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Rohm Plans to Commercialize Compact Fuel Cell for Smartphones
Rohm Co Ltd, Aquafairy Corp and Kyoto University announced Sept 18, 2012, that they have co-developed a small fuel cell as a portable power supply for smartphones, etc.
It is a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) that generates electricity by using hydrogen generated by the reaction of a hydrogen-generating metal material and water.
In the past, Aquafairy had been developing a similar fuel cell by itself. But Aquafairy and Rohm started to exchange information after Rohm found Aquafairy's technologies at Advanced Electronics Symposium (AES) 2010, which took place at Kyoto University in the autumn of 2010, resulting in the co-development.
Aquafairy developed a small fuel cell that generates electricity by the reaction of a hydrogen-generating metal material and water in collaboration with NTT Docomo Inc and announced it in July 2006. The two companies agreed to form a business/capital alliance in September 2006 but ended up not forming a capital alliance.
The newly-developed small fuel cell is more advanced than the one announced in 2006 for two reasons. First, as a hydrogen-generating metal material, calcium hydride is used in place of magnesium hydride.
The reactivity of magnesium hydride is low at low temperatures and high at high temperatures, making it difficult to ensure stable reactions. On the other hand, calcium hydride has a very high reactivity with water at a wide range of temperatures. Therefore, stable reactions can be realized just by taking measures to suppress reactions. Specifically, a resin is added to calcium hydride.
Second, it became possible to make a cell by insert molding with a resin. In the past, a cell was formed by swaging a metal. With those technologies, about 4.5L of hydrogen can be generated by forming a sheet of calcium hydride, which measures 38 x 38 x 2mm and has a volume slightly less than 3mL, and inducing a reaction between the sheet and water.
With the hydrogen, the small fuel cell can supply an electricity of 5Wh, which can be used for fully charging a smartphone.
This time, Rohm, Aquafairy and Kyoto University announced (1) the "cover type" and "card case type" of the fuel cell, which have a generation capacity of 5Wh for smartphones, (2) a portable power generator with an output power of 200Wh and (3) a 400Wh fuel cell for seismometers, which was developed in collaboration with Kinkei System Corp, at a press conference.
They plan to evaluate the reliability of the fuel cell, make further improvements to it and commercialize it in 2013. Also, the fuel cell for seismometers is scheduled to be released in April 2013.
The newly-developed small fuel cell will be exhibited in Rohm's booths at CEATEC Japan 2012, which will take place from Oct 2 to 6, 2012, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and at Electronica 2012, which will run from Nov 13 to 16, 2012, in Munich, Germany.


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The connection and love between Joel and Madeline was visible in the nervous, anticipating way. Joel paced while he waited to see "Maddy" before their First Look. A dozen times he could be heard whispering, "I am so lucky." And he was.
Madeline is a strong, composed and tender soul who, on any other day, is tending to the needs of others as a nurse. Together, these two love people fiercely!
To relax, Joel and his guys brought their guns and had fun shooting some portraits behind Red Barn (outside Seattle, WA) with them before taking a drink and swapping embarrassing stories from their childhood.
When it came time to see Madeline, there was no more messing around. From the moment Joel turned around, he could not stop smiling or crying. I could use the word "overwhelmed"and not just for that moment, but for their entire wedding day. Every single guest was overwhelmed-- with joy, love and a darn good party!

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Facebook Block in Pakistan Lahore High Court Orders
Facebook Block in Pakistan Lahore High Court Orders.Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered to block Facebook till May 31 which encourges members to draw Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) caricatures.
MINGORA. A footage appears to show a 17-year-old girl being beaten in public by Taliban in Pakistan's northwestern region of Swat.DCO Swat has claimed that the flogging incident was occurred before a peace deal between the government and the militants. Click Here For Video
The Republican vice presidential candidate and her comedic doppelganger, Tina Fey, took the top two spots in this year's list of most memorable quotes compiled by Fred R. Shapiro.
Palin's quotes were pivotal, said Shapiro, associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at the Yale Law School who compiles the list.
"This quote helped shape the election results," he said of the Russia quote. "As it sank in the public realized this was someone really, really inexperienced and perhaps lacking in curiosity about the world."
Shapiro said that when he began the list he thought he would select the most profound, eloquent or witty quotes. But the celebrity culture and political discourse led him down a different path.
"What I have come to do is pick some quotes that really say something about our culture and they tend almost exclusively to be quotes that are notable for negative reasons rather than being admirable or eloquent," Shapiro said.
#10- "Barack, he's talking down to black people… I want to cut his balls off." — Rev. Jesse Jackson, overheard over a live microphone before a Fox News interview, July 6
#9- "Anyone who says we're in a recession, or heading into one — especially the worst one since the Great Depression — is making up his own private definition of "recession." — commentator Donald Luskin, the day before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, The Washington Post, Sept. 14
#8- "I'll see you at the debates, bitches!" — Paris Hilton in a video responding to a McCain television ad, August 2008
#7- "Maybe 100." — McCain, discussing in a town hall meeting in Derry, N.H., how many years U.S. troops could remain in Iraq, Jan. 3.
#6- "Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." — the Treasury Department's proposed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, September 2008.
#5- "The fundamentals of America's economy are strong." — McCain, in an interview with Bloomberg TV, April 17
#4- "It's not based on any particular data point, we just wanted to choose a really large number." — a Treasury Department spokeswoman explaining how the $700 billion number was chosen for the initial bailout, quoted on Forbes.com Sept. 23
#3- "We have sort of become a nation of whiners." — former Sen. Phil Gramm, an economic adviser to Sen. John McCain, quoted in The Washington Times, July 10.
#2- "All of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years." — Palin, responding to a request by CBS anchor Katie Couric to name the newspapers or magazines she reads, broadcast Oct. 1
#1- "I can see Russia from my house!" — Comedian Tina Fey, while impersonating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," broadcast Sept. 13.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A nude model resembling the Virgin Mary on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine, published only days before a major Mexican festival dedicated to the mother of Jesus, prompted the company's U.S. headquarters on Friday to apologize.
The magazine, which hit newsstands on Dec. 1 as ceremonies began leading to Friday's pilgrimage to the Mexico City shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, showed a model wearing nothing but a white cloth over her head and breasts.
She is standing in front of a stained glass window with the cover line, "We Love You, Maria" in Spanish. The model's name is Maria Florencia Onori.
The Virgin of Guadalupe, said to have appeared to a sixteenth century Indian peasant, is Mexico's most revered Roman Catholic figure and the annual pilgrimage to the Mexico City basilica dedicated to her is one of the world's largest religious events.
In a statement, Chicago-based Playboy Enterprises Inc (PLA.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said the Mexican edition of the magazine is published by a licensee, and the company did not approve or endorse the cover.
"While Playboy Mexico never meant for the cover or images to offend anyone, we recognize that it has created offense, and we as well as Playboy Mexico offer our sincerest apologies," the statement said.
Raul Sayrols, publisher of Playboy Mexico, said in a statement, "The image is not and never was intended to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure. The intent was to reflect a Renaissance-like mood on the cover."
Playboy Mexico printed 100,000 copies of the issue. (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; editing by Bob Tourtellotte and Todd Eastham)
It is that time of the Year once again, where many of us go shopping for the Holiday's festivities, may we be Christian, Jewish, Atheist, Hindu or even Muslim, we all have great celebrations coming up in the next four to twelve weeks.
From Hanukkah to the Chinese New Year it is the season of great celebrations for all around the Globe. Parties are being held, as well as family gatherings and community events.
Now, one thing all this has in common is the shopping in supermarkets, Farmer Markets and stores to buy the Gifts, the food and the decorations for the festivities to come.
This of course does require packaging, and transportation as well as means to get it all from the Stores back home and there comes in a handy little idem called the chopping Bag.
Now, until 1957, we used to go shopping with our baskets and cloth bags or even little carts we dragged behind us. However, since 1957 we have discovered the plastic bag that made its début in the US and by 1960 had spread around the Globe like a wild bush fire. To the point that by the 1970th it could be fund almost any where on this planet and has been causing major problem ever since.
Since we discard those trow away bags so easily, they can be fund not only on land fields but also along roads, in Rivers, in the Forest and even on mountain pics and in the Ocean. There thy cause great harm and kill million of birds, animals and fish that are trapped in them and most of them suffocate. This is no easy way to die or be killed what so ever.
We discard about 1.5 Million Tons of Plastic bags each Year and most of this around the Holidays shopping time. Keep in mind that it takes 220 Million litres of Oil to produce those bags and not counting the additional energy cost for transportation and recycling or land fields. There are 4 to 5 Trillion Plastic bags used every Year, enough to engulf the entire City of New York so you would not even be able to see the tallest buildings any longer. And this with just one Years plastic bags waste.
North America accounts for 60% of all this plastic bags waste and Europe for 20% the rest is more or less divided around the World evenly with Africa having the lowest share of plastic bags being used of all continents.
Now even though we have recycling facilities and program in some Nations, Fact is unfortunately that only 0.6% is being recycle, the remaining 99.4% end up in lad fields as well as in the Oceans ad Nature at large.
We could do with out and go back to Shopping baskets, Cloth bags and little carts we can easily pull and taken just about any where, some of those are so compact and easy to fold that they fit in a bag. It may be time to Refuse plastic bags given out to us and to ask to use our own cloth bag in stead. Leading by example for a better future for all living creatures on Earth.
These Holidays do think twice about using a plastic bag and with the New Year around the corner, it may be a great time for an Eco resolution, not to ever use plastic bags again. There are some great cloth bags and carts, that even look sharp and would get you some positive attention as well.
Happy Eco Friendly Holliday's.


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No joke: Jason Alexander summoned to Jerusalem for peace advice
When an international conflict – like, say, the Israel-Palestinian conflict – is extremely politically and religiously charged, what's a leader to do? How does a leader even begin going about trying to solve a conflict like that?
Here's the answer. Two words: George Costanza.
Seriously. According to the Associated Press, Jason Alexander, famous for portraying the rotund neurotic on NBC's super-hit Seinfeld back in the glory days of the 1990s, was invited to meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres for, I shit you not, his advice on solving the long-standing conflict in the Middle East.
All kidding aside – well, kind of – Alexander hopes to use comedy as a community builder, to promote the idea that the two states can exist for two people. Perhaps there's something to solving international crises through the guy whose historical knowledge centers on "the Moops."


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There is always a great tension when the team I support – Brighton & Hove Albion – play their arch-rivals Crystal Palace. The game at Crystal Palace had sold out, and the game was also beamed back via video to fans at Brighton's Amex stadium.
The two teams were fairly evenly matched, but as Brighton were reduced to ten players after eight minutes, the final result became fairly inevitable.
Here are some of the photos I took of the disappointment and agony on the faces of the fans throughout the afternoon.
Final score: Crystal Palace 3 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion


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04 Sep It's Fall Renovation Time
We here at Natureworks love organic lawns and want to help you achieve the lawn you want to have. There are many customers who started caring for their lawns organically and stop in to show us photos of their success! It is awesome to see how proud they are. And relieved knowing their lawn is free of toxic chemicals. Many are men and their wives bring them in and we teach how to naturally care for the lawn to make it a safe place for their kids, pets and the environment as a whole.
It is time to feed and renovate thin patches of lawn. Are patches being dug up by crows or skunks? You most likely have grubs and we have nematodes to apply to get rid of them. Nematodes are in stock now. Stop in soon to pick up our organic lawn handouts and ask us any questions. We are eagerly awaiting to analyze the soil tests many of you sent out. Bring them in and we can analyze what nutrients your soil needs (if any) to grow the best lawn. Grass needs to be fed twice a season and fall is the best time to do so to encourage root growth before winter.


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Polysaccharide Dispersions
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Chemistry and Technology in Food
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Table of Contents
Origin and Characteristics of Polysaccharides
The polysaccharide-Water Interface
State-and Path-Dependent Properties
Concentration Regimes and Mathematical Modeling
Additivity, Complementarity and Synergism
Thermal Processing
Isolation, Purification and Characterization
Saccharides in Fat Replacement
Polysaccharides are the subject of heightened interest today, and this book is a concise and fully up-to-date study of the properties of food polysaccharides, describing their interaction with water, the mass-volume-pressure-relationship, various types of mathematical modeling, and the common phenomenology under different combinations of stimuli. New empirical and theoretical equations, which are not often identified with food technologies, are used to support the findings. Polysaccharide Dispersions: Chemistry and Technology in Food is written in a simple, nontechnical style and should be equally comprehensible to the student, the researcher, the plant manager, and the casual observer with only a modest technical background.
Key Features
- Contains fundamental principles, practical applications, and new discoveries regarding polysaccharides
- Presents material in a simple, easy to understand style
- Focuses exclusively on the food industry
Academic and industrial food scientists, food technologists, food engineers, food chemists, food processors and manufacturers
- No. of pages:
- 236
- Language:
- English
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- © Academic Press 1998
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- 15th October 1997
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- Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN:
- 9780127338651
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780080539232
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About the Authors
Reginald Walter Author
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Cornell University, Geneva, New York, U.S.A.
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text: This highly readable text provides the essentials of Inorganic Chemistry at a level that is neither too high (for novice students) nor too low (for advanced students). It has been praised for its coverage of theoretical inorganic chemistry. It discusses molecular symmetry earlier than other texts and builds on this foundation in later chapters. Plenty of supporting book references encourage instructors and students to further explore topics of interest.


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According to the Life Association News, Americans paid $13.7 billion dollars for visits to alternative medical practitioners in 1990. More than half or $10.3 billion was paid out of pocket.
In 1993, 1 in 3 persons made 425 million visits to alternative practitioners, exceeding the number of visits to primary care physicians. Those numbers continue to grow every year.
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, by 1997 Americans made 628 million visits to alternative health-care practitioners. They were spending more than $30 billion of their own money on complementary and alternative therapies each year. Nearly half of those visits were to Chiropractors and Massage Therapists.
Nine out of 10 members who have used alternative or complementary medicine would use it again. 80% would recommend it to others according to the Consumers' Association. 75% of patients surveyed after treatment report "greatly improved", and 67% reported "improved" or "slightly improved", 88% reported they still experienced improvements after 10 weeks as reported by Stephen Fulder in The Handbook for Complementary Medicine.
What this means is that Americans are looking for alternatives. They are fed up with what medical healthcare offers. Unfortunately, medical students are only trained to examine, diagnose then prescribe. And if those prescription drugs don't work they are trained to prescribe different drugs. And if those pills don't work still you will get more drugs. Too many times the next option would be injections and then surgery. It would be good for patients if more medical doctors referred to alternative healthcare practitioners.
Please don't get me wrong. I'm not completely against the use of prescription drugs or surgeries. Some times those drugs and surgeries can save lives. But much has been written about the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs and needless surgeries.
I know from firsthand experience. I suffered from a motorcycle accident where I had a fractured shoulder blade and was told I needed surgery while in the emergency room at a local hospital. Being a Doctor of Chiropractic, I knew I did not need surgery and therefore refused and did not allow the doctors to operate. They were not happy with me to say the least. I cost the hospital several thousand dollars. The average person would have accepted what the doctors said and they would have ended up with a needless surgery.
On another occasion, I was involved in a bad car crash. I ended up having torn cartilage (meniscus) in my left knee after it slammed into the dashboard. I used magnetic therapy to heal my knee and prevented another surgery.
It is critical for you to become your own healthcare advocate. Read self care books, search on the internet and find a holistic practitioner who will find real solutions to your health problems. If you do not have a holistic medical doctor, chiropractor, naturopath or acupuncturist, I highly recommend you start looking. One of my favorite sayings is, "You don't know what you are missing until you know what you have been missing".
Discovery Health airs a program called Mystery Diagnosis. Patients may go for years bouncing from doctor to doctor and prescription drugs to more prescription drugs while the patients' health continues to deteriorate. Eventually some doctor may really listen to the patient or recall a similar case and then the right diagnosis is finally made.
There are numerous books and websites warning the public of the dangers of the medical system and how hospital, doctor and prescription drug errors are now the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
One of my favorite websites which provides excellent unbiased health information is www.mercola.com. Dr Joseph Mercola shares his knowledge and wisdom to help you become more informed to be able to make better educated decisions about your health.
Needless surgeries range from those performed on children for ear infections, to unnecessary hysterectomies, cesareans (c-section), knee and shoulder arthroscopies, gallbladder removals, carpal tunnel, ulnar nerve transpositions, gastric bypass, lapband and many other needless surgeries.
I would like to switch gears now and share an amazing story with you. Gary was a cattle rancher from Montana. His wife was unable to get pregnant. They had been to several specialists and he had himself checked for any sperm abnormalities. The specialists could not find anything wrong with either of them or why they could not conceive a child.
Finally their family doctor told Gary to take his wife to see another doctor. Gary asked what kind of doctor he was recommending and his family doctor said he was a Chiropractor. Gary was confused as his wife had no back pain. Their family doctor insisted and because Gary trusted his family doctor he took his wife.
One of the goals of Chiropractic is to remove or reduce nerve interference, particularly in the spine. Nerve interference can affect the different organs of the body. By removing that nerve interference, homeostasis can be restored to those organs where there might be nerve interference. Nerve interference was not allowing her ovaries to ovulate.
As a result of Chiropractic care, Gary's wife had three beautiful healthy children. I met Gary, his wife and their three children while attending Chiropractic school. Chiropractic had made such a HUGE impact in their lives Gary decided to become a Doctor of Chiropractic himself.
If you've had a bad experience with Chiropractic you just went to the wrong Chiropractor. If you have never experienced good Chiropractic care, you don't know what you are missing. I encourage you to experience the many wonderful benefits of the largest natural alternative healthcare system in the world, Chiropractic. It has achieved that status for a very good reason. It provides results.
Millions of adults and children all over the world have benefited. Their lives and health have been greatly improved because of safe natural Chiropractic care. Chiropractic is notjust for back pain as was once believed.
I hope you make the decision and commitment to make 2010 the best year ever for your health and that of your spouse and children's health as well.
"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny." ~Benjamin Franklin
Just like you don't wait until you have heart problems to start preventing them. You don't want to wait until you start having spinal problems to do something about it either. Make that call today. Get yourself and your family started on a preventative approach to a pain free, drug free, healthy life. What are you waiting for? Join the millions of people worldwide in the self care wellness revolution.
"He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything." ~ Arabian Proverb


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If car commercials, beer commercials and presidential stump speeches were the only entertainment you consumed, you'd probably be pretty bored. You'd also think that American farmers are the life-blood of the economy and account for roughly 85% of the population. But in fact, less than 2% of Americans work in the business of putting food on your table-- we're talking farmers, ranchers, fishermen, etc.-- and over 80% of us live in metropolitan areas of some sort. That's a crazy ratio, especially when it comes to something as important as where the next meal is coming from.
How did we get here? How has the food industry in America gone from family farms and self reliance to drive throughs and endlessly stocked supermarkets in just a couple hundred years? This week, Alex Schmidt and Carmen Angelica speak to Maureen Ogle, a historian who wrote a whole book on the nuts and bolts of the American food industry and specifically, our obsession with meat.
Neither her book nor this podcast are condemnations of eating meat or exposes into the horrors of meat production, we're just taking a look at the amazing confluence of business, agriculture, science and logistics that keeps the grocery shelves stocked and the McRib in rotation.
Book: Maureen Ogle: In Meat We Trust
Book: Michael Pollan: Omnivore's Dilemma
Article: The Awl: A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage
Article: New York Times: ABC Settles With Meat Producer in Pink Slime Defamation Case
Book: Frances Moore Lappe: Diet for a Small Planet
Article: Cracked: 6 Gross Foods from a 50s Cookbook (That We Taste Tested)
Light bulbs stuck in butts! Heroin-induced erectile dysfunction! War vets taking Molly to quell their PTSD! Such are the subjects of Cracked's new podcast mini-series, Cracked Gets Personal, hosted by Cracked's Robert Evans and Rick and Morty's Brandon Johnson. The first four episodes are available now, and you can hear the rest of season one every Wednesday by searching for "Cracked Gets Personal" in your podcast app of choice, or click here to find it on Apple Podcasts.
Los Angeles! This month on Cracked Movie Club is Kathryn Bigelow month! To celebrate, Tom and Abe are grabbing their surfboards and Richard Nixon masks and heading to the UCB Sunset Theater on Saturday, September 9th at 7pm to host their first live show. They'll be joined by Soren Bowie and Carmen Angelica to discuss the 1991 action bromance POINT BREAK. Tickets are only $7 and available at sunset.ucbtheatre.com.
New York! The Cracked Podcast is coming your way as part of the Now Hear This podcast festival this September 8th-10th. Alex Schmidt, Michael Swaim and Brett Rader are joined by some of their favorite New York comics on September 9th at 11:30am. For $20 off your 3-day pass, go to NowHearThisFest.com and enter CRACKED at checkout.
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9 Everyday Objects With Incredible Secret Powers
Regular stuff is saving the world.
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Merry Christmas! Or merry any day when you can stop and notice your life!


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Saturday, 5 June 2010
And She Sewed it All Herself .....
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This is awesome, Penny! Fabric paper, how's that made?ReplyDelete
Thank you Yvonne. I can see fabric covered notebooks around the corner! I'll send you the recipe my friend xReplyDelete
That really is stunning, Penny. Love it ;)ReplyDelete
Love your stitching and beads Penny!ReplyDelete
This is totally stunning - wow a quilt would look so amazing. I can't wait to see how you progress with that!ReplyDelete
Penny, I'm all about beads and wonky stitching. Nice to see you branching out. I say keep it up! Is this postcard size?ReplyDelete
xoxox Kim
Thank you everyone. Its about 5" x 3" at the moment... but I hope to grow it. Its lovely to receive such encouragement xxxReplyDelete
Ooh goody, a wonky stitching sister! This is great, Penny, I love the colouring, beading, face in the ring, heart, fabric paper (please may I have the recipe too?). Well done, you. xxxReplyDelete
Goes without saying Jo! Its a bit hit and miss ... just like my cooking.... what is it with me and instructions?! xReplyDelete
She did, she did and it is beautiful. I am like you, not much of a seamstress.ReplyDelete
I'm glad you attempted sewing-it looks great and adds so much texture and interest.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5 June 2010 at 14:41
Its lovely and i admire that you gave it a go. I am the same, need a lot of help when i even think about stitching lolReplyDelete
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It is very beautiful, Penny! The stitches look great, I admire your "willpower"!ReplyDelete
He He, glad I'm not the only one terrified of sewing! I can't even sew a button on without it being painful :)ReplyDelete
This piece is so pretty. I hope your other sewing ventures are as successful
This turned out wonderfully, Penny~ the stitching adds a whole new element to the work!ReplyDelete
He He I can't sew but these days I think it doesn't matter !ReplyDelete
Looks pretty professional to me! What is fabric paper???ReplyDelete
Thank you for visiting my post and we will continue to grow in our love of connection in our sacred marks through the internet. I think your work is exquisite...think of sewing as an avenue for meditation...each mark is one of contemplation. As I age my stitches have a a varying degree of similarity but it is evidence of being touched by human hands working to create beauty. Imagine and Live in Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez StewartReplyDelete
hello again Penny :)ReplyDelete
I've nominated you for an award on my Blog
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nicely done! this looks really wonderful penny. i love stitched pieces as well, and i think your idea of a fabric paper quilt would be amazing! stitch on :)ReplyDelete
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oooo now see, it's catching!! stitch and stitch some more, I love it!! MargaretxReplyDelete
- Anonymous10 June 2010 at 12:15
This is fabulous Penny, love the stitching! Haven't used any of my FP yet. Haven't forgotten your challenge either! xxReplyDelete
From another fabric/sewing challenged person, this is fab!ReplyDelete


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Under new ownership, 275 Battery Street features an expansive building lobby being redesigned to maximize retail space and provide new tenant amenities. The goal will be to capitalize on recent improvements to the tenant improvements and extend those concepts to the building lobby and exterior entrance to facilitate repositioning the building in the San Francisco real estate market. The renovation design encompasses three phases that include an update to the main building lobby, the addition of a communal lounge and café for building tenants, and the addition of a shared conference center.
Client Rockpoint Group
Design Consultant In:Site Design Build Associates
Scope Interior Remodel
Size 10,000 square feet
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This recipes takes me back to being a kid. We always had pimento cheese in the refrigerator, and it was always homemade. My Mom didn't make it this way but even she admitted to me that this recipe was better than the way she made it.
I loved this recipe and let me tell you I got nothing but rave review from everyone who tried it. They all thought it was as fantastic as I did. Please don't settle for what's in the grocery store. Most of those pimento cheese spreads don't even use real cheese imagine that!
This is one of those recipe I can't imagine living without and it's even Weight Watchers friendly for those who are interested. 3 Weight Watchers PointsPlus Point for 2 tablespoon.
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces neufchatel cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimento, drained
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Place the Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, onion powder, minced jalapeno, and pimento into the large bowl of a mixer.
- Beat at medium speed, with paddle if possible, until thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
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First-time novelist Ari Goelman faces tough questions from an 11-year-old fantasy fiction aficionado and summer-camp devotee
In his debut novel, The Path of Names, Vancouver-based writer Ari Goelman [1] conjures Dahlia, an intrepid 13-year-old who we meet as she begrudgingly attends her first summer at Camp Arava, the Jewish overnight camp where her brother is a beloved counselor. Ever interested in figuring out sleights of hand, she'd rather spend her time learning magic. Then strange things start to happen. Dahlia spots two apparitions—little girls dressed for the 1940s who beckon to her in her bunk. Suddenly she has memories and dreams of yeshiva life and understands Hebrew words she has never before known. Unruffled by the increasingly intense fantastical phenomena around her, Dahlia forges on, keen to figure out what's happening to her and to the sweet ghosts who keep reappearing.
Ari Goelman talks with Vox Tablet host Sara Ivry about the fantasy novels that accompanied his childhood, how he came up with the idea for Dahlia and her story, and why he set the action at a Jewish overnight camp. Joining the conversation is Josie Ingall, herself a lover of fantasy fiction, who, at 11 years old, fits right in to Goelman's target demographic and has some questions of her own to put to the author. (Josie is also the daughter of Tablet Magazine columnist Marjorie Ingall.)
Though the school year is ending, there's no reason for you or your child to stop reading! Enter our sweepstakes [2] to be one of 10 lucky people selected at random to win a copy of The Path of Names. [Running time: 12:44.]


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There is nothing wrong with quitting something – and yet that word alone feels defeating. To quit can feel like failure. I have a lot of clients who are wrestling with transition right now. Some are questioning leaving their positions despite not having something else lined up. Others are facing changes they are not sure they want to tolerate. I would say the majority of my clients consistently ponder if they are the right fit – do they have what it takes to lead through all the uncertainty and complexity of this day and age? I often answer by saying, "If not you, who?" It's not like there is this massive bench of qualified leaders hanging out without jobs who have been there and done this or that and ready to take over. The majority of good leaders are employed, and all are facing unique challenges they have not encountered before. And let's face it, more years of experience do not necessarily mean more expertise to handle the volatility or ambiguity industry, government, healthcare, and education face today. Everything is a new type of hard.
For my colleagues and clients who are struggling and considering change – do what you can to end your seasons or stages strong. Even if it feels mid-stream, mid-project, mid-year, mid-chaos, mid-insanity. All of our sacrifice, tolerance, and meticulous planning will never change the fact that there is never a perfect time to leave a leadership position. It is also possible to stay too long and endure levels of suffering that are not reasonable or appropriate. Trust yourself to know when the time is right and then do what you can to finish in a way that suggests you were not focused on ridding yourself of something undesirable. Instead, you allowed your leadership to come to completion so that other good things could happen. Those things can be:
- Making way for the next right leader
- Taking a break for self-care and family
- Pursuing the next season of your career
- Finding new opportunities that can only be found through change.
Given the challenges facing our leaders today, we need to ensure a steady level of energy and passion. For some, they can stay in the same role for decades and not lose passion. Others have a constant appetite for change that involves moving to different organizations. There are pros and cons to both, and for those who need to leave to lead – finish first. It will feel much better to bring something to completion versus ridding yourself of something you do not want anymore.


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New FWF-Project (December 4th, 2018)
Thomas Schwaha
Evolution of phylactolaemate bryozoans
P 32088 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2018/11/26
lifetime: tba
NOBIS-Grant 2018 (October 27th, 2018)
L'ORÉAL Grant 2018 for Women in Science (October 23rd, 2018)
New Schrödinger Grant (March 12th, 2018)
Tim Wollesen
Molluskenevolutionsforschung durch Einzelzellsequenzierungen.
J 4198 Schrödinger-Programm
decision board: 2018/03/05
New ÖFFH - Project (November 11th, 2017)
Christian Beisser, Valentin Blüml
Dorsal tongue morphology in Cuora - evolution under the pressure of physical constraints?
Start: 01.01.2018
New "Hochschulraumstrukturmittel (HRSM)"-Project (March 7th, 2017)
New "Interdisciplinary Research Networks"-Project funded by the Faculty of Lifesciences
(October 27th, 2016)
Flower visiting beetles as potential pollinators.
Harald Krenn, Department of Integrative Zoology
Jürg Schönenberger, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
faculty news, Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften
November 2016
New FWF-Project (September 5th, 2016)
Andreas Wanninger
Morphogenesis, Hox and ParaHox gene expression in the invasive zebra mussel.
P 29455 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2016/06/27
lifetime: 2017/01/01-2019/12/31
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Mollusca is a highly diverse animal group that includes popular representatives such as the gastropods (snails and slugs), cephalopods (squids and octopuses), and bivalves (oysters, cockles, clams), as well as lesser-known groups such as worm-like forms (the aplacophorans) or the polyplacophorans with eight shell plates. Being one of the most diverse assemblages of animals, molluscs are ideally suited for evolutionary studies into how morphological variation may evolve. However, data on their development using modern methods such as gene expression analyses or high-end microscopy techniques are still scarce, especially for the bivalves, which, in addition to their relevance for evolutionary studies, are also of considerable economic value as an important protein resource. The present project will combine morphological analyses such as fluorescence labeling, various microscopy applications, and 3D-reconstruction software in order to reconstruct the development of important organ systems during development from the free-swimming larva to the settled, benthic juvenile in the local species Dreissena polymorpha (commonly known as zebra mussel). These data will aid in achieving the central goal of the study, which is to reveal the expression of important genes (the Hox and ParaHox genes) in the respective developmental stages of this bivalve. By comparing the obtained data to the few accounts available for gastropods and cephalopods, we will significantly contribute to the question as to whether these genes are expressed in similar body regions and/or organ systems as in their related groups (and therefore are likely to serve similar functions), or whether the Hox and ParaHox genes may have putative different functions in bivalves. Despite these evolutionary questions, this project will also be of relevance for environmental, ecological, and economical issues, because Dreissena is an important biofouling species that attaches by aid of their so-called byssus threads to, e.g., water and sewage pipelines (which may lead to clogging of these systems). In addition, these animals are highly efficient filter-feeders with a high reproductive output, which has led to severe decline of other local species in Northern America and Europe (e.g., endangered unionid bivalves). The gene sequence data generated in this project may also be used in numerous other future projects, e.g., those concerned with unraveling the protein composition of the above-mentioned delicate, yet sturdy, byssus threads, an emerging biomaterial of putative high potential for the applied physical sciences.
New Schrödinger Grant (March 8th, 2016)
Max Ringler
Social structures in amphibians.
J 3868 Schrödinger-Programm
decision board: 2016/02/29
lifetime: 2016/11/01-2019/06/30
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Little is known about population-wide social structure in amphibians, which are generally considered as the least social vertebrates and assumed to lack the cognitive capabilities for 'higher' sociality as a result of their small brains. Nevertheless amphibians show a wide array of social behaviours and especially poison frogs dispose of most, if not all, behavioural prerequisites that accompany longer lasting social structures. In the current project I want to investigate the prevalence and consequences of social structures in a captive and a semi-natural population of the territorial poison frog Allobates femoralis. I will monitor both populations with microphone arrays to continuously record calling behaviour and interactions, and conduct extensive behavioural observations in the field. The field study will employ a state-of-the-art embedded, wireless sensor network with sound source localization and acoustic caller identification. Using social network analysis I will then explore and quantify structures in the communication and social network of these populations. For the natural population I will finally correlate individual network metrics with reproductive success to investigate the influence of an individuals' position in its social network on its reproductive fitness. The proposed project is exceptional in taking an integrative approach to investigate social structure and its consequences in an amphibian using state-of-the-art technology and social network analysis in both a fully controlled laboratory population and a semi-natural field population. The proposed project shall also pioneer the further development of sensor networks for studies on sociality and promote their use in behavioural research.
FWF Firnberg-Programm for Eva Ringler (July 21, 2014)
Eva Ringler
Behavioural flexibility in anuran amphibians.
T 699 Firnberg-Programm (FWF)
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
decision board 2014/06/23
lifetime 2015/04/01-2018/07/31
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Studies on behavioural flexibility in animals have largely focussed on 'higher' vertebrates, i.e. mammals, birds and fish. Amphibians have traditionally been assumed to be highly instinct-bound with highly stereotyped behaviour. Due to the lack of research in this field, little is known about cognitive processes in amphibians, such as strategic planning and behavioural flexibility. The general aim of the proposed project is to investigate mechanisms of behavioural flexibility in anuran amphibians. I plan to perform a set of field and laboratory experiments on two anuran model species. Comparing the results to findings in other taxa will provide important insights into the evolution of behavioural plasticity in parental care and sexual selection, not only in anuran amphibians but also in vertebrates in general. Poison frogs (Dendrobatidae) show a remarkable diversity of parental behaviour and recent research has demonstrated the presence of behavioural plasticity in tadpole deposition strategies for several dendrobatid species. The dendrobatid frog Allobates femoralis is widely used as a model organism for research on behaviour, population genetics, ecology and evolution. Observations in the field and preliminary experiments in the lab indicate that A. femoralis females show behavioural plasticity with respect to tadpole transport. Although tadpole transport is performed almost exclusively by males, females flexibly take over parental duties in the event of male absence. In contrast, A. femoralis males probably exhibit a fixed action pattern with regard to tadpole transport, transporting all clutches within their territorial boundaries, regardless of whether they are their genetic fathers. In the proposed project I shall investigate the mechanisms that trigger female parental behaviour, e.g. acoustic or spatial properties of the male advertisement call. The work will provide the first evidence for spontaneous behavioural flexibility in a uni-parental species with generally fixed sex-specific parental roles. One of the fundamental prerequisites of behavioural plasticity is the ability to perceive, identify and respond to changes in the environment. Studies in mammals including humans have assigned specific regions in the brain to stereotyped and highly flexible behaviours and have shown that differential activation potentials are elicited in the associated areas of the brain. I plan to perform functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using a manganese-enhanced protocol to localize and quantitatively map differences in metabolic brain activity when processing familiar and novel (acoustic and visual) stimuli in the Northern Leopard Frog Rana (Lithobates) pipiens. This will be the first functional brain imaging study on an amphibian species and will investigate for the first time the representation of a novel stimulus in a non-primate vertebrate. As amphibians are considered to be the most basal vertebrate group, my findings will provide important implications on the neuronal structures required for the evolution of flexible behaviour.
FWF-Project (2013-2017)
Walter Hödl
The Role of the Vocal Sac in Multimodal Signaling - an Integrative Study on Reed Frogs.
P 25612 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2013/03/04
lifetime: 2013/04/05-2017/08/04
Alen Kristof
Molecular mechanisms underlying sipunculan bodyplan formation.
Lise-Meitner-Project M1523
Start: 01.12.2013 End: 30.11.2015
NOBIS Grant 2013 (November 29, 2013)
Mag. Demetra Rakosy
received the NOBIS (Network of Biological Systematics) grant 2013 on November 29, 2013 for her PhD Thesis on "Phylogenetic relationships and pollinator driven speciation patterns in the Mediterranean Ophrys tenthredinifera complex (Orchidaceae)" (Advisor: Hannes Paulus)
FWF-Project (2011-2016)
Günther Pass
The most ancient splits in insect phylogeny.
P 23251 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2011/03/07
lifetime: 2011/10/01-2016/09/30
FWF-Project (2012-2015)
Andreas Wanninger
Integrative developmental studies on basal molluscs.
P 24276 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2011/10/03
lifetime: 2012/01/01-2015/12/31
FWF-Project (2010-2013)
Harald Krenn
Extremely long mouthparts in flower-visiting insects.
P 22248 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2009/11/30
lifetime: 2010/05/01-2013/10/31
FWF-Project (2010-2013)
Walter Hödl
Multimodal signaling in anurans.
P 22069 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2009/10/05
lifetime: 2010/01/01-2013/10/31
FWF-Project (2009-2013)
Hannes Paulus
Visual ecology of sexually deceptive orchids.
P 21521 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2009/05/11
lifetime: 2009/07/01-2013/09/30
FWF-Project (2008-2013)
Günther Pass
Are the Hexapoda monophyletic?
P 20497 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2007/12/03
lifetime: 2008/04/01-2013/03/31
FWF-Project (2007-2012)
Günther Pass
Wing circulatory organs in Drosophila.
P 19380 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2006/10/02
lifetime: 2007/06/01-2012/01/31
FWF-Project (2006-2010)
Walter Hödl
Acoustic coummunication strategies in dendrobatid frogs.
P 18811 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2006/01/23
lifetime: 2006/06/01-2010/05/31
FWF-Project (2006-2008)
Harald Krenn
Pollen feeding in butterflies.
P 18425 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2005/10/10
lifetime: 2006/01/01-2008/12/31
FWF-Project (2003-2007)
Gerhard Steiner
Assessment of the gene order diversity in the mitochondrial genomes of Bivalvia (Mollusca) and its significance for phylogenetic inference.
P 16954 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2003/10/06
lifetime: 2003/11/01-2007/08/31
FWF-Project (2003-2006)
Hannes Paulus
Evolution of orchids (Ophrys) with a pseudocopulatory pollination mechanism.
P 16727 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2003/10/06
lifetime: 2003/11/01-2006/12/31
FWF-Project (2002-2006)
Walter Hödl
Evolutionary correlates of bioacoustic diversity in the Amazonian poison-dart frog Epipedobates (Allobates) femoralis.
P 15345 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2001/11/26
lifetime: 2002/08/01-2006/02/28
FWF-Project (2001-2005)
Walter Hödl
Reproductive success and genetic diversity in newts.
P 14799 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2001/05/07
lifetime: 2001/09/01-2005/08/31
FWF-Project (2001-2004)
Günther Pass
Phylogeny of pholcid spiders.
P 14957 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2001/03/05
lifetime: 2001/03/22-2004/03/21
FWF-Project (2000-2003)
Gerhard Steiner
Molecular phylogeny of Anomalodesmata (Bivalvia).
P 14356 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2000/03/06
lifetime: 2000/06/01-2003/08/31
FWF-Project (2000-2003)
Manfred Walzl
Molecular phylogeny of Anomalodesmata (Bivalvia).
P 14691 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2000/10/09
lifetime: 2000/11/01-2003/03/31
FWF-Project (2000-2003)
Harald Krenn
Structural novelties in organ evolution.
P 13944 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 2000/01/24
lifetime: 2000/03/01-2003/02/28
FWF-Project (1997-2000)
Walter Hödl
Metapopulation ecology of European vertebrate species: The case of the crested newt.
P 11852 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 1996/09/30
lifetime: 1997/03/01-2000/02/28
FWF-Project (1997-2000)
Gerhard Steiner
Radiations of Pteriomorph Bivalvia (Mollusca).
P 11846 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 1996/09/30
lifetime: 1997/03/03-2000/03/03
FWF-Project (1996-2000)
Walter Hödl
Community structure, communication and behavioural ecology in frogs and reptiles inhabiting a rain forest canopy.
P 11565 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 1995/11/27
lifetime: 1996/06/15-2000/05/31
FWF-Project (1995-1999)
Günther Pass
Evolution der Kreislauforgane bei Insekten.
P 10631 Einzelprojekte
decision board: 1995/03/06
lifetime: 1995/10/02-1999/03/31


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'Alfred, you got a problem.'
I snivelled for all the village and the valley to hear. 'Since when, O Light of my Life,' I managed to ask the fair Ivana through my sobs and in my most plaintive wail, 'do you no longer call me your Dedushka??'
'Oh, cut the crap! I stopped doing that ages ago. After that sick piece you published on the blog. The one you cut all my remarks out of.'
'You don't mean my brilliant, comic, modest, if horridly misguided, dialogue dubbed "Triumph of Brevity" of February 26 last, do you?'
'Yeah, that piece of garbage. Halfway through reading it I decided you no longer deserved the hallowed name of Dedushka. Anyway,' here she shrugged in such a contemptuous manner that you couldn't help thinking of Atlas dropping the globe in disgust, 'you're not even a real one. You're only our adoptive grandfather. Time to bloody well grow up and get a life…'
'Ow, how harsh you are, my dear! What is wrong with being adopted? Just look at your own dear little brother. What a scrawny kid he was when we picked him up in old Addis. And what a fine figure he cuts now! Did you ever see the snapshots I took at the time? Here… I just happen to have one lying about. Look at this!'
'What of it?'
'And now look at the sturdy well-fed young man with the ball at his feet and the wisdom of the ages in his head! Ah, soon he will go out and conquer his kingdom! The world will be his handkerchief, as the good old Spaniards say!'
'The little brat is likely to blow his nose in it before he realizes it's the planet he's wrapping in his snot… ANYWAY! Don't change the freaking subject as you always do. Just listen to what I have to say!'
It was obvious that I had won the joust, dear reader. But it was equally obvious that the fair Ivana would run out on me if I did not limit my razor-sharp eloquence a wee little bit. And then I'd never know what awful problem I unwittingly had.
'Alright,' I told her. 'Let us start again.'
She sighed. Then she spoke: 'Alfred, you got a problem.'
'Yes!' I answered. 'My dear godchildren are growing up much faster than they should and are hacking a generation gap out of my avuncular benevolence. 'T will be but a staircase leading down into hell. But what do they know? How can they realize that a refusal to call your dear Dedushka Dedush—'
'Have you looked at your stats lately?' she interrupted with remarkable and unsuspected self-control.
'My stats? You mean my blood pressure and my pulse? I assure you they're fine, dear. In fact, the doctor tells me I have the heart of an ox and the wit of a rattus rattus…'
'And here I always thought it was the other way around,' she quipped. 'No, I mean the blog stats. The numbers of who visits your precious posts, and where from, and how often, and what they look at precisely.'
'Aaah! Those "stats". Now I remember! No dear: I have not. Words are the clay in which I sculpt my genius. Numbers are for grocers and bookkeepers.'
'Right. So you're cruising in the dark, on towards the lethal cliffs. You haven't got a clue, do you?'
'A clue of what, dear?'
'Of who reads you…'
'Civilised people of taste and sophistication, of course. And – I hope - an occasional paranoid Brussels bureaucrat, who secretly wishes to learn when the guillotine will be set up on the Great Market and whether he himself qualifies for Sardine Treatment.'
'Beg pardon?'
'Yanks…!' Hands in the air, eyebrows raised into McDonalds arches, she pronounced the word as if it spoke for itself. 'You know: the Anglophone folk on the other hemisphere? The ones separated from us by an ocean and the same language? A.k.a. Americans?'
'Aaah. Those Yanks. The good old rebels of 1776! Our cousins from across the sea! Now I understand you. What about them?'
'They're your biggest fans.'
'They are?'
'With a vengeance. Over a third of your readers come from the States. Usually in the middle of the night. But I think that's because of the time difference. Not because they're night owls or vampires.'
'I agree. I have garlic sauce on the blog. And owls don't dare make an appearance, ever since I took the Famous Scouse to task over walking around Pontevedra with plastic owls on his shoulder.'
The fair Ivana sighed in a most weary manner. 'Please don't change the subject for once? Let's stick to the matter in hand?'
'Yes dear.'
'Americans make up the bigger part of your readership…'
'I am sure 't is so if you rose-red lips say it…'
'And yet…'
'And yet you keep ranting on and on and on about the European Union and the toxic Euro and how the abominable Troika plunges one proud European nation after another into shameful penury…'
'Mea maxima culpa. So I do.'
'But what do Americans care? Bloody yanks can barely find Europe on a map. Most of them think Dutch boys stick the toes of their wooden shoes into dikes to stop the flow, and that Euro-Disney is the capital of France. They couldn't care less about all that Brussels baloney and the murky future of the EU...'
'Oh, I wouldn't be too sure of that,' I told her, taking a deep breath before embarking upon my riposte. 'As a matter of fact, dear: I think Americans are having the time of their lives reading that stuff. They must be highly amused. You see: until recently, Americans regarded Europe as an arty, sophisticated, yes even sage continent. It might be a little worm-eaten and eroded at the edges here and there, but it was the depository of venerable wisdom with very deep roots and many mighty tree-rings to give proof of its survival skills. Yet look at us now! We're repeating their history more than 200 years later! No taxation without representation, and all that sort of thing. Down with unelected despots that lord it over us from some distant capital. Aux armes, citoyens and let's toss some tea into the harbour before we choke on it! I think any red-blooded American finds that a most amusing spectacle to behold.'
'So what you're trying to tell me is that you're only trying to be funny? Fun through fury? God, that stinks!'
'No dear. What I'm saying is that there's a little bit for everybody on the blog. Americans may laugh at the ludicrous spectacle of Europe disembowelling itself. For their part, Europeans may wince and wail at the tragic prospect of being americanized by the lamebrained leadership who pretend to have their interest at heart. Those who do not like politics – like good old Jerry - may wallow in the Mayonnaise posts or my humble culinary tips. And yes, even Belgian bigwigs with the charisma of a wet rag may find out here on Metis Meets Mittington how far the plans for the Groote Markt guillotine have advanced, and whether yes or no they should get their private jet ready to escape to… - well, I guess: to America! Where else would they go? Have not The States always welcomed the likes of Trotski and Talleyrand, of Werner von Braun and Stalin's daughter, and every other somewhat suspect political figure? Nay: America is the place to be for our future fallen presidents! Unless they prefer Japan, of course; where they are surely highly admired for their Flemish haikus.'
'If I say I find you sometimes a little hard to follow, would you be quite annoyed, Dedushka?'
'No dear. As long as you call me Dedushka, all your many sins are forgiven!'


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Alfred L. "Lynn" Hall, 81, Russell, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Russel.
He was born Dec. 13, 1937, to Alfred Bert and Louise (Gosser) Hall. He was a 1955 graduate of Gorham High School.
He married Betty R. Sapp in San Diego. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving for 20 years. Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sons, Keith Hall and Roy Hall, both of Russell, and Scott Hall, Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Lois Craig, Russell; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, Russell; graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in WaKeeney National Cemetery with a military honor guard performed by U.S. Navy and Russell Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6240.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Family will greet guests from 9:30 a.m. until time of service Thursday at the mortuary.
Memorials are suggested to Russell V.F.W. Post No. 6240 or Shriners Hospital in care of the mortuary.


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Cambodian workers in South Korea say it all: "we left Cambodia because there is no work and even with employment, the pay is so low".
Living wage
The recent pay increase authorized by the government-seen as intervention by the prime minister for upcoming elections – is far from living wage which (1)should limit the working hours to eight hours per day; should (2)guarantee adequate housing; (3)provide for healthy diet; (4) include social integration. In addition to their own living, workers should be able to care for their dependents and make savings.
Human Dignity
It is the core issue for workers. Defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "everyone who works has the right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring for him/heself and his/her family an existence worth of human dignity.
What Cambodian workers in South Korea says?
"We would rather be working back home. But there is no decent work with decent pay".
Cambodian National Rescue Party(CNRP) solution:
Minimum wage of US$150 for eight hours of work will be set by law by CNRP government with full respect and implementation of the Labour Law. The minimum wage recognizes adjustment with cost of living.
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Croque Monsieur
This is one of my favorite sandwiches to make, and they are so easy! The recipe is adapted slightly from Jacque Pepin's book Essential Pepin. If you want to make a croque madame, use chicken instead of ham. This makes as many as you want! I usually eat two for lunch since they're sort of small. For each … Continue reading


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Oaxaca: A place full of history and culture.
January 1, 1970
by Manne Felici
Oaxaca means "huaje" a common plant of the valley region and "yaca" means "nose", the sufix c equals tepec "place" and this means "on top of the huajes". Thanks to the Spanish conquerors it stayed as Oaxaca.
There´s so much happening here, it has the most amazing food and places to eat all around the city, from a very nice restaurant like Casa Oaxaca to a little fonda inside the market, the greatest arts and crafts of the region like pottery, black clay, alebrijes, rugs and handmade ethnic dresses; a lot of cultural stuff going on in their well known galleries, the most beautiful temple I´ve ever seen and lots of mezcal!
Azul Hotel Boutique:
21 rooms from which 5 are suites designed by Toledo, Leyva, José Villalobos, Luis Zárate and Jorge Dubon. The chef, Jose Luis Diaz told us that in the menu there are some recipes from the 8 regions of Oaxaca.
Casa Oaxaca:
A traditional building with colonial architecture around an open patio with very nice rooms, a pool and great cuisine.
There´s around 50 galleries around Oaxaca and you can find the art of world known artist like Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo or Rodolfo Morales along with younger creators in this spaces.
Rodolfo Morales:
A beautiful colonial house from the VXIII century with the artist tribute room. He was a surrealistic painter that used various elements from the "magic realism" in his work.
Created in 1992, it has been the house for contemporary artist like Dr. Lakra, son of the well-known Francisco Toledo and many more. The work exposed as well as the rooms are quite something. The museum also has a sculptural courtyard where lectures and occasional film screenings and performances take place.
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca (IAGO):
It´s an institution that houses one of the greatest and most important graphic arts of Latin America. It also has a library, a film club and a photographic center.
Matatlán is the municipality of Oaxaca that historically concentrates the cultivation and production of this drink. You have to check this place out so you can see the way it is still being produced. The one that got my attention was the "chicken breast", this is a white mezcal named this way because in the distillation process they add chicken and a special fruit combination to the mixture.
Rugs in Teotitlan del Valle:
In Nahuatl tongue this means: "Land of the Gods". We get to know Nelson that is the owner of the most famous rug fabric of the region and showed us how he elaborate the colors as "grana cochinilla". Nelson manages to get 300 colors all from natural materials using different things that exists in nature, this is just a wonderful and enriching experience and one just ends buying something, you´ll see.
Barro Negro San Bartolo Coyotepec:
Mrs. Rosa was the first to give the shine to the black clay when she accidentally discovered that the ceramic could be polish with quartz. Don´t let any one fool you, there are just 20 families that produce this kind of shiny black clay, and the others are polished with shoeshine. This hand made piece is made in 30 days. The ones that are grey handle the water, the black ones don't.
Alebrijes San Antonio Arrazola Xoxocotlan:
"Alebrije" means "tangled and fantastic thing". The woodcarving is an ancestral tradition of the Zapotecs, which gets to its highest expression with the elaboration of the alebrijes; surreal and magical pieces that came only from the imagination of his creator. When you are there you just have to let go and feel free to let the alebrije choose you. Mine was a spectacular owl.
Iglesia de Santo Domingo:
A beautiful ex convent, which is the biggest and most important construction from México. On the top floor you can find the Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca with 14 rooms of permanent exhibitions and 13 thematic ones. One of my favorites things to see was the Tumba 7 from Monte Alban where the famous jewels of the region are and different objects that expresses the features and the continuity of this millennial culture that came from the zapotecas, mixtecos, mixes, huaves, triquis and more. On the side of the building is the Botanical Garden, a dream come true, I married there =)
El Arbol del Tule:
This famous Tule tree (from the ahuehuetes family) has more than 2000 years, it´s trunk has a 45 m circumference and a 40 m height. There are kids as tourist guides explaining the images on the tree trunk in a very singular and funny way.
Oaxaca has around 4,000 sites of this kind and it´s impossible to go to even a quarter of them but there are 2 places that are imperative to visit not just for the historic value but for the beauty it emerges.
Monte Alban or White Mount:
It get it´s name from the cazahuatle flower, that starts to flourish in November and looks like a kind of cotton that turns the mount all white. My favorite place of all Oaxaca, you can feel an impressive energy when you get in the center of the buildings. There´s a wonderful acoustic, there, you can speak normally and the guy in the other building can hear you without forcing it.
Place of the dead and the most important ceremonial center after Monte Albán. There´s a very famous stone called "Stone of Life", the legend says that depending of the space left between your hands when you embrace it, is the time of life you have… Of course I didn't try it!
Also, don´t left empty handed. There´s a lot of beautiful stores where you can find handmade dresses like Silvia Suarez, fine jewelry like Oro de Monte Albán and in every single corner you will find amazing shopping.
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JudoScotland are pleased to announce that Scotland's First Olympic Judo Medallist Sally Conway and two-time Paralympic Medallist Sam Ingram will be acting as JudoScotland Ambassadors in 2017.
Sally Conway
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games cemented Sally's place in the history books when she became Scotland's first Judo Olympic medallist. Throughout qualification for the Games Sally demonstrated hard work, determination and humility to secure her place on Team GB and ultimately her historic Bronze medal.
Currently ranked 6th in the world Sally has worked hard for her success and is a regular to the medal podium on the IJF World Tour.
Learn more about Sally here
Sam Ingram
Since his Paralympic debut in Beijing 2008, Sam has been no stranger to the medal podium first winning Bronze in Beijing and then Silver in London 2012 in the under 90kg category. Last summer's Paralympics in Rio marked Sam's third consecutive Games where he finished just outside a medal in fifth place. Sam's consistent performance has secured his position as the most decorated athlete on the British Judo Paralympic Programme.
In 2015 Sam took Gold at the IBSA World Cup, Hungary and Silver at the IBSA World Games.
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Welcome to the forum, Namensvetterin (namesake) .
I'm also from the east of Germany (Thuringia). Some years ago I had the same problem as you. Nobody knew Moya or Clannad. But now everyone around me knows who they are and some of my friends accompanied me to concerts. Tomorrow even my hairdresser and his girl friend will come with me to Moya's concert in Cologne. I told him so much about Moya and Ireland that he decided to go to a concert. I hope they will like it.


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Old Testament Commentaries
Recent breakthroughs in the fields of physics, technology and biology led Chuck Missler to update and re-record this wonderful study in Genesis.
The Book of Exodus is the bedrock of God's plan of redemption and is seen as a 'type' of the early church.
It may come as a surprise to discover that there are a number of Biblical experts who regard the Book of Leviticus as the most important book of the Bible! The Book of Leviticus cannot be "read;" it has to be studied. But fasten your seat belts!
In Hebrew, Bmidbar means ''in the wilderness,'' which is the real name of this book. The Greek translators called it Arithmoi, and in Latin it was Numeri, because the translators focused on the two census takings at the beginning and the end of the wanderings.
Whose sermons are quoted most in the Bible? The answer may surprise you. Deuteronomy is essentially a series of sermons by the greatest Old Testament prophet. Jesus Himself quoted more from Deuteronomy than from any other portion of the Old Testament.
Under close examination, the Book of Joshua seems to be a precursor to the book of Revelation: another Yehoshua, as Commander-in-Chief, will dispossess the Planet Earth of its usurpers -- first sending in two witnesses, then with a series of judgments of sevens, finally defeating the kings with...
Fans of historical romance, military history, soap operas, conspiracy theories, spy novels, swashbuckling adventure, or political intrigue will find it all here in the Book of Judges!
Both of these books, filled with all the intrigue, romance, and action of any modern-day screen play, have been heralded for their literary value for centuries. But this is not their most rewarding feature.
"And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle [is] the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands." And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the...
I and II Kings provide a record of Israel's history from the beginning of the movement to place Solomon on David's throne through the end of the reign of Zedekiah, Judah's last king. There are great lessons to be learned from Israel's desire to be "like those around us" and its consequences.
In Hebrew, this book is called dibhere ha-yamim: "the words concerning the days." The Jewish Bible regards the Old Testament as 22 books and Chronicles is counted as a single book. I and II Chronicles take the form of a history: David and Judah are the focal points.
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah (and Esther) cover about 100 years, closing the Old Testament historical books. The books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles closed with the Southern Kingdom (Judah)'s going into captivity.
"...I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. Listen, please, and let me speak; You said, 'I will question you, and you shall answer Me.' I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You.
Psalms is Israel's hymnal: it is poetry laced with strong theology. In Hebrew, this book is called Tehillim = "Praises." There are 55 psalms addressed to "the chief musician." [Greek: psalmoi, "a poem to be sung to a stringed instrument" or psaltar, for harp or stringed instrument.]
The Book of Proverbs could be titled, "Wise Up" and Live. Beyond simply obeying laws, this book focuses on leading an aggressively dynamic life, giving examples of proper and improper attitudes, conduct, and characteristics in succinct, penetrating ways.
This book, also called the Song of Solomon, is one of the most neglected - and controversial - books of the Bible. It is a book about lovemaking from an author who had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
Isaiah was the most comprehensive of all prophets: his writing spans the entirety of history, from the creation of the world to the creation of "a new heavens and new earth." No other prophet matches his majestic eloquence on the glory of God and the redemptive work and sufferings of the Coming...
Here is one of the bravest, and most tender, yet most pathetic figures in all history: a patriot as well as a prophet. He is known as the "Weeping Prophet": he watched his nation decline and finally fall under God's judgment.
The book of Ezekiel contains some of the most incredible prophecies in the Bible, including detailed description of a Nuclear War and the cleanup afterward. Ezekiel ministered to a nation experiencing judgment for their sins, and may have some lessons for us today.
The Book of Daniel contains the most amazing prophecies of the Bible, and is one of the most authenticated books of the Old Testament.
Hosea, a contemporary of Isaiah (for most of his ministry) and Amos (in his earlier years) was the Jeremiah of the Northern Kingdom. His main target was the Northern Kingdom, yet his message was for the people of God.
Prophets to the Southern Kingdom is Chuck's commentary on the books of Joel, Micah, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk.
Jonah, the reluctant prophet, was called to prophesy against the pagan capital of the world, Nineveh. He attempted to shun the assignment until God explained it to him a little more clearly! His message to Nineveh:40 days and you get yours!
The following books of the Bible are a compilation of Chuck's teachings from between 1997 and 2002.
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This cake is super delish and puts those peaches to good use! Here is an easy recipe I love. Cake is healthy if it has fruit in it right?
What you need:
1 1/2 cups salted butter, room temp.
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 egg whites
3 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
Fruit: 2 ripe peaches and 3/4 cup blueberries.
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease cake pan with butter.
2. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl on medium speed about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg whites and vanilla and beat on medium speed for about 1 minute.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder in a medium sized bowl.
5. Add about one-third of the flour mixture to the batter and beat on medium speed until thoroughly mixed.
6. Add about half of the milk and beat on medium speed until mixed.
7. Continue alternating adding dry and wet ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, and beating until mixed after each addition. There should be three total additions of dry ingredients and two total additions of milk. End with the dry ingredients. This way is annoying but its a great trick I learned to a moist and fluffy cake.
8. Mix in your blueberries and then pour the mix into the cake pan about 3/4 full. Add sliced peaches on top.
9. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. You want the tops to be quite brown don't worry they aren't burning!
10. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 3-5 minutes. Remove from pan and sift icing sugar over top. Enjoy with whipped cream if you wish that's what Devin did!


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Our Reason to Relay
We are committed to making a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
At the event, Team D'Arcangelo will camp out overnight and take turns walking around the track to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
Saving lives from cancer starts with one team, one participant, and one dollar at a time. Our team is doing our part to make sure that cancer never steals another year of anyone's life.
Please join our team or make a donation. The impact we can make together is much greater than what any of us could do alone!


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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
chapbooks 18
This time there is a theme! Location, location, LOcation!!!
Closing Night
Jeff Rath
One Moment in Time (self published)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
In June 2007, I got to hear Jeff Rath read his work for the first time. Astounding. Where has this poet been? The answer is simple enough: living in a cabin in Lancaster County, PA. This self published chapbook, along with his public readings in Lancaster and elsewhere brought Jeff to the attention of Le Hinton, who runs Iris G. Press out of nearby Wrightsville, PA. Iris G has published a full book of Jeff's work, including a number of poems from this chapbook, under the title of 'The Waiting Room at the End of the World' (Iris G Press 2007)
'Closing Night' is a reflective body of work. 20 short poems. Color image on the front cover. Poems dedicated to some of his heroes; Carl Sandburg, Neal Cassidy. He lights a cigarette to each as well as to empty, smoke-filled bars at closing time and one can almost hear the Tom Waits playing in the background. Jeff's work is real. He isn't writing about something he hasn't lived, hasn't experienced for himself.
Apparently there is an earlier chapbook which is quite out of print, as is 'Closing Night', yet I highly recommend you get a copy of 'The Waiting Room…' and take in for yourself this remarkable talent.
Poets Pen to Play Pretend
Kyle Simmons (aka boog)
Self published
Pottstown, PA
boog is a 16 year old phenom. This small chap is very well done for a kid who is also in a band, makes visual art, and takes high school chemistry. I hope to see more of this young man's work, if poetry remains a strong interest for him. But, we are talking about a teen here, so – time alone will tell.
Alan King
Self published
To the people this collection is dedicated to, and the scenes that are herein mentioned, as well as the artists also seasoned through these poems like dressing on a salad; you know it – you live it – it's your world. To anyone else, this work is superficial and self-referential. Um, SAVE A TREE.
Experimental Forest
#5 The Paper Sword Episode
Anneville, PA
In a different phase of my life, my own work appeared in this journal. It's a journal in the guise of a chapbook and this issue focused on the Paper Sword group from the Harrisburg, PA area. The two editors moved away from the written word for visual arts, and with that shift ended the publication. Yet, in it's heyday, Experimental Forest did a great job representing and capturing the late 1990s – early 2000's in Central PA.
37 pages. Front cover illustration by Gene Hosey. Three of the poets associated with the Paper Sword group were also the driving force behind the final item that I will be reviewing this time;
The Blue Guitar
Winter/Spring 1989
Harrisburg, PA
This 11' x 9' journal is a little bigger than a chapbook per se, but it is also lean and mean. The apparent brainchild of poet Rick Kearns, this first volume featured the work of Kearns, Lance Clewett, and Gene Hosey; all of whom also appeared in the Experimental Forest #5 issue.
The Blue Guitar was conceived as an art and literature quarterly. This is the first issue. I don't know what became of the idea or if there were other issues. It was a great start all the same. Harrisburg area needs this type of literary presence, and with the emergence of Iris G Press, I am hopeful that Le Hinton will be able to capture at least a little of that energy in his own Fledging Rag journal that appears alongside the books on Iris G imprint. Please find it in your heart to support Le and Iris G.
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TROY — The Troy City Schools Board of Education on Thursday morning held a special meeting to approve the district's new assistant superintendent and also named its new high school principal.
Jeremy Miller was approved to enter into a two-year contract as the district's assistant superintendent beginning Aug. 1.
Miller has served as the director of curriculum instruction and assessment for Centerville City Schools since July 2013. His salary will be $127,000 per year, according to board office officials.
Prior to that position, Miller served as a principal at Dr. John Hole Elementary School from 2004-2013 within the Centerville City Schools district. He also served as a principal at Simon Kenton Elementary in the Springfield City Schools district. Other experience includes being a third-grade teacher at Dayton City Schools, fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Kettering City Schools and other principal positions within the Springfield City Schools district.
The board approved to seek an assistant superintendent position in April. The position has been vacant since Superintendent Eric Herman was tapped as interim superintendent in 2010 before being hired full-time.
Katherine Weaver also was approved to be named Troy High School's principal on Thursday. Weaver's two-year contract is effective Aug. 1.
Weaver has served as the assistant principal at the high school for the past two years. She first came to the district in 2005 as a sixth-grade social studies and language arts teacher. She served as Kyle Elementary School's principal in 2011 before moving to the high school administration office. Former Troy High School Principal Bill Overla recently resigned from the district to take a position at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center.
The board also approved to apply for the Active Planning Process with the Ohio School Facilities Commission Classroom Facilities Assistance Program. The program is pending OSFCCF approval for the 2016-2017 year.


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Holy Ghost Greek Catholic (Now called Byzantine Catholic) Church
April 9th, 2008
Southwest corner of Kenilworth and W. 14th Streets.
At the turn of the 20th century, both before and after 1900, waves of immigrants from the Carpathian Mountains of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in east Slovakia, West Ukraine, Southeast Poland and the northern tip of Romania and still with no country of their own), followed Irish and German settlers to the Greater Cleveland area. These people are not Slovak, Ukrainian, Russian, or other ethnic group. They are a separate ethnic group and founded a number of churches in the Cleveland area, both Greek Catholic and Orthodox. ***More about Rusyns and Carpatho-Rusyn churches will be written on this website.
Finding work in the steel mills and industries centering around the "Flats", these Ruthenians (known more correctly as Rusyn – not Russian -) immigrants next turned their thoughts to establishing places where they could worship in accordance with their Byzantine Catholic heritage.
By 1909, two Greek Catholic (now called Byzantine) churches had been established in Cleveland, but many parisioners were forced to travel across the Cuyahoga River and the railroad track to attend liturgies on Sundays and holydays. Before this time, Reverend Emil Burik, who was then pastor of St. John's Church on Scovill Ave., obtained episcopal permission to meet with prospective parishioners for a new West Side church. On October 8, 1909, Holy ghost Greek Catholic (now called Byzantine Catholic) Church was granted a charter by the state of Ohio.
Services were temporarily conducted at the "Star Turn Hall" and the property on West 14th Street and Kenilworth Ave. was soon obtained for $17,650.00 On February 6, 1910, Very Reverend Stephen Jaritzky dedicated the cornerstone of the handsome yellow brick building which had cost $15,000 to build. Later, twenty-one acres of cemetery land were obtained in Parma, Ohio for $6,000.
In its beginning, the parish numbered fifty families, but within ten years, that number had risen to four hundred. It was at this point in time, 1918, that Rev. Joseph P. Hanulya, author and expert in Canon Law, was assigned to Holy Ghost, where he remained until his death in 1962.
An Orphanage was established in 1918 to provide for victims of the great influenza epidemic of that year. Holy Ghost became the first U. S. Home for the Sisters of St. Basil the Great, who staffed the orphanage until its closing in 1923.
Time brought many changes. Several property purchases were made in the early 1920's, with a view to building a school at some future date. Copper, three-star crosses were installed on the church towers in 1924 at the cost of $200.00 and in the same year the now priceless wooden iconastas (Icon Screen), was made in Budapest, Hungary for $6,133.66 and later assembled on its present site.
During the following years, parish children came to the church basement daily after their regular school sessions, for instructions in religion, rite and the Ruthenian (Rusyn) language. Later, violin classes were added to the schedule. By 1938, Holy Ghost had grown to nearly nine hundred families and some one hundred and fifty of these formed St. Mary Church on West 35th St., now State Road and Biddulph Ave.
New lighting fixtures, pews, nand Italian marble altars freshened the look of the Church's interior for its rededication on September 11, 1955. Warm colored painting on the walls and ceilings brightened the interior nave and the church exterior was sandblasted and landscaped for the occasion.
On February 17, 1957, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for an educational facility to be built on the church property across from the church on the northwest corner of Kenilworth and W. 14th Streets. The school was dedicated on October 19th, 1958 and had its first graduating class in June of 1960.
Some three thousand souls were nurtured by Holy Ghost at the time of its Golden Jubilee celebration in 1959, but the area's changing neighborhood and the exodus of many parisioners to the suburban areas, soon began to take their toll. By the mid-sixties, preparations were underway for the building of a new church on the grounds of the cemetery. Holy Ghost school was sold to provide funds for the new undertaking.
When Holy Spirit Church on West 54th Street was dedicated in 1969, many families decided to remain with their old beloved parish. The existing rectory was torn down to provide a parking lot for parisioners since the former schoolyard was no longer available, and the former convent became the new rectory.
In February of 1969, a crisis arose when one of the church towers blew down during a storm. Luckily there were no injuries, but there were no funds available at the time to repair the damage. For this reason the other tower was removed and the crosses were set upon the sealed apertures. Enough money was eventually raised to undertake the monumental task of restoring the towers. In November of 1978, the ancient copper crosses were replaced on shining new stainless steel domes. Several years prior to 1984, wooden altars replaced the older marble ones and the interior of the church was cleaned and the art work painted to restore it to its former beauty.
Most recently this beautiful church is seeing the effects of an aging and dwindling congregation. These Greek Catholic (Byzantine) churches are in communion with Rome. They recognize the Pope as the head of the church. On another note, the church welcomes people of all faiths to its beautiful liturgy.
Information coutesy of Holy Ghost Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Church's archives.
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Colorado commission affirms cake discrimination ruling
All they wanted was a cake.
Two years ago, Charlie Craig and David Mullins walked into the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado with Craig's mother, Deborah Munn, and a folder of wedding cake ideas for the couple's wedding reception.
Less than five minutes later, before Craig could even open his folder, Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips asked the couple whether the cake was for them. When they said yes, Phillips told them that he didn't make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, because of his religious belief that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.
"I'll make you birthday cakes, shower cakes, sell you cookies and brownies, I just don't make cakes for same-sex weddings," Phillips said, according to court documents.
"It was a devastating moment, neither Charlie nor I had ever been turned away from a place because we were gay," Mullins told msnbc. "The fact that Charlie's mother was there with us was mortifying."
The three of them got up and walked out. "On our way out the door I said, 'f— you and your homophobic cakeshop,'" Mullins added.
Once they got home, Mullins wrote a Facebook post that ended up going viral and drew the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union. A complaint was filed, and a court ruled in 2013 that the owner of the cake shop was on the wrong side of the law.
Same-sex marriage is not legal in Colorado (Craig and Mullins were married in Massachusetts) but the state bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in businesses that serve the public.
On Friday, the state civil rights commission affirmed last year's ruling concluding that Phillips broke the law when he told Craig and Mullins he wouldn't bake their wedding cake. Under the terms of the decision, Masterpiece Cakeshop will be temporarily supervised to ensure that the business does not discriminate against same-sex couples in the future.
The Colorado couple's case, along with a similar ruling in New Mexico involving a wedding photographer, helped set off the rush of "religious freedom" bills proposed by conservative state lawmakers that would make it easier for business owners to refuse services to same-sex couples. Colorado and New Mexico, unlike many states, both explicitly bar denying services to people because of their sexual orientation.
Religious conservatives and their allies have argued that it would violate the religious beliefs of business owners if they had to provide services for same-sex weddings.
Craig and Mullins weren't the only couple to claim that they were discriminated against by Phillips. When Stephanie and Jeanine Schmalz sought to order cupcakes from Masterpiece to celebrate their commitment ceremony, they were turned away. After hearing about Craig and Mullins, Stephanie Schmalz says she called to order a doggie biscuit-shaped cake from Phillips for a "dog wedding" involving "Roscoe and Buffy."
Phillips agreed to bake the doggie wedding cake, according to Schmalz.
"It's not about the cake really, it's about being denied services. Would we really want a cake baked from Masterpiece at this point? No," said Craig. "But do we want to shed light on the subject and help so other people don't have to go through the same situation? The answer to that is yes."
As for the 'religious freedom' bills that swept the country early in the year, Mullins said that he has faith that gay and lesbian rights supporters will ultimately prevail.
"It's disappointing to see these laws happening," Mullins said. "At the same time we feel like they're a last burst of energy from the other side."
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