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July 31, 2013
By: Haley Viccaro
Source: The Business Review
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said she wants the
Nanocollege's public-private partnership model used throughout the
country to create other technology innovation hubs.
visited the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Albany, NY
on Tuesday as part of a listening tour focused on economic development
efforts nationwide. She said CNSE is "unique in the world."
requires the kind of partnership between universities, the private
sector, and the federal and state government to make this happen,"
Pritzker said. "It is something that is not possible without all of
these parties coming together.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's
goal is to expand national manufacturing by bringing various sectors
together to push innovation in science and technology, Pritzker said.
is absolutely necessary for our country to remain innovative and
competitive in the 21st century," she said. "There is enormous interest
around the country to replicate this kind of system."
said what impressed her most about the Nanocollege is the "absolute
commitment" of the private companies that are working alongside each
other in one complex.
"My hope is to continue to promote the idea of these kinds of collaborations and expand them across the country," she said.
visit included a roundtable discussion with CNSE executives and
industry leaders about ways the government can replicate the
nanotechnology hub in Albany with other fields across the country.
State University of New York Board of Trustees voted to split the
Nanocollege from the University at Albany earlier this month. Pritzker
congratulated CNSE during the roundtable discussion on becoming their
own campus.
The Nanocollege is an $18 billion complex working with
private companies to help create the next-generation of computer chips.
The college works with more than 300 companies and houses about 3,100


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Whether outside our homes, inside our classrooms, or alongside our courthouses, the American flag flies as a symbol of "liberty and justice for all." On this Flag Day, we pledge our allegiance once again to the ideals that define this most exceptional nation. We vow to defend these ideals out of respect for those who have come before us and out of love for future generations.
Please follow the link to read President Reagan's 1986 Flag Day Radio Address. It reads in part:
"As the American Republic grew and prospered and new stars were added to the flag, the ideal of freedom grew and prospered. From the rolling hills of Kentucky to the shores of California to the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon, our pioneers carried our flag before them, a symbol of the indomitable spirit of a free people. And let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it over the last 200 years, patriots who set an ideal above any consideration of self. Our flag flies free today because of their sacrifice."
What powerful words from our fortieth president! Happy Flag Day, and God bless America!
– Sarah Palin


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Teen Drag Racing
Bradley Mullins and David Phillips revved up their engines after stopping at a traffic light in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mullins, age 19, was speeding at 130 mph when his black Mustang crashed into a Honda CPV driven by a high school homecoming queen and her friend. One girl died and the other suffered burns over 30% of her body. Drag racers Mullins and Phillips were convicted of reckless homicide.
Jeremy Swanson, age 16, was racing his Honda Civic against a car driven by his friend, Michael Gurtovoy, in Santa Rosa, California. When Jeremy failed to negotiate a turn at over 100 mph, he smashed his car into a tree, breaking the car in two and killing himself immediately. Michael served a year in prison for manslaughter.
American teenagers like speed and they like to race their cars. Drag racing is universal: teens in rural and urban areas do it. Some races happen spontaneously; others are planned events with spectators. Most happen late at night. When a crash occurs, everyone disappears, making it impossible to determine if the crash was a result of a drag race.
Drag racing began when people first started driving in the 1920s – the term comes from racing "the main drag" of a town. By the 1930s, there were car-racing clubs centered near the dry lakes of California, where most drag races occurred. The sport really became popular in the early 1950s, when millions of American men returned home from World War II as skilled mechanics who built the first "hot rods." Teenagers, inspired by movies like "Rebel Without A Cause," began to race cars on the street for fun and excitement, and this holds true today.
"They see stunts in movies and say, 'Wow! I can do that with my car,'" said Max Hartley, of the California Highway Patrol. "They don't realize that these are movie sets with stunt drivers on closed streets, and that we won't tolerate it."
Teenagers have an accident rate that is four times that of adults. However, more are surviving accidents because of successful campaigns for seat belts and against drunk driving, and because more states have passed "graduated driver's licensing," which often restricts teen driving to daytime. However, it is hard to control teenage speeders. About 45% of teen driving fatalities involve speeding, and a recent insurance survey attributes 21% of auto crashes to drag racing.
It is difficult for police to stop drag racers because they race at night in unpopulated areas with little police presence. Daytime officers will sometimes alert night patrols to car skids and other evidence of drag racing, so the night police can better monitor certain areas.
Some jurisdictions like New York are increasing the penalties against drag racing, raising it from a misdemeanor to a felony and requiring parents to come to court with their teens. Other jurisdictions are holding legal races, such as "Beat the Heat" races in California, which pit teen drivers against police cars. The National Hot Rod Association operates a "Street Legal" program in which drivers race family cars.
If you suspect your teen is drag racing, there are things you can do. Do not allow your teen to drive at night. Consider buying a "Drive Cam," a device that fits on your child's rear view mirror. If your child accelerates suddenly, the device sends you a computer alert. It also films everything that happens when the car is moving. Another device is a "key fob," which keeps track of how many miles your child drives each time he takes out the car, and has a foolproof mechanism that disallows cheating. If your teen is determined to be "fast and furious," you might consider legal racing.


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Casino games and slots are generally gambling games that have been played for a pretty long time. They have also grown to be more popular than football, boxing, soccer, or even professional wrestling. The casino also refers to a multi-million dollar industry, as well as a cash cow that started from a simple slot machine. In order to play in a good casino, players often watch online casino ratings.
Men are the dominators of the casino games, although they are mainly designed for the female clientele. There are also plenty of casino game types, as well as slot machines, including online versions. This article reviews the new best slots and online casino games you can consider as a fan of casino games.
What are the best Casino games and Slots to Consider
Casino games and slot machines have evolved over time from the coin games and coins are no longer used in present day and age. However, the concept used is still the same. It is however very important to understand the language of the game. Some of the new best online casino games to consider are such as;
Blackjack: This is one of the best casino games as long as you learn how to effectively play it. The basic strategy of playing this game involves knowing how to keep track of the cards, hitting, stand, double-down as well as split. This can easily enable you to turn tables and even have an advantage over the game. Your chances of winning will also be higher. So you can play blackjack for free and check your chances.
Craps: This is also a great and easy game to play, with one of the best bets in a casino as well as some of the worst. However, it intimidates players due to the complicated layout of play as well as multiple bets. Your best bets would pass with odds, as well as come with odds. Another best bet would be a bet on six or eight.
It's important to keep off from other bets in the layout as the casino has a higher advantage.
Roulette: If you are looking for a game with high advantages in winning, then the roulette should also be something to consider. This is basically for bets with numbers playing from 35 to 1. You can easily cut the casino's advantage in half if you place a bet on a payoff of 0 or 00 hits. Some casinos also offer a layout of only one zero, which may even tend to be better.
Video Poker: This is one of the best when playing slot games. You will need skills as well as knowledge on how to spot the slot games with the highest payoff. You can either opt for the slot games that pay on jacks or even better, those that pay on coins, for each coin played.
Let it Ride: As a casino table game, based on an all-American game of poker, you will compete against the house, rather than other players. One of the most unique things about this game is that players can be able to withdraw up to two of their three bets if they feel they can't win. The main objective of the game is ending up with a five-card poker of at least 10's or even higher. The higher the rank, the greater the payoff.
Astro babes: This game involves five beautiful astronauts for an awesome intergalactic journey. There are a number of features involved in the game, which can be listed as follows;
Lucrative scatters: Within this game, you will find three scatters with 12 free spins, within 20 free spins you get four scatters, and five scatters respectively for 50 free spins respectively.
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Final Verdict
Casino games are interesting and easy games to play, as long as you know the strategies involved in the game. Different games will simply have tricks that most people may not consider, hence end up losing. The higher the bet you invest in, the higher stakes you can win, but nonetheless, you will have higher chances of losing.
It is also very advisable to stick only to one type of bet in a particular game you opt for, as the casino gets a better advantage if you stake on multiple bets. The slot games are also highly addictive once one starts playing, hence very advisable to ensure you play responsibly.


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So, I've been pondering jumping in the kid lit review game. I joined the Yahoo group, and now I need to come up with a website name.
So, I've been pondering jumping in the kid lit review game. I joined the Yahoo group, and now I need to come up with a website name.
I'm still glowing over yesterday's storytime. I've vowed to buy a personal copy of The Lorax, so I can have it at the ready.
As I was biking to work this morning, I was remembering how awesome it was to throw together an opportunity, a solid story, and a really important lesson and make librarical magic. I was thinking about how great it would be if I could perform stories like this at a moment's notice, maybe with a few finger puppets I keep in my bag, or a series of tattoos.
Then I remembered Richard's idea of StoryMob. During our storytelling class in grad school, we had just finished a round of really stellar stories (and we were kind of high, like the children's high I'm still on) and Richard had the idea of going out to the quad (open area at the University of Illinois) and running up to a group of lounging undergrads and telling them a story or two. The idea morphed into a guerrilla story performance crew.
I think at that point we went out for beers, and the idea was made into a Facebook group. It lingers there, and I know the UIllinois crew is working on it, but I'm wondering what I can do from here. Perhaps we need a site where we can submit stories, be they written, audio, or video. I'd totally record video of me accosting a group of children and making them happy. Maybe old people too.
From one of my favorite comics, The Perry Bible Fellowship:
I was always weirded out by the original. I understand the analogy to be that of a caring adult – ready to give the shirt off their back to make the next generation happier. I think that paradigm is outdated.
Kids are assholes with cell phones. With all the baby boomers, you'd think the we could rewrite the story. You come to the tree, it talks to you, it gives you some apples, you leave with the apples, then you come back and mulch it, then spray for tent worms.
I really want to use the song "The Salmon Dance" from the newest Chemical Brothers album … for storytime.
Put your hands to the side, as silly as it seems,
And shake your body like a salmon floatin' up stream!
All my peeps spend part of their life in fresh water
And part of their life in salt water.
I mean, how great is that? I guess the part about spawning and dying isn't real appropriate. Neither is
When I first did the Salmon all the people just laughed
They looked around and stood like I was on crack
I heard somebody say out loud what the fuck is that
This nigga's dancin like a fish while he's doin' the snap.
And that's why I write the impulsive things I think on my blog, instead of trying them out on unsuspecting kids and parents.


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Film: Troll (1986)
Rated: PG-13
Directed by: John Carl Buechler
Written by:John Carl Buechler and Ed Naha
Starring: Noah Hathaway as Harry Potter Jr.
Michael Moriarity as Harry Potter Sr.
Shelly Hack as Anne Potter
Jenny Beck as Wendy Anne Potter
Sonny Bono as Peter Dickinson
Tagline: Come closer…
By Jason Plissken and El-Ron
Jason's pre-screening memories: As mentioned before, I was a fan of scary movies. Ironically, I would always get scared and turn them off. Troll was no different. I was perhaps not even in high school when I first started to watch Troll on television, and I can remember watching it up until the part where little Wendy Anne has become inhabited by the eponymous monster and her voice morphs into his guttural growl.
I guess I could blame Poltergeist, or perhaps even The Village of the Damned or The Bad Seed, to know that when a cherubic little blonde girl shows up on screen, bad things follow.
Troll was no different.
El Ron's pre-screening memories: Trollwas released during the evil puppeteering heyday of the mid- to late-80s, which included Ghoulies, Gremlins, Critters and Munchies, and I ate all of those films up, despite being terrified by them. There was more than one evening that I swore one was trying to push his was up past the floorboard under my bed, causing me to sleep with the lights on.
Troll stood out, though, for I remember its mix of fantasy in the everyday world. Was our old neighbor a former witch? How about our mailman? Did he possess some supernatural power that I was unaware of? What about my Uncle? Was that a magic potion on his breath, or just whiskey?
I remember all the faces familiar to me at the time — Michael Moriarity, Moe from The Stuff, Sonny Bono, Gary Sandy from WKRP in Cincinnati.
But it was not until I sat down to rewatch this that I realized…Holy Crap! It's Harry Potter! I had no idea that the main character's name was shared by a certain literary creation that has received some press as of late. Not only that, but as I recall, the Harry Potter of Troll was also practicing to be a wizard of some sort as well. I suppose my updated viewing of this will answer all these questions for me.
All I know is that I have the light close to the bed tonight, just in case I hear a rumbling under my floorboard.
Our featured guest: Jim Aupperle Chances are good, if a film had groundbreaking stop-motion special effects work done, Jim's fingerprints can be found on those little miniatures. He has worked with visual effects for such films as Dreamscape, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors, John Carpenter's The Thing, Ghostbusters, Evil Dead 2, BeetleJuice, Critters 2: The Main Course, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Hellboy (to name but a few!).
His name is mentioned alongside such stop-motion legends as Willis H. O'Brien, Randall William Cook and the master himself, Ray Harryhausen. Jim also wrote and produced his own feature, Planet of Dinosaurs, where he was able to live out his childhood dream of bringing dinosaurs to life.
We were very fortunate to have Mr. Aupperle for this little podcast and hope to have him back to discuss other films in his expansive resume.
Come venture under memory's bridge for a trip to Troll here, or listen to below.


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Will my pets be ok with a stranger?
I am glad you ask this question.
Dogs are creatures that do not live in the past or indeed in the future, they are present living creatures.
Present living means they react to what is happening now. They do not sit thinking I wonder what Mum is cooking for me tonight. Likewise they do not think in the past I wonder when Uncle Jack is coming round like he did a few months back.
Obviously they are creatures of habbit with routine, sound and smell, simply put on your make up and pick up your bag and leash wow what a reaction!
If you are going away and someone moves in your home to stay and feed them, again they will react to the present time and be quite content. Anyone staying should take them out for walk a few times a day, always with a leash on however much he or she will think that the dogs know them well.
Do not worry about leaving your pets if a friend stays in your home but do stress that all gates and doors must always be closed.


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Reminder: AGM 2015 on October 2!
A reminder to all that the AGM is coming up on October 2! This is your chance to review anime@UTS over the last year, propose changes to the club, and elect the executive team for the 2015-16 period, but at the same time it's much more than that!
So it's almost that time of the year againAnd depending on who you are this will be the end of an era or the beginning of something new. Whether by voicing your opinion or taking on responsibilities as an executive, the Annual General Meeting is your chance to have a say in the future of our club.It's YOUR turn to carry on the torch and guide the club forward into 2016!
Date: Friday, 2nd October
Time: 1pm
Location: UTS B11.00.405 lecture theatre.
FB Event: click here!
Want to know what position you can go for?
We've compiled a handy list of positions and what they entail!


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A new survey from TiVo looks at the viewing habits of millennials and comes away with some interesting, though not necessarily surprising, findings.
Writes Wayne Friedman of MediaPost, "Some 72% of those born between the early 1980s and 2000s report using free streaming sites, such as Hulu, TV network streaming Web sites or YouTube, according to a new TiVo survey. The upside: They still favor traditional TV genres."
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It's the return of the Holiday Hangover! You may recall the event that HydeATL and I threw last year to cope with our post-holiday blues. Well, we're going to battle with them again. Once again, here is a medley of responses to Holiday-themed Awful Interview questions from some of the evening's readers. It's kind of like a casserole, but with more words. The Holiday Hangover will take place at the Highland Ballroom this Saturday, January 5th at 8pm. Hope to see you there!
Where do snowmen go when they die?
Lauren Traetto: I'm pretty sure snowmen live forever in a dormant state until you put a top hat on their heads and they begin to dance around. Or until you pretend that one is a parson who will marry you and your sweetheart, like in the song "Winter Wonderland." Have you ever looked into the lyrics of that song? The couple actually pretends that a snowman is a specific clergyman from their community and have a two way conversation with it. That's fucked up. Later they have a delusion that he is a circus clown who the neighborhood kids beat to a pulp.
Julian Modugno: The water cycle.
Tony Jenkins: All the melted snow is used by mixologists in seasonal, period-correct cocktails that will set you back $15 each.
What winter warmer does Santa keep in his flask?
Noah Gardenswartz: The blood of Jewish children.
Tony Jenkins: A single-malt scotch that is at least 18-years-old. Santa is more sophisticated than people give him credit for.
Jayne O'Connor: Peppermint schnapps. He's not the hard ass you think he is.
What is that cranberry stuff anyway?
Julian Modugno: This seems to be the sort of question better asked to a Christian.
Lauren Traetto: Holiday art. A delightful sculpture that is at once delicious, nutritious, AND beautiful–all while delivering a biting commentary on emotional manipulation, consumption, and production during the holiday season. But as for the ingredients, it's quite possibly made out of snowman pulp after the neighborhood kids have gotten to them. Or reindeer hooves.
If you were a character in a classic holiday movie, who would you be? Why?
Noah Gardenswartz: I'd be Tim Allen in The Santa Clause because Tim Allen gets all the pussy.
Laura Straub: Howard Langston, obviously
Who would win in a Christmas-Carol-off: Frank Sinatra or Bing Crosby?
Lauren Traetto: Jon Moskowitz once made a great mashup of Frank Sinatra and Notorious B.I.G. songs. Anybody with Biggie in his corner wins. No question.
Tony Jenkins: Bing Crosby was great, but I'm not sure I could ever pick against Sinatra, no matter the competition.
Jayne O'Connor: Frank Sinatra is the Chairman of my board.
What's your most uncomfortable Christmas memory?
Julian Modugno: Watching all those horny hens peck at the corpses of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.
Tony Jenkins: Christmas 2012 was uncomfortable as hell, since I had ear surgery three days before. Nothing like singing "Here Comes Santa Claus" as blood drips out of your ear and down your neck.
When Santa was in trouble Rudolph used his nose to guide Santa's sled. Which of your attributes would be helpful if Santa was in trouble?
Jayne O'Connor: I have a pretty nice set of headlights myself.
Noah Gardenswartz: I'm usually high, and could eat whatever milk and cookies he doesn't want.
Julian Modugno: Whichever trait of mine Santa trusted, I can assure you it would lead to his eventual downfall.
Explain the game of Dreidel in 200 words or less.
Tony Jenkins: You spin the Dreidel really hard and whoever it lands on has to take off their clothes. La' Heim!! Wait. I'm wrong. It's actually "whomever."
Jayne O'Connor: You spin it and win chocolate gold!
Name three additional uses for fruit cake.
Lauren Traetto: 1. Ballast 2. Jack stand 3. Castaway-style imaginary friend
Julian Modugno: 1. thing that takes up space in your fridge to make it more efficient. 2. easy punchline on a three-camera sitcom 3. homophobic slur
Noah Gardenswartz: 1. Give it to your worst enemy. 2.To give your neighbor's dog diarrhea. 3. Throw it in the middle of the street and surround it by caution tape and make it a residential dada art exhibit.


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Want to lose weight? Spend more time with a nose in books and less time poking around online? Become a so-called happy person?
Then the only way to accomplish these things is to make a declaration on January 1 to become a better, more fit, healthier, radiant person. Not January 2 or January 3 or April 10 or July 5, but January 1. New Year's Day! That's the only way!
The gym/working out every day/losing weight
This is obviously the No. 1 duh overrated resolution and probably the easiest item for terrible failure. Launching the unexercised body into intense cardio workouts and weight training is just stupid. Plus, you'll be frustrated by all of the wannabe hardbodies that take freaking forever to knock out a set at the wide-grip lat-pulldown machine. Plus, you're definitely getting sick because gyms are cesspools of germs, especially in the winter.
Ditching social media
Yeah, sure. You're totally going to trim the time spent scrolling through Instagram, attending events found on Facebook, replying to messages on Twitter. Soon, you'll gain an e-reputation. A bad one — jerk, for instance. And then everyone will un-friend you and you won't have any more friends. Happy New Year.
Become "happier" in the New Year
What does this even mean? We'd be "happy" to hear.
More analog, less digital
Instead of blogs, you're dead set on reading the newspaper, which will inspire the writing of "old fashioned" letters on a typewriter, all while a new record player spins wax at 33 1/3 and 45 rpm because that's what a vinylphile does when he's "getting into vinyl."
Projectile barf.
Please don't become this douche-y swine. But if you do, keep quiet about it. After all, if you're fully committed to overrated resolutions, you won't have a Facebook account to announce it to the world.
Wait, so you want to help someone out because it's New Year's and not out of the bottomless goodness of your perfect, saintly heart?
Saving money
No, this is not overrated. Not blowing money on a crap restaurant meal or a bunch of drinks or a device that suffers from instant technological obsolescence is never ever false hype. The absence of a monthly gym bill is a great way to start pocketing extra scratch.
Take trips in your own city
As a native or longtime Houstonian, have you ever been to the San Jacinto Battleground and Monument? Or the National Museum of Funeral History? What about Sam Lightnin' Hopkins's Historical Marker in the Third Ward? No? Well, you should. All of that stuff is so easy to get to and it's worth the 50 cents of gas.
Not seeing the sites in your own city is ridiculous. It's like living in Arizona and never going to the Grand Canyon, which seems to afflict that state's population much too much.
Even if you don't get hoodwinked into buying a pricey gym contract, you need to stretch. No, this isn't a subtle way of telling you to become a yogi. (That's also overrated.) Eight hours of sitting at a desk sucks, but limber muscles rule. Baby got back pain? That's probably because you have tight hamstrings. Reoccurring headaches? Dude, your neck is basically rope, but you can totally stretch it yourself, even while sitting at your sad cubicle.
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Getting in shape/deleting Facebook/becoming a "happy" individual/other miscellaneous mind-body-spirit choices in April or September or some other time that's not January 1
Why do lifestyle choices have to occur on a specific day? Don't you want to achieve steadiness in your life? If so, going all in on one day makes you a .00273973 (1 divided by 365) balanced person.
Don't make any New Year's resolutions
Pull this off and you're the coolest.


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If you love chocolate, then this dessert is for you! Rich and decadent chocolate truffle cake with port, ganache glaze, drizzled with raspberry sauce…. This indulgence is definitely worth it!
For a gluten free option, substitute 1 Tablespoon of cocoa powder for the flour.
I love pairing chocolate with port but you can substitute with any red wine, liqueur or vanilla extract. I used bittersweet chocolate for the cake and semisweet chocolate for the ganache, but feel free to use any type of chocolate you prefer.
- 4 eggs ( room temperature)
- 16 oz bittersweet chocolate
- 1 stick of unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or coffee
- 2 Tablespoons Port (or any liqueor or vanilla extract)
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour ( or cocoa powder for gluten free option)
- 8 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped (or use chocolate chips)
- 1 cup heavy cream
Raspberry Sauce:
- 1 (10 oz) bag of frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons port ( or any liqueur or vanilla extract)
Optional garnish: fresh raspberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Separate yolks and egg whites. Grease and flour an 8 inch springform pan and set aside. In a saucepan, stir chocolate & butter until melted. Add espresso powder and port and remove from heat. Stir in sugar, flour and egg yolks.
Using a mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into the springform pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done.
Cool and remove sides of springform pan.
To make ganache:
Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat until just boiling. Pour over the chocolate and let sit for a few minutes to allow chocolate to melt, then whisk until smooth. Allow to cool slightly before glazing the cake.
To make raspberry sauce:
Puree raspberries in a blender. Strain the puree into a saucepan through a wire mesh strainer and discard the seeds. (You may need to use a spoon or spatula to push the puree through the strainer). Add sugar and cornstarch to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for a few minutes. Mix in port or vanilla. The sauce can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator.
To assemble: Spread ganache on top of the cake. Garnish with fresh raspberries (optional). The cake can be made a day ahead and kept in the refrigerator in an air tight container. If making ahead, wait to drizzle the raspberry sauce until ready to serve.
Since I had some ganache left over, I served the dessert with some vanilla ice cream and drizzled the ganache on top. You can also serve the dessert with port.


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Andreas Yiasimi Photography | Cromer Norfolk UK
Welcome to my world through a lens. I have enjoyed over four decades of photography across the board harking back to the vibrant streets of London's East End during the 1960s. As a child, I always looked forward to school trips to snap away with my humble Kodak Instamatic
In 1963, Kodak introduced its Instamatic 100 camera designed by Frank A. Zagara of Kodak staff. It could be loaded with film cartridges ready to shoot. The Instamatic won a Certificate of Design Merit from the Industrial Designers Institute and was produced until 1966.
I loved photographing London landmarks and even though our neighborhood was poor it was rich in heart and character. I rolled about trying to capture unusual angles and dangled from rooftops marveling at a fascinating bygone era running rampant in my creative mind.
It was inevitable I would end up in college where I studied drama, art, and photography for three years. Life's unpredictability changed my path thereafter and I moved to East Runton in Norfolk with my family after my course.
We started a restaurant business that continues to function to this day. My photography went into hibernation for six years then gradually awoke when someone was let down on their wedding day, the rest is history and I haven't stopped since.
I have been blessed to meet some wonderful photographers along the way, who introduced me to models, actors and, celebrities. It was a massive learning groove, however, I never forgot my roots and continued to share my experience with people from all walks of life, treating them with equal enthusiasm and using my new found direction and technique to produce results.
Photography is an infinite canvas and I learn something new every day. Nowadays I'm totally freelance and love photographing the breathtaking landmarks in Norfolk, I also cover the many festivals, carnivals, and events in our picturesque region.
It's always fascinated me when people ask "What style photography do you specialize in"? My answer is "Photography" the same answer a musical producer would give if asked, "What music do you produce"?
Weddings reign supreme in the challenge stakes, I can sincerely say that because it's a different buzz from any other style. I took a top fashion photographer on a wedding shoot a few years ago and he thoroughly enjoyed the day, in his words "I now see weddings in a different light"
I still do a few weddings, with a difference. I throw direction, passion and new ideas into the mix. I travel on a global scale, and I plan to share some of the most memorable results on my blog soon. I throw in a pre-wedding shoot because I feel it's so important to get to know each other before the big day.
Each wedding is unique, so a chat over coffee is essential to grasp what is needed, always without obligation, one must establish that I'm the right photographer for the job.
I'm delighted I still receive the occasional telephone call from models and actors who have climbed the ladder, it's a delight to work on new projects now and again.
I'm excited that I will be the official photographer for the Cromer carnival again this year and look forward to capturing the magic.
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: Outgoing Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III took his last community walk as commissioner. During his five-year tenure leading the city force, Bealefeld emphasized community relations, attending sometimes three neighborhood walks per week and trying to repair the Police Department's image.
: On Monday night, at the direct request of the Ocean City Police Department, the Ocean City Town Council unanimously passed an "emergency ordinance" to change the punishment for possessing an open alcohol container in public from a municipal infraction to a misdemeanor offense.
: Mets knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey held the Orioles to just one hit and recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts as New York beat the Orioles (39-28), 5-0.
: City health and planning officials want to strip 128 liquor stores of their licenses -- about a third of those licensed in Baltimore -- because, they say, the stores are linked to higher rates of violent criminal activity. About 90 percent of the liquor stores in Baltimore are owned by Korean-Americans, according to city estimates, and some community members believe the city is unfairly targeting Korean-owned businesses.
: Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake came under fire on two fronts Monday as the City Council sliced $6 million from her proposed budget and the city comptroller renewed allegations that the mayor's staff improperly purchased more than $650,000 in phone equipment. Council members, following a plan devised by Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, cut $6.1 million from the mayor's $2.3 billion operating budget -- and asked Rawlings-Blake to divert the savings to prevent recreation centers from closing and to boost after-school and summer jobs programs.
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Nearly everyone's livelihood in one way or another depends upon having a running vehicle. From special couriers to soccer moms, a well-maintained vehicle means that you and your passengers, packages, and equipment can travel safely and reliably from on point to another. If you're considering getting trained as an auto mechanic, you play a vital role in modern society. If that isn't enough, here are four good reasons to study automotive repair as a career.
If you've taken your car to a repair center before, you know how expensive it can get. Although you'll have to acquire a good range of tools as a professional, you'll save tons of money over time by repairing your own vehicles. In fact, if you can keep your own car in top running condition, you'll be spending less money on replacement vehicles. Your friends and family can also save a ton of money with your help, and they'll be very grateful.
Being an auto mechanic is a lucrative career. In 2016, the average income was over $41,000 a year, while some mechanics made over $64,000 a year. Since there's no end of cars needing repair, a well-trained mechanic can always find work at shops like Gearbox Express and similar businesses. You can also get special training to work as a qualified technician for automotive dealers like Chevy or even Maserati, or go on to open your own garage and keep the profits for yourself.
If you like problem solving, you'll never be bored. Each vehicle is different and can have any number of mechanical issues. You can look on every repair job as a riddle to be solved. As automotive technology is always evolving, you'll constantly be learning about new systems, components, tools, and techniques. You'll get the satisfaction of fixing something with your own hands and restoring peace of mind to your customers every day.
Many people are fascinated with vehicles and how they work, how they perform, and how they look. Millions of people are obliged to struggle with jobs they don't like to pay the bills. If you love cars, becoming a mechanic allows you to immerse yourself in this environment continually. You'll get to see any number of vehicles inside and out in the course of a work week. It might brighten your day just for the opportunity to work on a classic car or new luxury model.
As an auto mechanic, you keep everyone else moving. It's a fascinating, rewarding career that you can take pride in. If you love putting things together and working with your hands, it just might be the career for you. Hopefully these tips will help you make a decision about your future.
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He recently told Carolina Chipotle with Bedroom Pillow Talk that he now thinks that he may not be gay anymore.
When asked why he felt that way, he replied that the other day he saw a photo of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue model Kate Upton in a very skimpy pink swimsuit.
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Anderson said that at first he thought that maybe it was just a fluke. But then the next day he had the same exact reaction when he saw a commercial with the lasciviously sexy Sofia Vergara who was wearing a pair of Daisy Duke shorts shorts and a Pepsi halter top.
Cooper told Miss Chipotle that he has never been this confused about his gender orientation and he plans to talk to his good friend Clay Aiken of American Idol fame about it.
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Over the last twenty years, the world has witnessed a dramatic rise in the number of women serving in elected and appointed political roles. Having more women in politics has been viewed in largely positive terms, as leading to attention to a wider range of policy issues, including those beneficial to women; inspiring greater interest and engagement in politics among women as a group, particularly younger women; and eroding historical associations between men and politics, generating broader transformations in gender roles.
Yet there is also growing awareness of backlash and resistance against female leaders, ranging from efforts to subvert the impact of gender quotas to institutional rules and practices hostile to women's participation to physical attacks, intimidation, and harassment directed at female politicians. Reflecting attempts to restrict women's policy contributions, deter women's political participation, and reinforce prevailing gender norms, such resistance poses a serious threat to democracy and, in turn, questions the progress that has been made globally in terms of incorporating women as political actors.
This conference seeks to explore in greater depth the nature, origins, and manifestations of resistance to women's political leadership, taking a global perspective and engaging scholars and practitioners working in a host of related areas. Positioned at the nexus between theory and empirics, the aim is to share and develop theories and data of resistance to women as leaders, as well as to propose and critically evaluate solutions to tackle resistance and promote greater gender equality in political life.
Proposals are welcome for papers addressing all aspects of resistance to women's political leadership. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, internal and external barriers to candidate selection, gender stereotypes and voter bias, the 'glass cliff' and female leaders, backlash against gender quotas and 'quota women,' gendered portfolio and committee assignments, gendered political institutions and practices, violence against women in politics and elections, sexist media coverage, and misogynistic online abuse.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 12 secondsFor me, good behaviour is the pupils being engaged in their learning and making progress. When the teacher asks you to do something, you can reply straight away, you can listen, you understand what the teacher's saying. People sitting down in the classroom, not shouting across the classroom and doing their work and being quiet. Using their prior learning of what's expected in the classroom. For me, I just think it's if they're paying attention, and they're following simple instructions when I ask straight away. As soon as they walk through the room, and sit down, and in my classroom, anyway when they get their trays and they're just ready to learn, and that's when the engagement starts.
Skip to 0 minutes and 48 secondsBeing a role model and showing other people what's right. Good behaviour to me looks like the student who concentrates on their work, works hard during the lesson and doesn't cause disruptions in the class for other students. It's a calm, settled classroom with children focussed on their learning and listening to staff and working together. When I'm not being rude to someone, or I'm not acting a different way that I would in class. Where you have a youngster that's emotionally settled, managing their feelings, engaged with the learning. Being able to move into the world around us to be able to work in a sociable society, to have a really good social interaction.
Skip to 1 minute and 29 secondsI suppose good behaviour to me is behaviour that's appropriate in the circumstances. It means a lot to me good behaviour controls your actions. I think the willingness to learn from the pupils, to follow and listen to staff instructions and accepting help when needed. I expect pupils to to listen, follow instructions and enjoy their learning really. If a people leave the room having learnt according to their potential having had their needs met, having interacted in a healthy way, then good behaviour's just happened.
What does good behaviour mean to different people?
In this video, you will find a series of responses that will help you to consider the following questions:
- What does good behaviour mean to you?
- How do you know that behaviour in your classroom is good?
- What is the impact of negative behaviour on the classroom?
- Can teaching staff plan for good behaviour?
- How does behaviour affect learning?
This will help us to identify good behaviour from a range of different viewpoints, ensuring that you are able to investigate the definition of 'good behaviour' from different perspectives.
This is a critical activity as it will prepare you to reflect upon the behaviour in your own classroom/school and the impact that it has on all stakeholders.
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Ok… let's just say from the get-go that it's not easy. I have gotten to where I am because I chose to research like crazy for, well, years really. And to be honest.. it'll never stop. But, I'm also sensible enough to remember what I was like as a teenager. I could eat whatever I liked… never got sick, or had what I now know to be food related health issues. Even the things that are indicators of unwise eating for me now.. like intestinal discomfort (that's a nice way of saying borderline constipation 🤣), headaches, gas, sluggishness.. that kinda thing… wasn't an issue for me (as far as I can try and remember it anyway).
And to be real…. I pretty much ate whatever I wanted until after having my first bubba at 24yrs old… and didn't have to even think about making 'healthy choices' until after that… and if I'm real honest, it was totally about weight management. (aka.. caring what I looked like… aka vanity🤔) . I did, however, make good choices around pregnancy… no deli meats, weird seafood… that kinda thing. I also began drinking water regularly when I was pregnant.. and that's actually where I developed my love for drinking water. It was just convenient that you kinda NEED to drink lots of water regularly when breast feeding.. and seeing I was pretty much pregnant or breastfeeding from mid 2000 until mid 2003… and then pregnant with James in mid 2004, breastfeeding until mid 2006, I formed good habits that continue today. #thankfulI
(somehow, without even trying really, having developed a love of drinking water in my kiddos, but that solely comes down to it being the only thing I gave them when they were young. There was no cordial or juice in our house.. they may have had juice as a treat.. but they never had soft drink.. and even now, don't like it much. Jordan is the only one who drink some occasionally. )
So, I am able to see why they don't automatically just take on what I have to say around their health and the correlation to their eating. I didn't give two hoots at their age either.. I had no reason to care about it. My 17yr old son Jordan is mindful re eating… but that is solely around body image. He wants to look a certain way, so he exercises and eats in a way that will best help him achieve that. He does still have his 'naughty' eating though.. so he's still very much a normal teen in that way.
My 18yr old daughter, TJ…. well, let's just say she probably has a % of Nutella flowing through her blood stream. How she doesn't experience negative issues due to her Nutella consumption is simply beyond me. I mean, as I said, I didn't care what I ate as I teen.. but I also never consumed things like Nutella by the tubful. 🤣 . Anyway… we'll just need to let that one run it's course.. only she will deal with the negative (if any) issues that come from her Nutella addiction. (Maybe there's a Nutella addicts anonymous ?? who knows.😂) . And yes, trust me, I've tried to make my own, buy healthier versions etc etc.. no luck so far.)
My 14yr old, James… while not really caring about his food intake from a healthy point of view.. he also doesn't really have any hugely unhealthy things that he eats. The issue with him, which has some correlation with his ADHD meds, is actually getting him to eat at times. If he's focused on something… or basically if there's something more interesting to do… he simply won't eat. And seeing that his medication can only be given to him if he within a healthy weight range.. it's super important to keep him fed.
I really do see it as part of my responsibility as their mother to respect THEIR temples… while they don't have the maturity to do it themselves. I was blessed with those kiddos, I and I need to look after them.. that pretty much covers it really.
And then there's my DH, Terry… He doesn't really care about healthy eating…. that's about all I have to say about that. LOL
Then we get around to me…. in the interest of total honesty… Peanut M & Ms are my kryptonite.. #nuffsaid
OK.. so now that I've thoroughly thrown us all under the bus…. let's look at how I deal with this as a family.
It's is a pretty important to me (that's putting it mildly) to put a very healthy meal on the table each evening. I want out 'meat and dairy footprint' to be less than it has in the past, so usually, our meals would be considered Vegan, if not for the meat. LOL. I use organic extra virgin coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil, to cook in… a dairy free butter for spreading, or to cook in with veggies etc, cashew meal replicates the cheese flavour in pretty much all meals. Some cheese may go on the top of spag bol etc, but other than that..no cheese. When making any recipes that would have previously begun with a bechamel sauce, they now start with coconut cream, cashew meal & the vegan butter, Nuttelex.
Shameless Nuttelex plug… Dairy free, Lactose free, Nut oil free, Gluten free, Soy free, Cholesterol free oil, Salt reduced, Contains Vit D, Natural flavour and colours. The main ingredients are basically Olive Oil & Sunflower seed.
Having a family that loves curries is super easy too, as you can so easily substitute with coconut milk/cream.. and a dairy free yoghurt. In those types of recipes, you can't even tell it's a dairy free option used.
We also have 'Meat free Mondays'… but it sometimes end up 'meat free whatever night it happens'. It's super super easy to make yummy vegan meals if you do just a little bit of research. The stigma around vegan meals is downright ridiculous. Now, to be clear, I'm not promoting a 100% Vegan diet, at all… I love my chicken and steak too much for that… but I do wholeheartedly believe that our meat and dairy consumption is ridiculously glutinous. I believe this very strongly as a Christian also ! Scripture backs the premise that meat was originally not even 'on the table', and even once it was 'permissible' following the flood, it was a luxury… not a main staple. The mass production of our meat industry is disgusting.. but hey, don't get me started.
So, the biggest way I combat my teens lack of interest in eating healthy, is to put that healthy, appealing meal on the table each evening. While I transitioned to dairy free milk nearly 3yrs ago, we are now a dairy free milk family as a whole. It was a gradual thing though… with Jordan he was convinced by doing some research himself and finding out that milk products are like moths to a flame when it comes to acne… and what teen likes acne.. so over he came to the dairy free side. My husband was convinced when he received a high cholesterol result in a blood test around his 50th b'day. He could have just gone to a lighter milk option.. but hey, I shamelessly took the opportunity when it was presented to me. ha ha.
By this point, with it being 3 against 2, it was a foregone conclusion that we were going to go 100% dairy free milk as a family… but both James and Tyler-Jasmine were easily swayed by the possibility of acne improvement too.
We did play around with different options for a while, and finally everyone was happy with Rice Milk. Sadly, there's still one certain 14yr old who much prefers the white rice milk as opposed to the healthy option of brown rice milk… but hey.. take the wins where they come.
With that change in the family diet, breakfast was sorted, as all 3 kids, and my husband, like weetbix for breakky each morning. No, I don't think it's the healthiest breakfast one could consume.. but hey, it's far from the worst.
Snacks are typically tricky… I myself, don't snack to be honest. I'll have a bliss ball if I've made them.. but as a general rule, I don't snack. I would like to improve in that area though, as besides fruit & good quality muesli bars…. the boys don't take much else in the snack department.
Lunch can be an issue… and here's where I've decided to 'regress' in some ways. My kids were encouraged to be independent with lunch (& brekky) from a fairy young age…. and that's what has happened for many years now. Only thing is, I noticed that fairly basic things were being taken to school each day (that's if anything was taken), and sometimes on weekends, I would notice that they didn't eat lunch at all. It was then that I made the decision that I'd much prefer them ate well then argue with them about health and wellbeing… which, as I've already said, they pretty much don't give two hoots about.
So, yes, I do now make my son's lunches each day… and I don't mind doing it. I would much rather they had good healthy food intake in these really important developing years, than have them eat food very low in nutrition, because I'm being a stick in the mud regarding independence. They've got their adult lives to make bad food choices, and I won't be able to do a thing about it… but while I can have a say in what goes into their bodies, then I'm going to to that. Even my husband, who, for context, just walked in the door from woolies with dairy iced coffee and a bag of choc covered honeycombs.. Arrrggghhh… he will go without lunch when busy, rather than make himself something… so I don't have an issue with making him something. I mean really… with those rubbish choices, I've gotta get as much nutrition in as I can. 😂
While I'm here.. a hot tip for you… If you suggest to your family to use wholemeal bread/wraps instead of white…. or to add spinach to their wrap/sandwhich… they won't be too keen initially… but you make them a toastie on healthy bread, with healthier ingredients.. and all you'll hear is "Thanks Mum!" As I've said before… sooooo much of it is about healthy substitutions.
That pretty much tells you how I subtly indoctrinate my family into the healthy eating lifestyle.. 😂🤣🤣 #noshame #letshopeitsticks
Blessings Peeps… Remember to Respect the temple, inside & out . xx


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[Zoe and Pablo's Father/Pablove Co-Founder/President Elektra Records, Jeff Castelaz]
Truth be told, when Zoe told me she wanted to bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles with Pablove Across America, I discouraged her. As her dad, I hate the idea of her on her bike with a bunch of jackasses in cars driving around.
Then, even after she'd made the decision to ignore my advice and registered for the ride she waited longer than she should have to get a bike and start her training. Even once she had a bike she wasn't riding because she was afraid of her clip-in pedals and didn't have anyone to teach her to master them.
Finally she found some riding partners and started getting the hang of riding and climbing in particular.
Still, she had only a handful of long rides and steep climbs under her belt when she toed the starting line with Team Pablove last Sunday. As a relatively inexperienced rider she fearlessly stared at seven days of hours in the saddle.
The riders took off fast and Zoe discovered that while she is fit and has grit, she was on the slower end of the spectrum. She felt like she was holding the group back. When I answered my phone last Sunday evening eager to hear how the day went I heard a crying and discouraged Zoe, not sure how she would keep up as they pedaled south through California over the next week.
She figured it out quickly.
Contrast that phone call with the one I received yesterday after she rode more than 95 miles on the 6th day. She was overflowing with pride. So was I.
To top it all off, Zoe has raised more than $9,000 to fund pediatric cancer research along the way.
This is what our kids do. They grow up and do shit we asked them not to do. I'm very lucky this is the sort of thing my daughter does against my recommendation.
In 8 hours I will meet Zoe at the finish line. She will have ridden over 400 miles on her bike over the last seven days. If ten people read this and each donate $80 to Pablove on this page she'll cross the finish line with over $10,000 in donations. If you can, please do.
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Wow, we do not let up….fresh from the RSD extravaganza at the weekend, here is another announcement for y'all…
On Wednesday 29th April at 5pm, we are delighted to have Frank Iero in store for a live acoustic set. Nice.
After the set, Frank will be signing his latest record 'STOMACHACHES' which will be available in store to purchase.
We'll also be selling a special limited Frank Iero affiliated pie – more info on the the pun pie coming soon.
So come on down and watch this in store, eat your din dins and then pop off to see the man and the Cellabration play at the Wedgewood rooms that evening (Tickets HERE)
This will be for the first 60 people on a first come first served basis, but you are welcome to watch outside the store:)
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Iero, comments on the project "In late 2012 I started to experience an increase in my already painful digestive issues and my creative side started to wither under the weight of not ever feeling well. I turned my basement office into a makeshift studio and every time I felt the pain coming on I'd go downstairs and hammer out an idea…. These songs, they were all mine. They started inside me as these wretched stomachaches and I had to dig them out of me in order to survive. They were my disease and ultimately became my cure."
Iero plays every instrument on the 12-track album except for drums, which were handled by Jarrod Alexander (My Chemical Romance). Stomachaches was created in Iero's own B.Calm home studio then later recorded at North End Recording in Passaic, New Jersey with some additional vocals completed at Backstage Studios. Mixing duties were handled by Ed Rose (Get Up Kids, Motion City Soundtrack).
'She's The Prettiest Girl…' is the new single taken from 'Stomachaches', and the live version of this single also features on the Record Store Day 2015 12″ release 'Live at BBC Maida Vale'. The video for this new single plays with the themes of love and friendship found in the lyrics, all running through the filter of Frank Iero's unique vision of the world.
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A lot of people think William Palmer was hanged for mulitiple murders, he wasn't. He was only executed for the one that was proved, and even this could be discribed as a bit dodgy. I am not defending the man by any means, he was an undoubted rogue, but there are doubts about him being a mass murderer. For example, he married Ann Brookes in 1847, and fathered 5 children before she died of Cholera in 1854. He had taken out a £13,000 insurance policy on her life a few years before, the action you may think of a prudent man. During the period, he had also fathered a further 14 children, all by different women, only 4 of whom were still alive when he took his last fatal walk. ( Death among the young was a very common thing. ) He was alledged to have used a deadly poison, Strychnine, on his many ' victims', but when the bodies of his wife and brother were dug up, no trace of any of this was found. As well as notably having the trial moved, he also has the distinction of being in Court for a full 12 days, unprecendented at the time, and an indication that it was not as clear cut as some would have us believe. It was after all, the Insurance companies that notified the police, not the good folk of Rugeley, for Palmer was described as a charming man, and generous to a fault when he had money. ( which of course, due to his gambling wasn't all that often ) Shocked by all the advarse publicity, the great and the good of the town partitioned to have the name changed, but when the current Prime Minister offered his own, they baulked at calling the place Palmerston. They Hanged William Palmer, on Saturday 14th June,1856, in front of a crowd of over 30,000 people, outside Stafford Prison. Just for the one murder mind, the rest are pure speculation.
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It's a sad fact, that even before William Palmer was convicted, he had already been condemned in the National Press. Foremost amongst them was the Times, who ran several articles that today would have seen them up before a Judge for Contempt of Court. Others though, were not so sure, and many, after hearing some of the evidence, called the sentence little short of Judicial Murder. Doctor Alfred Swaine Taylor, to whom the stomach contents of the unfortunate John Parson Cook were sent, dispatched a letter to the Coroner, that clearly indicated he had found no trace of the Strychine that was allegedly used. The Inquest had been totally botched in the first place, Palmer being allowed to attend, and the stomach sample later going missing. There were rumours that it had been switched, but by whom, no one knew.
The scene in Rugeley when he was arrested.
William Palmer had many friends in Rugeley, one of whom was the local Postmaster, Samuel Cheshire, who opened the letter to the Coroner, made a copy, and sent it to Palmer in Stafford Gaol. ( He would later be imprisoned for 2 years for interferring with the Mail. ) At no stage, would either Palmer, or his defence team, have ever known about this, until disclosure at his trial; a far cry from today. Believed to be the first trial, that this poison was supposed to have been used, and details of it's actions on a human body were a bit scarce. Dr Taylor's statement though, that all of it had been absorbed by the body, and was undectable, was speculative to say the least, and was contested. The truth is, that it was detectable, except in this case, it wasn't there, and was not the cause of Cooks death. Even digging up the body of Palmers wife, failed to prove the use of this Poison, but did disclose the presence of Antimony, another deadly drug. This though, was not the reason William Palmer was on trial, and the unproven assumption that he had caused his wifes death, should not have influenced the Court. But it did. The closing speech of the Attorney General, Alexandra Cockburn, left many disturbed, but the summing up of the Lord Chief Justice, John Campbell, was classed as disgraceful, and not fitting in an English Court of Law. William Palmer may well have murdered others before, but on the flimsy circumstancial evidence presented in this case, he should have been aquitted. When asked to admit his guilt on the day he was executed, he denied poisoning Cook with Strychine. There is a suspicion, that he actually used a large dose of Opium, but this was not what he was charged with. After he was hanged, his body was buried near to the Chapel, inside Stafford Gaol, so anyone who tells that he is buried in the Local Churchyard at Rugeley is telling porkies. ( see also; George Smith, the Rowley Hangman, on the Executioners page. )
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J.L. Moreno observed the following sociometric principles of groups. With this information you can determine why Donald Trump won the election and why Hillary Clinton lost. However, this blog is not about politics, but is an analysis of groups. It is not meant to be a forum for political beliefs. These principles were included in my new textbook, The Psychodrama Companion, now available at www.squareup.com/store/psychodrama.
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People move toward others who generate their spontaneity.Those who generate our spontaneity have roles or counter-roles that we want. Think about people who attract you and analyze the situation based on this law. Your spontaneity will attract others but you must generate their spontaneity if you wish to keep them. Trump generated the spontaneity of people who felt disenfranchised.
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Mark Webber admitted his retirement from the United States Grand Prix with another alternator failure would cause some sleepless nights for Red Bull.
Alternator glitches had already proved costly for Webber's team-mate Sebastian Vettel's Formula 1 title challenge this year.
The German retired from a dominant lead in Valencia with that issue and also dropped out of the Monza race as a consequence.
Webber was holding third at Austin on Sunday, ahead of Vettel's title rival Fernando Alonso, when his Red Bull ground to a halt on lap 17.
"It was the alternator ultimately in the end," said Webber. "So we lost the batteries on the car, we lost KERS, we lost our gearbox sync.
"The laps before I retired I was in trouble and we knew it was a long way home from there.
"It's disappointing to lose a very good result here today for myself and the team, and for sure there are more nerves about our reliability."
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Pui Shaak'er chorchori
Chorchori is basically a Bengali semi dry curry which is a medley of vegetables,that is cooked at low with a little bit of spices.
Pujor samay (during festival of Durga Poja ), Puin Shaak'er chorchori is being served as part of bhog/prasad on ashtami.This chorchori is accompanied with Khichuri , Payesh and chatni , For Payesh and Chutney .
The main thing which is taken into consideration is that the entire meal is Niramish ( Vegetarian), Khichuri is made with Ada bata (ginger paste),kancha lonka(green chilly ) and may be garam masala. Puin shaak'er chorchori also is Niramish (vegetarian).This medley of vegetables is cooked into mushy texture in a large Pot , and the taste is very divine .I have tried making many times bhog'er khichuri and Puin Shaak'er chorchori ,but that ambience, that feeling and that emotion remains unavailable to me.I guess you enjoy these foods in Pujor Mathe( Venue of Durga Poja) with your family ,friends sitting in a line on a ground and waiting for the bhog'er khichuri and puin shaak'er chorchori being served by Parar Kaku ,Jethu and Dada (neighborhood uncles and brothers).
Every culture survives on these small but things of great importance.....
Things you need for this Chorchori
Puin Shaak – ½ kg or two big bunch
Kumro (Pumpkin) -15 cube pieces
2 long Jhinge/ridge gourd cut into long pieces of 1 1/2 inch
Potato 2 cut into cubes
1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
1 tsp of coriander powder
1 tsp of sugar
½ tsp of red pepper powder
1 tsp of salt
3 tbs of mustard oil
1 Ilish macher matha fried prior to making the chorchori (if preparing vegetarianway skip this ingredient)
1 tsp of panch Phoron for tempering
Cut and clean the shak first, cut the leaves and then chop them , also cut the danta ( tender stalk ) approx 1 inch long pieces and slit them in between .Throughly clean them in running water . Cut all the vegetables as said above .
Now heat up a kadai , add mustard oil, temper it with Panch phoron ,add potato, kumro(pumpkin) and fry them at med , add all the masala powders ,salt,sugar ,fry them at low for 5mints.TIP--At this point if you want to make the chorchori aamish (non-veg), add fried ilish macher matha (hilsa fish head) and with the help of spatula ,break it into pieces in the the wok itself.This is my MIL's way of preparing Puin shaak'er chorchori in home .
Now add chopped puin shaak or green leaves and fry a little ,add water( just a little bit is sufficient) ,cover and cook for 10 mints at low, slow the process of making it ,it will add up to the flavour .Take out after it and have it with garam bhaat( warm cooked rice) .
Note- My Mother add shorshe bata ( mustard seeds paste) as well at the end and then take it off from the flame.
Updated to include this pic of Puin Shaak.
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I have been asked many times more about the Pui Shaak.
So here is the detail
Pui Shaak is
Basella alba belonging to spinach family, is also known as climbing spinach .
It is also known as Malabar,East Indian ,Chinese and Vietnamese spinach ,broad bologi etc..
In English it is known as Malabar climbing spinach or nightshade.
Bengali it is known as Pui Shaak ,In KonKani it's Valchi Bhaji,Kannada name is basale soppu ,in telegu it's bachhali.
In Vietnam it is made into soup with crab meat and is avery popular dish in north-Vietnam.
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Long (enough) ago I decided to let this blog languish in internet purgatory, for all practical purposes dead to me and anyone else. Tyler Gobble, however, has given me some legitimate license to drag it up from its grave for a moment by tagging me in his Next Big Thing post, in which I'll answer ten questions about my (chap)book and tag writers (up to five) who I'd like to see respond to the same set of questions. Here we go.
What is the working title of the book?
You Are The Meat. It is a chapbook.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
I mean, it's poems. Poems come from all sorts of planets. Sometimes that planet is a drive home from a famous ice cream shop, sometimes it's a Jimmy Eat World song, sometimes it's Stevie Nicks. Several of these poems came from a series that I have a feeling isn't done, is taking a brief nap, whose titles are abstract words that I've tried to focus on in some total intense whoa-ness that kinda takes that undergrad shame of like, "…so, I guess this poem is about love" and turns it into "Yeah this poem is about love and fuck it, I fucking love everything, here's why." Really, at this point in my life my central, "writing planets revolve around this star" goal with everything is to have that sort of total, thundering union between fragility and ferocity.
What genre does your book fall under?
What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
Jennifer Lawrence would play all references to music I primarily listened to in high school and my hometown prior to 2007. Aaron Paul (Jesse from Breaking Bad) is every reference to the post-industrial Midwest. Tom Jones simultaneously plays and eats a sandwich. Katy Perry and Stevie Nicks play themselves.
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
Slicing open your own belly with a pocketknife and landing on a continent that has never felt acid rain.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
Everything in the chapbook got chopped and sewn and polished over the past three years on wildly differing timelines. Some things are not much different than their original drafts, some have emerged from a frustrating number of cocoons.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
I mean, feelings? But really, one of the smartest things I've ever been told by a significant other (thank you, Tyler) is that I'm a "feeling it" writer and that I should run with that, hard. At times that's a frustrating thing because, you know, you get that "write every day" or "schedule your writing time" thing branded into your butt from undergrad, but a simple, solid thing I remember Sean Lovelace saying during a large Q&A session at a writers' event at Ball State University is that if you want to write, you just will. Scheduling and goals yes, establishing discipline is valuable yes, but if you ultimately don't want to do this shit, you just won't. That's a comfort to me, because I know I don't just want to want to write, I want to write. I haven't been doing this very long but I know now dry spells are that, spells. I've learned to not brush off those tiny flames of feeling brought on by whatever–and sometimes they're small, have to be fanned–and take down whatever it is that's feeding them in the first place. That isn't to say I never write when I'm not absolutely "feeling it," or ascribe to, fuck no, "the muse," because hard work and perseverance is of course vital, but I realize there's nothing wrong with prioritizing times/moods in which my writing work is going to result in the greatest benefit for my effort, which for me just isn't going to be every single Tuesday from 5:30 pm 'til midnight.
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
One poem mentions three fast food restaurants and Joyce Carol Oates. Another says, "Voila, beef hat!"
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
H_NGM_N will be so graciously birthing this thing in the foreseeable future.
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My tagged writers for next Wednesday are:
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Prudence Quilt – Finished size approx. 65" x 65"
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Welcome to the journey that is 'Prudence'. She is fun, quirky and designed to be as individual as her maker. Prudence is made from two blocks, the bloom block and the cross block. The Bloom block finishes at 6" which makes this project super portable, quick to sew and allows the maker to see progress fast. The ability to play with some simple fussy cutting allows the maker to explore their fabric, have fun and enjoy the slow stitching.
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Lowlights of the Lillehammer Olympics
Lowlights of the Lillehammer Olympics -- We award gold, silver, and bronze medals to the best blunders of the winter games
Let's face it: For all the majesty of Norway and the grandeur of the Games, there were times when the Winter Olympics looked less like a convergence of A-list athletes than a Scandinavian episode of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes. Many of the ice follies went without medals — until now.
The Free Verse Competition Gold: Announcer Verne Lundquist said of Nancy Kerrigan's mother, "[She] is legally blind, but she can sense beauty." Silver: Hockey announcer Mike Emrick philosophized, "Life is timing. Hockey is life." Bronze: At the Games' close, Greg Gumbel read from the Viking scripture "Words From the High One."
The Microphone Relay Gold: Connie Chung and Tonya Harding danced a media duet as intricate as any Torvill and Dean routine. Silver: After skater Mandy Woetzel cut her chin, a cameraman tried to follow her into a private room. Hey, this isn't Rescue 911! Bronze: When Dan Jansen slipped in the 500 meters, CBS' Michael Barkann dogged coach Peter Mueller to ask if the ice was "slippery in the corners." (Mueller's retort: "Ice is always slippery.")
The Downhill Sportsmanship Competition Gold: When gold-winning skater Oksana Baiul left the rink to put on more makeup before the medal ceremony, ice princess Kerrigan snapped: "Come on. So she's gonna get out here and cry again? What's the difference?" Silver: Kerrigan was asked to compare her performance with Baiul's and griped, "I saw a replay of her two-footed triple jumps I think flawless always looks better." Bronze: After Harding's skate-lace trouble, Kerrigan observed that her rival was "bending all kinds of rules."
The Announcers' Technical Demerit Competition Gold: Pat O'Brien for his faux-hip blazers-and-jeans combos, and for hugging two trolls. Silver: Jim Nantz announced AJ Kitt had won the downhill. (The winner was Tommy Moe.) Bronze: Gumbel's hair. Was that a bobsled helmet?


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- The furthest airport from Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) is Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), which is nearly antipodal to Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (meaning Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport), and is located 12,435 miles (20,012 kilometers) away in San Antonio Oeste, Argentina.
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The Smithsonian Channel will commemorate this year's Veterans Day with two premieres offering unique and new aspects of the Vietnam War.
A one-hour special entitled, Gun Trucks of Vietnam, airs Sunday, Nov. 11, at 9 p.m. The feature tells the story of the innovative Army soldiers who were assigned trucks under-equipped to protect convoys.
"The gun trucks were mostly an Army operation," said Tim Evans, the executive producer of the special. "It took creativity, guts, and a willingness to put oneself into harm's way in order to get the job done."
Rare 8mm film taken by soldiers under fire introduces viewers to how they had scavenged parts and weapons to turn these unarmed and under-equipped trucks into five-ton killing machines.
These trucker soldiers were tasked with leading and protecting convoys, which were the lifeblood of the Army's camps throughout Vietnam. At many points, the gun truck crews were the first convoy drivers ever to be on the front lines, making them prime targets.
A typical one-hour show takes the Smithsonian Channel about six months to a year to complete. Evans noted that this production took quite a bit longer.
"Gun Trucks of Vietnam not only celebrates the technological genius of young men under fire, it also reveals how these experiences created bonds that still last today," he concluded.
A second premiere, The Lost Tapes: Tet Offensive, will air a week later Nov. 18 at 9 p.m.
The program returns viewers to the well-known Tet offensive through the use of newly discovered, and never-seen-before 8mm films taken during the Viet Cong-led offensive.
"This series is all about in-the-moment storytelling," said John Cavanaugh, executive producer of the show. "The result with this episode is that you feel like you are on the ground in Vietnam as the attack unfolds and chaos breaks out."
The episode retells the events of the attacks throughout South Vietnam and illustrates the ferocity and scope of the Tet Offensive in early 1968.
Not long after the attacks, American public opinion -- which had generally supported America's involvement in Vietnam -- began to change in favor of withdrawal.
Both Evans and Cavanaugh said that the Smithsonian Channel creates a lot of programming on military topics.
"We happened to have these two Vietnam programs completed at about the same time," explained Evans. "It's also significant to us that there are nearly seven million Vietnam veterans in the U.S. today, so it seems like now is a good time to highlight their service."
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On their official website tour page, the Gipsy Kings show the last concert of the American tour as the August 11 concert at the Ravinia Festival in Illinois. It shows no concerts for September. Then it shows a concert in Moscow on October 3. The page has been this way for several weeks.
However, on Ticketmaster, the Ravinia concert is not shown (yet it's shown on the official website of the Ravinia Festival, where they have often performed), and a September 20 concert in Niagara Falls, New York is shown. I have a friend who lives in Canada near Niagara Falls who is a GK fan and is so sad because she can't get a passport to travel to the U.S., due to the high cost. I told her this concert is not shown on the official GK site, so maybe it's a rumor or one of those impostor groups claiming to be the Gipsy Kings. She said no, she saw it on Ticketmaster. Besides being on Ticketmaster, this September 20 concert is shown on the website of the venue, the Seneca Falls Casino in Niagara Falls, NY, with a big photo of the Gipsy Kings.
Does anyone have any information about this mystery? If the GK have updated their official site to October with the Moscow concert, it would make sense that if they did have a concert in September, they'd show that too. Even Ticketmaster could make a mistake. I'm wondering if some impostor group convinced the Seneca Falls Casino that they were the Gipsy Kings and booked this concert date, and the casino informed Ticketmaster, who took the information at face value.


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