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In the last year, I've been experimenting with more recipes that use gnocchi. The gnocchi is always my favorite part of Chicken & Gnocchi Soup, but I didn't realize there would be many ways to use it.
I love the texture of gnocchi, with their pillowy-soft texture and perfect bite-sized pieces. And of course, I will eat almost anything with potatoes, so gnocchi are right up my alley.
Now that I've been looking, there are multiple options for gnocchi. Everything from merely cooking the gnocchi with butter and sage (thought to be the original way it was made) to putting it in a red sauce similar to spaghetti to cooking it in soups to toasting it with spinach.
Gnocchi can be made in a few ways, typically from potato or wheat flour with egg, breadcrumbs, cornmeal, or other similar ingredients. You can get them either plain or flavored with seasonings. Gnocchi are Italian in origin and dates back to the Roman era. The singular form of the word is gnoccho, but since there is usually a group of them, that word is hardly ever used. Gnocchi is believed to be the predecessor of other kinds of pasta.
Originally, gnocchi were made with soft wheat flour, but that didn't give a uniform texture. Once it was discovered that potatoes gave a better texture, most started to make their gnocchi with potatoes, and the flour versions weren't common anymore. Potato gnocchi started around the 16th-17th century after the Spanish brought potatoes to Italy from South America.
I am quickly learning that gnocchi are as versatile as any other type of pasta, maybe even more.
When we made this recipe the first time, the lemon was a little overpowering for us. Since then I cut back on the lemon juice to be more of a garnish, and it tasted much better. If you like a lot of lemon flavor, then go ahead and increase the amount to one tablespoon of lemon juice.
You can use this as a light meatless main dish, or as an appetizer or side for other meals.
Step by Step
To start the recipe, heat two tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the gnocchi. Stir occasionally until the gnocchi start to brown on the outside, about 10 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and thyme and stir for one minute. Then mix in the chicken broth, salt, and pepper, bringing it to a simmer.
Cook everything until the liquid has reduced by half, which takes about 5 minutes. Then add the spinach, parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, and the last two tablespoons of butter. Stir constantly until the spinach has wilted and the butter is melted.
Top with parmesan cheese and serve immediately because this will cool very quickly.
Toasted Gnocchi with Spinach
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 pkg potato gnocchi
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp thyme
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 5 oz spinach leaves
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Recommended Equipment
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp of butter over medium-high heat
- Add the gnocchi to the pan and stir occasionally until they are browned, about 10 minutes
- Add the minced garlic and thyme, stirring for about one minute
- Mix in the chicken broth, salt, and pepper and bring to a simmer, cooking until reduced by half, about 5 minutes
- Add the spinach, parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, and last 2 tbsp of butter
- Stir constantly until the spinach has wilted and the butter is melted
- Top with parmesan and serve immediately
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The river gave up gold
It had turned into a beautiful day despite a forecast of high winds and rain. Trees were whipping overhead, but down the well-worn path we followed on the forest floor, it was sheltered and calm. When we broke out of the tree-cast shadow line, the bright sun warmed us so that we had to open our jackets and slow our pace.
When we arrived at our destination on the Tuckahoe, we had the place to ourselves. Separating, Frank went upstream, and I went down. Rigging my four-pound outfit with a three-way swivel and a small gold Tony on a 12-inch leader and a medium-sized chartreuse shad dart on a shorter section, I lip-hooked two bull minnows and sent them sailing across the stream.
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As I twitched them slowly back, I heard splashes upstream. Frank had a fish on. Then I felt a slight tug on my line and paused. When I raised my rod tip, I felt firm resistance and, with a snap of my wrist, set the hook.
My rod tip bowed down deeply, and the line sliced through the water as a hefty fish made its way cross-current. I played the rascal carefully and soon had it close to the bank. Its broad flank was flashing yellow-green out of the depths when the hook pulled.
"Just lost a good one," I called out to Frank as I reeled in my line to rebait.
"Right, I heard that before," he replied as he released an undersized ned, hooked up a fresh minnow and flipped his line back out. He was
quickly into another perch.
Perhaps, I thought, we've drawn a lucky day.
Within in a few casts I was into another yellow of my own. This one and the next proved undersized. My partner upstream, by this time, had put at least one fish in the bucket, but the majority of his fish were proving small as well. Then my bite dropped to zero.
Another half dozen fruitless casts ended with a bang as a monster hit bent my light rod down to the corks. My drag sizzled, and a sizeable pickerel rolled just under the surface, then shot across the river. I waited it out on run after run until it finally tired. Then I slid it up on the shore for a quick picture and release.
I imagined that a pike of that size would move any perch out of the area, so as I re-rigged my gear I moved farther downstream. Upstream, Frank was hooking one fish after another.
My quest resulted in two more large pickerel but no more yellow perch. Finally, as I moved back upstream to avail myself of the minnow bucket, Frank called me over to his honey hole. "They're all right there," he said as he pointed out a small rip just past a submerged log that lay across the river.
I flipped out my minnows just as he amended his statement, adding "but be careful there are snags all around it." Immediately, I lifted my rod tip only to find that I had hooked one of the submerged obstacles. Re-rigging after breaking off my spoon and dart, I changed my approach to a single heavier shad dart. Lip-hooking another minnow, I dropped it in the boil of the rip.
Right away I was into a perch. The hole was choked with skinny males barely nine inches in size and hardly worth keeping. Frank and I experimented, trying to tempt the larger females that had to be in the mix.
The final solution was using our largest minnows and letting them swim deep until a big perch finally gobbled them up. That tactic proved a success. But within barely an hour we had used up all of the larger minnows, I had lost a number of fouled darts and we were again back to catching throwbacks.
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The Asturias laboratory is looking for a motivated postdoctoral fellow interested in expanding his research experience to the application of single-particle electron microscopy (EM) to characterize the structure and conformational dynamics of macromolecular assemblies involved in transcription and chromatin structure regulation.
Working with us would provide state-of-the-art training in macromolecular EM and an opportunity for in-depth examination of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the regulation of gene expression. Candidates interested in our research and with previous experience in biochemistry, molecular, or structural biology are encouraged to apply (contact Francisco Asturias, firstname.lastname@example.com).
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AFP (through La Croix) reported today that the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" will meet tomorrow at the Vatican to discuss the expansion of the use of the Tridentine Mass. La Croix credits Catholic press agency I-Media as its source. Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, President of the French Catholic Bishops Conference, is a member of Ecclesia Dei. Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, who is the president of that commission, is thought to be involved in preparation of an anticipated papal Motu Proprio that would expand the use of the Tridentine Mass. According to La Croix, Cardinal Ricard has said that the Pope assured him that the project will be reconsidered.
At the time of the French Bishops Conference, last month, Cardinal Ricard assured the French bishops that their concerns would be heard before a Motu Proprio is signed.
Here are links to earlier related posts on this blog:
Liturgical Reform, LeFebvrists, and the French and U.S. Bishops
Cardinal Arinze's Paris Address on the Liturgy
Cardinal Barbarin on the Tridentine Mass
Cardinal Ricard's Closing Address at the Meeting of the French Conference of Bishops
Carmelite News: An Attack in Bangladore, a Celebration in Paris (mentioning a Mass with Gregorian chant music at the Chapelle Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, with Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon. The liturgy at that Mass was not the Tridentine Mass.)
The Archbishop of Paris and the Traditional Latin Mass (mentioning yesterday's celebration of the Tridentine Mass at a church in Paris, with Archbishop André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris, presiding).


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This 3 bedroom, 2 full bath ranch style home has a spacious floor plan allowing for comfortable living & affords great entertaining space. The living room has a fire place, newly refinished hardwood floors & a beautiful bow window. The formal dining room has newly refinished HWF's & offers access to a lovely sun room with views of the private, level back yard.
Eat-in kitchen is large, well maintained & brimming with potential. The master bedroom has 2 closets, neutral carpeting with HWF underneath & a private full bath. The full, open basement is incredibly clean & painted w/ a cedar closet, & has enormous potential for additional living space.
Mountainside has excellent public schools, a community pool, great nearby parks, horse stables and a nature & science center to enjoy.
Listing information
- Style: Ranch
- Baths: 2 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 0 Other: 0)
- Stories: 1
- New Construction: No
- County: Union
- Elementary School: Beechwood
- Year Built: 1959
- Status: Sold on 3/21/2012
- Fireplaces: 1
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- High School: Governor Livingston
- School District: Mountainside
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There are times when an intense craving for Mars bar may overtake a person... Dense, fudgy, chocolately, satisfying! So these little chocolate truffle cakes are my home-made alternative to Mars bars.
If made the day before and stored in a tupperware, their fudgyness is incredible.
You may find the recipe on Everyday Food, where their recipe yielded 6, I got 8.
The best part? It is made in a blender!
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon flour
300g-350g semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Line a muffin pan with paper cups, set aside.
Put chocolate, butter, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a medium heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; whisk occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat, and let stand until cool and thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
Process eggs and remaining tablespoon sugar in a food processor until pale and doubled in volume, about 2 minutes.
Sift flour and salt into egg mixture; pulse to combine.
Add chocolate mixture 1/4 cup at a time; pulse each addition until combined, about 10 times. (Batter will be thick.)
Spoon mixture into the prepared muffin tin, filling cups three-quarters full.
Bake until tops are springy to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. Immediately turn out onto wire racks; reinvert, and let cool.
Best cooled completely, stored in tupperware, and eaten the next day.
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Ireland's most expensive property has had its asking price slashed from $100 million to $60 million in a desperate attempt to sell it.
The 600-acre Lyons Demesne estate in Kildare was owned by the late Tony Ryan, a Tipperary billionaire, who founded Guinness Peat Aviation and whose son Cathal founded Ryanair.
Ryan is said to have spent $140 million on restoration of the house and grounds before his death.
The house and grounds were put on the market privately last year but failed to sell in the worsening economy.
Now, the house has been put on the open market for $60 million, with an advertisement calling it it as "one of the great homes of Ireland " and "a rare and perfect example" of traditional Georgian architecture.
Christies is handling the sale and their CEO Neil Palmer described it as "one of the most extraordinary estates" he has seen.
Palmer said the restoration by Ryan was an incredible undertaking "An impressive team of more than 100 professionals worked with the Lyons Demesne's owners to complete a restoration of incredible scope and attention to detail, and the results speak for themselves."
The house -- originally built by Lord Cloncurry in 1785 has 19th-century Italian frescoes by artist Gaspare Gabrielli. a private cinema, gymnasium, wine cellar, a half-Olympic sized indoor swimming pool, seven bedrooms in the main house, as well as four additional bedrooms in a self-contained guest wing.
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Last week several of you commented on our post about recovery. Therefore, I thought this might be a good time to talk about multiple sclerosis progression.
RRMS, SPMS, PPMS, RPMS, WMS, BMS… what does it all mean?
Those letters mean something to most of us with MS but what do they mean outside of the clinic in the real world?
Just to make sure we're all on the same page, they stand for (in order) relapsing-remitting, secondary-progressive, primary-progressive, relapsing-progressive, worsening and benign multiple sclerosis respectively.
Never heard of some of those? Well, 40 years ago you wouldn't have heard any of them! The first three were developed to group our disease activity for clinical trials of the first MS drugs. In order to see how the drugs reacted to disease "categories" of multiple sclerosis were assigned to general patterns of disease activity.
How about this one: inflammatory disease?
There is some evidence that when MS is in its RR stage, the attacks by the immune system upon myelin are very strong and cause significant inflammation (the body's reaction to just about any injury) at the site of a new lesion. As soon as that inflammation goes down, the new symptoms abate and we regain some or all of what was lost.
This inflammation around a nerve is why steroids (a major anti-inflammatory) have such profound and near immediate effect on many who take them during an MS attack.
Later in the disease, many of us (and the working number on this is 80%) who are initially diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) will stop having this inflammatory disease. Sounds like a blessing, but that's really where things start to slide.
Secondary-progressive MS is most notably discerned from RRMS by two factors. One, attacks are almost eliminated. And two, disability continues to increase. All of this while inflammation around lesions seems to stop occurring.
Folks with primary-progressive MS seem not to have much inflammation in their central nervous system at all.
Benign MS is pretty much what it sounds like; you have MS but the symptoms are manageable and progression very minimal.
Many may not have heard of "worsening MS," it's a fairly new term; same with relapsing-progressive. The two are sometimes interchangeable and were derived from patient reports of their symptoms slowly worsening in-between relapses and/or not returning to baseline post attack.
Sometimes I feel like having a "label" for my disease is comforting, other times it feels as if I'm being pigeonholed for medical research purposes. All I know for sure is that… well now, who am I kidding? When it comes to multiple sclerosis, I don't really know anything for sure.
I guess I wanted to jot this posting down because I believe I'm in a transition phase in my course of disease and must expect that I'm not alone in this right now, or maybe that some have gone through such a change and are willing to share their experiences.
We're all in this together, gang. We might as well help one another out.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Monday, 30 April 2012
The Valley Finally Opens!
The grounds staff will continue to make repairs and improvements throughout the season. Although is has been quite dry this is the perfect time to overseed or sod areas on your home lawn. Soil temperatures need to be at least 10 degrees C for seed to germinate. Soil temperature will reach this when air temperatures are consistantly around 15 to 20 degrees. With the mild temperatures forecasted this week we should reach these temperatures. Good luck and feel free to contact me with your questions.
Until next time ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Conditions at Victoria Park East
Until next time..
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Valley Updates
Topdressing the tees with a sand/peat mixture will help level out the surface, prevent the turf from becoming too thatchy, allow us to lower the height of cut without scalping, and help cover up any rocks in the topsoil underneath.
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As another year draws to a close, it is time to look back and reflect on 2015. The weather made the news. Winter had several bitter cold weeks with temperatures well below zero. Heavy rains put a bit of a damper on spring and the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Thankfully, the beautiful days of summer and fall that followed made for a strong travel season.
It was a year when we saw many new businesses open in the region with cabins under construction, restaurants added, hotels remodeled, and small businesses expanding.
At PA Great Outdoors we did some new things too. Sports shows in Altoona and Hamburg, NY were added to a list that already included Harrisburg and Monroeville. The PA Great Outdoors Minute premiered on TomBob Outdoors Friends in Wild Places Adventure Series. A total of thirteen PAGO Minutes featuring tourist attractions throughout the region were produced. Locations and new racks were added to our regional distribution network. Finally, we produced a new Uncork the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Wine Trail. The Guide is an all-encompassing resource for finding and enjoying the wineries, breweries, distilleries, and wine events in our region that includes a map featuring all major routes and all stops clearly marked.
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Fitness is transformative. It can change your body, of course, but more importantly, it has the power to change how you see yourself and your place in the world. Performix athlete and overall badass Mike Vazquez understands this power, because fitness transformed him into the man he is today.
Through a unique blend of breakdancing, calisthenics, and traditional barbell movements, Vazquez has created a signature training style and a body marked by speed, power, and real strength. He may have started out overweight and unhappy, but today he's a business owner and proud role model to his son, and he embodies the Performix notion of "greatness, unrelenting."
Check out Vazquez's inspiring story, and then try one of his heart-pounding workouts!
Mike Vazquez Athlete Profile
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If you want to look like Mike, you need to train like Mike—and the video you just watched only delivers a tiny taste of how this animal really trains. But don't worry—you don't need to be able to stand on your head or hold yourself upside down in order to follow Vazquez's workout.
You do, however, need to hit the gym ready to work. Vazquez's training style is not for the faint of heart. It combines rapid-fire supersets of bodyweight and barbell movements, taxing nearly every aspect of your fitness level.
If you think you've got what it takes to hang with Vazquez, get ready to channel your inner breakdancer and try this challenging workout. We have no doubt it will engage every muscle in your body—potentially including your upchuck reflex!
Mike Vazquez's Real Strength Workout
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Workout Notes
Once you've completed Vazquez's quick warm-up, get ready to work on overdrive! Vazquez's lean body is a byproduct of how quickly and intensely he trains. To keep pace, your goal is to keep your rest to an absolute minimum. On each superset or triset, go from one exercise to the other without rest. You can only rest after you've completed the 2-3 exercises as prescribed. When you do rest, don't take any longer than about 15-20 seconds. Get a sip of water, wipe the sweat off your face, and get right back at it.
If you're not accustomed to moving your body through these exercises at this speed and rep range, you may need to do fewer reps or fewer sets than originally prescribed. Do what you can do at your current fitness level, but try to continue working as quickly and efficiently as possible. By repeating this workout over time, you will become better and more efficient at it.
When you're done with this workout, you'll move on to a little metabolic treat Vazquez calls the "finisher." To do it properly, you'll take an interval-training approach. Start with push-ups and do them for a full 45 seconds. When the clock hits 0:45, rest for 15 seconds, then move right on to mountain climbers. Complete each exercise at this work:rest ratio one time.
Implementing This Session
You can implement this workout into your current training split in a variety of ways, primarily dependent on your current goals and fitness level. If your main goal is building muscle mass, use a light weight and do this workout as a cardio session once or twice per week. After all, you probably won't want to replace your current hypertrophy sessions.
If, on the other hand, you want to lean down or are interested in becoming a little more athletic, perform this workout more often. However, don't perform a workout exactly like this every day, which could pound your joints and leave certain aspects of your fitness untrained. A session like this is best supplemented with other workouts that specifically match your goal.
You can also utilize this workout as a "challenge" if you need a break from your routine or just want to see what you're made of. Whatever option you choose, go hard and keep a trashcan close by. Oh, and if you try any of Vazquez's actual breakdancing moves, it helps to have a mat nearby, too.


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College Notices - 20th January 2012
by Kim small.
- Please find below a summary of notices shown to students this week:
For All students:
Monitoring week
- Next week!
- Check your ILP for your commitment grades.
- These should be grade 1 in each subject! (see the explanation on your ILP).
- If it isn't a grade 1 you will need to set targets at your next 121 with your tutor to make sure it is next time!
Car Parking
- If you drive to College, please purchase a parking permit (through the online store) and park on the College site.
- If you park outside of College you must park legally and with due consideration for our neighbours.
- We have had a number of complaints recently so please be aware!
Volunteering Opportunities
- The Lions Club were in the refectory on Tuesday explaining about the Lions Club Awards
- For more information about volunteering opportunities, please see Helen in the Student Hub on Tuesdays between 10.30am-2.00pm
- New Badminton club starting Wed 1st Feb - Sports Hall from 4.30pm to 5.30pm
- Only £20 for 8 weeks
- Go to the Refectory on Mon 23rd Jan between 10am-2pm to find out more and to take part in the Badminton Serve Challenge (with the chance to win a badminton racket).
- See www.altoncollege.ac.uk/community/clubs
- Sign up on the online store
Premier Taekwon-Do
- Only £1 per session for the next 4 weeks
- Wednesdays - Dance Studio @ 6.30pm
- Further details on www.tkdweb.co.uk
- Tel: 01420 540203 or just turn up!
SMAART Skills & Careers Events 2012
- February 8th & 9th
- at Wembley Stadium
- Discover the huge range of training schemes, skills and apprenticeships, and career opportunities available to you.
- For more information see: www.smaartevents.com
Chaplain's Chox n Chat!
- Drop in for Chox and a Chat
- Take time out from exams and revision and destress with chocolate!
- Come and share what matters to YOU!
- Mondays from 1.30pm in Room 507 (Student Hub)
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- Contraception and Sexual Health Clinic
- Every Friday from 12.15pm to 2.00pm
- Rooms 504-505 in the Student Hub - Please use the Austen end entrance (orange door)
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In this weeks Skater of the week, we get to know the AMAZING COUP D'E TALIA!! She is an all round fantastic player who has been with the Pirates for many years, she also works tirelessly behind the scenes to help keep the wheels turning as well as ALWAYS having an encouraging, positive, supporting word to say to everyone,
She also manages to find time to train with the Team NZ training squad!
What is the story behind your name and number?
I liked the idea of incorporating my real name into my skate name. My short list got down to Coup d'eTalia and Jenna Talia. It was a pretty hard call, I ended up using my go-to decision making tactic – asking "what would Stephen Fry do?" My number 73 stands for the 1973 Chilean Coup d'etat.
What is your most memorable derby moment to date?
Don't make me choose! there have been so many! The first time I made it onto the PCR All Scars team and travelling to TGSS. Travelling to Hawaii to play the Hooligans in 2013 (read derby themed holiday with my teamies). The All Scars winning Derby Royale in 2013. Playing with Otter Annihilation at Sur5val. Making the TeamNZ training squad. How long have you got? I've got more…
Being a member of the TeamNZ training squad, how do you feel this has impacted your game thus far?
I feel like my game has definitely improved. Just from the sheer amount of extra training I'm doing on and off the track. But also getting to train and play with some of our countries best skaters has been an amazing opportunity that's really helped me step up.
Who inspires you in the derbyverse and why?
I could rattle of a bunch of amazing international skaters, but to be honest I'm most inspired by skaters I get to play and train with every week. Sugar Hit and Myrtle Kombat are both really inspirational to me. They're always squeezing the most out of their training time, and I see them constantly apply themselves and constantly improving.
What is your secret talent/hobby outside of derby?
I really enjoy craft stuff: sewing, knitting, crocheting, book binding – but there is a very clear line and scrapbooking is on the other side of it.
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Agility Training and
Agility Training and Rottweilers
Agility training is different than
rottweiler obedience classes or puppy kindergarten. Agility
training can be done in a class, in private lessons or at home if
you have the right equipment. It is an activity that is meant to be
enjoyed by both the handler and their rottweiler. Working as a
team, the handler guides their rottweiler through an obstacle
course. A course typically includes tunnels, jumps, a place for the
rottweiler to pause for a count of a few seconds and obstacles for
the rottweiler to climb. Any healthy rottweler can take part in
agility training. However, it is important that rottweilers first
take a basic obedience class to learn how to take commands from
their handlers and that puppies not use adult dog agility equipment
since a fall could hurt their growing bones. The "success" is
measured both by the rottweiler's accuracy on the course and the
time it takes the team to complete the course. While many
rottweilers and their owners compete in agility competitions, there
are many benefits to agility training that do not include winning,
or even competing in a competition.
Benefits to Dog and Owner
Agility training is a healthy and
worthwhile activity for several different reasons, including:
Physical Exercise:
Agility training provides an excellent exercise opportunity for your
rottweiler. The dogs practice their running skills, their balancing
skills and their jumping skills as they navigate the course. If you
have a large or active rottweiler, agility training can be
especially important during inclement water since it gives the dog
ample exercise indoors.
Mental Exercise:
Agility courses provide much needed mental exercise for smart
rottweilers. When intelligent dogs become bored they often become
destructive or badly behaved. The obstacle courses and tasks
required during agility training require the rottweiler to think.
Confidence: A
rottweiler is proud of a job well done. If you have a shy, timid or
nervous dog then agility training can help increase the dog's
confidence in a number of ways. First, the rottweiler will be
around other dogs and people. Even a shy rottweiler will get used
to that over time and become more comfortable with strangers and
other animals. Second, a rottweiler will become more confident in
his own physical abilities
Owner / Dog
Teamwork: Agility training and competitions require good
communication between the owner and his or her rottweiler. Training
occurs through positive verbal reinforcement and treats, not
punishment or abuse. Rottweilers learn to trust their owners and
owners respect their dogs. This trust, communication and respect
extends far beyond the agility course and is the foundation for a
good relationship and a healthy dog.
Enjoyment: Above
all, agility is meant to be fun. It is meant to be an activity that
owners and dogs enjoy together and that they can work on mastering
as a hobby.
Agility training can be expensive
and time consuming. However, if you have an active or intelligent
rottweiler it can be a good investment for your dog and something
that you might enjoy as well.
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Healthy Weekly Meal Plan 12.17.2016
Hello, hello! Hope your Saturday is off to an amazing start and that your holiday prep/shopping is almost done! My boys are out on break already, but I'm totally ready. I have to few loose ends to tend to, but nothing that I can't handle. I'm in the holiday spirit and ready to bake till I drop!
This week we thought it would be fun to give you some holiday brunch options to take you through the new year, along with a delicious dinner recipe because we can't live on brunch alone right? Maybe we can, but real food is always good too.
I hope you enjoy this week's meal plan and have a great rest of the weekend!
Roasted Vegetable Strata from greens & chocolate.
Prep Ahead Tips: You can roast the veggies ahead of time.
Cardamom Pear Bread with Almond Glaze from Spoonful of Flavor.
One Pot Beef Stroganoff from Hip Foodie Mom.
Overnight French Toast Casserole from Lauren Kelly Nutrition.
Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal with Orange Cream Cheese Glaze from Flavor the Moments.
Prep Ahead Tips: The entire dish may be made in advance and stored in the fridge or it comes together easily the day of.


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Impressionable Minds
I so respect moms who take the responsibility to help their kids gain knowledge and wisdom from a very young age. These lovely learners came to the farm today to see what treasures they could uncover out in the country.
Some of the moms had rural upbringing, and wanted to share that with their kids. And I'm just biased enough to think that JRF is the most wonderful place to get an introduction to outdoor, domestic critters. Ruthie is one of the best ambassadors we have.
The pacas were on their best behavior, with Ruthie tending the kids at the fence.
She really takes a personal interest in our little visitors' welfare. Love this dog.
Even though they were a very young group, I think they'll take away sights, sounds and impressions that will stay with them, and inform their value systems regarding our partnership with farms and farm animals.
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Book, by Ken Bradbury, 1999
Twenty-seven humorous prose selections on international travel by the legendary and imaginary news correspondent from Coonridge, Illinois. It is a compilation of some of the weekly newspaper columns of Freida Marie Crump. 94 pp.
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An excerpt …
Lookin' the Part
Never let a man shop alone. Never, never, never.
Herb and I have planned the trip of our dreams, and before long we'll be steamin' around Alaska's glaciers, happy as hogs in the pantry. I've planned and plotted this little excursion for over a year. We'd hoped to do this for our fiftieth wedding anniversary until it became clear that one of us has gotta go before long or I'm gonna konk the little poop in the head.
Our cruise itinerary lists seven evenings of dining: 3 casual, 2 semi-formal, and 2 formal. I have a slight notion of what the first and last terms mean but haven't a clue on the second. Semi's always confuse me.
I told Herb that like it or not, he was gonna have to dress up at least four night to eat. He allowed as how that was silly and he wasn't gonna do it. I allowed as how Coonridge is just full of older ladies who'd love to go to Alaska with me.
So, unbeknownst to me, Herb snuck into town to buy clothes. (The cruise line offers tuxedo rental at $100 a pop. Herb popped when he read this and opted to shop at home.) Herb knows only one clothing store. I'm not kiddin'. If his life depended on it, he could only name one: Lockman Brothers Clothiers, Home of Fine Masculine Fashion. I always go with him when he needs a suit or coat. Always. Never fails. Until last week.
I think the store's owner, Jack "Lucky" Lockman sees him comin'.
"Look," he'll say. "Here comes Herb Crump. I'm finally gonna unload those peach suspenders."
Lucky Lockman slaps Herb on the back, tells him he's lookin' so fine for a man of his age, jokes about wife (when I'm not there) and proceeds to sell. Herb every item that's been in the shop since Harry Truman closed his hat store.
"I'm goin' on a cruise, Lucky," says Herb, puffed up like he was the first explorer to set foot on Alaskan soil. "I'll be needin' me some formal clothes."
"Herb," says Lucky, "have you ever had a pair of teal pants?"
"Ain't that a duck?" says my husband, the connoisseur of high fashion.
"Herb, everybody in Chicago is wearing teal this season," says Lucky, eyeing that pair of teal pants whose hanger crease has become embedded and has startin' payin' its own property taxes.
"Well, says Herb, "if that's what they're wearin', then let me try a pair."
Teal! Teal pants! And a shirt whose color I haven't seen since I threw away my last box of crayolas! ……
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Editor's Note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. He is the co-editor of "Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s" and is completing a book on the history of national-security politics since World War II, to be published by Basic Books.
Historian Julian Zelizer says Obama should use Joe Biden to advance his agenda in Congress.
PRINCETON, New Jersey (CNN) -- Now that he is president-elect, Barack Obama must start thinking about what to do with Joe Biden.
Vice presidents have had very different roles in recent decades, particularly as the power of the office increased.
During the past eight years, we have watched Dick Cheney expand the influence of the vice president into virtually the policymaker-in-chief with his unprecedented role in shaping the war on terrorism.
Obama will face a number of herculean challenges starting in January. One of them will be to effectively work with a Democratic Congress where there remain major tensions with the executive branch, as a result of President Bush's aggressive use of presidential power, and growing divisions among different factions of the Democratic Party.
With the responsibility of controlling united government in difficult economic times, conflicts are likely to flare among Democrats as legislators realize that failure could result in a backlash.
This is where Joe Biden should come into the picture. Along with Rahm Emanuel -- who will be Obama's chief of staff -- Biden should be used by Obama as a point man on Capitol Hill to help twist arms, make arguments and build voting coalitions.
Biden has often said that his role model for the vice presidency is Lyndon Johnson, who served with John Kennedy from 1961 to 1963 before becoming president.
Biden has explained that "People knew -- as they know about me now -- that he understood politics in the broad terms of Congress, and he understood the detail of the legislation."
Biden has the right idea about what he could contribute as a long-term senator in the office of the vice president -- but has it wrong in terms of how he sees the history. Ironically, Lyndon Johnson should be a model for how the new administration should not treat the vice presidency.
Johnson was miserable during his time in the office and Kennedy did not use him well. LBJ could have been an enormous asset. He was a southerner and former Senate majority leader who could have helped Kennedy sell programs such as civil rights and Medicare in a Congress dominated by Southern conservative Democrats.
But instead of using Johnson as a legislative deal-maker, he isolated him from the political arena. Tensions between Johnson and Senate Democrats were partially to blame. Johnson's ego got in the way when he tried to keep his office in the Senate and suggested to Democrats that he should be invited to head their strategic meetings. His colleagues rejected the suggestion.
At the Democratic Conference meeting on January 3, 1961, Johnson was devastated when he heard colleagues who helped him gain power say they didn't want him there. Sen. Al Gore Sr. said, "This caucus is not open to former majorities."
Kennedy was also leery of Johnson's ambitions and circumscribed his interaction with Congress. Johnson's biggest roles were to help promote the national space program and to lead the White House Committee on Equal Employment, from which he pushed for civil rights initiatives.
Kennedy also sent Johnson on numerous overseas trips. According to his biographer Robert Dallek, "Kennedy was happy to have Johnson gather intelligence on what senators and representatives were thinking, but he had no intention of allowing him to become the point man or administration leader on major bills." Johnson bitterly remarked that the president was making no use of him in dealing with the Hill: "You know, they never once asked me about that!"
In the end, Kennedy did not have much success with legislation. Most of his major proposals languished in the congressional committee system and he was forced to use executive power to develop programs like the Peace Corps. The decision to constrain and isolate Johnson was clearly a mistake and didn't help his cause.
Johnson is also a negative example in terms of how, after becoming president when JFK was assassinated and then winning a race for the presidency in his own right, he treated his own vice president, Hubert Humphrey. From the start, Johnson understood that Humphrey could be an enormous source of strength with legislative relations.
The Minnesota senator had served as Johnson's chief liaison to northern liberals in the 1950s. He had proven enormously effective as Senate Whip at obtaining the votes needed for passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
But from the start of his vice presidency, the relationship was full of tension. One month after the election, LBJ said that Humphrey was constantly trying to appear in the press and, after letting him see a memorandum about rumors that Johnson was dying from liver disease, he said "You'd like that, wouldn't you Hubert...."
Initially, Johnson did use Humphrey to help him sell the War on Poverty. According to the Senate Historical Office, Humphrey, known by many as the "field marshal on Capitol Hill," regularly "delivered votes from lawmakers who seemed immune to blandishments from any other quarter." Humphrey chaired a number of key committees on civil rights.
But, like Kennedy, Johnson eventually excluded Humphrey and limited his role. The problem came when Humphrey expressed strong doubts about America's escalating role in Vietnam. In 1965, Humphrey privately told the president that if they ended up "embroiled deeper in fighting in Vietnam over the next few months, political opposition will steadily mount."
Johnson's response was brutal. He did not allow Humphrey to participate in deliberations over the war and stripped the vice president of many duties. According to one aide, "He was frozen out, really sent to purgatory for a full year."
Johnson eventually brought Humphrey back into the inner circles of decision-making in 1966, but only after Humphrey changed his tune and agreed to sell the war in Vietnam in Congress. The decision would undermine his chances for the presidency in 1968.
Obama should think about Lyndon Johnson as a perfect example when he decides what to do with Biden -- but not in the way that Biden has suggested. Obama needs to use Biden to strengthen the chances for the administration's programs as they make their way through the House and Senate during extraordinarily difficult times.
If Obama takes Biden's words to heart and replicates Johnson's experience, he will lose one of his best weapons.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Julian Zelizer.
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This story is the fourth part in the series Patriot Coal: An American Bankruptcy. To begin reading the story from the beginning, jump back to the first part, Take Warning.
On October 5, 2016, the UMWA sent a letter to some 12,500 miners who were receiving healthcare benefits through one of the union's Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations — or VEBAs — telling them that they would stop receiving benefits on December 31.
VEBAs have existed since the 1920s but have come into vogue in recent years as a response to the bankruptcy-retiree problem. They have been used more and more frequently, most notably as part of an agreement between the United Autoworkers and the big three car manufacturers in 2007. VEBAs allow unions to invest company provided money however they see fit. "To stretch it for the benefit of their retirees," as one bankruptcy scholar put it.
"[A]ll beneficiaries who receive benefits as a result of the Patriot bankruptcy will be terminated from coverage on December 31, 2016," the letter read, in part. "The Trustees of the Patriot VEBA truly regret these actions must be taken. We have and continue to be committed to providing you the best service possible under the Patriot VEBA but the current financial crisis cannot be averted absent Congressional action."
Healthcare in the coalfields of rural Appalachia has a long and tortured history, one that is still not entirely settled. According to those who have studied the issue, the UMWA was the force that brought a modern system of healthcare to the region in the 1950s and 60s. Over time, that system has broken down, resulting in a patchwork of overlapping health services, some of which are hard pressed to serve the rural areas of the region.
Richard Mulcahy, a history professor at the University of Pittsburgh, literally wrote the book on the UMWA's health and retirement fund. In the early 20th Century, a two-tier system of healthcare emerged: urban and rural. Those who cared about improving healthcare looked at national averages, which showed improvement across the country. "But when you separated it out, you saw that urban areas were doing well but rural areas were being left far behind," Mulcahy said.
Enter John L. Lewis, the fiery leader of the UMWA from 1920 to 1960. It is a common saying in the coalfields of southern West Virginia that in the 1960s, there were three pictures in the living room of every union miner: one of Jesus Christ, one of John F. Kennedy and one of John L. Lewis.
Lewis was a Welsh Methodist from Iowa with sweeping black locks of hair and large bushy eyebrows. Photos of him still hang in the UMWA offices, usually showing him wearing a miner's helmet, his face covered with coal dust. Personally very honest, according to Mulcahy, he was nevertheless constantly bent on acquiring power, often through questionable means. "Power with a purpose," as Mulcahy describes it. "Ultimately with the idea of doing good."
Lewis had his best shot at reforming the rural system of healthcare for his members in 1946 when President Truman temporarily seized the mines to resolve a labor strike. Lewis and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug signed, with President Truman looking on, the National Bituminous Wage Agreement — sometimes referred to as the "Krug-Lewis Agreement" — on May 29, 1946 at the White House.
The agreement created two separate funds — one for welfare and retirement and one for medical and hospital expenses—that were later combined into the UMWA Health and Retirement Fund. The UMWA's attorney at the time, Welly Hopkins, produced a document in early May of 1946 that outlined the mission of the fund. The "Brief Outline," as it was called, was an expansive social insurance program, according to George S. Goldstein, who wrote a history of the rise and decline of the fund. It included everything from retirement, disability, unemployment and health benefits to college scholarships and emergency relief programs.
The Krug-Lewis agreement itself was much narrower in scope than what the union had hoped to achieve, but it gave Lewis the ability to negotiate a contract with the coal operators to create a much more comprehensive system of social support than had ever existed in the industry.
The agreement did have a significant impact on the lives of coal miners and their families—creating a network of hospitals in southern Appalachia—but its influence and stability waned over time. It was gradually replaced by a system in which the coal companies paid for private insurance for their employees.
In March 2016, Cecil Roberts, the president of the UMWA, told the Senate Committee on Finance that the financial crisis in 2008 – 2009 "blew a gaping hole" in the union's projections for its 1974 Pension plan, which was 93 percent funded in 2007. "The 1974 plan today is projected to become insolvent within the coming decade. With the bankruptcy courts allowing companies to withdraw from the Plan, the insolvency looms ever larger and closer," Roberts said.
Roberts told the committee that though the average UMWA pension is relatively small — about $530 per month — the plan pays out about $600 million per year in total benefits, approximately 15 percent of its total $3.8 billion in assets. The plan's actuary projected that the fund would be insolvent in the 2025 – 2026 plan year absent Congressional intervention. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which would assume some amount of responsibility for the pensions if the fund went under, projected an earlier date for insolvency — as soon as 2020.
In response to the crisis, Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, introduced The Miners Protection Act. The Act would use money from the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to bridge the gap between the amount of money in the union's multi-employer health benefit plan and the amount of money needed to provide healthcare and pensions to 22,600 retired miners from Patriot and other companies that have gone bankrupt.
Opposition emerged from the conservative Heritage Foundation, among others. The Foundation argued that the money appropriated from SMCRA would not be enough to cover the benefits. In this scenario, Congress would be forced to authorize general taxpayer funds for the program, which would amount to a government bailout of a private-sector union, setting a precedent for other multi-employer pension plans as well as state and local public-sector pension plans. "A federal bailout of private pensions would send a dangerous message to underfunded pension systems that they need not reform because the federal government will force taxpayers to keep the promises that they cannot," wrote Rachel Greszler in a report for the Heritage Foundation.
Ms. Greszler, who did not respond to a request for comment, also raised some question as to whether the Krug-Lewis Agreement was really an agreement between the government and the union or just a temporary solution to a labor dispute. She was not alone in her skepticism about what the agreement accomplished. Even Mulcahy, the historian who wrote the book on the union's healthcare program, said he had his doubts about the legitimacy of the union's argument on those grounds.
"Yes, the federal government did seize the mines but it wasn't a true nationalization," Mulcahy said. "Why not be honest and say, we just don't want to abandon these people. We need to take care of this because we're talking about putting families out."
The union has made the Krug-Lewis Agreement the centerpiece of their campaign to secure benefits for their retirees and has pointed to a long line of legislation supporting the agreement's principles.
"Coal miners made a commitment to provide the nation with much-needed energy, even at the risk of their own lives and health in often dangerous conditions," Roberts told the Senate committee. "The government committed that upon their retirement they would have pensions and health care for life. The miners lived up to their commitment and the federal government has enacted federal legislation on numerous occasions to live up to its commitments."
Roberts highlighted the fact that many of the senior executives at Patriot Coal and other coal operators that had been able to discharge their obligations through bankruptcy were paid millions of dollars in bonuses at the same time they were avoiding paying healthcare benefits to their retired employees.
It was a theme Senator Manchin picked up on during a recent visit to Matewan, West Virginia, the historic site of a 1920 battle between local miners and private detectives hired by coal operators to remove families from a coal camp established outside of the town.
"How long did it take them to bail out Wall Street?" Senator Manchin said to a group of miners at a UMWA-sponsored meeting in late March. "They started working the same night the [financial] crash happened. If you can bail out Wall Street in one day, can't you at least take care of the obligation to the United Mine Workers of America? Can't you take care of the people who made this country?"
Congress passed a stop-gap measure in late December 2016 that continued funding for the pension and healthcare benefits through the end of April 2017. Sen. Manchin re-introduced his bill in January and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell created his own version of the bill. Both senators have been optimistic that, with the support of President Trump, who received overwhelming support from coal country, they could get something passed. At issue is whether the pensions and healthcare benefits will be addressed at the same time. Various measures have been proposed, including most recently a GOP-sponsored plan that would extend the coverage of the Miners Protection Act to retirees of companies that have not gone through bankruptcy.
The miners in Madisonville, Kentucky are getting tired of all the political maneuvering.
"We've been basically fighting for this for the last four years," said Robert "Bud" Lear, 74, a retired Peabody miner and Navy veteran. "Not knowing basically one month to the next if you're going to have medical care or not. After four years, it starts to take a toll on a person not knowing really what's going to happen."
Daniel Flatley (@daniel_flatley) is a West Virginia native and a former Marine. He covered politics and government at a newspaper in upstate New York before attending the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, from which he will graduate in May 2017.


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How to Be You Own Authority
There is many a career guidance blog out there. Just google it and you'll see what I mean… BUT...before you start to look outside of yourself for help, I'd venture a little word of warning if you'll humour me?
If like me, you can and will turn your hand to most things in order to be useful or make someone day better, then you might already be asking enough of the wrong people what it is you should be doing.
You might instead benefit from turning within to ask your own opinion first…..
I'd be interested to know what happens to you as you read the sentence above? I know for me, that for the first three & half decades of my life, asking others, be it their opinion/permission/assistance, was what I did.
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I was brought up to 'respect my elders' and 'listen to authority' and for a long time, it didn't even cross my mind that "I" could feature in the wants, needs and even desires for my career. It felt selfish or arrogant or risky to put myself first. Well, I have news for you, if you do not put yourself first (& I don't mean st the expense of others, but perhaps in service of being your best self!), then there is nobody else who will.
So if part of continuing professional development involves harnessing your existing skills and capabilities in order that you can choose where to point these next, might I suggest that you also take account of a new capability of yours? That you own that you are capable of being your own authority?
And what does this involve? It involves listening. It involves developing the subtle skill of carving out quiet time in order to listen to yourself. To ask the question "what next" and to allow (no – not force or prod or self-flagellate!) but to simply listen to what comes forth. Listen for the quiet voice…
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It is there is you make the space to hear it! Now that's more skilled than most people you'll meet who are too busy casting around outside of themselves for their answers instead of peeking inside at what's already there. You'll absolutely know it when you hear it. & When you honour that you can also add wisdom to you capabilities list <3. I dare you!


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ICSE - Indian Council for Seconadary Education is conducting its class 10 exams. On March 11 the exams held were History, Civics and Geography. Its astonishing to hear but the pre-board question paper of Bombaya Scottish School in Mahim which was held on January 9th i.e. almost 2 months before the actual board exam was almost same.
Parents and Students say that 90% of the ICSE Geography paper was same as the schools pre-board paper. Many of the parents suspected that the paper was leaked. They appealed the school prinicipals to look into this matter.
After providing assurance to the parents ICSE board gave a statement that no re-examination will be held for the Geography paper. Statement was published on the BOard's career portal for school managements and principal of affiliated schools, undersigned by Arathoon,
The statement said "This is to inform you that a preliminary examination has been conducted by the council in the matter of the ICSE 2015 Geography examination and it has been decided that there will be no re-exam. A fact-finding committee shall be constituted to conduct a detailed investigation in the matter."
The statement failed to give insight whether the allegation of paper leaking was true or not.
Parents and students were dissappointed by the response given by ICSE board, they fell it is not fair to 1.6 lakh students appearing the exams. This is the second paper leak come out in open,setting an alarm for our education system.


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Google and Asus today released a new device for business videoconferences called Chromebox For Meetings.
The device costs $999, which might sound like a lot considering how low-cost other Google devices called "Chrome" are (like Chromebooks and Chromecast). But that's really a lot less expense than many business-class videoconference systems, which can run thousands of dollars.
The device includes a high-definition camera, a combined microphone and speaker unit, a remote control and a Chromebox. A Chromebox is a Chrome PC that requires you to bring your own monitor and keyboard. Until now, Samsung was the company that made the Chromebox, priced at $329.
Google says that in addition to Asus, HP and Dell will soon announce these Chromebox videoconferencing devices.
Up to 15 participants can join the video meeting from their laptops, tablets or smartphones using a Google account. The videoconference uses Google Hangouts, an Internet videoconferencing system.
People with Google+ accounts can use a limited version of Hangouts for free, but it's not always easy to use. (Our experience with Hangouts almost always involves someone unable to connect.)
We would expect this device to make it easier to use a Hangout.
It's also possible to use to connect to other vendors' videoconferencing systems, even room systems, although that requires using a service from a company called Vidyo. (Its Hangouts cloud service costs $149 a month.) Likewise this Chromebox can be used with a phone dial-in number via a cloud service from UberConference, which costs about $10 a month.
Here's a closer look at the pieces included for $999. Businesses need to supply their own display.
Get the latest Google stock price here.


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It's a good time to be a fan of comic book movies, with Marvel's 'Phase Two' projects either filming or in development, and Man of Steel set to get things rolling for DC and Warner Bros.
But in case that seems like too long a wait - especially since the first Justice League team-up won't arrive until 2015 - we've got you covered. Warner Bros. and DC Comics have been hard at work for years now, turning their best comic book arcs into animated films with the help of their most trusted talent.
For comic book fans, or fans of good super-powered storytelling in general, we've decided on our Top 10 Animated Superhero Movies. See if your favorite made the list.


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"When all of us sat down to read this story the first time, we thought if John Morton could make it as a racing driver, then all of us had a chance. Morton, Pete Brock and even Datsun's legendary chief executive in the U.S., Yutaka Katayama, all seemed like regular guys to us. They were just smart guys who liked to drive fast, and they made it socially acceptable for us to be smart guys who liked small, smart and sporty cars. Little did we know that their unique enthusiasm for racing would transform a car company, give it an identity for car enthusiasts that endures today, and establish a reputation for quality in the cars of Japan."
— Michael Jordan, Automobile Magazine
"Of the thousands of motorsports books, this is the single most candid book of its kind. The level of access the author had to the team is unlike anything before or since. The result is that the book pulls no punches, there are no edits in the book due to political concerns as you see in most racing books written today. You get to know the true thoughts of the people involved whether politically correct or not. This is simply the finest racing book I have ever read."
— Andy Reid, Classic Motorsports / Grassroots Motorsports
"Although this story was first told nearly 40 years ago, Sylvia Wilkinson's insightful look at the mind of a road racer—and the chemistry of an imperfect BRE team—is as relevant today as it was in 1973. Wilkinson is a sharp observer, and she effectively captures John Morton as a die-hard racer who is introspective and refreshingly honest, yet possessing characteristics we see in other drivers and perhaps even ourselves. In short, this is a great read."
— Andrew Bornhop, Road & Track
"Two things wrench my gut about auto racing: First, what happens to the hordes of great racers who don't get headlines, don't become heroes? Next, how do you finance this expensive racing car stuff, and why would anyone want to pay for all this?
"Neither of these two questions can be answered in less than 30 years.
"For example, the late Leon Mandel's 1981 book Fast Lane Summer chronicled Indy winner Danny Sullivan's struggles to get to racing's A-list, although Leon died in 2002, so we'll never have a chance to read the rest of the Sullivan story from Leon's point of view.
"We now have a chance to learn the whole story of top sports-prototype racer John Morton's struggles, with the updated and re-published Stainless Steel Carrot from Sylvia Wilkinson, an insightful and talented novelist who also understands and covered auto racing for Mandel at Autoweek magazine. Leon picked Danny Sullivan for his book, Sylvia chose John Morton for hers. Danny won Indy; John won top-tier sports prototype races, and still races vintage cars for fun.
"Even though Stainless Steel Carrot was published in 1973, even today when the question "Why race?" is presented to the general media, the answers are still superficial: Racers have a death wish, and sponsors easily convince their investors that ridiculous amounts of funding for this is worthwhile. They miss the truth.
"Here is the truth, finally. Answering auto racing's big questions completely requires skill in writing as well as a deep understanding of human behavior, both of which Wilkinson uses to make the updated Stainless Steel Carrot offer the most satisfying story of a racer's life."
— Phil Berg, former senior editor at Car and Driver and Autoweek
"When I was 10, I found a copy of Sylvia Wilkinson's The Stainless Steel Carrot in a used-book shop in Louisville. The book chronicles the early career of racing driver John Morton, including most of his time on Peter Brock's BRE Datsun Trans-Am team in the late 1960s and early 1970s. You can probably guess the rest: I read the book, Morton's exploits scarred me for life, I suddenly wanted to drive a vintage Trans-Am car more than anything… Instant hero stuff, not helped by the fact that I later reread the book roughly 4000 times.
— Sam Smith, Car and Driver blog
"As with wines, music and friends, when a book grows better with age you know you've got a good one. Sylvia's focused study of a single race driver and his team was a strong, worthwhile read in the early 1970s, when it was new and fresh. Its inherent values remain, but today it offers something more: perspective. Four decades of frenetic evolution have changed racing almost beyond recognition; to re-read Stainless Steel Carrot is to fly back to what now seems a golden moment in time and find yourself murmuring, yes… that's how it was."
— Pete Lyons
"This book tells the story of John Morton when he was on the cusp of the big time but held back, ironically, by his consummate skill in smaller cars. Sylvia Wilkinson's mastery of dialogue puts you behind the scenes and brings supporting characters such as team owner Pete Brock and arch rival Horst Kwech to life with an honesty that at times is almost painful. This is authentic stuff – a must-read for Morton fans – and for anyone who likes a tale told with accuracy and passion. "
— Sam Posey
"This is one of the most innovative motorsports books ever written. From the clever title to the introspective look at what road-racing is all about, Sylvia takes us into the inner sanctions of a driver. This is an extraordinary book that should be even better received today than in 1973. Sylvia also wrote one of the best stock car racing books – Dirt Tracks to Glory."
— H.A. (Humpy) Wheeler, The Wheeler Company
"The Stainless Steel Carrot is one of the most incisive books ever written about professional motorsports. Sylvia Wilkinson's reporting is scrupulously honest, and she captures the highs and lows of racing with sometimes painful accuracy. Besides shining a light on Trans-Am's often overlooked 2.5 Challenge, Wilkinson also brings a fascinating cast of characters to life, most notably the book's reluctant but ultimately winning hero, John Morton. I'm glad to see the book back in print, and I'm looking forward to reading it again."
— Preston Lerner, contributing editor, Automobile Magazine
"Sometimes, after time, some thing's lose their meaning. But like a baseball glove that becomes a lifetime purchase, The Stainless Steel Carrot has become a valued and sought after treasure for lovers of auto racing.
"With the eye and style of a master, Sylvia Wilkinson tells a tale of the behind-the-scenes of auto racing. And not just anybody in auto racing, but the top team of the day, competing in the Trans Am 2.5 Challenge Series. Set during the 1971 – 1973 seasons, Sylvia peels away the public image and reveals the inner workings of the BRE Datsun team, along with driver John Morton and others. The politics, disagreements and everything else is part of this compelling story. Nothing is held back.
"This book gives a good perspective on the transition from a sport to a full blown business in auto racing. But don't think it's not relevant to today's auto racing world. Yesterdays and today's politics and drama are still the underlying beat of auto racing and thankfully the beat goes on. Not many books become classics, but this is one."
— Ed Justice, Jr., President, Justice Brothers, Inc. and former Host of Road & Track Speed Radio
"The Stainless Steel Carrot is an insider's view of road racing when it was a sport, not a business. It covers the rise of John Morton, a name that is still feared on the vintage racing circuit today. In a facile style that confirms the many writing awards she has received from her peers, Sylvia Wilkinson tells the story from a fly-on-the-wall point of view. Racing and non-racing conversations are included as are insights into the main players' motivations.
"Perhaps the best part of the book is the depiction of the golden era of the under 2.5-liter Trans Am Challenge in the early 1970s, a series for smaller production cars of the day. The theme is intriguing, the battle between the patrician, double overhead camshaft Alfa Romeo GTAs and the upstart pushrod Datsun 510s. Sylvia has an extended section on the greatest race of the series, the season-ending battle at Laguna Seca in 1971. The book is as gripping today as when it was written in 1973 and includes new material as well. Get into your favorite chair with an adult beverage and prepare for a great ride."
— Michael T. Lynch, Author, Historian and Motor Press Guild Dean Batchelor Award Winner
"As a rule, racing books can be pretty saccharine, full of facts, back slapping and all the good chapters of a driver's career. But the Stainless Steer Carrot was one of the first stories that truly laid out the thrill of victory, agony of defeat and just how challenging it is to try and make it as a professional driver.
"John Morton was the perfect subject, a racer to the core who wasn't afraid to take on any challenge, and Sylvia Wilkinson gave us an excellent 300-page introspective of a little guy trying to make it in the big, bad world of motorsports.
"Thrilled to hear she's adding another chapter because John finally made it all the way to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway."
— Robin L. Miller
"Sylvia Wilkinson is one of the best auto racing authors in the business and she beautifully captured the fascinating behind-the-scenes drama, competition and the characters involved back in the '70s in Stainless Steel Carrot. The new edition, with her updated stories, should be a great read. I expect nothing less."
— Judy Stropus


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Coverholder audit is a key component of the monitoring process of delegated authorities. The Lloyd's market has been moving towards more common audit practices across managing agents since 2010, firstly with the creation of versions 1 and 2 of the Lloyd's Common Audit Scope, then with increased coordination of the audit process itself.
A new audit scope has been designed to build on the work undertaken by Lloyd's in this arena. LMA members in conjunction with the LMA executive and Lloyd's have drafted the scope to ensure that risks are reviewed and assessed in a way that is proportionate to the nature of the coverholder and the portfolio of business that they are underwriting.
The scope has now completed a pilot phase, following an extensive consultation with the market.
Following consultation with the market and pilot phase, the scope has now been released as a final version.
It is intended that the scope will be updated on an annual basis, with additional appendices also to be added over time.
This audit scope is purely illustrative and distributed for the guidance of members, who are free to use any audit scope to oversee their coverholders. The LMA accepts no responsibility for any loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of material contained in these documents.
Where managing agents have questions regarding the scope please contact the LMA or the coverholder audit team at Lloyd's. Auditors and other market participants with questions regarding the scope should route any questions through the instructing managing agent.


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TOTS Program
Holy Apostles Family,
We are looking forward to seeing you and your toddlers (ages 5 and under) at the TOTS program. The program is designed to teach basic elements of our Orthodox Christian faith to the children in a fun, interactive, hands-on environment. TOTS is also an opportunity for parents to build friendships with each other. Please tell your friends and other families about our exciting program.
We will meet on Tuesday mornings (1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month).
Each session will run from 10:00 am – 11:30 am and will be broken into these activities:
10:00-10:15 am Prayer and Church time
10:15-11:00 am Activity Centers
11:00-11:15 am Hymns and Songs in Multipurpose Room
11:15-11:30 am Snack and Fellowship
Please register your children so that we can plan accordingly. We are looking forward to an exciting year. Please join us! We are looking for volunteers to co-host snack times. A sign up sheet will be available at the registration table. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.
Faithfully in Christ,
Father Nicholas
Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 12/13/2019
Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America; The Holy Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes of Greater Armenia; Lucia the Virgin-martyr; Gabriel the Hieromartyr, Archbishop of Serbia


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To make otherwise boring <pre> and <code> tags look more interesting, I'm starting to introduce some shortcodes e.g. [crt] and [gedit] to start off with to spice things up a bit.
I like GUI stuff - even in Linux! Down with vi! Long live the GUI text-editor! For example: apache2-directory-browsing-on-by-default/
The styled inner text isn't responsive ... The whole ensemble isn't exactly accurate and is rather simplistic ... it's just for simple presentation effect
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Senators, solons pledge to help save dying rivers in Bulacan
By: PPAO
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
ENVIRONMENT ADVOCATES. Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Vice Gov. Daniel R. Fernando of the Provincial Government of Bulacan lead the Consultative and Coordination Meeting for Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS), together with the different concern local government units including (far left) Mayor Edwin Santos of Obando and (far right) Mayor Juanito Santiago of Marilao and Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Cynthia Villar held at Dencio's Bar and Restaurant Harbour Square, CCP Complex, Pasay City, Manila yesterday.
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CITY OF MALOLOS - Senators Cynthia Villar and Sherwin Gatchalian have committed to render assistance in the rehabilitation of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) which was once identified by Blacksmith Institute as among the severely polluted rivers in the world.
This was the result of Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado's urgent call to have a dialogue with the concern local government units and other stakeholders to revive the river system wherein the 10-year action plan and the accomplishments of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau 3 was presented during the Consultative Coordination Meeting on MMORS held at Dencio's Bar and Restaurant, Harbor Square CCP Complex, Manila yesterday.
Alvarado further said that the plan should really be translated into action and called for the confirmation of commitment from public officials, concerned government agencies and private groups who attended the said meeting.
"This is a cluster of an ecosystem, hindi pwedeng isa lang ang kikilos, collective efforts ito. Ang kailangan ay pagmamalasakitan, walang turuan, walang sisihan at ako'y naniniwalang maisasalba natin ang kailugang ito," the governor said.
Meanwhile, Senator Villar volunteered to help in the said rehabilitation by educating the stakeholders about converting the wastes in the rivers to become livelihood for the people.
"In Las Piñas, I spent 15 years of my life cleaning the river kasi tinanggap ko na sa sarili ko noon na ako na 'yon, hindi ko na sisisihin ang iba na kasi 'yung dumi nila sa akin napupunta. Magsimula tayong gumawa ng livelihood projects out of waste, tutulungan namin kayo, ng Department of Agriculture, ng DPWH," the lady senator said.
She added that water lilies can be weaved, coconut husks can be used for slope protection instead of cement, the piths can be turned to charcoals, biodegradable wastes can be fertilizers and plastics can be made into school chairs.
"Kapag nakikita ng mga tao na may makukuha sila sa pag-iipon ng mga basura na 'to, kahit sila hindi na magtatapon, kukunin na nila 'yon at pagkakakitaan. Sa amin, ang isang tao kumikita ng P13,000 sa isang bwan, binabayaran sila depende sa dami ng nagagawa nila galing sa water lily," Villar added.
On the other hand, Senator Gatchalian said that intervention is necessary to solve the problem and he is committed to help the project until the end.
"The sooner we receive the resolution, the better. Isa itong sistema and we need holistic approach. Kahit mag-invest tayo ng P1B for dredging, baka after two years lang balik na naman tayo sa original na problema. We need permanent administration and strict enforcement, ma-sanction ang mga hindi umaaksyon," Gatchalian said.
Before the meeting ended, Bulacan was able to gather support and pledges such as dredging, backhoes, amphibious excavator, and river patrols from different agencies including the Department of Public Works and Highways and DENR-EMB.
Also present in the event were Vice Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, Board Member Perlita delos Santos, Mayor Edwin Santos of Obando, Mayor Juanito H. Santiago of Marilao and representatives from Blacksmith Institute, DENR-RO3, EMB, and DPWH.
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Posts tagged with 'moustaches'
Movember 2016
24 November 2016 by Sarah Starkey
I almost made it through November this year without mentioning Movember – the month of charity moustache growing. So many men have massive facial hair at the moment that I sometimes wonder who would notice if they grew a moustache.
But the charity's mission is still an important one, so we are highlighting our gallery of moustache images from the collections of the Maritime Archives and Library on the Merseyside Maritime Museum website.
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Movember with the Empress Rainbow Follies
2 November 2015 by Sarah Starkey
Every year we mark Movember, the charity moustache growing month, with our gallery of maritime men with impressive facial hair found in the collections of the Maritime Archives and Library.
Moustaches from the past is a selection of elegantly turned out men who embraced the moustache and wore it with pride – and could shave at sea in a gale. Hopefully these will inspire and encourage Movember participants in their efforts to grow their own moustaches.
This year's two new additions to the gallery of are the nattily dressed members of the Empress Rainbow Follies. Read more…


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Artizan has installed a good number of high temperature heat pumps over the years. These units have proven to be ideal for retro installations on older properties; without the need to enlarge the existing radiators, they work on the same temperature as a conventional fossil fuel boiler. The unit works well with a solid fuel stove with back boiler integrated into the system.
The unit comes as a split system, with the fan unit being located outside (up to 30m from the house) and a unit inside the house which can include the domestic hot water cylinder.
At present these units are not eligible for the RHI incentive. The manufacturers are in discussion with DECC hoping to reverse this.
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This is the schematic diagram of bench power supply . This bench powersupply will be great to support your activity if you are an electronics hobbyst:
Take a note that based on the diagram, this circuit require 120V AC to 17V AC Center Tapped Transformer. If your country use 220V AC home electric source, you MUST change the Transformer 220-240V AC to 18V AC Center Tapped Transformer.
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The No Child Left Behind Act requires that states conduct annual achievement testing for students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 11th grades. Tests must be "standardized" in order to gage student achievement in relation to other children their age in schools across the state and the nation. Standardized tests provide an indication of student achievement in relation to the academic content standards set by the state.
What are standardized tests?
Students take many tests in the years they are in school. Most of the tests they take are teacher-made and are given on a regular basis to see how well students have learned classroom lessons. Standardized tests differ in many ways from the classroom testing:
- Standardized tests are developed by educational testing experts. They have been evaluated to make sure the results are accurate and meaningful.
- The same standardized tests may be administered to thousands of students throughout a state and across the country.
- All students who take the same version of a standardized test will have the same conditions and the same amount of time to complete the test.
- Standardized tests usually assess student skills and knowledge on a broad level and may test all academic areas at the same time (math, reading, science, etc.)
How will South Dakota students be tested?
Beginning in the spring of 2003 the Dakota STEP or Dakota State Test for Educational Progress has been given to all students in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 11th grades. The Dakota STEP contains features that will allow teachers, schools, and parents to see how their children are learning based on the South Dakota Content Standards as well as how they compare to other students across the country.
What can parents do to help their children?
- Children should be encouraged to do their best on the test. They should know the test is important without being anxious about taking it.
- Children should have a good night's sleep and breakfast.
- Review some simple test-taking strategies such as moving on if they do not know the answer – they can come back later.
- Remind children to check their answers carefully. (Watch the numbers of the questions and be sure to be marking the right box on the answer sheet.)
Parents should also remember the limitations of standardized tests. A test is like a photo – a one-time look at your child's performance. EVERY child has skills and abilities that cannot be measured by test.
Check out our "Parent's Guide to Test Taking" for tips on things you can do to help your child be a successful test taker!


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Anne Hathaway has discussed the experience of filming Les Misérables.
The actress plays doomed young factory worker Fantine in Tom Hooper's adaptation of the beloved musical, in which each actor sang live during filming.
"The perspective is so spontaneous, and you're allowed to keep that and honour that and explore that, and be really moved by what's happening in the moment," Hathaway told Flicks and Bits. "In the film, I'm asking the audience to believe a lot of things.
"And there seems to me to be something selfish about trying to go for the pretty version of it, so I just sort of decided to apply the truth to the melody and see what would happen. I think it had a very freeing effect on us all."
She went on to admit that all her previous musical experiences on film have been pre-recorded, which made Les Misérables an entirely new challenge.
"It's not something I've ever been asked to do before, everything's always been pre-recorded," she explained. "I don't have extensive experience singing on film, but I loved getting to do everything spontaneously.
"Even to be able to turn the part of your brain off that you have to use when you're not singing in a film to match your performance. I loved that each take could live on its own, as its own unique expression."
The film received a standing ovation during a recent critics' screening in New York.
> Les Misérables: five new preview clips revealed - video
> Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway in 'Les Misérables' - pictures
Les Misérables will be released on December 25 in the US, and January 11 in the UK.
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