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Fair Plaza Garage
The City of Tyler determined a parking garage was a key component to the continued vitality of downtown. The Fair Foundation has been a long time supporter of Tyler and downtown for many years. Their contribution of this property fit perfectly with the city's plans for additional parking. Its location on Broadway is great for easily identifying downtown parking. The location also created a challenge to the goals of visual improvements to the streetscapes in downtown. The city tasked Butler Architectural Group with developing a design that disguised the structural components of the garage.
Butler Architectural Group completed a lengthy facade study to determine the architectural appearance appropriate to the location. Butler's goal with all their projects is for it to be grounded where it is located. Our studies circled around until an idea to represent buildings from the past that were in downtown. Citizens of Tyler who remember downtown will notice sections of the façade that resemble the Blackstone Hotel and Tyler Commercial College. This historical representation makes this garage specifically unique to Tyler.
Azul is a multi-use project located along the Old Jacksonville Highway commercial corridor. The building will contain commercial type businesses on the first level. The design will accommodate a restaurant and multiple retail stores. Sidewalks are designed to encourage the idea of a shopping village or main street. Café tables and landscape elements work together to support the enjoyment of an early morning coffee, an afternoon tea or an evening cocktail.
The sidewalk café experience is enhanced in the evening with LED RGB energy efficient lighting. This lighting can paint the building any color to coincide with events. For example, the building can be pink to promote the activities surrounding Komen cancer awareness. Other events to celebrate could include Christmas and New Years.
Other features of the building are the activities associated with roof-top. A neighborhood style restaurant promoting the village atmosphere and casual lounging is in a tower style element for easy identification. The open roof area will be available for events such as social gatherings, weddings, receptions, corporate celebrations and community events.
Downtown Tyler's resurgence of activity has been led by the opening of the Liberty Theater on the square. The Liberty hosts symphony concerts, music events for country, rock, jazz, folk and many other types. Recent activities have included live comedy improv performances. Each fall, the Liberty Theater is the performance venue for downtown Tyler's Gallery Main Street's movie shorts. Gallery Main Street's movie shorts attracted 70 submissions. Eight of these were from out of the United States.
The attention brought to downtown Tyler by the Liberty Theater's music events, movie shorts, Gallery Main Street's art walks has been a key in the revitalization of downtown life.
Bellwood is a development adjacent to the City of Tyler's Lake Bellwood. The lake is outside the west loop adjacent to the Cascades. In addition to receiving surface run-off for the water supply, it has several natural springs adding to the supply. This dual supply maintains water level and keeps the water clear and cool.
Bellwood is a resort planned to have 230 beds and multiple condominium towers. The resort is aiming for 4 Star status. Its offerings include variable sized meetings spaces with break-out rooms, multiple restaurants and bars, spa zone, fitness trainers with the fitness space and non-powered boating options for Lake Bellwood.
The resort/condominium and Lake Bellwood are positioned along a significant bicycle/walking trail system. This allows for multiple modes of transportation connection throughout Tyler.
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
An Ode to the Ann Arbor News Food Section
Going through the boxes is bittersweet, because our local newspaper has met it's demise. The Ann Arbor News will cease publishing in July. As far as newspapers go, I can't say it was a great one - the locals snidely nicknamed it the Ann Arbor "Snooze" and would supplement it with a subscription to the New York Times Sunday paper. Indeed, the Ann Arbor News often cribbed stories from the Times or the Washington Post instead of writing their own stories. But I looked forward to the kooky letters to the editor, Jim Carty's sports columns, and most of all, the Wednesday food section. It did it's share of cribbing recipes from more famous newspaper food sections, featuring recipes from Mark Bittman or or J.M. Hirsch, which I often enjoyed, but it also had lots of local recipes, too.
A favorite feature of the the Ann Arbor News' food section was the Kitchen Mailbox. People would write in asking for recipes from local restaurants, and the News would try to track them down for you. There were countless requests from ladies of a certain age for their favorite Bill Knapp's recipes, after Bill Knapp's changed their menu and the senior citizens quit going there and the whole Michigan based chain went belly up. Also often requested were recipes from old time German restaurants that used to be an Ann Arbor mainstay, but gave way to fancier hot spots. Even I got into the act and once asked them for help getting the recipe for hot and sour soup like they serve at Kosmo's Deli in Kerrytown. They were unable to get the secret recipe. When I went in there, the owner Don who is one of the nicest people in the world, thanked me for writing in because it caused a run on the soup. He didn't give me the recipe, but he told me the ingredients and so I tried to make it at home myself, and did a pretty good job replicating it.
The two names that come up constantly when I go through almost 20 years of food section clippings are Catherine Arcure and Marge Biancke. I don't know Catherine and Marge, but they seem like old friends of mine. Their recipe writing style included names of their friends, such as "Jane's Lemon Ice". I once bought Catherine Arcure's cookbook that was published in 1993 on her 25th anniversary with the News that features a compendium of recipes from the paper. Catherine and Marge, whoever they are, seemed to have a lot of friends with good recipes. Also featured in these yellowed pages of the News were lists of the great cooking classes that were held each week at the now defunct cooking emporium Kitchen Port. I remember eagerly awaiting for cooking classes taught by Craig Common. Once KP moved from Kerrytown, I forgot to shop there, and I think there were many people like me who felt the same way. It was sad when they closed at the end of last year. The economy and the Internet did them in, just like the Ann Arbor News. I'm finding that I buy most of my kitchen gadgetry at garage sales these days. I get most of my local news from the Ann Arbor Chronicle, (even though I wish they had a regular recipe section) and even Jim Carty quit and went back to school and now I read his blog on the Internet instead.
It will probably take me the rest of the afternoon to clip all these recipes I wanted to try...and my goal will be to try them and blog about them eventually. I'll clip all the local recipes and feature them in blog posts in the future. Without the Ann Arbor News Section, where would we find a recipe for the Old German's Meat Patties? I clipped that recipe back in the 90s when the Old German closed. Haven't made them for myself yet, but I will soon, I promise!
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- Sharon Carty said...
Aw ... nice item. You're right, that piece of the newspaper will surely be missed. Hopefully they'll keep something like it in the new online version ...
Ahh, brings back memories. One recipe I would love to find is the potato salad that was served at the Old German Restaurant. It was a cold salad, the potatoes were shredded, it had green onions, and a vinegar based dressing. At one time it was sold at the small deli where Dexter and Huron Sts come together.
- Cynthia said...
Here it is - the Old German potato salad recipe http://motherskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/08/ann-arbor-old-german-restaurant-potato.html
Does anyone have the recipe for the Stage Door restaurant's Seafood Chowder? Circa early 80's. I know it was published in a local paper but I can't find it online. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks!

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Tian Lipu was born in Anguo of Hebei Province in October 1953. He received higher education in the China Science and Technology University where he won his Master of Science degree.
From May 1981 to March 1998, he worked for the former Chinese Patent Office and served successively as deputy division director, division director, and deputy director general of the Patent Re-Examination Board. He then took the post as deputy director general of the Electrical Invention Examination Department of the Office. In the same period, he went to Germany as a visiting scholar to conduct research at the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law. He also did research in the European Patent Office, the German Patent Office and the German Patent Court on patent laws and system.
Since March 1998, he has been working in the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and served successively as the deputy director general and then the director general of the Automation Department of the Patent Office under the SIPO.
In March 2001, he became the deputy commissioner of the SIPO and in June 2005, he was officially appointed as the commissioner of the organization. In addition, Mr. Tian is also the head of three subordinate units under the SIPO, namely, the commissioner of the Patent Office, the director general of the Patent Re-Examination Board and the dean of the China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC).
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And the winner is....
The Hermione Mitten...I agreed with everyone that I should honor what my KMKS pal likes and keep in mind she is a newer knitter. I could not resist buying the Diamond Patch Mittens pattern at my LYS. After looking it over, it would indeed be daunting to a new knitter - it's a little daunting to me, and I am not that new. We'll see. I also ended up buying some Berroco alpaca in worsted weight as well as a skein of Cascade 220 Quattro for my swapping pal (the pattern calls for Cascade 220), as well as the DPNs to make them up. Now to get started on my felted bag for the kit - I'm doing this pattern. I thought it could be extra awesome if I motivate myself to put a funkified brocade lining in it and a Noni flower broach on the outside, but bag first right?!
While at the LYS, since I had a fabulous gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket, I also got a Romi shawl pin. (Though they charged more than I could have gotten it from Scout, doh! Lesson learned...) I am nearing the nupps portion of my Swallowtail Shawl - but so far, so good. I'm thinking this gorgeous pin will help inspire me to get 'er done. You can go over to Scout's Swag and pick your own - she had this awesome martini shaped one that sold out - but I bet she'll have more coming, AND her customer service is excellent (not to mention her prices are suggested retail at most:o)!
Go look at Nell's new Yarntini at Chicken Knits! Yarn envy!
I also want to make these cables booties like Susie's! She likes Yarntini too - maybe I should start a fan club?!
Happy New Year! I'm off to make Scout's Kick Ass Cosmos! They really are kick-ass!


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Yup I went missing pretty much straight after starting this blog. That's mostly because I didn't have anything running related to write, given that a couple of days later my colleague stood on my pinky toe and managed somehow to break it (still hurts months later!). No running for me for six weeks.
After this, I caught the flu and came down with bronchitis – happens every winter. Another two weeks off.
By this time I was feeling pretty damned sorry for myself. The last thing I felt like doing was running. I wanted to curl up on the sofa with a glass of wine and a good book, not go running. Because I'd forgotten what it makes you feel like.
Some people say they don't understand runner's high. Don't get it at all, or have to run for hours to benefit from it. It hits me about 20 minutes into a run, and on a good day it makes me feel like I could run forever and ever and ever. It's my Red Bull. It gives me wings.
What reminded me?
The invention of the Blerch by the Oatmeal. Or rather, the putting down on paper of a real entity (I believe in the Blerch!) and his account of why he runs. Which is so terrifyingly similar to why I run that it makes me think that all runners might just secretly have greedy, lazy dysfunctional fat kids inside them just screaming to get out. Or maybe that's just me and the Oatmeal, although given the resonance the Blerch has had I think the former scenario is looking likely.
So off I go again, running, from fat to Florence, for Strathcarron yes, but also to beat the Blerch.
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It is so frustrating when you can only have one live link on Instagram and that is in your bio. But not any more thanks to a great little system called Linktree.
Linktree Helps Your Instagram Marketing
The Problem
On Instagram you cannot have clickable links in your post. There is just one place for a clickable link and that is in your profile bio. The problem is which link do you pick to put there? It is so frustrating to post a new blog post or a new piece of art for sale and not be able to put a clickable link with the actual post. Yes you can put the URL but that relies on people to copy and paste the link.
The Solution
Linktree provides a great solution. It gives you a unique URL that you can put in your bio. That URL leads to a drop down menu of clickable links that you can organise to suit you. Sounds good? Well that is because it is.
What Does The Linktree Free Version Offer?
The free version provides you with unlimited links in your 'tree', click tracking for each link and a selection of themes so you can customise how things look.
This image shows you the appearance themes on the left and how it appears on a mobile device on the right.
I was delighted to be able to select colours for my links that match my own art website. You get more of an idea of that from this image. But you can also click on my Linktree URL and have a look at how it works from the customer perspective when they click on the link from Instagram.
Adding Links To Your Linktree
Adding links could not be any easier. Just type in the title of the link (which you can amend at any time) and put in the URL for it. A link can be turned on or off. You can also change the order of the links so that if something is more topical, or you are pushing a particular campaign leading to a particular website you can put that at the top.
What is really helpful is that on the right hand side, as you can see in the screenshot, you can see how it is all going to look to the public. That means you can adjust it until you are happy with it.
To the left hand side of each link is a black area with three dots. You can use that to move the link up or down in the tree as you wish. So, for example, I am currently engaged in a special promotion on my art prints so that link has been moved to the top and the title customised. As another example, I introduced a new Classic Car and Motorcycle Collection to my online gallery and as I was promoting that heavily over a few days that had a turn at the top of the list.
Information and Complete Control
There are three symbols with each link, a clock (only available with the Pro version, see below), a graph which gives you how many times that link has been clicked and a bin so that you can delete the link if necessary.
What Does the Linktree Pro Version Offer?
Linktree Pro costs $6 per month and has some great features. As well as a day by day breakdown of traffic to your links it allows team access to manage the Linktree. It offers more choice in customisation and style and you can change the title of the Linktree URL. Probably one of the most useful features, however, is the ability to schedule links to go live in line with scheduled posts.
The Verdict
I have been using the Linktree free version for several months now and I love it. It is easy to use, takes the headache out of the 'non-clickable link' issue on Instagram and you can see how many times each link is clicked. I can really recommend it!
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My art covers a range of subjects, reflecting my Brighton background, my life in Italy, the countryside and my love for animals. But I work from the heart so all pieces are developed with a little piece of me and contribute to the mood of the room in which they sit.
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Shopping Seasonally
Dietitian Dialogues
February 21, 2010
Today's global marketplace allows shoppers to experience cuisines and cultures through a selection of foods from around the world, while indulging in their favorite produce year round. Unfortunately, this luxury, especially with regard to perishable items, is not only racking up the global food industry footprint, but is also increasing the dollars spent on high priced, out-of-season produce. In response to consumer demand and a collective moral environmental responsibility, we must all make the move towards living more sustainably in our daily life. Supporting shoppers in their quest to shop seasonally is a great place to start.
Seasonal produce is tastier, more nutritious and thus healthier. Why? Fruits and vegetables that are meant to grow during certain times of the year are able to withstand the specific environmental conditions generally associated with that season. This results in produce that is able to adequately extract the vitamins and minerals from the soil. The season specific fruits and vegetables in customer's carts and on their plates are therefore more nutrient dense.
Choosing what is in season in your area, state, or neighboring state also means that the produce has traveled fewer miles to your plate. This "time and travel" aspect of fresh produce is especially important to vital nutrients. For example, spinach stored at room temperature loses between 50 to 90% of its vitamin C within one day of harvest. Time and exposure to light are two other big "nutrient killers." Light destroys folic acid, while vitamin Cs, E, and the B vitamins are sensitive to time. Produce that is picked green in order to survive long distance transport contains far less of these vital nutrients as compared to fresh, locally picked produce.
Another advantage of shopping seasonally? Saving money. Knowing which fruits and vegetables are in season gives consumers a leg up on what's least expensive. Out of season items, although hard to identify because the produce section in the market doesn't seem to change much year round, are always more expensive. They have traveled farther and are more difficult to produce, transport and keep fresh, which results in more dollar signs at the checkout – and more expensive food waste for stores.
Reducing our footprint is yet another benefit. Choosing to stock your store with more local, seasonal foods virtually eliminates the environmental damage caused by shipping foods thousands of miles. Remember, it is not just the gas guzzling refrigerated trucks, but tankers, temperature-controlled storage centers at ports and distribution centers, and the impact of our individual stores and customer trips to and from the market that affect our carbon footprint. The food industry on a whole contributes to an estimated 29% of global warming. Stocking more seasonal produce, as can be imagined, cuts down significantly on our environmental impact.
If shopping based on what's in season has so many benefits, then why aren't more consumers shopping this way? Part of the problem is that they just don't know exactly what's in season. This becomes an even bigger problem in winter months, when our food emotions take over and the only thing anyone can think of is a seasonally summer juicy fruit!
To help consumers choose what's best for their bodies, wallets, and the environment, clearly label fruits and vegetables that are in season. Also, make sure customers are well informed about the advantages of eating seasonally. This will reinforce the benefits of fresh produce and will ultimately result in more scans at the checkout. Encourage them to try new fruits and vegetables by including recipes that feature what's in season as well. Including a little "what's in season" column in your market's newsletter or in a convenient location in the produce section will also help customers plan menus and enjoy the tastiest seasonal treats.
Some typical winter fruits and vegetables include grapefruit, tangerines, oranges, pears, broccoli, avocado, Swiss chard, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, snow peas, sweet potatoes, and cranberries – depending on which part of the country you live in. Enjoy!
Amanda Rubizhevsky, MPH, currently writes for SupermarektGuru.com, SG|B2B as well as for The Lempert Report; she is also responsible for developing in-store health and nutrition educational programs for retailers. Amanda obtained her Masters Degree in Public Health Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, with a specific focus on Vitamin D and sun exposure.
As a nutritionist working for a supermarket, you have a unique outlook on how retailers are increasing health awareness at the store level and the kind of questions that shoppers ask. Each month, we'll be featuring a guest column, written by a nutritionist, that communicates this point of view on a variety of topics. And we want to hear from you. If you are a supermarket nutritionist interested in sharing your perspective and insights, we would love to help you share your thoughts! Please contact Allison Bloom at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Well, I did it. And I survived. Barely.
Since I hadn't run a step since the half-marathon in May, I knew it was going to be hard and that I was going to pay for it. And before the end of the first mile, I wanted to die. But stubbornness prevailed for a while.
The first mile was all in the sun, and even though it was only 8am and it wasn't that hot out yet, there wasn't a lick of a breeze and it felt HOT. The second mile wasn't so bad - it wound in and out of a bunch of buildings (so much so that it seemed like a drunk designed that portion of the course) so there was quite a bit of shade.
The third mile was totally out in the sun again. And while we don't have real hills in this part of Kansas, there was enough of one that I had to give up and walk for a bit. I was mad and frustrated by that point, but I also tried to give myself a little bit of slack since I did this one (stupidly) without training at all.
Once I got up that hill, the course made another sharp turn and headed toward the finish line (and it was downhill!) so I knew I could make it. I spotted The Dude and the boys waiting at the bottom near the finish line, and seeing them always makes it better.
So I did it. My time was not fabulous by any stretch of the imagination, but I did it. I'm not in it for speed or medals or prizes - it's only for my own personal goals. And now I have a little bit more motivation to get busy and train over the next few weeks so that I can do the race in PA without dying on the mountains.
But the question remains: did I tutu?
|He missed the shot when I was flipping him off.
I did not tutu. I just wasn't feeling the tutu, although I brought both of them along to the race before I made my decision. I decided that the sparkly sequins were a little more festive for the 4th of July than the tutu was.
However, The Dude did tutu momentarily - at least long enough for me to get a picture.
|What a stud.
I do have to give him a shout out though. He's not feeling well - some kind of summer bug - and honestly, he was downright miserable. But he dragged himself out of bed to go along with us this morning to keep an eye on the boys and act as my photographer. I couldn't do this stuff without him, and I appreciate him more than words can say.
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squat toilets, South East Asia has never really been at the top of my travel list and yet, here I am, relaxing in an air conditioned hotel room in Ho Chi Minh City, recuperating from a fairly long travel day.
Several times lately, I've been asked why we chose Vietnam as a holiday destination, most recently by the dude at the car parking place last night-
" So, what takes you to Vietnam?"
With a red eye departure of midnight, I'd already had a long day so I gave the obvious answer of,
"A plane, I reckon!"
but it did give me cause to reflect on our decision making process.
It was actually a series of unfortunate events that led to this trip. Usually September is reserved for domestic travel but this year our spring vacation travel buddies are out of action while Maddy has chemo and it didn't feel right to be exploring other parts of Aus without them so we started exploring reasonably close, off shore options. Back in January, Sophie had a trip to Vietnam planned but a nasty injury to her partner put that trip on hold. And then, in serendipitous fashion, I was googling possible birthday gifts one afternoon just before Sophie's birthday and a super flight deal to Vietnam appeared in a pop up ad. Lots of people hate how the internet tracks their clicks and anticipates their every need but I quite like the way it tells me what I need before I even think of it. Killing two birds with one stone I sorted our September holidays and Soph's birthday present all in one. Of course by the time I paid for visas and vaccinations (not to mention baggage and food on the plane), it wasn't quite the bargain basement deal I started with, but c'est la vie.
We almost didn't make it onto the plane because coming through duty free we were offered a whiskey tasting. Never one to decline a free drink, I knocked back the minuscule shot in one go and in my greedy haste it caught in my throat. A coughing fit ensued and then something worse. It felt like a boa constrictor had hold of my neck. I couldn't breathe and just for a second I actually thought I might die. Luckily I had my own personal footy trainer with me and eventually some air trickled it's way back into my lungs. Dr Google tells me I suffered a laryngeal spasm. It's put me off whiskey until at least the end of this holiday!
Our flights were with Air Asia and the amount of raised eyebrows I got when I mentioned that to people had me a little worried but, apart from some general grottiness and an unfortunate incident with an unlocked toilet door, our flights today were on time and stress free. We were even lucky enough to have empty seats around us on both legs, giving us the luxury of a little more space.
A 5 1/2 hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur was tiresome but not the end of the world.
Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City in the middle of the day in the wet season is like being thrown into a maelstrom of rain and car horns and motorbikes. It's a jaw dropping experience to travel through the streets in a taxi surrounded by hundreds of motorcycles, all traveling seemingly in different directions with no actual rules as to who gives way to whom. If we thought the roundabout at the Arc de Triomphe was madness, this is a whole new level.
|Ho Chi Minh power grid !
We stayed at the Paradise Saigon in downtown District 1. Like most hotels in HCMC, it has its own day spa so a massage seemed like a great idea. Half an hour later, lying face down and naked with a complete stranger walking on my back, I wasn't so sure but having survived the hour long pummelling I have to admit I feel fantastic.
Sophie had read great reviews of the Cyclo Resto restaurant so we dodged the traffic, the street vendors and a couple of cat sized rats to find the little alleyway that is the Cyclo's home. There we ate, for $45 AU for the four of us, a 6 course traditional Vietnamese dinner that started with a prawn spring rolls and ended with egg coffee.
Full as googs we braved the traffic again to check out the night markets. I was once caught in a human traffic jam in Times Square on Christmas Eve - that had nothing on this swarming mass of humanity! Crossing the road is a russian roulette of mammoth proportions. You step onto the road, look straight ahead and move with purpose. Mostly the traffic then goes around you. I can't believe I have lived this long without seeing this sight before. It's like another dimension, a world I never knew existed.


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Daily brief: Snowstorm paralyses Istanbul, new Kuwait Stock Exchange chairman
Heavy snow forced the closure of Turkey's key shipping straits and cancelled flights on Saturday, as hazardous roads left many drivers stranded overnight in Istanbul. Here are the top seven business stories you need to know today.
Iran's Arvandan sees oil output capacity up at 450,000 bpd by March
Iran's Arvandan Oil and Gas Co hopes to raise its crude output capacity to 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) by late March, the oil ministry's news website SHANA said on Saturday.
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Istanbul snowstorm cancels flights, hits traffic
A snowstorm forced the closure of Turkey's key shipping straits and sweeping flight cancellations on Saturday, while hazardous roads left many drivers stranded overnight in Istanbul, a city of 15 million people.
HMD Global launches first Nokia smartphone
HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia's brand on mobile phones, announced on Sunday its first smartphone, targeted for Chinese users with a price of $246.
New chairman for Kuwait Stock Exchange
The Kuwait Stock Exchange has named Mohammed Ahmed Alsaqqaf as the new chairman for its board of directors, after its former chairman, Essam Abdul Mohsen al-Marzouq, was named as Oil minister in December.
Facebook hires former CNN anchor Campbell Brown for news role
Former CNN reporter, anchor and host Campbell Brown is joining Facebook Inc to lead its news partnerships team, an appointment aimed at repairing the online social media company's troubled relationship with the traditional media.
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Saudi prince readies strategy if clerics oppose reforms: report
The young prince leading Saudi Arabia's drive for economic reform has laid out a three-pronged strategy to avoid a backlash from any religious conservatives opposed to his plan, according to remarks reported by Foreign Affairs magazine on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince donates $10mn to Morocco's Mohammed V Foundation
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has donated US$10 million in support of Morocco's Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, state news agency, WAM, reported.
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I started Highline Auto Works in 2006. I realized in high school that I wanted to start this business while I was in vocational electronics class. After graduating high school I moved to Columbus, Ohio and took classes in Electric Engineering at Devry University for two and a half years.
After college I moved back to Sandusky and worked at East Bound Sounds (I also worked there in high school) for a short time before going to work at North Coast Customs for a year. I have pretty much always worked in the automotive industry.
I started working on cars with my dad when I was 5 years old and still enjoy every day of it. When I originally opened Highline it was on Cleveland Road next to the Greentree Inn, and then because business was doing well I had to move to a bigger building so I found a bigger place. This wasn't very far from where my original store was, across the street from Castaway Bay not even a 1/2 mile down the road.
In August of 2011 we moved to 301 West Perkins Avenue, the old Napa building, for a better location.
Please feel free to call and ask if you have questions about what my business can do for you. You can ask for me, Tony, or my secretary Heather and we'll be more than happy to help you with whatever we can.


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Is there really only 1 more week until Christmas break?? I am soooo ready to be home for a couple of weeks, but I have so much to do at home and school before Christmas and I am trying to get it all planned out so I won't be too stressed to enjoy the season with my sweet kids at school or my sweet girl at home.
At school, we've been super busy trying to keep it academic while still celebrating the season. At the end of the day during the past 2 weeks, we've been working on some ornaments to decorate our class tree and they've turned out so cute! I've been making these same ornaments for 10 years now and most of them I got from a kindergarten teacher that I mentored under throughout high school and college {Mrs. Shelley literally made me the kindergarten teacher I am!}. Here's a little peek at what we made:
Snowflake...paint 4 notched craft sticks white and while they're wet, sprinkle with clear glitter and fake snow. Glue together to make a snowflake shape
We still have one more thing to add to our tree this week, but I'm loving the way it helps get our classroom in the Christmas mood! What are your favorite ornaments to make at school?
Ornament Ideas
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Looks like another rain-soaked weekend ahead! Extended Weather Forecast: Saturday...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Will there be a break in the rain Saturday morning before the next storm barrels through?
Friday, October 16, 2009
6 comments:
- Ethan Forman said...
I hate this weather. Even I won't ride in this.
Listen, check out scenicmiseryan account of my neighbor's 550-mile, 5-day ride from San Diego to LA. When you see the picture of the mudslide, you will know why it was called scenic misery.
- October 16, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
I plan to ride tomorrow if it's not raining or snowing. See you at kiosk at 7am. Bikingly yours, Shelly
- October 16, 2009 at 5:43 PM
- Not Quite New Dave said...
The current (7 PM Friday) forecast for tommorrow AM shows a 10% Probability of Precipitation with a temperature of a balmy 36 degrees.
I'll be there, although I might bring the rain/commuter/hybrid bike instead of my usual one. We'll see what it looks like when I get up.
- October 16, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Sprocket Girl said...
I miss you guys/gals!! I'm in Rhode Island at Women's Wilderness Weekend this weekend, so I won't be riding with the group again. There are trails here, so I brought the mtn bike to ride a little tomorrow.
I hope to be there next weekend. Have a great ride
- October 16, 2009 at 11:46 PM
- Bruce K said...
I'm off to a cyclocross race in Londonderry, NH.
Maybe I'll get down there next week.
- October 17, 2009 at 5:17 AM
- Tam said...
Brrrrrr... Hope you all bundled up well!!
- October 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM


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HP TouchPad, Palm Pre3, Veer Are Impressive, Could Challenge Apple
HP TouchPad, Palm Pre3, Veer Are Impressive, Could Challenge Apple
by Chris Preimesberger
HP Palms Future May Be in this Picture
HP Palm on Feb. 9 introduced three connected mobile devices it believes will lead its consumer and enterprise PC businesses into the 21st century. From left: the 9.7-inch TouchPad, the 3.6-inch screen Pre3 phone and the 2.6-inch Veer phone—which is about the same size as a credit card.
Pre on a Comeback
HP Palm's Pre3, the first new version in more than two years, picks up where the previous Palm Pre versions left off. It has a lot more features, including the improved webOS, slide-down keyboard and more powerful Qualcomm SnapDragon processors.
Veer-y Interesting
The new Veer features a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP camera, built-in GPS, 3.5mm audio and USB port.
But Wait ... Theres More Veer
The little phone also can contain 8GB of storage, has Bluetooth 2.1 and runs on a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon chip; it's also very thin and light.
One More Veer, and Were Done ...
Palm Senior Vice President and General Manager Jon Rubenstein shows proof that the Veer will take its place among the world's smallest smartphones when it hits store shelves in a few months.
Okay, Now to the Touchpad
With the new TouchPad, HP Palm is serious about pushing its way into the crowded tablet market, which now has some 83 choices for customers. The unit is the same size as an Apple iPad but has more capabilities. Of course, the iPad 2 is coming out soon.
But Will It Be as Cool as iPad?
HP's new CEO, Leo Apotheker, has made it his personal mission to remake the venerable IT products company into one that is recognized for "cool" products, like Apple is. The TouchPad gets very close to the performance of an iPad, but the touch-screen performance is still not quite as elegant.
TouchPad Packed with Biz Apps
HP executives told the launch-event audience that workers want to use their personal PC and phone devices for work whenever they can, because they simply like using them. The TouchPad was designed with this user in mind.
Will These Replace Notebooks?
The TouchPad can do everything a laptop can do, and in many cases, it can do more. HP has partnered with Amazon to use its book-reading software on the new device, and the Dr. Dre-designed Beats Audio system provides high-quality music play.
Office Options
The TouchPad offers an optional stand, which is adjustable to a number of angles, and a standard keyboard for business station use. Let's face it: You simply cannot type as fast or as accurately on a touch-screen keyboard, and HP knows it.
Touchstone Chargers Give Devices Double Lives
These charging stands for the phones and the TouchPad enable them to serve as clocks/appointment-calendar devices when they are not being used.
Serving Up the App Cards
HP Palm's webOS has to differentiate itself from Microsoft Windows, and it does this in part by calling its application windows "application cards." These "cards" can run simultaneously and float across the screen, controlled by touch. When you're finished with an application, you just flick it away. "Our customers say that's their favorite thing about the TouchPad," one HP exec said.
Syncing Up Phone and TouchPad
As long as both devices use the Palm webOS—and the Veer, Pre3 and TouchPads all do—they can be synced up to the same application, simply by touching them together. It takes a few seconds, but it's a function many people will enjoy using.
Heres a TouchPad Use Case
The user is viewing a photo of his pet dog and answering a friend's question via one of the social networks—on a larger version of the touch keyboard (yes, it can be adjusted)—at the same time. When an e-mail notification comes in, the TouchPad merely blinks a light at the upper right of the screen instead of interrupting the user.
HP Adds a Bit More News
The company also announced that it is preparing the webOS to be used in its desktop and notebook PCs in the not-too-distant future. This can't make Microsoft feel too happy, although Windows isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Time and HP Huddle in New Deal
HP and Time Inc. made a deal, announced by Time's Chief Digital Officer Randy Rothenberg, that the publisher's titles will be available with a subscription option at launch. These will include Time, Sports Illustrated and People, to be followed by Fortune and others.
Small Device, Big Interest
Reporters and analysts swarm around one of the few TouchPads that they actually could touch during the launch event in San Francisco. The devices will become available in the U.S. next summer and in Europe in the fall. Pricing is still being formulated.


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|I found this really pretty pumpkin colored scarf at Nordstrom Rack last week.
I really love using these long kidney wire earrings. Some people don't like them because the earrings are too long. I have a mix of sizes so I did a few of the standard long ones (1.5 inch) and a few using shorter ones (1 inch), that I purchased off Etsy a few years ago. On a recent trip to Hobby Lobby, I came across these metal findings that look very organic and stem-like so I thought they'd be perfect with Fall colors.
I purchased this really cute leopard print scarf off the clearance rack at Target for $9.99! I like that it's light weight and a girl can always use a little leopard print and it's very popular right now!
|I did a pair playing up the browns.
|And then with the black.
I love them all! How am I going to give them away or sell them? Good thing I made two sets of each. :)


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Emeril's One-Pot Blogger Cooking Party: Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto
So here we are kids… the last day of the Emeril One-Pot Blogger Cooking Party. It's been a challenge, it's been hectic, it's been delicious, and it's been fun. I've met some new foodies because of this project and discovered some new food blogs. I'm still blown away by some of your photography, fellow food bloggers. It's also fun to see so many other people cook dinner like I do on a regular basis. I'm used to being surrounded by people that continually act shocked when I tell them what I made for dinner the night before. Then they're even more shocked when they see a picture of it, plated in a pretty way like you'd find at a restaurant. I've personally never understood why more people don't spend more time making dinner and taking the extra minute to make it look pretty on the plate. The cooking process is so therapeutic, so relaxing, and such a great creative outlet. The plating of the food is like finishing the painting I've been working on and I'm just putting the finishing touches on it before I want anyone to see it. Everyone loves to dig into a beautiful dish presented to them at a restaurant, but why don't they also do the same at home? I know, I'm not like everyone else and they're not like me and that's fine. I just think if more people took the time to try and make some more involved dishes and then plate them in a pretty way, they would feel the same joy I feel on those nights I get the pleasure of cooking dinner at home. So when I meet new food bloggers online, I get to see that I'm not alone in this thinking and I get to admire their food and their cooking skills and it's so much fun for me.
Another great thing that came out of participating in this cooking party is that it forced me to blog a lot more often than I had been, which is a great thing. At first the blogging deadline felt a bit like homework and since I just graduated college after going for the last 6 years, I was pretty far from wanting to do anything resembling homework and "due dates" did not appeal to me. But after I got into it, I really started to enjoy it. Now that the party is over, I plan to keep up the blogging pace so I'm at least sharing a few dishes a week with you. Hold me to it, guys. Kick me in the ass on Twitter (@TaratheFoodie) if you see me slacking. Thanks :-)
Ok, so let's talk about this last dish that I chose to make from Emeril's new cookbook, Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders. Not that this will be anywhere close to the last dish I make from this book, but it is the last official dish made for this blogger party. I look forward to making the oxtail recipe in the very near future, don't you worry.
So with this dish, I again wanted to choose something that would use some ingredients that I already had on hand, which was shrimp and rice. Oh, and shoutout to my boyfriend Mark for stopping at Whole Foods and/or Costco almost every night for the last couple weeks to get me the ingredients I needed for all the different dishes I chose to cook from this book. I really appreciate it. He's the best, gals. ;-)
After the jump, I'll show you how I made this risotto is made. Also, don't forget to check out more recipes cooked for you by my food blogger buddies here:
Bite and Booze and on Facebook here.
Just off the Red Streetcar Line and on Facebook here.
Diabetic Foodie and on Facebook here.
Tracey's Culinary Adventures and on Facebook here.
The Boys Made Me Do It! and on Facebook here.
Mommy Hates Cooking and on Facebook here.
Farmgirl Gourmet and on Facebook here.
Cajun Chef Ryan and on Facebook here.
Savoring Today and on Facebook here.
Not Rachael Ray and on Facebook here.
Miss in the Kitchen and on Facebook here.
30AEATS and on Facebook here.
Foodhunters Guide to Cuisine and on Facebook here.
Thyme in our Kitchen and on Facebook here.
Cooking with Books and on Facebook here.
Goov-y Foody and on Facebook here.
Manges! Mangi! and on Facebook here.
The Wicked Noodle and on Facebook here.
Cookistry and on Facebook here.
Also, check out Emeril's Facebook page here: Emeril Lagasse and follow him on Twitter here: @Emeril and check out Emeril's publishing company, Morrow Publishing, blogging here: The Secret Ingredient, and on Twitter here: @MorrowCooks, and on Facebook here: Morrow Cooks.
Start by blanching a bunch of asparagus cut into 1/2 inch pieces for just a minute and a half. Then shock the asparagus in ice water to stop the cooking.
Next, it's time to make your own shrimp stock. Yep, you're not using boxed chicken stock this time… you're making your own damn stock. Ehhh, stop whining. I didn't want to do it either, but after actually doing it, it really wasn't that hard and didn't take too long to do and I have to say it's worth it because it gives this dish that extra depth of shrimp flavor that I really loved. So suck it up and just do it.
So when you're de-shelling and de-veining your shrimp, SAVE THOSE SHELLS!
To make the stock, toast the shrimp shells in some olive oil for three or four minutes until they're fragrant and turn a pinky brown.
Next, add some onion, carrot, celery, smashed garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, and water and bring it all to a boil. Once it's boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for about 30 minutes. Flavor the stock with salt at the end.
Then just pour the whole thing through a strainer so you're just left with your homemade shrimp stock. Put the pot of stock back on the burner on low heat to keep it hot so you can use it in the risotto. Good job.
Ok, time to make the shrimp…. in a bowl, combine the shrimp with some Emeril's Original Essence seasoning and some salt and toss to coat.
Then cook the shrimp in some butter just a minute on each side. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a bowl and set aside.
Now to make the risotto. Add some butter and olive oil to your pan, then saute shallot and garlic for a few minutes.
Then add the dry rice and stir to combine and toast in the pan.
After a few minutes, add some white wine, stir and cook that for a couple more minutes. This is the method you always use to start any risotto… build up some flavor, then add the dry rice to toast it a bit. Then it's time to start adding liquid little by little to allow the rice to slowly soak up the liquid as it cooks up all tender and creamy. Once you learn how to make risotto, you can make any kind of risotto your little head can dream up. It's a great way to use up leftovers, so keep that in mind.
So this is how your risotto making station should look. Your big wide pan for stirring and creating your risotto, your wooden spoon, and your pot of hot liquid with your ladle ready to transport it little by little into your risotto.
So once you've added enough shrimp stock and the rice has reached a creamy and tender consistency (taste some of the rice to see if it's al dente), then it's time to add in the rest of your ingredients and finish it off. Here are some more pics of the risotto process...
Add your fresh herbs, lemon zest, and pepper. Stir and taste to make sure there's enough salt. If there isn't, add a little more now. Now add the shrimp, asparagus, and some of the Parmesan cheese. Stir up to combine and watch your risotto turn into the stuff dreams are made of. Continue to cook and stir for a few more minutes, just long enough to heat the asparagus and shrimp back up. Then serve up your risotto in a bowl topped with some more Parmesan cheese. Now pour a little more of that white wine into a glass, walk your butt into the living room, turn on your favorite show, get under that blanket, and enjoy :-)
Thanks to all my readers for hanging with me during this project and I'm sorry I couldn't share the actual recipes from the book or believe me I would. I really do think it's a great cookbook and worth the money you'd spend on it if you do choose to buy it. But if not, I will be back soon in my next post and thereafter with more of my culinary creations and concoctions... recipes and all :-)
Have a great weekend!


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By Joel Achenbach
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 19, 2004; Page C01
Jerry Seinfeld walked into the National Museum of American History, looking good, fit and youthful, sharply dressed, but his eyes glanced around warily, as though he wasn't sure how this gig was going to play. He came last night for a ceremony, not a stand-up routine. He made a donation. He gave the museum the Puffy Shirt.
There are shirts that are puffy and there are puffy garments that are shirts, but there is only one Puffy Shirt, the one Seinfeld wore in Episode 66 of his eponymous show, the episode titled "The Puffy Shirt." It's a very puffy shirt indeed, with a flamboyant ruffle draping from the neck and sleeves that puff and pouf. The Puffy Shirt made him all puffed out, made him look like a buccaneer, like someone who should, as Elaine put it, "swing in on a chandelier." It made Jerry wail: "But I don't want to be a pirate!"
As Seinfeld came into the main hall, he ran into the museum's director, Brent Glass.
"This might be the first joke inducted into the Smithsonian Institution," Seinfeld said.
The director objected, pointing out that the museum has, among other objects, the chairs of Archie and Edith Bunker.
"Yeah, that wasn't a joke," Seinfeld said.
The Puffy Shirt will go on display today near the popular culture collection's holy grail, Judy Garland's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." Seinfeld also donated the Puffy Shirt script, written by the show's co-creator, Larry David.
He told the crowd that this was surely the most embarrassing moment in the museum's history, and that the Smithsonian is pretty much the opposite of everything he believes in, "which is just throw everything out." When people ask to have their prized possessions buried with them, he said, he thinks, "Good for them. Take your crap with you. We don't want it."
But the museum is clearly thrilled to have a piece of Seinfeldiana. Glass insisted that the timing has nothing to do with the release next Tuesday of the first "Seinfeld" DVD. The collection's curator, Dwight Blocker Bowers, said he's been trying to get something from "Seinfeld" into the museum for years. The show, however, didn't have a lot in the way of iconic props. The signature items of the NBC series are plot lines, jokes, catch phrases ("Not that there's anything wrong with that") and such physical gestures as Cosmo Kramer bursting into Jerry's apartment.
"What you remember most are the characters. But short of becoming a taxidermist we can't collect them," said Bowers.
Seinfeld, 50, told a reporter that he had no inkling back in 1993 that the Puffy Shirt episode would become a classic. "We never knew what was going to hit and what was going to miss."
But on closer scrutiny, the Puffy Shirt episode is even better than memory's fuzzy version. The script has the classic Seinfeld structure, with multiple subplots orbiting one another erratically before crashing together at the end. Along the way, some vintage phrases take life: Low-talker. Hand model. Puffy shirt!
The low-talker is Kramer's new girlfriend, a clothing designer. When she "talks" she makes almost no sound whatsoever. When Kramer leaves the room, she "says" something to Jerry and Elaine, and, trying to be polite (bad idea!), they nod their heads. Only later does Jerry learn that he's agreed to wear her new shirt when he appears on the "Today" show to promote a benefit that Elaine has put together to help provide clothing for homeless people. Jerry is about to get a lesson in the danger of getting caught up in someone else's fabulous idea. The shirt he must wear is unbelievably, catastrophically puffy.
The real-life designer of the Puffy Shirt, Charmaine Simmons, came to the Smithsonian last night and explained that when she was told by the show's producers to come up with a pirate look, she decided to create "the most uncomfortable, unwearable shirt you could find." She thought of a hideous shirt her mother gave her back in the 1970s. The Puffy Shirt, she decided, would have a high collar, to inhibit breathing. She added elastic bands to the sleeves to quadruple the puffing action. She gave the shirt a long front ruffle to make the wearer unable to dine without dipping the fabric in the plate of food.
As Elaine says to Jerry in the episode, "You look like the Count of Monte Cristo!"
In anticipation of Jerry's TV appearance, retailers order the puffy shirt by the truckload. George, meanwhile, bumps into a woman who tells him he has exquisite hands, and soon becomes a "hand model," trying to avoid the fate of the world's greatest hand model, a man who could have had any woman on Earth but fell in love with his own hand, and was not, as they say on "Seinfeld," "master of his domain." George is told at the photo shoot, "The muscles . . . became so strained with . . . overuse that eventually the hand locked into a deformed position, and he was left with nothing but a claw."
On "Today," Bryant Gumbel laughs at Jerry's puffy shirt, and Jerry, mortified (the entire series is a kind of meditation on mortification), denounces it, saying he feels ridiculous, which triggers a very audible scream of rage from the low-talker. When high-flying George sees Jerry backstage, he ridicules the shirt further and the low-talker shoves him, causing him to grab with his bare hands the hot iron used to press the Puffy Shirt, ending his modeling career. All the manufactured puffy shirts end up going to homeless people.
The summary obviously doesn't do justice to the timing and sparkle of the original, nor does it explain why a single puffy shirt became the Puffy Shirt. But as Seinfeld walked into the museum last night, he offered a simple theory.
"It looks funny and it sounds funny, and that's a good combination for a joke."
The word itself -- puffy -- is funny, he said. The actors said "puffy" as many times as possible during the taping of the show.
So the Puffy Shirt is now a permanent part of the nation's cultural memory. And yet a quick review of the episode indicates that the Puffy Shirt appears on screen for just 5 1/2 minutes.


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When Staying in a Marriage Means Blocking God's Way
By: Kimberly Dimick
Editor's note: This letter was originally written to a woman who had stayed decades too long in an abusive marriage. Her husband is divorcing her, but in reality, he divorced her many years ago when he broke covenant through continuous cycles of abuse. She is still afraid to let go and wants to hold on. This letter is a wake up call for her to understand when staying in a marriage means blocking God's way. You may be in a marriage where your husband is not asking for divorce, but who has already broken covenant with you. Please know and understand the escalation of pain for you and everyone in your family, especially the effects of this violence on your children. Please don't make the mistake, as so many of us have, including myself, of staying too long, for reasons stated below….
Abuse causes a woman to be put into bondage (captivity) and to lose her peace (to be under the tyranny of war). Your husband wants to leave. The word leave in the Greek is, "Chorizo", which means: to divide, separate oneself from, to cause a gaping chasm, to put asunder, to divorce. This is why 1 Corinthian 7 says to, "LET the unbeliever depart." Essentially, Paul is saying you cannot force them to remain or chase them all over the Roman Empire to make them stay.
The word "unbeliever" does not only refer to the"unsaved" but also a man who is walking in unbelief or is a son of disobedience. The word in Greek is, "Apistos", or our word, "apostate", which means: unfaithful, faithless, (not to be trusted, perfidious). Someone who is apostate renounces Godly principles and truth. The truth and principles we know about marriage are that a husband is commanded to love his wife. Your husband is rebelling against God's truth delibrately and with full knowledge.
Malachi 2:13-17 says the same truth; "You cover the LORD's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. But you say, "Why does he not?" Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.
"For the man who does NOT LOVE HIS WIFE but divorces her, says the LORD, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless."
Not only was God not hearing them, nor accepting any offerings but he also cut them off from the" tents of Jacob". Jacob was the one who wrestled with God and received the inheritance. Men who are faithless to their wives are cut off from God. Not only that but he is using treachery and violence against you. The word violence in the Hebrew means: "violence, wrong, cruelty, and injustice".
To cause harm is more than hurting someone. The word violence there has the idea of wronging or harming someone with intent to destroy.
He is no longer entitled to an inheritance in Christ or in His Kingdom. Why? Because they are not sons but illegitimate in refusing the Lord's correction.
"In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons." ~Hebrews 12:4-8
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.~Galatians 5:19-21
"Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them."~Ephesians. 5:6-7.
The reason a woman can grow bitter is because she STAYS in the abuse too long and her heart can no longer bear up under fighting for something that no longer exists.
Yes, we understand now that trauma bonds are formed and it is difficult for her to leave. She is caught up as if in a cyclone of craziness in her mind, a real, destructive cycle. I am not surprised she feels dizzy and confused. God said, "He who sows to the wind, reaps the whirlwind."
He has brought destruction into his home. She is literally, caught up in the devastation of his wickedness and evil ways. This produces hope deferred which makes the heart sick. This is called malignant hope/malignant optimism.
All this means is that a woman who stays, on some level, believes it is her responsibility to produce change in her husband. She ends up desperate and confused because nothing works. It is also a kind of subtle deception the enemy of her soul is using to keep her bound in chains.
Genesis 3, calls this her "desire" and longing to connect to her husband, but the fall-out of leaving the Garden created a dependency upon her husband. A husband would take advantage of her desire to be loved and rule over her by a misuse of control.
Her desire to connect is not wrong or sinful. It is only detrimental to her when she will not turn away her desire from him to God and stand against sin.
Women are told to do the opposite of this by loving better, changing themselves, and praying harder. This is not only detrimental to her spirit but has the opposite effect on him.
He caused the gaping wound, NOT you. He created the chasm between you which again is the idea of an unbelieving spouse. Your husband broke covenant long ago. When abuse in any form enters into a covenant, it ceases to be a relationship at all.
Women tend to try and "fix" their marriage or stay in it hoping the abuser will change. As long as your husband is in rebellion to God, refusing to give up his life for you and die to self, the covenant is broken BY HIM……NOT YOU. The abuser must choose to change. So, God has revealed WHO a man is and what he has done by sending his wife away.
He is violent and treacherous, a traitor. He is apostate – faithless. He does not love his wife, nor loves the truth. He is violent, hateful and deals unjustly. We are to have nothing to do with a man like this.
How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? (Hebrews
- Continuing to stand for her marriage WILL make her a very sick woman emotionally, in her physical body, and her mental health.
- If she is unclear about NOT taking abuse any longer; in the event (a rare occurrence) of him wanting reconciliation, he will only come back and make her life unbearable again. She has to be resolute and firm about the truth now long before she would ever go there. If not, he would continue to act entitled and leave the marriage any time he thinks she is demanding too much from him. Unless and IF there is true REPENTANCE – a heart change, and bringing restitution to her there can be no true reconciliation or restoration. He would need to OWN his abusive issues and walk out sanctification for this to happen.
- NOT standing against or opposing abuse this emboldens the perpetrator and he may never repent if she is not firm about the truth and that there are consequences for him.
Standing or letting him know you will not accept divorce because he is wrong IS getting in God's way!
ONLY GOD can convict his soul and spirit of his rebellion when it has gotten to a point of hardness of heart. Why? Because the believing wife sanctifies him – protecting him from suffering the full consequences of his sin and ungodly choices. He needs to feel the full weight and consequences of his sin.
When she sanctifies him, this means to, "consecrate or dedicate to God". Her belief in Christ Jesus acts like an"external" cleansing for him as the Greek word, "hazagio", implies. When she obeys God's direct Word, to "let him depart", this may be an avenue to let God have him, to redeem him through chastisement. It also protects you.
When you will not lay down and be abused any more, it is a GOOD fight to fight for the rights Christ has paid for.
With love and concern,
Kimberly Dimick and her husband, Joshua Dimick, know how it feels to lose everything: marriage and family, church and reputation, finances and careers, and so much more. Together and separately they have walked the path of Love, a narrow path, a path that is lonely and not well-used.
They intimately understand the soul-shattering pain of separation and divorce and they also know "The Way Home" to a life of choosing unconditional love. The surprising answers to a happy marriage are shared in her posts, articles, and their book-in-progress.
As you venture on this journey with Kimberly and Josh you will experience how God shines His most brilliant light in her darkest hours. Today their mission is to provide a voice to women suffering in silence, shining the Light of Truth into the dark places.
As you journey with Kimberly and Josh you will witness a true life transformation that will shatter the misinformation and lies commonly fed to women that keep them in false submission.
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SANTIS invites casually experts to discuss relevant topics on the emerging future.
On 8 February 2018, eight experienced experts meet for the SANTIS Future Talk on Agile Organizations:
- What do hierarchies mean with regard to flexible adaptations of organizations?
- How much and which hierarchies are (still) required in an age of rapid distribution of information?
- What does the collaboration look like outside of hierarchies?
- What does cooperation without hierarchies mean for the "employees"?
- Who takes responsibility in organizations without hierarchies?
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Gwyneth Paltrow looks sexy in lace around the November 2016 cover of Harper's Bazaar. Photographed by Alexi Lubomirski, the blonde wears a La Perla bodysuit by having an Ellen Christine Couture mask. within the magazine, Gwyneth heads towards the supermarket for any sexy spread. Encircled by onlookers, the 44-year-old showcases her toned body in swimsuits and sexy heels.
Speaking to BAZAAR about encouraging her children to consider risks, Gwyneth states, "In my situation, I've borne both of these kids right into a particularly strange circumstance. They will need to battle a great deal and safeguard themselves from lots of projections and prejudice about who they really are, from the family they originate from. My daughter is super ballsy. I usually follow her lead. I really do not need to inspire her to consider risks. She loves to push herself she would like to determine what lengths she will get. It's really inspiring to determine that inside a youthful lady."


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A's one surveys the field of present-day production of pottery, one is impressed with its divergence from European models. The East-especially China and Persia-seems to have been the inspiration for this branch of ceramic art in America. With some noteworthy exceptions, most American potters strive for an effect of simple form, texture and color, the distinguishing qualities of the examples of the best periods in China.
This tendency has already created a certain national characteristic in American pottery, and is constantly growing stronger. The old days of the China trade may have had something to do with the Chinese influence, although the Persian tendency is a recent one.
Much distinctive ware from American kilns is devoid of painted decoration but depends for its charm upon the rich tone of the glaze or the color of the baked clay itself. With greater public interest in the art of ceramics this simply made ware is achieving wider appreciation. Where floral and pictorial ornament is employed the trend is happily away from the realism of the past and toward the more decorative treatment characteristic of the great periods of pottery making.
The vivid hues with which much of this American pottery is covered reflect the general demand for chromatic brilliance in today's interiors. These jars and bowls and vases that serve as holders for flowers may be had in reds and yellows so brilliant that they seem to glow. Blues and lavenders and curious greens enrich these bits of decorative ware, which one may place on the dining table or on the window ledge in the sunlight, or which one may use on the top of a chest to fill out the color scale of a room. These lighter and more brilliant colors are especially in vogue for Summer homes and for the sun rooms of city dwellings.
In American pottery made today, effects of color, half art and half accident, are encountered. One color over another, and glazes that do not completely cover the baked clay, appeal to the pottery buyer. Some of these effects are, of course, accidental. After all the lore and science and art of the craftsman has been expended on the making and placing of glazes on a piece of ware, it is not until a piece is finally drawn from the kiln that the potter knows whether he has created a masterpiece or something mediocre. The touch of the hand, which fine pottery still must have, and this element of chance, make every piece a unique thing.
The use of pottery as an accent in room decoration calls for considerable discernment. One must harden one's heart against the desire to place a beautiful bit of blue glazed ware in a room that requires a warmer note. Often a bit of pottery of a definite color is just the thing to bring out properly similar colors in other furnishings. Again, a vase or bowl whose color is in direct contrast to the prevailing tone of the room may be just the needed touch.
The shape of the pottery is important. A tall vase is generally out of place on a high chest or by the side of some other tall object. A low bowl on top of book shelves that are perhaps a little too high aids in giving a lowering effect. Slender pieces add to the gayety of a room, while pieces inspired by the more austere forms of Greek ceramic art assist in giving a dignified or quiet and reserved air.
An important pottery value is texture. Often it is just this hard surface, glazed or unglazed, that is needed as a foil for the wood or fabric in the furnishings. Pottery desk sets, or perhaps a set of book ends, may give the needed accent. A statuette, glazed and colored, may sometimes brighten with its high lights an otherwise dull corner.
American ceramic artists of ability are placing their work more and more before the public. These workers are blazing the way for a wider public appreciation of this important craft-which is a necessary requirement if the art is to flourish.


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Aileen Grant graduated Dip TP from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and worked as a town planner for a number of years. In 2007 she reduced her working hours in order to develop her drawing and painting and completed several courses at Leith School of Art. Since May 2013 she has been working full-time as an artist from her studio in Art's Complex in Edinburgh.
Aileen is a keen hillwalker and her work focuses on landscapes and seascapes, informed by observations and sketching in the open air. She seeks to capture the feel of a place in black and white images, using charcoal, ink, graphite and acrylic. When she works in colour she adds watercolour and gouache. New directions this year are printmaking and using raw pigments. Main influences are Cezanne, Matisse, and Van Gogh.
Aileen has exhibited in the RSA (April 2009), Scottish Drawing Competition (2009 and 2011) and the RSW Open (2012) as well as various exhibitions in Edinburgh. Although she lives in Musselburgh she spends a lot of time in Lochcarron and Wester Ross.
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'Ich Bin ein Berliner' An Indelible Memory of Kennedy's Speech
In the summer of 1963 Kennedy came to the divided city of Berlin and spoke his famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner." Fifty years later, the visit of the 35th American president still shapes the city's collective memory.
A pair of slippers awaits visitors at the entrance of a cozy two-room apartment in Berlin's Westend district -- the kind one might expect in one of Berlin's many old palaces and villas. But those looking for any valuable antiques here will be disappointed. Instead, every inch of wall space is covered with old photographs. The centerpiece of the collection is a black-and-white shot of John F. Kennedy waving from an open limousine.
The day Werner Eckert took the snapshot is still vividly engrained in his mind. It was one of the most influential events of the 81 year old's life. On June 26, 1963, the 35th American president came to visit West Berlin in a demonstration of solidarity with the people living in the divided city.
"There was never anyone like Kennedy before," Eckert says, recalling the visit. "You had a feeling you could immediately become friends with him. He may have been the most powerful man in the world, but his charisma immediately made you lose any reservations."
Eckert, a former athlete and amateur boxer who looks nothing like his age, takes great pride in his small collection of Kennedy memorabilia. When Kennedy came to Berlin in 1963, the young Eckert earned a living delivering coffee to cafés across the city. The job gave the native Berliner the chance to slip through barriers erected for the state visit to see the president three times.
Goose Bumps and Tears
In addition to Eckert's private treasure chest, Berlin is also home to an official Kennedy museum. "The Kennedys" holds the world's largest collection of Kennedy memorabilia. Museum director Alina Heinze is only 32 and yet she can recite Kennedy's speech by heart.
Kennedy visited Berlin a half-century ago, but memories have never faded. Heinze herself grew up in Berlin hearing stories about the memorable day. Her parents, who were in high school at the time, also saw the president speak.
"You can ask anyone who was in Berlin back then if they saw Kennedy, and most will almost certainly answer with a yes," she says. Half of Berlin took to the streets to greet Kennedy, with estimates of the crowd ranging between 1 and 2 million.
"It was a 100 percent unanimous welcome parade," says historian John Provan, who recently published a book on Kennedy's trip to Germany. "I can't remember any event of such magnitude for one person to be welcomed by so many people."
'Things Just Clicked'
For many, last week's visit to Berlin by President Barack Obama reawakened memories of the historical day. But when one compares the two events, it also becomes clear just how much has changed over the past 50 years.
When Kennedy came to Berlin, the entire city was encouraged to welcome the president. School children were given the day off from school and many businesses remained closed. A half-million people flooded onto the square in front of Rathaus Schöneberg, the city hall for the Berlin district. Last week, Obama spoke in front of 4,000 handpicked guests -- many of them politicians. And whereas Kennedy allowed his open limousine to stop repeatedly so that he could shake hands with Berliners, Obama stood at the Brandenburg Gate behind bullet-proof glass. Today's security standards preclude the possibility of stirring mass events.
Historically, the events surrounding the presidents' visits couldn't have been much different. Kennedy came to the city under extraordinary circumstances. In 1961, practically overnight, the Eastern Bloc had started to build the wall that would divide Berlin for almost 30 years, and only months later Russian and American tanks had faced off at Checkpoint Charlie.
"We came closer to war than anyone of us wanted to realize," says Werner Eckert. "A world war that would have played out on German soil -- and that just 18 years after the war had ended. All these fears suddenly came alive again." Eckert lost his own father in World War II.
In addition, the traumatic experience of the Berlin blockade of 1949 was still fresh in many peoples' memories. For almost a year, Berlin residents had been completely cut off from West Germany. West Berlin was kept alive through the Americans' Berlin Airlift. Increasingly, however, the people of West Berlin feared the US might abandon the contested territory in order to prevent a confrontation with the Soviet Union.
"And then Kennedy came and said these words and they were just the right words to say," Heinze says. "I think it was a situation where Kennedy and the circumstances and the people just clicked."
- Part 1: An Indelible Memory of Kennedy's Speech
- Part 2: Kennedy's 'Pledge of Personal Reponsibility'


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Throughout S4 League and the patches, Capsules are released. These capsules contain a number of items as well as a Unique Weapon.
Description Edit
There are four types of Capsules implemented in S4 League. They are G's Capsules, I's Capsules, Event Capsules and Arcade Capsule. Each capsule can be found in the Shop Menu under the Home Menu. A capsule can contain a Unique Weapon, Weapon, Costume Sets, or Esper Chip, Coins, PEN, Event Items and Event Coupons. On Capsules regarding Costume Sets, Coins will replace eSper chips, and weapons are replaced with the Costume Set, depending on what the Costume Set is. Certain weapon capsules do give out Coins due to the fact an eSper Chip cannot be produced for that particular weapon (e.g. Melee Weapons).
Obtaining CapsulesEdit
G's Capsules are always bought with currency that is purchased with real money and I's Capsules are always bought with PEN. At one point, you were required to be level 20 to purchase capsules (level 10 prior to season 3.)
Arcade Capsules can only be obtain through completing the Arcade Mode.
Event Capsules can be obtained through events such as Easter event.
Capsule ContentsEdit
Each capsule, when opened, only one item can be obtained for each zones:
Zone 1 contains either a permanent weapon or Event coupons.
- A unique weapon item with Force Pack. (Permanent) - Note that when you use a 100% booster, you will receive the item from this section of the capsule. If you receive a Force Pack item, you will not receive coupons.
Zone 2 contains a weapon.
- Weapon: Attack +10 If you get more than one item of the same kind, the item's duration will be accumulated. (In other words, if you get a +10% weapon for 1 day, and then you get another +10% weapon for 1 day, then the total duration would be 2 Days, not 1 since it was the same type of item.)
2. Some older Capsules contain rare Items in the second column such as the much desired skill Dual Mastery , which can be dropped permanent.
- It seems the chance for this skill to be permanent is lesser than for the actual set. Some players get the sets about 4 times permanent before they get the skill.
- These caps come back rarely as event caps.(Battle Maid Capsule)
Zone 3
Zone 1
- Costume Set (Permanent)
- 2 Coupons
Zone 2
- Costume Set (1/7/30 Days)
- Coins (35~105)
Zone 3
It should be noted that costumes come in 2 different set colors. Permanent Sets from G's Capsules are different from day-based sets from I's capsules do not differ in appearance.
Zone 1
- A Smart Pack (Permanent)
- 1 Coupon
Zone 2
- Four Accessories (SP +6, 1 Day or Permanent)
- Block/HP Mastery/Anchoring (Permanent)
- A pet (SP +6 (1 Day) or None (Permanent))
- Some older caps and event caps contain different Items. E.g. the easter cap can contain a metallic skill.
Zone 3
List of Capsules Edit
- Main article: G's Capsule#List of Capsules
I's Capsules
- I's Classic Burst Shotgun Capsule
- I's Rail Gun White Capsule
- I's AYA! Rifle Capsule
- I's DHA-41 Capsule
- I's Cannonade Black Capsule
- I's Dragonade Capsule
- I's Revolver Gold Capsule
- I's Puppy Revolver Capsule
- I's Submachine Gun White Capsule
- I's Signal Railgun Capsule
- I's Semi Rifle Gold Capsule
- I's Burst Shotgun Black Capsule
- I's Death Scythe of Skeleton Capsule
- I's SnowDrop Dual Magnum Capsule
- I's Tachyon Iron Boots Capsule
- I's Taichi Twin Blade Capsule
- I's Rocket Launcher M Capsule
- I's Demon Fists Capsule
Event Capsules
- Easter Egg Capsule (Only 1 Slot, Easter Egg Pet 1-Perm with 6 Sp or Smartpack,Metallic Skill Perm)
- World Water Day Capsule (Blue Sets, No perm chance)
- Black Capsule (had 4 Slots for each Cloth part. There were several Sets included which were dyed black. It was pretty hard to get the a whole Set because of the mix and because sometimes only 1 Slot was perm.)
Coupon Capsules
- Coupon Capsule
Arcade Capsules
- Normal Arcade Capsule
- Hard Arcade Capsule
- eSper Arcade Capsule
Conquest Capsules
- Normal Conquest Capsule
PEN Capsules
- Bronze PEN Capsule
- Silver PEN Capsule
- Gold PEN Capsule
- Diamond PEN Capsule
Capsules Chances
Capsules can be very rewarding but also quite expensive. Most players won't receive their desired weapon within their first few tries. Most users agree that it takes about 30 capsules to get a permanent weapon. It is very possible to get a permanent weapon on one's first try but it is highly unlikely to happen. Moreover it seems that "G-Capsules" have a higher chance for perm items than "I-Capsules". A Hacker estimated the Perm Chance: ~3% for "G" and ~1% for "I".( Not Confirmed by Developers so take that numbers with caution.)
Calculated with ~3% chance your chances of getting at least one FP item from buying 30 G Caps is as following. Calculated using Bernoulli principle. The chances are valid only by opening 30 capsules, the values change when more or less capsules are opened.
Without Booster: 60%
With x1.5 Booster: %75
With x2 Booster: %84
With x3 Booster: %94
With x4 Booster: %98
With x5 Booster: %99,2
Capsules Costs
Capsules cost 0.90 Euro each try. They can be bought in bulks of 30s and 50s. It is recommended to buy in bulks because users can save a little bit of AP.


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These cute Black Cat with Scarf coasters will help you keep surfaces clean while you enjoy an icy drink or a mug of your favorite tea or coffee. Guests certainly won't mind being told to keep coasters under their drinks once they see these spunky little numbers. These coasters also make fabulous housewarming or birthday gifts for any cat lover!
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