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Last Friday night, in a massive show of respect and appreciation, more than thirty thousand Costa Ricans gathered to remember the musical legacy of the late Fidel Gamboa. Fidel died suddenly of a heart attack in August at the frightfully young age of 50. His brother Jaime and the group of talented musicians who, together with Fidel, formed the group Malpaís were overcome by his loss and recently announced that they would disband. As Jaime explained, they have been on a wonderful road together for these last twelve years, but there is no doubt that Fidel was their musical leader and visionary and the others were following him down that road. Without him, the way isn't so clear and the going too difficult. Malpaís decided to hold one last gathering for fans and friends at the Estadio Nacional, a venue big enough to hold as many as could come. Drawn together by Fidel's music that evokes the richness of the history, landscape and culture of Costa Rica, it was an intimate family affair of mourning Ticos – and at least one Canadian cousin, a huge admirer of Fidel Gamboa's music since I first heard it about seventeen years ago.
In the early 90s, violinists Iván Rodríguez (who is now the Costa Rican Vice-Minister of Culture) and Gerardo Ramírez, percussionist Tapado, along with a cellist and a vocalist, came to play at the Monteverde Music Festival as the Probus String Ensamble. They played an eerily breathtaking music composed by Fidel Gamboa. It was emotionally captivating and, just like life, at times discordant, for the most part intricately instrumental except for the moments of ecstasy when the female voice soared out of the comfort of the strings to send shivers along your spine right to your soul. It was reminiscent of a group I loved from northern Quebec in the 70s called Conventum but nothing like I had heard since. I was broken-hearted when the musicians stopped performing as Probus because I thought I would never hear anything so beautiful again.
I soon realized that almost every Costa Rican group I listened to during the years of the Monteverde Music Festival was playing at least one of Fidel's compositions and it was usually the piece that touched me the most, unique melodies with sweet names like Barco y Alma (Boat and Soul) and Viento y Madera (Wind and Wood). According to Costa Rican musical lore, the phenomenally talented Fidel was very shy and it took his brother Jaime, their friend Iván, and other musical accomplices – pianist and now Minister of Culture, Manuel Obregon (in this pic), and percussionist Carlos "Tapado" Vargas (also including drummer, Gilberto Jarquín, and Iván's daughter, singer Daniela Rodríguez) – a long time to convince Fidel to join them on stage to sing his many compositions as only he could do. It seems he prefered to compose behind-the-scenes for orchestras and soundtracks (Se quemo el ciel, Of Love and Other Demons etc.) In 1999, the 'supergroup' Malpaís washed across the country like a rainstorm after a drought and Ticos raised their faces to the sky and drank in Fidel's stories celebrating the simplicity of their collective past and rejoicing in the unique bounty of the Costa Rican landscape.
Though rain threatened earlier on Friday evening, not one drop fell on the sea of the Fidel faithful. Instead we were intermittently dampened by our own tears, brought on by the finale of Malpaís, the tragedy of Fidel's passing and by the powerful sentiment of his music. It was clear to the members of Malpaís, to the Philharmonic Orchestra who accompanied them, to the musical friends who performed his songs as well as to those of us who were pressed together as one in front of the stage, that Fidel's spirit was there, magically represented by a single bright star that shone directly above us in an otherwise cloudy sky. The emotion of the evening was overwhelming, as seen in the glistening eyes of people in the crowd and heard in the broken voices of those on stage.
Costa Ricans Marta Fonseca, Arnoldo Castillo, Bernardo Quesada, Humberto Vargas and others provided the voices, constantly accompanied by a chorus from the audience who knew the lyrics and sang along with the same reverence with which they would recite prayers at a funeral. An audible gasp, followed by cheers and more tears erupted from the audience when a video of Fidel singing Más el norte de recuerdo joined the others on stage.
Fidel's uncle, Max Goldenberg, sang a number of the more traditional Guanacasteco numbers like La Coyolera. Argentinean Adrián Goizueta powerfully performed Presagio, tempting the gods to bring on the rain – "una gota de agua, una gota de agua" – an anthem of brewing storms, hope and renewal. In a grand show of solidarity and respect, Panamanian Rubén Blades took the stage and sang Paisaje, a song that Rubén recorded with Editus' on their CD Decado Uno.
Edín Solis, the guitarist of Editus, was on stage all night with his beautiful guitar-playing, helping to fill the void of Fidel's musical absence. At times overcome by emotion, Marvin Araya conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra. All of the musicians on stage shared the depth of their loss in the pain etched across their faces, in the few words they were able to speak, in the passion of their playing.
Brilliant music both touches and teaches us. Fidel and his brother Jaime, who co-wrote many of the songs, remembered the lessons of their abuelos, understood the experiences unique to this tiny nation squeezed between two oceans and two powerful continents, and captured the glory of the natural biodiversity that flies, crawls, grows, climbs and swims across the many eco-systems here. Their music arises out of the arid plains of the northwestern lands of the Chorotega and Pamperos, where the distinctive umbrella-like Guanacaste tree provides shelter from the searing sun and pounding rains, drops their curly ear-shaped seed pods obviously designed as percussive instruments for humble musicians, and spreading their roots in an attempt to hold back the shifting sands of time.
Perhaps in the eastern province of Limon, where the Afro-Caribbean culture, landscape, and history are quite different, there isn't an appreciation for the Gamboa musical story, much like in Canada where there is a cultural division between French-speaking Quebec and the rest of the English-speaking country. I expect that many Limonense have not even heard the music of Malpaís. For one thing, the Caribbean has its own wealth of calypso, soca and reggae music, but for another the local radio stations don't generally support national music. Here in Cahuita, we listen daily to the radio stations that we can receive (including Radio Dos and Radio Columbia) and it is very rare to hear any of the great music that is being composed and performed by Costa Ricans around the country although, in fairness, there is a new crop of radio stations – Radio U, Radio Malpaís, and Radio Monteverde – dedicated to sharing national music. It often takes a commitment on the part of a country's government to support its national artists before the wealth and excellence of their work will be truly appreciated and distributed.
It is ironic that Malpaís never played at the Estadio Nacional until this final concert. Last March, in the week of inaugural celebrations for the new soccer stadium, they refused to play as part of the concert that featured national Costa Rican music. They wrote a public letter explaining that they didn't agree with the organizer's proposition to pay the national performers less than they would usually get for a performance while at the same time paying a huge amount of money for the international star, Shakira – a plan that eventually backfired when the amount of spectators that they had hoped for the Columbian superstar didn't materialize.
Apparently Malpaís was considering playing at the stadium in 2012 but, alas, this is not to be. Instead, as a way to say farewell to Fidel, they brought together one of the biggest audiences ever assembled in Costa Rica – charging an affordable admission – and proved that a national band playing original music could accomplish such a feat. I doubt that there is anyone who was there on Friday night who went away disappointed. Instead I expect that most went away feeling great pride in the musical heritance that exists in their humble country and joy in having been part of this family-like gathering even with the sadness that surrounded the night.
Fidel's music is referred to as "Nueva Cancion". It is quite amazing that Malpaís, a group of mostly older classically-trained musicians, playing rhythms that mix jazz and folkloric, classical with traditional, Latin and indigenous, campesino with urban, could touch so many so profoundly – particularly such a very young audience. The lyrics are steeped in a respect for the past, for family and community – a much more innocent and peaceful time in this exploding country- as well as hope for the future, with a consciousness of environmental responsibility and appreciation for the wonders of the natural world. Despite the immense changes that have come with development in this country, these remain the values that Ticos recognize as the roots of their family tree.
Long before Guanacaste became a tourist destination, there existed the natural rhythm of the winds and the rains and country folk raised on corn tortillas cooked on an open fire – Fidel reminds people of that beauty and simplicity. He understood that you must look back to know where you come from and only then will you know where you should be going. Rubén Blades remarked that death comes only when one is forgotten and with Fidel Gamboa, this will never happen. He has left behind a nation of loyal followers who will continue, in times of spiritual or patriotic drought, to absorb nourishment from his extraordinary, truly Costa Rican music.


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I wish this was a robot in a suit with an iPad head that would listen to my problems and respond with an appropriately emotionical face and soothingly bionic voice. It is not!
What it is: The OnBeat is an iPad speaker dock (also fits iPhones and iPod whatevers) that lets you rotate the screen in either landscape or portrait mode (I would've had so much fun with my robot friend's spinny head). It's $150. [JBL via Engadget]
(Coming soon! A series where I just tell you what I wish things were, instead of what they are.)


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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was struck with a missile thought to have been thrown from the crowd as his team's derby clash with Manchester City ended in ugly scenes.
Ferdinand was seen wiping blood from his face following the incident which took place in the aftermath of United's injury-time winner in their 3-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium. City trailed 2-0 but fought back to equalise before Robin van Persie's late free-kick secured three points for United.
Praising the football, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports: "It's just unfortunate towards the end a City fan runs on and then they throw coins at our players and that. I don't think you need that. The same thing happened at Chelsea which was masked really by all the other things that happened."
He added: "But, you know, two fantastic teams today, I think, and a fantastic game of football, and it could do without that."
Van Persie was unaware Ferdinand had been injured when he was questioned immediately after the game.
The Dutchman said: "I missed the thing with Rio so I will have to look back at it, but that should not really happen on a football pitch."
The violent scenes were in contrast to earlier in the match. According to Greater Manchester Police's (GMP) Twitter feed, there had only been one arrest by 2pm of a suspected ticket tout outside the stadium.
However, during the game GMP announced that another man was arrested inside the ground on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence after officers heard racist chanting.
Earlier, the match commander Supt Craig Thompson said: "I have every confidence this match will mirror the two derbies last season and the football will be the only talking point."
After Ferdinand was struck by the missile, a Manchester City fan ran on to the pitch in the England defender's direction. He slipped and fell to the ground as he approached the player up to 10 yards away and was then obstructed by City keeper Joe Hart who pushed him away. The supporter was then led away from the pitch.


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John Sickels lists his sleeper picks:
Michael Blanke, C, Chicago White Sox …
Andre Rienzo, RHP, Chicago White Sox …
Tyler Saladino, SS, Chicago White Sox
Rienzo is an SBT favorite. Here are some recent updates on him:
Intriguing sleeper…report contains a breakdown of his mechanics, which are pretty Tim Lincecum-esque
Rienzo uses a low-mid 90s fastball to key a relatively well-developed three-pitch repertoire. He carries his velocity deep into games, and looks like a potential back of the rotation starter.
Rienzo flashes pretty decent stuff, featuring a mid 90s fastball and developing offspeed stuff. Along with this, Rienzo has displayed pretty decent control.


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A day after the stunning $123 million heist of art that Paris authorities now say was not insured, fresh revelations are beginning to echo loudly in efforts to reconstruct how five modernist masterpieces could have been stolen in early dawn hours Thursday.
Apparently, the alarm at the Paris Museum for Modern Art was too quiet for guards to hear.
While Paris city authorities, including Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, said Wednesday that the museum's alarm system was malfunctioning, deputy mayor for culture Christophe Girard elaborated today on the point. He told journalists that the device that shrieks the alarm was essentially not working – a substantial argument for an inside job, since the thief would have had to know the circumstance.
Even more embarrassing, the malfunctioning alarm was reported to security company Spie on March 30 but had yet to be fixed.
IN PICTURES: Famous art heists
Five of the world's most famous representative modern paintings were stolen when the thief sawed off an outside window grill lock, removed both the window and its frame, then took 15 minutes to slice the canvases out of their frames. An internal CCTV camera caught for a few seconds a darkly dressed, bulky figure wearing a ski or skull cap, before he adroitly avoids the camera's radius – suggesting familiarity with the security system.
Whether expensive cameras trained on the paintings were disabled or not turned on remains vague, since Mr. Girard today said the cameras were working but at some point went "opaque." Roof cameras at the museum were set in the wrong direction.
That the thief knew to choose a window and room where the alarm would not make a sound suggested to analysts a thief with "inside" knowledge of the museum or its security. Mr. Girard said "the theft was conducted with such an extreme level of sophistication that it seems it was done by organized crime."
Security lapses well documented
Coincidentally, in 2001, a French video artist made a short documentary detailing various security lapses at the museum, including dozing guards and alarm wires that could be cut, allowing escape through an emergency exit.
Fabrice Bousteau, chief editor of Beaux Arts Magazine, says he was not surprised by the theft, citing the 2001 documentary on security lapses, and added that "fool proof security will never exist."
The alarm that didn't go off, which was installed and maintained by the large European security company Spie when the museum was renovated four years ago at a cost of €15 million ($18.9 million), has increasingly become a focus of an investigation called for by Mayor Delanoe. Spie, which provides security for firms like Airbus, said in statements today they are cooperating with French authorities. It remained unclear why the security alarm went unrepaired for nearly two months.
The stolen works include Pablo Picasso's "Le pigeon aux petits-pois" (The Pigeon with the Peas); "La Pastorale" (Pastoral) by Henri Matisse; "La femme a l'eventail" (Woman with a Fan) by Amedeo Modigliani; "L'olivier pres de l'Estaque" (Olive Tree near Estaque) by Georges Braque; and "Nature morte aux chandeliers" (Still Life with Chandeliers) by Fernand Leger.
"Even in a world of human suffering, this is worth a tear," Jonathan Jones writes today in The Guardian.
Earlier this month, Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" was auctioned at Christie's for $106.5 million, making it the most expensive piece of art ever sold.
Where might the paintings end up?
But since the stolen pieces are far too famous to be sold on the open market, experts have been noodling three main ideas about a rationale of profitable disposal.
The thief may sell the paintings to a lone art egoist wishing to possess the precious historical pieces as his or her own. This theory gained prominence after the $500 million theft from Boston's Isabella Gardner museum in 1990, never solved, when art security firms described anonymous buyers, often in Asia, whose collections existed unseen and unknown.
There's an "art hostage" theory, in which the stolen works are photographed and held for ransom on the threat of damage or loss. Another is the "parallel market" concept in which fantastically valuable art becomes part of collateral or barter in trades involving drugs or arms or other contraband – a thieves' market, so to speak.
Paris's Museum of Modern Art is part of the Palace of Tokyo, itself part of a set of tall modernist-era structures along the Seine at Trocadero – built for the 1937 universal exhibition that featured both Picassos' famous Guernica painting of the carnage of Nazi civilian bombing, and also a German-Nazi exhibit with a huge swastika that was placed directly across from an image of a Soviet worker.
The French online Rue 89 reported today a "source close to the mayor's office" said the works were not insured. "To put things simply," this source said, "it will be from our own [the city's] pocket."
IN PICTURES: Famous art heists


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There is an article about the Ulster roots of the Bronte family in the February issue of Verbal magazine, which is published by the Verbal Arts Centre in Londonderry. This has been prompted by the fact that a new edition of Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, is in the book shops and a new film adaption is in the making.
The Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, who gave us a number of fine novels, were the daughters of Rev Patrick Bronte (1777-1861). He was minister in the village of Haworth in Yorkshire for more than forty years and exercised a thoroughly evangelical ministry.
However Patrick Bronte was not born in England. In fact he was the eldest of ten children of Hugh Brunty, a farm labourer from Drumballyroney in county Down.
Patrick Bronte wrote several volumes of poetry and some time ago I came across this comment on his poetry by David J O'Donoghue, author of The Poets of Ireland. In another of his works, The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability, which was published in Dublin and London in 1908, he said:
Patrick Bronte was something of a poet, but wrote in the Scotch rather than the Irish manner.Patrick Bronte died on 7 June 1861 and so this year is the 150th anniversary of his death.


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Crooked Tongues x adidas "Oktoberfest" München
When adidas gave the go-ahead to proceed with a themed Oktoberfest collaboration, Crooked Tongue's collective minds instinctively headed to the Cities Series for the München – a late '70's indoor training shoe design, that originally carried the vast PU cup sole akin to the mighty Trimm Trab. And while photographic evidence indicates the München may have had a brief career as a volleyball shoe of choice, like many of its contemporaries, cult status in the UK beckoned as a oft-envied piece of terrace, pub and casual wear in the early '80s.
Given the Munich location of the famed booze-based festival it was a no-brainer, amplifying the undisputed connoisseur pub shoe status on UK shores back to its namesake and the granddaddy of all beer events. Seeing as it's a shoe they've loved in dual-tone texture mixes before, they wanted to give it some similar elements, and in the knowledge that some conceptual pieces get lost in heavy-handed storytelling, in a nutshell; they saw images of some lederhosen, noted the unexpected mixes of colour amid the well-known traditional elements, decided it looked unexpectedly fresh and set about working it into the shoe.
Trying to make their mark without sullying the basic appeal, the soft tan leather and suede upper is complimented by red suede stripes, a forest green canvas heel tab, solitary gold eyelet, and darker brown suede lining. Beyond the colourway, materials are integral without making it too busy – conscious of its relevance to a particularly discerning consumer they were keen not to diminish the original appeal while making their mark. The gold Crooked lettering and trefoil on the heel, and embroidered tongue and footbed branding completes a collaborative classic for the Winter months. One also has got to love the "Crööked" branding on the side panels of the sneaker. Solid all the way!
Released on the 26th of September, exclusively through Crooked Tongues, and retailing at 60gbp, the adidas x Crooked Tongues 'Oktoberfest' München is limited to just 300 pairs. The sneakers are available now!
Have a more detailed look at the Crooked Tongues x adidas "Oktoberfest" München after the jump.


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ESSAY- In paradise: And on the path to hell
Here we are, in the dead of winter, and there I was, in shorts, hiking on a skinny trail that rims a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Waves crashed far below on rough volcanic rocks, sunlight glittered on endless blue water – this was the heavenly Hawaii of my dreams.
Never in my life have I taken a winter vacation to a warm destination – until now. It felt like I was getting away with something, skipping out on my annual obligation to endure rough winter weather.
And then my sneaker caught on a rocky outcrop. I lost my balance, pitched forward and I knew I was going down. In one of those elastic nanoseconds that expands to hold a whole lot of reflection, I sailed downward and what went through my mind was this:
Who do I think I am? Escaping the icy grip of winter, leaving family and friends behind to shiver and shovel while I sashay off to the tropics – even spending New Year's Eve in an open-air restaurant, wearing a skimpy, sequined tank top and sandals. A tropical trollop on the path to hell, that's who I was.
I'm from New England, descended from flinty Puritans who, after surviving their first wicked-cold winter, could have decided to get the hell out of Massachusetts and move to Florida.
But, no, my people knew why God imposed harsh winter weather on them: Winter is penance for summer. It's the price we pay for that season of blessed basking in warm sunlight, for those months when the earth offers up every food we need to nourish our bodies.
And so, they stayed. Chop that firewood and don't you dare whine about frostbitten fingers. Suck it up and get on with it. When summer comes back, you'll know that you have earned it.
Now, it's bad enough that I've slid down the eastern seaboard to somewhat less brutal Virginia winters. But Hawaii? Where plumeria-scented breezes caress my bared skin – where juicy papayas and succulent bananas hang heavy and tempting on the deepest days of winter?
This is all well and good for Hawaiians. No doubt they have their own ways to honor and resonate with the rhythms of nature. But me? I should have known better than to fly out of the redemptive dominion of a bitter winter and deposit myself into paradise.
Hubris such as will not go unnoticed.
So, as I sailed earthward and the left side of my face slammed into the ground, it seemed somehow fitting, a reminder that paradise is not so easily attained.
And oh, how lucky I was that my fall from grace did not involve a tumble down the cliff onto those craggy volcanic rocks and crashing waves!
Face, hands, and knees were covered in the red dust of Kauai, and I landed on top of my sunglasses. There were scrapes, and a few teeth hurt just long enough for me to be grateful I didn't lose any. But nothing was broken and I lived to tell the tale, so I think of this as getting off with just a warning.
As I write this, I'm back in frosty Virginia and the aches have subsided, but I still have a fat lower lip and a deep purple bruise below it that looks disturbingly like a soul patch.
And maybe that's the comeuppance my tough Yankee forbears would prescribe for my transgression: a soul patch – a bandage for my fractured, maladjusted spirit.
Apparently, I need a reminder, because now that I've experienced the sweet escape from winter's frigid grasp, the memory of my tumble is fading, and all I can think about is going back to Hawaii– if I dare.
The author thinks the world's warmest place is actually Free Union, VA.


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Ask someone what they'd like to eat at night, and it's not often they reply, "Let's do Belgian." No, sir. We do Italian, Chinese, French and sushi, but few are doing Belgian. As someone who has "done" Belgian, I think that's a shame.
If you were to ask someone to pick three foodstuffs that come to mind when you say "Belgium," they'd probably say waffles, chocolate and the classic moules/frites. No doubt these are the cliched favourites, yet in Belgium, they're eaten often. Waffle and frite stands are plentiful in Brussels, and what a treat to crunch down on those thick waffles laden with Chantilly and chunks of sugar, and wolf down those divine fries served with mayonnaise.
When I look back to the best dishes I have eaten in Belgium, it isn't any of the high-end cuisine that has stuck (most of which was actually very French in style), but instead the comfort-food favourites, the food I ate in people's homes. There was white asparagus and plenty of braised endives, as well as stewed meats, mussels and chocolate desserts.
The amount of chocolate — not all of it top quality — in Belgium is astounding, and though we know of the larger companies like Leonidas, Neuhaus and Godiva, which sell tonnes of milk chocolate and praline bonbons internationally, it is the work of lesser-known yet still famous Belgian stars like Wittamer and Pierre Marcolini who prove the Belgians merit their position as haute chocolatiers. And then there is the cheese, the tiny grey shrimp, the game meats, and all that glorious beer ranging from the white Hoegaarden to the golden Westmalle Tripel, paired with seafood and the plumpest white Belgian asparagus.
In honour of this week's start of the Montreal en Lumiere festival, dedicated primarily this year to all things Belgian (the southern Wallonia region, to be exact), I thought of three recipes that say "Belgium" to me. The first is a classic waterzooi, a simple lemony stew made with seafood, fish or chicken. The second is a scrumptious snack cake from Brussels's ne-plus-ultra Wittamer patisserie, filled with chocolate. Finally — what else? — french fries, because the Belgians have a particular way of cooking them, taught to me by a Belgian chef years ago, that produces the most delicious and comforting dish of them all.
Waterzooi à la Gantoise
Serves 6, or 4 generously
My first taste of waterzooi came from the elegant Belgian restaurant Witloof on St. Denis St., which, sadly, served its last moules/frites years ago. This stew is also sometimes on the menu at La Chronique, where Belgian native Marc De Canck makes it with seafood as well.
This simple recipe is a chicken take on the dish, with vegetables, cream and lemon sauce, that comes from the wonderful Belgo Cookbook (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997), a great reference for all things foodie in Belgium.
11 ounces celery root, peeled
11 ounces carrots, peeled
11 ounces trimmed leeks
12 new potatoes, peeled
2 cups chicken stock
3/4 cup lemon juice
Salt and pepper
3/4 cup 35 per cent cream
4 large boneless chicken breasts, each cut into three long strips Chopped fresh parsley
Slice the celery root, carrots and leeks separately into fine juliennes, then blanch each. (To blanch: immerse in boiling salted water for a few minutes until al dente in texture, plunge the vegetables in ice water to stop the cooking, then drain.) Combine vegetables. Boil the potatoes until cooked through; drain and set aside with the julienned vegetables.
Pour the chicken stock into a saucepan along with the lemon juice. Season with salt and quite a bit of pepper to "lift" the sauce. Bring to a boil, then add the cream. Add the chicken strips into the sauce, and simmer gently for 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked through. Add the cooked potatoes and vegetable strips, and simmer for a further 3 to 4 minutes. Serve in shallow soup bowls, sprinkled with parsley.
Wittamer's Cake aux Copeaux de Chocolat
Makes 20 little cakes
I bake these cakes in mini-muffin moulds, but don't think of these as muffins. No, these are little cakes filled with chocolate that are great for an after-school "gouter" for children. They also make a nice addition to a tea tray and can play a role in part of a dessert assembly, perhaps sandwiched with a scoop of chocolate sorbet and a bit of salted caramel sauce.
The original recipe calls for finely chopped dark chocolate, but you can also use best-quality mini chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips. For those cooking with a scale, the amounts of the main ingredients here (butter, sugar, eggs, flour, chocolate) are all the same: 125 grams.
This recipe is adapted from Les heures et les jours Wittamer: Les 100 meilleures recettes de l'atelier Wittamer (Editions Lannoo, 1995).
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup minus 2 tablespoons flour
41/2 ounces milk or dark chocolate, chopped into slivers, or an equal amount of mini chocolate chips
Preheat your oven to 350F. Prepare mini muffin moulds by either greasing or lining with muffin cups.
Beat the butter with the sugar until very light and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the egg yolk. Blend in the vanilla. Combine the baking powder with the flour, then add to the batter, mixing on low speed only until the flour disappears. Fold in the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips. Spoon the batter into the prepared moulds, being careful not to overfill the moulds. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Unmould the cakes when still warm to avoid sticking.
Belgian Frites
Serves 2
Frites are omnipresent in the lives of Belgians, with friteries (fritkot) in every town and at roadside stops. Belgian frites, or "fritten" in Flemish, are superior to the English chip, the French pomme allumette, the American fry and the Dutch pataten, thanks to strict rules for producing them. First, the potatoes traditionally used are Bintjes, renowned for their rich, tart taste and firmness when fried. (Here, try Idaho or Yukon Gold.) Second, to assure the mouth-watering contrast between crisp exterior and soft interior, the cut is long and thick (half an inch on each side and two to three inches long). Third, Belgians opt for two-step frying. The first, at medium temperature (blanching), cooks the inside of the potato. The frites are cooled, then plunged into very hot oil for a few minutes until golden to finish. Fourth, the frying fat of choice is beef drippings or lard, resulting in rich and crisp frites that are worth the indulgence. Finally, there's the accompaniment: mayonnaise, which can be customized with garlic, spices, herbs, mustard, mussel juice, liquor, pickles or cream.
Making frites at home can be tricky, even dangerous. Frying at the right temperature is essential. Use a deep-fat thermometer and a heavy pan, at the back of the stove for safety's sake. To serve a crowd, count one pound of potatoes per two people; use the same amount of fat, and fry in batches.
1 pound Idaho or Yukon Gold potatoes 3 to 6 pounds lard (depending on the size of the container), like Tenderflake, or about 2 litres canola oil*
* The fat should be at least 4 inches deep in the pot.
Peel potatoes, wash carefully and dry with a kitchen towel. With a large knife, cut lengthwise into half-inch slices, then turn them on their sides and cut into batonnets 2 to 3 inches long. Soak in cold water for 10 to 15 minutes to wash off excess starch.
Heat lard (or oil) in a deep pot or fryer to 325F. Dry frites thoroughly and plunge them in the oil for 5 minutes to blanch. When ready to serve, raise the oil temperature to 375F. Plunge blanched frites into the oil and fry until golden. Shake off excess oil, transfer to a plate and sprinkle with salt.
Mayonniase Dipping Sauce
Serves 2
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons mayonnaise About 2 tablespoons 35 per cent cream
Salt and white pepper
In small bowl, whisk together mustard, mayonnaise and enough cream to soften. Season with salt and pepper.


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Mississippi Green Water Snake
Scientific name: Nerodia cyclopion (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854)
* Currently accepted name
* scientific names used through time
- Tropidonotus cyclopion – DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854
- Tropidonotus cyclopium [sic] – BOULENGER 1893
- Natrix cyclopion – BURT 1935
- Natrix cyclopion cyclopion – CONANT 1958
- Nerodia cyclopion – CONANT & COLLINS 1991
Adults average from 30-45 inches (76-114 cm), record 50 inches (127 cm). Adults are thick bodied and may be greenish or brownish, with no real distinctive markings other than dark speckling. The belly is patterned with light half moons on a darker background. The head is large, with a scale between the eye and the scales on the upper lip. The scales are keeled and there are 27-29 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are distinctly speckled and crossbanded.
A. Top of the head
B. Underside of the head (chin and throat)
C. Elongated scales below the tail (subcaudal scales) are typically divided
D. Front (face view) of the head
E. Side of the head
F. Keeled scales
Range: In Florida, it is found only in the western panhandle. Outside of Florida, it occurs along the Gulf coast from western Florida to Texas and up the Mississippi River to extreme southern Illinois.
Habitat: Commonly found in calm waters of cypress swamps, but also found in sloughs and inundated woodlands.
Comments: HARMLESS (Non-Venomous), though they will bite to defend themselves. The Mississippi Green Water Snake is mainly nocturnal, yet it is sometimes seen basking during the daytime.
It feeds primarily on fishes, frogs, tadpoles, and salamanders. It is live-bearing. Usually 15-25 live young are born in the summer.
Comparison with other species: The Florida Green Water Snake (Nerodia floridana) has an unpatterned belly. All other Water Snakes lack scales between the eyes and the scales of the upper lip.
Water Snakes are harmless, through they have a mouth full of teeth and will readily bite if they feel theatened. Because they are found around bodies of water, Water Snakes are often mistaken for the venomous Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus). Nevertheless, Cottonmouths can easily be distinguished from Water Snakes. The Cottonmouth has a triangular shaped head and vertical pupil. If the head is viewed from above, the eyes of Cottonmouths cannot be seen while the eyes of Water Snakes are visible; Cottonmouths have elliptical pupils and Water Snakes have round pupils; and Cottonmouths have a facial pit between the nostril and the eye, while Water Snakes have none.


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As a person who shares your passion for pizza I gotta tell ya man this is a solid review. Paying for the "community aspect" just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.ReplyDelete
Eric: Thanks. This isn't as in-depth a review as I would typically write, but I don't think the quality of the pizza warrants it.ReplyDelete
Traveling to Portland next month for the weekend....where should we eat?...Brandon from Delanceys said Ken's for pizza....would appreciate any help!
@Kimberly: Go to Ken's Artisan Pizza or Apizza Scholls, but know that unless you get to either at or before 5 p.m., you'll have a wait. If the thought of an early dinner or long wait makes you gag, I suggest Gladstone Street Pizza (gotten much better over the past year), Lovely's Fifty-Fifty, Firehouse, or for a very casual dinner, Pizza Depokos. All make very good pizza.ReplyDelete
You have a good passion for pizza and since I have the good taste of it having too much price for a slice is not a good idea after all especially that I myself is a picky person when it comes to pizza. But your own experience I can tell that you made a good review of the pizza you have been eaten. thanks Adam.ReplyDelete
Truly, it is delicious pizza, which has strawberry soda that is non-alcoholic. Thankful to sell a slice of pizza individually that's the way to go here.ReplyDelete
Love your candor. Ever in the south? My wife and I love pizza and make a hobby of checking out new pizzas both here in Little Rock and as we travel around.ReplyDelete
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Nibuca asked a question in Twitter the other day.
What do you look for in a Guild Website?
I shot back one quick response:
Give non-WoW templates
That's it.
I don't care too much about the functionality, I do want to be able to read and leave comments, but the only thing that is important to me is being able to access the guild website when ever I want to.
It isn't really relevant to me anymore anyway, for a couple of reasons:
- I am now the guild master of a guild that doesn't and won't have a website (a point of differentiation when I spam trade chat?)
- I have been told at work – look at WoW stuff, pack bags and go!
You know how I got caught?
I was making a post on my guild website asking for them to give us a work friendly theme option.
Unfortunately their awesome WoW theme was much more important than by ability to visit the site, to use the site.
They wouldn't change the theme (or allow the selection of the default theme… too easy), so I won't be using the guild page.
Why does it matter anyway?
Well I don't know about you, but if I have time to get on the PC at home, I'm going to use that to play.
Updating my UI, reading blogs or joining in Guild website activities tend to fall into non WoW time.
When do we have the biggest blocks of non-WoW time. When do we plan our raiding week?
If you are a Guild Master/Guild Website Admin, you want people to use and appreciate your website. I have been a guild leader in a guild of 300-500 members where only 30 odd people ever visited the website… it hurts!
Anyway, too late for me.
Make sure it isn't too late for your guildmates!
Gnomer and Out!
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UTSA Insider: Marshall era set to commence for Roadrunners baseball club
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Most things likely will look, sound and feel the same when the UTSA baseball program opens the Jason Marshall era at 6 p.m. Friday against Air Force.
The distinctive "ping" of aluminum making contact with horsehide during batting practice will echo through the trees around Roadrunner Field.
The warm, afternoon sun will disappear beyond the horizon, and the day's projected high temperatures in the upper 60s could dip into the mid-40s by the ninth inning.
Undoubtedly, someone in the bleachers at UTSA's season opener will cry audibly about leaving a sweatshirt in the dormitory. We've heard all that before.
In the dugout, however, the mood promises to be different in Marshall's first game since taking over for Sherman Corbett.
Marshall will have a competitive fire raging within.
"You don't coach 17 years as an assistant and not be excited about the opportunity to be a head coach, finally," Marshall said.
Marshall, a former standout shortstop at Texas A&M, played four years in the minor leagues before initiating a coaching career at his alma mater.
He worked at A&M for two years in the mid-1990s, moved to McMurry for three years, then joined UTSA when Corbett took charge as coach in 2001.
After Corbett stepped down following 12 seasons last spring to assume administrative duties in the athletic department, it didn't take long for the Roadrunners to hand the reins to Marshall.
Players have noticed the difference in style.
"Coach Marshall is more up — up in our faces, I guess," shortstop RJ Perucki said. "He will jump on you. But at the same time, he will joke around with you. He'll get in there and fire you up."
During Corbett's tenure as coach, the low-key, former major league pitcher led UTSA to an NCAA tournament appearance, three conference titles and five straight winning seasons through 2009.
From there, the program started to slide.
But in a sense, it could be argued that Corbett took UTSA baseball about as far as he could in light of a home stadium that doesn't match up to newer facilities in the region, notably at Texas State.
One day, Marshall knows that UTSA will need to address the issue, particularly as the program moves this season into the Western Athletic Conference and next season into Conference USA.
"It's sort of an elephant in the room," he said last June on the day he was appointed.
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Last year, for instance, he said UTSA suffered only one three-game series sweep during its Southland Conference schedule. Marshall said the Roadrunners had a chance to win every other series they played.
"We just couldn't pull off that last inning or two, or that third ballgame," he said. "That's a toughness issue. We've got to play tougher baseball."
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Torrey Smith's brother passed away early Sunday morning following a motorcycle crash. Smith left the team hours later, but told John Harbaugh he wanted to play. True to his word, Torrey returned for the game and made a diving catch in the back corner of the end zone five minutes into the second quarter. A flag was initially thrown leading to speculation that it would be waved off for offensive interference. The referees conferred and picked up the flag.
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Looking for a delicious Easter gift this year? Forget the Peeps and the jelly beans. Give the gift of See's Easter candy instead. There's an adorable and tasty treat for everyone on your bunny list including classic foiled wrapped chocolate bunnies, springtime truffles, bunny lollipops, and my personal favorite, peanut butter filled chocolate eggs.
See's Easter gift boxes come wrapped in festive Easter egg paper.
See's Famous Old Time Candies® was founded in California in 1921. See's is beloved throughout the western US, and especially in California, which is dotted with scores of their charming candy shops. Enter any shop, and feel like you're stepping back in time. The impossibly polite staff are dressed in pristine old-fashioned black and white uniforms that evoke a warm sense of nostalgia. Dozens of delectable See's candies are displayed in cases like jewels, and myriad beautifully wrapped gift boxes are there for your choosing. Plus the best part of the experience, as See's devotees know, is receiving your complimentary piece of See's candy after you make your purchase.
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Is God a Delusion ? addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the recent proliferation of popular books attacking religious beliefs.
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Offers a direct response to the crop of recent anti-religion bestsellers currently generating considerable public discussion.
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EU anti-subsidy investigation on solar panel imports from China08 November 2012
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The European Commission has launched an anti-subsidy ("countervailing duty") investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components (i.e. solar cells and solar wafers) originating in China.
EU ProSun, an industry association, claimed in its complaint lodged on 26 September 2012 that solar panels and their key components imported from China benefit from unfair government subsidies. In terms of value of imports affected, this is the most significant anti-subsidy complaint the European Commission has received so far: in 2011, China exported solar panels and their key components worth around €21 billion to the EU. The investigation will take 13 months in total. According to trade defence rules it is possible to impose provisional anti-subsidy duties within 9 months, provided there is sufficient prima facie evidence of subsidisation.
An anti-dumping investigation concerning the same product was initiated on 6 September 2012 and is on-going.
On what basis is the European Commission opening this investigation?
The European Commission is legally obliged to open an anti-subsidy investigation if it receives a valid complaint from a Union industry which provides evidence that a product exported from one or more countries is being subsidised and causing injury to the Union industry.
Such an anti-subsidy complaint was lodged on 26 September by EU ProSun, an ad hoc association representing more than 20 European companies producing solar panels and their key components. Their collective output represents more than 25% of Union production and the producers opposing the complaint do not represent more Union production than companies supporting the complaint. Both elements are legal requirements under the EU's anti-subsidy Regulation for an investigation to be initiated.
The complainant has brought sufficient elements demonstrating the existence of:
(1) possible subsidisation by the Government of China
(2) injury suffered by the Union industry and
(3) a possible causal link between the subsidised imports and the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Hence, the European Commission has found that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to warrant the opening of an investigation.
What product is under investigation?
The product covered by the investigation is solar panels and their key components, i.e. solar cells and solar wafers. In order to produce a solar panel, solar wafers are converted into cells and then cells are assembled together into modules, i.e. panels. Some producers have integrated production covering all three segments, whilst others produce only wafers, cells and/or modules.
What happens next?
The European Commission will send out questionnaires to various interested parties (e.g. Government of China, exporting producers, Union producers, importers and associations), asking for information relating inter alia to the alleged subsidies, exports, production, sales and imports of solar panels and their key components. Once the interested parties have responded to the questionnaires, the data will be verified by the European Commission, often by means of on-spot verification of company or government data.
On the basis of the information collected, the European Commission will establish if there is subsidisation and whether the injury allegedly suffered has been caused by the subsidised imports. This examination will also include looking at possible other factors that could also have contributed to the injury suffered.
The European Commission will then, within 9 months of the initiation of the investigation (in this case, the deadline is 5 August 2013), issue its provisional findings.
There are three possible scenarios:
(a) impose provisional countervailing duties (normally for a four months period)
(b) continue the investigation without imposing provisional duties or
(c) terminate the investigation.
Throughout the investigation, all interested parties have a right to provide comments to the European Commission and participate in hearings to make their views and arguments heard. The European Commission takes account of the comments received and will address these in the remainder of the investigation.
Before deciding on the imposition of any measures, the EU – as the only WTO Member to systematically do so - will conduct the so-called "Union interest test". The European Commission will closely examine whether the potential imposition of measures would be overall more costly to the Union economy than the benefit of the measures would be to the complainants.
On this basis the European Commission may propose to the Council:
(a) to terminate the case without measures or
(b) to impose definitive countervailing measures for a duration of five years.
The Council is legally obliged to take a decision on the imposition of any definitive measures within 13 months of the investigation being started. In the present case, it would be before 5 December 2013. The final findings will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The normal procedure is for the investigation to run its course. That said, legal provisions exist for parties to propose solutions once the European Commission has made its initial findings. The complainant also has the possibility to withdraw its complaint which he may do at any stage of the proceeding. In that case, the European Commission may decide to terminate the investigation.
Under what circumstances can anti-subsidy measures be imposed?
The investigation must conclusively show that:
- there is government subsidisation which benefits the exporting producers in the country/countries concerned
- material injury has been suffered by the Union industry concerned
- there is a causal link between the subsidisation and the injury found
- the imposition of measures is not against the Union interest.
Some facts on the production of solar panels
China is the world's largest producer of solar panels. Approximately 65% of all solar panels are produced in China. The EU is China's main export market for solar panels, accounting for around 80% of all Chinese export sales.
How many anti-subsidy investigations has the European Commission started?
Anti-subsidy investigations, while less common than anti-dumping cases, are still undertaken quite frequently. The EU currently has 10 anti-subsidy measures in force against third countries.
The EU has so far initiated 4 anti-subsidy proceedings against China and currently has measures in force against one product (coated fine paper). In comparison, the US, which is traditionally a more prolific user of anti-subsidy investigations, has imposed 24 anti-subsidy measures against China).
Further information
Notice of initiation (Official Journal publication)
Source: European Commission


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Why I'm here
I'm the coordinator for the Computer Science and Open Source Technology (OST) programs at North Lake College in Irving, TX. I've worked my way through several versions of the Wakka->Wacko->Wikka progeny line. Wakka dead-ended on me, while my Russian never did get any better with Wacko (no, I don't speak Russian, which made it very difficult to work with Wacko beyond the level of an end user). I'm currently using Wikka to host the course notes and other miscellaneous items for the OST program. I would like to see, at some point down the road, a merger of the best of features in both Wacko and Wikka...I believe both have their strong points, and it would be such a waste to see features in one lost on the other.
I am the newest second-newest member of the WikkaCrew. I help out with general site maintenance (welcomes, responding to queries, etc.), and am currently working revisions to the FilesAction, HTMLHandler, and whatever other issues in the issues database catch my interest.
Wikka stuff
Stuff I've written
- I wrote a perl script to MigrateFromWackoWiki migrate my Wacko pages to Wikka. The code is documented, so I won't bore anyone with the details.
- WordcountAction: Needed a quick and dirty wordcount action. Needs more work when time permits...
- LinkcountAction: Count links in a page. Needs optimization work.
- CloneACLs: A patch you can apply to handlers/page/clone.php that will optionally copy the ACLs from the source page to the new page while cloning a page (incorporated in release 220.127.116.11).
- HTMLHandler: Export pages as "standalone" HTML documents (without headers, footers, comments, etc.).
- BookmarkManager: A de.lirio.us/de.licio.us clone to handle tagging of bookmarks, notes, etc. Currently in beta test here. Please post comments/suggestions to the BookmarkManager project page.
- WikiInAVacuum: More steps to further increase the invisibility of your wiki. This is an extension of InvisibleWiki, so please access that document first before moving on to this.
Stuff others have written that I've found useful
- ACLsWithUserGroups Group ACLs -- A very elegant and simple solution for providing group-level granularity to ACLs.
- SpellcheckHack -- Another nice mod. Some typos in the code as posted; see comments for details.
- AnchorAction -- HTML anchors. Again, some minor code changes noted in comments to get this to work.
- MySkin Skins -- Testing this on my own site. Still some minor glitches to work through on this, but it's pretty slick once you get it working!
- FilesManagementSolution -- File upload handler and file list action.
Stuff I'd like to implement if/when I get the time
- A front-end to permit restricted pre-defined operations on a database (i.e., field updates, queries, etc.)
- A quick and dirty handler (such as {{s}}) to insert a sig in the editor
- A "store and continue edit" button on the editor (user would be able to continue editing from the same point)
Contact infoBrian Koontz
North Lake College
Irving, TX
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The Our World Global Satellite Broadcast
On 25th June 1967 an estimated worldwide audience of 350 million watched The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love' as part of the Our World satellite broadcast. This press event took place the day before the live broadcast.
Our World was the first live, world-wide satellite programme - broadcast on the 25th June 1967 (7.55pm to 10.00pm) to an international audience in excess of 350 million. The programme was divided into sections with people contributing from all over. The Beatles performed "All You Need Is Love", which was broadcast from a crowded Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios. The band had invited many friends, including The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Marianne Faithfull to join in the chorus and add to the atmosphere.
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Greatly turned on by the Spirit of the Age and by the "tea-parties" of those times, the Beatles provided a sound-track for the plottings of the baby boomers - millions of them - whose enlightenment (however compromised it may have been by the material world in the harsh times since) still provides a hedge against humankind's grosser instincts.
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You bite your nails. Your house is a sty. You never signal before changing lanes, and when you finally reach your destination, you're 30 minutes late.
[ALSO: 20 tech habits to improve your life]
We all have bad habits in real life. Why can't technology help cure them? While technology should help us break bad habits, all too often it makes things worse.
Are you guilty of a bad tech habit? Here are 21 of the worst technology-oriented habits, plus potential fixes for all of them. (And we have a bonus at the end, on mending bad email habits.)
1.A Leaving equipment in plain sight
The typical gadget isn't stolen by thieves who've done lots of planning. No, most gadget heists are conceived and executed in seconds, and probably beAAcause you left the item unattended. That cozy window corner at the cafA(c) is great until you need to run back to the counter for a refill. A thief can pop in, grab your device, and be gone. Gadgetry is also commonly snapped up from airport security conveyers (sadly, sometimes by TSA agents themselves) while you're waiting for your body scan. Your locked car isn't safe, either. An eager crook will happily smash your window and grab the laptop bag from the passenger seat, even in broad daylight.
Fix: Don't leave laptops and other gadgets unattended. Yes, that means you must either take them to the bathroom or leave them with someone you trust. At a cafA(c), it doesn't hurt to ask the staff if you can leave something behind the counter for a minute. In any case, skip asking, "Can you watch this for me?" and pointing at your PC across the room.
2.A Oblivious gadget usage
Here's how street hoods steal your phone. They lurk at the top of the stairs as you emerge from the subway, or sneak up behind you while you're lounging at an outdoor cafA(c). Either way, you have no idea they're there, because your nose is buried in your smartphone's Facebook feed. Next thing you know, you've been punched in the face, and the thieves are dashing off to a getaway car. Can you identify the suspects? No, because the last thing you saw before it happened was a picture of a puppy.
Fix: Everyone uses phones everywhere, so it doesn't feel risky to break one out on the train or while walking home in the dark. But electronics remain some of the most easily fenced items on the black market, and it pays to keep your wits about you when using them in an unknown situation. Make it a policy to limit mobile device usage to areas where you're completely certain you won't be the victim of a smash-and-grab attack. That goes double for using your phone while you're driving. Don't become another statistic!
3.A Using your devices with dirty hands
Anyone who has ever handed a cell phone to a child knows that the device will come back covered in a crust of dirt, crumbs, chocolate, and sneeze spray.
But you aren't much better. Playing Bejeweled while downing a burrito won't leave your phone looking fresh, and holding your phone against your face to talk may leave an oily shadow behind.
This isn't just gross, but brings health risks, too: The old adage that your keyboard is dirtier than your toilet applies to your phone, as well. One report last year claimed that a Ugandan thief contracted Ebola from a stolen phone.
Fix: Keep an electronics-cleaning vial on your desk in plain view. Clean your phone, tablet, and other touchscreen devices daily. Add a quick wipe-down any time you see visible grime.
4.A Not cleaning your equipment
We covered the problem of filthy touchscreens (increasingly problematic in the Windows 8 era) in the #3 item, above. But what about everything else?
Literally everything in your high-tech arsenal is vulnerable to damage from dust and dirt. Grime seeps in through any crack and crevice, but machines such as desktops, laptops, and even printers, which have air-intake vents for cooling, are the most affected. Dust generally won't damage electronics, but it can clog fans, optical-drive mechanisms, and other moving parts, which can lead to component failures and overheating if the fans stop working properly. Dust in scanners and printers can affect the quality of your printouts, too.
Fix: Cleaning your equipment isn't hard, but it's important to do so regularly before things build up too much. Once or twice a year should do it. Can't remember? Try cleaning out your PC at the same time you replace the filter on your furnace or air conditioner, or whenever you get the oil on your car changed. A calendar reminder on your PC can help, too.
5.A Sitting with bad posture at the computer
The posture lessons, cautionary tales, and ergonomic gadgets of the past 30 years have apparently taught us nothing, and as a result, carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common form of neurological syndrome called entrapment neuropathy, affecting 5.8 percent of the population. The typical treatment, even for moderate cases, is surgery. And all beAAcause you were too lazy to sit up straight.
Fix: Fixing this problem requires a proper work environment. Keep your chair at a height so that your knees bend at a 90-degree angle; also keep your feet flat on the floor, your monitor directly in front with the top of the screen at eye level, and your keyboard placed so your wrists are parallel with the floor.
This is easier said than done if, as it is for many, your office is now a Starbucks. But Imak Computer Gloves can keep your wrist at the correct typing angle and cushion your hand--an easy solution that you can drop into your gadget bag.
6.A Not taking breaks
Most parents have no trouble limiting their children's screen time, but they find it harder to put down their laptops or smartphones when work demands action (or Angry Birds chirps).
Breaks are essential to good health. Your joints, muscular system, circulatory system, and eyes all benefit from a change of scenery once in a while. Remaining in a seated position for extended periods of time can cause blood clots (sometimes even fatal ones). And staring at a screen for hours on end can cause eyestrain that may affect your vision afterward and make it dangerous to drive home.
Fix: Fortunately, programs such as Scirocco Take a Break, mobile apps, and Web browser plug-ins can remind you to step away from your gadgets, stretch your legs, get a drink of water, or call it a day on your computer time.
Another easy way to remedy the problem is to keep, at all times, a very large glass of water at your desk (the solution for another bad habit: failure to hydrate). Sipping a gulp from that glass of water regularly will force you to take an occasional break to the bathroom.
7.A Working with your laptop on your lap
Yes, they call it a laptop, but you weren't supposed to take that literally. Using your laptop on your lap can lead to a whole host of problems, many caused by the heat that most laptops spew from their undersides. The maladies can range from simple skin dryness and discoloration to reduced sperm count to--the jury's still out on this one--cancer.
Heat isn't the only problem. Placing a heavy object across your thighs for hours on end can cause neurological damage, particularly when coupled with the typical laptop-on-lap posture: hunched over, legs outstretched, neck craned. Arthritis can also develop over time.
Fix: Fixes aren't easy unless you want to move your desk into the living room so you can watch Game of Thrones while you work. Instead, start with a lap desk that shields your thighs from heat, and follow the break-taking tips outlined in item #6. Periodically shifting your laptop from one leg to the other can help. Avoid working on your laptop with your legs outstretched on the coffee table, too. Your nervous and muscular systems will be in better alignment if you keep your knees bent and your feet on the floor.
8.A Failing to back up data
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Everything is zipping along just swimmingly until one day it suddenly isn't. Maybe it's a hard-drive crash, maybe it's a malware infestation, maybe it's a stolen laptop. One way or another, your data has abruptly vanished, and you're left crying that you should have been backing up your data.
The excuses for not backing up your data are becoming increasingly thin. Any number of online backup services will sync your files automatically with a cloud-storage system, whether you use a PC, a tablet, or a phone. Don't be lulled into thinking that you have nothing important on that device. Whether it's a forgotten baby picture or a game save on the verge of hitting 100 percent completion, you'll feel differently once it's gone.
Fix: With most backup systems now, you don't need to do anything except install an app and set it up. If that's too much effort, well, perhaps it's time to go back to pen and paper.
9.A Reusing passwords over and over
We are all guilty when it comes to this bad habit. How are you supposed to remember your 100th different password for the latest social network you've joined? You take the easy way out and reuse a password that has worked for you time and time again.
Password "strength" is a bit illusory. All it takes is one website that doesn't store passwords securely and gets hacked, or one old and unencrypted hard drive that's sloppily disposed of, to bring the whole house of cards tumbling down, no matter how many numbers, uppercase letters, and special characters you use.
Fix: The solution involves coming up with a system to build a unique password based on each website where you use it. Build from a base phrase and, for each site, add something unique to it. Take, say, Flurpb&rgl3r as a base and add fb8 to the end for Facebook, or tw7 for Twitter. (In this example, the numerical component of the end tag is the number of characters that the site name has.)
Presto: a password that you won't forget but is virtually impossible to crack.
10.A One account, multiple users
A parent's typical move, when giving a child his or her first computer, is to hand it over and hope for the best. Mom then wonders where her address book went, and her boss wonders why she sent him 20 email messages full of gibberish.
Fix: Setting up multiple user acAAcounts on Windows isn't difficult, and it's an incredibly prudent precaution if more than one person is going to use the machine. Never mind the privacy issues--accidents happen, even among grown-ups sharing a PC. Having two people working on different files called "resume.doc" can only end in heartache.
For children, security and safety are bigger concerns. Setting up kids with Standard User accounts (instead of Administrator) is the wise thing to do to keep unwanted software from being installed, and it's the key to letting you configure parental controls on the computer, as well. So next time Junior wants to use your PC "real quick, just to look something up," tell him sure, and give him his own account.
11.A Failing to update
Software published today is updated on a near-constant schedule. If you have a few dozen apps on your smartphone or tablet, you've probably become accustomed to downloading updates on a daily basis--unless you're one of those people who never update anything.
Software updates are released for a variety of reasons. The application's developers add features, fix bugs, and plug security holes. Installing updates upon release--particularly operating system updates and security software updates--is essential to keeping your device stable and secure.
Fix: Every application has to be updated, so it's forgivable if you don't want to deal with the constant nagging to install, reboot, and repeat every day. Automatic updates take some of the hassle out of this operation, but most software updates today still have to be manually installed. There's no easy solution to this. If immediately installing updates when they appear in the system tray or on your handset doesn't fit with your computing habits, make it a weekly event to update everything all at once--perhaps after you take out the trash.
12.A Printing anything
You've seen the request at the bottom of so many email messages: "Please consider the environment before printing this email." Is that really necessary in 2013? Who is not considering the environment? And more important, who is still printing out their email?
In an age of $75 terabyte hard drives and endless cloud storage, why does anything that starts out in digital format, such as email, ever need to go back to paper? Even utility and bank statements are archived online (often for years), much safer as backups than the ones sitting in file cabinets in your house.
What legitimately needs to be printed? The only thing I can come up with is mailing labels for products that have to be physically shipped somewhere, and maybe the packing slips or receipts that are included with those packages. Also arguably acceptable is the occasional printed photograph that you'd like to frame and put on the wall.
Fix: Unplug your printer and stick it in a closet for a week. See if you can't go paperless, cold turkey.
13.A Faxing, ever
As bad a habit as printing is, faxing is infinitely worse. Here, you have the opportunity to break the paper cycle, but instead you're continuing it, indeed worsening it by duplicating the paper and possibly racking up long-distance telephone charges in the process.


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Arsenio Hall was supposed to spend the week of June 2 in New York City, touting the upcoming second season of his late-night talk show on The View, Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show and Late Show with David Letterman. Instead, he was in Los Angeles, packing up boxes, bidding adieu to his staff and sharing via social media his disappointment over his show's cancellation. "I dreamed that they picked up my show for Season 2, then changed their minds and canceled the show," he tweeted to Magic Johnson. "Had to be a dream." Indeed, despite renewing The Arsenio Hall Show in February, CBS Television Distribution surprised Hall and his staff at the end of May by reversing course and canceling the show.
Arsenio was on a scheduled break when the decision came down, which means Hall didn't get a chance to produce a farewell show. "Most of my team went on vacation after celebrating our 2nd year pick up...and returned to cancellation," he tweeted. Fans were dismayed, and Hall's exit strikes a blow for diversity in late night. "In my five years in the cast of a network comedy, Arsenio Hall and George Lopez were the only late night talk shows couches I was welcomed to," Community star Yvette Nicole Brown tweeted. What happened?
1. Arsenio was losing its time slots. Tribune Broadcasting was a partner in the show, but when even its flagship New York station, WPIX, moved Arsenio from 11 to 11:30, it was clear others would follow. The real blow came when CBS got word that one of the nation's largest local station operators, Sinclair Broadcast Group, was set to downgrade Arsenio out of the 11pm—midnight period. Insiders say CBS then crunched the numbers and realized advertising revenue would take a huge hit.
2. The audience just wasn't there. After opening strong, Arsenio dropped 60 percent in the key demo of viewers ages 18-49. "You can't be the fourth choice out there," a show insider says. CBS Television Distribution said in a statement, "While there are many loyal fans of the show, the series did not grow its audience enough to continue."
3. It needed a new showrunner. Executive producer Neal Kendall exited soon after the show premiered and was never replaced; CBS executive Eric Pankowski ran things in the interim. The studio had planned to hire a showrunner with a strong comedy background, but execs opted not to spend the money necessary to bring in a new production team.
4. It was struggling creatively. Insiders always believed it would take at least a year for Hall to get comfortable. Arsenio made big waves with such episodes as the one devoted to Prince, but it struggled to book other big-name guests.
5. Failure is the nature of syndication. Syndicated shows are subject to the whims of stations that want quick results and have itchy trigger fingers. (WPIX wasted no time replacing Arsenio with Seinfeld repeats.) There's a reason there hasn't been a major syndicated late-night talk show in years. In a bit of irony, the most recent one that worked was the original Arsenio Hall Show, which was squeezed off the air in 1994, more than five years after its history-making launch. John Ferriter, Hall's current executive producer, tells us he's talking to Hall about what the host would like to do next, including whether to pursue a new home for his show. But for now, the Dog Pound is closed.