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The Lynnfield Preview: Rumblings of Revengeby Anand Lal Shimpi on May 29, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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Note: This article was not condoned or supported in any way by Intel. We obtained all pre-release hardware on our own. Enjoy.
The Recap
Yeech, ok, this is more complicated than it should be. Last year Intel launched its brand new Nehalem architecture, the first processor was codenamed Bloomfield and sold as the Core i7.
Nehalem - Bloomfield, aka Core i7
The Core i7 has four cores (with Hyper Threading, so that's 8 threads), an 8MB L3 cache and a triple-channel DDR3 memory controller. Of course there's a lot of other special sauce that makes the i7 the beast that it is; if you want more details check out my original Nehalem architecture article.
Since its launch, i7 has only been available in three flavors: the 920, 940 and 965. The most affordable one, the i7-920, costs $284 in 1Ku quantities.
|Clock Speed
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The Core i7 fits into Intel's new LGA-1366 socket and is mated with Intel's X58 chipset:
With the memory controller on-die, the X58 chipset acts like a PCIe switch than anything else; all other I/O (e.g. USB, SATA, Ethernet, etc...) go through the ICH10 which is connected to the X58 hub.
Despite being a relatively simple piece of silicon, Intel prices the X58 chipset as a premium product. The X58 chipset is more expensive than any other desktop Intel chipset on the market, that includes P45 and X48. In turn, X58 motherboards are pricey.
At launch X58 motherboards sold for well above $200 and it took a while for us to see boards finally drop down to and below that $200 price point. Only recently have we found a motherboard that's even somewhat affordable with MSI's X58M priced at $169.
With a $200 motherboard and a $284 CPU, the i7 was priced out of competing with even AMD's highest end Phenom II. While the Phenom II X4 955 costs $245, you can easily pair it with a $100 motherboard.
Rather than drive LGA-1366 pricing down, Intel had another plan - to introduce a more mainstream platform for Nehalem.
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Anand Lal Shimpi - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkP55 essentially has the same ICH feature set as P45. You get support for six SATA 3.0Gb/s ports, 12 USB 2.0 and PCIe 2.0.
Intel's chipsets are actually what I use for all of my SSD tests and they work quite well. I wouldn't expect any different out of P55.
Remember that P55 is only the first Lynnfield chipsets, next year we'll see more. This chart speculates on some of the features of those (it also lists 14 USB instead of 12, I'm not sure which one is right):
Take care,
Drazick - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkI thought so...
I hope someone will adopt the changes quickly.
It's about time to get rid of the BIOS and make room for speed improvements int the Flash chips (Both via the SATA 3 and USB 3).
Do you see in the horizon how long will it take before will see those features?
Thank you for the response.
Krogoth255 - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkI find it very funny when people make a huge fuss over a 2-10% difference in performance (i5 versus i7). It is sad that even budget CPUs are bloody overkill for majority of computer users.
The bottom line is that i5 is going to be Intel's next big winner. It is the perfect Phenom II killer and an excellent successor to the Core 2 parts that it is replacing. I7 makes very little sense unless time is $$$$$.
PrinceGaz - Sunday, May 31, 2009 - linkExactly. My nearly four-year old S939 Athlon 64 X2 still performs everything I do (with one exception) more than fast enough so the difference between the i5 and i7 would be irrelevant. I still think I'm at least a year or two from doing a new build (the only thing of any value at all in my current box I could reuse would be the graphics-card, a 640MB 8800GTS; most of the drives are parallel ATA, and the memory is of course DDR).
Given that the one app where my current rig struggles is PCSX2 (a Playstation 2 emulator), it seems kind of silly to spend upwards of £500 for a new box simply to play PS2 console games, when I could probably buy a new PS2 console for under £100. Therefore debates over the relative merits of i5 and i7 which are both much faster are rather moot for me at the moment, and the vast majority of the PC buying public. It is nice to know how they compare though, and what their pros and cons are (the main con I see being the price of X58 mobos), so I'm thankful for this informative article on AT.
just4U - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkI don't quite understand why X58 boards are so expensive. At first we were complaining about ddr3 prices.. but they've come down to a managable point. While cheaper X58 solutions are starting to crop up it's still extremely high and I don't quite get why that is.
With the memory controller integrated into the chip you'd think that the cost of the boards would be cheaper overall. That was one of Amd's main selling points (if I remember right) but for the i7 not the case.. the boards are priced incredibly high.
Anand Lal Shimpi - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkIt's artificial. The boards are priced so high because Intel charges quite a bit of money for the X58 chipset. It's the cost of competition; if AMD had a true answer to i7 we'd have much more affordable i7 platforms all of the sudden :)
Take care,
jmurbank - Sunday, May 31, 2009 - linkChipset and processor prices are two different things. Neither are related to each other. Like all products, prices of chipsets is related to other chipsets competing at the same level. Since the X58 does not have any competitor, people have to pay a high premium for a complete i7 system. If nVidia is allowed to make a chipset for the i7 processor, we will see these high premium prices decrease. Since the i7 processor is designated as enthusiast setup, prices will still be at enthusiast pricing.
just4U - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkYou've had them on your test beds so you'd know better then I. Hell I haven't even gotten any hands on with the i7 since people here keep opting for the PII. Not that that's a bad thing, I am rather impressed with those overall just..
Im beginning to realize the only way Im going to get my grubby little paws on a I7 is if I go out and build it for myself. Even I balk a little bit at the price tag of some of those boards but there are a few coming down the pipeline that look a little bit more reasonably priced.
Jabbernyx - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkEX58-UD3R = $150 from eWiz ;)
goinginstyle - Saturday, May 30, 2009 - linkIt is $185.99 at eWiz with a $15 rebate that will take two months to get for an end price of $170.99.


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I just found some Charlie Sheen Quote Funny T-Shirts #winning #tigerbloodWritten by commonsensejournal on March 6th, 2011
I haven't blogged here in a while! I need to start political blogging again, as there have been a lot to write about.
In the meantime, check this out. I just found some Charlie Sheen Quote t-shirts! I think I am going to get the #winning one. Or the #tigerblood. I'm not sure.
I'm winning here, I'm winning there.
This guy has gone crazy. I thought he was on drugs but apparently he passed the drug test. Some of the things he has said have been ridiculous and some way over the line and sick. Other times he's been hilarious. It's amazing how the media has paid so much attention to him.

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A strange pair of stars is much closer to Earth than scientists ever thought, a discovery that finally helps explain a puzzling mystery behind the stellar twins, scientists say.
The binary star system is made up of a normal star and a dense stellar remnant called a white dwarf. According to the new measurement, the star system is 372 light-years from Earth, not 520 light-years as previously thought. Known as SS Cygni, the star pair is one of the variable star systems most often observed in the sky, but until now, astronomers couldn't figure out why it behaves the way it does.
SS Cygni erupts in regular outbursts about once every 49 days, when it brightens to release significantly more light than normal. Such outbursts are considered normal for most star pairs of this type, called dwarf novas, but if SS Cygni was as far away as astronomers thought, this explanation didn't make sense. [Star Quiz: Test Your Stellar Smarts]
White dwarfs are known to pull mass off companion stars with their strong gravity. This stolen mass then swirls around the white dwarf in a rotating disk that feeds material directly onto the dense star. When the flow of mass onto the white dwarf slows down, though, the disk can become unstable and release a flare of light.
This should not have been the case for SS Cygni, however, if it truly was as far away as 520 light-years.
"That was a problem," astronomer James Miller-Jones of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, said in a statement. "At that distance, SS Cygni would have been the brightest dwarf nova in the sky, and should have had enough mass moving through its disk to remain stable without any outbursts."
Miller-Jones led the research team that made the new distance measurement, which in turn refines astronomers' understanding of the twin stars' intrinsic brightness. At the new distance, SS Cygni finally makes sense. "Our new distance measurement has solved the puzzle of SS Cygni's brightness; it fits our theories after all," Miller-Jones said.
While the previous distance measurement came from Hubble Space Telescope observations, Miller-Jones and his team used radio telescopes — in particular, the Very Long Baseline Array spread across the United States and the European Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network in Europe and South Africa.
The scientists employed a method called parallax to pinpoint SS Cygni's location more accurately than ever before. Essentially, this method compares the apparent wobble of a foreground object — in this case, the double star system — against the relatively stable positions of background objects such as distant galaxies.
"If you hold your finger out at arm's length and move your head from side to side, you should see your finger appear to wobble against the background," Miller-Jones explained. "If you move your finger closer to your head, you'll see it starts to wobble more. We did the exact same thing with SS Cygni — we measured how far it moved against some very distant galaxies as the Earth moved around the sun."
The measurements could be made only during one of SS Cygni's outbursts, when it releases enough light in the radio frequency range to be seen clearly. The scientists collaborated with amateur astronomers from the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) to know when to make their observations.
"The system only emits radio waves for a short period of time," said astronomer Matthew Templeton from the AAVSO, who is a co-author of the findings. "Without the cooperation of our many amateur observers who looked at SS Cygni night after night, we wouldn't have known when to look — their contribution was invaluable."
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Sacramento Man Indicted For Selling Machineguns And Explosives
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against James Christopher Malcolm, 29, of Carmichael, charging him with transfer of explosive materials for use in a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; unlawful dealing in firearms; and two counts of possession of machine guns, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
According to court documents, Malcolm met with a confidential informant to discuss a plan to sell fully automatic rifles. At the meeting, Malcolm told the informant that distributing firearms was only a side business, and his main business was distributing explosives and poison. Later, Malcolm sold four short-barrel AR-15-style machine guns, 1.5 pounds of improvised explosive material, three blasting caps, and a firearm silencer to undercover agents posing as arms dealers for drug trafficking organizations. Additionally, Malcolm told undercover law enforcement agents that he could manufacture parts to convert Glock pistols into fully automatic machine guns. Malcolm actually demonstrated the process of converting pistols to machine guns and over the course of various meetings sold the agents parts to convert 10 pistols.
"Trafficking in explosives and machine guns poses a real threat to public safety," said U.S. Attorney Wagner. "Fortunately, federal law enforcement agencies acted swiftly in neutralizing the threat in this case."
"Firearms trafficking is the mechanism in which criminals obtain their firearms used in violent crimes," said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Riehl. "ATF will continue to focus our efforts on criminals who are unlawfully manufacturing and selling machine guns, and explosive materials."
This case was the product of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI. Assistant United States Attorney Justin Lee is prosecuting the case.
Malcolm is currently in custody at the Sacramento County Jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned on June 12, 2014.
If convicted of the first count, Malcolm faces a mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine to be run consecutive to any other sentence. The maximum sentence count two is five years in prison a $250,000 fine, and for counts three and four the maximum sentence is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.


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How To Write a Local Church History
By Dr. Frederick E. Maser
This newly introduced online version of the booklet written by Dr. Maser is still published in hard copy and sold from the offices of the General Commission on Archives and History. You may print this online version for free or purchase the soft-bound booklet by printing the order form and mailing your order along with a check or money order to our offices in Madison, New Jersey.
This booklet is based on a workshop conducted by the author at the First Historical Convocation sponsored by the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska, July 1, 1989.
Frederick E. Maser (1908-2002), was a clergy member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was the editor of the "Discovery" column of Methodist History, the denomination's historical journal and a former Executive Secretary of the World Methodist Historical Society (1971-1974). Dr. Maser wrote articles for The History of Early Methodism and The Encyclopedia of World Methodism and authored the books, Robert Strawbridge, First American Methodist Circuit Rider and The Story of John Wesley's Sisters.
The author wishes to express appreciation to Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. and Arthur W. Swarthout who read the manuscript in its original form and made several valuable suggestions which were incorporated into the text. © General Commission on Archives and History, 1996. Revised 2009.
In a fascinating volume titled, 14,000 Quips and Quotes, there is a series of one-liners about history. If they do nothing else, these quotes convince the reader that history is a live subject. Here are a few of them: Perhaps no one has changed the course of history as much as the historian. History is simply a record of [humankind's] intelligence—or lack of it. History is just gossip that has grown old gracefully. History books that contain no falsehoods are extremely dull. History reveals that wars create more problems than they solve. All of these quotes are a form of capsular wisdom. As we begin this brief study on how to write a local church history we find in them both warnings and encouragement. They warn us not to create history, but to record it. Furthermore, they urge us to relate history in such a way that its events and people come alive and challenge readers to carry on the noble traditions of the past, while at the same time avoiding the pitfalls that may reappear in the future. In dealing with the subject of writing a local church history it might be well to set down an outline or agenda of what follows:


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TOKYO, Japan, June 8, 2017 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo held a press meeting (Honda Meeting 2017) to discuss the future direction of Honda, including various products and technologies and the company's new 2030 Vision.
Japanese carmaker Honda Motor Co on Thursday spelled out for the first time its plans to develop autonomous cars which can drive on city streets by 2025, building on its strategy to take on rivals in the auto market of the future.
Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self-driving cars.
Honda has already spelled out plans to market a vehicle which can drive itself on highways by 2020, and the new target for city-capable self-driving cars puts its progress slightly behind rivals like BMW (BMWG.DE).
"We're going to place utmost priority on electrification and advanced safety technologies going forward," Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo said.
Developing new driving technologies, robotics- and artificial intelligence-driven services and new energy solutions also would be key priorities for Honda in the years ahead, the company said.
Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long-held goal for lower-emission gasoline hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two-thirds of its line-up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.
By 2025, Honda plans to come up with cars with "level 4" standard automated driving functions, meaning they can drive themselves on highways and city roads under most situations.
Achieving such capabilities will require artificial intelligence to detect traffic movements, along with a battery of cameras and sensors to help avoid accidents.
BMW has said it would launch a fully autonomous car by 2021, while Ford Motor Co (F.N) has said it will introduce a vehicle with similar capabilities for ride-sharing purposes in the same year. Nissan Motor Co is planning to launch a car which can drive automatically on city streets by 2020.
Honda has been ramping up R&D spending, earmarking a record 750 billion yen ($6.84 billion) for the year to March.


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If you asked me back in the year 2000, what 2012 was going to be like, I'm not sure I could have gave you a good answer. So you could imagine how wrong people back in 1899 were about the year 2000. They thought there were going to be flying firemen!
It's funny to see people's vision of the future mostly because it's ridiculous but also because it's constrained by the reality of their present. People in 1899 didn't know that touch screens and tablets would be a thing, the just imagined more complicated and automated versions of what they already had. They weren't completely wrong though, they knew we would figure out a way to find an electric floor scrubber and invent awesome bathtubs.
The pictures were made by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists in France in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910. The first series of these pictures were produced for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. [Public Domain Review via Explore]
Barbers aren't quite there yet.
Now we do it with LASERS.
This cracks me up so much.
I think every generation dreams of flying cars.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook optimistic that apps pulled in China will be reinstated
Apple is facing criticism from local users and rights groups for bowing to pressure from Beijing cyber regulators after it decided to remove dozens of apps from its Chinese store this year.
Apple is optimistic that some of its popular apps that were removed from its China App Store this year to comply with government requests will be reinstated, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday.
Cook, speaking at the Fortune Forum in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, also stressed that he believes strongly in freedoms, in comments after a U.S. democratic senator's remarks on Tuesday that Apple had a moral obligation to promote free expression.
Apple is facing criticism from local users and rights groups for bowing to pressure from Beijing cyber regulators after it decided to remove dozens of apps from its Chinese store this year, including messaging apps and virtual private network (VPN) services, which help users subvert China's Great Firewall.
"My hope over time is that some of the things, the couple of things that's been pulled, come back. I have great hope on that and great optimism on that," Cook said, adding that he always tries to find areas to work together and if he gets criticised for that, so be it.
App stores run by Apple and Alphabet Inc's Google generate billions of dollars in revenue globally for them and China is a key target market as its users rely heavily on their phones for daily tasks ranging from grocery shopping to booking nail appointments.
Cook said he couldn't be happier with how the iPhone X is doing in China, Apple's third-largest region by sales although it has lost market share there in recent years as high-end handsets from local rivals continue to gain traction.
Tencent Holdings, China's biggest social network and gaming company, was a great partner, Cook said, adding that he thinks very highly of its founder, Pony Ma.
Apple and Tencent had a spat earlier this year after Tencent launched mini programmes on its WeChat app, which created an ecosystem of apps within the app and threatened to become an operating system of its own.
The two companies are seen to have made peace recently, with the Apple China App Store starting to accept WeChat payments from late August.
Tencent founder and chairman Ma, who spoke at the same forum immediately after Cook, said WeChat, with its mini-programmes, could be the starting point to build a future where there are no more apps.
Many of the top games on Apple's China App Store are made by Tencent, which creates value for both firms.
Cook said Apple welcomes the WeChat ecosystem as it in fact lowers the cost for Android users to switch to the iPhone's iOS system, which he said has around 15 percent of the smartphone market in China.
"Tencent's ubiquity in China plays to our advantage. Because WeChat works great on the iPhone, and because you can leave the Android ecosystem and go to iOS without losing all of the things you've built," he said.
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An Arkansas clerk issued the state's first gay marriage license on Saturday, marking the first such occasion in a Dixie state.
In February, a federal judge ruled that Virginia must issue same-sex marriage licenses, but the state is still appealing her decision. That same week, Kentucky's ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed out of state was struck down. Kentucky, however, is not obligated to issue licenses to same-sex couples.
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Carroll County Deputy Clerk Jane Osborn issued a license Saturday morning to Kristin Seaton, 27, and Jennifer Rambo, 26, of Fort Smith. They had slept in a Ford Focus after arriving in Eureka Springs at 2 a.m. Saturday and were the first of about 10 couples to line up outside of the courthouse before it opened.
When the license was issued, Rambo said, "Thank God." Seaton and Rambo, who have been together four years, then held a marriage ceremony on the courthouse steps. A woman in a rainbow dress officiated.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled Friday that Arkansas' 2004 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution violates the rights of gay couples. He didn't put his ruling on hold as some judges in other states have done. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said he would appeal the ruling and asked it be suspended during that process. No appeal had been filed as of Saturday morning when the license was issued.
Arkansas' amendment was passed in 2004 with the overwhelming support of Arkansas voters. Piazza's ruling also overturned a 1997 state law banning gay marriage. In striking down the ban, Piazza wrote that it is "an unconstitutional attempt to narrow the definition of equality."
"The exclusion of a minority for no rational reason is a dangerous precedent," he said in his ruling.
The U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled that a law forbidding the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. Since then, lower-court judges have repeatedly cited the decision when striking down some of the same-sex marriage bans that were enacted after Massachusetts started recognizing gay marriages in 2004.
Federal judges have ruled against marriage bans in Michigan, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Texas, and ordered Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.
In all, according to gay-rights groups, more than 70 lawsuits seeking marriage equality are pending in about 30 states. Democratic attorneys general in several states -- including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Oregon and Kentucky -- have declined to defend same-sex marriage bans.
Arkansas' ruling came a week after McDaniel became the first statewide elected official to announce he personally supports gay marriage rights. But he said he would continue to defend the constitutional ban in court.
Aaron Sadler, McDaniel's spokesman, said Friday the attorney general sought the stay because "we know that questions about validity of certain actions will arise absent a stay."


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Protestors Will Camp Out Near Wall Street Until Corporations Crumble
A bunch of people are currently camped out in a park near Wall Street to protest, well, it's not exactly clear what they're protesting. Corporations and stuff? Also, Anonymous is involved. Here's a guide to what's going on.
Who Are They?
On Sunday about 5,000 people marched on Wall Street, but were largely turned back because the NYPD had already closed it down. These people come, basically, from the internet: The Occupy Wall Street idea was first floated months back by the anti-corporate magazine AdBusters—which we were surprised to learn still exists!—but became a big meme when the hacktivist collective Anonymous threw their weight behind it in one of their trademark spooky videos. The protests have been organized through the well-established Anonymous Twitter-sphere, on Facebook pages and in real life by the anarchist group NYC General Assembly.
What Do They Want?
Dude, demands are so corporate. The Occupy Wall Street crowd has no set demands or agenda, and is focused mainly on how big of scumbags banks and politicians are. Statements of participants are vague anti-corporate populism that make the thing sound like the physical embodiment of a Matt Taibbi article. One protestor offered a characteristic take: "CEOs, the biggest corporations, and the wealthy are taking too much from our country and I think it's time for us to take back."
What Are They Doing?
Yoga on the street. Marching and chanting. Coming up with Internet-based signs. Eating free pizza, and talking a lot about what they're doing ("process," it's called in anarchist circles).
Is This Thing Going to Descend Into Exciting Chaos?
Unlikely. The protest has now dwindled to about 200 hardcore members, camping out in a park near Wall Street. They say they'll be there for "a few months" and Bloomerg has said they're welcome to stay there. The protestors disrupted commutes down in the Financial District, and it appears the first arrests were made today, but the NYPD has been uncharacteristically reserved, and unless Bloomberg or the NYPD do something dumb like jamming cell phones (which sparked weeks of disruptive protest in San Francisco), this thing will probably simmer on the edge of the news cycle for a while, churning up hashtags and Reddit frontpage posts.
Are C-List Celebrities Involved?
You bet! Noted radical marxist theorist Roseanne Barr and rapper Lupe Fiasco both addressed the crowd.
How do I follow Occupy Wall Street?
You are lazy and/or employed, so you don't have time to just chill in Lower Manhattan for a couple weeks. Luckily there is a livestream, which features some vaguely-accented woman interviewing people about how much corporations suck. There's also an official Twitter hashtag: #occupywallstreet.


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Fall River CEA is an electricity supply program organized by the city of Fall River to provide residents and businesses with new, City-vetted options for electricity supply. The delivery of electricity and billing for use is still completed through National Grid, so customers continue to receive one bill from the utility.
Fall River CEA has been renewed for an additional term through Fall 2025. The City will announce the program rates this Fall and take effect on the December 2023 meter read. All current participants will receive a notice in the mail about a month before the new rates take effect. View December 2023 prices here.
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In addition to the standard electricity supply product, the program also offers two options with 50% and 100% more renewable energy certificates. You can sign up for either option, return to the default or leave the program at any time. You can also check the sample bill for an illustration of a simple way to tell if you a part of the CEA program.
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Obama Inauguration Day 2009
Inauguration Day 2009 parade highlights in Washington D.C. marking the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. Read more about our Inauguration Day experiences: Audrey marching in the Inaugural Parade and Dan battling the crowds to get to his press area on Pennsylvania Avenue. © www.uncorneredmarket.comRead More


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Today's Highlight in History:
On March 16, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent Congress the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as part of his War on Poverty. (The measure was passed by Congress, and was signed by Johnson in August 1964.)
On this date:
In A.D. 37, Roman emperor Tiberius died; he was succeeded by Caligula.
In 1521, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines, where he was killed by natives the following month.
In 1751, James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was born in Port Conway, Va.
In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed a measure authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
In 1894, the opera "Thais", composed by Jules Massenet, premiered in Paris.
In 1926, rocket science pioneer Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Mass.
In 1935, Adolf Hitler decided to break the military terms set by the Treaty of Versailles by ordering the rearming of Germany.
In 1945, during World War II, American forces declared they had secured Iwo Jima, although pockets of Japanese resistance remained.
In 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai Massacre of Vietnamese civilians was carried out by U.S. Army troops; estimates of the death toll vary between 347 and 504.
In 1974, the Grand Ole Opry House opened in Nashville with a concert attended by President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat.
In 1984, William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, was kidnapped by terrorists (he was tortured by his captors and killed in 1985).
In 1994, figure skater Tonya Harding pleaded guilty in Portland, Ore., to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan, avoiding jail but drawing a $100,000 fine.
Ten years ago: China declared victory in its fight against bird flu, saying it had "stamped out" all its known cases. Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in nine days, 12 hours, 20 minutes and 22 seconds.
Five years ago: Joining a wave of public anger, President Barack Obama blistered insurance giant AIG for "recklessness and greed" for handing its executives $165 million in bonuses after taking billions in federal bailout money. British actress Natasha Richardson, 45, was fatally injured in a skiing accident at a resort in Quebec; she died two days later at a Manhattan hospital. Austrian Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty at the start of his trial to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children. (Two days later, Fritzl pleaded guilty to the remaining charges against him, including negligent homicide; he was sentenced to life in a psychiatric ward.)
One year ago: Police said a Swiss woman who was on a cycling trip in central India with her husband was gang-raped by eight men; the reported attack came three months after the fatal gang-rape of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus outraged Indians. Yuna Kim, back at the World Figure Skating Championships after a two-year absence, won the women's title in London, Ontario, Canada. British actor Frank Thornton, 92, best known as Captain Peacock, a mustachioed, pompous department store floor manager in the long-running television comedy "Are You Being Served?," died in London.
Today's Birthdays: Comedian-director Jerry Lewis is 88. Country singer Ray Walker (The Jordanaires) is 80. Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 73. Game show host Chuck Woolery is 73. Singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker is 72. Country singer Robin Williams is 67. Actor Erik Estrada is 65. Actor Victor Garber is 65. Actress Kate Nelligan is 63. Country singer Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel) is 63. Rock singer-musician Nancy Wilson (Heart) is 60. World Golf Hall of Famer Hollis Stacy is 60. Actress Isabelle Huppert is 59. Actor Clifton Powell is 58. Rapper-actor Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) is 55. Rock musician Jimmy DeGrasso is 51. Actor Jerome Flynn is 51. Folk singer Patty Griffin is 50. Movie director Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean" films) is 50. Country singer Tracy Bonham is 47. Actress Lauren Graham is 47. Actor Judah Friedlander is 45. Actor Alan Tudyk is 43. Actor Tim Kang is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Blu Cantrell is 38. Actress Brooke Burns is 36. Actress Alexandra Daddario is 28. Rock musician Wolfgang Van Halen is 23.
Thought for Today: "Nearly all our disasters come from a few fools having the 'courage of their convictions.'" — Coventry Patmore, English poet (1823-1896).


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Ahead of its release next week, DiS is very proud to present a stream of The Sea and Cake's 10th - by our reckoning, anyway - studio album, plus a track-by-track guide to the record by Sam Prekop.
The Sea and Cake have inspired so many of the bands that DiS loves, and it seems baffling when their name appears on threads on DiS about 'little known acts everyone should know, but doesn't'. Since 1994, they've perfected their blend of cinematic textures (well, some of them are also in Tortoise) and warm gusts of the sort of summer sun you find bleaching the outer reaches of The Shins finest moments.
When you dig a little deeper with this band, It's hardly surprising to discover that this collection of professional musicians have worked with everyone from Jim O' Rourke to Jandek. John McEntire is also an in-demand producer after having a hand in albums for Broken Social Scene, Bright Eyes, Smog, Coldcut, Fiery Furnaces, and many, many more. Then there's Archer Prewitt's extra circular activity doing cartoons for McSweeney's. So the chances are, your world may very well have been touched by the Sea and Cake, without you even realising it.
Runner follows on from the bands expansive electronic experiment The Moonlight Butterfly, but finds the band returning to the duskier sound of Qui and The Fawn. If this is your first time hearing them, welcome, if you're already a fan, welcome back...
Album Stream NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Sadly this was only up for one week. Here's a sample track from the album:
Pre-order your copy of the album via the Thrill Jockey website - and have a look around and you'll find more about he labels 20th Anniversary celebrations, including various shows stateside and lots of re-issues.
Track by track guide to Runner
on and on
The last piece written for the record, so naturally the lead track, which also came together quickly, always a good sign. sort of harking back to an earlier era of ours, but also looking elsewhere. Very wobbly loud guitars trying to focus, it also contains the highest note I've ever sung, and I'm a bit concerned about hitting it live!
A rare working title that's become the title, the reference is arps as in arpeggiators, which is how this track started. The vocal melody was found on guitar which has a pretty morricone esque, quality, a favorite of ours, who I haven't thought about enough lately.
A Mere
The first song written for the album. quite an intricate arrangement, which proved a bit difficult to settle on, but in the end I'm quite happy with, Archer's pseudo Hawaiian string arrangement for the ending is a real highlight for me. I was hearing a particular Neil Young like twang with some of the singing, however I might be the only one who hears that twang.
The Invitations
A sort of wind swept incantation, over satie like chords spread out on synthesizer at a seemingly glacial pace that leads to a field recording of a children's playground with echoes. The band shows up to play through out the day. A short film.
A more manic cousin of 'Up on the North Shore' from The Moonlight Butterfly, our last record. We really put this one through the ringer, pushed and pulled apart several times. Still a song, a lament about memory.
Harbor Bridges
Played on a borrowed guitar, one of maybe two Sea and Cake songs that are primarily acoustic. I was hoping to write a song my little kids would like, celebrating the wide eyed adventures that i hope everyday brings to them.
New Patterns
I like music where it's hard to predict what should come next, somehow the discrete parts foreshadow the turns while giving nothing away, I'm especially fond of the cracked modular synth solo in the outro, a just let it run kinda thing, sometimes you get lucky.
Neighbors and Township
Three songs in one composition, forced to make sense somehow. we put my vocals in the third section through an odd harmonizer effect, which made it sound somehow much more melancholic and fragile than anticipated. Also we were quite happy that this song doesn't fade out.
I approached this one as an almost A capella song, even though there's plenty of instrumentation, the structure was so linear and the chords so prickly and rhythmic rather than melodic it really felt wide open. Not quite knowing how I'm doing what vocally, led to some pretty interesting harmonies and odd intervals, technique i hadn't touched on before. I'd say one of my favorites from the record.
The Runner
This song was based around a droning synth chord with subtle pulse and staticy noise up high, always moving. Eric's bass line nicely counteracts the lulling guitars. While John's cymbals sound terrifically heavy and elastic. It was impossible to resist having this song as the final piece on the record.


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Whether you're in a new relationship or your kids have finally flown the nest, cooking for two presents numerous challenges. After all, your routine used to involve either dining on your own or preparing meals for an entire household. When two people are involved, dining out becomes twice as expensive, but dining in can involve cooking too much food (as most recipes are designed for families). Finding the right balance between healthy cooking for two and not overdoing it doesn't have to be difficult. With a little advanced planning, you can pull it off.
Two Times the EffortThe first step is to realize that you don't need to be a gourmet chef. Cooking for two can certainly incorporate gourmet elements, but it's not a prerequisite. Instead, take the pressure off of yourself and focus on nourishing and supporting one another. As you get better at planning your meals, you'll be able to fine-tune these techniques.
Plus there is the advantage of two people working together. Team up with your partner and divvy up the cooking chores. Many couples make a deal that one cooks and the other washes the dishes. This arrangement is extremely equitable allowing both partners to take on their fair share of the work. This doesn't mean that one partner is relegated to dish duty forever. In fact, many couples have achieved culinary harmony by alternating nights. Cook one night, clean the next. You can even alternate weeks with your partner being in charge of shopping, cooking and cleaning up one week and you returning the favor the next week. However you work it out, dividing the cooking for two chores is a terrific way to add variety to your meals and develop a sense of teamwork.
Leveraging LeftoversEven if you're on your own when cooking for two, strategies for getting the most out of your efforts come into play. Do you both work? How many leftovers can you handle? If both partners work full time, quick and easy meals are essential. Leftovers may be convenient and cost effective as brown-bag lunches throughout the week. On the other hand, retirees have more time to devote to their cooking routines and may tire of leftovers during the week.
When cooking dinner for two, it's inevitable that in most cases you will have too much food. Whether you store the leftovers in the freezer or eat them in the ensuing days is up to you. But if you want to get the most out of your shopping budget, pick one or the other.
People cooking for two often prepare half of the food for immediate consumption and freeze the rest. Not only will you waste less food, but you'll have an easy meal a few weeks later. For example, if you're making a chicken enchilada casserole, combine the ingredients as usual, except assemble them into two smaller casserole dishes rather than one large one. Heat one up and freeze the other.
When freezing, use either disposable foil containers or medium-sized casserole dishes. Disposable containers make it exceptionally easy to separate and store your meals.
When using casserole dishes for freezing, you don't need to commit the dish to weeks in the freezer. Instead, line it with foil and spray the foil with cooking spray. Assemble the casserole ingredients inside and freeze overnight. The next morning, simply lift out the foil-lined frozen casserole, remove the foil and insert into a freezer bag. Now you'll have a frozen block that is the exact shape of the casserole dish. When it's time to reheat and serve, simply insert the frozen block into the appropriate greased casserole dish and reheat.
It's just as easy cooking for two as it is cooking for families – only you'll have more food to deal with later. If you don't want to freeze extra meals and casseroles or waste food, consider serving up less of it in the first place. Who says you need to buy a four- or six-pack of chicken breasts when you can easily purchase just two at the meat counter? Instead of buying a full turkey, buy just the breast. This isn't always practical or economical, especially if chicken breasts are on sale in bulk. But when buying in bulk, use your good sense to separate the breasts into smaller, two-serving sized portions and freeze.
Another technique is to make your food do double duty. For example, you might roast a whole chicken on one night and then use the remaining meat for chicken chimichangas the next night. In fact, reviving the traditional Sunday dinner isn't a bad idea when cooking for two.
Start with a main dish such as chicken, turkey, ham, tri-tip roast, or pot roast and use the leftovers throughout the week. Chicken and turkey are terrific in many casseroles, pasta dishes, soups and Mexican meals while ham can be used in omelets, quiches and deviled-ham salad. Make barbeque sandwiches or chili out of the tri-tip roast, and shredded-beef tacos or machaca out of the pot roast. Whenever you can use one meal and make it into two or more meals, you've successfully mastered the art of cooking for two.
For example, if you love marinated flank steak but can't possibly eat it all in one sitting between the two of you, plan your menu so that you will use up the extra meat before it goes bad in your refrigerator. The second meal could be as simple as steak and eggs in the morning, steak-stuffed pita pockets with plain yogurt for lunch, or flank-steak nachos for dinner. The point is to plan your menu ahead and get the most out of every meal you make.
Roasted vegetables are delicious, healthy and incredibly easy to make. Simply fire up your oven to about 400 degrees and slice your favorite veggies such as onions, eggplant, zucchini, carrots and asparagus. Drizzle a little olive oil and sprinkle a few spices on top. Toss lightly and roast in the oven for 10 to 20 minutes. Go ahead and roast more than the two of you will need.
Enjoy these roasted veggies as a side dish on the first night and then whirl the remaining veggies in a food processor along with cream cheese for a delicious dip or spread the following day. You can also use leftover roasted vegetables in omelets, as pizza toppings, in salads or on sandwiches.
Most recipes are created with four to six servings in mind but can easily be halved. If you don't want to cook the full batch and freeze half, the alternative is to cut the recipe in half. Cutting recipes in half involves simple math. However, when doing so, cooking times can vary. You'll have half as much volume so the meal may cook faster than originally planned. Keep an eye on the meal to be sure it doesn't burn or overcook.
Cooking for two doesn't need to be complicated. It's ideal when you can share the chores, share the food and stretch the budget. Bon appetit!


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Graduating Student teachers build a garden at Glenside
Two graduating Childhood and Early Adolescent Education majors, Melissa Sauer and Bethany Connors, who is also one of the college?s student marshals, were instrumental in building a garden at Glenside Elementary School this semester.
Melissa Sauer
Melissa Sauer is one of the graduating Childhood and Elementary Education majors who originally came up with the idea of revitalizing the garden at Glenside Elementary School. She was already student teaching at Glenside and more than willing to volunteer her time and talent to see the project through.
Sauer was one of the driving forces behind the garden project. When asked how this project benefitted the students of Glenside Elementary School, she commented, ?Some of the shyest, most withdrawn students were the most involved in the garden. It was meaningful for the students to have something to do, something that they cared about.?
Always eager to get involved in volunteer projects through the Penn State Berks Childhood and Elementary Education program, Sauer has helped to teach a literacy course at Shiloh Hills Elementary School and volunteered for the United Way?s Ready! Set! Read! literacy tutoring program. She worked in the college?s PEPP (Penn State Educational Partnership) program, tutoring students in the Reading School District. She was also a member of PSU for Kids, a student club that raises funds for the Reading School District and Camp Noah.
She traveled to Germany as part of the International Field Experience, where Berks Childhood and Elementary Education majors visit German classrooms and learn about the German education system.
In addition, Sauer is the founder of the college?s Speak Up for Autism Club. Sauer?s brother has autism, and she explains that he is part of the reason she decided to pursue a degree in education.
She received the college?s Professionalism in Elementary Education Award.
After graduation, she plans to look for a teaching position and eventually earn a master?s degree in special education and possibly go on to earn a doctorate in curriculum and instruction.
?My heart is in urban schools,? comments Sauer. ?You know those are the students who need you, and you are able to make an impact on them.?
Bethany Connors
Connors is one of Penn State Berks? student marshals, a graduating student with the highest grade-point average. She was student teacher at Glenside Elementary and under her leadership, her first-grade class got involved in the garden project, painting colorful birdhouses.
?I always knew I wanted to be a teacher,? comments Connors. ?It?s not like work; it?s fun for me. I always had wonderful teachers who made learning fun.?
Connors comes from a family of Penn State alumni including her father and sister, as well as other members of her extended family.
When asked why she chose Penn State Berks, she explained, ?I knew I wanted to be with younger kids, and I loved that Penn State Berks had a full-year student-teaching opportunity. I was able to take advantage of the opportunities I would have at a big university at a smaller campus.?
While a student at Penn State Berks, Connors served as President of the Education Club. She received several academic awards including the Educational Studies Award and the Evan Pugh Scholar Award.
Connors is currently seeking a teaching position in an elementary school.


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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with Postfix and Mailman. I want to set up DKIM. DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is the successor to Yahoo's "DomainKeys". It incorporates Cisco's Identified Mail.
What are the steps for setting this up?
Is opendkim recommended?
The only reference I have is HowToForge, but I prefer to get help here (even if it is just a confirmation of the steps at that link). Actually, I think the info at HowToForge is outdated because it mentions dkim-filter instead of opendkim.


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The digital Loeb Classical Library extends the founding mission of James Loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Now with enhanced navigation »
The era of Old Comedy (c. 485–c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes, but there were many other poets whose comedies survive only in fragments. This new Loeb edition, the most extensive selection of the fragments available in English, presents the work of 56 poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members (along with Aristophanes) of the canonical Old Comic triad.
For each poet and play there is an introduction, brief notes, and select bibliography. Also included is a selection of ancient testimonia to Old Comedy, nearly one hundred unattributed fragments (both book and papyri), and descriptions of 25 vase-paintings illustrating Old Comic scenes. The texts are based on the monumental edition of Kassel and Austin, updated to reflect the latest scholarship.


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A Tennessee judge has ordered a baby's first name changed from "Messiah" to Martin, saying that the only true messiah is Jesus Christ, a ruling the boy's mother promises to appeal, a Tennessee television station has reported.
The parents of Messiah DeShawn Martin went before Tennessee Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew because they could not agree on the 7-month-old's last name.
Ballew instead last week ordered the baby's name changed to Martin DeShawn McCullough, the Tennessee television station WBIR reported.
"The word 'messiah' is a title, and it's a title that has only been earned by one person, and that one person is Jesus Christ," Ballew told WBIR.
Ballew, who could not be reached for comment on Sunday, said the child would likely struggle with his given first name because he lives in Cocke County, a predominantly Christian area in eastern Tennessee.
"It could put him at odds with a lot of people and, at this point, he has had no choice in what his name is," Ballew said.
Jaleesa Martin, the baby's mother, told WBIR she would appeal the judge's order.
"I didn't think a judge could change my baby's name because of her religious beliefs," Martin said.
Christianity refers to Jesus as the Messiah, while Judaism uses the term to mean an anticipated savior of the Jews. Dictionary definitions say the word can mean one who is seen as, expected or professes to be a savior or liberator.
Messiah was the 387th most popular name for boys born in the United States in 2012, based on applications for Social Security cards filed with the US Social Security Administration.
In all, there were 762 applications for boys named Messiah in 2012, up from 368 applications in 2011, the Social Security Administration said.


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The 2003 wilderness settlement
between Interior Secretary Gale Norton and then-Utah Gov. Mike
Leavitt may be on the ropes (HCN, 4/28/03:
Wilderness takes a massive hit). The settlement eliminated
protection for 2.6 million acres of potential wilderness in Utah
and barred the BLM from proposing any new land for wilderness
designation without congressional approval. But in early August,
the federal district judge who originally approved the settlement
rescinded that approval. Judge Dee Benson expressed concern that
future presidential administrations could be legally bound by what
amounted to a Bush administration policy change. On Sept. 26,
Benson will hear arguments about the underlying legality of the
New Mexico's Otero Mesa is back on the oil-and-gas auction block. In July, the Harvey E. Yates Co. leased 1,600 acres on the mesa for $2 per acre, the minimum bid allowed under federal law (HCN, 3/7/05: Whose rules rule on Otero Mesa?). The parcel is the first lease the BLM has offered on Otero Mesa sinced 1997, and is part of an area that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, D, had asked the agency to withdraw from leasing. But Yates can't drill until the BLM resolves a lawsuit from the state of New Mexico challenging the agency's drilling plans for the mesa.
And in the fishy science category — Last fall, 19 members of Congress called for an investigation into charges that the NOAA Fisheries Services doctored a "biological opinion." The revised opinion concluded that the government's plan for pumping water from the San Francisco Bay Delta to farms would not harm endangered salmon and steelhead (HCN, 12/20/04: Fisheries agency rewards a loyal bureaucrat). This July, the commerce department's inspector general reported that James Lecky, then a NOAA Fisheries assistant regional administrator, "circumvented key internal controls established to ensure the integrity of the biological opinion." Lecky was promoted to NOAA headquarters last October; NOAA Fisheries says it will seek outside review of the science behind the biological opinion.


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Cinnamon Swirl Bread
An easy and flavorful recipe for fluffy homemade cinnamon swirl bread, perfect for breakfast or snacking.
This bread has been on my recipe list for a while. You know, that bucket list of foods to make. I don't have an actual list per say, but maybe one of these days I'll make a physical list and cross things off as I go. I'm a big list maker so I'm not sure why I haven't done that yet.
I'm not sure about you, but this bread really screams 'dad' to me. It's just that kind of bread. The bread that you, or rather I, grew up seeing my dad enjoy. Only that variety had raisins and I don't like raisins so I didn't dare add them in. But I came *this* close to adding apples and then the Mr gave me the stink eye. Or something like that.
Next time I'll have my way and it'll be even more incredible, just on a whole other level. Apples + cinnamon = awesome. And we already know that apples + cinnamon + bread = crazy awesome so yes… next time.
I honestly feared that this would be difficult to make or would be a complete disaster somehow. And while it is a stickier dough than I'm typically use to, it gave incredible results. Do not fear the yeast people. Embrace it in the new year and make this incredible soft and flavorful bread with dark swirls of cinnamon. Eat it as is or toasted with a slathering of butter or even have it be the star of your next batch of French toast, your call.
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
- 1 C milk plus 2 Tbsp divided
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 3 large eggs divided
- 1/3 C granulated sugar
- 3 1/2-4 C all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1/3 C granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
- In a 2-cup measuring cup, heat milk and butter to 115-120°F. Sprinkle with yeast, allow to sit for several minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, with paddle attachment, mix together 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 2 eggs. With mixer on low, pour in milk mixture. Switch to the dough hook, add salt and flour. Add additional flour as needed. It should pull away from the sides of the bowl but remain sticky.
- Grease your hands and a large bowl well with baking spray or olive oil. Transfer dough to bowl, cover and allow to rise for 1 1/2-2 hours or nearly doubled in size.
- On a lightly floured surface or a silicone counter mat, roll dough to the wide length of your pan (ex: 10 inches) and aproximately 18-22 inches long. Rub with softened butter and sprinkle entire surface with cinnamon and sugar.
- Roll as tightly as possible and pinch seams closed. Place dough seam side down in a loaf pan greased with butter or baking spray. Cover and allow to rise for additional 1 1/2-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, beat together 1 egg and 2 Tbsp milk. Brush exposed dough with egg wash. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool slightly in pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
45 Responses to "Cinnamon Swirl Bread"
So beautiful, Rachel!
Hey twin ;) I love that we both posted bread. Yours is sweet, mine's kinda savory? Either case, this is why we need to be neighbors so we can switch with each other whatever we baked/cooked. I love cinnamon swirl bread – my mom used to buy it all the time when we were younger and slather butter on it for us for breakfast. Yup, healthy kids ;)
What a gorgeous bread!
You can't go wrong with cinnamon swirl bread! I bet it makes great toast for breakfast. And I agree with you – no to raisins, yes to apples :)
oooooooooooooohhh YUM!!!
I looooove cinnamon bread (even if it has raisins, which is weird because I don't love raisins). Toasted, slathered with butter, mmm. Totally reminds me of my childhood. I'll have to try this!
I love cinnamon swirl bread! Delish!
Wow, this looks amazing! Years ago I had a recipe for cinnamon swirl bread that I loved. In between moves or something I lost it and from time to time that recipe was on my mind. So happy to see this so I can make a loaf of this incredible bread again.
Love cinnamon anything at this house – looks perfect!! It is on my bucket list too :)
Love this one! I have tons of recipes for cinnamon, cinnamon raisin, raisin, cinnamon swirl breads and english muffin breads but have always wanted to still try this PW recipe and now I need to. Yours is just so fluffy & perfect – I love it!
The only thing missing is a giant cup of coffee. Other than that this is the perfect breakfast!
Gorgeous bread! Love the idea of adding apples, too – would love to know how that turns out! Hope you're having a lovely start to the New Year! :-)
I may have to try it with apples sometime very soon! :)
Your bread looks fantastic! Soft and sweet! Got to try it soon! Happy New Year!
Your bread looks delicious!
Looks yummy and will have to make this weekend.
I hope you do! Let me know how it turns out. :)
My coworker always toasts his cinnamon swirl bread as his morning snack and the smell is just absolutely divine – I have to make this myself sometime. I don't know what has taken me so long – but now I must.
Yuuuuum! You can't beat cinnamon bread! Now I want to make some!
G'day! I have ALWAYS wanted to make swirl bread as it reminds me of VERY special people who adopted my like a grandchildren!
I would LOVE to make this bread and love the idea of Cinnamon Apple with a bit of a twist too! Thank you! WHOO HOO!
I wish that you lived right next door so that I could come over and help you eat this!
looks lovely :)
i love cinnamon swirl bread!!
grew up an Arnold Bakery bakery. at middle school if the breeze was in the right direction we would get the best cinnamon raisin bread smell.
looks awesome
My 5yo came up to me as I was reading this post and said mom, we need to make that, like now. So we are off to bake a loaf of cinnamon bread for breakfast tomorrow, as he wants his toasted with butter. In more ways than you could ever know, I needed this today.
This bread is seriously gorgeous!! I cant wait to make it! And I would bet the apples would have been a perfect addition too. Mmm, now Im craving this as well as your chili!
Love that pretty swirl and well cinnamon is always a good thing in my book!
This Cinnamon Swirl Bread is beautiful and looks simple to make. This would totally beat anything bought at the store. Yum!
I started this bread this evening and as I'm doing so I'm realizing it would be so nice if you had progression pictures of this recipe. It's my first time making it and bread is intimidating to me in general, so having pictures to reference would be very helpful! I'm on my second rise before baking, hopefully all turns out well!
I hope it turns out for you and that you enjoy it!
This bread looks so good and I agree with Rachel that bread is a bit intimidating to make. It's not as simple as making your own pie crust or pasta from scratch. I just tried making this and my dough didn't rise during the first or second time. I'm so bummed and don't know why. My yeast is still good as is everything else…. So jealous… :-S
Bread making isn't always cut and dry. There are a lot of factors that come in to play. If your bread didn't rise at all – the liquid could have been too hot and killed the yeast, not hot enough and didn't activate the yeast or the yeast could have been bad.
Lol, oops… I meant to say "Rachel, I agree with Marci"
Hmmm…. I'm thinking maybe it was the way I heated up the milk? Because I followed your instructions to the T (always like to perfect the original before I start to deviate). How did you hear up the milk? What I did was pour the milk and butter into a small saucepan, heated it up by setting the stove on simmer and put the lid on for a few min (and stirred every so often to make sure all the butter melted along with the milk not sticking to the bottom). Then I checked the temp of my milk (it was perfectly 115), so I turned off the stove, added the yeast and put the lid back on. Then I let it sit for about five minutes amd stirred it every so often before I continued with the rest of steps. I'm thinking that the problem was either because even though the stove was off that I left the saucepan on the stove or perhaps because I didn't transfer it to a different container before pouring the yeast all together or because I shouldn't have storied after putting the yeast? The weird thing is that I know the yeast was good because it's a brand new bottle and it was the first thing I checked before even starting at all, so the yeast did bubble like it should have after pouring it in.
I microwave in a glass measuring cup to the desired temperature, dissolve and let rest. Heating in a saucepan, leaving in the saucepan and covering will likely heat it up more than it should be – even more so if left on the stovetop.
Hmmm… That makes sense. I'll have to try it again. Thanks for the tip! :-)
Do you stir after you pour the yeast? Or just let it sit for a few minutes and then mix it in the egg/sugar mixture?
The gentlest of stirs just enough to have all of the yeast covered by whichever liquid I am mixing with that day. If the liquid is at the right temperature, that's all it needs. Don't disturb the mixture after that initial point.
It was a-ma-zing! I ate it plain, with butter and made french toast out of it, fried in bacon fat obvs, and it was like a religious experience. Also, I never had any bread of mine rise that well. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the awesome recipe! :)
So glad to hear it! And the bacon fat method sounds delicious!
this just came out of the oven and it is perfect, can't wait to have a slice.
I have to agree with you that raisins should not be in my cinnamon bread (although I do like golden raisins). I can't wait to make this. I have plenty of multigrain bread laying around, but sometimes you just want something sweet.
quick question…. Hopefully it's not too late in the thread. But can one use bread flour?
This bread looks fabulous! I used to love cinnamon bread as a kid, and this looks delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe!