New GData API: Spreadsheets
Nov 30, 2006 Noticias
A new GData API is available today, for spreadsheets in Google Docs & Spreadsheets:
“Now there is the possibility of getting a feed listing your updated spreadsheets, and since there is more than one way to think of a spreadsheet, we give you two different feed schemas for viewing. A worksheet could be viewed as entries of individual cells or as a list of rows similar to a database table.”
Check out the GData blog for further details!
Technorati “operation aborted”
Nov 30, 2006 Noticias
Anybody, anywhere, have a clue as to why my IE 6.x browser is crashing on Technorati’s website? I’m getting an error message: “Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://www.technorati.com/ Operation Aborted”
I did a little sleuthing and came up with a few complaints that this might be a IE7 beta thing, but that doesn’t mesh with me using an older browser.
CIENA - Possible Inverted H&S ?
Nov 30, 2006 Noticias
Chart courtesy of stockcharts
In the daily chart above the stock is forming a possible Inverted Head and Shoulders Pattern, let’s see if the stock price will confirm it. RSI Indicator still in Bullish territory and MACD above 0.
Stocks to watch tomorrow : FNSR , OVTI , CAKE
JDSU - The stock proved today my previous analyse ” Resistance becomes support “.
SIRI - Pulled up in the last hour of today session, from a lose of 1% to a gain of 2.6%.
Disclaimer : Trading stocks involves risk, this information should not be viewed as trading recommendations. The charts provided here are not meant for investment purposes and only serve as technical examples.
That’s All. Have a nice evening !!!
AC
THQ Inc. - Shares rose to all time highs
Nov 29, 2006 Noticias
Chart courtesy of stockcharts
THQI stock has broken out to all time highs. Shares rose more than 3% to 32.29$ today after THQ Inc. announced that the company’s Valusoft division has signed an agreement with Microsoft Game Studios. The technical chart looks Bullish with both 50 dma 200 dma going up and MACD on top of 0.
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Stock to watch tomorrow : PEIX , ESLR , SNPS
Click here for the top 5 Mortgages
Stock to watch tomorrow : PEIX , ESLR , SNPS
That’s All. Have a nice evening !!!!
AC
Traditional Fruitmince Tarts
Nov 29, 2006 Noticias
It seems a bit odd making mince tarts in November, even late November but I really wanted to do this for Anna’s event - Festive Food Fair.
The fruitmince part of the recipe was made a few weeks ago and it’s been happily sitting in the fridge, maturing. The fruits have plumped up, soaking in the various spirits and juice - there’s been a couple of extra splashes along the way.
If you want to lighten the mixture up a little, I suggest grating a pear or apple into the mince. Take the amount you intend to use and place it in the bowl, add the grated fruit, mix well and let it sit overnight.
I’ll be presenting the mince tarts in two ways - one traditional and one with a frangipane topping. The frangipane version I started making a few years ago when I saw the domestic goddess herself, Nigella, make it in some cooking show. It looked so fantastic, I went off and made it straight away. It was so good, I’ve continued making them.
The pastry is probably just as important as the fruitmince - if you ask Paalo, the pastry is more important than the fruitmince. It has to be buttery and soft, yet thick enough that when you bite into it, the tart doesn’t crumble.
Traditional Fruitmince Tarts
[Makes 24]
Pastry:
230 grams plain flour
70 grams self-raising flour
50 grams icing sugar
150 grams butter, cut into small dice
1 egg yolk
iced water (water with ice cubes)
Fruitmince
icing sugar, for dusting
For this recipe you’ll need two 12 hole tart tins.
In a processor, place the flours and sugar and pulse briefly to aerate.
Sprinkle the diced cubes of butter over and pulse again until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the egg yolk and pulse again until just mixed through, then adding iced water 1 tablespoon at a time, continue to pulse until the dough just begins to come together. This mix needed 4 tablespoons of water.
Place the dough onto a board and basically just mould the dough until it comes together. There’s no need to knead! Roll into a ball and cut into half - slightly flatten each half into a disc, wrap in plastic and place in the fridge to rest for at least an hour or until the dough has hardened enough to roll.
Each half of the dough will make 12 cases and their decorative star topping. Cut out the stars when you’ve finished cutting out the cases.
Cook them in a preheated 180°C/350°F oven for 15-25 minutes or until golden. Let them cool slightly in the tray before removing onto a wire rack.
A taste test reveals that they get Paalo’s tick of Pastry Perfection!
Frangipane Fruitmince Tarts
Nov 29, 2006 Noticias
To make Frangipane Fruitmince Tarts all you need, naturally enough is a frangipane mixture!
Frangipane Fruitmince Tarts
[Makes 24 tarts]
Frangipane
80 grams butter, softened
80 grams caster sugar
2 eggs
80 grams almond meal
Follow the instructions for making the Traditional Fruitmince Tarts but you don’t need to cut out any stars - the frangipane takes its place.
To make the Frangipane:
Place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat the eggs in, one at a time - make sure the egg is fully amalgamated before adding the second egg.
Stir in the almond meal.
Spoon the filling into each tart - try not to overfill as the frangipane will rise when cooked.
Cook in a preheated 180°C/350°F oven until golden - about 15-25 minutes.
JDS Uniphase Corporation ” Resistance becomes support ” , LVLT jump
Nov 28, 2006 Noticias
Chart courtesy of stockcharts
JDSU stock broke out a few days ago $18 resistance level, and has retraced to the support today with sucess. Could be a bullish stock if resistance becomes support, so keep this baby in your watch list for a possible rally from here “Resistance becomes support “.
Chart courtesy of stockcharts
Shares of LVLT rose more than 2.5% today probably because some commentaries of Jim Cramer during last night’s CNBC Mad Money show “Lightning Round “.
Jim Cramer said ” Stock is going down, lots of people panicking. … LVLT is the single best play on the shortage of bandwidth. I still think this stock could double in a couple of years. Why back away? Why not back up the truck?” source : Thestreet.com
Stocks to watch tomorrow : SIRI - Close today near the highs of the day.
Disclaimer : Trading stocks involves risk, this information should not be viewed as trading recommendations. The charts provided here are not meant for investment purposes and only serve as technical examples.
That’s All. Have a great weekend !!!
AC
Medifast Inc. ( MED ) shares jump again
Nov 27, 2006 Noticias
Chart courtesy of stockcharts
Shares of MED rose more 5% today after having broken out on Friday an important resistance. This movement was follwed by a big volume. The technical chart shows the stock is in a rally with MACD rising and stock breaking above 200 dma. Keep an eye on this stock.
AMD - had a great performance today after a Sell-off in the indices, ended the session with a small gain to 21.83$, however the stock broke during the session the $22 resistance area.
Stock to watch tomorrow : PALM
That’s All. Have a great evening !!!
AC
Zwiebeltag - Onion Day
Nov 27, 2006 Noticias
Zorra from Kochtopf has asked us to join in and help celebrate Zwiebeltag or Onion Day and with such a gorgeous logo, how could I resist?
I’ve decided to make one of my favourite Indian starters - Onion Bhajis. It’s a simple mix of sliced onion, besan flour, egg and assorted spices. Fried, in odd shaped bite-sized portions they really do make your taste-buds zing. I’m not sure how authentic the spice mix is but it does offer the same flavourings as I’d expect to fine in a real Bhaji - so in this spirit, I refer to these as being Onion Bhaji~esque.
Onion Bhaji~esque
[Makes about 16 bite sized Bhajis]
1 large onion, halved and sliced thinly lengthways
1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves, sliced finely
¼ cup besan flour
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garam masala
¼ teaspoon chilli powder
1 egg
freshly ground salt, to taste
Sift the besan, turmeric, cumin, garam masala and chilli powder into a bowl. Make a well in the centre, add the egg and whisk to combine. Stir through the sliced onions and coriander leaves and season with a little ground salt.
The mixture should be quite stiff.
Take scant tablespoons of the mixture and shallow fry - form a flatish, circular shape. Don’t be too concerned with making them perfectly round, they look nicer a bit wilder in design. Brown on both sides and then drain well on paper towels.
Serve while hot - coriander flavoured yoghurt makes an excellent accompaniment.
Tagged with Onion Day : Zwiebeltag
Doing It Down Under
Nov 27, 2006 Noticias
Following the special issue of Blawg Review at Jennifer Clare Burke’s Transcending Gender, we’re now doing it down under at Peter Black’s Freedom to Differ.
The headline for this post introducing Blawg Review #85 is borrowed from the title of a book about the sexual lives of Australians.
In 18 small and easily digestible chapters, the book covers the basics of what people do sexually and how often, sexual attitudes, masturbation, using sex toys and pornography, cheating and infidelity, sexual identities, pregnancy and contraception, sexual difficulties, paying for sex, sexually transmitted infections, and in a sobering chapter, sexual assault.
Not that any of these topics will be covered on Blawg Review #85 in great detail. Freedom to Differ is not a blog about the Gay and Lesbian Struggle for Civil Rights, either. That’s just one of those coincidences that surprises us as much as those who arrive here searching for interesting stuff on the worldwide web.
The title of Peter Black’s law blog, Freedom to Differ, is inspired by the Opinion of the US Supreme Court in Board of Education v Barnette 319 US 624 (1943), a case concerning the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution that protected students from being forced to salute the American flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance in school, where Justice Robert H. Jackson, for the majority, famously wrote:
But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order.
Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s see what Peter Black, an associate lecturer in law at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, has put together for Blawg Review #85 at Freedom to Differ.
