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Over catch-up drinks a few weeks ago, a friend and I were discussing her upcoming trip to the Czech Republic, a country that ranks high on my list of places to which I'd like to return. I thought it worth mentioning to her a particularly notable local dish – so that she could either seek it out or make sure to avoid it entirely, depending on her travel objectives.
"It's beef served with a creamy gravy and dumplings, which is pretty familiar, right? But then you have the condiments. There's cranberry sauce and … whipped cream."
The puzzlement on her face perfectly matched the expression my travel companion had in Prague, as the dish – known as svíčková – was set down in front of her.
For the record, the dish wasn't terrible – unfamiliar to my American palate, for sure, but certainly worth trying – but it wasn't one that would rank among my top travel picks. But the conversation did get me thinking: What are the dishes that I've loved most during my international travels? After some time to contemplate, I've compiled them below, as well as information about how you can experience them for yourself should you be giving your passport a workout.
Honorable Mention:
Grand Marnier Soufflé
Chez Dumonet Josephine, Paris, France
I relished every single morsel and moment of our dinner at Chez Dumonet, from the warm and welcoming service to the last sugar crystals of this incredible soufflé.
Number 5:
Beef Rendang
Jakarta, Indonesia
I've never felt quite so out of my element as when Matt and I arrived in Jakarta. After nearly 27 hours of travel, I didn't know what day it was. What time it was. Where within Indonesia's massive capital city I actually was. But I did know that I was excited to explore and sample the local cuisine. Rice. Sambal. Fruit. Yes to all of it, please.
The only reason rendang is at the lowest spot in this list is because I only experienced a small bite of it while in Indonesia itself. Our tour group popped into a small Indonesian restaurant – the kind with the white bowls and servers of deliciousness stacked in the front window to entice passersby – and were given a brief chance to sample the goods. Rich, smoky, spicy, and decadent, the flavors unleashed a slow burn in my mouth that left me wanting to come back for more and introduced me to the incredible food I would experience for the next two weeks.
While I can't recall the name of the specific restaurant we popped into, I can tell you that those in the Boston area should keep an eye out for what Kaki Lima is up to. This incredible team is in the midst of a six-month residency at Wink & Nod, and up until recently, the menu included rendang. We've been twice already since they kicked off the residency in March. I'd love to see rendang back on the menu, but everything they create takes me back to Java and Bali.
Indonesian food should be a bigger deal in the U.S. than it is. Don't waste time. Get a taste of it now.
Number 4:
Soft Pretzel
Salzburg, Austria
I'm a pretty equal opportunity bread lover. Rolls, baguettes, croissants … whatever it is, I'm on board. Warm it up and I'm done for. But I've always had a particular soft spot for the large soft pretzel. I keep mine simple – big grains of salt, please – and love to save the twist in the middle for the very end.
I happened across the motherload of soft pretzels while exploring an outdoor market in Salzburg. And while there were many covered in cheese, dusted with poppy seeds, and other pretty adornments available, I went for the classic.
I took a bite and then went back to buy another one for later, when I'd returned to my Danube river ship. Hearty without being dense. A good crust to bite into, but soft and satisfying inside. Big flakes of salt that melted on the tongue.
These pretzels are the reasons I've stopped buying pretzels at sporting events. They can't even compare.
Number 3:
Shopska Salad
Arbanasi, Bulgaria
By the time I sat down to try one of Bulgaria's most-celebrated national dishes, I was convinced that it had been over-hyped. For at least two days, I'd been hearing about it. Shopska salad this, shopska salad that.
Fast-forward to my return from Eastern Europe, when all I could do was talk about shopska salad.
This seemingly simple combination of four ingredients – roasted red pepper, tomato, cucumber, and sirine cheese – is a near-perfect marriage of flavors. The brightness of the sirine (the Bulgarian version of feta) enhances the sweetness of the red pepper, which plays nicely off the tomato, which makes the cucumber pop … if I was limited to eating only one kind of salad for the rest of my life, this would be it.
Number 2:
French Onion Soup
Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie, Paris, France
During a return visit to Paris in December, I embarked on a one-woman quest to find the city's best onion soup. And while this required me to sample bowl after bowl after bowl of delicious soup – the struggle was real – I persevered until I found it.
We'd planned an indulgent dinner (ok, fine, one more indulgent dinner) for our final night in the city. While I'd thought that the meal was intended to celebrate another wonderful visit to our favorite city, it turned into something else: Since Matt had proposed earlier in the day, it became our engagement celebration dinner.
Perhaps my mood – giddy doesn't even begin to describe – influenced my dining experience a little, but our evening at Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie would have been magical even without that element coming into play. Nestled in the 1st arrondissement, the small space embraces its cozy quarters with gusto, with accents of red velvet, a quirky assortment of non-matching chandeliers, and shelves that encourage a visitor to look up and around.
The restaurant is known for some of its more decadent main courses, and Matt still raves about the foie gras ravioli served in a truffle cream sauce. But I continue to lust after the onion soup. The broth was light, but packed with an incredible depth of flavor that I hadn't quite found anywhere else. The cheese was just the right kind of salty and inviting, and the crouton had a bit of sweetness to it that kept me going back in for more.
Other takes on the soup that I'd experienced – in Paris and back home – were all delicious, but also super rich and filling. This was perfect: flavorful, exciting, and a wonderful introduction to the meal to come. And it left me wanting so much more.
Number 1:
Strawberry Juice
Bali, Indonesia
The best thing I've ever tasted during international travel is a tall glass of strawberry juice that I drank during a lunch on the Indonesian island of Bali.
My tour group had just finished visiting Ulun Danu Bratan temple and stopped by a nearby restaurant. I wouldn't have gone out of my way to order strawberry juice had our guide not recommended it – the man had good taste and had yet to steer me wrong. When the thick juice arrived in a large glass and straw, evoking thoughts of a '50s diner-style strawberry milkshake, I couldn't help but smile.
Then I sipped. Total gamechanger. It was sweet, but accompanied by this incredible punch of tartness that woke up my entire mouth. I could feel and taste the pulpy bits of the fruit – hear it even, as it made its way up the straw. The simplest possible thing – a glass of juice made from a fruit I'd eaten every year for my entire life – was making me think of strawberries in an entirely new way. Familiar yet fresh. Exciting yet comfortable. I had consumed a third of the glass within two sips and couldn't get enough.
I feel better about the world knowing that Balinese strawberry juice exists. And yet there is a little part of me that despairs that there are 10,045 miles standing between me and the single best thing I've ever tasted while abroad.
Yes, I mapped it. It was that good.

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The Town of Rosendale is pleased to provide public electric vehicle (EV) charging service at Willow Kiln Park. A Level 2 charging station with two ports is conveniently located in the Municipal Parking Lot behind Main Street (Route 213) in the Rosendale Village hamlet, within walking distance of downtown businesses, and the hiking trails of Joppenbergh Mountain and the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail.
The Rosendale Chamber of Commerce sponsors the electricity supplying the station.
The project was supported with funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through Title 15 of the NYS Environmental Protection Fund
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Joppenbergh Mountain is open daily from dawn until dusk for use by the public.
Joppenbergh Mountain use is free of charge.
Joppenbergh Mountain is a Carry-in Carry-out park. Please take your trash with you.
Joppenbergh Mountain Trails are open for walking, hiking, running, and snowshoeing, bicycle riding, and cross-country skiing.
Dogs are allowed but must be leashed in accordance with Rosendale's leash law.
Organized group activities – classes, field trips, games or races, acoustic music (consistent with town noise ordinances) and other performances, or other requested uses will be reviewed and may be approved on case by case basis by WVLT (this applies for organized group activities on Joppenbergh Mountain, this does not apply to Willow Kiln Park, which is leased to the Town of Rosendale).
Horseback riding on trails is currently by special permission only but is under consideration for future use.
Other uses will only be allowed by specific permission of the Wallkill Valley Land Trust.
NO SWIMMING – Swimming is NOT permitted anywhere on Joppenbergh Mountain.
NO ROCK CLIMBING, BOULDERING/ ROCK SCRAMBLING – the rock on Joppenbergh Mountain are unstable and are not safe for these activities at any time.
NO CAVING – Old mine entrances and passageways are unstable and unsafe for caving, entering these is prohibited.
NO CAMPING – Overnight use and camping are not permitted. Joppenbergh Mountain is open dawn to dusk and visitors must remain on the trails.
NO CAMPFIRES, COOKING FIRES BBQs, OR STOVES OF ANY KIND are permitted on the property.
NO FISHING, TRAPPING, OR ANY OTHER HUNTING ACTIVITY- unless specifically permitted by the Wallkill Valley Land Trust, Inc. (The WVLT will be instituting a Bow-Hunting by Permit Program as stated in the Land Use Plan in the future as resources are available. Until then, Hunting is NOT permitted on the property).
NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES PERMITTED - with the exception of access for maintenance by WVLT or priority approved WVLT partners/ volunteers, or for emergency services.
Please stay on the trails. Joppenbergh Mountain is known for ticks. Please check yourself carefully after visiting!
The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) announced its official acquisition of the Joppenbergh Mountain property in Rosendale from the Open Space Conservancy, Inc., the land acquisition affiliate of the Open Space Institute (OSI) in late December, 2011.
The Past: Joppenbergh Mountain, located in the heart of the Town of Rosendale, has a rich history. Mined in the late 19th century of limestone as a part of then-booming Rosendale cement industry, it also was the site of several long-distance ski-jumping competitions in the mid-20th century. At over 500 feet, and supporting the northern end of the Rosendale Trestle, it dominates the natural landscape of the Town of Rosendale.
Since 1971, the majority of Joppenbergh Mountain has been uncultivated, privately owned open space, resulting in the re-growth of important habitats.
More Recently: The Open Space Conservancy (OSC) was able to purchase the property from the Joppenbergh Mountain Corporation in July of 2011, The Shawangunk Conservancy, a local no-for-profit organization, stepped forward to raise the $85,000 needed to complete the OSC land transaction, while the Wallkill Valley Land Trust agreed to owning and managing the property. This opened up the opportunity for the land to become public space for the recreation of the Town's 6,000+ residents, as well as visitors from near and far, as well as conserved, undeveloped land in the heart of Town immediately.
A section of the base of the 118-acre parcel contains a very important parking area for the Town of Rosendale, which is leased to the Town. This area includes a small park, known as Willow Kiln Park, which is maintained by the Town. The Town also oversees activities year round for Willow Kiln Park.
In January 2012, WVLT initiated a formal land management planning process to determine future use of the property, and the process included meetings with all interested parties and public hearings to ensure that all interests were represented. The group that worked on this with WVLT called themselves "JMAG" for Joppenbergh Mountain Advisory Group.The planning process created the Joppenbergh Mountain Land Use Plan which outlines the current needs and future desires for the property.
Today: With the Joppenbergh Mountain Land Use Plan in hand, WVLT is working with the Town and local partners to secure the hazards on the mountain and continue to permit pedestrian access. For safety reasons, WVLT asks that people do not use the property for the bicycling and skiing until a formal trail development occurs. Motorized vehicle use of the property is not allowed.
Fundraising to implement the needs addressed in the Land Use Plan are ongoing.
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WINTER WONDERLAND WEDDING…….go for it!!!
Lots of brides I'm sure will have the image in their heads of that ultimate dream winter white wedding day with frosty trees and snow covered venues. I have had the pleasure of meeting and providing gowns for many winter brides,I myself was married a week before Christmas on the 18th December 1993, no snow unfortunately but plenty of frost , a little winter sun and a real bite to the air! More and more brides are looking towards winter time for their weddings, not just in the hope of that amazing winter photo or the whole wonderland feeling, but because when all is said and done it's a great way to save money!
You'll Need to Prepare for the Worst-Case Scenario
As a winter bride, you have to know the answer to the biggest question: what will you do if there's heavy snow on your wedding day and no guests can get there?
One idea is to ask the "what if" questions while searching for your suppliers. Make sure to ask your — venue, photographer, videographer, DJ — what would happen if we were forced to cancel due to unexpected bad weather. Some suppliers may allow you to reschedule for another date at no additional cost, assuming he or she was available on the new date.Its always worth asking. Of course, getting everyone together again on a different date isn't always possible. If you're wary, its a great idea to think about taking out wedding insurance. Most policies will protect you against losing your deposit money due to a weather-related cancellation, meaning that you can then book new suppliers if needed.
Embrace the Season
Don't let the fact you are getting married in winter dictate your wedding style. You don't have to have a winter wonderland theme or use burgundy,green, gold or darker colours just because you are getting married in a cold-weather month? Pale blues and silvers,whites and lilacs can look just as effective during winter! Snowflakes, frosted branches, and icy blue lighting can all add that wintery drama to your day! You can also embrace the season by serving heart warming cocktails and beverages, hot chocolate, snowballs and have real fires lit at your venue to add that comforting glow and give your guests a place to warm up after a few photos outside. Its important to check with your guests when they will be available to attend your wedding if the date is booked around Christmas day or new year, they could have already made plans, a save the date card in advance is a fantastic idea.
One of my all time favourite Winter weddings that I had the pleasure of providing a gown for was Amy & Carl's wedding day, they were married on 18th December 2010. It will always stay in my mind as a fairytale white wedding. Amy and Carl invited me to watch the ceremony. The day was a perfect winter scene, the ground was covered in snow and everywhere was gleaming white…it gave me goosebumps, I'm sure Amy & Carl and the rest of their wedding party were feeling the same.
The Bride wore a 1920's style soft satin Victoria Jane gown called 'Chanel' & the bridesmaids wore cranberry coloured dresses , the contrast against the snow was perfect! I was so proud to be a little part of their day, their photos were amazing.There are a few gorgeous photos attached to share with you! It made it even more special that they shared the same wedding date as myself and my husband, it brought back lots of lovely memories of my day as I watched them say their vows.
I think that the winter months don't get given the credit they deserve to be chosen as a wedding date,after all who says that when you get married in summer you will have glorious sunshine? The weather is the only thing you cannot book in advance….so give winter a chance when thinking about your date.!!
We would love to help you choose your gown if you haven't already found 'the one' …you can find us on www.cherishbridal.co.uk and book your appointment online via our book now service – http://cherishbridal.co.uk/book-now/
Have an amazing wedding day if you have a winter white wedding, please share your photos with us ,we would love to see how special your day was!
Enjoy the images!


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My abstract and figurative images represent the freedom of unconfined spaces, inexact lines, an expressions of subjectivity which create curiosity, unleash imagination, and stir up emotions. I use meshed, muted, colors and physical paint gestures channeled by my physical energy and mental focus creating color and dimensional transitions. I compare the flow of the paint to the flow of life.
A blank canvas is daunting. The excitement of working with a variety of paint materials, brush gestures, and color compositions that transform into visual sensations and invite the viewer to look and look again, each time finding a new sensation within their creative senses.
Working as a Professor of ESL and Culture Diversity in Nebraska, Florida, and Colorado for 15+ years, I painted as a diversion from academics. I found that the relationship between my own personal transformation and the ever-changing properties of paint materials in the abstract expressive style offered me a creative connection between my cognitive and affective world. Most critical was experiencing the language and culture diversity of many artistic international students who profoundly tapped my creativity as I created symbolic and representational images on canvas.
Each of my paintings tell a story of my personal experience using a non-verbal medium. I paint as a process toward the final image. Using traditional and non-traditional methods. I scrape, layer, wipe, splatter, spray, rub, pour, tip and tilt, scribble, splatter, smooth, and spontaneous gestures that just happen. It's messy and wonderful. In other words, I listen to the mysterious magic of my inner voice. For me, each piece of work is a piece of my creative spirit sometimes unexplained.
I don't think artwork needs to be over analyzed. It is to enjoy and create conversation. How a painting is interpreted is up to the viewer's connection to the image. Enjoy a piece of art for what it is for the time that you want to spend with it. Move art around, put it away, get it out next year, find compatible work to surround it and make your own story.
I like color and non traditional ways of applying it to a canvas.
I find painting is a mind focus of pleasure. Time slips away.
I paint to be alone with myself enjoy flow of paint and the mess.
I paint to see what becomes of the a blank canvas. It is a transformative process similarly to life itself.
I paint because it gives me a purposeful happiness.
I paint abstract because I want others to feel the enjoyment of
nonconformity and the independence of defending your art choices.
I paint hoping for myself and others to sense the power of finding their own enjoyment of creativity.
I paint to continue my own positive energy of transformation.
a personal creative, a path to self-discovery.
I paint to learn to see the world from different perspective.
Painting never is boring, frustrating yes.
Painting invites people into my life for conversation and critical thought.
Painting invites me to learn and study about other artists and their motivation.
I am fascinated by genius of the "master" artists.
Painting is risk taking which ask you to put your soul out there.
Creating is a necessary piece of my dimension.


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"Squid Kringle" is Newest in my Seasonal Series
This is fully rendered digital painting created as part of a series of vintage illustrations on the seasons.
"Squid Kringle"
Just completed my Squid Kringle Christmas card for 2014. Every year when I thought about doing a christmas card it seemed there never was enough time to get it done. This year I made time. I wanted to do something different like showing Santa underwater with sea creatures and a pirate flag. Guess I have been watching too much Pirates of the Caribbean.
This painting is a continuation of the series I started years ago with the "Happy Cow" and the "Morning Rooster" incleded here.
The face was repainted when the first version of Kringle was not giving me the expression I wanted.
A detailed drawing laying out the scene for Squid Santa
The Morning Rooster
Looked out the window one morning and saw a thin film of that "white stuff" not to be mentioned coating the ground. In honor of the last days of autumn I post the "Morning Rooster". I did this painting maybe several years ago and still like it. I have sinced moved on to a more painterly approach.
"The Happy Cow"
This is a companion painting to the Morning Rooster. The idea was to emulate the work of Thomas Hart Benton. The effect is of a fully dimensional rendering with a painted quality.


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It was the gasp heard round the marketing world.
Due to a database error, Office Max recently sent a direct mail piece that included "Daughter killed in car crash" in the address area. Another calamity followed when Bank of America addressed a recipient as "slut" in a letter.
These are dramatic (and hopefully rare) examples of data gone terribly wrong. In the case of Office Max, two databases had merged creating the erroneous fields. Bank of America had purchased a list containing the insult.
Whatever the case, these situations spotlight the importance of data integrity at every level. The fact is, much less egregious errors sour customers and constituents—even if they don't make headlines.
Here are some tips we offer clients as they decide what to include (or not include) in their appeals:
1. Less is more—If you're unsure of the donor giving history, don't take chances. Yes—including "supporter since 19XX" can be a powerful statement, but if you're wrong, it's offensive. You're better to be general and accurate than specific and alienating.
2. Gender is important—Be sure your staff isn't guessing when it comes to names. Names like Francis, Pat, Terry and many others are a wildcard. Talk about policies for data entry and confirmation and remain consistent.
3. Think of the total relationship—We write a lot of re-activation packages for nonprofits. We recommend against writing too much guilt into the package ... "I wonder why I haven't heard from you." The reason is, it's quite possible the constituent is interacting with your organization in others ways, volunteering for example. Or perhaps they've given at an event or told a friend or loved one about your work.
4. Check the data (or at least spot check)—Oftentimes, the list goes straight to the mailhouse without another set of eyes. Take a look at the file. Get a few samples of the actual lasering before it hits the post office.
In the end, it's not rocket science. The same tenets that apply in personal relationships hold true here. Acknowledge and be respectful of your relationships in every arena.
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It's Aron's seventh birthday and everything seems to be alright. No one knows that his biggest wish is his biggest secret but when Pit the magician makes a rabbit disappear in front of his eyes, the boy knows what to do.


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My husband resigned. His last day was last Friday. We had a busy weekend socially, then spent most of Monday getting the house looking picture perfect for the real estate agent caravan the next day. But before the cleaning and arranging frenzy, I had a yoga session and cried through much of it. The message my instructor was offering me was to "allow", which I elaborated on a bit right here. It is not easy for me to show emotion so outwardly ~ in the middle of yoga no less ~ but I knew that was an opportunity for release. A reminder, once again, that it is in those tiny moments where the greatest opportunities exist to transform, to try something new, to begin the work of whittling out a new pattern. I developed a very strong streak of stoicism at a very young age, and it takes a lot for me to let loose with the tears. So while I can't say I unleashed Niagra Falls while in pigeon pose, I can say I didn't resist what came up, and that was positive movement.
The next morning a veritable sales team descended upon our house, armed with flyers and sign in sheets and green open house flags posted on our front walkway. For any motivated home buyer ~ which we are, sort of ~ everything they said should have been greeted with joy. "The market is hot," "Inventory in this neighborhood is low," "The house looks perfect."
"Great! Thank you! We'll be getting out of your hair now..."
And off my husband and I went ~ to take a carload of boxes to Santa Barbara ~ feeling slightly to moderately shell-shocked.
Because this means we are moving.
Just like that, the house is beginning to slip away from us. A house we have loved, perhaps more than any other, a house we have filled with joy and laughter and the incredible journey of our family.
We dropped things off up north and, suddenly feeling like we're not really settled anywhere anymore, we proceeded to eat lunch in silence and drove home feeling pensive, each of us lost in our own thoughts.
Thank goodness we had dinner plans ~ to get us out of our heads, out of the house, and away from all the questions that had been circling around us like vultures all day long. A delicious meal, good conversation and much positive support later, we headed to bed exhausted, but a lot less chatty in our minds.
It will be like this for some time, when large and small reality checks will come bubbling up to the surface and send our heads spinning. The opportunities in those moments are to sit with the discomfort, to resist the urge to react and respond, to allow whatever comes up to waft through gently, settle in quietly, and then drift away like a cloud.
"Each new day offers possibilities and promises that were never seen before. To engage with honor the full possibility of your life is to engage in a worthy way the possibility of your new day." ~ copyright John O'Donohue, Anam Cara


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When you've got legitimate rock-sound credentials, why wouldn't you make headphones? Right? To that end, Marshall is back with a new pair -- called Monitor -- to sit at the top of its existing range. Players in the current market seem to have found the sweet spot between premium pricing and street credibility, and there's no change here. Priced at $200, the Monitor is pit against other sets that mix style-consciousness with claims of quality audio. It's not all about looks, though: the Monitor sports a proprietary "F.T.F" (Felt Treble Filter) system that lets you change the sound for a different high-end response.
Under the hood is a 40mm driver, and the same gold, black and leather stylings we saw on the Major model. This time, however, Marshall opted for an over-ear fit, and threw in a few other goodies too. These include the increasingly popular 3.5mm pass-through jack (so friends can plug in and share your music), a collapsible design, a detachable part-coiled cable and in-line remote. The Monitor is available starting today for the aforementioned $200. But, if you want to know a little more, we got our hands on a set -- head past the break for our first impressions.


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Hello there!I have my 13th work of the Standard Movement series to share with you today!
This 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" lil' masterpiece includes my signature coffee rings and globe-like orbs on vintage ledger paper. The blossoming bud happened to grab my attention on one of my many walks this week. It has such a sweet smell! Curiosity had me Googling to find the proper name for this thriving small tree. After a good ol' half hour... Ta da! It's a Kobushi Magnolia, and it's native to Japan.
On the left, do you spot some handwriting? Yes, you do see correctly. Randomly yet meaningfully, I included a snippet of a fellow's charming message that was written in a young lady's 1976 yearbook. You ask, do I know these people? No. I am a collector of many vintage paper finds, including old yearbooks that people just happen to pass up. Looking beyond the musty smells of pages, I find myself in wonderment of it's background. I question, was it passed up because of the significant water damage and she felt it was no good? Or maybe this young lady's life ended and her belongings, including this yearbook were given away. Or maybe she flew halfway across the world in search of new adventures and was forced to leave all her belongings behind.
Along with surrounding myself with the delightful sweet smell of blossoming trees, I've been around not-so-pleasant smelling substances. In particular– epoxy resin, polyamine, and lacquer. I've been playing around with them to find the right fit to seal those darn fastidious picture frames. The ones that just don't allow space for glass, like pictured above.
I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! I will see you on Monday.


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Mount of Beatitudes
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The Mount of Beatitudes (Hebrew: הר האושר, Har HaOsher) is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
The traditional location for the Mount of Beatitudes is on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret (Ginosar), on the southern slopes of the Korazim Plateau. Its highest point is 58 metres (190 ft) below sea level, which is approximately 155 metres (509 ft) above the surface of the lake.[1] The actual location of the Sermon on the Mount is not certain, but the present site (also known as Mount Eremos) has been commemorated for more than 1600 years. The site is very near Tabgha. Other suggested locations have included the nearby Mount Arbel, or even the Horns of Hattin.
A Byzantine church was erected lower down the slope from the current site in the 4th century, and it was used until the 7th century. Remains of a cistern and a monastery are still visible. The current Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel was built in 1937-38 following plans by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi.
Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass at this site in March 2000. The Jesus Trail pilgrimage route connects the Mount to other sites from the life of Jesus.
See also
- Macmillan Bible Atlas, ISBN 0-02-500605-3
- Oxford Archaeological Guide: The Holy Land (paperback, fourth edition (1998)), pg 279. ISBN 0-19-288013-6
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On October 1st 2016, not to brag, we had some of the coolest wedding centrepieces known to humankind. The main event being these gorgeous pieces of art we had commissioned of Zac and I as various nerdy couples. Here I will tell you all the about their artists and give them all the credit they rightly deserve!
In no particular order:
Kelly Miller
Kelly painted us as Genderbent 1oth Doctor and Rose. How utterly adorable are we?! You can visit Kelly's website, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr to check out more of her amazing artwork!
Karl Slominski
Karl drew us as Han Solo and Princess Leia. I seriously love his style! My friends Barb and Deidre got this commissioned for me at a convention, thought I can't remember which one! You can see more of Karl's work on website, Instagram, Deviant art and Twitter
Rori drew us as Vision and Scarlet Witch. I love the flare she brought to this – the heart and arrow is such an amazing addition! Visit her on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Patreon! She also has an adorable comic that you can see here.
Kate Carleton
Kate drews us as Captain America and Peggy Carter at 2016's C2E2. I've been following Kate on Facebook for awhile and when I heard she was going to be at a con where my friends were I had to get a commission done! You can also check out her art on Instagram and Twitter as well as buy some prints and pins at her Etsy store
Josh Dykstra
Josh also drew us at 2016's C2E2! He drew us as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger (My OTP!). I love the look on Zac's face – it's perfect! You can visit his website, shop in his Etsy store and browse his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Karyn S Lee
Karyn drew us as Harley Quinn and The Joker. I love the details of the outfits – I'm probably going to cosplay as this Harley!Version of myself. You can visit her website, storenvy and Tumblr to check out more of her awesome artwork
Raygor drew us as Ghostbusters! I'm rocking the new uniform whereas Zac is rocking the old one. We look so ready to kick some ghost ass! You can check out Raygor's art Tumblr and Twitter for more!
Marie Mizette
Marie drew us as Uhura and Spock. Although they weren't together in the original series I love their romance and it doesn't hurt that Zac looks like Spock IRL. I found Marie on Tumblr and Twitter!
J. Adam Farster
J. Adam drew us as Zoë and Wash from Firefly! He made us the same heights to better portray Zoe and Wash – I looks so kickass, love it! I found him on Facebook but you can also find him on Instagram, Twitter and his own website!
Catherine Satrun
Catherine drew us as Belle and the Beast! Catherine's work is beautiful, isn't it?! The Beast is wearing the 10th Doctor's suit as that is what Zac wore on the day. Catherine can be found on Instagram, Twitter and shares a Tumblr, Facebook and website with her sister who also does great art!
Last but most definitely not least we have Emma/Vasira. Emma/Vasira drew this beautiful embrace of us as Jack Skellington and Sally. The amount of love she captured in our faces is just *awwww*. You can follow her on Twitter, Tumblr, Deviantart and Instagram
These amazing artists really made our centrepieces so very special. Tune is next week for our wedding cake and then the week after to see just what these commissions looked like on our tables. They made great centrepieces and now make great artwork on our wall!


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A highly sought after food fish, both recreationally and commercially, it would be difficult to overstate the cod's value.
The cod can be distinguished from other members of its family by the large barbel on the chin and the arch in the lateral line. Like many other members of its family they have three separate dorsal fins and two separate anal fins, none of which contain any spines. The back and sides are highly variable in color (ranging from brownish or sandy to gray, yellow, reddish, greenish, or any combination), and mottled with numerous lighter spots. The belly is white, the lateral line is pale, and all the fins are dark.
Largely omnivorous, they feed on herring, sprat, capelin, sand eels, Irish moss, etc. Many unusual items have also been found in the stomachs of adult cod, including oil cans, a rubber doll, finger rings, clothing, and some very rare deep-sea shells that were previously unknown to science.
The Atlantic cod occurs in subarctic and cool temperate waters of the North Atlantic from Greenland to North Carolina, including the Hudson Strait, and from Novaya Zemlya, in the former USSR, to the northern reaches of the Bay of Biscay, including the Baltic and North Seas and Ireland.
The cod can be found in depths of up to 200 fathoms (1200 feet) and prefers rough bottoms composed of sand and rock or of shells. It is a migratory fish but the extent of its migration varies among stocks.
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About yesterday/
Mainly I didn't blog yesterday because I was working on the last issue of my school's newspaper for the semester. I had about two hours set aside for it when I got home last night, at about (8? 9?), but unfortunately the stuff that was going on that stopped me blogging last week spilled over a bit when I got home, and ate up that time.
I didn't want to ditch my partner for the hour we had together after that to go knock off a quick post, so I decided to let it slide for one more day.
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TellSpec is a handheld Bluetooth device that promises to tell users what's in any food item at the press of a button, based on the spectrum of light that food reflects. Through a smartphone app, TellSpec will analyze ingredients, count calories, and warn about allergens or toxic chemicals like mercury.
Let's get the inevitable comparison to Star Trek's instantly-analyze-anything tricorder device out of the way. Yeah, it's kind of like that, but just for food (so far, anyway). Point the sleek palm-sized device at your meal, hold down the single button, and wait for a beep: in seconds, the chemical composition of the food pops up on your phone, cross-referenced with information about each ingredient.
TellSpec uses an infrared laser to perform a chemical analysis technique called Ramen spectroscopy. When hit with infrared light, any atom or molecule will bounce back light of a distinctive and slightly different set of wavelengths. TellSpec collects the mish-mash of reflected light and sends that data to a cloud-based server, where an algorithm teases apart the light signatures of this or that compound and reports back to you with the results.
Knowing exactly what's in your food is an empowering tool, especially for people with sensitivities or allergies to ingredients like gluten or lactose. Not only would it give consumers greater control over what they put in their bodies; it would also let shoppers and diners hold food producers and restaurants to account for misleading or neglectful food labelling. The company claims TellSpec works even through clear plastic and glass, so it's useful everywhere from the home to the grocery store to restaurants.
The big question is how reliable and accurate TellSpec's analysis truly is. The company claims better than 97% accuracy in its own tests, and is working with university researchers to do more tests and document the results in academic publications. The analysis engine is built on a learning algorithm, so the more people use TellSpec, the better the results should become.
TellSpec is taking preorders, with the first production run planned to ship in August of 2014. The device comes with one year of free analyses, but after that users will need to pay a subscription fee.
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The Beaumaris Pavilion is an important landmark on the suburban coastline of Melbourne. Affectionately known as the 'Bowie', it's been the favoured meeting point for the locals and those winding around Beach Road. However, the Sunday afternoon drives down to Mentone beach would have been spoilt by the Bowie's neglect over the decades.
On the once proud, ornate Victorian building, changing owners had taken their toll, Bits were added and other parts were taken away. "When we first saw the building, it was little more than a cheesy carpeted function centre, where the locals would play bingo," says architect Kathryn Robson, of Chris Connell Design. When designer Chris Connell first inspected the building, it looked more like a bombsite than a place to leisurely sip tea by the sea. "Everything had been ripped out. The owners thought they could just work out a scheme as they moved through the building," Connell says. When Connell and his team moved in to assess the damage, it was already too late for a formal brief. "It really became a design and construct situation. I would spend one day explaining the idea to the builder, Angelo Cannizzaro, and to my amazement, the next day it was done. Angelo is one of those rare builders who understand design and can easily interpret every detail," says Connell. "It's hard to believe that the whole renovation took just over three months."
One of the first things to be talked through with Cannizzaro was the removal of the timber-framed windows in what is now the restaurant area. While the restaurant is an adjunct to the original building, it is ideally placed to appreciate the foreshore with its gnarled ti trees. As the timber frames were substituted for the continuous panes of toughened glass, both the view and the light expanded dramatically. However, instead of burst of light and views throughout the entire space of tl restaurant, the area was carefully modulated with the timber batten screens acting as a veil. The views and the spaces a more intimate as a result. Like the parchment pendant light made by Ism Objects, there is a subtle glow throughout the restaurant. Even though the building had been extensive worked over by previous owners, there were heritage control "Originally we were going to strip the interior, but we we required to retain the original pillars that lined the facade Connell says, Now part of the interior space, the pillars new timber batten screen wall, between the bar and the restaurant.
Elements from the more recent past appear on the ceiling the elevated dining area in the restaurant. The pedorated acoustic tiles used on the ceiling in the Fifties were simply painted white. In contrast to the white ceilings, Connell used limited palette of colour - a dulled off green, a burnt orange and a mustard colour - for the cafe area. Many buildings that come within a whiff of the sea are automatically treated to coat of turquoise and sand-coloured paint. However, for the Beaumaris Pavilion, more earthy tones were used. "it's on th coast and it seemed appropriate to follow the more natural an earthy instinct. There's enough aqua and peach-coloured pink down the entire Beach Road," says Robson, pointing out th predominant colour schemes of homes along the stretch.
In order to link the various spaces, which include the more formal restaurant, the bar, the cafe and the large function room, Connell used a continuous band of materials. Carrara marble was used for the bars (both the wine bar and the cafe) and the slatted timber was used to line the wine bar. Ever the reception counter in the restaurant, which appears as a timberslatted cube, could almost roll across the polished concrete floors.
While the spaces are relatively simple, the detail continually draws in the eye. The green feature wall extends to the bar area. However, the colour has been cleverIy layered with a wall unit for wine storage. With floor to ceiling shelves of wine bottles, the walls are seen as more than blocks of colour. In the bar area, Connell included sufficient room for a couple of couches and a low-slung table. "The idea is to encourage people to have a drink away from their tables, either before sitting or afterwards. The spaces aren't supposed to be rigid," says Robson.
The doormat at the entrance, which is built into the concrete floor, is as over scaled as the large one-metre wide pendant light (also by Ism Objects). "The elements are quite over scaled. It's about drawing people into the space before they head off into the various spaces," Connell says. The cafe, which also doubles as a place to meet friends before moving into the restaurant, looks over the kerb-side patio where tables and chairs have been set up. The only element to pierce the view towards the sea is the skeletal banquette seating designed by Connell. The fireplaces, which were more 1950s than Victorian, were simply squared up and lined with painted metal. Built-in boxes for wood storage, also made of metal, add a new layer to the interior.
The function room, which can hold up to 200 people, was completely remodelled by Connell, The glass cathedral ceiling brought in sufficient light. However, according to Connell, it also provided clear views of the leaves and debris that found its way onto the roof. While the harsh light might be ideal for a summerhouse, for a function room, where mood was important, the light was inappropriate. As a solution, Connell designed a false ceiling. Lined with acoustic fibre, the perforated slotted ceiling is reminiscent of I950s design. With flexibilty in mind, doors can be retracted or closed to accommodate the numbers. The bank of green doors that divides the cafe from the function room can be removed to increase the guest list, Likewise, the large concertina doors in the cafe area can be left open or closed depending on the functions at hand. "One of the initial problems with the function room was that it was on three different levels, It wasn't going to work on so many levels," Robson says. With so many decisions that had to be made quickly, it's commendable that the Beaurnaris Pavilion reads as one continuous design. As Connell says, "a lot of it had to do with the clients. They're particularly design -conscious and they came up with some interesting ideas of their own. We'd talk about a certain detail and withCannizzaro's skills it was there for us to see the next day, "


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Geoffrey White, is an expert on infrastructure development, retail supply chains, agri-business, and investment for African markets. Mr White is the CEO of Agility Africa and a member of the Agility Strategic Advisory Board. Agility is funding and developing an extensive network of warehouse distribution parks across Africa to provide international standard infrastructure to support both multinational corporations and the growth of SME's in Africa and the development of African trade regionally and globally.
Mr. White joined Agility in 2014 after serving as CEO of Lonrho Plc for 8 years, where he developed product supply chains for some of the world's largest retailers and developed essential infrastructure and logistics facilities for Africa's burgeoning oil and gas industry. He frequently comments on Africa for the BBC, CNN, CNBC, Forbes, and at the World Economic Forum, AU, NEPAD, Royal Africa Society, Chatham House, The Economist and other important African forums.


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Food for the Homebound
Meals on Wheels
(518) 465-6465
Member: NYS Chapter
This program is funded by:
Albany County Department for Aging, the New York State Office for the Aging and the United Way of the Greater Capital Region.
Over 450 volunteers work with Senior Services of Albany in providing services to homebound seniors that enable them to remain at home and independent. Meals on Wheels drivers deliver much needed nutrition, and they also provide a personal "life-line" through their daily visits.
Referring Organizations
- Albany County Department of Health
- Albany Medical Center
- Eddy Visiting Nurse Association
- St. Peter's Hospital
- Visiting Nurse Association of Albany
- Visiting Nurse Service (Schenectady)
To access the government subsidized program in Albany County, call Albany County New York Connects at (518) 447-7177 and ask for "Intake". Clients must be at least 60 years of age and generally unable to prepare meals. Referrals from a neighbor, family or friends, as well as self-referrals, are welcome.
Our Meals on Wheels Program
Senior Services of Albany's Meals on Wheels program provides individuals with a nutritious and delicious home cooked meal. Statistics show that good nutrition is essential for healthy aging, the prevention or delay of chronic disease, and overall quality of life. If cooking a nutritious meal has become difficult or maybe even impossible, let our friendly, professional and well-trained drivers deliver a hot and nutritious meal to your door.
The dedicated staff is working in the Meals on Wheels kitchen each morning at 6 am to prepare more than 500 meals a day for our seniors. Hot meals are delivered each day Monday through Friday between 11:00 am and 12:30 p.m. with frozen weekend meals available upon request.
Meal on Wheels also has a "chilled meal" option which provides you with an additional "lighter" meal for consumption at a later time. Each meal includes an entrée, milk, whole wheat bread, a serving of fruit and at least one serving of vegetables.
For more information call (518) 465-6465.
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Your Meals on Wheels service can be paid for in a variety of ways:
- For only $36.00 a week you can start getting hot, delicious meals delivered to your home within 24 hours. Call (518) 465-6465 for more information.
- If you are homebound, unable to cook for yourself or if you lack refrigeration or food storage facilities, you may be eligible for funding though the Albany County Office for Aging. Call NY Connects at (518) 447-7177 for your assessment.
- Managed Long Term Care Insurance Carriers (Fidelis, VNA Home Care, VNSNY Choice, United Health Care, Wellcare) also provide funding for Meals on Wheels. Call your carrier today.
- Meals on Wheels can also be purchased in 10, 20 and 30 meal packages which make a great gift for a loved one. Call Barbara at (518) 465-3322 for more details.
- For individuals who are not eligible for funding from Albany County Department for Aging, and earn less than $20,000, there may be funding available from the SENIOR SERVICES OF ALBANY Hunger Relief Fund which is supported by local companies, foundations. Call Barbara at (518) 465-3322 for more details.
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Laura loves all the food we serve and looks forward to her home delivered meals every day. She especially loves the crunchy fish!
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In the last year the universe has given me SOOOO many opportunities to learn to trust. Trust others, trust myself ....trust 'The Plan". In a world full of selfish and self motivated people it is more and more difficult to trust others. In a life time of having my choices and thoughts 'over-ridden' by someone else's 'better idea' it was difficult to trust myself. I had really become jaded and sad. It almost felt like everyone else in the world was also lacking the trust and sense of community that comes with trusting others.
Today, I got to see that not EVERYONE lacks trust. I experienced a woman who still trusts! I was waiting on my oil change at the car dealership. I was chatting with this nice woman, also waiting. She left the waiting room to speak to the service manager and left behind her phone and her PURSE! I was shocked! I am happy that I felt trustworthy to her! I am sadden that it will only take one moral-less person to ruin her trust in others!! I would love to say "Wow, I wish more people were like her." However, I feel like there are too many shitty, selfish, immoral humans that would rather steal then do the right thing. (There is the jaded thing I mentioned) So, here is my modified wish....."I wish that we all could feel more like her, because we TRUST that there are more of us that will do the right thing then those who would steal."
So this leads me to think of how I have begun to learn my lesson of TRUST over the past year. I have learned WHO to trust. I had to start with getting back to my spiritual baseline. I had to go back to the knowledge that I was created for a purpose! My impact on this big old world is predetermined in the PLAN. Fortunately, I get free will and choices in that framework, but I am beginning to see that each of my experiences has lead me to this very place! I am beginning to TRUST that my choices and their consequences were all for my good. It is almost overwhelming when I spend time looking at the good that has come from my 'bad'!!! It is that "AH-HA! moment" that everyone talks about. Still, trust is hard!
So what do I do? Sit back and let God drive!!! "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
Nope, this is the part about learning to TRUST myself. Wow! this is even harder!!! Using the free will that we all have, wisely.....for years I made choices that seemed to lead to screw ups, hurts, disappointment, lost resources, and in general doubt in myself! I always tried to 'do the right thing' but what I have learned is that doing what is right for someone else is not the 'right thing' when it goes against my belief system. I have had to reconnect with that belief system. (see above paragraph) and listen to that still, SMALL, voice that is directed by my belief system. This is tough in a noisy, busy, stressful, and always 'on' world. I recommend EVERYONE sitting still and 'listening' to your inner voice. It is a real skill, and I believe a life changing one. I learned to do this with guided meditation. I have seen, actually feel, the benefits daily. I am able to focus on daily life. I appreciate life's little moments. I am calmer in stressful situations, I am able to act in a way that is going to serve me and my greater purpose. I trust that I am making the right choices.
I am still leaning into this lesson of trust. Mostly what I have learned about trust is still a bit shaky. I have to trust other humans cautiously, because they are humans. I have to trust God, the universe, the light....with faith. I understand I am part of the collective energy, and I want my part to be beautiful. I want to make a positive impact on others and be the reason others feel they can trust strangers. I want to do 'the right thing' and never waiver from this strength, because I TRUST that my plan is really really amazing!!


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San Francisco Giants
Bumgarner slams Giants to win over Colorado
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he feels his offense is deep enough this season that he can afford to rest hot hitters like Angel Pagan and Buster Posey on a given night and still run a competitive lineup out on the field. Still, Friday night probably wasn't what he had in mind.
Madison Bumgarner improved to 2-0 on a night when he wasn't particularly sharp by driving in five of the Giants' six runs himself in a 6-5 win, four of them on his first big-league grand slam in the fourth inning. He'd driven in the other the previous inning on a sacrifice fly that missed being a homer by mere feet.
Bumgarner became the first Giants pitcher to hit a grand slam since Shawn Estes on May 24, 2000, against the Montreal Expos. That's quite a feather in the cap for a pitcher who prides himself on being a decent hitter and enjoys putting on power displays in batting practice. Bumgarner had two previous home runs in his career, both in 2012, but never had an offensive night quite like this.
"I mean, I'm always trying to just swing hard in case I run into something," Bumgarner said. "Fortunately for me and us, I happened to run into a couple today."
Especially fortunate because the Rockies had jumped on Bumgarner early, taking a 3-0 lead in the third. Bumgarner allowed five hitters to reach on three singles and two walks his first time through the order, and hung a curveball to Carlos Gonzalez in the third that Gonzalez crushed into McCovey Cove for a two-run home run.
Brandon Crawford tripled leading off the bottom of the inning, and Bumgarner turned on a fastball from Jorge De La Rosa that carried Gonzalez to the wall but died there for the sacrifice fly. Bochy said he thought that ball might have had a chance to go out.
"He's so strong," Bochy said. "He just missed it a little bit."
He did no such thing an inning later. Aside from the hiccup to Crawford, De La Rosa had mostly cruised through the first three innings and was an out away from getting out of the fourth despite putting the first two runners on. But after getting two strikes on Brandon Hicks, he bounced a curveball badly that hit Hicks in the foot and seemed to lose his grip. De La Rosa walked Crawford on four pitches to force in a run, then threw a first-pitch, 94 mph fastball to Bumgarner that was right down the middle.
Bumgarner dropped his bat immediately after his follow-through and put his head down as he headed for first base.
"It felt pretty good," he said.
Last season, Bumgarner led all Giants pitchers in RBI -- with four. According to Giants PR, his five RBIs matched the most in a game by a Giants pitcher since 1914, with four others having accomplished the feat (most recently Estes in that game against the Expos). He's also only the seventh Giants pitcher ever to hit a grand slam in a game.
This spring, Giants pitchers reportedly put more of an emphasis on contributing with the bat. As of tonight, Bumgarner has more RBIs than Hunter Pence or Pablo Sandoval. That drew a chuckle from the big left-hander.
"I hadn't really thought about it," he said. "I'm sure it won't last long."
It might give him some leverage with Tim Hudson, though, who joked this spring that Bumgarner is a "5 o'clock hitter" -- showy when it's time for batting practice.
"Yeah, I think they'll leave me alone for a couple weeks now," Bumgarner said. "But definitely more of a 5 o'clock hitter than 7."
Then again, it was a timely performance. Bumgarner had gone his past 21 starts allowing three earned runs or fewer. Had he done so Friday, he would have tied Fred Anderson as the only Giants starting pitcher since 1914 to have 22 such consecutive starts. He missed tying the mark when Jordan Pacheco doubled and scored on Charlie Culberson's bloop single in the sixth.
A night after the Giants used every reliever in their bullpen in a 10-inning loss, though, Bumgarner finished the sixth despite needing 112 pitches to do so, striking out Brandon Barnes swinging on his final delivery of the night.
"I think he just wasn't quite hitting his spots as he normally does," Bochy said. "He just got some balls up. And you give them credit for doing some pretty good hitting.
"He wasn't quite as sharp, but he found a way to win that game and he did it with the bat tonight."
Bumgarner was due up fourth in the bottom of the sixth and his spot came up with a man on third and two outs. By that time Bumgarner was done for the night and leaning against the dugout railing in a warm-up jacket but Bochy said the lefty did come up to him to say he was available to hit -- jokingly.
"End the day on a good note, I guess," Bumgarner said.
* In that vein, Sergio Romo came on for his first save opportunity in more than a week and converted it by striking out the side looking in the ninth. After pitching an inning on Thursday night while dealing with stomach cramps, Romo said he "felt fine" tonight.
Romo got Justin Morneau looking on a fastball low and away for the first out and pinch hitter Troy Tulowitzki on a slider low and away for the third. Neither hitter liked the call much and both gave home plate umpire Dan Iassogna an earful leaving the box.
"Strikes are strikes," Romo said. "I just throw the pitches. Thought I made some quality pitches and obviously the umpire thought so, too."
Prior to pitching Thursday, Romo hadn't gotten into a game since April 2. He said there was nothing significant, though, about pitching back-to-back nights after the extended layoff.
"It's just kind of how the season plays out," Romo said. "You can't really control when you throw, you just kind of let the game dictate it. Just got to be ready every day."
* It's a footnote now, but the Giants nearly let this one get away in eerily similar fashion to Thursday night, right down a throwing error by Pablo Sandoval on a charging play in the eighth inning.
Nolan Arenado led off the eighth against Santiago Casilla bunting for a hit, and Sandoval, who had converted two charging plays the inning before, barehanded the ball and threw wildly to first. Arenado moved up a base, then scored on Charlie Blackmon's single.
Center fielder Juan Perez committed a gaffe of his own by fielding the hit and airmailing his cutoff man on a throw home, allowing Blackmon to take second with no outs. Casilla, though, made a nice play on a high comebacker by Jordan Pacheco, throwing to second to catch Blackmon too far off the base. And Perez then atoned for his mental error when D.J. LeMahieu flew out in a full count and Perez threw out Pacheco trying to retreat to first base.
Asked about Sandoval, who singled Friday but is batting .143, Bochy said it's possible he's pressing both at the plate and in the field.
"I know he's had a lot going on, and they're all human," Boch said. "You don't get off to a great start, you probably start trying a little too hard.
"The first two, three weeks are critical weeks for the team, but also for the players. They need to get their confidence going, get a few hits. When that happens I think you'll see these guys loosen up a little bit."
* In non-Bumgarner offensive news, Michael Morse singled in the eighth inning to run his hitting streak to nine games. Bumped down to the No. 6 spot against the left-handed De La Rosa, Brandon Belt finally had a rough game, going 1-for-4 with a double but striking out three times.
* The series resumes Saturday with a 1:05 p.m. start. It's Matt Cain (0-1, 5.73) against Rockies left-hander Brett Anderson (0-2, 4.50).


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Semi truck rolls blocking I-40 traffic
OKLAHOMA CITY – Crews are on the scene of a semi accident blocking the westbound lanes of I-40 near Council Wednesday morning.
Officials said the truck spilled its cargo, cotton hulls, on the roadway.
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HEAD CHEF - Scarsdale Tavern
- Recruiter
- Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C.
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £38,000 Per Annum
- Posted
- 30 Jul 2019
- Closes
- 30 Aug 2019
- Function
- Pub Chef
Scarsdale Tavern is this perfect little country pub in the heart of London. Stone's throw away from Kensington high-street, It's an ideal little locals pub, packed with tradition, personality and charm. Serving scrummy pub food, fine ale and wine selection. This perfect for the surrounding areas. Looking for a vibrant individual with a passion to learn. Personality is key at the Scarsdale as you will be dealing with the general public face to face, whether behind the bar or working the floor.
What we can offer you;
- Enjoy the fast-paced fun of pub life
- Learn new skills to enhance your career with our industry leading training and development.
- Belong to a supportive, close-knit team
- Benefit from a competitive salary and great discounts including 20% in all Fuller's pubs and heavily discounted stays in our hotels.
- We will reward you every time you introduce a friend to the Fuller's family who successfully passes their probation.
- A great benefits package including enhanced sick pay.
Could you lead the team through successful service?
As our new Head Chef, you'll lead our kitchen team in the creation of fabulous, fresh dishes that you and your Executive Chef have developed to suit your customers.
You'll be working with seasonal, local and regional ingredients, in a well-equipped kitchen – within a company that really understands the importance of getting food right.
- Work for a company that shares your passion for food
- Benefit from a competitive salary, great discounts (including 20% off in all Fuller's pubs), paid holiday & chances to gain recognised internal accolades.
- Enjoy the creativity and freedom of leading the kitchen whilst developing your own specials.
- Comprehensive training in all aspects; stock, financials, employment law & leadership
Being Head Chef is a real challenge, so you can count on the full support of a team of Executive Chefs and our support teams at the Brewery to help you to develop your business.
Looking after the kitchen however is your domain. You'll lead your team expertly through service, and you'll take full control in the delivery of the food side of the business. We encourage our chefs to bring fresh ideas to the menu that suit the pub and its' customers..
That means you'll need a commercial head, as well as exceptional cooking skills. You'll also be a great communicator, calm under pressure, and you'll be driven by a shared vision of success and a company that will give you the tools to do so.
But most importantly, you'll show real passion for fresh food. At Fuller's, we're determined to do pub food differently –this is your chance to be part of something unique.
- You should have great leadership skills
- You'll thrive on the fast pace of the kitchen
- You'll set yourself and others the very highest standards
Please understand that we will need proof of your right to work in the UK.