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OK iv had somewhat of a success. I now only have the one Garmin folder and updated the gmapprom.img & gmap3d.img with the latest versions.
Garmin opens unlocked and i can see the map, great. But now it just searches for gps signal and cant find one. From memory this had something to do with the portsplitter, which is in the RunGMXT folder. Possible setting is Com_2 & Baud 57600, again from memory.
Do you remember how to set this? Was it done in the SD card on the pc, or on the device (mio moov 370 with miopocket)?
Tried opening portsplitter on pc but its not a version recognised by windows 8.

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Supreme Court of Idaho
February 14, 2018
MEDICAL RECOVERY SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ROBERT LOPEZ, Defendant-Respondent.
Opinion No. 13
from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of the
State of Idaho, Lincoln County. Hon. John K. Butler, District
district court's judgment denying attorney fees is
request for attorney fees on appeal is denied.
Driscoll, & Associates, PLLC, Idaho Falls, attorney for
Lopez, Heyburn, pro se.
Nature of the Case
Recovery Services, LLC ("MRS") appeals a district
court's judgment denying its request for postjudgment
attorney fees on an appeal. The dispute arose after MRS
attempted to collect a debt owed by Robert Lopez
("Lopez"). The magistrate court entered a default
judgment and awarded attorney fees to MRS. MRS continued to
incur attorney fees while attempting to collect on the
default judgment and filed a request to recover its
postjudgment attorney fees, which the magistrate court
denied. MRS appealed, and the district court reversed the
magistrate court's denial of postjudgment attorney fees,
but declined to award MRS attorney fees related to its appeal
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On June
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which specified that Lopez owed MRS $776.94, plus interest
and costs. Subsequently, the magistrate court issued a writ
of execution and order for continuing garnishment.
Jerome County Sheriff served the writ of execution on
Lopez's employer, Arlo Lott Trucking. However, it was
returned unsatisfied, citing that Lopez no longer worked for
Arlo Lott Trucking. MRS filed an application for continuing
garnishment, and the Minidoka County Sheriff served the writ
of execution and order for continuing garnishment on
Lopez's new employer, B & H Farming. The judgment was
satisfied on approximately August 23, 2016.
September 6, 2016, MRS filed an application for an award of
$908 in postjudgment attorney fees, which the magistrate
court denied. MRS appealed the magistrate court's
decision, arguing that the statutory language of Idaho Code
section 12-120(5) provides that a court must award
postjudgment attorney fees when a party has incurred
reasonable fees in attempting to collect on a judgment. MRS
also requested attorney fees and costs on its appeal to the
district court under Idaho Code section 12-120(1), (3) and
March 1, 2017, the district court reversed the magistrate
court's denial of postjudgment attorney fees. However,
the district court denied MRS's request for attorney fees
on appeal. The district court awarded costs on appeal under
Idaho Appellate Rule 40, but MRS failed to file its
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Our History | Children band together
In July 1909, Yass claimed a first in several respects.
An irrigation plant was turned on at the public school and the Columbia Park Boys Club band from San Francisco came to town.
There is a wonderful sense of optimism in these two events. The school had successfully obtained a grant to install a windmill on the riverbank which pumped water to a tank in the school ground. The water was then piped to the school gardens, which had been established on the riverbank between the Tramway Bridge and the Hume Bridge.
The Sydney Mail reported "originally the gardens were a rabbit infested river flat overgrown with briars. The briars and the rabbits were exterminated, and the whole grounds wire-netted."
The project was progressive and far sighted. Girls as well as boys cultivated vegetable plots and "carry out various experiments in soil-testing, soil analysis, irrigation, manuring, cultivation and rotation of crops. Before school and after school the children may be seen working their areas, making and comparing notes. The habit of keeping records is fostered carefully."
Yass was the first country school to obtain such a grant. Mr NR Nielsen, MLA stated if the plant was a success, he considered it would not be long before a similar system was installed in every important country school NSW. He hoped the children would show an example to NSW and Australia by their industry, and that they were living in one of the most enlightened towns of the state. By encouraging school agriculture, a future farming population was being encouraged, and he knew it would have a far-reaching and beneficial effect.
Parents' and Residents' Association and scholars turned out for the opening. The Yass Courier reported "The proceedings were enlivened by the presence of the excellent band of the Columbia Park boys, the members of which, after marching to the school down the main street, rendered some very fine selections." The club had been formed in San Francisco to provide a place for boys to "indulge the various forms of energy" common to young boys and to constructively occupy their idle hours. The crowd showed enthusiastic support and even gave three cheers for the President of the United States.
Credit was given to the leadership of the headmaster Mr Dash. The local firm of WJ Scurr had erected the plant and apparently some of the boys built up enviable banking accounts out of the sales of their produce. As with the visiting American boys, youthful local energies were being constructively harnessed.
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Throughout its history, the BMW 6 Series name has defined long, shark-nosed coupes built for long-distance driving in comfort. That's changed in recent years with the introduction of the 6 Series convertible and the 6 Series Gran Coupe four-door. And this year it changes further with the introduction of the latest 6 Series — a four-door hatchback.
2018 BMW 640i xDrive Gran Turismo First Drive
Moving On Up
The 2018 BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo bears little resemblance to the other 6 Series models, and that's because it's actually the successor to last year's 5 Series Gran Turismo.
A Hatchback by Any Other Name
In BMW nomenclature, Gran Turismo denotes a car with four doors and a swoopy hatchback rear end. The design provides additional interior space and cargo volume, so it's becoming more popular elsewhere in the industry as a middle ground between sedan and SUV. When viewed in profile, you might see traces of everything from the Tesla Model X to the new Honda Accord.
Aside from the name change, the new Gran Turismo has a sleeker nose that's sharpened in part by its standard LED headlights. It's a little longer and lower, adjustments that help smooth out the awkward proportions of the previous model. More importantly, it trades the complicated and heavy two-mode hatchback of the 5 Series GT for one that opens in a more traditional manner. This change, and others like it, help the 6 Series Gran Turismo trim some weight compared to the 5 Series GT, which aids both its performance and efficiency.
The Only Way You Can Get It
Only one trim will be available at launch, the 640i xDrive. It comes with a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels. The setup is fortified with technology that uses information from the navigation system to prepare the transmission and engine for sharp turns, stops, or anything else that might require a downshift to smooth things out.
With 335 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque, the 640i accelerates effortlessly and quietly while the transmission makes near-imperceptible shifts. An array of drive modes can stiffen the suspension until you feel each bump in the road or make the steering wheel increasingly difficult to turn in the name of sportiness. Back it off to the default Comfort setting and the optional air suspension keeps things compliant, lowering the car at speed to improve airflow. This is the setting where the 640i performs best as it glides along smoothly and quietly with minimal driver effort.
The 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster changes appearance depending on the drive mode, but it remains clear and easy to read no matter the setting. An informative and customizable head-up display is optional, but it disappears if you happen to wear polarized sunglasses.
Department of the Interior
As with all hatchbacks, the Gran Turismo's advantages over a traditional sedan are its rear headroom and cargo capacity. Big doors and frameless windows make for a welcome entry into an interior that feels massive, even with the standard sunroof. Occupants of all heights and sizes will find comfort inside. There's even enough space for rear passengers to cross their legs.
Front passengers can enjoy the optional Luxury Seating package that adds soft, 20-way-adjustable front seats with heating, ventilation and massage. Rear passengers can find comfort in the optional power-reclining seatbacks and pillowlike headrests that conspire to make the backseat more desirable than the front.
As for cargo space, there's 31 cubic feet available with the 40/20/40-split rear seats up. Fold those seatbacks and the space opens up to 65 cubic feet. The two cargo cover shades move out of the way easily for loading, and you can store them in a conveniently located slot under the floor.
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Wireless charging and a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot are standard, and front occupants have access to two USB ports. Apple CarPlay is a $300 option and can be accessed wirelessly, a boon for iPhone owners with wireless charging capability. Alas, Android Auto is not supported. BMW's ConnectedDrive suite of features is standard and approximates the experience of these two systems, provided you use the apps it supports.
Standard safety equipment includes blind-spot monitoring, lane departure warning, daytime pedestrian detection, forward collision mitigation, speed limit info, rear cross-traffic alert, a backup camera and proximity sensors. If that's not enough, there's the Parking Assistant package that includes a sophisticated exterior camera system, parking sensors, and automatic perpendicular and parallel parking for when you simply want the computer to take over.
The next step up is the optional Remote Control Parking, which, as the name implies, can park your car without you in it. This option includes what BMW calls the Display Key, which is a traditional key fob with an actual information display screen. The key shows you whether your car is locked and how much fuel is left in the tank. We're eager to play with the remote parking feature, but in our experience in other BMWs, the Display Key's absence of a key ring hole and the need for charging are annoyances that undermine the coolness of the technology.
Aside from those minor issues, our first experience with the 6 Series Gran Turismo shows it will capably satisfy those looking for an ultra-luxurious yet utilitarian midsize hatchback that starts at just over $70,000. It's a small niche, but this BMW has it covered.


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Resiliency, conflict, violence, chaos management. Thoughts and questions about the human animal and occasionally specifics on topics like self-defense.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
#500 thoughts - goals forward
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In thinking about what you wrote......I personally think that the issue of size or upper body strength or any other factor that has made women feel weak or inferior in any kind of a violent physical encounter (with men) stems from our frame of reference. If you look at every physical confrontation from the framework of a "fight" then yes these issues do become a factor, hence the weight classes in sport fighting (boxing, wrestling, MMA)ReplyDelete
However, self defense situations, especially ones that women find themselves in, aren't a fight. It isn't going to be fair, there aren't rules and referees. If a woman, no matter how big or small she is in comparison to her attacker is trained and willing to inflict significant damage as quickly as possible to her attacker, (to survive and escape not score points) then most of the physical differences between men and women become moot. Like you said the human body is easy to damage, you just need to have the knowledge and the WILL to do it.
"Krav Maga-Go ugly early"
I cannot tell you how excited I am about your #500. It makes me so happy inside!ReplyDelete
Damaging a human body isn't that hard, I find it's practicing -without damaging your partner- that's hard. Also, so often, we train in the context of "fights" - monkey dancing - which is not nearly as likely to happen with women as it is men. Agree with AClark above that that context (plus not actually harming our partners) exacerbates physical differences into disadvantages.


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Document Title: Section of text related to Hydrostatical Paradoxes
Related Material: Published in Works, vol. 5, pp. xxiii-xxv
Extent: Fols. 61-3 (3 leaves)
Date: 1660s
Description: Fragment of an unpublished experiment with oil of turpentine in a funnel, probably related to paradox V. Text on fol. 63 precedes text on fol. 61.
Hand: E
Physical Description: Manuscript
Language: English
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Gone are the days when the only face of space exploration was NASA. A new actor has stepped onto cosmic stage: SpaceX.
SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been vocal about the private company's ambitions. They intend to beat NASA to Mars, with a manned mission planned for 2024. They even plan to one day send hundreds of people to Mars at a time — permanently.
Eric Swedin, a professor specializing in the history of science at Weber State University, explained the advantage SpaceX's private entity status grants it over NASA.
"They concentrate all their development and manufacturing in one location," Swedin said. "By doing that, it just speeds up communication, and it's one of the reasons they've been able to develop their rocket so much cheaper."
Swedin said due to NASA's status as a government entity, it moves much more slowly than SpaceX.
"Because NASA is funded by Congress, there's a strong incentive to spread the work around as many congressional districts as possible," Swedin said. "By spreading this all around, that really slows down communication, which slows down the feedback loop you need in an innovative environment."
Connor Turpin, SpaceX fan and WSU student, believes NASA's problem with oversight is precisely why SpaceX's progress is exciting to follow.
"SpaceX is a private company that can just make decisions to do things," Turpin said. "Why do you think they shot a car into space and put it on the internet? They can do what they want. If we want new innovations in space technology, they're a much better bet."
However, Swedin emphasized neither SpaceX nor NASA is superior to the other.
"I don't mean to negate anything NASA has done," Swedin said. "SpaceX could never have happened without all the groundwork NASA laid."
A common misconception is that NASA and SpaceX are competitors. In reality, they're more like collaborators.
"NASA has awarded a contract to SpaceX," Swedin said. "SpaceX has been launching out of Cape Canaveral on NASA missions."
He added that SpaceX isn't the only private player in space exploration (though it's ahead of the game). One company in particular, Blue Origin, is being funded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, and Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, have also funded private space exploration companies.
John Armstrong, NASA astrobiologist and WSU physics professor, expounded on the collaborative relationship among NASA and private companies.
"There have always been private companies that have provided services for NASA," Armstrong said. "What's really happened is they've flipped the roles."
Armstrong said private entities would put in a proposal to be the company to provide NASA with rockets or other equipment. They would then get a grant for several million — sometimes billions — of dollars spread over a number of years to develop the technology.
Armstrong said the difference now is that SpaceX is developing the rockets "on spec."
"They're just building and launching the rockets, and then they go to NASA and say 'Hey, we've got this rocket. Would you like to pay us to use it?'" Armstrong said.
Astronomers and space enthusiasts alike all seem to be in support of SpaceX's ambition. One such enthusiast, Amy Eggerton, shared her excitement about SpaceX.
"With so many politics surrounding NASA, it seemed like space exploration became a past phenomenon," Eggerton said. "When I started hearing about what SpaceX is doing, it made me feel like people wanted to explore again."
Eggerton believes SpaceX's ambition is important in the current space exploration theater because it shows that humanity can achieve seemingly impossible things.
"There is so much for us to achieve, and SpaceX makes me feel like those achievements are endless," Eggerton said.
Swedin expressed skepticism regarding Musk's goal to reach Mars by 2024. "I think that's a little aggressive, schedule-wise," Swedin said. "The plan for going to Mars is not a bad plan — it does have a lot of risks that are higher than NASA would be willing to tolerate."
Armstrong said one benefit of this new relationship between NASA and private entities is that the business is taking on the risk. As for this model's sustainability, Armstrong said he is "reserving judgment."
"I think one of the things that government is really good at is doing things that we aren't sure will turn a profit," Armstrong said. "A good vaccine shouldn't make any money, for example. When I look at space travel, what if it turns out that the thing we're interested in doing isn't profitable?"
Armstrong compared colonizing planets with sending tourists into orbit and said while one may be more profitable than the other, it certainly doesn't further the interests of humanity like the other might.
Marc Taylor, science enthusiast and WSU student, said SpaceX's plan to send an infrared satellite into space elevates its planet-hunting capabilities above NASA's.
"It's supposedly better than the Hubble space telescope," Taylor said. "NASA isn't going to send up anything like that soon."
As an astrobiologist, Armstrong's primary duty within NASA is to conduct research that leads to the discovery of life outside Earth. He said SpaceX has already crossed paths with NASA in that regard and that this intersection might be where collaboration between the two entities is the most mutually beneficial.
"SpaceX was just tasked with launching our latest planet-hunting telescope," Armstrong said. "NASA built the satellite, which again has zero profit, but SpaceX was contracted to launch it into space, which is a viable business since they were paid by NASA to do it."
Armstrong said the emergence of SpaceX poses an interesting future for space exploration as a whole, particularly how government entities handle risk compared private entities.
"We lose seven astronauts, and we stop the space program and figure out what happened before we launch anything else because we don't want to accept that level of loss," Armstrong said. "I see businesses as being less risk-averse."
Armstrong said a business could likely find a group of people who want to make a one-way trip to Mars, referring to Musk's plan to colonize the red planet.
"Effectively, they're going to die on Mars — either they'll crash onto its surface by accident, or they'll live out their days there and die of old age," Armstrong said. "I don't see NASA ever funding a mission like that."
Armstrong said SpaceX's high risk tolerance could have a dark side, either for the company itself or potential "unethical actors."
"I always think of the 'Alien' movies," Armstrong said. "They think they're just miners, but they're actually trying to bring back this super dangerous alien organism. I could imagine businesses also maybe sending people someplace and not telling them that they probably will die."


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Analysing terrain data
The exposure grade does not take into account objective hazards (stone fall, seracs, etc) but only the consequences of the skier falling.
Low Exposure (E1): Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.
Medium Exposure (E2): As well as the slope itself, there are some obstacles (such as rock outcrops) which could aggravate injury.
High Exposure (E3): In case of a fall, death is highly likely.
Extreme Exposure (E4): In case of a fall, the skier faces certain death.
A narrow chute above Avalanche Basin, Narrow Chute Right is slightly more challenging than it's neighbor Narrow Chute Left.
A large cornice often guards the entrance to this chute.
Even when the ski patrol uses explosives to reduce the cornice, the entrance can be quite steep.
The safest entrance might be closer to the King.
The ribs on either side of the chute may require mandatory air, while the chute itself is just wide enough to make turns.
Access from either Southback gate along the Throne ridge bootpack.
Traverse around the back of the Throne to Avalanche Basin (A-Basin).
Narrow Chute Right and Left are the first entrances after the short hiking traverse behind A-Basin Buttress.


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The good news..
- The petroleum engineering and MBA notes have all been digitized
- It's a little rough going through it, and I am still developing a proper process to handle each type of scanned document that I have for optimization
- This website will be undergoing a design overhaul
- The current theme is highly legible, but leaves much to be desired from an SEO standpoint. Part of it is bound to be my fault as I committed a number of changes that I did not document in order to tailor the theme to my site's needs. Part of it is due to the fact that Leo Babauta, owner of zenhabits.net, professes himself to be less than expert level at this whole coding thing. But really it's my fault (I'm trying to be responsible here)
- There will be beautiful pictures popping up from time to time
- This hobby of mine has been going on for long enough without much sharing to it. I am making headway in cataloging several years worth of photos, and lately videos, that have been stacking up. I am personally looking forward to having more pictures to show on Google Images, because right now you're not going to find much no matter how hard you look. Call it a paradigm shift — I am tired of having a great many identities on the internet. It's going to be a regular fucking field day for the internet detectives out there (I'm looking at you, Mr. Background Check)
The bad news..
- It is bad that progress can be slow to achieve
- The Silver Lining is that it's coming, and you're going to love every last drop of it
Bisoux, baby


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Reviving Fremont's Roots, One Main Street at a Time
It's no secret that cities and regions are increasingly faced with a wide range of complex challenges. But rather than let this be discouraging, we should also look to the sources of hope and optimism that are unfolding in communities across the country. Our Economic Development team was reminded of this at the recent National Main Street conference, where keynote speakers, James and Deborah Fallows, discussed this topic at length, drawing from a literal journey they took that led to their best-selling book, "Our Towns."
Over the course of several years, and with the use of a single-engine prop plane, the Fallows visited towns and cities across the nation to better understand the civic success stories and examples of leadership improving communities. They described their journey in four stages:
- Simple Curiosity. The initial goal was to uncover what small towns and main streets in America are really like, despite the often negative tone of national media coverage.
- Recognition of Patterns. Across their visits, there was a sense of momentum at local levels and a surprising amount of activity going on, including shifts of living styles, rebuilding of downtowns, and expanding local arts movements.
- Observation of the Emerging Science of "Revitalization Activity." It became clear that there are dozens of organizations that are taking on the topic of civic engagement and community revitalization. These organizations are applying their expertise not just in urban centers, but across main street environments, too.
- Wondering What's Next. The Fallows believe the American consciousness needs to know these stories. Mainstream rhetoric that's so focused on dysfunction needs to be counteracted by telling stories of possibility. The new American civic life is being invented every day in local communities.
The lessons they learned and recounted were countless. But perhaps the most important trends they observed from town to town, and city to city, were the following:
- There is a richness of civic life in rural and smaller towns because their citizens wear multiple hats and fill many roles in the community.
- While some think there is a "sameness" of America (that everything is what you see on the interstate), the power of distinct localism is very vivid.
- While the fraying of social fabric has been documented in some places, this fabric is now being re-knit, partly through powerful public-private partnerships.
- Libraries have become the most democratic institution in communities. They serve as "bucket fillers" — learning what a town needs and providing it.
The Fallows' observations serve as an important reminder about the power of local communities and the need to celebrate the authenticity and culture of our districts, towns, and cities. We are thinking a lot about that in Fremont and in the process, we're uncovering the hidden gems inside our own main streets. In that spirit, we will be telling these stories more frequently, and that starts with this narrative of Fremont's authentically cultivated neighborhoods. We encourage you to get out and explore all that Fremont's districts have to offer and send along other great tips!


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The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center honored the winners of the 2013 NEXT Awards during an event Thursday evening (Nov. 21) at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville.
The NEXT Awards were created to honor Music City's groundbreaking entrepreneurs, as well as area businesses experiencing the most significant revenue and employment growth. Among those honored were FLO{thinkery}, which received the start-up honor in the Digital Media & Entertainment category, along with Thirty Tigers, which earned the Growth honor in the Digital Media & Entertainment category.
FLO{thinkery} builds successful businesses, working with entertainers and entrepreneurs to build new ventures in technology and entertainment, and focusing on consumer products, technology, and content.
Thirty Tigers offers a wide array of services, including artist management, publicity, marketing and distribution and radio promotion. The company also has its own label imprint.
The 2013 NEXT Award Winners:
Startup: Virsys12, LLC
Growth: LeanKit, Inc.
Market Mover: Qualifacts Systems, Inc.
Digital Media & Entertainment
Start-up: FLO (thinkery)
Growth: Thirty Tigers
Health Care
Startup: MDSave Incorporated
Growth: Shareable Ink
Market Mover: Parallon
Social Enterprise
Goodwill Industries of Middle TN, Inc.
Products & Services
Start-up: Southern Kitchen Nashville, LLC
Growth: Brand Imaging Group
Market Mover: LetterLogic, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Partner of the Year
Youth Entrepreneur of the Year
Matthew Madlock, Unshatter
Entrepreneur of the Year
Beth Chase, c3/consulting
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Color Challenge #147
Happy New Year to everyone !!!
Can you believe it ? It is 2008- a brand new year and what a way to start with this in mind-Embrace Everything!!! Embrace what is meaningful to you, about everything that is dear to you...
Here is a card I did for today's Color Challenge-Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery and Real Red. I am not a big fan of Taken with Teal so I worked with it the best I can, but love, love Real Red and Certainly Celery together. I let you guys decide how well I did with this color combo. I used a Non SU Punch (shhh)
to make the circle on white paper. I also made a circle on the Taken with Teal paper and glued the white paper inside it. I stamped the image in the Taken with Teal using Versamark. I used SU DSP for the BG panels. The flowers were colored in Real red using Aqua Painter, added the circle stamp for spotlighting and Stickles were added as a finishing touch.
Stamps: Embrace Everything, Define Your Life, Defining Alphabet,Simply Circles
Paper: Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery, and Real Red
Ink: Versamark, Real Red, Certainly Celery
Accessories: red Gingham Ribbon,Red Brads, Stickles, red eyelet
Tools: 11/4", 13/8" Circle Punches, Non SU Circle Punch, Slit Punch,Aqua Painter, Crop-a-dile, 1/16 Punch
Jan 1, 2008
Embrace Everything
Posted by Me, My Stamps and I at 11:33 AM
Labels: SCS Challenge-Color Challenge
8 comments:
- Sheila D said...
Great card! Love those colors together. Especially love the tag and the green circle for spotlighting. Just the right touch.
- January 1, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- Alhambra Club said...
This card is lovely, what a great layout.
- January 1, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Jackie Pedro said...
Chat, this is gorgeous! I always love your layering! Happy New Year!
- January 1, 2008 at 5:43 PM
- Rose Ann said...
This is so beautiful!! I love those colors together!!
Congratulations on all your hits too!! You do such beautiful work!!
- January 1, 2008 at 7:11 PM
- Dawn Easton said...
Holy cow! This card is a beauty! Just gorgeous Chat!
- January 1, 2008 at 7:58 PM
- Crystal said...
I love this! So many layers..great job!
- January 2, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- twinks said...
I love this color combinsation; beautiful card.
- January 2, 2008 at 2:20 PM
- Marge said...
Ohhh, I'm "taken" with this card! Beautiful; the color combo works well, I think!!!
- January 3, 2008 at 7:01 PM
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There was a time when we first came down here to the Southern Tip, that there was no MTN signal and only GPRS internet on Vodacom. Things have moved on since those positively medieval times though, and now there is 3G internet and Vodacom (and still not MTN signal). One can, should one be sufficiently bothered, stream football matches in (almost) HD quality.
But not this week.
I'm no expert on how cellphone transmitters work, but I'd imagine that some have more capacity than others. And it stands to reason that if this is the case, then the ones with smaller capacities will be cheaper than the ones with the larger capacities. So why put in an expensive mast to serve the sleepy villages of L'Agulhas (population: 548) and Suiderstrand (population: er… 44)? Rather save your cash and make your shareholders a little happier.
The trouble is that for a couple of weeks every year, the population of these places is temporarily swelled by several thousand Vaalies who also can like to use the cellphone network and wash their double cab bakkies with the precious local water twice a day.
Our little transmitter wasn't built for this sort of thing.
And thus, while the MTN consumers in the village are wholly unaffected, because half zero is still zero, I'm completely unable to connect to the internet with any reasonable consistency or speed because everyone else wants to do it too. I started uploading this post three months ago.
Even trying to keep up with Sheffield United's demolition of Blackburn Rovers yesterday was extremely difficult.
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Retaliating first
Irrespective of what Apple announces next week, the tablet, or slate, looks like being the new PC form-factor of the year. Quite what the point of the tablet is, however, remains unclear, as users will be asked to forgo a physical keyboard in exchange for...erm...other things.
But one thing they'll definitely be used for is consuming media - especially e-books, a theory that's given extra weight by reports that Apple is in talks with HarperCollins to make its books available on the presumed Apple tablet.
This creates a threat for the e-reader incumbents, the most prominent of which is Amazon with its Kindle. So it stands to reason that Amazon would move to improve the Kindle offering in anticipation of these product launches, and this is taking the form of giving it more 'PC-like' development flexibility.
Last week Amazon announced it was expanding its Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to allow authors from anywhere in the world to effectively self-publish on Kindle in English, German or French. Then, yesterday, Amazon announced that authors using DTP can opt to receive up to 70 percent of royalties from the books they publish.
Today, Amazon has taken things beyond mere e-books and announced a Kindle Development Kit, to allow third party developers to "build and upload active content" onto the device. "Working with Amazon, we look forward to bringing some of the world's most popular and fun games to Kindle and their users," said Adam Sussman, VP of worldwide publishing at EA Mobile.
A limited beta of the Kindle Development Kit will commence next month.


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We are a values-driven school
BCS is a sustainable and democratic school that promotes equality and equity by:
- empowering learners through the development of critical thinking skills and collaboration, thereby fostering a deep understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
- empowering learners to engage in dialogue and debate, to consider all viewpoints, embrace differences and participate in decision-making processes.
- being grounded in positive relationships, restorative in nature.
- preparing learners to be socially, environmentally, ethically and digitally responsible global citizens.
- promoting an equality-based and inclusive Admissions Policy and enacting educational practices that are guided by the principles of inclusion and wellbeing.
BCS is a holistic school, which:
- affirms that both traditional and digital literacy and numeracy transcend all areas of learning, leading to teaching, learning, assessment and reporting which is socially and personally relevant and environmentally and ethically sound.
- promotes and values the arts.
- actively provides for physical and mental wellbeing.
- encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning, on a lifelong continuum, in preparation for a continually changing employment landscape.
- enlightens, challenges and widens students' perspectives of the world around them, encouraging reflection and engagement with local and global issues.
- balances knowledge, understanding, skills and values throughout its curriculum and related teaching, learning, assessment and reporting model.
- encapsulates the learning experiences a learner can have, encompassing all the cognitive, affective and aesthetic learning domains.
BCS is a student-centred school, in which:
- formative assessment is the norm in the classroom and summative assessment is used cautiously to confirm learning, and as a diagnostic tool when appropriate.
- there is a balance between higher and lower order questioning and where we seek evidence of critical thinking and metacognitive analysis from the learner.
- student voice, student participation and student leadership are promoted and facilitated.
- learners are enabled to take control of and become active agents in their own education.
- learner choice and engagement are reflected through the facilitation of pathways into further education, apprenticeships, internships and 3rd Level
We are an integrated and reflective school
BCS is a highly coherent school which:
- champions collaboration as the cornerstone to providing a coherent learning experience
- is characterised by integrated curricula and supports across levels, which result in smooth transitions for students.
- a choice of general, vocational or applied pathways are offered at senior cycle, actively supporting all educational opportunities.
- fosters regular internal dialogue and dialogue between the various stakeholders involved in education provision, with the aim of agreeing a shared vision for what education should empower learners to achieve.
BCS is a school in which professional responsibility:
- is the hallmark of highly qualified teachers and leaders, cognisant that professional, respectful dialogue and deliberation are key traits of reflective practitioners, and that teachers and leaders are themselves lifelong learners.
- drives us all to build capacity and carry out leadership roles in an innovative environment.
- is nurtured through national and internal CPD, which emphasises deep engagement, risk-taking, focussed theoretical discussion and the construction of knowledge, thereby empowering teachers to build professional networks with one another, develop Communities of Practice and increase teacher autonomy.
- is respectful and supportive of a blend of different pedagogical approaches.
BCS is a responsive school which:
- adapts to the needs of leaders, teachers and learners based on highly effective national and international practice.
- manages, leads and mediates change to respond to the evolving needs of the school and changes in education.
- utilises the inspection process to affirm good practice and guide where necessary.
- facilitates curricula being adapted to suit a local need.
- engages in regular dialogue with all educational partners and support services, adapting provision as necessary to maximise learner experiences and outcomes.


text: Apex |Blog-InDemandRPA Page Content Visit the main blog page. Follow us on our social media channels, where we share lots of great content and events! In Demand: RPA March 2018- By Carrier Collier, National Talent Advocate From conception to full blown live implementations, RPA Robots are taking on the rapidly increasing automation demands in 2018. Over the last few years, companies across the country have progressively hired RPA professionals in order to build out and implement their RPA/AI Centers of Excellence. According to recent data produced by CEB Talent Neuron and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for RPA talent has increased 62% since January 2017. In order to help meet our clients' increasing demands for RPA talent, Apex has strategically partnered with US-based training program The RPA Academy . The RPA Academy provides on-demand and in person training for professionals looking to learn the fundamentals required to become skilled in the RPA lifecycle. As the need for RPA professionals increases across industries, Apex is supporting our clients by helping them meet their organizational goals and address these critical gaps in the workforce Robotic process automation (RPA) is the application of technology that allows employees in a company to configure computer software or a "robot" to capture and interpret existing applications for processing a transaction, manipulating data, triggering responses and communicating with other digital systems. Any company that uses labor on a large scale for general knowledge process work, where people are performing high-volume, highly transactional process functions, will boost their capabilities and save money and time with RPA software. "The global market for RPA Software and Services will reach $898 million in 2018 and is expected to grow to $2.2 billion by 2021 at a compound annual growth rate of 54%" " In one recent survey , over 70% of respondents said they were currently utilizing RPA and 66% said they were either expanding their current implementation or thinking about it." "Nearly 70% also said their RPA spending would increase in the next 12 months. - 2017 Institute for Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence Survey." " In 2018, 9% of US jobs will be lost to automation , partly offset by a 2% growth in jobs supporting the "automation economy." Specifically impacted will be back-office and administrative, sales, and call center employees. A wide range of technologies, from robotic process automation and AI to customer self-service and physical robots will impact hiring and staffing strategies as well as create a need for new skills." " Robotic process automation (RPA) will reshape the workforce . As enterprises become more acclimated with automation, RPA will take over low-value repetitive tasks and rote work. In 2018, RPA-based digital workers (i.e., bots) will replace and/or augment 311,000 office and administrative positions and 260,000 sales and related jobs to deliver enhanced customer experiences. Digital transformation spending will increasingly emphasize automation, and operating models will be re-engineered around it." " Robotic Process Automation (RPA) emerged as an important technology in 2017 and looks primed to take an even bigger part in 2018, according to Bill Galusha , Senior Product Marketing Manager at Irvine, Calif.-based Kofax. Galusha called 2017 a year of acceleration and adoption of RPA in large enterprises. While some want to move the discussion to the next level, bringing in the element of artificial intelligence, there are no shortage of opportunities for enterprises to implement RPA now, which will lead to continued growth and adoption of it in 2018. "In 2018, automation will go from being a political hot topic to having a genuine and measurable impact on our day-to-day lives. " According to recent data produced by CEB Talent Neuron and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics the demand for RPA talent has increased 62% since January 2017. Here is look at the demand for RPA from our clients here at Apex Systems: 16% of our client's requirements prefer experience with Blue Prism. 22% of our client's requirements prefer experience with Automation Anywhere. 16% of our clients requirements prefer with UiPath 5% of our clients requirements prefer any of the Big 3 38% of our clients are open to experience with any RPA tool including: Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Workfusion, OpenSpan, Winshuttle or Redwood. From Q4 2016 compared to Q4 2017 we have seen a 733% increase in REQs requested by our clients. Ready for your next career opportunity? Check out our current openings here. Looking for a staffing partner to help you find top IT talent? Contact your local Apex branch here.


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The Plumsteadville Inn
Welcome to The Plumsteadville Inn, warm and welcoming since 1751.
Lovingly restored, the "Plum" has kept the charm and atmosphere of the old and married it with a new family-inspired menu and amenities to make every moment a celebration. Enjoy a romantic night by the fireplace, a relaxed family night out, the company of friends for a casual bite in the lounge or make new friends watching the game. Whatever your pleasure, you will always be welcome at the Inn.
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Super Bowl Sunday
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SAN ANGELO, Texas – Wake the Desert's 20th anniversary kicked off at Middle Concho Park at Lake Nasworthy. This is the world's longest running wakeboarding and wakesurf competition.
All three days, the event starts at 8:00 in the morning. On Friday and Saturday, it ends at 6:00 in the evening, however, on Sunday it will end at 3:30 in the afternoon.
"So today we started off the event with the amateur surf divisions, tomorrow we'll have our amateur wakeboard divisions with the preliminary rounds of the pro wakesurf and outlaw wakeboard. Sunday, we've got the finals and it's the big event where you're going to see all kinds of action – from the pro wakesurfers and the outlaw wakeboarders. You can expect to see all kinds of spins like 720's, 900's and double flips. What these guys are doing is incredible," elaborated Corrie Wilson, who is the Executive Director of the World Wake Association (WWA).
This year, around 3,000 spectators are estimated to come throughout the weekend and over 100 riders, some from all parts of the world, are expected to enter the tournament.
"A lot of these kids get super excited when they ride for the first time in front of this huge crowd, with the radio going and the announcer announcing the tricks and what not. That to me, is the most rewarding part of the whole tournament," stated Steven Harper, who is the General Manager of Family Powersports San Angelo.
All skill levels and ages are welcome to compete in different divisions, for a chance to win trophies and rewards, but the grand prize winner takes home $60,000 dollars.
"Great people, you'll see all the kids out here. It's a family sport, from the kids to the elderly. I guess I can be considered an elderly since that I'm 63 years old," mentioned Scott Leason, who is a Blind Wakeboard Competitor. He was the first competitor in history to participate in WWA's Western Regional Championships.
This event is free to the public, but it costs $75 dollars for participants. It also includes music, food and vendors selling athletic gear. Most importantly, you can't put a price on feeling right at home.
"I just tell everybody that physical fitness is the best medicine out there and being involved with sports, you meet a lot of great people. It's the one place I can forget about being blind," expressed Leason.


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Kickstarter revealed the Amorphous Blob responsible for eating its old logo eight days ago. Eight! And hardly anybody has noticed.
The Globby Thing, dark greenish-blue and oozy, was created by New York design studio Order and type designer Jesse Ragan, and it has perched atop the crowdfunding site for more than a week, seemingly overlooked by Kickstarter's millions of users and noticed only by design and branding blogs. It's squishy and podgy and surely designed to enhance the overall Kickstarter fundraising experience.
Where a curvy neon "K" once proudly stood, in stubborn defiance of most minimalist corporate tech logos, there now slumps a fully satiated goop monster, apparently frightening no one. The semiliquid blob seems very much pleased with itself, but it faces one digestive challenge: inside, the mass is supported by the skeleton letterforms of Kickstarter's old logo design.
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The RESIDENT EVIL movie series is sort of a zombie in its own right – a dead thing leftover from another time, somehow still walking the earth. When the first one came out in 2002, movies based on video games were still a novel concept that had only really been done successfully by this same director, Paul Anderson, with MORTAL KOMBAT (1995). According to a chart I found, the video game industry itself made $48.29 billion in 2002. That's a bunch of money, but it also says that as of three years ago they were making $76 billion. And I'm sure it's still going up.
I don't know of any charts for this, but I bet the revenue from zombie related entertainment has increased tenfold during that period. This may be hard for the youths to imagine, but zombie movies were a genre that had been fallow for nearly two decades, and only horror people obsessed with DAWN OF THE DEAD ever thought about them. This complicated the reception of RESIDENT EVIL for people like me. On one hand, it was exciting to see any take on this type of monster. On the other hand, we were still holding out for a comeback for George A. Romero, who had not yet done LAND OF THE DEAD (or DIARY OF THE DEAD or SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD). We knew because of internetting that he'd shot a series of Japanese commercials for the Resident Evil video game, and had been hired to write and direct the movie until the company didn't like his script and replaced him.
So it was interesting to watch RESIDENT EVIL again in 2016, remembering that I hated it when it came out, but not much remembering why (here's the dumb review I wrote almost 15 years ago). At the very least there's a good opening sequence that I had no memory of. Employees of the Umbrella Corporation in Raccoon City, Wherever arrive one morning at their underground lab work place known as "The Hive," having no idea that the shit is floating mid-air in a cool MATRIX style slo-mo flight toward the fan, because somebody broke open a vial of the deadly experimental T-virus. (read the rest of this shit…)
VERN has been reviewing movies since 1999 and is the author of the books SEAGALOGY: A STUDY OF THE ASS-KICKING FILMS OF STEVEN SEAGAL, YIPPEE KI-YAY MOVIEGOER!: WRITINGS ON BRUCE WILLIS, BADASS CINEMA AND OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS and NIKETOWN: A NOVEL. His horror-action novel WORM ON A HOOK will arrive later this year.


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SubC Imaging's Chad Collett and Adam Rowe visited Riverside Elementary last week to take a look at the class-grown crops as part of the Little Green Thumbs program. SubC Imaging is one of the sponsors for the two classes that were designated as Little Green Thumbs. Students grow vegetables to learn about the science involved, healthy eating and agriculture. The students did everything from planting, growing and eating of their own crops, and presented visitors with home grown salad, pesto pasta made from some basil, tomatoes, cucumber and other tasty vegetables.
The Little Green Thumbs classes went so well that outdoor gardens maybe in the future for Riverside Elementary. SubC is proud to support the development of our youth and to support this initiative.


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Commercial Minimalism Shakes Up Indian Design
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One of the two stores – H&M, saw a staggering amount of shoppers pillaging the store on the launch date. While this was quite predictable, the amount of interest that the other store generated came as a pleasant surprise. This other store was, of course, Muji.
I remember visiting Muji for the first time during a trip to London in 2012. At that time, I couldn't even imagine that a brand as "bare" as Muji, however intelligent, would ever find its way to India. Launched in 1980 in Japan as Mujirushi Ryohin which means "no-brand quality goods", Muji now has a cult following around the world for its ultra functional designs, and its branding strategy of, well, non-branding.
Muji refers to its products as empty vessels and it is in essence the complete opposite of the over-embellished products that dominate the Indian marketplace. Things, however, are obviously changing, and Muji's presence in India is a testimony to that.
culturally rooted modernism is a common theme
Aside from global exposure, contemporary media consumption habits are also a factor in driving this change. As Ashwini Deshpande, co-founder of Indian design and branding studio Elephant says, "There is so much being consumed in the form of words, pictures and sound, that there is a fatigue towards excess. We have also seen a significant change in path to purchase as Indians are equally comfortable in buying from corner shops or modern retail or online. This, combined with the increased awareness of what's really good for them, consumers prefer brands that cut to the chase and come across as honest and approachable."
While the entry of Muji is a clear indicator of Indian consumers' move towards simpler, functional products, the change has been driven by quite a few indigenous avant-garde designers who have been focusing on and propagating functional design for a few years now.
'Culturally rooted modernism' is a common theme for a lot of functional designs/designers coming out of India. A lot of traditional Indian motifs, designs and materials are being employed in a minimalist fashion. Ira, for example, uses traditional Indian materials like brass and copper in many of its contemporary products. "It is a relevance to the times we live in, infused with an essence of craftsmanship, culture and artistic heritage. Designers like us are now using Indian artistic repertoire with more restraint. And they are reinventing the identity of Indian design in the process," says Prithvi.
What's interesting to note is that while minimalism seems almost like the invention of the hyper-modern world like ours, functionality in products per se is not at all new to India. A visit to any cultural museum that exhibits traditional Indian everyday objects will instantly make you marvel at the functional nature of quintessential Indian designs and products. Even most of our folk art and craft were originally created to serve a variety of purposes.
These practices might have slowly disappeared or at least became much less prominent as modern lifestyles prioritised excess over function.
However, as if coming full circle, a key segment of India is now moving back to a simpler and more functional way of living even it is perhaps for different reasons. As Muji says on its website, "MUJI's goal is to give customers a rational satisfaction, expressed not with, 'This is what I really want' but with 'This will do.'" This, in principle, is what seems to be fueling the desire of many in India to strip life down to the beautiful, minimal, and functional.
And even if minimalism, or functional design, might seem like a passing trend to some, Deshpande suggests a bright future: "There will indeed be a time when all brands will adopt the same ideas of minimalism, leading to low differentiation. At that point, the sharper distinction will be based on better craft, purposive detailing and higher delight through hyper-personalisation."
For now, Muji is gearing up for another store launch this month in another Indian city.
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The phenomenon of so-called 'phantom landings,' where small boats of migrants arrive undetected on Italian shores, has seen an increase with the recent calmer seas. Between Sunday and Monday, a total of 141 migrants arrived in Sardinia, Lampedusa, and Calabria on small boats, rubber dinghies, and sailboats.
Migrants are continuing to arrive in Italy, despite Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's zero-tolerance policy with closed ports. The arrivals now though are in small numbers on boats or rubber dinghies and in some cases even sailboats. Since these landings often go undetected by law enforcement, their numbers are sometimes not calculated in the official arrival figures. On Monday there were three landings that were detected, however, in Sardinia, Calabria, and Lampedusa. And on Sunday in Puglia, 73 migrants arrived. A total of 141 migrants arrived over two days.


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If you've been to a farmers' market in Toronto sometime in the last couple of weeks, then you've probably spotted bags or bunches of tangles green curlicues for sale.
Those, my friends, are garlic scapes. And I you've never tried garlic scapes before, you're totally missing out.
Scapes are the flowering stem of the hardneck garlic, which is harvested while still tender and before it has a chance to bloom (in Asian cuisine, they're also called "garlic flowers", as I learned from fellow blogger Denise when she posted a recipe for a delicious-looking garlic flower soup over at Quickies on the Dinner Table). The sharp flavour is intensely garlicky with a hint of chive, though it does lose much of its bite once cooked.
There are many things you can do with scapes, but my personal preference is to turn them into garlic scape pesto. It's a sharper, greener take on traditional basil pesto that can be used to add a fresh garlicky zing to just about anything – I spoon it into soups, spread it on sandwiches, toss with cooked pasta, beat it into scrambled eggs, and (best of all) slather it onto pizza dough before adding on my favourite toppings. It freezes beautifully, too, so it's easy to make an extra-large batch to tide you over until next spring.
Here, I've paired off the sharp bite of the scape pesto with earthy morel mushrooms, thin slices of Yukon Gold potato, and crisp shreds of prosciutto. It's an intensely flavourful and satisfying pizza that makes the most of two of my favourite in-season ingredients. I bake it on the bottom rack of a very hot oven to mimic the effect of a brick oven, which gives the crust a pleasant crispness – it's still nowhere near what you'd get with professional equipment, but since my backyard isn't big enough to build a proper wood-burning pizza oven, this is still a decent compromise.
If you can't find morels (and Lord knows, I certainly can't find them a good chunk of the time), you can use just about any kind of wild mushroom you like, or even plain ol' cremini. Just avoid using white button mushrooms, as they're not earthy enough to stand up to everything else that's on in this pizza.
Early Summer Pizza
1 lb pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)
1 medium Yukon Gold potato, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups fresh morel mushrooms
1 tbsp butter
1/4 cup Garlic Scape Pesto (recipe below)
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
3 slices prosciutto, cut crosswise into strips
Olive oil and fresh cracked pepper
Preheat oven to 500F. Lightly grease a 12″ pizza pan. On lightly floured surface, gently stretch out the dough into a 12″ circle, then slide into the prepared pan.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Parboil potatoes for 5 minutes. Drain, and set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, add butter to a small saute pan set over medium-high heat, melt butter. When the butter begins to foam, add morels and saute for 2-3 minutes. Reserve a handful of the nicest ones, and roughly chop the remainder. Set aside.
Now, it's time to assemble your pizza. Spread a thin layer of the pesto onto the prepared crust, then top with the chopped morels. Sprinkle with an even layer of the shredded mozzarella, then arrange the potato slices in an overlapping pattern over the entire surface. Finally, scatter the reserved whole morels and the chopped prosciutto overtop.
Bake the pizza for 12-15 minutes on the bottom rack of preheated oven, or until crust is browned and toppings are bubbly.
8-9 garlic scapes, roughly chopped (~1 cup)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 to 1/2 cup olive oil
Combine the garlic scapes and parmesan in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the scapes are finely chopped.
Pour in 1/4 cup of the olive oil, and continue processing until the mixture is smooth, adding more oil 2 tbsp at a time if needed to get the proper consistency. Refrigerate until ready to use.
You can also make handy-dandy pesto cubes by spooning the pesto into a clean ice cube tray. Place the tray in the freezer for 2-3 hours or until the cubes are frozen solid, then pop them out of the tray and into a zip-top bag. Return to freezer, to be used as needed anytime over the next 6-12 months.


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By LEE KOSTROSKI
Last week was definitely one to forget when it came to my recommendations for the Canadian Open. My three players last week - Steven Ames (+1600), Dean Wilson (+2800) and Bubba Watson (+4000) - all left Glen Abbey Golf Course in the red for the week.
No, not red numbers when it comes to scoring. We're talking money won. In other words, all three took a net loss on the weekend making a combined zippo dollars. That's right, none of them even made the cut.
The best thing to do after a showing like that is quickly put it behind you and move ahead to better days. Those days start this week at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
I do have one guaranteed "lock" this week. I guarantee none of my recommendations will miss the cut. I'm that confident.
I have no doubt whatsoever.
Of course, nobody gets cut this week as all 81 golfers play a full four days no matter how poorly they fair in the first two. Therefore, I will absolutely go from a week where none of my recommendations made the cut to a guarantee that all of them will. That's a pretty solid built in bounce back. Now onto the tourney.
Firestone is one of the toughest courses on the PGA Tour and some high scores can be expected this week. Last year this 7,400 yard track was the fourth most difficult on tour trialing only three of the four major championship courses.
In 2007, everyone in the field but one finished at, or above, par. That one will not be around this weekend. Tiger Woods ran away with last year's championship carding an 8-under par 272. It was the third consecutive year Woods won at Firestone and his sixth career win here. Thus, one thing we know for sure is, for the first time since 2004, someone other than Tiger Woods will win this tournament. So who will that someone be? Let's take a look at some possibilities.
I always like looking at players who play well at certain venues. If they have consistently played well at a particular course, they already have a leg up on the mental game. Since I can't side with Tiger, we'll look at the next best option which just might be Jim Furyk at +1800.
Furyk has played extremely well at Firestone Country Club with five top 10 finishes. He finished second here in 2001 and third in 2006. He is playing well right now finishing in the top five in two of his last three events. My one fear here with Furyk is the potential fatigue factor. He played at the British two weeks ago finishing fifth and then opted to play at the Canadian Open last week finishing 14th. If his stamina holds up, he should be in contention at Firestone this week.
Stewart Cink (+1800) seems to be a popular choice among golf analysts and I have to agree. First of all, he is another player that has had very good success at Firestone. He has had eight starts on this course and finished in the top 10 three times. He won this tourney in 2004 and finished second in 2006.
Second, he is playing the best golf of his career in 2008. He has made the weekend in 14 of the 16 tournaments he has played. He has finished in the top 10 a whopping 50 percent of the time he's made the cut this year (seven top 10s). He is 36th on the tour in driving distance which will help him on this longer course. He's 9th in greens in regulation, 27th in putting, 6th in birdie average and 6th in scoring average. He'll also be stewing after missing just his second cut of the year at the British two weeks ago.
Cink will make a serious run this weekend.
For my last recommendation I'll side with Aussie Robert Allenby (+3300). As well as Stewart Cink is playing this season, Allenby has equaled him with seven top 10 finishes. He's made 18 of 19 cuts this year and finished in the top 25 13 times. He's finished in the top 10 in four of his last five events including a seventh place finish at the British Open. He's also finished in the top nine three times here at Firestone in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Allenby is quietly having a fantastic year and this could be where he breaks through and grabs his first win in 2008.
Unlike the Canadian Open last week when just six of the top 25 golfers in the Fed Ex Cup participated, we've got a loaded field this week. In fact, only four of the top 25 in the Fed Ex standings won't be here this week. Because of that, it's going to take a fantastic effort to come out on top this weekend at Firestone Country Club.
A fabulous course plus a loaded field equals some serious excitement this weekend. Why wouldn't you tune in?
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