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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Intro to Naked at Our Age read by Joan Price
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Posted by Joan Price at 5/12/2010 10:23:00 AM
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3 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2010
I'm delighted that you recorded the introduction! It's great to hear your voice.
The intro is a wonderful combination of your tender synopsis of your own love story and the intriguing mix of topics you will cover in the new book. I can't wait for when it comes out.
On a personal note, I, too, took a year to grieve my husband's death. I didn't see it as a way of not living my life. I saw it as a way to deeply live that part of my life so that I could move through it to a new phase. Whenever I grieve I have to dive deep and disconnect from work as much as possible until I'm ready to come roaring back. I've never understood people's advise to those in mourning to plunge into their work. I can't think of a more wrong path for me.
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2010
I just went to Amazon.com to pre-order your book. It's not listed yet. Can you tell your publisher to list it on Amazon already so that we can pre-order? Thanks.ReplyDelete
Anonymous #1: The grief journey does demand all our attention, and I agree with you that it is living deeply. I didn't mean to convey that work is more important than that. But when the advice came gently from Robert (his spirit? my invention of what he would say?), it helped me recapture the joy of my work more than the work ethic. The more I did something that would help others, the better I felt within myself, too.ReplyDelete
I didn't rush my grief to a close -- I'm still there, but functioning in the present, too, or what you wisely call a "new phase."
Thank you so much for commenting.
Anonymous #2: Seal will be listing it as soon as it's time to take pre-orders. Meanwhile, email me and I'll make sure you're notified.
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Facebook is currently the king of social media. Everyone from your godson to grandmother is poking and sharing every day. But as I use this popular site more than the average person, I have noticed many people updating their statuses with absolute garbage. Now this is not me pointing the finger and telling you I am right and you are wrong. I will never claim to be a social media whiz. It's more of a public service announcement to tell some of you out there to stop pissing people off with your lame updates. Below are four of the worst in my opinion. Leave a comment if you would like to add to the list of worst Facebook status update offenders.
Urban dictionary defines this annoying Facebook status as, "Subtly letting others know about how fantastic your life is while undercutting it with a bit of self-effacing humor or "woe is me" gloss." We all know that the whole idea of using social media is a tad bit narcissistic. We as humans love to share, comment and share some more each day online. However, this whole "something really exciting is about to happen" or "well that meeting went EXTREMELY well" are just cries for attention and a digital hug. Knock it off please. I am all for people sharing great news. I do it all the time. But some news just doesn't need to be posted on Facebook. Pick up the phone, send a text or email a close friend and let them know. Quite honestly unless it involves the people reading it on Facebook, they more than likely just don't care.
Too many updates:
I am not one to tell people what is the magic number when it comes to posting on various social media platforms. Once a day, once a week, or once a month. It's your damn page. However, people that update every other five minutes with what they are currently doing is just an abuse of social media. Updates like "Just woke up #TGIF", "Brushing my teeth #pearlywhites" and "Hmm what movie should I watch tonight? #thinking" are you telling others you have no idea how to socialize with human beings in your life or you desperately need human beings in your life. I have seen people update their status multiple times per hour with useless nonsense that clutters my wall. I usually unfriend or hide them as I just don't need to know that you walked from the bedroom to the kitchen to get a banana. Think before you Facebook people.
Getting deep:
I am a very positive person. I love life and all that good stuff, but I do not spout off endless inspirational quotes each and every day as if I am Deepak Chopra or Oprah Winfrey. Found a deep quote online? Cool. Feeling enlightened by some words put together by someone really moving? Neat. We don't need you cluttering our wall every day with these overused quotes. Now again don't get me wrong. I love a good quote like the next guy, but use them in moderation. No one, not even Mother Theresa, was that profound every waking moment. Share a kitten pic once in awhile.
"You know I will always love you." Who? Me? Why are you posting some cryptic message to your 500 friends online (407 you've never met in real life)? "Well that didn't end well." What our friendship on Facebook? I dropped you because your mysterious messages were nothing more than I wish daddy hugged me more as a kid. If you have something to say, SAY IT. If not, keep your emo updates to yourself.

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YOU might think the holy grail of archaeology would be, well, the Holy Grail.
For Neil Linford, an archaeologist with English Heritage based in Portsmouth, UK, it is something altogether more down to earth. Linford's goal is to speed up the laborious process of tracking down artefacts buried at archaeological sites.
For decades archaeologists' only option has been to walk backwards and forwards, carefully scanning the ground with a variety of hand-held devices to pick up the telltale magnetic, electrical and density anomalies caused by buried objects. It's a process that can take weeks.
Now techniques borrowed from physics are adding a new range of tools to archaeologists' kit, helping them build detailed maps with unprecedented ease. Unlike traditional instruments, these devices can be strapped to the back of vehicles to produce a picture of the subterranean scene in a fraction of the time. "We're seeing things we've never seen ...
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Battery life tips for Lumia family Windows Phone devices
This posts addresses some questions raised about battery use with a Nokia Lumia family Windows Phone
Even though it is not a necessity a reset after performing a (major) update will often give a better result because this will trigger a re-calibration of the battery over a number of charge cycles. What this means is that you will see a performance increase over time.
Keep in mind that with a reset all user information will be lost so make sure all contact and calendar data is synchronized to their respective sources (LiveID, gmail, Exchange) and audio, video and pictures are synchronized to your Windows PC using Zune or your Mac using the Windows Phone Connector. Previously downloaded applications (paid and free) can be downloaded back to the phone after a reset by using the app Reinstaller from Marketplace.
At this time SMS and MMS messages can not be backed up although they can be copied (by using copy/paste) to OneNote in Windows Phone Office which will store them on SkyDrive.
A reset is performed by selecting Settings>About>reset your phone. After the reset is complete the device first use sequence will be offered again where the primary liveID and optional Nokia Account can be setup.
Smart phones like a Lumia family Windows Phone usually will require a lot more energy compared to feature phones. A larger screen, constant hi-speed mobile internet access, temperature and quality of connection with the mobile network as well as distance to the network towers all influence the battery life.
A number of Lumia family phones use Clearblack super AMOLED screen which will provide an excellent and vibrant screen even in direct sunlight. Black on these screens is also truly black as the screen pixels are actually turned off for black. This also means that they use a minute amount of energy in this state. When using high brightness settings or when displaying white or vibrant colors the screen will use more energy. Obviously this will also influence battery life.
When you use many free version of app keep in mind these apps are paid for by ads which are sent to your phone while using the app. Obviously this will mean you will be using more energy as a regular connection is required for these ads.
If you use a wireless network (Wi-Fi) at home or if such network is available at a location you frequent it is a good practice to set these up on the phone so it can switch to these networks whenever they are in range instead of using the mobile network.
Whenever a network connection becomes active more energy is used. Polling mail servers, synchronizing social media, contact and calendar data and receiving updated information for live tiles and background tasks all require more energy if these are performed more frequently or when you are in an area where there is bad connectivity to the wireless network which requires these actions to be repeated multiple times or transfer of data will take longer.
Also if you make sporadic use of the mobile network or if the main reason for a connection is any of the above mentioned you will be able to save energy when you switch to a slower network mode like EDGE where available. You will find this option in Settings>Mobile Network 'Highest connection speed'. You can find more information on these settings on windowsphone.com. Keep in mind not all options mentioned in this support page may be available to you.
In Marketplace you will find a number of (free) tools like connection Tiles which allow for fast access to these settings from the start page of your Windows Phone so you can quickly switch to a higher speed when you want to use apps or functions which would benefit from it.
Some applications like Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive will require a lot more energy as they use multiple features of your Lumia phone like the GPS receiver for a prolonged period of time. In these cases it is advised to always connect to a charger while using these apps. You can use a suitable car charger or when you do not have direct access to a power source you might want to consider the DC-16 universal portable charger. Which will provide a full extra charge for your phone.
It would be a safe assumption that a nightly charge cycle would be required to ensure a full (working) day of operation. While charging to full capacity will not require more then a few hours at most it is completely safe to leave the phone connected to the original charger as it will switch to so-called 'trickle charge' which will provide a very low charge to keep the battery at full capacity while the phone is idle. Power consumption from your wall socket will be very low in this state, not that a charger will use much energy anyway.
I hope these tips will provide useful for you, if you have any question then feel free to ask in the Windows Phone Forum.


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The SBC501BSSTB can accommodate half, quarter, and mini kegs. We include a five pound CO2 tank and tap system complete with all the accessories you need for the smoothest pour. The interior includes a dial thermostat for easy temperature control.
The SBC501BSSTB features a black cabinet and 304 grade stainless steel wrapped door with a pro towel bar handle. The top includes a chrome guard rail to help neaten service. Heavy duty casters offer easy portability. This unit features a manual defrost operation process to help prevent temperature fluctuations. The fully finished cabinet is designed for freestanding use.
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Brunswick Layover Facility
Because the current train layover facility is located in Portland, and because the host railroad agreement limits the number of daily trips between Portland and Brunswick to six, Downeaster trains must make two dead-head moves each day between Portland and Brunswick just to position the equipment for the revenue runs between Brunswick and Boston. These deadhead trains travel through 26,000 grade crossings, and burn more than 45,000 gallons of fuel annually, with no passengers on board. Once the facility is built in Brunswick, these deadhead moves will be eliminated and replaced with revenue runs instead. This provides more travel options for the public, and creates more riders and revenue to offset costs.
In addition, the added crew time required to make the deadhead moves adds nearly $450,000 annually to Downeaster operating costs. These costs will be eliminated when a layover facility is located in Brunswick. Lastly, the facility will eliminate the need for Downeaster trains to idle outside between runs each day.
The facility will include a layover building to store and service Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains indoors. The single-story layover building, which will be approximately 655 feet long, 70 feet wide and about 37 feet high, will accommodate the overnight storage of up to three diesel locomotive-powered passenger train sets used for the Downeaster service. It will be equipped with a ventilation system to handle locomotive exhaust and will be heated. Offices, locker rooms, wash rooms and storage facilities will be incorporated in an attachment on the north side of the building.
A series of three tracks will connect the building to the railroad main line. The building and yard tracks will have a "double-ended" configuration to allow for trains to arrive or depart in either direction. The primary vehicular access to/from the facility will be via Lombard Street.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), NNEPRA provided Environmental Assessment documentation in support of the project. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on June 17, 2014.
NNEPRA accepted input through July 22, 2014 regarding the exterior color of the building. The building has been specified to be two-tone, with a top and bottom color. The manufacturer has provided 11 color options to choose from. Click here to view those options, and a few potential renderings. The input received from the public was provided to members of the Brunswick Layover Advisory Group at their meeting on July 24, 2014.
The layover facility is needed for several reasons:
· Amtrak requires a facility to store, restock and perform daily inspections and routine servicing, such as cleaning and refueling of passenger rail equipment used for Amtrak Downeaster service.
· An enclosed layover facility in Brunswick would eliminate the need to idle trains outside between scheduled runs. The facility is required to allow Amtrak train sets to power down between runs, reducing fuel consumption and emissions, vibration and noise otherwise produced by idling trains between scheduled service runs of the Amtrak Downeaster.
· An enclosed facility is needed to reduce wear and tear on Amtrak rolling stock and allow Amtrak's contractor to service and restock equipment overnight, particularly during harsh Maine winter months. The safety, efficiency and security of this operation will be significantly improved by providing an enclosed, climate-controlled facility. Such a facility will also facilitate snow and ice melt off of equipment during the winter.
· Crew quarters are needed to provide accommodations for Amtrak workers and contractors, such as a break room, restroom, briefing room, commissary and similar workplace amenities.
· A layover facility located near the eastern terminus of Amtrak Downeaster service (Brunswick Station) will eliminate deadhead train movements between Brunswick and the current layover location in Portland that are required now to position equipment for the morning runs. These trips back to Portland from Brunswick at night and then back from Portland to Brunswick in the morning don't carry passengers, increase fuel use and operating costs.
· Once a layover is built, the Downeaster will be able to operate a third daily round-trip between Brunswick and Boston without increasing the number of train movements between Portland and Brunswick.
Public Input
The NNEPRA Board of Directors established a Brunswick Layover Building Advisory Group in August 2011, to provide input and feedback regarding the building and its design. The Group, which includes representatives from the Town of Brunswick, Brunswick Town Council, facility neighbors, and MaineDOT, provided critical input into the development of building design specifications.
As a result of input from the Advisory Group and members of the public, the layover building is being designed to:
· accommodate inside storage of all trains sets and locomotives used in the Downeaster service to virtually eliminate the need for extended outside idling of train engines;
· employ low-noise generating rooftop fans;
· meet an overall net Sound Transmission Class (STC) of 44 or greater, far greater than federal requirements of STC 23, to minimize noise impacts;
· utilize light fixtures and placement of light fixtures which limit light spillover onto adjacent parcels;
· include visual screening on the north side perimeter fence.


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A bit of testimony
I have never had that one moment where I knew, without a doubt, that God was working in my life. He's always just kind of been there. I've always gone to church, said grace before meals, and prayers before bed. I've always been a "Christian," but it wasn't until I spent a semester at a Bible college that my eyes were opened to what others thought Christianity was, and how different my perspective was.
No wonder my co-worker dubbed me "Twisted Christian;" I didn't fit the mold. My God didn't care that I drank, swore, and hung out with sinners. My God didn't care about my sexual orientation, my gender, or my occupation. My God didn't care that I didn't fit what our culture thinks is a "proper Christian."
This became a source of tension, at least in my head. My God didn't seem to be the same God as those I went to church with, those I worshiped with, those I broke bread with. My God was not a god of doctrine and dogma, but love and community.
It's easy to hide in church. It's easy to go with the flow when everyone assumes those around them believe the same. But I felt disingenuous. How could I be a faithful servant of God if I couldn't even be honest with those in my community? I had never really chosen a faith community based on theology. I was more concerned with community and music. For me, my primary connection with God is through music. I have never felt closer to God than when I am playing bass in a worship band, lost in communion with Him.
But I began to realize that music isn't/can't be everything. While personal worship is important, worshiping in community is more important. And that type of worshiping isn't done only through music, but through relationships, through conversation, through service, through demonstrating the love of Christ.
As I began to explore the world outside my comfort zone, I came to see that I wasn't alone. That this "Twisted Christian" moniker was not exclusive to me, but that there were many others like me. Others whose God was like my God. Others who doubted, were cynical, questioned the norm, and didn't fit the stereotypical Christian norm. It was such a breath of fresh air. It was so refreshing to find out that I, that we, were not alone.
It was through this exploration of Christianity outside my comfort zone that God brought us to Home Street. A community of believers where I feel that I can be honest. Where I can be open and learn. And a community in which we can raise our children to know a God of love.


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UMW's Scites, Otterman, and Tatara Named to All-CAC Softball Team April 24, 2015 The University of Mary Washington softball team, fresh off a 21-win season, saw three players named to the All-Capital Athletic Conference Team, including seniors Brittany Scites and Hannah Otterman, and sophomore Olivia Tatara. [read more]
UMW Softball's Stefannie Asselanis Checks in on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 at #4 with Diving Catch April 18, 2015 University of Mary Washington sjunior softball player Stefannie Asselanis made the #4 play on ESPN Sprtscenter's Top 10 Plays on Friday night after her diving catch at the fence in the CAC Tournament game on Friday. [read more]
UMW Softball, Baseball to Face Salisbury in CAC Tournaments on Friday April 17, 2015 The University of Mary Washington softball and baseball teams will face Salisbury University on Friday in their respective Capital Athletic Conference tournaments. [read more]
UMW Softball Falls to Salisbury, 6-2, in CAC Tournament Third Round April 17, 2015 The University of Mary Washington softball team dropped a 6-2 decision to seventh-ranked Salisbury University on Friday afternoon in the Capital Athletic Conference tournament, ending the campaign with a 21-14 record. [read more]
UMW Softball Drops 4-1 Decision at CNU in CAC Tournament April 16, 2015 Playing in its second game of the day, the University of Mary Washington softball team dropped a 4-1 decision at Christopher Newport University on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament. [read more]
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Wonderful vacation weather for July 4th will continue into next week
Writing these blogs is something I genuinely love doing. There really isn't a shortage of topics to write about because the weather is always changing. However, over the next week, strictly on the meteorological scale of exciting weather, the score is going to be rather low. Yesterday began the second half of the year and if it's anything like the first, we are in for some exciting weather, but it's […]CONTINUE READING
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Wet Wednesday, but super vacation weather follows
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With July 4th on Saturday, this might your summer vacation week. If it is, you did reasonably well picking it, but if you like heat and humidity, you should have waited until sometime later in July or early August. If you are visiting here for the first time, welcome to Maine. If you are a lifelong resident, you know why we love it here so much. The last week of […]Continue Reading
Sunday Jun 28, 2015 | 10:08 am
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Friday Jun 26, 2015 | 12:42 pm
Dry Saturday followed by wet Sunday
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Tuesday Jun 23, 2015 | 4:33 pm
Tornado watch until 11 PM for southern Maine
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Sunshine returns with possible Tuesday storms and then a cooler weekend
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text: Er, sorry to disappoint but the Tuxera NTFS kernel driver is faster than any user space NTFS driver could ever be. It is faster than ext3/4, too. (-: To give you a random example on an embedded system (800MHz, 512MB RAM, 64kiB write buffer size) where NTFS in user space achieves a maximum cached write throughput of ~15MiB/s, ext3 achieves ~75MiB/s, ext4 ~100MiB/s and Tuxera NTFS kernel driver achieves ~190MiB/s blowing ext4 out of the water by almost a factor of 2 and the user space code by more than a factor of 10. File systems in user space have their applications but high performance is definitely not one of them... You might say that ext3/4 are journaling so not a fair comparison so let me add that FAT32 achieves about 100MiB/s in the same hardware/test, still about half of NTFS.


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Westborough police log, Oct. 5 edition
Friday, Sept. 21
12:35 a.m. West Main St. Ambulance.
1:04 a.m. Milk St. Vandalism.
2:37 a.m. Mayberry Dr. Ambulance.
1:37 p.m. W. Main St. Accident – hit & run.
2:53 p.m. Arrested, Mitchell J. Follis, 17, of 14 John St., Worcester, for operating MV without a license, tire tread depth violation, wanton property damage.
4:59 p.m. Steven Rd. Domestic.
6:21 p.m. Old Nourse St. Ambulance.
8:50 p.m. Computer Dr. Threats made.
Saturday, Sept. 22
1:09 a.m. Milk St. Suspicious activity.
12:58 p.m. Arrested, Daniel J. Tenanes, 26, of 6 Joanne Dr., Westborough, on warrant.
1:18 p.m. Nourse St. Suspicious activity.
5:53 p.m. South St. Shoplifting.
9:14 p.m. Arrested, Gabrielle M. Lash, 20, of 1173 Broadway, Hanover, for operating under the influence of liquor, marked lanes violation.
9:57 p.m. Wayside Rd. Disturbance (general).
10:52 p.m. Computer Dr. Disturbance (general).
Sunday, Sept. 23
2:56 a.m. W. Park Dr. Accident – property damage.
6:23 a.m. W. Main St. Accident – property damage.
10:41 a.m. Willow St. Ambulance.
6:45 p.m. W. Main St. Larceny.
10:04 p.m. Charlestown Meadows Dr. Ambulance.
Monday, Sept. 24
3:24 a.m. Elizabeth Dr. Ambulance.
7:38 a.m. Turnpike Rd. Suspicious activity.
9:14 a.m. Arch St. Ambulance.
10:35 a.m. Flanders Rd. Accident – hit & run.
11:10 a.m. Wayside Rd. Larceny.
2:20 p.m. E. Main St. Disturbance (general).
2:40 p.m. Hadley Ln. Ambulance.
5:19 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Disturbance (general).
6:46 p.m. Nourse St. Suspicious person.
7:54 p.m. Arrested, Erin L. Moran, 37, of 76 Fisher St., Westborough, for operating under the influence of liquor, OUI BAC level .08 per se.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
1:22 a.m. Fisher St. Suspicious auto.
1:41 a.m. Oak St. Suspicious auto.
3:54 a.m. E. Main St. Larceny.
10:52 a.m. E. Main St. annoying/harassing phone calls.
1:20 p.m. Mayberry DR. Larceny.
3:26 p.m. Longmeadow Rd. Suspicious auto.
8:27 p.m. South St. Accident – property damage.
10:29 p.m. Flanders Rd. Suspicious activity.
10:34 p.m. Computer Dr. Suspicious auto.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
8:51 a.m. Ruggles St. Vandalism.
4:24 p.m. Lyman St. Ambulance.
4:56 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Suspicious person.
5:08 p.m. Turnpike Rd./Computer Dr. Road/trees/wires.
7:03 p.m. Arrested, Donna Poulin, of 85 Howard St., Northborough, for marked lanes violation, speeding, operating under the influence of liquor – per se; BAC above 0.08%.
10:05 p.m. Forrest Ln. Disturbance (general).
Thursday, Sept. 27
9:29 a.m. Chestnut St. Ambulance.
12:37 p.m. Flanders Rd. Larceny.
2:17 p.m. Arch St. Fire/smoke/gas investigation.
2:22 p.m. Lyons St. Ambulance.
7:27 p.m. Lyman St. Suspicious activity.
8:16 p.m. Union St. Larceny.
The information from the police log is obtained directly from the official records maintained at each police station in our circulation area. It contains arrests and samplings of police activity. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. The Community Advocate will publish news of acquittals upon notification and a copy of court-issued documentation.
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Rabat — HM King Mohammed VI sent messages of condolences to King Juan Carlos of Spain and head of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, following the train crash that killed 80 people on Wednesday in northwest Spain.
The sovereign expresses deep sadness and sorrow, offering condolences to the victims' families.
HM the King already had with King of Spain, HM Juan Carlos 1 a telephone conversation during which the Sovereign expressed his condolences to the Spanish Monarch following the tragedy.


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Goat Rising and Jersey Maid Cheeses Come From the Same Small Farm!
John Miller is a 10th generation New England farmer. For years, he raised and milked Jersey cows in the Chesterfield, MA area. He showed his cows in competitions and he won more often than not.
I asked him to tell us some of his story and he was happy to oblige. When his children (3) were still young, he was approached by a farmer in Quebec who was raising Jerseys and entering competitions, but not winning. He made John an offer "he couldn't refuse," so John sold his farm and his 60 Jerseys and headed to Quebec.
For 5 years, John managed the prestigious Piedmont Farm herd and marketed their prize winning cows. This marketing experience came in handy later when he decided to return to farming. John knew how hard it would be to make his living from selling milk. He knew about the value of making cheese, and he decided to try his hand at it.
They looked for land and finally found a suitable location in Charlemont, MA, where they established the Farmstead at Mine Brook.John's aunt retired from the business 2 years ago, so now John is the owner of the scenic farm tucked between 2 hills in Western Mass. (goatrising.com) If you are ever in the area, it's a lovely place to visit:
If you decide to visit the farm, you will find homemade Jersey ice cream (native blueberry, strawberry and vanilla), Jersey cream fudge, homemade jams, goat's milk soap, raw milk, farm fresh eggs, other local products and, of course, a wide selection of award winning goat's milk and Jersey cheeses.
It's the cheeses, of course, that I wanted to know more about. I had noticed John's Chevres at our local Big Y and recently at a Hannaford's in Maine. I asked him how he managed to get his cheeses in the big supermarket chains, and he made it sound easy.
For the Big Y, he contacted the deli buyer for the whole company, made an appointment, took samples and to his surprise, they appeared to be interested. They visited the farm to check things out and then he was accepted. John said that Big Y is the last family owned supermarket chain in the US.
A friend arranged for him to send samples to Hannaford's and Stop & Shop, and they also recently accepted him as a supplier. Now that John has the orders, he will be making some improvements to his make room and expanding the work area. However, the challenge is to maintain the same quality standards he is known for.
As it is now, John does everything by hand. He has help, but his cheesemaking process is very labor intensive. From one room, he manages to make 600 pounds of Chevre every week (made from vat pasteurized milk (low temp)) and 100 pounds of aged Jersey cheeses (made from raw milk). His equipment was purchased used and modified from it's original functions to suit his needs.
His pasteurizer only holds 40 gallons of milk, but he will soon be using a 150 gallon vat.
A relative made the draining bags he uses to hang his curds.
His molds come from New England Cheesemaking Supply Co., of course.
His work table was originally a steam table.
Many of his 6 employees are relatives, but Danielle Larned works with John full time in all areas of production.
Currently, John has 30 Nubian goats and 17 Jersey cows. He brings his goats into the barn when the sun is hot, so the fans can keep them cool.
The best part of visiting a farm is when you get to taste the cheese.
These are the four I chose to sample;
These are the four I chose to sample;
I can definitely understand why they have won so many awards (listed on their website). They were absolutely delicious. The big surprise was the Mountain cheese. My only regret is that I didn't buy more. The cheese itself is somewhat soft and the crust is sweet and crumbly. I ate it on a burger when I got home and it was fabulous. John described it to me as a "stinky" cheese and I guess it is- but the flavor is huge! The Neige en Ete is a triple cream, but it's so buttery, it tastes more like a quadruple cream. The Mont Blanc is extremely popular because it is a mold ripened goat cheese and who doesn't love that?
Thanks, John. We'll be back soon!
Contact John at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Under PressureThe engineers at FAST have developed a complete plug-and-play electronic fuel pressure sensor kit for use with their XFI or other suitable EFI system. The new Electronic Fuel Pressure Kit from FAST serves three functions. First, it provides electronic fuel pressure measurement capability in an easy and affordable kit. Second, the kit offers OEM reliability by including a GM OEM sensor designed to function and remain durable in the engine compartment. And lastly, the kit provides a complete plug-and-play solution by including a billet aluminum mounting block, spacer, and mounting hardware for easy connection to fuel lines. More information is available by calling 877.334.8355 or on the Internet at fuelairspark.com.
Up in A-ArmsImprove the handling and front end stability of your '67- 69 Camaro with a set of Pro Touring upper A-arms from BMR Suspension. Manufactured from 1.25-inch DOM tubing and laser-cut 3⁄16-inch mounting plates, these arms feature low-deflection and internally fluted Delrin bushings with easy-to-access grease fittings. They also feature taller ball joints for an improved camber curve, two additional degrees of positive caster for increased high-speed stability and increased camber gain while turning, and shorter A-arm tube lengths for a smaller shim stack on lowered vehicles. For more information visit bmrsuspension.com or call them at 813.986.9302.
Bring the HeatThe DYAD Drive System DFX Multi-Disc Clutch by Centerforce, is now available for '97- 11 Chevrolet Camaros. The DYAD DFX is a direct bolt-in OE replacement with a higher holding capacity system using discs similar to the DFX series clutches. These units are capable of withstanding more heat than clutches manufactured with organic material. Today's technology has allowed for engine torque to exceed unprecedented levels and still be daily drivers. Drivers need a clutch that can offer positive engagement, quiet operation, light pedal, and high-end holding capacity. The DYAD DFX offers that and more. Call Centerforce at 928.771.8422 for more information, or visit them online at centerforce.com.
Take a SeatExterior styling is usually the first thing that wins the favor of enthusiasts. However, when it comes to owning and driving the car, the interior is more important—especially the seats. As a car ages, the seat foam gradually disintegrates, turning into dust. To address this problem, Classic Industries now offers OER original-style front and rear seat foam for '82- 92 Camaros. Replacing the seat foam not only offers you a more comfortable place to sit, but also makes for a better appearance when replacing your upholstery. These seat foams can be ordered online 24 hours a day at classicindustries.com or by calling 866.656.1707.
Billet ReservoirIn recent years, GM Type II power steering pumps have become the go-to units for performance aftermarket power steering, but the reservoir's industrial look is a less-than-attractive addition to your Camaro … until now. Eddie Motorsports has recently released a new billet aluminum clip-on power steering reservoir for GM Type II pumps. Machined from a solid chunk of 6061 T6 aluminum, these reservoirs are a direct replacement for the inferior plastic tanks. The billet reservoir is internally baffled and includes an attractive, race-inspired, vented notched-grip cap, and also includes an aluminum -6 AN return fitting. The reservoir can be purchased with a raw machined or highly polished finish, as well as a variety of Fusioncoated colors. Prices start at $225. Visit Eddie Motorsports on the web at eddiemotorsports.com or call 888.813.1293.


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Seat Belts for Dogs May Soon Become a Reality, Pet Owners Cheer
It's not just humans who need to buckle up.
It's not just humans who need to buckle up.
The dangers of texting and driving are well known, which makes the action of one school bus driver that much more shocking.
We here at Fun 107 understand your need to get wet during these very hot days!
The heat advisory for the Southcoast area will continue for the next few days, with index temps feeling like at least 100 degrees. For those who do not have access to air conditioning, there are some places in New Bedford that will be offering some relief from the heat this week.
As details of the place crash that occurred over the weekend continue to emerge, I have heard a few conversations about it, including a detailed conversation between two people at the YMCA that I heard while waiting for my daughter to finish swim lessons.
I for one, was quite surprised over the Transportation Security Admionistrations new ruling relaxing the ban on knives on commercial airline flights here int he U.S.
Many people without power are turning to their cars to charge cell phones, and ipods. Please be cautious!
This morning we took a call from the mother of a student at Dartmouth schools. She said her son was told that the school's resource officer, who is a police officer, does not carry a gun.
Safer cars and less people driving under the influence of alcohol are a couple of reasons given for the latest numbers released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on auto accident deaths and injuries.
Odds are the airbags in your car are the real deal, and will deploy when needed. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned today that car owners whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years may have dangerous counterfeit bags.


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Paul Ryan, Obama campaign in Iowa
A pro-Romney super PAC is spending more than $10 million on a new television advertisement criticizing Obama's handling of the economy as the nation's unemployment rate lingers above 8 percent.
"Another month. Even more Americans jobless," says the narrator in the ad from the group, Restore Our Future, which is led by people with close ties to Romney. The spot will air for more than a week across 11 presidential battleground states, including Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Democrats are banking on Ryan and his controversial budget proposals overshadowing Romney's message and Republican attacks on Obama's economic performance.
Since Romney formally named Ryan as his running mate on Saturday, the Obama campaign has gone after the Republican budget architect's plans to transform Medicare into a voucher system and re-shape the nation's tax system.
A top Obama political adviser, David Axelrod, said Monday that Romney's selection of Ryan is reminiscent of John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin four years ago.
He told "CBS This Morning" he remembers the initial excitement surrounding Palin's selection, but says he doesn't believe the choice of Ryan "is going to be a plus for Mr. Romney."
Axelrod called Ryan "a genial fellow" who advocates harsh policy positions, particularly on Medicare.
Ryan figures to play prominently in Obama's message during his three-day bus tour across Iowa, his longest visit to a single state during the campaign.
Obama's bus tour began in Council Bluffs, across the Missouri River from Omaha, Neb., and head across the state before wrapping up in Davenport along the Mississippi River.
Ryan, a 42-year-old congressman, is best-known for proposing to reshape Medicare by setting up a voucher-like system to let future retirees shop for private health coverage or choose the traditional program. Independent budget analysts have said the plan would probably mean higher out-of-pocket costs for seniors.
Looking to define the Republican ticket's views on Medicare, the Obama campaign released an online video Monday featuring seniors in Florida talking about how Ryan's proposed changes to the popular health care program could affect them.
"It doesn't make any sense to cut Medicare," says one woman.
The video aims to portray the Romney-Ryan ticket as a threat to Medicare and Obama as its protector.
The commercial comes as Romney gently tries to distance himself from his running mate's budget plan, making clear that his ideas rule, not Ryan's.
"I have my budget plan," Romney said, "And that's the budget plan we're going to run on."
The Romney campaign, meanwhile, released a new ad accusing the Obama administration of "gutting welfare reform."
The new television advertisement released Monday accused the Obama White House of stripping the work requirement from the nation's welfare law. It's the same charge the Republican candidate levied in a separate ad last week. Independent fact checkers have found the premise of the ad to be false.
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Samuel Schindler, Katherine Warrington funerals held in Rockville
April 6, 2013 - 08:55 am
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ODENTON, Md. (AP) - Funeral services are being held for two cousins killed in a car crash in Odenton.
Funeral services for 22-year-old Samuel Schindler and 22-year-old Katherine Warrington will be Saturday at noon at St. Mary's Church in Rockville. The cousins were killed when a car they were riding in ran off the road in Odenton and hit a light pole and two trees. The driver of the car, 22-year-old David D'augustine, was also killed. Another passenger was critically injured.
Anne Arundel County police say excessive speed was a factor in the crash, which occurred March 31 on Piney Orchard Parkway.
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As expected, the American Jobs Act failed to pass a cloture vote last night. The vote was 50-49. Democrats held the vote open so "New Englander of the Year" Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) could return from Boston and cast the final vote in favor, giving them the talking point that a majority supported the bill. Tom Coburn, under treatment for prostate cancer, missed the vote. Harry Reid switched his vote to no at the last minute to enable him to bring it up again, so Shaheen's vote was needed for that majority.
Two Democrats, Jon Tester and Ben Nelson, voted with all Republicans save Coburn against the legislation. Nelson gave no explanation, while Tester released a statement saying that "The things I support in this bill are outweighed by the things I can't support."
We shouldn't be sending billions of dollars in bailout aid to states. And I can't support tax gimmicks that do little to create jobs and fail to address a much bigger underlying problem: The need for a big, broad and bipartisan plan to cut the deficit and to make sure we can pay our bills and rebuild our economy.
Moving forward, we need to focus on investing in the things that create jobs in this country: Our critical infrastructure, education, and research and development. We need significant but responsible cuts to government spending. We need a wholesale reform of our tax code to make sure that millionaires and corporations pay their fair share, and to make taxes more fair for working families. And we need to ensure that critical initiatives like Social Security and Medicare are built to last, so they can benefit our kids and grandkids.
This measure does none of those things. It is an expensive, temporary fix to a problem that needs a big, long-term solution. And I look forward to working together, putting politics aside, to find a solution that's right for Montana and the nation.
I find that to be mostly gobbledygook. What he calls "bailing out states" I call "saving the jobs of teachers and cops and firefighters." And any look at the unemployment rolls shows that the loss of 500,000 jobs in the public sector since 2008 is one of the major drags on growth. [cont'd] His alibi amounts to "this bill doesn't solve every problem ten years out in the manner I want so I'll vote no." It's a typical politician's dodge. Nelson would at least just say "I don't want to raise taxes on anyone" and be done with it; Tester's excuse is more of an insult.
Just because there was majority support for the cloture vote doesn't mean there was majority support for the legislation. Joe Manchin, Jim Webb and Joe Lieberman all expressed their opposition to the underlying bill. So the bill itself is going nowhere, though it was a political vehicle all along more than a serious piece of legislation.
Now the plan is to break the bill up into component parts and to call out Republicans as obstructionists. That was the focus of the President's statement after the vote:
Tonight, a majority of United States Senators voted to advance the American Jobs Act. But even though this bill contains the kind of proposals Republicans have supported in the past, their party obstructed the Senate from moving forward on this jobs bill.
Tonight's vote is by no means the end of this fight. Independent economists have said that the American Jobs Act would grow the economy and lead to nearly two million jobs, which is why the majority of the American people support these bipartisan, common-sense proposals. And we will now work with Senator Reid to make sure that the individual proposals in this jobs bill get a vote as soon as possible.
In the coming days, Members of Congress will have to take a stand on whether they believe we should put teachers, construction workers, police officers and firefighters back on the job. They'll get a vote on whether they believe we should cut taxes for small business owners and middle-class Americans, or whether we should protect tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
This is a tactic that many liberals sought, to make Republicans defend their position again and again and again. Some conservative Dems are about to get caught in that crossfire. But that shouldn't really be of anyone's concern.
However, a jobs bill that over time could add more jobs than the American Jobs Act, and one that costs nothing up-front, passed the Senate while the AJA was failing yesterday. More on that in a minute.


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Resolutions at today's Annual General Meeting ofAddtechAB, and the ensuing statutory Board of Directors Meeting, included the following:
Dividend A dividend of SEK 3.00 per share was declared. Record date for the dividend was confirmed to be 1 September 2014. The dividend is expected to be remitted by Euroclear Sweden AB 4 September 2014.
Board of Directors As directors Anders Börjesson, Eva Elmstedt, Tom Hedelius, Lars Spongberg, Ulf Mattsson and Johan Sjö were re-elected.
Anders Börjesson was re-elected to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Tom Hedelius was re-elected to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at the ensuing statutory Board of Directors Meeting.
At the statutory Board of Directors Meeting, the entire Board of Directors except the President was designated to constitute the Company's Audit Committee. The Chairman and the Vice Chairman were designated to constitute the Company's Compensation Committee.
Guidelines for remuneration to senior management The Annual General Meeting (AGM) resolved to adopt the guidelines for compensation and other terms of employment for the President and other members of Group management in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors.
Issuing call options for bought-back shares and the transfer of bought-back shares to management personnel The AGM resolved, in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, in deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights, to offer 25 members of management personnel within the Addtech Group to acquire call options on up to 350,000 of the Company's bought-back class B shares. These entitle to acquire the corresponding number of shares during the period from 17 September 2017 to 1 June 2018 inclusive, corresponding to approximately 0.5 percent of the total number of shares and approximately 0.4 percent of the total number of votes in the Company. Acquisition of options shall be effected at market price.
The purchase price for shares on exercising options shall correspond to 120 percent of the volume-weighted average of the price paid for the Company's B shares on the NASDAQ OMX Exchange in Stockholm during the period from 29 August 2014 to 11 September 2014 inclusive. In order to encourage participation in the Scheme, a subsidy shall be paid corresponding to the premium paid for each call option. This subsidy shall be paid during September 2016, providing that the option holder's employment with the Group has not been terminated and that the call options have not been disposed of prior to this point.
The costs of the Scheme consist of the subsidy paid during September 2016 as detailed above and the social security charges payable on this subsidy. The total cost of the subsidy, including social security charges, has been estimated at approximately SEK 2,5 million after corporation tax, calculated based on the prevailing market conditions on 23 August 2014. Against this subsidy, the option premium corresponds to a total of approximately SEK 2,5 million which the Company will receive on transferring the call options, as a result of which the Scheme will not involve any net charge to the Company's equity.
Repurchase of own shares The AGM resolved in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors to authorise the Board of Directors to buy and sell shares in the Company, on one or more occasions, such authorisation to remain valid until the next AGM. The purpose of such repurchases is to allow for adjustment of the Group's capital structure and to enable the Company to make future acquisitions of companies or businesses with payment in the Company's own shares. By holding shares in treasury the Company is also assuring its obligations under the share based incentive program resolved at the AGM 2011, AGM 2012 and AGM 2013 and the call option Scheme resolved at today's AGM.
Purchases shall be made on the NASDAQ OMX Exchange in Stockholm at a price within the price range registered at any given time, which is the interval between the highest purchase price and the lowest sale price. Repurchases of own shares is limited so that the Company's holding of own shares at any given time does not exceed 10 percent of the total number of shares outstanding in the Company.
Sale of shares held in treasury shall be possible to make with or without preferential rights for existing shareholders, but not via the NASDAQ OMX Exchange in Stockholm. Sales may be made to finance acquisition of companies or businesses.
At the ensuing statutory Board of Directors Meeting, the Board of Directors decided to exercise the authorisation given to it by the AGM held 27 August 2014 to repurchase shares in the Company.
Since before, Addtech AB holds 1,740,000 class B shares in treasury, equivalent to 2.6 percent of the total number of shares outstanding, and 1.8 percent of the votes. The total number of shares outstanding in Addtech AB, including shares held in treasury, is 68,198,496.
Information about the AGM Information about the AGM is available at the Company´s website in the menu Investors/Corporate Governance/Annual General Meeting.
Next report An interim report for the period 1 April – 30 September 2014 will be published 5 November.
Executive Vice President Anders Claeson was continuously appointed as Executive Vice President ofAddtechAB at the ensuing statutory Board of Directors Meeting.
Stockholm, 27 August 2014
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Street smart: A fun guide to Miami streets
Posted 07 October 2005 - 08:58 PM
Signage is ample, and there is a countywide numbered street grid that has been laid out logically and methodically.
Miami is laid out on a cartesian-style grid, divided into four quadrants (NW, NE, SW, SE), created by "x-axis" and "y-axis" roads.
Flagler Street is Miami's "x-axis", dividing north from south.
"Streets" are east-west roads, and all streets north of Flagler will carry a "N" designation, while all streets south of it will carry a "S" designation.
Miami Avenue is the city's "y-axis", dividing east from west.
"Avenues" travel north and south, and all avenues west of Miami Avenue will carry a "W" designation, and by extension, those east of it will carry an "E" designation.
Flagler Street and Miami Avenue intersect in downtown Miami, and this would be considered the "origin" of the grid.
Street signs and traffic signals are the primary responsibility of Miami-Dade County. The grid extends far beyond the city limits of Miami across the entire county, giving Miami-Dade County a fairly uniform street system. There are a couple of notable exceptions, will I will mention later. The genius of the system is the precision. Avenues are spaced exactly 1/10 of a mile apart, so that means that 10 avenues will equal one mile of distance traveled. Streets are 1/16 of a mile apart. A block ten avenues by 16 streets is equal to one square mile.
Major avenues in the NW/SW area end in either a 2 or a 7. They are numbered in succession: (N/S)W 2nd Ave, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd, 27th, 32nd, etc... as far as Krome Avenue (177th Avenue), located 17 miles west of the center of downtown Miami.
This is what a standard street sign looks like in Miami. It gives the quadrant, the street number, and the street type.
The standard template calls for the street number to be larger than the quadrant and the street type, as you can see below. This is also a standard traffic signal configuration for Miami. The traffic signal is mounted in a horizontal orientation on an aluminum mast-arm.
While Miami does have numbered streets, historically there have been a lot of named streets. Many streets in Miami carry both a street name and a street number. Many of these are historic roads that had a name first, and planners kept the name even as they began aligning roads onto the grid countywide. For these "legacy" roads, many people use the name and the number interchangeably.
There are also many thoroughfares that are not on the grid at all. Biscayne Boulevard is one of them. Biscayne Blvd starts in downtown Miami near the present day Met1 site and it extends all the way to the Broward County line at NE 213th Street. Biscayne Blvd also carries the designation US Highway 1 (US 1). Miami-Dade County does something which I really admire, and that's this: their signage includes both the highway name and the route number:
Why is this such a big deal? Because even though Biscayne Blvd is a long thoroughfare that extends from NE 213th St to SE 3rd St, US 1 extends much farther. In fact, when US 1 crosses the Miami River, it becomes a new road with a new name: Brickell Avenue.
South of Brickell (SE 25th Road), US 1 doesn't have a name at all, so the signage reflects that.
But that's just a transition, because eventually US 1 will gain another name: South Dixie Highway.
So while the name of the thoroughfare can change, the sign lets you know that these are in fact the same highway.
So far we have seen where a street may change but the route number remains consistent. Let's see another variation on this. As I said before, many historic roads that became part of the grid retained their historic names. Coral Way is a great example. The original stretch of Coral Way was a windy road from Brickell to a point somewhere in west Miami. It officially starts at the intersection of Brickell Avenue (US 1) and is called SE 13th Street.
When it intersects with Miami Avenue, which is neither east nor west, it becomes simply S. 13th Street.
Then Coral Way begins to wind. It is no longer an east-west street and it becomes a north-south avenue. This is also a picture of what a street sign post looks like when there is a named and numbered street.
Coral Way takes another turn and becomes an east-west street again.
At SW 37th Avenue (Douglas Road), the boundary between Miami and Coral Gables, Coral Way will temporarily lose its numeric identity. Coral Gables has named streets, and numbers only appear on the major county and state thoroughfares that cut through the city. In fact, in the appearance-conscience Coral Gables, you won't find street signs as easily as in the rest of Miami. Through downtown Coral Gables, Coral Way gets a new name: Miracle Mile.
These are how signs appear in downtown Coral Gables. They are next to impossible to read because they tend to blend in with their surroundings. The cross stret appears directly above it, in this case, Ponce de Leon Blvd:
At SW 42nd Avenue (Le Jeune Road), Miracle Mile ends and Coral Way continues where it left off, as you can see on this sign (a road also forks off from it but that's not relevant to this discussion). This is an example of a state road that cuts through the city and Coral Gables' signage rules are overridden:
Coral Way continues through a residential neighborhood. You won't find street sign posts in Coral Gables -- they are against city ordinance. Instead you will find these white stones on the ground with the street names stamped on them. The block numbers appear below. Sometimes they are really hard to read, especially at night. Here is a sample of what the little stones look like:
At the Coral Gables city limit at SW 57th Ave, Coral Way rejoins the Miami-Dade street grid and becomes a new street: SW 24th Street.
So, as you can see, while a street can curve and change numbers several times, it maintains its street name.
Miami also has a habit of assigning commemorative names to certain streets. Some of these are names designated by acts of the Florida Legislature, and others are adopted by city or county resolution, depending on who owns the street. Nobody actually uses these names to refer to the street. Again, they are just commemorative.
Florida installs these brown signs when the Legislature dedicates a segment of a state highway to someone:
Miami-Dade County responds by actually putting the name of the commemoree on the street sign:
This isn't just for state roads. Many city and county streets also get commemorative names. Here is a county-owned street in downtown Miami:
The Florida Legislature has assigned several commemorative names along relatively short segments of Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, in succession. This is where it gets confusing for some people. Miami-Dade County will place the commemorative name on top, with the "regular name" and street number/route number.
This segment of Biscayne Blvd/US1 is dedicated to Jorge M�s Canosa, former leader of the Cuban American National Foundation:
This segment is in memory of former Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin:
Other streets such as Coral Way, that have a name and a number...
...with an honorary name:
Posted 07 October 2005 - 10:25 PM
I mentioned earlier that there a few exceptions to the Miami-Dade street grid. Coral Gables is one of them, and Hialeah is another. Hialeah's grid was laid out when it was a still distant town from Miami. Municipal boundaries have since blurred across the county. Hialeah's streets begin with "W" or "E", where Palm Avenue acts as the y-axis.
Some streets have names as well.
Some are commemorative, as shown here on Palm Avenue, which is the y-axis that divides east from west.
Here's where it gets interesting. Hialeah kept its numbering system despite being surrounded by Miami-Dade County-numbered streets. It would be too complex to renumber the entire city, primarily because Hialeah's avenues are spaced differently than Miami's (they are 1/8 of a mile apart compared to Miami's 1/10 mile). On many major thoroughfares that run across the county and cut through Hialeah, the Miami street grid is overlain on top the Hialeah grid. Those will have both a Miami street number and a Hialeah number. When in Hialeah, on these major roadways, both numbers will be listed.
This street is NW 103rd Street, but on the Hialeah grid it's 49th Street. Here's 49th St, west of Palm Avenue.
And here it is east of Palm Avenue. Notice that it's still NW 103rd Street. This is because Hialeah is in the northwest quadrant of the county. In fact, most municipalities lie only within one quadrant, two at most (North Miami and North Miami Beach) -- only the city of Miami can claim to have addresses in all four quadrants of Miami-Dade County.
On the Palmetto Expressway, only the Miami-Dade number is shown at Hialeah exits, so you have to know both.
Sometimes a street will have a Hialeah number, a Miami-Dade number, AND a name. This pic is a bit blurry, but this is Red Road, more commonly known as NW 57th Ave in Miami and W 4th Ave in Hialeah.
And then some will have a commemorative name, a Hialeah number, and a Miami-Dade number:
Miami Beach is simple. Across Miami Beach and across all the barrier islands to the Broward County line, east-west streets are numbered, and given the relatively few north-south avenues on this narrow island, they are named (such as Alton Rd, Meridian Ave, Washington Ave, Collins Ave, etc.). There are no quadrants used on the islands. The street numbers line up as closely as possible with the mainland. Notice the word "street" is spelled out in full, to fill the sign.
Collins Avenue is also known as State Road A1A:
A commemorative name:
Sometimes there are no streets at certain intersections. These may be entrances to certain buildings. The block number is shown (on the mainland the quadrant number will be part of the sign too):
Finally, Homestead is the other minor exception to the Miami-Dade street grid. Like Hialeah, Homestead was laid out when it was far removed from Miami and surrounding development. Of course now, that is no longer the case. The old core of Homestead has its own grid system, and the old city is divided into quadrants just like Miami-Dade. However, Miami-Dade does overlay its grid into Homestead and double-signs the major streets, and newer areas that have been annexed into Homestead are numbered in the Miami-Dade system.
Here's a named street, with both a Miami-Dade and a Homestead street number. The Miami-Dade number is in the middle. Homestead is in the southwest quadrant of Miami-Dade County, and the Miami-Dade street number will always be prefixed with "SW" and the number will always be in the upper 200 to mid-300 street number range.
Homestead's y-axis avenue is Krome Avenue, which is SW 177th Avenue on the Miami-Dade grid. The city's x-axis street is Palm Drive, or SW 344th Street.
Now that we've gone through the street layouts, our next look will be at the major arterials that criss-cross Miami-Dade County and where they are can be found.
Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome.
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A few things to add...
Beethovens 9th Symphony Road in the brickell area.
The Roads section of Miami. You can see one picture with 24th RD. It's a section of Miami that breaks the EW/NS orientation and tilts it abit. You get some great intersections here. The neighborhood is called The Roads in recognition.
Google map here: http://maps.google.c...,0.027316&hl=en
I'm also amazed by the number of options we have..
for instance, My adress looks something like this: 11892 SW 234 Circle Lane South
Posted 08 October 2005 - 02:18 PM
I mentioned Streets and Avenues, but Brickell brought up two interesting pieces: Roads and compound designations.
North/South roadway designations
As a rule, Avenues (AV) are the north-south roadways that are spaced every 1/10 mile. Sometimes you will find north-south roadways between those avenues. They will be designated Courts (CT), then Places (PL).
So theoretically you could have a 12th AV, 12th CT, 12th PL, then 13th Ave.
East/west roadway designations
Streets (ST) are east and west, spaced every 1/16 mile. Between streets you might find Terraces (TR, TER), then Lanes (LN). (example: 14th ST, 14th TER, 14th LN, 15th ST). On rare occasion, Drives (DR) are used.
Others notes, exceptions
Roads (RD), when numbered, are diagonal. In The Roads section of Miami they run northwest/southeast and are treated as Streets for numbering purposes. A named "Road" such as Le Jeune Road, Galloway Road, or Bird Road tells you nothing about the orientation of the road. Instead, pay attention to the number: NW/SW 42nd Ave, NW/SW 87th Ave, and SW 40th St, respectively.
In Hialeah, Places (PL) are found between Streets, and Terraces (TER) are found between Avenues. Avenues are spaced in 1/8-mile increments. In Coral Gables, Avenues run east-west and Streets run north-south.
Boulevards (BLVD), Trails (TRL), and named Drives (DR) and Ways (WAY) have no rule. The first two are always named, and usually they are seen co-signed with a street number or highway number (Coral Way/SW 24 ST, Tamiami Trail/SW 8 ST, Biscayne Blvd/US1), Kendall Drive/SW 88 ST). Occasionally you will see numbered Ways when you are traveling on a diagonal road and you reach an intersection that's perpendicular.
Compound Designations
Certain roads are labeled "Street Roads" (ST RD), Avenue Roads (AV RD), etc., and indicate that they run diagonally. Brickell's example of a Circle Lane (CIR LN) probably would indicate a U-shaped loop wedged between a Terrace and a Street, crossed by an Avenue. A loop road can be divided into North, South, East, and West segments.
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Posted 09 October 2005 - 06:26 PM
You really did your homework.
Its funny, grew up in Miami, and for the longest when relatives visited they never had a problem with directions and trying to find places in Miami. As long as you know the system, you wont have a problem. And if you dont, just remember:The higher the street no#s, the furthest from Downtown vise versa......
Posted 10 October 2005 - 01:27 AM
Lakelander: one thing that I really admire about Winter Haven's grid is how it manages to work despite so many roads being cut off by lakes.
Prahaboheme: I am a huge sign fanatic. Miami may be transitioning to illuminated street signs soon -- there are several sprinkled throughout different parts of the county, part of a pilot program. I have a few pics that I'll post later on. We'll see if there's enough money for that... I'd much rather see the new Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) installed first, so that we can have more dynamic synchronization, and they're talking about total integration with Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Posted 10 October 2005 - 01:33 AM
From east to west:
This is Ives Dairy Road, signed NE 203rd Street at this intersection. Also worth noting is the commemorative name: fallen police officers customarily get a segment of street named in their honor.
West of I-95 Ives Dairy Road becomes 205th Street. Here's one of the new self-illuminated signs being slowly phased in:
This intersection is at a point where the road curves. It loses its number at this point:
New street number.
West of this intersection is Honey Hill Drive, and Ives Dairy Road to the east. It still remains 199th Street.
This intersection is near the entrance to Dolphins Stadium.
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The most useful thing I ever learned about Miami roads is that CRAP (Courts, Roads, Avenue, Place) run north and south, and essentially every other designation is east west.
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Posted 14 October 2005 - 10:55 AM
Here's a list of the Miami-Dade avenues and streets that cut through Hialeah and their corresponding Hialeah numbers:
Hialeah / Miami-Dade / Name
- Avenues
- E 8 AV / NW 42 AV / Le Jeune Road
- W 4 AV / NW 57 AV / Red Road
- W 12 Av / NW 67 AV
- W 20 AV / NW 77 AV (theoretical street, this is actually where the Palmetto Expressway lies, and there are occasional frontage roads marked W 20 AV, W 20 CT, or NW 77 CT)
Streets (W or E):
- 84 ST / NW 138 ST / Graham Dairy Road (northern boundary of Hialeah)
- 9 ST / NW 62 ST / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
- Hialeah Dr / NW 54 ST
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> It led me to wonder: how long does is the average Windows PC on-line
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Working in the IT dept on a class-B network site, I can say that the time
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Every book I pick up nowadays seems to be about roadtripping, or has excellent travel descriptions, or speaks philosophically of the "Road". I don't do it on purpose, I swear. It's probably just that the only two lines that speak to me in any book are the ones about roads.
Such as:"No, in the USA, people still get the call, or some of them, and they feel themselves being called to from the transcendent void, and they respond to it by building a model out of beer bottles of somewhere they've never visited, or by erecting a gigantic bat house in some part of the country that bat's have traditionally declined to visit.* Roadside attractions: people feel themselves being pulled to places where, in other parts of the world, they would recognize that part of themselves that is truly transcendent, and buy a hotdog and walk around, feeling satisfied on a level they cannot truly describe, and profoundly dissatisfied on a level beneath that."
Or:"And he guessed he would take a roadside attraction, no matter how cheap, how crooked, or how sad, over a shopping mall, any day."
Both excerpts taken from "American Gods", by Neil Gaiman. Actually the whole book is calling to me, but I can't reprint everything.
* the bat house is actually not far away from me in Florida; some dude even imported hundreds of bats to fill it, and they just flew away, never to return.


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Centrica plc has entered into an agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P, to purchase 91,250,000 mmbtu (89 billion cubic feet) of annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes for export from the Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana in the United States. This amounts to approximately 1.75 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa), and is the equivalent of the annual gas demand of around 1.8 million UK homes. The contract is for an initial 20 year period, with the option for a 10 year extension, and the target date for first commercial delivery is September 2018.
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A resilient Luanda Kotieno women's team snatched the annual Brookside Dairy overall title in a close contest during the annual Impala Sanctuary rowing competition held in Kisumu over the weekend.
Under the tutelage of Maureen Owuor, Kotieno, fervently referred to as "Kamin Oringe", shrugged off stiff challenge from Ndere Island Rowers Group to hit home in a time of 15.34:06.
The tournament was organised under the auspices of the Kenya Wildlife Service to raise funds for the conservation of the endangered Sitatunga.
Kotieno bagged Sh100,000 donated by title sponsors Brookside Dairy in the event graced by Forestry and Wildlife minister, Dr. Noah Wekesa and KWS director, William Kiprono.
Earlier, Ndere Ladies appeared set for the ultimate prize when they took charge of the 2km event held on the shores of Lake Victoria at Dunga beach, overlooking the sanctuary. However, halfway into the event, Kotieno, cheered on by an enthusiastic fans who included Kisumu East legislator Shakeel Shabir, unleashed a powerful co-ordinated row that set them ahead of Ndere. They never looked back. Usenge carried home the second runners-up award, returning a time of 17.32:00.
In the men's event, another Lwanda Kotieno outfit, Kaswa, was forced to use every trick in the book to beat a strong challenge mounted by Odanga of Siaya County.
Kaswa returned posted a time of 13.54:70 to lift the men's title while Odanga were confined to the runners up position in a time of 13.58.01.
Earlier, the kick-off of the event was held up for more than one hour as a thick carpet of water hyacinth rendered the lake front impossible to use for the rowing contest, forcing Dr Wekesa to blast the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme (LVEMP) for sleeping on the job as the hyacinth problem worsens in the lake.
Dr. Wekesa said he would impress upon his sports counterpart, Ababu Namwamba, to have rowing established as a regular competition sport, especially in Lake Victoria.
"Rowing has an immense potential of not only serving as a completion sport, but also as a tourist attraction for the Western circuit," Dr. Wekesa said.
The event was in its second year, with director Kiprono appealing to more sponsors to come on board to make it even more challenging.


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Matt Lubick possesses a perspective that resonates from 17 years of collegiate coaching experience in no fewer than four different conferences, which paid immediate dividends in Oregon's 2013 success.
He was added to the Ducks' coaching staff on Jan. 28, 2013 as the program's passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach and continued the transformation of Oregon's receiving corps' mindset with an aggression that emphasizes attacking the football in addition to being crucial to the success of its running game.
Lubick came to Eugene following three seasons in a similar capacity while also serving as recruiting coordinator at Duke University, culminating his tenure there by being named the nation's 2012 Wide Receivers Coach of the Year by FootballScoop.com.
A former Pac-10 assistant at Arizona State and Oregon State who also has drawn from his ties in the ACC, SEC and Mountain West conferences, inherited a group of veteran receivers but played a major role in elevating their talents to a new level. He assumes a lot of the credit for the Ducks' Josh Huff and Bralon Addison emerging as the school's best receiving tandem in a decade, with Huff's numbers (62 catches, 1,140 yards, 12 TDs) surpassing a 33-year-old school record for receiving yards and equaling the mark for most scoring catches in one year.
Receivers combined for nine games of more than 100 yards through the air a year ago – Oregon's second-most on record – while the 3,789 yards represented the program's best in 15 years as well as the second-most in school history. They also were key components in hauling in the third-most single-season catches (256) in Oregon annals as well as a 291.5-yard avg. in receiving yards, representing the highest output in eight seasons.
At Duke, Lubick earned national position coach accolades after guiding all-Atlantic Coast Conference wide outs Jamison Crowder and Conner Vernon to record-setting seasons. Crowder caught 76 passes for 1,074 yards and eight touchdowns while Vernon carded a school single-season record 85 catches for 1,074 yards and eight TDs. The pair established an ACC record for most combined receptions by a duo and became just the second tandem in conference history to post over 1,000 receiving yards each in the same year.
Also In 2012, Lubick coached three receivers - Crowder, Desmond Scott and Vernon - who formed the only trio nationally to have 65-plus pass receptions apiece. The group combined for 227 catches for 2,814 yards and 18 touchdowns while helping the Blue Devils to post-season play for the first time since 1994. In addition, Vernon - a three-time all-ACC pick - closed his career as the ACC's all-time leader in both pass receptions (283) and receiving yards (3,749).
As a result, the 43-year-old Lubick was one of three finalists for the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year award and one of 29 nominees for the Broyles Award, an honor presented annually to the top assistant coach in the nation.
In 2011, the Blue Devils ranked second in the ACC in passing offense while Vernon became the first player in league history to post multiple seasons with 70-plus receptions. In addition, wide-out Donovan Varner eclipsed the school's all-time catch record, closing his career with 207 receptions - matching the fourth-highest total in ACC history.
Duke's 2011 passing attack featured four players - Varner, Vernon, wide-out Brandon Braxton and tight end Cooper Helfet - that caught 40 or more passes, matching the school record set in 1982.
Following Lubick's arrival at Durham in February of 2010, Vernon enjoyed a terrific season with 73 receptions for 973 yards and four touchdowns. The all-ACC choice paced the conference in receptions per game (6.08) while his 73 catches fell one short of the school single-season. In addition, Vernon coupled with Varner (60 receptions, 736 yards) and Austin Kelly (47 receptions, 486 yards) to form the most prolific pass-catching trio in school history with a combined 180 grabs for 2,195 yards.
Prior to elevating the Blue Devils' passing game and recruiting, Lubick spent three seasons (2007-09) on the staff at Arizona State. With the Sun Devils, Lubick served as assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator while coaching the safeties. In 2007, Lubick helped the Sun Devils to a 10-3 overall record that included a share of the Pac-10 Championship, a final national ranking of No. 16 and an appearance in the Holiday Bowl.
Lubick is credited with signing Vontaze Burfict, the highest-rated prospect in Arizona State football history, as well as former Ole Miss standout Dexter McCluster while on staff in Oxford. McCluster was an all-SEC pick in 2009 after becoming the first player in league history to amass over 1,000 rushing yards and over 500 receiving yards in the same season.
In 1995, Lubick got his start in coaching as a student assistant coach and academic supervisor under his father, Sonny, at Colorado State University. He then coached one season (1996) at California State-Northridge and two campaigns (1997-98) at San Jose State. From 1999-00, Lubick was on the staff at Oregon State where he coached the defensive backs while helping coordinate the Beavers' recruiting efforts.
A 1995 graduate of Colorado State, Lubick returned to his alma mater for a four-year stint on the coaching staff from 2001-04. Coaching the Rams' wide receivers, he helped Colorado State to the 2002 Mountain West Conference championship as well as three straight bowl games in 2001 (New Orleans), 2002 (Liberty) and 2003 (San Francisco). Lubick then served two years (2005-06) on the staff at Ole Miss, coaching the wide receivers.
A native of Bozeman, Mont., Lubick attended Western Montana College where he earned four varsity letters as a defensive back on the football team and earned all-conference and NAIA All-America honors as a senior. He earned a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science from Colorado State in 1995.