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364 River Chase Blvd, Georgetown
Private, single story Cimarron Hills Estate. The attention to detail is obvious in the recent upgrades including a chef's kitchen and 1,002 SF workshop that could be converted to guest house or used for 2 additional garage spots. This open concept home is the perfect mix of a contemporary floor plan with high end, traditional finishes. Experience indoor/outdoor living with a large enclosed sun porch that opens up to the covered patio, outdoor kitchen, and pool/spa. So much more- must see!
Club House, Jogging/Biking Path, Park, Play Ground, Pool-Community, Tennis Courts, Golf Course Private
Electricity Available, Internet-Other/Unknown, Propane
Attached, Garage, Door-Multi, See Agent
Attached Spa/Hot tub, In-Ground Pool, Waterfall
Dishwasher, Disposal, Exhaust Fan Vented, Microwave Oven, Stainless Steel, Water Heater Gas, Built-in Coffee Machine, Double Oven, Refrigerator Sub-Zero Type, Stove Commercial Grade, Wine Refrigerator
Property Listed by: Compass RE Texas, LLC
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Based on information from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (alternatively, from ACTRIS) from October 19th, 2019 at 2:00am CDT. Neither the Board nor ACTRIS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. The Austin Board of REALTORS®, ACTRIS and their affiliates provide the MLS and all content therein "AS IS" and without any warranty, express or implied. Data maintained by the Board or ACTRIS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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Benefits of a Mailing List
There is a reason why many businesses go the route of direct marketing campaigns, utilizing mailing lists – it is a low-cost, but often effective way to promote products and services.
One of the priorities of savvy internet marketers is to build a mailing list which is based on subscribers. This directory basically contains addresses where specific information is sent. An electronic listing sends out email messages in the same way that you send email to other persons.
The difference is that the electronic version can send one message to thousands of recipients at one time for as long as those people are subscribers to that register.
Opt-in-email Marketing Initiative
You can do a special email marketing effort with opt in email lists. This is quite safe since only those who choose to receive product information from selected companies and are included in your list will get this message. This means that you will not get any complaints regarding spam mails. However, it is important to realize the features and value of this online tool. For one, this is an effective approach in attracting more traffic. At the same time, you can promote your website as well as commodities which you sell. You will not be depending too much on search engines and other techniques to obtain more traffic if you already posses a sizeable direct mailing list.
Primary Advantages of Creating Email Lists
The benefits will tell you that it is a good business decision to adopt this strategy. It can help you establish lasting relationships with existing customers. You can send out a regular newsletter to clients and remind them about your product. This helps consumers make educated decisions instead of being an impulsive shopper. Besides, newsletters are sources of credible information and offer a variety of content. You can find good articles, product reviews and updated news about different industries. It is also possible to conduct a survey through this medium. In other words, the direct mailing list can function as a vehicle for market research. You can easily find out the preferences or interests of subscribers. An instant survey forwarded to your list can provide you with immediate replies.
You can even decide to offer promotional offers exclusively for subscribers. This can be in the form of special discounts or rebates. These treats will make them feel important to you and become precious assets to your enterprise. The best part of this marketing pitch is that you can generate outright sales by merely sending these free email lists. Getting one or two sales from emails that you sent is good enough for you since it is instant income earned with hardly a sweat. An added bonus comes from publishers who offer paid subscriptions to their newsletter for a certain amount. The vital factor is to provide information which provides value to the subscriber.
On top of these benefits is the fact that a substantial response to your list is a meaningful investment for advertisers. Advertisements can defray production and hosting expenses especially if the newsletter is not hosted on your server. It is possible to forge a tie-up with other publishers so you can swap articles for better exposure.

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About The Internal Combustion Engine
Graham Baylis
October 20, 2012
Most motor vehicles use a internal combustion engine which, if you did not already know, makes use of very small controlled explosions to generate the power required to move it. This process is entirely safe and it is in a very enclosed space, so please don't think that the next time you drive your car, it is going to blow you up! Similar engines are used for petrol driven lawnmowers as well as motorbikes, quad bikes, heavy goods vehicles, vans and all manner of other petrol or diesel driven things. Over the years many advancements and improvements have been made to increase the efficiency of the engine and to make more use of the power created, but basically, the combustion engine is a fairly simple object.
Most vehicle engines work on a combustion cycle which comprises of four stages, these four steps produce the power which allows you to drive the car. The four stages are the intake stage, the compression stage, the combustion stage and finally, the exhaust stage. All four phases occur in very quick succession and are rapidly repeated until the engine is switched off. This process produces energy which makes the pistons move. The pistons are small metal rods which are attached through a connection rod to the crankshaft. When the valves open at the beginning or intake stage of the process, air and petrol is taken into the engine. The compression stage comes next and during this part of the cycle, air and fuel are reduced which allows the explosion to be controlled. An airtight seal is in place at this point to ensure that energy is not lost. At this stage the spark plug discharges a spark to enable the combustion stage and this ignites the fuel which creates the explosion. The final part of the process is the exhaust stage and this is where an exhaust valve opens to allow residue to pass through in the form of gas. This gas then filters down through the exhaust system where it leaves the car through the exhaust pipe.
If there are any problems during any phase of the four stroke cycle, the vehicle will not work and the combustion will not take place. Spark plugs are an important part of the cycle and they have improved over the years so that they work more quickly and can work for longer. This is important because it directly impacts how fast you can travel. When you press the accelerator petrol is injected into the intake so that the process begins and the spark plugs need to be able to keep up so that the faster you go, the faster the cycle goes. Years ago, spark plugs would become dirty or greasy which had a major effect on car performance, so they needed to be removed on a regular basis in order to be cleaned. This is not so much of an issue these days as they are enclosed to prevent contamination.
One thing that is important for the internal combustion engine is the correct lubrication. The engine will not work without the right type of motor oil to ensure that all moving parts are protected and properly lubricated. There are many different types of motor oil to suit the wide variety of cars that are available now, so refer to your owner's handbook for advice on which type to use.
If you interested in lubricants and maybe don't want to deal with the big boys in the industry, then there are others to consider, Exol Lubricants being one that is really worth checking out. They have extensive knowledge and a great technical support team, just waiting to help you. See http://www.exol-lubricants.com
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Season 3 of Gotham is less than a month away and the fan anticipation continues to grow. The new season of the prequel series is yet again focusing on Batman rogues well before Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) grows up to become The Dark Knight in Gotham City, contrary to all previous incarnations of the Batman universe.
The latest casting for season three is giving us a fun twist on the legacy of Jervis Tetch a.k.a. The Mad Hatter. In the Gotham version of the villain his Alice, the fixture of his delusions, will be his younger sister, Alice Tetch.
A new article on Variety has confirmed that the Mad Hatter's sister is coming to Gotham. The role is set to be filled by Naian Gonzalez Norvind. A native of Mexico City, Norvind has acted primarily in Mexican television in film, as well as roles in The Devil You Know and Everybody's Got Somebody...Not Me.
It has been reported that when Mad Hatter shows up on Gotham, he's looking for Alice, who "went missing" in Gotham City years ago. Variety reports that Gotham's version of Alice has "a powerful ability that she cannot control" - one that she see as a curse, but which her (not altogether stable) brother sees as a gift. In fact, Jervis is convinced that Alice's "gift" needs to be shared with the world, even if its harmful. Alice has spent her young life running from Jervis,which will likely be a focal point in Gotham season 3.
Gotham remains as determined as ever to put its own unique spin on the Batman universe, as illustrated by its portrayal of The Mad Hatter and his relationship with his sister. Admittedly though, The Mad Hatter has always been an obsessive-compulsive with a delusional self-image, identifying himself more with children even as an adult. Either way, the character - a grown man who kidnaps children, dresses them up as fairy tale characters, and forces them to live out his immature and delusional fantasies - has the potential for some dark television. The twist of Alice being his sister adds a new layer to the character that hasn't been seen since Batman: The Animated Series.
The news about The Mad Hatter's appearance on Gotham has been flooding in lately with sneak peeks inside his creepy lair and a cool first look at Benedict Samuel in his Hatter costume. The third season of Gotham may be the best one yet, as the series is hitting its stride and finally getting to some of the often lesser examined villains, like Clayface and the ominous and far-reaching Court of Owls.
The Mad Hatter is among Batman's oldest villains in the rogues gallery, having debuted a whopping 68 years ago in the pages of Batman #49. The inclusion of the Hatter and is Alice in Gotham, although it's a new take, is certainly a move that gives homage to the long and ever-morphing legacy of the Caped Crusader.
NEXT: Gotham Set Images Reveal Mad Hatter's Lair
Gotham season 3 premieres September 19th, 2016 on FOX.
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Africa boasts alpha returns for private equity investments
Africa's private equity (PE) landscape is uncharted and at an early stage of development, however, it is growing steadily and giving good returns. In fact, according to a KPMG survey, a record amount of 25.7 billion rand ($3.03 billion) in PE money from Africa was returned to investors in 2011, up from R18.1 billion in 2010.
According to Dapo Okubadejo, the partner in charge of Corporate Finance & Financial Advisory Services at KPMG Nigeria:
Africa is now viewed by PE houses and fund managers as a priority investment destination. As growth in other economies have slowed in recent years due to the 2008/9 recession and current crisis in the Eurozone, investors have been looking to emerging markets and economies that will provide higher return rates and Africa is continuously proving its business case for investment."
Home to 7 of the top 10 fastest growing economies by 2015
Africa is currently one of the fastest growing regions in the world – where according to the International Monetary Fund by 2015, seven of the world's top 10 fastest growing economies are expected to be in Africa and gross domestic product (GDP) for the continent is expected to grow to $2.6 trillion by the year 2020.
We are seeing growing interest and activity from both international and African-based PE investors, in raising funds and targeting a range of markets and investments opportunities – including energy & natural resources, infrastructure, consumer goods, financial services and the entire agriculture value chain for instance – that capitalise on Africa's growth opportunity," adds Okubadejo.
According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), about $1.1billion of new investments were made in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in 2012, and about $1.4billion was achieved in fund raising.
This could increase further, with growing confidence in the market as more companies look to Africa for alpha returns."
Risk versus reward approach
Investment in new and emerging markets is never without its challenges. While some investors have made direct investments into new and uncharted regions or countries, more cautious PE houses and fund managers have used their existing investments and portfolio companies in South Africa – where about 40-50% of all African PE funds are currently invested – to springboard their investments into the rest of the continent.
Whenever we speak with investors or potential investors about Africa, we always advise that Africa is about having the right risk-versus-reward approach. It is true that Africa faces many risks and challenges ranging from weak infrastructure, government bureaucracy and weak legal and regulatory framework especially the judicial system but with a long term investment horizon, the risks can be broadly evaluated against significant growth potentials and investment incentives available to investors in many African countries."
The Private Equity landscape
As many PE firms jostle for deals, coupled with strong interests from strategic investors and DFIs, the PE landscape in Africa is changing fast. Successful PE firms now have an uphill task of demonstrating their true value proposition.
It's not just about providing capital but forming the right partnerships with portfolio companies and providing adequate operational support that will yield significant value uplift through strong earnings growth. In addition, having a robust value-chain approach and adopting a roll-up strategy as well as deep local knowledge and experience to navigate through each market's unique complexities is pinnacle to achieving desired investment returns.
Dapo Okubadejo will be speaking at the 10th Annual Africa Venture Capital Association Conference taking place in Cape Town from 8th to 10th April 2013. The 2013 AVCA conference will go beyond the usual dialogue of the African growth story and discuss in-depth how private equity is having a catalytic effect on the growth of Africa. AVCA will launch the first Africa-focussed private equity performance benchmarks, release key data on the African private equity landscape and highlight how fund managers are driving value creation via private equity exits.


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Minority certification gives businesses a slight edge
PALMETTO — Mary Forristall saw the benefit years ago in certifying her Palmetto-based demolition company as a woman-owned enterprise.
That was 1994.
In the past three years, others have realized the value to their business, shown by the significant growth in how many Florida businesses receive certification as a minority, woman or service-disabled veteran business enterprise.
"The interest is at an all-time high," said Torey Alston, executive director of the Office of Supplier Diversity, the state department that oversees economic opportunities for minority, women and service-disabled veteran businesses.
There are 5,038 certified minority businesses today in Florida, an increase from 4,118 in 2007-08 and 3,733 in 2006-07.
"One reason is probably due to the state of the economy," Alston said. "Any designation or anything that can differentiate a business can help. Business owners are looking for that niche."
Forristall says her state certification makes Forristall Enterprises Inc. more competitive for stimulus-related projects.
"We've had it for years, but it has become a real benefit under this current administration," Forristall said. "A lot of federal stimulus dollars they're trying to spend will be contracted with minority participation goals that are a little more aggressive than in the past."
Minority certification is key for small businesses, because it gives them an advantage when trying to do business with government entities.
"Right now, in this economy, every little bit helps, which is why people are so focused right now," said Eileen Rodriguez, director of the University of South Florida's Small Business Development Center in Tampa. "We're seeing companies that have been in business for years and were qualified but never really needed that extra little push. They're just looking at any possible advantage to win a contract."
The state's minimum eligibility requirements for certification include:
n A small business independently owned and operated, with a net worth of not more than $5 million that employs 200 or fewer full-time permanent employees or is recognized as a certified business by the federal government.
n 51 percent owned, managed and controlled by a minority, a woman or service-disabled veteran (minimum 10% disability) who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents of Florida.
n Engaged in commercial transactions.
n Operates a business in Florida.
Kathy Durfee, founder and owner of TechHouse, certified her Lakewood Ranch business with the Women's Business Enterprise National Council about six years ago. Durfee says the state certification has made her business more competitive.
"A team member in our business has quite a bit of experience working with government and sees a lot of potential for us," Durfee said.
The benefits include referrals to state agencies, and participation in mentor programs, a loan mobilization program, conferences, tradeshows and educational courses or seminars.
"Business owners are seeing that certification as a stamp of approval and a designation that can set their business apart from other businesses," Alston said.
The Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce is becoming a partner with USF's Small Business Development Center on July 29 to host an information session on minority business certification.
Cesar Gomez, executive director of the Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce, expects the turnout to be similar to the last seminar hosted in March in which 73 business owners attended.
For information on how to apply for certification, visit http://dms.myflorida.com/ and click on Office of Supplier Diversity.


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For over 70 years God has impacted the lives of thousands of young people in Pierce County through Tacoma Youth For Christ. Caring adults are connected to hurting kids to listen and walk through the struggles they face. Our leaders meet young people in their world—at the school, in the malls, in juvenile detention centers…wherever they gather, we are there.
But here's our challenge: This generation of young people is battling suicide, depression, anxiety, and has a deep yearning for answers to the questions, "Who am I?", "Why am I here?" and "Who can I trust?"


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Dolphin Snorkeling Tour from Hurghada
Sharm El Sheik is a resort goal arranged on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, on the Red Sea rift in Egypt. This is a most loved goal of pioneers and government officials worldwide and is frequently utilized as a gathering place for peace talks.
Sharm marks the point where the Red Sea parts into the bays of Suez and Aqaba. It is likewise a most loved spot for jumpers from around the globe. It's renowned for its straightforward and quiet water and the wealth of hues made by the nearness of a wide range of sorts of coral and the unimaginable assortment of ocean species The ocean is an unmistakable fresh turquoise and the reefs hold a bunch of wonderful corals and brilliant fish.
The water temperature is great all year making this a most loved with jumpers and swimmers unfailingly. Many plunging destinations are less demanding come to in almost no time with agreeable and helpful watercraft that offer the chances to have suppers on load up. There are likewise chances to lease alive on board watercraft for longer periods.
Farther in the profundities it is anything but difficult to locate various wrecks. A standout amongst the most intriguing is the THISTLEGORM wreck that we promptly exhort looking at. In these waters it is anything but difficult to see the benthonic species, meet huge pelagic, little fishes, barracudas and sharks, and obviously swim with the Dolphins.
The Red Sea was framed approx. 25 million years back when the African and Asian mainland plates began to move separated. It keeps on augmenting at a rate of around 1-2 cm for every year.
The Red Sea contains in excess of 1,000 types of fish and has more than 2,000 kilometers of bordering reef, making it a standout amongst the most bio-different oceans on the planet. Extraordinary warmth in this locale results in a quick rate of vanishing which results in a high centralization of salt. This makes the Red Sea among the saltiest waterways on Earth.
The Egyptian Red Sea has dependably been known as a standout amongst the most vivid oceans of the world. The land developments of the past made an interesting condition that allowed marine life to develop in an incredible assortment of corals and reef angles bringing about the fastest conceivable scope of hues.
Because of the warm temperatures and the awesome open doors for plunging the Red Sea along the Egyptian Coast has a turned into a famous hub of resort urban communities – Sharm being the most seasoned however taken after by Hurghada a city that has ascended from a little town to a vast city throughout the most recent couple of years. Numerous other resort urban communities are developing along the drift and have turned out to be well-known goals especially for Europeans who would now be able to get efficient contract flights direct to these urban areas along the Red Sea drift.
Flanking the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Mediterranean the Sinai Peninsula is a place where it is rough, precipitous desert, made up by a sedimentary shake in the north and stone in the southern part. The stone is every now and again blended with long, hard interruptions of basalt. After some time the rock has dissolved speedier than the basalt making astounding arrangements or edges in the mountainscape looking like spines of epic creatures.
Amid a visit to the desert, you can see many entrancing composes, shapes and shades of shake. There are green, red, yellow, purple and even blue rocks. It's captivating to utilize your creative ability to choose human and creature faces on the mountainsides. Travel north and see the inconceivable blends of shaded layers in the mountains. Quite in the Colored Canyon.
Sinai is otherwise called a junction of legends, religions and authentic happenings that currently offer numerous decisions for journeys and trips.
Trip to Dolphin House in Hurghada – To Discover The Deep Sea
For those searching for experience, there are few preferred decision over Hurghada. This once lethargic Egyptian town is presently a clamoring town with astonishing inns. It is the area of this beachfront town that makes it a genuinely unique occasion goal. It is on the shoreline of the Red Sea with its regular submerged miracles and numerous wrecks, making it one of the world's head goals for plunging. There are additionally some stunning angling recognizes that ought to be appreciated when on Hurghada occasions. Get a guide so you can benefit as much as possible from your chance angling in the profundities of the Red Sea.
Despite the fact that Sharm el Sheik is typically known as the best jumping spot, the plunging around Hurghada is similarly as great and significantly less swarmed. There are some extraordinary wrecks and reefs to investigate when plunging around this area. It's likewise an awesome place to seek beginner jumpers, on account of the generally shallow waters. Dolphin House is found at the northern end of Shaab El Erg and is extraordinary compared to other plunging destinations. The jump site comprises of the primary reef, the substantial coral square and the channel between them. Numerous jumpers rush here in light of the fact that many dolphins can be discovered swimming through the channel here, so you might be sufficiently fortunate to have a submerged experience with these staggering warm-blooded creatures.
For those that need to appreciate another and energizing knowledge, think about the multi-day of angling in the remote ocean. This is one of the best exercises that guests getting a charge out of Hurghada occasions appreciate. The Red Sea is an awesome decision for those that need an interesting angling background. The Red Sea isn't influenced by the seasons, as such a large number of different waters seem to be, making it an awesome place to get angle throughout the entire year. Hope to get grouper, yellowfin fish, trevally and even barracudas in the remote ocean waters of the Red Sea. On the off chance that you've never been angling, at that point make certain to utilize the assistance of the advisers for a guarantee that you find something.
Anglers and ladies originate from all around the globe for the awesome angling around Hurghada. You can likewise appreciate angling safaris on Naama sound occasions, however, you should hope to fly out further to get to the best spots. The best Egyptian angling zones can be between two – six hours away by vessel, to ensure that you keep under the shade on your excursion here. These treks will dependably incorporate boundless water, soda pops and tea and espresso to guarantee that you drink a lot of liquids while presented to the sun. You'll additionally have the majority of your lure given to you by the angling specialists on board who will train you how to get fish of every unique size. The best piece of these angling safaris are the dinners. Gifted culinary experts will cook the naturally got angle on board the watercraft, so you can appreciate the freshest fish you may ever be sufficiently lucky to eat!


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P.O. Box 1/210 West Oak Street • Frederic, Wisconsin 54837 • 715-327-4892 • 715-327-4158
MISSION (in part): To give recognition to those who have developed this area and remind current and future generations that everyone and everything leaves permanent "FOOTPRINTS IN TIME."
This telephone switching exchange, along with associated equipment and supplies, were donated by Betty Bohn of Luck, Wisconsin. Mrs. Bohn obtained the equipment from the Frederic Telephone Company after the system had changed to direct customer long distance dial up. She gave the switch boards to the Frederic Area Historical Society in the early 1990s and the switchboards were held in storage until 2004, when the current display was developed. This exchange is a working model used in the 1950s and 60s in the Frederic office. At that time there were 24 stations and operators were at the stations 24 hours a day. The switches are numbers 5 and 6 of the 24 that were at the Frederic site. At this time Alpha Numeric telephone numbers were use. One feasible number might have been "Pennsylvania 7500".During the 1970s, the system was converted to direct dial, a 10 digit code for telephone addresses was introduced, and the 24 switchboards at Frederic became obsolete.
Frederic had its first telephone exchange in 1903 when the Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company received a charter from the village to develop a telephone system. This was a magneto system requiring subscribers to "ring-up" other subscribers on their line and operators to plug local lines together and ring-up subscribers as well as ringing-up long distance services. Line men say that they often received quite a severe shock when they were repairing lines and someone rang-up another person. People who remember the days of the magneto telephone, recall listening for their ring (i.e. one long and two short rings) and all of the clicks over the line as other subscribers would "rubber-neck" on one's call. Good old days indeed! In 1903, and for several years after, two daytime operators and one nighttime operator serviced local and long distance calls. At that time all long distance calls were routed through Pine City, Minnesota and the magneto based switches were located in the second floor of the First National Bank building in Frederic. This building still stands and houses "Curves for Women". It is located on the North East corner of the intersection of Highway 35 and Oak Street.
Polk County Historical Society
Polk County Information Center
The depot/museum is open on weekends and holidays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The season begins Memorial Day weekend and continues through leaf season in October. Tour guides are on duty. If you would like a special tour, call 715-327-4892 or 715-327-4158 for arrangements.
We continue to seek railroad memorabilia and items as well as well as items and photos, newspapers and newspaper clippings from Frederic's past.
Home Of The Vikings!
110 Oak Street E., P.O. Box 567
Frederic, WI 54837
Office 715-327-4294
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After the weekend, between the partying, sleeping, chatting with friends and the oh so unwanted drama you're now back at work. Wah. But never fear we are going to provide you with your Monday inspiration because let's be honest..sometimes we all need a feel better, feel good quote. So….
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Bomgaars will be holding a job fair in Blue Earth. Positions available include Department heads, and various full and part time. Some lifting.
Tuesday, February 20 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Wednesday, February 21 8:00am – 1:00pm
Ag Center, 415 Grove St. Blue Earth, Mn. 56013
Benefits include 401 K, health insurance, flexible hours and a discount of purchases. Drug testing required. EOE.


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Crunchy radishes with their colourful skin and crisp-white flesh have a unique peppery flavour. Use them in salads and pickles.
To prepare radishes, wash well and trim the leaves. To store, wrap radishes in paper towels and refrigerate in an airtight container. For ultra-crisp radishes, plunge them into a bowl of iced water for 10 minutes before serving.
Add very thinly sliced radish to salads, slaws and sandwich fillings. In the French style, simply serve halved radishes with unsalted chilled butter and sea salt.
With their colour and crisp texture, radishes are ideal for pickling. To make pickled radish, place 1 cup white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons caster sugar and ½ tsp black peppercorns in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool. Place 2 bunches washed, trimmed and thinly sliced radishes into a sterilised jar. Cover with cooled vinegar mixture. Seal and store in the fridge.
Tarragon-infused vinegar
This special fresh tarragon-infused vinegar makes the perfect Christmas gift.
The deep mellow flavour of fresh tarragon combines beautifully with the vinegar to make the perfect base for your summer salad dressings or to make mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce.
- Wash and dry tarragon well. Place tarragon stems into a sterilised bottle.
- Cover with white wine, cider or champagne vinegar.
- Store in a cool dark place for 3-4 weeks then it's ready to use.
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Creamy mango & passionfruit pops
Preparation 20 mins + freezing time | Makes 8
Celebrate the fun summer days with these super cool pops! They're a breeze to make using fresh mango and passionfruit. Kids simply love them!
3 medium ripe mangoes, peeled and flesh chopped
1/3 cup light cream
2 passionfruit, pulp removed
STEP 1 Place the mango flesh and cream into a blender or food processor. Blend or process until smooth. Pour mixture into a jug and swirl through passionfruit pulp.
STEP 2 Pour mixture into 8 paddle-pop moulds. Gently tap moulds to dislodge any air pockets. Insert a paddle-pop stick into each. Freeze for 5 hours or overnight until firm. Remove pops from moulds and serve.
Christmas wreath
For a special Christmas celebration dessert serve our colourful fresh summer fruits wreath. Spectacular to look at, sweet and delicious, it's good for you too!
Serve fresh luscious fresh tropical fruits, peaches, nectarines, lychees, grapes and berries for dessert all summer long. This delicious summer fruit platter is teamed with a creamy honeycomb yoghurt.
Preparation 25 mins + chilling time | Serves 6-8
200g cherries
125g raspberries
125g blueberries
8 plump strawberries, hulled
2 ripe nectarines, cut into wedges
2 peaches, cut into wedges
4 apricots, halved
3 passionfruit, halved
Edible flowers, to serve, if liked
Honeycomb cream:
1 cup thickened cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup thick Greek-style natural yoghurt
3 x 50g chocolate honeycomb bars, roughly chopped
Step 1 To make honeycomb cream, using an electric hand-mixer, whip cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Stir in yoghurt and honeycomb. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving
Step 2 Place mango, stem-side down on a board. Cut downwards close to the stone and slice off the mango cheeks from the mango. Cut a honeycomb pattern into the flesh (but don't cut through the skin). Press underside to open up the mango flesh.
Step 3 Arrange the fruit on a large serving platter. Scatter with a few edible flowers if liked. Serve with the honeycomb cream.
Cool as a telegraph cucumbers
Flavoursome, crisp telegraph cucumbers take centre stage in summer.
Refreshing and crunchy, this juicy cucumber is so easy to prepare. The fine seeds and thin green skin are edible, but can be removed if preferred.
Simply chop or slice, or to make super cool cucumber ribbons, thinly slice telegraph cucumbers lengthways using a vegetable peeler.
Store whole cucumbers in an airtight container or plastic bag in the fridge. Just before using wash in cold water and dry with paper towel.
Arrange telegraph cucumber ribbons, sliced iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced radishes and shredded cooked chicken in serving bowls. Combine ½ cup finely chopped mint, ½ cup buttermilk, ¼ cup Greek-style yoghurt and 1 tbs lemon juice in a bowl. Season. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve. Scatter with mint and serve with lemon wedges.
Summer tomatoes
Summer is the best time to enjoy sun-ripened tomatoes. Choose from a great range of glossy tomatoes including heirloom, cherry, kumatoes, vine-ripened, roma, ox-heart and plenty of baby tomatoes from your greengrocer.
For maximum flavour, serve tomatoes at room temperature. Once fully ripened they can be stored in the fridge but remember to bring to room temperature before serving.
- Serve sliced tomatoes of different varieties with basil leaves, fresh mozzarella or burrata, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and ground black pepper for the perfect summer side dish.
- Slow roast tomatoes with garlic, olive oil and a good sprinkle of sea salt until just tender. They're delicious served warm or at room temperature with crumbled feta and fresh basil.
- Brush halved tomatoes or stems of cherry truss tomatoes with garlic infused oil and barbecue, turning once, until tender.
Luscious cherries
The Aussie cherry season lasts around 100 days from November through to late summer so don't miss out on this prized summer gem.
This superfruit not only tastes delicious, it is nutrient rich and contains beneficial antioxidants known to have potential disease-fighting properties.
It's hard to beat the sweet taste of a fresh cherry straight from the stalk. Simply rinse in cold water and they're ready to eat. Use a cherry-pitter to easily remove the seeds - this convenient gadget is available from kitchen shops
- For picture perfect desserts, top your favourite sponge or pavlova with whipped cream and a crown of glossy cherries. Sprinkle with grated chocolate for added decadence.
- Plump cherries teamed with soft creamy brie or goat's cheese and crackers make the perfect cheese platter.
- For a savoury twist, drizzle cherries with olive oil and caramelised balsamic vinegar and roast until tender. They pair perfectly with roast turkey or chicken.
Champagne melon
Make sure you try honey-sweet champagne melon this summer when it is at its refreshing best. This watermelon variety has juicy golden yellow flesh with a mottled green-striped skin.
Choose whole champagne melon that feels heavy for its size and sounds hollow when tapped. Store at room temperature out of direct sunlight for up to 2 weeks. Once cut, store covered in an airtight container or plastic wrap in your fridge. Use within 2 days.
- For a refreshing cool drink, blend chopped champagne watermelon with lemon sorbet and fresh mint leaves.
- For an easy, light entrée, arrange slices of champagne melon on a serving platter, top with crumbled feta, thinly sliced red onion, black olives and prosciutto. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve.


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There is no Nagler 32 T4. which eyepiece were you comparing ? If it was the 31 T5, it has a FOV of 82*. maybe
you were comparing Naglers Teleview plossl 32 with a 52* FOV?
>Hello all! My name is Scott S. and I am extremely pleased with the Proxima 31mm EP performance. I called Hands On Optics and personally thanks Gary and his spouse for providing such a wonderful eyepiece. Don't let the price fool you. I evaluated this eyepiece against a Nagler 32mm T4. This Proxima won against the Nagler hands down. Resolution at the center and outer edges was crisp. Could you believe it! You will. We tested both EP's using M1, M3, M13, M56, M57, M81, M82, M96 and planets. The FOV on this EP is 72º and don't think a Nagler with a 2"&1 1/2 barrel is the same, its not when compared to FOV. We used a Celestron 14" scope on a pier with the Sky program using computer tracking and slewing it was wonderful. A real advantage to this EP are two things. One if you have a Goto or manual slewing then if your off, the object will be in the FOV compared to the Nagler. When we were off the Nagler couldn't get even close to it. But we changed to the Proxima and there the objects were on the inside the outer edge. Thank god for a joystick! Couldn't do that without the Proxima, I'm telling you. So my friend who owns this scope says he is selling his Nagler off and buying a Proxima. He has been a avid astronomer for 55 years. I just want to thank Hands On Optics for bringing in this great EP. Scott S.
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In between second-marking palæography assignments I think I have time for a quick photo post. Now: we left this story of my April 2015 trip to Catalonia, now sadly more than a year ago again, with me in Barcelona but my companion for the journey not, because they were in fact back in London preparing for a job interview the next day. So I actually had most of the day in Barcelona to myself, or such was the theory, but actually it did not turn out so, because frightening news reached me that evening, that my half-brother had been taken into hospital after a heart attack. The fates are peculiar sometimes, though; my half-brother lives on a farm in Palautordera, between Barcelona and Girona, with the emigré branch of my family I've mentioned here once or twice. Thus, the hospital he was in, a couple of Skype conversations with the farm the next morning established, was in Barcelona, and hey, so was I. By the time I'd found out where it was, my half-sister was already on her way in to see him. She, however, doesn't use a mobile phone, so there was no way of telling them I was visiting too. The look of utter surprise on both their faces when I wandered in was a splendid thing to behold.
Anyway, I had had plans for this day other than nearly giving my half-brother his second heart attack in as many days, and they had, I confess, mostly been to be in the above building reading, which is something I some day hope to have time to do seriously. I'd already arranged, however, to have lunch with this blog's long-term friend, Joan Vilaseca, and I was late for this, largely because of coming from the Hospital del Mar and not the Biblioteca de Catalunya. Once I found him, though, to my surprise and delight we also went and found Stefano Maria Cingolani, with whom I'd corresponded but whom I'd not expected to meet, and whom it was really good to. We turn out all to be long-haired freaks who like a curry, and so we plotted and gossiped over the closest that Barcelona could cheaply come up with nearby, and it was good; I hope to do that more some time. Eventually I did get to the Biblioteca, and read about a hundred pages of Albert Benet and ten of Antoni Pladevall, but then it was time to recover my companion from the airport and show her the dreadful place we were staying, compensating for it with some quite good Basque tapas we found nearby while hunting for a different restaurant which was, of course, closed because it wasn't midnight yet. I'll get used to that in Barcelona some day, but this was not that day.
So we woke up next day with a very limited timeframe.* We started the day with a second visit to the hospital, but it turned out that my half-brother had already managed to discharge himself and set out homewards, so instead we were down close to the sea with no immediate plan. Other than icecream and at least standing in the Mediterranean, what do two medievalists do at the seaside end of the Barri Gòtic with a couple of hours unexpectedly free? What else but the church of Santa Maria del Mar, which I knew was amazing from photos but had never quite been inside? And I can only say, the photos do not do it justice. The rest of this post is offered more or less without commentary, because I'm not sure any is needed…
The more I contemplate this building, the more I am amazed by how modern it now seems. It must have seemed pretty modern in the fourteenth century when it was built, though then it would also have been very much more painted, colourful and generally garish; all that, plus everything that could be piled into it during the baroque period, was burnt out during an eleven-day fire during the Civil War in 1936, alas. But now, just look at these columns, and imagine that you could holographically project onto them a shifting overlay of angular circuit patterns; then tell me it wouldn't be a perfectly plausible setting for some ethereal generator complex in a far-future space opera, or something like that. It's only the building materials and techniques that pin it to an age at all, for me; when Berenguer de Montagut and Ramon Despuig did this dome they hit something unique enough to stand outside stylistic progression.†
It does have a nave and stuff too, of course, and is a perfectly functional and rather splendid church, and if it does in fact condense invisible forces from the ether that's not in ways unavailable to other churches. But I can't get over this towering complex of perfectly straight columns. Everything I see in this church is seen through those, sometimes literally.
We also got onto the roof as part of a tour, and if you have the chance that's thoroughly worthwhile; the guide was extremely informative, you can see many parts of the city and some signs of how they've changed, the building itself is an interesting machine some parts of whose workings you can only see up there, and it's basically fun to climb into high places not everybody can go, right? But they ask you not to photograph, and so we didn't. I feel like the above is enough, though!
* In fact, we were more or less woken by a phonecall from London, because my companion is sufficiently brilliant that they got the job. But because this was a journey already full of implausible coincidences, I can't not mention that this was my old doctoral supervisor ringing up, a voice I'd not heard for four years by this point, and as far as I know he still doesn't know I was there. It really is a funny world sometimes.
† And of course if things can stand outside a stylistic progression what does that do for stylistic dating, eh, eh? but you've seen me do this rant before…


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A little flash back to summer on this dreary day when things were bright and colorful, just like this adorable family!!
These boys could not get any cuter. Seriously they are perfect. Can't wait to see them again next year and see if we're wrong! ;)
Enjoy our favorites!
Those are the eyes of a future heartbreaker.
The older one sure gave us a run for our money! He didn't stop moving! Nothing we couldn't handle.
Just in love with all the colors and their love for each other!
That light! Oh how we miss that light!!!
That face just cracks us up! Had to include it!!!


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Some parents and community partners at Aldo Leopold Elementary are upset with how the Madison Metropolitan School District chose a new principal for Leopold, one of two of MMSD's Community Schools.
The Community School model emphasizes parent, student and community involvement in identifying school issues and working together to address them. Some criticized the speed and lack of collaboration in the principal hiring process as counter to that idea.
On April 9, Leopold's current principal Karine Sloan, who was not available for comment for this story, sent an email to parents announcing she was stepping down at the end of the school year to spend more time with her family.
An hour later, MMSD Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham sent another message to parents informing them that she was "considering Leopold for a strategic placement." The next day, April 10, Cheatham attended Leopold's parent-family organization meeting to provide more information about next steps.
Strategic placement is an alternative to the traditional hiring and interview process where the superintendent uses her authority to fill a principal vacancy with an internal candidate who she feels would be a good fit.
MMSD officials said this process has been used about five times during Cheatham's tenure for about 24 vacant principal positions since 2013. In Cheatham's email to Leopold parents, she described the strategic placement process and told them that the candidate would go before a panel comprised of school staff, parents and other community partners who would "interview the candidate for placement and provide (Cheatham) with a summary of strengths and areas of growth."
But some Leopold parents, including one of the three who served on the 12-person panel, expressed disappointment in the process.
Rosario Ramirez, the parent of a recent Leopold graduate and a current student, joined Leopold's Parent Family Organization earlier this year and was invited to participate in the community panel. Ramirez, who spoke with the Cap Times via an interpreter because English is not her first language, called the process "rushed."
The community panel convened the week after Sloan and Cheatham's announcements. The incoming principal, Peg Keeler, the current principal of Van Hise Elementary, sent a letter to parents on April 24 announcing her excitement to start at Leopold in July. Keeler has 29 years of experience as an MMSD special education teacher, instructional coach and school leader.
Ramirez also said the panelists were not allowed to ask their own questions and were given pre-made questionnaires to use when interviewing the candidate. She said panelists were not allowed to keep the questionnaires.
"There was no point of going to the meeting and participating," Ramirez said. "They already made their decision."
In an interview with the Cap Times, Cheatham confirmed the pre-made questionnaires but said community panels can "modify, adapt, add and subtract" from them. MMSD denied the Cap Times a copy of the original questionnaire, citing the need to keep them confidential to protect the integrity of the hiring process. The district also refused to share any questions produced during the panel that were unique to Leopold.
Cheatham did not attend the panel, but chief of elementary schools Nancy Hanks did.
"At Leopold, we're focused on a strong transition, and the panel's feedback will also be important in shaping (Keeler's) entry into the role and her work going forward," Hanks said in a statement.
Although both Hanks and Cheatham expressed confidence in Keeler's ability to lead Leopold, Ramirez is concerned that she does not speak Spanish and comes from a school that is not as diverse.
With 729 students, Leopold is the largest elementary school in the district and more than 77 percent of the kids are students of color. Van Hise has an enrollment of 408 kids, 23 percent of whom are students of color. Over 40 percent of Leopold students are English language learners compared to 25 percent at Van Hise.
Lee Hayes, a Leopold parent on the PFO and the Community Schools development manager at the Foundation for Madison Public Schools, said she was "shocked" by the small size and lack of diversity on the community panel, considering the school's demographics.
"Twelve people on a panel with only three parents… how is that representative of our community?" she said.
Hayes said she respects Cheatham's judgment but believes the district should have been more considerate of Leopold's status as a Community School.
"Something that was really highlighted to me during this principal hiring process was, once again, central office telling our school what we need," Hayes said. "As parents, students, community stakeholders who've been involved… we all want to have a say in what we need."
"I didn't get that out of this process," Hayes said. "I don't understand why at a Community School, of all locations, you would choose to have that sort of fast-track timeline and special placement options without communicating with everybody who will be affected by such a monumental change."
Leopold, along with Mendota Elementary School on Madison's north side, is entering its third year as a Community School, a model MMSD describes as "a welcoming and inclusive place that builds on the assets of the community to help serve the identified needs of the students, families and community through well integrated and coordinated, strategic partnerships."
Cheatham said the feedback was valid.
"I'm learning more and more about the tenets of the Community School model and how to execute on those tenets here in Madison," she said. "I think that the feedback about principal selection in the context of the Community Schools (is) legitimate and something I really want to take into consideration in the future."
As of last month, the Community Schools initiative is one of the district's "priority actions" for the 2018-2019 school year and the program is set to expand to two more schools this fall.
In March, the Madison School Board approved $95,000 to partially fund two coordinators for the new sites. MMSD is asking the Madison School Board to allocate an additional $202,000 to the Community Schools budget for the upcoming school year to pay for more staff and programmatic funds.
The proposal also includes $67,000 for staff training in a community engagement program called Families and Schools Together, or FAST.
Samantha Clausen-Ruppert, who was Leopold's Community Schools coordinator up until the end of February, said the way the district handled hiring Sloan's replacement is indicative of a disconnect between the spirit of the Community Schools model and how the program is actually being implemented in MMSD.
"I was really excited about Community Schools, and I still am… but I honestly think that there's a disconnect between what a Community School is — the essence of family engagement, a real shift in culture, climate, beliefs in a school that is collaborative, inclusive and working together with families… and the way I saw Community Schools functioning," she said.
Clausen-Ruppert said since her departure, the Community Schools collaborative at Leopold — that consists of parents, staff and community partners — has not met.
Nichelle Nichols, who heads the Family, Youth and Community Engagement Department that oversees Community Schools, said the district does not plan to hire Clausen-Ruppert's replacement by the end of the school year.
Hayes, Clausen-Ruppert and Ramirez all said Sloan's intent to resign has been an open secret since December, so there was enough time to engage the community to find a replacement.
In an email to the Cap Times, MMSD spokesperson Rachel Strauch-Nelson said Sloan's formal decision and announcement to resign both happened on April 9 and principal hiring processes usually begin in the spring.
Clausen-Ruppert, Hayes and other parents sent a letter to the Madison School Board last Friday expressing their concerns about the process.
"I don't understand why (Sloan's departure) wasn't brought to the community right away and leveraged as an opportunity for the school district to say, 'Hey, you one of two pilot (community) schools where we're trying to show how we do business in a new strategic way that meets the needs of our students and families … we're going to invite you to participate in this process," Hayes said.
"That's what I would've liked to hear."


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BLi'mKvn>T>B 'fAKK.T OOUR1TH NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1941 fl/tes Thursday For Famous Editor, Author NEW YORK, March 23—</Tl— Funeral services will be held Thursday (or Samuel Sidney McClure, s)2, who fought his way uj) from youthful poverty to International literary New Posfoflices In Missco Likely Lenchvitle, Manila Listed as Sites for Federal Buildings LoRchviMe and Manila may eventually get new post office buildings, according to a Federal Works Agency list of new federal buildings proposed for Arkansas. •l"be post office buildings would cos. ICAS than S200.COO. according to federal plans. These buildings were Included In a list of 39 proposed for Arkansas and a total of 4,000 planned throughout the country. The list was submitted to Congress in connection with pending legislation which would authorize $40,000.000 lo purchase sitr.s and draw plans for nc\v buildings. The bill, which also would authorize $30.000,000 for renovation of __ v f existing buildings, has pxsscd the | H nKt and was a friend of Robert power. After services Hospital iti Ihe al St. Barnabas Bronx—where (he aged editor and author died Monday night—the body will be sent to Galesbmg, 111., for burin). McChire, who retired some years ago but continued writing and traveling, had been a pntlenl at the hospital since last summer. In 1884, he founded Ihe McChire Syndicate, the first of Us kind, to provide fiction for newspapers. In 1893 he established the prosperous McClnre's Magazine. McClure started some of this century's best-known writers on the road to literary success. He "discovered" Rudyard Klp- Senale and has been approved, in amended form, by the House Public Works Committee. No Work 1'roviilecl The bill, sponsors said, nan provide sites and plans !or some 400 projects—about mie-lciUh the total of the overall list. There would be no actual work done unless subsequent, funds were provided. Among the Arkansas projects on the list is a S5.550.000 federal office building at Little Rock; a $1.100.000 post olfice and courthouse at Hot Springs, and a $710.000 post office at Fayclteville, and a $760.000 post office and court house at Helena. Other Arkansas projects on the list all post offices nnd all costing under £200,000 unless otherwise specified: Ashdown, Augusta. Bauxite. Beebe, Boonevllle, Camden ($260,003) Louis Stevenson. He brought some of Stevenson's writings, and named son for him. McClure paid Sir Arthur Conan Doyle S'lO each for his first dozen stories of Sherlock Holmes, and the famous detective first became known to millions through McClure's Syndicate. O. Henry, Jack London and Booth Tarkington were among other writers who were aided to early fame by McClure. Gosnell Minister Launches Farming Project to Finance Church Annex The Rev. l.ee Anderson, pastor of* the Methodist Church at Gosnell, has launched a fanning project which holds promise of paying a high rate of return on the Investment and use the. profits lo '49 Legislature's Appropriations Exceed Revenues LITTLE ROCK, Mnrch 23. (.<D— The 1349 legislature appropriated from state fntufs s 40,963,700 more T Danville',"be'rmoU,"Dumas. than anticipated revenue lor (h». Earle, England, Eudora, Pordyce. Gurdon, H a r r i s b u r g. Hushes. Huntsvillc, Lepanto. Lcwisvllle, Lonoke. Marked 'free. Mnivcll. Mountain Home. Ozark, Rector. Sheridan, Smackover. stamps, Star City. Trumunn, Wnldion and West Memphis iSKO.OOO.) .Changes in density in supersonic pas jets, such as rocket and etlRine Jets, now ran be measured without inserting any sort of probe into the stream and without interfering n-itli 1U /low. next hvo years, Comptroller Lee Roy Beasley rcjxnlcd to Governor MeMath yesterday. The report shows the 57th General Assembly made record appropriations of $245.376.147 In slate funds, while anticipated revenues will be S204.412.34S. Beasley flflid Ihe loin] appropriation of state and federal funds was J335.000.000. The governor, \\lio was studying the report with Beaslcy (his afternoon, sftld he would veto appropriations which are in excess of anticipated revenne.s. help finance the cost of an education building, which Is planned. Recently iiie chinch at Cosncll purchased from Hie War Assets Administration Die chapel at the former Blylhcvllle Army Air Base ot at three acres of ground for approximately $5.000. One-fourth of the purchase pike has been paid. The church now needs more space and the Rev. Mr. Anderson has worked out a novel plan lo help finance the building protect. The church Is buying from the WAA three barracks at the base which will be rnred to provide much of the material to he used In erecting an annex to house eight Sunday School classrooms, a nursery, recreation halt atid R kitchen. He also hopes to have sufficient material to erect a parsonaRe. And knosvhiR that it costs money to build, he has arranged lo let his members use their talents in helping lo erect the building, nnd the others to help with the farming operations on approximately 12 acres adjacent to the chapel which have been rented from the city which now has control of Ihe lorm- er airfield. The Rroiuul was sodded to ber- muda grass when It was in use by the Army and Ihe minister plans 10 raise soybeans this year to bclte keep Ihe Brass under control, ant then next yrnr cotton will be planted to give more members, more op portunily to share In the uhurcl financing plan. The profits will g into the building fund. Some new materials will be pur chased for Ihe building. It Is t have asbestos simng similar to th exterior of the chapel, and maleria for the roof also must be purchaser Tin educational building will be one-story structure 30 by 100 feet. 11 Is planned to erect a five-room house lo be used as a parsonage. Tiie ricv. and Mrs. Andei'son now have livliiR quarters In the housing area at the base. Missouri Senate Gets Bill Taxing Junked Railroads JEFFERSON CITY, March 23. M») —A bill to tnake railroads pay (or he privilege oJ abandoning their ncs was Introduced In the Missouri Senale yesterday. Sponsored by Sen. R. Williams Ri of Cassvllle, It was handed In >y Sen. c. R. Hawkins (R) of Brumlcy at Williams' request. A railroad abandoning: its entire Ine or a major part of It would lave to give the state Public Serv- ce Commission an inventory of Its jropcrty. Then It would be taxed at this rate: $20 K ton for scrap rail, »25 i on for re-roll rail. 130 a ton on "re- ay rail," $20 a ton for scrap frogs, switches, bridges, spikes and other steel, 25 per cent of the gross salvage value for locomotives, cabooses, depots »nd other heavy equipment. The tax would apply lo all abandoned lines except short feeder tracks which have outlived their usefulness, or to lines which have been operated at a loss for five years. All collections would go Into state highway funds. Wabash Rail Workers Go Back to Work ST. LOUIS. March 23. (!P)— Wa- »sh Railroad emplpyes were back '• work today alter a strike thai »Hed operations ol the road for «ht days. A back-to-work agreement be- ween four union- and the manage- lent ended the strike yesterday. he agreement was included In a ompany-unlon report given to a residential fact-finding board. The oard approved the arrangement. Arthur K. Atkinson. Wabash resident, said employes began >e- irnlng to their jobs promptly and he first trains would be put Into peratlon today. Approximately 3,500 operating mployes of the road were on strike. Another 9,000 employes were laid McClellan and Fulbright Vote for 'Home Rule' Proviso in Rent Control WASHINGTON, March 23. Wi — Senators' McClellan and Fulbrigh of Arkansas voted with the major ily which yesterday wrote into th Senate rent control bill an amend incut giving cities and towns th power lo remove controls If the! state governor approves. Neither Arkansas Senator wa recorded as voting on the Senate confirmation of President Truman' appointment ol James Boyd as <1! rector of the Bureau of Mines. ay I point out- "lubri-fecfion"! ' Lions Club Arranges Ladies' Night Meeting The ladles will be honored at t Lions Club's Ladies' Night, next Tuesday al 7:30 p.m., it was announced at Ihe club's luncheon meeting at the Hotel Noble, yesterday. A film of the Orange Bowl game between the University of Oeorg: and the University ol Texas wa shown to the club by Charles Moor and explained by J. B. Whitworl of Athens. Oa.. who Is line coac for the Georgia team. Mr. Whi worth Is in Blythevllle visiting h brother. Prank Whltworth. Other guests of the club were: ^f. Scruggs, Harold Eubanks an Earnest Haynes, all of Blythevlll ff while the railroad was Idle. The fact-finding board, which eld its first meeting Monday, greed to remain here to aid in ettlement of any issues c- which he two sides may not agree. The strike was called over 150 ndlvldual grievances at union members concerning overtime pay, working rules and other issues. Wales were not involved. Joseph A. McClaln, Jr., Baptist Groups Merge Funds to Build Orphanage MEMPHIS, March 23. IIP)— Two Baptist groups have merged their funds to build an orphanage near here. 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ADHA chief's surprising admission on the MHR
With all the "hoo haa" over the MHR in the last few weeks, you could excuse the Australian Digital Health Agency's head honcho, Tim Kelsey, for getting just a little rattled when faced with some fast and hard technical questions about the future of the electronic health record.
But in a very small session at this week's Health Informatics Conference in Sydney, Mr Kelsey said one thing that was either him deflecting on the run, or a pretty big admission that the current iteration of the MHR is nothing like it will be in the near future and a lot of the hard work of the ADHA could soon be redundant.
The whole thing started with a question to the founder of a new health information sharing standard FHIR, which is starting to gain huge traction in the US, and which is being touted as a major piece of the digital health puzzle on efficient and secure health information sharing over the web.
Grahame Grieve was asked, somewhat cheekily, by the panel moderator, the CEO of the Medical Software Industry Association Emma Hossack, what the utility of the fast evolving FHIR standard for data sharing might do to the current iteration of the MHR.
Before you read on here, you have to understand a little bit more about something that is seriously technical, but I'm going to simplify it in a way that might horrify the experts in order that your average coal-face doctor might quickly realise what is going on.
FHIR is a standard that is designed to translate hugely complex healthcare data which is shared throughout complex off-the-cloud healthcare databases via another standard called HL-7, and get it easily, but very securely, moving across the web interface so everyone can start sharing data like they do in normal digital markets, such as finance, travel and retailing.
In theory, it will allow consumer applications to talk to distributed databases in health, via the web, with much more security than the MHR, because it is only dealing in data that a consumer wants to share or needs to obtain through their app. And it is on their mobile, which is protected by Apple or Google, and only talking to relevant databases, not one giant central one.
The bottom line of the emerging FHIR revolution is that very soon, all things being equal, most the data being centralised in the MHR will simply not be needed to be stored that way. It will be accessed by a patient's mobile via their doctor's patient management system, or directly via the hospital, the pharmacist, or the pathology lab they just left. The concept is truly revolutionary.
But when you've just spent more than $2 billion trying to get your – now outdated – centralised record system up and running as the ADHA and the Australian government has done, that's a tricky revolution to embrace with open arms.
Mr Grieve, who is enigmatic, intelligent and often mischievous about FHIR and how the Australian government hasn't really embraced it with open arms like other countries (he was just last week invited to present at the White House) was very politic in his answer.
He said FHIR and the MHR was a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty set up. On the empty side, and here is the kicker, essentially once FHIR properly takes hold, much of the data being collected and stored centrally by the ADHA in the MHR, will not be needed.
He didn't actually say those words. That would be too awkward. But he did say much of the data between a consumer and the health system will be shared directly from the apps via FHIR and the web directly with the databases that are important and distributed such as your GPs patient management system.
As an example, currently the MHR is collecting meds data from the PBS, pharmacies and some other strange places. But the most accurate and up-to-date record holder is usually going to be your GP.
On the same panel as Mr Grieve were the four very senior managers from our largest patient management systems: Dr Frank Pyefinch from Best Practice (and who also founded MedicalDirector), Matthew Bardsley from MedicalDirector, James Scollay from Genie Solutions, and David Freemantle from FRED IT (a pharmacy system).
All of them endorsed the FHIR future and all said they were developing their products into the future with FHIR built in. The implication is that they will share their information off their systems directly with patients.
Why then does the ADHA collect it all now and put it in one place?
When Mr Kelsey was asked what, in the context of the momentum and the FHIR movement and its obvious implications ( and having all the major software vendors sitting next to him on a panel), he thinks about the future the MHR, we all expected an appropriately politic and pithy answer which amounted to no comment.
But what he surprisingly blurted out was "What Grahame said"…
What Grahame said? Grahame, trying to be polite, said between the lines, that the MHR in its current iteration pretty much had to be scrapped and replatformed around this new technology.
This all passed with very little fanfare because hardly anyone was in the room. But it was a surprising and very enlightening admission.
Essentially, Mr Kelsey is admitting that the current iteration of the project is way off what it needs to be. He might not think it, but in that admission he is also admitting that a lot of the current work and cost of the MHR is going to be of very little use in not too distant the future – that is, if FHIR does what everyone is promising.
Which does make you wonder why the ADHA and the government are both batting away questions about when the government will seriously fund the development of the FHIR project in Australia. When asked about this, Mr Kelsey said that FHIR was hugely important but it wasn't the job of the ADHA to run a standard.
What about funding the people who are developing the standard for free currently and going slow because they are doing it all for free? Would that be a good use of money?
When you think about the ADHA turning themselves into an engineering organisation running the most complex and dangerous centralised database in the country, and the utility of FHIR and the wholesale support, funding and embracing of the technology by the US government, you do have to wonder what is going on in Australia.
Mr Greive was conciliatory and more politic for once than the politician Mr Kelsey. He said of the glass half full in the FHIR scenario that the MHR that has been built by the ADHA still had a lot to offer.
"There is still a role for a government providing a secure store that stores documents for patients as one of the many places they can access to store documents and where you can connect and build innovative solutions on it as a part of an ecosystem," he told the panel.
And there is a good degree of truth in that statement. There is a role, and there is data the ADHA is collecting that others simply won't be able to collect because of the difficulty and cost, that needs to be shared.
It's just that there is a hell of lot that won't be needed. And everyone won't need to be in a central honey pot of data with about 900,000 potential healthcare practitioners that have a way into that database.
In the future world of FHIR, patients will have their record securely on their mobile and it will be exchanging information live with various health services as they go about their daily business where those databases exist.
And if you think that is a bit fanciful still, then consider that just a few weeks ago Apple came out in the US and said that the iPhone health platform would from now be built on FHIR. That is an announcement that can't be underestimated by governments around the world who think that patients' data needs to be controlled and centralised with them.
Apple declaring for health and FHIR is game changing globally for governments and patients alike. If you really want health to get more patient centric, like Apple or not, they aren't going to die wondering about whether you can do it much more efficiently and quickly than government has managed so far.
Watch this space.