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Learning = Brickhouse Giveaway!
How to embed youtube videos into my blog posts!
(Btw, it is easy!!!!)
To celebrate I am giving away 2 skeins of Schaefer Yarn's Heather and the pattern to make my latest design Brickhouse! Leave a comment and share one of your favorite songs with me (I would love a link but it seems that comments won't post with links.... sorry!) before Tuesday October 6th. I'll use a random number generator and announce the lucky winner!
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our latest download and listening kick is the theme to "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly". the little boy is on a spaghetti western kick.ReplyDelete
the music is appropriate for LOTS of things. playing with the dogs, knitting, laundry... ;)
I like old jazz like Dave Brubeck. Love the Schaefer yarnsReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 10:08 AM
I love listening to Yo La Tengo in the fall... also just discovered Me Without You....ReplyDelete
Love the Brickhouse!ReplyDelete
One of my favorite songs is "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel.
Teenage Dirtbag always has me singing along while appreciating that "I'm a middle-aged squeaky clean mummy" would be a more accurate version. But I wouldn't mind being a middle-aged shawl-knitting mummy... in Schaefer Yarn's Heather of course!ReplyDelete
It's sacrelidge to an Eagles fan, but I love Clint Black's Desperado.ReplyDelete
Love love love your designs. I like Roxanne by the Police.ReplyDelete
Brick House has always been one of my fav songs with a great memory. My girlfriend and I were out at the House of Blues one night and the group played Brick House and were looking for dancers to come up on stage. My girlfriend grabbed me and brought me up. Meanwhile our husbands were sitting there and someone made a comment and her husband said "that's my wife", then found out he was talking about me, my husband quickly said "That's MY wife" One of the best nights I ever had!ReplyDelete
I really like the song 'I want to hold your hand' by the beatles, actually I love anything by the beatles.ReplyDelete
LOVE Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler. Its one of those songs that I crank up and sing (scream) at the top of my lungs!ReplyDelete
I'm totally jumping on this gravy train! Congrats on learning that super awesome skill, by the way.ReplyDelete
Favorite song: Papa was a Rolling Stone, by Sly and the Family Stone.
A belated congratulations on your recent publications, too! I've been remiss in my blog-reading rituals and totally missed that post!<3
I wish I could learn how to do those fancy computer tricks! I like the song at the moment is Shock Attack with Mick Jagger and the Jackson 5.ReplyDelete
Hmm, picking just one is difficult. A soothing song for me right now is Private Universe by Crowded House.ReplyDelete
In honor of the inspiration, Lucy Voddel (sp?), I'm going with the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." RIP, Lucy.ReplyDelete
Barenaked Ladies - If I had a Million Dollars. It always get me singing and smiling.ReplyDelete
Brickhouse is lovely!
- Debbie SOctober 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Yes it is a great song and design!ReplyDelete
Looks like you've been cranking out the patterns, which look great. How about A Hard Day's Night to keep the creative juices flowing?ReplyDelete
In honor of the pattern, I will say Foundations by Kate Nash. It's really quite down lyrics, but I LOVE the chorus, her voice and the music. I love listening to it over and over when I'm working on something. Not G rated though! Part of the chorus is: My fingertips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,/ And I know that I should let go, but I can't./ And every time we fight I know it's not right,ReplyDelete
My favorite is "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon. It's just awesome.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Love Remains the Same by Gavin RossdaleReplyDelete
My sister and I often break out in song to Tell Me Something Good. Even in public places. LOLReplyDelete
Brickhouse is definately a good one too!
I love the Beatles, and Hey Jude always makes me nostalgic!ReplyDelete
Wow, what a lovely pattern! My favorite song changes all the time, but I always love wailing along to "I Drove All Night" by Cindy Lauper.ReplyDelete
- recordersmithOctober 6, 2009 at 11:59 AM
I have to confess to being the oddball here--I'm into classical, in particular renaissance polyphony....but I listen to classic rock in the car :-)ReplyDelete
the songs in my head right now are the "theme from neverending story" and "ooh, child" as i've finally given a name to my mystery sock pattern based on neverending story.ReplyDelete
the second song is because one of my online friends got that one stuck in her head after hearing what i named the sock..."moonchild"
I love Schaefer Yarn!!ReplyDelete
That is a pretty pattern.ReplyDelete
My favorite song changes all the time. Right now this minute I would go with "Girls Just wanna have fun". Guess that is because I have been getting my holiday knitting done.
I have many favorite songs, mostly oldies and frank sinatra lol... but one of my most favorites are "the way you look tonight" by frank sinatra! :D Thanks for the awesome giveaway!ReplyDelete
OK, I'll play along! ONe of my favorites is "Beer for My Horses" by Toby Keith and Willie Nelson. The video is super fun too! But I also love many of the songs I've seen posted here. I'm a huge Police fan, love the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, and Barenaked Ladies! And there are lots of songs posted here that bring back good memories. Thanks for providing a forum for us to share, and especially thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I'd go with Tusk by Fleetwood Mac. The live version with the USC marching band as backup. It's the song that made being in a marching band cool.ReplyDelete
Hmm, how is it that no one has mentioned Bobby Darin's classic "Mack the Knife"? Eh? Most upbeat, catchy song ever written about a serial killer. ::sings:: Oh the shark bites, with his teeth, dear/and he shos them pearly whi-ite!ReplyDelete
I love a lot of music...just recently I've been on a Queen kick. There's just something about rockin' out to "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" that makes me happy!ReplyDelete
Ack! So many songs that I love dearly, so I've never really been one to pick out "favorites."ReplyDelete
Some to check out (there are youtube's out there..)
Praan - Garry Schyman
I am not yours
Frobisher Bay
After All - Dar Williams
Gaia - James Taylor
- InJuneauOctober 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Love anything by the Beatles and anything by Sam Cooke (not that that's all I like...).ReplyDelete
One of my favourite songs of all time is "Ordinary Day" by Great Big Sea.ReplyDelete
PS --- I followed the link on Ravelry.
one of my favorite songs is called "the duel" from an old movie called "Electric Dreams" - it's an electronic spin on Mozart.ReplyDelete
- MaureenCOctober 6, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Most recent download was "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray. It was a special request from my 10 year old son.ReplyDelete
Hmmm. I think my favorite is 'The Mother & Child Reunion' by Paul Simon. But all of his songs are awesome.ReplyDelete
One of my favorite songs these days is Weird Al's "Don't Download This Song". :-DReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 3:33 PM
My favorite song is "Without You" by Nilsson. My Mum played it all the time when I was growing up so it brings back good memories of her and our old kitchen :)ReplyDelete
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Favorite song!!!!!!! so many to choose from; but one of my alltime favs is Steve Winwood's "While You See A Chance". It reminds me of a dear college friend.ReplyDelete
- LetitiaOctober 6, 2009 at 3:40 PM
One of my favorite songs is "Just My Imagination" by the Temptations. It fits pretty much every situation.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite has to be "Songs from the Wood" by Jethro TullReplyDelete
I hope I'm not too late to enter...I just saw your post on Ravelry!!ReplyDelete
I have way too many favorite songs, but one of my all-time favorites to sing with my 2-year old daughter is, "MoonRiver". We are big Audrey Hepburn fans in this house!!!
- earladyOctober 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM
My favorite song is Mountain Aire on the bagpipes. I have so many favorites that it hard to pick just one. Classical, Sousa, Mormon Tabernacle Choir (any song they sing).ReplyDelete
I'm a HUGE Elton John fan (despite him being way before my time). Give me "Crocodile Rock" any day!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Keb Mo, great bluesy/jazz. Anything he does is magnificent. I especially like "More Than One Way Home." Great dancing music!ReplyDelete
One of my favourites is Steve Earle's 'My Old Friend the Blues.'ReplyDelete
right now I'm loving Stigmata Martyr by Abney Park, a gothic/industrial/steampunk band, who also do a lovely rendition of "Little Drummer Boy"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 4:21 PM
I'll date myself but my favorite song is "I Only Have Eyes for You" by the Flamingos. Very sentimental. CathyReplyDelete
Great idea! Right now I'm totally in love with "Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka. Love the oldies.ReplyDelete
I have to say Unforgettable sung by Nat King Cole is one of my favorite. Isn't it great to learn a new cool skill for the computer!ReplyDelete
Brick House, the mainstay of college house parties in my youth.ReplyDelete
During a recent drive home from work, I stumbled into Earth, Wind & Fire's That's the Way of the World. I'd forgotten how much I loved it. It's an open moonroof tune.
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2009 at 4:42 PM
I'm on a HIGHWAY TO HELL....Black Sabbath!ReplyDelete
Been on my mind alot lately. I've been watching alot of "Supernatural" on DVD. That and "Cold Hearted Snake" by Paula Abdul...
-Datenshi from Ravelry
My favorite song is With a Little Help From My Friends by the Beatles, but the Joe Cocker version. I love so much of their music, but this is probably one of my favorites.ReplyDelete
I like to embed videos in my posts, too...especially when I have no pictures to share. :)
"Please Don't Pass Me By" by Leonard Cohen. I could listen to that song every day and it would never get old.ReplyDelete
- Kim in WIOctober 6, 2009 at 4:47 PM
"you see a little sign on the side of the road that says 15 miles to the LOVE SHACK!" Yup B52's is my #2 favorite wedding dance song! #1? BRICKHOUSE BABY!!ReplyDelete
Kim in WI
I can listen to Leonard Cohen all day long -- my favourite is Hallelujah. Gorgeous shawl!ReplyDelete
Lots of great oldie songs from the past, but a favorite sentimental is "In My Life" by the Beatles.ReplyDelete
I just heard Imagine, by John Lennon yesterday. TimelessReplyDelete
Love the Brickhouse.ReplyDelete
I'm a Neil Diamond girl. Probably Sweet Caroline is one of my favorites.
Get Together by the Youngbloods is one of my faves.ReplyDelete
my favorite song is Bob Seger's Old time rock and roll. Sparky136 on RalveryReplyDelete
in honor of Mary's recent passing - Peter, Paul & Mary's "Going to the Zoo" which I sang to my girls and now sing to the grands. ;)ReplyDelete
Any song on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks album. Pure heaven!ReplyDelete
Ella Fitzgerald's amazing talent always moves me, and whenever I need to smile one song always does the trick, A-Tisket, A-Tasket. Google Tisket Tasket youtube fitzgerald for the clip from the Abbott & Costello movie, or Google Tisket Tasket youtube boomerang for Ella's fun latin version with Yogi Bear lipsynching.ReplyDelete
I love Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.ReplyDelete
Hmmm Right this minute it's the oldie: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"ReplyDelete
Baby Beluga - I just had so much fun singing it with a very little boy.ReplyDelete
Nice blog and fun topic! I love, love, love, "Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations. Dennis rocks!ReplyDelete
Now that's a toughy. I think the Beatle's "Hey Jude"ReplyDelete
Thanks for the fun
I started looking at some of the comments and I love them all.ReplyDelete
For just plain fun - Yellow Submarine
Purple People Eater (I couldn't resist given my login)ReplyDelete
- Rachel OOctober 6, 2009 at 9:16 PM
My vote is for just about any Beatles song. I grew up listening to my parents play them.ReplyDelete
Looks like I'm getting in just under the wire. I hope it's not to late.ReplyDelete
I'm a big Pete Seeger fan. Maybe Little Boxes. Brings back fond memories.
I just saw a post about your contest. Great fun. My favorite is "Over the Rainbow" - Judy GarlandReplyDelete
Oooh - love the pattern, would love to try the yarn. I know intellectually that random can be first, last or middle, but somehow it feels like being last or near the end makes it very unlikely to win. But maybe being number 77 is lucky.ReplyDelete
My favorite is Hey Jude by the Beatles. Or maybe ...
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OROVILLE >> A former member of the Oroville Planning Commission has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two older women.
Daniel Seth Gordon, 68, entered the plea Wednesday in Butte County Superior Court. He is charged with two counts of theft from an elder, two counts of grand theft and a count of money laundering.
This was Gordon"s third appearance in local court after being extradited from Minot, North Dakota, where he was arrested May 1.
Gordon served on the Oroville Planning Commission from 1999 until he resigned last October. He unsuccessfully ran for City Council in 2010.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey has previously said investigators were unable to find proof of Gordon"s educational or business credentials. The defendant reportedly has a federal mail fraud conviction from the 1980s under the name Daniel Payne.
In the current case, the prosecution alleges Gordon befriended a 91-year-old woman and convinced her in December 2011 to invest with him. Gordon allegedly paid the woman several thousand dollars, purportedly as interest and return on investment, but she stopped hearing from him.
The woman sued Gordon for taking $130,000, and won a default judgment in June 2013.
Gordon paid the woman with a cashier"s check for $130,000 and 13 separate checks for $1,000 each, according to prosecutors.
The prosecution alleges that Gordon took the money to pay the woman from his mother and stepfather, who had a large financial trust. The defendant allegedly convinced his parents to sell their Placer County house for $460,000. Gordon allegedly deposited $500,000 in a bank account jointly held by himself and his mother.
The stepfather was reportedly placed in a residential home while Gordon"s mother moved to live in a newly bought house in Oroville, although she has since been relocated to a care home.
Gordon allegedly left for North Dakota in January or February after learning of the Oroville police investigation, although he reportedly told others he was seeking better medical care for either himself or his wife.
Judge James Reilley scheduled hearings for both sides to question the two alleged victims on July 8. Such hearings may be set if key witnesses are older than 65 or if there are other concerns they may be unavailable for trial.
A preliminary hearing may be scheduled on that day.
Gordon remains in custody, with bail set at $2 million.
Reach reporter Ryan Olson at facebook.com/NorCalJustice and 896-7763.

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Human Flower Project
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Down on the Digital-Dirt Divide
For plantsman Allen Bush, it all began by getting shooed out of the house. After digging holes to an imaginary China, he's actually gone there, collecting rare species and befriending rarer horticulturalists from across the world.
A youth spent in the woods leads to self-esteem, and in some cases, to a career and schanpps, also
Photo: Jonathan Prescott
By Allen Bush
I wish children could experience the same simple pleasures I enjoyed over fifty years ago. They should try to dig a hole to China. My big adventure was slowed by summer heat and hard clay, but I finally busted through, on a plant hunting trip in 2001. Memories of abandoned, shallow craters from childhood expeditions in Louisville are nearly as good as Sichuan itself turned out to be.
Back in those early years, I imagined I could poke through by noon and be home by dark. But the only way kids are going to dig to China now is if they hack into Chinese cyberspace. American youngsters can't be bothered with a spade. And they're certainly not spending much time outside, unless you count a precious few minutes misspent with older brothers and sisters who stand shivering at the back door catching a smoke.
The digital-dirt divide worries me. Edward O. Wilson understands outdoor lessons: "The Secret Places of childhood, whether a product of instinct or not, at the very least predispose us to acquire certain preferences and undertake practices of later value in survival. The hideaways bond us with place and they nourish our individuality and self-esteem," Wilson writes in The Future of Life. "If played out in the natural environment, they also bring us close to the earth and nature in ways than can engender a lifelong love of both."
Generation Z may learn again how to dirty their mitts and swing on a wild grape vine across a skinny creek, but it doesn't look promising.
Among American children, ages eight to eighteen, more than seven and half hours are spent each day wired to smartphones, music/video devices, computers and televisions – sometimes multitasking several digital gizmos at once—according to a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. And there's no "Thank God It's Friday" for this demographic. Bleary eyes are focused 24/7 all week long—which amounts to a whopping fifty-three hours —barely seeing the light of day. Stop and smell the roses? Doubtful.
Culture & Society • Ecology • Gardening & Landscape • Science • Travel • Permalink
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Plants of Avatar
Following through on a filmmaker's vision, a botanist hypothesizes plants with darts of poison and roots that grow upward—the flora of Pandora.
Exploring the plant and animal and ?? life on Pandora, in James Cameron's movie Avatar
Image: via Scifi Scoop
By James H. Wandersee and Renee M. Clary
EarthScholars™ Research Group
Avatar, the current 3-D blockbuster film written and directed by James Cameron, is the first movie ever to gross $2 billion globally. You've probably seen it, or at least talked to someone who has. Considered a rare breakthrough in cinematic technology for its advances in 3-D viewing and stereoscopic filmmaking, Avatar was made with cameras specially designed for the film's production.
This science fiction film takes place in the year 2154, on Pandora, a moon of Polyphemus, a giant gas planet orbiting a star beyond Earth's neighborhood, Alpha Centauri. Pandora is inhabited by the Na'vi, a ten-foot-tall, blue-skinned species of wise humanoids, who are linked in equilibrium with all of the moon's nature, worshiping an ecological goddess called Eywa—the tree-nexus of the moon's wireless "biological internet." The film's title points to the genetically engineered Na'vi bodies used by several of the story's human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora. In Cameron's future vision, technology can inject human intelligence into a remote biological body and activate it.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
A Feel for the Real and the Artificial
When are artificial flowers in order, and when will only real blossoms do? Sandy Ao comes upon floral irony in Kolkata's New Market.
A shop of artificial flowers, the only one amid many
flower stalls at Kolkata's New Market
Photo: Sandy Ao
How do you feel about artificial flowers? Maybe these other terms—"silk" "faux" "plastic" "handmade" "fake" – would color your answer.
A couple of weeks ago, we visited Quinta Mazatlan in McAllen, Texas, a beautiful Spanish style home and surrounding patios, gardens, and estate that are now an international gathering place for birders. On a sideboard in the livingroom stood a huge arrangement of lilies and what looked like proteas flowers. "Are these real!?" we yelped – and were told quietly, no.
There's always a sheepish, sunken feeling then, at least for us. We tend to look away, as if after all there had been nothing to admire. What is that? Is it having been duped?
Culture & Society • Florists • Religious Rituals • Permalink
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
February 16: Dictator Theorists
On the 68th (or is it 69th?) birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, speculators read floral clues and predict his successor.
Officials in Pyongyang at the convocation Feb. 16, 2010 to honor Kim Jong-Il's birthday. Red kimjongilia begonias set the scene but the North Korean leader did not attend.
Photo: North Korea News Agency, via AP
"If we've done it at least once before, that makes it a 'tradition,'" So our friend Clint remarked, about the human tendency to see patterns and march along accordingly (a tendency of ours, to be sure).
But what if it's happened TWICE, Clint? We are thinking of course of North Korea, this being the birthday of its leader Kim Jong-Il, thus the biggest celebration of the year there.
As we've described before here, February 16th is a huge human flower project in Pyongyang, as public spaces in the capital are swathed in the national flower "Kimjongilia," a bright red begonia named for you-know-who. The begonia was a gift to the nation in 1988; we'd always heard that its breeding was commissioned by Kim Il-Sung, then the North Korean leader, to honor his beloved son and dictator-in-waiting.
Kim Il-Sung, too, had been honored with a flower, a purple orchid which was a gift from Indonesia's president Sukarno in 1965. Ceremonial occasions in North Korea (well, the two leaders' birthdays ARE the ceremonial occasions here) always feature huge displays of the two plants in bloom.
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Scatter sunshine every day this month—no matter what the weather is!
Here are some ideas to help spread sunshine every day of any month. Try these ideas or some of your own to bless those around you. (If the current month has fewer than 31 days, try doing two items from the list some days.)
- Smile!
- Tell a family member why you love him or her.
- Find out more about someone you don't know very well.
- Give a sincere compliment.
- Visit someone who may be lonely. Sienna G., 13, from Utah, USA, says, "One of the ways I scatter sunshine is by visiting the sick, lonely, and elderly. If people my mom knows are in the hospital, a retirement home, or a rehabilitation center, we go to visit them. These people love to see the smiling faces of youth."
- Eat lunch with someone who needs a friend.
- Share your testimony.
- Deliver a treat to a neighbor.
- Reach out to a ward member. Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said, "Our wards and branches should be places where the Golden Rule always guides our words and actions toward each other. By treating each other kindly, speaking words of support and encouragement, and being sensitive to each other's needs, we can create loving unity among ward members" ("Finding Joy through Loving Service," Liahona and Ensign, May 2011, 47).
- Express gratitude to a family member.
- Pray for someone.
- Encourage someone to do something good.
- "In your morning prayer each new day, ask Heavenly Father to guide you to recognize an opportunity to serve one of His precious children" (M. Russell Ballard, "Be Anxiously Engaged," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2012, 31).
- Be kind to someone who seems lonely.
- Share a scripture with a friend.
- Help someone do something he or she can't do alone. Brendon P., 17, from Wyoming, USA, picks up his friend Kenly for seminary each morning. Kenly, who has Down syndrome, does not have her own driver's license, so she cannot drive herself to seminary.
- Text a friend and share what you like about him or her.
- Teach someone about family history.
- Be aware of how others could use your help, and act on promptings to serve. "Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another. … If we are observant and aware, and if we act on the promptings which come to us, we can accomplish much good" (Thomas S. Monson, "Three Goals to Guide You," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2007, 120–21).
- Share a spiritual message through social media.
- Give a friend or family member a call just to say hello.
- Communicate with someone "heart to heart" so you can understand and help meet his or her needs. President Thomas S. Monson has said, "Often we live side by side but do not communicate heart to heart. There are those within the sphere of our own influence who, with outstretched hands, cry out, 'Is there no balm in Gilead?' (Jeremiah 8:22). … We are the Lord's hands here upon the earth, with the mandate to serve and to lift His children. He is dependent upon each of us" ("What Have I Done for Someone Today?" Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2009, 85–86).
- "Sing some happy song" ("Scatter Sunshine," Hymns, no. 230).
- Do an extra chore around the house.
- Write a note. Lucy T., 15, from Utah, USA, says, "In my Young Women class, we were challenged to write a note to one of the widows in our ward. I decided to drop a note off at a widow's house that I pass on the way to piano lessons. This woman loved the note so much that I decided to leave her a note every week. I also started visiting her in person. She tells me hilarious and inspiring stories and sends me cards every holiday. I've made a fabulous new friend."
- Introduce yourself to someone new at school or at an activity.
- Ask someone about his or her family to show you care and want to get to know him or her.
- "The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead" (Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Come What May, and Love It," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2008, 27).
- Offer to help someone with a difficult task.
- Ask a friend how they're doing and then really listen to what they have to say.
- Congratulate someone on a success.
Have you tried some of these ideas? Click on Share your experience below to tell what happened. You can also post your own ideas on how to spread sunshine.
This article originally appeared in the February 2014 New Era.


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The city: Salamanca
The name Fonseca has its own particular significance in Salamanca.The Camino Fonseca is the Jacobean pathway which links Salamanca to Santiago de Compostela, along the Vía de la Plata as far as the Granja de Moreruela, where it joins up with the Camino Sanabrés which leads to Galicia. Fonseca is also the name of the Colegio (College) built by Diego de Silóe and the Palacio (Palace) built by Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón.
Today, this symbol of artistic distinction is also the home of the abba Fonseca Hotel, which, for the last three years, has shared this historic and artistic site with monuments such as the Casa de las Conchas, the Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral, the Campo de San Francisco, the Casa Lis museum and the University Hospital, all just a few metres away.
Although little is known of the origins of the city, some archaeological remains have been found dating from the Lower Palaeolithic Period. But the town, which was then known as Helmantica, was really founded during Hannibal's conquest in the second century B.C. The era of the Catholic Kings brought a wealth of marvels to the city.The city's economic life revolves around the services sector, as it is an important touristic centre. The other driving force remains the University, as well as agriculture and livestock.
Salamanca has been given the status of World Heritage Site and was European Capital of Culture in 2002.
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Local musician releases debut album
Denise Minea grew up around music, as her family was a very musical one. Ever since she was a young girl, she has been singing in church choirs, too. Now Minea, a Woodbury resident, is hoping to reach others with her debut album of Christian folk music, "In This Life: Reflections on Birch Point."
"It won't be everybody's cup of tea, but it will definitely speak to some people," Minea said. "The thing I tried to do is speak to them in some form maybe given that they need solace or they need comforting or encouragement, something of that nature --just if it gives them inspiration."
Minea released her album in mid-April and she has already reached the 100 mark.
"They like what the music says, not just the melodies of the music, but the words that are written," she said. "But I won't be going platinum anytime soon."
Recording a CD wasn't something that Minea had dreamt about forever, but something that just seemed to fall into place over the past five years.
"After my father passed away, I had a lot of music start coming to me" she said. "I'd wake up in he middle of the night, and I'd have to write something down -- I couldn't sleep, it would wake me up."
Writing songs was a very therapeutic and cathartic experience for Minea because writing down her thoughts and feelings helped her get through some difficult times.
"Music helps walk you through some of those things," she said. "Music is supposed to do that; the message that comes through should give you some feeling of healing or hope."
With nearly 25 songs to her name, Minea needed to decide what to do with all of these songs in front of her.
"So I just decided, I gotta write it all down and I needed to do something with it, I couldn't just sit on it."
With the pushing of her friends and family Minea decided to just go for it.
"It was a great leap of faith," she said.
Through discussions with fellow parishioners at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, Minea learned that she wasn't the only one embarking on a new venture.
Minea turned to Karen Pavilicin who's inspirational album, "Little Bit of Faith," was released earlier this year.
"Karen was a true inspiration to me," she said. "I learned a lot from her --kind of the ins and outs."
Minea recorded her album with the same producer, Dan Kowalke, at his studio in Andover.
Even with Pavlicin's guidance and help, Minea still had to figure out a lot of things on her own and it was no easy task.
"It's been a leaning experience,' she sad.
Minea said her music is inspired by so many different people and experiences. She said she turned to her faith, her family, and her experiences for the lyrics, and John Denver for the music.
"I was a huge John Denver fan and his music just always really spoke to me," she said. "It's music of stories and great feeling."
During the three years she has spent working on her album and the many challenges she has faced, Minea said the biggest challenge has been having faith in herself.
"I know people have always told me I can sing and they enjoy listening to me, but when you listen to yourself you always hear something different," she said. "At my age to reinvent yourself and try and do something different is hard.
"The biggest challenge for me was having confidence that I could do it -- I have faith in other people and my God, but I don't have enough faith in myself."
Minea said she hopes to record more music, but does not have aspirations to tour or become a platinum selling artist, her aspirations are closer to the heart.
"Just as long it gives people some inspiration, that's the best thing," she said.
Denise Minea's debut-album of Christian-folk music, "This is Life: Reflections on Birch Point," is currently for sale at CD Baby, Amazon and Rhapsody, as well as Minea's website, www.deniseminea.com.
Minea will be performing the National Anthem at the Minnesota Twins' game on July 29.


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Lonnie Joe Miles, 63, of Rockwood, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012, in Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
Norma Kay Lingerfelt Massey, 60, of Kingston, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Edward Wayne Wester died Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Alyadean Wester Gable; and his stepfather, Willie Gable.
Survivors include a daughter, Cecily D. Wester, Knoxville; and a son, Carey D. Wester, Rockwood.
Funeral service was at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in Evans Mortuary chapel, Rockwood, with Pastor Beatrice Thomas officiating. Burial was at Roane Memorial Gardens, Rockwood, with full military honors by the Roane County Military Memorial Honor Guard.
Jay E. Wood, 91, of Dayton, died Monday, May 7, 2012, in Etowah Health Center.
Vickie Ann Patton, 55, of Rockwood, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, in Parkwest hospital in Knoxville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis and Marilyn Eakins Hull.
Charlotte Lillian Mondlak Fitch, 83, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Tennova Residential Hospice, Halls.
Ralph H. Walls, 85, of Harriman, died Saturday, May 5, in Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge.
Dolores Romine, 80, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at her home.
Arrangements are incomplete. Fraker Funeral Home, Kingston, is in charge.
Morgan Ruth Peters, 12, of Rockwood, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, in East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville.
Paul Evan Perry, 42, of Harriman, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012, in Chattanooga.
He was preceded in death by his father, Walker Lewis Perry Sr.; and father-in-law, William "Bo" West.
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What is a hair extension?
A hair extension is a beauty product designed to give you the appearance of longer and/or fuller hair. Hair extensions are made of synthetic material or real human hair and are attached to your natural hair by a variety of techniques such as a weave (sewing), hot fusion, tape-in, cold fusion, bonding, metal clips, micro ring or micro loops, and more. The type of technique you select as well as the quality and volume of the hair you choose all affect cost. Hair extensions can last anywhere from three weeks to six months, depending on the application technique. For example, tape-in extensions may last approximately four weeks, while extensions applied using a hot fusion technique may stay in for up to six months. The hot fusion technique takes longer, costs more, and requires more training on the part of the hair stylist, but the result is more natural-looking extensions that can be washed and heat-styled with confidence.
What is a mobile hairdresser?
A mobile hairdresser is a cosmetologist trained to cut, color and style hair who can provide hairdressing services at remote locations. Often, mobile hairdressers are hired for events such as weddings, bachelorette parties, prom night, birthdays and other occasions. The hairstylist can come to your location to do your hair, or provide hairstyling for your group.
For events, mobile hairstylists more often provide updos and formal styles than highlights or hair color. Mobile hairdressers bring all the necessary hairstyling tools and products such as lotions and sprays to create your look. The national average cost for a hairstylist is $70-$110. Pricing for different services can vary greatly depending on stylist reputation, training and regional rates. For example, haircuts could range between $35 and $150, while hair coloring services could range in price from $65 to $200. Some mobile hairstylists may include the cost of travel in their fees, while other may have it as an added charge, such as 50 cents to $1 for each mile beyond their standard service range.
How much should you tip a hairstylist?
A hairstylist can provide you with a cut, color or highlights, or style your hair for an event. The national average cost for a hairstylist is $70-$110, but prices can vary greatly depending on the service you receive, where you live, and the salon's or hairdresser's reputation. A good rule of thumb is to tip your hairstylist 20 percent of your total bill. In smaller towns, 15 percent may be the norm, but in larger cities 20 percent is generally the baseline. If you frequent a salon where the shampooer, colorist, and hair cutter are all different people, you can divide that 20 percent among those service providers in proportion to the skill level and time required to do their job. Many hairstylists rent a chair from the salon and must pay a monthly rent to the salon owner.
How much do wedding makeup artists cost?
A wedding means love, celebration and tons of wedding photos. Professional wedding makeup artists have you looking your best on your big day and forever after in your wedding photos. The national average cost for a wedding makeup artist is $70-$100, although this price can increase based on your location, the extent of the makeup services and the reputation of the makeup artist. Most wedding makeup artists offer discounts to brides who book group services for their maids, mothers and flower girls at the same time. Wedding makeup artists who also do wedding hair usually offer package rates for hair and makeup combos. Here are some examples of average wedding makeup pricing:
- Bridal makeup: $85-$125. Pricing often includes full face, eyes, lips, brows and false eyelashes. Airbrush makeup may be an additional $20 or more.
- Bridal hair and makeup: $150-$200.
- Bridesmaid and bridal party makeup: $50-$100 per person.
- Bridesmaid hair and makeup: $100-$150.
- Flower girl makeup: $25-$35.
- Trial sessions: $60-$120, depending on the makeup artist. Some charge their full rate and others charge a partial rate for trial makeup services.
- Hourly rates to stay on and keep makeup touched up throughout reception: $35-$75 per hour.
- Travel fees: 50 cents to $1 per additional mile beyond a set radius — such as 50 miles.
How do you choose the right makeup artist for your wedding?
A wedding makeup artist can ensure a flawless look on your big day. Finding the perfect person isn't all about price, though. Here are tips for choosing the right makeup artist for your wedding:
- Research before reaching out. Wedding makeup artists should have an online presence with portfolios of their work. Find someone with an aesthetic you love.
- Read reviews. You want a wedding makeup artist who'll be on time, do beautiful work, and add a positive vibe to your day. Pay attention if previous clients report bad experiences with a makeup artist.
- Consider skin tones. If your bridal party has a range of skin tones, make sure your wedding makeup artist and assistants are experienced and talented working with everyone.
- Is your top pick available on your date? If so, put down a deposit to secure their services.
- Confirm rates and payment. Clearly discuss prices and payment plans, and sign a detailed contract so there are no surprises on your wedding day.


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Location: Utah
Established: September 15, 1928
Size: 35,835 acres
Perhaps nowhere are the forces of natural erosion more tangible than at Bryce Canyon. Its wilderness of phantom-like rock spires, or hoodoos, attracts more than one million visitors a year. Many descend on trails that give hikers and horseback riders a close look at the fluted walls and sculptured pinnacles.
The park follows the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. On the west are heavily forested tablelands more than 9,000 feet high; on the east are the intricately carved breaks that drop 2,000 feet to the Paria Valley. Many ephemeral streams have eaten into the plateau, forming horseshoe-shaped bowls. The largest and most striking is Bryce Amphitheater. Encompassing six square miles, it is the park's scenic heart.
For millions of years water has carved Bryce's rugged landscape. Water may split rock as it freezes and expands in cracks—a cyclic process that occurs some 200 times a year. In summer, runoff from cloudbursts etches into the softer limestones and sluices through the deep runnels. In about 50 years the present rim will be cut back another foot. But there is more here than spectacular erosion.
In the early morning you can stand for long moments on the rim, held by the amphitheater's mysterious blend of rock and color. Warm yellows and oranges radiate from the deeply pigmented walls as scatterings of light illuminate the pale spires.
There is a sense of place here that goes beyond rocks. Some local Paiute Indians explained it with a legend. Once there lived animal-like creatures that changed themselves into people. But they were bad, so Coyote turned them into rocks of various configurations. The spellbound creatures still huddle together here with faces painted just as they were before being turned to stone.
Did You Know?
Nineteenth-century Mormon settler Ebenezer Bryce, for whom the park is named, said it was "a hell of a place to lose a cow." The canyon's remarkable collection of whimsical hoodoo spires were believed by the early Paiute Indians to be people frozen in stone by the mischievous spirit Coyote. Early geologists feared the hoodoos would transform into humans.
Copy for this series includes excerpts from the National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, Seventh Edition, 2012, and the National Parks articles featured in "Cutting Loose" in National Geographic Traveler.


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Selectmen received an apology Tuesday night from the owner of Oxco Inc., doing business in Oxford as Centerfolds 2000, after the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission suspended the alcoholic beverages license of the strip club for six days, ending today, for alleged violations of the law that prohibits refilling liquor bottles.
In their statement of facts, commission investigators said they were investigating Centerfolds �in response to a complaint of tampering with alcoholic liquor bottles.�
The investigators reported meeting with night manager Peter Allard and day manager Maril Muska, who said Sobieski Vodka was their best seller, but the investigators said Sobieski was not available for sale in the bar area.
The investigators reported finding in storage 40 open bottles of �higher cost or more expensive brands of liquor such as Grey Goose vodka, Bacardi rum, and Southern Comfort whiskey� with pourers, and sealed bottles of less expensive brands, �such as Sobieski vodka, Ron Robert rum and Southern Host whiskey.�
Richard McCabe, owner of Oxco, said that before ABCC investigators found the alleged violations, �certain individuals,� including the day manager, had ordered liquor for him, and �I didn�t realize how they were keeping costs down.�
He said that since the incident, he hired Mr. Allard to work at the club full time, and �let other people go.�
Commission investigators had claimed that Mr. Allard had been uncooperative with them, but Mr. McCabe disputed that and said Mr. Allard �was in the middle of a shift change,� so he could not give investigators the full attention they wanted.
Mr. McCabe�s lawyer, Jonathan Finkelstein of Worcester, said Mr. Allard will be responsible for ordering beer, and Mr. McCabe will be responsible for ordering liquor from now on, and �only two people will be allowed in the liquor storage area.�
Mr. Finkelstein also said Centerfolds will only be open from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and Mr. McCabe will be �transferring the license in the near future.�
�As an owner, you are responsible,� Selectman Michael Voas said, �Why would someone who works for you be involved in a shady practice?�
�We can�t prove it,� Mr. Finkelstein said, �but we feel there was also theft by employees.�
Mr. McCabe said, �I am very embarrassed to be here. The bad press and public humiliation is worse.�
Selectman Jennie L. Caissie said incidents of liquor tampering �are unheard of.�
John G. Saad, board chairman, said, �I hope we never see this again. You can be sure our police officers will keep a close eye on your activities.�


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The Lipscomb baseball team continued to battle the 2013 Omaha Challenge on Wednesday with four individual events and two team events.
To get the day started, the players competed in event No. 1 - the sled push. Each person had to push their body weight back and forth between two cones. The event had a time limit of 2:30 minutes.
Pushing the sled almost 40-yards, Dalton Curtis and Geordie Carlson completed 3.9 laps to take first place. Jamie Young and Will Blalock finished just behind and in a tie for third after grinding for 3.8 laps.
The next event was the multiple medley. The players had to hang from the baseball dugouts and shimmy back and forth over a distance of 10-yards, complete the 100 Russian twists, carry two 75-pound dumb bells over a 50-pace course and then finish by running up and down every single step in the bleachers at Dugan Field.
Only seven of the 33 players managed to break the 2:30 minute mark.
Johnathan Allison recorded the fastest time at 3:20. Geordie Carlson timed out at 3:23 and John Pryor finished just behind at 3:24.
The third event of Wednesday was the carry medley. Each person had to complete a 40-pace course carrying multiple implements, including a 70-pound blue water bag, a 45-pound kettle bell and three chains that equaled 90-pounds in weight.
Dalton Keck had the fastest time of the event by finishing in 1:35 minutes. Tyson Ashcraft was second at 1:38 and Hunter Brothers finished third with a 1:39 mark. Those three were the only players on the team to finish the event under 1:47.
Tire flip was the final individual event of the day. Every player had to see how many times he could flip a 280-pound tire within a time of one minute. Each single flip equaled a distance of five yards.
In an event bound to wear down the strongest of strong men, 11 players tied for first place by flipping the tire 14 times. The 14 flips equaled 70-yards in distance.
The winners included Brothers, Ashcraft, Curtis, Griffin Moore, Brandon Thomas, Grant Massey, Weston Wolfe, Hunter Hanks, Tyler Bethune, Drew Adams and Ian Martinez-McGraw.
Only two players failed to reach double-digit flips. They both reached nine.
On the day, the white team's combined individual scores gave them the win in three of the four individual events.
After day three the top 10 individual standings:
1st – Tyson Ashcraft - 374
2nd – Johnathan Allison - 276
3rd – Geordie Carlson - 369
4th – Grant Massey – 366
5th– Hunter Brothers - 344 - PITCHER
6th – Tyler Bethune - 334
7th – Will Blalock – 333 - PITCHER
8th – Weston Wolfe - 332
9th – Dalton Curtis – 331 - PITCHER
10th – Drew Adams - 310
Keck made the biggest jump since day one when he finished in 28th. On Tuesday, Keck finished in the top five in five of the six events and gained 158 points to move into 14th. On day three, Keck finished 1st, 6th, 6th and 12th to pick up 100 points and move up three spots to 11th. In all he has jumped up 17 spots in the last two days.
After completing the individual competition, it was time for the two team events of the day.
TEAMS: The teams have been complied of the same players all week.
White- Drew Adams, Tyler Bethune, Hunter Hanks, Ian Martinez-McGraw, Jamie Young
Purple- Hunter Brothers, John Pryor, Allan Hooker, Cory Farrow, Hunter Anglin, Nick Androse
Black- Nick Rome, Will Blalock, Johnathan Allison, Caleb Woodson, Conor Moynihan
Green- Denton Norman, Austin Sistrunk, Weston Wolfe, Jacob Knott, Geordie Carlson
Gray- Tyson Ashcraft, Josh Lee, Caleb Herndon, Cameron Bair, Grant Massey
Yellow- Griffin Moore, Dalton Keck, Brandon Thomas, Adam Lee, Mike Korte, Jason Zigler
The first was the 60-yard relay. Each player was required to complete two laps of 30-yards while shuffling, doing the carioca and the backward run.
In order of finish: Black, Purple, Yellow, White, Green and Gray.
The last event of the day was the half pole tire flips. Each team selected four members to flip the 280-pound tire from one foul line to center field. The team members took turns flipping while also jumping in-and-out of the tire as it moved along the outfield warning track.
In order of finish: Green, Gray, White, Yellow, Black and Purple.
TEAM Standings after day three:
1st - Yellow- 1,920 pts.
2nd - Green - 1,837 pts.
3rd - White - 1,808 pts.
4th - Gray - 1,691 pts.
5th - Black - 1,655 pts.
6th - Purple - 1,464 pts.
On Thursday, the final day of the Omaha Challenge, the Bisons will be joined by a team of five Military servicemen who will participate in all the events on the day. The final two events will be an obstacle course and the fireman's carry relay. Servicemen who will be competing are:
Major Dave Morandi
Captain Trey Robinson
Tech Sergeant Chris Hill
Staff Sergeant Robert Smith
Staff Sergeant Brandon Eckel
The final day will begin with the playing of the National Anthem. Captain Robinson has spoken to the Bisons before the challenge each year and will continue to do so on Thursday. There is no better way to start the day's events than with the playing of the Anthem with the servicemen present.
Captain Robinson will lead off the obstacle course followed by six players and then another one of his team members.
The players will compete in reverse order of their ranking, meaning those in last place will run first and those in first place will run last.
The last event of the 2013 Omaha Challenge will be the fireman's carry relay. Each player will carry other teammates and also be carried themselves just like a fireman carrying an injured person from a burning building or a wounded soldier being carried from the battlefield.
Come out to watch and support your Bisons as they complete the final two days of the 2013 Omaha Challenge. Be there a little before 3 p.m. in order to get a seat and not miss any of the action.


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I came across an interesting research report regarding office REITs recently. It recommended a strong buy for the sector. One of the points caught my eye: 40% leverage is the new norm.
Certainly caught my eye thats for sure (I added the red font color by the way).
Being the astute reader that you are, you probably guessed by now that I don't really like REITs.
Here's why:
1) The nature of the business itself – I certainly understand how it works, but I don't see how it makes sense. I am fine with the idea of using moderate leverage to fund growth – provided that the loans eventually get paid off. It seems illogical to take a substantial bank loan, agree to pay out 90% of whatever income you have to unit-holders, and than seek refinancing again in 3 years time at whatever interest rate exists.
2) The dilution of existing unit-holders – After maxing out their loan facilities, REITs than turn to their unit-holders for funds. I have nothing wrong with the issuing of shares (I must admit, I don't look favorably upon companies that dilute their shareholders), but again, I rather not be forced to buy new shares of companies I already own a certain percentage in just in order to maintain my X% stake of the company.
3) The downside – Low interest rate environments aren't going to last forever. Period. It might not end this year, next year or eventhe year after that, but eventually governments ARE going to have find a way to pay off their debts. When that happens, it won't be a pretty picture for companies that look for refinancing.
To make a long story short, this industry makes me uncomfortable. When I close my eyes and think, if the stock market closes for 5 years, would I really be confident in that X REIT would still be around? I can't see it with a level of confidence I am comfortable with.
Do let me know your views on REITs.
PS: Nothing against investors of REITs personally. Like all things, I could be wrong and I dohope that they continue to do well for all of you out there. Just my personal opinions of the situation.


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Bill Mayer of the HopeCollege art faculty will present the address "Ex Voto: Tool for Living" on Monday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the college's Knickerbocker Theatre, located in downtown Holland.
Bill Mayer of the HopeCollege art faculty will present the address "Ex Voto: Tool for Living" on Monday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the college's Knickerbocker Theatre, located in downtown Holland.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Mayer is the third speaker in the new "Last Lecture Series" organized by the college's Alcor chapter of the national Mortar Board honorary society to feature members of the faculty. The series debuted in November.
The title of the series is rhetorical. The lectures are not literally presented as the last that the speakers will deliver at Hope, but are meant to highlight the advice that they would most want to share if the event was indeed the final opportunity for them to address the college's students. The professors are being asked to reflect on their careers and lives, and to think deeply about what matters to them and about what wisdom they would like to impart.
The concept was inspired by the "Last Lecture" delivered at CarnegieMellonUniversity by Dr. Randy Pausch on Sept. 18, 2007. Pausch, a member of the Carnegie Mellon faculty who had terminal pancreatic cancer - a fact known at the time that he spoke - presented "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." He died on July 25, 2008, at age 47.
A professor of art, Mayer teaches sculpture and oversees the ceramics program. He joined the Hope faculty in 1978, and served as the chair of the department of art and art history from 1987 until 2004.
His sculpture has taken many forms and is executed in a broad range of media: glass, ceramics, fabricated aluminum, cast bronze and plastic. Mayer's large outdoor polychrome aluminum sculptures are a familiar sight in the Holland area; one residing outside the Herrick Public Library, another at the Herman Miller Corporate Office, two on Hope's campus, one at the Howard Miller Company headquarters and another at ChristCommunityChurch in SpringLake. His most recent work is in sculptural light fixtures, several of which are currently in commercial production. Lighting commissions he designed can be seen in Holland at the New Holland Brewing Company, at the Holland Bar Stool Company and in Fennville at the Journeyman Restaurant.
The somewhat eclectic range of his work reflects the wide array of his interests. Mayer is an amateur, but avid musician and collector of guitars and tube amplifiers. He is also an enthusiastic motorcyclist, owning two--a Buell and a Harley - as well as more than 400 toy motorcycles; and is a dedicated cross-country skier and recently has taken up kayaking.
Mayer traveled to Japan in 2002 with his wife, Michel, and Hope students for a May Term in Japan. He traveled to Yeo Ju, Korea for the Millennial Ceramics Exhibition in 2001. In May of 2004, He and his wife traveled to Jingdezhen, China for the 1,000 years celebration of porcelain conference.
He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Fine Arts degree from PennsylvaniaStateUniversity.
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service, and provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to college and universities, and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. Since its founding in 1918, the organization has grown from the four founding chapters to 226 collegiate chapters with nearly 250,000 initiated members across the nation.
The Alcor chapter has existed at Hope since the 1936-37 academic year, although it did not become part of the national Mortar Board organization until 1961.
The chapter also sponsored a "last chance talk" during the 1960s. The idea back then was to invite a faculty member to express his/her ideas under the hypothetical assumption that this would be the last opportunity to address the student body. The late Dr. D. Ivan Dykstra, professor of philosophy, delivered the first "last chance talk" in the spring of 1962.
The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Jerry Plett of Lincolnville has discovered that his cows love the weeds growing in his empty cattle lots. He opens the gates, and in they go. He said they spend a lot of time in those lots even though they have access to grass.
Kathy Voth, owner of Landscapes for Livestock, said toxins usually aren't a problem because animals use their internal feedback mechanism to decide how much of a food to eat. If cattle taste a bad weed, they won't eat more of it.
According to the U.S. Extension Service, weeds are more nutritious than grass in mid-summer. They are equivalent to or better than alfalfa. The more nutritious a plant is, the more likely it is that animals will continue eating it once they have tried it. However, it is important to provide the animals with a mixture of plants.


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A large solar storm resulted in the northern lights being seen as far south as the south coast of England on Monday night and the Met Office says there could be more aurora views tonight, Wednesday June 24.
The Met Office blog added: "Large geomagnetic storms can result in disruption to power grids, which is why it is important that these storms are monitored and warned for, although fortunately the UK grid is more resilient to space weather than the grids in many other countries.
"There are no impacts on human health as a result of these solar storms, in fact they can have some very welcome effects in the form of increased aurora, both in effect and extent."
Met Office Space Weather advisors are now watching more solar activity which could bring more spectacular aurora views on Wednesday night.
The Met Office blog adds: "To see the northern lights, wait until at least half an hour after sunset, go outside away from artificial lights, let your eyes accustom to the dark and look towards the north."


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Monday, June 28, 2010
Another Reason I Want to Move to Canada.
One word: Poutine.
Poutine is amazing. It is everything that I love, all layered together in one dish. It is crispy, salty, gooey, rich, fatty, sinful, and absolutely delicious. It is just starting to make it's name here in the states, but is something I would consider moving to Canada for. A traditionally Canadian dish, I hear you can even get versions of it in fast food joints across the country.
But what is in it you ask? Are you ready for this? French fries. Gravy. Cheese curds. Yep, you heard me right, all three of those, smothered on top of each other to make an insane bowl of goodness. If this can't cure a hangover, I don't know what will. Oh wait, did I tell you I added leftover rib meat? It doesn't get much better than this, folks.
My first attempt at deep frying my own french fries, was just okay. They weren't as crispy as I would have liked, but I think perfection is in my near future. I was home visiting my family this past weekend, and my parents used a fry recipe from America's Test Kitchen, which starts the potatoes in cold oil, brings them to a boil and fries them for a good 20-30 minutes. The ones my parents made were freaking amazing, but mine need a little tweaking. It may have been my giant pot. Meet my new, wonderful, addition to my cookware family, a 13-quart LeCrueset dutch oven:
I call her Big Red. God she's beautiful. Anyhoo...
Even though the fries weren't quite up to par, drench them in fresh-from-Wisconsin cheese curds, beef gravy, and little chunks of Dad's smoked baby back ribs, and I didn't even notice.
makes two very generous servings
I made a simple beef gravy since I didn't have any real stuff on hand. If you happen to have any leftover turkey gravy or pot roast drippings or something similar, feel free to use that. From my very sparse research I found that traditional poutine is made with chicken gravy, but I used beef since I was tossing in some leftover rib meat for good measure. As if it wasn't decadent enough.
1 pound yukon gold potatos, cut into 1/4 inch matchsticks
vegetable oil (just enough to cover your potatoes in the pot)
1 cup or so cheese curds
1/2 cup baby back rib meat (or any other leftover meat) cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 1/2 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste
Place cut potatoes in a large dutch oven or other deep heavy bottom pot. Fill with vegetable or peanut oil until potatoes are covered. Bring the oil to a boil, and keep at the boil without touching the potatoes for a solid 10 minutes. With my giant pot, I should have kept the burner on high the entire time, I believe I had the flame a bit too low. You want a good strong, but controlled boil for the entirety of the frying. After the first untouched 10 minutes, gently stir the potatoes around with a large metal spider or tongs. Let the potatoes fry at a rolling boil for another 10-20 minutes (depending on how crispy you want them), stirring occasionally. you can test a fry by taking one out of the oil and drying it on a paper towel. DO NOT go directly from pot to mouth, you will regret it.
When fries are crisped to your desired consistency, remove from oil with a spider and set to drain in a paper towel-lined dish. You can place the dish in a warm oven until you are ready to assemble if needed, but they are best right away.
While the potatoes are frying, melt the butter in a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for just a minute until the mixture turns a light brown color. Slowly whisk in the beef broth and simmer over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, until sauce reduces and thickens. Stir in your meat pieces and season to taste with salt and plenty of black pepper. You can keep this over low heat until the fries are done, stirring occasionally, or make it ahead of time, bringing it to high heat before topping the poutine.
When fries and gravy are ready, its time to assemble. Heap a pile of fries into a shallow bowl or plate. Top with a generous handful of cheese curds and pour the piping hot gravy over the top. I suppose you could sprinkle some fresh Italian parsley on top to give it some green, but really, what's the point?
Yes, its true you may need to run a few extra miles the next day for eating this. But it is seriously worth it.
Posted by Bria at 10:32 AM
Labels: Beef, Cheese Curds, Deep Frying, Fries, Gravy, Potatoes, Poutine, Ribs
4 comments:
- Laura said...
yummm... I'm from Quebec and I really miss poutine - maybe I'll give this a try!
- July 10, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- HollowPeas said...
Give it a try, even bad poutine is still good in my opinion. You can't really go wrong with fries, gravy, and cheese curds :-) thanks for stopping by!
- July 12, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- Zahra said...
haha yes poutine is very Canadian indeed. Especially in Quebec... you can get at mcdonalds with your burger there!
- July 16, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Bria said...
Zahra - For that very reason, I think I would weigh a whole lot more if I moved to Canada :-)
- July 20, 2010 at 2:43 PM
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The University of Maryland (UMD) student chapter of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) organized tours for student members during the 224th meeting of the ECS. The group visited Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's (LBL) Advanced Light Source (ALS) and the PolyPlus Battery Company. UMD ECS chapter president and Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) graduate student Colin Gore arranged the event.
ECS chapter members William Gibbons (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), Ying Liu (Department of Mechanical Engineering), and Thomas Winkler (Institute for Systems Research) joined Gore on the tours. Students from the University of Virginia and Colorado School of Mines chapters also participated.
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A Resologics practitioner works with you to see if the timing is right for your team to up its level of conflict resiliency. We use short diagnostics, open ended conversations, and a flow of information to support your decision to move forward (or not). Topics often include:
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Re-view of the preview: Cleveland Indians
First off, here is the original entry detailing the Indians 2010 season, their offseason, and predictions for their 2011 season, which is now over.
If you are new to the "Re-view of the preview" entries, they are entries looking back at a series of entries I did last season called "Offseason Recap and Preview", which were entries that examined teams' free agent signings and trades during last offseason. I then went on to predict how the moves would affect the respective teams and their records for the 2011 season. First, I attach a link to the initial entry as you saw above. Then I go into how well I actually predicted that team's season now that the season is over and I can actually see the discrepancy in record.
Predicted record: 73-78 wins
Actual Record: 80-82
Although it may seem like the two records are pretty similar, I really underestimated the "Tribe" they started off really well and cooled off from then. When I saw them play in Chicago, I think it was the first time I really had a look at their entire lineup and I do believe their first half record was closer to the mean and their second half was a *bit* of bad luck and they could easily have won in the 84-ish range.
My mistake in looking at this team was that although they had a tough(er) 2010 season, they had some prominent players injured and the return of these players made them a better team than the net gain from their "Notable" additions and subtractions during the offseason would suggest. Their pitching pretty much stayed the same, if you ignore the addition of Ubaldo Jimenez.
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Dr. Lesley sharp, professor of anthropology, noticed a trend: Students who opted for study abroad in Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island off the coast of southeastern Africa, contextualized their experience in terms of the country's flora and fauna rather than its people. "I was finding there was no mention of people in the discussion of the students' conservation work," says Sharp. Learning about the people was the very reason anthropology major Severin-Aimé Mahirwe (CC '10) enrolled, "I literally had no conception of Madagascar, especially in relation to the African continent. Other than the animated movie and vague references to rainforests, I had no associations with the island."
By training a medical anthropologist, Sharp first visited Madagascar in 1981 and went on to conduct research there between 1986 and 1995. In more recent years, she identified a need to expand knowledge about the island and designed a seminar that would help students historicize. Her aim was to "bring people back into the picture and think about global ideas and global needs at the local level."
Key questions guided the development of the seminar: How was Madagascar settled and by whom? How do we talk about Madagascar whose real and imagined image has been framed by misconception? Why is it that we rarely talk about the slave trade in terms of the Indian Ocean? How has the past shaped current environmental policy? This reading- and writing- intensive seminar addresses these questions through five main instructional units—The Making of an Island, Slavery In and Beyond Madagascar, Of Kin & Kind: Social and Other Landscapes, Colonial Encounters and Their Aftermath, and Territorial (Dis)Locations. The course seeks to expand awareness by critiquing the exoticism that pervades accounts of Madagascar and exploring the country's extraordinarily complex social and political history.
In addition, by developing an understanding of its unique location in the Indian Ocean, which is often seen as its source of isolation, students fulfill course goals as described in the syllabus: "to appreciate Madagascar's relevance within contexts that extend beyond its ocean borders" and "to grapple with questions of why the Indian Ocean arena is so frequently neglected or overlooked."
The seminar is structured around a series of texts, such as Maurice Bloch's seminal work Placing the Dead: Tombs, Ancestral Villages, and Kinship Organization in Madagascar and the timely Endangered Species: Health, Illness and Death among Madagascar's People of the Forest by Janice Harper. One of Sharp's own books is required reading. In The Sacrificed Generation: Youth, History, and the Colonized Mind in Madagascar, she examines the historical consciousness of Malagasy youth and how they reflect on the past. Young people drew on the past as a means to understand their current predicament in an impoverished and isolated country, where themes of enslavement, forced labor, and wartime conscription in the colonial era provided ways to understand the origins of contemporary problems. Another of Sharp's books, The Possessed and The Dispossessed: Spirits, Identity, and Power in a Madagascar Migrant Town, which is focused on her early research on spirit possession, is optional reading.
Slavery was a major force in shaping Madagascar's history, and students spend the first half of the course thinking and rethinking the terms "slave trade" and "diaspora." The Malagasy people are traditionally mobile, and many have been displaced. Student Christine Maloney '11 comments, "Urbanization has instigated a Malagasy diaspora, and I think it is easy to forget how big the island actually is and how penetrating the inevitable social effects of moving away from one's homeland can be." Taking a critical approach to terminology challenges the misconceptions surrounding Madagascar, from the romanticized myth of the peasant to overpopulation, to environmentalism as a new phenomenon. Sharp notes that colonial records echo Madagascar's contemporary concerns to protect its forests, "We're repeating history without even realizing it." Understanding the country also means understanding the Malagasy way of thinking. Although the people are certainly focused on daily survival, "Malagasy people are also focused on death," says Sharp, "and the money they accumulate is often invested in tombs. You invest in the place where you're going to buried so you might one day become an ancestor." Alexandra Ingber '12, a seminar member, says she finds the concepts of ancestral ties and kinship fascinating to discuss in terms of Madagascar and how they differ from other African cultures and religions.
The Madagascar seminar is open to any undergraduates, although most students are Africana studies or anthropology majors. Maloney speaks about the importance of the course: "With so many foundational ideas and theories to grasp in undergraduate work, it is a treat to take a truly specialized class. I think Barnard offers unparalleled access to some of the best professors and researchers in the anthropology field, and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take a class in Professor Sharp's area of expertise." Sharp allows her students to formulate their own conceptions of Madagascar, "I do go in with a lesson plan, but generally don't go into class with preconceptions of what we're supposed to be doing with the material. Everyone does not have to reach the same conclusions by the end of the class. This is what makes a seminar such a wonderful experience—each year you teach a class, very different things can happen."
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Introducing Cisco's Unified RAN Backhaul ASR Extension: Triple your performance, halve your operating cost
The "information superhighway" metaphor is more appropriate than ever for mobile networks today. There are increasingly more and different types of traffic, drivers, and vehicles. And the focus on speed, cost, and efficiency in mobile backhaul is akin to moving more cars through freeway on-ramps and exits faster and with less overhead.
As outlined by Cisco's Next-Generation Internet architecture, Cisco is working to optimize the service provider roadway with innovative and cost-effective solutions like the new ASR 9000 System. And just as a better car can offer an improved experience, better safety, and more miles-per-gallon, Cisco's Unified RAN Backhaul solution provides greater performance, reliability, scale, and power efficiency.
Cisco Unified RAN Backhaul solutions are well known to support any multi-vendor radio over any transport media with unified management for greater throughput at lower cost. That's the ultimate goal of mobile backhaul, and mobile operators around the world have discovered how Cisco's Unified RAN Backhaul solution can optimize their radio investments and contribute to their overall profitability.
Industry-leading reliability with lossless recovery, combined with unmatched routing intelligence, has made Cisco the preferred choice for Mobile Operators looking to improve quality-of-experience along with profitability. Indeed, the Unified RAN Backhaul is an important piece of Cisco's M.O.V.E. strategic framework for the ongoing development of innovative monetization and optimization techniques for service providers.
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Huddersfield striker Lee Novak missed an 87th-minute penalty as Town were held 1-1 by 10-man MK Dons at stadium:mk.
Dons skipper Dean Lewington had cancelled out Scott Arfield's first-half opener before Novak's late spot-kick was saved by David Martin, after Gary MacKenzie had seen red for violent conduct.
The Dons started brightly and Shaun Williams had a fierce 25-yard strike pushed over the bar by Ian Bennett before Dean Bowditch saw his deflected shot flash past the post after a slick passing move.
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Two Republicans from the greater Houston area joined the House of Representatives today as freshmen members of Congress to boost the number of Houston-area lawmakers from 10 to 12.
Rep. Randy Weber, of Pearland, and Rep. Steve Stockman, of Friendswood, were sworn in to the $174,000-a-year jobs on Capitol Hill along with the remainder of Texas' 36-member House delegation.
The Texas delegation includes eight new members – three Republicans and five Democrats.
Voters in the 14th Congressional District formerly represented by retiring Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, "hired me to go to Washington to be their voice," Weber said. "The voters have made it extremely clear that they want government out of their lives and wallets."
Weber said he would be "a strong advocate to hold the line on spending, vote against tax increases on hard-working families and work toward providing a stable climate for our job creators," adding: "I'm ready to get to work."
Weber won assignments on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology that has jurisdiction over NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Weber also was assigned to serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Stockman returns to the House for a second time, after serving a single term in the mid-1990s after defeating then-House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jack Brooks, D-Beaumont in 1994.
Stockman, sworn in with colleagues on the House floor, made good on a pledge to challenge the selection of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Stockman voted "present" when the roll call was taken on Boehner's election as leader of the GOP-controlled House. As speaker, Boehner becomes second in line in presidential succession behind Vice President Joe Biden.
"We cannot tolerate betrayal of conservative principle and economic reality," Stockman said of Boehner on his blog.
Boehner is a "decent man" but Stockman said that he had "sharp disagreements with the manner in which he has handled President Obama and House conservatives."
Stockman said Boehner had been "all too eager to favorably negotiate with a liberal White House that has outmaneuvered him at every turn" as well as being "harsh and punitive in dealing with conservatives."
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- Improved PL/SQL and SQL interoperability
In the current version of the Oracle database you needed a Nested Table or Varray Type defined at schema level in order to be able to use it in the TABLE operator. This is no longer necessary, it can be a PL/SQL declared type. The types that can be used as bind variables has been extended: Boolean, Nested Tables can be used as bindvariable in Dynamic SQL. Subquery Factoring (the With clause if you will) can hold private functions, the use case presented for this: pretty print an integer in K, M, G, T. Using userdefined PL/SQL functions in a SQL statement is not advisable, but if you really need to there is a new pragma: PRAGMA UDF. With this pragma the statement is almost as fast as pure SQL.
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A new step has been taken to continue on "least privileges", meaning that the user only gets the privileges that are absolutely necessary. A Role can be granted to a PL/SQL unit.
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The ability to inspecting the callstack has been improved by the introduction of a new package: UTL_CALL_STACK. The package contains numerous functions to help in this area, such as current_edition and lexical_depth. White listing of program units: restrict which program unit can be called by other program units.
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OOW 2012: Is PL/SQL still alive?
Yesterday Bryn Llewellyn, Distinguished Product Manager, did a session called "PL/SQL Enhancements brought by the latest generation of database technology". The room was packed. For the upcoming release of the Oracle 12c database the enhancements were broken into three areas:
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'Inspiration and innovation' power students' robot
'Inspiration and innovation' power students' robot
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- What do a basketball, a cart on wheels and a computer the size of a credit card all have in common?
They are the heart and soul of SAMM, the newest member of the Schreyer Honors College.
SAMM is a robot built by Schreyer Scholars Ben Sattler and Karthik Pillutla to promote the Schreyer Honors College's upcoming Shaping the Future Summit. The theme of the summit, being held Tuesday, April 1, is "The Impact of Innovation." Since late in the fall semester, Sattler and Pillutla, both enrolled in the College of Engineering, have been hard at work putting their MacGyver chops to the test.
"We thought it would be a really interesting way to market such an event that's focused on new technology, sustainability and innovation," Pillutla said. "We wanted to make a symbol for the event that tied into those three concepts. It's something that we can personally learn a lot from and have fun doing."
"SAMM stands for Shaping And Moving Mountains," Sattler added. "We were trying to find a name that fit with the theme of inspiration and innovation. The Summit logo has these Ms in it that look like mountains, and it came to be from there."
The duo worked on the project mostly on the weekends in the basement of Atherton Hall. They estimate that they have dedicated about four to five hours a week to SAMM, with additional support from the SHC'S IT staff.
The robot has a computer screen for a face. Once it's fully operational, it will be able to wave, play a song or video clip, and move around. The idea is to have SAMM be a part of promotional events over the next week leading up to the summit.
"I know that my time will have been spent well if people see the robot and get excited about the summit and want to see more," Pillutla said.
The two found the majority of SAMM's parts at Lion Surplus, a salvage supplier on campus. SAMM's power source — a 12-volt battery, similar to what runs lights or radio in a car — was donated by Joel Anstrom in the College of Engineering. One of SAMM's few new parts is a microcomputer, coded by Pillutla and Sattler, that controls its actions.
Instead of gears and chains powering SAMM's moves, there is a blue-and-white Penn State basketball — donated by the men's basketball team — and friction wheels. As the basketball rolls, it moves friction wheels on each of the motors — one motor goes front/back and the other goes left/right, and they can be combined to add rotational motion or make it steer.
"That's one of the coolest pieces," Pillutla said.
"The initial budget for the robot was $150, but we ended up spending $95. We got the recycled parts from salvage for a total of $10, so really the only new things we had to buy were the computer parts," Sattler said.
One of the biggest challenges that has been learning and adapting skills to meet the needs of the project.
"We have different skillsets based on coding, building and circuitry," Pillutla said. "We had to learn how to do various tasks for each step of the robot."
"We both wanted to teach the other person what we were doing," Sattler added. "We could have easily divided and conquered and split up the robot, but I didn't want to just do the coding and have Karthik just do the circuitry. We wanted to make sure we were learning everything we could."
The best part so far? "The little insignificant things," Pillutla said. "The first time we got a tiny little motor to move back and forth meant a lot for the scope of the project and what we've learned to be able to make SAMM happen."
"I want students to say, 'Wow, I can't believe someone built that,'" Sattler said.
The innovation won't stop after the 2014 Summit. The two plan for SAMM to be a part of the 2015 Summit and beyond.
"Next year, it will do a few more things," Sattler said. "Two years from now, who knows where technology capabilities may be? There may be something we never even thought we'd be able to do. In a few years, we will have a really awesome robot."
SAMM will be at the HUB-Robeson Center from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday (March 28) at the Schreyer Honors College's table promoting the "Shaping the Future Summit."
For more information about the 2014 "Shaping the Future Summit: The Impact of Innovation" and the keynote event with XPRIZE CEO Peter H. Diamandis, visit futuresummit.psu.edu.
Ben Sattler, left, and Karthik Pillutla created SAMM, a robot built to promote the Schreyer Honors College's upcoming 2014 "Shaping the Future Summit: The Impact of Innovation" with XPRIZE CEO Peter H. Diamandis. The two Schreyer Scholars, both of whom are enrolled in the College of Engineering, built SAMM in the basement of Atherton Hall. The robot debuted in Atherton Hall earlier this week and will be at the HUB on Friday promoting the April 1 Summit event.