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Biscottoni glassati al cioccolato e rum

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:37:45 GMT

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Biscotti

5 1/2 cups flour

2 cups cocoa powder

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

2 tbsp baking powder

2 cups semi-sweet gourmet chips

3 tbsp aged rum

6 eggs

1 cup chopped pecans

Chocolate Rum Drizzle

1 cup chocolate chips

3 tbsp aged rum

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream sugar and butter. Beat eggs, one at a time, until smooth and add aged rum. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the egg mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Shape the dough into 3 loaves about 1 1/2 inch thick and brush with beaten egg yolk. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Cut each loaf into 1 inch slice and place back on the baking sheet. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and place slices back into the oven. Bake another 25 minutes, then remove from the oven and cool. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate, transfer to a room temperature bowl, mix in 3 tbsp rum, and drizzle over the biscotti. Makes the perfect holiday pastry!

Enjoy this incredible treat with a cup of fresh roasted coffee, steaming cocoa, or ice cold milk.

DVD Review: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:58:03 GMT

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Movie Info:
Writer: Charles M. Schulz
Director: Bill Melendez
Cast: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Kathy Steinberg, Gail DeFaria, Lisa DeFaria, Glenn Mendelson, Ann Altieri, Bill Melendez
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Warner Home Video

Release Info:
Theatrical Release: October 27, 1966
DVD Release Date: September 2, 2008
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I grew up in the 80s, so like every kid who grew up from the 60s on, I grew up with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang. I remember pouring through the Sunday comics at my grandparents’ house, just to find my favorite comic strips. Among them was Peanuts. Of course, I loved the Peanuts television specials. There was the original special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Then there were specials for every other holiday including Thanksgiving, Easter, Valentines, and who could forget, Halloween?

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Google Chrome and Big Brother

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:39:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Wow. Read this and it will raise your eyebrows and make you wonder about Google. This appears in the Money report for good reason. Anyone noticed all the government, even CIA contracts, that Google has obtained lately? Consider how the "love of money is the root of all sorts of evil", and that surveillance and security merchandisers are driving the changes in government, globally, toward more totalitarian population control and that Google increasingly holds all the data and technological means they want.

The public image of Google should change based upon this and other evidence as it moves closer toward the globalist corporations and the fascism they are enabling and building by partnering with governments for revenue while the people's liberties are increasingly trampled and power becomes consolidated.

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Is Google Turning Into Big Brother?

The Debut of Chrome, Google's New Browser, May Have Been Quiet for a Reason

Is Chrome, Google's new browser, part of an ambitious effort by Google to own all of the world's data?

(ABC News Photo Illustration)

While we're transfixed by the presidential election, in the world of high tech another duel between two well-funded, take-no-quarter candidates has just emerged … and in the long run the impact on our daily lives may be nearly as great -- and perhaps even sinister.

As you probably heard, on Monday -- that is, on a national holiday, when business announcements are almost never made -- Google rolled out Chrome, its new Web browser.

why would a company that knows it has a solid and newsworthy product on its hands intentionally dampen media coverage of it?

If Google pulls off this strategy, it will be the most valuable company on the planet. It will also be the scariest … and we should start worrying about that right now.

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Tags: google, big brother, surveillance, government contracts, globalism, fascism

University gets attention for pagan recognition

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:28:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "House, while not a pagan himself, said it is essential for his friends who share these beliefs to get the same respect as followers of other faiths."

Clip Source: media.www.marshallparthenon.com

Marshall University's recognition of Paganism has garnered media attention on a national level and abroad.

Paganism is a religious movement that consists of many different religions such as Wicca, the mystical traditions of Kabbalism, Native American shamanistic traditions and religions from the African Diaspora like Voodoo. Last year, Marshall recognized pagan holidays as a reason for excused absences, producing a great deal of interest.

"I conducted a search a few weeks after the articles hit and found that while there was some small negative response, the overwhelming response was very positive from people of all religions and none," said Marty Laubach, professor of sociology and faculty advisor to the Marshall University Pagan Association said. "The story was picked up internationally. It was seen as an example of American openness and religious pluralism."

"I think it's kind of strange, all the attention it's gotten,"

Tags: university, pagan, religion, belief, wicca, holiday

Come! Join our BotNet Human!

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:46:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just in time for the Holiday season.
Its driving me Botty!

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Dramatic rise in botnet-controlled PCs

Recent figures recorded by the Shadowserver Foundation reveal that the number of computers infected by botnets has quadrupled in the past 90 days.

Tags: botnet, infected machines, malware

Villa Rentals Florence

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:22:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Get perfect Florence Apartments and Villa Florence to enjoy your holiday in Florence, Italy. We provide variety Apartments Florence rentals and splendid Villas Florence rentals in peaceful environment. Book Villa Florence rentals and enjoy holidays.

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Florence Apartments

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:20:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: We offer Florence Apartments rentals and Villa Florence for holiday accommodation. Luxurious Villas Florence with rentals. Get most affordable Florence Apartments. Enjoy holidays at Florence Apartments rental.

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Download How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:11:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Download DVD quality - - full movie and all other latest hits here for free. - Download Free How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie

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This is the story of Rejected by the Who's as a child and living in spiteful seculsion for most of his life, the Grinch has always hated the citizens of Whoville and becomes annoyed with the out-of-control Christmas festivities in Whoville, the town lying below his cave dwelling on Mt. Crumpit. As Christmas with the Who's noise, phony sentiment and wasteful materialism. The Grinch hatches upon to deprive the Who's of their favorite holiday by sneaking into town on Christmas eve to steal everything associated with the holiday, he learns that the spirit of Christmas goes much deeper than tinsel and toys and eventually the story came to an end.

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More Palin

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:18:42 GMT

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Clip Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Probably the most depressing thing about Palin is not her selection but the defense of it. It has produced a parade of GOP spokesmen intent on spiking the needle on a polygraph. Looking right into the camera, they offer statement after statement that they hope the voters will swallow but that history will forget. The sum effect on the diligent news consumer is a feeling of consummate contempt for the intelligence of the American people -- a contempt that will be justified should Palin be the factor that makes McCain a winner in November.

In 1959, the novelist Terry Southern published "The Magic Christian," a darkly comic tale based on the premise that people will do anything for money. The choice of Palin proves that people will also do anything for political power -- including rising early on a holiday weekend to make fools of themselves.

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Teachers need to learn to write

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:43:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Teachers need to learn writing skills if they are to enable children to reach their potential as creative potential.

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teachers need to be taught how to write if children are to reach their cre-ative writing potential, according to research due to be published next week (September 10). Summer schools for teachers from different subjects should be set up where they can learn the craft of writing and take their new skills back to the classroom, it is being suggested. The 10-day summer schools would be held during the holiday and be the core part of a national writing project that would be adopted across the UK, researcher Richard Andrews, professor in English at the Institute of Education in London, proposes. He says: "We need to deepen our competency of writing as teachers in order to help kids become better writers themselves."

Tags: uk, education, writing, teachers need to learn to write, creativity

Google to Release Open-Source 'Chrome' Browser

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:55:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Google announced Monday that it has been hard at work on an open-source browser known as Chrome, a beta version of which will be released in 100 countries on Tuesday.

Clip Source: www.pcmag.com

Google announced Monday that it has been hard at work on an open-source browser known as Chrome, a beta version of which will be released in 100 countries on Tuesday.

New features will included "isolated" tabs designed to prevent browser crashes and a more powerful JavaScript engine.

"Why are we launching Google Chrome? Because we believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web," Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management, and Linus Upson, Google engineering director, wrote in a blog post.

Google was apparently looking to keep news of Chrome under wraps until after the holiday weekend. A 38-page, online comic book that provided details about Chrome hit the blogosphere Monday morning, but Pichai and Upson said in their blog post that Google had "hit 'send' a bit early" on the web comic.

Tags: google browser open-source

Storyit

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:14:19 GMT

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A Kid's Photo:
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Lots of Resources!

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Holiday Fun

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:57:58 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sundaymail.co.uk

Holidaymakers' shock after fleeing gun horror to find porn film being made in foyer of their hotel

SHOCKED tourists fled a gun brawl at their hotel...only to stumble into a porn film being shot in the foyer.

They found naked actors romping in front of children in the hotel lobby.

One of the staff shot a teenage guest in the face with a stun gun after accusing her of stealing towels.

Margaret, 42, said: "We noticed that on the mezzanine, in full view of everyone, there was a porn movie being filmed.

Margaret said: "This was our first trip abroad and all we wanted was to go home.

The couple grabbed the children and headed for the bar to get away from the violence - and found two blondes and a man making a blue movie.

Margaret added: "The police finally arrived but they shook hands with the security guys so I doubt anything came of it."

The manageress of the Royal Park Hotel refused to comment on the allegations.

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bed-J Holiday

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:03:22 GMT

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National Day

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:12:08 GMT

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Some travel firms have announced they will not increase prices of tours during the National Day holiday (September 2) or will slash tour charges for visitors who registered early (one week in advance).