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Supporting Affordable Housing through Tax Credit Syndication
As a tax credit syndicator, CAHEC structures equity funds using investors' capital. CAHEC's most recent fund is the South Carolina Preservation Fund II LP (SCPF II). SCPF II is a $32 million equity fund designed to preserve and renovate a portfolio of older, multifamily housing properties in South Carolina. The targeted portfolio includes 41 properties with a total of 1,548 units. Although all investments in SCPF II were fully subscribed in 2008, banks can invest in other CAHEC equity funds as they are developed. To learn more, visit their Web site or e-mail Dana Boole or call (919) 788-1803.
Appalachian Region's Progress Fund Expands
Using a start-up grant of $200,000 from the State of Ohio, the Progress Fund is expanding its service area, currently encompassing 39 counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, into the 29 counties of Ohio's Appalachian region. The Progress Fund supports the niche industry of tourism businesses, including bed and breakfasts, brew-pubs, general stores, restaurants, museums, and similar small businesses that attract and serve visitors in rural areas. The Progress Fund is currently seeking investors to capitalize its Ohio expansion. Investors are asked to invest a minimum of $100,000 to help meet the organization's goal of a $5 million fund by 2007. Terms are flexible and negotiated individually with investors. Examples of previous investment terms have included a non-amortizing, 10-year loan at below market interest rates.
To invest in any of the Progress Funds, please contact David Kahley, CEO, at (724) 529-0384, or visit it's Web site, www.progressfund.org.
Illinois Facilities Fund Capitalizing $100 Million Loan Program
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Lending Improves Quality of Life
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This project engages students in the science and engineering processes used by NASA astrobiologists as they explore our Solar System and try to answer the compelling question, "Are we Alone?" Students will identify science mission goals and select... (View More) an astrobiologically-significant target of interest: Mars, Europa, Enceladus or Titan. Students will then design their mission to this target in search of their chosen biosignature(s). Students will encounter the same considerations and challenges facing NASA scientists and engineers as they search for life in our Solar System. Students will need to balance the return of their science data with engineering limitations such as power, mass and budget. Risk factors play a role and will add to the excitement in this interactive science and engineering activity. Astrobiobound! will help students see how science and systems engineering are integrated to achieve a focused scientific goal. Includes an alignment document for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards. (View Less)
This article discusses how NASA, NOAA, and animal researchers work together using radio transmitters and satellites to track and study migration patterns of several animal species. Also included is a "Migration Concentration" game. The article is... (View More) targeted to children ages 10-12. (View Less)
The site features an online game in which participants keep recyclable items out of the trash by guiding them into proper bins. Accompanying the game is a list of three categories of items that can be recycled, along with the benefits of doing so.... (View More) This lesson is part of the Climate Kids website, a NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games focused on the science of climate change. (View Less)
This site contains four word find puzzles; one on each of the following topics: air, water, land and life. In addition, the site features information on an Ecosphere - a self-contained living world inside a closed glass container. This lesson is... (View More) part of the Climate Kids website, a NASA education resource featuring articles, videos, images and games focused on the science of climate change. (View Less)
This online, interactive "Chutes and Ladders" type of game is for ages 7-9 and can be played with a friend or against the computer. As players land on squares, depending on the described action, they either "leap" frog ahead if they help the... (View More) environment or butterfly "flutter" back if they do not. The website includes a short explanation of why we should care about frogs and butterflies, as well as some facts about some of the activities on the game board and why they are good or not good for the environment. A printable version of the board game is also available. (View Less)
This is a lesson about the evidence for life on other planets. Learners will play a game to examine processes in cellular metabolism and explore both direct and indirect evidence for fingerprints of life. Includes teacher notes, learning objectives,... (View More) and assessment of prior knowledge and preconceptions. This is Lesson 2 in Exploring Deep-Subsurface Life. Earth Analogues for Possible Life on Mars: Lessons and Activities. (View Less)
Students confront the challenge of improving global agricultural production in order to feed increasingly larger populations. Students evaluate tables, maps, graphs, photos and satellite images detailing global population growth patterns and... (View More) agricultural production levels in order to formulate recommendations. The role of technology is examined throughout. This investigation includes two activities: 1. Students form six teams representing major world regions to consider the need for increasing agricultural production; 2. Students conduct a case study of Mozambique and conclude by distributing and defending monetary investments for possible agricultural production increases. The URL opens to the investigation directory, with links to teacher and student materials, lesson extensions, resources, teaching tips, and assessment strategies. This is Investigation 3 of three found in the Grades 9-12 Module 2 of Mission Geography. The Mission Geography curriculum integrates data and images from NASA missions with the National Geography Standards. Each of the three investigations in Module 2, while related, can be done independently. (View Less)
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Jewelry for You! How to Make Handmade Beaded Bracelets and Necklaces
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Toilet Paper Roll Bracelet
By: Maria Chatzi
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This beautiful Toilet Paper Roll Bracelet from Maria Chatzi is a great recycled project to make. Girls of all ages will love decorating these cute bracelets, and they're great to wear anytime, since they're lightweight and fun!
- A toilet paper roll
- Paper bag
- A piece of cotton or synthetic doily with a flowery design, color: light blue
- Light blue organza ribbon, 0.3 inches wide and 44 inches long
- Jeans fabric, 4.3 inches long and 1.8 inches wide, color: preferably dark blue
- Pure cotton fabric, 4.3 inches long and 1.86 inches wide, color: beige/dark sand
- 3 small white pearls
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Paper punch
- Glue
Find this project and more in our free eBook, 16 Toilet Paper Roll Craft Ideas.
- Take your scissors and cut your toilet paper roll open (from one end to the other). Measure and cut 2/3 of the length of the paper roll you've just cut open. Put this larger piece aside for a while. Do not flatten it. It should stay curved enough to wrap around your wrist, leaving an open space – ends should not meet. This is going to be used as the base of your cuff. Flatten the remaining 1/3 of the paper with your hands, fold it in half on its wide side and cut it with your scissors. You should have two equal smaller pieces.
- Take one of these halves (save the other half for another project) and cut it lengthwise into 3 identical strips. Use your scissors to make a fringe on all three strips. To continue, cut a piece of paper from your paper bag that measures a little more than twice the dimensions of the paper roll cuff base. Crumple the paper bag piece twice and spread it out twice. Then wrap it around your cuff base. Use glue to secure it. Hold it in place with your fingers till the glue has dried. Mark with two dots the place where you're going to make the holes for the ribbon, on both ends of your cuff. Distance between dots should be 1.1 - 1.2 inches.
- Open the holes on both ends of your cuff (for the ribbon) with the paper punch.
- Glue the jeans fabric onto the top (or outer) surface of your cuff and the cotton fabric on the bottom (or inside) surface that will come in contact with your skin (pure cotton prevents allergies). Wait for the glue to harden.
- Roll all three fringe strips, one by one, to make flowers. Begin with a tiny blob of glue on one end of the strip, continue with two or three more tiny blobs of glue while rolling and finish with a last blob of glue on the other end of the fringe strip.
- After the flowers have been rolled up, hold each one of them between your fingers for a few minutes to make sure the glue has hardened.
- When the glue has dried, glue them onto the jeans fabric, in the centre of your cuff (fringe side up). Position them on the points of an imaginary triangle. Keep them in place by pressing them gently with your fingers, till the glue hardens and is completely dry – this is VERY important because, if done in haste, you will ruin the project.
- Open their petals and glue a white pearl in the centre of each flower. Wait, again, till the glue is dry.
- Cut out two flowers from your light blue flowery doily piece. Glue them onto the jeans fabric, on the right and left sides of your cuff.
- Now cut your organza ribbon in four equal pieces. Knot-tie these four ribbon pieces in the holes you've made before – one ribbon for each hole.
- Hold the two organza ribbons on each cuff end in your hands and knot-tie them together, as close to the cuff as possible.
- Your cuff is ready. Wear it around your wrist by tying a pretty bow with all four ribbons.
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robynwilliams 5326 608
Oct 19, 2016
I applaud your idea in general but not the use of toilet rolls. Surely these could have been made from the many alternative cardboard rolls that are discarded every day. Toiletry/sanitary products are not suitable, nor should they be promoted for any sort of hand-craft.
pennymindingmom 87 20145
Mar 27, 2016
Love this idea! It sounds like a perfect craft for my daughter who lose jewelry but tends to lose it. I love that it's inexpensive and she can creatively use up those fabric scraps that I always seem to have laying around. Do you have any suggestions to help make them a little bit water resistant? (I'm thinking they may get wet when she washes her hands and stuff like that).
madcowgomo 4707379
Apr 10, 2013
This sounds very fun! I'm going to try it but, not alone. Would you like pictures posted when we are done? Do you have a photo album we could post to? Love to hear back from you guys. Huggs *#*
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Updated on 21 November 2013
Two time winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Dr Frederick Sanger, dies at age 95
Singapore: Dr Frederick Sanger, the world renowned British biochemist who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice, died on November 19, 2013, at the age of 95. Dr Sanger, who was born on August 13, 1918, is considered to be the "father of genomics" after pioneering methods to work out the exact sequence of the building blocks of DNA, also called as the Sanger method of sequencing.
Dr Sanger was awarded a Nobel prize in chemistry in 1958 "for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin" and was awarded the second Nobel in chemistry in 1980 along with Dr Walter Gilbert "for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids". Dr Sanger was the fourth person to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes, either individually or in tandem with others.
Dr Sanger was born in Gloucestershire and initially planned to follow his father into medicine. However, he followed a career in biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. He began studying for a PhD in October 1940, initially under Dr N W Pirie and then under Dr Albert Neuberger. His project was to investigate whether edible protein could be obtained from grass. He later changed his research project to study the metabolism of lysine and a more practical problem concerning the nitrogen of potatoes. He obtained his doctorate in 1943.
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Able to spend as much time needed to complete all assigned duties. The length of the position is for one semester.
Mesa Community College, Center for Community & Civic Engagement, at Southern & Dobson and Red Mountain Campus. Each student will be placed in different classrooms so the exact location varies.
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Shun Premier Sumo Santoku Knife
- Summary
The Shun Premier collection is distinguished by hand-hammered blades and walnut-colored PakkaWood handles that evoke the artistry of traditional hand-forged knives. This sumo santoku knife has the extra heft needed for bigger jobs like cutting through whole chickens or large blocks of cheese, and its broad blade is great for scooping up and transferring chopped ingredients.
- Hefty double-wide blade delivers the focused power to tackle larger jobs than a standard santoku.
- Blade features a core of VG-Max "super steel" clad on each side with 69 microthin layers of stainless-steel.
- Striking hand-hammered finish (tsuchime in Japanese) reduces drag when cutting and helps to quickly release food from the blade.
- Walnut-finish PakkaWood handle has a two-position design, providing a trigger grip for pull cuts and the perfect balance point for a pinch grip.
- Stainless-steel end cap embossed with the Shun logo adds stability, strength and wide weight distribution from end to end.
- Handcrafted in Japan.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 7 1/2"-long blade.
- 5"-long handle.
- 8.25 oz.
- Made in Japan.
- Use & Care
- Always use caution when handling sharp objects.
- Avoid cutting on hard surfaces such as stone, metal or glass.
- It is not advisable to use any knife but a meat cleaver to cut through bone, as other blades can be easily damaged.
- Hand-wash with warm water and a mild detergent; rinse and dry immediately.
- Avoid cleaners containing bleach or citrus extracts.
- Sharpen as needed. With regular use and honing once a week, your knife should not need sharpening more than once or twice a year.
- Sharpen your knife at home using a whetstone or knife sharpener designed to sharpen at a 16-degree angle, or have it sharpened by a professional.
- Store knife in a safe place to protect its edge and prevent injury.
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Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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Orders received by 9:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners, and knife storage) please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
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The City of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement manages the Graffiti Abatement Program. It works with concerned neighbors and business owners to identify, report, and remove graffiti from public and private spaces. Use ONI's online form to report graffiti.
City Code states that it is illegal to post signs, bills, advertisements, or other notices on City-owned telecommunications equipment, street light poles, traffic signal systems, signal control boxes, and sign poles.
Graffiti cleaning operations respond to reports of graffiti on structures, signs, and signals. Patrols now respond between 48 to 72 hours of a report. When reporting graffiti, please leave a message including the location, cross street or corner, your name and phone number.
Report Graffiti at 503-823-4824 or online.
Report Sign Pole Litter at 503-823-1700.
The City issues permits to post items such as event banners and flower baskets on City-owned street light poles.
A drive down Hawthorne Blvd is enlightening - some poles are clean and others are an inch or so deep in flyers. Some residents are taking the time to clean up the poles voluntarily. The Bureau of Transportation manages a complaint-driven process to respond to complaints. We receive approximately 3-4 complaints per year -- more in an election year. Our Street Lighting crews clean up poles as they see illegal postings.
Relevant City Codes
17.64.040 Use of City Poles or Posts
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Cohen elected to American Academy for Jewish Research
Posted October 3, 2003; 11:41 a.m.
Mark Cohen , professor of Near Eastern studies , has been elected to the American Academy for Jewish Research, the oldest organization of Judaic scholars in North America.
Members are nominated and elected by their peers and therefore constitute the most distinguished scholars teaching Judaic studies at American universities. He joins Princeton colleagues Abraham Udovitch and Bernard Lewis as members of the organization.
Cohen, who is in his 30th year of teaching at Princeton, studies the history of Jews and Muslims in the Middle Ages. He directs the Princeton Geniza Project, which was established in the mid-1980s to create an online, searchable database of documents that deal with the daily life of the Jewish community in Cairo and other places in the Mediterranean from the 11th to 13th centuries.
Cohen is a member of the executive committee of Princeton's Program in Judaic Studies, a group he led for 13 years and which currently is directed by Professor Froma Zeitlin. He holds an honorary doctorate from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he also earned his Ph.D. He has won two National Jewish Book Awards, the most recent honor for "Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages," (Princeton University Press, 1994), which has been translated into Hebrew and Turkish.
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Huntington Beach High School's Scientific Research Program has won a prestigious statewide award for its innovative curriculum.
Teacher Ken Ostrowski accepted the California School Boards Association Golden Bell Award earlier this month at a ceremony in San Francisco.
The program is not an average science class. There are experiments and tests but everything that is accomplished must first be dreamed up, executed then analyzed by the 140 students in the program.
"We are having great success," Ostrowski said. "Some of the work we are doing is being seen as equal to what kids do as juniors in college."
The program has many facets and many options for students to explore. Most of the teens are in advanced placement environmental science classes while others are members of the science and math competition teams.
As part of the award-winning program, some students chose to get certified in scuba diving and study the marine biology off Catalina Island. Others studied the forest and came up with theories they tested in Yosemite National Park.
The program also has a sustainable aspect in which students participate in the class' abalone or white sea bass project.
The class partners with Nancy Caruso of the nonprofit Get Inspired! to raise abalone and white sea bass in the classroom and then release them into the ocean.
"The whole point of all of this is for these students to have a stake in the future of the ocean," Caruso said.
The Scientific Research Program started eight years ago; this is the first time it has been honored with the Golden Bell.
"We just kind of said 'yes' to everything," Ostrowski said. "And we said, 'Let's make it cool.' "
The program has morphed and branched off into other endeavors for students who are enthusiastic about science, he said.
In addition to the research part of the class, there are academic competitions that revolve around environmental science. Next year Huntington Beach High will host a Science Competition Camp for junior high students.
Abalone sustainability
Students at Huntington Beach High will breed and nurture green abalone to later release in the ocean as part of a sustainability project in the Scientific Research Program.
Green abalone, a threatened species, is a sea snail that is generally found along the Pacific Coast in shallow waters.
Students in the course are responsible for monitoring the water in the abalone tank and eventually spawning the species to create baby abalone, a difficult and intricate process, students say.
Nicholas Hardy, 17, will be responsible for hatching the baby abalone, which are microscopic for several weeks.
"Only about 2 or 3 percent make it to adulthood," he said. "Right now, I'm just hoping I can spawn them correctly."
Nicholas, along with several other students, is responsible for checking the water's pH balance and feeding the abalone.
"Nobody is saving (the abalone)," said Nancy Caruso, founder of Get Inspired!. "So I thought, let's grow them in schools."
This will be the first year the program has a permit to release the abalone back into the ocean, Caruso added.
Getting certified in open water scuba diving is an added perk to taking the Catalina course that encourages students to test various hypotheses about the ocean environment.
Patrick Donegan, 17, and his group participated in several dives to collect research to compare the ocean's sandy bottom to the kelp forests found off the Catalina coast.
"We took ropes and made squares along the bottom of the ocean and measured the number of species in that square," Patrick said. "We found the kelp forest is slightly more diverse than the sandy bottom."
Teacher Carissa Rice went along with the students for the course and also got her certification in scuba diving.
"It was great. We saw some amazing stuff," she said. "This (program) is not just, 'we're asking you to do this' but 'we're going to do it with you.' "
Patrick and the other students will also present their findings at the March event.
Yosemite National Park
Noel Trivedi, 17, was among the students who picked the forest as their environment of choice to come up with an original hypothesis and test a theory.
Noel and his group studied how saplings are affected in an area disturbed by human or other activity.
"We would hike every day and the real stuff was done on the trail," Noel said.
Other hypothesis tested on the trip included studying animal diversity in certain areas of Yosemite National Park and gauging the streams that run in the area.
Noel and the other students will analyze their data and later create a poster to present their findings to their teachers and the science community at an event at the school in March.
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14 Jokes Inspired By Donald Trump's Feud with Jon Stewart
Donald Trump is again feuding, this time with 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart. He claims Stewart has gotten away with a "racist rant" after he made jokes about Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.
Some people collect stamps, some collect coins. Trump collects enemies. The real estate mogul counts Rosie O'Donnell, Martha Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Marc Cuban, Bill Cosby, President Obama, Robert De Niro among the stars he's found himself bickering with over the years. So, congrats to you, Jon Stewart – you're merely the latest inductee into this not-so-exclusive fraternity.
To honor the Donald's beef with Stewart and his chronic penchant for feuding with anyone who so much as breathes air he wanted for himself, here are 10 jokes all about the real estate mogul:


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When I am walking around outside in the nature, by investigating my path and my creativity, there is suddenly a spark that catches my eyes, that I can reflect to its shapes, texture, and to its colors. And this starts a creative process in me.Then I will search for a female figure with a unique look with some of mysterious, which can be best for me to draw and to paint. After that I will use some digital painting programs in order to draw and sketch and to integrate the nature elements, texture and the colors that all together reflect out of this process. After the digital process I print the digital artwork on canvas, and then start a process that is more traditional, by using brushes with acrylic, ink, graphite, color pencil, aerosol paints, and whatever that is necessary for the final result. Then put an over varnish laqa to protect as necessary. My art is integrating the beauties of the nature with a mysterious femininity that wraps it.
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I KEPT a journal in those days; if I wished I could tell you, oh my friends, all I did, and a little of what I thought every day for the next six months. But I think even the patientest among you would go to sleep, or at least would yawn very widely, were I to test your powers of endurance with such an infliction. On the contrary, oh kind unknowns! I will take a great leap in my narration, a leap as big as Pedro Alvarado's; a leap from June to December; the next picture in my little homely Hollandish series is a winter one.
Oh, cruel six months! They have stolen so much from me, and they have given me nothing in return. They found me very rich in hope and love, and pleasant page: 117 thoughts; they left me nearly bankrupt in them all.
I am standing by my bed‐room window, looking out listlessly. The white dimity curtains look chilly and cheerless, and there comes in a draught that would turn a mill under the ill‐fitting door; the mignonette in the green box is dead, and the birds are silent. Outside also it looks very dreary. Winter has not come in prettily this year, with his ermine cloak and his ice‐diamonds; he is an ugly fellow enough; he has come in meekly, wetly, muggily; the meadows are all sponge, and the roads all pomatum. A green Christmas, they say, makes a fat church‐yard, and this Christmas is very green.
Now and again great strong west winds sweep and riot over the land, not cold, but noisy, blowy, blustery, crashing down great tree‐limbs, and making chimney‐pots and tiles clatter down from house tops and church roofs. I turn away disconsolately from the spectacle of nature's life in death, and look vacantly in the glass.
Can that be the same round, dimpled, page: 118 laughing face that met me in that same mirror six short months ago; the curse of the daughters of Zion seems to have fallen upon me; "burning instead of beauty." Hollow cheeks; the corners of the mouth drawn down, and the lines about it puckered up, as if with continual weeping; dark deep shadows under the eyes, the great wistful blue eyes that seem to see everything now mistily, dimly through unshed tears; the hair twisted up with such negligent untidiness, as if nobody cared or thought about it any longer; and the figure, the pretty, tall figure drooping and nerveless.
What is it has dimmed and marred my fair looks so? What evil thing have the rolling hours brought me? What is the cause—what are the causes of the breaking heart that looks out so wanly from that small young face? Shall I tell you? First, then, and oh, far, far foremost, my father is very ill—dying. God is going to take away my dear old dad from me; the old man with whom I walked long ago in the pleasant fields gathering but‐ buttercups page: 119 tercups, in a white frock and a blue sash—the old man with whom I have had so many little jokes, and such loving little tiffs, he who seems to be woven into the fabric of my very life. Warp and woof must be parted now; the threads of his life be dissevered from mine, for He who made has uttered His fiat of recall; He who gave is about to take away.
When first this terrible thought came home icily to my heart (it was one night, weeks ago, as I knelt at my evening prayers—those prayers out of which one name must so soon drop) I rebelled fiercely against it, pushed it violently from me, it could not, would not be—it was too bad to happen—and my soul went up agonizedly to the great God above me, in intercession for that dear old life, as so many souls have gone up before me, but that prayer found no acceptance.
In nightly vigils on my dark bed, I wrestled and strove with that grisly phantom; I would stand in the breach between him and my old man; he should not come at him, should not smite him with that page: 120 mighty blade that lays the generations low; but to what purpose? He has put me aside, he is drawing ever nigher, not stealthily, insidiously, but openly in the eye of day, so that all may count his strides, and mark his coming.
So my dear old father is going away from me on a long, long journey, and I don't rightly know what I am to do without him. Is not this enough to make me sad? But besides this greatest cause for woe, I have yet another sore grief, which, but for the advent of the yet more unbearable one, would have seemed to me unendurable; my lover has forsaken me. He on whose love I should have rested, he on whose strong young heart I should have leaned in this bitter hour, has forgotten me; not once in all these weary months has he written to me.
How many days there are in six months, how many post times! Just so many times have I had to undergo the pangs of a most grievous disappointment, a sharp smart stab at first, then a long, dull, weary ache. And I had written to him, oh, so often! page: 121 very joyfully and very lovingly first; very anxiously and very lovingly next; then grievedly, bitterly, but lovingly always, and at last I had ceased writing and had sunk into the dumbness of despair.
Dolly did not exult over me much; she reminded me, indeed, that she had warned me against him, and opined that perhaps next time I should be more inclined to take her advice, but on the whole she was goodnatured, and tried to comfort me on the same grounds as would have afforded herself consolation in a like case, viz., his poverty and consequent undesirability; the vanity and nothingness of the passion of love, and lastly, her invariable corps de réserve—Sir Hugh.
And now, oh my friends, do not be very hard upon me; do not call me ugly names, as fickle and heartless; do not sit in judgment upon me when I tell you that I myself have of late been thinking much of this same Sir Hugh; not with more love or less loathing than of yore, but as my possible, probable fate. I wanted to do right, God knows! I thought it must be page: 122 right to do this, because it was so hard, so difficult, so revolting. I see now that I was wrong, but then my head was full of Iphigenia and Jephtha's daughter‐like ideas.
The doctor said that perfect exemption from all care and anxiety might, probably would prolong my father's life for weeks, nay months; and to win so dear, so inestimably precious a boon as his presence among us, for even a few days longer than I otherwise should have it, I was willing to sacrifice all my future years, willing to give my shrinking body to Sir Hugh's arms, and my abhorring soul into his custody, though both body and soul clave still with desperate ineradicable passion to that other.
Since I drew my last life‐picture our affairs had become quite desperate; the children of Israel had come down upon us like locusts; a dreadful man with a hook nose, thick lips, and a greasy Hebrew face had come to take an inventory of the furniture and movables. To spare our feelings and obviate the unpleasant necessity of having a strange man quartered upon us, page: 123 our own man‐servant had been turned into a bailiff for the nonce.
My father could not move outside his own pleasure‐grounds. "I suppose they will let him pass by to his grave," I thought bitterly. Bills and duns showered like hail about our ears, and there we stood, helpless, defenceless, without hope or refuge. An old dying man, and two poor young daughters in such a case. What could be pitifuller? Mrs. Smith has just been telling me that "she's mor'lly certain there'll be a hexecootion in the 'ouse afore the week's hout; that there will, drabbit 'em all!"
An execution! Won't that put the finishing stroke to the work of decay and sickness? Will that enfeebled frame ever be able to bear the rough world's jeers at the yawning rifts and rents in the poor old family's sides; those rifts that through so many tired years he has been painfully trying to draw a tattered covering over. Will not the poor gray head be driven to take refuge before its time in the restful grave? I clench my hands. I must do it; I must. page: 124 My face looks back hard and rigid from the glass at me; "I must, I must;" it seems to say too. As I stand thus in an attitude worthy of Lady Macbeth, the door opens, and Dolly enters hurriedly, without knocking.
"Sir Hugh's here," she says rather hesitatingly; she does not quite know how I shall take her bit of news; once or twice, lately, I have turned savage under her exhortations and beseechments. I do not turn savage now; I say nothing, only the rigid face in the glass grows rigider. My resolution is to be put to the test soon indeed!
Dolly's beauty is nowise dimmed by grief; sorrow has dug no ugly hollows in her cheeks, nor dulled the sleepy splendour of her eyes. She looks a little pale and anxious, but she manages somehow to do even that becomingly. Nor is her appearance less soignée than it was; her dress is simpler indeed than it used to be; as simple as it can be; but that only serves to make her look younger, more innocently girlish. She wore now a thick black serge page: 125 gown almost as plain as a riding‐habit.
"It will do so nicely for mourning with a little crape on it," had been the thought in Dolly's mind when she bought that dress—the unexpressed thought, but by some instinct, I had divined that she had so thought, and I hated her for it.
"For God's sake, be civil to him!" she says now, coming up and laying an eager hand on my shoulder, "he is our only hope!"
"I know it," I say coldly.
"For pity's sake don't snub him! be good to him! do think of somebody beside yourself for once." (Dolly, of all people, to give that advice.)
"I don't mean to snub him; I mean to be civil to him; I have made up my mind," I say resolutely, with that dull pain tightening round my heart.
"Made up your mind to marry him! You don't mean it?" cries my sister joyfully, while the prettiest carmine wave ripples into her soft cheeks. "Bon Dieu! how thankful I am!"
"Don't!" I say harshly, pushing her page: 126 away; her mirth grated horribly somehow on my tense nerves.
"Do make yourself a little bit tidy before you go to him," she says, untying the blue ribbon that binds her own inky hair waves, and preparing to insinuate it among my curly wig. But I resist.
"No," I say doggedly, "leave me alone; I won't be made up for sale; if he chooses to bid for this piece of goods, he shall see all the flaws in it. I don't want to cheat him in his bargain." So I went, limp and crumpled to meet my fate. Before I had given my resolution time to cool, I found myself in the library facing my futur.
He was standing with his back to the fire, whistling softly to himself. Evidently he had called in on his way back from hunting; he had on a very shabby stained old red coat, and very splashed spattered breeches and tops, but somehow he did not look at all a bad fellow, nor an ill‐looking one either. When he saw me, he stopped whistling, and dropped his coat tails.
"Well, how is he to‐day? not worse, page: 127 I hope?" he says it very heartily; there is a true ring in his deep voice, as if he really meant it.
"No, not worse. I think much the same, thanks!"
I sit down in my limpness on the sofa, and feel as if I were going to have a leg or an arm cut off, and as if Hugh was the operator, and I wish he would make haste and begin. Oh, if I could but take a whiff of chloroform, and awake to find the limb amputated, the process over, the wooing accomplished. The fire glows ruddy in the wide old chimney; the flames go curling, spiring, quivering upwards. I gaze at the steel dogs in the hearth, and await the operation.
"You've grown very thin since last I was here." That is how it begins. The surgeon is taking off his coat, and rolling up his shirt sleeves.
"Very likely," I say, bitterly. "Lying awake at night, and having worries, and being miserable, does not conduce to putting flesh on one's bones!"
"I wish to Heaven I could take half page: 128 your worries for you; God knows I would if I could; will you let me try?" The kind honest tones, and the kind simple words upset me quite; I am easily upset now‐a‐days. I pull out my pocket‐handkerchief; my face undergoes the odd, droll ugly contortions and workings of a person about to cry, and I burst into bitter tears. My nose reddens, and my eyelids get pink, and I sit rocking to and fro, and feeling a very desolate little girl indeed.
"Won't you let me go halves in all your troubles, dear?" he asks, very gently.
He has come and stood close before me in his eagerness, and intercepts my view of the steel dogs. I look up through my tears straight at him. I am relieved that we are getting to business so soon.
"Do you mean that you want me to marry you?" I ask, bluntly.
"Yes, I do," he says, simply; "you know I do; you know how long I have been wishing and longing for it."
There is a little pause—a little minute, when my thoughts go back miserably to page: 129 that curled Greek head, to those dark, passionate, gray eyes that looked so true and were so false; then I say very slowly and with infinite difficulty—
"I will—do as you wish, if—if—you will—lend me—give me—some money—a great deal; oh dear—oh dear!"
My sobs burst out fresh, I feel so degraded in my own eyes. He did not ask me what I wanted money for—no doubt he divined; only the jollity died out of his honest face, and a pained look took its place.
"Of course you know," he said, very heartily, "I hope I need not tell you that—that you are welcome, most welcome to every farthing I possess, to make ducks and drakes of, if you like; but—but I don't want you to marry me for that."
"If I take money from you I must marry you," I said, calmly. "I could not do it else."
It seemed to me the most matter‐of‐fact piece of barter in the world; so much young flesh and blood for so much current coin of the realm.page: 130
"Why, won't you try and like me?" he says, passionately. It seems hard to him that his house, and his lands, and his dirty money should count for more with me than his loving heart, and his tender, faithful eyes; and as he speaks he throws himself on the sofa beside me.
"I will try and like you," I say, conquering myself, setting my teeth, and vanquishing my intense desire to say something very rude, and rush away from him; but even as I speak I shudder at his proximity.
"We might be so happy;" he says, rather plaintively. "I am not a very hard fellow to live with, I don't think; I've never had a word with mother all these twenty years, and you'd be easier to get on with, I fancy, than she is, poor old lady!"
"We will try and be happy," I say, firmly, and I give him my hand.
The operation is nearly over now, and I am alive after it. Then I am gathered to the middle‐aged heart, to the stained page: 131 red coat, and the gray knitted waistcoat, and kissed, and thanked, and blessed, and adjectived. I tear myself away at last, and escape to my room, where I fling myself on my bed, and scrub my desecrated countenance, and wail, "Oh, Dick, Dick—oh, my love, my love!" to the unresponsive pillow.


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Sleek and heavy, the Pure Wand from Njoy is perfect for G-Spot stimulation, as well as providing resistance during Kegel exercises. Did we mention it's heavy? The Pure Wand weighs over 1 1/2 pounds, making it one of the heavier pleasure products we carry. The quality stainless steel bar features two end knobs of different sizes along with an elegant curve for ease of use. Part of our Ecorotic™ collection.
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When it arrived, I took the Pure Wand for a test drive by myself and thought it was pretty good. But then my lover came over and we played for hours with it. I don't think I've ever come so many times in a single session. I could not get enough and my lover enjoyed making me come over and over again. I don't normally ejaculate, but this thing had me gushing everywhere. I even managed to spray myself in the face with my own juices. Don't ask how. This was definitely a good purchase. As my lover said, "Watch out, it's addictive!"
I bought this after reading review after review about non squirters finally ejaculating so I HAD to give it a try. I had yet to gush. I love the curve, without much labor this bad boi hits my g spot in such an amazing way. Temperature play is amazing with this toy. Very easy to warm or cool in water and very smooth. I love using my silicone lube with this one. I can have orgasm after orgasm without the toy getting draggy. The weight feels great too. A+
We received the Pure Wand recently as a gift and I've been meaning to give it a go, so I reached under the bed for the box, opened it, and removed the contents. The Njoy Pure Wand is a stainless steel, double-ended dildo, and it comes in a stunning, durable storage box with a satin lining. Even being about 65�F in the bedroom, the dildo was still pretty frigid and cool to the touch. This may sound terrible to some, but I love using cold elements like frozen popsicles and ice during sex, so I couldn�t wait to see how it would feel.
So the Pure Wand is about 11� curved from end to end, has one large �bulb� on one end, and a smaller one on the other. It weighs 1.5 pounds so it�s got quite a bit of heft, which is nice � I�ll tell you why later. I decided to tease my clit with the small end, so I slid it up and down the length of my vulva hanging onto the other end comfortably with one hand. I put the whole dildo between my thighs, turned onto my side, and gently rocked against it because it�s sturdy and long enough to be used hands-free. The combination of doing all of this while watching porn had me wet in no time. I didn�t want it to get warm, so I removed it from between my thighs and set it aside to cool off again while I switched to another video.
I held the dildo by the smaller end this time. I rubbed the large bulb against my clit, and between the weight, shape, and sexy, slick surface of it, it seemed to fall perfectly within my slit so I could slide it up and down without having to guide it. After gliding it around until it drew my juices to the surface, I eventually allowed it to find my opening. Because of the substantial heft of it, it was as if my vagina was thick quicksand where the gravitational pull combined with how wet I was forced it to slowly plunge deeper inside me, cooling me from the inside an inch at a time. The cold metal felt amazing and I loved how I could feel exactly where the bulbous end was inside me just because of the chilled surface. The Pure Wand is shaped absolutely perfectly because the big bulb seemed to �catch� on a bit of a corner right where my G-spot should be. Also because it�s pretty long, it reached up to my clit where I could rub the shaft there, or I could just use the other end as a handle for penetration and not involve my clit. I kept gently penetrating myself and occasionally pulled the dildo out of me and dragged it up across my clit � one of my favorite things to do as it gives an amazing sensation.
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In short - do not walk, run to Good Vibes for the Njoy Pure Wand, it will change your life. No joke.
The first time I used this toy on my girlfriend was after a nice long sensual massage. I lubed her up and slowly inserted it in her vagina after warming it in my hands. I had the ball pointing up. Switched to one or the other ball but not sure which one did the trick for her. Anyways, I rocked it gently in and out concentrating on keeping the ball riding along her Gspot. She squirted for the first time and it was amazing! Next time I'm trying it with her on all fours as the weight of it should facilitate the rocking motion quite nicely!!
The large end is painful to insert initially because of the shape. I find myself not wanting to use it. I do like the metal because it does not need much lube and does not cause any irritation or friction.
So, I've never been one to spend a lot on sex toys. But after trying this out with a partner, I had to have it. It hits your g spot just perfectly, every single time. You don't even need to move it around much (thus saving you carpal tunnel), just the weight and size of the toy alone, when inserted, gives exactly the right amount of pressure. But if you do want more, moving it in a back and forth motion will do the job.
The sleek metal warms to body temperature quickly, making this toy a joy to use. And because it's so slippery in it's very nature, I don't even need lube. The orgasms I have while using this toy are simply mindblowing. Earth shattering.
Best money I ever spent.
This toy usually stays really close to the bed. The prostate massages it gives are incredible. Its curve makes it really easy for me to use by myself, or for my girlfriend to use while she gives me oral.
Other times I will use it on her. The first time I used this toy on her was also the first time she squirted. Sometimes she begs for it, "Honey, will you use the hook on me?" Its weight and balance is perfect, and its shape makes it very comfortable. It feels like it fits my body perfectly. The first time you hold one of these in your hand you'll understand. Just holding provides this tactile pleasure. I never would have thought steel would feel so soft and warm.
It's made of the highest quality stainless steel, right in my home state of Massachusetts! Super easy to clean, plus it's beautiful! Like a work of art.
I thought this whole squirting thing just wasnt for me. I tried, he tried, just couldnt get it so I gave up. I purchased this toy as my 40th birthday present. Just got the nerve up to try it, wet my sheets up the first time. Tried it again the next day just to see if it was a fluke...same wet results! I sat straight up and just let the curve of the toy follow the natural path to my g spot, had my bullet on my clit. Super Soaker city!
I could squirt when I was younger, but it was unpredictable. With this new toy, the first time I used it, squirt city!!! What a happy surprise. This Wand could become highly addictive! You will not be disappointed with this purchase!
Lady friend got tired of toys that, while having a life time warranty, broke frequently enough to frustrate. So she got "that which could not be broken" with her warranty voucher.
This thing has MASS. Not big...just dense. It seems like it would be intimidating...but it isn't! All it takes is a soft touch, grace, and, honestly, the suspension of disbelief. You can hang this toy from a fingertip and let gravity do the rest. Usually my arm gives out before she does, but not with this thing. It requires so little effort, and it comes down to the mass.
We did not get tired of this toy. It's not just for G-Spot, it is great in every direction. We didn't use a vibe on it, but we did play with hot water and ice. Stainless really holds temperature well, and if that means something for you, you can't beat this toy.
One last thing, my lady friend had never squirted before, and we weren't even trying. I can't explain it. There was no scientific rigor to the experience, but it happened. Maybe it was the 30 or so orgasms...did I mention this thing takes almost no effort?
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Marcia Selsor is a full-time ceramic artist, workshop presenter, writer, teacher and alchemist investigating making marks on ceramic surfaces. She has a BFA from the Philadelphia University of the Arts and an MFA from Southern Illinois University -Carbondale. Her professional ceramics experience spans 50 years and includes 25 years of teaching at Montana State University-Billings where she was awarded the title Professor Emerita by the State Board of Regents. She was awarded two Fulbright Scholars Awards; Spain 1985-86 and Uzbekistan 1994. She was a Visiting Faculty at University of Hawaii-Manoa and University of Texas-Brownsville.She has taught workshops internationally at Centro Agost in Spain;1996-1999; Crema in Seville, Spain 1996; La Meridiana since 2001-2015; AIR Vallauris in France 2012; The Scottish Potters Association 2016. She has had 9 residencies both in the US and abroad including the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana; The Banff Center for Creative Arts in Canada, AIR Vallauris in Southern France; The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pa.; and at CRETA in Rome, Italy and four international symposiums: Dzintari in Jurmala,Latvia in 1991; two at the national Factory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1992 and '93; fourth at El Torn, Barcelona Spain in 2016. Her work is included in public and private collections in 12 countries on three continents. She has served on the Board of NCECA and the Potters Council and the Technical Staff for Ceramics Monthly . She loves to teach and share her knowledge and experiences of working with other ceramic artists worldwide.
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December Flats Fishing
December is one of the most interesting times of year to fish the Florida Keys, as the water cools down species move to their winter habitats and colder water fish begin to apear in the area. In the flats this season is defined by barracuda, which is one of the most explosive fights available, particularly on the fly. Anyone who likes northern pike or muskies is sure to love the vicious takes and wild jumps of a "Cuda". There are still good numbers of young and mature tarpon around, although they are generally found near bridges and in channels this time of year, instead of out on the flats. Permit are still being caught in good numbers also, but not like in the summer. This is a great time of year for anglers from the north who might find the 70 degree weather more hospitable than other times of year, particularly when there is no breeze.


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I want to let you know that I am starting a series of webinars to answer your questions. Each month, I will lead two Webinars at different times, but covering the same topic. I hope that if one time is not convenient for you, the other time will fit your schedule. The topic for January 2012 is "You Can Turn Tax Time Into Opportunity Time" and the webinars will be on Wednesday,...Read More


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Q: Where did you find your original inspiration for Sweet Things?
A: I have always had a love of color & pattern. As a young child my mother was very careful with our diet & keeping our teeth cavity-free. We also lived pretty far away from the shopping area of the town I grew up in. I'll never forget going to Van Driel's Drug Store with my friend Gail. I was about 10 years old. They had a huge display of penny candy, in all shapes & sizes. It was mesmerizing, and something I will never forget. Roald Dahl, who wrote Willy Wonka, had a similar experience as a child, and wrote about it in his book "Boy".
Q: What was your "aha" moment in designing this collection?
A: For me design is in large part an editing process. I start out with "exhuberant abandon" this involves shopping to get out in the world and see what's going on in pop culture and then wading through my archives. I've been collecting inspiring things for all of my adult life...
Q: What TV show or movie does your collection fit best in?
A: That would be Willy Wonka, of course! The first version with Gene Wilder is a personal favorite.
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A: I learned to sew on a Singer Touch & Sew. I loved it, because it was so easy to wind a bobbin. Later on in high school, I got a really nice Singer as a birthday present from my dad. In high school I sewed down ski bunny outfits, bikinis, silk dresses, my first quilt...that machine was amazing. Unfortunately, it was dropped & broke into two pieces during one of my many moves. Now I only have a loaner from a friend, and unfortunately I don't have that much time to sew right now.
Q: What is your favorite part of the fabric industry?
A: Wow, that's a tough question. Love, Love, Love seeing new things at our trade shows and meeting interesting & talented people when there. I have to remember to tone it down with new fabric & quilt designers I meet, because I can be an overly-gushing fan.
|Pennants Quilt Kit by Holly Holderman, featuring Sweet Things
A: Anywhere, anytime, I just keep my eyes open. That said, Paris will always be my very favorite place to re-charge my battery.
Q: What is your design process?
A: I used to paint everything myself, gouache paints in hundreds of tiny jars, expensive sable brushes & papers, the works. But then I hired friends to help, and over time with the crazy pace of today's design world, that all sort of slipped away. Now we do almost everything on our computers in the studio.
|Snow White Quilt Pattern by Holly Holderman, featuring Sweet Things
A: Oh, that's like telling you who my favorite child is...that wouldn't be right would it? Well, I do love me some donuts, available in black, lime, purple and white.
Q: What is the most challenging part of the design process?
A: Harnessing all of my ideas & designing a cohesive collection. My collections are frequently larger than most quilt fabric groupings, with 60 to 120 skus.
Q: What are your favorite and least favorite colors and why?
A: Favorite color HANDS DOWN: Periwinkle. Least favorite: mauvey, dirty purple-y pinks.
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When we were taking our baby steps as chefs, one of our favorite teachers was Lydia, queen of the soup pots at the Strathallen Hotel in Rochester, New York. She grew up in Austria, so, of course, she knew plenty about baking. When we got to work in the morning, we'd taste that day's "zoop" (as she'd say in her strong accent), then watch as she demonstrated family baking recipes like this one. Grating the frozen shortbread dough into the baking pan gives it a lighter, more open texture; adding a middle layer of raspberry jam makes it stunningly delicious. For a chocolate-raspberry shortbread, substitute 1 cup cocoa for 1 cup of the flour.
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Try using a pastry bag or take a plastic freezer bag and snip the corner off to make a piping bag to squeeze the room temperature jam on the first layer of dough.
I make this every Christmas for the past six years. My family and friends love it! I've made it with raspberry, apricot, chocolate with orange marmalade and this year I'm making chocolate raspberry. I bake the first layer for about 8 minutes and then warm up the jam in the microwave and spread it over, then add the second layer and bake. I cut these in to 2"x2" squares as they are very rich. Don't skip grating the dough and definitely do not press down the first layer. This recipe has become a Christmas tradition in my family.
I have been making this dessert for years and it's the one my sons ask me to make most often. I used to have them grate the dough on a box grater (a real knuckle buster) but now use my food processor with the same great results in much less time. Also, if you stir up the room temperature jam, it becomes liquid and spreads easily.These are fantastic and disappear fast - good thing because I found that they don't freeze well.
Ive been making this recipe for years and am always asked to bring it to any party or gathering. Everyone LOVES it! It is my go-to dessert. It does take some planning since the dough must be made ahead of time. Also, Ive switched out the raspberry jam for lemon curd with the same fantastic results. Note: spreading the jam is definitely easier when the jam is at room temperature.
Just put this in the oven. I've made it at least a half dozen times over the last few years and always receive great raves! I make the dough ahead and leave in freezer until needed. This time I found the simple answer to grating. I flattened the dough into 6 inch discs, placed each into a separate zip lock bag and sliced while in the bag into five slices, zipped them up and froze them. The slices, about 1 1/2 wide, fit into an old Presto Salad Shooter to grate. When you want to bake, just pull dough from freezer, grate, spread jam and bake. It took less than 5 minutes to assemble and throw in the oven. I used to struggle w/ a frozen ball of dough, risking the loss of fingers trying to break apart w/ a chef's knife....not anymore!
Okay, it's a lot of work, but two suggestions (noted in part by other reviewers) help: one, use a food processor to grate the dough. Two, let the very-hard-frozen dough sit out for a half hour before grating. This is the singlar hardest (no pun intended) part of this recipe. I also used frozen raspberries, brought to room temperature, sprinkling with a couple of tablespoons of raw sugar instead of the jam (cooked it to dissolve the sugar and create spreadable fruit). Make sure you fully cool before slicing. This is an absolutely wonderful recipe.
For me, this recipe requires too much time and effort in proportion to the quality of the results. Traditional shortbread is one of the great cookies, in my opinion, so spending half an hour grating dough in order to achieve a lighter- textured cookie is simply not worth the time (or work). Because the dough is shredded, it is difficult to spread the jam over it, resulting in the need to add more jam in order to completely cover the dough base. Yhe final result is much too sweet. It's an interesting idea, but not one I'm going to use in the future.
I have made this a few times now. It makes for a beautifully lighter texture. I do grate by hand since I think the powder I get from my processor is too fine. Don't be tempted to press the first layer! You'll lose the fluffiness. I thought the raspberry jam was too sweet and strong, so I tried it with Apple Pie Jam (a finer chopped apple pie filling) which was FANTASTIC!!! Just that touch of cinnamon really gives a lot to this recipe.
I love this recipe but tweaked a bit myself. I use a larger bar pan because it is so rich and you don't lose anything in making the pieces thinner. I used an insulated pan and so 30 minutes of bake time still worked. I cut smaller pieces. I drizzled a lemon icing over the top and the lacing effect made it prettier as well as not as sweet as the powdered sugar. I added fresh lemon juice to the jam to cut the sweetness a bit. I am going to try lemon curd for a filling the next time as I think it will really compliment the sweet shortbread.
I made this recently for a baby shower and received rave reviews. Instead of making bars, I baked it as a tart in a 9" springform pan and it came out beautifully. I highly recommend it - it's a wonderful treat!


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Turkey & Turkey Hunting is proud to introduce two new online forum pro-staffers: Bobby Parks of Georgia, and Gary Meinke of Colorado. Please join me in welcoming them. Here's some biographical information about our new staffers.
Bobby Parks
I've been a regular reader of T&TH magazine for as far back as I can remember and consider it hands down the best turkey publication available. I've also been a T&TH forum participant for the past few years.
I was raised in western middle Georgia, which allowed me to be involved in the outdoors and run wild in the woods as a kid. Living on a dirt road with woods around you, in my view, was about as good of environment as you could hope for. My hunting history is the typical progression of squirrel hunting followed by deer hunting and then an expansion into waterfowl and upland birds, and pretty much whatever I get the opportunity to chase.
My true passion, however, is turkey hunting, which I began in 1992 in the Flint River Swamp in middle Georgia. It's what I think about 12 months out of the year, and I get just as excited now as I did the day I killed my first turkey. I have been lucky enough to hunt successfully here at home and travel to several other states the past 10 years. These include Western states, such Montana, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho and Washington. I've also taken birds in Alabama and made one trip to Florida to complete a single-season grand slam.
I've been fortunate enough to be involved as a Mossy Oak pro-staffer, a member of Ol' Tom's field staff and president of the Grand Slam Network. This involvement has allowed me to meet some really great down-to-earth people and resulted in some great friendships. I truly enjoy being around good turkey people.
I have enjoyed the interaction and camaraderie here at T&TH and look forward to continued involvement here.
Gary Meinke
I am married with no children and have owned my own one-man tree service since 1981. I keep my business small so I can easily take extended time off to go hunting, and I manage to escape often each spring and fall. Ruffed grouse and wild turkey hunting are my passions.
I have been hunting the wild turkey for more than 20 years and travel away from home for all of my turkey hunting. I usually am camping on my turkey hunting trips and manage to hunt three to five states every spring. In fall, I am primarily a bird hunter and use bird dogs for my upland and waterfowl hunting. I usually own two bird dogs at a time and sometimes three to cover the age spectrum. The German wirehaired pointer has been my breed of choice as of late, especially for ruffed grouse and woodcock hunting in Wisconsin. I do hunt a little hunting for big game, mostly archery, but occasionally pursue big game with a muzzleloader or rifle. I've hunted white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, antelope and bighorn sheep but only actively hunt white-tailed deer regularly now.
For 12 years, I banded bald eagles all over Colorado as a volunteer with the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Since I am a professional tree climber, my job was to climb up into the eagle's nest and lower the flightless chicks to the ground in a bag using ropes. The eaglets would be banded, and then I would haul them back up into the nest. It was quite the experience, and I got back much more than I gave in time and effort.


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TRAINING – SERVICE CONTINUITY PLANNINGTuesday, July 10th, 2012
Back in the February-March of this year, the NER continued its annual tradition of offering an 8-week course in Developing Your Library's Continuity of Service Plan (SCP). The course followed the 10-Step Process to Service Continuity Planning, initially developed by the Dan Wilson, NN/LM National Coordinator. Using a combination of Adobe Connect and Dropbox software, the course adopted a format of part-lecture, part-class exercise workshop. The exercises helped library participants to build their own Service Continuity Plan.
Congratulations to this year's SCP course participants who received MLA credit, attending class sessions and working on completion of a Continuity of Service Plan!
- Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA (Ellen Brassil)
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Meaghan Muir)
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA (Laurie Regan)
- Signature Healthcare Brockton, Brockton, MA (Jane Natches)
- Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway, ME (Deb Clark)
- VA Medical Center, Providence, RI (Cheryl Banick)
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For those interested, I realized that some people who read the NJO series didn't realize (as they are not really advertised a whole heck of alot) that there are two NJO ebooks (novelettes)that have come out. "Recovery" is now included in the paperback version of Star by Star by Troy Denning or you can still purchase it in ebook format if you already bought Star by Star and don't want to buy it again. Also, the newest NJO ebook is "Ylesia" by Walter Jon Williams, the author of "Destiny's Way" and can also be purchased on line in ebook format.
Some people don't like ebooks and I totally understand that as many of the ebooks won't print through the reader and you have to sit there and read them on your computer screen. But they are still pretty cool if you have a handheld reader.
Just get onto Amazon.com or BN.com and type each title in the search field and it'll take you there.
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Two polls released this week indicate divergent American attitudes towards Israeli military action against Iran.
First, the University of Maryland reported that only one in four Americans would favor an Israeli strike.
Then, Ipsos/Reuters reported that 62 percent of Americans would favor an Israeli military strike.
How'd the two polls get such massively opposite results?
The Christian Science Monitor's Howard LaFranchi explains:
What looks like contradictory responses is most likely explained by the differing wording: One poll asks about bombing Iran's "nuclear program," while the other asks specifically about military action in the event that "evidence" shows Iran is building a nuclear weapon . . . .
How much "evidence" would actually be required for the public to support military action is unclear.
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Assignment: Education - WAPS Celebrates 150 years
Mr. Heise has a long history with the Winona Public School District.
"This is my 44th year," said David Heise, Winona Senior High School math teacher.
Teaching high school math for the District was his very first job out of college.
"I was here the first full year when the building was... the building had opened in the previous year but that next year it was like coming into a brand new place... holy Cow... it was something," said Heise.
The current Winona High School opened in 1967, and at that time Heise's classroom looked a little different than it does today.
"When I started I had a huge slide rule across the top of one of those boards, and I had to teach use of the slide rule as ways we could calculate some things," said Heise.
Now at that moment, my interview with Mr. Heise slowed down for some additional questioning, because using something called a slide rule to do calculations just didn't add up for me.
"Have you ever heard of the slide rule," asked Heise, followed by lots of laughter.
After my admission of not ever having seen a slide rule in class, Mr. Heise's history within the district was apparent. And he adds the use of technology has been by far the biggest change in education.
"The math changes a lot in that you have to present things so that the graphing calculator can be learned," said Heise.
While Mr. Heise's story began with the opening of a new high school in 1967, the district's story began more than 100 years before that when the Minnesota State Legislature established a school district in Winona. Soon after, built the very first school. It was Central School, in 1867, on the corner of Broadway and Market Streets.
"Education, right from the very beginning, has been really valued in this community," said Scott Hannon, Winona Area Public Schools superintendent.
And because of this community support, the superintendent of Winona Area Public Schools says it's important to have the community help the district celebrate their sesquicentennial.
"It's kind of a milestone," said Hannon. "It's a nice big round number. You look back and say whoa... 150 years ago there were steamboats going by on the river and there were still native Americans camped within the city limits. So, the times have changed, but the delivery of the education... the quality of education, I think, has stayed stead fast. And I think our community cherishes that."
Some would say that one of the reasons the quality of education has held steady in Winona is because of teachers like Mr. Heise whose dedication to sharpening a student's skills hasn't wavered.
"The reason I'm in this room right now, and not out at the Y playing racquetball, is I really love what I'm doing," said Heise. "And the reason I love it is I love being with the students."
"I think education is extremely important," said Hannon. "So, I think the community is going to celebrate with us, and they understand that we're very important part of the community because most of our people live here and work here and a lot of the kids are going to stay here."
And it's this type of commitment to the community and education that the district was founded on. And administrators feel that's something to celebrate together.
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By Dimitra DeFotis
Timken said after the close Thursday that it would split into two businesses: engineered steel, and bearings and power transmission.
Shares of the specialty steel-products company Timken (TKR) were up 3% Thursday to close at $60.26, and they rallied another 6% to $64, a new 52-week high, after the close.
The Canton, Ohio company said that "upon separation," the current CEO James W. Griffith, 59, will retire.
As we reported last fall, activist fund Relational Investors wanted Timken to split into two publicly traded companies, and the idea also had support from the California State Teachers' Retirement System.


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There's a vacancy of a Unix administrator.
I've ask if I can apply for it.
I'm very enthousiast for that.
There's a vacancy of a Unix administrator.
I've ask if I can apply for it.
I'm very enthousiast for that.
Time to get a couple of fresh ideas to initiate the final work I need to propose to the school.
The dead line is in one and half year but I need to begin earlier to elaborate something good.
Don't have a clue where to start looking at
One more day. Feel sick and can't get out of my flat.
Time to rest a bit with the season 2 of 24.
I read a bit just to make sure not wasting my time.
The network course is quite good. The C course can't be describe the same way. The teacher is speedy and don't bother about the good understanding of everyone.
Hope I will get time to study on myself on books.
Back to work and evening courses.
At the menu for now : C and Network Administration.
I really prefer the Networking course. I still think about my final work to have my degree.
Got an idea ? ;)
One again, too much wirk.
Well, I passed my examinations. That's a good thing.
My first year in order to get my diploma as Bachelor in Computer Science is over.
Next year is a more programming year. C, C++, Cobol and networking course.
By now, it's a bit of holiday for me. At work, I got some tough negociation with European Parliament about buildings they raise in Brussels.
Life is stressful but I like it !! The great pinguin walk with me, I don't fear ;)
Once again, still a long time without posting.
It could be that ther's nothing to say about me and my life.
But professionnaly, I'm quite a bit interested in an independant status as GNU/Linux Consultant but my actual boss has maybe a special job for my.
Conclusion : talk more or less directly of your point of view as things you aspire to in order to be contact for it.
The company don't think one way.
Everybody try to use his position to orientate the view of the company so there could be anywhere a chance to find a better job.
I well passed my "Introdution to programming" course. I'm proud of it. Now, I can attend to others couses. The diploma approaches even more. I become more and more motivated to have it. The recognition of me could be a step to a better job also.
I bought the O'reilly book about Java : Head First Java.
So cool and easy reading. I think a will become a Java addict ;)
I've taled with the infomatician at work.
Things looks to change a bit since I've arrived in my new department. VB6 will be abandonned and Java arrived. It's a first step for more portability. My next work will be to change Access in MySQL or Postges but MySQL should be more easy to advocate.
Feel better now.
Future could be much better. I've got some good talks with a potential new employer. We've taled about acting as teaching Free Software in companies.
Could be interesting in order to be more often in the FS area and work for it.
We'll see what will occur
Quarter a century ....
sounds good, feels old ;)
I think about everything I've not done, things I could have done. things I'll maybe never do or be.
Too pessimistic.
I should go back to my "Learning Python" book to maximise my week-off evening courses.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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MTFBWY and HH!!In an exclusive interview with Coming Attractions at Cinescape, FAMILY GUY creator Seth McFarlane told us that the rumor about the possible return of his TV show is about to become a reality. A deal is imminent for McFarlane to continue creating new animated adventures of Quahog's nuttiest, funniest dysfunctional family, the Griffins.
"It's all come down to the budget right now. We're hashing it out," McFarlane tells CA. "It would be a direct-to-DVD project."
While the feature length FAMILY GUY will be developed at Fox, it will be at a different division and not through the company's television arm. And as for when we might be able to see new FAMILY GUY goodness:
"Timeframe, you're probably looking at a year, a year-and-a-half down the line. It will take a while to make. If we could do it within a year it would be very exciting."
With tremendous sales of the first DVD volume of FAMILY GUY (the second set goes on sale starting next week) and ratings on Cartoon Network climbing high, McFarlane's now-cancelled series is proving to be more popular in its afterlife than it was when it was in active production on Fox. Expect all the TV series cast members to reprise their roles for the movie.
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