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Work on govt buildings worth 134m afs launched in Nuristan
Work on govt buildings worth 134m afs launched in Nuristan
PAROON (Pajhwok): Construction works on three government buildings worth 134 million afghanis have been launched in the capital of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Tuesday.
The buildings are being constructed for the governor's house, the official guesthouse and the attorney office in Paroon, said the governor's spokesman, Saeed Momand.
He told Pajhwok Afghan News that the schemes were inaugurated Urban Development and Housing Minister Syed Mansur Naderi, who arrived here at the head of a delegation.
Naderi held talks with local officials, including the governor, and residents and listened to problems existing in Nuristan.
According to Momand, Nuristan Governor Hafez Abdul Qayum briefed the minister about ongoing development activities in the province and thanked Naderi for allotting several projects to Nuristan this year.
Momand quoted Minister Naderi as assuring the Nuristan officials and resident of sharing their plights with the Cabinet for solutions.
The projects--- a two-storey building for the governor's house costing 50 million afghanis, a two-storey building for the provincial guest house costing 40 million afghanis and a two-floors building worth 44 million afghanis for the provincial attorney office --- would take two years to complete.
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The 'Call Me By Your Name' Soundtrack is Coming to Vinyl & will Smell Like Peaches
If you loved the music from the gay coming-of-age drama "Call Me By Your Name," you may want to buy this limited edition of the film's soundtrack on vinyl - because it will literally smell like peaches, Pitchfork reports.
Evoking that iconic scene from Luca Guadagnino's "CMBYN," the "peach season" vinyl release will only have 7,777 copies, courtesy of Music on Vinyl. Those 2xLPs will be released on August 3 and will be pressed on peach-color-and-scented vinyl. which will only be made available "in peach harvest season."
The "CMBYN" soundtrack features music from Giorgio Mororder, the Psychedelic Furs, Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and more. It also features two original songs by Sufjan Stevens, who earned an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Mystery of Love."
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May 15, 2014
Aries March 21 - April 19
The week continues to be very sociable and mainly positive. Monday brings a chance to connect with others to brainstorm, get feedback, and interact for romance or business purposes. Take it easy around midweek, when a Full Moon in Scorpio could arouse passions and intense feelings. You might be tempted to vent, but it might be wiser not to. As of Thursday, opportunities for spontaneous meetings, instant attractions, and fun times can give you a boost.
Taurus April 20 - May 20
You might want to invest in improving your health and overall wellness by purchasing some exercise equipment or a gym membership. Midweek could have a deep and profound resonance, as the Moon in Scorpio can bring hidden feelings into the open. Passion, jealousy, anger, and just about any other intense emotion could show up in key interactions, so mind how you go. Pay attention to intuitive insights about how to improve your finances. It could save you time and money.
Gemini May 21 - June 20
Your curiosity could peak, spurring creative ideas or enticing you to consider dating if you've been out of the loop for a while. You're in your element now and eager to enjoy the pleasures of life. You might want to lighten your schedule around the midweek Full Moon in Scorpio, as feelings may be running high. It would help to ease off the accelerator and go with the flow. Later, social opportunities look especially encouraging, with a chance for a delightful meeting.
Cancer June 21 - July 22
Though creative conflict still appears in your life, you might be motivated to start on an idea you've been mulling over for some time. Don't let the Full Moon in your creative sector keep you from moving ahead. It's in Scorpio, so fear or doubt could assail you right when you need confidence and enthusiasm in order to get ahead. Fortunately, the rest of the week provides just that. Success happens when you take that first baby step and keep going.
Leo July 23 - August 22
Conversations lead to productive encounters, collaboration, and opportunities to get involved in creative projects. Take it easy on Wednesday, as intense feelings could stir up issues at home. This isn't the time to make snap decisions or say anything you could regret later. The rest of the week seems delightfully upbeat, bringing encounters that inspire and delight. Sizzling chemistry may endear you to someone very quickly on Thursday. The weekend brings a chance for all-out indulgence.
Virgo August 23 - September 22
Business deals and career opportunities may show up this week, enhancing your prospects if you're willing to step outside your comfort zone. Connecting with key people, researching options, and gathering information can help you reach an important goal. However, an emotional surge may cloud thoughts midweek. Avoid making important decisions at that time. Wait a day or so to feel calmer and more collected for best results. There's also a chance of a small windfall - enough to put a smile on your face!
Libra September 23 - October 22
Although relationships could be a bit of a challenge, there's also plenty of sizzle showing up in your social life. Opportunities to explore groups or move in new circles could be a revelation. Try to avoid splurging at the time of the midweek Full Moon, even if it does help you feel better. Chances are you'll regret it the next day. Still, one or two small luxuries could boost your mood. Romance can happen if you're willing to move outside your comfort zone and seek adventure.
Scorpio October 23 - November 21
You may be thinking about life's deeper issues, as a focus on spiritual and emotional matters could encourage a period of reflection. Perhaps what you really want is for harmony and balance to pervade your everyday existence. Don't let the Full Moon in Scorpio throw you off. Although powerful emotions may arise, simply feeling them can help them dissipate. If you've been considering therapy or counseling, this might be a good time to find a suitable person.
Sagittarius November 22 - December 21
You seem to be on a roll, especially as your social life and love life are concerned. Interactions with many people can be the catalyst to some exciting things happening for you. Be willing to let your curiosity lead the way and more exciting things will come to you. Also, opportunities for romance seem particularly appealing. Whether you're in a long-term relationship or looking for love, the flame of passion could be kindled in the days ahead. The weekend looks particularly fun and indulgent.
Capricorn December 22 - January 19
You may be curious to explore options for new contracts, jobs, and work in general. With Mercury in Gemini and making some spectacular aspects this week, it's a good time to advertise your skills and services, apply for interviews, and get things up and running in general. There is also a lot happening on the home front, with the chance of a surprise visitor showing up. Socializing and home entertainment can be fun and delightful, with plenty to anticipate.
Aquarius January 20 - February 18
Opportunities for romance, business, and anything else you can think of could be there for you this week. Researching your options by surfing online could result in rich pickings. Try not to be swayed by the midweek Full Moon in Scorpio concerning an important career move or goal. Intense energies could cause you to doubt your motives - or someone else's. Reflect carefully before you make any important decisions. Later, the chance to do business in a fun, upbeat environment can be very enjoyable.
Pisces February 19 - March 20
Home and family matters seem positive, as upbeat transits may coincide with family get-togethers or celebrations. You might want to splurge on items for your home. A spontaneous decision to upgrade the decor could have you considering paint, carpets, or curtains. However, it also pays to monitor your spending and stick to a sensible budget. Spending without thinking could cause unnecessary anxiety later. The rest of the week brings a chance for good times that can generate happy memories.


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- Jenny
Sometimes, as I stare out from my car window at the grey winter light bathing the salt covered cars that are inching along the ice spattered roads, I find myself madly craving food with bright colors. In particular, a juicy, succulent and deeply ugly heirloom tomato, spattering seeds in my face as I cut into it.
Not going to happen. Not now anyway.
But for those who want a taste of summer's pleasures, and to make what I can officially proclaim the fastest delicious week night meal I have found yet on the site, check out Cold Sauce. This is a recipe that takes about 5 minutes of planning, less time in prep and no stove time.
The only waiting you will do with this recipe is to pause overnight, while it transforms itself from canned tomatoes to garlic-infused-passion-in-a-bowl in your fridge. This is way shorter than waiting for, say, a baby, and cold sauce will not grow into a person who calls you "bipolar" for refusing to purchase a large box of Junior Mints at the movies.
If you read the recipe, you will see it is scaled for a large crowd. I took it down by thirds (the recipe below has been divided accordingly, so use it as is), stopping only at the garlic instruction to ponder my next move. Fortunately, drbabs got there before me, and noted that she smashed two cloves and let them sit in the sauce overnight, then removed them in their entirety the next day. I did a modified version of this: I smashed two large cloves, then minced a very small one, which I left in when I took the sauce out on day two. I opted for 1/8 cup of my very best olive oil, which worked perfectly.
I suggest you take the sauce out about 30 minutes before serving it over hot pasta, which will ensure that it does not chill your noodles, but rather embraces them with the taste of July. Here is what the incipient pescetarian said: "Please make this for me every day." It's the exuberance of an 11-year-old, but I know what she means.
Cold Sauce
By Roxanne DeRosa
Serves 4
Use a food processor to finely chop the basil or it can be done by hand. In a large bowl empty the canned tomatoes, basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix these ingredients together and refrigerate overnight. When you're ready to use remove from the refrigerator and add oil, stir well. In the meantime, cook the pasta al dente, drain and add the sauce. The hot pasta will warm the cold sauce. No cheese please...it's not needed.
By day, Jennifer Steinhauer, aka Jenny, covers Congress for The New York Times. By night, she is an obsessive cook.
A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).
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The board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a two-year, $17 billion loan to Ukraine, the IMF announced Wednesday.
The loan serves as a rescue package to prevent a collapse of Ukraine's economy, which has been thrown into turmoil amid recent unrest. Russia annexed the region of Crimea last month, and it has continued its troop presence in eastern Ukraine, putting the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a standoff with much of the west.
The IMF promised the aid in March, hinging it on reforms that included raising taxes, freezing the minimum wage, and raising energy prices.
In a statement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said the aid package represented a "crucial milestone" for Ukraine, and he promised the U.S. would impose further "costs" on Russia if it did not work to de-escalate the situation.
"Today's final approval for the $17 billion IMF program marks a crucial milestone for Ukraine. The IMF program, in conjunction with bilateral assistance from the United States and other nations, will enable Ukraine to build on the progress already achieved to overcome deep-seated economic challenges and help the country return to a path of economic stability and growth," Lew said.
Lew added he is confident Ukraine would enact the required reforms.
"From my recent conversations with Ukrainian officials, including Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, Finance Minister Shlapak, and central bank Governor Kubiv, it is clear that Ukraine is committed to implementing the reforms included in the IMF program, and these reforms are critical to limiting continued vulnerability to regional pressures," he said.


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Mac.X necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 47 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
OK - we need a page design that will be used to feature the contest announcement, rules and entry form. We're calling it Go Live!
(and, yes, we have a second contest that needs help... not to mention our eraseyourbackpain.com site... so keep in mind we're shelling out a TON of cash to get that done)
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I'm looking for a page layout that brings in the Go Live! name (with the exclamation point) and car. I have a notion that the page should incorporate a border framing the sides and bottom connecting to the header (rounded rectangle, I guess is the name for it - if we had a better name we probably wouldn't need to run this contest!).
We're open to color combinations, but the overall page should be exciting, fun and emphasize the prize element.
- It's gotta have Go Live! on the page
- The car - 'nuf said
- We're giving away a stack of other prizes too, Please check out the site!
You can enter in "demo" mode by going to
Then when prompted for your redemption numbers, enter the following
D# 999999999 (seven nines)
G# enter a "1" to see the Multi-level awards (Pearl); or enter a "2" to see the Wealth-level awards (Emerald)
R# leave this blank, and just press enter
You can then shop around and make a selection - it's only a demo, so you can't hurt anything, and no orders are placed.
- OK - so we're fuzzy here... tell ya what, we'll be good about giving feedback and eliminating designs we don't like instead.


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Dan5 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 251 diseños de 52 diseñadores freelance.
fanati.co -- Pronounced Fanatico
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We are targeting a casual gaming audience. Our website will be a platform and should stay gender neutral. We want just as many woman playing on our website as men.
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I am going to extend the contest. I want to see some logos based of the images I just uploaded. I imagine crimson gloves incorporating the name fanati.co. Good Luck!
The logo needs to incorporate our website name (fanati.co), but we are looking to make the dot (.) between fanati and co look inconspicuous.
1) No kiddie cartoons, but we are looking for something playful.
2) Sports will be a big item on the website, but we don't want the logo to look sporty. We want the logo to feel gender neutral
3) We want the the typeface to be clear and simple.
4) We like the colors crimson and white, but feel free to experiment.
5) We want the logo to feel like a Web 2.0 website
6) We would like the letters to be lower case, but feel free to experiment.
Inspiration (Please feel free to experiment):
We like the following image of white socks and red stripes to be inspiration. We are looking for a simple design.
Logo's we like:
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The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
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America the anxious
Only our better angels can guide us to interreligious understanding.
American politics always seems to turn on the next "threat" to our security, especially in an election year. Warnings about hordes of brown-skinned Spanish-speaking "illegals" had kept the nation on high alert through most of 2010, but as elections drew near and pundits and politicians saw demonizing immigrants as a loser among Hispanic voters, the search was on for a new bogeyman.
Enter the Rev. Terry Jones, a Gainesville, Florida pastor of 50 souls, who took the national stage by threatening to burn a stack of Qur'ans on the anniversary of 9/11. As the date neared, God (speaking through a local Florida imam) convinced Jones his plan was a really bad idea, to general relief.
Fueling the Jones affair was the case of Park51, a Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks. Dubbed the "Ground Zero Mosque" by some master of incendiary propaganda, this Muslim equivalent of a YMCA sparked outrage among some who found it disrespectful that a Muslim prayer room should be so close to the site of an attack by Muslim extremists (whose victims included Muslims). Though Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf proposed Park51 as a place of dialogue, the site instead became a venue for dueling protests warning of the "Islamization" of America or extolling religious freedom.
The trouble around Park51, though unique because of its location, is hardly rare. About half of Americans polled would not want a mosque in their neighborhood; two sites in Tennessee were even vandalized. The whisper campaign alleging that President Obama is a Muslim, now believed by 20 percent of Americans according to some polls, could only take root in a climate of fear and prejudice.
Catholic leaders were outspoken regarding Jones' plan. Bishop Joseph Latino of Jackson, Mississippi called the plan to burn the Qur'an "an affront to all people of faith, and to society as a whole." The response to the more complex Park51 case has been less straightforward, with New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan declining to stake out a position in the hope of mediating the dispute.
But Catholics must not leave it to their leaders alone to negotiate this most important interreligious relationship of our generation, and our own history as victims of similar prejudice is worth remembering. The 19th-century politics of the nativist movement warned of a Catholic immigrant menace that would claim America for the pope-hysteria that resulted in the 1834 burning of an Ursuline convent outside Boston. New York Gov. Al Smith's 1928 run for president was largely derailed by his Catholicism. The only Catholic to win that office, John F. Kennedy, had to distance his faith from his politics to such a degree that many would find him insufficiently Catholic nowadays.
But it is not only history that should be calling Catholics out of the shadows. "Perfect love casts out fear," proclaims Jesus in John's gospel, and there is a reason: Fear is the enemy of love. A fundamentalist pastor's willingness to burn the book that Muslims see as God's direct revelation is nothing less than a failure to love one's neighbor as oneself. Jones would have been outraged by the desecration of the Bible, yet he was ready to inflict the same pain on Muslims the world over.
Catholics thankfully already have a decades-long record of positive engagement with Islam, beginning with the Second Vatican Council's Nostra Aetate, which speaks of the "esteem" with which the church holds Muslims, who "adore the one God, living and subsisting in himself; merciful and all-powerful, the Creator of heaven and earth." Catholics would do well to steep themselves in that tradition and seek Muslim partners with similar aspirations.
The fear of Islam that has now infected our culture is not likely to dissipate any time soon, though the Catholic experience indicates that it can indeed be overcome. In the meantime it is left to us as believers and Americans to decide which message we will hear, especially from those who seek to influence our votes. We must choose the kind of society we want to live in: one rooted in fear or one marked by love. The events of this past summer have uncovered once again the power of the former in our political culture. What we do with this knowledge remains to be seen.
This article appeared in the November 2010 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 75, No. 11, page 8).
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Some 80,000 people are expected to watch Super Bowl XLV inside Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Finished in 2009 at a cost of $1.15 billion, it's one of the most expensive sport 'palaces' ever built.
To help finance the stadium's dozens of luxury suites, upper end eateries—and the world's largest high-definition video screen—local officials increased the sales tax, as well as those on hotel rooms and car rentals while floating some $325 million in bonds.
But as states face budget busting deficits—an estimated total of $140 billion for all 50 next year—the game clock may have expired on subsidized stadiums.
"With the Recovery Act funding nearly exhausted, states and cities are being forced to downsize and prioritize their spending," says Alan Wohlstetter, who chairs the infrastructure practice at the law firm Fox Rothschild. "Will cities replace a 100 year old school, a 50 year old bridge or 18 year old sports stadium? My bet is not on the sports stadium."
"For cities in states that are struggling financially, sport project spending makes a bad situation worse," says Emily Sparvero, assistant professor at Temple University's Sport Industry Research Center.
Philadelphia is a good example, says Sparvero. "The city has a high debt burden, which is due in part to the funding it provided for the new stadiums for the NFL's Eagles and Phillies (baseball team). The city is now perceived as a very high credit risk, which makes it more difficult and costly to issue additional bonds for money it needs now."
While public funding may be in short supply, there's no shortage of teams looking for new or re-furbished stadiums.
The NFL's Minnesota Vikings want a new stadium, especially after part of the roof of the team's current home field collapsed under the weight of a heavy snow storm in December.
The Atlanta Falcons have been trying to move from the Georgia Dome they share with Georgia State University's college football team, to a place of their own for the past three years.
There are even plans in Los Angeles to build a stadium to attract an NFL franchise. The city hasn't had a pro football team since 1995— after the Raiders and Rams moved to Oakland and St. Louis, respectively. Several pro baseball teams, like the Chicago Cubs, want their stadiums updated.
Turning any one of those field of dreams into reality won't be easy, say experts.
"It's difficult even in the best of times to fund a sports stadium," says Ross Taylor, a lawyer who specializes in corporate and lease financing at the firm, Kelley Drye & Warren. "And these days it may be near impossible."
Public assistance hasn't always been a building block for sport facilities. It wasn't until after World War II that subsidized stadiums became a game plan.
Decades before the phrase became a cliche, Milwaukee, Wisconsin took an 'if you build it, he will come' approach in 1950 to get a major league baseball team by building a stadium with public money to woo the then Boston Braves—who wanted a new stadium.
The Braves did go to Milwaukee—the first time a MLB team moved—only later to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta, Ga.
As loyal fans know, other sport franchises did the same. Baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, the NFL's Rams, Raiders, Colts and Cardinals and the NBA's Seattle Supersonics—recently reborn as the Oklahoma City Thunder—are all examples of teams moving to cities that used public funds to help build new or better facilities.
To many, team migrations confirm the overwhelming power of pro athletics. Others say it's just the business of sports.
"Moving a club is never easy or simple," says Irwin Raij, a partner and vice chair of the sports industry team at Foley & Lardner law firm and has handled recent stadium financing. " I think teams would prefer not to move but they are under pressure to improve in order to keep fans coming and sign free agent players. You need good stadiums for that."
Do cities benefit from sports teams?
Financial Benefits of Sports Teams
The pubic funding issue raises a central question: Is having a pro franchise worth the cost of public financing? Experts are clearly divided.
Marc Edelman, a professor at the Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Florida, who has studied sports teams and their economic impact, says no.
"For the most part, very few cities get a financial benefit from having the teams," Edelman argues. "The jobs and revenues that are promised don't turn up. People go home after games and if they didn't spend their money there, they'd spend it someplace else. Cities that have given tax benefits or leasing deals end up short changed. It's mostly the happiness of the fans."
Edelman adds that high-priced stadiums only benefit the upper echelons of society.
"An NFL game costs well over $250 for four people. Costs for most sports tickets have skyrocketed in part because of the new stadiums. They're only benefiting the rich," concludes Edelman.
Other analysts say the benefits go far beyond the fan base.
Much depends on the market and what any city can afford to spend, says Dan Grigsby, chair of the national sports law group at Mangels Butler & Mitchell, who's represented teams like the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in stadium negotiations.
"But games bring in millions of dollars to the surrounding areas," Grigsby adds. "Places near the stadiums really see the benefit on game days. New stadiums also create jobs even if temporary. The loss of a team would have significant economic impact."
Politicians in the Crosshairs
All this leaves local politicians in a no-win position. If they don't help fund the stadiums they can lose the team—and votes of irate fans.
If they approve stadium funding, they can still lose at the polls, as was the case with those in Seattle, Washington who OK'd public funds to help construct Qwest Stadium in 2002 for the pro football Seahawks.
Carl Wimmer, a Republican state representative in Utah, voted against a bill in 2007 to use public funds to help build a stadium for the professional soccer team, the Salt Lake City Real. The bill just narrowly passed, but not before tempers flared.
"The outcry against using public funds was tremendous," says Wimmer. "I expect it to get even louder now across the county. You see a lot of rosy projections used to sell these type of things but more often than not, they fall quite short."
As for the NFL's Vikings and Falcons, their new stadiums are still on the drawing boards; the Minnesota legislature voting down the most recent proposal, while the Falcons are stuck in the Georgia Dome until the bonds used to finance its construction are paid off.
Los Angeles officials have just OK'd a commission to look into building a football facility—with no guarantees of any money. (The city just announced a naming rights deal for the proposed stadium with Farmers Insurance worth $700 million.Officials continue to say "not a dime of taxpayer money" will be used for the project.)
While no one is predicting the end of public funds for building stadiums, experts say a new playbook has to be drawn up.
"Governments and private business need to be more creative," says Lee Walko, a lawyer at Brennan, Manna & Diamond whose focus includes real estate and corporate management.
"One way is more use of corporate naming rights," says Walko. "The private sector has to come up with more money in these times. For their part, governments can look at long term leases for land to be used as a training facility or other uses at favorable terms. There's also multi-use stadiums instead of just single teams as tenants."
"You probably won't see many bond issues for buildings or huge tax benefits being giving away," Harley Lance Kaplan, an economist and certified financial planner at Beta Industries in Sherborne, Massachusetts.
In the end, however, there's more involved in the equation than money.
"It's like the movies in the 1920's and 30's during the Depression," says Kaplan. "People loved to go to them to escape. As long as sports does that too, you will have stadiums built."


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Extra! Extra! read all about it
I've got quite a lot of chunky pieces on the newstand's this month so I thought I'd share.
My first piece for the brilliant ANP Quarterly (Vol 2 No 7) with a large piece on the work of Keith Arnatt - you can read it online too here!
An interview with Maureen Paley at her very private and very amazing seaside flat in Hove in AnOther
And the current issue of Twin is still on shelves - the blue issue no 7 - which includes features on Josephine Meckseper, Goshka Macuga, a brilliant curated project by Hanne Mugaas, and a portfolio of Paul McCarthy work among other things that I'm proud of.


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Rewind 5 years and I spent a remarkable week in Poland with my friend Chris paddling and wild camping down the River Obra in Poland (http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/for...re-on-the-Obra). As canoeists, walkers, cyclists and even leisure campers, some of the things that made our trips so memorable (the unsung heroes if you like) are the pieces of equipment we took with us. In Poland for example, I took my trusted Vaude Taurus 1 tent. I've owned it for almost 10 years it has NEVER let me down and if I'm honest I don't even remember using it.....and that's the point really. Good equipment allows us to focus on the things we all love doing best and in my case that is canoeing and camping. Poor quality or badly designed equipment inevitably takes our focus from the things we love doing and leaves us with memories of frustration and disappointment. As a result, many of us form close relationships or bonds with equipment we use, recall your first car or current canoe or even your favourite paddle and you know what I mean. They become emotive. So fast forward 5 years and I was going back to Poland to do a similar trip and this time, like a raconteur lothario, I was taking a new squeeze. Gone was the trusted partner of 10 years, the Vaude Taurus 1, I had upgraded to a slinky younger model, the Vaude Invenio Ultralight 2, http://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Products/...-2P-green.html. Not only was doing the dirty on my old flame, I was also asked to write about the experience. . . . . . .
First things first I believe in straight talking when it comes to equipment and am happy share my views, good and bad, on the features of any equipment I review. Secondly, I am unashamedly a Vaude fan. Like I said, 10 years of faultless service from my old tent has brought me to that conclusion. Vaude are a quality German manufacturer well known for innovative design, a proven track record in mountaineering equipment production and an ethical company with strong links to environmental sustainability all of which resounded with me back then as it does today.
So time to dish the dirt on my new squeeze
What did I like?
Improved ground sheet.
If I had one criticism of my old Vaude was in very wet conditions the ground sheet could become damp. No such problems with the Invenio. Vaude have clearly address this issue as the new groundsheet is bombproof
Pitching speed.
Due to the single spoke and hub design of the poles, I was amazed how quickly this tent went up. I regularly pitched the tent at the same speed as a one man tent with a much simpler design. Excellent
Pole and hub design.
Not only does the feature speed up pitching time the hubs themselves are well designed and incredibly easy to clip into the fly and detach also.
Y beam alloys pegs. Very light, incredibly strong, no sign of bending even on stony ground. That said, for £400+, I would have liked a spare!
Guy lines and retainers.
Vaude guy lines are unlike others I have seen. The guy lines themselves appear to be made of a very firm, almost wire - like material that give you the confidence that if used in anger are great. Because the guy lines behave very like wire, when wrapped around the guy tensioner they don't untangle or get in the way when first unpacking the tent.
I have used the tent in hot conditions where the excellent ventilation was a god send. Firstly the 4 way zips on both vestibules offer the first level of ventilation. Secondly, mesh panels unzip at the top of the inner door to reveal a no seem mesh to let more air in and provide fantastic external visibility when inside the tent.
Thirdly, the roof of the inner tent contains two ceiling panels that retract using a sliding toggle to reveal more no seem mesh. Only tent I have seen this feature on. Loved it
Lastly velcroed ventilation slots in the tent roof provide further ventilation or can be closed as suits conditions. In combination, all of these features make the ventilation on this tent first class.
Storage space, liveability and practicality.
This tent is a dream when it comes to practicality. There are large storage pockets on all 4 inner tent walls providing loads of storage space where you need it. A central guy line run down the centre of the inner for hanging clothes, head torches, glasses etc.
The two retractable ceiling panels double up as further storage space in the roof of the tent too. The no see-um panels throughout the tent inner offer excellent visibility to outside the tent and in conjunction with the 4 way zipped doors all great external visibility when inside the tent. Lastly the design of the tent itself make every inch of the tent work for the inhabitants. The steep walls partnered with the hub design means there is no "dead" space that can't be used. Four adults could comfortably sit cross legged inside the tent to play a game of cards on a rainy day without stooping or crouching to avoid a curved tent wall.
Two huge vestibules with four-way flysheet zipped doors. The vestibules on this tent just add to the already amazing practicality. Personally I use one vestibule to store my rucksack, cooking equipment etc. allowing me one clear entrance to enter and exit the tent. 2 entrances also provide options for entry and exit dependant on wind conditions also. The four way zip s further provide options for set up or ventilation or external visibility
What I would change?
Price . At £480 this is not a cheap tent, however, if you shop around this is available from £330 and in my opinion at £480 it would be too expensive but at the £300 mark reasonable for the quality of the tent. Don't get me wrong, I like the tent and the cost per use, if compared against 10 year of faithful service that my Taurus delivered, will represent good value for money but when I looked up the price, there was definitely a sharp intake of breath.
Pack size. Despite being an Ultralight tent, the pack size is too big. This is particularly disappointing because it could be easily resolved. The flysheet with attached inner pack down to a very reasonable size but the problem lies with the poles. The poles are pre connected using a hub and spoke design which is both easy to assemble and speeds up pitching time considerably. My frustration comes as a result of the size of the pole sections. When folded down, the tent bag will only be as small as the longest pole section and in the case of the Invenio this is too long in my view. Shorten the section length and pack size fails to be an issue. I ended up removing the tent pole from the tent bag to give me more flexibility when packing.
Lack of pegging points for inner tent / door. The tent has two huge vestibules so with the flysheet doors open you have access the inner tent door to the sleeping compartment. When opening the inner door, you are required to use 2 hands. Using one hand, the zip always snagged due to lack tension on the inner tent floor. I would hold the bottom of the inner tent towards the ground and it would open. If Vaude were to simply attach a pegging point at the bottom centre of the inner to provide more tension to the inner, you would be able to open the inner doors with 1 hand. Sounds a small thing but when using the tent for longer periods and taking equipment like sleeping bags, roll mats etc. in to the tent you have to put them down to open the tent.
In summary
My week away with my new flame was wonderful and undoubtedly the trip was enhanced by the use of the Invenio. So I come to the inevitable comparison with the Taurus 1 and there really is only one winner - The Invenio. This left me in the unenviable position of holding the always awkward " It's not you, its me" discussion with my Taurus. The thing is when I was 10 years younger I wanted something different and that something was the Taurus. The reality is I love that tent but I have moved on. Over time we all look for something with a bit more refinement, quality, stature - someone to take home to meet the folks if you like, and that is the Invenio. I had 10 years out of the Taurus but the ultimate compliment I could give the Invenio is I could see myself with the Invenio even longer. There simply isn't a scenario in which I think the tent will struggle. Its a good looking tent, easy to set up, materials are high quality, hard wearing and sustainably produced. Furthermore, its hugely comfortable, flexible and practical so by the end of my holiday the thing that I remembered was the trip not the kit.


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US Feature: How the Obama Administration Killed 3 US Citizens in Yemen (New York Times)
See also EA Video Analysis: Drones, President Obama, and Rand Paul's Filibuster --- "More Macbeth Than Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
The missile strike on Sept. 30, 2011, that killed Mr. Awlaki — a terrorist leader whose death lawyers in the Obama administration believed to be justifiable — also killed Mr. Khan, though officials had judged he was not a significant enough threat to warrant being specifically targeted. The next month, another drone strike mistakenly killed Mr. Awlaki's 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman, who had set off into the Yemeni desert in search of his father. Within just two weeks, the American government had killed three of its own citizens in Yemen. Only one had been killed on purpose.


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Trazzler API
Trazzler is a web site that recommends trips based on user location and Travel Personality. The Trazzler API uses RESTful calls for accessing trip page and user data. All responses are formatted in XML. Please contact adam at trazzler dot com before using this API outside of a test environment. Most usage is free.


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Hey Ryan LOVED the FN2K work you did! DAMN them all for not wanting to work with you this year [I'll do something about that next year, I will! ^_~]. Those were some pretty sweet pinups y'all did, nice job there.
And I liked the comic =; THAT was funny. I'm starting to see why Slip gets called "Bitch" and such, the poor bastard. Minor nit-picky point...I would have gone for switching the Starbearer and Celestial make-up on Rebecca and Flora, but otherwise right on! ^_^
Keep on' Truckin.
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I've been writing about comics as much as ever with my weekly "When Words Collide" column here, my ongoing Great Alan Moore Reread project at Tor.com, an upcoming piece or two for Back Issue magazine and a few other things here and there, but I have fallen months behind on most of the monthly comic book series I had been keeping up with.
Although I still buy 40-60 comics every month, I'm up-to-date on my reading with only half of them. With some, I'm two or three months behind. With others, like "Avengers Academy" and "Irredeemable," I'm almost a year behind. No longer doing weekly CBR reviews has lessened my need to stay on top of everything and because the Splash Page podcast is now defunct (or on a lengthy hiatus until Chad Nevett and I feel like getting back to it), I don't really have any external incentive to read new comics on a weekly basis.
I've been operating on a "gotta-keep-up" mentality ever since I started my blog six years ago, but even with the 3,000-6,000 words I'm expected to write about comics each week for various sites and publications, the reality is that I don't have to keep up with...anything. There are enough old Howard Chaykin comics and unexplored runs of "Ultimate X-Men" to keep me flush with "When Words Collide" topics almost forever and it's not like Alan Moore is pumping out new issues I have to read for Tor.
So why do I keep buying all those comics every week if I only read half of them, or less? Because I still like them. I still like comics -- and though many issues don't cry out for immediate reading, there's always a great satisfaction in sitting down with a year or two of a particular run and getting caught up. I had a fun marathon session with "Sweet Tooth" late last year. I read all of the "Legion of Super-Heroes" comics years ago in one multi-week stretch. I read all the "Daredevil" comics ever created last year for my extended conversation with Ryan K. Lindsay. I took a vacation over the summer by reading all 100 issues of "New Mutants."
I like runs, I like entire series, I like diving in fully, reading a stack of back issues that tell a massive story, maybe involving different writers and artists, maybe with a single creative team. These days, I'm not as inclined to dip in for an issue. Few comics work that way for me anymore and as a result, I sometimes think I've grown bored with comics -- certainly the ones getting pumped onto the shelves of the direct market -- but whenever I actually have time to read them, I get excited again. I get swept up by the narrative or inspired by the artwork.
However, the reality is I don't have as much time to read new comics as I did even a year ago. Particularly when it's an issue #32 of something I haven't read since #18 or even if it's an issue #7 of something I'm two months behind on.
First issues, though, always offer the promise of falling in love with something new and this month offers plenty of new #1s. I've actually read some of them (even ones not coming out until Wednesday) because I can find time for comics when hope is on the line.
So here's a quick run-down of a few first issues I've read this week and my thoughts on whether or not I'm likely to keep reading. I'll use percentages to keep it mathematical!
"Saucer Country" #1, by Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly (Vertigo)
This one debuts on Wednesday and its first issue cover and all of the promotion for the series tells you exactly what it's about: a woman running for president who may or may not have been abducted by aliens. There's no "Thunderbolts" style reversal at the end of this opening issue, where everything turns out to be the opposite of what you'd expect. In the land of the Internet, those kinds of surprises are never to be seen again.
So we're left getting exactly what we've been told we're getting and "Saucer Country" feels all the weaker for it. Paul Cornell tackles American politics (and behind-the-scenes gamesmanship) and Ryan Kelly draws it all in that quasi-realistic, quasi-fish-eye-lens style that he brings to all of his work. When Kelly teamed with Brian Wood on "Local," he was able to capture the unsettling vulnerability of specific times and specific places, ultimately tracking the travels through the life of a recurring character. Here, Kelly is able to bring some of that same unsettling vulnerability to a woman who has declared herself worthy to run for President of the United States. He humanizes what could be a political cartoon.
However, Paul Cornell's script is like a subplot of "The Invisibles" played out as a soap opera. Mysteries abound and the nature of the little green men will surely be explored as the series progresses (as the first issue implies, it could be an actual alien invasion, a hoax or anything in between). Unfortunately, it has less of the edge of "The Invisibles" and more of a different Vertigo forebear: the blandness of the mostly-forgotten "Seekers into the Mystery" with the New Ageisms replaced by primetime television political melodrama.
Percent chance I will continue to read the series: 12%.
"Hell Yeah," by Joe Keatinge and Andre Szymanowicz (Image)
Joe Keatinge has already splashed into 2012 with his and Ross Campbell's vibrant revamp of "Glory" (which instantly became one of my favorite comics of the year after only one issue) and last week gave us Keatinge's second ongoing Image series with "Hell Yeah."
It's rougher than "Glory" and Szymanowicz is not as facile with his panel compositions as Campbell, but this is another strong debut from Keatinge. Like "Glory," it unveils a world beyond our own (and beyond the world of its protagonist), but it's a series that doesn't build off a previously established property. With "Glory," Keatinge managed to juggle the Rob Liefeld and Alan Moore versions of the character into a background mythology working in the service of a new story. With "Hell Yeah," Keatinge plays with previous superhero archetypes, but not as direct pastiche. This isn't "Astro City" or "Irredeemable."
This is a punk rock reaction to the costumed superheroics of the previous generation. While it may be more of a Hot Topic version of punk than even the relatively tame "Zenith" series of the 1980s that did this kind of thing first, it has enough attitude and swagger to make it feel alive.
Perhaps most importantly, it has a sense of humor about itself in the way that "Saucer Country" doesn't, which goes a long way towards keeping me interested in what's next.
Percent chance that I will continue to read the series: 91.5%.
"The Manhattan Projects," by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra (Image)
In real life Dr. Robert Oppenheimer helped coordinate the team that would build the first atomic bomb. In Hickman and Pitarra's alternate reality, the atomic bomb project is a palatable cover-story for something far more scientifically ambitious. And Oppenheimer is...different
Like Hickman's "S.H.I.E.L.D." series for Marvel, "The Manhattan Projects" takes real-life historical figures and patterns a gigantic, high-tech, insane global conspiracy around them. Unlike "S.H.I.E.L.D." which started strong but soon began to grind against its own inner workings and now feels completely inert, this new series is absurdly full of energy. Nick Pitarra is the opposite of "S.H.I.E.L.D." artist Dustin Weaver. While Weaver (who is an excellent artist, to be sure) presents a chiseled, detail-oriented world, Pitarra presents a deranged, manic, obsessive cartoonish reality that asks, "what would mid-career Chester Brown do if he had the hands of Geof Darrow?" Weird, beautiful, deadly and funny from start to finish.
Hickman, as is his custom, likely has a dense map of the story structure for "The Manhattan Projects," but what's so great about this first issue is while it feels huge in scope, it doesn't feel mapped out. It feels like anything could happen in this bizarre not-our-world and that feels good.
Percent chance that I will continue to read the series: 88.7%
"Incinerator," by Michael DeForge (Secret Headquarters)
I'm including my thoughts on this new Michael DeForge minicomic here because even though it's not really a first issue (it's a stand-alone single issue), it's the best thing I read this week. It does have something in common with the other comics I wrote about above: it presents a weird, off-kilter alternate version of reality.
DeForge does it better than almost everyone.
It's impossible to summarize the plot of this comic in any meaningful way, because it is so much a product of DeForge-the-visual-artist. Basically, it's the story of Slater, a young man with a medical condition. His condition: he has a human head and sort-of-human legs, but his torso is somehow a backwards-facing Snoopy drawing, with Snoopy's ears as his barely-usable arms. Then, the aftermath of a mugging "by college students" leads to emergency torso-removal surgery and Slater must face the following physical and emotional recovery.
Right! That is the comic and its absurdist worldview is abundant.
It's what Michael DeForge does and as I said, he does it better than almost anyone. (Right now, with what he's produced in the last two years, I would say he does do it better than anyone. No almost about it.)
Percent chance that I would continue to read "Incinerator" as an ongoing or any other upcoming Michael DeForge comic book that comes along: 100%


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Torrington: Second phase of Coe Memorial Park renovation gains approval from P&R commission
Torrington >> After Monday night's special joint meeting between the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Coe Memorial Park Committee, Phase II of the park renovation project is underway.
Both groups voted to approve awarding the bid for the second portion of the project to Millennium Builders of Rocky Hill.
Millennium's base bid amounted to $399,700, which Brett Simmons, superintendent of Parks and Recreation, said fits nicely into what they had projected for the job.
The highest bid for the project was $647,900, said Simmons.
"We have enough funds to cover the project," said Simmons. "(The bid) doesn't run us completely dry."
Millennium will work with a number of subcontractors to complete the project including Greenstone LLC and R & C Electric LLC. Many of the companies have worked together before, said Simmons.
Simmons told the commission that the department did an extensive review of Millennium and all of the subcontractors, which included speaking to three or four contacts for each company. Simmons said they received good feeback for all of the companies.
"We wanted a company with experience with pavers," said Simmons. He said he thinks they found what they were looking for in Millennium.
"You're seeing the results of lots of work and research," said Commissioner Patricia Fairchild.
The commission unanimously voted to accept the bid and award it to Millennium Builders, and the Coe Memorial Park Committee did not vote because they did not have a quorum.
"So we have the start," said Fairchild. "There are lots of people overseeing this, so that's good."
Both the commission and the committee were excited to see Phase II moving along.
The commission will now take the plan to City Council for approval.
Reach Kate Hartman at 860-489-3121, ext. 343.
Editor's note: This article has been modified. It was originally reported that both commission and committee voted unanimously.


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Feminist News
Spain Reforms Abortion Laws
Spain's Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill that liberalizes the countries abortion laws. The new law allows abortion up to 14 weeks, which means that Spanish women will no longer risk imprisonment should they choose abortion. It also gives 16 and 17-year-olds the right to have an abortion without parental consent. The bill's passage enraged the Catholic Church and many conservatives, reported the Associated Press.
Carmen Monton, the Spanish Socialist Party's spokeswoman on women's issues, told the Associated Press in December 2009, "The important thing is that the consent comes from women, regardless of age...The parents will be informed and there will be exceptions."
The new law also permits abortion within 22 weeks of pregnancy, pending the recommendation of two physicians that the mother's health is at risk, or if the fetus is malformed. Under previous abortion laws, women could only abort within 12 weeks in the case of rape, or in the first 22 weeks if the mother's life was at risk. Those who violated these restrictions faced possible imprisonment.
The reform of abortion laws is part of the social change program undertaken by Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose Socialist government has removed religion from the public education curriculum, reformed divorce laws, and legalized gay marriage since assuming power in 2004. By enacting changes to their abortion laws, Spain's policies come in line with several neighboring European countries, including Germany, Britain and France.
Media Resources: Associated Press 2/24/2010; Feminist Daily Newswire 12/15/2009


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SCRIPTURE: "He 'WILL' reprove the world [convict, convince, correct] of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment: John 16:7
SCRIPTURE: (1)Of Sin, because they believe not on me; ... (2) Of Righteousness, because I go to my Father; ...(3)Of Judgment, because the 'Prince of this World' IS JUDGED![A] John 16:8-10
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Michael Calderone catches CNN not disclosing that their reporting . . . by simply saying based on "a source familiar with Ambassador Stevens' thinking" . . .
. . . was actually working off his personal journal which they had obtained . . .
. . .and not disclosed to the FBI team investigating his killing.
On his Sept 20-2012 show, "Anderson Cooper 360," Cooper told Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that "a source familiar with Ambassador Stevens' thinking told us that in the months before his death . . .
. . .and specifically about the rise in Islamic extremism . . .
. . . and growing al Qaeda presence."
The source, Cooper continued, "also mentioned [Stevens] being on an al Qaeda hit list."
But what CNN's gay-Cooper didn't reveal at the time was that CNN's sourcing was tied, at least partially,
In one version of their ever-changing-story CNN said they "came upon" the journal (Calderone has the transcription).
We came upon the journal through our reporting and notified the family.
In another version of the CNN story, they describe it consisting of seven pages in a hard-bound book.
Several things are illogical and unreasonable about this story.
POSSIBILITY-A: Consider the attack taking Steven's life was in Benghazi, not Tripoli, where Stevens was stationed. [One could assume WHERE he kept his personal affects]. If so, how did CNN get it, many miles away, locked down?
POSSIBILITY-B: However, since CNN "came upon" it in Benghazi, it presumably would have been on Stevens' person when he was attacked.
If true, why did the ATTACKING MUSLIMS not take it as they stripped, killed and dragged through the streets?
POSSIBILITY-C; If Stevens did NOT have the journal on his person, but left it in the compound, how did it survive the fire?
And consider the role of this picture. CNN included in its spread of pictures immediately following shows just ashes survived the flames.
Another image shows the surviving papers in another room having been ransacked; . . . so we know that the attackers got the sensitive papers they wanted.
How likely is it that the attackers wouldn't have taken the Ambassador's personal journal, even while taking everything else of interest?
POSSIBILITY-D: One other possibility: that the journal always remained in Tripoli, at the Embassy or the Ambassador's residence, and that one of the staffers "SOLD IT" $$$ shared it to CNN for the big scoop?
LAST POSSIBILITY: Rupert Murdoch had journalist who "tapped" the cell phones of dead people in the recent past.
Maybe CNN is learning from their superiors and "tapped" the cell phone of the dead Stevens for his "AUDIO JOURNAL!"
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Every week we get Down & Dirty, in which Nozlee Samadzadeh breaks down our favorite seasonal fruits, vegetables, and more by the numbers.
Persimmons -- have you submitted your recipe to this week's contest yet? -- are a winter fruit easy to overlook. They're sold unripened, to start, which can be confusing. But your patience in ripening them is rewarded with silky, gently jellied, intensely sweet flesh that can be used in everything from salads to baked goods.
The two main species of persimmon are native to North America and China, respectively. (Fun fact: persimmons and the prized ebony tree are in the same genus!) North American persimmons are plum-sized and much less common, although the Native Americans who originally cultivated them give the fruit its English name -- it literally means "dry fruit." The most commonly available cultivars by far are the Asian varieties Hachiya and Fuyu, which will be our focus today.
All persimmons are either astringent or non-astringent. What is astringency? It's a term you may be used to hearing in relation to bad red wine or overbrewed tea -- it indicates the presence of tannins, a flavor compound with a bitter, dry, furry, sandpapery mouthfeel. Unripe persimmons have very, very high levels of tannins, hence the name "dry fruit"! (On the opposite side of the spectrum, the Iranian word for persimmons is khormaloo -- literally "date plum" -- and describes the ripened flavor of the fruit.)
1. Hachiya: Astringent Hachiya persimmons are known for their signature heart shape. While they're inedibly hard and tannic when unripe, exposure to carbon dioxide slowly ripens them until they're almost too soft to handle. Hachiyas have a more delicate flavor and fragrance than Fuyus, and their flesh is a bit looser -- save them for eating raw. (For a peek at a ripe Hachiya's insides, look at the next photo.)
2. Fuyu: Though squat, bulbous Fuyus are called non-astringent, that doesn't mean they are free of tannins. Rather, they loose those bitter qualities much sooner in the ripening process, enabling them to be eaten out of hand like an apple as soon as they're uniformly soft to the touch. (Of course, you can still let it ripen to jelly-like softness if you prefer.) With their stronger flavor and sturdier flesh -- you can see a cross section in the last photo -- Fuyus are perfect for slicing into a salad or pureeing for a cake.
3. How to Eat: The easiest way to tell if a persimmon is ripe is to tug gently on its stem -- when it pops off, it's ready. The skin of the fruit is edible, but even after ripening can retain some tannic qualities -- it's best to scoop the flesh away from the peel with a spoon. Or just bite it like you would an orange wedge after soccer practice!
4. Save Those Seeds: Not all varieties of persimmon produce seeds, but if they do you're in luck: you can split that thin little seed and predict the coming winter. (Or so they say.) If the kernel inside resembles a fork, you'll be in for a mild winter. A spoon means heavy snow, and a knife predicts bitter, cold winds. Accurate? Maybe not. But it's a fun game.
While persimmons are in peak season right now, you can enjoy them year round by freezing their scooped-out insides to make cocktails, sorbet, and more all winter long. (And look for dried persimmons at Asian groceries -- they're a great sub for raisins and dried dates in everything from granola to cookies.) You can find many, many persimmon recipes on the Your Best Persimmons contest page, and you have until Tuesday to add your own!
Persimmon Galette
Kale & Persimmon Salad
Persimmon Olive Oil Cake
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If you're one of those people who can make a meal of walking around the grocery store snagging free samples, there's a new machine that is poised to ruin your dinner for the foreseeable future. It's a robot called the "iSample Experience" that was developed by Kraft Foods, in conjunction with Intel Corp., and it is scary as shit. Basically, it sits in the aisle of a grocery store, invites you to come put your face up to it, and then a camera scans you and asks you to text a code (or scan a barcode with your phone) before it hands out a free food sample to you. They say it doesn't remember your phone number, but it does "develop metrics about what customers like based on age or gender." Sneaky!
It's being tested right now in New York and Chicago, but the hope is that someday it'll be in supermarkets across the country to "dispense samples of everything from Oscar Mayer deli meat to Oreos." Mmm, there's nothing more appetizing than eating a perfectly square hunk of deli meat that's been squeezed out of a robot.
The machine was originally designed to be a meal-planning tool that would scan a customer to decide which gender it was and then dispense cooking ideas, so it might give "a grilling recipe for a man." But they must have realized that made no sense, and instead they decided to use it to hand out samples. They're currently using it to promote Temptations by Jell-O, which is "the brand's first product designed specifically for adults." I'm not sure we want to know why it's only for grown-ups, so let's get back to the robot's part in all this:
The machine is equipped with technology to determine the age of the person requesting a sample. If the machine senses a child, a panel lights up with the words, "Sorry, kid. You're too young to experience indulgence like this. Please step away so the adults can get their free treat.
Smart idea to turn away the children, since we all know they never convince their parents to buy anything in the grocery store… Anyway, if that's not jerky sounding enough, this machine is also programmed to never give more than one sample per person—and it can tell if you try to pull one over on it, because it's looked into your eyes and knows everything about you. *Shudder* Suddenly those middle-aged ladies in aprons who follow you around the store urging you to try some beef jerky seem a lot less menacing.
Kraft machine scans faces, gives Jell-O samples only to adults [LA Times]
The First Sampling Experience that's Just for Adults [The Denver Egotist]


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Bonnie & Clyde guns, Capone papers up for auction in Nashua
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) � Guns and other items from notorious criminals Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker, Al Capone and others are up for bid at a New Hampshire auction this weekend.
Visitors can view the 130 items Saturday and bid for them Sunday at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua.
The event by RR Auction in Amherst features guns retrieved post-mortem from Barrow and Parker and a signed deposition from Capone. There's also a John Dillinger death mask and a vintage press ID card signed by Prohibition investigator Eliot Ness from the 1930s, after Ness left Chicago for Cleveland to serve as director of Public Safety.
Some of the items are expected to fetch more than $100,000.


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APNewsBreak: Steven Tyler Act stalls in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) -- The future is looking bleak for a celebrity privacy bill in Hawaii known as the Steven Tyler Act.
The proposal pushed by the Aerosmith lead singer would allow people to sue others who take photos or videos of their private moments. But after sailing through the Senate earlier this month following testimony from Tyler at a February hearing, the bill is missing deadlines in the state House, and key lawmakers say they won't push it through.
Rep. Angus McKelvey, chairman of the first of three panels the bill needs to pass to get to the House floor, said he won't hold a hearing for the measure.
"There is zero support for that legislation in the House of Representatives," said the Maui Democrat, who heads the Consumer Protection Committee. "To say there is absolutely zero support would be an understatement."
The bill already has missed one internal House deadline to be considered. A second deadline to hear the measure is on Thursday.
House Chief Clerk Brian Takeshita said the leaders of the committees on consumer protection, judiciary and finance could sidestep the deadlines if all three agree to put in a joint request to House Speaker Joseph Souki.
But McKelvey said that's not going to happen.
"There is a better chance of people flapping their arms and flying from Lanai to Maui," he told The Associated Press.
If the committee leaders don't want to entertain the bill, the House speaker can decide to refer the bill to yet another panel, Takeshita said.
But Souki told the AP he doesn't plan to override McKelvey's decision.
Tyler's lawyer, Dina LaPolt, says the lawmakers' decision is reasonable considering this is the first time this bill has been considered.
"I was very surprised we got out of the Senate on the first run," LaPolt said. "If it had passed through the House, I would have been shocked."
She says legislation takes time to pass, and she plans to continue educating lawmakers about the bill this year.
Because of Hawaii's biennium Legislature, the bill can pick up where it left off in next year's session if it doesn't get a hearing this year. The measure would be able to skip Senate proceedings and go straight to the House committees for consideration.
LaPolt says the fact that the bill has stalled won't affect Tyler's decision to visit Hawaii. The star owns a multimillion dollar home on Maui.
McKelvey said he has sympathy for Tyler and other celebrities whose privacy rights have been violated. But there are enough legal avenues available to them, including taking the issue to court because privacy is protected in the Hawaii constitution, he said.
LaPolt disagrees and says the constitution isn't enough. She says creating a civil rule would be more effective in making sure paparazzi stay in line.
Tyler has said he asked Sen. Kalani English of Maui to introduce the bill after someone photographed him with his girlfriend at his home in December.
Along with Tyler, rock legend Mick Fleetwood, who owns a restaurant in McKelvey's district, attended an earlier hearing to urge lawmakers to pass the bill. Their appearance generated buzz in the state Capitol, as staffers snapped cellphone pictures of the stars and compared them in the hallways after the hearing.
Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne and several other high-profile celebrities submitted written testimony in favor of the bill.
National media organizations have staunchly opposed the proposal, saying it would limit freedom of the press.


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Take the Piccadilly Line on the Underground to King's Cross station. At King's Cross station you must change onto the Northern line, where you take the Northbound Underground train towards Edgware. The train destinations will be indicated on the overhead signs on the platforms and on the front of arriving trains. Once at Hendon Central, exit the station and turn left, walking towards the corner where you should be able to see our large orange sign around 50 meters up the street on the right hand side.
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This is not news. Everybody knows prisons are horrible places with corrupt and sadistic corrections officers. It has always been so for decades, and the fix is in, so there is no way to change it.
I don't know what jail was like when they wrote that 'cruel and unusual punishment' clause, but there is no doubt now that putting a man in jail is cruel and unusual punishment. Does a guy who swipes you iPhone on the street deserve one to three years of regular beatings and daily psychological torture? That's why I propose a radical new three tiered penal system.
For simple theft, conversion, or destruction of property - full restitution plus a punitive fine.
For violent crimes such as assault or armed robbery - public flogging. Better one beating in the public square than years of daily beatings and the psychological torture inherent in the prison system. Besides, the public nature of the beating will act as a deterrent to other would-be ne'er-do-wells.
For murder, kidnapping, or rape - execution.
Prison should be done away with altogether.
Maybe, but if a blog allows the option to comment anonymously, it should either honor the poster's wish to remain anonymous, or publish a disclaimer over the comments section in huge red letters: "WARNING! COMMENTS POSTED ANONYMOUSLY MAY NOT REMAIN ANONYMOUS IF WE DETERMINE THE CONTENT TO BE OFFENSIVE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMENTERS TO GUESS OUR CRITERIA REGARDING OFFENSIVENESS."
I presume TechDirt shares this person's policy on anonymity, as you so prominently feature his justification for violating it. Might be useful to your many anonymous commenters if you posted a clear policy regarding the matter.
And before anyone jumps on me, I hate Nazis too.
So, little Billy is dragged off to the funeral of some relative he barely knows, sees the Superman logo on a tombstone, and breaks into tears, asking mommy and daddy when Superman died? Then as they try to bundle him away from the gravesite, he sees dozens of other tombstones with the Superman logo, and his little mind is shattered, like if the contractors putting in a pool in his backyard uncovered a mass grave of Santa Clauses murdered by some psycho mall-santa killer. DC gets sued out of existance, and Superman dies for real this time, taking Batman with him.
Won't somebody think of the children?
Keurig machine sales will plummet, and they'll be forced to come out with 'Keurig Classic'.
Never believe anything until it is officially denied.
Maybe he made a deal with Doctorow: 'I will ban your book at my school. When this news goes viral, sales of your book will skyrocket worldwide, and you pay me a modest percentage of your spike in royalties from these sales."
For the guy who leaps and bounds to the conclusion that this principal must be a Christian, like all those rednecks down south, that it's Christians who want to ban books, that no one stops kids from reading the bible, here's this story which also recently happened in Florida: http://www.dcclothesline.com/2014/05/07/florida-public-school-bans-student-reading-bible/ . In fact I see stories like this one at least as often as I've seen the ones about schools banning 'Huckleberry Finn' or 'Brave New World'.
You don't have to be religious to be a control freak. I think tyranny of the mind is pretty evenly represented among all types of people. One difference though, is that if you don't send your kid to church, or he refuses to go, nobody gives a shit. If you don't send him to school, however, the law can take him away from you if deemed necessary to ensure that little fucker's regular attendance at the child indoctrination center.
Another difference is that no kid ever shot up his church, but lots of kids have shot up their schools.
'Civil Disobedience' and '1984' were required reading in school. They were ostensibly raising citizens back then, although it must be admitted that if you backsassed a teacher with a quote from Orwell or Thoreau, it was off to the Vice Principle with you. Seriously, it wasn't that long ago. Maybe they didn't really want us to question authority, but they sure paid lots of lip service to those historical figures who did, and we got to read their books.
I think public education has always been about indoctrinating drones, it's just that now they are making no pretense otherwise.
Leahy is a stalking horse. Early EFF poster boy who subsequently co-sponsored anti-privacy bills, now putative patent reform advocate subsequently doing patent trolls bidding. Recently came out in favor of medical marijuana, and all the MM advocates were ecstatic. I warned friends of mine, getting Leahy on your side is a death knell. He's just trying to get ascendency on a trending issue so he can ultimately kill it. It's a pattern with him.
There are all sorts of redundant laws on the books. They get passed so legislators can appear to be 'doing something' to solve a problem, and it's cheaper than actually enforcing applicable laws already on the books.
...more words than the alphabet has letters.
If Levinson hadn't been wearing such a short skirt, he wouldn't have gotten raped that way. He was asking for it.
Glad to know that lawyers had no part in creating the crazy, byzantine system we mere mortals can't navigate without them. I guess that's why they are so widely loved and revered that the accepted way to stop one from drowning is to shoot him.
This must be some usage of the word 'easy' with which I am unacquainted.
if the punishment for possessing an actual firearm is the same as chewing your pop tart into the shape of a gun? I think the take-away here for kids packing a lunch for school is "take the gun; leave the cannoli"
No, that's no good. Washington is a place; obnoxious is a character trait. If his team was called the Bloodthirsty Redskins, you could have the Obnoxious Jewboys. Since he's got the Washington Redskins, you would have to have, say, the New York Jewboys. Only thing is, thousands of New York Jews would proudly buy and wear a cap or jersey from this team, which would sort of defeat your purpose.
Hey, it's how Einstein got his start.
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"I have seen no reports and know of no one who blames the workers at the NSA for any of this."
Yes, this is one of the big distortions the NSA defenders trot out regularly -- pretending that criticism of the agency's actions is really criticism of the rank-and-file workers."
Um, did I just imagine the stories about how rank and file workers abused their positions at NSA to access data on people who were under no sort of gov't investigation whatever, like ex-girlfriends, friends, and neighbors, just for the hell of it and because they can?
Never let reality alter your agenda. PoliSci 101
"I never believe anything until it's officially denied." ~ Otto von Bismarke
When you're 8, a year is an eighth of the total time you've been alive. When you're 80, a year is only one 80th of your of the time you've lived. That's why years seem to fly by when you're old, and when you're a kid you're like, "Next Summer?! That's a whole year away!"