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Young and adventurous in Hudson
As I write this, Barb and I are nearly done unpacking stuff collected over 30 years of marriage. A few days ago we left Connecticut and moved to Hudson, New York, my hometown, and close to Barb's of Scotia. We have come home again - so poo on you Thomas Wolfe.
The move has been nearly 10 years in the making. For the past few years, we have been counting the months until the moving trucks would come, because, as Barb says, "There's beauty outside every window."
"Bells Pond," as we call it, is actually in Livingston, a rural town just outside Hudson. It is a 230-year-old caretaker's cottage on the former estate of Robert Livingston, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and administered the presidential oath of office to George Washington. The caretaker ran a grist mill on the trout-filled Taghkanic Creek, which runs behind our home.
There never was any doubt that Barb and I would settle here when we first saw the place. It's vibrancy restores us even though its age requires non-stop renovation. We found it after my parents passed away and I wanted to stay connected to Hudson and to my siblings, who are nearby. The clincher was that our kids loved the place and still do -- Christmas coziness, Thanksgiving feasts, relaxing in the screen porch, exploring the woods and creek, sipping coffees around the fireplace. When I see the joy in their eyes when they are here, I know we made the right choice.
The creek and nearby pond give life to trout, otters, beavers, snapping turtles, crayfish, sycamores and draw deer, fox, groundhogs, raccoons, coyotes, hawks and every type of bird you can imagine, including my doppelgänger, the bald eagle.
We also love exploring Hudson, a city of paradoxes. For example, it was recently named one of the most affluent small cities in America even though nearly 70 percent of students are eligible for free lunches. It is politically progressive and conservative at the same time, which makes for interesting public meetings.
The mixture of life-long residents and New York City transplants makes for a rich cultural melting pot. What was once an "old man's bar" recently reopened into a comfortable new tavern. Old men -- including me – now sit hip to hip with hipsters drinking craft beer.
The city's main street is alive with tourists – tourists! -- seeking high-end antiques, great food, music, and art. When I left in the 1980s, you could shoot a cannon off on the street and not hit anyone. Hudson's beauty was there even then, it was just hidden by years of neglect.
The cycling and running in Columbia County are some of the best in the world. Last year, I cycled the full length of every county highway, some of which I helped build during college as a part of a summer road crew. The hiking is spectacular, and my wife and children have discovered an amazing waterfall near our home that I never knew existed.
I have been everywhere in the world and no place is as pretty in summer as this river valley. It won the atmospheric, topographical and celestial lotteries, the payoff being buttery sunrises and sunsets that inspired a school of art. Then there was the defunct and aptly named Sunset Drive-In, where the sun set behind the movie screen, blinding you at the start of the first show.
There's more. The literary shadows of Millay, Crane, and Irving. Two presidential homes within an hour's drive. Art galleries. Music, movies and more at Helsinki, TSL, and Basilica Hudson. Parades. The art of Cole, Church, and Earl. Malcolm Galdwell checking out in front of me at the grocery story. The county fair. The children's book festival. Winter Walk.
Every block, every inch of sidewalk, every stoop are familiar and comforting to me, not just for what they are but what they were. Each creates reverie and remembrance, some good and some painful. I find that no other place.
The courthouse park where we played. 12534. TA8. Rocky's rectangular pizzas. Fatso's picnic grove. The newsroom where I flirted with my future wife. "Chestnut Hill" at the middle school where I got my ass kicked in a playground brawl. The blue-collar bar where we ordered boilermakers like the regulars and drunkenly crooned "Barroom Buddies" to the jukebox. The high school football field where I tore up my knee. That 1970s Noecker Buick-Pontiac radio jingle that is caged in my brain.
Hudson is not idyllic. There is poverty, drugs, and a struggling but improving school district. Affordable housing seems to be in short supply. Thankfully, there are many smart and good people working to make it better.
So Hudson is home. I never expected to say that again when I left 30 years ago. Today, this old city makes me feel calm and peaceful but also young and adventurous. I'll take it.


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Grading the Rookies, Mock Draft
Burner�s Burning Questions � Grading the Rookies, Mock Draft
In this bye week edition of BBQ, we will grade the rookies and do an in-season mock draft. Let�s get right to the first part � grading the rookies.
David Amerson � Amerson has shown flashes of brilliance and the difficulties of playing a high profile position. One area of concern is the bigger plays that he has given up, but he has done well under the circumstances (i.e., a poor defense overall). His pick six at Oakland could be the turning point of the season. Grade: B-
Jordan Reed � Reed has missed one game due to injury, but his impact over three games is obvious. He has thirteen catches and one touchdown. That puts him on pace for fifty-two catches and four touchdowns for the season � impressive numbers for a rookie. Grade: A-
Philip Thomas � Grade: Incomplete
Chris Thompson � Thompson improved during the preseason, but he was still a surprise selection for the fifty-three man roster. He has struggled with many facets of the return game and is starting to see less playing time. Grade: F
Brandon Jenkins � With the depth at the linebacker positions, it has been difficult for Jenkins to see playing time. He had a solid preseason and the few regular season appearances have been steady � not spectacular, but no glaring mistakes either. Grade: B
Bacarri Rambo � Rambo was hopeful of making an impact, but was benched two games ago. His play has been atrocious to say the least and there is a reason why he fell to the sixth round. The hope is that he can learn this year and make significant strides in 2014. Grade: D-
Jawan Jamison � Grade: Incomplete
The Redskins rookie class is being led by Amerson and Reed. Both could be bona fide superstars in the years to come. Jenkins could be a reliable backup or occasional starter in a few years. Thomas can�t be evaluated until next season. The remainder of this rookie class is a disappointment. The entire glass earns a C+ from BBQ. What are your grades? Do you agree or disagree with this report card?
The Bye Week Mock Draft
The only time an in-season mock draft by BBQ comes during the bye week. It is early this season, so another mock will be added after game ten. Team needs center on offensive line, defensive line, free safety, and wide receiver.
Round 2: James Hurst, OT, North Carolina
Hurst is an intriguing prospect who could flourish on the right side in the NFL. He had a very good game in September against Jadeveon Clowney, the talented South Carolina defensive end.
Round 3: O�Dell Beckham, WR, LSU
The Redskins would like to add a talented receiver in the slot and Beckham could fill such a need. He has good returner skills as well.
Round 4: Andrew Norwell, G, Ohio St.
The Redskins add a talented guard in the fourth. Norwell has the ability to play right tackle and either guard position too. He figures to be a very flexible player in the zone blocking scheme, but his calling is most likely a guard.
Round 5: DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn St.
Jones is a big body with plenty of talent. A run stuffer who can occupy blockers, he is a good fit for Washington�s 3-4 defense.
Round 6: Marion Grice, RB, Arizona St.
Grice is an underrated, but appreciated running back for the Sun Devils. He can catch out of the backfield and is a strong, powerful runner. He has good speed, field awareness, and pocket presence (pass protection). Grice would do well in the blocking schemes that the Redskins employ.
Round 7: Marcel Jensen, TE, Fresno St.
Jensen is a massively sized tight end who is on record pace for personal bests. A good blocker at the line and downfield, Jensen is a slightly bigger version of Logan Paulsen, but with better receiving skills. The Redskins will be moving on from Fred Davis and Jensen is a very capable replacement.
We are still four games away from the season�s midpoint. As mentioned previously, the bye came early this year, so the mock and rookie grades came much sooner than normal. After week ten we will revisit these two subjects again. Do you have an early season mock? Do you agree with the rookie grades? Post a mock if you have one or feel free to comment on these selections. Reply with your grading scale of the rookies.
BBQ will return next week with more questions and evaluations of the Dallas game. Until then�
Hail To The Redskins!


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The last one standing
Pete French had three of these barns!
All too often, we don't appreciate the historical and natural wonders right outside our door. I have lost track of the number of museums or local sites that I wanted to see, but never did. That is the price you pay for being on the road for ten years I suppose.
Determined to do something different with the boys, I have started planning field trips. This first one was to the Pete French Round Barn in Diamond, OR. It is just over the mountain as the bird flies, but we didn't chance the dirt roads in spring. Driving up and around providing me with a heart warming reminder of why I love it here. The southern end of Harney County is filled with small ranches and sage. It is the kind of place I feel at home.
The boys were buzzed from a combination of Little Debbie's brownie and what we had told them about this round barn place. Lacking baby wipes, I reminded my chocolate-mouthed duo about how we behave in places like this. We talked about how old the building was (late 1800s) and being respectful of the memories of those men and horses that worked here. The three of us moved onto the plaques, which I read aloud. Being little boys at a barn, they quickly tired of history in favor of exploration.
Their eyes were wide with wonder as we first walked through the barn opening. They had been in barns of similar age, but never one as untouched by civilization as this. We walked into the middle of the stone round corral. This is where the cowboys would care for mares and new foals during hard winters. We talked about the numerous juniper posts and the unique support system over head. Both of them were very concerned about the birds who occupied the nests. What kind were they? Where did they go?
We exited the round corral to walk about the outer ring. We talked about the windows built into the stone and the fact that teams were taught to drag sleighs in this track. They took turns reminding each other that they were supposed to walk. They ran around on the grass and I told them about the reservoir that often comes up close to the barn. We agreed that it would be cool to ride on the edge of a lake.
After that, the three of us loaded up and drove up to the Visitor's Center. We walked through the museum portion. The boys seemed to be most in awe over the 1900's baby furniture and the old Spanish spurs. Quirt insisted he needed rowels like those! Next, we checked out their extensive book store. Each of the boys could select a Hank the Cowdog Book while I grabbed Untamed Land by Mark Highberger to learn more about Pete French.
As I paid for the books and each of our sticks of old-fashion candy, a conversation began with Dick Jenkins. He had not only an extensive knowledge of the books they carried but was kind enough to share what he knew about our late 1800's home. What a source of history and kindness he is!
The boys and I loaded up and headed home. They "read" their new books and were asleep before we got back to the house. If you ever get the chance to see this unique piece of history, take the opportunity to do so. You'll be glad you did!


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Leaders at two North councils are faced with having to make tens of millions of pounds worth of additional cuts following reduced government funding.
Bosses at Durham County Council have announced they will have to find an extra £20m worth of savings to meet a target of £222m up until 2017.
And their counterparts at Northumberland County Council are faced with having to find an extra £9.5m over the financial years up until 2016.
Bosses at Durham last night revealed they have voiced "our very serious concerns" with the Government over the impact the cuts are having and appealed for a settlement to "reflect local needs."
They are also in discussions with groups which represent councils in the North East to form a joint response to the government on the impact of significantly increased savings targets on the public.
Those at Northumberland said they had yet to establish where the savings would be found but vowed to "protect front line services as much as possible."
Durham council's cabinet will next Wednesday be told that further government spending cuts will mean the authority must save £20m more than was reported to members in July.
The additional reductions in grants leave the council facing an overall required savings target of £222m, for the period 2011-17.
Council Leader, Coun Simon Henig, said: "Local government continues to face the highest levels of spending cuts whilst also bearing the responsibility for delivering the vast majority of frontline services to residents.
"For County Durham, as with other areas in our region, these budget pressures are particularly painful for some of our most deprived areas.
"As a result I have written to central government expressing our very serious concerns regarding the impact these increasing savings targets are having here and appealing for the financial settlement to reflect local needs."
The council is also in discussions with the Association of North East Councils, the Local Government Association and the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities to form a joint response to the Government on the impact of significantly increased savings targets on the public.
The authority is promising widespread consultation with residents on how its cuts are arrived at.
Coun Henig added: "As always the views of our residents remain vital to us during this very difficult process.
"Understanding how changes to services will affect people's lives and what areas the public see as priorities will continue to inform budget decisions.
"Throughout this autumn we will use our 14 area action partnerships, our communication channels and targeted community and partnership work, to gather as much public feedback as we can.
"What we hear will help determine how we move forward.
"It's crucial everyone has their say."
Meanwhile, a report to Northumberland's policy board next Tuesday tells members that further reductions to government funding have increased the council's required savings over the period 2014-16 by £9.5 million.
It explains how a review since the council's spending plans were agreed in February has resulted in further savings of £7.466m being required for 2014- 15.
The savings target for 2014-15 has therefore increased from £34.579 million to £42.045million.
The council's cuts bill over the next four years equates to £132.3m.
An authority source last night said the council has yet to work out where the cuts would come but stressed it would be seeking to "protect front line services as much as possible."


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Sinaia is famous for its natural beauty and the rumored medicinal properties of its mineral springs. Known as "the Carpathian Pearl," it's a lovely mountain town whose main attractions are castles, alpine activities like hiking and skiing, and a 17th-century monastery that is still inhabited today.
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Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America, has recently revealed his plans for the future due to the increase in the import prices of some materials.
Apparently, Mr. Trump wants to impose a tariff of 25% on the import of steel and, on the other hand, an additional 10% on the import of aluminum .
The president is very interested in carrying out this movement to protect local companies in the United States . He will sign the order next week and promised that its effects will remain for a long time.
Apple products will be more expensive
This international marketing plan will mainly affect the sectors of the automotive and aerospace industry. However, it will also have a serious impact on the final prices of Apple products .
Donald Trump's plans regarding the importation of this type of material have not been well received by the Republican members , and many other companies have also criticized it.
President Donald Trump has not wanted to share many more details about his plans. For now, it is not very clear if you intend to apply this rate only on materials or final goods. If it is the first option, the impact on the price of Apple devices will be minimal.
Apple is responsible for assembling all its products in China and then imports them to the United States. But if the administration of Donald Trump insists on increasing the rate of products already manufactured ... then the price of Apple devices will be much higher.
If the prices of Apple, as a rule, are usually already exorbitant ... Can you imagine how much the prices of their equipment can increase?
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Military Wife: the short story
Catherine Parsons
While establishing the AMWChoir, my friend and co-founder, Sarah, asked me to write a signature song - a song that would resonate with this group of women. I laughed and said, 'Sure, I'll write a signature song,' wondering where I would make the time. This friend knew that once she had planted the seed, it would not leave me alone.
While working out what we wanted women to experience as they sang together, I asked Sarah to give me the first five words that came to mind which described her experience as a 'military wife'. She gave me five words. I reflected on how it would be interesting to know what the other members of the choir's five words might be and suggested we ask. 'Why do you want these words - is this for the song?' I smiled and said, 'Maybe.' We received responses from all the women - some had a lot more than five words!
I took their words, the words you hear in the song, and added personal experiences that sing to the hearts of women who choose to walk the path of a military 'wife' - a woman connected to actively serving and deployed defence personnel. The song seems to strike a familiar chord.
About using the word "wife"? The origins of the word are simply 'woman'. It concisely describes the demographics of the choir. The list of alternative choir names was endless and exhausting - yes exhausting - by the time you got to the end of, "The Women Who are Connected to Currently Serving Members of the Military Choir," you are exhausted. That coupled with opportunities for verse that accompany "spouse," or "partner," is limited: house, mouse, louse, grouse... I am sure you have the picture.
I meet and lead groups of strong, brilliant women, help them learn new music, become excellent at it, feel stronger, as a result, and occasionally sing it for other people. What a privilege.
To listen to the song click here.
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If you would like to know more about the AMWChoir please peruse the choir's website at http://www.amwchoir.com.


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Jinks rocker patch
Just a simple rocker style patch I designed for a client. I designed the font replicating the style of the original Hoosier racing tyres branding. The patch was then applied on the front of a sweater.
*Like the majority of embroidery pieces showcased on this site, this design was created by me and entirely executed by myself using free hand equipment without the help of any automatism or computer.
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I loved every moment of this experience - thank you Mama Noi! The hosts were awesome, hilarious and had a wonderful energy about them. It was a pleasure being in their warm and vibrant hospitality and the food was knock out!
reviewed by Stephanie S | Nov 2018
The class was fast paced and so much fun! Our instructor was funny and kind to all levels of experience with cooking. Mama Noi's garden is also super cute and fun to walk around in while they prepared our ingredients. Food turned out super tasty, probably our best meal in Chiang Mai!
Such good fun and well worth every penny. Peanut was very informative and made the whole experience easy and fun. Cant wait to try the dishes when we go home!
I would regretted a lot if I missed this class All the staffs were so nice and gentle and food tasted better than any other restaurants
The class was awesome. The food was delicious and the instructor was great as well. It was a great time.
It was a Sunday morning well spent at the cooking class with my husband who can't cook and my adult son who wants to start cooking more often. Except for the flies( cos it's that time of the year, we were told ), it was an enjoyable time learning to stir fry, pound the curry ingredients which gave off fragrance almost immediately and picking up some useful tips for thai cooking. They have a lovely garden with a pond, nice environment. And they provided transport , which was helpful.
We love my family and me this classroom . It was really fun and the dishes were very good
This was a great experience in Chiang Mai, there were multiple options and the class was very interesting and dynamic. The location is super nice as well, on a little farm where they grow their own produce. Very friendly team. Highly recommend!
A great experience cooking Thai food in the place that is extremely well managed. The best activity we had in Thailand!
Peanut was nice and devoted. The half-day program was well organized. The place where we cooked was nice as well.
Cours annoncé de 17h à 21h, sommes arrivés plus tard sur place (service de navette gratuit pratique) après un passage par le marché pour nous montrer qq ingrédients et repartis quasiment 1h plus tôt. Mais petit groupe sympa, bonne organisation, avons préparé 3 plats différents (1 soupe, 1 curry et 1 autre plat) que nous avons chacun choisi parmi 3 propositions. Très agréable de découvrir les "secrets" de la cuisine thaï (nombre impressionnant d'ingrédients) et de manger au final des plats aussi savoureux qu'au resto !
We had an amazing time at Mama Noi's cooking class. We made 3 amazing dishes, you can select which dish you would like to make, and we were so full from the first two that we weren't able to finish eating the third dish. The instructions were quite easy to follow and Peanut, our instructor provided a very entertaining and enjoyable class. Highly recommend this experience and one of the best pad thai we had in all of Thailand!
My boyfriend and I had an incredible experience. The staff was funny and friendly. I've never cooked such delicious food. Couldn't have been a better experience!
Food was excellent! I never thought that ill be coming home with the knowledge of cooking Thai cuisine. Even though i am not a professional cook, the lesson was advance however the instructor helped me understand and follow and the process patiently. We had a tour at the local market and the school's own organic herb garden. The staff were very accommodating and we got to share some good laugh, great conversation and topics under the sun. Then we all feasted with delight and great taste.
Me encanto la clase! Nunca había estado en una y supero mis expectativas, es en un ambiebte muy bien montado. Todo lo que preparamos simplemente delicioso, llevo 30 días en Tailandia y el Pad Thai más rico que probé fue el que hicimos nosotros. Al final te regalan un libro con las recetas. Compartir con los demás los compañeros también muy divertido. Si vienen de viaje a Tailandia es una experiencia que no deben perder. Me gustó tanto que al final me quede al día completo
My friends and I adored this class and learned so much! The trip to the market was just a quick stop (the school already had all the ingredients) but was a fun detour. The farm is beautiful and the cooking pavilions are large and well organized. Our cooking teacher, "Peanut" was friendly, funny, and spoke impressive English. They laid out all the ingredients for our choice of dishes, and described each one, then walked us though preparing each course. Everything we made was delicious! Don't worry if you can't eat everything in one sitting; the kitchen can package your food to take with you. At the end of the class they gave each of us a beautiful recipe book, so we can make these recipes again one we get home.
The course: We took the evening cooking course (17:00-21:00). It begun with pickup between 4 and 4:45, and they arrived roughly 4:30. We then picked up other guests and had a short visit to the market where the cooking instructor met us and showed us the fresh ingredients we'd be using, when they are typically used and what flavours they contribute, and we passed them round. We then had 15 mins to explore the market. Contrary to some other reviews I enjoyed this experience and thought it added a nice touch. We then drove to the farm based cooking course and sat down in our groups to pick the 3 recipes we individually wanted to make. One soup, one stir fry and one curry. We also had the choice of vegetarian option with tofu vs meat. Essentially we were organised into a few groups colour coded by plates, and the instructor was able to simultaneously instruct us all despite our dishes being different. I appreciated this, as it helped you appreciate the similarities between dishes and how certain Ingredients form the backbone of Thai dishes. I appreciated how vegetarian substitutions/options were offered for every applicable ingredient. We then all ate the food we cooked. We also made Thai tea, which was delicious. We were also given at the end a cookbook of all recipes on offer in all courses (half day morning and evening, full day) and then drop off back to the hotels. Overall comments: Very pleased with the value for money of the course, including pick up and drop off, the cookbook, and a very large amount of good food to eat including the option to take the last course (the curry) home if we were too full up. The cookbook was very good, including details of all the ingredients with pictures, the flavours they contribute, the curry pastes, and the dishes. Love it! The course itself felt a bit rushed, as 3-4 different dishes being cooked by different people, but (having never done a cooking course before) I would assume this is very much the norm in these cooking schools if people are offered the choice to cook their own menu. The instructor is excellent and managed it well and I didn't feel neglected or unable to keep up.
Loved the idea of going to market but would have enjoyed more time exploring it as many of the fruits, vegetables, and spices are not known to those of us from diverse backgrounds. Overall, fun time cooking and learning. Aime was entertaining and friendly. Thank you for the opportunity.
We took the half day class and we loved meeting the people in our group and learning to cook the Thai foods! Our guide was great at teaching and the food was delicious! I would recommend this to anyone, even if you don't love cooking! It's a great experience for anyone.


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Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica's central Pacific coast, encompasses rugged rainforest, white-sand beaches and coral reefs. It's renowned for its vast diversity of tropical plants and wildlife, from three-toed sloths and endangered white-faced capuchin monkeys to hundreds of bird species. The park's roughly 680 hectares are crossed with hiking trails, which meander from the coast up into the mountains.
This guided tour through one of Costa Rica's most prized national park is worthy of a trip to Costa Rica alone. The full-day adventure provides a true glimpse into the lush forests and local wildlife this country has to offer. From lizards to sloths to birds to monkeys, this tour is not only insightful look into the natural beauty of Costa Rica, but an educational experience as well.
It is guided by an entertaining and extremely knowledgeable certified "nature man" who can spot all sorts of animals with his naked eye. This means you don't miss any of the unique creatures wandering through the forest.
And with a vortex lens handy, it ensures you get to see the animals up close and take stunning pictures as well, and don't forget your swimsuit as the beautiful white sand beaches on the park are the ones you don't want to miss
- 6:30am or 11am (depending on weather/availability & surf training)
Duration: Half day
- Cost: $130 2 people min
What to bring :
- Comfortable shoes
- Swim suit
- Change of clothes
- Mosquito repellent (not spray)
- Sunblock (not spray)
- Transportation round trip
- Park Entrance
- Certified Guide
- Stop at an amazing restaurant (meal not included)


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Lee and the Boones again...
Join us Thursday, July 3 for Lee H.Abraham and the Boones.
It's a mix of originals and half remembered covers.
Music starts about 7 and continues until close to 9. No cover charge.
The place for fresh coffee & espresso in Vicksburg.
Join us Thursday, July 3 for Lee H.Abraham and the Boones.
Read this article from the Vicksburg Post about the recent Vicksburg Blues Trail weekend and HIghway 61 Coffeehouse's participation in it. Daniel is quoted about Vicksburg's music scene and other downtown doings.
This Thursday, June 19 we are hosting Bridging the Gap our local "Celtic to Old Time Music" group. As usual the music will run from about 7:30 to 9. Come check it out.
Vicksburg's own Clay Koestler will be here Thursday, June 12 from 7 PM until about 9:30 playing his originals and covers.
Yes, B. B. King will be playing at the Vicksburg Convention Center on Thursday, June 12. To keep the celebration of the Blues rolling we will be hosting Vicksburg's Blues duo,


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San Francisco based, multidisciplinary artist Strider Patton takes over The Smallest Gallery in Soho to present (k)now, a two-part installation that gently reminds us of our shared humanity.
Strider Patton's '(k)now' runs at The Smallest Gallery in Soho all day, all night, from February - until the end of April 2019.
A room, divided. One side sterile white, the other side, a blast of colour, shapes, patterns and energy. The dividing line is perfectly down the centre of the room. On each side of the dividing line sits and open chair, shifted toward each other, poised for conversation. On the white side of the room the chair is a smattering of colour, mirroring its adjacent side. On the colourful side of the room the chair is sterile white.
We are people. We confront the immensity of the human condition, sharing the experiences of birth, growth, emotions, culture, and grapple with mortality. When we find others who are like us community is formed. Comfort, understanding, and safety are welcoming feelings. Emerging with groups paradoxically comes the polarising notions of here/there, good/bad, us/them, right/wrong. Humans have been confronting these polarising divides for thousands of years and in today's modern world the challenge continues. We, however, are makers and thinkers and we learn and improve. There is hope and the solution may be as simple as having a conversation with the other to celebrate our commonalities instead of our differences. A conversation helps us know one another and the time to do so is now.
The aim of the installation is to gently remind us that barriers are perceived, that we are all human, that we must share our only home, and that an open chair and vulnerable conversation may be our salvation. We are all worthy of belonging and understanding. The display gives the observers a moment of pause to contemplate that "the other" is not so different from themselves. Patton's hope is this work may offer the gift of remembering our shared humanity.
About Strider Patton
Strider Patton is a San Francisco based multidisciplinary artist who specialises in large-scale mural painting. Practicing since 2006, he is a self taught artist, academically trained anthropologist and central to all his work is sharing stories. This can be in the form of murals or fine art, abstraction or figurative imagery, and solo or collective creative experiences. He creates site-responsive projects that engage with observers. With all his work the goal is to create triggers for experience, to create unforgettable spaces, and to expand awareness of place.
After earning a MA degree in anthropology and social change, he has been connecting the dots between culture, art, story and meaning. His interests in people, places, and stories informs his art. To be able to activate spaces and share these poetic truths in the form of dynamic art is something he holds with great respect and responsibility. Patton's design process includes research and dialogue to reveal underlying stories.


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Welcome to the Idaho Potato Commission recipe section.
With over 1584 recipes we know it can be hard to find your favorites again. That's why now there's an option at the top of the page to create an account and save recipes to your page so that you can find them again with just a click!
Over here in Idaho we have perfected the art of creating fluffy mashed potato dishes. Here are some tips we can give you…
- Be sure to warm up the container you are serving your mashed potatoes in before serving! This will help with keeping your potatoes hot!
- Add a little "crunch" on top of your mashed potatoes when serving, such as a homemade Idaho® potato chips, thinly sliced fried onions or fried cheese crisps.
- Mix and match varieties in your homemade mashed potatoes by using the Idaho® russet potato as the base and then incorporating a percentage, say 10-25%, of fingerlings, reds or yellow potatoes with the skins on.
We also like to shake things up when it comes to mashed potatoes by incorporating them into other dishes. For example, a key ingredient in our Idaho® Potato Jelly Doughnuts is mashed potatoes! Who knew!
Check out all of our famous Idaho® mashed potato recipes below.


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The characters parachuted into the series from their previous work are the five actors who featured in every single edition of Are You Being Served? Frank Thornton's authority figure Captain Peacock, John Inman's effeminate Mr Humphries, Mollie Sugden's battleaxe Mrs Slocombe, Wendy Richard's cockney girl-about-town Shirley Brahms, and all headed up by former head of department Cuthbert Rumbold, played by Nicholas Smith.
Aside from Rumbold, the other four are shown to be a tight-knit team, having been through thick and thin on the shop floor. They are none-too-pleased to discover that the late 'Young Mr Grace' has squandered their pension funds, and the only asset for them to acquire is Millstone Manor. With nothing to live off in their respective retirements, they have no choice but to try and make the country hotel a going concern.
Catchphrases from Are You Being Served? make a comeback, in particular "I'm Free" from Mr Humphries, and Mrs Slocombe constantly telling us she is "unanimous in that", with 'that' being all sorts of things.
New characters are brought in to the mix, to allow for more interplay and comedic situations. First there's Joanne Heywood as Miss Lovelock, the final 'companion' to 'Young Mr Grace', and a sporty and upmarket lady she is, too! She is also impervious to the snide comments from Messrs Slocombe and Brahms, and takes a real shine to Captain Peacock – a great source of teasing all around. She's a very smart cookie, witnessed by a particular quote from her: "Democracy is authority conferred by common consent". There's no-one who could argue with that!
Fleur Bennett plays the farmer's daughter, Mavis Moulterd, who pals up, rather unexpectedly for everyone else, with Mr Humphries. He's inherited the former chef's bed, which Mavis used to share with him, so now Mr Humphries benefits from her company. Rather than smutty, the set-up is really quite sweet, and is excellently handled by both actors.
Billy Burden portrays the farmer, Maurice Moulterd, complete with very broad country accent and stereotypical clothing. The manor house has all the ingredients of a working farm, complete with stables and more chickens roaming around than is probably sensible. Still, it all means there's fresh eggs and milk every morning.
Michael Bilton makes the occasional appearance during the show's run as 'Young Mr Grace's pompous solicitor, Mr Thorpe, who has an assistant in Miss Prescott, played by Shirley Cheriton.
The pension funds riff was topical at the time, being that the late Robert Maxwell, who had died on Bonfire Night, November 1991, was revealed to have plundered £440 million from the Mirror Group pension fund. Now, whether this nugget of current affairs was added to a different original take on the format is hard to say; it certainly would have been ahead of its time way back in 1985, had it always been part of the plot at its inception. Were these in fact never intended to be the same characters as portrayed in Are You Being Served? Maybe the reason it feels like it should have been set in the 1930s is that was perhaps the original idea?
Could there have been a change of direction necessitated when David Croft worked with Jimmy Perry on You Rang M'Lord?, broadcast between 1988 and 1993? Set in the 1920s and very much in the spirit of Upstairs, Downstairs, it had cast members from both Hi-De-Hi! and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in its line-up. Perhaps there was a feeling there were too many shows in Croft's catalogue of productions which weren't contemporary, so Grace & Favour got retooled?
All in all, Grace & Favour has the hallmarks of a rock band reforming for one last tour. The solos are as good as ever, the old tunes still hit the spot, but new material is politely appreciated without exactly setting the world on fire. The extensive use of outside locations away from the studio, rendered on video tape rather than film, does create something of a new canvas for the cast to play on, and expands out the situations.
The second season of six episodes is so much better than the first half dozen – you could see that the writers had finally realised what to do with their cast. The original five stars were allowed to play to their strengths, and there's actually character progression too. You get to find out about their backgrounds a lot more, much of it a revelation and almost 'against type', some of it confounding expectations. If you're curious about these famous five, then the show does deliver on this front.
The final episode doesn't give any sort of closure, and the fact there were no more is actually a shame, as it had found its niche. Don't get me wrong, the first handful of episodes are at times painful to watch, but it really does get better!
In the USA, the series was renamed Are You Being Served? Again – the play on words of 'grace and favour' – meaning granted free of rent to a person to whom the owner wishes to express gratitude – was expected to be lost on an American audience.
This release also benefits from English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
One wonders if we are not too far away from Mollie Sugden's 'SF comedy' series Come Back, Mrs Noah from 1977-78 making a UK DVD release – given it has only been let out to the world in Australia on VHS decades ago. Also created by Lloyd and Croft, and set in 2050, housewife Gertrude Noah (Sugden) wins a cookery contest. Her prize is a tour of Britannia Seven, the UK's new Space Exploration Vehicle. The craft is accidentally blasted off into deep space with Mrs Noah and crew aboard. Newscasts, officiated by Gorden Kaye, reveal the USA, Germany and others had to turn to the UK, the most successful nation on Earth, for help with the space programme. Science fiction indeed!
Grace & Favour is out now from Eureka Entertainment. The four DVD set has a running timr of 360 mins approx, a 'PG' certificate, and a RRP of £34.99, or get it for less at www.culttvstore.com


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This is where to plug in and discus issues related to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Dear Patron Englin, Chairman Kilgore, Delegate Johnson and Members of the House Commerce and Labor Sub-Committee on Energy: List of Contacts:
As a member of the "VA Tea Party Federation Bill Reader Team", HB 70 is yet another in the growing list of bills calling for legislating
1. That � 67-202.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 23 of Title 56 a section numbered 56-596.1 as follows:
� 56-596.1. Energy efficiency standard.
The Commonwealth shall have a stated goal of reducing the consumption of electric energy by retail customers within the Commonwealth, through energy conservation and efficiency actions taken by government, electric utilities, and retail customers, by 2025 to a level that is 19 percent less than the quantity of electricity that would reasonably be projected to be consumed in the Commonwealth in 2025 in the absence of such actions. This goal is apportioned so that (i) five-nineteenths is attributable to energy performance improvements resulting from enhancements to the Uniform Statewide Building Code and appliance efficiency standards; (ii) one-nineteenth is attributable to improved energy performance of publicly owned buildings; (iii) two-nineteenths is attributable to energy performance improvements in the industrial sector; (iv) one-nineteenth is attributable to combined heat and power; and (v) ten-nineteenths is attributable to improved energy performance from a portfolio of cost-effective electric utility energy efficiency programs designed to reduce the consumption of electric energy by each utility's retail customers in the Commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish an upper limit on the amount of cost-effective energy efficiency programs that utilities may implement or the designated capacity of cost-effective energy efficiency programs for which the Commission may approve a rate adjustment clause under the provisions of subdivision A 5 c of � 56-585.1.


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Serves: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes plus 20 minutes to marinate the chicken
- 2 chicken breasts, skinless, boneless and cut into strips
- 4 tablespoons peanut or canola oil
- 2 thin slices of ginger
- large bunch of Chinese leeks, cut into 3-inch lengths
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoons soy sauce
For the chicken marinade:
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Mix the marinade ingredients together and add raw chicken strips.
- Marinate the chicken for 20 minutes.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in wok or large frying pan until smoking hot.
- Add chicken and stir fry about two minutes until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken and set aside in a bowl.
- Clean the pan and heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil until smoking.
- Add the ginger and the leeks.
- Add the oyster sauce and the soy sauce, while stirring constantly.
Cook for two minutes and add the cooked chicken. Mix well.
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This article was first published by Seeking Alpha on January 1, 2015
By Sarfaraz A. Khan. Research Asst: Iffat Zehra
This has been a tough year for the Russian economy which had to deal with the US and EU's sanctions related to Russia's conflict with Ukraine as well as plunging oil prices. And it seems that the challenging times are here to stay.
Recession Ahead
Alexei Kudrin, the country's former Finance Minister, has recently warned in aninterview that Russia, the biggest global exporter of energy, is moving towards a "full-fledged" economic crisis while Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has also given a grim forecast.
The Western sanctions have restricted access to foreign capital for Russian corporations and led to a flight of capital from the country. To exacerbate, the European benchmark Brent crude oil prices have dropped by 48.7% during the last 6 months to its lowest level in 5 years, hovering around $58 on December 29. A prolonged weakness in oil prices to less than $60 a barrel in 2015, could cause the country's GDP to shrink by 4% next year while its budget deficit could exceed 3%, Russia's current finance minister warned last week. That's because the country gets more than 50% of its budget revenues from oil prices. The prices of the country's blend of exported crude are benchmarked against international Brent prices.
Brent prices have remained over $100 a barrel throughout the first nine months of 2014, but their future isn't looking bright due to supply glut and sluggish demand. This is due, in part, to the sluggish growth of China's economy, is set to expand at … read full article at Seeking Alpha.


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This is one of the huge variety of bespoke, in-house training courses available from CIH Academy.
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With your support, osteopathy is being introduced to Pakistan to improve individual health and that of the nation. Osteopathy is a low-cost, natural medicine perfect for a developing nation (and our own!)
Bringing osteopathy to developing countries, through yearly humanitarian missions and training.
Mission 2018
Our mission this past Summer saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CEO (College d'Etudes Osteopathiques in Montreal) and KMU (Khyber Medical University in Peshawar) to start the first osteopathic school in Asia at Khyber. Read more »
Our Vision
Osteopathy Without Borders was created in 2007 to bring the profession of osteopathy to developing countries, starting with Pakistan. We funded the training of two osteopaths in Lahore, who are now ready to be part of our second phase: the creation of an osteopathic teaching program at Khyber Medical University (KMU), in Peshawar, Pakistan.. Read more »


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Well this will be a fast post of just pictures..All is going great here!~ Kids are doing great,we are getting ready for our Thanksgiving holiday trip out to southern california to visit my family and to also make a disney visit....Of course there will be pictures of that soon! Until then... enjoy my little kids!!
Jackson waiting for his school bus!! He loves pre school, and is doing great!!
Lily the garden fairy.... she loved her costume! Thanks to grandma for making it for her!
Lily at the state fair! I love this little girl!
OH and Porter the giggler... this boy just brings a smile to my face!
Jackson... hmm oh Jackson. This was NOT his halloween costume. Wellpart of it is. He was a pirate. But the next dayhe put Lily's tu tu on and sang "argh a pirates life for me" what a goof!
have I ever told you how much Porter loves food? he especially loves SAUCE. Dips everything. And I think he likes the sauce more than the food! Po Po,would you like some chicken with your sauce?
Monday, November 17, 2008
Random bits of fun times!
Well this will be a fast post of just pictures..All is going great here!~ Kids are doing great,we are getting ready for our Thanksgiving holiday trip out to southern california to visit my family and to also make a disney visit....Of course there will be pictures of that soon! Until then... enjoy my little kids!!
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Monday, November 10, 2008
lazy days... well not so lazy
Well I have been crazy the past few weeks to sit and post a blog I havent been lazy enough to blog browse though. I have fun doing that. Anyways, what is new with me... lets see.. .I think this baby really has it in for me. I am 22 weeks along and I am still sick. What gives Amelie.. dontcha love me? Lily is now off track (sigh) and jackson is back ON track (OH JOY!!!) And today was Lily's first day off track and she let me know every minute of the day how bored she was. The inside of my house looked like the cat in the hat came over for a visit. It was rather fun hearing Lily and Jackson play house. Jackson- "oh sweetheart... come here. you want some snacks?" Lily-" year honey, I would love some. Can you feed the baby? The baby is a mini batman joker from a cereal box. It was pretty cute. I need to film their sweet talk and let them watch it when they are teen agers and hate eachother.
Porter is not being so cute any more. He is a monster. He loves unfolding my freshly folded clothes. Throwing clothes out of the hamper all over the place. Opening up cabinets and pulling bowls out. Coloring on walls, and throwing food off his high chair just to get attention. Love that boy.
Lets see what did I miss.. halloween! Yes that was fun. Lily was a fairy, and jackson and porter were pirates. Porter was a pirate for about `10 minutes before he ripped his clothes off. I think Lily had more fun handing candy out to neighbor kids. She would stand on the sidewalk and yell "yo people, we have candy here!!!" It was fun hanging out on the good old daybreak porch talking with neighbors and seeing cute little monsters and princesses coming ever so politely asking for candy. My favorite moment of the night was when jackson saw "the dark knight" joke and his family come to the porch and he says "oooooh batman kicked your butt!!" THATS MY BOY!!!! well here is lily's kindergarten school picture.. time sure flies.. I was looking at her hospital picture, and then looking at her kindergarten picture and it ALMOST made me cry. She was such a sweet little baby, and now she is such a sweet little girl. Time flies when you are having fun!!
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Analyst: ISIS-inspired Maute group wants to expand reach beyond Marawi
Members of the Maute group aligning themselves with the Islamic State want to expand their reach beyond Marawi City to be acknowledged as a branch of ISIS in East Asia, a security analyst said Thursday.
"May balak silang i-expand ang reach in Mindanao area at yung pina-plano nila na maka-establish full control ng territories para ma-acknowledge na probinsya ng ISIS (They have a plan to expand their reach in Mindanao area and they are planning to establish full control of territories to be acknowledged as ISIS province)," Prof. Rommel Banlaoi, a scholar and international security analyst, told Radyo Inquirer in an interview.
While they are already recognized as ISIS fighters, a full control of an area was a requirement to be a part of the Islamic caliphate.
"Yung plano is territorial control. Di ka magiging bahagi ng Islamic caliphate kung wala kang full control ng teritoryo (The plan is territorial control. You'll never be part of Islamic caliphate if you don't have full control of a territory)," Banlaoi, who finished a PHD on international relations in China, said.
The ongoing siege in Marawi, now on its fourth week, started with a botched raid to arrest Abu Sayyaf senior leader Isnilon Hapilon, the purported leader of Islamic State in Southeast Asia. More than 200 people have been killed and thousands of residents have already evacuated the city since then.
Banlaoi said Hapilon was even featured in the propaganda newsletter of the ISIS last week, with a photo of the Marawi siege on the cover.
"Ang cover ng issue ay ang nagyayari sa Pilipinas, Jihad in East Asia. May exclusive interview ang ISIS kay Hapilon na kinikilalang emir of soldiers of caliphate in East Asia. Dito na-discuss ang kanyang views of failure of peace talks, and the failure of President Duterte to address the problems of Muslims in Mindanao," Banlaoi said.
(The issue's cover is that what's happening in the Philippines, Jihad in East Asia. ISIS has an exclusive interview of Hapilon, who's being recognized as emir of soldiers of caliphate in East Asia. Here they discussed his views on the failure of peace talks, failure of President Duterte to address the problems of Muslims in Mindanao) JPV/rga
Rise of Maute in Marawi: SC cites AFP failure of intelligence
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Amazon UK Services sales soar but corporation tax payments halve
Turnover at Amazon's UK Services arm soared past £1bn for the first time in 2016, accounts filed on Companies House have revealed.
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Thundersprint 2008 set for 11th annual
About 130,000 expected at �world�s biggest street bike party�
By Motorcycle.Com Staff, Mar. 26, 2008
The rally will be held May 10 and 11 and will feature test rides run by Ducati and Harley-Davidson, and the Thundersprint Bike Show with over 100 classic and modern motorcycles on display.
The highlight of the weekend�s festivities is the Thundersprint race. British racing stars such as Sammy Miller, Leon Haslam and six-time world champion Jim Redman are expected to participate in the classic motorcycle race.
Racers will individually race across the tight, twisting track on the streets of Northwich in ten different classes.
Admission to all events is free. More than 130,000 visitors are expected to attend Thundersprint for what organizers call the �world�s biggest street bike party�.


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A Roadtrip Day: TX to MO to AL to FL
courtney helene
It's my humble opinion that every new life journey should start with a road trip. Recently I took to the open road and happily put close to 2,000 miles on my Mini Cooper.
Thanks to some birthday iTunes gift cards I was able to load up with some old friends like Otis Redding and Bare Naked Ladies plus add in new loves like Vacationer and Lorde. Hours on end of sunshine, taking in the views, and singing at the top of your lungs is truly good for the soul.
Also good for the soul...making a stop in Mobile, AL for some rainy summer night cocktails with my Big Sis
One of my favorite things about road trips is when you find your self slowing down to pass through a one stop light town. Somewhere around Nowhere,Oklahoma I saw this sign and had to loop back around to get a good shot of it. Nothing makes you stop and consider an alternate future for yourself like seeing your name on a billboard!
Who knows what is next for me. For all I know it is quarter mile down on the left. Whatever is waiting for me I know that this road trip got me to where I needed to go. Love to all that helped me along the way.
"Now, on this road trip, my mind seemed to uncrinkle, to breathe, to present to itself a cure for a disease it had not, until now, known it had." ~
Elizabeth Berg


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St. Michael's Hospital installs one of Toronto's few pedestrian bridges
The steel frame for one of Toronto's rare enclosed pedestrian bridges was recently hoisted into place in downtown Toronto, connecting St. Michael's main hospital building with its new Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute.
Toronto, October 23, 2010
The bridge will be both a physical and symbolic link between the research and education work taking place in the new building on the north side of Shuter Street and the patient care on the south side.
"The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute was designed specifically to bring together researchers, educators and clinicians in one facility to encourage the rapid transfer of research findings from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside," said Dr. Bob Howard, St. Michael's CEO. "The bridge will be a constant reminder to researchers and health care workers that we have to open up those pathways to discovery, knowledge and healing."
The bridge's tubular steel frame, which is about 18 metres long and 4 metres in diameter, was manufactured and assembled by Gartner Steel and Glass in Germany, shipped across the Atlantic to New York and then trucked to Toronto.
After being hoisted into place on Saturday, October 23, workers will spend about six weeks installing 65 curved glass panels specially designed to be suspended over the street. Each panel consists of three layers -- a single 10-mm thick pane of clear tempered glass and two 8-mm panes covered with a solar film to provide shading. Each pane of glass is a curved parallelogram (as opposed to a curved rectangle) so that the joints in the glass follow the white steel structure behind them.
Both the bridge and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute were designed by acclaimed Toronto architect Jack Diamond, principal with Diamond+Schmitt Architects. The firm's work includes the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the new home of the Canadian Opera Company; the new Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia; as well as the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem and the Bahen Centre for Information Technology at the University of Toronto.
The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute will be comprised of two buildings that are physically integrated but have distinct programs: the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Centre for Healthcare Education.
The bridge will be one of only a handful of enclosed pedestrian bridges crossing streets in Toronto, where city officials usually deny permission for them. (Others are at Ryerson University over Jarvis Street, between the Eaton Centre and The Bay over Queen Street, between St. Lawrence Market and a Jarvis Street parking lot, at the Hospital for Sick Children over Elizabeth Street, and between the east and west campuses of Branksome Hall school for girls over Mount Pleasant Road.)


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Krahling Scores Eight Points to Lead WC
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Host Division I Mount St. Mary's downed visiting Washington College, 74-50, on Tuesday evening on Jim Phelan Court at Knott Arena in a women's basketball exhibition for the Shorewomen. The game did count for the Division I Mountaineers as they win their season opener.
Mount St. Mary's 74 Washington College 50
How It Happened
- The Mountaineers jumped out to a quick 10-1 lead 3:54 into the game on a free throw by Juliette Lewis.
- Washington would answer by outscoring Mount St. Mary's the rest of the quarter by a 9-5 margin to trim the lead to 15-10 after first quarter. Madeline Williams canned a jumper with 1:02 left in the first to provide the final points.
- Mount St. Mary's scored first nine points of the second quarter to take a 24-10 lead with 5:26 left before halftime on a Michaela Harrison bucket. The Mountaineers took a 36-17 lead into halftime after the Shorewomen's Emily Thiemann closed out the second quarter scoring jumper from Williams with 58 seconds left.
- The Mountaineers outscored the Shorewomen, 25-15, in the third to lead 61-32 after three quarters.
- Washington won the fourth quarter over Mount St. Mary's by an 18-13 margin.
For The Shorewomen (Game Does Not Count In Standings)
- Alexis Krahling (eight points), Caitlyn Clark (four assists)
- WC shot 35% from the floor in the game and outscored the hosts off the bench by a 30-27 count.
For Mount St. Mary's (1-0)
- Daly Sullivan (14 points), Jatarrikah Settle and Addison Taylor (10 points and seven rebounds), Harrison (four steals).
- The Mountaineers shot 43% from the floor and held a 47-33 edge in rebounds.
Up Next
11/14 v. Notre Dame (Md.) – 7:00 p.m. (non-conference game)
- Season opener for the Shorewomen.
- Washington has won five of the seven all-time meetings, but are playing for the first time since a 79-67 WC win in 2002-03.


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Our Journey
Our Journey
Dan felt the call to unreached people groups shortly after meeting Jesus in 2003, when he saw the ratio of Christians in Japan. He then spent 6 years in the U.S. Air Force, traveling south east Asia and doing life and ministry with other missionaries. In Japan he was given numerous opportunities to exercise the gifting that God had placed in his life by equipping groups in evangelism and apologetics to go out and pursue people who do not know Jesus as Lord. After a short time in Thailand, he desired to move there permanently to equip/disciple college students to become church planters in their home countries. Of course when life happens, God can direct and change our desires as He pleases.
During Dan and Lisa's 5 years in Oklahoma City, Dan finished up his degree in Biblical Studies at Moody Bible Institute and had the privilege of being mentored by Sam Storms at Bridgeway Church. Lisa remained busy having 3 children all born within 2 years and 4 months! From 2013 to 2015, Dan attended and graduated from Denver Seminary with a MA in Apologetics and Ethics. Though studies were very heavy, both Dan and Lisa engaged in and lead another gospel community group through Park Church.
Lisa spent most of her life with dreams of pursuing the life of a missionary. She was given an opportunity to travel to Romania in 1999 to work with orphanages and hospitals on a short term mission trip. Since then she knew that she was meant to go to the nations, but did not know how or when. In 2008, she went on a 3 month medical mission trip to Liberia, working with Mercy Ships as a surgical technician. During that season, Dan and Lisa's lives crossed paths, as they both desired to devote themselves to missions and were soon married and on a path to Oklahoma City (the last place in the world they expected to be).
So why the Czech Republic?
So why the Czech Republic?
After Dan was accepted into the Apologetics and Ethics program at Denver Seminary in the Winter of 2012, his pastor in Japan was in the process of moving his family to the Czech Republic to join a team of church planters with Pioneers, and he gave us the open ended invitation to join them (since apologetics is a great tool amidst an atheistic context). We were reluctant at first, since we were praying to move to Thailand at the time, but while asking for the Holy Spirit's guidance, people began to approach us unsolicited from the Czech Republic to talk about the need in their homeland. They would share about their demographics (1/2 of 1% of Czechs know Jesus as Lord and Treasure, and they are the most atheistic nation in the world), as well as the beauty of their culture.
This occurred on a handful of occasions over the course of 2 weeks, and that was enough to turn our hearts toward becoming open to the possibility of moving there. So, we connected with Pioneers International in the Summer of 2013 and they brought us on as one of their missionaries. After a month long trip to Czech in the Summer of 2014, we were, without a doubt, committed to living there for the long term.
We believe that God is passionate to see His Name magnified amongst the Czech people, and we long to play a role in His means to make that happen.
"Pravda vítězí"
"Truth Prevails" is the national motto of the Czech Republic. Its influence and origin run deep within the country's history and culture. The motto is believed to be derived from the Czech theologian and reformer Jan Hus' phrase, "Seek the truth, hear the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, speak the truth, hold the truth and defend the truth until death" c. 1400 AD. We believe that this national motto in the hearts of the Czech people can only bring them full circle to the magnificent reality of Jesus of Nazareth.
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Our Home
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Dundee United's deadline-day signing Rachid Bouhenna could make his first appearance in tangerine when Championship action resumes against Morton at Tannadice on Saturday.
The 27-year-old was the final arrival in manager Csaba Laszlo's massive summer signing programme when he joined up on a two-year deal on August 31.
He was not included for the trip to Alloa the following afternoon but could be involved at some point this weekend.
With Frederic Frans and Paul Watson forming a solid partnership in central defence over the past few games – Watson has also grabbed three goals in his last two outings – the French-born Algerian stopper may have to be content with a place on the bench.


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Compiled from Collecting Chinese Antiquities in
Hong Kong
In the year 1122 BC, a rebel tribal chieftan from the Zhou tribe defeated the last Shang emperor Ti-hsin Tzu-shou at the famous battle of Muyeh. The Shang army with 70,000 troops was completely routed by the 45,000 strong Zhou forces. The Shang emperor fled to his capitol and burnt himself to death in the Deer Pavilion. After 662 years, the Shang dynasty disappeared.
Chi Fa established a new capital in modern
Sian in
1121 BC. He dropped the title of emperor and became King Wu. In 771 BC, nomads
forced the Zhou king to move to the capitol eastwards to Loyang.
This ended the western Zhou period and created the Eastern Zhou (BC 770-221).
Clearly influenced by the Shang culture, Western Zhou pottery can be categorized as utilitarian, architectural, and primitive green ware. This was the first time primitive glazing occurred in pottery, marking a historical moment in pottery technique. This primitive glazing can be found in Yueh pottery. A small number of pottery figurines have been found, but such findings are extremely rare.
Only with the move to
Loyang did a distinctive
Eastern Zhou art culture emerge. Following Confucius teachings, Chinese
historians refer to the Eastern Zhou period as the Spring and Autumn period. Warfare during this time led to advances
in philosophy, commerce and technology. Significant changes occurred in kiln
structure that allowed for new firing techniques that provided more even
glazing. This also marked the emergence of fully developed green ware.
The Spring and Autumn period ended in BC 475 with the defeat of the state of Lu by the Ch'u. The Warring States period followed, characterized by intense warfare between seven rival states. The Warring States period continued using the techniques developed in the Spring and Autumn period. Green ware from the Kiangsu and
Chekiang region was often elegant
in design, with fine greenish-white clay and green glaze with a hint of blue.
Besides green ware, typical ceramics had grey painted ware and incised black
ware. Ceramics were made to imitate bronze. This kind of ware was produced
using intense firing at temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius, and incised
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Things I Hate Fridays
I am seriously pissed.
The Killers have been forced to cancel their appearances in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and Seoul due to unforeseen circumstances. The band deeply apologizes to their fans and hope to reschedule their shows in these cities soon. At this time the bands Australian appearances remain scheduled as planned.
From The Killers' website.
Whatever. I hate you.


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High up in the Cambrian mountains of Mid Wales there is a remote youth hostel called 'Dolgoch'. Whilst visiting to do a little volunteer work I spotted this lovely corner where a small gateway leads out into open farmland, and I had to paint it!.
"Dolgoch Landscape, Cambrian Mountains"
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Process Automation, Controls Boost Production at Yogurt Plant
PC-based Controls Provide DCS Capabilities, But They Can Also be Implemented and Reconfigured More Easily than Dedicated, Hardwired, Less Software-Based Systems
Sometimes success can be as challenging as failure. For example, too much demand can be as scary as no demand at all, especially when you're lacking production capacity. This is where process automation —lately in the form of PC-based control — can do its best work.
For instance, after discovering Paul and Grant Mathewson's Australian-style yogurt in Noosa, Queensland, Koel Thomae convinced the brothers to bring their family recipe to the U.S., and start Noosa Finest Yoghurt at Morning Fresh Dairy in Bellvue, Colo. Launched in 2010, the new company's full-fat product was originally intended for local Colorado consumers, but demand snowballed so fast that Noosa decided in 2012 to build a new, 25,000-square-foot plant just 50 meters from its original facility, so it could expand distribution to all 50 states. However, it also had to move quickly from producing its artisanal yogurt manually to automating production to keep up with its skyrocketing demand.
Along with measuring and metering ingredients by hand, Noosa's operators had been manually monitoring and documenting critical processes, setting up valve-transfer paths, dialing in mixer and pump speeds, and adjusting temperature control valves. Unfortunately, when problems occurred, they had to spend hours troubleshooting, and often could only speculate on the cause because they couldn't backtrack their data and pinpoint the difficulty.
"We had no expectation our product would take off so quickly, but when we picked up some large retail customers, we had to expand quickly to fulfill orders," says Wade Groetsch, Noosa's COO. "The only way we could increase capacity was to automate. We also saw demand increasing well into the future, so to meet production goals, we needed a system that would monitor the process, collect data and allow for easy future expansion. And we needed to track data for our quality assurance and for different regulatory reports required by the FDA."
Fill More Cups
To ramp up production and process controls, Noosa worked with Malisko Engineering Inc., a system integrator in St. Louis, Mo., and Denver, Colo., and member of Rockwell Automation's PartnerNetwork program. In just six months, they jointly designed and implemented an automated control system for yogurt production, clean-in-place tasks and utilities, and integrated Rockwell's PlantPAx process automation system, which includes a predefined process system library to enable Noosa's components to work together. This library consists of software-based, HMI process-object templates with PLC add-on instructions for many process-related functions and control tasks. Using an EtherNet/IP backbone to deliver real-time data throughout Noosa's plant, Malisko's team deployed PlantPAx servers on a VMware virtualized host and deployed thin-client HMIs in the plant floor (Figure 1). Also, Microsoft's Active Directory domain controller was installed for user security, and it uses Cisco's VPN firewall for secure, 24/7 access and troubleshooting from anywhere with Internet access.
"The PlantPAx system-sizing tools coupled with the predefined library of process objects enables us to deploy projects more rapidly," says Dan Malyszko, operations director at Malisko. "The rich functionality of the library's HMI device faceplates allows users to configure and troubleshoot more efficiently, reducing the need to dive into complex PLC code for routine maintenance operations. Users can save approximately 30% on upfront integration costs by using software libraries such as those in the PlantPAx system."
Noosa reports its new automation system is easy to set up and operate, and allows operators to capture material tracking information, such as raw milk/cream receiving information, critical temperatures at specific process points, ingredient amounts, batch cycle times and CIP tracking, more easily. Information can now be retrieved to investigate process excursions, which saves troubleshooting time and expense, and eliminates much former guesswork.
This improved visibility into its production process has made Noosa's operations and overall yogurt process much more efficient. In fact, since opening its new facility, the company has increased production capacity by 300% without adding more staff. Likewise, when it started in 2010, Noosa's equipment could only fill one cup of yogurt at a time, but now its two automated lines can fill about 100 cups per minute.
"Our new facility allows us to produce more yogurt, but also produce it more consistently," adds Groetsch. "Our manual process had many inconsistencies and many times resulted in lost batches of yogurt. With the PlantPAx system, we've decreased lost batches by 95%."
Finally, because demand for its yogurt is continuing to accelerate, Noosa is presently working on another plant expansion, which it expects to finish by the end of 2014. Aided by the scalability of PlantPAx, this new plant will have a redundant, fault-tolerant server architecture. "As new equipment and process units are needed to support demand, Noosa can add more I/O, PAC controllers and servers without adversely affecting the base characterized architecture of the PlantPAx system," says Malyszko.
Careful Carbonation
Along with aiding the migration from manual to automated processes, PC-based solutions let users maintain much tighter control and tolerances in their applications.
For example, Allied Petro Chemical (www.alliedpetrochem.com) produces petroleum-based distillates at its facility in Alvin, Texas, just south of Houston. The facility has two main sections, including the refining side with two vacuum-distillation towers that separate petroleum distillates to produce naphtha, kerosene, diesel and residual fuel oil, and the additive side that has three reactor units where high-molecular-weight alkylates are sulfonated to produce Allied's SA-320, SA-470 and SA-490 additives. Following initial production, these additives are neutralized and carbonated to create neutral- and over-base calcium sulfonate products. However, sulfonation is a rapid, highly exothermic reaction, so its reaction mass must be continually cooled, and the amount of sulfur trioxide added must be precisely controlled to avoid side reactions and unwanted carbon from forming.
Previously, Allied controlled its refining process manually, but this was labor-intensive, increased potential for errors, and made it difficult to expand the firm's operations and business. Consequently, Joey Kessel, Allied's manager, researched several process control solutions, and selected Opto 22's (www.opto22.com) Snap PAC hardware and software mainly because control points could be easily mapped and changed in its PAC Control programming software. Specifically, Allied installed Snap PAC S- and R-Series controllers, I/O processors, I/O modules, PAC display software and a plant-wide Ethernet network.
Kessel reports that changing distillation from manual to automatic control delivered several benefits. "It's now easier to achieve and maintain the quality of the final distillate products," he says. "Instrumentation added to the control system makes extensive process data available for production and regulatory purposes, while new equipment monitoring and logging capabilities allow preventive maintenance that keeps downtime to a minimum. Having the new control system in place reduced the number of personnel needed to operate the plant by half. Operators are needed at the plant 24 hours a day, so this resulted in significant savings. This also gives staff time to fine-tune production processes, maintain equipment and scale up production."
Contacting, Coordinating Controllers
Beyond enabling quicker reconfiguration and tighter performance, PC-based controls often can use more closely integrated network connections to achieve more efficient operations — and even help users break into new industries and markets.
For instance, Repete Corp. (http://repete.com) in Sussex, Wis., has been building and integrating automation and controls for agricultural milling applications for almost 50 years. These include process-specific controls and plant-wide automation systems for manufacturing fertilizer, mixing animal feed, batching and pelletizing pet food, and processing seed and other products (Figure 2). The company traditionally uses Rockwell Automation's PLCs and data servers, but when it recently began working with users outside the U.S., it encountered some less familiar PLCs and communication protocols, such as those from Siemens and Mitsubishi. It needed a way to interoperate with any control protocol, as well as prevent downtime that can cost $50,000 to $200,000 per hour, so two years ago it launched its FLX software, which interoperates with different controllers with help from Kepware Technologies' (www.kepware.com) KEPServerEX that uses an OPC server and supports more than 150 communication protocols.
"Our goal has been to become hardware agnostic, so our conveyors, motors, valves, pellet lines, grinders, mixers and other equipment can plug-and-play with different controllers, and allow us to deliver 100% tested solutions," says Wade Leverett, Repete's president. "Over the years, PC-based controls have outstripped PLCs, and these PC tools enable us to do regression testing at the push of a button and simulate solutions before we go to a customer's site."
Mike Peters, Repete's operations director, explains that FLX and its OPC server let Repete's devices communicate with different controls more easily, convert ladder logic instructions with fewer adjustments and handle customers' change requests much more quickly. FLX also helps operators schedule production runs by taking raw material and other input data, and then creating a unique plan for executing product formulas with users' available equipment and controls—much like enterprise resource planning software takes in orders. Finally, FLX also allows remote monitoring, diagnostics and control, so Repete can troubleshoot and service clients' systems without having to be on-site. Consequently, the company is presently building an average of six major integration systems per month, and its ability to communicate with almost any PLC is even enabling it to expand beyond its core focus on food production to serve new industries, such as recycling in Asia and cargo-handling in Europe.
"Every job is a custom job, and we still create many unique solutions, but FLX's software plug-ins enable us to pull components from our equipment library far more often and implement them faster with less programming and the right controls. Our software and OPC server also link seamlessly with other ERP and management executions systems," says Peters. "As a result, automation system installations that used to take five or six weeks to put together can now be done in just two or three weeks. In fact, we can simulate a full mill in one business day, and this means a lot less errors and time on-site than with traditional controls."
Jim Montague is Control's executive editor.


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Formal reports are created to capture the most important aspects of a project or investigation. For this assignment we need to create a report on industrial ecology for a chosen client with a harmonious design incorporating raw content, typography, color palette, and images.
Project Overview
|Industry Report
|Fall 2015, 3 weeks
|Interaction Design Fundamentals
|Data Visualization, Editing, Ideation
|Individual Project
Client: IKEA
IKEA is a multinational group of companies that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, appliances, small motor vehicles and home accessories. As of January 2008, it is the world's largest furniture retailer.
source: wikipedia
Audience 2: Material Sourcing Department
Audience 1: Designers
The two audiences have interrelated yet distinct goals. While the designer's priority is to create products that are aesthetically appealing and functional. The Material Sourcing Department's focus is to purchase high quality raw materials at low cost. On the other hand, they are both accountable for the environmental impact of their work. Hence it is the report designer's responsibility to design a document that speaks to both audiences' needs.
Final Report
Learning Objective
- Interpret content to address the needs of multiple audiences
- Create a design that functions as a system
- Work with ideations
- Iteratively refine an idea
- Create effective communication through types and images
- Develop an effective vocabulary for discussing visual information design
- Work with a typographic grid
- Work with a color palette
- Receive and act on feedback from a design critique
- Offer effective feedback to others through a design critique
- Document design process
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August 6th, 2009
Sunday School:
Free Transport, adult-supervised, is provided for all young people wishing to attend, with collection and drop off again at home.
Parents are also welcome to bring them, and are equally welcome to come inside.
Free supervised transport is provided.
Currently we run 3 mini-buses; to Anahilt, Kinallen, and Dromara.
Gospel Meeting & Other Meetings:
Phone 028 9268 9095 or 028 9268 8552 if you need a lift to any of the other meetings. We would be glad to help.