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Family Mystery – The Story of Amy is a lovely and unique hidden object game in which a young woman, the titular Amy, is searching for answers about her past. Amy's mother was eight months pregnant with her when she and Amy's father were killed in an accident. Now Amy has returned to the house where her grandparents raised her to learn more about her family and herself.
Amy's search for answers takes her to the one room of the house she was never allowed in – the attic – and a dusty photo album that she hopes will help her fill in the blanks of her own personal history. Each page of the album contains photos of a specific family member, along with brief descriptions that provide a window not just into the history of Amy's family, but also of our country.
The beautiful hand-drawn photos are the hidden object segments and finding all the hidden items has a benefit beyond simply finishing the level. The photos begin as sepia tones, but as you locate items, the pictures slowly fill in with color. Once you've tracked down everything on the list, they're colored in completely, to dramatic and stunning effect. The photos in Amy's family album are just plain beautiful and practically worth the price of admission all on their own.
Interestingly, the game's gorgeous hand-drawn art makes finding those hidden objects somewhat more difficult than you might expect. Although the items you're looking for are ordinary enough – a fork, a bonnet, a drill – they're drawn in an exaggerated, stylized way to better make them blend into the photo. The long, swooping strokes used to draw each objects can distort them to the point that it's hard to tell what it is you're looking at. Fortunately, you can choose to view your item list either by names of items or by pictures of the items themselves. Take my advice: use the pictures. Sometimes it's the only way to know that the curvy collection of lines hidden in the woman's skirt is meant to be a flower.
It's difficult at first, but after you've gone through a few pages of Amy's photo album, you'll begin to get a feel for the art style and be able to more easily spot anomalies in the picture – even if you can't quite figure out what item you've just found is. For those last few objects that you just can't spot, you can use one of two hint options. The first is your standard hint, which highlights a concealed item with sparkles, but the second hint is a bit more fun. Choose it, and a soap bubble will slowly rise up from the bottom of your screen to trace its way across the photo. Watch its path carefully, because it'll point out at least one hidden item as it lazily makes its way up the screen. Not the most efficient way to drop a hint, perhaps, but certainly one of the most fun.
Family Mystery may be tricky when it comes to hiding its objects, but at least it's not stingy when it comes to handing out hints. When you complete a photo, you can play one of three minigames: quiz, doodle, or twister. The quiz asks you a single question either about the contents of the photo ("How many clowns are in the picture?"), or the period in history when the picture took place ("When was VE day?"). In doodle, you must click on 20 crayon doodles as they are added to the photo one by one. In Twister, you must click the box in the picture that corresponds with tiles that are being added to a bar on the right. If too many tiles get added to the bar before you find where they belong, you lose. Successfully completing any of the minigames earns you three hints, so you should have no trouble amassing quite a nice stockpile of help.
Family Mystery – The Story of Amy isn't terribly long, but it is such high quality and so charming that you'll enjoy the time you do get to spend with it.
Also try: Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch, Dream Chronicles, Enlightenus.


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Yesterday was the anniversary of my father's passing. I have to admit that I didn't remember. Lexie, our energizer Pug, woke at 4:30 – barking for assistance. I hate to admit that I didn't come to her aid. The temperature outside was predicted to be frigid, in the single digits with zero wind chill. It was early and I could hear the wind howling. When I finally surfaced at 5:30, I had clean up to do: her blanket, her pillow and herself. Not her fault, she asked for help.
The wind continued all day — my husband strongly suggested I stay inside and for a change I listened. I took advantage of downtime and made chicken soup. I ordered a few books from Amazon. I began to pack for our trip to my youngest daughter's to celebrate her daughter's birthday. I pulled the bag from my closet and took out the sunscreen and other ointments — they were not needed in frigid temperatures. I have used the bag many times since our trip to the Wisconsin Dells in October. Not only have I used it many times since October but I have completely emptied it many times!
Why am I going on and on about the bag? I am still amazed. In October, I lost a cash card. Not only was the cash card lost, but the receipts for purchases that we made on our trip were with it. It was very important to me that the envelope was found. I guess you can surmise that it WASN'T! I looked in our car, I looked in ALL the bags I had with me. I looked at our camper. I looked and Looked and LOOKED without success.
Yesterday, the anniversary of my father's passing; the cash card and the receipts were returned. They were in the bag that I always use. I HAVE NO ANSWER! The envelope WAS NOT there before! NOW IT WAS! Thank you! THIS WILL REMAIN ONE OF THE MYSTERIES OF MY LIFE. I'm glad it was returned.
I might have mentioned that a vascular surgeon is putting a soft boot on my leg to get the ulcers to heal. Although the boot is working, it is causing other problems. The skin on my heel cracked. On my dresser, I had a couple of tubes of ointment for dry skin. One of them was Carmex healing cream. I didn't remember where I had purchased it. But it worked. In fact it worked within TWO DAYS. I WANTED more. The pharmacy at the hospital didn't have it, and couldn't order it.
I tried CVS by our house. They had the lotion but not the healing cream. They phoned a store that is about a half mile away. They had one in stock. Rain was forecast but I thought I had enough time. Instead of returning home for the car, I walked. Moisture was in the air and I didn't have an umbrella. It was 52 degrees under cloudy skies. After purchasing the cream, I started for home. On the way, I found SIX PENNIES on the ground. Thankfully, the rain held off until I reached home.

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Brocchi calls for ruthlessness from AC Milan
Cristian Brocchi has called on AC Milan to be more ruthless when they visit Verona.
Milan were jeered off the pitch by their fans after Thursday's disappointing 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Carpi.
Monday sees Brocchi's team travel to another side struggling in Serie A, with bottom-placed Verona seemingly doomed in sitting 10 points adrift of safety with just four games remaining.
Milan have not scored more than once in a Serie A game since a 2-1 win over Genoa over two months ago, and Brocchi revealed they have been working hard to improve their attacking play.
"We are working on our mental approach and on our attitude - we must be more aggressive," he told Sunday's pre-match news conference.
"We must start our matches in a more aggressive fashion, to send a strong message to our opponents and our fans.
"I feel the amount of possession we had against Carpi is a step forward. After that game, the focus of our training has been on finishing in the final third of the pitch."
Milan's top scorer Carlos Bacca hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after the Carpi match, after reacting furiously to being substituted with 20 minutes remaining.
The Colombian subsequently apologised, and Brocchi insisted they have resolved their differences.
"With Carlos, it was important what we said in the changing room," he added.


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Police in Germany arrest 3 Syrians over alleged ISIS terror plot
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Thursday June 02, 2016 – U.S. private employers increased hiring in May and new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, further boosting the economic outlook for the second quarter. Another report on Thursday showed planned layoffs by U.S.-based employers fell 53 percent to a five-month low last month. The steady stream of upbeat data suggest the economy is regaining ...Read More »
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Event is Part of the Getty Research Institute's Current Theme "Markets and Value" Beauty and Truth for Sale: The Art of the Dealer, at the Getty Center March 29–30, 2004
March 24, 2004
Los Angeles—Experts from the around the world will come together to explore the business side of the art world in the international conference Beauty and Truth for Sale: The Art of the Dealer, at the Getty Center from March 29–30, 2004. Over 30 invited speakers, including renowned scholars, conservators, dealers, and gallery owners will examine the dealer's changing role in shaping taste, collecting, the market—and even the works of art themselves. Organized by the Getty Research Institute (GRI), the two-day conference is one of the many programs offered in conjunction with the GRI's 2003–04 research theme "Markets and Value." The complete conference schedule is available online at www.getty.edu/research.
The creation of art is a multilayered process that includes the artistic vision as well as the valuation process. Artworks are assessed based on a number of factors, which can radically alter the value assigned within a short period. The dealer is an active force in getting the work of art out of the realm of the artist's studio and into its subsequent home or home, for, more often than not, an object moves and changes ownership over time. Part of this process is the determination of artistic and monetary value, and the dealer is a key figure in negotiating this constantly fluctuating relation. The role of the dealer as middleman between artists and collectors was well established by the late 18th century. Over the years, dealers have been known to steer the market using savvy sales techniques, trade secrets, and even the sheer force of their personalities. The conference examines the art of the dealer within this historical context.
The conference opens with "Shapes of the Dealer," which looks at the emergence and changing status of dealers from the Renaissance to the present. Subsequent sessions consider the activities of dealers and how they have shaped markets, artists, and the value of art works.
The second day includes two special panel discussions. The first focuses on the significance of the vast Duveen archive, held in the special collections of the research library at the Getty Research Institute. The celebrated Duveen Brothers dealership operated from 1869 to 1964 and was involved in the sale of art to almost every major museum in the United States and Europe. The archive contains rare personal correspondence of artists and the firm's business records, including extensive documentation on the creation of public and private collections that reveal the brothers' instrumental role in the formation of taste. The second discussion explores activities of the art market during the Nazi era. An evening session with prominent East and West Coast dealers of contemporary art completes the conference.
The Getty Research Institute presents a new research theme each year to explore various facets of art. The 2003–04 theme "Markets and Value" offers scholars the occasion to analyze the interplay between art, and the values society places upon art, be those values aesthetic, social, or market. Currently, 24 scholars from around the world are in residence at the Getty Center conducting research on the theme. A series of related events, including this conference, has been planned to support their work.
Admission to the conference is free but seating is limited. To make reservations, scholars and members of the public can email email@example.com. Press seating for this event is available.
EXHIBITION: The Business of Art: Evidence from the Art
Market March 16–June 13, 2004
In conjunction with the Getty Research Institute's 2003–04 scholar theme of "Markets and Value," this exhibition presents documentation of business activity in the art market from the 16th through the 20th century. It includes diverse materials from the special collections at the Institute's research library, such as annotated dealers' stock books, artists' personal letters, codebooks, early manuals of auction results for collectors, and valuations of art.
FILM SERIES: Video and Media Art by Contemporary Artists
Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 7:30 p.m., Harold M. Williams Auditorium This program presents a broad survey of short video works from the last 35 years that engage such issues as mass media and the marketing of culture; products and ideas in the entertainment industries; and the relationship between the worlds of art and commerce. The program includes landmark works by such artists as Nam June Paik, Richard Serra, and Chris Burden as well as an eclectic selection of recent video and new media works by younger artists and collectives, including Alex Bag, Radical Software Group, and Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries. The screening will be followed by a discussion with a number of the artists. This event is free. Reservations are required and can be made beginning March 25 at 9 a.m. Limit of four seats per reservation. Press tickets for this event are available.
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OK, straight off I should tell you that if you've landed on this page through a search engine, then you may wish to hit the 'back' button on your browser now. I expect you're looking for a beautiful Easter hymn for your church celebrations – something which effortlessly converts profound theology into beautifully-scanned rhyme, with an uplifting tune to boot. Something, probably, by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty.
This is not that.
If, however, you have a tiny child in your life and you're looking for a way to sing them the Easter story, and don't mind high levels of cheese, then you're in the right place.
I think there's a lack of really simple Easter songs for preschoolers and, while I know a few general worship songs which are simple enough and appropriate for Easter (Lord I lift your name on high, I'm special, Thank you Jesus…), I've really missed having something I could sing over and over with my kids – something which would build up to Easter like the singing of Christmas carols does during Advent.
Whilst I've been bemoaning the lack of pre-school Easter songs, Mister has been re-visiting 'Jingle Bells', piping up at any and every opportunity. Ironic? Maybe.
Or perhaps he too feels a need to express musically a festival he is coming to understand as significant. So here is my Easter version, creatively titled "Easter Bells", to the same tune, which I crafted on the way back from church this morning. I have a feeling we might be singing this a lot over the weekend. Do feel free to try out with your children – but please forgive the cheese.Easter Bells Easter bells, Easter bells – Jesus died for us. All the wrong things we have done were nailed to the cross – but! – Easter bells, Easter bells – that was not the end: God brought Jesus back to life so we could be His friends!
Do you have a favourite Easter song you sing with your kids? Please share if so!


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June 2011 Auckland Web Meetup
It's been many months since there was a formal web meetup, but about 180 web enthusiasts gathered at the new Telecom building for three presentations yesterday evening.
John Lennard talked about Luumin, a task management software that will be opening into private beta in 6-8 weeks. John talked about the reasons that the Yahoo! YUI Library was chosen for development (it's built for applications) and mentioned that Cassandra is used for the datastore.
Next, Darren Wood presented on frontend optimization, running through a list of tips for markup, CSS, Images and JavaScript. The presentation is available online, so I'll just repost the list of tools mentioned:
- Minification
- Image Compression
- PunyPNG
- Smush.it
- JPEGTran
- OptiPNG
- PNGGauntlet – Windows GUI
- ImageOptim – Mac GUI
- PNG8 Creation
- Fireworks
- pngquant
- Manfred – Windows GUI
- ImageAlpha – Mac GUI
- Other useful bits
Last up was Mozilla Foundation programmer, Robert O'Callahan, who discussed the state of work happening at Mozilla on Firefox as well as the web more generally. Highlights include:
- Demo of the HTML5 game Pirates Love Daisies, an almost demo of Angry Birds (network issues prevented the full demo), and the Quake 3 WebGL demo.
- Rob enthusiastically spoke of a pure JavaScript MP3 audio decoder (jmad I assume)
- Advanced audio is a pressing issue that needs to be handled, and there is a proposal for a Web Audio API, which Chrome is currently ahead on.
- Mozilla is working on a pure JavaScript PDF reader, which renders into the canvas tag (pdf.js, read more at Andreas Gal's blog).
- Also mentioned was Gordon, an open source Flash runtime.
- The W3C's Touch Events specification, which provides an API for, you guessed it, user touch (it does not cover gestures, as Apple has patents that cover these).
- Mozilla's Fullscreen API should be implemented in the next year.
- In talking about in-browser realtime communication, the Opus audio codec was mentioned, which is designed for interactive speech and audio transmission over the Internet.
and said Mozilla will implement MP3 support the day after the MP3 patents expire, as that's all that's holding them back from being implemented.


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I have three children. With our first two children, I was waiting tables while finishing my college degree. I took what time off we could afford (usually no more than a few days). I worked for a large restaurant chain where I was paid $2.15 an hour to wait tables (the federal minimum wage for tipped workers at the time). There was no vacation, no sick pay, and certainly no paternity leave.
At the time, I hated this fact. With our first two children, I felt like I missed out on those important first few moments of bonding, and the opportunity to be there for my wife when she really needed me. I often told myself that once I was done with college, I'd take as much time as I could if we ever added to our family.
But once Mel was pregnant with our third, and I was in my big kid, after college job, I ran into the fatherhood penalty. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, it's the idea that men are expected to put work first and family second, regardless of any family leave benefits offered.
My wife was 8 months pregnant with our third, and my boss and I were discussing my paternity leave. "I wouldn't take too much time off," he said. "Your students could really suffer." I was at my desk, and he was sitting across from me. When he said "suffer," I felt a heavy weight on my chest. He crossed his legs and looked me in the eyes, and suddenly I felt selfish.
At the time, I worked as an academic counselor in a program that served underrepresented students. I had about 80 students I met with every two weeks, and that term alone I could've named a half-dozen students who would've had to leave college for one reason or another if I hadn't intervened. My wife, Mel, was due right before the end of the term, which is usually when students need the most attention.
But at that same time, Mel and our new baby were going to need attention too. We'd lived in Oregon a little over one year, a 14-hour drive from our home state of Utah, and Mel and I often talked about the fact that we were really all each other had. My mother-in-law was planning to come help, and we had a few supportive friends, but that was about it. Mel needed me, and I wanted to be there for her and our baby.
I was between a rock and a hard place.
Turns out, I'm not alone in these feelings. According to a recent survey commissioned by Talking Talent, the parent company of Life Meets Work, only 32 percent of men took their available paternity leave. And 62% of parents surveyed said they would have taken more leave if their coworkers had.
Let that sink in for a bit. As a father who has been down this road, I'm well aware that taking time off to be with family can feel like being in a tug of war, where you feel like you need to be home because you love your family and want to support them, but you also feel as though you will face backlash at work for choosing your spouse and children over your carrier.
Back to the story about my third child, I had enough paid leave to enable me to take seven weeks off. According to university policy, I could take up to three months, but I wouldn't have been paid for all of it. Although I often thought that taking paid time off if available would be an easy decision, the reality was, so much of working parenthood comes down to trying to decide when work or family should be the priority. I struggled with how much time to take, and in the end, I let my job take precedence over my family.
I took a total of two weeks off.
Looking back now, I hate myself for this.
I missed out on the opportunity to connect with our new baby — to hold and care for her during those first few remarkable weeks of life. And I missed the opportunity to care for my wife when she needed me most.
Mel and I are done having kids now, but if you are an expectant father and reading this, I get it. I get the pressure. But I also know the regret, and I can say, without any reservation, that if you have the option to take paternity leave, take it. Take every last moment of it. Suck it dry. It'll all be fine, and your family will be stronger for it. You won't regret it. And in the long run, the more we band together, the more we push for parental leave equality in both pay and expectations, the less stigma will be around men taking time off to be with their families.


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Chapter 134 – Mysterious Spirithail Dragon
In the Ye Clan's camp, Mu Chen, Ye Qingling and Chu Qi were sitting together in the central tent.
"Brother Fang, can you tell us about the news you have gathered related to the Heaven Rank Spiritual Beasts yet?" Mu Chen smiled as he stared at the handsome boy beside Chu Qi. After the previous conversation, he had come to know that the latter's name was Fang Zhong, and he had also participated in the Spiritual Road. Right now, he was also at the Spirit Stage Middle Phase. Since he was friends with Chu Qi, he had co-founded the Chu Clan with him.
Hearing this, Fang Zhong smiled and nodded his head. He had a good impression of Mu Chen as he did not show any arrogance even after he defeated Chu Qi. He pondered for a moment and said: "A week ago, we discovered a relatively unique region. Because the region is constantly covered by ice and snow, we call it the Valley of Ice."
While we were there, we discovered numerous precious worldly treasures. However, the strange thing was that there wasn't a single Spiritual Beast that stepped inside the region, nor were there any Spiritual Beasts that dared to seize these worldly treasures."
"Earlier, few of our men went inside to search. But just when they were planning on sneakily taking a few of the worldly treasures, a shocking sound rang out within the depths of the ice region. Then, they discovered a massive shadow of a beast that had hidden itself within the snow. But one thing is certain, the Spiritual Energy pressure emanating from it was not something that a High Rank Spiritual Beast could compare with."
Hearing this, Mu Chen was instantly lost in his own thoughts. He immediately asked: "Did you find out what Spiritual Beast it is?"
A Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast was too powerful. Even if it was the weakest of the Heaven Rank Spiritual Beasts, it wasn't something that they could defeat. Therefore, they had to research it completely and figure out what Spiritual Beast it was and its respective rank on the Myriad Beast Record's Earth Ranking before taking action.
"After this happened, our men drew a rough outline of what they had seen based on their memories." Fang Zhong exchanged glances with Chu Qi, and the latter pulled out a leather sheet, which he handed over to Mu Chen.
When Mu Chen received it, he immediately glanced at the leather sheet. On the surface of the paper, a simple outline of a massive figure hidden within the snow was drawn. From its appearance, it seemed like a giant serpent. However, the enormous wings behind it were completely unfolded as it summoned snow.
"Although the Spiritual Beasts that are ranked in the top 80s of the Myriad Beast Record have all entered the level of being a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast, I do not believe that there is a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast that is in the top 50s within the Northern Heavens World." Mu Chen slowly spoke. 1
Hearing this, Fang Zhong and the others nodded their head. If a Top 50 Heaven Rank Spiritual Beasts was at its mature stage, they would be comparable to the Heavenly Transformation Stage or even Heavenly Completion Stage. Thus, it was probably impossible for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to control the situation if they had placed such a terrifying existence within this place.
"That being the case, we can only choose from the Spiritual Beasts that are between the 50th and 80th rank of the Myriad Beast Record. Among these Spiritual Beasts, there is only one that is shaped like a giant serpent, has wings and enjoys living in an arctic location."
Mu Chen pointed at the leather sheet and slowly muttered as he looked at Chu Qi and the others: "That is the Spiritual Beast that is ranked 73rd, the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon."
"Mysterious Spirithail Dragon." Chu Qi, Fang Zhong and Ye Qingling were all stunned.
Mysterious Spirithail Dragon. Born in arctic lands and possessing snowy wings since birth, it could summon snow and cause the lands to be in an endless winter. It would shed its skin every 100 hundred years and every time it shed its skin, its strength would increase significantly. Once it had shed its skin three times, it would enter its mature stage and its strength would be comparable to a Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase powerhouse.
"Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase…"
Mu Chen smacked his lips. He truly hoped that the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon had not reached maturity yet. otherwise, it would be extremely difficult for them to succeed in killing it. Thinking about his past encounters, Mu Chen had borrowed the Nine Nether Bird's power and had only barely managed to deal with Liu Jingshan, who had only advanced into the Heavenly Fusion Stage Initial Phase. If the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon had reached Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase, it would be impossible for him to kill it even if he borrowed Nine Nether Bird's power again.
"This Mysterious Spirithail Dragon probably isn't at its mature stage yet. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for our men to escape underneath that Spiritual Energy pressure." Fang Zhong mused.
Mu Chen nodded. He also believed that it was unlikely for the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon to be at its mature stage. Thus, he tilted his head towards Ye Qingling. It was quite a decent target for him.
"Ohoho, Brother Mu. From your appearance, are you planning on targeting the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon?" Fang Zhong smiled.
"I'm a bit interested in it." Mu Chen smiled and did not hide the interest he had about the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon.
"The Mysterious Spirithail Dragon is too powerful. You cannot defeat it." Chu Qi muttered deeply.
Since the majority of them were only at the Spirit Stage, how was it possible for them to defeat a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast that was at the Heavenly Fusion Stage?
"It's true that we cannot defeat it with us alone." Mu Chen smiled and immediately asked: "But what if we include another 100 Spirit Stage powerhouses?"
Fang Zhong and Chu Qi's expressions changed slightly.
"Within this current Northern Heavens World, there are many people. I believe that many of these people would be interested in a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast. If we were to spread the news about the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon out, there should be many people who would flock over there."
"No matter how powerful a Mysterious Spirithail Dragon is, it would be powerless against that many individuals. Once that happens, we could take advantage of the crisis to seize the Soul Essence. That is our chance." Mu Chen said faintly.
"With that many individuals, it's would no longer be certain that you would be able to obtain the Soul Essence, even if we managed to defeat the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon." Fang Zhong replied slowly.
"But at least there's a chance, right?" Mu Chen smiled.
Fang Zhong and Chu Qi both turned silent. It was true. At least they would have a chance of success.
"Thank you both of you for telling me such important information." Mu Chen cupped his hands to the two of them. Without them bringing him the news about a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast, it might have taken a bit of time before they managed to find one.
Fang Zhong and Chu Qi exchanged gazes with each other. The former suddenly let out a cough and smiled: "Brother Mu, we are also quite interested in your proposal. If it's possible, can you include us in this?"
"Regarding the Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast's Soul Essence, we do not truly have a desire for it. After all, the two of us had already ingested a Soul Essence. Although we could ingest it once again, it is too troubling. Therefore, we would not plan on snatching this."
"However, there are many precious, worldly treasures within the Valley of Ice. If there's an opportunity, we would also like to obtain a few materials from the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon's body. After all, the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon's body is an amazing material for creating Spiritual Artifacts. In the future, we might find a Spiritual Blacksmith to create a powerful Spiritual Artifact for us."
Hearing this, Mu Chen communicated with Ye Qingling using their gazes. Then, he smiled and nodded: "We eagerly welcome you. Since it's like this, let us cooperate once."
The information was brought over by Chu Qi and the others. Moreover, they weren't weak either. If they were to cooperate, it would definitely benefit them.
"What are you planning to do next, Brother Mu?" Seeing Mu Chen give them his approval, Fang Zhang and even Chu Qi smiled. A hint of eagerness filled their eyes. Although the two of them were quite mature, they were still young. Thus, they liked to do things that would stimulate them. A battle against a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast was something that they were deeply interested in.
"My plan is actually quite simple. We will first take a group of people to the Valley of Ice to explore the terrain. At the same time, we will send a few men to spread information that a Mysterious Spirithail Dragon is within the Valley of Ice. I believe that the Valley of Ice would be quite bustling within two days. We would not need to guide the others and could just wait for the developments to occur. After all, there will definitely be someone who would be willing to be the first wave of attack." Mu Chen smiled.
Fang Zhong and Chu Qi nodded their heads. It was indeed true that there was no need of any special plans. After all, the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon was too powerful. Probably, there was nobody within the Northern Heavens World who could defeat it by themselves. In that case, they could only rely on numbers. As for who would obtain the Soul Essence, it would depend on their own abilities.
"Since it's like this, we will take our leave first. Tomorrow, I will bring our men over and we'll set out together." Fang Zhong and Chu Qi both stood up as they spoke.
Mu Chen nodded and watched as the two departed the tent.
"We should also begin our preparations. About this trip towards the Valley of Ice, we should only bring men who possess the strength of a Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase. Otherwise, it would be dangerous since others do not possess sufficient strength to protect themselves." Mu Chen said as he turned towards Ye Qingling.
Ye Qingling nodded and immediately headed out in order to secretly arrange her men.
On the other hand, Mu Chen stretched his waist slightly while a hint of interest emerged within his black eyes. Ohoho, Mysterious Spirithail Dragon. You are quite an excellent target. This time, you'll probably be tormented…
On the following day, Fang Zhong and Chu Qi arrived on time and brought approximately 30 men over. All of these men possessed the strength of a Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase. It was evident that they understood that it was not something that they could complete with just numbers.
The Ye Clan's strength wasn't something that could compare with the Chu Clan. They only had approximately a dozen Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase members, which wasn't even half of the Chu Clan. However, with Mu Chen leading them, the Chu Clan members did not dare to underestimate them.
Mu Chen discussed with Fang Zhong briefly. Then, he beckoned Mo Ling over and said: "After we depart, you should secretly spread the information out based on what I had said. Be careful to make sure that nobody finds out that we spread this information out deliberately."
"Brother Mu, relax." Mo Ling nodded his head. He was filled with regret as he could not follow Mu Chen and the others to meet a Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast. However, he understood that he would only drag them down if he went without sufficient strength.
Seeing this, Mu Chen said no more and exchanged glances with Fang Zhong. He waved his hand: "Let's go."
The Valley of Ice was located in a forest that was situated at the northwest of the interior of the Northern Heavens World. This place was far too remote. Thus, it was rare for individuals to head over there even if the Northern Heavens World was filled with people.
In order for Mu Chen and the others to arrive at this location, it took them an entire day. Numerous Spiritual Beasts would bother them along the way. Fortunately, the group was filled with experts. Thus, no causalities occurred even though their pace was slowed.
On the second day's afternoon, Mu Chen and the others gradually slowed down their pace. This is because they detected that the temperature was dropping at an alarming rate.
They exchanged gazes with each other and their spirits shook. It seemed that they weren't far away from their destination.
As the group entered a mountain, they looked around and were completely shocked. The originally lush forest had suddenly disappeared. Instead, what had replaced it was a world filled with snow. Cold snowflakes mixed with whistling winds descended on this world of ice. A cry rang out from from the air around them.
"So this is the Valley of Ice…"
Mu Chen stared at the world of ice that was hidden by the mountain and let out a sigh. Just when he was about to speak, an ancient, giant beast's roar rang out from the depths of the world of ice.
At this moment, the snow descending was shaken and spread apart. An amazing chill emitted from the gap.
Mu Chen's body was like a boulder as he stood on the peak of the mountain. However, his eyes remained fixed on the depths of the world of ice. Under the blizzard, he could vaguely see a massive creature summoning snow.
Although there was still quite a bit of distance to the massive creature, its Spiritual Energy pressure had already spread all the way to this place.
Within Mu Chen's black eyes, a hint of passion surged. They had predicted it correctly. The massive creature that was hidden within the world of ice was indeed the Mysterious Spirithail Dragon, ranked 73rd on the Myriad Beast Record's Earth Rankings!


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Blue Bell Creameries
|Ice cream
Brenham, Texas, U.S.
|Brenham, Texas, U.S.
Key people
|Ricky Dickson, President[1]
|Estimated US$680 million (2014)[2]
Blue Bell Creameries is an American food company that manufactures ice cream. It was founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas. For much of its early history, the company manufactured both ice cream and butter locally. In the mid-20th century, it abandoned butter production and expanded to the entire state of Texas and soon much of the Southern United States. The company's corporate headquarters are located at the "Little Creamery" in Brenham, Texas.[3] Since 1919, it has been in the hands of the Kruse family. As of 2015, Blue Bell is the fourth highest-selling ice cream brand in the United States as a whole.
The company has its roots in the Brenham Creamery Company, which opened in 1907 to purchase excess cream from local dairy farmers and sell butter to people in Brenham, Texas, a town situated approximately 70 miles northwest of Houston. In 1911, the creamery began to produce small quantities of ice cream.[4]
By 1919, the Creamery was in financial trouble and considered closing its doors. The board of directors hired E.F. Kruse, a 23-year-old former schoolteacher, to take over the company on April 1, 1919. Kruse refused to accept a salary for his first few months in the position so that the company would not be placed in further debt.[5] Under his leadership, the company expanded its production of ice cream to the surrounding Brenham area and soon became profitable. At his suggestion, the company was renamed Blue Bell Creameries in 1930 after the Texas Bluebell, a wildflower native to Texas, and which like ice cream thrives during the summer.[3][4]
Until 1936, the creamery made ice cream by the batch. It could create a 10-US-gallon (38 L) batch of ice cream every 20 minutes. That same year, in 1936, the company purchased its first continuous ice cream freezer, which could make 80 US gallons (300 L) of ice cream per hour. The ice cream would run through a spigot, allowing it to be poured into any size container.[6]
Kruse was diagnosed with cancer in 1951 and died within 8 weeks. His sons Ed and Howard took over leadership of the company. By the 1960s, the company completely abandoned the production of butter and began focusing solely on ice cream. After many years of selling ice cream only in Brenham, the company began selling its ice cream in the Houston area, eventually expanding throughout most of Texas including the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the state capital of Austin. By the end of the 1970s, sales had quadrupled, and by 1980 the creamery was producing over 10 million gallons (37,850,000 liters) of ice cream per year, earning $30 million annually.[7]
In 1989, Blue Bell began selling its ice cream in Oklahoma, and throughout the 1990s expansion pushed throughout the South Central and Southern United States, eventually expanding out to New Orleans and Jackson, Mississippi. In 1992, Blue Bell built a new manufacturing facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.[3] Four years later, in 1996, Blue Bell opened a third manufacturing facility opened in Sylacauga, Alabama, east of Birmingham, and eventually expanded into Atlanta and Miami. Once Blue Bell establishes itself within a market, word-of-mouth usually ensures that consumers in adjacent areas become aware of the brand. Blue Bell has been slow to expand: company executives say they thoroughly research each new market and ensure that all employees in the new markets are fully trained in Blue Bell practices so that product quality can be upheld.[8] Blue Bell often tends to expand to markets during March each year, expanding to Colorado on March 14, 2011, followed by the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas of Virginia in 2013, and Las Vegas in 2014.[9][10] These expansions are accompanied with the purchase and/or construction of distribution centers in new markets that serve areas within a 75-mile radius.
In 2015, Blue Bell issued a series of recalls that eventually shut down production and led to all of its products being recalled on April 20, culminating in job cuts and furloughs (as well as the reduction of its 23-state sales territory) resulting from the shutdown the following May. In conjunction with factory cleanup procedures and agreements with state and federal authorities, the company returned to production three months later on a limited basis, returning its products to the market on August 31 in portions of Texas and Alabama as part of a five-phase plan to return to much of its pre-recall distribution territory, which has been reduced to 21 states based on Blue Bell's limited distribution capabilities in the near term.
In July 2019, The Blue Bell Creameries went viral after a teenage female licked one of their ice cream tubs at a Walmart in Texas, then placed it back in the freezer; she was later arrested.[11] After the incident, multiple copycats were committed, and some were jailed.[12] These incidents resulted with severe negative reactions that violating food in such a manner is dangerous to the public health, along with criticisms that no action is taken to punish any offenders and Blue Bell for not protecting their ice cream with a plastic seal.
As of 2015, the company operated three manufacturing facilities, with the largest facility in Brenham, and auxiliary facilities in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Sylacauga, Alabama. Before the 2015 recalls, there were 50 sales and distribution centers, known as branches, spread throughout its 23-state market. These facilities employed a combined 2,800 employees, with 850 of the employees working out of Brenham. In 2006, annual sales exceeded $400 million.[13]
Blue Bell retains control over all aspects of its business, primarily to ensure quality control and the use of the freshest ingredients available.[8] The Kruses claim "the milk we use is so fresh it was grass only yesterday."[14] The company uses milk from approximately 60,000 cows each day, and the cream used during each day's production run is always less than 24 hours old. All production and packaging takes place within Blue Bell facilities, which are able to produce over 100 pints per minute.[14][15] Drivers of delivery vehicles personally stock store shelves so they can ensure it is handled properly.[6]
According to figures gathered by Statista, a market data and statistics portal, while combined private labels sold more, in 2014 Blue Bell was the best-selling ice cream brand in the United States.[16] The sales area is primarily concentrated in the Southern United States, and has been sold as far west as Las Vegas, as far north as Indianapolis and Denver, and as far east as Richmond, Virginia. Overall, this area comprises only 20% of the United States.[17] By comparison, each of Blue Bell's top four competitors sells its products in 100% of the United States. To become one of the three biggest ice cream manufacturers, Blue Bell has consistently been the top seller in the majority of the markets the company has entered.[8] For example, in its home state of Texas, the company has a 52% market share.[18] Within five months of its entry into Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the company had garnered 35% of the ice cream market.[19] People living outside the sales area can have the ice cream shipped to them (although this has temporarily been halted while the company is ramping up production after the recalls), and former President George W. Bush (a former Governor of Texas) often had the ice cream shipped to Camp David during his administration.[20] In 2006 and 2012, astronauts aboard the International Space Station were also treated to Blue Bell ice cream "to help out (the crew's) happiness quotient."[21]
Blue Bell has been quoted by Bon Appétit' magazine as "the proudest" "natural" resource "as a Texan".[22]
Blue Bell produces over 250 different frozen products. Of these, 66 are flavors of ice cream. Twenty of the flavors are offered year-round, while an additional two to three dozen are offered seasonally.[23] In addition to ice cream, the company produces frozen yogurt, sherbet, and an array of frozen treats on a stick.[23] Unlike competitors which have reduced their standard containers to 48-56 fluid ounces (1.42-1.66 L), Blue Bell continues to sell true half-gallon (64 fl oz/1.89 L) containers, a fact it mentions prominently in its advertising.[24]
Blue Bell introduced its flagship flavor, Homemade Vanilla, in 1969[3] and was the first company to mass-produce the flavor Cookies 'n Cream.[25] Although the company at one time made Cookies 'n Cream from Nabisco's Oreo cookies, buying ordinary retail packages, today it bakes its own cookies.[14] As of 1997, Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla was the best-selling single flavor of ice cream in the United States,[6] and in 2001, Forbes named Blue Bell the best ice cream in the country.[26]
R.W. Apple, Jr., of The New York Times claimed in 2006 that "[w]ith clean, vibrant flavors and a rich, luxuriant consistency achieved despite a butterfat content a little lower than some competitors, it hooks you from the first spoonful. Entirely and blessedly absent are the cloying sweetness, chalky texture, and oily, gummy aftertaste that afflict many mass-manufactured ice creams."[14]
Occasionally, when Blue Bell enters a market the company marks the occasion with the introduction of a regional flavor within that market. For example, when it entered Colorado on March 14, 2011, Blue Bell introduced a new flavor exclusive to Colorado, Rocky Mountain Road, made with more premium ingredients (including chocolate-covered nuts and a marshmallow swirl) compared to its year-round Rocky Road. While the test market was in the Denver metropolitan area, there was speculation that the rest of the state would soon see Blue Bell on store shelves.[27] Eventually, this flavor would be distributed to Blue Bell's entire sales territory.
In 2018, children of an interracial family posted an open letter on Facebook addressed to Blue Bell asking that the flavor "The Great Divide" (equal halves of chocolate and vanilla) be changed to "Better Together".[28] While Blue Bell spokespersons reacted positively to the name change proposal, the post became controversial among some Facebook users who dismissed the original name as inoffensive.
2015 listeriosis outbreak[edit]
In 2015, Blue Bell issued its first recall in its 108-year history. The recall was issued on an assortment of items produced at its creameries, due to the discovery of five cases of listeriosis in Kansas believed to be caused by products produced at its creamery in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.[29] Three of the five patients with listeria died.[30]
Despite a series of subsequent recalls, and the temporary shutdown of its Broken Arrow plant, "an enhanced sampling program" launched by Blue Bell produced "several positive tests for Listeria in different places and plants", including three further cases in Texas.[31] As a result, on the evening of April 20, 2015 the company took precautionary measures and expanded its recall to cover all of its products—a recall of over eight million gallons, to be disposed of in a sanitary landfill.[32][33]
At the same time, the company shut down production and commenced cleanup and repair operations at its manufacturing facilities. The FDA found that the company failed to follow standard practices to prevent contamination; two years prior to the recalls, the company "repeatedly found listeria" in its Broken Arrow facility.[34] At its main production facility in Brenham, one of its production machines (which produced most of the recalled products) was so contaminated that Blue Bell announced it would permanently stop using the machine, and condensation was also reported in parts of the Brenham facility.[35]
Although a spokeswoman for Blue Bell had previously demurred on the subject of job losses,[36] on May 15, Blue Bell announced a series of job cuts and furloughs.[37] 1,450 (or 37 percent) of the company's employees would be laid off, while another 1,400 employees were furloughed until cleanup/repair operations concluded, and the remaining 1,050 involved in essential operations and cleanup/repair operations had wage reductions imposed on them.[38]
In addition, due to limited supply and distribution capabilities expected in the near term, Blue Bell announced it would suspend operations at 15 of its over 50 distribution centers indefinitely, though it has not ruled out returning to these markets eventually.[39] The affected distribution centers included:
- Phoenix, Arizona (2 branches)
- Tucson, Arizona
- Denver, Colorado
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Wichita, Kansas
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Richmond, Virginia
- Suffolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads area)
The recalls were so severe that they threatened to shut down the company; executives warned shareholders that they faced a "capital crisis."[34] On July 14, 2015, Sid Bass, a prominent Texas investor, became a partner and investor with the company; Blue Bell secured a $125 million loan to continue operations.[40] Around the same time, Blue Bell's plant in Sylacauga, Alabama resumed production, creating test batches as part of a "test and hold" procedure in which ice cream is not packaged for sale until the batch tests negative for all strains of bacteria including the strain of listeria responsible for the aforementioned recalls.
On August 17, 2015, Blue Bell announced a five-phase plan to return to store shelves:[41]
- Phase 1: Houston and Austin areas of Texas, plus Birmingham and Montgomery areas of Alabama (near the company's Sylacauga facility).
- Phase 2: North central Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth) and northern Oklahoma including Tulsa (near the company's Broken Arrow facility).
- Phase 3: Southwest Texas (San Antonio) and central Oklahoma including Oklahoma City.
- Phase 4: Majority of Texas plus southern Louisiana including Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
- Phase 5: Remainder of Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma and Louisiana, plus all of Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi and parts of Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Even in those states where Blue Bell plans to return, it will not necessarily return to all of its pre-recall markets by the final phase. Those markets, including Charlotte, Kansas City, Louisville & Phoenix, were added based on the fact that Blue Bell will effectively service those areas. For now, Wichita, KS & Las Vegas, NV have yet to return.
Phase 1 began on August 31, 2015. Phase 2 began in November, 2015. A month later phases 3 and 4 began.
The day following its initial rollout, September 1, Blue Bell resumed production at its Broken Arrow, Oklahoma facility.[42]
On January 28, 2016, the company resumed distribution to large portions of the Southeastern US.[43]
On March 6, 2017, Blue Bell reopened the three distribution centers located in Tucson (1), and Phoenix (2) to complete distribution across the state of Arizona.
In March 2018, the company began distribution to much of Indiana, midsection of Kentucky & northern New Mexico.
In March 2019, the company resumed distribution to much of the Virginia area,[44] northeastern North Carolina & greater Kansas City.
Justice Department investigation[edit]
|"Department of Justice investigating Blue Bell Listeria outbreak". CBS Evening News report dated December 29, 2015, outlining the United States Department of Justice investigation into Blue Bell Creameries.
In December 2015, CBS Evening News reported that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) had launched a federal criminal investigation into Blue Bell Creameries, to determine "what exactly Blue Bell executives knew about the contaminations and unsanitary conditions, when they knew, and what they did in response".[45][46] The investigation, by the DOJ's Consumer Protection Branch, is reportedly led by trial attorney Patrick Hearn, who successfully prosecuted executives of the Peanut Corporation of America in 2015.[47][48] Mark Abueg, a DOJ spokesman, told the Houston Press: "As a matter of policy, the Justice Department generally neither confirms nor denies whether a matter is under investigation."[49]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Inampudi, Naveen and Debbie Z. Harwell. "BLUE BELL: The Cream Rises to the Top." Houston History Magazine. Center for Public History, University of Houston. Volume 9, No. 2. p. 2-7.
- Hlavaty, Craig. "Who exactly are those people on the Blue Bell ice cream boxes?" Houston Chronicle. Wednesday September 4, 2013.
- Ed Kruse - MyBestYears.com INTERVIEW SPOTLIGHT
- ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (February 21, 2017). "Blue Bell names new president, new chairman". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Blue Bell Creameries". privco.com.
- ^ a b c d Blue Bell Creameries from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ a b Ferrell, David (May–June 2007), "Tasteful Celebration", Texas Aggie, p. 33
- ^ Ferrell, David (May–June 2007), "Tasteful Celebration", Texas Aggie, p. 32
- ^ a b c Travis, Christopher K. (1997), "The Kings of Ice Cream", The Round Top Register, archived from the original on 2007-07-03, retrieved 2007-04-30
- ^ Ferrell, David (May–June 2007), "Tasteful Celebration", Texas Aggie, pp. 34–35
- ^ a b c Smith, Pamela Accetta (January 2002). "True blue". Dairy Field. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ "Blue Bell expanding to Vegas due to popular demand". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Blue Bell ice cream expanding to North Las Vegas area with distribution centre". Las Vegas Review Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ "Ice cream licker could face 20 years - CNN Video" – via edition.cnn.com.
- ^ "Copycat Blue Bell ice cream licker arrested in Louisiana". www.cbsnews.com.
- ^ Ferrell, David (May–June 2007), "Tasteful Celebration", Texas Aggie, p. 36
- ^ a b c d Apple Jr., R.W. (May 31, 2006), "Making Texas Cows Proud", The New York Times, retrieved 2007-04-30
- ^ Ferrell, David (May–June 2007), "Tasteful Celebration", Texas Aggie, pp. 36–37
- ^ Statista (August 10, 2014). "The leading 10 ice cream brands of the United States in 2014, based on sales (in million U.S. dollars)". Statista. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ Cornyn, John (March 30, 2007), "The Little Creamery that Could" (PDF), Texas Times Weekly, Office of Senator John Cornyn, retrieved 2015-04-22
- ^ cullar, Meg (September 13, 2006). "Second Helping". Baylor Line. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ Dexheimer, Ellen (April 1990). "Blue Bell Creameries Inc - Movers & Shakers - company profile". Dairy Foods. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ Ma, Ji (October 21, 2004), "Blue Bell CEO encourages students to meet future challenges head-on", The Battalion, archived from the original on 2007-09-29, retrieved 2007-04-30
- ^ Watson, Traci (September 14, 2006), "Orbiting station gets solar panels, and then dessert", USA Today, retrieved 2007-04-30
- ^ Beggs, Alex (July 13, 2019). "Cook the Cover! It's Foolproof ~ Don't lick the ice cream". Bon Appétit. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Levey, Kelli (June 4, 2004), "Recipe For Success", The Bryan-College Station Eagle, archived from the original on March 28, 2006, retrieved 2007-04-30
- ^ "Blue Bell Ice Cream- Still a Half Gallon". Bluebell.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ Dudlicek, James (2007). "Homemade Success". Dairy Field. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "50 of America's Best", Forbes, April 30, 2001, retrieved 2007-04-30
- ^ "Blue Bell Ice Cream arrives in Denver". Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "'Better Together': Kids propose Blue Bell flavor name change, get positive response". WSFA 12. June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Blue Bell Recalls All Products After Listeria Outbreak". Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Blue Bell Creameries Products (Final Update)". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
Three of these people died as a result of their Listeria infection.
- ^ Yan, Holly (April 21, 2015). "Blue Bell recalls all its ice cream products over Listeria concerns". CNN. Atlanta. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ MARQUEZ, DENISE. "Blue Bell to dispose of 8 million gallons of ice cream after recall". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
- ^ "Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Blue Bell Creameries Ice Cream Products". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Jesse Newman (August 1, 2015). "Ice-Cream Recall Sends Chill Through Food Industry". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Inside Blue Bell: Grime and discontent". 11 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Blue Bell: We haven't laid off anyone in 100 years and we won't do it now". CNNMoney. New York. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "1,450 Blue Bell workers losing jobs after listeria problems". Associated Press. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "An agonizing decision". Blue Bell Creameries. May 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "An Agonizing Decision". Blue Bell Creameries. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Bell receives investment". Blue Bell Creameries. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Owens, Marjorie (17 August 2015). "Blue Bell will begin limited distribution Aug. 31". USA Today. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Broken Arrow facility begins production". cdn.bluebell.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- ^ "Blue Bell Locator". cdn.bluebell.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Blue Bell ice cream returning to stores in Richmond and elsewhere in Virginia beginning this week". www.richmond.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Axelrod, Jim (December 29, 2015). "Dept. of Justice investigating Blue Bell for deadly Listeria outbreak". CBS News. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Newman, Jesse (December 30, 2015). "DOJ Investigating Blue Bell Creameries Response to Listeria Contamination". The Wall Street Journal. New York City. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "US Department of Justice probes into Blue Bell's Lysteria outbreak". Food Processing Technology. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ LaMotte, Sandee; Perez, Evan (January 2, 2016). "Justice Department investigates Blue Bell Creameries over listeria response". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Wray, Dianna (December 30, 2015). "Why would the Justice Department be investigating Blue Bell now?". Houston Press. Houston. Retrieved January 12, 2016.


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I have 'Uninvited' on my list too and I'm also looking forward to 'Nil'. I might have to check out some of these other ones too.ReplyDelete
Niiiice! Visions made my list too! Would've done Sea of Shadows too, but there are just too many 2014 releases! Perhaps I should've stuck with the beginning of 2014--first 6 months--and then of course had another 10 for the last half of 2014!ReplyDelete
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Great picks! I still have to start a few of these series. I must get on Armstrong soon, you keep raving about her :PReplyDelete
House of Ivy and Sorrow looks so so pretty!
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I have House of Ivy and Sorrow on my list too Great list.The Murder Complex looks really good as well. Can't wait for that!ReplyDelete
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Cress is on my list too, I love the Lunar Chronicles! Dangerous also sounds like an awesome read! :) My TTT list: http://aliceinreaderland.com/2013/12/02/2014/ReplyDelete
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The Murder Complex sounds so good! I need to check out most of these.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3 December 2013 at 18:13
Nice list! Pointe looks really interesting -- I do love a good ballet book!ReplyDelete
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The Sheridan City Council awarded one of the two Bar and Grill Liquor licenses the City holds at their March 15th meeting, and elected to table the issuance of the lone remaining license. That item was removed from the table Monday night. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.
One license, four applicants, and yet none of them seemed to meet all of the requirements set forth by the Council last month. Wyoming Brewing Company, Boston's Bar and Grill, P.O. News/Flagstaff Cafe and Sanford's Grub and Pub were all denied the license by the Council. Councilor John Bigelow says that past experience played a role in the Council's decision.
City Clerk Scott Badley explains that anyone interested in the the license can apply.
Badley said that the four applicants that were denied can also resubmit their applications if they chose to do so.
Not helping
What I am not understanding is why they are waiting on granting the bar and grill license, which will create jobs and approving a new 15 unit housing development which will further drive downt he real estate market.
The market has been overpriced and as someone looking to buy it would not hurt my feelings for the prices to equal out. However there are home being forclosed on as well as for sale signs on every corner. Why build 15 more homes to stand empty and make it even harder to sell a home in Sheridan. For Sale signs just like vacant storefronts DO NOT attract anything to our town.
And where are all the realtors on this, I would assume they are getting hungery, and there are a lot of them out there, enough to make an influence perhaps?
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Yeah, a real Gem.
I second the Kinskey thoughts. He shouldn't have been re-elected to begin with.
And just an FYI, Applebee's has city standard that Sheridan does not meet to make franchise opportunities available; ie: the city population does not meet the requirements, for one.
"And just an FYI, Applebee's
"And just an FYI, Applebee's has city standard that Sheridan does not meet to make franchise opportunities available; ie: the city population does not meet the requirements, for one"
The only reason Applebee's isn't in sheridan,is because Kinskey won't guarantee them a liquor license.The owner of the Casper Applebee's has already approached the city of sheridan to try and open an applebee's here.
Why would anyone want an
Why would anyone want an applebee's that would further take away from the character of this town. why not give some locals a chance to open a resturant that would be unique
Any idea what their
Any idea what their population requirement might be?
This will really stimulate
This will really stimulate the economy! NOT!
Be sure to re elect
Be sure to re elect Kinskey,Bigelow,Heath,Brantz,Webster,mulholland and Ketcham to another term of service.They really care about doing what's right for sheridan.
I can't believe that out of FOUR applicants, not a single one "met requirements." I don't know much about the other three applicants (& don't know either way whether they were prepared with their applications0, but I frequent PO News & know for sure they had everything prepared for the application. In fact, they've been fighting for a Bar & Grill license for quite some time. I can't believe City Council. They're NOT supporting local businesses by shooting down every applicant for the last bar & grill license. Why not support an economic growth potential?
"they've been fighting" For
"they've been fighting"
For the right to sell...
That cracks me up every time I read about it...
Here is what you do, next time you go to church tell your
pastor or priest that you feel your 10% would better be served by donating it to the peoples legal fees for fighting for the right to sell.. I bet something might change if enough people did that..
Council is stalling to try
Council is stalling to try and get someone else like applebees to apply.
Of course kinskey made the statement that he views sanfords as "more of a bar rather then an eatery".
What sanfords needs to do is attorney up and sue the city of sheridan.
Of course another pizza place in Bino's was a pure genius idea and worthy of a liquor license.
Considering that Applebee's
Considering that Applebee's has already approached the city over a guaranteed liquor license and at that time were told there was no guarantee,is this really why this license has been denied? So that someone like applebees will apply also.
What can be the problem?
Sorry, but I can't see why the council is dragging their feet on this one. If i was Sanford's i would close the doors and go somewhere else. Are they scared to make a decision?


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