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There is a whole new visual panorama that would otherwise go unnoticed when one looks up.
You feel a tremendous sense of space and freedom, like anything is possible beyond…
Many rooftops and facades are untouched by renovation and signage (perhaps forgotten or too hard to reach), retain their original character and are surprising little affected by the elements.
You can only wonder what these facades have seen over their many years, and the stories they could tell… These paintings were inspired by my observations of light playing with architectural details when looking up.
Suzy King
Suzy attended Hornsby TAFE College and studied fine art under renowned landscape painter, Clem Millward, then continued on to the Sydney Institute Design Centre, graduating with a Diploma of Graphic Design (HONS). For many years she practised as an award winning designer in various corporate sectors while continuing to draw and paint.
Since 2008 Suzy has been painting full-time and has successfully exhibited in Sydney and regional NSW galleries. Her paintings focus mainly on the effects of light on urban industrial and ocean subjects. Suzy's paintings are held by collectors throughout Australia and overseas.
In 2018 she was honoured to be accepted as an exhibiting member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists (ASMA).
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Redevelopment of the Quairading Health Service will start this month, after BGC Construction was awarded the building tender.
Health Minister John Day said it was made possible by Royalties for Regions and was part of an unprecedented health care upgrade program.
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Hear The Music Live had a Gibson Guitar painted by a famous Nashville artist. Several top music artists have signed the guitar including, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tim MGraw, Brad Paisley, Gloriana, Lady Antebellum, Kellie Pickler, Rodney Atkins, Keith Urban and many more. Please save the date for the upcoming auction at the Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/95ImPn. The proceeds from the Guitar Auction will go to purchase concert tickets for pre-teens and teens currently in residential foster care group homes. Visit the eBay auction page for more details: http://bit.ly/a4IS9O
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I just got my 3DR 433 mhz kit. But one of the radios seems to have a problem.
When i plug it into my computer using tha FTDI cable the green light stays on and the red one blinks once about every scond. The terminal says:
radio_initialise failed"
The hardware seems ok. I was able to get it into bootloader mode by shorting the CTS and ground. firmware was then updated sucessfully. My other "Air"-radio is fine and i can upgrade firmware in "AT" mode and configure it with APM planner.
Im running:
Windows 7
APM planner 1.1.81 mav 0.9
Any suggestions?
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Is there a general way to unbrick these radios?
Hi kbcopter,
Here at 3DR we've seen one radio output the same panic message as yours, and from trying to unbrick that one I can say that reflashing the firmware won't fix it (uploading the bootloader again do it won't either, it's unrelated.)
you can contact firstname.lastname@example.com to get a replacement.
Hi kbcopter,
I've had this happen to me twice with these radio during the development process. The two causes were:
In both cases the radios would panic continuously on boot. After I fixed the causes they were fine.
The 'panic' messages happen because the 8051 doesn't get sensible replies from the radio module when it tries to initialise the radio. That does sometimes happen on a software reboot using ATZ if we've left the radio module in a bad state (ie. I probably don't have the reset code quite right), but it shouldn't happen on an initial powerup. If it does happen on initial powerup (which it seems to be for you) then its almost certainly a hardware issue.
As Sam says, you can send yours back in for replacement, but if you prefer to tinker a bit first, perhaps the above will help you work out what's wrong.
Cheers, Tridge
I seem to be having the same exact issue as you. Did you ever get it fixed or just a replacement?
I got impatient bought another radio:) was planning on returning radio but wanted to see if i could fix it, motivation gone when i got another radio that worked.
There are some other threads about similar problems, u tried suggestions in this thread : http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/3dr-433-mhz-radios-not-working ?
....or just contact 3dr and get a replacement.
Hi gutzmann, the panic issue is usually caused by a malfunctioning HM-TRP module, which we don't manufacture. You can contact firstname.lastname@example.com to set up an RMA and get a replacement.
Alan: The second box is auto filled out when the two radios connect, which has not happened here. Are you sure you've got two 433 radios, and not one 433 and one 900? Where did you get them?
I bought them direct from 3D Robotics.
They did work when I received them. I had them on the bench and only tried them a couple of times. They have not been flown, moved or had not been disconnected only the MP had been updated during this time.
Please connect the "air" on the the FTDI cable and confirm that it has the same settings as the "ground" one that you read in the screen shot above.
Thanks Chris, sorry to waste your time silly me I had number of channels set differently.
I will go and see the optician on Monday.
Hi, I'm getting exactly the same symptoms as the original poster on both (ground and air) of my radios.
These are the set I bought: http://www.goodluckbuy.com/index.php?target=products&product_id...
When powered the green LED is solid and the red LED flashes briefly (about 1hz)
Ground PCB says 3DR Radio USB v1.0
Air PCB says 3DR Radio v1.2
I've tried reflashing the firmware (which succeeds) by shorting the 3rd pin with ground to get the solid but neither respond to any commands and constantly print
**PANIC** radio_initialise failed on the terminal screen (correct COM port and 57600 baud selected) and doesn't respond to any of the AT* commands.
I've tried both the radio part of the latest Mission Planner and the 3DR radio tool.
I have contacted Goodluckbuy to request return (not that I hold out much hope)
I'm out of ideas, is there anything I can check hardware wise for continuity / incorrect wiring?


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Woodhouse Lane
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|19:00 - 21:00 on Monday
We are a bunch of students who are all very different and individual but have something in common - we love Jesus. We want to live and speak for Him in our university, and to support and encourage each other in doing it. We would love to meet you if you are interested in coming along to see what we are all about! Every Monday we have our CU meetings where we come together to hear God's word and worship Him together! We also have social events and events around campus for people to join in and have fun When: Every Monday at 7pm - 9pm Where: Broadcasting Place
Additional Information.
Want to get in touch about anything?
e-mail us at: [email protected]
President - Andy Johnson
Evangelism Secretary- Rachael Bull
Secretary - Faith Marsh
Treasurer - Hayden McNally
Prayer & Worship Coordinator - Steven Bater
Upcoming Events
Come and along and meet with people from different countries. They are going to celebrate everything Indian this week.
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Time: 7:15pm
Day: Every Friday
Details to follow….
Wednesday 12th September
Meeting outside the rose bowl at 7.30pm
Films will be decided on the night
Thursday 13th September
Meet outside Headley Verity Wetherspoons (opposite Morrisons) at 7.30pm
Everyone welcome to come and play football with us, 7.30pm at Headingley
We will be handing out sweets at City and Headingley campus
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Recently, I was over delighted to find out that a lot of my clients who were having problem to conceive babies in the past have managed to overcome the problem after consulting me. Also, I have noticed that there are lots of people who are looking forward to have babies in the year of auspicious dragon. Due to time constraint, I did not manage to share the feng shui tips with those who came and attend my feng shui seminar on last Saturday.
To conceive a baby, you may try to refer to my book " HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE WITH GOOD FENG SHUI?" http://www.penangfengshui.com/index.php?pages=book_enjoyyourlife_ebook page 166.
In fact, there is another method to enhance the luck of those ladies who are looking forward to conceive a baby. It is by boosting the flying star no 9 as it is a star of happiness 喜庆星 or having happy events 喜事. This year the star no 9 is at the North East and what you have to do is to place the following items at the North East of your house for 9 days:-
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Place those items at the North East sector of your house for 9 days and then boil the eggs and consume them.
During my feng shui seminar on last Saturday, you did highlight to the participants to boost the flying star no 9 by putting 9 plants at the North East of the house too.


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Things I Learned This Weekend/ posted in: General
– Don't listen to a close football game with a kid in the room. It leads to you having to repeatedly slap a hand across your mouth to stifle the involuntary "BULLS..mmmhhmh!"
– Do take the aforementioned kid to a coin show because the dealers will think she's cute and give her free stuff. Unfortunately it is stuff like pennies that thrill her but don't do much for adult collections.
– It is official. I run better on trails than pavement. My last two workouts were on pavement due to rain. It was way too easy to stop. I never got all 25 scheduled minutes in. Yesterday I was back on trails and I did it easily. Once you get out you need to cover the distance to get back anyway so you might as well run. (Speaking of running, Chestnutty have you done your long runs yet?)


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LAUNCH congratulates biomedical engineering majors Ashley Holt '19 and Luke Oaks '19 on their selection as 2016 Beckman Scholars. In 2013, Texas A&M was invited to be one of twelve institutions participating in the Beckman Scholars program, which supports undergraduate research in chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, and genetics. The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, in conjunction with the TAMU office of the Vice President for Research, provides a scholarship for the Scholars, who are chosen at A&M through a rigorous application and interview process. A&M's Beckman Scholars begin research with their Beckman faculty mentors during the summer after their freshman year and continue this research until graduation.
This summer, Ashley will join Dr. Ry Young's lab to begin her work as a Beckman Scholar. She will be working to discover the mechanism by which a specific bacteriophage, or virus that infects bacteria, destroys the outer membrane of its host cell. The phage that she will be studying infects a type of E. coli and, in outbreaks, has been causing the release of harmful toxins along with the destruction of the bacterial cells. The outcome of this research could lead to methods of treatment for these particular outbreaks and, with a better understanding of the workings of phages, could lead to new antibiotic agents.
This will be Ashley's first research lab experience, and she looks forward to learning and developing as a researcher and scientist. Ashley is excited to have the opportunity to work outside of her department and to gain some interdisciplinary knowledge. Overall, in her research career, she would like to work toward the accomplishment of one of the National Academy of Engineering's Grand Challenges: Engineering Better Medicine. Specifically, Ashley hopes to help create new and better antibiotics in order to combat the growing problem of multidrug resistant bacteria.
During her time at A&M, Ashley has joined the Biomedical Engineering Society and Discover, Explore, and Enjoy Physics and Engineering (DEEP), as well as John 15 and Transformers Bible Study. She is a Women in Engineering Ambassador and a member of both the Engineering Honors and University Honors programs. Ashley was also recently selected as a University Scholar. Before beginning her freshman year at A&M, Ashley was recognized as an AP Scholar with Distinction and as the valedictorian at her high school, where she served as president of both National Honor Society and the choir. Ashley is from Kingwood, Texas.
Luke, son of Todd and Michele Oaks, is an undergraduate research assistant in the Grunlan Polymeric Biomaterials Lab, where he contributes to the development of an implantable glucose biosensor. During his first semester at Texas A&M, Luke was an experimental researcher for the DeBakey Undergraduate Research Scholars program, studying the relationship between radiation therapy and lymphatic failure. Additionally, in the summer before his freshman year, he was contracted as a Wright Scholars Research Assistant for the Air Force Research Lab in southwestern Ohio to work with heart rate sensors. Luke will begin his career as a Beckman Scholar this summer in Dr. Gerard Coté's bioinstrumentation lab, where he will be initiating an independent project to develop a novel biomarker platform technology that uses surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for lung cancer diagnosis.
In addition to his research endeavors, Luke has heavily involved himself in a variety of campus activities, including serving as a Texas A&M National Scholar Ambassador as well as joining the Editorial Board for Explorations: the Texas A&M Undergraduate Journal. He has also participated in three design competitions through Aggies Invent, represents the club tennis team – for which he is Vice President – at the national level, and was a delegate to the Gilbert Leadership Conference. After attending the POSSE+ Retreat earlier in the spring semester, Luke has developed strong ties to the POSSE Scholar community and looks forward to mentoring incoming freshmen during a STEM immersion experience later this summer.
Due to his extracurricular involvement and ongoing commitment to serving as an advisor for a community service initiative in his hometown, Luke received Texas A&M's Freshman Class Star Award for Leadership. Additionally, Luke, a member of the Engineering Honors program, was recently selected as a University Scholar. He has been designated as one of 15 college students in the nation to serve on an advisory board for Pearson Higher Education, where he hopes to improve modern educational technologies by focusing his passions for sociology and academic empowerment. Prior to attending Texas A&M, Luke was recognized as a National Merit Scholar, a National AP Scholar, and the valedictorian of his high school in Troy, Ohio. He is pursuing a minor in sociology.
Ashley and Luke join Mikayla Barry '17, a current Beckman Scholar in biomedical engineering, as well as Scholars Gabby Lessen '18 in biochemistry, Jennifer Tran '18 in biochemistry and genetics, and Brooke Versaw '18 in chemistry.


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Take a look at our gallery of this winter's offerings from Miss Selfridge, featuring our old favourites: colour-blocking, 70s-style, and some very bright tights…
Things We Learned About 2001 Winter Fashion From the Miss Selfridge A/W 2011 Lookbook:
1. The midi skirt may be on the way out.
Sure, there are a few skirts here which are knee-length or lower, and if you want midis, well, some of the other retailers we've previewed recently will be more than happy to oblige with that. But at Miss Selfridge, hemlines are much, much shorter, with a selection of mini skirts and dresses, and some items that look suspiciously like tops to TFP, but which are being worn as dresses anyway, as if the good people at Miss S are sticking two fingers up at the rest of the fashion world and saying, "Screw, you, fashion: if you want to persist with this 'midi' nonsense, we're going to make our models wear tops and tights: see what you make of THAT!"
2. Colourblocking is giving way to monoblocking
While the other brands we've looked at so far this winter have gone for a "every colour we can find, all worn at the same time" approach, Miss S have, once again, gone their own way on this one, and are using an approach we're going to refer to as "monoblocking". You know, like in the driveways? This involves wearing just one colour, or different shades of one colour. The colour in question can be anything, as long as it's BRIGHT. So, in the image above, for instance, we have a bright yellow "dress" worn with bright yellow tights, a bright yellow headband and… is that a CAPE? Because that looks like a cape to us. Are capes going to big in winter 2011? Will we be able to stand it if they are. (*makes note to put a detective on this asap* ). Similarly, we have a tomato red dress worn with tomato red tights, and a pink dress worn with pinkish/purple tights and red shoes. OK, so that one is more like the colourblocking we know and love, but still.
3. 70s style, blah, blah, blah
You know the drill with this by now, don't you? The 70s will be big in winter 2011. And there's not a thing any of us can do about it.
We've provided more items from Miss Selfridges Winter 2011 Lookbook in the gallery below, some of which are already available to buy – click here to do it.
What do you think of these looks, though? Are you ready to monoblock your closet?


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The New York Times conservative columnist (and blogger) Ross Douthat seems like a fairly smart guy, but he tends to lose his cool whenever his theological buttons (he's Catholic) get pushed. Remember his "living in Dan Brown's America" freak-out from May? Now he's wound-up again over James Cameron's new CGI opus "Avatar", and how it's symptomatic of a deep-rooted commitment to pantheism amongst Hollywood's elite.
"It's at once the blockbuster to end all blockbusters, and the Gospel According to James. But not the Christian Gospel. Instead, "Avatar" is Cameron's long apologia for pantheism — a faith that equates God with Nature, and calls humanity into religious communion with the natural world. In Cameron's sci-fi universe, this communion is embodied by the blue-skinned, enviably slender Na'Vi, an alien race whose idyllic existence on the planet Pandora is threatened by rapacious human invaders. The Na'Vi are saved by the movie's hero, a turncoat Marine, but they're also saved by their faith in Eywa, the "All Mother," described variously as a network of energy and the sum total of every living thing. If this narrative arc sounds familiar, that's because pantheism has been Hollywood's religion of choice for a generation now."
Douthat pokes pantheism saying it romanticizes nature instead of acknowledging the "suffering and death" of our world (with just a pinch of the conservative environmentalism = pagan religion meme, and a dash of despair over America's syncretism added for spice). That it offers no transcendent literalism as the dominant monotheisms do, instead damning its adherents to simply being "dust and ashes".
Smelling chum in the waters, Beliefnet's conservative blogger, Rod "Crunchy Con" Dreher, decided to join in on the anti-pantheism pile-on. Bemoaning how Hollywood has suffered a "creative defeat" by "trading in its sentimentalized version of Christianity" for a "sentimentalized pantheism", (he also seems to misunderstand the concept of panentheism in relation to Orthodox Christianity, but that's a different topic) and linking to Weekly Standard neoconservative commentator John Podhoretz's review of the film.
"…one would be giving James Cameron too much credit to take Avatar-with its mindless worship of a nature-loving tribe and the tribe's adorable pagan rituals, its hatred of the military and American institutions, and the notion that to be human is just way uncool-at all seriously as a political document. It's more interesting as an example of how deeply rooted these standard-issue counterculture clichés in Hollywood have become by now."
So I guess the conservative intelligentsia has spoken (David Brooks must not have gotten the memo). Pantheism is bad, Hollywood is bad, Americans are foolish eclectic-syncretic Eckhart Tolle-reading dupes who love pantheism, and we (and our souls) are all in big (I assume) trouble. Of course this reading of Hollywood's output is a tad skewed, and relies on a rather scatter-shot selection of films ("Dances With Wolves", Disney's "Pocahontas" and "The Lion King", "Star Wars", and, well, "Fern Gully", I guess) to convince us that pantheism is the with-it thing in Hollywood and beyond. But it just doesn't seem to line up as well as they seem to think it does. I mean, isn't Harry Potter supposed to be all stealth-Christian underneath the spells and hexes? Is the Dan Brown gnosticism panic over and done? What about Star Trek's secular rationalist populism? Where's the outrage there?
It seems to me that this is all just a big excuse to write about how America's going to heck in a hand-basket because Christianity isn't being treated like the cool kid at the pop-cultural lunch table in a few films. There are plenty of reasons to criticize Cameron's "Avatar" (which I haven't seen yet), from claims that it's visually repetitive of his past work, that it peddles old white-guilt fantasies, or that it's filled with clunky "godawful" dialogue, but pantheism? Really? That's the awful thing that really stands out? Just wait, after "Hypatia", the "Clash of the Titans" remake, and the "Percy Jackson" adaptation hit theaters in 2010, it'll be polytheism, not pantheism, that's the real problem. I look forward to the forthcoming Ross Douthat column on the subject.
For more Pagan commentary on "Avatar", check out Chas Clifton's musings on "creeping pantheism", Adrian J. Ivakhiv's review that notes the "pagan mythology with a sledgehammer" aspects of the film, and Kvond's philosophical and multiple-hyphenated take on the whole thing. Have you seen "Avatar" yet? What do you think? Creeping pantheism? Popcorn-munching eye-candy? Something else?


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The Clean Air Act requires that the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulations be followed during the demolition or renovation of a commercial building.
These regulations include:
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Nutella, a junk food, or rather foodie's marvel, with a European pedigree?
When I first tasted Nutella, I thought for a moment that I was in heaven, although to my disappointment, I was really sitting in my grandmother's kitchen. I was 6 years old.
Up until this day, I can't forget the "oh my goodness" feeling I got when I ate that chocolate hazelnut spread. Is it better then chocolate? I'm not sure, but for something that was originally made to trick your mind and your taste buds into thinking it's chocolate, well, it's heavenly- so much so, to the point that it's an obsession, a habit, or even an addiction. If you think this is merely a foodie's making a mountain out of a molehill, you're just not among the privileged.
For those of you who would like to be initiated into the pleasures of this velvety chocolate hazelnut spread, why are you still here reading this blog? Run! Run to the nearest supermarket! Fly, if you can! You will find it next to the peanut butter, jam, jelly, marshmallow spreads and several other chocolate hazelnut spread knockoffs that taste perfectly fine, but exist for the sole reason that Nutella is point-blank too good not to imitate.
Nutella originally comes form Italy and was developed for Italy's postwar era as a desperate affordable substitute for the chocolate that everyone wanted, but no one could afford to buy.
In 1946 an Italian pastry maker by the name of Pietro Ferrero, needed to find a way to stretch his postwar ration of cocoa. Having hazelnuts over flowing in the piedmont area, he mixed the cocoa he had with ground hazelnuts, cocoa butter and vegetable oil and created "pasta gianduja" or as we know it, gianduja. His first batch was said to be 660 pounds. Soon it became so popular that children were asking for a "smear" of pasta gianduja. Pasta gianduja had become so popular that it was renamed Nutella in 1964, and spread to the rest of Europe. In 1983, it crossed the ocean. Its following was so strong that it outsold all brands of peanut butter combined. Random; I think not!
In Europe, Nutella is very popular among children and adults. The French and Italians serve it on crackers or croissants as an after-school snack. Greeks spread it on bread and serve it for breakfast, and some even add a layer of butter beneath it to welcome a sweet and salty awakening of the taste buds. I suspect, however, that most of us, regardless of our zip code, just eat it with a spoon straight from the jar. It's also a common ingredient in various desserts like tortes, layered cakes, and gelatos.
Nutella is not just a junk food with a European pedigree, but an indulgence that feeds the mind and senses. And since sitting on a plane for 10 hours is not a requirement to indulge in heavenly Nutella, I want to share with you what it's capable of... Introducing Nutella Mousse:
Nutella Mousse
250g Nutella
175g Greek yogurt (Fage)
2 tbsp cream cheese
1 tsp espresso powder, blended with a little hot water
2 tbsp chopped toasted hazelnuts (optional)
1/2 cup whipped heavy cream
Little biscuits for dipping
Cherries and halved hazelnuts, to serve
1. Mix the Greek yogurt , cream cheese, espresso powder and water mix, and the chopped toasted hazelnuts. Then mix in the Nutella. Spoon into 4 little pots and chill.
2. Serve with whipped heavy cream, little biscuits for dipping, topped with a cherry or any other fruit and halved hazelnuts if you like.


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"Despite the fact that some people hate cold weather, it does have its advantages. After all, a good cold day gives us an opportunity to cuddle up indoors with the people we love the most.
O! Mighty Goddess, in silvery ice,
watching over us as we sleep,
a layer of shining white,
covering the earth each night,
frost on the world and in the soul,
we thank you for visiting us.
Because of you, we seek warmth
in the comfort of our homes and hearths." ~ Patti Wigington


text: Angela Field is an Oxford-based software tester working in the medical research sector. In her spare time she develops recipes for her blog Patisserie Makes Perfect and indulges in her passion for photography. As the name would suggest, she has a keen interest in patisserie and strives to use the best possible ingredients and classical techniques throughout her work.


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While browsing I ran across several comments regarding Cali4dawn's Buttercream icing. Does anyone have the recipe (I know it's here somewhere, but baby limits my search time!)
What is YOUR favotrite recipe?
I have one that's OK, but still searching for one that makes me smile!
cali4dawn's recipe
2 lbs powder sugar
1.5 cups butter
1 cup cricso
2 T. flavoring
I really like her recipe. I just wish I could find a good tasteing one that also made flowers
Wow!! That was fast! Thank you momoftwogirls. I have a recipe very similar to this that I think is ok, but not creamy/fluffy enough. Sounds like this one must be creamy or flufy, correct? It isn't good for decorating? Just icing? (That's ok too)
How about the WBH recipe. It's fluffy and the book says it can do flowers.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, stir together
6 cups pdr sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 t. vanilla
With whisk attachment, add and whip on low:
1 cup boiling H2O
Add and whip until smooth:
2-3/4 cup shortening
6 ouces of lightly chilled butter cut into pieces
Increase the speed to med-high. Whip until light and fluffy and doubled in volume (10-20 min.)
Makes 9-1/2 cups
Yes mudpie - I think it is very creamy. It is not as sweet as the wilton buttercream. I like it much better. I got sick of the wilton buttercream.
momof twogirls.. is this frosting yellow in color, or does it whip up to a fairly white color? How long do you usually beat it?
it is a little yellow (maybe more offwhite) in color. (i used margrine instead of butter - it was all I had).
it was my first time using it.
I am not sure how long I beat it - not very long because it was so creamy. I just based it on how it looked.
cali4dawn would be the best person to ask.
Sorry I am not of more help!
good luck gingoodies!!
Ok... what doe ISO mean??? I haven't figured it out!
It means "In Search Of"... i think?
I have one that will try tonight, it calls for a can of condensed milk and butter. It sounds easy and it can do borders, and flowers.
Also have the one from Dede Wilson for Italian BC to try (it has lots of variations to try) and Pierre Herme's BC made with egg yolks. These are on my "icings to do list" for next time.
I can tell you tomorrow how the condesed milk one turns out.
Regards, Naty
Can someone tell me if either one of these crust? They both sound good. And I do not like the Wilton either-all I can taste is Crisco, but I do find alot of people like it. What are everyone's thoughts?
I always add some butter to the pwd sugar frosting. So far, I like best the recipes that add corn syrup or granulated sugar. I've produced some acceptable results, but nothing thrilling. Best results were achieved using just enough frosting to create a smooth finish and using a generous amount of a great tasting filling.
I haven't tried the WBH recipe. Maybe the boiling water will eliminate the slight grittiness of the pwd sugar frosting. I'll give it a try.


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Much of Mark Klett's (born 1952) work as a photographer has centered on a conversation with historical images. For this project, Klett worked only with the account of a young mining engineer named Raphael Pumpelly who wrote of his journey through Arizona and Mexico in 1861 on the Camino del Diablo or "the road of the devil." Pumpelly found the territory lawless and filled with danger. The authorities were virtually non-existent. Mexican laborers working in the silver mines south of Tucson were perpetually killing their Anglo bosses. The Apache Indians led constant raids and ambushes. By Pumpelly's account "murder was the order of the day… committed by Americans upon Americans, Mexicans and Indians; by Mexicans upon Americans; and the hand of the Apache was, not without much reason, against both of the intruding races." He escaped death several times, often by a matter of minutes. Traveling 130 miles of open desert, Pumpelly proceeded with both apprehension of the dangers at hand, and appreciation of the natural beauty that surrounded him.
152 years later, Klett traversed the same route, making photographs in response to Pumpelly's words. Unable to trace the engineer's exact steps, Klett created images that are not literal references to specific places or events. Rather he sought to produce a more poetic narrative to their shared experience of the Arizona desert, along the common route that connects the two through time.
Today, most of the Camino is located on the Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range and the border is a militarized zone constantly patrolled by government agents and crisscrossed by air and ground forces practicing for war. Camino travelers often hide from detection, be they immigrants or drug smugglers moving North under the cover of night or the ruggedness of the terrain. Indian reservations create boundaries and mark other cultural divides. A still hostile climate kills many who dare travel in hot weather and people die each year on the Camino, most from exposure. Yet the Camino also crosses one of the most beautiful and still wild regions of the Sonoran Desert.
The Camino has an occupied feel that registers the history of violence and surveillance along the border. There's a legacy of human presence, sometimes tragedy, left only in traces. Signs of passage remain for centuries in Arizona's dry climate. It is a place located at the compelling intersection of transience, danger and beauty.
Mark Klett photographs the intersection of cultures, landscapes and time. His background includes working as a geologist before turning to photography. Klett has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and the Japan/US Friendship Commission. Klett's work has been exhibited and published in the United States and internationally for over thirty-five years, and his work is held in over eighty museum collections worldwide. He is the author/co-author of fifteen books, including Saguaros (Radius Books, 2007) and The Half-life of History: The Atomic Bomb and Wendover Air Base (Radius Books, 2011). Klett lives in Tempe, Arizona where he is Regents' Professor of Art at Arizona State University.


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Hamburg klar for Nordøstpassasjen
Hamburg ligger ved elven Elbe mange mil inn i Tyskland fra Nordsjøen - og langt fra Arktis. Ikke desto mindre: Hamburg havn kan bli viktig for Nordøstpassasjen.
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Despite this distance, it has been an important maritime trading hub for centuries, thanks to the wide Elbe River, which flows out to the sea, and its many waterways. The glory days of the Hanseatic League are still reflected in the official name of Hamburg, which is a city-state: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. German reunification after the dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in the reestablishment of trade ties with central and Eastern Europe along the Elbe, positioning the port for success in the 21st century. Now, Hamburg is also well-positioned to take advantage of advances in Arctic shipping, especially along the Northern Sea Route.


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Angela Hoenighausen didn't have to go far to find a suitable space for her pop up sale store. It's right next door to her permanent store, Angela, on Chestnut St. in downtown Menlo Park.
Pop up stores started appearing earlier this decade. They are often sample sales or one day events tied around a cocktail party. The concept is to create buzz and, when they're by invitation only, exclusivity.
Angela's pop up store will remain through the end of the year.


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Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD)
Cirad (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement)
Cirad is a French public institution specialized in applied agricultural research in tropical regions. It operates in more than fifty countries in the fields of agronomic science, veterinary, forestry and food agriculture.
Arising from the main challenges in world agriculture, Cirad has developed six strategic areas for its research:
1. Inventecologically intensive agriculture to feed the planet
2. Examine the conditions of emergence and bioenergy recovery methods towards the Southern countries
3. Innovate to make food accessible , varied and assured
4. Anticipate and manage infectious disease risks linked to wild and domestic animals
5. Support public policies to reduce structural inequalities and poverty.
6. Better understand the relationship between agriculture and the environment, between human societies and nature for sustainable management of rural areas
CIRAD presence in Kenya
Five senior researchers and three research fellows, French or Kenyans, are stationed in Kenya, in teams belonging to the national agricultural research system, thus contributing to a vibrant partnership practice. Twenty researchers, based in France, are also involved in several projects through short-term missions.
Alongside the Regional Director, Jacques Lançon, a specialist in plant breeding, there are three specialists in plant protection, based at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), RégisBabin and Thibaud Martin, both entomologists, and FabricePinard, pathologist, and one agronomist on perennial crops, Philippe Vaast, assigned to the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF).
Currently, research work carried out by Cirad in Kenya isfocused on agro -forestry systems (AFS4FoodouSAFSE), diseases and predators of coffee (CHIESA), on plant gardening and strategies to reduce the use of pesticides (Bionet-Agro)or on the management of sorghum genetic (ARCAD). More transversal projects are conducted to characterize the effects of conservation agriculture on food security (ABACO, CA2Africa), or studying innovation processes in agriculture(JOLISAA). In this work, they strive to integrate the three dimensions of sustainabilityieeconomic, social and environmental.
• http://afrique-orientale-australe.cirad.fr/en/
Contacts in Kenya
C/o ICRAF - United Nations Avenue - Gigiri
Tel: 20 7224652
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I had an interesting email from Barclays today, inviting me to take part in a trial of paying in cheques via online banking.
Interesting because this is exactly the feature I was saying they should have when I last received a cheque from somewhere. With online banking capable of doing most things and cash available from ATMs everywhere, the only reason I ever had to go into a bank was to pay in cheques, which is quite rare now, but a bit of a pain.
Last time I did it I was wondering why we can't just take a photo of the cheque with a smartphone and pay it in through the banking app on the same phone, and that seems to be exactly what they are trying.
There is a downside to all this. It removes yet one more reason to go into a bank and so can't bode well for the prospects of bank staff. It will certainly make it easier to cut down on the number of branches or the numbers of staff.
Despite being enthusiastic about how convenient this could be for me I will not take part in the trial for practical reasons. I get cheques so rarely that the trial will probably be over before I get one, especially since only Barclays cheques are part of it, but I hope it works and gets expanded to cover any cheques.


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Xbox Music Mixer
|Xbox Music Mixer
|Basic Information
|Video Game
|Wild Tangent
|Microsoft Game Studios
|Family, Music
|Xbox Controller, Microphone
|Retail Features
|North American Release Date(s)
December 1, 2003
|Achievements | Awards | Changelog | Cheats
Codes | Codex | Compatibility | Covers | Credits | DLC
Help | Localization | Manifest | Modding | Patches
Ratings | Reviews | Screenshots | Soundtrack
Videos | Walkthrough
The Xbox Music Mixer is a multimedia accessory/utility developed by Wild Tangent and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox. The Xbox Music Mixer was released on December 1, 2003. The Xbox Music Mixer allows one to transfer certain types of music and pictures directly from a PC to the Xbox, though this requires a separate install on the computer. The Xbox Music Mixer also allows one to view photos on a TV set and create customized soundtracks to go with the photo slideshow.
Features[edit | edit source]
The Xbox Music Mixer has several different and unique features that turn your Xbox from a gaming console to your home entertainment system.
- Microphone support
- View photos
- Custom Soundtracks
- 2D & 3D visualizations
- On-screen lyrics
- Voice stripping
- Karaoke recording
- Interactive Media Player
- Voice Recording
- Downloadable Content via Xbox Live
- Xbox Live Voice
- Custom Visualizations
- Interactive Visualizations
- Listen to music
- Transfers music and photos from computer (requires Ethernet connection)
- Xbox Key allows you to download more songs from Xboxkaraoke.com
- Xbox Live Aware
- Xbox Exclusive
Accessories[edit | edit source]
The Xbox Music Mixer comes with a few accessories like the microphone that can be used with the Xbox Music Mixer.
- Karaoke Microphone-Lets you sing with the songs you play or create.
- Xbox Key-Lets you create an account for Xbox Karaoke.
- Microphone to Xbox converter (lets you use microphones on the Xbox)
- Xbox Music Mixer In New Package.jpg
An Xbox Music Mixer with Microphone in the original packaging.
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Current status[edit | edit source]
The Xbox Music Mixer is currently no longer sold at retail stores. It is now considered rare and can only be bought online from auction sites such as eBay. Even when sold online, it is still very difficult to find one that still comes with the microphone and even more rare to find someone that is selling a brand new Xbox Music Mixer still in its original packaging. Also, Microsoft no longer produces Xbox Music Mixers anymore. The only thing that Microsoft offers about the Xbox Music Mixer is some information, screen shots, one trailer of it, and links to other sites with information and downloads related to the Xbox Music Mixer. Microsoft still allows you to download the Xbox Music Mixer PC Tool for your computer which will let you transfer your music and photos to the Xbox (Note: all transferring to the Xbox requires an Ethernet connection to the Xbox through your computer).
Notes[edit | edit source]
- The Xbox Music Mixer was released on December 1, 2003.
- It comes with a karaoke microphone.
- It is Xbox Live ready.
- Music and photos can be uploaded from a computer.
- The Xbox microphone adapter is required to use a microphone.
References[edit | edit source]
- Xbox Music Mixer at Xbox.com (September 24, 2007)
- IGN IGN: Xbox Music Mixer at IGN.com (September 25, 2007)
- GameSpy GameSpy: Xbox Music Mixer at GameSpy.com (September 25, 2007)
- Team Xbox Xbox Music Mixer (Xbox) at games.teamxbox.com (September 25, 2007)
- Game Spot Xbox Music Mixer for Xbox at GameSpot.com (September 27, 2007)


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Archive for June 11th, 2009
Bill McHenry Quintet @ the Village Vanguard
Last night I heard Bill McHenry Quintet at the Village Vanguard. It featured Duane Eubanks on trumpet, Andrew D'Angelo on alto, Ben Street on double bass and Paul Motian on drums, playing mostly Bill McHenry's original compositions, which were all very much about exploring. Amazing rhythm section: Ben Street and Paul Motian – always interactive in the music, playful and swinging. My first time ever to hear Paul Motian live. He is certainly in a class of his own, has a kind of broad sound, I figured. Later on I discovered he doesn't like to take pictures with fans. Funny, it was my first time ever to ask someone – and got turned down immediately. Will probably never ask again… Yeah… I've always thought taking pictures with famous musicians is kind of stupid anyway 🙂
My favorite part of the concert were the deep and poetic minimalist moments in one or two of the compositions, with three voices (tenor, alto, trumpet) moving round each other with great taste and style. Otherwise the concert was mostly quite a lot of fun, exploring, outside playing and crazy moments (with the alto player Andrew D'Angelo definitely being the really passionate one in the band) – having no harmony instrument around certainly gives a lot of space for going somewhere. Ben Street was great, my first time to hear him live – amazing bass player.
Later on, on the way home, I was walking down the street and heard music coming from… inside the street. Someone was playing "My Favorite Things" down there (in the subway).


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Originally published in Esperanto as La Erotiko de Desegnado in Monato, May 2001
I am standing at an easel in a life drawing group. On either side of me are other people, also at their easels, and in the centre of the room is a naked woman, lying on her left side on a large piece of cloth on the floor. Her left leg, which is tucked up under her right thigh, is coming forward slightly and her raised right arm is lying across the side of her head. With closed eyes, her face is turned a few degrees towards the floor.
After lightly indicating the basic proportions of the pose, I let my eyes wander over her form, looking for things of interest. I notice the curve of the thigh closest to me, as it gently swells and tapers. The shadows from two nearby lamps give the edges a beautiful crispness, fortunately without making them appear hard. With eyes and pencil I slowly and tenderly caress, on paper, the upper contour of her thigh, from the back of her bent knee to her crotch. The lower contour, as it flattens slightly, reveals the contrast of soft, resilient flesh against the harder, cloth-covered floor.
Initially, I was very conscious of the other people in the room. (Would my drawing look clumsy compared to theirs? Was I going to embarrass myself?) But now, caught up as I am in the process, it is as though the model and I are alone in an otherwise empty room.
My eyes move across to the model's delicately rounded belly. Contemporary body-fashion dictates that this part of a woman's anatomy must be absolutely flat; but a real woman, such as the one before me, has a belly which swells gently from her navel, out to her hips and down to her groin. Subtle changes of tone, rather than crisp edges, now define the form. To describe the surface as it advances and recedes, I must hold my pencil at an angle, almost sideways, and press very lightly. In my imagination, each glancing touch of the graphite tickles the model's flesh, which quivers beneath my fingers. Just as the model and the drawing are merging, so too are my eyes and my drawing hand.
If anyone tells you that drawing a naked model is completely non-sexual, don't believe them. Actually, drawing a pumpkin or a mountain or a cloud is sexual too, although the connection is not as obvious. There are basically two reasons why drawing is erotic by nature. The first is the three-way sensual connection between the hand (and its extension, the drawing tool), the paper and the subject of the drawing. In no other two-dimensional art form is the tactile element so strong and so direct. "… [L]ine becomes a representation of touch and muscular movement, extending like a caress or redoubling upon itself as a sinuous contraction." 1 The fact that one of the most common subjects of drawing is the naked human body just adds to this. The second reason is historical. The rise of drawing as an art form in its own right in western art coincides with the move in society from public to private life. In the middle ages, many activities which are now performed only in private were done out in the open, in full view. "In their drawings, artists recorded the novel pleasures which were made possible by the extension of privacy. Their drawings could function like a diary, a record of intimate thoughts." 2 A recurring theme in drawings has long been everyday, private activities, especially washing or drying the body (or hair). Although the French Impressionists such as Degas eventually made this kind of subject acceptable in European painting, it had been well established in drawing since the 16th century. 3 Looking at such drawings is like spying on strangers. We can feel a voyeuristic thrill, even if the activity we are witnessing is not at all sexual.
Let us return now to the naked model in the room. What is the effect of her looking away from me as I draw her? I wonder: is she aware that I, personally, am staring at her nakedness? Furthermore, if she is aware, does she enjoy it? On the other hand, if she is not, am I violating her by stealing her privacy? This uncertainty, rather than making me anxious, creates a frisson, a kind of exquisite tingle.
It is no secret that life drawing is a very artificial activity. It has well established rules, most of them unwritten, most even generally unstated. As a draw-er I am not supposed to think of the model as I did just then. Instead I am supposed to think of her as a form to be studied, a collection of surfaces and tones, just as a pumpkin is a collection of surfaces and tones. For her part, the model is expected to think of herself in this way also. To this end, she must virtually leave her own body and cut herself off from the reality of the room she is in. The easiest way for her to do this is to look away, perhaps even close her eyes, and daydream. These expected behaviours and attitudes are supposed to defuse the potential embarrassment of such an abnormal situation. After all, who has never felt a moment of panic in a crowded train or bus when the person sitting opposite, whose face you have found interesting or familiar, suddenly meets your gaze? What do you do? Smile back? No, you very quickly look away and hope that the other person doesn't realise you were staring. How much more embarrassing if the other person were naked!
So, as long as the model doesn't look back at me looking at her, it's OK. After all, she is just an object isn't she? Put this way, life drawing sounds rather dehumanising and demeaning. In fact the history of art is full of nude studies where the model was treated purely as an object. Many of these drawings are technically brilliant and certainly deserve our attention. But deep down, we know there is something missing: that feeling of meeting a warm, breathing, feeling person. One artist who managed to transcend this, to draw both the person and the body, was Rembrandt. This very quality is what convinces me—and some art historians—that Figure 1, officially described as 'School of Rembrandt', is in fact a work by the master himself.
So do models ever look back at the artists who draw them? Before I answer that, let us consider the case of soft-core pornography. It is interesting that men's magazines make extensive use of the model's reciprocal gaze, in the form of the 'come-and-get-me' look. Here the model looks directly at the camera, lips either pouting or slightly parted, pose indicating her openness and immediate availability. So, what about art? Yes, artists have also used the reciprocal gaze to great effect. One famous example is Manet's famous Déjeneur sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the grass). The look of the naked woman in this painting, and the preparatory drawing illustrated in Figure 2, is not 'come-and-get-me' but instead 'what-are-you-looking-at?'. It is a look of defiance rather than passivity, of challenge rather than availability. An important extra element in this work is the fact that, while the woman is naked, her male companions are dressed in contemporary clothes. This implies that she is not a pagan goddess or nymph, which would have made her acceptable to polite society, but most likely a prostitute. (Interestingly, the word "pornography" means literally "writing about prostitutes".)
My drawing is going quite well, I think; it is developing a life of its own. When I began, I had an almost reverential relationship to the model, to those aspects of her form that were unique as well as those which were familiar. But now I regret that I am becoming an unfaithful lover. I have found another object of my attention to compete with her: my own drawing. Ultimately it is the drawing that will tell me when it is finished, not the model. "There is a stage in every drawing when … [its] success or failure … has really been decided. One now begins to draw according to the demands, the needs, of the drawing." 4
I must be careful not to overload the image. Up to a certain point, every extra mark makes the erotic process of drawing easier to see; after this point, every extra mark makes it harder. It is a very delicate thing.
1. Maloon, Terence "Intimacy", in Cooper, Jonathan (ed) Michelangelo to Matisse: drawing the figure Education Kit, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney 1999
2. Ibid.
3. It had already been acceptable in Japanese painting and printmaking since at least the seventeenth century.
4. Berger, John Permanent Red, Methuen, London, 1960
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Loans across banking industry jump to $9.5 billion
Cambodia: A recent surge in lending among Cambodia's 35 commercial banks has received a mixed response from some of the industry's leading financial companies.
According to figures from the National Bank of Cambodia, outstanding loans increased sharply by 28 per cent over the first six months of the year, reaching close to $9.5 billion. That compares to $7.4 billion in December last year, while total deposits increased by 15 per cent to $8.7 billion, compared to $7.56 billion at the end of 2013.
Grant Knuckey, chief executive officer of ANZ Royal Bank, said yesterday that an expanding loan-to-deposit ratio was stretching the industry thin.
"Given that the Cambodia system loan-to-deposit ratio was already about 100 per cent at the end of 2013, then the fact that commercial bank loans are growing at twice the rate of deposits is actually quite concerning," Knuckey said in an email.
"There will always be more and more demand for borrowing, but that does not mean all this demand should be met. Some lending is imprudent. Better to slow things a little now than to create future risks," he went on to say.
Knuckey called for a loan-to-deposit ratio cap for individual banks, as well as for the imposition of a 12.5 per cent limit on lending from offshore providers.
However, In Channy, Acleda Bank president and group CEO, was less concerned about the rising rate of lending.
Acleda's outstanding loans rose about 11 per cent in the first six months of the year, reaching $1.6 billion, with deposits up by 20 per cent to $1.9 billion.
"I don't see any potential risk, as it responds to the surge of the need for business expansion," he said.
"We have three types of funding [for loans]: from our own capital, deposits and international financial institutions, which provide long-term loans.
"In addition, our commercial banks mostly offer types of productive loans [for businesses], not consumer loans, which are more risky. So, productive loans are, of course, beneficial to the economy," Channy said.
Charles Van, president of the Association of Banks in Cambodia, said yesterday that while individually each bank needed to keep a close watch on its loan-to-deposit ratio, the overall figures were in line with industry growth and did not represent any immediate cause for concern.
"Cambodian banks are very conservative in terms of lending; banking laws and regulations are very tough," he said.
The National Bank of Cambodia could not be reached for comment the day before yesterday
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Total Recall is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction action film remake of the 1990 film of the same name, which was in turn loosely based on the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick.
The film centers upon an ordinary factory worker who accidentally discovers that his current life is a fabrication predicated upon false memories implanted into his brain by the government. Ensuing events leave no room for doubt that his true identity is that of a highly trained secret agent. He then follows a trail of clues to gradually recover more suppressed memories and reassumes his original vocation with renewed dedication. Unlike the original film and the short story, the plot takes place on Earth rather than a trip to Mars and exhibits more political overtones. The film blends Western and Eastern influences, most notably in the settings and dominant populations of the two nation-states in the story: the United Federation of Britain and the Colony (Australia).


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Butter LONDON's All Hail the Queen was my very first post on this blog. As you can see, I've gotten way better at the picture taking thing (even though I could use a new camera), and since I wore this a few weeks ago, I thought I'd do an updated post (one where you can actually see the polish).
AHTQ is still my favorite butter LONDON polish. I'm not a sparkly nail polish person – glitter is a rarity for me – but I absolutely love this! It's the perfect nude polish filled with holographic microglitter and a touch of pink shimmer. It's nude polish with a little something extra. And probably the only holographic polish that is also office-appropriate. I think, no matter what your polish taste or skin tone, you need this.
This is two coats with Essie Good to Go.


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Tis the season… for gifting your preserves! And if you are going to go through the trouble to preserve the best of the season and design a label for it – why not go one step further and decorate the jar? If you are in need of some inspiration, Joel and Dana from Well Preserved are hosting Pimp That Preserve again this year. The idea is straightforward: dress up your preserves for a night out on the town. Use anything that doesn't affect the contents of the jar and let your imagination run wild! They have some ideas up already to help get your creative juices flowing – I LOVE their pickled garlic label. Note to self: pickle more garlic next year.
After the PTP finalists are selected, the winners will score some awesome prizes. Kate Payne donated an autographed copy of her book The Hip Girls Guide to Homemaking. Another winner will take home a copy of We Sure Can by Sarah B. Hood that features many fellow preservers. The last prize is an archival print of the Periodic Table of WaterBath Preserving from Joel and Dana themselves (the one I've got my eye on!)
I like to dress up jars with the flavors of what's inside. I made a Plum Cardamom Almond Conserve in October with plums from Easy Pickins Orchard. It was a great year for Italian Prune Plums, and the flavor of this one was nicely enhanced with cardamom and cinnamon and a handful of crushed almonds. Hence the cinnamon stick, almond and cardamom garnish – just dont sneeze or the almond might fall out! For actual giving I am going to have to tie it in better.
I always make a lot of cucumber pickles. Too many, in fact. This year, I made a bunch of sweet zucchini pickles with brown mustard and fenugreek to try and mix it up a little. They were nicely spicy but still had enough zip to be interesting. Have you heard of the German pickle ornament tradition? Whether its true or not, its fun to gift a gift of pickles with a pickle tradition that goes along with it. Just dont try to hide the pickle up the angel's skirt – that one's been done before.
My favorite entry this year is naturally the snowflake themed one. Not that you would know its wintertime by looking outside… I think you guys know by now that I am a fan of winter. I bought the wooden tags on Etsy last year, but got overly attached to give them out on gifts. Then it dawned on my how great they would look on a jar. Why didn't I think of this sooner?
Good luck to all of those entering PTP this year – the deadline is Monday December 12 at midnight!


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Nike x Off-White, Mon Amour
And it gets better— because today, he's announced another team-up with Nike, and this time, it is alongside another of fashion's favorite frontrunners, Kim Jones. The duo have designed an all-new two-part drop of football*-inspired attire, accessories, and shoes. With the two collections, each artist interprets the iconic sport in their own undeniably unique way.
*soccer, for us unfortunate Americans.
While Virgil's "Football, Mon Amour", offers his visceral athleisure aesthetic, a hallmark of his own brand— Jones' spin on classic sportswear seems innately cerebral, as evidenced by his Football Reimagined Collection.
Check out their two campaigns below.


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Windows disk space explained - "Where Did My Space Go?" by Robert Mitchell
"I have a 250GB hard drive. When I look at the properties of the drive, it tells me that I have 75GB free and that 175GB are in use. However, when I add all my files together, I only see 150GB in use. That is a difference of 25GB. Where did my space go?"
Ever have a similar question in your mind? Sure you do. Robert explains many of the mysteries in the blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2013/03/01/where-did-my-space-go.aspx. Nicely done Robert.


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Tracy Evans of Middletown, PA would like to thank Dr. Joshua Kim and the Harrisburg Team for giving her back her smile. Tracy now has the confidence to start her new job and proudly show off her new pearly whites.
(Pictured below with Tracy are office manager Courtney Brader, Dr. Joshua Kim, Dentist; Raynee Doweary, EFDA; Rhyan Hayes, Lead DA; Stevie Irizarry, DA and Alexandria Lueke, DA).


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He was born in the Silicon Valley, and made a personal computer in his family's garage, and passed away as a superstar of Silicon Valley. But Steve Jobs isn't just about that. He found Apple together with his friend Steve Wozniak, founded NeXT Computer after being fired from Apple, bought up Pixar and gave us 'Toy Story' which I'm sure everyone knows. His life isn't just about the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. He's also made many friends, and here's what they have to say about his departure.
"We've lost something we won't get back. The way I see it, though, the way people love products (that) he put so much into creating means he brought a lot of life to the world."
– Steve Wozniak
"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely."
— Bill Gates
"From the earliest days of Google, whenever Larry and I sought inspiration for vision and leadership, we needed to look no farther than Cupertino. Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the macbook I am writing this on right now). And I have witnessed it in person the few times we have met. On behalf of all of us at Google and more broadly in technology, you will be missed very much. My condolences to family, friends, and colleagues at Apple."
— Sergey Brin
"I am very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me. He was very kind to reach out to me as I became CEO of Google and spend time offering his advice and knowledge even though he was not at all well. My thoughts are with his family and the whole Apple family."
— Larry Page
"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you."
— Mark Zuckerberg
"He was dubbed a megalomaniac, but Steve Jobs often gambled on young, largely inexperienced talent to take Apple forward; Jony Ive and his team prove that such faith was spot on."
— Sir James Dyson, innovator and entrepreneur
"I got one of the first Macs, and my relationship with computers fundamentally changed. In both of his incarnations at Apple, he was a visionary. He provided tools. His victories were based on imagination and courage."
— Roger Ebert, Pulitzer-prize winning film critic
"No words can adequately express our sadness at Steve's death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."
— Tim Cook, CEO of Apple
"Tonight our City — a city that has always had such respect and admiration for creative genius — joins with people around the planet in remembering a great man and keeping Laurene and the rest of the Jobs family in our thoughts and prayers."
— Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
"Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family. He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined. Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply 'make it great.' He is why Pixar turned out the way we did and his strength, integrity and love of life has made us all better people. He will forever be a part of Pixar's DNA. Our hearts go out to his wife Laurene and their children during this incredibly difficult time."
— John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer, and Ed Catmull, President, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios
"The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve's wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him."
— President Barack Obama
"Steve Jobs was an iconic entrepreneur and businessman whose impact on technology was felt beyond Silicon Valley. He will be remembered for the innovation he brought to market and the inspiration he brought to the world."
— Meg Whitman, President and CEO, HP
"Steve was my hero growing up. He not only gave me a lot of personal advice and encouragement, he showed all of us how innovation can change lives.I will miss him dearly, as will the world."
— Jerry Yang
"Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend."
— Bob Iger, CEO of Disney
"I want to express my deepest condolences at the passing of Steve Jobs, one of the founders of our industry and a true visionary. My heart goes out to his family, everyone at Apple and everyone who has been touched by his work."
— Steve Ballmer
You have a bunch of PDF files on your computer that are protected by a long and complex password. You know the passwords but it still feels inconvenient and boring typing them each time you have to open a PDF file.
Is there a tool available that can remove password protection from PDF files? Someone asked me this question on Twitter the other day and the answer is obviously yes.
There's a free Windows utility called BeCyPDFMetaEdit that can help you remove passwords from PDF files* but without make any other change to the document. (I am not sure why the developers picked such a complex name for this useful utility).
Here's what you need to do:
1. Launch the program and it will ask your for the location of the PDF file.
2. Before you select and open the PDF, change the mode to "Complete Rewrite."
3. Switch to the Security tab and set the "Security System" to "No encryption." Click the Save button and your PDF will no longer require a password to open.
[*] If you would like to test this tool but do not have a password-protected file, use this sample PDF (the password is labnol).
A good article indeed…. !
|Email from the boss
Mail sent by Narayan Murthy to all Infosys staff:It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on…
PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing…
And who's at work? Most of them ??? Take a closer look…All or most specimens are ??
Something male species of the human race…
Look closer… again all or most of them are bachelors…
And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!
This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other off-shore offices.
Bachelors 'Passing-Time' during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they've nothing else to do…
'Working' (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture.
With bosses more than eager to provide support to those 'working' late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he's a hard worker… goes home only to change..!!).
To hell with bosses who don't understand the difference between 'sitting' late and 'working' late!!!
Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.
So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family… office is no longer a priority, family is… and
For your boss, the earlier 'hardworking' guy suddenly seems to become a 'early leaver' even if u leave an hour after regular time… after doing the same amount of work.
People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labelled as work-shirkers…
Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays… though) leave on time are labelled as 'not up to it'. All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on 'working' not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.
So what's the moral of the story??
There are hundred other things to do in the evening..
Learn music…
Learn a foreign language…
Try a sport… TT, cricket………
Importantly,get a girl friend or boy friend, take him/her around town…
* And for heaven's sake, net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.
Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *'Life's calling, where are you??'*
Please pass on this message to all those colleagues and please do it before leaving time, don't stay back till midnight to forward this!!!
But, I just have one thing to ask him and the other bosses; Narayan Murthy, there was no/almost no IT Companies at you time, What do you know about bachelor's life at an IT company 😛 😀


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Took a motor-mo-cycle ride up to beautiful Mt Mee yesterday and had a BBQ. It's so beautiful up there, I want to live there with a pig, a pony and Sybil the dog. I can totally see myself up there in a little cabin with a fire drinking tea.
Taken last time I was there ... so pretty.
Mr Lace Monitor who wanted a snag
- sorry lizard, 'no feeding the animals'.


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Neversink is Ours!
December 5, 1995
On Tuesday, December 5 1995, the Southeastern Cave Conservancy became the owner of the classic TAG pit, Neversink. The closing was held in Scottsboro, Alabama, with Mark Wolinsky, Bill Putnam, and Buddy Lane representing the SCCi. This event is the culmination of almost three years of work by many SCCi members. It was made possible by the generous support of cavers and organizations throughout the US. We would especially like to thank Pigeon Mountain Industries, the Dogwood City Grotto, the Huntsville Grotto, and the Richmond Area Speleological Society for their early and generous financial support. A large share of the credit for bringing this complicated deal to completion goes to SCCi Acquisitions Chairman Mark Wolinsky, who handled the negotiations and ran down countless details to make it all work.
The total cost of the acquisition was just over $51,000, including legal fees and survey expenses. The SCCi raised $31,000 and borrowed another $20,000 to make the purchase. As a result of a very successful fundraising campaign, the debt was paid in full by October, 1996.
Neversink. Photo by John Van Swearingen, IV. The Southeastern Cave Conservancy is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the acquisition and management of caves and cave access in the Southeastern US. Membership costs $25 per year and is open to anyone interested in the management and protection of caves. Member dues go directly to buy, lease, and manage caves.
History of the SCCi Neversink Acquisition Neversink is a beautiful 162 foot open air pit in Jackson County Alabama. Long known and loved by TAG cavers, the cave is considered by many to be the classic TAG pit. It is probably the most photographed pit in TAG due to the beautiful fern covered ledges (including some rare and endangered ferns), waterfalls, and other features. The pit is about 40 feet in diameter at the top and bells out to 100 feet in diameter at the bottom. It has been featured in countless slide shows and has been pictured in many publications including the NSS News, various convention guidebooks, and the cover of Bob Thrun's book Prusiking.
The pit was closed in 1993 due to a change of ownership. The new owner was concerned about liability and about disturbance of the water pipe from the spring above the pit. The spring is the only reliable water supply for a home at the bottom of the mountain.
The SCCi was already in negotiations to buy the pit when it was sold in 1993 to another buyer who bypassed the real estate agent. We then made contact with the new owner and entered into negotiations to buy the pit from him. After much work, an agreement was reached. We began raising money to pay for the cave. At the eleventh hour the owner had second thoughts and decided to sell the land to the person using the spring. We then made contact with that person, and were eventually able to reach a agreement to buy the cave from him in return for a guarantee of a water rights easement for the spring.
In July 1995 the Southeastern Cave Conservancy signed a contract with the owner to purchase the pit. Following a survey of the property and some arrangements regarding parking and walking access, the SCCi completed the purchase and took ownership on December 5, 1995.
Total cost of the purchase was a little over $51,000. The SCCi raised most the money and secured a loan sufficient to allow us to complete the deal. We had six months to pay off the loan at no interest.
At the 1995 TAG Fall Cave In the SCCi kicked off a major new fund raising program for the Neversink Purchase called "Buy a Piece of the Pit". Similar in organization to the NSS Office Buy a Brick campaign, the plan allows cavers to make a contribution to the SCCi Neversink Fund and receive a complimentary Neversink T-Shirt with a map of the cave and the words "I Bought A Piece of the Pit" plus an honorary certificate of ownership, suitable for framing, which identifies your particular plot on the property. The fund raising program was a major success and allowed us to retire the debt from the purchase in one year.
All contributions are tax deductible in accordance with IRS rules for charitable contributions. The SCCi is a 501-c-3 non-profit tax exempt organization.
Any questions regarding Neversink may be referred to SCCi Neversink Property Manager Jim Hall.
If you would like to support the SCCi by joining as a member, the dues are $25 and should be sent to SCCi Treasurer Buddy Lane, 40 Hidden Brook Lane, Signal Mountain TN 37377.


text: Adrian Mueller I'm a photographer & table top director based in New York. I grew up in Switzerland, surrounded by beautiful landscapes, delicious food and a culture of simplicity in design. All those elements helped me form my visual sensibilities and they're expressed in my work. Spending time in Japan further influenced my creative approach and aesthetics. Developing true craftsmanship and reducing everything to its essence have become a guiding theme in my career. Most of all though, I enjoy contrasting my affinity to simplicity with my desire to connect with anybody who views my work, combining beauty with emotional warmth.I've had the opportunity to collaborate with many amazing creatives and companies over the years, shooting not only in New York but also in Chicago, Boston, Detroit, LA, Miami, Seattle as well as in Europe and Japan. It always feels me with joy to reconnect with those of you whom I've worked with before and if we haven't met yet, please don't hesitate to send me a line. I'm looking forward to producing memorable work together!


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Hillary V. Lehr has worked with Rainforest Action Network, co-founded the California Student Sustainability Coalition, and is currently taking on Wall Street money in politics as Campaign Director for Global Exchange's Elect Democracy project.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Washington's Wall Street Sugar Daddies
How much is democracy worth to you?
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About DonHerron.com
In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you'll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first "Mr. Hunt" story, "Knives in the Dark."
Tag Archives: Library of America
Hammett: Birthday 126
Yeah, 126 years ago today Samuel Dashiell Hammett began life as a fat baby, and lived that life as a thin man. Pinkerton's detective. Pulp writer in San Francisco. Hollywood. Ended up in New York. You probably know the outline. … Continue reading
Hammett: "The Tenth Clew"
Brian Leno just let me know that Library of America put up the Op story "The Tenth Clew" as their Story of the Week feature. There's a brief introduction, but we covered — or uncovered — the main points circa … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, News Tagged "The Tenth Clew", Library of America, Mike Nevins, Terry Zobeck
Two-Gun Bob: Top Ten, Baby
Brian Leno keeps his thumb on the pulse, and just popped in the news that Robert E. Howard's landmark Cthulhu Mythos yarn "The Black Stone" made the cut for Library of America's ten most read stories of the year — … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, REH Tagged "The Black Stone", Brian Leno, Cthulhu Mythos, Library of America
Rediscovered: Willeford's Pick-Up, from Cult to Canon
Just got a notice that the Library of America eBook of Pick-Up — usually tagged at $6.99 — is yours for $2.99 for two weeks. You'll have to figure out the hoops you need to jump through to grab the … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, Willeford Tagged "Pick-Up", Library of America, Rachel Kushner
Hammett: "Slippery Fingers"
Guess who's back with another installment of Zobeck: Series Two? You got it. And here's Terry Zobeck: The other day, Don sent me a link to a piece by Francis M. Nevins on the Mystery File blog that mentions … Continue reading
Posted in Dash Tagged "Peter Collinson", "Slippery Fingers", Black Mask, Crime Stories, Library of America, Steve Carper, Terry Zobeck, The Digest Enthusiast
Hammett: "The Nails in Mr. Cayterer"
Remember the fireworks going off boom! and bang! a couple of days ago? As I watched the explosions I was thinking, yeah, if they only knew that Terry Zobeck was about to finish off — complete, fini — his now … Continue reading
Posted in Dash Tagged "The Nails in Mr Cayterer", Black Mask, EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Jo Hammett, Library of America, Nero Wolfe, pure texts, Rex Stout, Richard Layman, Robin Thin, Terry Zobeck, Vince Emery
Hammett: "Corkscrew"
Thanksgiving — the day of bounty, and plenty of it. I wonder, do we have any bounty to strew Up and Down These Mean Streets? How about The Return of Terry Zobeck? — who in a race to the finish with his coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit Tagged "Corkscrew", "This King Business", Black Mask, Crime Stories, EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Library of America, Lillian Hellman, Richard Layman, Terry Zobeck
Rediscovered: Becoming Legends
Fritz Leiber, subject of the tour coming up this Sunday, was alive for much of the time I've been doing walks. Some of you may remember Hammett tours when we reached 811 Geary Street and did the blurb on Fritz and Our Lady … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, News, Tour, Willeford Tagged 811 Geary, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fritz Leiber, Harlan Ellison, John Gawsworth, Library of America, M. P. Shiel, Michael Dirda, Our Lady of Darkness, Washington Post
Hammett: The Complete Op
Say what you will about Frederic Dannay — and we've said so much about him on this site that his name is threatening to take over the Tag Cloud — but at least in his ten collections of Hammett's shorter fiction … Continue reading
Hammett: "You've Never Read Hammett!"
A few years ago I was in the now gone "M" Is For Mystery Bookstore for a talk. Near the end of the remarks the speaker — kind of an absurd little guy — suddenly remembered that the collection Crime Stories … Continue reading


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Republican Rep. Jack Kingston will face Democrat Lesli Rae Messinger in the November 6 general election for southeast Georgia's 1st Congressional District.
Both are from Savannah.
Messinger, a 56-year-old businesswoman, defeated Nathan Russo, a St. Simons Island retiree, in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Unofficial returns showed Messinger with 55 percent of the vote to 45 percent for Russo with 79 percent of precincts reporting.
Kingston did not have primary opposition.
The 57-year-old congressman is seeking his 11th term.
Georgia lawmakers redrew the district this year to include all of Savannah, including more Democratic precincts.
Nonetheless, Kingston is a favorite heading into the fall campaign, a fact of which Messinger is well aware.
"I know, I know," Messinger said after being congratulated on the opportunity to face the well-financed incumbent. "But I'm prepared. I am very prepared because I know it's the right thing to do and I know I have a lot of people behind me"
Besides Savannah, the district includes the rest of Georgia's coastal counties and extends inland to Valdosta.


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Companies To Watch: HyperGrid
By Abby Sorensen, Chief Editor
Building a market while building cohesive engineering teams.
Forrester predicts the overall public cloud market will reach $236 billion by 2020. Amazon Web Services already owns about 30 percent of the market, and Microsoft Azure owns about 15 percent. Even though those are the two elephants in the room, that means there are still billions to be made around cloud infrastructure and services. And that's why HyperGrid is excited about its on-premise cloud solution. The Enterprise Cloud-as-a-Service company was founded in 2016 through a combination of tech companies. Chief Product Officer Manoj Nair's advice about helping lead a tech startup includes lessons for other software companies considering an acquisition, and for tech trailblazers trying to create a new market.
Blending Engineering Teams
HyperGrid was founded from acquisitions, a strategy becoming more and more common in the software and tech world. When the company acquired XOcur, a business intelligence SaaS platform for cloud decision making, in June 2016, it needed to merge two independent engineering teams very quickly. Every two weeks HyperGrid releases a new customer facing tool, and even if it's not immediately deployed to customers the internal teams will use it. Then every six weeks those new features are packaged and delivered to customers.
Investors: GGV Capital, Atlantic Bridge, Acero Capital, ONSET Ventures, Investec Ventures
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Major Acquisitions: DCHQ (now HyperForm), XOcur
Founded: 2016 (formerly GridStore, founded in 2009)
The merged team now uses a single platform and all of the same development tools. Since it's a distributed team, engineers use Slack to stay closely connected. Debates over what tools the newly formed team should use only lasted about a week. Communication is key, and moving slowly in this space simply isn't an option. The stakes are high too – this isn't like asking new employees to adjust to a new timekeeping software. The tools your engineers use, and their abilities to effectively use those tools, can make or break a newly formed company. "Good engineers are highly opinionated about the tools they use," says Manoj. "We asked them to follow an analytical approach and understand what our requirements are. Sometimes though, it takes a benevolent dictator to say, 'OK, pick one.' At some point you have to make the call and run with it. There are so many real, tough challenges to solve that our engineers don't have the mental bandwidth to spend it on tooling."
Creating A New Market
Nair says the company debated several different phrases to coin when deciding how to classify itself (and it landed on "Enterprise Cloud-as-a-Service"). Naming a new market category is the easy part – it's explaining the value to customers that presents the real challenge. The first step is to define your customer base as clearly as possible. For HyperGrid, that means targeting only large enterprises, specifically global 5,000 companies. The next step is building a marketing team, and instructing this team to both listen to and influence key analysts and customers.
HyperGrid relied on the pain points of early adopters to refine its product. It was also selective about who these initial customers should be. Taking on any customer willing to try your product without considering that customer's true fit often puts young companies at risk for a never ending cycle of scattered development projects. Ideal early customers are those who truly need your product and will come on board with the understanding that they are going to help you iterate. One of these customers, for example, came to Nair wanting its IT infrastructure to look like Google's. The client knew they could hire former Google engineers and spend three years building that infrastructure, but it would be easier, cheaper, and less time consuming to partner with HyperGrid – even if that meant having to help HyperGrid develop its solution set over time.
"There is no magic bullet," Nair says. "It takes networking, marketing, participating in shows, talking to analysts, and talking to partners. If you don't like roller coaster rides, you won't like working for a startup."