Jell – add to strawberries
Add lemon juice and zest
Bring all this to a boil
Add remaining 3 ¾ cup sugar
Bring back to boil
Skim off foam
Funnel into sterilized jars, put on lids
Put jars in water bath for 5 minutes
This should yield 6 jelly sized jars.
Enjoy! ~
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
I picked, she ate
It's Strawberry picking time again {I love this time of year!}. Today we ventured out to a local patch and picked around 9 pounds of berries. Actually . . . we bought 9 pounds of berries. I can't tell you how many pounds we picked because the more I picked, the more Elise ate. So there you go. I had big plans for these berries . . . here are some images from our day and a new friend we met.
And tonight, I spent a lot of time in the kitchen doing this . . . I'll share more tomorrow including my recipe.
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Friday, May 8, 2009
something for everyone ~
Sometimes finding something for everyone in the house to do at once can be quite a challenge. On this day, I was able to find something, just the right thing in fact, for Lena to do. Getting a head start on some Mother's Day crafting, she was able to enjoy some quiet time in my room, on a day when I needed some extra rest and we were able to still enjoy some special time together.
By the way, I love these art boards!! They make it so easy to take art wherever we need a table to go!!
Wishing all you moms a very special Mother's Day weekend!!!
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Friday, May 1, 2009
flour belly ~
Okay, my bread baking has officially started. If I make something twice in a row, I know it is more likely to become a habit in my kitchen, especially if I start seeing better results with each making. First time go round, I wasn't too pleased with my efforts, but with the way my family reacted, I knew I had no choice but to make more bread to make them happy! Also, I really did want to become better at it. Last night was my 2nd attempt. I immediately saw that my dough was better, right off the bat, and I didn't have to add as much flour while kneading as I did the first go round. I saw this bread being made on You Tube, you can find the video here. It was humorous, but it was what I needed, simple, to get me started. Once thing I changed this time, is when I made the dough sponge, I wisked it up a bit to make it frothy, I had read in The Bread Bible that it would make the bread lighter. But all in all, this really is a simple bread recipe.
Dough Sponge
1/3 cup flour
1 ½ cups hot tap water
1 packet yeast
1 teaspoon sugar or honey
Wisk and sit 10-15 minutes (or while you tuck the kids into bed like I did)
Mix in:
1 teaspoon salt
1-2 teaspoons oil
3 cups flour gradually
Mix together in bowl until dough is sticky and stingy
Take and knead on floured surface 8-10 minutes
Once you have a nice, smooth, springy mass of dough, oil bowl and place dough in bowl.
Let rise 1-2 hours or until doubled.
Stick finger in, should leave hole when it's ready.
Cut in ½, knead loosely and shape into elongated shapes.
Bake 20-30 minutes on 350. Let cool 10 minutes.
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OK, so on to today's post. This was a card that my Super Stampers made a few meet ups ago. I love the bright colors of the Birthday Basics DSP and tend to use it often. I used a sketch challenge for my layout but for the life of me can't remember which one I often Mojo Monday or Sketch Sunday for layout inspiration. I have to run for now but boy is it good to be back. Thank you for stopping by.
Paper: Birthday Basics DSP, Whisper White CS, Bermuda Bay CS, Raspberry Ripple CS
Stamp Sets: Birthday Cake & A Dozen Thoughts
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Ripple
Accessories: 2 3/8" Circle Scallop Punch, Circle Framelits, Modern Label Punch, Itty Bitty Punch pack, Neutrals Button, Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Polka Dot EF and Bright Candy Dots


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"It happened to them"... (not to us)! What a great statement by a sage teacher who was tired of hearing the staff complain about the kids in their school...This article, Haunting Words to Inspire Every Teacher, reminded me of my early days as a kindergarten teacher, when many of my peers loved to share stories about how badly their day had gone because of 'those kids.'
"It happened to them, not to you. You tell the stories like it's some kind of entertainment, but it happened to them—the kids. They are the ones who 30 years from now will remember these stories with tears in their eyes."
I hated going to the break room and hearing the upper grade teachers complain about the students I had so lovingly taught a few years earlier - helping them develop independence and nurturing their natural curiosity and desire to learn, helping them to be successful in school. But what some teachers wanted kids to do was sit in their seats, be quiet, and repeat mindless rote information. No wonder the kids pushed back, acted up, or checked out, creating a vicious cycle of bad behaviors and teachers complaining.
What was most devastating to me was that the principal would come in the room and jump right into the fray, contributing his own stories, usually about 'those kids' parents, and enthusiastically encouraging this destructive behavior.
Then I moved into a new job, helping teachers in three districts with their disengaged, under-achieving gifted students. With the new job, I moved around to various teacher break rooms and could see the difference a principal makes. Where the principals spoke respectfully of students and their parents, where they modeled empathy and concern for kids who struggled, where they encouraged and coached teachers to solve problems rather than simply complain, the whole school atmosphere and culture was palpably different.
Principals can be game changers in positive and negative ways. They set the tone for their schools, even if they have no articulated philosophy, through their words and actions. Outstanding leaders attract the best and brightest teachers who crave to work in warm, compassionate, and challenging educational environments, and lousy leaders get the rest, because the good ones leave. I believe strongly, and research proves this, that the most important role in the journey toward overall student success is the school site leader - the principal.
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PageBoy is hosting a reading in celebration of its third issue, which is due out any day now!
When? you might ask... at Arabica on Capitol Hill in Seattle at 8pm sharp on Saturday June 4th (and other prepositions). Readers will be announced soonly. Mark it on your calendar Mark, Gene and Jori.
PageBoy Magazine: Better than indie pop.©
P.otato S.oup: We will also be celebrating in Portland on June 25th at The Waypost. And maybe in Olympia too (thirdly). We will let you know the details when we know de tails. (You still can mark it on your calendars though, just very bigly.)
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I/O schedulers and their impact on performance
(part -1-)
Experience based on the Xperia X10mini (robyn/e10) running Jelly-Bean based MiniCM10
this post is a fork of my own post @XDA
I/O means input&output, I/O scheduling is a method used by the operating system to decide I/O operations order and access to storage volume
- for a start, what are I/O schedulers ?
main purposes are the following :
- minimize time wasted by hard disk seeks.
- prioritize certain 'processes' I/O requests.
- give a share of the disk bandwidth to each running process.
- guarantee that certain requests will be issued before a particular deadline.
taken from : here
there are a lot of I/O schedulers, only some are available in MiniCM ROMS :
|NOOP:- The NOOP scheduler inserts all incoming I/O requests into a simple, unordered FIFO queue and implements request merging.
The scheduler assumes I/O performance optimization will be handled at some other layer of the I/O hierarchy; e.g., at the block device; by an intelligent HBA such as a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller or by an externally attached controller such as a storage subsystem accessed through a switched Storage Area Network.
|DEADLINE:- The goal of the Deadline scheduler is to attempt to guarantee a start service time for a request. It does that by imposing a deadline on all I/O operations to prevent starvation of requests. It also maintains two deadline queues, in addition to the sorted queues (both read and write). Deadline queues are basically sorted by their deadline (the expiration time), while the sorted queues are sorted by the sector number.
Before serving the next request, the Deadline scheduler decides which queue to use. Read queues are given a higher priority, because processes usually block on read operations. Next, the Deadline scheduler checks if the first request in the deadline queue has expired. Otherwise, the scheduler serves a batch of requests from the sorted queue. In both cases, the scheduler also serves a batch of requests following the chosen request in the sorted queue.
|SIO:- scheduler is based on the deadline scheduler but it's more like a mix between no-op and deadline.In other words, SIO is like a lighter version of deadline but it doesn't do any kind of sorting, so it's aimed mainly for random-access devices (like SSD hard disks) where request sorting is no needed (as any sector can be accesed in a constant time, regardless of its physical location).
|ANTICIPATORY:- Anticipatory scheduling is an algorithm for scheduling hard disk input/output.
It seeks to increase the efficiency of disk utilization by "anticipating" synchronous read operations.
|CFQ:-CFQ, also known as "Completely Fair Queuing", is an I/O scheduler for the
Linux kernel which was written in 2003 by Jens Axboe.
CFQ works by placing synchronous requests submitted by processes into a number of per-process queues and then allocating timeslices for each of the queues to access the disk. The length of the time slice and the number of requests a queue is allowed to submit depends on the IO priority of the given process. Asynchronous requests for all processes are batched together in fewer queues, one per priority.
|BFQ:- BFQ is a proportional share disk scheduling algorithm based on the slice-by-slice service scheme of CFQ. But BFQ assigns budgets, measured in number of sectors, to tasks instead of time slices. The disk is not granted to the active task for a given time slice, but until it has exhausted its assigned budget. This change from the time to the service domain allows BFQ to distribute the disk bandwidth among tasks as desired, without any distortion due to ZBR, workload fluctuations or other factors. BFQ uses an ad hoc internal scheduler, called B-WF2Q , to schedule tasks according to their budgets. Thanks to this accurate scheduler, BFQ can afford to assign high budgets to disk-bound non-seeky tasks (to boost the throughput), and yet guarantee low latencies to interactive and soft real-time applications.
|V(R):- The next request is decided based on its distance from the last request, with a multiplicative penalty of `rev_penalty' applied for reversing the head direction. A rev_penalty of 1 means SSTF behaviour. As this variable is increased, the algorithm approaches pure SCAN. Setting rev_penalty to 0 forces SCAN.
thanks to dheeraj
- Which one is the best?
nobody can answer this question, but i investigated to get the following chart :
my settings are :
the Benchmarks have been run several times, and these results are average (i know, i should have made a standard deviation to show accuracy...)
the Benchmarks have been run several times, and these results are average (i know, i should have made a standard deviation to show accuracy...)
SIO is the more balanced scheduler, it has a good IO, and a good read/write Anticipatory has the best IO, but a bad SDwrite
- what does the chart show us?
Deadline has the best SDwrite, but is quite average for IO and SDread
NOOP, CFQ and VR are a bit behind
For people using Swap on their SDcard, you need the highest SDcard read/write possible
- What can we conclude ?
Here the highest SDcard write is provided by Deadline, but Database I/O (IO in the chart) is important for a good and responsive system...
I think SIO is better since both write/read and IO speed are quite high
If you don't use swap, High SDcard speed is not much important, the highest I/O is better, here it would be Anticipatory or BFQ
All this might not be true on any other device (even with other robyn), to choose the best one for you, the best is to try ;)
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Rafi at Life in Israel took note recently of reported admissions changes at the Mir Yeshiva in Israel, under which admission would become more selective.
Of course, this will be welcome to those who contend that advanced Yeshiva should be like any other postgraduate study, open specifically to those who will excel in their studies. To others, those, this may be reminiscent of Rabban Gamliel's defeated policy of blocking entry to certain students (Berachot 28a):
That day, many benches were added. R' Yochanan reported that there was a debate between Abba Yosef ben Dostai and the Sages, one saying that 400 benches were added and the other saying 700 benches were added.
Rabban Gamliel was upset; he said, "Perhaps, Gd forbid, I have kept Torah from Israel!" In a dream, they showed him white pails containing ashes. [This confirmed that the new students were only superficially pure, and were unworthy.] However, it was not so; this was shown to him only to settle his mind.
Granted that Rabban Gamliel's yeshiva was advanced, and not an elementary school. Nonetheless, the question remains: What are our day schools to do? Are we meant to deny admissions to those who are not up to the standard of "pure, inside and out"?
On the whole, the trend among halachic authorities is that we do not discriminate based on academic ability; rather, the community is expected to produce schools which can educate students at all levels. See, for example, Meiri to Pirkei Avot 1:1, the Tzofnat Paneiach (the Rogatchover) 2:17, and Rav Lau in Yachel Yisrael 2. [On the other hand, that is likely limited to basic schools, not an advanced yeshiva like the Mir.]
Denial of admission is more likely in the case of a potential student who displays poor character, out of concern that he may abuse the Torah he is taught, and that he may influence other students. This is a much trickier area. While the Rambam does say that we are obligated to improve such a student's character to the point where he will be able to learn, it is not clear who, exactly, is included in the obligated "we".
There are many interested parties here, with competing interests:
Parents want the best education for their own children.
Schools want to provide the best education for the maximum number of children.
Budgeteers require that schools provide the best affordable education for the maximum number of children.
Teachers want to provide the best education for the greatest manageable number of children.
The Torah mandates that we provide the best education for all children.
The pressure vectors point in every direction.
Last week I gave a shiur on the topic to a group of teachers. I have no conclusions, only sources; this is anything but simple. You can access it here, with a source sheet for downloading; note, the shiur is in Hebrew.


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The recent op/ed [Dec. 25 issue] by State Democrat party chairman Larry Kenck represents the contrast by those who think a centralized bureaucracy 3,000 miles away can best manage our state affairs, and those who believe it is time to take control of our own destiny as a state.
It is time to restore some sanity to radical environmental policies, which are not preserving our water and air quality, or our Christmas trees, but in reality is destroying them; also being destroyed is prime endangered species habitat and millions of animals killed in what are now being classified as mega-wildfires. The one thing Mr. Kenck is right about is we do value clean air, clean water and room for elk to roam; however, the current policies are having the exact opposite effect. What state is he living in and does he really believe what he says?
There is a lack of leadership in articulating solutions to the challenges we are facing. Today Americans are $17 trillion in debt and another $125 trillion in unfunded liabilities in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. These mounting liabilities are being passed on to future generations, and Mr. Kenck is worried about where he is going hunt for his Christmas tree.
Today as Idahoans and Americans we need to face these challenges head on and seek solutions to preserve and protect our environment while at the same time utilizing it to create a better life for us now and for those in the future.
We do not accept the premise that you cannot do something nor that we cannot afford it. And in the case of transferring public lands we cannot afford not to. When 246,000 acres burned in Idaho County, the economic losses were real. 1.23 billion board feet of timber burned with a marketable value of $369 million. 12.8 million tons of toxic gases released into the atmosphere and more than 750,000 animals were needlessly killed. Lost to our region and surrounding counties was more than a billion dollars in economic activity that would have provided paychecks, not unemployment checks. And every year the federal government locks us out of more and more access for recreation.
We are asking to be treated the same as our eastern states. Check the historical records and you will find in the mid-1800s, the states of Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri were as much as 90 percent federally owned. Why the difference? From time to time, we need to refresh the future with a review of the past.
To ensure the federal government does not sell these lands is the very reason we need state ownership. Federal debt and unfunded liabilities are out of control. This cannot be sustained. And what are the assets backing up these mountains of debt? Just in recoverable oil, natural gas, and coal, we have an estimated $151 trillion in the West.
Mr. Kenck would have you believe we cannot do this? The price tag is too high. He obviously does not believe in the creative genius of our men and women nor understand our abilities to respond to the call of a challenge. Americans have always responded to the call of a challenge.
In 1961 President Kennedy recognized the threat of the Soviet Union and the importance of advancing our space technology. He challenged America to put a man on the moon within the decade and eight years later we did just that. Along the way there were challenges; however, we were not deterred, we did not give up. When Americans are challenged they answer the call.
Today Idahoans are at a crossroads. Do we choose self-determination or government dependency? We are faced with new challenges and opportunities. It will be up to us to accept these challenges and insure the future viability of our way of life.
How we accept these challenges will determine the limits of our freedoms or the boundless expansion liberty affords us when we are challenged to succeed through our personal motivations utilizing our creative genius, which is divinely inspired in all of us.
I for one believe in the can-do attitude of our fellow Idahoans and Mr. Kenck apparently does not. If you value our heritage and traditions and our unique quality of life, then it is time to believe we can manage our own public lands and preserve it for future generations of Idahoans to enjoy and prosper from.
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November 2014 Initiatives — Volume 12, Issue 1
The California Initiative Review (CIR) is a non-partisan, objective Web publication which provides comprehensive, independent analyses of California Ballot initiatives and related issues. The review is produced every other year by the Capital Center for Law & Policy at our California Initiative Forum.
At every statewide election in California, voters make choices about candidates and ballot propositions. Statewide ballot measures, including initiatives and referendums, are a form of direct democracy and allow voters to have a voice in the laws that will govern them.
In an effort to aid voters in exercising their choice, students in the California Initiative Seminar course at McGeorge study and analyze all statewide ballot measures for each California election. Their objective analyses are published here as the California Initiative Review (CIR).
- California Initiative Review, Nov. 4, 2014 (pdf)
- Proposition 1: Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (pdf)
- Proposition 2: State Budget — Budget Stabilization Account (pdf)
- Proposition 45: Insurance Rate Public Justification and Accountability Act. (pdf)
- Proposition 46: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. (pdf)
- Proposition 47: The Safe Neighborhoods and School Act (pdf)
- Proposition 48: Referendum on Indian Gaming Compacts (pdf)
- Report — Legislatively Referred Advisory Questions on the Ballot: The Struggle For Proposition 49 (pdf)
- Report — Measure L: Sacramento Checks and Balances Act of 2014 (pdf)
- Report — Strict, Stricter, and Strictest: An Analysis of Prison Sentencing in California Before and After "Three Strikes" (pdf)
- Report — Direct Democracy: A Global Comparative Study on Electoral Initiative and Referendum Mechanisms (pdf)
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Don't you guys just love pumpkin? Well, I really do! It just brings me right into Fall-making me think of family gatherings and good times. I'd been craving pumpkin pie since Halloween and figured I should have a go at making it. I found a few recipes online and decided to use one I found on VegWeb here. I've made this pie 3 different times since Halloween. 2 for Jason and I to share at home, and 1 for an LSU football party at my mom and step-dad's house-and Jenn made one in Memphis as well. Each time, I ate way more than I should have and I believe my sister said she did the same. But that's the fun in the season, right? Pumpkin is only appropriate to eat during this time of year, so why not go all in?! 🙂 We plan on making 1 or 2 of these for our own veggie Thanksgiving next week! I hope you guys try this recipe! You won't regret it. Plus, the ONLY bad ingredient in here is the sugar-which can be cut in half and still be deeeelicious if you ask our opinion. We each used pre-made whole wheat crusts-but we'd love to hear your suggestions for yummy homemade crusts that we could use to impress everyone next week!
Tofu Pumpkin Pie (copied from VegWeb)
1 (16-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar or sucanat OR 1/2 cup maple syrup
1 (10- to 12-ounce) package silken soft tofu (we actually used 1 package of firm Mori-Nu and it was great. Don't use the low fat tofu, then the pie tastes like it was made with tofu.)
2 to 3 tablespoons cornstarch (to firm up the pie filling)
1 teaspoon ground allspice (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (9-inch) unbaked vegan pie shell (we used organic whole wheat pre-made crusts for ours)
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Blend the pumpkin and sugar. Thoroughly mix in tofu, cornstarch, and spices (allspice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves).
3. Pour mixture into pie shell and bake for 15 minutes.
4. Lower heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for another 60 minutes. Chill and serve.


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Time Marches Back Again
HBO have restored a whole heap of March of Time newsreel archival footage and are now providing it to 'media professionals' worldwide. Expect the quality of archival material on non-BBC shows to increase the most sharply.
You can see a trailer for the archive online now, with some very famous - and infamous - faces. Shame that Joe Bloggs can't just dip into the full archive for himself though, even if only at low quality.