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Want to see Europe but afraid of the language problem? There's never been a better time for English-speaking travelers to visit! It is becoming easier for English speaking individuals to travel throughout Europe without having to speak the local languages, because many of the locals of those countries can speak English quite well. English is commonly taught from elementary school on in many Western European countries. For the most part visitors can order food, ask for directions, and venture through Europe while speaking English.
Remember, though, to be a good guest and try to learn at least a few words of the local language. Becoming fluent in foreign language is tough but learning some common phrases is easy and fun. You'll get a better reception if you don't demand that everyone speak English.
Here are 9 countries in Europe that have people who speak English the best:
1 Sweden
At least seventy percent of the people in Sweden speak English very well and there is a slight debate as to whether English should even be considered a foreign language in that country. The majority of the locals that speak English were born after World War II, when American influence was high through the arts, culture, and trade. Students learn the English language from third until ninth grade and then they are required to take at least one more year in grades ten through twelve.
2 Netherlands
The people who live in the Netherlands can speak English quite well, with as many as ninety percent of the population being proficient in the English language. Students must learn the English language while they are in school and they are required to pass an English test before they can graduate high school.
3 Denmark
There are many languages that people speak in Denmark, but the official language is Danish. With that being said, a large amount of people also speaks English. Children are required to learn the English language in school before they are given the option to learn a third language.
4 Norway
Almost ninety percent of the population of Norway can speak the English language proficiently and this country actually scores within the top five countries on the EF English Proficiency Index. Every class in most of the colleges in Norway are taught exclusively in English, which is helpful for people who want to learn the language. All the movies that are shown in Norway are in the English language with subtitles in the native language, so the locals hear the English language every time they watch a movie, plus they all listen to music and watch television shows in English as well.
5 Finland
The people that speak the best English in Finland include consultants, lawyers, and people who work in the tourism industry. However, many other professionals are not too far behind with their language proficiency. Children in Finland begin to learn the English language at a very young age and it is one of their required courses throughout their school years.
6 Belgium
The residents of Belgium all speak different languages depending on where they live, but almost all of them speak English. Every student must begin to learn the English language at the age of fourteen, which is why they are all fluent in it by the time they graduate. While people do speak English in this country, it is still recommended that people learn some of the local languages, so that they are prepared if a situation arises.
7 Estonia
People in Estonia speak either Estonian or Russian, but not both. For that reason, many of them will speak English with anyone who speaks the opposite language as they do, simply so that there is no miscommunication. This makes it easy for people traveling to the country, because they do not need to worry about learning not only one, but two new languages.
8 Germany
The Germans have picked up the English language quickly, which is possibly because some of the words in their language are similar to the English versions. The best part about Germans who speak English is that they have more than the words down. They also know many figures of speech and slang words, so no one needs to worry about not being understood when they are talking to a local in Germany.
9 Austria
There are many tourism jobs available in Austria for English speaking individuals, so it is no wonder that many locals are trying to learn that language. Austria's economy relies on tourists and since most of these tourists speak English, the locals want to be able to communicate with them effectively.
Since English is becoming a popular language in many countries, people will find that it is easier for them to travel and be understood. No one will need to spend hours learning a new language or using a translation app when they need to ask a local for a recommendation to a good restaurant or where the closest restroom is. Hopefully, this will mean that more people will begin to travel the world in the future, especially to Europe, where they can speak the language that they already know.


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Tom Hicks, the Dallas investor whom Forbes magazine says was worth $1 billion last year, drew an annual salary of $183,504 through May and received another $14,452 in expenses from the Texas Rangers, the American League West leaders who declared voluntary bankruptcy in May.
The club also disclosed that its revenues totaled $167 million in 2009, up 12 percent from the year before, when proceeds were $149 million.
That and other tightly held confidential information was released by the ballclub, including president Nolan Ryan's $1.5 million annual salary through May as well as thousands paid out this year to a Dallas attorney who writes what has been generally considered an independent website about the team.
Ryan's salary became news when the New York Daily News recently claimed that the Hall of Famer earned $9 million a year as club president.
The court document filed by the team said he received $1,540,527 for the 12 months ending May 24, and $85,750 in expenses.
Jamison "Jamey" Newberg, who operates a popular website, The Newberg Report, was paid $27,125 by the team from February through April, according to the court document filed late Monday.
Newberg said the payments likely were for books he sold to the club. And while he received no money for his website, the Rangers did finance his family's trip to spring training in Surprise, Ariz.
A lengthy 2004 Dallas Observer article described Newberg's website as a must-read for fans and even baseball beat writers and team officials who, it said, were initially suspicious of Newberg.
There is no disclaimer on his website that Newberg has been paid for services to the Rangers. Near the end of the Observer piece, the weekly said: "Perhaps one day New- berg will finally get what he wants - a shot at working for a big-league club."
The Rangers declared bankruptcy May 24 to unblock liens placed on the team by major lenders who opposed what has become a $575 million sale to a group headed by Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg and Ryan, who would stay on as president.
Although described as a "pre-packaged" bankruptcy, the reorganization plan has been vigorously challenged by the lenders.
Owed $525 million in loans on which the team defaulted in March 2009, they believe the team is worth more than what the group is offering. They unsuccessfuly tried to keep the bankruptcy plan - and sale to the Greenberg-Ryan group - from getting confirmed on July 9 in a Fort Worth court. But Judge Michael Lynn, in reassigning the date to July 9, warned the team and the buyers' group that they risked the plan being rejected.
Bankruptcy is expensive. Weil Gotshal & Manges, the law firm handling the bankruptcy for the Rangers, was paid $2.9 million from March 1 through May 31, according to the filing. One PR company, the LeMaster Group of Dallas, was paid $42,500 this spring, and another, Kekst & Co. of New York, pocketed $95,000. Other advisers received $182,000.

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Today the strangest thing happened. I went back to work after the holidays – and I actually felt confident! I never usually feel confident. Nervous yes, anxious yes, stressed yes but never confident. And what's even stranger is it stayed like that all day!
I didn't even have to deal with the crippling anxiety the night before. It's a very weird feeling. Nice, but weird. Today I walked in and I felt comfortable with who I was. I felt confident that I could do my job and do it pretty well! I rocked that confidence outfit today 🙂


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"The guilt you felt
when you were smiling
and others were suffering,
the guilt you felt
when you were petty with friends
and impatient with your parents,
when you were rude to your teachers
and didn't stand up for strangers,
that guilt
is marvellous.
It proves that you are human,
that you want to be better.
Thank this guilt for teaching you,
for making you aware.
And now endeavour to better yourself.
It is a lifelong work to become
the person we want to be."
― Kamand Kojouri
"Our daily endeavours and activities should be about or around these value systems. They reflect love. They reflect care. They reflect kindness. They are qualities of heaven."
― Sunday Adelaja
"Make good choices. The environment in which you dwell can have a high influence on what you will achieve. Friends you associate yourself with have the potential to reduce or upgrade your brand. What you think about can make you remain where you are or move you higher in your endeavours."
― Israelmore Ayivor, Dream Big!: See Your Bigger Picture!


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|We found Mabini Mansion due to the urgent need of a place to stay. Searching online for the cheapest rate around Malate area, we decided to give this hotel a try. It's one of the few that's below Php2000. We skipped Tune Hotels Ermita as we've stayed there already. Mabini Mansion Deluxe Room goes for around Php1680 per night, no breakfast.
|Too bad the photos from their website looks nothing like the real thing, but those were the exact photographed locations. Must be the lighting and tons of editing.
|After paying and sorting your room at the concierge, an attendant will accompany you to your room. Corridor is bit outdated. Got me quite confused whether I see dirt or just old stuff.
|Still using the sturdy standard key for rooms.
|Kitchenette. Came in handy actually. Complete with utensils, plates, pans, knives, etc.. Everything is accounted for and will be checked before you get cleared to go.
|TV, bathroom, closet, kitchen
|Kitchen drawer. Don't mind the peeled paint. Kitchen counter is granite.
|Make sure to run utensils under hot water before use. I'm glad they used soft lights, made the place look cozy.
|Twin beds. Don't ponder too much on the sheets' cleanliness. It may or may not be newly washed. You'd never know with the color. But everything was in order. No bugs or roaches.
|Hot water works, which was great. Full-on tiled wall.
|Lavatory counter with mirror. No bidet. Complimentary soap and toiler paper roll.
|Mabini Mansion Room Service Menu
|Mabini Mansion Room Service Menu
|Sinigang na Baboy: Php330
This is just 1 order, but they split it in 2 large bowls. I appreciate their quantity, definitely for sharing. The chilis, calamansi, and fish sauce were complimentary.
- Location-wise, it's perfect. Out the door, straight to hailing jeepneys going downtown Manila. Or walk a few steps to UN Avenue where there are restaurants, banks, spas; and about 2 blocks walk to Robinsons Mall and Roxas Boulevard (other direction).
- Service is good. Staff are polite and prompt, no grumpy faces.
- The hotel itself has been renovated, but I vote for modernization. Anyway, it's great for 1-2 nights stay.
Mabini Mansion
011 A. Mabini Street, Manila
(near UN corner Mabini)
Tel: (02) 521 4778


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We all complain about how commercial Christmas has become, but let's face it. We're Americans. Commercializing things is what we do best. And there's nothing quite like seeing your favorite corporate shill exploiting your favorite holiday in the name of merchandising. To help you celebrate your special day, here's a list of animated Christmas Specials featuring your favorite eighties cartoon characters that you can watch online for free. Soooo many childhood memories here.
Animaniacs: A Christmas Plotz and Little Drummer Warners (Dailymotion 21m)
B.C.: A Special Christmas Part 1 (YouTube 24m) Part 2
Casper's First Christmas (Dailymotion 24m)
Christmas Comes To Pac-Land (Dailymotion 23m)
A Family Circus Christmas Part 1 (YouTube 23m) Part 2 Part 3
A Flintstone Christmas (Dailymotion 46m)
A Flintstone Family Christmas (23m)
For Better Or For Worse: The Bestest Present Part 1 (YT 22m) - Part 2 Part 3
He-Man & She-Ra's Christmas Special (YouTube 44m)
A Jetson Christmas Carol (Dailymotion 22m)
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (Dailymotion 52m)
A Pink (Panther) Christmas (Dailymotion 25m)
Raggedy Ann and Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper (YouTube 24m)
The Smurf's Christmas Special and 'Tis The Season To Be Smurfy (Dailymotion 48m)
Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Koopa Klaus (Dailymotion 22m)
Super Mario World: The Night Before Cave Christmas (Dailymotion 10m)
"'Twas the night before Christmas on Sesame Street
Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (23m)


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So apparently all it took was a blog post. It started snowing in late February, leaving the Tahoe ski resorts with up to 4 feet by the time the week was up.
The first weekend in March attracted every powderhound within a 500 mile radius – or so it seemed. So after a day at the resorts with 12,000 of my closest friends, I spent the next day going for a stroll with N. Nice views and great snow for the top half of the descent made for a fun morning.
The old man appears to be back for now. But there's no harm in continuing to drink for snow, right?


text: An administrator can check network settings against PCI DSS v2.0 and 3.0 WLAN requirements using the PCI Report page under the Monitor tab in an MR access point network. The results will indicate a pass/fail for each WLAN PCI requirement, with details on why. In the case of a failure, guidance is provided on what network settings need to be changed to get into compliance. The report can be printed and filed away or given to a security auditor. PCI DSS version 3.1 and 3.2 included minor changes to the 3.0 standard.


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Dead certs
Edited by Martin Gardner, The Wreck of the Titanic Foretold? contains the
short novel about an iceberg sinking a vessel called the Titan, but published 14
years before the Titanic disaster. It includes two other fictional works
describing liners foundering after hitting icebergs which appeared before the
real event. Believers in ESP have enthusiastically claimed that these stories
are proof of precognition. Gardner reaches a different conclusion, but is fair
in argument; the fiction would not be worth reading in other circumstances.
Published by Prometheus, £10.54, ISBN 1573922013


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Dirty Santa
First a couple things:
- Sorry I was MIA yesterday, I was just completely uninspired.
- If you want a New Years card make sure to email me to go on my list :thumbsup:
- Gemini and I attempted to make a vlog yesterday but 3 out of the 4 clips didn't download right. I need to get a webcam or something but we will make it work.
Mr. Fabulous and I discussing our Anti-Chrismas radio show.
Robin: I'm Scrooge in a low cut top.
Fab: Can we mock the baby Jesus?
Robin: Oh we can. We can!
Fab: Nice! I'm gonna accuse Santa of pedophilia.
Robin: I believe that!
Fab: You'll see!
Robin: Hey, I've always thought he was shady.
Fab: I bet the elves are really slaves
Robin: Oh I'm sure of it.
Don't miss me guest hosting on Mr. Fab's Radio Show this coming Sunday. It's all about anti-xmas so you know it'll be fun.
Mr. FabulousDecember 17, 2007 at 8:53 am
Have we definitely decided that we're going to be drunk? Or at least tipsy? Are you up for that?
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 8:55 am
I think I can do that. Although, I may cross the line. I may end up saying things I'll end up regretting.
Mr. FabulousDecember 17, 2007 at 9:12 am
I'll do that too. Let's make everyone hate us and get the show pulled LOL
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 9:33 am
You have big dreams Mr. Fab.
GeminiDecember 17, 2007 at 9:40 am
The Video wasn't too bad… 🙂 It just wasn't long enough…
As for Santa being Dirty… only the guy that sits at the mall is dirty!!!
The real Santa doesn't need to have little kids sit on his lap to know what they want for Xmas… :gemini:
MeganDecember 17, 2007 at 9:57 am
I get to play Santa and it makes me think….how the Hell would this man make all of this crap??? And how dumb are kids to really think he flies around with reindeer and drop off gifts all night!!!!
themuttprincessDecember 17, 2007 at 10:12 am
I sure hope I remember to listen to the show. I have a new fast computer that actually lets me do things online, instead of just reading them (pretending to reply), and not seeing videos (just a blank spot–any extra software would crash the thing) and stuff.
Santa is a bad man. I feel it in my bones.
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 10:21 am
Gemini – The way I see it, if you yourself would be willing to sit on the mall Santa's lap then let your kid. Oh and I'm still going to fiddle with the video this week and see what I can make. I was just wiked tired last night :yawn:
Megan – Seriously, he's a dirty dirty man.
TMP – You are a smart woman.
GeminiDecember 17, 2007 at 10:27 am
That is what I said the Mall Santa is a creapy dude… and not the "real" santa…. (lol) 😉
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 10:29 am
I was agreeing with you although I think the real santa is evil too :devil:
SlickDecember 17, 2007 at 11:12 am
lol…You and Fab sound like the perfect friends. It's almost scary 😉
themuttprincessDecember 17, 2007 at 12:56 pm
So are you!!!
DutchBitchDecember 17, 2007 at 12:58 pm
NY card?
Me me me me me me me me meeeeeeeeee!!!
*off to email*
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Slick – I know it, we should have those BFF bracelets with the hearts cut in 1/2.
TMP – Awwwww.
DutchBitch – You are the first one to email me, I'd be happy to send you one!
DutchBitchDecember 17, 2007 at 1:11 pm
You know me… If there's free shit to get, I'm there!
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Damn straight :thumbsup:
Mr. FabulousDecember 17, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Ooh…I bet I could make those bracelets….
RobinDecember 17, 2007 at 6:23 pm
You are so Martha Stewart.
CrystalDecember 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Several years ago I worked in a Walmart selling cell phones, and I helped out the Salvation Army bellringer with her prepaid phone. She repaid me by givin me a *giant* chocolate Santa, which had a small boy huddled between his legs. It was the joke of our house that year about Santa and his little boy sex slave.
MsFreudDecember 18, 2007 at 2:09 am
Can't get on board with Santa being a pedophile…. my kids have been trying to catch the fat bastard for years- and haven't seen him once. 🙂
RobinDecember 18, 2007 at 8:37 am
crystal – That's too funny :lmao:
MsFreud – You have a valid point.


text: Brought up in Poland, Anna Legat has also lived in South Africa and New Zealand. She now lives in Wiltshire with her family and teaches in a primary school. Anna has also worked in the legal profession, a background which features in her debut novel Life Without Me. She is currently writing a series of thrillers featuring DI Gillian Marsh.


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Who's ready for KIP's sixth annual golf tournament?!?!
Last year's tournament was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated. Our hope is to make this years tournament even better. As always, team registration is limited... first come, first serve basis.
We would like to personally invite you back.
Click image below to download the form and make sure to add your package to complete the process here.


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Here's my recipe.....
2 eggs
I made up a half batch of this recipe with the one can of crabmeat.
I am from Gambo, NL, located on the east coast of Canada, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. My hometown of Gambo was once divided into three smaller communities, known as Middle Brook, Dark Cove & Gambo. I grew up in Dark Cove, and absolutely love to cook and bake, so I thought what better name could there be for my first blog than 'My Dark Cove Pantry'. Even though I now live in Flatrock, and now have a new pantry, it will always be 'My Dark Cove Pantry'.
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They look delicious!!!ReplyDelete
Looks great, did you half the whole reciepe or just the amount of crab? I am going to bake and freeze some for over the holidays. They are like quiche yes?
Yes---these are like a mini-quiche. I used half of everything in the recipe. Good Luck and enjoy!ReplyDelete


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Out theme this week is country life/harvest/Autumn, by suggestion.
My stamps come by the USPS website, but I'll say they are beautiful in person too.
From the US Postal Service website:
The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates the abundance and bounty of America's farmers markets with four colorful, se-tenant stamps depicting a table laden with products found at a typical farmers market. The stamp on the far left has among its products various baked goods, artisan cheeses, and eggs. The produce on the second stamp includes vegetables and fruits. Cut flowers adorn the third stamp. The stamp on the far right features live plants. Most items bear handwritten labels that identify the product and its price.
Come and join me this week with this seasonal theme!
Theme next week: Professions or trades.
Theme week after that: Anything you wish.


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We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity organization. We began as a Boston Terrier rescue organization. We are now the largest Boston Terrier Rescue in the United States, having adopted over 300 Boston Terriers in 2016.
Our journeys into shelters to pick up homeless Boston Terriers brought us face to face with the horrific realities faced by most shelter animals, and we committed ourselves to do everything within our power to change this for all breeds. We began in a small way, by taking one or two additional small dogs every time we pulled a Boston – and we named these precious dogs, who clung for life to our exiting Bostons, the proud new breed "American Clingon Terriers." Then there were the cats, proudly proclaimed "American Flingon Terriers." This year we adopted over 2600 Clingon and Flingon Terriers (and a few Blingon Terriers). We're pretty sure we are the largest adopter of Clingons in the United States, and we are one of the largest all-breed adopters in the United States.
How did we do this? We committed from Day One to remove every single unnecessary barrier to adoption that we could. We conduct Open Adoptions — rather than protracted, high cost, and exclusive adoptions, for which data now shows no difference in return rates and quality of life for the adopted dogs as compared to those of the high-cost, low-adopting, and protracted investigative Closed Adoptions. For an introduction to the concept of Open Adoptions, see the ASPCA's statement here.
Here is where we are now: Our dogs are fully vetted, and every one of them are microchipped, with free microchip registration. We supply a free collar, leash and harness, free pet insurance for illness and injury up to $1,000 for 30 days after adoption, and a free bag of premium dog food. We continue to work toward making our conversation-based adoptions easier and more seamless. We adopt out of state (and to homes in Canada), and we assist adopters in setting up transportation. We are a work in progress, with a very high demand for our assistance and a growing volunteer and foster base to meet more and more of that demand.
A portion of our adoptables come directly from collaborating shelters with a strong desire to increase their live release rates and a willingness to look past old, tired, and unproven thinking – shelters who are willing to follow where the growing data actually takes them. Another portion of our adoptables come from families, individual rescuers, good Samaritans, and willing foster families who need help in rehoming their charges. And, finally, a portion of our adoptables are strays.
We have two shelters: The North Kennel in Weatherford, Texas, which houses most of our Boston Terriers, and the South Kennel in Cleveland, Texas, which serves as a short-term home for all breeds while they attend our every-weekend adoption events.
Among our programs are:
- Every weekend adoptions at PetSmart stores as shown on our Home page.
- FosterTemps© – a network of temporary foster families who foster homeless dogs in between our weekend events at PetSmart stores. The fostering is temporary because our dogs are adopted quickly. We provide fosters with crates, food, and basic medical care.
- SNIP, Inc. – extremely low cost spay/neuter services, with transport to and from the clinic, for petowners in the Weatherford, Texas area. (Based on available space, first come, first served.)
- The Spay Train© – A bi-monthly transport from Liberty, San Jacinto, Montgomery and Harris Counties of family dogs and cats in need of very low cost spay/neuter, vaccination, and heartworm testing services. (Based on available space, first come, first served.)
If you would like to become a volunteer or a temporary foster, we would love to have you!
Our organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our volunteers, vendors, adopters, and collaborating partners.


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Microsoft plans to take its next step against the operators of the Rustock botnet in coming weeks, revealing information about cybercriminals' identities.
In March, federal marshals and a third-party forensics firm served legal court orders to hosting providers in seven U.S. cities, allowing them to seize the computers suspected of managing and controlling the Rustock botnet. Since the March takedown, the investigators have analyzed the hard drives for information identifying the operators of the criminal network.
Also see: "The Botnet Hunters"
We are close to "filing a certain notice, which is a requirement of U.S. law, for the people that we believe are involved in Rustock, that there will be a hearing and that they should be present," said Richard Boscovich, senior attorney for Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit. "Obviously, we don't expect anybody to go, but it is a constitutional requirement under U.S. law."
The takedown of the Rustock botnet is the latest attack on cybercriminals under the auspices of Microsoft's Active Response for Security (MARS) program, which tasks the software giant's legal and technical teams to create a framework with which to combat cybercrime.
The takedown caused spam to drop by a third, but also left surviving botnets jockeying to absorb the demand for spam services.
The latest move by Microsoft is part of the requirement of the special court order allowing the company to arrange the takedown of the botnet servers without first notifying the owners. Known as an ex parte temporary restraining order (TRO), the judgement also requires the company to attempt to notify the owners of the botnet. As such, the company will publish legal statements in two newspapers in the country in which the company believes the bot operators reside, Boscovich said.
"Microsoft must now make a good faith effort to contact the domain and server owners notifying them of the severance as well as the date, time and location of the hearing where they will have an opportunity to make their case," Boscovich said.
Microsoft did not discuss to what extent the company's researchers had been able to identify the operators. The hard drives could very likely have recorded the Internet addresses of the operators' computer systems. Yet, attribution is a thorny problem on the Internet, says Mark Rasch, a former cybercrime prosecutor and director of cybersecurity and privacy consulting at CSC.
Also see the interactive graphic "What a Botnet Looks Like"
"You can bet that they have done a lot of formal forensics, so they have a pretty good idea that this is the last step in turning IP addresses into actual identities," Rasch says. "But they could be wrong. They could have traced it back eleven steps out of 15."


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1 Kings 2 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)
2 1 David exhorteth Solomon, and giveth charge concerning Joab, Barzillai, and Shimei. 10 The death of David. 17 Adonijah asketh Abishag to wife. 25 He is slain. 35 Zadok was placed in Abiathar's room.
1 Then the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 I go the [a]way of all the earth: be strong therefore, and show thyself a man,
3 And take heed to the [b]charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that thou mayest [c]prosper in all that thou doest, and in everything whereunto thou turnest thee,
4 That the Lord may confirm his word which he spake unto me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, that they walk before me in [d]truth, with all their hearts, and with all their souls, [e]thou shalt not (said he) want one of thy posterity upon the throne of Israel.
5 Thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains to the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and [f]shed blood of battle in peace, and [g]put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let thou not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
7 But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among them that eat at thy table: [h]for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.
8 ¶ And behold, with thee is Shimei the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, of Bahurim, which cursed me with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not slay thee with the sword.
9 But thou shalt not count him innocent: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him: therefore thou shalt cause his hoar head to go down to the grave with [i]blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days which David reigned upon Israel, were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12 ¶ Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was established mightily.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon: and she said, [j]Comest thou peaceably? and he said, Yea.
14 He said moreover, I have a suit unto thee. And she said, Say on.
15 Then he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set [k]their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned away, and is my brother's: for it came to him by the Lord.
16 Now therefore I ask thee one request, [l]refuse me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the King, (for he will not say thee nay) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
18 And Bathsheba said, Well, I will speak for thee unto the King.
19 ¶ Bathsheba therefore went unto King Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah: and the king rose to meet her, and [m]bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne: and he caused a seat to be set for the king's mother, and she sat at his right hand.
20 Then she said, I desire a small request of thee, say me not nay. Then the King said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
21 She said then, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
22 But king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the [n]kingdom also: for he is mine elder brother, and hath for him both Abiathar the Priest, and Joab the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then King Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore as the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, who hath also made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall surely die this day.
25 And King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he [o]smote him that he died.
26 ¶ Then the King said unto Abiathar the Priest, Go to Anathoth unto thine own [p]fields: for thou art [q]worthy of death: but I will not this day kill thee, because thou [r]barest the Ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast suffered in all, wherein my father hath been afflicted.
27 So Solomon cast out Abiathar from being Priest unto the Lord, that he might fulfill the words of the Lord, which he spake against the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 ¶ Then tidings came to Joab: (for Joab had [s]turned after Adonijah, but he turned not after Absalom) and Joab fled unto the Tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it was told king Solomon, that Joab was fled unto the Tabernacle of the Lord, and behold, he is by the [t]altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the Tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the King, Come out. And he said, Nay, but I will die here. Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and [u]smite him, and bury him, that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed causeless, from me, and from the house of my father.
32 And the Lord shall bring his blood upon his own head, for he smote two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew not: to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether captain of the host of Judah.
33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the [v]head of Joab, and on the head of his seed forever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house and upon his throne shall there be peace forever from the Lord.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and smote him and slew him, and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the King put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and the king set Zadok the [w]Priest in the room of Abiathar.
36 ¶ Afterward the king sent, and called Shimei and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and depart not thence any whither.
37 For that day that thou goest out, and passest over the river of Kidron, know assuredly, that thou shalt die the death: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The thing is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And after three years two of the [x]servants of Shimei fled away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath: and they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants: and [y]Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
41 And it was told Solomon, that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
42 And the King sent and called Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, That day that thou goest out, and walkest any whither, know assuredly that thou shalt die the death? And thou saidest unto me, The thing is good, that I have heard.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment wherewith I charged thee?
44 The King said also to Shimei, [z]Thou knowest all the wickedness whereunto thine heart is privy, that thou didst to David my father: the Lord therefore shall bring thy wickedness upon thine own head.
45 And let king Solomon be blessed, and the throne of David established before the Lord forever.
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada: who went out and smote him that he died. And the kingdom was [aa]established in the hand of Solomon.
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Great Britain team manager Alun Rossiter has stepped down after six seasons in charge of the Lions.
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Great Britain team manager Alun Rossiter has stepped down after six seasons in charge of the Lions.
The Swindon chief took on the national job ahead of the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup and has guided his country to five finals – with only one seeing GB seeded through as host nation.
He has also seen the Lions claim two silver medals – one at the 2016 Monster Energy SWC Final in Manchester and another at the 2018 Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations Finals in Wroclaw.
Hand on heart, I can honestly say the situation with the national team is far better now than the one I walked into six years ago, and whoever my successor is should be able to look forward with optimism.
Alun Rossiter
The latter was GB's first team medal on foreign shale since England finished second at Bydgoszcz in 1995.
His side endured a luckless Monster Energy SON Finals in Togliatti this summer, finishing seventh after losing triple world champion Tai Woffinden ahead of the tournament to a back injury, before Craig Cook and Robert Lambert collided and sustained injuries in their first race.
While the criticism he received following that result stung Rosco, he admits it has been an honour to lead his country.
He said: "First of all I want to say it's been an honour to manage my country. I'm proud of my record and I feel I'm leaving with my head held high.
"There have been a lot of good times over the six years – the night we finished second at Belle Vue, and the atmosphere of the crowd especially will live with me forever. Then we had Wroclaw two years later when we were the best team all weekend and it was really only the rules of the tournament which prevented us from taking gold.
"It was always great to beat the Aussies, and beating a strong Australian side at King's Lynn in 2017 when we were without Tai Woffinden was also a night I'll always remember.
"I've been thinking about this decision for some time, and this isn't a knee-jerk reaction to what happened in Russia, although I do have to say the criticism from some people after that was over the top.
"I've always been prepared to put my hands up when I make a mistake, but a lot of what I read and heard criticising myself and the team as a whole wasn't made with knowledge of the facts.
"The bottom line is that if you're already without the world champion and then your next two riders crash together in their first race, it doesn't matter who you are or what country you are; it's going to have a massive effect on the result and no manager is going to be able to change that.
"But as I say, this isn't purely about Russia. I've had a lot of things to consider and I do believe when you're not entirely comfortable with things, then that's when you have to look to move on."
Rossiter feels the national side has made strides forward since 2014 and believes the Monster Energy SON offers the Brits a better shot at winning their first gold medal since 1989.
He said: "Hand on heart, I can honestly say the situation with the national team is far better now than the one I walked into six years ago, and whoever my successor is should be able to look forward with optimism – and that's because a great deal of hard work has gone in over the whole of that time.
"I do feel the current SON format gives us the best chance of success in the short-term as we're probably still a few years away from challenging under a four or five-man format, certainly for an event staged abroad.
"But an awful lot has improved since we got the ball rolling in 2014, and that started with the changes at the BSPA, who gave their backing to the pre-season fitness sessions, the training camp in Croatia, and also allowing our riders to enter the European Championship, which has been a major benefit.
"Bringing Paul Suggitt and Chris Neville into the set-up in 2017 also helped us to take things forward. Chris has a wealth of expertise and is a massive asset to the team, and Paul has really grown into his role – we've all enjoyed working with them.
"I also want to mention Dave Rowe who was my first appointment and has been there throughout, and he has been a big help both behind the scenes and at the tournaments.
"Most of all I want to thank the riders for their support. And despite what people might believe, I can honestly say we've always had a good atmosphere in the camp amongst the riders, mechanics and staff.
"It's been a privilege to do the job and I'd like to finish by wishing Great Britain all the very best for the future."


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The Central Connecticut men's indoor track and field team will travel to Boston University on March 1-3 to compete at the 2018 IC4A/ECAC Championships inside of the BU Track and Tennis Center.
Six athletes will represent Central in the IC4A Championships. Sophomore Miles Fye-Moore will compete in the 200-meter dash at qualifying last weekend at the BU Last Chance Meet with a time of 22.01. The preliminary will start at 12:05 p.m. on Saturday and the finals will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Junior Richard Grudzwick will compete in the 800-meter run at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday for the preliminary and 1:05 p.m. on Sunday for the final.
Junior Quincy Sanchez qualified for the 60-meter hurdles which will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the prelim round followed by the semifinals at 10:50 a.m. The finals will be at 11:45 a.m on Sunday.
In the men's long jump, junior Kevorni Welsh will represent Central at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Classmate Marquis Ward will participate in the triple jump which will open the events for Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
The men's 4x400 meter relay team consisting of Akiel Smith, Jack St. Clair, Darius Wise, and Jason Walton will have prelims at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and the finals will be the last event on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.
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|A 1785 state law divided the old Camden District into seven counties, including Chester, Lancaster and York and named Yorkville as the county seat. The "ville" was dropped in 1915.
|Union and York counties were used to create Cherokee County in 1897. The area was settled by emigrants from York, Pa.
|Population (2004): 183, 762
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LFC Foundation College students have returned home after a successful football trip to Barcelona. Miss McMahon LFC Sport Tutor led the trip accompanied by Miss Hinnegan and Mrs Quirk and 14 of our Sixth form students studying BTEC Sport. Students enjoyed a fun filled action packed 5 days visit to this fantastic Spanish City.
Tuesday was match day for the team, against C.F. Gavamar. The students delighted spectators in their LFC kit with people wanting photographs with them. The girls played brilliantly, Megan scored 20 minutes in to the game from a fantastic free kick just outside the box. The team led up until the last 10 minutes of the game when C.F. Gavamar equalised from a set play. There was a late push for a winner from the girls, with Jahzyiah hitting cross bar. The girls were a credit to themselves and LFC well done girls!!
Wednesday the students were delighted to have the opportunity to see Barcelona play at the Nou Camp. A brilliant occasion and a cherished memory for the students.
The students were also able to take in some of the sights, they visited Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's famous uncompleted basilica, Port Aventura theme park an hour's drive out of the city and many other highlights of the beautiful Spanish City, even trying out a bit of Spanish along the way.
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Over in Milwaukee, things are starting to gain momentum at Harley-Davidson. It took H-D eighty years to get an engine with 4 valves per cylinder. However, the progress is not about to stop. The company has always relied on words like "heritage" and "soul" to justify their stubborn reluctance to embrace modern technology, and herein lies the problem Harley faces. The youth that bought into their products have now become too old to ride motorcycles, and Harley-Davidson had to act.
To celebrate their 115th anniversary they embarked on the largest-ever product development projects and launched eight new Softail models which they are calling a "big twin custom revolution". This range will absorb the Dyna range which had been a very popular range for almost a quarter of a century. The demise of the Dyna ushers in a new frame to accommodate the powerful Milwaukee-Eight engine. There are two engine sizes, the 107 and 114. These are numbers in cubic inches, and the 114 translates to a staggering 1868cc.
To handle all this power, the frame is now 65% stiffer and incorporates an adjustable hidden monoshock design. The frame is lighter and far less complicated and the benefits include increased lean angle, sharper turn-in response, quicker acceleration and flickability.
Brad Richards, vice president of styling and design said: "The authenticity of Harley-Davidson design comes by sweating the details from start to finish. It's 'hard to do and hard to copy.' Harley-Davidson motorcycles are not a commodity; they are handed down from generation to generation. We look at every nut and bolt on the bike, all the finishes, and every small detail. The new Softail frame is like a piece of art and the more you take
off the bike, the more beautiful it becomes. Its design speaks to the teamwork that our styling and engineering processes demand."
One thing that remained was the authentic H-D look, harking back to the hardtail designs. The resultant weight saving is massive, and that in turn will make lifting the bike of the side-stand easier. The monoshock is adjustable for preload and the revamped geometry, along with new seat designs, will improve ride quality.
The eight Softail modes are: Fat Boy, Heritage Classic, Low Rider, Softail Slim, Deluxe, Breakout, Street Bob and the aggressive Fat Bob.
These models are being shown to the world press at the moment, and once I get to ride them, I will report if Harley-Davidson are, in fact, on the right track. – Brian Cheyne


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Dalai Lama in 'informal' talks about returning home to Tibet
DHARAMSALA, India–The Dalai Lama indicated Thursday he was in informal talks with China to make a historic pilgrimage to Tibet after more than half a century in exile. The Tibetan spiritual leader said he had "made clear" his desire to undertake the pilgrimage to a sacred mountain in his homeland to contacts in China, including retired Communist Party officials. "It's not finalized, not yet, but the idea is there," the 79-year-old told AFP in an interview in the northern Indian hill station of Dharamshala, where he lives. "Not formally or seriously, but informally … I express, this is my desire, and some of my friends, they are also showing their genuine interest or concern," he added. "Recently, some Chinese officials, for example the deputy party secretary in the autonomous region of Tibet, he also mentioned the possibility of my visit as a pilgrimage to that sacred place." The Dalai Lama has long expressed a desire to visit the Wutai mountain, considered sacred by Tibetans. His comments Thursday come amid speculation of an easing of tensions with China, which in the past has decried the spiritual leader as a "splittist" and accused him of seeking secession. The exiled monk, who retired from politics in 2011, says he is fighting for greater autonomy for Tibetan areas. Last month, an anonymous blog post appeared briefly on a Chinese-run website describing the Dalai Lama's return in positive terms, before it was taken down. It was seen by some experts as an indication that China's tone may be softening — a view shared by the Dalai Lama. On Thursday, he welcomed recent comments by China's President Xi Jinping on the importance of Buddhism in Chinese society and said he was "optimistic" about the current leadership in Beijing. "This is something very new, a Communist Party leader saying something about spirituality," said the exiled leader, who recently described Xi as "more open-minded" than his predecessors. The Dalai Lama, who enjoyed a close relationship with Xi's father before he fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising, also praised the Chinese leader for a crackdown on official corruption.
"These things show he (Xi) is approaching these problems more realistically," said the Dalai Lama. But he criticized China's treatment of dissidents, including the Uighur writer Ilham Tohti, who was recently sentenced to life in prison for separatism. "There is some arrest of dissidents — some intellectual people — such as very recently a Uighur writer," he said.


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Published 1 May 1977 in Volume 8 No. 1. Subjects: Aboriginal Australians - Literary portrayal, Aboriginal poetry, Australian poetry, Jindyworobaks, Poetic styles.
Cite as: Elliott, Brian. 'Jindyworobaks and Aborigines.' Australian Literary Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1977, doi: 10.20314/als.937341384d.


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West Virginia trounces Youngstown State 106-72
By JOHN LOWE, Associated Press
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — James "Beetle" Bolden and Esa Ahmad each scored 15 points to lead West Virginia over Youngstown State 106-72 on Saturday.
It took no time at all for the offense to get started for the Mountaineers (5-2), as Bolden scored 11 points in the first five minutes, leading WVU on a 16-5 opening run.
"Our ball movement and our movement in general is a lot better," West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said.
While Youngstown State (3-6) remained solid shooting the ball at times, it relied too much on pulling up beyond the arc. Of 69 shot attempts, 36 were of the 3-point variety. The Penguins made just nine of them.
"Too much," Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun said of YSU's reliance on the 3-point shot.
Sagaba Konate returned to the Mountaineers lineup — after missing their 92-78 win over Rider on Wednesday — with 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
Lamont West, Wesley Harris and Brandon Knapper all scored 10 points for WVU. It was a career high for Knapper.
"Most of the time we have been shooting it off of one pass and it hasn't been a good percentage," Ahmad said. "So, we've just tried to emphasize moving the ball."
Huggins earned his 850th career victory with the win.
Garrett Covington led the Penguins with 20 points. Naz Bohannon added 10 rebounds.
Youngstown State: The Penguins rely way too much on the 3-point shot. Youngstown State shot 52 percent of its field goal attempts from beyond the arc, but that only accounted for 38 percent of its scoring.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers now head into the meat of their nonconference schedule with meetings against Florida and archrival Pitt. WVU has shot over 50 percent in five of their last eight halves
"We're going to have to play our butts off to win," Huggins said
WVU's win over Youngstown State was the 850th for Huggins. He becomes the 14th college basketball coach, and eighth active coach, to reach that milestone.
"Huggs is so perfect with this place," Calhoun said. "His personality really fits West Virginia with the toughness and his work ethic."
North Carolina's Roy Williams will have the opportunity to cross that threshold as well, when the Tar Heels host UNC Wilmington on Wednesday.
The Penguins traveled with two guys with connections to the Mountain State.
Calhoun coached Fairmont State for five seasons, leading them to an NCAA Division II national championship game in 2017.
Redshirt freshman walk-on Geoff Hamperian also made the trip for the Penguins. He is a native of Morgantown, graduating from University High School.
Hamperian scored two points and got a rebound against his hometown team.
Youngstown State: The Penguins return home to face Central Michigan on Tuesday.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers head to Madison Square Garden to face Florida in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday.


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Across the North, entire families have fanned out right now to pick crowberries or cranberries or Saskatoons from their top-secret patches. They will come home with baskets full—that's when the jamming and canning begins.
Delectable no matter their name
Cloudberries go by many names—in Nunavut it's aqpik, bakeapple in Newfoundland and Labrador, or salmonberry in Alaska. Tiffany Ayalik just calls them delicious. "They're really tart but they also have this sort of peachy-pumpkiny thing to them too. Oh my gosh, my mouth is watering right now talking about them."
Long before she became the host of Wild Kitchen, a cooking and documentary program about wild Northern food, Ayalik would go out to pick berries with her family. "Ever since we were little, we would get an ice cream pail and put it around our belts on our waists. We'd have one glove—just sort of like a gardening glove to hold the branch—and then one free hand with just our fingers to get the berries." Cloudberries are best in August in Nunavut, but they can be plucked in July in the NWT and the Yukon. They thrive in marshy spots, so pickers beware:
you'll be battling mosquitoes. Cloudberries start out red and slowly change to a golden orange as they ripen. "There is a short window where, as soon as they're ready, people rampage-pick and get them and freeze them," says Ayalik. Cloudberries are packed with vitamin C—according to the government of Nunavut, half a cup of cloudberries provides at least 50 percent of the daily recommended amount.
Ayalik's not spilling where her patch is—it's a carefully guarded family secret. "The first rule about berry club is not talking about berry club."
Classics that never go out of style
Picking cranberries is always a good idea. And in Tuktoyaktuk, it's also a good business idea. In 2016, the Tuktoyaktuk Garden Club—all five of them—made 350 jars of jam, which sold out almost immediately. "When we started producing it, the orders were going off the shelf," says Annie Steen, a garden club jammer who also happens to be the town's economic development officer. The club sold their wares at local craft fairs and holiday markets, with labels that just said "Tuktoyaktuk." But it wasn't only locals scooping up the jam. One jar made it all the way to Chad, Africa. The club's goal is to raise $38,000 to build a hydroponics dome so the community garden can produce food year-round.
Cranberries grow in damp areas with spruce or moss nearby, and are best picked in August and September. A bag from the grocery store just can't compare with the taste of wild cranberries, says Steen. "The cranberries are very tart, not sweet like you get from the stores," she says. "It's like buying bread in the store as opposed to homemade bread, right? Two completely different tastes and appreciation for it."
Haskap berries
The best in all the world
One of the most popular berries in the North is an immigrant. Haskaps come from Japan by way of Siberia and Russia, but they've made themselves at home in the Yukon.
"The berry itself is probably similar to a cross between a blueberry, raspberry and a black currant," says Kyle Marchuk of Yukon Berry Farms, the territory's largest organic berry farm. Their Northern plants produce berries that are "larger, sweeter, healthier" than in other parts of the world, he says. From what he's read, the harsher climate puts the berries and plants into a fight to survive. "I think when they face the colder weather, they actually produce more antioxidants as a survival mechanism," he says. Translation: they're really tasty.
Marchuk knows when best to pick his haskaps. He has it down to a science. "We have a refractometer," he says. "We have to wait until the berry hits a certain sugar level before they're ready."
Haskaps are great in jams, baked goods and vinaigrettes, but they've also proved popular as the base for berry-infused tipples. Yukon Brewing, for instance, made up a batch of Kölsch-style beer. Haskap berries will grow wild around wetlands and marshy areas, but they haven't been here long enough to become widespread. Crops are limited to areas near plantations. But don't despair, at Yukon Berry Farms you can pick to your heart's content.
RECIPES: Feeling saucy? We picked three recipes to help you make the most of your family's fall berry harvest.
Cloudberry Jam
Michele Genest, The Boreal Feast
This jam turns out almost candy-like. It's great on its own, as a topping for desserts, or mixed into baked goods. "I love them as a cheesecake topping," says Ayalik.
• 4 cups (1 L) cloudberries
• 2 cups (475 ml) sugar
Wash berries and gently shake dry in a sieve. Transfer to a saucepan without heat; gently stir in sugar and leave to sit in a cool place for two to three hours.
Bring berries and sugar to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook until thick, about 20 minutes. The juice and sugar will develop into a clear, golden syrup and the berries will take on a translucent look.
Pour into sterilized jars, close them, and process in a boiling water bath, adding two minutes per 1,000 feet above sea level.
Haskap Berry Chutney
Haskap Canada
This chutney is great as a topping for pork, wild meat or sausage, or served with any mild cheese or cream cheese on crackers. Want to get fancy? Use it to top baked brie with pecans.
• 3 cups haskap berries
• 1 large onion
• 1 green apple
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cup raisins (sultanas are great if you can find them)
• 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon, allspice, curry powder, ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Combine all ingredients in a medium to large saucepan.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn down to a simmer for at least an hour, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until it has reduced down enough to become slightly thickened.
Ladle into sterilized jars for storage or allow the chutney to cool and freeze in small portions.
Wild Cranberry Sauce
Wild Kitchen
This sauce tastes best with lowbush cranberries. Mix in a few highbush or alpine cranberries for a sweet and tart blend.
• 4 cups wild cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon allspice
Bring ingredients to a boil in a large sauce pan. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool and serve.


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I went to Nundle this weekend with 130 like minded girls to do a workshop with Annie Downes organised by Kerry from Cottage on the Hill. This is my fourth GDITC and I look forward to many more. These are the girls on our table we had a great time. Thanks to everyone who made it so enjoyable.
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Girls Day in the Country
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This is what I have been working on, I decided to make it for Tommy my youngest grandson who has just had his fifth birthday
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Rodney Smith Jr. is no ordinary Alabama man. In 2015, Smith founded Raising Men Lawn Care in Huntsville. The organization mentors and recruits local youth to take care of lawns for the elderly, disabled, single mothers, and veterans in the community. Smith, originally from the island of Bermuda, sought to establish a program that inspires the young men of Huntsville to "learn and understand their value in society." His co-founder, Terrence Stroy, also emphasized how the program is bringing back "Southern love and diverse love" to the community. Raising Men Lawn Care encourages the youth in other cities to mow lawns with 'The 50 Yard Challenge', as well. Participants earn different colors of Raising Men Lawn Care shirts – no matter where they live – for every 10 lawns that they mow. Kids around the country can also start their own chapter of RMLC; the organization's goal is to have a chapter in all 50 states.
[NOISE] [MUSIC] We've been out here, well, it started with me way back in 2015 and I decided to cut lawns free for the elderly, disabled. Single parent mothers and the veterans out there showing the elderly men outside cutting grass in November sometimes. And the idea of Raising Men Lawn Care Service came alive. [MUSIC] I want to, yeah, make the world a better place. You don't see that much people helping out anymore, so when we can come by and help someone. It feels good to know that we're giving back to our community, we're influencing a lot of people not just in Hounsfield but nationwide they are doing the same thing, getting out and doing the same thing just because they see us. So it feels good to start a trend. [MUSIC] The boys come from different backgrounds, but they come together There's one common purpose in this. To help out. They have a lot of similarities they find out. And it's a brotherhood. They're building a brotherhood with each other.>> You gotta make a monster.>> [LAUGH] Make a Monster.>> You'll pay attention. Take care about the protocol/g.>> Put that on the ground. All right you wanna put this in the holes There's a lot of kids out here that don't have fathers or the absentee father. They are in their life for a moment, you know. And we kind of take the weight off, you know, of on a lot of the kids of having a male figure that genuinely allow them, you know, to grow to be themselves. We also get them structured at the same time. You come introduce yourself new dude! Come on over here man. Caleb Douglas? I'm Terrance Story man, nice to meet you dude. Nice to meet you too. Uh-huh man. [MUSIC] [NOISE] This is little Nico. Team mascot, Terrance's son. This is the little man right here.. [LAUGH] [NOISE] He gets paid for cuteness. [LAUGH] I'm from the island of Bermuda. So like in Bermuda it's called the Bermudian way, when we help somebody. So that's what I'm trying to bring back, to just help someone if you can. If you're able, just do it. And now what it's doing, this program is You can see it, you like saying that southern love is actually starting to come back out more and it's diverse and that's the main part. You know its diverse love coming out. I can whole it like a baby. What we're doing, it's not just a need in Huntsville but it's a need world-wide. So, the goal is to help as many as we can, open as many chapters as we can, and get as many young people as we can involve. [SOUND] I'm ready now, tell them I'm ready now. [BLANK_AUDIO]


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Botox; How Young is Too Young?
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What was once the rich and famous best kept secret weapon is now an everyday acceptance. Botox has come a long way and is now used as a solution for many cosmetic problems. One of the most common uses of Botox is for the wrinkles and lines that appear with age. Although wrinkles isn't something the typical 18 to 20 something year old worries about, younger women and even teens are opting for a dose or two of the injection.
Filipino singer, Charice Pempengco's career has skyrocketed after making appearances on Ellen DeGeneres' and Oprah Winfrey's talk shows. Now she's preparing to make her debut on the hit show Glee by getting Botox injections and having an anti-aging procedure done. Charice said she wanted, "to look fresh on camera". The baby-faced singer is 18, yet she looks about 13. How much more fresh and young-looking can you get at that age?
Charice looks as if she's far from needing any Botox but her publicist, Liz Rosenberg, argued that is wasn't for cosmetic reasons. Rosenberg said it was done for the muscle pain the singer was having. The procedure was even captured on cameras.


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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling had a heated referendum debate in the first TV clash between the two.
Before a 350-strong audience in Glasgow, Mr Salmond and Mr Darling gave their views on various issues about independence - and each tried hard not to answer the other's questions under cross-examination.
Mr Salmond had opened the debate, shown on STV, by saying : "Within 10 miles of where I'm standing in Glasgow there are 35 food banks in this city and its surroundings, serving thousands of families with children.
"How is it in this prosperous country we have thousands of families with children dependent on food banks?
"Within 25 miles of where I'm standing there is Europe's largest concentration of weapons of mass destruction and the UK government intends to spend £100billion - including £8bn of Scotland's money - in maintaining these weapons of mass destruction."
Mr Salmond said that 49 of 71 nations competing in the "enormously successful" Glasgow Commonwealth Games were the same size as Scotland, or smaller, with this also being the case for 12 of the 28 members of the European Union.
But Mr Darling countered by saying: "In six weeks we will make the biggest decision we've ever made here in Scotland and remember this: if we decide to leave there is no going back, there is no second chance.
"For me the choice is very, very clear - I want to use the strength of the UK to make Scotland stronger. We can have the best of both worlds with a strong Scottish Parliament, with full powers over health, over education and with more powers guaranteed."
Mr Darling opened the direct exchanges with what the no campaign believe to be the SNP and Yes Scotland's weak point - currency.
He repeatedly asked Mr Salmond what the plan B would be if the UK Government refuses a currency union, as all three main Westminster UK parties have said they would.
Mr Salmond would not answer but eventually ruled out the euro and a new separate Scottish currency, allowing Mr Darling to go on the attack.
The former UK Chancellor said: "You would be in the ridiculous situation of economic policy not decided in Edinburgh but in Westminster."
Mr Salmond used his first question to ask why the No campaign called itself Project Fear.
He cited comments from UK politicians backing a No vote labelled as "scaremongering stories".
The First Minister moved on to the European Union and said the president of the Commission stated Scotland would get in and said the threat to Scotland in Europe was the UK.
He then stated a number of former senior Labour figures had said they would be voting Yes on September 18.
Mr Salmond repeatedly pressed Mr Darling to say whether he agreed with comments from Prime Minister David Cameron that Scotland would be a successful independent country.
Mr Darling replied: "I've always argued the question isn't whether Scotland couldn't go it alone, the question is the cost we face in doing so.
"My argument about Scotland is simply this: at the moment about 15% of Scotland's tax revenues come from North Sea oil. We know there are long-term declines, we know they are volatile."
The two men went on to clash on the finances of an independent Scotland, with Mr Darling insisting the country was better off in the UK.
"Money has flowed both ways over the last 30 years, but in the last 22 years Scotland has spent more than it has put in, so we have benefited from being part of the United Kingdom," he said.
"We have higher public spending here per head than they do in the rest of the United Kingdom."
Mr Salmond, however, insisted: "In each one of the last 33 years, Scotland has paid more in tax per person than the average of the UK.
"Over the last five years we have £8bn more into the Treasury than we have had out of it, in relative terms. That is £1500 a head for every man, woman and child in Scotland."
Voters in the audience asked the duo questions on tuition fees and free prescriptions, the affordability of pensions and many appeared unsatisfied with the answers provided by both.
The debate closed with Mr Salmond stating the theme the Yes campaign has stuck with throughout is that the best people to take decisions for Scotland were those who live and work there.
Mr Darling stuck to his tactic of highlighting the risks.
Within minutes of the debate finishing, an ICM poll of 512 people who watched it found 56% giving "victory" to Mr Darling, with 44% saying Mr Salmond won.
The next debate will be screened on BBC1 on August 25.
l Just before the debate a poll showed 40% in favour of Yes, 54% for No and 6% undecided, which is a 4% increase for yes on the previous poll. Taking out the undecided the poll suggests support for Yes at 42% and No ahead on 58%.
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WTF!! A Big Bait Side Dish : BaitSmith's 5" Shad
This proved the key when fishing down in El Novillo Lake in Mexico back in 2009 where simple casts out past structure, and retrieves along the outer edges proved fruitless on our trip. Instead the bite seemed to be with soft plastics pitched up tight into cover. I was determined to get bit on a swimbait style lure so finally I tried pitching up tight to a tree and letting my Five-inch Shad sink to the bottom. When it reached bottom on my very first pitch to a sunken tree, I popped the bait up off the bottom and WHAM! Instant hook up! I swung to set and the jig style hook of the BaitSmith Five-inch Shad took hold and the battle was on.
... to something more in line with an actual shad tail.
There were occasions where it felt like I got hit, but on the swing, all I got was water. Finally on one trip, after the third time this happened, I thought maybe my bait was getting tail swiped, so I attached an Owner pre-tied stinger harness to see if that might help with hook up
percentages. Sure enough it did. I managed one fish with the harness on, but the frequency of strikes went way down. Could be I missed the feeding window, or it could be the extra hardware made the bait less appetizing or maybe both.
After several tail swipe hits, adding a stinger harness produced this hungry bass.
Retrieve: The BaitSmith Five-inch Shad descends at a rate of just over one foot per second. On a slow crank of the handle, the bait swims straight with a nice fluttering action in the tail. This action is not the usual side to side oscillation but as far as I can tell it's a combination of an opening and closing of the v in the bait's tail along with alternating side to side fluttering of it's tips. In other words, when the top of the v-tail moves to the right, the bottom of the v-tail moves to the left and they continue to alternate and open and close as you retrieve.
A better look at the 5" Shad's v-cut tail.
At faster speeds, the bait runs true and you can even twitch it like a jerk bait. On a jerkbait type retrieve, the Five-inch Shad will kick forward flashing its side, but then fall straight again as you relax your rod. I had best success with this bait dragging and hopping it off the bottom like a struggling or injured shad. On the descent, the bait's tail flutters slowly. Fish do not hesitate to pound this bait into the bottom as they strike it either.
The plastic used for this bait is very soft giving the bait very good tail action at all speeds.
Durability: The Five-inch Shad holds up better than I anticipated. Given it's relative small size, it's easy for any good sized fish to inhale the bait. This probably helps. I think most damage to the bait comes from snagging it in rocks, but overall it holds up rather well. I wasn't throwing this bait 100% of the time on any trip, but I did have one I threw fairly regularly and it held up for several outings with just enough abuse to make it look like an injured bait fish. That is, until I snagged and lost it to a rock pile in Clear Lake, CA.
This El Novillo Lake bass wanted the bait tight into structure.
Availability: Baitsmith's Five-inch Shad has been readily available since late 2008 or early 2009 and retails for the modest price of eighteen dollars, give or take. There are three available colors, and only one fall rate.
BaitSmith 5" Shad
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What hungry bass can resist fast food?
The life of a shad is an unenviable one. From the moment they emerge as fry, their fate is to serve as sustenance for larger predators. Small fish get eaten plain and simple. As an angler, using a lure with the profile of this universal side dish would be akin to bass using a
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Road to Miss Brazil Universe 2011
On September 12, the city of São Paulo will host the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. It's the first time Brazil will host this event.
The last Brazilian state pageant for Miss Brazil Universe, Raiza Vidal, Miss Invinhema, was crowned Miss Mato Grosso do Sul Universe 2011.
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text: Hello! My name is Jennifer Hagler and I began writing AMM several years ago. With a desire to create an inspiring place, to share ideas and inspiring design, AMM has evolved from a blog about my personal life to a full time design and lifestyle website. A passion for Scandinavian design and minimal aesthetics is what motivates me to explore new interior projects, as well as old examples of intriguing interior spaces from around the world, fashion selections and carefully curated imagery to inform and inspire you. You will also find images from I share from my home and personal projects as well as the occasional travel and family photos. I highly recommend you check through the archives for more home renovations and DIY's. In addition to writing weekly for AMM I also work as a freelance stylist for interiors, beauty products, kids brands and fashion. I am the mother to two children, my oldest son is Israel who is now 8 and my youngest daughter Elin is 3. I live with my husband and a crazy, grey cat named George in the Northwest US. Between my husband and I we have more than 10 years experience in art and design. If you would like to work together, have any inquires or submissions please contact me here. You can also follow me on Instagram for more behind the scenes photos and videos, on Facebook blog updates and insuring articles and on Pinterest for a catalog of imagery for interior, fashion, children, DIY and food ideas.


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Quilt Tops and Mystery Plots
Posted by supermom on May 16, 2011
Originally I had only cut enough of the flying zebra fabric to make a baby quilt. But when I realized I had enough left to turn the rest of it into two more child-sized quilts if I added a couple of horizontal strips in a coordinating fabric between the repeating print sections, I decided to go ahead and a make up three quilt tops.
Due to my sewing machine having some stitching issues and requiring not one but two trips to the repair shop (it's still acting up), I didn't get these done last week as I'd planned. I finished the last top yesterday morning.
Here's the baby quilt top. It measures 51"X51".
Each child-sized quilt tops measure 40"x60".
I'm planning a hand-basting blitz over the next few days to get these ready to quilt.
As mentioned in this post, once it's quilted and bound, the baby quilt will be going to Bama Bound Quilts for the tornado quilt victims in the Tuscaloosa area. One of the two child-sized will be donated locally. But I've decided to keep the second one to have for any visiting little ones to use during their stay.
Now… for the mystery part of this post:
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to read a good mystery. My current favourites: The Bewitching mystery series by Madelyn Alt, The Aunt Dimity books by Nancy Atherton, The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter by Susan Wittig Albert and The Victorian Mysteries by Robin Page (written by Susan Wittig Albert and her husband Bill) just to name a few. Oh and of course, anything by that grand old dame of mystery writers… Agatha Christie.
Now it also goes without saying that I also love fabrics, sewing and quilting. So when I discovered a way to combine the two, you know that I had to jump right in.
Quilting is Murder is a unique twist on the ever popular blog hop. Starting on May 1st and continuing for 9 weeks a new chapter of the mystery is posted. The chapters are available to anyone who wants to read them, but the real fun comes when you register to become a detective.
Once you're registered, you can log in and access the list of 18 shops that are participating this time round. Once you've visited each shop and collected all the clues, you'll be entered into that week's prize drawing. And if you complete 5 of the nine weeks, you'll then be entered into the Grand Prize drawing.
I registered the first week of May but there's 7 more weeks to go, if you'd like to play along as well. Oh and for my readers living in Canada, you'll be pleased to know that one of the shops participating, Sew Sisters, is Canadian owned and operated. They have both an on-line shop and a retail shop.
A mystery to solve, clues to gather and fabric to browse, now that's what I call a winning combination. At least, I can sure hope it makes a winning combination because if the first two weeks are any indication… I wouldn't mind winning, nope, I wouldn't mind in the least.
3 Responses to "Quilt Tops and Mystery Plots"
May 16, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Beautiful quilts, and I'm sorry about your machine problems – oh how familiar I am with that particular dilemma!
I've been to Sew Sisters – the store is only about 1/2 hour away and they're lovely to deal with 🙂 I'm almost certain that's where I got the cork fabric a while back, lol!
May 17, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Good luck on your hand basting blitz! Wow, say that three times fast.
Beautiful quilts.
August 10, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Beautiful quilts, and it is wonderful that you donate 2 of them to such great causes. In a time of need, there is nothing better than to have a quilt to curl up in. Thank you for the wonderful work.
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