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ResidentialLegacy offers Quality Doors that meet every need and style. Choose from Steel, Wood, Aluminum, & Glass, we have it all!
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There's a Girl in the House
Who has the final say in many aesthetic decisions around the house? Usually mom, of course. To make sure she's getting the answers she needs, our gal Edith can walk the ladies and gentlemen too, through all our solutions.
20 Years in Business
The fact that customers in Kelowna and Central Okanagan keep hiring us year after year is a testament to a few things: First, that we deliver as promised. Second, that we offer fair pricing that makes it easy to keep coming back.
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When it comes to logistics, storage space is one of the primary concerns. Based on the standard structure of a distribution network, it is essential to have a location where you can sufficiently shore up your stocks without compromising the efficiency of your operations. This is key to ensuring that you never encounter any shortage in supply, which can be detrimental to meeting sales targets and customer requirements.
A depot or a warehouse is typically the mode of storage space Dubai businesses utilise to meet this particular need. However, acquiring and maintaining a facility of this size requires a considerable amount of resources. For ventures and start-ups that have limited resources, owning and running a storing facility may be an unaffordable proposition.
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Legend has it that Big Sean got his record deal after he badgered his way into an in-person audition with Kanye West, which effectively makes Kanye the greatest possible target for any random dude-on-the-street rapper. One such industrious individual recently approached Kanye while he and Kim Kardashian were making a paparazzi-heavy half-a-block walk to their Soho apartment. Most rap stars (and critics) would've just kept their heads down and kept walking, but Kanye gave the guy a chance at an Aaron Sorkin walk-and-rap, and while he didn't sign the unidentified rapper on the spot, he did listen appreciatively. TMZ's cameras caught the whole exchange, naturally. Here it is.
And in other Kanye news, there are reports that he and Kardashian are already married, having obtained a confidential marriage license and, maybe, holding a private ceremony at home.


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Here are the ingredients for the bead soup that I sent...
I noticed that my partner uses a lot of silver in her jewelry..so I decided to give something a little different. I decided on a "Vintage Garden Theme" with a mixture of gold, purples, mauves and greens.
We had to send 1- a Focal .... I created this pendant with heart filigree and I sculpted little polymer clay flowers...
We also had to send a special clasp. So I made a one of a kind toggle clasp using polymer clay too!
This is how you close the clasp.
I really liked how they turned out..and was dreading parting with them. But, I knew they were going to a wonderful Jewelry Designer in Spain.. so off in the mail they went.
I also sent a few coordinating beads..some mother of pearls, crystals and butterfly charms.
I'm so excited to see Noemi's finished piece. It's quite exciting to know that the art beads I created will be used by another jewelry designer. And I really really enjoyed coming up with the bead soup. I'm thinking of making more soup ingredients and offering it for sale in my Etsy Bead Shop. It would be awesome to see what wonderful creations people come up with from a ready made kit of beads.
Thanks Lori...I'm already having so much fun. And I know any day now, my partner's soup will arrive...and it will be time for me to create too! Make sure to stop by here on September 17th for the Bead Soup Party!
That's all for now! Have a great day!


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In 1996, AGIS opened for business with 3 employees in an 800 square foot office. Today we have grown to 20 employees, with offices and warehouse space totaling over 7,000 square feet. We attribute our growth to the burgeoning wide format industry, the hard work of our employees, and to the loyalty our customers have shown us over the years.
To our existing customers, we wish to thank you for your loyalty and support. To new customers, we hope we have the opportunity to provide you with the unrivaled service, support, and supplies that has made AGIS a leading player in the large format printing industry.


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Some of you reading this are planning to launch an app, or you might have already launched your app, and I know you're going to make these mistakes. I see it time and time again, everybody makes the same mistakes. If you want to get ahead and make money on your first launch, you need to avoid making these same mistakes.
If you haven't already found this because you haven't launched your first app yes, let me first tell you two key points before we begin…
- Apple is not going to feature your app on the home page.
- Thousands of new apps get approved and go live on the App Store every single day. Even on the weekends. They're mostly copycat games.
- The most important thing to know is that you can't make money without having an audience of people who are ready to buy.
What if I told you there is a tried-and-tested way to launch an app and guarantee you'll sell hundreds if not thousands of copies on the day you launch it? There is, I've done it. I've done it three times. But you can't make money without having an audience of people who are ready to buy.
If you're not already building an audience, you need to start now.
The most important thing you will ever do, is build an audience. Your audience is more valuable than any product you'll ever produce. Your audience is who will buy. And those of your audience who do buy, will buy again.
In the current state of the App Store, developers are looking for the 'secret' on how to launch an app successfully. Most developers are trying to get featured by Apple, or trying to chase app review websites to give them coverage of their app(s).
There's an easy long-term solution that's almost guaranteed to make your app launches successful, and it's building an email list.
If you have an app already on the store, make it your priority to build a mailing list signup function in your next update (you're updating regularly, right?).
Be completely honest with your users, let them know that they can subscribe to your mailing list, and that they'll be notified when you have another great app or product available to download or buy.
Not many of your users will subscribe, but you don't need to worry. The 1% of users who did subscribe, are the 1% who are interested in what you're doing, and want to know when you have something new for them.
Think of it like you have a choice: You can have a list of 3,000 subscribers who used your app once, or a list of 50 subscribers who loved your app, and want to know when you have something new available to buy or download.
That list of 3,000 subscribers aren't interested in what you have to say, they likely won't even read your email, and if they do they'll unsubscribe or mark it as spam.
Slow growth of loyal customers is much more valuable.
- Part 1: Start Getting Subscribers
- Part 2: Being Specific
- Part 3: Growing an Audience of The Right People
- Part 4: Connecting With Your Subscribers
- Part 5: Pricing Your App Above $9.99


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8 Ways to Cope with Not Attending the 'Mrs. Carter World Tour'
It's hard to escape the force that is Beyonce. Magazine covers, Instagram updates, film and TV commercials? The woman is literally everywhere. If you're a King Bey stan, chances are you snagged a ticket to her hugely successful "Mrs. Carter World Tour." And if her Instagram account and countless celebrity reviews tell us anything, it's that the globe trotting show is her best yet. Unfortunately, even the biggest fan has to pinch pennies, especially when it comes to summer concert season.
Not attending a Beyonce concert is like not being invited to the party in high school: it sucks. Click through for ways to cope.
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The Newfoundland Regiment and the Gallipoli Campaign
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May 2015 – May 2016
Level 3, outside Archives Reference Room
"That there can be no higher praise!"
This small exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915, where members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment experienced their baptism by fire and saw their first combat casualties. Lantern slides, photographs, maps and documents provide insights into this ill-fated campaign.
Image credit: The Rooms Provincial Archives Division, B 23-22, N.F.L.D. off to the Dardanelles, Nov. 1915 / Wm. Martin, Parks Canada collection of Bartlett records


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From Lisa Marley:
Below you will find a letter written by Browny Douglas, the Dare County Republican Party Chairman. This letter was sent to every member of the North Carolina General Assembly, and Governor Pat McCrory. This letter is in firm opposition to House Bill 353, The Game Fish Bill. If you are not familiar with HB 353, you can read the bill by going to ncleg.net. On the "Find a bill", enter the session 2011 to 2012 and enter the Bill No. HB353.
This bill cuts the legs out from under commercial fishing industry by designating certain fish off limits to them; only to be caught by a select, small sector of recreational fishermen. This bill WILL eliminate existing jobs; this bill WILL essentially kill the commercial fishing industry in North Carolina, and this bill WILL hit Dare County particularly hard.
In the BIGGER picture, this bill will deny nine million consumers (the total North Carolina population) access to locally caught fresh North Carolina seafood; allowing only those who want to catch, kiss, release, and or eat TOTAL access to certain species.
It has been said that "this bill calls upon one's moral compass". Indeed it does.
Please add your voice to Browny's and call and or email Representative Bob Steinburg and State Senator Bill Cook .
Mr. Steinburg's contact information is 919-733-0010; his email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mr. Cook's contact information is 919-715-8293; his email is email@example.com.
Tell them to vote NO on this bill.
Text of Letter sent to the General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory by Browny Douglas.


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Sustainability legislation causes irreversible changes to European office buildings as real estate industry adapts at different speeds
As sustainability races up the agenda, staying in the game means prioritising sustainable real estate. With 83% of clients positioning sustainability as a top priority for office real estate, investors must act now to future-proof their assets.
From almost nowhere a decade ago, sustainability is now a key consideration for office real estate. Whilst environmental change, cost control and ethical business practices are all part of the equation, legislation is the real game-changer forcing European occupiers and investors to adapt their office buildings. Whilst the European Union requires all new buildings to be nearly zero energy by 2020, there is a growing divergence across different buildings and countries. This gap is widening and will increase over the next decade between those leading the way towards sustainable real estate and those falling behind.
Sustainability was once seen as a soft issue on the periphery of business strategy but this has now changed. We now have case studies where sustainable changes to buildings have improved employee productivity. Owners and developers of office stock will need to take rapid action to protect the value of their buildings and prevent them from becoming obsolete. A sustainable building will quite quickly become a prerequisite for prime property. Consequently, we expect the pricing gap to widen between sustainable and non-sustainable assets over the next few years.
Occupiers will also need to remain watchful of sustainability when evaluating their real estate requirements. Whilst older, less sustainable buildings may offer lower rental costs, any savings are likely to be offset by higher operational costs given the trend towards rising energy prices.
Employers cannot neglect the increasing 'social' aspect of sustainable real estate. Over the next ten years we expect productivity, employee satisfaction and sustainability to become intrinsically linked. We expect business managers to place greater emphasis on the social value of sustainable real estate.
To help occupier and investor clients manage the sustainability agenda, we have developed practical tips. These are:


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And it was really good. I'm a little shakey from the sugar and carbs, which is normal when I eat carbs after not having them for several days. It's almost time to hit up da gym and put some of those carbs to good use.
Srsly, how cute is this cupcake?!


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Expanding global opportunities is one of the eight priorities of Millersville University's Soar to Greatness Capital Campaign. Through studying, interning and student teaching abroad, MU students are able to gain a cross-cultural understanding that will benefit them both personally and professionally.
Global education was featured prominently in the Summer 2011 edition of the Review. Please click on the link below to be directed to an electronic version of the Review, including two articles highlighting the experiences of MU students abroad.
Click here to access the electronic edition of the Summer 2011 Review.


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U0535 Engine Trouble Code
Meaning of U0535 engine trouble code is a kind of network trouble code and U0535 code can be about replacing a broken oxygen sensor can eventually lead to a busted catalytic convertor which can cost upwards of $2,200. Taking your car into a shop will cost you around $210 depending on the car. However, an oxygen sensor is easy to replace on many cars and is usually detailed in the owner's manual. If you know where the sensor is, you only have to unclip the old sensor and replace it with a new one. Regardless of how you approach it, you should get this fixed right away.
U0535 Fault Symptoms :
If one of these reasons for U0535 code is occuring now you should check U0535 repair processes.
Now don't ask yourself; What should you do with U0535 code ?
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U0535 Possible Solution:
Disconnected, dirty or fouled spark plugs are common causes for engines that won't start. Spark plugs typically need to be replaced every season or 25 hours of use. You should also check that the spark plug gap is set properly. If your spark plugs look good, problems with your ignition system can also preventing a spark. These can range from a faulty spark plug lead, shorted kill switch or flywheel key damage.
U0535 Code Meaning :
|OBD-II Diagnostic Network (U) Trouble Code For Engine
|Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Low
|Fuel Composition Sensor Circuit Malfunction
|Injection Pump Fuel Metering Control 'A' High (Cam/Rotor/Injector)
|Crankshaft Position Sensor B Circuit Malfunction
Regarding the U0535 code, it would probably be worthwhile to carefully inspect the wire harness near the intake manifold bracket. This is done most easily from below the car in the area near the oil filter.
U0535 OBD-II Diagnostic Network (U) Trouble Code DescriptionU0535 engine trouble code is about Crankshaft Position Sensor B Circuit Malfunction.
Main reason For U0535 CodeThe reason of U0535 OBD-II Engine Trouble Code is Fuel Composition Sensor Circuit Malfunction.
U0535 DTCs may also be triggered by faults earlier down the line. For example, a dirty MAF sensor might be causing the car to overcompensate in its fuel-trim adjustments. As a result, oxygen sensors are likely to report fuel mixture problems.


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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is frequently associated with cardiac conduction defects (CCD) requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI). Although new-onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) is often seen, the rate of progression to severe CCD is unclear. We aimed to find clinical and electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters associated with severe CCD requiring PPI in patients with a new-onset LBBB after TAVI and assess its effect on clinical outcome.
All consecutive patients undergoing TAVI who developed a new-onset LBBB were retrospectively analysed. We excluded patients with pre-existing bundle branch block or pacemaker. Patients were divided into two groups: with or without PPI after TAVI. We included 155 patients (50% female, 80 ± 7 years), of which 37 (24%) developed CCD requiring PPI, mainly due to a total atrioventricular block ( n = 17; 46%). Cardiac conduction defects requiring PPI were associated with the following pre-existing parameters: atrial fibrillation (AF), the use of digoxin, CoreValve implantation, and left heart axis. Furthermore, it was associated with the following post-procedural parameters: left heart axis, lower mean heart rate, and prolonged PQ and QRS times. During follow-up, patients with PPI showed a lower mortality rate (11 vs. 29%, P = 0.03). In patients without PPI, mortality was lower in those with narrower QRS complex and transient LBBB.
The severity and persistence of a new-onset LBBB after TAVI is associated with mortality. Cardiac conduction defects requiring PPI are associated with prior AF, the use of digoxin, CoreValve implantation, and a left heart axis. In these patients, PPI portends a better prognosis than no PPI.
A more severe new-onset left bundle branch block (LBBB), characterized by its persistence (vs. transient LBBB) and a broader QRS complex, is more likely to progress to high-degree cardiac conduction defects (CCD) requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI). A PPI in these patients is related with a lower mortality.
Atrial fibrillation, use of digoxine, CoreValve implantation, left heart axis, and longer PQ and QRS times after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are associated with severe CCD requiring PPI in patients with a new-onset LBBB post-TAVI.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a therapeutic option for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high surgical risk or inoperable. 1 , 2 Despite favourable clinical outcome, patients undergoing TAVI are at risk of new cardiac conduction defects (CCD) and subsequent need of a permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI).
Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection through heterosexual intercourse accounts for the majority of infections worldwide, the mechanism of viral transmission across the epithelium of the reproductive tract is poorly understood. The correlation between the presence of genital ulcerative diseases and HIV infection suggests that HIV may enter the body through lesions [ 1 , 2 ]. On the other hand, it has been shown that Rhesus macaques can be infected by simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) placed on the apparently intact cervix, vagina [ 3–5 ], or penile urethra [ 4 , 5 ]. These studies suggest that lesions are not required for infection and that the virus is capable of crossing the epithelial barrier by an undefined mechanism
The epithelium separates the host from its environment and protects it from pathogens. Both the ectocervix and vagina of the female genital tract consist of stratified squamous epithelium; the endocervix is characterized by a simple columnar epithelium. All are considered potential sites for HIV-1 infection. A number of in vitro studies have shown that human genital epithelial cells can be infected through contact with infected monocytes [ 6 , 7 ] but are refractory to cell-free HIV-1 infection, presumably because of the lack of cell-surface CD4 cells. Previous studies have reported that ME-180, a cervix-derived, CD4-negative epithelial line, could be infected by contact with HIV-1–infected T cells [ 7 , 8 ]. Subsequently, studies have demonstrated that epithelial cells can be productively infected and that HIV-infected primary monocytes can also mediate infection [ 9–11 ]. However, epithelial cells, usually lacking surface CD4 cells, were generally difficult to infect by cell-free viruses in vitro, and the amount of virus detected after infection was very low [ 12 ]
It is therefore controversial whether genital epithelial cells can be productively infected by cell-free virus. In vivo studies have failed to provide consistent evidence of HIV-1 infection of genital mucosal epithelia. Some investigators have reported that no HIV-1 proteins or viral RNA were detected in the epithelial lining of the cervix or vagina [ 5 , 13 ], whereas others [ 14 ] have reported that Vibratome sections of living tissue and primary cell cultures from the human oviduct, uterus, cervix, and vagina could be infected by primary isolates of HIV-1
We report here that HIV-1 failed to infect a genital epithelial cell line derived from human cervical tissue. Instead, the cells sequestered large amounts of virus, and the virus remained infectious for a prolonged period. The sequestered virus could be efficiently transmitted to susceptible target cells through cell-cell contact. The observations implicate the possible roles of genital epithelial cells during sexual transmission of HIV in vivo and suggest that Ect1 cells can be a useful in in vitro models, for understanding the sexual transmission of HIV
"Your pseudoscience beliefs- common ancestry has to be assumed and cannot be tested- mean nothing to me. You don't even know what makes a human a human nor a chimp a chimp so you don't know if one can evolve into the other. All you have are slight changes plus eons of time- pseudoscience."
While I will admit that common ancestry does not have to be assumed, the evidence that exists is so overwhelming that only a fool or someone suffering from some acute delusion would refuse to admit this. Moreover, what makes you think that I don't know "what makes a human…… a chimp"? To leap to that conclusion is an exercise in abysmal logic.
As for Carl Zimmer's qualifications to discuss biological research as significant as the latest on human chromosomal fusion, he's demonstrated that ample times. You have yet to demonstrate once that you have any sound understanding of science, especially when you link to an article written by a Bible thumping Intelligent Design creationist. Methinks you need to read books written by Carl, Sean B. Carroll, Paul R. Gross and Barbara Forrest, among others, before commenting further here.
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I didn't ask for some ridiculous pseudoscientific drivel that attempts to explain the chromsome 2 fusion after it had already been discovered. I asked for an explanation for why evolutionary biologists were able to correctly predict the existence of this fusion before the technology even existed to demonstrate it. If it was the creationists who correctly understood human origins, we would be expecting them to be the ones making such predictions, wouldn't we?
'[CZ: Thanks. I'm not Dr. Zimmer, by the way. "Carl" will do fine.][/b]'
Sorry about that.
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Obviously you have never designed anything per design standards.
And that creationist has a PhD in cell biology- what do you or Carl have?
And thanks for avoiding my questions- that pretty much proves that you have nothing.
I didn't ask for some ridiculous pseudoscientific drivel that attempts to explain the chromsome 2 fusion after it had already been discovered.
Yet that is exactly what evolutionists did- the alleged fusion was discovered and then they wrote a story to explain it.
I asked for an explanation for why evolutionary biologists were able to correctly predict the existence of this fusion before the technology even existed to demonstrate it.
The alleged fusion was not a prediction of the theory of evolution.
The link you provided goes to a story written by a self-described creationist. He looks at Chromosome 2 from two perspectives: evolutionary and ID (in his own words). How is this not ID creationism?
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Cookies came to the New World with Dutch and English settlers, but Americans have truly made them their own, says P.J. Hamel, who has just helped test more than 20,000 cookies - rolled, shaped, bars, no bake - for a big cookbook that focuses on everyone's favorite sweet indulgence.
"Of Americans who bake at home ... 98 percent bake cookies," she says.
As editor/writer of "The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion" (The Countryman Press, $29.95), Ms. Hamel has given much thought to what's behind this popularity.
Some reasons are practical - many cookies aren't particularly complicated and don't take much time to whip up.
But largely, she thinks, cookies are No. 1 on the dessert hit parade because of nostalgia: "Most Americans grew up with their first sweet memory having something to do with cookies."
And as Hamel found when she sent an e-mail to King Arthur's employee-owners, requesting their favorite cookie recipes, many keep those memories alive by continuing to bake from their mothers' and grandmothers' recipes.
Hamel was intrigued to learn that cookies have changed through the generations. The biggest difference is that "early recipes had very, very few directions. Some of them were lists of ingredients with no directions at all," she says. "People back then knew what to do with their ingredients, and they didn't need you to tell them."
Recipes from the early 1900s "tended to be very simple," she notes. "I think it's because people didn't have access to a lot of different ingredients."
For cookies of more recent vintage, Hamel learned to pinpoint when a cookie was created by what it contained.
"As we got up into the 1950s, they tended to include a lot of wacky stuff, packaged foods and candied cherries and things like that," she says. "Then there was a little craze in the '70s where they were whole wheat. You could almost tell what decade the cookies were from by what they were focusing on."
Brownies, sugar cookies, and chocolate chip cookies "have stayed remarkably the same," she adds. "The best of those basic cookies are really the old recipes because they work. You don't need to do much to make them taste good. And what is better than a soft, moist oatmeal-raisin cookie? You really can't improve on that."
Cookie favorites vary regionally. "Molasses cookies are very popular in New England, but they're not that popular elsewhere," she says. New England, the upper Midwest, and Amish country are home to the big sandwich cookie known as a whoopie pie.
Brownies are favorites across the country, but fans of the rich chocolate bars tend to fall into two camps - the majority, who prefer their brownies chewy, and those who say the texture should be more like cake.
Actually, there's also a third way. The 509-page cookbook supplies an "in-between" recipe, On the Fence Brownies, which produces bars that are fudgy and moist but rise taller than a typical chewy brownie. "Those are actually my favorite brownies because they combine the best of both worlds," Hamel says.
In a kitchen equipped like one at home (without huge professional stoves or any special equipment), a team of trained bakers spent seven months working its way through thousands of recipes - decorated sugar cookies, peanut butter balls, pizzelles, shortbread, biscotti. In the end, the decision of which ones to include in the cookbook was made democratically: They put the just-from-the-oven cookies out on a table and asked everyone who came by to comment on taste and texture and to vote for their favorites.
Chocolate chip cookies are the most popular home-baked variety and rate 11 pages in the new cookie compendium. Readers can choose from chewy or crisp textures and a host of additions to the basic recipe - orange rind and pistachios, dried cherries and white chocolate, peppermint and cocoa.
Home cooks who bake infrequently are as likely to be looking for problem-solving advice as for new kinds of cookies. The No. 1 question that comes to King Arthur is, "Why are my cookies burning on the bottom?" says Hamel. "That's usually because they're using a dark- colored pan or an old, thin pan. You want to use a light-colored aluminum pan and one that's thick enough it's not going to warp when you put it in the oven."
Another solution to burnt bottoms is to line baking sheets with parchment paper instead of greasing them. Parchment paper also has added advantages: The cookies slide right off, and the pan stays clean.
Inexperienced bakers may run into trouble if they don't follow directions exactly. "If the recipe says to chill the dough [before baking it], chill the dough," she advises. "Don't skip that step because it's for a reason. Usually it's that if you don't put the dough in the refrigerator [for the specified time], the cookies are going to spread too much when you bake them."
Cookies that spread too much can also be the result of dropping dough onto a too-hot pan. It's best to alternate two sheets, but if you have only one, let it cool to room temperature before putting more cookies on it.
Other reasons for spreading too wide are substituting butter or margarine for shortening, greasing the cookie sheet too liberally, and using too much sugar.
If home cooks prefer to spritz cookie sheets with a nonstick cooking spray instead of greasing them, Hamel suggests they avoid sprays that contain lecithin, as it tends to darken and get sticky on the sheet.
When trying a new cookie recipe, a good way to avoid failure is to bake a test cookie, she says. Mix the dough, bake one cookie for the recommended time, let it cool as specified, and then taste it. It may seem like a time- consuming extra step, but if that lone cookie isn't satisfactory, the cook can make adjustments in the rest of the batch - maybe bake the cookies for more or less time.
Those who are short on time, especially in the busy holiday season, don't have to head to a bakery for delicious, attractive treats. Instead of the typical round cookie, consider bars, which often take less time and effort: mix, pour into a single pan, bake, and cut into squares. "It eliminates all that drop, drop, drop of the individual cookies," Hamel says, not to mention standing in front of the oven waiting to pull one cookie sheet out and put another in.
Another speedy idea is a two-ingredient cookie. Mix together 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk and 2 cups shredded coconut (preferably unsweetened). Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 13 to 14 minutes, or until set and golden.
It's not even necessary to turn on the oven to create a cookie gift that will be a hit with recipients.
"Take Oreos [the No. 1 commercial cookie in the US] and dip them individually in Chocolate Ganache [see recipe, below]," suggests Hamel.
"Put a little Christmas sugar decoration - a half an inch across; a Santa head or something like that - in the middle of each cookie. You give those for presents, and people love you," she says with a smile. "They're so good, and they look beautiful."
Beyond providing much-appreciated homemade gifts, baking cookies can create lasting memories in families, Hamel believes.
"Cookies are a wonderful thing to do with kids," she says. "Everybody loves them and you can pick out some very, very easy recipes. Let your kids have some memories of cookies they helped make themselves, instead of cookies coming out of a package from the store. The kids will be so proud of themselves for making something."
Key Lime Bars in Coconut Crust
2/3 cup brown sugar
1-3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 cups shredded, sweetened coconut
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract (optional)
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
1-3/4 cups sugar
Pinch of salt
3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
1/3 to 1/2 cup Key lime juice, or fresh lime juice; to taste
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Spread coconut evenly in a single layer on a baking pan to toast it. Check after 5 minutes to see if it's golden. If not, stir and return to the oven for a few minutes more.
Increase oven heat to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch light-colored aluminum pan.
To make the crust, combine all the crust ingredients in a medium-size mixing bowl. Mix until the mixture is crumbly. Set aside 1 cup of the crumbs and press the remainder into the bottom of the pan.
Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, until golden brown.
Meanwhile, in a medium-size mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until soft. Add the sugar and salt and beat until well blended. Stir in the 3 tablespoons flour and beat in the 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the lime juice, mixing until smooth. Pour the filling onto the crust.
Bake the bars for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs and bake 10 minutes more, until set around the edges but slightly wobbly in the middle. Remove from oven and cool at room temperature for 1 hour. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Slice into 24 bars.
Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
1-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/4 cup strawberry jam (or other favorite flavor)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch light-colored aluminum pan.
Make the crust by mixing together in a medium mixing bowl the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and butter. Stir in the pecans. Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is set. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
For the filling: Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. Gently mix in the vanilla and eggs. Spread the filling over the crust.
Stir the jam or warm it slightly to make it spreadable. (If very lumpy, use a blender to smooth it.) Spoon the jam into a small plastic bag, snip off one corner, and spread lines of jam the length of the pan, about 3/4 inch apart. Use a table knife to lightly cut across the top of the filling, from side to side, at 1-inch intervals, through the jam rows.
Bake the bars for 20 to 22 minutes, just until the filling is set. The middle should wobble slightly. Remove from oven and run a metal spatula around the edges to loosen the filling. This will help prevent it from cracking. Cool 1 hour at room temperature and then refrigerate until chilled and firm. Cut into 24 bars.
Start with your favorite brownie recipe, or even use a packaged mix, and then dress it up by adding chips - chocolate, peanut butter, or white chocolate - to the batter before baking. Or, about 10 minutes before the brownies are supposed to be done, sprinkle a topping such as chopped nuts or crushed toffee over the top.
For a tray of impressive brownies, frost a batch with Chocolate Ganache, fill the center with chocolate mints, or swirl with the taste of cheesecake.
1/2 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)
1 cup chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate
In a microwave-safe bowl, or in a small saucepan over medium heat, heat the cream until you see wisps of steam beginning to rise from it and tiny bubbles around the edges. Add chocolate chips to the hot cream and stir until smooth. At first it will seem soupy, but keep stirring; it will become thick and spreadable.
Prepare batter for brownies to fill a 9-by-13-inch pan. Lightly grease pan and pour half of the batter into the pan. Place 12 thin mints or peppermint patties on top of the mixture, and then spread with the remaining batter. Bake as directed in your recipe.
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
1/4 cup heavy cream or sour cream
2 large eggs
Prepare brownie batter to fill a 9-by-13-inch pan.
Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until no lumps remain. Add sugar and extracts, blending until smooth. Stir in the cream and eggs, mixing until well-blended.
Spoon three-quarters of the brownie batter into the lightly greased pan. Spoon the cheesecake batter over, smoothing it. Draw a table knife through the top third of the 2 batters, gently swirling to make a nice design.
Bake in oven preheated to temperature specified in recipe, adding 5 to 10 minutes to the total time. They are done when the top is set and the edges are puffy. Cool to room temperature on a rack and refrigerate.
- All brownie suggestions and and cookie recipes on this page are adapted from 'The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion,' The Countryman Press.


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"Sunil and Sonu have tough, tough lives but if a reader comes away from this book thinking of them only as pathetic socioeconomic specimens I'll have failed as a writer. They're cool, interesting kids, and I want the reader to sense that, too. Because we can talk all we want about how corruption or indifference robs people of opportunity–of the promise our societies squander–but if we don't really grasp the intelligences of those who are being denied, we're not going to grasp the potential that's being lost."
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Nonfiction Review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
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Sounds like a great book. Your description reminds me a bit of Desai's novel "Village by the Sea". It certainly is a very true story, that we see all around us in India.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's what our book group member who's from India said, too! She said it was all very accurate.Delete
I've heard good things about this one, but I haven't taken the opportunity to read it yet. After reading your review, I'm definitely going to move it up on my list. Sounds utterly fascinating!ReplyDeleteReplies
Definitely one of (if not THE) best nonfiction books I have ever read, Susan! Wish I hadn;t waited so long...Delete
This sounds like a book that would be a worthwhile but difficult read for me. Last time I went to India, i was 16 years old and I remember being shocked at the sight of the huts as we flew into Mumbai's airport. I wasn't prepared for the culture shock that India gave me as I was born and raised in the US. My cousin's name is Sunil too.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing with Small Victories Sunday Linkup. Pinning to our linkup board and hope you found some great posts to visit this week!Replies
Yes, Tanya, one of the women in our book group grew up in India and told us about visiting this exact slum in Mumbai. The book was so powerful - must be really overwhelming to witness first-hand.Delete
Love your review! I read this one 2-3 years ago and haven't reviewed it on my blog. I found it so devastatingly heart-breaking! Like you, I truly appreciated Boo's writing and allowing the people to tell their own stories! I would also recommend The Wave by Susan Casey. And I have yet to read any of his, but Erik Larson's books are all supposed to be great reads, too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, I've only read one Erik Larson so far (The Devil in the White City), but it was excellent & highly recommended. I hadn't heard of The Wave yet - thanks for the recommendation!Delete


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The CTA is winding down its program to clean and repair stations across the system—but it's not exactly a clean sweep.
When CTA president Forrest Claypool and Mayor Emanuel announced the Renew Crew program in September 2011, Claypool promised 100 stations would see improvements in a year. Eighty-eight of the CTA's 145 stations have received facelifts, according to a Going Public analysis of CTA data.
The CTA says it has completed 101 station projects, which include replacing lighting and signage and painting walls and scrubbing floors.
Some of the stations, such as the UIC-Halsted and Illinois Medical District Blue Line stops, were counted as three separate projects because the CTA revamped three entrances at those stations.
"We counted those as three a piece because of the configuration of those locations," CTA spokeswoman Tammy Chase said. "From a construction standpoint, we look at those as separate station houses."
The final station, the Clinton Blue Line stop on the Near West Side, was scrubbed and painted in November. Chase said the agency is doing touchups at some stations and walk-throughs at others as the $25 million program finishes up.
"Some projects were more involved than anticipated," Chase said.
The Blue, Green, Orange and Pink lines, particularly on the South Side, benefited the most from this program.
The Renew Crew visited every station on the Orange Line from Midway to the Loop. Ditto for the southern section of the Green Line, except for the Ashland/63rd stop in West Englewood.
On the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line, every stop except O'Hare, Cumberland and Montrose received a deep cleanse.
But the Renew Crew barely touched the northern section of the Brown Line, which saw station overhauls four years ago, and didn't visit the stations along Wabash Avenue in the Loop, which have become havens for pigeons and their digestive tracks.
Separately, seven stations on the northern section of the Red Line saw beautification when their stations were closed for six weeks for improvements. South Side Red Line riders will see improvements to their stations next fall after the CTA closes this portion of the Red Line for five months to overhaul track.
The agency said it is also looking at a smaller Renew Crew program in the coming months. Hopefully this will be the agency's resolution in the new year.
Riders Block
My pledge to ride every CTA bus line continues. I rode the No. 37-Sedgwick last week and boiled my review down to a tweet.
@tracyswartz 31 mins from Fullerton Red Line stop to Clinton Blue Line stop. Traces the southern part of the No. 11. See horses in Old Town vacant lot.
Next up: No. 115- Pullman/115th
A weekly dispatch from a CTA station of note
This week: Harlem Blue Line on Forest Park branch
Time to put some heat on the CTA to get more heat lamps at the western end of the platform close to the Circle Avenue entrance. The lamps are crowded on the platform near Harlem Avenue. Let's share the warmth.
Next up: Jackson Red Line


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Since the outbreak of the conflict FAO has been targeting 214 000 households (1.3 million people) with life-saving livelihood kits which include crop and vegetable seeds, farming tools, fishing kits and animal health kits. Under the revised Crisis Response Plan of May 2014, FAO is appealing for an additional USD 66 million to bring the total number of people supported to 2.7 million.
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The ribbons finally arrived.
It was another blue ribbon year for the RootsLiving wine cellar.
This time the chardonnay we made in the fall of 2012 took top prize in the chardonnay category at the Topsfield Fair. The Malbec we made in the spring of 2012 with grapes from Chile won third prize and received a white ribbon.
This was the second time we entered this contest. The first time in 2009, we won first prize for Zinfandel we made in the fall of 2008.
The ribbons arrived just a few weeks ago: better late than never. And although it's nice to talk and write about wine, I'd rather drink it. Hic!
Teresa and Frank sampled the homemade vino. The grape vines were planted along the fence in back.
My wine-making partner Teresa did the impossible. She planted eight grape vines in her backyard in Arlington, Mass., harvested the fruit and turned it into about 10 oz. of wine. It has to be one of the smallest batches of wine ever produced.
The grapes she used were Leon Millot, which are a red variety suited to growing in this New England climate. Her neighbor, Frank, had experience with vineyards in Italy and pruned the vines for her.
The wine had a deep, rich color.
Teresa picked the grapes and then popped them open, using a spoon over a strainer, at her kitchen counter. The crushed grapes fell into a plastic container, stems, seeds, skins and all. She then covered the container with gauze (usually we use cheesecloth, but she didn't have any on hand, and gauze seemed appropriate for this baby batch).
The grapes fermented for about three days (usually they ferment for about 10 days). The juice was then bottled in an air-tight glass container.
Teresa invited Frank and I over to taste the wine a few weeks ago. Ordinarily you'd wait, at least until December, before tasting the wine but Teresa grew impatient and was eager to test the fruits of her labor.
The wine was surprisingly good: a bit sweet and yes, a little young, but still delicious and made more precious because of how little there was.
The corking machine is simple to use. You place a bottle inside the spring-loaded mechanism and then drop a cork in a hole that is perfectly aligned to the top of the bottle. Then you press the lever down.
Today I bottled some more of the '09 vintage. I tasted it again and I believe it's as good as the previous year's award winner. However, the grapes were a little sweeter in '09 and I think it may have more of a kick.
The process at this point is simple: I use a plastic hose to siphon the wine from each 5-gallon carboy to five, 1-gallon wine jugs. I use cheesecloth over a small piece of screen placed in a funnel when I do this to prevent any sediment from the bottom of the carboy from entering the bottle.
I then pour the wine from the 1-gallon jugs into smaller-sized wine bottles using a funnel. I place a bottle in my manual corking machine and place a cork ontop. (Note: Just prior to doing this I boil the corks in water to soften them.) And then I pull the lever down on the corking machine. This action compresses the cork as it pushes it down into the bottle.
The wine is siphoned out of the carboys and into 1-gallon jugs below.
And there you have it.
A label and a sleeve can now be put on the bottle if desired. But I'm a little bit lazy and only do this when corking a bottle to give as a gift. Because for me, the pleasure is more in the drinking than in the preparation and presentation. Salute!
BREAKING NEWS OCT. 7, 2009: THIS JUST IN — Wine made last year in the RootsLiving wine cellar took first place in the Zinfandel category at this year's Topsfield Fair. This was the first time the RootsLiving wine cellar entered one of its wines in a competition. The 2008 Zinfandel is on display at America's oldest agricultural fair through Oct. 12. More details and photos to come.
The judges must have liked the wine because many of the bottles on display were nearly empty.
That was the excitement, just a few days ago, when we found out RootsLiving took top honors in the Zinfandel category at the Topsfield Fair. But what we didn't realize until yesterday when we visited the fair was that RootsLiving also took a third place award in the "Wine Label" competition.
Both the wine and label were on display at the fair in the Fruits and Vegetables Farmer's Market building — the same room where the giant pumpkin was on display.
Below are links to seven previous posts which trace the victorious journey of last year's batch and also document the creation of this year's batch, which was created the same way and now awaits Mother Nature's magic in the RootsLiving Wine Cellar. Will we have another winner on our hands?
I took the photo used in this label last summer from Long Beach in Gloucester.
Wine Entered in Topsfield Fair Competition (Aug. 10, 2009)
Nature is Key in Making a Good Batch of Wine (Sept. 20, 2009)
Preparations and Equipment Needed to Make Wine (Sept. 21, 2009)
Getting the Grapes (Sept. 28, 2009)
Crushing the Grapes (Sept. 29, 2009)
Shhh! Listen and Watch the Wine Ferment (video) (Oct. 1, 2009)
Taking the Wine Out of the Barrel and Pressing the Grapes (Oct. 7, 2009)
This Win is For My Father (June 4, 2009)
(Photos by Gabriel Micheli)
Standing on a small wooden chair I drop the grapes into the grinder stem and all.
The easy part is over.
On Friday, I purchased 13 cases of grapes: 10 old vine Zinfandel; 2 Muscato; and 1 Alicante. I've been using this recipe for years. My father always said to add the white Muscato grapes because they're sweeter and will generate a higher alcohol content. The red Alicante grapes, he said, are good to add color.
On Sunday, with the help of some good friends, I crushed all 480 pounds. To crush the grapes, you just put them in the grinder, which sits on top of the oak barrel, and turn the crank. The grapes are not really crushed: the grinder merely pops them open and drops them into the barrel.
After the crushing, I covered the barrel with cheesecloth to keep out the dust.
It usually takes a few days before the grapes start fermenting. Fermentation starts when you hear a low rumbling noise, similar to water boiling. However, this batch started fermenting early.
This morning when I woke up, I went down the to the RootsLiving wine cellar, pressed my ear up against the wood barrel and heard the most beautiful sound.
My father, who passed away in 1999, put a wooden cross on the wine barrel to bless each batch. And I've been blessed with good wine ever since.
The grapes are in!
Here in the northern hemisphere, winemakers are dancing in the streets because this year's crop has been picked and shipped and ready to be crushed into a joyous purple concoction of bliss.
I make wine the old school way: no special cleaning chemicals, no preservatives, no sulfates. I simply crush the grapes into an old wooden barrel and let nature do its work. After that, it is simply a matter of changing the wine from glass container to glass container over the next several months to allow the wine to mature without sitting on the lees.
This week, I'll buy the grapes which have been shipped across country from California to the Chelsea produce center outside of Boston. But before then, I have to prepare. And so now is a good time to explain the process for anyone considering doing this on their own.
The first thing I do is prepare the old charred out oak barrel which has been sitting in my cellar, drying out over the past year. I bring the barrel outside and scrub it good with cold water from the hose. I then fill it up and check for leaks: at first there are always many leaks, but as the wood swells, they close up. I help this process along a little by using a hammer to gently tap on the wooden planks and iron rings that keep the barrel together.
The outside of the makeshift wine room in the RootsLiving cellar.
The inside of the RootsLiving wine room.
Once the barrel is filled to the top, I let it sit and let the water slowly trickle out of those leaks. Over the next few days, I fill the barrel up and repeat the process until the wood is completely sealed and all leaks have been plugged.
This Saturday, I plan on crushing the grapes and I'll keep you updated on that and the rest of the process over the next several months. For now, here's a list of the equipment I use for making about 25-30 gallons:
The grape crusher sits on top of the barrel. Grapes are put into it, stems and all. Turning the crank pops the grapes open and dumps them in the barrel.
Until Saturday, Salute!
The grapes ferment in the wooden barrel for about 10 days. Once the wine stops fermenting, it is siphoned out leaving a mushy mess of grapes. I then take those grapes and press them using a wine press (shown above), squeezing out a few more gallons.
Wine is made in the RootsLiving wine cellar without any preservatives.
It's official. Wine from the RootsLiving wine cellar has been entered into the Topsfield Fair wine competition.
The fair doesn't start until Oct. 2 but the deadline for submitting the wine is Aug. 12.
I started making wine 13 years ago with my father, following some old recipes that were passed down from his father. My favorite, and the one I submitted to the judges, is zinfandel.
I get the grapes from California and zinfandel is one of the better varieties produced there. The wine grapes that they send east are probably not the best in the lot. Those, I believe, are reserved for wineries out there. So my logic tells me that if I can get the worst of the best grapes from California, then I'm doing the best I can to produce a good wine.
Wine grapes are available only in the fall, so this year's batch was made last October. The wine I make is a pure wine, free of all chemicals, which means no sulfates or preservatives of any kind. The 2008 vintage is a good one: a strong, mellow flavor of red fruits, featuring a dark red color with light raspberry-colored highlights, followed by good strong legs (the streaks that form on the wine glass when the wine is swirled).
I also entered the wine label contest at the Topsfield Fair by making a label using this photograph. Wine, under this label, is appropriately called, "Thatcher Island Zin."
This is the first time I entered my wine in any competition. I'd rather drink than compete. You know, make love, not war. But over the years friends and family have praised the wine and I thought it would be good to get the opinion of some impartial judges. (After all, I end up giving a lot of my wine away to friends and family. What else are they going to say?).
Last winter I had the pleasure of meeting another contestant, John Misuraca, and his wife, Sandra. His family has been making wine at his home in Gloucester the old fashioned way: by crushing it with their feet. We met over an unbelievably fabulous dinner (one worthy of being mentioned in any high-end food magazine, such as Gourmet or here on the virtual pages of RootsLiving) at Mary and Ray Hilshey's house in Gloucester.
We both brought bottles of our homemade wine to sample. John's red was great and took second place the last two years at the fair, so I know the competition is going to be tough.
Wish me luck.
(Photos by Mark Micheli)
Video of Frank making wine. (Photo by Mark Micheli/Video by Franco)
Last month I had the pleasure of visiting my friend Frank Pallaria as he made wine in his basement in Haverhill, Mass. Frank has only been making wine for about one or two years now, but already, he's got a great setup and an energetic work ethic.
Unlike most home winemakers, Frank doesn't make wine just once a year. He makes it twice a year when the grapes are ready in September in the northern hemisphere and again in May when they're ready for harvesting in the southern hemisphere. So when I visited him last month, he was crushing grapes that came from South America — Chile and Argentina, to be exact.
Frank embodies the attitude and true spirit of rootsliving . He is an avid gardener who turns out a huge crop of tomatoes each year that he crushes and cans. I have been trading my wine for his tomatoes for more than five years now. However, I didn't actually meet Frank in person until about year or two ago. He's a friend of my friend, Joe Gemellaro, and Joe has been acting as middle man for our bartering: collecting an extra bottle of vino or jar of tomatoes in the process.
Frank always tells me he loves my wine. But I'll tell you there's nothing better than opening up a jar of Frank's tomatoes on a cold day in February and using it to make a hearty red sauce. The scent fills my kitchen with memories of summer.
(© 2009 Mark Micheli)


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Hey, my cousin was in this group. Martin Yates (RIP). He hated this song.
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Yes Martin Yates was the bass player in the 4 piece band Midas Mould. His parents financed the band until we signed to EMI in'72.
The song was a rip off of Jeff Beck's 'Hi Ho Silver Lining' and
the guitar solo was double~ tracked with a classical violin session player.
The A~Side was written by the guitar player Andy Goble who I met at a recording session while I was working at the Marquee Studios. He was a great player himself and said he was taught by Jeff Beck and was friends with Jim McCartey who sat in and played drums with us one time as we were more of a rock band live then a pop band.
Not sure who the drummer was on the record as we always had problems in the drum department. I was the singer who was singing those bubblegum lyrics.
The highlight of the record was we recorded at the Beatles studio at Abbey Road Studios and the single was released on the Yardbirds label EMI Columbia.
The B~Side was written by the daughter of the guy who owned Marcari's Music Shop in Charing Cross Road and was the girlfriend of the EMI A&R manager who signed us Roger Ferris (Go Figure)
Frankie Neilson
Flies are in your pea soup baby!
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- Purepop said...
Great stuff. Thank you Frank. Yeah Glo Macari also had a single out around that time with a band called Slowload providing the backing. In case you have any quirky recordings/acetates from that time, please get in touch( my email) is on the profile page
All the best
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Thanks Frank; Martin Yates was my father, interesting to hear from other band members. NY
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Ridley Scott, one of the most overrated directors of all time—yeah, I said it—has signed on to direct the prequel to "Alien". The original movie made him famous and allowed him to direct such "classics" as "Legend" and "White Squall". Even though writer Jon Spaihts is currently writing the screenplay, I've used my crystal ball, nicknamed "common sense", and read the screenplay already: spaceship encounters the alien, alien gets into the ducts, the lights go out, the spaceship's inhabitants are offed one by one and a lone woman survivor takes him down. There, I saved you $10, two hours and countless wasted high hopes.
HBO's "True Blood", or, as it really should be called, "Twilight for Adults", has been renewed for a third season. That's at least six more weeks of shower-nozzle masturbation fantasies for the ladies!!!
Geez, it's been a while since we've heard anything from director Uwe Boll, hasn't it? Boll, one of the most underrated directors of all time, and better than Ridley Scott—yeah, I said it—has a new film in the works called "Rampage", that looks like a deadly serious version of "Postal", and we all know how much I loved "Postal". Still, with Boll doing original material, doesn't it make you wistful for the good ol' days when he was just doing one video game adaptation after another? If there was ever a director to make a movie called "Minesweeper", it would have been him.
Alright it's confession time here people. I have something that's been eating away at me for months now and I need to get it off my chest. I, Joe… blogger of this horror site… have seen the film "Twilight". There I said it. Wait there's more, I actually didn't hate the movie.
The "Tru Blood" synthetic blood beverage ads I saw around New York City in 2008 were a pleasingly prankish campaign for the then-new show. I like media that puts a little faith in people to figure it out and look things up.
HBO showed up to the recent San Diego Comic Con with guns blazing over their hit series "True Blood". With one season in the can and six episodes into season two, they are going on a full out media blitz for the remainder of season two.
Showtime's hit vampire series "True Blood" kicks off Season Two this Sunday, June 14th and with it comes promises of more supernatural killers including shape shifters, werewolves and more! Oh my!


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I planted this grass seed for my newly built house. I planted in the fall it came up great, following spring looked great for 2 months. Once the high heat little rain months came the spots in full sun died and other areas were infected by a disease that killed it. The sun baked and diseased areas never came back so I replanted some very large areas. This year summer same thing happened, another note this grass is very weak. If I drive my truck or tractor in the yard the areas where the tires drove kills the grass even with only one pass. I have decided to replant my entire yard with a normal grass seed mix. This was advertised as drought and disease resistant however its actually the opposite. Also its stated it grows a think root system choking out weeks, my yard is full of weeds even in the think grass shaded areas.
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We have an area next to our house that seems to just grow weeds. I planted some of the seed last year and it has been coming up, this Spring I replanted the top of the area again,( slanted) and it is coming up. Plus I planted more areas this year and it is growing. We have had a rainy Spring which really helped. I think part of the secret is to keep the seeded area damp. I love how low and soft the grass is. Hasn't been deterred by the occasional doggie usage.
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Your car bounces through the intricate labyrinth of potholes seemingly designed to aggravate your morning commute. A feeling of helplessness sneaks in as you anticipate expensive repairs for your car.
You are not alone.
Drivers who despair over many of the nation's deteriorating highways are being joined by a growing number of road planners who are worried about maintaining America's extensive road system.
The Federal Highway Administration is studying options to increase revenues for highway repair and maintenance, one of which is the imposition of tolls. Several states, including Maine and Wisconsin, are also looking into the wisdom of collecting increased tolls.
Currently, roughly 4,400 miles of the 3.5 million miles of roads in the United States have tolls, while fewer than 200 of the 560,000 public-highway bridges collect fees.
Many are concerned that in some areas there is not, and probably won't be in the near future, enough revenue from present sources to raise the roughly $230 billion needed over the next 13 years for road repair and upkeep.
Bridges are also a problem. One of every 5 bridges in the country is closed, open only to light vehicles, or requires immediate attention to stay open.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHwA), which for the past two years has distributed more funds than it has received, failed in a recent effort to get the Reagan administration's backing to raise the 4-cent federal gasoline tax by 5 cents. The government takes in $1.1 billion for every penny of the federal gasoline tax, which has not been raised for 23 years. But administrators complain that the purchasing value of the income has declined. Also, as more drivers are limiting their driving and own more fuel-efficient cars, funds raised from the tax have declined.
Tolls, therefore, appear an attractive option to some officials. The law now says, however, that if a state does impose a toll, it must pay the federal government the original cost of the Interstate highway. Also, toll-road mileages are not eligible in determining the amount of federal aid a state may request.
Ray Barnhart, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, says that, while he would have ''serious problems'' with advocating the use of tolls on more highways, he would like to see local governments have more control over roads currently restricted by federal law.
Other options are also under consideration. Some people would like to throw more responsibility onto the states by turning over to them the care of secondary and urban road systems. Then, states would probably have to raise certain taxes.
Another idea is to phase out so-called demonstration projects which are specially funded to try new solutions to existing problems. According to Richard Reilly, an FHwA official, these programs have proliferated over the years, and there is an ''inclination'' to consolidate them.
The most seriously considered option is an increase in highway user fees.
While the federal gas tax will remain unchanged, at least for now, taxes could be raised on such things as tires, tread rubber, lubricating oil, new trucks and parts, and annual truck user fees.
A recent FHwA study indicated that while cars were paying their way on the highways, heavy trucks were not. This could result in a reallocation of user fees.
While such a move might be well received at least by car drivers, Mr. Barnhart acknowledges that a protest by consumers and politicians in the event of higher gas taxes would be likely, although he adds that taxes which the FHwA might consider would cost the consumer only about $2.50 a month. Too, there is a problem of perception about roads.
''People don't appreciate roads, as we've always had good ones,'' he says. But we have 25-year-old roads that were built with a 20-year life expectancy, and they need good maintenance.''
States suffer from this perception. While most have managed the upkeep on their roads through a mixture of state and federal funding, a look ahead indicates the need for increased efforts in raising funds.
Maine, which received some federal aid when connecting its turnpike to an Interstate, had agreed to make its turnpike toll-free after paying off bonds floated for its construction. The state decided to keep the barriers, however, to raise funds for state roads near the turnpike.
This decision required paying back money lent by Washington as well as legislation by Congress to allow such a move. One measure under consideration by the FHwA is to turn this into a simple administrative procedure.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin, which already has a higher state fuel tax than most states, has done a preliminary in-house study of the possibility of placing tolls on its 530 miles of Interstate highways.
The study was ''interesting enough,'' says Edmund Byrkit, a highway official, to have the state transportation department authorize a closer look, the results of which it hopes to have by early next year.
If it appears feasible, he adds, the state may proceed to see if it can encourage modification of federal law.
Mr. Byrkit says others states may be interested, too, particularly those in which much interstate traffic traverses the borders without ever contributing to the upkeep of the highways.
Whether through increased taxes or tolls, consumers face higher bills for road upkeep, unless maintenance programs are seriously curtailed by Congress.
Even so, they can take some comfort in the fact that it is cheaper to maintain a road or bridge than to ignore it.
As Mr. Barnhart points out, ''If we continue to delay because of the cost of rehabilitation, then we will all pay more dearly as costs escalate.''


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Rami is a serial entrepreneur having founded his first business at 19 years old, he was selected as one of 13 Jordanian delegates to attend the US Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington DC on April 2010.
Rami is an Electrical Engineer with over 13 years of experience in executive management, and strategic alignment of formulated visions with effective use of digital means and technology applications. He is the chairman of evolve plus a boutique strategy firm he founded in 2009 to support next generation ventures that have a regional footprint and global reach. After serving in an Advisory capacity reporting to H.E. the Minister of Health, Country Manager, and Managing Director, and Chief Technology Officer at a number of prominent technology based ventures, leaving an evident foot print across each of them, like for example the knowledge server he built back in 1998 which since then has been the engine behind the famous Arabic news portal aljazeera.net and was the first live TV online streaming implementation in the Arabic region. In addition to his efforts with entrepreneurial ventures, he currently serves as member of the board of trustees of Elia Nuqul Foundation, and a member of the educational board of directors at Al Raed Al Arabi School.
Rami is also a pioneer in applying for-profit business models in non-for-profit NGOs and social enterprises, his work as CEO of SHABAKAT Al Ordon - which is a Jordanian non-for-profit launched by His Majesty King Abdullah II in year 2002 that merged in 2010 with the Brazilian-Headquartered NGO CDI (change through digital inclusion) to form a global digital inclusion program through what is believed to be the first non-for-profit take-over exit in history, where post-merger SHABAKAT becomes CDI Arabic Region – is now a case study taught to Civil Society Organizations in the MEPI funded MEET US CSO Exec Program at UCSD's Rady School of Business.
Nermeen Obeidat - Country Program Director
Nermeen Obeidat is a communications consultant with experience in political/government communications, media relations management, public campaigning and advocacy. She worked as a communications and media relations consultant to ministers of social development, public sector reform, and justice in Jordan, offering a perspective on ways and means to communicate public policies on issues related to poverty and unemployment, youth, public sector development, and legal education. In her (12) years of experience in Jordan and the MENA region, Nermeen ran communications departments, developed and implemented communications strategies, managed production of media materials, promotional publications and public awareness campaigns. She has trained government officials, judges, civil society, and media representatives.
Ms. Obeidat obtains a BA in architecture from the University of Jordan in addition to an MA in Political Communications from Goldsmiths, University of London in the United Kingdom. She completed an Executive Programs entitled "Women and Power: Leadership in a New World" at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in the Unites States of America.
Diana Al Mallahi - Country Program Coordinator
Ms. Diana Al- Mallahi received a B.S degree in computer engineering from the
for Technology in the year 2007 with excellence degree. Jordanian Princess Sumaya University
Following this, she worked as a training facilitator/instructor in a Jordanian training center with recognizable affiliation relations with UNRWA in November of 2008. Roles and responsibilities included but were not limited to train Palestinian refugee students to get their diploma, and enable them to join the workforce or complete their studies in mainstream universities.
In December 2009, Ms. Mallahi joined the "Women In Technology" Program in December 2009, aiming to fulfill women rights to get involved in the community as qualified workforce members in different domains, regardless of their social background, and financial capacities.
Currently, Ms. Mallahi works with the e-mediat program on new media as a training coordinator and aims to enable civil society organizations to perform their roles effectively in building and advancing communities and boost their successes through the new media.


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How to Delegate Easily
- Delegate one thing.
- Immediately, delegating more things becomes easier.
You start freeing up more time.
You start getting more things done.
Take Beebop Bebobebop
Beebop Bebobebop has many tasks on his plate.
He has to do X, Y, Z, then help out with 900854932864930 more tasks that his company needs.
So, one-by-one:
- Beebop starts completing the first task.
- Then the second task.
- Then the third task.
But then, he gets burnt out, waits a while -- and later continues with the:
- Fourth task.
- Fifth task.
- Sixth task.
- Seventh task.
He's getting completely flustered; even more burnt out, but still continues working on his subsequent tasks like a robotic one-armed ostrich sipping his Hennessy in the hood.
Take Productive Beebop Bebobebop
Productive Beebop Bebobebop taks a different route. Instead of jumping into his tasks -- grudgingly doing one-by-one consecutively, he does this the first thing in the morning:
- He delegates one task from his schedule.
- He then tells himself, "Hey! I can delegate this other thing too!"
- So he delegates another task, then a third, then a fourth, then the yaddas.
- He gets more and more things done.
He's now cut down his weekly schedule to-complete-list to a day, freeing up more time to get even more things done (or to chill-ax).
Peep this financial wisdomizzle:
- An hour of your time costs: $X.
- With the internet, classified ads, the yaddas, you can delegate tasks that cost you Y dollars for a good amount less than Y dollars.
Making a little manual on how to do various things you do everyday will save you $KACH-ING$, as you're able to delegate a massive freakness out of your schedule.
Delegate. Soar.
Start by delegating one thing.
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Electronic Arts and Pandemic Studios have dropped a new trailer for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames in our lap, complete with an official release date in tow. The follow-up to the 2005 destruct-o-thon will hit US shores on August 31, 2008, giving us less than five months before we blow everything up.
Let's just say that you absolutely have to watch the trailer below to see exactly what sort of revenge story this is. Imagine a pissed off Forrest Gump and you might have some sort of an idea of what we're talking about. Enjoy.