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Using CATALINA_BASE: "C:\apache-tomcat-7.0.27" Using CATALINA_HOME: "C:\apache-tomcat-7.0.27" Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: "C:\apache-tomcat-7.0.27\temp" Using JRE_HOME: "C:\J2SDK1.4.0" Using CLASSPATH: "C:\apache-tomcat-7.0.27\bin\bootstrap.jar;C:\apache-tomc at-7.0.27\bin\tomcat-juli.jar"
A cmd window flicks by, me not knowing what's in there, but when I type in "http://localhost:9999", nothing happens. I tried using netstat to 9999 but nothing shows. Any ideas?
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Elegant Eggnog Dessert
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + chilling
Makes12 servings
- 1 can (13-1/2 ounces) Pirouette cookies
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups cold eggnog
- 1-1/3 cups cold whole milk
- 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Cut each cookie into two 2-1/2-in. sections; set aside. Crush remaining 1-inch pieces. In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, cracker crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the eggnog, milk, dry pudding mixes, extract and nutmeg until smooth. Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into pudding mixture. Spoon over crust. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
- Just before serving, remove sides of pan. Arrange reserved cookies around dessert and press gently into sides. Refrigerate leftovers.
Editor's NoteThis recipe was tested with commercially prepared eggnog.
This recipe was tested with Pepperidge Farm brand cookies.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 521 calories, 34g fat (22g saturated fat), 110mg cholesterol, 381mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.
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Dec 24, 2017
Yeah, NO! This does not taste like eggnog AT ALL! It is over glorified pudding! I beat the ingredients until they were so stiff it was almost like butter! Yet the thing sagged when coming out of the springform pan! The cookies held it together barely when tied with a ribbon. You have to serve with a spoon. To say it stands up like cheesecake must be from people who have low standards for dessert! It was prepared in a professional kitchen with professional equipment. I have made hundreds of cheesecakes and the amounts did not add up to the ratio of pudding mixture. There is no way this can stand up and be stiff enough to withstand travel or being able to be served like a traditional cheesecake. I will NEVER make this again, nor would I suggest this to anyone who has standards for dessert! Yes, I used instant pudding, yes I whipped it in a professional mixer with the whisk attachment and yes, I followed the recipe EXACTLY! No, it did not turn out well, no it did not stand up, no it did not taste like eggnog. This recipe is better suited for a trifle!
Dec 22, 2017
I started making this recipe over 4 years ago now and every Holiday I have to make this dessert or I get lynched! Even people who "hate" eggnog love this cheesecake!
Dec 14, 2016
This cheesecake has now become a Christmas tradition with everyone I make it for <3 shame that it's overall score has been lowered by people not following the directions to a "T"! You HAVE to have INSTANT pudding mix (NOT stove top/cooking pudding) and you HAVE to have WHOLE MILK or at the very least 2%, because it needs that fat to help it stand on its own, same goes for the heavy whipping cream (for those who do not know what that is, its 35% heavy whipping cream) you MUST whip it until stiff peaks form, then fold it in LIKE IT SAYS IN THE DIRECTIONS. Also, this recipe requires a lot of mixing! So DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MIX IT BY HAND. Also not a good recipe for those too impatient to let the stand mixer fully mix the ingredients. everything will incorporate if done properly!
Dec 27, 2015
I decided to read through the comments after making this. The recipe calls for cold milk and eggnog...Yes, when you add this to your cream cheese it will harden the cream cheese. I switched from the paddle attachment to the whisk. I started out slow and moved up the speed as it thickened up. I left it "whipping" for a few minutes until all clumps were gone. I did use whole milk instead of a lower fat milk. You must make sure you whip the heavy whipping cream into stiff peaks and that you do not use cooked pudding. I am pretty happy with the taste as I used traditional eggnog. Though I do prefer to have more of a spice "punch".
Dec 22, 2014
I KNOW WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THE RUNNY CONSISTENCY!!!! HERE'S THE DEAL. i was looking for an eggnog dessert and saw this one had high reviews, so i chose to make it. after a closer look at all the comments, i realized that numerous people gave it a bad review, because it came out runny. i chose to make it anyway, bc many more people said they had no problem making it and they have no idea what happened to all the nah-sayers. plus, many people who had the runny issue said it still tasted good despite the messiness. so i made the desert identical to the recipe, and i knew right away that it was too runny. I didn't even pour it into the pan with the crust. i just knew it wasn't going to work. i had enough left over ingredients to give it another shot, except for pudding, cream cheese and whipping cream, so i went to the store to get these supplies. while i was in the store, i decided that i should probably try something different, and i decided to try a different brand of pudding, and that's when it hit me. i wondered if i had used the COOK pudding instead of the INSTANT. i thought to myself that there was just no way, but when i got back home i looked in the trash, and sure enough i had used COOK pudding. so i made the recipe again and it came out fine. to me it tastes like an instant/nobake cheesecake with an eggnog/vanilla flavor. i'm not crazy about it, but i still recommend making it, because people just go nuts about eggnog around Christmas, and this recipe was easy enough (IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS.)
Dec 25, 2013
Messy. Fell apart all over tbe place. Crust too hard, could not scrape off bottom of pan. Too rich. Yes, I did follow directions. Children did not like it!
Dec 24, 2013
I have made this [cheesecake] every Christmas for 4 years now and it is a BIG hit with everyone in the family. I get asked every year if I'm making it like children asking if I'm getting them presents. For the ones complaining about it being "runny", you need to make sure you're following the directions. Either you've added too much milk, didn't use a hand-mixer to fully blend the ingredients or didn't "whip" the "heavy whipping cream into stiff peaks" (seriously?). As for the flour taste, that probably comes from not blending the ingredients (it's the dry pudding mix that you're tasting). Once properly mixed it will have the consistently of thick pudding that hasn't fully set yet, then after chilling overnight it will set almost to a cheesecake texture. And another tip. Make the crust thicker, that way you can push the pirouette cookies down into it like building a fort, then put in the filling. That way you don't have to put the cookies on right before serving. Thank you for this recipe!!!!!
Dec 16, 2013
Everyone at our small group party loved this dessert. Very easy, very nice presentation. I was leary about it not setting or the pudding mix not dissolving well, so I made sure to blend the cream cheese with the egg nog and milk very well before I added the pudding mix. I had nice, stiff peaks on my whipping cream before folding it in, and it was setting up before I had it all poured into the pan. I didn't have a problem with my cookies staying in place. I tied it with a ribbon to prevent a problem, but two hours after cutting it, the cookies were still in place. Several people thought they were stuffed cinnamon sticks though. I was probably the only person who didn't care for it, I don't like the taste or aftertaste of instant pudding mix. Several people asked for the recipe, kids enjoyed it as much as the adults. There was less than a quarter to bring home, and we somehow ended up with three times as many desserts as we needed at the party. People had lots of dessert choices, but kept going back to this one.
Oct 22, 2013
very soggy cookies, and runny!
Dec 24, 2012
Delicious! I'm not sure why some of you mention it tastes like flour? Flour isn't even an ingredient! If it's runny it's very possible that you didn't whip it long enough. If you are mixing by hand then this is not the recipe for you! It requires lots of mixing and I can't imagine doing it without a kitchenaid or other mixer. If it's super runny when you're pouring it in the pan then that's a sign it probably needs more mixing. Also make sure you whip the heavy cream into a whipped cream like texture before you add it in. If you just pour in the heavy whipping cream then it's never going to thicken.


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I was interviewed about the book on the Talking Tolkien Podcast and shared my thoughts on the choices made and future plans.
Contribution to Light Grey Art Lab's Boss Rush Exhibition exploring classic video game villains. I chose the final fight with Giygas from the Super Nintendo game, Earthbound.
Cover Illustrations for the comic, Munchkin, by Boom! Comics.
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10-page children's book for Scholastic/Becker & Mayer depicting the various ways that dinosaurs farted or were farted upon.
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An autobiographical story from 1999 when I was 14 living in Louisiana and up to no good.
The first part of an eleven part series. Follow the adventures of four bumbling minions as they escape from a psychotic knight and a murderous wizard on their quest to transport their prisoner, an unruly princess to their master, The Thunder King.
The second part of an eleven part series. The Godins' adventure continues as they search for their missing captive. Led into a mysterious swamp by the clever girl, they soon discover that the strange statues in their way are more than they seem.
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Redesigned imagining of Alan Garner's 1963 young adult novel, The Moon of Gomrath. As part of Light Grey Art Lab's Station Zero exhibition each artist read and illustrated a vintage sci-fi or fantasy novel and then created their own cover.
View the entire exhibition here.
I love food and I know a lot of people who do, too. The problem is that I run into people all the time who don't really know some of the basic techniques of cooking. In this book, I team up with some friendly talking food to demonstrate some cooking essentials while preparing 4 easy recipes.
A modern take on the fairytale cliché, this piece was created as part of MCAD's The Babe, The Bitch, and the Blue Blood exhibition.
The Tarot, Mystics, and Occult Exhibition incorporated 78 artists from all over the world, brought together to create a collaborative tarot deck and unique art collection. Keeping the entirety of the project in mind, each artist recreated a single tarot card, merging together contemporary illustration, ancient symbolism, and storytelling to make captivating and meaningful interpretations of their tarot card.
This collection of work was displayed as a gallery exhibition of large-scale prints, and exists as a limited edition tarot deck, The Light Grey Tarot, which includes all 78 tarot cards, a Light Grey Guidebook, and an instructive Ebook.
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The cover of metal band, High Octane's, premiere EP.
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Autobiographical comic strip for The City Pages' 2012 Comix Issue about my struggles with running and the discoveries of the city that make it worth it.
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Explorative illustration for a future comic about a young witch who must descend into a forgotten tomb containing unknown dangers and treasures.
My MCAD graduating senior project following the heart-braking story of two children growing up in a harsh and unforgiving world. Their only escape is into their own imaginations. Fantasy and reality merge in this work exploring themes of love and magical realism.
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I began this project as warmup exercise and it quickly grew out of control. Each monster is created on the spot and then written into a consistent universe with its own timeline and laws.
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Marcello Jori explores his creative flair to bring us the Arcangiolo Christmas tree topper. The designer offers an original interpretation of the traditional tree topper, a vital accessory for those who love decorating their Christmas tree. Arcangiolo is an angel of the Annunciation playing a bugle: a luminous celestial creature that has come to bring Christmas cheer. The object, produced from blown glass, has an intensely luminous effect. The eyes and nose of Arcangiolo are hand-decorated: an additional detail that enriches this poetic Christmas tree topper.
Born in Bergamo, Italy, Laura Polinoro graduated in Drama Art and Music Studies in Bologna. Her first job was in the field of contemporary dance as art director and costume and set designer. Later she undertook research at the Domus Academy in Milan. From 1990 to 1998 she was in charge of the Centro Studi Alessi, where she operated as meta-project designer and art director, coordinating workshops both in-house and in association with various universities and design institutes the world over. She was also involved in publishing and communications activities. Items which entered production in that period are identified with the acronym "CSA". Since 2004 products overseen by Ms. Polinoro have been identified with the letters "LPWK"
Marcello Jori was born in Merano on 12 December 1951. He currently lives and works in Bologna. Having obtained his degree from DAMS (Drama, Art and Music Studies, Bologna), in 1977 Jori embarked on his career as an artist, soon exhibiting in national and foreign galleries and museums. In the mid-seventies, Jori took his first tentative steps in certain conceptual streams, from which he soon moved away and indeed openly went against their colder and most austere aspects, in an attempt to infuse art with a new lease of life. This he did with a series of photographic works, in which he reinterprets a number of classical masterpieces in a modern key. In this way, art is brought back to a human dimension; the artist "gives body" to the paintings, and takes possession of them so as to transform them into something true. Thus, an abstract painting depicting sunset is exposed to the lights and colours of a real sunset ("Tramonto sul mare sul mare a tramonto" - Sunset over the sea over the sea at sunset, 1976). In 1979, Jori painted himself on top of a ladder painting the fall of the angel, in contact with the heavens, which marked a turning point in his artistic career. This painting displays a new expressive energy that featured in his works over the entire following decade. It was during this phase that painting became central to his creative evolution. These were the years of the "Scritture" (Inscriptions), vertical and fluctuating words suspended mid air between the real and the artist's mental idea of space. These words were then caged in multicoloured "Teatrini" (Theatres), extravagant examples of architecture in movement that were the forerunners of the following "Cristalli" (Crystals) and "Gioie" (Jewels) series, enchanted and kaleidoscopic geometric patterns.


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CryptoQuikRead_171 - Mr Fantastic, A Response to Nouriel Roubini's Senate Testimony [Daniel Goldman]
An episode of The Cryptoconomy Podcast
By Guy Swann
The Technology, The Philosophy, and The Cypherpunks. Welcome to the Cryptoconomy.
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CryptoQuikRead_310 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 3 [Knut Svanholm]
Another awesome read as we continue through Knut Svanholm's excellent book, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Part 3 goes into so many fascinating concepts on the nature of proof of work, and the zero-to-one invention of absolute digital scarcity. • Proof of Work in nature • Unforgeable Costliness • Absolute scarcity • Bitcoin's & marshmallows & much more! Don't forget to follow and give a shout out to the author for making this available for free to the Cryptoconomy crew! https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm Mentioned in the commentary: • Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066---Money--Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 23, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_309 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 2 [Knut Svanholm]
Continuing through our unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's excellent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." • The inevitability of human bias • The absurdity of fractional reserve • Dangers of collectivism • Bitcoin is Speech • The Immaculate Conception • And why decentralization is so damn hard! https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Sovereignty-mathematics-Knut-Svanholm/dp/1090109911/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sovereignty+through+mathematics&qid=1571692865&sr=8-1 Other episodes and works mentioned in the show to dive deeper into some of the fascinating ideas discussed in today's read & commentary: Why America Can't Regulate Bitcoin [beautyon_] - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_260---Why-America-Cant-Regulate-Bitcoin-beautyon_-e4b4s8 I, Pencil [Leonard Reed] - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_123---I--Pencil-e2ndqm Use of Knowledge in Society [F.A. Hayek] - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_250---Use-of-Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 23, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_308 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 1 [Knut Svanholm]
Today we begin through this weeks complete unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's recent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Another great piece to add to our audio library. • Everything we do is a trade • What is the impact of absolute scarcity, an idea we have never before seen manifested in society? • And are we all now financial atheists? Don't miss Chapters 1 & 2 today followed by a fun discussion of the ideas covered. https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Sovereignty-mathematics-Knut-Svanholm/dp/1090109911/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sovereignty+through+mathematics&qid=1571692865&sr=8-1 Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 21, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_307 - The (flawed) Economics of Bitcoin Maximalism
Does Bitcoin maximalism fail the test against the economics of Ludwig Von Mises & Charles Menger, both giants of the Austrian school? Have we sacrificed sound money by limiting block space? For a change of pace, today's read & discussion is on @SallyMayweather's article arguing the inevitable failure of BTC. http://saltheagorist.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-economics-of-btc-maximalism.html Don't forget to check out the amazing works of Menger & Mises to learn more: https://mises.org/library/origins-money-0 https://mises.org/library/principles-economics https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit Let me know what you think, and join us in the Cryptoconomy Telegram to discuss with the rest of the crew! Become a supporter on Patreon to get access and also support turning all of the best articles in Bitcoin into audio! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 18, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_306 - Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy [Parker Lewis]
"There is no more important long-term use of energy than securing the bitcoin network." Parker Lewis Want to know why? Then you will have to listen to this amazing continuation of the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series by Parker Lewis on the Unchained Capital blog. With endless FUD about Bitcoin's energy consumption & a total ignorance of the most critical & herculean problem Bitcoin is attempting to solve, this article could not be more on point. Check out the blog for other great work, and follow Parker & Unchained Capital on Twitter so you don't miss their other great content! https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/ https://twitter.com/parkeralewis https://twitter.com/unchainedcap You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 15, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_305 - Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]
Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_'s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node device. Today, to start off a discussion of home network security, what self-signed certificates do/don't guarantee, and the general trade-offs between security and usability, we read CasaHODL's blog post responding to JW's concerns, and then we get Guy's take on this as a Casa Node user. Decide for yourself and let me know what you think. Below is a link to the Casa Blog post, as well as JW's thread where he lays out his concerns: https://twitter.com/CasaHODL/status/1183491711328276480?s=20 https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/1183510441844195329?s=20 To stay up on all the crazy developments in the space, don't forget to subscribe to show! Disclaimer: Casa does not sponsor this show and has not contacted me about reading this post.
October 14, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_304 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 2 - Dhruv Bansal]
Continuing the wonderfully fascinating piece from yesterday's episode, all about the dynamics & game theory at play in a hash war between Mars' Muskcoin, and Earth's Bitcoin; as well as the gold rush to colonize the galaxy and establish a new blockchain (or timechain), outside the pull of Earth's center of hash. Reading Part 2 of Dhruv Bansal's: Bitcoin Astronomy If you missed part one, listen to it here before diving into today's show: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_303---Bitcoin-Astronomy-Part-1---Dhruv-Bansal-e6eqo5 You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 10, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_303 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 - Dhruv Bansal]
Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal's wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy! The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the Muskcoin Revolution, retaliation of the Bitcoin Empire, and the total economic devastation of the Hash Bomb! How could you not want to know more? Another one from the excellent content over at the Unchained Capital Blog: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/ You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 9, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_302 - Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile [Parker Lewis]
To think that a hard monetary asset, with a perfectly inelastic supply, could go from a $0 market with no infrastructure, liquidity, or demand, to a global monetary instrument with vast infrastructure, the highest market liquidity, demanded by billions, but that this could somehow occur *without* volatility in the price, is an absurd & deeply ignorant claim. Thoroughly debunked by Parker Lewis in the continuation of his amazing "gradually, then suddenly" series at Unchained Capital. Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-volatile/ You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 7, 2019
Bonus - Who Deserves This? [Ross Ulbricht]
October 4, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_301 - Bitcoin Equals Freedom [Ross Ulbricht]
Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht's arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin's promise of freedom. What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world? Don't forget to go to FreeRoss.org and sign the petition to bring attention to his injustice. https://freeross.org And check out the amazing (and infuriating) series, Railroaded: The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht https://freeross.org/railroaded/ If you would like to support this show, become a patron & you will not only ensure I can keep making all of this content available, but you'll also get to join the Cryptoconomy Crew in our Telegram group where we talk about all sorts of crazy stuff and get to share in this new world we get see grow. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 3, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_300!! - The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto [Timothy C. May]
Quick Read #300!!! Hard to believe we have come this far withou the show. For this milestone it's time to take it back to the philosophical roots of the movement that lead to the community, the ideas, and the drive to create Bitcoin and the other tools enabling a future with a free, open, & global cryptoconomy! From the father of the crypto anarchist movement and from its very beginnings in 1988, today we read: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html This isn't just a technology, it's a revolution. Tim May could see that truth from the very beginning. If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram and help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
October 2, 2019
CryptoChat_023 - Small State, Big Bitcoin [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]
An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if ever, do we actually sell Bitcoin? And what's the price as the stock-to-flow approaches infinity? All this and so much more in a marathon chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to subscribe to the meetup podcast at the link below: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram, chat with all the gang you can hear in this episode, & help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
September 30, 2019
GuysTake_024 - But Lightning Enables...
Finishing up our Lightning week on the show, I've got a Guy's Take on all the different applications I think are viable here in the early days of Lightning, and also what decentralized projects may make sense on Lightning, but are pointless as "utility tokens." • Sat4Ads (The real BAT) • Why utility tokens are backwards economics • Fold, BitRefill, & Lolli • Making Bitcoin bills make sense • Watchtowers for decentralized backups • A new e-commerce? & tons more! Here's some more great listens to go deeper down the rabbit hole with today's discussion: • Minimum Viable Decentralization [Simon Morris] https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_228---Minimum-Viable-Decentralization-e3lfo9 • Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo] https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_195---Estimating-and-Minimizing-Consumer-Worry-e2ndo7 • Richard Myers on a Lightning Powered Global Mesh https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_013---Richard-Myers-and-a-Lightning-Powered-Global-Mesh-e4e6ga If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram and help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
September 27, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_299 - Announcing Olympus! From Fiat to Lightning in Seconds [Jack Mallers]
Every so often a major development comes along that combines the available tools and you suddenly see a sharp image of what the future could look like. With Olympus, a new service from Jack Mallers & fam, getting a lightning balance and immediately spending it is as simple as the swipe of your debit card. Lightning is striking, and big things are brewing on the horizon. Check out the original article to see the video of Jack demonstrating the service & drop some major applause while you're there! https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-olympus-lightning-enabled-fiat-ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Check out the new site & sign up for the Beta at the links below: https://www.zaphq.io https://fiattolightning.com If you'd like to support the Cryptoconomy Project and also join in on the fun in our Telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
September 26, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_298 - Lightning Service Providers [Roy Sheinfeld]
With another great piece from the Breez-Tech CEO we read and explore the fascinating concept of the Lightning Service Providers. What is their role? How will the market develop? Doesn't this mean Lightning is centralized? All this and so much more in a great piece from Roy Sheinfeld. Don't forget to drop applause on the original article, catch our interview with the author, & check out the awesome Breez Lightning Wallet at the links below: • Introducing Lightning Service Providers (medium article) https://medium.com/breez-technology/introducing-lightning-service-providers-fe9fb1665d5f • CryptoChat with Roy Sheinfeld https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_016---Lightning-is-a-Breez-with-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4j7i3 • Breez Lightning Service https://breez.technology • Other Articles by Roy on the show https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_259---Lightning-at-the-End-of-the-Tunnel-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4a35k • To explore the other amazing tech coming to Lightning https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_248---Bitrefills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph And because it was that good. Don't miss the episode of Tales From the Crypt with Jack Mallers: https://talesfromthecrypt.libsyn.com/tales-from-the-crypt-47-jack-mallers
September 26, 2019
CryptoChat_022 - All Roads Lead to Bitcoin w/ John Vallis
John Vallis from the Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast and I have a lengthy chat all about our roads to Bitcoin, and how it has changed our view of the world. Don't miss a really fun show and be sure to check out the Rapid Fire section available at the link below. https://anchor.fm/john-vallis/episodes/Guy-Swann-The-Audible-of-Bitcoin-e5d5j3/a-anlnf4
September 23, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_297 - Simplifying Lightning, The "Noinput Class" [Aaron Van Wirdum]
Today we take a dive into the future of Lightning and one of the amazing developments to make it simpler and more reliable, the new sighash flags referred to as the "Noinput Class." Who better to take us through it than Aaron Van Wirdum & Bitcoin Magazine? Our recent interview with Aaron Van Wirdum, the extraordinary author of this work and 100s more: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoChat_018---Investigating-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e Don't forget to check out the original article for extra clarity on how it works, and of course for the many other great articles at BitcoinMagazine.com: The "Noinput Class": How a Bitcoin Soft Fork Could Simplify Lightning https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/noinput-class-bitcoin-soft-fork-simplify-lightning Miniscript: How Blockstream Engineers Are Making Bitcoin Programming Easy(er) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/miniscript-how-blockstream-engineers-are-making-bitcoin-programming-easyer Other great reading for SigHash Flags and other Bitcoin scripting details: Raghov Sood's Blog post on signature types https://raghavsood.com/blog/2018/06/10/bitcoin-signature-types-sighash Bitcoin.org's Extensive Guide to Transactions https://bitcoin.org/en/transactions-guide#introduction And Lastly don't forget to check out the cool stuff at the Bitcoin Magazine Store: https://store.b.tc/ Thank you so much to our recent patrons! Kirk, Jake, & Crypto Dread!! If you would like to join them and the rest of the awesome crew in the Cryptoconomy telegram, become a patron and support my turning every great piece of Bitcoin & Cryptoconomy literature into the audio version it deserves. patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
September 20, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_296 - The Long Now [Ben Hunt - Epsilon Theory]
The only thing as scarce as Bitcoin, is Time. Do you value it accordingly? For today's read we are diving into our first piece from the awesome collection over at Epsilon Theory by Ben Hunt. The Long Now Pt. 1 - Tick Tock Don't forget to check out the other incredible content over at EpsilonTheory.com Other great content mentioned in this Episode: The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List http://thecryptoconomy.com/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Rational Optimist (affiliate link) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061452068/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=cryptoconomyl-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0061452068&linkId=3dc9331a46a005a948035d919adf933c Your Life in Weeks (waitbutwhy.com) https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html Click the link below if you want to help support my work in turning all the best written works in the Cryptoconomy into audio! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy
September 18, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_295 - A New Form of Life - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 5 - Robert Breedlove]
Concluding the "Bitcoin" section of Money, Bitcoin & Time. So many fascinating aspects of Bitcoin covered by author Robert Breedlove in this section including: • A new form of life • The many-sided network effects of Bitcoin • Positive feedback loops • The Minority Rule • The TrustNet & more! "It removes the central banks, macroeconomists, politicians, presidents, dictators and military leaders from monetary policy and payments authorization once and for all." If you haven't listened to the previous parts of this incredible piece, visit the links below: Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_286---Money--Bitcoin--Time-Part-1---Robert-Breedlove-e52gih Part 2 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_287---Money-is-a-Social-Network---Money--Bitcoin--Time-Part-2---Robert-Breedlove-e53ug5 Part 3 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_288---The-Economic-Nervous-System---Money--Bitcoin---Time-Part-3---Robert-Breedlove-e54u2e Part 4 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_294---The-Simple-Truth-About-Bitcoin---Money--Bitcoin--Time-Part-4---Robert-Breedlove-e5djsh
September 18, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_294 - The Simple Truth About Bitcoin - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 4 - Robert Breedlove]
Jumping back into Robert Breedlove's great piece with a thorough exploration of Bitcoin as a money, a technology, a network, and a measure of time. • The Cost and Reward of Proof-of-Work • A Vault Built of Energy • The infinite Hardness of Bitcoin • The Internet of Value • The Bitcoin Social Contract & more! Don't miss the continuation of this excellent piece available on the blog or in PDF at parallaxdigital.io - https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog If You haven't yet, don't forget to check out the first 3 parts of this incredible piece on the episodes linked below: Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_286---Money--Bitcoin--Time-Part-1---Robert-Breedlove-e52gih Part 2 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_287---Money-is-a-Social-Network---Money--Bitcoin--Time-Part-2---Robert-Breedlove-e53ug5 Part 3 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_288---The-Economic-Nervous-System---Money--Bitcoin---Time-Part-3---Robert-Breedlove-e54u2e Other Great works mentioned on the show for further diving into related topics and exploring Bitcoin: 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole [DerGigi] Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_256---21-Lessons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-1-e47u83 Part 2 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_257---21-Lessons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-2-e489f9 Part 3 - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_258---21-Lessons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-3-e48kao More on the Fascinating Nature of Proof-of-Work: Proof of Work is Efficient https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_155---POW-is-Efficient-Dan-Held-e2ndpk Bitcoin & the 7th Great Disruption of the Digital Age https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/GuysTake_021---Bitcoin--the-7th-Great-Disruption-of-the-Digital-Age-e57p9m Anatomy of Proof of Work https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_158---Anatomy-of-Proof-of-Work-Part-1---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpg Bitcoin, Chance, and Randomness https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_159---Bitcoin--Chance--and-Randomness-Part-2---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpi
September 17, 2019
GuysTake_23 - Revolution in the Protocol [on Nic Carter's "Peaceful Revolution"]
Today we have a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent piece on Medium, A Most Peaceful Revolution. An incredible article that deserves an exhaustive discussion and easily earns a few ridiculous rants. What could be better for Guy's Take 23? Other episodes and works mentioned in the show for a deeper dive: A Most Peaceful Revolution https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_293---A-Most-Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm Anatomy of the State https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state A Cypherpunk's Manifesto https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_163---A-Cypherpunks-Manifesto-e2ndpc The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List https://cryptoconomy.life/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_225---Bitcoin--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Bitcoin Can't Be Copied https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_291---Bitcoin-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11
September 13, 2019
CryptoQuikRead_293 - A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter]


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Contributors to Red Book
Scott Andrew Bartley is a professional genealogist specializing in Vermont, French-Canadian, and colonial American problems. He was the archivist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society where he worked for fifteen years. Currently, he takes private clients, lectures, teaches online genealogy courses, and edits two journals (Mayflower Descendant and Vermont Genealogy).
Beth H. Bauman is a charter member and past president of Bismarck Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society, and member of North Dakota State Genealogical Society. As past director for the Bismarck Family History Center, she continues to act as consultant and librarian. She is co-editor of two Burleigh county and two Morton county resource books. Johni Cerny, president and founder of Lineages, Inc., is a nationally known lecturer and researcher specializing in slave, colonial Virginia, and immigrant ancestry. She has been an editor of many major genealogical resource publications, including co-editor of Ancestry's The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library, which won the Reference Book of the Year Award from the American Library Association in 1989.
Pamela J. Cooper has been the Supervisor of the Florida History and Genealogy Department for the Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida, since 1986. She has served as Director of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), Director of the Florida Historical Society, President of the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS), and Co-Chair of the FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference in Orlando. She is the recipient of the 2000 National Genealogical Society Filby Prize for Genealogical Librarianship.
Robert S. Davis, M.A., M.Ed., is director of the Family & Regional History Program of Wallace State College, Hanceville, Alabama. A nationally recognized author and speaker on American genealogy, history, and records, he has written more than 1,000 publications, including thirty books.
Karen Stein Daniel, CG, resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is editor of the New Mexico Genealogist for the New Mexico Genealogical Society. She has been actively involved in genealogical research for over thirty years, and is the author of six books and numerous articles. She is a past recipient of the National Genealogical Society Award of Merit.
Mary Clement Douglass, CGRS, has an undergraduate degree in social science education and is a director of the Association of Professional Genealogists and past director of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Owner of Historical Matters'Historical and Genealogical Research in Kansas, she specializes in land records, oral histories, and preservation of historical collections. Mary lectures nationally on Kansas resources and genealogical methodology and is compiling a publication on WPA Kansas pioneer interviews. Her article, 'Genealogical Research in Kansas' appears in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly 92 (June 2004): 119'142.
Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG, is Director of Lifelong Learning and Professor of Liberal Studies at Union Institute and University, located on the Vermont College campus in Montpelier, Vermont. With thirty-five years of genealogical research experience, she is a nationally known researcher and writer focusing on New England and multigenerational patterns in families. She serves as a consultant for the Multigenerational research project at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family; and mentor to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies in family history.
Wendy Bebout Elliott, Ph.D., FUGA, is a professor of history at California State University, Fullerton, where she teaches a variety of courses in U.S., California, oral, and public history. She is past president of the Southwest Oral History Association (SOHA). An internationally known genealogy teacher and speaker, she is Federation of Genealogical Societies' First Vice President for Administration. She has been a contributing author to Ancestry's Printed Sources (1998) and co-editor of The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library, which won the Reference Book of the Year Award from the American Library Association in 1989.
Arleigh P. Helfer Jr. is a retired automotive executive, living in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, with an avid interest in genealogical research. In addition to his ancestral research activities, he pursues bridge, playing the French horn in community bands, Stanford alumni event planning, and golf.'¯ His interests in family also extend to enjoying his three grandchildren. Laura Hall Heuermann, J.D., is a practicing attorney with a long-term interest in genealogical problem solving in South Dakota.
Birdie Monk Holsclaw, CG, FUGA, is a genealogical researcher, writer, lecturer, editor, and winner of 2003 NGS Family History Writing Contest. She has served as a board or committee chair for the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Federation of Genealogical Societies, an indexer of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and member of GENTECH's Lexicon Working Group (1996'1999). She lectures at numerous national and regional conferences. Her current major research project is compiling family histories for earliest students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, all children of Colorado pioneer families.
Kathleen Stanton Hutchison is currently Systems Librarian at Mississippi College where she works towards keeping stride with technological changes affecting information retrieval. She co-authored with Anne Lipscombe Webster, Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors (University Press of Mississippi, 1994). She received a B.S. degree from Mississippi University for Women and a master's degree from Louisiana State University.
Roger D. Joslyn, CG, FUGA, FGBS, FASG, has been a full-time professional genealogist for a quarter of a century, providing full-service research, due diligence, expert witness testimony, and coordination of national and international research for private clients, attorneys, Native American tribes, and others. He is a frequent contributor to scholarly journals and other publications, a popular lecturer, a past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the current president of the American Society of Genealogists.
Dawn M. Knauft is a professional genealogist specializing in Wisconsin research after 1848. She is a native of Wisconsin and lives near Madison.
Michael John Neill writes a weekly genealogy column for the Ancestry Daily News and lectures nationally on a wide variety of genealogical topics. A faculty member at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois, he also coordinates the college's annual weeklong series of genealogical computing workshops. Michael also writes for a variety of genealogical publications and is involved in many professional genealogical organizations. He has a master's degree from Western Illinois University.
Pamela Boyer Porter, CGRS, CGL, is a researcher, author, lecturer, and teacher specializing in Southeast Missouri migration paths into and out of Missouri, and computer resources for genealogists. Pam is co-author of Online Roots: How to Discover Your Family's History and Heritage with the Power of the Internet (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 2003) and 'Genealogical Research in Missouri,' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 87 (June 1999): 85'116, a past board member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, past editor of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and an honorary life member of St. Louis Genealogical Society.
Dwight A. Radford is a professional genealogist residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. He specializes in Irish and Irish immigrant research and is co-author of the book A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestor (Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 2001).
George F. Sanborn, Jr., FASG, is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and is a long-time reference librarian at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a native of Moultonborough, New Hampshire, and past president of the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists as well as the first editor of the revived quarterly, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record.
Patricia Lyn Scott is a Certified Archivist and has been with the Utah State Archives since 1984, serving as a local government records archivist, and since January 2004 also Records Analysis Section Manager. She has an M.L.S. from Wayne State University specializing in Archival Management (1977) and an M.A. in History of the American West from the University of Utah (1983). She is also the author of various articles on local history and women's history.
Beth A. Stahr, MLS, CGRS, is an academic librarian in Louisiana and a professional genealogical researcher. She is the First Vice President of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society, a past trustee of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a current trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
Gary Topping, Ph.D., teaches American history at Salt Lake Community College and serves as archivist-historian of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City.


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Get a glimpse into Monroe County history with Postcards of Monroe Michigan.Click here to begin
Introducing the Project
Postcards of Monroe Michigan is a project of the Monroe County Library System's local history collection. The Monroe Local History Collection holds more than 400 Monroe postcards within its archive. This digital project contains a selection of these materials from the Monroe County Library System's postcard collection.
Expanded Guide to the Collection
About the Collection
The postcards primarily date from the very early to mid-twentieth century. Most of the cards in the collection were commercially produced and document significant locations and buildings of early Monroe. Some postcards are early photographs printed onto postcard paper. Any writings and identification of scenes has been transcribed. Those on the cards that were unclear have been omitted or given brackets.
Original postcards are housed in the Monroe County Library System Local History Collection archive, located at the Ellis Library and Reference Center. Our staff encourages users to check back to view images as new items are added to the digital collections.


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text: In my main program I need to call one of 12 methods. I want to put these methods in another program, and then call the selected method as required. I can't work out how to do this from descriptions of packages and imports available on the Web. Could someone help please with a simple example? Thanks


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The NPCs are controlling the world! Something must be done. My idea to a comic would be one of the characters contacting a gamemaster, but when he tries to explain it the GM respond with macro replies as "Working as intended" "Will be fixed in a future patch" "I'm afraid I cannot help you with that issue".
Dunno how it would end, but it would just be a cool addition to the NPC rebellion.


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Adopting a Pit Bull
The American Pit Bull Terrier and Pit Bull mixes are frequently available for adoption at PAWS. In fact some Pit Bulls and mixes of the breed often account for 20 percent or more of the dogs available for adoption at area shelters. Many embody the best qualities of our favorite canine friends – lovable, loyal, eager to learn, friendly and great with families. Unfortunately, they are often overlooked by potential adopters because of misconceptions about the breed.
PAWS staff work diligently to dispel the most common myths and answer important questions potential adopters should consider before adding a Pit Bull Terrier or mix to their home. Adopters are encouraged to ask lots of questions and do research online with organizations that deal specifically with Pit Bulls and their mixes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Pit Bulls?
The Pit Bull Rescue Central Network explains: "Pit Bull" is not a breed. It's a generic term often used to describe all dogs with similar traits and characteristics known to the public as Pit Bulls. When we use the term Pit Bull here, it should be understood to encompass American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and Staffordshire Bull Terriers as well as dogs who are mixes of these breeds.
All dog breeds were created by humans to emphasize desirable traits. In general, Pit Bulls were raised to be very people friendly and form strong bonds with their families. They were designed to have lots of energy and be athletically built which means they require lots of exercise and usually excel at activities like agility and fly ball.
Can Pit Bulls be untrustworthy around people?
A well-socialized Pit Bull is likely to earn the nickname "social butterfly" as he/she seeks attention from anyone and everyone. Nearly all of these dogs enjoy getting out, visiting with your friends, family and even most people they don't know. All dogs, no matter the breed, need to be socialized and have confidence in their guardian in order to feel the most comfortable in new situations, especially when meeting new people. Pit Bulls are no different – just like any other dog they need guidance from their person and will require proper training.
Can Pit Bulls be untrustworthy around other dogs?
Any breed of dog can be pushed to defend himself, and some dogs easily escalate from playing to fighting behavior. Bad Rap, a leading Pit Bull awareness and adoption group in the San Francisco Bay Area, reminds us that, "As in many breeds, dog tolerance levels can range from very dog social to very dog aggressive. Most Pit Bulls fall somewhere in between. Even with the big help of socialization and obedience training, this confident breed can be pushed to fight if sufficiently challenged by another dog."
PAWS evaluates each Pit Bull we place to gain insight into his tolerance level with other dogs and to identify the dog's play style. While the shelter setting is different from what an adopted dog will be exposed to after going home, adopters can use these insights to better understand what kind of dog friends their new companion would be best suited to play with as dog buddies. PAWS adoption advisors also discuss proper dog-to-dog introduction techniques to assist with that step in their on-going socialization.
If I adopt a Pit Bull, how do I respond to the negative comments people might say to me about my dog?
There are people who've had bad experiences with Pit Bulls or Pit Bull-type dogs, and it can be challenging to help them and others understand that your new dog is an individual and should not be categorized with all other dogs. During the pre-adoption counseling, PAWS asks adopters to think about what it will mean to be an ambassador for a breed that has often been misunderstood and in many cases abused.
Ambassadors will ensure their dog is well-mannered, obedience trained, spayed or neutered (which is included with adoption at PAWS), wears identification, avoids off-leash dog parks, and understands the nature and characteristics of the breed and general dog behavior.
My Pit Bull likes to play with other dogs and has lots of energy, is it okay for me to take him to an off-leash park?
While it is important to properly exercise all dogs and keep them well-socialized, off-leash parks are not good environments for Pit Bulls. While off-leash parks have many benefits for dogs, being surrounded by other dogs who are off-leash and have unknown behaviors and play styles can be asking too much of many dogs, not just Pit Bulls. If a disagreement or fight occurs, you can be almost sure the Pit Bull will be blamed no matter who started it or how much your dog was provoked.
Instead, PAWS suggests you match your Pit Bull with a few dog buddies for play sessions; take your athletic companion on long runs or hikes; participate in an obedience or agility class; and look for appropriate parks where dogs are on-leash and you can do controlled introductions.
Other Resources
While American Pit Bull Terriers and their mixes are not the right fit for all families, if you are considering one of these dogs as a companion for yours, PAWS encourages you to do more research. Here are some great organizations:
- Bad Rap: www.BadRap.org
- Pit Bull Rescue Central: www.PBRC.net
- Animal Farm Foundation: www.animalfarmfoundation.org
- Also, check out our Resource Library for training tips


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Imagekind is honored to welcome the unadulterated photographic genius of Kevin LaCamera. His top-selling, critically-acclaimed work has been featured in an extraordinary legion of museums and fine art galleries throughout the world. The Smithsonian Institute has recognized him as "one of the single greatest living artists of this century."
Just kidding. (Hopefully, you've stopped reading by this point.)
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For the second game in a row they allowed 40 points in the first half. They outscored Central Arkansas 33-39 in the second half, but it wasn't enough in a 69-60 loss Monday night at the Farris Center in Conway, Ga.
"I think we can see what we are capable of from how we have played the second halves the last two games," Lady Bisons coach Frank Bennett said. "We have to come out and play much better the first half. You can't be successful giving up 40 points in the first half."
Guard Anna Bowers led the Lady Bisons with 19 points, her fifth double figures game in the last six. She hit five-of-12 attempts from 3-point range.
"Anna has been shooting threes pretty consistently," Bennett said. "She has been shooting threes better than twos."
Center Brittany Duerk scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
"It was good to see Brittany have a strong game," Bennett said. "She hit 75 percent of her shots. She got two quick fouls in the first half and we had to take her out. She could have played seven or eight more minutes if it wasn't for the fouls."
Central Arkansas was led by center Megan Herbert with a game-high 22 points. She also had a game-high 13 rebounds.
Courtney Duever chipped in with 13 points.
The Lady Bisons led 5-2 on a 3-point shot by guard Miaca Bowman with 18:33 left in the first half, but they would not lead again in the game.
Central Arkansas led 40-27 at the end of the first half.
The Lady Bisons trailed by 15 points, 35-20, with 4:48 left in the first
The Lady Bisons rallied in the final 20 minutes. They tied the game at 51-51 with 5:49 left to play on a layup by Bowers. They also tied the game at 53-53 on a jumper by Duerk 46 seconds later.
The Lady Bisons pulled within one point at 56-55 on a layup by Hannah Phillips with 3:28 remaining.
The Lady Bisons made 20 turnovers. Central Arkansas had 15.
"We were down, but we had a lot of fight," Bennett said. "We came back strong.
"We turned the ball over a little too much. We had some turnovers late when we had the chance to take control of the game. At that point you have to value your possessions. You have to take advantage of every situation."
Central Arkansas had a slight edge in rebounds, 39-38.
The Lady Bisons are 2-4. Central Arkansas is 3-4.
The Lady Bisons will be back in action Saturday at 4 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with Mercer, the first Atlantic Sun game of the season for the Lady Bisons.
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Felt "Softie" Pirate Hook - Tutorial (featured guest blogger)1:07 AM
Hey, all! I'm Kimberly and I run the show at bugaboo, mini, mr & me. (Although, more precisely, bugaboo and mini really run the show... just don't tell them that.)
Does your little guy need some help getting his "sea legs"about him? Is he more liable to be walking the plank than making someone else do the walking? It's time to turn your little landlubber into a swashbuckling pirate fiend! The kid friendly way, of course.
If your three-yr-old is like mine, he can't even be trusted with plastic weaponry. Not even a spoon. So what's a mom to do with a swashbuckler-in-training? How about
That's right! All felt "softie" pirate contraband! Well, at least the hook. That's the most important part anyway.
You'll need:
Two colors of felt - black and gray being the most obvious choice, but you could go all out with crazy fun colors too! (I made a zebra-striped one once!)
A measuring tape
sewing machine
large needle
embroidery floss to match the felt
A kid who likes to say "Arrrrr!"
Start by measuring the little hand this hook will reside on. You'll need to know how long and how wide to make the cuff.
Now, lay out the cuff felt. I chose black. Double the fabric. Measure up from the bottom high enough for this to cover his hand and mark.
Measure across the bottom, wide enough for him to put his fist in comfortably and mark.
Now, connect the three marks in an arch and
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cut the arch out. (From both layers)
Double your contrasting fabric (for the hook).
Lay the arch over the contrasting felt (I chose ivory). Leave about an inch hanging off the bottom of the ivory felt.
Freehand a hook shape starting at the top of an arch. You can make it any size you'd like, but I think big and oversized is kind of fun, whimsical and well, just hilarious.
Remove the black cuff fabric and continue the hook drawing straight down to the bottom of the felt.
Cut the hook out. (I laid out my yard stick to show you just how big this hook is. That's about 13 inches from bottom to top! Remember that it won't end up this big because of seam allowances.)
Pin the hook, right sides together, and sew from the bottom of one side
to the bottom of the other side, leaving the bottom open.
Trim off any wonky areas, or excessive seams. Like there:
Technically, you could simply topstitch everything together, since it is made from felt which doesn't fray. But I like the finished look with all the seams on the inside.
Now it's time to stuff your hook. Put some batting in there, a little at a time, and use the dowel (or right-side-out-turner-thingy) to push the batting all the way to the end of the hook.
Keep stuffing. You want it to be stuffed pretty well because you don't want it to be floppy. BUT you don't want it to be stuffed so tightly it's hard as a rock. That would defeat the purpose, wouldn't it?
Stop stuffing before you come to the very end - leaving yourself a seam allowance.
Tuck the ends in and sew across the bottom.
Done with the hook!
On to the cuff.
Lay your hook on one of the cuff pieces, with the hook on the cuff and the straight part sticking out the top.
Place the other cuff piece on top.
Pin on either side of the hook.
Slide your hook out and pin the rest of the cuff together. I use double pins to designate where to stop stitching as I sew so I don't accidentally close up the hole.
Sew from the bottom up one side, then from the bottom up the other side,
leaving both the bottom and the hole at the top open.
Turn your cuff right side out.
Stuff the straight part of your hook down into the cuff -
so far that it is almost level with the bottom of the cuff.
As your cuff is lying with the side seams at the side, make sure the hook is positioned in the cuff such that the side seams are facing the front and back of the cuff. This way, the side seams of the cuff will still be at the side of the hand, but the hook will point downward, in the right direction.
Now, thread your big needle with embroidery floss to match your cuff felt.
Start sewing the hole closed starting on one side,
and, when you reach the hook, sew the front of the cuff to the front of the hook.
When you are done stitching across the hook, continue sewing the hole closed on the other side, then back stitch a few stitches,
turn your hook around, and sew the back of the cuff to the back of the hook.
When you get to your starting position, stick your needle down into the cuff, and sew your knot.
And that's that! Super simple!
Now all we need is a felt eye patch, a felt captain's hat, and a felt telescope and your little guy has been promoted to full-fledged pirate status!
And most importantly, he won't poke out an eye
or break anything with his new hook.
And if you don't have a little guy around the house, don't worry!
Little girl's like to be pirates, too.
I think they need a felt treasure map next.
Kimberly has gone through a lot of trouble to get this fabulous tutorial post to you EMI readers. She is so fantastic, I hope to have her guest blog here again if she is ever up to it again. (Stupid html code!) I only feature guest bloggers who have quality mom blogs filled with clever ideas and Kimberly fits just that, over at bugaboo, mini, mr & me. Be sure to check her blog out regularly to stay up to date and be inspired with her fantastic posts! -Julia
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Ok if I had a sewing machine this might work. Only problem is last time I used it, it broke beyond repair and I was honest to goodness trying to sew. I had some explaining to do but was really perplexed as to what went wrong. Now I stick to easy paper crafting. Thanks for the cool inspiration though.ReplyDelete
The pirate hook came out so STINKIN cute! I made 3. Each one progressivly bigger. The bigger the better. If I knew how to post a picture, I would share. I actually did mine out of poly satin for the hook so it would be shiney silver and added stabilizer to the inside so it wouldn't flop. Thanks so much. They are a HUGE hit with my kids.ReplyDelete


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Brain differences seen in social butterflies
(HealthDay)—A small new study suggests that parts of your brain may differ depending on whether you're a social butterfly or a lone wolf.
The research is preliminary, but it could lead the way to more insight into how humans—and other primates—interact with others.
"The big message is that your brain is reflecting your current social environment, and your social skills at a wider level. The brain is flexible and reflecting all of these behaviors," said study author Maryann Noonan, a postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University, who worked on the study while at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
There's also the question of which comes first. Is the brain pre-programmed to turn certain people into more social creatures? Or does your brain change as a result of whether you're willing to engage with lots of other people in your life?
At issue is the connection between your brain and your ability to socialize with others of your species.
"There is a theory that social complexity drove the evolution of bigger brains in humans," said Paul Zak, chairman of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University, who's familiar with the findings.
If that's the case, it may be possible that human brains are different depending on how social people are. That's what the authors of the new study tried to find out.
The researchers recruited 18 people, aged 27 to 70, and asked them about how many people they encountered over the past seven and 30 days. The researchers were trying to determine "social contact," according to Noonan: "Any phone call, any physical interaction, any email."
The researchers also scanned the brains of the 18 people and looked for anything that people with similar social lives had in common. They discovered that three parts of the brain appeared to be larger and more strongly connected to other regions of the brain in people who had larger social networks, Noonan said.
The findings reflect previous research that found similarities in the brains of monkeys who lived in larger groups. "This is telling, and perhaps could show some sort of common mechanism across primates," she noted.
Noonan suspects—but can't yet prove—that it's the brain that adjusts to how social people are. "While I have to hedge my bets, I think the brain is able to adapt to all of your current skills and needs," she explained. "But we're not able to make the claim that it's getting bigger or better connected."
Zak, the neuroeconomist, said it is indeed hard to figure out which comes first—better social skills or certain types of brains. However, "their findings are consistent with studies showing that lonely people have differences in brain volume than non-lonely people," he said.
Noonan said the next step is to better understand which areas of the brain are crucial to being social.
In the big picture, though, it may be difficult to understand what's going on because it will be hard to design a study that follows people from a young age and specifically determines how their brains affect their social lives, Zak said. "We are unlikely to have a definitive answer as to how our innate brain structure affects our behavior," he added.
Still, study lead author Noonan said this kind of research can lead to better understanding of how conditions like autism and schizophrenia disrupt people's abilities to be social in a normal way.
The findings were scheduled to be presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in San Diego. Research presented at meetings is viewed as preliminary until it is published in peer-reviewed medical journals.
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Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly says she understands why some fans of "The Hobbit" initially balked upon learning she was to play a female elf heroine created specifically for the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel.
But she is also adamant Peter Jackson, the writer-director-producer of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," made the correct choice.
Explaining to reporters at a recent Los Angeles press conference how "The Hobbit" was her favorite book as a little girl, Lilly said she was eager to speak to Jackson and his collaborators about playing a character in the second installment of their "Hobbit" franchise.
"The sylvan elves were my favorite characters in the book and it would be a dream come true to play one. I jumped at the opportunity and picked up the phone very quickly," Lilly recalled.
"And then they said, 'Your character is not in the book.' And I took great pause. As a great fan of Tolkien, I gulped and went: 'What? Everyone's going to hate me.' And it didn't take long for them to completely convince me that it was the right thing to do and it was a good idea," she said. "I think, in his defense, Tolkien was writing in 1937 and the world is a different place today. I keep repeatedly telling people, 'In this day and age, to put nine hours of cinema in the theaters for young girls to go and watch and not have one female character is subliminally telling them you don't count, you're not important and you're not pivotal to story.' And I just think [the filmmakers] were very brave and very right in saying, 'We won't do that to the young female audience, who will come watch our films.' And not just the young female audience, but even women of my own age. I think it is time that we stop making stories that are only about men, especially only about heroic men, and I love that they made Tauriel a hero."
The actress further confided she had some reservations when she learned her orc-smiting character would be romantically involved with a dwarf. That is, until she saw a photo of actor Aidan Turner and realized how handsome he was.
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Co-starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has earned more than $500 million since it opened earlier this month. "There and Back Again" -- the third film in the series, which will also include Lilly's character Tauriel -- is set for release in December 2014.


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Archive for March, 2011
Book Review | Afikomen Mambo
by Rabbi Joe Black
Score: 3.5
Illustrated by Linda Prater Score: 3.5 © 2011, Kar-Ben Publishing. Once again, Rabbi Joe Black allows one of his songs to come alive in the pages of a book (Boker Tov! Good Morning!) Just in time for Passover, our children will be dancing to a Latin rhythm as they get ready for the Seder and [...]
Book Review | The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah
by Leslie Kimmelman
Score: 4.0
Illustrated by Paul Meisel Score: 4.0 © 2010, Holiday House, Inc. This charming retelling of the classic Little Red Hen story, has Ms. Hen trying to prepare for her Passover Seder. First, she needs to make her matzah. Seeking help from her barnyard friends for the planting, harvesting, milling and baking of the matzah gets [...]
Let's Continue Reading for the Joy of It – Simcha/Joy
As Purim approaches (beginning the evening of March 19), and the costumes, hamantaschen and Purim Shpiel (play) rehearsals all come together, our anticipation and happiness seem to reach overwhelming proportions. That is why I chose Simcha/Joy as this month's value.
I often feel that way when I am reading a really good book. With each chapter, I just can't wait to read the next, to learn more about the characters, to see what they are going to do in the following pages. Sometimes I am up until the "wee" hours of the morning, because I just can't put the book down. When I am finished, I feel so happy… until of course the next morning when I have to wake up and go to work. Nevertheless, I have a great story to talk about and share with my readers or students. Nothing could be better…until the next wonderful book falls into my hands.
My choices for this month's books for older readers are the ones I could not put down. They made me laugh, made me cry or knocked me off my feet, but in the end, they kept me awake until the final page turn filled me with joy. I hope they do the same for you:
All-of-a-Kind Family. By Sydney Taylor. Illustrated by Helen John. © 1951, Yearling. The classic story of a family with five girls living in the Lower East side of New York in the early 1900′s. Their celebration of life in the face of sometimes bleak living conditions is a wonderful look at "seeing the glass half full." Based on the author's life. Ages 9-12 years.
The Importance of Wings. By Robin Friedman. © 2009, Charlesbridge.Publishing. Winner of the Sydney Taylor Award for Older Readers. With appealing and affecting writing, this novel grabs the reader immediately and takes you on a journey of self-discovery, confidence building and empowerment as Roxanne, with a small amount of help from her next-door neighbor Liat, discovers she has what it takes to be her own person. Ages 10-14 years.
A Pickpocket's Tale. By Karen Schwabach. © 2006, Random House Books fro Young Readers.. In 1730, Molly Abraham is living in the streets of London following here mother's death from smallpox. She supports herself by pickpocketing. Having been caught and tried in a court of law, she finds herself on a ship headed to America as an indentured servant. The ship arrives in New York, where she is ransomed by a Jewish family. In their household she learns how to be a good servant and a practicing Jew. Ages 11-15 years.
Confessions of a Closet Catholic. By Sarah Darer Littman. © 2005, Dutton. Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers. Justine Silver has decided that for Lent she will give up being Jewish. This is just the beginning of her struggles with being the middle child, boys, chocolate and of course, religion. Ages 11-15 years.
Strange Relations. By Sonia Levitin. © 2007, Knopf Books for Young Readers. Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Readers. Marne simply wants a nice summer on the beaches in Hawaii visiting her aunt and cousins while her parents are travelling on business. What she gets instead is the discovery that her aunt and uncle run the Chabad House on the mainland of Hawaii, and she is expected to pitch in. Her experiences provide her with some new insights into her religious identity. Ages 14-18 years.
A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life. By Dana Reinhardt. © 2006, Wendy Lamb Books. Simone knows she is adopted and wants nothing to do with her birth mother. At her adoptive parents' insistance, however, she agrees to meet her birth mother one time. What she discovers is both enlightening and tragic. Ages 14 – 18 years.
I certainly hope you do not stay up until the "wee" hours reading these titles, after all, a good night's rest is most Important. If you do, however, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I will be happy to send a note to your teacher/boss explaining why the book kept you up so late that you overslept and were late for school/work. Beware: You will first have to answer a question or two to prove to me that you read the book.
Have a delicious Purim!
Happy Reading,
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Book Review | The Queen Who Saved Her People
by Tilda Balsley
Score: 3.5
Illustrated by Ilene Richard © 2011, Kar-Ben Publishing The author who brought us the delightful, "Let My People Go!" has written a new Readers Theater style book based on the Purim story. For the very young, this is a perfect read-aloud version of the Book of Esther, told in rhyme with simple language and fun, [...]
Book Review | The Story of Esther: A Purim Tale
by Eric A. Kimmel
Score: 2.5
Illustrated by Jill Weber © 2011, Holiday House Writing a children's version of the Book of Esther is no easy task, filled as the biblical story is with lewd, violent, secretive and ill-mannered behavior that is difficult enough for adults to interpret. Why were there "No restrictions" on the drinking during King Ahashuerus' seven day [...]


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This probably can't be stated as fact until He says it's so during ESPN's upcoming "Real-Estate Decision" extravaganza. However, word from LeBron subjects in the Coral Gables dominion is that His Eminence has taken a liking to a castle along Biscayne Bay. What better way to support Your PR talking point that You walked away from money by walking away from Cleveland.
Notes journalistic heavy hitter Weekly Life & Style, "The property was taken off the market within hours of LeBron announcing his move to Miami," adds the insider. "It's no coincidence."
The estate faces the open waters of Biscayne Bay and is surrounded by 80 linear feet of waterfront. With three suites, all including full baths, an upstairs master suite with a full gym, a 12-camera security system, a billiards and media room, LeBron's new bachelor pad is equipped for party after party after party. And if his guests need to crash after a night out, a private guest suite with a tennis court and courtyard on its own acre of land is just another special feature.
Does this defy the rule-of-thumb stating mortgage payments should not exceed 28 percent of one's monthly salary? Hell if I know how a $49.5 million mortgage works but His monthly pre-tax salary is $1.52 million, if my 6:30 a.m. mathematics hold up.
Fun fact: In true sloppy seconds form, the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom manse used to be Pat Riley's playground (by way of car salesman Alan Potamkin). Fun fact No. 2: Luther Campbell welcomes King James with open arms.
No word on whether Jim Gray has a dedicated area for his organ grinder and shine box, but if there's one thing that's certain, it's this: Once the Biscayne Bay blood orgies get a crack-a-lackin, Gray will be there selling his Mardi Gras knock-off masks. Same as it ever was.
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BUCHANAN, Tenn - The Tennessee Tech men's golf team held on down the stretch of Tuesday's final round at the Paris Landing Golf Course to take third place at the Skyhawk Classic. The Golden Eagles posted a team score of 295 on Friday to secure third place with a three-round score of 870, one stroke better than the fourth place team.
For the tournament, Tech was led by Wes Korth who fired a one-under par 215 over three rounds to finish in a tie for eighth place individually. Korth was four-under going into the final round on Tuesday after shooting rounds of one-under 71 and three-under 69 on Monday. However, the course played much tougher on Tuesday when the senior was forced to settle with a three-over 75.
TTU was led by Preston Marshall on Friday who finished with an even par 72. Marshall, along with teammate Jared Dunn, posted a three-round score of 218 to finish in a tie for 14th place.
Jake Heatherly and Blake Garrison also competed for the Golden Eagles on Tuesday, tallying scores of 75 and 77, respectively.
Central Arkansas captured the team title with a score of 839, while Jad Sinclair of Central Arkansas won the individual title after shooting a 13-under 203.
The men's golf team returns to action next Monday, Oct. 19 at the two-day Austin Peay Intercollegiate.


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