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Did you have a lovely Easter break? I certainly did! It was just wonderful to have a four day weekend, especially with the gorgeous weather.
We spent Good Friday baking…..a coconut flour chocolate cake which I'll share with you later in the week, and also some yummy 'Not Cross Buns' (my version of Hot Cross Buns!). I was rather pleased with them and thought I'd share the recipe with you, as they're too delicious just to have around Easter!
- 250g strong white bread flour
- 250g plain white flour (we used gluten free)
- 125ml warm water
- 125ml warm organic semi-skimmed milk
- 5g powdered dried yeast
- 10g salt
- 50g golden caster sugar
- 1 medium free-range egg
- 50g organic butter
- 75g sultanas
- 50g mixed peel
- 50g dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp orange liqueur (or orange juice for a non-alcoholic version)
- 2 tsp ground mixed spice
- Syrup for glazing (we used the syrup from a jar of stem ginger, but golden, maple syrup or even honey are fine too)
To Make:
- The night before you want to bake, pop the fruit in a shallow bowl with the orange liqueur or juice and soak overnight
- Ideally in a food mixer, combine the flour, water, milk, yeast, salt and sugar in the bowl and fit the dough hook. Add the egg and butter and mix to a sticky dough. You can of course do this by hand, although it will be a bit more work!
- Add the dried fruit and spice, then knead on low speed until well mixed. Again, you can do this by hand, but flour your hands as the mixture will be sticky!
- Now cover the bowl with cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
- Next, 'knock back' the risen dough and divide into 8 equal pieces. Shape into rounds and dust with flour, placing on a floured baking tray before covering again with cling film and leave to prove for about half an hour. You can now pre-heat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6 so it's ready when your buns need to go in.
- Once ready, bake the buns in the pre-heated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, then remove and place on a wire rack to cool. You can brush them as they cool with the syrup to create a nice golden-glazed finish.
- Serve them warm if you like, or split and toast before smothering in butter!
On Saturday we took the short trip into Harrogate with some dear friends. We first visited Baltzersen's cafe which is on Oxford Street. It prides itself in its offering the best Yorkshire-sourced ingredients prepared with Scandinavian inspiration. The space itself is charmingly Scandic, with simple furnishings and quirky trimmings. I ordered the Lapskaus, a Norwegian lentil and root vegetable stew, which was super. Adam went for the soup of the day, and our friends chose from the sandwich menu, all of it looking yummy.
After that we explored the wonderful Royal Pump Room Museum which exhibits the history of the spa town, as well as some other interesting bits and pieces….there's currently a small collection of small temporary exhibitions, including 'The Clothes We Wore', 'Inside the Victorian Jewellery Box', and 'A Town At War'. It's well worth a visit (only £4 entry for adults) although you can sadly no longer taste the healing waters that made the town what it is, due to health and safety precautions!
Finally we made the necessary pilgrimage to Betty's Tea Rooms for coffee and cake. Well, in my case Champagne and cake! We took a lovely table in the Montpelier Bar (which I love as it reminds me of the cafes in Vienna, and you don't have to queue so long as for the afternoon tea rooms!) and I decided to make the most of it by ordering a Moutard Rose (one of my all time favourite Champagnes) as well as the miniature patisserie selection. It was all delicious as usual and our friends enjoyed their first visit there too!
That evening we all ordered a take out back at our place and Adam made us a few cocktails whilst we watched a Liam Neeson action/thriller film I forget the name of!
On Sunday we had a leisurely breakfast with our house guests, then went for a lovely walk up on Baildon Moor, which overlooks the village we're moving to in the next few months. It was such a glorious day and we became even more excited about the impending move….not least on Adam's part because there are ice cream vans stationed at the car parks there!
On Monday we drove up into North Yorkshire to meet more dear friends in the pretty village of Leyburn. We had a very nice pub lunch then went on a charming five mile walk to a nearby waterfall. We couldn't believe the weather (I had taken my big insulated coat, which got left behind in the car!) and were all very eager to get a cup of tea and some cake back in the village at the end!
On the way home we stopped off at Brymor, which is a wonderful dairy and ice cream cafe not far from Middleham. I opted for a sugar cone filled with raspberry and pineapple ice creams, which were just divine! Adam chose the elderflower and St Clements flavours which were delicious too. The perfect way to end a splendid weekend!
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text: California Congressman Introduces Federal Milk Marketing Order Act March 25, 2013 06:12 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Catherine Merlo Farm Journal's Milk Western and Online Editor Email Congressman David Valadao proposes legislation that would allow California dairy producers to petition USDA for a federal order plus allow them to keep the state's quota program. U.S. Congressman David G. Valadao (R-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation March 22 addressing California's struggling dairy industry. The California Federal Milk Marketing Order Act would allow California dairy producers to petition the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to be considered to join the Federal Milk Marketing Order. The proposed legislation is Valadao's first bill. The newly elected congressman is a dairy producer from Hanford, Calif., in the heart of the Central Valley. Valadao represents the 21st Congressional District, which includes Kings County and portions of Fresno, Tulare, and Kern counties. Under the current California pricing system, said Valadao, dairy producers throughout the state have closed down, resulting in lost revenue and jobs.? "Dairy is California's largest agriculture industry," he said. "I'm proud to have introduced this bipartisan proposal as my first piece of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ultimately, even with this legislation, California dairymen will have the final say regarding their own pricing system. I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress on this and other issues important to Central Valley agriculture." The legislation, known as H.R. 1396, has already received strong support from the California Congressional Delegation. Original cosponsors include California congressmen Kevin McCarthy, Jim Costa, Jeff Denham, Doug LaMalfa and Devin Nunes. The Federal Milk Marketing Act has also received widespread support from dairy farmers across the state. Milk Producers Council, a California dairy organization which has supported the bill, said Friday it greatly appreciates Valadao's leadership on the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) issue. "While California dairy farmers currently have the opportunity to petition USDA for the establishment of a California Order in the FMMO system, current law does not allow USDA to account for the 'quota program' that California has operated the past 40-plus years," said MPC's Rob Vandenheuvel. "This has been a sticking point in our previous discussions about joining the FMMO system. H.R. 1396 would specifically address that issue, allowing USDA to craft a California FMMO that recognizes the state-run quota program." Specifically, the bill states, "the order covering California shall have the right to reblend and distribute order receipts to recognize quota value." The process of petitioning USDA with a proposal creating a California FMMO, scheduling and conducting a USDA hearing on the matter, and ultimately putting the final result before the dairy farmers for a vote (which would require a 2/3 majority for implementation) is a lengthy process, with many opportunities for input from dairy farmers and their representatives. "H.R. 1396 wouldn't change that process, but would give us the option to include in our petition a recognition of the state's quota program and the ability to continue operating it, while participating in the FMMO system," Vandenheuvel said. "That's the value of H.R. 1396: it provides us with additional options, while still maintaining our full control over whether or not to ultimately choose to accept the move to the FMMO system." California dairy producers maintain they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue as a result of the lower prices in the state-run marketing order. They believe they would earn higher prices for their milk under an FMMO. Back to news


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I doubt they need it as the Bills are a mess on O. (can only seem to score FG anymore>)
Also on a side note, win or lose Sunday night I so hope the Hawks crush the 49ers. I have not seen a fan base so cocky in my life and so arrogant. (AND I DEAL WITH JET FANS TWICE A YEAR!)
So I hope you guys win your division outright and get them all whining.


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"Holy books," declared a recent critic of this column, "cannot be witnesses to the truth. Truth can only be demonstrated with the scientific method."
But how can the truth of this confident claim be scientifically demonstrated? Can it be measured? Quantified? Spectroscopically analyzed? Can it be proven with a telescope, perhaps, or via a chemical test? Maybe an electron microscope would help, or examining lava deposits in Iceland.
Furthermore, holy books can obviously be witnesses to the truth. The Bible, for example, is a principal source for the ancient history of the eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia. And the Qur'an provides indispensable information regarding the life of the founder of Islam. (Having written a biography of Muhammad, I'm quite sure about this.)
Moreover, while we're on the subject, are biographies unreliable unless they've been proven accurate in a particle accelerator? Are we at liberty to deny the proposition "It's wrong to torture small children for personal enjoyment" unless and until it's demonstrated factual by means of astronomical observation or counting tree rings? Is every literary interpretation equally valid unless it's been established in controlled clinical trials?
What is meant, anyway, by "the scientific method"? Is it a single thing? Is it the same for chemists and geologists? Chemists perform replicable experiments. Have geologists deciphered the history of the Grand Canyon by repeating it in their laboratories? Do cosmologists recreate the Big Bang in glass beakers? Clearly, there are very many different ways of discovering scientific truth.
And some truths, quite simply, are outside the domain of science — unless the meaning of the term "science" is expanded and distorted beyond all practical use. Historians don't study the Renaissance by heating it in a test tube, or World War I by breeding pea plants.
Here's one amusing definition of science that I've come to like as I've considered it: "A science," said the late South African social anthropologist Herman Max Gluckman, "is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation."
He was on to something. A minimally attentive freshman physics student can learn things from his textbook that Einstein — to say nothing of Newton — didn't know. Basic modern books about the biology of the cell contain information far beyond Darwin's understanding. Any halfway decent high school science class has a more accurate view of the solar system, in important ways, than Copernicus had. Even the greatest scientists eventually recede into history; contemporary astronomers needn't pore over Ptolemy's "Almagest" in order to be experts in their discipline.
The same cannot be said, though, of most non-scientific subjects. Michelangelo, Bach, Beethoven, Praxiteles and Rembrandt haven't been replaced. More to the point, Shakespeare, Dickens, Dante, Milton, Tolstoy, Austen and Goethe remain as relevant as ever. Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" and "Poetics" are still fundamental to their respective subject areas, as are the writings of Plato, Descartes and Kant. Discarding these authors in order to recognize only what's been certified by the scientific method, however that's defined, would silence many truths and leave us in a very impoverished world.
Most of what we know doesn't come from science. We learn it from parents, siblings and friends. We learn it from experience. Our personal memories aren't science, but they're knowledge. Plainly, although scientific inquiry is very important, there are other sources of truth than the scientific method. No amount of reading about the Swiss Alps can substitute — even in terms of knowledge — for walking among them.
(On the other hand, of course, reading about them, as well as scientifically surveying them and chemically analyzing geological samples from them, provides a kind of knowledge that merely hiking in them can't supply. Both are important. Neither can replace the other.)
There is no litmus test to tell you whom to marry or what career to pursue. No stratigraphic analysis can answer the question of how to improve a relationship. No radio telescopic data can substitute for the knowledge gained through long and intimate acquaintance with another person—or another Person.
Finally, some questions are simply beyond definitive answer by any secular means, scientific or not. Does God exist? Does life have a purpose? Is there an objective moral law? These things, it's true, can't be proven. But neither can they be disproven. In that regard, those who demand that we disbelieve anything not demonstrable by science go, themselves, beyond what science can demonstrate.
Daniel Peterson teaches Arabic studies, founded BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative, directs MormonScholarsTestify.org, chairs http://www.mormoninterpreter.com, blogs daily at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson, and speaks only for himself.


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From South Africa Rock Climbing Routes Wiki
Mogonye village is about 40km to the South West of Gaborone, Botswana. There are two climbing areas, the Mannyelanong Cliffs and the @@ Gorge.
Getting There
Turn off the A1 at Boatle and head towards Thamaga. Take the signposted left turn to Mogonye Village. Road is tar up to village. Then take track as shown above (and see Tracks4Africa layer on google earth). 4WD needed.


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The Desert Speaks "Saving Australia's Wild West" When the Australian Wildlife Conservancy bought over 800,000 acres of a former cattle ranch for biodiversity conservation it created an ecological jewel that now attracts scientists from all over the world. The Desert Speaks heads down under to investigate the area that hopes to prove that aggressive management based on nature can restore the land. Host David Yetman hops on a plane to navigate his way into the former ranch known as Mornington Station. D
8:30 am
Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Tailgate Gourmet" Are you ready for some high-powered foods that will get you around the track to that final lap? We're cooking up some hot recipes at NASCAR today right on the edge of turn 11, the most exciting turn at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. We're taking the show on the road today, literally. We're preparing an exciting tailgate menu of sliders and fixins, spicy corn salad, and fruit kabobs. D
9:00 am
Growing a Greener World "Young Farmers (Atlanta, GA)" There's a new wave of farmers emerging who are young, educated, hard working and extremely environmentally passionate. As traditional farmers are retiring, these young farmers are answering the call for a healthier tomorrow. D
9:30 am
This American Land "Beaver Builders, Wrangling Water, Body Electric, Census in the Smokies" In eastern Oregon, researchers are doing some extreme fieldwork (snorkeling in rivers and streams in the middle of the night, in the middle of winter). They seek to learn more about how beaver dams are helping to create healthier streams and rivers for salmon, trout, songbirds and nearby communities.G
10:00 am
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Old-Fashioned Sweet Endings" Test cook Erin McMurrer shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the best Peaches and Cream Pie. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top picks for rolling pins. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of pie crust. D
10:30 am
Aviators Aircraft ownership: Kurtis exploring the varied costs and entry points of flying for everyone from the weekend warrior to the rich and famous. Airpark living: When your driveway is a runway, life is good. and as airparks go, this place is Heavenly! Pilot profile - Pete McLeod: Jeff talks to the Red Bull Air Racer about life as a high-adrenalin, competitive flyer. D
11:00 am
Song of the Mountains The SteelDrivers. D
12:00 pm
Sesame Street "Failure to Launch" Hubert the Human Cannonball comes to Sesame Street to be launched out of a cannon, across the yard, and into a bucket of blue gelatin. He starts to set up all his stuff in the arbor and takes out a ruler so he can make sure the bucket is exactly five feet from the cannon. Baby Bear helps him measure it, Elmo and Telly help him into the cannon, and?drum roll please?there's a poof and Hubert tumbles out. D
1:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "Double-Crested Trouble/Erma and the Conductor" While riding the Dinosaur Train, Buddy and Tiny meet Dylan and Devlin Dilophosaurus, twin brothers with amazing double-crests on their heads. Dylan and Devlin like to compete over everything from getting the best seat on the train, to being the best hunter. After Tiny and Buddy spend time with the brothers, they show them how working as a team can help them succeed while hunting! The Pteranodon family is on the Dinosaur Train headed to the Big Pond for a special nighttime treat - watching a meteor shower in the sky! Mr. Conductor stops to pick up Erma Eoraptor, his best friend, whom he's excited to spend time with that night. D
1:30 pm
Super Why! "The Foolish Wishes" Whyatt gets to pick one toy from the Toy Store but there are just too many choices! Will he select a race car, a comic book or even a Giant Magic Bubble Potion? The Super Readers meet a farmer and his wife who face an even more difficult decision - how to use three magic wishes. They need to figure out how to make a decision and help the impulsive farmer before he wastes all his chances on foolish things. Or will the couple ends up living out their days in a house made of sausages? Educational Objectives: To learn about choices, practice alphabet skills and the magic of spelling and use the power to read to change the story and save the day!. D
2:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Tough Enough/How Cool Is Coral" Tough Enough - Nick and Sally are trying to guess what animal is the toughest one - is it a lion? Oh no, it must be the enormous elephant! Why not at all, says The Cat. The toughest of all is a teeny tiny Waterbear. Huh? Off to meet Cat's friend Wally the Waterbear. D
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Wild Kratts "Creature Power Challenge" After getting caught in the middle of a tussle between a grumpy rhino and an outraged elephant, Martin and Chris decide to have a contest to decide what's stronger - elephant or rhino powers. D
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Wyland's Art Studio "Crossing Sea" Create the clear pristine ocean using special painting techniques, focusing on color and contrast.G
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Chefs A' Field "Counting Sheep" California's Sonoma Valley Brings New Meaning to "Wine and Cheese" Husband-Wife Chef Duo Duskie Estes and John Stewart: Zazu Restaurant &Farm - Santa Rosa, CA; Bovolo Restaurant - Healdsburg, CA In California's wine country, rising-star chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart show us why Sonoma Valley sheep are prized for their milk, which becomes award-winning cheese like that made by Bellwether Farms. In the kitchen, the husband-wife cooking sensations prepare dishes with Bellwether cheeses and ingredients from their own "back 40." Recipes: Sheep's Milk Cheese Gnudy with Tomato Marinara; Artisan Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwich; Homemade Yogurt Ice Cream. D
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Iceberg That Sank The Titanic This film traces the story of a single snowflake that triggered the creation of an iceberg set on a collision course with history. The show examines the glacier that produced the iceberg and the arctic wildlife that calls the glacier home. And it examines the warming future that could produce a new generation of "mega-bergs" to move into today's busy shipping lanes.G
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Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation "North America" Producer John Downer and his team show the world on the wings of birds, beginning with snow geese. A tiny camera on the back of a trained bird allows viewers to join snow geese flying over New York Harbor. The team also used spycams, a radio-controlled drone, and put cameramen on paragliders piloted by biologists. Their methods allow viewers to fly under the Golden Gate Bridge with pelicans and sail on air currents with golden eagles.G
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Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation "Africa" Float above a cape gannet colony then arrow-dive with these birds among sharks, dolphins, whales and the great sardine run. Specialized cameras also soar with fish eagles, flamingos, kelp gulls and vultures providing fresh views of the most animal-packed continent.G
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Wild Photo Adventures "Florida Everglades, Part 2" Host and professional wildlife photographer Doug Gardner and nature photographer Jason Hahn continue their photographic expedition through the brackish water mangroves out into the saltwater estuaries of the Florida Everglades. D
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Wild Photo Adventures "Waterfowl, Part 1" Host and professional wildlife photographer Doug Gardner travels up the east coast from South Carolina to Virginia photographing ducks, snow geese and wild tundra swans as they migrate south. D
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Secret Life of Ice With its power of expansion and its extraordinary capacity to preserve life, arrest decay and even carve the landscape, the story of ice can be told on a vast range of scales - from a cube in a drink to multi-million ton glaciers. Science writer and broadcaster Gabrielle Walker goes on a journey to discover the qualities of ice and the enormous influence it has on the Earth.G
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Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation "North America" Producer John Downer and his team show the world on the wings of birds, beginning with snow geese. A tiny camera on the back of a trained bird allows viewers to join snow geese flying over New York Harbor. The team also used spycams, a radio-controlled drone, and put cameramen on paragliders piloted by biologists. Their methods allow viewers to fly under the Golden Gate Bridge with pelicans and sail on air currents with golden eagles.G
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Earthflight, A Nature Special Presentation "Africa" Float above a cape gannet colony then arrow-dive with these birds among sharks, dolphins, whales and the great sardine run. Specialized cameras also soar with fish eagles, flamingos, kelp gulls and vultures providing fresh views of the most animal-packed continent.G


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While I hate Duke, I can't stand North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough. ESPN has too much manlove for him.
All the wonderful racers who have incredible taste, of course love DUKE!
Oh great they give away who they U-Turners are! Marge and Luke. Thanks for the suspense CBS! NOT!
You know, its always the LAST team you think it would be.
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The Oldsmobile Intrigue, built from 1998 to 2001, focuses on design and intent to compete with the fast-growing, formidable Japanese vehicles. To counter this infiltration the manufacturer produces affordable yet powerful midsize sedans, and the Oldsmobile Intrigue marks one of the earliest entrants to support this cause.
The 3.5-liter engine, by the year 1999, represented a notably powerful engine on an affordable vehicle, enabling the Oldsmobile Intrigue to make its mark on the horizon. Later models sport a 3.8-liter engine, but by the year 2000, the 3.5-liter DOHC engine came standard on this vehicle.
The Intrigue has a name for both beauty and power. The aesthetic packaging shows new developments in each subsequent year, and the vehicle leaves behind the plain and boxy lines of other vehicles of the 1990s.
However, the NHTSA did have reason to recall a number of vehicles, such as the 1998 edition. Reportedly, in an emergency maneuver that requires a sharp and sudden stop, the vehicle engine oil splatters onto the exhaust manifold. This presents the concern that a hot enough engine with engine oil splattering on the manifold could translate into a rapid engine fire.
The 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue comes in three trims, namely the Intrigue GX Sedan, the Intrigue GL Sedan, and the Intrigue GLS Sedan. It sports one engine, the 3.5-liter V-6 that produces 215 hp at 5600 rpm and 230 lb-ft of torque at 4400 rpm on all three trims. The engine pairs with a four-speed automatic transmission. For convenience and comfort, the vehicle comes fitted with power windows and power door locks, as well as safety airbags for the driver and front passenger. In this model, the vehicle has an anti-lock braking system (ABS) and child safety door locks on the rear doors.
Other features include a standard rear window defogger in all the trims, rack and pinion steering, and alloy wheels to complete its aesthetic appeal. The vehicle stands proudly at 195.9 inches in length, 73.6 inches in width, and 56.6 inches in height, on a wheelbase of 109 inches, and it has a ground clearance of 5.8 inches. The EPA rates it at 20/30 mpg city/highway.
The changes on the Oldsmobile Intrigue intend to build both aesthetics and power into the vehicle. The 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue contains a 3.5-liter V-6 DOHC engine as a standard on all the trims. This model introduces leather interior upholstery, as well as the distinct Oldsmobile brand name on all the models.
The 2000 Intrigue, not to be outdone on the safety and performance front, introduces the Precision Control System, which gives the vehicle more stability and easier stopping capacity in an emergency stop situation. This vehicle does not forget the other arm of improvement, and the 2000 Intrigue brings more verve to the design, with the edition sporting new six-spoke wheels that give it an attractive exterior.
The 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue focuses once more on safety for all the trims. Unlike the previous model, it comes with traction control as a standard feature. To top out on the beauty front, the following model features chrome-finish wheels. However, the 2001 edition also marks the end of production for this competitive Oldsmobile vehicle.
2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue
Midsize, Sedan
The 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue is a midsize, four-door sedan that was originally designed as being an alternative to best-selling Japanese models such as the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord, even though its wheelbase is somewhat larger than its competitors.
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue
The 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue is a front-drive mid-size sedan and slots right in between the more compact Alero and the larger Aurora in the lineup.
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue
The 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue has a strong showing.
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
The 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue is Chrysler's replacement for the Cutlass Supreme, which had become boring without the style and fun that younger people look for in a vehicle.
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue
With a wide range of features, a powerful engine, and an affordable price tag, the 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue offers an excellent value for drivers looking for a well-rounded vehicle.


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Poor Kelly Brook. Sacked after just 6 days of Britain's Got Talent – but as one of my eye witnesses at one of the shows said, "She looks like she's made of plastic and she's such an airhead" (this is a Man who said this by this by the way).
Nevermind, it was fun while it lasted. I wonder how much money she'll get paid for 6 days work? Enough for a nice uplifting bra, I think.


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In celebration of the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary, Square Enix is hosting an exclusive event for Square Enix Members, free of charge in The Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, London, on November 2.
The special event will feature:
Music (In the Elgar Room): Featuring an intimate chamber performance of Final Fantasy music including Nobuo Uematsu (keyboards) and Arnie Roth (violin) performing FFVI: Dark World as soloists, with selected musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
Meet the Composers: A very rare opportunity to meet and talk to Final Fantasy composers Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu (composer of FFXIII), and Arnie Roth. Have your photo taken with all three!
Art Gallery: A chance to get close to some of the most iconic and beautiful Final Fantasy images ever created, some of which have never been on public display in Europe before.
Games: Play and share in the Final Fantasy nostalgia with likeminded fans.
The event takes place from 10am until 1:30pm.
For full details and to enter the draw for a pair of exclusive tickets, Square Enix Members should head over to http://eu.square-enix.com/en/dw2.
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Boo hoo. I got a parcel worth $30 and had £11.21 fees added from customs!
£8.00 of it was "handling fees".
I think that the reason this has happened is because of the exchange rate – so whereas $30 used to be £15, its now more like £20. So remember this ladies when buying from the US/Hong Kong/Japan – ANYWHERE!
1. The threshold for customs fee for goods from outside the EU (Europe) is £18. If you go even a PENNY over, they can (and will) charge you customs fee which is VAT, 17.5% I believe and the dreaded handling fees which is normally quite a large sum – a minimum of £8.
2. Because of the dodgy exchange rate, you need to buy something or have something declared at around $26, if not less. I am not advocating that you lie to customs…………..but its up to you and your seller what is declared.
3. Be aware that that any insurance you ask your buyer to get will only cover the amount written on the front.
4. Normally on a customs form you can have something marked as GIFT, DOCUMENTS, SAMPLE, OTHER (depending on the country it comes from). Marking something as GIFT does NOT necessarily mean that customs will let you off. However, being marked as gift and arriving the in the UK, it can reach £36 value without being charged, but seriously this is hit and miss, and good luck getting your money back from evil customs.
Samples should not be subject to any fees BUT they may open it to check you don't have a Chanel 2.55 in there! Other can be anything – if you tick this box then you will only be free from customs charges up to £18.
5. Technically you can't send things like purfume through the post (I tried once and Royal Mail wouldn't carry it).
That's all I can think of! Personally (maybe because the post office hate me) I never ever ever ever get away with charges, not even if my item is £18.20 (seriously). Some people are luckier than me but it is worth being aware of what is happening – customs will also delay your parcel by a week, although it can be longer.
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I wouldn't use 'half' as no parent is shared. They could just be using it to sound nice.
Dear Teachers,
Thanks very much for your fast reply. First, I just want to say "Thanks" for those who answer my questions. Many times I would like to use the reply post to write you a thanks note but I was not able to get into that reply post system. I think maybe I need to become a member before I can do this.
Second, I would like to ask the question again about the relation between Angelina is Michelle, Alberto. I thought Angelina sould be their adopted sister because she was adopted by Sommers and Santiago. What do you think?
I quoted the original question again. Please see following.
Hollywood-Spokesperson for actor Nicole Sommers announced yesterday that Ms. Sommers is expecting a baby girl with husband Miguel Santiago in May. It is the couple's first child. Ms. Sommers has a daughter from a previous marriage, Michelle, aged 7, now living with her father, director Cameron DuBois. mr. Santiage has twin boys, Alberto and Jorge, age 10, who live with his ex-wife. The news of the new baby comes just three months after Sommers and Santiago adopted a little girl whom they've named Angelina. Ms. Sommers is currently shooting her latest film in the south of Spain, where she is staying with her in-laws. She has not announced plans to stop working at this time.
--Angelina is Michelle, Alberto, and Jorge's_____? I was told that she should be their half-sister but I did not really understand why?
I wouldn't use 'half' as no parent is shared. They could just be using it to sound nice.
Well, we do use half brother or half sister, Tdol. All the time as a matter of fact. And it is different from step sister or step brother. Say, if I share a sibling and we have the same father but different mothers (or vice versa), then he would be my half brother/sister, right? How else would you call it then?Originally Posted by tdol
Sorry, Tdol...I got it! My mind is in painful overdrive right now!!Originally Posted by tdol
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I got the I-am-my-own-grandpa feeling reading it too.


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Rome: AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has announced that the club have broken off negotiations with Real Madrid over a move for Kaka.
The Brazilian confirmed last week that he would be willing to take a pay-cut to move back to San Siro, having left the Rossoneri for the Spanish capital in 2009.
Galliani soon confirmed that the club had entered talks with the Spanish champions over a move for the player, but has now said that financial problems have put paid to the deal.
"The negotiations for Kaka have broken down," he told reporters.
"It`s not possible to complete the deal for fiscal reasons."
"We had agreed on everything else, but the deal broke down about an hour ago."
It is understood that the potential move collapsed because Milan failed to persuade the Santiago Bernabeu outfit to consider a loan deal for Kaka`s services.
The 30-year-old has found form and first-team opportunities hard to come by at Madrid, and has only made seven Liga appearances this season, scoring in none of them.
His first spell at San Siro was between 2003 and 2009. During his time there, he won one Scudetto and one Champions League title.
The Milan CEO said in an interview on other players linked with the San Siro outfit, including Mario Balotelli and David Beckham.
A reporter - in possession of Panini stickers representing Kaka, Beckham and Balotelli - asked which player would be signed by the club before the end of the transfer window, to which Galliani said: "None of them."


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Chopsticks and Champagne: A Guide to Asian Pairings
China and Southeast Asia are home to some of the world's greatest culinary delights, but these world-class cuisines have not grown up symbiotically with local wines to match their culinary fireworks. Consequently, the historical relationship that exists, for example, between northern Italian cuisine and the great wines of Piemonte does not have a parallel in an Asian context. However, while the great cuisines of this part of Asia have not evolved organically with local wines, this does not mean that finding the right wine match with the flavorful dishes of these cultures is an insurmountable challenge, as there are indeed a great many wines that work magically with such preparations. And finding them is relatively simple, once one discovers the key to fine wine pairing with Asian cuisine.
The key equation to take into account when searching for the right wine to pair with these cuisines is the balance between the heat element of the dish and the alcohol level of the accompanying wine. In general, the more heat a dish packs, the lower the alcohol level should be in the wine. With Thai chilies, Chinese peppers, and a myriad of beautifully complex and intensely flavored spices playing such an important role in Asian haute cuisine, the best approach to matching wines with these dishes is to opt for the lowest levels of alcohol available. These days, the best areas to search out lower alcohol wines continue to be Germany, Champagne, and some sections of the Loire Valley. While the majority of wines from these regions will be white wines, there are also several red wine options that also deliver lower alcohol levels and work nicely with Asian red meat preparations.
As much of Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese cuisine is based on fish, vegetables and poultry, white wines can handle a wide variety of Asian dishes. My favorites to serve with many of these dishes are traditionally vinified, off-dry German rieslings, which will routinely hover between seven and nine percent alcohol and marry brilliantly with these cuisines. The lower levels of alcohol help to keep the heat of spicy dishes in check, while the small amounts of residual sugar serve as a lovely counterpoint to the intensity of flavors in many of these culinary preparations. Amongst the German wines, I love the balance that is struck between Asian dishes and rieslings at the Spätlese level of ripeness, which are German wines that have fairly small amounts of residual sugar left in them, but also have wonderful synergy between their fruit, their great base of minerality and almost snappy acidities. These are wines that can emphatically handle the heat, and the fruity profiles of these wines marry beautifully with coconut milk or the fresh fruits that are so often incorporated into savory Asian dishes.
While heat and fruit elements are amongst the most common challenges in matching Asian cuisine, many dishes from these cultures (particularly in Vietnamese cooking) also incorporate a distinctly sour component which can play havoc with wine. When this is the case, the wines I tend to reach for most often are Champagne, Muscadet or other Loire Valley whites. Sauvignon Blancs from appellations such as Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé work well, but also do not ignore wines made from this grape from the less well-known Touraine region. Muscadet may work even better with dishes that incorporate a sour element, and from great producers such as Luneau-Papin and Marc Ollivier, the wines can offer world class complexity. However, Champagne works the best of all with these preparations, and it also adds the benefit of a more up-scale reputation which can be important in business settings. And Champagne is routinely under twelve percent in alcohol, which allows it to also work well if there happens to be a heat element in the dish as well.
If red wines are desired, Loire Valley reds, Cru Beaujolais and Rosé Champagne are my favorite options to go with Asian red meat dishes. From the Loire, I prefer the lighter reds from Saumur-Champigny or the Touraine, as their red fruity profile tends to work better with the spice elements of the cuisines. Cru Beaujolais also works well, particularly from villages such as Juliénas, St. Amour and Fleurie, which tend to be more supple and, again, red fruity. And Rosé Champagne may be the most flexible, as it works brilliantly with heat and spicy elements, and can transition beautifully from course to course in a formal dinner setting, as it is equally at home with fish, vegetable, poultry or red meat preparations.


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With boating season in high gear, it's a good time for a little refresher on pet-friendly boating to ensure your little one is safe. Before hitting the high seas with your pet, it's important to plan ahead and always keep the best interests of your four-legged friend in mind. Boating with your pet can be a wonderful and bonding experience or a not-so-pleasant one. It's all a function of proper planning and preparation.
Be sure to take these necessary provisions to ensure your pet's boat cruise is a happy and safe one.
•Identification tag: Make sure your pet has a collar with an identification tag. Include contact information, marina address and slip number.
•Familiarization with the boat: It is best to gradually introduce your pet to your boat and the water. Let your pet explore the boat while it is docked before going out on the water. Turn on the engine and let them get used to its sound, smell and feel while the boat is docked. Then, take your pet out on small cruises and gradually build up to a longer cruise.
•Safe and easy boat access: Provide a special pet ramp for your pet to get on and off the boat. This not only includes from the dock to the boat, but also from the water to the boat. Pets weigh much more wet than dry, and it can be very difficult to lift them back into your boat after a swim.
•Flotation device: A personal flotation device (aka pet life jacket) can also ensure safety while on the water. Not all pets can swim (including some dogs). Even if your pet is a good swimmer, getting tossed overboard can put any animal into a panic. In addition, your pet could suffer from exhaustion or hypothermia.
Many pets also fall into the water from the dock or while trying to get from the dock to the boat. Having your pet equipped with a flotation device with a lifting handle makes retrieving your pet much easier and safer. Help your pet get used to the PFD by first practicing at home for short periods of time. Start by putting the PFD on your pet and let him walk around with it on. The next step is to let your pet swim with it on for a short period.
It's a new experience for your pet, so it's important for him to get used to it before the boat trip.
•Proper hydration and staying cool: Pets do not sweat, so keep an eye out for heavy panting or drool and a rapid heart beat. Protect pets from heat by providing some shade on the boat, providing plenty of water, and keeping the deck cool to protect paw pads. Bring along a pet travel bowl and fresh water.
It is critical to hydrate pets before they get into the water. Otherwise, they will drink the natural water and may get sick.
•Going potty: A big challenge of boating with your pets is making provisions so that they can go to the bathroom. Bringing along your cat's litter box and securing it inside the cabin is a good solution for your feline friends. Dogs, however, are a bigger challenge. If your boat trip does not allow for regular land stops for your dog to do his business, then provisions must be made so he can relieve himself on the boat. A portable dog potty that simulates grass is an excellent solution.
•Health records: If your boating destination is a marina or place that you're not familiar with, be sure to bring along a copy of vaccination and health records. Some places may require proof of immunization before letting pets explore on land.
•Call ahead: While most marinas and parks welcome pets, there are some that aren't pet friendly. Be sure to call ahead before arriving on shore.
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Feb. 11, 2006
Lipscomb's Bisons broke the 100-point mark for the first time this season with a 101-78 Atlantic Sun Conference win over Jacksonville Saturday afternoon at Allen Arena.
The Bisons are tied with Belmont for first place in the conference. Both have 12-4 records. East Tennessee State dropped to second place with a 12-5 worksheet after falling to Gardner-Webb.
"I think we have a couple of levels more that we can get to," said Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. "We are all getting on the same page."
The game had a festive atmosphere as part of homecoming activities on campus. Senior guard James Poindexter really got caught up in the excitement with a career-high 32 points. He eclipsed his old mark of 30 his sophomore season at Pepperdine.
Poindexter also moves into second place in the school record books for most points in a game in the NCAA era. Jeff Dancy scored 38 at Tennessee State Jan. 14, 2002. Junior guard Brian Fisk had been in a tie for the No. 2 spot with 31 points along with Travis Jackson who scored 31 at Northern Arizona Dec. 21, 2000.
Fisk scored his 31 Jan. 7 in a 75-67 road win at Jacksonville.
The last time the Bisons scored 100 points or more was Dec. 18, 2004 when they beat Rust 103-82 at Allen Arena. It was the first time the Bisons had scored 100 or more points in an Atlantic Sun Conference game.
Jacksonville led 9-7 at 17:35 of the first half. It would be their last lead in the game. The Bisons led by 20 on several occasions in the first half, taking a 51-34 lead.
"I didn't like the way we started the game with Jacksonville scoring on it first four possessions," said Sanderson. `I took a couple of guys out and from that point on we aligned our focus defensively and played awfully well for the last 36 minutes."
In the second half the Bisons biggest lead was 36-points at 92-56 with 6:35 remaining. The Bisons shot 57.1 percent from the field.
Three other Bisons scored in double figures. Fisk posted 20 followed by senior center Shaun Durant and junior guard Trey Williams with 10 each. Durant and Williams also tied for the team lead in rebounds with seven each.
"I thought our best offense was our defense," said Sanderson. "We created a lot of shots in transition, especially in the middle part of the first half. We were getting steals. The basket was big for us. James was knocking down shots which gave us more energy defensively. I played 10 guys in the first half."
Williams led the Bisons with seven assists, a new individual season high.
Four Jacksonville players finished the game in double figures. Aubrey Conerly led with 19 points. Mario Brown and Evan Jefferson each scored 13 and Antonio Cool chipped in 11.
Brown grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
The Bisons are 16-8 overall.
Jacksonville fell to 1-23, 1-16 in the conference.
The Bisons go on the road this week for the last time during the regular season to North Carolina to face Campbell Thursday night and Gardner-Webb Saturday night.
"We are taking Sunday off," said Sanderson. "We will have three days of preparation for Campbell. We beat them twice last season on the last possession. They beat us by four here (95-91) a month or so ago.
"They are a different type team for us to match up with. We have to make some adjustments. Championship teams win difficult games in a row. We have two staring us in the face."


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For homebuyers, cash can be king
Dusan Dujovic, a Shelton-based commercial Realtor, has a client who recently bought a residential home at 4 Howes Ave. in Stamford. The investor group, which is renovating the house and plans to sell or rent it, bought the property with cash in what has become a growing trend in southwestern Connecticut.
One out of every 20 homes sold was paid for with cash last year, according to the Greater Fairfield County Multiple Listing Service. Cash transactions are up 74 percent from 2011. "Fix-and-flip" investors and wealthy individuals snapping up bargain-priced estates are the most likely drivers of the increase in cash purchases. But it's coming at a time when interest rates are at historic lows, meant to encourage a surge in borrowing. Some experts say the credit and foreclosure crisis of 2008 is still fresh on the minds of those buyers seeking to avoid debt.
Dujovic has several clients like this, for whom he finds good deals on residential homes and then helps them oversee the renovation work. The investors are part of a group that is reluctant to put money back into the stock market after the 2008 crash, but still want a potentially bigger return than other investments can provide, he said.
"There's a lot of cash sitting on the sidelines," Dujovic said. People working in Manhattan's financial services industry have been especially active lately, he said, with at least five houses undergoing renovations in the region right now that were bought with cash.
They see the potential payback from rental properties in the near term and for selling the house in the long term as strong reasons to get into a market that many say has bottomed out on prices.
A big question going forward, however, is whether the recent run-up in stock values will divert excess cash from housing into equities. The Standard &Poors 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both set record highs in the middle of March.
Andrew McGrade, U.S. Trust managing director in Stamford who works with the wealthy, agreed people are sitting on a lot of cash and it's not doing anything for them.
"There is a negative real return on cash," he said.
McGrade said part of the attraction of using cash is because of the low interest rates, which have hampered the ability to make any money on treasuries or traditional bank products. So some people opt to use it on a home.
There have been other contributing factors to the increase in cash in the market, he said.
"We had an unusual situation going into the year's end that capital gains taxes were going up," he said, casting an eye at 2012.
Some investors took their capital gains at the lower tax rate and used the money for other purposes. He also said that others, who had concentrated positions in stocks, sold some of those positions to cushion the blow in the event of a big decline.
And finally, McGrade said there's less of a tax advantage to having a mortgage for the wealthy.
It's not surprising cash is being used at the high end. For decades, buyers of large estates were unlikely to use a mortgage to buy them. A key issue for banks in the past was that eligible borrowers for massive mortgages like those were limited.
That changed to some extent during the housing boom of the last decade as lending standards were loosened and buyers were more inclined to use mortgages even at the high end.
Today, the jumbo loan market -- mortgages with outstanding balances of more than $417,500 -- remains competitive, with the national interest rate at 3.95 percent for a fixed, 30-year loan, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. For conforming loans, which have balances of less than $417,500, the current interest rate is 3.82 percent.
Southwestern Connecticut is home to some of the most expensive properties in the country, where jumbo loans apply to mortgages with outstanding balances greater than $600,000. In fact, the lowest priced homes for four communities in southwest Connecticut -- Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan and Westport-- all averaged more than the $417,500 jumbo loan threshold used by the rest of the nation, according to a University of Connecticut study. UConn divides the sales in a market into thirds, comprised of the lowest prices, the middle and the highest.
The surge in cash purchases is not just at the upper levels of homes as prices have fallen dramatically in some communities. In the fourth quarter of 2012, UConn found that the lowest priced homes in Bridgeport were selling for under $140,000 and in Stratford, that figure was less than $120,000.
"It's basically across the board," said Dave Wilk, sales manager Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage New Canaan and Darien.
About 18 percent of the deals his office closed in 2012 were for all cash, he said. And what's been driving that is the lower end.
He said cash buyers have always been at the upper end, but the investors are coming back into the market buying homes and renting them out.
"We have an investor who buys two or three properties a year," he said. "For all cash."
But, he added, there are more people coming in to the lower end of the price spectrum that are using cash as well. And, he's also seen some builders coming back into the market, who will buy an older home, tear it down and rebuild it. "Some of them have cash," Wilk said.
There are advantages to both sides in an all cash deal, he said.
First, the seller knows that there won't be an appraisal that will thwart the price point. When someone finances, the bank requires an independent appraisal and if the appraisal doesn't come in at the agreed upon price the deal can be scuttled.
He said most buyers will have inspections done to look for environmental or other issues before closing a deal.
For the buyer, the deal generally closes more quickly.
Joan Carty, president and chief executive of Connecticut Housing Development Fund, which works to improve affordability in the region from offices in Stamford, Bridgeport, Danbury and Westchester County, N.Y., said using cash is a smart move if you can manage it.
Carty's organization offers classes for first-time homebuyer to help them create budgets and save money for a down payment.
While cash plays a bigger role in the transactions, borrowers still make up the majority of homebuyers.
And even here, of course, borrowers need cash for a down payment.


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It was in between the legendary I'm Stranded and the fine
follow up Eternally Yours that the Saints released this
brilliant, classic EP. With 2 new tracks, both covers and
2 tracks lifted from Stranded the sound is much the same
as the first album. For my money Lipstick is a excellent
choice, there's something perverse about Chris singing
those lyrics and believe it or not the first time I
heard River deep was this version and that just spoiled
me, I could never take Ike & Tina seriously after that.
Thanks be to Chuck for sending me this and
kicking my blog posting butt into action.
Track list
01-lipstick on your collar
02-one way street
03-Demolition Girl
04-River Deep, Mountain High
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The Saints - 1,2,3,4 EP
5 comments:
- John said...
Yeah great e.p. I got this on release though I think I had a Harvest import as it did not have a printed sleeve. I wonder what I done with it? A lot of my vinyl has disappeared over the years when I have moved house, given them away etc, More fool me!
- June 22, 2009 at 5:29 AM
- Bob, Brisbane, Australia said...
I managed to hang on to my vinyl, I just wish I had bought a few more of the impossible to get records
- June 22, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- chuck said...
hi John, here is a link that shows the known pressings of saints stuff; of interest here being the 1234 pressings... this one ive uploaded is the 2 X 7" harvest import, although sadly my copy has only one of the singles.
plenty of good info on this site.
- June 24, 2009 at 5:23 AM
- John said...
Cheers Chuck. I have just had a think and I think I had the following.
(I'm) Stranded / No Time 7"AUS EMI 11346, 24 January 1977 NS
One Two Three Four 7" UK Harvest HAR5137, November 1977 PS
(Lipstick On Your Collar / One Way Street // River Deep, Mountain High /
Demolition Girl)
(I'm) Stranded LP AUS EMI EMC2570, February 1977
Eternally Yours LP AUS Harvest SHSP4078, May 1978
Prehistoric Songs LP FRA Harvest 2C 068 07483, 1981
This one is odd in that the link you gave gives a FRA copy as he only release. I have to presume that that is what I have/had. I may still have some of them packed away somewhere but I am not going to unpack and look. Why disturb the cockroaches LOL.
I replaced the (lost) vinyl with Wild About You 2xCD AUS Raven RVCD-107. For those who wish to have the entire Kuepper/Bailey recordings this is the beez kneez. All known recording as far as I can tell.
I notice that he needs The Leftovers - Cigarettes And Alcohol 7" in sleeve; I have/had this with the wording rubber stamped on the white sleeve "the fucking leftover hate you".
Just to add another bit of news I am a big big BIG fan of NZ icon Chris Knox. For mine the NZ equivalent (culturally) of Ed. He has sadly had a stroke at the young age of 56. If any of you Sunlight readers are unaware of the remarkable Kiwi musician I recommend him. He has a long and amazing career and may be remembered for "Not Given Lightly" a song given good play by 4ZZZ. May he get well soon and make more glorious music. Give me a few days and I will upload a link. He is far from out of place on this blog even though he is from across the pond.
- June 26, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Bob, Brisbane, Australia said...
Excellent John, I'm not that familar with Chris Knox so please educate me,
I do post NZ bands artists here as well so I'd love to hear what you have to say about any uploads you send this way and do a Chris Knox post
- June 27, 2009 at 5:45 AM


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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stressed that the central bank's timetable for pulling back on its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program hasn't been determined. Mary Beth Fisher, Societe Generale head of U.S. rates strategy, and Jon Hilsenrath join The News Hub. Photo: AP.
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MADISON, Wis. -- With the game tied in the final seconds and Wisconsin desperately needing a home victory to keep pace in the Big Ten Conference, head coach Bo Ryan put the ball in a pair of unlikely hands.
Sophomore point guard Traevon Jackson came into the game tied for sixth on the team with 5.6 points and was shooting just 33 percent from the field. With some more experienced and slightly hotter hands on the court, surely this was a time for Jackson to improve on his 44 assists.
Instead, Jackson worked the shot and game clocks down and put up the go-ahead shot with just 1.8 seconds left in what would eventually be a 45-44 victory over No. 12 Minnesota.
"I didn't have any doubt (that I was going to get the shot)," Jackson said. "I needed to step up and hit those shots. Luckily my teammates were able to get me open and I was able to knock it down."
Even after Jackson's go-ahead shot, Wisconsin still had reason to sweat. Taking the inbounds pass from Rodney Williams, Trevor Mbakwe was fouled by Wisconsin's Mike Bruesewitz with 1.7 left on the clock. Mbakwe was injured on the play. After a somewhat lengthy delay, he made his way to the bench and Ryan selected Williams, who was 0 for 6 from the field already, to shoot the two free throws.
"That was their choice," Minnesota coach Tubby Smith said. "Rodney is a very talented player. But mentally, psychologically, I think he's in a bit of a funk."
He made the first shot but missed his second. The Badgers' Sam Dekker pulled down the rebound and finally sealed the victory for Wisconsin, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Jackson finished with nine points, one off the team lead of 10, set by Dekker and Ryan Evans. Evans pulled down a team-leading eight rebounds, to go along with three assists and a blocked shot.
The erratic shooting that has plagued the Badgers for much of the season was on display again Saturday. The Badgers went 17 of 46 from the field (37 percent) and made just 7 of 22 3-pointers.
"We're saving the university money," Ryan said. "These nets will be around 10 years the way we're shooting. But as long as we're playing defense and playing hard, that's where the game is won for us."
The Badgers weren't alone in their cold-shooting ways.
Minnesota shot 35.6 percent from the field, but kept up with Wisconsin by making 5 of 10 3-pointers. Andre Hollins led the way, making three of four attempts and finished with a game-high 20 points to go along with five assists and two steals.
Mbakwe pulled down 10 rebounds but finished with just eight points, snapping a streak of four straight games with a double-double.
Wisconsin and Minnesota each came into the game needing a victory to snap early losing streaks and keep pace in a tight Big Ten Conference race. The Badgers had lost back-to-back contests, falling at Iowa last Saturday and then at home against Michigan State on Tuesday. The Gophers, meanwhile, had dropped three in a row, the most recent a 55-48 decision at Northwestern Wednesday.
Against Wisconsin, the Gophers committed nine turnovers -- leading to 13 Wisconsin points -- and were outrebounded 35-29.
"That's how you get beat," Smith said. "Making mistakes like we have. That's a recipe for getting a loss, not being disciplined defensively."
Neither team got off to a particularly sharp start, going a combined 5 for 15 from the field.
Evans' two free throws with 4:46 to play in the first drew an ovation from the Kohl Center crowd, thanks to the Badgers' woeful 39 percent effort from the line in a loss to Michigan State earlier in the week. Those shots sparked a 13-2 Wisconsin run to close out the half, allowing the Badgers to take a 24-21 lead in the final seconds of the half before Hollins hit three free throws to tie the game 24-24 with 0.2 seconds left.
Notes: Minnesota came into the game averaging 16.2 offensive rebounds per game but recorded just one in the first half and finished with eight. ... Wisconsin was averaging 9.1 turnovers a game but committed eight in the first half, finishing with 10 for the game. ... Minnesota leads the all-time series between the teams, 100-92. ... The Badgers have won 15 of the last 16 meetings with Minnesota in Madison, where the Gophers have won just once since 1994.


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Brenda Agner and Bowling for the Battle
Brenda Agner and colleagues create a fundraiser to pit UNC physicians and staff against each other at a bowling match called Bowling for the Battle: Striking Out Cancer.
Brenda Agner is known throughout theN.C.CancerHospitalfor both for her warm demeanor and the bottomless jar of candy on her desk, described by Brenda as "therapy for patients who need a pick-me-up and colleagues who are having a hard day." Since beginning at UNC in 2007, Brenda has served in many areas of the UNC Health Care system, most recently assuming the position of Office Manager at UNC Hospice in Pittsboro.
While working in her previous position in the Hematology Oncology clinic, Brenda was approached by a patient, Michelle Pinkney, who wanted to show her gratitude for the supportive care she and her family received while undergoing treatment at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
Inspired by Michelle's personal story and her ongoing battle with cancer, Brenda devised the idea of having a friendly "Physician vs. Staff" bowling fundraiser. Several of her colleagues, Matt Revilla, Samara Dixon and Nora Christopher expressed their excitement on this great event and quickly joined in on the group effort to support UNC Lineberger, 1 in 9 and two N.C. Cancer Hospital patients.
"We thought that having a Bowling Tournament, where we bowl against each other would be an awesome public display of just how hard we fight for our patients, and with our patients," explains Brenda.
"That is what I think makes cancer treatment at UNC so special," Brenda continues. "When you have all the researchers, physicians, and staff fighting the fight alongside the patients, the sight and experience is incredible. It is imperative that they know how much we care for them and how hard we work for their remission."
Brenda and her team invite you to join them at the Bowl-a-Thon on July 27, from 1 to 6 PM. The event – Bowling for the Battle: Striking Out Cancer will take place at ZBowl Family Entertainment Center (recently renamed Buffalo Lanes) – in Mebane and more details can be found on their Facebook page or on our event page here.


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Using Decor as Symbolic Reminders of Your Resolutions
Resolutions abound this time of year, with some of us maybe even taking the extra step to write the things we want to change about ourselves down on paper, but have you ever considered taking it even further...like incorporating visual reminders around your home of your goals and aims for the new year?
We've had visual reminders of resolutions on our mind since we saw the post The New New Year's Resolution: A DIY 2012 Manifesto last week. Then, while visiting a friend's home the other day, we remarked at some lovely glass containers she had on a shelf, and wondered if she collected them since they were all empty. She said she did, sort of, but not because she just thought they were pretty. She liked keeping empty containers around to remind her to be open and welcoming -- to make sure she has room for good things to come into her life.
What an interesting concept, including home decor that symbolizes a certain attitude or mindset you want to focus on in your life. Considering it's the beginning of the year, there's still time to incoporate visual reminders of the things you'd like to change about yourself or your life this year. While you're working on resolutions (which may even include resolving to loving your home more), perhaps you'll find a physical home element to incorporate that means something to you and represents something you've been wanting to change or add to your life. We'd love to hear what that might be to you.
And we collected ten lovely glass containers to add to your home in case you want to have plenty of symbolism of being open (or just need some pretty, shiny things for a shelf or table top):
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1) French Glass Arcoroc Container in Emerald Green $21.50
2) Recycled glass vases $12
3) Vintage Green Glass Bottle $45
4) Recycled Glass Candleholders $3.98 to $14.99
5) Vintage Bottles set of four $65
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6) ittala Vitriini Box $45 - $85
7) Blue Glass Candy Storage Jar Container $18
8) Walker decanter $8.95
9) Turquoise blown glass $80
10) iittala Ultima Thule D.O.F. Glass set of 2 $45


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Facebook and Twitter haven't captured everyone's eyeballs yet, especially when it comes to looking for information about local restaurants, bars clubs and other and businesses.
A new study finds that among social media still plays a small role as a resource for that kind of info, far behind search engines, such as Google, and specialty websites.
Newspapers, both printed and online, "run second behind the Internet as the source that people rely on for news and information about local businesses, including restaurants and bars," says Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. The report, "Where people get information about restaurants and other local businesses," was issued Wednesday.
Word of mouth, too, "particularly among non-Internet users, is also an important source of information about local businesses."
For the 55 percent of adults interested in news and information about local restaurants, bars, and clubs, 51 percent of them go to the Internet, including these sources:
•38 percent rely on search engines
•17 percent on specialty websites
• 3 percent on social media
For the 60 percent of adults who said they got information about local businesses, they said they rely on these sources:
•47 percent say "some kind of online source."
•30 percent said newspapers, either in print or online.
•22 percent said word of mouth from family and friends.
• 8 percent said local TV broadcasts or the stations' websites.
• 5 percent said local radio.


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In this funny family docusoap about the zaniest pest removal company on the planet, we join Billy Bretherton and his family members as they are called to take care of Louisiana's worst pest problems. And it's a big business in the swamp-like state of Louisiana. Although there are numerous other pest control companies in the state, Vexcon is the only team that handles all types of animal removal. From tiny ants to giant snakes, Billy and his team have seen everything.
Keeping it in the family, Billy runs Vexcon with the help of his brother Rick, who he describes as "just as crazy as me," his droll father Bill Sr., his sassy Mom Donnie, who runs the offices, and his beloved wife Mary. A former US Air Force Sergeant, and a 15-year pest management industry veteran, Billy has taken a militaristic approach to pest control - and is emerging a victor.


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Overall Record: 14-9, +6.95 units
But 7 plays so far this week? Did you just start 3 weeks ago?
Congrats on a great weekend!
I enjoy reading your analysis - Tonights matchup should be interesting as I can't remember the last time where both teams are without their starting QB for the first time - i think if Smith were playing and I could get CHI at +7, that would be the play, but with both starting qb's out, i actually think SF is the play here - and I feel much more confident betting on a solid SF team than an overrated Chicago team


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How The US Post Office Killed Innovative Digital Mail Because It Disrupted Junk Mailers
from the killing-innovation dept
But, the Postmaster General basically did everything possible to kill it. You really should read the full story, but it involves the Postmaster General calling Outbox's founders into his office. They thought that it might be about an opportunity to work together to provide the American public a much better service. But it wasn't:
When Evan and Will got called in to meet with the Postmaster General they were joined by the USPS's General Counsel and Chief of Digital Strategy. But instead, Evan recounts that US Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe "looked at us and said 'we have a misunderstanding. 'You disrupt my service and we will never work with you.'" Further, "You mentioned making the service better for our customers; but the American citizens aren't our customers—about 400 junk mailers are our customers. Your service hurts our ability to serve those customers."While the USPS would not directly confirm this exchange (it also did not deny it), it did send Khanna a statement that pretty much confirms it, even if it tried to spin the way they explained it:
According to Evan, the Chief of Digital Strategy's comments were even more stark, "[Your market model] will never work anyway. Digital is a fad. It will only work in Europe."
The Postal Service is focused on providing an essential service in our mission to serve the American public and does not view Outbox as supporting that mission. We do have concerns regarding the destruction of mail—even if authorized by the receiver—and will continue to monitor market activities to ensure protection of our brand and the value and security of the mail.Khanna asked if any users had actually complained about signing up for Outbox and somehow having the "security of their mail" harmed. The USPS did not answer. Khanna also asked why the USPS wouldn't even give Outbox the option of continuing its service if they didn't "destroy" the physical mail. The USPS did not answer.
This story is shameful, but not unique. We see it all the time, though it's rare that politicians are so direct in admitting their real motives (though, as we've seen, some others have done so recently as well). But this is the constant struggle of disruption and innovation. Incumbents with business models that don't serve the public, don't look to make a better product. Rather they look for political ways to restrict competition and block innovation. The USPS destroying Outbox is just one in a long line of depressing examples.


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You're an Esme!
You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and appreciate the kind way you always handle things.


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I looked out the window this morning (Oct. 10) and thought to myself, No wonder Rico citizens are such happy campers. Waking up to a clear sky of blue with that special quietness around town is good for the soul. We have been up here so long that, when visiting the big city, everything is so noisy even the refrigeration in some stores!
First rifle season for big game begins this coming weekend and those hunters would welcome a couple of inches of snow Friday night! The beauty of the forest is fading and most of the leaves are on the ground and that makes for some difficulty while trying to be as quiet as possible. The national weather service is predicting snow for Colorado, but it may be north of our forest from the looks of it. One has to be pretty hearty to tolerate the cold and continue to hunt all season, if that is what it takes. The strong possibility that if you get your game, you will have a freezer full of good meat to weather the winter, keeps you on the trail. We all know that five or six days isnt much time to bring in your harvest!
According to Town Clerk Linda Yellowman, those citizens in Rico who took out petitions to run for the Rico Town Board are Joe Corey, David Kunz, James Kahn, Susan Robertson and Gary Reid. Gregg Anderson is petitioning for the office of Town Mayor.
Bobbie and Patrick Hinton are in town. He is revisiting those good old fishing holes that he remembers from when he was just a youth and his family would spend their vacation in Rico, visiting grandma and grandpa (Ginger and Doc Hinton). They picked a perfect time of year to view the magnificent colors we have experienced this fall. I am not too sure how good his fishing holes turned out be and I didnt ask!
Kim and Mick McLain of Rico and Prescott, Ariz. spent this past week at home here in Rico. They say that what is good for the mind is good for the body, and Mick loves it up here in their adopted mountains!
Our delinquent neighbors across the street finally showed up recently. Beth Baker and two of her sons, Dennis and Mark, basically all from Chugwater, Wyo., had a great time doing repairs, etc. I love the name Chugwater it has a good Wyoming-flavored twang to it. Their country offers ranching and farming for the strong at heart!
Our neighbors dogs began barking around 2 a.m. the other night and we think that a bear must have been passing through town.
Marlene Hazen has lived in Rico for two decades. An active member of the community, she participates in organizations such as the Rico Womens Club and Rico Historical Society.


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MoneyBeat's Winners and Losers: $1 Billion Men
It's just business. Who made a cool $1 billion this week? MoneyBeat's David Benoit counts down the week's winners and losers. Photo: Getty Images.
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The Phils extend their winning streak to nine games as they club the Cubs, 10-1.
The Phils continue their recent winning ways at home, as they crush the Cubs, 10-1, increasing their winning streak at home to six games and their overall winning streak to nine. They are now a .500 team (23-23) at home.
The Phils took an early lead in the first as, with two men on, and two men out, Raul Ibanez hits a three-run home run, his twenty-fifth home run of the year, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier singled, and then went to third on Shane Victorino's double, and Victorino, who had earlier doubled, making it 3-0 Phils. The Phils increased their lead in the second as, with one man on, and nobody out, Carlos Ruiz hits a two-run home run, his fourth home run of the year, knocking in Pedro Feliz, who had just walked, making it 5-0 Phils. The Phils would then bust it wide open in the fourth. With two men on, and nobody out, Ruiz hits an RBI double, knocking in Jayson Werth, who had earlier walked and had gone to second on Feliz's single, making it a 6-0 Phils' lead, and sending Feliz, who had earlier singled, to third. Two batters later, now with one man out, Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Feliz, giving the Phils a 7-0 lead, while Ruiz would move up to third. It would become 8-0 Phils as Cubs' left fielder Alfonso Soriano committed a fielding error on Victorino's fly ball, allowing Ruiz to score, while Victorino was safe at second on the two-base error. Chase Utley would make it 9-0 Phils with an RBI single, scoring Victorino, before he would be tagged out at second base when he tried to move up to second on the throw, 9-3. The Cubs would get a run back in the fifth as, with a runner on third, and one man out, Ryan Theriot hits an RBI single, scoring Andres Blanco, who had earlier doubled, and then went to third on Kosuke Fukudome's ground out, 4-3, making it a 9-1 Phils' lead. Other than that, Phils' starter Rodrigo Lopez had an easy six innings, as he gave up only one run on five hits and three walks, before handing the ball over to Chad Durbin in the seventh. In the eighth, Ryan Howard made it 10-1 Phils with a lead-off home run, his twenty-fourth home run of the year. Durbin then proceeded to end the game by pitching a scoreless ninth inning as he got Koyie Hill to hit into a 6-4-3 double play, wiping out at second Soriano, who had earlier singled, to record his first save of the year.
Rodrigo Lopez got the win as he pitched six strong innings, giving up only one run on five hits and three walks, as he struck out five. His record is now 2-0 with an ERA of 2.60. Chad Durbin pitched three scoreless inning, giving up only a hit, while striking out two, as he recorded his first save of the year. Ted Lilly took the lost as he went only four innings, giving up nine runs, only seven of which were earned, on eight hits and two walks, as he struck out six. His record is now 9-7 with a 3.59 ERA. Jeff Stevens and Aaron Heilman together pitched three scoreless innings, while striking out two batters (one strikeout apiece). Angel Guzman pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit while striking out two.
The Phils collected nine hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz leading the way with two hits a piece, with one of Victorino's hits being a double, while Ruiz's two hits were a double and a two-run home run, knocking in three runs. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Raul Ibanez and Pedro Feliz had the other five Phils' hits, with Ibanez's hit being a three-run home run, and Howard's being a solo shot. Besides Ibanez and Ruiz's three RBIs and Howard's one, Rollins and Utley both knocked in a run, with Rollins' being on a sac fly. The Phils have now even their record at home as they have won ten of their last eleven home games and thirteen of their last fourteen overall, since being swept by the Braves. They will be trying to make it ten wins in a row tonight.
The Phillies (52-38, 1st National League East) will continue their three-games set with the Cubs (47-44, 2nd National League Central) with a night game. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm. The Phils' starter will be Joe Blanton (6-4, 4.44) who last start, on July 18 against the Marlins, was cancelled due to rain after he had given up two runs in the first inning. He will once again be going for his seventh win of the season. The Cubs will counter with Rich Harden (6-6, 5.06), who is coming off a win against the Nationals on July 16, when he went six innings, giving up no runs on three hits, while striking out seven, in the Cubs 6-2 win. He will be trying for his seventh win as well, while hoping that he will be able to stop the presently hot Phillies' offense. The Phils will be going for their tenth win in a row tonight, while trying to further increase their lead in the NL East.