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So, the recent cold snap has the airlines in a tizzy.
JetBlue, Boston's largest carrier, grounded hundreds of flights in and out of the busy Northeast corridor on Monday and Tuesday, at one point entirely shutting down its operations at JFK and Logan. Other airlines too have grounded flights, stranding thousands of passengers at airports in Boston, New York, Toronto, Chicago and elsewhere, as unusually cold temperatures, spawned by something meteorologists call a "polar vortex," roars across the country.
But the cold weather is only part of what's been happening. The cancellations and delays are the result of an unusual confluence of events -- a perfect storm if you will (much as I hate that expression), of four separate things:
1. Miserably cold temperatures.
2. Ice and snow.
3. The hectic holiday travel rush.
4. The implementation of new FAA regulations governing flight and duty time restrictions for pilots.
Let's take that last one first. A new body of rules, intended to combat fatigue, went into effect on January 1, limiting the number of hours flight crews can remain aloft or on duty. Sure, the airline industry had more than a year to prepare for this implementation, but bear in mind the vastness of a major carrier's operations, with thousands of pilots operating thousands of flights each day. Those are a lot of moving parts, and the revised rules are quite complicated, with changes to flight time restrictions, duty time restrictions, minimum layover times, and so on (always count on the FAA to over-engineer a solution). One airline's informational packet, handed out to crews to assist them in deciphering and working with the changes, is over fifty pages long. The learning curve will be steep. Despite the lead-up time, it was impossible to know for sure how the new regulations would affect things -- particularly when, on the very first weekend they took effect, stormy and freezing weather began pummeling some of the nation's busiest airports.
Ice and snow need to be dealt with regardless of the temperature. Aircraft need to be free of contamination, and runways and taxiways need to be clear. (For everything you never needed to know about icing and deicing, see chapter three of my book.) But while ice and snow were a problem over the weekend, the trouble over the past few days has been the cold. How is it that planes are being grounded simply from cold? After all, it's about 60 degrees below zero at 39,000 feet. Why would sub-freezing temperatures prevent a plane from flying?
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Meanwhile, airlines are becoming more and more conservative when bad weather looms, preemptively readjusting their schedules before the brunt of any storm actually move in. This is highly unfortunate if you're one of the many people whose flight is delayed or canceled, and you find yourself sleeping under a bench in the terminal, but things would likely be a lot worse, for an even greater number of people, had the airline attempted to push through. And remember that planes don't simply fly back and forth between the same two cities; what happens in Boston or New York affects flights, and their passengers, further down the chain, in cities across the nation and the world. Drawing down the operation here helps protect those passengers elsewhere.
Like so much in commercial aviation, it's never as simple as it seems. A crisis, an accident -- almost always it's the result of multiple factors; a compounding of things gone wrong.
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An absconder from justice led law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Havre before he was apprehended Tuesday night after the vehicle he was in crashed into a house, and law enforcement is still looking for two other suspects.
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Penne Pasta salad. Classic pasta salad made with creamy pesto dressing and roasted tomatoes. The perfect quick + easy side dish. I was looking for a recipe for a Penne Pasta Salad that I had at a buffet on the weekend and this is it!
Customizing Your Pasta Salad: By all means, customize this salad – that's what it does best! Or different types of cheese (feta? parmesan?), or different shapes of pasta (penne? fusili? maybe even. An easy pasta salad with the veggies available in your pantry.
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Luc Besson and Fundamental chief Mark Gao Jingdong unveiled their $48.44 million Warriors Gate project yesterday and said the fantasy film would start shooting in May as a French-Chinese co-production.
Besson’s EuropaCorp is collaborating with Gao’s Shanghai-based production and sales outfit on the project. Besson will produce and Matthias Hoene (Cockneys vs. Zombies) will direct, with the film’s stars to include Taiwanese-Canadian actor Mark Chao (Monga); rising Chinese name Ni Ni, who featured in Zhang Yimou‘s Flowers of War; and Uriah Shelton.
The project was announced at the Beijing International Film Festival. The news conference was also attended by Cheng Jiaqi, who heads Fundamental Films, alongside Gregory Quanhon, who is head of its international division, and screenwriter Robert Kamen.
“It is a pretty big co-production. It is like food. You always try to find something for everybody. It is a very happy family film, kind of like Chronicles of Narnia. Mark Gao liked the story immediately when I talked to him about it,” said Besson.
The producers were keen to point out that it was a genuine co-production, shooting in China but also featuring Chinese stars in prominent roles.
Fundamental Films and EuropaCorp have a multiyear output deal that stipulates Fundamental will release at least 15 EuropaCorp films in China, with at least three of these co-produced by Fundamental.
The collaborations include The Transporter Legacy, directed by Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions). EuropaCorp was the creator of the original franchise.
“We worked with EuropaCorp on District 13, Lucy and Taken 3. Our cooperation has only just begun. Both parties have invested a lot of time and energy in this film, and we are really looking forward to it,” said Gao.
Overseas filmmakers want China co-production status because films granted such a designation are treated as domestic films and do not fall under China’s import quota. These films usually involve local investment in exchange for local distribution rights.
They also stand a much stronger chance of getting a mainland Chinese release, have immunity from blackout periods and a greater revenue share.
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Display: 6.51 inches (16.54 cm)
CPU: MediaTek Helio P35
ROM: 64GB / 128GB
Camera: 5MP | 8MP
Battery: 5000 mAh
|Official Official prices and mobile phones are available only in authorized shops. The device comes with an official warranty and the device is listed on the BTRC database in Bangladesh.
|4/64GB ৳11,499 | 4/128GB ৳13,999
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|10 May, 2023
|01 June, 2023
|Manufacturer A manufacturer is a company engaged in the production of products.
|Made in "Made in" is a label or indication on a product that specifies the country where the product was manufactured or produced.
|6.51 inches (16.54 cm)
|720 x 1600 pixels
|Multitouch Smartphone multitouch is a technology that allows the screen to recognize and respond to multiple touch points simultaneously. It enables users to perform gestures like pinch-to-zoom, rotation, and swiping with multiple fingers, enhancing the overall interactivity and usability of the device.
|16.7 million colors (8-bit)
|Bezel-Less Display A bezel-less display minimizes or eliminates the non-display areas around the screen, providing a sleek, immersive look and maximizing the visual experience.
|Yes, with waterdrop notch
|Touch Screen A touch screen is a display screen that is sensitive to human touch. It allows a user to interact with a device by touching icons or graphical elements on the screen instead of using a physical keyboard or mouse. Touch screens can be found in a variety of devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even some desktop computers. They work by detecting the electrical charge of a user's finger or stylus on the screen and translating that into a command or action on the device. Touch screens have become increasingly popular due to their ease of use and intuitive interface.
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|Screen Ratio Screen-to-body ratio: Percentage of a device's front surface occupied by the display, indicating how efficiently the space is used for the screen. Higher ratios mean more immersive displays.
|Material Built Material: The physical construction materials of a smartphone, influence its durability, weight, and aesthetic qualities. Common materials include metal, glass, plastic, ceramic, etc.
|Cosmic Grey, Orchid Blue
|8 MP f/2, Primary Camera
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|3264 x 2448 Pixels
|1920x1080 @ 30 fps
|5 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera
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|Yes, 10W Fast Charging
|Chipset The chipset is the component that controls everything that goes on in your smartphone and ensures that it works properly.
|MediaTek Helio P35
|CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
|Octa-core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)
|Fabrication With mobile fabrication, users create objects that are part of it. and connect to the context of their use.
|Graphics The mobile GPU or graphics processing unit is a dedicated co-processor designed to accelerate graphics applications, user interfaces, and 3D content on your smartphone, tablet, wearables, and IoT devices.
|RAM Phone memory refers to RAM (Random Access Memory). RAM is the part of the phone that is used to store the operating system (OS) and where apps and data currently in use are kept. Whereas, phone storage is used to store data such as apps, photos, videos, and files that are necessary for the phone to run.
|Operating System A mobile operating system (OS) is software that allows smartphones, tablet PCs and other devices to run applications and programs.
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|2G Bands 2G is a wireless technology standard for mobile telecommunications that was introduced in the 1990s and enabled the transmission of digital voice and data services, using digital transmission instead of analog. It has slower data speeds compared to later generations like 3G and 4G.
|GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
|UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
|Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
|Yes, Bluetooth v5.0
|GPS GPS (Global Positioning System) originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system. It is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity, and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
|Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
|NFC NFC (near field communication) is the technology that allows two devices — like your phone and a payments terminal — to talk to each other when they're close together. NFC is the technology that enables contactless payments.
|OTG The full form of OTG is On-The-Go . OTG is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard that allows USB devices to be connected. Without using a computer connection, USB OTG items can connect. You can connect your mobile phone or tablet to various gadgets using a USB OTG link.
|Browser A browser is a software application that allows users to access and view web pages and other online content on the internet.
|IR Blaster Some smartphones may come with an infrared (IR) blaster, which allows your smartphone to act as a universal remote control for controlling other devices, such as TVs, set-top boxes, and home appliances, that use infrared technology for communication.
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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced correctional officer Adrena Rice, age 25, of Baltimore today to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy arising from the smuggling of drugs for members of the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang inside the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC).
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Acting Secretary Gregg Hershberger of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts; and Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein.
According to court documents, BGF has been the dominant gang at the BCDC, and in several connected facilities, including the Baltimore Central Booking Intake Center, the Women’s Detention Center, which houses many men, and in the Jail Industries Building.
According to her plea, Adrena Rice worked as a correctional officer at BCDC. Rice frequently smuggled contraband, including marijuana and prescription pills, into BCDC on behalf of BGF leader and inmate, Tavon White. Rice also helped other correctional officers, such as Jennifer Owens and Katera Stevenson, smuggle drugs into BCDC.
Eight other correctional officers have pleaded guilty to the racketeering enterprise and await sentencing:
Kimberly Dennis, age 26, of Baltimore
Jasmin Jones, a/k/a/ J.J., age 24, of Baltimore;
Taryn Kirkland, age 23, of Baltimore;
Katrina Laprade, a/k/a Katrina Lyons, age 31;
Vivian Matthews, age 26, of Essex, Maryland;
Jennifer Owens, a/k/a/ O and J.O., age 31, of Randallstown;
Katera Stevenson, a/k/a KK, age 24, of Baltimore; and
Jasmine Thornton, a/k/a J.T., age 26, of Glen Burnie.
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U.S. Attorney Rosenstein recognized the efforts of the other members of the Maryland Prison Task Force, including: Colonel Marcus L. Brown, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police; Chief Mark A. Magaw of the Prince George’s County Police Department; United States Marshal Johnny Hughes; Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Field Division; Tom Carr, Director of the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; and Dave Engel, Executive Director of the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the FBI, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Baltimore Police Department, and Maryland Prison Task Force, for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Robert R. Harding and Ayn B. Ducao, who are prosecuting this Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case.


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In Ask Your Target Market’s latest survey, 19% of respondents said that they often buy gift cards for others. 45% said that they sometimes buy gift cards. 25% said they rarely buy gift cards. And just 12% said they’ve never given a gift card as a gift.
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But gift cards are no longer just for stores or particular items. There are so many different types of businesses that offer gift cards to their customers. 56% of those who plan to buy gift cards said they will buy them from local stores. 39% plan to buy gift cards for restaurants. 37% will buy gift cards for online stores. 29% will buy generic gift cards such as Visa gift cards. 23% plan to buy gift cards for grocery or convenience stores. 12% plan to buy gift cards for gas stations. And 6% plan to buy other types of gift cards.
On the other side of the coin, 18% of respondents said that they often receive gift cards as gifts from others. 52% said they sometimes receive gift cards. 22% said they rarely receive them. And 9% said they never do. Those who have given gift cards were 4% more likely to have received them as well.
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Was a story about Spotify censored by online tabloid HuffPost? The article was an expose of a closed-door meeting between artists’ rights activist Blake Morgan of I Respect Music and executives of Spotify, the music corporation. Morgan is a regular contributor to HuffPost, and he published there an account of his meeting with Spotify in which he tried to discuss the rights of artists to be fairly compensated for their music. The article almost immediately disappeared from HuffPost site. Fortunately, someone grabbed a Google cache of the article and on a hunch I saved a copy of the page. I am glad I did because the Google cache of the article also disappeared two days later.
The article, as of the time of writing, is still listed on Blake Morgan’s HuffPost author’s page. That suggests to me that its disappearance was unexpected and undesired. Because the article was thoroughly damning of Spotify’s business model and showed its executives’ disdain for artists and listeners, its disappearance is suspicious. Was a story about Spotify censored? I leave it to you to decide. I reproduce the html of the article’s Web page below because I think Morgan’s experience with Spotify deserves to be read.
I love streaming.
I love making playlists, I love being able to download streamed music so I can listen when I’m offline, and I love being able to bring that music with me. In short, I think it’s a great distribution method.
What I don’t love is how little musicians get paid for all that streaming. It’s not fair––not even close. What’s more, middle-class music makers are the ones who are hit hardest, whose businesses are threatened, and whose families are put at risk. So how can I be against the way streaming companies treat musicians but not be against streaming itself?
The same way I’m against the electric chair, but not against electricity.
Spotify, the current Goliath of streaming services, had a rocky year and it’s come at a bad time for them. The public’s perception of the once can-do-no-wrong streaming giant is evolving, and for the first time it’s not improving. This was the year people watched as multiple, massive class-action lawsuits were filed against the company for widespread copyright infringement. This was the year people learned that even while Spotify added millions of new subscribers, their per-stream rate to musicians actually fell. This was the year people started to understand how it all works: that while it takes a music maker 380,000 streams on Spotify just to make minimum wage, the average Spotify employee earns $14,000 a month.
Then there was the biggest revelation. This was the year people started to connect the dots about how Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, made his initial fortune. At 23, he was the CEO of uTorrent, a pirate platform that became BitTorrent (arguably the largest rights-infringing platform in the world). He and their developers then used identical rights-infringing software in order to build his new golden goose: Spotify. His personal worth is now estimated at around $800 million.
If all this wasn’t enough to corrode the company’s shiny image, people also noticed that Spotify doesn’t make anything. They’ve noticed that the television and film industries aren’t up in arms over Netflix the way music makers are up in arms about Spotify, for good reason. It’s because Netflix makes stuff. Great stuff in fact, like Stranger Things, The Crown, Orange is the New Black––great shows that employ great artists and craftspeople at every level, not just superstars. Gaffers, grips, carpenters, writers, make-up artists, and so on. Meanwhile, Spotify pockets 30% of all the revenue they collect––and they don’t make anything.
Instead, they’ve become single-minded in their pursuit of Wall Street, aiming for a public offering that now looks likely in the weeks or months ahead. Spotify’s ambition to become a stock market titan––a strategy music insiders continue to scratch their heads at––will put the company in the untenable position of pleading poverty to Congress and pushing for even lower rates to music makers (“We can’t make any money, you have to save us!”), while simultaneously having to brag about how successful they are to their shareholders and the rest of Wall Street (“We’re making so much money! You have to buy our stock!”). All you have to do is ask Pandora, internet-radio’s once but now fallen Goliath, how that untenable position worked out for them. (Spoiler alert: it didn’t.)
Spotify has a public relations problem because they have an actual problem, and for all the problems listed above, the greatest one they face is this: Spotify’s in trouble because Spotify doesn’t know what their product is.
It’s astonishing. But it’s absolutely true. I know, because they told me so.
I was invited to a closed-door “artists-only” meeting with executives from Spotify. I’d been invited because of I Respect Music, a campaign I started and launched from my laptop which, improbably and surprisingly, has since become the largest grassroots campaign in American music history. The meeting was a loud and pointed one––something Spotify executives hadn’t anticipated––and the 40 or so of us music makers present were openly incensed.
I was a vocal participant in the meeting, and when it was over I found myself surrounded by several Spotify executives. One said, “Blake, I just don’t think you understand, our users love our product because it’s such an amazing one.” Another added, “You have to look past just numbers, our product is so great it’s actually turning the industry around.” This went on for a while, until I finally said to one of the executives, “You keep using that word, ‘product.’ I’m not trying to be difficult, I’m really asking you: what do you think your product is?”
The executive was surprised. He stared at me blankly and said, “What do you mean? Our product is Spotify.”
There it was. It was a shocking admission to me, in earshot of everyone, and one he obviously didn’t think was an admission at all.
“No no…sorry,” I said, shaking my head in disbelief. “Your product isn’t ‘Spotify.’” He continued to stare at me. I said, “Sir, your product is music.” The emboldened musicians standing around us started laughing. The exec smiled and backed away, “Well okay, if you’re going to be like that.”
“Wait,” I said, “Listen, it’s music. Your product is music. The reason I know that is because if we went out into the street right now and asked a thousand people what Starbucks’ ‘product’ is, they’d all say coffee. Not a single person would say ‘Starbucks’ product is Starbucks.’ Right?”
His smile faded.
“And by the way,” I added, “Stop calling your subscribers ‘users.’ They’re not ‘users,’ they’re listeners––our listeners in fact. You’re the ‘user.’ You’re using our music to monetize our listeners for your profit.”
He looked at me as if I’d just shot Santa Claus in the face. Was a story about Spotify censored
“No, man! You’re wrong!” He was sweating now, and the dozen or so musicians who’d gathered around us began heckling him. He shouted, “Spotify is our product! You don’t get it at all!” He stormed off.
I called after him, “You shouldn’t be fighting the people who make your only product. That’s an expensive and stupid fight you’re gonna lose.” I left the meeting. I was still in disbelief.
I feel like this is a good time to remind you that I actually love streaming.
Webster’s English Dictionary defines the term “golden goose” as a continuing source of wealth or profit that may be exhausted if it’s misused. Sadly, Spotify’s ongoing crisis of misuse begins and ends with the fact that they don’t know their only product is music. They think it’s themselves, which explains each and all of their stunning mistakes and missteps. They’d be well-served to ask any first-semester business student what the difference is between a “brand” and a “product.” But I don’t think they will, and I don’t think it’d help them at this point. I think their goose is cooked.
Mark Twain wrote, “It’s not what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you think you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Spotify’s in serious trouble because they’re powerfully sure of something that just ain’t so. They think this is all about them. It’s not.
It’s about music. It’s about the people who love to listen to it, and the people who love to make it. That connection between music lover and music maker is primal and unbreakable. Take all the music off Spotify and no one will show brand-loyalty by sitting and staring at their silent logo.
There’s a bleak future waiting for Spotify if they continue to behave their way into situations like the one they’re in now. Wall Street won’t be able to save them. And music makers won’t be interested in even trying. Ask MySpace.
I really do love streaming. It’s not the future as many say, it’s the present. It’s here now, and it’s here to stay. It can provide enormous energy to our musical landscape––lighting the way for music lovers and music makers alike––and it can and should drive great, productive, and healthy growth for all. I hope it does.
Remember…musicians love electricity. It’s the electric chair we hate.
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The Wellsboro Volleyball team's season came to an end against rival North Penn-Liberty in the District IV Class AA championship game on Thursday, November 2.
LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP — Mifflinburg pressured the Athens goal for the majority of the contest, and finally dented the Wildcat defenses after nearly 75 minutes of scoreless soccer for a 1-0 win here Wednesday night in the District 4, Class AAA championship game.
NTL rivals North Penn-Liberty and Wellsboro won their semi-final games on Tuesday, October 31 to setup the ultimate rematch for the District IV Class AA championship on Thursday, November 2.
ATHENS — Emily Lunger has played three different sports - which are soccer, basketball and track - in her high school career at Athens.
HEPBURNVILLE — Sophomore David Scheftic scored the goal that forced overtime, then slammed the game-winner into the back of the net in the extra period to lift Athens to a 3-2 win over Jersey Shore here Thursday night in the semifinals of the District 4, Class AAA boys soccer playoffs at the Balls Mills Soccer Complex.
Juniors Ben Barnett, Brandyn Tuttle, and Taynton Repard were all named to the NTL All-Star golf team on Monday, October 31.
The Northern Tier League announced their All-Star golf teams on Monday, October 30.
The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Soccer team opened the first round of the District IV playoffs with a 4-1 win over Southern Columbia on Saturday, October 28, 2017.
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Junior Aidan Perry finished 2nd overall in the PIAA District IV Class A Championships to qualify for States on Thursday, October 27.
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Soccer team's season came to an end in the District IV Class AA quarterfinals in a 2-1 loss to Troy on Thursday, October 26.
The Wyalusing Lady Rams concluded their regular season with a 3-1 win over Athens in NTL Large School Division volleyball on Wednesday, October 25.
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The Saqqara Bird is a bird-shaped artifact made of sycamore wood, discovered during the 1898 excavation of the Pa-di-Imen tomb in Saqqara, Egypt. It has been dated to approximately 200 BCE, and is now housed in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo. The Saqqara Bird has a wingspan of 180 mm (7.1 in) and weighs 39.12 g (1.380 oz). Its function is not understood because of a lack of period documentation.
Egyptian archaeologist and parapsychologist Khalil Messiha, proposed that the ancient Egyptians developed the first aircraft. Messiha wrote that the artifact “represents a diminutive of an original monoplane still present in Saqqara.” He also claimed that the Saqqara Bird could function as a glider if it had a horizontal tailplane, which he “suppose[d] was lost,” and noted that the Egyptians often placed miniaturized representations of their technology in their tombs.
Messiha contended that the Saqqara Bird differs significantly from other statues and models of birds housed in the Cairo museum. According to Messiha, the Saqqara Bird has a vertical tailplane which is unlike the generally horizontal shape of a real bird’s tail. Richard P. Hallion described this fin as “shaped as if the bird had twisted its tail feathers.” It is also legless and has wings set at an angle Messiha sees as similar to that of modern aircraft, which he considered an attempt to create aerodynamic lift.
Aerodynamics expert Simon Sanderson tested a replica model in a wind tunnel without a tailplane and found that it produced “four times the glider’s own weight in lift.” In Liverpool University, Sanderson then subjected it with the data from wind tunnel and added a stabilizing tailplane to a flight simulator meant to replicate “the same trials as a modern fighter jet.” In virtual air streams and conditions in Egypt, the Saqqara Bird actually flew quite well. “Over 2,000 years after the ancient Egyptians carved this mysterious bird, modern technology has proved beyond doubt that it could have flown.”
- ↑ Messiha, Khalil; et al. (1991). "Aeronautics: African Experimental Aeronautics: A 2000-Year Old Model Glider". In Ivan van Sertima. Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern. Journal of African Civilizations. vol. 5, no. 1-2. New Brunswick: Transaction Books. pp. 92–99. ISBN 0-87855-941-8.
- ↑ Doug Aamoth (June 9, 2010). "Cryptids: The Saqqara Bird"


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Europe Win Seve Trophy
Continental Europe has won the Seve Trophy by beating Great Britain and Ireland at St-Nom-La-Breteche for the first time since 2000 with a final score of 15-13.
Entering the final day the two teams were locked at 9-9. The contest went down to the final match between Francesco Molinari and England's Chris Wood, with the Italian winning 3&2 thanks to a birdie at 16.
Gregory Bourdy of France beat Scotland’s Scott Jamieson 4&3 to finish with five victories from his five matches.
Dutchman Joost Luiten, who won his first four matches, lost to England's Tommy Fleetwood 3&2 in the first singles match, before Bourdy closed out his encounter and Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts edged out Paul Casey of England by one hole.
Scotland's Marc Warren levelled the scores with a 4&3 win over Dane Thorbjorn Olesen, but Italy's Matteo Manassero beat Stephen Gallacher 3&2 and Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez was a 6&4 winner against David Lynn to put Europe within half a point of clinching victory.
Scotland’s Paul Lawrie pulled one back with a 2&1 success over Finn Mikko Ilonen, but Molinari bagged the winning point for Jose Maria Olazabal's side with a long-range put, putting the game to bed and giving Europe their first win in the coveted Seve Trophy since 2000.

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President Barack Obama still doesn’t get it. After the Democrats lost control of Congress with numbers not seen since 1948, he still doesn’t seem to feel the pain of working-class America, especially those without a job.
Obama ruminates over government initiatives to create jobs and to get the economy going, indicating that he doesn’t accept that government doesn’t create jobs, businesses do. And when businesses decide whether to finance equipment purchases and create jobs, they look to minimize the risk of businesses losses. Without a clear understanding of Obama’s economic and tax policies, the risk remains too high.
Tea Party activists vocalized the sentiments of the silent majority of Americans who are silent no more. Their votes vaporized the Democratic majority and spoke volumes about American discontent that was louder than any rally. Yet despite voter noise, the president traveled to India with a reported 3,000 companions and 20 aircraft, costing Americans $200 million per day for a total of $2 billion. The backdrop to the travel costs are expiring unemployment insurance payments and Social Security benefits unchanged from last year. The president’s ear couldn’t be any tinnier.
Obama, admitting his Election Day shellacking, understands that things are going to change because of the power shifts from Democrats to Republicans in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Yet his comments on the kind of relationship he wants with Congress are offered as olive branches but delivered more like thorn bushes. Obama’s challenge is to accept that he no longer controls the agenda. His agenda will have to be shared with the House Republican Majority, whose top concerns are the economy, job creation, containing government spending and repealing health care reform.
If he is to succeed, Obama must compromise. He has to begin focusing seriously on saving the 54 percent of American taxpayers who pick up the tab for running the United States, including the 46 percent of Americans who pay no tax at all. This is a cruel lesson for Obama to learn. Good transformational leaders adapt to change.
If Obama fails, so will his presidency, thus establishing his legacy. Republicans have already said Obama’s failure is one of their goals. Just as Democratic control of the Congress was this year’s goal, control of the Senate and the presidency itself are 2012 goals. And if President Obama doesn’t wake up he will give the Republicans just what they want.
Cantor is director of the Long Island Economic and Social Policy Institute at Dowling College, and a former Suffolk County economic development commissioner. He can be reached at EcoDev1@aol.com.


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Let’s head to Europe, dear readers.
The Challenge: Everyone except Michelle gets to travel to a different fabulous European city (with a formerly-eliminated sewing assistant) for the inspiration for their look. (And then rush back to NYC to actually construct them, for maximum drama. And because Lifetime was already over-budget and wasn’t about to spring for hotels.) Apparently, Michelle has to lock herself in a dungeon while the others traipse across Europe, because God forbid Lifetime show her actually appreciating the fact that she, too, is in one of the greatest fashion capitols of the world. It was a mean thing for the producers to do, particularly since people eliminated several challenges ago got a free trip out of the deal. But it was probably more of a blessing to Michelle than a curse, since the budget of $1,000 American went way further at Mood than it did after converting it to Euros. And unlike the rest of the designers, Michelle knew ahead of time what the selection of materials at the fabric store would be like and how much they would cost. She also got to sleep in a bed instead of a plane, which probably helped her more than anything else.
Guest Judge: John Legend, who not only was dashing and dapper as hell, but gave thoughtful, insightful critiques. Bring him back, producers!
STANLEY HUDSON, Winner
City: London; Sewing Assistant: Richard Hallmarq
Yes, it was beautiful and elegant and chic, but I can’t believe neither Zac nor Nina brought up how incredibly derivative it is. My first thoughts were Stella McCartney and Prabal Gurung, though other recappers called it more Calvin Klein – regardless, this didn’t have the originality that I think should be required to take the win. Also, maybe those are sequins in back and not an exposed zipper, but the effect is the same, and I cannot believe how many seasons of exposed zippers we’ve sat through at this point. It’s absolutely killing me.
DANIEL ESQUIVEL, Top 3
City: Berlin; Sewing Assistant: Amanda Valentine
This was good, and surprisingly youthful coming from Daniel, but it was a bit overpraised. The jacket looks sloppy from the back, and the boots looked like thick trash bags wrapped around the poor girl’s legs. But you could feel the Berlin inspiration and that Daniel had really pushed himself, so of course the judges fawned over it.
MICHELLE LESNIAK FRANKLIN, Top 3
City: New York; Sewing Assistant: Tu Suthiwat Nakchat
I loved this look. The breastplate is incredible – the shiny, leather-but-armor-like texture is absolutely incredible, as are the harness belts in the back. I for one liked the painted-ombre effect in the skirt, though she should have gone a little more obvious with it so we could see it a little better on the runway. But the pockets are brilliant, the shape is perfect, and I thought this was one of the most modern and chic looks I’ve seen on the show in a long time.
PATRICIA MICHAELS, Bottom 2
City: Paris; Sewing Assistant: Kate Pankoke
I think we can all agree that Patricia can do things to textiles that a lot of us haven’t seen before. Here’s a close-up of the textile she created to reflect the layers of graffiti in the streets of Paris:
But I think we can all also agree that no matter how interesting her textiles are, that doesn’t make her a good designer. Because this textile, while fascinating, made that top positively offensive to the eye, it was so lumpy and papier-mache-like. And the pants were a total throwaway. But listening to the judges trying to justify their decision to let her show at fashion week was a complete joke. The lady can make a textile, but there’s no way she’s capable of designing a collection. She’s only made one or two things this entire season that I didn’t find completely atrocious, and now she gets to go to the finals? Ugh.
Oh, and was anyone able to tell that this hot mess was inspired by Paris? Yeah, I didn’t think so either.
LAYANA AGUILAR, Eliminated
City: Barcelona; Sewing Assistant: Samantha Black
Yes, the sleeves were terrible and there was something kind of frumpy and dated about that housecoat, and I’m no fan of Layana’s, but I’d rather see her design a collection than Patricia, any day of the week. And I thought they were unreasonably hard on that coat – what made it problematic was the neckline and possibly the sleeves, but I thought the geometric pattern she created with that print was quite lovely and interesting, and reflected the tiles of Barcelona that inspired her.
Judges’ Top 3: Stanley, Daniel, Michelle
Diva’s Top 3: Michelle, Stanley, Daniel
Judges’ Bottom 2: Patricia and Layana
Diva’s Bottom 2: Layana and Patricia
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2 responses to Project Runway Recap: S11 E12
They were hard on the jacket. I really loved the lace in it. Thanks for posting.
It’s so obvious Stanley’s going to win..which is a shame because I think he is simply technically talented (Project Seamtress) whereas some of the other designs have much more creativity to offer–and he comes across as an arrogant douchebag on top of that lol.
I am still rooting for Michelle, hopefully the creative and edgy underdog wins.

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Were reports of the McMansion’s death greatly exaggerated? New Census Bureau data would seem to suggest so.
The housing downturn negatively impacted just about ever aspect of the housing market, though there was one impact of the downturn in which many delighted: the death of the McMansion. The McMansion, those big, unwieldy suburban homes that sprouted up all over the U.S. during the housing boom, seemed to be on the outs, with the Census Bureau reporting smaller and smaller new home sizes.
New Census Bureau data, though, has presented a wildly different portrait of the new home landscape, and it appears that reports of the McMansion’s death may have been exaggerated.
McMansions Rise From the Dead
According to the latest Census Bureau numbers, which were conveniently collected by Catherine Rampell of the New York Times, the post-boom period of smaller home sizes appears to have been an aberration, as home sizes have picked up right where they left off in 2007:
- From the early ’80s to 2007, the median square footage of new single-family homes grew almost continuously, rising from 1,500 square feet to roughly 2,250 square feet.
- Once the housing bubble popped, though, and new home construction declined, home sizes fell to their lowest median square footage since 2003, falling to a median of 2,100 square feet.
- However, with new home construction picking up steam and consumer demand for housing soaring, median home size is back on the rise, and in 2012, the median square footage for new homes reached 2,306, the largest ever recorded by the Census Bureau.
Bigger and Bigger and Bigger?
The McMansion phenomenon, though, extends far beyond square footage. As Rampell pointed out, the Census Bureau also found that new homes in 2012 set new records for the number of bedrooms and bathrooms they featured.
In 2012, 41 percent of newly built homes had at least four bedrooms, which is the highest share on record; for comparisons sake, as late as 1987, only 20 percent of new homes featured that many bedrooms. Furthermore, 30 percent of new single-family homes in 2012 featured at least three bathrooms, also a new high and a considerable increase from 1987, when just over 10 percent of homes had three or more bathrooms.
There was one area of new construction that resisted the McMansion trend – the median square footage of multifamily units built for rent continued to decline in 2012, though the square footage of multifamily units built for sale has increased even more aggressively than that of single-family homes.
So despite what happened during the recession, it appears larger homes are now back in the mainstream.


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Patron: Nereiphim the Waking Storm (Great Wyrm Brine Dragon)
Primary Race: Elf, Half-Elf, Human
Primary Language: High Draconic
Suggested Traits: Child of the South, Competitive, Duelist, Gambler, Mercantile Background, Relaxing Patois, Sea Legs, Silver Palm, Wealthy
Regional Feat: Waterborn
Be they fishermen or merchants, the seas belong to the Tide Princes and the sailors who call her docks home. From here come the great ships that circumnavigate the globe on year-long trade runs that visit every coastal city that will have them.
Nereiphim was one of the dragons approached by Duchak the Elder to join the Council of Wyrms, but the brine dragon proved to be as fiercely independent as the seas themselves and refused to join. She would take his the gold's advice about serving as a patron to the people who clung to settlements along the fjord-ridden coast known as the Titan's Bight. Nereiphim commanded the sea serpents that served her to protect the ships and harbors of these cities, having them serve much the same role as Duchak's Knights Draconis.
Within a few generations, all the surviving villages along the coast were worshipping Nereiphim and her serpents (despite her disastrous attempt to have humanoids ride them and fight from serpent-back). But they never declared her their queen, as the people of the Council had done with Duchak and his fellow Councilors. Finally, impatient, she declared herself their ruler and the previous Lords Mayor were declared her direct vassals, the Tide Princes. It was a bit of a shock to the various mayors, as they served in elected positions but had suddenly become hereditary royalty because it was easier for Nereiphim to keep track of.
The Princes are well-received throughout the world, though everyone assumes they are getting the worst of any deal they make with their merchants. Their ships run through the ports of Dwallutham, Estruaza, Skunting, Tholaqua, L'r Tost, Marukeem (with whom they have a theoretically-friendly rivalry), Jyvestra, Kyth, the Council of Wyrms, and even, for the bravest captains, to Barren Haven and Möth Unvidia.

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iTeachU™, from the University of Melbourne, is offering a new free course in lung ultrasound. The course is a bespoke program with highlights of specific lung ultrasound findings in COVID-19, and also the inclusion of the pre-existing online and simulator-based lung ultrasound course which would provide additional background learning for those that have not previously used lung ultrasound.
This timely education material is predicated on the notion that lung ultrasound is very sensitive to inflammation of the lung that results in oedema in the early stages of pneumonia. Hence early pneumonia may appear similarly to localised pulmonary oedema pattern (interstitial lung pattern). The early detection if COVID-19 lung involvement would seem to be the most logical approach to allowing novel therapies or early-intervention strategies time to work; before mechanical ventilatory support is required.
While a protocol is not specified; it is suggested, that patients with known or suspected COVID-19 that have ANY evidence of lung involvement on ultrasound may have an early stage of pneumonia. Potentially, this group may benefit the most from early-intervention strategies.
Additionally, there is emerging evidence that may deaths arise from a cardiac cause, either cardiomyopathy or arrhythmia. Hence, focused cardiac ultrasound may be considered, in addition to the use of lung ultrasound.
This course also describes a fundamental principle of being able to use existing sterile plastic sheaths (customarily used for ultrasound-guided vascular access procedures) as physical barriers to contamination of small hand-held ultrasound machines.

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Lost a tooth recently? It is not something anyone wants to go through because it is the worst to lose teeth. Still, have to go on with everyday life. Moreover, missing teeth can harm both emotional and physical health. Further, it can cause difficulty in eating and also lead to low self-esteem. Therefore, if one is scared about getting a dental implant. it is not anything unusual because let’s face it, it is not something we do every day. However, getting to know more about dental implants can help one better understand the process and eventually get over the fear. Nonetheless, here are some less-known facts about dental implants to help people go through the process.
Cavities are the worst enemies of our teeth but will not be a concern once we get dental implants because implants cannot get cavities. This means that once a person has undergone a dental implant, they are no longer required to worry about an emergency dental clinic. However, that does not mean that one does not have to take care of their natural teeth because those can still get cavities.
There Is No Age Limit For Getting Dental Implants
Even though we need the jaws to be fully developed, there are no age restrictions for getting them. However, it is better if the patient is over the age of seventeen as, by that time, the jaws are fully developed. Even a ninety-year-old can get dental implants provided they have oral health.
Similar to natural teeth, even dental implants can last for decades as long as people take good care of their oral hygiene. One can floss and brush normally after the dental implants are healed. Further, there is no requirement for extra care for the implants; just adhering to the usual oral hygiene routine is more than good enough. Even though implants cannot be damaged by cavities or decay, accidents can still damage them.
Far Better Than Pulling A Tooth Out
Considering a dental implant can be scary as we have to go through dental surgery and all. But what most people do not know about dental implants because it is actually easier to get an implant than to get a troublesome tooth pulled out. Dentists have to use a lot of force and pressure to move a tooth from its place and pull it out.
Looks Just Like Natural Teeth
Dental implants are not some removal dentures that make the smile look odd and out of place. Dental implants are very similar to natural teeth as they too become a part of our bodies. Anybody can hardly notice or differentiate it without natural teeth. Further, people with it face no issues while chewing and can smile with full confidence.
People in need of a dental implant must not move forward with the decision without having sufficient knowledge about the process. The more one understands, the more confident one will feel while undergoing a safe dental implant procedure.

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BY NIGEL BEAN
Over recent weeks readers will have followed Country Squire Magazine’s exposé after exposé on Chris Packham and his girlfriend Charlotte Corney, founder of the Wildheart Trust– related to tigers in Spain and Germany brought to the big cat sanctuary at their zoo on the Isle of Wight.
The revelations hit the pages of the Daily Mail last weekend. The Fundraising Regulator are now investigating the Wildheart Trust. It is clear this charity – and their trustee Chris Packham – have told lie after lie about the “rescued tigers” under their care in order to dupe the charitable British public. Moreover Isle of Wight zoo has taken in ticket money from the paying public, some of whom travelled from afar to visit these “rescued” tigers.
This week some new data came to light which we feel readers ought to see with their own eyes. You be judge and jury. Put aside the whole debate about circuses – which is a misdirection in this case – and please sit back and look objectively at the evidence we present to you and make up your own minds. Were the Spanish tigers that feature in this new evidence “maltreated“ by the circus family they were prized from?
Let’s go back to last Spring when Packham and Corney were raising money for the Spanish tigers which by then had already been transported from Spain to their Isle of Wight zoo.
The text of their Wildheart Trust Crowdfunder appeal could not be any clearer:
The accompanying Daily Mirror article – with the BBC’s Chris Packham all over it – talked of:
So how in your mind’s eye do you picture the “cruel” Macaggi Circus family who owned and “maltreated” these tigers? Cruella de Vils? Like the merciless ringmaster in Dumbo, right?
Here is Mr Macaggi visiting his tigers at AAP Primadomus – the Spanish animal centre where the Macaggis were told they could visit their beloved tigers whenever they wanted. Listen for the loving growl of the tigers – known as ‘chuffing’, a sign of affection and friendliness – as they are approached by Mr Macaggi:
Poor Mr Macaggi.
One day Macaggi called to arrange another visit to his beloved tigers at AAP Primadomus, but found his tigers had disappeared. He was not told where they had been taken to. He was not told about Wildheart’s intervention nor about their defamatory fundraising campaigns over in England which were blackening his name and ripping to shreds his reputation. He was understandably distraught. The Macaggis had been led to believe the tigers would be kept at AAP indefinitely and could visit them whenever they wanted. They only discovered that the tigers had been moved to the Isle of Wight when a female family member travelling with a circus troupe by chance visited the Isle of Wight Zoo and discovered “mistreated” tigers saved from a “cruel” circus in Spain by a well known BBC presenter. It was then she was stunned to see her family’s tigers – Mr Macaggi was furious by all accounts.
Remember, the Wildheart Trust stated that these tigers:
What follows are ten photographs taken of the tigers when under the care of the Macaggis. Do the tigers not look healthy and happy in their circus home? Do they look malnourished or the victims of cruelty? Do they seem to be crammed into pens? Ask yourself, why would anyone make up such a tall tale then place it in a crowdfunder spiel, except to dupe potential donors?
Following an extensive investigation by our journalists, this magazine hereby states that considerable monies have to date been raised by the Wildheart Trust under false pretences and should be returned to donors forthwith. The Charity Commission and the police need to continue to investigate the multiple discrepancies we and the Daily Mail have highlighted, talking with Mondo Marketing who ran the PR campaign associated with the tigers.
Meanwhile, why has the BBC still not suspended Chris Packham? Do it now. Or the BBC – having been warned multiple times, with warnings recorded – is complicit in this tawdry Packham/Corney scam and will be forced into a hugely embarrassing apology later on down the road when the full details of these matters are aired in court.
Happy Christmas to you all.


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Sisters Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming
had an early start on healthy eating. “When our mom would make homemade yogurt my sister and I would stamp our feet going, ‘Why are we having homemade yogurt? Why can’t we have the yummy flavoured stuff that all the other kids eat?'” Hemming says. “We didn’t really think about that until later in life. We were like, wow, we ate homemade yogurt our whole childhood. How cool is that?”
Co-writing the cookbook Quinoa 365
(Whitecap, 2010) came about organically. “We started incorporating quinoa into everything we were eating and before you knew it we had a ton of recipes,” says Hemming. They were surprised that such a nutritious food had such a low profile. “When you mention the word so many people look at you and say, ‘What is that?’ It really trumps almost anything else you could put in your mouth and we haven’t really heard much about it.”
Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is often used in the same way as grains such as rice and couscous but in fact, isn’t a grain at all. It’s the fruit of a broadleaf plant in the same family as spinach and beets. “It’s a complete protein, which is why so many vegetarians are aware of quinoa and have been eating quinoa for some time,” Hemming says, “also the fact that it’s gluten-free. Not having gluten really extends the versatility of it to those with food allergies and those who have digestive disorders and celiac disease.”
Quinoa originated in the Andean Mountain region of Peru and Bolivia and is still primarily grown there, as well as in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. More recently, farmers have started growing quinoa in the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe. Quinoa seeds (white, red and black), flour and flakes are sold in most grocery stores, health food stores and bulk food stores. You can also order it online from health food supply sites.
Quinoa is often described as having a nutty and sometimes bitter flavour. Green and Hemming recommend rinsing the quinoa seeds under cold water in a fine strainer or soaking before cooking to reduce any bitterness. “The texture is a little bit like a couscous but then you’ve got a little bit of a nutty flavour on top of it so I tell people who are hardcore rice eaters or brown rice eaters, it’s quite similar in texture maybe but the flavour is just a little bit richer. A little bit earthier,” Hemming says.
Quinoa 365 includes more than 170 recipes covering breakfast, appetizers, snacks and sides, salads, soups and stews, entrées (for both meat eaters and vegetarians), baked goods and desserts, and baby food. Recipes are clearly labelled as being gluten-free, kid-approved and/or vegetarian.
Hemming recommends their Moist Chocolate Cake as a good ‘gateway’ recipe for quinoa skeptics (recipe below). “It’s one of these trademark recipes that we really like to talk about because for so many reasons, it’s great. It’s just bizarre that you can cook these seeds up and make a cake batter that’s as moist and delicious as it turns out,” says Hemming. “It also is high protein so it’s a nutritious cake and it’s gluten-free. So if you’re vegetarian or if you have digestive disorders or food allergies it is a tremendous cake. We’ve seen that cake impact people so much that some of them are in tears because they haven’t been able to enjoy food quite like that in a long time.”
NUTRITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF QUINOA
– A complete protein
– Contains all eight essential amino acids
– Rich in vitamins E, B2 and B6, folic acid, biotin, calcium, potassium, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese and chloride
– Free of cholesterol and trans fat
– Contains high levels of natural antioxidants, mainly vitamin E
MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE
Excerpted from Quinoa 365
by Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming (Whitecap Books, 2010).
2/3 cup (160 mL) white or golden quinoa
1 1/3 cups (330 mL) water
1/3 cup (80 mL) milk
4 large eggs
1 tsp (5 mL) pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup (185 mL) butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) white or cane sugar
1 cup (250 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp (7.5 mL) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the covered saucepan on the burner for another 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and allow the quinoa to cool.
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly grease two 8-inch (20 cm) round or square cake pans. Line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper.
3. Combine the milk, eggs and vanilla in a blender or food processor. Add 2 cups (500 mL) of cooked quinoa and the butter and continue to blend until smooth.
4. Whisk together the sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add the contents of the blender and mix well. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 pans and bake on the center oven rack for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and cool completely in the pan before serving.
5. Frost if desired.
6. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.


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Waking up frightened, Caroline tries to sneak off to look at her neck. Damon suddenly appears in front of her. Not knowing what to do, Caroline begins to throw anything she can get her hands on at him. With fast reflexes, Damon avoids all the objects. Fangs appearing, Damon lunges for Caroline.
Bonnie warns Elena to take it slow with Stefan. Not understanding why, Elena tries to press Bonnie for her sudden aversion to her dating Stefan. Bonnie doesn’t budge and decides to leave. Bonnie is concerned about Caroline since she hasn’t heard from her all morning. Deciding to get Bonnie and Stefan together so they can be better friends, Elena asks Stefan to dinner that evening. He accepts.
Trying to shake things up and catch him off guard, Tyler throws a football at the back of Stefan’s head. Surprising Elena and Tyler, Stefan turns around with lightening speed and catches the ball. Seeing this, Elena tries to convince Stefan into joining the football team.
Watching football practice from the bleachers, Stefan tries to decide if he wants to join or not. Giving in, he heads on down and convinces Coach Tanner to let him try out. Everyone is surprised and pleased to see how well he does. Everyone that is minus Tyler who seems more jealous than anything.
Meanwhile, Elena makes a surprising appearance at cheerleading practice. Telling Bonnie that she wants to try and be herself again. Voicing her concerns about Caroline not being around, Bonnie is suddenly dumbfounded when she sees Caroline pull up in a convertible Mustang driven by Damon. After kissing Damon goodbye, Caroline bounces out of the car, Caroline tells Elena that at least she gets to date the brother of Stefan.
Later, Bonnie helps Elena set up the “take-out” she ordered for their dinner. Bonnie tells her that for some reason she keeps seeing the numbers “8-14-22” and has no idea why. Elena laughs it off and is still not convinced that Bonnie is psychic. At dinner, Bonnie warms up to Stefan after he shows great interest and knowledge in the Salem witches.
Rising to get the doorbell, Elena is surprised to see Damon and Caroline standing there with dessert. Knowing that he cannot enter her house unless she “invites” him in, Damon waits outside. Stefan of course tries to prevent Damon from coming in but soon Elena invites him in not understanding Stefan’s hesitation.
Damon joins Elena in the kitchen to help clean up. Deciding it was a good time to ask about Katherine, Elena finds out that Katherine died in a fire. Listening to Damon talk about Katherine, Elena realizes that not only did Stefan love Katherine but Damon did as well. Elena expresses to him that she is sorry for his loss, knowing that he too lost someone he cared deeply for. Feeling uncomfortable, Damon soon changes the subject and in a roundabout way convinces Elena to quit cheerleading.
Alone with Caroline, Stefan questions her about the scarf she has around her neck. Asking her to take it off, Caroline tells him that she is not supposed to take it off. Before he can question her any further, Damon enters. Damon asks Caroline to help in the kitchen but she says no. Using his Vampire “ways” he commands her to leave and help Elena. Warning him to stop hurting Caroline, Damon refuses and making Stefan even more mad, Damon tells him that he will continue to pursue Elena.
Hanging out all alone at the Mystic Grill, Jeremy watches Vicky while she works. Deciding he’s had enough, Jeremy heads on out. Tyler. Being the jerk that he is, bumps hard into Jeremy. Jeremy confronts Tyler and asks him if he feels like a big stud now in front of Vicky. Once again, Jeremy threatens Tyler to fight him. No answer, Jeremy leaves.
Later that evening, Elena and Stefan are alone in her bedroom. Discussing the evening, Stefan soon silences Elena with a kiss. Laying down on the bed, the kiss deepens and Elena begins to undress. Stefan puts his arms up to also undress but when he brings his arms down, it isn’t Stefan it’s Damon. Elena begins to scream and wakes up suddenly. Shaken but relieved to find that it was indeed just a dream and she doesn’t notice the black crow watching her from the window sill.
At the pre-game pep rally, Stefan remarks on why Elena’s not dressed in her cheerleading outfit. Elena tells him that she wasn’t into it and had quit the squad. Feeling it’s a good moment, Stefan surprises Elena with a necklace that was in his family for many years. Elena has Stefan put it on her neck for her and she tells him that it has a lovely mysterious scent.
Coach Tanner addresses the crowd at the rally and praises his newest talent “Stefan”. This of course infuriates Tyler and he storms away. Tyler soon runs into Vicky and becomes even more angry when he sees Jeremy off in the distance drinking a bottle of booze. Tyler heads off to start something with Jeremy but Vicky tries to hold him back.
Breaking into a fight, Tyler soon is on top of Jeremy viciously attacking him. Thankfully, Stefan arrives just in time to help. Seeing an opportunity to attack, Jeremy reaches for the broken bottle and goes after Tyler. Stefan steps in and gets his hand cut instead. Elena runs to Stefan to help him but is shocked to see that his once bloodied hand is now healed. He tells her that it wasn’t his blood and that he wasn’t injured. Elena still feels convinced that she saw his blood.
Still feeling unsettled, Elena confronts Bonnie again about what she “felt” when she touched Stefan. Bonnie finally opens up to her and tells Elena that she felt “death” when she touched Stefan’s hand. Once again, Bonnie expresses her feelings that the numbers “8-14-22” have a mysterious meaning.
Approaching her car to leave, Elena is surprised to see Damon show up suddenly. He tells her that he was hiding from Caroline. Expressing that Caroline talks way too much and that he couldn’t see their relationship going much further. Using his Vampire “ways” Damon tells Elena that he knows she’s attracted to him too. Thinking he has her in his “spell”, Damon bends down to try and kiss her. Thankfully for the necklace, his power does not work on her and she slaps him hard.
Behind the building, Damon congratulates Stefan for using the necklace with “Verbena” in it to protect Elena. Warning Damon to stay away from Elena and telling Damon that he must have a tiny bit of humanity in him. Damon, of course reacts by showing him otherwise. Coach Tanner walks out and Damon races to him to attack and kills him almost instantly.
Matt lets Tyler know that he is not happy with his bullying behavior lately. Tyler tells him that he is on Matt’s side but Matt doesn’t believe him and walks out. Once outside, Matt stops suddenly when he sees the prone body of Coach Tanner.
Bonnie’s watches on in horror as the ambulance pull up to take Coach Tanner’s body away. Looking around at the grizzly scene, she is shocked to see the numbers “8-14-22” in various areas.
Seeing Jeremy sitting all alone by the bleachers, Vicky approaches him and tells him that it wasn’t just the drugs that made her keep coming back to him over the summer. Feeling better, Jeremy begins to smile.
Alone, sleeping in her bed, Damon appears and begins to stroke Elena’s face softly. He looks upon her lovingly as she peacefully sleeps. Obviously, he must have a small trace of humanity if he can still feel love.
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