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06 February 2015

Plundered Christmas--Pirates, Storms, Murder!

Pirate legends, unexpected storms, murder.
Will Jeanine discover the truth before someone else winds up dead?

About Plundered Christmas:
Compelled to spend Christmas on a private island with her father’s future bride and family, Jeanine learns that Margo Banet is descended from a pirate queen.
Relatives and friends all have their reasons for attending the festivities—including the legendary treasure. But when Margo’s nephew winds up dead and a violent storm cuts them off mainland, Jeanine has to wonder if they will solve the mystery before someone else dies trying.

About the author:
Susan A. J. Lyttek, author of kids’ comedy, "Guzzy Goofball" and the "Homeschool Play from Outer Space" and the cozy mystery trilogy by Harbourlight Books which includes the recent Plundered Christmas, is a wife and homeschool mother who writes early mornings in the shadow of our nation’s capital. She also enjoys training up the next generation of writers online through Write At Home, and by teaching middle and high school co-op classes. Learn more about her and her projects at sajlyttek.com.

What COTT Voters Had to Say:
--Susan Lyttek, you are an amazing and talented writer.
--Susan, I can't wait to read your new book!
--Looking forward to reading Plundered Christmas!
--Love Plundered Christmas.
--Susan, your work continues to thrive, all for the Glory of God! I'm proud to know you, and can't  wait to read this one! A. Montgomery.
--Susan Lyttek, enjoy reading your books.
--I really enjoyed Plundered Christmas--between the character dynamics and the plot twist I never saw coming--well done!
--Great series by Susan Lyttek!

Chat with Susan:

Why do you write the kind of books you do? I homeschooled and am homeschooling. These are the people I’ve been around for the last seventeen years. That’s also why I weave history in. Every homeschool resource I know targets multiple subjects and levels of learning.

Besides when you came to know the Lord, what is the happiest day in your life? My goal is for today, whatever day that is, to be the happiest. It doesn’t always work, especially when I get a piece of bad news or insufficient sleep, but it’s my goal. I want to live contentedly in what my Lord hands me each day.

What is your favorite season of the year? Christmas. Hands down. What’s special about it for you?? I love my heritage and the special traditions that we have. Every Christmas creates new memories that adds to the woven tapestry of what it is. I also love celebrating the arrival of the son of God in human form!

What is something that very few people know about you? I like to read my Bible in French. C’est vraiment la belle langue!

What three things about you would surprise readers? I have a second degree black belt in tae kwon do. I like LOUD music. (I’m a quiet person, so the music thing surprises most people.) I earned a marksman ribbon with the M-16 when I was in the Air Force.

What can you tell us about your current project? I assume you mean Plundered Christmas. In this mystery, we need to figure out why the Banet family has hidden their heritage all these years, in addition to learning who killed Margo’s nephew. Secrets can poison a family and damage relationships. As the Talbotts uncover the truth about Anne Bonny/Banet, it leads to healing for those who accept it.

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Susan Lyttek said... Wednesday, 11 February, 2015

Thanks for hosting me this week!

April Gardner said... Wednesday, 11 February, 2015

We were so happy to have you, Susan!

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LA PORTE, Texas - Two people are facing drug charges after a multiweek investigation by the La Porte Street Crimes Unit.

After receiving numerous citizen complaints regarding possible drug activity at a residence in the 8500 block of Collingdale Road, through surveillance efforts, police identified Shari Breaux, 22, as a suspect, police said.

On Oct. 5, Breaux was pulled over for a traffic violation. She was then arrested for driving with a suspended license. During the same stop, police identified Brandon Morrison, 31, as the front-seat passenger. Morrison was arrested after police realized he was wanted on a felony probation-violation warrant out of Harris County.

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Thank you for the welcome.

Freemasons eh? I'd like to get angry 55132, but...can one get angry at a child who can take seriously pulling up a pant leg and giving "secret" oaths to child molesters and drug dealers? These people are to be pitied and prayed for. :-)

Thank you EARTH SPIRIT for your welcome and grammatical corrective advice. :-)

A special thank you to SAT...luckily I hate sport and my fellow fat slob countrymans infatuation for it. BUT!! Because of your hurtful jibe I will now NOT be ringing the stadium in Germany with a bomb threat and will be praying for Brazils thrashing at the hands of true blue Aussies like...Milovich and Stachich, and Rinovich, and Milosovich and all the other ethnic imports who Australia used to spit on as migrants but now revere because they beat Japan.

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Union Township to add tablets to speed up services

Union Township plans to pull itself into the 21st century under a new asset management plan.

The plan will move paperwork and collected data for reporters required by the state to tablets. Switching to tablets will provide faster maintenance and repair service to students and Mount Pleasant residents

Tablets will be used to track data and improve customer service for township residents paying their water and sewage bills as well.

Public Works Coordinator Kim Smith proposed three bids to the board of trustees for the new technology.

The board voted to keep the bid below $39,970 for the Pub Works Asset Management Software package, ESRI Arc Engine Software, Trimble GPS Software and Hardware, and up to a maximum of 10 Surface Pro 2 tablets.

Although water maintenance data is not required on the AMP, it will be required in 2016.

The AMP for Union Township is due by Jan. 1, 2015 to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

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Professor Jim Saker of Loughborough University writes about a presentation he was at where “the announcement was made that the franchise customer satisfaction index had gone up by a whole five percentage points in the past year. There was wild applause and self-congratulation until it was pointed out on the next slide that sales and profitability had gone down by an even larger percentage.”

I remember once testing a website with a woman who had a really hard time completing basic tasks. At the end of the test, I asked her how satisfied she was with the website. “Really satisfied,” she replied.

This sort of response is not unusual. The question is: what will most affect a customers’ likelihood of returning to a website? The fact that they were able to do what they needed to do quickly? Or the fact that even though they failed miserably at their tasks, they told the nice researcher that it was a nice site?

In an article entitled "Stop Delighting the Customer," Matthew Dixon, Lara Ponomareff and Anastasia Milgramm explain how a division of American Express found that “customer retention rates remained flat even as satisfaction rates rose.”

Often, satisfaction is not a good measure of whether a customer will do more business with you. However, it was found that American Express customers who experienced “low-effort or effortless experiences were more likely to complete future transactions than customers who had high-effort experiences.”

Reliant, an American energy company, became committed to reducing customer effort. As part of this new strategy, “Reliant removed the talk-time metric,” according to Dixon et al. This metric measures how long a customer support rep stays on a call. The result of such a metric is that “reps paid more attention to the clock than to customers' concerns, rushing customers off the phone when they had hit their limit and leaving the customer without full resolution.” By instead focusing on reducing customer effort, Reliant has significantly improved key metrics such as first contact resolution rates.

The equivalent of ‘watching the clock’ in the web content world is a culture of producing large volumes of low quality content. A great many content authors get paid based on the quantity of content they publish rather than on how many customer problems it helps solve.

Recent studies have shown that satisfaction with Facebook compares very badly with other social sites such as Google+. Does this mean Facebook is much worse than Google+? Or does it mean that when you have almost a billion members it’s hard to keep them all feeling satisfied? McDonalds has the same customer satisfaction problem. And we all know, of course, that nobody is satisfied with Ryanair. But if there is such dissatisfaction with Facebook, McDonalds and Ryanair, why are so many people still using them?

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Who knew that Apple was launching a new gadget today? Well, it happened, along with a new OS update, some clever covers and other tricks unveiled by Steve Jobs himself.

Not long ago, Steve Jobs took center stage in San Francisco, to a rapturous reception and unveiled Apple's second iPad to the world. Among the preamble information was the news that over 65,000 apps are available for the iPad and as we've already seen with Egnyte, much effort is being made to make it an enterprise-class device.

But, the main event was the unveiling of the new machine and it packs some impressive specs. It is around a third thinner than the original iPad and slightly lighter.

iPad, now available in white

Breaking the Opposition

For a start, iPad 2 is available in black or white versions, offering the color coordinated among you a choice. It packs a dual-core processors, moving up to the A5 CPU with the same power usage and offering double the processing speed and, it is claimed, almost ten times the graphics power, likely to make it a gaming monster.

As expected, there are front and rear cameras and a gyroscope, plus HDMI-out to throw your content onto large screens, with mirror video so you can work on the iPad. All that power comes at the same price as existing models, from US$ 499 and they will start shipping on March 11 (March 25 in Europe. The 3G models will work on AT&T and Verizon.

There is a new magnetic cover system to help protect the device which also acts as a folding stand, very smart! These covers, available in plastic or leather, will help give it a further range of color differentiation as they wrap around.

Keeping it covered and looking bright

Also on Show, iOS 4.3 and New Apps

As expected, the next version of the iOS operating system was also unveiled with performance in browsing and iTunes Home Sharing, allowing you to throw content around to other devices in the home. The cameras are used to good effect in the new Photo Booth software,offering a range of fun effects and FaceTime allowing conferencing across all iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Other apps include iMove for iPad, offering precision editing, audio recording and HD video sharing or posting to social sites. GarageBand for iPad brings the cool music app to the tablet with more new features including touch instruments.

So, Apple has added pretty much all the asked-for features, and caught up and overtaken  those Android and other tablets - most of which still aren't available - that were hoping to make a mark in the market, they are already starting to look underspecified.

It's really a choice of do you like Apple and its locked-in stores, or a little more freedom offered by some of the opposition? Of course, you could just hang on and wait for the iPad 3 which is supposed to feature even better technology and an uprated screen.

Whatever your position, Apple is ticking all the right boxes for many and will probably hope to beat the original iPad's sales. The Apple iPad site updated during the event and has some neat pictures of the device.


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Friday Look Ahead: Refreshed Bull May Catch its Breath Before Moving Higher

The stock market's newly recharged bull could slow down its rapid run Friday, as investors look ahead to a weekend of unknowns.

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But traders see the market resuming its rise into the quarter end next week, while money managers make sure they have just the right exposure to the equities market.

Stocks rose Thursday against a backdrop of events that just a week ago might have turned the market south. The Portuguese government is crumbling and it is contending with a fiscal mess; European leaders failed to structure a detailed plan for their sovereign problems; fighting continues in Libya, and everydayJapan struggles with new after effects from its earthquake and nuclear crisis. The market even ignored a surprisingly negative number for U.S. durable goods orders.

The Dow has gained about 4.8 percent in the past week, as a month-long sell off ended. On Thursday, it was up 84 points, or 0.7 percent to 12,170. The S&P 500 was up 12 points to 1309 Thursday, a 0.9 percent gain. The S&P has recovered 4.1 percent since March 16, after falling a total 6.4 percent up until then, from its Feb. 18 multi-year high of 1343.

On Friday, traders will be watching Research in Motion continue the tailspin it started in after hours trading Thursday. RIM fell 10 percent after it released a disappointing outlook for the first quarter. It blamed , in part, greater spending for its PlayBook tablet device. Its fourth quarter earnings, however, were up 32 percent to $934 million or $1.78 per share.

Oracle , which reported better than expected earnings, saw its stock rise about 3.5 percent after Thursday's bell.

Investors will also be watching the final revision to the fourth quarter GDP, released at 8:30 a.m. and consumer sentiment, reported at 9:55 a.m. Traders are also keeping an eye on oil, which held above $105 Thursday and has gained 8 percent since the middle of last week.

"I think we hit a stall speed here," said Steve Massocca of Wedbush Securities. "I think we go sideways. Maybe we roll over a little bit here for awhile. We definitely got through the 50-day (moving average) today, and I would anticipate a day of rest barring jolting news. I think we'll probably consolidate our gains or actually trade down a little. That would be my guess." The S&P 50-day was at 1305.

Massocca said the week-long rally has not surprised him, as investors sifted through the cause and potential outcomes of Europe, the Middle East and Japan. "I think the chance to throw a dart at it (the market rally) is over," he said. He does expect the quarter end to pull some investors into stocks.

Traders have started talking about the upcoming earnings season and the warnings ahead of it, now that the first quarter reports are finished. Massocca said higher input costs, the impact of Japan and higher oil could all show up in financial statements. The market, however, may look past some of it as temporary, like the impact of Japan on the supply chain and sales.

"Do people look past it and the stock gets bid up? They certainly looked past it in Adobe," he said. Adobe specifically warned that its earnings would be impacted by Japan, yet the stock was higher Thursday.

Massocca said the upcoming earnings period should be more eventful than last. "I'm expecting it to be volatile, and I'm expecting it to be difficult to predict. That's going to create surprises and volatility and opportunities for traders," he said.

'Teflon' Euro

Even with a Fitch downgrade of Portugal, and the downgrade of Spanish banks, the euro bounced back agains the dollar Thursday. It was up a half percent against the dollar, at 1.4174. In thebond market, investors moved away from Treasurys and the yield on the 10-year rose to 3.4 percent. Late Thursday, S&P downgraded Portugal's long-term debt to BBB.

"There really wasn't much of a bearish motivation today outside of the price action in external markets," said Treasury strategist Ian Lyngen at CRT Capital. He said the bond market again will be watching be to see if the stock market; corporate issuance and the oil market.

Traders expect the euro to remain strong, suspended by the promise of a rate increase this spring. European Central Bank President said at a press briefing after the last ECB meeting that interest rates could rise as early as April.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, perhaps taking his cue from the ECB, announced that the Fed will now start holding press briefings of its own four times a year immediately following rate meetings. Goldman Sachs economists, in a note, said they think the move has two implications for markets. One is that the FOMC forecasts of growth and inflation will be timelier and more useful because of it. They currently are released with he FOMC minutes, three weeks after the meeting.

The other implication is that it could create greater volatility, particularly at the first few press conferences. The first is scheduled for April 27 at 2:15 p.m.

"How big a risk this is will depend on details that have yet not yet been released, including how spontaneous the Q&A session is and who is asking the questions," they wrote.

"Pretty soon the news reporters will be giving monetary policy," quipped an analyst at another firm. The analyst also said now Fed watchers will be parsing Bernanke in "real time" in addition to picking over the Fed statement for every change in nuance.

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Demonstrators Plan to Occupy Retailers on Black Friday

Source: stopblackfriday.com

Some demonstrators are planning to occupy retailers on Black Friday to protest "the business that are in the pockets of Wall Street."

Organizers are encouraging consumers to either occupy or boycott retailers that are publicly traded, according to the Stop Black Friday website.

The goal of the movement is to impact the profits of major corporations this holiday season.

"The idea is simple, hit the corporations that corrupt and control American politics where it hurts, their profits, " states the Occupy Black Friday Facebook page.

A few of the retailers the protesters plan on targeting include Neiman Marcus, Amazon and Wal-Mart.

Their website states the following:

"Keep in mind that we are not occupying small businesses or hardworking people—we must make a distinction between the businesses that are in the pockets of Wall Street and the businesses that serve our local communities.

We are NOT anti-capitalist. Just anti-crapitalist.

Below is a shortlist for publicly traded large businesses to Occupy or to boycott on Black Friday. Luckily, most of them don't have good presents anyway. If you want to see the top 100 retail businesses for 2010 to boycott, click here.

On Black Friday, Occupy or boycott:

- Abercrombie & Fitch

- Amazon.com (yes, we have to stay away from Amazon, too!)

- AT&T Wireless

- Burlington Coat Factory

- Dick's Sporting Goods (I was surprised, too!)

- Dollar Tree

- The Home Depot

- Neiman Marcus

- OfficeMax

- Toys R'Us

- Verizon Wireless

- Wal-Mart

This is not the first time the demonstrators have taken action against corporations by using their money as weapon for change.

On Nov. 5th many demonstrators participated in "Bank Transfer Day"and moved their money from banks to credit unions.

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'A private dining room is essential,' says Lucy Townsend of her Stockbridge pub, The Greyhound on the Test, beside the world's most famous fly-fishing river.

Conjuring seclusion for Hollywood royalty (Vinnie Jones) or the real thing (Prince Harry) was de rigueur when she used to run the nearby Peat Spade Inn for the Miller Collection.

At her newly vamped trout-ticklers' HQ, camera-shy aristos can slip into The Hound Room (window-dressed with magnums of Pol Roger), thus quelling any risk of distracting other diners from their scallop ceviche.

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NYTF2013: Hasbro - G.I. Joe

In 2012, Hasbro suffered a huge setback when they released the G.I. Joe: Retaliation line without the support of the movie. However now that the movie is about to be released, the line gets a second chance on life.

Most of the product on display this year was from the previous year, but there were a few new items.

The Warhawk (formerly known as the Tomahawk) has been completely re-tooled to provide more play value at a lower price.

Like the Star Wars line, G.I. Joe is doing some neutral pose budget figures.

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In 2008, I waged a spiritual battle. I had just opened a physical antique and design shop, building it from less than zero money and energy, alone...lies, deceit, thievery, and health all played out their tiny little tunes upon my life. The doors closed less than 3 weeks after they opened, all in part to those manipulators of facts.

By Sept of 2009, they had all but drained me in every way.

This collection was the only factor that kept me sane, kept me able to change what seemed a lost destiny, and helped to heal me mentally, physically, and Spiritually.

I stayed in the desert outside of Quartzite, Arizona for 6 weeks. That was where I found the coffee pot, the dead cactus, and the rocks in top...amongst a lot of other Beauty, and quite a bit of real ugly.

During my drive home, I decided to go out of my way and see the Painted Desert, and The Petrified Forest...not in that order

The Painted Desert is Beauty to behold, with its fallen and standing petrified stumps and trees abounding. I went through the National Forest there, and I knew I had to find a way to keep part of this Beauty with me. I drove for hours on end, looking for any way to hunt even the tiniest section of land. I found my op in an open area dry creek bed, where I walked and found what I had come for.

On the way back to the car, I found myself darkening, asking for any unfamiliar sign that would let me know that If I Just Persevere, I Will Beat Them And Survive The Ordeal then facing.

I couldn't yet, drive away, so I walked the desolate highway, back and forth.

Where I was, was over 25 miles to the nearest town, in the last of Summer, way hot, and the nearest know house was at least 1 1/2 miles away...One lone house

I was contemplating on everything that had transpired, including the Blessings of healing in the desert of Arizona, the upcoming drive, and the events yet to unfold - I looked down at the ground near my feet, and there was the strangest site..this stupid 2004 penny - What The F---, I said aloud...and then I came to accept it as a sign of a good outcome - now a highly valued collectible, even if only to me.

No one said here that collections must have monetary value, but where does one place Modern Lincoln Signs at??? LOL

We'll find out, since they allow 1 cent Lincoln wheats, but have no category for life saving pennies

Oddities Abound in nature and man both...I'm living proof of that ;-) - how about in the Trade Tokens cat....

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    Tom, Manikin, my thanks.

    I wasn't certain how this story might be received, or even the new penny allowed, but your comments, and all I have seen here on the CW, are special to me.
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    Hey AO. It's good. You are strong. It is priceless.
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    Thanks Amber...I appreciate that thought

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My grandparents owned and ran an iron-mongers. This item came from that shop and we have no idea what it is! Can anyone help?

The 'cage' opens and closes by sliding the centre piece up the arm. I would guess that its dated 1900's, and is made from brass.

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  1. gate, 6 years ago
    look like chimney cleaner
  2. MaRS MaRS, 6 years ago
    I believe it is a set-up basket for a circular hand-crank knitting machine.

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I have about 10 old calculators varying from credit card size to 50+ function scientific model. The one shown here has a built in ac charger. It was bought mail order from Edmund Scientific in about 1970. I would believe that there aren't many left. Is it really a rare collectible?

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I'm sorry I was late putting up these pics. I had to go to night shift and I have been too tired to mess with anything extra. I hope the photos are good enough; it's kind of hard to photograph glass without getting glare or shadows. By the way the jeweler who cleaned the clock called it a "kitchen clock" and said they were actually usually placed in the kitchen. I think it is a tall clock for a kitchen but its funny, I could find no open shelf/area to place it and finally found the only place it "fit" (due to the height and need for accesibility to wind it), was on the bar in my kitchen. I was able visit the old home Grandmom Corrie lived in and the kitchen was unbelievably small. But my mother remembers it as "big". I really could not envision this clock in that kitchen. It gave me goosebumps to be somewhere this ancester lived. I have always felt a great love for my grandmother (Malona) and was particularly interested in her mother. She pulled out an old "photo" of her to show me, then let me take it home to do a portrait from it (I am an artist). As I was coming down the hall I was walking toward a mirror with the picture facing away from me. My heart "jumped" because as it was clear we looked very much alike. I never thought I looked like anyone in my family and finally I found that I do. I was 16 at the time. The picture was taken around 1883-1887. Today, I think that is another reason I love this clock.

  1. Bruce99 Bruce99, 5 years ago
    Hi, nice clock. Thanks for sharing it and your family background surrounding it.
    They're also called "Gingerbread Clocks", Seth Thomas had some "City Clocks" kind of in this style, Sessions had many models in this style which were referred to as wood case mantel, or shelf clocks. Your clock model is called a Sessions "Assortment 'A' No. 3" and it is from circa 1903. There was one posted about nine months ago which had some recent posts. See: for some of the details.
  2. Bruce99 Bruce99, 5 years ago
    That's right, it was "disabilityguy's" clock that you recognized and brought up for discussion.
  3. disabilityguy, 5 years ago
    Very nice, the gold alarm dial in the middle of the face is the only difference on ours here. Ours is also not 100% original (gasp!) as the screws that hold the movement at the top have been "temporarily" replaced with anchor bolts of the same diameter. There is also a fix that happened at some point with one of the pieces on the upper right and the pattern is interrupted at that point. I don't want to reinforce or replace the back panel just yet but will have to eventually.
    Little did I know the true age or appreciate this clock when I moved it rather carelessly from my mother-in-law's house, just placed in laying down on the front seat of the moving van (eesh!).
    Thanks for the background and the photos and best of luck!
  4. Bruce99 Bruce99, 5 years ago
    I think that these clocks with alarms might have been of more use in the Kitchen to help monitor cook times but that's just supposition on my part. They are both nice examples.
  5. lyn309, 5 years ago
    Thanks to each of you for giving me so much info on the clock. I'm sitting here listening to it's movement as I write this, and enjoying knowing more historical details about it. Thanks again!
  6. Bruce99 Bruce99, 5 years ago
    You're welcome Lyn309

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July 22, 2015

Recipe: Chipotle Copycat Pico de Gallo

Where we live, in California, there are so many great burrito spots, and as much as I like the actual food they serve, I think I really just go for the fresh salsas! Salsa is by far my favorite condiment ever, and it is 10x better when it is made at home.

I could probably stop at Chipotle everyday, and I'm a big fan of their Pico de Gallo. I made a big batch yesterday to accompany the Quick & Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole we had for dinner. It was fantastic, and (you guessed it!) so easy!

I didn't want our salsa to be too spicy, since I think it makes it hard to taste the actual food, but if you like things a little spicier you can add extra jalapeño to yours!

This is all you need + a sharp knife to do all the chopping and some salt!

I always start with seeding the tomatoes. I used to do it the hard way, slicing them into discs and cutting out the middle... silly silly. This way is MUCH easier!

Cut them into quarters, and just slice the seeds away from the flesh. Do that a million times and then chop those tomatoes into bite size pieces. You really don't want to just leave the seeds in because it will make your salsa too watery and you want to leave the juiciness of this salsa up to the lime juice.

Please be cautious with the jalapeños -- I've had a bad experience chopping them that involved a flaming hot thumb. Chop up all that other good stuff and toss it in a bowl, and mix it gently.

Squeeze in the juice of one lime and give it another gentle stir. One lime is definitely enough (but don't use less) and after it marinates you'll probably want to drain it a tad. Let it chill in the refrigerator for an hour or two, and then ENJOY! It's so good and quite healthy too!

PS. I always wish I painted my nails before letting my thumbs star in these photos... I'm such a nerd.

...and it is incredibly hard to resist, so make a big batch because you'll want this for more than one day.

Chipotle Copycat Pico de Gallo

3-4 Tomatoes, diced
½ Onion, diced
¼ Jalapeño, diced
5-7 stems of Cilantro
Juice of 1 Lime
¼ tsp Kosher Salt

  1. Finely chop the cilantro, and add to a bowl with the diced tomato, onion and jalapeño.
  2. Squeeze the juice of the lime over the top, and sprinkle on the salt. Stir gently.
  3. Stir to combine, being careful not to smash the tomatoes.
  4. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to let the flavors marinate.
  5. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips and ENJOY!

And if you like a smoother salsa, check out my Fresh California Salsa!

Tawnya Faust said...

Oh I love fresh salsa and i've been meaning to make a batch this summer! I'm going to pin this recipe!

Meg O. said...

That's pretty much how I make my pico de gallo (along with all the Tex Mex enthusiasts)! I also add a little fresh garlic for a little somethin' somethin'.

Colleen said...

Mmm that sounds like a great addition!

Colleen said...

Me too! I could eat it allll day everyday!

Colleen said...

Thanks Kelly!!

Alycia said...

This looks so yummy!!! I'll definitely be making this!!! Along with some
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      Dakota Ridge High School graduate Moira McNeil has her sights set on a career in homeland security. And if all goes well, her lips might be sealed.

    “Basically, I want the job that when you ask me what I do, I say, ‘I can’t tell you,’ ” the 18-year-old South Jeffco native said. “That kind of job.”

  • Foothills golf director charged with assault in domestic dispute

  • Ballot measures assailed at local gathering

      Colorado would be in more economic trouble than it already is if voters pass the three tax-slashing measures on the November ballot, a political consultant told a group recently at Mount Vernon Country Club.

    Amendment 60 would cancel voter-authorized TABOR tax-limit overrides and require public entities like airports and state colleges to pay property tax. Amendment 61 limits municipal borrowing to 10 percent of real property assessed value, among other things, and Proposition 101 virtually eliminates vehicle fees and telephone taxes.

  • Eastwood pleads not guilty by insanity

    Deer Creek Middle School shooting suspect Bruco Eastwood pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on July 12 in district court to 15 charges against him, including four counts of attempted murder.

    Eastwood, who said little during his arraignment, will be evaluated for at least 45 days at the Colorado Institute for Mental Health in Pueblo. A trial date will be set following a report by the institute.

  • County bans medical marijuana dispensaries

    Jeffco officials on Tuesday morning approved an outright ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, voting unanimously to keep the businesses out of unincorporated areas of the county.

    The move came weeks after the passage of state legislation that granted autonomy to local governments in either regulating medical marijuana businesses or prohibiting them altogether.

  • Chatfield dog park slated for size reduction

      The Chatfield dog park will soon be fenced and reduced in size by a third, the Colorado State Parks board voted unanimously July 15 after a contentious public hearing.

    The changes are necessary, park staff explained, for two reasons:

    First, the Army Corps of Engineers, which owns the land and leases it to the state parks service, wants to keep dog park users out of the Platte River’s spillway channel, said Ken Brink, assistant director for field operations. The best solution, he said, is to simply build a fence.

  • E. coli closes Chatfield beach for one day

    High levels of E. coli bacteria closed the swim beach at Chatfield State Park on July 11, though the water quality has since been cleared.

    The beach closed at about 9 a.m., reopening at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 12.

    “They showed that the bacterial levels were well below the allowable levels,” said state parks spokeswoman Deb Frazier. “The swim beach is tested regularly.”

  • Benke to receive national honor

    Deer Creek Middle School teacher David Benke will be honored on a national stage during a school safety conference July 26 to 30 in Orlando, Fla.

    Benke, who has received countless accolades for quickly subduing a gunman Feb. 23 outside the school, is among a handful of special guests including school staff, police and school resource officers from around the country. About 400 people are expected to attend the week-long National School Safety Conference, which is being held in a hotel near Disney’s Epcot Center.

  • Rec district defends prairie dog poisoning

      The Foothills Park & Recreation District board last week defended the district’s practice of poisoning prairie dogs, though board members said they welcome public input, including possible alternatives to the current policy.

    The board held a discussion about its prairie dog management plan in response to community concerns about the recent poisoning of 539 prairie dog burrows at Clement Park. Though the board opted against considering any changes, park staff members may revisit signage and public notification practices.

  • Summerset festival seeks exhibitors

    This year’s Summerset Festival, scheduled for Sept. 18-19 at Clement Park, is looking for exhibitors to celebrate the end of summer.

    The arts and crafts area welcomes those who are interested in marketing their own original creations. Business and nonprofit booth exhibitors can showcase their new or local business and network with other local business owners.

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  • County will cut $30 million in spending in 2011

    Jefferson County is planning to cut nearly $30 million from its budget in 2011, officials said Oct. 12, citing a decrease in one-time funding from other agencies, including the federal government.

    With tax revenue remaining stable for the year, the $477 million budget is currently planned to spare employees from layoffs but will apparently not provide salary increases.

    Cuts, including $750,000 from the general fund operating budget, will help balance additional spending of $2.6 million for increased medical insurance costs for county employees.

  • Brush fire along C-470 extinguished

    A small brush fire along westbound C-470 near Platte Canyon Road likely caused by a discarded cigarette burned about 2 acres on the hillside Wednesday before being extinguished around 1 p.m.

    The fire burned for half an hour before fire crews squelched the flames.

    “We had two units on scene,” said Littleton Fire Rescue spokesman Jim Hofstra. “The fire was put out very quickly.”

  • Chatfield duo not psyched out

    DENVER — Kevin O’Brien and Ross Donovan had been looking at the Regis Jesuit duo of Tyler Brasel and Garrett Cochran ever since the bracket had been released. For Chatfield’s No. 3 doubles team, in all likelihood, if it was going to make the 5A boys state tennis finals it was going to have to defeat Brasel and Cochran.

  • Game plan works to perfection for Eagles

    For Danny Carney and Austin Appel, the game plan was simple enough — keep up with Columbine’s William Kincaid. The execution would be the hard part.

    But the Dakota Ridge runners not only stayed with Kincaid, but they beat him. Carney took first place and Appel second in leading the Eagles to a 5A Jeffco League boys cross country championship on Oct. 15 at Clement Park.

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    LAKEWOOD — It’s been tough sledding for Dakota Ridge lately when it comes to facing Wheat Ridge. Entering its game on Oct. 15 at Jefferson County Stadium, the Eagles had lost each of their last three meetings to the Farmers.

    That losing streak is now at four games after the Farmers scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat Dakota Ridge, 28-14.

  • Eagles run out of gas at softball regionals

    ERIE — Katie Stead did all that she could to save Dakota Ridge’s season, but even that wasn’t enough on Oct. 16 at the 5A Region 5 softball tournament at Erie Ball Fields.

  • Roundup: McDondle helps Columbine to remain undefeated

    LAKEWOOD — Columbine entered its game with Arapahoe on Oct. 15 at Jefferson County Stadium treading some water. The Rebels were still undefeated but needed overtime to win their previous two games and were without senior quarterback Aaron Torres, senior linebacker Kevin Osborne, and junior defensive lineman Josh Croy due to injuries.

    The Rebels (7-0, 3-0 Big 6) withstood the loss of their key players quite well, scoring 42 unanswered points en route to a 48-27 win over Arapahoe(5-2, 2-1).

  • Life’s most important lesson

    Several weeks ago, I wrote a column about the ways in which a great teacher can change lives. Since then, I’ve seen countless instances of just how true it is. Most recently, I received an e-mail from a friend, a lifetime classroom teacher in the Denver Public Schools, who signed his note simply, “Teacher-Servant”.
    What a title: Teacher-Servant. How countercultural. How bracing. How refreshing!

  • Accident on C-470 claims second victim

    A driver critically injured in Monday’s rollover crash on C-470 north of the Alameda interchange has died, following the death of her 8-year-old daughter at the accident scene.

    Denver resident Lynn Brower, 40, was taken to St. Anthony Hospital and was pronounced dead hours after the crash at 7:45 p.m., the coroner’s office said. Brower and her daughter, Mariah, were heading south on C-470 when their Ford Explorer collided with another car. The SUV consequently tumbled down the hillside next to the highway.

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Fifteen-year-old Jackie Stone's father is dying.

When Jackie discovers that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, her whole world starts to crumble. She can't imagine how she'll live without him . . .

Then, in a desperate act to secure his family's future, Jackie's father does the unthinkable--he puts his life up for auction on eBay. Jackie can do nothing but watch and wait as an odd assortment of bidders, some with nefarious intentions, drive the price up higher. The fate of her entire family hangs in the balance.

But no one can predict how the auction will finally end, or any of the very public fallout that ensues. Life as Jackie knows it is about to change forever . . .

In this brilliantly written tragicomedy told through multiple points of view--including Jackie's dad's tumor--acclaimed author Len Vlahos deftly explores what it really means to live.

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Promoted as a tragicomedy, Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos is heavy on the tragic, and unfortunately for this reviewer, missed the funny bone on the comedy.

What is even more disappointing, and why I feel so let down with this particular novel, is that the promotional jacket is so appealing – a teenage girl, Jackie, is not only dealing with the fact that her dad has a terminal brain tumor, but that her family's adversity is being broadcast to millions of people in an outlandish way, all in the name of entertainment and money.

And it started out good. Narrated in third person format, which I first thought as odd, since it is promoted as being Jackie's story, but it still worked, and then not too far along, it started to become Jared's (Jackie's Dad) story, which was still OK.  Then Jackie's Dad's tumor starts sharing its view point – different, cool, and a creative step for the author to pull, but still OK. Three character's viewpoint, is not so bad, but then 3 became 4,5, 6, 7, and I think I lost count, but there were about 8 different characters angling for camera time, or in this case, page time:  a nun, a gamer, a TV executive, a billionaire playboy, a Facebook friend from Russia, a sister, a tumor, an ailing dad, and last but not least, Jackie. Unfortunately, the adults get to tout most of the story, which is sadder still because two of them happen to be sadistic males with sociopathic penchants. It's not until three-quarters of the way through the novel that the teens start to make a more apparent appearance and reclaim some of the storyline, but by that time I had a headache, and it wasn't enough to rally. I, like the father in the story just wanted it to be done with.

The characters, though well-developed, were just too much. There were too many adults, and their backstories got in the way, rather than adding to the intrigue of the story. If the novel stayed true to how it was being advertised, I think it would have been a great story and a much better YA format for the development of the subjects, such as a family's stance on euthanasia, the lows of the entertainment industry, and how American culture viewership is more of a voyeur-ship.

A provocative tale for the young adult audience, and I heavily emphasize the word adult. In contrast, if you're looking for something bitter sweet that celebrates the bond of family during tragedy, I highly recommend Falling Over Sideways, by Jordan Sonnenblick.

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Profanity/Language:  4 religious exclamations; 16 mild obscenities; 3 religious profanities; 12 derogatory names; 9 scatological words; 4 anatomical terms; 24 F-word derivatives. Note: Not tallied, anagrams for SOB, and LMAO.

Violence/Gore: Extended scene (about 1 page) character has violent (humorous thought); ad contains violent implications; character has thoughts about murder, becomes obsessed with the idea of murdering another character; brain cancer tumor is used in a violent context; violent thought; news report of violence; extended scene (about ½ page)character formulates a plan to kill another character; extended scene (about ½ page) character uses knife to kill what he/she believes is another character (void of blood/gore, but very disturbing!); character sees violent picture; report of death threats; memory of teacher striking a child; brief mention; violent thought (humorous); in a rage character punches a wall, injury mentioned; extended scene (about ¼ page) adult smacks child, child punches adult, blood mentioned; wife suffocates comatose husband ending their life; mention of actors fatal drug overdose/implication of suicide.

Sex/Nudity:  A few (about 5) instances of married couple kissing; memory of kiss; implication of sex; female says she feels like a prostitute; brief remark of pornography being available on the internet; mention of male having sexual encounters; report of adult male character manipulating a 14-year old female to have sex with him; mention of 14-year old being a prostitute; mention of LGBT issues and abortion; children overhear parents having sex; mention of hooker; joke of nuns being pregnant; report of male sleeping around; the words horny is used; male notices female's chest, becomes excited; child provokes sibling to say she is a lesbian; adult sends 15-year old girl naked pictures of themselves; report of adults filming and watching underage girls and adult woman shower without their knowledge; implication that character molested another child when they too were a child; mention of perverts and pedophiles; teens hold hands.

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Assisted suicide/euthanasia/human rights, terminal illness, sociopathic tendencies, sexting/pornography.

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A few mentions of adults drinking and smoking; adult reveals they were an alcoholic as a teenager; a few drug references/drug uses by adult; mention of actor's fatal drug overdose/implication of suicide.

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Cloud computing is moving away from being monolithic, where Amazon Web Services (AWS) was the only major cloud service provider, to a marketplace technology, with several cloud-based service providers, as users’ appetite for cloud grows, according to analyst firm 451 Research.

“It has taken a few years, but 2012 is the year we have seen some big difference, most of it driven by Openstack providers such as Rackspace,” said Simon Robinson, research vice-president of 451 Research, at the SNW Europe 2012 conference in Frankfurt.

Such a competitive market is good for enterprise users, who will see the cost of cloud services go down, he said.

“In addition to pricing benefits, having more players will bring more cloud federation, standardisation and interoperability,” said Robinson.

Technology companies and cloud critics have long argued that cloud must be more federated, automated and interoperable for users to see real benefits.

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But Robinson warned that cloud computing service providers must not discount AWS. “It continues to innovate, and even today around 85% of public cloud-based workloads run on Amazon,” he said.

The rest of the 15% is shared between Microsoft Windows Azure in second place, followed by Openstack-based cloud services and other providers, he said.

AWS topped the top 10 cloud computing providers list at for three consecutive years – 2010, 2011 and 2012 – and despite high-profile outages, it showed no signs of losing its throne as the “cloud computing king".

“As an analogy, Amazon is the Coke of the cloud industry. We don’t have a Pepsi yet, but there are several brands of cola available in the market,” said Robinson.

But an increasing number of enterprises are using Microsoft, Google, EMC, Verizon and Rackspace cloud services.

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According to Robinson, several factors have contributed to cloud becoming a marketplace technology. Tighter IT budgets and the need to innovate and compete has seen enterprises consider private and hybrid clouds, as well as look at open source providers, he said.

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‘Regionality’ of Transportation Projects Questioned

‘Regionality’ of Transportation Projects Questioned

Transportation Authority approves FY2014 Project List.

The members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority listen to testimony during the public hearing portion of their meeting on July 24. Twenty-one speakers addressed the Authority before the members proceeded to vote on a list of transportation projects to be funded and initiated in FY2014.

The members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority listen to testimony during the public hearing portion of their meeting on July 24. Twenty-one speakers addressed the Authority before the members proceeded to vote on a list of transportation projects to be funded and initiated in FY2014. Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

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Matthew Kahn, broker/owner of Falls Realty in Falls Church, and Mary Beth Coya, senior VP, Public & Government Affairs for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. Kahn spoke on behalf of the organization, acknowledging that traffic congestion was of primary concern to their members and to prospective buyers into the area, but urged the Authority to use the newly available funds “wisely, not quickly.”

“Tonight we acted to address one of the greatest threats to our region: Congestion.” So spoke Marty Nohe, chairman of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and Coles District supervisor for Prince William County. Despite numerous calls to slow down the process by speakers at the public hearing before the Authority, on Wednesday, July 24, the NVTA approved the FY2014 proposed regional multimodal project list as presented and vetted by the NVTA’s Project Implementation Working Group (PIWG) headed by Authority member (and Arlington County Board Member) Christopher Zimmerman.

“NVTA’s approval … is a great first step toward improving transportation in Northern Virginia,” stated Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova in a press release. Bulova, who represents Fairfax County on the NVTA added, “Infrastructure improvements are critical to the continued success of our region. This initial package of projects will make a difference in people’s lives across the region.” The Authority approved first year Pay-As-You-Go projects valued at $116 million, as well as voting for a bond package to fund an additional $93 million worth of projects.

The NVTA was established by the General Assembly in 2002 to provide a common voice on transportation for the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, as well as the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. Their mandate includes developing immediate and long-term plans and selecting projects that address the transportation needs of the entire region. Since its creation, there have been plans aplenty, most recently revised and published as TransAction 2040 with page upon page of proposed transportation improvements. The only thing missing was how to pay for the enormous project wish list contained in the well-researched and presented plan.

The Passage of HB2313 earlier during the General Assembly session, with a new sales tax and a variety of other taxes and fee increases earmarked specifically for transportation, finally gave the NVTA, and the residents of Northern Virginia, the means to start tackling the area’s congestion problems as a whole, rather than in a piecemeal fashion. An estimated $1.9 billion will be dedicated to Northern Virginia transportation needs over the next six years, with 70 percent of the funds to be allocated by the NVTA for regional projects, and the remaining 30 percent going directly to the individual jurisdictions for local projects.

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Some of the projects approved for first year funding include widening sections of Route 28 to eight lanes, the purchase of additional VRE railcars, Herndon Parkway intersection improvements, Innovation Center Metrorail Station, Chain Bridge Road widening and Alexandria DASH bus expansion, representing 59 percent road projects to 41 percent transit/multimodal projects funded by Pay-As-You-Go, and 45 percent road versus 55 percent transit/multimodal for projects to be funded by bonds. The NVTA urges citizens to keep informed by frequently visiting their website at www.thenovaauthor..., where all of the related documents and a complete list of the approved projects and their costs can be found.

When it became clear that the NVTA would actually be able to fund and initiate transportation projects as early as July 1, the start of Fiscal Year 2014, the Authority went into high gear to solidify plans and solicit public opinion. Hearings were held throughout the region and the public was given opportunities to study the proposals and comment by testimony before the Authority, and by other written and electronic means. Over 200 public comments were received and considered by the PWIG between June 6 and July 22. On the night of the final public hearing, an additional 21 speakers added their testimony before the Authority.

At the previous public assembly in June, many of the speakers used their allotted time to either praise or protest specific proposals. At this pre-vote public hearing there was acknowledgement of the efforts of the Authority and the many others who worked to obtain this funding and to bring the projects to the table, but a large number of speakers recommended that the Authority not approve the project list without further study and consideration.

Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (R-13) was one speaker who advised a slower approach and a clearer explanation of how the projects were chosen and vetted. “I have re-read the law … the NVTA is not required to spend any funds made available in fiscal year 2014 in the year of 2014. “Marshall’s conclusions suggested that the Authority consider saving funds toward more long-range projects that “could better use the money in terms of efficiency and moving more people.” Marshall also indicated that in a review of the documents on the NVTA website he was unable to find any clear objective scoring by which each project was selected. (Member Zimmerman later remarked that explanations could be found in the appendices of the TransAction 2040 Plan.)

Delegate Jim LeMunyon (R-67) echoed some of the sentiments expressed by his colleague. He praised the cost per benefit substantiation of two of the proposed projects but stated his concern that 95 percent of the proposals did not carry the same level of analysis. “It’s a qualitative ‘yeah, it’ll get traffic moving a little bit better.’” When it comes to stating the benefits of a project, LeMunyon says the Authority is missing a word. “It’s not how will the project reduce congestion. It’s how much,” he said, suggesting that the Authority consider these analyses before approving their final project list. “Until you answer the ‘how much’ question I don’t think you can comply with the law.”

Leo Schefer testifies before the Authority on behalf of the Washington Airports Task Force. The entire hearing, as well as the open session of the NVTA’s meeting, was broadcast on City Channel Station 12, and later uploaded to YouTube. A link to the YouTube video can be found on the NVTA website: www.thenovaauthority.org.

Questions were raised about the “regionality” of some of the projects, like bus shelters and improvements to pedestrian pathways. Eileen Curtis, representing the Dulles Regional Chamber asked that a formal definition of the term “regional” be added and applied to the workings of the Authority. Brian Gordon, representing the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington also called for additional project selection criteria going forward to ensure that chosen projects were truly regional in their scope and impact, as did Leo Schefer, president of the Washington Airports Task Force. Others, like Mark Scheufler of Manassas Park, commented on projects that appeared to benefit locales outside the Authority’s jurisdiction. “Why is the NVTA accelerating the schedule of a funded VDOT project to help a jurisdiction that is not in the NVTA tax district?” questioned Scheufler. “If these are the best projects in the queue,” he added, “I am not sure why there was such a dire need to raise the sales tax in Northern Virginia.”

Several speakers also cautioned the Authority on its plans to fund projects through a bond package. David Birtwistle, CEO of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance urged the Authority to wait until long-range plans were reviewed and better defined as regionally significant before moving forward with the issuance of bonds.

When the last speaker concluded his remarks, the Authority listened to presentations from its working groups and consultants. Zimmerman, as head of the Projects Implementation Working Group, took this time to review the history of the NVTA and to defend the regionality and selection process of the projects recommended for implementation in the first year. Zimmerman referred to TransAction 2040, the Authority’s long term planning document, saying that it contained within its technical indices the quantitative measuring methods applied to the more than 200 projects outlined in the plan, with additional information regarding the regional merits of each proposal.

In addition to approving the proposed project list in its entirety, the NVTA also approved the funding methods—both Pay-As-You-Go and by Bond as recommended. They approved the authorization for the initiation of a bond validation proceeding, the appointment of the FY2014 Technical Advisory Committee members, bond counsel, and John Mason, former mayor of the city of Fairfax as the interim executive director. Mason had previously served as the Authority’s executive director in 2007-2008.


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Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have discussed their new series, Inside No 9, the first episode of which is set to air tonight (5th Feb.) on BBC2, in a new interview. The League of Gentlemen writers have built up a cult following for their dark humour and macabre themes and it looks like Inside No 9 will be no different.

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Shearsmith & Pemberton Star In A Brand New Dark Comedy Anthology, 'Inside No 9.'

The brand new, six-part series will revive a fading format for television shows - the anthology - and will bring a collection of individual, unrelated episodes with different plots and locations. The half dozen episodes will only be linked by the recurring appearances of Shearsmith and Pemberton as actors as well as every episode featuring the number nine on a door or wall.

In reviving a genre that fell into disrepute amongst TV commissioners, the comedy writers' new project evokes similar shows using the same format, including Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, The Twilight Zone, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. "After we'd done Psychoville, which was our version of doing a big, sprawling narrative," said Pemberton in a BBC interview.

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The pair spoke of the subtleties involved in the script-writing, referencing one idea in particular where a Macbeth understudy sits in the dressing room backstage wondering why he can't be the main actor onstage in an episode that echoes the five-part structure and themes of Shakespeare's play.

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Heat up the water in a wok/pot big enough for a 6.5" square pan.

Combine the shredded coconut with 1/8 teaspoon salt in a stainless steel dish and steam for 3-4 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Use a food processor to mix the grated cassava, sugar, coconut milk, water, potato starch and pinch of salt until well mixed, about 30-45 seconds.

Pour the mixture into a 6.5" square pan. Level the top of the mixture with the base of a spoon. Layer the pandan leaves flat on top of the mixture. Steam the cassava mixture for 35-40 minutes on medium heat.

Remove the pan from the streaming tray when it is done. Let it cool completely before cutting. Cut into small squares and toss with the shredded coconut before serving.

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