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Symfony 2.0.7 released
Symfony 2.0.7 has just been released.
The CHANGELOG has all the details about the changes done in this release and you can also have a look at the full diff.
If you are starting a new project, you can get the Symfony Standard Edition distribution on the download page.
If you already have a project based on the Symfony Standard Edition 2.0.x, you can easily upgrade to 2.0.7 by getting the new deps and deps.lock files.
Then, run the vendors script:
$ ./bin/vendors install
And don't forget to clear your cache:
$ php ./app/console cache:clear
Remember that the Symfony2 Components are also available as standalone
libraries. You can get them via their dedicated read-only repositories on
Github (
https://github.com/symfony/Finder for instance), install them via
pear install symfony2/Finder), or even
install them via Composer.
doctrine:generate:entities, what's a good reason for it not to
default to the bundle directory now?
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OTTAWA The federal Conservatives will spend an extra $1.4-billion on aboriginal issues – mostly to help Canada's impoverished reserves – as native concerns are addressed in a wide range of budget items covering everything from seaports to railways.
Aboriginal leaders, accustomed over many years to budget-day disappointment, were hopeful that a summit this month with Prime Minister Stephen Harper would see their issues addressed.
They welcomed the new spending Tuesday, but expressed concern about the details.
The list of new aboriginal spending includes:
* $200-million to support aboriginal skills and training;
* $400-million to address native housing on reserves;
* $515-million to support urgent infrastructure projects on reserves, such as school construction, drinking water and policing;
* $325-million for partnerships with aboriginal organizations and provincial and territorial governments to deliver First Nations and Inuit Health programs and Child and Family Services;
* $250-million for all Canadians living in the North, which will benefit aboriginals ($200-million over two years for the territories for new housing and $50-million for a new regional economic development agency for the North);
* $7.9-million for two native railways: the Keewatin Railway Co. in Manitoba and Tshiuetin Rail Transportation in Quebec and Labrador.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine praised the new money for schools, housing and health but said his ultimate reaction to the budget is mixed.
"This is going to help a number of communities, and education is a major priority for us," he said. "We're in crisis and it appears we're going to be able to build some badly needed houses."
Mr. Fontaine expressed disappointment that Ottawa did not support a proposal to help native businesses access loans with a $1-billion repayable fund.
The president of Canada's Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, also offered a mixed reaction.
Mary Simon said the Inuit welcome money to consult aboriginals on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline and funding toward harbour improvements in the Baffin Island community of Pangnirtung. However, Ms. Simon said, the budget for a new northern development region is "modest" and will not help all regions where Inuit live.
The Conservative government was heavily criticized for refusing to commit to the 2005 Kelowna accord signed by Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, which promised $5-billion over five years in new aboriginal spending.
But according to a line in Budget 2009, the government now suggests it has exceeded the targets outlined in Kelowna: "These investments bring the amount of new funding that this government has announced for Aboriginal Canadians since 2006 to almost $6.3-billion."
Officials confirmed the $6.3-billion figure includes the roughly $2-billion Common Experience Payment for former students of Indian residential schools, which was not contemplated as part of the Kelowna accord.

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Semiskilled Healthcare Jobs Are Disappearing
Health care used to be the haven from the erosion of middle-skill jobs in the economy, but that's rapidly changing. Ben Casselman explains why on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... well health care to jump over to that Healthcare's one of the last sectors where less educated workers can find stable well paying jobs ... but perhaps not anymore Ben Casselman joins me on said Ben ... morning the morning till ... positions that were were were talking about this is distorted in the middle ... of the health care sector what what are those jobs get so we're talking about entry level nursing jobs with licensed practical nurses were talk about medical records Jones were talking about some of the traditional pharmacies jobs ... in the kinds of jobs that ... need only a college degree are historically have an ... associate's degree or certificate to high school degree ... but did on like a lot of jobs for people of that kind of education level ... offer a real career path and is not just a job as an actual career some opportunities for advancement what what's happened to them was starting to see those jobs disappear and this is something we see throughout the economy ... but health care is covered in this one place where ... those kinds of good career jobs for less educated workers still exist ... and now we're starting to see that change was that was what ... we seen in the broader economy that were starting to seem health care is a few different things some of it is is ... I'm technology for example white medical records jobs in the firing of records keeping track of records and those kinds of jobs are increasingly being taken over by computers and electronic medical records which have a lot of real advantages to them but they don't need the same kind of labor now if your highly skilled if your code or ... there are lots of opportunities for Satell range anyway if you know JavaScript that Kenneth English or or or even you more basic levels of coating that allow you to work through the systems database type work ... right the now more and more of this is in electronic form there a lot of the disease for Zillow Schoolar sequel that's exactly right as we know the Ralphie a common but I do one thing I ... really want to bring it back to the existing emergency talks in your story ... Lisa Brown was recently mentioned when the quotes ... you had from or was that quote to the fortified ... in my fifties ... I'd be where I was when I was seventeen ... isn't this is a woman in California who has spent decades working at the in the in the technology sector manufacturing job in the technology sector she lost that job when that ... when the company ... outsource jobs overseas issue looks the health care is so many people have she said something we are only AAPL is an aging population count outsourcing ... here's the safe ... stable career she go she gets her licensed practical nursing license that's kind of the entry level of nursing ... doesn't need a bachelor's degree ... comes out and discovers it's incredibly difficult to find a job ... I was increasingly happening is when people like that to find jobs ... that are not the kind of hospital jobs that lead to advancement there in nursing homes there and doctor's offices ... they're probably better then than they might get in another sector but his comeback opportunity for NSN's it's interesting to its last lead ... if bachelor's degrees become ... he is in the entry fee and all you need to get to the da in or to get the job ... but the A's are ... just more more expensive the mind of debt you have to pile on in order to get one of these ... I mean ... how how much does a college degree than puts are jobs out of reach for people they can afford a degree that says and we're seeing that nursing is a great example of that now where ... he used to be you need an associate's degree to be a registered nurse increasingly few actually wanted job you need a bachelor's degree ... sourcing the crop this economy for singers bifurcation you can get a job with less Skittles ... is not can be a good job if you get a bachelor's degree their real opportunities but if you're in the middle and it's a really tough place to be a token investment thank so much for coming in a friendly on


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Freeport: Tomorrow Isn't Another Day
The market can be a volatile beast. A stock that gets hammered one day can often be rehabilitated the next, as buyers rush in to take advantage of a cheaper price.
Which makes Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's experience in the past couple of days even more dispiriting. On Wednesday, the miner announced two big oil deals with a presentation memorably described by Evy Hambro of BlackRock as "one of the worst teleconferences I've ever heard to justify a deal."


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Bilateral Partnerships
NREL partners with more than 50 countries around the world to advance development and use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies:
- Mexico
- Morocco
- North America
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- U.S. Pacific Territories
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
Under sponsorship from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), NREL provides technical support for mapping the wind resource in the Bay of Bengal littoral zone in order to provide sufficiently accurate information for national-level strategic energy planning.
NREL manages renewable energy cooperation with China under the U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership program. This program was initiated in 2009 after visits by President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu, and it is formalized by a memorandum of cooperation. Cooperation includes policy analysis, wind and solar joint research and development (R&D), technical exchanges on grid integration, and standards/testing/certification. NREL and China also conduct joint biofuel chemical conversion R&D and sustainability topics under the U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation for Biofuels Development initiated in 2007. NREL also supports the Chinese organizers who are conducting the Solar Decathlon China a collegiate competition in building energy efficiency.
NREL teams with partners in India on biofuels, solar, wind, and building efficiency projects. This includes solar and wind resource and policy assessment, studies of high-penetration renewable energy, joint work on wind turbine testing and assessment, biofuel technology advancement, and energy-efficient building design in India's commercial sector. NREL also supports the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in developing a database of clean energy policies.
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In support of the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Compact with the Indonesian government, NREL is working to identify renewable energy investment opportunities in selected Indonesian provinces. The objective is to alleviate poverty by enabling local economic development. NREL also supports activities related to USAID's Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) program, aiming to strengthen Indonesian capacity in order to design and implement low carbon development strategies.
NREL works with wide-ranging Japanese institutions on technologies to advance concentrating solar power and is collaborating on activities related to vehicles and hydrogen fuel, climate technology centers, policy best practices, field-testing of manufacturers' modular systems, bio-molecular design software, fuel cell membranes, solar resource modeling, biofuels adoption, platinum catalyst formulation, grid integration, and biofuels emissions controls development.
NREL works with institutional and private sector representatives from energy and policy sectors in Kazakhstan and is providing interactive sessions on energy technology, energy- investment financing, policy development, renewable energy resource assessment, integration of diverse energy sources, systems modeling, and business models for energy services.
NREL works with partners in Korea on activities including photovoltaic research; coordination of the ISGAN; the Korean Registry of Shipping in pursuit of offshore wind technology development; and technology for electro-deposited, copper- indium-gallium-selenide solar cells.
Under USAID's EC-LEDS program, NREL provides technical support to the Government of the Philippines to advance a variety of clean energy and low emission development initiatives. NREL assistance with the Philippines focuses on transportation and alternative fuel analysis; renewable energy resource assessment and visualization; and, technical and policy barriers to integrating renewables on the national grid.
Learn More
- Philippines Wind Resource Maps and Data
- GREENING THE GRID: Solar and Wind Grid Integration Study for the Luzon-Visayas System of the Philippines
Under USAID's EC-LEDS program, NREL is cooperating with lead ministries in the Government of Vietnam on renewable energy resource assessment, visualization, and related analysis; tools to assess the development benefits of alternative low emission and climate resilient strategies; and methods for integrating the unique considerations associated with variable renewable energy into power sector planning.
Regional Support
Under USAID's EC-LEDS program, NREL provides regional support to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, with a particular focus on the countries of the Lower Mekong sub-region (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam). Recent activities have focused on renewable energy resource data identification, visualization, and analysis (ASEAN member states); analysis of the impacts of increased deployment of distributed solar on utility revenues (Thailand), and energy alternatives analysis (Laos).
NREL supported a wind mapping analysis in Algeria and is now exploring opportunities to provide a wind resource data collection and analysis training in partnership with the Government of Angola.
Under USAID's EC-LEDS program, NREL plans to work with the Government of Gabon to support technical assistance in conducting carbon footprint and sustainable return on investment (SROI) analyses of energy efficiency, infrastructure and economic development projects, and cross-sectoral analysis to understand the emissions impacts of various pathways to economic growth.
Under USAID's EC-LEDS program, NREL will work with the Government of Kenya to provide support for the development of a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Master Plan, design incentives and policies that encourage the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, and conduct assessments of Kenya's ability to expand the integration of renewable energy generation. Under EC-LEDS, NREL is also supporting pilot efforts to overcome barriers to private capital flow and mobilize private investment to implement low emission development priorities in Kenya.
Central America and the Caribbean
Caribbean Region
In partnership with the Organization of American States and other multinational organizations, NREL supports capacity building and project development efforts in the Caribbean.
Costa Rica
NREL supports development of a regional energy efficiency center in Costa Rica. The center will be located at the University of Costa Rica and will work in cooperation with many other government agencies to expand local knowledge on energy efficiency topics and provide training and other services.
In partnership with USAID and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NREL is assisting the Government of Haiti with waste-to-energy and wind resource assessment projects to support reconstruction activities.
North America
NREL works with partners in Canada on clean energy projects, including producing biofuels from large-scale cultivation of microalgae and thermochemical conversion of beetle-killed pine. NREL and Canada are also working to represent better the electrical interface between the two countries in models used for policy analysis.
NREL supports implementation of a bilateral agreement between the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Secretaría de Energía of Mexico for the improved use of modern wind energy mapping and modeling methods as well as design and testing of advanced wind turbines. NREL supports implementation of the EC-LEDS work agreement between the U.S. government and the Government of Mexico through work with the Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE) to increase capacity to update and modify current abatement cost models and to develop Mexico-specific data on abatement options; help advance economic modeling capacity; and develop INE's capacity to plan LEDS implementation.
South America
NREL collaborates with Argentina on training on performance contracting and ESCO market development and on wind resource assessment.
NREL works with partners in Brazil on wind and biofuels assessment, including sustainability, R&D, analysis of renewable energy for rural electrification, and silicon solar cell research.
NREL assisted the Chilean Renewable Energy Center with developing a concentrating solar power solicitation, green disaster relief efforts, renewable energy working groups, a Latin American gateway in Spanish on openei.org, Chile's innovation investment program, and training on analysis tools.
Through USAID's EC-LEDS program and in partnership with other U.S. government agencies and the Government of Colombia, NREL provides staff and training support to build low carbon development capacity in the Colombian Ministries of Environment; Mines and Energy; Transport; Commerce, Industry and Tourism; Finance and Public Credit; and Agriculture.
NREL collaborates with many countries in Europe on research and development, energy analysis, biofuels, buildings, electricity storage, grid integration, and on hydrogen, ocean, solar, wind, and vehicle transportation technologies. This includes partnerships with technical institutes in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission.
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
NREL has provided assistance to the new Saudi energy agency King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE) in determining the renewable energy research agenda for Saudi Arabia. In addition, with funding from DOE, NREL has provided technology and policy training, and has provided training for designers, at energy efficiency workshops held with the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC).
United Arab Emirates
Through its relationship with the United Nations Environment Programme, NREL supports development of wind and solar resource maps and related geospatial analytic tools for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). NREL also works with the UAE's Masdar City project to test new dust mitigation coatings for photovoltaics and concentrating solar power.
NREL collaborates with the Australian Solar Institute and various research organizations in Australia on joint solar resource assessment, photovoltaics, and concentrating solar power projects. In addition, Australia's Department of Industry supports NREL's work on the Clean Energy Solutions Center.
U.S. Pacific Territories
NREL works with the U.S. Department of Interior to support the islands of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands in their efforts to deploy energy efficiency and renewable energy.


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Dave Meyer
Weekend Edition Host
Dave Meyer has been anchoring KNKX news shows since 1987. He grew up along the shores of Hood Canal near Belfair and graduated from Washington State University with degrees in communications and psychology. Dave's first job out of college was at WMRE in Boston, where he was mentored by legendary jazz and news radio host Norm Nathan.
Dave's most memorable KNKX moment: "Interviewing Phil Austin and David Ossman of The Firesign Theatre. Listening to their surreal comedy albums at an early age inspired me to seek out a career in radio, and it was an honor to share the airwaves with them."


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Actress ANNALYNNE MCCORD has opened up about her sexual assault hell revealing she was raped by someone she knew when she was 18.
The former 90210 star has only briefly spoken about her ordeal in the past, but McCord now insists she is "done staying quiet" and has detailed the attack in an essay for Cosmopolitan.com.
In the piece she recalls a homeless "guy friend" asked her if he could spend the night at her house, so he could feel refreshed for a business meeting the following morning, but her generosity led to the worst few hours of her life.
She says, "He'd been crashing on someone's couch. I had known him for some time, so I said to come over and I set him up with a clean towel. We sat on the bed and talked for a while, then I fell asleep. When I woke up, he was inside me.
"At first, I felt so disoriented and numb, I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep... I just wanted it to be over... I said, 'Please, don't!' He stopped and went in the bathroom and finished. I lay there and stared at the ceiling for the rest of the night, frozen.
"At dawn, I wrote a note to him and left. I sat outside in a car and waited for him to leave. When he did, I went back inside, took a shower, and pretended it hadn't happened."
The 26 year old didn't tell anyone about the rape ordeal until she ran into her attacker a few months later.
She continues, "We were at a club, and he cornered me, wanting to talk. I said, 'You know what happened'. He said, 'What are you saying? What we had that night was beautiful.'
"Later, a male friend told me my attacker was going around claiming I was in love with him. Finally, something in me snapped."
While the actress is relieved to get the secret off her chest, she admits she still struggles with what happened to her and even considered suicide.
She adds, "I had pills and water in (my) hand and thought seriously about killing myself. I didn't fear death - it felt like a solution..."
However, McCord has since signed up for therapy sessions and now works with organisations that rescue girls from sexual slavery.
She concludes, "I have my message for women and girls: 'You have a voice. Don't put yourself in a box. Don't let the polite lies of society silence you'. Honestly, I would endure everything all over again - it has led me to my own revolution."


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Lost Quiver Killer surfboard 5ft 11 FCS II - White
Product Details
Following in the wake of the massively successful ShortRound, the Quiver Killer has been produced to satisfy the needs of surfers who love their ShortRound but would like a little more performance to cope with the better quality waves they encounter on their travels and in the more demanding winter conditions here in Europe.
The requests were coming in thick and fast for round tail versions of the ShortRound, with a little more rocker and some fine tuning of the nose and tail outlines. Matt had delivered quite a few of these "thumb" tail boards and was getting some really positive feed back, it was at this point he realized this board deserved its own name and the Quiver Killer was born.
The Starting point was the standard ShortRound, the length was reduced by a couple of inches, the nose to tail rocker was increased, the nose was tucked in a bit and then the tail was changed to a forgiving "thumb" tail. As with any surfboard the less rail submerged at any one time increases the boards ability to turn faster and easier and enables it to fit in the more critical sections of the wave. No drastic changes were made to the width at the front fins so the board still kept it's small wave capabilities. The result is a very kind-on-the-eye surfboard with a minimalistic shape and a continuous curve. The key is the surface are and volume are still generous so the Quiver Killer still performs really well in all but the smallest conditions when you'll have to break out your true groveller.
The new branding and decal package for the Quiver Killer is based on the same bullet theme, the decal was changed from the stubby speeding bullet of the ShortRound to the stretched, pointy Spitzer influenced round.
The Quiver Killer...a shot straight to the heart.
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Romney vs Obama Final Debate: 7 Things to Watch For
Seven things to watch for when President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney debate foreign policy Monday night:
1. THE TIEBREAKER: Romney ran away with the first. Obama came back strong in the second. Stakes are high for their third and final showdown. Does that mean a repeat of last week's ornery tone? Or will the gravity of the issues — war, terrorism, world leadership — inspire more dignified discourse?
2. REMATCH ON LIBYA: It sparked one of the hottest exchanges of the second debate. And there's more to it than when Obama called the consulate attack an "act of terror." Expect to hear about failed security, intelligence lapses and the Obama administration's shifting account of what happened in Libya. After Obama's parry last week, Romney gets another try.
3. ROMNEY'S TEST: The former governor and businessman has limited foreign experience. He took hits for comments that ruffled British and Palestinian leaders last summer, and for hastening to criticize the administration's response even as chaotic events were unfolding in Libya and Egypt. This debate is the prime moment for Romney to display the knowledge and judgment to lead on the world stage.
4. ON DEFENSE: Obama must defend four years of foreign policy. Expect Romney to accuse the president of weakening America's world leadership by mishandling Iran's nuclear ambitions, the pullout from Afghanistan, the Syrian conflict and the U.S. relationship with Israel. Can Obama rebut that criticism and focus on ending the Iraq War and killing Osama bin Laden?
5. OPERATION FAST & FURIOUS: Before there was the attack on Libya, there was Operation Fast & Furious, a gun-walking operation run by the Buereau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) between 2006 and 2011 that funneled weapons to Mexican cartels in an attempt to ultimately track down cartel leaders. Guns tracked by the ATF have been found at crime scenes throughout much of Mexico and the scene of murdered Border Agent Brian Terry. The operation was run in both the Bush and Obama administrations. Republicans have blamed the president and his Attorney General Eric Holder for having knowledge of the operation, a charge both of them deny.
6. IMMIGRATION/LATIN AMERICA: The debate is taking place in Florida, a key battleground state where the Latino vote looms large. Much was said about immigration in the second debate but only after a specific question was posed by a town hall participant. It will be interesting to see if on Monday the immigration topic will be woven into the conversation. Also, the rise of China will surely be spoken about in some respect, but how about the importance of Latin America? The drug war, trade deals, Venezuela, and Cuba are open for debate.
7. A NEW MEME? First Big Bird. Then "binders full of women." Watch Twitter to see whether another phrase catches fire while the debaters are still onstage.
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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With all our family emergencies, I haven't been posting much about Lent, but now that Holy Week is suddenly upon us, I thought I'd post about Easter baskets, since many of us will be filling them this week.
Since Easter is the most glorious feast of our Church year, I've always wanted to make a big deal about it. And to me, who loves presents, that means real presents in the Easter baskets along with the candy and stuffed bunnies. My parents made a point of always including something religious, but I love tucking useful items and fun toys into my kids' baskets as well. I typically go out scouting at the local flea markets and other stores for basket-sized fare. Some treasures I've had fun putting in our family baskets include:
From the flea market or secondhand store:
Silver baby spoons and silverware, especially for babies who can't eat sugar but who love putting things in their mouths
Beatrix Potter and Classic Pooh books
Paintboxes for watercolors (as you can see above)
folk art figurines of roosters, pigs, and other animals
strings of wooden and vintage bead necklaces for resident princesses
new toothbrushes in bright colors
Small baskets for jelly beans that double as doll Easter baskets
doll furniture
small wooden trucks
pewter mugs for Dad's Easter ale
small tin boxes (sometimes egg-shaped!) that you can tuck a love letter to your child inside
From the hardware store:
small paint brushes
packets of seeds
inexpensive gardening tools for kids who need to dig
small tin pails for the sandbox
small hammers or screwdrivers for the budding carpenter (or for Dad, whose regular tools have been borrowed too many times)
spring-themed cookie cutters
small potted plant or herbs that the children can plant outside
From our religious bookstore:
holy cards
small rosaries (they used to sell them in Easter eggs when I was a child...)
Books about the Resurrection
patron saint medals (can fit nicely into an Easter egg)
From the library sale or used bookstore:
secondhand hardcovers of favorite books, fiction or nonfiction, signed to each child
From the discount grocery store:
boxes of Celestial Seasoning tea
Ramen soup noodles
honey sticks for tea
chocolate-covered cranberries (yum!)
gourmet chocolates in unusual shapes: once we found hedgehogs!
Goldfish crackers, which we usually never buy
Butterfly shaped crackers for spring
With candy, I tend to do quality over quantity: one or two nice chocolates, a tiny basket of jelly beans, three or four peeps or chocolate peanut butter eggs can make my children extremely happy. And don't forget the visual impact of one elaborate chocolate bunny or a pretty marshmallow pop in the shape of Peter Rabbit.
As for the rabbits and stuffed chicks, I collect small ones from the Salvation Army throughout the year and use the same ones every year. After the Easter Octave I just gather them up and furtively replace them in the Easter box for next year. By now, each family member has their own "special" animal that appears in their basket every year.
And don't forget to hide your baskets instead of just setting them out on the dining room table! My in-laws always did this, and it's become our post-Mass game: after Easter brunch, the kids begin scouting around for their baskets, which we parents assemble and hide the night before. The baby's basket might be hidden behind the living room chair, but the ten year old boy's basket might be hidden behind the refridgerator. As for husbands and wives - we can be cutthroat. One year I wrapped Andrew's basket in a garbage bag and hid it under the existing trash ... he took his revenge last year by hanging mine from the highest beam in our cathedral ceiling. (I had to ask him nicely, very nicely to get it down.) Hiding the baskets brings to mind that the best blessings of the kingdom are hidden, like treasures in a field, and must be sought and found.
May God bless your Holy Week and Easter!


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The Van Vorst Homestead once stood on the shores of Harsimus Cove close to intersection of Fourth Street and Marin Boulevard (formerly Henderson Street)
Source: H. Eaton, Jersey City and Its Historic Sites
Cornelius Van Vorst, known as "Faddy" or "Fatty," was a fifth generation member of the Van Vorst family. He was a descendent of the first Cornelius Van Vorst who settled in Pavonia in the 1630s. One of the richest men in Bergen County, "Faddy" Van Vorst came to prominence during the Revolutionary War era and owned much of the property at Paulus Hook.
He was born on November 25, 1728, the son of Cornelius Van Vorst (March 8, 1700-December 5, 1760) and Claesje De Mott, who were married on November 26, 1726. He had four children, including a son Cornelius, born September 6, 1763, of the sixth generation Van Vorsts.
According to historian Charles H. Winfield, Van Vorst was "full of fun and practical jokes. He was fond of fast horses, and drove the best team in the county" (433). In 1753, to indulge his infatuation with racing, Van Vorst built a mile-long horse-racing course around the island of Paulus Hook. Also a serious businessman, Van Vorst began a ferry business along the Hudson River in 1764. The ferry offered commercial transportation via flat boats and passenger service via small boats from Paulus Hook to Cortlandt Street, NY (Robinson 7). An advertisement in the New York Mercury on August 14,1769, announced the availability of land transportation from the ferry at Paulus Hook to the racetrack.
Patrons attending the racetrack could visit the Elsworth Tavern close to the ferry. The tavern, another idea attributed to Van Vorst, was a one-story Dutch-style building run by Verdine Elsworth "who had built up a reputation for good food and services" (Robinson 7). According to local historian Walter F. Robinson, Van Vorst ensured the profitability of these investments with road development: "Van Vorst had to connect his new ferry with the mainland, by a ferry lane across his island, then an earthen embankment (now lower Newark Avenue) across the marsh to Harsimus Island, then a road (now Railroad Avenue) westward over Harsimus to Prior's Mill bridge and the mainland. This quickly became a busy part of the main post road from New York to Philadelphia" (7).
As the Revolutionary War approached, Van Vorst declared himself a patriot. In 1774, he was appointed to one of the committees of correspondence, representing Bergen County (Robinson 29). He attended a meeting in New Brunswick to elect delegates to the Second Continental Congress. In recognition of his activism, New Jersey's Provincial Congress appointed Van Vorst a lieutenant colonel of the battalion of foot militia in Bergen.
After the capture of Paulus Hook in 1776, the British occupied Van Vorst's house at Harsimus. He and his family were relegated to living in the kitchen. Remaining at the house and failing to fight with the American patriots, however, made him suspect of Tory sympathies. Van Vorst was arrested by the New Jersey Committee on Safety, but he was cleared of the charges at a hearing on November 10, 1776 (Robinson 50). Dissatisfied with British occupation of his home and the loss of his horses and cattle to the British, Van Vorst eventually left with his family to live at Pompton. On returning to Paulus Hook, he lived in his ferry house until the end of the war (Winfield 434).
Like other farmers in the area, Van Vorst held slaves for the care of his property. One of his slaves is recorded to be "Half Indian Jack" who became a spy for the British during the Revolutionary War; he died at the age of 102 years and is buried at the rear of lot No. 153 on Wayne Street. Van Vorst too lived a long life; he died close to ninety years of age on September 30, 1818.
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With summer around the corner, more people are going to start thinking about whirling up refreshing smoothies. So I thought I would pass along some new ideas for blender creations courtesy of my smoothie article in the May issue of Fresh magazine. To view the article, which includes tips on how to master the smoothie and this almond blueberry smoothie, click here and go to page 44.
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Court records in Dallas County on Thursday show Brent tested positive for marijuana after submitting to a urine test last week. The test result is a violation of bond conditions imposed after being charged late last year with intoxication manslaughter.
Brent had failed an initial drug test in May.
He's being held without bond pending a court hearing scheduled for July 19.
Authorities say Brent was driving Dec. 8 when he wrecked, causing the death of Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown. They say Brent's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the limit of .08.
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Eastern Cape is the traditional homeland of the Xhosa people and offers the visitor a world of diversities. While the province's interior is the arid Karoo, with its wildlife, in contrast, there is the Indian ocean's sunshine and the Wild Coast areas.
The Eastern Cape is bordered on the west by the Western Cape, northwest by the Northern Cape, the north by the Free State and far northeast by KwaZulu-Natal.
The Wild Coast is a beautiful and extensive tract of undulating pastoral country studded with whitewashed, thatched rondavel huts. The lack of coastal development and the sheer rugged beauty of this 300-mile stretch of Africa, is the reason for it's well earned name - The Wild Coast.
The only metropolitan city in the Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay incorporating Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch is situated on the South Eastern coastline of South Africa.
The Eastern Cape gets progressively wetter from west to east. The west is mostly semi-arid Karoo, except in the far south, which is temperate rainforest in the Tsitsikamma region. The coast is generally rugged with interspersed beaches. Most of the province is hilly to very mountainous between Graaff Reinet and Rhodes including the Sneeuberge, Stormberge, Winterberge and Drakensberg. The highest point in the province is Ben Macdhui at 3001m. The east from East London towards the Kwa-Zulu Natal border is lush grassland with intermittent forest. This region, Transkei, is rolling hills punctuated by deep gorges.
The National Arts Festival, held in Grahamstown is Africa's largest and most colourful cultural event, offering a choice of the very best of both indigenous and imported talent. Every year for 11 days the town's population almost doubles, as over 50,000 people flock to the region for a feast of arts, crafts and sheer entertainment
The Eastern Cape consists of the following regions:
There are National Parks, numerous game and nature reserves and vast wilderness areas where wild animals and beautiful flowers flourish in protected paradises.
The province boasts with being the ideal tourist destination with it's sunshine all year round, it's hundreds of kilometres of unspoiled beaches and beautiful mountain ranges filled with fauna and flaura.
When searching for property investments in the Eastern Cape South Africa, what will attract you most is the oppertunities that this province boasts with. With some of the finest beach property in South Africa, it is definately an investors dream.
Where dolphins play in the warm water and Game Reserves teem with wildlife. What makes this province such a great South African destination is the people that always greet you with a story and a smile.
The lush rain forests of the Garden Route where mother nature serves you with the peaceful gladness of life in it's full glory.
The Eastern Cape offers unrivaled beauty and an experience that fits the dream of a queen. With some of the finest hiking routes in South Africa. From the lush water filled forest of the Tsitsikamma and the Amatola Mountains with it's breathtaking views to the vast plains, majestic mountains and historic towns of the Karoo.
Port Elizabeth, set along the beautiful shores of Mandela Bay is probably known better as the Friendly City! From a real estate perspective, Port Elizabeth offers property investments of a life time. With long golden beaches, scenic nature trails, wild life experiences and unique coastal climate Port Elizabeth has so much to offer. The calm waters of Mandela Bay, its shores lapped by the warm Indian Ocean, make Port Elizabeth a Mecca for all beach and watersport activities. Something else to consider when thinking of property investment in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is that, Port Elizabeth enjoys more sunshine hours and fewer rainy days than any other coastal city in South Africa.
To the South is Jeffreys Bay the home of the "Perfect Wave". Other towns that we offer properties in include Port Alfred, East London (South Africa's only river port city), Grahamstown, Bisho, Stormsrivier and Somerset East. The Eastern Cape truly is a great province and forms part of South Africa with pride and dignity.


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Friday, February 3, 2012
* Re-Cycled Cereal Box Heart-Shaped Valentine Card Holder Craft
Here's a goodie from my archives today...
Family Valentine Boxes made from re-cycled cereal boxes!
My mom actually found this craft idea in a book called, Crafts for All Seasons
We decided it would be fun to make a couple of heart-shaped mail boxes for our family valentines.
Start with a cereal or cracker box
(we even used a microwave popcorn box for one)
and an adult should cut it so that one bottom corner
(along the bottom edge of the box = one side the same length)
forms the point of a heart.
Then cut two bumps to be the top of the heart.
This is hard to explain with words so just
check out my photos and it should make sense!!
Cover your box with paper --
we used construction paper and Elmer's School Glue
but you could also use gift wrap!
Let the kiddos decorate and customize their boxes...
cupcake wrappers,
felt hearts,
paper scraps,
bits of ribbon/lace,
bubble wrap,
Crayola twistables, etc.
We cut out paint chip samples for one of the boxes
with a heart-shaped punch.
We also used paper flowers
from this fun K & Company scrapbook paper kit
that I picked up a while ago
(with great intentions of using them to make presents pretty!).
Add a colorful ribbon handle
and hang on a bedroom door knob
or on the back of a chair at the kitchen table.
Time to add some love notes,
chocolates, and valentine cards, or drawings!
Happy Valentine Crafting!
pink and green mama,
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A new Jim Ross Q&A has been posted over at JRsBarBQ.com, and below are some highlights:
Before the PPV matches, were you aware of the results or the eventual face/heel turns that took place?
We were privy to it if we wanted the info but I always preferred to know less and to be more spontaneous.
When do u think Vince McMahon will retire and who should take over I personally think Shane OMac:
Vince will never retire and I see HHH taking over upon VKM's passing.
Hey JR, I heard that WWE might / want to sign a TV licensing deal with NBC universal. NASCAR signed a 10 year 4.5 billion dollar contract with NBC (450 millions / year). WWE airs more programs per year and they get better ratings so if they'll sign, they'll certainly get more than their yearly 140 millions. Now IF WWE signs that contract, do you think we could see box office powerhouses like The Rock and Lesnar on full time basis (not necessarily every live event but every raw. do you think wwe could pay the yearly 40 millions Hollywood pay the rock) ??
I don't know any details on the WWE TV rights feel particulars except to know that they are currently being grossly underpaid. I expect their rights fees to increase significantly. Nonetheless, I do not see Rock ever coming back full time or Lesnar for that matter even though Brock might be convinced to work a few more TV dates. It's not about the money to them but they enjoy their non WWE lives.
Do you think Zeb Colter would make a good commentator? and Is there a chance that will ever see a female commentator in the WWE?
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Chinese New Year 2012 (中国新年2012)
Chinese New Year 2012 falls on January 23rd of this year. Chinese New Year 2012 is a time to welcome longevity, wealth and prosperity and to eliminate any negative chi from the past. This fourteen day celebration is very symbolic, and has many important do's and dont's.
Year of the Dragon 2012 (龙2012年的年份)
In Chinese tradition, each year is dedicated to a specific animal. The Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Rat, Boar, Rabbit, Dog, Rooster, Ox, Tiger, Snake, and Ram are the twelve animals that are part of this tradition. In Chinese New Year 2012, the Dragon is welcomed back after the 2011 year of the Rabbit. Each of these animals are thought to bestow their characteristics to the people born in their year.
While the Year of the Rabbit was characterized by calm and tranquility, the Year of the Dragon 2012 will be marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity. The Rabbit imbues people with a sense of cautious optimism, but people respond to the spirit of the Dragon with energy, vitality and unbridled enthusiasm, often throwing all caution to the wind – which can be an unwise move: The Dragon is all about drama but if you take unnecessary risks, you may find yourself starring in your own personal tragedy.
The Dragon's Personality in this Year of the Dragon 2012
People born under the Dragon are passionate, brave and self-assured. At their best they are pioneering spirits; at their worst, they epitomize the old adage: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Dragons are generous with their resources, a tendency that at its most negative can reflect a foolhardy attitude towards money. But Dragons in general are blessed with good fortune. They are smart, enterprising and have a wicked sense of humor. They have a natural flair for fashion and are the people to consult if you want to catch up on the latest trends.
This Chinese New Year 2012 ushers in the Water Dragon. Water exerts a calming influence on the Dragon's innate fire. Water Dragons are more open to other people's opinions than other Dragons which gives them the ability to channel their personal charisma into real leadership qualities.
Famous celebrities born in under the Dragon include John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Al Pacino, Marlene Dietrich and Matt Dillon. The Dragon's lucky color is yellow.
The Year of the Dragon 2012 and Love
Dragons are passionate. They fall in love quickly – and out of love just as quickly. Their charisma and charm is an immense draw to people of the opposite sex whose attention and admiration they crave. Though they have a tendency to treat love like a game, they can settle down when they meet the right partner, someone who's strong enough not to be bowled over by the Dragon's flamboyant, independent and stubborn personality.
The Dragon's ideal partners are the Rat, the Monkey, and the Rooster: The Rat is practical, observant and resourceful, able to help the Dragon when extravagant promises have backed the Dragon into a corner. The Monkey is just as popular as the Dragon, curious, intellectual and fun-loving, one of the few personalities the Dragon doesn't mind sharing the spotlight with. The Rooster can give the Dragon a run for the money on the fashion-forward front; attractive, well-groomed, fiercely loyal and committed to honesty, the Rooster serves as the Dragon's reality check, keeping the Dragon from making promises that he or she can't keep.
The Year of the Dragon 2012 and Wealth
Dragon years are lucky for anyone thinking of starting a business or initiating a new project of any sort because money is easier to come by for everyone, whether it's earned, borrowed or received as a gift. Consequently we can expect the economic downturn to ease up a bit in the coming year. Fortunes can be made but they can also be lost: Keep in mind like all good things, the Year of the Dragon 2012 will come to an end and you will be held accountable for unreasonable extravagances.
Dragons do well in professions that give them the ability to function somewhat autonomously. They make excellent sales people, publicists, political campaigners, lawyers, real estate brokers, actors and politicians.


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- John Granen
A builder by trade, Brian Thompson has overseen the remodeling or construction of four of his family's homes in the Houston area. So this isn't exactly the story of the cobbler's shoeless kids. There is a moral, however, and it pertains to design: Take a new tack on tradition, and it may take you by surprise.
To move into this new English country-style home, the Thompson family only had to go around the corner in the neighborhood they love. But for Brian's wife, Katherine, it was a big leap in terms of style. "Our last house was more eclectic and layered," she says. "It had richer, darker colors. This house is definitely a different look for us. It's larger but with a lot less stuff. It took some getting used to, but I love this style now."
The style is a signature look for designer Kevin Spearman of Bellacasa Design, a firm Brian has admired and worked with for years. Spearman describes the home as having "timeless appeal and a humble presence." Translated: classic and collected. "We achieve our style by using such classic elements in the home's shell as traditional moldings and mantels, and wall, window, and ceiling treatments," notes the designer. "Then we couple those with antique furnishings and quiet, textured surfaces."
The interiors have few patterns and limited fabrics, but the eye is still entertained, thanks to statuesque furniture shapes and textural walls, floors, and fabrics. Accessories are used more sparingly. The pieces that did make the cut from the couple's collection of treasures offer pops of color and personality.
Katherine succumbed to the idea of a pared down look after a few attempts at bringing forward vestiges of the family's previous house. "In the beginning, I kept putting a few more things out while Brian was at work," she remembers with a laugh. "But he would just come home and shake his head. So I ended up renting a storage area. I figure I'll hold onto some things; we're bound to move in a couple of years, so I'll wait to see what the style of our next house will be."
For now, the spare look has advantages for this busy family of five, which includes children Courtney, John, and Will. For one, it's easy to keep up. Less means less dusting. Fewer layers also means more room for hanging out with friends. The house was designed for entertaining all ages. "We put all of our entertaining spaces downstairs," says Brian, "and all of the private spaces, including the master bedroom, upstairs. We even pushed the house forward on the lot so that we had a bigger backyard." Adds Katherine, "When you have teenagers, you want to coax the entertaining to the downstairs. It keeps them from disappearing upstairs behind closed doors."
The Thompsons adjusted the floor plan to make the house live the way they want it to. The kitchen opens to a large sunroom space rather than a small breakfast room. The classic granite-and-marble checkerboard floor ties the two spaces together and evokes the look of an older home. In the sunroom, the most popular spot for the kids to gather, horizontal planked walls warm the room, as do the layered floor coverings: an antique rug over a seagrass rug. The pivot point between the kitchen, sunroom, and adjacent family room is an antique table and chairs used for casual family meals. The great room space, with its beamed and planked vaulted ceiling, is divided into several intimate seating areas ideal for entertaining.
Also ready for company is what designer Spearman calls the "wow" room, a.k.a. the dining room. The space was paneled, then painted in an earthy green to simplify the backdrop. The floors are vintage oak with a raw, weathered finish. A casual trestle table has a related relaxed look, even with the more formal French chairs drawn around it. But the stunners are the baby grand piano and the white-painted branch chandelier. "We topped off the room with the surprise of the 'edgy' chandelier," says designer Spearman. "It throws the room in a more artistic direction without sacrificing comfort and approachability."
Upstairs, the master bedroom is equally minimalist, but it's more "ahhh" than "wow." The focal point is a custom headboard upholstered in fine linen and monogrammed. The foot of the high bed has its own unique mark—an antique writing table replaces the ubiquitous bench for another design surprise.
What isn't surprising is that Brian already has his sights on building another home for his family in yet another style. Next time, he wants to build in the plantation style of famed Louisiana architect A. Hays Town.
Will Katherine get her layers back? The outcome of that story remains to be seen.
Photography: John Granen
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Great Room
The expansive great room features a lofty beamed and planked vaulted ceiling and tall windows, which saturate the space with light. The room is divided into several intimate sitting areas, ideal for entertaining guests. Here, a pair of ottomans double as additional seating.
- John Granen
Living Room
In the living room, a grid of antique botanicals flanked by salvaged columns imparts quiet beauty.
- John Granen
Living Room Details
A custom daybed from Bellacasa brings lends elegance to the living room. A metal side table and shapely white vases add touches of contemporary design to the mostly traditional style of the home.
- John Granen
The trestle table and eclectic seating, including a primitive antique bench, add family function with less visual bulk than the originally planned second island.
- John Granen
Kitchen Details
Warm maple countertops on the island and "Taipei" window covering from Castec keep the kitchen cozy and inviting.
- John Granen
A honed black-granite-and-Carrara-marble checkerboard floor flows from the kitchen to an adjacent sunroomto give the home an established feel. The room is the established favorite of John, Will, and sister Courtney.
- John Granen
Sunroom Details
A vase of daylilies brightens up the sunroom.
- John Granen
Just through the open doors of the sunroom where the kids hang out is a stone-walled loggia where the whole family often entertains.
- John Granen
Loggia Details
Satellite sitting and dining areas wrap around the home, sheltered from the elements to maximize utility.
- John Granen
The English country-style home is located near downtown Houston.
- John Granen
Dining Room
In the formal dining area, pale oak floors provide a neutral landscape for the room's more striking details. A demilune bay window in the dining room provides a dramatic stage for the family's grand piano.
- John Granen
Dining Room Table
Like the rest of the house, this room offers a visual punch without relying on layers of pattern or objects. The contrast of the formal piano and Louis-style chairs with the casual weathered oak floors and painted twig chandelier stirs up interest.
- John Granen
Master Bedroom
The master bedroom exudes the home's calm, cool, and collected style. It starts with quality, found here in fine linen bedding and fabrics. Add a few choice antiques, such as the writing table and ottoman, and the style is enriched by the past. Comfort and light are also pivotal players. Note how the sofa basks in the glow of simply treated windows.
- John Granen
Master Bedroom Sitting Area
A mirror made of naturally shaped pieces of wood adds an undeniably organic element to the bedroom. Distraction by color is kept to a calm minimum, like the chair's pale lavender pillow and mossy hue of the footstool.
- John Granen
Master Bath
Katherine loves the way the dark green tiles ground the room.
- John Granen
Family Portrait
Katherine and Brian Thompson with their sons John and Will, along with Bear, the family pooch, in the expansive great room of their home.


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Thursday, April 23, 2009
GENEALOGY AND HOUSEWORK or "SHOULD OPPOSITES CO-EXIST" ?
Should genealogy and housework co-exist? This is not for me to answer but you may be better informed by the end of this article. Working on my genealogy and researching are the most important things for me but that pesky housework keeps rearing its ugly face. A few days ago, I got a great email that was the surprise answer to both of my dilemmas. Research or clean? Usually these silly emails just come and go but this one made me laugh and was so great that I had to pass it along.
All of us who love our genealogy just wish we had more time to spend on it. We all tend to feel guilty when we pursue the fun things in our life and end up letting everything else around us seemingly "go to pot".
As I have gotten older, the cooking and chores don't get done as often but I don't care as much either!
Dog hair on the sofa stays put longer but it just makes it look like we got some new "chic" upholstery!
The kids can't come home very often to visit, so I don't work to the bones cleaning before the onslaught of the family of ten!
Company only comes occasionally and usually unexpectedly so they should not expect great food and clean bedding!
Hubby and I have not eaten a meal at our dining table for 3 weeks now. I am sorting papers and getting my research notebook in order on the top of it. The YGGG #1 and I will soon be on the road again, heading to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The table has become my second "office". The first one is full up and piled high!
Great home cooked meals have been few and far in between. Carry out and TV dinners are pretty tasty these days! We have been eating our meals on old metal TV trays that belonged to my parents in the 1950's and 60's. Does anybody else remember those great little "trays"? Incidentally, they make great extra tables by your chair to hold even more books and papers.
I figure we can always turn the under ware inside out and get another day if the wash gets too far behind!
Compute, write, read and research - these are the words to live by.
I hope you did not think that I got off subject and forgot about that awesome little email I got. A good friend sent "MAXINE" to me and completely made my day. This has to be one of the cutest and most useful tips I have seen.
You never have to feel guilty again because you spent more time looking for those elusive ancestors than you did doing your chores, cooking, or cleaning the garage. Now you can go right ahead and enjoy being a Genea-Bum. "MAXINE" would surely agree that life should only be fun! Be sure to read her cartoon in this post and then run out and get a few gorgeous "get well" cards for yourself.
Wishing you happy and guilt free Genealogy play time, and I almost forgot: " GET WELL " soon...
P.S. I look more like "MAXINE" every day and because my house is less than pristine, I have to thank my own Geoffrey as he complains very little about my Genealogy paper messes and lack of homemade meals. I think those great little "get well" cards that I- RECEIVED- even have him fooled!
Thanks to Arthur for making me laugh with "MAXINE".
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This is soooo totally me! Too funny. Do y'all twitter? I didn't know if you did or not, but I tweeted this post [left a link] to share with everyone...ReplyDelete
Hilarious! Clean what you can, when you can, right!! I occasionally use a housekeeping service when I just have too much going on. Either way, life happens.ReplyDelete
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Vehicle: '87 Chevy K10
Owner: Jody Schwaite, Orange Springs, FL
Tires & Wheels: 44x18.50-16.5 Denman Ground Hawgs on 16.5x12 Mickey Thompson Classics
Suspension: 12-inch Superlift springs, Pro Comp ES3000 shocks
Drivetrain: 400ci engine, SM465 tranny, NP208 transfer case, Dana 60 front with Detroit Locker, 14-bolt rear with Detroit Locker, 4.88 gears
Performance Mods: 11:1 compression, roller rockers, Dart Cool Can intake, Holley 800-cfm carb, Mallory ignition
Other Doodads: Crossover steering, rear disc brakes, custom bumpers
Funniest Wheeling Incident: When I first built it, I let my wife drive and she broke a hub. We told her she blew up the 350ci so I got to build a new 400.
Does Everything Work The Way You Want?: No, some days I wish the A/C still worked
Anything You Would Change: I'd like an auto tranny
Vehicle: '84 Chevy S-10
Owner: Chad Schrankel, Shell Lake, WI
Tires & Wheels: 44-inch Firestone or 48-inch Terra tires on homemade wheels
Suspension: 4-inch Trail Master leaves in front, custom hangers with 1/2-ton leaf packs in rear
Drivetrain: 350ci, TH350 tranny, NP205 transfer case, 2 1/2-ton Rockwell axles
Performance Mods: Brodix aluminum heads, roller cam, roller rockers, lifters, Edelbrock single-plane intake, Holley 750-cfm carb
Other Doodads: Pinion brakes, rear-mounted radiator, custom gauge cluster
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Pulling out Fords all day long
Anything You Would Change: I'd add lockers
Vehicle: '88 Suzuki Samurai
Owner: Michelle & Robert Cardoso, Plant City, FL
Tires & Wheels: 35x18-15 Boggers on 12x15 Eagles
Suspension: 14-inch Fox coilovers, coils in rear, four-links front and rear
Drivetrain: 16-valve Sidekick engine, five-speed tranny, 6.5:1 transfer case, Dana 44 front with Lockrite, Dana 44 rear with spool, 5.38 gears
Performance Mods: K&N air filter, Sidekick engine, Hushpower muffler
Other Doodads: Powertank, full rollcage, Warn 9500 winch, ram-assist steering
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Climbing a hill, hitting a tree, and going over backwards
Anything You Would Change: Change the steering to full hydraulic
Vehicle: '89 Jeep Cherokee
Owner: Jim Brown, Upland, CA
Tires & Wheels: 38.5x14.50-16.5 Swamper SXs on Trail Ready bead locks
Suspension: Triangulated three-link front with Fox 2.0 coilovers, National 11-leaf rear springs/anti-wrap perches
Drivetrain: 4.0L, AW4 auto tranny, NP231HD transfer case, Dana 44 with ARB Air Locker, 14-bolt rear with Detroit Locker, 5.13 gears
Other Doodads: Rear disc brakes, full hydraulic steering, Warn XD9000i, homemade bumpers, taillights, York onboard air
Vehicle: '73 Ford F-150
Owner: Isaac Dimmick, Quakertown, PA
Tires & Wheels: 42-inch Swampers on white steel wheels
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Drivetrain: 460ci, C6 auto tranny, custom NP205 transfer case, Dana 60 front, two Dana 60 rears with welded diffs, 3.54 gears
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I collect discarded objects with damaged and missing parts and fabricate prosthetic additions to re-complete them. Creating these sculptural stand-ins for corporeality involves a cathartic response to injury, sometimes satirical, sometimes poignant. The mended forms do not recover an ideal statethe prostheses attest to wear and abuse, acknowledging history and the realities of lifespan.
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The Book of Me, Written by You
Prompt 1
Those of you that know me, know that I am a much better "Story Teller", than a Story Writer. So, over the next few months, I am going to try something new by participating in a writing group called The Book Of Me (Written by You).
This group has been created by Julie Goucher of the Anglers Rest blog and she will provide weekly prompts to stimulate our writing.
So here is the first prompt – Who Are You? This is a recognized psychological test. Ask yourself the question 20 times – Who are You? Each time you should give yourself a different answer. The purpose is to see how you view yourself. It is alright if you come up with more than 20, but you need to find at least 20.
I am Diana - a child of God, wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, great aunt, cousin;
I am a caregiver; and will always be "Daddy's Little Girl";
I am a Blue Star Mom x 3; two of my daughters, and son-in-law are in the military;
I am a Bluegrass music aficionado;
I am a workaholic - plumber, electrician, handyman, manager of a family business;
I am an historic cemetery preserver;
I am a researcher, archivist, family history detective, county historian, county genealogist, and all around history geek;
I am a social media addict! Facebbok, Second Life, and anything to do with Genealogy!
I am a Storyteller, a listener, and a reader;
I am a perfectionist Procrastinator; (which is why this is being posted LATE, nothing is ever Perfect enough, so I need to learn to 'get over it' and just DO IT!)
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Fans of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball team have been able to listen to the broadcasts of games in a variety of ways.
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But, for the NCAA tournament, that changes.
Westwood One has an agreement with the NCAA for the exclusive network rights to the radio broadcasts of all March Madness games. And, they also own exclusive streaming rights as well.
What does that mean for Cajun fans?
Well, you'll be able to hear the game live on terrestrial radio on Hot 107.9. But as far as local radio is concerned, that's it.
The local broadcast, with Jay Walker calling the play-by-play, cannot be streamed over the internet in any form.
For those of you out of the area that normally listen, you may be able to pick up a station in your market that carries the Westwood One Broadcasts.
The Cajuns take on Creighton in second round action of the NCAA tournament this Friday in San Antonio. Pregame on Hot 107.9 will be at approximately 1:40pm with tipoff scheduled for 2:10pm.


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Swing like a Spider monkey, and discover a rodent that weighs over a hundred pounds and a beetle that can carry over 850 times its own weight! Visitors to Rainforest Adventure explore one of the least known habitats on earth in a fully interactive maze exhibit, chock full of the sights and sounds of a tropical rainforest.
The journey begins in the highest treetops surrounded by migratory birds and radiant sunlight. In an effort to reach the forest floor, guests answer questions about the rainforest. Incorrect answers lead to dead-ends while correct answers lead them deeper into the four layers of the rainforest: emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor.
This interactive experience empowers visitors to make a difference after they learn how essential rainforests are to human health and survival, and that by caring for the rainforest they are caring for the planet.
Exhibition runs Saturday, May 27 – Monday, September 4.
Included with general Museum admission.
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$8 – Senior Citizens, Military, Students (Ages 12 and older)
$5 – Children (Ages 3 to 11)
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Captain's Log Day 275
SVC Patriot
When I set out for Neptune, I thought it would be a routine mission; boy was I wrong. We were to locate the SVC Proteus; help her crew with their engine troubles, and set off back to Earth for some well-needed sleep, but things didn't go so well.
When we arrived, the Proteus was heavily damaged. There were critical blows along her hull; her engines were on the verge of destruction, and to make matters worse, her communications system was malfunctioning. My crew could only make out a few hectic words from her captain before the ship blew to smithereens.
Debris slowly moved across space; my crew was shocked. We had watched one of Star Command's best vessels destroyed in the blink of an eye. I took charge and quickly calmed down my crew, then ordered for a scan of the Proteus. Our scans reported back no life-signs, the Proteus's crew were all dead. Moments later, my crew reported the SVC Olympus had entered our region of space.
Seconds after their arrival, my ship was hailed. At this point I was a nervous wreck. My throat was sore, perspiration was drowning my face, and my brain was going 1,000 mph. Instinctively, I responded back. I was greeted with Admiral Micari, who carried a stern expression. He stared at me relentlessly for a few moments, expecting me to say something, but I couldn't. Admiral Micari preceded to say to me, "Captain, did you fire on the Proteus?" I was appalled. How could the Admiral accuse me of firing on one of own ships? But before I could reply, he terminated the hail. I stepped back and examined the holographic screen. It showed that the Olympus had locked onto my ship.
I finally snapped out of my dazed state and shouted at my crew, "All hands on deck!" My crew responded automatically, which was quite surprising as I expected them to be as distraught as I was. For a brief second while both of our ships' were preparing for battle I was given time to think. My small ship was going to have to take on the biggest ship in Star Command's fleet, and survive.
Note: I'm fairly young and don't consider myself a big writer, but I thought I would give it a try. Please give honest, kind replies. And if you took the time to read it, thank you.
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2011-12 Development Academy Finals Week in Focus: U-17/18 Chivas USA
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Chivas USA secured its spot to Finals Week with a down-to-the-wire run through the Development Academy Playoffs. The MLS-affiliated club overcame a 1-0 deficit in its final Playoff game to salvage a draw and enough points to make it through to its first appearance at the Development Academy Finals Week in Houston.
How they got to Finals Week: Chivas USA certainly kept its supporters on edge during the Development Academy Playoffs, winning two games by a one-goal margin and pulling out a last-match draw for the needed points to progress through as group winners. Chivas USA needed a 90th-minute winner to beat Charlotte Soccer Academy in match one of Playoffs and also survived a late scare in a 4-3 win against the New England Revolution before scoring an all-important game-tying goal against the New York Red Bulls to secure a trip to Houston.
Finals Week and Academy Playoffs History: This marks the first year that Chivas USA has advanced to Finals Week. Chivas has qualified for the Development Academy Playoffs in three of the past four seasons, including back-to-back appearances in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
2011-12 Regular Season: Chivas USA finished the regular season as the second-place finisher in the competitive SoCal Division with an 11-2-3 mark, just one point behind the division-winning LA Galaxy. A 15-game unbeaten run in the first half of the season helped propel the Goats into a playoff position.
About head coach Dan Calichman: Calichman was a central defender and captain of Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy from 1996-98, and he also played for MLS's San Jose Earthquakes (2000) and the New England Revolution (1999-00). The New York native played for the U.S. Men's National Team in 1997 and was the first American to play in the J-League, Japan's professional soccer league (1990-93). Along with serving as head coach of the Chivas USA U-17/18 Academy team, Calichman is the head coach of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' men's soccer team.
About Chivas USA: Founded in 2004, Chivas USA began play in MLS at the start of the 2005 season and several current and former U.S. Men's National Team players have donned the red-and-white striped jersey including Heath Pearce, Sacha Kljestan, Brad Guzan and Jonathan Bornstein. Earlier this year, Chivas USA signed Academy product Marco Delgado, a former U.S. U-17 Residency Academy member in 2010-11. Delgado was on the field for Chivas USA's U-17/18 team during the Academy Playoffs.
Scoring Leader in Academy Playoffs: Ben Spencer (3)
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Did you know … Spencer, Delgado, Dheming and Eric Gonzales have all seen playing time for the Chivas USA Reserve side in MLS Reserve League action during the 2012 season … Spencer scored 22 goals for Real Salt Lake AZ's U-15/16 squad, helping it reach Finals Week in Milwaukee in 2011 before joining the Chivas USA Academy.
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Amid the gloom over the partisan deadlock in Washington over an infrastructure program and the Keystone XL pipeline, the U.S. and Canadian governments have quietly cut a deal on a new $2.1 billion bridge linking Detroit and Ontario designed to eliminate a massive bottleneck in the flow of goods between the two countries.
With more than $650 billion in goods exchanged each year between Canada and the United States, Canada represents this country's largest trading partner, overshadowing China, Mexico and Japan. Nearly half of all goods that are transported between the two countries by truck each year – or roughly $131 billion worth – currently pass over the Ambassador Bridge or through an adjacent tunnel.
The 85-year-old Ambassador Bridge is swamped by over 8,000 trucks daily. A combination of heightened border security and persistent traffic jams is creating a drag on potential growth in U.S. exports and imports along the Detroit-Windsor border. Some experts say construction of a new bridge would pave the way for a significant increase in trade in coming years.
"Among all the border crossings between Canada and the United States, Detroit is really the most emblematic of the infrastructure problems that need to be addressed," Joseph Kane, a senior policy specialist on U.S. metropolitan areas, said in an interview on Monday. "There's a huge scale of value really going across the border, and it's not just a local issue where it's just benefiting local workers and business establishments in Michigan itself."
The U.S. State Department approved the bridge in 2013, but the project has been dogged for years by financial and legal problems and challenges from community residents.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Palm Beach Chinoiserie & Property of a Lady
Here at Chinoiserie Chic we love the Palm Beach Chinoiserie style of Lilly Pulitzer in home furnishings and fashion. I'm so excited that a Lilly store is about to open near me. More very exciting news - the fabulous vintage jewelry of my sponsor Property of a Lady is featured in the Lilly Pulitzer Resort 2012 Lookbook. Here is the Lookbook. Find many of these exquisitely curated vintage pieces and many more here. Patti Neal and Kate Olson of Property of a Lady were also featured and interviewed on the Lilly Pulitzer blog The Juice Stand here.
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Beautiful post! Longing for some warm weather.
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Storytelling is one of the most overused and underused techniques at the same time. In this post, we are revealing what storytelling does to our brains.
Long before we had writing as we know it there has been an oral tradition of storytelling. This post looks at the science around storytelling.
Learn about how a story "can put your whole brain to work" and why "our brains become more active when we tell stories." Find out why the brain "learns to ignore certain overused words and phrases" and much more. If you enjoy telling stories, writing stories, or listening to stories check out this post to learn more!
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