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Snipplr Search Integrated With Firefox 2.0
Published in: Development, News, Plugins, ScreencastsPosted by Tyler on 10/25/06
Yesterday, Mozilla released Firefox 2.0 and with it a slew of new features. One of them is autodiscovery of websites that support Amazon's OpenSearch format. Amazon describes OpenSearch as "a set of simple formats for the sharing of search results."
What this means to you is Snipplr (and other websites with searchable content) can be searched directly from Firefox's search box. There's no need to first go to Snipplr and then do a search. Now you can search from inside your browser no matter what site you're currently on. Here's how it works.
Using Firefox 2.0, go to Snipplr.com – you'll see the small arrow next to Firefox's search box light up.
Click on the arrow and choose "Add Snipplr" to add it to your list of search engines.
Now, you can search Snipplr using Firefox just like you do Google. Snipplr will even suggest searches as you type them! Here's a short screencast showing the whole process in action.

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Department store chain House of Fraser, which has a flagship outlet in Birmingham, has sold a majority stake in its business to Chinese conglomerate Sanpower in a deal worth £480 million.
The non-state owned Chinese giant, which is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, acquired an 89 per cent stake in the 165-year-old brand's UK and Ireland department stores through its Nanjing Cenbest subsidiary.
The deal has been touted as the largest overseas acquisition ever in the retail sector by a Chinese business, with Sanpower now expected to develop the brand overseas.
Its announcement comes after reports last week that Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley had bought an 11 per cent stake in the business in an attempt to derail the deal with the Chinese.
But House of Fraser stressed that, should that transfer of shares go through, the Newcastle United owner – whose interest in House of Fraser has been known since 2012 – would not have the right to a position on the company's board.
The company, which went private in 2006, also said it did not expect to see any day-to-day changes for the 7,300 House of Fraser staff and 12,000 concession employees working across its 60 stores.
Hailing the announcement Don McCarthy, executive chairman of House of Fraser, said it opened an "extremely exciting chapter in the story of House of Fraser".
He added: "The acquisition by Nanjing Cenbest will allow House of Fraser's management team to continue to grow and invest in the business in the UK and Ireland, provide a strong platform from which to expand the brand in international markets and to further develop our multichannel, stores and premium fashion offering.
"I am extremely confident that the Group's business model, with our premium brand positioning and strong multichannel operations, as well as international opportunities, will accelerate and develop long into the future."
Sanpower, which was ranked 24th among the 500 non-state owned enterprises in China by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce last year, described the move as "a landmark transaction for a Chinese listed company".
The Nanjing-based group's founder and chairman, Yuan Yafei, said the deal was "the largest cross-border direct acquisition by a Chinese non-state-owned A-share listed company, and the largest overseas acquisition in the retail sector by a Chinese business".
Mr Yuan added that Sanpower now plans to develop House of Fraser's business and replicate its model in international markets, especially in China.
The 49-year-old said: "House of Fraser is a strong and iconic heritage brand in the UK and abroad, with exceptional fashion credentials.
"The management team has done an incredible job moving this business from a traditional department store to a recognised premium branded fashion retailer with a first-class multichannel offering.
"We have always been looking to invest in strong brands like House of Fraser, and take them to the next level of growth."
Commenting on the effect the acquisition would have for employees, a House of Fraser spokeswoman said: "This is about growing and investing in the UK and Ireland business and also abroad, so any impact will be positive.
"The Chinese have made it clear that they are 100 per cent behind the UK growth story, so it's all about what we can do both here and internationally."
The Birmingham store in Corporation Street is House of Fraser's largest UK store. It was bought from Rackhams in 1959 and was rebranded as House Of Fraser in 2003.


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Adobe Carousel is an Apple friendly photo management tool that is similar to Adobe LIghtroom in many respects, bringing photo editing and viewing options to a range of Apple devices. The interface is virtually identical no matter which device you are working with, which creates a beautifully uniform experience whichever platform you're using.
When it comes to photo editing, you have a number of options available. As well as basic edits such as cropping and rotating, you can also adjust saturation and exposure levels. Unlike some photo editing tools, particularly on the iOS platform, the original file is always retained so you are free to experiment to your heart's content.
The features of Adobe Carousel are impressive enough, but it is the cross-platform nature of the app means that it has added appeal. The fact that you can access all of your photos from your iPhone, iPad or Mac thanks to automatic file synchronization means that photos can be easily shared around the home without the need to manually copy files from one device to another.
You can opt to share the albums you create with others – just flag up the images you think are of interest and they can be opened in another copy of Carousel. Of course, there is also the ability to share photos using the likes of Twitter and Facebook. Although you need a subscription to work with the full version of Adobe Carousel – which will set you back $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year – the app includes a free 30 day trial so you can check it out in advance.
A great alternative to Lightroom, but it is still a little on the pricey side.


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Bandwidth Sleeper is a simple application that monitors network traffic and sleeps your computer when an upload or download finishes. Help save the environment, sleep your computer when you aren't using it! Simply select uploads or downloads and which interface to monitor, click start and you are set. When your upload or download finishes, your computer will be put to sleep. If there is no network activity when you click start, it will wait for a transfer to begin.
Requirements for Bandwidth SleeperMac OS X 10.4 or later
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If you've been looking for a way to keep your Twitter timeline synced between your iPhone and iPad, you'll be happy to know that Tweetbot has been updated with the ability to do just that with the help of iCloud sync.
Before, many users were using the service called Tweet Marker that aided in keeping your Twitter timeline synced between different devices and clients. What it couldn't do, was sync the read status of direct messages. With iCloud sync, you can read a DM in Tweetbot for iPad, and when you switch to Tweetbot on your iPhone, that DM will already be marked as read there as well. You no longer have to "mark all as read" when switching devices!
In addition to your timeline and direct messages, iCloud sync in Tweetbot will also keep your mute filters synced across devices.
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Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein's Monster were having their traditional pre-Halloween get-together at their favorite quiet bar, the Bucket of Blood. The mood was not happy, though.
"Halloween's not what it use do be," Dracula was grumbling.
"What do you mean?" asked the Wolf Man. "It's bigger than ever. I hear it's the third most popular holiday in America now. And it's not even officially a holiday. I don't get the day off from work. Well, unless there's a full moon."
"But where does that leave us?" said the Monster. "We used to be fright-night superstars, but now we're old hat."
Old was right, the Wolf Man...


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Reflecting changes that are reshaping the media landscape in this country and abroad, the largest number of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say news websites are their primary source for news today. Newspaper print editions and TV were tied in distant second place.
With the proliferation of media, however, the quality of news reporting has declined, most say.
Since the mid-1990s, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has conducted biennial national surveys on news media consumption. The just-released 2012 report shows ongoing changes in the media landscape, with traditional sources such as newspapers, TV and radio facing increasing competition from online sources, including their own websites.
Asked where they got news the day before, a majority of Pew respondents-55 percent-said on TV. Thirty-nine percent said online, 33 percent said they listened to radio news and 29 percent read a newspaper.
Two decades ago, responses to the same Pew survey question were TV, 68 percent; newspaper, 56 percent; and radio, 54 percent.
The new Pew report notes that "substantial percentages of the regular readers of leading newspapers now read them digitally." In the RBJ Snap Poll, 49 percent of respondents said news websites-including newspapers, TV, radio and online-only-are their primary source for news.
Nearly 790 readers participated in this week's poll, which was conducted Oct. 1 and 2.
In general, what is your primary source for news?
News websites: 9%
Newspapers: 17%
Radio: 8%
Email newsletters: 3%
Social media: 3%
Blogs: 1%
Other: 2%
With the proliferation of media, has the quality of news reporting improved or declined?
Improved: 17%
Declined: 69%
No change: 15%
The news media has and is failing America. We need better, unbiased news reporting. We also need to focus on educating the public on economics and how business works.
—Peter Caines, Penfield
Most of our news input comes online or from TV. I do miss reading the paper in the morning. Just kind of feels nice to do it. The quality of the news hasn't changed, but I don't watch a lot of TV news. Too many commercials makes it a waste of time.
—Bob Stein
I read, appreciate and value my daily, home-delivered newspaper. The Syracuse Post-Standard is reducing that to three times a week. That will increase my use of websites for current news. However, I will miss getting the paper each morning.
—Sandra Baker, Research & Marketing Strategies Inc., Baldwinsville
This is a naive survey to ask which is the primary source of news. Isn't the whole point that we are all using multichannel sources? I pick up news from at least a dozen places during the week including magazines, newspapers, blogs, Google+ feeds, radio.
—Martha Bush, SIGMA Marketing Group
With the 24-hour news cycle, it is impossible not to use electronic media to access the daily news. I still subscribe to multiple print newspapers, and those will be hard to give up. I find that the quantity does not equal the quality, and I have to be very selective in choosing which media outlets give me the balanced, factual, in-depth reporting I appreciate.
—Tom Sargent, Penfield
When I say that the quality of news reporting has declined, I'm referring to those situations where the media, in a rush to be the first to report something, start out with incomplete and/or inaccurate information. This happens all the time, and there are never any retractions or corrections, or admissions that the initial reporting was erroneous. This is how rumors get started and we have a dozen different versions of the same story. Take a little more time, and get your facts straight before reporting the story!
—Deborah Emerson, Central New York Library Resources Council
You've got it backwards: The decreased quality of news reporting has resulted in a proliferation of media. My dad subscribed to Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report, and all three were quality news sources back then. Luckily there are many alternative news sources now, although you have to be careful of the quality.
—Karen Zilora, Creative Scanning Solutions Inc.
It is criminal that the "Main Street media" is so blatant in their support of the Democratic Party. Whatever happened to journalism?
—Frank Gerham Jr., Westminster Financial
The media bias is out of control! The mainstream media is in the bag for Obama. I get my news from the Drudge Report or Fox News.
—Joe Dattilo
The left-wing slant in the media is out of control. A 1st grader could recognize that the media cares only about one thing-keeping the Democrats in power and accusing Republicans of being racists.
—Brandon McGuire
For political news I generally watch a major network (NBC), and then believe the opposite of what they report.
—Jim Rugby, Pittsford
For most items, the newspaper is usually "yesterday's news," since we are enjoying real-time awareness of happenings as they unfold. I find it interesting and useful.
—Joe Cameron, Cameron Computers Inc.
I don't have a primary source of news any more—you pick up bits and pieces from various places and piece it together. The preachy left-wing bias in the "traditional" media is annoying and limits my willingness to read/watch it. On the other hand, the conservative media is more amateurish. For this reason a lot of people have dropped out of keeping up; it's just too much work to figure out what's really going on through the spin. Its not good for democracy, but it is what it is.
—Bob Sarbane
Most of the media has a left-wing bias. There are many studies out there that have proven it. One of the most noteworthy is a UCLA study which concluded 18 of the 20 major news outlets have left-wing bias. It's good that there is now alternatives to the traditional newspapers, TV, radio, etc. However,the left-wing bias is still prevalent and has damaged the country.
—John Rynne, president Rynne, Murphy & Associates Inc.
With the array of choices available you can now be up to speed on almost any issue. And today it's very easy to spot media bias. The days of three networks and two wire services controlling the headlines are thankfully over.
—George Thomas, Ogden
Newspapers have lost their mandate to objectively report in a factual manner without political bias. I have given up on the Democrat and Chronicle because of its bias. I think most of the cause for the decline in print media is because of the absence of critical analysis and the political bias. Liberal reporting has had a definite negative effect on print media.
—Dave Coriale, Webster
It's disappointing how often I see grammatical errors and typos in the D&C. One wonders if editors are proofing copy. Also, too many stories are begun with no context, assuming the reader already knows this. The rule of thumb should be that the story must be able to stand alone, with no presumed knowledge on the reader's part. Check out the Boston Globe, NY Times, or Wall Street Journal for examples of well-written news stories.
—Joanne Greene-Blose
News does not seem objective any more—each station has their own twist on reporting.
—J. Cummings
National and state news is relatively useless because of its horrific pro-government/pro-politician slant.
—Jim Weisbeck
Local TV news needs to go more in-depth and spend less time on weather. National news has become more opinion and less real news. The local (daily) paper has become an advertising vehicle with obits getting more space than real news and editorials written by some of the most lightweight, pompous writers that it's no wonder it usually blows away in my driveway before I can reach it.
—Bob Miglioratti
I don't consume any live news any more. I am satisfied to read my news (without the breathless commentation) on sites like the RBJ and N.Y. Times. I consume news through both direct reading and referrals through social media to articles that friends think are interesting. RBJ as a publication is excellent—and also the last paper news I still read. For the subscription fee paid, there should be an easy to use, no additional charge, Android and iOS app to consume your news online, with adequate sharing privileges.
—Lee Drake, CEO, Os-Cubed Inc.
The quality of the writing and utter lack of editing has lowered the news content to, at best, a sixth grade reading level and I may be insulting sixth graders. Not just the proper use of apostrophes and commas, but actual sentence structure, verb tense and choice of words has sufferred. Whilst you may assume I am yet another English teacher lamenting this decline, I hold a BS in biology and psychology and an MBA with concentrations in accounting & information systems and finance. Even a 55-year-old "numbers" person can appreciate the need for basic grammar and long for "the good old days" of more sophisticated journalism. Are you listening, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle media group?
—Barb Consler
The D&C is a 5-minute read. The Wall Street Journal is an excellent read. The local TV news keeps me up to date on local matters. The network news is worthless. The cable news is the main source of balanced news. I mainly watch Fox News, with an occasional glance at CNN. MSNBC is a very biased source of news. I watch MSNBC just to gain some perspective on the Hollywood left version of the news. Also, BBC definitely provides a totally different international view.
—Dennis Kiriazides, retired
With so many types of media available, I find that I need to explore as many as possible to get the full picture. Newspapers and specialized periodicals provide the most in-depth information and have high credibility. However, network TV news and other TV news is important for up to date information that changes quickly. The Internet news sites also provide quickly updated information, with the capacity to do more searching for additional insight. The Sunday Times provides the widest ranging and greatest depth of reporting and analysis. We need them all, including the Daily Show and Steven Colbert to get a more humble assessment!
—Frank Orienter, Rochester
Most of my news is from National Public Radio, the paper version D&C, and online U.S. News & World Report. Multiple sources is always best. Sensationalist TV news is often biased and unimportant. It is designed to sell advertisements to the semi-literate masses. It's frightening that too many news consumers tailor their news intake to match their political leaning.
—Tom Smith, Hemlock
Fox News is the only real major news source available to Americans. They report the news separately from opinion while ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC and CNN inject too much fluff like, who's winning "Dancing With the Stars" or tedious stories of the latest exploits of persons like Lindsay Lohan. All the 'big five' show a definite bias towards a liberal agenda, especially MSNBC. At least Fox News tries to be, as they say, "fair and balanced." I use a wide variety of online sources of news too. I often visit the Drudge Report 2012 site because it reports a variety of news. Sure, Drudge may link you to the New York Times or even one of the "lamestream" media, but it is up to me if where I visit makes me gag; if it does, I return and find a site I can tolerate. ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC and CNN also do our nation a disfavor; by concentrating on fluff, as I mentioned above, they keep people's minds off of many things that may make people aware of the real news events that will affect them. They help provide the liberal left with what Joseph Stalin referred to as "useful idiots." Also, Josef Goebbles would be very impressed by those news sources as they mimic the way he wanted news reported to the German people during Hitler's reign. Hopefully Americans will wake up some day and realize that they are being misinformed and under-informed or simply 'dumbed-down' by useless fluff that will not enlighten them to the real events that effect their lives and livings every day.
—Michael F. Kloppel, chairman, the Ontario County Conservative Party, Canandaigua
In general, the mainline news corporations feel a need to favor the left and an extreme need to report it first, not accurate. They can retract it later or even blame some other reason, releasing the media from harm.
—Greg Clyde
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As we count down to the ribbon cutting for the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone in April, Plant Adventures Coordinator Jennifer Sanders offers the second installment in an occasional series.
More than once lately, I've been caught walking around the Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens without my boots on. It's earned me a raised eyebrow from one or two of the circulation desk volunteers. "Aren't you missing something?" asked one ever-vigilant, ever-diligent soul. And senior librarian Elizabeth Drewery once had a compliment for me. "What lovely socks," she said (compliments sound even better with an English accent).
The boots in question were parked outside, a few feet from where my office is tucked just inside the library's back door. I've learned to wear the boots every day — after the first time I retrieved something from my supply closet in the construction zone (a.k.a the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone) and came back up to my ankles in red mud. Occasionally, I've had to shed them at the door to avoid decorating the library carpet with muddy footprints.
It's been worth it though. For I've had the privilege to watch how the workers have taken a mud pit and created an incredible garden. While they've been laying drainage pipes and pouring cement and gingerly transporting trees and shrubs, we've undertaken a parallel challenge — building a program consistent with the vision embodied in the new garden.
The concept of universal design governs the construction process in the Arrington Plant Adventure Zone. It's the notion that you can create a space that works for everybody. The most oft-cited example is curb cuts in sidewalks. The same curb cut that works for a person using a wheelchair or a rolling walker also works for the parent pushing a stroller, the airport-bound executive pulling a wheeled suitcase, or the child riding a bicycle.
The Arrington Plant Adventure Zone will be the first (but not the last) space at The Gardens built according to the principles of universal design. With Plant Adventures, we aim to put those principles in practice in our programs as well. We want everyone to find a place to participate.
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I just got a new rice cooker- Aroma's ARC-856- and it arrived just in time for me to make my sister's birthday cake, even allowing a couple of days for experimentation. This is a 6 cup cooker with no dedicated cake function, but it does have Aroma's version of "fuzzy logic" and multiple rice settings, as well as steam cook and 1 hour and 2 hour slow cook settings, and a delay timer. Has anyone ever made a cake in a similar type of cooker? If I use a mix, do I need to halve it? I don't want to blow up my brand new cooker on the first try!
This is the rice cooker I got: http://www.amazon.com/Aroma-ARC-856-Digital-Cool-Touch-Steamer/dp/B0002O...
53 views in the hour or so since I posted this? I guess I'm not the only one interested in the subject. :) Here are the results of my first failed experiment:
For my first experiment I decided to try a lazy semi-vegan (not 100% sure about one ingredient in the mix) spice cake. Which means I emptied a box of Duncan Hines Spice Cake mix into a bowl and dumped a can-minus-a-sip of cream soda into it. Whisk whisk whisk out all the lumps and then poured about half (which I think ended up being closer to 2/3) into the lightly oiled rice cooker pot. I then cooked it on the 1 hour porridge/slow cook setting, and when I came back to check it wasn't quite done, so I gave it another 20 minutes or so on the steam cook setting. A toothpick came out clean, so I took the bowl out and set it on an oven mitt to cool. When I inverted the pot over a plate, the cake pretty much crumbled, mostly because most of the top if it stuck to the pot. Oops. I'm not sure if this is because I didn't use quite enough oil on the pot, or if I cooked it on the wrong setting, or if I didn't let it cool down enough. Or it's possible the lazy vegan cake is just a bit too fragile for this method- though it does make great cupcakes!
I've just started the second half of the mix cooking. This time I sprayed the pot liberally with PAM and set it on the steam cook setting. Once it is done I will try to let it sit longer, and we'll see how this turns out...
Use baking paper in the bottom and it will come out easily. I have an old school cooker and I need to press cook 4 times and set a timer for 15 minutes each time. It turns out great. Cake mixes work best but I'm going to try a lemon chiffon cake that might work. Heavy cakes don't work well. Good luck.
Well, the second cake would have come out a little better, cooked twice on the steam cook setting, but this time only half of it came out of the pot, while the other half stuck firmly inside. Maybe next time, if I ever feel like bothering with this again, I'll just stick a whole stick of butter in there. >:[
My sister's birthday is coming up in a couple of days, and I have been given cake making duty, so I really hope someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong!!!
I've never tried baking in my rice cooker before, but I'll try and help!
Unless you're an experienced vegan baker or you're baking for vegans, I would suggest sticking with non-vegan recipes. I'm an inexperienced vegan baker, and my vegan cakes are usually dry. Whenever I watch Food Network cake competitions, the judges usually have a problem with vegan cakes being too dry and crumbly (tough to make perfectly under pressure, perhaps?).
Does your rice cooker have a steamer basket? You could try a steamed cake. I tried this recipe one time:
Silicone cups work great in a steamer, and supposedly small metal pans work too. I imagine that if you tried steaming the boxed mix as cupcakes it would work well, but I haven't tried it so I can't confirm.
It looks like Recipezaar has some excellent steamed cake recipes.
If you'd prefer a spice cake, then some English pudding recipes would be great candidates, and there is discussion of similar cakes in the mushi pan thread:
I imagine that by baking straight in the body of the cooker, you'll face the problem of the bottom burning before the middle has set.
This website recommends a rice cooker with a "cake" setting and says that normal rice cookers have too much instant heat to successfully bake in them (but it also has some tasty-looking recipes):
Here's a page with sponge cake advice:
Most of these people have rice cookers with "bake" buttons:
I hope there's something helpful in here. I've made English fig pudding and Christmas pudding, and though both had to steam for several hours on the stove, they always turn out excellent.
Just an idea...but maybe try lining the rice cooker pot with some kitchen parchment paper, then greasing that? Perhaps the inside surface of the pot is not quite non-stick? I don't have any experience with that particular rice cooker, but the couple of times I've tried making a cake-like thing in mine it's come out fine with just a little oiling.
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It's entirely possible that the vegan cake really is just too fragile. I'm not fully vegan- just a vegetarian who strongly prefers vegan food and finds the concept of eggs and dairy rather gross, but does eat them in small amounts in other foods sometimes. I guess for the birthday cake I might have to cave in and use eggs. Eew. ;)
Maki, the parchment paper is a good idea. I think I'll try that if just a good thick layer of margarine doesn't work on the next one.
In my price range, I had the choice of this cooker, or a larger 10 cup Sanyo with a cake button. The Sanyo was the big round type and was all stainless steel with black accents... and I just *hated* the look of it. I purchased this one from a certain very large retailer whose name is synonymous with evil solely because of its easy return policy. So if it is not just user error and this cute little cooker just doesn't work properly, I do have the option of returning it and getting the larger and possibly "better" cooker, though from a different seller with a little more complicated return policy. I have to admit that I also like the little pod look that makes people stop and ask "What *is* that?!?"
Steamed cakes sound really good, too, and are on my to-do list, but I don't have my own kitchen because I had to move back in with my parents who have informed me that I do not live here and have no rights whatsoever, so I have to keep things to a minimum. They've always ridiculed everything I do, just as they did when they came home early and walked in on my first rice cooker cake experiment. I'm tempted to tell my grandmother she'll just have to heat her oven up, and the house along with it, because I'm not going to subject myself to their crap any more. Actually... anyone have any tips for setting up a bedroom kitchenette? :)
If you don't have a problem baking from scratch, you might want to try a Wacky Cake recipe rather than the cake mix + soda version. Wacky Cake is milk and egg free, and a little denser than what you're trying.
I've never had luck turning the cake mix + soda cakes out of pans... they're just too fragile.
You might want to consider trying to get your hands on a toaster oven. I had reasonably good luck baking cakes, cookies and brownies in a toaster oven as long as they were small batches.
I used to frequently bake cakes in my rice cooker but I'm not vegan or anything, so I'm not sure how much this will help.... I found that if your pot has a non-stick coating, coating it with butter or any oil made it stick worse... or in some cases, even burn. I use a very old-school 8 cup rice cooker... the kind that has one button with no fancy settings. If it helps any, I press the cook button, let it run it's course and wait about 20 minutes before hitting the cook button again. It usually takes about an hour and a half or so... time varies each time I'm afraid. I use the entire cake mix box and follow the directions.
Some photos of how my cakes turn out:
and a chocolate one...
Wow, those are seriously impressive looking cakes!
a little note I hope may help --
vegetable glycerine is a sweet substance used as a humectant, a 'moisture-maker/keeper' in baked goods. I'd try substituting up to 3/4 of the sweetener (sugar, whatever) in a cake recipe with 1/2 the volume of veg gly. It really does make a difference in moisture, and the taste is virtually identical to sugar. Unlike sugar, it actually lowers blood sugar levels, so I really don't know why it isn't used universally in diabetics' "sweets."
Hey Girl,
So 1. I have no clue how a experienced vegan cooker can't bake moist vegan cupcakes or cakes. I'm a vegan and I love to bake but if you asked me to make up my own recipe I would laugh at you. Nonetheless, my vegan cupcakes and cakes fly off the plate at parties. Vegan is actually better for baking, when it does not come out of a box!! You should check out: Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, a cook book by too very proudly unslim vegan cheifs. I make their carrot cake cupcakes, so simple and so delicious. You could probably find a vegan cake recipe for them. Vegan cake shouldn't be any more fragile, it should actually be more moist and more compatible with the process. The products used in vegan baking are simply that much better for the artform.
ANYWAYS I am currently live in Japan and heartbroken over the lack of ingredients to make my delicious cupcakes. Nonetheless, there are no ovens here
I am in Japan (Yokohama) right now, and just baked a cake in an oven yesterday. There sure are ovens here! They may not be as ubiquitous in all home kitchens as they are in the west, but most people I know have either an oven, or much more commonly a combination convection-microwave oven. Baking is very popular in Japan. Furthermore, all kinds of baking ingredients are available too...though you may have to search them out. (Many are available from specialists online if you are not near a major metropolitan area.)
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Old Fort Niagara was once a strategic encampment that controlled access to the Great Lakes and was the setting for some of some of America's notable revolutionary era battles. It has been 200 years since the fort weathered any armed conflict and 50 years since any service members have been stationed there. Though the fort's military utility has been exhausted, the proud sentinel of the Niagara River refuses to wave the white flag under the siege of time. The rich 300-year history of the fort lives on as a historical landmark open to the public.
This year, Old Fort Niagara will host several special events that will promote the fort's history and educate the public on several key aspects that defined the time period during the years when the fort was an active military installation. In coming weeks the fort will present a traditional 1812 music show, live battle reenactment and a cash raffle, all within the fort's historic landscape.
On Aug. 28, at 7 p.m., nationally acclaimed historians and musicians David and Ginger Hildebrand will perform music of the War of 1812. The music they will perform is authentic in nature and will feature several replica instruments that were common of the time period. The performance will be accompanied by a screening of the documentary "Anthem." Admission is free. Seating is limited. Reservation tickets can be acquired by calling 745-7611.
Executive Director Robert Emerson, who plays a major role in bringing these events to the fort, says, "They were here about a dozen years ago. They did a program on Colonial music. This time they're coming back with new material. ... They loved the fort the last time they were here and they were anxious to get back."
On Labor Day Weekend, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, the fort will celebrate the 200-year anniversary of the capture of the fort by British forces during the War of 1812. On Saturday, the fort has scheduled various demonstrations, living history programs, military exercise recreations and reenactments will take place all day on Saturday, Aug. 31. Nearly 100 professional re-enactors will provide an authentic and unique glimpse into the past with a variety of programs and demonstrations throughout the day.
Noting the fort's 20 years of production of this event, Emerson says, "We have a couple of distinguished speakers that are new this year. ... They're both accomplished authors and distinguished historians."
At 7 p.m. on Saturday, the fort doors will close and all spectators will be asked to remain within the fort walls as the minutes wind down until the bicentennial battle erupts inside the fort. At 8 p.m., the reenactment begins as British troops follow in the footsteps of the infantrymen who first made the daring charge in 1813. Spectators will have a unique view of the entire battle from atop the fort's walls. All of the events, demonstrations and programs are regular admission and open to the public. Space is not limited.
As summer fades into fall, Old Fort Niagara will host its second annual cash raffle on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. First-place winner takes home a $10,000 cash reward, second takes $1,500 and third wins $1,000. In order to enter, participants must purchase a $100 ticket, which includes admission for two to the Niagara Officers Club, where the raffle winners will be drawn. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided, and tickets can be purchased at the fort, local businesses or by calling 745-7611. Only 275 tickets are being sold. As Emerson notes, "If we sell 275, not only will we do well financially, but people will have a greater chance of winning if the amount is capped."
For a complete list of events and a detailed hourly schedule of each event, visit the Old Fort Niagara home page, www.oldfortniagara.org/events/.


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ASLA New York Chapter President Susannah Drake, ASLA, recently wrote a letter to the editor that appeared in the New York Times on November 26, 2008. The letter was in response to a November 18, 2008 editorial titled "A Resounding Vote for Open Space," praising the 62 referendums that approved $7.3 billion in new spending for parks and open-space preservation.
Drake's letter commended the bipartisan support for such referenda that seemed to pass in the shadows of other election-related news. Also mentioned is ASLA's support of H.R. 5867, the Energy Conservation Through Trees Act of 2008, introduced by Representative Doris Matsui of California, as an example of legislation that incorporates landscape architecture techniques to significantly reduce energy consumption.
H.R. 5867 would establish a grant program to utilize targeted residential tree planting techniques to help reduce energy usage in homes across the country. The bill includes ASLA-recommended language to improve the care and maintenance of new trees. For more information, visit ASLA's web site.
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Hi folks, this is my first post here, and I am kind a new to Lisp, so apologies for any daft or dumb-seeming questions Before I ask about what I is currently baffling me, I should probably give a bit of background so you know where I'm coming from. I've been a professional programmer for more than twenty years, beginning with Visual Basic (in my defense, back then I didn't know any better..) and ASP (again VB based - activeX controls and whatnot) when the company moved towards web development. Since then, most of my programming experience has been internet based, mainly Perl and PHP on the server-side, Javascript
for client stuff, and more recently Python.
A few years ago I was lucky enough to spend a few months working with a VERY good Lisp programmer, who introduced me to this weird language that until then I had heard of but never actually even seen an example of. He also introduced me to Emacs and various tools to make coding in Lisp easier, like SLIME.Unfortunately my contract ended before I could learn much more than the absolute basics, but since then I have had an interest in Lisp - the code that I could understand was outstandingly elegant, and the idea of a beautifully organic language based almost purely on mathematical principles was and is very appealing. Unfortunately I never got around to building on this experience, until I recently decided to bite the bullet, get my head down, and actually learn to program, if not fantastically, the at least reasonably well, in Lisp.
So, that's pretty much where I'm at now - I have found many books and other resources to help, some of which are awful, but many of which are very well written and surprisingly humorous and entertaining for a programming textbook.
My current issue is Lambda functions - I have read as much as I could find on this subject, including going back to Alonzo Church's papers on Lambda Calculus (which pretty much all went waaaaay over my head). I get the idea of anonymous functions, and I know that they are kind of crucial to the power of Lisp (and according to some papers I've read, effectively ARE Lisp)...but I just really don't get why. Why, when and where would Lambda functions be used...I know this is a problem with my thinking, probably a result of my previous programming experience, and I also know that experienced Lispers will probably wonder why I'm having such a problem with this, but...I am. To be honest I don't know what I expect as an answer to this post...obviously some miracle suggestion would be great I know if I carry on writing Lisp programs I'll probably find I grok it without actually realising how or why...so I guess maybe I'd just like to know if this is a problem that other people have come across and hopefully worked through - it'd be nice to know I'm not alone in finding this hard to comprehend....
I hope that all makes sense - it's a lot longer than I'd planned, but I'd like to think that in the future I may be able to contribute to this forum, if only in supporting other baffled new-Lispees. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this, and double-plus thanks for anyone who replies.


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ThinkBox necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 16 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Thinkbox National Marketing
We are an experiential marketing firm that connects consumers with brands anywhere anytime. We create and activate campaigns that create a buzz, and leave a lasting impression.
Our focus is strictly on experiential marketing - creating publicity stunts that turn heads and make people do a double take, or just a simple traditional sampling.
We are a fun, upbeat, and creative company, but still hold a corporate feel. In no way do we like to be boaring, but do appreciate a professional look to our site, but it must be sexy.
We are a young, entreprenurial company, that keeps growing each year. So we need to appeal to large corporations, as well as creative houses looking to outsource thier projects.
Our target audience is large corporations such as Nike, Coke, Warner Bros, and advertising agencies such as Cossette, OMD, and Grey World Wide.
We are focusing on the Canadian Market - all provinces
Please be creative. Take a look at http://www.thinkboxnational.com this is our current site. We need a new look, and we will be changing the content that is on the site. I have added copy for our home page at the end of the document. As copy becomes available for the rest of the site we will update this brief.
We would want to showcase our pictures on the site.
Ideally what we want to see is a home page that has tabs to:
What we do
sub tab 1: Experiential Marketing and Activation
sub tab 2: Event Staffing
sub tab 3: Alternative Advertising
sub sub tab A: IlluminAd
sub sub tab B: Car Wraps
sub sub tab C: RickshawVertising
Our Team -( In this section we would want to embed video and a picture)
Our Projects - 5 projects/case studies (3 pictures 1 video clip for each case study)
What our clients say - client testimonials approx 4
Contact Us
We would also want to have an are/box somewhere we can get twitter programed and a feed running through our site of our tweets.
We believe in the power of connection, and understand that relationships are built through positive and memorable experiences. Therefore, we conceptualize and create experiential marketing campaigns that test the traditional boundaries of advertising, bringing to life a unique experience that sets off a buzz.
We pair our campaigns with our in house activation division. Holding a national roster of seasoned project managers, talented brand ambassadors, and attentive event staff; we boast a high calibre of quality in each of our activations.
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Lawana Faye Sadberry entered into Heaven to join her husband of 57 years John H. Sadberry on May
16, 2013. She is survived by 1 of 8 siblings Virginia Brooks, 3 sons, Randy, Jeff and John Sadberry, 4 grandsons: John Harrison, Johnny Allen, Michael Anthony & Daniel Steven Sadberry and 6 great grandchildren. Although we will deeply miss Mama, we know her place is with Papa and she will be at peace. Until we meet again, we love and will miss you but your memory will live on forever in our Hearts.


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A massive feeding campaign in drought-stricken Niger is under way. It started in a small village east of the capital. Amont these who came to receive food rations for their families were Hadiza, a mother of four, and Shaibou, a grandfather of 50. For both the food was a life-saver. View video
GAFFATY – The rains in Niger have come just in time to muddy the roads and make transport difficult for the massive operation underway to bring desperately needed food to more than seven million people – and 670,000 children – across the country.
But that didn't stand in the way of an anxiously awaited WFP food distribution in Gaffaty, a small village in the Zinder region some 800 km from the capital.
Here, food was stocked ahead of time so that it would be ready when it was needed. Most of the people here agree that it's needed now more than ever.
WFP is scaling up its operations in Niger to reach almost 8 million people over the next six months with life-saving food assistance.
Hoping and praying
"I don't even want to think about what we would have done without this food," said Hazida, whose family has a small piece of land they use to grow millet. She said her husband and four children were working hard to bring in a good harvest this October, but that last season was disastrous and that they've been scraping by ever since by selling firewood.
Shaibou, who reckoned he must be close to 70, said his family was also in limbo until the harvest. "The whole village is hoping and praying that we'll grow enough this time not to go hungry again."
He said the WFP food provided to his 20 children and around 50 grandchildren would give them the strength and energy to work the fields until then.
Malnutrition emergency
The long drought in the Sahel region of Africa has led to soaring levels of child malnutrition. According to a national survey in June, some 16.7 percent of all children under five do not get the vitamins and nutrients they need to be healthy—the emergency threshold is 15 percent. Find out more
In many of the worst-affected areas, however, the survey pointed to child malnutrition rates in excess of 20 percent.
"People in Niger have suffered intensely from this protracted drought," said WFP West Africa Spokesman Thomas Yanga. "It's critical to provide for the needs of these malnourished children." Read the interview
To address the emergency, WFP is targeting under-fives with a specialized blend of corn-soya meal fortified with the micronutrients their growing bodies need. WFP is also providing a ration of staple cereals, pulses and oil to older members of the family to ensure that everyone gets enough.
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Penn State Beaver will host its annual health fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the lower lobby of the Student Union Building. The event is designed to provide Penn State students and employees with a variety of health-related information and updates. Representatives from various area health care offices will be on hand to talk with visitors.
The health fair is sponsored by the campus Health Center and the Office of Student Affairs. For more information, contact Barb Kugel, campus nurse and health fair coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 724-773-3955.
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Voyager AIR The Company will focus on the acquisition, leasing and management of primarily widebody aircraft, with asset management services to be provided by Amedeo Limited the IPO will comprise a Placing and Offer for Subscription of Shares to raise up to approximately US$200m. Uniphar, a diversified healthcare services business with a workforce of over 2,000, is looking to join AIM. Raising EUR135m with market cap on admission of EUR309.6m, expected 17 July 2019. Roxi Music UK music streaming service plans London IPO as it goes up against Spotify. They have appointed investment bank Arden Partners for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this year.
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Burford is off 22% relative since the recent peak. Much has been written about returns, in some cases valuing the business excluding the big wins, but including all losses, which makes no sense, or putting the core business on 10x and its opex on 15x (same), or entirely ignoring the extra returns from the sovereign wealth fund deal (same).
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AEW UK REIT delivered strong NAV returns in FY2019 despite retail headwinds in Q1. Operational progress was demonstrated by reduced vacancy and full cover of the 8.4% dividend.
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Burford has made a double announcement about the Petersen case. Argentina had appealed to the US Supreme Court over the decision about where the case will be heard. The Court has declined to hear the appeal, so proceedings will take place in the US. Burford has also sold another 10% of its entitlement in the case for $100m; implying a market price of $1bn, ca.25% above the value implied by the smaller July 2018 transaction. Additional disclosure is that the sale took place to 11 institutional investors, with 40 having participated in the market now. This adds credibility to the valuation generated by the transactions to date.
Companies: Burford Capital
Over the past two decades, onshore wind power has prospered and now exceeds 12 GW in the UK. The termination of subsidies for new plants from 2017 onwards has cut investment. Instead, offshore wind power is the new 'goto' investment sector, as there has been a sea-change in costs. The key event was the 2017 auction for the development of the Hornsea Project Two and the Moray East fields, when 15-year contract for differences (CfDs) were awarded, at just £57.50p per MWh; this compares with the 2018 £100 per MWh target that had been set previously by the Government. In recent years, solar power has come of age. Total UK solar capacity now exceeds 12 GW. Inevitably, most solar farms are based in the Midlands or in the South, where irradiation levels exceed the UK average. A typical solar farm portfolio might include 50 sites with 8 MW of capacity per site. Despite the removal of subsidies for new solar plants, the prospects remain bright for new build, since costs have fallen appreciably in recent years. The levelised cost (LCOE) of solar power should fall below £70 per MWh. The UK's first subsidy-free solar farm has been commissioned at Clay Hill in Milton Keynes. For many investors, REIFs offer an attractive means of securing exposure to the benefits of rising UK investment in these sectors, much of which is backed by long-term contracts delivering generally solid and secure returns. Our sector research focuses on 11 quoted REIFs, which mirror those selected by members of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). The recently floated Aquila European Renewables fund is included, despite its declared policy not to invest in UK generation. Since May 2014, REIF returns have been solid, with total returns approaching 10% per year. As a group, their combined market capitalisation is ca.£7bn; the most valuable quoted funds are Greencoat UK Wind (£2.1bn) and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (£1.8bn). The sector premia over net asset valuations (NAVs) for most REIFs now lie in the 9%-19% range. The premium for Greencoat UK Wind, following its £375m gross fundraise, is ca.14%; The Renewables Infrastructure Group premium is similar. Targeted real dividend increases underpin the attractions, in particular, of wind and solar investments; major earnings shortfalls are low-risk, with little likelihood of a dividend cut. Prospective dividend yields for most REIFs currently lie in the range of 5.0%-6.0%. In terms of risk, future movements of interest rates could have a material impact on NAVs and, consequently, upon share price ratings. The precise effect will depend on the degree to which the discount rates moves relative to the riskfree rate. Regulatory amendments, subsidy changes and possible tax adjustments are also key risk factors with one company commenting that movements in long term power price forecasts are the most significant risk.
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CLIG unaudited pre-close statement confirms its Funds under Management (FuM) on 30 June 2019 was US$5,389m (see our note of 8 July 2019, which increased our forecast 3.6%).
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Voyager AIR The Company will focus on the acquisition, leasing and management of primarily widebody aircraft, with asset management services to be provided by Amedeo Limited the IPO will comprise a Placing and Offer for Subscription of Shares to raise up to approximately US$200m. Roxi Music UK music streaming service plans London IPO as it goes up against Spotify. They have appointed investment bank Arden Partners for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this year.
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Palace Capital recently reported FY19 results and announced plans to convert to REIT status, approved by shareholders at the AGM. The results showed further growth in recurring earnings and positive like-for-like valuation growth but they also reflected the deferral of some letting activity to pursue refurbishment and redevelopment opportunities. Our revised forecasts now include the impact of the Hudson Quarter development in York, which we expect to be a key driver of returns over the next two years.
Companies: Palace Capital
Alpha FX has grown H1'19 revenues by 60% year-on-year despite the subdued macro backdrop for UK plc. This highlights their market share gains in the core UK and increasingly European corporate FX markets and the initial contributions from the Institutional business, Alpha Pay and the first overseas office initiative.
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Equals Group (formerly FairFX) has released a H1/19E trading update highlighting recent operational achievements and strong, broad-based turnover growth. We see this as clear evidence that prior investments in customer experience and extending the product range have produced returns, which are set to continue. We expect further share price appreciation to follow given today's encouraging signs on FY19E trading, with our forecast 52% EPS growth coming at an attractive PEG of just 0.37.
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Town Centre Securities' trading update has confirmed good progress across the business. LFL passing rent +2.6% and high sustained occupancy of 96% was aided by asset management initiatives and the ongoing repositioning of assets towards better uses. TCS also made progress on delivering its significant pipeline with the completion of a residential development in Manchester, which has experienced strong initial demand.
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City of London has announced its pre-close trading update for FY2019. After a volatile fourth quarter, FUM finished ahead of the end-March figure, at $5.39bn. This was an increase of $282m (5.5%) over a year ago, of which $96m was net inflows, with the balance from market movements. As indicated in the quarterly statements, both the Developed Markets and Opportunistic Value strategies saw net inflows over the year. Emerging Markets and Frontier Markets experienced net outflows. Performance in the Emerging Markets strategy was good, with outperformance of ca.300bps over the year.
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Record's Q1 update reports a 1.7% increase in the $ value of AUME (4.0% in £ terms) to $58.3bn, with a net client inflow of +$0.3bn and exchange rate movements of +$0.7bn. The uncertain economic backdrop and associated volatility in FX is creating a welcome backdrop for Record, with 3 new mandates added in Q1. Given flattish AUME and fee rates, we leave FY20E forecasts unchanged, which produce a yield of 7% before specials.
Companies: Record
Dwight Barkley PhD is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. He studies waves in excitable media such as the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, heart tissue and neurons. In 1997, Dr Barkley and Dr Laurette Tuckerman, a Paris-based mathematical physicist, developed 'bifurcation analysis for time steppers', which is a technique for modifying computer codes to perform bifurcation analysis. More lyrical, perhaps, Dwight is also known for formulating an equation to estimate how long it will be until a child in a car asks the question "are we there yet?" And, it is shown on the image on page 3 of this report. Herein, there are three factors which decide the timing of this wearisome question i.e. one plus the number of activities, divided by the number of children in the car squared. That figure is then added to the time it took the family to get into the car and set off on its journey. Crucial in putting off the first query as to the proximity of the destination are onboard activities for children i.e. no activities equals a question before leaving the driveway. Dr Barkley says: "Mathematics can help answer many of life's questions". If only the Brexit journey were that simple. It is not. We are all children now stuck in the back seat; and, maybe, we are still on the driveway with a dearth of on-board activities. Yes, three years on Brexit-resolution-fatigue is making itself felt across the board, including the UK Housebuilding Sector, where the fall in value in 2Q'19 was 7%. Berkeley said something similarin its final results, on 20 June, when it lamented an uncertain operating environment and "a lack of visibility in the political outlook"; and its PBT is expected to fall by a further third this fiscal year. The daily Sector value chart is also lurching from top-left to bottom-right (as is the British Pound versus the Euro). Yes, there were two palpable positives in 2Q from the NHBC and UK Finance about building activity and mortgages; plus, on the third day of 3Q, CBRE's bid for Telford Homes. Nonetheless, prospective earnings growth for the Sector is now flat in both 2019 and 2020. This is about the journey.
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Hi Doctor Bob,
Is it in your view permissible to let a negative partner give you oral sex (without ejaculation) where precum is produced but where the recipient is on HAART and undetectable. If there are no recorded cases of transmission in this way and the risk is only theoretical and miniscule with it, then should anyone really be worried about a condom in this situation. Where is the line. Sometimes I wish there were a universal factsheet provided unanimously by healthworkers saying when and in what situation a condom should be used. Complicated medical articles, conflicting opinions and non-committal responses by professionals just add to the confusion & I think may put people in danger. What are your thoughts.
Thank you
A confused London Boy
Hello Confused London Boy,
Another "straight question" for the gay cyber-sexpert. Unfortunately, there is no straightforward answer! You're looking for a "line" when in reality what exists is more of a "zone." All reasonable HIV experts will agree the risk of oral sex is very low, but not completely nonexistent. There can also be a number of confounding variables, including: (1) concurrent STDs; (2) oral membrane trauma, bleeding gums, gingivitis; (3) differences in HIV plasma viral load and viral strains; etc., etc., etc. London Boy, read through the chapter on oral sex in the archives of this forum. Yes, the whole chapter! It'll give you a better understanding of the risks associated with oral sex. I'll also post below some recent information from the archives.
Happy New Year.
Dr. Bob
Positive through oral sex (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX 2009) Dec 29, 2009
You strongly say that HIV is not transmitted through oral sex on your other posts. Then y did you not raise any concerns on the below post where the person claims of having caught HIV through oral sex.
Response from Dr. Frascino
OK, let's set the record straight once again! I have never said, let alone "strongly said," that HIV is not transmitted through oral sex! If you read my comments carefully, you will quickly see that I consistently say that the HIV acquisition/transmission risk from oral sex is very low.
Please see below for a more detailed discussion and review of my very consistent comments on this topic. You should also review the chapter on oral sex in the archives of this forum.
Dr. Bob
HIV from Oral Sex Confirmed!!!!! Dec 25, 2009
Dr. Bob.
I read the post from earlier today from the man that wrote he got HIV from Oral Sex. Will you and the "experts" now retract your assurances that Oral Sex is a low to no risk exposure and take a more strident stance that Oral Sex is a significant risk. I am another example. I believe that I as a man was exposed as a result of receiving oral sex from a man. I haven't been tested yet but the symptoms I have are very indicative of HIV. I wish you would take a sterner stance and warm people of the great dangers of Oral Sex. There are probably hundreds if not thousands of us out here that have contracted HIV from Oral Sex. Your thoughts please.
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You want me to "warm" people??? How should I do that? Pop them in the microwave?
I'd be delighted to give my thoughts as you request, but I'll warn you in advance you won't like what I have to say.
You ask: "Will you and the 'experts' now retract your assurances that oral sex is a low-risk exposure and take a more strident stance that oral sex is a significant risk?" No, of course not, silly boy! Why would we do that if it is not supported by sound scientific facts? The scientific epidemiological evidence collected over the past quarter century is very consistent. Oral sex carries only a very small risk for HIV transmissions/acquisition. Please note, I never claimed oral sex is a "no risk" activity! That one person wrote in to the forum claiming to have contracted the virus via oral sex does not change the overall HIV risk! Please note the gazillions of others who have written in over the years who had oral sex with HIV-positive partners, but did not contract the virus! Science is science; fact is fact; no matter how freaked out you are about your blowjob incident. I'll reprint below some recent information from the archives.
Next, I must point out you also state: "I am another example. I believe that I as a man was exposed as a result of receiving oral sex from a man. I haven't been tested yet but the symptoms I have are very indicative of HIV." Hmm. That statement speaks volumes! I agree you are indeed "another example." However, not an example of oral sex HIV transmission, but rather another example of someone convinced he is HIV infected based on "symptoms," but who has never been tested. (Others have tested negative multiple times, but still remain convinced they are HIV infected, because of "symptoms." In reality, they are not!)
Your claim that there are "probably hundreds if not thousands of us out here that have contracted HIV from oral sex" is pure lunacy.
Dude, get tested. Then write back. I can just about guarantee your opening line will be: "Dr. Bob, I tested negative!"
Our assessment of the risk of HIV transmission/acquisition via oral sex remains unchanged.
Dr. Bob
HIV Risk From Oral Sex and Can RX's Increase Risk? (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX 2009) Dec 16, 2009
What is the true risk from oral sex? After looking at many other forums....some sources say there is low risk, some say no risk, some say that while HIV could transmit in theory, there has never been a recorded case of infection from only receiving oral sex - no other activity involved. Also, can being on RX's increase exposure risk - specifically sertraline, atorvastatin, valsartan hydrochlorothiazide or good old aspirin? 6 days ago a stripper went down on me, unprotected, and I ejaculated in her mouth. Is there a transmission chance of virus entering the penis through the tip (no sores here) and can the meds mentioned here make one more susceptible? No excuse as protection should have been used though alcohol was a definite factor here....and six days without a beverage is feeling pretty good right now. This was the first (and last) time this happened. Immediately I was filled with regret and outright fear. Thinking about the stupid thing has consumed me and I really can;t talk about it with anyone. Did a mail in anti-body test (neg) which I now know was a waste - too early. The first few days after this incident I was a basket case, hard to function, extremely down, convinced I'd ruined the future. Constantly checking for symptoms and only have a slightly stuffy nose, little tweak in the ears. I'm worried that the stuffiness is about to turn to a sore throat as some forums say sore throat can happen right after infection and is a symptom (in days???) other don't. So should I be obsessed with worry here, by the sertraline it's easy to tell I go anxiety ridden pretty easily and can be a hypochondriac or am I overreacting? what is the real risk? Thanks in advance.
Response from Dr. Frascino
What is the true risk from oral sex? This is a somewhat difficult question to respond to, as there can be confounding variables. See below for some recent information from the archives. (By the way, we have an entire chapter in the archives devoted to oral sex. Check it out! My opinion that oral sex carries only a low risk for HIV transmission/acquisition hasn't changed.)
The medications you listed do not increase the HIV risk associated with oral sex.
Should you be obsessed with worry? No.
Dr. Bob
Oral sex/Magnetic Couple (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX) Jun 15, 2009
Dear Robert,
First of all, thank you very much for providing such great advice and information on this site. I am HIV-negative and have just recently started to date a guy who is HIV-positive. I am 29 years old and have only ever slept with one person, who was also negative. So as you can imagine, this has been a really emotional journey for me. I have not had sex with my current HIV positive boyfriend yet. I am waiting till I am informed on all of the risks involved, before preceding. I have been doing a ton of research online, and keep getting conflicting results. I really love him, and want to try to make this work. I also want to feel comfortable having sex with him. My question I had was regarding oral sex. How safe is oral sex without a condom and without the guy ejaculating in your mouth? I am trying to keep an open mind, but I cannot imagine not being able to have unprotected oral sex with my boyfriend. Using a condom for everything else is fine by me. Please shed some light on this situation for me. I am just trying to make good choices and have the knowledge before we start having sex. Thank you so much for your time.
Response from Dr. Frascino
The HIV risk associated with oral sex is definitely a QTND (question that never dies). What we can say is that overall risk of HIV acquisition/transmission via oral sex is very low. An insertive partner has less risk than a receptive partner. Review the information in the archives. We have entire chapters devoted to oral sex, magnetic couples, HIV-sexual transmission, etc. Also, I'll post below a summary of recent information presented at medical conferences discussing the latest information on the HIV transmission risk related to oral sex. Many magnetic couples have decided the risks associated with oral sex are acceptably low and forego using condoms. Others try to adhere to an absolutely no-avoidable-risk policy and hence cover their penis popsicles before all oral action. Ultimately only you and your partner can decide how much risk is acceptable. Some risk-adverse folks never drive above the posted speed limit even if there isn't another car in sight for miles and miles. Others never wear their seatbelt and text while speeding on the freeway during rush hour. We all make calculated decisions about acceptable risk everyday. You need to do the same thing with HIV and oral sex.
Dr. Bob
The risk of HIV transmission through oral sex has been a subject of debate since the early years of the epidemic. But the issue is difficult to resolve based on epidemiological studies, since most people do not limit themselves to a single sexual practice. As described in the December 2008 issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers from Imperial College in London undertook a systematic review to assess the risk of HIV transmission via "orogenital intercourse," both fellatio (on a man) and cunnilingus (on a woman).
The authors searched the PubMed database and bibliographies of relevant articles through July 2007. Out of the 56,214 titles searched, they identified ten potentially appropriate studies. Two additional studies were identified through bibliographies, and one was found through discussions with experts. Ten studies, all from North America or Europe, provided estimates of HIV transmission probabilities per partner, incidence per partner, incidence per study participant, and incidence per sex act. Only three were conducted after the advent of HAART, which suppresses viral load and therefore reduces transmission risk. Given the small number of studies, they did not consider a meta-analysis (in which data from all studies are pooled) appropriate.
Six studies reported no instances of transmission via oral sex. The four studies that reported non-zero estimates included per-partner estimates of 20% (in a small study with only ten participants) and 1%, one per-study-participant estimate of 0.37%, and one per-act estimate of 0.04%. "There are currently insufficient data to estimate precisely the risk from orogenital intercourse exposure," the investigators concluded. "The low risk of transmission evident from identified studies means that more and larger studies would be required to provide sufficient evidence to derive more precise estimates."
In a related study reported in the January 28, 2009, issue of AIDS, Swedish researchers sought to determine whether exposure to HIV via oral sex results in HIV-neutralizing antibody activity in the saliva. Saliva samples were collected from 25 HIV negative gay/bisexual men with positive male partners and from 22 low-risk HIV negative healthy male control subjects; 21 of the 25 HIV-exposed but uninfected individuals reported unprotected receptive oral sex and three reported unprotected receptive anal intercourse.
Saliva from both exposed uninfected individuals and low-risk control subjects exhibited HIV-neutralizing activity. However, a significant difference was seen for immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1), with 13 of 25 exposed uninfected individualsbut none of the 22 presumably unexposed control subjectsexhibiting HIV neutralization. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded, "Unprotected oral sex evokes a salivary IgA1-mediated HIV-neutralizing response that persists over time during continuous exposure in uninfected male partners of infected men."


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Not good enough, the committee decided and in essence decided that the play was worthy of a red card. Had he gotten a red card originally of course this probably would not have happened. But he didn't and now we're debating the merits of this suspension. At least, there seems to be quite a bit of debate out there.
I can't say I disagree with the findings, though. For several reasons.
For starters, that was a harsh tackle. It was from behind, reckless and the kind that can cause serious damage. Last season, some similarly awful challenges cost Steve Zakuani and Javier Morales quite a bit of pain and grief. The league is rightly trying to do something about it, and if players continue to committ such foolish challenges they will be punished, whether it's on the field or in instances such as these that Joseph finds himself.
Now, it may seem as if this undermines the officiating and that it shows some sort of disrespect to the officials. Effectively, the committee is saying that the call was not good enough, that it was flat wrong, and then they went ahead and corrected it. Well, what I would say to that is this - since when has the media, fans and players shown any sort of collective support or respect of the officials? Watch any MLS game and at one point or another you will see players swarming around the official after a call, protesting a call, demanding the call be changed, barking at, yelling at, all but hitting the official. Fans in the stands or on various social media outlets will voice their displeasure of the officiating and stories are written about how certain calls affected matches. All of that undermines the officials and goes on consistently, and yet now it's an issue?
If anything, this sends a message to the officials that there needs to be stiffer penalties during games so that this does not have to happen again. It's a way of helping the match officials, not hurting them or undermining them. The league wants certain things punished more, wants to eradicate certain things from games and one way of correcting and eliminating these behaviors is by actively helping the match officials stamp it out in games. In other words, this Joseph decision isn't just a one-off thing. It's not that this tackle was bad and it should be punished; it's that this tackle was bad and these kinds of tackles are unwanted in MLS matches and players need to know that in one form or another.
Also, Villar is out for at least one match with a mid-foot sprain. According to reports, Villar's injury is a week-by-week injury but if nothing else it's a setback since Villar had scored twice and was becoming an important player for FC Dallas.
Now, here's the play in question from various angles:
That's a harsh tackle. It should have been a red card, plain and simple.
And next time, it will be.


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Subtitle: Roman Catholic doctrine teaches that only the Pope has the final authority to interpret the Holy Bible. What does the Bible say?
The following quote is from Paragraph 100 in the Catholic Catechism:
"The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him."
Yes, that is Paragraph 100 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church; I'm not making this up. Now, it is not saying that the Pope is the only one who does research. The Catholic Church has many scholars who study and interpret the texts of the Catholic Cannon in their original languages. It is saying that the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, and the bishops under him validate the correct view of Scripture. So, if you are a good Catholic, you should have the Catechism close by every time you read the Bible to guard you from forming independent and I dare say, heretical ideas.
The Catechism is a good example of this validation. I don't know the exact history of the production of the Catechism, but following is my best stab at what probably took place. Many scholars searched the traditions and codes of the Catholic tradition. They worked separately and together. They conferenced and they toiled. They inserted certain words and struck others. They boiled down the theological system in a huge and time consuming process. The Pope, the bishops, and many other card-carrying Catholic clergy reviewed the drafts and made suggestions. At last, the final draft was presented to the Pope. He looked it over, made some last minute changes, and then put his stamp upon it. And that's the point; the Pope decides what God actually says in the Scripture for all Catholics.
Let's examine Paragraph 100 word by word to get the full idea of the statement:
Interpreting: this is the process of explaining. In this statement, it means that the Pope explains the Bible for "the Church."
Word of God: the Catholic Cannon or roughly, the Bible plus some other stuff. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes things as the Word of God that the Protestants and Evangelicals would never. This partly explains why the veneration of Mary has come about (but let's not get off the subject).
Authentically: to me, this is the million dollar word of the statement. It is basically saying, "You can read the Bible for yourself, but you can never know its genuine meaning without consulting the Pope's interpretation." This thinking truly diminishes the importance of the Catholic to read his or her Bible. This thinking is illustrated by a story I heard from a lady in Ireland. She believed on Christ alone through the witness of a missionary church in Dublin, but she was afraid to leave "the Church" and become a member of the Baptist church. Being fearful of joining an unknown group, she went to her priest concerning their practice and beliefs. The priest responded, "Stay away from those Baptists -- they take the Bible seriously." The lady retorted, "Aren't we supposed to take the Bible seriously?"
Entrusted: this means that the Pope has been assigned with the duty of explaining Scripture. We ask, "By who?" The answer is God. Catholic doctrine holds the Pope, as an apostle in the line of Peter, has been given power, apostolic power, to explain what the Bible really means. The Pope's God-given job is to tell us what the Bible means. I say, "Thanks, but no thanks."
Solely: is the final word to focus on. It is saying that the Pope is the only one with the authority or right to decide what truth is. Never has such power belonged to a mortal man. The Pope is entitled to his opinion, but should he be the final word on the Word?
By my tone, you know that I disdain the idea of Papal authority over the Scripture. The concept is wholly against the teaching of the New Testament. A simple place to look at this is an interesting account in the 17th chapter of Acts: "And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so" (vv.10-11). These folks were hearing the preaching of an apostle and his assistant, but they did not just accept their teaching without question. They took the Scriptures they had (the Old Testament), and checked the various prophecies for themselves. Luke, the writer of Acts and the fellow worker of the Apostle Paul, regarded this as "noble" behavior. The Bereans were double-checking the teaching of Paul with the Word of God. In a "noble" fashion, they were deciding what truth was. Therefore, if the Pope claims to be an Apostle, let us check his teachings with the teachings of the Bible. If he is an Apostle, his teaching would match up to the testimony of Scripture.
Finally, let us look at some reasons why all Believers can look into the Scriptures for themselves and discern truth.
1. The message of the Bible is clear and plain. We should not have to worry about any "secret code" which is only available to those in seminaries. Psalm 19:7 says, "The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple." The simple mind can understand, grow wise, and be changed by the clear teaching of Scripture.
2. All Believers are part of an ordained priesthood, equal in status with each other, equal in status before God. No Christian should be considered as having the corner on truth or able to overrule the conscience of another. We are accountable to Christ alone, our High Priest and Shepherd (1 Peter 2:2,3,9; Rev. 5:10).
3. Every Believer in Christ has the Holy Spirit to help in the discernment of what the Bible says. 1 Corinthians 2:14-15 teaches this: "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."
As Spirit-filled priests, we are able to see what God is saying in His wonderful Book. No man should be able to claim sole authority to truth unless that man is Jesus Christ, who is worthy to break open the seven-sealed book at the end of time. The root of this error in Paragraph 100 is that the Pope is regarded as the head representative of Christ on Earth and has been regarded as having the authority of Christ. Let us wholeheatedly deny and condemn this Catholic teaching and read our Bibles in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Kansas Legislature approves some changes to liquor laws
The Kansas Legislature has approved a bill that makes several changes in alcohol laws.
The bill allows alcohol tastings at events put on by nonprofit groups to support the arts. It also will permit hotels to distribute drink coupons for use on site or at certain licensed clubs, and allows the sale of 64-ounce pitchers of mixed drinks.
The House approved the bill Wednesday, after the Senate approved it last week. It now goes to Gov. Sam Brownback.
Nonprofit groups and hotels who provide alcohol tastings or drink coupons will be required to pay the amount of tax the drinks would have accrued if sold.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the bill also requires that every administrative notice or fine must be settled within 90 days of issuance.


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According to an International Data Corp. (IDC) report released in late 2004, VoIP adoption is growing fastest among businesses that are opting to outsource the switch. This outsourcing option is referred to as "hosted VoIP" or "IP Centrex." The IDC report also put the market size of hosted VoIP at around $7.6 billion by 2008.
Hosted VoIP is relevant, and the topic will come up with customers who choose a VoIP solution.
Hosted VoIP
Because of the set-up process, hosted VoIP is becoming popular among businesses wanting to start using the technology, but who are scared of the administrative and in-house technical support required. Most work is done at the switch. Moving that key component outside the business helps alleviate concerns and helps stave off other potential problems. Though opting for hosted VoIP does not guarantee smooth sailing, it does take some of those issues out of the users' hands.
Outsourcing the switch is helpful because like all things IT related, the switch will eventually malfunction or its warranty will expire. By diverting responsibility, users are freed from the hassles associated with finding and installing a new switch. This is big plus and may convince uncertain users to adopt VoIP.
In contrast, self-hosted VoIP means the switch is installed, operated and maintained in-house. This solution works well if the company is large enough to handle the job. Maintaining a VoIP switch takes tons of time and money, which is why the self-hosted option is best suited for larger companies.
It doesn't matter where you buy the switch or how you host it—the end product does not change. Those leery of bringing the switch in-house can accomplish the same goals by outsourcing. This is a nice option for many a small- and mid-sized business.
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Young defensive backs are fans of the Legion of Boom
Seahawks defensive backs have in a short time become the new Deion Sanders — the "it" player younger guys want to play like.
Seattle Times staff reporter
INDIANAPOLIS – Young defensive backs have long admired the same players.
Deion Sanders. Ed Reed. Troy Polamalu. Rod Woodson.
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis is a member of the Church of Deion, but over time he has added new favorites.
"Growing up I can say Deion is the one that stood out most," Davis said Sunday at the NFL combine, "but right now it's Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman. I think Richard Sherman is one of the best corners in the game, and we've all seen it. We've all witnessed it."
Davis' answer was not an anomaly. In fact, it was startling to hear how often Sherman's name popped up when defensive backs at the combine were asked which NFL players they liked watching.
"Richard Sherman is the big name right now," North Carolina State cornerback Dontae Johnson said.
But more interesting is that Sherman wasn't alone even within his own secondary. Safeties at the combine routinely referenced Seattle safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor as players they admired.
Seahawks defensive backs have in a short time become the new Deion — the "it" player younger guys want to play like. It just depends on your preferred flavor: Do you want to be a hard-hitting safety (Chancellor), a speedy ball hawk (Thomas) or a lockdown corner (Sherman)?
Cornerbacks, of course, favored Sherman. Florida's Marcus Roberson, who is a bigger corner at 6 feet, quickly referenced the 6-foot-3 Sherman because of Sherman's "length, being able to bump and run and play the ball down the field."
Johnson is similar in size to Sherman and said he watches how Sherman moves his body, how he's able to handle smaller receivers.
"It definitely helps me to compare my game to him because we're so similar," he said.
Free safeties glowed about Thomas. Florida State's Terrence Brooks said he watches film of Thomas and Arizona cornerback Patrick Peterson, another popular choice. Of Thomas, Brooks said he likes "how versatile he is. He's able to come down and guard guys with ease. He's physical, too, and he's just an all-around player. That's how I kind of model my game. I definitely keep my nickel skills and cover skills like that and being physical."
North Carolina safety Tre Boston said he watches film of Thomas because he's "a guy who is fiery. He's flying across the field, 110 percent. Just trying to get to the ball. I just love that."
And Minnesota's Brock Vereen watches Thomas because he's so fast and so good at getting from sideline to sideline.
"He is the definition of that," Vereen said. "He plays low, too. He plays as low as anybody. That's definitely something to admire."
But the safeties who considered themselves big hitters leaned toward Chancellor. Louisville's Calvin Pryor is largely considered one of the two best safeties in the draft, along with Alabama's HaHa Clinton-Dix. But Clinton-Dix admitted he couldn't hit as hard as Pryor. So it's natural that Pryor likes watching Chancellor.
"I became a huge fan of Kam Chancellor after this past season, just seeing the things he does on the field and how he can affect the game so much," Pryor said.
A similar sentiment was echoed by Washington State safety Deone Bucannon. Bucannon isn't a Seahawks fan, but he likes watching Chancellor's bruising style.
Not surprisingly, Bucannon's biggest strength is his hitting. He, unlike many of his contemporaries, didn't have to look very far to find a player he looked up to.
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