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Saturday, Saturday, April 20, 2019
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Transforming the pre-conceived perceptions of singer-songwriters, multi-instrumentalist RIPL will be releasing his third single, 'Mai's Song,' on the 19th April. After being the first German musician to record at the infamous Abbey Road studios, RIPL moved to Scotland in 2014 to expand his musical vision.
June 2019
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Friday, Friday, June 7, 2019
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Friday, Friday, July 12, 2019
The Sabai Pavilion, Aberdeen
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October 2019
Rock Icons
Friday, Friday, October 25, 2019
Aberdeen Arts Centre And Theatre, Aberdeen
Rock Icons is an energetic rockin' live music show takes you on a journey through the eras of some of the worlds greatest Classic Rock bands and albums, featuring the music of Rock Icons such as Deep Purple, Free, Bon Jovi, Toto, Rainbow, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Status Quo, Van Halen and beyond. The Band at the heart of the show have been a professional touring act for many years and pay meticulous attention to each and every detail of the songs in order to replicate them as close to the original as possible.


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msh needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
We are looking for a clean, simple design for our new website! We had our logo developed on 99 designs, and are excited to see the web designs! We help families make decisions about retirement communities and long-term care facilities.
We need a home page for our website, to really drive the look and feel for the entire site. There is the potential for follow-on work with the winning designer to continue designing the other pages for the site.
Our home page needs to include our logo which can be found here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfjc3m9g_1d4k5x4dx, and have a consistent look and feel.
We need a log-in/sign-up area for members
The navigation bar should include the following items: Home, Communities, Home Care, Professionals, Services, Products, Information, About
There should be spaces for a few pictures on the home page
There should be a text area to be able to put a welcome to our site paragraph.
We also need a simplified search area asking people to select which type of housing they are looking for (Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Continuing Care, Home Care); and where they are looking (City, State OR Zip Code - within a X mile radius) - the two "submit button" options would be to start search or add more options
For the types of housing, we want people to be able to see an explanation of that type of living somehow (scroll over, pop-up, etc.)
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The Michigan Credit Union League said the state's Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a bulletin last week for state-chartered credit unions that clarifies permissible employee deferred compensation arrangements and investment limitations under the Michigan Credit Union Act.
Currently, MCUA permits state-chartered credit unions to buy insurance policies and other investment products to fund deferred compensation arrangements for employees as long as the arrangement does not present a risk to the safety and soundness of the credit union.
In the past, these types of arrangements were typically structured as bank-owned life insurance policies, according to the Michigan league.
However, the state regulator has found that some credit unions are also utilizing different deferred compensation arrangements not owned by the credit union, such as collateral assignment split dollar plans, according to MCUL.
The CASD arrangements typically utilize a series of loans to an executive to fund the CASD over a period of time, with the proceeds from the whole life insurance policy serving as collateral for the loan.
The Oct. 14th state bulletin outlines minimum initial due diligence requirements and ongoing monitoring for boards of directors to perform and document in order to ensure that a deferred the compensation arrangement does not raise safety and soundness concerns.
It also focuses on the investment relationship (investment funding and obligation related to the deferred compensation arrangement) and accounting and reporting requirements, according to the Michigan league.
The league said it hosted two conference calls for credit union leaders to discuss the bulletin, its implications and next steps for compliance.
The MCUL is advising credit unions to review their existing deferred compensation arrangements for compliance with the DIFS bulletin 2013-18-CU and work with their legal, accounting and insurance professionals to ensure that their plans are in compliance with this guidance.


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September 15, 2011
Linda Smith ('95) first traveled to Guatemala in 1988. She was between jobs and eager to learn Spanish. A friend had suggested Guatemala saying that the Spanish spoken there is beautiful and spoken slowly with all the letters clearly pronounced. She spent three months living with a family in Antigua, Guatemala and traveling around the country. Unknowingly, Linda's experiences in Guatemala would become the foundation for her life's work.
Upon returning to the U.S., Linda taught school for a while and then started a small business importing clothing and crafts from Guatemala. "I worked with families of artisans and sold woven shirts, pants, belts, purses and similar items," she says. "That's when I first realized that perhaps there was a place for me in the business world."
Motivated to make a difference in the world, Linda enrolled at UCLA and earned an MBA as well as an M.A. in Latin American Studies. "While I was there, I really made a commitment to do something with my skills and education to benefit some of those two billion people on the planet without water, electricity or educational opportunities. This was in the Nineties with the rainforests coming down acres at a time. I thought I might get involved with microenterprise or environmental sustainability in Latin America."
After graduating, Linda took a job with a small solar energy company in the Northwest and gained experience helping the firm move from a start-up to a professionally-managed organization. And she continued to look for an opportunity to work in Latin America. "A few things arose," she says, "but nothing panned out." Then, she unexpectedly found herself without a job.
"That little voice inside my head said, 'Linda, stop waiting for an opportunity. Go make it happen.' So that's what I did."
Linda started networking in Latin America and things came together most quickly in Guatemala. "I spent a month there visiting projects -- everything from alternative energy to sustainable agriculture to women's reproductive health and microfinance." She soon determined that literacy was the fundamental requirement for change.
"I walked into a rare children's library and saw two little girls learning to read," she says. "Their eyes were bright and I could see the difference between them and other Guatemalan children. Many of the NGOs in Guatemala were doing things to help people. But I could see that literacy was a way of empowering people to help themselves."
So Linda surveyed literacy programs around the country. "It was glaringly obvious that access to books was a major barrier to literacy -- but not a complete solution," she says. Not finding a position with any existing program, she decided to start her own. She called it Reading Village.
"I was in my early 40s when this idea struck me," she recalls. "I had run a business before and knew how much energy it takes. I wondered if I had it in me but, honestly, when it's the work of your heart, you're energized by it."
Veterans of several literacy programs offered to serve on her advisory board. The first initiative they undertook was to start a book bank to donate Spanish language children's books to schools, libraries and orphanages. "Fifty children's storybooks are a treasure trove to them," she says.
The second initiative was to train adults to promote reading in their communities. "I could see that where there was an adult reading to children, a culture of literacy developed," she says. In 2009, Linda and her board determined that the village of Concepción had the right profile for a literacy program. So they decided to bring a donation of books and hold reading activities with children, parents and teachers.
In talking with community leaders, Linda decided to train teenagers, rather than adults, as reading promoters. That was the beginning of what she now calls the Leaders and Readers Program. Now in its third year, the program has 15 teen reading promoters in Concepción. The program has also been introduced in the village of Pujujil where there are currently nine reading promoters -- each of whom spends at least three hours a week hosting reading activities.
The teens are trained and mentored by a full-time Program Coordinator named Daniel Guzmán who is Guatemalan. He helps them develop as individuals, as reading promoters and as leaders.
This year, three of Linda's original reading promoters will graduate from high school. This is a significant accomplishment -- particularly for the two girls. One of the girls and the boy will take state-sponsored exams in the hope of finding employment as elementary school teachers. The other girl hopes to be an accountant.
"I will never forget my first interview with one of these students," says Linda. "Rosmery was so shy that she could barely look me in the eye or speak loud enough for me to hear. But she told me she wanted to be a teacher and to show that a girl can be something in this world. It was so moving to hear that. Over these past three years, Rosmery has just blossomed. Now she can read to a group in an animated way so that kids are rapt with attention. She's using her voice, gestures, songs and activities to make it really fun for the kids. When see walks through town, they call out to her, 'Rosmery, read me a story.'"
After Rosmery's first year in the Leaders and Readers Program, her mother died. "I was sure her father was going to pull her out of school and send her off to work," Linda recalls. "When a very poor family is hit with medical and funeral debt, they often go right over the edge. But her father has become her biggest supporter. She told me that he actually scooted her out in the morning to go to workshops. He tells her he's proud of her -- which is rare in that culture. He sees that she has a profession in front of her and that she can earn money for the family. That is part of what were hoping the program would accomplish."
"We're teaching a love of reading, which creates a virtuous circle," she continues. "When people love to read -- they read more. When they read more -- they read better. And it just goes on."
The Leaders and Readers Program has grown each year, but the U.S. economy has been challenging and Linda is looking to develop new alliances. "We need to build our infrastructure to reach more communities," she says. "We've got our model down and we see the power of it. So we need to expand. Our goal is to be in 30 communities by 2020." In addition to recruiting more reading promoters, Linda also hopes to mobilize a network of alumni promoters who continue to advance a culture of reading in their communities.
One way of spreading the word about the program is by inviting interested guests on a Learning Journey. Several times each year, Linda hosts a week-long tour highlighting the culture, history and landscape of Guatemala. In addition to shopping, dining and visiting Mayan sites, participants help Linda host a Reading Fiesta in one of the villages.
A glimpse into the future of the program came at the end of a recent reading event in Concepción. "We were getting ready to leave," she recalls, "and some of the teenagers announced they had formed an action committee with a president, vice president and treasurer. They said that since they were creating such a great demand for books -- they really wanted to build a library. That was a great moment for me because it confirmed that if we create a love of reading and a community decides they want a library, they will figure out how to build and sustain it. The teen leadership is growing and impacting the community in bigger ways than I ever imagined."


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Is anyone reading this still on campus? This was my favorite time of the year when I was an undergraduate student. I stayed at school until they threw us all out, usually going four days to a week after my last exam. There's no better lifestyle than a college town at the end of the semester.
It's a great time to catch up on reading or, in our case, the games that currently command your attention. Last week I mentioned I was back in DC Universe Online; I'm still there, currently at level 21 with my new hero. Zen Studios' brilliant Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue set of four tables is also getting the "chaser" treatment from me on Xbox Live. For those who do have PlayStation Plus subscriptions, not only is the base Marvel Pinball game free for the rest of the month (including Blade, em>Wolverine, Iron Man and Spiderman) so is Tomb Raider: Underworld.
I don't have any aggregate usage statistics in front of me, but considering the time I put into MLB 11 The Show, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters (my sports game of the year and DC Universe Online, even with the PSN outage of April and May, the PS3 is by far my dominant platform this year.
What's yours? And what are you playing this weekend? Let everyone know in the comments.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Arch Ecker couldn't help but smile as his fingers moved nimbly over the strings of his favorite bass guitar recently.
It's a feeling he never thought he'd have again.
Arch says his emotional attachment to the instrument is strong. He calls it the first really nice bass he ever bought for himself. It saw him through his years living in Butte, Montana, playing with a band called "Venus Alley." With two or three gigs a week, he says, he spent a lot of time with it.
But one night in 1997, the band showed up for a gig and the bass was gone. Someone, somewhere had stolen it.
"It was demoralizing," he said.
Arch spread the word at local music stores and pawn shops to no avail. A few years ago, he moved to Topeka to work for the Roadrunners hockey team and had all but put the stolen bass out of his mind.
That is, until he got a call from a former client at the radio station where he worked in Butte.
Mark James owns the drum attic in Butte. About a month ago, a lady called him about a bass guitar she found cleaning a storage room at an old community building. As soon as she told him the case had a sticker with the words "Venus Alley," he know what it was.
"I said I know whose guitar it is and it's been missing for years," he said.
Mark tracked down Arch's number and gave him call, starting with small talk, then asking him to recount the story of the stolen bass. When Arch was finished, Mark told him, "Well, I think I have it."
Arch says his jaw "hit the floor." A few weeks later, the bass is back home. Arch says it was just as he left it, with his strap, buttons, strings and wireless transmitter all in place. The best, he says, was it was basically in tune.
Which means he's barely put it down in the days it's been back in his hands.
"So many times, when something bad happens, you just choke it down and live with it and accept it. You never get a happy ending," Arch said. "This time, it was an unbelievable ending to the story."
It's not known who stole the bass or how it ended up in that old community building.


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DEC: Storm-damaged cars harm sensitive grasslands
More than 30 acres of environmentally sensitive land in Calverton is now "a giant mud hole" after local and state officials ignored warnings about storing Sandy-damaged cars in groundwater recharge areas, Long Island Pine Barrens Society executive director Richard Amper said Friday.
"It's been utterly destroyed," Amper said. "And it's going to get worse."
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has begun an enforcement action against the owner of the property and the company that placed the vehicles there, citing "damage to grassland bird habitat."
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter said, "Grasslands have been lost. It will have to be replanted."
It is estimated more than 30,000 storm-damaged cars have been stored at Enterprise Park at Calverton, a former Grumman jet fighter manufacturing plant. The cars that created Amper's "mud hole" are on property sold by Riverhead to developer Jan Burman, now operated by The Engel-Burman Group. The firm did not return calls for comment.
Walter disagreed with Amper's contention that the town should be doing something to end what Walter called an ongoing destruction of land identified as both a special state groundwater recharge area and a protected species habitat.
"The DEC has started an enforcement action against them," Walter said. "If the state of New York can't stop them, how could the Town of Riverhead?"
Most of the cars at EPCAL are stored on land owned by Riverhead, laid out on large concrete runways. DEC officials say those cars pose no immediate threat to groundwater.
State environmental officials have wide latitude in deciding what kind of action to take against people charged with violating the law, and often begin by negotiating with them.
"The placement of storm-damaged vehicles on unpaved areas on land owned by Engel-Burman, which is part of the Calverton Camelot industrial subdivision, and the resulting damage to grassland bird habitat is the subject of an ongoing enforcement action brought by DEC against both the property owner, and Co-part, the company directly responsible for placement of the vehicles on the property," DEC official Bill Fonda said in an email.
So many cars were damaged or destroyed by Sandy -- officials estimate 230,000 vehicles in the region -- that spaces to store them were at a premium.
The wrecked cars have provided a source of income for some private and public landowners.
Riverhead reached an agreement with Insurance Auto Auctions Corp. to use its runways, taxiways and other paved areas at EPCAL for auto storage -- more than 50 acres in total -- for $3,200 an acre per month. The contract could be extended to one year.
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My mother's cousin Annie Danson married on 4 October 1928 and the local press report provided a fascinating picture of the fashion of the day. Do take time to read it as it gives such a colourful and evocative description of the dresses.
"A member of an old Poulton family Miss Annie M Danson, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J Danson was married in the
, Poulton. Parish Church
The bride, who was given away by her uncle Mr R. Danson, was gowned in delphinium blue georgette, the sleeveless bodice being plain, while the circular skirt was side slashed and bordered all round with deep silver lace. Her hat was ruched georgette to tone and she wore silver shoes and hose to tone. Her bouquet was of pale pink chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids were Miss Jennie Danson (aunt) and Miss J Ditchfield (sister of the bridegroom). Miss Danson wore pale shell pink georgette over silk, the picot edged skirt having shaded crystal motifs at intervals. Her hat was of fine black felt with alternate shades of pink chiffon velvet on the drooping brim to tone with the gown.
Miss J. Ditchfield was in mauve taffeta, veiled with fine Brussels lace, with a hat of fine grey felt. Both bridesmaids carried bouquets of russet chrysanthemums.
The reception was held at the home of the bride's uncle, after which Mr and Mrs Ditchfield went to New Brighton for the honeymoon, the bride travelling in a dress of rose-rust silk, with ecru lace en relief, over which she wore a cost of dove grey, with fox fur trimming and hat of grey felt".
Annie wore her wedding dress again a year later - this time in the role of a bridesmaid at her Aunt Jennie's wedding. See: A 1920's Wedding
Wedding Wednesday is one of many blogging promptd from www.geneabloggers.com to encourage writers to record their family history.


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Johnson clocks in for work at Martinsville
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Jimmie Johnson has enough grandfather clocks to open a small store.
However, he hasn't collected these masterfully crafted timepieces with the intent to sell. Instead, he has earned them by hard racing in close quarters against the fiercest of competition and coming out victorious.
On Sunday, Johnson looks to add a ninth to his collection in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 (1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Martinsville Speedway, where it is a tradition to present the winner with a Ridgeway grandfather clock -- one of the coolest trophies in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Although Johnson will certainly be excited to receive another clock, he's probably going to be more excited to see what the win does for his position in the standings and how much of a gap he's able to open up between him and his closest rival, Matt Kenseth.
"He's won a championship; he knows what it's like to experience the pressure," Johnson said about Kenseth. "When I look at the tracks on the schedule, Martinsville, if you look at stats over a career, I'd say there's an opportunity, although when we were there in the spring he ran really good.
"So I think Matt has a lot of confidence moving forward for these next four events, as do we. So, his maturity, his mindset, I don't think I can do much there. He's pretty rock-solid in that department."
In Kenseth's first trip to the .526-mile track with his new No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team in April, he finished a respectable 13th. Johnson, however, won the event after leading 348 of the event's 500 laps. The win was his second consecutive victory at Martinsville, after winning last fall's race.
Overall, five of Johnson's eight victories have come in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with three of them (2006-08) in seasons that he won the championship.
Heading into the postseason, Kenseth carried a three-point advantage over Johnson and Kyle Busch on the strength of five victories. Kenseth held on to the top spot until last weekend at Talladega when neither he nor Johnson finished in the top 10 for the first time in the postseason. Kenseth entered the weekend with a four-point lead but left Alabama trailing Johnson by four points.
"When we're leading the points, it's certainly helpful. It's a place we want to be," Johnson said. "I'd rather be in the lead defending than trying to get points and get ahead. I like the position we're in.
"In years past, the pressure has weighed on me differently and I think through the experience of winning those five and being in the sport as long as I have now and maturing that I'm really in the position I want to be in and hope to stay in the rest of the year."
Johnson has history on his side. The leader after six of 10 Chase races has gone on to claim the championship in six of nine seasons, including Johnson in 2008-10. His eight victories at the paper-clip-shaped track is the most among active drivers, trailing only Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip on the wins list at Martinsville.
In 23 starts at the track, Johnson has 16 top fives, 20 top 10s and three poles with a series-best finishing position (3.9), running position (5.9), passing differential (296), laps in the top 15 (7,849), laps led (2,156), green-flag speed (91.569 mph) and driver rating (123.8). He also has the second-most fastest laps run (889) and quality passes (596) at the short track.
This season, he has collected five wins, 13 top fives and 20 top 10s along with two poles. He has led 20 races for a total of 1,606 laps.
Entering the Chase, Johnson held the top spot in the standings after 24 of the 26 races. After the first six weeks of the Chase, he has returned to his familiar perch and hopes to stay firmly seated there until he's hoisting his sixth series championship trophy at Homestead less than a month from now.
"Martinsville has been good to us in the past," Johnson said. "We've got to go there and race. There is going to be a lot of strong competition. We will make sure we get buttoned up and ready to go for this weekend's race and go up there to that paper clip and see what we can do."
In Jeb Burton's debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in March 2012, he finished a respectable 13th. This past April, Burton returned to the .526-mile track as a full-time driver in the second race of the season and almost pulled off the victory.
He improved upon his previous finish at the track by 10 positions, finishing third behind veterans Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton. He led a race-high 154 of 250 laps.
This weekend, Burton and the rest of the truck series return to Martinsville for Saturday's Kroger 200 (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1).
"I can't wait to get back to this track. It's my favorite track on the circuit," Burton said. "We dominated last time we were here and unfortunately just gave it away towards the end.
"We have a really good truck and I think we have a good shot at getting another pole award and, hopefully, another win."
Burton was able to get the most out of his good starting position by running at the front or near the front of the field for most of the race. The Virginia native has become quite adept at starting on the front row in his first full year of competition, capturing the pole a series-high six times in the first 18 races, including last weekend at Talladega.
In two career races at the track, Burton has an average start of 4.0 and average finish of 8.0.
He is having a solid season, which includes his first national series win at Texas. However, he's currently in fourth place in the championship standings, 82 points behind leader Crafton. In the Sunoco Rookie of the Year race, he trails Ryan Blaney and Darrell Wallace Jr.
Although Burton might not take home the champion's hardware at the end of the season, one thing is apparent -- he is a talented driver with a bright future.
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text: Fonterra Whey Powder Cleared of Botulism in Government Tests August 28, 2013 05:04 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email The findings may help the world's largest dairy exporter restore its reputation globally after its recent contamination scare. Tracy Withers New Zealand testing cleared milk protein made by Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. of a bacteria linked to botulism, after a contamination scare that sparked a global recall and dented the company's reputation in China. The suspect whey protein concentrate was found to contain a bacteria that posed no food safety risk, Scott Gallacher, acting director general of the Ministry of Primary Industries, said today on a conference call. The findings may help the world's largest dairy exporter restore its reputation globally after the contamination scare this month prompted concerns that New Zealand has food safety issues, threatening exports which make up about 30 percent of the economy. Dairy is New Zealand's largest foreign exchange earner, accounting for 28 percent of overseas sales. "Recalls occur" in the food industry, Chief Executive Officer Theo Spierings said on a conference call from Auckland. "You go through a phase of turbulence. There are definitely questions, anxiety and reputational issues at stake but if you manage that properly, and you come to the table with the facts, you can come out better in the end." New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries tested whey protein samples locally and at overseas laboratories, it said today in a statement. It defended its initial response, which involved recalls of infant formula, as a precautionary approach. Fonterra's testing had identified two strains of bacteria but was unable to be more specific, and called in government- owned AgResearch, which subsequently identified the possible presence of the botulism-linked bacteria, Spierings said. On that basis, the company began the global recall. Fonterra Relieved Spierings said he was "relieved" at the conclusion of the ministry's tests, and had questions of his own for AgResearch. There are other lessons from the events that the company is putting into practice and informing its customers about, he said. China, which is New Zealand's biggest dairy customer, bought NZ$3 billion ($2.3 billion) worth of dairy products in the year through June. Fonterra on Aug. 2 announced the potential botulism-linked contamination and recalled product globally. Countries including China and Russia suspended imports of some Fonterra milk powder products. Back to news


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I am researching for my childrens father's side of the family, their grandmother asked me to see what I could find. My children are Atchley, I had 4 sons. Their grandfather Truman Lionel Atchley died before their father and I ever married. His father's name was Green Atchley and I am unable to find anything on him at all.
Their father's mother is Thelma Lee Brown and her mother Margarett Reneman and her father's name was Millard Woodroe Brown.
Her grandmother (Margaret's mother)was Matilda Gross Reneman born in Germany and came to America around 1895 I think. Miltilda's husband's name was Ernest Reneman (Thelma's Grandfather. I was told Mitilda had a sister named Freida that came over here for a short period of time but returned to Germany because their mother was sick.
Ernest and Mitilda I was told had two small sons they came over here with by the name of John and (Dan) or Daniel. Ernest came first with the two boys and Matilda came later.Ernest was born around 1876 and Mitilda around 1875. Their birthdays were just afew days apart. In Germany their name may have been Von Reneman or her family Von Falkenberg? I really am not sure. Thelma does not remember much.
Over the years they live anywhere from New York, Pennsyvania, Kentucky, and maybe around Boston, MA. and died in Alabama.
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Swooshless: Packers' Harrell dons non-Nike jerseySomeone on the equipment staff appears to have taken a Sharpie to the Reebok logo, but they left the "NFL EQUIPMENT" patch alone.
By the Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Backup quarterback Graham Harrell had a big night for the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, but one thing was missing in the late stages of the game: the swoosh symbol that's supposed to be on his jersey.
Talk about a football fashion faux pas.
Harrell says he had to change jerseys after his got torn during the Packers' 24-3 preseason victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. But the Packers apparently didn't have an identical replacement for Harrell's Nike-branded jersey available, so he had to put on an older one.
Harrell said, "They ripped my Nike one, and we just don't have replacement ones yet, I guess, is the story."
Nike replaced Reebok as the supplier of NFL team uniforms earlier this year.
Harrell added, "I hope I don't get fined, I guess."
Green Bay Packers quarterback Graham Harrell throws as he is being rushed by Kansas City Chiefs' Jeff Allen (71) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)If anything, I guess I'm surprised that anybody noticed. Almost a decade ago, after Reebok picked up the league-wide uniform contract, Brett Favre wore an old Nike cold-weather jersey with the swoosh taped over. But in the age of YouTube highlights, DVRs and the NFL Network, these uniform malfunctions are easier and easier to catch.
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We may be "one nation under God," but there's a surprising divide among the minority of Americans who don't describe themselves as Christian.
This map shows the second-most popular religion in each of the 50 states, as published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, and reflects some of the shifting tides of immigration. There's one caveat to this: Christianity in some states is so dominant that the number of people who follow another religion may be relatively tiny.
That said, Islam is No. 2 in 20 states, dominating the South and the heartland. Judaism, not surprisingly, is the runner-up religion in the Northeast. And Buddhism is the religion-of-second-choice out west.
What's the story with Baha'i and South Carolina? NPR explains.
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In this recent post to his blog Zeev Suraski (of Zend) recounts his experience in attending a conference (one in Istanbul, Turkey) without actually being there.
Last Saturday, the first PHP-centric web conference has taken place in Istanbul, Turkey. A couple of months ago a guy name Sidar Sahin touched base with me, inviting me to give the opening keynote in that conference.
Becuse of the troubles in Gaza and that part of the world, Zeev wasn't able to attend - but he still did, in a sense:
Eventually, I decided to simply videotape the keynote (a shortened version of it), and send it over. Doing it was slightly more challenging than I expected - given that I wanted to show both myself and the background slides in the same video; But I think I managed to create an OK compromise, where both myself and the slides behind me were reasonably bright and in focus.
You can get the basic idea of how it looked from this shot taken at the conference. This isn't the first time that a video keynote has been delivered in the PHP community - at a previous year's php|architect conference, Marco Tabini gave a live video keynote.


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A 25-year-old Indian student has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a British court for raping a TV star in her hotel room after a birthday party.world Updated: Apr 17, 2013 18:58 IST
A 25-year-old Indian student has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a British court for raping a TV star in her hotel room after a birthday party.
Soby John, a porter, used another worker's key card to let himself in before attacking the woman celebrity as she slept after a night of heavy drinking with her friends.
John, who admitted rape, will be deported to India after serving his sentence, British tabloid 'The Sun' reported on Wednesday.
Judge Alistair McCreath of Southwark Crown Court said John, an Indian student studying in the UK, deliberately targeted his victim at the London hotel because she could not defend herself.
The judge said "She now suffers massive anxiety, is frightened of staying in hotels and has huge trust issues with people. She is scared to go out on her own and no longer feels comfortable with men. She is frightened someone will hurt her."
McCreath said "I have no doubt you raped her because she was so drunk so she could offer no physical resistance. This degrading act was made all the more degrading by the fact you took photos of her."
John, of Wembley in North London, initially told police the woman "made advances" to him which he rebuffed.
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There Is Native
Native Lambon-A-Stick
3-4 pounds lamb cut in 1 to 2-inch chunks
marinate in:
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup corn oil
3 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon fresh ground cumin
1 teaspoon fresh chopped cilantro
Whisk all marinade ingredients together in a large bowl, add lamb and stir
to coat all sides of the meat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. When
ready to grill, place on skewers and grill for about 6 – 8 minutes per side,
turn frequently.
NOTE: When prepare things for the grill, I skewer the meat and vegetables
separately. Although they look nice in between the meat, veggies cook
faster often getting overdone. A good mix of veggies alone on a skewercan also look good. Multi-colored bell-peppers, onions, large mushrooms,
large squash chunks are good choices. Brush the vegetables with a little corn
oil and sprinkle with herbs before grilling. Thyme, basil, sage,
cumin, rosemary and minced cilantro are all good choices.
Native Pecan Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup muscabado sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp water
1 cup flour
1 cup corn flour
1 cup chopped pecans
garnish: muscabado sugar, pecan half
With an electric mixer on medium speed, blend together the butter and
sugar add vanilla flours and pecans add water to make firm dough. Roll
out 1/2 inch and cut with cookie cutter sprinkle with more raw sugar and if
you wish press in a 1/2 pecan in each. Bake in medium oven about 30 minutes.
Yield: 3 dozen
Native Pigs In A Poke
1 can of spam
4 pcs eggs
Slice the canned Spam in four. With a bisquit cutter,cut a hole in
middle of each slice. In a frypan, heat oil. Place Spam in hot fat. Fry on one
side and turn over. Break egg and slip in the hole in each frying slice.
Fry for two minutes, and turn. Don't waste the hole!!
Fry that too for a side dish. Pass the ketchup!!
Native Potato Pudding
3 pcs large potatoes
3 pcs eggs (separated)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup cream
1/2 pc fresh lemon (juice squeezed, and rind grated)
Boil, mash and cool the potatoes. Mix with egg yolks. When well blended,
add egg whites, (which have been well beaten and combined with sugar)
flour, salt, cream, and lemon, juice and grated rind. Bake in a buttered
dish until firm. Serve with sugar and cream. Also, good when topped with
wojape (fresh berries, sweetened and crushed).
Native Apple Pudding
4-5 slices of buttered bread
1 can sweetened apple sauce
2 pcs eggs
1 pint milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Set oven: 350 F Time: 30 minutes (or until firm)
Line the bottom of a pudding dish with buttered bread and cover with
apple sauce. Repeat until dish is half-full, finishing the layering with the
bread on top. Mix eggs, milk, sugar, and salt. Pour this mixture over
bread and sauce. Bake until set. Serve cold with cream, sugar, and nutmeg
gratings or cinnamon.
Native Raw Relish Cranberry Sauce
2 pcs large oranges
4 cups cranberries
1.5 cups honey
Peel the orange zest, then peel off most of the bitter white under-rind.
Cut the oranges across to remove seeds. Force zests, cranberries and
orange sections through a food grinder and mix well. Stir in honey.
Make this several hours before using, so flavors can mingle at room
temperature..makes about a quart.
NATIVE AMERICANS used cranberries for foods, medicines and dyes. It is a
most unique berrie which is found throughout the northern states.
Native Roast Hominy
1 can hominy drained
salt pepper
In a plastic bag put drained hominy dress with oil and vinegar salt and
pepper shake and drain off any excess oil and vinegar. On a foil lined
cookie sheet spread hominy and bake at 400 f for about 30 minutes until brown
and crispy.
Native Salmon Pinion Patties
14.75 ounce can salmon or
11/2 cups cooked salmon pieces,firmly packed
1 teaspoon oil
1 pc medium onion, chopped
2/3 cup crumbled corn chips*
2 pcs large egg, beaten
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or
11/2 tablespoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts chopped**
2 teaspoons oil
Add corn chips to a small food processor and pulse until fine crumbs
form (toast by heating in nonstick frying pan over medium heat until lightly
brown—about 2 minutes)
1. Drain salmon, picking out any pieces of bones or skin, and flake
what is left. Add the salmon flakes to a large mixing bowl.
2. Add 1 teaspoon oil to a small nonstick frying pan and heat over
medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, turning often, until golden and
3. Add onions to the salmon in mixing bowl, along with half of the
corn chip crumbs (1/3 cup), beaten egg, egg substitute, parsley, and
spices and beat on low speed to blend. Add chopped pine nuts and briefly
beat on low speed until mixed in.
4. Shape the mixture into 6 patties (about 1/2-inch thick). Press
both sides of each patty into the remaining corn chip crumbs to lightly coat.
5. Begin to heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2
teaspoons of oil and spread evenly in the pan. Cook the patties until
nicely browned on both sides. Yield: 3 servings (2 patties each)
Native Seasoning Mix
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tsp spice bush or allspice
1 tablespoon salt
1 tsp dried oregano
Use blender to mix well and store in air tight container
Native Soft Bread
1 c water
2/3 c white corn flour
1 tsp salt
margarine or shortening
shelled sunflower seeds
1. Bring the water to a boil.
2. Mix together the flour & salt. Pour the boiling water onto the dry
ingredients while stirring.
3. Continue to stir until the mixture becomes thick and uniform.
4. Serve in a bowl topped with margarine & shelled sunflower seeds.
Native Southern Corn Pudding
1 package (8 1/2 oz) corn muffin mix (preferably jiffy)
1/2 1 teaspoon sugar*
1 can (15 1/4 oz) whole kernel corn**, drained
1 can (14 3/4 oz) cream style corn
1/2 cup butter or margarine*** , melted and; cooled
1 cup (8 oz) sour cream***
3 pcs large eggs, at room temperature, beaten
1 can small green chilies drained
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter (or spray with nonstick
cooking spray) a 2-quart casserole dish or 9- by 9-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix until blended. Do not
over mix. Pour into prepared casserole dish and bake, uncovered, on
center rack of preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden
brown on top and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow
to sit 5 minutes before serving.
(If edges begin to brown too much, take a piece of foil large enough to
cover the pan, quarter it, cut a 3 to 4 inch hole in the center, open
the foil, and drape it loosely over the pan.)Makes 6 to 8 servings. Note:
Taste the corn meal mix that you use to determine how sweet it is.
If using Jiffy or if the mix is sweet, use 1/2 teaspoon sugar, if not,
use the full teaspoon to bring out the sweetness of the corn.
Note: If you prefer, you can replace the canned corn with 1 1/2 cups
fresh or frozen thawed whole kernel corn that has been cooked.
Yield: servings: 8
Native Southwestern Corn And Squash Sauté
1 tablespoon oil
1 pc large onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 pcs large mexican squash, cut into 1/4 inch dice
1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears) or; frozen
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
freshly ground pepper to taste
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until golden and tender,
5 to 10 minutes. Stir in squash, corn and chilies.
Cover and cook, stirring once, until the zucchini is tender,
about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.Yield: 6
Native Stuffed Peppers
4 pcs large mild green peppers
2 cans (14-1/2 oz.) fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce
2 cups cooked quinoa (pre-cook the day before)
1 cup cooked chicken, roughly chopped
1 cup canned hominy, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut peppers in half lengthwise, remove seeds, discard stems and place,
cut side up, in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Combine the diced tomatoes,
tomato sauce and pepper sauce in a large bowl. Stir in the quinoa,
chicken and hominy and spoon mixture in to the peppers. Cover and bake
for 40 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake uncovered 5 minutes
longer or until cheese is melted
Native Sunflower Seed Coffee
empty sunflower hulls
1. Brown empty hulls of sunflowers in small frying pan. Watch them
carefully so that they do not burn.
2. Grind the browned hulls finely.
3. For each cup of coffee, steep 1 T (or more to taste) ground hulls
in 1 C boiling water for 3 minutes.
4. Drink plain or sweetened with honey.
Native Tamale Recipe
3/4 cup cornmeal
4 cups tomato juice
2 tbs ground cumin
3/4 tsp salt divided
2-3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbs chili powder
1/2 lb pork sausage
1/2 lb ground buffalo
Tamales are a native American dish,served with or without a filling
Tamales can be stuffed with cheese,meat,veggies.The most popular filling,
however are,chicken & pork filling.
How to make Tamale In large bowl, combine 1/3 cup tomato juice, cornmeal,
1 Tbs cumin, 1 Tbs chili powder, 1/4 tsp salt, garlic and cayenne pepper.
Add the buffalo and sausage; mix well. Let set 1/2 hour before shaping
into meatballs to let flavors combine. Shape into 1 1/4 inch meatballs.
In Dutch oven combine remaining tomato juice, cumin, chili powder, and
salt. Bring to boil, add meatballs; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or
until meat is no longer pink. Put in Crock-pot to keep warm. Eat it with
fry bread
Native Wojape Pie
1 quart wild blueberries
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 pc 9-inch baked pastry shell
Cook one cup of the blueberries with 1 cup sugar and ¾ cup of water
until berries are soft. Make a paste of the flour, salt and ¼ cup of water,
add to the cooked berries. Cook all on very low heat until the mixture
thickens a bit. Pour the hot mixture over the reserved berries and pour into the
pastry shell. Cover lightly and chill overnight.


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Nick Jonas Will Return to TV for 'Hawaii Five-0′ Season Finale
Just a month after his debut as computer hacker Ian Wright on 'Hawaii Five-0,' Nick Jonas will return to the show for its season finale.
"He was great and he is such a good kid," executive [roducer Peter Lenkov told TV Fanatic, who broke the news of Jonas' return. "You imagine a kid who has that much success... he's just a really, really good kid."
Jonas will continue his role as the villainous Wright, who escaped the Five-0 team in the episode 'Akanahe.' (No word yet if he will be shirtless in the finale as well.)
It seems that all of the Jonas Brothers are keeping busy since their split: In addition to Nick's acting gig, Joe recently penned a revealing tell-all essay and Kevin is preparing for his second child with his wife, Danielle.


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SALEM -- The highlight of being an outdoors writer in Oregon is visiting places best described as "hidden gems."
These are destinations every bit as spectacular as Oregon's main tourist draws -- Mount Hood, Columbia River Gorge, Silver Falls -- that are visited a fraction of the time.
One the state's best concentrations of hidden gems is the Central Coast Range, that long slice of green between the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast.
Monstrous old-growth trees, 100-foot waterfalls and mountaintop viewpoints all can be had on trails here, mostly administered by Siuslaw National Forest.
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In almost every case, the reason these places aren't visited is remote location and a lack of knowledge. Not only are these trails little-known, but they're often tucked deep at the end of confusing logging roads.
But now that we're entering spring -- the best time to enjoy these moss-draped trails -- I thought I'd spotlight my top five favorite hikes of the Central Coast Range.
For exact mile-by-mile directions, follow the links to the original story.
Honorable mention: Valley of the Giants
My conscience won't allow writing about destinations in the Central Coast Range and not mentioning Valley of the Giants, flawed though it might be.
Home to some of the largest and oldest Douglas-fir and hemlock trees in Oregon, Valley of the Giants is an island of old-growth that offers a short but stunning 1.6-mile loop.
The downside is an awful drive on confusing, unmarked and pothole-filled logging roads that requires two hours and 20 minutes from Salem.
Trailhead coordinates: N44 56.184 W123 42.933 / 44.434344, -123.929792
Info: Call or visit BLM's Salem District Office for mile-by-mile directions and a map: (503) 375-5646; 1771 Fabry Road, SE Salem, OR 97306.
5) Niagara Falls Trail
Despite the famous name, and despite its close location to Salem, few people have even heard of this spectacular hideaway, home to a pair of 120-foot waterfalls.
An easy trail of 2 miles round-trip takes hikers into a remote box canyon where Pheasant Creek and Niagara Falls roar like neighbors attempting to outdo each other.
Located northwest of Willamina, and about 10 miles east of Hebo Mountain, the drive from Salem requires navigating a series of county, BLM and Forest Service roads, but it can be reached in an hour-and-20-minute drive.
Trailhead coordinates: N45 12.844 W123 37.662 / 44.434344,-123.929792
Information: Hebo Ranger District, (503) 392-5100
4) Drift Creek Wilderness
The largest old-growth rainforest in Oregon is home to a carpet of moss and lichen that swallows everything without legs, showcases brightly colored wildflowers in spring and can be accessed by two semi-difficult trails east of Waldport.
The Harris Ranch Trail and Horse Creek Trail both drop 3 miles into the remote canyon of Drift Creek, a tributary of the Alsea, in a landscape that receives 120 inches of rain per year.
The Harris Ranch Trail is a bit easier to access (it's a short jaunt off Highway 34) and offers better access to Drift Creek's riverside beaches, while the Horse Ranch Trail offers slightly larger trees.
Info: Waldport Ranger District, (541) 563-3211
Trailhead coordinates (Harris Ranch): N44 25.715 W123 55.932 / 44.434344, -123.929792
3) Sweet Creek Falls
Among the most accessible trails in the Coast Range -- and certainly in the top five of kid-friendly hikes statewide -- this charmed trail passes 11 small waterfalls in 1.1 miles on a hike south of Mapleton.
The trail's magic is the lack of boring moments. With catwalk-style bridges that wind atop the creek, plant life, wildlife and waterfalls, each step of the trail offers something new and interesting.
The drive from Salem does require a long trek, two hours and 20 minutes, but the hike fits well with a trip to Honeyman State Park on the Oregon Coast.
Coordinates: N43 57.483 W123 54.142 / 44.434344, -123.929792
Info: Central Coast Ranger District, (541) 563-8400, or Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Visitor Center, (541) 271-6000
2) Marys Peak
Climbing the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range is a rite of passage for many outdoor-lovers in the Willamette Valley.
The wildflower-dotted summit meadows offer spectacular vistas from the ocean to the Cascades during spring and summer, while providing training ground for climbers during winter.
Multiple trails lead to the 4,097-foot summit, from moderately difficult to quite strenuous, so head up the mountain and pick your own adventure. Remember to check conditions before making the trip and plan accordingly. The drive is about an hour and 20 minutes from Salem.
Trailhead coordinates: 44.49561 -123.54298
1) Kentucky Falls / North Fork Trail
The chance to visit three waterfalls dropping over 100 feet into an emerald forest would put Kentucky Falls Trail near the top of this list by itself, but the addition of the connecting North Fork Smith River Trail is what makes this spot No. 1.
Located in a remote no-man's land between Eugene and Florence, the Kentucky Falls trail drops downhill 2.2 miles one-way past Upper Kentucky Falls -- a nice appetizer at 100 feet -- before reaching the canyon where North Fork Falls (120 feet) and Lower Kentucky Falls (100 feet) thunder literally side-by-side.
Want to continue? You're in luck, as North Fork Smith River Trail begins at the junction near the dueling waterfalls and travels an additional 6.5 miles through a rainforest jungle of old-growth on a ragged but stunning trail (sadly, a bridge is washed out 2 miles from the North Fork trailhead, so you'll have to turn back unless you want to get adventurous.)
The downside, naturally, is a long and awful drive from the Willamette Valley that's a bit easier from the coast side.
Even so, the trio of 100-foot waterfalls combined with the lush beauty of the North Fork Smith River makes this the top hike in the Central Oregon Coast Range.
Trailhead coordinates: N43 55.726 W123 47.610 / 44.434344, -123.929792
Info: Central Coast Ranger District, (541) 563-8400


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A truly great yacht is so much more than the sum of its parts. It achieves a delicate balance of style, sophistication, performance, safety and comfort---everything seamlessly working together—integrated into one cohesive system.. The Stevens Custom 53 is such a vessel ---an uncompromising shorthanded, long-range cruising yacht designed by Robert H. Perry N.A. in collaboration with the Stevens Design Team. She incorporates over 200 years of combined single-handed cruising , racing and live aboard experience with the latest innovations in technology, performance and comfort-all without sacrificing simplicity , safety or style. The new Stevens Custom 53 is the evolution of over 325 vessels designed and built carrying the Stevens name. She is the result of our quest for the ultimate second home---a modern shorthanded cruiser that is as comfortable in the Caribbean, Sea of Cortez or San Juan Islands as our land-locked luxury home.
Standard Hull Construction: Solid fiberglass as per designer's schedule using non-woven fabrics, and mat. Vinylester resin skin coats with Isothalic polyester resin in bulk laminate. Neste Max Guard ISO/NPG gelcoat or approved equivalent.
Standard Deck Construction: Composite cored construction per designer's schedule using designated materials including cross-linked foams of scheduled thickness and density, Isothalic polyester resin, and Neste MaxGuard ISO/NPG gelcoat or approved equivalent.
All fiberglass raw materials to meet ISO- or other standards of recognized international marine approval organizations.
Two Harken "Big Boat" black anodized pin-stop track and end stops for Genoa(track #759-4M; end stops #631).
Two Harken "Mid-Size" black anodized pin-stop tracks and end stops for staysail (track #1596-1.5M; end stops #1524).
.Harken size BB sliding bolt track traveler (#1846-2.4M).
Two Spinlock XT3 triple sheet stoppers.
Two Harken 4-sheave 57mm organizers (#6067) on aft cockpit. Two Harken 4-sheave 40mm deck organizers (#6066) on center cockpit.
Two chrome Harken 40 two-speed winches (#40.2STC) with one for port coachroof, and one shipped loose for later installation on mast.
Two chrome Harken 44 two-speed winches (#44.2STC) one aft for mainsheet and one shipped loose for later installation on mast.
Two chrome Harken 66 two-speed winches (#66.2STC) for primaries.
Lighthouse #1501 horizontal electric windlass with heavy-duty circuit breaker.
Two Harken B3114 Foot blocks.
One chrome Harken 40 ELECTRIC (#40.2 STEC) for starboard coachroof.
Lewmar Ocean Series Hatches with sizes and locations as indicated on drawings.
Standard screens on overhead hatches.
Removable false bottom in aft deck storage compartments -- Add gaskets to lids.
Hood (Manship) stainless steel opening port lights with screens located as indicated on drawings.
Four Saloon stainless steel fixed ports.
Eight 10-inch (250mm) stainless steel cleats located as indicated.
Three 8-inch (200mm) stainless steel cleats located as indicated.
Six stainless steel pad eyes located as indicated (two in bulwarks; four in deck).
Six stainless steel deck drains run with rubber hose to appropriate thru-hull drains.
Four stainless steel cockpit drains run with rubber hose to appropriate thru-hull fittings.
Stainless steel inner forestay deck tang (ABI #2141CH or suitable locally fabricated substitute).
Six stainless steel fairleads with Stainless Steel rollers mounted in bulwarks; located per drawing.
Stainless steel fuel, water, and waste deck fills.
Removable 1-inch diameter stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines; four double stanchions with boarding gates port and starboard. 1-inch diameter bow and stern pulpits with custom bases. Extra pelican-style snap at propane locked on center cockpit boats.
Stainless steel boarding ladder built into stern pulpit with transom mounted stainless steel platform.
1 ¼-inch diameter mast guards thru-bolted to stainless steel backing plates.
1-inch diameter dorade guards thru-bolted to stainless steel backing plates.
4-inch diameter stainless steel cowl vents with oval horns located per drawing.
Stainless steel emergency tiller steering system with stainless steel deck cap.
Stainless steel mast collar.
Stainless steel double bow roller stemhead fitting with hawses and below deck divided chain locker.
Stainless steel stern anchor roller with hawse and below deck locker.
Stainless steel handrails on cabin house.
Teak coach roof eyebrow (cabin house trim).
Teak cockpit sole.
Teak caprail.
Louvered teak companionway doors with Lexan drop boards.
Teak cockpit table with foldout leaves.
Lexan companion way hatch with stainless steel sliders and Teflon runner surfaces.
Two molded-in compartments in cockpit coaming with Lexan doors and stainless steel sliders.
FRP autopilot and engine instrument/control box in cockpit coaming.
Molded-in propane storage compartment vented overboard.
45 lb. (20 kg.) stainless steel CQR-type anchor.
Teak seats on Stern rail.
Interior Specifications
Louvered locker doors.
Solid teak bulkhead doors: top panels beveled and lower panels louvered.
Removable floor grate at bottom of companionway steps.
Solid teak curved companionway ladder with inset Vetus non-skid material.
Teak veneer bulkheads and furniture of uniform color without stripes.
½ inch laid teak and holly cabin sole with removable, locking floorboards.
Teak staving ceilings inside lockers except hanging lockers.
Camphor veneer in all hanging lockers.
Removable white Formica overhead panels with screwed-on teak battens.
Teak veneer under deck area in main saloon.
Solid teak faced drawers with dovetail construction; varnished interiors.
Solid teak handholds port and starboard on interior coach roof.
Hanging locker tops covered in white Formica; other surfaces teak veneer.
Interior finished in hand-rubbed satin-finish polyurethane.
5 inch contoured foam cushions throughout with ticking. Interior fabrics supplied by Wagner Stevens Yachts.
Brushed nickel or polished Sugatsune latches on lockers and drawers.
Main Saloon:
Teak veneer dining table with hardware for removable top.
High/low pedestal with manual crank lift.
Additional table top (cocktail table) with hardware.
Removable cocktail table for starboard settee.
Forward Stateroom:
Layout supplied with drawings.
Aft Stateroom:
Layout supplied with drawings.
Aft and Forward Heads:
. Grohe faucets, shower heads, and shower mixers.
. Tecma electric toilets.
. Removable teak floor grates in shower.
. Hinged teak grated seat in shower stall as per drawing.
. FRP panels in showers with teak batten covers on all seams.
. Forward head Corian color (from Chinese supplied chart)
. Aft head Corian color (from Chinese supplied chart)
. Scandvik stainless steel sinks.
. Mirrored cabinet and/or mirrors in both heads (as per drawing).
Navigation Station:
. Chart tabletop surface (specify teak or Formica color)
. Chart lid telescoping hatch adjuster (ABI #2002CH).
. Hinged instrument cabinet (specify teak or Formica color)
70/30 Scandvik stainless steel sink (order #10236; Model 101027-13).
Corian sink covers both sides from color indicated in #23 (below).
Corian counter top color (from supplied Chinese chart): Order
Stove compartment lined with fireproof material with stainless steel covering.
Stainless steel safety bar in front of stove (shipped loose; not installed).
Stove top cutting board with stowage and storage under stove area.
PVC pipe from propane locker to stove area with copper inner tubing.
Marinetics LPG panel.
Solid teak spice rack (shipped loose; not installed).
Microwave oven space with teak veneer faceplate and 110V receptacle.
Complete layout as detailed in drawings.
Grohe galley faucet.
Divided refrigerator and freezer with Lexan shelves, double door top loading and front access with poured urethane insulation and pump out system according to supplied drawing. Trash Compactor Space with electrical outlet.
Yanmar 4JH3-TE 75-horsepower diesel engine with 2.6:1 reduction down angle transmission. Specifications to include C-type panel, U-type exhaust, riser elbow, 55 amp alternator, and electric stop solenoid.
Leaded foam sound shield in engine and generator compartments.
Flexible engine mounts.
Racor 500FG fuel filter.
Groco ARG750 raw water strainer.
Aqualift-type muffler.
Stainless steel muffler.
Scot VB32 anti-siphon valve.
12V engine room exhaust fan.
Morse nylon type engine and transmission control cables
1.5-inch diameter stainless steel propeller shaft with SAE taper. Aquamet or Aquatech brand.
Bronze propeller shaft strut with cutlass bearing.
Standard type stuffing box.
17 X 12 three-bladed bronze propeller with SAE taper.
Edson pedestal steering system with 44-inch destroyer wheel.
Edson rudderpost quadrant and rudder post gland.
Edson stainless steel pedestal guard.
Bronze rudder bearing.
Bronze rudder skeg.
Newmar ES-5 and ES-6 electrical panels with circuit breakers and meters.
Two 110V shore power inlets.
Grounded 110V outlets as per supplied drawings.
Three ground fault interrupters: one each in two heads and galley.
Aqua Signal Series 50 stainless steel navigation lights: one each bi-color (#50100) and stern (#50500).
Automatic switched lights in all hanging lockers.
Tinned copper wire and connectors throughout.
Interior courtesy lights as per supplied drawings.
Cantalupi interior lights with plan as per supplied drawings; lighting supplied by Wagner Stevens Yachts.
Night light entry switch wired to overhead lights per supplied plan.
Two Guest battery selector switches.
Four Hella 12V model 8716 black ventilation fans: galley, main saloon, above berths according to supplied plan.
Two recessed ZAP B-1 zinc anodes.
Internal bonding system connected to all chain plates, thru-hull fittings, engine, rudder system, and B-1 zinc anodes.
Glassed-in PVC conduits for wire chases longitudinally along both sides of hull just above stringers. Similar conduits for overheads and audio/video system.
Preparation for Panda 4.2kw generator including conduit for wiring to control panel and accessible runs and thru-hulls for coolant, fuel supply, and exhaust.
Air conditioning system preparation as per specifications.
Raymarine wind, depth, and speed instrument installation with appropriate thru-hull fittings, wiring, and display console above seahood
Provide and install Fischer Panda 4.2 KW Generator
Provide and install Marine Air 16,000 BTU and 10,000 BTU Air conditioning
units as per plans.
Provide and install Raymarine ST6000+ Linear Hydraulic Autopilot
Yanmar 4JH3-TE 75-horsepower diesel engine with 2.6:1 reduction down angle transmission. Specifications to include C-type panel, U-type exhaust, riser elbow, 55 amp alternator, and electric stop solenoid.
Leaded foam sound shield in engine and generator compartments.
Flexible engine mounts.
Racor 500FG fuel filter.
Groco ARG750 raw water strainer.
Aqualift-type muffler.
Stainless steel muffler.
Scot VB32 anti-siphon valve.
12V engine room exhaust fan.
Morse nylon type engine and transmission control cables
1.5-inch diameter stainless steel propeller shaft with SAE taper. Aquamet or Aquatech brand.
Bronze propeller shaft strut with cutlass bearing.
Standard type stuffing box.
17 X 12 three-bladed bronze propeller with SAE taper.
Edson pedestal steering system with 44-inch destroyer wheel.
Edson rudderpost quadrant and rudder post gland.
Edson stainless steel pedestal guard.
Bronze rudder bearing.
Bronze rudder skeg.


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Hi Jeffrey,
Do you think I will be making a big mistake if I purchase a sofa upholstered in a colour other than a neutral? I have been noticing quite a few bold-coloured sofas and chairs in magazines lately and I find myself drawn to them. My husband and I live in downtown Toronto, our children are grown and we're redecorating our house room by room, starting with the living room. We've had a neutral sofa for as long as I can remember, and it's been great for versatility but I'm bored with beige.
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Purchasing a sofa in a colour other than neutral is not a mistake. And in fact, upholstering in solid bold colours has been a real trend of late.
Selecting a neutral for your upholstered pieces makes more sense for versatility and longevity, but to actually have the courage to step away from blah beige and infuse some of your own colourful personality into a room is liberating.
I had a new-client meeting last week with a wonderful woman who needs my help bringing her living room together. For the most part she has all the correct furniture pieces - a gorgeous 96-inch tufted designer sofa, perfectly sized occasional chairs and a Persian carpet that I envy. With the exception of the carpet, everything in the room, including the walls, is putty coloured. And she wonders why no one wants to sit in the room. It has absolutely no life or visual interest. As we both sat there analyzing it, she admitted that if she could start again, she would purchase a colourful sofa. I had to agree with her. If she had only pulled one of the colours from her rug and used it on her sofa it would be an entirely different room. At this point, reupholstering isn't an option for her, so I will do the standard treatment and infuse colour using decorative pillows, draperies - and if allowed - paint.
I tell you this because you are starting with what sounds like a clean slate. You have the opportunity to create a living room that is so much more than "putty" layered on "oatmeal" layered on "string." And even if you choose a colour other than the ones I have listed, it doesn't mean your living room has to look like a circus act. You can infuse colour onto your upholstered pieces and still have an ultra-sophisticated room.
For instance, take this photo from Barbara Barry for Baker.
To me, this room is a departure from Ms. Barry's typical colour palette. I always think of B.B. as working with shades of cream, not purple. But take a closer look: She has designed a space around what many would say is the "purple elephant in the room" without it looking like she had a sofa upholstered in Barney's hide. The room is so elegant that I think it would take some time before a guest even realized they were sitting on a purple velvet sofa. (Not to suggest that purple is not elegant, because I believe it is.)
By using greyed lavender grasscloth on the walls and the same colour on the small occasional chair, the sofa looks completely at ease. There's nothing garish about it at all.
Antique brass accents, cream lamps and a neutral rug add to the homey but sophisticated layered look.
This is not to say that a room filled with primary colours would not work but if I were you (or my new client starting over) this is how I would introduce colour on to my upholstered pieces. I would do it in such a way that it looks indigenous to the surroundings. This room is Ms. Baker telling us that purple is the new beige. Find your new beige, Jocelyn, and celebrate it.
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UD plant and soil sciences researcher receives two USDA grants
The University of Delaware's Yan Jin has received two awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for her studies on wetlands waters and for cross-disciplinary research on fresh produce and microbial contaminants. The funding for both projects is being provided through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program. Jin, professor of soil science and an environmental physicist in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) said the four-year wetlands project is funded under AFRI's Renewable Energy, Natural Resources and Environment program area and is titled "Colloid Mobilization and Biogeochemical Cycling of Organic Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous in Wetlands." This is a new collaboration developed with Bruce Vasilas, UD professor of plant and soil sciences and a hydric soil scientist with extensive research experience in wetland hydrology and water chemistry. The project design incorporates extensive sampling of both ground and surface waters at three wetland sites with complementary laboratory experiments. Wetlands are vital components to the ecosystem because they can remove nutrients and pollutants before those can enter downstream waters. Jin's research will ultimately focus on how the mobilization of colloidal particles within the soil can influence the transport, retention and cycling of essential nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and dissolved organic matter. A comprehensive assessment of wetlands and a clear understanding of their geochemical and hydrological mechanisms controlling nutrient retention/removal and carbon cycling is valuable in developing integrated management strategies of water resources at the urban-ecological interface. Jin said she is very excited about the opportunity to team with Vasilas, who is a nationally recognized expert on wetlands and has well-established field sites for which long-term monitoring data of hydrological, water chemistry and soil properties are already available. She is confident that their work will generate a better understanding of the role colloids might play in natural wetlands in the cycling of essential nutrients and carbon. "We are a nice match in terms of us having very different skills. My expertise is in the lab while his is in the field," said Jin. "By working together and combining field measurements and laboratory investigations we will understand things each one of us individually could not understand as well." Produce research The second grant, awarded by AFRI's Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health Program, evaluates the processes contributing to the microbial contamination of fresh produce. "Receiving this award is very encouraging, and a bit surprising because this is the first time we applied and we are being funded by a program that is outside of our discipline. The project is a new cross-discipline attempt to link environmental physics to the field of food safety," Jin said. With the increasing association of food-borne illness outbreaks with fruits and vegetables, the mechanisms allowing pathogens to attach and colonize on these surfaces has come into question. The goal of the project will be to link crop surface properties, physics of small-scale water organization and subsequent nutrient availability with the attachment, growth and colonization of bacteria. The three-year project will be a joint effort with two young scientists, Volha Lazouskaya, a former Ph.D. student and postdoctoral researcher in Jin's group, and Gang Wang, who will join Jin's group early next year from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. John Xiao, professor of physics in UD's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Kali Kniel, professor of food microbiology in CANR's Department of Animal and Food Sciences, will also participate in the project. The goal of this research is to provide insight to improve risk assessment methods and pathogen control protocols of produce contamination. Jin's work takes a systematic approach and applies physics and colloidal theories. "In this project, we will apply our knowledge of colloid/bacteria attachment and transport processes in porous media to understand how microbial pathogens attach and colonize to fruit and vegetable surfaces," she said. "We will use natural produce surfaces and create model surfaces using state-of-the-art nanofabrication techniques to mimic surface features such as roughness, hydrophobicity and water distribution, which affects bacterial attachment, colonization and growth. "We will compare those properties across different produces to evaluate their vulnerability to pathogenic contamination. We also expect to develop a computational model, which will provide a quantitative and predictive tool for addressing the key biophysical factors influencing bacterial attachment, survival and colonization on fresh produce." Although Jin's office is currently located in Townsend Hall, she soon will be making the move to UD's new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (ISE Lab), where she will utilize state of the art technologies during her projects. Research group The Jin group's general research interest is in measurement, modeling and interpretation of mass and energy flow and transformation in soil and groundwater. A special focus in the last decade has been on the behavior of colloids, microscopic particles that include natural soil mineral and organic particles, manufactured nanoparticles, and biocolloids or viruses and bacteria. The basic and systematic nature of their investigation on the mechanisms of colloid mobilization, attachment, and transport from their previous research built a strong foundation that led to the award of the two new NIFA grants. 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