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OCEAN CITY – The Dew Tour's second event in Ocean City is just around the corner as big announcements were made this week, including confirmed athletes and music performances.
Ocean City is the first stop out of three for this year's Dew Tour, and the Pantech Beach Championships will hit Ocean City Aug. 16-19.
The new Dew Tour features three new large-scale events — Skate Legends Bowl, Skate Mega 2.0 and BMX Mega 2.0 — and includes skateboard and BMX competitions as well as a surf event and multiple music performances.
Top confirmed athletes include Baltimore native Bucky Lasek, skate vert champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon and BMX legend Jamie Bestwick.
"I'm really looking forward to coming back to my hometown to compete in the Pantech Beach Championships," said Lasek. "The Dew Tour's concrete bowl is second to none, and with all the great events for fans and beach atmosphere, it's sure to be a fun time for everyone."
According to Alli Sports, in addition to Lasek and Gagnon, the vert ramp will host Pedro Barros, Mitchie Brusco, Bob Burnquist, Sandro Dias, Tom Schaar and Elliott Sloan.
At the Mega 2.0 ramp skate, prodigy Schaar, the first person to land a 1080, as well as Brusco will compete along with Burnquist, Gagnon and Jagger Eaton.
The Dew Tour's signature concrete skate bowl will be constructed on the beach with two competitions. Barros, Dias, Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Ben Hatchell and Nolan Munroe are among those confirmed to compete in the professional contest, while Steve Caballero and Chris Miller head up the list of skate pioneers. Additional legends will include Steve Alba, Christian Hosoi and Lance Mountain.
BMX athletes include Steve McCann and Chad Kagy who will hit the vert and Mega 2.0 ramps, while Bestwick will attempt to hold his standing as the indomitable vert competitor. Other BMX competitors are Kyle Baldock, Brett Banasiewicz, Drew Bezanson, Garrett Reynolds, Ben Wallace, 2011 Dew Cup winner Scotty Cranmer and more.
The Dew Tour also announced this week the music lineup set to perform throughout the Pantech Beach Championships, featuring nine musical acts, which is the biggest line-up in Dew Tour history with concerts throughout three days of the event.
Music genres range from electronic to hip-hop to indie rock. All performances will be free for the public to attend, with special viewing areas available to Premium Pass holders.
Socially conscious rapper/producer Lupe Fiasco will headline on Aug. 17 to close out Friday's events. The performance will feature songs from his recent Grammy-nominated album. Up-and-coming Brooklyn rapper Theophilus London will open Friday's show.
Saturday's afternoon line-up features three alternative rock bands, including Rites of Ashes and The Perfects, hailing from Washington, DC and Baltimore. Indie artist Vital will wrap up the afternoon performances.
Saturday night takes a turn toward electronic dance music, featuring three evening acts headlined by Wolfgang Gartner, who is a Grammy-nominated West Coast-based DJ/producer. His set will be preceded by two young acts on the electronic dance music scene, DallasK and Two Fresh.
Concerts will begin at Thursday night's GoDaddy Surf Expression Session on Aug. 16, with a set from RAC DJ and run through Saturday night.
On Tuesday afternoon, Chris Prybylo and Ailleen Sokol of Alli Sports were present at the Mayor and City Council meeting to give an overview of the event and site plan as construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 6.
According to Prybylo, the venue footprint for the most part is the same with a few tweaks to alleviate concerns expressed by various Ocean City departments.
This year's TV production has had some enhancements. Prybylo explained that this year's event will feature Cablecam, a series of aerial cameras positioned on each corner of the site.
"Our goal is to obviously show the beach setting that we are in and create a way to do that to create that perspective that the entire time," he said. "I think it will really add to how we can show Ocean City."
Sokol added that this will be the first time the Dew Tour will use cablecam.
The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships will air live on NBC Sports Network on Friday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 18 on NBC at 1 p.m. and on Sunday, Aug. 19 on NBC at 2 p.m. Additional broadcasts on NBC Sports Network will be Aug. 16 at 11 p.m., Aug. 18 at 11 p.m., Aug. 19 at 11 p.m. and Aug. 25 at midnight.
This year the Dew Tour is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are Premium Pass tickets for sale.
As far as addressing the large crowds a free event will attract, Prybylo said the "Dew Tour Experience", a section of the site, will provide a live feed of the event on a jumbotron. Also, certain competition areas are open on the ocean side providing standing room.
In addition, a larger scale of performances will be taking place this year, day and night, providing different areas of entertainment for the crowds to spread out.
"The Dew Tour and Ocean City are becoming synonymous with each other and that is terrific because it is a great partnership and a great event," Mayor Rick Meehan said.
The Dew Tour consists of three marquee events in distinct beach, city and mountain locales, featuring summer sports of skateboarding and BMX, with additional competitions of surf and freestyle motocross, and snowboard will be featured at the winter event.


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A while back we posted a guide that shows how to build a TTL cord extender using Cat 5e Ethernet cables and plugs.
YouTube member Matthewrichey made a short video describing the process which is worth checking out.
If you are more proficient with a credit card than a cable RJ45 plug crimper you can get a pretty long (10m) TTL cord for about $36 at your friendly online book store.
If any of you folks out there had a try, I would love to hear how long you got your cable before commands to the strobe stopped working.
Lastly, if you wondered why you would need a long TTL cord, check out Syl Areana's super smart way of using a Canon TTL master strobe inside a softbox to control other Canon strobes OR David Hobby's Strobe on a Rope self-assist way of off camera flashing.
[How to make a adjustable flash sync cord with cat5 cable via cheesycam]

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That's right kids! The 95th Grey Cup is upon us, as the once-mighty Winnipeg Blue Bombers face off against the once-mighty (literally!) Saskatchewan Rough Riders.
Rider Pride has sold out the
Skydome Rogers Centre Jim's Bait and Tackle Shop Park. The slightly-larger football is ready to be hurled, and its time for Third Edge of the Sword's Grey Cup preview.
Let's get this out of the way: I'm a-cheering for Winnipeg. Now true, my loyalties in all sports tend to lie out in the west (my favourite AL team is Seattle, my 3rd favourite NL team is the Dodgers, etc.) But in this case, I'm willing to make a massive exception. Why? Because like all Edmontonians, I know more than a few passionate [passionate = annoying = obnoxious = illogically fanatic -ed] Saskatchewan Roughrider fans. I'm sure all of you out in Blogland can say the same. The problem is, if Saskatchewan wins the Grey Cup, we're going to hear about it for years. Maybe decades...
Hey, remember when we won the Grey Cup back in 'ought-seven?Those wheatlanders will remind us of their victory possibly for the rest of our natural lives -- or until the Riders win their 4th (yes, 4th) Grey Cup in a decade or two -- and I for one don't want to hear that.
So despite the sickening underdog status, the lack of a battle-tested QB, the semi-porous defensive line, and a rushing game that leaves a little to be desired, I'm going all-in for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
I checked out the Vegas line odds:
LVSC LVHilton Leroy's Caesar's Sportsbook Bodog
231 Winnipeg 50 49 48 49 49.5 48.5
232 Saskatchewan -11 -11.0-110 -11.0-110 -10.5-110 -11.0-110 -11-110
Anybody have a clue what this crap means? I think there's an 11 point favouring of Saskatchewan, so maybe the top number is the over/under? It still doesn't tell me how much it pays if I put $100 down on either team. Bodog says that the money line is +325 for Winnipeg, -450 for Saskatchewan. That means something does it?
Anyways, the Toronto Star says spend your over/under money on the number of kegs of beer consumed at Spirit of Edmonton.
Enjoy the Grey Cup everybody!


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The intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history.
His charisma and glamour ensured him the status of a rock star prince. Yet Edward gave up the British throne, the British Empire and his position as Emperor of India, to marry his true love, American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
So much gossip and innuendo has been levelled at Wallis Simpson that it has become nearly impossible to discern the real woman. Many have wondered why, when Edward could have had anyone he desired, he was smitten with this unusual American woman. As her friend Herman Rogers said to her in 1936 when news of her affair with Edward broke: 'Much of what is being said concerns a woman who does not exist and never did exist.'
History is mostly perceived from the perspective of his-story. But what about her story? Anna Pasternak's new book is the first ever to give Wallis a chance and a voice to show that she was a warm, loyal, intelligent woman adored by her friends, who was written off by cunning, influential Establishment men seeking to diminish her and destroy her reputation. As the author argues, far from being the villain of the abdication, she was the victim.
Anna Pasternak seeks to understand an unusual, deeply misunderstood woman, and the untenable situation she became embroiled in. Using testimony from their inner circle of friends, she presents a very different Wallis Simpson. With empathy, intimacy and thorough research, this book will make readers view her story as it has never been told before.


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'Avatar' rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide
LOS ANGELES ñ James Cameron's science-fiction epic "Avatar" had another stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark.
No. 1 for the third-straight weekend, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" raised its domestic total to $352.1 million after just 17 days. The film added $133 million overseas to lift its international haul to $670 million, for a worldwide gross of $1.02 billion.
"Avatar" opened two weekends earlier with $77 million, a strong start but far below dozens of other blockbusters that debuted as high as $158 million. But business for other blockbusters usually tumbles in following weekends, while "Avatar" revenues barely dropped over the busy Christmas and New Year's weekends.
"It's like a runaway freight train. It just keeps doing business," said Fox distribution executive Bert Livingston. "Here's what's happening: I think everybody has to see `Avatar' once. Even people who don't normally go to the movies, they've heard about it and are saying, `I have to see it.' Then there's those people seeing it multiple times."
"Avatar" was Cameron's first film since 1997's "Titanic," the biggest modern blockbuster with $1.8 billion worldwide.
Cameron now is the only filmmaker to direct two movies that have topped $1 billion. Along with "Titanic," the others are "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" at $1.13 billion, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" at $1.06 billion and "The Dark Knight" at a fraction over $1 billion, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
With "Avatar" closing in on No. 2 film "The Return of the King," Cameron is in striking distance of having the two top-grossing movies globally.
"Avatar" has had a price advantage over those other billion-dollar movies. About 75 percent of its domestic business has come from theaters showing it in digital 3-D presentation, those tickets typically costing a few dollars more than admissions for the 2-D version.
Finishing at No. 2 for the weekend was Robert Downey Jr.'s crime caper "Sherlock Holmes" with $38.4 million. The Warner Bros. film lifted its domestic total to $140.7 million after 10 days in theaters.
In third place was 20th Century Fox's family tale "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" with $36.6 million. It raised its 10-day total to $157.3 million.
The top-three movies, along with solid holdovers that included Universal's "It's Complicated" at No. 4 with $18.7 million, steered Hollywood to a big start to 2010 after a year of record revenue.
Hollywood finished 2009 with $10.6 billion domestically, easily surpassing the previous record of $9.7 billion in 2007, according to Hollywood.com.
Factoring in today's higher admission prices, the year was strong but not a modern record-breaker for number of tickets sold. According to Hollywood.com, domestic admissions came in at 1.42 billion in 2009, the most in the last five years, though well below the modern record of 1.6 billion in 2002.
In Hollywood's glory years of the 1930s and '40s, before television eroded the movie audience, estimated movie attendance ran as high as 4 billion some years.
Studios began 2010 with a headstart over last year. Overall revenues came in at $230 million, up 50 percent from New Year's weekend in 2009, when "Marley & Me" was No. 1 with $24.3 million.
Like "Titanic" 12 years ago, "Avatar" has fairly clear sailing now that the holidays are over. Hollywood is entering a slow season, when fewer big movies arrive and competition is lighter.
"Titanic" lingered as the No. 1 film for months leading up to the Academy Awards, where it won 11 Oscars, including best picture and director.
"Avatar" also proved a critical favorite with strong Oscar potential. Cameron broke new ground in combining live-action, digitally-enhanced performances, visual effects and 3-D presentation to immerse viewers in his futuristic tale of humans and aliens on a distant moon.
"Leave it to James Cameron to do this. To not only set the technical world on fire, the visual world on fire, but also the box-office world on fire 12 years after `Titanic,'" said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
Here are the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "Avatar," $68.3 million.
2. "Sherlock Holmes," $38.4 million.
3. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," $36.6 million.
4. "It's Complicated," $18.7 million.
5. "The Blind Side," $12.7 million.
6. "Up in the Air," $11.4 million.
7. "The Princess and the Frog," $10 million.
8. "Did You Hear About the Morgans?", $5.2 million.
9. "Nine," $4.3 million.
10. "Invictus," $4.1 million.
12986 – Yes, pretty soon, a Canadian will have made the top two films of all time!!! Wooo!!!
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As the year comes to a close, many like to reflect on the significant stories that shaped the past twelve months. A number of major events affected Christians throughout 2012, from the increasing persecution of believers nationwide, to the atheistic war to eradicate God from government and society, to the fight in the courts over Obamacare and its contraceptive mandate, to talk of gun control following the string of deadly attacks that plagued the nation throughout the year, to the escalating battle over the Biblical definition of marriage.
The Rise in Christian Persecution
As previously reported, persecution has been on the rise against Christians in America throughout 2012, from general acts of hostility, to violent plots to bomb churches, to increased arrests and imprisonment of those involved in evangelistic activity.
In late May, an incident in Washington, D.C. made national headlines as a homosexual activist arrived at the offices of Family Research Counsel armed and prepared for a massive attack.
Police outlined that Floyd Corkins III entered the headquarters of Family Research Council with a 9mm Sig Sauer pistol and a backpack that contained two loaded magazines of bullets with fifteen rounds in each, as well as a number of Chick-fil-A sandwiches. Four boxes of ammunition were also found in his car.
Corkins was stopped by Leo Johnson, a maintenance worker that doubles as a security guard, who was then shot in the arm as Corkins opened fire.
Johnson and others immediately tackled Corkins and disarmed him. He was held until police arrived.
"Don't shoot me, it was not about you; it was what this place stands for," Corkins pled after his pistol was confiscated, according to eyewitnesses.
"The security guard here is a hero as far as I'm concerned," said Police Chief Cathy Lanier. "He did his job. The person never made it past the front."
In September, a pastor and six members of RAVEN Ministries in New Orleans, Louisiana were escorted to the police station for violating a law that prohibits religious, political or social speech on the infamous Bourbon Street after sunset.
"[The officer said,] "There's an ordinance against aggressive solicitation and you are under arrest,'" Pastor Troy Bohn told Christian News Network.
Bohn and two others were charged with violating the ordinance, and as he was being held, the arresting officer stated to Bohn that he was just following orders, although he did not agree with them. Bohn said that he asked the officer what he would do if the mere mention of Christ on the streets became illegal.
"I'm a Christian and I used to be a youth minister," he remembered the sergeant responding. "And one day, I will have to cross that line."
Weeks later, the Christians secured an injunction against the ordinance in federal court, which is now being re-written, according to reports.
Also in September, a man in Phoenix, Arizona was jailed for holding private worship services in a building that he constructed in his back yard.
Michael Salman, father of six, stated that he was told by the City of Phoenix that he could not hold Bible studies with family and friends in his home without converting it into an official church, which at first he attempted to do. He was ultimately charged and sentenced to jail for sixty days for moving the worship services out of his living room and into a building on his 4.6 acre property without comporting it to commercial standards.
Some note that Salman was charged for violating code from the International Code Council, which was adopted by the city of Phoenix, and is in place in many municipalities nationwide. It is believed that these codes will be used to shut down many house churches throughout America.
A number of other significant events affected Christian business owners across the country this year, such as the Christian photographer who was forced to pay $700 in fines and mandated to photograph homosexual ceremonies against her convictions, to the baker who came under fire for declining to make a cake for a homosexual "wedding," to the hotel owners who settled a lawsuit with two lesbians who were told by an employee that they could not hold their commitment service on hotel property.
Atheists Fight to Erase God from Government and Society
Many stories were also reported throughout 2012 that involved efforts to remove the acknowledgment of God from American life.
Christian congressmen in the state of Pennsylvania were sued in May for the declaring 2012 "The Year of the Bible," but later won the battle on a technicality. Months later, Grove School District in Oklahoma passed a resolution banning the distribution of Bibles to students on school property. The same city had just made headlines for tearing down signs from a local church property that used the name of Jesus.
Atheists sued curators of a 9-11 museum in Manhattan for the presence of a cross on site left from the rubble of the Twin Towers, and a restaurant in Pennsylvania was placed under investigation for offering discounts to churchgoers on Sundays. A cheerleading squad was also sued in Texas for using Bible verses during football games, and lawsuits continued across the country in an effort to have prayer removed from city hall meetings throughout the nation.
Rape Babies, Abortion and Obamacare
The dividing line between pro-life and pro-abortion Americans became more clear, including among Republicans, when controversy arose over statements made by Missouri senatorial candidate Todd Akin regarding abortion and rape.
Calls for Akin to withdraw came from across the country when he stated that he had been informed by medical professionals that a woman's body has the capability to prevent pregnancy in the event of a "legitimate rape," otherwise known as forcible rape. Among the most notable voices calling for Akin's withdrawal was presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
"It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," Akin told television station KTVI, speaking of the chances that a woman becomes pregnant from a rape situation. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child."
Even after losing the race to his Democratic opponent, Claire McCaskill, Republicans continued to rail on Akin for his statements, and remarked that Republicans should not make any such statements again for fear of losing elections.
A number of businesses, colleges and religious institutions spent much of 2012 fighting against the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. The popular craft chain Hobby Lobby has been in the news for most of the last quarter as it has been seeking an exemption. While its founder, David Green, already offers birth control coverage to his 13,000 employees, Green has been seeking a waiver from being required to cover two medications that it believes are abortifacients: the morning-after pill and the week-after pill.
Hobby Lobby filed a federal lawsuit in September through the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty, and last month, the court denied the company's request for an injunction, stating that businesses are not religious entities. Its attempts to obtain an injunction before the January 1st deadline escalated all the way to the Supreme Court, but were all unsuccessful. Green states that the company will defy the mandate in the new year while his case moves forward in the courts.
Tyndale House Publishers was also noted for its fight, as well as educational institutions such as Louisiana College and Geneva College, which vowed to defy the mandate no matter what.
The Re-Election of Barack Obama
Mitt Romney's selection as Republican Party's presidential candidate caused much discussion and dilemma among Christians this year.
A number of Christians stated that they could not vote for a Mormon candidate, and others also noted that Romney approved of homosexual adoption, as well homosexual leaders and members in the Boy Scouts. Additionally, Romney outlined that he did not oppose abortion in the instances of rape, incest and the life of the mother.
Much controversy also erupted over Billy Graham's endorsement of Mitt Romney, whose son, Franklin, later instructed his staff to remove a page from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website that listed cult groups, among which included Mormonism. Franklin Graham later admitted to reporters that he had the page removed because he did not wish to "call people names."
As the race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney continued, a number of identical slogans were used by voters on both sides in outlining their reasoning for supporting either candidate, such as, "We're electing a president, not a pastor," "He's the lesser of two evils" and "Jesus is not running for president."
After three presidential debates on a variety of issues, which were all covered by Christian News Network, election night saw incumbent Barack Obama re-elected for another eight years in office. In addition to his win, three states voted on Election Day to recognize homosexual relationships, and two legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
In protest of Obama's continued leadership, individuals from across the nation submitted secession petitions to the White House to request that they be allowed to leave the union.
A String of Deadly Rampages
In 2012, the nation saw a string of deadly rampages like no year before. The nation's eyes turned to Aurora, Colorado in July when a number of attendees of a midnight showing of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises were gunned down in a local movie theater.
In what appeared to be a premeditated attack, 24-year-old James Holmes launched an armed assault upon the scores of attendees, leaving 12 dead and 58 injured. Due to the massive amount of phone calls that were placed to 911, over 200 police officers, ambulances and emergency personnel arrived at the theater within minutes, and Holmes was arrested without incident. He had also booby-trapped his apartment with explosives.
In August, one Sunday morning while services were underway, a man walked into a Shikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and began gunning down attendees. Upon arrival, police exchanged fire with the gunman, Wade Page, in the parking lot of the facility. Page later shot himself in the head, ending the confrontation with police.
August and September also saw incidents of angry employees gunning down their managers and co-workers, and in October, a man entered a spa where his wife worked and shot her to death, while also turning the gun on others inside, and ultimately taking his own life.
December also was violent month as 22-year-old Jacob Roberts launched an armed assault against shoppers at a mall in Portland, Oregon, and the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut brought matters to a climax, as 20-year-old Adam Lanza systematically gunned down twenty children and six adults after taking the life of his mother at home.
A number of other tragic incidents across the nation followed the attack, and some lawmakers began to turn to gun control as a solution to the problem.
The Battle Heats Up Over Homosexual 'Marriage'
In May 2012, Barack Obama announced his support for homosexual "marriage." During a national interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, he explained, "[W]hen I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married."
His announcement was met with much disappointment from evangelicals, and much applause from homosexual groups. Prior to his re-election, Democrats added homosexual "marriage" to their official party platform, and the Pentagon hosted its first homosexual pride event due to the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Military bases such as West Point also began hosting homosexual "weddings."
Chick-fil-A became of the most talked about businesses of 2012 due to comments made by company president Dan Cathy, outlining that he is "very much supporting of the family — the Biblical definition of the family unit."
According to the Washington Post, Cathy had also stated on a radio broadcast in June that he believed that the promotion of homosexuality was evoking the wrath of God upon America.
"As it relates to society in general, I think we're inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,'" he opined. "And I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to try to redefine what marriage is about."
Homosexual groups lashed out at the company due to Cathy's statements, and others accused Chick-fil-A of giving to anti-homosexual organizations. Chick-fil-A later clarified via a news release and said that it has a non-discrimination policy that includes homosexuals, and that its charitable giving has never been about homosexuality, but rather general positive family issues as the company tries to stay away from "political debate."
Because of the opposition being expressed against the company, former Arkansas governor and talk show host Mike Huckabee arranged "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" on August 1st, which generated one of the largest turnouts ever in American history.
During the election, three states voted to legalize same-sex unions: Maine, Maryland and Washington. Washington began issuing marriage licenses weeks after the election, and Maine's law went into effect this weekend. Maryland plans to issue the documents on January 1st.
Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases that will determine the destiny of same-sex "marriage" across America. Out of the ten cases presented to the court, the nine justices on the bench accepted California's Proposition 8 case, as well as a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Gone, But Not Forgotten
In addition to these stories, a number of well-known Christians passed into eternity this year, including Gwen Wilkerson, wife of the late David Wilkerson, who died in a car accident in 2011, Chinese Christian leader Freddie Sun, motivational speaker Zig Ziglar and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and talk show host Frank Pastore.


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LANDOVER, Md. — Breathe in, breathe out.
Down two scores late in the first quarter with 35 players competing in their first playoff game, the Seattle Seahawks could have panicked.
Instead, they exhaled.
The Seahawks buckled down defensively against Washington's explosive offense, led by hobbled rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III.
And Seattle's offense got on track, scoring 24 straight points to lead the Seahawks to a 24-14 NFC Wild Card victory over Washington at FedEx Field Sunday.
The victory marked Seattle's first playoff road win in nearly 30 years. The Seahawks last win away from home took place on Dec. 31, 1983, a 27-20 victory at Miami in the AFC divisional playoffs.
The Seahawks had lost eight straight before Sunday's win over the Redskins.
Seattle now travels to Atlanta (13-3) for an NFC divisional playoff contest on Sunday.
"You can't win this game in the first quarter," Seattle fullback Michael Robinson said. "And we understand that. You've just got to keep fighting and plugging away. It's all about what that score says at the end of the fourth quarter."
Washington's up-tempo offense gave Seattle fits to open the game, as the Redskins grinded out 129 yards in the opening quarter in taking a 14-0 lead.
Griffin completed a 4-yard TD pass to running back Evan Royster to cap a nine-play, 80-yard opening drive.
And after a Seattle three-and-out, the Redskins marched right down the field again. This time, Griffin found tight end Logan Paulsen for another 4-yard score.
"The speed of the game was way ahead of us," Seattle head coach Pete Carroll said. "We had practiced and tried to get everything right in looking for the tempo. Anything could happen, and it surely did."
But the Seahawks caught a break. Griffin came into the game nursing a sprained right knee, wearing a bulky brace to provide stability. Griffin appeared to re-injure his knee on a scramble near the goal line, falling out-of-bounds while throwing incomplete to Pierre Garcon.
His injury apparently was made worse two plays later when Seattle defensive end Bruce Irvin spun him to the ground on a late hit after Griffin's second touchdown pass.
After totaling 129 yards through Washington's first two drives, Seattle's defense held the Redskins scoreless and to 74 yards the final three quarters.
Griffin's gimpy knee gave out with 6:19 to play in the fourth quarter, when his knee buckled while Griffin was trying to pick up a bad snap. Seattle defensive tackle Clinton McDonald recovered the fumble on Washington's 5-yard line.
Washington's training staff attended to Griffin. He walked off on his own, but did not return to the game. Griffin finished 10-of-19 for 84 yards, with two touchdown passes and one interception.
"I think that's a credit to us for attacking him," Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner said. "That was us. I take my hat off to our D-line for getting after him. He hasn't been playing at 100 percent because of the knee for the last three or four weeks. So we wanted to attack him as much as possible."
Seattle cut Washington's lead to 14-3 on Steven Hauschka's 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
After forcing Washington to punt for the first time, Russell Wilson drove the Seahawks 73 yards on eight plays, completing a 4-yard pass in the flat to Robinson for a touchdown and cutting the Redskins' lead to 14-10.
Wilson completed 15-of-26 passes for 187 yards, and rushed for another 67 yards.
Seattle got the ball back when Earl Thomas intercepted a deep pass by Griffin intended for Garcon.
After a 63-yard drive, Hauschka closed out the scoring in the first half with a 29-yard field goal, cutting Washington's lead to 14-13.
The Seahawks got the ball to open the second half and were in position to take the lead. But Marshawn Lynch fumbled while diving into the pile at Washington's 2-yard line, and Redskins defensive tackle Jarvis Jenkins recovered the ball.
"He's too tough to let something like that bother him," Carroll said of Lynch.
Lynch made up for the crucial error in the fourth quarter, putting the Seahawks up for good on a trademark, 27-yard rumble down the right sideline, bulling his way into the end zone.
Lynch finished with 132 yards on 20 carries, reaching the 100-yard mark for an 11th time this season.
The Seahawks went for two, and Wilson dumped the ball to tight end Zach Miller in the middle of the field for the conversion.
Hauschka, who suffered a calf injury in the first half and was limited to just kicking field goals, completed the scoring with a 22-yard field goal.
Seattle now turns its focus towards the NFC South champion Falcons.
"It says we're resilient — battle tested," Robinson said, when asked what the come-from-behind victory means for his team. "I know coming in at halftime, we knew we took their best punch. And it is all about just going out and doing what we do, but do it better and do it longer. And that was the motto this week."
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Last weekend a Classic Car Show at Stonham Barns was pretty much the last car show for the year officially for me, unless I go on a winter organised cruise that is, providing it doesn't rain of course. It seemed fitting to end this year's season with a show just for American Cars. There was a nice mixture of classic, not so new and new with some real beauties on display. I arrived about nine in the morning I meet up with Yogi from Mustang Manic who had made a long trip for this show. We were shown into the main arena and parked next to each other, me with my '66 and Yogi with his red rocket '69 Mach1 that will run ten seconds down a quarter-mile!
After a quick buff over to remove the dusty road residue, we both found ourselves 'broken down' (in joke) with our hoods up. Yogi's beast got a lot of attention for all the trick bits he has under the hood. Also it's not often that he;
1) he opens his hood to the public to see his engine
2) he cleans his car
On the Mustang Maniac blog last weekend they had a rare photo of him cleaning it so I have borrowed it with their permission I might add, just to show that miracles do happen!
The other cars that followed us in the gates were parked around the main area until the area was pretty much full, then they filled the outside areas of the field.
My overheard quote of the day came from a woman who looked at my car and said to the guy walking next to her; "Look at the seats in that car, they are disgusting, I don't like them, they should be taken out."
To that woman; you came over to my car to look at it, if you don't like it – don't look at it, so kindly keep your opinions to yourself! Far from being upset by the comment, I just smiled to myself and thought; if I gave her the keys to my car, she would have happily driven it away sitting on those 'disgusting' seats.
Throughout the day there was 'Uncle Sam' taking selfies with lots of people and a beautiful bald eagle how much more American do you want to get?
There was the odd car for sale, this one for £8,000, a little bit to much of a project for me at that sort of money.
It was a good day and I even bought a couple of little bits for my memorabilia collection too. Great cars, great company and a great day.


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Moira is on the run—her apartment has been trashed, her bank account hacked, and someone is stalking her. Only one man is dangerous enough to keep her safe … that is, if she can convince him to help her. Neil Deven used to be her father's best friend until betrayal turned him violent. Neil disappeared, and finding him might be the biggest mistake of her life, but Moira won't survive alone.
Neil remembers Moira as a sweet little girl caught in the middle of her father's criminal life. The gorgeous woman who shows up at his door is anything but a child, but he's already got problems. Dragon shifters are a dying race with no way to change form, yet Neil's powers keep growing. And Moira stirs long lost instincts—he can't deny her need. He must protect the woman who will be his mate, or die trying.
~Editor's Pick~
Neil unbuttoned his jeans and eased them down, letting out a breath when his erection finally sprang free of its prison. He kicked the fabric away, then palmed his cock. Pre-cum wet the tip. He thumbed over the sensitive skin, shuddering. He glanced at Moira, sleeping on his sofa. His erection swelled even more, as if he needed the reminder that this arousal was all for her. "Fuck," he muttered, walking back to the bed. He'd never be able to function if this didn't subside. He wanted Moira more than he'd ever wanted another woman. Thoughts of his father, the Council, and the men chasing after Moira shredded down to nothing in the face of his need.
"Neil?" Moira mumbled, rolling over.
He froze before he could sit down, hand full of hard-on. "Yeah?" his voice cracked. He cleared his throat and tried again. "You okay?" He deliberately ignored the jeans on the floor. Hell, he wanted her to see him like this. He couldn't deny it.
She opened her eyes sleepily. When she caught sight of him standing nude, she gasped.
Neil swallowed as the look on her face enflamed him even more, and then he mentally gave up the fight to keep away. His hand stroked down and then up his shaft as he returned her gaze, letting his desire show on his face. He knew his eyes would be gold in this light. He wondered if that would scare her.
"What are you doing?" Her voice trembled. She put a hand to her mouth as if to hide her bewilderment, but he saw how her gaze flicked down to his groin, then back up again. Her delicate skin took on a pink hue.
He smiled tightly, even as his fist squeezed his erection. "I'm trying to be a gentleman." Maybe with her watching he could climax and this ridiculous attraction to her would subside. He stroked himself again. "And I'm failing." He slid his other hand down and cupped his balls. The jolt of pleasure that shot through him made him suck in a harsh breath.
"I'll just go—" She stumbled off the sofa, almost falling onto the glass coffee table.
Neil was at her side keeping her from falling before he could consciously make the decision to move. He put his hands on her shoulders. "Careful." His voice had gone low and soft. His dragon half roared in his head as Moira lifted her face to him. "You don't want to break the glass."
"I'm sorry," she whispered, but didn't seem any more able to walk away from him than he could from her.
"Jesus Christ," Neil muttered as his palms felt her warmth. She smelled like lavender and mint. Like everything he ever wanted. The soft blush on her face made him want to kiss her gently. Her full lips made him want to bite her. "Don't be sorry. I'm the one who's sorry," he rasped as his instincts pushed at him again. Blue flames licked the ceiling of the apartment as his self-control wavered, but Neil no longer cared. Even if the building burned around him, he had to have her.
Moira frowned. "For what?" She kept her eyes firmly above his shoulders. She didn't seem to notice the fire.
"For this." He leaned in and kissed her, nibbling at her lips until she opened her mouth. He wrapped his arms around her as he licked inside, groaning when his cock brushed her hip. Her clothes scraped the sensitive head of his erection, but the pain felt good. He sank his hands into her hair, holding her head exactly where he wanted it. She was so soft and small he knew he could break her without even trying. Guilt scraped at him, but not enough to make him stop.
"Oh my God, Neil," she said, voice breaking when he finally released her mouth to kiss down her jaw. "What are you doing?" She shuddered. "You're naked."
"I've got to have you," he said, hands busy at her shirt. He lifted it up and over her head with one swift movement. "Please, Moira."
She shivered, hands covering her breasts, but Neil already had her bra unfastened. He drew it forward and down her arms, then off entirely, mouth watering. Her skin was so delicate he worried he'd mark her with his desperation, and then he decided he wanted to mark her.
Mine, he thought, bending down to bite at the juncture of her neck and shoulder. His hands went to her breasts, pushing her fingers out of the way. "You're gorgeous," he said against her skin, more enamored with her courage than he was with her body. He sat on the coffee table and drew her in between his legs. "So strong." He kissed down to her breast and took the tip in his mouth, suckling soft at first, and then hard enough to make her cry out. How could a woman tough enough to run away from everything she'd ever known be so fragile? He sucked his way across to her other breast, inhaling her essence as he trapped her between his thighs. His erection oozed pre-cum as it brushed against her legs.
"This is impossible," she cried, threading her fingers into his hair and squeezing. She clearly didn't want him to stop. He bit her nipple a little harder, encouraged when she moaned.
"You don't want me." Her grip tightened. "I'm overweight and too young. And weak."
"Don't want you?" Neil tipped his head back into her palms, stung. "Yes, I do. More than anything." He cupped both her breasts and flicked his thumbs over her nipples until they puckered tightly. "And weak isn't the word I'd use for you, Moira. You're beautiful, and courageous."
She trembled.
Neil grinned fiercely. "Believe me, I know what I want. I know that I shouldn't want you, but I'm tired of fighting myself. You're mine, Moira. You're perfect."
"You're crazy," she whispered, staring at him, lips red from his teeth. "We barely know each other."
"Not true." He leaned up and kissed her again, smiling against her mouth when she moaned. "Say yes, Moira. Let me make love to you."


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When I was growing up, my mother would often make a spiritual communion and speak of its value. I didn't really pay much attention. It was fine for her, I reasoned. After all, it couldn't hurt. But like many of what I considered her "pre-Vatican II" practices, I didn't put much stock in it. With time, maturity, and education, I am beginning to realize the value of many of my mother's prayers and devotions.
I recently read 7 Secrets of the Eucharist by Vinny Flynn. It is a wonderful book, designed to help increase devotion to the Eucharist. The last chapter focuses on spiritual communions. Flynn relies on the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas. There are both sacramental and spiritual communions. Sacramental communion refers to the physical reception of the Eucharist. Spiritual communion involves "a real longing for union with Christ." Ideally, reception of the Eucharist involves both dimensions. One must always want to receive regular sacramental Communion. However, St. Thomas tells us that a "complete spiritual Communion can even take place when we are unable to receive sacramentally, because 'the effect of a sacrament can be secured if it is received by desire.'"
St. Catherine of Siena also testified to the value of spiritual Communion. "She had begun to question whether her spiritual Communions had any real value compared to sacramental Communion. Suddenly she saw Christ holding two chalices. 'In this golden chalice I put your sacramental communions. In this silver chalice I put your spiritual communions. Both chalices are quite pleasing to me.'" In 2003, Pope John Paul II wrote in his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia:
In the Eucharist, "unlike any other sacrament, the mystery [of communion] is so perfect that it brings us to the heights of every good thing: Here is the ultimate goal of every human desire, because here we attain God and God joins himself to us in the most perfect union." Precisely for this reason it is good to cultivate in our hearts a constant desire for the sacrament of the Eucharist. This was the origin of the practice of "spiritual communion," which has happily been established in the Church for centuries and recommended by saints who were masters of the spiritual life. St. Teresa of Jesus wrote: "When you do not receive communion and you do not attend Mass, you can make a spiritual communion, which is a most beneficial practice; by it the love of God will be greatly impressed on you" [The Way of Perfection, Ch. 35.].
A spiritual Communion can be of value to anyone who desires a deeper union with Christ. It can be made at any time of the day or night. It is especially appropriate for those who find themselves unable to physically receive the Eucharist. For example, those who are not yet Catholic, those who have been away from the Church for a long time and who have not yet made a good confession, those who are living in a state of serious sin, as well as those who are sick or housebound.
How does one make a spiritual Communion? Simply by desiring it. One formal prayer is "O Jesus, I turn toward the holy tabernacle where you live hidden for love of me. I love you, O my God. I cannot receive you in Holy Communion. Come nevertheless and visit me with your grace. Come spiritually into my heart. Purify it. Sanctify it. Render it like unto your own." One need not use a formal prayer, however. A simple "Lord Jesus. Come into my heart" is sufficient, as is imagining Jesus coming into one's heart. As with any other spiritual habit, the more one does it, the easier it will become. There is no limit to the number of times we can ask Jesus to meet us. He desires to be with us.


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Interesting, to bad there is no supplier of the tree in the USA.
According to Snek, there are three hybrids/chimeras known in former Czechoslovakia.One is hybrid Unshiu x Poncirus selected by professor Pospisil in seventies, the plant is still in greenhouse of university in Prague.
It has grown pretty well but it seems it wants to grow in all directions but upwards.
Sylvain in Dordogne have very nice plant, almost 2 meters high , producing sweet fruits of very good quality.
Leaves are a mixture of bi- tri- or monofoliates.
The fruits are almost satsuma like
There is suspicion that it is a chimera between poncirus and satsuma
It could be this variety in UCR collection
Yes, I have three seedlings growing.


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Robert Parker, Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide (New Edition 1989-1990). Simon and Schuster, 1989.
Our friends were married in 1989 and recently celebrated their silver anniversary with a dinner party where almost all of the wines were 1989s from their cellar (plus a few bottles from their children's birth years). What a treat! I'll paste a photo of some of the wines we enjoyed at the end of this post to give you an idea of what a great time we had.
1989 and All That
To paraphrase a famous football coach, wine isn't like life, it is life, so wine and life's celebrations are natural partners and our very small gift to the happy couple was an autographed copy of the 1989 edition of Robert Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide. I hope that what the book says about how wine has grown and changed over the last 25 years will inspire them to consider how their relationship has deepened and matured like a great wine!
I couldn't part with the book without looking at it myself — just a quick glance to see what Parker wrote about and how — not the detailed analysis of the individual winery and wine entries that would yield the greatest insights. Here's what I found.
What's changed since 1989? Well, you won't be surprised to know that prices have done up. Parker rates each wine with a point score out of 100 (his signature rating system) and an alphabetical price indicator. A = Inexpensive (less than $8) to E = luxury (in excess of $50). The 1984 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon receives 96 points and a D ($25-$50) for example. The Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cab cost only C ($15-$25) — I should have put some of that away!
It is interesting to see how the world wine map has broadened in 25 years. The sections on the Wines of Western Europe is very complete, as you would expect, with France, Germany, Italy Spain and Portugal well represented. A section on The Best of the Rest includes Australia (of course), and briefer discussions of Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and Yugoslavia.
It would be hard to make a list like this today without including Austria, South Africa and China. Brazil, India, Israel and several other countries would also claim a place in the lineup.
American Wines Everywhere
What about North America? Well it is there, of course (sans Canada, alas), wedged between Europe and the Rest, with about 250 pages of text compared to nearly 550 for Europe. That's not a bad page count ratio when you consider how much more wine the Europeans produced then and how tiny the US industry was by comparison.
California got 210 of these pages followed by Oregon with about 30 pages. Parker has a particular interest in Oregon wines and is a partner with his brother-in-law at Beaux Frères (Parker does not review these wines because of understandable conflict-of-interest concerns).
I was interested to see what Parker had to say about Washington wines back in 1989, so I turned quickly to the chapter on Other American Viticultural Regions (other than California and Oregon that is). Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, — the list goes on, wine seems to be everywhere in America — Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and then finally Washington!
Washington: Lingering Doubts, Encouraging Signs
"While I still have doubts about the overall quality and potential for Washington state wines," Parker writes on page 843, "there are some encouraging signs …". Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but probably how many wine people saw the situation at the time. California was obviously important. Oregon, too, because of its Burgundy-like prestige.
Washington? Still needed to prove itself, which I think it quickly did. Washington is now the nation's #2 wine producer in quantity and challenges California in many areas in terms of quality and reputation. But not in 1989.
In a very brief guide to the state's best wines, Parker found no Outstanding Chardonnays and just one excellent producer (Hogue). Arbor Crest, Columbia, Chateau Ste Michelle and Zillah Oakes made the cut as Good Producers of Chardonnay.
The best Cabernet Sauvignons? Chateau Ste Michelle's post-1983 Reserves earned them an Outstanding recommendation. The Chateau's regular bottling was rated Excellent along with the Columbia "Red Willow" Cab and wines from Latah Creek, Leonetti and Woodward Canyon. Six wineries received the Good score, including Quilceda Creek, which is since earned cult wine status.
While we know that Parker thought the 1985 Pinot Noir Reserve from The Eyrie Vineyards in Oregon was worth an 89 score and cost a C amount, we have no numerical rating or tasting note data on any individual Washington wine at all.
Much has changed since 1989 as Parker's book makes clear, but a lot has stayed the same, too. Many of the great wine producers of the world have aged and developed as gracefully as the 1989 wines we had with dinner. New wineries, regions, styles and varieties have emerged. Wine was great in 1989, as Parker's guide tells us. It is even better now, don't you think!


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Are New Purple Hearts Being Manufactured to Meet the Demand?History Q & A
The decoration, which goes to American troops wounded in battle and the families of those killed in action, had been only one of countless thousands of supplies produced for the planned 1945 invasion of Japan, which military leaders believed would last until almost 1947.
Fortunately, the invasion never took place. All the other implements of that war -- tanks and LSTs, bullets and K-rations -- have long since been sold, scrapped or used up, but these medals, struck for their grandfathers, are still being pinned on the chests of young soldiers.
Remarkably, some 120,000 Purple Hearts are still in the hands of the Armed Services and are not only stocked at military supply depots, but also kept with major combat units and at field hospitals so they can be awarded without delay.
But although great numbers of the World War II stock are still ready for use, the recent production of 9,000 new copies was ordered for the most simple of bureaucratic reasons. So many medals had been transferred to the Armed Services that the government organization responsible for supplying them had to replenish its own inventory.
In all, approximately 1,506,000 Purple Hearts were produced for the war effort with production reaching its peak as the Armed Services geared up for the invasion of Japan. Despite wastage, pilfering and items that were simply lost, the number of decorations was approximately 495,000 after the war.
By 1976, roughly 370,000 Purple Hearts had been earned by servicemen and women who fought in America's Asian wars, as well as trouble spots in the Middle East and Europe. This total included a significant number issued to World War II and even World War I veterans whose paperwork had finally caught up with them or who filed for replacement of missing awards.
It was at this point that the Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia (DSCP) found that its decades-old stock of Purple Hearts had dwindled to the point that it had to be replenished.
The organization ordered a small number of medals in 1976 to bolster the "shelf worn" portions of the earlier production still retained by the Armed Services at scattered locations around the globe. It wasn't long, however, before an untouched warehouse load of the medal was rediscovered after falling off the books. The DSCP suddenly found themselves in possession of nearly 125,000 more Purple Hearts.
Increasing terrorist activity in the late 1970s and '80s resulted in mounting casualties among service personnel and a decision was made to inspect and refurbish all of the remaining stock. Fully 4,576 of the 124,588 medals stored in the Pennsylvania warehouse were deemed to be too costly to bring up to standards and were labeled "unsalvageable." The remaining decorations were refurbished and repackaged between 1985 and 1991.
Demand for the item was high. By the end of 1999, most of the refurbished medals had been shipped to other government customers and the DSCP entered into contracts for the first large-scale production of Purple Hearts since World War II.
Veterans of World War II were keenly interested in the new development, particularly those who had worked with the Smithsonian Institution on the 50th Anniversary display of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima. Controversy had erupted over the Smithsonian's presentation at the National Air and Space Museum, when veterans protested that the multimedia display and exhibit script was crafted in a way that portrayed the Japanese as victims, and not instigators, of the war.
The veterans were heavily criticized in some academic circles for their insistence that the dropping of the atom bomb had ended the war quickly and ultimately saved countless thousands of American -- and Japanese -- lives during an invasion.
When hearing of the new production, Jim Pattillo, then president of the 20th Air Force Association stated that, "detailed information on the kind of casualties expected would have been a big help in demonstrating to modern Americans that those were very different times."
Medical and training information in "arcanely worded military documents can be confusing," said Pattillo, "but everyone understands a half-million Purple Hearts."
Gary Hoebecke is one of the soldiers who received Purple Hearts during service in Vietnam for wounds suffered in 1965, 1968 and 1969. The retired lieutenant colonel was amazed that the decades-old medals are still being used.
"With all the waste and screw-ups," said Hoebecke, "it's quite remarkable that they have kept track of that stock and are still using them."
When told that 125,000 had effectively been lost until after the Vietnam War, Hoebecke laughed. "Now that's the Army I know!" he said, adding, "I'm glad we didn't have to use them."
But perhaps the most poignant appreciation came from a fellow Vietnam vet who learned for the first time that he had received a medal minted for the grandfathers of he and his buddies. "I will never look at my Purple Heart the same way again," he said.
This article draws on material first published by the authors in a piece written for American Heritage,"Half a Million Purple Hearts."
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NYGuy - 12/8/2003
In a strange way, the person who wrote the headline provides further proof that dropping the bomb on Japan was the correct thing to do. As December 7 shows we did not start the fight with Japan, which at the time was the most brutal military force in the world, and one which did not hesitate to kill civilians. Vietnam was child's play compared to the atrocities committed by the Japanese during this period.
The U. S. paid a high price in human lives and misery because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This is where the person who wrote the headline makes a strong case that dropping the bomb was the correct thing to do as was pointed out in this fine article by Professors Giangreco and Kathryn Moore.
In the headline we are shown that PH's are not just manufactured without reason, but like any good businessman the U. S. Military must make a detailed assessment of the expected casualties, and the level of inventories on hand, before they put in there order for more PH's before an invasion.
As the authors have so clearly pointed out the "expected demand for PH's" was staggering if we would have invaded Japan.
"In all, approximately 1,506,000 Purple Hearts were produced for the war effort with production reaching its peak as the Armed Services geared up for the invasion of Japan. Despite wastage, pilfering and items that were simply lost, the number of decorations was approximately 495,000 after the war."
As we read this paragraph we see very clearly the concerns the US military had about the invasion of Japan and concluded that "demand" for the PH would be between 495,000 to perhaps 600,000 American dead or wounded. This is a powerful argument that dropping the bomb was not only the correction military action against an invading force, but it was also a humanain act to stop further civilian atrocities by Japan, and unnecessary death and wounding of our US military.
I must admit I overreacted when in a prior post. I now see that HNN understood clearly that dropping the bomb on Japan was the right thing to do and made a strong contribution to our understanding of its use by clarifying what the article said about the concerns of our military leaders in the "demand" for PH's and their decision to save American lives.
Thanks Steve for setting us straight on this fine article, and we should all thank the authors and HNN for bringing such clarity to this important issue. Perhaps now the younger generation will get a clearer picture of what was happening in World War II.
Steve Brody - 12/7/2003
Good point about the headline. The title is really out of sinc' with the content. I started the article with very different expectations than were realized.
NYGuy - 12/7/2003
Today is the anniversery of Pearl Harbor the sneak attack by the Japanese that began the war in the Pacific and killed and wounded millions of Americans. When one remembers this time they are reminded of the Bataam Death march, the bloody fighting for Pacific Islands and the brutual treatment that the Japanese were noted for in China and other lands they occupied.
Despite all the horror the Japanese inflicted on the world there are still bleeding hearts that sit in their comfortable little offices and feel sorry that more Amerians weren't killed so we could use up our inventory of PH's.
I wonder who the genius at HNN was who thought up the title for this article. We understand the title is not done by the Authors. Probably some little smart alex who learned about war on a computer machine.
For those to young to remember, the United States did not begin the war, they only ended the destruction and devastation inflicted on the world by the Japanese. And the US soldiers and their families paid a high prize for the Japanese treachery.
Francis E. Jeffery - 12/6/2003
It is interesting that with all the data used to prove the worth of the Atomic Bombs as a tactical weapon, no one has used the number of manufactured and ordered Purple Hearts as items that did not have to be used as the invasions were not needed. Plus the number of PH casualties would be a small portion of those normally injured in any large military action. In times past, the ratio of combat deaths to high way deaths were about 15 to 1.
Just for thoughts. Pr. Jeff
NYGuy - 12/6/2003
Thank you so much for getting me to read the article again. HNN's headline threw me, which I personally felt disrespectful and in my opinion could only be written by an anti-war activist.
Are New Purple Hearts Being Manufactured to Meet the Demand?
I was confused by the Atomic bomb reference and did not know what to make of the following conclusion:
" But perhaps the most poignant appreciation came from a fellow Vietnam vet who learned for the first time that he had received a medal minted for the grandfathers of he and his buddies. "I will never look at my Purple Heart the same way again," he said."
I thought it was a respectful comment but with some of those who post on this board I could not be sure.
I am also happy to have this information for it reminds me of what we felt when the bomb was dropped. I have to admit I only think about the boys and girls that came home and the peace for our country. Some people forget we did not start the war. We only finished it.
steve Brody - 12/5/2003
I usually agree with you guys, but I think you missed it this time.
This is a story about 500,000 purple hearts that were not issued because of the A-bomb. Look at the Author's curriculum vitae. These guys are Truman historians. This is about the rectitude of dropping the A-bomb
NYGuy - 12/4/2003
Right on Dave.
Dave Livingston - 12/3/2003
Why, one wonders, was this essay considered worth posting on HNN? As far as government spending goes, the cost for these 9,000 medls isn't much. It isn't that they'll be wasted. Eventually they'll be utilized, whether within five years or within fifty-five.
Because in the essay there is the implication of huge numbers of casualities to come in the war against terrorism, the essay appears to be politically motivated. Even, so, it offers some evidence of support for the Truman Administration's decisions to drop the two atomic bombs upon Japan--to foreshorten the war by at least two years and to preclude tens, if nut hundreds, of thousands more U.S., as well as Japanese, casualities.
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The Relationship Between SNAP and Work Among Low-Income Households
Executive Summary
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's (SNAP) primary purpose is to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households in order to improve their nutrition and alleviate hunger and malnutrition.[1] The program's success in meeting this core goal has been well documented.[2] Less well understood is the fact that the program has become quite effective in supporting work and that its performance in this area has improved substantially in recent years.
Labor Force Participation Among SNAP Recipients Is High
The number of SNAP households that have earnings while participating in SNAP has been rising for more than a decade, and has more than tripled — from about 2 million in 2000 to about 6.4 million in 2011. (See Figure 2.) The increase was especially pronounced during the recent deep recession, suggesting that many people have turned to SNAP because of under-employment — for example, when one wage-earner in a two-parent family lost a job, when a worker's hours were cut, or when a worker turned to a lower-paying job after being laid off.
The large increase in the number of working SNAP households in recent years has resulted in the share of SNAP households that are working rising, even as the overall number of Americans who are employed declined and the number of long-term unemployed swelled. (See Figure 3.)
The data also indicate that SNAP receipt does not create work disincentives. The overwhelming majority of non-disabled, working-age households that start receiving SNAP do not stop working. In the mid-2000s, only 4 percent of SNAP households that worked in the year before starting to receive SNAP did not work in the following year.[4] (See Figure 4.)
SNAP Is Designed to Support Work
The high labor force participation rate among SNAP recipients is not accidental — SNAP is designed to act both as a safety net for people who are elderly, disabled, or temporarily unemployed and to supplement the wages of low-income workers.
- SNAP's basic structure supports work. Households that meet the program's eligibility rules and requirements can qualify for benefits and be served if they apply. As a result, SNAP is able both to respond quickly and effectively in recessions and to act as a longer-term support for low-wage workers. SNAP typically boosts low-wage workers' income by 10 percent or more.
- The SNAP benefit formula includes work incentives. SNAP targets benefits based on a household's income and expenses, including a deduction for earned income to reflect the cost of work-related expenses and to function as a work incentive. As a result of the SNAP benefit calculation rules, SNAP households are financially better off if they are able to secure employment or increase their earnings.
- SNAP cushions the effects of weaknesses in the labor market. SNAP plays important roles in helping workers who lose their jobs during recessions as well as in supporting low-income workers who are impacted by broader adverse trends in the low-wage labor market. SNAP was the most responsive of all means-tested benefit programs during the recent deep recession and ensuing weak recovery. It also helps workers who struggle to make ends meet when they cannot find higher paying jobs or jobs with sufficient hours.
SNAP's Effectiveness in Serving Workers a Focus in Recent Years
SNAP's performance in reaching eligible working households has improved over the past decade as a result of bipartisan efforts at the federal, state, and local levels to respond to previous weaknesses in this area. The efforts have paid off, with estimated participation rates (i.e., the portion of eligible households that actually receives benefits) hitting highs in recent years; the SNAP participation rate among eligible low-income working families, which fell after enactment of the 1996 welfare law (although that was not what the authors of the law intended), rose from 43 percent in 2002 to about 65 percent in 2010. (See Figure 5.)
End Notes
[1] See section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011). SNAP was known as the Food Stamp Program until 2008.
[2] See, for example, U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Building a Healthy America: A Profile of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program," April 2012; Fox, Mary Kay, William Hamilton, and Biing-Hwan Lin, "Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health, Volume 4, Executive Summary of the Literature Review," U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, November, 2004; and additional research available at http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-(snap)/background.aspx.
[3] The figures are based on data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for the mid-2000s, before the recent recession, but preliminary analysis finds that they declined only modestly during the recession. For this analysis SNAP household members are considered to be working-age if they are age 18 through 59 and are disabled if they receive a disability-based benefit, such as Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
[4] The sample sizes for this analysis are small so the results should be viewed with caution, but they strongly indicate that SNAP does not cause people to leave the labor force.


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04/06/09 Croatian Products Now with the V-Label
Just in time for World Health Day, several Croatian companies are obtaining the right to use the V-Label
- The first Croatian companies have obtained the right to use a vegetarian product label according to the European standards
As one of the last European countries to do so, Croatia has finally introduced the V-Label, which the European Vegetarian Union has been using for 20 years as a certificate demarcating vegetarian products.
Animal Friends, the official holder of the V-Label in Croatia, has announced that the first certificates have been granted to Annapurna and Zrno, two companies that are dedicated to health foods, as well as to Zvijezda for its Omegol mayonnaise, which contains no ingredients of animal origin. The V-Label has also been granted to Cherry Blossom, a small hotel in Istria, as the first accommodation facility that offers exclusively vegetarian food.
The number of vegetarians in the world is on the rise and a considerable number of foreign tourists visiting Croatia are vegetarians and conscinetious consumers, who carefully read labels before buying products. The European V-Label on Croatian goods guarantees the safety of ingredients and indicates a high-quality food product.
Considering the nutrients that we gain through various types of integral and non-refined vegetarian foods, they are far more balanced than those of animal origin. Cereals, fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds contain high-quality proteins, have the best combination of fatty acids and no cholesterol, and are rich in complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Their consumption can cause no serious poisoning and they accumulate one-tenth of the pesticides and other dangerous chemicals found in foods of animal origin, thus presenting a far smaller threat for the spread of contagious diseases.
According to a public survey conducted by Spem Communication Group, more than 150,000 vegetarians live in Croatia. Additionaly, there are many consumers who care about healthy living and therefore check product labels before making their purchases. There are also those who cannot eat certain foods of animal origin because of health conditions (allergy or intolerance) or for religious reasons. All these groups of consumers will greatly benefit from the V-Label, which guarantees the quality of the tested product.
The fact that the V-Label is needed on the Croatian market was attested to by the afore-mentioned public survey, which demonstrated that 86% of surveyed persons were of the opinion that all products should have some sort of indication as to whether they are suitable for vegetarians or not.
The introduction of the V-Label has the long-term goal of both promoting meatless products and helping consumers to more easily find goods they need and desire. A glance at the V-Label makes shopping easier, which is in the interest of all consumers.
On the occasion of World Health Day, Animal Friends proudly announces the first products and companies to use the V-Label in Croatia and invites other companies to mark their goods accordingly. It is important not only for vegetarians, but also for all those who take care of their health and want to buy foods that have as little detrimental effect on other animal species and the environment as possible.
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AT&T Inc will exclusively carry Amazon.com Inc's long-rumored smartphone that is expected to be launched on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
Amazon.com revived speculation about its next major product earlier this month, using a mysterious YouTube video and website post to announce a June 18 "launch event" in Seattle to be hosted by Chief Executive Jeff Bezos.
The Journal and several tech blogs have reported that Amazon may be working on a phone with a three-dimensional display.
AT&T was the exclusive partner of Apple Inc when it launched the iPhone in 2007.
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We will be at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este this year where we expect BMW to debut one if not two new concepts in the vein of those presented in the past. Stay tuned for more details as we get them.
Official Release: The glitz and glamour of the Roaring Twenties, an exquisite selection of vehicles, and anniversaries certain to capture the imagination will be the headline attractions at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2014. The 85th edition of the tradition-swathed event on Lake Como will take place from 23 – 25 May 2014, hosted for the 10th time by BMW Group Classic and the Villa d'Este luxury hotel. The organisers took the opportunity at the Geneva International Motor Show to reveal additional programme highlights which also tie in closely with some significant anniversaries.
Visitors to the grounds of Villa d'Este and the adjacent parkland of Villa Erba in the northern Italian town of Cernobbio will join the celebrations to mark not only the 110th anniversary of the Rolls-Royce brand, but also "100 Years of Maserati". While the history of the British luxury carmaker is the theme of a special exhibition in the rotunda at Villa Erba, the Italian sports car brand's landmark will be celebrated with a special competition class in the BMW Group Italia Trophy beauty contest and the Coppa d'Oro Villa d'Este prize decided by public referendum. Among the entrants in this class is a Maserati 450 S. The 1956 racing machine is the second of only nine examples of this model ever made.
Another competition class at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2014 is dedicated to the umbrella theme for this year's event. The visual magnificence so central to the Hollywood dramatisations of the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald sets the scene for the support programme covering the three days of the event. On the Friday evening, for example, the Villa Erba parkland will be transformed into an evocative open-air cinema. Entry is free for visitors to enjoy the latest remake of the classic movie The Great Gatsby – starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role – on a big screen. The gala dinner attended by guests of honour at Villa Visconti and the vehicle parades on the Saturday and Sunday will also reflect the grace and glamour that make the film such a feast for the eyes. "The Great Gatsby" class of the historic car competition will feature classic examples from the Roaring Twenties, including a model from the legendary Duesenberg brand, all of which will be vying for the favour of the jury and public alike.
2014 will mark the fourth year of the Concorso di Motociclette beauty contest on two wheels. And like the models in the car competitions, the line-up of historic motorcycles will also be immersed in the spirit of the Roaring Twenties. Among the models dating back to the era that forms the backdrop for The Great Gatsby are two four-cylinder models from US brands ACE and Henderson. Also on the list of entrants is a BMW R 32 bearing the serial number 26, the oldest known example of its type, with which the spectacular history of BMW Motorrad began 91 years ago.
A total of 35 classic motorcycles have registered for this year's competition and the Concorso – now staged in even more spectacular style. On the Saturday of the event, the convoy of historic machines will be accompanied by a local police escort on its way from the Villa Flori hotel in Como to Cernobbio. This year, for the first time, the bikes will pause briefly at the showplace for the Historic Car Parade at Villa d'Este before heading on to the adjacent parkland of Villa Erba. There, the motorcycles will line up in front of the jury, who on Sunday will crown the winning entrants in five classes.
As before, an entry list of vehicles showcasing both their eye-catching beauty and the development of engineering and design in all its historically significant glory defines the unique appeal of the Classic Weekend on Lake Como this year. The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este once again provides a bridge between the past and future of vehicle aesthetics, with visionary designs from various eras competing for the Concorso d'Eleganza Design Award for concept studies and prototypes. Outside of competition, the BMW Group will again reveal a pair of concept studies created by its automotive and motorcycle design experts.
A number of additional special exhibitions will give visitors the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in areas such as the history of individualisation in motorcycle design. The "Customized Bikes" exhibition, for example, displays spectacular one-off creations based on boxer-engined BMW motorcycles. The MINI brand, meanwhile, turns its attentions to another anniversary: 50 years ago, the classic Mini won the legendary Monte Carlo Rally for the first time. And exactly 55 years have now passed since the presentation of the BMW 700, which went on to become the brand's highest-selling model to date, paving the way for the company's successful development over the years that followed. And at the gala evening at Villa Visconti, a BMW 700 from the BMW Group Classic collection will be auctioned – in cooperation with RM Auctions – with proceeds donated to a good cause.


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Zappos.com moving into old Las Vegas city hall
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Online shoe retailer Zappos.com on Monday began stepping into a new downtown Las Vegas corporate headquarters, after a multimillion-dollar makeover of the former Las Vegas city hall building.
Among the whimsical elements the first 200 employees will find in the rebranded 10-story building are a Lego brick sculpture in the lobby, pingpong tables in recreation areas and elevator video games.
The intent is to encourage interaction and creativity for up to 2,000 workers going to and from open-form work spaces in the days and weeks ahead, said Zach Ware, a contractor leading the $60 million campus redevelopment for Zappos Design.
"You start playing games and you miss your floor, which is the exact thing we were looking for," Ware told the Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://bit.ly/1fOoHEM ).
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh describes the company philosophy and lifestyle in his book, "Delivering Happiness." It says the relaxed atmosphere encourages serendipitous collisions between workers doing everything from taking telephone orders to providing technical support to fashion buyers.
The move from a suburban business park in Henderson comes nearly three years after city officials and Hsieh (pronounced "Shay") agreed on a lease with the company that owns the downtown cornerstone property at Las Vegas Boulevard and the U.S. 95 freeway.
City Hall moved in February 2012 to a gleaming new glass building several blocks away.
Zappos.com had moved in 2004 from San Francisco to Henderson, as it grew from an online shoe-selling startup into a $1.2 billion Amazon.com corporate acquisition.
In addition to the office move, Hsieh is the main investor in Downtown Project, a $350 million real estate, business and technology effort to revitalize rundown areas around the corporate campus.
Cafes, bars and other businesses have cropped up, including some in buildings now owned or leased by the Downtown Project.
RGG, which is owned by Andrew Donner, the real estate consultant for Hsieh's downtown project, bought the old city hall in an $18 million deal. It has a 15-year lease with Amazon.com Inc., Zappos' parent company.
Despite the interior design changes, the monolithic facade exterior of the building remains much the way it did when it opened in 1973.
Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com


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I am so pleased to be participating in this month's Gluten Free Ratio Rally, founded by Shauna from the Gluten Free Girl, and hosted this month by Meg of GF Boulangerie.
So, when I found out this month's theme was donuts (or doughnuts/fritters), I was ready for the challenge. With fall right around the corner, I decided to make Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts, similar to the apple cider donuts sold at our farmer's market (except those are fried). It was the perfect excuse to pick up one of those mini-donut baking pans.
The concept behind the Gluten-Free Ratio Rally is that once you understand what the proper ratios are for key ingredients in a recipe (e.g., flour, liquid, egg), whether it's for pancakes, quick breads, scones, pasta, or cake, you can easily substitute ingredients and be assured consistent results each time. These ratios are by weight, however, not measured in cups and spoons as most of us are used to.
The nice thing about baking with ratios is that substitution of ingredients becomes a breeze. Since ingredients are weighed out, any flour and liquid can be used as long as the ratio remains the same – almond flour can be substituted for brown rice flour, olive oil can be substituted for butter, and pumpkin puree or applesauce can be substituted for eggs or some of the fat.
As I started working on this Pumpkin Spice Donut recipe, I knew I wanted to make substitutions so this recipe would be dairy and egg-free on top of being gluten-free. The ratios I settled on were 2:1:1.5 flour/egg/liquid.
For my flours of choice, I used a mixture of brown rice flour, almond flour, potato starch and tapioca starch. The first time around, I used brown rice flour, but no almond flour, pumpkin puree or apple butter, and found the donuts a bit dry. By adding these other ingredients (and a bit more baking powder), these Pumpkin Spice Donuts came out moister and lighter. I was unable to weigh the oil as I have a very simple weighing scale, not one of those fancy digital ones.
For the egg, I substituted a mixture of pumpkin puree, egg replacer, water and baking powder (based on a recipe I found on Kim's Cook It Allergy Free).
The results? These Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts came out nice and light with a tender crumb. My little guy gobbled up three of these mini-doughnuts, and I gave the rest to a friend whose daughter is on a gluten-free diet. I hope she enjoyed them as much as my son.
Gluten-Free Donut Flour Blend:
- 125 grams brown rice flour (~1 cup + 1 teaspoon)
- 125 grams almond flour (~ 1 cup + 2 tablespoons)
- 125 grams potato starch (~ 3/4 cup)
- 25 grams tapioca starch (~ 1/4 cup)
- Sift all ingredients together.
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Donuts {Vegan}
Egg Substitute:
(makes 50 grams = 1 egg)
- 3/4 teaspoon Ener-G Egg Replacer
- 1 tablespoons warm water
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
Pumpkin Spice Donuts Ingredients:
- 100 grams Gluten-Free Flour Blend (~ 3/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons)
- 50 grams ground jaggery sugar or other unrefined sugar (~ 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 50 grams Egg Substitute (see above)
- 75 grams almond milk or other non-dairy milk (~ 1/3 cup)
- 1 tablespoon apple butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
Cinnamon Sugar:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons organic sugar
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- To make Egg Substitute, combine Ener-G Egg Replacer, warm water, baking powder and pumpkin puree. Set aside.
- To make Pumpkin Spice Donuts, combine Gluten-Free Flour Blend, jaggery sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Add Egg Substitute, almond milk, apple butter, olive oil, vanilla and pumpkin spice.
- Stir until well blended.
- Fill each donut hole 2/3 full. Tap baking pan on the counter several times to get rid of air pockets.
- Bake 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together Cinnamon Sugar by combining cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
- Remove donuts from pan and toss gently with Cinnamon Sugar.
Please be sure to check out all the other gluten-free donuts that everyone made for this month's Gluten-Free Ratio Rally.
Britt of GF in the City | Blueberry Fritters
Claire of Gluten Freedom | Chocolate Coconut or Cinnamon-Glazed Vanilla Cake Doughnuts
Gretchen of Kumquat | Peach Cider Doughnuts
Jean of Gluten-Free Doctor Recipes | Cinnamon Apple Fritters
Jeanette of Jeanette's Healthy Living | Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts
Jenn of Jenn Cuisine | Mini Raspberry Doughnut Cakes
Lisa of Gluten Free Canteen | Apple Butter Maple Syrup Doughnuts
Mary Fran of Frannycakes | Raspberries and Cream Doughnuts
Mrs. R of Honey From Flinty Rocks | Jelly Doughnuts
Pete & Kelli of No Gluten, No Problem | Jelly Doughnut Holes
Rachel of The Crispy Cook | Chocolate Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
Silvana of Silvana's Kitchen | Vanilla-Glazed Chocolate Chip Doughnuts
Shauna of Gluten-Free Girl | Glazed Yeast Doughnuts
Tara of A Baking Life | Brioche Doughnuts with Italian Plum Jam
T.R. of No One Likes Crumbley Cookies | Sweet Pepper and Pancetta Fritters
This recipe has been submitted to Gluten-Free Wednesdays, Happy Post Pumpkin Recipes, and contributed to Remembrance Cakes for 9-11 in memory of all the loved ones lost on September 11, 2001.


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Monday, February 12, 2007
This kind of "Pizza" is very interesting as it tastes nearly like the real thing, but it takes a lot less time to prepare and it's made from scratch. You don't need to stay very long in the kitchen, yet the result is fantastic and tasty!
It is ideal if you have to make a last minute meal and you don't have much to offer. Just simply take what you find in your cupboards and use your imagination. I call it "culinary free jazz", a jam session in the kitchen...
Have fun and eat well!!!
I didn't have enough time to make a real pizza dough, so I made the following pastry...
Serves 2-3 people.
300g Plain white flour
4 Tsps Baking Powder
1 1/2 Tsps Salt
40g Unsalted butter
Water (~80ml)
1. In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Add butter and rub between the fingers until the mixture is flaky.
3. Pour in water, gradually, while continuously cutting and stirring with a knife.
4. Very lightly knead (10 seconds) and gather up into a soft ball.
5. Wrap in plastic foil and leave in the refrigerator for about 1/2 to 1 hour.
6. Dust your working area and rolling pin with flour and shape the pastry by rolling away from you and always turning the pastry around in order to achieve a round shape.
7. Add whatever you want on top (see remarks).
8. Bake at 200°C (400° F) for about 20-35 minutes.
9. Eat warm.
Always lift the flour out of the bowl while rubbing; it makes the butter/flour mixture airy.
Stop adding water when the dough is stiff. It should not be sticky or wet.
For the topping, I added some tomato sauce (see recipe), anchovies, green olives, capers, finely cut onion rings, oregano and grated cheese (Parmesan).
Serving suggestions:
Accompany your "Pizza" with a "Arugula Salad" or any other salad of your choice.
If you are interested to know more about my "Mammoth Pizza" made with real bread dough, here is the link (click here).
By the way, you can also use this low-fat pastry to make your sweet or savory tarts...
8 comments:
J'aime bien avec les anchois et les capres aussi, c'est bien releve, ca reveille.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:26 PM, February 12, 2007
Tout ce qui peut ressembler à une pizza j'aime ça.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:34 PM, February 12, 2007
Great idea! There are always times when you need to have something quick, but delicious to make. Thank you for that!ReplyDelete
Miam! J'ai envie de manger de la pizza maintenant!ReplyDelete
Idéale pour un petit repas sur le poucce...ReplyDelete
J'adore la pizza !
- Anonymous12:58 PM, February 13, 2007
Pour moi, c'est câpres et anchois on a top.ReplyDelete
GRACIANNE: Tout à fait ;-P!ReplyDelete
PAOLA: Moi de même!
SHER: I'm happy to hear that you like thise quick version of pizza! Thanks...
CONFITUREMAISON: ;-P, he, he!!!
HÉLÈNE (cannes): C'est vraiment très pratique comme recette, crois-moi! Bises.
HÉLÈNE: C'est un bon choix!
Ô oui de la pizza, même froide au petit dej c'est bon... je sais c'est de la régression totale !ReplyDelete


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Google Voice's great feature set takes your phone and voicemail out of the past, but that doesn't mean you won't still have to navigate the occasional touch-tone menu. Weblog Cool Geex comes to the rescue with a pocket-friendly quick reference guide.
There's not all that much to it beyond that. Their reference guide is handy, it's printable, and it gives you a simple way to quickly navigate Google Voice's calling and voicemail menus. We're sold.
Head to the Cool Geex post for a higher resolution version.
Google Voice Quick Reference Guide [Cool Geex via TechCrunch]"