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French Desserts Recipes
Crepe Day (La Chandeleur)
Bonjour! Today (February 2nd) is a popular French celebration called La Chandeleur (also known as the Christian holiday, Candlemas). On this day in France, we eat crêpes--a lot of crêpes. And there's nothing easier than preparing the flat "pastries" appreciated by foodies all over the world. I've attached the video on "How to Make Perfect French Crêpes" so you can see how simple the preparation is.
I've gathered many recipes using crêpes; what a great way to kick off the week!
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Matcha Green Tea Pot de Creme Recipe
We gave another dinner party last night. Daddy (my father-in-law) had new friends over; they're a delightful couple who recently moved from Boston to the Bay Area. We had a lovely, fairly light meal consisting of lots of seafood, such as crab cakes with muhammara (pomegranate sauce) accompanied by seafood Israeli couscous salad, then roasted Chilean seabass with homemade preserved citrus hollandaise sauce. I wanted to keep the same delicate mood for dessert, so I prepared lightly sweetened matcha green tea pot de creme. I believe that food should be a visual experience, so I decorated the sweet treats with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
I was so excited to have been given a tin of matcha green tea powder in my Christmas stocking stuffer and couldn't wait to make use of the unique, distinctive flavor of this tea. Its lovely, natural jade color is very subtle, but subtlety can actually be quite a stimulating experience for the palate.
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Chocolate Orange King Cake (Galette des Rois)
La galette des Rois, or king's cake, is made every year to celebrate Epiphany. For those who don't know, epiphany is a Christian holiday that celebrates the Magi visiting baby Jesus. January 6th is the official day of Epiphany, but in France, we usually celebrate it on the Sunday between the 2nd and the 8th.
This delicious treat is a flaky puff pastry with a sweet filling. The traditional filling is a simple almond cream, or frangipane, but this year I felt like a change. To the basic frangipane recipe I added melted chocolate and Grand Marnier (or orange extract for the kids).
Before serving, it's customary to hide a small figurine in the galette. Whoever gets the piece with the figurine is king (or queen) for a day. In reality, the winner is anyone who gets to have a slice of this delicious dessert.
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Triple Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This whimsical chocolate dessert marks the onset of the holiday season. The sweet treat consists of espresso dark chocolate, orange and salted caramel milk chocolate layers. If you omit the garnish, you'll notice that the dessert is egg-free and gluten-free.
Having an almost 3-year old at home is a constant reminder that I need to get prepared to celebrate Halloween. We've gone through so many costume ideas already, I wonder which one Aria will finally agree on when the times comes! For this dessert, I prepared three different flavors of chocolate mousse. The mousse required very few ingredients: milk, whipping cream, butter, sugar and of course chocolate (the star of this sweet treat!).
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How to Make Perfect French Crepes (Video)
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Sony Xperia smartphones maybe getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or even Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates after all, it seems, following official word from Sony Mobile on Tuesday.
"A quick note - during a Q&A session last week on our Sony Mobile GB Facebook page, a local spokesperson gave information out in error on our Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software development and rollout for 2011 Xperia smartphones," reads the post on the official Sony Mobile blog.
The error refers to comments that the Xperia Arc S and other 2011 Xperia smartphones would not be getting updated beyond Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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"Winter golf" has different meanings depending on what area of the country you happen to be in. In Florida or Arizona, it means peak season. In Minnesota and Massachusetts, it means a time to put the clubs into storage. But for some areas, the weather is just warm enough to keep the greens cut and the pins in the hole, but still cool enough that you'll need to properly prepare yourself for a day in the elements.
One of those regions is Charleston, South Carolina, one of the premier golf destinations in the country. Most courses are open here all 12 months, but at this time of year, there are days when frost warnings and dipping wind chills can make a round of golf as trying as it is enjoyable.
We asked Jeff Minton, PGA Professional and Director of Golf at Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, S.C., to advise you on how to prepare yourself for playing golf in colder conditions.
With the cold weather upon us the following tips will help keep you and your game in tip-top shape. The tips are geared toward golf; however, they would be beneficial for all sports.
- It is important to stretch before playing golf anytime of the year; however, in the winter months it is imperative. On the first tee or at the practice range spend a few minutes doing some golf stretches. An easy stretch to do to improve your shoulder turn is to put a golf club behind your back and between arms, bend from the waist slightly and slowly rotate your shoulders level as if you are making a backswing and a forward swing. This will make that first tee-shot much more comfortable!
Video: Good golf stretches before your round
- The way you dress in the winter season will have significant impact on your swing or stroke. Try to avoid wearing tight-fitting, heavy outerwear. This will hamper your ability to create the proper motion and not allow your body and arms to swing freely. When heading to the course or the courts on those chilly mornings, dress in several loose-fitting layers that you can shed when the temperatures rise. Keeping you head, hands and feet warm will also make those winter rounds much less frigid. Wear a hat, warm socks and winter gloves. This will take the bite out of the winter chill.
- If you can, walk the golf course. Walking will keep you warm not only by the exercise you get, but also will reduce the chill of riding in a golf cart.
- While swing the golf club in cold weather, focus on maintaining a steady tempo throughout your swing and good balance. This will ensure that you are hitting solid shots that will fly farther and stay on line.
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- On days where the winter chill is too much for you to handle (for me that's below 60 degrees) there are a couple drills you can do indoors to improve your game. The first is to position yourself in front of a full length mirror and take some simulated swings while watching yourself in the mirror. The more your eyes see the proper positions in your golf swing the easier it will be to re-create that motion when playing a round. This is also great tip for tennis players as well.


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Joe Jackson has demonstrated his love of classic jazz and swing before, and with today's free track, he's once again up to his old tricks.
He reshapes the familiar "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Go That Swing)," into something more modern and a bit weird thanks to the deep rumble of Iggy Pop's voice.
The tune is being released to hype Jackson's new album "The Duke," an idiosyncratic tribute to the late, great Duke Ellington.
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Eileen Nickles
Eileen K. Nickles, 54, of Hillsboro died Friday at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita. She was born April 22, 1960, to Ralph and Margaret (Unruh) Funk at Goessel.
She is survived by her mother, Margaret Funk of rural Hillsboro; four sons, M. Michael Nickles of Wichita, Jeremy Lee Nickles-Owen of Barton County, Nicholas C. Nickles of Wichita, and Jacob Isaac Nickles of Topeka; two daughters, Angela Nicole Nickles of Wichita and Valerie Eileen Nickles; two brothers, Melvin Funk of Pueblo, Colo., and Vernon Funk of Lehigh; three sisters, Carol Houdyshell of Wichita, Linda Funk of Wichita, and Annette King of Hillsboro; and eight grandchildren.
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Manhood, Womanhood and the Freedom to Minister
From Gospel Translations
By John Piper
About Manhood & Womanhood
Part of the series JBMW
1 Timothy 2:8-15
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly in seemly apparel, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire but by good deeds, as befits women who profess religion. Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet woman will be saved through bearing children, if she continues in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.
What we saw last week from Ephesians 5:32 was that marriage is a mystery. God gave it a meaning at the beginning of creation that was not fully revealed for a long time. But now it's made plain in the New Testament. And the mystery is this: marriage is an image or picture of Christ's relationship to his bride the church. A husband and a wife are meant by God to be living images of Christ and the Church in relationship to each other.
So when God created man and woman he made us the way we are - with the differences of manhood and womanhood - so that we would be suited for these complementary roles (and for the other expressions of complementarity outside marriage). In this drama man was meant to play the role of Christ, and the woman was meant to play the role of his bride the church.
And we have stressed for five weeks now that these differences are not the result of sin. Sin didn't create manhood and womanhood. God did. And sin did not bring diversified, complementary roles into existence. God did. Before sin ever entered the world God ordained and fitted Adam to be a loving, caring, strong leader for his wife Eve. And before sin entered the world God ordained and fitted Eve to be a partner who supports and honors that leadership and helps carry it through. Both in the image of God. Both equal in their God-like personhood. But also different in their manhood and womanhood. The pattern was beautiful. They respected each other and served each other and complemented each other and enjoyed each other.
What sin did was ruin this harmony. Sin made men abandon servant-leadership and become passive or harsh and insensitive and uncaring, or some other distortion of Biblical headship. And sin distorted the woman's support and honor into manipulation or defiance or helplessness or some other distortion of true Biblical submission.
So what Paul did in Ephesians 5 (as we saw last week) is call for a recovery of God's original idea. He doesn't abolish what God created at the beginning. He wants to get back to it: true Biblical headship and true Biblical submission. Here's the way we defined these two realities from our study last week:
Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christ-like, servant-leadership, protection and provision in the home.
Submission is the divine calling of a wife to honor and affirm her husband's leadership and help carry it through according to her gifts.
When a husband leads like Christ and a wife responds like the bride of Christ, there is a harmony and mutuality that is more beautiful and more satisfying and more fruitful than any pattern of marriage created by man. God loves His people and He loves His glory. And therefore when we follow His idea of marriage we are most satisfied and He is most glorified.
Now the real test I think of whether we have grasped the Biblical essence of manhood and womanhood and affirm it as true and beautiful - the real test is whether Paul's application of it to the life of the church surprises and offends us or not. If the New Testament roles for man and woman in marriage are rooted not in sinful pride and not in cultural expectations, but in God's original design for creation, then how would you expect this original design to express itself in the life of the church? That's what we have before us today in 1 Timothy 2:11-14.
Let's seat ourselves before these unpopular verses and listen for a few minutes, and see if the story they tell is really as unattractive as so many think it is.
Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.
I think what we need to do in order to understand the submissiveness in this text is patiently think through the meaning of "silence" ("Let a woman learn in silence.") and the meaning of "teaching" ("I do not permit a woman to teach.") and the meaning of "authority" ("or to have authority over men.") So let's take these one at time.
l) First "silence." Verse 11: "Let a woman learn in silence." Notice that the word "silence" is used two other times in nearby verses.
The word for silence here (hesuchia) is used earlier in verse 2 of this chapter (hesuchion). But there it refers to the "quiet" life which all godly people should lead. "Pray . . . that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way." This gives you the tone and the extent of the word. It doesn't refer to absolute silence: a "quiet" and peaceable life is not a life of total silence. It's a life untroubled and serene and content. So the silence doesn't seem to be total. It's more like what we would call "quietness."
You can see this especially at the end of verse 12. The same word is used again. But this time you can tell what Paul has in mind by its opposite. He says, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over men, (literally:) but to be silent." "Not to have authority over men, but to be silent." In other words this quietness is the opposite of exercising authority over men. "Don't exercise authority over men, instead be silent."
So what sort of quietness does Paul have in mind? It's the kind of quietness that respects and honors the leadership of the men God has called to oversee the church. Verse 11 says that the quietness is "in all submissiveness," and verse 12 says the quietness is the opposite of "authority over men," and so the point is not whether a woman says nothing, but whether she is submissive and whether she supports the authority of the men God has called to oversee the church. Quietness means not speaking in a way that compromises that authority.
We'll come back in a minute and be more specific about just what this submission is.
2) The second thing we need to look at is the reference to teaching in verse 12. How extensive is Paul's prohibition when he says, "I permit no woman to teach"?
To answer this, one thing we can do is look at other places where Paul and others talk about women teaching. For example in Titusÿ2:3 he says that the older women are to teach the younger women: (at the end of the verse:) "they are to teach what is good, and so train the younger women to love their husbands and childrenÿ.ÿ.ÿ."
Another example is 2 Timothy 3:14 where Paul tells Timothy to remember from whom he learned the scriptures. And the persons he has in mind (we can tell from 2 Tim. 1:5) are Eunice and Lois, Timothy's mother and grandmother. (His father was not a believer or even a Jew, Acts 16:3).
One other example is Priscilla. It says in Acts 18:26, "When Priscilla and Aquila heard Apollos, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately."
So, it's not likely that Paul is saying in 1 Timothy 2:12 that every kind of teaching is forbidden to women. There are examples of them teaching younger women, teaching children, and in some way teaming up with their husbands to give private instruction when someone is confused or uninformed like Apollos. Those are just some examples. Is it possible to generalize then about what Paul does have in mind here when he says, "I do not permit a woman to teach" ?I think the safest thing to do is let the next phrase guide us. The next phrase is, " . . . or exercise authority over men." "I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over men."
Instead of letting the word "teach" mean anything we want it to mean or think it might mean, it's safer to say, it probably means a kind of teaching that somehow relates to authority. Teach and exercise authority go together. So at least one general thing we can say about women teaching is that Paul forbids it when it is part of the exercise of authority over men.
That leads us to the third question, namely, what is this "authority" referred to in verse 12?
3) The key that unlocks this door is a very interesting observation. When you read the rest of 1 Timothy about the role of elders in the church what you find is that the elders had two basic responsibilities: they were to govern and they were to teach. You can see this in the qualifications of 3:1-7, but the easiest place to see it is in 5:17, "Let the elders who rule (or govern) well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching."
Elders rule or govern, and elders teach or preach. Back in Acts 20:28, you may recall, the elders in the church at Ephesus were called by the Holy Spirit and made "overseers" and charged with "pasturing" or feeding the flock, that is teaching the whole counsel of God.
I don't think it's coincidental that what Paul says in 1 Timothy 2:12 is that he does not permit a woman to teach and exercise authority over men. He is saying in essence: I do not permit women to fill the office of elder in the church. The elders are charged with the leadership and instruction of the church. That's a summary of their job. So when Paul puts those two things together and says, "I do not permit a woman to teach or exercise authority," the most natural sense is, "I do not permit a woman to assume the office of elder in the church."
So the authority Paul has in mind in 1 Timothy 2:12 is the authority of elders. And what is that supposed to look like? Well we saw already from Jesus in Luke 22:26 what it's supposed to look like: "Let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves." Paul said in 2 Corinthians 10:8 and 13:10 that God gave him authority in the church not for tearing down or destroying but for building up. And Peter said to the elders of the churches (1 Peter 5:3) "Do not domineer over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock."
In other words, elder-authority is servant-authority. Elder-leadership is servant-leadership. That's why teaching is at the heart of this calling. Elder-authority leads by persuasion - by teaching - not by coercion or political maneuvering. Elder-authority is always subordinate to Biblical texts. It can always be called to account by Scripture. Therefore teaching is the primary instrument of leadership in the church.
I think it would be helpful to step back here and try to do for the concepts of authority and submission in the church what we did for the concepts of headship and submission in the home, namely give a crisp definition of each.
"Authority" refers to the divine calling of spiritual, gifted men to take primary responsibility as elders for Christ-like, servant-leadership, and teaching in the church.
"Submission" refers to the divine calling of the rest of the church, both men and women, to honor and affirm the leadership of the elders and to be equipped by it for the hundreds and hundreds of various ministries available to men and women in the service of Christ.
And that last point is very important. For men and women who have a heart to minister - to save souls and heal broken lives and resist evil and meet needs - there are fields of opportunity that are simply endless. God intends for the entire church to be mobilized in ministry, male and female. Nobody is to be at home watching soaps and reruns while the world burns. And God intends to equip and mobilize the saints through a company of spiritual men who take primary responsibility for leadership and teaching in the church.
There are many voices today who claim to know a better way to equip and mobilize the men and women of the church for ministry. But I commend to you this morning with all my heart the plain meaning of these verses:
I commend this to you for your belief and for your behavior, because
- that manhood and womanhood mesh better in ministry when men take primary responsibility for leadership and teaching in the church.
- that manhood and womanhood are better preserved and better nurtured and more fulfilled and more fruitful in this church order than in any other.
My hope next Sunday, in the last of this series, is to pick up verses 13 and 14, and then paint the big picture of what it means to be man and woman in all of life.
- this is the way the Scriptures teach us to order the church,
- and God inspired the Scriptures
- and God is good.
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Staten Island After Hurricane Sandy: Marathoners, 78-Year-Old Runner Deliver Supplies
Below is a personal account typed from Reporter Bryan Llenas' iPhone after spending a day on Staten Island at what was supposed to be the start of the New York City Marathon.
Today, I woke up at 5:30 a.m. I went to the Staten Island ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan by taxi. That's where I met up with nearly 1,000 runners gathering to run supplies on their backs to midland Staten Island and areas hardest by Hurricane Sandy.
Runners from all over the world had gathered. The turnout was extraordinary. Some brought luggages full of diapers and baby wipes, calling cards, batteries and cell phones.
Most were wearing their orange NYC marathon shirts even though the race was cancelled.
Once we boarded the ferry on a cold, crisp day, we passed the Statue of Liberty. There was not a cloud in the sky.
I was with the first group of runners that would run six to eight miles. We docked at Staten Island. Hundreds of runners in orange could be seen coming off the ferry. The ferry captain thanked all of the volunteers over the loudspeaker.
It really was a sea of orange.
Jonscott, a Staten Island native, greeted the runners with a tearful thank you as he described the awful scenes of devastation in his hometown.
This is when the running began. I, of course, didn't think I'd be running that much, for some reason. (I wore jeans, a coat, a tie and brown dress shoes and carried a camera and equipment bag while I followed the runners uphill.) Luckily, since the runners also carried large bags, they sprinted for a while then walked for stretches.
This is when I met Daniel the 78-year-old runner and biochemist who has been running marathons for over 30 years. He ran 10 miles to deliver his book bag full of granola bars and a box of his favorite cereal. I also met Dakila a 41-year-old website editor who met Daniel and ran with him the entire stretch.
This was suppose to be his first New York City marathon. When we arrived at the Susan E. Wagner High School-turned-shelter, it was difficult to capture the moment. Police did not allow cameras. But I managed to videotape both men unpack their food from their bags. Dakila got extremely emotional afterward when a woman asked him what was in his hand and he said calling cards, and she kept thanking him profusely.
I then took a cab after meeting two photographers. Julien from Germany was suppose to take photos of the entire race, but now was taking photos of the recovery. Jane is a freelance photographer from Manhattan.
All three of us hopped on a cab after hiking over five miles to get to the midland area, specifically Mill Road, one of the most devastated stretches of Staten Island.
The scene was a war zone. The streets were littered with trash. On major street corners, warm food was handed out. American flags waved at almost every other home.
I can't say enough about the American flags - they were everywhere. It was a moving scene as victims of Hurricane Sandy, some who had no homes or belongings, stood outside and raised their flag anyway, proud of the country they lived in even if they lost almost everything.
One of the town's main churches slid off its foundation. There was a field of debris resembled the scene of a fatal plane crash. People's homes were crushed and splintered. Toys, from wakeboards to snowboards, from Disney characters to Barbie dolls, littered the streets.
I met many families. Many on Tarlton Street off of Mill Road. Some said they had been inundated by 15 feet of water.
Like the Hamers. Their home flooded and was destroyed by the surge, but they were overwhelmed by volunteers who helped them salvage their family photos bobbing in water near their home and in their basement.
It was a surreal scene. Despite not having a home, garbage bags were laid out with hundreds of photos from weddings, vacations, and holidays from at least four generations. Memories that had nearly been washed away were now saved. Volunteers picked up dusty photos and soaked them in water and allowed them to dry.
It was moving to see a family talk about their memories through photos salvaged from disaster. This is the only time I saw people laugh. The photos brought comfort.
This is where I met Vince, a cousin of the family. An extremely likable guy, sort of your typical smooth-talking fella who brought energy, order, and positivity to Vanessa and her mother, who were still very much shaken by the event.
Then I met Eddie Perez and Johnny M, a Cuban and a Costa Rican who both lived on the block.
Eddie described the water rushing in so quickly he was dragged out to a poll at least 100 feet away. He remembers almost losing his wife that night and how she helped save a baby.
He lost all of his valuables, including his record collection and Elvis collection. He had plastic flamingos in his front yard and pointed to one of his bibles he was able to salvage that was eerily turned to Jeremiah 2:25, judgement day.
Eddie told me neighbors found a father and son drowned in their basement a block away.
Johnny says he took out his American flag two days after the tragedy. His home, the one he managed to evacuate from right before a surge rose to 15 feet, was gone.
Across the street, a marine veteran lifted his flag. He survived the storm after getting stuck in his truck. He had broken his driver's side window and swam out to higher ground. He lost everything, including three cars.
I then ran into a French American from Brooklyn who talked about how training for 26 miles made runners perfect for the job at hand. He helped clean the streets all day with gloves and a mask.
He was emotional about the experience and said it would have been his first marathon.
By 4:30 p.m., temperatures dipped into the low 30s and the sun was dipping down. I walked up Mill Road, and families were coming out for hot soups, pastas, burgers, hot dogs, cookies and water.
I then hitched a ride - literally stuck my thumb out and got a ride from Staten Island native Lila and four New York City teachers helping out. One of the teachers was from Coney Island. Lila said her husband, a sanitation worker, would come home every night crying from the devastation he had witnessed.
She said where I was today was the worst damage he had seen.
It got to St. Charles. We got out, used the restroom and grabbed a snack, then they drove me to the R train in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. I said goodbye and thank you.
I stopped at the Dunkin Donuts. I grabbed eight chocolate glazed munchkins and a Powerade and went underground into the subway.
I didn't say a word or show any emotion during the train ride. I took out my iPhone and started to write what had just been one of the most powerful, sad, inspiring days of my life.
It was a day that reminded me why I do journalism.
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Tuesday July 16, 2019; 10:11 am EDT
Celebrate King's legacy and meet seven locals who emulate his spirit as they receive awards at the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, with keynote speaker Kevin Powell. Bring non-perishable food for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Neighbors in Need food drive. 7:30am, Anne Arundel Community College gym, Arnold, $35, rsvp: 301-538-0887.


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This morning, Mayor Murray announced that he is appointing Harry Bailey as the new Interim Police Chief of the Seattle Police Department while a search committee embarks on a national search to find a permanent replacement for the position. Mayor Murray has also formed an advisory committee that will focus on public input in the process.
A new website has just launched today to help keep you informed about the progress of the search and to provide ways of collecting your input. The Mayor and his staff would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding what qualities you would like to see in the next Police Chief. Your trust in the next Chief and his police force is of utmost importance to the Mayor and is critical to the success of the SPD.
You can read the full press release about the announcement after the jump…
Jan. 8, 2014
Rosalind Brazel, Mayor's Office Press Secretary, 206.684.8379
Jeff Reading, Mayor's Office Communications Director, 206.684.3952
Mayor Ed Murray names Harry Bailey as new interim police chief, launches search for next permanent chief
SEATTLE – Describing the process for hiring a permanent Seattle Chief of Police and the process for fulfilling the terms of the Seattle Police Department's 2012 consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice as "on a collision course with one another," Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today made several announcements intended "to straighten both paths and better position our department and our community for the successful reform of our police force."
Murray said that he has appointed Harry Bailey as the Seattle Police Department's new Interim Chief of Police, effective today. Bailey will replace Jim Pugel, who has been interim chief for the past nine months. Bailey's charge from the Mayor is to give the highest priority to implementing needed reforms in the Seattle Police Department and to satisfying the terms of the federal settlement agreement, which include ensuring bias-free policing and addressing the excessive use of force. Pugel will return to the rank of Assistant Chief, where he is assigned to develop promising harm reduction approaches in the Seattle Police Department's policing strategies.
"I support the Mayor's decision to appoint Harry Bailey as Interim Chief," said Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes. "He is an outstanding choice and will help to prepare the department for badly needed reform."
Bailey, who is not a candidate for the permanent position, has 35 years of experience as a law enforcement officer. He served in the Seattle Police Department from 1972 to 2007. He was Director of Security for the Seattle Sonics and the Oklahoma City Thunder and held a similar position as a volunteer for Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle.
"I support the bold decision to restructure the interim position in order to attract the best candidate for a new Police Chief," said Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology committee. "The new structure will signal that the position is open and unwired. Seattle deserves the best Police Chief in the country who will implement a strong public safety strategy and bring an unprecedented commitment to accountability and transparency."
Murray said he is also initiating a dual-track search process to find the best candidate for the permanent police chief with the formation of two committees. A community advisory committee will seek the public's input about the qualities it values in a Chief. Guided by the work of the advisory committee, a separate committee will conduct a national search to fill the position permanently. Pramila Jayapal and Ron Sims will co-chair both committees.
Jayapal is the Distinguished Taconic Fellow at the Center for Community Change and the founder and former Executive Director of One America, a non-profit that works to advance immigrant, civil and human rights. Sims is a former King County Executive, and former Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Community Advisory Committee will invite public input though a series of town hall forums starting on January 20 and a website that will launch today: http://seattle.gov/spd-chief-search. They will also use public feedback collected in earlier community surveys conducted by the Monitor of the settlement agreement and the Community Police Commission.
The search committee will work with the search firm to gather and screen applications using the input collected by the Community Advisory Committee, and conduct candidate interviews.
"It's the most important decision I will make as Mayor, and it's important that I get it right," said Murray. "It's also important that we move quickly. My goal is announce the new Chief by early April 2014. At the same time, we will engage the people of Seattle in a conversation about the qualities they would like to see in Seattle's next Chief."
- Tues, Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m., University Heights Center
- Wed, Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m., Garfield Community Center
- Thurs, Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m., Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
- Sat, Feb. 1, Noon-2 p.m., Van Asselt Community Center
In another appointment, Fe Lopez has been named by Mayor Murray as executive director of the Community Police Commission, which was created in a separate agreement with the Department of Justice to provide public input to the reforms proposed under the settlement agreement. Lopez is the former president of the Latino/a Bar Association of Washington and current director of alumni relations and annual fund at Seattle University's School of Law.
The Mayor will issue a letter to the ranks of the Seattle Police Department introducing Chief Bailey and setting his expectations for the department.


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This product was pretty expensive, but the results aren't worth the price. The smell does remind me of how my mother's hair smelled when I was a child. I usually get a great shine using other products in conjunction to blowing out my hair with my round brush. This product left my normally full hair feeling very fine and left it a little dull looking. I used less product the second time around but did not notice a difference. Also, the style did not last throughout the day.
It did work well when I reapplied it to my dry hair the next day. However, I will not be repurchasing this product.
I have very fine hair and have liked the feel of my hair with finishing oils, but they weigh it down too much. This creme is expensive but goes a long way. I am loving the fragrance and how soft my hair is, yet remains light and tangle free. I think I will be repurchasing this one!5


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Sorry Toby. I guess aside from the fact that you make yourself smell "delicious" to the men in gray suits, urine can't be good for the wetsuit. Look at any metal around urinals that regularly gets splattered. If it's been there long, you can actually see that it corrodes. I'm not sure of the chemical reaction with neoprene, but it doesn't seem like a good idea. Not to mention it starts to stink after awhile.Nico wrote:"To Piss or not to Piss"
that is the question.
SO, I used to, but won't again. Probably not.


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Today I read a review of Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett's The Vagenda. I have not yet read the book itself, which is aimed primarily at young women. I probably will read it at some point, but for the time being I've decided I don't have to. A man has read the book and offered his own view on womankind's relationship with popular culture. This has got to be better than anything some stupid Grazia subscriber might think.
David Aaranovitch is not a young woman. He does, however, have daughters. What's more, he is known to have existed in the proximity of women for most of his life. He walks amongst them, observing their curious ways and idiosyncrasies. Who better, then, to report back to the rational masses on the enigma that is Women Who Do Stupid Things That Facilitate Their Own Oppression? Continue reading


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Every month, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN—the longest-running magazine in the U.S. and an authoritative voice in science, technology and innovation—provides insight into scientific topics that affect our daily lives and capture our imagination, establishing the vital bridge between science and public policy.
>> Available on iPad, print, and digital formats.
• A devastating disease could wipe out the entire U.S. citrus industry. The affliction, huanglongbing (HLB), is killing citrus trees from Florida to California, the two biggest producers of citrus fruits in the U.S. Between 2006 and 2011, HLB cost Florida $4.54 billion and more than 8,200 jobs. Scientists are seeking ways to combat this disease, including using wasps to kill the insects that transmit it. The best long-term prospect may lie with genetic modification. See: Plant Biology: The End of Orange Juice
• We need evidence-based research studies that look into gun violence. In January, President Barack Obama instructed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to resume studying the causes and prevention of gun violence—research that has been on hold since 1996. President Obama has also asked for $10 million to support this gun safety research, a request Congress needs to consider. See: Science Agenda: Ready. Aim. Investigate
• The collection, storage and use of citizens' DNA by U.S. law enforcement agencies could threaten civil liberties. The U.S. has extensive databases of DNA not only from convicted criminals, but also from those who were not charged with or convicted of an offense. There are no limits to how long such DNA samples can be stored or tested, opening the door for wide breaches of privacy. See: Forensics: The Government Wants Your DNA
• New observatories may help predict flooding from Pacific Ocean storms. A weather sensor network for California, to be completed in 2014, could provide a model warning system for flooding on continental western coasts internationally. See: Advances:
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• Cases of monkeypox and cowpox, the viral cousins to smallpox, are on the rise. Should either poxvirus become adept at plaguing humans, new drugs and vaccines, and the resources necessary to use them, will be needed to contain the threat. See: Emerging Diseases: New Threat From Poxviruses
• Medical devices and data-monitoring systems that can track a patient's heart rate or how often they use their asthma inhaler hold great promise for the future of health care. By combining traditional medical record keeping and public health surveillance with technologies readily available—such as a special app on a mobile phone—physicians can procure thorough and up-to-date reports of their patients. See: The Science of Health: The New Age of Medical Monitoring


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Today is the Seventh Day of HMNS! In the spirit of the classic holiday carol, we're taking 12 days to feature 12 different videos that preview or go behind-the-scenes of a holiday museum activity, here on the blog (or, you can get a sneak peek at all the videos on 12days.hmns.org – we won't tell).
Many of the exhibits we host here – like Genghis Khan or the Terra Cotta Warriors – present objects from long-dead cultures, and the wonder comes from the experience of coming face-to-face with artifacts that were created so long ago. And when you walk through our current Spirits & Headhunters exhibition, and contemplate the absolute beauty of the vibrant, intricate feather art and objects on display, it's easy to forget that the cultures that created these works are very much alive – though also fast disappearing.
Learn more from Adam Mekler, associate curator for Amazonia, who believes, "When a culture disappears, I think an aspect of all humanity disappears."
Click play to explore the exhibit and discover these vanishing worlds.
Need to catch up?
The First Day of HMNS – Explore: Snow Science
The Second Day of HMNS – Preview: The Chronicles of Narnia Exhibition
The Third Day of HMNS – Preview: Disney's A Christmas Carol
The Fourth Day of HMNS – Investigate: The Star of Bethlehem
The Fifth Day of HMNS – Shop: The Perfect Gift
The Sixth Day of HMNS – Marvel: Faberge
Get into the holiday spirit! Visit our 12 Days of HMNS web site to see the videos and get more information about each event, exhibit and film: 12days.hmns.org Happy Holidays!


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OnStar Used To Stop Carjacked Car
from the where-do-you-think-you're-going? deptWay back in 2003, there was some discussion around the idea of having a "remote stop" feature on car telematics systems, in case a car gets stolen. There were some serious worries about how this could make things dangerous for other drivers on the road, but two years ago, OnStar enabled just such a service, and now we've heard about it being used on a carjacked car. OnStar "disabled the gas pedal," remotely, thus forcing the car to slow down, and allowing the cops to catch the carjacker (after he fell into a pool while running from the cops). While effective in helping to catch this guy, you still have to wonder about the safety of remotely stopping a car like that.
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1957 must have been a fantastic year for Hindi cinema. Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (reviewed here) was released that year. So was the film that is the subject of this post. Saw Mother India again recently. Starring Nargis, Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and an excellent supporting cast, directed by Mehboob Khan, and with music by Naushad. Set in rural India, Mother India was about a struggling family in an agrarian society and its resolute leader who fearlessly and tirelessly exemplified the upholding of values despite struggle after testing struggle. Here are some highlights:
1. The film began with villagers insisting the 'mother' of the village, a feeble Radha (Nargis), inaugurate a canal. During the inauguration, we were taken to a flashback that lasted the duration of the film, which meant that through it all, we knew Radha would survive.
2. Radha was married to Shamu (Raaj Kumar). A sawaari took her to her new home...
She was beautiful.
But rather shy (good thing we've evolved, seriously...)
Loved this sequence with the newly married couple...
...hearing it from Shamu's mother...
...who had an interesting take on romantic relationships:
Today, of course, things can be quite the opposite. Am tempted to include a comic strip starring Hum and Tum (Bollyviewer reviewed it recently), but shall stay away ;)
3. Radha was a traditionalist. From the outset of her wedding, she helped with work at home...
...and at work:
One of the highlights of this segment of the film was the song Matwaala Jiya (Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi). Beautifully choreographed, in an excellent setting (watch it at this link), and with an extended introduction to Mukri, who I think belongs in the same league of great comedians as Johnny Walker.
4. The art direction was fantastic, breathtaking in many instances, especially when combined with the background score. This frame alone should serve as an indicator of the excellence with which the artwork in the film was showcased. Loved how the entire region (including even Sri Lanka) was shown here. And the earth tones were used to splendid effect here and throughout the film (contrast with earth tones in Lagaan (2001)).
Sample these and their color palettes:
5. Shamu's mother had mortgaged their land to afford a grand wedding for her son. Lender Sukhilala (Kanhaiya Lal) was corrupt, and took advantage of Shamu and his family's illiteracy to rob them of their crop and other resources. This was where Sajid Khan (the kid in the green shirt below) shone -- he could well have been inspiration for Bart Simpson too! :o)
6. This makes it as promised in my review of 1947 Earth (see #9). The essence of punishment in schools hasn't changed in India, I don't think.
7. Following a series of uncontrolled, unforeseen, and unfortunate (to say the least) circumstances, Radha woke up one morning to discover her husband had deserted his family. She searched to no avail. This was when she transformed to a fiercely committed and determined family leader.
8. The song Nagri Nagri Dwaare Dwaare appeared at this juncture. A fantastic piece by Lata Mangeshkar, the song could probably be classified into multiple genres based solely on its lyrics (Shakeel Badayuni). Watch it about 5:40 into this video.
9. Radha was tried and tested often. Through each calamity, she persevered, until a storm and its accompanying destruction threatened her children. Would she succumb to the genuinely evil lender and marry him for his wealth?
Of course she wouldn't. Mother India wouldn't be Mother India if she did.
There might not be a more iconic frame in the history of Bollywood, this from the song Duniya Mein Hum Aaye Hain, in which every stanza spoke of poetic justice.
Radha's labor, patience and persistence paid dividends when her sons grew up. Birju (right) and Ramu (middle) were played by Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar respectively.
10. The movie was brought to life by Dutt and Kumar, who were excellent playing brothers with opposite personalities. And they added more color to the film too.
Aside: It must have been much more fun back in the day to catch a woman's attention. Reckon they probably do so in Indian villages today (?).
Another aside: This can be a lot of fun. One of my college professors conducted every other (Philosophy) class in the outdoors, and contributed a lot to my habit of reading outdoors :)
11. Can someone please recommend more films with her in a lead role (if applicable)?
12. How about this tarz (style) of saying 'I love you'? :o)
13. Sunil Dutt was delightful as Birju. He was also involved in one of my many favorite songs from the film, Na Main Bhagwaan Hoon, beautifully sung by Mohammad Rafi. Watch it about 6:40 into the video at this link.
14. Of course, Birju and Ramu had not forgotten the injustice done to them by Sukhilal the lender. Discover the rest for yourself. This frame should give a fair indication of the path it went.
15. Nargis clearly made Mother India tick. From the newly married young woman, to the hard-working loyal wife, the mother struggling to feed her children, the mother insisting her sons maintain control of their dignity, and the role model for the village. Nargis excelled in each role.
Raaj Kumar was effective, and although he left the film early, his presence was quite remarkable.
16. Rajendra Kumar and especially Sunil Dutt were delightful. It is said that Mr. Dutt and Nargis fell in love on the sets of this film, and that was perhaps not surprising, given several sequences starring them seemed to have been fun to be involved in.
17. The film was filled with dramatic sequences. At times, I felt they could have moved on because the points were made. In that respect, it was slightly redundant. But holding that against the film would be unfair, especially because in every other department, the product was par excellence.
18. One argument against Mother India is that it was too idealistic, and that it should not have portrayed a benchmark for loyalty and compromise that had an impact on expectations of the 'Indian woman'. While I see this point, my contention has been that in many ways, women should be proud of the way Radha was shown going about her business, being such a fearless leader. I also thought there were lessons learned from Mother India that were very applicable to men (who were shown in the film as more likely to be less moral)! Lessons that are relevant even today, and across cultural and geographical boundaries. I'd be curious to know your thoughts on this.
Rather than dwell on lessons learned as I tend to, I'll share perhaps one of the most important messages I got from the film, which came courtesy Birju: I really should focus more on being a better son :o) Here was a guy who was willing to take on the world to gift his mother two pieces of jewelry. And here I am... (sigh)
19. Caught two allusions to the politics of the region, but unsure whether they were deliberate or are just a figment of my imagination (especially the first): 1) Pee Ke Ghar -- the wedding song -- could be an allusion to independence; and 2) O Jaane Waalon, which had a direct reference to Mother India, the 'Maata', was likely a recollection of migration that accompanied partition.
20. The end to Mother India reminded me of the classic Urdu play (by Imtiaz Ali Taj, if I recall correctly) titled Qurtaba ka Qaazi, required reading in several Urdu literature curricula for its strong emphasis on poetic justice (a man was sentenced to death for a crime that legally deserved the penalty, only the judge who sentenced him was his father), which is also perhaps the biggest takeaway from Mother India: As you sow, so shall you reap. I hope this is a theme we the American people take into the November presidential elections.
And Finally
In addition to the poetic justice, Mother India was about relationships involving family, friends, farmers, lenders, community leaders, medics, and teachers. Their product is essential to any country's infrastructure, across government, academia and business. And its synthesis, along with commentary on the dignity of work, and the definition of an ownership society (or lack thereof), was what made the film as much about Mother Earth and its inhabitants. Do you agree?
Definitely watch Mother India if you haven't. It's full of cinematic treats, beautiful color palettes, and energizing and sometimes thought-provoking music that succeeds in taking its audience back in time. Most of all, it's full of excellent performances (Nargis is second to none) that guide it from start to finish, which make for an engaging viewing experience. No second thoughts about it!
Movie rating: 4.75/5 (Fantastic!)
My classification: PG (for theme, mild violence)
Music rating: 4.5/5 (Excellent!)
Watch all songs thanks to 4NargisDutt's wonderful showcase on YouTube!


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Rant Of The Day: I hear ya
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Hello guys, we have something to say all all of you...
(Caution this blog content includes extreme rant of the day)
There goes the rant of Bell girl..
Common opinion is, methinks,
I am a melodramatic little minx.
My hunger for love and acceptance
Is weaved in my writing's essence.
This poem crafted with excruciating care
Reveals my self-doubts, insecurities bare.
What if you don't like what you read?
The nod of appreciation I thought I need.
A wallflower from lone corner of earth,
Thirsty she is for every drop of mirth.
So she writes here, where strangers meet.
To the discreet web of people bittersweet.
My voice disrobes before your eyes,
A flower giving scent before she dies.
I speak of my truths devoid of lies,
About my goodness, about my vice.
My poetry is my flesh and blood,
Thoughts ooze, emotions flood.
My vulnerablity on a silver platter;
You can kill, your comments matter.
And few times few people did hurt
I embrace tears for they are part
Of the adventures, of life's growth.
Forgiveness thus becomes my oath.
Yes, it is really easy to make me cry,
But my determination does not die.
The world is big, some wolves are there,
Peace be with them, the Judgement fair.
I'm grateful because bad times tell,
Who is true friend, who is empty shell.
I open myself to the abundance of the arts
Where all sorrows die, the healing starts.
Following my bliss, I will continue to write,
Creating out of love, for my own delight.
The night is new, the journey has just begun.
The cheeky minx is back in town for pure fun.
And I, HopenDarkness78.59K am gonna fade your light out
I wonder if I ever feel the repentance
For accepting the summer job on teaching kids
Because everyday is like burning in the hell
I keep standing, chasing them here and there
And I bear their screams echo everywhere
I fear they will break the window and door
Who knows, they might also blow the school
Some want to go to the WC during the class
And some really want to drink water outside
Some fall on the floor while they are running
And boys dont like sitting with girls, vice versa
Under the desk, they poke and kick each other
Then they begin to weep like flowing waterfall
I ask myself again, If I am regret after all
But I spent all of my money during holiday
With my crush and now I am broke top to bottom
So, I have nothing to do but pray for my feet
Which are hurting me at the end of the day
And I am thinking desperately over here
How I'll bear these little demons until paycheck.
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Two rants in one day...
And Hope, show the little demons you are da boss.
Yay, I am first!
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I'm consolidating my various blogs to a common blog, the Database Geek. I'm still tweaking the site and I plan to add links to categories (i.e. Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, etc) so that it is easily searchable. I also plan to add an RSS feed for each category so you only read the topics that interest you. Stop by and check it out.
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So Richard Bartle makes a comment about quests in WotLK requiring players to torture helpless people for information. This kind of squicks him out.
Broken Toys then accuses him of overreacting. The ensuing discussion thread there is kind of interesting, with some people actually seriously discussing the concept of moral choices in games.
The first quest I ran across in Northrend that made me stop and go "WTF, how is this not kind of effed up?" was one from a Tuskar asking me to kill members of a rival tribe and kidnap their children for him. I still am not really sure why anyone would think that somehow makes killing tribespeople okay, as long as you have their kids as prisoners in a sack somewhere (yes, you actually put the babies in a bag) so technically the race won't go extinct. A bit insane as well as something really wierd for a 'hero' to be asked to do as if it was the most normal request.
But then in Dragonblight I was given my first torture quest, to use a branding iron on a Scarlet Onslaught member to gain information, and then to kill him afterwards. Okay, I was kind of squicked out, but the Scarlet folks have been pretty big bastards to everyone, and it was a Forsaken quest and they sort of specialize in being bastards themself, and it was part of a chain (and xp) so I did it. It's not like NOT doing it would have made a bit of difference, anyway, as there is no real choice or value to choosing not to do a quest for moral reasons in WoW.
But now knowing that there are several other quests requiring you to torture helpless people makes me really stop and wonder what the Blizzard devs were thinking. Apparently, there are other quests where the devs seem to have completely lost any kind of concept of the morality they're pushing as normal here: Killing an ally because she was being brainwashed and threatened with rape (Keristrasza, with the rapist being Malygos himself) ('a fate worse than death' and all that, I suppose is the justification there). Waving a white flag to lure out an enemy leader to kill them, etc. Torturing prisoners (and never once is that torture result in anything other than success -- they never lie or valiantly die without ratting out their allies). Can a game really claim to be about making the player a hero, when it has you doing very un-heroic (or even evil) things, though?
There are some class/race situation where I could see how these quests could work -- Warlocks and Death Knights are pretty evil, after all. Forsaken characters tend to be bitter and vicious to the living, so I could see certain race/class quests that would make make sense in those contexts -- but asking a life-affirming Druid or righteous Paladin to do such things? An honorable Tauren or a devout Draenei? Most of these quests are chains or offer only a lose/lose result for not doing them -- you never gain anything for choosing not to do them, you only lose out on xp, loot or story progression.
Chris Metzen, when talking about the theme of WotLK, said this: "We want to add some layers of psychology that put you in strange moral situations of how you fight the good fight that mimic some of Arthas' own experiences…. By the time you reach level 80 [the expansion's new level cap], by the time you stand toe-to-toe with this bastard, do you still have your pretty principles and highfalutin morality, or is it a mirror reflection? Arthas is after that as much as global domination. It's a hook that makes it personal that Burning Crusade didn't have."
But the way they went about it was a lazy design choice -- Blizzard should have made moral choices in Northrend actually MATTER, so that the decision to do something immoral for loot or convenience actually had an impact, instead of basically expecting people to play all the quests regardless how bad those quests made them behave, and then wag their finger at us afterward for being so 'amoral' when we were never given a real choice to behave otherwise.
I think it's a blatant show of how Blizzard disregards the player's own feelings about their character and how they have personalized that character in order to facilitate Blizzard's idea of the story the way THEY want it to be experienced by us (instead of letting the player make their own path), and I think that's a violation of the entire concept of a MMORPG. To attempt to add 'moral ambiguity' to the game simply by adding quests that make people behave reprehensibly without any real consequences or internal conflict about it was a very poor way of going about adding 'moral ambiguity'.
EDIT: Raph Koster weighs in his opinion.


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Saturday, May 07, 2005
How Not To Succeed In A Business While Really Trying
How's this for desperate? On Friday, Microsoft sent out the following email to its Microsoft Network users...i.e. the poor shlubs who got hooked on Microsoft's email product and wish we hadn't:
MSN Music: Buy 1 Song, Get 5 Free. How do 5 free songs sound? MSN® Music is giving you 5 free songs when you buy 1. At MSN Music, you'll get more than you'd expect from a music service. To make sure you get the music you're looking for, you can preview any song from major and even independent labels. Choose from hot new songs, time-defying classics, and rare, hard to find recordings from old radio shows [emphasis mine].
Plus watch music videos, read bios and even get concert tickets. Buy only the songs you want for 99¢, or buy the full album for less than you'd pay in a retail store or other online music services. And legally burn all the CDs you want from what you buy, too. And now the deal is even sweeter because you can get 5 songs for free.
What do you think? Makes you want to rush right out and sign up for "MSN Music," eh? No? Well, me neither. I was being ironic.
You'd think that maybe, just maybe, given $35 billion in cash and a desktop operating system monopoly, Microsoft could figure out that people looking for music might want to know exactly what bands we're talking about, and what songs are available.
But, no. In typical Microsoft throw-everything-we-got-and-see-what-sticks fashion, they offer not just music, but music videos, "bios" and even concert tickets...without identifying what music, or music videos, or "bios" or concert tickets we might be talking about.
End result: I hit the delete button.
Meanwhile, Apple sends me an iTunes update with all kinds of new music identified right there in the email.
End result: I download an old Monty Python album, "Matching Tie and Handkerchief," that I haven't heard in twenty years. Great stuff.
I don't know about you, but I'm betting that anybody interested in "old radio shows"--as Microsoft proudly offered in its desperate buy-one-get-five email--is not surfing the net for their music.
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations.
4 comments:
- Its_strange said...
I can't read WSJ or Herb or watch TV business news while driving. Its time for a audio blog site on XMSR. Just driving into NYC or around LA tells me it works. And the XMSR audio blog site just might be more than ads and Wallstreet infomercials
- Jeff Matthews said...
That's a terrific idea.
Infinity started a "podcast" station along these lines, but satellite radio is probably the way to go.
- Its_strange said...
My "introduction" to Wallstreet was Herb Greenberg and Marc Cohodes " Facts from the other side of the Tracks" internet radio show...Both were trying to train people to use their brain. Its time to bring them back on a XMSR audio blog. One we pay a adddition fee for.. You hang with and/or know the people who could put it together. How about it. Talk with them. I have emailed Cramer with this but he thinks i'm a nut .
- the mtb investor said...
If you enjoy Jim Cramer's Mad Money...
Visit - - http://the-mtb-investor.blogspot.com


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Thanks to Genericenemy and everyone else.
Once upon an internetz, there existed a punderful community. This is their legacy...
Organ Donor Thread RIP Kade Davidson News StoryMet wrote:Started a thread to raise awareness of organ donations and got a fair amount of people to sign up, including myself.
Turns out he died a little while later.
One of the legitimate good things to come out of ONM. He seemed a pretty cool guy.
A rather interesting guy this one. He and his twin brother, Donnel, masqueraded as 14 year old girls, luring unsuspecting victims into their cave. Every now and then, rumours would circulate of a so-called "Christmas card list" which, in all likeliness, was probably the list of the next people they'd be snatching. Whenever they were called out on their odd behaviour, Bonsley would get upset. One day, however, a video surfaced of them and, with the evidence they needed, the moderators were finally able to rid the forums of two of its most terrifying evils.
^scarily, most of these people are now gone...Bonsley wrote:Chrismas Card List: TheRexFactor, Nintendo Boy, ChrisONM, King slazo, nintengeek, radish head, King-X, MamoswineTamer, Lady Gagagged, kingconnor, jimbob555, PrincessMidna.; )
GEODressed like the Swedish Chef but helluva lot scarier, RH wanted everyone to join his "genius" business ideas. His best idea was to repeat the success thread over and over again. The most hilarious example of an epic fail to ever grace the lands of ONM.
Also worth knowing: englishGAMER (troll) Bubble boy (troll) NintenGO (cool guy, mods hated him), Ethan Hunt (pretended to have cancer) and Dread Raven (jerk).ONM Australia was a barren wasteland. Then Geo decided to post child porn and BAM! the place went under.
Photoshop Prince Charles
The never-gonna-be official pun thread
Hitler gets his ONM account hacked
Erections in the school showers
ONM Shrek'd
Inside the Mod Room
Ben Down UnderWrathy wrote:Water's not just a drink. I mean, you can't have a bath in lemonade, wash the dishes in sprite or flush the toilet with irn bru.
Rob3rt hates bananas
The Beargate Scandal
When Suddenly Dinosaurs
Milk Thief
Want some pussy?
Broken Telephone:
BPT1 - Video
BPT2 - Video
BPT3 - Video
BPT4 - Video
https://web.archive.org/web/20160227005 ... 3&p=150245


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We wrote earlier Friday about the possibility the NFL will overturn the rule that prevents officials from reviewing plays if an absent-minded coach tosses his challenge flag on a scoring play or a turnover.
You know, The Jim Schwartz Rule.
SI.com's Peter King reported Thursday that the NFL is "very likely" to overturn the rule, and now we're learning it might happen sooner rather than later.
ESPN's Ed Werder reported Friday that Ray Anderson, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, said the league's competition committee will meet to discuss the replay rule in the "next few days." If a change is made, it could be in-season, but the competition committee would have to recommend it to league ownership.
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Anderson also released a statement to The Associated Press, in which he said: "Not being able to review a play in this situation may be too harsh, and an unintended consequence of trying to prevent coaches from throwing their challenge flag for strategic purposes in situations that are not subject to a coaches' challenge."
Taking swift action here essentially is an admission that the rule, adopted in 2011, was ill-conceived and brutally flawed, but the league will be applauded if it's overturned, effective immediately. Schwartz deserved the 15-yard penalty. The bogus touchdown and goat horns? Not so much.
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Ever since my retirement last month from the sock factory, I've had a lot of extra time to spend around the yard. But the hours of pleasurable pruning I had planned to enjoy with my new cordless rechargeable Master Clipper have been cruelly withheld from me. Instead, my afternoons have been spent in an unending feud with those motherfucking robins that infest my yard. All my attempts to coexist with these creatures on my meticulously trimmed, lush suburban lawn have failed, leaving me with no choice but to exterminate them. Do you hear me, you lousy, cocksucking robins? This is war!
It was last week that I had withdrawn a hefty sum from my pension account and made haste to the Eastgate Plaza Lawn & Garden Place to pick out the finest riding mower known to man—the John Deere Lawn Rebel, featuring high-impact Euro-style wheels and nine-position fingertip height adjusters. I climbed right onto the patented Comfort Cushion(TM) seat and grabbed hold of the deluxe, seven-speed gear shift, and drove her right out of the store and down Grant Avenue toward home, waving to everyone I saw.
I had just mowed the lawn Sunday, but I saw a few spots around the old maple tree that could use some extra attention. I could've used my Weed Eater Featherlite 15-inch gas trimmer that Gertie got me for our anniversary, but I saw this outcropping close to the maple's trunk as a good test for my new John Deere.
I cleared the patch without suffering so much as a nick to the green paint on the Lawn Rebel's detachable blower. At that point I decided to go ahead and mow the whole lawn. I thought, why not enjoy myself?—I'm retired!
But I had gone no more than 20 feet when I noticed one of those no-good, motherfucking tweeters hopping in front of the path of my mower. I slammed on the brakes and brought the Lawn Rebel to a halt. That mower stopped on a dime, and lucky for that bird, too, because any lesser mower would've gone straight up its ass.
I got about one row done when I came to another goddamn chirping little shitball, just taking its gay old time sticking its fucking beak in the goddamn grass. I yelled, "Hey, get outta the way!" but then I realized it probably couldn't hear me over the motor, so I turned off the Lawn Rebel and yelled, "Hey, I'm mowin' the fucking lawn here, asshole!" Boy, was I steamed.
Finally, I climbed off the Comfort Cushion seat and shooed the thing away. I started the engine up again and continued, only to have the same thing happen to me 11 more times just in the front yard. Now, this wasn't the first run-in that I'd had with these fuckers. I'd put a new white canopy over the deck this year, which was completely stained with berries from the neighbor's yard. Besides that, the last time I went to fire up the gas grill at the start of lawn-barbecue season, I found a robin's nest on the warming rack.
I swear, next time I see a robin's nest, I'm taking the eggs and smashing them with a fucking baseball bat.
Anyway, it was dark by the time I was done mowing, what with having to stop every 10 feet. Around 10 p.m., Gertie came running out with my heart pills expecting to find me laid out in the culvert.
After accepting a quick iced tea, I sent Gertie back in—by God, I wasn't done yet. I went to the garage and got out my shiny red Pioneer Plus 16-inch Chainsaw with the Menard's sticker still on it and went straight for the mountain ash where those birds were known to meet. Limb by limb, I reduced that tree to a pole. I even got out my Black & Decker collapsible ladder to get all the way to the top, but when I got there I didn't find any of the sons of bitches.
Defeated, I climbed down the ladder, bellowing, "Tomorrow, my fine feathered foes, is another day!" into the night sky. Fucking birds! Christ!


text: News & Events / News print News View All Faculty General Students Alumni RSS Feeds YEAR 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 « Back 12.20.12 Sparkle Sooknanan '10 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Brooklyn Law School is proud to announce that Sparkle L. Sooknanan '10 will be clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor starting in July 2013. Sooknanan previously served as a law clerk to Judge Eric N. Vitaliano of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is currently on the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. "Sparkle is a brilliant example of the quality of our students and the teaching they receive from the Brooklyn Law School faculty," said Dean Nick Allard. "Her high intelligence and work ethic will be put to good use by Justice Sotomayor." "Sparkle is the first Brooklyn Law School graduate to achieve this great honor. We are all enormously proud of her," added President Joan G. Wexler. Sooknanan's road to the Supreme Court has been an extraordinary one. When she was just 16 years old, she left her native Trinidad and Tobago and moved to New York City to attend St. Francis College. After graduating from St. Francis, Sooknanan went on to earn her MBA from Hofstra University. When she applied to Brooklyn Law School, she was accepted as a part-time evening student, and continued working full time at HIP Health Plan of New York, where she had been working following graduate school. Despite the demands of juggling work and classes, Sooknanan maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout law school, graduating summa cum laude in June 2010 with a slew of honors, including the Faculty Prize, the highest honor at Brooklyn Law School; the Professor Samuel Hoffman Memorial Prize for excellence in the study of corporate law; the American Bankruptcy Law Journal Student Prize for excellence in the study of bankruptcy law, and the Henrietta and Stuard Hirschman Memorial Prize for excellence in the study of property law. While in law school, Sooknanan was the Executive Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review and the President of the Moot Court Honor Society. She earned the National Best Brief award at the 59th Annual New York City Bar National Moot Court Competition. Her note, The Rule 2019 Battle: When Hedge Funds Collide with the Bankruptcy Code, has been cited by Bankruptcy Courts in Delaware and Pennsylvania. She was also a research assistant to Professor Dana Brakman Reiser. "Sparkle was a pleasure to teach and to work with as a research assistant," said Professor Brakman Reiser. "She was hard-working and extremely bright, but most important was her keen critical eye. I could always count on her to ask me the tough questions about my research, and her efforts really improved my work." "Law school was an incredible, life-changing experience," said Sooknanan. "I knew soon after I started that I had found my place and wanted to spend my career in the legal profession." "I am thrilled and honored by the opportunity to clerk for Justice Sotomayor," she said. "It represents the culmination of so many dreams. I will always be grateful to my family for all of their love and encouragement, to Judge Vitaliano and Judge Calabresi for their mentorship and support, and to everyone at Brooklyn Law School who invested so much of their time in my academic and career development." Read more about Sooknanan in the Spring 2010 issue of BLS LawNotes and in the Trinidad Guardian. Email this article Share Read the latest issue of Brooklyn Law Notes


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First came Stila's One Step Makeup foundation, now there's Stila One Step PrimeColor. Stila took the next step and created another multi-tasker; a primer and color for lips, cheeks and eyes in a tube. You have to hand it to the creative minds at Stila, we heart them for thinking outside the box with this one.
Stila's One Step PrimeColor can be your primer, your lipstick, your blush or your eyeshadow. The product is packed with pigment and comes in a nice range of shades; a few for your eyes and face and more for lips and cheeks. How long it lasts you depends on how you use it. I've been using it on my lips and cheeks and Laurie has been using it as a primer and highlighter in the Kitten shade. She's going through more of the product in one usage than I am, but for me a little goes a long way.
From Left to Right: Kitten, Rosie Posie, Pop of Pink, Capri Coral, Per Suede, Bronze Babe
I tried Rosie Posie and Capri Coral. The shades are matte and semi-opaque on the lips. They dry lighter than what they appear to be in the tube so so you may want to try a darker shade, that's what I will be doing when I pick another one up (I'm thinking Per Suede). It wears well and when on the lips, doesn't dry them out. Exfoliated lips are a must though, otherwise this will highlight any rough spots.
Of the colors, Kitten is the only highlighting shade and Laurie tried some different things with this one. This is very pretty as a highlight shade on the cheekbones and works well both under and over foundation. Also, it is very useful on eyelids, but if you have very oily lids (we're raising our hand to this) you probably need another primer underneath. Might seem counterintuitive given the one-step, but we didn't mind.
Have you tried a Stila One Step PrimeColor yet? What did you think? Let us know in the comments!


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Erin Thiem - January Guest Designer
Clare Buswell
(off this week)
Debby Hughes
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)
Jeanne Jachna
Maureen Merritt
Silke Ledlow
Tasnim Ahmed
1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).
2. Post your creation to your blog or an online gallery, and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.
3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.
4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.
5. We will choose the authors of four most impressive creations, who will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards. In addition, there might be a person chosen randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor - if there is one.
We will announce the winners on Wednesday.
6. If you'd like to be considered for our next month-long Guest Designer, put "GD" next to your name when linking up your project (only valid on every second challenge of the month).
7. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!


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ELECTROMACH provided heaters for NUON CO2 catch-up project in Buggenum
Global warming, also known as the greenhouse effect, is a worldwide problem that has significant consequences for life on earth. The emission of CO2 is the principle cause of the greenhouse effect. That's why it is so important to reduce CO2 emissions. Capturing CO2 offers a good solution for this. Nuon has started a pilot program to capture CO2 at the gasification power plant in Limburg.
Fewer CO2 emissions through capturing CO2
In the years ahead the demand for energy will increase worldwide. Regardless of the alternative energy sources in 2020 we will still be 80% dependent on oil, gas and coal. So we have to find cleaner alternatives: capturing CO2 is one such alternative.
Capturing CO2 pilot program in Buggenum
At the Willem-Alexander power plant in Buggenum, Nuon is starting a pilot program of capturing CO2. Capturing CO2 has been used for over 50 years in the petrochemical industry. Nuon's aim is to optimize this process and to make capturing CO2 suitable for the energy sector.
The Willem-Alexander power plant already uses the gasification technology. This makes it the ideal location to test capturing CO2 pre-combustion.
With this pilot program, Nuon gains knowledge to reduce the emission of CO2 significantly. This knowledge can then be used at the new Nuon Magnum power plant at Eemshaven in the province of Groningen.
The test in Buggenum will probably take as long as two years and the investments will be about 40 million Euros.
ELECTROMACH systems:
For this project ELECTROMACH provided the following systems;
- 4 explosion proof electrical heaters, resp. 900kW, 700kW, 300kW and 154kW (from Kloëpper-Therm)
- A containerized switchboard station, which can be easily transported, equipped with:
- 1x Motor Control Centre (MCC), 3600A, for the power supply of the heaters and other parts as: pumps, engines and power supply of other control panels.
- 4x Thyristor control panel for controlling the explosion proof heaters
- 1x trace heating distribution board
- 1x distribution board for lighting
Since the project will only be in progress for a limited time (approx. 2 years) Nuon has decided to use transportable units instead of more permanent units. These units can then be re-used in the future. The installation will be build on skids and transported to Buggenum in multiple parts.
Electrical heaters will be used in the pilot program to monitor the influence of a minimal temperature change on the process. The advantage of electrical heaters is that they can be easily controlled and a fixed temperature can be set. The heaters will be build on the skid and are for a Zone 2, IIC, T1 environment.
The container is just outside the zone in an industrial environment. The Motor Control Centre (MCC), Capitole 40 manufactured by Eaton, is installed on one side of the container. Across the MCC the thyristor control panels are mounted. For these control panels a new type of thyristor unit has been used, called EPOWER.
The wiring of the MCC to the various thyristor control panels has been concealed in cable ducts under the container floor. Because of the required space which is needed to connect the power supply cables, the container has been placed on concrete piles.


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We noted this morning that Dave Toub was likely to leave the Bears and become the special teams coordinator of the Chiefs, and this afternoon it became official.
The Chiefs have announced that Toub signed his contract as special teams coordinator today.
"Dave is one of the league's best special teams minds," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "He will bring an innovative approach and consistency to this group. Dave will get the most out of our players and I'm very happy he is joining our staff."
Toub was a very well regarded special teams coach during his time with the Bears. Returners Devin Hester and Johnny Knox, special teams coverage players Brendon Ayanbadejo and Corey Graham and kicker Robbie Gould all made the Pro Bowl under Toub's tutelage.
Toub previously worked for Reid in Philadelphia from 2001 to 2003.


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Ask Ugandan Police to Investigate and Report on Targeted Burglaries
The police in Kampala refused to go to the crime scene after the office of Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), a lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex human rights organization, was burglarized. The organization's lawyers fought this injustice, finally getting the police to open an investigation, visit the crime scene, and take fingerprints.
We still don't know if the robbery and another attempted break in were meant to silence the work of these organizations in their fight for the rights of LGBTI Ugandans. These incidents are examples of the struggle faced by gay Ugandans.
Urge Ugandan police chief to oversee and report on the investigation into the burglary at the office of Freedom and Roam in Uganda.


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Gov. Rick Perry – identified in his campaign press release by both his state title and as "former 2012 presidential candidate" – weighed in on Minnesota's U.S. Senate race Monday.
Perry endorsed Pete Hegseth, saying he's got combat experience and a belief in smaller government.
Perry said in a statement:
"Our country is in trouble and we need leaders who will stand up and fight back. Pete is a leader who will fight – and win. We need Pete Hegseth in the Senate working to overhaul Washington."
Hegseth is among GOP candidates vying to take on incumbent Amy Klobuchar, who recently addressed military issues by saying returning veterans need not only cheers: "They also deserve jobs and health care when they come back."
Politico wrote earlier this year that a publication Hegseth oversaw at Princeton could become an issue for him. From Politico's story:
Under his tenure about a decade ago, the Tory questioned the "distractions of diversity," lamented the racial storyline behind Halle Barry's Oscar win and likened homosexuality to incest and bestiality.
Perry spokewoman Catherine Frazier said Hegseth approached the governor about the endorsement.
Closer to home, Perry also is featured in a radio ad for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, whom he endorsed earlier. In it, he calls Dewhurst "a conservative fighter":