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Dalarna is a province and county in the region Svealand, in Sweden.
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Dalarna is an important province in the history of Sweden. Several uprisings against foreign and domestic rulers have accured.
Most people speak fluent English, however older people may have problem understanding you.
Get in
There are flights from Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm to Borlänge.
Get around
Travelling by bus within a city costs 17 SEK(12 SEK for children below 16), and the ticket can be used multiple times in one hour. If you are younger than 20 years old, you can buy a card called "Upp till 20"(Up to 20). With the card you can travel with bus anywhere in the county, even between cities, for a month.
Most cities and towns in the county are connected to the railway-network.
In the northen part of the province there are several popular ski-resorts. Such as Sälen and Idre.
There are dishes from all over the world available at restaurants. Domestic and international fast-food companies such as McDonald's and Burger King are well established.
Stay safe
There are nothing in particular to watch out for. Pickpockets may sometime appear in crowded areas, such as popular markets and shopping-malls.
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New Education Fund members support student experiment
Four companies recently became the newest members of ESA's International Space Station Education Fund (ISSEF) after pledging their support to the SAYSOY student experiment. Looking at the effect of weightlessness on the growth of soybean seeds, SAYSOY is set to fly on the Foton-M2 mission at the end of May.
The four companies who have provided financial support for the SAYSOY experiment, Natural Technologies Italia S.r.l., Centro Analisi Palinologische, Microglass Heim S.r.l. and Olympus Italia, are all active in the fields of plant growth and cellular biology and are enthusiastic about supporting research and innovation in plant biology.
Capture the imagination
The ISSEF was established to help ESA in its aim of encouraging students from the ESA Member States to understand, study, and support science and technology in the future. The Fund receives contributions from organisations and companies within Europe, from fields such as space, technology, science, education and publishing.
The Fund supports the ISS Education Programme, through which ESA develops and distributes a range of teaching aids using Human Spaceflight as a tool to capture the imaginations of children of all ages.
Projects supported by the Fund include, the production and dissemination of 40 000 copies of the ISS Education Kit aimed at teachers of pupils aged 12-15 years and a series of DVD lessons covering scientific experiments filmed both in space by ESA astronauts and in classrooms on Earth.
The ISS Education Programme also supports the implementation of research experiments, initiated by university students, to be carried out on board the ISS, or on other carriers.
Soybean seeds in weightlessness
SAYSOY, or Space Apparatus to Yield SOYsprouts, is one such experiment prepared by a team of Italian botany students. The experiment, which investigates the germination of soybean seeds in space, will fly on ESA's Foton-M2 mission due for launch on 31 May 2005 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
After the flight, the soy sprouts will be analysed to see if weightlessness has any negative effect on their nutritional value. If they can successfully be grown in orbit, soy seedlings could prove to be a valuable addition to the astronaut diet during long-duration missions.
Natural Technologies Italia S.r.l. (NTI) is a subsidiary of the English-based N.T. Group, a leader in the research, production and testing of biochemical products derived from natural molecules.
The Centro Analisi Palinologische (CeAP - Centre of Palynological Analyses) at the University of Naples Federico II is involved in botanical analysis, looking particularly at spores and pollen in honey and crop production.
Microglass Heim S.r.l is a leader in the promotion and distribution of laboratory facilities and equipment in southern Italy. Their products and services are widely used in the fields of cellular and molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, biochemistry and chemistry.
Olympus Italia is part of the world-renowned Olympus Group, a leading manufacturer of professional opto-digital products. Olympus is a pioneer of key technologies in the fields of imaging and voice products, endoscopy, microscopy, bioanalytics and diagnostics.


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Hurt by the fallout of Hurricane Sandy and fiscal-cliff jitters, U.S. holiday spending this year grew at the weakest pace since the economic chaos of 2008, preliminary data reveal.
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According to MasterCard's (NYSE:MA) SpendingPulse, holiday sales inched up just 0.7% year-over-year during the pivotal eight shopping weeks between October 28 and Christmas Eve.
By comparison, SpendingPulse estimated holiday sales rose 2% last year, cooling off from robust rebounds from the Great Recession that sent sales tumbling 5.5% in 2008.
SpendingPulse measures total U.S. retail sales across all payment forms, including all cards, cash and checks.
It was a roller coaster holiday season for retailers as the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sandy led to negative sales in the first two weeks of November. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions "experienced substantial declines" in holiday sales during that period, MasterCard said.
Spooked by the declines, retailers ramped up on promotional activity during the second half of November, juicing sales but likely hurting profit margins.
SpendingPulse said the discounts online and within brick-and-mortar locations "appeared to be successful in stimulating growth," but sales growth "subsided" in the first half of December.
The final days of the 2012 shopping season were also tumultuous as a late rebound was scuttled, likely by bad weather.
The disappointing sales figures appeared to weigh on stock prices as the S&P retail exchange-traded fund slipped 0.31% on Wednesday morning.
Shares of discount giants Target (NYSE:TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) were stuck in the red, while department store Macy's (NYSE:M) lost more than 1%.
Some higher-end retail stocks like Coach (NYSE:COH) and Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) saw even heavier selling.
Hinting at the Sandy-related drag, SpendingPulse said holiday sales dropped by 3.9% in the Mid-Atlantic and dipped 1.4% in the Northeast.
On the other hand, sales rose 0.9% in the North Central, 1.2% in the Great Plains, 2.4% in both the Pacific and Southeast. The strongest two regions were South Central, which saw sales jump 2.6%, and Mountain where holiday sales climbed 4.1%.
Online sales also appeared to suffer a slowdown this holiday season.
SpendingPulse estimates eCommerce sales between October 28 and December 22 increased 8.4% year-over-year. By comparison, eCommerce sales were growing at between 15% and 17% year-over-year coming into the holiday season and for the last 18 months, MasterCard said.
The top spending day of this year was November 27 when U.S. consumers shelled out more than $1.5 billion in online sales.
Another analysis of online sales from comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) suggested stronger-than-expected growth, revealing online sales soared 16% from a year earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Shares of online retailers were mixed on Wednesday, with Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) dropping 1% but Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) rallying 2%.


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I had the pleasure of spending this weekend reading Black History Month essays written by children in the Lexington City school system.
I had the pleasure of spending this weekend reading Black History Month essays written by children in the Lexington City school system.
The contest theme was related to their dreams and hopes for this county. Their innocent words reminded me of the power of what writing and dreaming afforded me in my youth. Many wrote about peace, equality and bullying ending with acclamations like, "I just want to love everybody."
I wanted to love everybody, too, until my warm and fuzzy reading assignment was interrupted by the unfortunate and uncivilized reality facing these children as I watched an ugly story surface on last week's news cycle. Sadly, 9-year-old Oscar Nominee Quvenzhané Wallis was rudely welcomed to the grown-up version of bullying, courtesy of a wild tweet from the satirical entertainment newspaper, The Onion.
The Onion has since apologized for sinking to a "new low" when on Oscar Sunday, an Onion staffer tweeted, "Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a (four-letter word that begins with C and rhymes with bunt), right?" It was horrific; this so-called "joke" was certainly over the top.
Tweets of outrage ensued in defense of sweet Quvenzhané (did I mention that she was just 5 when she began filming the role of Hushpuppy in "Beasts of the Southern Wild"?). The small-budget film was critically acclaimed at film festivals and received four nominations for an Academy Award. Quvenzhané received a lot of positive attention for being the youngest Best Actress nominee. She is also the first person born in her decade to be nominated and the first African-American child to ever be nominated. There she was a little girl with a big name. Quvenzhané was living a dream and poised to make history.
Quite honestly, it didn't take a member of the Academy to calculate that this year's award would go to actress Jennifer Lawrence for her performance in "Silver Linings Playbook." But many across America were cheering along our little history maker. I realized this when Quvenzhané received so much acclaim for her complicated role after the Academy nominations the DVD sold out here, and I had to go to another city to a Redbox to secure a copy.
Despite all of our adult pressure, the young girl graced the red carpet in a frilly purple dress and Sunday shoes (certainly not designed by Louis Vuitton) with her signature matching stuffed puppy purse. When faced with reporters and paparazzi's questions, she didn't give typical child star answers. Instead, she seemed adorably unprepared and somewhat unaffected by all the attention. She kept saying, "This is a very big deal," as if that's all she really understood about this very adult occasion.
She was stopped on the red carpet by Michael Strahan, a former football star turned co-host of what was once "Live with Regis and Kelly" so she could take some of his candy to put in her puppy purse. She said, "It's going to be a long day," because clearly the Oscars were way past her bed time.
I hope that Quvenzhané was sound asleep long before the Twitter firestorm began on Oscar night. The Onion, which is unapologetically satirical, generally makes me laugh uncomfortably, but that tweet was rather foul.
Quvenzhané may have played a tough role in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," but what parent would want their child subjected to such ugliness? She bravely narrates the life of survivor in Louisiana during a fictional disaster. Her most famous quote is a line speaking of a disaster's flood and the large mythical beast that she fears encountering along her journey. She accepts her fate saying, "I see that I am a little piece of a big, big universe, and that makes it right."
Perhaps those words were symbolic about the tough lessons children eventually learn about living in the land of the beasts. I was reminded of the fact that one day she will wake up to a land where the beasts aren't mythical or imaginary, and maybe she will have the same forgiving attitude towards the silly ole' reporter (relegated to Twitter duty) who decided to make her the object of a dirty joke.
We, at least for a moment, enjoyed watching a beautiful little girl pursue her dream of creating art and making history. While we were interrupted by the ugly beast, I eventually went back to those youthful Black History Month essays. From that point forward I had a difficult time "judging" their innocent dreams. I was just thankful that those children have this opportunity to imagine this world through those tiny, unbiased eyes.
I am proud that our community continues to create a space where children write hopeful essays about achieving dreams and wanting to "just love everybody." I share in that desire. Don't children have a way of compelling us to embrace hope and forgiveness, even when we encounter ugly beasts?
Antionette Kerr is a freelance writer. You can email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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2010-11: Rowed in the club eight that finished fifth at the Head of the Charles with heavyweight crew... Returned to the lightweight squad for the spring season... Rowed in the 7-seat of the 1V, winning the IRA national championship and finishing third at Eastern Sprints.
2009-10: Rowed five seat in the 2V that finished second at Eastern Sprints... Rowed three seat in the varsity four at IRAs, finishing seventh in the heavyweight event.
2008-09: Rowed in five seat of the 1V at Eastern Sprints, finishing fifth... Member of the varsity four that finished 10th in the heavyweight event at IRAs.
2007-08: Rowed in seven seat of the 1F that won Eastern Sprints and finished 11th in the heavyweight freshman eight event at IRAs.
Before Yale: Spent summers lifeguarding on the Jersey Shore, where he is a two-time Cape May County champion in doubles surfboat rowing.
Personal: Mechanical engineering major... Member of Ezra Stiles College... Interests include weight lifting, reading classic literature, and playing FIFA and NHL 2010.


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We are specifically focusing on 5 priority footprint areas that we believe need addressing most urgently:
- Carbon, Energy & Climate
(energy use, impact of forest loss, and the need for a new global policy on climate change)
- Sustainable cities (transition of cities for sustainable development)
- Farming
(food, fibre, grazing, aquaculture, and biofuels)
- Fishing
(over-fishing, illegal & unregulated fishing, bycatch, poor management and procurement)
- Forestry
(timber, paper, pulp, and fuel wood)
- Water
(dams, irrigation, and drinking supplies)
To reduce humanity's footprint in these areas, we are developing and implementing new ways of growing crops, managing fisheries, forests and wetlands, generating energy, and dealing with waste.
We are also looking at ways to transform markets: where and how companies and their supply chains obtain and process these vital commodities.
The aim is that everyone lives within the Earth's capacity to sustain people and nature, and has equitable access to, and use of, natural resources.
The Ecological Footprint is a monitor of human demand on ecosystems.It shows that humanity is already using nearly 50% more natural resources than the Earth can replenish.
Under a "business-as-usual" scenario, by 2050 people are predicted to be using twice as many natural resources than the Earth can replenish.
If this happens, large-scale ecosystem collapse becomes increasingly likely, as does dangerous climate change.
To prevent this, we need to find ways to maintain a high standard of living while using far fewer natural resources – getting our footprint down to One Planet Living.
Footprint Goals
- By 2020, humanity's global footprint falls below its 2000 level and continues its downward trend, specifically in the areas of:
- Energy and carbon
- Commodities
(crops, meat, fish and wood)
- Water
- By 2050, humanity's global footprint stays within the Earth's capacity to sustain life and the natural resources of our planet are shared equitably


text: Source-It is so sad to watch one of America's greatest cities die a horrible death. Once upon a time, the city of Detroit was a teeming metropolis of 1.8 million people and it had the highest per capita income in the United States. Now it is a rotting, decaying hellhole of about 700,000 people that the rest of the world makes jokes about. On Thursday, we learned that the decision had been made for the city of Detroit to formally file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. It was going to be the largest municipal bankruptcy in the history of the United States by far, but on Friday it was stopped at least temporarily by an Ingham County judge. She ruled that Detroit's bankruptcy filing violates the Michigan Constitution because it would result in reduced pension payments for retired workers. She also stated that Detroit's bankruptcy filing was "also not honoring the (United States) president, who took (Detroit's auto companies) out of bankruptcy", and she ordered that a copy of her judgment be sent to Barack Obama. How "honoring the president" has anything to do with the bankruptcy of Detroit is a bit of a mystery, but what that judge has done is ensured that there will be months of legal wrangling ahead over Detroit's money woes. It will be very interesting to see how all of this plays out. But one thing is for sure - the city of Detroit is flat broke. One of the greatest cities in the history of the world is just a shell of its former self.


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If your stream or pond has sufficient head (vertical drop) and flow, a microhydro-electric system can be a cost-effective and reliable choice to provide renewable electricity for your home. To tap the power in falling water effectively, you need to understand basic physics, how each component works, and how to select and install the appropriate turbine and balance-of-system components for your site.
Hydropower results from the marriage of two forces—gravity and the flow of water—both used to determine how much power and energy can be had. Gravity is what creates the pressure between the inlet and outlet of the turbine. For every 2.31 feet of vertical drop in the pipe, 1 pound of pressure per square inch (psi) is gained. This vertical drop is also called "head"—the vertical distance between where water is taken out of a stream and where it leaves your turbine. The horizontal distance between the source and turbine is also important because of pipe cost and friction losses in the pipe—but it does not affect the basic head measurement.
Flowing water, whether measured in gallons per minute, cubic feet per second, or some other measure, is the other key factor in the hydropower equation. A continuous flow of falling water is needed to make electricity. Measuring this flow accurately is crucial to hydro site assessment and system design.
Once you have these two measurements, you can make at least a rough estimation of the power available. Multiplying the gross head (in feet) by the flow (in gallons per minute) and dividing by a specific factor will give you the potential output wattage. The factor, which is derived from real-world experience with hydro systems, will vary from 9 for larger AC systems to 13 or more for smaller battery-based systems.
Once you have figured power (watts), it's easy to calculate energy (watt-hours): Just multiply by 24 hours in a day to arrive at daily watt-hours, since hydro turbines run around the clock. The relationship of power production with water flow and head is linear, meaning that a site with 1 unit of water flow times 2 units of elevation difference will give roughly the same power production as a site that experiences 2 units of water flow times 1 unit of elevation difference, if all other things are equal. For example: If your stream has 120 feet of head and 45 gallons per minute of flow, you might expect to generate about 11 kilowatt-hours per day.
120 ft. head x 45 gpm ÷ 12 factor x 24 hrs./day =
10,800 watt-hrs./day
A hydro-electric system, like any renewable electricity system, is a collection of components. Buying only the turbine will get you nowhere. Hydro systems typically contain these basic components, listed here with their basic purpose:
Hydro system design is not simple, nor is it recommended for those with little experience with electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems. Because good hydro sites are few and far between, it is sometimes difficult to find expertise. Many systems are also deep in the back woods and not on public display, so you may need to do some research and networking to find the right people to help you.
Hydro systems come in four primary configurations, with other variations and permutations. Which type you choose depends on your site, goals, budget, and energy needs.
Battery-based off-grid systems are appropriate for smaller systems far from the utility lines, where the peak load exceeds the peak generation on a regular basis. If your hydro system produces 800 W, you'll generate about 19 kWh per day, which is substantial. But without a battery bank and higher-powered inverter, you could not run many appliances or electronics simultaneously, and many loads, such as an 1,100 W microwave, would be impossible to power.
Batteryless off-grid systems are appropriate when the generating capacity is 2 kW or more. As household loads decrease and increase, load-control governors constantly adjust the amount of energy to the diversion load to maintain a constant voltage and frequency. Because the system cannot store energy, considerable amounts of power are typically diverted to the diversion load. For this reason, it's worth considering how to use it most effectively. One of the most common ways to use the excess energy is for heating water for domestic use.
Battery-based on-grid systems are very similar to their off-grid counterparts. The first of two primary differences is that excess energy can be sold to the grid for payment or credit. The other is that the grid can be used for backup if the hydro system doesn't provide enough energy.
Batteryless on-grid systems use the grid as the "dump load," sending excess energy back to the utility's grid for their customers to use. These systems still may require a controller and dump load which only come into play in the event of a utility outage. Batteryless grid-tied systems are perhaps the simplest and most reliable systems because they incorporate no batteries but have the grid available. Their drawback is the lack of backup for any utility outages.
All hydro-electric turbine generators, like electric motors, work on the principle of electrons moving through wire as a result of wires passing through magnetic fields (the electromagnetic effect). Hydro-electric turbines use the moving water to turn a wheel and provide the rotational movement necessary to cause the electromagnetic effect in their generators.
Microhydro turbines are generally classified in the range of 100 W to 100 kW, though most turbines used by homeowners are less than 25 kW. Another classification is based on the "head" (water pressure) that drives the turbine.
Low-head turbines are used in systems with 3 to 20 feet of head. Medium-head turbines are for 20 to 60 feet of head, and high-head turbines can use 60 to 1,000 feet (or more) of head.
Low-head turbines are typically "reaction" turbines, in which the turbine blades are submerged and produce electricity as an integral reaction with the water pressure. Because they work with low head, these turbines normally require a significant amount of water to produce useful power. For instance, the Energy Systems and Design LH-1000 low-head propeller turbine requires 1,000 gpm of water operating at 10 feet of head to produce 1,000 W.
Medium-head turbines are often reaction turbines. A Francis turbine is a common type. Medium-head turbines often have adjustable flow-control devices to deal with variable water flow under the same head conditions.
Another type of reaction turbine is a pump that runs in reverse as water flows through its centrifugal works (see the "Pumps as Turbines" sidebar). These can be a simple and cost-effective solution in the right situations.
High-head turbines are the most common microhydro turbines installed in residential systems and are known as impulse or impact turbines. Water is passed through nozzles, converting pressure into velocity and sending a jet of water that "impacts" buckets or vanes attached to a rotating wheel, making it turn.
Electricity produced by most micro-hydro turbines is unregulated and is normally converted from "wild" (unregulated voltage and frequency) AC to DC using a rectifier. DC is then used to charge batteries from which an inverter can provide true 60 Hz AC electricity.
Larger (2 to 100 kW) microhydro turbines can produce 60 Hz electricity directly through regulation using an electronic load governor, which maintains a constant load on the generator through dump loads when electricity is not needed.
Off-grid microhydro turbines require the means to "dump" excess energy when batteries are full or AC loads are reduced. Generally it is best to have redundant (duplicate) diversion loads and/or an overvoltage trip device for protection in the event that a dump load or charge controller fails.
Model is dependent on each manufacturer. Each manufacturer should be contacted to verify a turbine will suit a particular site.
The generator type associated with microhydro power is normally either a permanent magnet, a wound-field, or induction. Most smaller turbines use permanent magnet generators, some of which have adjustable gaps between the magnets and the windings for tuning the output. Stand-alone synchronous generators have a wound-field that produces its own magnetic excitation, and induction generators receive their magnetic excitation from the stator, either via capacitors or the grid.
Maximum power is determined by the watts produced by the turbine at maximum water flow and net head. This number is used to calculate the size of charge controllers and dump loads necessary to protect turbines and battery banks, adding a safety factor.
Voltage of the type of generator used. Alternating current (AC) generators are used for either standard 60 Hz electricity or to produce "wild" unregulated voltage and frequency electricity, which is rectified to DC to charge batteries. "Wild" indicates that the turbine is not producing steady 60 Hz AC, and the frequency and voltage may vary. High-voltage generation (hundreds of volts instead of dozens of volts) can be useful in overcoming line losses.
AC/DC stands for alternating current and direct current. Most smaller (100 to 1,000 W; less than 2 kW; 48 kWh/day) hydro-electric turbines use permanent-magnet, "wild" AC generators. Most larger microhydro systems (2 to 100 kW) use either an induction or synchronous AC generators. Virtually all spinning generators make AC natively, and how it is transferred and conditioned is based on the application. Battery charging turbines end up producing DC. The grid and your home loads are AC systems, so turbines designed to directly interface with them produce AC in the end.
Grid connection is possible with certain makes and models. The grid connection for a smaller (less than 2 kW) hydro system commonly uses a grid-tied inverter, as for PV systems. Larger systems (2 to 100 kW) are connected through switchgear and inductive generators or synchronous generators and governors.
Runner type identifies the turbine wheel used to convert water power to rotational power, and is determined by the head and flow available. Through testing, manufacturers have determined the best runner types for various head and flow conditions. Common types are the Pelton wheel, the turgo, the crossflow, and the propeller. Your turbine supplier and contractor can give good advice about the choices.
Runner Material. Runners for microhydro applications are commonly made of an alloy, since these materials resist corrosion and are easily cast and machined into shape. Stainless is most common in larger systems. Stainless steel and various bronze alloys are common, long-lasting materials. Plastics are used for smaller, less expensive runners.
Runner diameter selection is associated with the velocity of water impacting the runner, which is directly related to available head. The higher the head, the smaller the runner diameter for a given/constant shaft speed. Under ideal conditions, the runner velocity is approximately half the water jet velocity. For practicality, runners for smaller turbines are usually limited to just a few. The runner's speed is adjusted by means of the generator field in relation to battery voltage, or using belt pulley ratios in relation to the output frequency of direct AC systems Again, your suppliers are your best resources for helping make this choice.
Number of nozzles is a choice dependent on the range of water flow available to the turbine. Nozzles are opened or closed (manually for most small turbines, and occasionally automatically for larger turbines) to maintain maximum pressure in the turbine pipeline while taking advantage of available flow. Having multiple nozzles is especially important where stream flow varies widely over the year, so you have the option of using more or less water.
Nozzle size options are associated with available water flow. Smaller-diameter nozzle sizes are used for lower-flow situations. Nozzles are sized by manufacturers based on potential range of flow. Generally, these parts are removable and replaceable. Larger systems sometimes have adjustable "needle nozzles" or "spear valves."
Head range is associated with types of turbine runners that can be used. Higher-head turbines use impact runners, which are generally Pelton or turgo designs. Mid-range turbines (suitable for 20 to 60 feet of head) use reaction runners, which are submerged fully or partially, and include Francis and propeller runners. Low-head turbines (3 to 20 feet) may also use propeller reaction turbines.
Flow range will vary for every project site. The table shows the actual flow used in the turbine, which may be 10% to 50% of the stream flow.
Controls and over-speed control are necessary for stand-alone AC turbines to maintain 60 cycles per second output under varying load conditions. Electronic load governors usually provide this control for AC units, shunting energy to resistive loads. Control is also necessary for grid-tied systems when utility outages occur. Without the load of the utility grid, a hydro turbine will over-speed, possibly resulting in mechanical and electrical failure.
Controls, dump load, and metering included describes what comes with a turbine and what must be purchased separately.
Turbine selection usually begins with determining the site's available head and flow, including variation in seasonal flows. Selection is also based on whether your system will be grid-tied or off-grid, and with or without batteries. Most turbine manufactures provide online questionnaires to assist in turbine selection.
Most turbine manufacturers publish test results for their turbines at various heads and flows, and with various turbine runners. Charts are prepared and compiled for various nozzle sizes and will be used by the manufacturer to recommend a specific turbine.
The intended use of energy will further determine turbine sizing. There is no point in generating more energy than can be used. Unlike PV systems, hydro-electric turbines generate electricity 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Unused energy must be shunted through to the grid, or to diversion loads—typically water or air heaters—to protect the generator. Inverters and battery banks for hydro-electric systems are normally sized to meet peak load, and store excess energy for these loads and motor-starting surges.
The location of a turbine relative to its interconnected battery bank or loads normally dictates turbine generation voltage. A distance of 100 feet or less may permit use of a low-voltage DC generation turbine. Transmission wire size and voltage drop beyond 100 feet may be excessive at low voltage and will often dictate the selection of an unregulated high-voltage AC turbine (400 to 500 V wild AC) feeding transformers at the battery shed, depending on the wattage.
Careful planning is called for, even beyond the selection of the turbine. Each system component must be selected and integrated into the whole. For instance, the design and installation of valves, and connection and discharge pipes, are critical to the proper operation of hydro-electric turbines, because water discharging from a turbine will mix with air and commonly double in volume as it leaves the turbine. Advice from turbine manufacturers is also helpful when considering inlet and outlet piping size.
Ken Gardner is a consulting civil engineer and master electrician. He owns an RE company in Ogden, Utah, and teaches classes for Solar Energy International.
Ian Woofenden teaches and writes about hydro electricity and other renewable sources in North and Central America. He dreams of head and flow at his solar- and wind-powered homestead on his flat island property.
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I've decided to start a Friday feature, a brief introduction to several rare or obscure proficiencies, and how they are used in the game.
Today I've selected the Non-Weapon Proficiency "Crowd-Working." It is a rogue proficiency, costing two slots, unless your character is a bard, in which case it only costs one. This means if you're a non-rogue character, it's probably going to cost you three slots. It is an unmodified charisma roll. It appeared first in the Complete Bard's Handbook, 2127 (PHBR7). It may be allowed as a bonus proficiency for characters with a bardic background and sufficient justification.
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Almost every bard is familiar with the ways of a crowd. However, those who take crowd working learn all the tricks of the trade. Such bards are skilled at observing crowds and adjusting their performances accordingly. Any bard who is using a special ability to adjust the encounter reactions of a crowd (e.g., influence reactions) can make a crowd working proficiency check. If this check is successful, the bard can alter the reactions of the crowd by two levels instead of the typical one. If the bard or his group is soliciting money from a crowd, a successful proficiency check indicates that the bard is particularly appealing and the crowd willingly donates twice as much money as it normally would (or conditions improve one category if using the performance rules earlier in this handbook).
If used with the optional "Create Distraction" thieving ability, a successful Crowd-Working check can add a 10% bonus to a Create Distraction check. This 10% is included as the bonus when calculating the bonus for other rogues working with the distracted crowd.
Example: Doro the Whistler and Felder the Cutpurse are short on funds and decide to gather a little coinage by giving a free performance in the Market Quarter at Misty Cross. Doro rolls a successful Crowd Working check, and also rolls a successful check on his musical instrument, in this case choosing to sing a bawdy song while accompanying himself on lute rather than using his customary Whistling talent (which he usually saves for Halfling crowds, who appreciate it better.) Doro turns his showmanship up to maximum levels, intentionally trying not only to influence the crowd, but to keep them distracted from the cutpurse weaving his way through them. Since Crowd-Working already has the crowd under his sway, he gains a 10% bonus to his create distraction roll. He only needs a 45 to create a distraction, but rolls an 85, giving him a total of 95% to his create distraction. Using the rules for create distraction, this gives a bonus of 50% to Felder's pick pockets rolls, so Felder easily moves through the crowd, cutting purses and acquiring jewelry.
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Welcome to the sermon archive of Charleswood United Church. Preaching finds its deepest fulfillment when people are in worship together where voice, action, and responses unite to create a moment of encounter with God's word.
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Forty years ago we ate sugary cereal for breakfast, bologna on white bread for lunch, and "creme-filled" snack cakes after school. For dinner, if Mom was feeling fancy, we had tuna tetrazzini (made with cream of mushroom soup, of course). If she was pooped, we supped on frankfurters or meatloaf with a dollop of overcooked veggies—hey, nothing a little cheese sauce couldn't fix. Then we washed it all down with an orange-flavored drink.
Fortunately, we all grew up—into parents who know a whole lot more about kids' nutrition than our own moms and dads ever did. But if we're so darn smart, why have childhood-obesity rates tripled since the 1970s? Currently, one in every six U.S. children—from toddlers to teenagers—is obese (and 77 percent of them are destined to be fat adults, too). More kids than ever before are diagnosed with weight-related problems that used to pop up only in adults: sleep apnea, joint pain, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes. Just one in 20 kids was hefty back when we all watched Happy Days; now, if someone were to make a show about our lives, they'd probably call it Heavy Days.
Pediatric-obesity experts say the problem is more complex than calories in vs. calories out. The real reasons for it stem from cultural and behavioral changes that have taken place since the '70s. The good news is, fixing what's wrong is easier than you'd think. Here's a look at what's weighing your kid down, and how to help him lighten up.
Supersized Servings
The muffin you ate for breakfast in elementary school was a crumb compared to today's sci-fi-sized baked goods. Blame it on the supersizing phenomenon. Food manufacturers, seizing on Americans' belief that bigger is better, increased products' heft. Restaurants started serving heaping platefuls. This marketing strategy has been hugely successful—but it's also helping to make our kids huge. Studies have shown that when a bigger portion is served to a child age 2 or older, he'll often eat more, if not all.
A recent study in the American Journal of Public Health analyzed portion sizes of drinks, desserts, fries, pizza, and burgers from 1977 to 2006, and found a few jaw-dropping jumps.Thanks to today's generous servings, these no- to low-nutrient foods now make up about one-third of 2- to 12-year-olds' diets. "We may have eaten some junky foods when we were children, too, but the portions were so much smaller," explains Lara Field, R.D., a pediatric dietitian at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital and the founder of feedkids.com.
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Cut premade foods into halves, thirds, or quarters before your child even sees them. (Still worried you'll starve him? Consider this: Many cookies today are 700 percent bigger than what was typical in the 1970s; your average muffin is 333 percent larger than it should be.) When you're measuring food, keep portion-size guidelines in mind (see "Measure Up," below). Of course, you won't always be around when your kids grab a bite, so give them some basic rules. "I tell kids to use the palm of their hand—not including fingers—to gauge portion sizes for chicken, beef, fish, and tofu," says Field. "For snacks, I tell them not to eat more than they can grab in one hand." (Note: That plastic bag you pack with crackers for your child's snack holds way more!)
Another trick: Buy smaller dishware. Cornell University scientists proved we eat and drink less when using diminutive plates, bowls, and glasses.
Snack Attack
When was the last time you heard someone say "Don't snack now, it'll spoil your dinner"? (Probably when your mom reprimanded you!) While we ate one snack daily in the '70s, modern kids eat three. And it's not all carrots and celery. A study from the University of North Carolina found that high-sugar and high-fat processed snacks (like cookies, chips, and crackers) account for 28 percent of 2- to 6-year-olds' diets and 35 percent of 7- to 12-year-olds'. "Forty or 50 years ago, kids snacked on strawberries," says David Ludwig, M.D., director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Children's Hospital Boston and a professor at the Harvard Medical School. "Now they eat fruit candy."
What YOU Can Do
Limit snacks to just one or two daily. Offer healthy choices, such as edamame, celery with peanut butter, a cheese stick, plain yogurt mixed with cut-up fruit, or even a bean soup like minestrone or lentil, suggests Field. Kids don't need more if they're eating nutritious, filling meals (whole grains, protein, healthy fats, and vegetables). "Parents complain to me that their kids are 'picky eaters,'" says Field. "In reality, the kids may be too full from snacks to eat the healthy foods offered to them at mealtime."
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American kids are sugar fiends. One study, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, investigated the major sources of added sugar in the diets of 2- to 18-year-olds. The culprits? Soda, vitamin water, and energy drinks (116 calories daily); fruit drinks (55 calories); and desserts such as cakes, cookies, granola bars, and candy (94 calories). For kids 2 to 8 years old, cold cereals were also a major source. "The number of calories children are getting from sugar-sweetened beverages alone is alarming," says Jill Reedy, Ph.D., a nutritionist and researcher at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD.
What YOU Can Do
Start by cutting down—or out—all those high-cal chugs. Of the 365 added-sugar calories that kids consume daily, sweetened beverages account for 170 of them! The USDA recommends that 2- to 12-year-olds get no more than 120 to 160 empty calories daily. In case you weren't counting, their consumption of sugary drinks alone effectively uses up this "junk-food" allowance. So limit the juice boxes, soda cans, and energy-drink bottles. Provide water when your child is thirsty and serve milk with meals. In Lara Field's pediatric dietary practice, sugary beverages are the first to go. "Some kids get half their daily calorie needs in juice and soda," she says. "Cutting these alone can be enough to get a child back to a healthy weight." But what about 100% fruit juice? you're asking. Isn't that better for you than sugar-sweetened drinks? Yes, it has a few more nutrients, but just as many calories as pop does, and offers no fiber. Always go with an apple over apple juice.
Screen Play
Exercise helps maintain weight and lowers the risk of problems like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. But how's your school-age child supposed to find time to toss a ball around when she spends an average of seven and a half hours daily using computers, video games, TV, and cell phones? Even younger children fail the screen test: 83 percent of kids ages 6 months to 6 years watch TV or videos for two hours every day. And then there's the issue of the almost 4,000 kid-oriented food and beverage ads your child sees each year, 98 percent of which promote high-fat, high-sugar, or high-sodium kiddie fare. Thanks to a decision in the '70s that prevented the Federal Trade Commission from limiting such commercials, the food and beverage industry now spends nearly $2 billion a year marketing schlocky foods and drinks directly to kids. And not just through TV—ads work their way into cell phones, podcasts, webisodes, and sneaky movie- and video-game placements. Research shows kids start asking for specific products when they're just 24 months old (47 percent of first requests are for sugary breakfast cereals). Ads can even have an instant effect: Children eat 45 percent more food when watching shows with food ads.
What YOU Can Do
Follow the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics: no TV for kids under 2 years and limit media time for older kids to one to two hours of quality programming daily. The AAP also recommends that children get at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily. Stock up on jump ropes, Frisbees, and other toys that encourage exercise. Another idea: chores. (Remember those?) Check out the chart at left to see how many calories your kid could burn helping out. Of course, your child would burn more calories playing soccer (204 calories), basketball (162 calories), or tennis (162 calories) for an hour, but then you wouldn't have a shiny car or clean garage, huh?


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The fabled Chanel Dragon…
I've grown so accustomed to having different eyeshadows on each eye that whenever I apply the same eyeshadows on each eye, I'm a bit taken aback by how it looks to match! I can't say I wasn't testing anything on Christmas (namely, the eyeshadows), but I did bring out some of my all-time favorites. 🙂
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EYES: ColourPop Tea Party applied to inner third of lid, both applied with a narrow brush as well as patted slightly with fingertips. ColourPop Solstice applied to the middle of lid using a medium-sized, eyeshadow brush. ColourPop Sequin applied to the outer third of the lid using the same brush as before. ColourPop To-a-T applied into the outer crease using a synthetic rounded crease brush and buffed above crease towards the brow bone. ColourPop Fleek/Effect (dark brown side) applied into outer crease and diffused slightly above crease. Burberry Trench was dusted underneath the brow bone as a highlighter with a fluffy blending brush. ColourPop Fleek/Effect (teal side) applied with an angled eyeliner brush to the lower lash line with ColourPop Sequin smudged underneath. I used Sephora Blonde Ambition on the water line to brighten.
FACE: Guerlain Parure Gold (02 and 03 mixed equally) mixed with Kevyn Aucoin Celestial applied all-over the face with a flat-topped round, synthetic brush and buffed into the skin. I patted Urban Decay Naked Loose into the skin to help set and finish the base with a tapered powder brush. Tom Ford Love Lust was applied to cheeks to add warmth and color with a feathery blush brush. Kevyn Aucoin Starlight was dusted on top of cheek bones and down the bridge of the nose to highlight. Guerlain Wulong was lightly dusted all-over face to finish the look.
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The first day of Fudcon is over. Many great conferences and many good discussions on all things related to Fedora.
This day let me meet many people that I work with on IRC or mailing list, so, that was nice to finally meet face to face and have a good talk. Also, I had the chance to speak French a little bit, having met with Xavier from the Fedora France team and also with David from Montreal.
The Fudpub event was really nice. Having the chance to talk about Fedora in front of a good beer with many great people is really nice. Also, this is a great occasion to have more personal talk with people than we have on IRC for example.
I look forward on day 2 of Fudcon!


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Aura 3 Coloured Scented Candle Rose 170 g
- Candles Bispol (Bispol) are made from high-quality food paraffin, the main qualities of which are absence of characteristic unpleasant odor of oil and white color. German wicks and dyes are used in production.
- Dyes and flavors are specially designed for the production of candles, so they do not contain toxic substances that are released during combustion and are absolutely harmless to health.
- Quality dyes provide products with a wide range of colors.
- Cotton wicks provide an optimal level of flame and clean burning.
- Candles do not drain and do not smoke.


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The clone command post is attacked by a covert strike force of mandalorians, who are armed to the teeth with heavy weapons and have fast vehicles to strike hard and fast at the enemy's heart. This time they take the battle to the enemy, striking the clones when the least expect it.
The strike force, made of the vulture gunship, three jetbikes, and a vulture droid.
The clone force, made of lots of clones, three bikes, and the grounded command ship.
although it looks imbalanced in favor of the clones, there are several turns before the clones will be able to strike back- the surprise attack will hopefully damage them too much beforehand
the mandalorians all move forward
the jetbikes are out of range, but the vulture droid and the gunship both fire lasers at the closest clones.
both hit, obliterating the clones
as no other mandalorians are in range, the clones take their turn
all the clones rush to the armory, and the pilots try to scramble their ship.
the pilot attempts to slide down the assault ramp to the cockpit, succeeding on a roll of six
everyone has run to get armed, but no one has been able to shoot this turn
mandalorians turn. the dropship moves into position, revealing its deadly cargo; mandalorian heavy weapon squad!
the jetbikes and vulture droid move in for the kill
the jetbikes open up with their blaster cannons.
two hits, one kill.
the vulture droid fires on the clone commander, blowing him to pieces
a jet trooper dives off the troop bench and lands in the base. he'll be able to shoot next turn.
the heavy weapons team take some high powered shots at the clones. again, two hits, one kill.
the vulture gunship tries to disable the clone dropship by firing missiles at it. both miss!
clones turn. most clones have reached the armory and a few can fire
a barrage of blasters fire. three are aimed at the jetbikes and two at the jet trooper. one hits a jetbike and knocks off a brick. No one hits the jet trooper.
the clone jetbikes are scrambled, the pilots leaping over each to get to theirs.
the copliot of the dropship attempts to swing into the cockpit. he fails on a roll of 1, smashing into the reinforced plexiglass. The second pilot turns on the power in the ship, and the gunners in the midsection rotate the turbolaser to prepare to fire next turn.
mandalorian turn. the vulture dropship lands and unloads the team of heavy weapons.
and on the other side.
the vulture droid slows and lands in front of the clones.
the jetbikes circle
the jet trooper flies to the clone dropship and attempts to plant some explosives on the wing joint. he'll roll next turn to wire it properly.
the vulture droid fires on the clones from point blank range (+1). one laser hits, the other misses, however the lance of energy fails to damage the clone's armor.
the jetbikes fire on the clones. no hits.
the dropship opens fire with its rear blaster cannons. snake eyes! no hits.
it then fires its plasma lance on the rear turret of the clone dropship. the hit deals six blocks of damage to the turret, destroying it.
clones turn.
the rest of the clones gather their weapons.
The orange jet clones attempt to fly and land on the vulture droid to bring it down. All pass a skill check bar one, who overshoots, landing on the communications array.
the remaining three white clones fire their rifles at the jetbikes. Success! 3 blocks of damage on one, 6 on the other, and two are destroyed. Their pilots survive.
The clone pilot, embarrased by his attempt at greatness, clambers into the seat. The hatches close and the power turns on fully.
the gunners of the clone dropship, seeing the failure in the rear turret, turn on both the ion cannon and the rear blaster cannons, rotating them to the enemy dropship. The rotating ion cannon smashes the mandalorian saboteur from the hull!
Both weapons open fire on the dropship. at point blank range at a stationary, large target, missing is a very low chance.
But the second gunner rolls a one and the blaster cannon misses! The ion cannon, however, deals 12 bricks of damage to the right side of the dropship.
Engine obliterated. next turn the dropship will crash.
more to come soon.


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Fatboybakes' Eating Jaunts, Occasional Travels and Occasional Recipes. For Cake Menu, (Yes, Fatboybakes actually makes cakes) go to http://fatboybakes.blogspot.com/
Monday, February 26, 2007
When The Acolyte Meets The Masters
The domain of photography is no longer that of the male species, as was made obvious during the hawker food crawl. Oh, briefly, a floggers get together and hawker food crawl was organised by the legendary Masak Masak in honor of Rasa Malaysia, from Irvine, OC, who was in town for CNY. Yeah, back to the lovely ladies who carry canggih manggih cameras that can double up as a weapon in case they get accosted in the alley lanes of Jalan Alor.
Now, if the food dishes had been a celebrity, the first name that comes to mind would be Princess Diana. The moment the dish arrived, out came the cameras, snap snap snap....but all without flash, testimony to the seriousness of these people's photography skills. The paparazzi of the food world. So much so, I am disinclined to put up any pics of my own. It's like putting up our SRP (PMR for you younger folks) art paper on display next to Michaelangelo's work.
Our first stop, in the debacherous eating orgy, was Wong Ah Wah, famed for its chicken wings. To complement the wings, we had a plate of very well fried chinese brussel sprouts, (choy tham?), lala steamed in rice wine, I think, and balitong, that very intriguing snail-cum shell like thing that requires lots of suction power.
The famed chicken wings. For pictures (and reviews) of the other foods, do check out my venerable gurus sites, namely, WMW, Lyrical Lemongrass, Rasa Malaysia. Legendary Masak Masak decided to be on "holiday" and watch the minions do the photography instead.....;)
We then, after much discussion, adjourned further up the road, (assuming Jalan Alor is a river flowing downstream, we went upstream), to eat ikan bakar. Now, this photo is put up for its brilliance, but more to show you the food bloggers that were present. Yup, those people walking in the middle of the road comprised of our gang.
While the ikan bakar, char kueh teow and hor chien were good, this dish of sotong was truly outstanding. Yummy to the last bit of onion.
What we have above is a slice of the ikan pari, with some kinda lendir (slime) dripping from it, much like snot from a runny nose. Maybe that was the nose of the fish, and it hadnt finished it's course of antibiotics before it ended up wrapped in a banana leaf.
After that, believe it or not, ( I, who usually loath driving, nearly gagged at the idea at first), we adjourned to eat charcol charred hokkien mee in most insalubrious surroundings, in an alley next to Lai Foong. It was damn good!!!!! The pork soup, deeeevine, and the dark sinful oil slick that we Malaysians call FOOKIN CHAO, was most delectable. Nothing like biting into a crispy piece of pork lard. Twas with a heavy heart, (clogged by cholestrol), and heavy tummy, that we bade farewell and went our separate ways. Mr & Mrs Rasa Malaysia were staying at the Heritage Hotel, at the old Stesen Keretapi. I'll leave it to them to pan the place, with first hand knowledge. Thanks Masak Masak for organising this.
For half of those there, it was but the beginning of a weekend of eating with fellow floggers, for on Saturday night, they congregated at MAKANSUTRA, (the eating equivalent of the Kamasutra, no doubt), a thai place in Plaza Damas. I dropped by for awhile, and managed to meet the mysterious Tonixe of Team BSC, Audrey of Audrey Cooks, (who spearheaded the whole thing), .... err who else did I meet? Teckie, I think. Missed out on meeting Unkaleong, and Babe_KL. Drat, and double drat.
Footnote: I think it's much easier for a lady to take photos at an eating place, as they are perceived to be less of a threat. Also, Male Chefs probably get some kick out of it.....can imagine, if guys were to be snapping away, probably get lambasted with, "weiiii, yeng mutt yer ah?!!!, niaaaama"....
19 comments:
- Lyrical Lemongrass said...
What a hilarious write-up! You got me rolling on the floor, which isn't good considering I got tons of staff sitting just outside watching me make a fool of myself. :-)
- Precious Pea said...
My saliva is dripping just like that slice of ikan pari..slurpzzz!
- fatboybakes said...
LLG, funny ar? good lah. we could all do with more laughter in life hor.
PP, were you at the floggers dinner?
- Precious Pea said...
Nope. WMW invited me but i got family dinner that nite. But i was there at WAW the day after your makan session.
- wmw said...
Ha ha ha...such descriptives! Anyway, nice meeting up with you. And I'm not misleading ;o)
- Tummythoz said...
- Audrey Cooks said...
Poor Tummythoz, next time ok? we would love to meet you!
FBB, that was a gorgeous tiramitsu! can e-mail me your recipe ah? must try it at home. Never made it before cos never eaten one worth to bake. But yours was "keng Chau!"
- team BSG said...
hey Master, bow bow congrats on being the real Master people rave about ! Happy to say v enjoyed yr masterpiece thoroughly Sat but strangely v have no recollection of its dewined aftertaste...Xcept teckiee's kompiang and boo's incredibly seducti.. smile ( omg still can't get over it ...)tks to da highlicious streaming beer & endless intoxicatinglicious wines.. nex time ah ?...& dun ever say huh? huh?
- fatboybakes said...
audrey, blushhhh, sure or not, u not just being polite ah?
of course, i have no idea whatttt team bsg is talking about, especially the last line.
as for recipe, actually ah, its soooo easy to make. this time, i used a homemade coffee chiffon instead of sponge fingers, coz i intended to make a tiramisu cake, as in http://fatboyrecipes.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-new-babys-tricks.html
but didnt have the time, so i just massacred the cake, chucked it into the disposable aluminium pan, and poured over the mascarporne mixture, infusing with lots of kahlua in the process.
the recipe:
cream- 4 egg yolks, beat with 1/2 cup castor sugar. then add 250gm mascarporne, and whisk until mixed.
in a separate bowl, beat 400ml cream until stiff. of course, using best quality ingredients helps, none of that fake non dairy cream crap.
combine the two, and add some very concentrated coffee, (1 tbspn coffee powder to 1 tbspn water kinda thing), and lots of kahlua... and you have your cream.
moisten the cake with coffee and kahlua, and pour cream over, refrigerate.
simple hor.
- boo_licious said...
Love the write up and yeah, the food that night did get the Princess Diana treatment! I thought one less camera means faster food to my tummy. The chilli sotong at Meng Kee was a great find.
- Tummythoz said...
Audrey, congrats on organising such a successful get-together. All attendees are raving non-stop.
- Rasa Malaysia said...
Nicely put...as I was Chinese-educated, some of your words are too deep (had to google for meanings, so pai seh!). Anyway, your secret recipe terbocor liao like dat...your competitor will copy loh.
Regarding BSG's Da BS Code, I think I know what he meant by the last sentence: he basically said "sure, let's meet provided you don't say no."
Correct or not ToniXe? I think I can deciper Da BS Code pretty well now. Hehehehe.
- UnkaLeong said...
Almost drove down for a bowl of Ngau Sou's Beef Noodles Last night and to sample the Ikan Pari after reading this post :)
Tiramisu = Yummy! Not meeting you =Bummer.
- babe_kl said...
gosh reading this made me drooling over what i had missed during the crawl *sobs*
beeyinn, no 2 cooks using the same recipe can come up with the same taste. correct or not FBB??? haha but you make your recipe sounded cincai and simple
- fatboybakes said...
boo, i was almost disappointed i didnt get to see the legend in action.
tummythoz, well, we'll just have to rectify that.
rasa malaysia, come back again faiti faiti okay. give my regards to your husband. such a nice chap. as for recipes, well, my theory is, if they gonna make it, they'll eventually find a recipe, if they have no intention of making it, no matter whatttt recipe you give oso, no use.
unkaleong....you still around ah? btw, did you bring your girlfren to the gathering? yes, the feeling is mutual, it was a bummer that we didnt get to meet.
babekl, at least you got to eat in makansutra.... i had to miss that. sob sob. i dunno about no 2 cooks cant replicate a recipe lar though. i am but an amateur. if i can do it, anyone can....
- Jackson said...
now u make me sad of not uble to join u guys that nite! Like everyone said, yr Tiramisu taste really good. I even manage to secure 2 piece of Tiramisu (Suppose to "dabao" by TEAM BGS )for myseld to explore the real meaning of indulgence at home! Well, here's what i wan next time -------> Durian Tiramisu cake! Thx in advance
fbb, so farni-lah ur write-up. i happened to catch a glimpse of that new 8tv food travelogue show yesterday.
so boring compared to ur flogs. dem fellas tink dat just by getting some pretty face to go on a holiday & film dem doing it, dey will get gud viewership!
well i would rather spend dat time reading ur farni take on food. at least u say why something is gud, instead of just "The food was soooo gud!" Why? the never tell u.
- Melting Wok said...
happy CNY to u :) lambasted a not, I luv that last shot ..wow, can melt in my mouth :) seems like you guys had fun, and I heard bout ur lovely tiramisu, gotta tell me how to order from u, got blogger discount a not *grins* cheers !:)
- tigerfish said...
OMG! I saw the chicken wings in Rasa Malaysia, then in Lyrical Lemongrass and now here! It's killing me!


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Well, I've gone and done it — joined Facebook — though I have an eerie feeling it won't end well.
Mary made me do it. She wanted me to play Scrabble with her. That way we can argue in the traditional fashion if we're seated next to each other as to whether a word is misspelled or not, or even if it's a word. You can cheat on the Facebook version by plugging things in and getting a "valid" or "invalid" answer posthaste. And then you make your play. It used to be more fun when the give-and-take ("Yes it is!" "No, it isn't! Whoever heard of a 'za.' What's a za. . .?!") was settled by a visit to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary in our living room, the Final Arbiter.
In order to get together Facebook-wise, I had to confirm that I had in fact volunteered to join on my e-mail at the office. When I opened it the day after she'd signed me up, I found that Facebook had already chosen some possible "friends" I might want — none being Mary!
I thought that was indeed strange until we discovered, while investigating the matter further, that there are 856 Mary Graveses known to Facebook at this moment in time, and there a whole lot of John Graveses, too.
So today, having been told that Mary Graves wants to be my friend, and having clicked when asked if I'd like to see her profile, I was nonplused yet again to learn I had somehow befriended a Mary Graves who has urged that I let grace flow freely from my heart, a Mary Graves who has proferred a "verse of the day," and a Mary Graves who has "just earned a score of 57,700 points." Still no sign of my wife!
Under "recent activity" it says "Mary is now friends with John Graves and 2 other people." But, as I said before, given the fact that there are 855 other Mary Graveses on Facebook, and God knows how many John Graveses, I am not reassured.
The thing is I don't want to be friends with anyone but Mary (well, maybe my children). I fear that this is spinning totally out of control, as I knew in my heart it would (which is why I've been resisting for so long), and that before you know it I will be linked in with half the people on the planet and feeling I should converse with them.
This, of course, is the deepest fear of a professed compassionate secular humanist.
Under "recent activity" the "Facebook Team" also says — oh God — "Mary is now friends with Victory and Dominion Church and 10 other people," and "Mary is now friends with Grateful Of Plantersville and 10 other people," and "Mary Graves went to Lee Williams & QC's (!)."
I'm shutting it down. I'm shutting it down.


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A mentally disabled Taunton resident was beaten in his home until his head was bleeding profusely on Sunday morning, allegedly at the hands of a 26-year-old man who overstayed his welcome and refused to leave, according to police.
Christopher P. Mitchell, 26, of 15 Hodges Ave., was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a person with an intellectual or mental disability. Mitchell was arraigned on Monday in Taunton District Court, where he was ordered held on $750 bail by Judge Gregory Phillips, who in a court document cited "the nature of the circumstances" of the alleged offense, and a history of default court warrants and a record of similar assaults.
Taunton police said that they stopped at 33 Union St. while on patrol for a wellbeing check on the mentally disabled man, who is in his mid-50s and is known by police as someone people have taken advantage of before. Upon entering the common area of the building, police saw drops of blood on the outside of the victims door, and entered to find the victim with a large, blood-soaked bandage on his head, surrounded by two neighbors, according to a police report.
Mitchell came to the home the night before, police said. After an early morning argument over Mitchell's excessive use of the victim's phone, police said the victim tried to get him to leave. He tricked Mitchell into thinking the phone was outside in the common area, and tried to lock him out, but police said Mitchell beat the mentally disabled man in the head and pulled him around on the floor by his hair.


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Nov. 25, 2000
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Terrell Lyday scored 21 points to help BYU beat UC Santa Barbara 67-53 in a messy, foul-filled game on Saturday.
The teams combined for 46 fouls in the game, including 11 in the first 4 minutes.
Santa Barbara (0-3) was down as many as 13 points in the second half, but cut BYU's (2-0) lead to 42-39 with 8:48 to play in the game with an 8-0 run.
B.J. Ward had 6 of his 10 points during that stretch to spark the comeback.
But Lyday stole the ball and fed guard Matt Montague for a layup to put BYU back up 44-39. After a Santa Barbara miss, Lyday hit a 3-pointer to give the Cougars a 47-39 lead with 7:21 to go.
BYU outscored Santa Barbara 13-4 over a 4-minute span, opening up a 55-43 lead. Santa Barbara never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way, as BYU clinched the win at the free throw line. BYU also had a season-high 8 blocks in the win.
Mekeli Wesley scored 11 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and had 5 blocks for BYU, while Mark Hall scored a career-high 21 points for Santa Barbara, including a game-high 12-of-13 from the foul line. The two teams combined to shoot 49 free throws.
Even with the numerous fouls, only two players fouled out of the game: Santa Barbara forwards Juliano Jordani and Mike Vukovich. It was the third straight foul-out for Vukovich.


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This was Take (freakin') Four of recording today. Me and the camera...grrrr. I was far more put together and coherent in Take One and Two. Sigh.
Welcome to the new members of the 90% Knitting group on Ravelry, and thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers for our son in Afghanistan. He's all recovered from his injuries and has returned to his unit now.
Welcome to the new members of the 90% Knitting group on Ravelry, and thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers for our son in Afghanistan. He's all recovered from his injuries and has returned to his unit now.
- 1. Moody Blues Socks, plain vanilla sock, my hand-dyed, stilllll on #2. US1/2.25mm needles.
- 2. Autumn Dream Scarf, pattern by Wendy Johnson, yarn by Indie Dyer in Dragonfly. US6/4mm needles.
- 3. Slouchy Cardigan, vaguely following Helene Roux' pattern from Greetings from Knit Cafe, Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy yarn, on US7s/4.5mm needles.
- 1. Preemie Baby Beanie, pattern by Karen Everitt, leftover sock yarn. (Little baby Caroline, for whom Melissa started the Sweet Caroline preemie cap KAL passed away. Sadness. :( )
- 1. Started the Knit Girllls SAL last Friday. Spun half of my Tempted fiber so far.
- 1. Lots of sock yarn this week, mostly 100% Merino. There will be some short skeins and a few new colorways featuring my new favorites shades of pink and purple.
- 2. Two new colorways in the light fingering 535 yard skeins.
- 3. I dyed up mini-striping yarns w/ coordinating semi-solids in worsted with monsters and mittens in mind.
- 4. Featured spinning fiber this week is BFL.
- 5. There will be more bags this week (I don't think I remembered to say this on the videocast!)
- 6. This week's shop update will be on Friday between 6 - 7 p.m. eastern. Hoping to give people who work during the day a shot at catching the update!
- 1. The Big Book of Knitted Monsters, by Rebecca Danger
- 2. Spud & Chloe at the Farm, by Susan Anderson
- 3. Norwegian Handknits, but Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel
- 4. Also, the Deluxe Collector's Edition book of Gnomes, illustrated by my favorite illustrator, Rien Poortvliet. Not at all knitting related, but still very cool. (Beware the nekkid gnomes.)
- 1. This week's Quickie KAL will be Susie's Reading Mitts, by Susie Rogers and Janelle Masters.
- 2. Got the basement cleaned out enough that I can access my workout equipment again! Time to get busy! I feel so sluggy.
- 3. I can't help it...I feel the urge for a new tattoo. Soon. Very soon. Stay tuned!


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|2006-03-25, 01:46
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Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z
Meh. I couldn't locate the other thread. Wondering if it got lost in the tides of time. (And Yes I did check using Search.)
Anywho, Aniplex announced some more details in regards to the PowerPuff Girls Z anime. First off, they showed a new, which was much shorter then the last pilot. The designs have been tweaked, and they no longer seem to have weapons anymore. Also, the plot seems it's possible it's been changed quite a bit from last time. They also announced that they will be airing the series possibly on TV-Tokyo in Japan on July 2006. Currently, there is no plans for this series to Air in North America.
Also, some new screenshots for people who want to see: (Putting it in spoiler box)
|2006-03-25, 20:32
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I'm surprised the gang green gang stayed basically the same! They were bound to change arturo though... there's no way to translate that into japanese .
And you say there are no plans to air it in america? Maybe cartoon network is waiting to see the finished product before comitting to anything, but assuming they have the rights to air it, that's just like printing money for them as far as I'm concerned...
|2006-03-26, 00:38
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|2006-03-26, 09:28
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Cartoon Network has some hand in this, their name (written in katakana, カートゥーン・ネットワーク) shows up in the series info for this over on moonphase.cc as the channel airing PPGZ.
|2006-03-26, 13:46
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|2006-05-04, 11:34
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It's coming this summer
PowerPuff Girls Demashitaa Z publicly announced that the TV anime will premier July 1st, airing Saturdays 07:00 a.m.
|2006-05-08, 04:17
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some other stuff if you haven't seen it yet, though once again...the actual show art is different from the regular stuff we've seen, like Disgaea =\
|2006-06-12, 01:41
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Demashitaa! PowerPuff Girls Z
And thus, begins the talkback to one of the most wondered about Anime project. What I'm more interested is why Cartoonetwork of America has danced around the existance of this project. Soemthing tells me they're going to wait and see how this does in Japan before making a final decision. Or maybe leave it in Japan. (PPG is alot more popular in Japan than it is here. Go figure.)
But in the meantime, now that atleast the promo's been subbed, I guess this makes sense to be a discussion.
EDIT: I just realized Animesuki linked to this thread... Eh, whoever moderates, can decide. =P
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|2006-06-12, 02:44
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I wonder how many seasons this will last in Japan, or if they plan to make a serious series out of this American creation. Things like a Powerpuff Girl dying, Mojo-Jojo as evil as Johan ... stuff like that ... but that's a very long shot ... maybe it's going to be another Onegai My Melody ...
|2006-06-12, 03:03
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Here's a crazy insane theory that's totally wrong:
Toei decided to pull out all the martial arts specialists from Pretty Cure for its third season so that they could be free to work on PPGZ! So we'll get to see some serious butt-kicking, and this time with actual fists instead of just stumps.
Let's just put it this way: If blossom, bubbles and buttercup have to finish off giant monsters with some kind of combined magical attack instead of punching them in the face, I will be very sad.
|2006-06-12, 04:54
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I hope they remake that one .
Don't make her angry, or she'll summon an army of rabid squirrels to come and get you.
|2006-06-30, 17:59
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It has come
The first episode of PowerPuff Girls Z has aired in Japan.
Look at those screenies from futaba, and it looks like that all the bad guys from the American cartoon were imported to the anime but redesigned.
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