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"Misunderstood and underestimated, women's snowboarding is not what you might think. Behind the pretty faces and matching outerwear lie some gnarly girls who go above and beyond the old Betty style. A new frontier in snowboarding is upon you boys; more and more girls are stepping up to the threshold that was established by the boys club."
The movement of women riders in the snowboard industry has become a global phenomenon. In Japan, the number of female snowboarders has increased and girls have become more active, strong-willed, and independent. Although a few years ago various brands marketed their products to portray the "cute" image, recently things have been adapted for a cooler style to represent today's women riders.
On a recent snowboarding trip to Argentina I was awakened to the graceful and elegant "she-man" style that has become the norm for women. Beyond all the amazing "dudes" I met there, it was the women with their style and passion for snowboarding that truly made me realize, "damn girlfriend kills it!"
I thought the best way to grasp the movement would be to speak directly with women riders from various countries around the world. I interviewed Canadian rider Robin Van Gyn, Kana Terui of Japan, and Femke Henriques-Hilbink from New Zealand. Here's their story.
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
—Timothy Leary
"I do what I want to do because life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
Due to her independent nature, Kana splits her time between two mountains: Breckenridge, Colorado in the United States, and Inawashiro in Japan. She has been riding for seven years and represents Murasaki Sports, Sabrina Snowboards, Holden, and POM POM Wax. Kana mentioned that Sabrina, her domestic Japanese snowboard sponsor, is specifically working to change the image of their brand from appealing to only "cute" girls, to fitting more for strong and independent women.
This is how Kana sees herself, and as more products specifically for women become available, it will help strengthen the image of women snowboarders within the industry.
In the summer months, Kana works as a staff member in the Japanese kitchen for Mt. Hood's High Cascade Snowboard Camp (www.highcascade.com) in Oregon. This was where we met up and I was able to get a taste of her cooking skills. She told me cooking and snowboarding relate because both activities require creativity.
When I asked Kana-chan about the girl's snowboard scene in Japan, she said a lot of girls are learning to ride and have been excelling rapidly! Women are not relying on guys to go hit rails with, but rather these women just go and jam with or without the boys. And even at indoor snow parks, it is the women you can find year-round fine rigorously fine tuning their skills.
"Snowboarding to me is a way to push myself on a daily basis. If I haven't scared myself then I haven't pushed hard enough. I love the feeling of knowing nobody expected you to go that big or to even attempt that trick. Don't get me wrong, I am not out there to prove anything to anyone. I am out there for myself everyday just trying to push myself to a level I can live with. Yet I think a lot of people don't understand what snowboarding is really about. Having the freshest gear and spraying shredder attitude is not snowboarding. Being progressive and creative, searching for that last possible pow slush, and having the most fun possible with your friends is snowboarding. Step it up ladies, it's time everyone knows what is possible!"
Robin hails from Alberta, Canada. Now 24 years old, she started snowboarding eight years ago. She told me she was inspired to really learn how to ride after her fourth day on the hill. She was riding with boys who said they did not want to wait for her, so the only thing she could do was try to keep up. She admits she was never so scared in her whole life yet she loved the feeling of working so hard at something so fun.
Currently Robin's sponsors include Section Outerwear, Technine bindings and boards, Bern Helmets, Mission Girls Snowboard Shop, Northwave Boots, POM POM Wax, and Nomis Streetwear.
Heavily involved in the women's snowboarding scene, she works as a coach and Event Coordinator for MGT Snowboard Camp, a freestyle camp only for girls (www.mgtsnowboardcamp.com). Robin said that there are so many girls that really want to learn how to rip nowadays that the camp sells out every session. Robin was one of the girls I met while riding in Bariloche, Argentina this August. She was the only female coach at South America Snow Sessions (www.sasnowsessions.com), a summer snow camp where I was invited to spend a week snowboarding with coaches, staff, and campers.
Out of all those I saw riding I was highly impressed by Robin and her fearless nature as she blasted off a huge kicker with the Andes Mountains shining brightly in the backdrop. After face planting and tumbling down a steep hill, she got up, readjusted her Airblaster face mask and goggles, unstrapped, and started hiking up again to try and go even bigger.
"I come from a relatively small scene in New Zealand where there aren't too many progressive girl riders, so riding with the guys is what I do and they are awesome. They are very supportive and don't look at me as just a chick rider who can keep up, but as one of them. However, there is something unique and motivating riding with a bunch of top female snowboarders.
It is an atmosphere I can't quite explain, but I long for those moments when I travel to Wanaka and get to hang with girls like me. It is so motivating to see other girls take snowboarding to the next level. You get this inspiration that together anything is possible; it's an attitude of 'if she's doing it then I can too.' Events like the Roxy Chicken Jam in Park City, Utah are exactly what female riding needs. We can showcase our talent, have fun and feed off each other. It's at events like this that we gain true respect and emerge from the shadow of male riding. We aren't boys, so don't compare us. Rather take us for who we are: Girls that are stepping it up and doing things you can't even imagine."
Along with Kana and Robin, Femke says snowboarding is all about overcoming fears, having fun and riding with friends. Her spot in New Zealand is Mt. Hutt. Her definition of a good day on the snow there is having fun with friends as well as doing something new or something that freaks her out!
Femke says she didn't start riding until she was 17. And now, seven years later, she represents Ride, Smith Eyewear, and POM POM Wax. She says "I am not a super girl, nor super tough, but I do feel strong inside and do not snowboard a day without pushing myself beyond my fears. Although fear does inhibit my progression, it also motivates me to progress as that voice inside my head reminds me of the wonderful buzz I get after conquering fear and progressing to the next level."


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RESTON, Va. (June 23, 2014) – National Wildlife Federation (NWF), whose mission is to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future, is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Camp Association® (ACA). Through this partnership, NWF and ACA will promote Great American Backyard Campout which encourages families across the nation to gather outdoors and camp on June 28, 2014, and the importance of reconnecting families with the outdoors.
"NWF and ACA are committed to helping families view the outdoors as a source of fun and healthy recreational time," said Maureen Smith, chief marketing officer at National Wildlife Federation. "ACA and NWF will share their resources like wildlife guides, outdoor activities, and more to help parents make nature an exciting part of their children's everyday lives."
Take the pledge to camp today
Whether it is in the backyard, together with neighbors, with friends at a local park, or at a large community event, NWF encourages parents and kids alike to trade screen time for green time by spending a night under the stars. Take the pledge to camp on June 28th or anytime of the year.
"Forming an educational alliance with NWF is another way ACA is working to get kids outdoors, reaping the benefits and enjoyment of outdoor experiences. NWF and ACA want to work together to see that children, youth, and families continue to have access today — and tomorrow — to the outdoors. Quality camp experiences often center on nature and the outdoors, which research has shown to give children and youth lasting social, emotional, and cognitive gains," said Peg Smith, ACA's chief executive officer.
ACA's extensive research includes findings about the impact of nature experiences on children at camp, as well as program quality assessment, business operations, and outcomes such as leadership, friendship skills, and responsibility. Visit www.ACAcamps.org/research.
National Wildlife Federation provides everything you need to head out into the great outdoors. The Campout website has packing lists, recipes, nocturnal wildlife guides, exploration activities, nature games, and more. For more information, please go to: www.backyardcampout.org.
Now in its 10th year, Great American Backyard Campout is a part of National Wildlife Federation's 10 Million Kids Outdoors Campaign. This three-year initiative seeks a future where all children spend time outside each day, creating a generation of happier and healthier children with more awareness and connection to the natural world. National Wildlife Federation has worked to connect children and youth with nature for decades, inspiring children through Ranger Rick magazine, working with educators to get kids learning outdoors, and helping parents find new ways to engage their children outside.
For more National Wildlife Federation news, visit: www.nwf.org/news.
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is America's largest conservation organization, inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. For more information, please visit: www.nwf.org.
About ACA
The American Camp Association® (ACA) works to preserve, promote, and enhance the camp experience for children and adults. ACA-Accredited® camp programs ensure that children are provided with a diversity of educational and developmentally challenging learning opportunities. There are over 2,400 ACA-accredited camps that meet up to 280 health and safety standards. For more information, visit www.ACAcamps.org.

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Free Event: Stradivari vs. the Modern Violin
Saturday, March 16, 2013, 3 - 6pm
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Join President Bharacha and other judges when they listen to a blind test between of the world-renowned Stradivarius violins and the best of those made using modern methods. Stradivarius violins, made by the legendary studio based in Cremola, Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries, are famous for their "unmatched" tone. Can experts tell the difference?
A violin recital featuring the Stradivarius will follow the blind demonstration.
The event is part of MondoMusica: New York, a multi-day event bringing together some of the world's top violin makers. The event will be part of a documentary film to be broadcast by the Japanese national TV NHK.
It is free and open to the public in the Great Hall on Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Located in The Great Hall, in the Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues


text: Corrine 2,660 Posted October 2, 2018 The October 2018 Update has been released. Note, however that it is in a phased and controlled rollout. While we encourage you to wait until the update is offered to your device, if you're an advanced user on an actively serviced version of Windows 10 and would like to install the Windows 10 October 2018 Update now, you can do so by manually checking for updates. In the Search box in the taskbar, type "Check for updates." Once there, simply click "Check for updates" to begin the download and installation process. We are also streamlining the ability for users who seek to manually check for updates by limiting this to devices with no known key blocking issues, based on our ML model. If we detect that your device has a compatibility issue, we will not install the update until that issue is resolved, even if you "Check for updates." You can also watch this video that outlines how to get the October 2018 Update. See How to get the Windows 10 October 2018 Update - Windows Experience Blog for additional information about the update, including "Improving the update experience". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A fresh focus on frack attacks
A widely reprinted AP story recently broke the stunning news that the energy industry doesn't like "fracking." They like fracking itself -- injecting water, chemicals and sand into wells to break hydrocarbons free of tight rock formations. What they hate is the word: Fracking sounds just plain nasty.
"It's Madison Avenue hell," says Dave McMurdy, CEO of the American Gas Association.
Once relegated to use as an expletive in the cable series Battlestar Galactica, the word "frack" has recently become one of the most common terms tossed around by greens, and "fracktivism" their latest cause celebré. These days, you wouldn't know we were in the midst of an energy boom. Rather, you'd think we were experiencing a fracking boom.
As much as I might like to see the industry flacks squirm, I, too, am worried about this fixation on fracking. When we focus on hydraulic fracturing as the most evil part of energy development, we risk overlooking other, equally malignant impacts of oil and gas production; we risk losing the forest for the tree.
Five years ago, the general public hadn't even heard of hydraulic fracturing. Activists were fighting against the drilling that was industrializing large swaths of the West. Fracking was just one item on a long list of concerns. On a national level, on-the-ground impacts were largely overlooked by Democratic politicians and environmental groups like the Sierra Club, as both were touting natural gas as the clean-burning fuel that would bridge the gap between coal and renewables.
Then, in the summer of 2008, drillers set their sights on the Marcellus Shale Formation in the East. With the boom now in their backyards, the New York Times, ProPublica and others started paying attention, and the national dialogue shifted significantly over the next year or two. The Sierra Club changed its tone, and even started turning down fat donations from Chesapeake Energy, a natural gas giant. And fracking -- once industry lingo -- became a favorite buzzword for greens and the media.
Given the sudden shift in the debate and rhetoric, you would think that fracking was new. Actually, it's been used commercially since 1949. By the turn of the millennium, industry estimates pegged the number of wells fracked at around 1 million. Nor is there reason to think that fracking has become significantly more harmful since 2008. As early as the 1980s, studies showed that there was a danger of hydraulic fracturing harming groundwater. Gas-patch residents have long suspected that fracking might be causing their faucets to flame.
But back then, fracking was seen as just one in a long list of impacts resulting from the messy and violent process of oil and gas development. Long before the Marcellus boom, hundreds of acres of piñon-juniper forests had been scraped bare for drill pads and their associated roads. Drill bits, lubed by chemically enhanced "drilling muds," pierced thousands of feet into the earth. The stars that were once visible over empty mesas had been blotted out by the glaring lights and flares that pierced every gas field's nights. Oil and gas wells produced hundreds of billions of gallons of salty, oily, toxic water that was pumped back into the earth, dumped into streams or poured into wastewater ponds that become deadly traps for unsuspecting birds.
Yet to read much of the media coverage of the current drilling booms, you might think that these non-fracking-related impacts had simply gone away, replaced by the harms of fracking alone. Recently, a story in the Christian Science Monitor said that a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that fracking released more methane from a Colorado gas field than previously thought. In fact, the study didn't mention fracking at all -- it referred to oil and gas production in general. In the rush to implicate fracking, accuracy has gone out the window, and the big picture obscured.
That's not to say hydraulic fracturing is benign. On the contrary, the practice must be closely scrutinized and its strange soup of ingredients disclosed. Impartial, methodical studies must determine how and where fracking fluid migrates underground.
As for the fracking-focused rhetoric? It may not be all bad.
The most extreme form of fracking in history occurred in the late 1960s and early '70s, when nuclear devices were detonated under western Colorado and northern New Mexico to free up gas and oil. One of the early outspoken opponents to nuclear fracking was a young politician named Dick Lamm. He became Colorado's governor in 1974, and later credited the outrageousness of the nuclear fracking with jumpstarting the state's then-fledgling environmental movement.
We can only hope that the present focus will similarly open our eyes, not blind them to the overall impacts of oil and gas development in both the West and the East.
Jonathan Thompson is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is currently a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder.


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Code Blue's weekly phone bank sponsored by Pacific Palisades Democratic Club [PPDC]
Our weekly phone banks will be be making non-candidate specific phone calls to ID, mobilize and engage voters to defeat incumbent Republicans in one of the 7 targeted districts:
CA-10 (Denham), CA-21 (Valadao), CA-25 (Knight), CA- 39 (Royce), CA-45 (Walters), CA-48 (Rohrbacher) and CA-49 (Issa).
No experience needed - training is provided on site. Bring a phone and a computer/laptop. We will send you the address when you RSVP.
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May 29, 2018 at 6pm - 8pm
Westside L.A. - Location 1 - Address Confirmed upon RSVP
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Every year is made up of twelve months. This, any modern Roman Calendar will tell you. What said flap of paper full of boxes and reminders to call mum and book a visit to the dentist will also tell you is that every month is made up of four or five Mondays. And some other days, too, but mainly Mondays. They're all that matter, really, as it is on Mondays that our record stores are full to bursting with new releases.
There are many new releases released every month, every Monday. Some are awful. It's up to the likes of DiS to keep up with what's hot and what's not, what's thank-our-stars brilliant and what's a pool of putrid wank. Articles like this serve as a reminder that – yes, every month – a good few new releases are well wicked. This is A Month In Records for the fine month of March 2007. Three down, nine to go – what albums will trump these fine examples of the long-playing art form?
'Til any do, kiss my teeth.
The Bees
Says reviewer Alex Denney: "The Bees draw on a wider set of influences than most, from psychedelia to funk and folk through to reggae; consequently, they're going to have to work harder at knocking them into some kind of convincing shape. After all, that sweet, sweet honey isn't going to make itself. Specifically, The Bees belong to that patchy tradition of British eclectic-ists (Super Furries, The Coral, The Zutons, er, Space) whose recorded output is the aural equivalent of patiently working your way through a tube of Fruit Pastilles with the dawning realisation that most of them are orange."
Read the full review here
Panda Bear
Person Pitch
(Paw Tracks)
Says reviewer Richard MacFarlane: "Person Pitch has an extreme amount of production; lots of layers and a lot of manipulation. It's all masterful: the vocation that must have gone into making this is audible, but it all sounds so effortless. Animal Collective's beats are tribal and infectious; they mine something instinctive. Here, Panda Bear builds upon those ideas in a new tangent, one very much his own. His is an incredible voice, booming and strident."
Read the full review here
I'll Sleep When You're Dead
(Definitive Jux)
Says reviewer Mike Diver: "El-P is escaping the bonds that keep him bound to New York's dark side; he's finding that there's a light to be found that's far brighter than the squint-through-it glare of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel exit. He's moving on up and out of whatever ghetto he chose to previously make his own – true, home is where the heart is, and El-P's heart beats to the beep of gridlock horns facing uptown, but a change is as good as a rest, too. In this instance, such a change will almost certainly alleviate our man's depression and confirm his status as one of contemporary rap's finest exponents."
Read the full review here
Andrew Bird
Armchair Apocrypha
Says reviewer Shain Shapiro: "Song through song, Andrew Bird paints a flecked collage of politics, rhetoric and introspection, from revealing dirty little secrets about his youth in 'Dark Matter' to the instrumental, symphonic and deliberately cheery 'Yawny at the Apocalypse', the title and symbolism of which toy with the idea that the end of the world may not be such a bad thing after all. Assertions aside, Bird dips and dabbles within his psyche, and in doing so emits a stark blend of social commentary, from the aforementioned title calling for an end of cynical pacifism to lambasting the unheralded equivocation practiced nightly on CNN and its cohorts."
Read the full review here
Not Enough Night
(30:30 Recordings)
Says reviewer Dom Gourlay: "Not Enough Night is the perfect accompaniment to a big night out, a quiet evening in, splitting up and getting back together with your partner, telling your boss to stuff his job where the sun don't shine and more besides. It doesn't just live up to expectations, it goes far and beyond anything that the doubters who were writing this band off less than a year ago could ever have dreamt of. It's as near to perfect as you can get without ever resorting to self-indulgence, and a return which will surely result in the long-overdue success Kubichek! deserve."
Read the full review here
Marissa Nadler
Songs III: Bird On The Water
Says reviewer Jane Oriel: "The lady might give the impression of being as consumptive and tragically frail as some of her heroines, but on the evidence of Songs III: Bird On The Water Marissa Nadler cracks a mean ringmaster's whip, as the resultant additions help transport her songs to great heights. A pan-potted phase of tinny whooshes and tinkling sounds encircle the head on 'Dying Breed' and complement Nadler's spacious delivery and delicate guitar picking without swamping her. All through the eleven songs, be it gently played rim-tapped drums or an occasional louche electric strum, the songs are paramount and all have subjugated themselves to the reverential tasks in hand."
Read the full review here
Friend Opportunity
(ATP Recordings)
Says reviewer Samuel Strang: "Deerhoof are the pampered toddler of alternative music. Roaming naked in a dribble-soaked bib, they affectionately pick up influences only to discard them moments later, as their attention switches focus: a nuisance for some, endearing to others. However, though still as good as incomprehensible, this fickle child, nine records in, is starting to grow up. Friend Opportunity serves as a timely reminder that they have not quite closed in on convention, and sanity, just yet."
Read the full review here
LCD Soundsystem
Sound Of Silver
(DFA Records)
Says reviewer Gareth Dobson: "It's only because LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy is nearer to 50 than zero (and also isn't Bono) that he's not residing on the cover of various rock monthly and weeklies. We assume. Sound of Silver is a better record than anything you will hear from these shores this year, at least in terms of making you shake your booty, rediscovering the Human League, remembering that Talking Heads are still amazing (sorry, I know they were oh-so 2005, you frivolous taste-monkeys) and realising that New York is still the best city in the world. Period."
Read the full review here
Myth Takes
Says reviewer Mike Diver: "Here it is, then: the soundtrack to your summer house party par excellence, signed, sealed and delivered a good few months early just 'cause it's that good. Get your dancing practice in now – come the longest days of the year you'll be wearing many a sole down to Myth Takes. !!!'s third long-play release is their best yet: it's multi-faceted like no release before it (from the band's catalogue), and each and every nuance is super funky. Yes, the word's permitted here. Just don't go dressing it up with 'punk' prefixes."
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Says reviewer Mike Diver: "Sometimes it's essential, for perspective purposes, to leave the New and Fresh and Exciting and insert PR's adjective o' choice 'ere to one side and tip an ear the way of a few veterans. After all, all newcomers are but by-products of a rock and roll past that they're too young to remember – the members of Grinderman are, beyond all probability, twice the age of a number of Number One acts of late. Grinderman is great, bewilderingly so, all tumultuous and titillating and, ultimately, satisfying like picking red wine stains from chapped lips. You play it again. And you forget the New and the Fresh and the Exciting. Let the kids have them, 'cause the men are where the rock's truly at."
Read the full review here
Profit In Your Poetry
(How Does It Feel To Be Loved)
Says reviewer Rob Webb: "Now here's something interesting, and in what promises to be another superb year for independent Scottish music, it's coming at you straight out of Glasgow. The city that gave the world Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura now has another miserabilist pop ensemble to (dis)content itself with, and Butcher Boy's chief architect John Blain Hunt proves himself to be a songwriter of enviable skill on this, the band's maiden long-player."
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Open Stitching
December 28, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 3:00 pm on Saturday, repeating until December 26, 2020
We always have an enthusiastic crowd of knitters and crocheters on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 3 – 5 pm. and Thursday evenings from 6 – 8 pm. We welcome all levels of stitchers, and you can always drop in whenever you are free!


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Norcross, GA-based RockTenn, one of North America's leading vertically integrated packaging manufacturers, has introduced a pair of products that can provide produce shippers substantial savings on materials and freight, as well as allow for better packouts and more product per pallet.
The "Meta" case and the "Meta Tray-8" have already helped some shippers save money and increase efficiency in produce distribution. The products, part of RockTenn's trademarked "Meta System," are engineered to provide greater strength and product protection while utilizing as much as 11 percent less fiber in production. The result is a lighter product that provides more support in critical areas and allows more produce to be packaged in the same amount of space as traditional materials. The new designs also let shippers add an extra layer to a pallet to cut shipping costs.
Here's a look at the Meta production process and resulting benefits.


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The March 2011 Daring Baker's Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria's Collection and Jamie of Life's a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake.
Our hostesses instructed us to roll up our sleeves, put our hands wrist-deep in some smooth, silky dough, and create a yeast-risen coffee cake - a brioche-like dough, rolled jellyroll style around a layer of whipped meringue and our chosen filling, shaped into a wreath, and baked.
"Beautiful to put together, and gorgeous out of the oven, the cake is light and fluffy,
barely sweet, and the meringue miraculously melts into the dough as it bakes,
leaving behind just a hint of sweetness and adding to the perfect moistness of the cake."
Jamie provided us with her all-American version (cinnamon, chopped pecans and chopped chocolate) and Ria's version incorporated Indian flavors (saffron added to the sweet yeast bread dough, and garam masala, cashews, and semi-sweet chocolate chips in the filling). We were free to try one of their versions, or get creative and create our own personal flavor variation. They suggested we let our own national cuisine inspire us.
My inspiration for our coffee cake came from the amazingly decadent Apple Pie Caramel Apples at Fuzziwigs Candy Factory in Coronado. A crunchy, juicy, sweet apple, dipped in gooey caramel, dipped in melted white chocolate, and then rolled in cinnamon sugar, best cut with one of those apple corer/slicer doohickeys, and eaten by the slice.
With a squeeze bottle of John's Bourbon Street Madness caramel sauce still in the refrigerator, the filling for our Saturday morning coffee cake was a no-brainer: Apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, white chocolate, and bourbon-caramel sauce. I didn't shape mine into a wreath - too much like the Stollen we made at Christmas-time.
Bourbon Street Madness Caramel Apple Filled Meringue Coffee Cake
Adapted from Filled Meringue Coffee Cake
Makes one coffee cake and serves 8
For the yeast coffee cake dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 package active dried yeast (3.5 grams)
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg at room temperature
For the meringue:
2 large egg whites at room temperature
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
1/4 cup sugar
For the filling:
2 large apples (peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
3 ounces white chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup caramel sauce
Egg wash: 1 beaten egg
Extra caramel sauce and/or powdered sugar for serving.
Prepare the dough:
In a large mixing bowl, combine 3/4 cup of the flour, the sugar, salt and yeast.
In a saucepan, combine the milk and butter and heat over medium heat until warm and the butter is just melted.
With an electric mixer on low speed, gradually add the warm liquid to the flour/yeast mixture, beating until well blended. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Add the egg and 1/2 cup flour and beat for 2 more minutes.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in about 1/2 cup of the remaining flour to make a dough that holds together. Turn out onto a floured surface (using the remaining 1/4 cup of flour) and knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes until the dough is soft, smooth, sexy and elastic, keeping the work surface floured and adding extra flour as needed.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 45 – 60 minutes.
Prepare your filling:
Place the chopped apples in medium bowl, add the lemon juice and stir to coat the apples with juice. In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar, and sprinkle over the apples. Toss together to incorporate.
Once the dough has doubled, make the meringue:
In the clean mixing bowl of your electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the salt, first on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to high and continue beating until foamy and opaque. Add the vanilla then start adding the sugar, a little bit at at a time as you beat, until very stiff, glossy peaks form.
Assemble the Coffee Cake:
Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Punch down the dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a 20 x 10-inch rectangle. Spread the meringue evenly over the rectangle up to about 1/2-inch from the edges. Distribute the apple mixture and chopped white chocolate evenly over the meringue. Squeeze caramel sauce all over (that's John's hairy arm).
Roll up the dough jellyroll style, from the long side. Pinch the ends closed to seal. Very carefully transfer the filled log to the lined cookie sheet, seam side down.
Using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife (although scissors are easier), make cuts along both outside edges of the roll, at about 2-inch intervals. Make the cuts about 1-inch deep.
Cover the coffee cake with plastic wrap and allow it to rise again for 45 to 60 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Brush the top of the coffee cake with the egg wash. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until risen and golden brown. The dough should sound hollow when tapped.
Transfer baking sheet to cooling rack and allow to cool.
For the complete challenge recipes, please visit The Daring Kitchen Recipe Archive, and take a browse-through the Daring Bakers' Blogroll to see what some of the other members created this month. There are some fabulous savory versions also.
Thank you, Ria and Jamie! Although I procrastinated until the last minute and almost skipped this one, we were rewarded with a lovely Saturday morning coffee cake.


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Board approves first reading of ordinance to eliminate trash receptacles on city right of way.
After months of meetings, go-arounds, discussions, disagreements and police reports, the city passed the first reading of an ordinance that would eliminate trash receptacles on city right of way.
Trash receptacles along the Bagnell Dam Strip have been the focus of the debate.
For the past five months, aldermen have disagreed over the best solution to combat the nuisance trash cans.
Large Dumpsters maintained by the restaurants on the Strip are often overflowing, unsightly and smelly after a few days, no matter how often the owners have them emptied.
Because of land limitations, the Dumpsters have been placed along the street or overlapping sidewalks in full view of passers-by.
Quarrels between business neighbors over one particular trash poly-cart has blown up to include city officials and police.
One business owner is documenting the movements of the trash can at the center of the controversy and the actions of its owners.
Erma Kelly, owner of A Touch of Style Gifts, handed the six-page document, including pictures, to city officials during Tuesday night's Board of Aldermen meeting.
Chalk lines and masking tape have been used as an outline for the trash can's placement. Now, green fluorescent paint marks the spot where the poly-cart should go.
On a 3-2 vote, aldermen approved the first reading of the ordinance that would prevent trash cans from being kept on city property. Aldermen Bill Bolin and Judy Neels voted "no," while aldermen Jeff Van Donsel, Larry Buschjost and Donald Langley voted in favor of the bill. Alderman Robert Davis was not present.
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Neels voted against the first reading because she said she wasn't sure it was going to include all the unique trash problems on the Strip. She was also worried about the safety of business owners having to walk or drive their bags of garbage to one of several central locations, especially in the early morning hours after bars close.
After the vote, Bolin asked that the second reading be held off for the next Board of Aldermen meeting. He wanted to allow business owners one last time to come to the city with a solution before the city considered their trash receptacle kept on city property a nuisance.
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On September 10, more than 100 business leaders from New York City joined host Terry Lundgren, Chairman, President and CEO of Macy's, for an evening cocktail reception in support of the nonprofit organization PENCIL.
Guests, including Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren President and COO Roger Farah and Phillips-Van Heusen Chairman and CEO Emanuel Chirico, gathered at Macy's Herald Square to learn about PENCIL's work to improve student achievement by creating and supporting customized partnerships between New York business leaders and public schools.
Since 1995, PENCIL has enabled business leaders to leverage their expertise and resources in order to make a meaningful impact on schools and the students they serve. Launched every year on Principal For A Day, the organization's partnership program has been responsible for hundreds of long-term relationships that have spawned innovative school-based initiatives; from parent involvement and curriculum development projects to career awareness opportunities.
Guests at the September 10 reception browsed through a display of partnership photos and projects before hearing more about PENCIL from Lundgren; his PENCIL partner, Principal Genevieve Stanislaus of the Life Sciences Secondary School; and PENCIL President Michael Haberman.
"I've gotten back as much as I've put in," Lundgren told the guests. "By developing a team approach to our partnership, we've boosted employee morale and a desire for cross-collaboration among Macy's employees. And of course, there's nothing more fulfilling as a business leader than to know I'm improving the education of my future clients and employees." Lundgren strongly encouraged guests to participate personally and to get their companies involved.
Stanislaus described how the partnership has positively benefited her students by providing them a sense of pride and hope in their future career options. When she described her desire for every student to attend college—and that all the members of a recent class in fact did—Lundgren responded by providing each graduate with a $2000 scholarship.
Stanislaus and Lundgren have also worked together to bring necessary tools into the school—such as safety goggles, microscopes and lab coats. Because not all of the students share an interest in science, (which is the school's academic focus), they are now working on creating career awareness programs that expose them to other fields.
"PENCIL is one of the most effective tools I've ever had in my twenty-seven years as a principal," Stanislaus said. "By partnering with Terry, I've been able to work with someone who sees issues from a different perspective, which makes all the difference. I can't tell you what a solace it has been to have him as a shoulder to lean on."
Haberman added that PENCIL's job is to "ensure that it's possible for you to do whatever you want with your school—whether it's technology, leadership development, career awareness, or curriculum enhancement" by providing support tools such as workshops and best project templates. In addition, he explained that PENCIL assigns an individual Partnership Coordinator to work with school and business leaders on brainstorming and implementing plans. As a result, PENCIL business partners have been able to discover creative, sustainable ways of impacting public schools beyond financial contributions.
"You can make a difference—you're not going to change the system over night, but you can play a part in transforming our public education system one school at a time," he said.
To help PENCIL provide a partner for every school that needs one, or for more information on the program, visit www.PENCIL.org or call 646-638-0565.
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3586 kcal/kg (calculated) One pound provides 1625 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 383 calories. (Caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method).
Salmon Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Canola Oil, Sweet Potato Dehydrated, Dried Egg, (preserved with mixed tocopherols a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Yeast Culture, Natural Dried Chicken Liver, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Guar Gum, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Freeze Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Venison Broth, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Natural Venison Flavor, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Rosemary Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Natural Celery Flavor, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Natural Color (tumeric), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.
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Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 32.0%
Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 15.0%
Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 3.0%
Moisture (Not More Than) 11.0%
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Before Grain Salmon is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food nutrient profiles for all life stages.
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Three of the first four ingredients are named meat products, grainfree
The first two ingredients in this food are named meat products, as is the fourth. The latter two of these are meat meal ingredients. The first is, however, inclusive of water content. Once this is removed, as it must be to create a dry food product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight, and may be more accurately placed further down the ingredient list than indicated. In this case, a meat product in meal form would still heading the ingredient list (i.e. already dehydrated) which allows us to continue to have confidence in the meat content of the food. Note that the major meat ingredients of this food are likely to be chicken and turkey, rather than salmon as may be assumed from the product title.
The main source of starch is potatoes, with a range of other fruits and vegetables amongst the minor ingredients. The food includes canola oil rather than fat. Whilst this is beneficial, canola is not believed by all to be high quality.
Overall, this appears to be a good quality product with no low quality ingredients. It is an entirely grain free product: Grains are not a natural part of a canine diet and it is pleasing to see dog foods on the market that exclude grains completely from the diet.
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Velkommen til Eplegaarden - da apple orchard vit da Norvegian exposure - located south of Madison, Wis. at 2227 Fitchburg Road in the City of Fitchburg. Eplegaarden is an old fashioned orchard featuring selv plukk (U-Pick) apples, raspberries and pumpkins for lots of old fashion rural farm fun. It's the home of the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Barn and "Ole & Lena", and " Dal" .
Arriving at Eplegaarden- Where to begin
Ve'll see you at the orchard. Hope you have a old fashion & gut time.
Come and be our guest.
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Consensus Report
Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects (2005)Ocean Studies Board
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Although significant steps have been taken over the last 15 years to reduce the size and frequency of oil spills, the sheer volume of petroleum consumed in the United States and the complex production and distribution network required to meet the demand make spills of oil and other petroleum products inevitable. Oil dispersants (chemical agents such as surfactants, solvents, and other compounds) are used to reduce the effect of oil spills by changing the chemical and physical properties of the oil. By enhancing the amount of oil that physically mixes into the water, dispersants can reduce the potential that a surface slick will contaminate shoreline habitats. This report reviews the adequacy of existing information and ongoing research regarding the effectiveness of dispersants as an oil spill response technique, as well as the effect of dispersed oil on marine and coastal ecosystems, and includes recommended steps to be taken to better support policymakers faced with making hard choices regarding the use of dispersants as part of spill contingency planning efforts or during actual spills.
Key Messages
- Better information is needed to determine the window of opportunity and percent effectiveness of dispersant application for different oil types and environmental conditions.
- Data from field studies (both with and without dispersants) are needed to validate models and provide real-world data to improve knowledge of oil fate and effects.
- Oil trajectory and fate models used by the technical support staff advising on-scene decisionmakers for dispersed oil behavior are not adequate in terms of: (1) their representation of the natural physical process involved, (2) verification of the codes, and (3) validation of the output from these models in an experimental setting or during an actual spill.
- One of the most significant weaknesses in correlating laboratory-scale and meso-scale experiments with conditions in the open ocean results from a lack of understanding of the turbulence regime in all three systems.
- Research funds in the United States to support oil spill response options in general are extremely limited and declining.
- Serious consideration should be given to determining the value and potential role of field testing. The body of work done to date has provided important, but still limited understanding of many aspects of the efficacy of dispersants in the field and the behavior and toxicity of dispersed oil.
- The factors controlling rates of the biological and physical processes that determine the ultimate fate of dispersed oil are poorly understood. Of particular concern is the fate of dispersed oil in areas with high suspended solids and areas of low flushing rates.
- The mechanisms of both acute and sublethal toxicity from exposure to dispersed oil are not sufficiently understood.
- There are many important, unanswered questions about how dispersed oil might be consumed by plankton and deposited on the seafloor with fecal matter or otherwise passed through the food chain.
- There is insufficient information to determine how chemically dispersed oil interacts with suspended sediments, both short- and long-term, compared to naturally dispersed oil.
- There is insufficient understanding of the actual concentrations and temporal or spatial distributions and behavior of chemically dispersed oil from field settings (from either controlled experiments or actual spills).
- To date, there have been no wave-tank or laboratory studies that can be used reliably to predict the performance of dispersants on water-in-oil emulsions (i.e., mousse) generated from the weathering of oil on the water surface.
- Two general types of modeling efforts and products should be recognized: (1) output intended to support decisionmaking during preplanning efforts, and (2) output intended to support emergency response to provide rough-cut outputs in hours.
- Their ability to predict the concentrations of dispersed oil and dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons of concern in the water column with sufficient accuracy to aid in real-time spill decisionmaking has yet to be fully determined.


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Hello peeps! Inuoko and I wish to you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello peeps! Inuoko and I wish to you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello peeps! Inuoko here! 😀
This post has been modified to focus more on The Around The World Event, and to remove some of the NSFWness. You can view the original post in all its NSFW glory, here [X].
When Master leaves, I am left in my lonesome in his large manor. When my chores of tidying are through, I sit in Master's favorite chair. I know that no one is allowed in Master's chair but he himself, but the chair calls out to me. It whispers in my ear, 'sit down…no one will know…'. I can't help but oblige. The chair is always so soft, plush, and relaxing; especially after a hard morning's work. It is my favorite place to sit and catch my breath before I prepare dinner. I run my gloved hand along the length of the arm of the chair, giving each side equal attention. I lay my head back and close my eyes in bliss as I take in Master's scent from the chair. The front door clicks, unlocking; is Master home early? I dash from the chair into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
I kneel down in front of my favorite chair, and give the seat a long inhale, taking in the scent. "Heh…naughty maid…", I grin, turning my head towards the kitchen.
– Inuoko Shikami \o/
Boobies: Lolas! [X] >Skin/Nipple Mod: TSG<
Uniform: The Sugar Garden [X] – Maid Latte
Around The World [X] Event Items:
Chair Prop: !Bang Poses
Hair: *Alice Project* – Yuri
Piercing: #Ziau# – Amaterasu Piercing Set #Septum ONLY#
Bracelet: Noodles – Shane Bangle Gold (Pink)
Other Credits:
Lip Gloss: .The Sugar Garden. – Baby LiquiShine Pink
Glasses: (TokiDoki) – pink tortoise frame glasses
Gloves: celoe – mery.gloves
Socks: *H+K* – thin border socks
Horns: {Lemon Tea} – Horny Bumps (Pink) >Color Not Available<
Tail: {Lemon Tea} [X] – Upright Demon Tail (Glossy Pink)
Whiskers: [ .:SOPHERIAN:. ] – Schatje Whiskers
Boots: Slink – Leather Thigh Boots Black
Ohai peeps! Inuoko's sporting a few more goodies from the Around The World event, as well as some other new items. 😀
Hello peeps! Please excuse the corny title; I really had a brain fart as to what to call this post…then again, about half of my titles are brain farts…Anywayyy! Inuoko is trying to look innocent for you all, but uhm…yea. I'm trying out yet another new shape, along with a new skin from The Sugar Garden! 😀 OH OH! And, the Around the World Event is now open! SLURL Below~
Hidden throughout the eras, the graceful demon can always be seen watching and waiting…for her next meal.
Hello peeps! Inuoko is dressed as a..uhm…I don't know, lol. But I think she's cute!
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Hello peeps, Inuoko Shikami here, bringing you a cool butt-kicking outfit today! And even better? A few pieces are on discount/cheap! Yay!
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Hey peeps, Inuoko Shikami here! Firstly…HAPPILY BELATED BIRTHDAY MWDS!!!! Yea…I forgot to mention that yesterday was this blog's first birthday. Whoops. *blows a party horn* \o/
So today, it looks like Inu's working on a human disguise. xD Poor demoness…She's wearing a couple goodies from The Costume Ball….
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Hey peeps, Inuoko Shikami here! Who wouldn't attend the upcoming Costume Ball Event!? Even Medusa's going, wearing some FREEBIE mesh jewels by a new, rockin' store! Even though her hair is so unmanageable..and might bite people and steal their orderves…oh well!
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Hey peeps~
I went grocery shopping earlier, and bought a lot of snacks…i'm a "snacker", that's me. On long trips I usually take a pack of cookies or something to snack on. As you can see, Inu's taking along a few yummy donuts to..wherever she's going. Lol.
I bought a couple of the new skins from Rozena [X] (i'm wearing one of them in this post), they're 50% right now so it sounded like a steal to me yo. Let's not forget that the Meow sim closed so I think our fav Meow sim content creators may need a tiny bit of extra help as they transition to new locations. ❤
– Inuoko Shikami \o/
60 Mesh Atelier [X]: Bag: .::CENSORED::. – Dudda Bag Mesh (Pink) *60L*
60 Mesh Atelier [X]: Shirt: [Chloe] – Blouse Babi *60L*
Summer Harvest Hunt [X]: Leg Piercing: [-iPoke-] – Lyric *Free Hunt Gift*
Skin: ROZENA – ~Ai(peach)~ naive
Hair: Wasabi Pills – Noriko *Fameshed*
Nails: Izzie's – Gradient Nails
Create An OUTFIT:
Skirt: Spirit Store – Apista skirt
Glasses: [Gos] – Custom Eyeware – INTUITION
Necklace: +SPICA+ – Black pearl necklace(long)+silver
Bracelet: [DDL] – Uprising Bracelet (Black/White)
Donuts: [NoRe!] – Donut Bracelets
Tail: {Lemon Tea} – Neko Tail – Black
Shoes: [Decoy] – Lea Pumps – Black/White
Hello peeps!
Today Inu is cosplaying as a dark elf whom is on her way to the beach with her yummy fried rice, hee hee! And it seems that she's taking her favorite plush to the beach with her~
I know I usually have human skins, but I really did enjoy coming up with a look for this skin! ❤ I wanted to mix fantasy with reality. :3
It is almost my nap-nap time, so I have to keep this short! Mwah ❤
– Inuoko Shikami \o/
Skin: ::Kre-ations:: – Dark side of the moon – Cromatic Dissonance [X]
Bikini: *Free* Summer Harvest Hunt: [ SAKIDE ] – Stripped Bikini Beige [X]
Eyes: Candy Mountain – . SoC – clash .
Hair: [Decoy Hair] – Aella – (Fades) Fudge/Grape
Nails: Izzie's – Gradient Nails
Create An OUTFIT:
Unicorn Plush: ~silentsparrow~ – (Rainbow) Uni-ee!
Butterfly: *Epic* – Chibi Flutterflies! {Lime Green}
Takeout: *Epic* – Kawaii Takeout Box-Nom {Green}
Shoes: ::Duh!:: – Parisian Stripe Ballet Flat Green
Necklace/Ring: {me.} – Power On – BLACK
Bangles: Izzie's – Wood Bangles purple
Horn/Under-Eye Liner/Face glitter – Chus! – Voo Doo Mer *Free Group Gift*
Elf Ears: Illusions – *~*Mystic Ear: Elfin/Naturals Rt
Tail: {Lemon Tea} – Bobbed Tail


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Story honors community
Jocelyn Guest's cover story in the December 1 Hook on the fourth-year fifth ["4th and Binge"] is the best thing I have read in your publication.
Maybe it's my lack of a college educated brain, but how is publishing an article about stupid behavior tantamount to the stupid behavior itself? [December 8 letter by Adrienne Keller: "Hook dishonors community"]
Isn't not talking about dangerous things, such as binge drinking or drug abuse, what's really dangerous? If we as a community do not have dialogue about the problems in the community and just sweep those problems under the rug, we will end up in a dysfunctional city, with prejudices and acrimony.
I would argue that the Hook does not dishonor the community at all, but in fact does our community a great service by opening up this problem to discussion by the people of the community.
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2 Days Of Violence In Nigeria Leave 300 People Dead!
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Emanuel ... could have helped the administration avoid its current bind if the president had heeded his advice on some of the most sensitive subjects of the year: health-care reform, jobs and trying alleged terrorists in civilian courts.
... [Emanuel] was not aggressive enough in trying to persuade a singularly self-assured president and a coterie of true-believer advisers that "change you can believe in" is best pursued through accomplishments you can pass.
By all accounts, Obama selected Emanuel for his experience in the Clinton White House, his long relationships with the media and Democratic donors, and his well-established -- and well-earned -- reputation as a political enforcer, all of which neatly counterbalanced Obama's detached, professorial manner....
... Obama went for the historically far-reaching, but more legislatively difficult, achievements that he and his campaign-forged inner circle believe they were sent to Washington to deliver.Read the whole thing. There's some great detail about closing Guantanamo and trying KSM. I don't know who the sources are for Horowitz's article. It reads like PR for Emanuel. Eric Holder is portrayed as stuck on abstract principle, while David Axelrod is blinded by his "strong view" of Obama as a big "historic character."
[A]n early Obama supporter who is close to the president and spoke on the condition of anonymity... blamed Obama's charmed political life for creating a self-confidence and trust in principle that led to an "indifference to doing the small, marginal things a White House could do to mitigate the problems on the Hill. Rahm knows the geography better."Hmm. Does Rahm talk about himself in the third person? It rings true though! This does sound like what history will record as Obama's tragic flaw: overconfidence and attachment to abstract principles (borne of the great good luck of fitting the template others had so much hope for).


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Applications are invited from Healthcare Assistants, qualified to NVQ3 (or equivalent) with a genuine committment to working with older people to join the comprehensive Mental Health service on the beautiful Island of Guernsey , in the Channel Islands.The Unit is a 8-bedded ward, dedicated to assessment of patients over 75 presenting with a wide range of mental health conditions.
Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale.The current Guernsey Band 3 salary is �21,941 to �25,762 plus an annual bonus of �1,286 and higher unsocial hours enhancements; 40% evening/Saturday and 80% Sunday/BH.
The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-kept beaches , an especially mild and sunny climate , and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital.
This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of healthcare services within the hospital, and supporting people in the wider community.The Older Adult Mental Health Service has a four in-patient centres; including an assessment ward through to the later stages of an individual's experience of dementia, as well as Community Day Services.They have recently launched their Island-wide Dementia Framework; striving to make the island Dementia Friendly so that their older population feel valued and are treated with the dignity and respect that they so rightly deserve.All of this is reliant on the excellent calibre of Healthcare staff recruited to a very high standard.
Person requirements:An experienced Healthcare Assistant, qualified to NVQ3 level, or equivalent.Passionate about working with older people with acute mental health presentations.The desire to work in a team and organisation committed to person-centred care and giving you time to care.
The benefits of working in Guernsey include:- A higher-than-UK salary.- An annual bonus of �1,286- A flat rate 20% income tax.- No Council tax or VAT- A relocation payment of �5,000*- On-site Staff Accommodation- A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.*Full T&C in relocation directive
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The Chicago White Sox have asked for and been granted permission to speak with Phillies minor-league manager Mark Parent about a job on their major league coaching staff, according to a baseball source.
Parent is the manager of the AA-Reading. Is Parent being considered for the bench coach job? Kenny said he'll likely stay in-house for the hitting coach, but he'd ask for permission to speak to the bench coach guy Ventura wants.
BTW, Brett Ballantini has Buddy Bell on top of the list:
While minor league director Buddy Bell has been adamant about never wanting to manage again, Williams initially misspoke and implied Bell would be on Ventura's staff, then caught himself and said the executive staff would be supportive. That doesn't lock in Bell as the guy the White Sox are seeking permission from (the Kansas City Royals) to become bench coach, but it does shoot him to the top of the list.
Other White Sox links:
- James writes about Chris Sale and moving him to the rotation.
- Bob Nightengale reports that Arizona was awarded a claim on Paul Konerko on August, but Kenny Williams' included rookie 1B Paul Goldschmidt among his demands and the talks died.
- Mike talks about the Sox naming Robin Ventura as their manager.


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Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to making our world a better place to live. Honor his legacy by joining Assemblymember Paul Fong to clean up our community on MLK Day of Service on January 16. No experience is required, only the drive to make our community a cleaner and more beautiful place. We will meet at Ulistac Natural Area at 9:00 am to clean up and restore the site. Bring comfortable shoes and clothes you can get dirty or wet if it should rain.
Name of Event: MLK Day of Service Trash Clean Up
Time: 9 am-12 pm
Date: January 16, 2012
Location: Ulistac Natural Area, 4901 Lick Mill Boulevard, Santa Clara. Look for the Assemblymember Paul Fong Banner.
Event max # of Volunteers: 250
Age Restrictions: None
Type of Work: Cleaning and restoring site.
Waiver Required? Yes. It can be filled out at the site. Those under 18 will need a parent signature.
Attire: long pants, closed toed shoes, work gloves
Items to Bring: Water
Meals Provided: Yes
Beverages Provided: Yes
Additional Fees : None
Parking Available: Parking lot across from the park.
Rain Contingency: Rain or shine
More Info: www.asm.ca.gov/fong


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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Whiskey Wednesday: The Best of the Worst - Scotch
We've all had it happen. You want a Scotch, but you're stuck in an airport, a crappy hotel bar, or worst of all, a wedding or a convention's cash bar. You have to decide between one or two blends that are clearly at the bottom of the barley barrel.
Well, given that I've been in this scenario more times than I can remember, I decided to take one for the team and give you the best of the worst, wherein I will review the plonk you are most likely to find in said situations.
It goes without saying that all of these are blends at 40% alcohol. They are ranked from best of the worst to worst of the worst in this blind tasting.
1. Johnnie Walker Red (Owned by Diageo)
I've never been a fan of JW Red, which I previously reviewed with the other Walkers, but face to face with these low-enders, it towered over the competition. It had nice malt on the nose and an even, unoffensive taste, though it was a bit medicinal, in a bad way, on the finish. It was certainly light, but not as light as the other contenders. It was head and shoulders above the others.
2. Dewar's White Label (Bacardi Ltd.)
The Dewar's had a nice malty nose, maybe the best nose of all of these, but the flavor was quite a bit lighter than the JW. There was some malt there, but it was less discernible. It beat out the Chivas by a nose.
3. Chivas Regal 12 years old (Pernod Ricard)
The Chivas had a weak nose but was fairly decent on taste. It was a bit milky, a bit sweet, and there was a pronounced grain flavor.
4. J&B (Diageo)
J&B was light on the nose with some malt. The flavor was bland and watery. Overall, it was boring and indistinct.
5. Cutty Sark (Edrington Group/Berry Brothers & Rudd)
This is hideous stuff. It has a weird perfume fragrance which stomps out any malt, and an unpleasant sweetness. This was by far the worst of the lot. STAY AWAY!
So, just to give you a sense of how these rankings came down. I tasted them blind. Johnnie Walker was the best by far, then Dewar's and Chivas were a fairly close call for second and third. J&B was discernibly worse than the first three and Cutty Sark was an abomination.
Good luck and give my congratulations to the happy couple.
Next Wednesday: We begin a new series of American whiskey reviews.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Michael Carrera scored 17 points and Brian Richardson added a season-high 16 as South Carolina snapped a two-game losing streak with a 91-74 victory over Jacksonville Friday night.
The Gamecocks led 57-30 at halftime behind 13 points apiece for Richardson and Carrera. South Carolina (6-3) shot 71.9 percent (23 of 32) from the field and made 6 of 7 3-pointers for its highest scoring half in 69 games.
The Gamecocks were coming off a loss to Clemson on Sunday in which they scored 55 points in the game and had averaged only 60 points over the two-game skid.
South Carolina's lead grew to 33 points in the second half. Bruce Ellington, who was playing in his third game since coming over from football, and Brenton Williams chipped in with 12 points apiece.
Marcellous Bell led Jacksonville (4-6) with 17 points, with Jarvis Haywood adding 13 and Keith McDougald 12.


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Arts Across the Curriculum, Grades K-5
Integrate Music and Visual Arts with Social Studies, Math & Science
C. P. Snow described the sciences and humanities as two intellectual cultures in The Two Cultures. E. O. Wilson described how they could be reconciled in Consilience. As the following lessons and activities demonstrate, the sciences and humanities have never been exclusive realms.
Lesson Plans
Social Studies
A Story on a Vase
Students in grades K-5 examine a scene depicting Herakles (Hercules) and the Hydra on a black-figure water jar. They then read Greek myths and choose one to depict in the style of the vase painter.
Egyptian Symbols: What story do they tell? (
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Students in grade 3 demonstrate their understanding of symbolism in Egyptian art by creating a stele with model magic.
The Elements of Art
Students in grades K-4 examine paintings and sculpture to identify elements of color, line, shape, form, and texture and analyze how they are used by different artists.
Number Line Dancing
Students in grades 3-5 identify the position of whole numbers on a number line with various intervals.
Capturing Light: The Science of Photography
Students in grades K-12 create their own simple cameras to understand how artists use and manipulate light to capture images in photographs.
Insect Anatomy and the Scientist as Illustrator (Beginning Level)
Students in grades K-12 classify the plants and insects depicted in a painting.
Curriculum Units
Social Studies
All Curricula and Guides (Education at the Getty)
36 units and guides, many perfect for teaching visual arts and social studies.
- When Impressionism Was a Dirty Word (Education at the Getty)
Lessons for elementary and secondary teachers to prompt classroom discussion and learning of the history of Impressionist painting.
- Landscapes, Classical to Modern (Education at the Getty)
Lessons for elementary and secondary students can examine the distinct ways artists have portrayed the world around them.
- Historical Witness, Social Messaging (Education at the Getty)
Students in grades K-12 explore how art can influence social change and increasing awareness among individuals and governments.
- Gods, Heroes and Monsters Curriculum (Education at the Getty) Lesson Plans
K-12 students investigate ancient Greek and Roman mythology in Western art and literature.
Integrating the Arts, The Walters Art Museum
Twenty lesson plans for K-12 integrate visual art into social studies, science, language arts, and math.
Music and Math
Lessons for grades 3-12 illustrate how math concepts underlie important ideas in music theory.
Art & Science Curriculum | The J. Paul Getty Museum
Ten lesson plans for grades K-12 address the science of art production, conservation, and scholarship.
Real vs. Virtual: Examining Works of Art Online
11 visual art activities using Google's Art Project that can be used across the K-12 curriculum.
Math Forum: Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
Students in grades 3-8 learn how symmetry offers one approach to analyzing patterns in Oriental carpets.
Hearing and Seeing Harmonics
This activity shows students in grades 3-8 how instruments vibrate in fractions called the harmonic series.
Art Safari
Students in grades 3-5 explore animals and art.
The Artist's Toolkit
Students in grades K-5 explore the tools artists use – line, color, and balance – to create art.
Integrating the Arts: Interactive Resources for K-12 Art Education
Interactives require Adobe Flash and Acrobat Reader.
The Music Instinct
Three tools that let students K-12 explore musical concepts of chords, frequency, and rhythm.
The Art Zone | National Gallery of Art
Students in grades K-12 create original works art with 15 online interactives.
- Mobile – add branches, shapes, and colors to this virtual mobile
- Wallovers – create a mural design with colors, patterns, and brushstrokes
- 3-D Twirler – design and texturize three-dimensional shapes
Da Vinci - The Artist
Students in grades 3-12 can explore perspective and the Golden Ration.
Mr. Picasso Head
Students in grades 3-12 use line, shape, and color to create works of art.
Check local libraries for these excellent resources.
- Creating Meaning through Literature and the Arts: An Integrated Resource for Classroom Teachers
by Claudia E. Cornett
Prentice Hall, 3rd edition (paperback, 2006)
- Musi-matics!: Music and Arts Integrated Math Enrichment Lessons
by Karin K. Nolan
Rowman & Littlefield Education (paperback, 2009)
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Teaching Strategies
The Arts Are Essential
Arts programs are frequently the first to be cut when school budgets are tightened. Preserve them by integrating them across the curriculum.


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Shoemaker aces test vs. Darvish as Halos sweep Texas
Angels righty tosses 7 2/3 impressive innings; Cron, Calhoun homer
ANAHEIM -- Baseball keeps dealing Matt Shoemaker aces -- and he keeps acting like one.
Shoemaker threw 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball, leading the Angels to a 5-2 win over the Rangers and right-hander Yu Darvish on Sunday night at Angel Stadium.
Shoemaker, who Angels manager Mike Scioscia said is "like Nolan Ryan" when he pitches, dipped into the eighth inning for his second straight start.
"He may be 10 miles an hour short [of Ryan], but he goes out with that attitude, with that makeup," Scioscia said. "He goes out with the idea of a gunslinger. 'I'm going to make my pitches and I'm very, very comfortable in what I need to do out there on the mound.'
"All the clichés you want to say. Trusting your stuff, pitching to contact; I could line them all up. Matty lives it, and it's great to see."
The win, completing the Angels' first three-game home sweep of Texas since April 2007, was the third in a row for the Halos (41-33), while the loss marked the fifth consecutive defeat for the Rangers (35-40). Coupled with Oakland's loss, the win pulled the Angels within five games of the American League West leaders.
In four of his first six starts, Shoemaker (5-1) has faced All-Stars, including two Cy Young Award winners. The 27-year-old had already matched up with Cliff Lee, David Price, James Shields and Chris Sale, with the Angels winning three of those four games.
Now add Sunday's victory over Darvish.
"It doesn't really come into play, but the aftermath is pretty cool," Shoemaker said. "Those guys have done a lot in this game, and hopefully I can be in their shoes one day later down the road. It's definitely something you want to savor."
Darvish (7-4) struggled early on against the Angels' lineup, surrendering five runs (four earned) in the first 3 2/3 innings before retiring seven of the final eight batters he faced.
"I think it was more Yu Darvish not being in sync than anything," Scioscia said. "He was behind in a lot of counts, his pitch count was up. We got into some really good hitting counts against him, and we didn't miss some pitches."
C.J. Cron hit his third home run in as many days to give the Angels a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. Four batters later, Kole Calhoun clanked a homer off the foul pole in right field to extend the Angels' lead to 5-0.
Darvish allowed at least four earned runs in consecutive starts for the first time since August 2012. He walked four and struck out nine.
"He's tough," Scioscia said. "He didn't quite have the same command today, but he's always managed a way to pitch us tough and beat us."
Shoemaker had a potential complete game in Cleveland cut short by a rain delay in the ninth inning. Over his last two starts, he is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. The Angels won both games.
Shoemaker's 112 pitches were a career high.
"That was about the limits for Matt," Scioscia said. "I thought he pitched an outstanding game. That's a tough offensive lineup over there, and they're going to let you know when you miss spots. I thought he was on the money all [night], had control of counts."
"You've got to give him credit, he shut us down," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of Shoemaker. "He had a good breaking ball working. He threw strikes."
In each of his last six starts, Shoemaker has struck out at least six batters, the longest stretch of any Angels pitcher this season.
Calhoun scored in the bottom of the first to give the Angels a 1-0 lead when a crew chief review overturned the call on the field that ruled Calhoun out. As Calhoun was attempting to steal second, Albert Pujols lined a shot up the middle. Calhoun easily advanced to third and ran home when Leonys Martin's throw went up the third-base line.
Darvish collected the errant throw and threw home to beat Calhoun, but after review, the umpires ruled Rangers catcher Chris Gimenez blocked the plate before he had the ball, violating Rule 7.13. Washington was ejected for arguing the ruling.
The Rangers scored in the top of the sixth inning, when Shoemaker attempted to pick Elvis Andrus off first base. The throw bounced in the dirt and Cron could not locate the ball until Martin had raced in from third to end the shutout.
Brad Snyder homered off Joe Smith in the ninth for the Rangers' final run.


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The Update continues its analysis of the New York State Medicaid reform proposals and how they affect low-income New Yorkers, especially those living with HIV.
While we've criticized the reform process and scrutinized a few potentially harmful proposals, we recognize that there are many beneficial ideas in the Medicaid reform package. Among the 79 proposals, for example, are suggestions to expand smoking cessation programs, increase HIV testing and require nursing homes to provide patient-centered palliative care.
Today, we lay out the details of three proposals that would help many of the state's 4.7 million Medicaid users.
Proposal 1021: Facilitates the Co-Location of Physical Health, Behavioral Health and Disability Services
What it means: Care providers could use one space to offer multiple kinds of services to people who need help, reversing a policy that has generally compelled providers to build separate facilities for distinct services.
Who it affects: People who access behavioral health or developmental disability services; licensed operators of those services (including Housing Works).
How it helps Medicaid recipients: Health care providers must seek licenses from various agencies -- such as the Department of Health or the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services -- when they want to provide services. Licensing policies make it nearly impossible for providers to house different licensed services -- like health care and drug treatment -- in one convenient place.
The change would save community organizations money and make it easier for individuals to access treatment for multiple conditions in one place.
Organizations like Harlem United, which provides health, housing and HIV prevention services to about 12,000 individuals a year, could reach a greater number of people. "It's our hope that proposal 1021 will eliminate barriers and duplicative administrative requirements so that we can deepen our services in communities most in need," said CEO Steven Bussey.
Proposal 89: Implements "Health Home" for High-Cost, High-Need Medicaid Recipients
What it means: People receiving "health home" services are assigned to a single organization that coordinates all care, including medical and behavioral health services, post-hospital follow-up, family support and referral to social services. Proposal 89 would require that certain high-cost, high-need patients enroll in this type of care.
Who it affects: High-cost, high-need patients, including many homeless people with co-occurring chronic conditions such as mental illness and chemical dependency; hospitals; clinics; physicians; managed care organizations, behavioral health care service providers; nursing homes; long-term care provers; industry associations; community support organizations such food pantries and job training centers.
How it helps Medicaid recipients: "It means everybody who's in touch with the patient is in touch with each other," said Charles King, Housing Works president and CEO. "You're gaining efficiency and you're giving better care." The proposal would reduce hospital and emergency room costs by ensuring that the most expensive Medicaid users access preventive care; and it would improve health outcomes for the people who are often the hardest to serve.
Proposal 101: Develops Initiatives to Integrate and Manage Care for People Enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid
What it means: The state would try to get more "dual eligibles" into managed care.
Who it affects: People who receive both Medicaid and Medicare; health care providers.
How it helps Medicaid recipients: Managed care programs typically cost states less and, if properly run, can improve health outcomes for consumers. But in New York, mandated managed care applies just to people who only use Medicaid. Once a person has Medicare, he or she is typically ineligible. At the moment, only a few managed care plans serve "dual eligibles," and the savings from such programs usually go to the federal government.
Under proposal 101, the state would create demonstration projects that would manage the care of dual enrollees, and savings could be shared by the state and federal governments.
The state's Medicaid Redesign Team submitted 79 proposals for overhauling the massive health care program for the poor, and Housing Works has released a document analyzing the 35 that will have the greatest impact on people living with HIV. Of those 35, we support 20 -- and oppose three (our take on the others depends on their implementation). The proposals will not become policy until the legislature incorporates them into the 2012 budget -- leaving health care advocates several weeks to influence the process.
"There's some things in this reform package that are just unabashedly great for people," said King. "And it's important that we advocate for their inclusion in the final proposal, because in doing so, we end up shaping the program."


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I'm beginning to get geared up for the summer research season, and I have to count myself as fortunate. I'm one of those bench guys; I'll be fussing over embryos and computers in an air-conditioned lab, and mostly sitting in front of a microscope. The field researchers will be out hiking, and facing other privations: heat, humidity, man-eating mosquitos, ticks, summer rainstorms, sexual harassment, assault, and rape.
Oh, wait, those last three…not a problem here at UMM, we've got a good group of faculty we can trust to respect the students. But elsewhere, in fields like anthropology where groups of men and women might be out in remote areas for long periods of time, Kate Clancy reports that they are big problems.
We heard many reports of women not being allowed to do certain kinds of field work, being driven or warned away from particular field sites, and being denied access to research materials that were freely given to men (and men who were given access were the ones telling us these things). Ultimately, not being able to go to certain field sites, having to change field sites, or not being able to access research materials means women are denied the opportunity to ask certain research questions in our field. This has the potential to limit the CVs of women and given them permanently lesser research trajectories. This can lead to not getting jobs, or getting lower-tier jobs. It also means certain research questions may get primarily asked by one gender, and reducing the diversity of people doing research has been shown to reduce the diversity and quality of the work.
Don't be discouraged from going into anthropology if that's the field you love, but just be prepared: women have an extra duty piled on top of all the research work, to slap down privileged offenders…who may be their superiors.
Hey, wait a minute: Clancy is focused on the field work situation, but even in my cozy climate-controlled environment, there is the possibility of harassment — I've even heard tales of faculty (at other universities, of course) who were dirty old men who made life hell for their women students. Is anyone doing work similar to Clancy's in places like medical schools? Maybe we should be sending teams of anthropologists in to study the indigenous cultures of the biomedical establishment. I fear it would be scary stuff, but at least you wouldn't have to deal with mosquitos.


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Quintessentially Southern in all aspects, the area contains breath-taking landscapes, sweeping fields of golden-hued grass and picturesque farmsteads. Festivals, such as the annual Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival, and special events provide endless opportunity for down-home revelry while historic points of interest such as the Wrightsboro Historic District, North America's southernmost point of Quaker migration, root visitors firmly in the importance of the area. Local shopping offers one-of-a-kind finds with a Southern twist while area restaurants satisfy the pickiest of palates.


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Karthik here from Adobe PSIRT. Part of what we do at PSIRT is respond to security incidents. Sometimes this involves analyzing malware. To make life easier, I wrote a Python tool for quick malware triage for our team. I've since decided to make this tool, called "Adobe Malware Classifier," available to other first responders (malware analysts, IT admins and security researchers of any stripe) as an open-source tool, since you might find it equally helpful.
Malware Classifier uses machine learning algorithms to classify Win32 binaries – EXEs and DLLs – into three classes: 0 for "clean," 1 for "malicious," or "UNKNOWN." The tool extracts seven key features from a binary, feeds them to one or all of the four classifiers, and presents its classification results.
The tool was developed using models resultant from running the J48, J48 Graft, PART, and Ridor machine-learning algorithms on a data set of approximately 100,000 malicious programs and 16,000 clean programs.
Malware Classifier is available at Open @ Adobe.
I will be speaking about the research behind the tool at Infosec Southwest 2012 in Austin, TX, on April 1. If you're going to be there, I look forward to meeting up and discussing product security and secure engineering at Adobe.


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OMG, I know people say it is fun being on Twisted Nether Blogcast, but you don't know until you go!
Let me just tell you.. it was awesome!
The Twisted Gnomer Blogcast!
If you don't believe me, ask my recycle bin!
Thanks for all all those that came… wayyyyyy to many to mention (especially after filling the bin).
OK, a few…
My real life mates, cause you are that, real life mates…
Ohh plus Viking… a healer has to have his tank to take the pounding!
The Oceanic folks… Pugnacious Priest, Boize and I know there were a few more…
Everyone else… you know who you are… the Syrana's, the Krizzlybears, the Brigwyn's, the Lissana's the.. well I could go on… and on.. there were soo many people there!
Brigwyn even went easy on me! (Of course the tall dwarf thought I would side with the Hunters… Pfft he doesn't know how scared I am of certain Locks…)
Of course I want to tank Fim & Nib.. particularly Fim for having to clean up my average sound.. OK, so I am Aussie.. I am lazy.. why would I speak at a consistent volume.. sounds like effort… and apologies to Nib.. I don't think I let her get a word in edge-ways.. especially after the show..
I don't recall seeing Prelimar… I was looking, but maybe you were stalking…
If you want to know what happened before, during the cuts and after the show… too bad.. you weren't there, let that be a lesson to you.. it might have had something to do with a lemon tree… but well, that's off the record…
Finally, I would like to thank my favorite heckler.. the one that came to see me fail purely so she could tell me to
well that and
I would link to you… but you already got 1/3 of my mentions on the blogcast… so people can just listen in and find out whose skirt I would chase given the chance!
Love Ewes All!
Ohhh and if you were wondering how I was feeling the whole time… I refer you back to my original TNB announcement.. Play each AC/DC clip (loud, they can't be played any other way), make sure you play the Victoria Bitter advertisement between each clip.. then follow it up with the two songs mentioned in my AboutGnome page.
Yes, I know that this song might seem appropriate, but well I had to stop somewhere… Well Cynwise stopped me (at my request)
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout
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