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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Russian syrniki aka curd cheese patties
A little something from the Russian kitchen - fried thick curd cheese patties that are best enjoyed while still hot with a generous dollop of soured cream or a jam of your choice. You'll find curd cheese or quark cheese (tvorog, read more here) in Russian or Polish or German shops. Remember, the higher the fat content, the tastier the end result - or try farmer's cheese instead. Ricotta is too smooth and lean to work, in my opinion.
We love them for breakfast, but syrniki also make an excellent mid-day or mid-afternoon snack.
Serves 4
500 g curd cheese
2 egg yolks (or 1 egg, if you wish)
60 g plain flour (100 ml), or slightly more, if necessary
a generous pinch of salt
1 Tbsp sugar (for sweet syrniki)
flour for breading
oil for frying
Combine curd cheese, egg yolks, salt and sugar, if using.
Sprinkle some flour on the work surface and on your hands. Form small patties from the curd cheese mixture (add a spoonful or two of flour, if the mixture is too loose), flatten them slightly. The curd cheese patties should be about 1 cm thick.
(You could put them into the fridge for about and hour - it helps them to stay in shape).
Heat some oil on a frying pan over moderate heat. Fry the syrniki on both sides for 3-5 minutes, until they're golden brown.
Serve when still warm.
11 comments:
- multikulinaria said...
I believe, I've eaten these before. Just can't remember where and when... Great picture!
- 5:08 pm, January 12, 2011
- Chris said...
I have never seen these before...simple and delicious looking!
- 4:09 am, January 13, 2011
- Ing. said...
I use ricotta. Works well enough if you don't have quark cheese option. It's fiddly making them anyways. Must say that kids prefer ricotta version more, maybe because the texture is smoother.
- 7:13 am, January 13, 2011
- Katrina@TheGastronomicalMe said...
oh, Pille, what a sweet coninsidence - look at the last post on my blog - it's about making home-made tvorog!
I too adore and miss syrniki, so have made my own cottage cheese as here in London you cannot find the right stuff! my next step is to make actual syrniki with it...let me know what you think!
- 1:53 pm, January 13, 2011
- The Cheese Goddess said...
Yum! Now I've never had them before, but the recipe looks and sounds simple (and delicious) enough to try it out! Great photo!
- 7:22 pm, January 13, 2011
- Robyn MacLarty said...
Wow - never seen anything like this. Got to try it. Thanks for the inspiration!
- 12:38 pm, January 15, 2011
- Koek! said...
Love your blog!!
- 12:39 pm, January 15, 2011
- Nickname unavailable said...
I'm Lithuanian and we have something very similar except we make small "dumplings" and boil them. We eat them with butter and sour cream. Leftovers we fry in butter until crisp. Right after I read this post, my sister called from a Russian deli and asked if I wanted anything... Yea! Cheese to make these!!
- 10:30 pm, January 15, 2011
- Helen said...
I love them too. Since after the Polish store closed and none of the other stores carry farmers cheese, I use ricotta too. But nothing beats Estonian kohupiim :).
- 3:32 am, January 17, 2011
- marju said...
Loen su postitust alles nüüd, kuid ostsin just umbes samal päeval poest paki magusat kohupiima, sest jube sõrnikuisu oli. Lõppes asi siiski koogivormi tehtud kohupiimamuffiniga :) (tuletab mulle meelde seda karride kooskokkamise välja kuulutamist, kui mul juba mitu päeva karri-isu oli olnud)...
- 6:27 pm, January 17, 2011
- wattoo said...
We have just returned from our first trip to Russia. Your recipe is so simple and the result was wonderfully nostalgic. Thank you
- 9:30 pm, February 25, 2012


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At Beautiful Decay we are beginning to bring our readers weekend coverage, where we'll be sharing micro art trends of the unusual and unexpected every weekend. And we figured what better way to start than with dessert?
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Snow removal or snow clearing is the job of removing snow after a snowfall to make travel easier and safer. This is done by both individual households and by governments and institutions.
The de-icing of roads has historically been accomplished by snowplows or specially-designed dump trucks that spread salt, often mixed with sand and gravel, onto slick roads. Rock salt is normally used because it is inexpensive and readily available in large quantities. However, brine freezes at −18 °C (0 °F), and so it is ineffective at these low temperatures. It also has a strong tendency to cause corrosion, rusting the steel used in most vehicles and the rebar in concrete bridges. More recent snowmelters use other salts, such as calcium chloride and magnesium chloride, which not only decrease the freezing point of water to a much lower temperature A mixture of some selection of these organic compounds with a combination of salts results in a substance that is both more easily spread and more effective at lower temperatures (−34 °C or −30 °F).
Since the 1990s, use of liquid chemical melters has been increasing, sprayer on roads by nozzles instead of a spinning spreader used with salts. Liquid melters are more effective at preventing the ice from bonding to the surface than melting through existing ice.
Several proprietary products incorporate anti-icing chemicals into the pavement. Verglimit incorporates calcium chloride granules into asphalt pavement. The granules are continually exposed by traffic wear, and release calcium chloride onto the surface. This prevents snow and ice from sticking to the pavement Verglimit SA, Capabilities of Verglimit, http://www.verglimit.eu/en_capabilities.php, Sep 20, 2010, retrieved 12/14/2010
Cargill SafeLane is a proprietary pavement surface treatment that absorbs anti-icing brines, to be released during a storm or other icing event. It also provides a high-friction surface, increasing traction.Cargill, Inc., SafeLane Surface Overlay, http://www.cargillsafelane.com/, retrieved 12/14/2010
In Niigata, Japan, relatively inexpensive hot water bubbles up through holes in the pavement to melt snow, though this solution is only practical within a city or town. Some individual buildings may melt snow and ice with electric power heating elements buried in the pavement, or even on a roof to prevent Ice dam (roof) on the Roof shingle, or to keep massive chunks of snow and dangerous icicles from collapsing on anyone below. Small areas of pavement can be kept ice-free by circulating heated liquids in embedded piping systems.
Most snow removal by individuals is clearance of driveways and walkways. After heavy snowfalls, snow may be removed from roofs to reduce the risk of structural damage due to the weight.
In places with light snow, brooms or other light instruments can be used to brush off snow from walks and other surfaces. In regions with more precipitation, snow is commonly removed with snow shovels, a large lightweight shovel used to push snow and lift it, and snow scoops or sleigh shovels, a large and deep hopper-like implement fitted with a wide handle and designed to scoop up a load of snow and slide it on any slippery surface to another location without lifting. Other tools include snow pushers and shovels with one or more wheels.
Shovelling entails a considerable amount of physical effort and can strain the back and the heart. Each year many senior citizens and middle aged persons die from heart attacks while shovelling snow.[http://shovler.com/blog/dangers-of-shoveling-snow/ Dangers of Shoveling Snow]
Snow blowers are often used by people unwilling or unable to perform this labour, people with large driveways or other substantial surfaces and people who live in areas with long lasting winters with large amounts of snowfall. Others may hire a contractor with a plow bearing truck or a shovel.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100213081136/http://thedailyreview.com/news/snow-slams-area-slick-roads-lead-to-travel-troubles-1.611110 Snow slams area: Slick roads lead to travel troubles - News - Daily Review] After a large snowfall, businessmen with plow trucks often drive through cities offering to plow for money.
Removing ice is more difficult. Snow blowers are usually ineffective at clearing ice. Picks are sometimes used, but a solid spade can break through most ice. There is always the risk of damaging the pavement with these instruments. Icy areas can be covered with salt or some other substance, bags of which are widely available.
A recent technological advance is the snowmelt system that heats the pavement from below and melts snow and ice after a period of time. Such systems are expensive to install and operate and they are not cost effective in areas with very low winter temperatures and large snowfalls.
Some governments offer free snow clearing for the elderly and others in need. In some cities, snow clearing for elder and handicapped residents counts towards community service hours assigned as a punishment for minor offences.FHWA Domestic Pedestrian Safety Scanning Tour http://www.cdtcmpo.org/bike/pedsafety.pdf, Sep. 2005, retrieved Dec. 2010
In some places, laws require homeowners to clear snow from the public sidewalk in front of their house, as well as a pathway on their own property to their post box. Those who fail to do so, depending on the jurisdiction's laws, may experience fines and may be civilly liable for injuries suffered by another on a surface that they were required to clear. In some jurisdictions, such as New York, private home owners who shovel are held civilly liable for others' injuries incurred by falling in areas that have been shovelled In some jurisdictions, motorists who fail to clear snow from their vehicle entirely may be fined.[http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1265779531326870.xml&coll=8 A clean car is safe Ð and legal - NJ.com] Others may be more thorough in this process.
In some urban residential areas with curbside parking, residents Parking space reservation in snowstorms so they can reclaim their space upon their return.
Some people use a leaf blower to blow off light powder snow from their car. Also, some people use a leaf blower to blow off light powder snow from their driveway, walks and decks. Only works well for very light powder snow.
One example of the longstanding debate over the obligation of snow removal comes from the Czech Republic. In Prague, evidence of such a duty is documented since 1838.Pavel Fastr: ''Zákon o pozemních komunikacích s komentářem a vyhláškou.'', Praha, Linde, repeated editions since 1997 The decree of the government of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia No. 1/1943 Sb. said that sidewalk cleaning in residential areas of municipalities with more than 5000 inhabitants, of district cities and of other specified municipalities is a duty of the owner or user of the contiguous land. The municipality was empowered to undertake this duty at the expense of the contiguous land owner. The Czechoslovak Road Act No. 135/1961 Sb. (§23) adopted such legal regulations for all municipalities, but municipality offices could modify them. The new Road Act of the Czech Republic, No. 13/1997 Sb. (§9 art. 4) left this enactment in place and stated that maintenance of a road, path, track etc. is an obligation of its owner without any exception. Despite this, §27 art. 4 attached to the owner of contiguous land the liability for harm caused by defects of cleaning. In its 2002 and 2003 annual reports, the Ombudsman#Czech Republic made a claim for there being a discrepancy between the theoretical and the practical interpretations of the act and recommended that an unequivocal formulation be enacted. This discrepancy was repeatedly handled by the courts, and the Supreme Administrative Court on 27 June 2005 and the Constitutional Court on 3 January 2007 each stated that the cleaning duty results indirectly from the stated liability for harm. Those who impugn the duty argued that it is a residue of feudal corvée or of the totalitarian Nazi and communist regimes, that nowadays, compulsory labour mandated by law is in conflict with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms and that systematic municipal cleaning is more effective than cleaning by individuals. On 6 December 2007, the Senate of the Czech Republic proposed at the instance of its Constitutional Committee to remove the controversial article from §27 of the Road Act of 1997. The Czech Government gave support to it by a narrow majority. In a previous vote and after heated debate, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic had sanctioned this change by a margin of 116 to 31 amongst the 190 members present. Since 16 April 2009, the changes made by Act No. 97/2009 Sb. mandate that sidewalk cleaning is an obligation only of the owner of the walkway or road, i.e. generally the municipality. Despite the abolition of the duty, many people, including its opponents, declared that they will continue the winter cleaning of municipal sidewalks and paths, but instead will do so voluntarily and on their own behalf.
As was mentioned during the discussion in the Parliament of the Czech Republic in a statement by the Czech Association of Cities and Municipalities, a similar duty belongs to owners of contiguous land exists in many other modern countries, e.g. Austria, France, the United States and some cities in Bavaria.
In many high elevation or heavy snow accumulating areas, companies with snow removal equipment offer to provide services to remove the snow. Contractors may work on a per-time basis, full season contract, or will-call status. Per-time service (or per-push) is usually invoiced monthly and customers will be charged for each time services are provided. Some companies will charge per-time and per-inch where the depth of the snow is even taken into account. A full season contract is quoted and paid upfront at the start of the season and services will be provided automatically according to the contracted terms. Terms may sometimes differ between companies. For example, some full season contracts will expire after a certain amount of trips where others are unlimited. And finally, will-call service is where the client makes contact with the snow removal company to initiate a single clearing. This is not an automatic service and charges are usually higher for will-call jobs.
Snow removal services may include driveway and parking area snow removal, walkway and deck handwork, and occasionally roof clearing. Contractors use hand shovels, walk behind snowblowers (or snow throwers), truck plows, skid-steers, light-weight tractors, and heavy front-end loaders. Many times, these machines will require use of tire chains to perform their tasks. Snow may be pushed by plowing methods or blown to an area of the property by snowblowers. Contractors may apply sand or salt in some locations to help melt ice accumulations.
Many snow removal contractors will require installation of snow poles or snow staking along the driveway. This is to keep equipment out of the landscaping and to help identify the perimeter of an area.
In cities where snow steadily accumulates over the winter it is also necessary to remove the piles of snow that build up on the side of the roads known as windrows or snowbanks. There are a number of methods of doing this. ''Pulling snow'' is done when temperatures rise high enough for traffic to melt snow. The windrows are then broken up and spread over the road. ''Casting'' is the moving of snow by means of a shovel or plow to nearby public lands. On boulevards or highways ''winging back'' is done, which consists of pushing the snow banks further from the road. The most expensive option, but necessary when there are no nearby places to dump the snow, is to haul it away. This is most often done by large self-propelled snowblowers that gather the piles of snow at the side of the road and load it into dump trucks. The snow is then dumped on the outskirts of town, or in a nearby lake, river or harbor. (Some jurisdictions have banned dumping snow into local bodies of water for environmental reasons - modern roads can be contaminated with melting salt, motor oil, and other substances.) Snowmelter may be cheaper than moving snow, depending on the cost of fuel and the ambient temperature.[http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/transportation/snow/torontomelt.htm City of Toronto: Transportation Services - Snow management]
The windrows created by the plows in residential areas often block driveways and imprison parked cars. The snow pushed there by any plow is a dense, packed version of "normal" fallen snow. When the temperatures are significantly below freezing this packed snow takes some of the characteristics of solid ice. Its removal is nearly impossible without mechanical means. Recently, windrows created in residential neighborhoods by city operated snow plows have resulted in the snow plow operators being assaulted by angry homeowners.
The largest roads and highways are the first to be cleared; roads with steep hills or other dangers are also often a priority. Streets used by buses and other mass transit are also often given higher priorities. It often takes many hours, or even days, to cover every street in a city. In some places, a snow emergency will be declared, where automobile owners are instructed to remove their vehicles from the street (or one side of a street). If cars are in the way when the plows come around, they may be hauled away by tow trucks. Some communities have standing snow emergency rules in winter, in which vehicles may not be parked on streets overnight, whether it snows or not. After smaller snow storms only main roads are cleared while residential ones are left to be melted by passing traffic. Decisions on immediate removal versus "natural melting" can be hard to make because the inconvenience to citizens and the economy in general must be weighed against the immediate effect on the snow removal budget at that particular moment in the season.
In large cities with heavy snowfalls like Montreal and Ottawa, the snow clearing expense for each season is an important part of the seasonal public works budget and each snow storm provokes a major logistical operation involving thousands of employees working in shifts 24 hours a day. The effort can vary greatly depending on the amount of snow. Montreal gets about 225 cm of snow each winter and spends more than $158 million Canadian (2013)[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/service_fin_fr/media/documents/budget-2013-ACTIVITES.pdf Montreal 2013 Budget] each year to remove it. Toronto, with about 50 per cent more population and 28 per cent more road surface, gets only 125 cm of snow a year and spends about half that.[http://www.canada.com/finance/moneywise/story.html?id=2fe90713-1df8-4f24-9a00-fdbeb648426a Cost of Snow (December 24, 2004)]
Snow removal impacts the design of city infrastructure. Where possible, street boulevards are wider to accommodate the windrows and sidewalks are not right next to the street. Fire hydrants will have tall flags to locate them under the windrows. Reflective traffic lane markers embedded in the roadbed is not possible (or much harder) due to risk of damage by plows. Access to snow dumping locations (e.g. ravines) by heavy equipment is also planned.
It is estimated that Canada spends $1 billion annually on snow removal.[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/ice/ Ice] The employees who do this work are generally the same workers who do road maintenance work during the summer months, but in some US cities garbage trucks are also equipped with plows and used for snow removal. Many smaller US communities sign contracts with insurance companies, under which the insurance company assumes the risk of a heavy winter. The insurance company of course sets the rates such that averaged over time they will make a profit; the town is willing to overpay for snow removal in mild winters in order to avoid the risk of running dramatically over budget in the occasional severe winter.
Large organizations such as university and airports also often have their own mechanized snow clearing force. Public transit systems generally clear bus stops while post offices clear around Post boxes. Railroads have their own snow clearing devices such as rotary snowplows.
Airports, with their associated runways, taxiways and ramp areas are an exception to the use of salt, as the metals used in aircraft construction will corrode causing safety issues.
A snow dump site is a location where snow is dumped as a part of the snow removal process. Designated sites are sometimes required to prevent water and ground pollution because the snow collected on roads typically contain a variety of grit, de-icing chemicals, vehicle fluids, engine emissions, and litter. Some pollutants become diluted and wash away with the melt-water and some concentrate at the dump site."Evaluation of Snow Disposal into Near Shore Marine Environments" Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. June 2006. https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wnpspc/stormwater/docs/adec_snow_disposal_evaluation..htm.pdf Dumping into fresh water is "...almost universally prohibited due to the serious impact that deicer salts can have on freshwater aquatic life." In the United States dumping snow into water bodies is not specifically prohibited by the Clean Water Act or the Ocean Dumping Act. The states and local governments determine their own dumping policies.
Snow dump site selection is based on the availability of suitable land and pollution prevention factors that may include distances from lakes and streams, installation of silt fences, soil and aquifer type, and other factors. Some sites may use filters and settling ponds to help prevent the pollution from spreading. Occasionally an excessive amount of snow must be dumped and is sometimes allowed to be legally dumped into water bodies on an "emergency only" basis.
Chemical treatment materials include:
In the European Union, 98% of chemical treatment materials used in 2000 were sodium chloride in various forms. It is effective down to −5 °C, at the most −7 °C. For colder temperatures, calcium chloride (CaCl2) is added to NaCl in some countries, but deployment is limited as it costs about 6 times as much as sodium chloride. Other substances were used rarely and experimentally. Alternative substances (urea, alcohols, glycols) are often used at airports.Karel Melcher: [http://ekolist.cz/zprava.shtml?x=49570 Posypové materiály pro zimní údržbu komunikací v ČR a v zemích EU] (Winter road maintenance spreadings in the Czech Republic and in EU countries), Ekolist.cz, 3. 12. 2001 In recent years, Geomelt, a combination of salt brine and beet juice that is otherwise considered a waste product has been used for pretreatment. In Wisconsin, USA, surplus brine from cheese making has been used for this purpose.
Inert spreadings can be:
The choice of treatment may include consideration of the effect on vegetation, pets and other animals, the local Drainage basin, and effectiveness with regard to speed and temperature. Some chemicals can degrade concrete, metals, and other materials. The resulting meltwater and slush can cause frost heaving if it re-freezes, which can also damage pavement. Inert materials can damage vehicles and create dust.
As an example, in the Czech Republic during the winter season of 2000/2001, net material expenditure for road treatment was: 168 000 tonnes of salt (mostly NaCl), 348 000 tonnes of sand and crushed stone and 91 000 tonnes of other materials like slag. In Ireland, the annual expenditure of salt was 30 000 tonnes. Switzerland reports their annual expenditure as 600 grammes of salt to every square metre of roads on average.
Chemicals may react with infrastructure, the environment, and vehicles. Chlorides corrode steel and aluminum in reinforced concrete, structures and vehicles. Acetates can cause asphalt stripping, weakening the bond between asphalt binder and aggregate. Sand and grit can clog pavement joints and cracks, preventing pavement from expanding in the summer and increasing stress in the pavement.


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The Addison Street Arts District is the lynchpin of Berkeley's downtown revitalization effort. The District was developed through a collaborative partnership of arts and cultural organizations, private developers, and the City of Berkeley. It contains a vibrant melange of arts groups and businesses, creating a critical mass that defines the Arts District. The Addison Street Window Gallery, a cooperative effort between the Civic Arts Commission and the community, is in its 12th year of exhibitions and continually features the visual art of local Bay Area artists. Performing arts groups such as The Berkeley Rep and Aurora Theater have successfully established themselves in the Arts District along with the acclaimed Jazzschool and the Capoeira Arts Cafe. As well, the Freight and Salvage will soon be building a new venue on Addison Street.
The District is now expanding beyond its original boundaries, with the proposed relocation to Downtown of the University's Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, the Judah Magnes Museum, the Shotgun Players, Central Works Theater and other cultural uses. The Arts District has effectively stimulated the revitalization of Downtown Berkeley, which is developing as an exciting urban arts center.
The Addison Street Arts District was awarded the grand prize in the Economic Development Programs category by the California Association of Local Economic Development (CALED) for 2001. This is in recognition of its role as a catalyst in revitalizing Downtown Berkeley and places the arts at the center of the vitality of the City. See Press Release
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Post subject: Reasons to be bitter, 123.
So, I made a post grumbling about a trade in the final, a final I lost. The more information that comes to light, the more it seems I was just plain wrong, and the more it sounds like sour grapes.
What can I say? I had a bad GM 24 hours.
Reasons to be bitter, 123:
- On Saturday I learn that the clocks in the UK are to go forward by an hour. I mail the tournament organiser to ensure there is no confusion about the start time.
- Sunday - wake up, go to the tourny 5 minutes before time. It has already started, and hour early. Trace refuses to tell me what the tournament room is, Bill takes some persuading that he has started the tournament early.
- Good news, tournament is to be restarted. Bad news, shouts of "unfair" from the winners of the first games means they all get through anyway.
- First match, and Ingeras is given a wild card despite losing her game just played, becase we need a 4th player.
- Good news, I win that match, bad news, ingeras is through. My nightmare scenario of playing in a match with ingeras and sim is a step closer - I have lost to them repeatedly in the last two weeks. Indeed, about half my defeats in 4/5 over that period are accounted for by games where both sim and ingeras are playing.
- Semis, and Bill quits from a game where I need a trade with him, because after 2 minutes of negotiation he hasn't got his way. I am left in trouble, but make it through.
- In the lobby afterwards, and Trace is investigating a trade i made in that game, and I am forced to explain why it wasn't a cheat. This is not satisfactory, and rather than being told "ok it was not a cheat", a question mark is left hanging over it, to be decided after the tourny.
- So, I go into the final knowing that if I get any points there is a good chance I will be stripped of them for what was a fair trade. Not a great position to be in. Worse news, the nightmare scenario of being in a final with ingeras and sim has come true.
- The final: Sim won't give me a trade unless I sell him my mother into the bargain. Firtunately, I outmanouver him so that he is in financial trouble. I let him waste his money on yellow, since ingeras is going for red and wouldn't want yellow (surely?!?!).
- Nope, sim sells it for 1700, a profit of 1000 or so in the space of 2 minutes. I am in trouble, but there are trade options with matthew, and sim if he will stop demanding I sell my mother.
- I spend a bit getting together some decent props for a trade with matthew. This puts me a little behind him on money, but now we can trade and both move ahead of sim.
- Nope, matthew has settled for 3rd, knowing that under the new rules there's no points for 4th. All trades are refused. Sim still offering peanuts, and demanding blood.
- I lose, becoming the first player to make it to enjoy zero points for making it to the final. I lost s sim/ingeras combo, as I knew I would, and despite ingeras going out in the first round.
So, I am annoyed. So sue me.
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isnt life a *****
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Yeah, sometimes so am I! Apologies for anyone that got on the wrong side of me today - it wasn't your fault, but due to my temper and eagerness to do well in the tournie, together with everything turning to poo.
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this is mathew from final game in tournie
i posted in tourney aswell, but i must have to ssay it again as my name has been bought up twice.
I was NOT content with 3rd and not trade with you to get it. Your trades are relly, really really stink and you know it, there was no catching them, and you know it. it was recession they were 5k ahead of us with sets, we had nothing and not much cash, now giving you 2 my 2 blacks to give you 4 and me getting orange and brown i cant upgrade was rediculous.
please stop blaming me for your last place.
it was the best i could get, seeming you blocked everything and offer stupid trades.
learn to lose, or learn to trade, either way dont put my name into your posts blaming me for your last place
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Bill2k06 wrote:
isnt life a *****
So I can say the b word in the game?
You all hate me here.
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Grow up Tatuum..
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Grow up Tatuum..
Thats right..... thats right.... thats all you can say to back up Bill on saying the b word. Allright, than I guess that means I can say the b word in the game.
You all hate me here.
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Now I'm actually starting to hate you
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Yiles, please dont try to start anything because you are bored or something. I dont even know who you are.
You come here with rubbish talk, thinking of starting an arguement. Please, either you got something to say in justifying Bill's curse or no. I am simply trying to figure out whats okay here and whats not. Swearing was told not to be ok, and suddenly I see a mod cursing. So this is a problem I am trying to firgure out... the mod said this and no one is trying to justify it... so this here is telling me its either okay by no one trying to justify it or it should be admitted to being a bad remark by the mod or others and give me some knowledge about this curse. Certaintly, I was banned for saying words in the same context as the b word, yet way less abusive than it.
So please Yiles, you are coming here saying "I am starting to hate you" and trying to start an arguement with me, when I am simply trying to figure something out here and doing nothing wrong.
When someone is going to swear in the forum, from now on, I am certaintly going to want to know how come the user got to use it, since I got banned for 6 months due to such things.
You all hate me here.
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"Silence is golden"
Bruce Lee wrote:
When the opponent expands, l contract. When he contracts, l expand. And when there is an opportunity...l do not hit...it hits all by itself
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Yiles, as much as I am inclined to agree with your sentiment at times, "i am starting to hate you" comments are, generally, useless.
Tatoom, there is a major difference between using one choice word in a tough spot, and having the mouth of a sailor.
if seeing is believing, then believe that we have lost our eyes
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I was merely agreeing with his signature.
You may delete it if it bothers you enough to comment upon it.
Bruce Lee wrote:
When the opponent expands, l contract. When he contracts, l expand. And when there is an opportunity...l do not hit...it hits all by itself
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No. I don't think it needs to be deleted. I just think it was provocative, and that we did not need any more provocation for tatoom.
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ok, the use of swearing as said by kreso , is not at all, a bannable offence, BUT using it in direct context of calling players in a game , or constantly cursing is not allowed,
as i was commenting on a persons disgruntlement i dont see it being offensive one bit.
Tatoom, in your context you was swearing at players in a game, and NOT just one game, i looked at ALL of your chat since you came back from a 30day ban, and your colourful language had not changed one iota.
so please dont come preaching rules unless you are going to back up thoughts, with good productive argumentative cases , such as mrcrabbs has done in the last few days , as he has/had a problem with the way i run GM
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Thank you for emphasizing that I have tried to be constructive Bill, though at times I know I fell far short of that, and at times perhaps I wasn't constructive at all.
It is true to say that I have a problem with the way GM is run (by you) at the moment - my main beef is that I want the forum to have a greater role in the running of GM.
I am not in favour of votes on individual issues generally, but I do think that policies should always be made in one of three ways:
- They are suggested or developed in forum
- You or another mod thinks of them and consults in forum, then implements, modifying if necessary or not implementing it at all if the reaction is too negative
- From Kreso in person, explaining his reasons (and saying hello, something ALL GM players would really appreciate).
Maybe there is more than 3 ways but this summarises my thinking at this point. Also, as I have said elsewhere I would like more predictable rules for what is and is not allowed on forum, to avoid what I feel is a danger that a mod will not like it and squish it without a clear reason. I am also against the idea of anything that mods consider "good for GM" to be a reason for a policy, since it is too vague and open to abuse.
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Introduction to Conditions
Overview of Conditions
A program is a series of instructions that ask the computer (actually the compiler) to check some situations and to act accordingly. To check such situations, the computer spends a great deal of its time performing comparisons between values. A comparison is a Boolean operation that produces a true or a false result, depending on the values on which the comparison is performed.
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The C# language is equipped with various operators used to perform any type of comparison between similar values. The values could be numeric, strings, or objects (operations on objects are customized in a process referred to as Operator Overloading).
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Remember, Big Art projects are fun art projects for kids using physical movement in some shape or form.
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Carrots are Orange
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Little Preschool on the Prairie
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The Artful Child
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Play at Home Mom
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Beansprouts Preschool
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The Imagination Tree
|Freeze Dance Art:
Coffee Cups & Crayons
|Body Surf Art:
Pre-school Play
|Bouncing Ball:
Sun Hats & Wellie Boots
|Body Painting:
Curly Birds
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Adventures of the Smith Family
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Praises of a Wife and Mommy
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Little Running Teacher
|Plunger Painting:
Child Central Station
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Brick by Brick
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As requested by the USTR, the ITC will assess the economic impact of eliminating tariffs on certain agricultural products from Singapore. In estimating the effects, the Commission will conduct a quantitative analysis of the likely trade and economywide impacts of eliminating the agricultural tariffs specified in the letter. The ITC will submit its report, which will be confidential, to the USTR by September 19, 2002.
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Flournoy: Afghanistan Drawdown Matches Strategy
By Lisa Daniel
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WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 – President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw the 33,000 U.S. surge forces from Afghanistan by the end of next summer is consistent with the policy he established in 2009, the Pentagon's top policy official said today.
Obama was "true to his word" last night when he announced that 10,000 U.S. service members would leave Afghanistan by the end of this year and the remaining 23,000 from the surge would leave by the end of summer in 2012, Michèle Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy, told the House Armed Services Committee.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates "believes that this decision provides our commanders with the right mix of flexibility, resources and time to continue building on our progress on the ground," she said.
Even after the 33,000 service members redeploy, about 68,000 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan, Flournoy said.
"That's more than twice the number as when President Obama took office," she said. "Clearly, this is not a 'rush to the exits' that will jeopardize our security gains."
The growth and increasing capabilities of Afghan security forces is allowing for the U.S. drawdown, Flournoy said. Afghanistan is on target to field an additional 55,400 of its security forces by the end of August 2012, she said, allowing for more Afghan and coalition forces in the fight than there are today.
"Our strategy in Afghanistan is working as it was designed," Flournoy said. "The momentum has shifted to coalition and Afghan forces, and together we have degraded the Taliban's capability and achieved significant security gains."
Those gains have been achieved mostly in the southern part of Afghanistan, Flournoy said, and they , "are enabling key political initiatives to make progress.
"We have begun a transition process that will, ultimately, put Afghans in the lead for security nationwide by 2014," she said.
Flournoy, speaking alongside Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said efforts to reintegrate insurgent fighters into Afghan society are beginning to gain traction and U.S. officials are discussing a long-term, strategic partnership with the Afghan government "to signal our enduring commitment to the Afghan people for regional peace and stability."
The United States and its 47 partner nations in Afghanistan are standing by the commitment they made at the Lisbon Summit in November to "ensure we leave behind an Afghanistan that no longer serves as a base for terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies," Flournoy said.
In the months ahead, she said, "We will be confronted by an enemy that will try to regain the momentum and territory that it has lost" to U.S., coalition and Afghan forces.
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The Meeting Point
Author: Lucy Caldwell
Challenge: ATW80 – Bahrain
When Euan and Ruth set off with their young daughter to live in Bahrain, it is meant to be an experience and adventure they will cherish. But on the night they arrive, Ruth discovers the truth behind the missionary work Euan has planned and feels her world start to crumble. Far from home, and with events spiralling towards war in nearby Iraq, she starts to question her faith – in Euan, in their marriage and in all she has held dear.
With Euan so often away, she is confined to their guarded compound with her neighbours and, in particular, Noor, a troubled teenager recently returned to Bahrain to live with her father. Confronted by temptations and doubt, each must make choices that could change all of their lives for ever. Compelling, passionate and deeply resonant, The Meeting Point is a novel about idealism and innocence, about the unexpected turns life can take and the dangers and chances that await us.
I have to admit that I was looking forward to reading this book when I picked it for my Around the World in 80 books challenge. Over the last 8 years in the military, I have had the opportunity to visit Bahrain several times (and loved every visit), so I was really looking forward to reading a book set there and seeing how much I recognized of the country. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the result. The vast majority of the book (probably about 75%) was set in the compound where Ruth and Euan were staying while in Bahrain. Now I know that recently Bahrain hasn't been the safest place in the world to be, but prior to the "Arab Spring" as it is called, it was a great place to visit. There was so much to do and see. so the fact that there was really only one place highlighted that was visited during the book (the Tree of Life), it was like, oh well, she can google – that's awesome…maybe I am being too harsh, but it always sucks when you are looking forward to reading something and it is disappointing. Ruth, as a character just pissed me off (sorry for the expletive), she was like a doormat to Euan – I guess she was supposed to be the submissive wife – but she wasn't even that…she just drove me nuts.
The aspect of the religion in the book didn't bother me that much, because I was able to see where it was heading. But it is still fustrating to see that in the 21st century, people still believe in trying to convert others to their beliefs – yes, I know – I shouldn't be surprised, but it is still fustrating. Especially in middle eastern countries like Bahrain and Saudi Arabia (where some of the characters actions took place without every actually being there). The mystery as to what was going on with the Bahraini girl (Noor), seemed under developed and just thrown in for some conflict and to add another character for interaction purposes.
I would have a hard time recommending this book to anyone and I know that I won't be looking at any of her stuff in the future. I am actually considering possibly looking into another book on Bahrain to replace this one because I was so disappointed.


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449: Things Fall Apart
|Things Fall Apart
Title text: 'I'm nothing without you' is a fucked-up sentiment.
Megan and Cueball are about to break up, Megan is trying to explain things but Cueball is constantly saying "I love you", asserting that the fact that he loves her should be enough to keep her from breaking up with him. But while loving the other person is a necessary condition for sustainability, it is not a sufficient reason all on its own.
And the title text relates that the mindset of someone believing that they are nothing without their partner—in other words, defining their identity in terms of the other person—is a dangerous and unhealthy sentiment. A person should have enough self-identity and sense of self-worth to know that they have value even outside the context of a relationship.
The title of the comic, "Things Fall Apart" could be a reference to the poem The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats, which contains the line "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold", implying that things between Megan and Cueball are falling apart, and the fact that Cueball is still in love with Megan (arguably, the "center" of the relationship) isn't enough to sustain them.
- Megan: I wonder about us.
- Cueball: I love you.
- Megan: We don't have fun together.
- Cueball: I love you.
- Megan: It's like we're clinging to the "relationship" framework like it's all we got.
- Cueball: I love you.
- Megan: Who are you trying to reassur—
- Cueball: I love you I love you I love you I love you
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Aaaand this is up, This is one of my favorite comics of xkcd. StuckInReality (talk) 07:30, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
- Please start only pages with a proper explanation.--Dgbrt (talk) 14:43, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
- I do understand, Sir. StuckInReality (talk) 00:25, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
I think that there is a bit of "the Cueball doth protest too much" in here. He's fighting Megan's explanations without giving his own. -- Theo (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
The explaination of the title text seems off. It reads more like the author saying that an obsessive mindset (going so far as to think that you are nothing without the other person) is "fucked up" in the sense of dangerous or undesirable, implying that people shouldn't measure self worth by a relationship to another. In fact, I'm gonna change the comment.Pennpenn (talk) 01:51, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
The title text could be a continuation of the Kübler-Ross model for grief. The constant repeating of Cueball that he loves Megan would be the denial phase, while the transition to heavy cursing in the title text could be a sign of moving on to anger. Donny2112 (talk) 06:04, 30 June 2016 (UTC)


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American writer Barbara Kingsolver was born on this day near Annapolis, Maryland.
Kingsolver grew up in rural Kentucky. After high school, she left Kentucky to attend DePauw University in Indiana. After graduating in 1977, Kingsolver worked in Europe, then returned to the U.S., where she worked as a biologist and freelance journalist. Her first novel, The Bean Trees, was published in 1988, followed by Animal Dreams (1990) and Pigs in Heaven (1993). All three explore such social and political issues as feminism, environmentalism, and Indian tribal rights through stories about struggling women in the American Southwest.
In 1998 Kingsolver released what would become her best-selling and most acclaimed novel, The Poisonwood Bible. A selection of Oprah's Book Club, The Poisonwood Bible would go on to become a finalist for the Pulitzer and PEN/Faulkner awards. Subsequent novels include Prodigal Summer (2000), The Lacuna (2009), Flight Behavior (2012) and Unsheltered (2018).
In 2000, Kingsolver was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Clinton. The award honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities.
Kingsolver, a mother of two, lives with her husband, an ornithologist, and has also published volumes of poetry and non-fiction.


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"ANOTHER PHOTO SHOOT . . ." - Several New Mexico Tech students recently were asked to stand in as "models" as professional photographers roamed the campus taking various images of the university campus and its denizens. The photographers were commissioned to shoot the photos to illustrate upcoming articles about New Mexico Tech to be featured this fall in The 2008 Newsweek Kaplan Guide to Colleges, Popular Science, and Today's Air Force. Pictured is a group of Tech students being photographed on location at a field site located within the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center's secured testing area.


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If you are experiencing a 30-second delay after connecting your thin keyboard/ mobility base on an XPS12-9250 or Latitude 12-7275, try these steps to update the firmware.
After connecting your XPS 12-9250 or Latitude 12-7275 system tablet to the mobility base/thin keyboard, your keyboard and touchpad may not function for the first 30 seconds. Once connected for 30 seconds, the keyboard and touchpad function normally. This delay is the result of a mismatch between the system BIOS and keyboard. Follow the process below to update your firmware.
Figure 1. Mobility base/ thin keyboard
You can resolve this issue by updating the mobility base or thin keyboard firmware from the Dell Support website.
After the firmware is installed, the keyboard/touchpad should activate after 3 seconds. The backlight on the mobility base will illuminate when it is active.
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