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Halloween doesn't scare Melanie Brzozowski into a fit of random decorating. She treats the holiday with the approach she takes to other seasonal events.
Two weeks ago, Brzozowski switched out the blue seascape decor from the warmer summer months in favor of a little black magic perfect for October's spooky vibe.
"It's not so much about the gore. It's embracing a great holiday," said Brzozowski, the event design consultant for Chef's Expressions. "I am like a mad scientist with my Halloween entertaining: I add a cup of funky, a spoonful of elegance and a pinch of sparkle — always have to have sparkle — to get the proper balance with my decor, events and menus."
Even though Halloween is usually associated with over-the-top kitsch and gore, it doesn't mean that you have to sacrifice good taste. Local designers and event planners say that with a little thought, a tasteful, high-end Halloween can be within reach.
Brzozowski strives for an upscale appearance without spending exorbitantly, which is why she shops at Michaels and Target. She also goes to Pinterest for some ideas, but mostly dreams up ways to incorporate her decorations on her own.
"Entertaining is an art and should be treated as such," she said. "Even with the 'fun' holidays, like Halloween, you should still use the proper silverware, glassware, real linens, etc. If you are going to do something, you do it right."
Carmen Brock, owner of Trohv, a home furnishings store in Hampden, prefers a subtle approach.
In past years, she's filled her home with various knickknacks and stylized figurines. Now, she fills her two stores with them. She reserves her at-home decorating to the exterior of her Charles Village rowhouse. This year, Brock scattered white pumpkins along the porch and staircase of her home.
She suggests that customers decorate spaces such as mantels in a less flashy manner, perhaps skipping the traditional orange and black in favor of texture and nature.
"Do not over clutter with a lot of pieces," she said. "It's good to keep it simple and monochromatic. Throw in something organic — from nature like driftwood colored sticks and dried leaves. Stay within that palette. Add some coziness and sophistication. And incorporate some other textures: burlap and dyed canvas."
She also recommends purchasing fancy figurines like the ones designed by Bethany Lowe, which are sold at her store.
"They are a great mixture of fun and creepy," she said. "They have this mysterious and spooky, almost off-limits element about them. But I think they are balanced really well. There is something sweet and charming to them."
Unlike less expensive, disposable decorations, the figurines, which range in price from $24 to $48, can be heirloom pieces and used year after year.
"They're really popular," she said. "We've sold out of the really small ones."
Philip Smith, a design consultant at The House Downtown, thinks that small touches using minimal materials can make a big impact during Halloween.
"Hang a single hanging light bulb from your front porch," he said."Give it an eerie, neglected look."
Glamorize the typical white sheet ghost silhouette by using tulle. "If you have a little girl, use pink tulle," he said.
Smith arranges Halloween figurines or small pumpkins along a table or mantel. He also anchors tablescapes with "really cool" topiary jars. Fill the jars with small gourds or candy corns. The more tiers and layers, the better, he said.
"If you're not crafty, simplicity is very good," he said.
Smith also suggests decorating a chalkboard in seasonal designs for an additional piece of art. In his home, he decorated his chalkboard with a "spooky" picture of his home surrounded by bats.
"It sounds kitschy, but it's really nice," he said.
And for those ambitious do-it-yourselfers, Smith suggests creating a wall piece by alternating luxurious fabrics in black and orange.
At Brzozowski's 2,000-square-foot Middle River apartment, the magic starts at the front door. Her entrance is adorned with a black-and-orange wreath and "Happy Halloween" sign. The patio is filled with goldenrod and mums in colors of eggplant and burnt orange from Richardson Farms on Ebenezer Road.
"I set the tone as soon as you get to the door," Brzozowski said, adding that she strives to give each room a distinct feel.
Brzozowski has loaded her living room with sparkly pumpkins. She's also filled vases with items such as plastic skulls and glass ghosts to give them a different look. She crowns each vase with pillar candles.
The dining room has a "black widow" theme. The table is adorned with a black spider web tablecloth, silver-and-black runner with spider web lacing, and black roses centerpiece.
"There's lots of sparkle," she said. "Everything goes together."
In the bathroom, Brzozowski uses a black shower curtain and hand-tied cloth banner to give it a "fun, crafty Pottery Barn look," she said.
She uses black cheesecloth in the dining room instead of curtains. "It looks much better than it sounds," she said with a laugh. "I place little purple spiders on it. It looks nice."
Even the kitchen's dishwasher is adorned with festive window clings.
"I make sure each room is different, but the overall house goes together — it's the transition from room to room that builds excitement," Brzozowski said. "I love to have items that complement each other, not that match. It is more appealing to the eye to look at a room of things that go together, in different ways, than a room that has all things matching."
Most importantly, you should keep yourself in mind when decorating your home, according to Brzozowski.
"Remember that you will be the one looking at it the most, so surround yourself with things that make you smile or that remind you of your childhood," she said.
Party tips
Melanie Brzozowski, event design consultant for Chef's Expressions, advises setting the tone with invitations, preferably on paper. "There is a joy that overcomes me when I open the mail and there is a nice paper invitation; already I want to go to the event because I feel the host has put time and energy into it," she says.
The menu:
"Make sure your menu fits the time frame of the event," Brzozowski says. "If you are hosting a party that starts at 5 p.m., serve enough food so it is equivalent to dinner. You can still do a cocktail-style reception during this time, but you have to go heavy on the hors d' oeuvres so you satisfy your guests. You never want guests to leave hungry. If you want to do a lighter meal, then opt for a later start time and serve wine, cheese and some desserts."
Homemade goods:
Carmen Brock, owner of Trohv, says the best way to incorporate that Halloween feel is through homemade treats. "Use orange frosting for a chocolate cake," she says. "You don't have to do a million things. Take one item and put a Halloween twist on it. It will also photograph well."


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Now to figure out if it's possible to move my stored Barca mail messages into Outlook 2010. At this time, I need to keep Barca on my computer just to be able to access those stored messages. And no, forwarding all of those messages back to me is unrealistic

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Artists talk reverentially about "the light" on the East End—a subtle luminosity permeating sky and land that they attribute to the water all around—a north light that some have tried to engage by angling their studios toward it. Some of those studios repurposed barns, have tried in their design to capture the spirit of region, once an expanse of potato fields and flat storage bins. How appropriate, then, that the new barn-like Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill should capture that iconic, magical light—inside—with north and south-facing skylights everywhere and large window walls. Seen from the road, the skylights signal the major architectural difference between the new Parrish and the late 19th century landmark building on Jobs Lane.
While critical comment will no doubt continue about the 34,4000 square-foot new Parrish by the architects Herzog & de Meuron and the landscape architecture firm of Reed Hilderbrand, visitors will immediately realize that the fabled East End light has indeed been captured…within, augmented by interior lighting—an integration of man-made and natural light that informs everything that goes on in the galleries, lobby and the 2,400 square foot multipurpose room. And do those activities ever constitute a rich line-up of programs for late fall and winter!
In addition to the inaugural exhibit, Malcolm Morley: On Paper, running through January 13, the end-of-the-year schedule promises a diversity of presentations in various media.
On Friday, November 16 at 6 p.m., the museum hosted PechaKucha Night (and attendees learned how to pronounce this Japanese word that means "chit-chat"). An international series that now extends to the Hamptons, PechaKucha consists of rapid-fire, 20-second show and tell presentations delivered in turns by visual artists, musicians, writers, designers, architects, chefs, vintners, farmers and others (10 in all) on how they live "creatively" on the East End. Parrish PR & Marketing Director Mark Segal notes that PechaKucha morphed from the museum's earlier series, "Lightning Round," and it will change every three months, Participating artists included Dianne B, John Bjornen, Jess Frost, Adam Green, Emma Walton Hamilton, Alicia G. Longwell, Natalie and Stephen Judelson, James Christopher Tracy and Bruce Wolosoff.
On Saturday, November 17, The Seventh Annual Black Film Festival came to the Lichtenstein Theater and celebrated diverse and provocative films on black culture, past and present. Central in the offerings of classics and indie docu- mentaries that were shown included Hoodwinked by award-winning black filmmaker Janks Morton. He presided over a Q & A following the showing of the film.
Coming off of the success of its opening weeks in Water Mill, the museum held two farewell wrap-ups at 25 Jobs Lane—Parrish Presents: a Preview Cocktail Party and a General Sale the following two days.
Also watch for "East End Stories on Screen" on Thursday, November 29 at 6 p.m, Friday, December 14 at 6 pm and Friday, December 2 at 6 p.m. ($8, members, $10 non-members). This semi-annual series features home movies, newsreels, documentaries, interviews with East End artists and commentary. The series is a "companion" to the museum's East End Stories website. Started in 2008, the website contains an online database of information on over 600 East End artists.
On Saturday, December 1, 6–10 p.m. and Sunday, December 2, 3–7 p.m., the Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island presents the Ninth Annual OLA Film Festival ($8 members, $10, non-members).
New and most appropriate for this innovative building is the Parrish's Platform series, organized by Curator of Special Projects Andrea Grover. Consisting of programs four times a year, Platform allows invited artists in residence to per- form or demonstrate in spaces throughout the museum and on the grounds, presenting works that "transcend disciplinary boundaries" (on the opening weekend of November 10–12 "Free Advice" was joyfully on display in the lobby.) The idea is to encourage "new ways to experience art, architecture, and the landscape." Following her inaugural weekend of Genius Loci, multimedia artist Hope Sandrow will follow up with scheduled screenings in the Lichtenstein Theater of her video Untitled Observations on the night sky. Guided Telescope Viewing on the Southwest Terrace on Fridays and Photo (projection) Portraits will also take place on the terrace, weather permitting.
The new Parrish Art Museum is located at 279 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill. Call 631-283-2118 or visit www.parrishart.org.


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Reservation to delivery time
Reservation to delivery time
dr p;
It depends on state laws and the circumstances. Sometimes bank drafts, sometimes prewired, sometimes personal cheques made out on the spot .... No credit cards. Someone once paid their $40K Signature reservation in cash, but I don't know if that applies to final payment. ;)
I once suggested TM hook up with Dwolla - $.25 per transaction >$10 (=<$10 is free). New kid on the financial block.
I just made my reservation yesterday to avoid the $2,500 upcharge. 17,757. That means that from 12/23 - 12/31 they got 5,621 US reservations, so nearly a third of their stock Model S numbers. That's amazing...
They got a lot of people off the fence with that price increase! I know would have continued to procrastinate...
I'm guessing the end of the year (2013) at best for a 60k?
@zesty, I was told by Tesla several times that all reservations at the 2012 prices will be delivered by end of summer including 60kwh.
Amazing, but also false. The day before that the P res# was: "P 16,547 (December 22, 2012)" from mm't tally. So 17,757 - 16,547 = 1,210. Average of 151/day. Still pretty good!
typo: mm's tally.
US figures, of course.
Ah, I must have misunderstood. Someone posted their number in the 12,000s as of 12/23, but likely they made their reservation prior to that day...
@ Lazman and iainbarnes,
I'm #5 and made my reservation in Mrch 2009.
Got the configuration email on December 3rd 2012. Got the confirmation for completed paperwork and december 4th 2012...
expecting delivery in Feb or March 2013, so 4 years after putting down the reservation. Hope to have the delivery confirmation soon.
@toto_48313 did you defer? what's your configuration? surprised that you are #5 and you have a much longer wait than most!
I finalized today and they gave me a February/March delivery window.
When should I reach out to Penfed and others for financing, wait until I have a vin or get pre-approval now?
I put down 5K Nov of 2011,
My Canadian # 272,
Got my finalize button the 8 th of Jan, 2012.
Finalized last night
60 kw
Standard suspension
Cloth seats for traction in the corners
Maybe April of May? delivery.
I didn't defer, and my configuration is a Grey perf.
I think the long wait come from the fact that I'm CAN P#5, and there is no general production car delivered in Canada yet.
I'm expecting it in Feb or March...I can't wait more.
I have my reservation # 13,900 have not heard anything yet from Tesla regarding customization and delivery. I called & was told that I should receive a call for order finalization & customization within a week.
Put a deposit November 20
Finalized Today
Delivery April/May P85 Red/Black Res. # 14,277
@E60 - I would get everything ready well ahead of time, as long as that doesn't start some clock with the lender. I was told I would get the VIN about 10 days before my car was done and there would be plenty of time to do the paperwork and wire the money. Then I get a call on 12/29 saying they had my VIN, but the car was also ready, and if I could get them the money on 12/31 they could put it on a truck.
Good thing I had already moved the money where I needed it well before then...
YMMV now that the year-end rush is over, but if it doesn't cost you anything to be ready earlier don't wait.
Approximately three and a half months.
October's paid RN's are being delivered in February for the 85kw.
October to February is 4 months. I reserved 10/2 and have a window of 2/2-2/16.
3-4 months is the corporate target.
I just finalized my order, which I made in December 2012 (I'm a newbie). However it told me that I can expect to have the car in April/May 2013.
Is this accurate? It seems to be very quick. Have other people found that the estimate given them by Tesla is accurate?
@shaneosullivan1 - YMMV, but yes. I was given a delivery window of 12/15-12/31, and it shipped on 12/31 (originaly I was told the end of January, then I answered a questionnaire saying I would be willing to take a 2012 model). Most others who have reported it have had a delivery within their window. I would suspect the further out you are the more variability in the estimate, and particularly if you are waiting on something that isn't shipping yet (such as standard suspension, sunset red, etc).
The production and delivery rates are now totally changed from any experience prior to December. TM looks like it is already close to its 3-4 month order-delivery wait.


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Home to the world-renowned Mall of America, the nation's most visited tourist attraction, Bloomington, MN is the perfect destination for a fun girlfriend getaway.
With this ticket, you will get a coupon book that allows you access to a host of discounts at over 520 stores, with no sales tax on clothing or shoes. Whether you are a label shopper, adventure seeker or foodie, you won't be disappointed. Add on 50 restaurants and you have an indulgent day just for the girls.
Shop for a new wardrobe at Burberry, Hugo Boss, Juicy Couture, Michael Kors, Stuart Weitzman and more. Adventure seekers will go crazy in Nickelodeon Universe them park, while foodies will enjoy local and international favorites at Crave, Hard Rock Cafe, Dick's Last Resort and Twin City Grill to name a few.
Located just 15 minutes away from downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul and next to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. All 38 of Bloomington's hotels offer complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport and Mall of America. And guests can board the Hiawatha Line Light Rail Transit to easily get to downtown Minneapolis.
Purchase the Mall of America Coupon Book for $9.95. There are over 250 coupons for every aspect of your shopping experience inside Mall of America. Coupons are good for your purchases at Mall jewelry, specialty, apparel, shoe, toy, book stores, and more. Many coupons for use in Mall restaurants and entertainment venues. Included are savings for area hotels and attractions.


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The Internet is to be used with caution and care. Today's threats are quickly changing, and security tools are not foolproof. Your good conduct and vigilance are essential. Do not click on unsafe links or windows and do not agree to install anything that you did not voluntarily seek out.
We have put together a list of the best practices for you so that you can protect yourself against risks related to the Internet:
It is important to protect your computer by installing antivirus software and a personal firewall. It is recommended that you configure your antivirus software to update automatically.
A firewall filters incoming and outgoing data and reduces the risk of hacking.
Be sure to regularly update your operating system, browsers, and other software (Adobe, Java, etc.). By configuring these applications to update automatically, you significantly reduce your exposure to attacks from hackers.
It is not recommended to that you save your passwords on the workstation itself, particularly for sensitive applications.
Its length and complexity are the key security factors of a password, as well as changing it regularly. A 10-character password ensures a good level of security if it includes a mixture of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters*. It will be easier to memorize if, for example, it is based on parts of a complete sentence.
*Special characters cannot always be used, as it depends on the system
Do not use words published in dictionaries or information about those close to you (surnames, first names, birthdays, etc.).
Use different passwords to access each of your applications, particularly for all applications containing personal and financial data, as well as those whose misuse by a hacker would cause harm.
Access from public Wi-Fi points presents significant dangers for the security of data passing through them, which can be easily intercepted. We recommend that you install an application that creates a secure channel (VPN). If you do not have one, do not sign into your sensitive applications (your e-banking, for example) or make payments on the Internet using a hotspot.
e-BANKING ACCESS
In order to maintain a good level of security when you access e-banking, follow these recommendations:
Never respond to an e-mail that asks you to disclose personal information. Our bank never contacts its customers by e-mail to ask them for personal data.
In general, consider any information that you place on the Internet to leave a permanent trace. The right to be forgotten does not guarantee that your information has not been intercepted, sold, or copied by third parties.
Your portable devices contain increasingly sensitive information (personal data, payments systems, etc.), and their protection requires applying the following principles:
The Internet presents various kinds of dangers, which are constantly changing. Certain types of risk are documented below:
A virus is usually a code that installs on your workstation without your knowledge and interacts with its elements (components, data, etc.), often maliciously.
Antivirus software can detect the signature of known viruses and block them. The predictable behaviors of viruses can also be identified by certain security solutions in order to identify unknown viruses.
An antivirus solution is only effective if its database of signatures is regularly updated. Try to set your antivirus software to automatically update.
A worm is a type of virus whose primary objective is to spread on a large scale, discreetly and with little impact, in order to exploit the workstation's resources often for malicious purposes (spam, denial of service attack, etc.)
A Trojan horse is a virus made up of complex parasitic codes that install in several stages and expand their scope of malicious activities little by little. For example, they may retrieve all the data that you type on your keyboard or capture the screens that you view. The newest Trojan horses aim to be resilient and adapt quickly to counter-measures in order remain on the infected computer. Some even go so far as to delete competing viruses that could interfere with their operation or reduce their camouflage abilities.
Unlike a worm, a Trojan horse does not spread.
This is an e-mail containing false stories. The objective is for the text to be sufficiently catchy so that recipients send it to their usual contacts. In its malicious version, the message contains a link or attachment.
Social engineering is the use of your trust, naiveté or ignorance by hackers to have you perform acts that go against your interests, such as providing passwords or confidential data. Social engineering attacks are usually performed after a thorough study of the targets, particularly by collecting all the information freely available on the Internet (especially on social networks). Telephone calls are part of the arsenal used by hackers to influence their victims.
Phishing usually takes the form of an e-mail that simulates an official communication asking recipients to click a link provided in the message. Users are then diverted to pages that are very similar to the official site. A hacker's objective is to obtain the data you enter, and particularly the data that enables users to log into the true official site or bank card data.


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Posts tagged "cloud nothings"
Cloud Nothings @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Cloud Nothings @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
September 16th, 2012
This Sunday show at the Amsterdam Bar provided some intense, visceral energy from the stellar lineup of bands (Cloud Nothings, Bloodnstuff, and Chomp), although somewhat unfit for such a mellow night in the near-empty streets of downtown St. Paul. Nevertheless, each band delivered a tight, walloping set of noisy, guitar-driven tunes that made the audience almost forget they had to wake up for work in the morning.
Chomp, a punk group featuring two members of Cloud Nothings, started off the night with a solid set list of pop-tinged punk rock, laying out a nice groundwork for the rest of the groups. However, Bloodnstuff, a local two-piece, truly kicked the night into high gear, banging out an intense 45-minute set of music off their self-titled LP. The group has been garnering loads of attention from the local music scene in the past year, and it was completely evident during their live show. Judging from the way they can weave through complex mixed-meter math rock and still deliver a fist-pumping hook, these two almost seem to be sharing the same brain. Hearing how full their tunes sound, it's amazing that all of it is just coming from two guys.
But, the true champs of the night were Cloud Nothings, who delivered a short but powerful set of music. Starting with the song "Fall In", they hammered through a pulverizing collection of tunes picked from their new Steve Albini-produced record Attack on Memory, an album that has garnered mass critical appeal for their new direction into visceral noise-rock. Grounded by a thumping rhythm section, they tore into each song with raw, razor-like energy, punctuated by distorted guitars and Dylan Baldi's raw vocals. Many of the songs were heavy on noisy improvisation and tempo changes, which gave each song a spontaneous and fresh take from what is heard on the record. After performing an encore of older tunes, these guys wrapped up their first ever gig in Minnesota, but hopefully not their last. Judging from the crowd response, I think we will be seeing more from these guys
Written by Andy Engstrom, Radio K volunteer.
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Monday, May 4
Mother's Day Breakfast Ideas: Apricot, Ginger, and White Chocolate Scones
Perhaps it's their association with English tea and ladies' garden luncheons that make scones so deliciously feminine. Since they're one of the easiest baked goods to make and are always well received, they're an ideal addition to your Mother's Day breakfast.
These Apricot, Ginger, and White Chocolate Scones are a new creation of mine -- the spicy ginger compliments the sweet apricots and white chocolate, while the slivered almonds provide just the needed crunch. They pair especially well with spiced coffee and, of course, hot tea.
For a pretty, unfussy presentation, serve scones in a linen or cloth-lined basket for your Mother's Day breakfast.
Apricot, Ginger, and White Chocolate Scones
Makes 8 scones
Print recipe only here.
3/4 cups heavy cream or half 'n half
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter)
1/4 cup dried apricots, thinly sliced
1/3 cup slivered almonds, plus 2 tablespoons for tops of scones
1/3 cup white chocolate chips
egg wash: 1 egg, lightly beaten OR 1 egg mixed with 1 teaspoon milk, lightly beaten
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place oven racks in top and bottom thirds of the oven. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk cream, vanilla, nutmeg, and ginger; set aside.
In another bowl, mix dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add chilled butter (in small pieces), and mix with a pastry blender or fork, until a coarse meal forms with tiny pea-sized butter pieces. Mix in apricots, almonds, and chips. Add the cream mixture to the flour mixture and, using a fork, mix until just combined. Do not over mix, or the dough will become leaden.
Using a floured surface, shape the dough into a disk, about 1/2-inch thick. With a wet knife (to make slicing easier) cut the dough into 8 triangular shaped scones. Place scones on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Brush egg wash over the tops of the scones and sprinkle with slivered almonds, pressing lightly with your fingers so they adhere.
Bake scones for 15 minutes, rotating pans mid-way through. Bake until puffed and golden; transfer to a rack to cool.
You might also like:
Fresh Apricot Muffins
Date, Fennel, and Pistachio Scones (Heart Healthy & Low Fat!)
Here are a few more to try:
British Scones and Clotted Cream at Cherrapeno
Blueberry Maple Scones at more than burnt toast
Cherry Almond Orange Scones at Sass & Veracity
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24 comments:
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
What gorgeous scones! This combination of ingredients is fabulous!
- May 4, 2009 at 9:53 PM
- Maris said...
Ooh this is a good idea! I'm making brunch for Mother's Day and supposed to do some type of egg but what would a holiday be without some type of decadent carb!?
- May 4, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- Alanna said...
Ms Susan but you'll laugh, my aunt sent me this recipe (or one darned close!!) with the note, MAKE THESE. She isn't much for sweets so I know they are special. They're already on the menu for Mother's Day, so your timing is perfect.
- May 4, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Alisa - Frugal Foodie said...
Those look heavenly!
- May 4, 2009 at 10:30 PM
- Johanna GGG said...
sound delicious - and I love the yellow gerberas - one of my favourite flowers - so cheerful
- May 5, 2009 at 4:12 AM
- Michelle @ Find Your Balance said...
Mmm scones. I always go for unsulphured dried apricots, btw. The sulphured kinds can create an asthmatic reaction for me. Not fun!
- May 5, 2009 at 7:28 AM
- Jamie said...
These scones sound divine! Now if only someone would make them for me on Mother's Day!
- May 5, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- michaela said...
my friend just gave me some oatmeal cookies with apricots and white chocolate from a martha stewart recipe. i love the combination!
- May 5, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- Unknown said...
These look absolutely fantastic!!
- May 5, 2009 at 8:33 AM
- Ivy said...
White chocolate and ginger, now that's the next combination I must try. They sounds delicious.
- May 5, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
Beautiful scones! I never would have thought of putting apricot and ginger together. Sounds wonderful.
- May 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Le Flâneur Novice said...
There will be 12 or more people at home on Mother's Day morning at my house, and I'll be probably in a crazy hurry! (Hope I will sleep some that night!)
It was a bad surprise when we realised that our wedding day was at Mother's Day, but I promise I'll bake&cook these beauties for her next year :)
- May 5, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
rosa-Wow! Thanks!
maris-I couldn't agree more.
alanna-My inspiration came from the farmers' market!
alisa-Many thanks.
johanna-I love gerbers too. They always make me smile.
michelle-Ewww, that's not fun at all.
jamie-Hah! :)
michaela-Ooh, I'd love to try those.
ivy-it's really lovely.
citygirl-Many thanks!
lynn-They compliment each other beautifully.
bb-You're getting married? Congratulations! They year we got married, it fell on Father's Day!
- May 5, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Le Flâneur Novice said...
awww... it's always harder to fathers :))
thx for the advice ;)
- May 5, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Chef E said...
Oh, now here is a hint my son could get since he works as a chef...cook mom some scones, although he does not bake except from a box! Thanks for coming over, I am glad I found this group of blogs...I am sending him this link as I said!
My herbs are my gold mind, along with the oils!
- May 5, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Nic said...
Beautiful scones! They look delicious!
- May 5, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Abby said...
I love anything with almonds, and white chocolate isn't bad, either! I've always thought scones were so lovely, and decidedly feminine just as you say!
- May 5, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- Annie said...
These sound delish. I love all the flavors. I'll make these for myself. My mother is more of a chocoholic though, so I think I may make something dark and decadent!!!
- May 5, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- Elle said...
These sound delicious for any day! Sweetie love scones and dried apricots, so may make these for Father's Day, too. :)The ginger and white chocolate make them extra special.
- May 5, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Sylvia said...
What a lovely idea, love the flavors
- May 5, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- linda said...
Delicious Motherday's recipe!
- May 6, 2009 at 3:19 AM
- Soma said...
Adore the flavors of Ginger & Apricot. WOW!
- May 7, 2009 at 5:26 AM
Oh my gosh these were so yummy! I made them for my mom the night before and they smelled so good they woke her up lol the only problem was i couldn't stop eating them :) can't wait for more tasty recipes!
- May 13, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
Just love them SO MUCH Susan, & am sorry I've been missing a while. Your creation is YUM!! Love the pairings...
- May 17, 2009 at 9:53 AM


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Integrated amplifiers have come a long way in the last three decades. For years, they've had a reputation (deserved or not) as sonically inferior to separate preamp and power amp setups. Naysayers argue any component containing pre-amp and power amp modules is subject to cross-talk and bound to introduce unwanted noise and distortion into the signal chain. Still, an integrated's advantages – lower cost, space saving and fewer connections – make it a popular choice for music lovers faced with budget and/or room constraints. I believe most audiophiles would prefer stereo separates, but it's tough to go wrong with a well-designed integrated amplifier serving as heart of an audio system. And well-designed describes Hegel Audio's H100 integrated amplifier, a 120-watt designed to trounce distortion. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, the H100 is Hegel's entry-level amp. Though its $3,000 asking price may raise an eyebrow, there's more to this machine than meets the eye.
Audio manufacturers have long sought to reduce harmonic distortion that arises during output from an amplifier. When an original music signal passes through a transistor at a certain frequency, say 300 Hz, it will produce smaller amounts of harmonic multiples: 600 Hz (second harmonic), 900 Hz (third harmonic), 1200 Hz (fourth harmonic) – and so on – at output. High-order harmonics are particularly bad and can make music sound sharp and unpleasant. Hegel uses two proprietary technologies - SoundEngine and Fet-Tech - to eliminate all but the second and third harmonic. A cleaner music signal makes for more natural-sounding music. Hegel believes reducing harmonic distortion is only part of the picture and less important than dealing with Intermodulation Distortion or IM. With IM, the interacting signals are not related harmonically and can create a muddled blend of sound that changes the original signal's musical "story."
Hegel asserts, "These IM distortion components are made in the amplifier stages and cannot be removed. The problem is usually worsened by the use of global feedback loops in amplifiers. The amplified signal is fed back to the input stage of the amplifier, and so the IM distortion is also sent through once more and amplified... Some manufacturers have no global feedback. That is fine and reduces distortion, but at the same time they lose damping factor – a key to keeping deep bass and good bass control." To combat these issues, Hegel uses feed-forward instead of feedback, which is supposed to significantly reduce IM distortion and increase damping factor. According to the specs, the H100's distortion measures less than 0.005% at 50 watts in 8 ohms, while its IM is less than 0.01% (19kHz + 20 kHz). Additionally, the H100 sports separate DualPower power supplies for input and voltage gain stages and the amp's current output stages – more distortion-reducing measures.
The H100's minimalist design oozes Scandinavian coolness, in the best sense. The front panel is constructed from a solid aluminum bar that is glass-bead blasted and anodized; the top cover, side panels and knobs are brushed/blasted and anodized aluminum. The display is lit by a non-dimmable blue light, and it works fine, but the text abbreviations indicating selected source are difficult to read. For example, if CD source is selected, the text is displayed in lower case letters; for Auxiliary, it's "AU": select Tuner and you get a strange capital T missing the left top half and a lower-case "u." It looks like a Cyrillic acronym. At the least, all text should be standardized and upper-cased.
The 32-pound amp comes in black or pearl silver finish; my review unit was the latter and up close the front panel has a sparkly, flake-like appearance and gentle wave contour. Unassuming to the point of sleepiness, the H100 sports just three front controls – source selector knob, volume knob and power button. It definitely conforms to the Hegel philosophy of being easy to operate. The back boasts four unbalanced RCA outputs, one pair of balanced XLR outputs, a USB input and a Home Theater input. The latter is a maximum volume line level input with a permanent volume setting of 75 and for connection to a surround processor only with internal adjustable volume. The H100 delivers 120 watts into two channels at 8 ohms.
Hegel's RC2 remote is a classy, substantial unit made from a solid aluminum bar mirroring the H100's finish and design. I've complained before about manufacturers giving little thought to a component's remote, often offering cheap, unattractive plastic popsicles hardly befitting its master. If you cycle through the source options with the remote or control knob, you hit a "dead end" at the final option and have to bring it back instead of jumping forward to the beginning. That's a minor curiosity.
Despite its humble appearance, the H100 has several notable features such as the auto-volume fader. When the amp is powered on, the start-up volume always begins at 0 and gradually increases to a default volume of 30 (99 is the max). This safeguard protects speakers and amp from accidental surges and provides a reasonable starting point for listening. Want it louder? Turn it up! Several stand-alone DACs and A/V receivers sport USB ports but not many integrated amps. The H100 features a built-in USB sound card that connects easily to a computer without drivers or other software. Lastly, the H100 stands on a trio of feet that makes for easy leveling and ensures stable operation.


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Just what the hell is going on here? A sweet under the microscope? An oil slick? Are we all on drugs right now? No—well, maybe you are—but this picture isn't the result. It's from spaaa-aaace.
What you're looking at is a volcano. A Martian volcano, to be exact, named Tharsis Tholus. It looks pretty crazy here, but it's actually extinct—just a big cold hole in the ground. The reason it looks so psychedelic is because it's more than just a photo—it's a Digital Terrain Model created by the European Space Agency, with colors corresponding to height. So, no, Mars isn't actually coloured like a Skittle. Not yet, at least. [ESA via New Scientist]


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In the wake of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's well-received speech to the Republican National Convention, Republicans are talking her up as a candidate for governor in California, where she lives.
Former state party chair Ron Nehring even posted a list of 10 reasons why "Condi for Governor" makes sense. The reasons focus on her electability and her Republican credentials.
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Rice is a member of the Think Long Committee for California. As your blogger described in detail recently in the magazine Pacific Standard, Think Long developed broad, integrated recommendations for how to fix California governance.
The focus of those reforms is highly relevant to governors: Think Long tried to come up with ways to give at least some state officials greater power to make decisions and plan for the future. Which is to say: they tried to make it easier to govern the state. Central to Think Long's recommendations is the creation of a citizens' council with broad powers and political independence; a majority of the council members would be appointed by a governor.
Rice signed on to the Think Long recommendations; that decision didn't represent a full endorsement of each specific idea in the Think Long recommendations, but a broad agreement of progress. But if Rice were to run for governor, she would have something important to run on: ideas that she helped develop that would change the game in California, and perhaps make the state more governable.
If Rice were this kind of candidate, it would be a refreshing departure for the state. None of the 2010 candidates for governor talked about changing the system to make the state governable. Gov. Jerry Brown has dismissed virtually every approach to broad reform as unrealistic. A Brown vs. Rice race would offer a clear choice between a governor who believes in muddling through California problems, and someone who has embraced much more systemic changes.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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During the recent APEC summit in Bali, Indonesia, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) met with former vice president Vincent Siew (蕭萬長), President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) envoy to the summit. Speaking about a timetable for cross-strait political negotiations, Xi emphasized that the problems caused by long-term political disagreements between Taiwan and China must eventually be resolved and that these problems cannot be left to future generations. Xi also said that leaders from both sides can meet and exchange ideas on cross-strait issues.
These are the most politically significant statements on cross-strait issues Xi has made since coming to power. Xi's comments about how problems cannot be further avoided shows that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities are extremely eager to start political negotiations with Taiwan. Also, Xi's special emphasis on leaders from both sides being able to meet leaves a lot of room for us to imagine the possibility of a meeting between Ma and Xi at next year's APEC summit.
The APEC summit is the only meeting organized by international organizations that Taiwan attends at the national leader level. As a result, when former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was in office, various approaches were attempted to secure chances for Chen to attend as Taiwan's national leader. In 2005, Taiwan and China discussed the possibility of a meeting between Chen and former Chinese president Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) during that year's APEC summit. However, because both sides were unable to come to a consensus on what "one China" meant in practice, Chen refused to attend as a regional representative of "Chinese Taipei," and the possibility of a meeting between Chen and Hu vanished.
Now, the cross-strait political situation has gone through even bigger changes. In June this year, Ma authorized former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄), during a visit to China, to accept Xi's proposal of a "one China" framework. The Ma administration has kept on emphasizing the so-called "1992 consensus," so much so that there is no chance of "each side having their own interpretation" of what that means. Judging from the way Siew mentioned the "1992 consensus," while Xi only talked about the "one China" framework during the APEC summit, it is clear that the CCP's stance toward "one China" is strengthening.
Ma's low approval ratings and the doubts surrounding the illegal wiretapping scandal that pitched him against Legislative Speaker Wang Jyn-ping (王金平) have seen Ma once again lose badly here at home politically, and he has been forced to temporarily seek peace by backing off. However, given how obsessed Ma is with his legacy, we have to be extra cautious of Ma making abrupt moves when it comes to cross-strait issues.
The political implications of Ma sending Mainland Affairs Council Minister Wang Yu-chi (王郁琦) along to the APEC summit are self-evident, just as the CCP's attempts to organize a meeting between Ma and Xi during next year's APEC summit have long been an open secret in both Taiwan and China.
However, the CCP is not giving away any free lunches and Ma is unlikely to recklessly sign a cross-strait peace agreement with China. As a result, the biggest likelihood is that the KMT and the CCP will use a joint declaration to reach an interim political agreement before the next APEC summit. When that happens, Xi will enter the next APEC summit as leader of "one China" with its protectorate called "Chinese Taipei," represented by Ma. Once this happens, there will be no turning back for Taiwan.


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Is Australian chef Mark Best justified in charging for tap water at Marque Restaurant, his restaurant in Syndey, Australia?
Best stopped selling "boutique bottled water" and instead offered customers treated tap water for about half the price of the bottled water he previously sold, according to a Reuters article. He did so because he considers these bottled waters to be wasteful and wanted to provide an eco-friendly alternative.
Best installed a water filter system that filters, chills and carbonates the Marque Restaurant's tap water. And while he could have raised his pricing across his menu to make up the cost, he wanted everyone to know they were being charged for tap water. He charges the equivalent of $5.31 in US dollars for all the tap water a patron cares to drink. The 500 ml bottles of boutique bottled water that he sold in the past cost twice that much.
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Picking through the dumpster that was the Cubs in 2013 -- and 2012, for that matter -- I thought they'd found something on the mound beyond Travis Wood.
And that was reliever Pedro Strop, a hard-throwing right-handed reliever acquired from Baltimore along with right-handed starter Jake Arrieta in the deal for Scott Feldman last summer.
Strop had a seriously bad 7.25 ERA in 29 outings with the the Orioles. But as a Cub, Strop posted a 2.83 ERA and recorded a WHIP of 0.94, sixth-lowest in the National League from July 4 through the end of the season.
Strop showed enough stuff and efficiency that he was given some chances to close games in place of Kevin Gregg, who was bad on the mound and dumber off it. Gregg popped off about Strop's getting save opportunities. He couldn't figure out that his future is not a future any team wants.
Strop, though, is a different story. Live arm. Terrific stuff. Shutdown innings. Indeed, there were many indications that Strop might be the closer for the Cubs, who desperately need pitching -- any kind of pitching, all kinds of pitching.
And then the Cubs signed Jose Veras in the offseason and declared him their closer.
I still can't figure it out. Maybe the Cubs only expect to get three months out of Veras and trade him the way they trade everybody who gives them three good months. Is the return for Veras better than the experience closing games that Strop could be getting instead?
Veras saved 19 games with the Astros last season. I didn't know the Astros won 19 games total, so that's something. Veras was traded to the Tigers before the deadline and pitched as a middle reliever for the AL Central champs.
Veras is 33. He's no more a part of the Cubs future than Gregg was. Why was he signed, no matter how comparatively inexpensive he was? Why would you want him in the way of a hard-throwing closer of the future?
Even if Strop isn't that guy, this would be a season to find out. Strop is 28, which Theo Epstein believes is the start of a player's prime, if he's going to have a prime. Me, I'd want to find out if Strop could have a prime.
He's arbitration-eligible next season, so perhaps the Cubs have a money play they believe trumps letting a pitcher pitch in tough situations to find out if you can trust him to do it when it matters.
The Cubs will stink again this season. They will lose, I don't know, 88, 95, some ridiculous number of games, and it will be about building up the organization.
So, you wouldn't be throwing Strop into a division race. You'd be giving him a chance to do what he looked good doing last season.
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Maybe Epstein doesn't think Strop is ready to be a closer. Maybe the Cubs want to give him the job in July when they trade Veras. Maybe they want to handle young pitching the way they're trying to handle young hitting. Maybe that'll work out.
Hope so, because the alternative is a decision-making process that might never deliver to the Cubs the most important part of winning in the major leagues.


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View of Azure Window and Fungus Rock at Dwejra as seen from San Lawrenz Gozo
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marjan (7) 2007-05-30 11:52
hi Cyril, wonderful shot and wonderful landscape. good POV and coloures,
jrleborgne (1554) 2007-05-30 12:04
Hello Cyril,
Impressive view, good depth of field. I didn't know there were such tall cliffs in Malta. That's an interesting surprise.
Welcome to TE. Enjoy yourself and keep on sharing.
Karmenu (1408) 2007-05-30 15:43
Nice toe see a panoramic view of Dwejra bay with it's all wonder from a new perspective I never seen before. well done.
jean11-3 (2799) 2007-06-06 13:26
A lovely view Cyril,a good composition with beautiful colours and good sharpness.
I do not know much about Malta but I did not expect tall cliffs like these.
Very good POV,
tfs, regards Jean.
miumiu (6117) 2007-06-07 9:51
Amazing photo about Maltese coastline! Azure Window is so little from this view! :-) I like it very much!
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We will need the logo in a vector form both color and B/W, as well as JPEG for use in other materials.
I cannot figure out how to change the Prize, but it is $175 not $155.
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US Navy to take back escort duty for subs in Conn.
NEW LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. Navy is taking back responsibility for escorting its submarines along the Thames River to and from its base in Groton.
U.S. Coast Guard boats have protected attack submarines on the river since September 2001, when the maritime service offered to lighten the load for the Navy as it prepared for the war in Afghanistan.
The Navy's Coastal Riverine Force will take over that duty starting this fall.
The two services began discussions on the shift five years ago to free up Coast Guard ships and personnel for other missions.
A Coastal Riverine squadron based in Newport, R.I., has a platoon based in Groton. Sailors using four boats will protect the submarines, said Lt. Cmdr. Charity Hardison, spokeswoman for the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, which oversees the Coastal Riverine Force.
Navy officials said they also are looking into using their forces to protect submarine transits in Norfolk, Va.; Bremerton and Bangor, Wash.; Mayport and Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Kings Bay, Ga.; and San Diego.
Lt. Cmdr. Brian Badura, a spokesman for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, told the newspaper the threat to submarines from terrorists and saboteurs has not diminished.
"We want to make sure when they're coming in or out of port, we give them the escort they need," he said.


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- a travel system which folds down and be used as a car seat (e.g. isofix)
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Lunchtime Snap:
At the trend-setting men's wear shows this week in Paris and Milan, skirt-like skorts for men have popped up on some runways.
Yohji Yamamoto's version was so long, flowing and full that his culottes definitely straddled the skirt/pants line, while Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen showed more tailored styles in which the culottes silhouette was more defined.
Similar looks have been percolating in fashion circles recently — Mr. Yamamoto unveiled skirts for men at his September runway show for the Y-3 label for Adidas. And, Marc Jacobs has been appearing at high-profile events and parties wearing skirts or skorts since early fall. The designer, who donned a skirt yet again for the Louis Vuitton's men's show in Paris Thursday, took a bow wearing a pair of tartan skorts at his Marc by Marc Jacobs runway show in September and just two weeks ago was photographed at a New York screening of "Defiance" in a skirt.
Retailers have been skeptical of the trend, however. Colby McWilliams, Neiman Marcus' men's fashion director, for example, said he didn't buy any men's skirts for spring, noting that the daring look is likely to be a hard sell, especially during a recession.
Readers, what do you think of skirts for men? Would you try the look?


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Ice velocity and strain rate fields over the Lambert Glacier - Amery Ice Shelf system, East AntarcticaEntry ID: AAD_Ant_LG-AIS_vel_strain
Abstract: Measurements of ice velocity and strain rate have been derived by analysis of satellite images for the Lambert Glacier and Amery Ice Shelf system. Two techniques have been applied in the production of the two main sets of velocity values.
One technique uses 'feature tracking' in pairs of Landsat TM images. This process uses surface features that persist with time and move with the ice as ... tracers of the ice motion. The displacement of these features over the time interval between acquisition of the two images in a pair is determined by image correlation. A reference sub-image is extracted from one image and the best correlation is searched for in the other image. The pair of images were registered by comparing fixed features such as rock outcrops or areas of known ice velocity. The analysis is carried at regular increments across and along the images, to produce a regular grid of values. The derived values are edited and accepted according to whether they satisfy certain a priori constraints for the flow in a local region and the statistics of a set of velocity values within a window. The TM images have been pre-processed to project them onto a common reference and projection system, and spliced together, in order to produce a seamless set of velocity values. Many tens of thousands of observations have been extracted along the entire length of the system (about 600+ km).
The other technique has been applied to analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar images. It uses a procedure applied during SAR interferometry [InSAR] to register small sections of the SAR complex image for generation of the phase difference or fringe image. The process we have applied uses maximum coherence as a test for best match or correlation of two image chips extracted from a pair of coherent complex SAR images. This procedure uses the phase information inherent in the SAR data in place of features as used for the TM analysis. From this analysis a set of displacements is derived comparable to the results for feature tracking. The displacements are derived in the range coordinate system of the complex SAR images. The displacements are converted to velocity values in the ground coordinate system. Corrections are also applied at this stage to allow for errors in the satellite orbits for the two sets of SAR acquisitions. One velocity data set derived from analysis of SAR data from the Canadian Space Agency's Radarsat covers an 800 km length of the system. Further data are being extracted by InSAR analysis of SAR data from the European Space Agency's ERS tandem mission.
Horizontal components of strain rate are derived from the velocity data using a set of derivative operators in a least-squares solution of an over-constrained set of equations, which uses all velocity values within a computation window. This procedure effectively produces a set of average velocity and strain rate values and accounts for much of the 'noise' in the individual velocity observations. Values of the local longitudinal, transverse and shear strain rate components are derived by rotation of the cartesian values to the local flow direction.
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Jenna Fischer is trading her cushy "Office" job for some big screen debauchery.
Fischer, who plays Pam on NBC's "The Office," is in talks to star alongside Owen Wilson in the big screen comedy "Hall Pass," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Written by the Farrelly brothers ("There's Something About Mary"; "Dumb & Dumber"), the film focuses on a wife who gives her husband permission to engage in extramarital affairs.
Wilson will play the husband while Fischer would step in as his wife. "Saturday Night Live" star Jason Sudekis plays the husband's best friend, who also gets a "hall pass" from his wife.
However, when the wives begin to exercise their own "hall pass" privileges, things start to get tricky.
Filming is slated to begin on February 23 in Atlanta (although the film is actually set in New England).
Fischer will next be seen on the big screen opposite Michael Douglas and Susan Sarandon in the drama "Solitary Man." Her previous film credits include "Blades of Glory" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story."
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DA 18-135 First Photo Samples
Some photo samples are posted in a thread at the Chinese Xitek Pentax Forum, here it is:-
(in Simplified Chinese)
The photos were taken at the Photokina exhibition hall indoor, you can find downsized images taken at 18mm f/5 and f/5.6, 31mm at f/5, 68mm at f/4.5, 78mm at f/5.6 and 3 other samples 135mm at f/5.6 (here for a middle-distance scene, here for testing the bokeh and here for verifying the skin tone).
After viewing, I do have some good impressions about the IQ of this lens. There is no obvious CA seen, the photos are considered sharp with good contrast (despite they are downsized), bokeh is nice and colour response is okay (the actual colour accuracy/tendency cannot be judged exactly for those indoor environments with artificial lightings anyway).
The barrel distortion at 18mm is a bit dominant but it would be of no surprise for such long-range zoom in 7.5X, nevertheless.


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by Tad Barton
San Juan and Grand faced off January 15 in Moab, both teams in search of their first win in Region 15.
The Red Devils were all business from the tipoff to the final whistle, while the Broncos struggled early, ultimately digging themselves too deep of a hole to climb out of.
San Juan is now 0-3 in Region 15 after the 77-56 loss to Grand.
Grand outscored the visitors from San Juan by 14 points in the opening period, 22-8. The Red Devils continued to play red hot in the second quarter extending their lead to 24 points to take a 41-17 lead into the half.
It looked like the San Juan boys might pull off a comeback in the third quarter like the Lady Broncos had the night before. The Broncos used a solid effort to cut into the Red Devil's huge lead. San Juan notched 23 points and stepped up their defense to hold Grand to 15. After three, the Broncos trailed by 16, 56-40.
Gaining momentum, the Broncos looked poised to complete an unlikely comeback. But Grand resumed their high scoring ways from the first half to out-score San Juan 21-15 and pick up a 77-56 win.
The Broncos were led by Tyrel Pemberton with 17 points, including six from beyond the three-point line.
DiQuan Lopez scored 16 points, nine coming from long range. Javen Ivins added seven points. Terrance Tate and Max Morley scored four each, while Eli Beck, Caleb Pugh and Kesian Barton had two points each.
San Juan hosts North Sevier Friday and South Sevier Saturday. Both games begin at 7 p.m.


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An icon of the 60's, who could forget Jim Morrison of The Doors with hits like "Baby, Light My Fire. Peeps, he's like one of the most iconic frontmen in rock music history. From Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock, and hard rock to filmmaker, musician, songwriter, poet, actor, this is one genius man. Sad to say, we've had him for a short amount of time. Born December 8, 1943, he passed away at 27 years old on July 3, 1971. Here's a tutorial from one of his iconic pictures from the sixties. I hope you enjoy this one.
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Barack Obama And Africa
Should he become an American president of African Origin, will he champion, within limits, efforts to improve African American-African ties? In other words, will he be able to join the hand of his father's motherland and that of his mother's fatherland?
The world is waiting to see.
[International: Africa]
In the month of September 1959, a chartered Bristol Britannia airplane brought young Kenyans to the US on African-American Students Foundation scholarships that had been negotiated by a young charismatic politician by the name of Thomas Joseph Mboya.
At that time, Kenya did not have any Universities and students were forced to go to Makerere in Uganda or overseas for college education. Among this group of 81 adventurers, was a 23 year old Luo by the name of Barack Hussein Obama.
He was admitted at the University of Hawaii where he met Ann Dunham, a young white woman from Kansas. In 1961, Barack H. Obama, Jr. was born. Thus, began the saga of the future junior senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.
His African roots are both deep and politically significant. So far, very little has filtered through the mass media about the reaction of Africans to his stunning victory. However, one African country has come out in the open to identify itself with its distant son in a dramatic fashion. Kenya's President, Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister, Raila Odinga have said of Obama: "His victory is a manifestation of the faith and confidence that the Democratic Party members have in him".
The leading national publications in Kenya such as The Standard and The Nation carry enthusiastic congratulatory messages. Obama's Kenyan relatives have been heard from. His paternal grandmother, Mama Sarah, who is now 86, of Siaya village, his father's home in Nyanza Province, gave thanks to US voters for favoring her grandson. She announced: " I will travel to the US to witness his swearing-in because I know he will win".
Hordes of Siaya villagers watched TV as CNN aired the primary election results. They chanted "Senator, senator," with beers in hand. Local and international journalists mobbed the village early on Wednesday to interview Mama Sarah who had become an overnight star.
They represented such media heavy weights as BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera and Reuters. As the word that Obama was winning made the rounds, the circle of pseudo relatives expanded. At the newly christened Senator Barack Obama Kogello Secondary School, students chanted, danced and ululated with the words, "Obama Juu, Obama Juu," meaning "Up with Obama, Up with Obama."
Cabinet ministers and other politicians made several comments to the effect that Obama's victory was a win for African American, Kenyans and continental Africans. They suggested that, as President, he should seek to pursue a policy of non confrontation and bring Kenya and Africa on the one hand and the US on the other hand, closer together. '
The above suggestion should be taken seriously in light of the fact that throughout the campaign, the senator was ominously taciturn on Africa. One would expect that he should have initiated a candidate conversation on such issues as Darfur, Zimbabwe and Africa- unfriendly trade arrangements.
This raises the question: How well has he educated himself on Africa? Should he become an American president of African Origin, will he champion, within limits, efforts to improve African American-African ties? In other words, will he be able to join the hand of his father's motherland and that of his mother's fatherland?
The world is waiting to see.
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