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Grounded Polo wrote:Sending Clement to play first base makes sense to me now that Seattle has stuck themselves with Johjima for 3 more seasons. They need as many potential impact bats as possible and it's not like they have anybody coming up at first base anyway. Besides, we all know that Johjima at first base will fail miserably.
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Umm.. I have only noticed 2 things so far about the new med. Saturday I was pretty sleepy. I laid in the livingroom all day. Normally I watch the football games on Saturdays and I am usually pretty excited about that, but I would just colapse on the couch, grab a blanket, and my little doggy(!), and I would fall asleep. I fell asleep over and over again, but in my house its hard to sleep. People kept waking me up, but I actually slept through alot of stuff going on which I consider a blessing!! Its usually hard to sleep in my house! So, it didnt bother me at all. Just something I noticed. The second thing I just noticed a little bit ago. I was doing my hair in the bathroom and looking in the mirror alot, etc...when I noticed that my pupils are dilated. I know thats not uncommon. Its most common with drug use such as meth, but its also common with anti-depressants and stuff so... I know its from my medicine. But, I could tell a difference very simply because I spend alot of time in front of the mirror haha, and because Im medically educated on a basic level!
So, thats all that I have noticed so far! Just for an update I suppose. Other than that, I suppose it will be a while before I can tell a significant difference and such so... thats it! Well, I have school tomorrow ....yay... So, Im going to head to bed... hope everyone has had a good weekend! And take care!
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Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is on the River Yeo and A30 road, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Yeovil.
40.8% of the population is retired.[citation needed] Sherborne is famous for its history, including its abbey, castles, manor house and private schools. The picturesque town is a popular, though relatively unknown, tourist town.
Much of the town, including many medieval and Georgian buildings, is built from distinctive ochre ham stone, including the Abbey.
The town is served by Sherborne railway station.
The town was named scir burne by the Saxon inhabitants, a name meaning "clear stream" (see: Bourne (placename)).
The town was made the capital of Wessex, one of the seven Saxon kingdoms of England, and King Alfred's elder brothers King Ethelbert and King Ethelbald are buried in the abbey. In 705 the diocese was split between Sherborne and Winchester, and King Ine founded an Abbey for St Aldhelm, the first bishop of Sherborne. The Bishop's seat was moved to Old Sarum in 1075 and the church at Sherborne became a Benedictine Monastery. In the 15th century the church was deliberately burnt down during tensions between the town and the monastery, and was rebuilt between 1425 and 1504, though some of the Norman structure remains. In 1539 the monastery was bought by Sir John Horsey and became a conventional church. Sherborne was for many centuries the centre of a hundred of the same name.
In the 12th century Roger de Caen, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England, built a fortified palace in Sherborne. The palace was destroyed in 1645 by General Fairfax, and the ruins are owned by English Heritage.
In 1594 Sir Walter Raleigh built an Elizabethan mansion in the grounds of the old palace, today known as Sherborne Castle.
Sherborne was also home to Captain Christopher Levett, a Yorkshire native who came to the West Country as His Majesty's Woodward of Somersetshire, and who remained in Sherborne as he turned to a career as a naval captain and early explorer of New England.[2]
There has been a school in Sherborne since the time of King Alfred, who was educated there. The school was refounded in 1550 as King Edward's public school, using some of the old abbey buildings, though it is now known simply as Sherborne School.
The school remains one of the top fee-paying schools in Britain, boasts numerous successful alumni, including Alan Turing, Jeremy Irons, Chris Martin and John le Carré. Until 1992 there were also two Grammar Schools, Foster's School for boys and Lord Digby's School for girls. The tradition of education within the town was continued with the founding of Sherborne School For Girls (now known as Sherborne Girls) in 1895, another leading Independent School. Eminent past pupils of Sherborne Girls include soprano Emma Kirkby actress Maria Aitken, novelist Santa Montefiore, psychotherapist and founder of the charity Kids Company, Camilla Batmanghelidjh. More recently, the other senior schools established in Sherborne are The Gryphon School and the Sherborne International College (for children from overseas).
Other notable historical buildings in the town include the Almshouses of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, founded in their current form in 1438 and expanded in the Victorian Era in indistinguishable medieval style architecture. The conduit, Hospice of St Julian, and Lord Digby's school, now known as Sherborne House (designed by Benjamin Bastard) are also well preserved old buildings in the town.
Sherborne is a founding member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 23 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[3][4]
Sherborne is a small town in England.
Sherborne [1] is currently celebrating winning a multitude of awards at the regional heat of Britain in Bloom 2007, including recognition as the best market town in the South West and receiving the prestigious overall gold award for the region. Take a leisurely stroll around the town to discover why!
Sherborne Abbey [2] has one of the finest examples in Britain of a fan vaulted ceiling.
Sherborne's old and new castles are definitely worth a visit. The impressive 'new' castle [3]was built in 1594 by Sir Walter Raleigh, and on the opposite side of Sherborne Lake lie the ruins of the 'old' castle [4], destroyed in 1645 by a fierce siege. Also, take a look inside Sherborne Abbey [5] to see it's impressive fan-vaulted roof, and visit the nearby Fleet Air Arm Museum [6] with its comprehensive collection of naval aircraft.
Sherborne is an excellent place for a spot of retail therapy - the town's boutiques offer delightful and varied shopping, and its antique shops are full of fascinating finds. The ever-popular town markets [7] and Farmers' Markets [8] offer the perfect opportunity to purchase some tasty local produce and unique gifts.
Whether you prefer some heart-warming pub grub, elegant high teas, fine cuisine or simply a family-friendly dining experience, you can be sure that Sherborne will offer you many delicious local specialities to tempt your tastebuds! Visit http://www.westdorset.com/site/local-food-and-drink/eating-out for some mouthwatering suggestions of places to eat out, or contact Sherborne Tourist Information Centre [9] for some expert advice.
Whether you're looking for a self catering retreat, an elegant hotel, friendly bed and breakfast or guesthouse, a hospitable inn or a farm stay, Sherborne and the surrounding towns and villages of West Dorset are sure to meet your needs. Visit http://www.westdorset.com/site/where-to-stay for details of National Quality Assessed accommodation in West Dorset.
Sherborne TIC are currently celebrating winning South West Tourism's prestigious gold award for the best tourist information centre in the South West! The Tourism Excellence Awards, known as 'Tourism Oscars,' celebrate 'the best in the South West' and aim to promote and reward the very best in the tourism industry. Email email@example.com or visit http://www.westdorset.com/site/tourist-information-centres/sherborne for further information about Sherborne and the surrounding area.
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Yesterday my daughter V went in for what has become a yearly ritual: her specific IgE blood test. She bravely went in after listening to the previous patient scream for 20 minutes. She yelped when she was stuck, but gritted it out while the nurse drew four vials of blood.
Four vials seems like a lot. My wife, who is a veterinarian, says she only takes one vial to test dogs for multiple allergens.
The process reminds me how little I know about medicine in practice.
IgE is a type of antibody, a Y-shaped molecule with sticky ends that recognizes allergens and triggers inflammation. Kaiser Permanente, our HMO, uses the ELISA test to measure IgE levels, instead of RAST, which has been abandoned since 2010 because it involves using radioactive material.
The first result came back as "IgE, QN 368 Standard range 0 - 75 U/mL"
"U" is for "unit." How many antibodies in a unit? I have no idea. The internet is no help here. 368 U/ml, from what I can tell, is her measure of total IgE, all the antibodies of this type she has circulating in her blood.
So that means V's IgE is five times the maximum normal limit. That's typical for someone with atopy.
We're still waiting for the specific results. I wouldn't put it past Kaiser to waste at least one vial doing the wrong test, and then tell us we need to come in and give more blood.
Last year, among other things, V tested positive for IgE against milk, with 7.8 U/mL. I find it remarkable that her titer of antibodies to milk is 10% of the maximum number of antibodies that a "normal" person should have against everything.
V has eczema and mild asthma. Positive IgE tests are no guarantee of allergy, but we know she's allergic to milk, since she vomits every time we give it to her. (Our son has no allergies and my wife and I have accidentally switched the kids' glasses at lunch. Oops.)
She also has consistently tested positive for peanut and walnut allergy (and beef!), though there are as yet no incidents where she's eaten some and had a reaction. We're just trying to keep tabs on her allergies as she grows up, hoping, of course, that they will go away—but also fearing that she could develop a life-threatening allergy.


text: PIP Court Backs Air Ambulance Firm In 'PIP' Fight By News Service of Florida • May 9, 2018 Wikimedia Commons In a case stemming from a child getting rushed to a hospital after a traffic accident, a federal appeals court Tuesday backed an air-ambulance firm in a dispute about whether the amount paid for helicopter services should be limited by Florida's no-fault auto insurance law. Court Rules Against Insurer In 'PIP' Payment Dispute By The News Service of Florida • Feb 12, 2018 Pointing to "numerous conflicting decisions" by lower courts, a divided state appeals court ruled Friday against Progressive Select Insurance Co. in a dispute about how much should be paid to a hospital for treating a man injured in an auto accident. Negron: PIP Repeal Needs To Include Medical Coverage By The News Service of Florida • Dec 10, 2017 The Senate will consider the merits of repealing Florida's long-standing requirement for drivers to carry personal-injury protection insurance, but Senate President Joe Negron said it's important to ensure that any replacement coverage still provides Florida drivers access to medical coverage and funeral benefits. State Could Scrap Auto Insurance Law By The Associated Press • Apr 20, 2017 Flickr Florida may change the kinds of auto insurance drivers must purchase. Justices Refuse To Reconsider 'PIP' Fees Ruling By The News Service of Florida • Mar 30, 2017 wp paarz / Flickr The Florida Supreme Court this week rejected a request from medical providers that it plunge again into a dispute about payments by Allstate Insurance Company to care for auto-accident victims. Florida House Members Move On Auto Insurance Changes By Sarah Mueller • Mar 28, 2017 Florida currently requires auto drivers to carry personal injury protection of at least $10,000 in medical benefits. But critics say that isn't enough to cover health care costs when there's an accident. Lawmakers are considering changing up the insurance coverage drivers must have. Court Sides With Hospital in 'PIP' Dispute By The News Service of Florida • Feb 17, 2017 p1 lawyer / Flickr The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Jacksonville hospital in a battle with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company about how much information the hospital should be required to provide about its charges. Court Sides With Allstate In Medical Fee Fight By The News Service Of Florida • Jul 14, 2016 Adding to a legal debate before the Florida Supreme Court, an appeals court Wednesday sided with Allstate Insurance in a dispute with medical providers about fees paid to care for auto-accident victims. Hospital, Insurer Clash Over Payment Information By Jim Saunders of The News Service of Florida • May 5, 2016 Wikimedia Commons In a battle between a major Jacksonville hospital and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with questions about how much information the hospital should be required to disclose about its charges for care. Insurer, Hospital Tangle About Cost Information By Jim Saunders of The News Service of Florida • Apr 20, 2016 The Florida Supreme Court is ready to wade into a dispute between State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and a major Jacksonville hospital about contracts and other documents that contain detailed information about how much the hospital charges for services. Physicians' Group To Weigh In On 'PIP' Fees Case By News Service of Florida • Apr 5, 2016 Wikimedia Commons The state Supreme Court on Thursday approved the Florida Medical Association's request to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a case about fees paid to medical providers who treat people injured in auto accidents. Justices Agree To Take Up 'PIP' Fee Dispute By News Service of Florida • Jan 21, 2016 The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up an appeal by Allstate Insurance Co. in a dispute about fees paid to health providers who treat patients injured in auto accidents. Justices issued an order saying they will hear the case, which comes after the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled in August in favor of medical providers. Court Backs Hospital In Insurer PIP Dispute By News Service of Florida • Nov 5, 2015 Wikimedia Commons An appeals court Wednesday rejected an attempt by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company to gather a variety of information about how much a Palm Beach County hospital charges to treat injured patients. State Farm filed the case under the state's personal-injury protection laws for auto insurance. Insurance Chief Raises Possibility Of Flushing No-Fault By Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida • Oct 29, 2015 Wikimedia Commons The state insurance commissioner said Wednesday the time might be right to end Florida's "no-fault" auto insurance system, but lawmakers aren't expected to focus on such a change during the 2016 legislative session. U.S. Chamber Critical Of Florida's Legal Climate, Targets Trial Lawyer John Morgan By Lynn Hatter • Sep 15, 2015 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says Florida's lawsuit climate is among the worst in the nation—for businesses. The business lobby association is pushing state legislators to crack down on trial lawyers—including one big name in the industry. Auto Insurer Pushes For Hospital Contracts By News Service of Florida • Jul 28, 2015 Wikimedia Commons State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance is asking the Florida Supreme Court to take up a dispute about whether a Jacksonville hospital needs to turn over information about contracts with health insurers. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal last month ruled in favor of Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, which now is known as UF Health Jacksonville, in the dispute stemming from personal-injury protection auto-insurance claims. Hospitals Accused of Draining PIP Money By Health News Florida Staff • Feb 16, 2015 FloridaHeartHospitals.com A federal hearing on Tuesday will consider if HCA hospitals are responsible for exhausting the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits of a Florida woman in one day, the Palm Beach Post reports. CFO Atwater Not Ready to Replace Insurance Commissioner By Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida • Jan 28, 2015 State Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater isn't ready to discuss a Louisiana official tabbed by Gov. Rick Scott as a possible replacement for Florida's longtime insurance commissioner. Atwater's office reiterated Tuesday that he wants Cabinet members to clearly establish a new process to replace Cabinet-level appointees before discussing a potential move by Scott to replace leaders at the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Office of Financial Regulation and the Department of Revenue. Chiropractors Backing Crist By Jessica Palombo • May 21, 2014 Michael Dorausch/Wikimedia Commons Last month's campaign fundraising totals show Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Crist has strong backing from Florida chiropractors. In April alone, individual chiropractors contributed at least $112,000 to Crist's campaign - roughly 12 percent of his fundraising haul for the month. Court Won't Hear PIP Challenge By Health News Florida Staff • Apr 23, 2014 Acupuncturists and massage therapists who were hoping the Florida Supreme Court would overturn a 2012 law that made significant changes to the state's no-fault auto insurance system are out of luck, the News Service of Florida reports. The court has refused to hear the suit, so that means the PIP law, which set benchmarks for insurance rates and requires patients to seek treatment within 14 days of an accident, will remain in place. PIP Rates Going Down, OIR Says By Health News Florida Staff • Jan 22, 2014 Acather96 / Wikimedia Commons A report from Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation says the rates for personal injury protection insurance are declining because of a recent state law that requires insurers to lower premiums, or provide strong justification for why they're not charging less. OIR's preliminary analysis of the rates submitted by insurance companies that write policies for 75 percent of Florida drivers says since 2012, there has been an estimated average statewide savings in personal injury protection (PIP) premiums of 13.2 percent. Changes Coming to Accident Coverage By Carol Gentry • Nov 6, 2013 Acather96 / Wikimedia Commons Committees in both the House and Senate are considering a call to get rid of the state's "no-fault" auto insurance coverage, and replace it with a system that would force the insurer of the at-fault driver to pay. Such a system would require drivers to carry a different kind of coverage, replacing personal injury protection (PIP) with bodily injury. Repeat Offender: Chiropractor Charged with Fraud By Health News Florida Staff • Sep 17, 2013 A Pembroke Pines chiropractor who was allowed to keep practicing after pleading guilty in the 1980s to defrauding insurance companies is in trouble again, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. This time, David Hirschenson is accused of illegally chasing down accident victims to offer them medical services. Capitol: Designer Drugs, PIP, Water Quality By Health News Florida Staff • Apr 25, 2013 Pasco County Sheriff's Office A new law has added more synthetic drugs to the state's controlled substances list, the Associated Press reports. It's now a third-degree felony to make or sell these drugs that are more commonly known by their street names: K2, spice and bath salts. Capitol: Pills, PIP, Med-Mal By Health News Florida Staff • Apr 10, 2013 A bill that would allow the state's cash-strapped prescription-drug database to receive funds from pharmaceutical companies is moving to the House floor for a vote, but the most significant part of the bill was stripped out: It no longer includes a requirement for doctors to check it, the Associated Press reports. Lawmakers Consider Killing PIP By Health News Florida Staff • Apr 3, 2013 Palm Beach Post A year ago, the Florida Legislature overhauled no-fault insurance -- "PIP," for personal injury protection -- saying it was riddled with fraud. But a judge put the overhaul on hold. Now a Senate panel is considering getting rid of PIP altogether in exchange for a traditional auto-insurance system, in which the driver at fault would be responsible for medical bills, the Florida Current reports. In other legislative news: PIP Ruling May Force Revision of Law By Health News Florida Staff • Mar 21, 2013 A lawmaker who wants to get rid of "personal injury protection" insurance in Florida got support from a Leon County judge's temporary injunction against a key part of last year's PIP overhaul, the Florida Current reports. The parts placed on hold are a $2,500 limit on non-emergency care after an auto accident and the 14-day deadline to get treatment. At the Capitol: Drug Treatment, 'Biosimilars,' PIP By Health News Florida Staff • Feb 20, 2013 A bill that sets out to improve the way Florida deals with non-violent drug offenders would provide reentry and treatment programs, the Miami Herald Naked Politics blog reports. The bill is known as "Smart Justice" and inmates who are serving the last three years of their sentence would be eligible.


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So yesterday I wrote about the seemingly wrongheaded decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to strike Gibson Dunn's appearance from Lynn Tilton's case in that court. Its apparent issue was that Judge Sack, one of the three members of the panel to reject Tilton's constitutional challenge to the SEC's administrative process, was a Gibson Dunn partner way back in the Clinton Administration and that the firm therefore could not participate in the case. I got on my high horse and said that was crazy talk.
I went through the ethical standards as laid out in In re FCC, 208 F.3d 137 (2d Cir. 2000) (link is external), and carefully laid out my case for why the Second Circuit was smoking crack and should have let the firm stay in the matter. What I should have done was dig more deeply into the facts that might have played into In re FCC's citation of Advisory Opinion No. 24 (link is external) of the Committee on Codes of Conduct. That opinion says, among other things:
A partner who leaves a law firm to become a federal judge should, if possible, agree with the partners on an exact amount that the judge will receive for his or her interest in the firm, whether that sum is to be paid within the year or over a period of years. Such agreed-upon payments may be made to the judge provided (1) it is clear that the judge is not sharing in profits of the firm earned after the judge's departure, as distinguished from sharing in an amount representing the fair value of the judge's interest in the firm, including the fair value of the judge's interest in fees to be collected in the future for work done before leaving the firm, and (2) the judge does not participate in any case in which any attorney in the former firm is counsel until the firm has paid the full amount the judge is entitled to receive under the agreement.
The opinion went on to discuss the amount of time a former partner ought to be recused, the relationships the former partner has with specific lawyers at the firm etc., and I thought, they must mean one of those things. Because surely Judge Sack isn't still getting money from Gibson Dunn 18 years after he left the firm. But au contraire! Shortly after I published my post, Law360's Carmen Germaine pointed her July 22 piece (link is external) explaining that Judge Sack "is still pulling in $6,000 a month — $72,000 a year — from the firm under a retirement agreement signed in 1998." And the agreement apparently never expires! So the court actually seems to have had a quite sound reason not to allow Gibson Dunn's participation in Tilton's case.
But this raises new questions for me. Look back at Advisory Opinion No. 24. It imposes obligations on the judge/departing partner, not the firm. And it says that the judge "should, if possible, agree with the partners on an exact amount that the judge will receive for his or her interest in the firm, whether that sum is to be paid within the year or over a period of years." I have to say, it doesn't seem like the payments to Judge Sack are an exact amount. If he left this mortal coil sooner than later, the payments would be less. Was it not possible to come to such an agreement? Is it ever impossible to do that? Gibson Dunn has a strong appellate practice and a lot of work in New York. Should it be barred from advocating in panels where Judge Sack is participating as long as he's on the court? Are there other federal judges out there with similar, lifelong agreements? I think I would be less concerned if Judge Sack were on the district court rather than the court of appeals. Anyway, I only have questions. Not answers.


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2017 PixelSpirit: one deck of cards for the modern GPU wizard of light
2017 GUAYUPIA: in the search of a land with no evil. Together with Jen Lowe
2017 LUNA: together with Jen Lowe
2016 TRON2.0: together with Geraldine Sarmiento
2016 shaders artwork for openFrame.io
2015 LineOfSight: find and track satellites
2015 RandomCity: though the streams are chaotic, they coalesce into a digital harmony
2015 The Book of Shaders: Who said #shaders are a dark art?
2015 Tangram Sandbox: series of experimental styles for maps based on GLSL shaders
2014 crowdsourcing Point Clouds for 3D mapping.
2014 SKYLINES: three projects about awareness and tools for seeing
2014 Point Cloud City: private data landscapes of public places
2013 CLOUDS Documentary: collaboration of poetic Visual Systems
2012 Efecto Mariposa 3.0: interactive installation at FILE, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2011 Efecto Mariposa 1.0: interactive installation at MediaLab 2011, CCEBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Communitas: interactive installation at Interactivos 2010, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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The Digital Preservation Network (DPN) is a long-term preservation solution shared collectively across the academy that protects local and consortia preservation efforts against all types of catastrophic failure. The DPN is a planned "dark archive" for preserving materials that are not actively used or accessed, but can be made available for use at any time from multiple storage facilities. The DPN digital preservation service guarantees academic institutions that their scholarly resources will be available in the event of any type of change in administration or physical institutional environments. By establishing a redundant and varied technical and legal infrastructure at multiple administrative levels, the DPN ensures the survival, ownership, and management of preserved digital content in the future.
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In the DPN ecosystem, local repositories become contributing nodes, which ingest new collections. The DPN creates several federated, replicating nodes, which are digital repositories for the contributing nodes with a specific focus on long-term preservation. The replicating nodes contain redundant dark copies of all deposits that can be made available in cases of catastrophic loss. The diversity of the DPN nodes mitigates the risk of a single point of failure. Objects and metadata are replicated across nodes that embody organizational, technical, physical, and political diversity. A single point of failure cannot jeopardize centuries of scholarship.
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I am thoroughly enjoying this brisk and sunny fall day. I have a crock pot full of homemade spagetti sauce simmering away, a sleepy puppy on my lap, and a candle burning that smells like Christmas. I've been feeling really good lately due to my pre-wedding work out routine and the fact that I have been trying to eat a little better! I made this delicious Crock Pot Beer Chicken last night and it was killer! Not only does it taste amazing but it's only 143 calories per serving (one breast). It's from a Weight Watcher's recipe blog and I was blown away by how moist and scrumptious this chicken was without all the calories. The site says it's only 3 points, if you speak WW points. I prepared it with rice and corn and my fiance and I ate it all up. I'm not really beer drinker but I love the way food tastes when cooked with beer. So here is a way to enjoy a brew without the guilt!
2lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts (I used 8 breasts, 4oz ea)
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1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
Place all ingredients in the crock pot, and cook on high for 4-5 hrs, or low for 6-8 hours. Feel free to change out the spices and herbs and use whatever you'd like.
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I got 2 HDD's on one 133 cable, one HDD is 133 (master) and the other 100 (slave), does this mean that the 133 HDD will run at 100?
If not, in the windows settings for the IDE controller the 133 HDD is set to Ultra100 and thats the highest setting I can get, Ultra133 not available to select.
Also other HDD 100 is set to Ultra100.
My motherboard is 133 and the cable is 133, read and write caching is selected on both HDD's, also tried a change of cable, and the motherboards drivers are up-to-date, so whats the problem?
SP0802N 80 GB Samsung SpinPoint P Ultra ATA/133
ST380011A - 80 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Ultra ATA/100
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History records the beginning before the dawn of the 19th century with two visits by Rev. William Thornsby in 1796. Methodism has a pioneer, John Percey, who took the initiative to lay the foundation of a Methodists Church. Preaching on Sundays and teaching during the week, he was recognized for his work, going to London, England, in 1803 to be ordained at the hands of the Rev. Dr. Thomas Coke. Tradition says that he was the first Newfoundlander to be ordained. He was minister in Brigus from 1803 - 1820. While there is some indication that services were held in the homes of parishioners, records indicate that a Wesleyan chapel was built and used up to 1875.
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At the outset the author states his intention: For more than ninety authors Ive written brief essays of introduction or invitation, hoping through summary, tantalizing quotation, and concise biography to convey a writers or a books particular magic. In general, my approach is that of a passionate reader rather than that of a critic or scholar. Eschewing strict chronology, Dirda divides his book into 11 thematic sections; and the selections span a host of literary genres. Within each he discusses recognized classics the reader would expect to find, andmore oftenhe introduces relatively un-known gems. Thus, in the section entitled Heroes of Their Time, we rediscover the bleakly beautiful poetry of Beowulf, and we discover the Icelandic sagas, in which the heroes must bend to their gray and somber destinies. Loves Mysteries reintroduces Sappho, while we also meet Georgette Heyer, whose 40 Regency-era romance novels Dirda likens to those of Jane Austen.
The erudite Dirda has a strong taste for surgical witoften directed at religion. In The Playful Imagination, for example, he singles out Jaroslav Haseks The Good Soldier Svejk for its vitriolic attacks: Every time a Catholic priest comforts a condemned man, says Hasek, he carries a crucifix, as if to say: Youre only having your head chopped off, youre only being hanged, youre only being strangled, youre only having 15,000 volts shoved into you, but dont forget what He had to go through. Ivy Compton-Burnett icily observ[es] that people who believe in the resurrection will believe in anything. In The Way We Live Now, we read about Eca de Queiross Crime of Father Amaro, which tells the story of a priest, who before he had even made his vowswas already longing to break them. With relish, Dirda cites a long passage from The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in which Gibbon applies his most honeyed style to Christian miracles and martyrdoms with a wickedness that Voltaire might envy.
Dirda also appreciates the authentic religious imagination. He applauds Erasmus pointed satire against scholastic learningreligious hypocrisy, and fanaticism, but also his affirmation of the way Christ endured the folly of the Cross and reminded his followers to imitate children, lilies, mustard-seed, and humble sparrows, all foolish, senseless things, which live their lives by natural instinct alone, free from care or purpose. He lauds the language of the King James Bible, which keeps us spellbound with its deeply felt nobility and seriousness, as well as the life of Alexander Pope, who triumphed over many obstaclesa wrecked body, a persecuted faith [Catholicism], a formal education that ceased at the age of twelve. He also discerns a quiet, almost theological grandeur in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and pronounces Death Comes for the Archbishop one of Willa Cathers finest.
Is there a better Christmas dinner in American fiction than the one cooked by Father Vaillant and shared with his friend Bishop Latour? Is there a more moving scene than the one in which, on a cold winters night, the bishop discovers an old Mexican woman praying and weeping before the altar? Sada, a slave owned by an irreligious family, has been forbidden to attend mass, but on this night she has stolen away to spend a few minutes in the house of God. She tells the bishop it has been nineteen years since she was allowed to partake of the sacraments. At the chapters climax, the two pray together and the bishop humbly tells himself that truly this church was Sadas house, and he was a servant in it.At times the reader wishes that Dirda had offered similarly attentive appreciations of the Christian dimension of others he discussesThomas More, G. K. Chesterton, Isak Dinesen and W. H. Auden. And I sometimes found Dirdas taste for the macabre wearisome: For dont we secretly envy Dracula? Whats truly disturbing about the Undead, after all, is not that they become blood-sucking fiends but that they take so completely to the lifestyle. And yet, even as the author delights in J. K. Huysmanss A Rebours, the acknowledged bible of decadence, he notes that Huysmans later took instruction at a monastery and converted to Catholicism. As Barbey dAurevilley said when he read A Rebours, After such a book, the only choice left open to the author is between the muzzle of a pistol and the foot of the cross.
Classics for Pleasure is itself a pleasure to dip into any time. Like the key that opens up the door to The Secret Garden, it provides easy entry to a colorful array of literary gems. If you are working up a reading list for the new year, Dirda is a good friend to consult.


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It's where iconic sports cars and drivers come together to prove not only their capability, but also their endurance. From a few hours to as long as 24, teams of drivers take turns behind the wheel. Created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's oldest sports car endurance race, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) began with a 10-hour race known as the Petit Le Mans and later grew into a series based in the United States and Canada.
Chevrolet Corvette is a dominant presence in the series each season, challenging the world's most iconic sports cars in the GT category such as Porsche, Ferrari, and BMW. Since the introduction of Corvette in ALMS, our drivers have won 8 Manufacturers championships and seven 24 Hours of LeMans class wins. But for us, there's more on the line than winning or losing. We race for the lessons learned on the track and under the extreme circumstances of each course or race. Lessons in engineering, design and technology that equip us to, year after year, build upon an extensive automotive history and create the very best in production vehicles.
The road may change but the racing spirit stays the same. And when it comes to technology transfer between racing and production, there is no better example than the C6. R race car and its streetcar counterpart, the ZR1.
This technology transfer represents the strongest link yet between a production Corvette and the modern Corvette Racing team. The hydroformed aluminum frame, bodywork, and aero package are derived from the Corvette ZR1 supercar. The engine is a based on the Corvette Z06′s 7.0-liter naturally aspirated, all-aluminum small-block, reduced to 5.5 liters displacement in accordance with the GT regulations.To see side-by-side spec comparison click here.
For 2012, several updates were made to the Corvette C6.R race cars as a result of changes in the GT class rules. The new Corvettes are 2 inches wider than the preceding version with corresponding revisions in the bodywork and suspension components to complement the increased track width. Muscular fender flares cover Michelin racing tires have been optimized for the new chassis configuration. The rear wing is mounted 75mm higher than last year, and the front fascia now bristles with dive plane "whiskers" to enhance front downforce in the close-quarter battles that are the hallmark of the GT category.
With 638 horsepower, Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most powerful car ever produced by Chevrolet. To deliver a top speed of 205-mph, the ZR1 aerodynamics package also utilizes the same race technology – such as the wide carbon fiber front fenders with dual vents, a full-width rear spoiler, and a front splitter. Essentially, from their garage to yours, Corvette engineers apply every component learned from production to racing– down to the soul of the car.
The ZR1 and C6.R are the closest street and racing Corvettes making these kindred spirits equipped to compete on and off the track.
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Though I'm born in Europe, and really appraise the European Couture, I also L.O.V.E to glower over various couture/fashion all over the world and especially Asia. It always manages to bring something new to the table. And the guy above G Dragon does just that, he is something of fashion icon, admire his unique style who also is in a band called Big Bang.


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The Case of the Top Secret, Missing Windows Mobile Phone
February 21st, 2009
Daniel Eran Dilger
Stories of a top secret Windows Mobile phone being stolen have started making the rounds, suggesting that Microsoft is worried that its latest technology contained on the phone might be appropriated by its competitors, particularly Google's Android and Apple's iPhone. Is it a case of incompetence, marketing, or inventive journalism?
Secure remote wipe?
To be sure, Windows Mobile has its flaws. But the reason why so many Windows-centric IT shops, including the White House, have invested so much money into the mobile platform that the rest of the world is abandoning is its promise of air tight security … from the company that invented security with all the tightness of air.
When compared to the iPhone at its original unveiling, Microsoft representatives bragged that Windows Mobile phones had the inside track on secure management, allowing administrators to remotely wipe phones that might contain sensitive information (except for any data that might be on memory cards, where most data would actually be).
That makes it curiously puzzling that a development model containing Microsoft's latest software, managed by the company itself, could possibly involve any threat of revealing its secrets. If Microsoft can't manage its own phones, how can shops paying Microsoft to deliver a secure platform expect to not lose their own corporate data when phones end up missing?
Of course, Windows Mobile's secure remote wipe is no longer a competitive advantage over the iPhone, given that Microsoft licensed that feature to Apple for use in iPhone 2.0, without the limitation on memory card wiping. Any enterprise-managed iPhone can be securely remote wiped.
Gartner approves iPhone for limited enterprise use
Secret features revealed?
Given the failure of the Windows Mobile phone to live up to its security hype, what top secret features might industrial spies obtain? Microsoft didn't have much to show off at Mobile World Congress in Windows Mobile 6.5 apart from a new honeycomb app launcher and a less brain damaged version of Pocket Internet Explorer. The rest was just marketing fluff: a promotional deal with LG to not talk about Android, and an official expression of intent to eventually launch a software store and cloud services just like Apple's.
Commenting on a Slashdot thread discussing the theft, user Cornelius the Great wrote, "This is pretty much non-news. WM 6.5 beta has been leaked in various iterations and some of the guys at xda-developers have already cooked these into roms for several devices.
"I've even flashed it onto my HTC Touch Pro just to see what it's like. Guess what, (surprise!) it's slower and even more bloated than WM 6.1. It didn't last for more than a couple hours before I got fed up and rolled it back. Honestly, 6.5 didn't add anything useful to 6.1. Just a honey-comb UI that looks crappier/more jerky than TouchFlo/Manilla or Spb Mobile shell.
"I don't really think MS has to worry about trade secrets about its 'new and improved' mobile OS being leaked to Apple, RIM, or Google. The only benefit a competitor would gain is a quick laugh."
Slashdot | Microsoft Secret Prototype Phone Stolen
Embarrassment or pride?
A report on Telegraph.co.uk stated that Microsoft "fears that leaks regarding the features and early bugs in the software could mar the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 which the company hopes will give it the edge over the iPhone and the new Google Android operating system. The new product includes support for touch-screen technology similar to that found on the Apple iPhone."
Of course, the first problem is that Windows Mobile 6.5 doesn't really have touch support 'similar to the iPhone,' but instead supports stylus-oriented resistive screens rather than finger-savvy capacitance sensing technology used on the iPhone. That results in users needing to press methodically and deliberately on the screen, an entirely different experience compared to the iPhone. Resistance-stylus screens are required to keep alive the fantasy of Bill Gates' future of Tablet PCs, where everyone walks around writing on electronic pads with big screens using a fake pen.
Never mind that that approach has failed to take off for twenty years now, pioneered by GRiD, developed graphically by Apple in the Newton, briefly sold successfully by Palm before it moved into smartphones with mini keypads, and replicated by a series of Windows CE devices that never went anywhere. Stylus touch screens are another videophone, something everyone anticipates for the future despite a long history of deliberate rejection in the market.
Windows Mobile 6.5 shows clever burst of originality. Haha no
Newton Lessons for Apple's New Platform
The Egregious Incompetence of Palm
The Spectacular Failure of WinCE and Windows Mobile
Pay no attention to the OS behind the curtain
Without having anything really new to expose, apart from an apparent "global opt out" program on its remote wipe feature, is the missing Windows Mobile 6.5 phone only a threat in that it might expose how little progress Microsoft has made in its efforts to catch up to the iPhone?
How could that be the case when it is common knowledge that Windows Mobile 6.5 is only a placeholder for the version that was "really" supposed to take on the iPhone: Windows Mobile 7. Recall that it was originally supposed to come out by early 2009, just two years and change after Apple unveiled the iPhone. Microsoft not only couldn't get that together on time, but couldn't even fake a vaporware version that could be convincing enough to parade out at MWC.
Or more likely, as Windows Mobile 7 slipped further into a Longhorn-style cattle drive to an unforeseen destination around 2010 or later, Microsoft realized that blowing its feature load in early 2009 would simply leave the company's advocates fantasy-free as Apple trampled the company's future roadmap with its predictable series of iPhone updates executed with the same brutal regularity as Mac OS X.
Microsoft's Zune, Vista, and Windows Mobile 7 Strategy vs the iPhone
Microsoft plans "Skymarket" apps store for Windows Mobile 7 in 2009
If you like Copland, you'll love Gershwin!
It was back in December of 2007, a year after the iPhone was first shown, that Microsoft publicly outlined in Copland-esque vagaries what Windows Mobile 7 ("zooming, scaling and a new suite of Win Mobile apps, including Internet Explorer, email, SMS and photo/music management, […] 'there's talk about doing some sort of collaboration with the Zune team, but that's still up in the air.'") and Windows Mobile 8 ("This is the version you've been waiting for, implementing a completely redesigned user interface, 'revolutionary' features like global search, and new concepts such as automation and connections within the phone, ideas borrowed from other smartphone operating systems. This means that you'll be able to go from viewing a person's address info in his contact card to seeing where he lives in map view in one click [just like the iPhone].") were envisioned to offer. Essentially, they would catch up to iPhone 1.0.
A year later in September 2008, several months after Apple deployed iPhone 2.0, Microsoft was assuring the faithful that, while Windows Mobile 7 had again been delayed, this time from early 2009 to late 2009, there would be a minor release in the interim while the company spell checked the names of its own products, like "Internet Exlorer" (below).
With iPhone 3.0 now on the horizon, that interim release of Windows Mobile is now expected toward the end of 2009, and Microsoft isn't even talking about 7 and 8 any more. Not to worry! "Customers don't have to sit back and wait," Microsoft product manager Scott Rockfeld said in one report. "There's tons of stuff coming from us and our partners."
Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8
Windows Mobile 7 release delayed
Vista II: This Time It's Mobile
Not wishing to relive the Windows Vista debacle in the mobile world, a market where Microsoft doesn't even have a monopoly to leverage, the company has clearly opted to keep its Windows Mobile 7 plans as tightly under wraps as possible and throw out a meaningless distraction in the form of Windows Mobile 6.5 in the interim.
In other words, Windows Mobile 6.5 is a stalling placeholder along the lines of Windows Me, designed to serve as the lightning rod for marketing hype until the company can manage to push out the next Windows XP for its mobile platform. The problem, of course, is that Microsoft doesn't have the time to throw away another year or two.
As much as the company would like to think of the iPhone as another Macintosh that it can slowly overwhelm using its corporate presence, the fact is that the iPhone has already moved decisively into corporate use and has also firmly entrenched itself in the minds of consumers as 'the smartphone to have,' particularly in the US, the only region where Windows Mobile ever had any real presence.
Microsoft should have figured out by now that Apple isn't the same company it 'black widow-partnered' with in the early 80s. Today's Apple is a consumer company with retail outlets, not a high-end print and multimedia niche solutions provider. That's why Apple trounced Microsoft with the iPod; Microsoft was simply far outside of its element with the Zune. Similarly, Windows Mobile doesn't solve unique problems for corporate users that the iPhone doesn't; instead the reverse is true.
Windows 95 and Vista: Why 2007 Won't Be Like 1995
Windows Vista, 7, and Singularity: The New Copland, Gershwin, Taligent
Separated at Birth: the Apple and Microsoft Story
If Microsoft's Windows Mobile division weren't part of Microsoft, it would be a frail underdog not unlike the Apple of the late 90s. While Microsoft was large enough back then to where it didn't face much threat in pushing out Windows Me as a weak placeholder in advance of XP, Apple's parallel efforts, to coast on its re-warmed versions of System 7 (shipped as Mac OS 8 and 9) in advance of its ability to launch Mac OS X, were the best the company could hope to do given its circumstances.
Apple gambled it all and ended up with a struggling win, but Mac OS X only really hit the mainstream in 2002 and it took until 2005 before Microsoft began taking it serious as a competitor. It's taken another three years for Apple to really leverage Mac OS X's strengths to create major new growth in desktop Macs, as well as to use its OS software to deliver the iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. And some of Apple's success can be attributed to slack competition from Microsoft related to its inability to push out Vista over that same half decade.
Microsoft doesn't have a decade to plug away at Windows Mobile. Unlike Apple ten years ago, Microsoft faces intense competition, not from a bungling monopolist asleep at the wheel, but from Apple, Android, Symbian, RIM, Linux, and now even Palm. When faced with real competition from peers on equal standing, Microsoft does not have a great track record. Each of Microsoft's competitors in the mobile space have key and striking advantages to wield as weapons against it: Apple has consumers; Android has cost advantages; Symbian has entrenched, mature business worldwide; RIM has an edge in enterprise messaging; and Palm has something new and flashy to show.
SCO, Linux, and Microsoft in the History of OS: 2000s
Zune II: Phone Edition
Of course the reality is that Microsoft doesn't have too many options. It has no Windows Mobile 7 to ship. Like Apple in 2007, the company has chosen priorities for this year, and in Microsoft's case it has needed to focus on shipping Windows 7 to put out the Vista fires. Two years ago, Apple had the luxury of delaying Leopard for several months to finish the iPhone, because Tiger was doing well enough, Mac sales were booming after the Intel transition, and the iPhone offered the company more sizzle.
For Microsoft, Windows Mobile 7 does not offer much hope. By the end of 2009, the company will have similar market share in the smartphone market as it once claimed with the Zune among hard drive MP3 players. No new software release is going to bump "Windows Phone" sales back up into the air after another year of iPhone advancement and the onslaught of every other smartphone maker working claim a portion of the smartphone pie.
And once the few remaining advocates of Windows Mobile discover that the interim placeholder release of Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't even compatible with their existing phones from 2008 (just as Windows Mobile 5 killed backward compatibility with earlier devices), who will be waiting for Windows Mobile 7?
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Over a decade ago I set out on a mission to start selling on EBay. It took me many years to figure it out. The basic concept was like the stock market buy low sell high.
There are so many different niches on EBay. I found mine with clothing, mainly for the sole reason that it made it convient to shop for clothes for my own family a the same time. I am by no means rich but my children have worn some of the top designer's clothes that only cost me a couple of dollars.
A few years back I had the opportunity to be filmed about my EBay business. It was such a fun experience. The best part was that I ended up becoming friends with the news anchor. She is just as sweet as she was on television. I thought it would be fun to give you a chance to see me in action, shopping and explaining my EBay business.
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text: I was sent coupons to try some "free from" products and thought this was the perfect recipe to show that wheat and gluten free foods don't have to be bland! Roast 3 cloves of garlic in their skins, allow to cool and remove from their skins. Using a fork, mash up the garlic until it's a smooth paste.Mix the garlic into the butter thoroughly then mix in the parmesan and allow to rest for about half an hour - this lets all of the garlicky goodness combine with the butter.Slice into the baguette but make sure you don't slice all the way through - leave about half a centimetre at the bottom. I like big fat wedges of garlic bread so I cut slices about and inch and a bit thick.Spread the garlic butter in each slice of the baguette and then sprinkle some extra parmesan on top.Wrap loosely in foil, bake for 15 minutes then open the foil and bake for a further 5 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown on top.Roasting the garlic mellows out the flavour a little but if you like a more sharp garlic taste, skip the roasting! Please note: this recipe has been created and uploaded by a member of the Tesco Real Food online community. Tesco does not test customer recipes so cannot accept responsibility for the content, validate the results or answer queries regarding them.


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Spring hikes are just one of the reasons why we love living in Southern California, so we rounded up the best hikes in the region just for you. What's your favorite place to stride forward?
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is one of our favorite go-to hikes, thanks to its picturesque scenery full of springtime wildflowers and ocean breeze that highlight the beauty that surrounds us in Southern California. A three-mile hike, Torrey Pines takes a little less than an hour and a half to complete from start to finish. We love packing a swimsuit and a beach towel, and swimming in the ocean for a refreshing post-hike dip.
Mission Trails Regional Parks, nestled by rugged hills and open areas, features a dog friendly hike, which makes it a fun adventure for you and your four-legged best friend. The route's "Stairway to Heaven," or wooden steps to the best view of the city, take you to the park's highest peak where you can take in panoramic views of San Diego.
Lake Poway Recreation Area is home to Mt. Woodson or best-known as the "Potato Chip Rock" hike in San Diego's Poway community. A challenging hike, Mt. Woodson is over six miles in distance, perfect for Instagram photo opportunities with friends. A full-body workout, Mt. Woodson's steep uphill hike offers stunning views of the city and guaranteed Instagram double taps.
Three Sisters Falls, a 4-mile hike, is the perfect detour on the way to Julian, home of the best apple pies. San Diego adventurers are sure to burn off a little apple pie on this challenging hike. We definitely recommend designated hiking shoes for this trail's rugged terrain. One of the few hikes in San Diego to feature a waterfall, Three Sisters Falls is perfect for any sunny spring day.
Hollyridge Trail aka the Hollywood Sign Hike, is one of the most iconic hikes in Los Angeles and all of Southern California. Who knew you can do a bit more than see the white Hollywood letters from a distance? Anyone taking a weekend trip to the City of Angels can hike up to the Hollywood sign letters near the Griffith Observatory. Just a heads up, the hike's peak has full security so you can't necessarily access the letters.
We hope you enjoying hiking your way through Southern California. Don't forget to use #iTANfan throughout your outdoor adventures.


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Where did all the tiny horses go?
Roger Brown, the founder of a former Pompano Beach tourist attraction that featured three-foot-high thoroughbred Arabian, Clydesdale and Appaloosas, wants to know.
If the 56 horses and other assets of the World of Miniature Horses are not recovered, Barnett Bank may foreclose on Brown`s $500,000 house on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.
Brown is concerned because he owns 8 percent of the outstanding stock of Mini International Corp., as the former tourist attraction is now known.
Barnett Bank also wants to know, because the horses and other property at the World of Miniature Horses were supposed to be kept as collateral for $300,000 in loans that now are in default.
Steven S. Deese, who succeeded Brown as the chief executive of the tourist attraction, said the horses` last known whereabouts was New York. He said he sold them, along with gift shop merchandise and other collateral, for $290,000.
The 35-year-old corporate executive said Mini International issued a press release on that transaction in January.
Back then, the company did disclose an agreement with two Lake Worth firms to run the tiny horse park. But the company did not report it had in fact sold the collateral to Equestrian Center Inc. and Marathon Farms Ltd.
Several months after the sale, Deese said he showed a Barnett officer how the collateral had been replaced with more valuable assets -- including 80 horse stables, an enlarged swimming pool for horses and training track at the site.


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I catered for my latest Dinner Party for Joanna and Ian who are getting married next year at Northbrook Park in Alton. They initially contacted me about my wedding services as I had previously catered for Andy and Issy's wedding there this year in June. I travelled to their home in London and met some of their family and friends to a provide a dinner party combined with a wedding tasting. It was a great way to sample my cooking and gain the opportunity to talk about what services I could offer and provide for their own wedding.
The journey driving through London on a Friday evening was quite a new experience for me so I was glad when I finally arrived and was able to set up. I was greeted very warmly by Joanna's family and was shown to their lovely new kitchen where I would be doing my preparation and cooking. I wanted to get back on schedule so I got my head down and began to organise everything ready for the starters. I met the rest of the family as they arrived and it was great to finally meet Joanna and Ian as we had exchanged many emails over the last few months.
I had designed and tailored a banquet menu specific to Joanna'a and Ian's preferences so it was very bespoke to them. Joanna requested some Cypriot/Greek influence and also gave me a list of their favourite ingredients. I was really looking forwards to presenting everything and getting necessary feedback from the evening.
To begin:
Individual mini lamb moussaka,
x x x
Roasted figs, halloumi, Parma ham, honey and cinnamon dressing,
x x x
Char-grilled vegetable and hallouimi mille fuille,
x x x
Freshly made olive and rosemary bread, Camembert and Parma ham.
x x x
Smoked salmon maki, toasted sesame, pickled ginger, wasabi and soy,
x x x
Smoked salmon, wasabi crème fraiche, toasted sesame oil.
Lamb Kleftico: Individual cutlet of lamb,
Served on braised potatoes, onions and tomatoes, oregano, basil, capers and fresh lemon.
x x x
Duo of soy glazed duck breast and crispy duck pancake roll,
Served with Paprika roast potatoes, honey and sesame roasted carrots,
x x x
Seared tuna, sesame and fennel seed crust, served on winter greens.
To finish:
Banoffee and chocolate cheese cake, ginger biscuit base,
x x x
Lime and ginger brulee, honeycomb and caramel tuille,
x x x
Apple and cinnamon tartin, ginger ice cream.
|Freshly made olive and rosemary bread, Parma ham and Camembet.
|Smoked salmon maki, wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce.
|Freshly made olive and rosemary bread, Parma ham and Camembet, Blush tomatoes.
|Roasted figs, Parma ham and Halloumi, Honey and cinnamon dressing.
|Individual lamb moussaka, Hallouimi and Mediterranean vegetable mille fuille.
|Seared tuna, fennel and sesame seed, saute winter greens.
|Lamb cutlet, Kleftico.
|Seared duck breast, crispy duck pancake.
|Chocolate and banoffe cheese cake
|Apple Tartin, ginger ice cream.
I have been in Catering and Hospitality for nearly twenty years and have always brought my best and the utmost pride into my work, putting my skills to the test. Weddings are very personal to everyone and this is where I see that my bespoke services will provide a great base to create the most memorable wedding banquet. I have several weddings already booked next year and know that each will be extremely successful, allowing word of mouth to spread my business.
"We all had such a fantastic night. The food was amazing and it was a real luxury not having to lift a finger - particularly for my mum and aunty who are usually the ones slaving away in the kitchen at family get-togethers. The food was so full of flavour and beautifully presented. You'd obviously put a lot of thought into the menu and Ian and I loved how it reflected our personal tastes.There were lots of food combinations we hadn't tried before but they all worked really well - especially the figs with halloumi and honey and cinnamon dressing. They were a huge hit with everyone!
Having now tasted your food, we are confident that you would provide a delicious and very special wedding meal for us.
Thanks so much for all the time and effort you've put in - we really appreciate it"
Quote from Joanna Evans.


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Marriage is one of the most momentous times in someone's life. However, when the bride or groom has to navigate the event around their divorced parents things can get difficult.
In a recent New York Times article entitled, "Divorce Whisperer: Mediating with Parents Isn't Easy," they look into how divorce in a family can really affect the wedding. For example, there's lots to think about when making a wedding seating chart because some parents just don't talk after a divorce. In the Times article, etiquette expert Peggy Post said. "There are all kinds of minefields, from where does everyone sit to the receiving line. It's particularly tricky when estranged parents do not want to be in the vicinity of each other."
Not all weddings have divorce negativity. One of the most heartwarming stories in the article involved Zinzi Edmundson who getting married this summer and was nervous when she let her biological father know that her stepfather would marry the couple. She said in the article, "In essence, my dad, who does not wear his heart on his sleeve, said that he appreciated that my stepdad had been there for me for all those years. He even offered that they co-walk me down the aisle. I didn't anticipate that at all and it was such a sweet gesture."
I would say the moral for of the story for the divorced parents out there is that this marriage is not about you. Put your issues aside and keep the aisle clear! I know it's easy to say, but the moment you don't let it bother you shows you have moved on with your own life. And that is a great wedding gift for your child!
To read the entire article click here.


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In THE GIFT OF BATTLE, Thor meets his greatest and final challenge, as he quests deeper into the Land of Blood to attempt to rescue Guwayne. Encountering foes more powerful than he ever imagined, Thor soon realizes he is up against an army of darkness, one for which his powers are no match. When he learns a sacred object may give him the powers he needs – an object which has been kept secret for ages – he must embark on a final quest to retrieve it before it is too late, with the fate of the Ring hanging in the balance.
Gwendolyn keeps her vow to the King of the Ridge, entering the tower and confronting the cult leader to learn what secret he is hiding. The revelation sends her to Argon, and ultimately to Argon's master – where she learns the greatest secret of all, one which may alter the destiny of her people. When the Ridge is discovered by the Empire, the invasion begins and, under attack by the greatest army known to man, it falls on Gwendolyn to defend, and to lead her people on one final, mass exodus.
Thor's Legion brothers, on their own, face unimaginable risks, as Angel is dying from her leprosy. Darius fights for his life beside his father in the Empire capital, until a surprise twist prods him, with nothing left to lose, to finally tap his own powers. Erec and Alistair reach Volusia, battling their way upriver, and they continue on their quest for Gwendolyn and the exiles, as they face unexpected battles. And Godfrey realizes that he must ultimately make a decision to be the man he wants to be.
Volusia, surrounded by all the power of the Knights of the Seven, must put herself to the test as goddess and discover if she alone has the power to crush men and rule the Empire. While Argon, faced with his end of days, realizes the time has come to sacrifice himself.
As good and evil hang in the balance, one final, epic battle – the greatest battle of all – will determine the outcome of the Ring for all time.
With its sophisticated world-building and characterization, THE GIFT OF BATTLE is an epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is a tale of honor and courage, of fate and destiny, of sorcery. It is a fantasy that brings us into a world we will never forget, and which will appeal to all ages and genders. THE GIFT OF BATTLE is the longest of all the books in the series, at 93,000 words!
Читать книгу «The Gift of Battle» очень удобно в нашей онлайн-библиотеке на сайте или в мобильном приложении IOS, Android или Windows. Надеемся, что это произведение придется вам по душе.
- Серия «Sorcerer's Ring» #17
- Боевое фэнтези, Зарубежное фэнтези
- Метки: становление героя, магические способности, эпическое фэнтези
- Правообладатель: Lukeman Literary Management Ltd
- Дата написания: 2014
- Дата поступления: 11 марта 2015
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Best Mega-Sites
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For Collectors
Winery Direct
Tips &Tools
About Us
Hybrid Sites
Best East Coast Sites
About Amazon
Big Discounts
vintages 101
Notes & Quotes
wine clubs
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Best Mega-Sites
Flash Sales
For Collectors
Winery Direct
Tips &Tools
About Us
Hybrid Sites
Best East Coast Sites
About Amazon
Big Discounts
vintages 101
Notes & Quotes
wine clubs
WTSO & Marathon Flash Sales
vivino continued
northwest wines
wine clubs-2
nakedwine continued
Direct from the Winery
Best New Winery Direct Site
This is the address of an organization representing several small wineries who have banded together to market direct to consumers.
Most of the wineries are from Napa and are high-end brands.
The core wineries are these:
Blackbird Vineyards
Switchback Ridge
These are real wineries that can be visited. Blackbird has a tasting room in Yountville. Most are making high-end Cabernets, and both Juslyn and Switchback Ridge are enjoying cult-like status.
But this site also offers a wine or two from Bacio Divino, one of my favorites, as well as a quality winery from Argentina: Recuerdo.
That winery's newest Malbec, the 2013, is being offered direct this week for $16 a bottle, with free shipping on 4 or more bottles. That's a good deal for Malbec fans.
Check out the site and if interested, you can subscribe to get updates on the offers.
Terre Rouge and Easton Wines
Website: www.terrerougewines.com
Here's a long-time favorite winery that periodically offers super web deals. It pretty much conforms to everyone's image of a mom & pop, small production, artisan winery that enjoys a loyal following.
Wines from Rhone varieties are labeled Terre Rouge and various Zinfandels are marketed as Easton Wines, named after proprietor, Bill Eason.
Around Memorial Day weekend, it had two deals on the table.
The first was a 4-bottle showcase of Easton Zinfandel from Amador County for $115 with shipping included. These Zins will be featured at the annual ZAP tasting.
The ZAP 4 pack includes one bottle each of:
2013 EASTON Zinfandel, Amador County
2011 EASTON Zinfandel, Rinaldi Vineyard, Fiddletown
2010 EASTON Zinfandel, Estate, Shenandoah Valley
2009 EASTON Obscura, Late Harvest, Rinaldi Vineyard, Fiddletown.
Mix up a case and also get our 15% case discount."
This offer is good only on the website.
Terre Rouge is noted for its Syrah and Rhone blends.
I'd strongly recommend these wines:
2013 Terre Rouge Garrigue, a blend of Syrah and Cabernet for $20 before discount.
2015 Vin Gris d"Amador, a lively blend of Rhone varieties and a great summer sipper. Not yet released.
2010 Terre Rouge Grenache "Autre," which is a Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre blend that comes across like a lovely Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Full price: $30


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Free Maid of Honor Speeches
While it can be quite flattering to be asked to be maid of honor, it can also be a lot of work. Not only do you have to assist the bride with the wedding planning, the shower and even the bachelorette party, but you most likely also have to give a toast at the reception. Even if you don't want to use a free speech as your official toast, it can provide just the inspiration you need to help you write your own when you're mentally blocked due to the pre-wedding stress.
Sample Speeches
There are two different ways to go with your speech. You can either be sentimental or funny. To decide which is best, consider the bride and what she would likely prefer. It can depend on the tone of the wedding as well.
Open the templates of these speeches and edit them using Adobe Reader. Fill your own information in with the details requested between the brackets to personalize whichever speech you prefer.
Sentimental Speech
If you have fond memories from your youth with the bride, use the template for the sentimental speech at the upper right. This template allows you to share how you met and what the bride meant to you through the years. It also allows you to share the bride's first thoughts upon meeting her groom, something that is sure to be special to him and everyone listening.
Funny Speech
A funny speech, like the one in the template to the right, is perfect if the bride has a great sense of humor and some cute quirks she wouldn't mind you sharing with everyone. For example, you could share a couple silly stories about how the bride likes cheese snacks dipped in dressing or that as a child, she tried to make toast in a VCR. The silliness continues as you share a couple impersonal dating tidbits and how you knew it was different with the groom. Pick this speech template if you know the bride wouldn't mind a few chuckles at her expense.
Writing Tips
If you want to write the speech yourself, it helps to have preparation time instead of stressing to put something together at the last minute. Gather your thoughts and ideas, and write them down. You'll find that if you refer back to and edit your thoughts over a period of time, your speech may almost write itself. Popular things to include are as follows:
- Introduce yourself and state your relationship to the bride and how long you've known her. Some of the guests may not have met you before.
- Thank the bride for asking you to be the maid of honor.
- Talk a little about the couple. How did they meet? What were your first impressions? When did you realize that they were meant for each other?
- Start in the past and end in the future. Begin speaking of your history with her and end with a mention of her bright future with her new husband.
- Use a quote or a poem from someone famous regarding relationships.
- Finally, end the maid of honor speech on a happy and upbeat note, and express good wishes for the couple.
Make your speech about five or so minutes long. It will be easier for you to remember, and it will leave enough time for others to toast the couple as well. Don't mention religion or politics unless it is imperative to the speech, for example if the couple met at the Democratic National Convention. Keep humor PG so that you do not embarrass the bride or offend anyone. Remember to invite the guests to lift their glasses, and don't forget to bring your own drink as well. It does not have to be alcoholic.
Additional Free Resources
When you're looking for speech resources, consider ones that are specific to your situation like a maid of honor speech for sisters if you're the bride's sibling. A few websites that have sample speeches include:
- Aragia.com - This site has five sweet yet humorous speeches that are good for maids of honor who are very close with the bride. Each is approximately five minutes long.
- Presentation Helper - This site has only one sample speech, but it is a good one. It is designed to follow the best man's speech and is very sweet and sentimental.
Additional Advice
Once you've written your speech, practice it a few times before you have to give it at the wedding and ask others to listen and give their input. If you're more comfortable with it, this can help banish some of the jitters. Don't worry about memorizing it completely. It's perfectly fine to use note cards or even a full sheet of paper. Most likely, you will not be the only one doing so. It can be nerve wracking to be asked to make a wedding speech, but after checking out different maid of honor speeches you can become inspired to share your thoughts and congratulations with the happy couple in a comfortable and meaningful way.


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About ISSTD Special Interest Groups:
ISSTD Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are open to all ISSTD Members who have specific interest in certain areas of the field. ISSTD SIGs have been developed by members for members, and are geared to provide ISSTD members with particular in-depth interest in certain areas related to trauma and dissociation. As a member in good standing, you are entitled to join as many SIGs as you'd like. Information about the various SIGs and contact information for each SIG's chair can be found in the following links. Since the inception of SIGs in 2008, ISSTD has had several SIGs form. Some of those closed due to lack of interest and/or participation. Others are still open but inactive.
Currently Active Special Interest Groups:
Child & Adolescent Special Interest Group
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ISSTD Special Interest Groups and StatusISSTD SIGs and status: Child and Adolescent SIG (C&A SIG)—open, active. Creative Arts SIG (CA SIG)—open, active. Psychotherapy Research SIG—formed, inactive. Psychosis SIG—formed, inactive. Ritual Abuse/Mind Control SIG (RA/MC SIG)—open, active. Veterans SIG—formed, inactive, currently closed.
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If you are interested in more information about any of the SIGs, or have a Special Interest Group you might wish to explore the possibility of opening, feel free to contactcontact HQ at [email protected] Guidelines for submitting an application to form a Special Interest Group can be found here.
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Can growth continue indefinitely? Hm. Let's think about what compound growth really means.
'Let us imagine that in 3030BC the total possessions of the people of Egypt filled one cubic metre. Let us propose that these possessions grew by 4.5% a year. How big would that stash have been by the Battle of Actium in 30BC? This is the calculation performed by the investment banker Jeremy Grantham (not of Downton Abbey-fame) Go on, take a guess. Ten times the size of the pyramids? All the sand in the Sahara? The Atlantic ocean? The volume of the planet? A little more?'
Please, please, please read this article by journalist and environmental activist George Monbiot to find out (the above paragraph is shamelessly plagiarized from the article, in fact).
Or read my ridiculously concise summary. Here it is.
1) If we go on like this the planet is f…..
2) If we f… up the planet, we're f….., too.
3) In other words: 'If we can't change our economic system, our number's up.'
4) 'The mother narrative to all this is carbon-fuelled expansion: Our ideologies are mere subplots.' (cf. here)
5) Do the maths yourselves or read this article by investment banker Jeremy Grantham. It's not very CSR, I promise.
6) Did you click the article? No? Why not? No interest? Bit embarrassed maybe? Not a topic for polite conversation?
7) Exactly the point Monbiot makes. We're destroying the planet's biosphere. It's blindingly obvious to everyone who gives it a single, not particularly clever thought. But the one thing that cannot be sorted out later is the great taboo: