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The first Spring bento: bunnies and chicks!
March 28, 2012
Yep, the first Spring bento that I make after a long "bento-break"! Actually… I can't even consider we have Spring yet! *lol*
There is still plenty of snow everywhere but surprisingly it is melting relatively fast. Uh, I really hate this time of the year… everything is still so brown, dusty, slushy and all kinds of ugly stuff gets uncovered when the snow goes away. I am totally looking forward to see green, sprouts and flowers :)
Until the time comes, we need to cheer up ourselves with imaginary bunnies and chicks >_< …
Inside the boxes: Lettuce bed with a bunny onigiri (cheeks made of carrot and nose made of sausage), tamagoyaki chick with carrot beak, steamed broccoli, mini plum tomato, spinach with ponzu sauce, nitrate and msg free pan fried hot dogs. Smaller box contains sweet corn, raw carrots, broccoli, red grapes and a clementine.
Note the cute new bunny pick I got! Thanks to a special bento friend ^_^.
How´s the Spring / Autumn where you live? Hope nice!!
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Gyoza dumplings – Japanese potstickers
March 25, 2012
Sunday mornings… as a school kid, weekends were the best, I could sleep long and drag myself from bed for a late breakfast. I have clear memories from some of those days… coming to the kitchen and noticing the smell of nira (garlic chives) in the air, was almost like immediate happiness. I knew we were making gyoza for dinner and confirmed my theories by opening the fridge just to find a small ball of dough wrapped in a damp towel there.
Making gyoza was always a family activity for me. My dad would make the dough and roll it very thin, cutting the gyoza skins/wrappers with the lid of our tea box (it was a metallic one and way better than any round cookie cutter ^_^), my mother prepared the vegetable-meat filling and taught me and my sister to assemble the dumplings. So fun… And we always made lots! Enough for a happy feast at night.
For those unfamiliar to it, gyoza is a dumpling, with its origins in the Chinese cuisine. It consists typically of ground meat mixed with cabbage (although my mother told me I can use napa cabbage too), green onions, garlic and garlic chives (nira) wrapped into a thinly rolled round piece of dough. Usually eaten pan-fried/steamed with a dipping sauce.
The gyoza wrappers (the dough) are certainly laborious to make, I made them a couple of times from scratch here in Finland. Nowadays I can buy ready ones (frozen) from Asian food stores (for Finnish readers,Tokyokan and Aseanic Trading have them), it saves a lot of time when wanting to make the gyoza.
The recipe I share here is an adaptation of how I´ve learned to make gyoza from my mother. Her measures are not that exact (isn´t it amazing how moms have those "special" dishes that don't have actual recipes just directions?), after trials and adjustments, according to what I have available, this is the one I use the most.
Gyoza – Japanese potstickers
It made 48 generously filled dumplings for us. As forming them requires a bit of practice (sealing and crimping), I´d recommend to use a smaller amount of filling in each, using 3 packs of 24-piece gyoza wrappers instead.
- 2 packages of gyoza wrappers (thaw them overnight in the fridge, sealed in the original package)
- 500 g ground pork (Finnish readers, 400 g package will do fine).
- 400 g napa cabbage, finely chopped (kiinankaali)
- 3-4 chopped scallions (or half scallions and half garlic chives/nira if you find it, I usually don't)
- 1 grated garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp grated ginger (I sometimes omit)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (please read the notes below)
- pinch of sugar
- vegetable oil for frying
- water (1/2 cup per batch when frying)
- sesame oil (for each batch of frying gyoza)
For the dipping sauce
- soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- sesame oil
- chili oil (Rayu)
Put the chopped napa cabbage in a big recipient and sprinkle salt over it rubbing the cabbage with your hands. This will make the cabbage "sweat". Let sit for 15 minutes, drain and squeeze the cabbage firmly to remove the excess of moisture.
In another big bowl, place all the ingredients (except the oil and water for frying the gyoza). Knead well with your hands until the meat mixture becomes "sticky".
Assembling the gyoza
Prepare to form the dumplings. Have a little bowl with water, a clean chopping board (or a flat plate), a baking tray with parchment paper, the wrappers (keep them inside the package) and the filling. I usually "pre-divide" the filling into small equal balls to make sure I have enough to fill all the wrappers. Or use a teaspoon for measuring.
Ready to go!
Place one wrapper on the palm of your hand, dip your finger in water and moist the edges of the wrapper.
Put about one teaspoonful of the filling in the middle (you can add more after some practicing) fold the wrapper in half, pressing firmly only the top middle of it.
From the middle to right, start sealing the wrapper by placing a pleat every 1cm. When you are done with this side, pleat the left one. The final result is a dumpling that is flat on one side and all pleated on the other. Make sure the gyoza is well crimped to avoid the filling to escape during the cooking process.
Put the ready dumplings on the prepared tray and repeat with the rest of your wrappers.
Obs: I used to pleat the gyoza all the way from left to right but found out (on Maki´s Just Hungry blog) it is much easier the way I demonstrated above . Alternatively, you can form your gyozas like showed here, on Lovely Lanvin blog.
Cooking the gyoza
The most common way is to cook them is combining shallow pan frying and steaming.
In a large non-stick frying pan (which has a lid) , heat the vegetable oil on medium-high heat. Place the gyoza into the pan, together in rows (it will be easier to remove them when flipping onto the serving plate).
Have your 1/2 cup water ready near your working station and the lid of your frying pan.
When the bottoms of the gyoza get browned, turn the heat to low and cover the pan with the lid. Hold the water in one hand and with the other, grab the lid uncovering the pan slightly, pouring the water in at the same time. Quickly cover the pan again and steam the dumplings until most of the water evaporates.
When the water is almost gone, remove the lid, turn the heat up to high and let any remaining water evaporate. Drizzle with a bit of sesame oil and cook uncovered until the gyoza gets crisp on the bottom.
Using a spatula, remove from the pan onto a serving place, crispy side up.
Serve immediately with the dipping sauce on the side.
The dipping sauce is a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar and a few drops of chili oil (Rayu) or sesame oil.
Pork based gyoza fillings are the most usual ones but there are other variations. You can use half pork and half beef mince, ground chicken or finely chopped shrimp. It is possible to make vegetarian gyozas using mushrooms or other vegetables.
As I said previously, the recipe above is the one I use the most. Sometimes I feel like adding freshly ground pepper and miso-paste to the filling. Actually, my mom´s recipe includes both… but it is difficult to say the right amounts to be used.
Talking about amounts… the filling of the gyoza must be tasty but not over salty. Remember you are going to dip the ready ones in a soy based sauce, so go carefully and know your ingredients. The quantity of salt in soy sauces and miso pastes can differ considerably. If in doubt, always put less than what the recipe requires, fry or microwave a tiny bit of the filling and try it before assembling the dumplings. You can then adjust and fix the seasonings.
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Mokkapalat – Mocha squares
March 22, 2012
A couple of months ago my daughters got a cooking book from the book club we belong to. The book is in Finnish and the title translates to " Hellapoliisi – My first recipes. Learn to cook!"
My girls were very enthusiastic about trying all the recipes, they are very kid-oriented (in other words, easy to follow and execute) and covers pretty much many traditional meals from Finnish households.
While browsing the book with the girls I told I could help to make some of the recipes with them, the first one being a classic tray bake cake called "mokkapalat".
Yesterday I was woken up by my smaller daughter pushing the book against my head telling "mommy, we were supposed to bake that mocha cake today remember?" . UH, do I pay for my silly promises??
I have tried a different recipe for the same cake before. It is really a classic sweet treat and as you can guess, it is very "sugary". Here in Finland they are a traditional pairing for coffee but kids happily eat them with a glass of cold milk.
Mokkapalat – Mocha squares
from this book . Yields about 20 squares or one baking tray*
*note: it is quite common that Finnish ovens come with baking trays, one flat and another slightly deeper. I used the deep one and it measures aprox. 35 cm x 32 cm . If you don't have such, you can use Swiss roll pan or the biggest rectangular baking pan you find. Nevertheless, the cake might become a bit taller if you do so.
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 3 dl caster sugar (1dl = 85g)
- 4 1/2 dl wheat flour (1dl=65g)
- 1/2 dl cocoa powder (I used Valrhona)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 150 g melted unsalted butter. Save 1/2 dl for the icing
- 1 dl milk
For the icing
- 300 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 dl melted unsalted butter
- 1/2 dl hot strong coffee
- sprinkles or shredded dry coconut
Line your baking tray with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 225 °C.
Place the eggs and sugar into the bowl of your mixer and whisk until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl mix together the rest of the dry ingredients, using a sieve if necessary.
Remove the bowl from your mixer and start adding the flour mixture. Add the milk and at last, fold carefully the melted butter.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking tin and use a spatula to even the surface.
Bake for 13-15 minutes in the middle of your oven, until risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
When the tray has come out from the oven, prepare the icing by mixing all the ingredients together. The icing will look like a thick chocolate paste. Spread evenly onto the warm cake and immediately sprinkle your choice of decoration (we used hundreds and thousands ^_^)
Allow to set. Cut into squares and remove from the baking tray.
I also made Hello Kitty mocha mini cakes using a cookie cutter. The perfect small size for little girls ;)!
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Hi everyone!
February went so fast! LV (my oldest daughter) had her Winter break last week so we took the opportunity to visit my sister-in-law on a long delicious weekend. It was really nice to meet my SIL´s family! My girls enjoyed playing with their sweet cousin a lot.
Now it is March and we are back to the routines… this week has been exceptionally busy and I added one more thing to get annoyed with… by falling on the sidewalk when picking the kiddo from pre school. Gosh! The weather is so inconsistent, one day is cold and snowy and the next, temperatures goes over 0°C. I was pulling my daughter´s sled downhill and to avoid her to slide away I might have stepped wrong and slipped on the ice. Yep, a twisted split for the amuse of my daughter :D. Hahaha, a clumsy grand ecárt landing on my right hip. Go figure… my thigh is so sore I walk like a zombie. >_<
Ok! Now back to what this blog is about :D (I´ll do fine, no worries ;)
Because of our trip I somehow missed the Twitter Food Party this month… sort of. It was last Monday and the theme was Oranges! (If you have twitter, check the hashtag #twitterorangeparty) . Gladly I have the timezones on my side and I baked something on Tuesday to contribute for the potluck (cheating…)! I posted some pictures already via instagram and now I share the recipe!
Check also my friends´ Orange dishes on the #twitterfoodparty Flickr pool !!
Mini orange cakes with dark chocolate core
Recipe adapted from the Finnish magazine Glorian Ruoka & Viini n°40 7/2006
Yields 24 mini cakes (plus 5 normal sized)
- 100g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 dl caster sugar
- 1 dl demerara sugar
- 2 eggs
- 5 dl wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 200g natural yoghurt (6% fat) . I used Bulgarian yogurt.
- 1 orange (juice and zest)
- dark chocolate (about 50g, cut into cubes) – optional
Preheat oven to 200 °C and line a 24-hole mini muffin tin with paper cases. Prepare to get some extra cases if necessary.
Place the butter, sugars and orange zest into the bowl of your mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Remove the bowl from your mixer and start adding alternately the flour mixture and yogurt, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour. At last, fold carefully the orange juice.
Spoon the mixture into the cases, place one piece of dark chocolate into the middle of each cup. Using a teaspoon, move a bit of the mixture to cover totally the chocolate piece.
Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until risen and golden-brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
If you want to eat your cake with a slightly melted chocolate core, microwave the ready ones for a few seconds before serving. Delicious with a cup of tea!!
OH! And I almost forgot!! Days ago my messy blog was nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by the lovely Ana from I love tortilla de Patatas! Thank you Ana!! So sweet of you :)! Check her beautiful blog, she is a darling Spanish girl who, after living in many places, ended up in the Netherlands ^_^. It is recent that I started following her (via twitter first) but I am totally hypnotized by her photography and delicious recipes! And YES, I also love tortilla de patatas!! Who doesn't?
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U.S. wine exports reached a record of $1.62 billion last year despite a strong dollar that placed domestic wines at a competitive disadvantage to their foreign competitors.
The 1 percent increase in exports came even as the overall volume of shipments was 11 percent smaller in 2016 compared to the previous year, decreasing from 51.2 million cases to 45.9 million, according to the Wine Institute, the main trade group for California vintners. About 90 percent of wine exports come from California.
The increase in dollar value reflected the global trend placed on higher-priced premium bottles, which benefits Napa and Sonoma counties because the two regions produce the most expensive wine in the United States.
"California wines are well positioned for this trend — our vintners are offering quality, value, diverse styles and environmental stewardship in their winemaking," said Robert Koch, Wine Institute president and CEO, in a statement.
The top export market was the European Union with a 42 percent share, followed by Canada at 27 percent, Hong Kong at 6 percent, and Japan and China at 5 percent each.
The data comes at a time when the Trump administration has taken a more protectionist stance toward global trade. It includes pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have lowered tariffs for U.S. wine to Japan, and wanting to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.
"We have all seen the benefits of free trade," said Brent Shortridge, owner of Anders-Lane Artisan Wine in Napa, who expressed concern over the administration's position. "We have seen vigorous growth in those markets where tariffs are dropped."
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I have a problem where i have to call 9 different sgemv_batched calls, on completely different data, save for the batch of A arrays, which is really the same matrix over and over. So i thought i could parallelize the bunch by creating 9 different queues and assigning each queue to one batched sgemv. However, the total time is still the sum of the times of each batch. Im using magma_v2, and declare the queues like so.
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So my question is : Is it impossible to cast all those batched sgemvs simulaneously, because of the function or something else I am unaware of, or am I making a mistake in my execution, (in which case i shall post my full code) ?
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A matrix is the same 128x128 matrix , the x and y are vectors of 128 components, and the batchCount is around 16000
Also, a slightly different question- do 3-4 milliseconds sound ok for each batch, on a GTX 970?
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Five Things You Need to Know: New Home Sales Fall More Than Expected As Expected; Durable Goods Orders; Beige Book; Housing Weakness Well Contained to Newspapers; Daily Sign That Massive Credit Bubble is Verging on Deflationary Collapse
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Minyanville's daily Five Things You Need to Know to stay ahead of the pack on Wall Street:
1. New Home Sales Fall More Than Expected As Expected
New Home Sales in June fell more than expected which, weirdly enough, was actually... expected. What would have been unexpected is some kind of glimmer of hope that sales were leveling off or inventories were no longer building.
- Instead, New Home Sales fell 6.6%, far worse than the forecast for a 2.7% decline.
- And inventories, although unchanged for the month, on a net basis bulged to 7.4 months' supply from May's 7.1 months', thanks to the falling sales.
- Year-over-year, sales of new homes were down 22%.
- And the median price of a new home fell 2.2%.
- Bloomberg noted that "Builders may have to cut prices even more and sweeten incentives to turn sales around and trim bloated inventories."
2. Durable Goods Orders
U.S. orders for Durable Goods showed a headline increase of 1.4% in June, according to the Commerce Department.
- Expectations were for a slightly larger increase, however of 1.6%
- The key component of Durable Goods orders is the nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft category, which is a proxy for capital spending.
- In plain English, the only real reason to watch this report is to get an idea of whether businesses are investing money in equipment to help them produce more goods, or whether they're holding onto their cash in a possible sign of risk aversion.
- So, that said, orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft fell by 0.7%.
- Shipments for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft decreased in June by 0.4%, after rising 0.7% in May.
- Shipments are used in calculating gross domestic product (GDP), and GDP is tells us whether there is economic growth.
- What's interesting is that the Durable Goods report paints a slightly bleaker picture of capital spending than the Fed's Beige Book, which leads us to today's Number 3...
3. Beige Book
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book significantly downgraded the assessment of US consumer spending yesterday. Why? Rising costs in things such as food and energy.
- The Beige Book, which is the Fed's survey of regional economies, painted an overall picture of the U.S. economy as continuing to expand with strong employment but "ongoing cost pressures.''
- The report noted that that high food and energy prices are restraining consumer spending and that sales of housing-related items such as furniture are "weak or declining" (for more on that see today's Number 4).
- "New York, Atlanta, Kansas City, and Dallas reported sales as flat and/or below expectations."
- For comparison's sake, a little more than a month ago the Beige Book report indicated that in Cleveland, Atlanta, Kansas City, and Dallas sales were "disappointing or below expectations."
- Last month too the Beige Book highlighted the discrepancy between positive retail sales in luxury items versus low-end items.
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- "Household credit quality deteriorated marginally, while business credit quality remained mostly favorable."
- Meanwhile, this morning, as we were typing that last sentence, the following news alert scrolled across our Bloomberg: "Stocks fell around the world and US Treasuries rallied on concern higher borrowing costs will slow takeovers, spur debt defaults and curb earnings."
- Oops. So much for "favorable" business credit quality.
4. Housing Weakness Well Contained to Newspapers, Home Improvement Retailers, Japanese Securities Firms
Does this spell the end of the "well contained" mantra?
- The slump in the US housing market is taking a toll on the newspaper industry, the Financial Times observed this morning.
- Two publishers yesterday reported weak earnings that they say were pressured by sharp drops in real estate advertising.
- Tribune (TRB) reported a 24% year-over-year drop in real estate advertising for the second quarter.
- The New York Times Company (NYT) said real estate advertising fell 20.9% year-over-year for the quarter, contributing to a broader 5.7% slide in the company's advertising revenue.
- The FT notes that back in the good old days the housing market had been "a rare bright spot for US newspapers."
- Last year many papers posted gains in their real estate classified ads of 20% or more.
- Meanwhile, Black and Decker (BDK) reported sales were about flat for the second quarter, held back by a 2% decrease in sales of power tools and accessories, as well as a 3% decrease in sales in the hardware and home improvement segment... you know, areas most affected by the housing market.
- "Looking ahead, we expect that the weak U.S. housing industry and significant commodity inflation will continue to adversely affect our earnings comparisons," Chairman and CEO Nolan Archibald said.
- And according to the Financial Times, Nomura, Japan's largest broker, yesterday said it was considering withdrawing from the US residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market due to substantial losses related to subprime mortgages.
- Well, at least we still have our shirts:
5. Daily Sign That Massive Credit Bubble is Verging on Deflationary Collapse
A Manhattan accountant who requested a copy of his soon-to-be-expiring ExxonMobil (XOM) credit card received proof positive that there may, in fact, be a massive credit bubble building.
Frank Van Buren, an ExxonMobil business account-holder for 17 years, received two boxes containing 1,000 credit cards each after asking for two additional copies of his card. According to the Associated Press, Van Buren said it took hours to shred the cards, each of which were embossed with his name and account number.
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Despite the coming of the Foiling Revolution, there remain very few sailboats capable of breaking the 30-knot barrier. We all know the Moth is one with speeds recorded into the low to mid 30s in the right conditions, but average speeds near 30 are extremely rare. S'african video specialist Keith Brash managed to find one of those days with Quantum Racing skipper Bora Gulari, ripping together the above video of a 30-knot moth sesh. For more excellent Quantum content, including full time-lapsed TP52 races from Miami this week, head over here.
According to most crews who've sailed them, the Diam 24 hasn't lived up to her ultra-sexy VPLP trimaran looks. Sure, there are some top teams sailing the now-beachy Tour De France, but that's one of the only options for crewed teams looking to race in France. But thanks to months of testing, design, and construction work and the perseverence of Francois Gabart and his team, the Diam is now a full-flying 35 knot beast they're internally calling the Macif 24.
For more on the flying Diam, head over here.
March 10th, 2017 by admin
Welcome to the 2015 Tour De France a la Voile, the seminal series barely rescued from an ignominious death last year and entering its final days of action down in Nice. The new TdF is all about beaches, babes, trimarans, and action rather than sportsyachts, distance racing, and student teams. Wanna see the balls-deep T-bone this shot comes from? Click here for the full video of the crash. For more links and discussion of the all-new event, hit the thread.
- Tags: crash, diam 24, France, Tour De France
July 24th, 2015 by admin
While The Tour De France a la Voile has history, a great name, and a format that people understand, it's on the verge of death, with just nine boats competing in the edition running now and almost zero worldwide interest in the race. There isn't one reason for the Tour's; there are several; add up the massive bungling of the selection process/transition from the beloved Farr/Mumm 30 to the unloved Archambault M34 with France's economic woes and a failure of the organizers to control cost and you have a recipe for failure.
Tour organizer ASO is looking to fix the problem, and Ouest France writes that they will announce an entirely new concept for the Tour on the 27th of July, speculating that the sexy, VPLP-designed DIAM 24 one-design trimaran might get the nod for a new inshore and coastal raid-style Tour format. We've also heard rumors of a similar concept but driven by the GC-32 fouling cat; could these small racing cats really handle the huge variety of obstacles that coastal France, Britain, and Spain throw at them? We'd like to find out.
You can find some video of the DIAM and a good discussion underway in the thread over here.
- Tags: diam 24, France, GC32, Tour De France
July 17th, 2014 by admin
We promised you Ryan Breymaier's look at the newest racing trimaran on the market, and here it is; it's the Diam 24, a 'mini MOD-70' from the desk of the guys who gave you some of the biggest big boat racing successes of the past decade. Be sure to check out what Breymaier's up to lately over here.
Imagine a Melges 24-sized boat that sails 14 knots upwind instead of 7, and 30 downwind instead of 18. And all without any nerve-damaging hiking at all!
Meet the Diam 24; a beautifully built, impressively simple trimaran designed by multihull masters VPLP and built in Port La Foret, France, about 10 minutes from my house.
Vianney Ancelin is the man behind the project; I met him about 5 years ago while looking for a place to keep my newly acquired beach cat. Turns out that my Diam F-18 was built by him, and his factory is right next to a beautiful launch ramp, while his parking lot is full of small multihulls, Tornados, F-18s, A-Cats, Multi 23s, whatever you can imagine, all within minutes of my front door.
Anyway, Vianney's trapezing days at the helm of an F-18 are over, and he had always dreamed of building an easily launched, easily sailed trimaran; something to race, to raid, or just to island hop through the Glenans.
The Diam 24 OD is the result, and it doesn't disappoint. Carbon beams and mast, glass/pvc sandwich hulls, 3 sails, and a beach dolly, and with the minimum of extra equipment and the maximum of design know-how from VPLP. In looks and performance, this boat is a baby brother of the MOD. Overall dimensions: 24 feet x 18.5 feet, with a 37-foot mast. It weighs 1000 pounds, with 515 square feet of sail downwind.
The amas and beams are demountable for trailering and storage; set up is quick and easy, and the two-piece mast completes the easy-to-move package.
The foil package is simple; kick-up, transom hung float rudders and a central dagger board. The boat deliberately does not have lifting foils in an attempt to keep it simple while sailing, as well as to keep the price down to a bare minimum.
Sail handling is easy as well, the jib and gennaker on Karver KF2 furlers, and the mainsail on a conventional halyard with clutch at the mastbase.
Jibsheet is 4:1 self tacking, mainsheet is a 7:1 gross tune on the traveller car connected to a 3:1 fine tune under the boom for a total of 21:1, all while keeping the block sizes and prices to a minimum. There are two winches, one on each floater, used only for the gennaker sheets.
As this is a one-design race boat, there has been no attempt to create usable interior, simply a storage space under the foredeck, and a trench cockpit from the mastbase to the aft beam. Again – think of it as the triple hulled version of a Melges 24.
One thing that annoys me about many dinghies and small race boats is the time it takes to set them up and break them down; it often seems like you spend as much time building and dismantling as you do sailing! Designers of the Diam 24 have taken extra care to keep that time to an absolute minimum. Each beam bolts into place with 4 bolts, with a locating pin to keep them in place. The floater/beam connection is a highly engineered double cone to keep it stiff, but uses just one fastener to keep it in place. The trampolines have loops at 2 corners, along with track on the central hull so that they can be done up without any knot tying.
All in all, I am confident that the whole boat can be fully rigged in the same or a bit less time than an F-18 or other beach cat, and this is quite a bit more boat.
The Diam is sold with everything one needs, right down to the Kevlar/membrane sail package, for 49,900 euros. For 5400 euros extra, you can pick up the custom trailer with ramps that allow you to load the beach dolly directly onto it.
If I was looking for a great boat to race in the light airs of my native Chesapeake, or I wanted speed with the occasional high-speed family picnic, I would be seriously considering this one.
DIAM and Vianney can be contacted at [email protected], or check out the builder's website here.
- Tags: diam 24, France, port la foret, Ryan Breymaier, trimaran, VPLP
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AT&T (T - Free Analyst Report), the nation's largest telecommunications company, has posted September-interim results that fell slightly short of our estimates. Indeed, share net of $0.55 for the period, while a penny ahead of last year's tally, was $0.04 below our $0.59 forecast. This can largely be attributed to an uptick in handset subsidies (paid to Apple (AAPL) and other smartphone makers) and network upgrade costs, which kept a lid on margins at the key wireless division. Average-revenue-per-user metrics were also on the soft side, reflecting, we think, a shift by mobile subscribers to cheaper, lower-end data plans.
These negative factors offset another strong quarter for iPhone activations (a record 5.2 million of the popular devices) and a solid showing from the traditional landline operations. The local telephone business, no longer a growth driver for the giant carrier, benefited from the expansion of U-verse, AT&T's relatively new Internet-powered video service.
Looking ahead, we have reduced our share-net call for 2010 by a nickel, to $2.28, owing to the modest third-quarter earnings miss and the ongoing pressures on wireless margins. That said, we expect the company to remain on a healthy growth track through 2011 and beyond. While it may lose its exclusive rights to sell the iPhone next near (rumors suggest that Verizon (VZ - Free Analyst Report) will offer a version of the phone starting in January), AT&T should continue to get a lift from strong demand for Apple's handheld products, including the new iPad tablet PC.
What's more, the company maintains an impressive lineup of exclusive devices from other OEMs, like Research in Motion (RIMM). And improved network coverage ought to help keep wireless subscriber and data-usage trends headed in the right direction.
Results from the legacy landline unit, meanwhile, should continue to be buoyed by cost-cutting measures, U-verse gains, and the addition of new, big-volume enterprise clients.
All told, we continue to like AT&T's shares for conservative investors with a long-term view. This stock is suitable for income-oriented accounts, too, thanks to the above-average dividend yield.
About The Company: AT&T, formerly SBC Communications, is one of the world's largest telecom holding companies and is the largest in the U.S. Its traditional (SBC only) wireline subsidiaries provide services in 13 states, including California, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Connecticut, Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and Nevada. The company also owns Cingular (now AT&T Wireless). It has made a number of acquisitions, including PacTel (April 1997), SNET (October 1998), Ameritech (October 1999), AT&T (November 2005), and BellSouth (December 2006). It operates a total number of consumer revenue connections of 45 million. In 2009, about 26% of its sales came from voice operations and 21% were from the data segment.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Since I'm in brainstorming mode and not producing much of anything besides (I was hit square in the noggin with a new idea the other night–it's already turning itself into a manuscript without encouragement or consent), I decided to post some of the typewriter micro-stories I've been putting together and snail-mailing out to friends. If you're not familiar with the typewriter micro-stories, read about it here.
First up, a typewriter story requested by my pal Austen:
The Upper-Left Drawer
There once was a little boy named Austen.
Austen had a secret. In the left-most, upper-most drawer of his dresser, something very small was breathing. In and out, and in and out, regular-like, with a shuddering sound at the end that would make you think that perhaps it had a cold. (more…)


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This quest starts the Friend of the Sin'dorei quest chain. This is only available to non-blood elf players who complete [20] The Traitor's Destruction.
Objectives Edit
Take Dar'Khan's Head to Lor'themar Theron in Silvermoon City.
- [Dar'Khan's Head] (Provided)
Description Edit
This is the beginning of a new chapter in blood elf history, <name>. You've helped cement the bond between my race and yours, <race>.
Take the traitor's head to Regent Lord Lor'themar Theron in Silvermoon City. He'll be eager to hear the news.
Progress Edit
You seek audience with me, <class>? I do not recall hearing of an appointment.
Completion Edit
So you killed Dar'Khan, <race>? Impressive. I've a feeling my people and yours will soon get to be very good friends.
Gains Edit
- 75 reputation with Silvermoon City
Quest progressionEdit
- [16] The Farstrider Enclave (optional)
- [16] The Traitor's Shadow
- [16] Hints of the Past
- [16] Report to Magister Kaendris
- [17] The Twin Ziggurats
- [21] The Traitor's Destruction
- [21] Friend of the Sin'dorei / [21] Hero of the Sin'dorei
- [21] Envoy to the Horde / [21] Envoy to the Horde (blood elf)
- [21] Meeting the Warchief / [21] Meeting the Warchief (blood elf)
- [21] Allegiance to the Horde


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Nandamuri multi-starrer updateMar 24, 2016 03:55 AM
Remember Nandamuri brothers, Kalyan Ram and NTR are supposed to do a multi-starrer? For several reasons the film has been delayed. NTR has been busy with Nannaku Prematho while, Kalyan Ram with his commitments. Now the star heroes are looking at reviving the project. Kalyan Ram has been working on a script from sometime. According to the latest buzz, star writer Vakkantham Vamsi will lend the story and screenplay. He is also contemplating over directing the film.
Vamsi and NTR combination has worked wonders with Temper. The writer has been trying to turn into director since long. He also narrated a story to NTR earlier. Perhaps, the story for this multi-starrer may be a fresh one. The new film will be made at a huge budget. Kalyan Ram himself will produce it under NTR Arts. The film is expected to go on sets after Janatha Garage. However, an official confirmation on this is awaited.


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ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - An FBI examiner testified on Monday that she saw the outline of a small heart on the duct tape prosecutors say Casey Anthony used to smother her 2-year-old daughter Caylee three years ago this week.
"Other than saying it was in the shape of a heart the size of a dime, I cannot go further," said Elizabeth Fountaine, an FBI specialist in latent fingerprints.
Fountaine said the heart outline looked like the same sort of residue left behind by an old adhesive bandage that has been pulled away from the skin.
Previously released documents show that heart-shaped stickers of a similar size to what Fountaine described were found during a search of the Orlando-area home Casey shared with her daughter and parents.
The 25-year-old Florida mother is standing trial on a first-degree murder charge and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Caylee's skeleton was found on December 11, 2008 in woods near the Anthony home after a five-month, nationwide search.
The defense says Caylee accidentally drowned in the family's backyard pool, and no one reported her death.
Prosecutors contend Casey killed Caylee on June 16, 2008 by wrapping duct tape three times around the toddler's head, nose and mouth.
Crime scene specialists recovered duct tape hanging from Caylee's skull and additional tape several feet away where animals had dragged her body parts. Fountaine testified that when the FBI examined the duct tape, they found three separate pieces that were each six to eight inches long.
Fountaine was one of the final prosecution witnesses in the trial, which kicked off its fourth week on Monday.
At lunchtime, Judge Belvin Perry adjourned the proceedings until Tuesday afternoon when the next prosecution witness will be available. Perry told the jury the prosecution will wrap up its presentation on Tuesday or Wednesday, and the defense will begin presenting its evidence by Thursday.
The judge predicted jurors could begin their deliberations as early as June 25 or June 27, a few weeks earlier than initially expected.
Fountaine's testimony may help plug a hole in the state's case.
So far, prosecutors have tied the distinctive brand of duct tape found at the crime scene to tape used to patch a hole on an old metal gas can in the Anthonys' outdoor shed. George Anthony, Casey's father, testified he believed he patched the can with the tape about a week after Caylee died.
Prosecutors last week tried to admit into evidence a photograph of heart-shaped stickers they said were found in Casey's bedroom, but they were stopped by defense objections discussed in private with the judge.
Fountaine testified she saw the heart outline while examining the duct tape with the aid of a reflective ultraviolet imaging system that can highlight existing fingerprints. Fountaine said she showed the heart outline to a supervisor, but did not photograph it because her job was to look for fingerprints.
Fountaine said her work required her to coat the tape with super glue and a traditional black fingerprint powder. She said she attempted to photograph the heart outline after she finished, but it was no longer visible.
In her report, Fountaine noted that she saw the heart shape on the tape but found no fingerprints.
Most of the testimony on Monday was dominated by a single strand of hair found in Casey's car trunk.
Numerous witnesses have provided evidence indicating Caylee's decomposing body spent time in Casey's trunk before being dumped in the woods.
A previous FBI expert testified that the strand of hair showed "post-mortem banding," which is a dark band of color near the root sometimes seen on hair from the deceased.
The strand also was found by FBI analysts to be "consistent" with a hair from Caylee's hair brush.
But the science of hair banding and its use as evidence at a trial is new.
FBI hair analyst Stephen Shaw testified Monday about his ongoing research on whether banding can ever occur on hair from a living person. Shaw said his study — which he said was expedited to shore up testimony in the Anthony trial — so far indicates that it does not.
"Post-mortem root banding is already what I would say valid," Shaw testified.
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TEHRAN, Iran - The daily protests in Iran, which started on Thursday, have continued despite warnings from the government and have turned more violent in recent days.
On Monday, the state media reported that ten people were dead overnight as violence escalated during street protests on Sunday.
As tens of thousands of people continue to be drawn to the streets, chanting anti-government slogans, the protests nationwide pose the boldest challenge to Iran's leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009.
On Monday, calls for more demonstrations raised the possibility of prolonged instability in the country.
A report in Iran's state television featured footage of damage from the demonstrations and noted, "In the events of last night, unfortunately, a total of about 10 people were killed in several cities."
However, the report did not provide any further details of the deaths.
Unsigned statements were also posted on social media, uring Iranians to demonstrate again in the capital Tehran and 50 other urban centers this week.
What sparked the protests?
Since the nuclear deal, under which the country agreed to limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the end of some international sanctions, Iran's economy has improved.
Tehran currently sells oil on the global market and has signed deals worth tens of billions of dollars for western aircraft.
However, the improvement has not filtered down to the average Iranian.
Unemployment remains high in the country and official inflation has crept back up to 10 percent.
The anti-government protests also appeared to have been sparked by a recent increase of up to 40 percent in the price of eggs and poultry.
A government spokesman blamed this on a cull due to avian flu fears.
Over the last few years, frustrations have continued to grow since Iran is deeply involved in Syria and Iraq as part of a battle for influence with rival Saudi Arabia.
The foreign interventions are also fueling anger in the Islamic Republic because Iranians want their leaders to create jobs instead of engaging in costly proxy wars.
On Thursday, the anti-government protests began in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city where thousands of people marched, holding banners and shouting slogans against the poor state of the economy.
Soon, the demonstrations took on a political edge as participants criticized the country's president, Hassan Rouhani, and his government.
Unverified videos posted on social media also showed clashes between protesters and police.
The country's Fars news agency said protests had spread on Friday to Qom, the world's leading centre for Shia scholarship and home to a major shrine.
Reports noted that the police had arrested some protesters, but the country's Revolutionary Guard and its affiliates have maintained that they did not intervene as they have in other unauthorised demonstrations since the 2009 election.
Over the weekend, two deaths were reported and several others were injured in the street demonstration in the southwestern town of Izeh, but no confirmation or details were received on the same.
Further, the anti-government protests over corruption and living standards also saw scores of people being arrested.
As more groups continued to stage protests, Iran's Interior Minister Abdolrahman Rahmani Fazli urged people "not to participate in these illegal gatherings as they will create problems for themselves and other citizens."
The Iranian authorities blamed anti-revolutionaries and agents of foreign powers for the outbreak of anti-establishment protest.
However, the arrests and deaths led to criticism from the Trump administration, which strongly condemned the arrests, with the State Department saying that the U.S. urged "all nations to publicly support the Iranian people and their demands for basic rights and an end to corruption."
On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted his support for the protests and said, "Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime's corruption & its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian govt should respect their people's rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #IranProtests"
Then, on Sunday, pictures on social media showed police in the center of Tehran firing water cannon to try to disperse demonstrators.
Demonstrations turned violent in Shahin Shahr in central Iran and videos showed protesters attacking the police, turning over a car and setting it on fire.
Videos showed people in central Tehran chanting, "Down with the dictator!" in an apparent reference to Khamenei.
Meanwhile, protesters in Khorramabad in western Iran shouted, "Khamenei, shame on you, leave the country alone!"
Reports of demonstrations also emerged in the western cities of Sanandaj and Kermanshah as well as Chabahar in the southeast and Ilam and Izeh in the southwest.
What happens next?
Despite the country's President Hassan Rouhani appealing for calm, protests continued overnight and into Monday.
Rouhani said in remarks carried on state TV that Iranians had the right to criticize authorities but also warned of a crackdown.
He said, "The government will show no tolerance for those who damage public properties, violate public order and create unrest in the society."
So far, hundreds of people have been arrested but security forces have largely shown restraint.
The government has meanwhile said it would temporarily restrict access to the Telegram messaging app and Instagram, owned by Facebook Inc.
There were also reports that mobile access to the internet was being blocked in some areas.
On Sunday, Trump tweeted, "Iran, the Number One State of Sponsored Terror with numerous violations of Human Rights occurring on an hourly basis, has now closed down the Internet so that peaceful demonstrators cannot communicate. Not good!"
On Monday, Israel's intelligence minister voiced encouragement for the protests but said Israeli policy was not to get involved in Tehran's internal affairs.
Rouhani meanwhile lashed out and said the U.S. president had no right to sympathize with Iranians since he "called the Iranian nation terrorists a few months ago."
Rouhani described Trump as an "enemy of the Iranian nation from the top of his head to his very toes."


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Illuminated Shelter 3D Visualisation
3D Animation & Modelling
WHAT: A 3D visualisation of illuminated shelters to be used as a visual aid in a proposal for the Henley Square redevelopment. The sculptures were designed to be interchangeable to suit the season, all structures provide different variations of shade and all are illuminated at night. As a part of the landscape architects overall proposal, these 3D visualisations provided visual reference to the different impact that the structure has during both day and night.
WHY: The architects proposal was predominantly sketched and hand drawn concepts, which itself looked stunning, but having the 3D visualisation element really helped to portray things that you could not do so with a sketch. That is where we came in.


text: KALAMAZOO (AP) -- Jordan Dahlke, who isn't old enough to have a driver's license, is logging plenty of seat time at the Kalamazoo Speedway each week. Jordan turned 15 in June. He competes in the pure stock class, a jump from the motorcycles he used to race. Last year, speedway owner Gary Howe lowered the racing age from 16 to 14 for the pure stock division, making Kalamazoo one of the few tracks to offer a class for teens too young to obtain their driver's licenses. "We had to get special permission from our insurance company," Howe said. "But we wanted to give the young guns a chance to race." The pure stocks division is an entry-level or low-budget class, perfect for young teens, Howe said. Dahlke's dad, Larry, raced for years but gave up his own driving six years ago. "I quit when Jordan started doing the bikes," Larry Dahlke said. "We just couldn't do both, so we went off and did the bike racing." The transition from motorcycles to cars "was kind of weird," Jordan said. "It was a little different, but not bad. The hardest part was buckling in. I'm not used to seat belts (after racing bikes)." Racing before owning a driver's license has its benefits, Larry Dahlke said. "Jordan's actually doing driver's training right now," he said. "I think the seat time here is paying off for driver's training because for most kids, that's the first time they get in the car. "I think just (racing) and knowing what happens when you crash might slow you down on the road. I think race car drivers realize what happens when you get in a wreck -- plus it's always a lot of work fixing the car." As a veteran racer, Larry Dahlke doesn't worry much about his son on the track. "I know he's going to make the rookie mistakes," he said. "I just hope he don't tear somebody else up in his learning process." Jordan, in the running for Kalamazoo Speedway rookie of the year honors, has won a couple of heat races and his best feature finish is second. He's also competed in three enduro races, a cross between a demolition derby and an auto race, finishing 12th, 17th and 21st in a field of about 160 cars. "He hopped in the enduro cars and is in the top five in points so far," Howe said. "He seems to be a natural. He's a great kid who has great family support." Jordan also works on the car. "I get home and he's got it unloaded," his dad said. "He's got it on the hoist and is working on it. That's all part of the deal. "There's no free rides here. Part of the deal with the bikes and the car is keep the grades up or the program will end. But we don't have a problem with that."


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"From the foremost master of cheese in the country, Max McCalman, comes a practical twist on wine and cheese pairings that includes detailed information about the history, production and unique flavor of fifty of the world's finest cheeses, as well as the accompanying information about the best wine varietals and vintages to pair them with. The easy-to-navigate swatchbook format fans out to reveal the ideal wine and cheese match for any occasion."
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The Year of the Aurora
The Year of the Aurora
Over the past few years, solar activity has been rising to one of its periodic peaks, and the frequency and intensity of aurorae has risen along with it. Solar maximum was expected to occur in 2013. Auroral activity tends to peak after solar max, so this winter and next are likely to be the best times to see aurorae for another decade.
Aurorae, also popularly known as the northern lights, are one of the wonders of the natural world. Long the subject of Nordic legend, they are now known to be triggered by atomic particles flowing from the Sun. Accelerated by the Earth's magnetic field, these particles cascade onto the atmosphere in a ring around the poles, causing it to glow at altitudes between about 100 and 250 km. This talk describes what aurorae look like, how and where they occur and how to watch for and photograph them.
About Ian Ridpath
Ian Ridpath is an award-winning author and broadcaster on astronomy and space with over 40 book titles to his name. He is editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy and Norton's Star Atlas. His other books include the Collins Guide to Stars & Planets, The Monthly Sky Guide, and Collins Gem Stars, all continuously in print for over 25 years. For many years he edited the SPA's magazine Popular Astronomy. In 1985 he ran the London Marathon dressed as Halley's Comet. Among his current interests is hunting the northern lights, which will form the subject of his talk at AstroFest.


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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is probably the most widely used personality test in the world.An estimated 2 million people take it annually, at the behest of corporate HR departments, colleges, and even government agencies. The company that makes and markets the test makes somewhere around $20 million each year.The only problem? The test is completely meaningless.
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PIA Looks Out for Consumers, Agents by Opposing Flood Insurance Legislative Package
WASHINGTON — As legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) starts to move in Congress, the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has taken a strong stand against a package of draft bills in the House to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that cuts insurer reimbursement and threatens agent compensation.
One of the proposals under consideration to address the NFIP's $24.6 billion debt would lower the Write-Your-Own (WYO) reimbursement percentage, which is used by carriers to pay administrative expenses as well as agent commissions, among other things. Most WYOs have acknowledged that in order to remain in the program they will likely be forced to pass any cut to the WYO rate on to agents in the form of commission cuts.
"A cut to the reimbursement rate for Write Your Own insurance companies would likely trickle down to independent agents who sell this very complicated and vital line of insurance," said Jon Gentile, vice president of government relations of PIA National. "PIA rejects any proposal to reauthorize the NFIP that would impede agents' active engagement in selling flood insurance."
In congressional hearings on flood insurance, many members have made it clear that the NFIP needs more, not fewer, policies in force to fiscally strengthen it. Cutting the expense allowance will have the opposite effect, as independent agents will stop selling flood insurance through the NFIP altogether if incentives to do so are made insufficient.
"One of the goals of reforming the NFIP is to increase sales of policies, especially preferred risk policies, to put the program on a firmer financial footing," Gentile said. "Reducing agent compensation undermines that goal by applying a disincentive to increasing sales. It could lead to an exodus of qualified independent agents from the flood program, similar to the one that occurred from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when agent commissions were cut."
PIA will continue its steadfast defense of its member agents' interests by opposing any cut in the WYO reimbursement rate and by advocating that protection for agent compensation be included as specific language in any NFIP renewal legislation.
"Homeowners and business owners alike turn to their independent insurance agents for help in protecting their property from losses due to flooding. That's why PIA will oppose this legislative package that lowers the WYO reimbursement rate without protections for agents," Gentile said.
Founded in 1931, PIA is a national trade association that represents member insurance agents and their employees who sell and service all kinds of insurance, but specialize in coverage of automobiles, homes and businesses. PIA members are Local Agents Serving Main Street America SM.PIA's web address is www.pianet.com.


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After the big speech hordes, and we mean hordes, of people shuffled toward and into the Metro station nearest the National Mall. We heard one woman declare, exasperated to non-partisanship, "I don't care who is president!" Another woman said she'd been stuck in the crowd for almost two hours. She said the experience had "inspired" her to write a thriller about her "escape." She and her family brainstormed possible titles as the crowd edged another couple of feet forward.
I made my own escape and stopped by Jerrold Nadler's office, where the Manhattan Congressman was throwing a wine and cheese celebration with many other House members in attendance. I asked him how he planned to lobby Obama on behalf of New Yorkers and our growing economic problems.
Well, Nadler began, the economic crisis is two-fold: a crisis in lending, and a crisis in spending. On the spending issue, he said, "We need to get the money in people's hands, and get it moving as fast as possible." Nadler favors Obama's plan to stimulate the economy through infrastructure spending — he's been pushing to fix up New York's aging ports for a while now.
Speaking of ports, Nadler slipped me a scary factoid: Ninety percent of all food supplies that reach New York, he quietly told me, come via the George Washington Bridge. And — pause for effect — US Airways Flight 1459 came very close to striking the Bridge last week.
Then Nadler had to run out before we could get to the credit side of the question. (He did vote for the bank bailout, though.)


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If you haven't seen the Super 14 Ruggers swap jerseys yet, go take a look. WOOF!
Hat tip, Kenneth in the (212).
If you haven't seen the Super 14 Ruggers swap jerseys yet, go take a look. WOOF!
Hat tip, Kenneth in the (212).
I totally missed this on our hiatus. But last summer, HJOTD was featured on New York Times blog The Moment. Wow.
Thanks to Dwight, I found this link to some SPorno. Not all of it is just blokes, but it is amusing nonetheless.
Gents, we are now mainstream. Paddy Power is taking bets on the Bingham Cup gay rugby tournament. Fog, Steelers, and Convicts are favoured to win, which surprises no one.
I stumbled across the Muscle Jocks blog today and I'd say it's a handsome addition to the blogroll here at HJOTD. I especially like this photo of a trio of hot football jocks all sweaty.
Check it out.
I was introduced to a feature on Outsports by The Big Bad Blog today, and I gotta say, wow. The feature is Picture This, and they just published a Best of 2007. These photos are right up the HJOTD readership's alley, so go over and enjoy. Mitch will whine that they're all too pretty, but that's their demographic.
Here's a sample:
And I just had to throw this one in from the "regular" feature that didn't make the best-of cut cus it's just well… mmmmmmmmmmmm
Might I suggest the 2008 Garland SWAT Calendar. I know it is off topic for HJOTD, but I am running with it because of the shot of the hot cop in boxing gloves. Thanks to Goddess' Hott Cops for the link. Other options include:
And of course, the venerable Deiux du Stade (link au Français, n'est-ce pas).


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"Mistakes in labeling foods as gluten-free can be costly to manufacturers as well as potentially dangerous for consumers. In addition to triggering a serious illness, manufacturers responsible for a contamination – even if inadvertent – face the prospect of fines, expensive voluntary or involuntary recalls, damage to brand reputation and possible litigation by
This is just an excerpt from the May 2017 edition of CPGmatters, featuring GIG's CEO Cynthia Kupper talking about the risks facing manufacturers of gluten-free food and beverages. CPGmatters is a twice-monthly e-zine dedicated to helping consumer packaged goods professionals build brands through retail.
Kupper goes on to say that "manufacturers can build good will and brand reputation with consumers by meeting their desire to know more about the food products they purchase and consume."
Read the rest of what Cynthia has to say, including a prediction for the gluten-free food & beverage market at Risks Facing Makers of GF Food & Beverages .


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Discussion in 'Politics' started by Ninja, Jun 27, 2008.
Wilmette Suspends Local Handgun Ban - News Story - WMAQ | Chicago
You'll notice the article mentioned Hale DeMar - who Obama wanted to prosecute for defending his children from an intruder:
Barack Obama -- GOA 2008 Presidential Candidates and the Second Amendment
Obama is a piece of dogshit that wants people to be able to sue gun manufactures if their gun brand happens to be used to murder someone.
Typical Chicago dirty politician, typical dirty lawyer.
deeper pocket......why can't we sue a car mfr when someone gets killed.....cras kill more people than guns every year....
good point...probably a question of too much "morality" in the law, instead of the law being the law. i'm guessing the thinking is the product is unreasonable dangerous, solely based on the product's purpose, such as dynomite. however, that is not how the law reads, guns are not like dynomite and do have safe and practical purposes that can be utilized in public areas -- policemen, etc...
i put morality in quotes because i think the argument is more emotional than it is logical, hence suspect.
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The company just launched an addition to its Snapchat tools in order to improve the manual features required to work with influencers on Snapchat and provide additional insights.
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Undoubtedly, Snapchat has become a major marketing platform for brands to reach younger audiences. Influencers are being utilised by many brands to feature their products and services.
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However, Snaplytics Influencer Tracking lets brands track influencer campaign deployment across various projects.
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Insights which are available include views per story, per influencer, per campaign and number of seconds watched in total.
The platform was officially presented at Snaphappen in London. Cilius adds:
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Arsenal had been strongly linked with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The great mystery of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's whereabouts is no more.
The Borussia Dortmund striker posted a photo on his Instagram page yesterday, on a jet on the way to Nigeria.
He posted the following comment explaining his reason for the trip: "On my way to Abuja for the ceremony of african ballon d'or#africa #ballondor #aubameyang#aubameyang #PEA17
Fair enough then, so why the interest?
Just hours before his absence from Borussia Dortmund's training session on Tuesday, Aubemeyang had been linked with a big money move to Premier League leaders Arsenal.
The Sun claimed the Gunners had made contact with the German side, and were preparing to offer £42 million for the striker. Aubameyang has scored a staggering 24 goals in 23 games and is the Bundesliga top scorer.
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Samsung, a company better known for its consumer electronics, is now branching out into web devices. The Web Monitor, codenamed 'SyncMaster 150' until its release, does away with most standard PC components, hiding its surfing essentials behind a Samsung front.
A one-piece unit with either a CRT or flat-panel display, the Web Monitor incorporates a 200MHz NS Geode GX1 processor and 32MB of RAM. The internet connection is made via a built-in modem, ISDN or LAN connection, with ADSL support a possibility at a later stage
At £250 for the CRT version and around £400 for the flatscreen unit, the Web Monitor looks reasonably good value. It operates under Windows CE so it can run Internet Explorer and offers support for Java applets. There's also 16MB of space to store user files downloaded from the net.
The Web Monitor can support any standard ISP, though Samsung has been in talks with "a large American ISP" with a view to selling the unit with preinstalled online access software.
Samsung also previewed its new Web Keyboard at the CeBit IT trade show. Featuring web capabilities similar to those of the Web Monitor, the keyboard hooks up to any screen to provide instant internet connectivity via the nearest phone line.