I'm sure you have seen this already. In fact I didn't post it when I first saw it but this is in 1080p. 1080p! I have a queue of videos/shows on my computer longer than the programs on my DVR. 1080p on YouTube is impressive. Cable companies beware. I am currently researching a Roku/AppleTV box for my computer to replace cable. However, live sporting events on HD will be an issue for some time. That is the biggest issue for making the jump off the cable system.
For the video below, make sure you have the 1080p or HD selection set then let it roll. Enjoy.
Twitter, Facebook draws social media users for Downtown Turkey Throwdown meal in Grand Rapids By Rachael Recker The Grand Rapids Press November 23, 2009, 3:40PM
Emily Zoladz | The Grand Rapids PressKim Manns of Grand Rapids laughs about all the dessert choices at the Downtown Turkey Throwdown Monday on Monroe Center in front of Biggby Coffee. The event was part potluck, part charity and part social networking, asking people to bring a dish to pass and non-perishables to be donated. View photo gallery from event
GRAND RAPIDS — Downtown Turkey Throwdown instigator Danny Beckett grinned as he hacked at a turkey with a plastic knife and fork.
Monday afternoon’s inaugural two-hour event — part community potluck, part charity drive, part social networking tweetup — was originally cooked up on Twitter a week ago, and thus didn’t look exactly like grandma’s Thanksgiving dinner.
The dinner table was a buffet made of plywood boards and sawhorses located outside the downtown Biggby shop. Blood-related family members were replaced with members of the local online Twitter family, who sported nametags with @usernames for distinction.
About 90 Twitter and Facebook users attended the feel-good community get-together to share traditional homemade dishes, bring non-perishable food items for Mel Trotter and socialize with their online network.
Beckett, founder and CEO of Web and Marketing development company Spearia, spearheaded the event with fellow organizers and Twitter personalities StudioJewel owner Lisa Lehmann (@thebeadgirl), Rockford’s Corner Bar (@weinerwizard), downtown Biggby store owner Steve Antaya (@BiggbyDwtnGR) and local freelance writer Cindy Grace (@fuzzyredrobe).
Beckett, who also created the inaugural family-friendly ComStock ’09 event in September, is a faith-based entrepreneur who wanted to create another positive and unique community event.
“For me, it’s just about seeing people together ... having fellowship together,” Beckett said. “We just wanted to put (this event) out there and see what would happen.”
For a last-minute event that relied on the support of others, he was pleasantly surprised at the outcome, especially the amount of donated food items for Mel Trotter and the quality of the shared dishes.
“I was actually surprised. Honestly. I mean, you just never know,” he said.
Cindy Grace was happy to see that such a positive event could be produced via a social media outlet, where it isn’t just “misfits sitting behind a computer monitor.”
“I think it shows that social media isn’t for goofy stuff. It can do a lot of good,” she said.
Antaya — who slowly grew the content of his Biggby tweets from coffee rotation announcements to daily interactions with patrons on a personal level — couldn’t help organizing.
“We like doing stuff like this down here,” he said. “This was truly a community event.”
Jen Huizinga, the Public Museum’s marketing and PR coordinator, held a plate full of turkey and accouterments despite a strict diet.
“It’s just so much fun. It’s so cool when people come together for something so positive in such a hard economic time,” Huizinga said.
East Grand Rapids resident Amy VanFossen, 40, brought her apple upside-down cake to the event, which she first heard about on Facebook.
“We’re just always looking for things to do. It was a good excuse to bring things for Mel Trotter,” said VanFossen, who brought her 5-year-old daughter, Sarah.
And the usually picky eater didn’t hold back.
“She ate a lot,” VanFossen said. “She even ate the cranberries.”
2 tbsp tapioca flour, as needed for extra thickness
1 tbsp red pepper flakes
substitute Chile Tepin if you can handle it - The Mac is Back!
salt & pepper to taste
5oz panko bread crumbs - Italian
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Don't forget to salt the water at boil.
Make the roux: Melt the butter at medium heat - add the flour and stir until combined. Avoid lumps.
Make the sauce: Slowly stir in warm milk then add the tapioca flour. Stir in a handful of cheese at a time until melted and sauce is desired consistency. Add red pepper flakes (Chile Tepin if you can). Season to taste with salt & pepper.
Add pasta to sauce and combine. Check seasoning again. Pour into 9x13 glass baking dish. Add a layer of Parmigiano Reggiano then a layer of panko.Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown, baby. Awesomeness! Enjoy!!
Beginning to really love Lala. On my way to being my own DJ again but I still need a little help to get over the hump. The music industry has been turned upside down the last 3-5 years. There is hope but is the album as you know it dead?
I have been waiting for the computer version of the Kindle since I installed Kindle for the iPhone. Actually, ever since I downloaded my second book on the Kindle v1.0. It's a welcomed addition to the Kindle family of devices in which to view your media. Their software beta works very well. So well that I instantly wanted to view a magazine on it. It is a great platform for magazines. Magazines are great but we all know what is happening to them. It's sad but true. The latest victim is Metropolitan Home which I received as a gift and enjoy.
Viewing a magazine on a Kindle is not very practical and a magazine on the iPhone would be maddening. It's just not the same ... it's not even close. A magazine you enjoy that is sitting on your desk or coffee table, is inviting. It's also a reminder of content you approve and trust. When it arrives in your mailbox and you glance at the cover, you are ready to dig into it. That's why you ordered it. To get monthly, well written and illustrated, focused industry updates. Currently, you can not view a magazine on the Kindle PC beta software version. It's just a matter of time. Times are changing for sure. This industry is changing fast. Many are dying and some will be reborn (I hope). The magazine selection for the Kindle is bleak. Not much to chose from. This will change when Amazon allows magazines on this software version of the Kindle. It can help the industry. Color, hyperlinks, search, highlighting and notations. I bought an issue of a magazine to test it out but it didn't allow me to view it on the PC version. The more platforms Amazon makes available, the more I buy, share and promote. The more platforms they give me, the more features I want. Amazon has it right and opening up more ways to read, the more I read. ---------------------- NOTE: Also, with a decent monitor and increased font size, this is a great tool for folks with low vision that can operate a computer that use those very expensive reading machines.
This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This is history. But you and millions of your fellow Organizing for America supporters didn't just witness history tonight -- you helped make it. Each "yes" vote was a brave stand, backed up by countless hours of knocking on doors, outreach in town halls and town squares, millions of signatures, and hundreds of thousands of calls. You stood up. You spoke up. And you were heard. So this is a night to celebrate -- but not to rest. Those who voted for reform deserve our thanks, and the next phase of this fight has already begun. The final Senate bill hasn't even been released yet, but the insurance companies are already pressing hard for a filibuster to bury it. OFA has built a massive neighborhood-by-neighborhood operation to bring people's voices to Congress, and tonight we saw the results. But the coming days will put our efforts to the ultimate test. Winning will require each of us to give everything we can, starting right now. Can you donate $25 or whatever you can afford so we can finish this fight? https://donate.barackobama.com/History2 Tonight's vote brought every American closer to the secure, affordable care we need. But it was also a watershed moment in how change is made. Even after last year's election, many insider lobbyists and partisan operatives really thought that the old formula of scare tactics, D.C. back-scratching and special-interest money would still be enough to block any idea they didn't like. Now, they're desperate. Because, tonight, you made it crystal clear: the old rules are changing -- and the people will not be ignored. In the final phases of last year's election, I often reminded folks, "Don't think for a minute that power concedes without a fight," and it's especially true today. But that's okay -- we're not afraid of a fight. And as you continue to prove, when all of us work together, we have what it takes to win. Please donate to OFA's campaign to win this fight and ensure that real health reform reaches my desk by the end of this year: https://donate.barackobama.com/History2 Let's keep making history, President Barack Obama
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