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This blog was a fun experiment that I wanted to do comparing the Wondermix to the Kitchenaid Mixer. Watch the video and read the blog. So much fun. I love my Wondermx even more, and I really didn't think that was possible.
|Dough that is so silky soft.
|Nothing like fresh baked bread. With a Wondermix your bread can look like this. I promise.
|From one loaf to 6 large loaves the Wondermix can handle it.
So most of you know that I am an avid bread maker. I have been making bread since I was a teenager and that was a long time ago. I learned how to make bread by hand and actually perfected making great bread by hand, even my whole wheat bread was really great.
I have to confess that it was a 6 hour process from start to finish and when I baked bread I made sure I was going to be home for the better part of the day. It is a process to say the least to make good bread by hand, especially 5 loaves at a time. I had to mix it adding flour until I got the gluten somewhat worked up and the next process was letting it raise and punching it down and letting it raise and punching it down and finally forming it into loaves and letting it rise a third time before finally being able to bake it. It was a long process to say the least, but I loved it and I loved the light bread that I made.
One of the reasons I decided that my bread turned out is that I always shared at least one loaf with someone. That was my insurance policy and it always worked. I made bread like that for years. In fact I taught many to make bread. I served a mission for the LDS church and I taught the women how to make bread by hand. It was white bread, because whole wheat was not to be found on the island. After my mission I continued to make homemade bread on a weekly basis.
I remember my first mixer, I should say my wife's mixer, because she had one when we got married. It was a Braun and made the worst bread ever. Actually looking back it make great bricks, but those are hard to eat and a waste of time and money unless your building a brick bread house. She also had a grinder, I hated it as much as I hated the Braun. It was loud and messy and given the choice I made white bread so I would not have to grind.
I remember borrowing a Kitchen Aid and it was good for cookies, but did not make bread and I did burn out the motor making cookies, bread would have been impossible. Especially the size of the batch I always made.
I remember my first real mixer. It was an Ultralux mixer. Expensive, but I was convinced I needed it. It was hard to use and soon I bought my first real mixer, a Bosch. I remember the woman explained that I could leave out the two risings I had been doing for a long time. I was not convinced. After all I had been making bread for years and I knew it had to rise three times to develop the gluten and make perfect bread. I decided I would try the method she told me once just to prove I was right. LOL.
I made bread and to my absolute astonishment it was the best bread I had ever made. And I have to say with arrogance that my bread was good. But with the machine it was the best ever. I have never gone back when using my bread mixer to letting it rise three time.
I learned that in just over one hour I could mix and bake 5 to 7 loaves of bread from start to finish. It changed my life forever, that first mixer I bought. From mixing the dough to forming loaves and letting it rise, bread making became a new passion for me.
Every once in a while I tried using the Kitchen Aid over the years. The kitchen aid does some things well, but bread making is not one of them. Yes it will do it, but it takes more time and the end result is not like the bread I get from my Wondermix.
I finally discovered why there is so much ugly bread on Pinterest. Most of them are using the Kitchen Aid to knead the dough.
The purpose of this blog is not to slam the Kitchen Aid, it has it's place, but not in the kitchen where bread making wants to happen. It just cannot do what the Wondermix does. Just to clarify, my first real machine was the Bosch and it is a great machine, I have a tender place in my heart for the Bosch, but I am always looking and searching for a better way, that is how I found the Bosch in the first place and my constant search for better led me to the Wondermix. I adore this machine in every way. If you own a Bosch, no need to get rid of it, but if you own a Kitchen Aid and want to make bread, take a good look at the Wondermix. It's amazing.
Back to the story. Recently I just wanted to know how the Kitchen Aid stood up to the way I make bread. So we got a Kitchen Aid, the big one. The professional one and I did a side by side test. It was an interesting thing. I have to say that I was worried after all I have said about the Kitchen Aid that it just might work. It almost did, almost in the fact that it did knead the dough, but the dough was tuff and heavy and the end result was heavy Pinterest Bread.
As I added flour, flour went everywhere and in the end I had to add up a pound more flour before it pulled away from the sides of the bowl. The more flour added the dryer the bread. That is the beauty of the Wondermix. Less flour needed, lighter bread created.
It was a great exercise for me to do. I noticed after while watching the Video that I didn't even have to pay attention to the Wondermix bread, good thing that was, the Kitchen Aid took all my concentration. Just keeping it from moving off the counter was a job. In all fairness to the Kitchen Aid, I think I might have turned it up to high, but I did it on the same speed of the Wondermix. And in the end it really doesn't matter the speed, it still took more flour the the end result was not at all the same.
The biggest difference was in the dough. The Wondermix dough was silky and smooth. The gluten was developed perfectly. The Kitchen Aid dough was tuff and the gluten was not developed. It would require two risings at least to make develop the gluten. Adding more time to the process.
Something the video did not show was what really happened. I was so concentrating on mixing the dough that I forgot to put in the yeast. Actually something I have done before. It's a simple fix with the Wondermix. I realized that I had forgotten the yeast about one hour later when we were talking and I realize the dough had not risen yet. For the Wondermix dough I simply just put the dough in the mixer and turned it on and added the yeast. I let it mix for a minute and it was ready to form into loaves and let rise again to bake. For the Kitchen Aid, I tried it and the dough was just to stiff. I really felt I was going to burn out the motor.
One more comment. I love how light the Wondermix is. I was amazed that even at how heavy the Kitchen Aid is it still walked around the counter. That I never expected. The foot print of the Wondermix and it's light weight make it for sure a great machine to have in the kitchen.
So, I will stand by my conviction. The Wondermix is the ultimate bread making machine. The Kitchen Aid is not a bad machine, but it does not do bread the way the Wondermix does. In reality the Kitchen Aid dreams about doing all the Wondermix does. And the Wondermix does all the Kitchen Aid does and so much more.
I love my Wondermix. I love all it does and all it will do. It's a wonderful machine made to last a life time and during your life it will save you time and in the process you will become an award winning bread maker, or at least a bread maker your family loves.
Chef Brad~America's Grain Guy


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Curious, childlike wonder characterizes ENTPs.
They are flexible, open-minded, and love possibilities. They tend to view everything as a challenge, seeing opportunities even in the most difficult of circumstances.
ENTPs are basically optimists, and major setbacks tend to be seen as challenges that are tackled with determination. But smaller, less significant issues can really get to them, making them scratchy and impatient.
ENTPs can at times display impatience with those they consider wrong or less intelligent, and they will, on occasion, show little restraint in demonstrating this.
ENTPs are often verbally and cerebrally quick. They generally love to critique, to argue and engage in robust discussion—often for its own sake—and to demonstrate their often impressive skills.
ENTPs are as innovative and ingenious at problem-solving and verbal gymnastics as they are bored with the routine, detail, and the "This has been done before."
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• Creative thinker
• Stimulating company
• Alert and outspoken
• Can argue on both sides of an issue
• Confident of abilities
• Pay attention to detail.
• Recognize value in other styles.
• Finish projects before starting something new.
• Don't take on too much at once.
The basic attitude of ENTPs is one of skepticism. While they are open to new ideas, they are skeptical of their validity until logically proven otherwise. They find the ambiguous fascinating and also may be driven to seek clarity.
• Variety and challenging work
• Autonomy
• Being taken seriously
• Creating innovative solutions to problems
• Adequate unstructured time
• Being rushed to reach closure
• Being overwhelmed with details
• Having competency doubted
• Micromanagers
• Bound to strict rules that limit creativity
ENTPs and ESTPs tied for having the lowest stress of all types.
A working environment where they can go from one project to another, solving major problems and leaving details to others. Recognition and support for ideas.
ENTPs move from one exciting situation to another—this is from where they derive their immense energy.
ENTPs are capable of enthusing, of energizing and making people feel special. They are also capable of moving on quickly when the situation does not provide the feel they need.
ENTPs may be difficult to keep up with, but it will be an exhilarating and memorable journey.
ENTPs are often confused with ENFPs because of their people skills and their ability to charm, cajole, persuade, and get what they want from others.
ENTPs are creative, fresh, and interested in a variety of things—whatever takes their interest at that moment; preferably the new, the novel, the exciting.
They are excellent at reading people and situations and possess a wide range of views, interests, and knowledge.
ENTPs are unconventional, sporadic, and work with amazing bursts of energy, with an enthusiasm that can be almost tangible.
Verbally quick and incisive, ENTPs have a great gift for language. They are clever with words and are happy to demonstrate this.
An aspect of the ENTP character which can alienate them over time is if they continually fail to follow through on their commitments—especially to those whom they have invited close.
ENTPs are excellent at considering and selling future possibilities. Their energy, enthusiasm, optimism, and plausibility mean that people tend to want to follow them.
They will be excellent at selling the vision and will happily take risks and bounce back from setbacks, ready for the next big thing.
ENTPs are among the highest paid of all types—and the type most dissatisfied with their salaries.
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Preliminary research indicates the nopales or prickly pear cactus is helpful in decreasing blood sugar levels in individuals with Type 2 diabetes, according to Mayo Clinic. The leaves and fruit of the plant are high in fiber, cardioids and antioxidants.
The prickly pear has a long history of use in traditional medicine for shortness of breath, fatigue, stomach problems, liver disease and diabetes. However, according to NYU Langone Medical Center, as of August 2013, there have been no double blind studies on the effect of nopales on diabetes. The center reports that the preliminary studies completed are contradictory.
According to WebMD, the fiber and pectin in the nopales cactus have the potential to absorb sugar in the digestive system to lower overall blood sugar. While a single dose of the broiled stems of the Opuntia streptacantha species of prickly pear lowers the blood sugar by 17 to 46 percent, the long-term effects on diabetes are unknown. The raw stems and other species do not have the same effect. The prickly pear is a part of the Mexican and Mexican-American diet. While consuming the cactus is likely safe, some individuals experience diarrhea, bloating and headaches as side effects. The effects of consuming this cactus for a pregnant or nursing woman are unknown.


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Unlike how the US handled most of its banking crisis, with doing very little to stop the continued growth of major banks, Portugal is taking this failing bank and splitting it up into separate banks in order to correct its issues. Splitting up this bank will help to peel off the good portions of the business from those that are doing harm to industry and consumers.
The bank will be split into two entities, with its toxic assets isolated and its healthier assets regrouped in a new Novo Banco, Costa said.
Novo Banco will be controlled by the Resolution Fund set up by Portugal's banks as part of the conditions for a 2012 national bailout by the troika of the EU, IMF and European Central Bank (ECB).
In intervening to deal with the ailing bank, which recorded first-half losses of 3.57 billion euros last week, the Lisbon government is seeking to avoid contamination throughout its fragile economy and into the wider eurozone.
'There was an urgent need to adopt a solution to guarantee the protection of deposits and assure the stability of the banking system,' Costa said, evoking the risk of a payment default by BES which would endanger Portugal's financial system.
The 'bad bank' will remain in the hands of current shareholders, who risk major losses.
Under new European rules, shareholders and bond holders have to contribute to any bailout before the state puts in taxpayers' money.
The cash injection from the state is designed to stop savers pulling any more money out of the bank, and to assure them their money is safe, analysts said.
At one stage during on Friday trading, BES's market value sank by one billion euros in a single minute in reaction to the first-half losses, the worst ever recorded in the eurozone country.
The bank was plunged into turmoil last month by suspicions that its holding company, the family-run Espirito Santo International (ESI), covered up a 1.3-billion-euro hole in its accounts.
Then the bank's veteran head Ricardo Salgado was forced out before being arrested last Thursday in connection with money laundering allegations.
Fears that the bank's collapse could have serious consequences for Portugal, which only exited a 77-billion-euro EU-IMF rescue program in May, has worried global markets as questions resurfaced over eurozone debt.
Banco Espirito Santo share trading was suspended on the Lisbon bourse on Friday after a 75 per cent fall in value over the week.
To stop more panic selling, the Portuguese authorities plan to withdraw BES from the stock market on Monday, the Lisbon newspaper Diario de Noticias said on Saturday.
This is the first test of the new transitionary rules before a European banking union is put in place in 2016, when all banks will have to submit to supervision by the ECB to prevent taxpayers having to foot the bill for crashes.
Governments should not be able to profit from corporations. If a Corporation, that the government has no (monetary) interest in fails, the government never steps in to help them. Anytime a corporation of (monetary) interest to the government is in jeopardy or just failing in general the GOV steps in to protect their "asset".
Portugal has followed the American's lead, rescuing Banco Espirito Santo, and this is a bad idea. Artificially propping up financial institutions only leads to short term stability and this is not good for long term prosperity and growth. A bank without the means to self support will fail eventually, despite the intervention of the government, this is just delaying the inevitable.
No, it is not a good move for Portugal to rescue Banco Espirito Santo, because the banks need to fix themselves organically, through their own changed behavior, or the economies will never recover. All the U.S. has done by bailing out the banks is create another bubble. Ultimately the people will end up paying for it, not the big bank owners.


text: (Beware ye of SPOILERS) We had it. For years, one of the major factors of Transformers that rubbed fans an EXTRA dash of "wrong way" was the lack of competently written/justified human characters. The Unicron Trilogy kids, Kiss Players, even the Proto-Humans of Beast Wars; they're all teeth-grindingly terrible attempts at adding humans to the Transformers lore. And let's not kid ourselves; Sari was barreling straight for that until Transwarped. But there was a ray of light. Verity, Jimmy and Hunter from IDW-verse. We had it. And then we lost it. Hunter is still around...sorta'. According to Maximum Dinobots and All Hail Megatron, he's still a Headmaster...sorta'. And then he was captured by Decepticons and abandoned by Sunstreaker...sorta'. Basically he's out of the picture, unless he becomes a Masterforce user or something. And Verity and Jimmy are dead. Or just gone. Or brain damaged. Or gone. Or written out of existence because SOME Transfans can't stand the idea of humans even being PART of the franchise unless they're shooting at/running from Decepticons. Will we ever find out what happened to them? Probably not, despite how freaking INTERESTING Verity's story was genuinely becoming, but because she's not OMG GIANT ROBOT ANGST, her pitiful human angst has no place, legitimate or not. Maybe I missed something. Maybe Furman and tha' boyz at IDW have something planned, or maybe not. I just felt like the subject warranted addressing.


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Windows 8 has a feature where you can login to your Windows account using a 4-digit PIN. This PIN can consist of any number and is useful if your normal login password is too complicated to type on the virtual keyboard in a tablet. When using a 4 digit PIN there are a total of 10,000 combinations and it should be noted that using touch can leave fingerprints or smudges that may make it easier for people to determine your PIN. Therefore, this feature should only be used if necessary or for limited periods of time when your tablet is not connected to a keyboard.
To enable a PIN password, type pin at the Windows 8 Start Screen and then click on the Settings category as shown below.
When the search results appear, click on the Create or change PIN option to open the User Settings screen.
On the above screen click on the Create a PIN button. You will now be shown a screen asking you to confirm the password for the current account that you are configuring to use a PIN.
Enter the password for the currently logged in account and then press the OK button. You will now be shown a screen where you will need to create the PIN that you would like to use to login to your account.
A PIN is a 4 digit code that can consist of only numbers. With this said, a valid PIN is 1921. An invalid PIN would be 8a2& as it contains characters and symbols, which are not allowed. When creating the PIN you are also allowed to use the same number twice. To create your PIN, enter the same 4 digit PIN in each of the fields. Once you are done entering your PIN, click on the Finish button. Your PIN will now be activated and ready to use when you login to Windows.
When you next login to your account you will now be presented with a prompt to enter your PIN.
Simply enter your 4 digit PIN and you will be logged into Windows. If you forget your PIN, you can click on the Sign-in options link and click on the key icon. This will bring you back to a normal textual password prompt where you can use your normal password to login.
If at any time you wish to remove the PIN you can go back into the User settings screen and click on the Remove button as shown in the image below.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to ask us in the Windows 8 Forum.
Windows 8 has a feature where you can use a 4 digit PIN to sign-in to your Windows account. If you are a domain user, though, this feature is disabled by default. It is possible, though, for an Administrator to enable a policy that allows this feature to be used by domain users.
When you wake up Windows 8 after it has gone to sleep, you will be presented with the lock screen. You will then have to enter your password to start using Windows 8 again. For those who feel that their computer is in a secure environment, this feature can be annoying as it requires a few extra steps to get back to what you are doing. This tutorial will explain how you can disable the requirement ...
Windows 8 includes a feature called picture passwords that allow you to login to your account by using gestures on an image with your finger or your mouse. This is especially useful for tablets where you want to avoid typing if you can. Instead of typing in a password, you select a picture and then create three gestures on it to act as your password. When you create the picture password you can ...
Windows 8 introduced a new boot loader that decreased the time that it takes Windows 8 to start. Unfortunately, in order to do this Microsoft needed to remove the ability to access the Advanced Boot Options screen when you press the F8 key when Windows starts. This meant that there was no easy and quick way to access Safe Mode anymore by simply pressing the F8 key while Windows starts. Instead in ...
Windows 8 has has a feature called password pictures where you can login to your Windows account by performing certain gestures on a picture. If you would not like this feature to be available for your users, you can disable it via a group policy.


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Three-dimensional works for one or two players. Thursday's MATA Festival concert opens with Oleg Elagin's space age electronic fanfare, The Formation of New Sensual Experience, setting the tone for an evening of evolution and innovation. Samuel Cedillo's Monólogo III refashions the viola in an incredible tour de force of expression. The consummate Daniel Lippel brings elegance to the shifting guitar figures of Karin Wetzel's Amorphose II and Basque composer Mikel Urquiza's dialogues with Dowland, Belarretan. The evening reaches for the heavens with Nikolet Burzyńska's Cold burning out, played by TIGUE's Matt Evans, and Liisa Hirsch's ethereal Cloud Tones for piano "glides" and viola.
Dan Lippel, guitar; Matt Evans, percussion, Philip White, live electronics;
Thursday, April 27
8PM at the Kitchen, 512 W 19th St, NYC
Tickets available here
Oleg Elagin (Russia): Formation of New Sensual Experience (2016), WP
Liisa Hirsch (Estonia): Cloud Tones (2015), AP
Samuel Cedillo (Mexico): Monólogo III (2009)
Karin Wetzel (Switzerland/Germany): Amorphose II (2012), AP
Mikel Urquiza (Spain/France): Belarretan (2014) AP
Nikolet Burzynska (Poland): Cold Burning Out (2011) AP


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Code of conduct
Admission Policy for Hall of Residence
Hostel Accommodation Form
Hostel Application Form
Mess rule
"A home away from home". That's what our students experience living in the campus. Students are provided with excellent mess facilities, medical facilities, sports facilities, Wi-Fi enabled premises, besides promoting an informal atmosphere for student-faculty interaction. Hostel Department deals with Hostel admission and administration.
The Institute recognizes that a major concern to all students and parents is the availability and quality of accomodation and food. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. There are two fully-furnished hostels; one for boys and one for girls. To ensure security in Hostels(Boys/Girls), 24 hour security guards are availiable.
Facilities in each room is furnished with cots, study tables,curtains and storage space. Basic amenities are provided and entertainment facilities in the form of LCD TV with DTH and table-tennis are available in common room of each hostel. Sports facilities like Volley ball, table tennis, lawn tennis, cricket , chess board, badminton are available in the hostels. Medical facilities and First Aid Box is availibale at Hostels.
Special care is taken to maintain the hostels as well as the surrounding habitat in order to make the conditions conducive for all-round development of the students. There is a fully air-conditioned mess attached to each hostel which is fully governed by students through CURAJ Mess Committees. Wardens advise the students from time to time. The students Mess Committee ensures very hygenic and tasty food at an affordable price. Each mess is managed by the Students Mess Committee consisting of 2 member each from departments assisted by hired mess servants. There is one Common Room for each hostel, having the facility of a HD LCD TV with DTH, Hindi and English News Papers and indoor games like Table Tennis, Chess, Carrom etc. Water treated with reverse osmosis is available in each hostel and mess are availiable.Other facilities that are provided to the students in the Hostels include the following:
Separate state-of art Gymnasium in Boys and Girls Hostels
Provision of common reading rooms in Boys and Girls Hostels
Proposed common kitchen for students with facilities like refrigerator and microwave etc.
Central cooling system for both the Hostels is under progress
Provision of running hot water in the bathrooms
View of Boys/Girls Hostel
Each hostel has following composition of administration:
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The Dolce & Gabbana A/W 2013 collection has been by far one of my favourites to come out of Milan Fashion Week. It also may not come as a surprise to you that this collection has been attracting a teensy bit of controversy for its use of religious depictions and themes.
Nonetheless, this is an incredible collection, mixing elegance with eccentricity and classic silhouettes.The style and cut of the garments were very reminiscent of their last collections, which I absolutely loved.
Ornate, gold dresses were followed by grey two-pieces, black lace, white lace, red lace and then some more gold, all in keeping with a very classic Italian style.


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This course treats in a consistent manner the various key factors that must be taken into account when deciding on the form of missile defense for any nation. It first takes the technical factors of performance, cost, schedule and risk and determines which system out of a set of candidate systems provides the best solution based on a given set of easily understood criteria. These technical solutions are then modified, in a controlled and transparent manner, by such modifiers as political factors, national requirements and other less tangible factors. All factors are presented with both historical background trends for contextual appreciation and with known values that can be either statistical State-of-Art values or user input values as needed. Engineering formulation of equations and data is provided sparingly where necessary for technical background and for sensitivity analyses. The course provides a methodology that can be used after the course for further use.
This course is designed to help decision makers at all levels in the missile defense business. This includes elected officials of the nations of the Alliance who must deal with broad issues associated with protection of the populace from missile attack. It is for procurement officials in the defense departments who must decide between major programs of defense weapon systems. For senior managers in the defense firms who seek choices between performance, cost, schedule and risk. For military officers who make choices involving defense of forces against a variety of missile attacks. It is for engineers who provide right designs to satisfy other decision makers already listed.
Type of Course: Instructor-Led Short CourseCourse Level: Fundamentals/Intermediate
Course scheduling available in the following formats:
Course Length: 2-3 daysAIAA CEU's available: yes


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A letter to my nephew
Dear Ben
I've looked at you and seen me. A wild, hyperactive, animalistic 5 year old version of me admittedly but you're me all the same. It's been awhile and I don't expect to ever see you again but I'm guessing nothing's changed.
I think I have dyspraxia, too. And thats why I'm writing this. As a warning. I don't have your ADHD or your autism but they can be grown out of. Your dyspraxia can last forever and it will affect you in more ways than the obvious.
The talking thing was hardest. It knocked my confidence in a big way. How can one communicate when we can't talk? When we can't get our point across? How many times have I had people looking blankly at me? I talk too fast. I mumble at the same time. The Nottingham accent doesn't help when we automatically miss out scores of letters. As soon as you can, try and lose the accent. You'll sound like you don't belong but it's better in the long run. And slow down. I talk half as fast as before. Personly I think I sound retarded and people still struggle to understand me but I think it's helped.
It's very frustrating. Especially when people don't acknowledge they haven't understood. You may as well just be talking to yourself. It might make you angry. It did me. I had to learn to be happy living inside of my own head. I spend large parts of time just with me because it's easier. I'm glad you're having speech and language therapy. I wish I'd had it.
You may find yourself being quiet and not forthcoming with conversation. Other people might get annoyed by that and think you're being rude or moody. Very few people will make the effort to understand what it's like.
Subsequently you might find it hard to make friends. Don't worry about that. Cherish the ones you have. If you don't make any make your own fun instead. What I hated most was the insinuation that having friends is the ultimate goal and you're a weirdo if you want to be alone. WTF do those people know?
How's the un-coordination? It's humiliating constantly being the last one to be picked for sport, isn't it? . Even after the fat kid that can't run and the midget with a hole in his heart. But if you can't kick straight or hit a ball with a bat what do you expect? You can practice, you can get lucky; just try your hardest and forget about other people. The hours I spent throwing a ball against the wall fantasising that someone would come past and think me good enough at catching to enter me in a competition. But I wasn't. I was shit.
I played Rugby at school simply because I was bigger than most and size helps. It's also a good way to take down the school bully.
There will be something you're good at. You just have to find it.
That lack of confidence affected me for years and still does. I hope it doesn't you. My mum, your nana, didn't help. I was constantly undermined. Your mum, if she's finally able to be honest with herself, would agree. I hope she's able to give you the support you need so you don't turn out like me because being me is hard. You don't deserve that.
The lack of concentration is hard, too. I've messed up awesome jobs because of it. I've never found a way around that. A lot of people think I'm dumb, I even have a dumb nickname, but I'm not. It's just hard to transfer what I'm thinking to paper. I think too much about other stuff when I should be here, in the moment. My handwriting suffers as a result. One, I don't have the patience but two, I also can't write fast enough.
I've just realised there's a crucial difference between me and you: you have a Dad. Currently you're living with him (I think). I hope he's there for you in ways that mine wasn't. I hope he can teach you manly stuff. I grew up amongst women and it was a long time, too long, before I realised...certain stuff. Your Dad is important. I hope he's strong enough to stand up to your mum. Unlike my Dad who didn't and doesn't to either of his wives.
I've never met your Dad although we came close once. I was wondering if he'd introduce himself but he didn't. I would've done but I wasn't sure it was him and he rarely strayed from your mum. People say he's a nice guy. I hope so. You'll need one around. I called my Dad by his first name for a long time and have reverted back to it now. Don't reject your Dad's or anyone else's help. Maybe they're actually sincere.
I won't be there to tell you any of this or to help. As your uncle I wish I was. Your mum, Clare, and I have never got on. I could list reasons why but quite honestly I'm not sure there's a definitive reason. I do know It became enjoyable to piss her off so that's what i started doing. One day I did something that was hard to take back. I shouldn't have done it. I see that now. I'm not sorry though. I meant every word. But I do regret it. I shouldn't have let your mum's text message make me so angry. I shouldn't have taken it so far. But we never had a relationship that siblings should have. There were many factors involved and no one person is to blame. I hope you have a different experience to mine. I hope your sister, Freya, is a very good friend and that you can protect her as all brothers should. You can trust your Aunt Hayley, too. She's full of good advice and, I feel, will always care without being judgemental.
I hope your mum hasn't inherited my mums parental non-instincts. Its hard for me to have perspective on that however much she and I don't get on.
There are aspects of my personality that stem from very early on. My second-earliest memory from age 3 affects me still today. I hope you get the love, hugs, encouragement and care that I never got. You'll need it not to turn out like me and no-one deserves that. I hope you find this blog in 13 years time and I hope it gives you hope. I don't know how you'll find it. Maybe someone will point it out to you. Maybe by then you'll have heard so many stories about evil, crazy Uncle Jamie that you won't want to. Maybe all memory of me will have been wiped from existence and I'm never mentioned so you won't realise there's an Uncle Jamie who wrote you a letter to find. Pity you're not on Facebook yet. I don't even know your last name but mine is Starbuck. You live in Nottingham, somewhere. And that is all I know.
Have a good life, Ben. Break out of the box they keep you sealed in. We can do so much more when we realise we're not limited by what others think of us. If you do turn out like me go travelling, get away from all the people that matter. You'll hurt them no matter what you do, despite your best intentions, and life's too short for constant feelings of remorse.
Better to break away than be broken.
Uncle Jamie Starbuck
PS I can't put here yet what I do feel like. I may write about it one day but you'll know it if you feel it.
PPS I think of you and your sister often. Don't let others tell you otherwise, or assign meaning to my actions or words. They never have nor ever will have the faintest clue for my motivations for one simple reason: they never asked. By the time they thought to I didn't feel like answering.
(I've sprinkled names and other bits of information throughout to make it easier to find on Google)
Jamie Starbuck


text: Hello everyone! It's been great to see so many of you actively posting your work into both creative writing and poetry (a community I have taken a keen interest in, in addition to my own). Thank you, and welcome! If we haven't talked yet, my name is Gregg, and I'm the current Creative Writing Community Moderator. Since many of you are new to the community, I just wanted to give you all some advice on how to get the most out of our community. If you have any further tips or questions, add them in the comments, or send me a direct message from the profile page! 1) Publish your cards appropriately: if it's a poem, make sure to add it to poetry. Don't add it to books if it's not relevant to a book, etc. When you publish a card, the people in the community will come to enjoy it, and if it doesn't fit the community, they won't like it, so it's best to stick to Creative Writing and/or Poetry with your relevant works! 2) Make a collection for your writing. Or, make a collection for a specific series your working on (check out this collection by @hikaymm for an example or a series: http://www.vingle.net/collections/1228605-MANGCHIS-Thoughts-about-Home). Doing this will allow those who enjoy your writing to click "Follow" and then they can enjoy it in their feed! And, its a great way to share your writing, or a specific piece you're writing, with friends! **TIP! Publish your collection to Poetry and/or Creative Writing by going to your edit collection page, and selecting those communities to publish to. By doing so, members of the communities will be able to more easily find your work, so you'll gain a larger audience to interact with. 3) If you want feedback, specifically ask for it! Consider adding it in the title, tagging myself or other community members in the comments asking for feedback, or leaving a note or comment at the end of the work. 4) Make it easy to read: space your work, if necessary. If your piece is written on images, make sure they are legible and preferably not just screen shots (unless you're making an artistic choice, and then I won't say a word!) 5) Have fun! The most important part of this community is to have fun, and learn more about writing. If you have any ideas, or any interest in joining the team as community staff, let me know! Look forward to a post this weekend about a weekly event I'm going to try to start!


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The body of a man has been found at an apartment in Letterkenny.
Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the man's body at an apartment at Lower Main Street, Letterkenny.
It was found at approximately 11am this morning and the man is thought to be in his early 40s.
The body remains at the scene, which is currently preserved for a technical examination. The State pathologist's office has been notified.


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Obama to Appoint Cordray to Lead Consumer Watchdog
President Barack Obama plans to bypass Congress and install Richard Cordray as head of the country's new consumer financial watchdog, picking an election-year fight with Republicans who have blocked the nominee.
The move to use a recess appointment, announced by the White House on Wednesday, is being cheered by Democrats and liberal advocacy groups, but it will inflame already bad relations between the White House and Republicans in Congress.
"President Obama, in an unprecedented move, has arrogantly circumvented the American people," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement.
Republicans, who say the agency itself is a bureaucratic overreach that will hurt the economy, last month blocked a Senate vote on whether to confirm Cordray.
In advance of the 2012 election, the White House has been seeking ways to portray Republicans as obstructionists, and this marks another step Obama is taking to confront objections to his agenda.
The move will likely come with a price, however, as Republicans may now block Obama's picks for other high-profile financial regulators, with vacancies at the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
This would leave the White House to decide whether to simply appoint them as well or leave key agencies without confirmed leaders for at least another year.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law to police the market for consumer products such as credit cards and mortgages.
Democrats have heralded the bureau, which opened its doors in July, as a way to protect consumers from abusive lending practices like the type of home loans that were made in the years leading into the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
Republicans have charged the agency is a virtually unchecked government body that will hurt lending and put small banks out of business.
Republicans have made clear they do not oppose Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general who was nominated in August, but want changes made to the bureau's structure before they allow the Senate to confirm anyone to lead the CFPB.
The decision to bypass the Senate and appoint Cordray to the job was well received by Senate Democrats.
"With Richard Cordray leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Americans will finally get the consumer protections they deserve," Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson said in a statement.
Republicans are portraying the move as a break with tradition and possibly illegal, which has led to speculation that some group will challenge Cordray's appointment in court.
"I expect the courts will find the appointment to be illegitimate," House Speaker John Boehner said in statement.
At issue is what authority Obama has to put Cordray in the job as a recess appointment.
The president has the authority to make such a move when the Senate goes on a recess. Republicans, however, have forced the Senate to technically stay in session to try to prevent Obama from making such a move.
Republicans contend that because of these pro-forma sessions, no recess appointments can be made, a view the White House is now challenging by installing Cordray as director of the CFPB.
Under the Dodd-Frank law, the CFPB is limited in what authorities it can exercise without a director in place.
For instance, while it can supervise banks it cannot regulate non-banks, such as payday lenders, without a director.
Democrats and consumer groups have pointed to this lack of federal oversight over the "shadow banking" industry as a reason for Obama to make a recess appointment.


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Date Cake
Date Cake is simple and delicious. It's flecked with chocolate chips and walnuts and topped with sparkling sugar.
This post is sponsored on behalf of Fisher Nuts. Thank you for continuing to support the brands that make My Baking Addiction possible.
At our house, we love recipes that remind us of family and bring back childhood memories, like the No Bake Cookies my mother used to make my brother and I. This recipe for date cake has been in Eric's family for years and it's one of his absolute favorite desserts because it reminds him of his grandma. In the very early stages of our relationship, Eric sent me a photo of this cake and asked me to go on a date with him. Looking back, I think his little pun and love for cake might be what sealed our fate.
Now that Elle is almost two, she's really starting to understand the holiday season. She's pretty much obsessed with every Christmas song she hears and adores every single Santa she sees – even the teenage Santa wearing gym shoes we bumped into at Walmart. Christmas through her eyes has made this magical time of year even more special. And we're pretty sure it's only going to get better as each year passes.
We really want to create meaningful memories and traditions for her to look forward to each and every year. Things like visiting Santa, driving around to see Christmas lights, picking out items for the toy drive and delicious family recipes that she'll associate with the holiday season. And there was really no better place to start than with Eric's grandma's date cake.
Eric has such fond memories of his grandma making the holiday season extra special – merrier, brighter. One of his fondest memories was her Christmas Eve buffet featuring a delicious array of food like sweet meatballs, pumpkin roll, cranberry chicken and this date cake all made with grandma's TLC.
This date cake couldn't be easier to make. It's loaded with sweet chocolate chips and crunchy walnuts. The dates make it super moist – especially after it's covered and sits for a day. A sprinkling of coarse sugar adds a little sparkle that is perfect for the season.
I love using Fisher Nuts in this recipe because they're preservative-free. Nothing in the bag but the nuts as they came off the tree. That's something this dessert lover can get behind. The zip top, stand up bag is a little added bonus!
We hope this delicious cake can become part of your family's traditions too, because it's just that good.
Date Cake
- 1 8-ounce package chopped, pitted dates
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening (I use butter-flavor Crisco)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup chopped Fisher walnuts
- 1/4 cup coarse sparkling sugar, optional
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place dates into a medium, heat-resistant bowl and pour boiling water over the dates. Stir in baking soda. The mixture may foam up a bit, this is completely normal. Set bowl aside to cool for 15-20 minutes.
- Once dates have cooled, use an electric mixer to cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in eggs and vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Stir in the dates and liquid.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the shortening mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and spread the batter evenly. If desired, sprinkle the top of the batter with coarse sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
- Tightly cover leftover cake and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- We use Sun-Maid chopped dates in this cake.
- I have not tried this recipe with butter instead of shortening, so I cannot attest to the outcome.
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has put a Malibu rental property up for sale at $23 million.
The oceanfront Cape Cod-inspired compound had been listed for lease this summer at $75,000 a month for a long-term tenant or $150,000 a month for a lease of less than six months.
All three homes on the less than half-acre lot have recently been remodeled. There are a total of seven bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in an undisclosed number of square feet. Outdoor features include a beachfront deck, a fire pit, gardens and lawn.
DiCaprio, who turns 38 on Nov. 11, starred in "Titanic" (1997), "The Departed" (2006) and "J. Edgar" (2011). He will be Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby," due out next year, and stars in "Django Unchained," to be released in December.
Public records show the property changed hands in 2002 for $6 million.
Kathryn Bentzen of Arete Estates is the listing agent.
On Twitter @LATHotProperty


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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
This Week on the Farm
This past week was a pretty busy one on our farm.
It started out with a round of soil tests. Each year, we (Phillip) test our soils to help us plan for the year. Soil testing allows us to see exactly what nutrients are left in the ground from the previous year. It also gives us a clear picture of our pH levels.
Why would we want to know that much detail about our farmland? By knowing exactly what is in the soil, we know how much fertilizer and lime to apply. We always strive to put the correct amount of extra nutrients in our land; the amount that a growing crop will need to thrive, but not too much as it will be wasted if the plant can't take up the nutrients. The cost of spreading fertilizer and lime can really add up, and we definitely don't want our money to go to waste.
This year, Phillip again sampled our soils using a method called grid sampling. He used GPS technology to take samples throughout our fields in the exact same spots as last year - 65 samples total over 100 acres.
He is able to use that grid sampling technology to create a map of our fields and a "prescription" for the year's fertilizer and lime applications. We are using software that allows us to pull that prescription from or computer, put it on an SD card, and give it to the family farmers who come in to spread our lime and apply our fertilizer.
The applicators we use have the ability to apply whatever we need on a variable basis, based on our prescription map. "Variable application" means that not only are we getting exactly the nutrients we need, but we're getting them exactly where we need them. It helps us to limit the amount of chemicals we need to put on our ground and ensure that we are helping our crops reach their full potential.
This time of year is also crammed full of ag education. As an Extension Agent, Phillip spends many nights teaching or moderating classes for other farmers in the area. This week, it was classes on crop pests and irrigation.
I also had some educational opportunities in the past week. Friday I headed to Baltimore for our annual CommonGround conference. We are a group of women who actively farm and are giving consumers a place to ask questions about how their food is grown, direct from the farmers who grow it. On Saturday we attended the B'More Healthy Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center to talk one on one with attendees about their food.
I think we had some great conversations at the Expo. People asked questions about organic food, genetic engineering, local food, and my favorite, "How did those chickens get such big breasts?"
We were also invited to share some information via a cooking demo with a Fox 45 reporter. Hopefully no one noticed how nervous I was! Jennifer Cross, another CommonGround volunteer, was on stage with me and we fielded some questions about farming and food while we made smoothies.
The coming week looks like it's going to be a busy one too. Farm families are busy year-round, not just during planting and harvest seasons.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Almost Wordless Wednesday
Ten on Tuesday
1. I'll be at Delaware Ag Week tomorrow giving a presentation on getting started with blogging. I feel like I'm still getting started, so hopefully I'll learn something too!
2. I'm also gearing up for the regional Women in Agriculture Conference. Just opened registration! I've attended this program six times (I think) and it's always been an eye-opener. I'll be a speaker at this one, too, talking about why I use social media and why you should, too. The conference is held at Dover Downs, and is an awesome price at just $45 for two days worth of info. (Just the meals at Dover Downs would probably cost that much, so it's practically free!).
3. Thursday is my birthday. My son told me I thinks I'm going to be 17, which coincidentally, is how high he can count. Not sure if I should be flattered by the number, or annoyed that he assigned me the highest possible number he knows. (Other than "nineteen-thirty", which I have repeatedly told him is not an actual number.)
4. I am actually older than 17. In case you were wondering.
5. We just got back from our first family trip to Disney World, which really is the happiest place on earth. I would go again tomorrow. My husband wants to go again in 20 years.
6. We are still in the midst of getting our irrigation installed. The system is there, and it's running, but we have to cross quite a few ditches with our system. Which means we have to build some bridges. P + I will be hard at work building bridges over the next month.
7. I could hardly type that last sentence without laughing. There is NO WAY that I will be involved in the bridge-building process. This is best for everyone. Trust me. My construction skills start and end at hanging curtain rods.
8. The whole irrigation process has forced me to add a few titles to the typical farmer's job description. In addition to gardener, accountant, chemist, nutrient specialist, equipment operator, and mechanic, I have now included construction manager, electrician, and architect.
9. When this time of year rolls around, I just want to make soup all year long. Anyone have a really good recipe for soup they'd like to share?
10. We received our 2012 Census of Agriculture in the mail last week. Wow, this thing is detailed! It's important to fill it out though, because the Census is one way we as farmers (and you as consumers) get a better picture of agriculture as a whole in this country.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Almost Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
The farm, located on the upper eastern hore do Maryland, also puts great effort into conservation practices, such as no-till and limited-tillage techniques. They use soil testing and precision agriculture (GPS) to monitor and precisely apply necessary nutrients to their crops. And, surprising to many people who have a certain picture of "sustainable" in their minds, they use genetically enhanced seeds for their grain crops.
I was excited to see that this large, well-respected farm was attempting to redefine "sustainable." Or perhaps I should say they are bringing it back to its traditional definition.
The dictionary defines sustainable as "able to be maintained at a certain rate or level."
USDA defines sustainable AGRICULTURE a little more specifically as an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will over the long term:
- Satisfy human food and fiber needs.
- Enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agriculture economy depends.
- Make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls.
- Sustain the economic viability of farm operations.
- Enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.
- Organic
- Non-GE or non -GMO
- Small farms
- Local


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This fun and fabulous Halloween party workshop is designed to allow you to create a complete Halloween party for 8 people! You'll receive the papers, accessories, and instructions to create the following:
- 8 Treat Bags
- 8 Cupcake Liners
- 8 Cupcake Picks
- 8 Drink Wraps for pop/juice/Gatorade/beer bottles
- 1 Banner (5pc) for decorating
Here's what you get in the kit:
1 – My Reflections® Spellbound Paper Packet (18 sheets, Exclusive to Kit)
1 – My Acrylix® Spellbound Cricut® Workshop Stamp Set (C-size)
1 – Sunset Baker's Twine (10 yards)
1 – Foundry® Pin Clips (Z1612)
6 – Jump Rings (not shown)
1 – Instructional Brochure
1 – My Acrylix® Spellbound Cricut® Workshop Stamp Set (C-size)
1 – Sunset Baker's Twine (10 yards)
1 – Foundry® Pin Clips (Z1612)
6 – Jump Rings (not shown)
1 – Instructional Brochure
Retail Value $36.79
Your cost - $32.95 ($39.00 including shipping/tax)
Now, while I do LOVE this workshop, I know I won't be hosting a Halloween party. So, I've made a few adjustments and come up with a few different options for you. Do you have kid(s) in elementary school that still do the fall/Halloween parties? Would you like have your treats for Halloween packaged up in a cute bag?
Using the same kit and instructions, you can create the following:
30 Regular or Mini Cupcake Liners & Picks
You will need 2 additional packages of Foundry Pin Clips.
(Please excuse my styrofoam cupcakes.)
(Please excuse my styrofoam cupcakes.)
30 Treat Bags
(The treat bags shown in the first photo end up too small, so I've changed the bags.
You can choose from the square box, handled bag, or the pillow box for your 30 boxes.
All 30 boxes will be the same style.)
30 Drink Wraps and the Banner (shown above, slightly modified)
(The wraps can be sized to fit any bottle under 5 inches in diameter.)
I am also offering a Paper Only Kit for those that do not wish to get the stamp set, or perhaps don't like the Spellbound papers. The Paper Only Kit will feature the Moonlight Paper Packet, plus additional cardstock required to complete the projects.
Moonlight Paper Packet
6 additional sheets of Cardstock
Typed Instructions
(Instructional Brochure is not available separately)
Your Cost: $16.00 (includes shipping/tax)
I've also put together a couple of add-on options if you'd like the Moonlight Kit.
- Foundry Pin Clips $6 (includes shipping/tax)
- Harvest Asst. Bakers Twine $6 (includes shipping/tax)
Additional Products Required
- Cricut Artiste Collection
- Black Exclusive Inks Pad
- White Daisy Exclusive Inks Pad
- Liquid Glass
- Bone Folder
- 3D Foam Tape
- Glue Dots
- 3x3 My Acrylix Block
If you are local, our workshop is scheduled for Sunday, October 14, 2012, at 1pm ET. Please RSVP with your kit selection and prepay by October 1st. Please allow at least 5 hours for this workshop if you plan on cutting your own at the workshop (you will need to bring your Cricut machine). If I am pre-cutting for you, please allow at least 2 hours to complete the projects. You are welcome to cut and stamp all the pieces at the workshop, then assemble the projects at home as well.
Party for 8 Kit
- Spellbound Kit $39
- Moonlight Paper Only Kit $16
- Spellbound Kit $50 (includes 2 additional pkg Foundry Pin Clips)
- Moonlight Paper Only Kit $16 ($28 with 2 additional pkg Foundry Pin Clips)
- Spellbound Kit $39
- Moonlight Paper Only Kit $16 ($22 with Bakers Twine)
- Spellbound Kit $39
- Moonlight Paper Only Kit $16 ($22 with Bakers Twine)
If you are not local, you can still complete this workshop, please add $5 for postage. If you can't make my scheduled workshop on October 14th, get your friends together and schedule your own workshop. Check my calendar for available dates - I only have a few in October!
Until next time...


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Monday December, 17 2018 at 07:45 AM
Films in BOLD will Air on TCM * | VIEW TCMDb ENTRY
When Jules Dassin's Rififi (original French title: Du Rififi chez les hommes) was released in 1955, it set a new standard for heist films and arguably has never been surpassed. Its classic robbery sequence takes up nearly half an hour of screen time with no dialogue or music, a virtuoso piece of filmmaking that has influenced practically every heist film since, from Dassin's own Topkapi (1964) to more recent efforts such as Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001).
Many assume that Jules Dassin (1911-2008) was of either French or Greek origin because of his later films, but in fact he was born in Middletown, Connecticut to Russian-Jewish parents from Odessa. His family relocated to New York and he began his theater career in New York's Yiddish Proletarian Theater company. He also worked in radio for a time before joining RKO and later MGM in Hollywood. With the support of the maverick producer Mark Hellinger, he moved to Universal where he directed the American films noir for which he is best known today: Brute Force (1947) and The Naked City (1948). When Hellinger died suddenly, Dassin moved to Fox where he directed the ill-fated Thieves' Highway (1949) and Night and the City (1950).
Because of his former membership in the Communist Party and his refusal to name names, Dassin was blacklisted after the House Un-American Activities Committee investigations. He decided to move to Europe in order to continue making films, but his troubles followed him overseas. In 1953, Dassin was slated to direct the Fernandel comedy Public Enemy No. 1 and later an Italian film entitled Mastro don Gesualdo, but the long arms of Hollywood and the U.S. government intimidated the films' producers into removing Dassin from both projects. It wasn't until Rififi that Dassin was able to complete another film.
Aware of Dassin's accomplishments as a director of American noir and sympathetic to his plight, the French producer Henri Bérard approached him with the adaptation of Auguste Le Breton's 1953 novel Du Rififi chez les hommes. Although Dassin knew French, he found the novel almost unreadable due to its abundant Parisian underworld slang. Initially Dassin was put off by the book's lurid content, including its stereotyped representation of North Africans. Besides making the gangsters French rather than specifically North African, Dassin expanded the novel's relatively brief episode of the jewelry store heist into the centerpiece of the film's plot. In a 2000 interview Dassin recalled that when he, Bérard and Le Breton met to discuss the screenplay draft, Le Breton strutted in, aping gangster mannerisms. The pulp fiction writer even laid a gun on the table, demanding "Where is my book?" in response to the changes Dassin had made. However, Dassin stood his ground and the two soon became friends. Le Breton later wrote a sequel entitled Du Rififi chez les femmes, which was filmed in 1959; he also wrote the screenplay for Jean-Pierre Melville's Bob le flambeur (1956).
The film's low budget meant that Dassin wasn't able to work with major stars such as Jean Gabin. The lead role of Tony le Stéphanois, the tubercular ex-con, went instead to Jean Servais, a Belgian actor whose career had stagnated somewhat due to a drinking problem. Regardless, his well-worn face and voice serve the character beautifully. When the Italian actor chosen for the role of César backed out shortly before shooting, Dassin decided to play the role himself, under the screen name of "Perlo Vita." The Mappin & Webb jewelry store depicted in the film was an actual location in Paris; with the owners' permission, Dassin and his crew used both the name and the store's exterior.
In the same interview Dassin stated that the production designer Alexandre Trauner and the cinematographer Philippe Agostini had not worked for a while before Bérard engaged them for the film, though they had earned a reputation as leading figures in French cinema. Trauner had worked regularly with Marcel Carné during the Thirties and Forties and had even designed the sets for Orson Welles' Othello (1952). Agostini had worked with Trauner on Le Jour se leve (1939) and had also made films with notable directors such as Robert Bresson and Jean Grémillon. Actually, both Trauner and Agostini had continued to work more or less regularly during the Fifties, though perhaps not always on the same kind of high-profile projects that made their respective reputations during the Thirties and Forties.
Rififi opened in April 1955 and quickly became one of the top box office draws in France for that year, earning a handsome profit both for its producer and for Dassin, who had agreed to accept a percentage of the box office receipts as compensation for a reduced salary. In his review for the French newspaper Arts, Truffaut wrote: "Jules Dassin has made the best 'noir' film I have ever seen from the worst roman noir I have ever read." The film's international reputation was bolstered by Dassin winning Best Director at Cannes that year. When the film was released in the U.S. the following year, Bosley Crowther described it as "perhaps the keenest crime film that ever came from France" in his review for the New York Times. In addition to the heist sequence and the film's vivid treatment of its seedy milieu, Crowther praised Dassin's "poetic" depiction of "the tender beauty of Paris at dawn." Indeed, the tragic poetry underlying the film's gangster plot has continued to resonate with viewers today.
Producer: René Gaston Vuattoux; associate producers Henri Bérard, René Bezard, Pierre Cabaud
Director: Jules Dassin
Screenwriters: Jules Dassin, René Wheeler, Auguste Le Breton
Director of Photography: Philippe Agostini
Film Editor: Roger Dwyre
Production designers: Alexandre Trauner, Auguste Capelier
Musical score: Georges Auric; song "Rififi" by Jacques Larue and M. Philippe-Gérard
Principal Cast: Jean Servais (Tony le Stéphanois); Carl Möhner (Jo le Suedois); Robert Manuel (Mario Ferrati); Perlo Vita/Jules Dassin (César le Milanais); Marie Sabouret (Mado); Janine Darcey (Louise); Claude Sylvain (Ida Ferrati); Marcel Lupovici (Pierre Grutter); Robert Hossein (Rémi Grutter); Pierre Grasset (Louis Grutter); Magali Noël (Viviane); Dominique Maurin (Tonio).
by James Steffen
Crowther, Bosley. "Screen: Tough Paris Crime Story." New York Times, June 6, 1956, p.37.
Phillips, Alastair. Rififi. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2009.
Interview with Jules Dassin (filmed in 2000), Criterion Collection DVD edition of Rififi.


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Dec 17, 2016
SCORE: Lake Erie Storm 80, Northwood Timberwolves 78 (OT)
RECORDS: Northwood (4-5, 2-3 GLIAC) Lake Erie (4-7, 2-4 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood drops their second straight tight game, falling in overtime to Lake Erie 80-78 Saturday night (December 17).
- Northwood came out very strong in the opening quarter, scoring the first 11 points of the game. The Storm responded with a 16-2 run of their own to go up 16-13. NU then finished the quarter off with another run, scoring the final five points to lead 21-16 after one quarter.
- Neither team shot particularly well in the opening 10 minutes – NU went 6-16 from the floor (37.5 percent), while Lake Erie was 6-17 (35.3 percent). NU went 7-7 from the foul line to earn the lead.
- Lake Erie's offense came to life in the second quarter, shooting 64.3 percent overall (9-14) and 2-2 from 3-point range. The Storm out-scored Northwood 21-11 in the second, giving LEC a 37-32 advantage at the break.
- The Storm's big shooting quarter put them at 48.4 percent at halftime (15-31). Northwood entered the break at 39.3 percent (11-28) but was just 2-10 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.
- Northwood finished the third quarter strong to out-score the Storm 17-12 in the quarter to send the game to the final frame tied 49-49.
- Both teams made six field goals in the quarter
- The fourth quarter was extremely close – there were four ties and neither team led by more than five points.
- Lake Erie led 65-60 with 3:20 remaining, but Northwood responded with eight straight points in just over two minutes to go up 68-65 with under a minute remaining.
- The Timberwolves had the ball and led 68-66 as time was winding down, but a turnover and a fast-break layup by the Storm sent the game to overtime tied 68-68.
- The Timberwolves led 74-72 with less than two minutes to go in overtime, but Lake Erie scored eight of the next nine points to go up 80-75.
- NU got the lead back down to two points and had the ball with 0.7 seconds remaining but were unable to get a shot off.
- The Storm went 4-6 from the floor in overtime to earn the win.
- FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .478 (32-67), Northwood .368 (25-68)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .412 (7-17), Northwood .211 (4-19)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .643 (9-14), Northwood .774 (24-31)
- REBOUNDS: Lake Erie 40 (7 offensive), Northwood 46 (15 offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Erie 13/15, Northwood 14/16
- There were 16 ties and nine lead changes in the game.
- Northwood out-scored Lake Erie 19-8 in second chance points.
- While turnovers were even for the game (NU 16, LE 15), the Storm out-scored Northwood 19-8 in points off turnovers
- Jordyn Nurenberg: 34 points (career-high), 19 rebounds (career-high). 11-18 from the floor, 12-17 from the foul line
- Maddy Seeley: 22 points, career-high six assists
- The Timberwolves will travel to Indianapolis December 31. Game time is set for 2 p.m.


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UTAS UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun: UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun
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UTS 15 – Tactical Shotgun
The UTS-15 tactical shotgun is a brand new, revolutionary, 12 ga. pump action shotgun with two 7-round alternately feeding or selectable magazine tubes, that measuring 28.3" in overall length with a 18.5" barrel chambers for 2 3/4" and 3" magnum ammunition. Constructed primarily of fiber reinforced injection molded polymer the UTS-15 weighs only 6.9 lbs, for quick pointing and easy handling. The top mounted picatinny rail allows for the mounting of a wide variety of both iron and optical sights, which coupled with Beretta style barrel threading for choke tubes allows the UTS-15 to adapt to any situation (sights and choke tube pictured not included).
UTS-15 Specifications
• Pump-action 12-gauge shotgun chambered for 2 1/2″, 2 3f4″ & 3″ magnum ammunition.
• Dual 7-round magazines with automatic alternating or selectable feed, snap open loading ports and retractable magazine followers.
• Integrated top mounted picatinny rail for iron sights or optics.
• Windage adjustable rear sight with flip up large aperture peep or big game V. * Elevation adjustable from sight with a glow in the dark sight bead.*
• Technical polymer receiver with integrated spring loaded shell feeding device and quick removable fire control housing containing the hammer, sear and disconnector.
• Spring assisted pin ejector
• Fiber reinforced flip-up stock I shell funnel.
• Fiber reinforced butt plate with 1″, 8 durometer (A scale) energy absorbing recoil pad
• 4140 steel bolt body, precision machined and heat treated 4140 steel rotary bolt head with three locking lugs
• Precision machined and heat treated 4140 barrel extension with there locking lug mortises
• Precision machined 4140 steel chrome lined barrel with muzzle threaded to accept Beretta style chokes.
• Precision machined 4140 steel flash suppressor with strike bezel and full length knurling.*
• Internally mounted point-and-shoot high intensity focused lens LED spotlight and full adjustable laser sight, push button operated
• Forward, rear and mid-point quick detachable sling swivel mounting points. Mil Spec quick detachable swivels*
• Matt black non-glare textured finish on all polymer parts.
• Matt black chrome or black oxide on all steel parts
• Matt black non-glare anodizing on all aluminum parts.
• Overall length 28.5″
• Weight 6.9 lbs.
• No tools required field stripping in 60 seconds.
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Unless you're truly passionate about street art, I'd suggest starting off with the 'Tag Your Own Chinatown' Cube Truck before heading out to the streets to make a mark on public property.
Kidrobot's Tag Your Own Chinatown Cube Truck is a DIY toy that encourages people to unleash their inner graffiti artist. The vehicle is modeled after the Ford LCF, which is a "mainstay workhorse on the streets of bustling Chinatown, NYC," according to Kidrobot. Considering how New York is famous for street art and how trucks are one of the most common canvases for this artistic medium, this is quite a fitting design. The entire body of the vehicle is empty, making it the perfect target for the aspiring artist to put his/her tag or mural on, without getting arrested.
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Miley Cyrus: Blue Jean Baby for 'Leno' Appearance
Miley Cyrus keeps it casual with a full denim look for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday night (January 30) in Burbank, Calif.
The 21-year-old singer, along with comedian Howie Mandel, were a few of the last guests on the show with Jay as host. His last episode airs next week.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Miley Cyrus
In case you missed it, check out all the performances from Miley's MTV Unplugged special with Madonna!
FYI: Miley is wearing a Saint Laurent shirt, jeans, and shoes with a vintage Chanel belt.
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Gone are the days when Spain were the undisputed kings of international football tournaments. Ever since the Dutch demolished Spain in Brazil, with Arjen Robben and co. putting five past Iker Casillas, the Spanish haven't quite been the same. The talent is still there, but perhaps not in the same quantities and to the same degree that it was at both Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Review: Marvellous again
Going into this game, I didn't think this team could make me any happier or prouder than it had last season. After the buzz last season created, with the team coming from the depths of Anoeta-induced despair to win the coveted treble, this season had a lot to live up to. If any team could live up to the lofty expectations a treble creates though, it was this one, and this game proved beyond any doubt that this group of players and its extremely underrated coach are special.


text: A team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., has determined that Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors offer sufficient sensitivity to replace phase-shifting interferometers for the characterization of large optics. Both instruments are commercially available, but interferometers are more expensive and are prone to problems with vibration in the test environment. The researchers, who reported their findings in the Sept. 1 issue of Applied Optics, compared the sensors' performance in a lab designed to characterize deformable mirrors for the National Ignition Facility. An instrument from Wavefront Sciences Inc. of Albuquerque, N.M., represented commercially available Shack-Hartmann sensors. Both simultaneously measured the surface of a 400-mm-sq mirror and displayed a systemic difference of less than 20 nm rms in their measurements.


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It's the weekend, so instead of giving you a game that is going to take any brain power, I thought I would be really kind and give you something simple!
So some geek has taken a bunch of photos with hot bitches in them, all you have to do is click in the right place to make the clothes fall off, ie: the buttons, the bra strap! It's a nice little way to tease your bellend before a weekend of sex… or RedTube! So enjoy stripping these girls…!
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Free shipping in the USA (lower 48) when your order is over $89 (excluding gift certificates and sales tax, if applicable).
You need to order a minimum of 4 copies. The price will be $7.92 in the shopping cart if you choose that quantity. In Stock. The beloved hymn tune EBENEZER, coupled with the composer's own hymn tune EDEN CHURCH, fairly leap off the page with excitement. The compelling organ accompaniment, optional congregational participation, splash of optional Brass and Timpani, and the substantial choral writing make a thrilling combination! Here is a listing of related products.
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Fleetwood Bac on Friday 29th June 2018
FLEETWOOD BAC are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, and raved about by Peter Green's biographer, the only Mac tribute band to authentically replicate the classic Stevie/Lindsey/Christine/John/Mick 'Rumours' line-up.
The band returned in 2001 with their best line-up yet, and in the last few years the response has been amazing. Rave reviews in 'The Stage', The Fireflies and Go Your Own Way (the U.K.s leading Fleetwood Mac fansites); an endorsement from the official Stevie Nicks website; and ecstatic audiences wherever the band played, including wowing an audience of 10,000 at the H.O.G. festival in St. Tropez, and very successful shows in the Cayman Islands. The band has also recently been rated by The Times newspaper as one of the U.K.'s top 5 tributes, alongside The Bootleg Beatles, Bjorn Again and the Counterfeit Stones.
The sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with the passion and energy that got the seal of approval from 'Big Daddy' Mick, and built up an excellent reputation amongst Mac fans through numerous tours, festival appearances, corporate events and TV and radio slots all over the U.K. and Europe. Fans include original Mac bassist and biographer Bob Brunning, who has joined the band several times on stage, and Peter Green's official biographer Martin Celmins.
The Fleetwood Bac show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band (still the 5th biggest-selling album of all time). It also features several songs from the Peter Green days, plus some of Stevie's biggest solo hits, in either a theatrical 2-hour show, including costume-changes and an acoustic section, or a one-hour Greatest Hits Show, specially tailored for corporate events. Songs featured (all UK and US hit singles) include: Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, You Make Loving Fun, Tusk, Gypsy, Everywhere, Oh Well, Rhiannon, Little Lies, Black Magic Woman, Seven Wonders, Say You Love Me, Big Love, Oh Diane, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Albatross, Sara, Man Of The World, Hold Me, Green Manalishi, Need Your Love So Bad, The Chain etc…
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- Doctor Who 2005 s04e14 Doctor Who The Next Doctor Season 4 x264 dvdrip
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This is a full resolution, high profile x264 DVD rip of Doctor Who 2005 Christmas Special (2008) Episode s04e14 - The Next Doctor ----------------------------------------------- Doctor Who 2005 - S04E14 The Next Doctor (2008) ----------------------------------------------- Source: DVD Rip Constant Quality Rate Factor(CRF) of 19 VIDEO: Container: MKV Codec: x264 Resolution: 720 x 480 (16:9 widescreen) (Loose Anamorphic 850 x 480) fps: 29.97 AUDIO: (untouched from DVDs) Format: Dolby AC3 2.0 (sorry...no 5.1 on dvd for some reason) Bitrate: 192 Kbps SUBTITLES: Internal Subrip srt in MKV - Note: Can turn subs on and off. Please seed when you are done so I can move on to seeding the next season. It seems a good rule of thumb is to upload at least as much as you've downloaded (1 to 1 ratio)...thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRF encoding maintains a constant quality for all encoded videos. It adjusts the file size/bit-rate as needed (every video is different!) to maintain the desired quality. "CRF"...file sizes never too little and never too big...sized just right to maintain a constant high quality across the board. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Always: Untouched ac3 or dts audio, full resolution video, high-profile x264 settings, Larger files (only) when needed.
Quick Note: This torrent does NOT have 5.1 audio as mentioned in the torrent title. It has dolby 2.0 ac3 audio as mentioned in the torrent description. I apologize for this. I noticed the error in the title just as I was hitting the upload button. I tried to cancel, but I couldn't in time. Unfortunately, there is no way to edit or even delete torrents on thepiratebay. So please take note that this doesn't have 5.1 audio. For some reason, this was the one Doctor Who DVD that didn't have 5.1.


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A Phase I/II Open Label Study of IV Busulfan (Busulfex®) in Multiple Myeloma Patients 65 Years of Age or Older, or With Renal Insufficiency Undergoing Autologous Transplantation
This study is for first line treatment for multiple myeloma patients in patients >65 years
or have renal insufficiency Busulfan introduces cytopenia much slower than melphalan while
the time to recover after transplantation is the same. The duration of cytopenia with
busulfan should therefore be shorter. Busulfan given in myeloma patients with renal failure
has proven to be effective.
The initial proposed dose level in our study will be 3.2mg/kg of body weight over 6 hours
for 3 days. The next levels will be 3.2mg/kg of body weight over 6 hours for 4 days, 4.3
mg/kg of body weight over 6 hours for 3 days, 5.6 mg/kg of body weight over 6 hours for 2
days, and 6.4 mg/kg of body weight over 6 hours for 2 days. Three patients per group will
be entered at the first level. Further enrollment will be dependent upon toxicities
observed. All dose escalations will be initiated after the PI has reviewed the toxicity data
available on the prior dose levels and confirms that it is safe to proceed to subsequent
dose level(s). Maximum tolerated dose will defined as the dose level immediately below the
dose level at which ≥ 2 of 6 patients experiences a grade 4 non-hematological toxicity that
is unexpected, related, and serious, and it will be evaluated separately for patients > 65
years of age or in patients with renal insufficiency.
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
determine MTD of Busulfex given safely over least number of days patients who are either ≥65 years Group 1) or have renal insufficiency (Group 2), defined as creatinine >3mg/dL or creatinine clearance <30 mL/min.
1 year
Guido Tricot, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Utah
United States: Institutional Review Board
August 2009
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How to Install Google Play Service In GenyMotion Emulator
GenyMotion is the popular emulator for Android developer as at today. By default, this emulator does not come with Google Play Service. After searching around, maybe some of the GApss that is too old and not suitable for latest Genymotion version. As I tried few of them, end the up with crashing the emulator and it's totally not working. So after experimenting few alternative. I think this is the easiest and no much steps involve.
If you preferred watch video, here it is!!! 🙂
View Demo – How to Install Google Play Service In GenyMotion Emulator
Tools Used
1. Genymotion 2.6.0 (Google Nexus 7 2013 – 6.0.0 – API 23)
2. Open GApps
1. Download Open GApps
Please go to this site and scroll down to bottom and you will see a lot of combination, and wonder which one to install. If you are using window please select as below ,
Platform: x86
Android: 6.0 ( If you use Android 6.0 SDK)
Variant: Nano (Unless you want to install everything in Google Play Service else Nano should be good enough)
You may notice, some other blogs are using CyanogenMod's gapps for this exercise, I choosen Open GApss is because they provide a version that compiles for version x86 which is perfectly good for Windows's Developer/ Genymotion. This is because Genymotion's ROM is compiled in x86 CPU architecture, In this case, we do not need to install ARM translation.
2. Install GApss
After downloaded the file, just drag and drop the file open_gapps-x86-6.0-nano-20160331.zip into the emulator and you will see file transfer in progress, then after about 3 minutes you will see another screen ask to install the file. Just click OK to continue.
3. Restart Emulator
Once installed, you need to restart the Emulator, This is another interesting thing that I found, I didn't use ADB reboot command to restart the emulator which is recommended by most of them, So in my case, I just turn off the emulator and start it again. Which work pretty good compared with ADB reboot command line.
After the Emulator start, you may see some error message popup, you need to update the latest version apps for Google Play Service in Play Store, this is because some of the app version not match with the emulator causing the error message display like in the video (5:51).
You should now be able to use any apps in Google Play Services, Let's try out our previous Google Map API V2 for a start. 😉
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text: Car-sharing represents a car-rental scheme for people who need only occasional use of a vehicle. The cars are typically owned by a third party, whether a commercial business or democratically controlled company, public agency, cooperative or ad hoc grouping. Some car-sharing schemes may incorporate the use of hybrid, clean and electric vehicle fleets. The application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to support car-sharing is considered here.


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The sports event of the month (the year?) is definitely the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
the official video game of the Winter Olympics
(PS3 or Xbox 360 version)
To win it, the rule is extremely simple: win a maximum of Rubies on the Olympics and invite a maximum of friends.
Both are tied: as from 50 participants on this contest, the game may be yours!
Good luck everyone


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Bulk Fiber, 2 Strand, Multimode, 50/125 10GB, OM3, Distribution Cable, OFNP Plenum Rated, Indoor/Outdoor, Tight Buffer, Aqua Outer Jacket
This plenum distribution fiber cable is used in trunking, LAN and distribution applications where small size, lightweight, and versatile installation capability are required for ducts, plenums, and air handling spaces. It's ideal for configurations requiring a single termination point with multiple fibers. The plenum distribution fiber optic cable uses high performance components and construction and is UL Listed in accordance with NEC section 770.179(a) for use in ducts, plenums and air-handling spaces.Multimode Fiber Information
Multi-Mode cable commonly has a diameter in the 50-to-100 micron range (typical multimode fiber core diameters are 50 or 62.5 micrometers). Multimode fiber gives you high bandwidth at high speeds (10 to 100MBS - Gigabit to 275m to 2km) over medium distances. Light waves are dispersed into numerous paths, or modes, as they travel through the cable's core typically 850 or 1300nm. However, in long cable runs (greater than 3000 feet [914.4 meters), multiple paths of light can cause signal distortion at the receiving end, resulting in an unclear and incomplete data transmission so designers now call for single mode fiber in new applications using Gigabit and beyond.
Indoor/Outdoor ("K" Jacket)
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According to statistics from the American Community Survey, telecommuting has risen 79 percent between 2005 and 2012, with approximately 3.2 million workers doing their thing from home. This number only includes full-time employees who work from home for someone other than themselves at least half the time. Now let's add in self-employed consultants and virtual freelancers and that number skyrockets and enforces a trend in the workplace and mindset that will not soon be going away, but continually increasing.
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With this new way of working comes the need for better communication and collaboration tools. In response to this, Citrix, a leader in mobile workspaces providing virtualization, mobility management, networking and cloud services to enable new ways to work better, has introduced a new version of GoToMeeting Free. An extension of its popular online meeting tool, this latest version is answering the call from virtual workers who wanted a more simple collaboration tool that offered the features they need to get things done.
As a guy who is constantly on the 'go' and who works with a virtual team who helps me keep things moving in my many projects (Smallbiztechnology, Smart Hustle Magazine, Small Business Summit), I too am always looking for better tools that allow me to get more done faster. So I was pretty thrilled when I saw this new product and the features it offered. Here's four reasons it's a winner in my book:
- It's Instant. When I say instant…I mean instant. I send my custom URL (oh yeah…you get to claim a custom URL so that you can easily remember your personal 'online meeting room') to whomever I want to meet with – they click, I click and we are meeting. That's it…we're meeting! No phone numbers or access codes to remember, no trying to figure out how to get the 'hang-out' connected…just click, connect and meet!
- Meet and Share Content. Have you ever had that endless email exchange with someone trying to collaborate on something and you just wished you could both be looking at the same thing at the same time so you could get it done and move on? Well, GoToMeeting Free has you covered here as well. Simply go from video to screen sharing – from either side – during your meeting or quickly share documents by dragging and dropping them onto the screen. Simple.
- It's Mobile. Because I'm always on the go, mobile is a big deal for me. GoToMeeting Free works on Google Chrome and Firefox browsers and on Android mobile devices. So while I'm on the train with my Galaxy S4 phone, I can have a quick meeting with my director of operations whose back in her office. And if we need to, we can circle in our director of marketing, because GoToMeeting Free allows up to three participants.
- It's Free. Everyone loves free, but most of us expect that with free comes some caveat – unwanted ads, limited connection, etc. Nope – not with GoToMeeting Free. Free is simply free.
If you're looking for a better way to meet and collaborate with your virtual team, head over to free.gotomeeting.com and click start a meeting. Share that URL with your team members and you'll be on your way! Simple.
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Calling all Volunteers!
Do you want to give back to the home school community while earning valuable discounts toward Convention registration? Become a THSC Volunteer today!
Volunteer Privileges:
- Provide on-site service to fellow home school families.
- Greet families attending their first Convention with a smile.
- Play a vital role in supporting the Texas Home School Coalition in Keeping Texas Families Free.
- Receive the benefits of a Volunteer package:
- A THSC Volunteer T-shirt
- $25 discount on your total Convention registration for each 4-hour shift
- Speedy check-in at the volunteer check-in booth
- Reserved seating for the Saturday night performance
Volunteer Positions Include:
- Workshop monitor
- Registration representative
- Greeters
- Volunteer check-in booth
Signing up is fast and easy!
- Visit one of the links below, Volunteer for Arlington or Volunteer for The Woodlands
- Enter in code: VOLUNTEER17 in the Volunteer Code box
- A Volunteer Ticket will be revealed
- Select "1" to indicate you wish to volunteer
- Answer all questions within the Volunteer Ticket
- Your volunteer discount will be automatically applied to tickets you are purchasing
Contact Anna Koroschetz at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions about becoming a THSC Volunteer!


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Yes, there will be no elephants on stage when Opera Pacific presents Verdi's "Aida" beginning Saturday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa. Or horses, or camels.
"Just lots of people," Opera Pacific general director David DiChiera confirmed Wednesday. "Animals are being seen less and less on stage these days. We have found that animal-rights groups are very uncomfortable now with the use of animals on stage. They want to know how the animal is being handled and treated, whether there is any undue stress to the animal. It's become an issue which never existed 10 years ago."
That sensitivity was reflected when San Francisco Opera presented the U.S. premiere of Hans Werner Henze's opera, "Das Verratene Meer" in 1991. There is a scene in the opera in which a school gang kills and dissects a cat.
The SFO management added this note, in bold face and set off in a black-bordered box, after the plot synopsis:
"NOTICE: The kitten used in all performances of 'Das Verratene Meer' is at no time in any danger of mistreatment and is at all times under the supervision of a professional handler. At the appropriate moment in the opera, it is replaced by a prop, while the live kitten ends up safely backstage."


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A composite (tooth colored) filling is used to repair a tooth that is affected by decay, cracks, fractures, etc. The decayed or affected portion of the tooth will be removed and then filled with a composite filling.
There are many types of filling materials available, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. You and your dentist can discuss the best options for restoring your teeth. Composite fillings, along with silver amalgam fillings, are the most widely used today. Because composite fillings are tooth colored, they can be closely matched to the color of existing teeth, and are more aesthetically suited for use in front teeth or more visible areas of the mouth.
As with most dental restorations, composite fillings are not permanent and may someday have to be replaced. They are very durable and will last many years, giving you a long lasting, beautiful smile.
Reasons for composite fillings:
Composite fillings are usually placed in one appointment. While the tooth is numb, your dentist will remove decay as needed. The space will then be thoroughly cleaned and carefully prepared before the new filling is placed. If the decay was near the nerve of the tooth, a special medication will be applied for added protection. The composite filling will then be precisely placed, shaped, and polished, restoring your tooth to its original shape and function.
It is normal to experience sensitivity to hot and cold when composite fillings are first placed, however this will subside shortly after your tooth acclimates to the new filling.
You will be given care instructions at the conclusion of your treatment. Good oral hygiene practices, eating habits, and regular dental visits will aid in the life of your new fillings.
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The movie is a fun Christmas story complete with a Christmas miracle or two. So, if you want a 90 minute pick me up...I recommend this one.
Oh, and I threw in my photo of Radio City Music Hall for extra Christmas cheer!
I've been eyeing this movie on Netflix debating if its worth wasting 90 mins on lol, now that ive read this I'm def going to watch it! Thanks for sharing! Personally I've been hooked on all the Hallmark channel Christmas movies (my favs are the ones with Candace Cameron Bure in them)! Some are probably too sugar cutter for you but heres a few i think you might actually like: Window Wonderland (about two window dressers in NY competing for best xmas window), A Cookie Cutter Christmas (rival ex-bestfriends and now fellow school teachers compete against each other for best Christmas cookie and the affection of one man), Christmas Ornament, Christmas Under Wraps (Candace Cameron Bure plays a Dr. whose forced to move from the big city to a small town in Alaska called Garland), Trading Christmas, and A Very Merry Mix-Up... just to name a few! ;) http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/week-9-monday-december-22-sunday-december-28ReplyDelete
I forgot to ask you if you watched this. We really enjoyed 4 Christmases. :)Delete