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While we're on the theme of excellent dishes to bring to barbeques/potlucks, both of these fit the bill. I hope you've been checking out your local farmer's market recently, and if you have you probably have lots and lots of strawberries (and not too much other fruit yet, unfortunately). The first dish, a strawberry-balsamic flatbread-y thing, is awesome because it allows you to use up those strawberries even if you don't want to make a dessert! The dough was also so much fun to work with– really pillowy and soft, it was very easy to knead, so don't be put off by that. I did end up thinking the bread was a little dry, however– I might reduce the baking time next time. I also don't think the bread itself would suffer from adding a few more flavorings (though this could be because I forgot to add the salt till the last minute. D'oh). But even as is, this was a delicious addition to a potluck my friends and I had last week.
The second dish is a super simple strawberry cake. Though it takes a little time to bake, it's perfect if you want a dessert to use up a ton of berries and wow your friends (or yourself), without spending a long time messing with pie crusts or anything like that. My batter was a little thick and absolutely COVERED in berries, so I was a little unsure that it would rise up as shown in Deb's pictures, but it turned out looking absolutely amazing. My one tip would be to layer up more on the edges than in the middle… the middle became basically a pool of strawberries on my cake, which was delicious but perhaps not optimal.
So hurry down to the farmer's market (or, ok, the supermarket) and snap up some strawberries before the season's over!
Strawberry Balsamic Flatbread with Goat Cheese (Adapted from Joy the Baker)
Equipment: baking sheet
5 teaspoons (about 2 packages) active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
3 cups of flour, divided into 1 cup increments
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
zest 1 orange
1 cup thinly sliced strawberries (less than a pint)
coarse sea salt
1/2 cup goat cheese
balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh mint or basil
In a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water. Stir with a fork to dissolve and break up any clumps. Add one cup of flour and blend together until smooth (can use the fork). Cover with a tea towel and set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour. If your oven has a "proof" setting, and there is no warm place in your house, you can use this.
After the mixture has risen, remove the covering and stir in 3 tablespoons of olive oil, sugar, and orange zest. Add one cup of flour and stir to blend. Add the remaining cup of flour and salt and work together into a dough with a wooden spoon or your hands.
Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes. If the dough is too sticky, add up to 1/3 cup more flour and knead. Dough will be slightly sticky, and that's alright.
Clean out the large bowl and coat with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place dough in the bowl, and flip it over so that it's entirely coated in oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Punch the dough down and knead for just a minute, before pulling and stretching the dough into a 16×9-inch rectangle (a little smaller than a standard baking sheet). Place on a greased baking sheet and let rise, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
When dough has risen, use your fingers to make random indentations in the puffed dough. Drizzle with olive oil (carefully, it is difficult to not have it all go in one place!). Top with sliced strawberries, and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Bake bread for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden, crisp and baked through. As noted above, if you want it a little softer, perhaps bake for a little less time. If one side is browning faster than the other, rotate the pan once, halfway through baking.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Chop mint or basil and crumble goat cheese. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, and then sprinkle with herbs and goat cheese. Slice into twelve pieces with pizza cutter. Serve immediately, it only really keeps for a day.
Simple Strawberry Cake (Adapted from Smitten Kitchen)
Equipment: Electric mixer (hand or stand), 9 or 10-inch springform or cake pan, or 10-inch pie pan
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (can substitute 3/4 cup for barley flour)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound (450 grams) strawberries
Method: Hull and halve the strawberries, set aside. Butter your 9 or 10-inch springform/cake pan, or 10-inch pie pan (or 9-inch deep-dish pie pan).
Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside. In a larger bowl, beat butter and one cup sugar together with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about three minutes. Mix in egg, milk, and vanilla until just combined. Mixture may look slightly curdled, this is fine. Add dry mixture gradually, mixing until just smooth.
Pour (or spoon, in my case) into prepared pan. Spread mixture evenly, if needed, and arrange strawberries on top, cut side down, in as close to a single layer as you can get. (I had to overlap them a bit, and ended up using just shy of a pound because I felt there were enough on there.) Sprinkle remaining two tablespoons sugar over berries.
Bake cake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 325 F and bake for another 50-75 (my time) minutes, until golden brown and a tester comes out free of wet batter. I found I was still getting some crumbs sticking to my tester after quite a long time, but eventually decided that was just due to the moistness of the cake. Let cool in pan on a rack, and serve. It should keep for two days, lightly covered, at room temperature.


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Jennifer Lopez Shares Track List for 'Dance Again… The Hits'
We still don't know for certain whether Jennifer Lopez is returning to 'American Idol' next season, but we do know she's about to issue a hits collection featuring more than a dozen of the tracks that have made her one of the most celebrated dance acts in pop music. Idolator posted the track listing for 'Dance Again… The Hits,' which drops on July 24.
The record consists of 13 basic tracks, while a deluxe edition includes three more songs and a DVD featuring J. Lo's most popular music videos.
Pitbull make two appearances on the album, on 'Dance Again' and 'On the Floor,' while Ja Rule appears twice on the older hits 'I'm Real' and 'Ain't it Funny.' Also included is the new Flo Rida collabo 'Goin' In.'
Lopez has released successful remix hits albums before. In 2002, 'J to Tha L–O! The Remixes' hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
You can catch many of these songs live in concert when J. Lo hits the road for a summer tour with Enrique Iglesias starting in July.
Jennifer Lopez 'Dance Again… The Hits' Track Listing:
1. 'Dance Again featuring Pitbull
2. 'Goin' In' featuring Flo Rida
3. 'I'm Into You' featuring Lil Wayne
4. 'On The Floor' featuring Pitbull
5. 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'
6. 'If You Had My Love'
7. 'Waiting For Tonight'
8. 'Get Right' featuring Fabolous
9. 'Jenny From The Block' (Track Masters Remix featuring Styles P. & Jadakiss)
10. 'I'm Real' (Remix featuring Ja Rule)
11. 'Do It Well'
12. 'Ain't It Funny' (Remix featuring Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah)
13. 'Feelin' So Good' (Remix featuring Big Pun & Fat Joe)
14. 'All I Have' featuring LL Cool J (Deluxe Edition only)
15. 'Que Hiciste' (Deluxe Edition only)
16. 'Let's Get Loud' (Deluxe Edition only)
DVD Music Video Track Listing:
1. 'Dance Again' featuring Pitbull
2. 'On The Floor' featuring Pitbull
3. 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'
4. 'If You Had My Love'
5. 'Waiting For Tonight'
6. 'Get Right'
7. 'Jenny From The Block'
8. 'I'm Real' (Remix featuring Ja Rule)
9. 'Do It Well'
10. 'Ain't It Funny' (Remix featuring Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah)
11. 'Feelin' So Good' (Remix featuring Big Pun & Fat Joe)
Watch the Jennifer Lopez 'Dance Again' Video

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At home we have a wlan, 2 pc's connected wireless, and a laptop from my dad's work directly plugged into the router. It all has worked before but now my father has been to work some things have changed and the laptop refuses to surf the internet.
I can get to the configurationpage of the router and that's about it.
Laptop specs: IMB Thinkpad Pentium 3 700MHZ, 128MB RAM
Win2kpro installed
Router: Siemens Santis 50, ADSL
Everything is ok, the laptop receives its IP-adress from the router, DNS settings are also correct, IP Sec is disabled, there is nothing wrong with the browser settings so I don't know what's wrong. First I thought it was the firewall that blocked outgoing connections but when I disabled it I still couldn't get to the internet. It's a bit strange because my dad uses that laptop to work at home in the weekends, so when he connects to the server it's heavily secured.


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This lecture is subtitled: "The Categories Defended." Published: 5.66-81, except 5.71n1 and 5.77n1 (pp. 1-12) 5.88-92 (pp. 48-53). Omitted: whether the three categories must be admitted as irreducible constituents of thought. Objection raised against Schroeder's and Sigwart's denial of the Second Category. Discussion of Sigwart's reduction of the notion of logicality to a quality of feeling (Logical Gef,hl). Objection raised against Kempe's denial of the irreducibility of the Third Category. Brief comparison of existential graphs with Kempe's system of graphs. Whether the categories are real, i.e., "have their place among the realities of nature and constitute all there is in nature," is a question which remains to be answered.
Categories, Icon (see also Signs classification of), Index (see also Signs), Kempe Alfred Bray, seven systems of Metaphysics (see also Categories Idealism), Harvard Lectures on Pragmatism, Pragmatism and Pragmaticism, Representamen (see also Sign), Schroeder Ernst, Secondness (see also Categories Effort Reaction), Symbol, Thirdness


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Steel Chain Hilman Roller - Set - Swivel Locking Padded - Capacity 120 tons
Information For Model HR00350
Item: Steel Chain Roller Skate Set - Heavy Duty - Swivel Locking - Padded Top - Set Capacity: 120 tons
Manufacturer: Hilman Rollers
Description: Features endless steel chain action design. These skates are low in height and high in capacity, combining the advantages of minimal lifting with controlled moving.
Top Styles: These roller skates are outfitted with padded top plate styles. 'Padded' top styles, with built-in neoprene pad, allows for some compression and provides a non-slip surface, a versatile choice for moving on less than perfect floors or for moving metal based machines.
Type: Swivel roller used for turns, even in the tightest of corners. These swivel skates come with lockable turntables, called 'swivel-locking' tops. These spring-loaded locks can engage every 45° (degrees).
Set Includes: (4) four steel chain rollers, and (2) two handles (used for turning the swivel type skates)
WARNING: Never exceed rated capacity!


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Smoked Salmon Scramble with Dill, Red Onion and Crème Fraîche Recipe
How to make the best meal of the week even better.
- Yield:Serves 4
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:20 minutes
- 2 tablespoons crème fraiche
- 12 eggs
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon dill, finely chopped, plus more for garnish
- 4 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Sliced scallions (optional)
- Lemon wedges (optional)
In a large bowl, whisk together crème fraiche and eggs. Set aside. Heat butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat until foaming subsides then add onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add dill and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and add eggs. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until eggs begin to thicken and begin to look custardy, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and fold salmon into egg mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve eggs warm with optional garnish of dill, scallions, and lemon.
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Interesting read on how to control your dreams…
(Also, check out the Richard Linklater film: "Waking Life")
I've done it, its cool.
The few lucid dreams I've had, happened by accident. I don't think I would try to have one. It seems to me that if you focus on that, it would disturb your regular sleep.
I have had a few. But they are very wierd. I know I am lucidly dreaming when I am flying off cliffs. Or performing martial arts flawlessly (I have never taken a class). The reoccurring lucid dream of mine is the one where I am a really gifted bicycle stunt rider able to do amazing flips and spins that defy gravity. I always end up doing one amazing trick. I get balanced on the front wheel of my trick bike and hand stand on the handlebars while the bike frame 360's round and round under my balanced body. The inverted bunny hops are cool too. These dreams follow me into consciousness too. When i take my dogs on their evening run, I usually ride my mountain bike along side them and sometimes I recall the stunt bike dream and I do a few hops or find something to huck off of and find myself wishing I could do more.
Don't ask.
There is probably some missed life calling screaming at me somewhere in that.
But I am always so peaceful and confident when I do my tricks.
post script: should I add that Vanilla Sky used to be a favorite dream movie of mine? (Once you know the plot, the warm fuzzy from watching it wears thin though)
Vanilla Sky is one of my favorite movies.
...What's happiness to you, David?
Instead of controlling it, I just prefer to go to sleep, and let the "movie" begin…....
This, courtesy of comedian Steven Wright:
I had this horrible dream last night that everything in my house was removed and replaced by an exact duplicate.
I told my friend about it this morning, and he asked, "Do I know you?"
I have them all the time. They are vividly colorful, and I always find that the dream quickly changes after it begins because my rational mind interferes and begins to control the dream's path. The more involved I get in the dream, the more likely it is that I'll wake up here and there and pick up the dream where I left off when I fall back into sleep. It's like directing my own sleep movies. Once I'm self-aware in a dream, there's no turning back. I don't know if it's a gift, or a symptom of the difficulties I have with insomnia. I can't imagine how a person would do this on purpose, or "train" themselves to do it. I've heard it's possible though.
I have had more than few during the last 20 years or so. My favorites have been where I've experimented. In two, I actually grabbed another person's shoulders, standing face-to-face, and forcefully said: "I'm dreaming you. How does it feel!?" On both occasions, the other person would not look me in the eyes, and struggled to get away. One of them ended up collapsing in the corner of a room crying.
On another occasion, probably 20 years ago, I decided I wanted to see my own reflection in the mirror, to see what I looked like in a dream. All was normal, except my mirror eyes would not meet my eyes. My reflection wouldn't look at me! And I moved the mirror (a hand-held) to the right and left, trying to catch my reflection off guard. Finally my reflection's eyed focused forward, only they were white and glazed, sort of like a cheap horror movie effect. At that point, I decided to wake up.
I love this subject!
I just read this topic, think it is long dead, but no thread is ever really dead…
Anyway, I was in my late 20s and had mono and hepatitis and one more thing which I can't spell. And was basically in bed for 3 months. Anyway, I had nothing better to do and read about controlling your dreams.
And you can do it. It takes a lot of concentration, and it does disturb your sleep, if you were in a regular circumstances. But I would fly and manipulate the contents of my dream to good effects, etc. It was pretty interesting. I have no idea why this is in the paranormal or New Age thread area (though I don't know where you would put it) except maybe some of them advocate it, but it is pretty straight forward.
I think it has more to do with changing or manipulating consciousness.
I began lucid dreaming 20 years ago.
I would have two specific recurring dreams. They re-occurred with such regularity that they seemed to be forcing my awareness of them.
They were mildly unpleasant, but not frightening.
In one, I would be in a dark room. I would flip the light switches, but the lights never came on. (Not surprising that I couldn't turn on the lights, since I was asleep with my eyes closed)
The other was simply being paralyzed. Again, a normal condition of dreaming.
I still can't turn on the lights or move in those dreams, but now I am aware they are dreams when they occur.
Now I never have any dreams that aren't lucid. I also discovered another interesting phenomenom. I began remembering dreams from my childhood. Seems my lucid dreams were able to access other dreams.
Dreams within dreams.
I used to play around with lucid dreaming as a kid. The thing that's hard is keeping up the lucid state. In the normal process of sleeping you enter several dream states – your brain waves vary over time so you go in and out of dreams. In a lucid state I became aware of this process. I could stay lucid and fly around for a while, but then inevitably my brain would move on and I would wake up in a different dream having lost the lucid state.
Another problem arises when you are lucid and happen to wake up. This is when you can start to pull against your body and greater nervous system's experience of sleep – causing sleep paralysis or night terrors. One time I woke up from a fully lucid state and felt paralyzed, but not in the terrifying reality collapsing hallucination that is sleep paralysis – it was just like I couldn't move and I was fine with it. It felt like my consciousness was residing in my chest, and I wouldn't be able to look through my eyes if I opened them. Some people say this is a precursor to an out of body experience, but who knows.
Lucid dreaming is just another natural way to achieve and altered state of consciousness, and in my book attaining any altered state of consciousness is an act of rebellion – the kind of thing religion is suppose to keep you from doing so you don't to see the truth.
Keeping a dream log also helps immensely. If you write down in your dream log something like, "I am going to have a lucid dream tonight" before you go to bed, you're already engineering the experience. Anyone whose kept up with this post long enough to actually be reading this sentence may already be setting up a lucid dream.
The paralzed state, in my understanding, is actually because the body produces a paralyzing agent during REM sleep so that you can't move. Otherwise, you would be walking all over the place. The other possibly is that these dreams were in the pre-wake or pre-sleep state called hypnogogic (and the term escapes me). Anyway it is common to think that you are asleep, when you aren't entirely or to think you are awake when you aren't entirely. However, you are also producign these chemicals keeping you from moving.
[quote author="Joad"]I began lucid dreaming 20 years ago.
In one, I would be in a dark room. I would flip the light switches, but the lights never came on. (Not surprising that I couldn't turn on the lights, since I was asleep with my eyes closed)
The other was simply being paralyzed. Again, a normal condition of dreaming.
I never have any dreams that aren't lucid. I also discovered another interesting phenomenom. I began remembering dreams from my childhood. Seems my lucid dreams were able to access other dreams.
Dreams within dreams.
I know there are several medications that as a side effect produce very lucid dreams.
SOme find it extremely disturbing - the odd suicidal fantasy.
Not nice.
No wonder patients refuse them.
When I tried the quit smoking patch I had much more vivid dreams. I think increases in nicotine cause them. Opium is well known for the dreams it causes.
I'd forgotten about that…..I managed to quit smoking but no thanks to those little buggers - yuk horrible! Talk about Lucid!
(I've never had opium)


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The Kayak Fishing Supplies Kraken Pump Kit will come pre-assembled so installation will be trouble free and easy. Below is an overview of what is included in the kit.
Also included will be extra wire and connectors not shown in the picture.
Tools needed:
First step:
Drop in pump in the Kraken recessed scupper designed for the pump
Step 2:
Screw on pump strainer from underneath- just needs to be hand tight.
Step 3:
Connect the male end of the quick disconnect to the female end of the fitting.
Step 4:
Drill hole into the K Krate with 1" spade bit
Slide Adjustable aerator into the hole and attach nut from the inside (use marine goop to seal it)
Step 5:
Measure hose length We have included long enough length of hose so if your preference is to have the tank behind tackle box (All aft of the gear track) you can do so.
Cut to the hose using pipe cutters or HD scissors.
Step 6:
Put on hose clamp and tighten with 5/16" nut driver or flat head screwdriver
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Step 7:
Now run the wires and switch to your power supply.
Start with the wire cap-it is a personal preference where to mount the cap. We chose to install it on the side gunnel of the Kraken.
Use the 1" spade bit for installing the wire cap. A eyeglass screwdriver kit works best for the wire cap screws.
Step 8:
Using the heat shrink butt connectors extend the wires of the pump and to your power supply
The switch is another personal preference for placement. You will run your positive wire from the pump to your switch, the negative will run right to your power source.
For your power source we recommend using our Kayak Fishing Supplies Battery Box- the Kraken Battery tray was designed to fit our box.
The battery box will have rigging instructions inside to follow for the last step in pump installation.
*If you will be just using a battery then use terminal ends to connect to the battery leads.
The final step is the Kraken Krate drain/overflow fitting
We install the overflow drain with strainer on the port/left side of the tank just above and aft of the side handle
Use a 1 7/8" hole saw to make your cut.
Slide your fitting in and secure nut with marine goop
Outside of tank
Inside of tank
You can attach the 1 ½" poly white hose to the fitting if desired. (included)
Your pump installation is now complete for your Jackson Kayak Kraken.
Remember you can control your flow rate with the adjustable aerator in your tank by turning the control head on the fitting.
We hope you find these instructions helpful. If you need help or have questions, just drop us an email - firstname.lastname@example.com or give us a call at (866) 587-2990. We are here to help.
You can order your new Jackson Kayak Kraken from www.kayakfishingsupplies.com.
Get the Jackson Kayak Kraken Pump Kit With Quick Disconnect, and the KFS Battery Box Complete System!
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These packages will save you time and money. Your new Kraken arrives with everything professionally installed by Kayak Fishing Supplies staff.
You will be ready to hit the water the day your new mighty Kraken arrives!
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TOEFL Junior® Tests
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Intended for students ages 11+, the TOEFL Junior® tests are an objective and reliable measure of your students' English communication skills. Based on the rich heritage of the TOEFL® test and best practices in English-language testing, TOEFL Junior tests can help you pinpoint your students' strengths and challenges.
The TOEFL Junior tests are available in two testing modes and can be used in multiple ways in the classroom for placement and to monitor progress. Plus, the scores are mapped to CEFR levels to help you better understand students' English proficiency levels and are matched with Lexile® measuresto help you find the right books at the right reading levels for your students.
Learn more about how the TOEFL Junior tests can help you guide your students to build a future of opportunities.


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ESPN Goals has been bumped to version 2.2 and is now available on Windows Phone 8 hardware. The app was originally released back in 2011 and has been updated since for Windows Phone 7. Those who have made the leap to the latest hardware have not been able to use the app, but fortunately an update wasn't far off.
As well as being updated for compatibility with Windows Phone 8, ESPN Goals now also sports (pun intended) William Hill betting integration for the odds display enabled for matches. The ability to place bets offers added functionality for those who enjoy gambling, while staying up-to-date with the app for Windows Phone.
It's a popular and well rated app, and we're glad it's been refreshed for everyone to use.
You can download ESPN Goals from the Windows Phone Store (region restricted). Thanks, Michael, for the tip!


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Broccoli and blue cheese gratin is a simple comforting casserole that makes the perfect Thanksgiving side dish.
Broccoli and blue cheese gratin. Ooooh baby, this is how we like our broccoli. Buried in a not-too-rich sauce with a hint of heat from cayenne and ample oomph from pungent blue cheese. The make-it-in-advance trick doesn't do anything to dissuade us, either.Choose a mild blue cheese, such as Bleu d'Auvergne or Gorgonzola, for this recipe. The broccoli is first steamed until tender, then cloaked with cheese sauce and topped with buttery crumbs for baking. You can steam the broccoli and prepare the sauce in advance, then finish and bake the dish just before serving. Originally published December 8, 2011.–Renee Schettler Rossi
Broccoli and Blue Cheese Gratin
- Quick Glance
- Serves 6 to 8
- 3 heads broccoli
- 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 3/4 oz), plus more for the baking dish
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose (plain) flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 to 2 ounces blue cheese, preferably Bleu d'Auvergne or Gorgonzola, crumbled
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Lightly butter a gratin or 8- or 9-inch baking dish.
- 2. Trim and discard the thick stalks from the broccoli. Cut each head in half lengthwise. Place the broccoli in a steamer rack set over boiling water, cover, and steam until easily pierced with a fork, 7 to 12 minutes or so, depending on the size. Drain and rinse the broccoli under cold running water, then coarsely chop it. Drain it again, then transfer it to a bowl.
- 3. Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, melt 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add the bread crumbs and cook, stirring, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, transfer to a plate, and set aside.
- 4. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. When the butter has melted, remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the flour until smooth. Return the pan to low heat and slowly pour in 1/2 cup of the milk, whisking constantly. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Slowly whisk in another 1/2 cup of milk. Add the salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened again, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup milk and simmer until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in the blue cheese and cook, stirring, just until melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- 5. Pour the sauce over the broccoli and turn gently to mix. Spoon the mixture into the prepared gratin dish, smooth the surface, and top with the buttered bread crumbs. Cut the remaining butter into bits and dot the top. Bake until bubbling around the edges and golden on top, about 20 minutes. Serve hot.
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- You can cook the broccoli early in the day, or even the day before, and refrigerate it for up to 24 hours. You can also toast the bread crumbs and leave them at room temperature for up to several hours.
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Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut builds on the original, boasting a new and explosive narrative interwoven with the first story. New puzzles have been added for Nintendo DS and Wii that specifically utilize Nintendo's unique control methods. The game also features stunning animated facial expressions drawn by Dave Gibbons, the artistic genius behind the comic book and upcoming movie, Watchmen.
The game starts with the player in control of charming Parisian photo-journalist Nicole Collard, who witnesses the brutal and horrifying murder of one of Paris's richest and most influential statesmen. During her investigations, which feature exclusive new locations, Nico meets amiable American George Stobbart, who has been unwittingly caught up in the sinister and bloody theft of an ancient manuscript. Together, they are drawn into a terrifying conspiracy rooted in a long-forgotten medieval legend.
Expanding on the original classic storyline, The Director's Cut features tight scripting and an intense atmosphere from the explosive opening sequence to the gripping finale, where the full threat of the conspiracy is revealed.
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced a publishing agreement to release the special edition of Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars on Wii and Nintendo DS systems. Read More »
Also known as: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Release Region: United States
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: March 19, 2009
Publisher: Ubisoft
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As part of its "Feature" exhibition series, the gallery is displaying a range of scarfs from the series
Ecstatic, Even
Laura Letinsky
(b. in 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada). The fabric is printed with photographs taken by the artist at various locations in and around Mumbai, including the flower market in Bangalore and a wedding marquee the day after the festivities. The scarfs, which have been slung over a wooden pole in this exhibition, may be touched and moved by visitors.
"India. I didn't want to, didn't want to be amazed, befuddled, gorged on the click click clicking of the shutter. Orchidsgladiolascowsdaffodilscandywrappersmasalasellersyelloworangebloodredroses&shit in the growing sweat and wilt of the mid-morning sun. Gray snakeskin cement spewn with pink star flowers. Still optimistic morning-after field of crimson-made-orange in the gold cold of the midday sun blinding white garlands and cigarette butts. 1's and 0's brought home to the warp and weft where they belong."
Laura Letinsky
Rather than conveying the original state of the respective piece of ground photographed, the pictures have been montaged into new compositions by the artist through manipulations in framing and perspective along with image editing. This photographic intervention is however not readily discernible in the works. At first glance, it appears as though the ground is depicted just as the artist found it. Only upon closer examination does the balanced arrangement of objects betray the collage technique.
The process of collection, collation and collage is deeply ingrained in Laura Letinsky's work. The artist uses items such as dishes, fruit and plastic objects to compose her still lifes. Additionally, magazine clippings and Letinsky's own working prints appear in works such as
Ill Form Void Full
. With an extensive stock of photographic material at her disposal, Letinsky employs space, light and color to create an unusual image of photographically captured reality – as exemplified in
Ecstatic, Even
As an added feature here, the nature of the cloth used for this series is interesting in relation to the photographic content. Silk chiffon and cashmere are luxurious fabrics that are soft and tempting to the touch and are worn close to the body in the form of scarves. When juxtaposed with images featuring scenery such as a gritty, dirty floor, for example, a paradoxical effect is achieved: we reach out to touch things that have been thoughtlessly cast aside and submerged in the dust on the ground. It is also compelling to observe the widely divergent effects produced by the images in combination with the two different materials: while the light and translucent silk chiffon scarves capture the light, the cashmere ones appear soft and opaque.


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President: Almazbek Atambayev (2011)
Prime Minister: Temir Sariyev (2015)
Total area: 73,861 sq mi (191,300 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 5,604,212; (growth rate: 1.04%); birth rate: 23.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 28.71/1000; life expectancy: 70.06.
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Bishkek, 839,000
Monetary unit: Som
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Kyrgyzstan (formerly Kirghizia) is a rugged country with the Tien Shan mountain range covering approximately 95% of the whole territory. The mountaintops are perennially covered with snow and glaciers. Kyrgyzstan borders Kazakhstan on the north and northwest, Uzbekistan in the southwest, Tajikistan in the south, and China in the southeast. The republic has the same area as the state of Nebraska.
Constitutional republic.
The native Kyrgyz are a Turkic people who first settled in the Tien Shan mountains. They were traditionally pastoral nomads. Due to extensive Russian colonization in the 1900s, Russian settlers were given much of the best agricultural land. This led to an unsuccessful and disastrous revolt by the Kyrgyz people in 1916. Kyrgyzstan became part of the Soviet Federated Socialist Republic in 1924 and was made an autonomous republic in 1926. It became a constituent republic of the USSR in 1936. The Soviets forced the Kyrgyz to abandon their nomadic culture and adopt modern farming and industrial production techniques.
Kyrgyzstan proclaimed its independence from the Soviet Union on Aug. 31, 1991. On Dec. 21, 1991, Kyrgyzstan joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. The country joined the UN and the IMF in 1992 and adopted a shock-therapy economic program. Voters endorsed market reforms in a referendum held in Jan. 1994, and in 1996, referendum voters overwhelmingly endorsed proposed constitutional changes that enhanced the power of the president.
There is an ethnic and economic divide between the more developed north with its Kyrgyz population and the impoverished south, which is made up of Uzbeks and a diverse group of other ethnicities. About 50% of the entire population lived below the poverty line in 2003.
Since 1999, several groups of radical Islamic gunmen, believed to be from Uzbekistan or Tajikistan, have led raids and kidnappings from base camps in Kyrgyzstan's mountains.
Corruption Allegations Weaken Longtime President
In elections held on Oct. 30, 2000, President Askar Akayev easily won reelection with nearly 75% of the vote. The election, however, was marred by allegations of fraud, diminishing Kyrgyzstan's claim to be the centerpiece of central Asian democracy. Once a popular leader, Akayev's standing has diminished as a result of accusations of nepotism and corruption.
In 2001, Kyrgyzstan permitted troops from the U.S. and seven other nations to be stationed in the country in support of the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in neighboring Afghanistan. In 2002, construction of a large U.S. airbase began outside of Bishkek. In Feb. 2003, a controversial referendum expanded Akayev's powers, and in June Parliament granted him lifelong immunity from prosecution.
February and March 2005 parliamentary elections were judged by international observers and opposition leaders to be flawed, and they set off violent protests in the country. On March 24, as the protests spread to the capital, President Akayev fled the country, and he announced his resignation on April 4. Opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev served as interim president and prime minister until the July 10 election, in which he won the presidency with 88.7% of the vote. Felix Kulov became the prime minister. An opposition leader, he had been imprisoned by former president Akayev until the March 24 coup.
Opposition Challenges President's Motives
During 2006, numerous public protests took place demanding constitutional reform and pressuring the government to clean up corruption. In response to the protests, President Bakiyev signed a new constitution in November that limited his powers. A month later, however, Parliament—under pressure from Bakiyev—restored some of his powers. Prime Minister Kulov resigned in December. Parliament twice thwarted Bakiyev's efforts to reinstate Kulov. In Jan. 2007, it approved Azim Isabekov as prime minister. He resigned the post in March, and Bakiyev named prominent opposition leader Almaz Atambayev as prime minister, temporarily averting a political crisis.
In an Oct. 2007 referendum, voters approved a new constitution and election laws proposed by President Bakiyev, who said the changes increased the power of Parliament and created a balance of power. The opposition, however, claimed they further strengthened the presidency. After the vote, which monitors called flawed, Bakiyev called for new elections. He fired Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev in November. The opposition claimed Bakiyev was attempting to solidify his power ahead of elections. In December parliamentary elections, Bakiyev's party, Ak Zhol, breezed to victory. The opposition, which trailed far behind, alleged the vote was rigged.
The U.S. and Kyrgyzstan reached an agreement in June 2009 that permits American troops to continue using the Manas air base to support military operations in Afghanistan. The deal was finalized after the U.S. agreed to pay $60 million each year in rent, more than triple the current fee. Obama was criticized by several human-rights organizations for overlooking Bakiyev's authoritarianism and human rights violations in favor of securing a convenient supply route to Afghanistan.
Incumbent Kurmanbek Bakiyev won 76.1% of the vote in July 2009 presidential elections. Prime Minister Marat Kadyraliyev resigned in October 2009, along with his government, in response to Bakiyev's call for reforms that would further consolidate his power.
Deadly Protests Prompt Resignation of President Bakiyev
Demonstrations over sharp increases in utility prices broke out in the city of Talas in early April 2010 and promptly spread to the capital of Bishkek, where protesters also rallied against government corruption. The protests in the capital turned deadly, with government troops and demonstrators battling in the streets. Nearly 70 people were killed and more than 400 wounded. President Bakiyev fled Bishkek, and former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva, acting as the leader of the opposition, assumed power as acting president. Bakiyev, however, refused to resign.
Obama administration officials expressed concern that the upheaval may affect the deal United States and Kyrgyzstan made in 2009 over use of the Manas air base. Otunbayeva, however, said the supply route would remain in operation for the time being.
Ethnic violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks erupted in the southern city of Osh in June. As many as 2,000 people, mostly Uzbeks, were killed and some 400,000 Uzbeks were displaced, with about a quarter of them fleeing into Uzbekistan. The flow of refugees created a humanitarian crisis, as the refugees sought in relief in overcrowded camps. Tension has long flared between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, but few believed that the violence was spontaneous. Former president Bakiyev was widely suspected of having a hand in organizing the unrest to highlight the instability of the interim government. The provisional government accused Bakiyev of inciting the violence, and Rupert Colville, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, said the attacks were "orchestrated, targeted and well planned." Bakiyev, however, denied any involvement.
Despite the unrest, the interim government held a nationwide referendum on a new constitution in late June. Turnout was nearly 70%, much higher than expected. Voters approved the constitution, which will set up a parliamentary democracy that will devolve power from the president to parliament. In October, six months after the overthrow of Bakiyev, parliamentary elections, though inconclusive, were deemed fair and transparent.
In Dec. 2010, parliament approved a new government with Almazbek Atambayev as prime minister.
Former Prime Minister Elected President
In Oct. 2011, former Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev was elected president. He received more than 63% of the vote. Many of his opponents claimed the vote was illegal. His opponents' supporters protested immediately following the election--a disappointing reaction after the interim government led by Roza Otunbayeva worked to avoid this outcome by transferring some of the president's powers to parliament.
Atambayev was prime minister until he stepped down in Sept. 2011 to concentrate on his presidential run. He has taken steps to align himself with Russia, backing a bill in 2011 to name a mountain in Kyrgyzstan after Vladimir Putin. Atambayev has also pledged his support for Russian Prime Minister Putin's planned Eurasian Union, a new alliance of former Soviet countries. After his presidential election, Atambayev announced that he would push to close Transit Center at Manas, formerly Manas Air Base, in Kyrgyzstan when the lease is up in 2014. The base has been a crucial supply center for the U.S. in the war in Afghanistan. It is the only one of its kind in Central Asia.
After dissolving his current government and accepting Omurbek Babanov's resignation as prime minister, President Almazbek Atambayev appointed Aaly Karashev as acting prime minister. On Sept. 5, 2012, the parliament approved a new government with Zhantoro Satybaldiyev as prime minister.
Just 18 months later, in March 2014, Zhantoro Satybaldiyev's government fell when the Ata Meken Party withdrew from the coalition due to a lack of trust in Satybaldiyev, who then resigned. Parliament elected Joomart Otorbayev as prime minister by a wide margin. Otorbayev, a mathmetician, served as deputy prime minister under President Askar Akayev. President Atambayev asked the new government to investigate the corruption allegations that undermined Satybaldiyev's government.
The following year, on April 23, 2015, Prime Minister Otorbayev resigned. President Atambayev appointed Temir Sariyev as the new prime minister. An independent, Sariyev ran for president in the 2009 election.
See also Encyclopedia: Kyrgyzstan .
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Kyrgyzstan .


text: United are targetting the midfielder, despite his desire to stay at Barcelona [GETTY]Manchester United submitted a bid for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas on Monday, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the bid, which was submitted by United executives from Sydney where the team is currently on its pre-season tour. Despite Barcelona offering no public indication that Fabregas is for sale, United has offered $39m to bring the former Arsenal captain back to the English Premier League, as David Moyes looks to make his first major signing as manager of the English champions. The transfer bid comes two years after Fabregas left Arsenal after pushing to rejoin boyhood club Barcelona. There are three years remaining on his Camp Nou deal, and Arsenal is reported to have first refusal if Barcelona chooses to sell Fabregas. At Old Trafford, the Spain midfielder would be re-united with striker Robin van Persie, who joined from Arsenal a year ago. The 26-year-old Fabregas would help to fill the void left by the retirement of Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher, who is continuing to recover from a bowel condition. Last month, Fabregas expressed a desire to stay at Barcelona despite struggling to establish himself as a regular in the starting line-up for the Spanish champions. "If Barcelona said that they didn't want me, that would be another thing - but what I truly want is to triumph at Barcelona,'' he told Spanish radio. "That's been my dream since I was a kid.'' SOURCE: AP Sport Football Spain


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Marion lost a beloved member of the community on Aug. 15, 2014. Mary Katherine Quinn Costello passed away peacefully in the early morning hours at St. Luke Living Center, because of complications from a stroke suffered the week before. In her final hours, as in the rest of her life, Mary was surrounded by loving family and friends.
Mary was born in 1925 in Wichita to George and Betty Quinn. Mary is survived by her brother, Col. George L. "Pat" Quinn and his wife Amy, of Phoenix, Arizona. Mary and Pat were very close throughout their lives.
She attended East High and Wichita State University, where she earned a degree in economics. In 1947, she married Edward Costello and they moved to Topeka where Ed attended Washburn Law School. In 1949, they moved to Marion where they lived for the rest of their lives. She was vice president and a member of the board of Tampa State Bank. Mary also worked as a social worker in Marion.
Mary was a devout member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and active in the Altar Society. She was a past school board president of USD 408. She was active in the Marion County Democratic Central Committee. She was a longtime member of PEO, and was recognized as a Golden Girl in 2014. She was also a member of Twentieth Century. Mary was an avid bridge player and member of several bridge clubs.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Ed and a son, Kevin. Mary is survived by six children: Patrick Costello of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Cathleen McNamara of Overland Park, Kansas; Chris Costello of Marion, Kansas; Teresa Perky of Overland Park, Kansas; Barbara Loehr of Overland Park, Kansas; and Mickey Lundy of Marion, Kansas. She is survived by a brother, Pat Quinn of Phoenix, Arizona; seventeen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and in-laws. Mary was very close with her children and they continue to be a tight-knit group.
The rosary was recited Sunday evening and the funeral Mass was celebrated Monday morning at the Holy Family Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Marion Advancement Campaign (MAC) in Mary's name, in care of Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm, Marion KS 66861.
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Millwall have vowed to reopen an investigation into allegations of racial abuse aimed at a Leeds player in an npower Championship match in south-east London earlier this season.
The Lions won the match on November 18 1-0 but an allegation of online abuse was made after the contest. TV footage shown by Sky Sports News as part of an investigation into racism in the game showed Leeds' Senegal international forward El-Hadji Diouf being racially abused.
Millwall chief executive Andy Ambler said: "Like all Millwall fans and football fans generally, we're appalled by the footage we've seen. Clearly that behaviour is unacceptable in any football ground in the country and at Millwall we will ban the individuals for life and we hope that Sky will pass the footage to the police so that further action can be taken."
He added: "Sadly racism exists in our society and certain individuals want to bring it into football grounds. It's down to us in football do to more. We think football is the solution to the problem and the work that we do will continue and we need to continue it.
"That day against Leeds obviously there was an allegation of abuse made online initially. We investigated it straight away. We interviewed stewards, police, players, we looked at the TV footage too as it was live on Sky.
"After speaking to the player who had the alleged abuse at him during the day, he said that he heard no abuse on the day so that was basically at that point the end of the investigation - although we're going to open it again now."
Meanwhile, on Monday night Marvin Sordell claimed he was "surprised" but not shocked that racism exists in football. The Bolton forward claimed on Twitter that he was taunted by fans at Millwall in October as he warmed up as a substitute.
A banner claiming "Sordell is a c***" was unveiled in a Millwall section of the Lion's Den ground at a later game, while a 13-year-old boy was banned from the ground. Sordell who represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, has faced racial abuse on social media websites.
He said: "We're a developed, multi-cultural society. It's surprising it can still go on - but it doesn't exactly shock me. As long as people are brave enough I'd say to come out and say exactly what's happened to them then I think we'll be going in the right direction because the first thing that needs to happen is that we can't be silent about it."
The 21-year-old admitted abuse can inspire him, adding: "Sometimes it gives me that bit more fire to prove people wrong and that I can rise above it."


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Author Notes: When my granddaughter was little, I wanted to introduce her not only to traditional pancakes but to a wider and healthier variety of deferent breakfast cakes. I used to make for her apple, banana, ricotta and also this kind zucchini cakes with a little sugar and cinnamon, and of cause without peppers. We gave all of the pancakes one name "krasavchiki", what in Russian means "Little Beauties".
This version of Zucchini cakes is for grownups.
Serves: 6
For the Zucchini cakes
• 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 2 cups shredded parsnips or carrots
• 1 whole jalapeno pepper, diced
• 2 cloves of fresh pressed garlic
• Zest of 1 lime
• 2 extra large eggs
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Canola oil for frying the cakes
For the Creamy Green Chile Sauce
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons of diced green chiles
• 1 tablespoon of diced fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons of lime juice
• A sprinkle of smoked paprika or cayenne pepper
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- Wrap zucchini, parsnips, in a damp, clean kitchen towel and squeeze to eliminate as much excess liquid as possible.
- In a large bowl mix the bread crumbs, flour, garlic, eggs, sour cream, lime zest and jalapeno peppers.
- Add squeezed zucchini and parsnips, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- To make the sauce; add all of the ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine. Set the sauce aside.
- Add enough canola oil to coat the bottom of a sauté pan and let it heat up. Using a small ladle, spoon the batter into the hot pan.
- Cook until each side is a golden brown. It will take approximately 3-4 minutes per side.
- Place the cooked cakes on a paper towel to soak up some of the excess oil. Serve immediately with a dollop of sauce on each cake.
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There are five parts to these video interviews between the Iceman Richard Kuklinski, a mafia hitman and psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz. These videos really give you a good look at the mind of an individual with antisocial and paranoid personality disorder.
Part 1 – Kuklinski talks about how he wanted his victims to look at him right before he killed them. He talks about the surprise he would see in their eyes as he watched them die. Kuklinski talks about he doesn't get a feeling from killing someone. Nothing at all. Kuklinski talks about how we would tie two cats' tails together and throw them over telephone/electric wires and watch them claw each other to death. He mentions how his dad used to beat him and how he was glad when he was dead. He mentions disliking his mother but realized that she was a victim. He mentions that she would hit him with a broomstick to keep him in line.
Part 2 – Kuklinski talks about killing a man. He mentions getting relief from killing. No more pressure. No more tension. Like a cure all as he puts it. Kuklenski talks about how he would handle his anger issues when some young men in a van mess with him on the road in Georgia. Dr. Dietz pushes a few of Kuklenski's buttons by challenging him about the murder of the young men.
Part 3 – Kuklinski discusses the murder of an individual and how he was surprised the victim's head came off. He mentions not having any emotional response to seeing the man's head blown off. Kuklinski discusses how he could dismember a body and not be sickened by it. He then goes into details about how he would make an individual suffer.
Part 4 – Kuklinski talks about his children and his relationship with his wife. Kuklinski asks Dr. Dietz what he thinks of him. Dr. Dietz goes into talking about his warped personality. He talks about antisocial personality disorder.
Part 5 – Dr. Dietz discusses the fearless nature of Kuklinski. Discusses how his genetics and the environment he was raised in both made him the man he is. Then he talks about the paranoid personality disorder of Kuklinski.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
These individuals show a persistent pattern of irresponsible and antisocial behavior that begins during childhood or adolescence. They are impulsive and reckless. They lack conscience or superego. ASP is the most thoroughly studied PD over a longer period of time than any other PD. Psychopathy and ASP are two different attempts to define the same disorder. However, they are different and do not identify the same people. They are no longer used interchangeably. Diagnosis of ASPD requires the presence of conduct disorder prior to the age of 15. At least three out of seven signs of irresponsible and antisocial behavior after the age of 15. Psychopathology Checklist (PCL) developed by Robert Hare is used.
Adoption studies have showed that the highest rates of antisocial behavior is determined by an interaction between genetic factors and adverse environment. People raised in more difficult adoptive homes were more likely to engage in various types of aggressive and antisocial behaviors as children and as adults.
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Investigations have attempted to explain several characteristic features of psychopathy—such as lack of anxiety, impulsivity, and failure to learn from experience. There are two primary hypotheses to explain the poor performance of psychopaths on these tasks. Cleckley's argument: psychopaths are emotionally impoverished. Psychopaths have difficulty shifting or reallocating their attention to consider the possible negative consequences of their behavior. They fail to inhibit inappropriate behavior because they are less able than other people to stop and consider the meaning of important signals that their behavior might lead to punishment.
People with ASPD seldom seek professional mental health services unless mandated by the legal system. Even when they do seek treatment, it rarely helps. The high rate of alcoholism and other forms of substance dependence complicates planning and evaluating treatment programs.
These individuals have a pervasive tendency to be inappropriately suspicious of others' motive and behaviors. They have the expectation of being harmed and are completely inflexible in their views and expectations. Imagine trying to live everyday suspecting everyone of harming you.
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- What can we learn from narcissistic personality disorder? [Lucas Wyrsch] (ecademy.com)


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Morning Five: 08.07.12 EditionPosted by rtmsf on August 7th, 2012
- We mentioned in yesterday's M5 that Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun was recovering well after surgery to repair his hip from a cycling accident suffered over the weekend. According to an orthopedic surgeon not affiliated with Calhoun's treatment, the standard recovery time for this surgery ranges between eight to 12 weeks. Basketball practice begins in earnest in nine weeks, so there's a strong possibility that the beginning of a rebuilding season in Storrs is already off to a rough start. As Mike Decourcy writes, Connecticut as a program faces a number of long-term issues with the 70-year old Calhoun undoubtedly reaching the end of his career soon — his latest health dust-up only serves to complicate those very important issues.
- It's probably not often that we'll choose a valuable M5 blurb to write about a player who only averaged a half-point and 1.8 rebounds per contest last season. But UCLA's Anthony Stover — dismissed from the team Monday for academic problems — is a statistical anomaly of sorts — the 6'10" rising junior only saw eight minutes a game in Ben Howland's system, but he still managed to block shots at a higher rate in limited time (18.2%) than Kansas' Jeff Withey (15.3%) and Kentucky's Anthony Davis (13.8%). Of course, for every block Stover registered last season (38), he also recorded a foul (37), so there's clearly a learning curve he must still conquer. Still, for a mid-major willing to work with the young man in the classroom, the potential (at least on the defensive end) is there.
- Quiet among all the other newsworthy things the NCAA has done lately, the governing body has implemented a number of new player eligibility standards that will be phased in by 2016. So why is this important now? As Dana O'Neil explains in this wide-ranging piece, high school freshmen for the Class of 2016 will report to their freshman years at high school in the next few weeks. The new requirements increase the number of core curriculum courses to 16 (10 of which must be completed in the player's first three years of high school, and seven of those must be in math, science, or English classes), raise the minimum GPA from 2.0 to 2.3, and generally scare the bejeezus out of college coaches everywhere. According to the NCAA, 43 percent of players who entered college basketball in 2009-10 would not have been eligible to play as freshmen under these new standards. Well, that solves the fake coursework problem — now, on to the AAU problem.
- More on this later today, but the Legends Classic released its faux-bracket yesterday, and we could be in for quite an early season treat in the new Barclays Arena during Feast Week if things work out. This event is one of those preseason "tournaments" where the semifinal teams are prospectively placed regardless of what happens in the earlier rounds, but if both Indiana and UCLA beat their semifinal opponents (Georgia and Georgetown, respectively), we could be treated with an epic neutral site showdown between two of the nation's top five teams. Both IU and UCLA boast talent aplenty, and if you believe CBSSports.com's recent report that IU star Cody Zeller and UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad are the two most coveted players in college basketball by other coaches, then this potential match-up represents the best that November will likely have to offer.
- Next season cannot get here soon enough, but SI.com's Andy Glockner is helping us fill the summer time off with his second annual Twitter-style State of the College Hoops Union piece where he breaks down 53 of the nation's best teams in 140 characters or less. There's some good stuff there, so we'd encourage you to stick with the article after reading Arizona's blurb and his first of more than a dozen awful hoops-related puns. Out like a Lyons in March? Yeah, we meant awful as in good. Somewhere in a lair under a golf course, Jim Nantz is stealing many of Glockner's better quips.


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EAST ALTON, Ill. — West Star Aviation recently broke ground on a new maintenance facility totaling 47,000 square feet at St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN). In addition to the new maintenance facility, West Star also has plans to open a 14,000 square foot wood shop and a 6,000 square foot accessory repairs shop.
The multimillion dollar expansion will bring the East Alton facilities from 250,000 to 317,300 square feet with approximately 300 employees.
"The added facility will give us the hangar and shop space we need in order to continue expanding over the next three to five years," said Rodger Renaud, Chief Operating Officer. "With more and more aircraft coming off their warranties and the increasing demand for refurbishment centers for small, mid, and large cabin aircraft, it is important that we take a proactive approach to the future."
West Star Aviation also has plans to open a state-of-the-art paint facility as well as an additional maintenance facility and shop at its Grand Junction, Colo., (GJT) location. An additional 10,000 square feet of maintenance facilities are also planned at the Columbia, South Carolina (CAE) location.
West Star Aviation, Inc. specializes in the repair and maintenance of airframes, windows, and engines, as well as major modifications, avionics installation and repair, interior refurbishment, surplus avionics sales, accessory services, paint and parts.
In addition to its facilities in East Alton, Grand Junction, and Columbia, West Star Aviation runs the maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colo., and at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Mo. The company also provides FBO services for transient aircraft at its newly remodeled East Alton and Grand Junction facilities.
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Goldman Sachs Responds to SEIU Statement About Stella D'Oro
Goldman Sachs Responds to SEIU Statement About Stella D'Oro
Goldman Sachs has never controlled Stella D'Oro and had no involvement in the decision to close Stella D'Oro baking operations in the Bronx, NY. The recent SEIU statement is wrong and fails to note the following facts:
• Goldman Sachs holds only about 2% of the outstanding shares of Stella D'Oro's parent company. Substantially all of those shares are held on behalf of clients.
• Goldman Sachs has never had any board representation at Stella D'Oro's parent company and therefore has never had any degree of control over the company's management or business decisions.
• Goldman Sachs repaid the TARP funds and repurchased the government's warrants, giving taxpayers a 23% return on their investment.
• Goldman Sachs has announced this week the establishment of the 10,000 Small Businesses program with a commitment of $500 million to unlock the job creation potential of small businesses through business education, mentors and networks, and financial capital.
• Compensation will not be determined until the end of 2009. We have a structure in place that aligns compensation with long-term performance, which is in line with the G20 proposals.


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The Chiefs have gotten a bit of help from the fates recently as they've faced several inexperienced and backup quarterbacks in a row, but there are plenty of teams that stumble against such opposition.
Kansas City has still avoided any stumbles, although they made it as tight as could be against the Browns on Sunday. The Chiefs held on for a 23-17 victory over the Browns thanks to a defense that made it a non-factor that the offense didn't score any points in the second half until an insurance field goal with 22 seconds left to play.
It wasn't the kind of overwhelming effort we've come to expect from the Chiefs this season as they sacked Jason Campbell just once and didn't force any turnovers. The K.C. special teams did force one, though, recovering a fumble by Davone Bess on a punt in the fourth quarter and then milking another three-plus minutes off the clock before punting the ball back to Cleveland.
Bess had an awful day all around, dropping three passes to go with the fumble. One of those came on fourth down later in the fourth quarter to set up the Josh Succop field goal that accounted for the final margin of victory. Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron combined for nine catches and 213 yards, which were the majority of the yards the Browns gained all day. Along with their own defensive performance, that's why the Browns were in the game until the final minutes and it gives the Browns something to build around on offense unless they trade Gordon before Tuesday's deadline.
The Chiefs offense did what it normally does and rode Jamaal Charles without turning the ball over. They did give up six sacks, however, and they weren't able to come up with a play that gained more than 28 yards all day. That lack of explosiveness could catch up with them at some point in the future, but, for now, the Chiefs are undefeated with the second half of the season right around the corner.


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Lawyers representing injured victims and families of those killed in the Glasgow helicopter crash have started legal action against the aircraft's operator.
Ten people died when the police helicopter crashed into the roof of the Clutha pub on November 29th.
More than 100 people were inside the bar at the time.
Irwin Mitchell's specialist aviation law team has sent a letter of claim to the legal representatives of Bond Aviation Group and also reiterated calls for a full examination of what can be done to improve flight safety.
One client the law firm is representing in the compensation claim is John McGarrigle. Mr McGarrigle's father, also called John, died when the helicopter crashed through the roof.
It has not yet been established what caused the helicopter to fall from the sky, although investigators say initial evidence rules out engine or gearbox failure.
Irwin Mitchell partner Elaine Russell said: ``Our clients have faced a difficult and traumatic time across the Christmas period after losing loved ones in the Clutha tragedy and we continue to eagerly await further information from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) regarding the progress of its investigations.
``However, we have now issued a letter of claim to Bond Aviation Group which, as the owner and operator of the aircraft, is legally liable for the deaths of the police passengers and the ground victims in the pub, as well as those who were injured in the pub, under a legal concept known as strict liability.
``The response from the Glasgow community has been heart-warming and there are many fundraising efforts taking place to help those affected.
``We are absolutely determined to ensure that those who lost relatives in this crash not only get the financial support they may need following the incident, but also the answers they are desperately seeking in relation to the crash.''
The legal team has also launched a campaign demanding the installation of vital black-box recording equipment to be standard on all commercial passenger-carrying helicopters.
Air accident investigators have already stated that the helicopter pilot made no mayday call and that no black box data recorder was on board.
Jim Morris, a former RAF pilot and partner in the specialist team, said: ``As part of our commitment to achieve justice for our clients, we will do everything we can to ensure that helicopter safety is a priority.
``An important factor in this is the need for review and amendment of helicopter regulations.
``This includes a change in legislation to require all commercial passenger-carrying helicopters to be fitted with flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) equipment.
``Too many people have lost their lives or suffered serious injuries as a result of helicopter crashes in the past five years and this simply cannot be allowed to continue any longer.''
The helicopter crew of pilot David Traill, Pc Tony Collins and Pc Kirsty Nelis died in the Clutha crash as well as seven customers in the pub. They were John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins, Samuel McGhee and Joe Cusker.
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Author Notes: Matzoh brei is my Proustian madeleine. It brings me back to the Saturday mornings of my youth, and never fails to comfort me, whether I make it for breakfast or as an easy dinner alone in my apartment. Being a slightly Jewish foodstuff, there is, of course, a grand debate over whether matzoh brei is whether it should be savory or sweet. Personally, I will only eat it savory and scorn those who top matzoh brei with maple syrup or powdered sugar. I am also wary of those people who like it savory yet add ingredients like dill, sauteed onions or sour cream into the mix. The perfect matzoh brei is not too crispy or well done, but rather slightly gooey and full of matzoh chunks and made only with eggs, matzoh, and milk. It should taste like the Jewish lovechild of scrambled eggs and bread pudding. —lauren
Food52 Review: WHO: lauren is a food writer and author based in New York City.
WHAT: A savory, milk-soaked matzoh scramble.
HOW: Soak matzoh in milk and eggs, and then scramble in butter.
WHY WE LOVE IT: While matzoh brei can be savory or sweet -- with different add-ins and toppings -- this is the straight-shooting, salt-and-peppery savory type. As lauren puts it, this matzoh brei "should taste like the Jewish lovechild of scrambled eggs and bread pudding. " We couldn't have said it better ourselves -- we're too busy making a second batch. —The Editors
Serves: 3 to 4
eggs (preferably organic/free range)
cup whole milk
pieces unsalted plain matzoh
teaspoon salt
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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tablespoons butter
- Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl. Add the milk, salt, and pepper, and whisk until smooth.
- Rinse the pieces of matzoh under cold water until moist. Break up into small pieces (about 1") and add to the egg mixture. With a wooden spoon, stir the egg mixture and make sure each piece of matzoh is well-coated with egg. Let sit about a minute to moisten.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan (nonstick will work best for this) over medium-high heat. Once the butter begins to foam at the edges, add the egg mixture to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir the egg mixture from time to time, scraping up the bits that have stuck to the bottom. The eggs should be served slightly wet and gooey, after about five to seven minutes, but since eggs are a very personal matter, you can cook them for more time if desired. Adjust seasoning if desired, and serve immediately.
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Subject: Insider Activities
Date: November 6, 2013
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, Federal Savings Associations, and Federal Branches of Foreign Banks; Department and Division Heads; All Examining Personnel; and Other Interested Parties
Description: Comptroller's Handbook Revisions and Rescissions
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued today the "Insider Activities" booklet of the Comptroller's Handbook. This updated booklet replaces a similarly titled booklet issued in March 2006.
This updated booklet provides guidance for examiners and bankers on how national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) may legally and prudently engage in transactions with insiders. The booklet explains how to implement risk management processes that provide for the appropriate control and monitoring of insider activities. It also explains how examiners review and assess insider activities during the supervisory process.
Major updates include the following:
With the issuance of this bulletin, the following publications have been rescinded:
For further information, contact John Eckert, Director, Operational Risk and Core Policy at (202) 649-7163 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or (202) 649-6550.
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Andy Ellwood needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 108 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
The design of a fresh, clean and modern logo for use online, in print and on display stands.
Hibernia Evros
Hibernia Evros Technology Group is an Irish-based IT services company specialising in the design, supply, implementation and support of IT networks and infrastructure.
The company was formed in November 2008 by a merger of
Hibernia Technology Group and Evros, The Computer Centre and brings over 20 years experience of providing first class technology needs of Irish organisations.
It does this through partnerships with leading suppliers such as IBM, VMWARE, Microsoft etc combined with highly skilled and experienced staff.
The interim logo (see http://www.hetg.ie) is a combination of the two separate pre-merger logos. It needs to be clean, crisp and modern and ideally reflect our ethos of:
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Trust
- Technical Excellence
- Giving the Customer what they need (i.e. putting the customer first)
- Being a friendly company that is the best at what they do and easy to deal with
- Working in partnership with the client
- The Hibernia Evros name should be included
- (we would consider HETG as well) in the design
- Preference for Green to be a predominant colour (but probably something muted - not bright fluorescent green)
- A design that could support a tagline (we may work with successful designer on this)
- A design that can support the addition of a second line to include a specific product or service - e.g. Managed Services
- Some subtle celtic design element to reflect Irish origins would be considered
- Something that equally works small (business card) and big (pop-up display stand)
- Ideally something that is rectangular so can be enlarged easily
- In Vector format for print and also jpeg for use online and in powerpoint etc
- Serif fonts
- Celtic or other ancient fonts
- Shamrocks or other Irish cliches
- Lots of fonts or colours
- Something too overtly technical
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According to accident reports released Monday:
360th Rd. at Timber Rd.
Julie Noeth, 34, of Ramona, driving a 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup, struck a 1989 Freightliner truck driven by Kevin Shields, 37, Lost Springs, who was making a right turn onto Timber Rd. at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 8.
Undersheriff David Huntley reported Noeth could not see the Freightliner due to road dust, and said Noeth turned right to avoid striking the truck, but collided with the right side.
K-15 highway north of 250th Rd.
Jeanna Rivir, 38, Durham was northbound in a 2007 BMW on K-15 highway at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 10 when she struck and killed a deer that ran into her path.
K-15 highway north of 70th Rd.
Thomas Forrester, 63, of Hillsboro was southbound in a 2003 Mercury Sable on K-15 highway one half mile north of 70th Rd. at 6:15 a.m. Aug. 11 when a deer entered the roadway. Deputy Derek Fetrow reported the deer was struck by the right front quarter panel of the vehicle, and that Forrester drove to his residence to report the collision.
60th Rd. east of Remington Rd.
Richard Fritz, 54, of Burns was driving a 2008 Honda motorcycle west on 60th Rd. one half mile east of Remington Rd. at 5:05 a.m. Aug. 5 when he struck a calf owned by Leland Jantzen of Burns. Deputy Wilma Mueller reported Peabody ambulance transported Fritz to Newton Medical Center.
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Sing Hero Would Have Been Activision's Next Music Franchise
During an era of music game over indulgence, Activision was planning on releasing Sing Hero, a karaoke version of the popular (but overcrowded), Hero series.
Thanks in large part to the music game genre dying an incredibly quick death (thanks in larger part to Activision's own market flooding), Sing Hero never saw the light of day. Siliconera managed to get its hands on some of Pi Studios' concept art for the game that never was, revealing an eclectic group of male and female avatars emulating several of the biggest music stars at the time.
Details on just what the game would have been like are slim, though Sing Hero reportedly would have tracked the number of fans a player earned as their score. Obviously a track listing is too much to have hoped for, but judging by the faux Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, and Justin Timberlake, you can get an idea of just what kind of tunes you'd have been belting out.
A straight-up karaoke game not requiring numerous peripherals could have managed to be a success, but since Sing Hero has been abandoned, we'll likely never know what could have been.


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Las Médulas, located near the town of Ponferrada in León province, Spain, used to be the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire. Las Médulas is listed by the UNESCO as one of the World Heritage Sites. The contrast between green of chestnut and oaks with the red color of the mountains in Las Médulas is wonderful.
How were Las Médulas made? The spectacular landscape of Las Médulas resulted from the Ruina Montium, a Roman mining technique described by Pliny the Elder consisting in the perforation of the mountain and latter irruption of great quantities of water that literally pulled the mountain down as you can see in the satellite image:
The romans removed 500 millons of m³ of land to get 3 grams of gold per tonne of land. Pliny stated that 20,000 Roman pounds of gold were extracted each year. The exploitation, involving 60,000 free workers, brought 5,000,000 Roman pounds (1,650,000 kg) in 250 years. To bring the necessary water from the Sierra de La Cabrera mountains to Las Médulas a system of channels more than hundred kilometers long was constructed, and some of its portions are still conserved. You can visit the channels with a guide and a helmet. The holes made by the water in the mountain are huge.
By the way, near las medulas you can visit the Castle from the Order of the Temple in Ponferrada.
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Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will only leave the Stadium of Light if the club allow him, according to his agent.
The 25-year old had an impressive season despite the club's battle against relegation and has been linked with Arsenal.
Guy Vandersmissen, Mignolet's agent, admits that it would be difficult for the Belgian to leave whilst under contract but hinted at leaving when it expires in two years time.
He told ESPN: "At this moment there are some clubs who are interested but Simon still has a two-year contract so we depend on the position that Sunderland is taking in relation to an eventual transfer.
"There is a contract so we have to respect the contract. But I don't think at this moment we would be prepared to sign a new contract. When there is a new contract the team can block a player.
"There are another two years on his contract, if they want us to stick to that, we will stick to that and perhaps leave after two years if there is an interest in Simon.
"If they want to make a proposal to Simon, they should come up with a decent proposal and we will then have a look at it."
Vandermissen revealed that Sunderland were looking to extend the Belgian's contract earlier in the season. However, the goalkeeper was hesitant due to the threat of relegation that looming over the club.
"I would say four or five months ago we talked but the situation for Sunderland was not that good," he continued.
"It was not clear that they would have enough quality to stay in the Premiership so it was not the right moment to discuss or sign a new contract because we didn't want to start up in the Championship next season."
Mignolet joined the Black Cats in 2010 from Belgian side Sint-Truiden. It was reported that the Belgian, who has made 13 appearances for his country, cost the club around £2million.
His form last season has attracted strong interest from the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Napoli this summer.
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Jacare-Tinga Cruise: Flights
Flight Information
The Jacare-Tinga Amazon cruise operates out of Manaus, Brazil (Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport). If you need any help booking these flights, we work closely with South American flight specialists Exito Travel, who can coordinate domestic and international flights to seamlessly tie in with your cruise itinerary.
Getting To Manaus
The Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport is located 15 km from the city centre. There are direct flights into Manaus, via Miami, Panama City, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. If you are flying from elsewhere in North America, you will either have to connect in Miami to Manaus, or fly directly into Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro and connect to a domestic flight to Manaus.
Direct Flights to Manaus from Miami: American Airlines, US Airways, and TAM Brazil. The duration of this flight is 5 hours and 20 minutes.
Direct Flights to Manaus from Rio and Sao Paulo: GOL, Azul and TAM Brazil airlines. From Rio, there is approximately 1 flight per day. The duration of the flight is 4 hours and 10 minutes. From Sao Paulo, there are 5+ flights a day to Manaus. The duration of the flight is 4 hours.
Direct Flights to Rio and Sao Paulo from North America: American Airlines, Air Canada, Continental, Delta and United Airlines that fly from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LA, Miami, Newark, New York, Orlando, Washington, and Toronto.
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text: Reduce Feed Shrink December 13, 2012 07:57 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By University News Release Email By: John K. Bernard, Dairy Research and Extension, University of Georgia One area that many producers overlook is shrinkage or the difference between what you paid for and the amount of feed that was actually consumed and converted into milk or body weight gain for replacement heifers. Shrinkage occurs during delivery of feed, storage, mixing, and feeding. Dr. Joe Harner, Kansas State University, lists the following common areas where shrinkage occurs around commodity barns: • Unloading on concrete slab versus direct unloading into the bay - wind movement of ingredients, failure to move 100% of an ingredient into a bay • Ration preparation - accuracy of measuring individual ingredients with a bucket loader is limited to about 1 to 2 cubic foot, resulting in over or under feeding individual ingredients • Weather - building is often oriented based on prevailing wind, leaving feed exposed to blowing precipitation, resulting in spoilage due to rain or snow • Number of bays - failure to empty bays completely often results in spoilage of ingredient along the back wall due to the inability to use in timely manner • Management - more emphasis on time or getting cows fed versus accuracy of feed ration • Feed center layout - efficiency in procurement of ingredients Harner indicates that the normal shrinkage for a three-sided commodity barn is 8%. If you are purchasing ground corn for $350 per ton, an average 8% shrinkage adds $27/ton to your feed cost. If you multiply this out over the volume of feed used for the year, it adds up to a considerable amount of money which is lost. This is repeated for all ingredients stored on the farm. The same applies to forage as well. Hopefully you have a better handle on shrinkage that this example, but most of us have room for improvement. In most cases, the changes needed to reduce shrinkage may be as simple as talking with the feeders to emphasize the importance of feed handling and proper mixing of rations or minor changes that would reduce wind losses. Most producers could realize saving by reducing the amount of shrinkage we currently have. Back to news


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text: Joe, I would have said the same about panasas but I like terragrid as every thing is pretty much standard so not to many high over heads, plus it offers the following: Standard Linux filesystem, and tools, so no re-training TerraGrid does not use a Meta Data Controller, so scales linearly. TerraGrid is the only CFS solution with a 24X7 resilient option! "Terragrid", allows you to start with one brick and expand as you need to. Increased reliability by support for diskless cluster nodes Terragrid uses a cache coherent implementation of iSCSI, to make a standard Linux filesystem behave as a parallel filesystem. Regards Imran -----Original Message----- From: beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org [mailto:beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org] On Behalf Of Joe Landman Sent: 24 November 2005 15:37 To: Toon Knapen Cc: johnh at streamline-computing.com; beowulf at beowulf.org Subject: Re: [Beowulf] file IO benchmark Hi Toon: A little more than a year ago we use io-bench from HPCC which I did a quick MPI port with. We were showing 1.8-2.1 GB/s sustained to a Panasas disk (http://www.panasas.com) system from a cluster. We also used the oocore (see http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=OCI). Again, using the Panasas disk, we were about 5x the speed of the nearest SAN solutions on 32 nodes, and more than an order of magnitude faster at 128 nodes. If you want a copy of my rather naive MPI port of io-bench, let me see if we can redistribute it. If you want oocore, surf over to http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0605 or grab it from http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf0605/oocore.tar.gz BTW: I cannot say enough good things about the Panasas file system. If you want raw speed to your cluster, there aren't too many things out there that can give it a run for the money. Joe Toon Knapen wrote: > John Hearns wrote: >> On Thu, 2005-11-24 at 10:49 +0100, Toon Knapen wrote: >> >> >>> The problem is that our parallel direct out-of-core solver thus needs to >>> store tmp data on disk. We already encountered problems when people are >>> using one global NFS mounted filesystem for storing the tmp data of all >>> nodes in the parallel run. >> For temporary data you should strongly encourage your users to write to >> scratch areas locally on the nodes. >> Or if you are writing the software, configure your software to do that, >> maybe using an environment variable. > > We allow users to specify the scratch-directory to make it point to a > local disk but this does not guarantee us that it will effectively point > to a local disk (or performant SAN). I don't see how an env.var. could > solve that? > > t > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 cell : +1 734 612 4615 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Missing Herd of Frozen Cows May Get Blown Up
Here is some bad moos, um, news. A missing herd of cows were discovered frozen solid near Conundrum Creek in an old ranger cabin near Aspen, Colorado.
About six cows were found inside by two Air Force Academy cadets who had snowshoed up the nine-mile trail from Conundrum Creek Road. The cows — including several dead outside the cabin — are believed to have sought shelter from a snowstorm and got stuck inside.
Now the U.S. Forest Service has only a few options to remove the carcasses from the cabin before the thaw: burn down the cabin, use helicopters or trucks to haul them out (which they say is too expensive or not permitted on the preserved trail) or, get this: use explosives to break up the cows.
Why not call a butcher and throw one helluva barbecue?
[via Aspen Daily News]