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My Oldest Memory: The oldest memory that I can remember is when i was about 4 - 6 years old. We lived in an Air Force camp, which had a movie hall that used to get various kinds of movies, including 'Tarzan' and 'Zimbo' movies. I was very fond of these movies, and remember going to watch them initially with my father, followed by him picking me up from the hall after the movie and finally all by myself. The movie hall at that age appeared very far from our house. (However later when I was posted at Pune as an adult, I realised that the movie hall was just about 1.5 - 2 kms from our house). The shows would start during daylight hours but end up when it would just be dark. I remember enjoying the movie, coming out of the hall, waiting for someone going towards our house and then slowly follow him home. In case the person turned away in some other direction, I would wait under a street light for another person and then follow him in the direction of our house. Once i found no one going in the direction of our house. I waited under a street light for some time and then remembered my parents exhortation to be brave and not fear - 'any time you are afraid just recite the Gayatri Mantra and nothing will happen to you'. I remember reciting the Gayatri Mantra on that occasion and reaching home without any problem.
I was dumb founded by this incident, and similar incidents before and after this one. Where do I fit in? in the scheme of things? if everything is pre-destined as per my planetary positioning. What do I control??
My first thought this morning: Yet another day! Actually I am down with some sort of a flu and have been having fever, running nose, sore throat, and bodyache for the past couple of days. Did not feel like getting out of bed this morning, as the back was also hurting today. They say this flu gets okay in 3 -4 days and i am on my third day - in any case, i donot give too much importance to all these illnesses - they come on their own and leave of their own accord. Poonam is not there to force me to have medicine. 'Bund naak, badan dard, Kuch lete kyun nahin'? I can do my own - gargles and rest. I hate medicines.
If you built a time capsule, what would it contain: It would contain magnificient nature - the hills of Kulu Manali where I trekked with the Youth hostel in 1994 and 1995 - those mountains dwarfed me and made me feel like a small insignificant speck of dust - these hills helped me meet simple folks who were willing to share what little they had, kids with running noses running behind us for one sweet, crying 'tata tata bye bye'; it would contain the mighty oceans over which i have flown at very low level and seen the massive tankers being tossed around like match sticks; it would contain war, philosophy and spiritual books - i was always a man of war and enjoyed serving with the Indian Air Force - however, i now realise the value of peace which only a military man can; i love war books though, because they bring out how spirit can overcome the body and also the selfless pursuit of an aim; philosophy to help answer the numerous questions that keep arising, and spiritual books to keep me grounded to reality; to help me overcome my massive "I"; and finally would love to have my dear wife who is the only one who could tame me, and the only one who helps me with the supply of my favourite music - some of it gets garbled though when she gets into one of her 'not so beautiful' moods.
This year: This year has been a mixed bag - some good and some not so good, but is finally dedicated to the little angel who adorns my desktop (photograph is reproduced below), my grand daughter 'Meher' who was born on 29 Sep 08. She gave us some very tense moments initially, but has given us much more happiness in return during the past 3 months approx, and would continue to do so in the years to come.
I started the year recouping from my bypass surgery performed on 28 Nov 07. Got on my feet and fit i felt, only to be declared permanently unfit for flying and thus came to end an eventful chapter in my life - a chapter that gave me immense pleasure, helped me defy gravity and explore the third dimension where i had occasions to see the sun rising before lesser mortals could, where i could race with the setting sun by flying westwards - the sun always won though.
Sunrise at 37000 ft.... clicked as a passenger on 09 Dec 2008
I say good bye to flying, Chennai, and Blue Dart Aviation on 31 Dec 08. Our son settled into a job of his liking this year after completing his BA Hons from York University - he is enjoying himself with the Toronto Police. Our son-in-law and daughter bought their first house. My parents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Many other events happened - it's been an eventful year.


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Eureka at the RRG
This is Eureka located at the Red River Gorge. It's a four star 5.6 that used to be a trad only route, but somebody bolted it up. Then some traditionalist unbolted it, and then somebody rebolted it. Then the bolts became questionable and so somebody rebolted it again.
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Come dance off Thanksgiving's pumpkin pie at the Wicked Shamrock this Saturday and boogie to live classic rock from MOJO, plus the best in Old School, funk and hip hop from DJ Richard Garcia.
And it's all for a great cause — restoring the historic Lompoc Theatre.
Starting at 7 p.m. will be 1970s and '80s pop, rock and soul and new wave on vinyl with DJ Bargain Bin. At 9 p.m., dance to live classic rock from local guitar gods MOJO. Check them out at FastMojo.com. At 11 p.m., welcome DJ Richard Garcia, bumping the best in Old School funk, hip hop and more.
So finish your holiday shopping, put the kids to bed and come rock with your friends and neighbors. While you're there, learn about the Lompoc Theatre Project, and how you can help restore the biggest, best concert hall in town.
Donation: $5. The Wicked Shamrock is located at 143 North H St. in Lompoc.
Many local businesses have donated prizes for the evening's raffle, including Southside Coffee Co., Hidden Treasures Antique & Thrift, Steven Palmer Photography and Promenade Cab Co. Among the prizes are a one-hour massage gift certificate and discounted wine tastings.
— Jack Carmean is publicity chairman for the Lompoc Theatre Project.


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October Was Warm and Dry in Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The statewide average rainfall for October was 1.4 inches, 1.5 inches below normal. This ranks as the 20th driest October on record, according to State Climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois State Water Survey (http://www.isws.illinois.edu).
The largest monthly rainfall total was reported at Belvidere with 3.94 inches. While northern Illinois was close to normal on rainfall in October, parts of southern and eastern Illinois remained dry. The U.S. Drought Monitor lists those areas as "abnormally dry" and southeastern Illinois as "moderate drought." At this time of year, the main impacts on agriculture would be on pasture conditions and winter wheat.
With the vegetation preparing for winter and lower temperatures, the demands on soil moisture are close to zero. So soil moisture should start to recover in the next few months even if precipitation remains below normal.
The statewide average temperature for October was 56.2 degrees, 1.6 degrees above normal.
The highest temperature for the month was reported at Fairfield with 93 degrees on October 10. The lowest temperature for the month was reported at Minonk with 22 degrees on October 29 and Sidell with 22 degrees on October 30.
The National Weather Service temperature outlook for November includes increased odds of warmer and than normal conditions across Illinois. The precipitation outlook includes increased odds of drier than normal conditions in southwestern Illinois with neutral odds in the rest of the state.
The outlook for November–January includes increased odds of warmer than normal conditions in Illinois. The same outlook is neutral on precipitation for Illinois, except for the Wabash River valley which has an increased chance of above normal precipitation.
The Illinois State Water Survey at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a division of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, is the primary agency in Illinois concerned with water and atmospheric resources.


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Parma striker Valeri Bojinov is considering a switch to Sporting Lisbon after his club brought in several young Italian forwards.
The Bulgarian hitman spent much of the past few months on the bench at the Stadio Tardini.
He seems to have even fewer opportunities in future, as today the Ducali confirmed their signing of young Italy internationals Fabio Borini, Graziano Pellè and Nicola Sansone.
According to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, Sporting Lisbon have made an offer for Bojinov.
However, Parma are reportedly only prepared to release the 25-year-old on loan.
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This Property is located in West Bay Lagoon also known as Al Qutaifiya is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar. Reaching from Doha Corniche to west bay lagoon the area has a variety of accommodations and lifestyle options. The area is smart and rather impressive with massive villas on one side and sky-scraping high rises on the other, The villas are popular for families who like a bit of peace and quiet. The towers in Al Dafna with its high concentration with high end international restaurants and bars are more suited to young professionals and singles.This well design villa have a spacious living room and dining area that have generous space to move about. It consist elegant and sophisticated gated communities.In Ground floor there is a guest room with attach toilet, large relaxing hall and dining area, with common toilet, fully fitted kitchen and a delightful garden outside.In 1st floor it consist 2 master bedroom with attach bathrooms 2 guest room with shared bathroom. Each bed rooms have large windows making it very bright with lots of natural light streaming through.Very well planned and designed home making excellent use of every bit of space.
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Where901 Via Piemonte, Suite 120Ontario, CA 91764
Mission Hospice is seeking patient care volunteers throughout Riverside County to provide the gift of companionship to our patients and much-needed caregiver relief to their loved ones. Hold a hand, lend an ear, run an errand, provide a comforting presence... Make a difference.
If you are a compassionate, reliable individual with a sincere desire to help, we encourage you to join our team of valued volunteers. Healthcare experience is not required. You will receive the necessary training and support to help you enjoy a positive and rewarding volunteer experience.
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Mercury Systems added Justin Christian to its executive leadership team. Christian will serve as director of technology for Mercury Intelligence Systems (MIS), a subsidiary focused on big data solutions for the intelligence community. Prior to Mercury Systems, Christian worked at the U.S. National Security Agency for nearly 10 years.


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the utterly selfish aspect of booking concerts is that i only arrange shows for musicians that i personally would want to see. there's nothing altruistic about the endeavor, other than the happy coincidence of taste overlap within the community.
i can't imagine a better example of this than bringing the magik markers to ithaca – a fiercely smart duo that would probably never visit our town otherwise, given ithaca's prediliction to boring rock and well-treaded jam idioms. this show – friday, june 26 – is my quintessential breath of fresh air. not to mention the industrial metallic clank and creak of mouthus and the free improv weightlessness of american sphinx creating the veritable bill of the summer. fuck, i'm excited.


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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Bond has been set at $10,000 for the man accused of killing a puppy by setting her on fire.
Hykeem Golson, 21, appeared in court Tuesday afternoon on a charge of ill treatment of animals/felony. Prosecutors had asked for a high bond.
Officers say around 7 p.m. Saturday, Golson set fire to an 8-10 week old female pit bull in the parking lot of Grace United Methodist Church on Harbison Boulevard. The puppy was taken to an animal hospital where she later died.
During the hearing, prosecutors said publicly for the first time that they believe Golson killed the animal to spite his girlfriend, who owned the dog. As a condition of his bond, he's not allowed to have contact with girlfriend. If he wants to get get his belongings from her apartment, a deputy must accompany him.
Investigators say the man used an accelerent and other materials to set the animal on fire.
The crime is punishable by up to five years in prison. .


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Knowing what to expect prior to the birth of your baby will go a long way towards helping prepare you and your family. Whether you are planning to give birth naturally or with the assistance of medications, this class is designed to help an expectant mother and her support partner prepare for the birth of her baby. For your comfort, we recommend completing this class 2-3 months before your due date. Please bring a blanket and 2 pillows.
This condensed class includes the most important information covered in the 4-week series:
Tips for staying comfortable at the end of pregnancy
How to know when labor begins
What to pack for the hospital
What to expect in labor through the birth of your baby
Techniques to help cope with the challenges of labor
Medical options for labor and delivery
Cesarean birth
Recovery after delivery
Normal newborns
A tour of the Birthplace
There will be a break for lunch. You may bring a lunch or purchase one at the cafeteria or a nearby restaurant.
North Classrooms 2 C&D (main entrance to North elevators)
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Date: January 10, 2015
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Nick Lachey, former singer for 98 Degrees and new father, tweeted over the weekend that he'd been kicked out of a football game...and couldn't be happier.
The one-time husband of Jessica Simpson is a huge Cincinnati Bengals fan and let everyone know it when he attended a game between the team and the San Diego Chargers, trash-talking the opponents with fervor. In fact, he was such a super-fan that the stadium's security team booted him out.
Lachey took to Twitter to talk about his experience in San Diego, but didn't let up on the trash talk:
How 'bout them Bengals? #Whodeyhttp://t.co/BOBB0nSj
Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals! #whodey
Bengals win again. i'd talk trash to everyone in SD, but what's the point? you already had me kicked out of the stadium and you still lost.
Majority of charger fans were awesome yesterday, thanks for the hospitality! Sadly, there is always one guy that ruins it for everyone.....


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Less than a week after we learned that we could buy a $2,800 knife set to show our appreciation of their love, the engagement of Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari is no more. According to various, terribly-written and misleading tabloid reports, Cutler broke up with the former star of The Hills.
According to People, this is possibly the worst thing to ever happen to anyone. Ever. In the world.
"She got dumped," says another source. "She's absolutely devastated. She can't believe this is happening."
"She was planning her dream wedding, the date was set, the location – everything was set," the source says. "She's in shock that the dream wedding she was planning is going to end this way."
Keep in mind, she doesn't seem to give a sh*t about losing her man, she's just apparently upset about the dream wedding going down the crapper. So why the split then, People?
"Jay Cutler was beyond controlling and didn't really like Kristin to go out," the friend says. "When she did go out, he called all the time and demanded to know exactly where she was going and who she was with."
The friend adds: "He made her choose between him and being friends with a lot of her girlfriends. I'm not surprised it didn't last."
I'm not one for hyperbole, but this is the most shocking revelation in the world. On no planet, in no dimension, would I have ever imagined that a 24-year old party girl would cause her reclusive NFL star fiancé to stress out over fidelity issues. I bet it's because Cutler didn't trust that Justin Bobby guy. He was always up to no good.
This news really upsets me, though. I know that Cutler generally comes off as an apathetic, antisocial, malcontent jerk, but there's still just something charming and affable about the overgrown frat boy. So I reached out to my good friend J-Cutty to see if he could tell me in his own words what went wrong with America's sweethearts.
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Things started to go downhill when we first did our registry at Crate and Barrel. I was pissed they didn't have a Jager machine, because Greg Olsen promised me one.
And she was all bummed about something, but I was like, "Do you see how sweet my sleeve roll is?" Took me 3 hours at a 'Crombie & Fitch to learn that.
The tabloids say that we weren't happy, but look at how happy we were. I think I told a funny joke from Maxim here.
But then the paparazzi were always following us and I was like, "Yo bro, no flash, dude."
Sometimes we'd go out to eat and the waiter would make a comment like, "I see right through you" or "Your girl is wearing a black bra" and he'd laugh and I'd be like, "I don't get it, bro."
The camera guy was like, "I don't know which is more transparent, the glass or Kristin's see-through shirt" and she would laugh but I still didn't get it. Not cool, babe.
Then she finally explained it to me.
I told that camera dude that I was gonna f*ck him up.
Kristin was like, "Cool it, J-Cutty," and then I was totes happy. Even if her boobs looked weird.
I mean, look how happy we were, Browen Wilson. And it had nothing to do with her cans looking huge.
But she didn't appreciate it when I was like, "Knock knock… who's there? Not your ass because it's missing."
She also thought I was upset that she bought me a watch to match her purse, but I just love Sour Patch Kids.
And she always had dudes throwing their gunts in her face. It was bogus, brogus.
Sometimes we'd go to the pool and she'd be like, "Why don't you take your shirt off?" and I'd be like, "I had a lot of dairy." Chicks just don't understand my pecs.
In the end, I was just like, "I love boning you, but I'm not in love with you. So peace out or whatever."


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And now for a more reasoned critique of the latest presidential election than was evinced in the last issue (The Lawyer, 7 June).
Last December, Sir Dennis Stevenson addressed the Law Society Council. Sir Dennis is a respected adviser to major companies and we had brought him in to examine the society. He confirmed many of the things I already knew – that the organisation of the society made it almost impossible for it to make sensible decisions quickly enough to react to the profession's problems, and that fundamental reform was essential.
He also made one other thing very clear: "The continual contested presidential elections are making you a laughing stock and undermining you in the eyes of the Government, the press and the very opinion-formers you need to win over. Stop them immediately."
I think that says it all.
Of course there must be elections when there are genuine differences of opinion about important issues that cannot be resolved by any other means – but not elections just for the sake of it. That devalues the whole democratic process.
Are there any such genuine policy issues at stake this year? I don't think so. The battle for general acceptance of the need for reform was won last year – not when I won the last election but in December 1998, when the council voted almost unanimously to back a blueprint a small group of us had prepared, which set out a programme for radically restructuring the society and the way it operated. That was the turning point I had been working towards for the previous three years – a consensus for change.
Since then, more progress has been made than in the previous 20 years. A team of eight of us put the society under the microscope. We checked exactly what it did and why. All that was of value we kept. When there was a better way of carrying out a function we put that in place.
We didn't do this arbitrarily. Before we started, we consulted widely, not only with the profession, council members and staff, but also with representatives from a dozen other organisations that had gone through similar changes, including professional bodies, local authorities and the Trades Union Congress. We took their best ideas and adapted them.
We created an interim executive committee to manage the society's business. We freed up the decision-making process by abolishing no fewer than 50 committees. Where there were problems needing urgent attention, we set up single-issue working parties to sort them out.
And it's not just the mechanism we are rebuilding. It's the basic policy structure as well. We asked the profession to identify the issues it felt most needed resolution. It came back with indemnity, regulation, the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors, high street firms, legal aid, multidisciplinary partnerships, and our public image. We set up teams of enthusiastic, experienced solicitors to rethink these issues from scratch. Even now they are coming up with new ideas, from how to help firms become more profitable to simplifying regulation.
Reform has been the issue at the heart of all previous elections. It is now taking place. So what is the burning issue this time, and if there isn't one, why are we having this election? What justifies not only the financial cost but the real risk of harm to the profession from another public bout of political in-fighting? Isn't there a more sensible alternative?
Robert Sayer is vice president of the Law Society.


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North Korea threatens 'nationwide sacred war' to wipe out S. Korea
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — The North Korean military on Monday threatened to launch a 'nationwide sacred war' to wipe out South Korea, days after the South announced the deployment of new long-range cruise missiles which are capable of striking any place in the North.
"The indignation of the army and people of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) at the group of rat-like (South Korean President) Lee Myung Bak is running high," a statement from the North Korean military said, referring to the North's official name. "Shouts such as "Destroy," Beat to death" and "Tear to death" are ringing out on this land. But the Lee group of traitors is still doing mischiefs, not coming to its senses."
Monday's threat comes after the South Korean defense ministry announced on Thursday that it has deployed new long-range cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), allowing the South to strike any place in the North. "They heaped praises on a few poor-looking missiles," the North's military said in Monday's statement.
North Korea has repeatedly threatened to launch attacks against the South in recent years, but Monday's announcement was made more prominently than previous threats. The North's state-run television broke into programming to make what it described as a 'special announcement.'
Flashing banners on the website of the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) also called for a 'nationwide sacred war' to wipe out South Korea. "Let us shower the Lee Myung Bak-led swarm of rats with a fire of retaliation," the banner said. "Let us blow up the bases used to hurt the dignity of our Supreme Leadership! Let us wipe out the Lee Myung Bank-led swarm of rats in this land and sky!"
"The special actions of our revolutionary armed forces will start soon to meet the reckless challenge of the group of traitors," the North's military said in its statement. "Those actions are an eruption of the public anger and resentment and a sacred war of all service personnel and people to protect the dignity of our supreme leadership. Their targets are the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors, the arch criminals, and the group of rat-like elements including conservative media destroying the mainstay of the fair public opinion."
The statement added: "Once the above-said special actions kick off, they will reduce all the rat-like groups and the bases for provocations to ashes in three or four minutes, in much shorter time, by unprecedented peculiar means and methods of our own style. Our revolutionary armed forces do not make an empty talk."
On Sunday, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry called South Korean President Lee "human scum", responding to Lee's recent remarks which the North said 'desecrated' the 100th birth anniversary of the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, who founded the country.
"The service personnel and people of the DPRK are shaking with irrepressible resentment at the group which defamed the father of the nation whom they are holding in high esteem as the sun," the North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. "They are now eagerly waiting for the issue of an order so that they may mercilessly punish the traitor."
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula, which remains in a technical state of war, have been at critical since the 2010 sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, a South Korean Navy ship carrying 104 people. The incident left 46 people killed and a South Korean-led international investigation blamed a North Korean torpedo which was allegedly fired from a midget submarine, although the North insists it was not responsible.
Months after the sinking of the ship, North Korean forces bombarded the disputed Yeonpyeong Island. The artillery engagement from the North, which claims it acted in 'self-defense', left two South Korean civilians killed while the South's return fire killed at least five people in North Korea.
Earlier this month, North Korea attempted to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 (Bright Star-3) weather satellite on a Taepodong-2 ballistic missile to mark Kim Il-sung's birth anniversary, but the missile failed about a minute after takeoff and crashed in the Yellow Sea. Signs indicate the North may be planning to carry out a third nuclear test in the near future to make up for the failure.
The 1950-1953 Korean War, which left millions of people killed, ended in a truce rather than a peace treaty.


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The hour drive it takes to get to the lake on a Sunday afternoon, I think of the Sunday morning sermon.
The preacher preaching pure gospel, how to be born again.
25 years he's been preaching it in our little country chapel, to the hog farmers, the corn-croppers, the mothers with babies in arms.
How you can't work for it, angle for it, or jockey for it — You can't earn God's love. You can only turn towards God love.
When we all unpile, the little girls run and cousins squeal happy at the water's edge.
My mama and I stand there, toes in sand and the wind blowing back hair —
Our faces turned straight into the sun.
It's a gift, the preacher said.
Salvation is the gift, the one wrapped in God taking on skin, laying his bare love out for the world, arms spreading to the very ends of the limbs of the tree of life.
There is their laughter. There is their running. There is my mama smiling. There is the that singular sea gulls writing across the sky. These are gifts. They beg praise to Him. Holy joy lies in the habit of murmuring thanks to God for the smallest of graces. I falter, but this is the habit to wear for a lifetime.
But really — There is only one gift — the one ocean of Christ that falls as rain over us in a thousand ways.
Christ is the offering and salvation is the gift and repentance is what makes us recipients of grace. Christ is the gift. Christ is the bridge Home. Christ is our joy. How can I forget this, ever stop giving thanks for Him alone? Happiness is not getting something but being given to Someone.
It is the sacrifice of Christ that returns us to God and communion with Him is possible anywhere and bless the Lord, oh my soul, bless the very maker of my Soul.
Water keeps washing up over my toes.
A whole sea rushing up to meet the feet turned.
A sea rushing up to the shore and washing the feet turned…
And the Father catching his girl falling… all this happiness — just in Him — right into last light.
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For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ…. ~ Romans 5:15
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord…
~Romans 6:23
the One Thousand Gifts that never end… thanks for the grace moments from Christ who does it all, gives it all…
#2721 – #2731
… Sunday afternoons just up at the lake with cousins and grandma and sisters and kids and husbands, right until the sunsets
women reaching out in real healing friendship to one another all over the world
… porridge in September
… the crops turning in the fields
… pumpkins on the porch
the truest good news that everybody just has to hear
… boys playing catch on the front lawn at sunset
… giggling cousins
… taking deep breaths and staying just in the grace of this moment
only God, only for God: #7 on New York Times Best-sellers list, week #18
… the promises of God, fulfilled in Christ — waves of grace washing up, carving out hope in everything…
Free Printables to wear the habit of Joy
September's Free Gratitude Calendar
Write down 7 gifts, 7 days of the week, 1 sheet of paper :
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Will you join us? And happily change everything by keeping your own crazy list of One Thousand Gifts? Please, jump in, make your life about giving thanks to God! — Just add the direct URL to your specific 1000 gift list post… and if you join us, we humbly ask that you please help us find each other in our refrain of thanks by sharing the community's graphic within your post. Give thanks to the Lord! His Love Endures Forever!


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How does the college's closure affect Early College classes?
If the Early College class is located at a local High School or Career Center and the Greenville County Schools and the college are closed, the college instructors will develop a plan to cover the missed content.
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Proposed Useful Image Sites
From Math Images
The categories are taken from the Wikipedia page "Lists of mathematics topics," together with "Don't Know", which you should feel free to use! I'm not completely thrilled by the listing, but it's pretty good and I think we should talk before making any more changes to it. (I've broken two of its pieces into separate entries: Geometry and Topology, Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations.)
Don't Know
A Virtual Space-Time Travel Machine
Bruce Puckett, Foothill College, CTIS Div.
Circle Definitions of Trig Functions
David Bailey's World of Tessellations
Gallery of Mathematical Images
Several Math Topics
Special Plane Curves: Cardioid
Special Plane Curves: Sinusoid
Circle definitions of Trig Functions
101 uses of a quadratic equation
All you ever wanted to know about...
Calculus and analysis
4th Dimension: Selected Course Notes
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ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2007) — Paratransit buses, or the smaller buses, are a fairly common sight on the roads of most American communities. Public transit and social service agencies, among others, often use the 16- to 20-seat vehicles to provide access to public transportation for people with disabilities in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The paratransit bus industry in the U.S. follows strict regulations, including all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Most of these standards apply to electrical, lighting, and Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings. These standards are very important, yet they do not examine the crashworthiness of these buses during side impact and rollover accidents. Fortunately, in Florida, a partnership between Florida State University, the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida and the Florida Department of Transportation is working to improve the safety of those who depend on paratransit buses for transportation.
Jerry Wekezer, a distinguished university professor specializing in civil engineering, and Robert Westbrook, a nationally recognized innovator in the field of bus mechanics and design, have been leading this effort since 1999. They have studied several different bus designs and construction materials. The overarching factor is to determine their ability to survive a side impact or rollover accident with minimal harm to occupants.
Every year, the Florida Department of Transportation buys more than 300 paratransit buses for local transportation providers across the state, Westbrook said. Because there are no mandated standards related to dynamic rollover and side impact, the FDOT seeks to do everything it can to make sure the vehicles are safe before putting them on the road.
At the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering, Wekezer has established a Crashworthiness and Impact Analysis Laboratory using federal and state transportation funds. Engineering researchers perform finite element studies and laboratory tests on individual vehicle components to determine how well they stand up to various types of dynamic impact. Members of the engineering team, including undergraduates to postdoctoral research associates, with the support of the Center for Urban Transportation Researchís technical team, develop complex computer models to determine how well specific types of paratransit buses will perform in collisions.
It would be very expensive to obtain actual paratransit buses for crashworthiness and rollover testing a single bus can cost more than $70,000, Wekezer said. So what we have done with the lab is develop methods for testing specific components, such as side panels and connections to determine how they respond to loads that simulate a side-impact collisions. The data collected from these tests then are applied to validate finite element models used for a comprehensive crashworthiness and safety assessment of these buses.
Finite element modeling is a computational process in which a three-dimensional object is developed in order to make very specific predictions as to how the vehicle will be affected by a variety of impact conditions. In the case of paratransit buses, the current models consist of more than a half-million individual pieces or elements.
Finite element analysis is a sophisticated tool that enables us to predict how a vehicle will perform under adverse conditions, Wekezer said. ìIt also allows us to share our findings with the manufacturers so thy can take steps to remediate any problems that we find. For example, a problem that we occasionally see is weak connections between the side wall and the roof or floor supports. Sometimes a simple fix, such as placing additional bots at key connection points, is all that is needed to make a vehicle sufficiently crashworthy. The manufacturer would much rather make an inexpensive fix like this than have to do an in-depth analysis into the design of its bus.
Although dynamic rollover and side impact standards for paratransit buses are not yet mandated in the U.S., the project team has been instrumental in their development and implementation. The Florida Department of Transportation is currently implementing these performance standards in all of their vehicle procurement contracts. Also, Wekezer is leading a group under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, which is charged with developing a revised European standard for crash and safety assessment of small buses. These bus safety rules now apply to all 27 member states of the European Union as well as 44 members of the U.N. (excluding the United States).
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Nonvolcanic tremor activity (i.e., long-duration seismic signals with no clear P or S waves (Figure 13.1) may provide important clues to the rheology and processes responsible for the nucleation and seismic cycles of large earthquakes. Prior to our research, nonvolcanic tremors had only been observed in subduction zones (i.e., thrust fault plate boundaries) (e.g., Obara, 2002; Rogers and Dragert, 2003), where fluids from subduction processes were believed to play an important role in generating these tremors.
In Cascadia, a significant correlation between subduction zone tremor activity and subseismogenic zone (i.e. beneath the upper 15 km of Earth's crust where earthquakes occur) slow slip events (referred to as episodic tremor and slip (ETS, Rogers and Dragert, 2003)) has also been observed, suggesting that stress changes from ETS events increase stress and possibly trigger earthquakes in the shallower seismogenic fault zone.
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2010 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills Should Trade Up for Suh or McCoyFebruary 12, 2010
The Buffalo Bills are in an interesting predicament this off season, and with the No. 9 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft would it make sense to trade up?
With the transition to a 3-4 defensive scheme for the upcoming year, Buffalo is at a loss for a true Defensive Tackle. Most mock drafts have the Bills taking a LT or a QB with the first pick.
Ndamukoing Suh has been highly regarded fro the past season as the best overall Player in the NCAA, and would be the No. 1 overall pick.
The St. Louis Rams are in a similar situation to the Bills, and are also in need of a QB. The Bills could trade up in the draft, allowing the Rams to draft their QB, and at a much lower price.
Buffalo would have to give up a couple of players with this deal, but the surplus in the secondary could be of need for the dismal Rams, who are reportedly in trade talks with the Chicago Bears regarding Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe.
By trading the No.9 pick and one of our many defensive backs, as well as a future draft pick, Buffalo may be able to acquire a top pick.
The past several drafts the Bills have flopped with the exception of a slim few who are decent. Each year the team has drafted based on needs, drafting JP Losman when the team was in need of a quarterback, Marshawn Lynch when McGahee wanted out, John McCargo when they didn't have a defensive tackle, the list goes on.
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I am looking for a knit stitch for a sweater that would be open, i.e. not tightly knit using a thicker yarn.
Maybe something like a rose stitch? Would large needles and garter stitch work? Granted that would be bit boring as stitches go! :-)
If I wanted to do something
If I wanted to do something like that, i.e., create a more open fabric, I'd look at some lace stitches and lace techniques. (This is just a guess. I know nothing about lace.) There might be a lace stitch that would give you the "open weave" effect that you're after. It would be very interesting, I think, to see a lace stitch or an entire lace pattern done in bulky yarn with big sticks. All the best with it, Tom
Try "Purse Stitch"......very
Try "Purse Stitch"......very easy!
On an EVEN number of stitches:
(Yarn Over, Purl 2 together ) across.....every row.
Add one or two selvedge stitches each side, if desired.
You may want to take a look
You may want to take a look at Ravelry.com for sweater patterns. I am going to tell you that I have seen something like that, but mostly on a woman's summer shirt. Very open weave. You have to go really big on needles and since you are using bulkiy yarn , I am afraid the broomstick knitting needles will be your choice. I am sure there is a pattern out there, but you may end up having to create your own pattern. Thick yarn is relative, you may even use pencil roving to knit with. First look and see if you find a yarn that you want to make the sweater with, then make a drawing of how you want it to look.
The first thing I would do is adter I make a drawing , is to share the drawing of what you are looking for and see if someone can come up with the link. We are a resourceful group!
Another possibility is to weave the fabric on a loom and then make the sweater.
Beautiful work! Awesome
Beautiful work! Awesome stitchery. Good luck with the rest!
Depends on how "open" you
Depends on how "open" you want it. I did a summer shawl last year with YO, K2tog. Leaves pretty big holes between the stitches, kind of a lacy effect. I'm sure it could be adapted to a sweater pattern. As Tom says though, it uses US17 needles (broomstick). Knits up quickly though.
"All knitting is just one stitch at a time."


text: It seems to me there is far more "transitory" time in the course of an experiment over which you have little control than the brief time you will have a container open to dispense water from the milliQ into it. How long will a bottle or tube of DEPC treated water be open while you are later dispensing it into reaction tubes, how long are reaction tubes open while you are adding other reagents, etc? And how about all those other reagents that go into an experiment, many of which you cannot treat with DEPC? And DEPC treating the water because the container might not be clean enough seems extreme since glassware could be treated with dilute base or bleach or baked to render it RNase free, or one could use sterile disposable plasticware which is again, in my experience, RNase free whether marketed that way or not. Also, where do you draw the line at being "prudent"? Besides gloves, should you wear a surgical cap, gown and mask? Should you work in a hood or a glove box? In my experience, in a reasonably clean lab, there just isn't RNase all over the place ready to fall into your experiment and using MilliQ water directly without DEPC treatment has simply not been a problem for me or (judging from previous discussions here) many other researchers. So while I agree we shouldn't be penny wise and pound foolish, I don't have a problem saving my pennies by not spending them to solve a non-existent problem. Mike On Feb 18, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Jayakumar, R wrote: > > But RNAse contamination of the milliq water can happen when it is in > transit to your reaction tubes which may also be RNAse free, and also > the tubing which dispenses the water from the Milliq cartridge to your > "Rnase-free" storage container. It is important the glass bottles or > carboys or other plasticware that is used to store this milliQ > water is > clean too, wherein lies the problem that it is virtually impossible to > eliminate RNAses during the transitionary phase. That is why it is > always PRUDENT (an important word in the vocabulary of good > scientists) > to treat the water with DEPC in the bottle it is going to be stored, > hence eliminating all external sources of RNAse. Anyone care to > comment?? And I don't see any reason why people should try to save a > few minutes of their time and a few dollars and risk their expensive > experiments. > > Jay > > -----Original Message----- > From: methods-bounces from oat.bio.indiana.edu > [mailto:methods-bounces from oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of DK > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:52 AM > To: methods from magpie.bio.indiana.edu > Subject: Re: RNase Zap (Invitrogen) and RNase Away (Molecular > Bioproducts) > > In article <mailman.233.1234903817.13724.methods from net.bio.net>, Michael > Sullivan <mlsulliv from wisc.edu> wrote: >> >> Another hint is that usually there is no special need to treat water >> with DEPC. My experience is that 18 megaohm water from a milliQ >> system >> is essentially RNase free. > > Of course. The water goes through several cartridges that all absorb > proteins and peptides (ion exchange resins, activated charcoal and > even > the final 0.2 micron filter that is not designed to be low protein > binding) plus the whole system is "sanitized" with NaOH on a periodic > basis, killing any microbes that might be a source of RNAses. > > DK > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Methods mailing list > Methods from net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods > > > This email message may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient > (s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this > message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that > any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message > is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email > message from your computer. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > Methods mailing list > Methods from net.bio.net > http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods --- Michael L. Sullivan Plant Research Molecular Geneticist US Dairy Forage Research Center ARS-USDA 1925 Linden Drive West Madison, WI 53706 (608) 890-0046 (Phone) (608) 890-0076 (FAX)


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Everything is green instead of yellow.ReplyDelete
(So happy I finally got into making the Avocado Pasta. I have an Avocado ripening on the counter now).Replies
Perhaps a shade of light green? Ha ha! Better than all yellow, to be sure. And I for one, am so happy you have discovered the awesome power of avocado pasta. ;)Delete
Everything looks really great! I'm planning on using orange in one of my upcoming smoothies. I can't wait to try it! Your smoothie sounds delicious. The cabbage and seitan dish looks delicious with the wild rice and I really need to get on this avocado pasta!ReplyDelete
Have a good Friday and enjoy your weekend!Replies
The oranges I have right now are so juicy. It was a great smoothie, but it was difficult to do - as it is still chilly in the mornings. I know you don't love pasta, but the avocado sauce itself would be great on anything - you'll have to experiment! :)Delete
Thank you, I hope you are as well!
I've been eating mostly the same things all week, too, but thanks to Mike I have some variety for dinner, at least. :)ReplyDelete
It was a delicious looking green day for you! I've got to put the avocado pasta on our menu- I keep hearing so many good things about it.Replies
I hope that Mike has been whipping up some delicious dinners for you! Next week I'll aim for a little more variety (maybe!).Delete
Definitely put it on your menu, you won't regret it!
The green goo is good for you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha ha! Yes! Now, I need a few darker greens to really make it count. :)Delete


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Shell Script Loader is a framework (in a helper script) that can be used by shell-script-based applications for easy including or loading of co-shell-scripts or subscripts. With this utility, scripters may now be able to apply multi-file or module-oriented scripting or programming in shells just like the way they are always done in known languages like Perl, PHP, and Ruby. The provided functions are load(), include(), and call() with the extended versions loadx(), includex(), and callx(). The extended versions can accept glob patterns and regular expressions. Shell Script Loader supports many shells including the very old ones like bash, zsh, ksh, pdksh, sh, ash, dsh, and all shells based on the original sh. Scripts made with Shell Script Loader may also be compiled to form a single script. A generic compiler written in awk is already available.
install_track.sh is a small shell (zsh) script that helps a user to list files installed by an application compiled from source. This script is meant to be used instead of "make install". Install_track will start to "watch" your filesystem before running "make install" and will save the list of installed files upon completion.
Tomb is a system to make strong encryption easy for everyday use. A tomb is like a locked folder that can be safely transported and hidden in a filesystem. Its keys can be kept separate; for example, you can keep the tomb on your computer and its key on a USB stick. Tomb is written in code that is easy to review and links shared components: it consists of a ZShell script and desktop integration apps; it uses standard GNU tools and the cryptographic API of the Linux kernel (dm-crypt) via cryptsetup.
Autojump is a tool that acts as a complement to cd: it makes navigating your filesystem a lot faster. It works by automagically maintaining a database of the directories you use the most from the command line, and allows you to jump back and forth between them, by typing just a few letters of the name of the directory you want to jump to. It works for Linux, Mac, and Cygwin under Windows.
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Crumlich received $5,000, which is a big savings compared to his $129,100 slot price.
Diaz received $100,000, which is the maximum that a player can receive outside of the top ten without counting against the bonus pool spending.
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Eager to believe Hamas? Not so much and I don't really understand what that means. Politics isn't coloured in shades of black and white for me like it is for you.
The evidence being, that despite the picture many Israelis paint of Hamas, it is clear that they are open to negotiation and they have acquiesced into some of Israel's demands.
We see it in this latest round of violence. Hamas has enforced the ceasefire, and despite the recent shooting of a Palestinian man and 10 others, Hamas has not even blamed it on Israel.
We've seen Egypt and Jordan change their position on Israel overtime, why not Hamas?
Even more pertinently, why was there no settlement from 1993 to 2006 with Fatah at a time where they had renounced violence and proved to be pragmatic and fair.
From 1967 onwards, no Arab country managed to negotiate a peace settlement with Israel that would establish an autonomous Palestinian state where the Palestinians would live in peace and dignity.
So, ignore their past contentions? Ignore their ideological characteristics? And therefore, shine a positive line on their supposed "willingness" to work with Israel??
It only shows Hamas is becoming adept at playing by the rules of the game.
There's this enormous jump in your logic from isolated event which contradicts their founding logic
I gave you a perfectly sound explanation for what Hamas would be likely to do with political power in a future Palestinian state
Simply because Israel never trusted Arafat, for good reason. At no point did Arafat give them reason to believe that he could be trusted.
Why wasn't one established by Egypt or Jordan between 1949 to 1967? That's a deeper question that sheds much light on the Arab Leagues agenda against Israel.
Here's where I think Israeli policy is going in the next few years: annexation of Gaza and the West Bank, and rewarding Palestinian Arabs full Israeli citizenship with it's economic perks.
At no point did I say they should ignore Hamas' past indiscretions.
The same occurred with Egypt, Jordan and the PLO.
Lets not forget Hamas roots. It was founded as a charity and acted as a charity.
Firstly a Palestinian state would be demilitarised.
If the group was so hell bent on destroying Israel, why have they officially ceased to use suicide bombings and opened itself to negotiation with Israel.
I love that you always find a way to deflect the facts.
Israeli politicians have not hinted to this at all.
It is not founded in fact and I have no clue how your mind came to it.
Hamas's strengthened position might even pave the way for unilateral actions by Israel sought by some on the right — annexing parts of the West Bank, for example, or shutting off Gaza more completely — that redraw the political landscape, analysts say.
"I see many on the Israeli right who have an interest in this reality," said Shlomo Brom, director of the program on Israel-Palestinian relations at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. "If, like Netanyahu, you don't want an agreement or you don't believe in one," he added, "it is very comfortable for them that Hamas is there.
Still, Mr. Yousef, a former Haniya adviser who now runs a research organization, House of Wisdom, offered some hints at moderation himself. He said Hamas, which has opposed the United Nations bid almost as vociferously as Israel, would no longer speak against it. Asked about his vision for a Palestinian state, Mr. Yousef's contours echoed those of Mr. Abbas: 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as the capital. As for recognizing Israel, he said, "We'll talk about it when we have a Palestinian state."


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Australian marine radio operator Colin Russell has been charged with piracy, as alarm grows over Russia's handling of Greenpeace's Arctic oil drilling protest.
Mr Russell joined others in the 30-strong Arctic protest group arraigned in a Murmansk court on the charge on Thursday, the group said in a statement.
They were arrested, and the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise seized, on September 19 in a protest against the Russian state-owned Gazprom corporation's north polar oil drilling rig in the Pechora Sea.
Mr Russell, 59, is a one-time Melbourne yachtsman, who became a radio operator at the age of 40, and has campaigned with the environmental organisation around the world.
''He cares so passionately about what he does with Greenpeace,'' said his partner, Chrissy Colins, at their Tasmanian home.
Others among the group charged included Sydney-resident and British national, social media specialist Alex Harris, and Adelaide-based New Zealander, Jonathon Beauchamp.
They faced the same piracy charge, and all 30 were expected to pass through the court by week's end, Greenpeace said.
Conviction on a piracy charge in Russia carries a mandatory 10-15 year sentence, a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
The Russian federal government's Investigative Committee said the group posed a "real threat" to personnel on the offshore platform.
Australian Greens leader, Christine Milne said the Abbott Government had done nothing about the holding of an Australian citizen, on a ridiculous charge.
''Foreign Minister Julie Bishop must make representations to have Colin Russell and the other activists released immediately,'' Ms Milne said.
''The Australian Government must stand up to other governments when they are heavy handed with our citizens. Equally the government must stand up for the right to non-violent protest to protect the environment.''
Ms Bishop had no comment to make on this particular case, a spokeswoman said.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe all pointed to the charges as an over-reaction.
''The Russian authorities have clearly decided to make an example of the Greenpeace activists in order to discourage future protests of this kind,'' said Amnesty director, John Dalhuisen.
''Sadly this is consistent with the Russian authorities' attitude to protest more broadly.''
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Kansas' new "no-call" list has yet to get started, but already someone is trying to use it to trick people out of their money.
The Kansas Attorney General's Office on Thursday issued a consumer warning about telemarketing calls offering a service to verify placement on the no-call list.
A woman called Atty. Gen. Carla Stovall's office Wednesday about a company that had offered her a chance to register on the no-call list for a fee of $399.
The telemarketer then asked the woman for information about her checking account, said Mark Ohlemeier, spokesman for the attorney general.
Don't fall for it, Ohlemeier said. The calls are not related to the No Call Act passed by the Kansas Legislature in its last session. The act allows Kansans to register their name and telephone number with the Attorney General's Office to prevent most telemarketers from calling them at home.
Ohlemeier declined to say where the woman lived who reported the incident.
"We are investigating the company for fraud," Ohlemeier said, though he didn't release the name of the firm. "We think the calls are being made nationally."
Similar calls have been reported in New York, Colorado and Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office earlier this month warned of a Canada-based telemarketing scam claiming to stop all telemarketing to an individual's home for $3.99 a month or a one-time fee of $299. Bank account numbers were sought so the fee could be deducted directly.
Pennsylvania also recently approved a law allowing a no-call list.
"If anyone receives any calls like this, we hope they will report it to us," Ohlemeier said.
Such incidents should be reported to the attorney general's Consumer Protection Division toll-free number, (800) 432-2310.
Stovall is not offering any method of registering for Kansas' no-call list until a contract is finalized with a vendor to maintain the list.
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The B&B Colosseo is located in the center of Rome, near the Coliseum and Fori Imperiali. So your holiday begins upon your arrival and not a minute later. Reachable by foot S. Peter's, Vatican Museums, Navona Square, Spanish Steps, Veneto Street, Trevi Fountain, and the most beautiful churches and museums.
The B&B is located in an ancient building, very quiet and safe, with an independent entrance.
In the ray of 500 meters you can admire: The Colosseo, the Imperial Forum, the Domus Aurea (the house of Nerone), the Basilica of the SS four (Santissimi quattro - year 330 after Christ), the bimillenaria church of S. Clement, the Basilica of S. Giovanni, the Circus Massimo and besides the Colle Oppio, Villa Celimontana (Jogging in the morning, Jazz the evening), the Theater Colosseum, the typical restaurants and the Trattorie with the traditional one Roman cooks.
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On a brilliant blue and blustery day it hit me….the sun may be shining, but autumn is definitely here. Leaves are starting to litter the ground and the wind bites right through my lightweight summer sweater.
I love the change in seasons except for the fact that my walk home from work will now have me arriving home cold and windblown. Thankfully, I have a wonderful warm inviting and ready to dish up dinner waiting for me in my crock-pot.
I received this old-school appliance as a gift last year and am quickly becoming a convert. Throw all the ingredients together, turn a switch, and walk away. What could be better than this? Finding a whole new world of updated and gourmet recipes, that's what!
Getting tired of the traditional meat and potatoes recipes I tripped off to the cooking section of SPL to see what might be found…and quite the bounty there is. I found the expected volumes on Slow Cooking for Dummies and meals for pennies, and I was even excited about the options for vegetarian slow cooking. But I was looking for more. Below are three newer titles that I expect will help me enjoy my '70s era appliance to the fullest this winter. Check out all SPL has to offer for slow cooking cookbooks to weather you through this winter in style.
The Slow Cooker Cookbook by Gina Steer
Beautiful pictures and a variety of foods prepared; Steer's book makes me want to use the slow cooker even on one on my days off so I can try one of the shorter cooking time options.
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two by Beth Hensperger
A second version from her original Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes, Hensperger's focuses on smaller meals made my day! Having recipes specifically geared for my smaller crock-pot filled me with excitement that not only would I not get tired of eating the same thing for a week, but I won't inevitably toss out the leftovers.
Cooking Light Slow Cooker by Terri Laschober
Cooking Light might just be my personal cooking bible. I love the manner in which the recipes approach keeping flavor while reinventing those not so healthy favorites.
~ Julie C., Central Library


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This Date in Caps History - October 28by Mike Vogel / Washington Capitals
On October 28, 1979 the Washington Capitals defeated the Edmonton Oilers by a 6-4 score in front of 15,393 fans at the Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. The game was Washington's first against any of the four former World Hockey Association teams absorbed by the NHL and also marked the first-ever appearance of 18-year-old Wayne Gretzky against the Caps. Gretzky took the ice despite a fever of 102 degrees but retired for the night after three first period shifts.
Leif Svensson scored first for the Capitals. He took a feed from fellow Swede Bengt Gustafsson and beat Oilers netminder Eddie Mio at 16:32 of the first.Just over a minute later, the Caps got into penalty trouble. Yvon Labre was called for holding at 17:41 and Washington's Bengt Gustafsson - a European-trained rookie who was unaware of the minutiae of the NHL rulebook - dropped his gloves on the ice so he could fix his suspenders. Gustafsson was promptly called for delay of game.
Edmonton came right back to tie the game on the resulting 5-on-3 power play when Pat Price scored at the 18:03 mark. The Oilers still held a one-man advantage when Stan Weir scored at 19:21 of the opening frame to give Edmonton the lead. The Caps put seven shots on Mio in the first while Edmonton responded with eight against Washington's Wayne Stephenson.
Ryan Walter drew Washington even just 1:16 into the middle frame when he scored his second goal of the year. Tony Cassolato and Dennis Hextall claimed the assists. For Cassolato, it was his first NHL point. The 36-year-old Hextall - who had recently been named a playing assistant coach - was playing in his 700th NHL game. The tie was short-lived. Just 25 seconds after Walter's goal, Edmonton's "Cowboy" Bill Flett tallied to restore the Oilers' one-goal lead. Errol Rausse scored for Washington at 11:19 of the second to even the affair at 3-3. Tom Rowe picked up the lone assist on Rausse's goal. Washington outshot the Oilers by a 14-4 margin in the second period.
Rausse helped Washington take the lead when he and Rick Green assisted on Rolf Edberg's go-ahead tally at 12:25 of the third period. The Caps added to their lead at 13:31 when Rowe scored with help from Yvon Labre and Walter. With less than three minutes remaining and Washington skating a man short, the Caps were whistled for another violation. Mio skated to the Edmonton bench and was replaced by a sixth skater. With Edmonton enjoying a 6-on-4 advantage, Flett pumped home his second of the game at 17:22 to pull the Oilers within a goal. Hextall ended any thoughts of a deadlock when he tallied into an empty net with 36 seconds left on the clock. The Caps had a 12-5 advantage in third period shots on goal and led by a comfortable 33-17 margin on the evening.
The win ended a four-game losing streak for the Caps and came despite some adverse travel circumstances. After dropping a 5-3 decision in Vancouver on Saturday, October 27, the Caps returned to their Vancouver hotel to grab a few hours of sleep before an early Sunday flight to Edmonton. They caught a 6:45 am bus for the Vancouver airport where they were scheduled to depart at 8:10. The club was then informed that its plane had been hit by lightning and would not be able to leave the ground until 10:30. That time was accurate, but the flight was a brief one. Forty minutes after takeoff, the plane returned to Vancouver because the electrical system went out.
The players were herded onto another plane and sat in warm and cramped conditions for more than two hours before it was determined that that plane, too, was not air-worthy. The third plane did the trick, getting the tired and hungry Washington team to Edmonton just two hours before faceoff against the Oilers.


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Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph. Enjoy!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Milking a Cow
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You can probably milk a cow at your state fair. If you want to learn how.ReplyDelete
I milked cows several times as a child but it'd been decades before we found the Ag exhibit at the fair.
PJM, I love these old pics. I've never milked a cow either. We do have a small herd of dairy goats which I milk twice a day, every day.ReplyDelete
We drink the milk, make cheese, butter and soap.
Dent, Ohio
Feed the horses, feed & milk the cow, walk a half mile back to the house, put the milk in the refrigerator, shower & dress, eat breakfast, and catch the school bus at 6:45 am… every @#$%&* morning. Get home at 4:15 pm and do it again.ReplyDelete
OK, in truth that was only the winter routine… no school in the summer.
The cow would "dry off" (stop giving milk) for a short time before the next calf was born, but still had to be fed. Constant Critter Care is a way of life. On the up side, after those years of milking, I never met a jar I couldn't open. ;o)
While serving a pastorate in the Magic Valley of southern Idaho (Wendell, ID), I had numerous opportunities to visit with church members who were dairy farmers. On several occasions, I even got the chance to milk some of their holsteins. Naturally, it was by machine and not by hand. Dairy farmers are a tough lot. They have to milk every 12 hours and rarely (if ever) get a vacation. Hardy lot. My hats off to 'em.ReplyDelete
- SmartGirl 1953January 26, 2009 at 4:43 AM
Great photo.ReplyDelete
I've never milked a cow, either, but I've seen it done at many 4H Fairs and County Fairs.
Believe it or not, we still have a fair amount of farmland in Rhode Island. And some local dairies, too.
The farms are located mostly in the southwestern part of the state, down near the University of Rhode Island, which was founded as an agricultural school and still offers those programs.
Also, there is a lot of farmland across the bay, way out in Portsmouth, Tiverton and Little Compton. The Sakonnet Vineyards are out there, too.
RI is the smallest state in the US (it's only about 1,045 square miles of land and 500 water); and you can drive through the ENTIRE mainland part of the state from north to south on Route 95 in 45 minutes!!
So,in Rhode Island we consider it "too far" if we have to drive more than 15 minutes to get anywhere!!!
People from other states often find this hilarious, but it's a RI idiosyncrasy, along with our coveted, low-numbered license plates!!
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:02 AM
I milked a cow the one time in my life that an opportunity presented itself. It's a lot harder than it looks, but it was worth it. Best bowl of cereal I ever had!ReplyDelete
Ive milked goats before i babysit a family who owns goats and they drink goat milk and eat goat cheese i dont think there would be much difference in goats and cowsReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM
I've not only milked,, but have had my own cow and even had a milk cow named for me,-----Belle, making my sister jealous. I also rode horses to school.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM
I've not only milked,, but have had my own cow and even had a milk cow named for me,-----Belle, making my sister jealous. I also rode horses to school.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 9:01 PM
My Gram taught me to milk when I was around 8 or so. Then they got an early design milking machine (one only) that had to be moved from cow to cow. After machine milking each cow had to be "stripped" by hand to get the milk the machine missed. We always had the best milk, cream, butter and scratch made buttemilk biscuits and pancakes imaginable.ReplyDelete
It will give you a good grip!
I have milked cows and goats.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Yep, I have milked cows many times and have been swatted upside the head with a tailful of cockleburrs almost as many times. When I was a mere lad we had three Jersey milk cows, but we frequently kept other people's cow and milked them twice a day, also.ReplyDelete
My father used the old Tom Sawyer trick of making it seem very desirable and difficult to attain, which made me want to milk even more. The first thing I knew it was my job to milk while he took it easy.
Anyway, I would love to have a big glass of WHOLE milk (strained) directly from the cow.Nothing like a big slab of hot cornbread in a glass of fresh milk!
I milk cows, but not by hand.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2009 at 12:13 PM
I've never milked a cow, but I spent many summers in Hineston, Louisiana with my great-grandmother. She had no indoor plumbing. We bathed on the back porch in a number two (or three) wash tub from well water. Sometimes she allowed me to watch her milking their cow...I was about the same age as the little girl in the picture. Thank you for bringing back those good memories.ReplyDelete
- JingleJoeMay 22, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Old gold prospector is back :DReplyDelete
"Thar's gold in them there cows!"


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A team from the Prince's Trust Course at Sussex Downs College in Newhaven were raising money for the Newhaven Food Bank this week.
The students cycled the distance from Lands End to Edinburgh during a sponsored static bike ride at Platinum Gym in Newhaven, completing 605 miles in 12 hours over the course of two days last week.
And they were running a superhero car wash at Sussex Downs College on Denton Island in Newhaven on Thursday February 27.
They were also planning to sell cakes at a bake sale in the town centre on the Tuesday February 26.
The fundraising is part of the team's community project which they complete as part of their course.
Student Matt Soper said: "As a team we decided to support the food bank in Newhaven because they help out the people of Newhaven and the surrounding area.
"We will be working alongside the food bank to collect all food donations and to give parcels to those who need them most.
"The team appreciate any donations that have been given to help the food bank in raising money to provide families with food."
The team members are Josh Skeels, Aaron Balba, Ryan Terry, Matt Soper, Jordan Stebbings, Jordan Davis, Summer Craven, Bethanie Dunton, Mikey Thompson and Hailey Power.
The Prince's Trust Course in Newhaven and Seaford is run in partnership with Sussex Downs College.
Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training.
The Prince's Trust is the UK's leading youth charity offering 16 to 25 year olds opportunities to develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.
In recent years more than three in four young people helped by The Prince's Trust moved into work or training.
The Prince's Trust programmes in Newhaven and Eastbourne run three times a year in September, January and May.
Afterwards students can pursue further training, education courses or routes into employment.
For further information about the Prince's Trust Course contact Siobhan Murray on 030 300 38804 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Beginning July 1, Legacy Tours of Flagler College will free tours of the college to all St. Johns County residents with valid ID to help celebrate the upcoming 125th anniversary of the Hotel Ponce de Leon.
Legacy Tours highlight the architectural heritage of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a nationally designated historic landmark building, built by Henry Flagler in 1887.
Millionaire industrialist/developer Henry Morrison Flagler envisioned creating an American Riviera in St. Augustine and the Hotel Ponce de Leon, now Flagler College, has recaptured the architectural spirit of old Europe.
"By offering free tours to St. Johns County residents, we hope to reintroduce this magnificent historical landmark in time for everyone to take part in the celebrations surrounding the anniversary of the Ponce," said Samantha Palmer, Manager of Retail Operation for Flagler College.
Tours currently depart at the top of each hour from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. seven days a week. Tours run approximately one hour long and depart from the main lobby (Rotunda) of the College located at 74 King Street.
Pricing for non-St. Johns County residents is $10 for adults and $1 for children under the age of 12, which includes a complimentary Flagler College Coloring and Activity book.
Tickets may be purchased in the lobby gift shop prior to each tour or at Flagler's Legacy located at 59 St. George Street.
For more information, contact Flagler's Legacy at 823-3378.
Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college. Flagler College is noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, go to www.flagler.edu.


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Should shoppers shut off their smartphones when they hit the mall? Or does leaving the phones turned on lead to better sales or shorter lines at the cash register?
Retailers now can use mobile technology to track shoppers at some malls and stores. Companies that collect the data said it cannot be traced to a specific person
But consumer advocates are unconvinced. It's spying, they insist: Shoppers should be informed their phones are being observed and be able to choose whether to allow it.
The Federal Trade Commission held a workshop Wednesday on the issue, part of a series of privacy seminars looking at emerging technologies. FTC attorney Amanda Koulousias said the commission wants to better understand how companies are using phone-location technology, the reach of privacy controls and whether shoppers are notified in advance.
Here's how the technology works:
Your smartphone has a unique identifier code — a MAC, or media access control, address — for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It's a 12-character string of letters and numbers. This address is not linked to personal information, such as your name, email address or phone number. The numbers and letters link only to a specific phone.
When your smartphone is turned on, it sends out signals with that MAC address as it searches for Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Those signals can be captured by store sensors that can convey how often shoppers visit, how long they stay, whether they spend more time in the shoe department, children's clothing section or sporting goods or whether they stop for the window display, take a pass and decide to move on.
Companies that provide "mobile location analytics" to retailers, grocery stores, airports, and others said they capture the MAC addresses of shoppers' phones but scramble them into different sets of numbers and letters to conceal the original addresses — a process called hashing. This is how they make the data they collect anonymous, they say.
The companies then analyze all the information those hashed numbers provide as shoppers move from store to store in a mall, or department to department in a store. Mall managers could learn which stores are popular and which ones aren't. A retailer could learn how long the lines are at a certain cash register, how long people have to wait — or whether more people visit on "sale" days at a store.
"We're in the business of helping brick-and-mortar retailers compete" with online retailers, said Jim Riesenbach, CEO of California-based iInside, a mobile location analytics company.
"The retailers want to do the right thing because they know that if they violate the trust of consumers, there will be a backlash."
Privacy advocates, though, argue that the scrambled MAC addresses aren't completely secure. They can be cracked, says Seth Schoen, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
And that could reveal data that people may not want to share.
"There might be some place that you go that you wouldn't want people to know about," Schoen said. Although not necessarily worried about foot traffic at a mall, Schoen raised concerns about down-the-road scenarios, like apps that could track where a person goes, whom that person is with — possibly the kind of information a divorce lawyer or law enforcement might seek.
The retail tracking is a relatively new technology.
Some of the major players in the field of mobile location analytics — iInside, Euclid, and Mexia Interactive — have agreed to a "code of conduct" advanced by a Washington-based think tank, Future of Privacy Forum.
It calls for "hashing" MAC numbers, notification signs in stores and an opt-out website for consumers to enter their phones' MAC addresses to prevent companies from tracking them.
The website is www.smartstore privacy.org.


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Hillcrest United Methodist Church
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
A family of diverse people, with a variety of gifts, called to discipleship, led by one Spirit, and united in service and mission to God
United Methodist Women
United Methodist Women (UMW)
"United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church."
UMW meet the third Monday of each month at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by a wonderful potluck lunch.
All ladies of any age are welcome to join us for our meetings and serve with us at our activities and mission projects. For more information about our special projects contact the church at 615.832.0157 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hillcrest United Methodist Women also sponsor a Mother Daughter Banquet around Mother's Day every year. This is one of our most attended events of the year. The men of Hillcrest help to prepare, set-up, and serve the food to the women in attendance. Some of our women come with the daughters, granddaughters and even great granddaughters.


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Who's In Here hosted by Tim Miller
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 8:45 PM
Drafthouse Comedy, Washington, DC
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Every 4th Thursday, comedian Tim Miller hosts "Who's In Here?", a comedy show based mostly on crowd work. Who's In Here? features local comics improving material based on the audience. If you're a good sport and don't mind literally being a part of the show, it'll be an experience like no other.
Tim Miller: Oh, so you want to know more about me huh? Well hang onto your butts ladies and gentlemen. I'm a Stand-up comedian from Texas, born and raised. I joined the Army which, some how led me to Washington D.C. where I currently reside. I've had a passion for comedy all of my life. It was my mother who said, if you can't laugh through life then the hell with ya!


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What is it?
Shout is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.
What features does it have?
sudo npm install -g shout
When the install is complete, go ahead and run this in your terminal:
shout --help
For more information, read the documentation.
To run the app from source, just clone the code and run this in your terminal:
npm installnpm run buildnpm start
Available under the MIT License.
Some fonts licensed under SIL OFL and the Apache License.


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As an iPhone user you want to maximize the use of this high quality phone in more possible ways than simply relying on basic knowledge—of course without ever having to read the entire manual (besides, how many of us actually read all the manual's pages, right?). You want to be quick. You want more choices for those smileys. You also want music streaming that is free from ads. You want to protect your eyes from strain. You've come to the right page. Here are four tips for anyone to try to enhance their iPhone user experience.
More Emoticon Icons
Emoticons and smileys are fun. This is not just for the teenagers. How easy it is for anyone to show how they are really feeling at the moment just by sending a keyboard symbol that represents various emotions– from joy, laughter, and ecstasy to sadness, anger and hate. Let your iPhone emoticon keyboard do the job for you. Go to Settings> then General – Keyboards -> Keyboards, and in this section you will have to select Add New Keyboard. From there scroll down until you see Japanese within the long list of languages. Tap that and select Romaji. The keyboard is then enabled. Test it out by opening up Notes. Tap and hold the globe icon and select Romaji again. Tap the 123 button on the keyboard followed by the icon that looks like a smiley face (^_^). When you tap that you will now see emoticons appearing on a list. For more options, tap the arrow up key on that list. That's easy breezy, right? Now try it.
Adjust Home Button Speed
When we have busy schedules we can't help but wish everything is done in a blink of an eye. One tip that's actually intended for those with motor disability is now maximized by common folks. Adjusting the click speed of the Home button is easy. Grab the opportunity to go to the Accessibility settings without the stress. Launch the native Settings app on the iPhone. Then, navigate to the Settings' General option. Choose Accessibility from the options. The Home button speed will now be set to Default. After which, you are to select your preferred option: Default, Slow, and Slowest. A pulse vibration and a visual alert are triggered after you make your selection. Now you're all set!
Ad-Free YouTube Audio Streaming
Watching you're your favorite band's music videos can be annoying with those ads that suddenly pop up on your screen. Sometimes, you just want to listen to their music before you doze off. For that reason you should have the Vox app on your iPhone. The app supports all popular formats so that it becomes your all-in-one music player where you can either play your music stream through SoundCloud and YouTube or in an offline mode.
Mastering "Night Shift" Use
Getting a full night sleep is one of the most important things a busy person should practice in order to get the energy they need every day, especially in the mornings. We know very well how it feels in the office or on the road when you don't have enough sleep, approximately six to nine hours a day. In the latest iOS 9.3 update, one feature can aid you in your desire to consistently a good sleep at night. Night Shift mode is easy to set up and use. To turn this on, go to Settings and tap Display and Brightness. Then, tap Night Shift. You can now adjust your Night Shift settings according to which hours of the day you want the feature to keep functioning. You may also go to the Control Center and tap on the sun icon to turn on Night Shift. Sad news is only those with the latest iOS 9.3 update can enjoy this feature.


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Jones homers as Orioles beat Rangers 7-4
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Baltimore Orioles on the road are not exactly middle-of-the-road.
And the Texas Rangers are on a rocky road.
Miguel Gonzalez pitched his eighth consecutive quality start and Adam Jones hit his 20th home run as Baltimore beat Texas 7-4 on Saturday. It was Baltimore's sixth victory in the last seven games and major-league-best 72nd road triumph since 2012.


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I'm fairly confident that the High EMS Destroy will be the canon ending. That's the only option that keeps the door open for a Mass Effect world with Shepard alive in it, even if s/he's an NPC or something. The other two endings really box them in from a narrative standpoint. In Control, Shepard is essentially a benevolent (?) god. In Synthesis, all life is connected in perfect harmony or whatever. Plus, in both scenarios, the Reapers are friendly, meaning that any kind of threat would have to be so massive that the Reapers couldn't just zap it. Even if they some how take the Reapers out of the picture, in Control and Synthesis, the galaxy just got a billion year tech jump from having direct access to Reaper tech.
They ask me why I'm bringin' - A baby into battle - That's really irresponsible - And getting them rattled
I say "give me a break - Get off of my back damn, it" - I didn't learn parenting - My daddy was a planet
Also when the ship crashed, without the engines running I doubt they had the power to use the quantum entanglement device or barely had any power at all.
If it was Shepards final breathe they would not have shown him breathing in. It is totally illogical. They would of showed him exhaling then silence, and we could of got out nice little death scene. But they didn't do that they choose to specifically show him breathing in. So i think he's alive. That's my interpretation of it, you obviously have a different one.
Sorry bout the late post. This thread is active when I'm sleeping lol.
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The generalist looks outward; he looks for living principles, knowing full well that such principles change, that they develop. It is to the characteristics of change itself that the mentat-generalist must look. There can be no permanent catalogue of such change, no handbook or manual. You must look at it with as few preconceptions as possible, asking yourself, "Now what is this thing doing?" -Children of Dune
Or because people REALLY hate those goddamn reapers and picks destroy for the sole reason of going "You tried to kill us. Bad move, now you will face total annihilation!"
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That's the reason most people want to believe the indoctrination thing is true. It gives you the possibility for an actual good ending (which currently doesn't really exist).
DLC after the end is doubtful.Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut represents the definitive version of the endings to the Mass Effect trilogy, and the final resolution of Commander Shepard's journey. We have no plans to release further content related to the endings
They are lucky I didn't pick control just to crash them all into the sun.
My Shepard didn't survive a hit from Harbinger just to negotiate a surrender. He had no intention of leaving the Citadel alive as long as the Reapers were still alive.
The only way I can see the series going "forward" is with Destroy. There are no threats in the Control and Synthesis universe.
They do have tons of room to go backwards and parallel though. The First Contact Wars would be an easy story to tackle. If they wanted they could even do the Prothean cycle (or any cycle). Or an MMO (I hope not)
The only possible way I can envision the series moving forward with all the endings is if the Reapers were directly or indirectly keeping some threat from outside the galaxy at bay. I don't like this storyline though, its pretty cliche.
"Mass Effect panel at #sdcc upcoming Saturday. I do believe you will want to see it."