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Anyhow, in tomorrow's issue of Kirkus there will be a review of A Vengeful Longing. I was sent a preview of it, but I held off posting until the review was available online. I see now that Barnes and Noble have added it to the reviews of the American edition of AVL, so I think it's okay to post it here.
I'll confess I was very worried. But as my UK editor said, I couldn't have asked for a better appreciation of what I've been doing:
Kirkus Reviews
Morris (The Gentle Axe, 2007) again resurrects police inspector Porfiry Petrovich from Crime and Punishment for a second rousing crime mystery.
The story bursts open with a poisoned box of chocolates and the violent deaths of Raisa and Grisha Meyer, wife and son of Dr. Martin Meyer, a reclusive opium-eater. On his strained first day at the job, opinionated, idealistic Pavel Pavlovich Virginsky begins an apprenticeship under the older, wiser Porfiry Petrovich, and together they dispatch to the crime scene. The case appears to be open-and-shut, but in the following days, amidst the stifling heat and stench of drab, gray 19th-century St. Petersburg, a series of curious, seemingly unrelated murders occur. With mounting evidence tying the crimes to an insurrectionist cell plotting against the Tsar, a labyrinthine web of evidence begins to unravel. Each new lead becomes a dead-end, but the coincidences-so various, yet so exact-eventually lead the policemen toward the culprit. Richly colorful and alive, Morris's characters brim with texture, whether they are hard-nosed cops or seasoned prostitutes, cantankerous slumlords or bespectacled bureaucrats. None escape the piercing intellect of Petrovich, who opens every individual's closet of vice and hypocrisy. Forcing all to admit their deepest shames, he provides them a psychological conduit for personal revelation and redemption. Equally powerful (and parallel) to this Virgil-like probe of the human psyche are Petrovich and Virginsky's forays into the city's deepest shames: a hospital for the mentally insane and a tenement infected with cholera, where the only sounds are that of wailing for the dead. Musing on questions of love, regret, misery,injustice, disillusionment, etc., Morris seamlessly and brilliantly segues from intensely grave to laugh-out-loud funny.
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For when it's time to take it to the next level
At Ozzy Outdoors we are dedicated to producing superior products to make your outdoor adventures easier and more fun.
About the Bike Chain Cleaning Tool
- SMARTER DESIGN- Many similar products utilize two clamps on the end- the problem with this is that when the clamps get wet, fluid spurts everywhere. The Ozzy Outdoors Chain Cleaner utilizes a single clamp in the middle of the device to lock the product together when cleaning.
- VERSATILE- Works with all types of bikes- if it has a chain, Ozzy can clean it! For free wheel designs, simply attach the cleaner to the chain and use the pedal to turn the chain. For bikes with coaster brakes, the bicycle must be elevated or flipped over in order to work.
- CONVENIENT- Cleaner clips directly to the chain-no need to remove the chain from the bicycle-cleans quickly and easily in just one minute. Simply fill the chamber with your choice of cleaner.
- DURABLE- Made from heavy duty plastic to ensure a lifetime of superior performance. No flimsy metallic pieces to rust and break away. No useless sponges that fall off after a few uses. Just simple, thorough, rotating scrubbing brushes encased in strong plastic to keep your chains clean.
About the FlashLantern
- VERSATILE- Functions as a full-sized lantern, providing 360° of ambient light when expanded. When collapsed it works as a powerful flashlight. When used in either function, there are three brightness settings - low, bright and flashing which are powered by 3 AA batteries (not included).
- CONVENIENT AND POWERFUL- Just 2 inches tall when collapsed, with a diameter of 3.5 inches. The energy efficient FlashLantern provides an average of 15 hours of bright light at 100 lumens, approx. 30 hours of low light at 50 lumens, and approx. 23 hours of flashing light at 100 lumens.
- DURABLE- Our bright white LED light features durable ABS material with rubber oil sprayed on the surface. It is engineered to be water resistant, making it ideal for use in rugged conditions like rainy weather and near outdoor water sources.
- MANY USES- The portable design makes the FlashLantern great for camping, hiking, jogging, boating, cycling, outdoor sports and more! The built-in ring makes it easy to hang or be carried. Take it with you everywhere! It is a MUST HAVE for disaster preparedness kits.

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Voodoo Vixen stands for much more than just attractive vintage-style fashion. Women can turn heads with slim waists, beautiful necklines and flowing skirts, all characteristics of this London brand. Behind it all are two design teams from London and Los Angeles that hand craft Voodoo Vixen Clothing designs themselves to create beautiful and unique pieces.
Voodoo Vixen clothing - where retro meets modernity
Women can find just about every piece of clothing they need with Voodoo Vixen, including seductive pin-up dresses, tight pencil skirts, swing-style petticoats, gorgeous trousers and subtle underwear. Women's cardigans, retro-style bags and many more accessories are also available on the EMP Voodoo Vixen Shop.
An absolute must: the 1950s American style featuring cherry, polka dot and leopard prints. This successful twist is down to a new take on classics, and for the patterns to look good, it's goodbye to unnecessary frills and hello to simple cuts. Hems are also shorter than they were in the Golden Fifties and deep back cut-outs give skirts an extra dose of femininity. You can find an incredible selection of beautiful pieces on the Voodoo Vixen Online Shop.
Fashion for style-conscious rockabellas
Don't worry about choosing just one dress, Voodoo Vixen has succeeded in making high quality retro fashion affordable. Carefully selected materials and unique designs make this vintage style something really special. Voodoo Vixen has a very unique style, helping every rockabella find individual clothing.
Trendy vintage uniforms, dresses, trousers and blouses in the popular sailor design, divine diva dresses - there's no shortage on the EMP Voodoo Vixen Shop.
Solid-colour pieces can be combined to create simple outfits that are even perfect for the work place. Choose from classic looks and seductive dresses, come rain or shine! Warm Marlene trousers together with turtleneck jumpers are also available from Voodoo Vixen. Stay on trend with a classic silk scarf and an eye-catching brooch.
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This label is incredibly versatile thanks to its vintage cuts and designs. For women who prefer something more classic, Voodoo Vixen offers motifs featuring roses, hearts and other decorations. Want to stand out from the crowd? Get yourself some clothing with polka dots, stripes and checks.
And if you want to be a bit more girly, why not check out the clothing with skulls or animals that looks amazing with flowers. Voodoo Vixen clothing makes it possible to interpret every famous look in your own way, so discover the wide range of possibilities now on the EMP Voodoo Vixen Shop.


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A New Look in Religion Class
November 8, 2017
Bishop Guilfoyle offers students a way to understand stories from the Old and New Testament. In these classes, students are taught about the people in the Bible that impacted, overcame and influenced Christianity. These classes help students understand important information about their past, but what about their future? Mr. Sutton created a class called Catholic Discipleship 1. This class was created to help students grow deeper in their faith and experience religion on a new level. The new class is optional for the students at Bishop Guilfoyle who want to experience God in a new way. We interviewed some of the students taking this course, along with Mr. Sutton, and here are some of their responses.
Q: students- Why did you want to take this course?
A: "I want to go deeper into my Faith." Ryan Berger
Q: How does this course differ from the normal religion class?
A:"We can discuss topics in a more in-depth manner." Ryan Berger
Q: What prompted you to create this class?
A:"I was going insane and it was born out of frustration. As the older students from Peer ministry grew up, less of the underclassmen filled their spots. We need something for these kids to have consistent love for Jesus Christ."
Q: What do you hope to gain from this class?
A:"I just want to see kids fall in love with Jesus Christ and let that have an impact on the rest of the school as well."
Q: What do you want to see happen to your students by the end of the year?
A:"I want them to grow in an authentic awareness of Jesus in their lives later and now."


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When I copied and pasted data from an Excel worksheet into a Word document, and then made changes to the worksheet in Excel, why didn't the worksheet in Word change to reflect the new data?
Instead of copying and pasting, you need to link the Excel worksheet to the Word document in order to update the worksheet automatically. To do so, select the Edit, Paste Special command and the Paste Link option in the Paste Special dialog box. In the As list box, make sure that Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object is selected.
After embedding an Excel worksheet in Word and changing data in the worksheet, why do the Excel toolbars instead of the Word toolbars display onscreen?
Click outside the worksheet area to display the Word toolbars.
What can I do to correct embedding the wrong worksheet from the workbook in my Word document?
When you embed a worksheet object, the entire workbook is inserted. To display the correct worksheet in Word, double-click the worksheet in the Word document, click the sheet tab you want, and then click outside of the worksheet area in Word.
When I tried sending my workbook in an email message via Outlook directly from Excel, why didn't the recipient receive my message?
Be sure that you're connected and online with Microsoft Exchange or a network. Then try sending the mail again.
I cannot find the E-mail button on the Standard toolbar.
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Our philosophy is to make your wedding as individual as you are in a chic, elegant urban setting, with flawless service in Bristol's most spectacular and luxurious venue.
With its spectacular backdrop, set in the heart of the city, the Bristol Harbour & Spa Hotel fuses two iconic former bank properties to offer exceptionally restored interiors, contemporary, luxurious accommodation with impeccable design and an impressive wedding space which is newly opened in 2016.
If you are looking for a venue with flawless service and style with abundance of character and rich in history the hotel to truly WOW your guests, with the addition of delectable and creative menus, then the Bristol Harbour Hotel is the venue for you.
We work to make Your Wedding, Your Day. With packages or tailor designed menus and flexible stunning space to create your dream Wedding, the professional and friendly team are on hand through the preparations to help make the dream a reality. It's the perfect venue to show your individuality, style and creativity.
If you are looking for 'spectacular' The Sansovino Hall is Bristol's most impressive Wedding room, formally the great Lloyd banking hall, complete with remarkable historical detail, rising two stories with pillars and intricate masonry and finished with a magnificent sky light which covers the ceiling of the room which seats 50 to 312 guests. The Gold Bar is 'the' place for urban wedding drinks receptions, featuring stylish banquet seating, elegant chandeliers and an opulent décor where you can relax and catch up with family and friends during your celebrations. More intimate Weddings for up to 60 guests are held in the impressive Vaults room, with marble, iridescent wallpaper feature and features with the original bank doors.
In addition to the boutique and luxurious bedrooms for your guests, with White Company products, Gin and Sherry in all rooms, the hotel has a fantastic urban spa in the original Vaults of the hotel for the wedding couple to relax and have treatments before or after the Big Day.
An urban Wedding gem, the Harbour Hotel offers stunning photographic opportunities both inside the hotel, on sweeping stone staircases or outside on the cobbled and beautiful passageways of St Nicolas's or Castle Park across the road.
At Bristol Harbour Hotel we are seeing a revival of vintage style lace both in dresses and table décor. Polaroid cameras for guest books are a great flashback and fun for the guests to capture the moment. Our Pimp Your Prosecco drinks receptions go down a storm with our guests with fruits, edible sparkles and making each guest become a great mixologist to create their own Prosecco flavour. The sharing platters and relaxing dining options are really popular and recently we have produced specially designed menus for picnic baskets to go on each table with grass areas, trees and flowers brought in, to bring the outdoors in, for a children's area adding a fun aspect to the day. Irregular shoes are loved by our brides, dressed with quirky patterns and bows, which are as individual as the venue and the brides getting married here.
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When you get to your big day, remember to take a few private minutes with your new married partner. Its about you getting married, now let all your hard work just happen, relax and enjoy your day.
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It's pretty rare that a party of adventurers is the very first on-site in a pristine untouched dungeon. King Tut's Tomb is the exception, not the rule.
So, to convey to the player's the notion that adventurers have been here before them, roll a d6 on entering a room the party hasn't explored yet. On a 1, a body is present in the room. Then roll d8 on the following table:
Condition of Dead Bodies Found in the Underworld (d8)
- Fresh -- pool of blood still wet
- Chewed on
- Rotting -- smells of decomp and covered in maggots
- Skin and bones -- most flesh is gone
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The leadership of Mission del Sol includes elders, deacons, commission members, and other officers. If you are interested in joining a commission or becoming an elder or a deacon, please contact the church office for more information.
Elders make up the church's governing body which is called the Session. Mission del Sol, like all Presbyterian churches, is a representative democracy. The word "Presbyterian" actually comes from the Greek word presbuteros which means "elder."
We are governed by elders who are democratically chosen from and by the entire congregation. Governance and authority over church matters resides with these elected elders. Our Session oversees the day-to-day-work of the church and supervises the Deacons, who are elected to conduct the temporal and charitable ministry of the church. The Session is composed of 18 ruling elders. Elders serve a three-year term.
|Class of 2019
|Class of 2020
|Class of 2021
|Larry Coffman
Geri FerneauPhillip HorenDennis Richards
|Sally Christie
|Karen Bruggeman
Tony Nevers
Robert Rimer
Wendy Whittard
Clerk of Session – George Allman
Treasurer – Rick Weaver
2017-2018 Session Commissions:
Commissions are smaller groups that include elders, deacons, and members of the congregation who work together to manage various aspects of Mission del Sol.
Please click here to visit the Commissions page to see commission descriptions, members, meeting times, and goals.
The role of the Deacons is one of "sympathy, service and witness" to the love of God as shown in the life of Jesus Christ. In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), the office of Deacon is designed "to minister to those in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of faith." (Book of Order, G-6.0402). The origin of "deacon" is the Greek word diakonos, "servant."
At Mission del Sol we have an elected Board of Deacons who oversee our numerous mission projects and guide the congregation in reaching out to others in our community and around the world. Deacons meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the library.
Deacon Co-Moderators: Bill Brazelton, and Flori Welty
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With an unproven rookie like Tim Tebow charging $160 for the privilege of having his signature placed on the item of your choice, a guy like Brett Favre easily can charge that much, and more.
And so he is.
A group called Radtke Sports is marketing a one-day signing event with Favre, via Brad Biggs of NFP. On July 15, he'll sign 100 items. But there will be no event at which Favre will shake hands and/or smile for the camera. Instead, all items must be sent in advance, with payment up front.
And if your item isn't one of the first 100 items received, you'll be S.O.L. Or, more accurately, S.O.F. (But at least you'll get your money back.)
The charge is $400 for a full-size helmet, $400 for a jersey, $250 for a football, $175 for a mini-helmet, large photos for $250, smaller photos for $175.
Inscriptions will cost an extra $100. ("Dear Joe, with your money, I'll be buying new tires for my tractor.")
Frankly, we think Brett should do more than 100 items. That way, he'll be able to add carpal tunnel syndrome to his 2010 list of built-in excuses in the event of failure.


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FRIAS Junior Researcher Conference - ODE Modelling in Systems Biology
Sep 19, 2017 12:00 AM
Sep 22, 2017 12:00 AM
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The focus of the workshop is
- methodology for establishing ODE models, especially recent developments in optimization, parameter estimation anduncertainty quantification
- discussing and solvingapplication show cases and issues
Focus (1) covers the following aspects:
- Parameter estimation
- Network reconstruction/model discrimination
- L1 penalization
- Uncertainty analysis (parameters and predictions)
- Concepts of identifiability and observability analyses
- Optimization issues
- Numerical aspects
- Appropriate handling of replicates, detection limits and saturation
- Error models
- Benchmarking and performance improvement
- Overcoming of limitations and bottlenecks
Focus (2): For discussing and illustrating implementation issues, we request problems and questionsfrom the workshop participants as they occur in applications (guidelines and an example are provided here). They are called "application issues" in the following.
These problems are presented at the workshop, discussed by the audience with the ultimate goal to suggest and demonstrate a solution using one of the modelling toolboxes applied in Systems Biology (e.g. D2D, dmod, PESTO, Copasi, …). In an ideal case, there are experts/developers for these toolboxes in the audience.
The workshop is intended for researchers at the PhD/PostDoc level. Everybody is invited.
It is NOT intended to give general introductions (like in summer/winter schools) for people who are new in this field. Instead, the focus is on advanced methodological questions for researchers which already have some experience.
Registration and abstract submission for posters, talks and "application issues" are done here. Alternatively, send an email to email@example.com.
In the registration form, you can specify whether you want to present a poster and/or talk or an "application issue". Talks should have a focus on methodology.
Important dates and conference fee
The conference fee is 130€ and includes catering as well as bus transfer to the social events.
Please register as early as possible. The number of participants is limited to 50.
If there are more requests for talks than time slots, then the organizers will decide based on the topic and submission date (early submission are preferred).
- Registration deadline for posters and talks: June 30th, 2017.
- Registration deadline for "application issues": July 31st, 2017.
Please register as early as possible. An example for an application issue is shown here. The number of application issues is limited to 10.
- The final registration deadline for participation is Aug 31th, 2017.
Further information: http://www.odemodelling.uni-freiburg.de/
Major Organizer:
Center for Biosystems Analysis (ZBSA)
Center for Data Analysis and Modelling (FDM)
Habsburger Str. 49
79104 Freiburg, Germany
Office 1: +49 761 203 97207
Office 2: +49 761 203 8533
If there are any issues, please contact me.
2nd Organizer:
Institute of Physics
Hermann Herder Str. 3
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This is how Audi celebrated the TT's 20th birthday
"Has it really been 20 years?" is what we're all asking – even the men behind the car, we suspect. Yes, the Audi TT, the car that spearheaded Audi's post-millennium slingshot to superstardom, is now 20 years old.
To mark the occasion, Audi has released a TT 20 Years special edition, and given the whole third-generation TT range a freshen-up.
Audi TT 20 Years
First, that special edition. The TT 20 Years does what it says on the tin. A total of 999 examples will be built to commemorate two decades of the model being in production.
It features fine Nappa leather in moccasin brown with specific Panuka contrast stitching – a curious callback to interior colour combinations seen on very early cars.
Stainless pipes, and badges on the steering wheel, gear lever and bodywork tell everyone it's a 20 Years model. Arrow and Nano grey paint finishes are available for either coupe or roadster versions.
The best of the rest
The rest of the range gets significant upgrades too, with relatively major power increases featuring on what is a minor facelift. The 1.8-litre 180hp TFSI is being replaced with a 197hp 2.0-litre unit, while the existing 230hp 2.0-litre gets boosted to 245hp.
Both models are now categorised under the new Audi model structure – '40 TFSI' and '45 TFSI' respectively.
TTS models lose 4hp, going from 310 to 306, thanks to the addition of new Petrol Particulate Filters (OPF). The performance of facelift models does improve in spite of the power loss, however, with 0-62mph times reducing by 0.1 of a second for both the coupe and roadster – 4.5 and 4.8 seconds respectively.
Sport display for Virtual Cockpit
Inside, the Audi Virtual Cockpit gets a minor update, with a Sport display giving information on power, torque and G forces.
S Line models and above receive more supportive Super Sports seats, with Black Edition cars getting piano black inlays and a new slate-grey chrome finish for parts of the interior trim.
It's still a looker
S Line models get a new, more defined, splitter and the OLED rear lights are no longer the preserve of the TT RS. Oddly, for Audi, the lights at the front haven't changed, although the bumpers have got a bit of a nip-and-tuck, with exaggerated vent elements and a new three-dimensional grille design.
All models benefit from new wheel options because nothing is fresher than new footwear. As with big brother TT RS and R8 V10 Plus, the TTS now comes with a fixed rear wing, courtesy of the TT RS (in place of the active retractable item previously standard).
All in, it's a pleasing if incremental update for the TT range, with the 20 Years special edition being an appealing nod to the model's heritage.


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The future of dictionaries (2): lexicographer versus computer
- If publishers aren't actually selling paper dictionaries but are mostly focusing on a free online service, how much are they going to be prepared to spend on the time-consuming and labour-intensive work of lexicography?
- Of course, they'll be looking into other related income streams, selling dictionary data for other uses, and online advertising, but without a tangible, on-the-shelf product, will that justify quite the same budget?
- Reduced budgets often suggest a drive towards more automation, something we've already seen with the emergence of developments such as 'TickBox lexicography'.
- Will more automation and "more efficient" ways of working inevitably lead to a drop in standards?
Labels: dictionaries, lexicographer, lexicography, Macmillan, online dictionaries


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Christmas Trends
What Christmas looks like this year
Every year at Christmas there are popular trends for decorating and gift giving. A couple of years ago everyone had icicle lights hanging from their eaves, and last year blue LED lights were the most frequent form of outdoor Christmas lights. Some of the latest lighting and decorating trends this year revolve around tradition and involve the revitalization of old fashioned and vintage decorations.
If you enjoy decorating your home and Christmas tree around a theme, using the latest colors and patterns is an easy way to start. If you are the type who likes to keep up with the latest in Christmas trends it's important to know what's going to be fashionable in colors and patterns, themes, and gifts. You will find yourself incredibly popular at holiday time if you are able to work the most sought after themes into your decorating and gift giving.
Quiz: Are You Trendy or Traditional?
Some people prefer to celebrate Christmas with tried and true lights and decorations. These are the Christmas traditionalists; the purists who prefer to follow tradition. Others treat Christmas as an opportunity to express their individuality and creativity. These are the trend setters- those who dare to decorate outside the box.
Take the quick quiz below to see if your decorating style is trendy or traditional!
- Do you buy new Christmas tree ornaments every year?
- Did you put LED lights outside your house as soon as they were available?
- Do you think that your parents' Christmas decorations are boring?
- Do you avoid post-Christmas decoration sales because you don't want to limit your choices for next year?
- Do your friends compliment you on your ability to give the latest and most popular gifts?
- Have your Christmas decorations ever contained the color purple or metallic shades?
- Do you prefer to receive gift certificates?
- Do you think it is perfectly appropriate to mix seasons in your decorating schemes?
- Do you research your Christmas gifts extensively?
- Do you avoid red, green and white when decorating for Christmas?
If you answered yes to three or more of the following questions you enjoy incorporating the latest Christmas trends into your holiday celebrations and home décor. If you answered no to most of these questions, it seems you may be the traditional type. Once you've decided whether or not you are a Christmas trend setter you can read more about the latest colors and patterns, Christmas themes and gifts for this year.


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Hampton by Hilton Debuts in Columbia, South Carolina
New hotel opens near Killian Road
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) Hampton by Hilton brand, the global mid-priced hotel known for its commitment to providing thoughtful service, today announced the opening of its newest property, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbia Killian Road in Columbia, South Carolina. This 108-room hotel offers travelers the confidence of a seamless stay with its 100% Hampton Guarantee®, promising value-focused amenities and a technology-enabled environment that gives real travelers the convenience they want and need.
"At Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbia Killian Road guests can count on a worry-free stay with comfortable spaces that are intuitively designed to feel familiar and inviting," Angela Emerson, general manager. "When our guests choose to stay at Hampton by Hilton, they can confidently expect quality accommodations backed by a 100% happiness guarantee."
Owned by Springcrossing Hotel, LLC, developed by Springbridge Development and managed by Raines Hospitality, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbia Killian Road offers guests an uncomplicated travel experience with spacious rooms and added-value amenities. Every guest will enjoy the brand's signature free, hot breakfast, On the Run™ breakfast bags, Digital Key Access and free WiFi in every room.
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbia Killian Road is located at 1310 Roberts Branch Parkway, near the Village of Sandhills and several corporate parks. The property features a fitness center, TREATS shop and Hampton by Hilton's signature Perfect Mix Lobby.
Hampton by Hilton has long been known for its unique and unmatched approach to hospitality. Team Members proudly exhibit a unique culture described as Hamptonality. This term is defined by each hotel's approach to friendly customer service, anticipation of guests' needs, and establishing an authentic, caring culture.
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbia Killian Road is part of Hilton Honors®, the award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton's 15 distinct hotel brands. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount that can't be found anywhere else and free standard WiFi. Members also enjoy popular digital tools available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors mobile app, where Hilton Honors members can check-in, choose their room and access their room using a Digital Key.
For more information or to make reservations, please visit Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Columbia Killian Road or call +1 803 999 1800.
Read more about Hampton by Hilton at www.hampton.com and newsroom.hilton.com/hampton.
About Hampton by Hilton
As the number one ranked lodging franchise for the last decade and one of the top five brands of the century, according to Entrepreneur®, Hampton by Hilton – including Hampton Inn by Hilton and Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton – serves quality-driven and value-conscious travelers at more than 2,500 properties in 29 countries and territories. The brand continues to lead its segment by providing guests with high-quality, thoughtfully designed accommodations and amenities, such as modern and spacious rooms, complimentary WiFi, free hot breakfast with healthful options, and On The Run™ breakfast bags. Hampton by Hilton Team Members are committed to delivering exceptionally friendly and authentic service all backed by the 100% Hampton Guarantee™. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits. For more information about Hampton by Hilton, visit www.hampton.com or newsroom.hilton.com/hampton, and connect on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.


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FLAUNTING OUR FLAWS vol. 1 by Chuck Kelley
Most of us are hiders, over 70% of the population. I've spent the majority of my life hiding in plain sight and you probably have too. For me, it was appearing to be one way while desperately hiding its opposite, hoping that no one could see how hideous I believed myself to be. Sound familiar? Every spare moment, in cocoon, dedicated toward self perfection, fearing that chrysalis isn't in the cards…
The roles and impossible standards that were assigned to many of us caused us to develop characters, personalities, to hide within for self preservation. Feeling so incredibly inferior, we believed that we had to project an image, a persona, whose capabilities surpassed those of the masses just to become acceptable. Projecting perfection or close to it, constantly having to maintain, protect and defend that image, while keeping others from seeing that it was all theatre, is soul crushing work…producing egomaniacs with inferiority complexes…time bombs.
Then the commercials, billboards and print ads served as constant reminders of how badly we've failed…TV, movies, books and games do the same. There's no relief, no resting, no time out. No hope.
No hope of achieving the level of perfection that is asked of us, directly and subliminally. No wonder so many of us feel as if we're losing our minds.
The funny thing is, though, when we slow down and really look at what we're drawn to, inspired and compelled by, it's significantly flawed people and stories about their lives and journey. Not the journey toward perfection, the journey toward self acceptance. When we have self acceptance the others either fall in line or we no longer care if they do or not. That is FREEDOM.
When we openly claim, as a matter of fact, our so called "flaws", "shortcomings" and/or "limitations" we are instantly set free from any concerns and judgments surrounding them.
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Background: Accurately covering the conformational space of amino acid side chains is essential for important applications such as protein design, docking and high resolution structure prediction. Today, the most common way to capture this conformational space is through rotamer libraries discrete collections of side chain conformations derived from experimentally determined protein structures. The discretization can be exploited to efficiently search the conformational space. However, discretizing this naturally continuous space comes at the cost of losing detailed information that is crucial for certain applications. For example, rigorously combining rotamers with physical force fields is associated with numerous problems. Results: In this work we present BASILISK: a generative, probabilistic model of the conformational space of side chains that makes it possible to sample in continuous space. In addition, sampling can be conditional upon the protein's detailed backbone conformation, again in continuous space without involving discretization. Conclusions: A careful analysis of the model and a comparison with various rotamer libraries indicates that the model forms an excellent, fully continuous model of side chain conformational space. We also illustrate how the model can be used for rigorous, unbiased sampling with a physical force field, and how it improves side chain prediction when used as a pseudo-energy term. In conclusion, BASILISK is an important step forward on the way to a rigorous probabilistic description of protein structure in continuous space and in atomic detail.
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Harder, T., Boomsma, W., Paluszewski, M., Frellsen, J., Johansson, K. E., & Hamelryck, T. (2010). Beyond rotamers: a generative, probabilistic model of side chains in proteins. B M C Bioinformatics, 11, 306. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-306


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The siren of fire engine is very common noise pollution as we live near the fire department. However, we didn't hear any when black smoke was coming out behind these blocks of flats. Til this morning, we're still unclear what's the reason for the smoke. Well, we're guessing it is nothing to worry about ..
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
garlicky hummus and hot flatbread
My friend, Miz Agatha (if you understand that joke, good for you; next time my coffee machine breaks, I guess I'm calling her), is the lady of hummus. She's talented at a great many things, including making me laugh out loud, but hummus is one of her masteries. She brought this to a party and I demanded the recipe with love and awe. She informed me there wasn't one.
Instead, she emailed me a list of ingredients (garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic, olive oil, cumin, coriander/lemon) with notes like "tahini is awesome. Hummus without tahini is like guacamole without cilantro. No."
According to Miz Agatha, her hummus is so famous (it has converted people to the way of the hummus, and I see why) is because she goes so heavy on the garlic. Don't be shy; add lemon if you overdo it.
She also brought a giant bowl of flatbread, which was nearly as awe-inspiring as the hummus, which is saying something. The flatbread has few ingredients, but a delicious flavor, a little tangy from both the yeast and yogurt in the dough. It can be fried in olive oil, but I did mine in an ungreased skillet and they were delicious (as well as healthier).
Miz Agatha's Hummus
29 oz chickpeas/garbanzo beans, drained
1/3 C tahini (this amount makes it fairly creamy; lessen if you like your hummus coarser)
1/2 C olive oil
5 cloves garlic (I actually used seven; it was delicious and a touch spicy from it. But that's a little much for most people).
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/4 tsp coriander when no lemon juice is available
salt and pepper
Toss the garlic in a food processor, and mince them with the metal blade . Then, add all the other ingredients and whirl them until smooth. Adjust to taste.
More tahini will make it creamier; more oil, oilier (shocking!); more garlic, spicier (and make sure you mince it by hand before adding extra); more chickpeas, chunkier, grainier, and heartier. This batch was fairly heavy on tahini, so it was quite creamy.
Easy, Tasty Flatbread
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/2 cup Greek-style yogurt
4 cups all-purpose flour
Mix the yeast, sugar and salt in the water. The water should feel lukewarm and not hot. If it is too hot, it will kill the yeast. It is better to have water that's too cold and sluggish yeast, than hot water and dead yeast. These little fellows are what will rise your dough, and they're very important. Treat them kindly!
Now, add the yogurt and then the flour to the bowl and stir until it all comes together. For me, it was still quite sticky and shaggy at this point, so I dumped it onto a very well-floured cutting board, dumped some more flour on top of it, and kneaded it in. I think I ended up adding about an extra 1/2 C of flour, but your dough's flour needs will depend on the weather, your flour, the whims of the dough gods... Just add enough to where it's still soft, but doesn't stick to your hands. Roll it into a ball and place in a clean bowl to rise for about three hours.
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puffed up dough after about a minute of cooking
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
vanilla cake with two bananas
This was an attempt at banana bread, but while it came out sweet and vanilla-tinged and tasty, there wasn't enough thick banana flavor to call it that. As one of my housemates said, all affection, "It's not banana bread; it's vanilla bread that happens to have bananas in it. I mean that in the best possible way."
The batter was delicious. I am not insulting the bread; it was tasty, warm and steaming from the oven, flecked with chunks of melting banana and run through with honey and brown sugar sweetness. But the batter, oh, the batter; it was delicious. I have a hankering to make it into ice cream.
But that would ruin the point of this recipe, which was decided upon while walking home in the rain. I wanted something warm and sweet, and just a little sticky with brown sugar. I sorted through a small corner of the vast collection of banana bread recipes, in my books and in the internet, and decided on this one, from Smitten Kitchen. Nothing in the recipe particular piqued my interest--except her addition of bourbon (but you see, that would involve being over twenty-one). However, nearly everything I've made off her site has been taste-bud-blowing fantastic, (her chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, by the grace of all things good), so I decided to give it a whirl.
The bread here is soft and just slightly moist. It's not nearly as dense as most banana breads (probably due to its lack of banana) and feels a lot more like a baked good and less like a floured lump of baked banana. Though I added more sugar than the original recipe, I didn't find it to be overly sweet at all.
I wish it had more banana, but, then, that's all my fault. She asked for 3-4. I had 3 when I started this recipe, and only two made it into the bowl. However I added extra butter to make up for it.
Vanilla-Banana Bread
2 very ripe bananas
1 cup melted salted butter
3/4 C light brown sugar (less if you don't like it sweet)
1/4 C honey
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cup of flour
Dump the bananas directly into the bowl and smash them a little with a wooden spoon; don't worry too much about it. Chunks of bananas are good.
Next, mix in the mil, sugar and honey until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat some more. Finally, dump on the flour and baking soda and stir as little as possible until it is just combined.
Pour into a greased 8x8 baking dish (of a loaf pan, if you'd like) and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
I don't know how long it keeps. It was gone the next morning.
Friday, October 7, 2011
cinnamon rolls
I had an odd learning slope into the realm of baking. The first thing I ever baked alone and from scratch was blueberry coffeecake. The second was a batch of yeast-risen sweet rolls, one half done up with cinnamon, the other sticky-sweet orange rolls, that took about five hours from bowl to plate.
I escaped the whole "scary scary yeast" issue by being a teenager ignorant of the complications and stress yeast can bring to a baking party-- rapid rise? Active dry? Those big yeast-cake things? Proofing? Kneading? Rising? Punching?
But I didn't know any of that. I just followed the direction in my big orange Betty Crocker, mixed some dough, kneaded it with tentative glee, and curiously watched it puff to twice its size as it sat on my kitchen counter for a few hours and did its work.
Long story short, I love yeast. We're buddies. I've learned a lot more since then, and my baking's improved because of it, but I still get a quiet joy in pushing and stretching my knuckles into dough as I knead, and coming back a few hours later to a transformed, risen bowl of yeasty-aroma-ed dough.
The first Betty Crocker recipe was a good jumping-off point for me, and her sweet rolls are admittedly tasty, but I've continued to search since then for better and better ones. Right now I'm stuck on AB's recipe, which enriches the dough with a hefty dose of egg yolks and buttermilk. I'd advise making your rolls bigger than these, and perhaps less thinly-rolled, because one of the selling points of this recipe is the puffy, delicious soft dough. However, I've a housemate who's a cinnamon fiend (and I'm not much better myself, though she puts all cinnamon fiends to shame with her love and devotion) so I figured that thinner dough meant more cinnamon per roll and in our apartment that can only be a good thing.
Cinnamon Rolls
Adapted from Alton Brown's Cinnamon Rolls
4 large egg yolks
1 large whole egg
1/4 C sugar
6 Tb salted butter, mostly melted
3/4 C buttermilk
4 C all-purpose flour
1 package instant dry yeast, approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons
a pinch of salt
Vegetable oil or cooking spray
8 ounces light brown sugar, approximately 1 cup packed
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
3/4-ounce unsalted butter, melted, approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons
In a stand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, melted butter, buttermilk together. With the mixer on the lowest speed, dump in the yeast and salt, and then slowly knock in about 2 C of the flour. Let that mix in until incorporated; then keep knocking in more and more flour, until the dough is not wet.
Switch out the stand mixer's paddle for the dough hook. Continue beating it and adding little bits of flour at a time. Let the dough hook run for about ten minutes. Then, remove the dough from the bowl (which should have been wiped clean rather well by the circling dough), toss a little flour into the bottom and along the sides, then put the dough back in. Dust it's top with a little flour and let it sit for about an hour or until doubled in size (how warm your kitchen is will affect how fast it rises).
An hour or two later...
Set up your rolling station: the biggest cutting board you've got (as you can see, mine is quite small at the moment), a rolling pin (or a glass), a bowl of melted butter (I used about six tablespoons), a bowl of brown sugar and cinnamon in about a 2:1 ratio (less, if you're not a crazy cinnamon kid), something to brush the butter with, some flour to sprinkle the board with between batches of dough.
Now, take a big handful of dough (for this size cutting board, I rolled the dough out in five batches; with a more properly sized board I would have rolled it out in two).
Put it on the floured cutting board and roll it out to the thinness of an eighth of an inch or so.
Brush the dough with butter and sprinkle brown sugar/cinnamon over it in a thick layer.
Roll it up and pinch the end of the dough into the roll to seal it shut.
Carefully slice the log into disks about an inch in height.
Place them into a buttered circular pan (mine filled up about three). The edges can be just barely touching or a little apart.
Let rise another hour or two;
(Another good thing to do here is the stick them in the fridge. The next morning, put the chilled pans in a cold oven next to a dish of boiling water. Let them sit and steam for a half hour (to wake the yeast), then remove them from the oven and preheat it to 350. Bake for a half hour, frost, and devour).
But if you plan to bake them that night: then about an hour later, preheat your oven to 350, bake the rolls for a half hour, frost (see below) and devour.
2 C powdered sugar
3 Tb butter
2 Tb milk
2 Tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Beat until smooth. If too thick, add milk. If too thin, add butter and more sugar. Spoon over hot cinnamon buns.
spiced golden beet soup
This was dinner on our first rainy day of autumn. I had some golden beets a bit too soft for a straight roasting, and a hankering for a steaming bowl of soup. This quite fit the bill: creamy and rich from the yogurt, earthy and deep from the beets (oh, beets, how I love thee when you are done properly), and spiced with garlic and a hint of the sort of spices found in curry.
The pomegranate juice and tumeric spice up the flavor a little bit; they also make for a more vibrant color (the pictures aren't doing it justice).
And, oh, you can't smell the garlic and warm earthy tones rising with the curling steam above the pot, can you? No wonder you're not running for the grocery store right now to grab some golden beets. Maybe you should fix that.
Golden beet soup
1 onion
1 seeded jalapeno
2 Tb butter
10 cloves garlic, minced
3 golden beets, cubed
1 tsp garam masala
5 leaves basil, chopped
1 tsp tumeric
1/4 C pomegranate juice
1 C milk
1/2 C yogurt
Brown the onion, jalapeno, and garlic in the butter for 5-10 minutes, then add the beats and (stirring often) cook until soft (about 30 minutes).
Add the spices. Stir. Then add the pomegranate juice and let it reduce down for two minutes. Add the yogurt and milk and blend using an immersion blender, or with a stand blender or food processor.
Add more spices or dairy as to your liking. Serve warm with crusty bread for dipping.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
beet raviolis with garlic, tomatoes, and spinach
I love beets. I've said it before. I'll surely repeat it in the future. They're awesome, you see, with their earthy flavor, affinity for goat cheese, and brilliant color that makes your cutting board look like you've murdered something on it.
Ravioli are a great use for these, because the purple color shows through the dough and that's rather fun. Also, well, they're delicious.
The dough is simple, and the filling is just grilled onions and garlic, beets, and spices. The ravioli, once made (but not cooked), freeze well. I froze them for 3 days and then we ate them with sauteed garlic, tomatoes, and spinach in olive oil.
Beet Raviolis
adapted from http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/01/artichoke-gaga/
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
Make the filling first-- see below.
In a food processor, mix all of the ingredients with the blade attachment. It should stick all together into a soft, slightly sticky ball.
Get a cutting board and sprinkle it generously with flour. Set all this aside.
2 beets
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 Tb butter
6 oz apple juice
salt and pepper
1/4 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 C goat cheese (or more)
Slice onion thinly and brown it in the butter; after it's cooked for about fifteen minutes, add the garlic. Garlic takes much less time to brown than onions (think one or two minutes) and when it's burnt it's terrible, so be wary.
Meanwhile, grate the beets (I used a food processor, which is much much easier). Once the onion is brown, add the beets and apple juice to the pan and reduce the apple juice down to a syrup. This should take fifteen or twenty minutes. Remove the beets and onion mixture to a bowl to cool.
When cool, add the goat cheese and stir.
On a floured cutting board, roll out a chunk of dough thinly. (Yes, we (actually, that's my awesome roommate) rolled them out with an empty bottle).
Slice into quarters and place a small spoonful of beets/goat cheese on the dough.
Fold the dough over the beets and seal the edges. Try not to trap any big air bubbles in the ravioli.
To cook immediately:
Bring a pot (water with a dash each of oil and salt) to boil while you roll out the pasta. Drop the ravioli into the water and let cook for 3-5 minutes. They ought to float when done, but no promises. Slip one out of the water and slice a little pasta off the edge to taste for doneness.
To store:
Place the ravioli on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Do not allow the ravioli to touch each other. When you have a filled cookie sheet, move it the freezer for a half and hour (longer is better). When the ravioli are frozen, move them to a plastic bag and return to the freezer.
Friday, September 30, 2011
blueberry and cinnamon muffins
Again, this is from Alton Brown's "Old School" Muffins. It's such a lovely recipe; the muffins are soft, sweet, moist, and have a thick crumb suitable for a big breakfast muffin. Largely I think it's the yogurt's fault.
These were filled with blueberries donated by my apartment-mate the Barefoot Zombie. The extra cinnamon was then added in her honor, because she is a cinnamon fiend.
Blueberry Muffins
Adapted from Alton Brown's "Old-School Muffins"
Makes twelve (260 calorie/30 carb) muffins
2 1/2 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
a pinch of salt
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C butter
1 egg plus one egg yolk
1 C plain yogurt
2 Tb buttermilk
1/4 C brown sugar
1/3 C flour
1 Tb cinnamon
3 Tb butter
Preheat your oven to 375. Line your favorite muffin tin with paper cups or grease them. (I'm a lazy cleaner; I use my paper cups).
Good bakers weigh their dry ingredients and sift them (or run them through a food processor; you achieve the same effect as sifting). I'm a lazy baker. But, hey, if you aren't? Take those dry goods (that would be the flour, the baking powder and soda, and the salt) and sift them into a separate bowl. Good job. I applaud you and your soul, which is a better one than mine.
Next, beat the sugar, shortening, eggs, yogurt, sour cream, and half n' half together for a few minutes. When you get bored of watching it spin around (or, if you've a hand mixer, when your arm gets tired) and everything seems incorportated, turn off the mixer. Dump the dry good (sifted and mixed... or not) straight on top. Mix on a low speed for a few seconds, or until everything is just barely incorporated. It's OK to have some dry flour hanging about. Overmixing muffins is a serious sin, folks. It kills the tenderness. Just stir until everything barely hangs together.
This is very stiff, thick batter; it's almost more like a sticky dough. Don't worry about it.
Fold the blueberries into the batter. Don't mix too much; just fold it a few times and let it be.
Now, spoon your stiff dough into 12 muffin cups. The cups should be full. I know this goes against all "fill-it-2/3-of-the-way-up" muffin logic we've been taught, but it works with this batter.
In a separate bowl, now, mix the struesel ingredients. I like smooshing them with a fork or a sturdy whisk. When it's crumbly enough to sprinkle, you're down. If it feels very moist and forms balls bigger than a pea, toss in a Tb or two of flour. Sprinkle on top of the muffins.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out dry.
Remove from the muffin pan immediately to keep the bottoms from going soggy.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
spicy vegetarian enchiladas with summer and winter squash
This was spicier than I expected it to be, except that's a bit silly, as I doubled the chiles in it. It was a delicious sort of spice, though; I recommend it. Just keep a lot of guacamole and sour cream handy.
If you don't like things very spicy, I would add only one can of chipoltes. If you don't like spice at all, I'd add none.
Squash Enchiladas
adapted from http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-squash-enchiladas.html
enchilada sauce:
2 cans of chipotle chile (oz?)
2 teaspoons of oil, divided
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 6-oz. tomato paste
1 1/2 C water
1 teaspoon cumin
Salt and black pepper to taste
Brown the onions in butter for ten minutes and then the garlic for one, then blend everything in a food processor. Set aside.
For the filling:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 small yellow onions, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 yellow squash, diced
1 small winter squash (I used delicatto)
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Salt and pepper
For the enchiladas:
7 flour tortillas
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (Jack, cheddar, or one of the "four blend Mexican" bags)
Microwave the winter squash for 3 minutes. When it is soft, let it cool for a little bit, then unwrap the plastic wrap. Spoon out the flesh of the squash and discard the skin.
Meanwhile, slice the onion thinly and brown in 1 Tb butter. After about fifteen minutes (when the onions are tastily brown), add the garlic and the summer squash. Cook down, then add the microwaved squash.
Add the cilantro and remove from heat.
Pour some sauce into the bottom of a 9x9 pan. Get out your tortillas. Place a tortilla in the pan and smear a spoonful of sauce on its upper surface.
Drop a few big spoonfuls of the filling along the center of the tortilla, roll it up, and place it to the edge of the pan.
Repeat this with three more tortillas, then ladle a few spoonfuls of sauce on top of each enchilada. Toss 1/2 C of cheese over the top.
Make three more enchiladas (sauce the tortillas, shake off the excess sauce, fill, and roll) and place them on top. Pour another 1 C or so of sauce on top (I had extra and greedily saved it for future use) and then top with the remaining cheese.
Bake at 350 or so for 10 minutes or until warm through and the cheese is bubbling.
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14th October found us at an off roading event organised by Land Rover Monthly magazine. The trail was a step up from the usual green lanes I've driven, on a 3 mile course expertly prepared by the chaps at Experience the Country near Milton Keynes.
There were wooded sections to navigate, through some tight twisty turns between the trees:
There were some very challenging sections which I had to skip, due to ground clearance and the absence of low range and locking diffs on the Freelander. Oh for a Defender or a Disco. (sigh).
There was lots of mud!
Here, we are about to follow this chap over a steep hill:
Some stills from our in-car video:
Terrain Response set to Mud & Ruts throughout and much use made of Hill Decent Control. I continue to be impressed and pleased with the performance of "R2".
In a carpark full of Land Rovers he felt right at home. Parking Rules Applied.
It was great to be using the Freelander in the environment for which it was designed! And yes, we went round the course several times!
I'd quite like to do it all again!


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After years of pestering him to be involved in Tamper Tantrum, we managed to nab the very busy (and ever-lovable) Klaus Thomsen in Seattle for a quick chat. In this SCAA short, the 2006 World Barista Champion and co-owner of the world-renowned Coffee Collective in Denmark reveals his unexpected start in coffee, how to get a sample roaster into a two bed apartment, and the ground rules upon which the Coffee Collective was founded. Also covered: old school online coffee community hangouts, developing green buying relationships in Kenya, and plans that DON'T include world domination.
One day, we'll get him up on stage. You just wait. In the meantime, check out the Coffee Collective's preferred method for reaching their customers here.


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There something about mirrors that just make them terrifying things, especially in the morning when those bags beneath the eyes and messed up hair screech at you like some kind of possessed demon. And even more disturbing is when you find out that it is you. Yikes!
In new terror film Oculus, Karen Gillian stars as Kaylie, a girl investigating the paranormal activity surrounding the horrific antique mirror that has taken the lives of her parents. As Kaylie discovers, alongside her brother Tim, some things are best left unexplored. With that in mind, let's reflect on some of the best wraithlike reflections in cinema,
The Craft
25th Hour
Edward Norton and Spike Lee seem like a match made in heaven. One is an enigmatic and impeccable actor and the other is an enigmatic and impeccable director. Coming together in this phenomenal movie, Norton plays drug dealer Monty who has 24 hours before he has to serve a 7 year prison sentence. In this powerful mirror scene, Monty spits this intense monologue to the grimy mirror of a bar bathroom. Facing Monty, and subsequently Norton, this scene is viscerally intelligent and smartly impacting. As he deals with his fears of facing prison, Monty has to learn how to deal with it. It's a potent scene.
Evil Dead 2
Taxi Driver
Perhaps one of the most famous mirror scenes of all time. It has prompted a gazillion people globally to turn in their own Travis Bickle performance every time they get dressed in the morning and if you say you never did then you are a big fat liar. Anyway, Robert Di Niro's renegade taxi driver who navigates New York City in a flair of anarchy is best known for this speech to his own reflection. As though he is talking to a thug, he addresses the reflection with the immortal lines, "are you talking to me?" before shooting at the glass. I am not going to say anymore because I bet you've stopped reading to recite the whole thing now.
Duck Soup
Marx, now strangely the star of a Lloyds Bank commercials, is utterly fantastic in this ingenious film. Pinky pretends to be Firefly inside a missing mirror. It is intensely surreal a the two men swap positions and try to stop collisions. But nothing is more famous that the twirl where one stays still and the other spins as though they both did. Hilarity.
Oculus stars Karen Gillan (TV's Dr. Who), Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent), Katy Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Rory Cochrane (At Your Door) and is destined to terrify audiences in the same way that last year's The Conjuring did.
Do you have what it takes to face Oculus? Find out when it is released in cinemas across the UK on 13th June 2014.


text: Serena: School what a nuisance. Amy: My friend Serena thinks schools a drag. But learning can be fun and having a good education can be a great way to give yourself the best start for the rest of your life. I'm going to work on Serena's study habits; how about working on yours to. Like doing homework before watching T.V ... Read More »


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'Please do not poop'
courtesy of 'staceyviera'
I have been waiting to use this photo in an entry since the day it showed up in the Flickr pool, guys. It's nearly time for another weekend. Here's what we're up to- let us know what you're doing in the comments.
Carl: I am going to take my lovely wife to the Philadelphia Art Museum on Saturday and will return on Sunday afternoon but if I were staying in town I would be putting together the best Halloween costume ever, which is made from traffic cones removed from their bases, slit up the side and stitched together. You'd have to see it. It's wicked awesome. Also, this weekend I will continue my fundraising work for cancer research at the Children's National Medical Center. Yes, since you asked, part of this includes shaving my head. It's going to be completely bald-a-riffic.
Tom: This weekend, I have friends coming from pretty much all over the country to help celebrate our friends Jason and Bethany's wedding. Friday night we'll be celebrating at Rosemary's Thyme in Dupont and then Saturday we're off to Nixon's Farm for the actual event. I'm excited to go see the fall colors out in West Friendship, and to watch as two friends I care deeply about tie the knot. Sunday will be spent in pursuit of great brunch, very possibly at the Boulevard Woodgrill, or if it's too busy, perhaps Overwood in Alexandria. I need me some French Toast this weekend!
Shannon: This weekend is also a wedding weekend for me. Two of my good friends are tying the knot in Dupont Circle, so I can't wait to celebrate with them in the first DC wedding I've attended. Here's hoping the rain holds out so they get some great pictures around the city! Aside from that, I'm going to check out the long-awaited Birch & Barley/Churckey in my neighborhood– by all appearances, they're finally open! On Sunday, I hope to head out to the Maryland Renaissance Festival for the end of Chivalry Weekend and "food, fun, fine crafts, and frivolity."
courtesy of 'Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie'
Rebecca: This weekend is jammed packed with a wide range of activities. Friday, I'll check out the DC Latin American Showcasespecifically the film "Lo que sono Sebastian" (What Sebastian Dreamt) a film about a Spanish writer living in the Guatemalan countryside. If you can't make the showcase Friday, definitely check out Saturday's "El Hijo de la Novia" (Son of the Bride) a sentimental but comical Argentian film starring Ricardo Darin. If you're up Sunday morning, I suggest checking out the Marine Corps Marathon runners/marines and cheering them on. I'll be participating in the Marine Corps new routed 10K. Hope I'll have some energy left over.
Corinne: Weekend possibilities: Music—a "DC Banjo Insanity Collective" Saturday night at H Street's SOVA, dance—Egyptian folkloric at Friendship Heights's Joy of Motion Dance Studios, laughs—The Bentzen Ball Comedy Fest all weekend and/or good eats—I still need to check out brunch at Tabard Inn. As for what will actually pan out, your guess is as good as mine (NYC is also on the list). But isn't half the fun not knowing where the weekend might lead?
Katie: October has been a flurry of activity for me, so I'm hoping to bunker down this weekend, and reconnect with this here city. The leaves are finally changing, so I'm hoping to take a stroll through Waterfront Park in Old Town Alexandria, which is the closest I can get to New England-ish sites around here. Saturday night, I'll head to FASHION ART COCKTAILS which takes place at Gallery Neptune in Bethesda. I'll sip a few martinis while browsing Virginia artist Joyce Zipperer's latest collection of high heeled shoe sculptures in metal along with the knitted mixed media work of Washington, DC artist RaniaHassan. Sunday will be left to eke out the last of the veggies at my favorite Farmers Market and fashion up an excellent halloween costume for myself.
'The Pour'
courtesy of 'Samer Farha'
Jasmine: Friday night, I think I'm going to head over to DC9 for their Liberation Dance Party, which is always a hipster-ific good time. I hear the weather on Saturday is supposed to be pretty crappy, so I might try to see Where the Wild Things Are and/or get some friends together for Lucky Strike bowling in Chinatown. And I know others have already mentioned it, but the Bentzen Ball Comedy Fest really does seem to be a must-see, and who couldn't use a good chuckle these days?
Tiff: I'll also be at the wedding Tom mentioned this weekend, but if I weren't, I would (unsurprisingly) be watching comedy, since it will practically be flowing through the streets like a heavy rain- in the gutter. In addition to the Bentzen Ball Comedy Fest, there's the Funniest Fed, and Jake Young will be featuring at a couple of shows at the Drafthouse this weekend. I understand he's about to move to New York, so it's time to catch him here in the area while you still can.
Jenn: Since my outing to the Maryland Renaissance Festival got freezing-rained-out last weekend, I'm heading there Saturday come hell or high water. I don't care, I want my oysters and mead! Sunday I'll recoup over some pizza at the new Seventh Hill at Eastern Market. And there's all sorts of crazy bellydance going on this weekend, with the BellyHorror performances and workshops starting tonight. Check out the schedule and get your shimmy goth style.