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Bethlehem Area School Board shoots down Apple lease restructuring

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on July 04, 2011 at 4:02 AM, updated July 04, 2011 at 12:42 PM
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The Bethlehem Area School Board has shot down a restructuring of its lease with Apple that would have extended the deal into 2014, lowered annual payments and netted up to 909 new computers.

Board members were reticent about entering into a new four-year lease for a variety of reasons, ranging from its cost to the district’s reliance on more costly Apple computers.

Superintendent Joseph Roy said the existing lease will continue as is and the district can always revisit a restructuring. But the district already has missed out on the new lease’s savings, he said.

Bethlehem still plans to purchase 207 computers to support the reading intervention program, Read180. The current elementary school Read180 computers cannot run the next version of the program's software.

The district will fund the purchase through an increase of Accountability Block Grant funding in the final state budget, which Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget proposal had zeroed out. Bethlehem plans to use the money to buy the computers, restore full-day kindergarten and bring back a school resource officer at each high school.

The new lease would have brought 615 new laptops into the middle schools and 87 new laptops into Freedom and Liberty high schools. The district planned to take 1,224 student laptops, which are five to six years old, from the middle and high schools and send them to the elementary schools. Those laptops would have replaced desktops that are about 10 to 12 years old. The district’s last major purchase of middle school laptops was in 2007-08, officials said.

The current four-year lease costs $737,188 annually and covers new teacher laptops the district bought during the 2009-10 school year.

The new lease would have lowered the district’s payment from $737,188 this July to $437,188. It also gave the district the flexibility to wait until Sept. 1 to pay for the Read180 computers. The district would have paid $559,680 annually for the next three years.

But the deal failed to garner enough support during a board vote last week.

Director Irene Follweiler again raised her concerns that the district is so Apple-reliant. Apple computers are more costly than personal computers and there is no competition, Follweiler said. The district does have some PCs in its business computer labs.

Bayonne High School Uses iPadsBayonne High School students are using iPads in the classroom.

Board Vice President Bill Burkhardt cautioned that the district needs to be aware of the hidden personnel costs of transitioning away from Apple, prompting Follweiler to request an analysis of the total cost to move to PCs.

Director Aurea Ortiz echoed Follweiler’s concerns asking how directors can know this is the best investment without knowing what other options cost, and Director Eugene McKeon wants the district to study whether it makes more sense to start focusing technology purchases on iPads rather than laptops.

Director Loretta Leeson said she is hesitant to enter into an expensive multi-year contract when the district knows the next few years will be difficult financially.

Burkhardt said he could understand if a fellow director feels the district doesn't have the money to be buying computers now. But he disagrees that the district should turn to PCs since it can't afford the costs of migrating to a new system.

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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — Arnold L. Fox passed away suddenly on Dec. 23, 2012.

He was born in Adrian, Mich., to Harold L. and Phyllis S. (Eggert) Fox, who preceded him in death. Additionally, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Cherryl E. (Warner) Fox. Arnold is survived by his wife, Darlene Fox; daughter, Christina Fox; son, Arnold (Jennifer) Fox Jr.; stepson. Kasey Moses; stepdaughter, Holly (Michael) Stephens; grandchildren, Jaimie Guthrie, Reuben Villegas, Vanessa Villegas, Emily Fox, Jessica Villegas, Brianna Baker, Zoie Baker, Michael Stephens Jr., Tabor Stephens, Heaven Stephens and Country Stephens; great-grandchildren, Kayleigh Stewart, Savannah Guthrie, Isaiah Guthrie, Martin Morales III and Gage Guthrie; brother, Harold (Suzanne) Fox; sister, Celeste (Gregg) Degroff; and many nieces, nephews and close friends.

Arnold graduated from Hudson High School in 1967, was the owner of Adrian Lawn and Garden Center for 14 years, and retired from J.B. Hunt as the company’s safety trainer.
Services will be held at J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home in Adrian. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Services will be held at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John Kottke officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. www.PurseFuneralHome.com.

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The Lenawee County Athletic Association has announced its boys basketball all-league honor teams.

The five All-LCAA first team selections were all unanimous. Those honorees were Erie Mason junior Jake Allen, Dundee junior Aaron Anthony, Hillsdale senior Branden Bisher, Onsted sophomore Austin Davis and Ida senior Caleb Yeary.

The All-LCAA second team featured Columbia Central senior Ryan Adams, Erie Mason senior Jeff Banachowski, Hillsdale junior Patrick Drews, Onsted senior Devin Louden and Blissfield senior Connor Vandecaveye.

Receiving honorable mention were Hudson senior Logan Milligan, Dundee senior Kevin Karner, Columbia Central senior Tucker Kik, Dundee junior Trent Moody and Hillsdale sophomore Martin Peterson.

Hillsdale claimed its second straight LCAA championship after finishing 14-0 in league games. Dundee took second place at 12-2, followed by Onsted in third (9-5), Columbia Central and Ida tied for fourth (6-8), Erie Mason in sixth (5-9), Blissfield in seventh (4-10) and Hudson in eighth (1-13).

Hillsdale won the league's lone district championship and played in a Class C regional final Thursday night. The Hornets easily dispatched Vermontville Maple Valley, 70-49, to earn a spot in Tuesday’s Class C quarterfinal in Vicksburg against a very talented Muskegon Heights squad.


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How can I export from Factiva to EndNote?

With some difficulty! But it IS possible... please see my answer below.

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D Litting, 4 years ago

Okay, so here is how you export from Factiva to EndNote. Sadly this process only works on a PC, it does not seem possible to export from Factiva with a Mac.

You will need a special filter to allow EndNote to read the Factiva references. There is already a Factiva filter within EndNote, but it just doesn't seem to work very well (some information gets left out). So you'll have to copy in a new one. I called my new filter 'Factiva New' - call it whatever you like, but be aware of the original, non-functional Factiva filter that's already there.
The working Factiva filter can be found at the University of Queensland website at this address. You don't need a UQ login to download, but you must use Internet Explorer as your browser. The location of the filter is provided in the link in the instructions below, which I've also quoted from UQ via this link - thanks UQ!http://www.library.uq.edu.au/research-support/direct-exports-and-filters

The use of IE is required when exporting from Factiva. I'll paraphrase from UQ for the rest of the process...

  1. Search Factiva
  2. Mark records
  3. Change View As to Headline, Lead Paragraph and Indexing (from a drop down menu on right of screen)
  4. Choose the Save option (disk icon).
  5. Select Article Format
  6. When the records are displayed select the File menu, then Save As. Save the records as a text (.txt) file
  7. You will need the filter at this point - which can be downloaded from the University of Queensland's Filters site by following steps 8-9 below,
  8. Click on the Factiva filter link on the UQ page, and select Open.
  9. Endnote will open. You will be presented with a page of information that describes the 'UQ filter'. Choose Files/SaveAs and call it Factiva New or whatever else works for you.
  10. To import the .txt references you've saved into EndNote Choose File/Import/File. Choose your .txt file you've saved from Factiva. Choose the 'Factiva New' filter you've saved in steps 7-9.
  11. You'll probably need to edit the imported records quite a bit, especially the Authors (change from upper case and remove extra words; ensure each author is on a separate line) and article Titles (change from upper case); also page numbers should not start with a zero.

...And that should do it :) I hope that is all ship-shape. Feel free to answer to this question if you are having any trouble.

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You can use this method on both PC and MAC

Following the above steps, you can simply copy and paste the text from the record display (if you can't save as a text file from your browser) and paste it in a new text document on whatever system you are using (OS X or Windows), save and then import using the above steps. I only managed to do this with one reference at a time but it did not require any further formatting.

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LibLink…Eluned Parrott AM: Looks to be game, set and match to Abertis

Welsh Liberal Democrats are questioning the Labour First Minister’s actions in entering into an exclusive relationship to buy Cardiff Airport for the nation with no prior consultation of the Assembly and without publishing any clear idea of how it will be run.

Eluned Parrott, Liberal Democrat Shadow Economy and Transport Minister has written an article on this over at Freedom Central. She said:

This is of course without consulting the Assembly, without revealing the price he’s offered, without revealing a business plan for the airports future, or without even stating what his government is planning on doing with it or who he

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BBC drops Lib Dems from Question Time, again #bbcqt

For the third time in four weeks, the BBC won’t be having a Liberal Democrat on Question Time. As Freedom Central reports:

number of Lib Dems have complained, with gathering pace, about this lack of representation. The response from Gavin Allen was:

“The Liberal Democrats like all parties get representation based on their level of electoral support, which means they are on most – but not all – ‘Question Time’ panels across each series. We believe it adds to the breadth of debate to have perspectives from politicians and non-politicians alike, so places

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Empty homes policy launch

Details arrive at the Voice of a launch of our General Election housing policy:

The Liberal Democrats today set out plans to bring a quarter of a million empty homes back into use, making homes available for people who need them and creating 65,000 jobs.

There are over 760,000 empty properties across England which are no longer used as homes but can be brought back into use with some investment. People who own these homes will get a grant or a cheap loan to renovate them so they can be used: grants if the home is for social housing, loans for

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Blog of the Year Awards 2009: The Shortlists

Nominations for the Liberal Democrats’ Blog of the Year Awards 2009 closed on 4 September. Since then, the judges (Tom Brake MP, Ryan Cullen, me, Meral Ece OBE, Lynne Featherstone MP, Alix Mortimer, Stephen Tall, Cat Turner and Paul Waugh) have been poring over the entries for the six categories.

It’s been a big task, and a fun one, to distil so many excellent examples of Lib Dem blogging and e-campaigning into lists of the five best.

Congratulations if you’ve been shortlisted, but if you haven’t: remember that the shortlists are based on the judges’ subjective opinions. The awards are intended to be a fun way to celebrate the talent in the Lib Dem blogosphere, whilst introducing you to some blogs you might not have read before.

First, a reminder that the winner of the Best non-Liberal Democrat politics blog category will be decided by a public vote here on Liberal Democrat Voice, so please have a read of the nominated blogs and then head on over to the sidebar to cast your vote.

Next, a plug for the awards ceremony itself. If you’re coming to party conference in Bournemouth, do head along to Old Harry’s Bar in the Marriott Highcliff Hotel from 9.45pm on Sunday 20th September.

Now, without further ado, here are the shortlists: (Drumroll, please)

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Guardian: ‘executive pay keeps rising’

Today’s Guardian reports:

Executives at Britain’s top companies saw their basic salaries leap 10% last year, despite the onset of the worst global recession in decades, in which their companies lost almost a third of their value amid a record decline in the FTSE.

The Guardian’s annual survey of boardroom pay reveals that the full- and part-time directors of the FTSE 100, the premier league of British business, shared between them more than £1bn.

Bonus payouts were lower, but the basic salary hikes were more than three times the 3.1% average pay rise for ordinary workers in the private sector. The big rise in directors’ basic pay – more than double the rate of inflation last year – came as many of their companies were imposing pay freezes on staff and starting huge redundancy programmes to slash costs.

The paper quotes Lib Dem deputy leader Vince Cable:

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    Like John, I hadn't seen Helen for a long time, and I didn't know her particularly well. But she was the archetypal LibDem activist. Solid,...
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    @Peter "The Lib Dems are surely not major supporters of parliamentary democracy given the party’s willingness to transfer sovereignty to the EU and its unelected...
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    There is a very reasonable argument that the US have impeded the development of the ICC. I can write an article about this if you...
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    Well Joseph, that just looks like one law for some and another for others. Illiberal.
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After almost seven years in development, Samba 4.0 was officially released in late 2012, adding Active Directory domain controller features to the popular interoperable file server solution. So what happens now?

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During the server administration mini-conference at in Canberra, longtime Samba team contributor Andrew Bartlett gave a presentation on what works well in Samba 4.0 and what can be expected in future releases. The release of Samba 4.0 ended a prolonged period in which two versions effectively co-existed: the stable but more limited Samba 3.6 release and the more feature-rich but still-in-development Samba 4.0.

Bringing those two code bases together was a contributing factor to the long period before Samba 4.0 could officially be released, Bartlett said. “Part of the reason for the delay was that we had to get it back together.”

The other reason for the delay was the inherent complexity of fully supporting the Active Directory domain controller specification and requirements. There are still limitations in the current version which the Samba team wants to eventually eliminate. For instance, right now only Sambas’s own LDAP server can be used; OpenLDAP isn’t an option.

A bigger restriction is the lack of support for complex domain structures. “We don’t have trusted domain support yet,” Bartlett said. “It’s one domain, one forest; we don’t even support sub-domains.” Fixing that is a goal for a future version, as is improving performance in large (above 10,000 users) environments and adding .

The newness of the release means a lack of easy-to-install packages. “You have to install it from the source tarball,” Bartlett said.

Despite the new features, Bartlett emphasised that Samba 4.0 would continue to work for sites which wanted more basic integration between Windows Server systems and other platforms, via the classic domains feature (a label which Bartlett said the Samba development team chose because it was “the name that sucked the least” out of the potential labels). The delayed release also meant that basic features have been thoroughly tested. “People really are using it; people have been using it for years.”

A single Samba machine can be used both as a general file server and as a domain controller, though Bartlett recommends separating those functions onto different machines in most scenarios. “If you’re big enough that you’re complaining about this, you really should split them.”

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  • 1 tbsp ketjap manis (sweet chilli sauce)

  • 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped

  • 1.8-2.2kg/4-5lb pork spare ribs (baby back ribs, if possible)

  • water

  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped

  • For Crispy Potato Wedges

  • 6 large potatoes, each about 100g/4oz

  • 3 tbsp/2fl oz olive oil

  • 75g/2oz polenta

  • 30g /1oz parmesan, finely grated

  • 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • To Serve

  • soured cream

  • buttered mini sweetcorn

  • 1.

    For the ribs, place the tomato ketchup in a large shallow dish with the soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, sherry, star anise (if using), ketjap manis and rosemary. Mix thoroughly to combine.

  • 2.

    Add the ribs. If time allows, cover and chill for up to 24 hours.

  • 3.

    Place ribs in a large, deep pan. You may have to cut the ribs in half to get them to fit. Pour over the tomato ketchup mixture and then add enough water to completely cover the ribs.

  • 4.

    Bring to a simmer, then cook over a medium heat for 45 minutes to one hour until completely tender.

  • 5.

    Preheat the grill. Remove ribs from the sauce and arrange ribs on a grill rack. Place the sauce on the hob over medium heat and reduce down until it has a sticky coating consistency.

  • 6.

    Place the ribs under the preheated grill for about eight minutes on each side, basting or painting the ribs with the reduced marinade occasionally. Alternatively cook on a barbecue.

  • 7.

    For the potato wedges, preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Prick each potato all over with a fork and rub with a little of the oil. Place potatoes directly on the oven shelf and bake for 40-45 minutes or until slightly softened when squeezed, then leave to cool.

  • 8.

    When cool, cut each potato in half lengthways and then into quarters. Slice away a bit of the flesh, leaving a layer of potato at least 5mm/1/4in thick on the skin. Brush all over with the remaining oil.

  • 9.

    Place the polenta, parmesan, rosemary, salt and a generous grinding of black pepper in a bowl and mix together. Add the oiled potatoes and toss with the polenta mixture. Shake off any excess, then arrange in a single layer, skin-side down, on a wire rack set on a roasting tray.

  • 10.

    Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway through, until crisp and golden-brown.

  • 11.

    To serve, cut the ribs into single-rib portions and arrange on a large platter. Scatter over the spring onions. Serve the potato skins and mini sweetcorn on the side or in separate bowls with plenty of napkins and finger bowls on hand for sticky fingers.

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President remembers a poet’s postcards on Limerick visit

Alan Owens

Alan Owens

Legacy: President Michael D Higgins in the White House with Dominic Taylor of the Limerick Writers' Centre where a plaque was unveiled to the poet Desmond O'Grady
IT was in the White House Bar on O’Connell Street some 60 years ago that a fledgling poet gave his first reading.

IT was in the White House Bar on O’Connell Street some 60 years ago that a fledgling poet gave his first reading.

Desmond O’Grady, who would go on to become one of the “senior figures of Irish cultural life,” as Seamus Heaney described him, was also a staunch supporter of the long running White House poetry nights, resurrected by Barney Sheehan over a decade ago.

Fitting then that President Michael D Higgins, a friend of the Limerick poet who died last year on the eve of his 79th birthday, would accept an invitation to visit the city pub and unveil a plaque to O’Grady, in front of a large collection of his family, friends and fellow poets.

President Higgins recalled “getting postcards from him from different places”. An emigrant poet who left Limerick in 1961, Mr O’Grady worked as a teacher and writer in Rome, Paris and Cairo.

“There was a number of us that he would send these cards to, and Limerick has every reason to be very proud and it is a pleasure to be here,” said President Higgins on his way into the event this Tuesday.

The event was organised by the Limerick Writers’ Centre as a tribute to the Limerick poet whom, in his speech, President Higgins said was “great, warm and wonderful” and had a “flair for life”.

“Desmond O’Grady’s commitment to poetry and to the arts in general, and his contribution to the cultural dimension of Irish society, was immense,” he said.

“His legacy is a great and enduring one and he will be remembered as a gifted poet, an intuitive translator and of course as a generous friend to Ireland’s artistic community through his active role in the founding of Aosdána.

“He remained loyal to the county of his birth, and indeed to the White House Pub where he gave his first reading sixty years ago. “I know he was an enthusiastic patron of the weekly readings which have been held here for over ten years and was, indeed, the first guest at the White House poetry night in 2003.”

Unveiling the plaque, the President added: “It is uplifting to know that, just as he did not forget Limerick, Limerick has not forgotten him.”

Speaking to the crowd, Desmond’s son Leonardo said it was a “great honour” to see the plaque unveiled.

“I have to say that Desmond, while being international, has always been definitively a Limerick man.”

Three students from UL read poems in Italian, Arabic and Greek - as well as English - to mark O’Grady’s prowess as a translator of literary works, while Dominic Taylor of the Writers’ Centre said the plaque would add to Limerick’s growing literary trail.

“Desmond has often been considered an outsider in Irish poetry, he left at a very young age in 1961 and he had been forgotten about to a certain extent,” he said.

“We felt that, if we didn’t do something immediately when he departed us, that it would never have been done and he would have been totally forgotten.”


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Annual Report 2010

Lindab's Annual Report 2010 has been published.

Lindab has today published its Annual Report 2010. It is also available on the corporate website, www.lindabgroup.com.
In the introduction of the CEO foreword, Lindab's President and CEO David Brodetsky says that 2010 "has definitely been a step in the right direction. We have done many good things that have strengthened our position and which will enable us to take advantage of long-term developments."
"We will benefit from our early decision not to exit any markets. When demand picks up we should be quickly able to take advantage and gain share", he continues. "We have consolidated our production and now have a better manufacturing footprint, notably by increasing our presence in key emerging markets such as Russia."
President and CEO David Brodetsky concludes the CEO foreword with a forward-looking statement for 2011:
"We expect 2011 to be a year with growth, but this will be limited in the non-residential construction segment. We are continuing to focus on cost control, but the most important thing is that we implement sales activities and other initiatives in line with our updated strategy."


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Cookies & Cream Brownies

These brownies are sooo good. I just topped my rich, decadent fudgy brownies with a sweet Oreo cookie buttercream frosting that tastes just like the center of an Oreo! All you need with these is a tall glass of milk ;)

Ice Cream Cupcake Contest: And my top 3 picks are...

As I announced earlier in the month, this year I had been given the honor of being one of the judges in the Cupcake Project's 5th annual Ice Cream Cupcake Contest... and the time has finally come for the judging portion!

 I can't think of anything better than my two favorite desserts cleverly combine into a sweet little plate of sugary deliciousness! I couldn't be more excited to participate and drool over all of the fabulously creative combinations... but never had I anticipated how difficult the judging process would be! Pretty much ALL 72 participants in the contest REALLY blew me away and had me bookmarking recipe ideas all month long.

The whole month of June, the entries have been slowly trickeling in as I feasted my eyes on some truly inspiring ice cream cupcake combos! To have to narrow it down from over 70 entries... to 3 probably took longer than going through and reading each individual recipe idea. I was given instructions to judge on perceived deliciousness, creativity, and presentation - in that order of importance. The ice cream cupcakes must contain cake and ice cream (or frozen yogurt, gelato, or something ice cream-like), but since I am a HUGE frosting fan, the recipes that incorporated frosting or a fun topping into their cupcake/ice cream recipe really caught my eye ;) So here they are:

(in no particular order)

These sprinkle studded, cake batter flavored desserts immediately caught my eye because of their fun presentation! I LOVE cake batter flavored ice cream, like the kind you get at those fancy creameries. Paired with a yellow confetti cake (one of my fave cake flavors along side chocolate) and the addition of whipped topping, these sounded like the most delicious, creative and fun ice cream cupcakes ever!
Cake Batter Ice Cream Cupcakes 2 {Cake Batter} Ice Cream Cupcakes
Cupcake Flavor: Yellow Confetti
Ice Cream Flavor: Cake Batter with Sprinkles
Frosting/Topping: Whipped Cream
Garnish: Sprinkles

The cool refreshing combo of mint and chocolate is one of my personal favorites, and I could literally shovel chocolate buttercream into my mouth by the spoon full, so these were a clear favorite for me. I also loved the presentation of the homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiched between the cake with the generous slab of rich chocolate buttercream on top... mmm.
Cupcake Flavor: Chocolate
Ice Cream Flavor: Homemade mint chocolate chip
Frosting/Topping: Chocolate Buttercream
Garnish: Fresh mint leaf

Now, these cupcake didn't have frosting... but they did have a warm buttery bourbon brown sugar caramel apple pie filling (try saying that 5 times fast) on top of the cupcake. And using the ice cream to serve these a la mode with the homemade caramel sauce on top was such a creative and delicious way to bring one my my favorite autumn time treats to summer!
Cupcake Flavor: Vanilla Buttermilk
Ice Cream Flavor: Vanilla
Frosting/Topping: Homemade caramel apple pie filling
Garnish: Homemade caramel sauce

These cupcakes were ever so close to making my top three that I just had to mention them!

These Black Raspberry & Lemon Crush Ice Cream Cupcakes from blogger Tidy Mom were a close contender. They are the perfect combination of refreshing summertime flavors topped with marshmallow frosting and fresh fruit, yum! Not to mention the absolutely beautiful presentation!
Black Raspberry & Lemon Ice Cream Cupcake at TidyMom

These Ice Cream Cupcake Peanut Butter Cups also caught my eye immediately! I LOVE Reese's cups so the combination of PB ice cream and chocolate cake sealed in an edible chocolate cup was one of the most creative recreations of the peanut butter cup I have ever seen. If there was a layer or chocolate or peanut butter frosting between the two layers, they would have definitely made it into my top three! I just want to reach into the computer and pop them into my mouth ;)

Thanks to everyone who participated and entered for a chance to WIN a $250 gift certificate to your favorite cooking/baking supply store OR one of the three entry prizes that will randomly be given away to three lucky participants! Be sure to check out all of the entries for yourself and show some of your new favorite bloggers some love by commenting on their post! Most of all, a big thank you to Stef from The Cupcake Project for the opportunity to participate in judging the contest! She has such a fabulous blog, all about, you guessed it... CUPCAKES (and other incredible sweets and genius recipes) so make sure you check her blog out at The Cupcake!


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Linux Software for Artists

Linux is an excellent operating system for use by artists because (1) there are many high quality (and continuously improving) art programs available, (2) most of these programs, as well as Linux itself, can be downloaded for free (which is good news for the many artists who operate on limited budgets) and (3) most of these programs, including Linux itself, are highly configurable (which is important to artists because they tend to be creative people who crave the ability to modify and improve their software and other tools).

Below are brief descriptions (including approximate download size and license type) of some of the best art programs for Linux. Most are free software, which is software for which the source code is freely available and for which there are very minimal restrictions on its use and redistribution. The GNU General Public License (GPL) is the most common license for free software. Freeware is software which individuals are permitted to download and use at no cost, but whose source code is generally not available and for which there are usually restrictions on modifying and redistributing.

Aero - a simulation program based on rigid body systems. The built-in 3D (three dimensional) editor makes it easy to create virtual scenes consisting of spheres, cuboids (boxes), cylinders and plains. These objects can be connected with links such as springs, dampers, rods and joints. The simulation can be started and all objects obey the laws of physics, including gravitation, air resistance, friction and all additional user defined forces. This sequence can be watched similar to viewing a video tape. In addition, AERO can use these sequences to create fully rendered animation sequences for the ray tracing program POV-Ray (see below) as well as MPEG videos. Unfortunately, Aero has apparently not been updated since 1996. 496K. Freeware.

Artstream - a full-featured illustration suite that allows the creation the subtle detail and shading while being fully object-based. The benefits of object-based design include true media-independence with unlimited resolution, along with compactness, reusability and precision. Commercial software.

Blender - a complete and integrated suite for three dimensional modeling, animation, rendering and post-production. The main disadvantage of this highly rated program is that that it can take some effort for new users to become accustomed to its unique user interface. Approximately 7MB. Free software (GPL).

Cinelerra - a non-linear video editor and an advanced content creation system that captures, combines and edits video and audio with sample level accuracy. According to its developer, it provides a seamless integration of audio, video and still photos rarely experienced on a web server. 30.2MB. Free software (GPL).

Corel Photo-Paint 9 - a full-featured photo-editing suite for Linux that is virtually identical to the company's version for Microsoft Windows. The Linux version was released by Corel in 2000 as a free download. Corel is no longer offering it, but fortunately many Linux users acquired it when it was still available. Unfortunately, some users have reported difficulties in installing it on newer versions of Linux. Another disadvantage is that it relies on WINE (software that allows some Microsoft Windows programs to operate on Linux) for much of its functionality (thus resulting in many Windows-related problems such as crashes and GUI oddities). Also, the download is large at more than 90MB, in contrast to less than 15MB for the GIMP (see below). Freeware.

Dia - a technical diagram creation program similar to Microsoft's Visio. It can be used to draw many types of diagrams and has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML (unified modeling language) diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams and simple circuits. Dia can load and save diagrams to a custom XML (extensible markup language) format, export diagrams to EPS (encapsulated PostScript) or SVG (scalable vector graphics) formats and can print diagrams (including those that span multiple pages). 5MB. Free software (GPL).

Draw - the graphics program in the increasingly popular OpenOffice suite of office applications. Among the tasks that Draw can perform are manipulating objects (e.g., rotating in three dimensions), arranging objects (e.g., grouping, ungrouping, regrouping, and editing objects while grouped), sophisticated rendering (e.g., creating photorealistic images with the desired textures, lighting effects, transparency and perspective) and using smart connectors (to simplify the creation of flowcharts, organization charts and network diagrams). Free Software (GPL).

EDASCII - EDASCII is an editor for ASCII character drawings. 41k. Freeware.

flow - used to interactively construct sophisticated particle systems and render the results either in real-time via OpenGL (an advanced graphics specification) or off-line by a RenderMan (a computer graphics rendering technology invented by Pixar Animation Studios) compliant renderer. It can also render a particle system to code. Using a project template, flow fills in the required code to automatically produce demos or screen savers. Although it does have limited polygonal object import capability, it is not intended to be a typical modeling and animation package. Unfortunately, the most recent version was 0.53, which was released in May 2001. Free software (Q Public License).

FontForge - an outline font editor that can be used to create PostScript, TrueType, OpenType, CID-keyed, Multi-Master, CFF, SVG and bitmap (bdf, FON, NFNT) fonts or edit existing ones. It can also convert one format to another. Free Software (BSD-style license).

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) - an advanced, highly versatile image manipulation program that is similar to (and for many applications nearly as good as) Adobe's pricey Photoshop. Begun in 1995, the GIMP is possibly the first major free software end-user application and one of the most successful. The GIMP is included with most major distributions (i.e., versions) of Linux. 13.8MB. Free software (GPL).

gSculpt - a 3D modeling application for drawing polylines, for using translational sweep (extrude) and rotational sweep (lathe/spin) to construct meshes from polylines and for transforming/deforming polylines and models. It also offers a scene editor, multiple path extrusion and import/export filters for common 3D data formats. 514KB. Free software (GPL).

gsumi - pressure-sensitive ink drawing program that allows drawing in black (pen) or white (eraser) on a high resolution bitmap which is filtered down to screen resolution. XInput devices can be used (with pressure support), and different tools and tool properties can be assigned to each device. Free software. Approximately 100KB.

ImageMagick - an image display and manipulation suite of programs that supports more than 90 major image formats. It can be used to resize, rotate and sharpen images as well as create a montage of image thumbnails, create transparent images for web use, turn a group of images into a GIF animation sequence, create a composite image by combining several separate images, draw shapes or text on an image, decorate an image with a border or frame and describe the format and characteristics of an image. ImageMagick can also create images dynamically, thus making it suitable for advanced web applications. Image processing operations are also available from the command line (i.e., all-text mode) as well as through C, C++, Perl and Java programming interfaces. Approximately 5.0MB. Free software (GPL-compatible).

Inkscape - an SVG editor for vector drawing logos, posters, scalable icons, etc. and having capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw and Visio. Among the supported SVG features are basic shapes, paths, text, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, node editing, svg-to-png export and grouping. Inkscape was begun in 2003 by four Sodipod (see below) developers with the goal of providing a free software SVG drawing tool that is fully compliant with XML, SVG and CSS2 (cascading style sheets version 2). 4MB. Free software (GPL).

KFourier - an image processing program that employs the Fourier transform (a type of mathematical function) to use multiple filters on images. 152KB. Free Software (GPL).

Krita - a painting and image editing application in the KOffice suite of office applications for the KDE desktop. Krita contains both ease-of-use and fun features such as guided painting and high-end features like support for 16 bit images, CMYK, L*a*b and even OpenEXR HDR images. Although development was begun in 1999, Krita was not ready for use until 2005. Free Software (GPL).

KToon - a 2D animation toolkit and IDE (integrated development environment) for developing multimedia projects based on open standards such as SMIL (synchronized multimedia integration language), KToonScript and the persistence format KTN. Free software (GPL).

KVEC - a a command line tool for converting raster (i.e., bitmap) graphics to vector graphics. Shareware (30 day free trial).

libAfterImage - a generic image manipulation library that has some features seen in higher-end graphics programs (such as Adobe's products), including powerful text rendering capabilities, in-memory RLE (run length encoding) image compression, high-quality image scaling, flipping and blending and multi-point linear gradients. Free software (LGPL).

mg^2 - a general 3D modeler that is designed to look and work in a manner similar to Caligari's Truespace (a proprietary animation program). It can open 3D Studio ASCII, DXF ASCII and MD2 files, and it can model, light and render scenes in POV-Ray (see below). 283KB. Free software (GPL).

Moonlight|3D - striving to become a free, modern, flexible, feature-rich and extensible modeling and animation tool. Version 0.1.1 was released in early 2006, which, although a considerable improvement over the previous version, is still basically a technology preview. The most noticeable new feature is support for rendering images using yafray. 6.0MB. Free software.

Photogenics - a photo editing and graphics creation program. Everything, including colors, transparency and positions, can be modified and erased as easily as (or usually more easily than) it was drawn and thus tweaked to perfection. Commercial software.

POV-Ray (Persistence of Vision Raytracer) - a high-quality tool for creating highly realistic three-dimensional images that is based on David Buck's original raytracer, DKB-Trace. 6.8MB. Freeware.

QCad - a simple 2D CAD (computer aided drafting) program for the creation of technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors and mechanical parts. No previous CAD experience is necessary. 12MB. Free software (GPL).

ShowImg - a feature-rich image viewer that can display numerous formats, including JPEG, PNG, GIF and MNG (multiple-image network graphics). It consists of a tree view frame, a directory/preview frame and a view frame. The larger view frame can be exchanged with the smaller directory/preview frame. ShowImg can preview and display images from multiple directories and search for identical images. Also featured are a full-screen mode, zooming, sorting, drag-and-drop and support for images in compressed archives. 4MB. Free software (GPL).

SIS (Single Image Stereogram) - creates 3D pictures from a depth-map. Free software (GPL).

Skencil - an interactive vector drawing for illustrations, diagrams and other purposes. A somewhat unique (for a drawing program) feature is that it is implemented almost completely in Python, which is a very high-level, interpreted language that is object oriented and powerful, yet easy to use. 1.1MB. Free software (GPL).

Sodipodi - a general vector-drawing program that uses the increasingly popular SVG data format and which can accommodate multiple files and views, printing, bitmap exports, etc. The relatively modern display engine provides finely antialiased displays, alpha transparencies, vector fonts, etc. 1.3MB. Free Software (GPL).

Synfig - a powerful, vector-based, 2D animation software package, designed from the ground up for producing feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources by eliminating manual tweening (i.e., hand drawing each frame individually) while improving product quality. Still considered primarily in the development stage and targeted at developers rather than end users. Free software (GPL).

Tux Paint - a drawing program designed for young children (ages three and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects and a cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program. Available in more than 40 languages. 2.86MB. Free software (GPL).

Wet Dream - provides simulation of watercolor painting. Operates as a GIMP plug-in. Now usable, but still lacks some intended functionality. 9.4KB. Free software (GPL).

Xara Xtreme - a powerful, general purpose graphics program that also features ease of use, including extensive documentation. Formerly known as Xara LX, it is based on Xara Xtreme for Windows, which is claimed to be the fastest graphics program available. The Xara Xtreme source code was made open source in early 2006. 19MB. Free software.

Xfig - an interactive tool for drawing objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves and text. It can also import and modify images in several formats such as GIF, JPEG and EPSF (PostScript). 35 fonts are available for text. 5MB. Freeware.

XMRM - a morphing program for multi-resolution images. It extends conventional image morphing algorithms by offering additional control over the processing of the individual multi-resolutions that are used in the wavelet representation when moving from the source to the destination image. This allows the animator to introduce a disparity between the morphing of global and detail features that can lead to interesting new effects that are not achievable with traditional methods. Unfortunately, it was last updated in 1997. 99KB. Free software (GPL).

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Ghosting FC5

Has anyone been successful using Norton Ghost 8.0 to work imaaging FC5 partitions? These dual boot with XP. I have 80 clients I need to image and would hate to install FC5 one by one.
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I had some exciting success with the last link talking about the command "dd". It took only a couple of minutes and the new drive booted up like nothing had happened. Although, despite creating an Output File -- "of" -- target partition that was much larger and really the whole motive for moving the installation from one drive to another, I am seeing only room for the space from the original partition. The whole issue seems to be bound up in Logical Volume Management.

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Have you gotten ghost to work on FC5? I'm having problem with it as well. I can create the image successfully, but when I try to restore it, I get a message saying "Destination drive too small (40011)"

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Not working. I believe it's the LVM FC uses. RH used the typical partitioning scheme which Ghost can easily read. I cannot verify this.

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maping key combination?
I am trying to map key combinaton of (Super_L and Alt_L) as one physical key on my keyboard. For example when i press mapped key for those two it will behave as I pressed seperatly Super_L and Alt_L

using xmodmap doens't give me any clue in fact gives me more trubles. clearing and removing is indead possible with xmodmap but adding keycombo of those two is not possible. If i remove allready asigned modifier keys and add new ones as keycombo it is not acceptible.

what am i doing wrong, in fact is this possible at all?

jv2112 02-10-2013 02:37 PM

Xmonad is a bit of a challenge to configure. The attached link has some good direction.

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jv2112: I am not talking about tiling WM "xmonad", instead I am talking about X utility called "xmodmap" which is used to modify key's inside X itself

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My Olympus FE-230 has a problem. when i turn it on with a memory card, it shows me two options: reset card or turn off camera. I've done both and it still doesn't work. it is working only with the internal memory (20 Mb's). what can I do? I've also bought a new card but it still doesn't work.

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Forum:         Cleanup

References: CLtL p.208, 212

Related issues: IEEE-ATAN-BRANCH-CUT

Category: CHANGE

Edit history: Version 1, 13-Dec-88, Steele

Problem description:

The formula that defines ATAN results in a branch cut that is at

variance with the recommendations of Prof. W. Kahan and with the

implementations of that function in many computing systems and

Replace the formula

arctan z = - i log ((1+iz) sqrt (1/(1+z^2)))

with the formula

arctan z = (log (1+iz) - log (1-iz)) / (2i)

This leaves the branch cuts pretty much in place; the only change is

that the upper branch cut (on the positive imaginary axis above i)

is continuous with quadrant I, where the old formula has it continuous

with quadrant II.

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(-1.57... 0.549...) ;Current

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(1.57... -0.549...) ;Proposed

Note: 1.57... = pi/2, and 0.549... = (log 3)/2.

Compatibility with what seems to be becoming standard practice.

Current practice:

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(-1.57... 0.549...) ;Symbolics CL

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(-1.57... 0.549...) ;Allegro CL 1.1 (Macintosh)

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(-1.57... 0.549...) ;Sun-4 CL 2.1.3 of 10-Nov-88

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(1.57... -0.549...) ;Sun CL 2.0.3 of 30-Jun-87

(atan #c(0 2)) => #c(1.57... 0.549...) ;KCL of 3-Jun-87

Note that in KCL the upper branch cut is thus continuous with

quadrant I, but its lower branch cut is continuous with quadrant III!

Cost to Implementors:

ATAN must be rewritten. It is not a very difficult fix.

Cost to Users:

It is barely conceivable that some user code could depend on this.

Note that the proposed change invalidates the identities

arctan i z = i arctanh z

and arctanh i z = i arctan z

on the upper branch cut.

The compatibility note on p. 210 of CLtL gave users fair warning that

a change of this kind might be adopted.

Cost of non-adoption:

Incompatibility with HP calculators.

Numerical analystsmay find the new definition easier to use.

A toss-up, except to those who care.

Steele has sent a letter to W. Kahan at Berkeley to get any last

comments he may have on the matter.

Paul Penfield of MIT, after whose article the Common Lisp branch

cuts were originally patterned, endorses this change.

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Mashed Potatoes & Attitude.

So I know that usually I have a little somethin' clever to say before I get on with my post.
But right now, I'm not feelin' clever'.
I'm feeling more like I want to go cuddle up on the couch.
Smack dab next to my husband.
With a rum and diet in hand.
Which will lead to me falling into a massive sleeping drooling mess for the next 8 hours.
That is, as soon as I finish licking the rest of the mashed potatoes out of the bowl that are sitting on my kitchen counter.
Here's a fact for you.
I woke up at 5:30 am to make mashed potatoes for tonight's dinner.
Does anything scream "Wow. I'm officially an old married woman"
more than that?
I think not.
Amish women, I take pity on you.
Because I clearly have very important plans to tend to...I'm lettin' somebody else write for me today.
You will love her so don't worry about it.
Megan, take it away.
Hello Living in Yellow readers!!
 I feel honored to be posting on Erin's blog today!
Erin has been so so incredibly kind to me as I have been a total flake and slacker this month {sorry, Erin!!}.
She is a great example to me about being positive and finding the little things in life that make us happy.
Plus, I seriously almost pee my pants every time I read her blog.
That girl is HI.LAR.I.OUS!!!!
I have found myself wishing on more than one occasion that I could be as funny and witty as Erin.
But alas, I was not blessed with such a gift.
So I will just continue to joke vicariously through her! :)

I guess I should introduce myself.
My name is Megan Robinson and I am a wife, mommy, random dance party-er, joker and wannabe yoga master! I blog over at
{And here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson} and I love it!!
I have had my little bloggity-blog for a while but just recently started developing a real passion for it.
I like to talk about everything from my family, marriage, my chubby boy and my every day struggles that we can all relate to.

I have been thinking a lot about finding the beauty wherever we are and having the power to make things better! This is a lesson I'm having a really hard time learning, but an important one that I know will benefit my life.
On my blog, I have talked about how this last year has been really hard for me emotionally. Although I'm sure my situation doesn't compare to other trials people face, it was hard for my nonetheless.
One of the big frustrations I had been feeling stuck in our tiny apartment with our very active almost 2-year-old. When we first moved here, we had no intentions of getting pregnant. The Lord had a different plan for us and we found ourselves welcoming a tiny, chubby baby boy into our family.
And I couldn’t imagine my life without him!
Then, when we started getting ready for the move we thought we knew was just around the corner,
 we found ourselves having to stay in our tiny apartment for who knows how much longer.
For a while, all I could think about was how sucky this place was.
 I was sick and tired of it and just ready to move on with our lives.
 Of course, once we plan something and get our hearts set on it, the Lord humbles us and reminds us that He has a different idea of what we should be doing.
Recently, I was talking to my friend and telling her my concerns and frustrations. She helped me see that no matter our circumstances, we can make our homes {and lives} beautiful if we choose to put forth some effort.
Even small changes can make big differences.
So that's what I did.
I started working harder to find the good around me.
I started developing my talents and finding things that I am really passionate about.
I started making cheap decorations, adding color to the walls to brighten up the space.
 I started cooking and baking more.
 I found joy in caring for my little family [instead of feeling suffocated by them].
I painted my toenails.
I listened {and danced} to music.
I sang in the shower.
 I opened the windows to let in the crisp, air and pulled out my candle collection.
I prayed.I worked.I tried.I grew.I learned.
I loved.
All these things sound very simple. And they probably sound really silly.
Obviously burning a pumpkin spice candle doesn’t get rid of our financial burdens or make my son become more obedient. But that’s not what it is about.
It’s about attitude.
And when I made the efforts to change my attitude it made a world of difference of how I see my life.
My life is good.My life is beautiful.My life is full of love.
My life is following the path the Lord set out for me.
And I’m okay.
I know now that everything is okay.

Thank you so much Erin for letting me share my story with your readers!! I know that I still have a lot to work on but I hope that by sharing my story, we can all help and motivate each other to look for the beauty in our lives.
Please come visit me when you get a chance!
 I always love meeting new people!
Such a wonderful reminder wouldn't ya say?
K seriously..I am off now.
Mashed potatoes, rum & diet, and husband--watch out.
I'm comin' for ya.

Happy Weekend Party Animals.

  1. What a cute guest post. I always enjoy meeting new bloggers.

  2. Woah! I blogged about that exact same Gordon B. Hinckley quote this week! SUCH A GOOD ONE! love it. Love your thoughts :)

  3. Sounds like you are on the right track! Great post!

  4. Oh, what happened to your header? Since two or three days, I can't see it anymore.

  5. I love the simple reminders in life. It always warms my heart when God whispers in life by just a yummy smelling candle or the wind rushing through the apartment. Thanks for the guest post!!

  6. great reminder...i'm feeling a touch stuck in our tiny apartment too and i really should turn the 'tude around. great guest post!

  7. LOVE this post! I {heart} Megan! She is such a huge inspiration for me!!

I read and appreciate every one of your comments. Thanks for stopping by my space and sharing a piece of yourself on this huge ole internet. I meant that in the least creepy way possible. I'm just good at making everything awkward. Anyhow, thank you for your comments. They make me smile :)


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Garden Update

I was loving the look of my impromptu garden table...

{A few people liked this enough to pin it...thank you!}

...but remember when I told you {here} how I skipped a few steps for the sake of instant gratification? Well...it's catching up with me a lot sooner than I expected!

The wine boxes are rotting already.
{I was hoping they'd last at least a year!}

Bummer, but my husband is right: if I had gone my usual perfectionistic way and done everything just right, I wouldn't have a garden today...or this year! I'd still be reading, researching, rethinking, etc.

I'm beginning to collect new wine boxes and will use Danish Oil to weatherproof them this time around! But it wasn't too late to weatherproof the table. My super handy sister {who built the table for a different purpose years ago} suggested Polycrylic all over and a thin sheet metal for the top. And she even offered to help with her five-month pregnant self!

My sister has serious skills.
{And who else looks this cute while hammering?}

All was well until she had to return home to her two little boys. {She'll soon have three boys under the age of TWO! Another story for another time...one that includes a marvelous adoption.} When I took over, things got a little lumpy, bumpy and...imperfect.

{My sister's side on the left; mine on the right.}

I keep trying to tell myself that these lumps and bumps are good for my recovering perfectionist self, but  perfectionism and old thought patterns don't die easily.

{It looks like a poorly wrapped present!}

Wishing for a moment that I had waited on her to come back and help me finish. It's not great looking...and I'm not thrilled with the way the water pools in certain spots. But...

...you live and you learn, right? At least I have a garden! That's worth celebrating in my book...and so is this:

My first little Cupid Tomato!

Despite my mistakes {aka "tossing perfectionism out the window"}, it's fun to watch things grow and change in my little garden. The best part so far: collecting lettuce straight from the back yard:

I couldn't resist zooming in just a bit.

{These feet are more precious to me
than a perfect garden could ever be!}

So would I do it again the same way? Yes! If it means the difference between having a garden and not having a garden, I'll take the mistakes and try again!

And if it means a small victory in my spiritual journey {dying to my perfectionistic, half living, old self and embracing my living again, present moment, new self}, I'll take it!

Blessings to you today!

P.S. Looking for a way to get you your kids fired up about real food vs. the fake stuff? Watch Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution together. Even if you aren't a TV watching family {we aren't}, watch it. My girls loved it! His passion for real food is contagious. {Jamie at Home is my husband's favorite cookbook. It's inspired our real food cooking more than any other cookbook.}

  1. Awe - your garden still looks great. I don't have the patience for the boxes - hence why mine is just planted in the ground. Check out my progress when you get a minute - we actually picked a LITTLE this past weekend. See what I made with it. Good luck and hope everything keeps blooming. Be blessed.

  2. Well, your little salad will be awesome. I wish we lived closer I could hook you up with wine boxes from my husbands restaurant :)

  3. I haven't been able to start my garden yet. ;( we're having colder than normal temps with it still hitting the 30s at night. I can't wait to get started! HOPEFULLY May!!! You're doing a great job!

  4. i would love to have a garden too. we just get all day full sun and i fear everything dying. i have a handful of herbs but that's it....reminds me i need to water them!
    your sis is adorable!!

  5. I love it--imperfections and all! How adorable is your sister? She's one tough lady to break out the hammer while 5 mths prego! I've been obsessively posting about some seeds I planted a few weeks ago. My father-in-law is planning to come till up a spot in my backyard tomorrow for a small garden. Yay! I can't wait to play in the dirt. I really enjoy your garden updates.

  6. the important part is that you have lettuce! way to go sis!

  7. Love this! Sisters - what a blessing! It's so fun to walk with you.

  8. oh dear! that fact you can post and laugh about it is a good sign. i'm a recovering perfectionist too and it's hard. i've come a long way though. you should have seen me in my twenties. all that unnecessary stress, who needs it! :) I would have loved to have you, your hubby, and your girls over for a dinner outside last night...grilled rosemary & garlic rack of lamb (I know you like these ingredients!!), roasted asparagus and a wonderful arugula (not grown in my own backyard) salad. all very FG friendly for the loves in our lives!! why do you live so far away??!!

  9. LOVE how your garden is coming along...okay..so you guys don't watch any tv at your house?

    how awesome is that? I wish I'd never introduced it to mine! We don't watch a ton of it, but we definitely watch it....loooong sigh!

  10. Thanks for your encouragement and interest in the gardening, friends. And yes, my sister is super cute! And super handy!

    Tara, I wouldn't say we don't watch any TV, but we watch very little. If there's a major storm coming, my husband likes to watch the weather. If there's a major sporting event, I like to watch. But we aren't into any shows (except for when The Food Revolution).

    We do love a family movie night at home on Fridays. Dinner in front of the TV. The girls love it. That's the main reason we've kept our TV, but we'd be just as happy without one. :)

  11. LOVE that wine crate idea- such a nice garden you have! I wonder if I could convince my neighbors to let me put a few crates in front of our apartment building haha

  12. Linsey-Girl! I need your help! Where, oh where, does one find wine boxes to collect? I want a garden JUST LIKE YOURS. And after I figure out how/where to find these darling French crates, I'll be on the hunt for Danish oil. Keep this delicious stuff coming. After seeing your Quatrine sitting room chairs, I almost jumped in my car and drove to H-town for a linen slip fix! Fondly--Amanda

  13. Love your garden! I have three gorgeous wine crates sitting in my living room just waiting to become like yours. I've been searching for a good weatherproofing solution and hadn't heard of Danish oil- I was so glad to find your post!

  14. I'm happy you found some inspiration here, Audrey! I'm long overdue for another wine box garden post. Had to leave it behind in Houston, but I"ll garden again in my new home for sure!

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How To: Grilling the Perfect Steak

We think steaks 1 1/4 inches thick or more are best for the grill and are best grilled using the indirect-heat method. It's a two-stage method of searing briefly over high direct heat to develop a crunchy, caramelized crust and then finishing over moderate heat to bring it up to the desired degree of doneness.

Steaks thinner than 1 inch can be grilled using direct heat. Click here for a how-to on grilling a burger with direct heat. The same general principles apply to cooking a steak this way.

To watch a video of this tutorial, click here.

The Steps :

  1. Step 1: For steaks 1 1/4 inch thick or more: Building your fire to one side of the fire bowl creates two temperature zones: one for searing over high direct heat, and one for bringing the steaks up to temperature using moderate indirect heat.
  2. Step 2: After removing the steaks from the refrigerator, allow them to come up to room temperature—about 30 minutes. Assemble with olive oil, sea or kosher salt, and pepper just before putting them on the grill.
  3. Step 3: Sprinkle with fresh-cracked pepper and salt.
  4. Step 4: Sear over direct heat for 2 to 4 minutes, depending on the thickness of your steak and the heat of the fire. Searing can be done with the grill lid on or off.
  5. Step 5: After searing, move the steaks to the opposite side over the grill to cook indirectly until done (with the grill lid on).
  6. Step 6: Brush with olive oil, if desired. Alternatively, you can brush the steaks with olive oil before putting on the salt and pepper before they go on the grill.
  7. Step 7: Check the internal temperature with an instant-read thermometer after about 80% of the estimated cooking time has elapsed. Don't poke the steak too soon, or you lose precious juices.
  8. Step 8: After removing the steaks from the grill, allow them to rest 3 to 4 minutes so the juices can redistribute within the meat for the juiciest steak you've ever tasted.

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