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Two-Ingredient Chicken Tacos
Is anyone else out there feeling end of summer stress? Or is that just me?
Doodle starts kindergarten next week, and I still have a million things left to do.
Including having a semi-nervous breakdown. How is my kiddo old enough to be in kindergarten?
We went to an open house at the school a few nights ago, and he refused to hold my hand or walk next to me. What's up with that? I thought I still had a few more years before he was too embarrassed to be seen with me.
So, would it be weird if I stalked his classroom during the week? You know, just to make sure he's doing okay and hasn't forgotten about the person who gave birth to him.
In the meantime, I'm on the look-out for quick and easy weeknight meals as we start our new schedule for the school year. And it doesn't get much easier than this recipe. Chicken, a jar of salsa, a crock pot, and my pie-hole.
What's your favorite easy weeknight meal?
- 2 to 3 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 16 oz jar salsa
- Place chicken in the bottom of your crock pot and pour the salsa on top. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, until chicken is tender.
- Shred, and serve in taco shells with your favorite toppings.
If you have leftovers, add shredded chihuahua cheese (a Mexican melting cheese; smoked Gouda or Monterrey Jack would also work well) to your chicken. Roll the mixture up in corn tortillas, and place in a baking dish. Top with additional cheese, and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes. Serve with salsa verde and your favorite toppings!
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Shirley on August 9, 2012 at 7:50 am
This is perfect for a easy quick dinner. And who doesn't like tacos.
Melissa on August 9, 2012 at 8:33 am
I have been doing this for a year or so. I don't do it in the crockpot though, so I will have to try that when school starts and we get super crazy. I boil my chicken and shred it and then cook it down again with the salsa for a minute or two. It's great because those trace packets are so salty to me andi found I didn't like it. A can of rotel tomatoes also works well. And the kids don't realize they are eating some veggies! My pumpkin starts kindergarden in a week- and I'm not happy about it. She is though, I went to book day and her teacher sent a note and she slept with it!
Terry on August 9, 2012 at 8:39 am
So simple and sounds so yummy too, gotta try!
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Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel on August 9, 2012 at 9:18 am
Haha "so he never forgets about the person who gave birth to him." I doubt Doodle would ever forget someone like you–you make him incredible treats like these tacos and all those delicious baked goods 🙂 still, I don't even know Doodle and *I* can't believe he's in kindergarten! What a cutie! And OMG, I am loving these tacos. 2 ingredients? That's screaming my name after a hellish long day of work.
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amy @ fearless homemaker on August 9, 2012 at 9:24 am
Uh, you had me at two ingredients. LOVE! I'm *finally* getting a crockpot this weekend – one of our divorced-dude friends hasn't used his in years, so he's donating it to me. Can't wait to get my hands on it + try this recipe!
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sally @ sallys baking addiction on August 9, 2012 at 11:42 am
this is probably the weirdest thing you'll ever read but chicken and salsa are two of my favorite foods. Even though salsa is sorta kind a condiment, I could DEFINITELY eat an entire jar. Thank goodness i'm going out for Mexican tonight with Kevin because you got tacos on my mind today!!
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Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust on August 9, 2012 at 4:26 pm
This is, hands down, my favorite crock pot recipe. Perfect for busy nights!
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Natalie D. on August 9, 2012 at 5:31 pm
So first off, I love your blog. I still think about those cheesecake pops you make awhile back. So gorgeous and easy! Now, second. I don't cook. I bake. This recipe is from heaven. Two ingredients?! Even I can do that. Thanks!
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Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} on August 9, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Great minds think alike, Ashley! We always have chicken tacos and wraps. They're so delicious. I too, use salsa from a jar and salad. I usually do a whole feast of salad stuff from lettice, cucumber, tomatoes, red/green peppers, and somtimes cheese too.
Next time I make these, I want to use Tzatziki. Yum! Thanks for sharing.
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BreAna {Sugar & Spice & All Things Iced} on August 10, 2012 at 3:50 pm
YUM! What a great and easy idea!! I definitely need to give this a try.
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Aimee @ ShugarySweets on August 11, 2012 at 10:11 am
A wonderful basic meal. THANKS for reminding me of this one!!
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Back For Seconds on August 11, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I just made chicken tacos the other day. I can't believe how simple these are! Too bad I didn't see this post earlier :/ btw, I am totally against kids growing up. Who do they think they are?
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Jocelyn @BruCrew Life on August 12, 2012 at 6:13 pm
My youngest did that when he went to kindergarten too! It was the saddest day when he wouldn't let me walk him to his class!!! Seriously? We are the momma's and I say stalk his class every week:-) And 2 ingredient tacos…love it!! Perfect dinner after a day of stalking our kids!!!!
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Peggy on August 13, 2012 at 1:54 pm
I love 2-ingredient fixes like this!
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Baking Serendipity on August 13, 2012 at 7:59 pm
I can definitely handle a good two ingredient recipe for the weeknights 🙂
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Shannon Pierron on June 16, 2014 at 5:31 pm
My home health nurse gave me a recipe similar to this last week. Cooked it Friday and my family went CRAZY over it! Just a couple of changes-
Instead of salsa, I used a large jar of picante sauce and added an envelope of chicken taco seasoning. That was all her recipe called for. BUT, due to health problems and me on a high protein diet, I decided to add in a can of rinsed black beans and a can of drained whole kernel corn. We had soft and crunchy tacos. AMAZING DISH!!!
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The big question raised by Jersey Boys is not about Frankie Valli or any other of the Four Seasons. Instead, I left wondering mostly why Clint Eastwood directed this movie. For at least the last ten years the movies Eastwood chooses to helm have had a point, usually circling around some examination of the character of the generation before the Baby Boomers, and particularly about their sense of masculinity, which he himself personified in many of his original roles. And while the Four Seasons are from that generation, the story skims across any deep examination of their characters, playing out instead more like PBS Pledge Week Programming: the E! True Hollywood Story.
To some extent, this is all we can expect from a film based on the original Broadway musical by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and adapted by the same pair. Yes, it's about a real music group, and the songs exist as real musical performances rather than choreographed fantasy sequences, but Jersey Boys still has more in common with jukebox revues like Mamma Mia! and Movin' Out than with Once or Inside Llewyn Davis. The stage musical is a thin narrative — albeit one drawn from real life — stretched between one famous hit and another; the movie chooses to tread the same ground rather than tell a more tightly-crafted story.
And so it's kind of vague what the story even is. Obviously, it centers on Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young, who originated the role on Broadway) and the rest of the Four Seasons. Frankie grows up under the eye of perpetual delinquent Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza), eventually singing in a number of small music groups DeVito ran, along with bass player and singer Nick Massi (Michael Lomenda). The group didn't really take off, though, until they were introduced to songwriter and keyboardist Bob Gaudio (Erich Bergen) by Joe Pesci (Joey Russo). Yes, that Joe Pesci.
But a lot happened over the thirty years from becoming the Four Seasons to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the movie is really, really bad at picking and choosing what to pay attention to. The strongest lines are the ones dealing with Tommy's mismanagement of the group's finances and the resulting debts, which are only resolved with the help of Gyp DeCarlo (Christopher Walken), a mobster and fan of the group's work. Frankie takes the debt mostly on his own shoulders as the original group breaks up around him, it seems out of some vague combined sense of martyrdom and obligation.
And yet even with two and a quarter hours to work with there's no time to flesh out the relationship between Tommy and Frankie to really explain this key dramatic turn in the strongest storyline in the whole movie. We also have to spend time on Frankie's volatile relationship with his wife, Mary (Renée Marino), and estrangement from his daughter, Francine (Freya Tingley). The marriage is painted almost entirely in tropes and stereotypes; the scene where they meet plays out with all the sensitivity and realism of a sketch on Saturday Night Live. And while I don't doubt that Francine's death was a major event in Frankie's life, all we get of their relationship is three short, barely-memorable scenes. Frankie says she can sing, and she was supposed to have a burgeoning career of her own, but we never see or hear it. We see two other daughters, but never learn their names, and never hear that the oldest of them fell to her death from a fire escape six months before Francine's overdose.
To be sure: Frankie Valli's home life had more than it's share of tragedy, and could easily make for its own movie — probably on Lifetime — but we only ever get clips of it here and there, and it mostly serves to take up time that could be better spent fleshing out the band's stories. In trying to cover everything, the movie tells none of the stories with any real depth or insight. This may work for a musical revue on the Broadway stage, but on the screen, in the hands of a director with Eastwood's talent for character, it's a colossal waste.
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The songs are good, sure, and if you're old enough to have grown up with them you'll surely love to hear them again. But you could hear them over and over if you bought the soundtrack album, or one of the many compilation albums the Four Seasons put out over the years.
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The uneducated Oscar follower will think that Michelle Williams big break came in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain as Alma, the young wife that discovers her husband's dark secret. The truth is Ms. Williams started gaining independent attention in films like The Station Agent (2003), in which she was nominated along with her co-stars for Cast Ensemble by the Screen Actors Guild Awards; she also captured attention as "Ruby" in Erik Skjoldbjærg's Prozac Nation (2001) with Christina Ricci and as Lana in Wim Wenders' Land of Plenty (2004), a performance that netted her a Best Actress nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Standing . . . for a few seconds
Well she keeps getting braver and braver, she shows no fear of letting go and doesn't mind landing pretty hard on her tush. Luckily, she's only had one nose dive, poor baby.
She likes her Pablo (from the Backyardigans) and if she reaches for it, she'll let go and hold it with both hands before she realizes she's not holding on and then BOOM she drops on her bum.
She also loves her giraffe, she doesn't push the balls through yet, but she loves to pull up on him and bang his head to make music.
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Ah, yes. The giraffe! Cassidy and Liam would looks so cute if they were standing at the same giraffe!
Way to go, Cassidy!!
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Cassidy! You are growing up to be such a big girl! I am so proud of you for standing so TALL!
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This week Kay Rogers shares a beautiful vintage inspired project with us. She used our brand new, Artist Edition Metal Frames, to showcase some lovely photos that she took of her daughter, Jenna, wearing vintage hats.
Supplies:Artist Edition: Metal Frames Set 1 Artist Edition: Metal Frames Set 2Artist Edition: Metal Frames Set 3RoadShow: Alpha StickerRoadShow: Card Kit (I used some of the stickers from this set.)RoadShow: Element StickersRoadShow: Rub-onsRoadShow: Tags and Titles
Instructions:To bring out the texture of the frames, Kay used "Rub and Buff" on them which gave them a lovely Patina finish. (See photo below.)
Kay printed out some photos to fit the dimensions of the frames. Tip: If you want a true size, make sure when you crop the photo in your photo editing software that your resolution is 300.Next, Kay trimmed the photos and papers using the handy templates that come with each frame. Kay says, "I had worried about this step, but with the template it took no time at all and they fit perfectly!" She used a craft knife for this step.Kay then inked the edges and adhered the photos and papers into the frames. She embellished them with stickers and rub-ons from the Road Show collection, as well as some crystals.
Kay filled each frame with Ranger's Clear Accents. This makes a clear coating over the picture, encasing it in the glue. She outlined the frame with a line of glue, then filled it in the rest of the way. If you see any bubbles, pop them with a pin. If some of the bubbles linger, no worries, it will just add to the vintage charm. Let dry overnight.
If desired, add jump rings to the frames as well as ribbon. You can display these frames on a decorative jewelry stand. Kay found the two shown here (1st photo and photo below) at Marshall's.
For a fun variation you could add one of the frames to a necklace.
You could add a couple more for even more fun!
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This week's Fancy This project is by Anne Jo Lexander. She created this sweet little seedling jar as a hostess gift. What a cute idea! Something that the recipient will be able to enjoy for a long time as she watches the plant grow. And it's perfect for a kitchen window sill, ready to offer clippings of basil to add to some home cooking. Mmmm.
Here's how you can make your own...
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Instructions:1. Find a small, clean, glass jar. Don't worry if there's visible adhesive on it still, we're gonna cover it.
2. Apply gesso the surface twice. (you could also leave it blank, which would make for an interesting view if you fill the jar w/small pebbles at the bottom before adding the soil, and allows you to watch the roots grow).
3. Measure the height and diameter of your jar. Cut your transparency accordingly.
4. Adhere the transparency to the jar.
5. Create your tag. Mine was sprayed with TA Glimmer Mist (walnut gold first, then coffee shop and jazz blue). Remember to let the mist dry in between each color. The edges were inked with distress ink after all the mist had dried.
6. Add a Road Show rub-on to the tag.
7. Paint fluer de lis chipboard shape (from TA Glimmer Chips Regal Collection) with blue acrylic paint and allow to dry. Then spray with TA Glimmer Mist (jazz
blue) for extra shimmer.
8. Create small banner-triangles & sew on the tag.
9. Staple ball trim on the edge of the tag.
10. Staple the (dried) tile on the tag.
11. Apply glossy accent on the tile only, and let dry overnight (or however long it'll take for it to harden). It'll add an amazing extra shimmer.
12. Tie tag to the jar with a ribbon.
13. Fill jar with soil & Basil (or any other) seedlings.
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Today we're taking a look at this colorful ribbon from our About A Girl collection that is sure to add a bright, feminine touch to any project!
Love by Anne Jo Lexander
Anne Jo used the striped ribbon to decorate the sides of this beautiful canvas. You can see how she created this lovely project on her blog.
Amy created this beautiful invitation using the About A Girl collection including some of the pretty pink scalloped ribbon.
We hope you've enjoyed these beautiful projects from Anne Jo and Amy! Happy Thursday!
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Ronda Palazzari shares this gorgeous layout with us today. See her instructions below to create your own!
Supplies:Delight: Woven RibbonRusted Sun: Strips paperAbout A Girl: Strips paperDaily Grind: Chipboard ShapesFancy Pants ButtonsTattered Angels: Glimmer Mists - Key Lime, Turquoise, & Sunflower; Frames (sprayed with Graphite)Other: Needle & threadRibbon Flower Instructions:1. Use a piece of Fancy Pants Ribbon about 15 inches long. The grosgrain is nice & wide so it shows the "ruffles" well.
2. With white thread, make a running stitch at the bottom of the ribbon. A running stitch is just pulling the needle up and down to create a line in the ribbon from beginning to end.
3. Once you have stitched to the end, gently start to pull the thread so the ribbon bunches ups. It will twist and turn to creates these gorgeous ruffles. You can pull the ribbon into a circle so it stacks on itself creating the flower.
4. Stitch ribbon down through the center to hold the flower shape in place. Add a button using a glue dot or liquid glue. Tip: These are great additions to a page but could also be used in home décor, or fashion accessories (like headbands or barrettes). Layout Instructions:1. Place a piece of cardstock about 8 x 10 over the background. Spritz the page with turquoise, key lime, & sunflower mists to create the background frame.
2. Highlight the fun background by machine stitching around the rectangle. Before you begin to stitch, add the butterfly & TA frame so they will be included in the stitches.
3. Add in layers of FP papers underneath the photo. 4. Add pieces of chipboard from the Daily Grind, including the title smile. 5. Finally place your ribbon flowers next to the photos for that final pop.
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We've been getting a lot of sun around here lately and it is making me anxious for summer. Sunshine, warmer temperatures, popsicles, the beach ... ahhhh summer. Our Rusted Sun Glitter Cuts capture all the fun things to love about summer with a touch of sparkle. Check out how our designers used this Spotlight product combined with some Tattered Angels goodness
Summertime by Anne Jo LexanderAnne Jo uses the popsicle glitter cut as her tittle for this multi-photo layout about her family's summer activities. And to jazz up her background, she spattered TA Glimmer Mist (jazz blue, graphite and gold) all over with a paintbrush.
Orange by Cindy TobeyCindy uses the glitter cut frame to surround her main photo. She also used the popsicle glitter cut. She cut it apart and covered the "summertime" with folded ribbon, buttons and stitching, for a creative page accent. For her title, Cindy used the TA Nature Butterfly Framed Fonts (without the frames) and Tiger Lily Glimmer Mist to color them.
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Greta Hammond gives us this beautiful Fancy This project this week! Below, she explains just how to make your very own Altered Bullentin Board. Greta even gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make her pretty flower embellishments, that not only look great on this board, but will also look great on other projects as well.
Supplies:Road Show Collection papersDaily Grind ButtonsTA Nature Butterfly Framed FontsTA Glimmer Mist: Candy Apple Redother: chipboard swirls, pearls, sea green paint, brown ink.
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This song plays in my head as I stand on the fence across from the mall. Quickly, urgently, I smoke a cigarette. A single drop of rain falls on the corner of my mouth. This brings me into the sense-memory of kissing you. There is visceral truth in these tightly-spun lyrics.
I, unhinged, sorry
Hold care for you
Begin to love`
The utmost
And who else
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Washington (CNN) -- Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders kicked off again Thursday with pledges of support from leaders on both sides -- as well as the United States -- for a peace process leading to a comprehensive settlement within one year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas also quickly agreed to meet again on September 14 and 15 in the Middle East and then roughly every two weeks thereafter, according to former Sen. George Mitchell, President Barack Obama's special envoy for Middle East peace.
Both Abbas and Netanyahu condemned violence targeting innocent civilians in their region and pledged to work together to maintain security, Mitchell said.
They also reiterated their mutual support for the goal of "two states for two peoples" as part of a resolution of "all core issues" at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he added.
They agreed to work toward the completion of a framework agreement designed to bolster an "atmosphere of trust" and pave the way toward a comprehensive treaty and a "lasting peace," the special envoy said.
Mitchell's announcement came shortly after Netanyahu and Abbas sat down with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department.
Clinton, who sat at the middle of a U-shaped table flanked by Netanyahu, Abbas and other senior negotiators, told reporters that the meeting was part of a move "towards a future of peace and dignity that only (Israelis and Palestinians) can create."
The United States "cannot and will not impose a solution," she declared, though she asserted that a two-state solution is the only viable resolution to the conflict.
The U.S. government will be an "active" partner in the renewed peace process, Clinton promised. It's in America's national security interest to find a solution to the conflict, she said.
Clinton, whose husband tried but failed to reach a comprehensive deal in the final year of his administration, said that "we've been here before and know how difficult the road ahead" can be. Opponents of a deal will try "to sabotage this process," she warned.
For his part, Netanyahu said that he sees in Abbas "a partner for peace."
The Israeli leader said that reaching a lasting peace will require "mutual and painful concessions from both sides." But Israel is prepared to go "a long way in a short time" to reach a deal, he said.
Abbas voiced his belief that the current negotiations "should, within a year, lead to an arrangement" for peace. Palestinian negotiators are prepared to "work on all the final status issues," he said.
Abbas used the occasion to, among other things, call on Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza.
Thursday's talks followed a working dinner Wednesday night at the White House with Obama, Abbas, Netanyahu, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah II.
"I am hopeful -- cautiously hopeful, but hopeful -- that we can achieve the goal that all four of these leaders articulated," Obama said Wednesday.
Clinton and Middle East Quartet Representative Tony Blair also attended the dinner. The Quartet consists of the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union.
While all of the major players have struck an optimistic tone, several key hurdles are confronting negotiators.
One immediate threat to the talks is the September 26 expiration of Israel's 10-month freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank. Palestinian leaders have indicated they may walk out of the talks if the freeze is not extended. Some members of Netanyahu's coalition government, on the other hand, have said they will leave the coalition if the freeze continues.
Another roadblock is the Palestinian view that any two-state solution must include a handover of all the land Israel captured in the 1967 war, along with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.
While Netanyahu has expressed openness about a Palestinian state, he also has voiced strong opposition to a Palestinian takeover of East Jerusalem.
Hamas control of Gaza also remains a "major problem," Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat said earlier this week.
Leaders of Hamas are frequently in conflict with the more moderate Abbas and his Fatah organization, which has the upper hand in the West Bank. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri, speaking to reporters in Gaza Thursday, said Abbas has no political legitimacy and no right to represent the Palestinian people.
While Gaza is generally considered to be part of any future Palestinian state, Hamas has refused to recognize Israel's right to exist and is not a part of the talks. Zuhri said that "resistance operations" will continue against Israelis despite recent arrests of Hamas activists in the West Bank.
The Hamas pledge to continue attacks came after the Islamist group claimed responsibility for two shooting attacks on Israeli settlers in the past two days that left four people dead and two others wounded.
"We are under no illusions," Obama said this week. "Passions run deep ... there's a reason that the two-state solution has eluded previous generations -- this is extraordinarily complex and extraordinarily difficult."
Future details about the progress of negotiations will be limited, Mitchell told reporters. He noted that both the Israelis and the Palestinians have said that in order for negotiations to succeed, they "must be kept private" and "treated with the utmost sensitivity."
CNN's Ed Henry, Alan Silverleib, Hala Gorani and David Molko contributed to this report


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Good for Fred. He's still on my might vote for list.
Senator Thompson voices his opinion on the second amendment as his opinion of his opponents.
The only person available to protect you 24 hours a day is you.
Good for Fred. He's still on my might vote for list.
If it came down to a choice between Fred and Hillary, Fred would have my vote in a heartbeat. I still like Huckabee better.
I have to agree Huckabee seems to be a pretty good candidate, if he can just make it that far. I am sure there are worse people than Hillary, but I can currently think of none.
The only person available to protect you 24 hours a day is you.
[QUOTE=DrDavidM;8015]I have to agree Huckabee seems to be a pretty good candidate, if he can just make it that far. I am sure there are worse people than Hillary, but I can currently think of none.[/QUOT
I posted on the old packing.org site once that my worst nightmare was as follows: The election for president is between Democrat Clinton, Republican Giuliani and Independant Bloomberg.
By faith Noah,being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear,prepared an ark to the saving of his house;by the which he condemned the world,and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith Heb.11:7
Besides the fact that Fred Thompson has been out of politics over 5 years...
Fred Thompson joins Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain as having a record of selling us out on the second amendment while hypocritically claiming to support it.
Mike Huckabee has a perfect record of supporting the second amendment and he is the only canidate in any party running that has a CCW and was the first Governor in the U.S. to obtain one many years ago.
Additionally, Mike Huckabee is the only candidate running in any party that has actually faced the Clinton Political Machine and defeated it soundly every time; four times in all. Not withstanding the Clinton Political Machine obviously out spent Huckabee in excess of a 100 to 1.
Its obvious Huckabee knows how to win and be frugal.
The Polls clearly show, when people compare Mike Huckabee to the rest of the lot (any party) he comes out as the most Authentic, Consistent, Compassionate and Experienced.
Check out Mike Huckabee on the issues and policies:
but I just don't see him as being able to pull it off. Maybe he'll end up as a VP on a winning ticket but that is the best I can see. Fred has the skill, experience and presence to do the job plus he seems to be playing the cards close to his chest. The campaign started way too early and already people seem to be getting tired of "the race." Maybe his understated, low-key style will give him the legs to turn on for an exceptionally strong finish. If the party can give him a second tier of professional, savvy staffers he or Romney seem the best bets for winning. I'm hoping for Fred though.
Reality, DEAL with IT!
Did he buy one? He has not talked his way out yet.
Huckleberry doesn't even say the right things.
1 Timothy 5:8
"But if any aprovide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."


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Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36
28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" — not knowing what he said. 34 As he said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son [my Chosen]; listen to him!" 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
5 And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be." 6 And he believed the LORD; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness. 7 And he said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess." 8 But he said, "O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" 9 He said to him, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." 10 And he brought him all these, cut them in two, and laid each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. 11 And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram; and lo, a dread and great darkness fell upon him. 17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. 18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates
Meditation: What can blind us or keep us from recognizing God's glory in our lives? Sin and unbelief for sure! Faith enables us to see what is hidden or unseen to the naked eye. Through the eyes of faith Abraham recognized God and God's call on his life. He saw from afar not only what God intended for him, but for his descendants as well – an everlasting covenant of friendship and peace with the living God (Genesis 15:18). Abraham is the father of faith because he put his hope in the promises of God. Faith makes us taste in advance the light of God's glory when we shall see him face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2).
The Lord Jesus reveals his glory in fulfilling his Father's will
Are you prepared to see God's glory? God is eager to share his glory with us! We get a glimpse of this when the disciples see Jesus transfigured on the mountain. Jesus' face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white (Mark 9:2,3).
When Moses met with God on Mount Sinai the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God (see Exodus 34:29). Paul says that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face because of its brightness (2 Corinthians 3:7). In the Gospel account Jesus appeared in glory with Moses, the great lawgiver of Israel, and with Elijah, the greatest of the prophets, in the presence of three of his beloved apostles – Peter, James, and John.
What is the significance of this mysterious appearance? Jesus went to the mountain knowing full well what awaited him in Jerusalem – his betrayal, rejection and crucifixion. Jesus very likely discussed this momentous decision to go to the cross with Moses and Elijah. God the Father also spoke with Jesus and gave his approval: This is my beloved Son; listen to him. The Father glorified his son because he obeyed. The cloud which overshadowed Jesus and his apostles fulfilled the dream of the Jews that when the Messiah came the cloud of God's presence would fill the temple again (see Exodus 16:10, 19:9, 33:9; 1 Kings 8:10; 2 Maccabees 2:8).
The Lord wants to share his glory with each of us
The Lord Jesus not only wants us to see his glory – he wants to share this glory with us. And Jesus shows us the way to the Father's glory: follow me – obey my words – take the path I have chosen for you and you will receive the blessings of my Father's kingdom – your name will be written in heaven.
Jesus succeeded in his mission because he went to Calvary so that Paradise would be restored to us once again. He embraced the cross to obtain the crown of glory that awaits each one of us, if we will follow in his footsteps.
Origen (185-254 AD), an early church bible scholar and writer, shows us how the transfiguration can change our lives:
"When he is transfigured, his face also shines as the sun that he may be manifested to the children of light who have put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light, and are no longer the children of darkness or night but have become the sons of day, and walk honestly as in the day. Being manifest, he will shine unto them not simply as the sun, but as demonstrated to be the sun of righteousness."


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Obama Sends $3.7 Trillion Budget to Congress [VIDEO]
President Obama sent Congress a $3.73 trillion budget Monday, a spending plan for 2012 that projects $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade but also continues adding to the national debt for years to come.
Republicans, who are still trying to cut billions out of this year's budget, slammed the proposal after giving it a quick analysis Monday morning. The top Republicans on the House and Senate budget committees said it would push $8.7 trillion in new spending while piling another $13 trillion onto the debt over the next 10 years.
"In this critical test of leadership, the president has failed to tackle the urgent fiscal and economic threats before us," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in a statement.
The president, visiting a school in Baltimore, said his budget reflects "tough choices and sacrifices." Obama said more will need to be done to address long-term shortfalls but described his spending plan as a "down payment" toward that effort.
"If we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary," he said.
White House Budget Director Jack Lew hit the news shows early to defend the president's proposal, saying the budget makes "real cuts" while investing in priority programs.
"You've got to start somewhere," Lew told Fox News. He said the long-term plan is to draw down the deficit to a point that can stabilize the debt. According to officials, the goal is to make sure the debt stops increasing as a share of the economy by the middle of the decade.
"By the middle of the decade, we're paying our bills," Lew said.
Senior administration officials said Obama would achieve two-thirds of his projected savings through spending cuts, including a five-year freeze on many domestic programs. The other one-third would come from tax increases, including limiting tax deductions for high-income taxpayers, a proposal Obama put forward last year only to have it rejected in Congress.
But the projected savings would be dwarfed by the $7.21 trillion in cumulative deficits over that 10-year period.
"We have no plan in this budget to pay down debt or ever come close to balancing it," Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, told Fox News.
The new estimates project the deficit for the current year will surge to an all-time high of $1.65 trillion, reflecting a sizable tax-cut agreement reached with Republicans in December. From there, the deficit in 2012 would dip to $1.1 trillion, giving the country a record four straight years of $1 trillion-plus deficits.
Though administration officials say the president will fulfill his pledge of cutting the deficit he "inherited" in half by the end of his first term, his 10-year projections show the figure persistently hovering above the already-high $458.6 billion deficit on the books in 2008, former President George W. Bush's last full year in office. Obama's 2012 budget projects the imbalances never falling lower below $607 billion.
"How is that living within your means?" Sessions said Monday.
David Walker, former U.S. comptroller general and head of the Comeback America Initiative, released a statement saying the plan was missing "concrete proposals and specific timelines" for addressing the nation's structural deficits.
"The failure of President Obama's fiscal 2012 budget to provide a path forward to address the nation's structural deficits is a major disappointment," he said.
The Obama budget recommendation, which is certain to be changed by Congress, would spend $3.73 trillion in the 2012 budget year, which begins Oct. 1, a reduction of 2.4 percent from what Obama projects will be spent in the current budget year.
The Obama plan would fall far short of the $4 trillion in deficit cuts recommended in a December report by his blue-ribbon deficit commission. That panel said that real progress on the deficit cannot be made without tackling the government's big three entitlement programs -- Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security -- and defense spending.
Obama concentrated his cuts in the one-tenth of the budget that covers most domestic agencies, projecting $400 billion in savings from a five-year freeze in this area. Some programs would not just see spending frozen at 2010 spending levels but would be targeted for sizable cuts.
The budget proposes program terminations or spending reductions for more than 200 programs at an estimated savings of $33 billion in 2012. Programs targeted for large cuts included Community Development Block Grants, trimmed by $300 million, while a program that helps pay heating bills for low-income families would be cut in half for a savings of $2.5 billion while a program supporting environmental restoration of the Great Lakes would be reduced by one-fourth for $125 million in savings.


text: jjkool_01 Sunday, 10/28/07 08:20:25 PM Re: None Post # of 24977 (edit) lol, wrong forum but still works >CSR: Now I can post about this one on this board. Could move on this listing. China Security & Surveillance Adds Two New Members to its Board of Directors; Announces Trading Date for NYSE Listing Friday October 26, 12:35 pm ET - Company to Commence Trading on NYSE Monday, October 29, 2007 - SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSCT - News; "China Security"), a leading provider of digital surveillance technology in the PRC, today announced the election of two new independent members to its Board of Directors. Mr. Mak Kin Kwong and Mr. Robert Shiver have joined the Board, effective October 25, 2007. On the same date, Mr. Jianguo Jiang and Lingfeng Xiong resigned from the Board. The election of these two individuals to the Board brings the total number of independent directors to three, constituting the majority of the Board which currently has five members. Consequently, China Security has announced that it will commence trading on the NYSE on Monday, October 29, 2007 under the trading symbol, "CSR". Until that time, the Company's shares will continue to trade on the OTCBB under the symbol "CSCT". Mr. Mak Kin Kwong is currently the Managing Director of Venfund Investment, a China-focused private equity investment and financial advisory firm incorporated in Shenzhen, China which he co-founded in late 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Mak spent 17 years at Arthur Andersen Worldwide where he was a firm partner and served as the managing partner of Arthur Andersen Southern China in his last position with the firm. Mr. Mak serves as an independent non-executive director and audit committee chairman of Trina Solar Limited, China GrenTech Corp., Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. and Network CN Inc., all of which are companies listed in the U.S.; Shenzhen Victor Onward Textile Industrial Co. Ltd and Gemdale Industries Inc., listed in mainland China; and Huabao International Holdings Ltd., listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Mak also serves as a non-executive director of Bright World Precision Machinery Ltd., listed in Singapore and Vinda International Holdings Ltd., listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Robert Shiver has over thirty years of experience in the security and communications solutions field. Mr. Shiver currently serves as a Managing Director of TC Energy Holdings LLC, a private company dedicated to providing state-of-the-art energy and security services to industrial, commercial and residential clients. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Aerwav Holdings, Inc., a holding company organized to purchase companies in the global security and wireless industries. From 2003-2006, Mr. Shiver served as Chairman and CEO of Aerwav Integration Services, Inc., a critical communications service provider specializing in web-based integrated security and communications solutions for commercial clients. From 1997-2002, he served as Chairman, President and CEO of Securicor Wireless Holdings (formerly Intek Global Corp.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.K.-based Securicor, that provides spectrum-efficient wireless technology, products and services to the global communications marketplace. Prior to this position, Mr. Shiver served as Co- Founder and CEO of Centennial Security Holdings Inc. (1994-1997); CEO of Senses International, Inc. (1991-1994); group V.P. of ADT Limited (1987-1991); V.P. Sales and Marketing of Electro-Protective Corp. (1983-1987). Mr. Shiver began his career at Sonitrol of the Midwest (1977-1983). Mr. Shiver's current Board memberships include Aerwav Holdings Inc. and The Shiver Group LLC. Mr. Guo Shen Tu, Chief Executive Officer of China Security, commented, "We are very pleased to have both Mr. Mak and Mr. Shiver join our Board. Mr. Mak has a strong financial and accounting background and has significant Board experience working with many leading companies in Asia. Mr. Shiver has a tremendous knowledge of the security industry which will be an asset to our business as we focus on expanding and managing our growth. We are delighted to welcome both individuals to our Board and look forward to their contributions ahead." Mr. Tu continued, "Our transfer to the New York Stock Exchange is an important milestone for our company and highlights the outstanding growth and profitability we have experienced over the past several years. We are excited about our new relationship with the NYSE and believe this listing will increase our visibility among investors and analysts, and create a more dynamic market for our shares. As a recognized leader in China's security industry, we are well positioned to capitalize on the many opportunities ahead." About China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. Based in Shenzhen, China, China Security manufactures, distributes, installs and maintains security and surveillance systems throughout the PRC. China Security has manufacturing facilities located in China and a R&D facility which maintains an exclusive collaboration agreement with Beijing University. China Security has built a diversified customer base through its extensive sales and service network that includes numerous points of presence throughout the PRC. To learn more about the Company visit http://www.csst.com.


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It's coming to you left, right, front and back! How can you ignore all the sale signs everywhere you go? Well I definitely cannot! I've been shopping while the sales are still on cause this time around a lot of the stores have items that are still trending and suitable for the season!
Here are some items I got today
Dark brown bag from Zara. It is a pretty big bag as I can fit my Macbook air 13 inch laptop and a lot of other items it in. I like the two front pockets as I can easily put my phone and other things in it safely but still be able to take it out without having to rummage through the other things in my purse. The colour is suitable and classic with a lot of outfits and looks professional.
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Stockholm hoodie from Pull and Bear. I usually don't wear a lot of hoodies as I like to dress neat nevertheless it is nice to have something comfortable to wear especially during the cold winter days! I like this one a lot as it is a little oversized and very comfortable. The simple white and black make it easy to match with anything! If you are someone who likes simple, you can perhaps look around for another hoodie without the text!
Shop online at Pull and Bear
Leather boots with heels from Invito. I like to look tall all the time but this weather is too cold for me to simply wear heels! So this pair is nice with heels and of course black is nice to match with anything!
Shop online at Invito
Small purse with individual pockets from Mango. This is definitely a nice one to have for a night or day out. I always carry around a huge bag but sometimes all you need is your phone, money, and keys so this is perfect!
Shop online at Mango
You don't need to like the items I've gotten today but you should definitely go shopping now!
Enjoy shopping!


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A funny, perky professor with silver hair and a very large bum in pinstriped pants, who carried a stainless steel briefcase always packed with papers, who was, of course, a dramatist, writer, director, and instructor in the Faculty of Fine … Continue reading
Owl and Pussycat
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Long summer heat
Long summer holiday this year, between the coast and the mountains. Revisions gave structure to the first weeks, and showed me a new kind of writing in the summer, with a breezy bright focus and a drone of loud peace. … Continue reading


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"All you need is love.
But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
~ Charles M. Schulz
A Fabulous Gift to Give and Receive
High quality chocolate truffles are a chocolate lover's dream come true. Made from only a few simple but perfect ingredients—good chocolate, heavy cream and a bit of butter—truffles impart their pure chocolatey goodness in one perfect, creamy, heavenly bite. The other great thing about truffles, that you may not know, is that they are fun and easy to make—albeit somewhat of a sweet chocolatey mess (which, of course, is the kind of problem one wishes to encounter more of in life). If you can bear to give any away, these Dark Chocolate Truffles make a lovely gift.
"There are four basic food groups:
milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles."
~ Unknown
Homemade Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate truffles are essentially chocolate ganache which has set and then been scooped out into rough looking, somewhat misshapen rounds (which resemble real truffles, hence the name). The hand-rolled truffles are then tossed in various coatings, such as Dutch process cocoa powder, chopped toasted nuts (pecans, almonds or walnuts are classic choices), toasted shredded coconut, shaved chocolate, or any other coating of your choice. They can also be dipped in melted chocolate. The taste of your truffles depends entirely on the quality of your chocolate, so make sure to use a high quality chocolate that you enjoy savouring on its own.
Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe:
Adapted from Stephanie Jaworski, Joy of Baking
- 8 ounces (227 grams) high quality semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces (I use Bernard Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate drops)
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy whipping cream (double cream; 35-40% butterfat)
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, diced into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons alcohol or liqueur of your choice (optional)
(I like to use Amaretto)
- Truffle coatings of your choice—Dutch process cocoa powder, chopped toasted almonds, pecans or walnuts, shaved chocolate, toasted shredded coconut, or whatever else you'd like to roll your truffles in.
Making the Ganache
Place the chopped chocolate in a medium-sized heat-resistant glass bowl. In a small saucepan, heat the cream and butter over medium heat until it just comes to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate bits. Place a lid or plate over the bowl and allow to stand for a couple of minutes, then gently stir with a spatula or whisk (do not vigorously mix), starting at the centre and continuing in ever-widening circles until the chocolate has fully melted, the cream is integrated and the ganache is smooth. If the chocolate doesn't melt completely, heat it in the microwave for about 10-20 seconds.
If you would like to make more than one flavour of truffle, divide the ganache into two smaller bowls. If you are using liqueur, add it now (if using two different flavours add one tablespoon of liqueur per bowl). Stir well, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until the truffle mixture sets and becomes firm. This may take several hours or overnight. I usually make my ganache the night before and shape my truffles the following day.
Making the Truffles
Prepare all your truffle coatings in advance and place each one in its own shallow, flat bowl. You want enough coating in the bowl to be able to easily coat your truffles.
Remove the truffle mixture from the refrigerator and allow it to stand at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes to allow it to become more malleable. Scoop some of the ganache mixture with a small spoon and use your hands to form the ganache into round or misshapen, bite-sized rounds (don't worry about making perfectly round balls—they are supposed to be a bit misshapen). Your hands will get very chocolatey at this point, as the ganache will melt quickly in the palm of your hands—this is the deliciously messy part. Immediately roll the truffle in your coating of choice and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet or tray. Cover and place in the refrigerator until firm. Truffles can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple weeks or frozen for a couple months.
Makes about 30 small truffles.
To Toast Nuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake nuts (pecans, walnuts or almonds) about 8 – 10 minutes or until brown and fragrant. Once the nuts have cooled, chop coarsely.
Orange Truffles
Add a little orange liqueur into the ganache before chilling (about 1 tablespoon for half of the ganache recipe). Allow the ganache to set and form the truffles according to directions above. Chill truffles in refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes. Once chilled, dip the truffle in tempered dark chocolate. I dip the truffle into the melted chocolate using a small spoon, making sure the entire truffle is coated. Using a small cocktail fork or a fondue fork, gently lift the truffle and allow excess chocolate to drip off. Carefully place the dipped truffle on a parchment-lined baking sheet or tray (do not place dipped truffles on a cooling rack, as they will stick). Place a small piece of candied orange peel on top before the chocolate sets. See my previous post, Apricot Brandy White Fruitcake, for my homemade candied orange peel recipe. If you've never tempered chocolate, see my previous post, Chocolate Lollipops, for easy instructions on how to temper chocolate.
Dark & White Chocolate Truffles
Dip the dark truffles in tempered dark chocolate (or white chocolate), then drizzle the truffles with melted white chocolate (or dark chocolate). You can use a spoon to drizzle, but it tends to blob somewhat so if you want a uniform look use a fine piping tip to pipe the chocolate drizzle quickly over the truffle in a thin stream.
What To Do With Your Leftover Melted Chocolate:
You can spoon any leftover melted dark chocolate into rounds on parchment paper and set in the refrigerator. Once set, you can drizzle any leftover white chocolate over the chocolate rounds in a fun haphazard fashion. I like to call these my "Jackson Pollock" Chocolate Discs.
For another easy and delicious gift idea, see Chocolate-Covered Marzipan Balls.
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IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Customer Experience 2020 Predictions — APEJ Implications
By: Lawrence CheokSenior Research Manager, William LeeResearch Director, Jessie Danqing CaiSenior Research Manager, Chris ZhangResearch Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific Software Research Group., Srinivas Sameer JavvadiMarket Analyst
This IDC Presentation discusses the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) regionalization of the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Customer Experience 2020 Predictions (IDC #US45583819, October 2019). It explores 10 of the most urgent technology issues and concerns that customer experience professionals, CIOs, CMOs, and CEOs must master to differentiate themselves in the evolving CX space, from 2020 and beyond. IDC believes that in the future of customers and consumers, brands must differentiate with empathy at scale. This will require the successful orchestration of data, analytics, and intelligence to contextually and more deeply understand customers. Much of this has to do with new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), and Internet of Things (IoT) being integrated into the customer journey. This also includes the significant role that customer data plays in the experience, and how its use can either differentiate a brand or destroy the reputation of that brand.
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Sage 300 Web UI SDK – Adding UI Controls
In my last posting I showed how to quickly create an empty Sage 300 Web UI by running our two new wizards from Visual Studio. In this article we'll look at how to add some visual controls to this project and talk a bit about some of the issues with doing this, namely about using our provided HTML helper functions and CSS styling.
We're basically going to continue on and add the visual elements for the PJC Cost Types setup screen. We won't write any JavaScript yet, so the only functionality will be that provided by the code generator and the default data binding support. This still give quite a bit as you can navigate, use the finder, delete records and save updates.
The UI Wizard discussed last week produces a simple starting page with the standard heading controls, the key field and the Save and Delete buttons. These are all wired up to Javascript and working. This makes our life much easier when adding the rest of the controls.
The only thing you need to do manually is change the Starting Page to: "/OnPremise/PM/CostType" on the Web tab of the Web project's properties. Then it will compile and run yielding:
Adding the Parts
ASP.Net MVC Razor Views are a technique to dynamically generate our HTML by embedding C# code in an HTML template. When the HTML needs to go to the browser the C# code is executed and it usually generates more HTML into the template, so that pure dynamically generated HTML is transmitted to the Browser. The Razor View system is very extensible and it allows a lot of extensibility which we do by adding a large set of helper functions.
Below is the screen once we add some more controls. I showed with a record loaded since that part works with the generated code. The dates and bottom combo box aren't working yet since we need to add some JavaScript code to help them out.
The source code for this screens Razor View (the partial view part) is:
(That didn't work so well. Apparently WordPress ate all the div's, I'll do a bit of research to see if I can fix this, so a bit is missing from the below code. I also added some line breaks so the code doesn't go off the right of the page).
@* Copyright © 2015 Sage *@
@model Sage.Web.Areas.PM.Models.CostTypeViewModel<Sage.PM.Models.CostType>
@using Sage.PM.Resources.Forms
@using Sage.CA.SBS.ERP.Sage300.Common.Web.AreaConstants
@using Sage.CA.SBS.ERP.Sage300.Common.Resources
@using Sage.CA.SBS.ERP.Sage300.Common.Web.HtmlHelperExtension
@using Sage.CA.SBS.ERP.Sage300.Common.Models.Enums
@using AnnotationsResx = Sage.CA.SBS.ERP.Sage300.Common.Resources.AnnotationsResx
@Html.ConvertToJsVariableUsingNewtonSoft("CostTypeViewModel", Model)

@Html.SageHeader3Label("CostTypeHeader", CostTypeResx.Entity)
@if (Model.UserAccess.SecurityType.HasFlag(SecurityType.Modify))
@Html.KoSageButton("btnNew", null, new { @value = CommonResx.CreateNew, @id = "btnNew", @class = "btn-primary" })
@Html.Partial(Core.Menu, Model.UserAccess)

@Html.SageLabel(CommonResx.RequiredLegend, new { @class = "required" })
@Html.SageLabel("CostTypeCode", CostTypeResx.CostTypeCode, new { @class = "required" })
@Html.KoSageTextBoxFor(model => model.Data.CostTypeCode, new { @sagevalue = "Data.CostTypeCode", @valueUpdate = "'input'" }, new { @id = "txtCostTypeCode", @class = "default txt-upper", @formatTextbox = "alphaNumeric" })
@Html.KoSageButton("btnLoadCostTypeCode", null, new { @id = "btnLoad", @class = "icon btn-go", @tabindex = "-1" })
@Html.KoSageButton("btnFinderCostTypeCode", null, new { @class = "icon btn-search", @id = "btnFinderCostTypeCode", @tabindex = "-1" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Data.CostTypeCode)
@* End of generated header, next is code I wrote. *@
@Html.SageLabelFor(model => model.Data.Description)
@Html.KoSageTextBoxFor(model => model.Data.Description, new { @value = "Data.Description", @valueUpdate = "'input'" }, new { @id = "tbDescription", @class = "large" })
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Data.Description, null)
@Html.SageLabelFor(model => model.Data.LastMaintained)
@Html.KoSageTextBoxFor(model => model.Data.LastMaintained, new { @value = "Data.ComputedLastMaintainedDate" }, new { @disabled = "true", @class = "default" })
@Html.KoSageCheckBox("chkStatus", false, new { @sagechecked = "Data.Status" }, new { @id = "chkStatus" })
@Html.SageLabel(CommonResx.InactiveAsOfDate, null, new { @for = "chkStatus", @class = "" })
@Html.KoSageTextBox("txInactiveDate", new { @value = "Data.ComputedInactiveDate" }, new { @disabled = true, @class = "default " })
@Html.SageLabelFor(m => m.Data.CostClass, new { @id = "lblCostClass", @class = "" })
@Html.KoSageDropDownList("Data_CostClass", new { @options = "CostClass", @sagevalue = "Data.CostClass", @optionsText = "'Text'", @optionsValue = "'Value'" }, new { @class = "w188" })
@* End of my code, next is the generated footer. *@

@if (Model.UserAccess.SecurityType.HasFlag(SecurityType.Modify))
@Html.KoSageButton("btnSave", new { }, new { @value = CommonResx.Save, @id = "btnSave", @class = "btn-primary" })
@Html.KoSageButton("btnDelete", new { }, new { @value = CommonResx.Delete, @id = "btnDelete", @class = "btn-primary" })
I put comments around the code I wrote so you can see what is generated by the code generation wizard versus the code you add later. Basically this is a mixture of C# code (each line starts with @) and HTML which is in the angle brackets.
There isn't much layout in this file because this is handled by the CSS. For simple screens like this one there are sufficient styles in the provided Sage standard CSS file that we don't need to add any CSS. As a result, the HTML is actually fairly simple and really just used to logically group things.
Notice that we use Sage provided extension functions to create all the controls. This provides us with the hooks to provide quite a bit of standard functionality. For instance, we don't want any hard coded strings in our HTML, otherwise we would force our translators to produce a different copy of the HTML for each language and then we would have to maintain all these files. Here we just use the helper function and it will look up the correct string from the language resource appropriate for the user's language setting. This also gives us the ability to change the underlying control without changing all the HTMLs. So we can use a different date picker control for instance by changing the code our helper function emits rather than editing each HTML individually. Basically giving us a lot of global control over the behavior of the product.
These helper functions also can setup databinding. Any helper that start with ko will bind the data to the model (more precisely the viewmodel). We used ko since we use knockout.js for databinding which perhaps isn't the best choice of function naming since again we can change the mechanism in the background without effecting the application code.
Notice there is a partial view called _Localization.cshtml that is included. This provides any localized strings that are needed by JavaScript. So anything referenced in here will be generated in the correct language when the page is loaded.
There is a strange call to "ConvertToJsVariableUsingNewtonSoft" near the top of the file. This is to load a copy of the model into JavaScript during page loading. This means we don't need to do an initialization RPC call to get the model (Sage 300 View) meta data. Basically the usual empty screen then has the default data and meta data as a starting point.
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[…] Introduction In my last posting I showed how to quickly create an empty Sage 300 Web UI by running our two new wizards from Visual Studio. In this article we'll look at how to add some visual contr… […]
Hi Stephen, thanks for the SDK beta release. Regarding UI development, Kendo UI is used for the app grid layout, does it a requirement for developing Sage 300c or I can use other alternatives? such as jQuery UI or jQuery with Twitter Bootstrap, etc.
Hi Stephen,
I have tried to create some custom UI for IC/Item, OE/Credit/Debit Notes, etc., following your instruction yesterday; however, I encountered one small issue that the generated Item controller (as well as your PM sample) inherently calls the base class controller (MultitenantControllerBase) with conflict parameters (which no longer has the overload constructor that accepts string type screenName as the second parameter)
(I know that It can be fixed using one of the provided ScreenName enumerators; however, the PMCostType or other screen names are not available)
Also, regarding custom mod for pre-created screen, do we have the ability to customize those UI (add components, change label name, restraint the default searcher datasource, etc.)?
Thank you!
[…] Last week we talked about adding UI controls to our Web UI project. In the early days of the Web, this would be all you needed to do. The user would just enter the data and hit save (or submit). However modern Web applications are expected to be more responsive and interactive. This is achieved by adding JavaScript code which can perform local processing or make calls to the server for additional data or to perform additional actions. Most modern Web applications contain quite a bit of JavaScript and achieve quite a high degree of user interaction. […]
Hi Stephen,
I found the the "Inactive(as of)" functionality does not work in 'PM Cost Type", and I didn't find the JavaScript Code related, Could you please provide some sample code Code for that?
Hi Stephen,
I've created a custom optional field editor (ViewID: IC0313)
Finder is working and information regarding that optional fields are populated correctly.
However, when I attempt to save the changing record, I got "Method's type signature is not Interop compatible." exception.
The viewmodel seems to have valid data values.
Any ideas?
Thank you.
Hi Stephen,
I am getting the following error on the lines:
private void CreateBusinessEntitiesInternal()
_businessEntity = OpenEntity(CostType.EntityName);
which is found in the Repository.cs (I have tried it with a few different Views and always hit a roadblock here).
I am unsure what could be causing this but was hoping you have seen this before, the error says:
An exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in Sage.CA.SBS.ERP.Sage300.Common.Cryptography.dll but was not handled in user code


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Globalization of Equity Markets and the Cost of Capital
Rene M. Stulz
NBER Working Paper No. 7021
This paper examines the impact of globalization on the cost of equity capital. We argue that the cost of equity capital decreases because of globalization for two important reasons. First, the expected return that investors require to invest in equity to compensate them for the risk they bear generally falls. Second, the agency costs which make it harder and more expensive for firms to raise funds become less important. The existing empirical evidence is consistent with the theoretical prediction that globalization decreases the cost of capital, but the documented effects are lower than theory leads us to expect. We discuss various reasons for why this is the case.
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The Chad Lake basin has a surface area of 1 million square miles around it, including the far north regions of Cameroon.
The Chad Lake basin
Since this once might inland sea shrunk by 90% in the 1970's this region has become one of the world's poorest. Yet even as the Lake Chad shrunk, the population of the region expanded.
An estimated 42 million people now live in this region, many of whom migrated from the Sahel region in the north where arid land is turning into desert sand dunes every year.
The combination of disappearing resources and the increasing demand for land is making an already fragile poor region even poorer. Crop production has fallen as water becomes very increasingly scarce. 97% of food crop production in this region is rain fed. The extensive dry seasons is testimony that food crop production has fallen to a considerable level according to the World Food Program.
The Lake Chad River Basin is occupied by Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Congo and Central African Republic.
In the Far North region of Cameroon all the riverbeds have dried up and the food crops on the farm fields have turned into dry sticks in the sand dunes. As families try to make the most of the scanty resources women and children trek long distances crying for water. When homes lack clean water for cooking these girls don't attend school at all. In worse times when food is not available these girls have no alternative than to go farming in order to lean their families support in search of a food security.
The grazing of livestock and the destruction of the forest for fuel wood advances erosions and encroachment of the desert. This year the dry season has extended to seven months and only three bags of grain and millet can be a family's source of primary income and food security. Women whose only asset is landed property are mostly affected.
This bad situation is becoming precarious as the farmers plant too much food crops and too densely on the same pieces of land. This methods exhaust the soils as farm fields are left unfertile. This gruesome picture explains how agricultural output has fallen in the Lake Chad river basin even as the climate changes put an already fragile situation to a mess.
The story of the Lake Chad basin is exactly what scientists have been echoing worldwide. This is a simple illustration in response to the climate changes, the unsustainable land use systems, lack of water and forest destruction around sub sahara Africa and the world.
As this reporter tours the far north region of Cameroon, the land is fast turning in to a desert as the inhabitance live in near famine conditions.
Change in the Lake Chad basin is constant and the people who made their homes out there are learning to make the most of this with the available limited resources. They farm and harvest their crops in the extreme conditions, sometimes following the rainy season which is always unpredictable.
Change in the Lake Chad basin is constant and the people who made their homes out there are learning to make the most of this with the available limited resources. They farm and harvest their crops in the extreme conditions, sometimes following the rainy season which is always unpredictable.
This year the rainy season has skipped for about seven months from November to June with a dry and very dusty weather.
According to the farmers in the far north region of Cameroon, Lake Chad basin flooded regularly in history providing fertile soils for the subsistent farmers in the area. But because of it extreme shallow nature the Lake fluctuated dramatically making the farming activities in the basin area uncertain and tidious.
The Global International Waters Assessment, in a study of the region published by the United Nations, reported that the Lake changed from short and back again to its original size. The fishermen off the shores chased this shifting patterns upstream.
As time is passing, this irregular pattern has witnessed another story. The Sahel region which covers the basin right up to the north of Sahara is drying up and in the last 30 years the UN, in a report, said the Lake Chad River basin area had attracted "the most substantial and sustained decline in rainfall measured anywhere in the world today." This is blamed on the rising ocean temperatures that lead to global warming.
As the Sahel dries up, many of the people who are nomads are chasing the south of the basin in search of arid land. But as the lake shrinks the rainy season is faded out as well.
As the population in the basin grows and its climate changed, the locals are striving to make the most of the limited resources available in the region and to control the disappearing resources.
The normal agricultural life has become an uphill task as the farmers struggle to adjust with the shifting river beds.
The normal agricultural life has become an uphill task as the farmers struggle to adjust with the shifting river beds.
When the lake flooded in the past large scale agricultural production took place in the area but today sand dunes have taken over the farm fields. Some projects to irrigate farm land instead drain away fertile wetlands. Leaving the peasants down stream desperate in need of water for farming.
As the streams were diverted, farming along the basin diminished. Without the plant cover, the temperatures in the soils raised and water in soils evaporated swiftly.
As the mismanagement of the land was intense and increasing, the vegetation was also lost
As the farm lands are buried under sand dunes and as the people strive for a food security, the basin is now prone to violence. Many villagers tussle for water resources and grazing fields. And for many people daily life is changing as violence is also encroaching.
In the Nigerian section of the Lake, villages are buried under sand dunes even as the desert extends fast southwards. The residents in the villages have become the united Nations called "environmental refugees".
In the nearby Sudan's region of Darfur, this situation has reached crisis proportions as at least 200,000 died since civil war broke out there in 2003. The United Nations secretary general Koffi Anan called it "no accident|" that the violent in Darfur erupted during the drought in the Sahel where precipitation declined 40% since the 1980's. He also attributed strife in Burkina Faso, Somalia and the Ivory Coast to a "similar volatile mix of and water insecurity".
A development organization -Heifer International Cameroon is helping the villages in the far north region of Cameroon to make the most of the resources on the ground. Farmers under various organizations are taught simple ways of pasture establishment, animal management and other ways of improving nutrition and hygiene in their homes.
The knowledge, most of these groups are earning is key to the development of their lives and homes.
One of the beneficiaries- Mama Bitang has awakened her life and that of her family with 9 dependents. This widow has fought poverty with Heifer donated animals (sheep) and mentoring through her Femmes Ambiteuses common initiative group.
Unfortunately this stitch in time is not enough as the means is limited. People who live in this basin are seeing little or no benefits from international efforts to help them. In 2008 an international organization Global Environment Facility mapped out a 20year plan as a start to a revolution to reforests the land and change water diversion policies in the area but the task has been too slow.
According to Heifer International Cameroon only 3% of household in the far north region of Cameroon with 6 million people had access to potable water or farm land.
As an urgent remedy is in wait, the efforts to institute broad base policies is not helping at all at the Lake Chad River Basin, because the region and its people was fragmented by controversial policies laid down by the different governments around the Lake basin and the unnecessary numerous tribal conflicts over land and water resources.
With limited means or infrastructures, information dissemination has been fragile and poor, making it a challenging task to educate people on the issues at stake and to introduce broad base policies to people who are either on the run or environmental refugees.
And despite the best efforts of a community that depends on one another, it remains difficult to overcome the stultifying effects of the droughts. And who doubts that Violence erupts where resources are scanty and where Governments make very little efforts to help the people in need because of corruption and bad governance.


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Beyond Revealed Preference: Choice Theoretic Foundations for Behavioral Welfare Economics
B. Douglas Bernheim, Antonio Rangel
NBER Working Paper No. 13737
We propose a broad generalization of standard choice-theoretic welfare economics that encompasses a wide variety of non-standard behavioral models. Our approach exploits the coherent aspects of choice which those positive models typically attempt to capture. It replaces the standard revealed preference relation with an unambiguous choice relation: roughly, x is (strictly) unambiguously chosen over y (written xP*y) if y is never chosen when x is available. Under weak assumptions, P* is acyclic and therefore suitable for welfare analysis; it is also the most discerning welfare criterion that never overrules choice. The resulting framework generates natural counterparts for the standard tools of applied welfare economics, and is easily applied in the context of specific behavioral theories, with novel implications. Though not universally discerning, it lends itself to principled refinements.
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