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A vibrant and refreshing salad to help usher in the spring season. . .
To read the blog post and see the recipe, please come on over to my new blog home, Diet, Dessert and Dogs! Just click here.
There's also a great giveaway over there you might like to find out about. . . 🙂
© 2009 Diet, Dessert and Dogs
Sweet (Freedom) Giveaway–and Blog News!
March 20, 2009
First, the blog news: I've got a new blog home! (Well, almost–we're about 95% moved in and unpacked so far. . . we've still got to add a virtual top coat of paint, rearrange some html furniture and hang some digital pictures before the rest is up and running over the next week or so, but everything is on site and functional!). Please drop by to check it out, and don't forget to change your Google Reader, other subscription info and blogrolls (it's also much easier to subscribe to this new site, so hope that helps–and note that the page tabs are now across the top of the page, not on the right as in this site!). I'll be transferring over there for good by next week. And now–ta da!–here's the new home of
The site was set up and arranged by Blain Smith of 13 Infinite. It's been a pleasure to work with him on this–Blain's communication style is easy and relaxed, yet always professional. He's also been very accommodating and incredibly quick about responding to all my emails regarding the site (not to mention very patient with my sometimes endless questions and requests!). If you're looking to set up a new blog, I'd highly recommend him.
Next, the cookbook news: my cookbook finally has a cover!
(I'm guessing you might recognize some of those photos? And I know, the red, white and blue looks very patriotic,no?) 😉
Finally, the Double Giveaway News!!
I am very excited for this giveaway because it's the perfect melding of my new blog, my new cookbook, and a product I love!
In honor of the cookbook's cover being finalized, I decided to throw another giveaway to celebrate–add a new blog home, and it's really a reason to party! (Get those chandeliers and lampshades ready!)
So here's the scoop:
PRIZE ONE: ANYONE IN NORTH AMERICA CAN WIN (again, a HUGE apology to my overseas readers–shipping costs prohibit overseas delivery. BUT I DO PROMISE THAT THE NEXT GIVEAWAY WILL ABSOLUTELY INCLUDE ANYONE ON THE PLANET!)
Win a quart-sized jug of Coombs Family Farms Pure Maple Syrup!
[This is a photo of the glass bottle I received–the quart jug prize is four times this big!]
Yes, the prize is the same amazing maple syrup I wrote about in my previous post. And when the people at Coombs Family Farms heard how much I loved their syrup, and how much my readers wished they could taste some, they said, "Okay! Let's give some away!" Who am I to argue? I said, "YEEEE-AAH."
With a full quart (about a liter) of pure maple syrup, you can bake every maple-based recipe on this blog, and probably all the maple-based recipes in my new book, too! And I can't wait for one of you to sample this extraordinary product as well, and tell me what you think!
PRIZE TWO: THOSE IN THE TORONTO AREA CAN WIN (to ensure freshness, it has to be within the general Toronto area, or you must be willing to meet me within Toronto–I am really sorry it can't be everywhere! sniff!)
A custom-baked chocolate layer cake from the Sweet Freedom recipe–made to your specifications!
After I posted about the cake I made for my friend Eternal Optimist's birthday, I was touched by so many positive comments about the cake. This is the same recipe I used for several years when I baked birthday cakes for kids with food sensitivities to wheat, eggs, dairy and refined sugar–and was a regular hit with the kids and adults alike (low-gluten, but not gluten free). The 9-inch layer cake serves 10-12 people comfortably.
Now, I'd love for a lucky reader to sample this chocolately, moist and light cake, too! And you get to design the frosting/filling, plus whether you'd like a message on the cake as well. (We'll choose a mutually convenient delivery time so that you can even plan to serve the cake to family, friends, or party guests!)
Here's what you can choose:
Chocolate layers with vanilla pastry cream filling and chocolate buttercream frosting
Chocolate layers with all chocolate–filling and frosting
Chocolate layers with sweet potato truffle filling and chocolate frosting
Chocolate layers with chocolate filling and sweet potato truffle frosting (the cake in the photo above)
Message of your choice in any color frosting (or no message–it's up to you).
I'll deliver the cake freshly baked and frosted so it's ready to serve!
Entering couldn't be easier–simply click on over to my new blog home, take a look around, then let me know either:
1) what more you'd like to see on the blog (any other features you'd like me to add? Something you're missing from the old blog? –etc.) OR
2) what you like best about the new blog if you can't think of anything you'd like to be different.
FOR A CHANCE AT TWO EXTRA ENTRIES, simply mention the contest on your own blog, if you have one, and link to this very page on the new blog (ie, this page).
Don't have a blog? You can still earn two extra entries! Simply browse through the Recipe Index on the new DDD and choose a favorite recipe that uses maple syrup (some of the links haven't been shifted to the new blog yet, so you might still be in the old blog when you click on a recipe title–I'm in the process of changing them all over). Then comment again, letting me know which one you like best, and why–and you'll be entered two more times.
Please be sure to include a valid email address so I can get in touch with you if you win.
That's it!
Please post your comments on the new site to be eligible to win (that way I can keep track of all the entries in one place). 🙂
Once the contest closes, I'll choose two winners from a bag of names. The first Toronto-area name I withdraw will win the cake. Then all the other names go back into the bag for the maple syrup draw, and the second name I choose wins that.
Deadline for entries is midnight, March 31, 2009, Toronto time.
Winners will be announced first thing on April 2, 2009 (I wouldn't dare post contest winners on April Fool's Day!).
I loved baking up a storm for the previous giveaway, and was thrilled with Lisa's kind words about the Sweet Freedom goodies.
I can't wait to get baking on this cake for you this time round as well. And even if you can't win the cake, you're still eligible to win the syrup–so you can then bake your own delectable treats!
Please Standby
March 11, 2009
I'm going to be dashing around town for the next couple of days, doing cooking classes (short notice, but if you're in the Toronto area, I'll be at the Bayview/Sheppard Loblaws tonight at 7:00–would love to meet you!), and then my friend Babe is coming to town tomorrow, so I won't have much time for cooking (except for other people, that is).
When we were undergraduates, my friend Babe had a roster of what she called "permadates." These were straight guys who were no more than friends, but were willing to stand in whenever a male presence was required–at a work function, say, a family wedding or bar mitzvah, a school reunion, etc. She'd call up the permadate and he was always happy to receive a free meal, free booze, and maybe some dancing in exchange for allowing Babe hang on to his rippled bicep and elbow for the evening. A win-win!
I think the same concept extends to foods as well. Don't we all have our own favored dishes, the go-to recipes that we whip up when we need something that will impress, will look good and taste good–and which won't expect any "favors" at the end of the evening? These are the "permadishes," the old standbys that never disappoint.
I've been relying a lot on "candida standbys"–simple foods that are compatible with the ACD–this week. A lettuce wrap here, some baked tofu (without soy sauce, of course) there, here a roasted veggie, there a baked sweet potato, raw almonds and pumpkin seeds everywhere.
Then I realized I've already got quite a few candida-friendly dishes right here on this blog–dishes that are already in my repertoire, but happen to be suitable for the ACD. These are great for anyone who's battling candida, but even more, for anyone who's seeking a cleaner, less toxic, anti-inflammatory, immune-boosting diet as well.
Until I cook again, I'll leave you with some of these reliable favorites. Nothing like a good permadish to get you through a busy week!
- Raw Almond-Veggie Pâté (omit miso if you're sensitive)
- The Perfect Guacamole
- Cheela (Chickpea pancakes)
- Avocado Mayonnaise
- Lentil-Tomato Spaghetti Sauce (omit the spaghetti, of course!)
- Roasted Garlic and Pumpkinseed Pesto
- Balti Tofu and Chickpeas in a Thick Creamy Coconut Sauce
- Kitchari (an anti-candida stew)
- Quick and Easy Tofu Masala (omit mushrooms for ACD)
- Sweet Potato and Kasha Burgers (use non-fermented soy sauce, such as Bragg's)
- Cauliflower, Parsnip and Bean Mash
- Kale and Avocado Salad
- Dandelion-Potato Salad (some diets permit potatoes in moderation)
- Spiced Cauliflower Soup
- Easy Millet and Red Pepper Pilaf
- Sweet Potato "Fries"
"Mum, how about considering us permadogs? You know you can count on us. And of course I always rely on my big sister to take good care of me, too."
"Aw, zip it, Chaser–you're making me blush."
Grain Free Lemony Almond Pancakes
March 8, 2009
[Diet, Dessert and Dogs has moved! If you're reading this page, you've landed on the old site. Please visit the new location by clicking here–and don't forget to update your readers and blogrolls!
As always, thanks for reading. I look forward to seeing you at the shiny new Diet, Dessert and Dogs!
"Um, Mum, we are coming with you, aren't we? Because (and sorry to have to tell you this), we actually have more fans than you do on this blog."]
These days, I try to be a little nutty every day.
Of course I don't mean "nutty" as in "I missed my plane so I'm going to become a minor celebrity on YouTube" nutty. Or "I think I'll switch careers at the pinnacle of my success and adopt the mien of a skid row bum from another planet" type of nutty. And certainly not "just drop me in the middle of the Sahara without any food, water or shelter, and see how I hold up for a week" sort of nutty. While it may be true I do, on occasion, exhibit behavior one might characterize as "nutty" (at least that's what the HH keeps telling me), I was referring to the toothsome, bite-sized, healthy-fat-and-protein-rich kind of nutty. An "Uncle S." kind of nutty.
You see, I've had a fairly rocky history with nuts–and I blame it all on my Uncle S.
One of my favorite relatives, Uncle S (along with Aunty M) lived upstairs in our family's duplex during my childhood. We kids would scoot out the door, up the stairs and into their home without a thought or an invitation, assuming it was simply the top floor of our own place. Aunty M would greet us, hand over some homemade cookies, and then we'd go seek out our uncle.
I have to admit, I didn't fully appreciate Uncle S's unique charms until I was an adult. An unrivalled prankster, Uncle S was a puckish, Punk'd prototype whose myriad tricks were relentless. Case in point: every Sunday, our family would pile into Uncle S's taxi (this was before my dad acquired a car) for an outing in the countryside. We'd drive for a while, after which, like clockwork, Uncle S would begin to hem and haw: "Gee, I don't remember passing that tree over there. Maybe I took a wrong turn. You know, I'm not exactly sure where we are–maybe we're lost. Ricki, which way should I go?" Given that I was only four or five at the time, I had no idea; but, also like clockwork, Uncle S's musings sent me into paroxysms of anxiety, certain I'd be wandering forever in the woods, never to see my own home, bed or Barbie dolls again.
Once I grew older, I could appreciate Uncle S's humor, his always jovial and somewhat michievious expression, reminiscent of the Pillsbury Dough Boy (although not in any way chubby). In fact, I'd say Uncle S resembled a cartoon character more than anything else: having lost his hair as a young man, his shiny dome was encircled with a fluffy white fringe that snaked round the back of his neck and behind his ears. His nose, slightly bulbous at the tip, was, like his cheeks, often flushed pink, and he wore a perpetual half-smile on his face.
Uncle S had a favorite expression, "No Fun!" which he used the way one would utter, "No Way!" or "You've Gotta Be Kidding Me!". The CFO and I found this endlessly amusing. To wit:
Ricki: Uncle S, my goldfish had babies and now we have four fishies.
Uncle S: No Fun!
[Ricki and The CFO erupt in peals of uncontrollable giggles, hands clamped over their mouths].
The summer my mother died, it seemed only Uncle S could lighten the moribund shroud of silence in the hospital waiting room where our family sat in stunned silence. Uncle S would ramble on, his words always infused with optimism and hope. One evening, as we all sat lost in resigned torpor, Uncle S was positioned across from me and the CFO, an absent, bemused expression on his face. The CFO leaned over to me and whispered, "Hey, doesn't Uncle S sort of look like Bozo the Clown?" That smile! That fringe! That nose! Why yes, yes he did–and with that, Uncle S unwittingly bestowed on us a truly priceless gift: the only moment of unrestrained hilarity in an otherwise unbearable summer.
Ah, yes, you're wondering about the nuts.
Uncle S loved to eat nuts. In particular, he was never without his glass jar of Planter's Dry Roasted peanuts, which he carried with him wherever he went. Another open jar was stationed on a TV tray beside his armchair so he could munch as he enjoyed the Ed Sullivan Show. He'd pour a small mound into his open palm, then tip it into his mouth with a quick flick of the wrist as if tossing a ball for a prize at the midway. Then he'd plow ahead with whatever it was he'd been saying, mouth open and chewing, oblivious as the ground up bits of nut began to escape his mouth in little bursts of beige spray as he spoke. (In fact, those Planter's nuts and an opened can of peas and carrots–spooned straight from the can, cold–are pretty much all I ever remember him eating).
For some inexplicable reason, I decided nuts were not my thing back then.
I'm happy to report that my nut aversion was finally overcome when I came across Elaine Gottschall's Specific Carbohydrate Diet (geared toward people with Crohn's, Colitis, or other bowel diseases) while studying nutrition. Her recipes employ nut flours (basically just ground nuts), and I began to experiment with them back then. Almonds tend to be the most versatile (and mildest in flavor), but almost any nut will do–pop it in a food processor and blend to a mealy consistency.
To some extent, I'm following the ACD for the next month or so to heal my gut and encourage a little digestive rejuvenation. This means eating less gluten, fewer grains, and more fruits, vegetables, and legumes. These pancakes were an auspicious first attempt.
Made mostly with almond meal and a smidge of chickpea (besan) flour, they nevertheless retain a light, airy texture and a refreshing lemon tang. Neither the almond nor the chickpea asserts itself too prominently, so the flavor remains mild. I served these last week (before eschewing all sweeteners) with a splash of organic maple syrup from Coombs Family Farms that I received as sample (more on that in an upcoming post) and they were, quite simply, delicious.
I may not be nutty enough to consume a jar of Planter's peanuts just yet. Still, these little treats are a healthy step in the right direction.
Grain-Free Lemony Almond Pancakes (and ACD variation)
Last Year at this Time: Week at Warp Speed and Easy Dinner
© 2009 Diet, Dessert and Dogs
A Bowl Lotta Love
March 4, 2009
Diet, Dessert and Dogs has moved!
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As always, thanks for reading. I look forward to seeing you at the shiny new Diet, Dessert and Dogs!
"Um, Mum, we are coming with you, aren't we? Because (and sorry to have to tell you this), we actually have more fans than you do on this blog."]
[Thanks to everyone who left such sweet comments and encouragement for the hellish week of marking! (And I know I still owe some of you emails. . . coming soon!) Some of you who are students noted that you'd be doing as much work on the other side of the red pen. Whether students, parents, teachers or the lucky few whose only connection to academia is reading about it in the newspapers–hope you all survived the past crunch week or so of midterms, study week, or finals. Now get ready, 'cause there's a lengthy return post ahead–on to the food!]
[Base of rice and buckwheat; sautéed rapini and chard with onions and garlic; tahini-miso sauce; sprinkled with hemp seeds.]
I'm sure we've all met her (or perhaps we are her?): that woman who's incredibly competent at dispensing affection, comfort, nurturing or support–yet seems to ignore her own emotional needs and physical well-being.
Well, I admit it, I'm as guilty as the next gal. Ten days away from the DDD home base had me reflecting often on this whole notion of self-love. Actually, that was only one among a plethora of topics on which I mused during the hiatus, which included (but was not limited to) the following:
- how much I miss blogging when I'm away. I was struck by a true sense of void during this time, and it astounded me. Honestly, who are "they" who post studies about the Internet and prophecies of doom regarding how it diminishes social skills or limits interactions with other people? Seriously. In some cases, I'm in contact with blog buddies more often than my "in-person" friends (some of whom live only five minutes away). Don't let anyone tell you that the society of bloggers isn't a bona fide community of lively, vibrant, and very much interactive people–all of you!
- how many different ways one can answer the same exam question (more than you might think, but not quite as many as the meaning of life, the universe and everything).
- how to create a tasty, grain-free breakfast pancake. I wanted something that didn't require refined, or even whole-grain, flour–and I found it! (more on that anon).
- how this &%$!!?* winter refuses to retreat, even though it's March already and why are you still hanging around, Mr. Jack Frost, can't you tell you're not welcome anymore and nobody wants you here, so just go away and don't come back, ya big bully!
- how, with the economy as bad as it is, I'm hoping the HH and I might still save for our dream home (okay, I'd be willing to cut some of the frills and just be happy with a daydream home). And while we're both incredibly lucky to still be gainfully employed, on the topic of saving money and stretching a dollar, I've been mightily inspired by the frugal and fantastic Melody over at MeloMeals.
- why, once again, I have been willing to risk my health, well-being and future for the evil (and truly, ephemeral) charms of that sepia seductress, chocolate.
[Oat groats and amaranth base; grilled eggplant and grilled marinated tofu; broccoli, avocado and green onion; orange-fig sauce.]
Yes, folks, it's time to focus on the "diet" portion of this blog yet again.
When I first began to ponder how I'd spend my break from the college, I considered traveling to a new locale, attending a retreat, picking up old hobbies like sewing or knitting–but it never occurred to me I'd get sick instead. Then, at my annual checkup last week, I discovered that my old candida afflction has reared its yeasty head yet again, and this time, with a potency that could rival the combined superpowers of the X-Men.
I've decided that in order to rid myself of this recurring problem once and for all, I'll need to return to the anti-candida diet (ACD). I'll be facing a highly restrictive diet and a few detoxes or cleanses along the way (no wonder I've been avoiding it). But I've had it with the persistent cycle of diet, dessert and destruction (you thought I was going to say "dogs," didn't you? heh heh!). To paraphrase that seminal queen of weight loss, Susan Powter, "the insanity must stop!" (And what the heck ever happened to her, anyway?).
I'm going on an anti-candida diet so I can be healthy. So I can move more easily, and feel comfortable in my own body. So I can express a little more self-love and self-care through my diet and lifestyle. (Anyone familiar with Sally's fabulous blog already knows what I mean by this: treating my body, mind and spirit with the kindness, reverence, and care it deserves.) So I can enjoy a social life without being fixated on food. Oh, and so I can lose 40 pounds by my highschool reunion this May. **
My last "true" candida cleanse occurred nine years ago, and in the interim, my eating habits have slowly reverted to those that got me in trouble in the first place (chocolate too often; sweets too often; wine too often). After reading the diet on this site (which is slightly less ascetic than the regimen I followed before), I think it's doable (the only recommendation with which I disagree is to use aspartame or aseulfame, so I'll just omit those).
To those of you who've been reading for a while, I understand if you're skeptical, and I apologize. After all, I've tried more than a few times to cut chocolate and sugar from my life. Well, I've learned it's never a great idea to publicly declare such a complete lifestyle overhaul on the blog, because later on, if you don't meet your lofty goal, your initial vow is indelibly there for all the internet to see. With that in mind, I'll restrict my candida commentary to the Progress Tracker page (may as well give it a new use, as I long ago stopped recording my weight over there).
And since I've already done a bit of baking over the past couple of weeks, I can intersperse the spartan dishes with more interesting fare. If I play my screens right, you folks will barely notice a difference.
[Rice and brown lentil base; spinach leaves and steamed sweet potato wedges with chopped green onions; topped with almond-curry sauce.]
The first step is to prepare the system with a week or two of clean, whole-foods eating that doesn't worry about yeast or fermentation (yeast and fermented foods will be cleared out next). Rice or noodle bowls are a great place to start.
[Barley and amaranth base; grilled red pepper strips and onions; steamed broccoli; sprinkling of cashews and sunflower seeds; topped with tahini-miso sauce.]
Meals-in-a-bowl like these have become very popular at health-food restaurants and stores around North America. There's a local haunt that serves an amazing bowl called, appropriately, "The Mish-Mash Bowl." Every meal contains either brown rice or quinoa, topped with your choice of four toppings from three categories (protein, veggies, or good fats), then drizzled with your choice of one or two dressings.
My own variation on the Mish Mash is a quartet of at least one healthy grain plus a protein, healthy fat, and complex carbohydrate (ie, veggies). I was amazed at how satisfying–and how filling–a clean, healthy bowl can be. The marriage of fresh, colorful veggies with chewy grains and the crunch of nuts or seeds is entirely enchanting (almost as enchanting as that vixen, chocolate–though in a different way, of course).
In putting these together, what I discovered rather quickly is that "the sauce makes the bowl." A grain bowl sans effective topping is sort of like a perfect outfit without the right shoes or accessories–it may be good quality, it may be tailored , it may even sport a designer label, but without the proper accoutrements, it's just a length of beige, beige, beige.
With a winning sauce, however, these bowls are stellar; they're delectable; they evoke impatient yearning; they're Zagat-worthy. And, much like those lines of toddlers' clothing that allow the kids to dress themselves by choosing one top and one pre-coordinated bottom, they're fun to mix and match, just to see what comes up.
The combinations here are simply starting points to get you going; play around with different grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, veggies, and sauces. Use these sauces with any combination you please, or go with my mixes–either way, you'll be treating yourself with love.
**I asked this question entirely tongue in cheek–so please, no need to send me emails detailing how unhealthy a 40-pound weight loss in 8 weeks would be! I have no intention of actually losing that much. Besides, at the rate I've been going this past year, a FOUR pound loss by May would be nothing short of miraculous.
Tahini-Miso Sauce
Almond and Curry Sauce
Orange Fig Sauce
© 2009 Diet, Dessert and Dogs
Three Shindigs and a Mid-Term (Break)
February 21, 2009
[Okay, so the post title is a bit obscure (I was alluding to Four Weddings and a Funeral)–but with the Oscars coming up in a couple of days, and with my having seen, hmmn, let's see–a total of "zero" of the movies, I wanted to make reference to that grand little Golden Guy in some way or other in this post. ]
[Slice of birthday cake: chocolate layers filled with chocolate buttercream frosting, all topped with Sweet Potato Frosting]
It's almost time for midterms at the college where I teach, so I'm afraid I'll be MIA from the blog for a little while (not to be confused with the recently balloon-bellied, singing-at-the-Grammys, went-into-labor-and-gave-birth-the-next-day MIA). But before I bid you all adieu, I thought I'd mention three festivities leading up to said exams.
Shindig One: The most recent celebration we enjoyed here in the DDD household was an intimate birthday dinner for my friend Eternal Optimist (consisting of just the EO, the HH, and me).We three enjoyed a spectacular, yet simple meal of Potato-Miso Soup (Alisa's uniquely delicious recipe: satiny smooth, rich and slightly yeasty from the hint of miso–in fact, this was the second time I've made this in a week!); trusty Tagine of Quinoa with Chickpeas, Olives and Prunes (always a hit around here); garlic sautéed rapini and collards; and a special b-day cake (chocolate layers with sugar-free chocolate buttercream frosting (both from Sweet Freedom) and the Sweet Potato Frosting I wrote about a while back.
[Alisa's Creamy Potato Miso Soup]
It was grand to spend a leisurely evening together fêting a dear friend. The EO also brought along her own pooch, another border collie cross, and The Girls were in heaven. ("We love having our friends over, too, Mum! Except next time, there should be a cake that we can eat as well.")
Shindig Two: In addition to the birthday, the dinner was also occasion for a spontaneous mini-celebration in honor of the cookbook finally reaching the publisher. After numerous delays in formatting and glitches with the cover, it's finally on its way! My publishing rep called yesterday to confirm that she received the files and their part of the book's production will begin next week. YIPPPPPPEEEEEE!! (Of course, this means it will still take about three months before the book is in print, but it is out of my hands at this point). I can't even begin to express what a relief that is! So we had a little toast in honor of Sweet Freedom last evening as well.
Shindig Three: Despite mountains of marking, I'll be peeking in periodically at the Academy Awards, that shindig to beat all shindigs, that tribute to all things silicone and Juvéderm and Botox, that massive glitterati ego-massage that will take place on Sunday evening. From the Barbara Walters interviews to the Joan Rivers gaffes to the melodramatic and slurred acceptance speeches, I love it all. And even if I haven't actually seen any of the movies, who cares? That's not what the Oscars are all about, anyway!
Before I depart on break, I thought it might be fun to leave you with a little midterm quiz of your own to ponder while I'm away (and the best part–it doesn't matter whether you know the answers or not!). I'll reveal the "correct" responses when I get back (though with a bit of sleuthing, it should be fairly easy to find them before then).
[Chocolate birthday cake in all its uncut glory]
A Diet, Dessert and Dogs Mid-Term Quiz
Instructions: Please answer each of the following questions. Note that this is an open-blog test; answers can be found in previous entries. Please double space your answers.
1) DDD stands for:
a) The 2009, eco-friendly version of the pesticide "DDT"
b) Pamela Anderson's bra size (now that she's had a breast reduction)
c) a cutsie way to refer to "3-D" movies
d) the name of this blog.
2) "NAG" refers to
a) the HH's endearing nickname for me;
b) the ol' grey girl who ain't what she used to be;
c) a healthy way of eating that includes whole, unprocessed, organic foods.
3) Ricki's favorite food is:
a) chocolate
b) chocolate
c) chocolate
d) all of the above
a) Lon Chaney
b) Lewis Carroll
c) Love Chocolate!
5) Complete this phrase: "Rocker Guy (He of the —)"
a) broken guitar
b) off his rocker
c) rock collection
d) black leather pants
6) Ricki loves blogging because:
a) of all the amazing people she's "met" in the blog world
b) it's always fun to read other blogs and learn about new foods
c) reading your comments on her blog is the high point of her day (truly)
d) YOU GUYS ARE SIMPLY THE BEST!
I'm sure you all got an "A"! Have a great time at the Oscars, all, and see you in a week or so! 😉
Last Year at this Time: My Favorite Mistake: Savory Filled Breakfast Crepes
© 2009 Diet, Dessert and Dogs


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At a recent concert, Rita Ora told 97.1AMP/Los Angeles she celebrates Halloween differently in London.
"In London, we don't do Halloween as much as they do out here," she said. "Here, you guys have a parade, you all dress up."
Ora explained that when she's not shopping or "Skyping" to family while here in the U.S., she continues to write for her debut album Ora.
"I have a laptop [and] microphone," she said. "It doesn't sound too great, [but] it gets down all the ideas for me and the band. Me and the guitar player had to jam out in the car. It's great to keep your mind creative. You have to keep it going."
As far as the U.S. release of the new album is concerned, the 21-year-old says, "I would love to release it right now because I've been waiting to release it in the States for ages — but it's going to be released in the first quarter of next year because I want to add on three exclusive tracks."
Ora will be all across the U.S. in the upcoming months for MTV Presents: The ORA Tour, which kicked off October 23 in Santa Ana. She'll also be the musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman on Halloween night.
-Dan Schenek, 97.1 AMP Radio, Los Angeles
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Videos of KimDaBa in Action
For those of you who do not understand how to use KimDaBa, there is now no reason not to use it. KimDaBa is the first KDE application to offer small flash videos with voice-overs describing how to use it. See the tutorials at KimDaBa's video page or read on below for Jesper's description of how and why to make video tutorials of applications.
There is a sentence I hear from my users rather often: "This is exactly the software I need, I just wish I had found it a long time ago".
Now if KimDaBa is that good, why isn't everybody in the whole world using
I've tried remedying this problem by offering a demo setup the first time
This has actually been on my wish list for years, but I never found any
Before I tell you how I did it, let me send a strong thank you in the
The tools to use are vnc2swf plus any audio
My work flow was the following:
Now you know how to do it, no more excuses, get started recording
klik://kimdaba if anyone wants to try.
If you want to see what other users had to say about it:
By probono at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: klik://kimdaba
By Jesper Pedersen at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
mmh... with what...
... did you make flash output?
By Djento at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: mmh... with what...
well forget :)
kimdaba would be really kickass if it'd support "xcf" file format.
By Djento at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Good software
I'd love to have a merge of Kimdaba and Digikam. Do you think it make sense?
By veton at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Good software
By gerd at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Wink is another option.
Another app that does well with the creation of flash based application tutorials is the free (as in beer only) app from Debugmode called Wink. It allows you to record tutorials in a frame based way, taking screenshots of what ever you want, and then edit the series of shots, reposition the cursor, and add in text box pointer explaining what you are doing. The app in its current version does not currently support adding in voice overs, but it generates nice flash, html, or pdf style presenations of your tutorials. Find it here: www.debugmode.com.
By Joe Kowalski at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Wink is another option.
We just need something that captures its audio from the sound card. An amaroK presentation would be pretty lame without it. :)
By Ian Monroe at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
klik://wink for those who prefer to klik :)
By probono at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Wow... You allready wend to the 2006 Akadamy event? Most people are still recovering from the 2005 one :D
By Andre Somers at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: 2006?
Sure, I got this time machine, and it is really fun.
By Jesper Pedersen at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: 2006?
Are they almost finished with KDE 4.0?
By Ian Monroe at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: 2006?
no, so they sent a killer robot back in time to protect a young man named rudy and his slightly tomboyish yet fetchingly yummy mother from an untimely demise so he can grow up and join the kde project during the kde4 development cycle to ensure its completion. only rudy can lead us into a brave new future where we are not ruled by heartless robots!
By Aaron J. Seigo at Tue, 2005/09/27 - 5:00am
What I miss in kimdaba
Here a little bit user feedback:
I like the application and the idea behind it - its a very nice application :-)
- addressbook: it would be nice to connect the people keywords to the contacts in the addressbook
So far from me, hope that helps or shows you what some users (or at least me) think about kimdaba.
By Roland Wolters at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: What I miss in kimdaba
I did actually stop to tag in Kimdaba when I found Digikam also a nice thing, just with worse tag support, but more promise on usability.
I don't want to spend much time on tags that I will loose when I switch the tagging app.
So please, digikam, kimdaba, is that XML you use some standard scheme?
Yours, Kay
By Debian User at Thu, 2005/09/29 - 5:00am
So I found the trick with audacity it to make sure your system has not created any sounds for around 30 seconds before starting it. Artsd will automatically relinquish teh dsp after that short delay, and then when you start and app such as audacity that wants native access to the dsp, they will get it. I think you can configure this delay in the settings -> multimedia ->sound system module.
Hope that helps, it works for me....
By Tim Sutton at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Suggestion of improvement about this news
You read the whole thing, and in the end even though you've learned how the videos were made, you still have no clue what KimDaBa is about.
(yes, I've heard about kimdaba, read announcements about it, but still couldn't remember what was the purpose of this application. It's only by reading a reply on how it would be cool to merge it with digikam that I remembered it was some kind of image manager).
By Guillaume Laurent at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: Suggestion of improvement about this news
Yes you are right. It doesnt say that it is a Picture manager. I can live with this instance since KDE and this news site is done mainly by voluntary work.
By Hermann at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: Suggestion of improvement about this news
I think I qualify as being "deep into KDE" (and people who are really that deep don't need this site to know about KDE related news, they get it from more direct sources), and yet I don't always remember what an application is for just from its name. May be I'm showing my age... :-)
By Guillaume Laurent at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
How to import photos?
I was using digikam and just wanted to switch to kimdaba, but I couldn't figure it out, how to import photos from the harddisk.
By hiasll at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: How to import photos?
I just had to set up KimDaBa to use the same base directory as Digikam.
By jmfayard at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: How to import photos?
Thank you very much! I think there should be a button somewhere to import the pictures. It would enhance the usability a lot!
By hiasll at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
No plugin found for "Shockwave Flash Media"
If there had been a way to play swf files on my platform...
By Anonymous at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: No plugin found for "Shockwave Flash Media"
will do the trick
By Birne at Mon, 2005/10/03 - 5:00am
Does it store all of the meta data in the image using exif as well as a central database? If not, I would very much like it if it did.
By Jonathan Dietrich at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: exif?
By design KimDaBa doesn't touch your image files at all. It only stores it in its XML file. Fell free to create a plugin that would convert from the database to EXIF :-)
By Jesper Pedersen at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
An UI bug shown in presentation
Try to find a UI bug in second presentation (http://ktown.kde.org/kimdaba/videos/tour2.html).
Tip: look on input fields when annotating images!
By MZM at Tue, 2005/09/27 - 5:00am
Re: An UI bug shown in presentation
I take it you are talking about the multiple blinking cursors. Indeed that is a UI bug, but I can't see how I can get my code to do so in the first place. I've searched for this bug for years, so if you have any idea where to look, I'd be happy to hear.
By Jesper Pedersen at Tue, 2005/09/27 - 5:00am
Flash-less tutorial
Is there anyway to watch this video tutorial without using anything to do with flash ?
I run a pure 64bit system and far too lame to set up some 32bit crap, or change to a Gentoo multilib system, or generally be bothered with anything to do with flash.
Is it possible to get the raw screenshots in Jpeg format perhaps along with an ogg audio file ?
By markc at Wed, 2005/09/28 - 5:00am
Re: Flash-less tutorial
Give the cvs version of GPLflash2 a try. I'm not sure if it will work for this, but it might be worth a try.
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Musician Will Evans returns to Fitch for benefit
If you're going to host a benefit to raise money for your high school, it can't hurt to lure a National Rock Dude to perform at the event.
Better yet?
Maybe the NRD is an actual alumnus - thereby adding a bit of "hometown guy makes good" sparkle to the whole event. Consider Saturday's benefit for the junior class of Fitch High School in Groton, taking place in the school's auditorium.
The headliner is singer/songwriter Will Evans - currently solo after years of scouring the country with the infectious roots-rock act Barefoot Truth. Evans graduated from Fitch High School in 2003 and says the idea of going back to his alma mater has special qualities.
"My favorite memories of Fitch are looking forward to performing in the school talent shows and the Mister Falcon Pageant," Evans says. "I guess I was already focused on music as a career, and it'll be kind of neat to come back and hop on that stage again."
The program will be a Falcon-happy trifecta. Along with Evans, the bill also features the Fitch High School Jazz Band as well as Fish House - a very fine ska-tinged alt-rock band whose members are part of the Fitch class of '14. Fish House's debut EP, "Fish are Friends, Not Food," came out in December.
Speaking of new recordings, Evans will preview songs from "Wishin' Well," his recently-completed first solo album. The album was recorded at Scott Riebling Studio in Raynham, Mass., and produced by Evans and Riebling. Paul David Hager, renowned for his work with Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and the Goo Goo Dolls, mixed the record.
Evans describes the songs and sound of "Wishin' Well" as a conscious attempt at a different style of writing.
"I definitely wanted to move away from the comfort zone of Barefoot's rootsy rock, and there's a different lyrical context with substance," he says. "I tried to address some deeper, even political issues rather than, you know, the good-time 'let's get messed up' songs."
"Wishin' Well" will be officially available from iTunes and other download sites on Feb. 12.
With Barefoot Truth on an indefinite - perhaps even permanent - hiatus, Evans said he embraced the challenge of working solo, independent of the collective "band" process. He decided to try an online fundraising campaign to finance the album - and was humbled and flattered when fans contributed the entire budget.
"I thought, 'Wow, there are people who are genuine in that they want to hear this," Evans says. "It energized me and gave me the confidence to finish writing material and to not disappoint. I couldn't have done this otherwise.'"
Plus, the generosity of fans in raising the money also resonated with Evans in playing the Fitch benefit.
"Absolutely I thought about that," he says. "It never hurts to try to help out."
In that spirit, Evans is bringing copies of "Wishin' Well" and sundry merchandise to the event - and all proceeds go to the benefit.
Benefit for the Fitch High School Class of 2014 with Will Evans, Fish House and the Fitch High School Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Saturday, Fitch High School Auditorium, 101 Groton Long Point Road, Groton; $10; (860) 449-7200, http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/fhs.
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Any Thoughts?
Posted 29 May 2017 - 10:33 AM
Posted 29 May 2017 - 11:06 AM
I think you have something here but we need to rule out the other first. So tell me more.
Can the kids recreate the drawings they made?
Posted 29 May 2017 - 01:09 PM
Posted 29 May 2017 - 01:22 PM
Posted 29 May 2017 - 01:25 PM
I was going to say it was sleep paralysis when I read your experience, but since your children are seeing a woman, I'm thinking it's a legitimate ghost experience. I am anxious to see these pictures of what they have seen.
Also, do you happen to know the history of the house? I do find it interesting that there are crosses above the entrance to the house...
Posted 29 May 2017 - 01:36 PM
Posted 29 May 2017 - 01:53 PM
Since only you felt the vibrations you may want to talk to your doctor about it.
People with fibromyalgia and Lyme disease complain about a vibrating sensation when trying to sleep.
Posted 29 May 2017 - 01:56 PM
Posted 29 May 2017 - 06:35 PM
I also find it interesting that the mirrors were removed from all the baths (before?) you purchased the house. Sure someone can love them that much & want to take them, but ALL the mirrors in the baths? It doesn't feel right & I look fwd to the drawings.
They must have been quite eerie for you to want to be rid of them so badly.
Posted 29 May 2017 - 07:56 PM
I too think it is important to rule out any health issues first. Another resource is the neighbours, is there anyone there that you feel comfortable enough with to discuss the area and the house with. I find neighbours can be a wealth of information, maybe bring up the fact that you were wondering why the last house occupants removed all the mirrors! "Very Strange Michelle"
Remember this is now your space and time so don't feel shy to speak out loudly when you are feeling uncomfortable and state to "GET OUT"! I don't regard this as talking to anything or anyone in general, just gaining your space! As we don't know your belief system, I can't really offer any other suggestions other than to use your beliefs and take charge and look at ways to protect your environment by remaining positive and in control. I am also a big believer of keeping a written chronological record of events so maybe it could also assist you. Maybe you will notice patterns and see things you have tried help more than others.
Please keep us in the loop, one thing I can promise, you will get diverse advice but everyone here wishes you the same thing "A positive outcome".
Again welcome
P.S. I look forward to seeing the drawings
Posted 29 May 2017 - 08:59 PM
Gmorals, on 29 May 2017 - 01:22 PM, said:
Well, by what you say, I would have to assume the previous occupants experienced the same thing you're experiencing now.
Is there any way to find the previous occupants? Are you renting or buying?
Have you placed new mirrors in the bathrooms yet? That's really creepy that they were removed... and it's definitely a heads up!
I'm looking forward to the drawing/s.
Posted 29 May 2017 - 09:06 PM
Posted 29 May 2017 - 09:26 PM
earthlydelites, on 29 May 2017 - 09:06 PM, said:
Good point, Earthly... the neighbors probably know something.
Posted 30 May 2017 - 01:02 AM
Seen presenses, stuff tip over for no reason, TV go on for no reason, and Iam a mom too. I had a dream once that something was at our bedroom doorway, and in the dream I kept saying leave leave now! My son was 5ish back then and had come into our room and was sleeping next to me. He was mumbling in his sleep and suddenly woke as I had a moment before, and he was shaking..."mom I told it to leave, the scary thing, that scary thing coming into the(our) room". I held him to stop his shaking, and said I would not let anything come into our room, or his.
Things still happened in that house, but I learned to say "back off, unless 'this presense' has a positive purpose I need to know of. And I will not EVER stop saying this, so you may as well go".
And (excuse my choice of whom I chose to refer to as 'God' ) always said (and I still do now and again if I feel see hear a presence).."go to Infinite, its way more amazing there than here!"
I've come more at peace w/my boundaries of what I experience. Iam tired of fear, and dont have time for it anyway now as my husband heals from brain tumor. I do experience the vibrating bed thing. Had I not been familiar with that odd occurance, I would think we were having an earthquake! (We are in Cali), or my husb having a minor seizure. But its happened many times over the yrs, and before tumor- my husband wouldn't wake from it like I do.
Sorry I dont give much advice or help- everyone's experiences are so unique and different, but wanted to share of our pretty paranormal experiences, and as a mom - yes, kids often are very aware of it too. ~much peace to you~
Posted 30 May 2017 - 01:08 AM
Posted 30 May 2017 - 04:00 AM
Oh as far the pictures go,i asked the kids about it last night and they stayed quiet and looked afraid.i asked them to draw it out for me today after school so that i can show some friends and that i promised to throw it out after and they agreed.i think they acted like that because when it was going on i told them when they saw them again to tell them they weren't welcomed at our house and that they had to leave and to not talk about them anymore and they would leave.it took a few weeks and it stopped.my daughter said "mommy i told the man I'm not afraid and he had to leave!" Shes 5 so I'm happy she had courage to say it.the man and woman they say look equally terrifying but the man is meaner than the woman
Posted 30 May 2017 - 04:07 AM
Posted 30 May 2017 - 04:55 AM
I wouldn't worry too much if the kids don't feel comfortable with redrawing something that made them frightened and think it is good you told the kids to tell them they aren't welcome in your home! Just remember to leave the door open with your kids, that they can talk to you about any matters that concern them.
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Every Fourth of July, Coney Island stages an event featuring two of America's biggest loves: hot dogs and competition.
The two pastimes merged Sunday afternoon by the Brooklyn boardwalk for the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
And for the fourth year in a row it was won by defending champion, 26-year-old Californian Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who ate 54 wieners and buns in 10 minutes.
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The 230-pound-man takes home the bejeweled, mustard-yellow belt plus a $20,000 purse. He didn't break the record of 69 hot dogs, but had such a comfortable lead over the competition with four minutes left that he seemed to slow down.
"I actually stopped drinking water today, so I was a little bit dehydrated going into the contest, but it's alright, I beat the competition today, if anybody else was here I would have beat them too," said Chestnut, his last comment a veiled reference to 6-time champion Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi -- who was in the crowd amassed on Surf and Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn.
"If he was a real man he would have been on the stage, there's no reason for him not to be here," said Chestnut.
Tim "Eater X" Janus came in second with 45 hot dogs consumed, and Pat Bertoletti rounded out third with 37.
Kobayashi, The world's No. 3 professional eater had refused to sign a contract with Major League Eating — the fast food equivalent of the NFL — to be free to compete in contests sanctioned by other groups, said George Shea, host of the Coney Island event televised live on ESPN.
"It's like Tom Brady saying he wants to be in the Super Bowl, but then wanting to go compete in Arena football," Shea said.
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I installed Ubuntu on an old laptop, alongside WinXP. Now I'm trying to download some updates and it says that I don't have enough free disk space - I need to free some more space on "/".
Since there's plenty of room on the machine, I suppose it means that not enough space is allocated for the Ubuntu partition itself, right? How can I solve this?
I'm a Windows guy who hasn't so much as seen a Linux desktop up until about an hour ago.
Apparently it's installed in the same partition as Windows. At least, I don't remember it asking me about space allocation during installation, and when I log into Windows I can see that the disk only has one partition. I do remember it saying something about reduced disk performance if I chose a specific option - and that's the one I chose :).


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Vick hurts ribs; Eagles top Patriots
Foxboro, MA – For a second consecutive week, the city of Philadelphia held its collective breath as Michael Vick exited with another injury.
Nick Foles replaced Vick and threw for 217 yards with two touchdowns and an interception as the Philadelphia Eagles downed the New England Patriots, 27-17, in preseason action.
Vick left the contest in the first quarter with a rib injury. While trying to elude pressure in the pocket, Vick backpedaled before firing the ball down the field. Linebacker Jermaine Cunningham, rushing off the left edge, put a big hit on Vick just as he released the ball.
Vick was taken back to the locker room for x-rays, which came back negative. He'll have a CT scan and MRI Tuesday.
The injury comes a week after Vick hurt his left thumb during the Eagles' first preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He was 1-of-3 for five yards and carried the ball once for five yards.
"We chose not to bring him back in. He was sore," Eagles coach Andy Reid said.
DeSean Jackson caught four passes for 82 yards and LeSean McCoy gained 30 yards on seven carries for the Eagles.
Quarterback Tom Brady, wide receivers Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd, linebacker Jerod Mayo and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork were among the several healthy scratches for the Patriots. Tight end Rob Gronkowski, who is coming back from offseason ankle surgery, also sat out.
Ryan Mallett got the start at quarterback and completed 10-of-20 passes for 105 yards and a score, while Deion Branch caught three passes for 51 yards.
New England jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the second quarter, but the Eagles responded by tallying 14 straight points.
Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 51-yard field goal midway through the opening frame and Alex Silvestro caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from Mallett in the second stanza to cap a 13-play, 80-yard drive. Shane Vereen ran it in for the two-point conversion to make it 11-0.
After a muffed punt by Brandon Bolden, McCoy ran it in from a yard out three plays later. Darryl Tapp then recovered a Brian Hoyer fumble on New England's ensuing drive, which was caused by Phillip Hunt, and Foles found Clay Harbor for a one-yard score to make it 14-11.
Gostkowski booted through a 35-yard field goal on New England's next drive to tie the game.
Harbor hauled in another score from Foles, this time a three-yard hookup, to cap Philadelphia's opening drive of the second half, which gave the visitors a 21-14 lead.
Gostkowski nailed a 55-yard field goal to cut the deficit to four, but Alex Henery booted through field goals of 42 and 21 yards, with the latter coming with two minutes remaining in the game to seal the outcome.


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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode Wed., Nov. 7, after the on-board computer detected that one of the solar panels was moving slower than had been commanded.
The solar panels subsequently have been moving properly, and engineers are working to restore the orbiter to full operations so it can continue scientific observations. At the beginning of this month, the mission completed the first full year of its two-year primary science phase. Two large solar panels supply Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's electrical power. Each panel pivots at motorized mechanisms called gimbals where the panel is attached to the spacecraft. The panels are reoriented continuously to keep facing the sun as the spacecraft orbits Mars.
Fault detection software recognized that one gimbal was not maintaining the expected speed. The software properly put the spacecraft into a mode of suspending unnecessary activities and waiting to hear from ground controllers. Preliminary analysis indicates the slower gimbal motion resulted when keepout-zone software, designed to prevent the panels from coming too close to other components, allowed a panel to touch thermal blanketing on the spacecraft. While preparing the orbiter to resume science observations, engineers are also determining how to ensure that the spacecraft correctly manages the solar panels and maintains a safe distance between spacecraft parts.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reached Mars on March 10, 2006, and began its primary science phase after using hundreds of controlled dips into the Martian atmosphere to adjust the size and shape of its orbit. The spacecraft has returned about 30 terabits of science data, including more than 15,000 images from three cameras, more than 3,000 targeted observations by a mineral-mapping spectrometer, and more than 2,200 observations with ground-penetrating radar.
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The mikroBuggy is a kit that lets you build a four-wheeled robot with your choice of microcontroller and peripherals. It includes a main board with a socket that supports a mikromedia board or a Clicker 2 board to act as its brain, as well as three mikroBUS sockets so you can choose any three out of over 100 peripheral boards to customize the functions that your Buggy will have. If you use a Clicker 2 board as the brain, that would give you a total of five mikroBUS peripheral sockets. There are thousands of possibilities.
Some assembly is required (including basic soldering). You must also supply additional electronics, as outlined below.
There are more than 100 Click Boards that can be attached to the three or five mikroBUS sockets on your Buggy.
The picture below shows a Buggy with a Clicker 2 board on the left and a Buggy with a mikromedia board on the right. Each Buggy shown also has one mikroBUS Click board installed: the BLE P Click which, when used with an STM32-based mikromedia or Clicker 2 and a Bluetooth Low Energy compatible smartphone, allows you to control the Buggy via a free open-source Android app.
The Buggy measures 108.5mm wide and 139mm long. It is 84mm tall from ground to top. The wheels are 42mm in diameter. Differential drive pairs of motors are separated by left and right axis. You can steer the Buggy by varying the relative wheel rates of the left and right sides. The chassis has multiple slots so you can choose where to install the horizontal bar. That bar has holes for holding antennas.
At the back of the main board you'll find a two-pole screw terminal for analog outputs which are shared with mikroBUS sockets 2 and 3. You'll also find a three-pole screw terminal for 3.3V and 5V power output, an on/off switch, and a mini-USB connector that is used to charge the LiPo battery. The Buggy has LED front and rear turn signals, brake lights and head lights.
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Legendary labor: How many babies is too many?
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK
Q. If Countess Margaret of the village of Henneberg, the Netherlands, didn't really give birth to 365 children on Good Friday of 1276, what might she have given birth to?–J. Roberts
A. Wooden plates in the village still commemorate this "strangest miracle in the world," says Jan Bondeson in The Two-Headed Boy and Other Medical Marvels. As the text on the baptismal church tells it, Margaret had insulted a poor woman with a pair of twins in her arms, who then cursed the Countess to "have as many children as there are days in the year." Or so the legend goes.
Today, it is obvious that it is physiologically impossible to give birth to 365, or even 36, children in one birth, says Bondeson. In 1971, a set of nine children was born in Sydney, Australia. A German woman "with prodigious belly" supposedly gave birth to 11 in 1501.
Regarding Countess Margaret, two gynecologists in the1930s suggested the 365 children may have really been a "hydatidiform mole." Here the diseased placenta takes on the appearance of "a bunch of grapes," actually cysts, possibly a hundred or more of different sizes and shapes. After their spontaneous expulsion, the patient might bleed to death–the fate of the Countess.
The people of the time understandably may have likened the cysts to children, and the legend was born. Nowadays these moles occur once in about 2,000 pregnancies, but ten times that in developing countries, which "speaks in favor of the disease being by no means unknown in Holland of the 13th century."
Q. Baby's on the way: Whether a boy or a girl is roughly 50-50, but if you bet even odds on a girl every time– in absence of fetal testing to take away the gamble– you'd either lose your shirt or clean up. Which is it? – B. Affleck
A. The shirt goes. Demographers know that the sex ratio at birth is typically about 105 males to 100 females (51 percent vs. 49 percent) and that this holds generally across societies, says Bart Holland in What Are the Chances? Thus, if you always bet on boys and an opponent bets on girls, your profit margin in the long run would be about as good as a Monte Carlo casino on a roulette wheel! But males have a higher mortality rate at every age, from birth on, so the surplus proportion of boys shrinks with every passing year of age, until finally widows far outnumber widowers.
Q. A rabid Pittsburgh Steelers fan loves to go to football games with "Steelers" emblazoned on his forehead. He doesn't use paints, inks, tattoos, or the like. So what is his trick? Clue: Try asking his dermatologist. – M. Jackson
A. "Dermographia," or "skin-writing," occurs in about five percent of the population, who experience a linear itchy hives-like swelling within minutes of stroking the skin with an object, says Heather Brannon MD on Dermatology.About.com. (This is in contrast to healthy people who when scratched have a linear reddening without the itching.)
Fortunately for this Steeler-ite, the reaction generally resolves within hours. The tendency to be dermographic may last for weeks or years, possibly preceded by a viral infection, antibiotic therapy or emotional upset. In most cases, however, the cause is unknown, says Dr. Brannon. Dermographia, or dermatographia, can be uncomfortable but isn't serious, saysMayoClinic.com. Often it goes away on its own, or antihistamines may help. "People with this condition should avoid irritating their skin whenever possible."
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Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan ANNIE charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.
With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, ANNIE escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, ANNIE foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations and befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
ANNIE JR. is ideal for productions involving different grade levels, or for middle schools where students may be maturing at different rates. The cast size and age range of the parts are flexible and the bright, tuneful score is easy to sing and filled with familiar numbers.