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SPRAGGE, JOHN GODFREY, lawyer and judge; b. 16 Sept. 1806 at New Cross, Lewisham (now part of London), England, eldest son of Joseph Spragge*; m. in 1831 Catherine Rosamund Thom, daughter of Dr Alexander Thom*, army surgeon, and they had two sons and two daughters; d. 20 April 1884 at Toronto, Ont.
John Godfrey Spragge was educated at home by his father who had come to Canada in 1820 as master of the Upper Canada Central School. Later John attended John Strachan*'s Home District Grammar School in York (Toronto). In 1823 he was articled as a law student first to James Buchanan Macaulay*, the eminent jurist, and later to Robert Baldwin*. On 14 Nov. 1828 Spragge was called to the bar of Upper Canada and immediately set up practice in York. His career in equity law, applicable for civil cases not covered by common law, was successful and his practice prospered. Shortly after John Hillyard Cameron* was called to the bar in 1838, the two men entered into partnership as Spragge and Cameron.
Spragge served as surrogate judge of the Home District from 1836 to 1841, but he had a longer judicial career in the Court of Chancery. The Court of Chancery, as it had evolved in Great Britain, and as it was to function in Upper Canada from its creation in 1837, had jurisdiction in cases involving property rights, estates, wills, inheritances, trusts, and mortgages; estates of children, lunatics, and others deemed incompetent to handle their affairs; cases concerning accidents, co-partnerships, alimony, leases, or sales; as well as cases of misrepresentation. The court could compel fulfilment of legal agreements and could commit persons found to be insane. It also governed letters patent issued by the crown. Spragge was appointed the first master in chancery on 20 June 1837 and was responsible for establishing the new court and devising a set of rules for the transaction of its business. The duties of the master included attendance at the meetings of the Legislative Council. On 13 July 1844 Spragge became registrar of the court and on 27 Dec. 1850 its vice-chancellor. Finally, on 27 Dec. 1869, he was appointed to succeed the Honourable Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet* as chancellor. The following year he undertook a reorganization of the court which made it both more efficient and less costly.
During these years, Spragge established his reputation as an expert equity draftsman and a conscientious judge. Though not a brilliant man, he possessed qualities which made for a good jurist. His judgements were based upon careful and lengthy analysis of the facts in each case and he possessed a keen discernment of human motives. The quality of his decisions won him the respect of his colleagues. He was also active in the affairs of the Law Society of Upper Canada and of the bench generally. In 1835 he was elected a bencher of the law society and became its treasurer in 1841. He served on several of its committees and secured approval for the law society to appoint a reporter for the Court of Chancery. The reports of the court were published as the Upper Canada Jurist.
On 2 June 1847 Spragge published a letter addressed to the attorney general which suggested the establishment of a new court of appeal in Canada West. In this closely reasoned pamphlet, Spragge argued that the existing Court of Appeal was neither strong enough nor in possession of any real appeal powers, and that a new court of appeal should be formed consisting of judges from the courts of Queen's Bench and Chancery. In the same letter, Spragge defended the Court of Chancery against those who wished to abolish it. He felt that the common law courts could not administer equity law, and that the abolition of the Court of Chancery would deform Upper Canada's legal system. Throughout his letter Spragge displayed a deep respect for the English judicial system and showed a concern for wider access to the courts.
His standing as a jurist and his long service on the bench made his appointment to succeed Thomas Moss as chief justice of the Court of Appeal a logical one. He was sworn in on 19 May 1881 and later that year, with the passage of the Ontario Judicature Act which created the Supreme Court of Judicature for Ontario, Spragge assumed the title of chief justice of Ontario. He held this post until his death, serving briefly as administrator from 7 July to 6 Sept. 1882 in the absence of the lieutenant governor.
Although he never entered politics, some of the cases and issues before Spragge touched upon the political life of his time. On 8 July 1881 Spragge rendered judgement in the case of McLaren v. Caldwell. Peter McLaren, a lumber merchant, sought to prevent Boyd Caldwell, a rival timber merchant farther upstream, from floating his logs downstream over McLaren's slipways. Spragge held that Caldwell did have the right to float his logs downstream through McLaren's property. While the case was still before the courts the Ontario government under Oliver Mowat* passed the Rivers and Streams Act which also supported Caldwell's position. However, when the act was referred to the federal government for review Sir John A. Macdonald* disallowed it on the grounds that it infringed upon private property rights, which he felt were the responsibility of the federal government. This conflict added fuel to the ongoing quarrel between the federal and provincial governments; the bill was re-enacted and disallowed again in 1882 and 1883. During this time the Supreme Court of Canada reversed Spragge's decision, but after the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council upheld it the act was finally allowed to stand in 1884. This controversy illustrates the attempt by the courts to work out a new balance of powers under the British North America Act.
In 1883 Spragge heard the case of Hodge v. the Queen. Archibald Hodge, owner of a Toronto tavern, was appealing the right of the Ontario legislature to appoint liquor licence commissioners. These commissioners had revoked Hodge's licence because he had allowed a billiard table to be used in his tavern after 7:00 p.m. Spragge upheld the commissioners and his decision was again sustained by the JCPC. This case was also significant in the constitutional development of the division of powers between federal and provincial governments.
As chief justice, Spragge sought to raise the salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal so that men of ability would be attracted to Ontario's highest court. He also thought that circuit duty for the judges should cease as it disrupted the court's work and caused unnecessary delays. Both changes were aimed at increasing efficiency and improving the court's position in the legal hierarchy of the province. Spragge won the support of Oliver Mowat, but encountered opposition from the federal minister of justice, Sir Alexander Campbell*, and from Sir John A. Macdonald. Although debated for several years, the issue was finally resolved in Spragge's favour.
At the time of his death Spragge's accomplishments as a lawyer and jurist were freely acknowledged. The law society summed up his career by lauding his zeal, uprightness, learning, and ability and said that he compared favourably with the greatest judges of any country. He was "the last of the old regime."
J. G. Spragge was the author of A letter on the subject of the courts of law, of Upper Canada, addressed to the attorney general and solicitor general (Toronto, 1847).
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Anicetus and Photius
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs Anicetus and Photius (also Aniketos meaning unconquerable and Photinus or Photios meaning light) of Nicomedia were murdered with others during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian in the year 288. Anicetus is honored as one of the Holy Unmercenaries. They are commemorated by the Church on August 12.
Ss. Anikitos and Photios lived in the Nicomedia during the third century. St Anikitos was from a wealth Christian family and was educated as a physician. His nephew Photios was orphaned so Anikitos took him in and trained him as a physician as well.
They adopted an unmercinary (ανάργυροι = anargyroi, meaning without silver i.e. reward) style of practice never taking any money or gifts for their services. God blessed them with healing powers and they cured all that came to them.
In those days the Emperor Diocletian was a ferocious persecutor of Christians. Diocletian found it entertaining to have his soldiers bring Christians to the Arena and discovered new methods of torture sparing them only if they denounced God and worshipped pagan idols.
When St Anikitos refused to denounce his faith he was beaten until his bones were exposed and thrown to a lion. By God's intervention the lion was tame as a kitten, wiping the perspiration off St Anikitos with its paw. St Anikitos expressed his gratitude to God with a prayer of thanks for his deliverance. At the end of the prayer a violent earthquake erupted destroying the idol of Hercules after it toppled over.
This provoked the ire of Diocletian who ordered St Anikitos' immediate persecution. The guards hands became unexplainably frozen and they could not harm St Anikitos. The next torture was to tie him on a wheel and roll him into fire. Although severely burned St Anikitos prayed and all his wounds were healed. While observing the brutal torment of his uncle, Photios approached to comfort him and he too gave witness to Christ in the company of the vicious Diocletian.
The emperor was now enraged and ordered that the guards behead the two Christian men. After several failed attempts to end their lives he ordered that the huge furnace be lit and cast them inside to burn alive. As Ss. Anikitos and Photios approached the furnace they prayed to God to put an end to their torments and to allow them to die in peace. The Holy Unmercenaries Anikitos and Photios gave up their souls on August 12. Their bodies were stolen by the hidden Christians who were always present at these games. They were secretly buried and a church was built next to their tombs later in time when Christians practiced freely.
Appalled by the treatment of Christians under Diocletian's tyranny, Anicetus presented himself publicly at a Christian, denouncing emperor and idol worship as senseless. He was taken and beaten with rods so forcefully his bones appeared from the wounds in his flesh. While suffering his torments, his nephew Photius comforted him, embracing his uncle. He was put through the tortures with him and subsequently imprisoned for three years. Finally they were both cast into a furnace, where they gave up their spirits, but their bodies were left unharmed by the flames.

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Students and supporters place candles at the edge of a wall surrounding a pond as they take part in a candle light vigil at the University of Central Florida, Sept. 3. AP PhotoThe family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist beheaded by Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) militants, said on Sept. 3 he was no hero and no war junkie but "a mere man who tried to find good concealed in a world of darkness."
Barak Barfi, a friend of Sotloff who is serving as a family spokesman, read a statement from the family remembering the slain journalist as a "gentle soul" - a fan of the NFL's Miami Dolphins who was fond of junk food, enjoyed the TV series "South Park" and liked to talk to his father about golf.
The statement said the 31-year-old Sotloff was "torn between two worlds" but "the Arab world pulled him."
"He was no war junkie. He did not want to be a modern-day Lawrence of Arabia. He merely wanted to give voice to those who had none," Barfi said outside the family's one-story home in a leafy Miami suburb. "... He ultimately sacrificed his life to bring their story to the world."
The Islamic State group that has captured territory in Syria and Iraq released a video on Sept. 2 of Sotloff being beheaded. U.S. officials confirmed its authenticity on Sept. 3. President Barack Obama vowed to "degrade and destroy" the group.
The other American hostage killed in recent weeks in retaliation for U.S. air strikes against Islamic State forces in Iraq was journalist James Foley, who was shown being beheaded in a video released on Aug. 19.
Sotloff was a freelance journalist who traveled the Middle East writing for Time magazine and Foreign Policy magazine among others.
"Steve was no hero," the family statement said. "Like all of us, he was a mere man who tried to find good concealed in a world of darkness. And if it did not exist, he tried to create it. He always sought to help those less privileged than himself, offering career services and precious contacts to newcomers in the region."
Sotloff was kidnapped in Syria in August 2013 after he drove across the border from Turkey.
"We Americans want to tend to our own lives. Work our jobs, farm our farms. But time and time again, we are sucked into world crises and often perplexed about which policies to pursue and criticized for what we choose," the statement ready by Barfi, a research fellow at the New America Foundation think tank in Washington, said.
Sotloff grew up in the Miami area, attended boarding school in New Hampshire and studied journalism at the University of Central Florida from 2002 to 2004 but never graduated. A spokesman for Israel's foreign ministry said on Twitter Sotloff also was an Israeli citizen.
His family said Sotloff "yearned for a tranquil life where he could enjoy Miami Dolphins games on Sunday and a banal office job on Monday that would provide a comfortable middle-class existence."
"Today we grieve. This week we mourn. But we will emerge from this ordeal. Our village is strong. We will not allow our enemies to hold us hostage with the sole weapon they possess - fear," the family statement said.


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The Cassini spacecraft discovered the long, cracked features dubbed "tiger stripes" on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus are very young. They are between 10 and 1,000 years old.
These findings support previous results showing the moon's southern pole is active. The pole had episodes of geologic activity as recently as 10 years ago. These cracked features are approximately 80 miles long, spaced about 25 miles apart and run roughly parallel to each another.
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"One of the most fascinating aspects of Enceladus is that it is so very small as icy moons go, but so very geophysically active. It's hard for a body as small as Enceladus to hold onto the heat necessary to drive such large-scale geophysical phenomena, but it has done just that," said Robert H. Brown. Brown is a team leader for the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. "Enceladus and its incredible geology is a marvelous puzzle for us to figure out," he added.
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The timing of the craft's ion and neutral mass spectrometer and the cosmic dust analyzer observations seems to indicate the vapor and fine material are originating from the "hot" polar cap region. These data also indicate the production of water vapor and ejection of fine material are connected, as they are in a comet. This suggests that vapor and dust-sized icy material are coming from the tiger stripes.
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The Turkish organization IHH (a Turkish acronym for "humanitarian relief fund"), the force behind the boats attempting to reach Gaza, has a radical Islamic anti-Western orientation and a history of ties with and fund-raising for Hamas.
A report by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) states that in addition to its legitimate philanthropic activities, IHH supports radical Islamic networks, including Hamas, and has supported global jihad elements. In fact, IHH's "orientation is radical-Islamic and anti-American, and it is close to the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas' parent movement. IHH supports Hamas and does not hide the connection between them."
Established in 1992 and active in supporting orphans, establishing schools, building mosques, supporting human rights, and the like, IHH has begun in recent years expanding its activities to European countries.
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17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon,
19 For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
21 Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
AND it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign
of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:
4 And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,
6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
7 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;
8 The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall
the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
11 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
12 Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron
14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him and I have given him the beasts of the field also.
15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet
after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
15 Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
19 Because they have not heark
ened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
20 Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon :
21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
25 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26 The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
32 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.
THE word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD; that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
4 And these are the words that
the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
5 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble? but he shall be saved out of it.
8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
12 For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
14 All thy lovers have forgotten
thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
15 Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
18 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for
who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD. 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
23 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.
AT the same time, saith the LORD,
will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
2 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to
3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.
6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout


text: Stephen Decatur High School's Concert Choir and Show Choir presented their annual Christmas Choral Concert last month. Musical Director Joann L. Harvey and her students prepared 17 musical selections. Students pictured performing include Taylor Tobar, Caryn Swistak, Taylor Warthen, Ridge Derickson, Aaron White, Ryan Patt, Jessica Lewis, Sara Scheiber, Alex Stamnas, Robert Spencer, Ari Fitzgerlad and Amanda Pfaff.


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Forgive us if we went a little overboard, or maybe underboard, with this first Holiday podcast. It started out with us doing an in-game interview and then sort of took on a life of its own.
Check out this full length holiday special if you're looking for something to do between meals, while waiting to open presents or just trying to escape from all that family time.
Included in our special are interviews with a slew of developers in a bunch of games like LittleBigPlanet, Left 4 Dead, Castle Crashers, Resistance 2, Home, Call of Duty: World at War and Gears of War 2. You'll even catch a glimpse inside Kotaku Tower and at the majesty of Fahey's mighty knitting.
Now sit back and enjoy and make sure to blame all over acting on the director... or McWhertor or anybody but the guy in the tiger-print robe.
Watch A Very Special Kotaku Holiday Podcast on your iPod or Zune!
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Apple patents come a dime a dozen, but these two seem both practical and implementable. The first outlines a solar powered iPod and the second details more specific gesture-based input methods, including scoops, nudges, and tilts.
The first patent, published last week, details a system in which an iPod draws power from solar cells covering the device. It includes a description on how constant voltage could be maintained even with the user's hand obstructing some of the cells and explains how the solar power could be used in conjunction with traditional batteries. The less I have to plug my stuff in the better, I say. Check!
I was initially skeptical of my MacBook's multitudinous multitouch, but I was quickly converted and now I'm swishing and flicking like a Hogwarts First Year. Apple's next patent expands on gesture-based input, detailing an input device with the ability to sense force and velocity. These sensors allow the hardware to register more more complex and more specific gestures, giving the user more precise control over their devices.
The patent names a few such gestures: "brushing motions, scooping motions, nudges, tilt and slides, and tilt and taps." Sounds like fun to me. Check! [MacRumors via Engadget]


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"Hey guys, fancy a whistle-stop tour through the world of handleless furniture design? I'll be showing you how to spot great handleless design."
"Design, material and function – it all needs to have class! This wardrobe not only looks amazing on the outside. With a push, the folding doors open and I can see absolutely everything inside."
"For the perfect stripped back look in the kitchen, even the fridge has to be handleless. The door opens with a single push. Suits my tastes down to a T!"
"I love nothing more than to surprise people with the combination of beautiful design and perfect functionality. Even if they're in a rush."
"Intelligent drawers? Yes, please! If I just happen to lean against the drawers, the electro-mechanical system realises I am and keeps the drawers closed. Now, that's what I call high-end furniture design!"
"With just a single hand, I can easily open as many as two XXL drawers from the sofa at the same time."
Design to fall in love with
What is "attractive"? It's something that always lies in the eyes of the beholder. All the same, aesthetically appealing design is not left to chance. For impressive results, exacting design concepts can only be created with innovative, perfected technology: purist, handleless furniture design ... large-surface cabinet fronts with precision, hairline reveals ... high-performance working components hidden from view once they are installed.
Aesthetic form is a treat for the eye – and for the soul. Because beauty and design perfection create a sense of harmony and well being.
Feel it!
Handleless furniture design conveys a clean,
light and airy look.
A sensuous experience that only becomes perfect with convenient handling. Easy, reliable opening. Closing convenience.
Endlessly handleless
Opening perfection for several drawers behind one front panel - with Push to open multi synchronisation, through the cabinet body side. Not only no handles, but no reveals either.
Design purity with a light and airy look
Easys is the intelligent electromechanical system for perfect opening and closing performance across all drawer sizes. Collision protection for diagonally opposite furniture, easy interconnection of opening units and connection of external sensors for unusual front panel formats.
Effortlessly handleless
A light push is all it takes and Push to open Silent opens hinged doors with effortless ease and gently closes them again. Involving no cables, it can easily be added to all common cabinet constructions.
for refrigerators
Coherent handleless design
Providing plenty of power, Easys for refrigerators reliably opens the combination of appliance door and cabinet body door. With an installed height of only 22 mm, it's the slimmest system on the market
Furniture ideas unfolding
Top class flush fitted design. A push is all it takes, and WingLine L with Push to move opens the doors gently and quietly. For over 6 m² of wardrobe space
Technical details in brief
Push to open Silent for drawers
- Clip into place opening system combined with Silent System
- Drawer energy storage system assists slow closing cycle
- Drawer can still be manually closed / pulled open
- Reliable activation from optional synchronisation
Quadro full extension runners with Push to open and synchronisation
- Reliable opening of handleless InnoTech Atira and wooden drawers
- Runners with factory integrated Push to open mechanism
- Clip in synchronisation bars provide a reliable opening function
- Unique multi-synchronisation of two or more drawers behind one front panel
Easys electromechanical opening system for drawers
- Intelligent opening system without any need of programming
- Synchronisation of units and optional external sensors for reliable function of wide and heavy drawers
- Collision guard protects drawers in kitchen corner situations
- Drawers stay closed if the front is leant on for a time
Push to open Silent for doors
- Opens hinged doors with Silent System on a light press
- For full and half overlay as well as inset doors as well as angled applications
- Easy to install at any later time
- Battery operated (4 x AA batteries included)
Easys for refrigerators
- Decent and elegant design with just 22 mm installation height
- Stay open time can be infinitely varied between 4 and 8 seconds for maximum user convenience
- The control system reliably prevents any unintentional opening
- Push out rod is designed without a magnet and harbours no risk for fingers
WingLine L with Push to move
- Push to move drives folding doors quietly and gently into the open position
- Maximum door wing width 600 mm / height 2,400 mm / weight 25 kg
- Maximum door wing weight 25 kg
- Optional Guide profile on or underneath bottom panel


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Toshiba is not the only company selling a 4K laptop anymore; Lenovo has finally shipped its first 4K laptop, sporting a 15.6-inch screen, after months of delays.
The IdeaPad Y50 UHD laptop starts at $1,299.99 and is targeted at gamers. The 4K screen can display images at 3840 x 2160 pixels, which is the highest resolution available in laptops today.
The Y50 is cheaper than Toshiba's Satellite P50T, which starts at $1,499.99. The P50T started shipping in April, but was temporarily pulled from Toshiba's website, and is now available again.
Laptop screens have so far topped out at 3200 x 1800 pixels in Samsung's Ativ Book 9 Plus, Lenovo's Yoga 2 Pro and Razer's Blade gaming laptop. TVs, monitors and cameras with support for 4K are already available.
Lenovo in January announced two 4K laptops—the Y50 and the 14-inch Y40—but the initial units that shipped in May were missing 4K screens and instead came with HD screens. The Y40 model is not yet available with a 4K screen. Lenovo was having issues acquiring 4K displays, which delayed some laptops and monitors.
The Y50 has some of the latest PC technologies, pushing it into the class of a true gaming laptop. The $1,299.99 model has a Core i7 i7-4710HQ processor, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M graphics chip with 2GB of video memory, 8GB of DRAM and 1TB of hard-drive storage. The $1,599.99 model has the same Core i7 CPU, the GeForce GTX 860M with 4GB of video memory, 16GB of DRAM and 512GB solid-state drive storage.
The laptops have Windows 8, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, an HDMI connector and two USB 3.0 ports.


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Data cited at the conference indicate that drug users make up over 70 percent of HIV infections in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but that only 24 percent of them receive advanced therapy.
The UN On AIDS
The United Nations has issued its annual report on the AIDS epidemic. Here are some of its findings:
- There are currently an estimated 40.3 million people living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Of those, 17.5 million are women and 2.3 million are children under the age of 15.
- There were an estimated 4.9 million new HIV infections in 2005, including 700,000 children under the age of 15.
- An estimated 3.1 million people, including 570,000 children, died of AIDS in 2005.
- According to the report, more than 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide since the disease was recognized in 1981.
- In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the number of HIV-positive people reached 1.6 million in 2005, up from 1.2 million in 2003. The bulk of people living with HIV in the region are in the Russian Federation and Ukraine. "Ukraine's epidemic continues to grow, with more new HIV infections occurring each year, while the Russian Federation has the biggest AIDS epidemic in all of Europe," the report states. A private Russian survey cited in the report found "no postive changes in sexual behaviour, with condom use decreasing slightly among people in their twenties."
- In Central Asia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have seen the most dramatic increases of HIV infections. In the Caucasus, the situation is described "relatively stable."
See also:
Central Asia: AIDS Project Seeks To Avert Epidemic
Eastern Europe: European Commission Warns Of 'Resurgent' HIV/AIDS EpidemicListen to a short interview by RFE/RL's Tajik Service with Gregory Henning Mikkelsen, director of EU team for a joint EU/UN AIDS initiative. In the November 21, 2005, interview, Mikkelsen describes the epidemic in Central Asia.
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Title: Rendezvous
Author: Arie Lane
Release Date: April 8th 2015
Cover Designed by: Christina Badder of CBB Productions
***WARNING*** This book is intended for 18+ due to strong language, violent scenarios, and sexual content.
This book is the completion to the book Tryst. It is NOT a standalone, and it DOES NOT end in a cliffhanger.
Read Tryst now: AMAZON
Read Tryst now: AMAZON
After having the love of his life walk away, Tristan is left with only one option, to find her and bring her home. He finds the help he needs in locating her from a most unexpected source. But no matter how much he wants her by his side, he knows she will never agree, so long as Darla is out there looking to destroy her.
Bentley has made some hard decisions in her life, but none harder than walking away from the one person she's come to love more than life itself. She knows Darla will never stop until one of them is dead. Having Tristan by her side just leaves him at risk, and gives Darla an extra piece of leverage to torment her with.
If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.
Richard Bach
What happens when you just can't let go? When you know without a doubt they belong with you, but will never come back?
Arie Lane is an avid reader and stay at home mom to two beautiful little boys. When not writing or chasing them around she is usually catching up with other Indie authors and constantly keeping up with new blogs.
She loves to connect with people and is proud that she finally had the courage to put some of her crazy thoughts into written words. From the time she started reading her nose was always stuck in a book and she's couldn't be happier that now she's encouraging others to get their noses stuck also. Even if her readers are of the +18 variety.


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SPARTA, Ky. – Cole Custer saw an opening and, with help from a friend, squeezed through for the most fulfilling moment of his young racing career.
Custer became the first rookie regular to win in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway.
Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. were dueling side by side for the lead on the Lap 266 final restart when Custer — with a push from Matt DiBenedetto on the outside — made his move from sixth in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. As the leaders bunched in Turn 1, Custer slid ahead and outlasted Truex's Toyota.
"I knew I just had to get to the top," said Custer, who led twice for five laps — the first of his young career. "The top rolled pretty good and once I got past and I was like in third I was like, 'I've just got to take a shot and do whatever I can here.'
"And it ended up the 4 (Harvick) and the 19 (Truex) got together a little bit and I was able to take advantage of it."
Making his 20th series start, the 22-year-old Custer celebrated with a frontstretch burnout as his crew happily ran to greet him.
He's the first rookie to win a non-rain-shortened race since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007. Brad Keselowski won a race in 2009, Trevor Bayne in 2011 and Justin Haley in 2019 while not racing full seasons. All three would have been classified as rookies had they been competing a full year. Chris Buescher won a rain-shortened race in August 2016 while competing for rookie of the year.
Custer also won at Kentucky last July in the Xfinity Series.
Matt Kenseth's Turn 4 spin forced the final caution and created the opportunity for Custer's victory.
DiBenedetto was third, and Harvick fourth — both in Fords. Kurt Busch, the winner last year, was fifth.
"I got a good restart and was curious what he was going to do," DiBenedetto said about helping Custer. "When he pulled to the top, I was like, 'Yeah, that was a good move right there.' And I just decided to shove him since I couldn't go around to the outside.
"It helped him to get to the win and I joked with him that he owes me $100. But he did a great job."
The final hundred laps created plenty of lead changes but nothing like the final 20 where Harvick, Truex, Blaney all had their shots.
Even seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson — back behind the wheel after missing last week's race in Indianapolis following a positive coronavirus test — was running in the top three late with a chance to win. A spin into the front stretch grass on a lap 255 restart ended his quest and left his No. 48 Chevy 18th in his final Kentucky start.
Johnson's day wasn't a complete bust. The track named one of its entrances Jimmie Johnson Boulevard, and a banner over the infield tunnel entrance read, "Thank You, 48."
The race's intrigue wasn't shocking the concerns centered around Kentucky's first day race since Kenseth won a rain-postponed event in 2013. While it favored previous winners — including five Cup champions who combined for nine wins — the opportunity was there.
Aric Almirola made his case at the start, pushing pole-sitter Kyle Busch forward from the outside and chasing in the early laps before taking over nine laps later and threatening to run away from it. Almirola led 128 of the first 137 laps — nearly 40 more than he has led all season.
Blaney and DiBenedetto took their turns in front before Keselowski inherited it on pit road during green-flag pit cycles. That didn't last long as Truex quickly stalked him on the last-stage restart and took over on 181 in hopes of his third Kentucky win in four years.
Truex gave it a good run against Harvick but instead settled for watching Custer take the win.
"The 41 (Custer) just came with a big head of steam and there was no way I was going to be able to block that," Truex said. "He was just in the right place at the right time, I guess."


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Tag: Scientology
It looks like the end for Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Anne Sinclair. As the new editor for the French edition of the Huffington Post, she gets a life of her own, and as she puts it, "a chance:"
"This is a chance for me," Ms. Sinclair said. "The Huffington Post gave me a chance."
In the interview later with Elle, she said, "I am neither a saint nor a victim. I am a free woman."
Dominique, by contrast, is unemployed, facing criminal investigation in France, and becoming something of a pariah, according to the Times. [More...]
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The German Government has long been opposed to Scientology which it regards as a money-making cult rather than a religion.
Now a large group of German government ministers has declared Scientology "incompatible with the Constitution."
One very controversial component of Scientology is its drug treatment program, Narconon. Tom Cruise, in an interview with Der Speigel quoted here, called it "only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world."
Cruise: I'm a helper. For instance, I myself have helped hundreds of people get off drugs. In Scientology, we have the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. It's called Narconon.
SPIEGEL: That's not correct. Yours is never mentioned among the recognized detox programs. Independent experts warn against it because it is rooted in pseudo science.
Cruise: You don't understand what I am saying. It's a statistically proven fact that there is only one successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. Period.
SPIEGEL: With all due respect, we doubt that.
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Hey there. My name is Dave Martin. I just joined the Akismet team at Automattic. I thought it might be fun to introduce myself and talk about how I landed a job at Automattic.
I just moved back to the U.S. from Sydney, Australia. I was there for 2 years while working as the UI designer for Campaign Monitor. I learned a lot while at Campaign Monitor. A couple of the biggest takeaways were:
- Data driven design can be super valuable.
- Obsessing over every detail will pay off in the end.
- The importance of providing great support.
- How rewarding it is to work for a company that cares about their products (more than just making money).
When I started looking at companies in the U.S., I was worried that I'd never find another company like Campaign Monitor. Basically, I wanted to work for a cool company that was passionate about their work. I wanted to work with smart people. I also wanted to work from home if at all possible (I'm a sucker for 3:00PM naps).
After looking at a bunch of companies, I stumbled across a "designer" job listing at Automattic. I knew that there would probably be hundreds of applicants, so I decided to keep my application short. I wrote 3 lines introducing myself, gave 8 examples of my work, and sent it off.
Within a couple of days I had two interviews over Skype (which was great, because I was still in Sydney). I was then given a test project to redesign the Akismet marketing site. Since I was still working full-time, I was only able to work on the redesign for an hour or two each night. The hiring process and test project lasted about a month and a half before they made me an offer.
Now that I'm working with Akismet full-time, my focus will be to improve the user experience of the Akismet plugin and WordPress comments in general. I'll also be working hard to simplify the sign up process on the Akismet marketing site.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions/feedback about Akismet. I'd love to hear your thoughts.


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Strawberry buttermilk skillet cake with Strawberry-Cointreau Reduction Sauce
April 8, 2013
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love my skillet, Moody Blue! Not only can she flip an omelette with the grace of a Cirque du Soleil acrobat, she also has a sweet spot for procuring tender, fluffy cakes. Thanks again for introducing us, Averie!
Due to an obnoxiously long winter, and perhaps some too-early expectations on my part, this season's strawberries are still on the tarter end of the spectrum - thankfully, sugar and buttermilk (& Moody Blue!), can take the surly out of just about anything.
I think the last skillet cake recipe I shared was the beloved Swedish visiting cake. Apologies. Moody Blue and I are so hooked on breakfast-y food, we sometimes forget about the vast open world of soft cakes and sticky tarte tatins.
This cake is a beautiful way to usher in the seemingly timid spring. It's simple, rustic and whispers softly about warm days spent in fields of green grass, listening to the lazy hum of honeybees. The sauce was more of an afterthought - I had too many strawberries and not enough cake. If you don't have Cointreau (an orange liqueur), feel free to use orange juice instead. The thick, syrupy sauce is a delicious accompaniment to the rather homely cake. (It's also perfectly acceptable to enjoy by the spoonful.)
Strawberry Buttermilk Skillet Cake with Strawberry Cointreau Reduction Sauce
for the cake
1 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon zest (about 1-2 lemons)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 egg, room temperature
1/2 cup buttermilk, well shaken and at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure almond extract
9 ounces of fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half
1 Tablespoon super-fine sugar (granulated will work too)
for the reduction
10-11 ounces of fresh strawberries, chopped {Note: The larger the berry slices, the chunkier your sauce will be - it's completely up to you!}
1/4 cup granulated sugar (feel free to use more if your berries are not very sweet)
1/8 cup of Cointreau
1-2 teaspoons lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a seasoned 9-inch cast-iron skillet or other heavy ovenproof skillet. {Note: You may also use a 9-inch cake pan.}
Place the sugar and lemon zest into the bowl of your stand mixer. Use your fingertips to rub the zest into the sugar until fragrant and pale yellow; Set the mixture aside to "marinate" for a few minutes.
In a medium size bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; Set aside.
Add the butter to the lemon-sugar mixture and, using the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed until pale and fluffy - about 5 minutes. {Note: It's okay if the texture looks a bit "sandy."} Add the egg and beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. If needed, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the almond and beat to combine.
On low speed, add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk - beginning and ending with the flour mixture.{Note: Try not to over-beat.}
Scrape the batter into prepared skillet (or cake pan, if using). Use an off-set spatula to spread the batter into an even layer. Arrange the strawberries, cut-side down, on top of the batter. Sprinkle the entire surface with 1 Tablespoon of sugar.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until the top of the cake is light golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove the skillet (or cake pan) from the oven and place it onto a cooling rack. Cool completely before serving.
Prepare the reduction sauce: Place the strawberries, sugar, Cointreau, and lemon juice into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil gentle over med-high heat. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid turns into a thick syrup and the berries take on a chunky jam-like consistency (about 8-10 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat and allow the sauce to cool. {Note: It will continue to thicken as it cools.}
Serving: Loosen the cake from the skillet by running a thin spatula around the edges. Turn the cake out onto the cooling rack, place a serving plate on top, and gently invert - so the cake is right-side up. Personally I like to serve my skillet cakes directly from the skillet. :) Dollop each slice of cake with desired amount of sauce.
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This is beautiful! Strawberries are my absolute favourite berry, in fact my favourite fruit! I'm going to have to buy some strawberries this week and make this :)ReplyDelete
I love that you named your skillet! This cake looks so light and fluffy, I want to enjoy a big slice on a lazy afternoon at the park. Scrumptious!ReplyDelete
Love the blue porcelain plate! Love the Moddy Blue skillet! Ahhh...that's my dream piece of kitchen equipment, so I can make exactly a cake like this! I enjoy visiting cakes 4 seasons out of 4 (hehehe)! there's always a good excuse to indulge in skillet cakes. So homey...and tasty, of course!ReplyDelete
This skillet cake is stunning...and I totally agree that the way to enjoy too tart spring strawberries is to bake them into submission!ReplyDelete
A delicious cake! Wonderfully seasonal and fruity.ReplyDelete
Wow, what a unique strawberry cake, the reduction sauce sounds amazing!ReplyDelete
That skillet is gorgeous, I love it!! I'm always looking for new ways to bake with strawberries and this cake sounds wonderful. It shouldn't be too much longer here until I can get my hands on some good ones :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Strawberry Cointreau sauce by the spoonful... is this healthy because of the fruit? Love the sound of the strawberry cake.ReplyDelete
I will be there later today, hopefully you have some left!ReplyDelete
That is one beautiful skillet, and one gorgeous cake. Love it!ReplyDelete
Val, that photo with the sliced piece and the reduction literally makes me want to eat the screen. The cake looks so light, and the reduction so sweet and syrupy...OMG! On another note...after having cast iron pans in the late 70's, I had not had one again until about a year ago...adore it for everything! I've now added the grill pan with the grill iron...boy, does that make a mean grilled cheese. xoxReplyDelete
My mouth is seriously watering! I love that you made a fancy cake in a skillet and with such a posh sauce. This is a winner and a must make. Your photos are simply stunning and captured this cake perfectly.ReplyDelete
Looks and sounds delish! I had hazelnuts and cherries on the brain, but I think strawberries will do just fine. I'm sure the buttermilk adds some lovely moisture to the cake. Yum! I will have to dust off my cast iron skillet for sure ;-)ReplyDelete
That is anything but a homely cake! It is beautiful and the sauce is a lovely treat. Love the photos :)ReplyDelete
This cake looks delicious! I look for any excuse to use my skillet (although mine is not nearly as pretty as yours!: ) Stawberries are also my favorite so I will surely try this cake. The sauce looks so yummy!!!ReplyDelete
This cake looks absolutely stunning...and I love your skillet!ReplyDelete
It's hard to resist the red beauties, tart or not. This cake looks delicious. Love your new addition!ReplyDelete
That looks so so beautiful - I love the styling in your pics. Strawberry and buttermilk is such a yummy combination.ReplyDelete
Amazing. Gorgeous. Delicious. Want.ReplyDelete
If I could just swim through this monitor...Skillet Cakes are my fave!!! Totally gorgeous!ReplyDelete
i love berry buttermilk cakes but never made one in a skillet. sounds great!ReplyDelete
That cake is so lovely. I love the extra berry sauce on top! So perfect for spring!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 9, 2013 at 2:50 PM
I think the most difficult part of this cake is that I have to wait for dinner when everyone is here to cut into it! It smells so delicious in the house right now. This really was so simple to put together and it is stunning to look at. I didn't make the reduction sauce this time but maybe next time.ReplyDelete
Love my girl Averie!!ReplyDelete
And you, I admire you for using Cointreau!
il est si bon!!!!
I like strawberries! You are so talented.ReplyDelete
Sometimes we get a piece of kitchen equipment and fall in love with it and I can see why with this skillet. For me it was my mini food processor. I don't know how I managed before I got it.ReplyDelete
Now I'm looking forward to strawberries!!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful skillet cake-you've made it look so elegant with your dishes and the delicious sauce;-)
I must say that you and moody blue make such beautiful skillet cakes. I absolutely adore that sauce, I bet it just takes it over the top! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
Lucky you for having Moody Blue in your life. I have an old skillet friend who I have been reluctant to part with, but I'm pretty sure our friendship is about over. Never pass up the chance to add Cointreau to anything, lol. The first strawberries here are a bit tart too, but soon the good ones are coming and I will need something to try them in.ReplyDelete
Whoa, what a classy cake! I mean... really. Fancy. :DReplyDelete
And I love it! It's beautiful and I love that there's booze involved.
And you named your skillet?! You're neat. :)
Long winters are far from obnoxious in my books, as you know. However, I can forgive such slander due to the gorgeousness of this recipe and Moody Blue :) Looove your photos too!ReplyDelete
Your cake looks so delicious and strawberry cointreau sauce - Yum!!ReplyDelete
My "meh" strawberries would be so much better in the form of this cake!ReplyDelete
Moody Blue-super cool. Love the blues in general in your styling. Lovely cake that I could eat over and over again:)ReplyDelete
I love the name of your skillet. It fits it perfectly!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to go picking some strawberries. So many recipes I want to try this summer, including this gorgeous cake!
Super yummy! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
This cake is fabulous, Valerie! So excited for the strawberry season! :) You skillet is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
i am in love with the name moody blue :) i keep meaning to pick up some buttermilk, there are about a bazillion things i'd like to make with it, and this is at the top of the list!ReplyDelete
Annnnnd now I simply must buy a skillet.ReplyDelete
Hope you can stop by my food blog & drop your two cents! :D http://chowdownbythebay.blogspot.com/
This is just too pretty to eat--okay, I'd eat it anyway. Wouldn't be able to resist. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting, and for taking the time to read through my ramblings!
If you have a recipe comment or question, I'd love to hear from you.
Happy Baking!
♥ Valerie


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Second Edition of Progress Bar: Lafawndah, Brood Ma, ITAL TEK, Fis, PYUR
On 26 March, the second edition of Progress Bar, a new collaboration between Sonic Acts, Lighthouse and Viral Radio takes place at Paradiso Noord, Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam. Described as 'cutting edge thinking and dancing' by FACT Magazine, the event presents a lively mix of talks, screenings, live performances and a club night. From vanguard producers and filmmakers to trending artists and activists, Progress Bar gives insights into the creative practice of contemporary culture's most exciting names. For the second edition, Progress Bar presents live performances by Lafawndah (Warp, US), Brood Ma (Tri Angle, UK), ITAL TEK (Planet Mu, UK), Fis (Tri Angle, NZ), and PYUR (Unsigned, DE), and talks by James Stringer aka Brood Ma and co-founder of the London-based games and digital arts studio Werkflow and Lafawndah. They will be joined by Progress Bar resident and Viral Radio founder Juha. Spatial and light design by Marco Broeders (Co2RO). EVENT DETAILS Progress Bar ft. Lafawndah, Brood Ma, ITAL TEK, Fis, PYUR, Juha Date: 26 March 2016 Venue: Paradiso Noord, Tolhuistuin, IJpromenade 2, 1031 KT Amsterdam Times: 21:00–04:00 (doors open 20:30) Tickets: €12,50. Purchase via Ticketmaster or at the door (card only) Find more information and join the event on Facebook.
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DeltaRPM integration into the Fedora build system
Note: This page is obsolete. We've essentially gone with option two (with some qualifiers). See https://fedorahosted.org/bodhi/ticket/160 for more information.
In order for our users to be able use presto , we need to have a plan on how to create and store deltarpms in the Fedora build system. A list of possible methods of doing this follows, along with pros and cons. Please feel free to add comments and/or correct mistakes.
Possible methods of integration
Build deltarpms in koji
Deltarpms would be generated in koji immediately after a package is built and pushed along with the packages using bodhi. This was the basis for Jeremy's original proposal . A ticket has been opened in koji for this.
- Deltarpms are stored with their destination rpm and can be garbage-collected with it
- Deciding which old rpms to create deltarpms against may be a bit difficult (am I right in thinking this?)
- We will end up generating deltarpms for packages that may not end up in updates.
Build deltarpms after package has been queued for update by bodhi
Deltarpms would be generated immediately after a package is queued for update by bodhi
- We only generate deltarpms for rpms that will actually end up in updates.
- We would have to manually garbage-collect the deltarpms when they're no longer needed
Deal with deltarpms completely separately
Deltarpms would be generated on a completely different server after updates have been pushed. This is the current way that the presto test repositories generate deltarpms.
- The code is already done
- We would deal with already signed rpms when generating the deltarpms
- Inelegant
- A nightmare for mirrors (or the master mirror would have to delay pushes even more)
Note: We've managed to work out how to attach rpm signatures to deltarpms after deltarpm creation, so this is no longer an issue.