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Drone test sites in North Dakota, Nevada and Alaska offer unique resources and expertise to help UAVs seamlessly integrate into the national airspace.
Drone research has been ramping up in workshops and universities around the country for more than a decade, but it's the scientists at six test sites designated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who will pave the way for a new future in aviation. The test sites are the University of Alaska, the state of Nevada, New York's Griffiss International Airport, the North Dakota Department of Commerce, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Just as the Wright brothers changed the world with the invention of manned flight, these are the pioneers who will propel unmanned aircraft into the skies and alter the course of history.
In November 2013, the FAA released a road map report that recognized the untapped value of drones and also outlined the obstacles to integrating them into the National Airspace System (NAS). Unmanned aircraft were never designed or intended to meet the same rigorous standards as traditional aircraft, so there are a lot of technical and logistical barriers that prevent the FAA from permitting their use in the NAS if they want to sleep well at night. There's a lot of work to be done before a Boeing 747 full of passengers eastbound for Chicago crosses paths with an unmanned airplane seeding clouds over a ski resort in Colorado, but that day will soon come. The six drone test sites, which were announced at the end of 2013, have until September 2015 to find solutions that will allow drones to weave seamlessly into the national airspace.
Like a crack team of bank robbers planning a heist, each test site brings different resources to the project. Nevada was a shoo-in with its clear skies, huge amount of restricted airspace, and history of military research. The University of North Dakota has one of the largest civilian flight training schools in the world and is the only continental test site located in a temperate climate zone. Researchers in Alaska have been involved with drone research for 13 years and their partnerships with institutions in Oregon and Hawaii offer a geographically diverse testing area.
Ro Bailey is the deputy director for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a retired Air Force brigadier general. Her test site will help develop safety standards for drone systems and run test flights in extremely high altitudes and high speeds over water. But the public should first understand why they're doing all this, Bailey said – this technology will change the world.
"There are so very many beneficial uses of unmanned aircraft systems that have nothing to do with people looking in windows," she said.
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A big piece of the FAA's push to integrate drones into the NAS is to put an end to the battle between legislators, advocacy groups and drone advocates. Drones can save lives, help put out fires and assist in rescuing lost people, but the red tape limiting drone use by first responders has made such stories rare. The 19 firefighters who died in a blaze outside Phoenix in June "probably" would have been spared with the help of drone intelligence, Bailey said.
"We have mapped the borders of wildfires, which provides better information to the incident commander for deployment of firefighters the next day. We could use [unmanned systems] to assist with monitoring rivers that are at risk of flooding and provide better information to emergency managers in real time. We've used them for infrastructure assessment, in cases where putting manned aircraft in that place was too dangerous," she said, mentioning a case where drones were used to survey an oil company's active flare stack.
"We can do volumetric measurements far more accurately and more quickly for potential avalanches or how much material has been taken out of a gravel pit. We can do precision mapping for archaeological digs, and in many cases be able to give them such detailed instructions that they can go straight to more promising locations to begin the digs. We can locate polar bear dens so you can keep people away from those dens," she said. When the imagery comes back for Stellar sea lion counts, she said, the team can always tell whether the images were captured by a drone or by a manned helicopter, because when it's a manned helicopter, the animals are all either staring at the camera or diving into the water, but they don't notice the drones at all.
Drone research allows scientists to be less invasive, she said. Researchers in Alaska are now developing a whale Breathalyzer drone that flies through a whale's spout, and analyzes the bacteria collected to determine the health of the whale.
Drones are also used to study volcanoes to learn more about how their ash interacts with aircraft and where it's safe for manned aircraft to fly.
Bailey also described how drones are used in research to help ships navigate dangerous, icy waters. In one instance, 250 miles north of Alaska's northern shore, drones were flown at 1,800 feet, dropping small buoys into the water that collected temperature data from nine meters underwater and then wirelessly transmitted that data back to the drones.
"There's not a manned aircraft in the world that would do that for safety reasons," she said. There's no replacement for unmanned aircraft when it comes to that kind of work, Bailey added, and that kind of work could prevent a ship from sinking someday.
While the FAA wants drones in the air, it has also made it clear that compromising existing aviation safety standards is not an option. One of the ways Alaska will facilitate the harmonious integration of drones into the airspace is by helping to develop the drone type certificate process. Type certificates for traditional aircraft are the proof that an aircraft design has been approved by an authority like the FAA, so when someone buys an aircraft, there's no question as to whether it's safe, assuming it's current on maintenance. Drones don't have FAA-approved designs and most people probably wouldn't feel comfortable flying if they knew they were sharing their air with a drone someone built in their garage. It would be the air equivalent of a pedestrian wandering around on the freeway.
All three test sites Government Technology interviewed named "sense and avoid" functionality as one of the most pressing areas of research. One of the biggest problems with putting drones in the air is that there is today no consistent way for an aircraft without a person on it to obey the rules of the sky as currently written. But the FAA has stated it will not change existing "see and avoid" rules to accommodate drones, so researchers will need to get inventive so drones can follow the rules.
Linking and sense and avoid systems are two areas of research North Dakota will help develop. The Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site is led by Bob Becklund, a colonel with the North Dakota National Guard and former commander of the 119th Fighter Wing.
"Links have gotta be assured and reliable, which means they gotta be secure from hacking, encrypted, redundant, reliable, all that kind of stuff," Becklund explained. "That's quite a challenge. Or in the event a link gets unreliable or there's a component failure, which of course can happen and the airplane loses its link, then it has to have onboard systems that it can recover itself safely and without hurting anybody on the ground, autonomously in this example." Air traffic control (ATC) needs to be aware of what a drone is doing at all times, just as with any aircraft, so if something goes wrong such as losing the link with the ground, ATC can then direct other aircraft away from that area, Becklund said.
Safety research is a huge priority for the North Dakota site, but the staff hope that drone research won't just minimize safety impacts in 2015 when drones begin launching, but that their discoveries will contribute to making all of aviation safer. "As far as what we proposed for the test site, that covers the whole spectrum, everything from pilot training standards, which is what the University of North Dakota (UND) specializes in, certification in pilot training and evaluation standards for air crew, the aircraft and ground station and air worthiness (type) certification."
UND offers undergraduate degrees in unmanned aircraft systems operations and it's that industry and culture of aviation and unmanned aircraft that likely led the FAA to select them as one of the test sites, Becklund said. The university's engineering school also leads research on nanoscale electronics, which is connected to many of the size-weight-power engineering problems faced by drone researchers, Becklund pointed out.
"This region can really offer the FAA and this nation and the world, for that matter, an expertise pool and airspace that's unencumbered by other aircraft density, a ground population that's nice and low," Becklund explained. "It's a perfect place to do flying with new technologies."
There are a few potential drone applications that Becklund likes. The movie industry will be able to save money renting helicopters if they want aerial shots, real estate developers can easily and cheaply get aerial photos of properties, energy companies will have a cost-effective solution to look for breaks in their pipelines or power lines, and auto racing events could be enhanced for fans by assigning each car a drone with a camera, Becklund suggested.
In Nevada, the Desert Research Institute (DRI) has already begun promoting their own brand of drone innovation, as they look for new ways to increase snowpack in Lake Tahoe ski resorts. Lake Tahoe today relies on cloud seeding towers that introduce silver iodide crystals into the atmosphere, increasing regional rain and snowfall by an estimated 10 percent. In January, DRI put a cloud seeding drone on display at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., to promote what their drones might someday offer the region.
Nevada was a natural choice for one of the FAA's test sites. The state has about 320 flying days per year, thanks to limited cloud cover and 10 times more restricted airspace than all the other states combined, said Tom Wilczek, defense and aerospace industry liaison at the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development. The huge amount of airspace they can use for testing and the existing drone research and industry experts in Nevada would have made it seem strange if they weren't selected, Wilczek said.
"This is its birthplace," he said. "The industry came from here and it came here because of the DoD applications. I'd say the whole unmanned systems industry is kind of our birthright. It was a matter of pride."
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno were both quick to offer their research and development to the project, Wilczek said, and they received 100 percent political support from all levels.
The wide open airspace Nevada offers will allow researchers to test things they might not be able to test in other areas, Wilczek said, like various clime rates and angles of descent. The FAA has stated that Nevada will concentrate its efforts on developing drone standards and operations, operator standards, certification requirements, and air traffic control procedures. The state has a wealth of experts in all areas of drone manufacture and research to help.
Some applicants that wanted to be FAA test sites may have talked about creating a local economy around drone manufacture and research, Wilczek said, but the FAA doesn't have time for that. The FAA chose the places that already have an industry in place, because they want drones now.


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While the Rapids are still working on forming their roster for 2014, one decision was confirmed by Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo on Monday. Defender Diego Calderón, who came to the club on loan ahead of the 2013 season, will not be returning to Colorado next season, amid reports from Ecuador that he has re-signed with his former club, Liga de Quito.
"Diego's loan expired following the end of our season, and while we held an option to bring him back, our conversations with him indicated that it was in the best interest of both the player and the club to let him return to Quito," Bravo told ColoradoRapids.com.
Calderón started the first five regular season games for Colorado at center back before suffering a knee injury in a match against the LA Galaxy in March. Five months after having microfracture surgery on his right knee, the Ecuadorian international returned to the playing field in late August but did not make any more first-team appearances.
"He was unlucky to suffer a long-term knee injury pretty early in his time with us, and that kept him from being able to really establish himself in our lineup," said Bravo. "We want to thank him for his hard work while he was here, and wish him the very best in his career moving forward."
The Rapids could make more announcements regarding their roster in the coming days, though teams are under a roster freeze through MLS Cup, which is this Saturday, December 7.

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Opinion: Is Obama Ready To Cross the Red Line?
Hoover Institution fellow Fouad Ajami on the U.S. plan to help arm the Syrian rebels and possibly establish a no-fly zone. Photo: Getty Images
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... I ... afternoon and welcome to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... the Obama administration announced on Thursday that we are finally going to arm the rebels in Syria ... there's even suggestions of enforcing a no fly zone you're looking at ... video right now the fighting ... Hoover Institution fellow Korea the Johnny joins me now ... I if we add it is unclear what exactly were sending to Syrian intrusion onto and into something very odd about the statement from the White House ... so we know believe that ... chemical weapons were used in effect you didn't mind it is ... that because committed workers will use the debt constitute a deadline ... for the president that would change his calculus ... but the announcement The with this to come is really not very persuasive we don't know ... could it be just the first step if you win ... but at some point if you step if you make that ambitious ... the proclamation then you have to come through yet to come through with a no-fly zone ... yet to come through with ... anti aircraft weapons yet to come ... through with anti ... tank missiles these are the things we did not get done and what what what change because the president has we've known about the chemical at weapons use now for weeks it online so ... systems or treat there are so excited that maybe some do think it's the plant including what Obama once ... and that really gets into the content that they say that word exactly so this is the kind of ... this ... I think it's really basically the president has been under pressure ... and he's been under pressure from his allies in the beach and ... designate an ease in the diesel one of the Hugo ... and indicative that someone would not very fond of this independence the dawn of the ... turkey he came to the White House in the hope ... that he could change American policy ... he could change ... the of the Obama approach to city and he went home empty handed ... so that is is a big and he's in the region about a possibility ... and cool are the rebels relief I have a frightening aside ... or they actually fighting ... a proxy war against Russia and Iran ... though the fighting ... I think I know I know many people who ... were in this refugee camps and that Fiji can say no one in Nantucket and in in Turkey ... and the many many flights doesn't come to the said Fiji camps ... to see this trend is of the weekend and this that the across the border ... I've gotten to know that some of these young people been disposed recipients were fed up with autocracy ... fed up with London Fed opened the paper this is the isthe Ingall presence on ... this is in order to bail in and of course ... these are the characters themselves from ... the people who came from to give people can companies of of these people came ... all the more ... because there was not ... an active approach but no one was stationed by the West is a no-fly zone and ... and and arms to the rebels son enough to tip the balance in their favor oh we don't know we do know that ... as you should go back to ... December two thousand eleven though the Obama decision was saying ... above the shown that he was dead man walking ... well the dead men is still around anemia to win ... so I think now that is pressure ... because in fact the Obama decision was hoping the boom old guy that he ... would say that ... that somehow another ... Bush I would fold his own ways he hasn't and we now face that kind of ... that that ... that the conclusion that bitter conclusion ... Hoover Institution fellow Korea the Johnny thank you ...


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Today, the New York State Senate took action to fight the scourge of modern slavery, by unanimously passing the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act.
This bill is an important way to strengthen the fight against human trafficking in our state. It is a terrible scandal and crime that thousands of people, particularly women and children, are suffering in our midst, having been brought here to serve as labor or sex slaves. This is largely driven by the evil sex industry, particularly prostitution and pornography.
The number of victims of trafficking is staggering. The UN estimates that there are over 1.5 million victims in the United States, Canada and Europe. The majority (55%) of forced labor victims are women and girls. And 98 percent of sex trafficking victims are female. Children make up 26 percent of all victims — over 5.5 million child victims around the world.
And these numbers really do nothing to communicate the raw human suffering that is involved in this evil exploitation of vulnerable people. It is difficult even to imagine the conditions under which sex slaves are forced to live and work. The descriptions that I have seen rival the horrors of Dante's Inferno.
The Catholic Church around the world, and our own United States Bishops, have long been leaders in the battle against human trafficking. Our bishops have an energetic anti-trafficking campaign, and Pope Francis has repeatedly denounced it as a "crime against humanity".
Although New York enacted laws against human trafficking in 2007, our state continues to be a magnet for the modern slave trade. By passing this bill, the State Senate has taken an important step forwards, and all our Senators are to be commended — particularly Sen. Andrew Lanza of Staten Island, who led the fight.
It is now imperative for the Assembly to take action. In that house, the human trafficking bill is being held hostage by pro-abortion advocates. The bill is part of the Governor's "Women's Equality Act", which also has a provision that would expand abortion. Pro-abortion Assembly representatives, and the leadership, have so far refused to allow the trafficking bill to be considered on its own.
Shame on them. The victims of human trafficking are calling out for protection. They can't wait for Albany politics. The time to end the modern slave trade is now.
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U.S. Gets 'C' Grade in Premature Births
The country failed to meet the March of Dimes' pre-term birth rate goal.
Nov. 17, 2012 -- The March of Dimes has once again given the United States an unenviable "C" rating with regard to preterm birth rates.
Statistics suggest that the country has actually been doing a better job in recent years, cutting its rate of premature births -- babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy -- from a 12.8 percent peak in 2006 to 11.7 percent in 2011, the most recent year for which figures are available.
Despite these improvements, however, the U.S. still failed to meet the March of Dimes' pre-term birth rate goal of 9.6 percent -- earning the country the shaky grade on the organization's 2012 Premature Birth Report Card.
The March of Dimes, a leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health, released its report card in the midst of November's Prematurity Month, and just before World Prematurity Day on November 17.
The March of Dimes' president, Dr. Jennifer Howse, applauded the declining number of preemies, saying, "These results demonstrate that many premature births can be prevented with the right policies and bold leadership."
While only four states met the March of Dimes' goal -- Vermont, Oregon, New Hampshire, and Maine -- 45 states saw improvement in their preterm birth rates between 2009 and 2011.
Dr. F. Sessions Cole, Chief Medical Officer at St. Louis Children's Hospital, said that for states to reach their goals, the focus of research on preterm births needs to shift.
"From a public policy perspective, the U.S. needs to make prevention of prematurity a national goal that is supported by research and clinical funding," he said. "Currently, the U.S. is spending too much money on technology to treat the consequences of prematurity and not enough on understanding strategies to prevent prematurity."
Preterm birth costs the country an estimated $26 billion each year, according to the CDC.
While the exact causes of preterm birth are unclear, there are several known risk factors. According to the March of Dimes website, women who smoke, drink, or use drugs, have chronic health problems, high blood pressure, or certain infections are more at risk for preterm deliveries. Mothers who are underweight or overweight, pregnant with multiples or who have already had a premature infant are also at risk for giving birth prematurely.
According to the March of Dimes and the World Health Organization, an estimated 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and one million of those infants die because of it. In a global report issued by the March of Dimes and several partners in May of this year, the U.S. ranked poorly at 131 out of 184, far behind counties such as a France, China, and the U.K.
In order to put a face to the numbers of premature birth, Facebook, which has partnered with the March of Dimes, said it would have an interactive world map on World Prematurity Day showing heart-wrenching baby stories.
Dr. M. Bonnie Pugh, a pediatrician and mother, said she knows firsthand the tumultuous feeling of having a baby too early.
"It was a very scary experience having Ethan born 15 weeks early. I kept saying over and over in my head that it was too soon." said Pugh, whose son, Ethan, weighed only 1 pound and 11 ounces when he was born. Ethan needed a blood transfusion almost immediately after birth and was on and off a ventilator for about the first month of his life.
When Dr. Pugh went into pre-term labor, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) team came to visit her to talk about her son's prognosis. "There's a fifty percent chance he's going to live, and a fifty percent chance that he won't," they said, according to Pugh.
Five and a half years later, Ethan attended kindergarten for the first time. Dr. Pugh credits the NICU staff and the research funded by the March of Dimes, an organization she joined while Ethan was still in the NICU.
Too Many Babies Born Too Soon
Most recently, the March of Dimes has been targeting health care providers in its campaign "Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait," in which it urges providers and patients not to schedule a delivery until after at least 39 completed weeks of pregnancy unless there is a medical reason.
According to the March of Dimes website, infants born after 39 weeks have more time for key organs to grow, such as the brain, lungs, and liver. They are also less like to have problems with their eyesight and hearing after birth, and more likely to have a good weight which will help keep their bodies warm.
Cole said he has hopes that the push for ending non-essential pre-term deliveries will help with better outcome for babies.
"Hopefully, the decline in non-medically indicated, elective late preterm births will continue to reduce the nation's overall prematurity rate," he said. "This decline will improve outcomes of both mothers and babies by reducing maternal delivery-associated morbidities, reducing need for neonatal intensive care for late preterm infants, and improving outcomes for babies."
Healthier babies would translate into healthcare savings, according to Howse.
"All this improvement means not just healthier babies, but also a potential savings of roughly $3 billion in health care and economic costs to society," she said.
For Pugh, the cost of Ethan's 96 day NICU stay was well worth it.
"He's doing really well in school," she said, adding that while Ethan has some mild gross motor delays that may affect activities like running, jumping, and balancing, he is catching up pretty well.
"Prematurity can happen to anybody," she said. "Having lived through that experience made me want to give back to other moms who have gone through premature birth."


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How can nature and people coexist successfully in California's threatened wine country?
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Earthwatch researchers collected data to help encourage sustainable agriculture in Northern California's wine country.
Exploring the rivers that protect Northern California's world-renowned wine region, volunteers helped collect data to help protect some the most valuable agricultural land in all of North America. The Napa, Russian, and Navarro rivers and Sonoma Creek define the landscape where grape farmers use these waterways to produce the high-end wines the region is famous for, and iconic fish species like steelhead trout and Coho salmon utilize the area for breeding. How can nature and people coexist in this beautiful, productive, and threatened landscape? We helped collect data necessary for answering these questions.
This region serves as a critical habitat for migratory birds, butterflies, and a wide variety of native plant and animal species. Scientists are still learning how these species coexist with the resource needs of the growing human population. Vineyard owners, nonprofit organizations, and local governments are working alongside scientists to ensure that California's rivers continue to simultaneously support its local agriculture and its natural habitat.
Those engaged in this research experienced what it was like to work in a "living laboratory" where research findings provided guidance for sustainable management of California's ecosystems and water resources.
This research represented a unique opportunity to conserve critical habitat for local and migratory wildlife.
How can wine growers and wildlife live in harmony? Research helped provide an answer.
At vineyards and natural areas along the Napa, Russian, and Navarro rivers, Earthwatch volunteers collected data on plant, bird, and insect diversity, and took physical measurements of soil and vegetation to measure the ecosystem services that are valuable to farmers. They worked with the Nature Conservancy and other partners to find a balance between production and ecosystem integrity in riverside habitats. Streamside areas serve as natural filters between the river and the land and protect the river from pollution, provide habitat for birds, and stabilize freshwater food webs. This research represented a unique opportunity to conserve critical habitat for local and migratory wildlife and sustain agricultural production and livelihoods.
Data collection helps encourage sustainable agriculture in Northern California's wine country.
This project contributed to establishing estimates of the true value of this ecosystem by evaluating carbon storage in native and cultivated vegetation and soils. It investigated and established data for native butterfly pollinators, estimated bird diversity, and identified a range of potential restoration strategies. The project helped scientists and the public gain a better understanding of the relative impacts of different land uses on native plant and insect diversity, define the benefits that agriculture derives from natural habitat, and use this information to develop new incentives for conserving and restoring streamside habitat.
Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties form the heart of Northern California's wine region and contain some of the state's best examples of riverside and Coast Range forests. In addition to the striking countryside, the mild climate and mix of soils make for perfect wine grapes, and the cultivable land in this region is some of the most coveted and expensive in the world. The region is home to many coastal and inland state parks, extensive hiking and biking trails, and numerous tourist attractions. It also has an important and unique habitat supporting some of California's most charismatic biodiversity. This area serves as a home to the coastal redwoods, some of the world's tallest trees, a key breeding ground for several threatened fish species, and a natural flyway for millions of migratory birds.
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Earthwatch participants worked along several rivers in California's North Coast region to determine how these ecosystems respond to both agricultural advances and efforts to protect and sustain this environment. Alongside scientists, they set up transects, identify vegetation, measured trees, conducted stream habitat surveys, conducted bird surveys, captured and identified butterflies, and collected data needed to preserve nature in this environment.
In their time off, participants hiked, kayaked, or canoed the local rivers and watched birds in the heart of the Pacific Flyway. They were close enough to explore the coastal forests, visit the towering redwood grove, and visit some of the famous vineyards and wine-tasting rooms.
Taking physical measurements of vegetation and soil to measure ecosystem services.
Dr. Viers, setting up transects, identifying vegetation, and conducting stream habitat surveys.
Earthwatch ecologist Dr. Josh Viers studies sustainable agriculture and conservation in the watersheds of California's North Coast, Sierra Nevada, and Delta.
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For the most part, Paris Jackson's family has presented a united front following her suicide attempt on June 5 as they seek to help her return to full health.
But one family member isn't too keen on the treatment plan that has been laid out for her.
The 15-year-old's uncle Randy Jackson has taken to Twitter to rant about Paris' confinement at an undisclosed treatment facility, claiming that she's been there too long and hinting that "there's something going on."
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"I dont like that Paris is still in this facility. It's not right," he wrote, unraveling a lengthy and pointed tirade about his niece's health care.
"She's been there much too long," Randy noted, adding: "She is not psychotic. There is no reason for her to be in a psychiatric hospital this long away from her family."
Randy, 51, also expressed his apprehension about Paris' current situation.
"There's something more to this there's something going on I don't like it I'm afraid for her," he explained. "Psychiatric hospitals oftentimes make you feel as though you're psychotic when you're not. Sometimes they make matters worse."
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He then wrapped things up by promising: "I'm going to look into this. Stay tuned."
In mid-July, Paris was released from UCLA Medical Center and transferred to an undisclosed residential treatment facility. Throughout, she has remained in touch with her biological mother, Debbie Rowe--in fact, it was through Rowe that Paris reached out to fans while she was still hospitalized.
"My daughter has asked that I extend a huge thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers and support," the 54-year-old Rowe tweeted in late June. "She is strong like her father."


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So I have yet to submit a decent tutorial on a python or a tut on "how to draw a boa constrictor", step by step. I drew this up a few days ago and decided to submit it tonight. There has been so many things keeping me from working on more tuts, so I am so sorry for doing so. I'll be submitting more tutorials recently now. Anyways, get yourself drawing tools in order to prepare for this lesson as well as refrences on the various poses and types of Boa Constrictors existant in the world. Who knows, maybe you could let your creativity expand and create your own breed of snake (something I would do!). Take your time as you work each line and decide which colors you'll be using in the end. The lineart will not have the markings featured in the preview image, only because I want you to create your own to further your skills of creativity. I've better get going now, more tuts to submit for y'all! Thanks for viewing and stay sharp of more fun lessons!
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2015 Annual Report on Prostate Diseases - Harvard Medical School
British Columbia has over 20 Prostate Cancer Support Groups meet once a month. This Richmond group is found in 2013 and focused on providing help to Chinese-speaking men, but everyone is welcome. We speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English, meet on the second Thursday of every month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the Richmond Public Library (2/F Brighouse Main Branch, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC V6Y 1R8). Please register online at The Richmond Public Library website (or call 604-231-6413 for registration). Join us for the professional presentation and talk to other men and family members who have been dealing with prostate cancer for weeks, months or even years.
If you want to chat with a survivor one on one, you may drop in our walking club. The Richmond Blue Walkers walk on every Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-12pm, 5-10 km along the beautiful river dykes and parks in Richmond (Walk in the Richmond Shopping Centre during the raining days or cold seasons). Click here for the schedule or contact Daniel Leung at 604-836-6423 for the locations and meeting places.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of BC accepts donation online, please go to http://prostatecancerbc.ca/ 捐款前列腺癌基金會請到 http://prostatecancerbc.ca/
此支援小組乃義工組織,我們講普通話、廣東話和英語,幫助您了解良性前列腺疾病與前列腺癌的病徵、預防、治療、康復與最新醫療硏究等資訊。我們每月一次(第二個星期四從下午7:00至8:30)在列治文公共圖書館二樓(市中心公眾泳池對面)舉辦免費聚會,邀請中英專業人仕主辦醫療與健康講座,交流經驗與分享感受。報名請到圖書館網站 ,或致電604-231-6413 (英語) 報名。
列治文前列腺癌友步行團「藍天行」每週二和週四早上十時至十二時,沿著美麗的河堤和公園散步(在下雨天或寒冷季節,步行於列治文購物中心)。查詢活動更新請打電話604-836-6423 (Daniel)。
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Adam Goodes says friendship with Collingwood president Eddie McGuire is over
Dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes says Eddie McGuire's racial gaffe last year ended their friendship.
The AFL superstar told a business breakfast in Sydney on Monday: "Friends don't make jokes about their friends like that."
News Corp Australia reported that Goodes said he would still shake the hand of the Collingwood president and broadcaster in a professional environment.
"But from a friendship point of view, unfortunately I have lost one there," Goodes said.
McGuire sparked controversy last May when he suggested on radio that Goodes should be flown down to Melbourne promote the King Kong musical.
He later apologised, describing it as a slip of the tongue.
It came just days after he had apologised to Goodes on behalf of his club after a 13-year-old female Collingwood supporter called Goodes an ape during the Swans' match against the Magpies.
Goodes told Monday's Corporate Club Australia breakfast he bore no anger toward the girl but had no regrets about pointing her out and asking security to remove her from the MCG.
"It was just a natural part of what I would do on a footy field," he said.
"It was part of me acting instinctively.
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It's been a not-so-great couple of days ... more so mentally than physically. I've been feeling really down & so I've been trying to keep myself busy. I did finish stitching the second pumpkins pinkeep I was working on. I have also been making progress with my ornaments for the Christmas ornament exchange I'm hostessing. On Thursday I decided to start a new cross stitch project but ran into a snag or two, asked for help from an online group & then set it aside. Last night in it's place I decided to work on a small alphabet sampler. When I decide to work on a project, whatever it is, I am extremely careful (anal) about it. With cross stitch I take my time to make sure none of my threads get twisted & that the back of my piece looks as good as the front. With this alphabet sampler I was careful as always & checked the back at various times to make sure it looked okay but still, when I was just about finished with a border row I checked the back & there was a big knot on about the 30th stitch. I was on the 90th. I will need to take out those stitches & redo them but I decided to leave them as they are for now & start on the main sampler design because I need to do a bit of tweaking with the original design. This will include stitching the date as 2011 instead of 1986 & replacing the designer's initials with my own.
The motifs on a sampler can actually mean something! When a woman stitched a sampler, it could tell the story of where she was born, where she has lived, if she's been married or not, if she has any children, if there were any deaths in her family, etc. A sampler could also represent things that were important to her ... her faith for example ... or it could represent qualities she wanted to have in her own life (hope, health, or wisdom). This discovery has just about floored me! How could I have been involved with crafting for almost all my life & spend 57 years on this earth without ever knowing this! It's a pretty cool discovery : )
I am looking out the window right now at our front yard which looks like a wheat field. There is, in fact, red wheat growing amongst the grass & there are weeds "as high as an elephant's eye." Well, maybe not that high but definitely as high as an elephant's knees! It's been 3-1/2 weeks since our riding mower went into the shop. I was mowing & John came outside to give me a bottle of water. I drove over toward him & turned off the mower. When I turned it off he said a large flame shot out of the front of the mower. That didn't sound good. We opened the mower hood & found what appeared to be a cracked muffler. I made several calls & found out the flame was being caused by the mower backfiring & it wasn't dangerous so I finished mowing. Then I called Lowes (where we bought the mower along with a 3-year extended warrant, thank goodness) & scheduled with them for repair. They contacted a service center in Lexington (closest one) & 2 days later they came & took away the mower. After 2 weeks I called Lowes to tell them we had not heard anything from the service center & to inquire on the status of our mower. I told them our grass is getting pretty high. They put me on hold & called the service center who told them they hadn't even touched the mower yet! Grrrrr!!! This happened the last time we needed service as well. Lowes offered to have the mower transferred to another service center & we told them we thought that was a good idea. This was last Friday (8/5) & they said they wouldn't be able to get things scheduled until Monday. Wouldn't you know it ... on Monday they called & said "The service center said they will be working on your mower this week! Margaret will give you a call to let you know the status." Here it is Saturday & Margaret has not called. We can't wait much longer. I'm going to have to try to find a mower to rent or find someone to pay to do the mowing or we're going to need a combine.
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Very good, efficient service. Flowers not completely conform to the image at the time of ordering, but nonetheless a beautiful arrangement.
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October 25, 2018
Nine words of thanksgiving written long ago from a lonely Roman prison cell might, if heeded, break down most of the barriers that divide families, hinder the growth of churches and separate friends.
Ten years earlier, Paul, the apostle, who penned these words, had visited Philippi, introduced a few there to his Lord, spent an unusual night in their jail and, upon being set free by an earthquake that shook the prison doors off their hinges, started a church.
What are these nine life changing words?
"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you" (Philippians 1:3).
We're now nearing the end of the season that incubates attitudes of gratitude. Fields of golden grain have been harvested, colorful crops of fruit are largely off the trees or vines and it's pleasant to bask in the beauty of fallen leaves decorating lawns and crunching beneath our feet.
A great harvest makes thankfulness come easy, but the Old Testament prophet, Habakkuk concluded we ought to be thankful either in bounty or blight, writing: "Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls – yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation (Habakkuk 3:17-18).
"Sounds like a tough time to be thankful," you say.
But carrying out Paul's pronouncement on thanksgiving may be even more difficult.
Think about it!
These nine words call for being thankful for everybody in your church (even the pastor – October is Pastor Appreciation month, is it not?) whenever they come to mind.
What's going on here?
Was the church at Philippi perfect?
Of course not! There are no perfect churches because there are no perfect people.
Someone told the still noted nineteenth century English minister, Charles Spurgeon, that he was looking for a perfect church to attend.
"If you find one, don't join it or you'll spoil it," Spurgeon replied.
How then could the author of this powerful nine word formula carry out his guarantee of continual thankfulness?
He chose to focus on the faithfulness of these frail people, rather than on their faults and following his example would create an atmosphere of love in any church or family.
Frequently, I have conducted a "Thank God for you" service in churches where I have been a guest speaker. This featured a time when all members of the congregation were to look at the others and let me know when they saw someone for whom they were thankful.
The results have always been gratifying as people discovered how many loved, appreciated and gave thanks for them.
Changing your attitude from grumbling about people to gratitude for them may make this the greatest harvest season your church and family have ever known.
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At the completion of this workshop, it will empower you to make the most of inbound sales and customer service opportunities, develop confidence when interacting with customers on inbound calls, use the Information Gathering Model to evaluate how to best meet their caller's needs, make every customer interaction an opportunity to deepen the client relationship.
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Rule of thumb: Every customer phone call is important. Whether they are calling to place an order, ask a question, or register a complaint, they are giving you an opportunity to engage. Don't blow it.
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You will receive pointers for improving your human relation skills over the phone, always remembering that a smile is audible!


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Floral ice bowl and heartfelt sorbet - Valentine's recipe
Sometimes you need to go over the top. If you don't want to go this far, just freeze some ice cubes set with rose petals. They would make a nice touch in your loved one's drink on the Valentines Day. The original recipe for this dish was for a sorbet made with highly scented rose petals and rose wine. I didn't have either so did this instead. It's a bit more robust but it works. Just remember you need to start this dish the day before you want it.
The sorbet
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The ice bowl
- Find 2 bowls that, when you sit one inside the other, there is at least a 2cm space.
- Make sure you have room in your freezer to sit the bowls flat. Pick over some petals or small flowers.
- Sit some ice cubes on the bottom of the larger bowl and sit the smaller bowl on top. Put in the freezer and chill the bowls.
- Chill a jug of water. When all are as cold as possible, place some flowers and petals between the bowls and gently pour the iced water into the gap to about half way. Return to the freezer. When the water has frozen solid, repeat the process to take the water level to the top of the bowls, adding in more flowers. Freeze overnight.
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- Melt 150g of caster sugar in 400ml of boiling water. Add the juice of a lemon.
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Brooklin Toastmasters
Division E Toastmasters
Tuesday, 10 December 2019 at 7:15 PM (EST)
Event Details
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation. We meet every Tuesday at 7:25pm at Brooklin Community Centre & Library, 8 Vipond Rd
Brooklin Toastmasters is part of the Toastmasters International organization; a non-profit, educational group, dedicated to helping members sharpen speaking, listening and leadership skills. Looking forward to meeting you!
Come out on a Tuesday night and see what Toastmasters is all about...all are welcome
When do we meet?
Every Tuesday
Meet and Greet: 7:15pm - 7:25pm
Meeting Time: 7:25pm - 9:00pm
Where is The Brooklin Toastmasters Club?
Brooklin Community Centre & Library, 8 Vipond Rd (in Boardroom)
2 streets N of Hwy#7 & 12 intersection turn West on Campbell St, 1st stoplight N, it becomes Vipond. Brooklin Library is in the same complex
Club Status: Open to all
When & Where
Brooklin Community Centre & Library
8 Vipond Rd
Tuesday, 10 December 2019 at 7:15 PM (EST)
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The release of Facebook's long-awaited iPad app today is being welcomed by many iPad-toting Facebook fans, but behind-the-scenes it also signals the apparent end of a standoff between Apple and Facebook over a potentially sizable chunk of money, and an important financial precedent for the tech industry more broadly.
The upshot: Apple won.
At issue is the mobile payments system that will be used for mobile apps inside the Facebook app — third-party social games, news services and shopping apps that will be offered inside Facebook on the iPad.
As explained by Matt Rosoff of Business Insider, Facebook said today that those in-app apps won't be able to use the Facebook Credits system as their payment mechanism when running on Facebook's app for iPhone or iPad. That means they'll work instead through Apple's native iOS payments system, where Apple takes a 30% cut.
Here's the thing: We also know that Facebook takes a 30% cut from Facebook Credits purchases, as detailed by Zynga in its financial documents. So if Facebook implemented Facebook Credits in its iOS apps, it would have been in a position to supersede Apple as the toll collector for purchases related to this new subset of apps.
But that's not what happened. And financially speaking, it's not a small issue. On traditional Facebook properties, for example, the 30% cut from Zynga is now sending as much as $100 million per quarter in Facebook's direction — which is a decent chunk of Facebook's overall revenue. As usage of Facebook's iPad app grows, the 30% cut won't be insignificant.
In short, Apple and Facebook had millions of reasons to fight over the issue. It helps to explain why it took so long for Facebook's iPad app to come out. But more than that, it was a meaningful precedent as the big tech companies divvy up the spoils of the booming mobile economy.
It remains to be seen if Facebook and Apple negotiated something more complex behind the scenes, such as a secondary revenue-sharing agreement. But on the surface, at least, the exclusion of Facebook Credits from the picture means that Apple is in the position of power.


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Here's an update for all those who were/may be interested in the rod building classes I was hosting this month. (December) I will be offering additional classes this month (St Croix SCIII 9' 5wt 2pc, targeted more for beginners) and in January (4 pc graphite rod due to overwhelming requests for it). The 4 pc rod class is more of an advanced class than for beginners.
All materials and tools are included in the fee for the class.
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I'm fairly new to this forum and would like to say hi to all that read this.
I am a rod builder located in Kodak, TN and am offering rod building classes in December. December's rod will be a graphite ST Croix SCIII 9' 5 wt 2 pc rod.
Classes offer hands-on instruction with all materials and tools included.
Private classes also available.
A very special thanks to Paula for allowing me to advertise this at Little River Outfitters.
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Feel free to comment — good, bad, or indifferent — on the regs. My views are known, but the Department of Homeland Security doesn't know yours.


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Smaller private foundations make up 98% of the 80,000 private foundations in the U.S., Foundation Source said in a statement.
Following are key findings from the report:
- At the end of 2011, the endowments of private foundations with less than $50 million in assets were still down almost 9%, compared with their prerecession values.
- Since 2007, private foundation donors contributed fresh capital to their foundations at the rate of 104% of the amount granted. (Foundation Source noted that this finding does not take into account foundation expenses, whereas the following point does include expenses.)
- New capital contributions in 2011 were up 19% from the previous year, but still funded only 84% of total money out (grants plus expenses). Last year's replenishment rate was higher than in 2010 (72%), but lower than in 2008 and 2009 (94% and 111%, respectively).
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Patsy's in East Harlem: Balance, Perfection
The sixth slice is as good as the first. Yes, I just said 'sixth.'
I would like to piggyback off of the Real Slim Shady's recent comments on America's Favorite Pizza Weblog and take it one step further with respect to his top two NYC pizzerias. I recently visited both Di Fara and Patsy's within 24 hours of each other, and my memories of both are still fresh in my mind.
When Patsy's of East Harlem is "on," as AK likes to say, they are not only number one in New York, there is some serious distance between them and Di Fara, and I'll tell you why: balance. I may sound like a broken record to some of you, but let's lay it down, and if the comments pour in disagreeing with me, then so be it.
When Patsy's is on, it is everything that New York pizza is supposed to be, it is the prototype, the zenith, the very pinnacle of "New YorkNeapolitan" pie. Ladies and gentlemen, the last three times I've been in to visit, it has most certainly been 'on'—the crust is thin and crisp but with that wholesome doughy goodness inside, it is cooked all the way through so the slice doesn't collapse on you, and the sauce, basil and cheese, (applied in that order) are of top quality. They don't skimp on any of these, nor do they pile it on. The sixth slice is as good as the first. Yes, I just said sixth.
Granted, I also know what Adam is talking about when he describes Patsy's failings in consistency, but I have not found that to be the case lately and, particularly, last week. Put simply, there is no better example of a great NYC pizza than Patsy's on a good day.
Di Fara
All of that said, Dom DeMarco of Di Fara, without question, uses the best ingredients that money can buy—the bufala mozzarella from Caserta, San Marzano tomatoes, grana padano, the pure olive oil, all the way down to the Israel-imported basil—you can taste the quality in every slice. He also uses a gas-fired oven (right) that he keeps at 750 degrees. What that pizza would taste like in a wood or coal oven, I don't know, but I think I'm not alone in saying that I would like to find out.
But here's where opinions will begin to diverge (if they haven't already): either Dom could ease up on some of these ingredients (he has a very heavy hand when it comes that final pour of olive oil before pies go in the oven, the grana padano is added twice—once before a pie goes in and once when it comes out) or there are just too many ingredients piled onto his margherita pie (maybe one less mozz). The same amount of these ingredients on a Sicilian? No problem, the crust is strong enough to handle all of that goodness.
But am I the only one who feels like a geriatric at feeding time when I sit down to eat one of Dom's plain slices, complete with drool from watching him shovel pizzas in and out of his oven for the past 45 to 75 minutes? The slice always collapses on me unless I eat it with one hand supporting the bottom and the beautiful blend of cheeses, tomatoes, and olive oil seems to have a mind of its own and need to be ushered back onto the crust. It's a sure bet that I'm gonna leave Di Fara with some kind of stain, most likely that viscous blend of olive oil and tomato sauce!
But maybe that's part of the charm and that's why people love Di Fara and why they love Dom—his pizza is one thing that will never change, and he sticks to his guns, which is hard to come by these days. And I love Di Fara, don't get me wrong, but I can't be the only one out there who feels this way.
Incidentally, I visited Di Fara last week while Epi-Log's Michael Park was in researching his groundbreaking exposé, "Secrets of Di Fara Pizza" (see picture of him taking picture of Dom in a beret, right; I think I'm gonna frame that one). This guy needs to catch a clue and quit asking questions like "do you still like making pizza?" Dom is still the only one who makes the pies there, right?
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It is not clear how nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) damage the stomach's lining, sometimes causing an ulcer. The following are the two likely ways this may happen:
- Use of NSAIDs may directly irritate the stomach's lining, making it easier for ulcers to form.
- NSAIDs may interfere with prostaglandins, which are chemicals that may help regulate the protective lining of the stomach.
It is also possible that both of these factors occur at the same time.
About 15 to 20 out of 100 people who use high doses of NSAIDs, such as people who have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, develop sores in the stomach that look like ulcers when examined with endoscopy . footnote 1 But only a small number actually develop symptoms or complications of peptic ulcer disease . Serious complications of peptic ulcer disease caused by NSAID use are higher in people who: footnote 1
- Have a prior history of abdominal (belly) problems, such as an ulcer or bleeding.
- Are older than age 65.
- Take high doses of NSAIDs.
- Use corticosteroids in addition to NSAIDs.
- Have infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria .
- Just started to take NSAIDs every day.
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You can prevent NSAID ulcers and their complications by not taking NSAIDs or by only taking them occasionally and in small doses. Be safe with medicines. Read and follow all instructions on the label. If you have to use NSAIDs, your doctor may advise you to take an NSAID that is less likely to cause ulcers. Or your doctor may prescribe a medicine that you take each day to help prevent ulcers. Medicines that help prevent ulcers include:
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- H2 blockers, such as famotidine (Pepcid).
Your doctor may advise you to get tested for H. pylori bacteria before you start long-term NSAID use. Testing and treatment for H. pylori infection has been shown to reduce the risk of ulcers for people starting long-term NSAID use. footnote 1 If you take NSAIDs, be sure to discuss with your doctor the potential risks of long-term NSAID use.
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Wassermelone Finale
Electronic mail message by Gwen Schock Cowherd, January 2011
My favorite meal at Grandma Mehlhaff's house was fricasseed chicken with onions (huhna rahmdungis), mashed potatoes, cream gravy, bread dressing made with eggs and onions, fresh or canned garden vegetables (cucumber salad was my favorite), creamed rice with raisins, dill pickles, pickled beets, homemade bread with apple butter, molasses cookies with powdered sugar frosting, and lemon jello (my grandfather was diabetic and it was the only sweet he would eat). In winter mid-afternoons, my uncle would fetch fresh cream from the dairy cream cans and grandma would cook up a big kettle of fudge!
Just before we would leave for home, grandma would ask my uncle to lug wassermelones (watermelons) out of brining barrels in the cellar. (The cellar, eerie and dark, smelled musty and had a dirt floor. Its' creaky lift-up door was located in the kitchen pantry.) Dripping whole slippery wassermelones were placed on the oil-clothed kitchen table and sliced while my mother hastily swung around a dish rag soaking up escaping pink juice and grandma chased acrobating black slimy seeds. There was much talk about the wassermelones. Were they too salty? Too sour? Had they brined long enough? It seemed like I was the only one who preferred the fresh taste of sweet summer melons. When the wassermelones were eaten and the scrapes put in a metal slop pail and readied for the pigs, it was time to head for home. My childhood visits to the farm almost always concluded with a wassermelone finale, no matter what the season.
Sour Watermelons
Submitted by Mrs. Henry Lindemann, Eureka, SD
German-Russian Pioneer Cook Book, First Printing, 1975
Wash watermelons and line a 30 gallon barrel with dill. Fill with watermelon. Top with dill. Mix 1 ½ cup sugar, 1 cup vinegar, 6 pounds salt. Add to watermelons with lots of red peppers and garlic. Fill barrel with water. Weigh the melons down with a board and a good sized rock so all melons are under water.
Brined Watermelons
SEI UNSER GAST, North Star Chapter of Minnesota, First Printing 2000
No doubt about it, the German Russians were watermelon crazy, probably because few other fruits could be grown due to the rigorous climate. When watermelons were in season, they ate watermelon daily. When the first frost threatened, they brined melons so they could eat watermelon through the winter.
Small, firm watermelons, such as Sugar Baby or other small varieties are best for brining. You can use immature melons as well as slightly underripe ones.
Wash the melons well. Then layer them in a very large earthenware crock or wooden barrel, putting stems of dill and grape leaves between each layer. Fill the crock with salt water (use 1 cup canning salt for every three gallons of water). Put a wooden lid on the crock or barrel and weigh it down with a well washed rock. The watermelons should be ready to eat in four to six weeks.
Huhna Rahmdungis (Creamed Chicken)
Submitted by Katherine Welder
Food 'N Customs – Recipes of the Black Sea Germans
Published by the Germans from Russia Heritage Society, Bismarck, ND, First Printing 1988
1 fresh chicken, cut up 1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon shortening ½ cup cream
2 tablespoons flour salt and pepper to taste
Fry onion in shortening in large pan. Add cut up chicken (just butchered springers are the best for this). Let fry a bit and then add some water and salt and pepper and let cook until tender. Add about 2 tablespoons flour to cream and add to chicken. When heated, serve with mashed potatoes. Dunk fresh bread into the gravy.