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|2012-10-01, 23:02
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Location: Inside your head
It was eras that talk about Tabane's uncaringness, while Age pointed out I.S. invulnerability.
But I think she will look at it as a sort of childish challenge which she will obviously win, so she get along until she bored.
In case of SUICA
|2012-10-02, 00:11
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That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
Yeah, that was the idea. Chifuyu can't deal with the daily mundane things cuz of dealing with all the paparazzi and promotions and stuff. Through her hardwork she somehow keeps the media and business from intervening with her personal life(remember that IS pilots in themselves are already celebrities, what more if she's the former Brunhilde looking to make a comeback?).
So Ichika is stuck playing his future roll of house husband. Other than managing the house, he also manages Chifuyu's income. In this 'verse Chifuyu is noted to be somewhat of a spender. Mostly on alcohol.
It was actually a gag that the fridge is divided into assigned shelves per girl. Chifuyu's is alcohol as far as the eye can see.
|2012-10-02, 01:43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Anyway, did anyone see Ratchet's "Requisition Form". What would happen if Kaoruko would've seen and read it?
It's deducted that she has a gnack for constructing and customizing ISes, with her (and Utsuho Nohotoke) being able to assist Tatenashi in making Mysterious Lady. And not to mention that she's a math wiz as well, from how I see it.
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|2012-10-03, 04:22
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I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Well, depends on people commenting, can be anywhere from cool but impractical to hugely stupid (most professional soldier is in the latter of course). The biggest problem, if anything, is not the moving parts, but the barrel, which is easier to bend than you think.
Dan's CQC style is this in TLR stratos, and repeatedly lampshaded how stupid it is even though his pistol is basically a butcher knife with gun mechanism installed (his pistol always broke in each battle still). His instructor taught him the wrong way on purpose, and he simply struck liking that style even after Kotegawa reprimand him....
|2012-10-03, 04:47
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That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
The design would be reminiscent of Train's(Black Cat) gun. The underside of the barrel actually gets a separate core in addition to thick alloy plating. Unlike a knife, it's designed more as a striking weapon that would stun the opponent. It's not meant to act as a completely different weapon but provides a sort of complementary alternative.
How does that sound?
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Elysium
Also quick question, which of the following sounds more... pitiful?;
- I don't have (any) parents.
- I don't live with my parents.
|2012-10-03, 05:42
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Well, not really, just less frequent
As for pistol (again), any other way, it'll be only good for emergency (See Cherudim Gundam if I'm not wrong). The problem is when you rely on it and it alone (of course it will be different if you have seven gun but wut)
|2012-10-03, 05:46
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Location: The Elysium
So basically you want a pistol-type weapon but with versatility for most attacking/defensive purposes?
I've not seen anyone utilize a pistol weapon better than how Lockon does with the Cherudim... Or that guy in the suit from Equilibrium.
|2012-10-03, 05:47
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That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
I'm operating on the concept that you only need the blue print data and the IS can indefinitely reproduce the product. That is ofcourse if the IS has enough energy to continuously quantize energy into matter.
So she can keep blocking bullets, the pistols break then she just drops them and remakes them again
Despite this unlimited armory similar to Charlotte, Yamada still prefers two handed stance to guns akimbo.
I think it makes more sense to realize the weapon, make upgrades to it then refeed it to the IS instead of modifying the digital blueprints directly. What say you guys?
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Location: Inside your head
Ah, I see. I thought you went for canon's "Regenerating parts sacrifice development" and all.
As for the upgrade it then refeed to I.S., that's definitely possible, but not cost efficient. In fact, the whole point of I.S. development is just that: Make unit A, have it evolve, gain data to make stronger unit B as 'finalized' unit. Effectively subverting the usual Super Prototype shtick. Case in point: Zephyr > BT and AkaTsubaki > ByakuShiki
Prototype need to be upgraded to the latest unit's spec if they want to catch up. However, the factories more often than not decided not to, and concentrating with whipping out more finished product as cost saving measure, while giving the prototype experimental toys to tinker with (Packets)
However, the principle do not apply to male units in my verse, which are literal kitbash/frankenmech. This is definitely more cost efficient since creating something at prototype stage is both unreliable and expensive, and they simply pick G2 parts they need from the market and add some native tech, making them gen 2.5 or gen 2.75... this result in their unit being stronger initially, but the prototypes will catch up later.
In a nutshell, proto-G3 < Final G2 < G2.5 = G 2.75 < Final G3
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|2012-10-03, 06:41
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That one guy
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Well loss of parts in IS is a completely different clause. The reason being the weapons are mostly single function and need only minor compatibility issues. Something like rebuilding a broken tool and relearning how to use it. IS parts though require complete regeneration of the part. Probable nanotech adjustments, neural interface synchronization with existing upgrades and what not. This version is basically regrowing an atrophied limb.
The difference in regeneration speed stems from the data used. The separate weapon just uses the older data, but the IS integrated parts are continuously evolving and the lost part is continuously revised with theoretical upgrades. Actual adjustments aren't made so the part is better than it used to be, but really really buggy.
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Ah, we work on a different principle then.
@ Eras
I dunno, I'm somewhat still blurry about the power scale of badass normal compared to I.S.
First thing first, we should define the limit of I.S., so those people can exploit it. For example, we agree I.S. are weak to high energy state (electricity and plasma) and dropping a power grid on it will at least take it out temporarily. Then we can form a scenario, to use said badass normals. As Age once said, a single politician CAN defeat an I.S. in a way or another...
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Hard work and determination to succeed has meant a young Maori woman has unwittingly become a role model to other young women throughout New Zealand.
"Most young girls don't think about engineering as an option in terms of a career. I'm here to show them it's not only an option, but a great choice for women where you can get a degree and get a fantastic job, and yes, I am talking about engineering," says Ruth Tautari.
Ms Tautari, of Ngapuhi affiliations, is one of fourteen students in the final weeks of the inaugural three year Bachelor of Engineering Technology at the Wellington Institute of Technology. She is also a Lieutenant in the New Zealand Army based at Trentham where she works giving support to the workshop which maintains the Army's vehicles.
Ms Tautari decided to study engineering majoring in mechanical to enable her to provide more technical support in her role, a decision which was backed by her employer and her family, particularly an older sister who had also served in the New Zealand Army.
"Dad was shocked when I joined the Army like my sister had, but he is really proud about me gaining my degree," Ms Tautari says. She admits to only having a patchy knowledge of physics and maths before formally studying engineering. "I was told when I enrolled that I would have to work harder to get up to speed." To do this Ruth and three fellow students formed a study group which met most evenings during the week to hone their calculus and physics knowledge and understanding. "This provided the collegial support I needed and the motivation to keep going."
Fortunately, hard work is something she was used to, Ms Tautari says. "As a woman you have to work harder to prove you are just as good. When people get to know you and your expertise, they treat you fairly."
Having to combine military work with study was also difficult. Ms Tautari often studied into the early hours of the morning and had to keep up her physical fitness training for her army position. She spent term breaks working at Trentham and was also needed at other times during study terms.
For her third year engineering project Ms Tautari designed a "Suspend Towing Apparatus" for a Pinzgauer – a six wheeled medium all-terrain military vehicle. Weighing in between five to 7 1/2 tonne the vehicle is designed to carry personnel and equipment. At present should the Pinzgauer break down or become stuck, Ms Tautari explains, its recovery method is not standard, but the recovery solution is usually decided at the time by the soldiers in the field making use of whatever is available, like chains.
In 2013 WelTec has been awarded additional funding to meet the Government's call for more engineers with 60 more places available on level 5 and 6 engineering programmes. WelTec is one of only two Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics nationally that offers all three majors (civil, mechanical and electrical) in the New Zealand Diploma of Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering Technology which are engineering qualifications in high demand by employers.
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(This workout is from the Slim Shape & Sculpt series, commonly known as the
Walkblaster series.)
I like this workout the best from this series. With the lunges and squats and the
Ramp my heart rate gets into the same range as it does with Lisa Kay's Cardio Sculpt
Blaster. With most of Leslie?s workouts just get into my target zone, with this
I am solidly in the middle.
Like the other Walkblaster workouts, the warm-up is Leslie's "four basic moves"
plus tapping on the Ramp. Leslie does fewer arm movements then in her regular walking
workouts but with the optional hand weights she does more than in the other Walkblaster
workouts. The workout itself consists of two slower "strength" sections sandwiched
around an aerobic portions with both faster and slower walking and ramping. There
is a meter that comes up at one mile "if you're following our mile system" but there
is no other milage meter at the end. The one mile meter comes up at around 22 minutes
but there is one complete "strength" section within that time. Leslie's stretch
at the end emphasizes the hamstrings instead of her usual calves.
The moves Leslie has added to use the Ramp are tapping the Ramp; 3 steps and a tap
with the tap on the ramp (she does this moving to the side so the taps are on the
green and purple sections); stepping on the blue section and tapping the green or
purple sections, stepping back and doing the other side; tapping across the body
(left foot taps purple, right foot taps green); walking wide on to the Ramp (becomes
sort of a V-step); and a mambo with the front step on the Ramp (sometimes just stepping
on the blue and sometimes moving so that the forward Ramp step is on the blue, on
the purple, on the blue, on the green, etc) . In this workout she also does a move
where you turn to the side and tap the blue then the floor several times then tap
the green then the purple several time. This move actually works the standing leg
(stabilizers) quite well.
The first strength training section is lower body - lunges or squats with one leg
on the Ramp and some squats with both feet on the floor. These exercises are done
with body weight only. One of the things that bothers me in both strength section
is that she stops moving/walking to set up the exercises. It noticeable slows the
workout down. Unfortunately even with this stop of the action, she does not give
much in the way of form pointers. Her instructions for a squat are to sit back
and to push through the heel. But the feel is much less emphasis on form then in
many other workouts.
During the second strength training section you can have hand weights which are
picked up during the cardio section. Leslie and one background exerciser have weighted
gloves, three exercisers have two pound weighted balls (the set came with one pounders
when I got it) and two exercisers don't use weights. This section does lunges and
squats again and some bicep curls and overhead presses (what Leslie calls lifting
the weights over your head). She does not make as much use of the weights as she
does in other workouts in which she uses weights.
Leslie does not use the words left and right in her cueing at all. If you are used
to her WATP series and later where she starts on your right and mirror cues, you
will have to pay attention because she starts on your left if you are mirroring
her; side steps start to the left, kicks and knee lifts start with the left. Her
directional cues are usually "this side" or by color on the Ramp. When she cues
by color she does by what is in front of her. So when she says step on the green,
I am stepping on the purple. (I also have a Gin Miller Ramp workout and Gin manages
to mirror cue the ramp colors appropriately). Any time she does a movement in
which only one foot is striking the ramp she will switch lead legs and do the other
side. She does not make this change as smoothly as other instructors such as Gin
Miller , Petra Kobler and Kathy Smith. If you are really conscientious about the
beat it feels as if you got off beat because of the transition to the other leg.
Some general notes on the equipment, set and background exercisers:
The "Walkblaster", as Leslie calls it, is the Ramp (it says so on the ones in the
video) from Gin Miller?s Ramping workouts. There are three colors used to identify
where to step - blue in the middle, green on the left and purple on the right.
Leslie only talks about using it at the lowest incline.
The set is open and well lit. The logos for the series and the workout are projected
on the wall and floor in white light.
The background exercisers are Joanne, from Leslie?s Studio (?Grandma Jo?), Tracy
from WATP for Abs, Dre from WATP Express, and three new walkers: Jimmy, who is more
muscular than most of Leslie?s background exercisers, and the mother and daughter
team of Kim and April. April really makes the most of every move almost hopping
on the Ramp sometimes. If you need encouragement to increase the intensity of Leslie?s
workout then just watch April.
Overall I enjoy this workout. I regularly do a range of cardio from Leslie's walking
workouts, to Donna Richardson to the Firm. The intensity of this workout is higher
that Leslie's normal walking workouts but not much. At about 40 minutes can squeeze
it in on the days I go to work when 30 minutes is the ideal length of workout.
Instructor comments:
I like Leslie. Her cuing is okay but she doesn't really get mirror cuing which
is a shame since a big part of her audience is beginners. In this series she starts
on the left and does not give right and left instruction -- usually "this side"
or "now the other leg" but se cues the Ramp/Walkblaster colors as she
sees them not as the exerciser mirroring her does.
I don't know if it is the ramp or the fact that she starts on the left but she seems
to get off beat less in this set of workouts.
She is her normal chatty self which does not bother me but does bother some people.


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LAS VEGAS - Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao took time out from his hectic training schedule to visit with an American teenager who is undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.
Eight division world champion Pacquiao spent 15 minutes with 18-year-old John Rocero and his parents Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden arena.
The meeting was arranged through the American Make-A-Wish Foundation which Pacquiao is more than willing to assist.
Pacquiao prayed with the family, including Rocero's father, Roy, who was born in the Philippines. The family is from Stockton, California, about 800 kilometres (500 miles) northwest of Las Vegas.
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• 1 Black Boxes with Japanese Paper - Leah on Facebook pointed these out to us. They are lovely! (And hey, if you don't get around to actually making something, those pecan clusters look pretty darn good.) From Elaine Hsieh Chocolatier.
• 2 Pretty Labels for Jars - Here is a fabulous tutorial on making jar labels from scratch yourself. Very detailed and helpful!
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The meek shall inherit Week 6
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Cincinnati (3-1) at Tampa Bay (0-4)
Only in America! Bruce Gradkowski, who was playing in Mount Pleasant and Ypsilanti and Athens a year ago, outduels Carson Palmer. Gradkowski's got some mettle.
Tampa Bay 20, Cincinnati 17
Buffalo (2-3) at Detroit (0-5)
Rod Marinelli deserves better than 0-5. This is the week he gets off the schneid. It's about time the running game (59.6 yards a game, which is what most teams average in a half) starts taking some pressure off quarterback Jon Kitna.
Detroit 24, Buffalo 20
New York (2-2) at Atlanta (3-1)
Best use of a bye week this year: The Falcons should get John Abraham (groin) back at nearly full speed. In the first game of the year, Atlanta's manhandling of Carolina, the Abraham/Patrick Kerney bookend pass-rush crushed Jake Delhomme.
Atlanta 23, New York Giants 17
Philadelphia (4-1) at New Orleans (4-1)
So you don't believe in the Saints yet? Drew Brees is throwing for 17 yards per game more than Carson Palmer. Reggie Bush has more catches than anyone in football. The defense has surrendered fewer yards than New England. Not a bad little ball club, Coach Payton.
Philadelphia 20, New Orleans 16
Seattle (3-1) at St. Louis (4-1)
The Seahawks defense has to rise up to win this one, and I think they do a good job stopping Steven Jackson.
Seattle 21, St. Louis 13
Carolina (3-2) at Baltimore (4-1)
"We're a work in progress right now," a weary Jim Fassel, Ravens offensive coordinator, said the other night. Hurry up, guys. After acquiring Steve McNair and Mike Anderson this offseason, this team shouldn't be 29th in total offense.
Baltimore 14, Carolina 9
Tennessee (0-5) at Washington (2-3)
Clinton Portis licks his chops at a Titans D missing its best run-stopper, Albert Haynesworth. Then he goes out and stomps on them for 189 yards.
Washington 28, Tennessee 10
Houston (1-3) at Dallas (2-2)
You want some balls this week, T.O.? You'll get 'em. Lots of 'em. So will Terry Glenn.
Dallas 34, Houston 16
San Diego (3-1) at San Francisco (2-3)
If you look at this matchup in terms of California baseball, the Chargers are the San Diego Padres and the 49ers are the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Not that Mike Nolan doesn't have a bunch of good young players; he does. But the Niners aren't ready to play in the Chargers' league yet.
San Diego 42, San Francisco 10
Miami (1-4) at New York (2-3)
With a glum Daunte Culpepper looking on from the sideline, Joey Harrington leads the Dolphins to two fourth-quarter touchdowns and stakes his claim to this crazy quarterback job. The Jets sure do play some wild games.
Miami 33, New York Jets 31
Kansas City (2-2) at Pittsburgh (1-3)
The Steelers aren't dead and Ben Roethlisberger is competent. Bill Cowher is at his best when he simplifies things and gets this team down to the basics, which is what he's been doing all week. For example, the offensive line has to start protecting better.
Pittsburgh 19, Kansas City 3
Oakland (0-4) at Denver (3-1)
Remember when this used to be a good rivalry?
Denver 27, Oakland 6
Chicago (5-0) at Arizona (1-4)
You've probably heard Dennis Green's shots at the offensive line and how they're pros and they've got to block better than Tempe High, or whatever belittling analogy he used. Well, wait until the Bears' front gets a hold of this line. Memo to ESPN cameramen: Focus on Green all night. Particularly the ears. You'll see steam rising from them. By the way, a loss makes Green 12-25 as Cards coach.
Chicago 35, Arizona 13
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There is a slim chance that the Bucs can beat the Bengals but by a very small margin IMO
I do think it will be a close game between the Saints and Eagles, I think the winner will be by only 4 points..
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I am watching the Mets game right now and I can't stop experiencing feelings of like a rush of some sort everytime FOX inserts the Philly - Saints matchup. It's the highlight game of the 12:00 slot. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so stoked I can't sit still. Someone said it best and I think they are right.....the key to this game without a doubt (IMHO) is the amount of pressure we can apply to McNabb. We shake him.....we win!
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I think the key is containing Westbrook...he is very similar to Bush as far as creating mismatches and he is going to be tough to handle...he is the key to the Philly offense if you ask me. Their WR's are pedestrian at best, but having Westbrook lining up all over the place is what forces defenses into making mistakes.
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Originally Posted by BobaganooshI have to agree. In my preseason predictions I argued that the Saints were going to have to accomplish 3 things:
1) Beat 4th place teams from last year.
2) Compete in the division gaining at least a split with each of our division rivals.
3) Learn to compete with established NFL powers..
The Eagles are interesting because they are inn both categories 1 and 3. They fell off last year due to injuries (and TO of course). But with McNabb back they are competing well.
However they too are playing a 4th place schedule and this is their first game against a team that currently has a winning record.
For the Saints to move forward, this is a game they need to win.
We have the advantage of winning the first game of this type against Atlanta. So this team know how to do it.
Super Bowl Championships: New Orleans Saints:1, Carolina:0, Atlanta Chokers: STILL ZERO
Only Atlanta choked in an unchokable situation... Life is definitely good.
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Clinton, Romney top choices among likely Iowa caucus goers in new ISU poll
A new Iowa State University Poll of 1,416 registered Iowa voters finds Hillary Clinton leading among likely Democratic caucus attendees, while Mitt Romney has a slim lead over Mike Huckabee among Republican caucus-goers.
ISU eyes education future with community college agreement, summit, study
Education and its future was an important topic of discussion in November at Iowa State. During the month, the College of Business signed an agreement with Iowa community colleges that should enable an easier transfer into the college, the university hosted a summit on the future of PreK-16 education, and an ISU researcher gave a national presentation on reasons for productivity among female faculty at research and doctoral universities.
Group endorses plan to reduce livestock odors
A comprehensive plan to reduce livestock odors received unanimous, bi-partisan approval from the interim Livestock Odor Study Committee of the Iowa Legislature. The proposal calls for a five-year project to provide incentives to producers to utilize technologies available to reduce livestock-related odors. The proposal, which calls for $22.7 million in funding spread out over five years, was jointly presented to the committee by Department of Natural Resources Director Richard Leopold, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Iowa State Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Wendy Wintersteen.
Edwards on campus
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will hold a town hall meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. The event is part of the Lecture Program's Presidential Caucus Series, which provides the university community with opportunities to question candidates before the precinct caucuses. It is free and open to the public.
Sociology class survey finds ISU students likely to participate in caucuses
A survey this month by students in University Professor of Sociology Bill Woodman's survey research methods course found that among 2,185 ISU students, 73 percent were already registered to vote, and 58 percent of those registered students intended to participate in the caucuses.
ISU signs admissions partnerships with two community colleges
Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy signed admissions partnership agreements today with presidents from Western Iowa Tech Community College and Northwest Iowa Community College. The agreements will make it more convenient for WITCC and NCC students who want to earn a bachelor's degree to transfer to ISU.
FedEx president, founder to present Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science on Dec. 4
The founder, president and CEO of the Federal Express Corp., Frederick Smith, will present the sixth annual Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science at ISU. He will speak on "Trends and Issues in the World Marketplace" at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union.
ISU primatologist to teach online course from chimp research site in Senegal
A new online course will allow students to learn from ISU primatologist Jill Pruetz and the chimps living at her research site in Senegal. The anthropology course Primate Behavior (Anthr 350x/550x) will begin March 10 and feature some live satellite video feeds of Pruetz from the field in Senegal.
Petermeiers commit $1.5 million to Iowa State
Craig and Virginia Petermeier of Mingo have made a deferred gift of $1 million to the Iowa State University College of Business endowment for unrestricted use in the areas of greatest need; and a $500,000 pledge to the ISU athletics department for facility renovations.
High school students hard at work prepping for Iowa State technology competition
High school students across the state are learning about cyber defense, robotics and game design as part of Iowa State University's new IT-Adventures program. The program's goal is to hook students on information technology as a field of study and work.
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Clinton pursues female vote
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Hillary Clinton has to employ a two-track strategy in going after support of women says Iowa State University professor Dianne Bystrom -- stressing on the historic nature of her campaign, but not replying on it.
Campuses that host politicians can take steps to avoid tax trouble
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Iowa State University, which is frequently visited by presidential contenders, is among the institutions that have crafted specific policies to help ensure that federal guidelines are followed.
Chicago's green alleys: next environmental frontier
The New York Times
Chicago's nearly 2,000 miles of small service streets make it the alley capital of America. The city has decided to retrofit its alleys with environmentally sustainable road-building materials, a "more thoughtful" move that ISU's Michael Martin, associate professor and associate chair of landscape architecture, praises. "The alley is not only functional," Martin says, "but an educational green landscape that is helping a city experiment with design and different ways to handle water."
Oprah, Obama to campaign in Iowa
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Oprah Winfrey will hit the presidential campaign trail with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Dec. 8 in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Dianne Bystrom, director of ISU's Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, says Winfrey's appearance "could entice voters who have not been paying attention to the campaign or who have not made up their mind."


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An entry from the Paris Journal on November 6, 1977 explores my view of Classicism and Romanticism and where I fit in this age old dialectic. This entry takes the form of Q&A with myself.
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A Two Year's Journal
Based on writings by the composer during his Paris sojourn from 1976-1978.
I started this journal during the Paris years from 1976-1978, but I have continued to make entries from time to time thereafter. My Online Diary is a kind of extension of this journal. I have decided to publish various writings from the original two years in Paris when I started the journal.


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KDE is one of the platforms to be enhanced with semantic search technologies which are produced in the EU FP6 NEPOMUK project. Starting from KDE 4.0, the desktop will include facilities to add, search and share metadata for all files.
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We are testing our Internet connection directly from Khairat school. Though it is extremely slow even with only one XO,...we're looking into it already :)--Carla 13:25, 29 September 2007 (EDT)
- Great! Which means the XOs are successfully accessing internet through the school server! --Arjs 09:50, 29 September 2007 (EDT)
Marathi, blogging, and translation
Moved from Talk:Khairat_Today.
- There is an Marathi wikipedia. A search for "olpc" didn't find anything. Perhaps a page might be created?
- Re "Rajiv doesn't speak English and the visitors didn't speak Marathi", perhaps he or someone might blog in Marathi? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi#External_links suggests there is a blogging community. http://marathiblogs.net/
- Perhaps we can encourage someone to do a crude Marathi->en web page transliterator, perhaps doing "mouse over Marathi word gives Marathi-to-English dictionary entry"?
- On our wiki pages, including school/village/etc names in the original unicode might be helpful. Even when you don't have the fonts to render them, you can still cut and paste for searching.
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Police have issued a witness appeal after a man was assaulted in a Huddersfield pub.
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The incident happened after the victim, a 24 year-old man, was approached by another male (who had just entered the pub) and punched him in the face, causing facial injuries.
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Frank Bonanno's "Chef Driven" on Channel 12 aiming for PBS
Denver chef Frank Bonanno visits Colorado food and beverage artisans — and plugs them along the way — in a new five-part series commissioned by his company, to begin airing on local public TV Jan. 26 and available free online.
The producer is Stage Multimedia Ltd., an independent video company. The concept began as an ebook, turned into a TV series. "Chef Driven" will air at 6 p.m. Sundays, and 7 p.m. Tuesdays on Channel 12. The station says there will be more if it goes well.
"We're trying to experiment with primetime," said Channel 12's Brad Haug, director of programming. The station picks up "Mind of a Chef" through PBS and is building more programming on on food, literature, arts themes.
"Chef Driven" is all about farm-to-table philosophy with nods to Colorado Catch of Alamosa, GrassRoots Meats of Pagosa Springs, Grateful Bread of Golden, Pagosa Springs Brewing Co., Hellimae's Caramels of Lakewood and Denver's Leopold Bros.
Producer Christopher McNeal says Stage Multimedia launched in Denver initially to make Bonanno's Lucca d'Italia cookbook. CPT-Channel 12 had been talking to Bonanno about a show for years. Originally 12 episodes were planned but underwriting only came through for five. In the future, "we'd love to do some hunting, split the seasons summer and winter."
McNeal was manager at Bonanno's Osteria Marco. Now he does the camerawork, writing, directing, producing on the series. How's TV production compared to working at the restaurant? "Equally stressful."
Denver-based Dan Mull-Ferace, executive producer, served as location scout and put together the crew and music. It was shot in July. The aim is to take the show national on PBS.


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Yeah, the info actually came through snail mail though. Got it a few days ago. Included email address, NetID, and a University ID (GoCard) Number.
Got mine today as well, downloaded a bunch of Vault guides that I will probably never read.
Did everyone find housing yet? I'm looking at few options near the school. How's Navy Yards Metro area? I know the Nationals Field is there and it's going through a major overhaul, but I was told it might be little too early to move in there (in terms of things to do around the area). Is Columbia Heights safe? I know the area got considerably safe over the years, but I am still uncertain about the safety.
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Bastion is a nicely animated, isometric action-role-playing game with a unique narrative twist. It also happens to be one of the coolest downloadable titles we played at this year's E3 Expo. Read More »
Rapid changes in technology over the past decade have opened a lot of doors in the game development world that were previously bolted shut. You don't have to land a gig at a big-time studio to make great video games anymore. In fact, it's becoming increasingly common to hear of small groups of likeminded individuals quitting their jobs, moving into a house together, and making games on their own terms. That's how Supergiant Games came to be. Read More »
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text: Feast of the Holy Trinity June 7 is the Feast of the Holy Trinity "From the beginning, [the Church] has expressed in this way what she regards as the truly definitive mark of our Christianity: faith in the triune God. . . [The Church's] proper orientation is not to our hopes, our fears, or our wishes, but to God, to his majesty and his power. . .We must, therefore, learn anew to take God as our starting point when we seek to understand the Christian existence. This existence is belief in his love and faith that he is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." - From The God of Jesus Christ by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) The Dogma of the Trinity – the truth that there are three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, united in one God – is the central doctrine of the Christian Faith. In the words of the Athanasian Creed (c. 500 AD), "the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God." The three persons of the Trinity are all co-equal and co-eternal, uncreated and omnipotent. The Catholic Encyclopedia explains that, as defined by the first Vatican Council, the meaning of the Trinity is a mystery in theology,"a truth which we are not merely incapable of discovering apart from Divine Revelation, but which, even when revealed, remains hidden by the veil of faith and enveloped, so to speak, by a kind of darkness... Our understanding of it remains only partial, even after we have accepted it as part of the Divine message. Through analogies and types we can form a representative concept expressive of what is revealed, but we cannot attain that fuller knowledge which supposes that the various elements of the concept are clearly grasped and their reciprocal compatibility manifest." Though the term "trinity" is not used in Scripture, the Doctrine of the Trinity is based in Scripture. The nature of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons, yet one God, is apparent throughout the New Testament. For example, when after His resurrection, Jesus instructs the disciples to "go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matt. 28:18)." The phrase "in the name" (eis to onoma) affirms the Godhead of the three Persons and their unity of nature. Additionally, because there is only one God, any Scripture passages revealing the divine nature of Christ and of the Holy Spirit are an affirmation of the unity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The earliest writing using the term Trinity (trias) was in a document by Theophilus of Antioch, about 180 AD; afterwards it was used by Tertullian, and over the next century became a popularly used term. It appears frequently in the writings of Origen, and the first creed in which it was used was that of Gregory Thaumaturgus, a pupil of Origen: "There is therefore nothing created, nothing subject to another in the Trinity: nor is there anything that has been added as though it once had not existed, but had entered afterwards: therefore the Father has never been without the Son, nor the Son without the Spirit: and this same Trinity is immutable and unalterable forever." - Adapted From the Catholic Encyclopedia


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Noncompete Agreements Are The DRM Of Human Capital
from the bad-news-all-around dept
Much of this discussion kicked off with AnnaLee Saxenian's 1994 book Regional Advantage that tries to understand why Silicon Valley developed into the high tech hub it is today, while Boston's Route 128 failed to follow the same path -- even though both were considered at about the same level in the 1970s. Saxenian finds that the single biggest difference in the two regions was the ability of employees to move from firm to firm in Silicon Valley. That factor, ahead of many others, caused Silicon Valley to take off, while the lack of mobility in Boston caused its tech companies to stagnate and make them unable to compete against more nimble Silicon Valley firms. Saxenian claims that the difference in mobility was simply due to "cultural" differences between the east coast and the west coast. However, the impact was massive. The frequent job changes helped speed up the process of innovation, as ideas flowed more freely, allowing ideas to quickly change and grow and build upon other ideas leading to faster and better innovation. In contrast, employees in Boston stuck with their firms. The firms grew bigger, but slowly, and new ideas didn't flow nearly as easily. There was less direct competition from firm to firm, so firms were able to rest on their laurels rather than increasing their own pace of innovation.
Ronald Gilson found this to be interesting, and followed it up with his own research suggesting that that it had much less to do with cultural reasons and much more to do with the legal differences between the two places, specifically: California does not enforce noncompetes, while Massachusetts does. Gilson looks at a few of the other possible explanations for the difference and shows how they're all lacking, leaving the difference in noncompetes as being the key difference between the two regions in terms of the flow of information and ideas leading to new innovations. He also explains the history of non-enforcement in California, showing that it was mostly an accident of history more than anything done on purpose.
The problem with all of this research was that none of it really showed how much more mobile employees were in California than elsewhere, so that job fell to some researchers from the Federal Reserve and the National Bureau of Economic Research, who produced some data to back up the findings of Saxenian and Gilson in their report Job Hopping in Silicon Valley. Their data showed that, indeed, there was much greater mobility in Silicon Valley than elsewhere. Their research further backed up Gilson's suggestion that it was noncompetes that made the difference by showing that other high tech communities in California outside of Silicon Valley also showed greater job mobility -- suggesting it was a California-wide phenomenon.
Finally, to make the case even more compelling, some researchers from Harvard Business School put out some research earlier this year that not only compared the situation in Silicon Valley to Boston, but added a third natural experiment in Michigan. You see, Michigan used to not enforce noncompetes, but in 1985, Michigan inadvertently began allowing noncompetes to be enforced again. The research showed that immediately following the change, mobility of inventors in Michigan decreased noticeably, slowing the spread of certain ideas. Their research found that "The networks of small companies so crucial to Silicon Valley's growth would be less likely to develop in regions that enforce noncompetes."
Noncompetes Are The DRM Of Human Capital
In order to understand how this makes sense, just think of noncompetes as the "DRM" of human capital. Just as DRM tries to restrict the spread of content, a noncompete seeks to restrict the spread of a human's ideas for a particular industry within the labor arena. Both concepts are based on the faulty assumption that doing so "protects" the original creator or company -- but in both cases this is incorrect. What it actually does is set up an artificial barrier, limiting the overall potential of a market. It may not be easy to see that from the position of the content creator or company management (or investors). It's natural to want to "protect," but it's actually quite damaging.
We're already seeing this in the recording industry, of course. The desire to protect has actually limited the market size of other avenues for the music industry to make money. It's held back the ability to use music as a promotional good to build up the overall market for other tangible goods. In the same way, noncompetes limit the market size of the industry where those noncompetes are enforced. It holds back the ability of firms to innovate. Innovation is an ongoing process -- and the fuel of that process is the continual spread of ideas that allows multiple parties to build on those ideas, try different approaches and seek better solutions. While it may seem scary to a firm that supposedly "risks" losing some of its top employees to direct competitors, that's not necessarily the best way to look at this. What it does is force companies to keep on innovating and keep trying to come up with newer, better solutions to top those competitors. At the same time, that free flow of ideas means that the companies in the space have more fuel with which to attack the problem, rather than quarantining those ideas off in separate bins that can't be connected.
While it may seem easier to "protect" your ideas and your people, what you really end up doing is blocking off your own access to many of the ideas that you need to continue to innovate. You limit the vital mix of ideas to build not just decent products, but great products. Just as DRM has helped to destroy the record labels when competing against more nimble, more open technology -- noncompetes destroy businesses when competing against more nimble, more open technology clusters.


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Tyler Perry's comedy series will move from TBS to OWN for its third season, starting this fall. OWN announced Wednesday that it's also getting rerun rights for the show's first two years.
"For Better or Worse" is about three couples dealing with the challenges of dating and married life. OWN says the original cast, including Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White, will remain with the show. Production on season three begins in April.
The comedy will be OWN's third scripted series from Perry, who has a deal with OWN to produce TV shows and other projects. The first two original series, a sitcom and a drama, are scheduled to debut in May.


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This week's giveaway prize is one nail ring replica of these... Very cool and edgy. You only have to follow this blog via google and bloglovin' and write enter me below. Giveaway ends Sunday:)
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Advent giveaway #2
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Soap & Glory You cube gift box
I bought one of these boxes, when I was in London. It was only £10. The smell of these products are very bubble-gum-ish, so if you don't like really sweet scents this is not for you. The box contains small containers of the The Righteous Butter Body Butter, Flake Away Body Polish, Clean On Me Shower Gel, Hand Food Hand Cream & a Super Sudsy Puff. This is also a great gift for a special friend or sister.
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Yves Rocher review: Tradition de Hammam
Moroccan argan oil is on everyone's lips these days, so I was so happy to be sent these three items to test: Oriental shower oil, Oriental velvety skin scrub and Oriental nourising argan balm. All products contains organic argan oil from Morocca. I love the luxe smell and the feel of these products. It's like having the feel of going to the Hammam, just at home.
First is the shower oil (200 ml): again love the exotic smell! I also love how this leaves your skin. After showering using the shower oil your body is not dry, but feels satiny soft. I use it every day now. You only have to use a small amount each time.
And to the balm (150 ml): Again the lovely smell. Putting this on after the scrub will make your body feel like velvet; so soft. It just melts into your skin. It cointains organic orange blossom together with the argan oil. Very luxurious smell.
The oriental scrub (150ml): combined with argan oil, Moroccan clay and argan kernel powder this scrub leaves your skin really soft. It has the luxe smell just like the other two products. I buff it in with my hand on dampened skin and rinse with water and my skin is so soft after.
All in all I must say that these are some of my new favorite products. I really, honestly love them. Can't say enough good things about them.
There are also a lot of other products in the Hammam line to try. Yves Rocher carry kits and gift collections of this line, really nice for this time a year. Go to http://www.yves-rocher.com/ to see it yourself:)
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Wedding- inspiration: lovely feather wedding gown
Looking at a lot of dresses to find that special one. This dress is really lovely and different. Have you seen a beautiful dress please share:)
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Winner of the Advent giveaway #1 is...
Hope you are all well this Monday:) So I picked a winner of the giveaway for the two Yves Rocher polishes. The winner is Shaimaa. I already emailed you and will ship the items as soon as you send me your adress. That also means that I'll be having another giveaway starting tomorrow.
I also tried to upload the pictures of my henna glove tattoo as promised, but the pictures seems to be gone. I think I uploaded them at a computer at work...hmm... If I can't find them, I'll just do a new one this week:)
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New buys from Topshop
I bought a few things from Topshop.com last week. I found these really nice and soft long sleeve slash neck tops. I've been obsessed with slash neck tops since I was a kid. Just not that easy to find, so I was happy, when I found these. They are only £10 each. They come in grey, black and green. I also got a smokey eye palette. I'm all about neutral colors for makeup and these colors are so beautiful on.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Say hello to The Henna Glove
Henna has been used in the Middle East for many years to decorate womens hands and feet, especially for special events like weddings. I love this cool and modern henna tattoo: the henna glove. Look like a little lace glove. Really edgy and special. I have been having some problems with my camera, hence I haven't been uploading any pictures of my own for a while, but it seems to be working again, so I'll upload pictures of my own attempt doing the henna glove and a little step by step guide tomorrow. So check in again tomorrow:)
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Get the look for less - Kim Kardashian style - Beanies and hats
It's that time a year again! Time to dig out the gloves, scarfs and hats for the cold winter months (or to buy some new ones for your wardrobe). I love, love this time a year, when I can wear all of the above and add something extra to my outfit every day. Last year we saw Kim wearing beanies and hats a lot while in New York. I love her look. How do you feel about hats? H&M carry some cool beanies and hats right now. Here's my faves:
Similar to the black beanie Kim's wearing in the first pic. Hers also has a pompom in the end. Really love this one.
This beanie I've already bought. Sits great on.
Go for the glam look with this hat. Love the camel color.
Fun and eye-catching. Love it.
This set of a chunky-knit beret and tube scarf is my next buy:)
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Free Worldwide Shipping on Sigma Beauty only TODAY!!!
I love Sigma Makeup Brushes and today you will get free shipping worldwide with code BF2011. Go here to get your brushes!
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Dress in season's beautiful colors
I love when the forest look like this with the beautiful colors all around you. The most beautiful time a year. I found some pieces in the season's color that I really like.
First off are pieces from one of my favorite designers By Malene Birger. Really beautiful, wearable pieces.
Topshop is on top of the game with these beautiful earrings, dress and lipsticks. I really like Topshop cosmetics.
And finally...Polishes from Opi Muppets Collection. I love how a nailpolish can instantly change an outfit and it's so easy to change the look with nailpolish. Love these colors.
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Ways to store your makeup brushes
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Mushroom & Asparagus Risotto
Have you ever had risotto? It's so creamy and smooth and decadent you'd swear it was covered in butter or cheese (and it often is!) – but did you know it's really easy to make yourself and doesn't need any dairy at all? True! This recipe doesn't even have much fat in it, aside from any you use to saute the onions. All it really takes is a little bit of patience to stir the rice every once in a while, but it's not especially difficult and the whole thing is done in maybe 30-45 minutes.
Simply chop up some onions, garlic, and asparagus and heat them in a large pot with a little bit of oil (just enough to make them not stick to the pan). While those soften, you can roughly chop up about 8 ounces of mushrooms (I used about 15 criminis):
Once your onions and asparagus are a little bit soft, throw the mushrooms into the pot along with some thyme, salt, and a splash of white wine, and let them cook until they release a bit of their moisture. Then you can add a cup of uncooked Arborio rice and cook until the rice is evenly coated and start to make tiny popping noises (almost like Rice Krispies) – once it's coated, add some vegetable broth about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring frequently and letting the rice soak up all the broth before adding more. About halfway through it will look like this:
It doesn't get super creamy until about 3/4 of the way through, so be patient – you'll be rewarded! Once you've added almost all of the broth (about 3 cups total) and the rice is nice and soft and creamy, add in some spinach, lemon juice, and nutritional yeast and stir them in until the spinach is fully wilted.
Serve immediately and try to convince yourself there's really no fat in this dish. It's insane.
This makes 2-4 servings of risotto – the vegetables are pretty flexible, you can omit or swap out the spinach and asparagus very easily. The mushrooms add a nice depth to the flavor but you could even do it without them if you really wanted.
Vegan, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Low Fat, Refined Sugar Free
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Comments33 Responses to "Mushroom & Asparagus Risotto"
Oh yum! I recently found a non vegan recipe for asparagus risotto that looked good and I was going to try and "veganize" it. Looks like you did the work for me Thanks for the recipe!
I swear that risotto should be a food group all on its own – and you've added two of my favourite veggies to the mix! Risotto takes a bit of time to make but the end result is always worth it!
Yum. I made a mushroom beer risotto a few months ago – it was insane.
I've been craving risotto something fierce the last couple of weeks, and this looks incredible! Yum!
this looks wonderful–i want to try this with the barley we have on hand! thanks
i made this tonight and it was WONDERFUL! thanks for sharing!
I made this last night for dinner with a minor addition. I added a Tbsp. of Dijon mustard at the very end for an extra kick. It was great even before that though. Best cheese-less risotto recipe yet!
I made this for supper tonight – it was incredible! I had picked up asparagus at the farmers' market this week and wanted to try something different with it. This recipe is definitely a keeper! Thanks for the tips, too!
I just made a spinach risotto for dinner, slightly different than the recipe here but I never would have thought of it if I had not seen this post a few months ago. I mean, I don't think I was even clear on what risotto was before reading this. So thank you for the food inspiration, it was wonderful! Though I'll have to add mushrooms next time for sure.
Sounds so delicious! Me ad my family love mushrooms and asparagus, but I never combined them together for some reason. Thanks for sharing!
Just made this now and it was delicious I used mushroom stock to give it a more mushroomy flavour.. my boyfriend was definitely impressed! Now I just need to find a recipe to make him like greens…
Thank you sooo much for this recipe! I can't wait to try it out tonight! Looks delicious.
I just found your website today and made this recipe along with the Vegan Buffalo Wings (both versions) for my husband and I.
I used to be a vegetarian and want to get away from eating meat because I love animals so much and it just doesn't seem right to eat them.
This was our first time having risotto so we didn't have anything to compare it to but it was very good. My husband had several servings. Thanks for the inspiration to become more vegan with all of these awesome recipes.
The next two things I plan to try are the Taco Salad and the Colcannon. I felt like I wanted to try so many of your recipes at once. I wish I would have had all day to cook today.
I made this and it was freaking awesome!!!! great recipe thanks!
Making this right now… it smells and looks divine! Can't wait until it's done!!! Thank you so much for sharing an awesome vegan recipe!
Do you have serving size information for this recipe? Just wondering how much I can eat and not feel guilty!
I made this tonight and oh my goodness! It was absolutely incredible! Our daughter was recently diagnosed with allergies to wheat, eggs, cows milk , and numerous tree nuts. She's eleven years old and has eaten those things ( other than tree nuts) all of her life. She asked me how I got it so creamy without milk. She was very happy with it and my husband said that it tasted like the risotto that we've had in nice restaurants. I am so thankful for this recipe. Thank you!!
This recipe is delicious! I rarely cook, but it was so easy. Thanks!
I just wanted to THANK YOU for sharing this recipe. I followed it exactly as written and have made the risotto twice now. I used portabella mushrooms and it is my favorite vegan recipe so far. It's a hit in my house!
This recipe is divine and so simple to make! Plus minimal mess to clean up at the end. Thank you for sharing!
I like this recipe, but I would add the asparagus later in the cooking process. I think they become overcooked when added in the beginning. They really only need maybe 10 minutes near the end to get tender, and they avoid becoming too mushy that way.
Tasted amazing!
Great Recipe– Just made for dinner– had zucchini on hand so subbed out for the asparagus and used brown rice. Also threw in some frozen peas, sage and rosemary. Yummmmm. Will def make again!!
Have been making mushroom risotto for my hubby for years – gave this a try last week and WOW! Is now his new favorite!! Thank you , thank you for this wonderful recipe!!
I made this the other night and it was so delicious that I have printed the recipe and given it to my friends. I added loads of mushroom (im obsessed with mushrooms) and just ate some leftovers and it tasted even better today.
Love love love!!
Hi Jessica,
I made this recipe last night and it is amazing! (Currently enjoying it for lunch today, too!) It gave my arms a good workout, but it was certainly worth the time and effort. I let my dad try it and he didn't believe there was no cheese in it. I will definitely be adding this into my recipe vault
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DWTS Henry Byalikov's Advice For Ice Dancers Meryl Davis And Charlie White, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev
Several of you have expressed that you are interested and follow Figure Skating. We have another year to wait until the 2014 Winter Olympics, but, in order to qualify, one requirement is that the skaters have to place in the World Figure Skating Championships that take place this year. Since the last Olympics, I've had a special eye on ice dancers and reigning five-time U.S. champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White. Being "ice dance has been described as an interpretation of ballroom dancing on ice", The Ice Network has asked Dancing With The Stars pro Henry Byalikov to give his advise and thoughts on them and European champions Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia. Here are a couple of takes for what Henry has advised for each couple. Note too while reading that former Dancing With The Stars pro Elena Grinenko has been advising and helping to choreograph many routines for Meryl Davis and Charlie White these past few years. I saw a vast improvement in their dancing after she was brought into the picture. Read on for Henry's thoughts….
For Meryl Davis and Charlie White:
This is one of the rare times that I have watched such an inspired, emotionally driven performance by a skating duo. In particular, I was drawn to the Baryshnikov-esque passion exhibited authentically, throughout the performance, in different shades and colors, by Charlie. He comes across seamless and incredibly fluid, and I'm extremely impressed with his performance.
In my opinion, passion is the most important element in any performance art, and it's a very difficult tightrope walk to achieve that balance between technical and emotional prowess. Nevertheless, this couple certainly delivers in those aspects.
The connection between them is strong and expressive, while maintaining enough subtlety to perform the more sensitive moments of the routine. From the opening move to the closing, their portrayal of opposition, and yet desire for one another, was a highlight of this performance for me.
Looking into the future, from my perspective, I would be focusing on Meryl and Charlie's extensions and posture.
For Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev:
An expressive image to start and end with, she breathes life into her creation only to have her life taken away by the very thing she conceived. This was a brilliant story and piece of choreography, both coming together seamlessly to deliver the perfect platform for art.
The first major lift was executed flawlessly, with a spectacular dismount emphasizing Ekaterina's stunning flexibility. I feel this routine highlighted Ekaterina's expressive ability, exceptional flexibility and charisma.
Dmitri demonstrates his partnering ability strongly and his expression, although at times his posture and arms may benefit from a balletic approach to convey more of a finished look to his lines and movements.
Since they perform pseudo pirouettes en retire or sur le cou de pied positions quite often, they should try to match each other, as well as improve the visual appeal of the turn, by choosing the same level at which to connect the free leg to the standing leg, i.e. at the knee or at the ankle, a similar position they utilize before the performance has even started.
You can read the full article and more of Henry's thoughts and advice for them at The Ice Network. Fascinating!!
For those interested, be sure tune into the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario March 10th – March 17th to see how these couples fair out. It's going to be an interesting year for sure!!


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Women with an average risk of ovarian cancer should not undergo routine screening for the disease, according to a recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Reaffirming its original position adopted in 2004, and reiterated in a draft statement released in April, the task force found no new evidence to support a change in the recommendation. In fact, the available evidence suggests that routine screening could do more harm than good.
"The USPSTF found adequate evidence that annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and testing for the serum tumor marker cancer antigen (CA)-125 in women does not reduce the number of deaths from ovarian cancer," USPSTF chair Virginia Moyer, MD, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and co-authors wrote in a statement published online in Annals of Internal Medicine.
"There is adequate evidence that screening for ovarian cancer can lead to important harms, including major surgical interventions in women who do not have cancer," they added. "The USPSTF concludes that there is at least moderate certainty that the harms of screening for ovarian cancer outweigh the benefits."
The task force emphasized that the recommendation applies only to asymptomatic woman. Additionally, the recommendation does not cover women with known risk factors for ovarian cancer, such as BRCA mutations, Lynch syndrome, or a family history of ovarian cancer.
In recommending against routine screening of asymptomatic women, the USPSTF cited results of the NIH-sponsored Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, which showed that screening with CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound did not reduce a woman's risk of death from ovarian cancer, as compared with unscreened women.
The PLCO results showed that screening with CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound had a positive predictive value for ovarian cancer of only 1%. Additionally, 10% of women in the screened arm had false-positive results, which led to oophorectomy in a third of cases. Overall, screened women had a 20:1 ratio of surgeries to screen-detected cancers.
In surgeries triggered by false-positive screening results, the rate of major complications was 21 per 100 surgical procedures.
A Japanese study showed a similar lack of accuracy for screening with transvaginal or transabdominal ultrasound plus CA-125 testing. Investigators in the screening study estimated that 33 surgeries occurred for every case of screen-detected ovarian cancer.
The USPSTF also reviewed preliminary data from an ongoing study of ovarian cancer screening in the U.K. The screening protocol consists of annual CA-125 testing, and transvaginal ultrasound is reserved for women who have abnormal results. Investigators in the trial have developed risk algorithm that takes into account patient age, CA-125 level, and CA-125 trajectory over time.
In the pilot phase of the study, 20% of screened women had results suggesting an intermediate risk of ovarian cancer. The women subsequently had as many as five additional screening tests before they were reclassified as low risk.
Fewer than 1% of women in the English study had surgery because of abnormal test results (versus 2% in the PLCO trial), but surgery showed no evidence of ovarian cancer in 70% of cases.
In the ongoing phase of the trial, 9% of women have required repeat testing for abnormal results. As in the pilot phase, fewer than 1% of women had surgery to investigate abnormal results. Nonetheless, false-positive results were the trigger for surgery in 47 of 97 (48%) cases, leading to major complications in 4% of cases.
"The USPSTF concludes that there is adequate evidence that there is no mortality benefit to routine screening for ovarian cancer with transvaginal ultrasonography or single-threshold serum CA-125 testing, and that the harms of such screening are at least moderate," the panel wrote.
"Final results from [the British study] should provide more information about the relative benefits and harms of an algorithm-based approach to screening for ovarian cancer."
The panel noted that the recommendation is consistent with those of other major medical organizations -- including the American Cancer Society and American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- which have recommended against routine screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women.
The complete statement is available online.
The authors reported no conflicts of interest.
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Annals of Internal MedicineSource Reference: Moyer V, et al "Screening for ovarian cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement" Ann Intern Med 2012.