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Friday, September 16, 2011
Crispy Microwave Potato Chips
I'm sure many of you have seen the recipe(s) for microwave potato chips. I've seen it a few different places over the past year or two. When I saw it the first time I was skeptical, but decided to give it a try. The recipe I followed was simple enough: slice the potato very thin (with a mandoline/slicer if possible), blot, spray with cooking spray or oil, arrange on a glass plate or on parchment paper, microwave for 3 minutes, turn the chips over & microwave again. It produced chips, but they were not quite "right" (to my discerning snack palate --ha!). They were crunchy but not crispy, you know? And sometimes they didn't cook evenly so there would be a limp bit in the middle of crunchy.
Fast forward to 2 days ago. I suddenly wanted to try making them again. I get these bizarre brain jumps in the middle of my work day and then spend the rest of the day mulling it over, problem solving or designing a plan while I work (and sometimes it leads me to wasting time online but we'll keep that our little secret). So Wednesday, I wanted to try microwave potato chips again, so I googled it because I couldn't remember all the instructions. This time I came across this plastic ring with slots cut into it. It was a microwave chip maker! This (of course) led me into a google sink hole where I spent (mumble) minutes looking for a place where I could get one in Canada.
Normally I have really excellent Google-Fu but this time I just couldn't find anywhere to get one locally (or on this side of the border). So I sadfaced and carried on with my work.
This is when the brain jump kicked in in earnest. Suddenly I realized I could hack the chip maker at home! Using recycled cardboard! (this is the point where anyone I've told about this starts laughing. So go ahead, I'll wait).
Of course, the minute I got home I had the scissors out and was constructing my chip maker. I tried a small batch, microwaved for 2 1/2 minutes, checked the chips, then another 2 1/2 minutes. When I took the chips out, they looked like "real" potato chips. I tested one and promptly wished someone was there with me so I could brag/gush about my experiment. The chip was crispy!!! Not crunchy, not slightly stiffened, crispy. Success!! I tweaked the process slightly (and made a second chip rack) and proceeded to make a fairly significant amount of chips in a short time. No oil! No additives! Just potatoes and salt.
Here's what I did. If you try this please let me know what you think! Or if you have any suggestions to improve it.
**Of course, please use caution when cutting the potatoes, when using the microwave etc. Don't walk away and leave it running for an hour or something. I think short bursts is probably the best way to go with timing the microwave.
Cut a kleenex box or other piece of cardboard to the size you want. I used the length of the box and the height and then cut down the bottom to match the height. It's approximately 9"x6". You may need to measure inside your microwave to see what will fit.
For the first rack I carefully measured 1/4" spacing and cut on the lines. My cutting was a touch wonky as you can see. The second one I just eyeballed and they both work just as good. One suggestion would be to not get too close to the long edge when cutting as this will make the slot too wide. I had potato slices fall out.
When you have your slits cut, cut away every other flap to create spaces for your potato slices.
I ended up adding a piece to each end on the bottom to hold the shape and to stabilize it. Depending on how well your piece stands on its own you may want to cut these as well.
Slice your potato as thin as possible. Blot on paper towels. I added salt before cooking--just sprinkled it on while they were blotting. Load your chip rack and carefully transfer to the microwave. (I had to reload at least 3 times out of the 6 or so batches I made)
After 5 minutes in total. Mmmm. Chips.
I found that some of them were quicker than others but the most it took was about 6 1/2 minutes. My microwave isn't the most powerful one around so you may have different results.
I'm not usually a fan of flavored chips (prefer plain) but I was thinking you could probably try those popcorn seasonings if you wanted to make flavored chips. Or just herbs or spices. I'd be interested in any seasoning ideas anyone has. I'm sure I'll be making the next batch tonight!
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Brilliant! I'd never heard of making chips in the microwave. I absolutely definitely have to do this.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:07 PM, September 16, 2011
you should submit this to the Craft blog...it's very clever!ReplyDelete
My friend referred me your site. Looks like everyone knows about it. And it is truely great. I'm going to read your other posts. Keep sharing. Yes! :)ReplyDelete
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Holy cow these look awesome! I'd never heard of this process before, I think I'll have to try it out…ReplyDelete
Okay. That is cool! Never ever heard of microwave chips before. So, when the kids' halloween chips run out, I'll have to try this!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:25 AM, November 18, 2011
I tried this technique, it's a simple idea with amazing results. I tried the microwave chip recepie before but yours is THE BEST!!! Thank you!!! Pepsico has lost a customer lolReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:36 PM, January 19, 2012
I had never heard of this technique before and totaly love chips. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if you could do apples and make apple chips. You could dust them with cinnamon and sugar. Like the ones in the store.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:39 PM, January 19, 2012
I am the one who posted about the apples, you could make Sweet potato chips!ReplyDelete
That is so funny! I admire your dedication to reaching your snack goal and am impressed that there are other people out there who get just as crazily obsessed with things as I do! I've gotta try it :-)ReplyDelete


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I recognize that one of the more difficult aspects of talking about how and what church is about involves trying to undo centuries of tradition, preconceived notions, and (sometimes) wrong theology. I read something online recently that was attacking and accusatory towards the church, but many of the points brought up were certainly legitimate. In an effort to set the stage for this series, I thought I would write my own 'top ten list' as to 'What Church Is Not':
1. It is not a building.
2. It is not about 'me.' (to quote Rick Warren in The Purpose Driven Life).
3. It is not about adhering to and following a religion.
4. It is not something that you can do by yourself.
5. It is not something that man created (it was God's idea!--even though we sometimes do a pretty good job of claiming partial credit).
6. It is not something that can only happen on Sundays (usually in the morning).
7. It is not only about the church service.
8. It is not about the programs, the music, the preaching style, or the pastor.
9. It is not something the world must attend if they're going to hear about Jesus.
10. It is not something a follower of Christ can consider optional.
11. It is not something that is about denominations, constitutions, or organized institutions. (Sorry, I lied about only 10).
I'm sure we all have more items to add to this list (I know I certainly do). However, you get the point. We sometimes paint a picture of 'what church is' based upon all we've ever known and experienced.
Someone once said, "If the Holy Spirit left your church, would you even notice--or would your programs and activities continue on as usual?" Ouch! I know I want to be a part of a group of people diligently seeking after God and His Kingdom--and when we hear His voice, we respond to it. I'm looking forward to a fresh look at 'What Church Is.'
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AB de Villiers holds the record for the most Test innings without a duck – 79.
He has the second highest individual score ever by a South African (278 not out).
He holds records for the fastest 50 (16 balls), 100 (31 balls) and 150 (64 balls) in One Day Internationals as well as the fastest 100 by a South African in a Test (and the fastest 50 by a South African in T20s).
He's played in 98 consecutive Tests, yet another record.
Most sixes in an innings, most runs in a World Cup for South Africa, fastest player ever to reach this milestone and that milestone… It gets rather tedious; we know it already – but did you know he could sing?
Is there anything AB can't do? No.
AB de Villiers and his friend Ampie du Preez are signed to major record label Sony BMG.
Their debut album "Maak Jou Drome Waar" consists of 14 power ballads and love songs, sung in Afrikaans and English.
There is a music video for the track "Maak Jou Drome Waar" featuring his friend and teammate Faf du Plessis.
AB's personal favourite is the song "Madibaland" which he wrote to honour Nelson Mandela.
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He continued: "It's kind of like learning more of the mythology about who people are, sort of like the way Lost would. You're learning all these crazy things about people."
Helms also revealed that his character Andy will be "mortified and hypnotised and beguiled all at once" by new Sabre CEO Robert California (James Spader).
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The Office star and showrunner Paul Lieberstein recently claimed that Spader brings a "fantastic energy" to the set.
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'Electronic' 2012 Remaster - Release date: 8th April 2013
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In the final days of the 1980s, a single was quietly released that provided not only a full stop to that most debated decade in popular music, but started the next joyous paragraph that was the 1990s. 'Getting Away With It' was a sly, slinky, breath of fresh air, that synthesised the nascent Madchester scene with the dance movement that had grown up around the second summer of love. But this was by no teenage bedroom rave upstarts, it was made by two of the biggest names in 1980s alternative music, Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr under the name Electronic. The fact it was a collaboration with the sumptuous, ironic pop of the Pet Shop Boys, made it all the more striking. It was a resume of the '80s in a nutshell; lush, measured, but with the excess all neatly reigned in.
Electronic was a joyous Venn Diagram of Sumner and Marr's influences. Although ostensibly coming from different disciplines, the experimental dance pop of New Order and the full-bodied jangle of The Smiths, their common interests were many: dance music, a good tune and pushing musical boundaries.
Their debut album, 'Electronic' (released May 1991), is where it all began. We have to go back to 1987 to trace its origins. This was the year of the sudden and wholly unexpected demise of The Smiths, who imploded in July after guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr left the group. 'I was 23 when the band ended,' explains Marr. 'I needed new air and I could see what was coming around the corner. There was this amazing new movement parallel to what we were doing, though it didn't have a name yet. I was getting tired of what indie had become.' Two months later, midway through a North American tour, Bernard Sumner shocked his bandmates by announcing that he planned to take time out from New Order. 'It's very hard work,' he admitted later. 'Plus, I had fears about my health. I hate those pressures.'
'Both of us needed to work with someone on a personal level who understood the trip that both of us had been through with our groups,' says Marr. 'We were two musicians who wanted to get away from the suffocating politics of the band. At the same time it was OK for duos and DJs and non-groups to make records, and that really appealed to Bernard and me. We saw ourselves more in the tradition of David Byrne and Brian Eno, with a lot of technotronics and FX, and Kraftwerk was a very important touchstone for Bernard. So the times were perfect because it was all right to make records with machines, and not have to be four guys stood up against a wall.'
This duly occurred in March 1989 when the Manchester 'supergroup' teamed up with Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Tennant and Lowe spent several days recording at Marr's studio in Manchester, Clear, these sessions resulting in the aforementioned sublime pop gem 'Getting Away With It'. Released on the legendary Factory label a full 18 months ahead of the band's eponymously titled debut album, 'Getting Away With It' matched the two most plaintive voices in English electro pop with lush strings arranged by Art of Noise member Anne Dudley, drums by David Palmer of ABC, and a truly irresistible chorus. Judged to be 'the most complete pop record of the week' by NME, Fac 257 peaked at #12 in Britain in December, also performing well in Europe. A Nude mix of 'Getting Away With It' by Haçienda club deejays Mike Pickering and Graeme Park further evidenced Electronic's desire to cut tracks suitable for release as dance white labels. This line would continue with tracks such as 'Free Will' and 'Try All You Want', and remixes by DNA, 808 State and FBI, an often overlooked musical sidebar showcased on the middle section of the bonus CD in this deluxe edition.
Throughout the next 12 months Sumner and Marr would continue work at Clear studios on what would become their debut album, with regular weekly trips to the Hacienda nightclub, as Marr recalls. 'We would end the week's work on a Friday evening, when a dozen or so people would meet up at the studio to go out to The Haçienda. We would leave whatever track we were working on at the time on the mixing desk and then return to it six hours later, with a different dozen or so people dancing around while we worked. The whole album was infused with the feeling of our friends in the city.'
Factory trailed the album in April 1991 with Electronic's belated yet brilliant second single, 'Get the Message' (Fac 287). 'We saw 'Getting Away With It' as pure pop,' explained Sumner. 'So for the second single we wanted something a little more heavyweight and off-beat. It's still pop, but it's slightly different. It's like the other side to us that we wanted to put forward sooner rather than later. Everyone knows that on paper, the two of us working together could produce something good, but on songs like Get the Message it's ended up being more than the sum of its parts. It doesn't just sound like New Order and The Smiths fused.' Marr cited the single as, 'maybe the track I'm most proud of out of my whole career.' An introspective, soul-inflected song every bit as good as their debut more than a year earlier, 'Get The Message' was enlivened by Marr's acoustic guitar and Denise Johnson's soaring closing vocal. It reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
The album's third and final single, 'Feel Every Beat', is one of the most dance-orientated tracks on the album, with its appropriately slamming rhythms. Elsewhere the album showcased Marr's love of soundtracks in the cinematic tension of 'Gangsters', undercut by social comment by Sumner, and Neil Tennant also guested on 'Patience Of a Saint' – along with bandmate Chris Lowe – on an excellent, sly duet with Sumner.
Upon its release, the album was critically lauded and reached number 2 on the UK album chart, going on to sell over a million copies worldwide. 'Electronic' is one of the greatest collaborations in British pop music, between two of the most revered and respected British songwriters and musicians of their – and any – generation.
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'Electronic' Special Edition was remastered by studio engineer Frank Arkwright. It comes with a bonus disc, which features instrumentals of 'Getting Away With It' and 'Twisted Tenderness', the 'Disappointed' 7" version and 'Turning Point', the b-side to 'Second Nature'.
1. Idiot Country (2012 - Remaster)
2. Reality (2012 - Remaster)
3. Tighten Up (2012 - Remaster)
4. The Patience Of A Saint (2012 - Remaster)
5. Getting Away With It (2012 - Remaster)
6. Gangster (2012 - Remaster)
7. Soviet (2012 - Remaster)
8. Get The Message (2012 - Remaster)
9. Try All You Want (2012 - Remaster)
10. Some Distant Memory (2012 - Remaster)
11. Feel Every Beat (2012 - Remaster)
1. Disappointed (Stephen Hague 7" Inch Version) (2012
2. Second To None (Edit) (2012 remaster) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
3. Lean To The Inside (Edit) (2012 remaster) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
4. Twisted Tenderness (Guitar / Vocal Mix) (2012 remaster) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
5. Idiot Country Two (12" Version) (2012 remaster)
6. Free Will (Edit) (2012 remaster) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
7. Until The End Of Time (Edit) (2012 remaster) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
8. Feel Every Beat (Edit) (2012 remaster) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
9. Getting Away With It (Instrumental) (2012 remaster)
10. Turning Point (Edit) (2012 remaster) b-side to 'Second Nature'
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La La Land (2016)
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"How are you going to be a revolutionary if you're such a traditionalist?" asks a former classmate (John Legend) who has since found commercial success in the music business to Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a jazz pianist who dreams of owning his own bar one day. Although "La La Land," written and directed by Damien Chazelle, is neither a revolutionary nor a traditional musical, it offers a highly watchable escapist romp and delivers a few welcome surprises especially in terms of what it wishes to say about reaching one's career goals.
The film emits exuberance and the love for song and dance right from its opening sequence. A smile was drawn on my face because it dares to show a real Los Angeles—not simply when it comes to the level of traffic, the noise, and the heat that settles on motor vehicles but also in terms of the level of diversity we see on screen.
Mainstream pictures tend to show a version of Los Angeles that it still too bland and whitewashed in this day and age so it is most refreshing that a reality of various skin colors, body types, and hair textures are captured from the get-go despite the genre being a musical with fantastic elements. This first scene, clearly influenced by a memorable scene in the classic musical "Fame," makes quite a powerful statement and it is something that I expect from an independent feature film, not a mainstream work with well-known stars—a most welcome surprise.
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling share effortless chemistry, the former playing a barista on the lot of a movie studio. Mia, like thousands of men and women in LA, dreams of becoming a movie or television performer. Stone and Gosling have a certain rapport that is endearing—even the moments between dialogue command a certain tactile bond that works beautifully in both comedic and dramatic scenes. The two may not have the strongest voices to carry a musical but this should not be counted against them because they should be actors first and singers second.
Despite the actors' excellent chemistry, the middle section is most problematic. Notice that when life-changing events are not front and center, the pacing slows dramatically to the point of plateau. The material is divided into five sections: winter, spring, summer, fall, and winter once again. Spring and summer is the blossoming of Mia and Sebastian's romantic relationship which should be just as powerful—if not more—than the major life events that attempt to derail them from the paths they have set for themselves especially because these potential changes challenge them as a pair.
For instance, a most uninspiring scene, egregious in content and execution, involves Mia talking about her past, her hopes, and her dreams to a man she is beginning to like on a romantic level. What should have been a defining moment is shot instead like a throwaway scene—camera from a distance, two people walking in a shot together, not one closeup is employed. Not to mention Mia's story is so ordinary, she might as well not have said anything because smart audiences have already made assumptions—correct ones at that—about her past and where she hopes to go. I grew bored of the character's lack of interest in her own life and the lack of energy in making someone else be interested in her life. My sentiment lasted till the next season. Chazelle ought to have rewritten the scene.
"La La Land" is at its most compelling when it hones in on the sacrifices one must make in order to reach one's dream—or at times settling for a version of one's dream. It asks us to consider the following: if we choose to sacrifice bits of who we are in order to get a little closer to our goals, by the time we reach these goals, can it still be considered as a success when our core values have been inevitably changed by such sacrifices? Not a philosophical film by any means, the ideas are there if one chooses to ponder. And for those who would rather not think too deeply, there is colorful and toe-tapping entertainment to be enjoyed.


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ATLANTA – Arkansas begins competition Wednesday at the 2016 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center.
Arkansas (9-1) opened championship season with a ninth-place finish at the 2016 SEC Championships in Columbia, Missouri on Feb. 16-20. The Razorbacks totaled 491 points which is the third-highest point total at the SEC Championships in program history and the most since 594 in 2013.
The Razorbacks will be represented by two individual swimmers, one diver and two relay teams. The national meet runs through Saturday night.
Seniors Anna Mayfield and Maddie Monroe are among 281 Division I swimmers that will participate in individual events. Mayfield will compete in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, and 200-yard backstroke, while Monroe will take the pool in the 50, 100, and 200-yard freestyle events.
Mayfield, Monroe, senior Nina Drolc and sophomore Chelsea Tatlow will represent the Razorbacks in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Mayfield, Monroe and Drolc will also join junior Natalie Burnett in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Sophomore Nicole Gillis is among 41 divers that will compete in the diving championships. Gillis will represent the Razorback diving corps on both the 1m and 3m springboards.
The first day of competition will feature the 800-yard freestyle relay at 5 p.m. Starting Thursday, preliminaries for each session begin at 9 a.m. followed by finals at 5 p.m. Complete coverage of all five days will be streamed through AtlantaSwimming.com. Additionally, ESPN3.com will stream finals sessions Friday and Saturday. ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 29.
Making her fourth NCAA Championships appearance and her third as an individual, Mayfield leads Arkansas's individual record holders with three program records, including the 500-yard freestyle, 100 and 200-yard backstroke, and 18 top-five all-time performances. In addition, she is a member of three of four NCAA "A" cut relay times in program history. At the 2015 NCAA Championships, Mayfield swam in four individual events. She tied for 22nd place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.68.
Drolc also is making her fourth NCAA Championships appearance. She and Mayfield are joined by Missy Allert (1990-93) as the only three swimmers in program history to accomplish qualifying for four NCAA Championships. Drolc was a member of the Razorbacks' 200 and 400-yard freestyle relay teams at last year's NCAA Championships.
This will be Monroe's third-straight appearance at the NCAA Championships. Last year, Monroe took 54th place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.29) and swam to a 55th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (49.64). The Godfrey, Illinois native holds the program record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.05) and 100-yard freestyle (48.71) along with being a member of three of four NCAA "A" cut relay times in program history.
The 800-yard freestyle relay team of Drolc, Mayfield, Monroe, and sophomore Chelsea Tatlow earned an automatic bid when it notched an NCAA "A" cut time of 7:06.08 at the 2016 SEC Championships on Feb. 16. The quartet's mark ranks second in program history and is Arkansas's fourth ever "A" cut.
This will be Tatlow's second-straight NCAA Championships appearance. Last year, Tatlow was the first Arkansas freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships in an individual event in seven years. She competed in the 200 and 400-yard individual medley, and 200-yard backstroke. Tatlow also was a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay team.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Monroe, Drolc, Burnett and Mayfield earned a spot with a provisional qualifying time of 3:17.52. Burnett will make her NCAA Championships debut.
Last week at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships at Texas A&M's Student Recreation Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas, Gillis earned her first career NCAA bid when she posted a 12-dive total of 651.60 to take sixth overall in the 3m springboard event. The Johannesburg, South Africa, native is the first Arkansas diver since Madison Palmer in 2008 to qualify for NCAAs. She also produced a top-10 finish in the 1m springboard event.
Last year, the Razorbacks tied for 44th place at the NCAA Championships.
For more information on Arkansas swimming and diving, follow @RazorbackSD on Twitter.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (All times CT):
Finals – 5 p.m.
800 Freestyle Relay
Prelims – 9 a.m.
Diving Trials – 1 meter – 11:30 a.m.
15 minutes following trials: 1-meter diving consolation finals
Finals – 5 p.m.
200 Freestyle Relay Consolation
200 Free Relay Final
500 Free Consolation
500 Free Final
200 IM Consolation
200 IM Final
50 Free Consolation
50 Free Final
One meter diving finals
400 Medley Relay Consolation
400 Medley Relay Final
Prelims – 9 a.m.
Diving Trials – 3 meter – 11:15 a.m.
15 minutes following trials, the three-meter diving consolation finals will occur
Finals – 5 p.m.
400 IM Consolation
400 IM Final
100 Butterfly Consolation
100 Fly Final
200 Free Consolation
200 Free Final
100 Breaststroke Consolation
100 Breast Final
100 Backstroke Consolation
100 Back Final
3-meter diving finals
200 Medley Relay Consolation
200 Medley Relay Final
Prelims – 9 a.m.
Platform Diving Trials – 11:15 a.m.
15 min following trials, platform consolation finals will occur
2:45 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Freestyle early heats begin
3:50 p.m. – Free last heat of timed finals
Finals – 5 p.m.
200 Back consolation
200 Back Final
100 Free Consolation
100 Free Final
200 Breast Consolation
200 Breast Final
200 Butterfly Consolation
200 Fly Final
Platform Diving Finals
400 Free Relay Consolation
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A wedding cake that's not... cake? That's ridiculous! Or is it? Now I am a strong believer in having at least a small, personal cake for you and your new spouse to have for a cake cutting ceremony. One that you can stuff in each other's faces, or save and freeze for your anniversary, or whatever you may please! But there are so many different desserts that you can substitute for a main "wedding cake" for your guests.
- Cheesecake! Who doesn't love a good cheesecake, I know your mouth is watering just thinking about it.
- Cake pops. Adorable. And so easy!
- Pie. Hello? American classic! So perfect for a casual outdoor wedding.
- Doughnuts. My personal favorite! And also, so easy!
- Macaroons. Tied with cake pops as the cutest dessert ever. And there's just something about macaroons that are so classy!
Or just have a big ol' dessert table with an assortment of choices for your guests to choose!
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"I said I was sorry!" the little brat who had made his life a living hell yelled while he stood there, glaring at the locked pantry door as his hands twitched with the need to finally give her the spanking that she should have gotten a long time ago.
"No, you didn't," he bit out evenly through clenched teeth as the memory of everything the little brat put him through nearly knocked him on his ass.
"Well," she said, pausing to clear her throat, "it was implied."
"No, it wasn't," he said, narrowing his eyes on the door.
"I tried, but Brian felt that it was for the best if I gave you some space until you were able to get your homicidal urges under control."
"Then you came back too soon,"he bit out, looking around the kitchen for something to take that damn door down with.
"Oh, come on! You can't still be mad!"
"Think again," he said as he considered grabbing that baseball bat so he could bash the door in and spank her ass raw.
"If it makes you feel any better, I sent the frat house that posted that video a strongly worded email," she said, sounding hopeful.
"It doesn't," he said as he rubbed his hands roughly down his face as he stared at the door, debating his next move and wondering if getting revenge after twelve years was worth losing his job, going to prison and having to worry about dropping the soap for the rest of his life. Totally worth the risk, he decided as he grabbed hold of the doorknob and slammed his shoulder against the door.
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"Maybe we should talk about this?
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Organised by the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association and featured as a part of Bicycle Queensland's Bike Week 2018, this year the annual 'Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Experience' off-road bike ride explores the very scenic northern section of the rail trail between Yarraman and Moore.
Come and explore Queensland's big country, open skies and big paddocks between Yarraman and Blackbutt, pause for a pie at the famous Blackbutt Bakery, and then continue down the range for 22 km through Benarkin Forest whilst being serenaded by the bell birds. Pause for a drink at the pub or a coffee at the shop in Linville, before following the course of the Brisbane River back to your vehicle in Moore.
Arrive at Moore by 7.30 am. Transport by coach and semi-trailer will be provided for you and your bicycle up to Yarraman, then cycle back at your leisure. Total distance about 50 km, of which around 50% is downhill.
This is a fully supported bike ride with first aiders, ride marshals and sag wagons.
The 'Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Experience' is a great off-road bike ride, suitable for cyclists of all abilities. There will be several ride marshals riding with you on the track and two sag wagons in case you run into anyproblems.
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is a bit rough in places, so this ride is more suitable for hybrids, mountain bikes and cyclocross bikes.
What: Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Experience
Where: Yarraman to Moore
When: Arrive in Moore by 7.00 am for loading. Depart from Moore @ 7.30 am Saturday 5 May.
Cost: $35
How: Park in Moore, transport for you and your bicycle provided up to Yarraman. Ride back to your vehicle at your leisure.


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Property tax seizures may worsen housing crisis
THE EDITOR, Sir:
I make reference to the front-page story headlined 'Off with your land!' (February 25, 2015). I totally endorse the proposal for a provision for the remission of property tax at the discretion of the minister to be made for persons over 65 years of age, pensioners, and disabled persons.
However, based on what the headline said, am I to understand that the power to sell the property of landowners applies to every outstanding property tax (three consecutive years), no matter how much it amounts to?
My reason for asking is that there are some properties that do not have a high market value and, therefore, the property tax would not necessarily be a lot. With the financial constraints that most Jamaicans are facing at this time, many homeowners will not be able to pay the outstanding amounts.
I can understand Section 7(4) of the Property Tax Act being enforced as it currently stands, but if that is to be changed to what is proposed and the property sold, where will a lot of Jamaicans live? Is the Government willing to find housing for these persons who are displaced?
I am in no way advocating that homeowners should not pay up their outstanding property taxes. However, I am requesting that further consideration be given before such a change is enforced.
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James Dondero Dallas' Philanthropist
When you think philanthropy, most don't equate that with Capital management. James Dondero has proven anyone with that mindset wrong as he as mastered both sides of the aisle. Currently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Highland Acquisition Corporation, James has seen his fair share of success. However, that is not always enough in the grand scheme of things. Mr. Dondero has strived to improve the lives of those in the Dallas area with his many acts of kindness and generosity as a Philanthropist. Read this article at barrons.com.
The Family Place, which received the $1 million dollar challenge in hopes of raising awareness and funds for the cause, has currently finished the $16.5 million Capital Campaign. The Family Place has built shelters for those who suffer from family violence and really has helped find care and hope for the many affected by such acts.
The Dallas Zoo is also a beneficiary of James Dondero's Philanthropy and has received a 1 million dollar donation from Highland Capital Management. This donation in particular was well received in Dallas by many interested in the Dallas Zoo. The 4,485 square foot Highland Hippo Hut was named after the group, and is very well received in the city. Used for private and public events, there is also a special education aspect to the Highland Hippo Hut that many are thankful for.
View: https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/james-dondero-dedicated-philanthropist-who-strives-make-impact-dallas-texas
All in all, James Dondero is more Philanthropist than businessman to many. His contributions to Dallas are immeasurable, with only a few mentioned in this article. James Dondero is one who is a success not only because of his diligence and work ethic, but truly because of his attitude that giving back is one of the best ways to move forward successfully. Currently the acting CEO is building a high quality workplace at Highland Capital Management while still finding time to give to those in need in the City of Dallas. Read more about James at Crunchbase.


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Superhydrophobic surfaces are abundant in nature. Several surfaces such as wings of butterfly, legs of water strider, feet of gecko and the lotus leaf show extreme water repellence behaviour. Self-cleaning, stain-free fabrics, spill-resistant protective wears, drag reduction in micro-fluidic devices etc. are few applications of superhydrophobic surfaces. In order to design robust superhydrophobic surface, it is important to understand the interaction of water with superhydrophobic surface textures. In this work, we report a simple coating method for creating large-scale flexible superhydrophobic paper surface. The surface consists of multiple layers of silanized zirconia microparticles decorated with zirconia nanoparticles. Water contact angle as high as 159±10 and contact angle hysteresis less than 80 was observed. Drop impact studies on superhydrophobic paper surface were carried out by impinging water droplet and capturing its dynamics through high speed imaging. During the drop impact, the Weber number was varied from 20 to 80 by altering the impact velocity of the drop and the parameters such as contact time, normalized spread diameter were obtained. In contrast to earlier literature reports, we observed contact time to be dependent on impact velocity on superhydrophobic surface. Total contact time was split into two components as spread time and recoil time. The recoil time was found to be dependent on the impact velocity while the spread time on the surface did not show much variation with the impact velocity. Further, normalized spreading parameter was found to increase with increase in impact velocity.
Recently, there have been a lot of earthquakes in Japan. It is necessary to promote seismic isolation devices for buildings. The devices have been hardly diffused in attached houses, because the devices are very expensive. We should develop a low-cost seismic isolation device for detached houses. We suggested a new seismic isolation device which uses a two-layer circular tube as a unit. If hysteresis is produced in the two-layer circular tube under lateral compression load, we think that the two-layer circular tube can have energy absorbing capacity. It is necessary to contact the outer layer and the inner layer to produce hysteresis. We have previously reported how the inner layer comes in contact with the outer layer from a perspective of analysis used mechanics of materials. We have clarified that the inner layer comes in contact with the outer layer under a lateral compression load. In this paper, we explored contact area between the outer layer and the inner layer under a lateral compression load by using FEA. We think that changing the inner layer's thickness is effective in increase the contact area. In order to change the inner layer's thickness, we changed the shape of the inner layer. As a result, the contact area changes depending on the inner layer's thickness. Additionally, we experimented to check whether hysteresis occurs in fact. As a consequence, we can reveal hysteresis in the two-layer circular tube under the condition.
Precast residential houses are normally constructed in Malaysia using precast shear-key wall panel and this panel is designed using BS8110 where there is no provision for earthquake. However, the safety of this house under moderate and strong earthquake is still questionable. Consequently, the full-scale of residential house are designed, constructed, tested and analyzed under in-plane lateral quasi-static cyclic loading. Hysteresis loops are plotted based on the experimental work and compared with modeling of hysteresis loops using HYSTERES in RUAUMOKO 2D program. Modified Takeda hysteresis model is chosen to behave a similar pattern with experimental work. This program will display the earthquake excitations, spectral displacements, pseudo spectral acceleration, mode shape and deformation of the structure. It can be concluded that this building is suffering severe cracks and damage under moderate and severe earthquake.
There are several types of metal-based devices conceived as dampers for the seismic energy absorber whereby damages to the major structural components could be minimized for both new and existing structures. This paper aimed to develop and evaluate structural performance of slit circular shear panel damper for passive seismic energy protection by inelastic deformation. Structural evaluation was done using commercially available nonlinear FE simulation program. The main parameters considered are: diameter-to-thickness (D/t) ratio and slit length-to-width ratio (l/w). Depending on these parameters three different buckling mode and hysteretic behavior was found: yielding prior to buckling without strength degradation, yielding prior to buckling with strength degradation and yielding with buckling and strength degradation which forms pinching at initial displacement. The susceptible location at which the possible crack is initiated is also identified for selected specimens using rupture index.
Fuel cell is an emerging technology in the field of renewable energy sources which has the capacity to replace conventional energy generation sources. Fuel cell utilizes hydrogen energy to produce electricity. The electricity generated by the fuel cell can't be directly used for a specific application as it needs proper power conditioning. Moreover, the output power fluctuates with different operating conditions. To get a stable output power at an economic rate, power conditioning circuit is essential for fuel cell. This paper implements a two-staged power conditioning unit for fuel cell based distributed generation using hysteresis current control technique.
Due to the increased use of the power electronic equipment, harmonics in the power system has increased to a greater extent. These harmonics results a poor power quality causing a major effect on the customers. Shunt active filters (SHAF) are used for the mitigations of the current harmonics and to maintain constant DC link voltage. PI and Fuzzy logic controllers (FLC) were used to control the performance of the shunt active filter under both balance and unbalance source voltage condition. The results found were not satisfying the IEEE-519 standards of THD to be less than 5%. Hysteresis band current control was used to obtain the gating signals for SHAF, though it has some drawbacks and thus to obtain a better performance of the SHAF to mitigate the harmonics, adaptive hysteresis band current control scheme is implemented. Adaptive hysteresis based SHAF is used to obtain better compensation of current harmonics and to regulate the DC link voltage in a better way.
In this paper feedforward controller is designed to eliminate nonlinear hysteresis behaviors of a piezoelectric stack actuator (PSA) driven system. The control design is based on inverse Prandtl-Ishlinskii (P-I) hysteresis model identified using particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique. Based on the identified P-I model, both the inverse P-I hysteresis model and feedforward controller can be determined. Experimental results obtained using the inverse P-I feedforward control are compared with their counterparts using hysteresis estimates obtained from the identified Bouc-Wen model. Effectiveness of the proposed feedforward control scheme is demonstrated. To improve control performance feedback compensation using traditional PID scheme is adopted to integrate with the feedforward controller.
One of the major power quality concerns in modern times is the problem of current harmonics. The current harmonics is caused due to the increase in non-linear loads which is largely dominated by power electronics devices. The Shunt active filtering is one of the best solutions for mitigating current harmonics. This paper describes a fuzzy logic controller based (FLC) based three Phase Shunt active Filter to achieve low current harmonic distortion (THD) and Reactive power compensation. The performance of fuzzy logic controller is analysed under both balanced sinusoidal and unbalanced sinusoidal source condition. The above controller serves the purpose of maintaining DC Capacitor Voltage constant. The proposed shunt active filter uses hysteresis current controller for current control of IGBT based PWM inverter. The simulation results of model in Simulink MATLAB reveals satisfying results.
Active power filter continues to be a powerful tool to control harmonics in power systems thereby enhancing the power quality. This paper presents a fuzzy tuned PID controller based shunt active filter to diminish the harmonics caused by non linear loads like thyristor bridge rectifiers and imbalanced loads. Here Fuzzy controller provides the tuning of PID, based on firing of thyristor bridge rectifiers and variations in input rms current. The shunt APF system is implemented with three phase current controlled Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) and is connected at the point of common coupling for compensating the current harmonics by injecting equal but opposite filter currents. These controllers are capable of controlling dc-side capacitor voltage and estimating reference currents. Hysteresis Current Controller (HCC) is used to generate switching signals for the voltage source inverter. Simulation studies are carried out with non linear loads like thyristor bridge rectifier along with unbalanced loads and the results proved that the APF along with fuzzy tuned PID controller work flawlessly for different firing angles of non linear load.
LuGre friction model is an ordinary differential equation that is widely used in describing the friction phenomenon for mechanical systems. The importance of this model comes from the fact that it captures most of the friction behavior that has been observed including hysteresis. In this paper, we study some aspects related to the hysteresis behavior induced by the LuGre friction model.
The present paper describes the development of a low cost, highly accurate low capacitance measurement system that can be used over a range of 0 – 400 pF with a resolution of 1 pF. The range of capacitance may be easily altered by a simple resistance or capacitance variation of the measurement circuit. This capacitance measurement system uses quad two-input NAND Schmitt trigger circuit CD4093B with hysteresis for the measurement and this system is integrated with PIC 18F2550 microcontroller for data acquisition purpose. The microcontroller interacts with software developed in the PC end through USB architecture and an attractive graphical user interface (GUI) based system is developed in the PC end to provide the user with real time, online display of capacitance under measurement. The system uses a differential mode of capacitance measurement, with reference to a trimmer capacitance, that effectively compensates lead capacitances, a notorious error encountered in usual low capacitance measurements. The hysteresis provided in the Schmitt-trigger circuits enable reliable operation of the system by greatly minimizing the possibility of false triggering because of stray interferences, usually regarded as another source of significant error. The real life testing of the proposed system showed that our measurements could produce highly accurate capacitance measurements, when compared to cutting edge, high end digital capacitance meters.
We propose an integral tracking control method for a piezoelectric actuator system. The proposed method achieves the output tracking without requiring any hysteresis observer or schemes to compensate the hysteresis effect. With the proposed control law, the system is converted into the standard singularly perturbed model. Using Tikhonov-s theorem, we guarantee that the tracking error can be reduced to arbitrarily small bound. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of our proposed method.
This paper presents the comparison study of current control techniques for shunt active power filter. The hysteresis current control, the delta modulation control and the carrier-based PWM control are considered in the paper. The synchronous detection method is used to calculate the reference currents for shunt active power filter. The simulation results show that the carrier-based PWM control technique provides the minimum %THD value of the source currents compared with other comparable techniques after compensation. However, the %THD values of all three techniques can follow the IEEE std.519-1992.


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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A visit with Caroll Simpson
Author/illustrator Caroll Simpson will be presenting her children's book, The First Beaver, October 27th. 2009 in Burns Lake, BC to the Francoise Lake Elementary students. A Northwest Coast art project and creative writing class will follow.
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I just returned home after 162 days on the road. It sounds ridiculous and even pathetic to admit this, but being on an extended holiday was mighty unsettling at times. You'd think that a nice vacation would be all roses, sunshine, and good memories—and for the most part, it was. However, seeing the entire US-Pacific […]
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Arbor Day Tree Planting
Mississippi State University students plant one of three October Glory Red Maple trees as part of the university's Arbor Day celebration Feb. 10. Hosted by the Tree Campus USA Advisory Committee, the event celebrated MSU's recent designation as a 2016 Tree Campus USA. Among students participating in the ceremony were recipients of the Waldorf Endowed Scholarship and members of MSU's chapter of the Society of American Foresters.
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This soft enamel pin was created to help the #MakeaRhino Go Fund Me campaign put together by the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (where Sudan, the last male northern white rhino in existence lived, and passed away in March of 2018). There are two female northern white rhinos left, which make up the entirety of what is left of this subspecies.
Preparations for this historic procedure have started by retrieving and storing eggs from southern white rhino females in European zoos, and fertilizing them in in vitro conditions, before actually retrieving eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhino females in Kenya. The plan is now to isolate the potential southern white rhino female surrogates from any males, ensuring they are 'empty' and ready for receiving a northern white rhino embryo in 2018.
The #MakeaRhino Go Fund Me is raising funds to help with the research and development of this intensive process. More info on the procedure can be found here: https://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/press-release-an-update-on-the-northern-white-rhinos/
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year
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Happy New Year Karen. What wonderful scrabook pages. I love the narative details and the positioning of your pictures and elements. Absolutely beautiful and what an awesome record of great vacation highlights.ReplyDelete
Karen what a great scrapbook and memories that will last forever for the writer and reader. Hugs.ReplyDelete
What wonderful memories you will have every time you flip through your album Karen. Where will you be adventuring to this year?ReplyDelete
Wonderful page and wonderful memories! Wishing you and your family a prosperous New Year!ReplyDelete
What an amazing job you have done of scrapping your fabulous cruise photos!! I know you will treasure this book and relive your wonderful trip each time you open it, KarenReplyDelete
Great pages Karen and a great treasure.ReplyDelete
Fabulous memories, wonderful photos and beautiful pages Karen. I love the photos of the Old City and how you have captured all the aspects of your travelling in your pages, with your journalling.ReplyDelete
Oops! I forgot to say Happy New Year, and that I so look forward to spending 2012 following your beautiful work in blogland......:)ReplyDelete


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Heavy metal fans woke Thursday to sad news: 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, longtime guitarist for Motörhead and the last surviving member of the iconic band's classic lineup, has passed away at the age of 67.
Clarke was a member of Motorhead alongside Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Taylor from 1976 until 1982, when he left the band during a tour after the release of the album Iron Fist. Clarke then formed a new band, Fastway, with bassist Pete Way of UFO — and Fastway carried on for years, releasing an album as recently as 2011.
All of us at Fastway HQ are absolutely heartbroken to have to post this – we have lost a legend.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends. He will be sorely missed.
RIP Fast Eddie pic.twitter.com/d1itpOG0xG
— Fastway (@FastwayOfficial) January 11, 2018
Clarke, Kilmister (who passed in 2015) and Taylor (who also passed in 2015) comprised Motorhead's "core" lineup. They'll all be missed.
News of Clarke's passing prompted social media remembrances from throughout the rock realm:
Very sorry to hear today the sad news about Eddie Clarke… his iconic riffs inspired many and will remain dear in our hearts…. RIP FAST EDDIE CLARKE
— Phil Campbell (@MotorheadPhil) January 11, 2018
Heartbreak across the globe today. https://t.co/L0APgv3DWz
— Official Motörhead (@myMotorhead) January 11, 2018
RIP Fast Eddie Clarke
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) January 11, 2018
We've just heard our good friend Fast Eddie Clarke has died.
Our thoughts go out to his loved ones and family. He will be greatly missed, but he's gone to join Phil and Lemmy. We have great memories of our times with him.
RIP Eddie
Saxon pic.twitter.com/ABhaU5mOYk
— Saxon (@SaxonOfficial) January 11, 2018
May he rest in peace.


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Latitude: 52.2608 / 52°15'38"N
Longitude: -1.0154 / 1°0'55"W
OS Eastings: 467297
OS Northings: 262973
OS Grid: SP672629
Mapcode National: GBR 9TL.83H
Mapcode Global: VHDRX.CF1P
Entry Name: Keepers Cottage
Listing Date: 8 November 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1067630
English Heritage Legacy ID: 360066
Location: Brington, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN7
County: Northamptonshire
District: Daventry
Civil Parish: Brington
Traditional County: Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire
Church of England Parish: Brington
Church of England Diocese: Peterborough
11/78 No.7 (Keepers Cottage)
Game Keeper's cottage. Late C17. Squared coursed lias with thatched roof.
2-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic. 2-window range of casements with leaded
lights and wood lintels. One 3-light stone mullion window on ground floor to
left. Gabled roof with ashlar gable parapet and kneelers. Mid C19 brick
porch has arched head and lancet window. C18 single-storey scullery to left
and game pantry to right. Roof dormer to rear. Interior: Ground floor south
room has bressumer and arched head cupboard to right with curved back. Dogleg
stair. Fielded panelled dado in first-floor rooms north. Collar roof trusses
with butt purlins.
Listing NGR: SP6729762973
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This morning's 5:00am alarm goes off a little sooner than I'd like. I wanted to take in a quarter or two of playoff basketball before calling it a night. Not having cable at home, it's something I don't get to see very often. Between writing and doing a little tube time I finally turned in around one. Although not needing much sleep, my late nights are catching up to me. Numbly going about my predawn preparation I've no room to complain, after all I'm soon to be tarpon fishing. It's going to be at least a three cup starter this morning so I head for the kitchen to get my first fix. If needed I can get a fourth at the Gas an Go later on.
After John dropped us off yesterday, we hit the City Market (that's a whole story in and of itself) for lunch and some good chum. The chums for our mate Captain Ohearn. Since our first meeting and day on the water it's a rarity when he'll eat anything of substance. We use to take him a box of Fruit Loops, those being his cereal of choice. Since then we've bagged breakfast and moved on to desserts.
As we've gotten a little more acquainted we found that John definitely has a weakness for cookies. The more chemically enhanced the ingredients the more delectable they seem to be. It would appear that goes for a lot of the things John seems to be fond of when it comes to the major food groups. The last several years our chum of choice was a favorite weakness of mine, Oreo's. This year, since it's so hot, we went with something little more refreshing, creamed filled ginger cookies. We've grown fond enough of these little munchies that were eating them by the row, rather than by ones or twos.
This is our fourth season with Captain Ohearn. During that time I only remember one time when he took a moment to eat, his brief reprieve being manipulated by a numbing morning of infamous Key West nor'easters. Less than ideal conditions compounded by a layer of dense clouds. Shots that day were few and far between. Those we did manage were futile at best, especially given our ineptness under such ridiculous conditions. I guess more sane individuals would have taken the day off, but a day on the water regardless of the fishing always bears some merit.
He drinks water much like he eats. Where Ken and I manage a transfusion of liquids throughout the day, Captain Ohearn swills just a single small bottle of water. I think he does it not out of thirst, but in response to his better senses. Yet he defies us as to how he exists, given how hard he works, on such little sustenance.
His answer comes in a little 8oz can of sugar and caffeine. In his early days Red Bull was his fluid of choice. Now that he's had a kid it's whatever is cheaper by the case. Over the years we've come to judge his days by the number of super caffeinated drinks he intakes. A three drink day we're all working overtime, however mostly John. One or two of these syrupy elixirs and things are generally going pretty good. Obviously we shoot for those one drink days, but there's a lot about tarpon fishing that can easily lead to those two and three shot days. Enough of our Captain's culinary critique! If he reads this, I'm sure he'd appreciate this coming to an end.
Today kind of starts out like one of those days. I'm chilling with that fourth cup of coffee, Ken's up trying to figure it out. It's another beautiful morning with dawns eastern horizon glowing an unusual burnt orange, intensified by the annual burning of Cuba's sugar cane fields. The morning airs again notably sweet. First morning's mystery, if you've been reading along, now commonplace with this mild southerly breeze.
Like the morning before we both jump a fish, but mostly fumble away a number of good opportunities. At this hour, one doesn't see the eats. The lack of visibility complicates what appears to be rather simple. Unlike the previous two mornings, once the suns high enough to actually see one of these little ladies all goes quiet, those small pods of dawn rollers vanishing silently slipping into deeper waters before continuing their migration north.
This flats sudden calm has us running oceanside to the Tower Flats. Yesterday we gave these popular migratory flats a brief drive by. However, there were too many guide boats to make it worthwhile to stay. Today there are far fewer and our timing, not that I would know, appears to be better. John kills the motor and silently begins to pole us onto the flat. He asks, "who's up"? Me being the last off the bow relinquish the duty to my partner.
You ever get a feeling that you know what's about to occur? On this change over I did. Ken was going to do the deal, and with some angst I new it. Ken barely has the line from the reel when John's on them, "tarpon". From a long way off their silver sides glow as they lazily roll our way. Even at this distance we can all see it's a fairly good sized group. As they near, our Captian begins to get a little more animated, "Shit, come on ladies. Dam that's one big wad of tarpon. Come on ladies, come on ladies".
"Whatever you do, don't throw your fly line over them" John gives his final instructions before Ken gets his first shot. I'm down in the cockpit trying to get film in my camera to document that which is about to unfold. I have no recollection of Ken hooking up I was so fixated on the backs, eyes, dorsal and tails of so many happy tarpon gently rolling by. That infamous sound that a Tibor makes as backing vanishes from the reel finally diverts my attention. After a long battle the shock tippet eventually wears through.
I'm back up, and much like the earlier part of my day, the planets just don't quiet line up for me. A second ball of tarpon comes within casting distance, yet they don't seem near has happy. John puts us on the clock as all again quickly goes quiet before we "reel up". Moving back into the braided labyrinth of mangroves they call the backcountry my partner, gracious as he always is, gives me my fair share of time on the bow before we hit a little secret baby tarpon hole.
Now one would think that after gaming for Key West giants that laying the wood to a 10-15lb baby tarpon would be that exciting, but oh contraire! John's about as animated as he gets, poling silently along the brackish mangrove edge. There's an electricity to the moment that has all of us on edge. Although we don't gear down to a smaller weight rod, which we should have, the 15 pounder that Ken eventually sticks is as acrobatic and energetic as any tarpon gets. Were like three kids in a candy store.
As fun as this is, we are allowed only one fish. Since it's been a little on the slow side, our Captain offers up another, but we pass hopefully appeasing the fish gods. It doesn't take much to unsettle nature's delicate balance. Everyone here is cognizant of that fact, saying thank you, before silently moving on.
Although we are here to pit our skills, or lack there of, against one of fly fishing great game fish, there are other diversions that add to this incredible experience. For me, the saltwater flats of the southern tropics provide a brief window into a unique and foreign wilderness, where emerald fertile flats flow from horizon to horizon filled with a cornucopia of intimidating and intriguing marine life. These pleasant visual distractions add to each daily venture especially during those periods of drought.
Two years ago on a chance run to the Marquesas we stumbled upon several hours of amazing fishing, made even more memorable by a rare Key's Manatee that came up to the boat while we were hooked to a nice sized tarpon. In all of John's guiding days he had never encountered one of these docile creatures this far south. For the second time, and again with us, we come across this unique mammal just as we're finishing an oceanside flat. For at least the next hour all three of us are lying on the deck of the skiff in an attempt to become a little more familiar with our adopted family of six manatees. Eventually we quietly depart and like newly hatched ducklings, the group slides silently in behind the skiff to escort us off the flat. This was awesome!
Of this day I remember little other than our visit with our friends. Their acceptance of our intrusion into their world a memory for years to come. Yet their scared backs remind us of an encroachment into a world we're just beginning to understand. For these guys, possibly such infringements have driven them south, their northern habitats threaten or lost. Wherever they are bound I wish them a safe journey. They are truly a long way from home.
Although we fished a little more, we should have called it a day resting on those good fortunes we had already had. Fishing was good, and far better than many a day we have had here, but the nature tour is what will be remembered the most.


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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monsters looking at you
I did this last night and then photoshop froze up and I lost the work. I hd to go back and redo it again this morning. Uuuug!
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- k.h.whitaker said...
but they are sooooo cute!
- February 3, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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Gridx in XPages – 33: Adding a Column Header Menu
Another handy feature that you can add to Gridx is a popup menu from the column headers. In this post, I'll show how to build a menu and add it to the grid.
Gridx Series
Gridx in XPages — Entire Series
Include the HeaderMenu Module
As always, you have to include the required gridx module (
gridx.modules.HeaderMenu) and add it to the grid object's modules list.
modules: [ Resizer, NestedSort, Filter, FilterBar, QuickFilter, VirtualVScroller, Persist, HeaderMenu ]
Build the Menu
Create a new
dijit.Menu object to build the menu. You don't need to add any resources to the page because, even though
dijit.Menu and
dijit.MenuItem are not automatically made available in XPages, they are made available by Gridx.
This code creates a menu and adds 3 items to it. Each item has a simple
onClick handler that displays an alert.
var headerContextMenu = new dijit.Menu(); headerContextMenu.addChild(new dijit.MenuItem({ id: 'menu1', label: 'Option 1', onClick: function() { alert('Clicked menu item: ' + this.label); } })); headerContextMenu.addChild(new dijit.MenuItem({ id: 'menu2', label: 'Option 2', onClick: function() { alert('Clicked menu item: ' + this.label); } })); headerContextMenu.addChild(new dijit.MenuItem({ id: 'menu3', label: 'Option 3', onClick: function() { alert('Clicked menu item: ' + this.label); } }));
Add Menu to Column Definition
Now that the menu is ready, all you have to do is add it to one or more columns via the
menu attribute.
var columns = [ { id: 'first', field: 'firstname', name: 'First', width: '70px', menu:headerContextMenu } ]
You can add the same menu to all columns or you can create different menus for different columns.
Selecting a Menu Option
When you hover over a column header of a column that has a menu, a solid downward-facing black triangle is visible on the right-hand side of the column header. (Note: The mouse cursor isn't in the screen shot, but it was hovered over the column header.)
Here's the strange part — the interface is not intuitive; left-clicking on the triangle does nothing but select the triangle image.
The menu will be displayed when your right-click on the triangle. (See screen shot near beginning of the post.) Then you can left-click on a menu option to select it.
Gridx in XPages – 32: Editable Cell Widgets
In the last couple of posts in this series, I showed how to edit data inline and save the changes. But you're not limited to plain text fields. In this post, I'll show how to make cells editable with additional input widgets.
Gridx Series
Gridx in XPages — Entire Series
Adding Input Widgets
There are generally 3 steps to the process:
- Include the CellWidget module
- Include your chosen input widget module (if necessary)
- Set the column properties to include and configure the widget
To add any kind of widget for inline data input, you need to first required the CellWidget module and add it to the grid.
To do so, include
"gridx/modules/CellWidget" in the require statement (or at the page level) and then also include it in the grid's
modules list.
The next two steps will be specific to the widget that you choose. Below are examples of using a combo box, date picker, and number spinner.
Combo Box
The dijit.form.ComboBox module is automatically included within XPages, so you do not need to require it.
In this example, I've added it to the
state column. Here's the updated column definition:
{ id: 'state', field: 'state', name: 'State', width: '80px', editable: true, editor: 'dijit.form.ComboBox', editorArgs:{ props:'store: stateStore' } },
- The
editableproperty tells the grid that the column is editable
- The
editorproperty tells the grid what widget to use when editing
- The
editorArgsproperty is an object that includes properties required to configure the editor
The ComboBox requires a memory store with the list of choices, so that needed to be set up earlier in the code.
It uses the same MemoryStore module that's already included for the grid to use. Each option must have a name and unique id.
Note: Do not declare the memory store object as a
var. This causes the grid to not be able to find it.
stateStore = new MemoryStore({ data: [ {name:"FL", id:"FL"}, {name:"GA", id:"GA"}, {name:"IL", id:"IL"}, {name:"NJ", id:"NJ"}, {name:"PA", id:"PA"} ] });
Now, when a cell in the State column is put into edit mode, there is a combobox with a list of choices to choose from.
Date Picker
If you want to let the user change a date value, it is very handy to include a date picker.
Here are the properties that I added to the date column in order to enable a date picker in my example:
editable: 'true', editor: 'dijit.form.DateTextBox', editorArgs: { fromEditor: storeDate }
I didn't have to require the
dijit.form.DateTextBox module because it's available already within XPages.
Since it's a date field, I needed to add a
fromEditor function to parse the data before it's stored. (See this post on formatting date columns for more information on date parsing.)
This function will return a date string that works with the formatting code already on the column:
function storeDate(storeData, gridHandle) { if (typeof storeData == 'object') { return storeData.toLocaleDateString(); } else { return ''; } }
Number Spinner
For the last example, I added a NumberSpinner to a cell. This module is not automatically available in XPages, so it needs to be included.
One of the ways to do that is at the page level with a Dojo Module Resource:
<xp:this.resources> <xp:dojoModule name="dijit.form.NumberSpinner"></xp:dojoModule> </xp:this.resources>
Now that the module is available to the page, it can be used for cell input.
In this example, I have a Rating column that has a number spinner that allows values from 1 to 5.
{ id: 'rating', field: 'Rating', name: 'Rating', dataType: 'number', width: '75px', editable: true, editor: 'dijit.form.NumberSpinner', editorArgs:{ props: 'smallDelta: 1, constraints: {min:1, max:5, places:0}' } }
There are many more options; hopefully, these examples make it much easier to implement any others that you need.


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Economics is basically the secret of everyday life and everyday life is very complex. So to master economics is to master complexity. No wonder then that people should want to study it.
So what ideas can I enunciate about economics? For brevity I would like to list them:
1. Everyone is either has all their needs satisfied, some of their needs satisfied, or none of their needs satisfied.
2. If some people are payed wages before other people, and no one worker in one industry is actually the same person as another worker in another industry, then it follows that some people are payed after other people and that everyone has different needs indexed to time.
3. If choice does not exist then competition does not exist.
4. If markets are centralized then there is no more division of labor based on region (this one's a little iffy).
5. People don't consume all their wages before everyone else is paid, or else there would be no exchange.
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Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
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Multiformat dual layer optical drive.
nVidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card. 1GB graphics memory.
5 in 1 media card reader - compatible with SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD.
3 USB ports.
1 HDMI port.
1 Ethernet ports.
Integrated sound card.
Integrated 0.3Mp Acer Crystal Eye webcam.
802.11b/g/n wireless enabled.
Windows Vista Premium operating system installed.
Software included: Acer Empowering Technology, Acer Arcade, Acer InstantOn Arcade, Acer Bio-Protection, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Acer GameZone, Adobe Reader, CyberLink PowerDirector trial version, McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial, NTI Media Maker, Microsoft Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial.
2.5 hours battery life.
Size (H)4.39, (W)38.5, (D)27.75cm.
Weight 3.4kg.
My Review:
Visual is very good.
Battery life is quite good (I mostly use it plugged in so cant comment)
Sound is surprisingly good, has a subwoofer and a virtual surround sound system
DVD Drive is very responsive and the burner was solid.
Not much heat on the lap
Only complaint would be the time it took to boot up after you shut down (took about 30seconds), so I normally leave it on standby now.
It may show as "out of stock" in a lot of places but look at a few other locations a bit further out and you might get luck (I know Hounslow and Hayes still have some in stock).