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12 Inspiring Visual Search Engines
We all know that a picture is worth a thousand words. Beyond the usual lines of text and blue links, visual search engines can present results and relationships that are more quickly grasped, as well as flexible ways to browse and explore. As the web becomes increasingly image- and video-based, it just makes sense to scan certain results visually.
Here are 12 visual search engines, each providing a different set of benefits we enjoy. Hopefully you'll find a few that will come in handy in your next search…
Search Spezify for a Flash-based mixed-media visual collage of results. Spezify also helps you focus your search with hot searches and related words. Drawing equally from blogs, videos, images, music, tweets, and more, Spezify gives a diverse overview of any given subject that is useful and fun to navigate.
The Cooliris plugin transforms searches across Google Images, Bing, Flickr, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon and others into a beautiful, interactive 3D wall. It's a fast way to browse images and video, for shopping, entertainment, and beyond. Results can be enlarged, saved, shared, and played within the application.
Originally a 3D browser, SpaceTime is now a visual search engine. Using Flash, you can browse a "cover flow" sequence of results from Google, Images, Wikipedia, or YouTube. You can't play videos within search results, but it's a handy way to identify the clip or scene you're looking for.
With many visual search engines, the innovation starts with the way results are presented. With Jinni, a search engine for movies and TV shows, the innovation starts when you type in your search. Jinni's semantic engine takes a flexible, mood-based approach. Type a search or visually browse categories like "suspenseful" and "psychological." Results are displayed as a picture collage of screen stills, sized by relevance. Pop-up windows provide more information and direct you to watch your chosen movie or show.
Viewzi's highly customizable search engine and plug-in offers sixteen different ways to view results for any given search. Once you get a feel for the options, you can start to take advantage of the level of control over both display and sources.
NeXplore offers three ways of viewing search results (summary with pop-up previews, gallery, and line) but also lets you easily focus your search on blogs, podcast, videos, news or images as well as web. It's also easy to share, save sites for later or trash results you don't like.
EyePlorer is a search engine for facts – a handy research tool. Type or drag your search term into the central search box, and the circle fills up with grouped, related concepts. From there, click on topics to get more information. You can also add topics to see combined results, or save topics temporarily on the notepad.
Quintura's search widget creates an interactive tag cloud of related topics around a specific search term. Browse the cloud to explore a topic visually and find more information.
LivePlasma' results for music and movies are a visual map of relationships between artists and works. You can't listen or watch on the website, but it's an unusual way to get ideas of new bands and movies to try based on your existing interests. Sign up to save your favorite maps.
Ujiko's visual search engine displays results in a circle, clustered by color. Point your mouse to a site and a preview appears in the center. You can label any site as "put this site forward" or "filter this site (dustbin)" to customize your results as you continue to refine your search.
Touchgraph is more precisely a visualization tool (Java-based) for exploring connections between related websites. Enter a concept or website name to see a visual map and maybe also new websites of interest. The interactive Facebook Browser version shows connections between your Facebook friends, photos and locations.
Ziipa is a visual search engine for Web 2.0. Browse the tag cloud on the right-hand side or type a search, and results will be displayed as screenshots from the websites. Vote on websites to give them more prominence within the search results.You might also like:
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Urbane Roost
Villa with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and private pool in Jomtien, Pattaya
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Urbane Roost is a modern pool Villa with modern contemporary furnishings and fittings. All bedrooms have flat screen TVs and access to a private court yard garden. There is a fully fitted kitchen with separate pantry/ prep room with an outside cooking facility along with a charcoal barbecue. The villa is in the peaceful village of Huay Yai which has a few Thai western style bars and restaurants, including Toms bar ( Baan na garden restaurant and bar )with great Thai and Western food and regular Live Blues music, numerous authentic Thai street food all within walking distance to the villa. There is a Big C extra, Tesco Lotus and seven eleven within the immediate vicinity along with the Huay Yai Temple market every Friday.
The beaches of Na Jomtiem are a 5 minute drive from the villa along with all the restaurants and night life these areas have to offer. There are numerous tourist attractions nearby including, underwater world, Cartoon network water park, golden Buddha mountain, the floating market, Nong Nooch gardens, Silver lake vineyard and much more.
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This chili is flavorful without being too spicy. I'm a wuss about spicy things. And I hate onions and peppers. So I took my preferences and combined them with this recipe for turkey chili, the crockpot chili recipe from The Simple Dollar and some advice from a co-worker.
1 pound of ground beef (I used a package with a little over a pound)
1 29 ounce can of tomato sauce
1 14.5 ounce can of diced chili tomatoes (I bought the HEB brand. You can used regular diced tomatoes if you can't find the flavored kind.)
1 14.5 ounce can of water (see below)
3 cloves of chopped garlic
1 T dried minced onion
1/4 t onion salt
2 T chili powder
1/2 t paprika
1/2 t Italian seasoning
1/2 t ground cumin
1/2 t salt
1/4 t black pepper
shredded cheddar (optional)
sour cream (optional)
1. Soak the beans in water overnight-ish in. (I did this around 9 a.m. Sunday morning and rinsed them around 6 p.m.) Make sure they're covered in several inches of water. After you soak them, drain and rinse them and put them in the crockpot.
2. Brown the ground beef. Don't drain it. Or at least don't drain it all the way. I used 80/20 ground chuck and used the grease for flavor. Put the beef with the drippings in the crockpot. (You can also brown ground turkey with some olive oil instead of beef.)
3. Add the tomato sauce and the diced tomatoes to the crockpot. Do not drain the diced tomatoes. Fill the empty diced tomato can with water and pour it in the crockpot. (I also used a little water to rinse out the tomato sauce can and poured that in the crockpot as well.) Stir.
4. Add in the garlic, minced onion and spices. Stir well.
5. You can cook this immediately, or you can put the crock in the refrigerator until you're ready to cook it.
6. When you are ready to cook, cook it for 8 hours on low. (You can probably do less, but the longer you do it, the more the flavors meld.)
7. Serve with cheese and sour cream on top for extra awesomeness.


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Highland Park House offers luxury, family owned and run Bed & Breakfast, in this imposing Victorian mansion. Our delicious full Scottish breakfasts are individually prepared to order, using many local ingredients. The eggs may well be laid by our very own team of Highland Park chickens and if the ducks are in the mood, they also contribute!
There are six guest rooms; three have en suite facilities, one has a private bathroom, and two share a bathroom. The rooms are furnished to suit the house, with items such as Victorian iron and brass bedsteads and art nouveau wardrobes. Prices start from £60 per night, and include wifi, parking and full Scottish breakfast. Please see our booking page for prices and further information. Alternatively, feel free to contact us to find out more.
ROOM 1: The Tower Room ( double en suite)
A lovely, bright room with a Victorian double bed, situated in the centre of the tower. Windows with window seats to two sides and views over Kirkwall to Wideford Hill and Weyland Bay.
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A large, comfortable room with two single beds and period furnishings. Window seat with views over Kirkwall and the Highland Park Distillery to Wideford Hill.
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This is a large, bright room with a double bed. Wide windows with window seats enjoying views to Wideford Hill and Weyland Bay. This room shares a new shower room close by with just one other single room.
ROOM 4: The Corner Room (standard single)
A bright, spacious single room with a 4' Victorian iron bedstead. Tall window with window seat. This room shares a new shower room close by with Room 3.
ROOM 5: The South Wing Room (double with private bathroom)An elegant, spacious, bright, dual aspect room with views over open farmland to the south. This room has a king-sized half-tester bed, and a beautiful private bathroom with shower over full tub next door.
ROOM 6: The West Wing Room ( double en suite)
A spacious, bright room at the west end of the house. This room has a UK King-size bed and dual aspect views over the gardens to Wideford Hill and Weyland Bay.


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Rockers Lifehouse try new slant with Mirrors
Just like clockwork, since its 2000 debut, No Name Face, rock band Lifehouse has cranked out a studio album every two to two-and-a-half years, and each has peaked in the top 15 of the U.S. pop chart.
Longtime manager Jude Cole, who also produced 2007's Who We Are and the upcoming album Smoke and Mirrors, credits the group's success to its being a real band, with no lip-synching or tapes behind its live performances.
There's no trickery going on anywhere, Cole says. The strategy has really been, 'How do we keep this fresh and not repeat ourselves?'
To keep the sound new on Smoke and Mirrors, out mid-February on Geffen, frontman Jason Wade shared songwriting duties on almost every track, incorporating ideas from Cole, Richard Marx, Kevin Rudolf and Chris Daughtry, who also sings on the song Had Enough.
I just felt it was necessary to get a different vantage point, Wade says. I've been writing songs since I was 15, and usually I use my own personal experiences and life situations as kind of a canvas, and there are certain times where there's not a lot of turbulence in your life. I felt like I needed to get inspiration elsewhere.
The outside inspiration led to the album's first single, Halfway Gone, which was co-written with Rudolf. A good year and four months into making the record, we didn't feel like we had that lead-off single, Wade says, noting that Cole was a big fan of Let It Rock, Rudolf's track with Lil Wayne. We wanted to experiment sonically and just come up with a fresh sound for Lifehouse, and Kevin really added that. He added this really modern edge to what we do.
Another change of pace for Smoke and Mirrors was that Lifehouse recorded it between tour dates, whereas in the past, it was more common for the band to complete a full touring cycle and then take a year off to make an album. I'd say a good six years out of the 10 years we've been a band has been out on the road, Wade says. The process was a little bit different for us in that we would record Monday through Friday and fly out to do a gig over the weekend. So we basically never got off the road.
Cole says the chemistry from constantly being on tour carried into the studio and the first few songs that were recorded, among them Nerve Damage and Wrecking Ball. They embodied the edgier sound of the band's live show, while the rest of the tracks were planned more with radio in mind.
The Malibu, California-based group has had plenty of radio success in the past, most notably with its 2001 hit Hanging by a Moment, which spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (and was named that chart's song of the year for 2001), and 2005's You and Me, which spent 30 weeks on the chart.
We had taken a little bit of time off (from recording), and when we went back into the studio -- I think because they weren't coming fresh off the road -- it was more like, 'I'm kind of in the mood to write something that's radio-worthy, Cole says.


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When 15 youngsters went missing from Kerala earlier this month, it was suspected that they might have joined the Islamic State.
As reported in Times Of India, confirming the suspicions, one of the young men, Mohammad Marwan, sent a text message to his family which read, "People may call me a terrorist. If fighting in the path of Allah is terrorism, yes I am a terrorist."
In the message, which was sent in the last week of June, Marwan promised to return back home after he "finishes work with IS to help the persecuted Muslims in Kashmir, Gujarat and Muzaffarnagar."
"Here, Muslims, including little children, are killed in the bomb attack by the US and Russian forces. How can I sit comfortably at home when the Muslim ummah (community) is attacked," the message further read.
He also quoted the Quran, saying, "Allah will ask what I was doing when the community was being persecuted. Didn't the Prophet taught (sic) us that the entire ummah is like one body? It is my religious duty to fight for the protection of the community."
Taking full responsibility for his activities, the 23-year-old said, "No one has brainwashed me and recruited me to IS. I decided to leave for fighting for Islam after reading news about the developments in the Islamic State."
Marwan goes on to say in the message, that came as a shock to his family, that if he died fighting for Islam, he would consider himself a martyr. "The martyr who died fighting for Islam has the privilege of recommending 70 persons from family to the other world (heaven)," he added.
He has described the situation in IS-controlled areas as a "24-hour war," saying that chances of his survival were low.
Some days ago, a similar audio message was sent by Ijas Mohammad, another missing young man from Kerala, stating that he had reached his destination and that no one should be looking for him.


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The $30 million renovation of the Galleria's luxury wing is one of several developments happening at the shopping hub. The wing will house the retail district's flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store, scheduled to open April 28. The full wing renovation will be complete in 2017. Temporary locations have been established for other stores as retailers […]Read More
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At the beginning of a new year, twelve months feels like such a long time. I'll look at events on my calendar that are four, six or even eight months away, and they seem lifetimes away. But then before I know it, they're right around the corner. Because time flies. This is exactly how I […]Read More
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Ex-Phillies Beat Current Phillies
The Houston Astros, otherwise known as the Phillies-B team, are in town. The former Phils include Brett Myers, JA Happ, Michael Bourn, Nelson Figueroa, Jason Michael, Ed Wade (former GM) and Brad Mills (former Bench Coach, now Astros manager).
Myers started the game for the Astros with a huge chip on his shoulder since the Phillies dismissed him after last season. Not resigning Myers turned out to be a mistake as he has found his groove and is pitching very well for the Astros. Myers had an 8-7 record with a 3.11 ERA coming into tonight's game.
The Phillies tried to chip away at Myers who, in the 2nd, struck out Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and Raul Ibanez all in a row. Plowing through the meat of the line-up, he finally allowed a solo homer to Carlos Ruiz in the 3rd and another run on a Chase Utley single.
On the other side, Joe Blanton was having a good game as well. Although Blanton is still having issues getting through the 1st inning of nearly every ballgame he pitches in. Tonight, he escaped with only 1 run allowed in the 1st thanks to some timely defense which bailed him out of big trouble. Utley threw a runner out at home and Werth caught a tough fly ball that was sailing away from him.
But after the rocky 1st, Blanton was solid. He ended up going 7 innings, another rarity for his this year. In 21 games this year, Blanton has gone 7 innings or more only 8 times, including tonight. 6 hits, 1 run and 9 strike-outs later, Blanton left with a 2-1 lead.
But that lead was put in jeopardy when Ryan Madson came in for the 8th and drama ensued. Michaels singled and then Bourn bunted for what looked like an out. Howard tagged him and Bourn seemed to have run out of the baseline but the umpire ruled that Howard missed the tag and Bourn did not go out of the base line until after the tag attempt. Both Utley and manager Charlie Manuel argued the call heatedly, but to no avail. Manuel was tossed from the game.
And that play did wind up costing the Phillies the lead. Madson struck out Hunter Pence but then allowed a 2-run single to Carlos Lee to give the Astros a 3-2 lead. The Phillies then had to play from behind going into the bottom of the 8th.
With the lead gone, Werth was probably having very bad flashbacks to the 6th inning when he fell asleep at 2nd base. Myers was intentionally walking Ruiz to get to Wilson Valdez, who had a huge hit the last time a pitcher did that. But Valdez did not get a shot as Werth hung his head and was quickly thrown out wandering like a zombie off 2nd base. It was a huge opportunity lost.
Fast forward to the 9th and Brad Lidge kept the score steady; the Phils had one last chance to make something happen. Well, nothing happened, except the Phillies lost the game. No scoring in the 9th and the 3-2 score held up.
I will be going to Game 2 of this series tomorrow night to collect the Carlos Ruiz bobblehead doll which will be given away. My seat location sucks, but I hope to get a few photos to post on Wednesday. Game time is 7:05pm and Cole Hamels will pitch for the Phillies.
Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Oswalt Swats The Nats
Before the final game of the Nationals series today, umpire and Philly native Jerry Crawford was honored for his 33 years of MLB service. Today was to be his last Phillies game as he will retire at the end of the year. Crawford was given a standing ovation and a present from the Phanatic; a baby Phanatic doll:
Once the game began, Roy Oswalt was in control. Though he had a rather high pitch count and led off several innings with runners, Oswalt got the job done when he needed to. He was also very effective at the plate with two hits and in his third at-bat, almost hit a home run. The ball went all the way to the warning track in deep center before a Nat tracked it down. A little bit to the left and it would have gone out.
Oswalt gave up 5 hits and a walk in 7 innings without allowing a run. His day was cut short when the skies opened up and dumped buckets of rain onto the field. The 1 hour, 44 minute delay sent many fans home early.
But to that point, the Phillies offense started to hit again. Jimmy Rollins double to lead off the game and a sac fly from Placido Polanco scored him. Later in the 3rd, Oswalt scored after one of his hits and a Polanco single. The 6th inning was interesting as well. With 2 men on and 2 outs, the Nats decided to intentionally walk Carlos Ruiz to get to Wilson Valdez. With the bases then loaded, Valdez made them pay with a 2-run single.
There were a lot of good play both on offense and defense:
And then there were some not so great plays, like a Ruiz throwing error to second. And some weird plays too; if you look at the top row of photos below, you will see Ryan Zimmerman checking out Valdez's leg; Nats shortstop Ian Desmond, who caught a ground ball which got stuck in the netting of his glove, allowing another hit from Oswalt; and finally, Adam Kennedy puts his hand in a place that Rollins probably did not appreciate:
With a 4-0 lead coming out of the rain delay, Rollins got another hit and Raul Ibanez cranked a 2-run homer to give the Phils a 6-0 win and a 2 game to 1 win in the series. Ibanez, Polanco and Valdez each had 2-RBI on the day. Valdez played in place of Chase Utley who was given a day off to rest.
And now the real fun begins; the Astros are coming to town for a 4-games series. It will be like the Phillies vs. all the guys the Phillies no longer wanted. Both Brett Myers and JA Happ will pitch in the series, plus we will see more old teammates like Michael Bourn, Nelson Figueroa and Jason Michaels. Myers will pitch tomorrow against Joe Blanton at 7:05pm.
Here is the full Photo Album from the game. If it is not working, try again later. TypePad is having issues with photo albums right now.
Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Brick Wall: Meet Head
Before today's game against the Cardinals, the Phillies announced that Jamie Moyer would be placed on the DL after injuring his elbow yesterday. Vance Worley, 22, was called up from AA Reading to take his roster spot. Nelson Figueroa was claimed off waivers from the Astros, which is not great news. But that was the chance the Phils took when they designated Figueroa for assignment. Andrew Carpenter, who pitched 3 innings last night, was sent back to AAA.
We may see a lot of odd moves this week as the Phillies are trying to make a trade, probably for a pitcher. Rumors have Roy Oswalt in the works, but it appears he want guaranteed money through 2012, which the Phillies probably cannot afford. Ruben Amaro Jr. is probably regretting kicking Brett Myers to the curb right about now, among other things.
The Phillies have not been playing well; perhaps this is an understatement. But what makes it even harder to swallow are things like this: With 2 outs and the bases loaded in the 7th inning, the Phillies do NOT pinch hit for the pitcher, Joe Blanton. With a 1-1 tie, knowing that Blanton has not gone past 6 innings all year without running into trouble, how do you not pinch hit for him here?
So the Phillies do not score as Blanton strikes out. Then in the bottom of the 7th, Blanton threw ONE pitch and it went straight out of the ballpark. Am I really the only one who saw this coming? Really? This is just one more piece of evidence to indicate that manager Charlie Manuel has NO confidence in the bullpen.
I do not know conclusively what Blanton's issue has been this year and I do not really care at this point. Because what I do know, with overwhelming evidence, is that he cannot be counted on past 6 innings, especially in a tight game like this one. He did not enter today's game with a 6.21 ERA for no reason. The Phillies have to know this as well, unless they are just closing their eyes and praying instead of watching the game.
Yes, the Phillies faced a very good pitcher today. So, knowing runs would be tough to come by, the Phillies should have been ready to use the bullpen. Blanton did get out of the 7th with just the one run, but he gave up the lead and then they sent him out again for the 8th.
And without recording an out, he gave up 2 runs to cushion the lead for the Cards, 4-1. Shocked? I was not. If Manuel keeps turning a blind eye in these situations, this team may not recover.
Fans are frustrated, and with good reason. Philly fans are passionate and understand the game. So it is easy to see how bad moves like we saw tonight infuriate people. We want to see our team win and these mistakes make it seem impossible. How many times do you have to bang your head against a brick wall before you realize it hurts? Not pinch hitting for the pitcher in the 7th inning with the bases loaded is equivalent to the brick wall-head scenario. Of course, that is just one gals humble opinion ;o)
So the Phillies went on to lose by a score of 5-1. The only run for the Phillies was a solo homer from Ryan Howard. Tomorrow afternoon, Cole Hamels will pitch and everyone is praying he can help this team avoid a demoralizing 4-game sweep. Game time is 2:15pm; tune in if you can stomach it. Just load up on Tums first.
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Schneider Saves The Day
Catcher Brian Schneider grew up a Phillies fan. He realized his dream of playing for his home town team this year and today, he became the savior of his team in a tough, extra innings game. More on that in a minute…
Before tonight's game against the Reds, the big news revolved around Shane Victorino. Apparently, he had a few strong words for the fans of Philadelphia. He said, "I'm hearing fans yelling, 'Victorino, you're horrible; you stink,'" during last night's loss to the Braves. Victorino went on to say, among other things, "It's frustrating when you hear those things from your own fans."
A few things to note here: the games are still selling out. And for the small 4 or 5% of fans that are yelling insults, the rest are still cheering the team on. Victorino is right to be frustrated, but that should be directed at the way the team has been playing, not at the fans. But don't worry Shane; we are still behind you.
Victorino took his frustrations out on the ball in the 1st inning when he hit a home run to silence the doubters. He also hit an RBI-single in the 3rd inning which turned out to be a very strange play. Victorino collided with Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto at first and his glove flew off; Cueto dropped the ball, which rolled to Joey Votto who tossed it back to the bare-handed Cueto. He dropped the ball again and Jimmy Rollins scored. The game was then delayed as Cueto appeared to have the wind knocked out of him. He was fine though and the game went on.
For the Phillies, Kyle Kendrick pitched very well, allowing only 1 run on 3 hits in 6 2/3 innings. Having left Jamie Moyer in too long last night, manager Charlie Manuel was not going to make the same mistake again. He pulled Kendrick and had JC Romero get the final out of the 7th inning.
But more drama was yet to come. Fresh off the disabled list, Ryan Madson saw his first game action since April in the 8th inning. He allowed two singles and then with two outs in the inning, he surrendered the one run lead on another very odd play. Brandon Phillips struck out on a wild pitch which sailed past catcher Brian Schneider. Phillips ran to first as both Schneider and Madson went after the ball, not realizing until it was too late that Drew Stubbs was running home and no one was covering. Stubbs scored and tied the game 2-2.
In the bottom half of the inning, Wilson Valdez led off with a triple. Rollins hit a sac fly to score him and give the Phils a 3-2 lead going into the 9th inning. But that meant that it was Brad Lidge time.
A one run lead and Lidge in the 9th has not been a sure thing for a very long time. And right away, Lidge gave up a hit and a walk. It looked like he may get out of it when the next batter hit into a double play. But Miguel Cairo, who was with the Phils last year, hit an RBI-double on the 2nd pitch he saw to tie the game again. And just like that, Lidge earned yet another blown save.
The Phillies could not score in the 9th so off to extra innings they went. In the 12 inning, the drama continued as Jayson Werth had a small confrontation with a very dumb fan. With two outs, a foul ball went just above the wall in right field and Werth was right there to catch it. Unfortunately, the dumb fan snagged the ball right before it went into Werth's glove. Werth had a few choice words for the guy. But all was well as pitcher Nelson Figueroa got the batter to ground out.
Figueroa pitched two amazing innings and was on deck to bat and go for three when Brian Schneider finally ended the game. Schneider crushed a ball which sailed over the right field wall to give the Phillies a 12 inning, walk-off 4-3 win over the Reds. Way to go, Brian! You rock!
The Phillies family lost another beloved member today. Maje McDonnell, who would have been 90 years old later this month, passed away today. McDonnell spent his entire life with the Phillies. He grew up in Philly and served with the Phillies as a batting practice pitcher, coach, scout, instructor and a Veterans Stadium tour guide in his 57 years with the team. He had just retired last year.
McDonnell was also a war hero, having served in World War II, earning a combat badge, five battle stars and a Bronze Star. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Maje. He will be missed.
Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Phillies Survive Near Tornado To Sweep Indians
Early in the final game of the Phillies – Indians series today, things got very, very weird. And just when you thought it could get any stranger, a gigantic storm, which looked like a hurricane and tornado all in one, hit the stadium in the 8th inning.
But early in the 2nd inning, many already thought that this game was going to resemble an episode of The Twilight Zone. 3 straight singles loaded the bases and then Dane Sardinha hit a grounder to third base. The catcher missed the throw to home plate and 2 runs scored. Next, the Phillies pitcher, Joe Blanton, got hit with a pitch.
The oddities continued as Shane Victorino was called out for going out of the baseline on his way to first base. Charlie Manuel was so angry over the call, he got himself thrown out. Blanton was later allowed by the Indians centerfielder to tag up at third and score, even though Blanton did not move until he realized the fielder was paying him no mind. And the Indians left fielder was almost injured badly when he ran for a foul ball and smashed leg first into the wall. As he bounced around, his head hit the wall next and he then began wandering around the field like he did not know where he was.
So to recap the 2nd inning; 5 runs scored on 4 hits, an official error, a mental error and 2 sacrifices plus, the manager is ejected, the Phils pitcher is hit with a pitch and a freak injury. Could this game get any weirder…oh yes, it can…
The Phillies went on a hitting spree after that, scoring 7 more runs. Placido Polanco had 4 hits and 2 RBI; both Chase Utley and Jayson Werth had 3 hits each and Wilson Valdez had 2 hits. The only position player to go hitless was Ryan Howard, although he did collect an RBI. And Sardinha, in his first start as a Phillie, hit his first major league home run in the 6th inning.
In light of the recent offensive woes, the hitting spree was a nice surprise. But it was by far the biggest surprise of the day. With 2 outs in the 8th inning, Mother Nature paid an unpleasant visit to Citizens Bank Park. The rain poured down in buckets and the wind made things begin to swirl wildly in a circular motion, like a tornado. The tarp was half-way whipped up off the field, taking a field vehicle with it! The car was supposed to be holding the tarp down, but the winds were so strong it moved the car! Check out the video from CSN Philly. I have never seen anything like this…ever:
Here is another good one shot by a fan, which gives a really good view of the car being moved around:
So the rain delay lasted for an hour and 37 minutes with the Phillies in the lead by a score of 12-3. They came back and finished the game…nothing changed. The Phillies sweep the Tribe in 3 games. Blanton had a good game, going 7 2/3 before the storm hit and allowing just 3 runs on 6 hits. Nelson Figueroa was called up from AAA and pitched a scoreless 9th. Figueroa takes Chad Durbin's place as he is now on the DL with a strained hamstring.
Starting tomorrow night, the relocated series with the Blue Jays will begin. It was supposed to be in Toronto, but had to be moved to Philly for security reasons related to the G20 Summit. So the Jays will be the home team in Philly for 3 games. Game time tomorrow is 7:05pm.
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When Will The Horror End?
Hey, remember that amazing perfect game pitched by Roy Halladay a few days ago? That was so awesome. It was the happiest Phillies day in all of 2010 so far; a historical, momentous occasion. Ah, memories…
With the way the Phillies have been playing lately, that perfect game now seems like it happened ages ago; a distant memory of a happier time. Aside from that one bright spot, the Phillies last 10 games have resembled a bad horror movie, including today's 9-3 loss to the Braves.
The game got off to a very scary start when, with 1st & 3rd and only 1 out, Ryan Howard hit into an inning-ending double play. Then starting pitcher Joe Blanton gave up a 2-run homer to Chipper Jones in the bottom of the 1st. To make matters worse, manager Charlie Manuel decided to put Ross Gload in right field to give the struggling Jayson Werth a mental day off. Well, with 2 outs, Gload missed a routine fly ball, sending the runner to second instead of ending the inning. That runner scored and the Phillies fell into an 0-3 hole.
The next inning was just as frightening; with 2 men on base and 1 out, Wilson Valdez grounded into another double play to end another inning.
Manuel got ejected from the game in the 3rd inning following an indecisive call by the home plate umpire. Larry Vanover said Greg Dobbs was hit by a pitch and then changed his mind after the Braves argued the call. Nice job, ump. Just what we needed…
Manuel's ejection did nothing to wake the zombified Phillies offense. Howard missed an easy ground ball in the bottom of the 3rd, allowing yet another unearned run to score. And the Phillies bats stayed silent until the 7th inning when 4 straight doubles scored 3 runs. What? 3 runs in one inning and all with 2 outs in the inning? Who are these Phillies and where did they hide the zombies?
Oh wait, the undead have returned…in the form of the Phillies bullpen. Given a little hope with those 3 runs and trailing by just 3-6, the Phillies bullpen put a stop to that. Antonio Bastardo got 1 out in the 7th and then allowed a single and a walk. Chad Durbin took over and with just one pitch, he gave up a 3-run homer. I guess Durbin was just trying to clean off the bases for a fresh start? Ugh.
Earlier today, Brad Lidge was activated off the DL…again. How long this will last, no one knows. He did pitch the 8th inning, as the Phillies tried to ease him back into his regular role. He pitched a clean inning and looked like he is feeling much better. We shall see…
With Lidge back, instead of optioning the young Bastardo to make room, the Phillies chose to designate Nelson Figueroa for assignment. Figueroa may not be back. He has to clear waivers first and then, if he is not picked up, he could either become a free agent or take an assignment to the minors.
So with this loss today, the Phillies are out of first place, ½ game behind the Braves. If they can wake up and get anything done in the next 2 games against the Braves, they could turn it around. The way this month has gone, I am sure everyone is happy to be done with May. Let us hope June is better.
Head shots by Jenn Zambri Photography except Werth: MLB.com
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Umpire Drama In Phils Loss To Cards
Joe Blanton made his season debut tonight after being on the DL through all of April. He had good command until part way through the 7th inning when it looked like he was getting tired. With 2 outs and 2 men on base, Blanton was pulled from the game and his otherwise good outing was spoiled as reliever Nelson Figueroa allowed both of those runs to score. Figueroa gave up 2 more runs of his own that same inning.
The Phillies offense had trouble against the Cardinal's pitcher, Jaime Garcia. He pitched really well. The inconsistent strike zone did not help either. Home plate umpire, Andy Fletcher, made some very bad calls. The biggest of those was calling interference on Blanton in the 5th inning which cost the Phillies a run and ended the rally. Blanton ran to first after bunting and Fletcher decided he interfered with the catch at first base. The only problem is he did not interfere; he stayed in the baseline and went straight to the bag. Plus, the throw to first was off-line and the fielder had no chance to catch it anyway.
Raul Ibanez was out at third but Carlos Ruiz may have scored as the throw went wide so this imaginary interference called ended the inning and no run scored. Not only did they lose a possible run, but they lost the chance to keep scoring as the inning should have continued. Charlie Manuel was tossed from the game arguing the call.
Later in the game, Fletcher had words with Jayson Werth before his at-bat even started. I have no idea what Jayson said but Fletcher was clearly on the defensive, probably second guessing himself about the earlier call. And why was he calling the play at first anyway? Isn't that the 1st base umpire's job? At any rate, Werth answered Fletcher by whacking the first pitch he saw into the center field seats.
The controversy continued when Carlos Ruiz was called out on a strike that was actually a ball. Ruiz expressed his opinion and walked away. But instead of leaving it alone like a professional umpire should unless he is being cussed out, Fletcher followed Ruiz to continue the argument. We have seen this juvenile behavior from umpires more and more in the last several years. Remember the days when umps did not care what anyone thought and just called it as they saw it? Clearly, those days are gone.
I understand they have a job to do; so just do it then. Unless a player is being disrespectful or using foul language, why argue with them? They are entitled to their opinion. The umpire is supposed to rise above such things. Instead, it seems that many of them walk around with a chip on their shoulder just looking for someone to take their frustrations out on.
The Phillies did not lose the game because of the umpire, so that is not the point here. Figueroa pitched badly and the offense did not produce. But all the unnecessary drama is exactly that; unnecessary.
So the 3-6 loss is not the end of the world, but it is a bad start to a 4-game series with the Cards. Game 2 will start tomorrow night at 7:05pm.
Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
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text: Well I am new to the rooting thing. I have been reading for days on how to root my Incredible (with 2.2 on it) I found the unrEVOked 3.22. Tried it, but didn't give me Nandroid or ClockworkMod recovery. I did get the s-off and the Superuser ninja. I want to be able to use that nandroid backup and also install custom roms. I think I am missing something. Couldn't figure out how to install the unrevoked-forever.zip The instructions are a hard to follow. I watched you tube videos on how to do the unrevoked root. But they all show being able to boot into a recovery screen with green writing. When I try to boot into the recovery, I get a black screen with whit lines going down the sides. Anyone have this problem or know what I am doing wrong? -Semper Fi


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Well hello again ~n~ I come bearing another LBC post, this one on the most versatile piece in my wardrobe.
For this challenge I chose my Honey Cake OP because of all its colors and such. It really is great for rotating complimentary pieces.
In total, I took pictures of 35 different coordinates over the span of two and a half hours. Bleh. As I say in my video below, it was way too hot to actually film myself wearing each outfit, despite that being my original plan...
Please enjoy:
(Also, please note the links to Lolita Blog Carnival and this week's participants are included in the info box on the video's page. Please go check them all out!)


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Florida-based sports agent is facing a reduced fine of over $10,000 for representing a pitching prospect from Tennessee before registering as an athlete's agent with the Tennessee Secretary of State's office.
David Sloane initially had been facing a $50,740 fine for representing Jordan Sheffield and Justus Sheffield. The fine was reduced to $25,740 in November when the counts involving Jordan Sheffield were dropped.
Elizabeth D. Cambron, an administrative judge with the Secretary of State's office, ruled last week that Sloane should only pay $10,740 because a penalty of over $25,000 "would be excessive under the facts of the case."
Either party can file an appeal by March 15.
The fine includes a $5,000 penalty for contacting Justus Sheffield and his family without being registered in the state of Tennessee, a $5,000 penalty for acting as an athlete agent without being registered in Tennessee and $740 in investigative costs.
Sloane, who no longer represents either Sheffield brother, had contended he was originally unaware of the Tennessee state law requiring registration and that he assumed his Florida license would carry over to other states. He eventually registered in Tennessee as well.
In reducing the penalty, Cambron noted that Sloane came into compliance with the Tennessee law prior to negotiating Justus Sheffield's contract.
Laws regulating sports agents exist in at least 40 states , but structures and penalties can vary from state to state. There is a movement afoot for states to strengthen the regulations and adopt stiffer penalties.
Tennessee's version of the law allows the state to assess civil penalties up to $25,000 for each violation.
Jordan Sheffield was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 36th overall pick in the 2016 draft after attending Vanderbilt for three years. Justus Sheffield was a Cleveland Indians first-round draft pick in 2014 and now pitches in the New York Yankees organization.
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I am climbing in the HHR and heading back down to Vegas to visit Misty and for the #NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race! Whoo hoo- we haven't been to a race track since June- and that is just TOO LONG (especially considering that our next Cup race isn't until Phoenix in November- YEY Phoenix- it's my favorite track that I have been to). Plus I think it's been quite awhile since I have been to a truck series race.
By the way- if you are going to be in Las Vegas for the Smiths 350 truck race this weekend- South Point Hotel & Casino will be hosting a free autograph session with many of the truck series drivers on Friday September 27th from 7-8pm. Check out this announcement from Las Vegas Motor Speedway for more details.
Going to the truck races also means that I will be late with the Team 14 Dover Race Report this week because I don't come back from Vegas until Monday (and it takes me a good 7-8 hours to drive it- it's about 500 miles so be glad you aren't forced to watch the Amy/Vegas 500- it's definitely not exciting and pit stops tend to take much longer than 12 seconds) and then expect to get fully slammed when I get back to work on Tuesday (I am in the middle of a project which means meetings, meetings and more meetings). For the same reason I, it will likely take me a bit to get the Truck race pictures up because I will have to sift through about 16 gigs worth of pictures.
You can always follow all my adventures real-time on Twitter and/or Facebook (usually when I am traveling or at a race I tend to be more likely to post to twitter than FB for some reason) but be prepared for NASCAR truck stuff interspersed with whatever else I just happen to be doing while in Vegas this weekend). And of course Misty has twitter as well- and likely we will end up bantering back and forth like we do.
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Office suite I made for my new office at work. All in Greene & Greene style. All made with figured Claro Walnut cut and dried by a friend in Davis, CA. He sells a lot of this lumber – it was worth every penny (www.robertbeauchamp.com).
The desk is a blatant rip off of Darrell Peart's desk (and thanks to him for his help on this – I recommend both his book and his classes). It's design is very true to the Greene & Greene style from early 20th century. The sideboard is based on a design from an old issue of Fine Woodworking – don't have all the particulars, but I made a few modifications to turn the central drawers into a large double file drawer and smaller storage drawer. Computer side table is my own design to match the desk and sideboard.
The tops for the 3 pieces are all from the same figured claro log. Think I had about 20 consecutive slices through the log that I bookmatch for each of the tops. The figure in them is outstanding. You can get an idea from the photo showing the desktop.
All the pieces have true Greene & Greene breadboard ends with ebony spline inserts (and about a million ebony plugs – all hand pillowed, sanded and polished – I never want to make another ebony button/plug again!).
-- Gary in OP
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#1 posted 03-03-2010 10:20 PM
Very nice. I like the figure to that wood, it works very well. Good design the way thing all come together as an ensemble .
-- Jim, Nebraska
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#3 posted 03-03-2010 10:25 PM
wow, thats some stunning furniture!
#4 posted 03-03-2010 10:41 PM
Nice looking desk.
#5 posted 03-04-2010 12:09 AM
Terribly impressive!! I'll bet there are some very GREEN co-workers.
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
#6 posted 03-04-2010 12:22 AM
Very good project. You did a great job… Walnut is such a pleasure to work with, as you must certainly know.
#7 posted 03-04-2010 02:32 AM
Awsome design very nicely done!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
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Wow, that's nice!
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Islamabad: Pakistan is planning to set up a force to counter terrorism as part of its new national security policy to be presented to the prime minister for approval this month, a minister said Tuesday.
Besides the proposed Counter Terrorism Rapid Deployment Force the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) will also be reactivated that would serve as a focal point for internal security policy, Xinhua reported Pakistan`s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan as saying at a press conference.
He also briefed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif about the proposed policy.
The minister said a joint intelligence secretariat would be set up here which will be represented by all intelligence agencies in the country.
It will work round the clock to analyse intelligence reports and action would be taken within hours on the actionable intelligence.
Khan said initially 500 serving or retired personnel of armed forces would form the rapid deployment force but later its strength would be increased to 2,000.
In the second phase, similar forces would be raised in the provinces as well.
He added that preparations have also begun for introduction of legislation in the parliament to strengthen counter terrorism efforts and political consensus will have to be evolved for the purpose.
"The military leadership would brief the political leadership and then political leadership would discuss the agenda aimed at forging consensus on strategy to address the challenge of terrorism."
The interior minister said a joint policy on the US drone strikes would also be hammered out during a meeting with political parties.


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Friday, 14 August 2015
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To celebrate fifteen years of haute perfume, Miller Harris is transforming our harsh urban world into a riot of fragrances and colour as our master perfumers bring three new Miller Harris fragrances to life, spreading the evocative scents of the garden of you - Le Jardin d'Enfance.
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Thursday, 4 September 2014
Final Days of Summer
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What would be your fragrance of choice to take on your trip?
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Discover the La Fumée Collection
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Launching online and in store on 24th July 2014
A modern tribute to the Incense Road of Antiquity. These meandering trade routes transported precious Arabian frankincense and myrrh, Indian spices and exotic woods to Mediterranean ports.
In perfumery, these precious materials are still revered today for their intoxication power, but re-interpreted with uncompromising modernity by Master Perfumer, Lyn Harris. She holds the finest naturals as the soul of her creations while striving to push the boundaries, creating fragrances that are daring, speculative and exciting.
A collection of four fragrances: La Fumée Classic, a dramatic arrangement of citrus, spice and masculines florals; La Fumée Arabie, smoky woods, with ripples of rose and vanilla; La Fumée Ottoman, an ode to Constaniople; La Fumée Maroc, a melange of fruits and florals against dark sensual woods.
Friday, 11 July 2014
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Calm and Dewy Mornings .
Notes from a Lancashire Countryman
The loud honking of geese in the early morning or as darkness descends is a regular feature here in the skies over Lancashire during October and November, as geese from Iceland, Greenland and as far away as Russia arrive to over winter in our relatively milder climate. They arrive in large skeins at Morecambe Bay, the Ribble estuary and large reserves such as Martin Mere Wetlands Reserve which is situated not far from the coast near Southport.
Wood pigeons sit among lofty boughs, heads turning, scanning the surrounding fields, portly birds ever watchful, ever wary. They clatter out of the trees at my approach wheeling over the tree tops, then with strong wing beats, are off, making a great distance between us in a short space of time.
Grey lag goose in flight Bottom Wood pigeon
In the twilight
In the twilight as the light of day gives way to the encroaching darkness I happened upon a hedgehog trundling along poking his nose into all manner of places, rooting about in silent dedication. At this time of the year this spiny mammal will be seeking out a secure place of repose to pass the winter. However, while the present mild weather persists he will continue to go about his business putting on as much weight as he can before he settles down to hibernation.
Squirrels leap from bough to bough
Squirrels leap from bough to bough showing amazing agility in their quest for winter stocks of food. Locally the grey species is taking the fruit of horse chestnut commonly known as "conkers" These adaptable mammals open these with an incredible neatness they are the perfect "nutcrackers". The spiny cases are halved in such a manner that they appear to have been cut with a laser beam, in order to get at the fruit within. Evidence of their activity can be discovered all around the woodland on the floor on tree stumps and old fallen logs. The shiny brown contents are either eaten at once or stored away to see the animals through the coldest months. They are often buried. Sometimes conkers that have been buried are not rediscovered thus germinate to produce a new sapling. In this way the species is distributed.
Conker squirrels leave the empty cases
Spider activity is obvious
When the mornings are calm and dewy as they tend to be at this season of the year, innumerable spiders webs clad the hedgerows, it is at this time when one realises how many of these creatures abound in our gardens and the countryside in general. Harvestmen are spider like creatures with 8 legs, which are usually long this enables them to move around with great mobility among the stalks and vegetation which they tenant.
Although both spiders and harvestmen belong to the same class of animals -the Arachnida they are placed into two entirely different orders, spiders are placed in the order Araneae while the harvestmen belong to the order Opiliones. The common name of harvestmen derives from the fact that they are often encountered in the stiff stubble stalks when the harvester has completed its task. They differ from spiders in many aspects. They do not make webs and they do not have venomous fangs.
The body of spiders have two very distinct parts separated by a salient waist. Conversely the bodies of harvestmen are a single unit. Harvestmen are mainly nocturnal and essentially carnivorous. They feed on insects, woodlice, slugs and even other species of harvestmen. Unlike some spiders harvestmen are seldom encountered indoors.
Top. Spiders web on ivy. Bottom two Harvestmen
Hints of colour
The trees have been kissed by the Autumns first breath with the horse chestnut, maple and beech being the harbingers of the kaleidoscope of colours to come. The leaves are leaving their arboreal mothers spiralling to the earth carried by each gust of wind. The palmate leaves of the chestnut fade to a yellow brown before their inevitable fall. beech is renowned for its gold and copper hues making it one of the most beautiful trees when draped in its autumn gown.
Beech foliage on the turn
This is an excellent read. I felt as though I was there, experiencing these sights and sounds for myself. Reading this was like a 5 minute mental vacation. I found myself lingering, I could almost hear the wings of the geese overhead and the pictures were awesome. Thanks for a great hub, I look forward to reading more of your work.
Beautiful writing and amazing pictures! A pleasure to read :)
This one is just as good as the other one. Thank you for sharing this great piece of work and the pictures are wonderful.
You capture the loveliness of Britain at this time of year, both with your photos and your words that themselves paint beautiful pictures. A joy to read.
We get some color in the Fall of the year in Houston, Texas but NOTHING to compare with the myriad of colors in the Fall of the year in Wisconsin and other northern climes. This brought back many happy memories of those days. As to geese...we hear many of them honking as they fly in formation heading south for the winter months. Just west of where we live are rice fields where they typically come down for a rest. That will soon be starting as the weather begins to get colder up north. Such an enjoyable hub as most of yours are! Rated beautiful and up!
lovely you have captured the time of year wonderfully, and memories of my sons, getting up really early, collecting conkers, and selling them at school.. ha ha... the picture of the leaf in it's autumn shades, next to the green, turned my stomach literaly, it was a strange sensation.... the contrast and the beauty. ah, lovely..... not read it all yet but will be back, busy cutting autumn leaves on my cutting machine, for playschools...... maybe i will do a hub on the little business i am building up at the moment, it is time consuming, and interesting.
You need not thank me for your work is thanks enough for a man who appreciates that awareness which is around him is a man bathed in light.
Breathtaking! Loved the hedgehog............ we used to have one! Thanks for this! Kaie
I love this hub D.A.L with all the beautiful photos as well. Even as a young child I loved the countryside and go walking for ages with my Beagle Lassie.
I still haven't changed and go walking every week with my daughters Staffie Rocky while she is in college
Our landlord isn't happy about pets so this suits all of us .
We have so much beauty all around us and thank you for sharing the beautiful nature in your life.
I am bookmarking this one and giving it an up and beautiful.
Take care and God Bless D.A.L
The pictures are breath taking..the hedgehog, the beech tree leaves, the geese....I will carry them in mind for sometime, I always come and steal a visit with your peonies!! I just can't seem to forget them!! Beautiful!!
What a beautiful hub, and the pictures is amazing! Autumn is a great season with all colors. Hedgehogs are unfortunately seldom seen where I live now, so I was glad to see one in your hub.
D.A.L. - I've found this hub very interesting. I have forgotten many of the details, and detail regarding 'creatures', all kinds of animals and nature always tickles me. Thanks! Voted UP.
Lovely! Thank you for this interesting walk and stunning photographs!
Beautiful - my mind lingered here fiilled with thoughts of the mental imsges of my favorite time of year... thank you..


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|Tonight: Burgers
There is no better way to describe the last three years of my life than through the lens of Sunday Dinners. Every experience, every memory of mine from the past three years happened alongside these once-weekly dinners. When I was finishing middle school, I was making tilapia and a mango salad. When I first got glasses we were making stuffed burgers. After our trip to Spain we made catalonian food.
The weekly meals have provided a regular event to connect our memories to. Many of those memories, both directly and indirectly related to the food, I am sure I will remember for the rest of my life, and over the next few years I am sure there will be more well worth remembering.


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Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards will host Jazz on the Vineyard Green from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the winery, 19239 U.S. Highway 27, north of Clermont. There will be live music, winery tours and wine tastings. Wine, beer and a variety of food and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
Saturday's performances will include Airtight from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Tory Wynter from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday's entertainment will feature the Groove Masters from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a solo performance by Robert Harris from 2 to 5 p.m. in the hospitality cellar on the second floor of the wine shop.


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Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan says Fabio Capello is the right man in charge of England.
"We all have to get behind Capello because we all want England to be successful," he said. "I'm not really bothered who is in charge so long as we are again a major force at international level.
"I would have liked to see an Englishman in charge but it wasn't to be.
"It's an absolute disaster England, and the other home nations, did not qualify for next summer's European Championships.
"Capello has certainly had an excellent career in coaching and I just hope he can maintain his success with England. It's a very big job but he has both mine and the Wigan club's full backing."


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Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving.
My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual's knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis.
I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy.
I like to keep things simple. It's really about the wine, food and the beach view. Nothing can beat that.
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Built in the middle of the 14th century and gradually enlarged through the years, Himeji Castle is unrivaled for its size, as well as the beauty of its pure white tower which causes the castle to also be called "White Heron Castle." It is registered as one of the first Japanese World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and is the most visited castle in Japan. It has miraculously survived while many other Japanese castles were destroyed in the Meiji era or burned in World War II.
Although the castle has been repaired throughout its long history, Himeji City in Hyogo Prefecture has decided to start restoration work to conserve the castle permanently. The restoration work will assess the damage and repair the castle's roofing tiles and outer walls. The city has announced that the renovation will start on April 12th and last approximately three years. A building will be constructed to cover the main castle tower for restoration work, and it is expected the building will reach the stone wall around early May, cover half of the tower by late June, and cover the top by late November.
Although entry to the main castle tower will be forbidden from April 12th, 2010 to January 2011, visitors can enter other smaller towers, gardens and see a total of 74 national treasures. This is also a rare chance to witness how this memorable restoration is done and imagine how the castle was constructed during the Warring States period of Japan.
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text: Are barking dogs an irritating fact of life or a nuisance?The Tampa City Council took up the issue recently, discussing whether to emulate a Hillsborough County ordinance that allows residents to alert authorities online, with recorded evidence of annoying animals.Council member Luis Viera proposed a review of the city's existing ordinance, which the police department says is often ineffective because dogs have stopped barking by the time officers arrive.The courts have mediation and diversion policies in place as well, said assistant police chief Elias Vazquez.The city ordinance, which dates to 1977, lacks clarity in its definitions and procedures, said Viera, who earlier told the Tampa Bay Times that he had received some complaints from the Fowler Avenue and north Tampa parts of his district.Hillsborough County passed a new ordinance in May that allows an a single notarized affidavit accompanied by a time stamped video to be submitted to the county's pet resource center. The Hillsborough County sheriff's office and the Hillsborough State Attorney's offices will enforce violations, which are a misdemeanor carrying penalties of up to $500 or 60 days in jail.Tampa's ordinance doesn't have that kind of clearly defined scope, Viera said."That vagueness can give rise to a lot of petty disputes," he said at the council's Feb. 1 meeting.Council member Frank Reddick wasn't buying it."This is ridiculous," Reddick said. "I don't want officers chasing barking dogs. That doesn't make any sense."Would the ordinance cover other animals besides dogs? Reddick asked.When told that the current law doesn't specify animals, Reddick asked if "growling pigs" would be subject to the ordinance."Where is our common sense?" Reddick said.Barking dogs may be a part of life, but they can lead to disputes, said council member Charlie Miranda."People get upset about that. A lot of people do," said Miranda.The council decided to discuss the issue further at a March 22 workshop.


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Summer Jobs Are "Sacred Labor" for Future Missionaries
Contributed By By Jason Swensen, Church News staff writer
Article Highlights
- For many young Latter-day Saints across the globe, summer jobs mean earning money for their upcoming full-time missions.
- The jobs that future missionaries are performing are as varied as their mission assignments.
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For many young people, summer is the ideal season to find a job, join the workforce, and earn some money.
A big slice of their paychecks might go to a savings or college account. Part might cover a car payment. And a few dollars gleaned each payday are likely being spent on movie tickets, a pair of new sneakers, or an upgraded laptop or tablet.
But for many young Latter-day Saints across the globe, summer jobs hold an entirely different significance. They're earning money for their full-time missions—working all the hours they can in the days leading up to that long-anticipated date when they report to the missionary training center.
For working young men and women with sacred calls in hand, hard-earned wages are going toward new suits and skirts, durable tracting shoes, and missionary accounts.
The jobs that future missionaries are performing are as varied as their mission assignments. While many are spending the summer mowing lawns or washing cars, others are teaching piano lessons or caring for children.
No matter the work—or the wages—the money they make will go to help finance fast-approaching missions. Their paychecks represent a sacred offering to the Lord\—and to themselves.
"I know the money that I'm making will go toward finding people to teach the gospel in my mission," said 18-year-old Cole Bird, who is just days removed from his high school graduation.
Each weekday, Cole arises early, checks the oil levels on his lawn mower and grass trimmer, and then heads out to a variety of landscaping jobs. Almost all the money the South Jordan, Utah, teen earns is earmarked for his upcoming assignment in the Chile Santiago South Mission.
He's loath to skip a day of work, knowing he's missing out on a chance to further underwrite his own mission.
Vanessa Palmer is spending her summer days in front of a classroom filled with restless kindergarten students. When she reports to the Idaho Boise Mission in a few weeks she will answer to "Sister Palmer." But for now, she's still "Ms. Palmer."
A graduate of BYU–Idaho, she has spent the past two years teaching at Columbia Elementary in West Jordan, Utah. She had not always planned to serve a mission. And deciding to take an 18-month leave from an established career in education wasn't easy.
"But after much prayer, I just felt like I needed to go," she said.
Sister Palmer has been on her own for the past five years, so she's learned how to manage her money. Still, she's had to modify her budgeting to set aside money toward her fast-approaching mission to Idaho. Again, her mission funds are sacred funds.
"I just know there is someone in the Boise mission that I need to teach and share the gospel with," she said.
Cathryn DeLong will also soon answer to a new title. A Pennsylvania native, she has spent the past two years as a "Middie" in the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. But in a couple of months she'll swap her military uniform for sister missionary attire and begin serving in the Russia Novosibirsk Mission.
Students at the storied academy don't make a whole lot of money—but much of what she earns is going toward her missionary fund. She said she is honored to know that her hard-earned wages will help allow her to bring others to Christ.
"I'm excited to have this adventure," she said. "I will be meeting people in Russia and sharing the gospel with them."
The future naval officer did not think a mission would be an option when she was appointed to the academy. Students are not allowed to leave for Church missions after the beginning of their third year of study. But with the change of missionary age for young women, the 20-year-old is now able to go on a mission following her second year of school.
She will spend a few weeks of naval training in Israel before reporting to the MTC in August.
Eighteen-year-old Marcelo Valenzuela is an attentive lifeguard. So when he's on the job at a Salt Lake-area public swimming pool, he doesn't think much about his upcoming service in the Argentina Neuquén Mission.
But when his paycheck arrives, his focus is entirely on his mission.
"I'm doing all I can to save up," he said.
Marcelo has worked for the past several years—and he has dutifully made regular deposits into his mission account. When asked about his labor, he said the benefits of working for his mission go beyond dollars and cents.
"When you have a job, you have to learn to be responsible," he said. "And I know that responsibility will make a big difference when I start my mission next month."


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Tokarczyk arrival gives Montrose boss Hegarty selection dilemma
Montrose will add goalkeeper Alex Tokarczyk to their squad for the visit of East Fife.
Manager Paul Hegarty has yet to decide if Tokarczyk, who has joined on-loan from Falkirk, will start ahead of Jordan Millar.
Terry Masson returns to contention after suspension but Ross McCord (knee) and Paul Watson (groin) remain sidelined.
Hegarty said: "East Fife are the form team in the league and their four wins in a row have put them right back into the title race.
"This will be a tough game but we have taken seven points from the last nine, so we do not need to be fearful."
East Fife player-manager Gary Naysmith is the only doubt for the Bayview side as he is suffering from a hamstring injury.
Naysmith said: "We have been fortunate to put points on the board while other teams have been getting their games called off.
"When the outstanding games get played, teams will be cutting each other up so if we keep winning we will be in a strong position.
"It will not be easy as Montrose have been strong at home throughout the season. They have more games at their place than any other side apart from the leaders Elgin."
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This vegan bagel sandwich is a simple lunch that's ready in no time. Just toast a bagel. Then top it with a slathering of homemade hummus and fresh, crunchy sliced vegetables.
So far this "Veganuary," I've shared 25 deliciously doable recipes for new vegans, a vegan egg salad sandwich for lunch in a rush, and chili cheese tater tots that utilize leftover chili in the most tantalizing of ways.
I'm continuing these fast and filling meals with today's vegan bagel sandwich with hummus and vegetables.
An easy lunch when you're short on time
This weekend David and I worked on his third (and final?) installment of his Twin Peaks-inspired short films. (Update: Click here to see films one, two, and three.)
On Friday we shot for a few hours, and then we spent Saturday gathering more props, setting up the basement for a larger shoot with a few other actors, and getting snacks for "craft services."
(That meant a little workout for the air fryer – tater tots and potstickers, along with chips, salsa, and guacamole. I know I made at least one air fryer convert out of the event!)
We were shooting until 2 in the morning, which is waaaaay past my usual bedtime.
So even though call time the next day wasn't until 11 am, it came a lot earlier than usual. That day we were shooting at a warehouse. I needed to be out the door fast after a quick shower and blow dry.
Luckily, I'd made a batch of hummus the day before. So I was able to whip up a portable lunch in 5 minutes.
Vegan bagel sandwich
This easy vegan bagel sandwich is topped with a generous schmear of homemade hummus, crisp cucumber, onion, and bell pepper slices.
I like to use crunchy vegetables in my bagel sandwich, so that it doesn't get wilty if I'm not able to get to it right away.
Sturdy cucumbers, onions, and red bell peppers all stand up to a slathering of hummus without withering.
If you have a ripe avocado on hand, a few slivers would also work well here. (Just remember to eat it right away, as avocado oxidizes when it comes into contact with air.)
Prefer a breakfast option? Check out this vegan breakfast sandwich with eggy tofu & sausage.
See how easy it is to make homemade hummus in this video:
Are bagels vegan?
Very often bagels are vegan!
Make sure to check the ingredients on the bagels that you purchase as some of them aren't vegan. They sometimes include an egg wash, cheese, or honey.
I wrote about some of my favorite vegan bagels from Bruegger's Bagels in this post. For today's bagel I went with onion, but this sandwich is also great with rosemary olive oil or sun-dried tomato.
Serve this bagel sandwich with chips and salsa, or a cup of creamy vegan tomato soup or vegan split pea soup.
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Makes 1 bagel sandwich
Who knew fast could be so tasty? This delicious bagel sandwich takes only minutes to make. It's packed with a generous spread of hummus for protein, crunchy cucumber, red bell pepper, and onion.
3 minPrep Time
2 minCook Time
5 minTotal Time
- 1 vegan bagel
- Generous schmear of homemade hummus or store-bought
- Several slices of thinly cut cucumber, onion, and bell pepper
- Toast vegan bagel in toaster.
- Slather on a generous schmear of hummus onto each toasted bagel half. Fill with several slices of thinly cut cucumber, onion, and bell pepper.
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Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance. "She felt dizzy." (b) verb To make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed. "the dizzying rate of change" From a young age, JD "Dizzy" Cutting has worked to keep his balance in a world that spins wildly around him. At the age of 7, he and his family left Canada to pursue a life half way across the world, in Muscat, Oman. JD would do his best to deal with the adversity of his new home, finding influence in snippets of Western media and music. No inspiration would be more powerful than his first glimpse of 2Pac's "California Love", spied on an MTV satellite feed. In that moment, an instant love and appreciation of hip hop was gilded - A foundation for his life long love affair with music. Continued at: http://nervedjs.ning.com/page/dizzy-1
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The first pre stressed granite bridge in the UK was installed at HTA's Stevenage Town Centre Gardens. Spanning almost 14m, it has a deck thickness of only 28cm and weighs 22 tonnes.
The bridge has no beam, or piers being supported at its ends by bearings on abutments.
The bridge is designed by HTA landscape and engineered and fabricated by Kusser AichaGranitwerke in Germany and transported in one piece by road. The bridge was lifted into place by a 400 tonne mobile crane unit.
The bridge is the centrepiece of HTA's Heritage Lottery Funded refurbishment of the Gardens which are due to be completed this summer.


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KU winning was not a miracle
I so enjoy the newscasters here in the US, especially here from where I'm writing in Kansas City. They inserted an entire section into the Kansas City Star this morning about the Jayhawks, as they should. The KU basketball team won the men's national championship in an overtime victory last night in San Antonio. It was a great game, with the best two teams in the tournament performing well, and giving the crowd, both there in the Alamodome and around the globe watching on television, a series of thrills.
Unfortunately, the Star's headlines editors entitled the insert section, "Miracle II." Throughout the articles writers sprinkled the reports with "miracle three-pointer" and KU was "in need of several miracles."
Now I'm a die-hard fan. And proud of it. I still have the 1988 final game between KU and Oklahoma, the game that never stopped, on video tape at home in Sydney. But let's get our terms right. The last shot by Mario Chalmers with 4 or 5 seconds left in regulation was not a miracle. It was a great shot, a terrific shot, an unlikely shot, but not a miracle.
You see, if you throw the ball at a certain angle, with the right speed, and the right length, it will go in. That's what science tells us. It's all about repeatability. That's why the Memphis fans should be upset at their Tigers for failing to hit the repeatable free throws at the end of regulation.
A miracle, let' see. What would a miracle have been for KU? Perhaps the appearing of a 6th man on the court, unseen to the referees, or even to the TV audience, but one who body blocked the Tiger big men and as a result allowed easy lay-ups for the Jayhawks. Or how about a time when the ball was physically going out of bounds, bouncing clearly off a Jayhawk, and for no apparent reason, the ball changes directions 180 degrees, increases speed, and kicks off a Tiger. Now that would be a candidate for 'miracle.' See? It's the unexplainable; it's the unrepeatable; it's the invisible.
I guess I'm a bit guarding of the term because, and get this, I DO BELIEVE in miracles. But every day is not another miracle. Every sunrise is not a miracle. Having a baby is not a miracle. It's the natural; it's the ordinary; it's the repeatable.
So when I read about people having cancer and being healed without a drug or battery of radiation, I sit up and listen. When I hear about Red Seas parting or manna falling from heaven in the Passover story, I take notice. God is the author of miracles, and He loves to shake things up a bit. And He will do things for you, as well.
Do you trust Him? Why not ask Him for help today?