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The 2012 Harvey Nash CIO Survey has provided a glimpse into the fast changing landscape that CIOs are operating in. From the dramatic emergence of social media as a high demand skill set, to the accelerating shift from consolidation into growth priorities, and the impact of women on relationships between IT and the wider business, there are many fast moving components in the life of today's CIO.
More than half of CIOs in 2012 (56 percent) say projects that make money from technology rather than save money are the priority for their CEO. The search for growth is on, and organisations are increasingly looking to emerging markets to pursue it. And with almost two thirds of this year's respondents having a global or multi-national focus (60 percent), the CIO is going to be key to unlocking this growth potential.
This year's survey covered a wide geography with Australia becoming a major contributor to the survey for the first time and with responses being recorded from a diverse range of emerging markets including China, Croatia, Dubai, Greece, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia and Singapore. As organisations continue to search for growth in emerging markets CIOs need to be prepared for the challenges of operating in unfamiliar environments.
The strategic influence of the CIO continues to grow in line with the increased global responsibility they are being asked to take on; 52 percent of respondents now sit on their organisation's operational board, up from 50 percent in 2011 and 42 percent in 2010. Over two thirds of respondents (68 percent) say the role of the CIO is becoming more strategic in 2012 and this is reflected in the dominance of the CEO as the most likely reporting line for the CIO.
Strategic priorities now focus on improving time to market for new products and services (a priority for 24 percent of CIOs versus only 17 percent in 2011); supporting mergers and acquisitions (15 percent, up from 12 percent in 2011); and investing time, focus and resources in mobile commerce, which is up from 17 percent in 2011 to 22 percent in 2012.
Demand for skills is returning with a particular emphasis on mobile solutions. In a long running trend analysis the report highlights an expected uptick in demand for skills that support innovation, however, the intensity in demand for mobile skills was greater than expected.
There has been a leap in demand for skills associated with mobile solutions (21 percent this year versus 14 percent in 2011), and given the rapidly expanding range of mobile platforms, security and resilience skills have also increased in demand (17 percent in 2012 versus 13 percent in 2011).
Skills associated with the rise of social media are another group to have seen growth this year (15 percent in 2012 versus 11 percent in 2011).
Digital media is firmly on the CIO's agenda with almost two thirds of global CIOs actively promoting the development of mobile phone and tablet applications for their organisation. The IT department and the Marketing department share responsibility for digital media; 43 percent of CIOs claim this to be the case compared to ten percent of global CIOs who have full control over the role of digital in their organisation.
A further 37 percent of CIOs state that the Marketing department probably has more influence in the digital media strategy than the IT department. This shared responsibility presents a big challenge for some CIOs and CMOs; where IT and marketing strategies were once developed in isolation they must now be integrated, and executed in synchronisation.
Some CIOs confirmed that the newer the technology, the more likely the CIO will be to actively promote it. As the technology matures and the CIO has determined the most secure / profitable route to utilising the platform the challenge becomes more about what to deliver via the channel. This often then becomes the responsibility of the content providers in the Marketing team.
There are positive signs that IT budgets are less restricted in 2012 as organisations pursue growth; 44 percent of global CIOs saw a budget increase this year compared to 39 percent in 2011 and 28 percent in 2010. CIOs are also regaining control over more of their budget. In 2011 more than one in ten (11 percent) of global CIOs didn't control the majority of their IT spend; in 2012 this has dropped to seven percent.
Last year's Harvey Nash CIO Survey highlighted the vital importance technology innovation had played in bringing many organisations safely, and efficiently, through the recession. Today, consolidation is being replaced by growth strategies, and innovation still has a crucial role to play.
For example, 71 percent of CIOs believe their organisation needs to embrace new technology otherwise they will lose market share, up from 67 percent in 2011. CIOs recognise there is still a significant gap in the expectations between the innovation ambition of their organisation and the innovation reality in their IT department.
Data gathered and analysed by Harvey Nash over the last ten years, including two economic downturns, shows that – counter to what many commentators might think – outsourcing decreases during economic downturns and returns to prominence when stability and growth ease the pressure on IT budgets.
Looking ahead, almost half of the respondents (46 percent) plan to increase their spend on outsourcing this year. This compares to 45 percent in 2011, but is 10 percent up on 2010 figures (36 percent) when IT budgets were more tightly constrained and economic uncertainty was more acute. Software development (63 percent in 2012 and 62 percent in 2011) still accounts for the vast majority of outsourcing activity. Software maintenance and data centres, both outsourced by 49 percent of CIOs, are the next most outsourced activity.
There is a clear link between the higher value outsourced activity, like software development and data centre management, and the skills shortage experienced by CIOs. As organisations, and more importantly the CEO, demand their teams prepare for growth, CIOs have to find the skilled resources to meet the demand from the business and the wider market.
During these times there is a clear link between the skills demanded by CIOs and the type of work outsourced by CIOs.Those who want to retain their competitive advantage have engaged reliable outsourcing partners who can step into the breach to ensure projects add value and are delivered within time / budget expectations.
CIOs have been looking for new career opportunities over the last two years, and almost one third of CIOs (29 percent) have moved roles within this time. A fresh challenge is still the top reason for looking at new job roles (by 34 percent of CIOs in 2012); more involvement in business strategy is the second most popular reason given for job seeking among senior IT leaders (28 percent).
Despite the volume of CIOs looking to change role this year, 82 percent of CIOs are still fulfilled by their current role (83 percent in 2011); this still remains higher than two years ago (76 percent satisfaction in 2010). However, this does not stop inquisitive CIOs from considering their career options.
One in five CIOs (20 percent) are actively seeking and applying for new roles. And a portion of the CIO community are looking beyond their next technology role: 14 percent are aiming for the CEO's job in their next role.
The executive pay debate that is raging in the media and a nervousness to push salary inflation in the current economic climate, especially in Europe, seem to be having an impact on CIO remuneration. The average salary for CIOs globally has increased by 2.9 percent in the last year; it is currently $203,986 USD, up from $198,031 USD in 2011. However, expectations of salary growth in 2012 remain subdued; 61 percent of CIOs are experiencing a salary freeze this year (compared to 50 percent in 2011).
Beyond the executive pay debate there are a number of factors that influence CIO salaries. The most significant factor is the size of the IT budget. Big budgets and the responsibility that comes with them command bigger salaries. Another factor that has an impact, although less marked, is which industry the CIO works in.
For example Information or eCommerce based industries tend to have higher salaries, not for profit and product based industries less high. Location does have an influence on CIO remuneration, with US salaries trending roughly 15 percent above the global average.
Another factor that influences salary is length of service. CIOs moving into a new role or company can expect a slightly higher salary than the global average. Gender is also a part of the CIO salary equation as evidenced in the 'Diversity CIO' section of this year's report.
In this new section of the Harvey Nash CIO Survey the role of women in IT departments and the view of the CIO to gender challenges in technology are explored. The male to female ratio in IT leadership remains highly unrepresentative of the population at large – 93 percent of CIOs responding to the survey this year are male – this compares to 92 percent male in the survey population from 2010.
Over a third of CIOs (35 percent) confirm there are no women in IT management roles in their organisation. For 46 percent of CIOs less than a quarter of their IT management roles are populated by women. The split of male to female workers is also significantly skewed in technical functions.
Almost a quarter of CIOs (24 percent) have no women in their technical teams; for 45 percent of CIOs women only make up about one quarter of their technical team, while for 20 percent of CIOs half their technical team are women.
Non-technical roles such as business analysis and training do have more women represented in IT departments. Six percent of CIOs have non technical teams that are almost exclusively made up of women; 12 percent of CIOs have non technical teams with women in 75 percent of the roles; 35 percent of CIOs have up to half their non technical roles filled by women.
Over half of CIOs (51 percent) think relationships between IT and the business improve by hiring more women, and 48 percent believe it enhances team cohesion and morale. However, the vast majority of CIOs think there is no impact on strategy (82 percent) and technical nous (86 percent) from hiring more women into IT.
There is a massive 30 percent gap between women CIOs and their male counterparts regarding their view of women 'getting the job done' at various levels of the IT team.
However, both male and female CIOs recognise that in the current fast moving environment, where it is very clear that IT departments are increasingly focused on managing business relationships to pursue growth and less on sweating technology assets to deliver efficiency, increasing the proportion of women in the IT team will improve relationships between IT and the rest of the business.


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And I wonder if I'll ever be able to take it all in, live it all out.
Six weeks of reading, pouring over, writing down, thinking through. And in the end I know I've only just begun. The miracle of eucharisteo, a life of thanksgiving, is too deep, too multifaceted, too all-encompassing to be learned in a few short weeks.
I know I could walk away right now and still be a different person than I was before this book. But I don't want to walk away yet.
Or ever.
Instead, I go back to the beginning and start again. Slower this time, one piece of truth at a time. Letting the living catch up to the learning. Finding a rhythm between the heart and the head, the knowing and the being.
And this is where I settle first:
Living with losses, I may choose to still say yes. Choose to say yes to what He freely gives.... When we find ourselves groping along, famished for more, we can choose. When we are despairing, we can choose to live as Israelites gathering manna. For forty long years, God's people daily eat manna--a substance whose name literally means "What is it?" Hungry, they choose to gather up that which is baffling. They fill on that which has no meaning. More than 14,600 days they take their daily nourishment from that which they don't comprehend. They find soul-filling in the explicable. They eat the mystery. (Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts)
They eat the mystery.
I wrote this in my journal the day I first read those words: The word mystery has been surfacing for me often these past few years. This "eating of the mystery" is what I am desperately longing to learn. To not be paralyzed or disheartened by the mystery of God and His workings and all this brokenness in a life, but rather to be filled by it, willing to take it in and be sustained by it. As I am writing this, I keep thinking about that phrase from the 'Growing Is Beautiful' Collage: "Save space for mystery."
I looked up from my journal that day and gazed at the collage hanging just a few feet away. And I shook my head in wonder at the way so many of the phrases, written nearly two years before, are representative of what this Gift Chronicling is doing in me.
|Save Space for Mystery
|Praise Even When the Sky Falls
|Find Adventure in the Everyday
|Laugh More
|Choose Extraordinary Life
And maybe best and most of all:
|Growing is Beautiful
Yes, growing is hard, messy, and full of mystery. But it is also beautiful and full of grace, full of glory, full of God.
So today I am giving thanks for the mystery. The mystery of God. The mystery of life. The mystery of all the hurts and the losses and the things I don't understand. Because giving thanks is the only way to see God in all the moments of a life.
And I want to see God more than I want to know all the answers.
302. Sentimental necklace found before I knew it was lost
303. Neighbor's lilac budding out beside the driveway
304. Tiny white-haired woman crossing the street in warm-up pants
305. Compliments from strangers on the blanket that is so very me
306. Two cats staring me down, trying to convince me of their need for an early lunch
307. The March Lion roaring loud on a Wednesday morning
308. Rain river flowing down the back alley
309. Finding lost credit cards before I canceled them
310. Afternoon of yarn shopping
311. Falling asleep to the sound of rain
312. Perfectly baked quiche coming out of the oven
313. Enjoying tea-party leftovers all week long
314. Yarn called "Ginseng" sitting on my desk and inspiring me while I work
315. Sun breaking free from morning clouds
316. Airplane glimpsed as it disappears into a cloud
317. Lone seagull in flight
318. Cats who follow a hobbit's meal plan--breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies....
319. Flowering plum tress blooming out, assuring of spring's coming arrival
320. Pear trees budded alongside the roadway
321. Last spot in a very small parking lot
322. Men who stand stoically in the rain, waiting for the light to change
323. Driving past places I used to call home, remembering pieces of lives I once lived
324. Wind so strong I can't walk a straight line
325. Bag full of color, blanket waiting to be born
326. Skeins of yarn piled on the desk, awakening the wonder of possibilities
327. Cat nose snuggled under paw
328. Sun glinting off rain-soaked blossoms
329. Afternoon to myself
330. Long to-do list checked off
331. Sunset beneath rain clouds
332. Marveling at the setting sun while standing on a street corner in the rain
333. Homemade gingerbread, hot out of the oven
334. Whipped cream melting atop the slice of gingerbread
335. Waiting for the final amaryllis bloom to open wide
336. Turning clocks ahead, jumping an hour closer to Spring
337. Writing letters to a girl I call "sister," a girl I've never met
338. Scarf collection growing too large for the basket
339. Funny sayings on packets of hot sauce
340. Driving to church in the pouring rain
341. Little girl tramping through the rain in a pink coat and rubber boots
342. Ending the day with a mug of tea and a slice of gingerbread
343. Listening to the rain fall hard while the cat sleeps sound and I type words
344. Standing at the window late at night, watching God shake the trees and pour down rain
345. Full night of sleep
346. Beginning the day with cat and cookbook on lap
347. Reading the last page of a book
348. Being changed by the reading of that book
349. Collage, long months in the making, that still speaks into my journey here, in this moment
350. The mystery of a big God
351. The mystery of loss and hurt and a broken-hearted world
352. The mystery of now
353. Seeing God in all the mystery
354. Wanting to see God more than wanting the answers

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Here's my April column from the Petaluma Post:
The brightest season of the year is upon us, when you think
of green what do you think of? Trees in
bud? The rolling hills? Spring flowers? A chef thinks of all of the fresh young
produce that is beginning to hit the markets. Peas, asparagus, spring onions, green garlic,
artichokes, tender frilled mustard, the first peek of what is to come.
I love peas! I have been known after a long day to sit down
with just a bowl of peas with a bit of butter; sometimes the simple things are
the best. But which peas to choose and
did you know you can eat the plant too? Pea tendrils are often used in Asian
cuisine. Snow peas, snap peas, English
peas. Snow peas are thin and flat with
the interior seed undeveloped, you will often find them in Asian cuisine and they
are a great addition to salads. Snap
peas are the midway point, well developed seeds but the pod is tender enough
for cooking. This pea is great sautéed or
raw, very popular on veggies trays.
English peas are the classic pea that you would get frozen in your local
grocery. The shell is not edible and
only the seeds are edible, thus the term shelling.
Sautéed Pea Tendrils
with Shitakes and Garlic
Serves 2
8 oz shitake mushrooms, sliced
2 bunches pea tendrils – the youngest you can find- chop
bunches into thirds
3 cloves garlic chopped
4 Tbl vegetable oil
2 Tbl light soy
Heat the oil in a large skillet. Make sure the skillet is about twice as big
as you think you need. Sauté the garlic,
being careful not to burn it. Then add
the mushrooms and continue to sauté, adding additional oil if necessary. When tender, then add the pea sprouts. Turn once or twice with tongs. Add the soy sauce and cover to steam 2 to 3
minutes. This is a great side dish with
miso glazed salmon. See my 1/12/2012 blog for the salmon recipe.
Peas pair great with fresh mint, the sweetness of the peas
is a classic combination. A simple salad
of snap peas with mint and carrot is a great dish to add to the Easter menu.
Snap Pea Salad with
2 lbs snap peas - look for the string less variety or you
will need to string each pea
1 lbs julienned carrots- you can also find these prepared in
your grocers case
2 stems fresh mint
¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbl champagne vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Lightly blanch the carrots and snap peas for 3 to 5 minutes,
then ice to chill to stop the carry over cooking. Combine oil, vinegar, salt and pepper into a
light dressing. Just before serving
shred the mint, and combine all the ingredients. Serve immediately.
Green garlic is another spring joy. The young tender sprouts from garlic often
pulled when thinning plant for greater productions. It has the same flavor but not as spicy and
pungent, it looks much like green onions. When cutting and preparing use the same
techniques as leeks, cutting from the white up into the green as long as it is
tender, wash very well for sand. It is a
great flavor for soups.
Potato Bacon Green
Garlic Soup
3 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 cup green garlic, thinly sliced
2 strips bacon, diced
2 Tbl olive oil
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
½ cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Place oil, garlic and bacon in to a heavy bottom pot, and
sauté till the bacon is crisp and the garlic is translucent, browning is ok but
be careful not to burn. Add potatoes,
cover with stock and bring to a simmer.
Cook uncovered till the potatoes begin to fall apart. Then puree with a hand blender. Return to stove, add heavy cream and season
to taste.
There is nothing that ushers in Spring like the thin crisp
spears of asparagus, the queen of spring.
A favorite on the Easter table in my family. With its delicate flavor and taste it is a
great pairing with eggs. A simple breakfast
frittata is one of my favorites
Asparagus Frittata
Serves 2
½ cup chopped asparagus tips (also a great use for left
4 eggs
½ cup crumbled Chèvre
2 Tbl olive oil
Pinch of salt and pepper
Place the eggs, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well,
being careful not to incorporate too much air.
Stir in the Chèvre. Heat an 8"
sautéed pan on the stove till hot, add oil, swirl to coat, then add the egg
mixture. Using a rubber spatula stir
gently just around the edges. As it be
gins to set, turn off the heat, top with asparagus, and place in a 350 degree
oven for 4 to 7 minutes, till set. A great
quick breakfast or serve with a salad for lunch.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
The Greens of Spring
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Dry Creek Valley - Passport 2012
Every year the Dry Creek Valley vineyards (near Healdsburg) have their Passport Weekend (April 28 & 29 this year), a fabulous couple days of great wine and food pairings. Last I checked tickets were sold out, but you can check again HERE to see if more become available. It's a beautiful time of year for a drive in the wine country.
As usual we'll be at Dutcher Crossing Winery, so we hope you can come by and sample all the wonderful food and wine.
As usual we'll be at Dutcher Crossing Winery, so we hope you can come by and sample all the wonderful food and wine.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Sunday Brunch
Can you name this pan?
If you are German or Danish it might be a memory from your past. It's an ebelskiver pan, for making (you guessed it) ebelskivers; a spherical pancake. They are just smaller than a tennis ball, made with a batter similar to pancake or waffle.
I am lucky enough to have 2 pans that have been passed down in my family and they come out for special occaions. I'll be making my favorite recipe for my family for Easter.
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
2 eggs, separated
2 cups sour cream
½ cup milk or buttermilk
Oil (to grease the pan)
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl.
In a smaller bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sour cream, and milk.
Whip the egg whites to soft peaks
Add the egg and sour cream mixture to the flour mixture, fold in the egg whites, and mix till smooth
Heat the ebelskiver pan over medium-low heat.
Place a tiny bit of oil in each mold and spread it evenly around the molds before filling each mold with a spoonful of batter.
Cook until light brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn gently with a fork or skewer and brown the other side.
Now the question is jam, powdered sugar or syrup?
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Cruising Down I-5
This past week I spent several hours cruising down I 5 to a conference in Fresno. Most everyone will tell you what a long boring drive it can be. It reminds me of being a kid. Our family liked to drive, vacations, day trips or even just to get out. How many kids have heard "put down that book and look out the window." I was taught that there is always something interesting out the window. As we headed down I5 I started naming off the crops on the side of the road. Yes, I learned from 70 miles per hour to pick out the trees, the crops, and even what is in the produce truck ahead of you.
It makes me think that the interest in food was given to me when I was 5 or 6 years old driving to Sacramento to see my grand parents. Looking for tomatoes, corn, peppers and more. I still find myself looking at every tree and field to see if I can pick out the young red tips of apricot trees, or the longer slender leaves of a peach, the shorter leaves of a plum, are they oranges or lemons, onions or garlic...
Don't forget to roll down the windows and smell the fields. It's like stopping to smell the roses, only faster!
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Come Fly with PEP!
PEP Housing's big event is coming up in just over a month (click HERE for more info). We'll be catering the event with a great menu.
Fly Away With PEP
Friday, May 4, 2012
Rocking H Ranch
Petaluma California
Pre-boarding Area
Classic Canapés
Gorgonzola with Ham
Horseradish with Cucumber
Worldwide Inflight Meals
Moroccan Chicken
Herbed Couscous
Pitas and Hummus
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Classic Marinara
Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread
Green Chile and Cheese Enchilada
Cilantro Slaw
Chips and Salsa
Caribbean Kabobs
Grilled Shrimp and Pineapple with Bell Pepper
Coconut Rice
Sushi Station
California Rolls
French Patisserie
Individual French Style Desserts
Crème Brule Tarts, Cheese Cake Truffle
Cocktail Cookies
Coffee Service
Petaluma Coffee Company
We hope you can all make it!
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Truck Accessories
Your local Leonard Truck Accessory Center stocks many truck, car and SUV vehicle accessories that are hard to find elsewhere. What we don't stock, we can order for prompt delivery. Our installation crews are knowledgeable and skilled when it comes to your truck, SUV, car, CUV, or minivan.
Keep clicking to view specials on our most popular accessory solutions. If you are busy, let us schedule a time for your visit so we can get down to business quickly — or drop by and at least let us give you a FREE truck wash!
Did you know Leonard now offers Wheels, Tires, and Lift Kits at 14 of its locations? see Wheels, Tires, & Lifts


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This Friday, August 1; Team EEAT will be having a huge sale! starting at 5:00 PM Aug 1st till 6:00 AM August 2nd. Come join us in the Promotion Forum thread of Etsy to see our great deals. The sales will also be posted here as they become available! Have fun shopping!
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Welcome to Team EEAT!
Etsy's Edible Arts Team is up and running! We are a group of bakers and food creators, who have gotten together to share ideas and give support. Below is some pictures of our members creations! Click on any of the pictures to visit their shop!
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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
- Lars Helgert
Chamber ensemble consisting of four guitarists. The group was formed in 1980 by four students at the University of Southern California: Anisa Angarola, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, and Scott Tennant. Andrew York replaced Angarola in 1990, and Matthew Greif joined the group after York left in 2006 (both York and Greif also studied at USC). Their self-titled debut recording was released on vinyl in 1983; it included pieces by Praetorius, Bach, Stravinsky, Debussy, and Falla. More than a dozen recordings have appeared since, including Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker (1992), For Thy Pleasure (an all-Baroque album, 1996), Air and Ground (2000), the Grammy-nominated LAGQ Latin (2002), the Grammy-winning Guitar Heroes (2004), LAGQ Brazil (2007), and Interchange (2010). The group is known for its diverse selection of repertoire; it is thus sometimes labeled a classical/pop Crossover ensemble (their Grammy award was in this category). Their repertoire is comprised of works by composers who have written for the guitar, such as Rodrigo and Bogdanovic; transcriptions for guitar quartet of works by Bizet, Copland, Rossini, and Telemann; and arrangements of pieces by rock musicians such as Sting and Steve Howe. Notable individual selections include their treatment of Pachelbel's Canon in D in a variety of musical styles, Quartet for Guitar no.5 "Labyrinth on a Theme of Led Zeppelin" by contemporary composer Ian Krouse, and ...


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Hawaii Energy Code Revised to Include Radiant Barrier
Those folks who have installed Radiant Barrier Insulation in the past few years know how effective it is at keeping Hawaii's Solar Heat out of the home. (For those that aren't up-to-speed, see the SolarGuard section of IslandCooling.com).
Until recently, Hawaii's Energy code didn't have provisions for this easy-to-install way to keep the heat out, leaving people stuck. Fortunately, the good people at DBEDT have come through with a revision that specifies how Radiant Barrier can be used to cool the home. They also included provisions for more natural ventilation in attics which makes it easier to retrofit Whole House Fans.
Look for Whole House Fans and other natural ventilation technologies to be available in future revisions of the Energy Code.
Below is an from the Energy Code Technical Seminar in November.
–Al Whitworth, Island Cooling
402.1.6 Ceiling insulation alternatives.
Insulation requirements for ceilings of buildings are permitted to be modified in accordance with Sections 402.1.6.1 through 402.1.6.8.1 for buildings:
1. Located in climate zone 1, and
2. Located at elevations below 2,400-foot (731.5 m).
402.1.6.8.1 Radiant barrier credit. To qualify for the radiant barrier credit (RB) described in Section 402.1.6.8, the installation of the radiant barrier must meet the following criteria:
1. The emissivity of the radiant barrier must be 0.10 or less. The manufacturer must provide test data or documentation of the emissivity as tested in accordance with ASTM E-408.
2. The radiant barrier must be securely installed in a permanent manner using one of the following installation methods:
For attic installations only, the radiant barrier shall be stapled or otherwise secured to the bottom surface of the top cord of the truss and draped below with the shiny side facing down.A minimum air space of ¾ inch above and below is required.
3. At least one square foot of free area for ventilation shall be provided per 150 square feet of attic floor area, or in the case of vaulted or open-beam ceilings, per 150 square feet of ceiling area.
Solar Guard complies with the above Radiant Barrier Specifications, and the installation description is consistant with the installation instructions for Solar Guard.


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Are You Ready for Personal Training?
When it's time to get in shape, there are many different routes you can choose to meet your goals. Personal training is often one of the most effective, but it's important to be prepared for what signing up for personal training entails. Here are some things you should know.
Your trainer will expect you to commit to regular sessions. Though most trainers are flexible when you need to reschedule due to illness, vacations or business travel, there is an expectation that you will adhere to a regular schedule of training. Of course, this is also the best way to ensure you meet your fitness goals, too.
Your trainer will expect you to accept his recommendations for exercises. Your trainer will talk with you about what types of exercise you enjoy, to create a workout that is most enjoyable for you. However, your trainer also has a responsibility to create a workout that provides you with a good overall body workout and will expect you to be willing to perform the exercises he chooses for you. After all, you are paying him for his expertise.
Your trainer will expect a time commitment. Most trainers expect a minimum commitment from you, such as signing on to work with them on a month-by-month basis. A trainer cannot effectively work with you if you are not willing to commit to at least a month of personal training.
Your trainer will have these expectations of you when you begin working with him, but all of these are put in place to ensure that personal training yields you the results you desire. Your exercise program will be far more effective when you follow these guidelines, so it's important to ensure you're really committed to the idea of a regular workout before sign up for personal training in NYC.


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iBeacons-Coming to a venue near you soon!
It seems to be on the lips of every marketing agency, it's the buzzword of the year, it's the retailers recurring fantasy come true, it's the …. " but … but……WAIT a minute!! surely it's just a bit of technology and it's got some obvious retail and other public space applications". Thanks Homer.
iBeacons use Bluetooth 4 technology to broadcast messages to Mobile phones. The iBeacon itself is inexpensive and mobile. They can be put almost anywhere. Imagine you are at a rock concert and the merchandiser wants to get a message to all the audience in front of the stage, or arriving in their thousands at Wembley Stadium… but how?.. what about pairing?, what about distance and …..hold on there fellah ! with the iBeacon there's no need to have paired devices and the range is typically greater than you would associate with standard Bluetooth, up to 50 metres at the moment. Imagine the potential where the beacon could reach every one of the tens of thousands of people walking down Wembley Way towards or away from the stadium. The possibilities are many and varied for selectively blatting a message to these passers-by as they exit a game, hungry, thirsty and tired perhaps. Hotels/restaurants, bars , burger joints and hot dog vans alike will be able to entice people with direct marketing appeals at specified events turning it on or off like a tap as their facility fills to capacity…………..or their beer runs out….
When will this "hit the streets" so to speak? Well…that's a good one, it's definitely about to land in a significant way, in fact, 200 million iOS devices can already serve as transmitters and receivers – yes, Apple have built in the technology and it's called Apple iBeacon into the iOS7iPhone operating system. To be clear, the Apple iPhone beacons are two way iBeacons for receiving a signal and for transmitting. There are other, third party beacons, which simply act as transmitters of data /messages which are received by the iPhone and numerous Android devices too including the ever popular galaxy range from Samsung.
…. Any more objections? Yes sure, what powers these iBeacons? – great point, they are low energy, have self contained power source – (cell battery!), so can be installed and left alone (low maintenance) and are thought to have a battery span of about 2 years…. since they work on pulse rather than continuously draining a battery… Yes two years!. Next.? How does it work in practice…? Ahaah, OK, yes… well,… from a user perspective it's a case of "Wow – where did that come from?". But in fact When a smartphone enters within an iBeacon's range (up to 50m), the beacon's signal triggers content from either a local database or cloud-based storage. The smartphone user will see a notification on their home screen saying a discount, incentive or appropriate product is available at such and such a place . What if the phone is locked? It gets to them even if the phone is locked, relax.
That's what I'm talking about, targeted marketing , targeted by time, place, people events products …what about putting this into a shop, there's a special offer on those shoes, lets hit everyone within 15 metres of the shoe shop with this offer, lets sell shoes !….and everything else besides. Beacons will be used in all sorts of public spaces to inform as well as to sell. Maybe airports will use them to direct people to the right gate, maybe an art gallery will have information on the artwork on its walls and a guide through the building to keep those crowds moving. Crowd control is a really big business in the days when mass participation activities seem to be on the increase through the marketing efforts of social media. These iBeacons may be the link on the ground that contacts and communicates any number of kinds of information to the crowds once they get together at the venue. iBeacons are here folks… let's get ready to ……..er… be…. contacted. Yeeey!


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If you like catchy well thought lyrics and even catchier melodies then Darwin Deez is for you. If not you might as well go back and take a nap in the room down the hall labeled "boring". Darwin Deez is a simple musician. The songs are simple and the words are direct and as I said before, catchy. He has three other musicians that play with him live and based on this record it sounds like fun show to go to.
The music we play is authentic, homegrown, minimal pop/rock that I write from the heart, baby. We also like to break it down like a fraction to custom mash-ups. What I mean is, we dance on stage between songs. — Darwin Deez.com
It's this kind of tongue and cheek humor that lured me toward Darwin in the first place. A few people had written to me asking to blog about him and I didn't know how into the music I was. Then I saw the video's and it all clicked. Fun is the name of the game and I'm down with that.
Darwin Deez – Radar Detector
I think Darwin has a great voice that suits his style of music really well. He's really funny and although I'm sure he takes his music very seriously I don't think that he takes himself to seriously in the best way possible. My favorite tune on the record is called "Bad Day". It's all the stuff you ever wanted to say to someone you don't like, but set to a simple melody you can't help but bounce along. Darwin is funny. His humor comes through in most of his songs, especially this one.
Darwin Deez – Bad Day
Here's a live version. It takes a minute for them to get into the actual song, but it's great quality and worth a look.
It took Darwin about two and a half years to complete this record with minimal equipment in his NY apartment. He only has four strings on his main guitar and "he didn't use the word 'baby' in any of his songs." He has a great out look on his music and enjoys the touring life and wants his shows to be a big dance party and if you don't like it he'll probably slap you with his curls.
If said throughout this article that Darwin's music is simple. I say simple, but not simple minded. He uses appropriate instrumentation throughout the record and appropriate effects. It's not over done at all. The simplicity comes from his understanding of his own songs and the realization of what limit to push the music to before it becomes un-simple, which wouldn't do these songs any justice.
Here's one last tune from Darwin Deez's self titled release.
Darwin Deez – Deep Sea Divers
Darwin is currently on tour HERE. He'll be hitting LA's echo on July 7th. You can buy his self titled debut record and EP HERE.
OK fine here's one more song…
Darwin Deez – Up In The Clouds
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Your Prescription for Sex-Sess in Life
For many men and women, it's a long hard road to get to the point of feeling really sexy, confident in bed and living "in your turn-on" during your everyday life.
Like many women, I had to overcome some abuse. Yet I still had a reasonable amount of pre-marital sex. However, with the exception of a couple of mediocre lovers, the sex in retrospect, was grossly amateur.
No wonder I could never understand what all the fuss was about sex. I'd never had GOOD sex.
When I met my husband, we had good chemistry.
But it wore off. . .
He didn't grow his sexual skills. It never really entered his mind. He thought he was pretty good in bed, because I could have an orgasm. (Now I want 20 orgasms!)
Imagine how platonic we became in our quest to build our careers and family.
I'm not unique.
Remember, this is the most common refrain of couples who drift apart and often, end up in divorce.
I invite you to think about how your friends' marriages have been dropping like flies. Right?
That we wrestled our relationship back from the brink is testament to our willingness to get deeply humble, truly honest and know that though we might change partners, we could never do better than the spouse we chose those many years ago.
We were on a mission to rekindle our sex life.
I say with total conviction, that focusing on having great sex is the smartest thing I have ever done in my life.
I am happier now, more grounded, and more in love than I have ever been.
Take a moment.
Read it again.
Because of the intimate bond we've created by working on our sexual communication and sexual skills, we are happier than we've ever been in our lives.
When you hear my story and apply what I've learned to your life, does it begin to feel like I can make a difference in your world?
- No matter how pissed you are.
- No matter if you don't have a lover.
- If your mate is checked out.
- You suspect them of cheating on you.
- You don't think you can even talk to them about your frustrations.
- You're not sexually satisfied.
- You have health issues.
- You feel like you don't measure up or she's faking it.
Name it.
Isn't it interesting how the mind works?
Because as you even consider these two fundamental areas of focus that will truly affect your situation, your path becomes clear.
1) Learn how to communicate your sexual needs. (this includes finding a partner)
2) Learn about male and female anatomy and master advanced sexual skills.
Make Love.
It's that simple.
Talk and technique.
As you realize you can overcome nearly any obstacle to getting the great sex that will make you happy (with the exception of mental issues where you simply need a professional).
Perhaps what I did will work for you?
Remember how I told you about our Expanded Orgasm practice (my "Yoni Awakening Tell All)? Then I told you about how I learned to have squirting orgasms?
When my man put time and attention on making me have fabulous orgasms, our world turned around.
It didn't stop there.
- Once the Expanded Orgasms woke up my genitals and I started feeling arousal…
- Once my man learned how to get me to let him pleasure me first…
- Once I began having all kinds of wild-assed orgasms, from clitoral to ejaculatory to vaginal… finally! (I had gone my whole life not coming during intercourse. You can imagine how frustrating it was to have intercourse with my man – he'd come and I wouldn't.)
- Once I trusted that he loved me enough to make me feel this good…
- He started getting filled up himself from the great sex and his anger receded… and he began mentally engaging in our relationship again…
Our whole relationship, then our whole lives, got exponentially better.
Now I am so turned-on I actually crave having his beautiful penis in my mouth, loving it up. Imagine how happy that makes him?
And now that he can properly warm me up, get me fully aroused, I can have amazing orgasms during intercourse. Yippee!
And we're working on our intercourse techniques where I give him tons of feedback and he tries many different strokes. Plus I'm learning ever-more about oral sex.
There's always a new area of sensual growth and pleasure. It never ends, and you won't want it to.
The advice I give my friends is to start either with communication or technique or both.
So you can communicate easily with your partner, there's the Seduction Trilogy framework.
For multiple orgasm technique, there's Expand Her Orgasm Tonight (start there) and Female Liquid Orgasm (if you are already a pretty good comer and want more).
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If you were to post a comment below, right now, with any questions you have about all this, what are you going ask?
And finally, let's end on a laugh, 'cause that was a pretty intense.
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Thanks, Sloane, for posting the article from the best of craigslist. It sums-up what I believe.
It would be great to see some articles about relationship skills.
You didn't give a solution for you don't have a lover.
Hi L1nk,
We do actually have blog posts that help you find a sexual partner and you may find these links helpful to you:
Support, Personal Life Media
I hear you. Thanks for being vulnerable.
My wife and I have had a great life together, however, things really accelerated for us when I was in Asia for a month and my wife was at home. We talked about a lot of things daily by email and phone. Sexual conversation became part of each day. We planned my return home in detail; the lingerie, the foreplay, the positions and more. From that return home on, we have talked daily about our lives together and what we enjoy sexually. The sex is really good, but so is everything else now that communication is so good.
Sloane – My wife of 16 years isn't as interested in sex or doing anything sexy, like wearing sexy clothes, because she has gained some weight over the years and she says that she doesn't feel sexy and she can't fit into her sexy clothes that she used to wear. She has gained roughly 30 pounds but she still looks good and as her husband, I tell her that I still find her attractive. Would you have any good tips that you could share to deal with weight issues? I've never once said anything negative about her weight or her body in general but she said that the weight that she has put on makes her feel disgusting.
How did you learn to have vaginal orgasms?
your free eBook link to good sex did not work
Great site. I look forward to making women squirt multiple times. With y po ur help!!!


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Hello! Welcome to June! I hope you are ready for some good old fashioned soapy goodness that is Emmerdale. Let's see what everyone is up to today in the village.
Is that Paddy in the weird opening title opening with the horses running? Is that a random person? I'm so confused by that.
McCain needs to make up new commercials. Seen them all. Getting bored with them.
April is asking all the questions I have. What a sweet, smart child. These two are done so why get upset. I'm kind of here for Marlon and Laurel now.
We all know you are leaving Carly, so I don't take these scenes seriously. Stupid spoilers.
Wow. They both cheated? Marlon kissed Laurel and Carly slept with Matt. My guess. That's soapy.
Having cheating be the focus again is old though. I hate it.
Oh god. Marlon. His voice cracked. Ouch, my heart.
Laurel knows how to push away a man upset and on the brink. Hmmmm….learn a lesson Rebecca.
Oh god. This feels so desperate and sad.
I think they fell in love too fast. Jai has replaced Holly with Nell. Which won't be the foundation for a healthy relationship.
This is so rushed. I like Nell, but she might be using Jai. Jai is using her as a substitute for Holly.
"I have my knickers on!" Oh, Jimmy! Thank god you do.
Nicola trying to turn it around on everything is hilarious.
Bernice remains my favorite attic character.
They are really hammering in that Debbie and Charity's relationship is on the skids. Why? Is this building to anything important?
Charity! I love that dress on you. Why can't Faith watch the kids?
What is up Chrissie's butt? Belle is a million times better than Lachlan. He is lucky she even gives a damn about him.
'It's Just Speculation'
It's cheating season in Emmerdale. Who knew Robert Sugden would be starting a trend. (Thanks to @kayceecruz for that dark joke). What the hell is going on?
Shrug. No reason to get upset over things I cannot control or haven't seen on screen yet. Since I haven't given this warning in awhile, I'll give it now. DON'T GO ONTO THE MESSAGE BOARDS. Save yourself some sanity. People are just living off negativity over there, and no one needs that in their lives. So, stay sane and off the boards!
What do you think? Leave me a comment below or tweet me over @AmandaJ718. I'm very friendly, ask anyone! (Where are you guys going? What do you mean you won't lie for me?) Until next time, see you in Emmerdale.


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The thoughts of an Artist on Art and its connections to life and the philosophy of Taoism.
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Real Wealth
I wonder how often I have listened to conversations where people discuss what they would do if they won a great sum of money. Yesterday I went for a haircut, not something high on my list of priorities. My hairdresser is a lovely chatty girl expecting her first child. So full of enthusiasm she makes what could be a bad experience bearable. We were talking about holidays and the summer. She told me that this year with the coming of the new family there would be no holiday for her, unless she won the lottery.
It made me think back to when I was young and from a very poor home. How often I had dreamt of wealth. Being able to buy whatever I wanted. For a time I almost made it, playing music being self employed I was richer in terms of wealth than most of my friends.
Then I became a minister, not one of the best paid professions. I saw poverty and wealth, both extremes. I saw sadness and happiness. I saw illness and death and I saw joy beyond belief.
I also learned that there are things in life more valuable than wealth in terms of monetary wealth. The following story is just one small insight into what is a great big question of the haves and have nots. It is just something to ponder.
One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. He wanted his son to appreciate what he had given him. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden, and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden, and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard, and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others, and serve each other. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."
I should tell you that yesterday I was listening to some old Beatles songs. I really like the one, Money can't buy you love.
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Good Morning Ralph, I am alive and today will be great! I don't think the Beatles ever wrote a hate song how did that become so popular. We agree totally in whealth. Nice story today. The greatest wealth is having time for others. I must tell you, I am eating today! Under normal circumstances that would be news, but I have lostReplyDelete
a lot of weight so my doctor prescribed me marijuana pills!!! I will keep you posted.
I really like this story, Ralph. I love how people see things differently. Its like the eye of the artist. The father meant to open the eyes of his son, but had his own opened instead. Just a wonderful surprise for him!ReplyDelete
A most beautiful story of the father and son, Ralph. I suspect that boy taught his dad a thing or three. Admittedly, however, I sure think money can buy a little happiness! LOL Then again, we've always struggled for what we have. One of my old favorite games was in the dreaming what I'd do if I had a million dollars. It wouldn't go as far as it used to, would it? LOLOLReplyDelete
Having farmed commercially for over 30 years ... the cows were sold in 2005 ... I know first hand what the saying "bought the farm" means. Cattle and crops absorbed all the cash, but we were never hungry or cold. Each fall I dug deep to afford clothes and school supplies. The children grew up, on to college, and are now raising children of their own. If money is not your focus in life, when you need some, it comes from wherever it was. Thanks for the reflective thoughts you send through my mind this morning.ReplyDelete
Nice thought, Ralph. Good to be reminded once in a while of what is truly important in our daily lives. :-)ReplyDelete
It is so easy to put on airs and become a complainer about what one doesn't have. To shed that and to put on an attitude of appreciation and wonder ... maybe that's the path of creation. At the least, you'll invite comment about the goofy (or is that cheubic?) grin on your face!!ReplyDelete


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London's largest minicab and chauffeur business, and now with a growing international business, Addison Lee relies on highly scalable and efficient communication tools to support the efficiency of their service.
With over 5,000 cars in Central London alone, and over 300 employees in their call centres, the need to communicate swiftly and efficiently is pivotal to the smooth running of their business.
Babl.biz were approached to provide a tailor-made solution to improve communication links between office staff, drivers and their passengers, whilst also creating a new platform to enable a driver to check their status in real time.
Babl.biz's real time communications voice and SMS platform provides Addison Lee with the components needed to customise their own systems for their specific business requirements.
The Challenge
• Quality, Ease of Use and Security are paramount in the highly competitive global minicab market. The highly trained Addison Lee drivers use SMS and phone calls to make sure they find their passengers quickly and efficiently, while needing to protect the personal data of the passenger, keeping the passenger up to date at every part of the passenger experience.
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• Along with this, an internal hotline for drivers was put in place with different options, which allows drivers to communicate with their different departments. • The real-time portal means that senior staff can view live calls taking place and review data and information about the calls.
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The iconic Addison Lee cars are responsible for driving over 10 million people across London each year.
CHALLENGE The ability to communicate effectively between drivers and passengers and drivers and their support team in Euston
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This post is about content and how it should be recognized as a major player in any web design or intranet project. I have written about the concept of content centred design before and how online versions of hard copy content objects can lead to a much diminished user experience. I used the online dictionary as an example of this.
I wrote then that –
'Content must be viewed as a stakeholder'
'content has a structure and a purpose which is independent of the user or web designer'
Nothing I have seen in the time since I wrote the above has changed my mind. Content must be considered as important a stakeholder in the design process as the user in order to ensure a balanced, rational approach to any web design project. By ignoring this fact designers and web teams are overlooking an essential element that would contribute to a better final product. By either ignoring content, or leaving any consideration to near the end of a project, the final design has a high likelihood of being sub-optimal.


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Design: Gordon Guillaumier 2010. The name of this family of upholstered furniture evokes radiant and Mediterranean atmospheres. An essential sofa that combines classic forms with the contemporary taste of slow living: soft lines and sober colours give lightness and warmth to the environment. Malta, like all Arketipo sofas, is enriched by accurate details such as the finishing and the materials used and follows the path of the best tradition of the company. The classic taste of Anglo-Saxon inspiration is revised in a contemporary way: the sober and important structure, supported by retro styled feet, contains comfortable and welcoming seat cushions. The collection is completed by an armchair and a pouf that can be also combined with any other sofa model and that, when used as single items, create an intimate and comfortable space. Other sizes and materials available - please contact us for details.
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You may or may not have put up with me whinging about my lack of oven recently. The oven seems to have miraculously fixed itself for the moment, but while it was out of action, I had to get creative with everything.
I love baking (stating the obvious slightly, I know) because my dinners tend to be baked, not just my desserts! Lasagnes, roasts…I even like to roast most of my vegies that I make into soups. So having no oven was a struggle.
So much so that Menulog took pity on me! To help anyone whose oven isn't working (or anyone who just can't be bothered cooking a meal some nights), Menulog are offering one of my readers the chance to win a $25 Menulog voucher.
Winning is easy – make sure you like Baking with Gab on Facebook, then email email@example.com with the subject line "Menulog giveaway: name of takeaway place you want to try."
If you're from Sydney, you would pick one of these takeaway places, or search for one closer to home.
That's it*.
And that means you don't have to cook for one night…yay!
For those of you that can't wait to win a voucher, I have a speedy dish for you to whip up instead. It's like a hug in a bowl, perfect for these chilly nights. It has beautiful mellow, buttery notes, which contrast against the zing of the lemon.
Marinated artichokes are a simple way to jazz up a dish that my mother has been making for as long as I can remember – lemon and garlic pasta was a staple at our house, because even the fussiest of eaters couldn't say no to a bowl of such deliciousness.
Garlic and artichoke conchiglie:
- 1.5L water
- 250g conchiglie
- 100g marinated artichoke hearts
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp time, finely chopped
- 2 tbso butter
- ½ lemon, zest and juice
Pop your water on the stove and bring to a boil. When the water is boiling, pour in your pasta and cook to the instructions on the packet. My pasta took about 12 minutes, which is plenty of time to prepare the artichokes in.
Take a tablespoon or two of the marinade from your artichokes and heat it up in a small saucepan. Use the marinade to sauté your chopped garlic for about a minute.
It should have enough oil in it to act as allow you to sauté your garlic. Turn the heat down to medium and pop the artichokes into the pan, whole, and use the back of a fork to squish them out of shape and split them up slightly. Add the thyme and butter. Mix until the butter is completely melted and allow to cook for about a minute.
Take off the heat and set to one side.
Drain your pasta and pour into a big bowl. Pour the artichoke mixture over the pasta, add the lemon zest and mix thoroughly. Add lemon juice to taste – for me this was about ¾ of the lemon juice that I had, yours may be slightly more or slightly less, depending on how tart your taste buds want it!
This comfort food is best enjoyed under a warm blanket, preferably with a good book.
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Only one entry per person is allowed . The winner will be picked at random , no discussion will be entered into regarding the winner chosen.
Competition closes August 17th at 11:59 pm. The winner will be contacted via email before being announced on Facebook. Failure to respond to notification of winning within seven days will result in a new winner being chosen.


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Linkz "Toast" featuring Alicia Spurlock. Toast is a celebration, were toasting to what life that we live now and the things we overcome.
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See Roger Winchell's extraordinary quilt and learn just how easy it is to enter an AQS quilt show. Roger's first AQS contest was at our 2012 Des Moines show. Roger explains how his quilt was created and how he printed all his forms on-line.
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Putting your company out on the web may seem costly, time consuming, overwhelming or way too complicated. But it doesn't have to be that way. SonFisher is dedicated to helping your small business reduce the stress of managing your company's website.
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- Does your website seem disorganized? Is it hard to use?
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Haswell, C. A.; Fossati, L.; Ayres, T.; France, K.; Froning, C. S.; Holmes, S.; Kolb, U. C.; Busuttil, R.; Street, R. A.; Hebb, L.; Collier Cameron, A.; Enoch, B.; Burvitz, V.; Rodriguez, J.; West, R. G.; Pollacco, D.; Wheatley, P. J. and Carter, A.
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Extended gas clouds have been previously detected surrounding the brightest known close-in hot Jupiter exoplanets, HD 209458b and HD 189733b; we observed the distant but more extreme close-in hot Jupiter system, WASP-12, with Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Near-UV (NUV) transits up to three times deeper than the optical transit of WASP-12b reveal extensive diffuse gas, extending well beyond the Roche lobe. The distribution of absorbing gas varies between visits. The deepest NUV transits are at wavelength ranges with strong photospheric absorption, implying the absorbing gas may have temperature and composition similar to the stellar photosphere. Our spectra reveal significantly enhanced absorption (greater than 3σ below the median) at ~200 individual wavelengths on each of two HST visits; 65 of these wavelengths are consistent between the two visits, using a strict criterion for velocity matching which excludes matches with velocity shifts exceeding ~20 km s-1. Excess transit depths are robustly detected throughout the inner wings of the MgII resonance lines independently on both HST visits. We detected absorption in FeII λ258.6, the heaviest species yet detected in an exoplanet transit. The MgII line cores have zero flux, emission cores exhibited by every other observed star of similar age and spectral type are conspicuously absent. WASP-12 probably produces normal MgII profiles, but the inner portions of these strong resonance lines are likely affected by extrinsic absorption. The required Mg+ column is an order of magnitude greater than expected from the ISM, though we cannot completely dismiss that possibility. A more plausible source of absorption is gas lost by WASP-12b. We show that planetary mass loss can produce the required column. Our Visit 2 NUV light curves show evidence for a stellar flare. We show that some of the possible transit detections in resonance lines of rare elements may be due instead to non-resonant transitions in common species. We present optical observations and update the transit ephemeris.
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Congratulations to Men's Soccer Head Coach Juan Sanchez who led the Mounties to their 5th overall California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Men's Soccer State Championship. Sanchez joins legendary soccer coach, George Avakian of Foothill College, as the winningest men's soccer coaches in CCCAA history with 5 state championships apiece. This year marked his 10th consecutive CCCAA Men's Soccer Final Four appearance. In his 15 years leading the Mounties, Sanchez has an incredible overall record of 272-45-47 (.812 winning percentage).
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Fashion Week Essentials- The Makeover Edition
If there is one thing that I have come to realize, it's that no matter how many fashion weeks you do, it doesn't get easier unless you make it easier. Looking to tone it down on the maintenance, I knew a few beauty lifestyle upgrades were in order.
So, it is no secret that I had a fabulous new hair cut and style to rock with pride during the week of fashion. What was severely lacking however, was the color of my mane. Having seen its last single process back in May, it was time for a much needed booster shot of pigment, and I knew just where to get it. Naturally, I turned to my gal Jan Marie at the Ted Gibson Salon in Flatiron for a fabulous shade change. I asked for jewel-toned red violet, and Jan Marie delivered all of that and then some!
For a colorist that will rock your locks, see Jan Marie at Ted Gibson by calling (212) 633-6333. She won't do you wrong.
What's one thing the beauty editor is constantly flashing during her jaunt at backstage reporting? Why her nails, of course. Not one to want to worry about chipping nail polish, I went ahead and treated myself to another fashion week calgel manicure. This time, an Elle inspired Magenta/Black gradation. Check the results.
These were done by Miriam at Sakura in downtown NYC, in case you were wondering. For your own calgel experience, give the salon a call at (212) 387-9161.
With a fab new hair color and some hot nails to match, I was ready to take on those tents. Stay tuned for more of my fashion-week fixer uppers.


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KONG Active Cat Treat Ball and Food Dispenser
Get your cat to roll for treats with the KONG Treat Ball!
Treat Ball allows you to put your cat's favourite cat treats inside. It also promotes activity and exercise to get your kitty moving and keep him or her healthy. This ball rolls in an unpredictable pattern, making it more challenging and playful for your cat to catch and chase. Not only for treats, if your cat eats too quickly, place their dry food in the toy to stop them from gobbling their meal.
- Treat-dispensing toy for cats
- Promotes activity and exercise for healthier cats
- Unpredictable movement for more playtime excitement
- Includes a large hole to put treats inside ball
- Perfect for storing treats and engaging cats to play
- Stimulates your cat's mind and makes for a challenging pet toy
- Also perfect for cats who eat too quickly.
Size: 17cm (height) x 10cm (width)
Place treats or dry food inside the ball, and watch your cat roll it around!
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