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Fourth Le Mans pole position for Audi
Fourth Le Mans pole position for Audi
For a fourth time after 2000, 2001 and 2002, an Audi R8 starts the famous Le Mans 24 Hours from the front of the grid. Thursday evening, former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert captured pole position of the French Endurance classic for the newly formed Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx. The Briton beat last year's pole time set by Tom Kristensen (Bentley) by 0.005s. Herbert's team mate Allan McNish, who had been fastest in Wednesday's first qualifying session, also improved his time making it a silver front row. Five-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen qualified fourth for Audi Sport Japan Team Goh. American Team ADT Champion Racing fully concentrated on race setup, starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday from the third row.
Quotes after qualifying
Jamie Davies (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx / Audi R8 #88): "I started from GTS pole here last year and won my class in the race – in car #88 so the omens are quite good. We came here with a job to do and so far we've accomplished that but the hard work is still to be done."
Johnny Herbert (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx / Audi R8 #88): "I'm obviously highly delighted at achieving my first-ever Le Mans pole-position – that had been missing from my CV. My lap before the break had been messy so I knew that barring a massive amount of traffic, I could go quicker on the re-start which I managed. I'm highly delighted with the way the qualifying has gone – I won from pole in Monza!"
Guy Smith (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx / Audi R8 #88): "I've concentrated on our car's race set-up and we're happy with what has been achieved. We've gathered important data in very hot and cooler conditions. Obviously last year's Le Mans victory here was something very special and I'd love to repeat it."
Frank Biela (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx / Audi R8 #8): "We can look forward to an exciting race. It will be a tight battle among the four Audi R8 sports cars. I am happy with second place on the grid. But it is even more important we found a good race setup. Qualifying is not so important at a long race like Le Mans."
Pierre Kaffer (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx / Audi R8 #8): "I'd wished I'd been able to drive more during practice. Depsite I feel really comfortable in the Audi R8 and I am really looking forward to my debut at this endurance classic. For me a dream comes true with this."
Allan McNish (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx / Audi R8 #8): "In some respects, it was a shame that we had to change the engine before the last part of qualifying because I was looking forward to another crack at the pole, but the priority is obviously the 24-hour race itself so you have to balance your focus."
Seiji Ara (Audi Sport Japan Team Goh / Audi R8 #5): "I am very happy with our position on the second row of the grid. The team has improved the car in many small details step by step during practice. Now it really feels fantastic and we are well prepared for the race."
Rinaldo Capello (Audi Sport Japan Team Goh / Audi R8 #5): "On race tyres we have been consistently fast. I'd loved to do a good qualifying time and I am convinced I'd been able to go faster. But I never had a clear lap. Especially at Le Mans it is easy you get stuck in traffic and lose precious time."
Tom Kristensen (Audi Sport Japan Team Goh / Audi R8 #5): "Congratulations to Johnny Herbert. In my last attempt to get pole position I got stuck three times. I had been optimistic because the pole was possible. That's proved by the sector times. But it is more important that all three drivers had a good feeling with the race setup we found. The fastest qualifying time does not mean very much any more on Saturday at 4 p.m."
JJ Lehto (Team ADT Champion Racing / Audi R8 #2): "There hasn't really been qualifying days for us. We have been mainly concentrating on race setup trying to make the car as good as possible for the race. This is the biggest thing at Le Mans. We are very happy because all three drivers have been driving the same amount of laps. And now everybody is happy with the car as well. Being sixth on the grid does not make any difference. The fight starts later on."
Emanuele Pirro (Team ADT Champion Racing / Audi R8 #2): "We started with a car that was not perfect. We improved it during the first practice and we were very happy at the end of the day. After the car was rebuilt for the race, however, the car did not seem to be the same anymore. Fortunately we found the reason, so now we have back the R8 we like and I am quite confident about the race."
Marco Werner (Team ADT Champion Racing / Audi R8 #2): "During practice we had to sort out many things and could not really take advantage from the qualifying tyres. Obviously I'd prefer to be more in front. But it is important we are well prepared for the race distance, and this is the case now. The cars which have mixed themselves between the Audi R8 cars, probably won't be able to match the high pace for a very long time."
Kazumichi Goh (Team Director Audi Sport Japan Team Goh): "Fourth position is okay, it's just 10 meters from the pole. Our team did a good job making the car very consistent. We concentrated on the race set up during both qualifying days. Of course we tried also qualifying tyres, but unfortunately Tom was held up during his fast lap. Anyway, Le Mans is a 24-hour race. We will find out Sunday evening where we are. I promise the race fans, it's going to be good race to watch."
Sam Li (Team Director Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx): "All six drivers and our entire team have all worked brilliantly. Our qualifying performance over both days has been flawless – but now the hard work begins. I am looking forward to the race, especially as the reliability of the Audi R8 has always been impressive. And that's what counts at Le Mans."
Dave Maraj (Team Director Team ADT Champion Racing): "Today we had a problem with the car we initially couldn't locate. That's why we decided to forget about qualifying and concentrate on finding the problem. This was the right decision as we finally found that the shock absorbers we built in today were not working properly. We replaced them with the shocks we used yesterday and that worked. Now we have a good car for the race."
Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport): "Team Veloqx has shown a great performance qualifying both cars on the front row and giving Audi another pole position at Le Mans . The two other teams right from the beginning worked a bit more for the race. At the end, all four R8 cars did similar fast times under race conditions. Then, it makes no big difference if you start from fourth or sixth position. Apart from a few punctures, both practice days were very trouble free. The Veloqx team precautionary changed the engine of car #8 following a problem with the fuel injection. Now we are looking forward to an exciting race where nobody will get presents."
The starting grid at Le Mans
1 Davies/Herbert/Smith (Audi R8) 3m 32.838s
2 Biela/Kaffer/McNish (Audi R8) 3m 33.233s
3 Wallace/Brabham/Shimoda (Zytek) 3m 33.923s
4 Ara/Capello/Kristensen (Audi R8) 3m 34.038s
5 Collard/Bourdais/Minassian (Pescarolo-Judd) 3m 34.252s
6 Lehto/Werner/Pirro (Audi R8) 3m 34.927s
7 Katoh/Michigami/Fukuda (Dome-Mugen) 3m 36.285s
8 Lammers/Dyson/Kaneishi (Dome-Judd) 3m 36.353s
9 Short/Barff/Barbosa (Dallara-Judd) 3m 39.260s
10 Coronel/Wilson/Firman (Dome-Judd) 3m 40.261s


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LG G Watch to be the first Android Wear smartwatch, out next quarter
15 Comments
1. Eonnaydra (Posts: 217; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
This project is gonna kill iWatch if Apple won't make a similar thing like iCar.
2. Sauce (unregistered)
Such a gorgeous watch. Made me believe Apple isn't the only one who has potential in aesthetics for a smart watch
6. PBXtech (Posts: 1032; Member since: 21 Oct 2013)
Metal band version is sexy, I'll be checking that one out when it hits the market.
7. Sauce (unregistered)
No doubt about that man. I love it. THIS is what a smart watch should look like..ahem ahem Samsung....
This watch reminds me of one of my favorite watches.
8. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Samsung is really going to have to bank on advertising this time around if their watches have any chance. People might sacrifice aesthetics when it comes to smartphones, but smartwatches are a different story. People are going to want something that looks good on their wrist, not just something that has cutting-edge specs.
9. Sauce (unregistered)
Very well said. +1
13. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Not really. Besides the moto 360, the Gear 2 Neo would be the next best looking watch so far IMO.
I find the gear 2,Neo much better looking that the pebble steel and the Sony. I don't see enough of this LG to comment on that yet.
15. Reality_Check (Posts: 277; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
Well.... IMO, the Pebble Steel blew the competition to 'kingdom come' when it comes to design :) I liked the Gear Fit though. Ultimately, it all comes down to personal preference.
10. KillgoreTroutTime (Posts: 433; Member since: 06 Jan 2014)
Are you thinking that the display will be on 24/7? Would you still consider it great if it was like most other smartwatches and the display wasnt on when not in use? Picture in your head the 360 watch with the display off....Do you still think it looks great? To me, it would pretty much look like the rest of them, just more round. In no way would it look like an actual watch.
3. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Well, I certainly hope they don't put the buttons on the back this time.
5. Sauce (unregistered)
11. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
Pure gold!
12. Topcat488 (Posts: 1402; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
I only see unnecessary comments from Samsung haters.
14. winter_hat (Posts: 110; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
None of these will sell enough to make any money for any of the manufacturers. There's just not enough fans per company that will be interested in a watch. However, Apple's iWatch will sell many millions. They have the most rabid fans. And their design team isn't running this race...they are making sure it's right...the first time.


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Category: Observations
Back in the Day When We All Thought We'd Die
I have a love-hate relationship with KNHC, Seattle's local "dance music" radio station. Well, honestly, it's more love-love (though that fact alone induces in me no small amount of self-loathing). The music these guys play is to street cred what plaque is to tooth enamel, and yet I can't help but tune in from time to time. C89 was, after all, voted "Coolest Radio Station" by my graduating class in high school (narrow edging out K-Plus FM), and is one of the first frequencies I recall listening to on a regular basis, as I alternated between 89.5 on the FM dial and 1600 on the AM (RIP, KJET*). Given that C89 adopted the "dance music" format in 1983, it's fair to say that I've been listening to them for a quarter century now. Ugh. In retrospect I really wish I hadn't done the math on that one.
The nice thing about C89, though, is that they only have 15 songs in the rotation at any given time, so you can keep up-to-date with their playlist just by listening for a few commutes every other month or so. I did so yesterday, and was treated to a new ditty by Madonna & Justin Timberlake:
Warning: Awful.
Apparently–and this will no doubt surprise you as much as it did me–Madonna and Justin only got 4 minutes to save the world, only got 4 minutes, wika wika, 4 minutes. And I hear this song and think, "wow, that's a powerful and socially-relevant message they got there, as they are no doubt referencing the Doomsday Clock and are rallying their young listeners to the cause of greenhouse gas reduction, reminding them that climate change is at pressing and urgent issue that threaten catastrophic destruction if left unchecked."
Honest to god, I thought all that.
To confirm my hypothesis, I checked songmeanings.com when I got home, to see how others interpreted these lyrics pregnant with symbolism. Here is a smattering of the speculation I found:
Does anyone know what this song is about? It makes absolutely no sense.
I think its pretty meaningless, just about dancing in a club ("Grab a boy, Grab a girl").
There is simply no meaning to this song. Justin Timberlake wrote some of it, so that's no surprise.
Simply just about lust or some crap like everyone sings about nowadays.
isn't it "we only got four minutes to SAY THE WORD?" i have no idea why the would say save the world.. that doenst make sense.
How is old is Madonna already? Like 70? And JT is still only in his teens? Hello! With all the female 40-something teachers having sex underage boys, you'd think Madonna and JT would be more responsible!
well if they only had 4 minutes to save the world, i guess we should all be dead right now, cuz this song sucks -_-
Oh. Uhh, okay. Perhaps I overanalyzed.
See, but here's the thing: back when I was your age, every third song on C89 was on the theme of IMMINENT APOCALYPSE, typically of the nuclear variety. If a song entitled "4 Minutes to Save the World" had been released back then, you can bet that the subtext would have been, "LOL there's no way to save the world sike."
And it wasn't just top 40 radio, either. In the 80's, the idea that we were one flock of geese away from Fiery Death From Above permeated pop culture, from television to literature to video games to comic books to movies and movies and movies.
But you have to sit down and watch a television program, read a book, travel to the theater to catch a film. Pop music was everywhere, and served as our perpetual Harbinger of Doom back in the 80's. One minute Bobby McFerrin was urging you to not worry and be happy, the next Sting was musing aloud as to whether the Russians loved their children too. (Confidential to Gordon: Apparently they did–more so than Americans it seems, as they at least did not subject their youth to your terrible song).
And so, a muxtape for you. Relive those halcyon day when we all thought we'd die. Or, if you are a younger reader, experience them for the first time–they were a blast!
* Great Scott, a KJET tribute station?! Oh NetarWeb, is there nothing you can't provide?
We're Here To Pump {Clap, Clap} Some Gas
You can tell my gym is situated in the suburbs because it has no bike racks out front, instead boasting an enormous parking lot in which SUVs and Hummers endlessly circle as the drivers search for a spot close to the entrance to minimize their walk.
My Microwave Has a Setting for Everything
I hit some secret combination of buttons and unlocked Witch Mode.
Superhero Movie Pet Peeves
This post contains massive spoilers for Iron Man, and pretty much every other superhero movie of the last two decades.
Harnessing the power of dumb
As I mentioned in my review, I thought the new Iron Man movie was fantastic … except for the parts that involved Iron Man, which lacked a certain je ne sais quoi (French for "Robert Downey Jr.").
I was particularly unimpressed with the Big Climatic Fight Scene, and a little irritated that the film not only epitomized one of my Superhero Movie Pet Peeves, but flirted with a second as well. To wit:
Pet Peeve #1: The bad guy has exactly the same powers and abilities as the good guy Honestly, this drives me nuts. Who thinks this is a good idea?
Lots of comic book writers apparently. Back in the day when I routinely read comic books (late 80's), it seemed that every hero had his evil twin as his archnemesis. Flash fought Reverse-Flash, who was as fast as The Flash but bad!. (I previously ranted about Reverse-Flash here). Green Lantern fought Sinestro, an ex-Corps member who also possessed a Power Ring. Wolverine fought Sabertooth, Spider-Man fought Venom, Superman fought Bizarro, and so forth.
Of course when the two people fighting are of exactly equal power and ability, it kind of doesn't matter how "super" they are–Captain Marvel scraping with Black Adam is really no different from two five year-olds trading blows over a package of Necco wafers, two grandmasters playing chess for 17 hours before ending the game in a draw, or a couple of pissed off roosters in a cockpit.
Much more interesting, to my mind, are the asymmetrical rivalries. Batman is in peak physical form; The Joker is frail (in the hands of most writers), but utterly unpredictable, even to a master strategist such as Bruce Wayne. Superman v. Luthor is another good one, with the discrepancy between their (physical) power and adherence to morality even wider. Perhaps the greatest asymmetrical skirmish in literature is also one of the most engrossing: J. R. R. Tolken managed to squeeze over a thousand pages out of the Frodo vs. Sauron cagematch.
But in Iron Man, the movie (this is where the spoilers start), Stark winds up battling: another Iron Man. A bigger one, sure, but the whole thing pretty much degenerates into Robot Slugfest '08. People, if I'd wanted to watch Transformers, I woulda downloaded it from Mininova like everyone else.
And it looks as if the upcoming Hulk film is going to follow exactly the same pattern. From what I can glean from the trailer (which appears to be: everything), the climactic battle in that film is Hulk Vs. Reverse-Hul- I mean "Abomination". I know Marvel Studios also has "Captain America" and "Thor" films slated for next year–are we just going to see the same formula played out four times in a row, followed by "Avengers Vs. Vengers" in 2010?
Pet Peeve #2: The whole story is self-contained This is when the hero causes the very problem he is fighting to solve, or is just struggling to save his own miserable skin. In Iron Man, the power source and armor that Tony Stark creates while in captivity fall into the hands of his bad-guy business partner, and his heroics revolve around his attempts to destroy them. Fortunately there's a bigger issue at stake (Stark's desire to turn his company around), because, without it, the audience might think, "well, hell: if Stark had just been killed in the first 10 minutes of the film, there'd be no need for an Iron Man, as his own designs wouldn't have become a threat to world peace."
I understand the point of making the final battle personal for the protagonist, but these circular plots often seem like the hero is more motivated by a desire to undo his mistakes or avenge his dead parents (see 1989's Batman) than do anything, you know, heroic. I get enough frantic ass coverage and settlement of petty grudges at the office, thanks.
defective yeti's Kost Kutting Korner
Tip #22: Limiting your weekly showers to one or two can save you a lot of money on water, soap, shampoo, and dating.
Social Skills
Raising an autistic child is a little different than raising a neurotypical. For instance, the other day The Queen and I had this exchange:
Me: Squiggle is getting really good at talking to strangers.
The Queen: I know, isn't it great?
And today there was this:
Me: How was the library?
The Queen: Okay, but there was little boy about Squiggles age playing with the puzzles. And when Squiggle tried to play with him, and the boy said "No, go away" and Squiggle cried.
Me: My son got his feelings hurt and cried in public? Yes! High five!!
In other words, we work hard to inculcate in Squiggle the same behaviors and emotional responses that the mass media seems determined to eradicate from everyone else.
Heavy Petting
These Fancy Feast commercials are essentially porn movies for lonely librarians. The idea that your cat would condescend to sit in your lap and be cuddled after receiving some cod-flavored glop is about as far-fetched as the Comcast guy having sex with a beautiful woman because he fixed her cable.
God Bless Ye Merry Syngamy …
If life begins at conception as so many evangelicals insist, shouldn't we be celebrating Christmas around April Fool's Day, when the Big Guy first knocked Mary up?
Update: Apparently it's called Annunciation and falls on March 25th. Man, those Christians think of everything! For the whole day celebrants mark the occasion by writing sentences without periods


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A former spy chief was arrested in a probe by state prosecutors into allegations that he had diverted official expenses for his agency into regular payments to the office of jailed ex-president Park Geun-hye for illegal political activities.
Prosecutors said Lee Byung-kee, who served as National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief from July 2014 and March 2015, was put under emergency detention on Tuesday. A formal arrest warrant could be sought later.
Park's office is suspected of using NIS money for improper political and other activities. Opposition legislators argued NIS payments to the presidential office have been a practice.
The former spy chief was dragged into the office of prosecutors Monday on suspicion of channeling about four billion won (3.57 million US dollars) from NIS coffers into Park's office. Two former presidential officials were already arrested on bribery charges as part of an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by the governments of Park and her predecessor, Lee Myung-bak.
Former NIS officials have been arrested on charges of meddling in elections and blacklisting outspoken figures. Conservative groups have voiced concern about political retaliation.
"I began to doubt whether this is reform, emotional or political retaliation," Lee Byung-bak, 75, said after former defense minister Kim Kwan-jin was arrested on Saturday over his ink to political activities by an army cyber command to help the former leader's election campaign.
" I think that indiscriminate and unfair treatment of our military or intelligence organizations makes our security even more dangerous," said the ex-president who took office in early 2008 after succeeding Roh Moo-hyun, a liberal leader who jumped from a mountain cliff behind his rural home in 2009 when prosecutors questioned him for alleged bribery involving his family.


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Well gor blimey guvnor, what a totally gorgeous day! A flawless sky and a big yellow thing shining brightly made me don my running clobber with gusto and enthusiasm. My legs are still not 100% and if I were a premiere league footballer, the manager would be saying something like -
"Like I said, Dans on't bench today. The lad looked ok in trainin' but I'm restin' 'im, cos at the end of the day he won't be able to give 110%, and it IS a game of two 'alves....at the end of the day.....obviously." (were there enough football cliches in that sentence do you think?)
ANyway, I set off and was really looking forward to running by the river. There's something about running by sunlit water isn't there? Early on, the old legs were a bit uncomfortable but I figured that once I'd got a K under my belt and warmed up the muscles I'd be tickety boo. And so it came to pass! After one K I was going steady through St Margarets (which is a very "OK YAH!" area) and jogging past the coffee shops which were full of said types. I have no idea why I decided to run along a busy street full of shops because I get extremely irate at stupid folk who get in my bloody way! I'm wearing extremely brightly coloured clothing as well as revealingly tight lycra leggings and you would think that people would think - "Oh look. Runner at 10 o'clock. Move to the left two paces". BUT THEY NEVER DO! The ba****s!! Anyway, I trundled past Twickenham FIlm Studios where The Beatles (my fave group in the world) filmed their two movies and headed down towards Marble Hill Park. I decided to take a sneaky road down to the river instead and once I'd negotiated more idiots who got in my way I had reached the sunny sparkly Thames, full of bobbing boats and moor hens that went "squawk squawk!" This is my favourite part of my run - the jog along the river back to Richmond.
There were so many runners out today and through my dark glasses I studied their running form, for the brief moment I had as they passed me in the opposite direction. I always think I must look ridiculous because I don't pick my feet up very high and sometimes my feet glide along the ground as if they never left the ground in the first place! Whenever I see someone looking cool and groovy I completely change my running form for the few paces required so I look "gazelle like"! Hahaha! Dunno why. I just don't want them to think - "Jeez! Look at that twit!"
Anyway, my breathing these days is amazingly good so I must be pretty fit. I never ever get out of breath, but my legs were feeling it a bit today. I pushed on and crossed the road at Richmond Bridge and kerplonked my way along the river, homeward bound. "Not far to go now Dan" I told myself. "Keep it together baby. You're doin' good kid!". I was too - I wasn't going fast, but I was moving. I began to think about Mrs Dan's latest wheeze about us not having any booze for 7 days and felt glad I hadn't drunk a vat of wine last night. I made the mistake yesterday of having a pizza with a work colleague in Soho and it was soooooo dripping in fatty gloopy cheese I couldn't eat most of it and felt sick as a dog afterwards. I believe my body has gone through a transition since running regularly, eating extremely healthily and losing 16lbs and it can't cope with junk food. At least I know that now, so will avoid all fast foods for the rest of my life. I'm gonna become a bloody nightmare food bore and say things like - "Oh, yah, I'll have the mung bean salad with alfalfa sprouts with a side of yellow fin tuna." (obviously I'd order a bottle of wine with that!...OBVIOUSLY!)
Got home and immediately ice packed my right shin. It felt good and seemed to calm the buzzing down. Then into the jacuzzi for a nice warm luxurious soak! Lovely.
The picture is this mornings Super Dan costume attire. So if you see me coming towards you - GET OUT OF MY BLOODY WAY! Hahahahaha!!
Happy running folks. I love you all.


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Mr Pistorius, 26, spoke just once during the fifteen-minute hearing, replying softly "yes Your Honour" to confirm that he understood the magistrate's instructions not to violate his bail conditions before he next appears in court in August.
He faces trial for the premeditated murder of Miss Steenkamp, 29, who he shot through a locked toilet door at his home in Pretoria on St Valentine's Day. He claims he thought she was a burglar; the prosecution claim he killed her after a row.
The athlete appeared calm and composed in contrast to his earlier, emotional state during his week-long bail hearing in February. Contrary to reports that he had grown a beard, he appeared clean-shaven and wearing a similar navy suit as he wore at the previous hearing.
He was supported by a large contingent of family and friends, and accompanied in to court by his uncle Arnold, with whom he has been staying since he was released from a week in police custody following the shooting. As he entered the dock, he smiled briefly at his family and his coach Ampie Louw.
Mr Louw told The Daily Telegraph afterwards that he was "happy" with the athlete's mental and physical condition.
"He is training regularly and has put back on the weight he lost," he said.
The court heard from prosecutor Andrea Johnson that both the defence had agreed to their request for the case to be postponed for further investigation.
Barry Roux, Mr Pistorius' lawyer, said he had undertaken to raise any "pretrial issues" at the August 19 hearing, when lead prosecutor Gerrie Nel returns to the court.
Last week, graphic photographs of the blood-spattered toilet where Miss Steenkamp, a law graduate and model, was shot were leaked to British broadcaster Sky News and reprinted by media publications around the world.
Magistrate Daniel Thulare warned the media against "at most scandalising, at least contemptuous actions" that could compromise the case.
He appealed for anyone with new information about the case to approach police, and warned against "trial by media".
Mr Roux said he and his colleagues "share the sentiments of this court", adding: "ultimately it's at the court's discretion. We don't want to be seen as obstructive."
Speaking after the hearing, Barry Webber, assisting Mr Roux, said Mr Pistorius' defence team had not seen any photographs of the crime scene before those published in the media. He said the athlete's legal team felt the coverage of the case had been "absolutely over the top and grossly disproportionate" regardless of the celebrity of its defendant.
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority indicated after the case that it could take action over the publication of the photographs.
Speaking outside the court, Medupe Simasiku, a spokesman for the NPA, said they were confident that they would complete their investigations by August and hoped to be able to list the trial before the end of the year.
"Investigations are at a very sensitive stage right now so I can't say any more," he added.
As Mr Pistorius left court, he kept his head bowed against the flurry of camera flashes. His family declined to comment.
Mr Pistorius' next court date, August 19, is the same as what would have been Miss Steenkamp's 30th birthday.


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Though the flat-dead depression of the first trimester is over and I have more energy, I haven't been writing because I feel like I am being crushed under the weight of a never-ending to-do list. I can't quite pinpoint what is making me so slow. Is it just a) pregnancy exhaustion and brain-mush, b) this strange post-holiday time of year that is filled with gloom and sluggishness, c) the political horror show that daily stink-bombs the entire world with fart clouds of negativity, d) the urgent feeling that I have to perfect myself and my surroundings before the babies arrive, or e) all of the above?
I've had some items on the to-do list for months now. I'm wondering at this point if I should just rename the list "To Don't."
Write episode of series (DUE TUESDAY)
Call Toyota and schedule recall appoinment
Call and schedule baby classes
Plan honeymoon thingie
Get dress altered
Do laundry
Back up computer
Apply for grant (crossed out because the deadline passed, not because I did it)
Switch blog over to fancy self-hosted interface (been working on this for weeks)
Call friend who you said you'd call back two weeks ago
Fix up baby registry (been researching the products I'll need in all "spare" time)
Write vows (just found out my romantic fiancé wants to go above and beyond)
Meditate (every day, but still must put it on to-do list)
Go to yoga
Do taxes (these are half done, but I'm waiting for an outstanding w2)
Organize closets and storage to make room (been on list for two months)
Write proposal for yoga/writing class
Join parents of multiples group
*Make money
What I actually do most days:
- Work if I can get it
I've been broke as hell, and my gigs were mostly unavailable all through February, so the "make money" one is a constant that takes precedence over everything else. Thus, today I worked the farmers market and last week I babysat and ran errands all over the place, and this week I'm doing a catering gig and more babysitting. Kai is working so often, I can't stand the thought of his extra money just going toward my half of the rent. So every day, if I can get it, I spend most the day doing some job to make a few sheckles when I'd rather be tackling the rest of this list.
- Meditate
I have to, for 20-25 minutes. Or I will turn into a crunched-up, negative energy monster. I prefer to do it when I first wake up, but a lot of times it doesn't happen until evening.
- Get some exercise
Whether it's yoga, a long walk, prenatal pilates, or barre, I try to get some blood flowing every day so my body doesn't buckle under the weight of my belly.
- Clean house until it is livable
Which means, I do the dishes a lot, sweep the floor, make the bed, and put away clothes and things that are lying around just so I can stand the place.
- Select ONE thing from the rest of the list to accomplish
So yeah, I only get one thing done per day. And sometimes that thing is just making a phone call to schedule a car service, or adding a few items to my baby registry. What I really need to do is write that episode of the series so the rest of the writer's room doesn't kill me. But due to the exhaustion that takes precedence, that will not happen until the day before, I guarantee, and I will continue to feel bad about myself until then.
I have friends who call, concerned, because they haven't seen or heard from me in months. But I am just trying to hold it together and keep relatively stable and sane. Since Kai is gone so often lately, I try to spend every minute with him that I can. And our time together lately consists of crashing out on the couch with popcorn and Netflix, just recovering. Being social is barely on my radar. It's not going to help me feel calmer or more prepared.
I know my friends would love to hear that I'll be back to my old self again, but I know I never will. Once my body is my own again, my life will belong for a time to two others. And that feels okay to me right now. I just hope I can see past this to-do list enough to enjoy the quiet and watch with interest as my body becomes unrecognizable.


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Winery & Cidery
Paper Moon sits on 50 acres of cleared and wooded land just west of the Vermilion River in the historic harbour town of Vermilion, OH. Located less than two miles from Lake Erie, Paper Moon benefits from the moderating climate the lake provides. This property lies in a region known for its flourishing vineyards and the remnants of an old concord vineyard can still be found near the entrance.
In May of 2008, four thousand vines were planted over five acres of the property. These vines produced Paper Moon's first estate-grown wines in 2012. The varietals currently grown include Chambourcin, Marquette, Noiret, Traminette, and Vidal Blanc. From these grapes, we produce Sailors Red and Vidal Blanc Ice.
Beginning in 2015, Paper Moon became not only a winery, but a cidery as well. We began producing our original hard cider from locally sourced, fresh-pressed apples.
The driveway winds through the woods, passes the warehouse loading dock and ends at a parking lot for 50+ cars. Two handicapped parking spaces are near the entrance.
Guests enter the tasting room through a covered outdoor patio area with seating for 60 people. The patio overlooks a grassy courtyard with a fire ring and plenty of room for lawn games. Beyond the courtyard is a view of the vineyard and pond.
The tasting room features a stone and stucco décor with a copper tasting bar and a large fireplace. Tables made from oak barrels provide seating for about 45. Food service includes paninis, flat bread pizzas, ciabatta bread with oil, cheese plates, hummus, & more.
Behind a massive oak door, the winery has a destemmer/crusher and a press for processing fresh grapes. The production room also includes stainless steel, temperature-controlled tanks that allow the winemaker to control the fermentation process. The lab is outfitted to monitor the winemaking process from grapes to wine.


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Last weekend Rod and Bev Wilson gave a talk at the SAAC (St Andrew's Autism Centre, Singapore) and shared their experience on having needs as a caregiver. The couples' adopted daughter, Jessica, is now 29 and working at an autism friendly company in Vancouver. Diagnosed with hydrocephaly, high functioning autism, frontal lobe damage and precocious puberty, which began at the age of two, Jessica did not have not have an easy time growing up and neither did her parents. Looking after a child with extremely violent behaviour came with a heavy emotional and physical price; which Rod and Bev addressed in their talk. Here are some highlights from their talk on The Special Needs of Caregivers of Those with Special Needs:
Our special need to embrace the mystery of the situation-
- We as society have a need to turn mysteries into puzzles that can be solved because maintaining the illusion that we can explain everything gives us the upper hand. However, pain requires us to reject both religious and scientific answers and instead embrace the mystery our culture so fervently resists. (Palmer, P :Let Your Life Speak). There is much pain in bringing up children with disabilities but our own sanity calls for us to occasionally give in and embrace the mystery surrounding the issues.
Our special need to embrace the true meaning of disability or special needs-
- Just because someone is talented by the standards set by society doesn't mean that the person who isn't does not have dynamic potential for intellectual functioning. (Kaufman, S.B. Ungifted: Intelligence redefined)
Our special need to understand cure and solution-
- As a professor first and caregiver second, it took some time to understand that there was no need to constantly try and fix Jessica. Respecting her for who she is, was difficult to stomach, but would inevitably lead to less stress on both the parents and child.
Our special need to understand the true nature of stress and deal with our own vulnerability-
- As humans we have limited resource for adapting to stress and after repeated demands, adaption energy is depleted leading to the acceleration of ageing and illness. Rod and Bev ran out of energy soon enough and it nearly led to a divorce, thankfully couple therapy brought them back on the right track. One must remember not to undervalue themselves and overvalue doing things for others as this could lead to depression or worse.
Our special need to cope with the insensitivity of others-
- Not everyone will be able to put themselves in your shoes and while we can be civil towards them, there is nothing valuable in keeping them in your circle.
Our special need to keep going-
- Building a tolerance for ambiguous and uncertain situations enable you respond while to stress caused by unforeseen circumstances. Having spiritual values also assists in pointing you in the right direction whatever medium it may be.
Rod Wilson is a professor of counselling and psychology at Regent College, Vancouver and authored Counselling and Community and How Do I Help A Hurting Friend and co-authored Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People.


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Drive! Drive! Drive! is a racing game unlike any other, where players must drive their cars to victory across multiple tracks at the same time.
Let us try to explain how this brain-melting idea works: You are able to switch between the different tracks of a race any time you like. When you switch away from a track, a computer racer takes over driving on that track for you.
Unfortunately, the AI racers aren't what you'd call competent. They are what you'd call incompetent. In other words, to place well in every track you're racing on, you're going to have to hop track-to-track on a regular basis to account for the subversively cretinous computer cars.
- Online multiplayer! Compete against friends and/or total strangers!
- Create your own racing calamities with the track creator. Then punish the rest of the world by sharing them online!
- Four different styles of gameplay, including: purist mode, arcade mode, collection mode, and time trial!
- A campaign mode featuring 50 tracks.
- A bonus campaign mode featuring 50 additional (and harder!) tracks.
- An amazing soundtrack by the world's state-of-the art synth/prog/post-rock band ZOMBI.
- Those trippy retro/future visuals all the kids are hallucinating over, set across different galaxies and multiple gravities.
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On November 4, 2008, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Termination Point on DVD. The film follows a rogue scientist who has disappeared with classified time-travel technology, and must be found before repercussions from potential time shifts threaten to destroy the Earth. It will contain a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the DVD will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $24.94.
Box art will be available soon. Stay tuned to IGN DVD for more information about this and other upcoming releases!


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Top 50 interview mistakes
1- Dressing inappropriately.
2- Not taking a phone interview as seriously as an in-person interview.
3- Leaving your cell phone on.
4- Chewing gum.
5- Bringing a cup of coffee or other drink with you.
6- Bringing another person with you to the interview.
7- Wearing sunglasses.
8- Showing up early.
9- Showing up late.
10- Showing up hung-over and or really tired.
11- Going to the interview if you are really sick.
12- Not knowing the interviewer's name.
13- Not introducing yourself.
14- Leaving a Bluetooth earpiece on.
15- Texting during the interviewer.
16- Interrupting the interviewer to take a call.
17- Have background noise (kids, pets, etc.) during a phone interview.
18- Wearing too much perfume or cologne.
19- Wearing a hat or cap to the interview.
20- Not bringing extra copies of your resume.
21- Not bringing a list of references.
22- Depending on the job, not bringing a portfolio of your work.
23- Playing with your hair.
24- Saying "ummm" or "you know" or "like" too often.
25- Mumbling and using poor grammar.
26- Talking too much.
27- Cutting off the interviewer's question.
28- Not talking enough.
29- Not smiling enough.
30- Telling jokes and laughing too much.
31- Not making eye contact with the interviewer.
32- Criticizing your last company or boss.
33- Not remembering your work history.
34- Checking your notes for an answer to a question.
35- Not following directions if you're given a test.
36- Not being prepared to answer questions.
37- Not paying attention to the questions you're asked.
38- Not taking the time to research the company prior to the interview.
39- Forgetting the name of the company you are interviewing with.
40- Forgetting the names of the companies you've worked for in the past.
41- Not remembering the job you applied for.
42- Telling the interviewer that you really need the job.
43- Telling the interviewer that you need the money.
44- Not knowing enough about the company you are interviewing with.
45- Asking about time off in your first interview.
46- Asking about salary and benefits right away.
47- When asked "Why do you want to work for our company?" providing answers that are focused on you instead of on how you will benefit the company.
48- Not have relevant questions to ask when asked, "What questions do you have?"
49- Neglecting to thank the interviewer for the opportunity to meet with him or her.
50- Not sending a thank you note after the interviewer.


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Watch Drake & Jimmy Fallon play a game of "Faceketball" on The Tonight Show.
In promotion of his newly released Views album, Drake made his way by The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Thursday night and served as special guest on the show, not taking the stage to perform however.
In honor of his hometown Toronto Raptors and their current NBA playoff run, Drake & Jimmy squared off in a fun game of basketball faceketball, which found the two putting mini bball hoops on their foreheads and shooting at one another. Or in Drake's case, dunking on Jimmy's face. Check out the entertaining clip above.
Look for Drake to make an appearance on this upcoming weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live, which you definitely won't want to miss out on. Set your DVR's now.


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If you haven't given up on your New Year's resolution then here is another thing to tempt you with - Girl Scout cookies.
America's favorite girls are back in action in your local areas selling there delicious brands of cookies. Cookie box prices this year are $5 (pending on your area, but this is the norm) and 100% of the revenue from the cookie sales go directly back to the local troop for their incredible Girl Scout experiences!
There are 3 brand new additions to the cookie lineup including: Trios (made with peanuts & oatmeal), S'mores (coated in chocolate and marshmallow goodness) and Toffee-Tastic (made with real toffee & caramel). The other cookies are: Thin Mints (the all-time bestseller), Caramel deLites, Thanks-A-Lot, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs, Savannah Smiles, Lemonades and Trefoils.
Get them while you can!


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We use DialAFlight every year and the service is excellent. We deal with Marshall, he is so helpful, friendly and professional. I will always use DialAFlight and have recommended you to many friends. Thank you for helping us to make memories that last a lifetime.
Many thanks for assistance in booking flight at short notice for myself and husband to attend funeral. Joel was extremely understanding and very helpful
Keep up the excellent service.
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Cape Town – With Hlaudi Motsoeneng dismissed and former CFO and acting CEO James Aguma facing disciplinary steps, the Democratic Alliance has now set its sights on the SABC's acting CFO, after replies to parliamentary questions revealed dubious contracts.These contracts are among those that were awarded in December 2016, while the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the SABC board sat, and the SABC were without a functioning board.
A contract worth R5.1m (R4.5m excluding VAT), for the redesign of the SABC's websites, was awarded to Infonomix.
Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo provided the following information on the contract as obtained from the SABC. It was an unsolicited proposal received from the service provider, who was appointed through a deviation from the SABC's supply chain management policy.
There was no shortlisting and the appointment was endorsed by the three executive directors of the SABC – James Aguma as acting CEO, Bessie Tugwane as acting COO and Audrey Raphela as acting CFO.
'Revenue leakages'
The second contract was worth R7.3m and was awarded to Imagine Communications for an advertising management system, with an additional R4.7m to be paid over three years for "license fee and maintenance".
"Not fully compliet, (sic)", read the answer to whether the contract was in terms of a tender process.
According to the SABC's answer, Imagine Communications had delivered the output, and the benefits derived from SABC Radio Sales to date were that previously identified significant "revenue leakages" had been addressed, and that broadcast accuracy for radio advertisements had increased to more than 90%.
But, according to DA MP Phumzile van Damme, the contract was signed, despite it being proven that the system was not suitable for the SABC, contributing to the R300m loss in advertising revenue at the SABC.
"We await replies from Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo about other contracts reportedly signed off in a rush in December by Raphela," said Van Damme.
"On the basis of these allegations of serious tender flouting, the SABC Acting CFO must be suspended, pending an investigation into the awarding of these tenders, and pending a disciplinary inquiry."
'Flouting the SABC's HR procedures'
Van Damme also wants the procedures relating to Raphela's appointment as acting CFO to be reviewed.
"She was appointed from outside the SABC in August 2016 into the acting CFO position. Normally, a person from inside an organisation is appointed into an acting position, with the understanding that he or she will return to their permanent position once the temporary allocation in the acting role is complete.
"It is alleged that Raphela was brought in by James Aguma into the CFO position, flouting the SABC's HR procedures," said Van Damme.Van Damme said the DA intends to cleaning up the SABC and ensuring that those individuals responsible were held accountable.
She referred to the controversial Motsoeneng, who received R1.7m while on suspension since January, and Aguma, who has been paid R12.4m since he started to work for the SABC in March 2013, until the end of May 2017.
Included in the R12.4m is an item called "other cash", worth more than R2m.


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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
He said he had patches of memory, such as guineafowl on a path at the farm where the three were killed, and of buying a chain for the farm gate, but could not remember the "terrible deed" of murdering the men.
Hechter said he had patches of memory, such as guineafowl on a path at the farm near Pienaars River, Northern Province, where the three were killed, and of buying a chain for the farm gate, but could not remember the "terrible deed" of murdering the three.
Over 230 bird species have been recorded, 143 typical of primary forest, including white-breasted guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides (E), Nimba flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae (I), western wattled cuckoo-shrike Campephaga lobata (V), and yellow-throated olive greenbul Criniger olivaceus (V).
A rich and varied bird life is found here, including forest species such as the trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator), Knysna and purple-crested louries (Tauraco corythaix, T. porphyreolophus), crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) and the crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus).
Threats to the Chirinda Forest Reserve include poaching (particularly for blue duiker and guineafowl), the collection of firewood and the gathering of traditional herbal medicines.
But, like the crest of the guineafowl, could these structures have a thermoregulatory role as well?
The effectiveness of Helmeted guineafowl in the control of the deer tick, the vector of Lyme disease.
We start with Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris (photo at left).
But might they actually help cocks to shed heat (like the casque of the Helmeted guineafowl), rather than allow overheating as do the display structures of turkeys?
The turkey cock also known as a African helmeted guineafowl was so-called because it was at one time imported through Turkey.
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » The polysemous paragon, or How the turkey got its name


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A zero-tolerance approach to football hooliganism is making the game safer than ever for fans in the North-East, it was claimed last night - despite a surge in arrests at grounds.
Home Office figures show Newcastle and Sunderland with some of the highest arrest rates in the country.
Sunderland saw 185 fans held by Northumbria Police last season, ahead of Newcastle with 139 and behind only Manchester United, with 186.
Home Office Minister Hazel Blears said £5m was being spent over three years on more police operations against "known and emerging" hooligans.
She said the increase in the number of offences reflected a tough policing response to a lingering hooliganism problem.
Last night fans and security staff at the two top North-East grounds said the figures were a positive reflection of the work that had been done to improve the game.
Tom Lynn, editor of the Wearside Roar magazine, said: "I think Northumbria Police are one of the fairest and most effective forces in the country. There has been a slight escalation in football hooliganism but this is no longer inside the grounds and rarely anything to do with the genuine fans.
"It's organised groups that are a problem. But anyone acting up in the stadium is picked up immediately and that sort of preventative action is exactly what's needed."
The worst trouble at the recent England-Turkey match at the Stadium of Light saw scores of arrests for violence in the city centre hours before the game started and pitch invasions after England scored.
Newcastle United head of safety and security David Pattison said: "The hooliganism we see now is the sort organised by groups who meet some distance from grounds and generally has nothing to do with the fans.
"Our arrest rates have been high over the past two years. However, this is because we are taking a positive stance on the risk of emerging hooliganism slipping into the game.
"We have taken a pro-active approach."
New figures show there were 4,793 arrests in England and Wales last year, against 4,035 the previous year.
Latest figures included 3,695 arrests at league matches - the highest since the 1994-95 season - and nearly a quarter more at Premiership games year-on-year.
Of the 185 arrests made at Sunderland, 84 were for alcohol-related offences and 69 for public disorder. Just six were for violent disorder and 16 for running on to the pitch.
Results were similar for Newcastle where 139 arrests were made last season, 65 alcohol related and 62 public disorder offences. Two were for violent disorder.
Mr Pattison said most of the arrests were of men in their late 20s and early 30s and not a "new young generation of hooligans" that ministers claimed existed.
Racism remains a big issue
Nearly half of all football fans came across racism in or around club stadiums in the past two years, a survey revealed yesterday.
The poll kicked into touch the notion that racism in football was a thing of the past.
It found 41pc of supporters claimed to have witnessed racial abuse, particularly racist chanting, in the past two years.
Only 32pc of those questioned believed racism on the terraces had been "practically eliminated".
Worst offenders were found to live in Yorkshire and the Humber, home to Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United - the club which hit the headlines in 2001 when two of its players appeared in court following an attack on an Asian man outside a Leeds nightclub.
The survey, which the authors claim to be one of the most rigorous ever conducted, revealed 50pc of Yorkshire fans said they had heard or seen racial abuse and Sheffield Wednesday topped the table with 52pc.
Chelsea fans were runners-up with 47pc reporting racism.
A spokesman for the Football Association said it was working hard to drive racism out of the game.
"The campaign to boot racism out of football is ongoing but the battle certainly has not been won," he said.
He said the FA had taken measures to combat the problem by specially training stewards to deal with people who were engaging in racist behaviour.
"We are working in conjunction with police, the clubs and the Kick It Out campaign to beat this problem," the spokesman said.
The survey also highlighted fans' opposition to the high wages which are paid to the game's top stars - with two thirds indicating they supported capping players' wages.
Family-friendly policy
Sunderland football club said it was pleased to be top of an arrests `league table'.
Safety officer John Davidson said: "We don't tolerate any form of anti-social behaviour - any such behaviour therefore results in the person involved being arrested, rather than simply ejected, to ensure the problem is contained rather than moved elsewhere. We will continue to make a firm stand this season.
"We are very proud of our family-friendly atmosphere and applaud the vast majority of our supporters who are very well behaved. This is why we continue to have one of the lowest average-aged crowds in the country and the highest proportion of female fans."


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Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor Fight Date Confirmed
It's On!
Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor, two of the most popular athletes in their respective sport, have agreed to a August 26 fight in Las Vegas.
The fight is expected to gross millions of dollars with Mayweather a solid favourite.
Mayweather, 40, retired in 2015 with an unblemished 49-0 professional boxing record while boastful Irishman McGregor, 28, is the UFC's lightweight champion.
"IT'S OFFICIAL!!!" Mayweather wrote on his Twitter account alongside a short video that included still photos of both fighters.
"THE FIGHT IS ON," McGregor tweeted minutes before Mayweather's post.
The two fighters have gone back and forth for nearly a year regarding a potential showdown with both men previously stating they each wanted $US100 million ($A132 million) for the fight.
Mayweather is widely regarded as one of the best defensive fighters of all time, and prides himself on his ability to evade punishment with his skilful movement about the ring while making adjustments against opponents on the fly.
McGregor, the UFC's reigning lightweight champion and former featherweight champion, is known as much for his bravado as for his explosive knockout power inside an MMA octagon.
The Irishman became the first UFC fighter to hold two belts simultaneously when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in New York last November for the lightweight championship.
The UFC stripped McGregor of his featherweight belt shortly after that fight when he announced he would be taking some time off after he and long-time partner Dee Devlin had their first baby in May.
Known for his devastating striking and highlight-reel knockouts, McGregor is also quick and irrational on his feet, but few would back him to beat one of the most complete boxers of all time.
A win for Mayweather would move him ahead of former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano, who also retired with a perfect 49-0 career record.
Mayweather will not be the first boxing champion to take on challenges from opponents steeped in other combat sports.
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Hope you all have a great time and spend it with the ones you love.For me I will be spending most of this day working; however for now I will share with all of you a special little treat I made specifically for this love day. I am very passionate about baking so I knew I had to make a delicious recipe to celebrate what I really love.
I wish all of you could taste these delicious cookies right now. but I will offer you the recipe so you will have the opportunity to make them yourself to celebrate this Valentine Day's.Trust me they are definitely a recipe to add to your collection.So be sure to look below to get the directions.
Now before you dive into this recipe you should know how these cookies are in flavour,texture and directions, right? Well to describe these cookies I would say they are very similar to shortbread.They are very buttery and crumbly while being slightly sweet.Now combining that cookie with butter cream frosting and jam.You get more sweetness with a creamy smooth filling and the jam adding some fruity flavour.This combination works very well.
Now the recipe itself is very easy to understand and even adaptable.So if you want to change something like the shape,filling or jam then you can do that.I love a recipe like this where you have the room to create for yourself.I even changed this recipe slightly by changing the shape to hearts to fit for Valentine Day.
Now I would say there are a few parts that you do need to look out for in this recipe.The first one is, you need to give yourself a lot of extra time to make these because of the chilling baking and assembling.Also you have to be very careful with how long you bake these cookies to prevent overcooking. Then lastly you have to be extremely careful with how you handle these cookies when baked because they are quite fragile, especially when warm.They are best assembled when all cookies are chilled to give you some extra help.Trust me some can easily break!
Overall,I really love these cookies and they seem to really impress people while using very little ingredients .So its really a win, win recipe in my opinion and I shall bring some of these delicious cookie with me to work so I can celebrate this day in my own way.Trust me though I do have some plans for Valentine's day.However it will just be rescheduled.
So for this day I will send all my love to my loyal readers and everyone who is a passionate baker like I am.Please be sure to celebrate in your own creative way and have fun with it! So go on an try this recipe for yourself and share with me in the comments what your plans are for Valentine Day??
Jelly Valentine Cookies
1 cup butter,softened
Scant 3/4 cup superfine sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1 egg yolk,lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1/4 cup butter.softened
1 cup icing sugar
5 tbsp+ Wild berry/Blackberry/Strawberry Jam
1. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl.
2. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract.
3.Add flour and salt,stir till combined.
4. Form into ball and cut in half.
5. Wrap balls in saran wrap and chill in fridge 30-60 minutes (or overnight)
6. Preheat oven to 375F. Parchment paper to two cookie sheets or nonstick pans.
7. Unwrap the dough, lightly flour your work surface and roll out dough. ( you can roll out dough between two sheets of parchment paper to exclude using flour).
8.Stamp out with a heart cookie cutter.
9.Put half of them on one of the cookie trays.
10.For the remaining half ,stamp out the centres with a smaller heart shaped cutter and remove it.(save the dough).
11. Place the heart rings on the other cookie sheet.
12. Bake until lightly golden brown. Brush tops with beaten egg white and sprinkle with superfine sugar.
13. Bake until lightly golden brown and glossy. Let cool on sheets for a few minutes and then transfer to cookie racks.
(Continue steps 7-13 for the other half of the dough)
Beat butter and icing sugar together in a large bowl. Until smooth and fully combined.Spread butter cream icing over the whole cookie and top with a little jelly/jam.Place the heart ring on top and press gently together.Repeat.


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The plastic of the Castle belonged to the collection which was carried out in about the second half of the 18th century by Giovanni Carafa, the duke of Noja, on behalf of Carlo di Borbone.
Carafa (1715-1768) is the author of the famous Mappa topografica della città di Napoli e de' suoi contorni, published posthumously in 1775. The collection which was originally placed in the royal palace in Capodimonte, was made up of nine models, besides the one in L'Aquila: the Castel S. Elmo di Napoli, those of the Castles of Bari, Barletta, Trani, Monopoli, Gaeta, Siracusa, Portolongone and the one of Messina, which is now missing.
The collection was first moved to the Officio Topografico, so, from 1872, it was in the Museo Nazionale di S. Martino, the collection was taken a part between 1966 and 1972, the same year in which the model of the Castello dell'Aquila was moved to a storeroom in the Museo Nazionale dell'Aquila, where it now stands in the Sala del Gonfalone.
Despite it is not in excellent condition, the bridge, the entrance portal and the open gallery at the back were destroyed, it provides precious information about the condition of the building in the middle of the 18th century, before the transformation and the superfetations of the nineteenth century. A part of the building still presents the "merloni sangalleschi" characteristics "a mezzogiorno", degrading towards the interior with shelves (a ripiani) and cut by horizontal openings to fire the arquebus, that were later replaced by scarps embankment merlons.
The exterior defence wall is appreciated for its stateliness. It is accessible by the moat through the helicoidal stairs and a sortie trapdoor, built a few years before the achievement of the model.


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I Will Survive – The First Elimination
I Will Survive continued in Dubbo with Matt, Sean and Frank at risk of elimination.
The episode was enjoyable but there appeared to be a fair bit of filler in it. The boys having a game of rugby, interviewing the make up artists and the bottom three boys having a slap up Chinese meal with Hugh Sheridan.
You get the feeling it was a lot of fun to make, but sometimes in the episode it felt like you weren't quite getting the joke and everybody else was.
The boys had to perform in drag as entertainment at a rugby match, plus do an acting improv at the local pub picking up a girl.
A few quick thoughts about the episode:
- Some of the guys in the improv scene were struggling as they could not work out how to pick up someone without Grindr;
- Nathan mistook the challenge to not a pick up a girl but to improvise a scene from Pretty Woman considering he just walked up to her and offered cash;
- With only thirty seconds to impress it should have been best pick up line challenge and Matt won with his. However there was no prize unless it really was that martini host Hugh Sheridan was offering;
- Kelly Abbey is always a welcome addition to any reality TV show, she would have made a great judge on Everybody Dance Now, but she was probably glad she had dodged that bullet;
- At first glance I wondered what was the green stuff in Sean's ziplock bag before seeing they were tablets;
- Again Stephan Elliot was a highlight, but to be honest are any of them really qualified to judge on singing voices? Only Jason sings and I use that term very loosely.
- The problem with the drag that once the boys are in their costumes it is hard to identify who is who;
- Some of the singing was again it bit dodgy, but on the plus side the viewer got to see most of the practised routine, in this case Girls Just Want To Have Fun.
- In the end Sean Perez was the first person eliminated from the show clearly him being sick did not help, but Frank was very lucky to avoid getting the chop.
Network TEN will be hoping more viewers have watched it tonight with just over 500,000 watching it last night.
I Will Survive is on Network Ten Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7.30pm.
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- 2 brain dead dave { 08.26.12 at 4:09 pm }
Ma$terchef can be as slick and successful as it likes and all power to it for carrying it off. A lot of people thought the golden calf was awesome, too.
I have to question the integrity of those producing the show when it's based on a couple of blatant falsehoods that are rolled out each year..
*That it's "all about the cooking"
* These are the best amata cooks in Australia.
Ma$terchef will never fool all of the people all of the time with these deceptions.
The guys getting dragged up on IWS doesn't bother me. That roughly half of them can't sing is more disturbing. Plenty of perving opportunities at lovely Rachel Taylor for this little black duck and I'm looking forward to seeing Asher Keddie this week ,too.
- 3 Georgie { 08.26.12 at 5:00 pm }
RR – "I have to disagree with you Georgie re: MKR and Masterchef I think they are shows that are done well."
I think they are done well too RR, so you're not disagreeing with me, just misunderstanding me. My point is, there are two types of quality. One is derived from the amount of money you have to spend (MCA) and the other is derived from the standards and principles you employ (MKR).
My comparison between MCA and MKR (similar shows that rate well), was to demonstrate that a big budget production doesn't necessarily deliver a better product. Obviously I don't know what the budgets for these shows are, but you can tell a lot more money is spent producing MCA than MKR and for me, the latter has more integrity and is a better show.
I don't claim to be an expert in RTV production, but any concept, be it new or borrowed, in any industry, would require a certain amount of research and that should include viewer consultation. I think you'd be a valuable asset to a pre-production team for fine-tuning ideas RR, because these "experts in making TV", are getting a lot of it wrong.
- 4 brain dead dave { 08.26.12 at 5:14 pm }
I find the more real reality television shows on the non commercial stations.
For example, I saw a dating show on ABC2 on Friday night called The Undateables which would be way too real and confronting for the commercial channels to broadcast because they are slaves to ratings and opt for moronic, contrived confections like Farmer Wants A Wife.
- 5 Daze { 08.26.12 at 5:16 pm }
bdd, is that 'the' Rachel Taylor ex Matt Newton? She is gorgeous. If so, thank God she is outta there.
I like IWS mainly because they are all local talent even if Jason came from from UK and I loved the movie. Asher is smashing and will enjoy her short time on the show like Rachel. We honestly don't need US B-grades to front our shores and judging panel. Our lot are doing just fine and they never seem to get the chance unless shows like this grace our screens.
- 6 brain dead dave { 08.26.12 at 5:27 pm }
Yes, it is, Daze, according to my friend who's usually on the ball. I think her hair's a bit shorter than back at the time of the Newton fracas in Rome or wherever. She is gorgeous , no risk. She really lit up that nondescript cattle yard in Dubbo.
- 7 Paul { 08.26.12 at 5:39 pm }
They also get a lot of things right.
MC Oz is an outstanding success. They took a reasonably small show in the UK and spun it up into a ratings monster. It is probably single handedly holding Ch Ten afloat at the moment.
And I'm not sure why you think it is anymore expensive than MKR ? They have the overseas trip once a series but other than that it is mostly filmed in the MC kitchen. And even the overseas trips would be a chop out as far as expenses go when you factor in all the gratis they would be getting from Qantas and the like.
And to suggest that producers don't consult 'viewers' beforehand is pretty naive in my opinion. These shows would have been workshopped to an inch of their lives before getting the green light to go ahead.
Plus there is the ultimate viewers feedback on which shows work and which don't and that is the ratings.
By the way can you put some facts on the table as to why MC lacks integrity. A few vocal tin foil hatters does not mean that it lacks for integrity.
- 8 Georgie { 08.26.12 at 5:44 pm }
bdd, you find all the best shows. Maybe you could put up a list of programs for discerning viewers on the blog each week.
- 9 Georgie { 08.26.12 at 5:47 pm }
Never mind Paul, I knew I'd get it all wrong. This could be the reason no-one wants to have an intelligent discussion on this forum – in case you're around.
- 10 A.P { 08.26.12 at 6:10 pm }
Another good reality show Georgie is "One Born Every Minute" which was showing on SBS one On Thursday nights. There is an English version and an American one, all about women in the same hospital giving birth! You can't get any more real than that!
- 11 Georgie { 08.26.12 at 6:39 pm }
Thanks A.P, I'll check it out.
- 12 brain dead dave { 08.26.12 at 6:59 pm }
No one gives a $hit, bully.
- 13 Paul { 08.26.12 at 8:28 pm }
Georgie – its relatively simple.
Most intelligent discussions deal in facts. If you want to make a statement that MC is successful because it spends over and above on production compared to its competitors then back it up.
Ditto your integrity concerns.
FWIW, generally MC films 5 of its 6 episodes per week in one location (the MC kitchen). Keep a generally static environment and the production costs will reduce. And whilst their one day a week episodes outside the kitchen seem expensive, I think you will find that a lot of it is done on an "I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine' basis.
Outside of that you have the ovens (presumably the same for the last 4 seasons so only operating expense costs), kitchen equipment (ditto) and food (relatively cheap in real terms).
But if you know something I don't then happy for you to put it forward.
- 14 Georgie { 08.26.12 at 8:46 pm }
I'll just be doing my duty again then:
I am totally in awe of MCA. It has to be the best produced, most believable and genuine cooking competition I've ever watched.
The judges are the most natural, helpful and spontaneous hosts you could ever hope for and because they are so natural and spontaneous, nothing they do on the show could ever be seen as contrived or manipulated for entertainment or drama sake. They are totally supportive of all the contestants equally and would never display favouritism in any form.
All the contestants are wonderful, clever, well adjusted and jolly people, who are such talented cooks, any one of them could be a master chef in real life. Like the judges, I would never favour one contestant over another because they all deserve my blind adoration and I want them all to win. Nothing they do ever annoys me because I am from Stepford.
This is my opinion of MCA throughout the entire competition year in and year out and I'll faithfully copy and paste it into the blog every day.
- 16 brain dead dave { 08.27.12 at 10:16 am }
RR, tonight on ABC 2 you've got Playing It Straight at 11.25-a crass dating show where a straight woman has to choose a guy to get serious with. Her gaydar is put to the test as the suitors are a mix of gay and straight, if she ultimately chooses a straight guy she wins money,if she plonks for a gay guy she gets nada. Makes FWAW look like the finest Shakespeare.
Male Hookers Uncovered tomorrow night at 10.20 looks promising.
Another ep of The Undateables at 8.35 Wed. Heart wrenching, sobering and confronting.


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Elliott Charles Brian Jones, 30, of Warley Road, North Shore, told an eight-year-old girl: "I will smack you, I will hit you" before carrying out one vile attack.
Preston Crown Court heard he told his second victim - a vulnerable seven-year-old boy - that he would "batter him" and "smash his Xbox" as he attacked him.
He was found guilty of carrying out four rapes on the girl and four rapes on the boy, following a trial at Preston Crown Court earlier this year.
He went missing before the trial but was arrested after a police appeal.
Jones already had a previous conviction in 2003 for indecently assaulting two six-year-old children.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Postcards from Montreal
Read here what I love the most about Montreal.
Thank you!!
8 comments:
- mina said...
I am very curious to know what indie rockers you bumped into!! It is a fabulous post, thanks so much for doing it!
- July 30, 2009 at 8:34 AM
- Kelly said...
your post was awesome, Vivian! it makes me want to seriously come visit. i might need to work something out....
i loved the cafe section and definitely the joy of living! i could sit around all day with great company and amazing food & wine!
- July 30, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- The Lil Bee said...
I love the idea of being a tourist in your own city. It's something I try to do often...take photos, try new places. That was a great post:)
- July 30, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Maverick Malone said...
I've never been to Montreal :( But I will go someday! I have a couple friends that live there, I'll be sure to see it!
- July 30, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Yay! Headed over to give it a read!
- July 30, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Daniel Alejandro Romano said...
I always wanted to tour around my city of birth, and I always said to myself that Ill have plenty of time to do it.
Now, I am living in the other side of the globe counting the days off my job to visit around..
You are very smart.
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- July 31, 2009 at 2:38 AM
- Erika said...
Loved. It. I have never paid any attention to Montreal, but you've made me crave a trip there ASAP. Great post! :)
- July 31, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Clarity said...
Marvelous, checking it out now.
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Try goggling "iPhone game" and be shocked to see numerous titles that are available for this Apple made Smartphone. It is already a given fact that those boys at Apple had us hypnotized to this groundbreaking piece of telecommunications. And yes, even those kids who live and breathe with their games are included.
An iPhone user looking for games for their leisure or for someone else's will not be disappointed to the offerings seen in the iPhone App Store. From novice gamers, those who are only looking to entertain themselves during a downtime and even those hard-core gamers, Apple made sure that no person would be left.
The following are some games depending on your taste:
Doodle Jump
- One of the most popular game on the iOS platform, it got a simple gameplay that is addicting and is guaranteed to bring out the inner kid in you.
- The game involves you guiding a doodle away from things that appears on the graphing paper in which the doodle lives. Black holes, UFOs and platforms are the things you need to jump through while the doodle navigates the graphing paper.
- While not the most visually appealing game on the iOS, this game may trigger flashbacks of the days when you are heavily engrossed in drawing doodles on your notebook or book.
Prince of Persia Retro
- Yes, this is the PC jumping game that you have grown up with. That same game that you played on those big, white computers you were using back in the days.
- This game decided to stick with the proven effective gameplay of the original game, as well as the very old-looking yet still exciting graphics of the original game. This means the same enjoyment is brought by this iPhone game.
- It uses the touchscreen of the iPhone to control the moves of the prince as he jumps and battles all the warriors that blocks his way on saving the Sultan's daughter.
Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles
- It is a prequel to the Assassin's Creed line of games that is available on major gaming consoles like the X-Box and the Nintendo DS.
- It follows the lead character Altair's adventure as he searches for the Chalice throughout the Holy Land, which includes Jerusalem, Damascus and Tyre. This Chalice will help him to put an end to the rule of the Templar Knights, who controls the world in this game.
- This game is actually a ported version of the Nintendo DS game. Instead of using the normal sticks and buttons, the game fully utilizes the touchscreen of the iOS devices. Some gamers might be intimidated at first, but after a while those fingers will get comfortable with this method.
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