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Sweet Potatoes Rock...Sweet Potato Casserole Rules
I've NEVER liked sweet potatoes - until now and I LOVE this. You've got to try it. It's been a constant on our Thanksgiving Day table for the past seven years. And, we have Crooked Sky's organically grown sweet potatoes at our Farmer's Market.
5 medium size sweet potatoes. boil and mash - should be around 3 cups. Mix with the mashed sweet potatoes:
2 eggs beaten
1/2 c - 3/4 c sugar
1/2 stick of melted butter
1/2 t. nutmeg and cinnamon
1 c milk (we use whole/organic milk)
mix this together - well.
Place in a buttered 9x12 inch pan and bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
the topping:
3/4 crushed cornflakes
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c brown sugar and 1/2 stick of melted butter Mix this and spread over the top of the baked casserole. then bake for 8 - 10 minutes


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Cubs Minor League Daily: South Bend Is Still In First, Contreras Hit Streak
The Iowa Cubs are a streaky team, and right now that streak is a slide. They've dropped three straight, fallen back under .500 at 29-30, and are in second place, a game and a half behind Oklahoma City. The Pacific Coast League does not do a split season, though, so the Cubs have plenty of time to streak their way back into first place and on into the playoffs. After today's game at home, they'll head to Colorado Springs and Memphis for the rest of the week.
At 26-36, the Smokies are in last place and out of first half title contention. They've lost three in a row and have a league worst twelve wins at home. That does not bode well for the rest of their home series against Chattanooga, through Tuesday. After that the Smokies head to Jackson, and then the first half comes to an end. If they win the second half, they can still qualify for the post season.
The Pelicans, despite playing good baseball and owning a 33-28 record that is third best in the league, have an elimination number of just four. Barring a complete collapse by Salem, the Pelicans will not win the first half title and will need to win the second half to make the playoffs. If they are going to pull off the miracle comeback, they'll be able to start it at home against Frederick on Monday. After three by the beach the Pelicans head north to wrap up the first half with five games in Potomac.
In the South Bend Cubs, however, the organization has a first place team. The 37-24 Cubs hold a one game lead over West Michigan and a game and a half lead over Lake County. That game and a half is important since two teams from each half will make the Midwest League playoffs from each division. Their margin for error is small, but if they just keep winning, their playoff ticket is guaranteed. Their magic number is ten.
The Cubs play in Bowling Green today, then start three in Dayton on Monday. They wrap up the first half with a three game series at home against none other than Lake County, the team currently half a game out of the playoffs. It would be nice if the Cubs could widen their lead a bit before Lake County comes to town.
Triple A: Iowa Cubs
Round Rock 14, Iowa 9
If you guessed that the wind was blowing out, you guessed right.
- Aaron Brooks: 3 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K. This was his first rehab start.
- Willson Contreras: 2 for 4, 2B. Seventeen game hitting streak, and his line is up to a crazy .353/.444/.595.
- Mark Zagunis: 2 for 4, 3B, BB
- John Andreoli: 1 for 4, 3B, BB
- David Freitas: 3 for 5, 2 2B
Double A: Tennessee Smokies
Chattanooga 8, Tennessee 1
The Smokies scored in the ninth to avoid the shutout.
- Duane Underwood: 6 IP, 4 R, 10 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Chesny Young: 2 for 4, 2B
- Billy McKinney: 2 for 4
- Daniel Lockhart: 1 for 2, BB
High A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Myrtle Beach 2, Lynchburg 1
The Pelicans took advantage of Lynchburg's mistakes to win a tight game on the road.
- Zach Hedges: 7.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K. His ERA is 2.25.
- Tommy Thorpe: 1 IP, 1 H
- Jason Vosler: 1 for 4, 2B
- Jeffrey Baez: 1 for 4, 2B
- Gioskar Amaya: 2 for 3, 2B, BB, HR
Low A: South Bend Cubs
Bowling Green 7, South Bend 4
The Cubs jumped to a four run first inning lead, but let it slip away almost immediately.
- Casey Bloomquist: 4 IP, 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K. Only one earned run leaves his ERA at 2.76.
- Eloy Jimenez: 2 for 4, 2B
- Roberto Caro: 1 for 2, BB
Other Notes
- Now that the draft is out of the way, we can start to look forward to those draftees getting into games. For many of them, that will happen when the Arizona Rookie League fires up. The AZL Cubs will open their season at home against the AZL Brewers on Monday, June 20. Rosters for Arizona will probably be locked down sometime in the middle of this week, and should contain a lot of international free agents and 2015 draft picks as well as some 2016 draftees. More 2016 draftees will be added as they sign.
- The Eugene Emeralds, meanwhile, open their Northwest League season on Friday, June 17 in Eugene. The Emeralds are likely to feature some very high ceiling pitching prospects in Dylan Cease and Bryan Hudson, not to mention very intriguing outfield prospect D.J. Wilson. The final roster for Eugene may include a couple 2016 draftees, but will likely consist more heavily of last years draft and international free agent class. That roster should be announced around Wednesday of this week.
- Eugene is not part of the MiLB.tv network (sadly), but their second series is on the road in Hillsboro. Hillboro IS part of MiLB.tv, so if you want an early look at some of the youngest prospects in the Cubs' organization, get ready for June 20 – June 22.
- Barring a DL stint for Montero or Ross, I don't see Contreras coming to the majors until Iowa's season is winding down. But when his call does come, he intends to be ready. To that end, he's studying Cubs' games to learn how Cubs' pitchers attack hitters. That's… really smart, actually. Here's hoping it pays off.

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Our four days in Diu were immensely soothing to our travel-worn minds. One day, 4PM rolled around, and I sat on the beach asking what we did that day. Oh yeah, we woke up, had breakfast, chatted with people, went to the ice cream shop, and took a tuktuk to the beach. A very eventful day indeed. That's about how it went. There were a few other travellers staying at our lovely church hostel and we ended up having a couple of profound conversations. We did also have some strange Indian people experiences. One day an old guy in sunglasses followed us around the beach, so we started blabbing off in vaguely Cantonese-sounding gibberish with angry words inserted. On the way to the bus stop, Eman called our travel agency to double check our bus time. She must have asked, "So the bus to Mumbai leaves at 10:30?" about 5 times in the course of the conversations and was answered each time with a confused "What?!?" and the obligatory "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. . ." I think the guy couldn't really understand, but it was pretty amusing to listen too.
We got on our bus to Mumbai at 10AM. Our little sleeper cabin was a box about 6'x4'x3' that we shared for 24 hours. It actually went by really fast, though the toilet breaks were a little yucky. Since when does a tile floor with a drain count as a toilet? You just squat and go wherever. yum. We got into Mumbai around 9:30AM the next day, passing by a few poverty-sticken areas on the way.
We easily found the Salvation Army hostel ($4 for a bed and breakfast) and went for a wander around town that encompassed cricket fields, the gateway of India, lots of old victorian buildings, a supermarket, and of course some snacks. We went to one place where Eman got the South Indian specialty masala dosa. It's kind of like a crepe that's crispy and you dip it into a nice masala sauce. I got an awesome thali (set meal with about 10 different things) for about 80 cents. Walking around made us really tired and hot, so we stopped in about an hour later for falooda, a Mumbai specialty. It is sweet syrup, milk, and ice cream with noodles. Very odd but very delicious.
Tomorrow we have a date for Slumgdog Millionare in a nearby theater.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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- Louis said...
I could go for a falooda.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Doug Wothke, World-Traveller
We met Doug several places over the years, first I think was at the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum show in Birmingham, Alabama a few years back, and then we ran into him again at V-Twin Expo and also The Horse Smokeout, I think. You may recognize Doug from The Horse Backstreet Choppers in his series of articles of riding all over the world on H-D choppers. He is currently in Siberia, and has recently gone through Croatia, Austria, Bosnia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. And I mean recently as in the last couple of months.
Below is a map showing Doug's route, and here is a bit about his trip in his own words:
"So I wanna go to Magadan. Why? well why not? No Harley has attempted this road before. The last 2500 miles or so is unpaved, not really 'chopper friendly' with many missing bridges, water crossings, sand, swamp, mug, gravel, & all kinds of fun terrain. Its known as the 'Road of Bones' because of all the prisoners that died when sent here to make the road back during the Stalin/Gulag era. They just put the bodies in the roadbed, & kept up with the progress.
As I've ridden across Russia already, I'm gonna take a more southern route. A lot of these places I haven't been to before, & am really looking forward to it. The big variation of the route as of now, is whether I can get a visa to cross Iran, or if I will have to go around it. I hope to get one, but not so easy for an American. From Magadan, I'll head south by boat to Vladivostok, then ride back to europe, so this will be about equal to 2 RTW trips in one summer. Should be fun!"
Look closely for the Lowbrow Weirdo sticker on Doug's bike. Thanks for representing, Doug! Check out more of his world travels and up to date photos and writeups (look under the forum section) of his crazy travels at his website motosapiens.org.
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I'm a mother of 5 children, ranging from ages 0 to 4 years old. I know what it's like to go through loads and piles of baby clothes. It's unmanageable, a space waster and very expensive. Usually when you have your first child, you would save the clothes for the next baby. That's how I dressed my second daughter. When pregnant once again, I discovered that I was having a set of twin boys. I realized that not one outfit that I had saved previously would suit my twin boys. That meant, a whole new wardobe, times 2! It was very expensive for my husband and I. It became apparent to me that there needed to be clothing that can be used for a longer period of time and that can be affordable for all parents who desire having a family.
Zip IN is one solution to this problem. It is an expandable onesie that suits babies from the age of 3 months to 12 months. This allows the buyer to purchase clothing outside of the usual age parameter that is used in the baby market today and using a simple onesie for a longer duration of time. When the time comes to get a bigger size, simply switch to the next size up (12-24 months) as every baby, including yours, continues to grow overtime.
It's simple- dress to impress and unzip to make it fit. Every parent likes to dress their child in their favorite styles. So, we will be adding a range of different colors, designs and graphics that will suit all babies, and include the best materials to provide comfort and ease to your growing toddler and child.
This is the beginning of a new way of dressing your toddlers and not worrying about breaking the bank when it comes to buying your child the right clothing. A child's growth period is unpredictable and you don't want to alternate between countless outfits just to be satisfied with what they are wearing for the day. A child deserves comfort, ease and originality and that's what Zip IN will provide for your growing child.


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The Real San Antonio City Overview Tour
*Please note, sometimes we're having a great time and may get back a few minutes after our scheduled ending time. We hate to limit fun, so please plan for a few extra minutes so we can be leisurely, leave time for questions and detours, of course!
Experience the real San Antonio
Take a stroll through the history of San Antonio with this fun, interactive and totally unique San Antonio tour! We start with a guided tour of the magnificent Mission San Jose, then head to the historic King William District for a stroll through the most elegant neighborhood in the city.
Along the way, we'll drive by some major attractions and learn about the history, people, food, and culture of San Antonio so you get a complete overview of the city. If you want an intimate, offbeat and FUN tour, this is the one for you. Like we always say, come as strangers, leave as friends!
Only $25 for a 2-hour tour
Fridays and Saturdays: 10 am – 12 pm
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Q: What is an Internet Exchange
Point (IXP or IX) anyways?
Here is a video describing what an Internet Exchange (IX) is, produced by EuroIX, a consortium of European-based Internet exchanges.
Another way to look at it is to make the analogy with an airport. Airlines make an agreement with an airport for landing rights so that the airline can attract more business from customers who want to go through there, on the way to other destinations.
Q: Why are you a not-for-profit
Q: What is peering?
Q: What is BGP?
Q: Who can connect to OttIX?
Q: Why would someone want to or
not want to connect to an Internet exchange?
Conversely, there are some very good reasons to use an Internet exchange:
Q: How many peers does OttIX
Q: How do I peer with OttIX?
Q: What routes traffic at OttIX?
In either case, BGP version 4 is required for all peering sessions. Using a protocol such as IS-IS or OSPF (or even IGRP, EIGRP or RIP) is NOT permitted for both Internet operations and security reasons.
Q: What do I need to peer with OttIX?
Q: What is the smallest port service OttIX offers?
Q: How much does it cost to
establish a connection to OttIX?
Q: What facilities are available
at OttIX?
There's also an availability matrix listing port availability on the OttIX switch fabrics.
Q: What does my local-loop
provider need to know to install the connection?
Q: Is it OK to use a PC as a router?
Q: Will you allow transit?
In short, yes absolutely!
Q: Will I be able to co-locate a router at OttIX?
Q: Will I be able to co-locate a
server at OttIX?
Q: Does OttIX have a backup power source?
Q: What protocols can I run over
Q: Does OttIX support jumbo
Q: What applications will work
over OttIX? Will VOIP work?
Q: How are statistics calculated?
What about that snazzy graph at the main page?
For internal purposes, we do count and monitor traffic on the inter-switch trunks and ports to ensure that traffic levels are not saturating the links, which would be a huge detriment to our peers. These stats are not hidden from our peers, precisely so that they can hold OttIX to account. They are available to members via the Portal.
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Arsenal have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Lyon Midfielder, Corentin Tolisso. The midfielder has been impressing for the French club since he made his debut a couple of seasons ago.
A host of European clubs are after his signature, however the report claims that Arsenal and Barcelona are the teams with the best chance of signing him.
The France international has however given a clear indication about where he will move to, if he does move away from Lyon.
The midfielder claims he has dreams of playing in the top five European leagues, but he was more attracted to The Italian and English league.
Arsenal want to add Tolisso to their squad, as they prepare to lose most of their stars this season. They have a host of players whose deals will expire after next season, and the club has shown little willingness to offer them new deals.
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We used to resign ourselves to living with many things that are now viewed as intolerable -- second-hand cigarette smoke, racial slurs, sexual harassment and, now, stalking.
Thank heavens for this turnaround. Why shouldn't we can pass laws against these hurtful things?
Stalking, for example, has always been a great injustice in our justice system. Police have been powerless to arrest or charge people who threaten or follow us until they break a law, such as trespassing or inflicting assault.
Those who suspect they are being stalked -- women, usually -- have little choice but to wait for the stalker to attack. Then an arrest can be made. By then, the victim also could be dead.


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18 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons salt
whatever else you would add to an omelet
Preheat oven to 325°. Place butter in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and set in hot oven to melt. Tilt dish to coat bottom with butter. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, sour cream, milk, and salt together until blended. Stir in additional ingredients of your choice. Pour into baking dish. Bake until eggs are set but moist, about 35 minutes. Garnish as desired.
Serves 12. Easily halved.
Adapted from Kim Warnick's Baked Omelet published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on June 28, 2010.


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Adapting a video game franchise to the silver screen has advantages, like instant name recognition, but it's not unusual for game-based movies to die at the box office. Director Mike Newell ("Donnie Brasco," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") says he and his crew took steps to help "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" avoid that fate.
"We wanted to make it emotionally real," Newell says. "So we did a huge amount of work at the script stage, at the rehearsal stage."
For Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the title character, Prince Dastan, that meant doing more than simply attempting live-action recreations of video game action sequences.
"There were times on set where we would do some sort of stunt that mimicked something from the game," Gyllenhaal says, "and (producer) Jerry (Bruckheimer) would say, 'Well, wait a second. Why did he do that? You know, we need to have that be based in the storyline.'
"Everything had to be based emotionally in the storyline, so we had to come up with a reason why he flipped upside down over a horse. And we did."
Jordan Mechner, who created the "Prince of Persia" video game series in the late 1980s, says he thinks the game's transition to the big screen will work for a variety of reasons.
"I've been making games for 20 years, and I love games," he says. "But not every video game should be a movie. I think 'Prince of Persia' lends itself well for a lot of reasons. One of them is that it's set in this fantastical world of 1,0001 knights that hasn't been brought to film in this way in a long, long time. ... 'Prince of Persia' is a game that was really inspired in the first place by movies, by those great, old-fashioned, romantic swashbuckling adventure movies."
The film is set in Medieval Persia and follows Dastan's adventures as he allies himself with a mysterious princess in an attempt to protect an ancient dagger with the power to turn back time. Gyllenhaal is joined by actors Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina and Ben Kingsley. Although the filmmakers say they took care to make sure the movie seems real and isn't merely an ode to the game, Gyllenhaal seems to have a healthy respect for the source material.
"I played the first, original (game) when I was I don't know how old," he says. "Then I started playing the game really pretty intensely while we were doing research, particularly for stunt research. I'd be in the middle of shooting and we'd go back to the trailer and I'd be playing a game. Then I'd see a move and I'd like call the stunt guys into the trailer and I'd be like, 'Hey, you guys. Check out this move. Can we try it?'"
Gyllenhaal says he considers the film his first as an action star, and he enjoyed the physicality required to pull it off. But filming wasn't always easy.
"It got a little bit dicey towards the end because everybody saw that I liked doing things that were a little bit dangerous, so we tried our hand at things that were pushing it," he says. "There's this one fight towards the middle of the movie... with my (on screen) brother. He has an axe and I'm fighting him with my sword and a shield ... There were a few times where the axe came so close to my face."
Newell says Gyllenhaal's willingness to take such risks add to the cinematic experience.
"The film would have been infinitely less unless he had done the enormous number of stunts that he actually did," Newell says. "He's a wonderful actor and that's, I'm sure, why we chose him in the first place, but then he showed this extraordinary disposition simply to take that stuff on."
'Persia' director strove to keep game story real
Adapting a video game franchise to the silver screen has advantages, like instant name recognition, but it's not unusual for game-based movies to die at the box office. Director Mike Newell ("Donnie Brasco," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") says he and his crew took steps to help "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" avoid that fate.


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Bonfire Grill is a recent addition to the restaurants in Tomball, Texas. Located on Main Street, Bonfire Grill occupies the shell of a 1940s gas station and is nearby the public access area where events like the Annual Tomball German Festival are held.
Previously home to Patsy's Restaurant, the old service station turned restaurant, sports an authentic Wood Fired Pizza Oven imported from Milan. While they do offer pizza, the menu at Bonfire Grill has a wide variety of lunch and dinner options. Their single page, printed menu is enhanced by various chalkboards and other media with special menu items and adult beverage listings.
On this Friday night visit, we were joined by our friends, a couple from the Tomball area. Here's what they had to say about the atmosphere:
"Our first impression of Bonfire Grill was that the interior was well done - it's intimate, but not overly crowded, and the decor is fun. I liked the lighting and the open kitchen concept. One negative - the giant mirror directly across from the toilet is... unflattering. I get it - you want your guests to be able to get a full-view look at themselves before they head back out to their dining mates - but in the meantime, there are just some things that don't need to be scrutinized."
Wild Thing Sports Bar recently opened near the intersection of FM 1488 Interstate 45 just along the boundary of The Woodlands, and inside the southern ETJ of Conroe. Attempting to capitalize on the theme fairly dominated by places like Twin Peaks, Hooters, Bombshells and the like, Wild Thing offers a wide open seating area with high ceilings, multiple television screens, and of course, female servers all clad in very small outfits. There were two of us visiting Wild Thing today, a first visit for us both. Immediately after arriving, we were told from across the large expanse of vacant seating - and seventy plus flat screens playing every sports station and Lady Gaga - to sit anywhere we liked. The ambiance was nice in that it was very open and the wait-staff seemed friendly enough.
The interior design is reminiscent of Twin Peaks in Shenandoah minus the corporate budget. This photo shows some twenty-seven (27) Flat Screen TV's but there were dozens more which aren't pictured. Wild Thing likely has more TV's per square inch than the other guys - giving them a clear edge during major sporting events; if you can't find your favorite team at Wild Thing, they probably aren't being aired that day.
As a self-proclaimed foodie and amateur wine taster, I like to occasionally walk on the wild side of both. So curiosity lead me to visit "Wild Thing" Bar and Grill for a late lunch. Parking was near empty which is usually an indication of two things. One - that the lunch crowd had finished and gone back to their daily slavery or, the place "sucks." Well, sucks is a fairly strong description, so let's mosey on in to this "Modern Day Rustic Saloon" and check it out.
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MacIT - IT814: Mountain Lion Security for the System Administrator
Thursday January 31, 2013 11:55am - 12:40pm
Thursday January 31, 2013 11:55am - 12:40pm
For my fifth year in a row, I'll be presenting at Macworld MacIT conference in January of 2013! I'll be presenting on two topics this year:
Thursday January 31, 2013 10:20am - 11:05am
Wow, I can honestly say that this year's Macworld was awesome! The fans and sponsors were great, but I must give my biased applause towards the speakers and...
Friday, January 27, 2012 (10:20am - 11:05am)
Pictures from Macworld 2011 in San Francisco, CA.
January 29, 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM)
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We are once again official event videographers for Pernod Ricard Malaysia, hired to shoot the Royal Salute Polo Cup. Pernod Ricard is the world's co-leader in wines and spirits. Royal Salute is one of Pernod Ricard's premium brands.
Here are some frame grabs from our recent video shoot of the Royal Salute Polo Cup match. These are extracted from the HD video we edited with Edius.
The entire polo match was shot using the Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G telephoto lens. This lens shines for use in outdoor sports, wildlife situations. I don't recommend this lens for indoor use as it is a little slow (F4.5-5.6). Unless you are willing to compensate with a high ISO, the 70-300mm should be used for brightly lit situations. The Sony G 70-300mm lens worked beautifully at outdoors, at long distances.
One very important word of advice when using a focal length of this magnitude… put it on a tripod, especially when shooting videos. A monopod is close to useless if you don't have years of practice. Even then, fast moving subjects like a horse blazing after a ball will put you off balance.
Event videographers would benefit greatly from Sony's SLT cameras. The autofocus helps a lot. In the case of sports videography, it becomes even more crucial- subjects are moving too fast to focus manually.
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Arntzen is a good player, and his instrumental style is not that closely associated with Baker's. Since many of these tunes are performed as ballads, Leif Arntzen does get to play them in an atmospheric fashion, but I wouldn't associate the trumpet work per se with Baker. Arntzen is a bopper and a fluent one. The closest he gets is on Russ Freeman's mid-'50s swinger "Happy Little Sunbeam," a favorite of Chet's during his Pacific Jazz period, in which Arntzen matches the punchy up-tempo Baker persona.
What really closes this gap is Arntzen's vocals, which make full use of the song's verses (Baker rarely used them). Arntzen's own voice is much better than Baker's, and I just don't know if he is holding back in order to get close to the Baker vocal style. While tunes like "Do it the Hard Way," "Silver Lining" and "It Could Happen To You" are accurately recreated from the period recordings, the casual listener would probably find a close affinity to the originals. Yet Baker's vocals, considered heartbreaking or effete (choose your preference) are not entirely matched.
That's not meant to say "close but no cigar." I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this session for its own merits. The interaction, especially the work of guitarist Keith Ganz, is especially commendable, although I can't recall Baker working with a guitarist during the 1950s. Having stepped in my own trap, permit me to rephrase that last thought.
It is not important here to duplicate the voice or instrumentation of Chet Baker. What does count is how enjoyable this album is, regardless of comparisons.
Visit Leif Arntzen on the web.
Track Listing: Autumn Leaves; My Funny Valentine; Happy Little Sunbeam; Silver Lining; I Can't Get Started; Do It The Hard Way; My Ideal; Playpen; Everything Happens to Me; Jumpin' Off A Clef; You're Driving Me Crazy; It Could Happen To You.
Personnel: Leif Arntzen: trumpet, vocals; Will Woodard: bass; Keith Ganz: electric guitar; Vito Leszcak: drums.
Title: Channeling Chet | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Gwendoline Records


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How super adorable and gorgeous are these 2! I cannot wait for their wedding next year.
{He Asked, She Said Yes}
I recently did a photo shoot that was actually a secret proposal 🙂 I had wanted to do one of these for quite some time and was thrilled when Basil contacted me.
Isabel (his now fiance) and Basil's sister had "gifted" Basil a couples photo shoot for his birthday (well so Isabel thought) with the help of Basil's sister this was all set up and was in fact Basil's idea and his gift to Isabel. Are you with me? haha
He had planned to propose to her during this photo shoot so we could capture it all. It was quite fun planning & scheming and all along Isabel had absolutely no idea (even when Basil secretly gave the ring box to my husband and then my hubby had to get it back to him right before he proposed) there was a lot of secret business happening that day.
We started out at the City Botanic Gardens (which is where Isabel wanted to have the photos).
And then we went to Victoria Gold Complex (for the proposal) which is where this lovely couple had their first date. We played dumb when Isabel had mentioned that Basil thought it might be nice to have a few photos at this spot.
Then the nerves kicked in…
and then this is when the magic happened!
We felt so honoured to able to capture this precious moment in their lives. Congratulations to such a wonderful couple!
{Dylan & Kandy} // Cabarita
{Jayde & Danielle} 2.8.2014 //Yarra Valley
Jayde & Danielle were married in Yarra Valley – 2nd August 2014. It was a beautiful trip down to Melbourne. Jayde & Danielle were amazing hosts along with their families. We felt very looked after.
It was freezing but spectacular! We love that they both allowed for their wedding to be unique and special & really reflect them as a couple. This wedding was definitely that! They are both so very in love and also have so much love for their friends and family. We were truly blessed to be a part of capturing their special day.
{Matti & Anita} Engagement //July 2014
2014 – The Year in Review
I cannot believe we are now very much in the year of 2015!
We had a wonderful time throughout 2014, meeting & photographing many new & some regular clients. Its always an honour to be a part of capturing these special moments in peoples lives.
We decided for 2014 to take on a bit less (but it still ended up being a crazy big year) but its was an adventure and we are so grateful for it! We got to do a wedding in Melbourne and also one up north at Paronella Park which was an amazing experience. Thank you so much to all of our clients and followers, we appreciate your love & support so much!
Now very much specializing & focusing on weddings and engagement sessions, I still LOVE doing maternity sessions and then the odd glamour shoot here and there. I felt like I didnt really have the time to do many shoots just for my own creativity and fun which is something I want to take the time out for this year to do. So stay tuned…. but in the meantime please enjoy looking through some of our highlights throughout 2014.
And for those interested, here is our Year in Review from 2013.
{Markus & Melina} Branell Homestead 17.5.14
Markus & Melina were married at Branell Homestead and as you can see for yourself, it is a stunning location! Absolutely perfect for a country/vintage styled wedding.
It was a perfect day (it did look like it was going to rain at one point during photos but it blew away and gave us a spectacular sunset!)
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{Tim & Erika} Engaged
Ok so I don't like to be too biased with my photo shoots but I must say this engagement sessions has been one of my all time favourites to date! Erika is actually my amazing hair dresser – go check out Alexander Woulfe. But a side from that she along with her fiance are just absolutely stunning, genuine & loving people.
By looking at these photos you WOULD think they are both models but no, they are just everyday (well plus some extra gorgeousness) people like you and me who had their engagement shoot and TOTALLY rocked it!
They wanted to have a bit of a 1940's/50's theme to their shoot as they both love getting dressed up so it was perfect for them and I love that the photo shoot ended up with a bit of a Notebook style/theme to it. (which is one of my all time fav movies!)
I was oohing and aahing through their whole shoot and pretty much didn't want it to end. They were both a delight to photograph and to say I am super excited about their wedding next year would be an understatement!
Enjoy their images below…
{Best Friends} Photoshoot
When Sarah wanted to surprise her best friend with a fun photo shoot for her birthday, I asked her what they were both into, & of course, the top of the list was shoes and fashion! So I thought we could recreate a bit of a fun girly bedroom out in the forest as a fun backdrop for an awesome best friends photo shoot. I thought we could go with a whimsical, pretty look, a party/going out look and then end with a funky, rock/grunge look with the tutus and big hair.
It was so much fun to do and we were all so happy with the outcome. A massive shout out to Erika who styled the girls hair throughout the session – Alexandra Woulfe and also to Clarissa for her gorgeous tutus – Venice & Me


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必修 3
unit 1
Festivals and celebrations 1 (hold) everywhere since
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds
ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate 2 end of cold weather, planting 3 spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes 4
( celebrate) would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve 5 food was difficult 6 (find), especially
during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many origins , some religious, some seasonal, Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held ancestors, 10 8 (honour )the dead or to 11 9 (satisfied) the 7 some for special people or events.
might return
to help or to do harm. For the
Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense 12 (纪念)their ancestors. They also light 13 (lamp) and
play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead 14 early
November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes 15 "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts 17 origin in old
16 the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had
18 (belive)about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a 19 (children) festival, 20 they can dress up and go to their
neighbours'homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.
Festivals to Honour People Festivals can also 1 (hold) to honour famous people .The Dragon 2 (honor) 3 famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. 4 (arrive) of
Boat Festival in China
In the USA Columbus Day is in memory of the
Christopher Columbus in New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader India's 6 ( independent) from Britain. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful 7 their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural 5 helped gain
work is over. In European countries,people will usually decorate churches and town halls 8 flowers and fruit,and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards 9 their farm produce, like the 10
(big) watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes. Spring Festivals The most 1 (energy)and important festivals are the 2 that look
forward 3 the end of winter and to the
4 (come) of spring. At the
Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There 5 dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some
Western countries have very 6 (excite) carnivals,
take place
forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is 8 important religious and
social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, 9
(cover)with cherry tree flowers, looks as thought it is covered with pink snow. People love to get together to eat , drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud work for a little while. 10 our customs and forget our
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必修 3 UNIT2 COME AND EAT HERE (1) Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant 1 (feel) very
frustrated. It had been a very strange morning. Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of 2 (barbecue )mutton kebabs, roast pork,
stir-flied vegetables and fried rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold. By now his restaurant ought to Why was that? What could 4 3 full of people. But not today!
happened? He thought of his mutton,
beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. "Nothing could be 5 (good)," he thought. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang 6 (hurry) by. "Hello, Lao Li," he called. "Your usual?" But 7 to hear. What was the matter? Something
Li Chang seemed
terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant 8 he always did.
Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. He saw a sign in the window. 9 (tire)of all that fat? Want to lose weight? Come inside Yong Hui's slimming restaurant. Only slimming foods served here. Make yourself thin again! Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The
hostess, a very thin lady, came forward. "Welcome," she said. "My name is Yong Hui. I'll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day." Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There 10 few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables 11 (serve) in
vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies! He had better do some research! At the library Wang Peng was surprised to find that his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong Hui's far too little. Even though her customers might get thin after 12 (eat) Yong Hui's food, they were not
eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit. They would become tired very quickly. Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back home. Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. So he wrote: Want to feel fit and 13 ( energy) ?
Come and eat here! Discounts today! Our food gives you energy all day! The 14 (compete) between the two restaurants was on!
COME AND EAT HERE(2) A week 15 (late), Wang Peng' s restaurant was nearly full and
he felt happier. Perhaps he would be able to earn his living after all and not have to close his restaurant. He did not look forward to 16 (be)
in debt because his restaurant was no longer popular. He smiled as he welcomed some customers warmly at the door but the smile left his face when he saw Yong Hui walking in. She did not look happy but glared 17 him. " May I ask 18 you were doing in my restaurant the other
day? I thought you were a new customer and now I know that you only came to spy on me and my menu," she shouted. "Please excuse me," he calmly explained," I wanted to know last week. I followed one of 19 all my customers had gone
20 and found them in your restaurant. I 21 limited that I
don' t want to upset you, but I found your menu
stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my food. Why don' t you sit down and try a meal?" Yong Hui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoying dumplings and breast of chicken cooked with garlic. When they were served the ice cream,Yong Hui began to look ill. "I feel sick with all this fat and heavy food,"she said,"I miss my vegetables and fruit. "Wang Peng was enjoying 22 second plate of dumplings so he sighed. " Yes," he
added," and I would miss my dumplings and fatty pork. Don't you get
tired quickly?" "Well, I do have to rest a lot," admitted Yong Hui. "But don't you think it would be better if you were a bit thinner? I'm sure you ' d feel much healthier. " They began to talk about menus and 23 (balance )diets. " 24 mine offers a
According to my research, neither your restaurant
balanced diet," explained Wang Peng. "I don' t offer enough fibre and you don' t offer enough body-building and energy-giving food. Perhaps we ought to combine our ideas and provide a balanced menu with food full of energy and fibre. " So that is 25 they did. They served raw
vegetables with the hamburgers and boiled the potatoes rather than frying them. They served fresh fruit with the ice cream. In this way they cut 26
the fat and increased the fibre in the meal. Their balanced diets became27 a success that before long Wang Peng became slimmer and Yong
Hui put on more weight. After some time the two found that their business cooperation had turned into a personal one. Finally they got 28 ( marry ) and lived happily ever after!
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必修 3 Unit 4 HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH No one knows exactly 1 the earth began, as it happened
so long ago. However, according to a widely 2 (accept) theory, the universe began with a "Big Bang" that threw matter 3 all
directions.After that, atoms began to form and combine to create stars and 4 bodies. For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. 5 it was to become was uncertain until
between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became 6 violent that 7 was not clear
whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, 8 were to make the earth's atmosphere. What is even more
important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the 9 (develop) of life. What many 10 (present) of water
scientists believe is that the continued allowed the earth 11
(dissolve) harmful gases and acids into the
oceans and seas. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible
for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first extremely small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas 12 oxygen, 13 encouraged the later
development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They were 14 (follow) in time by land animals. Some were insects. Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well 15 in the water. Later when the plants grew into the first time. They produced young
forests, reptiles appeared 16 generally by 17
(lay ) eggs. After that, some huge animals, called
dinosaurs, developed. They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years. However, 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended. 18 they suddenly disappeared still remains a
mystery. This disappearance made possible the rise of mammals on the earth. These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they gave birth to feed them. Finally about 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals, now 20 hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet. But they are 21 looking after the earth very well. They are putting 22 19 young baby animals and produced milk
too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat
escaping from the earth into space. As a result 23 believe the earth may become 24
this, many scientists
hot to live on. So whether life will 25
continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend whether this problem can be solved. A VISIT TO THE MOON
Last month I was 1 (luck) enough to have a chance to make a trip into space with my friend Li Yanping , 2 astronomer. We visited the moon in our spaceship! Before we left, Li Yanping explained to me that the force of gravity would change three times on our journey and 3 the first
change would be the most powerful. Then we were off. As the rocket rose into the air, we were 4 (push) back into our seats because we 5 hard
were trying to escape the pull of the earth's gravity. It was that we could not say anything to each other. 6
(Gradual) the 7
weight lessened and I was able to talk to him. "Why is the spaceship
falling back to the earth? On the earth if I fall from a tree I will fall to the ground." I asked. "We are too far from the earth now to feel its pull," he explained, "so we feel as if there is no gravity at all. When we get closer to the moon, we shall feel its gravity 9 8 (pull) us, but it will not be
strong a pull as the earth's." I cheered up immediately and floated 10 watch) the earth
weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin become smaller and the moon larger.
When we got there, I wanted to explore immediately. "Come on," I said. "If you are right, my mass will be 11 (little ) than on the
earth because the moon is smaller and I will be able to move more freely. I might even grow taller 12 I stay here long enough. I shall certainly
weigh less!" I laughed and climbed down the steps from the spaceship. But when I tried to step forward, I found I was carried twice as far as on the earth and 13 (fall ) over. "Oh dear," I cried, "walking 14
need a bit of practice now that gravity has changed." After a while I got the hang of it and we began to enjoy 15 .
16 (Leave) the moon's gravity was not as painful as leaving the earth's. But returning to the earth was very 17 watched, amazed as fire broke (frighten). We
18 on the outside of the spaceship as
the earth's gravity increased. Again we were pushed hard into our seats as we came back to land. "That was very exhausting but very exciting too," I said. "Now I know much more 19 gravity! Do you think we could 20 star would
visit some stars next time?" "Of course," he smiled, " you like to go to?"
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必修 3 Unit 5 A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH" Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada 1 (visit)
their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. The thought whole continent was exciting. Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take 3 and their baggage to catch "The True North", the cross-Canada train. 4 the way to the station, he 5 (chat)about their trip. "You're going to see some great scenery. 6 (go)eastward, you'll pass 2 they could cross the
mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less 7 five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you're in Canada's warmest part. People say it is Canada's most beautiful city, 8 (surround) by
mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada's most popular cities to live 9 . Its population is increasing rapidly. The north coast of
Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are over 90 metres."
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That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous 12 the
Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift win thousands of dollars in prizes. After two 14 (day) travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is 13 riding wild horses and can
quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada's population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such 15 empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact 16 ocean ships can sail up
the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any 17 country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world's total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes. That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.
"THE TURE NORTH"FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, 18 (confirm )that fall had arrived in Canada. Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most wealthy city in Canada. They were not leaving 19 Montreal until later,
so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the tall CN Tower and looked across the lake. 20 the distance, they could see the misty cloud
that rose from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake. The water flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea. They saw the 21 (cover) stadium, home of several famous
basketball teams. As they walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu said, "Lin Fei, one of my mother's old schoolmates, lives here. I should phone her from a telephone booth." They met Lin Fei around dusk in downtown Chinatown, one of the three in Toronto. Over dinner at a restaurant Pearl, the cousins chatted with Lin Fei, 23 22 (call) The Pink
had moved to Canada
many years earlier. "We can get good Cantonese food here," Lin Fei told them, "because most of the Chinese people here come from South China, especially Hong Kong. It's too bad you can't go as far as Ottawa, Canada's capital. It's approximately four hundred kilometres northeast of
Toronto, so it would take too long." The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning. At the station, people everywhere were speaking French. There were signs and ads in French, but some of them had English words 24 smaller letters. "We don't leave until this evening," said Liu Qian. "Let's go downtown. Old Montreal is close to the water." They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and 25 (visit) artists in their workplaces
beside the water. As they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad St Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them. "Hello, my name is Henri. I'm a student at the university nearby," he said, "and I was wondering 26 you are from." The girls told him
they were on a train trip across Canada and that they had only one day in Montreal. "That's too bad," he said. "Montreal is a city restaurants and clubs. Most of us speak 27 wonderful
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the city has French culture and traditions. We love good coffee, good bread and good music." That night as the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River toward the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the 29
(distance)east coast, the cousins dreamed of French restaurants and red maple 30 (leaf). 1.to visit 2.that 9.in 3.them 4.on 5.chatted 6.going 7.than
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So I had left off previously talking about the new counter-top we were working on for the trailer. I can't say that it is all complete, but we have made some progress.
We decided to put an epoxy finish over the wood to give it a nice shiny, protective coating. This has turned out to be a little tricky. I am, however, getting ahead of myself.
We started off with the prep work. I took the counter out to our truck shelter which is acting as our work shop. Out there, Kat applied the stain and varnish to it.
Once that was done, I propped it up to it was all as level as I could get it. I taped all of the edges to prevent spill-over and I also prepared a sheet to cover it after we finished the pour.
If you're wondering what the big log in the middle is for, that's to hold up the cover sheet so it doesn't touch the counter.
So, let the pouring begin!
We learned quite a few things doing this. First, epoxy likes it to be warm. The warmer, the quicker it will cure. Secondly, humidity is bad. This will encourage bubbles in your epoxy and that's not a good thing.
Kat and I did this together because the epoxy starts to setup pretty quickly after you mix it. We managed to complete the pouring in short order. Fortunately, the counter-top isn't that big.
Once the pour was completed, I spent some time trying to get rid of some of the bubbles, but that didn't go so well. According to the instructions, gently exhaling on them should make them burst as it supposedly reacts with the CO2 from your breath. Well, I did a lot of blowing and the bubbles didn't pop at all.
I also couldn't spend forever working on this because it was starting to set, and also bugs kept falling in it. We did fish some big ones out and eventually I just covered it.
I used an old shower curtain for the cover, which worked really well. After that we let it sit for a long time, over a week.
When we finally went in to look at it, it was all nice and shiny, but there were a few bugs sticking out of it and lots of bubbles. Also, the tape didn't work quite as well as we had hoped and there were a lot of drips down the sides that we had to shave off.
Here you can see Kat in her bug hat removing the tape.
I took some time and dug out the bugs I could find, as well as many of the bubbles. Then I did a filler coat on top of that. It has since dried, but I plan to do one more final thin coat as that last one came out a bit rough.
I did some searching online and found one website that said the most ideal setup for doing epoxy is in a vacuum. Not having a vacuum chamber readily available, we went with what we had. Hopefully, after this third coat, it will look nice. I'll let you know how it goes after we get that done.


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General Motors Corporation (GM) (NYSE: GM), is a global automaker founded in 1908 with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. It is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2007. It manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. GM employs 244,500 people around the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. In 2008, 8.35 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling.
General Motors executive Fritz Henderson has been hard with Obama administration to restructure GM and bring it out of the recession. However all the steps being taken by the two would only help in survival.They are not building a company that is innovative. To be successful in auto industry as soon you loose the top position you should be ready to completely change all the wheels. Ford accomplished it in 1930's through Model T and assembly line. This enabled manufacturing at ultra low cost. GM accomplished it in 1960's through outsourcing to vendors in US and not manufacturing every component by themselves. This helped in introducing large variety of models at low cost. Toyota used lean principles in 1980's to enable manufacturing high quality cars at low cost and finally 2000's was the year when Toyota and Honda introduced fuel efficient and hybrid cars to leave competition behind.
The Obama administration is just trying to reduce GM cost structure making it lean and also helping it introduce cost efficient models.This might help it survive but not make it number 1. So what will be next frontier which can make GM number 1? The answer lies in fulfilling the last human dream, the dream to fly. The government should sponsor a 3-5 years project similar to what Kennedy did for launching man to moon. GM and Chrysler should be merged into one entity maybe even Ford can join. They should be provided with all the resources of NASA, US army, and Lockheed Martin to device a car that can fly.
Why would flying cars concept be successful?
I am going to assume the bright scientists of our country will make the flying cars idea feasible in real life. Assuming that lets examine the benefits of such an innovation:
Commute times: in the current world an average person wastes around 1 hr a day in traffic. Introducing flying cars would solve the traffic problems and bring efficiency to the system.
Redefine American auto sector: American cars are currently tagged as gas guzzlers which anyone can replicate compared to German cars which are are known for performance and Japanese for Quality at low cost. A car that fly can supersede all three human needs of: Quality, Cost and performance.
Environment friendly: By moving cars to air more land would be available on ground to plant trees. Also the current coal tar, asphalt and concrete that is required for building roads which cause lot of pollution will not be required any more.
The Obama administration needs to rethink their strategy whether they want to continue keeping US the number one country by its unique innovation and taking lead in ground breaking technologies or just another dying country with nothing great in hand.


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I have been reasonably quiet over the past month, however this is probably more a testament to how busy have been since arriving back from Christmas 2005 celebrations. In the interests of keeping my site current, I'm starting a series of postings that I'd like to call LOI's, or links of interest.
First on today's list is a posting from DataDirect's XQuery guru Jonathan Robie who announces the first Working Draft of the XQuery Update Facility. Those who remember how SQL updates evolved will be pleased to see this necessary evolution of the language being driven by the standard, as opposed to more ugly proprietary language extensions.
Next up, an article from SQL Server magazine (subscription required) which gives an insight to the next generation of the .NET Framework and specifically the LINQ language extension under consideration: "LINQ to the Future" - provides an glimpse at the future of a tightly coupled query facility in the C# and VB languages. MSDN has already posted preview and sample code samples.
And lastly, Salesforce.com launched AppExchange recently. I have read various reports that seemed to position this as the next business orientated platform (or the 'Business Web' as they like to put it) that could, if successful supplant .NET or Java from their current market share positions. I think that's unlikely, but then again it might just elevate a new breed of developers that were previously unaccounted for into Salesforce's ever growing sphere of influence.
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I have yet to formalize a good argument on this point, but simply taking a moment to meditate on the subject will be sure to give some enlightenment.
One way of thinking about it, is that most people incarcerated for "evil" acts, example such as murder, was usually, if not always, pushed by ignorance (childhood trauma, parental ignorance, neglect) to that stage where murder was an option without anything being a threat to their life.
Always think of the source! Not the symptom.
I think the purpose of evil is to give every aspect of the world a good and bad. Creation and destruction are natural elements of every part of the universe, so it only makes sense that human nature, even as intangible as it might seem, would have more than one aspect to it. Since there is evil in the world, it allows us to be even more appreciative of the honesty and earnest nature that lies in the hearts of many more than the darkness.
Evil (Or rather negative occurrences/acts ) are inadvertently a part of the balance of life. Human beings are complex but are driven by systems of learning, reinforcement and external affect. The negativity of life drives us to work or push for the positive, exercises our instinctive will to survive.
In many ways, negative acts are viewed as evil now, when once these acts were not considered such a way and were a part of animal life e.g. killing, aggressive acts, sexual relations without limits etc. In the advancement of human awareness, each culture has developed specific views on right and wrong. There are many steadfast rules, such as that of killing which is seen as a crime.
Concept of evil is also driven by perspective . The "right" to commit an evil act is seen as justified if the person is deemed "evil". Killing is also seen as justified when it saves the lives of one or more people.
It is therefore difficult to define "evil" but negative events are a requirement. Too much safety, too much good would result in a life without struggle. Life without struggle is life without achievement.
A life without achievement? I'm sure you can figure out the rest...
I personally believe that evil does have a purpose. If our world existed without evil everything would be a prime Utopian for the most part. If people are not given challenges in life or presented with difficult circumstances they never grow or learn anything new, therefore evil is present to teach and help people grow as human beings.
We as humans, have developed our own sense of morality and this has spread and differs throughout cultures. Evil exists in our world, we can't deny there is both moral and natural evil all around us, but it makes us appreciate the good. Without it our society would be very different, we would most probably be selfish pigs. Natural disasters are a good example, it brings not just the community together, but the world. The Philippines are suffering from a terrible natural disaster recently, which has brought out the best in millions of people from all over the world, pooling together their money and running charity events to raise funds for aid. If it weren't for this evil we would have little compassion as we wouldn't appreciate what we have. We can't live our lives in a protective bubble, we have to accept there is evil and we should embrace it and allow it to shape our characters.
My supporting argument can be explained best by reading a Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. In a nutshell, being evil is as natural to humans as being good. There needs to be both in the world as balance because one is nothing without the other.
Furthermore, as sad as it is, and the existentialists would scream out, everything has a purpose, even tragedies.
Yes, I have read about the balance of the universe, but in my opinion, there is no purpose for evil. A person walks into a school and shoots little children, teenagers, and teachers. What purpose was there behind that? If we had no evil, there would not be a use for jail, or the court system. We weren't born to be evil.
Evil exists and there is no way to entirely squelch it, but it does not serve a purpose, it only harms. The evil ones serve to harm, but that is not the same as a purpose. Evil is a condition, an unfortunate condition, that some are so inclined to at the expense of others and themselves.
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