Matt Said Jay Said 661.BIG.WULB

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtolS4H9MkoB5CIX2YBXqYl81IjnHv_-pRtys6kZcQqdB7waVidOy5qk8BaiSRXuiFHqfcOgkrE_NdH6UoDS2UCln77hPElNvd3QFFMr_Kp2-sPa_hyqZXDjw-yX2SHN_3GXEIWgsoAqU/s1600/Vanna+WHite+Hot+Sexy+Naked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtolS4H9MkoB5CIX2YBXqYl81IjnHv_-pRtys6kZcQqdB7waVidOy5qk8BaiSRXuiFHqfcOgkrE_NdH6UoDS2UCln77hPElNvd3QFFMr_Kp2-sPa_hyqZXDjw-yX2SHN_3GXEIWgsoAqU/s400/Vanna+WHite+Hot+Sexy+Naked.jpg" width="320" /></a>Matt coughs…Jay laughs…You, roll your eyes.<br /><br />Matt:  Redneckville, Arkansas!!  You‘re On!!<br />Jay:  That sounded nothing like Larry King.<br />Matt:  I was doing my Vanna White.<br />Jay:  Oh…well then…that was pretty good.<br />Matt:  Thank you.<br />Jay:  You’re very welcome.<br /><br />Matt:  Sooooo…what should this Sunday’s show be about?<br />Jay:  What?  Do you not have a calendar in the Bagwine digs?  Easter!!<br />Matt:  Ohhhhhh, right, right, right, riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.<br />Jay:  I mean, c’mon dude, we have to help the Christ move that stone so we can get our Jesus Freak on.<br />Matt:  Yeah, after all, the Number One Comedy Show on BTR should weigh in on this.<br />Jay:  You’re damn right…People hang on our every word and look to us as their life force.<br />Matt:  True Dat.<br />Jay and Matt:  Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha…<br /><br />Matt:  Plenty of funny stuff to talk about in reference to Easter and the Resurrection.<br />Jay:  Oh hell yeah…and tic tic tic tic<br />Matt:  What the hell was that?<br />Jay:  The Easter Bunny sound.<br />Matt:  Ha Ha----(cough cough cough)<br />Jay:  You gonna make it there, Marlboro Man?<br />Matt:  Ha…(cough) I thinks so (cough).  How is it that you always say something funny when I am inhaling?<br />Jay:  It’s a gift.<br /><br />Matt:  Excellent…Anyhoo…We could have an interview with the Easter Bunny.<br />Jay:  Oh hell yeah…Guy Ahnyurdyck can do that.<br />Matt:  We could talk about Jesus being left alone in a cave for three days, and what he did.<br />Jay:  I have a feeling it wasn't pretty…or righteous.  And…And…<br />Matt:  What!?<br />Jay:  I bet Joshua has something to report on the Gay Marriage brou ha ha.<br />Matt:  Oh I bet he does and Paul Piatt will probably have a reflective Easter poem.<br /><br />Jay:  Man, is two hours enough, because we need to take calls and place calls as well.<br />Matt:  IKR?  ‘Cause we have to call my son, Billy the Kid, and my future ex-wife.<br />Jay:  Not only that, we’ll have some uplifting Easter music, and perhaps a dramatic Tumblr reading.<br />Matt:  Ha!!<br />Jay:  What?<br /><br />Matt:  Speaking of Tumblr, I have an excellent Easter related <a href="https://twitter.com/Dana_Lu" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Dana</span></a> joke.<br />Jay:  What is it?<br />Matt:  <span style="background-color: black;">dfghgoiighsdfhigosihgosihdfohdgohdfgohdgfhodgjijbvdjvbpdjapdjbdjpdjpdafjp[j </span>!!<br />Jay and Matt: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha<br />Jay:  That’s awesome dude!! Especially when you said <span style="background-color: black;">sdjfutheyd </span> Nothing like making fun of one of the Borgia sisters.<br /><br />Matt:  I think there’s plenty here, but…<br />Jay:  But hell we’ll think of some more Easter and news related jocularity as well.<br />Matt:  Damn right, because we’re Number One.<br />Jay:  In the hearts and minds of all who listen………<br />Matt and Jay:  Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha<br /><br />Matt:  See you on the radio Sunday while drinking a Steel Reserve that I gave up for Lent.<br />Jay:  And I’ll see you on the radio drinking a Pepsi that I <i>didn't</i> give up for Lent!!<br />Matt:  Later…<br />Jay:  (burp)<br /><br />To listen to IWS Radio’s <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/03/31/christs-coming-out-party" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Christ’s Coming Out Party</span></a> LIVE this Sunday from Noon-2 PM, click <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/03/31/christs-coming-out-party" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a>.<br /><br />Hope to see a good congregation in the Chat Room and on the phone lines.</div>

Matt Said Jay Said 661.BIG.WULB

Matt coughs…Jay laughs…You, roll your eyes. Matt:  Redneckville, Arkansas!!  You‘re On!! Jay:  That sounded nothing like Larry King. Matt:  ...

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Earth Balance Naturals Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ph72JX_-U9s/UVYAEgQITgI/AAAAAAAAHV8/Hu5VMa9k_vA/s1600/earth+balance+toaster+and+butter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ph72JX_-U9s/UVYAEgQITgI/AAAAAAAAHV8/Hu5VMa9k_vA/s1600/earth+balance+toaster+and+butter.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I was browsing the net one night I came across <a href="http://www.earthbalancenatural.com/">Earth Balance Naturals</a> products and thought to myself I have got to try their products!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have all kinds of products that I know and love such as butter, milk,peanut butter and much more and the best of all it's organic and healthy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I emailed them to see if I could review their products to share with my readers and was so excited when I got the yes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am an all natural food junkie lately since I eat right and exercise a lot, so I couldn't wait to try out their products.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I got my coupons in the mail for my review I went to the market and picked up one of the butter spreads. (Couldn't find the other products there)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The other night I made one of my Sunshine Garden Burgers and added a little bit of the Earth Balance Buttery Organic spread to the pan so it wouldn't stick.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not only did it not stick to the pan it tasted amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To me it tasted a lot better and healthier than other butter spreads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I liked about this spread is that you can cook with it, you can put a bit on some toast, bagel or an English muffin!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YX7atCStOuk/UVX5Q6uIzYI/AAAAAAAAHV0/483fLIh2a44/s1600/Earth+balence+butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YX7atCStOuk/UVX5Q6uIzYI/AAAAAAAAHV0/483fLIh2a44/s320/Earth+balence+butter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since some stores don't carry Earth Balance or were out, I went to Whole Foods and found Earth Balance peanut butter and I chose the smooth and creamy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spread some on some rice cakes for a snack the other day and it was amazingly delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweet and creamy and the right amount of peanut butter!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can use it for crackers, on rice cakes, desserts, baking or even in some oatmeal! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They also have it in crunchy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've never heard of coconut and peanut butter mixed!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Haven't tried it but it sure does sound good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see if I can find more Earth Balance products to use the rest of my coupons!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>*Other products*</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy Milk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peanut Butters with coconut </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mindful Mayo in Original, Organic or olive oil</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Baking Sticks such as shortening or butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Culinary Spreads such as organic coconut, Organic Sweet Cinnamon and Organic Garlic and Herb</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Puff snacks such as p.b. popps, Vegan Aged White Cheddar puffs and popcorn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vegan buttery flavor popcorn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and much more!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Info:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made with all natural ingredients</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vegan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">no hydrogenated oils</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gluten Free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lactose Free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and Egg Free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be sure to check out their products and connect with them online at the sites below! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Face Book:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span 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Earth Balance Naturals Review

While I was browsing the net one night I came across  Earth Balance Naturals  products and thought to myself I have got to try their product...

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Software Engineering Manager ( Business Intelligence, C++, C# .NET, OOD, RTC) (#109262)

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <div><b>Position</b>: Software Engineering Manager<br> <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br> <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br> <br> <b>Job Description</b>:<br> The Global Service Support Organization (GSS) team headquartered in Milpitas, CA is our service organization that consists of Service Sales and Marketing, Spares Supply Chain management, Field Operations, Product Training, and Technical Support.  The GSS organization partners with our field teams and customers in all business sectors to maintain the high performance and productivity of our products through a flexible portfolio of services. Our comprehensive services include: proactive management of tools to identify and improve performance; expertise in optics, image processing and motion control with worldwide service engineers, 24/7 technical support teams and knowledge management systems; and an extensive parts network to ensure worldwide availability of parts.<br> <br> <b>Responsibilities:</b></div> <div>The successful candidate will lead a team of software and hardware engineers to design, develop, test, install and support applications used in the support and service of complex semiconductor equipment.  This is a rapidly growing field within the semiconductor manufacturing industry as our customers’ needs continue to tighten.<br> <br> 1) Use data gathering and analysis tools to provide value-added capability, in terms of both service metrics (i.e. uptime, MTTR) as well as tool performance (e.g. capture rate or measurement precision) to our customers, and leverage to add to the company’s service revenue.</div> <div>2) Work with the new product design teams to ensure that diagnostic and trouble-shooting capabilities are built into all new K-T inspection and metrology tools, and are leveraged to accelerate learning on new tools.<br> 3) Develop and drive software and hardware roadmap consistent with marketing requirements.  Provide technical and architectural leadership and guidance to the development team.</div> <div>4) Plan and direct the day-to-day engineering activities of the team to ensure that agreed upon goals and objectives are successfully achieved.  Ensure that milestones, delivery dates, activities, and tasks are completed as scheduled.  Regularly communicate technical issues/risks and their impact to management.</div> <div>5) Drive operational excellence and ensure that a high quality product is delivered to our customers.<br> <br> <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div> <div>1) Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required</div> <div>2) General knowledge of database administration, database architecture, data modeling, ETL, replication and strategy.</div> <div>3) Experience with deployment and usage of Business Intelligence (BI) systems.</div> <div>4) Experience developing interfaces & architecture using Microsoft development tools (C++, C# .NET) in Windows 2003/2008 Server environments.</div> <div>5) Ability to understand product and product features to make high level assessment of scope and risks.</div> <div>6) Experience in OOD/OOA and Windows design methodologies.</div> <div>7) Experience with requirements definition, design, development, effective reuse and configuration management tools (RTC, ClearCase)</div> <div>8) Thorough knowledge of SDLC and CMM best practices</div> <div>9) Ability to gain confidence of, and collaborate with, development staff to mentor and lead them in software development work.<br> <br> <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div> <div>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 3 years of experience.</div> <div>OR</div> <div>Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.</div> <div>OR</div> <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<br> <br> Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a><font color="navy"> <br> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div> </span></font>

Software Engineering Manager ( Business Intelligence, C++, C# .NET, OOD, RTC) (#109262)

Position : Software Engineering Manager Location : Milpitas, CA Duration : Full time Job Description : The Global Serv...

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Algorithm Engineer ( Optical Alignment, Algorithms, Image Processing, Matlab, C# , Java ) (#109189)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Position</b>: Algorithm Engineer</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Duration</b>: Full time</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Job Description</b>:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Responsibilities:</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <div>Candidate will develop automated optical alignment algorithms for a new generation electron beam lithography machine.  Work will include theoretical design of algorithms using mathematical tools as well as on-tool prototyping using Matlab.  Candidate will also work with software engineers to implement final version and must have experience with a high-level language; C# and/or Java is preferred.</div><div></div><div><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><div>Candidate should have a degree in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or computer science, with experience both in a physics-related field and S/W or algorithm development.  Extensive experience with Labview and/or Matlab is required.  Previous work in algorithm development or automated machine calibrations is preferred.  Previous experience with electron beam equipment such as TEM, SEM, or EBL is highly desirable.</div><div></div><div><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div><div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.</div><div>OR</div><div>Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience.</div><div>OR</div><div>Doctorate (Academic)<br /><br />Kindly send your resumes to<span style="color: navy;"> </span><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><span style="color: navy;"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></span></a><span style="color: navy;"> <br /> </span></div><div></div></span></span> </div>

Algorithm Engineer ( Optical Alignment, Algorithms, Image Processing, Matlab, C# , Java ) (#109189)

Position : Algorithm Engineer Location : Milpitas, CA Duration : Full time Job Description : Responsibilities: Candidate will develop au...

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HEARD•NY

I stopped by Grand Central Terminal this morning to check out <a href="http://creativetime.org/projects/heard-ny/">HEARD•NY</a>, a project by artist Nick Cave, with Creative Time and students from the Alvin Ailey School. Here is a slideshow of some photos—the shots are handheld, but I cropped them in Photoshop so the clock face is always in the same place. As you can see by the movement of the minute-hand, the most intense parts of the dance happen about 10 minutes after the dancers come in and suit up; that's when the drumming starts and the "soundsuits" flail.<br /><br /><object height="480" width="640"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Farchidose%2Fsets%2F72157633119570460%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Farchidose%2Fsets%2F72157633119570460%2F&set_id=72157633119570460&jump_to="></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=124984"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=124984" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Farchidose%2Fsets%2F72157633119570460%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Farchidose%2Fsets%2F72157633119570460%2F&set_id=72157633119570460&jump_to=" width="640" height="480"></embed></object>

HEARD•NY

I stopped by Grand Central Terminal this morning to check out HEARD•NY , a project by artist Nick Cave, with Creative Time and students from...

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Pancakes

I attempted to make American pancakes with buttermilk. I don't know where I went wrong. They were very edible but they were not very fat and fluffy 😡<br /><br />I ate two with bacon & maple syrup and then had one the traditional Irish way with sugar and lemon juice. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATbSEKfgFWsnWHxAFhgv2LCTN-kLBsvLI64D56Es29joAJIF-oJXIO-sUCf9M0et7xfDdFt0Ioe0_McRybpur8UV-QbVI3RmxSA3LWUKAzEdtn8E5A8mRp3fy6o6wxMt9UxiQDvdvn8qZ/s640/blogger-image-2006990659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATbSEKfgFWsnWHxAFhgv2LCTN-kLBsvLI64D56Es29joAJIF-oJXIO-sUCf9M0et7xfDdFt0Ioe0_McRybpur8UV-QbVI3RmxSA3LWUKAzEdtn8E5A8mRp3fy6o6wxMt9UxiQDvdvn8qZ/s640/blogger-image-2006990659.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDNpQietKYtBBRmwIUaTzo0Rnz70mg-xHcQ7bOMaavKtbYEaMhuQg3YPE-EdBEPLIMHoSxAneZiN_7uRdq1jzjWCH6yTBygDNt3f2SdoyzncQOWKpng7Y9ZhvG05qVS0B5KIvxHAmcw3J/s640/blogger-image--1665628693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Pancakes

I attempted to make American pancakes with buttermilk. I don't know where I went wrong. They were very edible but they were not very f...

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STAATSGEHEIMNIS BANKENRETTUNG

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAlCqbod9Qc?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br />50 Milliarden Euro in Griechenland, 70 Milliarden Euro in Irland, 40 Milliarden Euro in Spanien - ein Eurostaat nach dem anderen sieht sich gezwungen, seine Banken mit gigantischen Summen zu stützen, um damit die Verluste auszugleichen, die den Geldhäusern aus faulen Krediten entstanden sind. Aber wohin gehen die Milliarden eigentlich? Wer sind die Begünstigten?<br /><br /> Mit dieser einfachen Frage reist der preisgekrönte Wirtschaftsjournalist und Sachbuchautor Harald Schumann quer durch Europa und bekommt verblüffende Antworten.<br /><br />Die Geretteten sitzen - anders als häufig vermittelt und von vielen angenommen wird - nicht in den ärmeren Eurostaaten, sondern hauptsächlich in Deutschland und Frankreich. Ein großer Teil des Geldes landet nämlich bei den Gläubigern der Banken, die gerettet werden wollen oder müssen. Und obwohl diese Anleger offenkundig schlecht investiert haben, werden sie - entgegen aller Logik der freien Marktwirtschaft - auf Kosten der Allgemeinheit vor jeglichen Verlusten geschützt. Warum ist das so? Wer bekommt das Geld? Eigentlich simple Fragen, die aber den Kern der europäischen Identität berühren.

STAATSGEHEIMNIS BANKENRETTUNG

50 Milliarden Euro in Griechenland, 70 Milliarden Euro in Irland, 40 Milliarden Euro in Spanien - ein Eurostaat nach dem anderen sieht sich...

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a girl walks into a bar

OK, so it wasn't a bar, but it is still a good story. Two good stories.<br /><br />First, remember this little gem I found a few weeks back?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIApFVP-TJVw-86wb6BsXePgVtc5G9UtLkdPUHKe0-9A5IcrS_hQDJT-uLKI_5TIYscjOiP_PrWThiza8HS7AWajkbP7MGHFudJ14NzOQ1bxnX-uEV8zh8x_H1fwQpLBy2azMA0u6drjk/s1600/chipendalebench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIApFVP-TJVw-86wb6BsXePgVtc5G9UtLkdPUHKe0-9A5IcrS_hQDJT-uLKI_5TIYscjOiP_PrWThiza8HS7AWajkbP7MGHFudJ14NzOQ1bxnX-uEV8zh8x_H1fwQpLBy2azMA0u6drjk/s400/chipendalebench.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Well after several trips back to the store to measure, stare and contemplate<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_owgNtZcyv4uxj6-GZrb6XzTvbkyr9nUewZzQfyPpQS8PEEn0h_e-TXTOHkcmmczN5MW-ZBh1E0j74O5Wv0-538JonbMVyOlzH-wBqp2o4utddpX9u8Yk2cgFTejCmNJ3AFf3MNRcgylK/s1600/Chippendalebench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_owgNtZcyv4uxj6-GZrb6XzTvbkyr9nUewZzQfyPpQS8PEEn0h_e-TXTOHkcmmczN5MW-ZBh1E0j74O5Wv0-538JonbMVyOlzH-wBqp2o4utddpX9u8Yk2cgFTejCmNJ3AFf3MNRcgylK/s400/Chippendalebench.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br />the old girl is at home where she belongs. Our messy home. Sorry for the picture, but that's life.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARV0aVhEw3kd7wJ_2nEutcKKUsPxOQisltqKLH-IIOzOM2ohIDcj9MLkrsIwHBBkR2ZFMvg0nn3UPUyZtTtUVZy1x6FvEtdrKNHmL96foYMBXsBHJmF061A7p_lgE59qA_DcngsXxYELy/s1600/Benchcloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARV0aVhEw3kd7wJ_2nEutcKKUsPxOQisltqKLH-IIOzOM2ohIDcj9MLkrsIwHBBkR2ZFMvg0nn3UPUyZtTtUVZy1x6FvEtdrKNHmL96foYMBXsBHJmF061A7p_lgE59qA_DcngsXxYELy/s320/Benchcloseup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />She fits like a glove and I love her color, finish and pretty much everything about her. Now I just need to rip down that wallpaper. And paint. And get a new mirror. And pillows. And rug. Don't tell the hubs, but we've got another project ahead people.<br /><br />Story #2 is a story of surprise, drama and intrigue. Or, if you follow me on instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor/" target="_blank">follow me here</a>) then it's a story you've already 'heard'.<br /><br />Last Saturday I was on my way to a little store I love to source a table for a client. But I was early and they weren't open yet so I went next door to the Goodwill to <strike>waste time</strike> search for good finds.<br /><br />And as I turned the corner I saw this.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj0iOB62etaXugXNRZ057px2kbyC8LdkqiF7jkMP8jMok4938ZhnBIuN7IhXipPXsylClrM1HQOWDPP0FuIZ93WCRMbR4L9AJbxOhU82xHAhRFAqjZbVGaUF04Tcxswrk178l2Jp-yPCo/s1600/Goodwillcouch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj0iOB62etaXugXNRZ057px2kbyC8LdkqiF7jkMP8jMok4938ZhnBIuN7IhXipPXsylClrM1HQOWDPP0FuIZ93WCRMbR4L9AJbxOhU82xHAhRFAqjZbVGaUF04Tcxswrk178l2Jp-yPCo/s400/Goodwillcouch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Allow me to read the tag for you. $30 people. (ok, I added the 'people')<br /><br />I took a picture immediately and then took a seat. Comfy. I lifted the cushions. Clean. I looked for stains. Negative (with the exception of one small crayon mark).<br /><br />So with all of these good check marks I of course...walked away. I went on my way next store and went about my regularly scheduled errands. But I kept thinking about it. And thinking about it. We need a new couch for our family room. We'd been planning on just getting a <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/05/feet-up-or-laying-down.html" target="_blank">slipcovered couch or sectional</a>.<br /><br />Plans change.<br /><br />That night I googled to find out what time Goodwill opened and made a plan to go and get my little honey. Even the biggest snow storm we've had in 30 years wouldn't stop me. I piled my girls in the car, drove 10 miles an hour thru some heavy falling snow and slapped down my $30.<br /><br />Whoop Whoop.<br /><br />She is now <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/take-seat-part-4.html" target="_blank">were I put all my best couches, the garage</a>. And my head is spinning about what to do with her. What colors would you use with her? What patterns? I think I feel an inspiration board coming on. Prepare to hear a lot more about this girl over the next few weeks.<br /><br />Happy Weekend!!

a girl walks into a bar

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Cinnamon Ranelagh

We had breakfast in Cinnamon this morning. It's a pity the food is average as it is a really nice setting. We had poached eggs, relish and toast. Cinnamon could also look at getting a new coffee supplier as their coffee is fairly poor. Probably the thing that annoys me most about Cinnamon is the way they nickel & dime their customers - can you believe they charge €1 more for scrambled eggs rather than poached eggs. Eggs are eggs as far as I am concerned, there should be no extra charges for the way they are cooked.<br /><br />In better news I see that Door 51 is coming back. Yay!<br />That's where I will be going for breakfast in future.<br />Door 51 had changed into NoodleMee for a short time. Ciaran and I foresaw that this was never going to be a success as it was going up against the established Diep and Siam Thai (I love their Pad Thai!) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j1r5BnIlMyY5tfEEtwlArX_WacHIRgzvu6fh67U3PpJVMggimFLnUb5vT_cxUr829OiAyfSyxQZFCkU-rXP7OZgj7EJQ-vFewPNSbA8Cfw-Rctc_T5FeR4B_ObXxUrtMLbkeBSq0ORZa/s640/blogger-image-1085853380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j1r5BnIlMyY5tfEEtwlArX_WacHIRgzvu6fh67U3PpJVMggimFLnUb5vT_cxUr829OiAyfSyxQZFCkU-rXP7OZgj7EJQ-vFewPNSbA8Cfw-Rctc_T5FeR4B_ObXxUrtMLbkeBSq0ORZa/s640/blogger-image-1085853380.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima56if71wijLzvnaH3yVxlJhKq9B6slFhjfXOyrdmS5ZqGCxCsc0iyfl6aa9reO7kCxvUlMw5Vjpb-2dS17guT6PSGF-gMHta1RQVUjaNtKt5hvZ7q7UsHzQbR1foUzwTMTixPj9Q7S3w/s640/blogger-image--1698872574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima56if71wijLzvnaH3yVxlJhKq9B6slFhjfXOyrdmS5ZqGCxCsc0iyfl6aa9reO7kCxvUlMw5Vjpb-2dS17guT6PSGF-gMHta1RQVUjaNtKt5hvZ7q7UsHzQbR1foUzwTMTixPj9Q7S3w/s640/blogger-image--1698872574.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyz0i_3WHMdHJeBxw219q7YpRsND79V3o3WIvXApqC2wvt5fC3phfi6cUMlvxU4aOzV3Mug-hGxrMvEUTvS03TCb-EStTeMtno-Xm1-2QDeNzKQNnrOq2-BHkxHTkhKdEMSQAoW3czsJ1/s640/blogger-image--493651790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyz0i_3WHMdHJeBxw219q7YpRsND79V3o3WIvXApqC2wvt5fC3phfi6cUMlvxU4aOzV3Mug-hGxrMvEUTvS03TCb-EStTeMtno-Xm1-2QDeNzKQNnrOq2-BHkxHTkhKdEMSQAoW3czsJ1/s640/blogger-image--493651790.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_b7NZUy0SswCavlMPR_stGgxqh1CWsGGaC1MX69mdQgWts7-Ucr_u6vn2X7CPv-8biPIHW3qbtvvulMTqw5bXHj8TXPAvh2UUVP8Obv_MwvRA_3v6y3gv9OSp699zISMZErLK1FB5cKy/s640/blogger-image-1550912156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_b7NZUy0SswCavlMPR_stGgxqh1CWsGGaC1MX69mdQgWts7-Ucr_u6vn2X7CPv-8biPIHW3qbtvvulMTqw5bXHj8TXPAvh2UUVP8Obv_MwvRA_3v6y3gv9OSp699zISMZErLK1FB5cKy/s640/blogger-image-1550912156.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeUlcLYwg3zuFZvdX87IK61AcpP9jVHtu2DJDFC4X5JklJDyu_OjRiSHWavemCRJ5XMtyfTiv-ZL7Y-a857AEB9pXuLYekk-GHLHjoJdjHT-vtznN18sQ_uCBh6e2OicvpaHXC0W7yPp5/s640/blogger-image-2095233595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeUlcLYwg3zuFZvdX87IK61AcpP9jVHtu2DJDFC4X5JklJDyu_OjRiSHWavemCRJ5XMtyfTiv-ZL7Y-a857AEB9pXuLYekk-GHLHjoJdjHT-vtznN18sQ_uCBh6e2OicvpaHXC0W7yPp5/s640/blogger-image-2095233595.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IBrabu5LbDvpZxgRcTilR69EfNuyWcydFjr93hO5cX5PY0rpG6QaviGe4Bqwq8xjlWuoXThdZ8Ytnd2D6knx8wN53L4EXDaklA6hbsuGlWXqP3pvxMmEE8ohJl4Owvoooc2v9qExbXte/s640/blogger-image--1878932983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IBrabu5LbDvpZxgRcTilR69EfNuyWcydFjr93hO5cX5PY0rpG6QaviGe4Bqwq8xjlWuoXThdZ8Ytnd2D6knx8wN53L4EXDaklA6hbsuGlWXqP3pvxMmEE8ohJl4Owvoooc2v9qExbXte/s640/blogger-image--1878932983.jpg" /></a></div>

Cinnamon Ranelagh

We had breakfast in Cinnamon this morning. It's a pity the food is average as it is a really nice setting. We had poached eggs, relish...

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Good Friday in Ireland

Here in Ireland, Good Friday is a day of abstention. Is it the same in other countries?<br /><br />No pubs or off licenses are allowed sell alcohol and Catholics are expected to not eat meat or drink alcohol.<br /><br />I believe that the only place you will be able to buy alcohol is in airports or residents bars in hotels.<br /><br />The photo below is the sign that was up in my local Superquinn grocery shop.<br /><br />The bottom pic is the sign that was in Dunnes Stores. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYvWlHpHB1IVCU3MQ0giy6gWbQizhHutN0YJn0IcJi8mSRIusId-Zj0E3wD4uMB4ik4c9glxde1vWcn3DJV2iwfYxbUFy46BhgG8vlHSfm-SpA41yM39ErSKhnELZ_qXhkr9kEOTXC89h/s640/blogger-image--1086317823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYvWlHpHB1IVCU3MQ0giy6gWbQizhHutN0YJn0IcJi8mSRIusId-Zj0E3wD4uMB4ik4c9glxde1vWcn3DJV2iwfYxbUFy46BhgG8vlHSfm-SpA41yM39ErSKhnELZ_qXhkr9kEOTXC89h/s640/blogger-image--1086317823.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7msviC1ExEEUppeMEwSzwgm3XmZpD8HroZ8Oprjtd6HcJU6kJdvGhLPgujSp_S4HN50b3XWso12mMhKN_QSht7SbQU9P2yUWgZbxSVpMmqCP3nace21v6I8WDvrg54uHyGufHK60s3HN/s640/blogger-image--158888925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7msviC1ExEEUppeMEwSzwgm3XmZpD8HroZ8Oprjtd6HcJU6kJdvGhLPgujSp_S4HN50b3XWso12mMhKN_QSht7SbQU9P2yUWgZbxSVpMmqCP3nace21v6I8WDvrg54uHyGufHK60s3HN/s640/blogger-image--158888925.jpg" /></a></div>

Good Friday in Ireland

Here in Ireland, Good Friday is a day of abstention. Is it the same in other countries? No pubs or off licenses are allowed sell alcohol an...

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Back to the rock!

<p>With the weather being so bad in Ireland we decided to get our act together and book a trip to the island of Key West in Florida.  We are returning in June and as always we will be staying in <a href="http://rentals.historichideaways.com/rns/search/bahama-breeze.aspx"><b>Bahama Breeze</b></a> with<a href="http://rentals.historichideaways.com/rns/search/bahama-breeze.aspx"> Historic Hideaways.</a>  Can't belive we are going back so soon!!!</p><p>Have you ever visited Key West?  Is it on your Bucket List?!</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcvMC1GxJ2o91OQrDQ-MB8afLsmE16moAVfJKSHQN5YvoTWJ3BOBV-K859nhJhGUVwK6oV9DYNcBG4THhJxI9_8-DSBytFBsHhgnFXakc06twsmBfCdFfgoeCpo4AsskSZgtXeIFTsx1F/s1600/Bahamas%252520Breeze.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcvMC1GxJ2o91OQrDQ-MB8afLsmE16moAVfJKSHQN5YvoTWJ3BOBV-K859nhJhGUVwK6oV9DYNcBG4THhJxI9_8-DSBytFBsHhgnFXakc06twsmBfCdFfgoeCpo4AsskSZgtXeIFTsx1F/s400/Bahamas%252520Breeze.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Back to the rock!

With the weather being so bad in Ireland we decided to get our act together and book a trip to the island of Key West in Florida.  We are re...

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Blood on the Pillow

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hola y’all! You know what would be really weird? You know how when you wake up in the morning usually the first thing you have to do is pee, right? Okay, so you get out of bed and you go do that and then you’re still not totally awake but you’re kind of staggering around the place. Then you go get on the computer to check email, Facebook, blog comments, Twitter and show stats or whatever it is you don online.<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, so now you’re starting to wake up a bit and you’re loosening up and things are starting to flow so it’s time to do your morning bidness. You know what I mean, right? Yeah, shit, shower and shave. So, after that now you’re awake and thinking fairly clearly and you wander back into the bedroom to get dressed and whatever and then something catches your eye. You turn to inspect whatever it is and you see that .. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">You bled on your pillow last night! Weird, right? Kinda freaking out now, right? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX0nIBOr0BKg-m_-Fn9l2Jqz01eOExOsqG-MLPlBgyoDNQ7EX6sIWVkDmn-EFL_E7rlMXO6hoxQOoF_OWg0Xkxku5ecXxt_JVAaN7tRiMDh59r1OVVLgSQ8vE_qcUpu6ELh-q_KWun0o/s1600/Bloody+Pillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX0nIBOr0BKg-m_-Fn9l2Jqz01eOExOsqG-MLPlBgyoDNQ7EX6sIWVkDmn-EFL_E7rlMXO6hoxQOoF_OWg0Xkxku5ecXxt_JVAaN7tRiMDh59r1OVVLgSQ8vE_qcUpu6ELh-q_KWun0o/s320/Bloody+Pillow.jpg" width="320" /></a>So now you have to figure out how you bled and where from. First thing you do is check to see if there is a horse’s head in your bed. Then you think of the obvious places to bleed from. That would be the holes in your head. Ears, nose and mouth. The worst of these would be the ears. Man, if you bled from the ears you are in GRAVE dangers. Nothing good could ever come of that. I mean, that would be your brain bleeding out your ears or some shit.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But, you think about it for a few and realize it couldn’t have been the ears. You totally would have noticed if there was dried, crusty blood on or in one of your ears. That would just be … well, you would just notice it. It would feel like one of your ears had an earplug in it and no way you wouldn’t have investigated that weird feeling. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So, now that you’ve eliminated the ears you’re feeling a little better because you’re PROBABALY not going to keel over today. Next you figure it was probably the nose. With your bad allergies nose bleeds aren’t that uncommon. But, then you realized that you blew your nose six times and sneezed eleven times and didn’t notice any big gross blobs of blood this morning, so that’s probably out. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">You guess your gums could have bled and it could have oozed out onto your pillow while you slept with your mouth open and snored up a storm. I mean, that’s conceivable. But, again, bloody teeth would have been something you would have noticed, right? This is getting really disconcerting guys. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">At this point the best thing to do is reassess the situation. Okay, there’s blood on the pillow. Your brain isn’t bleeding out of your ears so you’re probably not in any danger. You didn’t blow globs of blood and snot out of your nose and your teeth weren’t red and bloody either. You didn’t cut yourself shaving before going to bed and you didn’t have any big zits that were ready to pop. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">While doing this assessment of the situation you suddenly realized that you’re standing there scratching an itch on your back just below your neck. And then it hits you! THAT’S where the zit was that bled on the pillow while you were lying on your back <strike>masturbating</strike> sleeping! Oh man! Thank God that little mystery is solved! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Jayman68" target="_blank">Facebook.com/Jayman68</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Blood on the Pillow

Hola y’all! You know what would be really weird? You know how when you wake up in the morning usually the first thing you have to do is pee,...

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Alden's Ice Cream Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alden, son of Julie who is the maker of </span><a href="http://juliesorganic.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Julie's Organic ice cream</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> came up with his own delicious organic ice cream as well in family sized that you  could take home and enjoy with you're family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Easy to scoop and a decadent treat that will sure to please!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made with all natural ingredients and oh so delicious.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a huge fan of sweets especially ice cream, it's my favorite go to summer treat!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now as you may know I have reviewed Julie's products and thought that they were amazing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They were so delicious and full of flavor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was ecstatic when I found out I was going to be doing another ice cream review, especially for the son of Julie's Organic!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I was sent the coupons for review of this sweet and delicious ice cream from <a href="http://www.aldensicecream.com/">Alden's Ice Cream</a> I was shopping at Target one day and noticed they had some of Alden's on clearance marked down to just $2! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So being the smart shopper I am I just had to buy some, how can you beat that price?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took it home and tried it right away.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mom and I had bought the Vanilla Bean and it was amazing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was creamy and delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We cut up a brownie from Protein Bakery and put it in the ice cream, I am telling you the flavors from the exotic vanilla and from the brownie was purely amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kjEYPdtsUHc/UVTyVXl8UOI/AAAAAAAAHVU/sVIfAYjtrso/s1600/Protein+Bakery+coconut+walnut+dark+chip+blondie+brownie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kjEYPdtsUHc/UVTyVXl8UOI/AAAAAAAAHVU/sVIfAYjtrso/s320/Protein+Bakery+coconut+walnut+dark+chip+blondie+brownie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn't wait to go to the store again and pick out other flavors with my coupons that I have received.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to Whole Foods market the other day and just had to buy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They had a bigger selection that Target that's for sure!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More than just one flavor I mean.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-LqVmqUh3A/UVXwkzGuizI/AAAAAAAAHVs/LO2MNyneH38/s1600/Alden's+Chocolate+Chocolate+Chip+and+Strawberry+ice+cream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-LqVmqUh3A/UVXwkzGuizI/AAAAAAAAHVs/LO2MNyneH38/s320/Alden's+Chocolate+Chocolate+Chip+and+Strawberry+ice+cream.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mom and I decided to mix it up and add a scoop of chocolate chocolate chip and strawberry it was super delicious, chocolaty, and fruity!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can add your favorite fruit on top, sprinkle on granola, blend it up for a delicious shake or smoothie or scoop it onto a cone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>*Flavors I chose*</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cookies and Cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blackberry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate Chocolate Chip</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Strawberry</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Other flavors they offer</u></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peanut Butter & Chip</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Butter Brittle</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mint Chip</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have only tasted the cookies and cream so far of the ones I got with my coupons and it is so delicious, right amount of cookies through out the ice cream and great creamy taste!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PZXwG9JxhwM/UVTwa6NHeRI/AAAAAAAAHVE/OiJLBIVGAgY/s1600/Alden's+cookies+and+cream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PZXwG9JxhwM/UVTwa6NHeRI/AAAAAAAAHVE/OiJLBIVGAgY/s320/Alden's+cookies+and+cream.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You have got to check out their ice cream!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Connect with them online!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Twitter:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/AldensIceCream"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://twitter.com/AldensIceCream</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Face Book: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aldensicecream">https://www.facebook.com/aldensicecream</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Sold at these local retailers </u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Target</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whole Food's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shaw's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dave's Market</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and many more!</span></div>

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Sr Product development Engineer ( Optics | metrology | System alignment | Calibration | Testing) (#109000)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Sr Product development Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Fulltime<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The Product Development Engineer plays a central role throughout the different phases of the product life cycle.  This position is part of a team responsible for developing and supporting next generation optical critical dimension metrology systems as well as supporting and improving current systems. The candidate will initially take on responsibility for improvement projects and support of field and manufacturing issues for the current generation product line. This role will lead to responsibility for next generation product development, from technology evaluation and selection, specifications development, product validation, verification, transfer to manufacturing, and support of customer ramp. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership attributes and be able to lead high performing teams to achieve program objectives in a timely manner.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The engineer must be able to complete the initial diagnosis of any system issue, uncover root cause and devise or drive a team to define solutions for complex problems. Must be able to support the detailed analysis and tradeoffs for the various solutions, develop plan of action, and effectively communicate plan to colleagues to execute. Must have the knowledge and experience to effectively work with experts in optics, electronics, mechanics, software, and algorithms as required to resolve issues. Some travel may be required for complex cases that require on-site support.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Additional details regarding responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1.Drive team to resolve system issues at customer site or in manufacturing. This will require the candidate to learn alignment and calibration procedures, critically analyze these procedures and recommend improvements to solve issues in manufacturing or the field. Work with engineers at locations around the globe to solve issues escalated to engineering: establish root cause, develop plan of action (POA), guide local teams in execution of POA, and document issues and solutions to improve design and/or procedures so that they may be implemented across the fleet in a standard manner. Support of escalations may require travel to customer sites to efficiently and effectively resolve technical issues (< 25%).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2.Develop concepts and designs for the next generation system. Investigate next generation opto-mechanical technology and analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3.Resolve inconsistencies between subsystems, conduct trade-off studies, identify high-risk areas, and develop risk mitigation strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">4.Ownership of creation and execution of prototype test plans for complex subsystems. This will involve integration of subsystems, testing against design tolerances and marketing specifications, analyzing test data, and generation of reports.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">5.Drive product or feature introduction. This includes preparation of first draft of system alignment, calibration and troubleshooting diagnostics for existing and new products, training of operations and field personnel, and solving technical issues that may impact production introduction.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">6.Train operations and service and manufacturing employees.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Preferred Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1.PhD in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2.Strong background in engineering or the physical sciences with demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3.Hands-on experience constructing and aligning opto-mechanical system is highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">4.Experience diagnosing and driving solutions to complex problems across whole systems by applying appropriate problem solving techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">5.Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the division, customers, vendors and across cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">6.Experience in the semiconductor capital equipment or manufacturing industry.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">7.Familiarity with Matlab and JMP.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">8.Project management skills (scoping, budgeting, and scheduling).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Minimum Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Doctorate<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div>

Sr Product development Engineer ( Optics | metrology | System alignment | Calibration | Testing) (#109000)

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Today's archidose #661

Here are some photos of the <a href="http://www.artez.nl/">ArtEZ Institute of the Arts</a> in Arnhem, Netherlands, by <a href="http://www.biermanhenket.nl/">BiermanHenket Architecten</a> (2004), photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/">Chris Schroeer-Heiermann</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/8594943916/" title="Faculty of Theatre and Dance by schromann, on Flickr"><img alt="Faculty of Theatre and Dance" height="403" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8594943916_e0e303f6f4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/8584709801/" title="Faculty of Theatre and Dance by schromann, on Flickr"><img alt="Faculty of Theatre and Dance" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8584709801_21800c78bb_z.jpg" width="597" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/8587934053/" title="Faculty of Theatre and Dance by schromann, on Flickr"><img alt="Faculty of Theatre and Dance" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8587934053_ffc841ca6a_z.jpg" width="610" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/8591426295/" title="Faculty of Theatre and Dance by schromann, on Flickr"><img alt="Faculty of Theatre and Dance" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8591426295_76ab460a98_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/8578826927/" title="Faculty of Theatre and Dance by schromann, on Flickr"><img alt="Faculty of Theatre and Dance" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8578826927_daa8e4f5f0_c.jpg" width="591" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/schroeer-heiermann/8596463543/" title="Faculty of Theatre and Dance by schromann, on Flickr"><img alt="Faculty of Theatre and Dance" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8596463543_8581882c4e_z.jpg" width="563" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #661

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A delicate operation - Intelligent Life - The Economist

THE SCENERY WAS like nothing they had ever seen before. Last March, 47 cyclists had negotiated a 27km climb to the Puyehue Pass on the border of Chile and Argentina, passing forests and mountains, hot springs and glacial melt-water. At the summit one of them noticed a circling Andean vulture, and they joked that it might be a grim omen. Others noticed that one of their most experienced riders was looking distinctly grey. Roger Kirby, a 62-year-old professor of urology, was taking part to raise money for the Urology Foundation. He had been on similar rides in Malawi and Madagascar and prided himself on his ability to keep up with younger riders, but now he felt severely breathless. His father had died of a stroke following heart failure at the age of 49, and ever since he had been wary of the weight of genetics. So he resolved to have a cardiac check and some blood tests as soon as he returned to England.<br /><br><br /><br>The heart exam showed a little calcifying in the arteries, something fairly typical in men of his age, and the blood tests showed another common male attribute: a raised level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). PSA produces the liquefying component of semen, and may ease the passage of male sperm within the uterus. It is a vital protein for conception, but when it enters the bloodstream in increasing amounts it may also indicate the growth of prostate cancer.<br /><br><br /><br>Roger Kirby had monitored his PSA level for more than a decade. At 50, it stood at 0.5, which was negligible. But it had risen gradually over the years, to 1.5 and then 3.3, which he regarded as a light flashing on the dashboard. Two weeks after getting back from South America, he took a second PSA test, and found it had gone down a little, which reassured him. Six months later, in September, he had another test and his PSA was 4.3, the highest it had ever been, so he underwent a high-resolution localised MRI scan. <br /><br><br /><br>The news wasn't good. There was a definite lesion on the right side, which his radiologist thought could be one of two things: prostatitis, an inflammation treatable with antibiotics, or a tumour. And so a biopsy was ordered, involving a local anaesthetic and a rectal probe, and the removal of 12 samples from the suspicious area.<br /><br><br /><br>The following day Kirby received a phone call from his pathologist. "Are you sitting down?" He was. "I'm afraid that three of the biopsies show Gleason 7." The Gleason scale is a grading system particular to prostate cancer, made up of two scores, each defining the advancement of a tumour and the risk of spread to other organs, with 10 as the worst prognosis. A combined score of 4 or 5 would prompt concern, and perhaps a policy of watchful waiting. But with a score of 7, Professor Kirby had a decision to make.<br /><br><br /><br>He looks boyish for his age, with a full mop of greying hair and a slightly Bunterish face, and he is not averse to wearing a rugby shirt in his leisure time. He likes to think of himself as a rather stoical, stiff-upper-lip type of Brit. But in the case of his illness his stoicism had both cause and irony: Kirby is one of the leading prostate surgeons in the world.<br /><br><br /><br>Prostate cancer—its prevalence and diagnosis, its virulence and treatment—has not been short of publicity recently, and Kirby is one of the reasons why. The fact that the disease is now regarded as both common and a common topic of conversation is partly thanks to Kirby's proselytising and fund-raising. He has written more than 200 research papers on the prostate and several books, including one called "The Prostate: Small Gland Big Problem". He estimates that he has removed more than 2,500 prostates since the mid-1980s.<br /><br><br /><br>As well as being Mr Prostate UK, Kirby has one other claim to fame: he was briefly Mr Viagra UK. As Viagra was being developed at the old Pfizer laboratories in Kent, Kirby conducted many of its safety trials (particularly on cardiovascular patients) from his base at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London. When Viagra was announced to an excited media in 1998, Kirby was on hand as an expert, dismissing claims that it would lead to the world's adult male population spending the rest of their lives walking around like tent poles.<br /><br><br /><br>More ...<br /><br><br /><br><a href="http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/simon-garfield/prof-roger-kirby?page=full&utm_source=Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=266acda8e6-Newsletter&utm_medium=email">http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/simon-garfield/prof-roger-kirby?page=full&utm_source=Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=266acda8e6-Newsletter&utm_medium=email</a>

A delicate operation - Intelligent Life - The Economist

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AUSTERITY THREATENS EU COMPETITIVE POSITION

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WAS A LEADER IN TERMS OF QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Austerity is threatening the EU’s competitive edge and the region could fall behind other areas of the world if spending is not kept up on key infrastructure projects including aviation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Company executives, trade groups and even EUROPEAN UNION officials themselves say the region is in danger of falling behind competitors, with possibly irreversible consequences.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">EUROPEAN infrastructure spending rose just 1.5 percent last year to USD$741 billion, compared to global growth of 4.5 percent and a 7.1 percent rise in ASIA-PACIFIC, according to data compiled by Marketline, a business information provider.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spending in EUROPE will increase slightly over the next four years, to 4.3 percent growth by 2016, Marketline said, but will continue to significantly under-perform the world average. Only the UNITED STATES will do worse, with growth of just 1.8 percent seen in 2016.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trade within EUROPE, which has a population of more than 730 million and represents roughly 22 percent of the world's cargo by value, is expected to double in the coming decade.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brussels said in a policy paper released before the recent budget cuts that EUR€550 billion (USD$704 billion) in high-priority projects were needed by 2020 to create a core transport network to meet the increased demand.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CONCERNS THAT EUROPE RISKS LOSING ITS COMPETITIVE POSITION</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The investment would connect 120 major ports and airports to rail, upgrade 15,000 km (9,300 miles) of rail tracks to high speed and remove 35 key cross-border bottlenecks. The region's railways use seven different gauges and only 20 major airports and 35 major ports are directly connected to the rail network.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The upgrades would not only make the distribution of goods faster and cheaper, but also be required to meet EU targets to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent, halve conventional car use and shift 50 percent of long distance freight onto trains and ships by 2050.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airline executives have been among the most outspoken about concerns that EUROPE risks losing its competitive position if it fails to implement these plans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport plans to spend EUR€2.1 billion between 2011 and 2015 on new facilities, for example, while Dubai said last year it plans to invest EUR€6 billion in airport expansion by 2018 to boost capacity by 50 percent.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"EUROPE was a leader in terms of quality infrastructure," Air France-KLM chief executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta told reporters. "I am very concerned about the future, especially airports. The amount of investment in other regions is incredibly high."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Via Airwise.com </div>

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