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Get (init) this SXSW in East Austin's most authentic art warehouse. A showcase featuring interactive visual digital installations from Austin's own premier projection artists. (init) is a collective of interactive designers, fabricators, programmers and visual artists aimed at creating interactive multimedia envrionments using various sensors and technology. Come and experience a unique digital playground and see what our local artists have to offer.
Jerome Morrison – http://
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Randi Southard – http://www.artrandi.com/
Robin Arnott – http://soundselfgame.com/
Caroline Dyes
Talon Skibsrud
Jeff Garrard
Lisa Woods
Denise Dodd
Brea Lundrigan
Maureen Haskell
Shezus Hart
Eye tableau – Jerome Morrison
Internal Alchemy – Josh Meredith
Unicorn X-ing – Caroline Dyes & Talon Skibsrud
SoundSelf : A Technodelic – Robin Arnott
The Eyeball – Jeff Garrard
Feedback Loop – Chauncey Logomenon
Gail – Lisa Woods
Josh Meredith
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Internal Alchemy is a video art installation I created that maps chakra points on people's bodies using a projector. They can then look at themselves in a mirror and interact with the different chakra points as they touch them. As you touch the different chakra points, different effects happen. You can then use your hands to "heal" yourself. As you do that you can watch the different chakra points radiate energy or watch your chi energy move up and down your body. This is a great way for people to understand how chi energy works along with a fun way to see your spiritual body projected on to yourself.
To create Internal Alchemy I used the Unity video game engine along with a Microsoft Kinect.
When no user is detected it will display an instruction screen informing user how to interact with it.
When a user approaches and is detected from the Kinect, the calibration process will begin. Internal Alchemy will instruct the user to align themselves to the outline of the figure and raise their right hand to initiate the chakra sequence. This will allow the chakras to map onto the body.
The chakra points will then project on their body and track with their movement in real time. Participants can then look at themselves in the mirror and touch each chakra point on their body. Different chakra points have different visual effects as they touch each one. Participants can then "heal" themselves as they interact with each chakra point and watch the chi energy flow up and down their body.
Magical particles will track the user's hands as they move.
Touching different chakra points will have different explosive fx. Participants can immerse themselves in a fun playful environment as they interact with each one.
Participants can watch their chi energy rise and fall along their meridians as they touch each chakra point with their "healing" hands and visually see it moving on their own body.
The installation consists of a screen, hardware enclosure, mirror and frame.
The hardware enclosure consists of a MS Kinect, a projector and a laptop. The projector projects the light off of the mirror and onto the participant's body. The Kinect faces the participant so it can detect movement.
Austin's premier psychedelic dance music monthly, every last Tuesday, showcasing varied arrays of psychedelic trance music and similar driving dance styles each month. Some of it will be silly, some serious; but most of all, it'll be weird to many, and far off from your average night downtown. If you're shy and don't know if you can dance, enjoy a lush chill space decked with live painters, and many other artisans, vending their creations.
PsychedElevator ↕ 1STOMP! Summer Ceremony ↕ JUNE 26-28 ↕ ReCreation Plantation ↕ TX post stomp:
–KADUM Live– (Kinematic Records/Brazil)
Progressive, Psychedelic Trance
Dark Prog, Progressive Psy, Full-On, Melodic // 148-138
-Josh Meredith-
Progressive, Psychedelic Trance
Progressive, Progressive Psy, Full-On // 135-145
Progressive Trance
Progressive // 130-135
9.5 – Commanda
11 – Josh Meredith
12.5 – Kadum
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June 30th, 2015
Elysium Nightclub
705 Red River ST (Red River x 7th)
Austin, Texas
FREE with option to donate (21+)
$5 cover for minors (18+)
Space available for painting & vendors
This is a demo of all the services my skills can offer including:
Motion Graphics
Music Production
Projection Mapping
Video Editing/Post Production
Video Art Installations
Stage Design
Music: Josh Meredith – Its all in Your Head
This is an example of some of my stage design, VJ and projection mapping work. I was booked to perform visuals for an event called Aqua Phonics in San Marcos on July 4th, 2014. I designed the stage previously and it was built with the help of Blue Light Entertainment. Since July 4th is a beloved American holiday I got inspired to do a "MERICA!!!" theme content. You'll see when you watch the video. I designed the stage structure and created MERICA style content for to project on to it and got to perform with Gladkill and Liquid Stranger along with other artists. This is a video I made showing some of the content I created.
Here is a commercial I did a voiceover for along with producing the music for Konica Minolta Sensing's Cs-2000 and Cs-2000a.
This one I did the voiceover for also. Its for the LumiCam 1300 2d luminance and color analyzer.
This track tries to represent my fascination with the way our bodies are electro magnetic devices.


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Milton Keynes Dons Football Club has released the following statement in response to speculation linking manager Karl Robinson to Blackpool.
"It comes as no surprise that Karl's name is once again touted for one of the top managerial positions in the Championship as his bold and stylish brand of football has invited plenty of talk in the industry.
"Since being appointed at stadiummk as the youngest manager in the Football League, Karl has guided our side to back-to-back play-off campaigns, broken a number of Club records and only yesterday he created history by leading our Club into the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time.
"Karl is an ambitious, bright young manager and he is firmly focused on realising MK Dons' dream of Championship football.
"Following discussions between Karl and the Chairman, the Club have turned down an approach from Blackpool to speak to Karl regarding the managerial vacancy at Bloomfield Road.
"Karl remains committed to the players, staff and, most importantly, the fans at Milton Keynes Dons, and will be looking to take the Club from strength to strength by continuing to write new chapters in its history books."
The Club will not comment further on this matter.

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Love is
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It was one of those nights after the rain, when the evening saw no breeze and slumbered in a stillness that casts spells …..
You know the kind of night I'm talking about. It's softness lingers on the memory, like perfume in a woman's hair, taking you back to another place, another time. It's the perfect night for a love song.
Songs have been written about every topic imaginable, but the best ones always talk about the ups and downs of being in love. Doesn't matter if you're a college kid or an IT professional, we've all been through break-up's and make-up's.
You might be head-over-heels in love with your bae or single and living it up or too busy swiping right on Tinder (jk) but whatever your FB 'relationship status' reads, I assure you, there's a song for that.
You could be a hopeless romantic, in which case Stevie Wonder has something to tell you
Or your getting over your ex which means you've got 9⃣9⃣ problems but a …..
And, if your single like me and don't give a …. , My gurl Beyoncé's got one for you
It's sonic proof that while musical fads and fashions will change with every generation,
LOVE and the songs inspired by it, will never go out of style.
So celebrate this season with Indigo 91.9 and tell us which love song describes your love life the best.
Comment below and let us know using #LoveOnAir
You can also hit us up on Facebook Twitter Instagram
Be sure to catch your favorite love songs on Pillow Talk With Ayesha Barretto
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Main stage and Buskers are encourage to perform at the FFMEM who may be (but not limited to being) actors, singers, musicians, jugglers, mimes, human statues, magicians, or puppeteers. All performers need to have written permission from FFMEM staff for insurance purposes.
Performers engaging in any activity or requiring more space than allotted at locations throughout the market must contact Market staff, via letter or email, to seek special permission and/or identify alternative locations for their performances.
Click here to go to Rules, policies and click here for an application to perform at the Friday Farmers Market Everett Mall.


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At Spire Wood Flooring, our main goal is to provide you with the highest quality wood flooring while limiting our dependence on natural resources. Meeting this goal doesn't always mean a new wood floor. Quite often, sanding and finishing an old floor can bring back its original beauty while saving you a great deal of time and money.
Benefits of Sanding and Refinishing
One of the biggest benefits of wood flooring is that it can be sanded down and refinished several times over its lifetime. In contrast, most other flooring options need to be replaced every 5-10 years. By sanding and finishing you save the time of needing to have an entire new floor replaced and you save the extra money required to do so. Not to mention, you'll end up keeping potential waste wood product out of our landfills (thumbs up!).
Another great benefit is that it gives you a chance to enrich the color of your wood floor or change to an entirely new color. For some, this may be an excellent opportunity to make interior design changes to your home that you've long been thinking to make.
All in all, sanding and refinishing your floors will give your home the fresh new look of beautiful warmth and character that your original floors once did!
Our Process
With over 40 years of industry experience, we take pride in offering you the absolute best in flooring products and services. Whether it's the product itself, the installation of a new floor or renewing an existing floor, it's our passion to provide you with the best that money can buy.
Sanding and refinishing can be a very challenging job that requires the work of a professional with specific tools and machinery to get the job done properly. From the detailed preparation of the job, to the meticulous process of sanding and refinishing, we take careful measures to make sure we bring your "forever floor" back to its original beauty.
We also know how important your time is, so we'll make sure to be in and out as quick as possible so you can get back in your home with as little inconvenience as possible.
If you are considering refinishing your hardwood floors, we can help! Contact us here.


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How long after a bankruptcy should one wait until considering buying a home?
FHA and other government insured or guaranteed mortgage programs generally require a 2 year period of time to elapse from the date of DISCHARGE of the Bankruptcy until the APPLICATION DATE. Since many lenders require a credit score minimum--often 620--it is important to re-build credit during that two year period. That means you do NOT have any late payments [30 days or more beyond the due date], new collection accounts, or judgments. You should review your credit report soon after the discharge to make sure all creditors are properly reporting the debts that were discharged in the bankruptcy.
Building credit may take the form of vehicle loans, secured credit cards and savings account secured bank loans. All credit must be handled as agreed and it is advisable to have at least 4 tradelines reporting to the credit bureaus since the bankruptcy discharge. This shows the lender that you are now in a position to handle your obligations and that the reason for the bankruptcy were circumstances beyond your control. Runaway spending does not fall into this category.
Working with a mortgage professional now will pay dividends later, even if you are a couple of years away from being able to purchase.
Companies and programs dictate specific guidelines rearding eligibility for a mortgage after a bankruptcy. Generally, you would have to wait a minimum of 2 years from discharge of a chapter 7. If you filed a chapter 13, you can refinance out of the bankruptcy after the first year as long as you paid according to the plan. You can also refinance or purchase a home immediately after discharge of a chapter 13, with a proven, positive payment history (this is confirmed with the trustee).
In either case a major factor with becoming eligible for financing is re-establishing good credit. A Bankrupcty is meant to give someone a fresh start. Part of that is having positively reporting trade line and not having late payments or collection accounts after the bankruptcy was filed. Another important part is actually having open and reporting trade lines on credit. One common mistake made by consumers is paying off and closing accounts on credit. Credit is based partly on available credit. So, it may help to pay off or pay down accounts, but it may hurt your credit rating to close an account.
Next point is your housing history. A lot of weight is given to a good housing history. Since your interested in purchasing a home, lenders will verify your mortgage/rental history. Companies can and will disqualify you if you have any late payments. In the mortgage industry, you are considered late for any housing payment paid outside of the month the payment is due. So a May 1st payment paid on May 18th doesn't make you late on your rent. According to your rental agreement, you may be late and have to pay a penalty, but you would not have made a late housing payment.
The last point I'd like to touch upon is even if you meet the above criteria, you would still need to meet the company minimum credit score requirement. My company has a minimum FICO requirement of 580. Credit score requirements also vary from lender to lender.
I hope you find this helpful. Good luck in your house hunt.
This is an update to my previous answer as there have been changes in the guidelines to promote short sales and discourage foreclosure.
The guidelines are now at 2 years instead of 4 as it had been for years.
Now a short sale is actually better on your credit then a foreclosure, they used to both be 4 years and now it is only 2 on a short sale and 7 for conventional financing. This gives homeowners the opportunity to get their back together and still be able to purchase only 24 months later. In some cases less, this is if you have a HAFA short sale and you are not late on your payments at closing, you can actually buy 1 day out of a short sale through a special FHA program!!
But the real question should be, how do I know it is a good time for me to buy again?
You should be re established in your life, if you can do it in 14 months or 14 years that is when you should be looking again, there are aggressive ways to get back in without a bank if you are determined AND READY.
If you are not ready you should keep renting until you have 6 months of the payment safely tucked away in case you run into trouble again and my suggestion would be to keep your housing AND monthly bills to no more then 30% of your income. Your gross income that is or if possible your net would be ideal but probably not realistic, this is not from lender guidelines just good common sense to keep you out of trouble again.


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We would love to work with you. Seriously.
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More info: We are looking for a highly motivated and talented individual to work with our team to help design awesome sites for awesome clients. This is not a Developer/Coding position.
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Website Design / Development Intern
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Squareflair only builds Squarespace sites. We design from scratch without considering the limitations of existing Squarespace ('stock') templates. We don't touch code until we know our clients are in love with the design. AKA CUSTOM (AKA-UK BESPOKE)
Collaborate with product managers, other designers, and developers on solutioning, design and product review, and workflow planning
Translate requirements into compelling concepts that meet (and balance between) client and user needs, but are also forward-thinking
Design robust wireframes, prototypes, and visual comps
Develop compelling visual solutions for projects
Take both internal and external feedback and respond with solutions
In order to be a strong Designer fit at Squareflair, you should have the following:
A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional conceptual thinking, problem-solving, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design skills
The ability to internalize complex concepts quickly and create compelling design solutions
Extensive experience in Adobe Creative Suite and/or Sketch (Sketch is preferred!)
The ability to very clearly articulate and rationalize your design thinking in small team conversation (in person or over video conferencing), large presentations, sketches, or digital tools
Demonstrated ability to work on several concurrent projects and juggle the demands of competing priorities, tight timelines, and shifting requirements
The personal qualities that will set you up for success at Squareflair:
You are a self-starter
You are incredibly hard working
You have a strong sense of collaboration and camaraderie, but you are not afraid to own work and make it happen
You've probably never seen camaraderie written before, and actually wondered if camaraderie was even spelled correctly
You cannot pronounce camaraderie verbally now after seeing it written
You have keen attention to granular detail (the data and text in our work have to be perfect)
You thrive in a constantly changing environment – you see it as an opportunity to learn and grow, and not as an inconvenience
You are self-aware about your key strengths and where you want to continue to develop
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This outfit was styled with a Futuristic theme....used mostly t-shirts for layering, one striped tee is even being worn as a skirt. Also, lots of socks & leg-warmers used. A glove was also used on one foot.
Pop theme - bright, colorful, young.......lots of colors, mixing & matching of contrast colored socks, a can can underneath a skirt, total Uber-Hippie look!!!
Ethno-royal look & feel...........the setup, the pose, the Harems, the Kolhapuris, the Turban...........the top is just a piece of Gold leather wrapped as a tube, with a bolero on top....
Corporate diva with a Don't Care attitude! A gold bikini on top of a white tee......a reversible wrap skirt layered on a white skirt.......a tie worn as a belt........a tulle scarf around the necks - hope the guys at office will be able to work! ;)
A little black dress with a cancan underneath, a belt as a neckpiece & a flower in the casually tied hair - that's all you need to go rock the Party!!!!!!
Raas Leela 2150 : Krishna of the 22nd century romancing his beau, Radha. The monochromatic thme, the sporty, yet whacky look, the metal rod "flute", the foil "feather" on Krishna's head & the earphones on Radha's ears - a setting for a complete Techno-punk love story!
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Beata Moon's latest CD is titled Saros. Appropriately enough the title"saros" refers to the moon. It's a cycle of lunar eclipses first mentioned by ancient Babylonian astronomers.
Dakota Born, Indiana Raised
Beata Moon is an American born composer of Korean Descent. She was born in North Dakota, but the family quickly moved to Indiana. "I grew up in Merrillville which is about an hour outside Chicago. My sister and I used to go to Chicago on Saturdays for our piano lessons," says Moon. In fact she debuted with the Indianapolis Symphony. "Yes, when I was younger, way-way-back-when, I performed with the played with them when I was eight."
Saros, A Cycle In A Cycle
Just as saros is a lunar cycle, Moon sees her seven pieces as a sort of cycle as well."A lot of these works were commissioned by performers or in one case a choreographer who I have worked with for many years. I just wanted to make another CD of chamber works. My last disc was all solo piano. So this was a chance for me to put together mostly chamber works that were recently written."
The Apogee
Composers are notoriously unwilling to pick favorites, but Moon hesitantly agreed. "That's a hard question. Well if I were to go with the first piece that popped into my head, it would have to be the cello piece "Tenancy." It was written for a really dear friend and collaborator of mine Henning Rubsam. We met at Juilliard. He's a dancer and a choreographer and I wrote many pieces for his dance company. I thought of the dancers and all the warmth I have for him as I was writing. It was just a way for me to try to express that in the music it. Also, I love the sound of the cello, so I guess from this disc that might be one of my favorites."


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The National Retail Federation (NRF) just posted the 2014 results of their annual Valentine's Day survey. For the first time in six years, the number of adults (18 and over) planning to buy Valentine's Day gift cards has gone down. In fact, Valentine spending as a whole is going down with fewer people (54% compared to last year's 60%) planning to celebrate Valentine's Day at all. As a practical gal myself, I don't mind people being a little more frugal. I just hope thrifty lovers are choosing to do something simple, homemade, or romantic versus skipping the day entirely.
Hail Marys for Last-Minute Lovers
With Valentine's day just two weeks away, some of the most-desired Valentine's Day gifts will already be picked over at the stores or too late to order online. Not to worry. In the Infographic below, you'll see the top Valentine gifts of the survey plus our take on how to recover from last-minute fumbles. The simple idea is to put a quick twist on traditional gifts. As a bonus, most of these suggestions also cost less than the typical long stem roses or dinner at a fancy restaurant.
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Want more last-minute Valentine's Day gift ideas? Follow Gift Card Girlfriend on Pinterest for examples of free Valentine's Day printables, coupons, greeting cards, and other gifts. My favorite, simple idea is to tuck a gift card into a pair of Valentine's Day socks. This is a gift that works for young and old, male or female. Add a note that reads, "We make a great pair!"
How to Rock the Valentine's Day eGift Card
If you really wait 'til the last minute, send an egift card. To make the broken play look planned, however, sell the fake with a full-scale, digital attack. Send mushy Valentine's Day text messages, post a tribute to your Valentine on Instagram, write on your one-and-only's Facebook page, and Tweet about your sweetie all day long. The egift card will look like it's been part of the plan all along. Happy Gift Carding! ~Gift Card Girlfriend P.S. Want more gift cards? Share your #giftcard love via the links below!


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Home Study and the Steeple Rock Challenge Home Learning Programme
The New Zealand Curriculum's Vision for all young people is that they will be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners. The Steeple Rock Challenge programme sits comfortably beside our school learning programme as a pathway towards achieving this vision.
There are two components to this programme, one compulsory, the other voluntary.
Steeple Rock booklets are issued to all students in Term 1. They use them to record the challenges they complete.
Please select the appropriate link below for a pdf copy of the current Steeple Rock Challenege booklets
Year 3&4 Booklet
Year 5&6 Booklet
Year 7&8 Booklet
Year 7/8 Home Learning Term 1 2019
Compulsory home study focuses primarily on literacy and numeracy. If discussed and agreed to as part of an Individual Education Plan or mid-year conference goal there may also be some form of additional practice of a specific skill or competency e.g. handwriting, motor skill, etc.
In Years 5-8, compulsory home study also supports a few key learning projects that, based on historical information, require most students to work on at home to complete to the high standards expected.
On rare occasions a teacher may add a specific current event story or happening, otherwise no other home learning is set.
Year 0-2
The focus of home learning in these early years is to support literacy and numeracy. Reading should be happening every night. Writing, basic spelling words and number facts also should be worked on four evenings a week. Regular, small amounts usually work better than less frequent, longer sessions. Other important skills to be developed include: talking and sharing, practising motor skills like throwing, catching and skipping, and time for imaginative play both independently and with others.
Year 3&4: 20 minutes per night / 80 minutes per week over 4 days
Reading – at least 10 minutes, 4 evenings
Spelling – Basic Word Lists to support reading, writing and spelling 5 minutes, 4 evenings
Basic Facts – 5 minutes, 4 evenings
Year 5&6: 25 Minutes per night/ 100 minutes per week over 4 days
Reading – at least 15 minutes, 4 evenings
Spelling – Basic Word Lists (as required) 5 minutes, 4 evenings
Improving confidence and presentation skills when speaking in public. During Term 3, practice for the annual Y5&6 Inter-House Poetry Recital Competition will be required.
Year 7&8: 30 Minutes per night/ 120 minutes per week over 4 days
Reading – at least 20-30 minutes, 4 evenings
Spelling – Basic Word Lists (if required) 5 minutes, 4 evenings
2. Steeple Rock CHALLENGE HOME LEARNING PROGRAMME
Based on the PRIDE Challenge programme from Windsor School (Windor School has been merged after the restructure of schooling in Christchurch), our Steeple Rock home learning programme for Years 3 to 8 students, sits alongside our compulsory home study expectations. Children who choose to participate in the Steeple Rock programme know that they will be challenged academically, physically and in the arts. They may be required to give to others and the community, or work as part of a team. Self-responsibility and time management skills will come into play, as will perseverance, pride and a positive attitude.
There are a number of key differences between our Steeple Rock Challenges and traditional homework. They include:
The children choose to participate
Children can choose what challenges they undertake, including a 'design your own challenge' option within each broad category
A wide range of engaging and enjoyable challenges that involve the family and child
It acknowledges many of the out-of-school learning activities children are involved in
It reflects the unique character of our school and community
It is learning through doing and then reflecting on the process
It is fun, challenging, success-orientated and includes all the competencies, intelligences and learning to learn skills
Children were involved in developing the programme, and will continue to be involved in its on-going review
This learning is acknowledged, shared and celebrated
How it works:
All children who successfully complete the minimum number of Challenges will be presented with a badge to sew onto their House sunhat and a certificate acknowledging their achievement
Each class has a 'sharing time' where children who have completed a specific Challenge, have up to 5 minutes to share what they have done
Completed Challenges are not 'marked' by the teacher. There is no grading given. The teacher may talk with a child about what they learnt from the Challenge, what went well, what they might do differently next time, etc. The completed Challenge is signed off in the child's Steeple Rock Challenge booklet, and in the teacher's record book.
If they wish, children may have a clear file, journal or book to keep or display the 'evidence' of their Challenge. This evidence may include photographs, written feedback from parents or a personal log of a challenge. This will be for each child to decide.
There are no consequences for children who choose not to participate in the programme.
Children who choose to participate in the Steeple Rock Challenge programme know that they will be challenged academically, physically and in the arts. They may be required to give to others and the community, or work as part of a team. Self-responsibility and time management skills will come into play, as will perseverance, pride and a positive attitude.
The New Zealand Curriculum's Vision for all young people is that they will be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners. The Steeple Rock Challenge programme sits comfortably beside our school learning programme as a pathway towards achieving this vision.
3. How You Can Help Your Child at Home
As a parent it is often hard to know what you can do to help your child at home in a way that can support their learning at school.
The Ministry of Education has produced these very informative pamphlets to give you an idea of the range of things you can do at home.
These pamphlets are general guidelines, as all children progress at differing rates and can learn best in a variety of ways.
Have a look at the pamphlets at the year levels above and below where your child is to help with ideas and activities that suit you.
We believe in developing a strong partnership between home and school. Your child's teacher is always happy to help and if you have any queries, just mention to your child's teacher that you would like to make a time to talk.
Please click the link for the edition of Steeple Rock.
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By Oleg Vukmanovic and Mark Tay
MILAN/SINGAPORE: Asian spot prices for LNG delivery in March fell to parity with European gas benchmarks on Friday, while importers in India, Thailand and Mexico finalised purchases amid healthy supply.
Traders said Asian prices for March delivery fell 25 cents to about $7.50 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), matching the UK's National Balancing Point trading hub levels.
Qatar's liquefaction Train 7 - previously idled for maintenance - resumed production on Friday, raising the possibility of more frequent deliveries to Britain from the second-half of March and April, one trader said.
However, other sources told Reuters that Train 7 may be due to shut down again in March.
Meanwhile, Australia's AP LNG project is expected to idle half a train's output towards the end of February.
But output from the giant Gorgon project was steady, with plant operator Chevron readying to bring a third production line on-stream early in the second-quarter.
Despite colder-than-average forecasts for the next 45-days in South Korea's capital Seoul, which is also a major LNG importer, traders said a combination of pre-Christmas buying, stored reserves and returning nuclear reactors has kept Korea Gas Corp out of the spot market.
Traders said they had heard Gail India had bought supplies in the low $8 per mmBtu range, while Thailand's PTT bought a cargo in the high $7 per mmBtu level, possibly from Chevron.
In the Atlantic, Vitol bought a tender cargo from Angola for delivery to Europe, but looks to be in talks to swap it for a different destination, possibly Egypt, one trader said.
Mexico also purchased two cargoes for February delivery. Steady cargo demand was seen coming from Spain.
Around six shipments are due to arrive at the Fos terminal in southern France over the coming weeks, alleviating tight gas markets which followed an outage at an Algerian export facility.


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Swimming Holidays in Croatia
Croatia is fast becoming one of the top destinations in the world for open water fanatics. A swimming holiday in Croatia set in an area of outstanding natural beauty will leave you far from disappointed.
Join us on one of our unforgettable tours as we explore the picturesque islands, reefs and islets of the Šibenik archipelago in the country's beautiful Dalmatian Coast and the scattered 130 islands that make up the National Park of the Kornati Islands. Croatia has an abundance of spectacular scenery to be explored, both above and below the water. With short swims and long swims options, you're sure to find a swimming holiday in Croatia which is just right for you.


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Marine Corps veteran and popular actor R. Lee Ermey visited soldiers training on Sand Hill at Fort Benning Saturday morning.
Ermey, popular with soldiers at Benning for his role as a gunnery sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film "Full Metal Jacket", spent time observing E Company, 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry Regiment training at Cashetown and then spent time with C Company at their company area.
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Ermey spent eleven years in the Marine Corps, two as a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Ca. Ermey rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant before being medically retired for injuries received during his service. He received an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant in 2002.
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More often than not, when I'm asked by immigration officers from which country I'm coming, I have to take a beat to remember. If they then ask which countries I've visited in the previous month, then there's a lot of pausing and head-scratching involved. From a straw pole of my frequent-flying friends, I understand that this is quite a common problem, and not just with those closer to 40 than 20.
Yet, despite this being an apparently everyday phenomenon, I still find it vaguely disquieting. Not because I find it embarrassing to forget something so simple, nor because it makes you look like a bit of a blasé douche, but mainly because I worry that the volume of travel that I do has diminished my joy from visiting different places.
So, is it true that travelling frequently (for me, 2-3 countries per week) and to lots of different countries (105 and counting) means you lose some of your ability to be enchanted by new places, and it would actually be more enjoyable to travel less?
Istanbul is a city where I worked for a few happy months almost a decade ago, so I had ticked most of the tourist boxes – no mean feat given the fantastic array of boxes that Istanbul has to tick. Likewise, when I visited it again recently, my travelling companion had been working there for a few months, so both of us were looking for things a little off the beaten track.
To this end, I can recommend the Museum of Innocence, tucked down a side street a couple of hundred metres from Istiklal avenue. Before visiting, you do need some background which can be most easily garnered by reading the novel of the same name by Orhan Pamuk. The book is about obsessional male love for a younger woman and his collection of artefacts from the moments of happiness they have together. The museum is the collection of these artefacts, which follow the narrative arc of the book.
There are four things I really love about the museum. First, that he bothered to create it in the first place. It's a lovely example of taking a piece of art in one medium and extending it to another.
Secondly, I enjoy the speculation it raises about the extent to which this story is autobiographical rather than pure fiction: the sheer level of detail in the place betrays an obsessive nature that makes you think there could well be a real story behind the whole thing.
Thirdly, I love the exhibit on the ground floor to the right of the entrance which has the lipstick-stained butt of every cigarette smoked by the object of this obsession pinned to a board, tracking across multiple years like an infographic from a cancer awareness campaign.
Finally, my favorite thing about the museum is the quote written on the wall on the top floor. It comes at the end of the chronology of the story, and after you've passed thousands of objects showing a life consumed by a single obsession, and it reads 'let everyone know, I lived a very happy life'. I like this sentiment mainly because it runs contrary to popular sentiment on obsession and happiness. I also find it particularly resonant because it makes me feel better about the possibility that I travel in order to collect countries and associated anecdotes, whilst simultaneously demonstrating that is precisely not what I do by being a perfect example of the world's limitless capacity to enchant.


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Samurai Warriors 2 Discussion
Trainer Tools and Resources
[Edited by Dragonu, 8/26/2008 1:01:22 AM]
my 4th weapon list :
1.Chained Dragon ( Hanzo Hattori )
2.Gilded Talon ( Mitsuhide Akechi )
3.Evil's Bane ( Kanetsugu Naoe )
4.Iron Vengeance ( Ranmaru Mori )
All of the ultimate weapons are supposedly found in the Dream level in story mode.Although i don't remember it exactly u are supposed to kill all of Kotaro Fuma's clones then beat the first guy u have to beat in the objectives in hyper mode...and then defeat the second guy.Then another clone of fuma is supposed to appear and after u defeat him the weapon should appear.I am almost sure i missed somethin but i'll give u a piece of info:Hanzo Hattoris 4th weapon is the hardest weapon to find in the whole game.
[Edited by Dragonu, 8/26/2008 1:01:22 AM]
That's right[to Fierce's comment].As for hard weapons to find I strongly disagree.Ishida's and Kotaro's are the hardest to find and do...I tried it and got frustrated and annoyed and finally after 5 tries[with both] i succeeded.
Unzip into your Documents\KOEI\Samurai Warriors 2 folder, overwrite the files. Don't forget to make backups first.
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In the back pages of every novel that I write, I ask the reader for a review. I also ask them to point out any errors I may have made. In this new age of digital publishing, an author can now revisit his work and correct things that are needed. So the reader can actually help the author make his work better, and that in turn just helps the next person enjoy the book even more.
I also promise anyone who finds an error that I will thank them here on my website. So here we go.
I received this letter from Robyn Kozierok, who pointed out two errors she found in Closure.
Hi Randall,
I received a review copy of Closure from BookRooster and really enjoyed it. (I did post my review on Amazon.)
As a minor point of fact, MIT does not offer any academic (merit) scholarships. All their financial aid is need-based.
Also I think there may have been a continuity issue at one point where Jack took the bathroom door off its hinges in a hotel room to use as a workbench, and then later closed the bathroom door to contain a bad smell.
Best of luck with your writing!
Robyn is correct on both accounts. I wasn't aware of the MIT scholarship issue, but felt that it would be best to make Eric a scholarship student for the sake of the story. I wanted Eric to come from a law enforcement family. Due to the average salary of someone in that profession, Eric would never have afforded MIT without a little help.
The door issue made it past me, my beta readers, and my editor without any of us catching it. In the new version, Sam will use a closet door for his work, and that will keep the bathroom door in place to combat the smell of what he's cooking inside.
So a big thanks to Robyn and her sharp eye. This author is grateful for her input.
A reader by the name of John M emailed me today with another error I missed. Ironically, it's in the same exact scene as the one above!
Actually it's an error I was already aware of, but I'm still giving him credit for finding it. In the scene Sam is mixing up some standard auto-body fiberglass for a dastardly purpose I won't mention here. He later goes and checks to see if it has "dried" enough for him to continue working with it.
Only fiberglass doesn't dry, it hardens through a chemical process known as curing.
Cure (kyoor) v.tr To prepare, preserve, or finish (a substance) by chemical or physical process.
The problem is, 3 out of 5 of my beta readers didn't know what the term meant, and I hadn't written it so they could determine its meaning from context. I was worried that the word would pull the average reader out of the story. So, I changed it to dry.
Now that John's pointed it out I don't feel that was the right choice to make. If he noticed it, no doubt several other savvy readers did too. From now on, I think I'll aim for using the correct word. And if the reader isn't familiar with it, all one will have to do now is tap on it with a finger, and his e-reader will tell him what it means. Or look it up in an old-fashioned dictionary. I do it all the time.
What's got me shaking my head is the fact that I have two mistakes in the same scene.
Maybe I was hung over that day? It's happened before.
So thanks to John and his sharp eye for taking the time. I truly appreciated it.
A reader by the name of Kaitie wrote me from the UK, where a portion of the fourth novel Security takes place. She caught an error that I was totally unaware of:
" I have been enjoying the Jack Randall books very much. Just started Security. Loved Pestilence. You imply that the court illustrators in London are sketching, however, this is illegal in the UK – the illustrators have to make notes and have really good memories, then quickly sketch when they have left the court. Hope that helps!"
I had no idea. I assumed it was a standard practice around the world. Well you know what they say about assuming. Actually assuming that other court systems are like the circus sideshows of the American system is kinda scary.
Anything I can do to improve the books and make them more accurate certainly helps. So thanks to Katie for catching this for me. The change will be made on the next update.
Another reader by the name of Susan caught a very embarrassing misspelling.
She writes:
"Hi , Just finished reading four of the Jack Randall books. I thoroughly enjoyed them, but I found two errors that I thought you might want to correct (one in Security and one in Pestilence). In both books, you referenced a base called Fort McDill in Florida which is incorrect. The base in Tampa. FL, has been called MacDill Air Force Base since 1948.
It is an active United States Air Force base. The "host wing" for MacDill AFBis the 6th Air Mobility Wing (6 AMW) of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), part of AMC's Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF). The base is currently host to US Central Command, US
Special Operations Command (which I believe is the command you meant to reference in the book) and 30 other smaller tenant commands."
The embarrassing part is that I've been to this base numerous times. I blamed it on the voice-to-text software I use, but I still should have caught it. So, thanks to Susan for catching the error.
This one came with a plus side, though. If my military fans can enjoy my books without rolling their eyes too much, I count that as a win. Sometimes, I have to stretch the truth a bit, but they never rat me out. I figure that they either know what I'm doing and why and forgive me, or they just enjoy the story and don't care.
Either way I'd like to say thanks.


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by Estel
My story starts when I was 5. I guess it starts before that cause I remember seeing fights between my mother and step father. But what I officially remember starts at 5. Sometime before my birthday my mother left. It was me and my 2 younger brothers, and my older sister. I don't remember the age difference between us all. My step father liked to drink and liked girl company. Before my birthday he always had a different female over every night. On my 5 b-day, there was a party my mother came along with her currant boyfriend. I had fun, but it did not last long. My fun day turned to my first day of the beginning pain of my life. It was bath time, my step father was giving me on which was normal. Until he started to touch me, he molested me in the bathtub. When I tried to pull away and whine he would put my head under the water. When he was done he took me out of the water and left the bathroom. My sister came in and dressed me. That happened every bath time for the next 3 years.
When I was 8 it was time for him to step it up. He took me to his bedroom and told me it was time to show him how much I love daddy. He tried tot take my cloths off I tried fighting telling him I don't want to that he hurts me. He said the pain will lesson, don't you want to make your daddy happy. And I said no not like that. He smacked me hard across the face and I feel to the ground. He ripped my cloths off and smacked me a couple more times I got dizzy and before I new it I was tied to his bed naked. He had a belt, a black belt. He hit me across my chest area. And I fraught, I wiggled to get free but it did not work. Each time I asked him to stop I got a new hut. He never hit in a place that would be seen. Kept to my chest, lower parts. He punched me in the face telling mt be quiet. After I was barely awake he raped me. When he was done he left me bleeding tied to his bed.
I continued to get raped for 2 more years by him and sometimes his brother and his friend. They liked making torturing me, make me kneel like a dog, they put me in dog cages naked, made me stand there naked in front of them. It was always cold during that time. One evening there were so drunk and they ripped my cloths off and made me stand there naked for an hour as the stared at me if I wobbled I got hit. By then I learned to not cry. I never showed the pain anymore. It was then I started asking god to kill me to let this all be over. And then I curse god because they would walk away me bleeding and still alive. When they were done with me they would put me in the dark, cold closet naked and in my own blood. I sat in the corner by one little ray of light until they woke up from passing out. Usually a full day, with no food. They always put a dog bowl in there with water for me.
I used to write story's and I would use my life in them just use different names. Finally one of the teachers desired to ask and I was 10 and I finally told. They told me to go home and everything will be taken care of. I went home an no more than 20 min the police were there and arresting him. I was taken to the hospital and out in a cold room alone. As I laid on the bed waiting for someone to come in, I was shaking and cold and scared and felt alone.
I was put into a home for kids waiting to be put back with there parents, apparently my mother wanted us back. During the next 2 years I tried to kill my self I was 11. I had visits from my mother and her boyfriend. I thought that maybe I can have a childhood, he seem to be a nice a guy. Ohhhh how wrong I was. They put my sister back with my mother and than me and then my brother. She had to get us one at a time. The first year was ok. But when I turned 13 he seemed to look at me funny, brush up against me and drink and sit at the foot of my bed at night.
We had a nice old lady that lived under us, she had her 2 grand kids living with her both boys and she had there father, her son living there as well along with her husband, She tried to get me out as much as passable. But I was used to being alone. One night when I was 14 he got drunk came into my room and raped me. My mother came in right after and told me I was to sleep with him when I tried to tell her what happened she said not to lie. The next morning I told this old lady, she called the police and they came and put me in with my grandma. Told my mom she could not call me at all. My grandma allowed this man to come over and gave her money and he took me out in his van and raped me that way. My mom got a hold of me and told me that if I don't take this back I will never see my baby brother again. So I took it back. He continued to rape me for 2 more years. I never fought, I never asked him to stop, my mind left my body, when my mind came back he was done. I found a letter one day to my uncle from my mother and in it said, if she gave me to him when I turned 18 that this man would give her what ever she wants. Finally I said something and the police told her if she does not live this guy she would lose all her kids. And naturally because we were state kids at that time she got paid for us so she left him. But she hated me for it. During all these years with him and her I was there maid. I learned to clean a kitchen floor with a tooth brush. I could clean a 3 bedroom, living room, dinning room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, laundry all by myself in half a day. Cause if I didn't I got beat.
During these years I had a therapist (might I add most of them suck) and my driver that took me there and home again would molest me while he drove, and yes I did nothing. I tried to kill my self once again. Her boyfriend would sit me in his lap acting like he was teaching me how to drive and use it to get what he wanted. I was raped by a guy in high school.
Now I am afraid to drive, I am working on that one. I am afraid of the dark, I am afraid of my head being under water, I am claustrophobic, my cheats begins to hurt. I am a 30 year old woman 3 kids, who in her life has been hurt over and over again by people who were supposed to protect me and love me. I have tried to kill my self 3 times. I have prayed to god for death, and hated him after seeing I was still alive. I have forgiven these people, but I will never forget. It has been 14 years and I can still tell you what they smelled like, I can still tell you the look in there eyes, I can still feel the way they felt, I can still remember every time I asked them to stop, every slap, ever time I felt alone, every time I wanted someone, anyone to save me.
I don't trust easy, making friends is hard for me to do. I have been used to hearing, it was my fault, or I have to much to deal with to be friends with, or that I am imposable to love. The list goes on. When I was no longer being hurt is when my family decided to help. And I simply told them, I don't need it now whee were you than. I recently found out that my step father recorded what he did and it is somewhere out there on the internet.
I am still working through a lot of things. I will not see a therapist I have had my share of them and all I got was "I understand" that is crap.
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complement system
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A part of the immune system which includes a group of blood proteins belonging to the globulins involved in removing foreign particles and damaged cells. Complement activation is part of...
Lie algebras associated to fiber-type arrangements
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DeSanctis–Cacchione syndrome
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An autosomal recessive disorder in which there is *xeroderma pigmentosum, often of complementation group A, together with mental deficiency, dwarfism, and gonadal hypoplasia. Has also been...
molybdenum cofactor deficiency
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Fanconi anaemia
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The Simple Sentence: Elements
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Depictive agreement and the development of a depictive marker in Swiss German dialects
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Moraxella catarrhalis in Acute Laryngitis: Infection or Colonization?
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Mannose-Binding Lectin Is a Critical Factor in Systemic Complement Activation during Meningococcal Septic Shock
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Absence of an association between mannose-binding lectin polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis.
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lschaemic heart disease
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Administration of C1-esterase inhibitor during emergency coronary artery bypass surgery in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Influence of hepatic mitochondrial redox state on complement biosynthesis and activation during and after cardiopulmonary bypass operations
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We have proposed the hazardous phenomena associated with cardiopulmonarybypass (CPB) are due to metabolic derangement by hepatic mitochondrialdysfunction during and after CPB. On the...


text: Dished up with great .. er .. care. Full of those (TM)-esque aphorisms which I love. Actually possibly overuse of (TM) though on other hand maybe not. Close call. "athleticness" is certainly good though. You should (TM) it. They don't sell eggos(TM) where I live. That is the one disappointing feature of this fine piece.


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I squeezed my eyes shut and waited for sleep to come. But it would not. My mind began making compounding lists of what needed to get done in the next two weeks. No matter how hard I tried to suppress those dart-like attacks into the synapses of my brain, the assault was relentless and overwhelming. In an odd way, I was sometimes amused at the randomness of what popped into my brain. But generally and not precluding what God can do despite my inadequacies, my brain registered only the potential demise of my newly-established (and beloved) ministry path should the events in the coming weeks fail.
I heard Horton get up at 3:15 a.m. and knew I had about an hour until my appointed time to face the day. When a whoozy-headed feeling finally came on shortly thereafter, my body fell into a light and short-lived sleep. "At least I've been horizontal for hours and nabbed 20 minutes of zzzz's. I can do this."
53ish miles is always a long way. But what can make it seem longer is starting the day in a cold rain. Though miserable weather was predicted, the 6:30 a.m. start was simply 30's and periodic drizzle. If you don't count the two calf-deep stream crossings in the early miles, I never felt wet.
I felt embraced by the dark as I became just one in a crowd of many. "No need to rush," I whispered to myself. Eavesdropping and amused by words of advice offered between runners (some of which was loony), I was content to slip through the forest in my own little world. Only briefly did I enjoy conversation with Sarah Quigg, one of the first runners I ever coached in my high school career. As the trail rose ahead, my young protege' pulled ahead as I yelled out to her, "Have a great day!"
I fell into a rhythm counting steps. 25 walk, 25 granny shuffle run. Repeat on all uphills. Run everything else. I felt it might be a safe approach. Training had been nearly non-existent since August. A tough coaching/work schedule with nearly every weekend occupied by cross country meets, I had managed but one mountain run of 17 miles, and two road runs of 18 and 15 miles. I hoped that the daily workouts I ran with my team added a little something to fitness.
The signs at each aid station told me I was gaining time on the 12-hour time limit. Continually catching people suggested my approach might actually be working. It was fun. Never before had I looked forward to "running" uphill. So with dark and drizzly turning to bright and sunny, the day held surprising promise.
Approaching the "halfway" point (26.9 miles, or so they say), the mountain we would climb was cloaked in dark clouds, sharp, stinging winds poised to pummel. Adjusting my 25 on/25 off approach due to uneven footing and the steep, 3-mile climb, I turned my focus to simply keep pace with fellow runners. My quads felt tired but forward motion was maintained. Hot broth at the aid station halfway up the mountain offered both warmth and needed salt.
About four miles later the infamous "Loop" needed to be conquered. The flat early miles flew by, but the rocky and steep incline slowed my pace. For the first time in a while I was the one being passed. Still, my spirit held strong and my legs allowed me to gain back precious ground on the downhills. Out of the loop and down the gravel road, I drew closer to my goal with every step.
Then I saw her. Sarah. I was surprised after watching her slip away in the darkness of the first hour. My emotions flipped between joy in catching her and the college runner's disappointment that I did. As the orange-painted "1 mile to go" mark passed beneath our feet, we were side by side. "Hi, Sarah."
"Oh, Coach T," she uttered with a wistful quiver in her voice.
"Come on, Sarah. Let's finish this together."
But it didn't happen. I glanced at my watch. I had time to sneak in under 11 hours if I continued the assault. I pulled away, feeling strong and cajoling her to catch up. It wasn't in the cards. We would not cross the line together. Her dad was standing along side the road. I glanced back to see the pair amble along. The only thing left for me was to make the mental decision to persist all the way to the line. 10:57. Sarah crossed a minute later. The coach and athlete. Together again but never really apart.


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Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais prevailed in the rain in Detroit on Sunday for KV Racing for the thirty third win of an IndyCar career that spans a decade. Happily Bourdais even managed not to drop the trophy off the podium this time. AJ Foyt Racing's Takuma Sato recovered from a poor string of races to finish second ahead of RLL's Graham Rahal, who was penalized for blocking Sato in the frenzied street fight.
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The race saw a wet start, a clean and green first half and a second half reminiscent of Saturday's stinker. After another aero kit explosion of debris thanks to a Penske tussle the race was eventually red flagged for clean up. This set up a mad dash to the finish of a timed race and an exciting ending to a water logged weekend on the border.
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ABC aired a brief fifteen minute pre race show that was typically heavy on the Capn's team. It didn't ignore Andretti Autosport though, allowing Carlos Munoz to correct the record and say "it feels good" to have won his first race rather than just "ok." Graham Rahal also got some air time after his poor showing Saturday. After GM's CEO gave the command to start engines, another rain race began on Belle Isle. In a double file start which always adds some drama the drivers behaved themselves for a caution free fifty laps of racing.
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First race winner Munoz's AA Honda went up in smoke in the first ten laps having given its all the previous day. First out of the race, he recklessly drove his car across the racing line to a pull off area, smoke billowing out the back. Fortunately no one hit him as he did so. It was a case of karma for the young Colombian who never should have described an IndyCar win as ok. Continue reading


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At Nettie's, S.F. meets East Coast fish shack
Much like Yankee Pier or Sam's Chowder House, Nettie's Crab Shack looks to the East Coast for inspiration. Yet I've always wondered why, with our love of everything local, these restaurants don't reinvent the genre for the West Coast. California has a long seafood history and distinguished dishes, such as roast Dungeness crab, petrale sole and cioppino.
Besides, if you're an East Coast fish shack aficionado and go to Nettie's, on Union Street in San Francisco, you'll probably laugh. And for good reason: Filled with people more likely to tip a glass of Champagne than trip along the coast of Maine, it's a far cry from a seaside shanty. But it's a fine venue for California.
The restaurant may offer a New England vibe with such things as the lobster roll and clam chowder, but the crab feed every Sunday night just might start a San Francisco tradition. The only thing missing is a sea breeze, but after a few salty sprays while you're cracking the crab, you'll be well covered.
Nettie is Annette Yang, who's been a high-profile front-of-the-house person for years, working at Aqua, Gordon's House of Fine Eats, Foreign Cinema, Jack Falstaff, Home and Spruce. Her partner and chef is Brian Leitner, who cooked at Gordon's and also spent five years at Chez Panisse.
After nearly a two-year hunt for a space, they've ventured out on their own in what has turned out to be the worst economy in decades. Yet their ticket to success might be their prices. It's great to get a cocktail for $7 or a main course for $19. While it's not exactly inexpensive, the tab seems fair considering the quality of the food, service and ambience. The fish is among the freshest around, and the Boston Swizzle certainly ranks as one of the best cocktails to be found. It comes in an aluminum cup filled with crushed ice, Wild Turkey, lemon, simple syrup and grenadine.
Crab Feed Sunday
The promotion for Crab Feed Sunday ($38 per person) attracted my attention on the first visit. I saved it for the last of my four meals, and it was a highlight. Most places in the city that feature crab do much of the work for you, but at Nettie's the whole roasted crab comes perched over a shallow galvanized bucket with its red puckish face staring at you. Tucked into the claws are a wooden mallet and a nutcracker, and underneath are boiled potatoes, a steamed artichoke and a miniature bucket of drawn butter.
After enjoying the salad of baby lettuce with Banyuls vinaigrette that's included, we were ready to get cracking, protected by plastic bibs, a heavily papered table and a roll of unbleached paper towels. Observing our wide-eyed expression, Yang came over and asked if we needed help and offered to demonstrate how to remove the top shell and the inedible hairy filters, being careful to leave the natural juices in the bottom shell. She explained that her Asian mother would dip potatoes or anything else that was available into the juices, so I followed her mother's lead.
It became a messy feeding frenzy as I cracked and dug deeper to get every last morsel; the crab was the best I've ever had, including at Asian restaurants that specialize in them.
Some might prefer beer with this setup, but we went for the Muscadet, which was a perfect choice because of its clean, floral flavors, although the stem of our Stolzle glass looked as if it belonged to a 2-year-old learning to feed himself.
After the staff rolled up the paper on the table and brought out hot towels and lemon wedges for our hands, the waiter returned a few minutes later with small ramekins of butterscotch pudding and two big, warm cookies, one chocolate and one ginger. It was a perfect way to spend a foggy December evening.
While crab is the main event, those not interested can order from a truncated menu that includes a few of the favorites from the regular menu offered Monday through Saturday. One of the stars is the lobster roll ($30), which beats anything I've had in the Bay Area and also on my recent trip to Maine - but, of course, so does the price.
I'm not a big fan of lobster - it's one of those things that sound better than they actually taste - but in this case it was about as good as it gets. The meat was warmed in butter and then served on a toasted brioche roll doused in more butter.
The regular menu is filled with familiar items, including several kinds of oysters ($1.50-$2.25 each). The steamers, served in a galvanized pail with milky liquid and herbs ($15), are so fresh they could make any East Coaster weep.
There are also crab cakes ($11), an excellent clam chowder that tastes as much of bacon as it does of seafood ($7), steamed mussels with chorizo ($15) and salads that could come from nowhere but the West Coast: green and yellow wax beans with onions, mint and almonds ($6), or a beautiful Little Gem and escarole combo with anchovy croutons ($10) served in a large wooden salad bowl that could easily serve two if it weren't so good.
The restaurant's interior is vaguely nautical, and matching that, the menu is whimsically written, divided into categories including "lightly salted," "off the kettle," "from the garden," "off the boat" and "can't get on the boat," which offers the obligatory nod to carnivores with items such as herb and mustard roast chicken ($15), a surprisingly good hamburger ($12) served with pickled vegetables, and a sweet and spicy barbecue brisket ($11) with overtones of jalapeno, accompanied by an excellent slaw and house-made chips.
Much of the seafood is imaginatively crafted. Arctic char ($18) is set on an egg-based sauce with bits of bacon, accompanied by Brussels sprouts and new potatoes. Grilled squid ($19) has as much heft as beef stew, with a rich brown sauce full of shelling beans and rosemary.
There's a good version of fish and chips ($16) with a tempura-like coating, and Leitner reinvents a San Francisco classic, cioppino ($18) for the diner who doesn't like to get messy. The clams, mussels and chunks of cod marinated in fennel oil are swimming in a mildly spicy tomato sauce spiked with carrots, celery, onion, red pepper and chiles, and topped with grilled bread mounded with flakes of crab. The sauce was so good I spooned the bowl dry.
Chalkboards around the restaurant list nightly specials such as a crab Louis ($20) with soft-cooked eggs and beets (unfortunately lackluster), a whole grilled branzino ($24) with artichokes and potatoes, or petrale sole fillet ($18) that's draped over braised chard, long-cooked broccolini and diced olives, with the added crunch of breadcrumbs. It's finished with a generous drizzle of incredibly floral olive oil that lifts the combination to memorable.
For dessert, I'll come in just for the butterscotch pudding ($5), its salty sweetness tamed with whipped cream.
On all four visits, including one at lunch when it was so balmy I was able to sit on the patio overlooking Union Street with my dog at my feet, I wavered between 2 1/2 and three stars for food. In the end the price-to-quality ratio tipped the balance. The menu is simple, but it's extremely well executed, and no main course, except for the lobster roll and whole fish, is more than $19. That's an incredible deal, given the high-traffic location and the upscale beach-house decor.
New home for Palmetto
The 130-seat interior has been opened up from its L'Entrecote and Palmetto days. While the 150-year-old palm tree that Palmetto was named after had been incorporated into the interior, Yang and Leitner have set it free, moving the front wall of the restaurant back and turning the space around the trunk into a dining patio. Large windows overlooking Union Street and more windows in the rear help open up the back part of the room, which used to feel dark and isolated.
The long bar remains, balanced by a heavy wooden picnic table that's great for groups or communal dining. The space in back has become a haven for those who want a quieter experience. While you don't have the benefit of people-watching along the street or at the bar, there's the open kitchen so you can see the chefs working. The crew is amazingly quiet, so it's easy to converse.
You can tell that the owners have long experience in the business because of the keen attention to detail at every turn, from the cleat used as a door handle to the big shakers of sea salt on every polished wooden table.
Yang, who is also an avid surfer, provides a sunny presence at the door and seems to know just about everybody who enters. Her gracious attitude has been communicated to the staff members, who are efficient and helpful. The brashness that typifies many East Coast crab shacks is nowhere to be found at Nettie's. Yang has given the place a true California vibe.
The wine list
When I first saw the prices on Nettie's wine list, I thought I was in a time warp: Most of the 35 red wines, for example, are in the $30 price range.
While markups tend to the high side, manager and wine list creator Tony Elum has made an effort to find wines that are out of the mainstream and offer a lot for the price, such as the 2005 Pavia Bricco Barbera d' Asti for $27 or the 2007 Palmina Honea Vineyards Tocai Friulano from Santa Barbara for $28.
Because of the heavy seafood emphasis, white and sparkling wines dominate - there are 48 on the menu. Even the reds tend toward the light. Keeping with the casual nature of the place, a red and a white wine are offered by the carafe ($13, small; $26, large).
The restaurant also offers some excellent cocktails, including the must-order Boston Swizzle ($7), and a good selection of six beers on tap and 10 available in bottle or cans.
If you bring your own wine, corkage is $15.
Nettie's Crab Shack
2032 Union St. (near Buchanan), San Francisco; (415) 409-0300 or nettiescrabshack.com.
Lunch 11:30-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Dinner 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, until 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Full bar. Reservations accepted for six or more. Credit cards accepted. Some lots; difficult street parking.
Overall: Rating: THREE STARS
Food: Rating: THREE STARS
Service: Rating: THREE STARS
Atmosphere: Rating: TWO AND A HALF STARS
Prices: $$ Moderate (most entrees $11-$17)
Noise rating: Noise Rating: THREE BELLS Talking normally starts to get difficult (70-75 decibels)
FOUR STARS = Extraordinary; THREE STARS = Excellent; TWO STARS = Good; ONE STAR = Fair; NO STARS = Poor
$ = Inexpensive: entrees $10 and under; $$ = Moderate: $11-$17; $$$ = Expensive: $18-$24; $$$$ = Very Expensive: more than $25
ONE BELL = Pleasantly quiet (less than 65 decibels); TWO BELLS = Can talk easily (65-70); THREE BELLS = Talking normally gets difficult (70-75); FOUR BELLS = Can talk only in raised voices (75-80); BOMB = Too noisy for normal conversation (80+)
Prices are based on main courses. When entrees fall between these categories, the prices of appetizers help determine the dollar ratings. Chronicle critics make every attempt to remain anonymous. All meals are paid for by The Chronicle. Star ratings are based on a minimum of three visits. Ratings are updated continually based on at least one revisit.
Reviewers: Michael Bauer (M.B.), Tara Duggan (T.D.), Mandy Erickson (M.E.), Amanda Gold (A.G.), Miriam Morgan (M.M.), Carol Ness (C.N.), Karola Saekel (K.M.S.) and Carey Sweet (C.S.)


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In Search of the White Wallaby/
We rose with the sun, packed our picnic lunch and headed in the marina's courtesy van to the ferry dock. We caught the 0745 car ferry to Bruny Island and began my day late, but not forgotten, birthday celebration. First and foremost today, I wished to see and photograph a Bruny Island white wallaby. Previously, we'd only walked a few kilometers from the ferry dock on our mini on-foot excursion. We hoped today to cover all the roads, paved and gravel, that criss-cross the island. It actually looks like two islands on the map, separated by a narrow isthmus called The Neck. We headed there first.
This area is a blue penguin aka fairy penguin rookery with blinds for watching the penguins go to and from the sea each day at dawn and dusk. The timing was wrong to see the bluies, but we did climb the wooden stairs to the top of the hill for spectacular views of both sides of the Neck...D'Entrecasteaux Channel on one side and the Tasman Sea on the other. There is also a memorial to Truganini, the last Tasmanian Aborigine who died in 1876 after a miserable life at the hands of the violent white settlers.
We headed down the east side of south Bruny to Adventure Bay. We had read about the Bligh Museum and stopped in for a look. If you're interested in early explorers of Tasmania, this is the place to visit. All manner of information and memorabilia about Tasman, Furneaux, Bligh, D'Entrecasteaux, Flinders and of course, our hero, Captain James Cook. All of these early navigators found refuge here in Adventure Bay. There's a very lackluster monument to Captain Cook in an overgrown nook beside the road and a stone marker where he supposedly left a copper plaque on tree showing he visited. We had hoped to take some hikes during the course of the day, but high winds, cold temps and frequent showers thwarted our plans a bit. We were glad we were in the van.
The road ends at Adventure Bay, so we backtracked a bit and took a quick 15 minute walk through the Mavista Reserve. This area is rain forest and true to its name, it did rain about every 10 minutes or so. The trees were dripping; the trail was muddy; thick foliage and ferns were glistening with raindrops.
Across the island, we traveled through scenic little villages like Lunawanna and Alonnah … together those town names are what the Aborigines originally called Bruny Island. We headed south to Cape Bruny Lighthouse which is part of South Bruny National Park. The views along the way, especially at Mabel Bay, were stunning.
At the Cape Bruny Lighthouse, we wimped out when greeted by 40 knot cold winds blowing and rain pelting down. We waited for nearly an hour while picnicking on cheese and apples in the van. The sun would peek out for a minute or two, but the wind and cold did not abate and thus the lighthouse was not given any closer inspection.
Our birdwatching netted us superb fairy wrens, New Holland honeyeaters, eastern rosellas, a flame robin and a spotted pardalote plus innumerable Tasmanian native hens which roamed about the island like feral chickens.
The island is about 100 km from the northern point to the southern tip. Though the coastal areas are mostly rugged, the interior is rich and verdant. Farms, fruit orchards and grazing stock abound. We saw Australia's southernmost vineyard, cheese shops, berry farms, an oyster shack and a smoked salmon outlet. The Bruny Islanders are an ambitious lot.
We retraced our route and headed to Dennes Point on the very northern tip of North Bruny. This was an especially pretty little place with lots of little coves and possible anchorages along the protected channel side of the island. We checked out Barnes Bay which looked to be a very protected anchorage for our impending visit.
An absolutely lovely day, despite wind and rain. Oh, and did I forget to mention? I got my birthday wish. Just in case, you're wondering. This guy was NOT penned up. He had jumped INTO a farmer's paddock with a couple of buddies and was munching some lunch.


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Boris Johnson turned down an invitation to be interviewed yesterday by the London section of the BBC's flagship Sunday Politics show, despite his only serious rival for the mayoralty Ken Livingstone appearing last week and Brian Paddick and Jenny Jones previously. Why? According to Kit Malthouse, Boris's deputy for policing, who substituted for the mayor, Boris couldn't make it because of a "long-standing engagement that he had to do this morning." Malthouse claimed that BBC London had been told this in March.
Malthouse also described it as, "a private engagement this morning," but didn't say what time in the morning. However, Twitter has enabled us to learn what Boris was doing during the period when the Sunday Politics show was broadcast.
Boriswatch has pulled together links from a series of tweets posted by people relaying sightings of Boris on the streets of south west London campaigning. The first of these tweets was launched at 11:42 a.m. and the last at 1:27 p.m. The Sunday Politics began at noon and the London section containing the live interview with Malthouse at 12:30 pm - slap bang in the middle of the time range in which the tweets occurred.
Here are the tweets in chronological order of posting, complete with links.
11:42 a.m.: "Boris Johnson campaigning outside Wimbledon station with his entourage," wrote @paulwildthing.
11:50 a.m.: "Boris Johnson is in wimbledon having Maccy D's. Classy guy," wrote @hairymonkeyboy.
11:52 a.m.: "Boris Johnson just shook my hand whilst I was eating chicken curry in Wimbledon," wrote @Awkward_Ostrich. This tweet his a photo of Boris too.
11:52 a.m.: "Boris fucking Johnson is following me around Wimbledon," reported @angrypickin.
12:06 p.m.: @DarkBeige posts a photo of Boris with the message: "Boris Johnson, Wimbledon shopping centre."
So that's five sightings in Wimbledon. By the time the last of these was posted, The Sunday Politics national show had begun. What did Boris do next? Well, just as his deputy Malthouse was getting settled in the studio to take questions from BBC London's political editor Tim Donovan on his boss's behalf from 12.30, Boris appears to have been making his way from Wimbledon to the Bentall shopping centre in nearby Kingston.
1.16 p.m.: "Boris stops traffic in Kingston's Bentalls Centre!," cried @CharlotteV, with photograph to prove it.
1:21 p.m.: "Just spotted Boris Johnson while shopping (obviously!) in Kingston," reported @DebbieDresses
1.25 p.m.: Another photograph of Boris is accompanied by the words, "Boris Johnson is here in Bentalls Kingston," from @najeebster
1:27 p.m.: "Just walked past boris Johnson in Kingston," revealed @Redkez.
And finally...
1:33 p.m.: "Just bumped into Boris Johnson in Kingston," tweeted @caroline_evans
Malthouse, remember, spoke of Boris having a "private engagement" during the morning. Boris's activities in Wimbledon and then Kingston were plainly anything but private. It seems fair to assume, therefore, that said "private engagement" finished early enough for Boris to have been at Wimbledon station at or before the time of his first tweet mentioning him being there, which was made at 11:42.
So what was stopping Boris from being at Millbank, Westminster, where the Sunday Politics interview took place in time for a 12:30 start if he'd really wanted to be? Even if his "private engagement" had been completed as late as, say, 11:30 somewhere very adjacent to Wimbledon station he could probably still have made it. Any earlier or nearer and it would have been easy.
It seems from those tweets that the reported "private engagement" almost certainly did not clash with the Sunday Politics interview slot. If so, what is the real reason Boris did not do it?
I think it perfectly reasonable for prominent politicians to have private engagements and wrong of journalists to believe such politicians should be always at their beck and call. But to decline to accept scrutiny of your record in office by the most authoritative programme on London politics on television four days before seeking re-election when it appears that your schedule could have allowed it, strikes me as deeply unsatisfactory.
Yes, I'm minding my language here.
You can watch Boris's deputy defending Boris's record here, from 30 minutes in.