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"Tammy was amazing she told me she would sell it and she did!! No hassle, easy to deal with would definitely recommend!! Nice one Ben Rose!"
Ben Tuson
"Bought and sold houses with Ben and the team, and would highly recommend them, wonderful hard working staff who definitely care about their customers"
L. Garratt
"the team have been excellent! I would 100% recommend you to anyone wanting to sell their house with a trustworthy , efficient and friendly estate agent."
Mark Mcann
Ben Rose Estate Agency was recommended to us, and did not disappoint. From the moment we instructed them, their expertise, professionalism and knowledge of the housing market was evident, and they achieved the sale of our property in just 4 weeks. Consequently, we, in turn, would have no hesitation in highly recommending their services, nor using them again should the occasion arise.
Pat and Roger Darling
"We used Ben Rose as first time buyers and subsequently sold our house and purchased our second house with them. The whole team are friendly and helpful but our specific thanks goes to Carolyn who knows and understands exactly what we want. Her advice has been invaluable. We recommend Ben Rose to all our family and friends and when it comes to moving on again we will of course only use you guys to sell our home."
Amie Harrison and Jack Bleasdale
"Can I say that I have never been looked after whilst buying or selling property as well as I have been by your company however meeting the management team and staff I can see why your company is simply the best! I have quite a large family and quite a wide circle of friends and colleagues - You can be sure I highly recommend you to them all"
Martin Wilson
"After a bad experience with another local estate agent, we were advised to speak to Ben Rose. From meeting with Ben, it was apparent that we were dealing with a much slicker, more professional operation. Viewings increased and the speed of communication was great. When our initial sale fell through relatively far down the line, Tammy expertly recovered the situation and had lined up sale B before we even had time to compute that sale A had failed!! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Ben Rose to anyone."
Alex Hesketh
"I would just like to thank everyone at Ben Rose for selling our house so quickly. After 2 pervious attempts with 2 different Estate agents with only 1 viewing we decided to try Ben Rose and we are so glad we did . From the first meeting with the Lady that came to value the house and all down the line I was very impressed with the professionalism and friendliness of everyone I dealt with. We had lots of viewings and My house was sold very quickly I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend Ben Rose to anyone wanting to sell."
Anne & Tony Whittaker
"We would like to thank the team at Ben Rose for successfully selling our house so quickly. We would have no hesitation in recommending Ben Rose to others for a professional and reliable service."
Vikki & James Green
"I would like to thank you for handling the sale of my property so efficiently and professionally. Having previously placed the bungalow for sale with other local agents with disappointing results, I was impressed by your no - nonsense approach to business, and delighted at the very fast sale and turnaround which you achieved for me."
Graham Sutton
"I am very satisfied with the sale of a property by Ben - Rose, very professional and informative with friendly staff to advise on all aspects of the sale. I would have no hesitation in recommending or using again. Excellent company."
Mrs Susan Hailwood
"Having switched agents Ben Rose acted very quickly in marketing our property - in fact the proprietor came out to do a valuation the very same day that we approached them. Thereafter we were kept up to date with developments and always treated courtesy by the team at the office. We were particularly impressed by Simon's upbeat and enthusiastic approach Would not hesitate in recommending this firm."
Lynne Pearce
Ben Rose handled the sale of our property which we had previously rented out, which they also handled, and we have nothing but praise for the whole company. They are a friendly family run team who made us feel valued and welcome, and nothing was ever too much trouble for them. The personal touch that they give does not compromise their exceptional high standard of professionalism and we would have no hesitation in recommending them to everyone. We would definitely do business with them again in the future."
Stanley and Fiona Serunkuma
We just wanted to give our thanks for all your help with the sale of our property. The whole team went above and beyond to accommodate our needs and the process ran really smoothly, it's no wonder we keep seeing your estate agent signs everywhere! We will definitely be using Ben Rose in the future and have already recommended you to friends and family."
Rachael and Andy
We would like to thank the whole team at Ben Rose for successfully selling our house. The whole experience from beginning to end was so easy for us, with the team conducting all the viewings. We would have no hesitation in recommending Ben Rose to others
Both Lorri and I would like to thank you all at Ben Rose for your help and advice on this sale and would advise that we would have no hesitation in using your services again or recommending you to others
Debbie Stead
Ben Rose Estate Agents have looked after us from the very beginning when we were only thinking about moving right through to the day when we actually moved in to our new home
Joanne Lane
"Ben Rose were the second agent I used to market my property after an unsuccessful period with a large national company. Four hours after requesting a valuation they came to view my property, took fantastic pictures and gave, professional advice regarding the marketing. Within 2 days my property was live and immediately attracted 6 viewings. I received an offer within one day. I would recommend Ben Rose without hesitation. All the staff at Ben Rose are motivated and take a pride in what they do, with excellent results which are obvious to see."
Irene Smith
"We are extremely satisfied with the service we have received from start to finish, Tammy has been an absolute super star and helped us with our sale above and beyond our expectations."
Andrea and Matthew lakey
"The friendly and professional team at Ben Rose expertly marketed our property and were heavily involved in moving the process along, whilst always keeping us up to date. The fee was great value for the service we received."
Rachael Strang
"I would have no hesitation in recommending Ben Rose Estate Agents, it is a privately-owned company with a great knowledge of selling houses within this area. Ben, valued the house and gave us 100% confidence that he would achieve his valuation, (which was much higher than the 2 other agents who valued it). The house sold immediately and for its full valuation. I would also like to thank the office staff who dealt the sale thereafter, they were very professional and constantly kept me updated."
David & Wendy Barnes
"I would totally recommend anyone thinking of selling their home to use Ben Rose Estate Agents. My home was on the market with a different agent for 7 months and after a short while seemed to be put on the back burner. Caroline and Jessica From Ben Rose came to take photographs and were so enthusiastic and positive.They knew their client base and said they couldn't understand why it hadn't sold. Within 7 days my property was sold, the staff were totally professional. They made the whole process so much easier."
Caroline Duff
"We had the pleasure of dealing with Ben Rose estate agents for the purchase of our new home. We were so impressed with how we were treated, that they were an obvious choice for the selling of our property too. Best decision ever! The photographs were lovely, the girls in the office are informative, hardworking and the perfect balance of professional and approachable. They took the stress out of the buying and selling process -which is a minor miracle!."
Anthony & Lisa
We would recommend Ben Rose Estate Agency to anybody wishing to sell their house. The service from valuation, through the selling process and the follow up during the legal procedures were very efficient. The girls in the office were always extremely helpful and willing to go the extra mile. You have the feeling you are the only client and they will do everything in their power to solve even the most trivial of problems that always arise when selling a house. As a result our sale went through smoothly which is always a plus.Once again, thank you to all at Ben rose.
Colin & Helen Wood
Thank you Ben Rose for handling the sale of our bungalow. From valuation to sale and completion, it took around 1 month.We have known a house sale to proceed so quickly. We can only offer our sincere thanks to Ben Rose and would highly recommend Ben Rose to anyone. We where kept up to date with proceedig at all times and all the staff where polite and courteous. The photographs and discription where also brilliant.
Mr Whittingham
From the moment that Ben stepped into our home to value our property, we knew that Ben Rose Estates Agents was the only way forward to sell our house. But even we were completely taken aback when we realised that within 4 minutes of the house being placed on the market, our buyer contacted your team and the first viewing was organised that eventually led to the sale and completion within 10 weeks! What a way to go!!
Rob and Dawn Barry
I would like to thank you all for the friendly and efficient service you gave to myself and my daughter during the sale and purchase of our new home. I would recommend yourselves to anyone
Rita Wilson
Again we would like to thank the team at Ben Rose for their fantastic work in securing the fast sale of our house.It was sold within seven days, and the sale completed within two months.The photographs were great,the updates on the progress were reliable and accurate.A particular big thank you to Rebecca for all her help and patience.This is the third time we have bought and sold with Ben Rose and we will definitely continue to choose the team to buy or sell with and will continue to recommend their exceptional services to others.
Lisa and Andrew
I just wanted to say how much I appreciated all the effort you made on my behalf in relation to the sale of my property. I really do believe you made the difference for me. Your reputation in the area is certainly well deserved. My property was sold within 2 weeks of it going on the market. All the staff at Ben Rose couldn't do enough to help me along with the whole process and kept me updated at all times
Andrea Lakeland
Would like to thank all the staff at Benrose for the exceptional speedy sale of my Aunts property.Very efficient and helpful.Was well informed at all times.Went above and beyond .would highly recommend Benrose to all buyers and sellers
Jayne Parker
Extremely professional agents. We needed a quick sale and Ben Rose delivered. We had 6 viewings in one day resulting in 5 offers and a definitely sale. Would certainly recommend this company to anyone wanting to sell their home
Sue and Mike Langton
I just wanted to say how much I appreciated all the effort you made on my behalf in relation to the sale of my property. I really do believe you made the difference for me. Your reputation in the area is certainly well deserved. My property was sold within 2 weeks of it going on the market. All the staff at Ben Rose couldn't do enough to help me along with the whole process and kept me updated at all times.
Andrea Lakeland
Just wanted to Thankyou all at Ben Rose so much for everything you have done to sell our home and ensure things have progressed through to completion you have been fantastic. You have made such a stressful time so much easier with your dedication, hard work and professionalism. When everything seemed to be going wrong we could always rely on yourselves to sort things out for us. Having previously used two other agents over a twelve months we were delighted your innovative approach secured a sale in two months."
Paul and Katie Morris
Thank you to all the team at Ben Rose for helping with the sale of my mums house and we look forward to dealing with you again!.
Sue Connors
We would like to thank Ben Rose estate agents for dealing with the sale of our aunts property efficiently and hassle free and always keeping us up to date on a regular basis on the progress from start to finish.
Tracey & Faye
Ben and his team providea very professional and friendly service an absolute pleasure to deal with. Tammy did a fantastic job negotiating our sale and purchase.
Elaine and Brian Harlow
Ben Rose are an example of a fantastic Independent Estate Agent. Courteous staff, professional service (including the photography) and always available. In addition to the fact that the house sold in 2 weeks, I have no hesitation in recommending Ben Rose to anybody selling a house in the area.
Karl Rice
As a local property dealer I have tried the majority of the town's agents over the years. I was never totally happy with any. However, Ben and his team have surpassed my expectations and I simply sell all my houses through them now.
As soon as i met Ben he put me at ease with his friendly approach to selling our home, backed up with excellent photographs and marketing techniques, it was clear his dedication is unrivaled. His team KNOW how to communicate and care, a rarity in the world of estate agency. By far a first class experience from start to finish, i will continue to recommend his services. Ben, Tammy and team are quite simply the BEST
Helen Clemson
Dear all at Ben Rose. Thanks very much for all you did regarding the sale of my house. It was very much appreciated.
Keith Thomas
Can I thank you and all your team for selling our property at Wood Lane Heskin. It was quite daunting for us selling our house from the other side of the world in Australia but you achieved it with excellent communications, regular updates, and negotiations on our behalf. We found your website on the internet and we are certainly glad we did. We will hopefully be using you again in the future as we have another property that may go on the market in the future and we would certainly recommend you to anybody we know who has a property to sell.
David and Susan Marshall
We would like to thank everyone at Ben Rose for the service provided during the sale of our property. We could not be more impressed by the friendly, professional and proficient manner we were guided through the process, particularly as our first buyer had to pull out and another buyer was found within the week! We have recommended Ben Rose to family and friends and would definitely use your company again.
Anne and David Parry
We were very pleased with the overall service provided by Ben Rose Estate Agents. The office was always very easy to deal with and we were pleased with the final price we received for our property. Any problems arising were quickly followed up by Tammy and they liaised with estate agent from whom we were buying our new property. All in all, we are extremely satisfied with how our sale went through in terms of Ben Rose. We will certainly recommend them to friends if they are thinking of putting their property on the market.
Mr and Mrs Thorpe
I chose Ben Rose to sell my home having obtained valuations from other estate agents. I can only say that throughout my dealings with the firm I was dealt with in a caring and professional manner. It is a family firm and that makes a difference. It's more personal. I can only complement the people who looked after me. The photographs were absolutely brilliant. I sold my house within 14 days.
Geoff Greenwood
We just sold our house through BenRose. They were very professional and courteous. We highly recommend them and will certainly do business with them again. Thanks very much to all the team!
Edmund and Lynn
Thank you and all the team for carrying through the sale so quickly. I think the attention to presentation certainly helped. There were various difficulties along the way, but you handled them with great care.
Bernard Kiley
Would like to say that I have been very satisfied with the service given by Ben Rose, all the members of staff I have spoken to over the period of this sale have been extremely helpful and I have no hesitation in recommending the services of Ben Rose.
Pam Grimshaw
We decided to use Ben Rose estate agents after having a disappointing experience with another agent. From the outset, the approach from Ben and the team was a refreshing change. They offered good marketing strategies, excellent photographs and customer care instead of just sitting back and waiting for the house to sell itself. I am now in my new home and have no hesitation in recommending Ben Rose Estate Agents to anyone. They are professional, efficient and offer a service that is second to none.
Jackie Simmons
A five-star experience and superb value money. I cannot recommend Ben Rose and his team highly enough. From start to finish, their professionalism, efficiency and first-class, friendly customer service has helped to make this a stress-free move. So many estate agents seem happy to market properties with terrible, poorly lit photos but their fantastic room styling, photography and attention to detail was in a different league. Quite simply the best in the area!
Helen McLaughlin
We would like to say a big thank you to Ben and the team. After having our house on the market for several months with another agent, and having very little interest, we changed to Ben Rose who restored our faith in estate agents. The pictures were fantastic, communication was excellent and our house was sold quickly and smoothly. We even bought our next property through Ben, with the same excellent service, so we have experience both as a seller and a buyer. We have recommended Ben Rose to our friends and family and will definitely not hesitate to use in the future.
Lisa & Andy Morey
I want to thank all at Ben rose estate agents for your excellent service, I have now bought and sold with Ben Rose. In my opinion the service you provide is far superior to the run of the mill estate agents and I would not hesitate to recommend you to friends and family.
Andrew Bamford
A massive thank you to Ben and all his team! We had previously marketed our house with 2 different estate agents with very little interest. We changed to Ben Rose and he sold our house in a week and we couldn't be happier. Good value for money and a professional efficient service. Just wish we had gone to Ben sooner. Many many thanks Ben and team - you're amazing!!
Paul and Joanne Wareing
This is the second time we have used Ben Rose and his team to sell our home. For us there was no other estate agent to use. The team are great not pushy or overbearing like some agents. We always received prompt communication regarding viewings and applicant feedback. We sold within eight weeks, negotiations went extremely smoothly and we completed just six weeks later! Thanks to all the team for such effective and efficient service - we definitely recommend you and look forward to using you again!
Nicky and Gareth
The Ben Rose experience was excellent. A quality team of people who demonstrated high standards in Customer Care, Customer Service and Customer Satisfaction. Therefore has set the benchmark for other estate agents to aim to achieve!
Stephen & Colette Rawcliffe
Really high standard of photos captured the individual character of our home, the photographer cared about the standard of the photos. Their wording enabled the distinctiveness of the property to shine through. Ben Rose were prompt, reliable, professional and friendly which made the potentially stressful business of selling a house so much easier. They were so effective that I recommended them to friends who then also sold their house a week after mine.
Sarah Norgate
Selling our house was made very easy with the support from the team at Ben Rose. They did a great advertisement to show the best of our house and they were very good at keeping in touch with us about feedback from viewers. We sold our house within weeks of it going on the market! The team negotiated a great priceand kept us informed of any developments throughout the process of the sale. We would highly recommend Ben Rose to anyone.
Roybyn Turner
I recently placed my property on the market with Ben and his team and within three weeks the property had a buyer. The work conducted post the proposal was exceptional. I found the team to be both helpful and efficient and at no point did I have to prompt the team, they were always one step ahead. Thank you for everything and I would with out a shadow of doubt go to Ben Rose for future marketing.
Thank you to all who work for Ben and for all the help given to me on the sale of my property.
Betty Gratton
Thanks for all your help with the sale of our house. We do appreciate all your hard work keeping things on track. You were always so helpful and great at keeping in touch. Many thanks.
Margaret and Bob
Just to let everyone know who is thinking of selling or renting a property, Ben Rose is a must! Our apartment was taken within 4 weeks. Carolyn and Ben really do go that extra mile. Ben even drove a customer in his own car to a viewing.
Anne and Dave
We would like to say a huge thank you to you all for helping us find and buy our new home and of course sell our old one. Slick, efficient and still the personal touch we needed. Best of luck with the continued success of the Ben Rose Empire!
Sarah and Russell
Thanks for your help with selling our house and pushing the solicitors. You've gone above and beyond. We won't hesitate to recommend you.
Mr and Mrs Sumner
Thanks for all your efforts and help in selling my house. I'll definitely be recommending you.
Please accept our thanks and gratitude for all you and your staff's help and support in the sale of our late mother's property. Nothing was too much trouble and we were kept well informed at each stage of the sale.
Mrs Wright
Thank you for everything you have all done in selling our house. You have all been brilliant! Your enthusiasm, kindness and friendliness throughout has been fantastic.
Ste and Lynne
Ben and the team dealt with the marketing of our property to such a dramatic effect that within days of going onto the market, we had achieved a price we were happy to accept. Thanks again to Ben and the team. Job well done!
Mr and Mrs Prescott
Ben and the team were brilliant. We had been with another estate agent but had not had much interest. Ben actively promoted our sale, they kept us informed at all times and nothing was too much trouble for them. They offer competitive charges, which gave fantastic value for money. Good professional and helpful service from start to finish.
Judy and Steve
Thank you for all your help, dedication and enthusiasm in the selling of my property. Having only been on the market for 5 weeks and achieving the required selling price was fantastic. I would strongly recommend your company to anyone who is looking for an agent.
Mr Livingston
Restored our faith in estate agents, having dealt with several other companies over the years. We found everyone involved in the firm to be friendly, professional and very helpful throughout what is a stressful time. They were always available with advice but weren't pushy in any way. We'd highly recommend them to friends and family. Thank you for the help.
Alan and Brenda
"We have just sold our house using BEN ROSE ESTATE AGENTS and we are very HAPPY with the service we received. Everything went smoothly and the house was sold within weeks of being advertised. The photographs and online display were EXCELLENT not to mention their good rates. And we must congratulate you on your FIRST RATE SERVICE. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND everybody to use BEN ROSE to sell/buy your home."
Filomena & Bill Price
"Ben sold two properties for us last year after just a few weeks. We liked his straightforward approach and marketing strategy. The staff were very friendly with a professional approach. The photographer produced some excellent pictures too."
Dr Hindle
"Ben Rose were totally amazing as an estate agent. The first experience in their office felt so welcoming. When I met Ben, he filled me with reassurance immediately. The pictures of the property were amazing. From start to finish, I would never hesitate to recommend. Thanks."
Martin Goulding
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To coincide with the 'main course' of the Paralympics, and after the Olympic warm-up, BBH creatives Kim and Mareka – with the great help of Chris Hyndman at Atomized – have made a mini documentary in their own time for charity TDF (The Disability Foundation) to celebrate the amazing feats of Paralympic athleticism and how TDF quietly helps make them happen. It features double amputee and great GB gold hope James O'Shea, who swims for 100m breaststroke glory on September 5th.
More information about the unique charity TDF and its complementary health services (which are available to the able-bodied too!) can be found here. And if you'd like to donate to help keep more stories like James' coming, then text TDFV11 followed by the amount to 70070. It goes straight on your mobile bill and costs you nothing more.
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Although R.A. Dickey continued to pitch like something out of a Wes Craven horror movie Saturday, he still talked afterwards like he was created by Aaron Sorkin. Dickey spoke of "acute expectations," "internal fortitude," "conventional" pitching, a lack of "revelations," things that "spiral" and things he needs to "arrest". Classic R.A. in front of his locker. Nightmare on Dickey Street where the mound was concerned.
We love him for his silver tongue, but only because it's attached somewhere deep within his Dickeyness to his right arm. Well, we used to love his right arm, but lately the affection has been diminished. Our R.A. romance hinges upon his being a character we can root for: bedevils batters then charms reporters. That's the bargain.
He's not living up to the half that counts in the standings.
Still, he's highly listenable. He's unconventional that way. We have acute expectations that he'll speak from the brain and from the heart and from the perspective of someone who gave his team every chance to win. Against the Astros, we got only two out of three, and the one we missed is the one we can't be without.
Dickey's human. Highly human. So human as to seem too good to have been true in 2010, too human thus far to maintain that pace in 2011. And while one strains to cut him whatever slack is available for a 1-5, 5.08 ERA starter a quarter-way into the season, one was also disturbed to hear him amid his typically eloquent media session fall back on the excuse that he threw ground balls that got through, and if only we'd made some plays…
He stopped short of putting the onus on his infielders, but it took some nifty working of the brake pedal to not go that route. That's a road taken by the (accomplished) veteran starting pitchers of relatively recent Met vintage who offered more alibis than outs as their careers wound down. They weren't necessarily wrong to think, "I made my pitch, it just didn't result in an out," but they were crazy to even intimate it out loud. It's bad form — just as bad as 1-5, 5.08.
If R.A. Dickey really were created by Aaron Sorkin, he'd also have a supporting cast created by Aaron Sorkin. I don't mean a shortstop and a second baseman who would get to the balls that Dickey thought were gettable. Aaron Sorkin doesn't write action flicks. He writes characters who offer sage counsel. He'd come up with somebody to give it straight to R.A.
• "Look, I don't know anything about throwing a knuckleball, but we're gonna have you sit with a guy who does. One of the Niekro brothers. Doesn't matter which one. They both left their catchers with funny handshakes."
• "Saying you had a good bullpen doesn't make a lousy game any more palatable. You're just calling attention to all the balls the other team hit into the bullpen."
• "You can't blame your fielders. You can't blame bad luck. You can't blame the wind or the humidity or the pull of the tides. They have a phrase for that in New York. It's 'T#m Gl@v!ne,' and it's not a compliment."
• "Balls go through infields. Once you back up home plate, there's nothing you can do about it except accept that as an irrefutable fact of baseball life, minimize the damage on the next pitch and volunteer to take the blame when somebody asks you about it. You're from Tennessee. You people are supposed to love to volunteer."
• "And if you're really from Tennessee, could you maybe come off a little more like Andrew Jackson and a little less like Al Gore? At least until your earned run average drops by half a run?"
• "Your record isn't materially better than Oliver Perez's was when he started going to seed and everybody got mad at him for not going to Buffalo. You should be thankful you didn't sign for half as much as him — and maybe that your accent's southern instead of Spanish."
• "You didn't pitch any better than Dillon Gee did the night before. Dillon Gee is a 25-year-old from Cleburne, Texas, whose last name is an expression of wonderment. You don't have that excuse."
• "Stop naming your bats. It was cute when you were striking people out. Now it's just plain weird. If '43' printed on the knob was good enough for Jim McAndrew, it's good enough for you."
• "You're articulate, R.A., but that's value-added. It's not your actual value. Mets fans have each other if they want articulate. And you won't want to hear them articulate what they're thinking if your ERA exceeds the size of your vocabulary."


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Sausage-gravy and biscuits is one of those things. A simple Saturday or Sunday breakfast dish that's so easy it feels goofy to write about it. But maybe you don't know it. I didn't when I first moved in with my husband Mike 20 years ago. He introduced to me to this classic Southern breakfast back then. At first I didn't know what to think of it, but then I fell for its simple, warm savoriness. It's a great way to start a weekend.
OK, so the biscuits I make are a variation on a scones recipe from Bonniers Stora Kokbok, my trusty Swedish cookbook that is falling into pieces (that cross-country motorcycle trip in the rain about 10 years ago did the book no favors, but that's another story). The thing to know about biscuits (and most quick breads) is that you don't want to work the dough much, because the final product will get tough. Just barely mix the dough together, shape it, and pop it in the oven.
Pre-heat the oven to 485 degrees Fahrenheit.
You'll need
- 50 grams unsalted butter
- 450 ml flour (I use a mix of AP and whole wheat)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 200 ml buttermilk (if you don't have any, never fear, you can use milk or cream or half and half instead)
Add the buttermilk (or whatever liquid you end up using) and just mix it into the flour-butter mixture. Don't worry about it being a little crumbly.
Split the dough into two halves. Roll each half into a ball and then flatten it out into a disk on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The disk should be about six inches in diameter. With a butter knife, score each disk into four quarters (don't cut all the way through). Then poke the disks all over with a fork and slide the baking sheet into the oven. Bake for about 11 minutes or until the tops are golden brown. Eat them hot with sausage-gravy, or with butter, or with jam.
Because the taste of the gravy almost exclusively comes from the sausage, make sure that you use good-quality sausage. We get our wonderful sausage from Haskins Family Farm. I am especially fond of using their sage sausage for this recipe. Note that I use loose sausage, instead of links or patties. I just prefer the way it breaks up in the gravy. You can use links or patties, but the flavor just doesn't distribute throughout the gravy as evenly. (Also, use pork sausage. Chicken or turkey sausage won't have enough fat to make the gravy thicken.)
- 1 lb pork sausage (preferably loose, or you can remove the casings)
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- salt and pepper
- thyme
Add the flour to the pan and stir it in. Let the flour cook a bit with the sausage. Let the flour darken as much as you have patience for (the darker, the more flavorful), but don't let it burn.
Add the milk to the pan. Scrape the browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Stir the gravy regularly until it thickens. Add salt and pepper to taste (remember there's salt in the sausage, so start with a pinch and work your way up). Add half a teaspoon of dried thyme (or use any other spice or herb that you like; this gravy is easy to make your own).
Serve the gravy over the biscuits. Enjoy. Then feel sleepy, have another cup of coffee, and read the Sunday paper.


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About FarSide
Next up: MADD is upset about how the name implies it's a beer for those 17 and up.
I assume they will send us all free Hypno Toads and we will become the Amazon Army.
Because, Evil. It only makes sense.
Good points. In addition:
* you can shop at whatever time is convenient to you.
* many many many of the things you buy through Amazon come from small merchants all over the country. Amazon doesn't stock everything themselves
* for my rural self, the convenience of having something shipped to me in 3 or 4 days trumps having to drive 45 min each way to a large store to get a single item in many cases
In short, there are a number of valuable thing, other than pure cost, that lead me to buy many things online.
Although it seems like a "gotcha!" sort of thing, government and Law is not beyond working in contradiction. It's one of its defining features.
They'll come up with some ruling somewhere that will tease apart the SCOTUS ruling and manage to do exactly as you say.
I think you answered your own question.
The threat of force is not insignificant.
data on the phone can endanger no one.
In a perfect world, the onus would still be on the police to get a warrant to connect the private data to the DMV database.
Of course, if anyone believes that would happen without abuse then they aren't paying attention. I get your point.
Sounds like On Demand with Time Warner Cable right now.
Man that thing sucks. I'd almost rather pirate a show than watch it on that horrible box.
I still haven't caught up with Justified because I missed 1 episode 2 years ago, and I don't have Amazon Prime.
I know there are other ways of watching it, but there are other shows that I can get on demand or on Netflix without any extra effort.
So... someday. Maybe.
Well, when you just lump everything together without making any distinctions, then sure.
But when you put stuff in the cloud that doesn't NEED to be in the cloud, then.. I can see the power grab argument, pretty clear.
Water - has to come from somewhere else. Power - has to come from somewhere else. Internet - again, from outside.
A software program that I download and install on my local machine? How the hell is running that a "service"?
Thank you. That was driving me nuts.
Did anyone really expect anything different from the NSA's two biggest defenders in the House?
I call "bullshit" on this.
I have a number of acquaintances who teach and they say the same thing - they HAVE to report it.
Here's how it works: teacher sees it, immediately turns away and pretends she didn't see it. Then... nothing else happens.
Teachers are just as guilty as the admins for hiding behind the whole 'I have no choice" crap.
My wife's friend said she heard a kid make some joke about his dad "beating him if he did that" - she said she knew it was obviously just a joke. And yet... she reported it anyway. Because she "had" to.
No brains. No judgement. No backbone.
I think 'sudo' is appropriate here.
Root access to everything, handing out privilege as they see fit.
In the grand scheme of things, 1000 books isn't really that many.
The shit in a college bookstore that gets re-purchased every year because the previous year's edition had a typo is by FAR a bigger waste of money and paper.
I was going to post the same thing - I'm glad you got it in as the first comment.
Is there something special about this mall?
Has the Kenyan version of the FBI been to mall shootings in America? Ever?
Somehow I doubt it.
"Based on that data alone it may be difficult but give it enough samples the current algorithms can actually make some pretty darn good predictions that even you may not be even aware off yourself."
Agreed. Remember Target predicting a girl was pregnant? That was almost 2 years ago. I'm sure NSA had that kind of stuff well before Target, and far better predictive capacity now.
No. But that was only half of my argument.
Well, no. This is true.
BUT, the robot-repair jobs will require robot-supply services and other robot-related secondary jobs.
Meanwhile, lower cost for some end products or materials could make them turn into higher-order capital goods that can be used to create a whole new industry. These are the things that become the job-producers.
You can't just think about the 1st order jobs created by a new tech.


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2 charged in mentally disabled man's death in Harrison Township
Ronald Duff, 60, found dead at home on Blueridge Drive
A brother and a second housemate of a mentally disabled man have been charged with fatally beating him before his body was found propped up on a couch by police, who were told he had fallen down the stairs.
Allegheny County homicide detectives said 60-year-old Ronald Duff was found dead on a couch at the home on Blueridge Drive in Harrison Township on Oct. 15.
Township Police Chief Mike Klein said there was "evidence of trauma" on the body, including cuts, bruises and scratches.
Police have filed homicide charges against 56-year-old Larry Duff and 22-year-old Jason Link, both of whom lived in the house with Ronald Duff. Larry Duff was also charged with neglect of care of a dependent person.
Police also arrested and charged Larry Duff's wife, Lisa, with simple assault, neglect of care of a dependent person and tampering with evidence.
Last week, police charged Larry Duff and Link with aggravated assault, simple assault, neglect of care of a dependent person and conspiracy. Both men remain in the county jail, awaiting a preliminary hearing.
According to the criminal complaint, the suspects punched and hit Duff in the head with a wooden stick. Neighbor Tony Csizmadia said Larry Duff told him a much different story.
"Larry said his brother fell down the steps. He said his brother fell down the steps and the detectives were questioning him and going over everything," said Csizmadia.
Duff's brother, Jim Duff, said he never thought something like this would happen. He said his brother Ron would have turned 61 on Halloween.
"He was the easiest going person you'd ever want to meet," Jim Duff said. "Ron didn't have one penny's worth of insurance, and he probably didn't have two quarters."
Duff said he did not have the money to claim his brother's body and can't afford the gas for the 100-mile trip to Pittsburgh. He said he just wants to give his brother a proper burial.
"Eventually I'd like to go and have him buried next to my brother Will, and next to my mom," he said.


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Monday, 30 June 2014
Fluttering… and a fairy garden!
Sunday, 29 June 2014
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Saturday, 28 June 2014
Saturday Sketch…
Morning everyone, thank you for taking time out of your Saturday to stop by
I have a new Sketch today and a card by our clever Gretha…
I think this is a lovely layout with many options for moving the elements around
Gretha used our YeeHaa! stamp to make her lovely card…
The circular 'best friends' greeting is one of our Pretty Grungy sentiments
Hope you like it, full details are on Gretha's blog here if you would like to know what else she used
Leave us a comment if you want to be in today's draw, our candy from Thursday goes to…
Well done Glennis, email your address to firstname.lastname@example.com
Have a great day crafters, be sure to pop back tomorrow as I have a lovely project from our Lou to share and some exhibition tickets to give away
Friday, 27 June 2014
Bunny Moon…
Thursday, 26 June 2014
Theme Thursday…
Time for Theme Thursday and after England's disappointingly early exit from the World Cup I thought we'd commiserate, or you can celebrate if your own team got through to the knock out rounds!!
edit - apologies everyone the linky doesn't seem to be working. Because quite a few have visited already I'll draw the winner from the comments, Sorry about that!
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
My Birthday Cake…
Good morning crafters, hope you are well today?
I still have plenty of inspiration to come for your male and sporty cards but I'm taking a break today to share this gorgeous card by Mindy…
Isn't this the cutest image, it's called My Birthday Cake
You can see full details on Mindy's own blog if you would like to know what she used on her lovely card
Leave us a comment if you want a chance to win today's candy. We have a draw every single day and you've got to be in it to win it!
Monday's winner is Irene, congratulations Irene, email your address to email@example.com
Have a good Wednesday all, see you tomorrow for Theme Thursday
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Hanging Around….
Morning all, thanks for stopping by!
If you've ordered the Crafty Kits multi buy you are really going to enjoy using them …and you got a great deal!!
If you weren't around over the weekend here's the offer which is the one that was featured on our recent Create and Craft show. Quite a few people unfortunately missed out on it due to a hiccup on their website so we're happy to be able to honour the deal for a limited time
I have another male card today, this one is by Becky…
She made a 3rd Birthday card for a Nephew but I think this image could be used for many age groups, it's one of our earlier designs and still a popular one
The 'Nephew' wording is one of our useful Sentiment Tags and the paper is from the Father Knows Best pad which goes really well with the kraft card
There's still plenty of time to enter our June challenge which is to make us a male or sporty card. If you've not visited for a while then look back through the June posts for lots of inspiration. Click on the graphic below to see all the challenge details, more inspiration and to enter…
Leave a comment to be in the daily candy draw. Sunday's winner is Jane, well done Jane you won a sheet each of our new sentiments and die cut flowers so please email your address to firstname.lastname@example.com and she'll get those sent out to you
See you tomorrow crafters, have a lovely Tuesday
Monday, 23 June 2014
Guest DT
Good morning crafty friends, I hope you all had a great weekend
I have another beautiful project from Sheri to share with you today, she is joining us throughout June as our Guest Designer
Sheri made a coffee pot to match the Coffee Break image, and a tea bag dispenser... but she said seeing as it's a coffee pot and not a tea pot she made it into a chocolate dispenser instead, what a lovely idea and I wonder if our Lili of the Valley chocolates would fit in there?
The Coffee Break stamp is one of our older ones but still a very popular image and perfect for all your girlie cards
The sentiment is from Simply Sophisticated and the papers are from the scrumptious Timeless Victorian pad - which as you've probably realised by now is Sheri's favourite lol
You can get full details for this amazing project on Sheri's own blog here and there are lots more pictures so you can get a better look at the details
You always leave such lovely comments to encourage our Guest Designers and I know that they are very much appreciated
A candy winner will be drawn from the comments we get today so let us know what you think.
Our winner from Saturday is fame01, well done Sarah, email email@example.com with your address
See you tomorrow everyone, have a good Monday
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Special Offer, Crafty Kits…
Morning all, hope you are having a nice weekend
I want to tell you about an offer we have today, for a limited time (or while stocks last) you can get a bundle of our new Crafty Kits for a special reduced price
We are aware that a lot of you struggled online to find the 3D kits when they were featured on Create and Craft (we're not sure why but they didn't appear on their website) so we are delighted to be able to honour the offer if you missed out on it or weren't able to see the show
You will get kits to make 3 Picnic Hampers, 3 Fold-Over Tag Cards and 3 Mini Baskets, plus loads of sentiments and flowers …and a free set of paper chains!
Worth £23.50 you will pay just £17.99 …and postage is FREE!
These are so new that I didn't have any pictures in the galleries so please excuse the quality of these, I took them on my phone of some of the samples we have in the shop just to show you how fabulous and versatile they are…
These are the mini baskets, so cute for sweeties or little gifts
We've added an organza ribbon bow to one and a few gems to the other but the choice is yours as to how much you trim them up
This is my personal favourite, the amazing fold over tag card, so quick to make and so pretty
You can see how many variations you can get with ribbon, buttons, glitter and gems
The bottom picture has one of our James the Bear toppers added to the tag
This is the adorable picnic basket, again everything is provided. You can choose to embellish if you want but if you prefer not to you can literally pop the pieces out, stick and it's done!
The flowers and sentiments you see on these samples are included, there is a sheet of each in the kits which means you get 3 sheets of each, plenty to keep you going and there's enough to use on your other cards and projects too!
Finally just to show that the free set of paper chains can be put to many other uses. Dawny made this sample card showing that the papers strips can be used for weaving and other paper techniques, how great is that for a freebie!
All the kits are printed with our popular Promises papers so loads of different designs in these gorgeous purple and green colours that you can mix and match
I think whatever your level of crafting you will love them ….and especially with the summer holidays coming up, they are brilliant for the kids!
You can find the offer on the website HERE
Leave us a comment and today's prize will be a sheet each of the flowers and the sentiments
Friday's winner is Crafty, well done, email your address to firstname.lastname@example.com
That was a long post… I hope you're still with me!
Make sure you stop by tomorrow for another beautiful make from Sheri who is our Guest designer for June
Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Cobweb …and a Saturday Sketch
Good morning everyone, the forecast is good so hopefully we will have a sunny weekend and I can get some gardening done. If it's not so nice I won't be complaining because then I'll just have to take myself into the attic to do some crafting!
I have a new Sketch today and a fabulous card made by our Dawny…
This is quite a busy Sketch but I think there are lots of options using the layout as a guide…
Dawny's card is a large one (8x8) which makes a change from the 6x6 ones that our DT usually make
She used papers from the Petal Fresh pad and a greeting from Scroll Sentiments
The little cutie is one of our new 10th Birthday Fairies and she's called Cobweb, she was one of the top sellers from this launch and you all loved her
If you don't like to stamp then you can get this and the rest of the fairy images in our Magical Fairies art pad
Dawny's card is pretty close to the Sketch, she just added a few gems, a bow and a lovely die cut swirl (this is done with a DooHickey die which we do have available in the shop)
Thanks for looking, I've had some great feedback about the Sketches and I'm happy that so many of you are finding them useful
Here's our winner from Theme Thursday…
It's linky entry 8 which is you Sonia Wall. Well done Sonia, please email your address to email@example.com and she'll send you out one of our cute mice stamps
Leave a comment to be in today's draw, don't forget that we have candy every day here on the Ideas to Inspire blog
I'll have a few ideas for using our new crafty kits tomorrow so make sure you stop buy
Have a great Saturday crafters


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|i for one welcome primitive robot recycling overlords
1. Creativity
2. Suspicion of Predictors
3. Comfort with Uncertainty
4. Openness to Experimentation
5. Functional Humility
Some of these come more naturally to me than others. But the article helps explain our success with Fair Trade Recycling [FTR].
Making connections is how I bind my Creativity to the rudder of reality. Seeing people (Geeks of Color) for what they can do rather than for what they cannot do is the Key to numbers #2,- 3, -4. Number 5 is the most challenging. For humility... how long will this FTR opportunity last before there's more "new escrap" coming out of China than we can supply from here... and how long will personal computers even be "a thing??
The "Essential Characteristics" is a good paradigm. This is about creatively solving an "e-waste" problem through more and better trade, seeing a market opportunity, connecting solutions (quality, accountability) with the "ewaste" events in developing world, and having fun. The other suggested viewing for this post is the Mad Men Series episode "The Fog". The opportunities, predictors, uncertainty, and experimentation were all around fifty years ago... except the "emerging market" wasn't overseas. It was women and minorities, markets ignored and impugned right here in our own country, back in 1962.
Suspicion of Predictors: Look at how self-assigned Watchdogs have characterized the six billion people in converging markets. They have successfully gotten the Mainstream Press to buy into their Predictor - sell a device to an African or Chinese and beware the "toxic consequences".
Look at how the non-OECD "Geeks" are depicted. Now remember past marketing campaigns, which tried to marginalize other groups, like women (50% of the world). Imagine running a "femine trade" marketing campaign in the 1950s. As an entrepreneur, you might get beat up. But when previously excluded women become accepted decision makers in the market - as Africans and Chinese are bound to be - money which competitors spent on denigrating campaigns will become a liability. By being open to partnerships with "excluded class" members, you may get an inside track.
|Ratio of OECD to non-OECD
Comfort with Uncertainty, Openness to Experimentation: You must experiment with these markets - sell to them - in order to get admitted into their factories where you can know them, and then you reduce Uncertainty load by load, trade by trade. How can an entrepreneur stay comfortable going against the "E-Steward" current, ignoring dire predictors of primitive, wire burning, incapable buyers?
The "excluded market" of non-OECD is huge. Big, like "women" in the 1960s. The better-off half of non-OECD, about 3 billion people, is getting online at 10 times the rate of growth of OECD nations... but they earn $3,500 per year, one tenth of OECD per capita income. Like women who were getting increasing purchasing influence in the 1950s, but were yet to be treated as equals, its a market opportunity in the rough. It seems crazy and rebellious (to your clients, lenders and sponors) to treat Geeks of Color as equals. But FTR won't have these sneering Madison Avenue Mad Men Ads to be ashamed of as this market opens up with blistering, lightning speed. Douala Cameroun became high speed bandwidth this month. Open the bottle, the genie is knocking...


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CEL school board and superintendent review finances, potential
building projects and issues with new lunch guidelines
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[November 21, 2012]
The Chester-East Lincoln Board
of Education met Nov. 13 for the scheduled monthly meeting. The
evening consisted of a series of small presentations concerning the
school's finances, potential building projects and issues with new
USDA lunch guidelines.
While on
the topic of emergencies, Hamm also said that CEL has set up a new
emergency email address for parents attempting to reach the school
in an emergency. The new address is
Tentative levy presentation
The first presentation was given by
Hamm, and it was on the subject of the proposed tax levy for 2012.
She began with a quick summary of how the tax levy process works:
In November, the
proposed levy is presented to the board of education.
In December, the
levy is passed by the board after any discussion and given to
the county clerk's office.
The following
April, the county clerk releases the equalized assessed
valuation, or EVA, and the extension for the next fiscal year.
In July, the first installment of taxes
is received by the school.
Hamm also reminded those present that the school year is funded
by previous year's tax dollars. For example, the current school year
is funded with 2011 tax dollars.
There is a challenge that lies with presenting a potential tax
levy. The EAV for tax year 2012 has not been determined; the data
should be available next April. Since the law requires that the
county clerk's office collect tax levy data by the last Tuesday of
December, the school has to estimate any potential increase in
residential and commercial property values within the district.
If the board's estimate is too low, they could lose tax dollars.
Estimating too high could cause the public to believe that their
taxes are being raised. Even if the school provides information as
to how property taxation works, the process involved is highly
complex and difficult to understand. It is ideal that the tax levy
remains at 4.99 percent or less.
Hamm's presentation also showed that the district has hit its
maximum levy capacity in all areas except for IMRF, tort immunity
and Social Security. The school is not looking to raise the rates
for those areas, so the overall rate can remain at 2.7, which would
give them just under $1.75 million in tax dollars. As the EAV will
likely be less than last year, the actual tax extension (the
aforementioned $1.75 million), will likely be lower as well.
There will be a public levy hearing Dec. 18 at 5:45 p.m. to
answer any questions the public may have and to vote on the levy.
Education fund analysis
At the question-and-answer session prior to the board meeting,
Hamm gave a brief explanation of the fluctuations in the education
fund over the last 10 years.
The education fund is used primarily to pay teacher salaries and
benefits for teachers.
While some people may believe that the school is spending too
much out of the education fund, the real problem is not the
spending, but much lower revenue to draw on. The school could not
have predicted the educational fallout that began in 2008.
"Say what you will about Blagojevich, but he spent a lot of money
on education," said Hamm.
Between 2008 and 2009, the state withheld nearly $107,000 from
CEL. Furthermore, years like 2009 and 2010 have proven to be
deceptive. While the figures may reflect that the school saw an
increase in revenue in those years, the increase is due to late
payments from 2008. Between the change in state spending and the
late payments, CEL, like other schools, has had a difficult time
adjusting to such financial instability.
Hamm also said that for those interested in tracking the
education fund expenditures, it would be better to look at audits
rather than the budget that is presented. A budget is simply an
estimation of what the school expects to spend, not the actual
figures. Those who are curious can see the past 10 years' worth of
audits at
The bonding process
Tom Crabtree, an employee of Stifel Nicolaus, gave a brief
presentation as to the issuing of financial bonds in order to pay
for any upcoming building projects the board decides to approve.
Crabtree's presentation mainly focused on how much money the
school can spend without raising property taxes. While avoiding an
increase in property taxes, the board could sell bonds in an amount
of up to $2.7 million. However, with the introduction of a 9-cent
tax increase, the board could raise that limit to $3.6 million.
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Crabtree also explained that the board could spend only 80
percent of the sales tax fund, as per state guidelines. This is in
place so the school still retains a financial cushion, should an
issue concerning bond repayment surface.
The board will make a decision by March about selling bonds.
Renovation cost analysis and tentative schedule
Hamm provided a presentation concerning the tentative costs and
schedule of the improvements that could be made to the school. A
five-step process was outlined for the course of the next five
years. Phase one, which involved identifying the problems that need
to be addressed and getting the public involved in the
decision-making, has already been completed.
Phase two, the project development phase, involves finalizing
designs, applying for grants and considering the feasibility of the
projects in terms of health and safety. This phase is expected to
end in January.
Phase two also includes the first wave of improvements that will
be made to the building. These improvements include new floor tile
and carpeting, new windows in the oldest wing, bathroom renovations,
updated electrical and HVAC systems, and renovations to art and
media rooms, as well as the front entrance. In total, the second
phase could cost at least $2.8 million, which does not reflect
potential grant money or any additional remodeling the board wishes
to begin at that time.
Phases three through five would occur between 2014 and 2016 and
would include a number of other renovations that would total another
$600,000 to $800,000.
Food service survey and recommendations
At the board meeting in October, the board discussed various
options to address an issue the school is having with lunches. New
USDA regulations have forced the school to change the lunch menus.
Unfortunately, the children are not necessarily enjoying what is
being served. In trying to find a solution, the school sent a survey
to parents to hear some opinions.
Of the parents surveyed, 72.9 percent want to see the school
change the menu to resemble what is used by other school districts,
like District 27, which uses a "hot lunch" menu. However, such a
change would result in the school having to spend an extra $2,500 to
$4,400 every year. If that were the case, 61.7 percent of the
parents surveyed said they wanted to see the school use disposable
trays and utensils, which would still require the extra $2,500.
Parents were also asked their thoughts on abandoning the new
guidelines in favor of meals more preferable to the students.
Unfortunately, such a change would result in the school having to
charge $4 per day for lunch, due to the withdrawal of the funding
that accompanies these guidelines. Of the parents surveyed, 76.6
percent said the school should stay with the guidelines, despite the
strict nature of the new regulations.
Finally, the survey asked if parents would like to see an a la
carte line for students to purchase extra food. Of the parents
surveyed, 64.6 percent said yes. However, the school would have to
hire an additional staff member to manage the line, lunch periods
would have to be extended, and an extra $600 would have to be spent
in order to buy an additional laptop and card scanner to track
With the likely change to tray lunches, the school has a little
more room to provide a menu that students will want to eat, but the
board will continue to work on the issue.
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Starting any new business – let along a genealogy business – isn't easy and I often look for inspiration in various areas. While the typical sources include looking at similar businesses and looking at many blog posts, articles and online content, every so often you stumble upon something that makes you go "whoa."
We're not talking that cute inspirational saying that you re-tweet or a motto graphic you share with your Facebook friends or pin to a board on Pinterest. We're talking something you take to heart, you study constantly, you actually order as a poster for your office . . . and you marvel at not only its complexity but also its simplicity. Such is the case for Sister Corita's Rules (click the image above to embiggen).
Who Was Corita Kent?
Corita Kent was an artist and a nun in the order in the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She was also an educator and taught art at the Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, California whose work in the field of serigraphs had a profound interest on modern art in the 1960s and 1970s. It is likely that you've seen work by Sister Corita although you may not realize the name of the artist.
For more information on Sister Corita, see How a Screenprinting Nun Changed the Course of Modern Art (via Gizmodo).
Sister Corita's Rules
Rule 1
Find a place you trust and then try trusting it for a while.
Rule 2
General duties of a student:
Pull everything out of your teacher.
Pull everything out of your fellow students.
Rule 3
General duties of a teacher:
Pull everything out of your students.
Rule 4
Consider everything an experiment.
Rule 5
Be self-disciplined. This means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them.
To be disciplined is to follow in a good way.
To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.
Rule 6
Nothing is a mistake. There's no win and no fail. There's only make.
Rule 7
The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It's the people who do all of the work all the time who eventually catch on to things.
Rule 8
Don't try to create and analyze at the same time. They're different processes.
Rule 9
Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.
Rule 10
"We're breaking all of the rules. Even our own rules. And how do we do that by leaving plenty of room for x quantities." John Cage
Helpful hints: Always be around. Come or go to everything. Always go to classes. Read anything you can get your hands on. Look at movies carefully, often. Save everything it might come in handy later. There should be new rules next week.
Where do you find inspiration?
Whether you've started your own genealogy business, or you're an amateur genealogist – what inspires you and where do you go for inspiration?
©2014, copyright Thomas MacEntee


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By 2020, when wind could be providing 15% of Europe's electricity, the additional cost incurred by this variability is about €1/MWh and may be more. Yet, if the European electricity system can be managed as a single entity, then these balancing costs can be reduced by over 30%.
Increasing the number of transmission connections where they are inadequate will lower the additional costs to consumers by smoothing the wind variations and enabling states to draw on reserves from their neighbours or export surplus electricity when the wind power production exceeds national demand.
With the recent allocation by the European Commission of over €903 million to electricity interconnection projects, this looks increasingly likely. Additional transmission may also be needed to bring wind power from regions with plentiful resources, such as northern Germany, to the urban and industrial centres where there is a high demand for power.
While the variation in wind is an issue when increasing its share on the network, it is precisely because of the variation that it should be integrated into the European electricity system rather than be run on a separate wind-only grid. Economies of scale will help to reduce the balancing costs, and most of the hardware and software needed to manage wind variability is already in existence.
All electricity networks need to manage unpredictable fluctuations in consumer demand and plant breakdowns. They do this by looking at the performance of the system as a whole, rather than by focusing on any one type of plant. Because thermal plant outputs, such as nuclear, coal and gas-fired power generators can break down without warning when components fail, they are truly intermittent.
This can pose a greater threat to the stability of the electricity networks than the relatively benign fluctuations of power output from wind installations. Short-term operational reserve (see Integrating the variable, below right) ensures that backup production is available to cope with unexpected power fluctuations in the short term, and the plant margin - the excess of installed capacity over and above the expected peak demand, as backup - ensures that there is always adequate power available to meet consumer demands.
Wind is variable, not intermittent
When considering the introduction of variable renewables sources, such as wind, it is important to preserve the economies of scale from an integrated electricity network, as that minimises the additional costs to consumers.
The UK's National Grid, having researched the incidence and variations of wind speeds, stated that it does not expect wind to pose a major problem for stability and that it can be adequately managed, adding that an integrated electricity network can diversify and average out the individual fluctuations in output across the whole system.
Just as diversity smooths demand fluctuations, so it also smooths wind power variations. While the output from a single wind farm can change from zero to its maximum within an hour, over the whole of western Denmark's 2.4GW of wind the maximum hourly change observed is about 480MW, or 20% of the rated capacity. For half of the time, the change in output fluctuates by only 2% of the rated capacity, demonstrating a degree of predictability.
Coping with fluctuations
The effects of operating an electricity network with wind are often discussed without any reference to the fluctuations in demand that already need to be managed. Adding wind is not a straightforward process, but as electricity systems already have provision for dealing with unexpected mismatches between supply and demand, no special additional measures are needed to integrate wind energy in modest amounts of up to around 25%.
Beyond that, a little wind may need to be curtailed on a few occasions (see Integrating the variable, below), but grid operators do not foresee a technical limit. Wind fluctuations are managed by scheduling additional short-term operating reserves, usually in the form of part-loaded thermal or hydro plants, and which are readily available. Additional costs incurred are modest, generally adding less than 1% to domestic bills with 20% wind on the grid (the average EU consumer price is about €14/MWh, and 20% wind adds about €1.3/MWh).
There are various ways of mitigating the extra costs of the variability of wind, mostly with concepts that already exist or are under active development (see left). Many aim to cut the extra costs of operating electricity systems with high renewables input, rather than focusing exclusively on the wind itself.
Others, such as electric cars, electric space- and water-heating, and the hydrogen economy, may come to fruition for reasons quite separate from wind. The most obvious wind concepts, better wind forecasting and high offshore productivity, reduce costs specifically for wind. Demand-side management, storage and more international connections reduce costs to the electricity system as a whole.
Overall effects of mitigation measures
Precise estimates for savings from the mitigating measures noted overleaf cannot easily be made, but it is possible that the various measures will reduce the extra costs by 30% or more. The prospects for improved wind forecasting are very good and the most significant savings would be at the higher levels of wind energy penetration. And the economic justification of additional international connections should also consider the overall benefits to the complete system, the need to strengthen links in the existing European network and also to transport power efficiently from the new generation of offshore wind farms.


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Sometimes I want to replace something in a file, and see if my pattern did not match things I don't want to replace. The Vim solution is to use 'c' flag for the substitute command, though sometimes I don't want to go through every substitution. Here is my simple solution, which prints every line which matches the pattern, then makes the substitution, and then prints it again, so you can compare if the changes are ok.
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Volume/Issue: 38/1
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Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2001
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451953299.022
Keywords: monetary fund, financial crisis, monetary union, asian crisis
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Purgatory is an intermediate place for the souls of dead people who were too sinful to go straight to Heaven but do not deserve Hell either.
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Roman Catholics believe that those guilty of minor sins need purification before they become fit to be with God in Heaven and this purification involves severe torture for a finite period. The Bible does not mention Purgatory but Roman Catholics interpret some passages as referring to it.
If the work which any man has built on the foundation [which is Christ] survives, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire" (1 Cor 3: 14-15). [1]
There is a similar problem as with the Problem of Hell as to why a loving God cannot purify sinners without inflicting extreme suffering. Roman Catholics pray for the souls of departed loved-ones, they also pay priests to say mass and ease the souls of deceased loved ones through Purgatory.
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Please explain why you put sealer on the intake BOLTS? I've heard of this, but never have I seen it in actual practice. We often get engines in "loaded up" with bubba-cone (vernacular for RTV). Never quite understood it.
Agreed, if you must use RTV, "Ultra-Black" is the best stuff for engines. Drops in the corners where gaskets and parts "meet" is all we use. Occasionally, we'll use it on the "ends" of the intakes for small blocks. Usually, we use the
peel and stick" gasket that comes with the Felpro Performance stuff, and a drop of RTV in the corners. No leaks.
For sealing bolt threads, RTV is too thick. It will alter your torque readings. We use Permatex "Aviation". Super 300 and "Indian Head" are similar. You brush on a TINY bit in the threads. You still get accurate torque readings AND no leaks.
When it comes to sealants, if a little is enough, a lot is NOT better. Where two machined surfaces come together, a paper gasket "dry" is far and away the most effective method of sealing.
We've rebuilt several over the years where the bearings or oil pump were "taken out" by excessive RTV in the system.
rtv on manifold
The info on the package says Permatex Ultra Black Maximum Oil Resistance RTV Silicone Gasket Maker. The High Temp info does not have oil resistance on the package anywhere. Permatex High-Temp RTV Silicone Gasket maker will probably eventually leak if used around oil.
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I installed an aluminum intake manifold on a sbc 350 last night. I did not have any of the black RTV so I used the regular high temp on the ends as well as on the bolts. I also used some Teflon tape on the bolts. Am I ok with the regular high temp. I know the black stuff is supposedly formulated for the intake manifolds. I really dont see what the difference could possibly be.
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Optimists looking for fresh signs of a recessionary bottom will have to wait until next week to find more evidence -- as indicated by Friday's payrolls report -- that the worst is over.
"This week is a tough week because there isn't anything to sink our teeth into," says one such optimist, Robert Brusca, chief economist at Fact & Opinion Economics.
At best, there's the weekly initial jobless claims Thursday, which could confirm what some see as part of a recent trend suggesting improvement is near.
The more heavyweight data, however, comes next week with monthly reports on the retail, housing and industrial sectors.
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"The key is in things like orders for manufactured goods, home sales, car sales," says David Resler, chief economist at Nomura Securities. "Those are going to tell us how close to a bottom we are."
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March retail sales, due out April 14, certainly will be a headline report.
"Retail sales is all important," says Ram Bhagavatula, managing director at the hedge fund, Combinatorics Capital. "You need to see persistent increases in retail sales."
Right now, momentum is heading in the right direction. Sales climbed in both January and February after an extraordinary and highly unusual two-quarter contraction in the second half of 2008.
Based on surprisingly strong auto sales data for March, released last week, the consensus for March retail sales has brightened to possibly a third consecutive monthly increase. Excluding autos, sales are expected to rise 0.7 percent, according to Briefing.com's survey.
"Auto sales are kind of encouraging," says Brusca, who says it's still too soon to say which way the headline retail sales number will go. "The consumer is holding up his end of the bargain."
That may also finally be true of housing. Housing starts and building permit data scheduled for release April 16 may show another increase.
"We may be at the point where builders need to start putting up homes again," says Resler. Though much has been made of the glut in new homes in the past two years, inventory has shrunk sharply and is now near historically normal levels. In addition, "inventory may not be evenly dispersed," says Resler.
More indicative housing data -- existing and new home sales -- however, won't be out until April 23-24.
If retail and housing are indeed in the process of bottoming, then there may be another pleasant surprise next week—the University of Michigan's preliminary report on consumer sentiment in April.
"I think you could get a little bounce there, reflecting the improvement in the stock market," says Bank of America Securities Chief Economist Mickey Levy, who emphasizes that the index has been hovering at a very low level."
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Levy and others say consumption may be stabilizing but the production side of the economy isn't there yet; capacity utilization and industrial production data from the Federal Reserve next week (April 15) should underscore that.
Industrial production is expected to fall 1.4 percent in March, according to the Briefing.com consensus, matching February's decline.
"Businesses right now are in the mode of slashing production and employment," says Levy. "It will continue in that mode until product demand returns."
"If consumption keeps up, it will force a lot of producers to start up again," says Bhagavatula, who says once-big inventories are being whittled away as part of a standard correction. "The sharper it is, the better it is for growth," he explains.
Resler points to what may be both a leading indicator, for the consumption-production cycle rebound.
General merchandise stores, such as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST), have now increased employment for fourth straight months. For instance, Dollar General recently said it plans to create up to 4,000 jobs this year as it opens 450 new stores
Resler "interprets that … as part of the process of making sure they have the staff to clear out the inventory and get goods from the warehouse to the stores. If you are putting in place aggressive sales promotions, you better have the staff to help move the merchandise. Whether it is temporary or transitory remains to be seen."
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I call this a reverse number guessing game because usually the computer would generate a number for you to guess, but I want the computer to guess my number by guessing randomly in decreasing ranges depending on if I say too high or too low.
The biggest problem I'm having is making the range of the random number be correct. It likes to guess numbers out of the range.
The computer starts off by giving me a number from 1 - 100. Then i type in "th", "tl", or "co" (too high, too low, correct).
If I say too low the lowest number in the range should change to the previous guess and same for if i say too high (but it gets set to the previous highest number instead of previous lowest).
This should decrease the range of the random generator until it gets to the point where the range is so small that the computer can only guess my number or it might just get lucky before that (just like a human).
Here's the code:
import java.util.*; public class computer_guess { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner console; console = new Scanner(System.in); Random aRandom = new Random(); int prev_low = 1, prev_high = 100, guess = aRandom.nextInt(prev_high) + prev_low, guesses = 0; // long time = 0; boolean win = false; String feedback; while(!win) { System.out.println("My guess is: " + guess); feedback = console.nextLine(); // if(feedback.equals("tl") || feedback.equals("th") || feedback.equals("co")) { if(feedback.equals("tl"))//too low { prev_low = guess; System.out.println(feedback); } else if(feedback.equals("th"))//too high { prev_high = guess; System.out.println(feedback); } else if(feedback.equals("co"))//correct { System.out.print("Yay, I WIN!"); win = true; System.out.println(feedback); } guess = aRandom.nextInt(prev_high) + prev_low; //++guesses; //feedback = " "; //System.out.print(feedback); } } } }


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No sooner had the Washington Post announced that its two warehouses were for sale than Bingo … council announces that they have had one of their "back room" executive sessions wherein they decided to alter the zoning code on the waterfront. All this with two court cases yet to be decided.
In my many years of following the activities of the council, I have ascertained that most of these non transparent executive sessions have resulted in decisions detrimental to the community. This nefarious mode of operation has just got to stop, as it goes totally against the principles of transparency and fairness in deciding critical community issues.
The city manager has spent the last few months pumping his "What's Next Alexandria" agenda. This is a program that the manager and his minions have pushed hard in order to re-establish some degree of trust within the community after having made so many bad land use decisions during the last year. Well, Mr. City Manager your program has just imploded. There is no way we will ever believe that you, your staff or even the City Council can be trusted to give the taxpayers a chance to dialogue with them before making critical land use decisions in our great city. All of you deserve a big vote of no confidence and should be replaced at the earliest opportunity.
Townsend A. "Van" Van Fleet