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Watch it, Tom! Experts find fearless Jerries
By Tan Ee LynThu Nov 8, 10:35 AM ET
Fear may be linked to the sense of smell, and can be switched off simply by shutting down certain receptors in the brain, Japanese scientists have found.
In an experiment with mice, the researchers identified and removed certain receptors on the olfactory bulb of their brains — and the result was a batch of fearless rodents.
To prove their point, the scientists showed pictures of a brown mouse within an inch of a cat, sniffing up its ear, kissing it and playing with its predator’s collar.
“They detect the smell of predators … like a cat and urine of a fox or snow leopard, but they don’t display any fear. They even show very strong curiosity but they can’t tell the smell is a sign of danger,” said Hitoshi Sakano at the University of Tokyo’s department of biophysics and biochemistry.
“So these mice are very happy with cats. They play with cats. But before taking the picture, we had to feed the cat,” he told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Experts have long thought that fear in animals may be prompted by their keen sense of smell.
But this is the first time scientists have discovered that smell detection and how that translates to fear take place in different parts of the olfactory bulb.
“How do our brains interpret the odorous information? What we found is that in the mammalian system, there are two circuits, one is innate and one is associative learning for detecting smells,” Sakano said.
Sakano and his colleagues created two lines of mice — one lacking the receptors to translate odors and the other lacking receptors for smell detection. They were then exposed to the urine of predators such as snow leopards and foxes.
“(The first group) keeps smelling and they turn around and they show very strong curiosity but they never can tell any danger,” Sakano said.
As for the second group, Sakano said: “They are very poor in detecting smell, but as soon as they detect the fox urine, they would freeze and they will pretend to be dead.
“They are very poor in detecting smell, discriminating them and associating their memory with detecting information. They are very slow. But when they do, they can immediately tell the danger.”
Mice have about 1,000 smell receptor genes, while humans have only 400 functioning ones and about 800 non-active ones, he said.
“Our sense of smell in us is bad. We can’t detect this year’s wine from last year’s,” he said.
(Editing by Roger Crabb)


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Beautiful picture Denise! Looks like you guys had lots of fun.
That is so Beautiful! The scenery and your family!
Wow - beautiful family, beautiful photo.
Great picture! Your vacation looks like you had a lot of fun together.
That is a beautiful picture! Looks like you guys have been having a blast on your vacation. Are you guys coming out for the Beatty reunion?
What an awesome, amazing, stunningly, beautiful photo!!!You are incredible Denise!!!
WOW!Definitely a canvas print to be hung in your living room.Now, how to Photoshop you in there somewhere? :)
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Harry Potter Bachelorette
02 July 2012
On Saturday night I walked into the lake house to see a bunch of my girl friends. My bridesmaids had set up a Harry Potter themed bachelorette party!
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Everyone brought some food to share and we chatted, played a Harry Potter/wedding edition of Things (created by my sister), and watched some videos about HP. Then my friends wrote Owl Mail to me with advice and words of love written on them, which were then compiled into a scrapbook by Meredith and we finished the night by watching Prisoner of Azkaban.
I can't imagine a better bachelorette party for me. Truly, to have friends who are willing to geek out with you and support you... it's just incredible. I'm lucky to have the bridesmaids and friends that I do.
PS - You can expect a Part II sometime with more pictures and details of decorations. :)

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Inside, Stover said, deputies found grow rooms set up in two closets. He said deputies found grow lamps, aerators, chemicals, fertilizer, growing manuals and pH meters. Deputies also discovered 14 marijuana plants, Stover said.
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Premature tightening in monetary policy could leave the UK vulnerable to shocks, say majority of MPC members in OctoberBank of England policymakers remained split over whether to raise interest rates immediately, with two members of the nine-strong mon…
Rolling business and financial news, as Britain borrows more than a year ago despite the recovery
- Borrowing up 10% so far this year <- details
The TaxPayers Alliance argues that the solution is to cut more aggressively:
CEO Jonathan Isaby argues:
At a time when the deficit should be shrinking rapidly because of healthy economic growth, its very alarming to see it growing. Unless the Government gets a proper grip on spending, borrowing will continue to go up and the next generation will have to deal with the consequences.
Families across the country make budgets to ensure they dont spend more than they bring in, and the Government should be no different.
The Telegraphs Jeremy Warner also blames low wage growth for Britains deficit reduction pains:
Thanks to low wage growth, deficit reduction is proceeding at glacial pace. Gov borrowing again up last month pic.twitter.com/WuWEMCcSKu
Economist Rob Wood of Berenberg Bank agrees that weak wage growth is hampering the governments debt reduction efforts, pushing the deficit higher this year.
It is still early days and the figures could be significantly revised. But the trends seem clear enough.
The economic recovery is creating plenty of jobs which should help keep a lid on benefit spending, but still weak wage growth along with the Chancellors decision to increase the amount people can earn tax free has hurt income tax receipts and means borrowing stubbornly refuses to decline.
Some of that income tax weakness is a distortion related to shifting timing of bonus payments in 2013, but there is more to it than just a distortion.
The rising deficit means George Osborne may have little opportunity to woo voters with pre-election goodies.
Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight says:
Mr. Osborne faces an awkward fiscal backdrop as he announces his autumn statement in December as the May 2015 general election draws every nearer. This gives him little scope to announce any major sweeteners.
Capital economics: “continued run of poor UK public borrowing figures looks set to severely hamper the CHXs ability to announce giveaways”
Fiscal policy and the public finances will be a key battleground for the political parties. Any tax promises and spending initiatives by the political parties in the run-up to the general election will need to be closely examined.
And heres the rebuttal from Chris Leslie MP, Labours Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
He says todays public sector finance figures, showing a 10% rise in borrowing this year, undermine the chancellors credibility.
These figures are a serious blow to George Osborne. Not only is he set to break his promise to balance the books by next year, but borrowing in the first half of this year is now 10 per cent higher than the same period last year. As the OBR said last week, stagnating wages and too many people in low-paid jobs are leading to more borrowing.
We will reverse the £3 billion tax cut for the top one per cent of earners, stop paying the winter fuel allowance to the richest pensioners, raise child benefit by just one per cent for two years and cut ministers pay by five per cent. And we will act to secure a strong and balanced recovery that delivers more good jobs and rising living standards for the many, not just a few at the top.
The Treasury claims that the recovery is on track, despite todays disappointing borrowing figures showing the deficit is rising.
The governments long term economic plan is working: delivering the fastest growing economy in the G7, putting more people into work than ever before, and reducing the deficit by more than a third.
We have seen stronger growth in receipts this month, but as todays figures show, the impact of the great recession is still being felt in our economy and the public finances. At the same time, we have to recognise that the UK is not immune to the problems being experienced in Europe and other parts of the world economy.
It looks increasingly unlikely that George Osborne will achieve his target of cutting the deficit this year, compared with 2013-14.
Todays figures show that Britain has already borrowed £5.4bn more than a year ago.
Unless the exchequer gets a huge self assessment bumper in January it looks like borrowing will be up this financial year on last.
£58.0bn public sector net borrowing excl. public sector banks Apr-Sept 2014, up £5.4bn on same period 2013 http://t.co/Wq99eesYIX
Why is Britain borrowing more than a year ago, even though the economy has been growing pretty strongly over the last year?
The answer is weak wage growth, which means that income tac receipts are barely higher in April-September 2014 compared with 2013.
Growth better than OBR expected, hours worked higher & unemployment lower but borrowing overshooting. One big reason: weak wage growth.
The UK is learning the same lesson as much of the Eurozone – when inflation & wage growth are v low, it’s hard to bring a govt deficit down.
Britains public sector finances have worsened, according to the latest figures.
The Office for National Statistics reports that the UK borrowed £11.8bn in September, which is 15% or £1.6bn more than a year ago.
Another pretty awfulUK psnb fig at £11.1b.
Ouch! Not again! UK PSNB ex was £11.8 billion in September 2014, an increase of £1.6 billion compared with September 2013. #GBP
Back to the Chinese slowdown…and economists are arguing that todays data could have been worse.
Duncan Innes-Kerr, China analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, says
Perhaps the most pertinent observation on the China GDP data is this, the pessimists will point to this being the slowest pace of China GDP growth in five years, and then wax lyrical about Chinas structural problems above all in terms of its bad credit/loans problems (which are very real), but the fact remains that Chinas economy is now ca. 50% larger than it was five years ago.
Thus to expect it to sustain an annual GDP pace of 7.5-8.0% is in fact to show a complete misunderstanding of statistics, and if growth were to accelerate rather than decelerate further as it should given this base effect, is in effect to demand that the Chinese economy to overheat, and by extension to ensure that its bad loans/credit problems get worse.
But they wont sell any shares
Market volatility strikes again!
BCA Marketplace, the UK used car seller (formerly called British Car Auctions), has just called off its stock market flotation, which would have valued it at £1.2bn.
Given the volatility in global equity markets, the Board and Shareholders of BCA Marketplace (BCA) have chosen not to proceed with its initial public offering at this time.
The Board and Shareholders were very encouraged by the broad engagement and interest in BCA shown by investors and remain excited about supporting the next phase of the Groups growth.
Profits at fashion website Asos slump 14% to £47m. Founder Nick Robertson says: “It’s been a challenging year, whichever way you skin it”.
Shares in ASOS, the UK web fashion retailer, have jumped 15% this morning after it reported a 27% surge in sales over the last year.
Pre-tax profits fell by 14%, to £46.9m, due to the strength of the pound and a fire at its main warehouse last summer.
Despite all that happened this year, we still delivered 27% growth in sales, with the UK a standout performance at 35% growth.
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser is leading the FTSE 100 fallers, down 2.1%.
Reckitt, whose products include Dettol, Nurofen painkillers and Veet hair-removal creams, said annual sales growth will be at the lower end of expectations.
Weak markets across South East Asia and Latin America contributed to weak growth in the LAPAC [Latin America and Asia Pacific area] areas.
European stock markets have opened in the red, as the slowdown in Chinese growth weighs on investors.
The French CAC dipped by 0.6%, with Total dropping 1.5% following the death of CEO Christophe de Margerie at Moscows Vnukovo international airport.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has expressed his condolences over Total CEOs Christophe de Margerie death in Moscow.
TASS cited his spokesman as saying that Vladimir Putin has long known de Margerie and had a close working relationship with him.
The president highly appreciated de Mergeries business skills, his continued commitment to the development of not only bilateral Russian-French relations but also on multifaceted levels, Peskov also said.
Alexei Kudrin, Russias former finance minister and a noted economic liberal, tweets that Christophe de Margerie had done a lot to bring investment to Russia.
He describes the Total chiefs death as a heavy tragedy:
Frances prime minister has led the tributes to Christophe de Margerie, following the Total CEOs death at Moscows Vnukovo international airport over night.
PM Manuel Valls said France had lost an extraordinary business leader who turned Total into a world giant..
Touché par la mort de C. de Margerie: un grand capitaine d’industrie, un patriote, un homme de conviction et d’amitié. Tristesse et respect
Russian probe finds snowplow driver in total CEO crash was drunk – from Russian investigators
Total confirms the death of Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie http://t.co/1k8UB5QOzh
The Chinese slowdown is likely to weigh on European stock markets this morning. The main indices are being called down a few points:
Economists are warning that Chinas economy remains a concern after economic growth slowed to a five-year low in the last quarter.
GDP rose by 7.3% , year-on-year, in the July-September quarter, according to data released overnight. Thats slightly better than the 7.2% which was forecast, but otherwise there is little to cheer.
Chinese growth beats expectations but still at a five year low.
Powerful headwinds from the property market correction and severe overcapacity in many upstream industries, coupled with the reduced potency of policy easing amid an overleveraged economy, means the policy response seems to have only succeeded in stabilising growth rather than driving a strong rebound.
As long as growth holds up, though, theyre not going to panic.
Every 1% drop in China growth = 0.2% off annual US growth = effect of a $20/barrel rise in oil prices – Moody’s Analytics chief econ #ausbiz
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the financial markets, the world economy business, and the eurozone.
Four items on the agenda today.
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Durham county council has devised a fun game for residents to play at public consultations. Designed to mimic the Monopoly board, the game is about cutting rather than spending money, and encourages players to find £100m-worth of savings to council services out of the budget of £400m.
Players who select the arts, museums and theatres box save the council £3m. Players who land on residential and nursing care for adults wipe a satisfying £58m from the budget. Land on the street cleaning box save £6m. Abandon housing advice and homelessness support cut £19m.
As the markets tumbled last week, Germany, hailed only months ago for its resilience in the European crisis, came under fresh scrutiny. What lies ahead for the European powerhouse? Continue reading…
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Congress Passes PAMA Relief, Safeguards Seniors’ Access to Critical Lab Tests Ahead of January Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) applauds the passage of S. 610, the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, paving the way for renewed protections for seniors accessing vital lab tests and services. Among the bill’s Medicare provisions was relief from another year of reimbursement cuts to many of the most commonly ordered clinical laboratory tests. Nearly 600 tests were scheduled to see cuts of up to 15% beginning January 1, 2022. Once signed into law, these cuts and reporting requirements will be delayed one full year.
“America’s 56 million seniors can breathe a sigh of relief,” said Tom Sparkman, ACLA Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy. “The pandemic has had a profound impact on seniors and has made it ever more challenging for many to receive the routine care and treatment they rely on to stay healthy. We applaud Congress for taking decisive action before the new year to support clinical laboratories on the front lines and to protect the health of seniors. We look forward to continuing to work on a long-term fix to both the payment cuts and burdensome reporting.”
Earlier this month, nearly 30 leading health organizations representing patients, seniors, laboratories and diagnostic manufacturers called on Congress to take immediate action to address the pending harm to seniors’ access to lab tests and services as a result of the flawed implementation of the 2014 Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA).
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) is the national trade association representing leading laboratories that deliver essential diagnostic health information to patients and providers. ACLA members are at the forefront of driving diagnostic innovation to meet the country’s evolving health care needs and provide vital clinical laboratory tests that identify and prevent infectious, acute and chronic disease. ACLA works to advance the next generation of health care delivery through policies that expand access to lifesaving testing services.


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What will Burleson look like 10 years from now? More importantly, what do we want Burleson to look like 10 years from now? To answer these questions, the City of Burleson is conducting a mid-point update of Imagine Burleson 2030: the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
What is the Comprehensive Plan?The city’s current plan was adopted in 2010 and serves as an important visionary document used as a foundation to the city’s planning of roads, zoning, infrastructure, services and amenities. Public input was strongly encouraged during the preparation of the Plan, and extensive discussion took place in meetings and work sessions before the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, leading to Council adoption of Imagine Burleson 2030.
What portions of the Plan are being updated? This update will be focused on two parts of the Comprehensive Plan: The future land use plan and the goals and actions portion.
The future land use plan used by city staff, the Planning and Zoning Commission and city council to make zoning decisions and also is the basis for the city’s infrastructure planning, which includes roads, water, sanitary sewer and city facilities.
The city has changed in the past 10 years and that is why it is important to update the plan’s goals and objectives.
After a series of work sessions held by the Planning and Zoning Commission and city council, they have endorsed the vision statement from the current comprehensive plan.
Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement: We are focused on building a dynamic future, while preserving our rich history. Dedicated to establishing a great place to live, learn, work and play. Committed to being a sustainable community for all, through every stage of life.
From this vision, the following value statements have been drafted:We value:
Updating the Comprehensive PlanSince the Plan looks twenty years into the future, it needs to be revised and updated periodically to keep it current and to incorporate changes in trends and community interests. The Imagine Burleson 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which was approved in 2010, can be viewed here.
The city has developed a website for the Imagine Burleson 2030 – Midpoint Update. Any citizen or organization can review and submit input on the portions of the plan via the website, www.burlesontx.com/imagineburleson
Public Input ProcessCity staff will begin a seven-week public input process starting Monday, August 24. Each week, staff will highlight a different core value plus the future land use plan, via a survey and a Facebook Live event, hosted on the City of Burleson’s official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BurlesonTX
After the weekly Facebook Live event, interested participants who would like to take a deeper dive into any of the core values will have an opportunity to be part of a focus group by contacting staff at email@example.comThe Facebook Live schedule is as follows:
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5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 26
Neighborhoods, learn more
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 2
Parks, learn more
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 9
Places, learn more
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 16
Economic Development, learn more
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 23
Resiliency, learn more
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 30
Future Land Use Plan, learn more
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The requirement of a tenancy contract and attested utility bills in the UAE has been cancelled for renewal of residency visa from late Monday.
“The decision from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigner Affairs came late yesterday. We have been told that there is no longer need of tenancy contracts and utility for renewal of visas,” a call centre executive of Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC) told 'Emirates24|7'.
However, the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) call centre said on Tuesday morning that the tenancy contract requirement was still applicable as far as they knew.
On Monday, Abu Dhabi had said that expatriates seeking a renewal of their residence visa must submit an attested tenancy contract with a valid utility bill, saying those sharing an accommodation would be rejected.
An official at the General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi said the new rules issued last week apply to all expatriate families and bachelors, excluding those applying for a renewal of a visit visa.
Ahmed S, an Indian, who works with a company in Abu Dhabi, and has been sharing an apartment with his friends in Dubai, was quite elated to hear the new rule.
“It is good that they have cancelled the tenancy contract regulation… it is so tough for us who earn only Dh6000 per month to rent an apartment in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. I am very happy,” he added.
When contacted, Susan, who shares a Shoreline apartment in Palm Jumeirah, says: “I am relieved now. Since the announcement of the new rule, I wasn’t certain as to what I should do as my visa renewal comes in December. Now, I can peacefully enjoy the bliss on the Palm.”
She had told this website following the new rule that she could not afford to pay the full rent of an apartment on Shoreline and hence was sharing it with two other people.
It was reported on June 6 that expatriates seeking to renew their visas in Abu Dhabi must now submit a copy of their housing rent contract to immigration authorities as part of new terms enforced by the Ministry of Interior.
Foreigners residing in Abu Dhabi as well as those who work in the capital and live in other emirates must also present a rent copy along with other documents required for their visa extension, the semi official Arabic language daily Alitthad said, quoting Major General Nassir Al Minhali, Ministry of Interior assistant undersecretary for naturalization and residence.
“All expatriates in the UAE are now required to submit a copy of their house rent contract when they want to have their visa renewed…they should also present valid water or power bills to support that contract,” he said.
On June 7, it was confirmed that people sharing accommodation will not be allowed to renew their residence visa.
The news of the revised tenancy contract has evoked immediate reactions from UAE residents. Following the decision to cancel the rule that would have made tenancy contract mandatory for renewal of residency visas, K C Moideen, who works in an automobile company in Abu Dhabi, said he shares a two-bedroom apartment with another Indian family. “This is a welcome decision. I have been sharing my apartment for almost an year-and-a-half now. It would have been cruel if I had to send my wife back to India because of this new decision. The tenancy contract of the house is not in my name,” he said.
Rasheed Mohammed, married for almost three years, said he has plans to bring his wife on residency. “Currently, I am living in a bachelors accommodation. There is no way I can afford an independent apartment at present. The rents here are high. If the decision has been withdrawn it is great news,” said Mohammed who planned to bring his wife later this year. “She has completed her BSc in accounts. I am planning to find her a job here,” he added.
Tecom resident, Dilip Sahani said: “With rents in Dubai still averaging on the higher side, it is difficult to sustain a place on your own, which is why I took on a roommate. However, the tenancy contract law has made it difficult for my roommate to bring down his family and I have to step up every single time to help him out.
“I hope that Dubai also follows in Abu Dhabi's footsteps and makes it easier for the average individual here to afford a sustainable lifestyle.”
Karama resident and real estate consultant, C R stated: “There are ways around this rule, which a lot of people have been practising for a while. We've had incidences where we've issued temporary tenancy contracts and utility bills of empty apartments with the consent of clients, just to allow families to enter the UAE of those who reside in sharing accommodation.
“I am not saying this is ethical, but I am saying that people do get desperate to be with family and you sometimes bend over backwards to help them. Dubai should eradicate this law just on humanitarian grounds.”


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When it comes to giving your pet a safe and secure place to rest and play outdoors, a large outdoor dog kennel is a great solution. A quality kennel can provide your pet with the security and protection he needs, while also giving him the freedom to explore and play in the fresh air. But with so many options on the market, it can be difficult to know which kennel is best. That’s why we’ve rounded up the top seven large outdoor dog kennels to help you find the best option for your pet. Whether you’re looking for a spacious run, something with sun protection, or just an all-around great kennel, our roundup review has something for everyone. Keep reading to learn more about the best large outdoor dog kennels and find the perfect fit for your pup.
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As Brookside Church continues our 365 Series to read through the Bible in 2016, the Brookside Institute will keep thinking about how we can line up with that (awesome) goal and come alongside it in the ways we can. One way this can take shape is for us to highlight certain books on this site that can help people better understand - and more deeply appreciate - things we're reading as we track through the Bible.
First, an important note: At Brookside, we always want people to be reading the Bible first and most. "Extra reading" should never distract us from reading God's Word. (Let me say it directly: If you don't have time to read the Bible AND other Christian books, put the other books down and use your time to read the Bible closely.) The best sort of extra Christian reading is books that push us into THE BOOK (the Bible) and help us better understand and appreciate its message.
Now with that said, let's acknowledge the fact the other books CAN INDEED help push us into the Bible, and better understand and appreciate everything it says. This has proven true in my own life, and I talk with people often who have been greatly aided in their understanding of God and His Word by something they read in a solid Christian book.
All of that is important stuff to agree on as we proceed. And now with this understanding, let me identify three books that can help you dig more deeply into the Old Testament - in terms of both understanding and appreciation. I was talking with my dad this last week (he's also tracking along with 365) and he mentioned two of these and brought them to the forefront of my attention again. He talked 'em up enough I figured I'd better give them a shout out here! (Thanks, Dad!) The third book is a bit more technical and academic than the other two, but that doesn't mean its not helpful and really worthwhile. Its depth helps us appreciate the value and meaning of the Old Testament in some very important ways.
Here they are - 3 books that can help you dig more deeply into the Old Testament. (Click on either the titles or images below and you'll be taken to the Amazon pages where you can learn more.)
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These white chocolate cupcakes have a stunning appearance and a subtle sweetness. The white chocolate flavor isn’t incredibly assertive—if anything it’s just a lovely vanilla undertone that goes perfectly with the fine-crumbed texture to create a spare sophistication that appeases kids as well as adults, including those fussy foodies you invited to your next dinner party. Originally published June 21, 2013.–Renee Schettler Rossi
White Chocolate Cupcakes
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To make a white chocolate layer cake instead of white chocolate cupcakes, double the recipe, use two 9-inch pans instead of cupcake tins, and bake for about 40 minutes.
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A tart jam filling contrasts nicely with the sweetness of these white chocolate cupcakes and cream cheese frosting—raspberry, strawberry, currant, or just about anything would be lovely. If filling the cupcakes, place about 3/4 cup jam in a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip about 1/2 inch wide. Insert the tip about 1/2-inch deep into a cooled cupcake and squeeze to pipe about a tablespoon jam deep into the heart of the cupcake. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes and jam.
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I have to say that I’d my doubts about this recipe. The batter was thin and, despite what the author says, the cupcakes rose and turned slightly golden in the oven. I figured they’d be dry, but the cupcakes were perfectly baked. The texture of the cupcake was good—the crumb was tight and the structure was firm. It wasn’t dry, but it wasn’t soft, either. It had a whisper of white chocolate—which to me is a creamy, milky flavor. Of course, there’s no chocolatey chocolate flavor. Clearly, white chocolate isn’t an assertive flavor. Our guests loved these and I’d definitely recommend them. I frosted a cupcake using an ice cream scoop to see if it’s indeed easy to frost that way, and it was! Also, it’s great that the cake doesn’t need to be refrigerated, which would make the fat in the cake congeal and take on a weird texture.
These cupcakes are good and easy to make. I filled a cupcake with Nutella. The Nutella is great with the cupcake. I suspect that a dark chocolate frosting or a Nutella-based frosting would be better than the white chocolate frosting.
This recipe produced exactly 12 cupcakes, as promised. The use of cake flour resulted in a soft and fine crumb. The white chocolate flavor was delicate and delicious. Once filled with the raspberry jam and topped generously with the rich White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing, each flavor component complimented the whole.
If you love white chocolate, and I do, you will love these wonderfully moist white chocolate cupcakes. The recipe says it makes 12 and to fill the cups very full, but I still ended up with 15. I only put raspberry jam in a few, and they were received with mixed reviews. No one thought the jam was a great addition. I topped the cupcakes with the white chocolate cream cheese icing. I'm not a huge cream cheese fan, and this is very cream cheesy, so next time I may try adding some orange zest to the icing or a dark chocolate drizzle with a sprinkle of sea salt.
This cupcake was good. It had a nice flavor and I really liked the texture. I think that vanilla was the more pronounced flavor rather than the white chocolate. I thought that the frosting really adds to the white chocolate flavoring and makes for a very nice cupcake to frosting combo. I liked that this frosting was cream cheese-based. I think regular buttercream would have been way too sweet and taken away from the white chocolate flavor. I thought that the density of the cake was good—not quite pound cake dense, but firm enough to handle a good filling. I used a mixed berry jam. The recipe made exactly 12 cupcakes and the frosting was more than enough to frost the 12 cupcakes using a piping bag and making a nice size swirl of frosting on top.
These white chocolate cupcakes are truly an inspiration! The cupcakes are moist and flavorful. They're a bit dense, like pound cake. The white chocolate taste is undetectable to me, even though I knew white chocolate was in there. They have a very vanilla flavor to me. The frosting is out-of-this-world scrumptious. The recipe allowed for a very generous dollop atop the cupcake, which was incredible because I truly couldn't get enough of it. The contrast of the raspberry with the sweet cupcake was perfect; do not skip the raspberry jam or disappointment will be had! These cupcakes also came together easily.


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From DRUM! Magazine’s October 2017 Issue | By Wayne Blanchard
What is it about King Crimson that attracts drummers to its ranks? Not just any drummers, but the best drummers? It certainly isn’t fame and fortune. But still they come. Currently there are not one, two, or three, but four on board. Consider what follows to be a brief introduction to them and those greats in whose footsteps they follow.
Like some ripping riposte to the dying ’60s, King Crimson’s In The Court Of The Crimson King hit the back end of 1969 with such a resounding wallop that nigh on 50 years later its cryptic lyrics and Mellotron-drenched tunes still resonate, while the band, potent as ever, continues to punch with the greatest power of all — relevance.
The King Crimson saga started when drummer Michael Giles and his bassist brother Peter enlisted guitarist Robert Fripp in late 1967. Fripp was enticed by an ad for a singing organist. “Since I was a guitarist who didn’t sing,” he is quoted in Pete Frame’s Rock Family Trees, “I went along — and after rehearsing for a month … I said to Mike Giles, Well, have I got the job? He rolled a cigarette, looked down, put that cigarette in his mouth and said, ‘Well, let’s not be in too great of a rush to commit ourselves to each other.’”
Giles, Giles & Fripp released Cheerful Insanity in September 1968. A quirky nonstarter, it forced a rethink and a move from Dorset to London. By then, ex-military multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald was on various horns and keys, with Pete Sinfield crafting lyrics. But in November, a dissatisfied Michael Giles and Fripp hatched plans for King Crimson, with bassist/vocalist Gregg Lake replacing the departing Peter Giles. Despite early rehearsals in which they worked on The Beatles’ “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” as well as Donovan and Joni Mitchell tunes, originality was their mission.
Three months after playing to upwards of 500,000 as openers for the Rolling Stones’ infamous Hyde Park concert in July 1969, the group released In The Court Of The Crimson King. Revealing a band unlike any other, in a single swipe it defined progressive rock. Like acid on the skin of banality, there was no ignoring the album and its garish, iconic cover. Jimi Hendrix claimed Crimson were “the best band in the world.”
Since then, superb drummers have powered Crimson through music ranging from melodious to metallic, industrial to cacophonous mayhem. Originally it was one drummer, then two together, three in tandem, and now four. Whether deemed eclectic or eccentric, Robert Fripp, thankfully, never denies his vision.
When the mind-wrenching riff of “21st Century Schizoid Man” ripped forth from In The Court Of The Crimson King, Michael Giles’ jazz-rich, chops-laden playing not only expanded the parameters of rock drumming, it was proof that creative drumming, whether dispensed with ferocity or delivered in delicate flourishes, would thrive beyond the ’60s. Rush’s Neil Peart took note, seemingly right down to Giles’ moustache.
Ted McKenna of Sensational Alex Harvey Band fame was 19 when Crimson hit. “Giles’ playing in ‘21st Century Schizoid Man’ was groundbreaking. I’d never heard anyone use jazz interpretation in what was, I suppose, the beginning of prog.”
In The Court Of The Crimson King met with meteoric success. A December trek touring it in America was, however, far from deluxe. Giles quit, feeling things had spun out of control. McDonald also quit, and then, lured by Keith Emerson to form ELP, Lake departed.
Within months, however, Lake and Giles were among others recording the band’s sophomore album, though this time as session men. (Apparently Lake’s fee was Crimson’s PA system.) The resultant In The Wake Of Poseidon was a critical and commercial success. But Giles resisted any temptation to rejoin, instead recording a one-off album, McDonald & Giles, with his former bandmate and pursuing a session career. Steve Winwood and Leo Sayer are on his list of credits, while projects, including albums with bassist John G. Perry and one of his own, Progress, satisfied his creative side. Recorded in 1978, Progress was thoroughly revamped before its release in 1992. The title track alone is worth the price of entry.
In 2002, Giles and various other Crimson alumni cofounded 21st Century Schizoid Band. However, after a tour of Japan (where the DVD Live In Japan was recorded), he passed that gig over to another early Crimson member, Ian Wallace.
Giles’ latest venture, the MAD Band, with “drums and percussion, found sounds and guitar and treatments” plus guests including pianist Keith Tippet, sees him in a more experimental mode reminiscent of the outer extremities of early Crimson ventures. Remember, that was his band, too.
Crimson’s next drummer was recommended by Lake. Despite his double bass drums, wicked technique, and deep jazz aesthetic suggesting a perfect fit, McCulloch did only a fleeting stint. He had joined a band that was struggling to emerge from dereliction. How did that go? Well, the resultant album, Lizard, was, to the chagrin of most, disappointing. “Overall,” Fripp told Ultimate Classic Rock, “the album is unlistenable.”
Newly recruited bassist/vocalist Gordon Haskell noted that the guitarist was exerting pressure on the players. “Andy McCulloch was in tears. Fripp used to bully him unmercifully. He bullied us all.” Still, McCulloch’s drumming is top notch. On “Cirkus,” he intermingles crisp single stroke snare rolls and melodic tom passages, while on “Glass Tears” he rolls rhythmically around the kit. Why isn’t McCulloch’s name up there with those who defined prog as a drummer’s delight? Possibly it might be had he stayed longer.
Within months, McCulloch split for Greenslade, where alongside former Colosseum organist Dave Greenslade he played exquisitely on albums including Beside Manners Are Extra and Spyglass Guest before the demise of that band in early 1976 saw him abandoning music to become a yachtsman in the Mediterranean.
Unlike Giles and McCulloch, Ian Wallace eschewed the double bass and multi-tom setup in favor of a 5-piece kit painted with pastoral imagery. Like his contemporaries, he combined jazz chops, R&B grooves, and rock power to great effect in a lineup that included future Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell and future Camel saxophonist Mel Collins. In his early days, Wallace was in a band with future Yes singer Jon Anderson; then, in late ’68, Wallace did a one-off Yes gig.
Islands and Earthbound, the latter a live album recorded on cassette — ouch! — featured Wallace. While the former had its moments, Earthbound was described by Crimson-affiliated media agency DGM as “brutish and crude,” with the track “Groon” featuring “Wallace’s ferocious drum solo which twists and turns like an injured animal.” A dismayed Fripp failed in his effort to have the album deleted.
But Earthbound was the least of the bandleader’s problems. Alienated by his authoritarian approach, Wallace, Burrell, and Collins quit to form Snape with Alexis Korner, Charlie Watts’ former boss. Though that was a go-nowhere venture, the drummer soon became the darling of the session scene, recording and/or touring with such British stalwarts as Alvin Lee, Steve Marriott, and Ronnie Wood, while in America he toured with Bob Dylan and appears on the bard’s Street Legal album, and is on David Lindley’s El Rayo-X, Stevie Nicks’ Wild Heart, and Don Henley’s I Can’t Stand Still and Henley’s hit “Not Enough Love In The World.” Even the Travelling Wilburys enlisted Wallace’s no-nonsense groove skills. Tragically, Ian Wallace passed away due to illness in 2007.
Fripp’s next Crimson lineup included the enigmatic Scotsman Jamie Muir on drums and percussion. A former Edinburgh College Of Art student (from which he was expelled), Muir was inspired by jazzers Tony Williams, Pharoah Sanders, and Kenny Clarke, and his real passion was improvisation.
An invite from choreographer Lindsay Kemp (who taught David Bowie and Kate Bush about improv acting and dance) had brought Muir to London. There, Muir teamed up with avant-garde guitarist Derek Bailey, and then with Gilgamesh and National Health keyboardist Alan Gown before Fripp lured him into King Crimson, where he was soon joined by Bill Bruford.
Though only onboard for a matter of months, Muir, who would shake, rattle, and bang on everything from bags of dead leaves to chains and gongs, was a catalyst who influenced the band and opened up new areas for Bruford. Indeed, his wild visual presence on live dates and crafty percussing on Larks’ Tongues In Aspic are high points in the Crimson legacy.
So what happened to that madcap percussionist? He quit the band in 1972, returning to Scotland to become an ordained Buddhist monk. In 1980, he dipped back into music and recorded the percussion-oriented Ghost Dance movie soundtrack with Michael Giles before bowing out to become Jamie Muir — painter.
If it weren’t for an unreliable drunkard taking his place when he first left Yes in the band’s earliest days to attend Leeds University, Bill Bruford might never have ended up in King Crimson. Upon seeing his former band suffering due to their disastrous new drummer — and with an opening slot for Cream’s farewell gig at the Royal Albert Hall looming — Bruford abandoned Leeds in favor of returning to London, and getting to play on the same stage as Ginger Baker, one of his favorites.
A jazzer with an appreciation for the classical aesthetic, but also able to lay down a commanding rock groove and dance through odd times with fluency and finesse (as well as flex with Fripp’s whims), the ever-so-British drummer released his first album with Crimson: Larks’ Tongues In Aspic. Two more, Starless And Bible Black and Red consolidated his place — along with the crack of that snare — in Crimson history.
To join Fripp’s third expedition, Bruford had abandoned superstardom by quitting Yes. With the headline “Yes Man Joins King Crimson” consuming the front page of the July 22, 1972 Melody Maker, the vibe was positive, though not for long. By the time of Red, the lineup had not only dwindled from five down to three — Fripp, Bruford, and bassist/vocalist John Wetton; it was imploding. The music, at times slabs of tortuously grating guitar and angular stabs of rhythm, was increasingly heavier and ominous. Fripp didn’t like it. “It was a quite superb band,” he told Melody Maker, “but what we were doing wasn’t really for me.” He had already told the NME that Crimson was “over for ever and ever.”
Wetton noted in Mountains Come Out Of The Sky that Fripp took the back seat on Red. “He wasn’t sure where this was going. Bill Bruford and myself knew exactly where it was going … and pushed for that very up-front … in-your-face guitar. We did that. It was balls-to-the-wall progressive rock … it was heavy metal, really.” Bruford also came up with the demonic bass riff for “Starless.”
Despite Fripp’s disdain, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain considered Red a landmark album. And in retrospect it was. And still is.
Joe Bergamini, author of Taking Center Stage with Neil Peart, and whose time with proggers Happy The Man and 4Front saw him pursing odd times with fervor, recalled the Lark’s Tongues In Aspic lineup with Bruford and Muir. “With its free and industrial influences, the music from that period still sounds cutting edge. Bill Bruford’s body of work is unique and intelligent, and Larks’ Tongues, Starless And Bible Black, and Red certainly display this.”
Bruford’s next moves — in addition to various incarnations of Yes — included teaming up with new band National Health; touring with Genesis (he’s on Seconds Out); work with Gong and Led Zep’s buddy Roy Harper; recording his debut solo album Feels Good To Me; being in, then out of super group UK (Terry Bozzio filled his slot); and assembling the band Bruford with guitarist Allen Holdsworth, bassist Jeff Berlin, and National Health keyboardist Dave Stuart, and releasing One Of A Kind, Gradually Going Tornado, and The Bruford Tapes. To see the band, try the Rock Goes To College DVD, wherein Bruford plays machinegun-like single strokes on his combination of acoustic kit and Roto Toms.
In 1982, a change of heart saw Fripp reinvent King Crimson. With Tony Levin on bass and Chapman Stick, and Adrian Belew on voice, guitar, and sonic antics, Bruford and the band recorded another album trilogy: Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair. By now his kit was augmented with a gong bass drum, Octobans, and Simmons electronics, the latter on which he relayed the single strokes intro to Beat’s “Dig Me,” a reminder that the intelligent application of simplicity can be more powerful than the confusion often created by complexity. Inspired by Belew’s writing and arpeggiated picking (which Belew said Fripp readily embraced) as well as the jungle-like rhythmic grooves of Talking Heads (Belew’s previous band), Bruford increasingly shifted away from cymbals and beats to drums and rhythms, as heard in “Elephant Talk.” McKenna met Bruford while playing with Michael Schenker’s band MSG. “I spoke to Bill. He was a really nice chap as well as an outstanding drummer. Three Of A Perfect Pair is still one of my favorite albums.”
Though the lineup with Belew introduced King Crimson to a broader audience, once again Fripp shut the band down. Never at a loss, Bruford formed Earthworks, with the mission of exposing obscure British talent as well as flirting with the concept of morphing traditional and modern jazz sensibilities. A full Simmons kit reinforced the latter. A later Earthworks incarnation would be fully acoustic. As would be his 1999 album with Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez.
Bruford would again join Crimson in 1994, this time alongside newcomer Pat Mastelotto in a double-trio concept with Fripp and Belew on guitars, and Levin and Trey Gunn handing the low end. Thrak, B’Boom, and Déja Vroom were some of the titles they recorded before Fripp shut that project down in 1997.
Trouser Press described Thrak as “an absolute monster, a cerebral sextet adventure stunning in its precisely controlled rock power.” As always, this new band differed dramatically from what preceded it.
Retired since 2009, Bruford earned a Ph.D. in Music at the University Of Surrey. “A key motivation in my working life as a drummer,” he notes on the university’s website, “was trying to contribute, to suggest ways that we might go about doing things differently. In a way, my Ph.D. continues with that.”
Bringing Pat Mastelotto into the Crimson lineup was another surprise move by Fripp. Despite his predilection for jazzy British drummers, the guitarist initially enlisted the relatively unknown Californian for his project with former Japan and Rain Crow Tree art rocker David Sylvian. Mastelotto, who flew to England and auditioned for the gig, had honed his diversity with the likes of Al Jarreau and The Pointer Sisters before joining Mr. Mister, a band defined as much by its excellent musicianship as by its ability to seamlessly blend jazz, rock, world, and pop influences. During that band’s platinum-selling reign, hits including “Broken Wings,” “Kyrie,” and “Is It Love” revealed Mastelotto to be a highly musical player whose skillful ability to combine electronics with his acoustic kit and integrate their sounds into songs in a compositional manner set him well above the standards of the MTV era.
Once Sylvian/Fripp was done, Mastelotto, whose early drum heroes included Michael Giles, found himself alongside Bill Bruford in the 1994 reincarnation of Crimson. At this point, what Mastelotto learned from listening to Jim Gordon, James Gadson, and Jeff Porcaro played a crucial role, as his deeper, more locked-down grooves and rockier feel complemented Bruford’s jazzier and punchier rhythmic approach.
Along the way, the improv band HoBoLeMa saw Mastelotto team up with Holdsworth, Levin, and Bozzio, while various excursions with ConstruKCtion saw Crimson members experimenting in search of new material for their band.
“Mastelotto brought a rock influence to the band,” Bergamini notes. “But he definitely matched Bruford’s complexity and creativity. Experiencing their different sounds and hearing how these two complemented each other is really quite inspiring.”
Is Gavin Harrison an ideal example of today’s drummer? It seems so. He’s certainly a perfect fit for Crimson, as his arrival to play alongside Mastelotto in 2007 revealed. The Londoner’s tasty playing in prog renaissance man Steven Wilson’s Porcupine Tree may have been his calling card, but like his American colleague, Harrison had done his share of diverse gigs, from Iggy Pop and Level 42, to Bruford keyboardist Dave Stewart, to David Sylvian’s bass-playing colleague, Mick Karn. A player with expertise in all styles, with his tremendous technical ability and electro-acoustic savvy, it was like he was born to be in this band. Players including Mike Portnoy and Neil Peart, who penned the foreword to Harrison’s book Rhythmic Compositions, told mikedolbear.com in 2006, “I like what Gavin Harrison is doing … His playing and his thinking are interesting, musical, and inspiring.”
And when Late Show With David Letterman was showcasing drummers, Harrison, who played the Jaco Pastorious–inspired “The Chicken,” was included on a guest roster with drummers such as Peart. He also more than held his own alongside Ian Paice, Clem Cattini, Ginger Baker, and Dave Weckl at the 2012 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert in London.
Outside of his main gig, Harrison’s activities with the band 05Ric let him flex the same mental and physical abilities he employs with Crimson. Cleverly creative drum parts, including melodic tom licks and wicked footwork (check “Unsettled”) set to material seemingly inspired by Discipline-era Crimson, is introducing prog to a new generation, much the way Fripp has done over the years, generation after generation, with the king of them all.
And like Bruford, Harrison seeks to help others learn via clinics and a growing list of books and DVDs. His latest CD is Cheating The Polygraph.
Until the Crimson gig, Seattle-based Rieflin was best known for his time with R.E.M. A multi-talented musician who plays both drums and keys in his new gig, Rieflin is deep into experimental, industrial, and metal, with credits including Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, Ministry, and Swans. Fripp was already familiar with Rieflin, having played on his debut album Birth Of A Giant, and together with him in the improv group Slow Music. Fripp and his missus, Toyah Wilcox, also toured with Rieflin in The Humans, so Fripp knew what he was getting.
Crimson’s three-drummer concept was something Ginger Baker had done back in 1970 with his band Airforce. But from two up to three in Crimson, where every note is strategic and none shall be out of place, well, that seemed to be a bit much. But it wasn’t. Mastelotto has said he, Harrison, and Rieflin figure out all the parts — many of them melody-based unison and interplay — before getting together and doing low-volume test runs. Then they work them up for real on a larger stage before the rest of the band is involved.
However, in early 2016 Rieflin took a sabbatical. In his absence, top London session player Jeremy Stacey was enlisted. Upon his return in 2017 it was announced that Stacey would stay on and Rieflin, according to Fripp in his online diary, “will be focusing on Mellotron, keys, and fairy dusting, rather than using drums as a main instrument.”
“I’m never happy with anything I’ve done,” Jeremy Stacey told Rhythm magazine. But when Harrison recommended him to Fripp, it confirmed that others were impressed by this London-based player-producer, whose credits include Sheryl Crow, Joe Cocker, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, and Squakett (Yes bassist Chris Squire and guitarist Steve Hackett of Genesis fame). In short, like Harrison and Mastelotto, Stacey had played the gamut and was well equipped to step in for Rieflin.
“When my friend, the amazing Jeremy Stacey, left Noel Gallagher and joined KC,” McKenna says, “I understood, exactly!”
Stacey hit the road with the band in 2016, and in 2017 is touring the world with what is surely the most unique King Crimson thus far. What comes next? Rest assured that the ever-enigmatic Mr. Fripp still has a few surprises to spring on the ever faithful.
Epilogue Or Epitaph?
For nearly five decades, great drummers have energized Robert Fripp’s vision of progressive rock in its most eclectic definition, all the while confirming that the path of progress can be anything but linear.
“I’m amazed at how adventurous and how dangerous the music was, and still is,” Michael Giles told Aymeric Leroy. “I haven’t heard anything like it since.”
McKenna has one word for Crimson drummers: “Adventurers! They’re discovering new avenues of rhythmic expression that can only happen in a band like KC, where a drummer isn’t just the timekeeper but integral to the whole musical landscape.”
“King Crimson,” Fripp noted to Best, “is more a way of doing things. When there is nothing to be done, nothing is done: Crimson disappears. When there is music to be played, Crimson reappears. If all of life were this simple.”
Watch a clip of King Crimson’s legendary performance at Hyde Park, supporting the Rolling Stones in 1969.
Watch Pat Mastelotto, Bill Rieflin, and Gavin Harrison in action with King Crimson performing “The Light of Day” on September 22, 2015, in Paris, France:

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Angeliki Nikolouli returns to Alpha TV for the 8th year in her regular appointment with the viewers to start the journey together in the world of search and mystery.
Cases that ask for answers, come under the microscope of the journalist – investigator… Mysterious disappearances, crimes of passion, strange deaths and long-standing stories that strongly concern the public.
Real facts, intense emotions and possible research with the active participation of viewers and special collaborators.
Angeliki Nikolouli together with her experienced team, has found over 1,650 people in 857 shows. Her personal stamp is also strong in the investigation of 26 murders. Most of them first appeared on the show as simple disappearances …
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Earthquake jolts Nicaragua after election
A moderate 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4:35 p.m., was located about 75 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of the capital Managua, the USGS said.
The tremor shook several cities close to the Pacific coast for as long as three minutes, according to Nicaraguan quake monitors. A report from Costa Rican authorities said the quake was felt in Guanacaste and San Carlos near the border all the way down to the Central Valley.
It struck at a depth of 183 kilometers, according to the USGS.
The quake came one day after voters in Central America’s poorest country re-elected President Daniel Ortega to a third term.
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How Beautiful You Are (Gossard 2017) x Ametist Mystery (Gossard 2018) – 7 sds
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Diploid 36" Early Midseason Dormant emo fr 9" 3-4 way branching 18-24 buds. Fertile both ways. Rebloomer. Very good rust resistance. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4-9.
Flowers are rose pink with a lighter feathered bluish pink eye zone with a very large green throat. The first time I saw her, I thought, “How Beautiful You Are.” As time went on, she remained beautiful day after day, year after year. This flower is a perfect combination of her two famous parents. Stamped with the triangular shape of Emerald Starburst but her edges widened and softened a bit by Stout winner Rose F. Kennedy, this dormant, hardy, rose-pink rebloomer combines the best features of her parents and looks stunningly beautiful day after day. Fantastic in a clump. Should pass on the double dose of green throat on to her kids.
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Diploid 36" Midseason Dormant emo fr 8" 3-4 way branching 18-22 buds. Fertile both ways. Rebloomer. Very good rust resistance. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4-10.
Heavenly Spider Monkey has been an outstanding parent for me, with either it or its kids producing 20 introductions. Heavenly Spider Monkey produces unique, dormant, great-performing kids. Amethyst Mystery is Exceptional, having a Double Dose of Heavenly Spider Monkey with parents on both sides having it as either a parent or grandparent. This color is no pastel. It is not Lavender, Not Purple, but a glowing Amethyst set off by first yellow, then a startling green throat. A Really nice 36-inch tall, 8 inch flower with great substance and colorfastness, it is a real eye-catcher in the garden. Hybridizers, take advantage of the outstanding genetics of this in your double or spiders breeding program. Breed it to last year's Double Magician or Spyro the Dragon for some crazy good kids. Take advantage of it's color changing Eye-zone and cross it with color changers- The possibilities are endless with this beauty
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This year I am very into the fall season. I’ve been really looking forward to October so I can start making Halloween and fall themed goodies. I made this snack mix for Zack’s company picnic. Everyone seemed to really enjoy it.
It made our house smell like the holidays. I loved it!
The recipe says to use a candy thermometer, but I don’t have one so I used the water method. Read how to tell candy is done here: How to Tell When Hard Candy is Done.
Be on the lookout for lots more holiday/fall themed goodies throughout the next few months, because I have lots of recipes 🙂
Nutty Popcorn Snack Mix
– 12 cups popped popcorn
– 5 cups mini pretzel twists
– 2 cups brown sugar, packed
– 1 cup butter
– 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
– 1/2 teaspoon salt
– 1/2 teaspoon soda
– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
– 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
– 2 cups candy corn
Combine pretzels and popcorn in a large roasting pan; set aside. Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in a heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 12-14 minutes, stirring occasionally until mix comes to a full boil.
Continue cooking and stirring 4-6 minutes until mix reaches soft-ball stage, or 234-243 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Remove from heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour over popcorn and pretzels in pan; add peanuts. Stir until mix is coated well. Bake at 200 degrees for 20 minutes; stir and add candy corn.
Bake an additional 20 minutes. Immediately spoon onto wax paper; let cool completely and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.
Yay for fall goodies 🙂


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the redirect output ( > ) is a function of the windows shell. it takes
the out put from the command on the left of the > and sends it to a file
named on the right. to use it you will not want to use the -o or
--output command associated with gpg. just issue the command as you
would to get output to the screen then append something like
>myfile.gpg to the end of the command line.
FRANK HUBENY wrote:
> Hello Jim;
> Does this ( > ) redirect only work for exports. I did not have to use
> it when I exported my keys. I just put the file name behind.
> I suppose that redirect means output only, but I will ask because I
> never have had to use it before. Is this a Linux command ?
> Hope it does not anger, amusement is fine.
> Frank D. Hubeny
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