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The modern conservative is engaged in one of mans oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - JK Galbraith
"Do you know why I have credibility? Because I don't exude morality." - Bob Hawke
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R.I.P Craigos, you were a champion bloke. One of the best
R.I.P Fardin 'Bob' Qayyumi
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"How about you do something contstructive in this forum for once and not fill the forum with ****. You offer nothing." - theegyptian.
"There's more chance of SoC making a good post than Smith averaging 99.95." - Furball
"**** you're such a **** poster." - Furball
Milan is far from a ****hole, pretty impressive city in my eyes, and the people were fantastic. Naples, I agree with your assesment there, though travel round the other side of the bay, see Sorrento and the Amalfi coast, definately worth it.
"All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher." - Ambrose Bierce
Langeveldt: I of course blame their parents.. and unchecked immigration!
GingerFurball: He's Austrian, they tend to produce the odd ****ed up individual
Burgey: Be careful dealing with neighbours whose cars don't have wheels but whose houses do.
Uppercut: Maybe I just need better strippers
Seemed like a bit of fill in the blanks with a countries name, not overly specific, just vague generalisations
Besides, your safe from crime in Ghana so long as you dont reply to emails with your account details.
Edit: Actually, reading it, does seem quite indepth, i take that back. Though it seems to suggest Ghana's not as dangerous as the UK
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A few shots of places I've visited...I'll try to find more.
1. Leith Dock area, Edinburgh Scotland: used to be a dodgy area and is where 'The Proclaimers' come from. They've cleaned it up a lot in recent years though and it's a pleasant place to hang out at a cafe or a pub now.
2. One of the markers on the border between Slovakia and Poland: A two hour walk in the mountains fom Zakopane in the south of Poland gets you to this point. You can follow the border from here on a number of trails to different sites. It's also where one of the skifields is.
3. A Loch in the Scottish Highlands: Visited this on a 3 day tour to the Isle of Skye. It was on the mainland, but I forget the name of the loch!
4. Houses and the mountains on the Isle of Skye:A brilliant place to visit...even if everything was shut on Sundays! So quiet, and the scenery is spectacular.
5. Night shot of Gdansk Harbour:Formerly Danzig, and a great spot to visit. Coming from a beach-side town I always enjoy being by the water. The narrow laneways and beautifully rebuilt town square are nice spots to hang out. Oh, and the girls working at some of the restaurants are beautiful
Overseas places I've been to...
That I liked:
Honolulu (easily my favourite)
Lake District
San Francisco
That I didn't like:
Paris (been there twice and it rained the whole time both times so maybe it's unfair)
Los Angeles
It's a little while until my next trip overseas, I'm trying to save up for it while still paying my way through a Law degree. Hopefully I'll be able to afford a big trip after I graduate in 2012, including the Kentucky Derby (been dreaming of going to that for about 10 years).
I liked Vienna...didn't put it down though as a favourite. The day I got there last year they had a free concert with the Viennese Philharmonic at a Palace and then I watched the Viennese Boy's Choir at a church at another palace. It seemed to me to be all Vienna stood for in 4 days
Surprised at the lack of visits to Ireland by the people on the forum, especially the 'big' travellers.
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Here is a security video showing a man who didn't get what he was looking for at his Nissan dealership. He got behind the wheel of his SUV and drove into the showroom, repeatedly ramming the cars inside. But why did he do it?
The Telegraph reports that the man behind the wheel is Dr. Kustov Michael, a regular customer at this Nissan dealership in Moscow. Last Saturday, he went to pick up his Nissan Navara pickup that had been waiting there since the first of the month, according to CarScoop.
According to different sources, Dr. Michael waited for somewhere between 20 minutes and several hours, and then got into his Suzuki Grand Vitara to trash the showroom. He was arrested when he eventually got his SUV stuck in an office. No one was injured.
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In our opinion, the most fun a person can have on four wheels during the summertime is to attend Rod & Custom magazine's cross-country rod run known as Americruise. For 2007, Americruise featured two separate cross-country tours that joined in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the state fairgrounds to show 'n' shine and Go & Whoa.
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Imagine you want to infiltrate a terror cell. Do you send a white guy in a tux? Yesterday, an AP story was published about MI6, Britain's secret spy agency, and the recruiting campaign it launched about a year ago. More than 20,000 people have since applied, and they don't all look like Daniel Craig. Or Roger Moore, or Sean Connery, for that matter. The agency is actively seeking women and minorities to tackle terrorism. Pola Uddin, the first Muslim woman in the House of Lords, is in favor of some affirmative action for MI6. "We need less sexism and a symbol who doesn't always hold a martini glass," she says.
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MI6's Web site encourages mothers to apply and assures women they won't be used as "honey pots," or seductresses. Disabled applicants are welcome. And a special search is directed at minorities who speak Mandarin, Arabic, Persian and the Afghan languages of Dari and Pashto.
Obviously this makes perfect sense, but why has it taken so long? Alias aside, why do we imagine a "spy" to be a man in a trenchcoat?
I know a woman who was tapped to be a spy for the US. She was someone you would probably never suspect was a spy: A bubbly, chatty mother of three. She wasn't on the front lines — her life was never in danger — but she did go to cocktail parties and UN events, make conversation with various people and then report back to her employer — they'd meet at a bar or restaurant, never at the office — and she'd get paid in stacks of cash.
Though James Bond is a literary character — and will probably be a straight white guy for the next hundred years — wouldn't the best recruitment tool be a flick of Jane Bond saving the world?
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By now, many gardeners have planted their winter gardens and are already harvesting tender broccoli, fresh cabbage and lettuces. If you live in the warmer areas of the Southern states, there's still time to get seeded crops into the ground. Parts of Louisiana, Florida, southern Texas and southern Georgia can still grow from seed. Areas farther north can still plant gardens using transplants and be reasonably assured of a harvest before extreme winter temperatures arrive. Growing a winter garden is very similar to growing a spring garden, however, winter vegetables prefer warm soils in the beginning and require cooler temperatures to develop and mature. By following a few simple guidelines, you can ensure a successful winter garden.
If you haven't done so already, it's a good idea to conduct a soil test to determine the actual nutrient levels of your garden. The pH level of the soil is the most critical information in the report and should be adjusted to a range of 6.2 to 6.8. Spent summer vegetables should be removed and added to the compost pile, freeing space in the garden to till and plant new crops. If temperatures are extremely mild and you live in the southernmost areas of the Southern states, you can still direct-seed vegetables such as lettuce, greens, carrots and radishes. When planting lettuce seed, firm the seedbed and lightly tap the seed down into the soil, but do not cover it. Lettuce seed needs ample sunlight for good germination. Keep in mind that buying and planting healthy transplants may be the safest route to go this time of year.
Lettuce thrives in cool temperatures and does especially well in raised beds. Leaf and Romaine types are best suited for Southern climates.
Warm temperatures can cause broccoli to bolt and bloom prematurely prior to harvest.
Scout your fall garden frequently, looking for any insects or disease that may have invaded your crop. Harvest your crop as soon as it is large enough to pick.
When it comes to growing winter vegetables, the biggest challenge arises when temperatures range from very warm to extremely cold virtually overnight. I've already had problems with the lettuce in my winter garden this year, when warmer-than-usual days caused the lettuce to bolt. Insect invasions are another common problem in the winter garden. Although many summer pests have begun to subside, some may still be present, including whiteflies and aphids. Cabbage looper is another pesky insect that loves to tunnel through cabbage, broccoli and other greens. Snails and slugs may also appear on warmer evenings and create holes in your plants. When it comes to control, early detection is key. Monitor plants regularly to spot the first signs of trouble. Bt and Dipel are both organic products that work very well to control caterpillar-type insects, such as loopers. Other insects can be chased off or killed with pyrethins, safer soap or mild insecticides. Fast control is essential to catch insects before they tunnel deeply into plants. Caterpillars that burrow deeply inside of a cabbage head will be heavily protected by its leaves and may not be affected by insecticides.
Diseases can also be an issue in the winter garden, but usually less so than during the summer months. While not very common, foliar diseases, root rots and potential viruses may still affect the winter garden if gardeners are not careful. Many diseases are caused by poor cultural practices. Mulching around plants with pine straw, wheat straw or wood chips can prevent plants from being splashed by disease-bearing soil. A few inches of mulch will also help reduce winter weeds and moderate root temperatures. In my trial garden, half of the broccoli and cabbage is mulched with wheat straw and the other half is un-mulched. The mulched crops appear to be much healthier and the vegetables are much larger than the un-mulched stand. Irrigation practices can also influence the potential for disease. When possible, use soaker hoses or drip irrigation to water all winter vegetables. Overhead irrigation with a sprinkler will wet the foliage and make vegetables more susceptible to disease. Overhead irrigation also wets much of the non-target area and encourages excess weed growth while wasting water. When it comes to watering, it is often believed that cooler temperatures mean that plants no longer need supplemental irrigation — but this is not the case. Vegetables in the winter garden still need an occasional 1 to 1½ inches of water to obtain optimum growth. Containers and raised beds may need more frequent watering because they tend to lose water quickly and dry out.
Limited space should not stop anyone from planting a winter garden. Containers and window boxes can make an excellent place to grow your favorite cool-season veggies!
One of the final components of managing your winter garden is providing proper nutrition to plants. While a soil sample conducted through your county extension office will provide the proper fertility recipe for success, many gardeners choose to wing it and fertilize without testing. If you choose this route, it's best to keep it simple. Leafy green vegetables require more nitrogen than winter peas, carrots or even broccoli. In the absence of a soil sample, I would fertilize with a premium fertilizer that contains micronutrients as the initial feeding at planting. When the crop begins to form a tiny vegetable, fertilize with a product such as 12-4-8. Be careful not to overfeed your plants, which will cause excessive growth and lower vegetable yields. Some vegetables, such as greens and broccoli, can be harvested again after the initial harvest. Additional fertilization every three to five weeks will help to ensure healthy harvests.
For areas of the garden that you have chosen not to plant with winter vegetables, consider planting a cover crop rather than leaving the area barren. Cover crops are often called "green manure" and are essentially green plants that help prevent erosion and provide nutrients when tilled into the soil. Cover crops are also more aesthetically pleasing than bare soil or dead plants. I prefer a winter-crop mix of a cereal grain, such as wheat, rye or oats, mixed with a legume, such as winter peas or clover. Avoid planting ryegrass, which will be difficult to eradicate in the spring. Cover crops should be fertilized at planting time and maybe once again later in the season to give them a boost.
Although winter gardening has its challenges, it's also one of the most pleasant times of year to be out in the garden. While you can certainly purchase all of these crops at the grocery store, there's simply nothing like harvesting fresh vegetables from the garden and cooking them the same evening. The satisfaction and flavor is unlike anything you can purchase from the store.
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Planning a spur-of-the-moment trip doesn't have to be a hassle. Whether you want to plot a weekend getaway at the last minute or you need to book same-day travel to attend a business meeting, the proper tools can make the task quick and stress-free. In fact, when you have the freedom to take off at a moment's notice, you may even be able to score some killer deals.
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FlightBoard (Android, iOS; $4)
FlightBoard, a stylish app modeled after the board maintained at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, turns your device display into an arrivals and departures board for airplane flights. It includes information drawn from more than 3000 airports and shows updated information every 5 minutes, letting you view the real-time status of any flight. The app is particularly handy for last-minute travelers who are rushing to catch a plane and for people who are looking for the next available flights out of nearby airports.
Hotel Tonight (Android, iOS; free)
Unlike Next Flight (see below), which helps you get to a same-day destination, Hotel Tonight's goal is to find a place where you can rest your head once you've arrived. The aptly named Hotel Tonight scouts for great prices at nearby hotels available on the night of your search (up until 2 a.m). You can book a room for one or more nights directly from the app. It tracks accommodations in more than 80 cities across a dozen countries, but it limits its listings to hotels that the creators have personally vetted--which means higher-quality selections, lower prices, and less slogging through an overwhelming number of choices.
Jetsetter (iOS; free)
This slick-looking app lets you do anything from reserving same-night hotel stays to booking complete vacation packages. The Jetsetter Now feature offers discounts of up to 60 percent off last-minute bookings for members--and membership is free. In a section of curated tips, editors offer suggestions for weekend trips, luxury maxi-breaks, and holidays geared for specific travelers such as Snow Seekers or City Slickers. The app also includes a nifty credit-card scanning feature, which auto-fills your details in online forms for fast, hassle-free booking. The downside: It's available only for iPhone and iPad.
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With a name befitting its function, Last Minute Travel (aka LMT) offers spur-of-the-moment bookings for flights, hotels, and touring activities. The sheer quantity of choices would be overwhelming if not for a set of useful sorting tools that the mobile app provides. You can view flights by price, stops, length of journey, or preferred airline; map out hotels by location; and filter hotels by star rating or recommendations). Booking is a simple three-step process--an important feature when you're severely pressed for time. You'll also find an exclusive deals section that can save you a few bucks.
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Travelzoo is useful for finding everything from full-blown, all-inclusive vacations to deeply discounted tickets to local events. For travelers who find themselves looking for a local's experience in a new city, there's a handy mapping feature that shows deals near you for activities ranging from baseball games to ballet. The app delivers these Local Deals vouchers directly to your phone, so you won't have to go hunting for a printer during your travels. The Travelzoo Top 20, a list of the best deals of the week, arrives as an information update inside the app each Wednesday--it's particularly well suited for last-minute bargains, since the offers tend to sell out quickly.
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Travel may not immediately come to mind when you think about Twitter, but you can find plenty of useful tips and deals on the microblogging service if you know who to follow. For JetBlue faithful, @JetBlueCheeps tweets last-minute airfares every Tuesday. Airfare Watchdog (@airfarewatchdog) covers all airlines and tweets daily with deals based on specified location and destination. If only luxury will do, check out @GetATravelDeal. It's also prudent to follow location-specific accounts--for example, @gohawaii and @HawaiianFares--if you have a particular destination in mind. Don't want to put in the legwork? Try TripTwit, which finds the best Twitter travel deals and reports them in a daily email message.
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E3 2017: Microsoft unveils $499 Xbox One X
LOS ANGELES — Microsoft announced Sunday it will launch a higher-powered version of its Xbox One video game console this holiday, as it attempts to catch up to the sales of Sony's rival PlayStation 4.
The tech giant says the Xbox One X will launch on November 7 at $499. On several occasions during a press briefing ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft pointed out how their new home device is the world's most powerful console.
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Xbox chief Phil Spencer said the goal of Xbox One X was to deliver a device that would "empower developers, delight gamers and deliver true hardware and technical innovation."
The Xbox One X boasts a 6 teraflop graphical processing unit, 12 GB GDDR5 of graphic memory, and an 8-core custom AMD central processing unit. The technical upgrades support the ability to run video games in native 4K resolutions, while also allowing games to run faster and pack a lot more detail.
Microsoft rolled out several games with the hopes of selling its fanbase on the need for Xbox One X, including Ubisoft adventure game Assassin's Creed Origins and the Electronic Arts game Anthem, developed by Mass Effect studio BioWare.
Some current Xbox One games will gain a boost from the Xbox One X's horsepower. More than 30 third-party games will receive free updates to 4K resolution, as well as Microsoft exclusives including Gears of War 4 and Minecraft.
The newer Xbox will also support current controllers and accessories for earlier Xbox One models.
Microsoft's latest console is part of an effort to gain ground against Sony's PlayStation 4. When both consoles launched in 2013, PS4 benefited from a $100 lower price, racing out to an early sales lead it has never relinquished.
Last year, Sony rolled out a similar console refresh through the PS4 Pro, which is priced at $100 less than Xbox One X. IHS Markit analyst Piers Harding-Rolls doesn't expect price to have an impact for Microsoft's target audience.
"Xbox enthusiasts will pay significant sums to get hold of the latest and greatest," he said, forecasting Microsoft will sell 500,000 Xbox One X consoles during the fourth quarter.
However, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter says the "pricey" Xbox One X could become a hard sell for Microsoft. "A consumer can buy Xbox One S and PS4 for the same price," he said. "I think it is a hard sell at two times the S price."
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the big powers' nuclear deal with Iran as a historic mistake that left the production of atomic weapons within Tehran's reach, and he said Israel would not be bound by it.
Having lost its battle against easing sanctions on Iran, Israel appeared to be charting a new strategy: intense scrutiny by its intelligence services of Iran's compliance with the interim agreement and lobbying for stronger terms in a final accord world powers and the Islamic Republic will pursue.
The success of international diplomacy in re-engaging with Iran, after a protracted, volatile standoff, and concluding an accord in marathon talks in Geneva marked a stinging setback for Netanyahu. His military options in confronting Iran now seemed more limited and likely to risk Israel's isolation.
A grim-faced Netanyahu - deep in a rift with Israel's main ally, the United States, over a deal that did not meet his demands to strip Iran of its nuclear enrichment capabilities - said his government would not be bound by the accord.
"What was concluded in Geneva last night is not a historic agreement, it is a historic mistake," Netanyahu said in a statement he delivered in English after meeting his cabinet.
"Today the world has become a much more dangerous place because the most dangerous regime in the world took a significant step towards obtaining the world's most dangerous weapon."
The United States said the agreement would arrest Iran's most sensitive nuclear work, including the construction of the Arak research reactor, which is of special concern for the West as it could produce plutonium for bombs.
The deal would neutralize Iran's stockpile of uranium refined to a fissile concentration of 20 percent - a close step away from the level needed for weapons - and provided for intrusive U.N. nuclear inspections, a senior U.S. official said.
Iran, which says it is pursuing its nuclear program for peaceful purposes only, also promised to stop uranium enrichment above a low fissile purity of 5 percent, a U.S. fact sheet said. {ID:nL2N0J907M]
Netanyahu said those terms left Iran with little incentive down the line to dismantle its uranium-enriching centrifuges and plutonium reactor.
"Sanctions that took years to put in place are going to be eased. Iran is going to receive billions of dollars' worth of sanctions relief," he said. "So the pressures on Iran are being lifted, they are being eased, and with the lifting of this pressure, this first step could very well be the last step."
Netanyahu repeated his long-standing threat of possible military action against Iran - even as a member of his security cabinet acknowledged the interim accord restricted that option.
"The regime in Iran is committed to destroying Israel. And Israel has the right and the obligation to defend itself by itself from any threat," Netanyahu said. "I would like to make clear, as the prime minister of Israel: Israel will not allow Iran to develop a military nuclear capability."
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate elected by a landslide in June, has called for "constructive interaction" with the world and avoided the belligerently anti-Israel rhetoric of hardline predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But Iran's clerical supreme leader, Ayabollah Ali Khamenei, referred to Israel as a "rabid dog" in a speech on Wednesday.
Civil Defence Minister Gilad Erdan, a security cabinet member, said the nuclear deal "makes it much more difficult, in the diplomatic sphere, to talk about a military option".
Israel's coming steps, Erdan said on Army Radio, would be to continue monitoring events in Iran along with an attempt to coordinate future moves with the United States and the other five powers that sealed Sunday's deal.
Security sources said Netanyahu has urged Israel's intelligence organs to spare no expense in crafting assessments of the situation in Iran and weighing Israel's options.
"We have six months now, and there are significant improvements that can be made in these six months," Erdan said, looking ahead to a final agreement.
Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz, speaking on Israeli television, said Israel "may have lost the battle over the interim agreement (but) we have not lost the war over denying Iran a military nuclear capability."
Uzi Rabi, head of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University, said Israel's immediate options were unlikely to include a military attack.
Instead, he said, "Israel should focus on a concerted intelligence effort" to expose any violations of the deal.
In the run-up to the interim agreement, Israel took its concerns to the U.S. Congress, where support for the Jewish state and increased U.S. sanctions has long been strong.
Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, who was in Washington last week, met U.S. legislators and said he warned them of an arms race by Sunni Muslim Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, if Shi'ite Muslim Iran did not dismantle enrichment.
In Washington, a senior U.S. official said President Barack Obama would discuss Israel's misgivings with Netanyahu on Sunday.
"I would say that what we have now is a six-month period to test whether the new leadership in Iran continues to follow through their commitment to move Iran on a new path," the official said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman played down disagreements with Washington, Israel's main arms supplier and supporter, over the Iranian issue. Asked on Israel Radio if he felt betrayed by Israel's most important ally, he said: "Heaven forbid."
(Additional reporting by Dan Williams and Maayan Lubell; Editing by Mark Heinrich)


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Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Tuesday, March 6, 1928 in Blackburn, England
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Ronald was born in Blackburn, England, of mixed Scottish and Welsh ancestry. He has lived in Scotland most of his life, of course, and is generally considered a Scottish composer.
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General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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Developers also ordered a fair number of units in the US, which has emerged from last year's production tax credit battle and is moving forward, but with a limp.
But thanks to robust activity in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay and Chile, turbine deals were stronger in Latin America than in the north. In fact, information captured by Windpower Intelligence and Data (WPI) in Q1 reveals that Latin America was the only region worldwide where the number of turbine purchase agreements grew year on year. This confirms many analysts' predictions that the centre of gravity in the Americas' wind sector is shifting south. WPI spotted more than 1.2GW of Latin American contracts across eight countries during the first three months of the year.
Latin America is providing a good climate for wind. There is a growing consensus that macroeconomic trends will spur demand for electricity, thus propelling new wind projects. The January-to-March period was characterised by greater activity across nearly the entire spectrum of pipeline development: there were more new project announcements than in the same period in 2012, more site acquisitions, more permitting and so on, all the way to commissions. Only power purchase agreements and construction completions dropped. This intensity was only matched by Asia-Pacific, where project activity was better mainly due to a burst in permit starts.
Globally, WPI saw more turbines from Vestas, Siemens and GE commissioned in Q1 than by any other manufacturers (see charts on previous page). But the breakdown of worldwide contracts during the same period shows that smaller rivals are in hot pursuit: although Siemens came in second with 642MW, Gamesa took first place with 847MW of contracts and Alstom finished 3rd with 593MW.
The sector has maintained an even keel into the second quarter, but the outlook is patchy. If the current installation trend in the US persists, the country will put only two thirds of last year's capacity online. Luckily for the industry, US installations tend to explode in the fourth quarter. A cloud still hovers above turbine purchase agreements everywhere but Latin America, where in May the number of contracts doubled year on year.


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2013-14: Set career-bests in both the 50- and 100-yd. freestyle events while winning a bronze medal in each event at the 2014 CCSA Championships… His 50 free time of 20.52 ranks as the sixth-fastest time in program history, while his 100 free time of 45.24 ranks eighth in the Retriever record book… Also advanced to the finals of the 100 fly at the conference meet in Knoxville, placing fifth with a season-best time of 49.84… Helped the 200 (1:20.57) and 400 free relays (2:56.57), as well as the 200 (1:28.99) and 400 medley relays (3:14.41) set new school records at the CCSA meet… The 400 free relay brought home a gold medal while the three other relays won silver medals at Tennessee… During the dual meet season, he won four individual events… He was also a part of 11 victorious relays squads, including the 200 free (1:23.70) and 200 medley (1:32.44) squads which broke the UMBC Aquatic Complex records in the Retrievers' meet on Jan. 11 against Howard.
2012-13: Took second in the 100-yd. backstroke, third in the 100-yd. butterfly and fourth in the 100-yd. freestyle at the America East Championships as UMBC reclaimed it conference title… His 100 back time of 49.81 in the event finals, as well as his 100 fly time of 49.32 in the prelims, rank fifth all-time at UMBC… A part of the 200 and 400 free relay teams which won gold at the conference meet… His 100 back time (49.81) and 100 fly time both rank fifth all-time at UMBC… A part of the 400 free relay team which broke the school record (2:58.47) at the ECAC Championships… Won nine dual meet events as the Retrievers completed their second-ever undefeated season… Honored as the America East Male Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 29… Selected to the America East All-Academic Team… Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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What: Tribute to former Denver Nuggets head coach Doug Moe
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When: Sunday, Jan. 24
Where: Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech Center
How many: 350 guests
Net proceeds: $100,000
A Tribute to Doug Moe brought out a who's who in professional basketball and everyone, it seemed, had a "good one" to tell about the honoree. Some of the stories were revealing, others touching. And one hit the nail on the head.
It came from Moe's friend of 40-plus years, Larry Brown, former Nuggets head coach now leading the Charlotte Bobcats, and put Moe's sartorial style into perspective.
Moe's aversion to, shall we say, a tailored fashion image, isn't something he adopted on a whim. It dates back to when Moe and Brown first became coaches in Carolina, and one of the team sponsors offered them a generous discount on their clothing purchases. Brown, known as a fashionista, said he went crazy picking out ties, slacks, jackets and shirts while his buddy picked out one brown suit and one blue suit. "He said he could wear the blue jacket with the brown slacks, and vice versa, so he really had purchased four outfits and that's all he wanted," Brown recalled.


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- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter - (3/4 stick) room temperature
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white baking chips
Servings 1
Step 1
Line large baking sheet with double thickness of foil. Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then vanilla. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in semisweet and white chips.
Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheet in two 10- to 11-inch-long strips, spacing 3 inches apart. Using metal spatula or wet fingertips, shape strips into 11- by 2 1/2-inch logs. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake logs until tops are cracked and dry and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes; cool 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Using foil as aid, lift logs onto work surface. Line baking sheets with clean foil. Using serrated knife, gently cut warm logs crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
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The smash-hit Gershwin musical comedy, Crazy For You, tap dances onto the West Fargo High School stage for six performances, February 15, 16, 22, & 23 at 7:30pm and February 17 & 24 at 2:30pm. An ASL interpreted performance will be offered at the Saturday, February 16th show.
Audiences will delight in the adventures of a stage-struck New York City playboy in a Nevada mining town - where romance, mistaken identities, and show-stopping musical numbers all add up to irresistible fun. Winner of three 1992 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this hilarious tale of boy meets girl in the Wild West is filled with high-energy singing and dancing. The classic score contains such memorable Gershwin songs as "Embraceable You," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "I Got Rhythm," and "Someone to Watch Over Me." Crazy For You features a book Ken Ludwig, music by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
West Fargo High School Theatre's production of Crazy For You features a company of approximately 100 young artists in its cast, crew and pit orchestra under the direction of a team of teachers and professionals lead by director, Adam Pankow. Essentia Health proudly sponsors this WFHS Theatre production.
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Actually, somewhat better than any books would be this.
Wow. What a wide open question and a good one too. Let me a start with a general viewpoint and then give a few a specific books for specific areas at the end.
In general, science - the most successful method of acquiring knowledge that we have found to date - has as one of it's key properties, atheism. Now, most scientists wouldn't word it that way, they would use the term "methodological naturalism." What that term means, is that when looking for and explanation to a phenomenon, it is assumed that events follow causal (or at least statistical) chains acting under natural laws. That is to say, "no gods allowed." But this was not some ad-hoc philosophy inserted by atheist scientists to convert the pious. In fact, it became a working assumption when most professionals doing science had (or at least professed) some kind of religious belief. The reason MN became a part of the method of science was because it worked. In other words, if we want to interrogate nature to figure out how it works, the best method available to us, tells us to begin with the premise that there is no intelligent design behind this system. As I said, this was not some dogmatic decree. In fact, if the intelligent design premise had been better at explaining what we see and predicting what will see in the future, we wouldn't be having this discussion. So, has science found god? No, in fact science works better when it doesn't even look. For a general discussion of science, I agree with Joseph's recommendation of "The Demon-Haunted World." Also any good text book on the history of science. (Aliotos, "A History of Western Science" or Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery are both excellent).
For specifics: Evolution - Believe it or not, "On the Origin of Species." Darwin was a heck of a good writer besides being a brilliant biologist. He also answered most of the religious objections to evolution in it (shame I still have to repeat him 150 yrs later). For more recent works, Coyne's "Why Evolution is True" and Dawkin's "The Ancestor's Tale"
Big Bang - Hawking's "A Brief History of Time," Stenger's "The Comprehensible Cosmos," Krause's "A Universe From Nothing."
Does science have anything to say about the existence of god - Both by Victor Stenger; "Has Science Found God?" and "God: The Failed Hypothesis"
I know that's quite a reading list I shot at you, but hopefully you can cut it down based on the specific area you were looking for. On the other hand, they are all great reads so you may just want to read them all anyway.
Hope this helps.
Welcome to reality. I commend you for coming out with your Atheism. I recommend immersing yourself in reality content. I have compiled a list of free films, videos, website, books, etc.. to help those seeking for logic, reason and truth. My site is easy as heck to navigate because it's one page. Take a look at http://www.charliescrusade.org. Remember You Are Not Alone.
read "Why I am not a Christian" by Bertrand Russell.
Kaila - Skeptics Society is a great ongoing source for critical and rational thinking in all regards, most particularly religion and science. They also have a weekly email newsletter.
I like this very short video of Bertrand Russell.
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Spotted Wing Drosophila, Biology, Identification & Monitoring
ENTFACT-229: Spotted Wing Drosophila, Biology, Identification & Monitoring | Download
by Jessica Cole, Patty Lucas, and Ric Bessin
Extension Entomology, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
Spotted wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is a serious pest of soft-skinned fruit and was detected in two locations in Kentucky in 2012 and confirmed by the USDA APHIS. SWD is a new fruit fly pest of soft fruits and berries. Unlike other fruit flies, SWD causes damage when the female flies cut and lay their eggs in healthy fruit. This results in small larvae in the fruits at harvest. A survey sponsored by Kentucky Horticulture Society in 2013 found it to be widespread in Kentucky. There have been numerous reports of infested blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and grapes.
SWD attacks a number of different fruiting crops and weeds, but raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and some grape varieties are among the most susceptible crops that we grow commercially in Kentucky. It has also been reported to attack strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, and peaches in other states. SWD will also lay eggs in and complete development in several weedy or wild hosts including poke weed, mulberry and honeysuckle.
Fruit flies (also called vinegar flies) are often associated with damaged, overripe, or rotting fruits and vegetables. This is not the case with SWD. What makes the SWD different is that the female has an enlarged, serrated ovipositor (egg layer) that enables her to lay eggs under the skin of ripening fruits that are otherwise free of damage. Generally, soft-skinned fruit become vulnerable to attack as they begin to soften and turn color during the ripening process. This is in the final 7 to 10 days before harvest. The larvae tunnel and feed under the skin of the fruit and can reach a length of 4 mm. There is often a sunken area at the site of egg laying and damaged fruit may appear to collapse from the internal damage and rots. Fruit that may appear sound at harvest can show signs of infestation within 1 to 2 days. Small ¼ inch larvae may be observed in the fruit or crawling out of harvest containers.
Adult SWD emerging in the fall overwinter and become active in the spring to mate. They lay their eggs in susceptible fruit during the spring, summer and fall months. The female SWD inserts her serrated ovipositor into ripening fruit and deposits 7 to 16 eggs a day and up to 300 eggs in her lifetime. Depending on the weather the life cycle can be 8 to 14 days with a mid-season life span lasting 3 to 9 weeks. SWD are most active at temperatures above 68°F but will decrease laying eggs in temperatures above 86°F. Eggs deposited in the fruit hatch in 2 to 72 hours; pupation can take place both inside and outside the fruit and last 3 to 15 days. There may be 10 or more generations per year in Kentucky. This combined with the female's Figure 1 SWD larvae in a blueberry. ability to lay hundreds of eggs may result in very high populations by the end of the season. Early season crops like June-bearing strawberries often escape SWD injury or be exposed to smaller populations, while late summer and fall ripening crops like blackberries and raspberries ripen when SWD populations peak and have a very high risk of infestation. SWD overwinter as adults.
Adult SWD have a body length of 2 to 3.5 mm, an amber body color with distinct dark banding of the abdomen, red eyes, and clear wings. The adult male has a dark spot on each wing near the tip and two small but distinct dark 'bands' on each front leg. The spot on the wings may not be apparent on newly emerged male SWD. The female is harder to identify as it is her ovipositor, unbroken banding of the abdomen, and sharp appearance to the cross vein in the wing that distinguishes her from other fruit flies. The dark bands with each abdominal segment are unbroken with the female and the cross vein is clear and distinct.
Trapping for SWD
Trapping and pest monitoring has been the basis of IPM programs for decades. However, SWD traps have not been good predictors of population sizes nor do trap captures necessarily occur before fruit infestation. Therefore, traps are useful in determining if SWD is present on your farm, but at this time, treatments should be timed to host susceptibility (meaning fruit that is beginning to color, and ripe fruit) rather than in response to trap captures. Commercial growers of blackberries, raspberries and blueberries in SE states have found that trapping does not reliably provide sufficient warning of SWD to begin sprays. Growers producing these crops for wholesale fresh markets must meet zero tolerances for SWD. This situation is understandably frustrating to growers and to entomologists.
Despite the limitations with trapping, it can be used to detect SWD presence/absence on a farm and measure the relative level of activity. Trapping should begin 2 to 3 weeks before the start of harvest. Traps are placed in a dense part of the canopy of the crop as the female SWD prefer to rest during the day in dark, dense locations. The trap is made of a one-quart, clear deli container with about one inch of bait solution to which one drop of dish soap has been added (otherwise the SWD may be able to walk on the surface of the vinegar). Sixteen ¼ inch holes are punched below the rim to allow the SWD to enter the traps, but we prefer a pair of 3.5" by 1.5" windows covered with 1/8" screen. Use multiple traps on each farm, they can be in the same crop or different crops. It is possible to move the traps between different fields as the season progress, say from strawberries to blackberries to grapes for example. Traps need to be checked weekly and bait solution is changed weekly. Be sure to dispose of the bait solution outside of the planting.
Testing of trap design and bait mixtures is ongoing, but inexpensive homemade traps are the most commonly used. Initially traps were baited with apple cider vinegar, but yeast and sugar baits and Figure 3 Male spotted wing Drosophila with the characteristic wing spot. Figure 4 Spotted wing drosophila female displaying enlarged ovipositor, characteristic body color and abdominal banding. other baits have been shown to catch flies 1 to 2 weeks earlier than just apple cider vinegar. Yeast and sugar baits are made by combining 2 Tbsp yeast and 4 Tbsp sugar and 32oz of water. Prepare fresh bait solutions weekly.
These baits will attract a large number of fly species and several unimportant fruit fly species. It is critical to accurately identify the collected specimens with a powerful hand lens or dissecting microscope. The male SWD are recognized by the single black spot on each wing and the two dark combs on the front legs. The females are recognized by their amber color, the enlarged ovipositor which is hardened and pointed, and the clear and sharp cross-vein in the wing.
SWD treatments should begin a week before the start of harvest with highly susceptible crops, particularly blackberries and raspberries. Fields need to be retreated on a weekly interval through the end of harvest with a recommended insecticide (sprays should be reapplied after a rain). Producers need to follow pre-harvest interval restrictions for the respective insecticides carefully.
Floatation Method
All growers are strongly encouraged to use the fruit floatation method to sample small fruit weekly to ensure their SWD management program is effective. Only samples of fruit that appear undamaged should be tested for SWD. To sample fruit for SWD larvae a simple floatation method can be used. Place about 30 to 40 ripe, apparently undamaged fruit into a gallon bag. Add 1 to 2 cups of sugar syrup (mixture of ½ cup sugar mixed into 1 quart of water) to the bag and seal the bag. Thoroughly mash the berries, then let the berries settle to the bottom of the bag, any small, white larvae present should float to the top.
This method does not work with damaged, rotten or overripe fruit as these are likely already infested with other non-economic fruit fly larvae. SWD larvae are indistinguishable from other fruit fly larvae.
Revised: 1/2014
CAUTION! Pesticide recommendations in this publication are registered for use in Kentucky, USA ONLY! The use of some products may not be legal in your state or country. Please check with your local county agent or regulatory official before using any pesticide mentioned in this publication.
Of course, ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS FOR SAFE USE OF ANY PESTICIDE!


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trek007 wrote:A friend who is in Queensland on holiday went into a bar for a pizza and Dusty's greatest hits was played all the time they were there!
Paul O'Grady played Baby Blue yesterday and Moira Stewart played I Only Wanna Laugh in her late night show.
trek007 wrote:Anna Matronic played Madonna and Grace Jones and said " how can I top those 2..well here's Dusty" IOWTBWY was played.
Cardiff Bluesgirl wrote:Had a different kind of Springfield moment yesterday. Went in motorcyle showroom yesterday to see the beautiful Indian range of motorbikes. They are a work of art just gorgeous.
My favourite of course is the Springfield dark horse.
When i first joined ltd the much missed Rob very kindly came to meet me at the local coffee shop and we chatted about Dusty etc. He was then going to this motorbike showroom to look for a new bike, i bet he would have loved these Indian bikes. Especially the vintage one and the Springfield one.I cant put the picture on sorry as it says file too big.
Cas19 wrote:Once again great to hear Dustys tracks ar still being played. Thank you Liz, Trek, Pat and evryone.
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text: At Last...We are family! Home About My Websites Photography Art Gallery Wednesday, February 5, 2014 "Purple" Iheartfaces Purple Photo Challenge... ...and this happens to be one of my all-time favorite photos of my Dahlia - who is growing up way too fast. www.iheartfaces.com 7 comments Monday, January 13, 2014 Best Face of 2013 - IHeartFaces My Muse - I can read a whole volume in that one glance. This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com 13 comments Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Favorite Photo of 2013 - Rock the Shot! Favorite Photo of the Year 2013 www.rocktheshotforum.com This image is my favorite of the year...well.....first of all - these are my girlies....but it's also one of the beginning of a stylized, illustrative direction I've been taking. This was about 4 PM in July and I'm shooting with my Nikon D800 and the 28-75 2.8 lens. 1 comments Friday, April 19, 2013 Ummm.....hi..... ....ummm.....yeah....so, my sister (hi Elaine!) mentioned she hadn't seen an update on my blog for a million years awhile... .....and she's right. (Older sisters are always right....right?) Busy would be one word I could use as an excuse. The other would be I spend a lot of time over at Facebook and try and keep that a bit current soooo........you can always visit me there and see what's up. https://www.facebook.com/wanda.malfara?ref=tn_tnmn - my home timeline https://www.facebook.com/WandaMalfaraPhotography - my business page I'd love you to come over and follow along and "like" my page. (That'll ease my guilt for not updated here as often.) I also update my photography on my website. www.wandamalfara.com Meanwhile, here's a picture of my girlies during a recent walk in our park. I'm happy to say our snow is now officially GONE, even though we got a big dump only last Friday. And Milana....looking cute enough to eat. (Said her mom...modestly.) And Dahlia, on her 10 birthday in March. (How can it be that my babies are 5 and 10!! that's hardly an original thought but it still blows my mind.) Thanks for stopping by (and forgiving my absence.) Hope to see you on Facebook. Happy Spring everyone! 3 comments Friday, February 22, 2013 Favorite Photo Friday Since starting my photography business, I find I'm taking pictures "just for fun" less and less. And though it's probably pretty normal - it's also frustrating for me. So last week, when Dahlia had a day off school we hit our favorite mall where normally the atrium area is full of flowers and decor. Nothing...nada....hardly a flower. There were holes in all the raised beds where they had just pulled out most of the flowers in preparation for changing them to a spring theme. Still, we found a few nice areas to grab a few shots. This is one of my favorites. I can hardly believe that my little girl will be turning 10 in a few weeks! Where is that time going? (Joining my friend Lisa and many others sharing their favorite photos.) Happy Friday! xoxo 4 comments Labels: Dahlia, Favorite Photo Friday, Photography Sunday, February 3, 2013 Sunday Snapshot - "Still winter here!" It may still be cold and snowy up here...... ...but even just a moment with this.... ...schnook munchkin.... ...can warm my heart! Have a great week....and stay warm. xoxo 5 comments Labels: Dahlia, Photography, Sunday Snapshot Sunday, January 13, 2013 Favorite Shot of 2012 - Rock the Shot Yup....I'm repeating myself here. Another favorite shot entry, this time for "Rock the Shot" www.rocktheshotforum.com This image (from a wedding I shot in 2012) is far from a portrait image but I love it anyway, mainly for the eye of the little girl behind her big sister. I was using the Nikon D4 (for the first time) and was standing at the front of the church, really zooming with a 70-200mm 2.8 lens so the clarity is not there. But the church door had just opened and in poured this delicious light behind these two little cherubs. Have a perfect week! xoxo 3 comments Labels: Photography, Rock the Shot Thursday, January 10, 2013 I Heart Faces - January Challenge I thought I'd enter the I heart Faces challenge this month with one my favs. Two beautiful flowers girls I captured at a wedding shoot. http://www.iheartfaces.com/2013/01/photo-challenge-best-of-2012/ Have a perfect week! xoxo 6 comments Labels: I heart faces, Photography Monday, December 31, 2012 The Year 2012....in review. Click on the link for the Year in Review. http://animoto.com/play/td1pVlXKF5IxuJJSrMrdLg Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! 4 comments Labels: Celebrations, Dahlia, Family, Family Fun, Milana, New Year Friday, November 2, 2012 Favorite Photo Friday Her Majesty and her little Royal Highness....... ...are looking a tad bored. Could it be that dressing up, pretending and preparing to collect wicked amounts of candy and treats for Halloween is getting...... ...oh....I hardly say it (insert top of hand to forehead with eyes drawn upward) old, tired, passe. No, it couldn't be, could it? Or maybe it's one too many "ok...hold it, just one more......click". Do you suppose? Well.....I'm happy to announce that once the sugar high kicked in..... ......all was well with the world again! Whew, good thing. Otherwise I'd be left to play all by myself. 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It's that time of year when we decide what to do and where to go on holiday. Do we go away, do we stay local?
One place that sprang to mind was a camping holiday in France. Having visited there a twice in the past few years to see family, we have fallen in love with the Brittany countryside and especially the food from the region.
One of my favourite memories of our first trip to the Brittany region of France was when Martin's uncle, Philippe, took us to the Chanson in Nantes. That evening, we went to a small restaurant that specialised in galettes and crepes. I'd never had galettes before, but they have quickly become one of my favourite things to have when we go to France. Martin and I loved them so much that we purchased Farine de blé noir, the flour that makes them so special, and brought it back to England so we could try making them ourselves. (Turns out, it's just buckwheat flour, so we can still make them anytime we like even though our special French flour has long gone.)
Since we'd been talking of France so much, we decided to make a special meal of galette complète to remind us of our visits to the galette place in Nantes (I can't recall the name of the amazing restaurant) and also to the Le Chat Botté in Clisson.
To make a special meal for two, you will need:
For the galette/crepe –
- 145g Buckwheat flour
- pinch sea salt (sel de Guérande, if you've got some!)
- 1 egg
- 250ml semi-skimmed milk
Filling for the complète:
- ham
- strong cheese like cheddar, comte or Gruyere, grated
- 1 egg for each person
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the flour, salt
- Make a well and add the egg and a bit of milk to form a smooth paste.
- Then add the rest of the milk, mixing thoroughly.
- The batter should be smooth and have a ribbon-like consistency.
- Leave to sit at least 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Ladle a spoonful of batter into the centre of the pan and tilt it so that the mixture spreads easily over the hot surface. Make sure that you have a very thin layer of batter.
- Cook the galette for about 2 minutes or until the edges curl up and the bottom begins to brown.
- Flip and cook the other side. Continue this process until you've used up all your batter. Makes approx 4 galette/crepes.
- To fill, melt a pat of butter in the skillet and heat the galette on one side for about 15 seconds.
- Flip the galette over and scatter almost all of the cheese around the crepe. Let the cheese melt then add the ham, sprinkling on the rest of the cheese.
- Crack the egg over the ham. Gently fold each side of the galette so that the filling is sealed. If the yolk doesn't seem cooked enough, break so that it runs slightly, and cover with a lid until the egg is cooked.
- Alternatively, to cheat… scatter the cheese over the galette, add the ham and then add a sunny-side up fried egg on top, fold the sides of the galette in… et voila! You don't have to worry if your egg cooked or not.
Serve with ice cold brut cidre, from Brittany of course.
We're going to keep researching our holiday, in fact a few places have caught our eye like Thomson AlFresco La Grande Metarie campsite in Carnac, but until we make it back to Brittany, we'll have to keep the memories alive with the taste of our home made galettes.
*This is a sponsored post, although the recipe (and opinion) is my own*


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Store located in Shopping mall/center : Vaughan Mills
Store brand name : Foot Locker
Address & Location : 1 Bass Pro Mills Drive, Vaughan, Ontario - ON L4K 5W4, Canada
State : Ontario
City : Vaughan
Phone (Vaughan Mills) : (905) 879-2110
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The Qatar-owned media group Al Jazeera is in talks to buy Current TV, a struggling cable channel founded by former US vice president Al Gore, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The deal could allow Al Jazeera broader entry into US homes, by acquiring the cable group available in around 60 million American households, the report said.
Contacted by AFP, Current Media did not immediately respond to the report.
The Times said that if the deal is completed, Al Jazeera would create a new channel instead of using its existing English-language channel Al Jazeera English.
This would tentatively be called Al Jazeera America, the report said, and produce around 60 percent of its programming in the United States and draw the rest from Al Jazeera English.
The plan could put the broadcaster financed by the government of Qatar into closer competition with CNN and other news channels in the United States, according to The Times, which noted that Al Jazeera is offered only by a handful of US cable and satellite distributors.
Current Media, founded in 2005, operates Current TV, reaches households in Britain and the United States, and a youth-focused website Current.com, where users can submit their own content.
Founded by Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt, Current has won two Emmy Awards and other honors. It reaches 71 million households worldwide, including 60 million in the US market.
But The Times said a sale was being considered because of low ratings, with an average of just 42,000 people watching the channel last year.


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Categories: Slash Pairings > Lorne/Sheppard Characters: John Sheppard, Major Lorne
Sheppard somehow turns into a Vampire (don't mind how, I like suprises) but it turns out there's only one person whos blood he's addicted too: Major Lornes. Can the citizens of Atlantis save the Major? Or will he sacrifice himself to keep the Colonel alive until they can cure him?


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My hubby and I like to go to the movies, restaurants, concerts, comedy clubs, baseball games, plays/musicals, etc. It is few and far in between so we do things we used to enjoy "pre-kids" on our date nights -- makes us feel like we did when we first started dating😍 and it's helped keep our marriage strong throughout the years!
What Do You And Your Significant Other Like To Do In Your Spare Time?
It can be very hard for parents to grab some alone time or plan a night out when you have kids. What do you and your significant other do with your free time to make sure you make the most of it?
Even if we have spare time for ourselves, we have it only at home when our son is sleeping. This is because we do not have a babysitter or any close relative who lives nearby to help.
We usually watch a movie or drama. OR just do some reading on our own.
We go to the mall and eat in our favorite resto and walking while holding hands... :) or if we don't have the budget for that, we just stayed at home cook together, we just hug each other. For me that's priceless.
My Husband and I got a motorcycle 2 summers ago. While the kids are in school we take a day of two in the fall and hit the road on day trips and have lunch at little mom and pop cafe's. This past summer the kids were in Girl Guide Camp and we went for a tour of Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. We grab any weekends and evens we can to just go for little rids close to home! We love it best move we have ever made!
What free time!?!
We like to go to the movies every now and then. But we mostly just get to spend time talking at night, Whether it is laying in bed before we go to sleep or on the couch after the boys are asleep. I look forward to that time at night that I get to spend talking to him about things that we have done that day or recurring topics
we go to the movies sometimes
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Award-winning Broadway theater producer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday in a statement.
Lloyd Webber, 61, the British composer behind long-running Broadway hits "Cats," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita," is undergoing treatment for the cancer, which is in its early stages, the spokeswoman said.
"Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year," she said.
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Lloyd Webber is also the force behind the powerful "Phantom of the Opera" franchise, and the composer announced earlier this year he's developing a sequel to the original musical. "Love Never Dies" will open in London's West End theater district in March then move to Broadway in November, Lloyd Webber said.
The sequel will resolve "unfinished business" in the original, he said.
The composer was knighted in 1992 and named to Britain's House of Lords in 1997 and is largely considered the greatest composer in Broadway history.
It wasn't clear when Lloyd Webber had initially been diagnosed with the disease.


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CHICAGO — There is a fair amount of agreement that the world economy is in need of rebalancing. Countries like Iceland, Greece, Spain and the United States overspent prior to the crisis, financing the spending with government or private borrowing, while countries like Germany, Japan and China supplied those countries goods even while financing their spending habits.
Simply put, the consensus now requires U.S. households to save more and Chinese households to spend more in order to achieve the necessary rebalancing. Indeed, many believe that if only the United States toned down its consumerist culture and its households tried to stay within a monthly budget instead of having a Micawberish optimism about the future, and if only Chinese households stopped fearing Armageddon and started spending more, all would be well.
Of course, it is simplistic to reduce global trade imbalances to a bilateral imbalance between two countries. But since this is how the popular debate is posed, it is useful to ask whether rectifying the imbalances is only a matter of American and Chinese households switching personalities.
Clearly, consumer behavior is driven by habits formed over time, many of which are culturally determined — driving a Hummer, the gigantic low-mileage S.U.V., used to be an acceptable means of signaling the size of your wallet in the United States before concerns about global warming spread.
No longer!
However, the focus on consumer behavior misses the deeper policy underpinnings of the behavior we see.Continue reading the main story
In the United States, for example, credit-fueled consumption may have been exacerbated by the government's push to expand home ownership, especially among low-income households. As house prices rose, households felt wealthier and borrowed against the home equity they had built to finance their lifestyle.
Indeed, this bought successive administrations political peace as debt-fueled consumption helped paper over the fact that incomes for the median household barely increased.
A second factor pushing American households to take on debt and consume has been the Federal Reserve's policies. With business recoveries in the United States proving slow in creating jobs, and with consumption accounting for about 70 percent of demand, the political pressure on the Fed to revive the economy forces it to try to discourage household savings in downturns by keeping policy rates at ultra-low levels for sustained periods of time.
But if households do not save in downturns, how likely are they to save as the economy recovers and euphoria kicks in?
Finally, as other countries come to see that the United States is willing to be the world's consumer of first and last resort, they are happy to rely on it to provide the extra demand to lift the world out of recessions, even while Americans get their finances in order. So policies around the world make the United States household the world's designated spender.
With the Obama administration intent on propping up the housing market as best as it can with government credit, with the Fed on hold at near-zero rates, and with the U.S. exhortations to other countries to spend eliciting little enthusiasm at the recently concluded G-20 meetings, change seems very far away.
What about the Chinese household? Here again, policies are important.
While undoubtedly, the absence of a significant old-age safety net (and the paucity of children, the traditional Asian safety net) offers Chinese households a strong incentive to save, those savings rates are not significantly higher than savings rates in other Asian countries.
China's overall savings rate has gone up in recent years because Chinese corporations are earning and saving more, while household consumption is low because Chinese households earn a much lower fraction of the income generated by the economy than in other countries.
Why is this? Because the Chinese economy has a strong bias favoring its corporations and against its households; interest rates on household bank deposits are really low so that corporations can get cheap credit and so that the central bank can maintain an undervalued exchange rate; corporations get cheap inputs like energy, natural resources and land; taxes on corporations are low, so their after-tax profit is high; and state-owned corporations pay very little of the gigantic profits they generate back to the state as dividends. As a result, household after-tax income is low, and consumption is low.
All this means that if China is to rebalance growth, it has to start being kinder to its households. The recent willingness of the Chinese authorities to tolerate worker strikes for higher wages suggests they want to increase household incomes.
Higher deposit interest rates, higher corporate taxes (with a commensurate reduction in household taxes), and fewer subsidized inputs for corporations will also help.
But these changes will not come easily, for they will put enormous pressure on corporate profits, something corporations will resist. And profitable corporations have a lot of power of resistance, even in a one-party state. Moreover, the Chinese authorities will be wary of imposing large adjustment costs on corporations too quickly and causing large job losses.
The recent crisis has convinced the Chinese of the dangers of relying so much on foreign demand, so they do want to boost household consumption, but the steps they take will again be gradual.
The bottom line is that rebalancing requires more than cultural change, it requires policy changes that will imply considerable political pain in the short term.
After this brutal recession, the natural tendency is to try to go back to the old patterns of growth before attempting change — the United States is trying to revive consumption while China is trying to revive exports.
Unfortunately, though, if the will to change is not found in the midst of a deep crisis, it is unlikely to be found as the recovery gathers steam. It is easier for politicians to emphasize the need for other countries to change while neglecting their own responsibilities. Stay tuned, but don't hold your breath.Continue reading the main story


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State's top dogs promote reading
CORRECTION: The Colorado State Library and Colorado Department of Education organized and funded the poster project.
Schools and libraries statewide are going to receive posters of Gov. John Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia that encourage kids to read.
The political pair is featured in the storwith furry creatures in the posters. But we have to ask: Governor, how come you're not reading a budget document? Or Mountain Brew, the local beer book by Ed Sealover?
A third poster features Commissioner of Education Robert Hammond with a favorite book from his childhood, Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Former Gov. Bill Ritter and Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien were featured in a similar poster — sans the mascots — holding their favorite books, Lonesome Dove and Angle of Repose, respectively. Talk about good taste.