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Book Title: Unfiltered &Unknown Author: Payge Galvin and Lynne James Genre: New Adult Release Date: February 14, 2014 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
After a night-shift shooting of a drug dealer in The Coffee Cave, thirteen strangers each walk out with more than $100,000 in dirty money, a pact never to meet again, and the chance to start over… Dillon Varga has always craved the spotlight. Now, with his newfound riches, he jumps at the chance to leave his troubled past behind and take a shot at his future. With his best friend Savanah Miller by his side, Dillon hits the neon lights of Las Vegas for a chance at a spot on the hit TV show American Voice. As they both move up in the singing competition, feelings surface between them that make both singers wonder if there might be more to life than just fame and fortune. Together they'll have to dodge the perils of celebrity judges, sexy competitors, and the truth about the past to find the one thing they desire most -- each other. ON SALE FEBRUARY 14, 2014
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Chapter 2
I wash my hair, the suds dripping down and stinging the tender skin on my forearm. The letters Adam tattooed there last night are a little less raised now, and I run my hand over the words. First there was sex, and then came death. What a crazy fucking night that was. It started as a regular Saturday, me picking up some coin singing at The Cave, a few stragglers in the café either working off their future hangovers or lurking around with nowhere else to go. Then that guy walked in and changed everything when he pulled Sugar over the counter and nailed her right in the face with his meaty fist. At first I didn't even know who shot him in the confusion that followed, but I helped with the rest of it—cleaning up and disposing the body, giving Sugar the coke the guy had stashed in the trunk of his car and taking my share of the money. We were all in on it, and now we all have something to lose. But the money's going to give me more than it's going to take away. I don't owe this town anything anymore, so never coming back here isn't that much of a loss. I'm going to miss the guys, but the band hasn't been doing much lately, having exhausted the campus circuit and the frat parties. It's time to go out on my own. I've had the American Voice audition info bookmarked on my phone for years, watching as they travelled all over the country, never having the money or the means get there myself. Until now. This year, American Voice is filming in Vegas – 265 miles and 8 hours away on the Greyhound Bus. And this year, I'm taking my shot, packing up what little I have left and throwing it all out there. This time tomorrow, I'll be standing on the strip watching the tourists throw down their money at the tables and getting ready for the biggest break of my life. My only job is to not fuck it up. The water's growing lukewarm, so I shut off the shower and step out into the bathroom to the sound of my phone ringing. Still dripping, I fumble through the clothes on the floor and find it in the back pocket of my jeans. I know who it's going to be even before I turn it over and I also know that I'm not going to answer it. There's no point in explaining to Mr. Renfrow why I'm not coming in today. Why I'm not coming back any day. Training to be an electrician seemed like a good idea when I was a high school senior, but six years and four very large electrical shocks later, I'm over it. The money's okay, and I feel a little guilty just bailing on him like this, but if I'm ever going to make a break for it, it's got to be today. An hour later, I have all of my worldly belongings packed into a large backpack and the duffle bag, splitting the money between the two bags, with a few of the bundles tucked up into my guitar case for safe keeping. There are a few wire hangers still in the closet, three of them holding the hated khaki Renfrow Electrical shirts with my name embroidered over the left pocket. I don't take any of the kitchen crap or the stuff in a lot of the drawers. My records and the ancient record player I inherited from my uncle are already at the studio, locked in the storage closet. The rent on the apartment's paid until the end of the month, and I figure it'll be another couple of weeks before the landlord figures out I'm gone. I'm not leaving myself any outs though—no job to come back to, no apartment in a rent-controlled stucco building. Having an out means that you don't really believe you can make it, and I can't afford to think that way. I set the two bags by the door—everything I own in the world in a size I can carry. I only have one last thing I need to do. Savannah usually works on Sundays, so I run a comb through my hair and grab the Gibson case. Triple-checking the deadbolt, I close the door behind me on over $100k and all of my worldly possessions. Aunt Mike's is hopping at two o'clock on a Sunday afternoon because most college students don't get around to breakfast until at least one o'clock on a Sunday afternoon. There's a crowd near the patio entrance and a line leading out the door and halfway down the block. "Hey Dillon," Alicia says as I approach, turning to give me a megawatt smile. Alicia's always been more than nice to me, but I've never done anything about it because she's too close to Savannah, and Savannah would kill me. "Hey," I say, squeezing myself in past the throngs of sweaty, cargo-short wearing students. "Savannah's working," she says, not even waiting for my question. "But we're awfully busy. She has a break in about ten minutes—want me to tell her to meet you out back?" "Yeah. Thanks." It's way too tough to push my way through the restaurant with a guitar on my back, so I walk around the bright yellow building to the alley that faces the tall adobe wall that separates the strip mall from the desert. There isn't much shade out here, but the sun feels nice on my face as I lean against the wall. I'm starting to get antsy when the back screen door screeches open and Savannah walks out into the sunlight. Even in an Aunt Mike's t-shirt and dirty black apron, Savannah is so pretty. I remember the first time I saw her singing on stage at The Hub at ASU Rio Verde. Some kind of open mic night, which is really just glorified karaoke, and out of all of the other people who got up there that night, Savannah killed it. I even remember what she was wearing—a blue and white striped sweater and a worn jean jacket that was covered by her long, wavy brown hair as she leaned over her guitar. Her voice isn't maybe as strong as some of the divas who can belt out a ballad so loud that the nosebleed seats feel like they're right there on stage, but it has a clarity and a purity that I haven't heard before or since. Such a shame to see her waste it here, taking orders for eggs and bacon. I wanted Savannah bad that night, and many nights since then, but she's made it perfectly clear that I'm not her type, and I've been put squarely in the friend-zone since that first night. After all this time, I'm not exactly sure what her type is, but at least I got her to sit in with the band a few times. Savannah walks over and gives me a quick hug before sliding down the wall to sit on the dusty asphalt, her black Docs peeking out from her green khaki pants. Nobody in the history of the world does casual as sexy as she can. "God, I hate weekends," she says, a strand of hair escaping from the loose knot on top of her head and trailing across her face. I want to reach out and touch it, tuck it behind her ear and run one finger down her cheek. But I don't. Because that would wreck the carefully cultivated friendship it's taken all this time to cement. "Looks busy in there," I say, sliding down to join her on the ground. I turn away from her for a second, because the sight of the freckles that are sprinkled across her nose and her intense green eyes have planted a seed of doubt I can't afford to nurture. "We're slammed," she says, popping a stick of gum in her mouth and fishing around in her pocket for her phone. "Listen," I say, staring at a tiny lizard that is sunning itself on the top of the wall. "I'm leaving. And I wanted to give you something." Savannah stops texting and looks up at me. "Leaving? For how long?" I shrug and hope it looks casual. "Forever. Tonight. I'm catching the Greyhound just before midnight, and I'm not coming back." A flicker of shock and what I hope is maybe a little sadness crosses her face. "Forever? Where in the world are you going that requires it to be forever?" I pick up a pebble off the ground and bounce it in my hand. "Vegas." I look up and meet her eyes. If there's any sign of doubt or laughter, I'm out of here. "I'm going to audition for American Voice." Her eyes widen. "Seriously? That's awesome!" She reaches over and gives me a hug, her hair smelling of bacon and shampoo. It's all I can do not to bury my face in it. "You think so?" "Oh my God, yes!" She pulls back and swats me on the arm. "With your voice you'll be America's Sweetheart in no time." "America's Sweetheart is for girls," I say, relieved that she thinks I can do it. "America's Next Hot Guy then," she says with a grin. "You'll sing the hell out of that place. Nobody can beat you. Nobody." I smile at that. 'Hell' is as close as Savannah ever gets to swearing. I know I'm going to replay her words in my head over and over again as the audition gets closer. "Thanks." Savannah sits up straighter. "Have you figured out what you're going to wear to the audition? I think something clean but casual, you know, like you're confident and not trying too hard. What are you going to sing for the audition? Probably a ballad, right?" I laugh at her enthusiasm. "I haven't thought that far ahead." "What do you mean you haven't thought that far ahead? This is important Dillon, not something you pull out of thin air at the last second. My God, have you thought about this at all?" I realize that I haven't imagined anything past the moment that I get on the bus and see the lights of Phoenix receding in the distance. "I'll be fine." I shift the guitar closer to her. "I brought you this. To keep." She puts one hand on the black case and stands up, so I do too. "The Gibson? Why in the world would you give up your Gibson?" "I told you; I'm out of here. I'm taking the Martin, but I can't take both, and I know you'd give this a good home." Savannah leans the guitar back to me. "I can't take this; it's worth thousands of dollars." "I need you to have it," I say. "I'm not kidding when I say I'm not coming back. You'll be doing me a favor." I see her hesitate, but she wraps both hands around the case. "Okay." She nods slowly. "Thanks. I love it. I'll take good care of it, I promise." She glances toward the screen door. "I should probably get back." I don't want her to go. Don't want this last moment to end. Savannah is the one thing in this whole town that I'm going to miss. That I'm going to miss so much it already hurts. "Okay," is all I say. There's a heaviness between us. In the movies, this would be the moment when the guy leans down and pulls the girl toward him in a long embrace. Except this isn't the movies. This is a guy saying goodbye to his best friend in an alley behind a diner. "Guess I'll see you on TV," she says, taking a step toward the door. The thought rushes through my brain and out of my mouth before I can stop it. "Come with me!" Savannah stops and turns back toward me. "What do you mean?" I can feel my heart pound in my chest. What the fuck am I doing? "Come with me. Come to Vegas. Tonight. I'll buy the ticket, I'll pay for everything." She shakes her head. "I can't come with you. I've got stuff to do…my apartment…Aunt Mike's…" I can see that she's thinking about it. That this crazy idea might not be so totally crazy. "It doesn't have to be forever," I say quickly. "Just come for a week. Help me out, pick out a shirt for me to wear to the audition. Choose the song I should sing." I need you to be there with me. That's what I don't say. That I don't want to do this alone. I gesture toward the door. "Aunt Mike's isn't going to fire you—you're the best waitperson they have. Just take a little break." "I don't have any money," she says, and at that moment I know that I've got her. "I'll pay for everything," I repeat. "I got…an inheritance. We'll get two rooms, I promise. But let me pay for it all. Kind of like I'm hiring you to be my consultant." "This is crazy," she says. "I know. But that doesn't mean it's wrong." "When are you leaving?" "The bus pulls out of the station at 11:15 tonight." I wait, my nerves tense. Please God let her say yes. In the past two minutes it's gone from an idea to a necessity. I can't do this without Savannah. I see her quick nod before I hear the words. "Okay. I'll do it." "You will? That's great!" I pick her up and swing her around. "Sorry," I say, setting her back on the ground. "I'm just happy you're coming with me." Savannah picks up the guitar case. "You're sure you want me to?" "More than anything," I say, knowing that it's true.
PAYGE GALVIN has always wanted to be a writer. She also loves spending time with her friends, so after a few cosmos at the pool with her friends, the idea for UNFILTERED was born. Together the group wrote twelve books about a group of strangers who share a dark secret.. . and who all want to find love (because, really, who doesn't?). LYNNE JAYMES likes sexy guitar players and a hot love story, which is why she jumped at the chance to write both in the Unfiltered series. She's grateful to good friends who encourage her to break out of her shell and try new things. When she's not writing, she's taking long walks with her big hairy dog and thinking about writing. You can follow Payge on Twitter at @PaygeGalvin or Lynne at @lynnejaymes or at her website at www.lynnejaymes.com, or keep up with all the latest news on the Unfiltered series at www.unfilteredbooks.com.
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Donald Leroy Chalmers was born Jan. 27, 1937 at Children's Hospital in Richmond, CA. Don was a lifelong resident and native of Oakland, CA. He attended Manzanita, Brett Harte, and graduated from Oakland High in 1955. Upon graduating from high school, Don enlisted in the United States Air Force where he was eventually assigned to "The Strategic Air Command Headquarters Band." Don always said these were the best 4 years of his life.
After leaving the Air Force Don worked for H.C. Capwells for a number of years until he retired in 2001. It was then that Don, through his best friend Jack Smith, rediscovered his love of music. After 30 years he picked up his beloved clarinet and joined the "Pleasanton Community Band." Later he became a member of the "Walnut Creek Concert Band", the "San Ramon Symphonic Band", as well as several other smaller groups. Don was a member of "The United States Air Force Musicians Alumni Assoc." and "The Worldwide International Military Music Society." His signature piece of music was "Memories of You" by Benny Goodman. Don is survived by his adopted family: Pat Smith; Vern and Jackie Brooks; Debbie, Mike, Brett, Cole, Carrie, Carter, and Cooper Bennett; and Diane, Greg, and Erin Young.
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On Demand It's not every day you get to look under the bonnet of somebody else's projects, but today you can.
Reg reader, Phil Morris from Chester Zoo, joined us in the studio last week to talk about how he virtualised a raft of servers at his data center in the North West of England. And if you're looking for some insight before you get stuck into a server virtualisation project then you're strongly advised to start right here.
It's free and on demand, so you can watch it at your leisure.
Phil explains the whys and wherefores of initiating the project – how and why they decided to virtualise, how they determined the scope – and gets down and dirty about the technical implementation.
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Phil's joined by our usual range of experts – including Martin Atherton from Freeform Dynamics, Neil Sanderson from Microsoft – and of course The Reg's own front man, Tim Phillips. The four of them, as you can see, deliver a solid, practical, hands-on look at a server virtualisation project.
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KBF State Challenge February 2019
Event Rules Addendum Venue: Each month, KBF sets up State Challenges in provinces and states where five or more KBF Members are most likely to register and compete. States can be added upon request to the Tournament Director. For February, the states for which events have been set up are: South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and CaliforniaTournament […]Find out more »
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Justin Bieber Apparently Made His First Instagram Video at 4:20 [VIDEO]
Justin Bieber tested out the new Instagram video feature yesterday (June 20). And as many people have noticed, it didn't seem like he was just high on life at the time. Quelle surprise.
The short video features a shirtless Biebs (of course) talking to the camera about some very "crazy news." Specifically that Instagram now has video.
Obviously in a room full of his admiring posse, Bieber can't help but giggle while imparting this world-breaking news, but he continues anyway before giggling some more and running out of time (Instagram vids can be a max of 15 seconds long).
The lesson here? You should never wake, bake and Instagram video.
The clip, which comes with the oh-so-witty caption "Hahaha," already has over 1 million likes and roughly 170,000 comments at the time of this writing. But we're betting Justin would trade 'em all for a bag of Cheetos.


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For many decades now, some federal land managers have all but ignored vehicle based recreation. Nowhere more than in western Oregon. Well, now is your chance to let them know where you go and what you like to do.
The Oregon BLM, to their credit, recently posted a dedicated website designed to survey public lands visitors on what recreational activities they engage in. The effort is tied to the revision of western Oregon BLM's Resource Management Plans.
BLM's Recreational Survey webpage is here: http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/rmpswest...eccomments.php
The webpage is super easy and well designed. It asks eight key questions about your preferred recreational activities. The website also asks what new opportunities you want them to provide.
BLM is asking the public to take the survey by February 18, 2013.
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In addition to web based outreach tools, the BLM will be holding District specific open houses across Western Oregon to engage the public and receive input specific to the recreation components being analyzed as part of this planning effort. The dates and locations for these open houses are currently being identified, and will be posted at the following link: http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/rmpswesternoregon/index.php
Again, to their credit, the Oregon BLM is encouraging you to get involved and tell them how important recreation is on BLM lands throughout western Oregon. For more information please contact Zach Jarrett, recreation representative for the Resource Management Planning team at email@example.com or (503) 931-6184.
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Spain is working to make sure its National Parks offer nature for all. Installations are being adapted for people with disabilities, including information panels and leaflets for the blind, guides who work with sign language... The aim? To make sure we can all enjoy these stunning ecological riches.
Spain has fifteen national parks. A total of over 325,000 hectares of enormous ecological value in which constant improvements are being made to ensure that everybody can enjoy this immense natural heritage. The Spanish office of Europarc (the European Federation of Nature Reserves and National Parks) has published a catalogue of good practices carried out in Spain's parks. These initiatives have removed barriers and continue to operate to make Spain's National Parks a natural resource for everyone to enjoy.
Paradigms of accessibility
The Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote, one of the seven Canary Islands, is an excellent example of an accessible park. Improvements carried out have made the park into a volcanic paradise which is accessible to anyone with a disability. Educational material includes information in Braille in several languages, and audiovisual productions incorporate sign language.
In Tenerife, also in the Canary Islands, the Teide National Park, which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation, has a guide service for disabled people. This means that by booking in advance every disabled person can discover the park's huge biodiversity and enjoy spectacular views of the Teide from its viewing point. The Tablas de Daimiel park in Castile–La Mancha offers a similar service. Its La Laguna observatory adapts each group visit according to members' disabilities.
Another option is the Picos de Europa National Park in the Region of Asturias. This park has a room called 'the cave', where visitors can experience the different sounds and textures to be found in the ecosystems of the park, all in one place. At the Sierra Nevada National Park in the province of Granada, Andalusia, you can recreate the realities of nature at a range of workshops on astronomy, ecology, textile production… all adapted for the disabled.
Besides these specific options, Spain's National Parks are working towards overall conversion to allow full disabled access. Hence, special parking spaces have been provided for disabled persons, and some parks offer direct vehicular access, such as Doñana (Andalusia), which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation, or the Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici Park, in Catalonia.
Spain's National Parks continue to improve, bringing nature to everyone. More spacious facilities and trails that are suitable for disabled persons. Non-slip, compact materials are used for the paths; they are non-reflective to avoid visual problems; hand rails and double-height windows have also been installed... minor details with major repercussions to make nature more universal than ever.
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Back from the Deep: The Strange Story of the Sister Subs Squalus and Sculpin
This epic World War II submarine saga follows the sister boats Squalus and Sculpin as they play out their dramatic destinies in the Pacific. The author, a seasoned journalist, re-creates their entire perilous journey, beginning with the rigorous stateside preparation of the crew. That training was put to the test almost immediately when the Squalus sank during a test dive in 1939. The revolutionary use of the McCann diving bell to save 33 trapped crewmen and the Sculpin's role in that historic rescue are the first of many incongruous twists of fate that bring the two subs together. The saga continues when the Squalus undergoes an unprecedented salvage and, rechristened the Sailfish, redeems its reputation through three years of battle. The extraordinary ordeals shared by the inseparable Squalus-Sailfish and Sculpin are described in gripping detail as the author skillfully weaves together the tragic defeat of the Sculpin by a Japanese destroyer and the frenetic wrath of its sister sub. The intertwined fates of the two boats come to an eerie climax as the Sailfish unleashes a ten-hour attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier Chuyo amid a raging typhoon, unwittingly killing 22 of the 43 prisoners captured from the sunken Sculpin. The narrative travels with the surviving 21 Sculpin crewmen as they face incredible hardships, torture, and disease as POWs in Japan. Today veterans of both boats view themselves as a single company and share annual reunions. Back from the Deep is certain to instill a renewed appreciation for the intrepid men and stealthy ships that were the soul of the Pacific campaign's silent service.
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A school bus carrying members and coaches of a Colorado high school football team crashed into a concrete pillar Sunday at Denver International Airport, killing the driver and injuring 18 passengers, authorities said.
Joe Ferdani, a spokesman for the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District, said 15 students from Legacy High School in Broomfield, north of Denver, were transported to four hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Most have been treated and released, Ferdani said. Three coaches suffered "more serious injuries," he said.
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New trailer for 'The First Time'
Check out the new trailer for "The First Time" starring Dylan O'Brien (MTV's "Teen Wolf"), Britt Robertson (CW's "The Secret Circle") and Victoria Justice, with Craig Roberts ("Submarine") James Frenchville, LaMarcus Tinker ("Glee"), Christine Taylor and Joshua Malina in supporting roles. The film is written and directed by Jonathan Kasdan.
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PA man charged in daughter-in-law's 1999 death
State police have charged a central Pennsylvania man with criminal homicide in the death of his former daughter-in-law who has been missing since 1999.
Huntingdon County District Attorney George Zanic declined to comment on the charges filed Monday, but says he'll discuss them at a news conference later in the day.
The defense attorney for 65-year-old Kenneth Leighty, of Altoona, wasn't immediately available for comment.
Zanic has previously said Leighty owns land where crews have searched for Sherry Leighty's remains since April 20. A search warrant shows investigators believe Leighty killed the woman and buried her there and Zanic confirmed some human remains and clothing were found there earlier this month.
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The price of gold plunged to the lowest level in almost three years Wednesday as traders anticipate lower inflation risk as the Federal Reserve dials back its economic stimulus program.
The price of gold plunged to the lowest level in almost three years Wednesday as traders anticipate lower inflation risk as the Federal Reserve dials back its economic stimulus program.
Gold for August delivery dropped $45.30, or 3.6 percent, to settle at $1,229.80 an ounce, the lowest since August 2010. Silver plunged 93.9 cents, or 4.8 percent, to $18.587 an ounce.
Gold tends to do well when interest rates are low and when traders fear inflation. Traders often hold gold as an alternative store of value when they think the U.S. currency will weaken.
Those conditions were in place when the Fed's bond-buying program was in full swing, but news last week that the program could be curtailed later this year and ended outright next year caused gold prices to fall sharply.
The dollar has been rising over the past week after the Fed laid out its possible exit from its $85 billion a month bond-buying program. The Fed stressed that it would only wind down the program if the U.S. economy continued to improve.
An index measuring the dollar against six other currencies has risen 2.7 percent since the Fed announced its plans. Gold has plunged 8.9 percent since then. The dollar and the price of gold tend to move in opposite directions.
Matt Zeman, market strategist at Kingsview, a Chicago-based commodities brokerage, said gold may have further to fall. He sees gold going to $1,150 in the next few weeks. "I think we've got another washout to go before the selling exhausts itself," Zeman said.
"Gold does best in a low interest-rate environment, and that is changing," Zeman said.
The gold has fallen sharply this year, 27 percent, and is far below the peak of $1,900 an ounce it reached in August 2011.
Interest rates have been rising since the Fed laid out its stimulus wind-down strategy last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note has risen to 2.54 percent from 2.19 percent before the Fed announced its plans last Wednesday.
Other metals futures also fell sharply.
July platinum fell $46.80, or 3.5 percent, to $1,303.70 an ounce and September palladium fell $35.55, or 5.3 percent, to $633.25 an ounce. July copper fell 3.15 cents, or 1 percent, to $3.0410 a pound.
Benchmark oil for August delivery rose 18 cents to close at $95.50 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That's in the middle of its range for the month.
In other energy trading, natural gas rose 6 cents to end at $3.71 per 1,000 cubic feet, heating oil was flat at $2.85 a gallon and wholesale gasoline dropped 1 cent to finish at $2.73 a gallon.
Crop prices were lower. The actively traded contract for wheat delivered in September fell eight cents to $6.77 a bushel. Corn for December delivery fell half a cent to $5.440 a bushel. Soybeans for November delivery edged down 2.5 cents to $12.760 a bushel.


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A balloonfish has been added to our Lurking exhibit!
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Like other species of pufferfish, this species will fill with water and expand to nearly twice its size when threatened.
Wolf Eel in Kelp Forest
A small wolf eel has nicely settled into our Kelp Forest exhibit!
Did you know? Wolf eels are not actually eels, instead they part of the Anarhichadidae family of "wolf fishes." These animals are fairly solitary and territorial – they have even been observed in the wild biting at sharks to keep them out of their caves!
This fish lives in the North Pacific from the Sea of Japan, to islands off the coast of Alaska, to the coast of southern California.
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OOTD: Best Sweater Ever + Faux Furs and Wide Legs
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The GAP has stepped up there game this season. I've always loved the GAP, but they have stepped it up another notch. You look great. Safe travels! Have fun :-)
I love the striped sweater! and what can I say about the fur vest, so cool. I've been wanting one like that forever, except when I think about it I am not even sure I would be even able to wear it here with how dang cold it is, but I still want one. Lol.ReplyDelete
As usual, you look great! :)
That is a beautiful sweater. I love the bright pink against the navy blue.ReplyDelete
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I hope you have a good time at the wedding.
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Minister Called On To Protect Otago High Country Access
Otago Fish and Game Council is calling on the Minister of Lands Louise Upston to intervene in the tenure review of a Crown-owned Otago station until public access to the property is better protected.
Hukarere Station is a Crown pastoral lease in West Otago bordering the Pomahaka River which is important as both a trophy brown trout fishery and spawning ground. The sprawling station covers 7,177 hectares.
The tenure review proposes retaining about a quarter of it – 1,696 hectares - for conservation purposes and freeholding the other three quarters of the land.
Otago Fish and Game chief executive Niall Watson says the present plans for public access are "woefully inadequate" and mean New Zealanders will lose out.
Mr Watson blames Land Information New Zealand – LINZ - and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for failing to make proper provision for public access to the property and river.
"LINZ and the Commissioner are the problem. They place a very low priority on public access in tenure reviews and claim to have legal opinions to support that position," says Mr Watson.
"The present access deal is lopsided and the public is losing out, yet LINZ is deliberately thwarting Fish and Game's attempts to become fully involved in the process.
"Tenure reviews should look after both the public and private interest. The Conservation Act clearly identifies Fish and Game as the statutory managers of trout fisheries and if we didn't protest about this lopsided deal we wouldn't be doing our job," he says.
Otago Fish and Game Council is now writing to the Minister of Lands, Louise Upston, urging her not to fund the Hukarere tenure review until better public access provisions are included. Niall Watson says the tenure review of Hurakere should be an opportunity.
"The Government must realise that outdoor recreation, conservation and public access are of vital interest to the public. The Minister needs to look no further than the extraordinary success of the campaign to purchase Awaroa Inlet in the Abel Tasman National Park for all New Zealanders.
"Yet here we have a little bit of Otago backcountry that is going in the other direction, into private control thanks to government bodies like LINZ."
"The irony is that Hurakere's present landholders have always been reasonable in giving access to the public," Mr Watson says.
"Fish and Game wants the tenure review to provide long term public access to and along the Pomahaka River. We need to look 50 or 100 years into the future, and to get something certain, practical and enduring," he says.
Niall Watson says if the Minister of Lands or Government want good public access outcomes out of tenure review, they need to change the low priority LINZ gives to public access.
"Fish & Game is worried that the public is not going to secure good access to the Pomahaka River through Hurakere Station because LINZ has decided it is of little value.
"New Zealanders deserve much better – after all, they are the underlying owner of the station land and the tenure review is supposed provide for conservation and recreation where land tenure changes occur," he says.
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Well, unless you have bad eyesight or didnt see my last post, I'm working on making carbon cantilever brakes. I got one arm nearly finished (all thats left is to spray it with a clear coat). I wanted to have them done by today and to have some pics for the website, but I ran into some problems...
...My first mold that I made was all wrong. And I didnt realize that until I took the carbon out of the mold. And started looking at it (you can see the inferior prototype in the main picture of my drawings--its sitting off to the side of the picture).
I went back to the "drawing board" and produced the designs that are pictured in the first post of this little "series". Those drawings resulted in a second mold, in which I was trying to create both arms at the same time, saving time and money. But, that didnt work out so well and I had to sacrifice a good deal of material just to get one arm out of the mess (when I pulled the carbon off of the mold, it pretty much destroyed the mold itself).
So I had to make another mold (#3), and I layed up some carbon yesterday to make the other arm. Unfortunately, its 50 F here in Sacramento and I didnt add enough catalyst to get the resin to harden. I tried everything too (heat lamps, kept it in the vacuum bag all day (like 9 hours)) and by night, I had to throw the wet carbon in the trash.
Today, its the same temperature outside, but I added about 5 times the amount of suggested catalyst, brought it into the garage, with a heatlamp on it again, and this time I think its going to work. I've taken it out of the vacuum bag and into the house where I think its going to dry and cure just fine. Basically, you cant take it out of the vacuum until the resin sets enough to hold the shape of the mold.
Another tricky point of the process was finding a tube that would slip over the brake post for the cantilever to pivot on. This had to be just the right size or else there would be major play in the brakes. I tried a lot of things, plastic spacers, premade fiberglass/carbon tubes, brass bullet casings, and even considered making my own carbon tube. Before I found a brass tube at my local Ace hardware store that had the perfect internal diameter.
I am going to also be making the end nuts I believe. I could buy the Empella nuts, they are $20 for a complete bike (not a bad price) but they are sold out at the present time, we'll see. The brake arm made currently weighs 12 grams without brake pads.


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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday acknowledged that his office had been subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey in relation to the bridge scandal that has rocked his administration.
Christie said his office would comply with the federal subpoena.
The Republican governor's acknowledgement comes after a former aide, Bridget Anne Kelly, who allegedly conspired to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge as political retribution against a local mayor invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in the state legislature's investigation.
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Speaking for the first time since a former Port Authority official said that "evidence exists" to contradict the governor's blanket denials about his knowledge of the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge, the New Jersey governor waved off the suggestion that he wasn't being forthcoming.
"The most important issue is, did I know anything about the plan to close these lanes? Did I authorize it, did I know about it, did I approve it — did I have any knowledge about it beforehand?" he said during a regularly-scheduled appearance on an "Ask the Governor" segment on WKXW radio in New Jersey. "And the answer is still the same: it's unequivocally no."
Christie later continued: "Here's the thing that I find so interesting, because what's going on now with all this other stuff is just a game of gotcha. When did I first learn about this or that, well, the fact of the matter is, I've been very clear about this. Before these lanes were closed, I knew nothing about it, I didn't plan it, I didn't authorize it, I didn't approve it. I knew nothing about it."
The governor's words represent an attempt to parry questions about the extent of his knowledge of the lane closings last fall after an attorney for David Wildstein, a former Port Authority official now at the center of the scandal, wrote to dispute Christie's assertions during a press conference following revelations that one of his aides had conspired to orchestrate the lane closings.
Christie said it's conceivable that someone might have mentioned gridlock in the city of Fort Lee, or that he might have read about it. But he said he didn't realize it was a serious issue worth of investigation until the concerns of the Port Authority's executive director, Patrick Foye, were reported publicly in the press.
"Whether I read any of those — if I did, or heard anything from anybody about traffic — it would not have been meaningful to me," he said.
Christie had kept a low public profile since Wildstein's letter broke last Friday, mostly attending to affairs involving last weekend's Super Bowl in New Jersey. The governor's associates had lashed out at both Wildstein and the New York Times (which first broke news of the letter before slightly revising its stories) in leaked memos to various media outlets.
The scandal has taken a toll on Christie's once-sterling reputation as a tell-it-like-it governor with bipartisan appeal. The governor's poll numbers have steadily drop since the scandal first emerged; more alarmingly, Christie has lost ground versus Hillary Clinton in early polls testing the possible 2016 presidential matchup.
Christie's office began producing documents "on a rolling basis" for the New Jersey state legislature on Monday to comply with various subpoenas related to the inquiry. Christie also confirmed his office has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney's office, and he said his office would similarly comply.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At least 11 deaths are being reported from severe storms blowing through the South, but the toll could rise.
In Mississippi, officials say at least seven people have been killed. State Director of Health Protection Jim Craig said Monday night that officials are working with coroners to confirm the total. Winston County Coroner Scott Gregory said six fatalities were reported in that county alone.
In north Alabama, Limestone County Emergency Director Rita White said the coroner's office had confirmed two deaths in a twister that caused extensive damage west of the city of Athens.
In southern Tennessee, Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Mike Hall says two people were killed in a home when a suspected tornado hit Monday night.


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Webinar on Tuesday, December 4th, at 2 p.m. EST provides a crash course on the rules of compliant customer communications, including education on state and federal regulations
Daytona Beach, FL November 28th, 2012 DMEautomotive (DMEa), the science-inspired, results-based automotive marketing leader, announces its upcoming webinar hosted with WardsAuto on Tuesday, December 4th at 2 p.m. EST. This free event addresses the critical issues of compliance, including recent FCC rule changes, and provides additional important information and best practices for compliant customer communications.
Guided by Mike Martinez, CMO at DMEautomotive and Eric Sloan, Vice President of Compliance for DMEautomotive, Best Practices for Compliant Marketing is designed to empower dealers to maintain proactive customer communications in an environment where rapidly changing technology means that both businesses and regulatory authorities are in a race to keep up with how consumers like, and do not like, to communicate and be communicated with.
Key topics to be covered include:
Education on state and federal regulations, and how they directly impact customer communications.
Tips on creating effective communication in accordance with current law.
Best practices in managing opt-ins and acquiring prior express written consent.
Q&A session with compliance and business law expert - DMEautomotives Vice President of Compliance.
The legal landscape for advertising communications is constantly changing -- and quickly. With businesses settling nearly $100 million in claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 2012 alone, dealerships could be just one communication away from an expensive class-action lawsuit and bankruptcy, said Sloan. This seminar is a wake-up call to dealers not to wait until its too late. Attendees should leave this webinar with a better understanding of the information they need - and the best practices for compliant communications in a rapidly evolving technology, regulatory and litigation environment.
For more information, or to register for the DMEautomotive/WardsAuto Best Practices for Compliant Marketing webinar, click here - https://event(dot)on24(dot)com/event...epage=register
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DMEautomotive (DMEa) is the industry leader in science-based, results-driven automotive marketing, and provides turnkey marketing to the largest and most innovative automotive organizations, from automobile dealerships to many of the largest aftermarket companies in the U.S. DMEa's uniquely panoramic view of the complete automotive sales and service market, combined with its cutting-edge, science-based marketing programs, increases customer yield, conversion and retention.
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My friend Sonia shared her husband's grandmother's recipe for apple cake with me. These are the recipes I treasure most....way beyond the internet recipes sites missing the stories behind each recipe. I love knowing the family behind the traditions. I imagine there were a lot of laughs while the family consumed this cake....and it helps that it's really a delicious cake. It seemed like the perfect time to whip out this recipe and share it as apple season is just around the corner!
Apple Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 3/4 c. sugar, 2 c. flour, 1 t. cinnamon, 1 t. baking powder, 1/2 t. salt, 4 c. apples diced small, 1 c. chopped nuts, 1 t. vanilla, 1 c. oil, 3 eggs.
Instructions: In a large bowl mix all but the apples and nuts. Mix well. Add nuts and apples and pour into a greased 9/13 pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.


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23 Comments on "The Giant Spoon : A History"
August 24, 2010 at 5:51 am
All I can say is "awwww".
(Ok, and more: I think it's awesome how some people you've never even seen can become closer than RL friends, how you remember someone on a forum and you have no idea what the name of a primary school classmate was. The "traditional" ideas about relationships are nothing more than tradition not based on anything much… and I'm happy. I met most of my friends online, and I've known some of them for 8 years.)
August 24, 2010 at 10:00 am
Awww, that's a really nice story, nice to know the origins of the giant spoon!
I met quite a few people on forums and chat rooms over the years, I'm still in touch with 1 or 2, escaped a couple of creepy ones, 1 of them even plays WoW, it's nice to keep in touch with him via Real ID.
August 24, 2010 at 10:28 am
LOL…FF7 was one of my alltime favourite RPGs back in the days (Sephiroth /gasp!) and I'm not even sure I would call it sci-fi – ofc its fantasy! 😀 I loved playing them all and some other great RPGs like Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, Squaresoft got me solidly hooked to the genre. Like you I ended up in an online gaming community because of it and it has kinda shaped things for me from there.
Have you ever given FFXI online a go? It's what I played before WoW, but I admit I wasn't nearly hardcore enough to keep up with the japanese players there.
I will give the upcoming FF14online a go though, it seems that they are going more easy now. I love the look of SE's worlds and oh the BG music!
Every now and then I just have to listen to the Black Mages performing 'One-Winged Angel', I am such a geek! ^^
August 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm
This was a question I had always wondered as well! I figured it was something like that, the mock threatening. 🙂 That's a neat story about "growing up" online…something I get the feeling a lot of us did. I know I started to take part in forum discussions around the same age, and for the same reasons. I actually was googling some of my old usernames and found one of my old forums, which had been completely erased and restarted, and my name popped up in a post about "people from the old days you remember". Seeing my name in that thread was surprisingly touching.
August 24, 2010 at 3:36 pm
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT AND WELL THOUGHT OUT POST THAT ME ME THINK DEEPLY ABOUT STUFF…..(hopefully my comments dont get me banned)
August 25, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Ah, FFVII, those were the days! For me it was the first game purchased for my Playstation console and it became the measuring stick for all other RPGs to live up to after that. I too have fond memories of Cloud blasting out of the Shinra towers on that motorbike – it was the exact moment when the game went from alright to 'HOLY COW THIS IS AWESOME!
August 26, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Luvs it.
August 30, 2010 at 9:01 pm
"It's also a lot easier to meet people from around the world and it's fantastic how, wherever my nomadic lifestyle takes me, I have an old online buddy living nearby to show me around."
So when are you coming to OZ? 😀
Not that I am an old online buddy, but I'd be happy to show you around!
August 31, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I want to say Good job on your blog, I've been reading your blog, unfortunately, I've haven't touched wow in 10 months, possibly once Catalsym is released, I will start again. I have a multitude of alts but mostly play tank or healer as pally, druid, warrior or rogue.
Your blog is enjoyable with decent content. Not hardcore and not boring.


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Very good lip moisturizer that I didn't have to apply every 5 minutes. It didn't leave a sticky feel to my lips and I love that its an all-natural product. Gave one in my two pack to my mother and now they will be this year's stocking stuffer for Christmas. She is always looking for natural products and also give this product two thumbs up! I would just like to say, "Thank you for the awesome gift coming in my stocking this year Yes To!"4
Great lip balm for men. I get tired of searching for a lip balm that does a good job, yet doesn't taste like strawberry and rainbows as lip balms tend to do these days. Honestly, this is probably the first lip balm I've used the entirety of... I have a horrible habit of using them for a while and the dang things disappear. Not greasy, doesn't make my lips shiny like a gloss, and feels like it does the job its intended to do.4


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Rain, rain, feel free to stay
Today may be gloriously sunny, but it's officially rainy season in San Francisco. Gloomy days no longer make me sad, however, as I'm officially in love with my new rain boots. There is just something about having the right boots that makes pouring rain so much more tolerable – even, dare I say, enjoyable! Brought to you by Earth, these stylish boots are waterproof, warm, and totally comfortable. They come in red and purple, but I got mine in basic black.
I will be bringing these back to the east coast this week and I'm sure that even if it snows, my tootsies will stay dry and cozy. Better still? They're on sale at MooShoes right now, so go get 'em, and have a great week, everyone…. rain or shine. 🙂


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Sick of your cell phone battery dying before you even make it home from work? A new invention ensures you won't ever have to plug in again.
The Everpurse, a handbag/phone charger hybrid that combines cell-charging technology with fashionable clutches, is the new "it" product on the wireless charging scene, the Daily News reported.
The brainchild of Liz Ormesher Salcedo, a Chicago entrepreneur, the Everpurse is available through the product-launch website Kickstarter, at $129 for the fabric clutch and $159 for the leather clutch. Everpurse also offers a custom service where, if you're willing to shell out $600, one of your own bags can be outfitted with the charging technology.
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Salcedo is using Kickstarter to raise an initial $100,000, a figure she exceeded in six days, the News said. In the future, she hopes to sell the technology to handbag manufacturers.
For now, the Everpurse is only compatible with the iPhone 4, 4S and 5, as well as the Galaxy S3, and is available through Oct. 13 on Kickstarter.


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The Longest Ride & Human Centipede 3
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Welcome to The I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast. This week we have two new movies to talk about. There's another Nicolas Sparks movie, which is basically his greatest hits. I was expecting Sean to be meaner to it. Instead he was meaner to "Woman in Gold."
Ryan Reynolds is completely miscast in his role in "Woman in Gold." I love that Ryan Reynolds is always trying to take roles outside the box, but when you do that it doesn't always work. Not to mention that there is a lot of fat on this movie and would clearly work better as a documentary.
Don't forget to pick which fantasy team to throw your support behind. Currently I'm in the lead with over $200,000,000 earned to Sean and Josn's $0.
Our Undisputed Classic is the sappy "An Affair to Remember." Josh was able to put himself in his parents or grand parents mind set and enjoy the film while I resisted that possibility and found myself bored. That said if I described the movie to you you'd think it's pretty good.
In 1985 "Ladyhawke," "Cat's Eye," "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," and "Fraternity Vacation." Now I love teen sex comedies more than most but "Fraternity Vacation" is just disgusting to me. The women in the movies don't even have characters. They just show their boobs and then disappear. That doesn't make the other movies I like ok, but this one is just too misogynist for me. It's amazing Tim Robbins went on to have a career after this.
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Human Centipede 3
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U.S. officials turn attention to the possibility of volcanic eruptions in southwes
October 20, 2012
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Experts in volcano hazards and public safety have started a conversation about volcanoes in the southwestern United States, and how best to prepare for future activity. Prior to this meeting, emergency response planning for volcanic unrest in the region had received little attention by federal or state agencies. Though volcanic eruptions are comparatively rare in the American Southwest, the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah host geologically-recent volcanic eruption deposits and are vulnerable to future volcanic activity. Compared with other parts of the western U.S., comparatively little research has been focused on this area, and eruption probabilities are poorly understood. "A volcanic eruption in the American southwest is an example of a low-probability, but high-impact event for which we should be prepared to respond," said USGS Director Marcia McNutt. "No one wants to be exchanging business cards during an emergency, and thus a small investment in advance planning could pay off in personal relationships and coordination between scientists and first responders. The goal of the conference is to increase awareness of volcanism and vulnerabilities in the American Southwest, and to begin coordination among volcano scientists, land managers, and emergency responders regarding future volcanic activity," said Dr. Jacob Lowenstern, one of the organizers of the conference, and the U.S. Geological Survey Scientist-In-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. "This is the first time these federal, state, and local agencies have met to discuss their roles, responsibilities, and resources, should an eruption occur." The "Volcanism in the American Southwest" conference on Oct. 18-19 in Flagstaff, Ariz. was organized by the USGS, Northern Arizona University, University at Buffalo, and New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, the meeting included interdisciplinary talks, posters, and panel discussions, providing an opportunity for volcanologists, land managers, and emergency responders to meet, converse, and begin to plan protocols for any future volcanic activity. -USGS – October 19, 2012


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The Phone House, the French version of Carphone Warehouse, is touting a Small, Cheap Computer for just €99 ($156/£78), the Airis Kira 740 - a mobile computer par excellence, the company claims.
The Kira has an Eee-size 7in display but one set to 1024 x 768. It's based on VIA's C7-M processor, clocked at 1GHz, and packs in 1GB of memory and a 40GB hard drive. There's a SDHC slot, webcam and 802.11g Wi-Fi.
Airis' Kire 740: available en France
It has the usual VGA, 3.5mm audio, Ethernet and USB ports (two in this case).
The Phone House's version comes with Windows XP and a battery sufficient for four-and-a-half hours' runtime, the supplier said. The whole lot weighs just over a kilo.
Buy it on its own and it'll cost €349 ($549/£276), but agree to take out one of a range of Orange airtime packages priced between €32 ($50/£25) and €62 ($98/£49) a month and you can have the 740 for the headline price - and get a 3G USB modem thrown in.
Airis, if you're wondering, is a Spanish hardware supplier. It sells the machine as the Kira 100 and 350: the former with 2GB of solid-state storage, the latter with the 40GB HDD. The two are priced at €299 ($470/£237) and €349 ($549/£276), respectively.
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I finally did it, yaayyyy!!!!
Another traditional Indonesian snack. There's nothing special about this, the texture is soft and dense (just like any other steamed cake) but it also brings back memories.
But what made me so happy is that this is the first time I finally make it 'smile' :). In case you don't know (which I'm sure many of you don't), although this is a very simple cake, it's not easy to make them 'smile'. There even a thing called "The curse of bolu kukus" (bolu=cake ; kukus=steamed), seriously, no kidding. There have been so many people failed making this cake, including me :(, I made it at least four times in the past but never had any luck. Usually the batter just rised and just like any other cake, it formed a dome on top, instead of crack and divide itself into a couple of sections.
Unfortunately, there wasn't anybody at home when I opened the steamer top, to share this special happiness, hahaha...but there is a special joy inside of you that makes you want to jump up and down when you open the steamer with a mixed feeling between curiosity, fear, and find that all of them are opened. By the way, I didn't jump up and down though. I was about to, but then I wonder what if the neighbor saw me (there's a glass door behind the kitchen)? I just smiled when I saw those cute little things had happily rise and opened :). So yaay!!
Per request from some people, here's the recipe for this steamed cake:
Steamed Cake (Bolu Kukus)
250 g sugar
250 g all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
3 eggs
200 g coconut milk (or substitute with regular milk)
10 g emulsifier
vanila powder/extract or other flavoring
food coloring (optional)
- Prepare your steamer. Don't put too much water in it as the boiling water can splash into the batter. Boil the water on a high heat. Wrap the lid with large kitchen towel so that the water won't drop into the batter as well.
- Mix all of the ingredients above into the mixer bowl, except the food coloring. Beat for about 10-15 minutes if using heavy duty mixer (such as Kitchen Aid), or approximately 20-30 minutes if using hand mixer. Beat until the batter is light and a little thick.
- Divide the batter into the number of color you want to have. Color each batter with the desired coloring.
- Take the individual steamed cake mold that has been lined with either parchment paper or muffin cup liner. Fill each mold with batter until almost full (more than 3/4 the height of the mold). Alternate the color to get a pretty color.
- Put them inside the steamer (be very careful as the steam can REALLY burn your hand). It is recommended that you don't put the batter in double layer even though your steamer can accommodate that. The upper layer will have some condensation the water will drop to the bottom layer. If you have leftover batter, it can wait until the first batch is done.
- Steam for approximately 10-15 minutes. DO NOT open the lid before 10 minutes!!
- Be ready to see them smiling at you :)
- Coconut milk contains fat, and therefore will make the cake moister compared to milk. You won't taste the coconut milk in the finished cake though.


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1. Your Comic's Name - Between Places
2. Your comic's URL - http://betweenplaces.comicgenesis.com
3. How exactly is your comic 'fantasy'? - Between Places is set on the planet Mysada, who is a personification in her own right, who has been trapped in a physical body and imprisoned by the E.L.F. types intending on killing off the planet, who are opposed by wizards and Maldlahin--elemental personifications--Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Dark, Light--who are incapable of acting in the physical realm without the aid of guardians who work and speak for them. Though one 'half' of the story is science fiction, the so-called real world that many of these guardians come from (not Earth), there is no connection by technology, only by the ability to make holes and travel between places. Hence the name. Things like computers and cell phones show up in use, for a simple reason: not everyone originated on the world the story is taking place on. Technology or not, the entire story REVOLVES around magic. Swords, magic, elves, faeries, artifacts, runes, demon creatures and elementals and... junk? It's fantasy like Advent Children was fantasy. Technology plus fantasy. Mmyep.
4. Your comic's rating (if not 14) - PG.


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enjoyed the "ice cream social" with the engineers. Free ice cream is good no matter where it comes from.
enjoyed the "ice cream social" with the engineers. Free ice cream is good no matter where it comes from.
There are only 36 hours left to vote for my photos in the Capture Cincinnati contest. I have a few that have a good shot at being included and maybe even winning a prize. I'd really appreciate it if you would take a look and vote for any you like. I've added a few over the last couple of days, so if you've already visited and voted it's worth another look. Thanks to everyone who's already voted!
My wife Amy also has some photos that are doing well in the contest. Be sure to check hers out as well!
The folks at CIN Weekly have launched a new online photo contest called Capture Cincinnati. The goal is to eventually turn the best images into a book. It looks like it'll be a lot of fun. There are already a bunch of great photos in their galleries. They're really easy to import, too, if you're a Flickr user because they support the Flickr API.
I'd love it if you'd check out my photos and vote for a few! Be sure to submit your own as well, because everyone who submits gets a discount on the book and they get included on the accompanying DVD.
Pandora has finally made it to Facebook. Their app is well thought out. They provide a list of your stations that people can play directly from your profile page, a list of your favorite artists and your bookmarked songs.
The app seems to be fast and intuitively laid out. It allows you to invite friends, but it doesn't force you like many apps do now. If I want to spam my friends, it won't be for someone else's app! With Pandora's already established user base this one should grow very quickly.
I've been waiting for this to make it to Facebook because I use Pandora for about 9 hours out of every day. My Quickmix is filled with songs from my favorite artists and artists that have similar musical styles. It always seems to pick up on songs that I like with very little prodding from me. It matches songs based on musical styles through the music genome project rather than by genre or artist. I've found out that I like a few older Johnny Cash songs. Who knew? I never would have picked those out and said "Oh, I'd like to hear some of that," but it matches the style of some other songs I like and fits perfectly into my station.
In my favorite boneheaded CNN article of the day they try to blame Amtrak for a collision that killed four people. Here's the quote from the last paragraph of the story:
It was not immediately known how fast the train was going or what caused the accident. The authorized speed for that area is 79 mph.
I can tell you exactly what caused the accident, Captain Obvious; in fact, it's in the third paragraph of the story:
The car drove around the crossing gate, witnesses said.
Come on. How is it Amtrak's fault that some idiot drove around the crossing gates? Why is it that every time we see a story about a train colliding with a car, it's the fault of the big, bad train?
It's simple physics, folks; trains are really heavy and they move really fast. They simply can't slam on the brakes and come to a stop before hitting some numbskull who's decided to play a game of chicken with his entire family.
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This should be viewed large and on black. Or, even better, at original size.
This is a panorama I took several years ago when I visited the Galapagos Islands with my sister. I rediscovered the makings of the pano last night while cleaning up some files; I had completely forgotten about taking this.
At the time I think I knew I was in a place that would make a beautiful pano, but I had neither the knowledge or the software to do it properly. Today I've at least got the software :). I'm really pleased with the way it turned out for a handheld, point and shoot, automatic exposure panorama.
I remember making my sister get out of the way as I was taking each shot, but now that I look back on it, I wish I had included her. There are so many other people in the shot, what would one more have hurt? It would have been great to have her there, since just about all of our shipmates are captured here.
This was taken on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, just after we met this guy:
UPDATE: I think my memory from five years ago failed me. It looks like you can see my sister. She's sitting on a yellow towel and drinking from a bottle of water almost dead center in the picture.
Yesterday we took a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo. My parents are in town and we wanted them to see it since it's so much bigger than the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia. It was also Ava's first trip to the zoo. She seemed to actually look at a few of the animals (when she wasn't asleep in the carrier). I think she especially liked the Manatee Springs building, because the manatees and fish get pretty close to you.
I had forgotten how comfortable the zoo is, even on a 90º degree day; most of it is mercifully in the shade. And for a $7 day, there were far fewer people there than I had expected.
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Family 'lucky to be alive' after Shawnee fire
Homeowner tried to restart leaf blower with propane torch
Shawnee firefighters battled a house fire near Interstate 35 and Antioch Road Saturday afternoon.
Fire crews were called to the 4800 block of Stearns Street about 4 p.m. after a fire in a garage spread to the home.
Firefighters said the homeowner had a leaf blower that quit working and he tried to get it going again using a propane torch.
"We saw the flames just coming out of the garage," said witness Angie Hunsucker. "The garage doors had actually like blown off and were crumpled in the driveway."
Everyone inside the home got out safely.
"This fire underscores the importance of knowing and using safety with equipment that uses flammable liquids," said Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands. "They're very fortunate to be alive."
No firefighters were hurting battling the fire.
Damage was estimated at $150,000.